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27 Apr / 2020
Bass By Myles – 6th Form
Bass is an amazing instrument with a low octave range giving it a deep sound.The bassist and the drummer make up the rhythm section keeping the beat for the band. They must have a good rapport or else the rhythm section will be out of time or won't sound as nice.
Great Bassists:
There are many great bassists out there but one cannot say who is the best as they all play different styles of music. So a jazz bassist might be technically more advanced than a Death metal bassist but the jazz bassist has been trained for jazz so they will not be as good at playing loud and fast. Anyway my favourite bassists would be:
Greg Kriesel:The Offspring – Pop Rock
Mike Kroeger:Nickelback – Hard rock
Bruno Stapenhill:Judas Priest – Heavy metal.
Geddy Lee:Rush – Proggresive Rock
Construction of the Bass
The bass has 4 strings each with different tones their names are the:
E string, which has the lowest octave
A string, which sounds great in my opinion
D string, this string is great when you're composing as you can put in the mix and it will brighten the mood of the song.
G string, this string has the highest octave.
There is a mnemonic for the strings:
Every alsatian dog grunts.
The bass consists of:
Tuning pegs
Tone knob
And sometimes a strap.
Bass Brands:
Fender.
Ibanez.
Rickenbacker.
Spector.
James Miller.
I personally love the bass as it sounds amazing and looks great. I am not sure what other people think but I love the bass!
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Was star wars episode IX good (spoilers) By John 6th Form
What is said to be the final addition to the Star Wars saga was released in December 2019, which leaves the question "was it a good way to end the saga?". (If you don't want spoilers just go straight to the bottom for review)
(Final spoiler alert). The film started with the return of Emperor Palpitine, however this was anticipated through the trailer. There was a comic scene which showed that the Sith had found ways of cloning themselves which was a nice nod to the comic book world. He was on the Sith world of Exibar with a fleet he regards as the Final Order. The only way to find the planet was by using a Sith way finder. So most of the movie was based on the good guys finding	the way finder.
In the meantime the good guys clashed a bit with Kylo Ren, they meet an older version of Lando, a bit of Poe's backstory was revealed, Chewie almost died and Rey discovers a horrible truth about her family. Either way they all met up on Exibar for one battle. Almost every ship from the entire Star Wars Universe was there (even the ghost from star wars rebels). There was an emotional moment when a beaten Rey was defeated by Palpitine and she heard the voices of all the Jedi who've gotten a moment on the big screen over the entire saga. Which urged her to continue fighting. We also got to see that Princess Leia was on her way to becoming a Jedi. It was good to see her on the big screen one last time.
86% of people who watched gave it above 3 stars which is good for a movie with such high expectations. Either I think we'd all love another movie soon however it seems hard to continue the saga from where they left it. It would also be nice to see another side story like Han Solo, a lot of fans think a movie about Boba Fett would be good but I think a Kenobi movie would be even better.
April Fool's Day by Eimhinn 5th Form
It was the strangest (scariest) April Fool's Day
I was waiting all year for this special day and no it's not my Birthday, or Christmas, even though those are great days. And if you know me, you would know what day I am talking about.
But let me introduce myself. I am Rafeal. I am 11 years old. I like to draw, cook and socialize with people. My parents call me a social butterfly but if I could be any animal I would be a bird because it makes me feel free. And if I could be any bird, I would choose to be a Budgerigar because it makes me feel young and funky.
Oh yeah, the day I am talking about is April Fool's Day. You are probably a amatuer at pranks. But I am an expert and I learnt from the best of the best, my older brother Dan (he is 14). We are completely different. And the only thing we have in common is pranks. It's like our thing. Everyday we try to prank each other.
Every year Dan and I decide a theme. Dan and I decided on scary as the theme for this April Fool's. While I was planning the first prank I heard the front door creak open. I walked down the stairs slowly and cautiously. When I reached the bottom of the stairs, I peered across the hallway. I saw that the door was closed.
Suddenly I felt afraid, alone. So I went to look for my parents. I went into the living room and there I saw my parents, silently staring at the TV that was turned off. While I tiptoed into the room behind them, they said "Oh, hello there Rafeal". I replied confusingly "How did you know I was here". They slowly turned around and didn't reply.
They were both staring into my eyes. Suddenly their eyes turned red. I dashed and leaped like a frog for my life up the stairs and straight into Dan's room. I was panting while trying to explain to him that something was wrong with Mom and Dad. Of course he didn't believe me, because he thought that it was a prank. I would do the same, if I had to be honest.
When he finally got off his phone, came downstairs and entered the living room, my Mom said "Good morning Sweetie" and my Dad asked if I had brushed my teeth (And of course I hadn't). I stood there lost, confused, shocked and Dan rubbed it in my face and said "One point to Dan".
At that moment I was so annoyed. Dan turned around and walked back upstairs. My Mom asked me to go to the shop. She handed me the money.
I know it's crazy but while I was holding the money I thought it was cursed, since my Mom touched it.
When I entered the shop I realized that it was completely empty. There was an echo in it.
I jogged all the way back home and guess what?. When I got back the house was empty too. Now I was beginning to realise that this was the strangest/scariest April Fool's Day EVER. In a moment of panic, I dashed to my neighbor's house and rang the doorbell. They opened the door for me with their baby daughter Zara in her Mom's arms.
I explained the story to them but to my horror they didn't believe me. (But at least they offered me some cookies). While they were gone I started to play with Zara. Out of the blue, Zara started speaking. It wasn't the usual goo goo gaa gaa you'd expect from a 13 month old but proper, fluent English.
And then I heard the words I didn't want to hear "I was the mastermind behind all of this" Zara said. My eyes were practically popping out of my face when I heard that.
And no it didn't end there the worst thing happened out of everything happened today the parents didn't have any cookies left. I asked if I was in a nightmare or something so I asked them to slap me and I woke by Dan slapping me instead. And him shouting into my ear "April Fools".
Reverse poetry By Eimhinn 5th Form
Reverse poetry is a poem that can be read forwards (top to bottom) and have one meaning, but can also be read backwards (bottom to top) and have a different or opposite meaning.
And this is my REVERSE poem
Untitled ,Made By Eimhinn Herbots
Computers make life easy
And don't try to convince me that
They lead to unhealthy habits like no fresh air and no exercise
Because when you take a closer look
Online gaming is a great pastime.
And it's not true that
Computers affect your eyesight and posture
Long distance learning is possible
And you'll never in a million years hear me say
Computers are our enemy
(now read from bottom to top)
RATBURGER review by Nicholas 5th Form
I bought RatBurger On Kindle Unlimited a week ago and finished it yesterday. I think the book is very good but not the best book in the David Walliams series. The book is really sad at the start when the hamster died and the backstory of the little girl ( Zoe.) Then she finds a rat who can dance but the mean step mom wants it dead. I think the book was funny and sad but very good. 3 and a half stars. You can see the movie as well link below.
By the way kindle unlimited is free for the first 2 months with loads of really good books to keep us going.
David Walliams is also doing a daily read of some of his work at 11 AM. Which you can find on Youtube. Link below about how to listen to it.
David Walliams Free Audio Books Every Day for your Children
WHAT HAPPENED TO SARACENS…by Louis 6th Form
English Premiership and European rugby union champions Saracens have been docked 35 points and fined $7 million. The club was found guilty of breaching rules on player wages after an investigation from the Daily Mail and Premiership Rugby. Saracens will appeal the findings. Saracens will not be allowed to compete in the Champions cup until they get promoted most likely next year. The stupid thing about it all is they were fined and had the fine reduced by half but did it again a week or two later forcing European rugby to double their punishment. Many fans are disappointed in their club including some players such as Alex Goode and Sean Maitland who will be leaving the club this year.
WILL SPORT RESUME IN 2020 By Art 6th Form
Hi my name is Art from 6th class, and I'm here (in my own home) to ask a question: Will organised sports resume during 2020 despite the COVID-19 Pandemic?
As everyone knows, nearly all professional sports have been suspended, some with scheduled dates to return, some until further notice. Some scientists have theorized that many sports may not return until at least November! Others believe that they will have to be played behind closed doors (with no fans watching). Many football matches had been played behind closed doors before cancelations. The Olympic Games in Tokyo have been moved to in a year's time, in the summer of 2021, which is the same as the football (soccer) European Championships.
Personally, I believe that sport will have resumed by the start of May. Since the Olympics and European Championships have been moved, it puts less pressure on the leagues because they have more time to finish. If that means being played behind closed doors, so be it.
That concludes my blog article. Bye!
Archery by Paul 6th Form
Field archery is played on a roving course which was set through the woods. There are paper targets ranging from 20 to 80 yards. It is one of the most exciting forms of archery and gives a feel of the old days of hunting.
Although archery probably dates back to the Stone Age – around 20,000BC – the earliest people known to have regularly used bows and arrows were the Ancient Egyptians, who adopted archery around 3,000BC for hunting and warfare. In China, the earliest evidence of archery dates to the Shang Dynasty – 1766-1027BC.
The compound bow was invented by Holless Wilbur Allen in the 1960s (a US patent was filed in 1966 and granted in 1969) and it has become the most widely used type of bow for all forms of archery in North America.
Archery at the Olympic Games.
There are 128 qualifying places available for archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics: 64 for men and 64 for women. The qualification standards were released by World Archery in March 2018. Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) is permitted to enter a maximum of six competitors, three per gender.
Archery first appeared in the Olympic Games in 1900 and was contested again in 1904, 1908, and 1920. Women competed in the 1904 Olympics, making archery one of the first sports to include events for both genders. The sport then had a 52-year hiatus from the Olympics. To be eligible to participate in the Olympic Games after the NOC has obtained a quota place, all archers must have achieved the following minimum qualification score (MQS): Men: 70m round of 640. Women: 70m round of 605. Ireland have unfortunately not entered anyone in the archery
Today's best
At the moment, South Korea are the best country in the world at archery whereas the USA have the best archer Brady Ellison. As I said already said, target archery is featured in the Olympics Games as well as the 2020 Olympic games
Why I like it
I like Archery because you need so much skill and so much accuracy.
I hope you like my blog article
The 5 Richest People in the World By Jamie – 6th Form
Hi, my name is Jamie and I will be talking about the five richest people on the planet.
5. Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg is an American internet entrepreneur and philanthropist. He co-founded Facebook and serves as its chairman, chief executive officer, and controlling shareholder. He also co-founded the solar sail spacecraft development project Breakthrough Starshot. Mark Zuckerberg has a net worth of $55.7 billion, 2020.
4. Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist, who is the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. In my opinion he is the most successful investor in the world because. He is great friends with Bill Gates. He now goes to schools giving speeches and inspiring young people. He has a net worth of $67.7 billion, 2020.
3. Bernard Arnault
Bernard Arnault is a French billionaire business magnate, and art collector. Arnault is the chairman and chief executive of LVMH Moët Hennessy, Louis Vuitton SE, LVMH, the world's largest luxury-goods company. In April 2018, he became the richest person in fashion, topping Zara's Amancio Ortega. His fashion businesses are not making as much money as they did because of COVID 19. His net worth is $80.7 billion, 2020.
2.Bill Gates
Bill Gates is an American business magnate, software developer, investor, and philanthropist. He is best known as the co-founder of Microsoft Corporation. He was once the richest man in the world. He now works in the Bill & Melinda Foundation. He is now working with Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos to fight COVID 19. His Net Worth is $96.3 billion, 2020.
1.Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos is an American internet and aerospace entrepreneur, media proprietor, and investor. He is best known as the founder, chief executive officer, and president of Amazon. He is $16 billion richer than the world's next-richest person, Bill Gates. He is the richest man in the world with a net worth of $114 billion, 2020.
But what are the richest people on the planet doing to tackle the coronavirus pandemic?
Jeff Bezos and Amazon have invested $20 million in the AWS Diagnostic Development Initiative to bring COVID 19 tests to the market faster. Amazon has also donated $1 million to emergency COVID 19 funds in Washington D.C.
Bernard Arnault and his luxury goods corporation (LVMH) are converting three of LVMH's perfume factories to manufacture hand sanitizer instead. It will be distributed for free to French authorities and Europe's largest hospital system. LVMH has committed to supplying at least 40 million masks to France.
Bill Gates announced on 5 February 2020 that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation would commit $100 million to aid global detection, isolation and treatment of COVID 19. More than half of it will go towards developing vaccines, treatment and diagnostics.
Mark Zuckerberg is working with UC San Francisco and Stanford University to quadruple the Bay Area's testing and diagnostics capacity, including purchasing two FDA-approved diagnostic machines. On 17 March 2020, Facebook announced a $100 million grant to aid small businesses impacted by COVID 19.
I hope you enjoyed my blog and thank you.
All Storm Trooper types and imperial tech By Ross
Hello my name is Ross and today I would like to tell you all about all the storm trooper types in the imperial army Enjoy.
The first is the normal storm trooper. You'll probably remember these from episode IV A New Hope. The imperial storm troopers have green (or black) helmet lenses. The Storm Troopers can carry a thermal detonator in a tube.
Scout Trooper
The Scout Trooper is a trooper that can be used for forest missions or it can ride on speeder bikes. The Scout Trooper can also carry a staff used for fighting opponents with staffs or lightsabers
Aquatic Assault trooper
The Aquatic Assault trooper is just another variant of the scout trooper but with a rifle and with oxygen tanks on its back. It is mainly used in ocean areas
Purge trooper
The Purge trooper is actually another version of the clone wars airborne trooper. The Purge trooper has 3 variants. The Electrostaff, Electrohammer and the Electrobaton. The Purge Troopers act as guards to Imperial Inquisitors
Imperial Security Droid
The Imperial Security Droid Apart of the KX-series. This droid can do a serious amounts of damage to it's opponents. The back of this droid has an area where you can hack into it or disable it.
incinerator trooper
The next is the incinerator trooper also known as the flame trooper it carries a flamethrower and wears flame proof armor
The Death Trooper is an elite battalion of storm troopers who act as guards for officers
The next is the Tie fighter pilots. These pilots are trained in imperial flight academy's for pilots. They have a E-11 blaster and fly different variants of Tie's
Snow trooper
The Snow trooper is a storm trooper that can be used on icy or snowy planet such as Hoth or Ilum/Star killer base (First order era)
At-At Pilot
The At-At pilot is a pilot who controls walkers such as the AT-AT or The AT-ACT
US Election By Sean – 5th Form
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Blog Porsche Cayenne Turbo S Model Joins the 2014 Porsche Cayenne Lineup
Porsche Cayenne Turbo S Model Joins the 2014 Porsche Cayenne Lineup
There are few times in a man's life when the perfect car comes along. The 2014 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S could be that car. Not a car, but an SUV, the Porsche Cayenne Turbo S Model Joins the 2014 Porsche Cayenne Lineup and is the latest generation in the series.
The Turbo S boasts an additional 50 horsepower, which means this SUV can do 0 to 60 in less than 4.3 seconds. Top speed is 175 mph, which is just slightly faster than the Cayenne Turbo.
No Change in Gas Mileage
The Cayenne Turbo S will not give up any gas mileage due to its increase in power. The regular Cayenne Turbo gets 15/22 mpg city/highway fuel mileage, and the Turbo S gets the same. The engine is still Porsche's 4.8-liter twin-turbocharged V8 with direct fuel injection (DFI), but the engineering department found room for another 50 horses.
Safety is paramount on any drivers mind, and it all starts with brakes. A high performance vehicle requires a high performance brake system, and this is exactly what Porsche has done. The new 2014 Cayenne Turbo S has matched a front disc (390 mm diameter) with the rear disc (358 mm diameter) using aluminum, which reduces weight and improves handling. The first time you hit the brake pedal you'll know what we mean.
Porsche also offers optional Porsche ceramic composite brakes (PCCB). The pedal response is faster and more sensitive compared to the standard brakes. If you're going to frequently test the higher range of the Turbo's speed range, then this is definitely an option you'll want to consider.
Suspension management is enhanced on the Turbo S model. The Porsche active dampening control and air suspension management system is standard, but Turbo S has added a dynamic chassis control system that reduces corner rolling using hydraulic roll bars – a feature that other high-end SUV's wish they had.
Torque Vector Plus is another standard feature for driving stability. This system adjusts torque between rear wheels and works in sync with the electronically controlled differential lock, thus making most any kind of road conditions manageable.
Power steering is enhanced with the Power Steering Plus system. At higher speeds steering becomes firmer due to the "speed sensitive" engineering upgrade. At lower speeds, steering becomes more responsive for city driving and parking; a feature unique to the 2014 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S.
The transmission is an eight-speed Tiptronic system. This system is sensitive to the drivers driving style, as well as the varied road conditions. This is what Porsche calls "intelligent performance."
What makes Porsche so special is the attention to detail. In today's world where technology and communication collide, Porsche has made the Porsche Communication Management (PCM) system a standard feature included with the Cayenne Turbo S. This central control system includes a 7-inch high-resolution touch screen, which controls the navigation system w/hard drive, CD/DVD, radio, telephone, computer, and other options and/or services you may want on-board. The instrument panel is called a cluster. There's a 4.8-inch high-resolution display where the driver can monitor anything from map data to tire pressure.
The rear parking assisted camera is another standard feature on the 2014 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S. Sensors located in both the front and rear of the vehicle will help guide you into the tightest of parking spots using dynamic guidelines.
Surround sound, 14 speakers, 585 total watts, and a 200 watt subwoofer; this Bose sound system is every man's dream, and it comes standard with the Turbo S. If you want to take it to the next level, Porsche offers, as an option, a 1000watt Brumester, high-end surround sound system with a 16-channel amplifier…wow! With an assortment of colors and interior options to choose from, you can almost customize the new Cayenne Turbo S to suit your desires.
The 2014 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S has raised the bar for luxury SUVs. With systems that incorporate "intelligent performance" and standard features not found with any other SUV on the market, most men will find the Cayenne Turbo S the perfect SUV. Elegant, modern, and sophisticated – need we say more?

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US-Mexico: Trade, Security, and Prosperity
Tue, March 7, 2017 • 10:00 am ET
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THIS WEBCAST Trade, Security, and Prosperity: Perspectives from Mexico's Margarita Zavala and Secretary Michael Chertoff A conversation with:Margarita ZavalaLeading contender for the presidency of Mexico;Member of the National Action Party of Mexico (PAN) Michael ChertoffFormer US Secretary of Homeland Security, US Department of Homeland Security;Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, The Chertoff Group Moderated by: Peter SchechterSenior […]
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Trade, Security, and Prosperity:
Perspectives from Mexico's Margarita Zavala and Secretary Michael Chertoff
A conversation with:
Margarita Zavala
Leading contender for the presidency of Mexico;
Member of the National Action Party of Mexico (PAN)
Michael Chertoff
Former US Secretary of Homeland Security,
US Department of Homeland Security;
Co-Founder and Executive Chairman,
The Chertoff Group
Peter Schechter
Senior Vice President for Strategic Initiatives;
Director, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center
Introduced by:
Director, Latin America Economic Growth Initiative,
Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering
Former US Under Secretary of State;
Former Ambassador to the United Nations, Russia, India,
Israel, El Salvador, Nigeria, and Jordan
*Additional speakers to be confirmed.
Much more than the Rio Grande now separates the policies of the US and Mexican governments. Following this week's visit by Secretaries Tillerson and Kelly to Mexico, what will come next? Mexico will have a major presidential election next year, in which US dynamics are sure to take center stage.
Join the Atlantic Council's Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center for the next in our series of timely discussions on the path forward for a mutually prosperous US-Mexico relationship. Margarita Zavala, leading contender for the presidency of Mexico, and Former US Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff will look at the many aspects of the relationship that go beyond the news of the day.
This event will also mark the launch of Beyond the Headlines: A Strategy for US Engagement with Latin America in the Trump Era, a publication written by Peter Schechter and Jason Marczak, with Rachel DeLevie-Orey, part of the Atlantic Council Strategy Papers for the new administration.
On Twitter? Follow @ACLatinAmerica and use #WhyMexico
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Unable to Downgrade to Older Versions
MrHaydnSir
/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/unable-to-downgrade-to-older-versions/td-p/13459555 Jan 02, 2023 Jan 02, 2023
i'm trying to get work done, but i'm being massively slowed down by the new masking tools - it's overly complicated and does not work for me, when i want to go to that much effort i'll use photoshop
but it seems i can't downgrade any further back than Lightroom Classic 11.0 ?
is there anything i can do to go back further, or any way i can change my controls or shortcuts to mimic the old masking tools
i've never been so frustrated, and it's making me pull back from wanting to edit or enjoy my hobby and passion
Jao vdL
/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/unable-to-downgrade-to-older-versions/m-p/13459568#M305388 Jan 02, 2023 Jan 02, 2023
Adobe doesn't make older versions available unfortunately. There is a third party that stores all the older installers but use at your own risk as I can't vouch for these being legitimate: https://prodesigntools.com/adobe-direct-download-links.html
I also don't like the layout of the new tools but have gotten used to them and the AI masks are quite amazing and have sped up some of my work but yeah if you just want to brush you have several more clicks to go through each brush which is frustrating.
MrHaydnSir AUTHOR
In Response To Jao vdL
thank you so much - truly appreciate it ☺
SeanMcCormack
The old shortcuts still work and jump you right into the tool immediately. M for Grad, Shift M for Radial, K for Brush.
Sean McCormack. Author. Magazine Writer. Former Official Fuji X-Photographer.


Theme Song Lyrics: Yabba-dabba-doo! / Flintstones, meet the Flintstones / They' re the modern Stone Age Family / From the town of Bedrock / They're a page. Flintstones. Meet the Flintstones. They're the modern stone age family. From the town of Bedrock, They're a page right out of history. Let's ride with the family. "Meet the Flintstones", also worded as "(Meet) The Flintstones", is the theme song from the s television series The Flintstones. Composed in by Hoyt.
Flintstones theme song lyrics (opening). Flintstones — meet the Flintstones, They' re a modern stone age family. From the town of Bedrock, They're a page right. music notes for newbies: Meet The Flintstones – Flintstones Theme Song. Play popular songs and traditional music with note letters for easy. Here's the whole theme song, near as we can make it out: Flintstones, meet the Flintstones, They're a modern stone age family. From the town of Bedrock.
TV Show Theme Songs - The Flintstones. Flintstones, Meet the Flintstones They' re a modern stone age family. From the town of Bedrock They're a page right out .


The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for the City of Alexandria and the surrounding area until 10:00 p.m. this evening.
I'm often asked via email what is a?
Severe Thunderstorm Watch – conditions are conducive to the development of severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning – a severe thunderstorm has actually been observed by spotters or indicated on radar, and is occurring or imminent in the warning area.
Tornado Watch – conditions are conducive to the development of tornadoes in and close to the watch area.
Tornado Warning – a tornado has actually been sighted by spotters or indicated on radar and is occurring or imminent in the warning area.


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GenomeFlow: a comprehensive graphical tool for modeling and analyzing 3D genome structure
Authors: Tuan Trieu , Oluwatosin Oluwadare , Julia Wopata , Jianlin Cheng
Publication date (Electronic): 12 September 2018
Journal: Bioinformatics
MotivationThree-dimensional (3D) genome organization plays important functional roles in cells. User-friendly tools for reconstructing 3D genome models from chromosomal conformation capturing data and analyzing them are needed for the study of 3D genome organization.ResultsWe built a comprehensive graphical tool (GenomeFlow) to facilitate the entire process of modeling and analysis of 3D genome organization. This process includes the mapping of Hi-C data to one-dimensional (1D) reference genomes, the generation, normalization and visualization of two-dimensional (2D) chromosomal contact maps, the reconstruction and the visualization of the 3D models of chromosome and genome, the analysis of 3D models and the integration of these models with functional genomics data. This graphical tool is the first of its kind in reconstructing, storing, analyzing and annotating 3D genome models. It can reconstruct 3D genome models from Hi-C data and visualize them in real-time. This tool also allows users to overlay gene annotation, gene expression data and genome methylation data on top of 3D genome models.Availability and implementationThe source code and user manual: https://github.com/jianlin-cheng/GenomeFlow.Supplementary information Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.
Fast gapped-read alignment with Bowtie 2.
Ben Langmead, Steven Salzberg (2014)
As the rate of sequencing increases, greater throughput is demanded from read aligners. The full-text minute index is often used to make alignment very fast and memory-efficient, but the approach is ill-suited to finding longer, gapped alignments. Bowtie 2 combines the strengths of the full-text minute index with the flexibility and speed of hardware-accelerated dynamic programming algorithms to achieve a combination of high speed, sensitivity and accuracy.
Comprehensive mapping of long-range interactions reveals folding principles of the human genome.
Michael A Bender, Richard Sandstrom, Frank N. Van Leeuwen … (2009)
We describe Hi-C, a method that probes the three-dimensional architecture of whole genomes by coupling proximity-based ligation with massively parallel sequencing. We constructed spatial proximity maps of the human genome with Hi-C at a resolution of 1 megabase. These maps confirm the presence of chromosome territories and the spatial proximity of small, gene-rich chromosomes. We identified an additional level of genome organization that is characterized by the spatial segregation of open and closed chromatin to form two genome-wide compartments. At the megabase scale, the chromatin conformation is consistent with a fractal globule, a knot-free, polymer conformation that enables maximally dense packing while preserving the ability to easily fold and unfold any genomic locus. The fractal globule is distinct from the more commonly used globular equilibrium model. Our results demonstrate the power of Hi-C to map the dynamic conformations of whole genomes.
A 3D map of the human genome at kilobase resolution reveals principles of chromatin looping.
Suhas Rao, Miriam H Huntley, Neva Durand … (2014)
We use in situ Hi-C to probe the 3D architecture of genomes, constructing haploid and diploid maps of nine cell types. The densest, in human lymphoblastoid cells, contains 4.9 billion contacts, achieving 1 kb resolution. We find that genomes are partitioned into contact domains (median length, 185 kb), which are associated with distinct patterns of histone marks and segregate into six subcompartments. We identify ∼10,000 loops. These loops frequently link promoters and enhancers, correlate with gene activation, and show conservation across cell types and species. Loop anchors typically occur at domain boundaries and bind CTCF. CTCF sites at loop anchors occur predominantly (>90%) in a convergent orientation, with the asymmetric motifs "facing" one another. The inactive X chromosome splits into two massive domains and contains large loops anchored at CTCF-binding repeats. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
To whom correspondence should be addressed. chengji@ 123456missouri.edu
The authors wish it to be known that, in their opinion, the first two authors should be regarded as Joint First Authors.
Bonnie Berger: Role: Associate Editor
Journal ID (nlm-ta): Bioinformatics
Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Bioinformatics
Journal ID (publisher-id): bioinformatics
Title: Bioinformatics
Publication date (Print): 15 April 2019
Publication date PMC-release 12 September 2018
Pages: 1416-1418
DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/bty802
Publisher ID: bty802
Other contributors: Bonnie Berger (Associate Editor)
Copyright statement: © The Author(s) 2018. Published by Oxford University Press.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com
Subject: Applications Notes
Subject: Genome Analysis
ScienceOpen disciplines: Bioinformatics & Computational biology
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An Overview of Methods for Reconstructing 3-D Chromosome and Genome Structures from Hi-C Data
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Veterans 4 – 6 FISSC
Shottery B 6 – 4 Shottery C
Royal Mail 1 – 9 Shottery A
Henley B 2 – 8 West Warwicks
FISSC gained a narrow win over Veterans in the battle of the Knights Lane tenants. In the opening game Malcolm Smith just got the better of Mark Kingham before going on to hit a rich vein of form that rewarded him with 16 of the set's last 18 points which secured victory.
Peter Florence earned a treble for the Farmers, including his first league success over John Hunt. However the Veteran secured his other two encounters, with the team earning further wins from Kingham and Brian Marston. The final outcome of the fixture depended upon the doubles where Veterans looked odds-on to share the spoils after racing to a two-game lead. However Smith and Florence turned the tide to claim the set and, with it, their team's first victory of the campaign.
It was a similar result when Shottery B took on their own third string. The senior side gave a debut to Birmingham league player Jamie Fellows who responded with a treble without the loss of a game. However Fellows wasn't able to make it a perfect evening as he and Tony Remes lost out in the doubles to Rob Poole and Ken Southwell.
B team captain Tim Fell was involved in all three sets to go the distance. He surrendered a two-game lead to Poole but then overcame an initial deficit to defeat Southwell. Fell's closest encounter was against the greatly improved David Lincoln-Lewis where he found himself set point down before calling upon all his experience to pull through.
Poole was simultaneously in action on the adjoining table for Shottery A when they took on Royal Mail in what was a more one-sided affair. Both he and Gary Stewart recorded trebles, with Stephen Foster's defeat to Nello Mauri proving the Postmen's only consolation.
When Henley B entertained West Warwicks the first set of the evening proved the only encounter to go the distance. It featured the battle between captains Robert McCluskey and Alison Stewart with the former twice holding the advantage without being able to overcome the final hurdle. However McCluskey and Gordon Trinder subsequently took the honours against Peter Rodwell to gain their team's only successes.
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Newly Identified Gene Mutation Adds to Melanoma Risk
A major international study has identified a novel gene mutation that appears to increase the risk of both inherited and sporadic cases of malignant melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer. The identified mutation occurs in the gene encoding MITF, a transcription factor that induces the production of several important proteins in melanocytes, the cells in which melanoma originates. While previous research has suggested that MITF may act as a melanoma oncogene, the current study identifies a mechanism by which MITF mutation could increase melanoma risk. The report from researchers from the U.S., the U.K., and Australia was published online in Nature on November 13, 2011. It is expected to appear in a print issue along with a study from French researchers finding that the same mutation increased the risk for the most common form of kidney cancer, for melanoma, or for both tumors. "We previously knew that MITF is a master regulator for production of the pigment melanin; and several years ago we identified a chemical modification, called sumoylation, that represses MITF activity," says Dr. David Fisher, chief of Dermatology at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), director of the MGH Cutaneous Biology Research Center and co-senior author of the Nature paper. "The currently discovered mutation appears to block sumoylation of MITF, and the resulting overactivity of MITF significantly increases melanoma risk." While approximately 10 percent of patients with melanoma report a family history of the disease, true hereditary melanoma, involving multiple cases across many generations, probably accounts for 1 percent or less of all cases, says co-senior author Dr. Hensin Tsao, of MGH Dermatology and the Wellman Center for Photomedicine.
HDAC Inhibitor May Overcome Resistance to Tamoxifen in ER+ Breast Cancer
Good, Early Blood Glucose Control Can Delay Kidney Disease in Type 1 Diabetes


This 'Elva' tinted lightbulb from Tala creates a soft warm light and makes for an interesting shape when used alone or in a group. This LED bulb is energy-saving - it can be used to replace a 45W bulb.
The third picture shows the bulb combined with the Oak & Brass 'Touch' Lamp which we also stock here.


Walter Dean Myers, beloved and deeply respected children's book author, died on July 1, 2014, following a brief illness. He was 76 years old.
In a career spanning over 45 years, Walter Dean Myers wrote more than 100 books for children of all ages. His impressive body of work includes two Newbery Honor Books, three National Book Award Finalists, and six Coretta Scott King Award/Honor-winning books. He was the winner of the first-ever Michael L. Printz Award, the first recipient of the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement, and a recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults.
In 2010, Walter was the United States nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award, and in 2012 he was appointed the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, serving a two-year tenure in the position. Also in 2012, Walter was recognized as an inaugural NYC Literary Honoree, an honor given by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, for his substantial lifetime accomplishments and contribution to children's literature.
"We are deeply saddened by the passing of erudite and beloved author Walter Dean Myers. Walter's many award-winning books do not shy away from the sometimes gritty truth of growing up. He wrote books for the reader he once was, books he wanted to read when he was a teen. He wrote with heart and he spoke to teens in a language they understood. For these reasons, and more, his work will live on for a long, long time," said Susan Katz, President and Publisher of HarperCollins Children's Books.
In Walter's memoir, Bad Boy, he wrote, "Harlem is the first place called 'home' that I can remember." This sentiment is reflected in Walter's writing, whether via a love letter to the neighborhood in the picture book Harlem; a story of a boy's trial for a crime committed in Harlem, in the novel Monster; or the tale of two friends struggling to see a future beyond the community they know in the novel Darius & Twig. Walter spent much of his childhood playing basketball on the courts of Harlem and checking books out of the George Bruce Branch of the New York Public Library. Florence Dean taught Walter to read in their kitchen, and when he began attending Public School 125, he could read at a second-grade level. Though Walter struggled through school with a speech impediment and poor grades, and he had trouble with discipline throughout his school career, he remained an avid reader. His love of reading soon progressed to a love of writing.West Virginia. Walter's birth mother, Mary Myers, died after the birth of his younger sister, Imogene. His father, George, sent Walter to live with his first wife, Florence Dean, and her husband, Herbert Dean, in Harlem, along with Florence and George's two daughters. Walter would eventually adopt the middle name "Dean" to honor Florence and Herbert.
Walter wrote well in high school and one teacher, who recognized his talent but also knew he was going to drop out, told him to keep on writing, no matter what—"It's what you do," she said. Walter did drop out of Stuyvesant High School, though they now claim him as a graduate (which Walter always found funny). At the age of seventeen, he enlisted in the Army. Years later, after his safe return home and while working a construction job, Walter would remember this teacher's advice. He started writing again…and he didn't stop.
Walter's body of work includes picture books, novels for teens, poetry, and non-fiction alike. In 1968, Walter's first published book, Where Does the Day Go?, illustrated by Leo Carty, won an award from the Council on Interracial Books for Children. Walter and his son Christopher, an artist, collaborated on a number of picture books for young readers, including We Are America: A Tribute from the Heart and Harlem, which received a Caldecott Honor Award, as well as the teen novel and National Book Award Finalist Autobiography of My Dead Brother, which Christopher illustrated. Walter's novel Scorpions won a Newbery Honor Medal and the Margaret A. Edwards Award, while gritty teen novels Lockdown andMonster were both National Book Award Finalists. Monster appeared on the New York Times bestseller list, won the first Michael L. Printz Award, and received a Coretta Scott King Honor Award. His stunning Coretta Scott King Award-winning novel, Fallen Angels (1988), about the Vietnam War, was named one of the top ten American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults of all time. Twenty years later, Myers wrote a riveting contemporary companion novel, Sunrise Over Fallujah, which was named a New York Times Notable Book in 2008.
In Invasion (2010), Myers once again explored the effects and horrors of war through young protagonists, this time set in World War II. His upcoming books include Juba!, (HarperCollins, April 2015) a novel for teens based on the life of a young African American dancer, and On a Clear Day (Crown/Random House Books for Young Readers, September 2014). A graphic novel adaptation of Monster (HarperCollins) is also forthcoming.
Walter often wrote books about the most difficult time in his own life—his teenage years—for the reader he once was; these were the books that he wished were available when he was that age. Throughout his life, Walter worked to make sure young adults had the tools necessary to become hungry readers, thirsty learners, and, therefore, successful adults. He frequently met with incarcerated teens in juvenile detention centers and received countless letters thanking him for his inspirational words. Walter also worked with and mentored teenage fan and writer Ross Workman, and they published the novel Kick together. As the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature from 2012-2013, Walter traveled around the United States promoting the slogan "Reading is not optional." He strove to spread the message that a brighter future depends on reading proficiency and widespread literacy, not only during his two-year tenure as National Ambassador, but beyond. More than anything, Walter pushed for his stories to teach children and teenagers never to give up on life.
Walter lived in Jersey City, New Jersey, with his wife Constance. He is survived by Constance, as well as his two sons, Christopher and Michael Dean. He was predeceased by his daughter, Karen. "Walter Dean Myers was a compassionate, wonderful, and brilliant man. He wrote about children who needed a voice and their stories told. His work will live on for generations to come. It was an honor to work with him for so many years," said Miriam Altshuler, Walter's literary agent.


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Foreign Service officer Doug Ramsey fell into the hands of the Vietcong in January 1966. He spent the next seven years trying to hang on in a jungle camp near the Cambodian border.
For much of his early captivity, he occupied a bamboo cage shorter than his own ill-nourished frame, infested with ants, scorpions, termites, and mosquitoes. He was allowed to shave, painfully, only monthly. He received letter from home twice in seven years, and once went seven weeks without an opportunity to wash. For a time he share his quarters with a six-foot black-and-yellow banded krait, which he found in his bed. Eventually it slithered away, to be spotted and killed by guards.
Reading Hasting descriptions of the deprivations he and others suffered makes one wonder how Ramsey and his fellow captives held up. In fact, many did not. Death claimed some by jungle fever, some by distress and despair, and some by a captor's bullet.
As I read Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, I was intrigued, but not surprised, by the captives' scarcity of books. Think about it. What does a POW do to keep from going mad when he has 2,555 days with nothing to do but try to live?
In the course of seven years, Ramsey gained passing access to just five books—Tom Sawyer, Three Men in a Boat, David Copperfield, and two works by Australian communist Wilfred Burchett. The Bible was explicitly forbidden, a source of deep distress to some prisoners.
The Vietcong recognized the Word of God as a prisoner's lifeline, so they banned it. But today, like Jeremiah, you can devour it. Don't miss the meal.
Book Review: You can read my review of Max Hastings, Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy by clicking here.
On My Walk Podcast: I'll be podcasting this week from Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy. Click here to learn more about capturing reading's AHA! Moments through this podcast.
"For much of his early captivity . . . " from Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975, by Max Hastings. New York: HarperCollins Publishers. 2018, page 664.
"In the course of seven years, Ramsey gained . . ." from Vietnam, page 667.


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Call for artists: New Technological Art Award
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Technology as Context
November 5–December 4, 2016
During the last few years, Zebrastraat Ghent ( Belgium) has developed into a stimulating knowledge centre with a strong interest in art. Every two years we organize a biennial called Update, linked with the New Technological Art Award (NTAA) contest, which tries to fill in a gap in the mainstream art world, by paying attention to the technological developments that drive our global culture.
NTAA selects and presents creations in which the culture-forming role of technology occupies a central place. Low or high tech, intuitive or experimental, the creations always draw our attention to actual innovative trends. The exhibition of achievements of the selected winners is a compass that orients you to the relevant temporal and resilient use of technology in the artistic sector.
The mission of the Update biennial events
Update's mission is to expand the scope of contemporary artistic creations and traditional media with works using contemporary and new technologies in an original and intelligent way: treatment of sounds and light, use of new media, application of innovative evolutions in communications, telecommunications and broadcasting, centered on the world of information, communication, and computers and interaction. These descriptions are in no way restrictive and should be interpreted in the broadest way possible.
General guidelines for entry in the NTAA competition
The aim of the competition is to present works in accordance with Update's mission. The submitted work may have been exhibited previously, but the jury reserves the right to exclude creations that turn out to be not realizable within the limits of the practical possibilities of the Liedts-Meesen Foundation, keeping in mind that the works will be displayed during the exhibition. The basic equipment is available and at the disposal of the selected artists; specific and special equipment must be provided for and lent by the artists for the duration of the exhibition.
Calendar and conditions of the competition
The choice of the projects selected by the jury will be rendered public at the website in June 2016.
Eligibility and submission details
This international competition is open to all age groups and to all nationalities. English is the working language.
A cash award of 5,000 euro will be allocated to a work and to its creator. Moreover, the jury reserves the right to award an honorable mention to an artist. The Liedts-Meesen Foundation and the jury reserve the right to not award the prize and to transfer it to the next exhibition. There will also be a prize of the European Commission. The winners will be announced at the final day of the exhibition.
Entry forms and guidelines are available at www.ntaa.be or www.newtechnologicalartaward.be
Entry period: November 1, 2015–March 31, 2016
International opportunities for artists
Emdash Award 2013: call for entries
Frieze Writer's Prize 2013
Filed Under: Call for Enries / Artists
audrey keenan says
Hi I woyld like to enter .I am from Scotland uk.
I will be visiting kuwait in jan 23rd to feb 4th.
I would love showcase my angel art if possible ?


a 3 month break. i have really missed here. but i really enjoyed my break away. more than i anticipated. 2 months more than i anticipated. the last several months have welcomed change. they've been filled with many special adventures across the country, in our state, in our home.
our little espino clan is well, homeschooling is off to a good start, and we are relishing in the beauty of this fall season. with Espi and i (and several other family members) sharing birthdays in October, through our bias vision, this month and time of year is hard to beat.
the high country is shining with aspen-gold. top that with the white snowfall as chilling temperatures start a day and drop again in the evening. harvests have wrapped up for the growing season. (we don't have much left in the garden to harvest except for seeds to put to use next spring and a crazy abundance of kale that has probably gone kaput after the last couple nights of hard freezes.) during this season, homes are extra cozy and hearts and bellies tend to be extra full.
Simply gorgeous! Love the photos of your sweet family.
Just beautiful!! Gods creation is most beautiful !!!!


WARNING! This AU contains suicidal content!
Erasure Inverted is an AU where, instead of Gaster getting erased and Sans remembering it, Sans gets erased and Papyrus remembers it. Papyrus becomes depressed (may or may not commit suicide).
Papyrus acts peppy and cheerful on the outside, but on the inside he has severe depression and misses his brother a lot.
Sans does not exist, and will never be brought back.
Gaster does not remember Sans, thinks that Papyrus was an only child, and that he built the CORE and tested it with no issues. He has forgotten Sans completely.
Undyne was injected with Determination and is therefore very determined, more so than in original Undertale.


Last week, we introduced the concepts of Profit First—a whole new formula for handling your small business' accounting. A quick recap: The generally accepted accounting practice is SALES – EXPENSES = PROFITS. This might seem like it checks out, mathematically, but the problem is human nature. If you view profits as "leftovers," you likely won't have any; everything you bring in, you'll find a way to spend.
Profit First flips the formula on its head: SALES – PROFITS = EXPENSES. In other words, you set aside some savings (profits) from each deposit, and then you adapt your spending to whatever's left.
Among its many virtues, Profit First takes advantage of human nature—and in this post, that's what we're going to look at in greater detail.
Frankly, a lot of business owners just don't have time to read through all the different accounting statements they generate each month. Certainly, you could review and correlate your balance sheet, your cash flow statement, and your income statement, setting some time aside for these documents monthly or even weekly—but doing so takes time and commitment that a lot of entrepreneurs just can't afford.
What this means is that many business owners do what's called bank balance accounting. Simply put, they check their bank balance every day and see how much money they've got—and make their financial decisions accordingly.
Now, it's easy to understand how this is ultimately unwise, if you're also doing those generally accepted accounting practices. You'll look at your bank balance and determine how much spending you can do, but may not feel as confident or as committed to setting aside profits.
But with Profit First, you can actually use bank balance accounting to your advantage. Here's how: You set aside your profits first—and from there, you keep checking your bank balance as usual, and make spending decisions accordingly. The only difference is that you'll have already set aside your profits, and your spending will change accordingly.
To a large extent, then, Profit First allows you to maintain your existing financial habits—something that many entrepreneurs and business owners love! But even as you continue your bank balance accounting practices, you can also be sure that you're actively growing your business, putting money in the bank with each and every deposit.
That's the beauty of Profit First: It's a simple paradigm shift, yet it can transform any business from a cash-eating monster into a money-making machine. And we'd love to show you how. At Contractor in Charge, we are Certified Profit First Professionals. Contact us today to learn about how we can coach you through these important financial disciplines!
As the owner of a small business—whether it's plumbing, HVAC, electrical, or another trade altogether—it's vital that you invest every precious minute in adding value to your company. That means focusing on the things that only you can do: Leading your team, serving your customers, and strategically growing your business. Meanwhile, simple and repeatable tasks—things like bookkeeping and payroll—are frankly things you don't need to be spending your time on.
But if you don't do them, who will? Often, the answer is to hire and delegate—but there are some problems with this model. Not only do you have to find the right person, which can consume both time and expense, but you have to train them, then provide them with all the proper benefits, in addition to their regular salary.
There is an alternative method, and it involves what we call the Virtual Contractor model. You may have heard of a Virtual Assistant—a "cyber secretary" to whom small business owners can outsource some basic appointment-setting and record-keeping services. Well, virtual contractors work along similar lines—only our job is to empower the owners of plumbing/HVAC/electrical/remodeling companies through such services as payroll, dispatch, accounting, and beyond.
When you outsource some of those simple and repeatable functions to a Virtual Contractor, like Contractor in Charge, you get a team of experts who will handle the important operational and financial tasks, freeing you to do those value-adding things we mentioned above. There are some key benefits to choosing this method.
You don't have to spend time or money training us. You've spent years developing the skills and acquiring the certifications you need to apply your trade—plumbing, electrical repair, or whatever else. Well, we have the skills and certifications needed to help you get a handle on your accounting, to ensure cash flow, to prioritize profits, and to help you grow your business. There's no learning curve required; a Virtual Contractor is ready to go on Day 1.
You don't have to pay us benefits. Outsourcing can save you a great deal of money, plain and simple—and one of the main reasons is that you don't have to pay a full-time salary or benefits. We don't need sick days. We're here to help you maintain and grow your business, day in and day out.
You get additional expertise on your team. We work with a lot of contractors, and we have the utmost confidence in your skills and abilities. But mastering every angle of a business is simply not possible—and when you spend all your time on the job, it's hard to have time left over to master things like cash flow. But we have the expertise to cover you, such as certification in Profit First and a number of other key disciplines. It's not just that we help you with certain aspects of your business; it's that we do so expertly.
You can reclaim your time. Because you no longer have to worry about doing the administrative stuff on your own, you can handle those tasks that you've been putting off, like training employees or mapping out a strategic plan for your business. Or, perhaps even better, you can actually enjoy your life as a business owner. Get more sleep at night. Take a day off every once and a while.
The Virtual Contractor model is empowering—and the benefits go on and on. We'd love to talk with you more about how it could help your business. For a free consultation with one of our experts, reach out to Contractor in Charge today!
25 Jan What is Profit First?
You're probably familiar with the tried-and-true formula for calculating business profits. You start with all your revenues—the money you've brought into your business. You subtract the expenses. What you're left with is profit—at least, in theory. As many business owners have discovered, however, it's not so much fun relying on "leftovers" to grow your business. And, as additional expenses pop up, it's all too easy for those profits to evaporate altogether, reallocated to other things.
This conventional model, though mathematically sound, doesn't account for some basic human behaviors—and that's why it's ultimately lacking. The good news for business owners is that there is an alternative cash flow system, known as Profit First.
At Contractor in Charge, we're certified as Profit First coaches, and we've used this system to unlock staggering hidden cash profits in a wide range of businesses. Today, we're going to offer just a few introductory thoughts on what this system is, and how it could impact your business.
The Profit First system comes from a book of the same name, written by Mike Michalowicz. It advocates for a simplified accounting process—combined with a few mindset tweaks—to result in a far more financially successful business than you've dared to imagine previously.
There are no tricks or gimmicks—just a new way of looking at things. And it all starts with something called Parkinson's Law.
The Law is often summarized in this way: Work expands to fill the time available for its completion. In other words, if you're given eight hours for a project, you'll probably use the full eight hours to get the job done—just as you would if you were given four hours, or 10 hours, or even more.
Profit First extrapolates from this that the demand upon a resource tends to expand to match the supply of it. Business owners know this to be true: Have you ever noticed how, no matter how much money you bring in, you always end up spending exactly that much money on various expenses?
What this means is that you never have those "leftovers" for profit, or at least not as much profit as you should have. Profit First offers a new way of doing your accounting—one in which, when you bring in new money, you immediately set aside part of it to go into a savings account. Those are your profits—cash in the bank. Then, with whatever is left over from that, you cover expenses.
This new perspective can take some getting used to—but it's not as extreme as you might think. In a lot of ways, it's just a retooling of priorities. You take your profits before you do anything else, rather than leaving it until last. As a result, you are always growing your business; you are always profiting.
The Profit First system can change the way you handle cash flow—and we'd love to talk more with you about how to implement it. Reach out to Contractor in Charge to schedule your free Profit First consultation!
If you are dedicated to growing your plumbing business, one of the first things that comes to mind is offering 24 hour customer service!
How often do your customers have a plumbing emergency in the middle of regular business hours? Not often! They tend to happen at odd hours when you aren't open for business.
Without 24 hour customer service, you don't get the message from your customers until the next morning.
Really? It's an emergency situation so do you honestly think they will stop with a message to you? No, of course not! They will call another plumber who has 24 hour customer service to come and help them immediately.
That's a big deal to your bottom line. Lost business is a problem. Annoyed customers who will be very happy to tell other people that you aren't responsive in emergencies.
Now, how you handle those calls is another matter. Do you have guys that you can dispatch at 2AM? Maybe your business model isn't set up that way (yet). Or maybe you are hungry and willing to leave your bed to catch those calls.
Another thing you could do is partner with a local company that does have 24 hour service. You could possibly get referral payments, but at the very least you will have provided an excellent experience for the customer that called in with a problem.
It is easy to think that will turn into a lost customer, but in actuality, it may turn into a lifelong evangelist for your company!
So how great is a 24 hour customer service company for your business?
If you are doing those in-house, possibly it is you who are getting woken up at all hours of morning, not good! If you (or one of your employees) is the one taking those calls, you might want to think about hiring a Customer Service company who can solve some of your problems.
Let's start with those lost emergency calls. Not lost anymore. The best customer service companies also have the ability to dispatch for you as well. Now those customers will be yours and see you as super responsive. That's a win/win for sure. That service continues during business hours as well meaning you can keep your focus on your customers and business.
Tired of all of the bookkeeping chores as well? A top notch customer service company will be able to handle that chore for you as well.
Don't lose business because you don't have the resources to be responsive. Hire professionals to help and watch your business grow.
Find out more about how to hire an amazing customer service company like Contractor In Charge! We work nationwide and are available 24/7 (how great would that be to say about your business?) Check out our In Charge Services TODAY!
22 Feb Do You Know Your Break Even Costs For Your HVAC Business?
A successful business is a profitable one. They bring in more income than they spend in materials, supplies and other bills. The point where your income equals your output is your break even point. Do you know yours for your HVAC business? If not how can you set goals for your business?
To discover your break even point you need to have a complete handle on your business finances. Do you know what you are spending? How about what you are collecting? What about jobs in progress? Do you have a bookkeeper or use bookkeeping software?
You MUST track your numbers. In order to plan for your business, set goals or even know how many jobs you need to be bringing in each month you need that information. So start by gathering your bills, receipts and deposits and get it in gear.
Once you have the numbers entered you can see where things stand and have a clearer picture of your business and what your breakeven point is. You will be able to see where you need to make improvements.
Are jobs taking too long or being bid too low?
What about the number of jobs, do you need more?
Are there places where you can shave costs?
Could you shop around for better utility rates?
What about your supplies and suppliers?
Do you buy more than needed or pay more than you should for those supplies?
While you may not be able to cut back on techs, what about office staff?
Not sure how? A customer service company can be a big help there. They could cut out your entire office staff and give your customers better service. They could also take over those bookkeeping chores and keep you up to date on your numbers.
Find your break even point, then use it to improve your business and make it a success. The answer to doing that may well be finding a customer service company to consolidate some expenses: answering service, dispatch and bookkeeping.
You started your HVAC contracting business to help people. What you didn't expect was all of the things that you needed to know and track to keep your business viable. Things like what your 9 KPI's were. You don't even know what a KPI is. You know that what you don't know can hurt you, so here is what you need to know.
KPI is an acronym for key performance indicator. It's a numbers tool used to evaluate the health and success of a business. As an HVAC contractor there are some that are universal KPI's. They involve knowing your financial numbers as well as knowing how they can be used to improve your business.
One of the first two KPI's you need to know are how well your trucks are doing, meaning the sales per truck and the cost per HVAC truck. If the sales outweigh the costs, you're doing well. If the costs start to outweigh the sales you will need to determine if it's because of the age of the vehicle or because sales are down.
Next, look at your fleet. What is the profit and loss per truck? It means taking the first two above and looking at the fleet as a whole. Again, if the trucks are older they may be the problem. If not, it may be your techs, sales or other thing making your fleet responsible for losses instead of profits.
What is the cost to keep each? What that entails is their salary, vacation and sick time, health insurance costs, payroll taxes, 401K costs or whatever else is included in their benefits package. This can help you figure out who is benefitting your business and who is not. It also will help you know one of the other KPI's involving your tech, their break even. What this means is what is the point that the cost of the tech is even with the sales or jobs attributable to them.
What is the revenue generated per department? Your break even sales per month (or revenue minus costs so the answer equals zero)? How many jobs do you need to sell per month to get to the break even? What about your GMP or gross profit margin?
One, the number of jobs you need to sell and perform in order to get above break even and make a profit. Another is how well your techs are doing their jobs. If you have any that aren't investigate why, provide more training or let them go. Put your KPI's together and you will know where you need to improve or how you can expand your business goals.
If you would like to find out the easy way to have us track your KPIs for you! Check out our services TODAY!


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France Rotar, slovenski kipar, * 1933, Ljubljana, † 22. april 2001.

Rotar je kiparstvo študiral na Akademiji za likovno umetnost v Ljubljani pri profesorju Zdenku Kalinu  in diplomiral leta 1959. Delal je kot svobodni umetnik, med letoma 1981 in 1992 je živel v Veroni (Italija), nato začel poučevati na ALU, sprva kot izredni profesor, 1997 pa je tam postal redni profesor za kiparsko tehnologijo. Ustvarjal je večinoma v kamnu in bronu.

Nagrade
 nagrada Prešernovega sklada (1971) – za veliko varjeno plastiko, nastalo na Ravnah na Koroškem, Forma viva 1970
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A Promised Land (Hardcover)
A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making—from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post • Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times • NPR • The Guardian • Marie Claire
In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly personal detail both his political education and the landmark moments of the first term of his historic presidency—a time of dramatic transformation and turmoil.
Obama takes readers on a compelling journey from his earliest political aspirations to the pivotal Iowa caucus victory that demonstrated the power of grassroots activism to the watershed night of November 4, 2008, when he was elected 44th president of the United States, becoming the first African American to hold the nation's highest office.
Reflecting on the presidency, he offers a unique and thoughtful exploration of both the awesome reach and the limits of presidential power, as well as singular insights into the dynamics of U.S. partisan politics and international diplomacy. Obama brings readers inside the Oval Office and the White House Situation Room, and to Moscow, Cairo, Beijing, and points beyond. We are privy to his thoughts as he assembles his cabinet, wrestles with a global financial crisis, takes the measure of Vladimir Putin, overcomes seemingly insurmountable odds to secure passage of the Affordable Care Act, clashes with generals about U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, tackles Wall Street reform, responds to the devastating Deepwater Horizon blowout, and authorizes Operation Neptune's Spear, which leads to the death of Osama bin Laden.
A Promised Land is extraordinarily intimate and introspective—the story of one man's bet with history, the faith of a community organizer tested on the world stage. Obama is candid about the balancing act of running for office as a Black American, bearing the expectations of a generation buoyed by messages of "hope and change," and meeting the moral challenges of high-stakes decision-making. He is frank about the forces that opposed him at home and abroad, open about how living in the White House affected his wife and daughters, and unafraid to reveal self-doubt and disappointment. Yet he never wavers from his belief that inside the great, ongoing American experiment, progress is always possible.
This beautifully written and powerful book captures Barack Obama's conviction that democracy is not a gift from on high but something founded on empathy and common understanding and built together, day by day.
Barack Obama was the 44th president of the United States, elected in November 2008 and holding office for two terms. He is the author of two previous New York Times bestselling books, Dreams from My Father and The Audacity of Hope, and the recipient of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife, Michelle. They have two daughters, Malia and Sasha.
"Barack Obama is as fine a writer as they come. . . . [A Promised Land] is nearly always pleasurable to read, sentence by sentence, the prose gorgeous in places, the detail granular and vivid. . . . The story will continue in the second volume, but Barack Obama has already illuminated a pivotal moment in American history, and how America changed while also remaining unchanged."—Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, The New York Times Book Review
Publisher: Crown
Publication Date: November 17th, 2020
Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & Heads of State
Political Science / American Government / Executive Branch
History / United States / 21st Century
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US set to make ties with new Pak leadership
As Pakistan is set to form a new government, the US looks for opportunities to work with it to advance the goals of security and stability in South Asia, the State Department has said… reports Asian Lite News
"As Pakistan's elected leaders form a new government, the US will look for opportunities to work with them to advance our goals of security, stability, and prosperity in South Asia," a US State Department spokesperson said in a statement on Thursday.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan is set to become the next Prime Minister of the country, promising a new Pakistan.
Washington will be working closely with Islamabad, given the two countries' relationship in the light of the US strategy for South Asia and the issue of Afghan peace talks, the US spokesperson said.
The official further said the US was "concerned by reports of constraints placed on freedoms of expression, association, and the press leading up to the elections".
As ecstatic PTI supporters celebrated, the outgoing Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), which had been in power since 2013, rejected the results alleging "outright rigging" and vowing it would use "all political and legal options for redressal of these glaring excesses".
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Recently we began setting up shop at this wonderful little market in Verdellino Bergamo where a wide range of vintage and antiques are traded for rather good prices too!
It is held on the last Sunday of every month, except December 2011 when it will be on the 18th Dec due to xmas.
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April 2019 AJP TOC
April 2019 Issue,
Analytic formula for the geometric phase of an asymmetric top
The motion of a handle spinning in space has an odd behavior. It seems to unexpectedly flip back and forth in a periodic manner as seen in a popular YouTube video ("Plasma Ben, Dancing T-handle in zero-g, HD," ). As an asymmetrical top, its motion is completely described by the Euler equations and the equations of motion have been known for more than a century. However, recent concepts of the geometric phase have allowed a new perspective on this classical problem. Here, we explicitly use the equations of motion to find a closed form expression for the total phase and hence the geometric phase of the force-free asymmetric top and we explore some consequences of this formula with the particular example of the spinning handle for demonstration purposes. As one of the simplest dynamical systems, the asymmetric top should be a canonical example to explore the classical analog of the Berry phase.
Analytic formula for the geometric phase of an asymmetric top by Nicholas A. Mecholsky. DOI: 10.1119/1.5093302
Ping-pong ball cannon: Why do barrel and balls fly in the same direction? by Thorsten Pöschel, Daniel S. Nasato, Eric J. R. Parteli, Jason A. C. Gallas, and Patric Müller. DOI: 10.1119/1.5088805
The fortuitous chain reaction by J. M. Pearson. DOI: 10.1119/1.5089204
Levitation? Yes, it is possible! by Alberto T. Pérez, Pablo García-Sánchez, Miguel A. S. Quintanilla, and Armando Fernández-Prieto. DOI: 10.1119/1.5092451
Measuring the magnetization of a permanent magnet by B. Barman, and A. Petrou. DOI: 10.1119/1.5092452
Causality and dispersion relations by Tejas Dethe, Harmeet Gill, Dylan Green, Andrew Greensweight, Luis Gutierrez, Muyuan He, Toshiki Tajima, and Kevin Yang. DOI: 10.1119/1.5092679
Electron mobility in graphene without invoking the Dirac equation by Chaitanya K. Ullal, Jian Shi, and Ravishankar Sundararaman. DOI: 10.1119/1.5092453
Reconciliation of the Rosen and Laue theories of special relativity in a linear dielectric medium by Michael E. Crenshaw. DOI: 10.1119/1.5092584
An experimental information gathering and utilization systems (IGUS) robot to demonstrate the "physics of now" by Ronald P. Gruber, and Ryan P. Smith. DOI: 10.1119/1.5093293
Combined demonstration of non-viscous and viscous flow by Stephen M. Durbin. DOI: 10.1119/1.5086010
Statistical physics meets biochemistry: Wang-Landau sampling of the HP model of protein folding by Alfred C.K. Farris, Thomas Wüst, and David P. Landau. DOI: 10.1119/1.5093292
What is Real? The Unfinished Quest for the Meaning of Quantum Physics by Christopher A. Fuchs. DOI: 10.1119/1.5089208
Beyond Weird: Why Everything You Thought You Knew About Quantum Mechanics is Different byMano Singham. DOI: 10.1119/1.5091791
American Journal of Physics 87, 320 (2019); https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5093296


Isaiah 9:6 "For unto us a child is born. Unto us a Son is given.
When our Savior Jesus stepped down from Heaven to come to earth, He completely humbled Himself. He stepped out of the splendor of heaven and left His glorified, perfect, and Heavenly body, and was born into the lowliest of conditions to two imperfect earthly parents who He had created Himself.
Ultimately, Jesus was born to die in our place on the cross and provide salvation to all who would believe in Him. Jesus completely emptied Himself so that we might gain everything in this life.
Ultimately, unto us the child Jesus was born, who emptied Himself of all His splendor, so we could gain life and be recued from death.
Think of your birth. You were probably born in pretty good conditions, cared for by doctors and nurses, and then taken home to a warm house. Jesus, the Savior of the world was born to a filthy barn with smelly, dirty animals.
This Christmas let us follow Christ's example. Let us empty ourselves of all our earthly accolades and materialistic gain and worship Christ our Savior, who alone is worthy of all praise. Instead of staying so focused on "things" for Christmas, focus on how you can give of yourself to God and to others.


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Date Published: 14 April 2009
THT and regional partners aim to roll out Play Zone nationally
The Terence Higgins Trust (THT) is a
UK charity that provides advice and support
about HIV and sexual health more generally.
THT has a lot of experience of working
with all kinds of young people.
Visit their website for advice about safe sex
and sexual health.
After a successful pilot in London and Brighton, Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is working with a range of regional HIV and sexual health organisations to launch Play Zone across England and Wales. Play Zone is a code of good practice which aims to create a safer environment in venues where sex between men might occur.
Play Zone: Code of Good Practice is funded through the national HIV prevention programme. Venues which sign up to the Code pledge to ensure that sexual health, hygiene and health and safety standards are being met. The Code also aims to raise awareness around sexual health and help to reduce the number of new STI and HIV infections. Saunas and other venues voluntarily participate in the Code giving a clear message that they recognise the importance of providing a safe, clean environment for customers and staff. The scheme was developed in partnership with a number of organisations including the Department of Health, the Health Protection Agency and the Police.
THT is working with local HIV and sexual health organisations in Leicester, Nottingham, Manchester, Birmingham, Coventry, Sheffield, Cardiff, Liverpool and Newcastle. The local charities will liaise with venue owners in their area to encourage them to sign up. Doing so allows them to show a commitment to the sexual health of their customers and the wider gay community, to gain a nationally recognised seal of good practice and to partner with similar venues throughout the country on improving sexual health.
All venues and staff receive a manual to guide them through the process and free training is available for venue staff on HIV, sexual health, PEP, drug and alcohol awareness and first aid. Venues that meet the standards set out in the Code receive Play Zone branding and certificates to display – making it easier for customers to identify a venue participating in the scheme.
The principles laid out within the Code include setting minimum standards in:
* Condom and lubricant distribution and access
* Ensuring that information on sexual health is available
* Staff training on sexual health, HIV, Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) and drug and alcohol awareness
* Staff vaccinations for hepatitis A, hepatitis B and tetanus
* Health and safety training
* First aid training
* Lighting at venues
* Cleaning of venues
Marc Thompson, Head of Health Promotion at Terrence Higgins Trust said:
"We're really pleased to be working with other HIV organisations across England to roll out Play Zone nationally. If men are having sex in these venues, we want them to be doing it as safely as possible. Venues that participate in Play Zone give a clear message to customers that condoms will be available and sexual health is taken seriously."
News is included on the IvyRose website to inform visitors about current health issues, but not to endorse any particular view or activity. Any views expressed in the article above are not necessarily those of IvyRose Ltd.. Material in this news item was released by the Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) on 14 April 2009 and may have been edited (e.g. in style, length, and/or for ease of understanding by our international readers) for inclusion here. For further information, please visit their website.
Source: Terrence Higgins Trust (THT).
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Q: Passing data from modal through multiple widgets Another newbe to Flutter here. I really thought this will be 2 min job but I actually get stack here. I need to pass 'Hello' data
from modal widget
class ToolModal extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Column(
      children: <Widget>[
        Text('tools'),
        FlatButton(
          child: Text('save'),
          onPressed: () => Navigator.pop(context, 'Hello'),
        ),
      ],
    );
  }
}

through Bar widget
class Bar extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return BarItem(
      name: 'Option1',
      icon: Icons.category,
      onPressed: () {
        showModalBottomSheet(
          isScrollControlled: true,
          context: context,
          builder: (context) => ToolModal(),
        );
      },
    );
  }
}

to my home screen
class Home extends StatefulWidget {
  @override
  _HomeState createState() => _HomeState();
}

class _HomeState extends State<Home> {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Bar();
  }
}

I know(I thought I know) how to pass data from screen to screen but modal and widget between really let me down. Please can anyone help me with this? I really apologise for this question but I can not find an answer to this

A: You are close. showModalBottomSheet returns a Future. You can capture the resulting "Hello" in the following way:
class Bar extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return BarItem(
      name: 'Option1',
      icon: Icons.category,
      onPressed: () async {
        String hello = await showModalBottomSheet(
          isScrollControlled: true,
          context: context,
          builder: (context) => ToolModal(),
        );
      },
    );
  }
}

You could use a callback function to pass the data back to your home screen:
class Bar extends StatelessWidget {
  final Function(String) onHello;

  const Bar({Key key, this.onHello}): super(key: key);

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return BarItem(
      name: 'Option1',
      icon: Icons.category,
      onPressed: () async {
        String hello = await showModalBottomSheet(
          isScrollControlled: true,
          context: context,
          builder: (context) => ToolModal(),
        );
        onHello(hello);
      },
    );
  }
}

class Home extends StatefulWidget {
  @override
  _HomeState createState() => _HomeState();
}

class _HomeState extends State<Home> {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Bar(onHello: (String hello) {
      print(hello);
    });
  }
}

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