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La Elfstedentocht (en frisio: Alvestêdetocht) es una marcha de patinaje sobre hielo que se celebra a lo largo de casi 200 kilómetros de canales helados de Frisia, organizada por la Unión Las Once Ciudades Frisias. La competición no se celebra todos los años (ver la tabla adjunta), sino solo cuando el clima lo permite (la organización exige que el grosor del hielo alcance o supere los 15 cm en todo el trayecto). La salida y la llegada de la competición tienen lugar en Leeuwarden, capital de Frisia. El Elfstedentocht se puede describir como una maratón sobre hielo natural, aunque ha servido de inspiración para realizar el mismo recorrido con todo tipo de medios de locomoción: en bicicleta, en patinete, en motocicleta, a remo, caminando, e incluso en planeador.

La marcha pasa por las once localidades de Frisia que han obtenido fueros en la Historia (y por lo tanto, las únicas que pueden denominarse ciudades).
En el orden de la marcha:

En línea recta, las distancias entre las ciudades suman 155 km, pero la marcha debe, obviamente, seguir el trazado de los canales, lo que hace un total de 199 km. Dokkum, la última ciudad antes de retornar a Leeuwarden, se encuentra un tanto apartada del trazado más "sencillo". Si no se visita esta ciudad, la ruta se acorta en unos 50 km.

Cada participante recibe una tarjeta de registro durante inscripción. La tarjeta debe ser sellada en las once ciudades, y en dos puestos de control extra cuya localización es secreta. Cada participante que termina la marcha antes de las campanadas de medianoche (con la tarjeta de control completamente sellada) recibe una medalla de participación, la Cruz de las Once Ciudades (una cruz de Malta con un círculo en el centro, y sobre este, el mapa de la provincia de Frisia). Se otorga una medalla especial (además de la Cruz) a los primeros 11 varones y las primeras 5 mujeres en completar la marcha. Existen premios adicionales para los vencedores de las categorías masculina y femenina.

La competición atrae a muchos miles de espectadores, que se enfrentan al frío para poder animar con enorme entusiasmo a los participantes. Dado la escasa regularidad con que la Elfstedentocht se celebra, so convocatoria suele crear una enorme excitación en el país. La víspera de la marcha, muchos holandeses viajan a Leeuwarden para disfrutar del ambiente de fiesta en torno al evento. La noche de la víspera, conocida como la "Nacht van Leeuwarden" (Noche de Leeuwarden), es una fiesta callejera que se extiende por toda la ciudad (se dice de los frisios, que tienen fama de desabridos, que "se derriten cuando hiela"). El día de la marcha, la mayoría de los frisios permanecen en casa para verla por televisión.

Historia
Pim Mulier hizo la primera marcha a lo largo de las once ciudades en 1890. Fue el promotor de la organización de la primera competición en 1909, y diseñó la cruz que reciben los participantes que completan la marcha. Desde 1909 se ha celebrado la marcha en 15 ocasiones. La última fue el 4 de enero de 1997. Los vencedores de las marchas han sido:

(*) Tras las victorias compartidas de 1933 y 1940, en que los primeros en llegar a la meta se cogían de las manos para llegar unidos, se prohibió esta práctica. Jan van der Hoorn, Aad de Koning, Jeen Nauta, Maus Wijnhout y Anton Verhoeven incumplieron esta regla, y atravesaron juntos la meta. Fueron descalificados y no se proclamó ningún vencedor.

En 1985 se permitió por primera vez la participación de mujeres. La primera mujer en llegar a la meta ese año fue Lenie van der Hoorn. En 1986 fue Tineke Dijkshoorn, y en 1997 Klasina Seinstra. A partir de la siguiente celebración, se organizará una competición aparte para mujeres, de forma que habrá también una vencedora oficial.

El clima durante la Elfstedentocht
La mayoría de los inviernos en que se ha celebrado la marcha fueron fríos y duros, pero eso no implica nada concreto sobre el día en que se celebra, ni sobre la calidad del hielo. Los fenómenos más temidos por los participantes son el viento y la nieve. Además, el hielo puede ser de mala calidad para patinar tras un periodo de viento y heladas irregulares.

De las 15 competiciones que se han celebrado oficialmente en el siglo XX, tres lo han hecho ya en tiempo de deshielo, 4 con ligeras heladas, 3 con heladas moderadas, y 5 con fuertes heladas (por debajo de -10 °C). La peor fue la del 18 de enero de 1963, cuando el hielo mostraba gran cantidad de grietas y la temperatura en el momento de iniciarse era de -18 °C. Durante la parte central del día siguió helando moderadamente, pero el fuerte viento del este provocaba una sensación térmica de frío extremo. Por si fuera poco, había gran cantidad de nieve en polvo: la provincia de Frisia había sido cubierta por un tapiz de 20 cm de nieve dos días antes. Solo uno de cada 100 participantes alcanzó la meta: los peores resultados en la historia de la competición. No fue posible posponer la marcha hasta alguno de los siguientes días, ya que una fuerte tormenta de nieve azotó la provincia.

También la marcha del 12 de febrero de 1929 se celebró entre temperaturas de -18 °C (por la mañana) y -8 °C (a mediodía) con un fuerte viento del noreste, pero el hielo era de mucho mejor calidad. La marcha del 30 de enero de 1940 a través del paisaje nevado también fue muy dura debido al viento tormentoso del este, la helada moderada a fuerte, y la nieve polvo. La marcha del 14 de febrero de 1956 también fue difícil debido al hielo formado con bultos y grietas, y las fuertes precipitaciones de nieve, que provocaron un notable estrechamiento de la pista disponible.

Las condiciones fueron ideales, por el contrario, en 1917, 1933, 1941 y 1954. Las marchas se desarrollaron con heladas ligeras a moderadas, sin viento, e incluso a menudo con sol. Un ligero deshielo (y un hielo blando) afectó a las marchas de 1909 y 1912. También en 1985 hubo deshielo, pero el hielo seguía siendo de buena calidad. En 1986 el hielo era duro con muchas grietas, y la helada y el viento del noreste moderados.

La última marcha, el 4 de enero de 1997, fue también dura en extremo, la peor desde la legendaria de 1963. Vientos de fuerza 5 a 6 y helada de -6 °C (por la mañana) a una máxima de -3 °C (a mediodía) fueron los factores más incómodos. En combinación con el viento, la sensación térmica era de -10 a -15 °C, e incluso de -18 °C durante las rachas más fuertes.

Trivia
 En la competición de 1986 participó Guillermo Alejandro de Orange-Nassau (heredero de la Corona holandesa) bajo el seudónimo W.A. van Buren.

Enlaces externos
 Página web oficial de la Elfstedentocht (en neerlandés, inglés y frisio)
 Wiki sobre la Elfstedentocht de la VPRO
 Reinier Paping vence en la Elfstedentocht (vídeo)

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Original Articles| October 01 1996
Effects of Glucose Ingestion Versus Infusion on Pulsatile Insulin Secretion: The Incretin Effect Is Achieved by Amplification of Insulin Secretory Burst Mass
Niels Pørksen;
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Endocrine Research Unit, Mayo Clinic
Stephen Munn;
Stephen Munn
Division of Transplant Surgery, Mayo Clinic
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Johannes D Veldhuis;
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Department of Medicine and Center for Biological Timing
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Address correspondence and reprint requests to Prof. Peter C. Butler, Department of Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Crewe Rd., Edinburgh, Scotland.
Niels Pørksen, Stephen Munn, Jeffery Steers, Johannes D Veldhuis, Peter C Butler; Effects of Glucose Ingestion Versus Infusion on Pulsatile Insulin Secretion: The Incretin Effect Is Achieved by Amplification of Insulin Secretory Burst Mass. Diabetes 1 October 1996; 45 (10): 1317–1323. https://doi.org/10.2337/diab.45.10.1317
In the present studies, we used a recently validated canine model to determine 1) if glucose ingestion stimulates insulin secretion by amplifying the pulsatile component of insulin release, and if so, 2) whether this effect is achieved preferentially through burst mass or frequency modulation, and 3) if the mechanism of incretin effect of insulin secretion is mediated via the pulsatile mode of secretion. We report that 30 g of glucose ingestion stimulates an ∼ 550% increase in the overall rate of insulin secretion (1.8 ± 0.2 to 11.6 ± 1.5 pmol.kg−1 · min−1), which is achieved via an ∼ 400% increase in the mass of insulin secreted per burst (202 ± 38 to 1,003 ± 147 pmol/pulse, P < 0.001) and a ∼ 40% increase in burst frequency (8.7 ± 0.5 to 12.3 ± 0.6 pulse/h, P < 0.001). Of the insulin secreted after glucose ingestion, 68% (±4) was released in discrete secretory bursts. Further analyses showed that the incretin effect of ingested (GPO) versus infused glucose (GIV) is achieved through regulation of pulsatile insulin secretion. Glucose ingestion led to an ∼ 70% greater rate of insulin secretion than intravenous glucose delivery (10.0 ± 1.6 vs. 5.9 ± 0.9 pmol.kg−1 · min−1, P < 0.005, GPO vs. GIV). This incretin effect was achieved by the specific mechanism of an ∼ 70% greater pulse mass (930 ± 196 vs. 558 ± 97 pmol/pulse, P < 0.02, GPO vs. GIV) but with a comparable pulse frequency (13.1 ± 0.9 vs. 12.0 ± 0.5 pulses/h, P = 0.14, n = 9 dogs, GPO vs. GIV). We conclude that in vivo glucose regulates overall insulin secretion almost exclusively by amplification of the pulsatile mode of insulin secretion, and that the incretin effect is achieved by preferential enhancement of insulin secretory burst mass.

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The Equality Act 2010 introduced a new protection from discrimination for students during pregnancy and maternity. This policy has been developed using the Equality Challenge Unit guidance Student pregnancy and maternity: implications for higher education institutions.
The University aims to provide an environment where students are supported fairly and with dignity and respect, including during maternity, paternity, the process of adoption and whilst breastfeeding.
The University believes that becoming pregnant or caring for a very young child should not prevent a student from succeeding in their studies. It will therefore apply Regulations as flexibly as possible, seeking to ensure that students are not disadvantaged whilst ensuring that academic standards are maintained. The degree of flexibility which can be applied will vary according to the programme of study.
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THE WHO, one of rock's most legendary and defining bands, will celebrate their 50-year legacy when they bring their "THE WHO HITS 50!" tour to North America in 2015. "THE WHO HITS 50!" tour will play The Arena at Gwinnett Center on April 23. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, October 17 at 9:00 AM (local time) at www.thewho.com. "THE WHO HITS 50!" tour is being presented by AEG Live.
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using System;
using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
using System.Linq.Expressions;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
using Moq.Matchers;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Linq;

namespace Moq.Protected
{
	///
	/// Allows the specification of a matching condition for an
	/// argument in a protected member setup, rather than a specific
	/// argument value. "ItExpr" refers to the argument being matched.
	///
	/// <remarks>
	/// <para>Use this variant of argument matching instead of
	/// <see cref="It"/> for protected setups.</para>
	/// This class allows the setup to match a method invocation
	/// with an arbitrary value, with a value in a specified range, or
	/// even one that matches a given predicate, or null.
	/// </remarks>
	[SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Naming", "CA1704:IdentifiersShouldBeSpelledCorrectly", MessageId = "Expr")]
	public static class ItExpr
	{
		///
		/// Contains matchers for <see langword="ref"/> (C#) / <see langword="ByRef"/> (VB.NET) parameters of type <typeparamref name="TValue"/>.
		///
		/// <typeparam name="TValue">The parameter type.</typeparam>
		public static class Ref<TValue>
		{
			///
			/// Matches any value that is assignment-compatible with type <typeparamref name="TValue"/>.
			///
			/// <returns></returns>
			public static Expression IsAny
			{
				get
				{
					Expression<Func<TValue>> expr = () => It.Ref<TValue>.IsAny;
					return expr.Body;
				}
			}
		}

		///
		/// Matches a null value of the given <typeparamref name="TValue"/> type.
		///
		/// <remarks>
		/// Required for protected mocks as the null value cannot be used
		/// directly as it prevents proper method overload selection.
		/// </remarks>
		/// <example>
		///
		/// // Throws an exception for a call to Remove with a null string value.
		/// mock.Protected()
		///     .Setup("Remove", ItExpr.IsNull<string>())
		///     .Throws(new InvalidOperationException());
		///
		/// </example>
		/// <typeparam name="TValue">Type of the value.</typeparam>
		[SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Design", "CA1004:GenericMethodsShouldProvideTypeParameter")]
		[SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Design", "CA1006:DoNotNestGenericTypesInMemberSignatures")]
		public static Expression IsNull<TValue>()
		{
			Expression<Func<TValue>> expr = () => It.Is<TValue>(v => Object.Equals(v, default(TValue)));

			return expr.Body;
		}

		///
		/// Matches any value of the given <typeparamref name="TValue"/> type.
		///
		/// <remarks>
		/// Typically used when the actual argument value for a method
		/// call is not relevant.
		/// </remarks>
		/// <example>
		///
		/// // Throws an exception for a call to Remove with any string value.
		/// mock.Protected()
		///     .Setup("Remove", ItExpr.IsAny<string>())
		///     .Throws(new InvalidOperationException());
		///
		/// </example>
		/// <typeparam name="TValue">Type of the value.</typeparam>
		[SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Design", "CA1004:GenericMethodsShouldProvideTypeParameter")]
		[SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Design", "CA1006:DoNotNestGenericTypesInMemberSignatures")]
		public static Expression IsAny<TValue>()
		{
			Expression<Func<TValue>> expr = () => It.IsAny<TValue>();
			return expr.Body;
		}

		///
		/// Matches any value that satisfies the given predicate.
		///
		/// <typeparam name="TValue">Type of the argument to check.</typeparam>
		/// <param name="match">The predicate used to match the method argument.</param>
		/// <remarks>
		/// Allows the specification of a predicate to perform matching
		/// of method call arguments.
		/// </remarks>
		/// <example>
		/// This example shows how to return the value <c>1</c> whenever the argument to the
		/// <c>Do</c> method is an even number.
		///
		/// mock.Protected()
		///     .Setup("Do", ItExpr.Is<int>(i => i % 2 == 0))
		///     .Returns(1);
		///
		/// This example shows how to throw an exception if the argument to the
		/// method is a negative number:
		///
		/// mock.Protected()
		///     .Setup("GetUser", ItExpr.Is<int>(i => i < 0))
		///     .Throws(new ArgumentException());
		///
		/// </example>
		[SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Design", "CA1006:DoNotNestGenericTypesInMemberSignatures")]
		public static Expression Is<TValue>(Expression<Func<TValue, bool>> match)
		{
			Expression<Func<TValue>> expr = () => It.Is((Expression<Func<TValue, bool>>)null);
			return Expression.Call(((MethodCallExpression)expr.Body).Method, match);
		}

		///
		/// Matches any value that is in the range specified.
		///
		/// <typeparam name="TValue">Type of the argument to check.</typeparam>
		/// <param name="from">The lower bound of the range.</param>
		/// <param name="to">The upper bound of the range.</param>
		/// <param name="rangeKind">The kind of range. See <see cref="Range"/>.</param>
		/// <example>
		/// The following example shows how to expect a method call
		/// with an integer argument within the 0..100 range.
		///
		/// mock.Protected()
		///     .Setup("HasInventory",
		///             ItExpr.IsAny<string>(),
		///             ItExpr.IsInRange(0, 100, Range.Inclusive))
		///     .Returns(false);
		///
		/// </example>
		public static Expression IsInRange<TValue>(TValue from, TValue to, Range rangeKind)
			where TValue : IComparable
		{
			Expression<Func<TValue>> expr = () => It.IsInRange<TValue>(from, to, rangeKind);

			return expr.Body;
		}

		///
		/// Matches a string argument if it matches the given regular expression pattern.
		///
		/// <param name="regex">The pattern to use to match the string argument value.</param>
		/// <example>
		/// The following example shows how to expect a call to a method where the
		/// string argument matches the given regular expression:
		///
		/// mock.Protected()
		///     .Setup("Check", ItExpr.IsRegex("[a-z]+"))
		///     .Returns(1);
		///
		/// </example>
		public static Expression IsRegex(string regex)
		{
			Expression<Func<string>> expr = () => It.IsRegex(regex);

			return expr.Body;
		}

		///
		/// Matches a string argument if it matches the given regular expression pattern.
		///
		/// <param name="regex">The pattern to use to match the string argument value.</param>
		/// <param name="options">The options used to interpret the pattern.</param>
		/// <example>
		/// The following example shows how to expect a call to a method where the
		/// string argument matches the given regular expression, in a case insensitive way:
		///
		/// mock.Protected()
		///     .Setup("Check", ItExpr.IsRegex("[a-z]+", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase))
		///     .Returns(1);
		///
		/// </example>
		public static Expression IsRegex(string regex, RegexOptions options)
		{
			Expression<Func<string>> expr = () => It.IsRegex(regex, options);

			return expr.Body;
		}
	}
}

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School From Hell Finally Shut Down Amid Controversy
(NewsReady.com) – A controversial Missouri school is set to close later this month after being slammed in a journalistic expose. The Agapé Boarding School says it exists to help boys "get their life back on track," but critics say it's brutal and abusive. Now, it's denying all allegations, but closing anyway.
Isolation, restraints, and "pain compliance" — at one devout Baptist boarding facility for boys in Missouri, students say their treatment bordered on torture.https://t.co/wtZBgtywFL
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) January 5, 2023
On January 5, Rolling Stone magazine published an investigative article on the Agapé Boarding School in Stockton, MO. The Baptist-affiliated school educates "at-risk and unmotivated boys," which is always a teaching challenge, but the article claims the school met that challenge by running a brutal authoritarian system.
According to the article, the school ran a strict hierarchical system, with the higher ranks — marked out by red shirts — encouraged to report or discipline other students. Several former students claim they were physically abused, with punishments including starvation, detention, being placed in stressful positions, and beating.
The school's principal, Bryan Clemenson, denies all allegations of abuse, but at least 18 of the boys he taught have filed lawsuits against him. Court filings reveal a horrific list of complaints that include sexual assault by two staff members, physical restraint forceful enough to cause nerve damage, a wave of suicide attempts among students, and systematic physical abuse in a cell with a padded floor. One former student says he attempted suicide between 15 and 20 times during his time at the school; others complained of being forced to sleep in spartan dormitories.
John Schultz, an attorney for Agapé School, says the school has helped 6,000 boys in three decades; he says he's "disappointed" that some of those boys are now making "sensational allegations." However, on January 11, the school announced it will be closing on January 20. Clemenson insists the closure is voluntary and "solely due to the lack of financial resources" and isn't connected to the lawsuits. However, several staff members have already been charged with crimes against students, and Clemenson himself is now banned from having physical contact with students.
By closing voluntarily, Agapé can avoid the indignity of being shut down, but that won't keep its staff out of court.
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Debbie Winn reacts to being named a new Tooele City Council member at a work meeting Wednesday. Winn will replace Shawn Milne, who was elected to the Tooele County Commission last fall.
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Four months after she was fired as executive director of the Tooele County Chamber of Commerce, Debbie Winn has landed a seat on the Tooele City Council.
Winn was chosen over eight other candidates Wednesday evening by a unanimous vote of the four current council members.
"It seems unreal," Winn said. "I'm honored that these men have the confidence in me and my abilities to do this job. I will live up to their expectations."
During the council's work session, nine city residents who had applied to take over former councilman Shawn Milne's seat were publicly interviewed. Milne, who was elected to the Tooele County Commission last November, resigned from the city council on Monday.
The nine candidates — Winn, Tom Poyner, Melanie Hammer, Shauna Bevan, Daniel Pacheco, Ray Smart, David Swan, Trisha Schelble and Bob Gowans — were questioned by each of the four sitting council members regarding their motivations, what they had contributed to Tooele City in the last two years, if they would plan on running for the seat after the term is up at the end of this year, and what their top priorities were to improve the city.
Each candidate spoke for around five minutes, and in the interest of fairness, all agreed not to enter the room before it was their turn. Once the interviews were concluded, there were two rounds of voting. In the first round, each council member got two votes, while in the second round, each got one vote.
In the first round of voting, Tooele City Council chair Scott Wardle voted for Gowans and Winn; councilman Brad Pratt voted for Hammer and Winn; councilman Dave McCall voted for Hammer and Winn; and councilman Steve Pruden voted for Bevan and Winn. This narrowed the voting in the second round down to the top two candidates: Hammer and Winn. In the second round of voting, all four sitting council members voted for Winn. Although she was appointed and seated Wednesday, she will not be sworn in until the council's next meeting on Jan. 16. She will remain a city council member until the end of this year, which is the end of Milne's term, at which time, she has said, she would seek election to the seat for four more years.
Wardle said the council voted for Winn because they felt she was the most ready and experienced out of all of the candidates.
"All of the candidates were qualified, but Debbie is ready to hit the ground running," he said. "This has been a hard process, but we're excited to serve with her."
Winn, who served as the executive director of the Tooele County Chamber of Commerce for seven years before being fired by the chamber's 15- member executive board in September for undisclosed reasons, said her first step as a city council member is to learn what is expected of her and open the lines of communication with the public.
"I want to talk to the mayor and all the department heads to learn what they need me to know," she said. "I also want to be accessible to the public. I want them to come to me with concerns, and I want to help them understand how government works and help them to participate."
Vicki Griffith, broker and owner of Prudential Utah Real Estate and a former member of the chamber's building committee, said she is upset that Winn was appointed to the seat.
"I think this is going to hurt the city's relationship with the chamber because there is still an ongoing lawsuit between Debbie and the chamber," she said. "Debbie's good at what she does and she's a good public relations person, but there are some issues that need to be settled. All of the experience she has in Tooele City is because of her [chamber] job. It was her job to go to city council meetings and do community events."
Kris King, the newly elected chamber president, said he wishes Winn well in her new role.
"We hope to be able to have a good working relationship with her moving forward," he said.
Wardle said Winn's firing from the chamber was not a concern for the council.
"That was a personal matter and a personnel matter," he said. "We didn't venture into anyone's employment when looking at the candidates. We have a good relationship with the chamber and we would hope that people would let a personnel matter be just that and move forward. Our intent has always been to find the candidate who is most qualified and prepared to assume service immediately, and Debbie was the most prepared."
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Airsoft suppressors are a popular cosmetic upgrade, otherwise known as 'silencers' that are an amazing add-on to your airsoft rifle that is meant to enhance its realism. Although airsoft suppressors are very popular, they do not change the functioning of your airsoft gun.
Instead, they are additions to your airsoft weapon to make it look amazing because most airsoft guns don't have loud noise to warrant a noise suppressor.
In this article, I'll review the five best airsoft suppressors along with a handy guide to help you make an informed decision.
What is an Airsoft Suppressor?
Why Should I Buy a Suppressor?
Airsoft Gun Silencers Buying Guide
Best Airsoft Silencers Reviews
ACETECH Lighter BT Airsoft Gun 14mm/11mm Pistol
ACETECH Airsoft Gun 14mm AT1000 Tactical Tracer Unit Glow in Dark
ACETECH-Brighter C- for Airsoft Game, M11+ CW and M14- CCW
ACETECH Airsoft Gun 14mm CCW Lighter Pistol Tracer Unit
ACETECH-Blaster- Tracer with M14- CCW and M11+ CW for Airsoft Game
Airsoft suppressors or silencers are attachments for airsoft guns, and most of them are meant to add a realistic look and visual effects to your airsoft rifle. Like other silencers, these suppressors are usually hollow tubes meant to reduce the noise coming from the barrel.
Although you don't really need an airsoft suppressor, most suppressors come with a cosmetic benefit to your rifle. Some cheap airsoft suppressors have nothing more than a barrel-shaped pipe. However, if you're not operating on a budget, you can get suppressors that function like a real silencer. These suppressors will reduce the noise being produced by your gun.
However, it can only reduce the noise produced by the BB as it travels through the barrel, but the noise produced by the gun's mechanism will be unaffected.
If you want to increase the inner barrel length to enhance accuracy and range, a suppressor will make your gun look much better and realistic. However, when installing the airsoft suppressor, it's important to note that it won't work with any BBs.
Do I Need a Suppressor on My Airsoft Gun?
The straight answer is no. An airsoft suppressor does not change the functioning of your gun apart from the physical appearance.
What is the Difference Between a Suppressor and a Tracer?
Suppressors resemble a real silencer, but they add no value besides cosmetic benefits. On the other hand, a tracer is also cosmetic but produces an amazing beam of light when the gun is fired.
Do Airsoft Suppressors Affect Accuracy?
No. Airsoft suppressors do not increase or decrease your accuracy. If your airsoft gun is not accurate, you can try cleaning the barrel, adjusting hop-up, or using heavier BBs that are not wind-resistant. If the accuracy does not improve, it's time to invest in a better barrel or a gun with a higher hop-up.
Do Airsoft Suppressors Affect FPS?
No suppressor will increase or decrease the velocity of your airsoft replica. However, some high-end airsoft suppressors may increase the velocity on some gas-powered guns.
Do Airsoft Suppressors Use Battles Like Real Silencers?
Real suppressors are made of metal cylinders that have internal sound baffles meant to cool and slow down the energy of the gasses, thus minimizing the noise produced from the gun.
On the other hand, airsoft suppressors lack baffles to reduce noise; most of them are just hollow tubes meant to make the airsoft gun look more tactical and realistic. However, there are some suppressors that use foam to minimize the noise to certain levels.
Are the Airsoft Suppressors Only Viable on Snipers?
No! Airsoft suppressors are not only reserved for sniper users. These suppressors are very useful to snipers because they reduce noise to some extent. They also help snipers to protect the extended inner barrel. A quality silencer can also be used to hide the location of the sniper.
However, other gamers in airsoft can also benefit from the silencer. Some users may like the realism they bring to the look of their airsoft gun, while others benefit from the support given by the suppressor, especially if your barrel extends beyond the original inner barrel. Additionally, an airsoft suppressor can also house the tracer unit.
What Does QD Stand For?
QD stands for a quick draw suppressor. This suppressor is designed to help you allow quick removal from the gun and can be reinstalled in a simple motion. This is a convenient design compared to the traditional threaded suppressor that had to be screwed onto the weapon.
What Kind of Bullets Do Suppressors Handle?
Each suppressor is designed to handle different types of bullets. Make sure you read the product description keenly before making the final decision.
Should I Purchase a Suppressor and a Tracer at the Same Time?
If you think you need both a suppressor and a tracer, go right ahead and place an order. If you buy a suppressor and decide to purchase a tracer later, the tracer may not fit in your suppressor.
For an airsoft enthusiast, choosing the right versions of airsoft accessories is important in order to get the best out of their weapons. Here are some factors you should keep in mind when looking for the best airsoft suppressor.
Type of Gun
Different airsoft accessories are designed to fit different-sized guns. Before making the final decision, do some research to ensure that your gun will be compatible with the accessory you're buying.
Airsoft suppressors are mostly made of metal or plastic. Metallic suppressors will be more appealing and durable than other materials. You should go for one that has foam inserts to offer extra silencing.
Some airsoft suppressors are equipped with a tracer and come with a USB charger, while others suppressors use batteries. The choice you make will depend on your preference and the overall cost of running.
Style/Tactical Appearance
Tactical suppressors have various styles. Most of them have a simple design, but others have a visually appealing design. Go for one that is appealing to your eyes and one that has a strong built.
When shopping for an airsoft suppressor, you need to keep your gun in mind. If you're a beginner, the decision is easy to make since you can seek guidance from the customer service.
The ACETECH Lighter BT Airsoft Gun 14mm/11mm Pistol has an amazing combination of a tracer unit and suppressor. This suppressor has an advantage over the others in the same category. The most impressive feature is that it can shoot both red and green colored bullets. This model can also hide the blinking light without using an extra accessory. It is designed to suit the end of a pistol or rifle and will be compatible with 11mm or a 14mm model. Additionally, it's 100mm long, giving it an impressive look.
LED indicator display
Built-in li-poly battery
78g weight
Up to 35PRS
It comes with a free app
Poor built quality
This airsoft device comes with a suppressor and tracer unit that makes it worth your hard-earned cash. The ACETECH Airsoft Gun 14mm AT1000 Tactical Tracer Unit has a quick draw model that allows you to continue shooting even when removing the suppressor. This comes in handy if you change guns frequently in the middle of playing or practice. It has a modern design with a mesh look with black metal for a sturdy design. However, you'll need to disassemble the unit to change the AAA batteries.
Up to 1800RPM
Impressive design
Great build
Runs on batteries
The ACETECH-Brighter C- for Airsoft Game is a small and lightweight tracer unit designed to suit most airsoft guns. Due to its small dimension, it is easy to install as long as the inner space of your gun is larger than the dimension of this suppressor. This suppressor can light up green tracer BBs with high brightness. It comes with a built-in Li-Poly battery that ensures you get the best out of the device.
Power indicator
Long-lasting battery
Well built
The ACETECH Airsoft Gun 14mm CCW Lighter Pistol Tracer Unit is a small suppressor designed for an airsoft pistol. This is a nice cosmetic addition to your airsoft weapon and adds a sharp look at the end of your weapon. It comes with a laser for tracing where you want to shoot. Additionally, it comes with a micro-USB port that allows you to charge the laser.
LED power indicator
Micro-USB port
Rechargeable and long-lasting battery
The ACETECH-Blaster- Tracer with M14- CCW and M11+ CW is a favorite choice for most gun accessory enthusiasts. It is equipped with three-mode change, including tracer only, tracer and flame, and flame only. With this suppressor, you will last long in the game, thank to its large built-in battery that can last over 2000 rounds. What's more, it comes with a micro-USB port that makes it a super convenient unit.
32mm diameter
Very bright muzzle flash
Although an airsoft suppressor is not an essential requirement for playing the game, it adds to the realism of the gun and provides an extra level of protection for the inner barrel of your weapon. Pick one from the list above and take your gaming to the next level.


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Astronomy Day 2015
The W. A. Gayle Planetarium, in partnership with the Auburn Astronomical Society celebrated National Astronomy Day at the Planetarium in Oak Park in Montgomery, on Saturday, April 25th from 5:00 – 10:00PM CDST. Again this year, we were stymied by the clouds. When we arrived at 3:00PM, we could not even rule out the possibility of rain. Just to be on the safe side, we displayed our telescopes in the planetarium lobby for the visitors to see. Given the high humidity associated with the temperature, the air conditioning was a factor in this decision as well. Rick treated those of us who are usually manning the telescopes to a private screening of the planetarium programs we usually have to miss. We enjoyed "Two Pieces of Glass" and "Losing the Dark". Following these programs, we were treated to Subway sandwiches and sides by Rick and his staff. By 7:00PM radar showed that the rain had bypassed us just to the south. Unfortunately, the clouds would linger until 10:00PM, frustrating us and the guests with highly filtered views of the Moon and only the briefest of glimpses of Venus and Jupiter.
AAS members and friends who shared their time and telescopes for the event were:
Allen Screws, (on stand-by for the AAS 12.5-inch if the sky cleared)
John Wingard, 3.5-inch Questar
Ray Kunert, Takahashi Sky 90 & Meade LXD55 refractor
Russell Whigham, C-11 SCT
Frank Ward, 12-inch LightBridge
Joe Jackson, iOptron 106mm refractor & Meade ETX 127
Chad Clemens, 4.5-inch reflector
Binil V. Josy, 8-inch Dobsonian
Michael Pastorett
Don & Kim Cluck, TeleVue 101, and 100mm binoculars
It was great to see members and former members who we don't get to see as often as we'd like. Special thanks to John, Allen, Joe, Chad, David, and Mike who came from out of town with such poor prospects of clear skies.
This year, Rick used the prizes donated by Orion Telescopes and Binoculars, to sell raffle tickets with the proceeds going to charity.
Visitors who requested to be included on our e-mail list this year were: Bobby Kilpatrick, Sherri Richardson, Wendy Smith, Josh Trimble, Paige Towns, and Ray & Lillian Zaworski. Among these, Josh Trimble was helpful to us as a volunteer from Booker T. Washington Magnet School doing community service. Josh was most helpful in directing guests and relaying information.
This year's agenda:
5:00PM: The "Telescope Clinic" will be open for guests to bring their sick, disassembled, or otherwise malfunctioning telescopes for repair. Auburn Astronomical Society.
5:30 PM: Presenter: Ethel Boykin: "Montgomery Botanical Gardens". (Overview of plans for the Botanical Gardens in Oak Park) Planetarium auditorium.
6:00 PM: Presenter: Dr. Sterner/Dr. Patton: "James Wylie Shepherd Observatory News" Montevallo University Located 3 miles from the main campus at the University's 150-acre Gentry Springs property, the JWSO features a state-of-the-art 20-inch PlaneWave CDK20 telescope on a Chronos HD32 Harmonic Mount. The remote location provides ideal dark skies, far removed from city lights, and offers spectacular views of any part of the night sky. The JWSO also features a 90 mm dedicated Coronado Solar Telescope with an integrated hydrogen-alpha filter for exceptional views of the sun, solar flares and the solar corona.
7:00 PM: Presenters: Rick Evans – Planetarium Director –
· Overview of Planetarium
· "Two Pieces of Glass" (Planetarium Program)
· "Losing the Dark" (Planetarium Program)
· Sky-Walk (Tour of the night sky) an overview of what the guests will see when they step outside.
7:32 PM : Sunset
8:00 PM: Telescopic viewing with Auburn Astronomical Society:
As always, special thanks to Rick and planetarium assistants, Trish Jester, and Dana Hartsfield for hosting our group and providing drinks and subs for us. Thanks to you all!
Photos by John Wingard and Russell Whigham


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It is a sad fact of life that if you invent something wonderful like the modern internet that there will always be someone or several such people who try and spoil the fun for everyone. We call these people (when feeling polite) hackers. All websites are potential targets for hackers, whether they are small unused sites with little or no security or the largest internet players. Sony, an extremely well known and respected company recently got hacked even and there seems to be no pattern to these often mindless attacks.
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Unfortunately the nature of the beast is to be determined and occasionally hackers are able to break through. When a site gets attacked it will initially be shut down by the hosting company and a notice put onto your site as well as being "blacklisted" by Google. We can offer the removal of the blacklisting and removal of any malware and virus.
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This is a spoiler-free review. As press, we were invited to an advanced screening of this movie. We were also asked to limit the information we provide so we don't give away any of the surprises in the movie and allow you to enjoy the full film experience.
CAPTAIN MARVEL will take you back in time; back to the 1990's to be exact. In many ways, "Captain Marvel" is an origin story that will explain some of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's (MCU) characters and events we've encountered over the years. "Iron Man" was released in 2008, and when you consider this is the first of the MCU's films that launched the franchise, then we've had ten years of Marvel movies!
The nostalgia in this latest Marvel installment is set right from the opening credits. A collective sigh could be heard in the dark theater as a photo tribute to Marvel creator, Stan Lee, flashed by. Lee passed away in 2018 leaving a rich comic book legacy that's likely to germinate movies for years to come. Once the warm feeling of Lee's tribute evaporates, the opening scenes unfold.
"Captain Marvel" takes us to the modern and technologically advanced world of Kreen, where we meet our fierce heroine, Vers (pronounced Veers), played by Brie Larson. The Starforce member later learns her real name is Carol Danvers.
As the trailer shows us, Vers crash lands from Kreen on C-53 (Earth) into a Blockbuster Video store in Los Angeles. This is where she first meets Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. They buddy up to fight against the Skrull, alien shapeshifters who've come to earth after her, and whom the Kreen have waged war against for many years.
Movie Synopsis
The story follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe's most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. Set in the 1990s, Captain Marvel is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
"Captain Marvel" is the twenty-first movie in the MCU, and takes its time showing us who the principle characters really are. It's a journey of self discovery for Carol Danvers who starts to understand she had a prior life before she had her galactic powers. This process reveals she also had a BFF, Maria Rambeau (Lachana Lynch), and that she was a badass pilot, too.
Through the art of makeup, we see that Fury (and don't call him anything else!), had two good eyes, a full head of hair, and has been using a pager for a while –and he likes cats, too. Goose, an orange tabby that has history with Vers and later befriends Fury, almost steals the show. Another thing that gets corrected in the movie is that we have been mispronouncing Marvel, its Mar-VELL like a woman's name.
Speaking of women, Annette Bening is in this movie and plays an almost god-like entity, the Supreme Intelligence. She's also Vren's mentor and commander and warns our feisty female heroine to control her abilities and keep her emotions in check. The Supreme Intelligence is an organic artificial intelligence who acts as the ruler of the Kreen.
*Writing in deliberately vague terms here is hard. But I am very limited about what I can say about the movie. So this will have to do!
Though the film is set in a futuristic world, it's earthly components like the cars, the computers with dial-up internet, the clothes, and the hair look as authentic as the soundtrack from TLC, Salt and Peppa, and Nirvana that accompanies many of the scenes in this female-centric film. It is worth mentioning that this is Marvel's first female led movie.
"Captain Marvel" moves at a less frenetic pace than other Marvel films–which is a welcomed change from the relentless shoot-em-up-while-watching-the-inhalation-of-the-planet type format we've been led to like. There's something to be said about this slightly slower-moving film. I walked out of the theater feeling less agitated and exhausted from trying to keep up with the plot twists amid the gun blasts and round house kicks — though Larson does kick a good set more than a few times.
After the movie was over, I wondered if the upcoming follow-up, "Avengers: Endgame," for which we see a short tease at the end of the film, will be just as deliberate with its delivery. We'll have to wait until April 26 to find out.
"Captain Marvel" is a thoroughly entertaining film full of Easter Eggs right down to the traditional post-credits scene. So, make sure you sit tight until the very last credit rolls off the screen. It's worth the wait.
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Fraud can stop a contract from being enforced.
Fraud can stop a contract from being enforced because a court will often treat it as if the contract was never formed. Contract lawyers faced with a fraud case, will often ask the client what she was told that she relied upon in deciding to enter the contract. The following opinion explores various forms of fraud theories that an aggrieved party may assert.
* the Southern District of Iowa.
Before LOKEN, BEAM, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.
court's resolution of these state law matters in favor of Producers.
aware of the specific financing relationship or other terms under the Hog Program.
representations, which vary from Noethe's testimony in small, but significant, ways.
bills on Non-Producers financed hogs.
filing a lien2 to protect its interests.
time that it would not generate enough revenue from sales to satisfy Lakeside's bills.
of any shortfall with regard to the gross market value of the hogs.
The district court also rejected Lakeside's negligent misrepresentation claim.
2Chapter 570A of the Iowa Code creates an agricultural supply dealer's lien.
to supply information, which the court held did not exist in this case.
Lakeside "would be paid" when more hogs were sold or Gayer sent additional money.
represented, nor does it accurately reflect Producers' verbatim representations.
what Producers plainly stated is not supported by this record.
be understood in the sense in which it is false).
is no evidence supporting Producers' knowledge of their falsity.
establish that Producers made any false representations.
on Lakeside's fraudulent misrepresentation claim.
with outstanding bills and Producers failed to inform Lakeside of this circumstance.
court's analysis on this issue.
type of business transaction, such as buyer/seller or owner/contractor." Wright v.
Restatement (Second) of Torts § 551(2)(c)).
engaged in a "business transaction," Producers had a duty to disclose.
Producers did pay Lakeside throughout the fall of 2008, just not in full.
due to Feeder pursuant to Section 8 herein.
necessary for the correct analysis.
entities was not the sort contemplated by fraudulent nondisclosure jurisprudence.
meaning in the business or industry.").
testimony for purposes of determining whether there exists an issue of material fact.
the court, in its broad discretion, determined was not necessary in this case. See Fed.
district court did not abuse its discretion in excluding the expert testimony at issue.
Lakeside but rather the two conducted themselves at arm's length.
Gayer even contemplates a service fee for Producers' supply of information to others.
summary judgment in favor of Producers on this issue.
discussion is for another day, as there are no such challenges at play.
8Iowa Code Ann. §§ 570A-570A.6.
judgment in favor of Producers.


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The emotional crises that usually precede suicide are often recognizable and treatable. Although most depressed people are not suicidal, most suicidal people are depressed. Serious depression can be manifested in obvious sadness, but often it is rather expressed as a loss of pleasure or withdrawal from activities that had been enjoyable. One can help prevent suicide through early recognition and treatment of depression and other psychiatric illnesses.


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cookhouse a detached building for cooking.
cook one's goose (informal) to cause one to lose further opportunity; ruin one's chances; doom one to failure or defeat.
cookout a social occasion at which a meal is cooked and eaten outdoors.
cook up (informal) to concoct; devise.
cookware pans, pots, and other utensils used for cooking.
coolant an agent used to keep the temperature of a system below a certain level, as by drawing off heat.
coolie a low-paid, unskilled worker, esp. in or from China or India (used as a term of disrespect).
cool it (slang) to calm down.
cool off (informal) to become calmer or less upset.
coonskin a raccoon pelt, or something made of one.
co-op a cooperative store, dormitory, association, or the like.
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Tag: Charles Mingus
Saul Bass album covers
Frank Sinatra Conducts Tone Poems Of Color (1956).
The great designer and filmmaker Saul Bass is the subject of renewed attention with the publication this month of Saul Bass: A Life In Film & Design by Jennifer Bass and Pat Kirkham, the first comprehensive examination of the man's work. A post at AnOther has an extract from Martin Scorsese's foreword, and also a small selection of designs from the book among which was this tremendous Sinatra album cover that I'd not seen before. The album was a limited edition release in which a number of Sinatra's composer friends produced pieces of music based on colour-themed poems by Norman Sickel. Sinatra had appeared in Otto Preminger's The Man With the Golden Arm the year before, the film for which Saul Bass designed a title sequence and a poster that's probably more visible (and imitated) these days than the film itself. (The arm from the poster is the main graphic on the cover of the new book.) Bass designed the posters, titles and ads for many other Preminger films, more than for any other director. A number of those films had soundtrack albums, of course, as did other films featuring Bass's work. Usually the poster design was adapted for the album sleeve (something you can see at this Flickr set) but the Sinatra album had me wondering whether there were more albums with Saul Bass covers that aren't film spin-offs.
Freedom Is Frightening (1973) by Stomu Yamash'ta's East Wind.
Searching around turned up a few more surprises: two covers a decade apart for Japanese jazz musician Stomu Yamashta, and a one-off for The Smithereens who were audacious enough to ask for a cover design in 1991, right at the time when Bass's work was being noticed again thanks to Martin Scorsese. Outside of the soundtrack albums this seems to be all there is—unless you know better. As for Mr Scorsese, the Telegraph had more of his foreword from the new monograph. And speaking of books, here's another Bass link: Henri's Walk to Paris, a children's picture book that I wish someone had bought me in the 1960s.
Sea And Sky (1984) by Stomu Yamashta.
Blow Up (1991) by The Smithereens.
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• Pablo Ferro on YouTube
Author JohnPosted on November 11, 2011 February 11, 2012 Categories {design}, {film}, {music}Tags album covers, Charles Mingus, Frank Sinatra, jazz, Jennifer Bass, Martin Scorsese, Norman Sickel, Otto Preminger, Pat Kirkham, Saul Bass, Stomu Yamashta, The Smithereens8 Comments on Saul Bass album covers
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Black Cat on a Chair (1850–1860) by Andrew L Von Wittkamp.
• "A little bit of acid, lots of weed, and too much Castaneda and I was ready to move from the magical realm of Middle Earth into a world that was much stranger than any involving hairy dwarves and white wizards…" Too Much to Dream by Peter Bebergal, "a psychedelic American boyhood".
This year's Booker prize isn't about the power of the new – there's no experiment with form or strangeness of imagination. The winner may get on the bedside tables of middle England, but that's not as important as changing the way that even one person dreams.
Jeanette Winterson throws the cat among the pigeons.
• 50 Watts continues to show us things you'd be hard-pressed to find elsewhere: illustrations by TagliaMani from a new edition of Les Chants de Maldoror, and War Is a Verb, collages by Allan Kausch.
• Don't go in the swimming pool! Coilhouse directs us to Fantasy: music by French outfit DyE with a weird and nasty animation by Jérémie Périn.
• Ace album cover designer and photographic Surrealist Storm Thorgerson is having another exhibition at IG Gallery, London.
• The Art of Leo and Diane Dillon, an art and illustration archive.
• John Turturro reads a short story by Italo Calvino.
• Spaceport America by Foster + Partners.
• Your Body of Work by Olafur Eliasson.
• Wonder-Cat cures all ailments.
• Blogging Moby-Dick.
• Krazy Kat (1927) by Frankie Trumbauer & His Orchestra with Bix and Lang | Pussy Cat Dues (1959) by Charles Mingus | Katzenmusik 5 (1979) by Michael Rother | Big Electric Cat (1982) by Adrian Belew | Purrfect (1996) by Funki Porcini.
Author JohnPosted on October 23, 2011 February 2, 2013 Categories {animation}, {architecture}, {art}, {books}, {collage}, {design}, {drugs}, {film}, {illustrators}, {music}, {painting}, {photography}, {psychedelia}, {sculpture}, {surrealism}, {technology}Tags 50 Watts, Adrian Belew, Allan Kausch, Andrew L Von Wittkamp, Carlos Castaneda, cats, Charles Mingus, Coilhouse, DyE (group), Frankie Trumbauer & His Orchestra with Bix and Lang, Funki Porcini, Herman Melville, Italo Calvino, jazz, Jeanette Winterson, Jérémie Périn, John Turturro, Lautréamont, Leo & Diane Dillon, Leo and Diane Dillon, Michael Rother, Norman Foster, Olafur Eliasson, Peter Bebergal, Storm Thorgerson, TagliaMani5 Comments on Weekend links 81
Weekend links: Hodgson edition
Masters of Terror, Vol 1, Corgi Books, 1977. No illustrator credited.
It was all happening this week so there's a lot to get through. Are you ready? Deep breath…
For ye Hogge doth be of ye outer Monstrous Ones, nor shall any human come nigh him nor continue meddling when ye hear his voice, for in ye earlier life upon the world did the Hogge have power, and shall again in ye end.
The Hog (c. 1910) by William Hope Hodgson.
• "The Hog is Hodgson's most nakedly Jungian setpiece; fetid waves of archetypes sweep repeatedly against the thin walls of quotidian reality." Thus Iain Sinclair, writing in a 1991 afterword to Carnaki the Ghost-Finder which I highly recommend to both Hodgson and Sinclair enthusiasts. China Miéville dissected Hodgson's Hog on Wednesday and a few hours later a student protest in London turned into an assault on the Tory HQ. Coincidence? Here at {feuilleton} we only offer the facts, it's up to you to join the dots. M John Harrison approved. Of the protest, that is, not the raising of Porcine Malevolence from the Gulfs Beyond, although he might approve of that as well.
• Further Hodgsonia: Science of The Night Land: Dying Suns and Earth Energy while for real devotees there's Andy Robertson's Night Land site.
• "Amplifying the vibrations of the ether" for a view "beyond the limits of ordinary life": The Fugitive Futurist (1924), a remarkable short film at the BFI's YouTube channel in which Trafalgar Square is flooded, a monorail crosses Tower Bridge and a dirigible takes to the air over the Houses of Parliament. Also Trafalgar Square Riot (1913), a newsreel with suffragettes at the centre of a civil disturbance. Some of the critics of Wednesday's events seem to have forgotten that women gained the vote in this country only after repeatedly smashing windows and causing trouble.
• Related to the above: How to Hex a Corporation at Arthur magazine. And let's not forget Hakim Bey's Occult Assault on Institutions.
Cover illustration by Ian Miller (1972). The other great cover for THOTB was by Ed Emshwiller in 1962.
The wanderings of the Narrator's spirit through limitless light-years of cosmic space and Kalpas of eternity, and its witnessing of the solar system's final destruction, constitute something almost unique in standard literature.
HP Lovecraft reviewing Hodgson's The House on the Borderland in Supernatural Horror in Literature.
• Lovecraft has long cast a shadow over Hodgson's fevered visions even though words of praise like those above have done much to keep the earlier writer's work in print. I've been talking for years about doing a series of illustrations for The House on the Borderland and may yet make good on that threat; never say never. Meanwhile, Rick Poyner returned to Design Observer this week pondering the challenge of non-Euclidean architecture in What does HP Lovecraft look like?
Druillet illustrates Hodgson (1971).
• In his latest piece of Barney Bubbles detective work, Paul Gorman discovered the identity of BB's first design employer, the alluded to but never named Michael Tucker. More surprising for me than the Robert Brownjohn connection is that there's now a tenuous link between Barney Bubbles and William Gerhardi.
• 777 classical music album covers from the collection of Dr Horst Scherg. Related: The Golden Age of Wacky Classical LP Covers — Westminster Gold and the Westminster Gold discography.
• Chez Fini: Little Augury looks at the work and workplaces (and cats!) of the marvellous Leonor Fini.
• There's yet more Lovecraft (and much else besides) in Nomad Codes, a new book from Erik Davis.
• The Irrepressibles: "They're scared of what we're going to do next".
• New Scientist asks Is this evidence that we can see the future?
• Of Electricity And Water: A Thomas Dolby Interview.
• Jarvis Cocker talks to Brian Eno.
• Fuck Yeah, Gay Vintage
• Hog Callin' Blues (1962) by Charles Mingus. Play loud and often.
Author JohnPosted on November 14, 2010 November 14, 2010 Categories {art}, {books}, {design}, {electronica}, {fantasy}, {film}, {gay}, {horror}, {lovecraft}, {music}, {occult}, {painting}, {politics}, {science fiction}, {science}, {surrealism}Tags album covers, Andy Robertson, Arthur magazine, Barney Bubbles, book covers, Brian Eno, cats, Charles Mingus, China Miéville, Design Observer, Ed Emshwiller, Erik Davis, Hakim Bey, HP Lovecraft, Iain Sinclair, Ian Miller, Jarvis Cocker, jazz, Leonor Fini, Little Augury, M. John Harrison, Michael Tucker, Paul Gorman, Philippe Druillet, Rick Poyner, Robert Brownjohn, The Golden Age, The Irrepressibles, Thomas Dolby, William Gerhardi, William Hope Hodgson2 Comments on Weekend links: Hodgson edition
Mervyn Peake's Caterpillar from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland finds itself used to promote High Society, an exhibition at the Wellcome Collection devoted to the long history of human drug-taking. There's more about the exhibition here and also an accompanying book by Mike Jay from Thames & Hudson. Related: The Most Dangerous Drug:
A group of British drug experts gathered by the Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs (ISCD) rated alcohol higher than most or all of the other drugs for health damage, mortality, impairment of mental functioning, accidental injury, economic cost, loss of relationships, and negative impact on community.
• Unless the magazine Man, Myth & Magic was advertised on TV in 1970 (and I suspect it would have been) Austin Osman Spare's work has never been seen on British television, certainly not in any detail or with a credit to the artist. This week the BBC finally paid him some attention with a brief spot on The Culture Show as a result of the Fallen Visionary exhibition which is still running (until November 14) in London. Alan Moore, Fulgur's Robert Ansell and others attempt to summarise Spare's career in seven minutes.
Neil Fujita designs: Mingus Ah Um (1959) and The Godfather (1969).
• RIP graphic designer Neil Fujita. Related:
"By taking the "G" and extending it to the "D," I created a house for "God." The way the word was designed was part of the logo and so was the type design. So when Paramount Pictures does a film version or Random House, which bought out the book from Putnam, does another Godfather book, I still get a design credit. In fact, before the first Godfather film opened in New York I saw a huge billboard going up in Times Square with my design on it. I actually got them to stop work on it until we were able to come to an agreement." Waxing Chromatic: An Interview with S. Neil Fujita
• French SF illustration. Related: Where did science fiction come from? A primer on the pulps, a feature by Jess Nevins with some of the craziest covers you'll see this month.
• Gay-bashers in 1970s San Francisco had to beware the wrath of the Lavender Panthers.
• More Marian Bantjes as she discusses her work in an audio interview.
• Music from Saharan cellphones.
• Origami Beauty Shots.
• Krautrock.com
• Better Git It In Your Soul (1959) by Charles Mingus.
Author JohnPosted on November 7, 2010 February 3, 2013 Categories {art}, {books}, {design}, {drugs}, {gay}, {illustrators}, {magazines}, {music}, {occult}, {painting}, {pulp}, {science fiction}, {television}Tags Alan Moore, album covers, Austin Osman Spare, Austin Spare, book covers, Charles Mingus, jazz, Jess Nevins, Krautrock, Lewis Carroll, Marian Bantjes, Mervyn Peake, Mike Jay, Neil Fujita, origami, Robert Ansell, Thames & Hudson2 Comments on Weekend links 36
John Coltrane's Giant Steps
John Coltrane's solo from Giant Steps animated for your delectation by Daniel Cohen. Via DO.
• Oh Yeah by Charles Mingus
• Alice Coltrane, 1937–2007
Author JohnPosted on November 22, 2008 Categories {animation}, {film}, {music}Tags Alice Coltrane, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane
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Medium-sized flies up to 1/4-inch in length.
Most species are black, a few may be brown; body and wings covered with hairs making fly resemble a small moth.
Moth flies are associated most often with drains which is where the nickname, drain flies, originates. They are common inhabitants of sewage treatment facilities where they are known as sewage flies. Buildings located near sewage treatment facilities may experience regular infestations of flies flying from such facilities. The moth fly remembers a tiny moth in appearance and is a poor flier. It prefers dark areas and is commonly seen resting on walls near areas where it breeds. In commercial buildings, they are often seen in restrooms, mop closets, and boiler rooms, but they may appear in any area where water and organic matter may accumulate.
Moth flies breed in heavily decaying organic matter that remains fairly wet. In fact, this fly can breed in standing water that contains suitable amounts of organic materials, such as drain traps or sump pumps. In commercial kitchens, they are mostly associated with drains and very wet, poorly maintained areas such as underneath dishwasher machines. In homes, restrooms, and similar areas, they are associated with drains.
The key to controlling moth flies is finding the breeding sites and removing them by proper cleaning practices. A number of breeding sites can be found and eliminated while others may easily be overlooked. The inspection needs to focus on finding all sites where wet organic matter has accumulated and then removing that matter completely. Regular cleaning of drains using appropriate drain cleaners or bacterial drain cleaning products. Bleach and hot water do not sufficiently clean drains to control flies!
On occasion, drain line breaks under slabs or in crawlspaces can result in huge moth fly populations in homes, restaurants, or other commercial buildings. Drain breaks beneath a slab floor will require the expertise of a plumber to diagnose. If flies are found to be breeding under the slab, the slab will need to be broken open and the drain line repaired. If the wet, contaminated soil is not removed and replaced with fresh, dry soil, the moth fly problem will persist.


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Party with Jimmy Fallon on Grammy's Eve
Jimmy Fallon is set to host this year's Roots Jam Session on Friday, February 12th, benefitting OpportunityNation, and you could be there, too!
Every year, award season brings the usual array of star-studded parties, but rarely do any of these become a celebrated institution. The Legendary Roots Crew, named one of the greatest live bands around by both Spin and Rolling Stone, have created the ticket to one of the most coveted and exclusive experiences of the season, delivering an innovative and unforgettable mix of musicians performing under one roof.
Jimmy Fallon will act as this year's host, following in the footsteps of Don Cheadle, John Legend, Jada Pinkett Smith and Dave Chappelle, while Hennessy Artistry will serve as presenting partner. The announcement comes on the heels of The Roots' 6 GRAMMY nominations, which are split between their two 2010 releases, Wake Up! (with John Legend) and How I Got Over.
In addition to the performances, THE ROOTS JAM SESSION is annually interwoven with themes of social awareness, partnering with top organizations dedicated to creating global change. This year's cause partner is OpportunityNation.
Launching at the 2011 Jam, the organization will focus on the revitalization of the "American Dream" – in short, a campaign powered by the people to kick-start a nationwide conversation about opportunity while providing forums for those voices to be heard. OpportunityNation follows in the footsteps of the Michelle Obama-supported organization ServiceNation, both launched by non-profit Be the Change, which creates national issue-based campaigns by organizing coalitions of non-profits, social entrepreneurs, policymakers, private sector and civic leaders, academics, and citizens.
Fans can visit OpportunityNation.org to enter to win a trip for two to Los Angeles for the rare chance to attend the Roots Jam Session party. Hotel and airfare are included.
"We're extremely proud and humbled that what began as a simple night to put the focus back on the music has become an amazing opportunity to unite both major artists and new talent in an impromptu musical collaboration unlike many other experiences in the industry today, while also providing a voice to some extremely worthwhile cause campaigns" said the Grammy-Award winning groups' co-founder turned twitter celeb, Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson.
With an audience packed full of musicians and talent from every area of the entertainment industry, THE ROOTS JAM SESSION is a night where legendary mash-ups and groundbreaking music is created. It is consistently praised as a truly unique evening where artists become fans and the performances and impromptu jams turn the night into a celebration of music. Past performers and attendees that reads like a "who's who" of the entertainment world: Jay-Z, Norah Jones, CeeLo, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Slash, Black Eyed Peas, Fall Out Boy,Mos Def, Beyoncé, Queen Latifah, Bill Maher, Snoop Dogg, Matisyahu, Anita Baker, Queens of the Stone Age, K'naan, Corinne Bailey Rae, Elizabeth Banks, John Mayer, Chelsea Handler, Travis Barker and Prince.
All contest entries must be received by Friday, February 4th.
About 'The Roots Jam Session'
The Roots Jam Session, occurring annually the night before the Grammys, has become an industry staple through the years and has become one of the most anticipated experiences of award season. Having been covered in everything from The Washington Post to People Magazine, the annual Jam is produced by Kevin Seldon of Keldof Marketing and Tina Farris of Tina Farris Tours. The Roots are Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson (drums), Kamal Gray (keyboards), Kirk "Captain Kirk" Douglas (guitar) , Owen Biddle (bass), Frank Knuckles (percussion), Damon "Tuba Gooding" Bryson (sousaphone), and Tarik "Black Thought" Trotter (emcee).
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
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A new constitution for the Parish Council was approved at the St Brendan's and St Michael's Annual General Meeting held on 27 July 2018.
The main changes related to increase in represenation for St Michael's Parish, a clarification of length of service of council members and the frequency of meetings.
You can find the minutes from the new Constitution and the Minutes from the AGM, and the Parish Council Meetings held this year on the Parish Council page.
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I know nothing about Texas history and have no strong feelings about the Alamo, but as long as I was in San Antonio I thought I should see it. Most people had already gone and said it didn't require a lot of time ( fuldu described it with a consonantcy I'll leave to the reader).
I arranged to meet Roy at 11. In front of the hotel, Will told of taking a cab where the driver talked about movies. Will asked if he'd seen "Wordplay" and he gave a two-word review: "It sucked." Will decided not to introduce himself. We heard the movie was gone after only a week in San Antonio, but after getting home I still found it listed; either our information was wrong, or perhaps press coverage about the con brought it back.
We took a trolley to the nice but empty-looking downtown area, and walked to the Alamo, passing the Menger Hotel where the con almost was. A sign in front of the Alamo warned that no photos were allowed inside, and men should remove their hats (to show proper respect for the shrine). We wandered around inside and then out onto the grounds where the temperature was hot as a sauna. Back inside to air conditioning and a quick look at the exhibits.
We were meeting a large group at Texas Land & Cattle for lunch. We found the entrance to the Riverwalk (running into a bunch of Krewe coming up), and descended into... hell. Hot and humid, with a lot of butterflies. It was pretty, but uncomfortable. We chose the wrong direction and had to double back, but eventually found the place. A dozen others soon joined us, including jedusor (Hooligan) and Fork who had just arrived. I had chopped steak (people sometimes think I'm a vegetarian, but I ordered hamburgers almost exclusively my entire childhood), and heard how Hemlock met her husband, and Hooligan's college visiting plans. Sluggo and I didn't want to walk back so left to look for a cab. None were roaming the streets, and we headed in the direction of Market Square, never seeing one the whole way. Despite our earlier start, the rest of the group got back before us, but in that weather we really didn't want to rush.
thedan was running his Pop Culture Jeopardy, and we went to tablesaw's room to play. I didn't do well but it was fun to hear a reprise of the Sean Connery song lyrics category. Manx had constantly joked that no one should come to the panel where he was speaking on crosswords, and after the game we arrived just in time to miss his segment. I would have liked to hear him, but the rest was OK. I almost took the chair of a woman who needed to elevate her leg, and apologized later.
I don't remember what happened between the panel and dinner. Come to think of it, I don't remember much about dinner either (was I sitting near Coach? Sorry to anyone who was there; it's all a blur now). I wondered if other people wanted plain water instead of the iced tea that was set out. The night's games were 50/50 trivia part 2, answering the questions we composed the night before (I got 19 right). Then Sirhound flats. They dimmed the lights, making it impossible for me to see my paper so I had a hard time solving in my head. The sound was too loud, but thankfully someone complained and it was lowered a tad. The Hitchcock parodies were cute.
I wanted to play Al Desuda's game after-hours, but he couldn't get a critical mass with everyone at Dart's game. I then wandered around, seeing lots of people co-solving cryptics and nothing much going on. Since I had been yawning and literally nodding off during the program, I decided to do the sane thing and go back to the room even though it was only 10:45. After surfing the net and doing E-mail it was around midnight and I was tempted to go back (I wanted to play Texas Jeopardy and Maelstrom's game), but decided to go to sleep.


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Top 25 College Basketball Schedule
All Times EST
No. 5 Villanova at Marquette, 7 p.m.
No. 8 Tennessee vs. USC Upstate, 5 p.m.
No. 11 Rutgers vs. No. 23 Ohio St., 4:30 p.m.
No. 13 Creighton vs. No. 22 Xavier, 3 p.m.
No. 18 Illinois vs. Penn St., 6:30 p.m.
No. 25 Oregon vs. UCLA, 3 p.m.
Thursday's Games
Friday's Games
No. 4 Iowa at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
No. 9 Wisconsin at No. 12 Michigan St., 12:30 p.m.
No. 19 Michigan at Nebraska, 6 p.m.
Saturday's Games
No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 16 Virginia, 4 p.m.
No. 6 Houston at UCF, 2 p.m.
No. 18 Illinois vs. Indiana, 4 p.m.
No. 23 Ohio St. at Northwestern, 2 p.m.


I have implemented a solution that extends upon the current TTL monitor and allows for dynamic expiration times. My solution works in that respect, but now I'm trying to find a way to retain the parent document and just remove the sub-document that was expired. For example, I have a Tag with a sub-document that is an array of Queue. My goal is to maintain the sub-documents using the ttl without deleting the Tag.
Is this possible to with embed sub-docs? Referencing? From looking through past support forums I saw that someone had a similar use-case 10 months ago and I know this will crop-up even more so in the future.


Appazur School Apps | School Engagement - Doing It Right At Elphinstone!
School Engagement - Doing It Right At Elphinstone!
The administrators at Elphinstone Secondary School, located in the picturesque town of Gibsons, just north of Vancouver, British Columbia, were frustrated. The traditional ways of communicating with parents - like phoning or the school's website - weren't working any more. Those old approaches felt "a bit lethargic" according to John Brisebois, Principal. Parents would get a "robocall" and hang up at the greeting, missing the message. Emailing was similarly ineffective; parents were less and less likely to look at their email in a timely manner.
They found a solution in their custom Elphinstone App by Appazur.
The feature that boosted app the most was notification of school closures. App installations jumped 25% in one day because the word spread among parents that the app was the best place to find the most up-to-date information.
The Elphinstone app also integrates with MyEducationBC, the province-wide student information system, so parents can use the app to log in to the parent portal.
In addition to being able to use the app on their personal mobile devices, students can also access the Elphinstone app from any of the 90 iPads on mobile carts throughout the school to subscribe to their classes, grade, clubs, teams and interests.
Sometimes teaching staff may have concerns about using a new technology or implementing a system change, but Elphinstone's instructors were open to using the app. In the first year, despite it being optional, nearly a third of Elphinstone's teachers actively used the app in the classroom to post homework assignments. And it is used for extra-curricular activities as well. For example, coaches use the app to get information out like setting up tournaments draws or other activities.
One approach to supporting the teachers was to lead by example. Mr. Brisebois used the Staff Groups capability of the app to send reminder notifications to teachers, and just as the app makes it easy for parents & students to find everything in one place, that applies to staff as well. For example, during staff meetings, staff use the app to quickly access real-time surveys.
Many teachers already use Twitter with their classes, and they link that to the app so that Tweets are reliably delivered to their students and parents, whether they use Twitter or not.
And speaking of integration, Appazur also provided their easy-to-use digital signage solution that is fully integrated with the app. News posted to the app also appears in the cafeteria and hallways. Each day's block rotation is automatically displayed on the TV screens as well as in the app. Designated staff (and potentially, students) create content through the powerful App Dashboard or their favourite graphics program, promoting clubs, announcing special events, communicating the daily cafeteria menu, and much more.


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Home / Health & Fitness / As The Handsome Hunk John Abraham Turns 47, Bollywood Pours Its Wishes
As The Handsome Hunk John Abraham Turns 47, Bollywood Pours Its Wishes
John Abraham, who turns 47 today on December 17, gets flooded by wishes from the Bollywood fraternity
John Abraham has been acting in films for the last 16 years. He began his career when his mentor Mahesh Bhatt began veering into the space of titillation and erotica. He made his debut in 2003 with Jism, a story about surreptitious romance and subterfuge, and the nation got another alpha-male hero.
Today, he's one of the most successful actors and producers in the industry and has made some resounding films like Vicky Donor, Madras Cafe, and Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran. And as he celebrates his 47th birthday today, on December 17, Bollywood fraternity couldn't stop from pouring its wishes on the actor.
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Indian-American mother seeks return of her abducted children
by Veena March 29, 2015 0910
Washington, March 29 (IANS) Recounting her heartrending tale of woe, an Indian-American mother turned to US lawmakers for help to get back her two children allegedly abducted to India by her ex-husband six years ago.
"Help me to make my voice heard in a way that shall be meaningful and allow me to be reunited with my children who need the love and nurturing of their mother," said Bindu Philips testifying before a House panel with a few other parents of abducted children.
A subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs committee was reviewing Obama Administration's implementation of the Goldman Act to Return abducted American Children at a hearing last week.
Besides lobbying on the Capitol Hill to make their case, about 25 parents of abducted children representing five organizations also held a candlelight vigil before the White House.
"Tragically, my world and that of my innocent children, was violently disrupted by my ex-husband, Sunil Jacob in December of 2008," said Philips, a mother of twin boys, Albert Philip Jacob and Alfred William Jacob, both 14 now.
Accusing Jacob of orchestrating the kidnapping of the children during a vacation to India, she told the panel: "On reaching India I was not only physically and emotionally abused by my ex-husband but also by his parents."
She was not only "very cruelly separated from my children" but also not allowed to see or communicate with them after her husband transferred them to another school with strict orders not to let the mother or any of the maternal relatives see them.
"Unable to communicate with the children," Philips returned to the US in April, 2009 to find their residence in Plainsboro, New Jersey, stripped of everything by her ex-husband's friends "leaving me with not even a single photograph of my children."
In Dec 2009, the Superior Court Family Part in New Jersey, "not only granted me sole custody of the children" but also "demanded their immediate return to the US," said Philips.
In turn, her ex-husband filed for custody of the children in Indian Courts after the US child custody was filed, Philips alleged. The case is currently pending in the Supreme Court of India.
"My children have lost 6 years of their mother's love and care and I have lost 6 years of my children's childhood that neither of us can ever get back," she said imploring "the Congress to assist me in righting the wrongs that have been done to the children and me."
Susan Jacobs, Special Advisor for Children's Issues at the State Department, told the panel the US was committed to finding a viable solution for resolving each and every abduction case.
It was also committed to advocate for membership in the international treaty on the issue, and to create safeguards that will minimise the occurrence of international parental child abduction, she said.
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Bioidentical hormones seem to be no safer than traditional hormone replacement therapy, says a new study. According to an article published in the Medical Journal of Australia, biodientical hormones have been linked with an increased risk for endometrial cancer, making this alternative treatment just as potentially dangerous as its more traditional counterpart.
Bioidentical hormones are marketed as safe, "all-natural" hormones that are not taken at a one-size-fits-all dosage, like standard HRT, but are tailor-compounded to address individual hormonal needs. Ostensibly in order to give hormones at the lowest levels possible, compounders of bioidentical hormones determine each patient's hormonal levels via salivary testing, and then adapt the therapy based on the results of the test.
Health care providers have long remained wary of this ever more popular alternative treatment, noting that salivary hormonal tests are by no means exact gauges of a woman's hormonal levels. The "normal" hormonal levels for a postmenopausal woman have not even been identified, so such a test has limited pertinence, anyway.
Furthermore, there is no verification that hormones from so called "natural" sources or that have been "custom compounded" are more healthful than or even as helpful as conventional HRT. The fact that the FDA (the governmental Food and Drug Administration) does not supervise or direct the production of biodidentical hormones is another notable fear of medical professionals.
Now, real data that justifies years' worth of admonishments has just been published: a report in the Medical Journal of Australia describes three different cases of postmenopausal women (54, 59, and 71 years of age, respectively) on bioidentical hormones who were subsequently diagnosed with endometrial cancer.
Eden, Hacker, and Fortune, the authors of this article, put forth a panoply of potential health issues triggered by bioidentical hormones. First of all, the compounding of bioidentical hormones is not controlled by any governing body, and the administration routes (like tablets, lozenges, or creams administered to the skin) have not been evaluated for efficiency.
The medical investigators suggest that the most important factor, however, may be the practice of compounding the bioidentical hormones based on the results of salivary hormonal tests, which are not efficient measurements of hormonal levels. Due to this, the compounders may fail to add satisfactory levels of progesterone to the compound, which is crucial to protect against the cancer-stimulating effects of estrogen alone. Alternatively, the administration routes may allow for the absorption of only estrogen, while progesterone was less completely absorbed.
Given the serious concerns as to the safety of bioidentical hormones, menopausal women currently taking bioidentical hormones are encouraged both to stop use and to visit their doctor for a medical screening.


Sera Artemia-Mix is the live rearing food for aquarium animals in fresh and marine water.
The readily prepared instant blend with guaranteed high hatching rate only need to be mixed with water. The desired small Artemia nauplii are available for live feeding after only 24 hours.
The tasty crustacean larvae are the ideal, strengthening rearing food with valuable, balanced ingredients. Agile bigger fish as well as numerous invertebrates also like to chase these delicacies that enhance the liveliness and the natural feeding behavior of the animals.
Blend entire bag contents (mixed Artemia cysts and salt/nutrient blend) with 500 ml of tap water. Aerate well for 24 hours at approx. 26 - 28°C. Then feed hatched nauplii to the fish as required.