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Vitamin B4 (Choline)
Active Mind supplement formula – choline (vitamin B4)
Speaking of the nervous system, you can often find the same active ingredients – magnesium, B vitamins, adaptogens or unsaturated fatty acids. It is worth remembering, however, that there are other and equally important components for maintaining the optimal condition of the CNS.
In addition, some of them are produced in our system! Choline is an active ingredient that is commonly associated with the optimization of liver condition and function. In practice, it turns out to be an extremely important component of our nutrition, which plays a large role
in maintaining the proper functioning of the nervous system on many different levels.
What is choline?
Although choline has been seen as a vitamin until now, it is actually referred to as the "vitamin-like" ingredient. It is an organic chemical compound naturally occurring in the body, the synthesis of which are responsible for the bacteria that form the intestinal microflora. Vitamin B4 is primarily present in the liver and bile. Other places of its accumulation are, among others the walls of the digestive tract, adrenal glands and the brain and the nerve cells (neurons) present in it. In medicine, choline is seen as an important ingredient in cases of diseases with two completely different grounds – neurological and liver.
What are the natural sources of choline?
Women's daily choline requirements range from 420 to about 550 mg. This upper limit is also the average daily content of vitamin B4 in the balanced diet of an adult male (i.e. 550 mg). Choline is a component that is formed by endogenous synthesis. Unfortunately, specialists unanimously confirm that the quantity produced is insufficient to cover the RDM level, which requires each person to obtain it from additional sources. Of course, the diet comes first, which should include the products from the table below.
Product Content in 100 g
Egg yolk 680 mg
Offal 330 – 430 mg
Pork Ham 100 mg
Beans (dry seeds) 90 mg
Flax (seeds) 80 mg
Almonds 50 mg
However, the human body is not able to absorb all the accumulated choline.
Since its endogenous synthesis is also not enough to cover the full demand during the day, it is easy to guess the legitimacy of reaching for dietary supplements. Alternative sources of concentrated vitamin B4 prove to be important support for maintaining varied nutrition, which is the foundation for optimal health and proper functioning of virtually every organ in our body.
The effects of choline deficiency
Problems with the correct heartbeat
Constipation and uncontrolled constipation
Abnormal liver function
Anxiety and a constant sense of fear or being trapped
Increased nervous tension and irritability
Persistent headaches and problems with concentration
Increased risk of liver disease and damage
Action and properties of choline
Since choline is formed in the body through endogenous synthesis, it is not difficult to guess that it is an extremely important ingredient for its proper functioning. Its wide range of effects in the body underlines the valuable character as a component of dietary supplements.
Positive effect on neurotransmission processes
Choline is primarily a basic substrate for the production of acetylcholine – a neurotransmitter, which, in addition to dopamine or serotonin, helps maintain optimal communication between cells of the nervous system. It is acetylcholine that regulates the processes of remembering, focusing and affects the correct process of learning and the acquisition of new messages. It is not difficult to guess that students and academics should, first of all, ensure that the optimal level of choline in the daily diet is maintained. On the other hand, an insufficient level of acetylcholine is conducive to limiting the effectiveness of memory and may cause a marked disturbance in the functioning of concentration.
Reducing the risk of neurodegeneration processes
The role of choline in the context of maintaining the proper state of the nervous system is really huge. First of all, you should start with the fact that choline largely reduces the excessive concentration of dangerous homocysteine - an amino acid that stimulates the production of oxygen free radicals and promotes, among others the development of atherosclerosis, the formation of embolism and strokes, or the acceleration of the aging process by the oxidation of neurons and other cells.
In addition, choline also forms phosphatidylcholine and lecithin. Both compounds belong to the group of phospholipids, which co-create a membrane protecting cells of the nervous system and provide them with a higher degree of integrity. As a result, choline enhances the protection of neurons against the adverse effects of various stimuli and pathogenic microorganisms.
A decrease in the efficiency of the nervous system and the brain is a natural effect of progressive aging. Some diseases lead to a clear impairment of some psychological activities, especially memory and concentration, which may repeatedly be the result of limited activity of nerve cells, e.g. on the activity of neurotransmitters. Also including acytolocholine. Then choline supplementation may prove to be helpful in limiting intensive disease progression and alleviating persistent ailments.
Beneficial effect on physical fitness
Poor functioning of the nervous system can translate into a decrease in physical performance. Insufficient energy means that the body's efficiency decreases, which translates into faster fatigue. Choline proves to be beneficial in this aspect. Athletes can use it to increase the content of L-carnitine in the body – an amino acid that is known for pre-workout supplements and slimming supplements. Maintaining the optimal level of L-carnitine in the body favors the use of accumulated fat as an alternative source of energy for exercise, which at the same time improves the formation of a slim figure.
Other benefits of choline
Regulates the proper metabolism of cholesterol and fatty compounds
Supports the liver in natural detoxification processes
Promotes normalization of blood pressure – prevention of heart and circulatory system diseases
Reduces the risk of deposition of lipid compounds in the gallbladder and on the surface of the walls of blood vessels, which causes, among others reducing the risk of atherosclerosis and heart attacks
Why is choline included in the Labosal Active Mind product?
The formula of Labosal Active Mind has a place for this ingredient for a reason. Choline as one of the fundamental compounds for the proper development of the fetal nervous system clearly has a significant impact on the proper functioning of psychological activities. Its direct participation in the process of acetylcholine synthesis affects the regulation of memory work, and the co-creation of some components (e.g. lecithin or phosphatidylcholine) in a quite unequivocal way proves the fundamental importance for the proper development of the brain and other structures of the nervous system. Choline deficiencies can result in noticeable problems with memory, emotional swing and an increased risk of neurodegenerative diseases. That is why it is worth taking care of its proper content in the daily diet in advance through properly selected supplementation. Choose wisely and with your head – preferably with Labosal Active Mind!


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Aimee Nolan's Building Blocks of Success
W.W. Grainger's associate general counsel shares the three winning habits that helped her build a thriving in-house legal career
By	Matt Alderton
Imagine that you run a commercial or industrial building. Odds are that W.W. Grainger sells everything you will need to maintain it, from janitorial supplies to power tools to light bulbs to video surveillance systems. If what you're trying to maintain, though, is your legal career, you should forego Grainger's famous catalog and instead consult Aimee Nolan, the company's associate general counsel and chief intellectual property counsel.
A veteran of the Chicago-based company, Nolan joined Grainger's legal team in 1998 as an intellectual property and corporate lawyer. She began her career in-house at beauty products giant Helene Curtis prior to its 1996 acquisition by Unilever, and she subsequently was an associate at Chicago law firms Rudnick & Wolfe (now DLA Piper), as well as Keck, Mahin & Cate, which closed its doors in 1997.
"It was a bit early in my career to be returning in-house," Nolan recalls. "As a young lawyer, I felt like I needed to earn my stripes for several more years at an outside firm, but when I was presented with the chance to work at Grainger, I knew it was an opportunity I shouldn't pass up. So I made the jump and have been here ever since."
Originally from a suburb of Detroit, Nolan was destined for the legal profession from the outset.
"My dad actually has a cassette tape recording where he asks me what I want to be when I grow up and I say, 'I want to be a ballerina or a lawyer,'" laughs Nolan, who was inspired by her uncle—also an attorney. "Everyone in the family always thought of my uncle with great esteem. He was the go-to person if you needed advice or counsel, and I was always curious about that mysterious knowledge everyone seemed to trust and respect so much."
But channeling this curiosity to build a thriving in-house career at a Fortune 500 company took more than a law degree, according to Nolan. She attributes her personal and professional success to three career-building habits: seeking opportunity, developing relationships, and giving back to others.
SEEKING OPPORTUNITY
Nolan has spent the majority of her career helping to strengthen the bond between the company's legal and business teams in order to help achieve common goals. It has become a foundation for her success that she has taken tremendous pride in since joining the company.
"I've looked across the company and identified areas where there were important initiatives or key groups that did not have dedicated legal support, and I've volunteered to do that work," explains Nolan, whose enthusiasm for serving the business has continually opened new doors for her. "Seeking opportunity has been a guiding principle for my career because it has allowed me to have experiences and learn skills that I would not otherwise have the chance to gain."
One example that she is particularly proud of is her contribution to Grainger's intellectual property (IP) portfolio. When she joined the company, one of her mentors was Tom Farquer, a senior IP and technology attorney working to help Grainger more strategically manage its patents, copyrights, trademarks, and other creative assets. When he fell ill, Nolan partnered with him to execute his vision, even though she had no prior experience with patent law.
"I wanted to make sure his goals were carried out while he was gone, so I quickly partnered with our outside patent counsel to learn that discipline," Nolan says. She subsequently helped establish a dedicated IP team within the business that is led by the director of IP.
Likewise, Nolan is currently helping Grainger mature its cybersecurity framework and processes to include a more formal privacy organization charged with protecting personal data.
"We had someone in the organization who was working in that function and left," recalls Nolan, adding that Grainger has the country's eleventh-largest e-commerce business, with online sales that total about $5 billion. "I realized how important this work was to the company and our road map for growth, so I again partnered with outside counsel and formed relationships with experts to learn the area, which allowed me to provide effective counseling and the leadership needed for success."
DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS
Relationships are crucial for in-house lawyers, according to Nolan, who says she wouldn't be where she is today without her extensive network.
"Developing relationships is one of the most important things you do as an in-house lawyer because you're not someone who can sit at your desk and read contracts in isolation all day; your goal is to be a trusted advisor and business partner that facilitates your company's goals," Nolan says.
She also says the secret to strong relationships is being accessible, proactive, engaging, and providing pragmatic guidance. "If you don't build trust and confidence with those you work with, you can't sit at the table with them and help them work through business problems," she says.
Building relationships inside the organization helps a lawyer be seen by their customers as a resource instead of an obstacle. Building external relationships, meanwhile, helps in-house lawyers create value for these customers by engaging them with a network that can be a source of new knowledge.
"I can't overstate how certain outside counsel have been strategic partners for our company," Nolan says.
These strong relationships have allowed Grainger to take advantage of alternate fee arrangements and creative staffing solutions during times of need.
The same relationships have also helped Nolan infuse Grainger with fresh thinking during times of growth. For example, in 2016, she facilitated two continuing education sessions for Grainger staff and their customers, utilizing outside counsel and business leaders as guest speakers on topics such as product regulatory compliance and the customer data life cycle. Designed to share legal thinking with business staff and vice versa, these sessions helped Nolan strengthen internal relationships by introducing new knowledge to her customers, as well as strengthen external relationships by giving vendors an opportunity to showcase their expertise.
It also was educational for members of the legal team, who received a snapshot of the business that many of them had not previously seen. This was a unique project, as each event was designed so it could be repeated, either in whole or in modules, for other internal audiences or externally at legal education programs.
"It was a win-win for everyone," Nolan says.
The final feather in Nolan's cap is her time, which she gives generously to people, causes, and organizations that she deeply cares about.
Among the organizations to which she dedicates herself is the Judd Goldman Adaptive Sailing Foundation, a Chicago-based organization that uses modified sailboats to make sailing on Lake Michigan accessible for people with disabilities. This helps participants in achieving self-esteem and independence.
She also participates actively at her children's school, and engages in formal as well as informal mentoring while at Grainger.
"I think it's incumbent on all of us who are fortunate to share our time and skills to help others," Nolan says. She not only gives back to show gratitude for the opportunities she's experienced in the past, but also to instill gratitude in her two daughters for the opportunities they will have in the future. "It's important for me to be a role model for my children so they see there's always time to be made for others beyond yourself," she continues.
Take it from someone who works for a company that sells almost every supply a business might buy: You can't purchase a successful legal career, but with the right priorities, you can certainly create one for yourself.

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DENIAL – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
by Kinetophone on Sep 29, 2016 • 6:03 pm No Comments
Featuring Original Music By Howard Shore
Howe Records will release DENIAL – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack on CD and digitally September 30, 2016. The album features original music by Howard Shore (LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY, THE HOBBIT, SPOTLIGHT).
Based on the acclaimed book Denial: Holocaust History on Trial, DENIAL recounts Deborah E. Lipstadt's (Academy Award® winner Rachel Weisz) legal battle for historical truth against David Irving (BAFTA nominee Timothy Spall), who accused her of libel when she declared him a Holocaust denier. In the English legal system, in cases of libel, the burden of proof is on the defendant, therefore it was up to Lipstadt and her legal team, led by Richard Rampton (Academy Award® nominee Tom Wilkinson), to prove the essential truth that the Holocaust occurred. Shore conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for the score.
DENIAL will open in NY and LA on September 30, in select cities October 7 and 14, and opening nationwide October 21, 2016. Howe Records will release the DENIAL – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack both on CD and digitally September 30, 2016.
HOWARD SHORE is one of today's premier composers whose music is performed in concert halls around the world by the most prestigious orchestras and is heard in cinemas across the globe. Shore's musical interpretation of J.R.R. Tolkien's imaginative world of THE LORD OF THE RINGS and THE HOBBIT, as portrayed in the films directed by Peter Jackson, have enthralled people of all generations for years. This work stands as his most acclaimed composition to date awarding him with three Academy Awards, four Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes.
In July 2016 Shore was honored to receive the Locarno Film Festival's Vision Award. He is an Officier de l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres de la Franceand has also been recognized by Canada with the Governor General's Performing Arts Award. The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures honored Howard Shore with an award for Career Achievement for Music Composition, he received The Recording Academy Honors, the City of Vienna bestowed him with the Max Steiner Award, and has received numerous other awards for his career achievements.
Perhaps most notable from his early career, Shore was one of the creators of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE and served as musical director from 1975- 1980. At the same time he began collaborating with David Cronenberg and has since scored 15 of the director's films, including THE FLY, CRASHand NAKED LUNCH. He was awarded Canadian Screen Awards for MAPS TO THE STARS for score and COSMOPOLIS for both score and song. His original scores to A DANGEROUS METHOD, EASTERN PROMISES and DEAD RINGERS were each honored with the Genie Award. Shore continues to distinguish himself with a wide range of projects, from Martin Scorsese's HUGO (Oscar & BAFTA nominee), THE DEPARTED, GANGS OF NEW YORKand THE AVIATOR (for which he won his third Golden Globe Award) to ED WOOD, SE7EN, THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (BAFTA nominee), PHILADELPHIA, MRS. DOUBTFIRE, and his score for Tom McCarthy's Academy Award-winning film SPOTLIGHT.
Other recent works include the piano concerto Ruin and Memory for Lang Lang (2010), the song cycle A Palace Upon the Ruins featuring mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano (2014), Six Pieces (2014), a cello concerto Mythic Gardens (2012), and Fanfare for the Wanamaker Organ in Philadelphia (2008). His opera, The Fly (2008), which premiered at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris and at Los Angeles Opera, recently completed a successful run in Germany at the Theatre Trier. His chamber music album "A Palace Upon the Ruins—Selected Works" will be released on November 4, 2016.
1. Atlanta 1994
2. Denial
3. The Letter
4. London 1998
5. A Conspiracy of Good
6. The Steps
7. A Prayer
8. Krakow Square
9. All Rise
10. Professor van Pelt
11. A 1995 Pommard
12. The Dishonest Waiter
13. Judge Gray
14. Looking at Prejudice
15. A Return to London
16. The Judgement
17. In My Own Words
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>> Sedimentary Rock: Types and How They Are Formed?
Sedimentary Rock: Types and How They Are Formed?
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Rocks are generally grouped into igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks. Sedimentary rocks are usually well exposed on the earth's surface and in water bodies as well. Rock materials from pre-existing rocks (such as metamorphic, igneous and previously shaped sedimentary rocks) that have been eroded, weathered and compacted over time, make up sedimentary rocks.
These types of rocks are therefore, formed from previously existing rocks that are unrelentingly weathered or eroded, then deposited.
They are transported to the deposit site by agents of denudation (e.g. water, ice, wind and mass movements). After being deposited, they are compacted and cemented through lithification. Lithification is the process through which sediments are changed into a rock (as you can see, this is how the label 'sedimentary rock' came to be).
How Are Sedimentary Rocks Formed?
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All types of rocks are relentlessly exposed to erosion and weathering. Small debris from formations of rocks and mountains which undergo erosion together with other granite substances like soils, are usually transported from highlands by denudation agents to low areas.
Over long periods of time, the debris ultimately settles through sedimentation. Some materials may settle within water bodies and others on land.
Water forces, gravity, wind power, thermal expansion and expansion of salt crystals that dissipate the previously existing rocks into tiny pieces are what usually cause weathering and erosion. As the debris is transported to lower areas, the materials are smoothened by abrasion. They come to a halt by leaving small spaces in-between the grains which causes them to have a distorted shape.
They are continuously deposited a layer after another to create a new collection of homogeneous material. After this, carbonates, oxides and silica, which cause cementation and compaction, mix together with the deposits. Compaction caused by the mass of the piling layers of deposits lessens the porousness of the rocks created and increases the cohesion of the grains.
Sometimes, fossil fuels together with organic matter may combine with the sediments which lead to cementation. Cementation may be described as the combining of rock materials together by salt crystals or by organic matter. After the mixture hardens, it becomes a rock. Sedimentary rocks are therefore, made from the deposit of sediments which are weathered, eroded, deposited and eventually compacted and cemented.
Types of Sedimentary Rock
There are three major types of sedimentary rocks; chemical, clastic and organic sedimentary rocks.
1. Chemical
Chemical sedimentary rocks occur when components of water evaporate and previously dissolved minerals are left behind. These types of sedimentary rocks usually occur in arid areas; like gypsum and salt deposits. Examples of chemical sedimentary rocks are: chert, dolomites, flint, rock salt, iron ore and some types of limestone.
2. Clastic
Clastic sedimentary rocks occur when there is buildup of tiny pieces of broken rocks (clastics). These are deposited due to mechanical weathering and lithification of the rocks through cementation and compaction. Breccias, shale, sandstone and siltstone are all examples of this type of sedimentary rocks.
3. Organic
Organic sedimentary rocks occur as a result of the accumulation of any form of animal or plant remains like bones. Animal and plant debris contain calcium that piles up on the floor of water bodies over years to create organic sedimentary rocks. Examples of this kind of rocks are coal, some types of dolomites and some forms of limestone.
Some Examples of Sedimentary Rocks
This is an organic sedimentary rock that is plastic in nature. It is light in weight compared to most of the usual stones. Amber is tree sap that has hardened over time. It is usually clear yellow, creamy yellow, red or dark brown in color.
This is a type of clastic sedimentary rock formed from angular fragmented rocks that have undergone cementation. The angular shape suggests that the fragmented pieces have not travelled too far from their previously existing rocks. The fragmented parts look like conglomerate due to their big pea-sizes. Breccias are normally seen along fault areas and take on different colors.
Chert belongs to the group of chemical sedimentary rocks formed from deposits of cryptocrystalline quartz. Cherts are usually gray or dull brown and are normally seen as nodules well-enclosed in limestone. They normally protrude out of the mineral when the mineral is put in water.
Reddish-brown, red or bright yellowish-brown chert is called Jasper, while chert that has a waxy luster is known as Flint.
Conglomerates belong to the group of clastic sedimentary rocks. They result fromthe cementation of semi-rounded pieces of broken rock. The semi-rounded pieces show that they have gone through abrasion and travelled quite far from their previously existing rocks.
Conglomerates are usually deposited at shorelines or streams and may be in pea-sizes or bigger. They are at times called pudding stone and are used in the construction industry.
Coal is a type of organic sedimentary rock formed from the accumulation of plant material that has undergone decomposition in a swampy area. It is naturally combustible and is usually mined for use as a fuel. It may be brown or black in color and its concentration is dependent on the effect of compaction and changes in the previously existing organic life forms.
Anthracite, bituminous, lignite and peat are all examples of coal.
Dolomites belong to the group of chemical sedimentary rocks that are similar to calcite. The resemblance is because, dolomite usually starts to take form as limestone but is eventually changed chemically via the substitution of magnesium in place of some of its calcium.
Gypsum is a type of chemical sedimentary rock that is soft and can be distorted easily. It is normally white in color and is utilized in the production of plaster of Paris.
Limestone belongs to the group of chemical sedimentary rocks formed from mineral calcite. It is usually challenging to visually identify limestone. Limestone may appear in dark gray, light gray or brown color.
Examples of limestone are: coquina limestone made up of fragmented shells, fossiliferous limestone composed of fossils, encrinal limestone formed of crinoid pieces, lithographic limestone that has fine grains, and travertine limestone usually transported by water.
Limestone is a sedimentary rock that has many uses. It is used in making cement, manufacturing lime, making paper, glass, insecticides, fiberglass, coating chewing gum and making petrochemicals.
It belongs to the group of chemical sedimentary rocks usually formed by mineral sodium chloride. Rock salt is normally colorless or white and may have color when combined with impurities like clay or iron oxide. Its salty taste and solubility in water is used to identify it. Rock salt is also referred to as halite.
Sandstones are a type of clastic sedimentary rocks formed from sand grains that have undergone cementation. They take on black, brown, gray, pink, red or white color. Sandstones may have either fine or coarse grains which makes them easy to distinguish visually.
Quartz (mature) sandstones are light in color and are mainly made of round and well-formed quartz grains. On the other hand, greywackes (immature) sandstones are made of angular-shaped grains of different minerals.
Shale is a type of clastic sedimentary rock. It is made up of clay minerals that have undergone compaction by the mass of the overlying rocks. Shales usually have the tendency to break into flat pieces. They are of different colors such as black, brown, gray and red, which depend on the composition of oxides of iron and organic matter.
In general they are a wonderful source of fossils and are mainly seen at the floor of lakes or oceans. They are at times added to bricks and cement.
Siltstone
Siltstones are a kind of clastic sedimentary rocks. They are made up of small rock pieces which are coarser than clay but finer than the grains of sand in terms of texture. Siltstone is challenging to identify because it resembles sandstone that has fine grains or a coarse type of shale. They come in a wide range of colors.
Hopefully, this answers your search on how sedimentary rocks are formed and what are their types in nature. Kudos!
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Working at unlocking damaged brains
By Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje
Updated 11:58 pm CDT, Saturday, April 28, 2012
Conrad Tullis, 9, smiles as his mother Liz Tullis speaks closely to him before she leaves him at school. Tullis suffered severe brain injury in a near drowning accident when he was a toddler. He goes to school at Cambridge Elementary School.
Conrad Tullis, 9, smiles as his mother Liz Tullis speaks closely to him before she leaves him at school. Tullis suffered severe brain injury in a near drowning accident when he was a toddler. He goes to school
Photo: BOB OWEN, San Antonio Express-News
Conrad Tullis was a toddler when he fell into the swimming pool at his grandfather's home.
Submerged for unknown minutes, he suffered severe brain damage and, eight years later, remains confined to a wheelchair or stander, unable to communicate apart from a soft coo or laugh.
His parents, Liz and Matt, have never given up. They've pursued a wide range of help for their son — speech and occupational therapy, acupuncture, even horse therapy — despite doctors' dim prognosis.
But the Tullises say they've reached the limits of traditional therapy.
They want more for Conrad and recently teamed up with a scientist at the University of Texas Health Science Center to potentially get it.
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After being approached last fall by Liz Tullis, Dr. Peter Fox applied for and recently received a $100,000 grant from the Kronkosky Foundation to see whether the work he's doing might help Conrad and thousands of other children who've experienced brain injury from oxygen deprivation.
Fox, who directs the Research Imaging Institute, is using "resting state" imaging — scans while a subject is asleep or sedated — to pinpoint which areas of the brain that control different functions are harmed and which aren't.
Amid such research on children with autism, he will now expand his study to "anoxic" brain damage in children. "The most immediate benefit for Conrad and other families would be to give them information on which systems are intact — visual, attention, language, auditory, tactile —so they would better know which ones to target with therapy," Fox said.
Liz and Matt have even bigger dreams. They're hoping the data gleaned from the scans could be used to develop new therapies that might help further unlock their son's brain.Liz has tirelessly sought out researchers in the years since her son's accident, pleading with them to look deeper into his type of brain injury. She's taken her PowerPoint presentation from office to office and made speeches before San Antonio audiences.
The story of Conrad Tullis illustrates the indefatigable nature of parental love, and how one rock-willed mother can work to change the research game in a world where often only certain diseases and disabilities get most of the attention — and money.
To see how far Conrad has come, spend the morning with him at Cambridge Elementary.
Six years ago, when the San Antonio Express-News published a story on his near-drowning, he was on many medications. His body was sometimes tight, contracted. Not anymore. He spends half a day at school and afternoons in therapy.
Dressed in a polo shirt and shorts, Conrad is in his stander with a handful of other students in the special education room. Natalie Brown, a special education teacher who has worked with him since first grade, said the focus now is on improving his communication and motor skills.
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"He's my baby," she said, smiling at him tenderly. "Sometimes he can be a real show-off. The other day he kept laughing at us, and I said, 'Conrad, I'm going to put you in time-out.'"
Brown lifts him out of his stander and lays him on a bed under his "sensory box" — a structure from which hangs all manner of beads, lights and other objects. Brown puts "switches" — two big yellow buttons — by either of his hands.
"Turn on the lights, Conrad," she said. A few moments pass. Slowly, almost imperceptibly, one of his hands nudges a button. A cluster of hot pepper-shaped lights illuminate. Brown cheers.
Liz said one main benefit Conrad receives from school is the stimulation of other children. As Brown wheels him to the door of Megan Canales' class, it's clear what she means.
Carter Ulbrich, 9, comes out and nonchalantly tousles Conrad's hair. Then he wheels him into the classroom, where other students greet him with a hug, an arm squeeze, a casual "Hey, Conrad."
There is no fear, no hesitation.
"Conrad is like every other student in my class," Canales said. "He brings his own inherent value and talent, and so he is treated like that. He is not an anomaly. Early on we had this discussion and so the kids don't view him as different."
But as helpful as they are, school and existing therapies aren't enough, Liz said.
Liz is a vice president at Bank of America who works in the technology division from the couple's home in Alamo Heights. Husband Matt is a part-time pharmacist. They also have a kindergartner named Garrett.
She speaks of going to Conrad's doctor appointments, armed with evidence that her son had gained new skills beyond the time traditional science said he would improve.
"I'm asking, 'What else can we do?' and they're saying, 'Well, keep up the good work.' They're not trained to tell me what else we could do. And I was like, OK, we need a researcher."
She began singling out neurologists who are doing brain research, honing in on the field of neuroplasticity — the idea that the hurt brain can heal.
She talked to officials at the Mind Science Foundation and researchers at Duke University, Baylor College of Medicine, even a researcher in Belgium. None was the right fit.
A researcher at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute steered her to Fox. Last October the two met and agreed to join forces.
Fox said for years brain imaging has been used in conscious subjects who perform simple tasks during the scan to see what areas of the brain are functioning.
"This doesn't work well in impaired patients, such as those with Parkinson's disease, mental retardation, schizophrenia," he said.
In the last decade, researchers have discovered that scans during sleep or sedation render strikingly similar data. Different brain regions "fire" spontaneously during rest, giving researchers a window into their function and integrity. This discovery has fueled a boon in studies worldwide.
In addition to Fox's work with autistic children, researchers at the institute are using resting state scans to study people with Parkinson's, chronic pain, post-traumatic stress disorder and stuttering problems, to determine brain function change before and after treatment.
The emerging data stands to revolutionize the field of brain science. For decades, scientists believed the brain was "hard wired," Fox explained, that it couldn't develop new neural networks. But studies now show other parts of the brain might be "recruited" to take over the work of damaged regions.
"Does the brain make new neurons, new connections?" Fox said. "Probably not. But can it strengthen or reshuffle existing connections? Probably."
Fox said his findings from the anoxic study could potentially be used to secure funding from other groups, such as the National Institutes of Health, to take the work further. The study will take about one year and involve 18 subjects, including Conrad. The Tullises have also created the Conrad Smiles Fund, administered through the San Antonio Area Foundation, which will go toward helping people with anoxic brain injury.
The need is great. In 2010, more than 3,000 children under 5 experienced injury from near-drowning, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Liz balks at the title of being a superwoman. But she said she won't stop until researchers know more — not just to help Conrad but all the other hurting children out there.
"You shouldn't have to be a superwoman to get this far," she said.
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Overview of the Chinese Community Social Services Centre Inc. (CCSSCI):
The Centre was set up and registered as an incorporated body in 1992. With a humble beginning it started as a small community-based, ethno-specific agency with a part-time worker at a shared office.
More than two decades later, CCSSCI is the largest government-funded, not-for-profit aged care and welfare service provider for the Chinese-Victorian community. Today, the Centre employs more than 240 workers providing a wide range of services from 5 offices.
CCSSCI is a registered charity with the Australian Charities and Not-For-Profits Commission. Our aim is to help those socially and financially disadvantaged members from our community who are in needs.
We cater for the Chinese-speaking people from various countries of birth, including China, Vietnam, Hong Kong SAR, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Taiwan, Singapore, East Timor, Burma, Macau, Laos, Thailand and India.
From the Board of Management to the staff and volunteers, we share the same cultural backgrounds and languages with the people we serve.
Based on 2011 ABS Census, the Chinese-speaking community was the largest culturally and linguistically diverse community in Victoria.


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NiceHash is a global cryptocurrency hash power broker and cryptocurrency exchange with an open marketplace that connects sellers of hashing power (cryptominers) with buyers of hashing power using the sharing economy approach. The company provides software for cryptocurrency mining. The company was founded in 2014 by two Slovenian university students, Marko Kobal and Matjaž Škorjanc.

The company is based in The British Virgin Islands and has offices in Maribor, Slovenia. NiceHash users are primarily video gamers who have powerful  graphics cards (GPUs) suited to cryptocurrency mining. The company has over 2.5 million users in 190 countries worldwide as of November 2021.

History

NiceHash was founded in 2014, a former medical student turned computer programmer, and Marko Kobal.

NiceHash's original founder Matjaž Škorjanc was allegedly one of the creators of malware called Mariposa botnet and served four years and ten months in a Slovenian prison. On June 5, 2019, US law enforcement reopened a case in the operations of the Mariposa (Butterfly Bot, BFBOT) malware gang. In 2019, The FBI moved forward with new charges and arrest warrants against four suspects, including Matjaž Škorjanc. Matjaž was detained in prison in Germany in 2019. Due to international law agreements on double jeopardy, he was released in 2020. Matjaž provided the original concept for the company, but is not involved in its operation and the current CEO is Martin Škorjanc.

On December 6, 2017, approximately 4,700 Bitcoins (US$64 million at the time of the hack) were stolen from NiceHash allegedly by a spear phishing attack. Due to the open and transparent nature of the blockchain, the security breach received an influx of attention as the stolen sum and movement of bitcoins were visible to anyone on the internet.

On December 21, 2017, Marko Kobal resigned as the CEO of NiceHash. On that day, the company also re-opened their marketplace after the December 6th hack. NiceHash announced that they had hired cyber security and implemented new security protocols after the incident. NiceHash reimbursed affected users who made a claim by the deadline of December 16, 2020, and returned their Bitcoin funds in full.

On February 17, 2021, a North Korean hacker group (Lazarus) was indicted for the 2017 NiceHash attack.

NiceHash opened a cryptocurrency exchange in May 2019, where miners and other traders of cryptocurrencies trade their mined coins to other cryptocurrencies or exchange to fiat currency. The platform lists 64 coins and tokens, and 80 trading pairs.

In May 2022, NiceHash became the first provider of mining software to unlock Nvidia's LHR (Light Hash Rate).

Business model

Hash power marketplace
NiceHash provides an open hash power marketplace where buyers can bid to purchase computer power to add to their mining pool or operations. In return for providing this service, NiceHash takes a percentage or fee from each group (buyers and sellers).

Sellers of hash power
Sellers have to run NiceHash mining software and connect their mining hardware or just regular PCs or graphics cards to NiceHash stratum servers and to the buyer's order. Their hashing power is forwarded to the pool that the buyer has chosen for mining. For each valid share they submit, they get paid in bitcoin for the price that is determined by the current weighted average and refreshed each minute. This is all done automatically and the process does not require complex technical skills. The sellers are technically not 'miners' (although the computer hardware is mining) as they do not choose or control which algorithm their hardware operates on. They are renting out the hardware to be used for mining by other people (buyers) in a similar concept to cloud mining.

Buyers of hashpower (miners)
Buyers bid on the open marketplace for hash power on different mining algorithms, and direct it to their mining pool to increase their chances of finding a block reward. Much of the process of bidding is automated by trading bots.

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It's been a long time since I wrote about anything research-related. Well, that's because research is hard! The science is happening slowly but surely. In the meantime, something vaguely related to my research popped up on the NASA website: ice on Mars!
Many people have heard about water on Mars. Recently, liquid water has been in the news because of the "Recurring Slope Linea," or streaks of wet sand observed by spacecraft orbiting the planet. These suggest that there is liquid water (laced with some kind of antifreeze, like salts) flowing on modern Mars. But we also know that Mars has had much more water on its surface: enough, in fact, to carve massive "valley networks" early in Mars' history. The valley networks, an example of which is shown below, are still an area of debate in the scientific community. How did they form? Did Mars once have rainfall? Did groundwater seep to the surface, coalescing into channels protected by a thick layer of ice?
A valley network on Mars, showing that liquid water once flowed in abundance on (or near) the surface. This image is about 200 kilometers across.
Whether or not liquid water flows on Mars today, we do know that the planet has plenty of ice – both water ice and "dry ice," or frozen CO2. Yes, it gets so cold on Mars that CO2 snow falls! Mars has two polar ice caps, both of which can be seen from Earth with the aid of a telescope. In the summer, Mars' polar caps are predominantly water ice. In winter, CO2 snowfall blankets the surface.
One of my fellow graduate students mapped an area around the south polar cap, called the Dorsa Argentea formation, and found many signs not just of ancient glaciers, but of their melting. This is important, because glaciers on Mars today are "cold-based." That is, even the very bottom of the glacier is well below freezing, and the ice is frozen to the rock below. On Earth, most glaciers are "wet-based" and their base is at the melting point of ice (0 degrees Celsius). The major exception to this is Antarctica, where planetary scientists often go to explore a Mars-like environment.
Though there are competing hypotheses for why glacial melting could have occurred on Mars, the presence of liquid – a lot of it, based on the observed glacial landforms – suggests a long-lived environment in which nascent Martian life could have survived. The type of life that might have survived under these conditions is an interesting subject in itself; check out "tardigrades" (a.k.a. water bears)!
Could this little guy, known as a tardigrade, live on Mars?
Climate therefore becomes an overarching theme of ice on Mars. How did the ice form? Did it melt? Where did it go? What does this mean for the climate on Mars, and whether the planet could have supported life?
We use ice to answer similar questions on Earth. Ice cores, drilled from glaciers and ice sheets around the world, contain records of the climate in which each layer of ice formed. Cores are expensive and difficult to obtain, however, and represent only one point in a massive ice sheet. To track these climate-induced layers throughout the ice sheet, researchers sometimes use ice-penetrating radar. An airplane flies over the ice sheet in a straight line, sending out radar pulses and collecting the returns as it goes. The waves bounce off of layers in the ice, with some layers reflecting more strongly than others. These strong reflections, which can be tied to individual layers in an ice core, can be traced for many miles within the ice!
In this way, the combination of ice cores and radar data allow us to explore the records of Earth's climate locked away in glaciers and ice sheets.
Recently, planetary scientists have traced similar layers in Mars' polar caps using radar from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) spacecraft. Unfortunately, we don't have ice cores (yet!) to calibrate these radar reflections with, but the data can be used to draw conclusions about major features of the ice caps. For instance, the north polar cap appears to be divided into two sections. The upper layers in the ice, above what seems to be a major erosional surface, seem to have accumulated rapidly and regularly compared to the ice below.
The period of erosion at the base of the upper layers reflects a time when the climate at Mars' north pole was warmer than it is today. Planetary scientists believe this could have occurred when Mars' polar tilt, called "obliquity," increased.
Obliquity, or axial tilt, of a planet. Mars' obliquity is thought to vary from 0-60 degrees!
At periods of "high obliquity," when Mars' north pole was tilted us much as 60 degrees from vertical, the poles become much warmer. This causes ice to move away from the poles and shift to lower latitudes – i.e., a period of erosion of the polar ice! When the obliquity lowers, moving the poles back toward vertical, ice shifts back to the poles. This idea is consistent with the ice layering seen by MRO. Thus, scientists are exploring Mars' climate history with a spacecraft!
Layering in Mars' polar ice as observed by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO).
Now we just need some ice cores to figure out what all of the layering in Mars' polar ice means in terms of dust content, chemistry, and snow texture. For the record: I have volunteered for that field work.


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Myth of the Noble Savage | Andrew Holt, Ph.D.
I first met Professor Paul Jentz at the World History Association annual conference in Savannah, Georgia in 2015. Alfred J. Andrea and I were serving as co-series editors of the newly formed Myths of History Series for Hackett Publishing, and Al wanted us to meet as he had been very impressed with Paul in his previous dealings through the WHA and elsewhere. Paul had a unique charm and cerebral wittiness that made him every bit as likable as Al had suggested. More significantly, he understood and appreciated the goals of the Myths of History Series well, which focuses on producing works that dispel popular historical myths and are geared toward use in the college or university classroom.
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Japanese Hit Princess Connect! Re: Dive Is Getting A Global Launch In 2021 Through Crunchyroll Games
After a successful launch in Japan, the rest of the world is about to get a taste of the newest mobile game Princess Connect! Re: Dive. Crunchyroll Games officially announced that they will be working with developer Cygames to bring Princess Connect! Re: Dive worldwide.
For anyone unfamiliar with Princess Connect! Re: Dive, it is basically a real-time action RPG that is playable on mobile devices. The game takes place in a land called Astrum, where players join a group of heroines to fight in real-time battles. Each of these characters can get more powerful as players progress through the story while also unlocking special content. Princess Connect! Re: Dive utilizes the anime style to visually bring the game to life and combining it with the RPG genre. It was originally released on February 15, 2018, for Android and iOS devices in Japan.
Crunchyroll released an official trailer for the upcoming mobile game, introducing the main heroines and other characters in the title. Players can preregister for the game and earn Jewels, the in-game currency. The more people sign-up, the bigger the reward will be. Even though people in the West may not be familiar with the game or the series, having a service like Crunchyroll promoting the franchise might help bring in players worldwide to try it out.
The game falls under the gacha mobile model, which has found a huge following with games such as Genshin Impact and Fate/Grand Order. As a follow-up to 2015's Princess Connect!, the sequel has had much success in Japan. The game has also collaborated with other titles such as Grandblue Fantasy and Dragalia Lost for in-game events. The popularity of the game even helped launch a manga adaptation and an anime series based on the property that released earlier this year. A second season for the anime has already been announced by CygamesPictures.
Players can now pre-register for Princess Connect! Re: Dive on either Google Play or the App Store. As an in-game gift, players can receive 1,000 Jewels to celebrate the game's release. There currently isn't any date when it comes out to the rest of the world, so make sure to sign up for the game to get more information.
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If Chile has 4,000km of coastline, the Patagonian coastline sums over 87,000km! And it is one of the richest in the world.
Despite its biological importance and wealth, less than 0.05% of the Chilean coast is protected, which makes it one of the biggest challenges for marine conservation in the country.
The Almirantazgo Sound, a narrow strip of Patagonian sea that bathes Karukinka, is a remote area in which rare marine and terrestrial species converge, which are hard to find in other sectors of the Chilean coastline, such as elephant seals, black-browed albatrosses, Rock Cormorants, sea lions, Magellanic penguins, Kelp geese, Magellanic Oystercatchers or leopard seals. This coastal marine ecosystem, in the heart of Tierra del Fuego, is a natural bulwark of enormous biological and economic value, and also worrying fragility.
In 2009, Karukinka started a Marine Conservation Program to create a model for conserving the biodiversity of the Almirantazgo Sound and adjacent waters. Among many other things, as part of this program WCS organizes an annual scientific expedition to the Almirantazgo Sound, ideal to develop and test conservation models with sustainable development, because of its pristine isolation.
These expeditions have allowed registering the extraordinary marine fauna, explore the interior Magellan sea and create a space for integration and cooperation among national and international researchers, with the aim of positioning this territory as a national priority for coastal conservation. Despite its importance and biological richness, less than 0,05 percent of the Chilean coastline is protected, which makes it in one of the biggest challenges for marine conservation in the country.
The results of these scientific cruises have generated a solid starting point for studying the use of marine resources of the Almirantazgo Sound and research on the critical species. For example, genetic, reproductive and behavioral studies are currently being undertaken in the only colony of black-browed albatrosses in the world that nests in inland waters, as well as in the breeding colony of elephant seals off the coast of Karukinka.
WCS intends to integrate the experience and knowledge in conservation that has developed for decades on the Atlantic coast of Patagonia, to project Karukinka as a new private actor that leads marine conservation in Tierra del Fuego.


If you're a pet owner like me, you probably find yourself vacuuming up pet hair all the time! Although we love our pets unconditionally, it sure does get tedious having to clean up loose hairs from the sofa and carpets every few days.
If you want to make sure that you get the best vacuum to do this task for you, there are a few questions that you should ask yourself before you buy. You don't want to get something that is out of your budget but you also don't want to get something that isn't going to work efficiently to get the job done right.
The following is a complete guide that will help you find out what you need from your product, along with a few reviews of our favorite vacuums for pet hair. First, let's ask a few questions.
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How Often Do You Vacuum to Clean Up Pet Hair?
This is something that you should really think about. If you have to do the chore every other day, it might be better off getting a smaller vacuum as you will find yourself lifting it out of the closet a lot. However, if you prefer to vacuum less frequently you might want to get a larger product that will be much more efficient. We prefer a larger product. The choice is yours.
If a member of your family has allergies then you know how important it is to choose the right products for your home. Dust is a huge culprit of setting off allergies and asthma, but did you know that you can actually reduce the amount of dust in the air with a HEPA standard vacuum filter? HEPA (short for High-efficiency particulate air) filters have to pass certain criteria set by the United States Department of Energy, part of which includes being able to remove 99.97% of particles that are 0.3 micrometers or larger.
They are critical in preventing the spread of airborne viruses and bacteria and are often used in medical facilities. However, when they are used in vacuum cleaners they will help to trap fine particles like dust mite feces and pollen which could have caused asthma and allergy symptoms to start. We'll be explaining more about the different filters that your vacuum can come equipped with further down in our guide.
Pet Hair Features – Only the select models listed above have this feature, but it can be a life saver when you want to reduce the time it takes you to clean the carpets and seating in your house. The product may feature a rotating or electrostatic (which uses electricity) brush that fits the hose of the vacuum to pick up pet hairs more quickly.
Bag-free Cleaning – There are some advantages and some disadvantages to bag-free vacuum cleaners. One good point is that not only will you not have to empty a bag full of pet hair from the vacuum, but you will also cut out the expense of buying bags. However, it is important to note that if you are asthmatic, there is a slight chance that dust particles may escape from the vacuum canister causing you to get a lungful of dust as you empty out a bag-less cleaner. If you don't mind the slight chance that dust may spill every so often then this is a very good feature to have.
High-Level Filters – These are great for retaining microscopic dust particles, such as pollen and fleas, that will aggravate any allergies that a family member may have.
We got a chance to test out around 20 of the best vacuums cleaners on the market and we found these five to be the best. You can click each column header to view by that category. Don't forget to check out the deals on Amazon.com, as I've found some amazing savings there in the past.
There are two types of filters that most vacuums can have. The first is a true HEPA filter and the second is a HEPA type filter.
The true HEPA filter is the most efficient filter. HEPA stands for High-efficiency Particulate Air and filters meeting this standard have been used in everything from aircraft to medical facilities. To achieve the HEPA standard the filter must pass a list of requirements as set by the United States Department of Energy, one being that it must remove 99.97% of particles that are 0.3 micrometers or larger. As you can probably gather, they make for a really efficient addition to your vacuum cleaner.
The regular HEPA type filter is a less efficient filter, but generally more affordable for vacuum users. They don't have to meet the requirements set to achieve the true HEPA standard, and generally only capture 85 – 90% of particles.
The main reason that we suggest buying a vacuum with the true HEPA standard is that if you suffer from any allergies it could cause you some health problems. If a true HEPA filter isn't necessary for your family, then, by all means, this is a way that you can save on the price of your vacuum by getting one equipped with a HEPA type filter.
Click here to go straight to our customizable in-depth chart detailing the best vacuum for pet hair, along with up to date discounts and savings.
"They don't make 'em like they used to" is a saying that I cringe at sometimes. The truth is that they DO make 'em like they used to, people are simply not choosing the right model. That's part of the reason that we created this guide, to give people the correct information that will ensure they get a good quality vacuum for a very affordable price. Now in order to get a decent vacuum cleaner, it will cost you more than $100. What would you rather do, buy a cheap product and have to buy another in 2 years, or buy a good durable product that will last you 10 – 15+ years? To get the best idea of how long a vacuum should last take a look at the manufacturer's warranty. If they truly believe in their product they will give a 3 – 5-year warranty.
The capacity of a vacuum is also a good point to consider. It all comes down to how big your home is. You don't want to have to empty your vacuum twice or even three times every time you use it. For the average household, you can get away with having a regular pet-sized vacuum (like the ones listed above), but if you have a very big house you will want to get something with a bit more capacity such as the Hoover WindTunnel T-Series Pet Rewind Plus Upright Vacuum, Bagless, UH70210.
Don't forget that although it's an advantage to have a vacuum that will store a lot of pet hair, you also want to think about storing the vacuum itself. If I were to pick for you, I would go with an averagely sized pet hair vacuum as you will easily be able to store it in a closet.
Will The Noise Level of the Vacuum Be A Problem for Your Pet?
Most pets can be trained so that they don't react to the loud noises that a vacuum can make, however, if you have a young pet they may get upset every time you clean the house. Although we highly suggest training your pet to be calm when you power up the vacuum, we understand that some pets just cannot get used to the noise the vacuum creates. So if you are looking for a more quiet model, we highly suggest going for either the Miele S7260 Cat & Dog Upright Vacuum Cleaner or the LG Kompressor Canister PetCare Plus Vacuum Cleaner LcV900B.
There are quite a few pet hair vacuums to choose from in our list above, but we wanted to mention just a few of our favorites.
If you are on a tight budget and want to get the best vacuum that you can for under $100, then look no further than the Dirt Devil UD70095 Power Reach Multi Cyclonic Pet Bagless Upright Vacuum. This model features all important true HEPA filter that will keep your family's allergies under control. It's completely bagless so you can cut the cost of vacuum bags out of your expenses. They created an 8-foot stretch hose that will give you nearly 11 feet of reach for stairway cleaning. Perhaps the best feature of this model is it's Pet Kit. This kit includes an extra long 12-inch crevice tool which helps to clean nooks and crannies, an electrostatic dusting brush and an electrostatic turbo tool that both use static electricity to attract pet hair much more efficiently than a regular brush. And they top it all off with a three-year warranty.
The Dyson DC39 Animal Canister Vacuum Cleaner is another great model. It's fairly expensive but worth every penny for pet owners. It uses Dyson's cyclone technology which captures more dirt and dust than any other vacuum on the market and doesn't lose any suction in the process. It comes with 5-year parts and labor warranty, which tells you a lot about how much they truly believe in their product. And it still features the ball that Dyson is so well known for meaning that you can have greater control than ever.
Miele's S7260 Cat & Dog Upright Vacuum Cleaner is the last model that we wanted to mention. This vacuum really does focus on getting those pet hairs our of your carpets and off of your sofas. Miele is a German company, so you know your vacuum was built to last. If you're looking for a product that will last you 10 – 15+ years, this is the one you want. It features automatic heigh adjustment, so there's no excuse for other members of the family to skip their chores. Remember that pet hair brush feature that we mentioned above? Well, Miele added a Mini Turbo Brush in addition to the regular integrated dusting brush, upholstery tool, and crevice nozzle. And to top it all off they gave it an LED headlight so that you can see into those dark hard to reach places.
Which Vacuum Do We Use for Pet Hair?
It takes a lot to receive our title of best vacuum for pet hair, and a few of the products mentioned above came very close, but the best overall cleaner has got to go to the Miele S7260 Cat & Dog Upright Vacuum Cleaner. This product is just a little more superior to others. It features a 2 motor system that is powerful, but quiet so that it doesn't excite your little loved ones. Its innovative swivel neck makes it easy for you to maneuver into and around tight spaces. Do you normally miss all of those little hairs under the sofa? Be sure to pick them up every time by turning the LED headlight on.
Cleaning furniture in your home couldn't be easier with the attached pet hair kit. The upholstery tool allows you to use the vacuum with all the fabrics in your home. Those hard to reach areas, especially down the back of the sofa, can easily be reached with the extra long crevice tool. And the dusting brush used with the extender pole can ensure that you'll never have to stand on chairs to reach high spots again. All this and a 7-year warranty on the motor makes the Miele S7260 Cat & Dog Upright Vacuum Cleaner our overall best vacuum for pet hair.
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Adam O'Neill, art director and the chairman of the British Film Designers Guild, tells DQ how art departments have been affected by the current production shutdown and outlines the biggest changes to his on-set role.
While thousands of people across the television industry – alongside many others in almost every other line of business – have been left out of work as productions shut down around the world because of the coronavirus pandemic, it's still shocking to hear how different parts of the business have been affected so deeply and universally.
"The vast majority of people I am in contact with are out of work; they've been laid off," says art director Adam O'Neill, who is chairman of the British Film Designers Guild (BRDG). "There are a few productions that have decided to furlough their employees so they'll be getting some money [as part of a government scheme to support workers]. But about 95% of the people who work in the art department in film and TV are not working now. It's pretty strange times at the moment for everyone.
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"There are a few of us for whom, in the old days before things got so busy, it was not uncommon to have a few months off in between jobs, while you're looking for the next one. I don't think it's a problem if it's two or three months. But if it goes on longer than that, and it could do, it's hard to see how, particularly with international productions, things will carry on as normal."
Dating back to 1946, the guild was founded to raise the standards and profile of the art department in film and television. It now has more than 520 members spanning the various branches of the sector, from production designers and concept artists to construction managers, set decorators and model makers.
To support its members, the guild is posting regular updates and links to information on its website, helping them to access money while they are out of work. But a discrepancy between freelance workers and those considered to be employees by various productions means the process has been complicated.
"A lot of the lower-paid grades in the art department are paid as employees and, in theory, they can be furloughed and continue to be paid, but there are a lot of people who are between jobs so they can't be furloughed, so there are questions about what happens to them," O'Neill explains.
"It's also thrown up the slight absurdity that certain grades in the art department are forced on to PAYE [the government's employee Pay As You Earn tax scheme], and you can't change that until you reach a higher grade. But it's silly to call them employees, because they're not. They're freelance workers and have no job security; they have no pensions at present and they have no sick pay, redundancy and so on, but they're called employees. They also can't access any of the benefits of being self-employed.
"It's not really fair to push people into employed status when they're not employees and they can't access benefits of being employees and they can't access the benefits of being self-employed. It's highlighted that policy as being flawed."
While there has already been a push to change the system, there is now further impetus to ensure people avoid being caught in between and missing out on benefits, while freelancers must also pay for their own equipment without compensation.
"It's not about the levels of tax. They could regulate that in some way. It's about having more flexibility," O'Neill continues. "There are quite heavy expenses involved in being in the art department these days. Whereas 30 years ago you used to buy a T-square, a set square and a bunch of pencils and you'd be all set for the next 30 years, now it's a lot of expensive hardware and software.
O'Neill's TV drama credits include Penny Dreadful
"Young people trying to come into the industry now have got to provide all that themselves and they've got to buy a lot of expensive software. An employee in a big company wouldn't be expected to buy their own software.
"I provide about £20,000 of computer hardware and software for every job I go to, and it's very hard to get any compensation for that. That's one reason it makes no sense to call self-employed people coming into the industry employed people, because they don't have the same status as if they'd gone to a company and got a job. They would be given all their equipment. It has highlighted that problem."
The production shutdown comes at a time when art departments have never been so busy, thanks to the rise of high-end drama over the last decade, with O'Neill himself working in feature films in the early part of his career before doing more TV dramas in recent years. Big-screen credits include Gladiator, Alien: Covenant, X-Men: First Class, Robin Hood, AVP: Alien vs Predator, Troy and Billy Elliot, while his television work includes Pennyworth, Nightflyers, Fortitude, Penny Dreadful and The Borgias (pictured top).
"It probably started off with things like [HBO's standout Second World War miniseries] Band of Brothers, which was a new approach to TV, to spend some money and have film production values," O'Neill says of the changing TV landscape and growing demand and ambition for scripted series. "There's been Game of Thrones and Boardwalk Empire, which have really ramped up the demand for high-end TV and all the streaming services. That's been the big change in terms of the work.
"I used to draw on a drawing board – computer technology was quite slow to come into the film industry. There were always a few early adopters, but actually drawing by hand is something that works very well for TV and film because it's very fast and flexible. Computers are fast as well, but the slow part is putting the information in in the first place and then it's very fast to change it. But these days there are as many people drawing on the computer as there are by hand."
Working on Ridley Scott's Gladiator was a career highlight for O'Neill
"That's been the big change, and so there's a lot of people coming into the industry now and that's all they've ever done," O'Neill says. "I had to go on a course and learn it and I've been drawing on the computer for 10 years or so now. It's a very useful tool; I enjoy it and I've done films where I've not done a single hand drawing– I've been entirely on the computer – but there are differences.
"The differences we're seeing with the people coming in now is there is a certain judgement with the way things look that's hard to get if you haven't learned to draw by hand. It's just something to do with appreciation of scale and proportion. It sounds very old-fashioned, but if you haven't learned that before launching into the whole world of 2D and 3D on the computer, you do lose something. You do lose an appreciation of scale and of being able to master the details of things. They've been the major changes over the past few years."
O'Neill picks out Gladiator, the historical epic starring Russell Crowe as a Roman general-turned-slave out to avenge the murder of his family – as a particular career highlight. It's also one of a number of projects he has completed alongside director Ridley Scott.
"They're always an event," he jokes. "That was a particularly good one for me. I was given a large set to work on for the first time, so I drew up the Imperial Roman palace, Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix)'s palace, and I did various things for the Roman streets. We built a huge set in Malta.
"CG has been around for a while but we were still at that point where it made sense to build a lot of sets rather than CG the whole lot. We built a very big set in Malta and there was another in Morocco. That's been the standout one for me."
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The $286-million project expected to meet future traffic demands while minimizing environmental impacts.
The New Jersey Turnpike Interchange 14A Improvements project recently won a best project award from Engineering News-Record New York magazine. Dewberry provided engineering services as a subconsultant to Gannett Fleming, Inc.
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority's Interchange 14A connects to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's port commerce area, Route 440, and Port Jersey Boulevard. It serves more than 50,000 vehicles daily, including 6,000 trucks, and congested roadway conditions are expected to worsen in the future.
The $286-million improvement project offers improved access to state routes, doubled capacity on a main connector bridge, and enhanced traffic flow. With these improvements, the interchange is expected to meet future traffic demands through the year 2035 while minimizing environmental impacts.
Dewberry provided highway design, maintenance and protection of traffic, lighting design, temporary lane control system design, bridge widening, retaining wall design, drainage design, pavement design, hazardous waste screening and limited site investigation, wetland delineation, and post-design services.
"These improvements were critical to reducing the congested roads and bridges in this commerce-heavy area and planning for the continuing growth of the region," says Dewberry Senior Vice President Ali Vaezi, PE. "We're honored to be part of this talented project team that is making a difference in our community."
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The $286-million project improves Interchange 14A, enabling it to meet future traffic demands through the year 2035 while minimizing environmental impacts. Photo courtesy of Dewberry. Dave Huh, photographer.
As a subconsultant to Gannett Fleming, Inc., Dewberry provided highway, structural, geotechnical, drainage, lighting, and environmental and permitting services. Photo courtesy of Dewberry. Dave Huh, photographer.
A major design element was installing the temporary lane control system along the Hudson County Extension. Photo courtesy of Dewberry. Dave Huh, photographer.
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As mentioned in our previous posts, a person injured in an accident aboard a cruise ship may very well have a claim against the ship's owner. But what about when the accident happens during an onshore excursion? In Heyden v. Celebrity Cruises, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida explains that the ship owner may be liable for negligence in selecting and retaining a third party excursion operator who is unfit.
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