A 40-50kDa Glycoprotein Associated with Mucus is Identified as α-1-Acid Glycoprotein in Carcinoma of the Stomach.
Chirwa N, Govender D, Ndimba B, Lotz Z, Tyler M, Panieri E, Kahn D, Mall AS.
Background and Aim: Secreted gastric mucins are large O-glycosylated proteins of crude mucus gels which are aberrantly expressed in malignancy. An albumin associated 55-65kDa glycoprotein was previously shown in mucus gels in gastric cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate its expression and identification in human gastric tissue. Methods: Mucins were purified from crude mucus scrapings of 16 partial and 11 total resections and a rabbit polyclonal antibody was raised to the 55-65kDa glycoprotein. The location and expression of the glycoprotein was examined in normal gastric mucosa (n=20), intestinal metaplasia (n=18) and gastric cancer (n=27) tissue by immunohistochemistry. Mucins were analyzed by isoelectric focusing (IEF) on 2-D polyacrylamide gels. Identification of the 40-50kDa glycoprotein was by MALDI-TOF MS technique. Plasma levels were examined by Western blotting. Results: Extensive SDS-PAGE analysis gave a PAS positive glycoprotein in the 40-50kDa range, in patients with gastric cancer but not normals. It was expressed in parietal and columnar cells of normal gastric tissue and intestinal metaplasia respectively, and in 22 of 27 gastric cancer specimens. In 2-D PAGE stained with Coomassie Blue there were 3 spots positively identified as alpha-1-acid glycoprotein (AGP) by MALDI-TOF MS technique. PAS staining revealed a single bright spot in the same position but could not be identified. Preliminary measurements showed slightly higher levels of AGP in plasma of patients with gastric carcinoma. Conclusion: AGP levels are increased in gastric tissue and in the plasma of those with carcinoma of the stomach.
KEYWORDS: Mucin, Mucus, cancer, gastric, intestinal metaplasia, α-1-acid-glycoprotein.


If you are searching for the very best hard bond hair adhesive, then look no further. The Flex-A-Bond solution from Pro Hair Labs is an advanced cosmetic bonding formula that is triple distilled for ultimate purity. A unique elasticiser, Flex-A-Bond will not flake or crystallize after application, keeping your hair looking natural and your skin safe and comfortable.
Classix II is the original hard bond adhesive. Arguably one of the best hard bond available, it will never let you down! Applied as a standard hard bond, Classix II requires no maintenance once applied. Classix II was the first bonding adhesive introduced in our line of safe, effective perimeter bonding products. If you like old school products that will perform like new technology, take a look at Classix II.


text:
Dreier ready for final election round in Egypt
By Julian Pecquet - 06/16/12 11:00 AM EDT
Dreier is the sponsor of a bipartisan resolution calling for negotiations of an Egypt-U.S. free trade agreement. His visit comes as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are rethinking America's traditional aid to Egypt, which added up to $1.5 billion this year — $1.3 billion of it as military aid.
Like many Egyptian voters left only with a choice between the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Morsi and Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister, Ahmed Shafiq, many lawmakers are already souring on Egypt's short experience with democracy.
"The recent decision by the Egyptian court obviously throws into question the future of the transition," Sen. Patrick Leahy Patrick Joseph LeahyLawmakers pay tribute to late Justice Stevens Trump administration denies temporary immigrant status to Venezuelans in US Epstein charges show Congress must act to protect children from abuse MORE (D-Vt.), the author of conditions on aid to Egypt that the White House waived earlier this year, said in a statement Friday. "Parliament has been dissolved and the military has reaffirmed martial law and has assumed whatever authority the parliament had.
"There also is the question of whether the victor of the presidential runoff will be allowed to actually assume the authority of the office. I am closely following developments in Egypt. I have made clear to the State Department that, despite the earlier waiver of the conditions I authored, I would not want to see the U.S. government write checks for contracts with Egypt's military under the present uncertain circumstances."
He's not the only one with concerns.
"I certainly think we will be watching very closely what actions the new president takes, whoever is elected," said Sen. Jeanne Shaheen Cynthia (Jeanne) Jeanne ShaheenEpstein charges show Congress must act to protect children from abuse House Dems, Senate GOP build money edge to protect majorities Crucial for Congress to fund life-saving diabetes research MORE (D-N.H.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. "Obviously we would like to see them continue to progress toward democratic reforms, human rights and rule of law and many of the other issues that the country has been working on."
Dreier counters that the decision to dissolve parliament was not unexpected given that some nominally independent members had ties to political parties, in violation of the law.
"I do believe that there is greater independence on the part of the judiciary than many people believe," Dreier told The Hill. "I know that there's skepticism, but one of the things I have said is I don't believe there's anybody who's in complete control of this country. I don't believe the SCAF are in complete control and I think that they're enthused about turning over power as soon as possible. I just wouldn't say that this is a unilateral decision made by the SCAF."
Dreier said he met with the army's candidate, former Mubarak prime minister Ahmed Shafiq, for two hours on Friday and urged him to support democracy.
"I think that right now, as we look at these challenging and uncertain days through which the Egyptian people are moving, we need to do everything that we can to make sure that they continue down that path," he said.
Tags Jeanne Shaheen Patrick Leahy

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Luke Cage Season 1 Aiming For Late Summer Premiere on Netflix?
Luke Cage is the next Marvel TV series that's slated to debut on Netflix, following in the footsteps of Daredevil and Jessica Jones before it. The former, which features Mike Colter reprising his Jessica Jones role as the man armed with bulletproof skin and super strength, is a street-level superhero drama that will embrace the mature tone of its predecessors - at the same time, shifting the action to the Marvel Cinematic Universe version of Harlem (instead of Hell's Kitchen a la Daredevil and Jessica Jones), a few months after Jessica Jones' showdown with the villainous Kilgrave (David Tennant) led to Luke quietly skipping town in the immediate aftermath.
Showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker (Southland, Ray Donovan) began production on the Luge Cage series back in September of 2015 - and a recent Jessica Jones promo indicated that the show's first season may become available on Netflix this November. However, a fresh report on the matter suggests that Luke Cage season 1 could be aiming for an earlier summer premiere date on Netflix, rather than a fall date in the vein of Jessica Jones season 1.
This update comes from Blackfilm, citing a "trusted source" that says Luke Cage may arrive as soon as late summer 2016. While Daredevil and Jessica Jones season 1 premiered closer than the 8-15 months separation period that Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos originally estimated for the Marvel TV series, the pair were still released about 7 months apart. Daredevil season 2 is scheduled to debut on Netflix on March 18th, 2016, but it's not out of the question that Luke Cage season 1 may well launch before mid-to-late October (i.e. seven months after Daredevil season 2) - especially seeing as Marvel appears to be increasing its Netflix show output, having ordered Jessica Jones season 2 and reportedly begun exploring the possibility of a Punisher series spinoff for Daredevil season 2.
A late summer debut for Luke Cage does (arguably) make sense, when you step back and examine the 2016 release slate for the MCU as a whole. Daredevil season 2 will debut on Netflix in March of 2016, followed by Captain America: Civil War in theaters less than two months later and then Doctor Strange on the big screen in November this year. That leaves a space in late summer and/or early fall that Luke Cage could fill in nicely, ensuring that a new installment in the MCU (either a movie or TV show) will be launched in each quarter of 2016. On the other hand, though Marvel Studios films and TV series share the same continuity, they do not always coordinate their rollout schedules accordingly - meaning, it is perhaps just as possible that Luke Cage will arrive shortly after Doctor Strange hits theaters, especially as their respective storylines should be far removed from one another.
On that note: in addition to Colter, Luke Cage will also feature the return of Rosario Dawson as Hell's Kitchen nurse Claire Temple, while other cast members include Mahershala Ali (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 & 2) as the villainous Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes and Alfre Woodard (12 Years a Slave) as his cousin, Mariah Dillard. It remains to be seen if any other familiar faces from Marvel Netflix TV shows past will appear on Luke Cage season 1, but there are certain characters who should play an important role in Luke's future in the MCU - some of whom were have already met (see: Jessica Jones, Jeryn Hogarth), while others have yet to made their debut in the MCU, but will soon (Daniel Rand/Iron Fist).


IN SHORT, THE TILL IS far from empty. Microsoft still plans to spend about 16% of revenue on research and development this year -- more than $6 billion -- and it still will have plenty of cash to make acquisitions if the right one comes along.
Meeker believes the combination of solid growth in most Microsoft divisions and the new sensitivity to operating expenses has set the stage for improving financial performance. "Their ability to focus on cost controls and drive business leverage at the same time as strong revenue growth in their emerging businesses is a very powerful package, which makes for a bullish outlook for the stock," says Meeker, who says she owns Microsoft shares in her own account.
Meeker says it is "not unreasonable" to expect that in two or three years, Microsoft's revenue growth rate will be higher than it is today. She figures growth will range from 8% to 15%, depending on the quarter. With slower operating-expense growth, improvement at the bottom line will be faster.
Investors have been skeptical that the company can increase sales that fast, owing to the company's ongoing ties to the growth of the personal-computer industry, which is now seeing a renaissance after several years of retrenchment. Ballmer, for one, insists that the PC's future remains robust: By 2010, he wrote, the worldwide base of personal computers should reach one billion from 600-plus million now. He sees that growth driven by broader penetration of PCs in emerging markets, as well as "new scenarios and form factors." The company last week projected PC unit growth in fiscal 2005 in the 7%-9% range.
Bill Whyman, an analyst at the Washington-based Precursor Group, contends the company in fact is making strides in reducing its dependency on the PC sales cycle. "People have such a backward-looking, PC-driven view of this company," he says. "They see it as mature. That's missing the fact that the company has a future -- a future not so driven by the PC."
Whyman notes that Microsoft has built a number of billion-dollar businesses away from the Windows and Office desktop segments, including the SQL Server database business, Exchange-based e-mail products for companies, Web-based advertising, and console gaming. Whyman also thinks investors are underestimating the strategic importance of the company's .Net strategy, which serves as a competitor to Java in developing network-based applications. "They now have a technical future that is not tied to the operating system," he says.
Meeker says it is fair to assume that Microsoft's two biggest products -- Office and Windows -- over time will grow about in line with gross domestic product. But she sees the potential for far higher growth in other parts of the company. The server and tools business could grow 10% to 20% a year, she says. MSN, she figures, has the potential to grow 20% to 30% a year, Xbox could expand at a 10%-to-30% annual rate. The real wild cards are the "business solutions" group, which she thinks could expand anywhere from 5% to 20% a year, and the small but growing mobile-software-products group, which serves the cellphone and personal-digital-assistant market. That piece could grow 15% to 40% a year, she figures, building on fiscal 2004's 58% jump in revenues to $247 million.
"In a good technology-spending environment, we could be at the higher end for all of those," Meeker says. "The interesting thing is that sometime in the next single-digit number of years, the faster-growing businesses become a majority of Microsoft's revenues. And the dramatic drag on margins from investment in those businesses is now behind them."
The strong growth in the server business -- 20% in the fourth quarter -- is testament to the success the company has had despite the widely publicized spread of Linux servers. Both Windows and Linux have been taking away market share from Unix-based systems. As the traditional Unix market continues to shrink, Microsoft will face more direct competition with Linux in the server market. And the company is bracing for a fight. Robert Helm, director of research at the newsletter Directions on Microsoft, notes that the company is becoming more aggressive about attacking segments of the market where Linux has been strong, including e-mail filtering and scientific computing. Microsoft has announced a version of Exchange for spam and virus filtering, he notes, and reportedly plans a specialized version of Windows Server called the HPC edition, for high-performance computing.
Precursor's Whyman contends there could be more life than people think in the company's Office applications suite. He believes the Office business can morph into more than the familiar set of word-processing, spreadsheet and presentation tools, turning into a front-end for reaching out across the network into databases and enterprise applications, both inside a corporate network and outside. "That's where they're going with this, and it's not just vaporware," he says. "I see Office becoming a front-end smart client, becoming a higher-priced enterprise product that can grow more quickly."
One trouble spot has been the company's small-business-oriented applications division, which includes the Great Plains and Navision products. In part, the slower-than-expected growth of the division reflects the focus on an ambitious plan known as Project Green to rewrite those applications nearly from scratch to work more tightly with other Microsoft software. Nonetheless, Microsoft has said the division, which has yet to hit $1 billion in annual sales, could eventually become a $10 billion business. The company's ambitious goals for the enterprise-software business were underlined by the recent disclosure that Microsoft had held preliminary talks about acquiring SAP , the German software company that dominates the market for corporate accounting systems.
THE BIGGEST MONEY LOSER for the company has been Xbox, which bled $1.2 billion in fiscal 2004, reducing operating income at Microsoft by nearly 12% on top of a similar loss the prior year. Some skeptics argue that killing it might be the quickest thing the company could do to boost earnings. But Merrill Lynch analyst Jason Maynard says Microsoft is certainly not about to give up -- it's not the company's style.
"This is just the end of Round One," Maynard says. "They're already the No. 2 player, which is not half bad for a first attempt. I don't see them retrenching. If anything, they can give Sony a better run for the money in the second go-round, and may push Nintendo out of the race. It's convenient to complain about it as a drag, but I'm less obsessed about that. Can they monetize it? I think they can."
With the cash plan announced and the fourth-quarter numbers disclosed, the Street expects Microsoft's financial analysts meeting this week to focus on coming products. Arriving next month, for instance, will be a much-anticipated collection of security fixes and upgrades for Windows XP known as Service Pack 2. More important, the company will also likely provide some new hints on the progress of Longhorn, the monumental new version of Windows currently expected to reach the market no sooner than the second half of 2006, with a beta version scheduled for a year from now.
Analysts will also be looking for updates on the status of the next version of the company's SQL Server database software, code-named Yukon, which is due sometime next year. There could be an update, as well, on the timetable for Xbox 2, which is supposed to show up next year. From MSN, analysts will be looking for details on the company's widely discussed effort to develop a new search engine to catch up with Google and Yahoo! and the lowdown on Microsoft's plans to launch its own online music store in competition with Apple 's iTunes and a slew of other services.
In short, the company has enough going on to fill a week's worth of analyst days. Investors get a lot for the money: a beefed-up dividend, a buyback plan to shrink shares outstanding, a still-prodigious pile of cash and stronger growth prospects than most people realize.
"Microsoft over the last 10 years has had 90% market share of a pretty large sandbox, the desktop application and operating-systems market," Whyman says. But with the company's various new ventures, in mobile devices, consumer entertainment, Internet services, enterprise applications and the like, "the sandbox just got a lot larger."
In a thinly veiled dig at the high multiples investors are willing to pay for Internet companies like Yahoo! and Google, Ballmer wrote in his memo that he now sees "a number of other public companies or soon-to-be-public companies that will deal, as we have, with flat stock prices for a number of years while they build adequate profits for their stock prices. The key now to growing our stock price is growing profits even more." The good news for investors is, there is every reason to think Microsoft will do exactly that.


Freakishly Buttery-Smooth Footage:Shooting stunning 4K 30fps/2.7K 30fps/1080P 60fps video and bumping up image resolution to 16MP, ABOX action camera captures every detail of your epic outdoor adventures clearly. Ultra 170°wide-angle lens roughly equates to the field of view to human eye-sight for creating full experience of ski runs, skateboard tricks, snorkeling or pet antics.
Innovative Touchscreen & Dual Screen: Built-in 2.0″ high responsive IPS touchscreen and intuitive UI categorisation make ABOX action camera more user friendly as its quicker to maneuver through settings, preview and shoot on the go. With the LED front display screen, you can easily know status(mode/battery Level/lasting time) of your action camera when recording.
A Set of Uncompromising Features: Get the best out of ABOX action camera with customized shooting modes. Including: Time-lapse video, Loop Recording, Slow Motion, Drama Shot, In Housing Mode, Driving Mode, Timer, etc. Also features unique exposure and white balance function that enable you to capture video in both bright and dark environments.
Carving across a mountain, catching an epic wave or blasting down muddy trails are awesome enough anyway, but imagine capturing it all on camera for you to later relive with friends and family? ABOX action camera with a versatile mount system will be the ideal choice for shooting footage of your epic outdoor adventures. A waterproof, shockproof, and freeze-proof body, a handy 2-inch touch screen, ultra-wide viewing angles and Wi-Fi connectivity make ABOX camera an intriguing alternative to the Go Pro.
1.Micro SD Card of Class 10 speed rating is highly recommended for 4K Action Camera. The Maximum SD card capacity is 64GB.
2.Please format the SD card (not included) in the camera before use.
3.Please remove the protective films from waterproof case and lens.
4.Please charge the battery for 2-3 hours, then it can be fulfilled 60-90min video recording regarding different video resolution.
Wireless Control: Thanks to powerful upgraded Wi-Fi module syncing with phone, it allows to view the live images and take pictures& video from there and share your footage online in minutes via "DV KING" app. 2.4G RF wrist remote lets you shoot easily without having to fuss with removing the camera or finding the buttons.
Extra Bonus: Two 1050mAh Batteries for double recording time and double fun of single battery; IP68 waterproof case (waterproof to 100 Feet)is designed to withstand extreme environments and conditions, perfect for water sports like diving, swimming, surfing and more; Multiple free mounting accessories provide convenient capture solution for amazing perspectives.


Agree with almost all of them. The reading at the dinner table rubs against my grain as I was raised to have convosation at the dinner table and be mindful of what I ate. Eating with a book can be like eating watching TV… the flavour fades for more immediately entertaining things and you eat without enjoying your food or considering what or how much you're eating.
I love food too much to do that – and being in nutrition etc I don't like the idea of people being unaware and unappreciative of their food.
But otherwise great ideas not only for getting kids interested but awakening an avid reader in a 'I don't have time' adult.


I am bound for those shores once again, let's compare notes on where we've been since we last spoke.
Find me in the following places on the given nights, waiting with newly formed songs & stories brought up from the well within.
Mapping the way with a compass on a bottle green shoe lace I have been gifted.
The narrative with naturally ebb and flow, I welcome the unpredictable nature of the moment with open collar and open heart.


Notice: On Oct. 29, the information on this page will move to the Org Mgmt section of the HRM website.
For the majority of commonwealth employees, pay is determined based on the level and complexity of the work assigned to their positions. Most positions are allocated to a job classification, which is assigned to a pay scale group on an appropriate pay scale type (pay schedule).
All job titles currently in use by agencies under the Governor's jurisdiction and their corresponding pay scale groups and types, bargaining units, and other coding at the job level are available through the online version of the classification and pay plan. Changes to the plan occur on a regular basis through Executive Board amendments to ensure that the jobs in the plan accurately describe the work performed as well as the qualifications of the individuals managers need to perform the work.
Recommendations for revisions to the classification and pay plan should be sent to the director of the Bureau of Organization Management in accordance with Management Directive 520.7 Development and Validation of Job Standards.
It is likely that your agency or HR delivery center has decentralized classification authority — with enterprise OA oversight— for the majority of jobs in the classification and pay plan. The remainder of jobs require approval from OA-Organization Management, which reviews those requests in accordance with Management Directive 520.5 Centralized Job Control System and Management Directive 520.6 Processing of Reclassification Actions.
An evaluation of a position's classification can be initiated by the employee in the position, managers in the agency, the agency HR office, OA, or the union, if applicable.
Position descriptions should be up to date at all times. The position description is the supervisor's tool to document and communicate the work assigned to the position. Since it serves as the official record of the duties assigned to a position, it will be reviewed if the employee's classification is in question, such as if a classification grievance is filed or if a supervisor requests a classification review of the position. To provide guidance to supervisors in your agency on how to create or make changes to position descriptions, use the Online Position Description tool. You can also view all submitted position descriptions for your agency.
Position descripions also serve as the basis for creating vacancy-based job postings and developing experience and training examinations for civil service positions.
Check the Student Catalog in LSO for classes and dates. Employees may self-enroll for training classes in LSO.


Trending at Ceirys right now is Girls" jewellery and Bridesmaid gifts.
If you are looking for something that is affordable and good quality, Ceirys can help!
In particular, for girls, our 'Pippa" range offers varied pieces. 'Pippa" jewellery comes in a beautiful cardboard gift bag. It doesn't stop there. Inside that is a fabric purse with metal fastening. The purse contains your choice of beautiful jewellery. How special and different is that!
It doesn't stop there. On Ceirys" website you will find an abundance of gifts, including crosses, pendants, charms ... to name but a few categories!
Why not take a look and see if you can find a special gift?
All of Ceirys' pieces are suitably packaged, ready for you to gift!


The collective sale committee of Pearl Bank Apartments at Outram Park announced that it has instructed marketing agent Colliers International to enter into private treaty negotiations with interested parties. The public tender for the site closed on Dec 19.
According to laws governing collective sales, owners may enter into a private treaty contract with a buyer within ten weeks from the closing date of the public tender, notes Tang Wei Leng, managing director at Colliers International.
Tang says the tender for Pearl Bank Apartments attracted "keen interest" from developers. "The collective sale committee is evaluating its options, taking into consideration concerns raised by interested parties," comments Tang.
Some of the concerns developers raised include the need to conduct a pre-application feasibility study – which affects the number of units that can be built on the site – as well as uncertainty over whether they would need to conserve the development in the future.
Colliers International announced that the 41-year old Pearl Bank Apartments was making its fourth attempt at a collective sale on Nov 15. The existing development on the 82,376 sq ft site has 280 apartments and eight commercial units.
Under the 2014 Master Plan, the site is zoned 'residential' with a gross plot ratio (GPR) of 7.2. However, it has an existing GPR of 7.4479. Subject to authorities' approval, a developer can build a project with a gross floor area of 613,530 sq ft on the site, which translates into approximately 730 units, assuming an average size of 800 sq ft for the new units.
Pearl Bank Apartments, which has a balance lease term of about 52 years, is located within walking distance of the Outram Park MRT interchange and is near the upcoming Maxwell MRT station on the Thomson East-Coast Line. The site is also located within a 1km radius of Cantonment Primary School and the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore.


text:
Samantha Power Joins Aurora Prize Selection Committee
Samantha Power
YEREVAN—Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power has joined the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity Selection Committee. Ambassador Power will join the other esteemed humanitarians, human rights activists and former heads of state to determine future recipients for the annual $1.1 million Aurora Prize.
"We are very excited to welcome Ambassador Power to the Aurora Prize Selection Committee. With her notable experience on the world stage, she has made great strides in aiding those in the developing world and standing up for the most vulnerable members of our global community," said Noubar Afeyan, co-founder of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative. "With her unparalleled expertise in human rights around the world, we are honored that she will review Aurora Prize nominations and help shape the future of the Aurora Prize."
Ambassador Samantha Power served as the 28th U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations and as a member of President Obama's cabinet, and became known as one of the country's foremost thinkers on foreign policy. Prior to her work at the United Nations, she served on the U.S. National Security Council as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights, where she focused on atrocity prevention, United Nations reform, LGBT and women's rights and the promotion of religious freedom, among other issues.
She also authored the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, "A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide." Given her influential work in human rights and democracy, she has been recognized several times over, including as one of TIME's "100 Most Influential People" and Foreign Policy's "Top 100 Global Thinkers."
"The Aurora Prize and its laureates recognize that, while it is essential to remember past atrocities, we each have the power to assist those who are saving lives in the present," said Ambassador Power. "I take great pride in being part of the Prize's Selection Committee, which seeks to honor those who make great sacrifices to help others, and who find a way to mobilize human kindness and persevere amid steep odds."
She will join current Aurora Prize Selection Committee members Nobel Laureates Oscar Arias, Shirin Ebadi and Leymah Gbowee; former president of Ireland Mary Robinson; former president of Mexico Ernesto Zedillo; human rights activist Hina Jilani; Director of the Institute of Global Health Innovation at Imperial College London Lord Ara Darzi; President Emeritus of the International Crisis Group and former foreign minister of Australia Gareth Evans; Medecins sans Frontieres Founder Bernard Kouchner; President of Carnegie Corporation of New York Vartan Gregorian; and Academy Award-winning actor and humanitarian George Clooney.
The Aurora Prize, now in its third year, was founded on behalf of the survivors of the Armenian Genocide and in gratitude to their saviors. The Selection Committee will convene in Berlin, Germany on December 4, 2017 to review nominations from this year's process, which gathered 750 submissions from 115 countries. Concurrent to their meeting in Berlin, the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative will host its first Aurora Dialogues outside of Armenia, titled "Millions on The Move: Need for Development and Integration." The Aurora Dialogues Berlin is a joint effort of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative, Global Perspectives Initiative, Robert Bosch Stiftung and Stiftung Mercator, and will be held on December 4-5, 2017. Speakers will address the state of the global migration crisis and look at the role of different actors in advancing positive change.
The 2018 Aurora Prize finalists will be announced on April 24, 2018, the day of commemoration of the Armenian Genocide in 1915. The Aurora Prize, established on behalf of the survivors of the Armenian Genocide and in gratitude to their saviors, provides the laureate with a $100,000 grant and the opportunity to continue the cycle of giving by nominating organizations to receive a $1,000,000 award. The third annual Prize will be announced on June 10, 2018, at a ceremony in Armenia.
Tsakoug - December 2, 2017 said:
What a disgrace.
Dave Sloan - December 3, 2017 said:
Will she be selecting from prison?
Mihran - December 5, 2017 said:
Samantha Power betrayed Armenians during 2 Obama terms.
I lost respect for her.
CJ - January 6, 2018 said:
When it mattered she proved to be a denialist. So the Aurora board thought it appropriate to honor someone who was so publically silent on Genocide. Not someone who was ignorant of the facts or bought into the Turkish narrative but someone who blatantly didn't step up to the plate and turned her back on so many who believed in her and that midget of a President. I forgive because not everyone can stand for what is right. We are all human and we are all flawed, but why would you honor a lifeguard that failed to dive in the water to save a drowning person. She should not be anywhere near this subject matter. Shame on Aurora for disrespecting the very subject they are allegedly addressing.


text:
Q: php find and convert dates in string I need to find all dates in a string and convert them to the format "d.m.Y".
I know how to simply convert a date to another format using strtotime() and date(), but how do I convert all dates in a string?
For example,
Some text 2018-08-28 11:56:48 .Some text 2017-10-30 07:39:21

will be converted to
Some text 28.08.2018 11:56:48 .Some text 30.10.2017 07:39:21

A: You could use preg_replace_callback() with an anonymous callback function to convert the date for you:
$input = "Some text 2018-08-28 11:56:48 .Some text 2017-10-30 07:39:21";
echo preg_replace_callback(
    "/\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}/", // Searches for "XXXX-XX-XX", where X represents a decimal digit
    function ($match)
    {
        return date("d.m.Y", strtotime($match[0])); // Parse and re-format matched date
    },
    $input);

(try it)
Output:
Some text 28.08.2018 11:56:48 .Some text 30.10.2017 07:39:21

If you want to match both date and time, you may use the regular expression
/\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2} \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}/

and the format string d.m.Y H:i:s instead.

A: You can solve this by a single regex replace:
see: https://regex101.com/r/4pmtJH/1

*

*pattern: \b(\d{4})-(\d{2})-(\d{2})\b

*replace: $3.$2.$1

*flags: gm

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


The 7th Annual Guitarfish Festival will be held July 27-30th, 2017!
Guitarfish is an intimate camping and music experience in a magical setting; over a mile high, in the woods, on the South Fork of the Yuba River, at the Cisco Grove Campground.
New for 2017, we're thrilled to team up with our friends from the Joshua Tree Music Festival family. JTMF is held twice a year (May 18-21 and October 5-8, 2017) in the shadows of the otherworldly Joshua Tree National Park. Together we believe that music is power, and community is crucial. We're all in this together!
Full info, tickets and more here.


text:
New Step by Step Roadmap for Meaning of Theoretically
Majorly, you ought to think about the standing of the business enterprise. Few people can discover such essaycapital a noble calling in that which we do. So enable the bidding begin.
You will be happy to understand that lots of them would be harder to make by accident than TATP and we can usually predict and prevent the reactions that could produce them. To start with, you wish to be sure that your bug reporting service provider meets GDPR requirements. Ethereum for instance, charges Gas Prices for the use of the network.
Not just that, but you may also get Netflix On Us, so long as you have at least two lines on an eligible T-Mobile ONE tax inclusive voice program. WKO4 will take all your historical data as a way to model your present FTP. To troubleshoot, please check our FAQs, and in case you can't locate the answer there, http://admit.washington.edu/ please speak to us.
The Basic Facts of Meaning of Theoretically
Theoretically it's still little open to real comprehension. This journey of self-discovery makes the approach beneficial for those who can be guarded in regards to their emotions, and find it challenging to process the reason why they feel and act the way that they do. Always speak with a physician prior to taking any supplement under these conditions.
If you enjoy learning authentic German, you will love FluentU. In some instances, students should find approval by the dean of students before deciding on the stole they need to wear. For example, a tired and hungry student will discover that it's hard to center on learning.
There's no indication of dry land on Miller, which might not exist due to the sheer volume of water on Earth. Even though the previous tense can be utilised to spell out the history of a theory or the function of essential theorists, the building of your theoretical framework is happening now. And while wormholes and jump engines might still be pure fiction now, there are a few rather advanced ideas which have been considered through the years.
Comfort measures essentially are nursing interventions to advertise the patient total well-being. Tempting your customers to join you in fulfilling an Omni-channel proposition by means of leveraging their existing network is most likely likely to be appreciated. Both essential issues are that appraisal is all about behaviour, in place of personality and appraisal ought to be about things that the individual may control.
People were desperate to understand what culture meant. People grew and collected their food for all their requirements. In this manner, business may not be without the arts.
Before answering these complicated questions, we'll broadly define socioeconomic status and social class in the us. The story starts with a little bit of bureaucracy. On the flip side, the iPhone 7 represents Intel's first big design win in a very long time.
It's the author's obligation to supply complete references with the required best term paper writing service info. Naturally, nuances to this definition could possibly be added depending on the circumstances. If anything, its value for a word is dependent on the tension between them.
The Meaning of Theoretically Chronicles
For that reason, it enhances your cellular wellbeing and elevates the ideal purpose of the neural cells. There's also the small problem of all of the radiation it generates, as well as nuclear waste. Under most circumstances, two classes of exposure bite and nonbite ought to be considered.
It could result in an enormous step forward in hypersonic technology, he explained. Let's figure out its base-10 value so we are able to make the very best decision! For instance, if the current protocol needs changing due to a new consensus, it's possible to just plug in the suitable module for use.
If you'd like, go right ahead and generate the graphic for 478 graphic with the very first tool. There are boundless strategies and formulas for obtaining the exact same outcome. The exact same mechanism of quantum decoherence is also vital for the interpretation when it comes to consistent histories.
The datum reference frame isn't absolutely perfect, but it's made sufficiently accurate with regard to the part to consider it to be ideal. Furthermore, should you have to replace a single element in the stack, note you are going to want to invalidate the complete sprite from the browser cache. The large part of the parameters wouldn't will have to get copied.
Within this lesson, you are going to learn about continuous probability distributions from a theoretical perspective in addition to how to locate expected values. Even behaviour of a single individual cannot be generalised as the behaviour of all. This theory of identity has numerous interesting implications.
Articolo precedenteWhat Absolutely Everybody Is Saying About Cultural Nursing Theories and What You Need to DoArticolo successivoDiscreet Mathematics at a Glance


text:
Weston Homes announce sponsorship of Colchester United home shirt | Weston Homes
First-time SecureBuy
Weston Homes has a proud heritage stretching back to 1987, when Chairman, Bob Weston, took his considerable experience in property development to set up Weston Homes Plc.
See more about this section
Sponsorship & Charity
The standardisation of house part manufacture and processes, in a purpose-built factory controlled environment allows for much greater emphasis on quality and fit.
The Company is committed to providing customer service to the highest standards.
The Customer Service Team
Managing Agents & Consumer Code
Weston Homes are not only committed to building homes for life but also careers for life.
Weston Homes / Latest News / Weston Homes announce sponsorship of Colchester United home shirt
Weston Homes announce sponsorship of Colchester United home shirt
Weston Homes is delighted to announce the sponsorship of the Colchester United first team home shirts. The developer has agreed to sponsor the team's shirts for a further three seasons, having already supported the Club for the last two, marking a total of five consecutive seasons of sponsorship.
The agreement with the Club was announced on Monday 6th April 2015 at the Weston Homes Community Stadium, as Colchester United FC took on Barnsley in their latest league match.
Bob Weston, CEO of Weston Homes commented: "We have been a proud supporter of Colchester United for many years and we are delighted to sponsor the team kits for the next three seasons. Colchester has a fantastic community spirit and the Community Stadium is at its heart. We are delighted to provide continued support to the team and the local community."
Michelle Tricker, Head of Sales at the football club said: "We are grateful to Weston Homes for their continued support not only at this present time in League One, but also well into the future.
"Weston Homes have shown strong support for what the club is trying to achieve with its plans for the future in both the football side and in our efforts to work in the local community alongside our flourishing Football in the Community Programme.
"The Weston Homes Community Stadium forms an integral part of the local community and we are delighted that this is recognised by a developer who has also played a key role in the community by providing high quality homes to the local market."
The Weston Homes Community Stadium opened in 2008 and is not just a hub for football, but is also a hugely successful events and conferencing venue with activities taking place on a daily basis.
#ColU sponsors @WestonHomes have extended their shirt sponsorship deal for another 3 years! http://t.co/725RQamJ1u pic.twitter.com/Rj7OSc6mXS
— Colchester United FC (@ColU_Official) April 7, 2015
Weston Homes is responsible for Hawkins Wharf, a luxury selection of apartments which overlook the River Colne in Colchester. The development has proven popular with those from the local community who were looking to get a on the property ladder, downsize or own an apartment in a commutable location. The development has undergone a five year construction programme and now just a few apartments remain for sale.
For more information please contact Weston Homes on 01279 873 300.
For further information about Colchester United Football Club, please contact the Community Stadium on 01206 755 100 or visit www.cu-fc.com.
Online auction launched to raise funds for St Clare Hospice
Weston Homes are delighted to launch an online auction on behalf of St Clare Hospice, to help raise vital funds in what has been an incredibly challenging year...
Weston Homes to fight Robert Jenrick's 'undemocratic & unjustified' refusal...
Weston Homes has been informed by Norwich City Council that Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, has overturned local democracy and directed the...
Suzanne Aplin joins Weston Homes as Group Sales & Marketing...
Leading volume housebuilder Weston Homes is pleased to announce the appointment of Suzanne Aplin as Group Sales and Marketing Director, to help drive the promotion and sales of...
Do you have a question? Get in touch with our friendly team today.
Find your new, dream home this weekend with our range of beautiful apartments and houses available to reserve immed… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1350139322360590336
Weston Homes Plc
Weston Group Business Centre
Parsonage Road
Takeley, Essex
CM22 6PU
E: info@weston-group.co.uk
10 Portman Square
Marylebone, London
W1H 6AZ
*This address is temporarily closed due to COVID-19 – please direct all mail to the Head Office in Takeley, Essex*
Copyright © 2021 Weston Group Plc


text:
From Jessie to Jenelle: Substance Abuse in Teen Shows from 1990-2014
August 26, 2014 Becca Marshall Cable, Features, Networks, Shows 1
I needed to make that joke because things are about to get heavy. Season 4 of Teen Mom 2 is where things do seem to get real when Jenelle develops a heroin addiction. Her addiction is so bad that she goes into debt, relationships in her life fall apart, and she doesn't seem to do anything except get high with Kieffer and pass out. Jenelle states at one point that she is prepared to legally force her mother to stay away from her so she could keep doing drugs, which means Jenelle would willingly be giving up seeing her son since her mom has legal custody of her son. The season ends with Jenelle and Kieffer going catatonic on her couch after getting high offscreen.
The real face of addiction is more subdued yet disturbing than you'd expect (Screen: MTV)
The current season of Teen Mom 2, season 5, kicks off by catching the audience up on what has been happening with Jenelle since the last season ended: she broke up with Kieffer, went to counseling to get clean, got married, separated from her husband, had an abortion, met a new guy, and intentionally got pregnant with him. And that is the last her drug problems are addressed. A bigger deal is made this season over Jenelle's irresponsible pet ownership skills than her past drug issues. Considering that one study found that 91% of recovering heroin addicts relapse (59% within the first week after leaving treatment), it seems unrealistic and almost irresponsible of Teen Mom 2 to make it seem that Jenelle has had no issues with substances since last season, save for a throw-away comment she makes about relapsing just one time after she met her now ex-husband.
Jenelle has admitted in interviews that she has been diagnosed with bi-polar disorder. She has stated that she has used various illegal drugs in an attempt to self-medicate. So, unlike the fictional characters of the early '90s, who were using substances to reach their full potential, teenagers in 2014 can watch a non-fictional young woman on a television show struggle with and then not address an addiction to hard core drugs. One redeeming thing I will say about Teen Mom 2 is that they have title cards with information on getting help for substance abuse during episodes where Jenelle clearly struggles with her addiction. Otherwise, though, they don't feel the need to fully address this young woman's struggle.
I guess I was wrong: shows are still treating substance abuse issues with a sweep-it-under-the-rug mentality. Saved by the Bell portrayed addiction as something that can be solved with a 1940's-style arm shake and a good night's sleep. Fast forward 24 years and Teen Mom 2 treats addiction like something that can be cured and never needs to be spoken of again. Both shows have featured characters with addictions, but quickly stopped portraying those addictions once newer story lines were needed.
Let's end this article the way most networks end story lines about substance abuse, with a jaunty tune to pin a faux happy ending on a discussion that didn't really change how people view a serious issue.
scarpe timberland uomo
hollister deutschlan
outlet prada
portafoglio prada
hollister online shop
prada mens shoes
About Becca Marshall	36 Articles
Becca has been writing about film and television since convincing her junior high English teacher that comparing and contrasting the film and stage versions of Romero and Juliet was a good idea for a term research paper. After getting her BA in English and film studies, she doubled down on liberal arts and got an MA in television, radio, and film from Syracuse University. Becca is incredibly proud to be an Aggie and entertains her non-Texan friends with Southern colloquialisms. Her hobbies include watching Golden Girls and her interests include all things zombies - she's simple, not basic. Email: becca@whatelseison.tv
Résumé Builder: Mark-Paul Gosselaar
Time Capsule: Good Morning, Miss Bliss (1987)
An Unfortunate Episode – Saved by the Bell Season 3 Episode 9: Jessie's Song


text:
Prayut attends HM Queen Mother's birthday celebrations
BANGKOK (NNT) - Agencies across the country today held ceremonies to celebrate the auspicious occasion of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit,...
Agencies arrange activities to celebrate HM Queen Sirikit's Birthday
BANGKOK (NNT) - On the occasion of the 88th birthday of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit the Queen Mother, many state...
Candle Lit for His Majesty the King's 68th Birthday
BANGKOK, July 29 (TNA) – People across Thailand joined a candle-lit celebration marking Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn's 68th birthday Tuesday...
Thais celebrate Queen Suthida's birthday
Activities were held on Wednesday for people in all walks of life to mark Her Majesty the Queen's birthday. Prime...
Thailand honors HM the late King on World Soil Day
Thailand has organized nationwide activities to honor His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great and his brilliance in...
HM Queen Sirikit, The Queen Mother, makes merit on her 87th birthday anniversary
Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother, at a private merit making ceremony in Chitralada Palace to celebrate her 87th...
Government invites public to join activities in honor of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit Queen Mother's birthday
BANGKOK, 10th August 2019(NNT) - The government has invited members of the public to join activities in honor of Her...
Thais mark King Maha Vajiralongkorn's birthday
From North to South and East to West, Thai citizens started the day by offering alms to monks and participating...


text:
Catalog > Craft & Maker > Holiday & Party Crafts > Make Your Own Bath & Body Products > Label To Sell Scrubs
Make Your Own Bath & Body Products
Label to Sell Scrubs
We need to talk about labeling. If you want to sell them, it's really important that you label this product as a scrub, not a lotion. You label it as a scrub and then you list the ingredients in the descending order in which they've been used. Then you use the common name or the INCI name for all the ingredients in the product. Include your contact information so in case a consumer had any sort of issues, they could contact you. Usually, their issues are gonna be 'How can I buy more of that fabulous stuff?' Then you just put the quantity on the container. If you want to learn more about labeling, the book 'Soap & Cosmetic Labeling' by Marie Gale has every single labeling thing you could ever possibly use. Are there any other questions? Let's do a series of questions about scrubs. Oh yeah, series of questions. You had beeswax was in this particular scrub recipe. Allison Kurt says 'Is raw, locally sourced beeswax' 'from a honey company okay to use' 'in soaps, scrubs, lotions?' ...
Is raw, locally sourced beeswax okay? As long as their filtration process is good, you're great. A natural bee, natural honey, when you get honey from a beekeeper, it usually has a lot of detritus in there. Everything from bee parts to dust to a lot of things. As long as their filtration process is great, absolutely. I have definitely seen some soap makers that have hives that have figured out how to do their own straining through a combination of fine grain sieves and how they're able to also move onto smaller grain and smaller grain so they get everything out. Absolutely, use local stuff. It certainly smells the best. Just make sure there's no stray pieces of dirt, dog hair, or bee parts in it. Great things to know, to consider, and be looking for. Thank you. Sharon Shaw asked 'What is the difference again' 'between a scrub and a polish?' Ah Sharon, thank you for asking. That's a great question. The difference between a scrub and a polish is just the vernacular. It's literally marketing. Usually a scrub is going to be larger grain but no one that defines this stuff. It's just usually in terms of consumer. A scrub is larger grain. A scrub would be jojoba bees. It would be your salts. It might be your sugars, the larger grains. A polish, that implies fine grain. That implies detail work. That implies it's going to get your skin clean without taking off the entire first layer. A polish is usually a facial product. That's gonna be your baking soda, your bamboo extract, which I love for facial product, your kale and clays, and some of your colloidal oatmeal. Usually a polish is just gonna be tiny, tiny, tiny grit where a scrub is going to be larger in size. Great. Camielle Matthews had asked. Again, there's some questions about other ingredients. One is 'can you add activated charcoal to this mix?' 'What would that do?' 'Would that add color?' Another question was about chia seeds and can you use chia seeds? Good questions. Activated charcoal, chia seeds. Let's tackle those separately. You would use activated charcoal, the same kind that you take internally to help you with an upset stomach, in your facial scrubs because it has great clarifying properties. Think about what it's doing in your stomach. It helps to take away toxins. That what it does, that's why it makes your tummy feel better when you take them. In a facial scrub, in theory, again, this is a cut claim that the FDA is very, very certain is a drug claim. Saying stuff like removes toxins, that's a drug claim. FDA not such a fan of it. We extrapolate out and say if it does that in your stomach, it probably helps to dry out toxins in your face too and in your face products. You could add charcoal to any of these. You could either buy it in bulk like Bramble Berry has it in bulk or you can buy it in a powder form in the store in tiny little capsules and break them open. The good thing about charcoal is it's very efficient with drawing out toxins. The bad thing about charcoal is the dark, dark, dark black that stains clothing and yes, will totally color your entire scrub black. In this case, it would probably color it gray but the second it got on your skin, it would be black 'cause you introduce moisture to it. This, it would go gray in because you'd be adding black to white, which equals gray. Yes, you totally can use charcoal in all of these scrub products. It would be fantastic. You could add it to this especially and you could turn this into a clarifying mask 'cause it's already got the clay in there. You totally could use that. As for chia seeds, yes, you totally can use chia seeds in your scrubs. If you use them in your scrubs, some things to keep in mind. Chia seeds, when water is added to them, get very gelatinous. They also usually are alive. That's why they're so good for your body. They're filled with all those nutrients, all the vital minerals and it's just great. That means if a chia seed is sitting in here, it is going to grow stuff. You don't want stuff growing. By stuff, I mean literally you can grow little tiny chia plants. If you're gonna use chia seeds, make sure you are, do you want a chia plant in here? Probably not, if you're gonna use chia seeds, make sure they're irradiated. Actually make sure that they are something that's designed for a cosmetic product. A better option might be chia oil. You can buy chia oil that's extracted from the seeds and you can use that. In here, in this recipe for example, you would replace the fractionated coconut oil, which is the liquid part of this recipe, with the chia seed oil. Then you'd get all the great benefits of the chia seed without having to worry about the chia plant growing in your product. In here, you could replace the sweet almond oil with the chia seed oil. The one thing to keep in mind though is if you're replacing and you're mixing and matching your ingredients, what's the shelf life gonna be? What is the shelf life of chia seed oil versus sweet almond oil? Remember, the more expensive the oil, the shorter the shelf life. Chia seed oil has a shorter shelf life than sweet almond oil. By using chia seed oil, if we used it in here, we'd shorten the shelf life of this emulsified salt scrub. That's something to keep in mind when you're formulating your own recipes and super fun to figure out you guys. Doing the detective work on this stuff, so fun. Your friends and family are going to love you while you're doing the detective work on what's the best ingredients for you and your family and your skin type. I love it, are we okay to take some more ingredient questions? Go for it, I love talking ingredient questions. I could tell, I love it. This again is where all that artistry comes in, right? One comment was about coffee grounds. Coffee grounds, oh my goodness. Coffee ground are like the ingredient d'zur last year because some bright scientist out there figured out that caffeine helps smooth out cellulite. Everybody was like, if I take coffee grounds and I grind them up and then I just put a bunch of oil on my legs and then put the coffee grounds on my legs and put saran wrap on my legs, will I be able to have smoother legs for summer? (laughter) The answer is yeah, it's a temporary effect though. It lasts for about six hours, just an FYI. Six hours? Six hours, yeah. Yes, you can totally use coffee grounds for scrubs. They're fantastic because like walnuts, they don't break down. Sugar breaks down. Coffee grounds do not break down. The next question is do I use fresh coffee grounds or do I use used coffee grounds? In soap, I always use used coffee grounds because in soap, what happens is the coffee grounds absorb the moisture in the soap, leaving little tiny indentations where the soap is and tiny, tiny, tiny little halos around each coffee ground where the water went (imitates popping sound) into the coffee ground as your soap was curing. In cold-processed soap, it's very important that you use used, wet coffee grounds. In your scrubs, it doesn't really matter. If you use wet coffee grounds, what ends up happening if you've just introduced water to your scrub and you're gonna need a preservative. If you use dry coffee grounds, you don't have to use the preservative but the smell is much more pervasive and the brown tint will happen more. You're washing your face, you're like 'Woah, what's going on, why is this brown?' It's because you're basically making coffee on your face. (laughter) If you're using used grounds, those grounds have been used once and they're not gonna go brown again really. Those are some of the considerations when using coffee grounds as an ingredient. I love the, you guys, think about coffee grounds from a great coffee company. Stumptown, Starbucks, or something like that. You're from Seattle and so you're using all Seattle-based ingredients. You're making a Turkish mocha coffee scrub using a local company's coffee. There's so many great location-based possibilities if you're using coffees in your scrubs. That is really fun to think about. I love seeing your face light up when we talk about things that you're excited about. So fun, I've got one from our producer Jamie in here that wants to know about orange and lemon rinds that might have been zested. Can you put that on your skin? Again, then would you need preservative? Jamie, that's a great question. Can you use orange and lemon rinds on here if you've done them? Those are fresh. Orange and lemons, when they sit out on the counter for a very long time, do they mold? They mold. Yes, you would unfortunately need to use a preservative if you are using them because those products are not going to stay. They're gonna mold in there 'cause there's nothing in here that you've done to it to make it inherently not mold. What if you dry it out, right? You can buy dried orange peel. You can buy dried lemon. That is less likely to mold but when a consumer in the shower, the hot, moist shower, dips their hand in and there's wet lemon peels in there, they can introduce moisture. To be on the safe side, you do use a preservative for that. If you're making it for family and friends, and you're like 'Dude, this is gonna last you two weeks.' 'I just gave you the smallest size ever.' 'Use it up tomorrow and then you're done.' 'Or use it once, put it in the fridge' 'and use it again next week.' Yeah, it'll have a shelf life of one to two weeks, one to three weeks if you keep it in a cool environment like a refrigerator. Alright, another question about pain ingredients. This is from Deborina Gordon. There are so many types of salts available. Himalayan salts, Dead Sea salts, dender Dendritic. Thank you, dendritic salts. Epsom salts, how do you decide which to use in the different products? There are a lot of different salts available. I've definitely noticed an increase in the amount of salts available in the last decade. It's such an important thing for cooking. You notice there's so many different, pink flake sea salt from Murray River, volcanic ash salt from Hawaii, red ash salt from Hawaii. You notice these huge amounts of flavors in the cooking world. That's really translated down to the bath and body world. We now know there's a lot of salts. At its heart, salt is a salt. In scrubs, the salt is there to mostly provide some manual exfoliation. However, the different salts do have slightly different properties. What that's important for isn't necessarily a product that you're rinsing down the drain. What that's important for is the label and the marketing. When you're using a pink Himalayan sea salt, that sounds so much better than table salt, right? On a scrub, on a label. Ultimately, any of those artesian, beautifully sourced products are going to be better than regular table salt that has been processed within an inch of its life and has all the minerals and nutrients sucked out of it and then has iodine added back into it. Any of these artesian salts have been, generally, the way they harvest them, you guys, is incredible. They take big buckets of water from whatever body of water they're needing the salt from. They bring them to giant, I think tiny little short swimming pools basically. Giant flat areas, they pour the water out. Then they trek back down and do it again. Pour the water until finally they have a lot of water. The sun dries and evaporates out the water, leaving just the beautiful salt crystals. That's why the pink Himalayan sea salt, the black volcanic salt, the red Hawaiian salt, that's one of the reasons you're paying more money for them. A, they have more minerals and nutrients in them. B, they have been lovingly handcrafted just like they did hundreds and thousands of years ago when salt was first discovered. When you're thinking scrubs, be thinking 'what is my end product?' I care about the grain. Is it going on my face? Is it going on my body? Is it going on my feet? You care about the grain. Then be thinking 'what am I doing with this?' Who am I selling it to? Who am I giving it to? Is the label important? Is the price point important? What's the most important thing? Then be designing from there. This fine Himalayan pink sea salt, you could do this with a regular white salt but it wouldn't be nearly as cute. This is very pretty. Would it feel exactly the same in the shower? It'd probably be 80, 90 percent the same. When you're choosing your salt, a lot of it has to do with the marketing, the label appeal to the salt as much as it does as the actual manual exfoliation.
Join Anne-Marie Faiola for the beginner-friendly class, Make Your Own Homemade Bath and Body Products, and learn how to make easy and luxurious bath and beauty products!
Anne-Marie, also known as the "The Soap Queen," is the crafty mind behind Bramble Berry Soap Making Supplies and Handmade Beauty Box. In this class, you'll learn her fool-proof techniques for handcrafting your very own soaps and bath products. You'll learn:
The cold process soap making technique
How to formulate you own lotion and balm recipes
Everything you need to know about sugar and salt scrubs
How to comply with federal rules and regulations
Anne-Marie will share an incredible variety of techniques even beginners can use to create DIY bath products that are as beautiful as they are useful.
Join Anne-Marie Faiola for Make Your Own Bath and Body Products and learn how to make high-quality, handmade bath and beauty products you can enjoy, gift, or sell.
Class Introduction
The Science of Soap Making
Important Soaping Vocabulary
How to Use Oils, Colorants, Additives & Molds
Tools Needed to Make Soap
How to Use Lye Safely
Lavender Everything Cold Process Soap Recipe
Ingredients to Make Lotion
Emulsifiers & Co-Emulsifiers for Lotion
Preservatives for Lotion
Liquids for Lotion
Color & Additives for Lotion
How to Sanitize Before Making Lotion
How to Make Lotion: Beginner's Recipe
Label Lotion to Sell
How to Make a Balm: Whipped Avocado Balm
Why Use Scrubs?
Different Kinds of Exfoliants
Preservatives in Scrubs?
How to Make Pink Sea Salt Body Scrub
How to Make Walnut Facial Scrub
How to Make an Emulsified Scrub
Handmade Beauty Box: Shaving Soap
Handmade Beauty Box: Jojoba Bead Scrub
Alexandra Paniagua
As a "Seasoned" Soaper this workshop was very instructive, fast paced and not boring at all!!!!! As everything else, we have to be up to date with new trends and ingredients, every day is a learning process, thank you very much to Creative Live, Anne-Marie and Bramble Berry for this AWESOME work shop and I hope you have another one soon :) :)
Julz P
Love this class! Second time watching it, wish there were live classes at this level in my City, I would love to make stuff on the weekends :-) Great job - love the class, come back soon!
Anne-Marie was a very thorough and thoughtful instructor. Her knowledge and enthusiasm were inspiring. She had everything organized and presented it in a very comprehensive sequential order. GREAT class as I never knew anything about soap/lotions/scrubs/balms/etc. I'd recommend purchasing the class!


text:
Q: Function to get hours and minutes from two timestamps I would like to create a function to get hours and minutes from two dates. So when start and end dates are passed into the function is returns the difference e.g. HH:MM.
Would be grateful if someone could help or point me in the right direction.
Thanks.

A: Since you asking for hours and minutes it implies your data columns are timestamps (with or without time zone). So you can subtract one from the other which yields an interval. You then use the to_char function to get hours and minutes.
select date1, date2, to_char(date2-date1, 'hh24:mi') hr_min
  from source;

See Working with Dates and Times. Also see fiddle for step by step development and also a caution.

As a function:
create or replace
function elapsed_hr_min(from_ts timestamp
                       , to_ts  timestamp
                       )
 returns text
 language sql
as $$
   select to_char(to_ts - from_ts , 'hh24:mi');
$$;

-- test
with source (date1, date2) as
   ( values ( '2010-06-01 12:25:15'::timestamp, '2010-06-01 14:30:15'::timestamp)
          , ( '2020-06-02 23:30:00'::timestamp, '2020-06-03 04:45:15'::timestamp)
   )
  select elapsed_hr_min(from_ts => date1
                       ,to_ts   => date2
                       )
    from source;


text:
<?php

namespace Brasa\TurnoBundle\Repository;

/**
 * TurGrupoFacturacionRepository
 *
 * This class was generated by the Doctrine ORM. Add your own custom
 * repository methods below.
 */
class TurGrupoFacturacionRepository extends \Doctrine\ORM\EntityRepository
{
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
Pey  (en occitano Pei) es una población y comuna francesa, situada en la región de Aquitania, departamento de Landas, en el distrito de Dax y cantón de Peyrehorade.

Demografía

Referencias

Enlaces externos

 INSEE

Localidades de Landas

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


This listing is for a SEMI-CUSTOM bible design. Semi-custom on this design means that the mountain layout and color stays the same but the lettering (verse or quote) can be customized/personalized. Please message me prior to ordering so I can verify your verse request will fit within the design. Up to 14 words works best however the fewer number of words the more room there is for script style lettering. Longer verses (as shown in this example) will need to be all print font. Please specify in your custom requests what font you prefer.
**Metallic silver is also an option for the lettering. Please indicate in the message box if you wish to have the metallic silver.


text:
GE Appliance Service in Huntington Beach, California
Start using your appliance again faster
If it's GE appliance service in Huntington Beach, CA you need, GE Appliances Factory Service is here for you. Our prompt and dependable technicians are dedicated to getting your appliance back up and running so you can return to your household routine sooner. When they visit your home, they will arrive with an extensive range of Genuine GE Appliances Parts, which in many cases lends to the successful completion of repairs in just one visit.* So when a malfunctioning appliance makes your daily life feel like hard work, don't settle for second-best: enlist your local GE Appliances Factory Service experts.
Service you can count on
When it comes to repairs, we make it our mission to provide outstanding service, which is why we'll send you a text alert when your technician is on the way — and that's just one of the many ways GE Appliances Factory Service stands out from the rest. Our parts and labor warranties, for instance, are among the best in the business, meaning you can enjoy real peace of mind that the results will last. With us, you can also be sure that we won't begin repairs unless it's the most suitable solution; in fact, you could receive a Prepaid Visa Card valued up to 15% on a GE Monogram Appliance purchase, up to $100 on a GE Cafe or GE Profile Appliance purchase, and $50 on a GE Artistry or GE Series Appliance purchase if it's determined that replacement is the best route to take.
The GE Appliances Factory Service difference
Service that's backed by a 5-Year Limited Part Warranty and a 30-Day Limited Labor Warranty
NewFiTM technology where applicable, for quicker and more accurate diagnoses
Extensively-trained technicians with insider insights and advice
Huntington Beach? Or Select another City
in Huntington Beach


Easton is dedicated to hotel accessories innovation and manufacturing. We have provided our solutions for many years.Now we know well what the hotel needs and concerns which are high quality products, good service and unique designs etc.
Easton builds their future by tenet of paying attention to quality & service advocate innovation & details and this is the guarantee where high quality products and good service come from.Also we have rich product line to cover guest room, bathroom and even hotel lobby,which is much more convenient and cost-saving for hotels to purchase.
Easton will keep its way to continuously develop and wish to create more and more valued things to satisfy and benefit you in the coming days.
Derag Living Hotels AG Co.
Todo Para Su Hotel S.A.S.


text:
The adjective simpatico (sympatico is a misspelling) has a few definitions in English, including (1) likeable, (2) (of two or more people) having personal or intellectual affinity, (3) tending to get along with others, and (4) closely associated (with). It also works as a noun for a simpatico feeling or a simpatico relationship.
Simpatico is Spanish and Italian for sympathetic (the Spanish word has an accent over the a), and the English simpatico, which entered the language in the late 19th century, is roughly synonymous with sympathetic without bearing that word's baggage. Of course, the Spanish and Italian words have plenty of baggage of their own, but this doesn't carry over into the English use of the word, except in writing about Italy or Spanish-speaking countries.
In Spanish and Italian, simpatico becomes simpatica when modifying feminine nouns. Although nouns in English are ungendered, simpatica occasionally appears in reference to females. These instances are rare, though, and in general simpatico is used without regard to the gender of what it describes.
Simpatico can have a colloquial ring in English, so some might consider it out of place in formal writing.
The Oprahfication of America has spawned a new kind of icon: the simpatico celebrity, rich and famous but also down-to-earth. [Advocate]
Trading and meshing phrases like champion relay runners, they made a simpatico team in tandem with Bicket and the CSO strings. [Chicago Tribune]
If he was not always simpatico with the hippie ethos, the Acid Tests, at least, seemed to have been tailor-made for him. [Neal Cassady: The Fast Life of a Beat Hero, David Sandison and Graham Vickers)]
The Scientology-loving 70-year-old Corea and the precise, porkier 69-year old Burton appear to be totally simpatico, complementing each other perfectly. [Independent]
They're still simpatico enough that Hannah promises not to out him to the authorities, but when they kiss during a prison visit, she draws blood. [Seattle Post-Intelligencer]
She and Dana were simpatica, and Dana desperately needed a knowledgeable partner. [Don't Mess with Texans, Peggy Nicholson]
Insert generic name here says:
As a native Spanish speaker, I can only say that it sounds odd to my ear not to see the adjective according in gender and number with the noun. As I side note, in Spanish I have only seen it used in the 1st and 3rd meanings.


Many people are dealing with high blood pressure. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, high blood pressure is the leading cause of stroke and heart disease, which are the #1 cause of death in the United States (http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/127/1/e6.full). Over 31% of adults in the United States are dealing with high blood pressure, while only 45% of those have their condition over control. Knowing all these, it becomes paramount to learn how to manage high blood pressure.
Doctors usually prescribe medications for dangerous cases, but they normally recommend living a healthy lifestyle and doing those personal changes that can put you on the right path. Making the proper lifestyle changes can dramatically improve your health, helping you to deal with high blood pressure and reduce your dependency on medication. Here are some of the most useful lifestyle changes you can do in order to lower your blood pressure.
At least 30 minutes of exercises per day (cardio, aerobic, workouts, pilates) drop your systolic blood pressure substantially. Additionally, exercise helps increase your body's endurance and improves blood circulation.
Scientists have proven that increasing the amount of potassium intake can make a real difference for people with high blood pressure. The more potassium you eat, the less salt will negatively influence your body. Some of the best foods you can eat that are rich in potassium include oranges, bananas, yogurt, white beans, dried apricots, baked potatoes, fish and avocados.
Losing weight comes with a multitude of benefits. In addition to improving your self-esteem and confidence in yourself, losing weight lowers your body pressure. Excess weight puts additional strain on the heart, which has to work double shifts just to keep up with the demand. As a matter of fact, gaining weight is the main cause of high blood pressure. Over time, a high blood pressure can damage your heart, creating lifelong problems. Therefore, try to reach optimum weight (calculate it here http://www.calculator.net/ideal-weight-calculator.html) and avoid the negative consequences of a high blood pressure.
Managing stress is part of a healthy lifestyle. Some of the best methods to manage stress and reduce overall blood pressure are yoga and various breathing exercises. For instance, meditation is an amazingly useful technique at lowering blood pressure and reducing stress. Discover which technique or techniques work best in your case and learn how to better manage stress in order to be able to live each day at its fullest.
There are many methods available online that teach you how to fight high blood pressure, but none of them had such a resounding success as The High Blood Pressure Program. This is an all-natural method to combat hypertension. In this course you will learn everything about low blood pressure, from types of blood pressure to home remedies. All these methods will help you better manage your blood pressure and live in freedom.
Lifestyle changes, more exercise, getting enough sleep, stopping smoking, learning new stress management techniques, limiting salt consumption and cutting out caffeinated beverages are all important. However, nothing works better than getting professional advice from professional doctors, the creators of The High Blood Pressure Program.


text:
Motors > Cars > 2020 Chevrolet Corvette : World Premiere
2020 Chevrolet Corvette : World Premiere
By William Byrd on July 20th, 2019
The rumor of a mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette dates back many, many decades. Belgian engineer Zora Arkus-Duntov observed the advantages of a mid-engine layout on the race track as early as the 1930s. That catalyzed in the 1950s when Zora, now employed by General Motors, observed the front-engined Corvette fail to beat the mid-engined competition on the track.
So to say that the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette, which debuted this past Thursday, was a long time coming is a severe understatement. We were fortunate enough to get an invite and we're going to take you along with us for what ended up being a historic moment for more reasons than just the mid-engine layout.
Mid-Engine Chevy History
To many, the idea of the engine behind the driver in a Corvette was sacrilege, but Zora and company were working on the idea for quite some time. In 1959 Chevrolet developed a mid-engine concept with the V8 behind the driver. On display in Tustin, CA this week was the car that immediately followed that concept, the Chevrolet Engineering Research Vehicle (CERV).
The original CERV was an indy-style racer powered by a big Chevy V8 and featuring an independent rear suspension. It was truly a pioneer for future fast Chevys. In 1963 GM created the CERV II, yet another mid-engined race car designed to run with the Ford GT at LeMans.
The CERV II never made it to the track, but Zora was given the green light to continue using the CERV program to further develop more exotic iterations of the Corvette.
Over the next few decades even more concepts would come and go with everything from AWD to a Wankel engine. This all led up to the CERV III which broke cover in 1990 at the Detroit Auto Show.
Once again it was thought to be the next Corvette, but in reality its mid-engine all-wheel-drive setup wasn't meant to reach production. Although it's easy to see some C5 Corvette in the CERV III's design.
All Roads Lead to Tustin
Tustin, California has some pretty impressive history as well. Established in 1942 as Naval Lighter-Than-Air Station Santa Ana, the two wooden hangars in Tustin are designated as National Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks. Visiting this backdrop for the mid-engine Corvette reveal was an impressive experience. Home to blimps that patrolled the U.S. coast during WWII, the two hangars remain some of the only all-wooden hangars left in the country.
The event started with a parade of Corvettes, their owners invited by GM to come see what's next. The hangar doors opened and the owners, along with a handful of Chevrolet dealers and us media-types, trotted in.
The Big Reveal
It's unclear if Chevrolet chose to align the unveiling of the new C8 Corvette with the anniversary of the moon landing, but it worked. Astronauts and Corvettes have been inexorably linked since the beginning. Florida Chevy dealers capitalized on early Corvette purchases by astronauts by basically giving them away to future NASA pioneers interested in going fast on the ground as well.
So it was with that backdrop that astronauts Dr. Mae Jemison and Scott Kelly took the stage. Dr. Jemison is an engineer, physician and astronaut and has truly made an amazing contribution to the world. Kelly was an F-14 pilot and has made recent trips to space, spending more time in the International Space Station than any other American.
With history behind us, it was the big moment. All eyes (and cell phone cameras) were transfixed on the stage, it was time to see the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette. Well at least in person, the images leaked as we were on the shuttle over from the hotel. Spoiler alert!
GM President Mark Reuss drove out on stage in a Torch Red Z51 Chevrolet Corvette. After decades of rumors it was real, live, right in front of us.
Big Announcements
Reuss had a lot on his shoulders on this big night. Debuting the mid-engine Corvette wasn't enough, we wanted more. Specifically we needed to know how much power it would have and how much it would cost. We got that, and more.
The 755 horsepower C7 ZR1 Corvette can hit 60 miles per hour in a claimed 2.85 seconds. So the revelation that the C8 (in Z51 guise) can hit that mark in a sub-3-second time was huge news. We noticed audible gasps from the audience.
That paled in comparison to the news about the price. The base C8 Corvette will cost less than $60,000. For reference, the current C7 Stingray starts at $55,900 and most educated estimates for the new mid-engine version were squarely in the $70,000 – $100,000 range.
Future versions, some likely using a hybrid-V8 and most likely using the ZO6 and ZR1 designations, will surely rise in price beyond the 6-figure mark. Still, this was huge news and elicited an even more raucous reaction from the audience.
Looking at the design of the mid-engine Corvette, we'll start with the outside which is gorgeous. Many likened it to a Ferrari F430, which is quite a compliment in our book. Early leaks showing an odd rear end turned out to be taken out of context. While that was indeed a (grainy) look at the back of the C8, when viewed as a whole car it looks fabulous.
There are a dozen exterior colors to choose from, up two from the current C7's 10 colors:
Naysayers have been saying that, regardless of performance and exterior design, the interior of the new C8 will most certainly suck. We can say with some authoritativeness, if that's a thing, that they are very much mistaken.
GM invested a great deal of time on the inside of the latest Vette. Materials are first-rate, we overheard one Italian-sounding gentleman note that the fabric and stitching on the inside of the removable targa-roof reminded him of a Lamborghini. He was correct, there is a lot of wow-factor on the inside including the performance-minded steering wheel and driver-focused layout.
The driver-centric cockpit features a 12″ display and an array of buttons lining the long arching extension of the dashboard. That's feature is already controversial, but we think it's cool. There is only one knob, the radio volume. GM clearly went for simplicity over complexity. Even the air vents are intentionally narrow to keep forward visibility high.
Colors on the inside are also plentiful with eight different palettes to choose from.
You can even fit a bunch of Corvette matched luggage inside. And yeah, golf clubs too.
We all knew the Corvette would be fast, and Reuss' revelation about a less than 3-second 0-60 time confirmed that immediately. The new Corvette bucks the forced induction trend by continuing to use a 6.2L LT2 engine featuring 495 horsepower and 470 ft. lbs. of torque. With a dry sump setup and new 8-speed DCT transmission, it's got all of the right performance tools.
Reuss noted that there is a low first gear to get off the line quickly, and gears 2-6 are close together to keep the engine near the power peak on track. Gears 7-8 are tall for economy and highway cruising.
The previous Corvette modes for weather, sport, tour, and track are back but now you can utilize "Z-mode" which brings together your favorites from each setting in a personalized quick-select 1-button setting.
There are a lot of implications to the C8, in particular the disposition of the front-engine Corvette. The running story is that, when the current C7 ends production, there will no longer be a Corvette with an engine in front of the driver. Chevrolet has seemingly embraced mid-engine as the long-term layout for "America's sports car" and in all likelihood what you're seeing here will be the only Corvette moving forward.
In a sense, that's sad. Starting in 1953 the front-engine C1 Corvette became an icon. That continued through six more generations of impressive cars. Although, the realist in us likes progress, and the mid-engine layout is clearly superior. The passenger compartment has moved up 16.5″ helping with weight distribution, and with more weight sitting directly over the new limited-slip differential it's faster in just about every way.
Expect an even faster ZO6 and ZR1, the latter likely to have a hybrid-enabled 1000 horsepower or more. Depending on price, that should be a literal giant-killer. It was an amazing experience seeing the new C8 2020 Corvette in person and we can't wait to see what comes next.


text:
What Are Harmful Algal Blooms?
Harmful algal bloom on the shore of Catawaba Island, Ohio, in Lake Erie. Harmful algal blooms often produce noxious smelling surface scums and are toxic to humans and wildlife. (Image: NOAA)
Harmful algal blooms commonly occur as surface scums and "blooms." Most occur in warm, still or slow moving, green-water lakes during summer and early fall months. They are often found in farm dams or ponds where very little mixing occurs, allowing warm water layers to form near the surface. Though many types of algae can form blooms, harmful algal blooms in lakes and other freshwaters have the ability to produce toxins that are dangerous to other organisms, including humans and aquatic life such as fish. Harmful algal blooms are formed by certain types of photosynthetic organisms called cyanobacteria or blue-green algae.
Harmful algal blooms can appear quickly and form ugly floating mats of various colors, or they can discolor the water. Blooms can also have a pungent, foul odor. While it is estimated most blooms are toxic, it is difficult to predict exactly when or even if a bloom is producing toxins. It takes a few days to sample blooms and test them for toxicity, and by that time the toxicity may have changed. Furthermore, the harmful effects of blooms may even occur when a surface scum is not visible.
Blooms that occur in drinking water sources can produce compounds that lead to toxicity as well as taste and odor problems. Toxicity can even occur in drinking water without taste and odor compounds. Depending on the region, harmful blooms can be a significant concern if drinking water comes from reservoirs or natural lakes.
Some of the techniques used to control or remove blooms can increase the water's toxicity, such as the use of algaecides. They may also be detrimental to organisms other than cyanobacteria and are generally not recommended. The most effective method to reduce blooms is through broad community effort to reduce nutrient loading into lakes. This is most often achieved through reducing the input of phosphorus, as well as nitrogen in a more limited extent. Though cyanobacteria are found in some of the oldest fossils and are natural to aquatic habitats, harmful algal blooms are increasing in frequency in the United States and across the world and are becoming more of a problem as eutrophication increases.
The toxins produced by harmful algal blooms are a concern for human health. Toxins are produced within the cells and remain there until the cells break open, which may lead to the unpredictable toxicity of blooms. Water treatment processes can sometimes remove cyanobacteria and the toxins they produce although sometimes further steps are necessary because certain toxins are more difficult to remove than others. Toxins can also break down naturally in lakes. The World Health Organization (WHO) says that 100,000 cells/mL is a moderate human health risk, but there are currently no standards for cell or toxin concentrations in the United States. The most common toxin is called microcystins. There are at least 60 different types of microcystins, and their toxicity can vary significantly. The WHO standard for microcystin-LR in drinking water is 1.0µg/L, but there are no similar standards for waters in the United States. Other toxins found in harmful algal blooms include nodularin, anatoxins, lyngbya, and cylindrospermopsis. Nodularin are similar to microcystins and have the same effects. Anatoxins are usually more toxic than microcystins, and saxitoxins, the cause of paralytic shellfish poisons, are highly poisonous. Lyngbya toxin a and aplysiatoxins are both carcinogenic, and lyngbya toxin a causes seaweed dermatitis. Cylindrospermopsis is most harmful to the liver, but other organs may also be damaged by it.
Toxin Types Examples Effects
Neurotoxins Anatoxin-a, anatoxin-a(s), saxitoxin, neosaxitoxin Affects central nervous system, causes seizures, paralysis, respiratory failure, and death
Hepatotoxins Microcystins, nodularins, cylindrospermopsin Affects liver, causes hemorrhaging, tissue damage, tumors, liver cancer, and death
Dermatotoxins and Gastrointestinal toxins Aplysiatoxins, lyngbyatoxin-a, lipopolysaccharide endotoxins Affects skin and mucous membranes, causes rashes, respiratory illness, headache, and stomach upset
Cytotoxins Cylindrospermopsin Affects liver and other organs; causes chromosome loss, DNA strand breakage, and organ damage
Exposure to cyanobacteria and cyanobacterial toxins can occur from the following:
Drinking water that contains harmful algal bloom cells
Drinking untreated water
Engaging in recreational activities such as swimming in water experiencing a bloom
Inhaling aerosolized cyanobacteria or toxins such as the spray from jet skiing and boating
Using contaminated water to water lawns or irrigate golf courses
Consuming cyanobacterial supplements containing mycrocystins
Dialysis (this has only occurred in Brazil)
Effects of Harmful Algal Blooms
Decreased recreational use and aesthetic value of waters due to toxicity, mats of algae, and the smell when cells begin to die are only some of the problems associated with harmful algal blooms. Harmful algal blooms can contaminate drinking water with taste, odor, or toxic compounds. The toxins produced during blooms are possible carcinogens to humans, and current research is studying the link between certain cyanobacterial toxins and neurological diseases such as Lou Gehrig's disease. There has only been one human death in the US possibly related to recreational exposure to microcystins, though there are multiple cases of gastrointestinal distress, skin irritation and nausea4. Recent reports have indicated that microcystins can be aerosolized, making recreational activities such as boating and jet-skiing a higher risk of exposure2. Microcystins may act as tumor promoters and there is increasing evidence that these compounds may be more harmful through long term chronic exposure, such as low doses in drinking water, rather than short term acute exposure3. This chronic toxicity is of significant concern to communities that are consuming drinking water with cyanotoxins in small doses over a lifetime.
Harmful algal blooms have been known to kill waterfowl and livestock, and dogs have died after eating mats of cyanobacteria or licking their fur after swimming in bloom-infested waters. In some cases, humans have also died after exposure to harmful algal blooms.
Harmful algal blooms negatively impact the food web by decreasing the amount of nutritious, edible phytoplankton that zooplankton and other primary consumers need to survive. These organisms may then starve, leading to decreased food for higher order consumers such as fish. Harmful algal blooms can block sunlight from phytoplankton under the water's surface, leading to decreased food and oxygen levels. When harmful algal blooms begin to break down and die, they can decrease dissolved oxygen levels, a change that can be lethal to other aquatic organisms and cause fish kills. Low dissolved oxygen can be made worse by overcast days and warmer temperatures.
Harmful Algal Blooms. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2022. Retrieved online at: https://www.cdc.gov/habs/environment.html
Backer et al. 2008. Recreational Exposure to Low Concentrations of Microcystins During an Algal Bloom in a Small Lake. Mar Drugs. 6(2) 389-406.
Carmichael 1997. The Cyanotoxins. In: Advances in Botanical Research Vol 27. by J.A. Callow. ISBN 0-12-005927-4
Bressie, J.D. et al. 2022. Harmful Algal Blooms in Lake Erie – HAB Bulletin. NOAA. Retrived online at: https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/projects/lake_erie_hab/lake_erie_hab.html
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. Lake Erie Harmful Algal Bloom Forecast. 2022. Retrieved online at: https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/research/stressor-impacts-mitigation/hab-forecasts/lake-erie/


Speed, reliability, and performance Get 70% off VPS hosting for a limited time Experience powerful hosting built for web professionals.
Weebly Hosting The Drag-n-Drop Website Builder mobile-friendly highly customizable built-in ecommerce premade themes drag-n-drop design SEO tools Get a personal or professional website online in minutes with Weebly website builder, and the hosting features you need with WebHostingPad.
Power Plan Hosting Unlimited Hosting Space Unlimited Bandwidth Unlimited Email Accounts Unlimited FTP Accounts Unlimited Hosted Domains & More!


We are pleased to announce that Office Automation Group Inc has recently been awarded the GSA IT Schedule 70 contract. Contract #: GS-35F-603GA.
The GWAC (Government-Wide Acquisition Contract) gives government agencies direct access to carefully vetted and proven vendors who offer information technology hardware, software, services, and solutions.IT Schedule 70 is the largest procurement vehicle and the most widely used acquisition offering in the federal government. Nearly one-third of all GSA Multiple Award Schedule contractors are available through IT Schedule 70′s Special Item Numbers (SINs).
The California Multiple Award Schedules (CMAS) offers a wide variety of commodities, non-IT services and information technology products and services at prices which have been assessed to be fair, reasonable and competitive – no bids are required.


text:
Rabiu Kwankwaso Current Net Worth News & Latest Update
Rabiu Kwankwaso is one of the top Nigerian politician in the country.
This post contains the current estimated net worth of
Rabiu Kwankwaso this year and some other top quick facts that you should know about this Nigerian politician.
Rabiu Kwankwaso Current Net Worth
Q: Rabiu Kwankwaso Quick Facts?
Rabiu Kwankwaso is a Nigerian born politician that hails from Kano state,he was also a former two times Governor of Kano State.
The seasoned politician served as defense minister when Olusegun Obasanjo was the president of Nigeria.
He worked as a civil servant at the Kano State Water Resources and Engineering Construction Agency (WRECA) for 17 years starting from 1975.
His sojourn into politics began back in 1993 when he was the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives from January 1992 to November 1993,before then he was an elected official of the Kano State Students Association.
Kwankwaso was born in 1956 in Madobi,Kano State,he is 61 years old.
Rabiu got married in 2000 to Hamisu Kano,he has seven children.
The seasoned politician lost the presidential primaries to Muhammad Buhari when he was in APC,currently he has
switched from APC to PDP to contest for another presidential primaries under PDP flagship.
The politician was indicted by the EFCC concerning the misappropriation of N10 billion pension funds when he was the governor of Kano State.
Rabiu did his postgraduate studies in the United Kingdom a Middlesex Polytechnic and Loughborough University of Technology where he bagged his master's degree in Water Engineering,he is an engineer by profession.
Read Also: IBB Current Net Worth
Q: Rabiu Kwankwaso Current Net Worth?
According to Hotvibes Media,the estimated current net worth of Rabiu Kwankwaso is between $ 450 - 500 million US dollars.