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Most sources recommend soaking chia seeds for the most benefit. Since they are hydrophilic, they will attract water in the body if not soaked or added to liquid, so if you choose not to soak them, it is best to drink a lot of liquids after consuming them. Additionally, at least one person has gotten chia seeds lodged in his throat after attempting to consume them dry, so it is not recommended to consume them un-soaked (they are difficult to chew).
Another way to use them in recipes is to grind them up into a fine powder. This is especially helpful when you are using them as a thickener or want to get the benefits without changing the texture of a food. There is also some evidence that it may be easier for the body to absorb chia seeds when they are powdered before eating. See below for ways to incorporate ground chia seeds as an egg substitute or thickener.
If adding directly to foods or recipes that contain liquid, it isn't necessary to soak or grind chia seeds first. They can be added directly to smoothies, soups, drinks, or even meat dishes to thicken without needing to soak first.
I recommend a lot of egg consumption and many of my recipes contain eggs. I occasionally get questions from readers who need to adapt a recipe to avoid eggs, and from my research/testing, chia is one of the best options for this.
Put in a blender and blend until smooth. Will thicken in about 10 minutes in the fridge.
There are endless flavor variations. You can omit the cocoa powder and vanilla and add a cup of strawberries for a strawberry version, or add cinnamon and nutmeg for a Chai Chia Pudding.
View the printable recipe here.
If you don't use cornstarch or thickening agents, it can sometimes be a challenge to thicken different culinary creations. Just add a couple tablespoons of chia seeds (powdered or not) at a time to reach the desired thickness.
I've made several variations of these, including just mixing them with equal parts coconut milk to thicken, adding some garlic powder and sea salt, and baking at a low temp for a couple hours. I haven't measured out my recipe yet to post here, but here's another one that looks great.
I married an Italian, so meatballs get made pretty often around here. His grandmother's recipe calls for breadcrumbs, which I don't use, so I just throw in a couple tablespoons of ground chia seeds (per pound of meat) in place of bread crumbs. Also works to thicken meat-loafs, batters, etc.
These are the same seeds used to make the chia pets you can buy for ($20) in the store. Save about ($20) and make your own. Just fill a (porcupine) shaped pot with dirt, sprinkle some chia seeds on top of the dirt and water. Viola! Chia Pet. I also discovered when my kids spilled their chia seeds that they were eating for a snack that they grow in areas that don't get much sun and that are often trampled (under the treehouse) and prevent mud. Now, the kids get to eat chia seeds under their treehouse often, and the ones that spill prevent mud. A win-win!
Mixed with some almond flour and garlic powder, or even by itself, Chia Seeds make an excellent "Breading" for fish or chicken. It toasts up well and provides a nutty, crunchy flavor without the grains (another win-win!).
The flavor combinations are endless, and the recipe requires only a few ingredients. Chia seed squeeze pouches are one of my kids' favorite snacks, and with these reusable pouches, your kiddos can enjoy them too.
This is my favorite way to use chia seeds so far! These energy bars are a great snack or treat for kids or a healthy breakfast addition if you need extra energy. They are also nut, dairy, and grain free so they are safe to send to schools even if there are allergy restrictions.
When you crave a warm, nourishing breakfast, this coconut chia porridge will satisfy. It's grain-free and features a delicious flavor combo of figs, pistachios and vanilla beans. My kids love it, and I love that it nourishes them, plus meets my need for avoiding eggs as breakfast.
Since finding out I'm allergic to eggs, I've tried lots of variations for replacing them in my favorite recipes. Chia seeds make an awesome egg substitute. Read about how to use chia seeds, plus seven other egg replacement options here.
I love the convenience of energy bars, and my kids requested a chocolate-flavored one, so I created these chocolate coconut energy bars, with optional chia seeds (which I recommend you add!). Enjoy all the taste and convenience, minus the junkie ingredients typically found in store-bought energy bars.
If you avoid store-bought jams and jellies loaded with sugar and lots of other unmentionable ingredients (I was recently surprised to see red dye in a strawberry jam- c'mon, strawberries are already red!), you'll love this strawberry chia seed jam from Mommypotamus.
For a fast meal or snack that doesn't require many ingredients or, ahem, actual cooking, but still offers tons of nutrition, this blueberry chia seed smoothie from The Family That Heals Together will keep both mama and kiddos happy, for more reasons than one.
What's better than having dessert and knowing it's good for you? Don't compromise your food standards for a treat; this chocolate chia mousse from Healy Eats Real will satisfy your sweet tooth (just look at that perfect mousse texture!) while healthy ingredients like chia seeds and coconut milk will satiate you with good fats and protein.
These fun snacks from A Girl Worth Saving use chia seeds in place of rice for a healthy, low carb version of this Chinese treat.
If you're on the grain-free bandwagon, cereal is likely a thing of the past. This grain-free chia seed breakfast cereal from Eat Your Beets changes all that!
These grain-free goodies are the perfect treat or breakfast from The Real Food Dietitians.
Matcha is all the rage these days, thanks to its super healing and energizing green tea origins. This fun take on chia pudding with strawberries and matcha tea from Paleo Magazine looks amazing.
A beautiful salad is nutritious on its own. Pair it with a chia seed-based dressing, and you've got a winner! Check out this spinach salad with creamy chia vinaigrette from Get Inspired Everyday.
Fancier than it sounds, this energy drink from Not Your Standard contains just a couple ingredients (unless you count the lemon wedge and optional honey) so it's easy to throw it together and sip throughout a busy day.
Serve these crackers up with a slice of avocado or cheese for snack time. Get the recipe from Gourmande in the Kitchen here.
This chia bread from Rosanna Davison Nutrition is grain-free and low carb, and looks like it would be fantastic for a sandwich or French toast!
More filling and way more nutritious than oatmeal, this "PB" and J overnight chia puddingfrom PaleOMG is perfect for breakfast or after a workout.
One more from PaleOMG, because I thought we should end with what looks to be basically a healthy candy bar. These chocolate dipped caramel nut bars look amazing and are super healthy to boot!
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These are three swap cards that I got from the Creative Day Getaway Calgary event.
This might be Brenda's card.
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It is a compassionate wind stirring the chimes today. What do you hear?
On days like this, we are called to reflect on immeasurable burdens that have been borne by so few. We pay tribute to our wounded, our missing, our fallen, and their families—men and women who have known the true costs of conflict and deserve our deepest respect, now and forever. We also remember that our commitments to those who have served are commitments we must honor not only on Veterans Day, but every day. As we do so, let us reaffirm our promise that when our troops finish their tours of duty, they come home to an America that gives them the benefits they have earned, the care they deserve, and the fullest opportunity to keep their families strong and our country moving forward.
"The churches can make a huge contribution and most of what needs to be done, in my opinion, can be done by reasonably educated informed lay people, not experts," said McChrystal, whose brother Stanley was the head of U.S. military forces in Afghanistan.


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The actor Bandô Mitsugorô III performed in the 3rd lunar month of 1813 at the Nakamuraza a 12-role hengemono, which was entitled "Shiki no Nagame Yosete Mitsudaiji". One of these 12 roles, a bonito seller, survived and became the dance "Katsuo Uri". The original version was Tomimoto-based. it is now staged with a Tokiwazu ensemble.
An edokko fish monger out selling the first bonito (katsuo in Japanese) of the year. An edokko is a person born and raised in Edo, whose family has been in Edo for at least three generations. He is characterized by his lively spirit and compassion for others. This dance shows a high-spirited form of the fish monger as he goes out into town carrying the container for fish across his back.


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AI can help us predict the size of the next forest wildfire
The model can help forecast whether a wildfire will be small, medium, or large.
Image: Chugach National Forest/Handout via REUTERS
This article is published in collaboration with Futurity
Brian Bell Research Fellow, LSE Centre for Economic Performance
A new technique can predict the final size of wildfires from the moment of ignition, researchers report.
Built around a machine learning algorithm, the model can help forecast whether a wildfire will be small, medium, or large by the time it has run its course—knowledge useful to those in charge of allocating scarce firefighting resources.
Image: PNAS
"A useful analogy is to consider what makes something go viral in social media," says lead author Shane Coffield, a doctoral student in earth system science at the University of California, Irvine. "We can think about what properties of a specific tweet or post might make it blow up and become really popular—and how you might predict that at the moment it's posted or right before it's posted."
Many wildfires at once
The researchers applied that thinking to a hypothetical situation in which dozens of fires break out simultaneously. It sounds extreme, but this scenario has become all too common in recent years in parts of the western United States as climate change has resulted in hot and dry conditions on the ground that can put a region at high risk of ignition.
Climate change is creating catastrophic wildfires
Why are wildfires getting worse?
"Only a few of those fires are going to get really big and account for most of the burned area, so we have this new approach that's focused on identifying specific ignitions that pose the greatest risk of getting out of control," Coffield says.
The team used Alaska as a study area for the project because a rash of concurrent fires in its boreal forests has plagued the state over the past decade, threatening human health and vulnerable ecosystems.
At the core of the new model is a "decision tree" algorithm. By feeding it climate data and crucial details about atmospheric conditions and the types of vegetation present around the starting point of a fire, the researchers could predict the final size of a blaze 50% of the time. A key variable is the vapor pressure deficit—just how little moisture there is in the area—during the first six days of a fire's existence. A second major consideration for Alaskan forests is the percentage of trees of the black spruce variety.
"Black spruce, which are dominant in Alaska, have these long, droopy branches that are designed—from an evolutionary perspective—to wick up fire," says coauthor James Randerson, professor and chair in earth system science. "Their seeds are adapted to do well in a post-fire environment, so their strategy is to kill off everything else around them during a fire to reduce competition for their offspring."
Randerson says Coffield was able to show that the fraction of black spruce within a 2.5-mile radius of the ignition site is an important factor in judging how big a fire will grow.
Speedy predictions
One advantage of this new method is speed, Coffield says. The algorithm "learns" with each new data point and can quickly figure out the critical thresholds for identifying large fires. It's possible for people to do this manually or by running simulations on each different ignition, he says, but the machine learning system's statistical approach is "really much faster and more efficient, especially for considering multiple fires simultaneously."
Faced with a climate change-induced jump in the number of wildfires expected each season, state, county, and local firefighting authorities could benefit from some updated tools and techniques, Randerson notes. In addition to potentially saving lives and protecting property and crucial infrastructure, fire suppression efforts will also become increasingly important in preserving the natural world.
"In places like Alaska, there's a need to limit the area affected by fire, because if we keep having these unusual, high-fire years, more carbon will be lost from the landscape, exacerbating warming," Randerson says. "If we let the fires run away, we could be in a situation where there's a lot of significant damage to both the climate system and ecosystems."
Brian Bell, Research Fellow, LSE Centre for Economic Performance
This article is published in collaboration with Futurity.


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Witches Round the Cauldron by Daniel Gardner (1775)
'When shall we three meet again,
In thunder, in lighting or in rain.' (Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act I, Scene I)
Daniel Gardner, The Three Witches from Macbeth, 1775
'…something wicked this way comes.'
As the eighteenth century slowly approached its end, things were getting darker on the artistic scene. Ghosts, vampires and witches suddenly appeared on canvases of painters such as Henry Fuseli, Goya and William Blake. Dark side of the imagination began to shape works of art as well as literature, and the aesthetic of sublime slowly crept in. This was the answer to the excessive coldness, lightness and rationality of Classicism. In times when this was painted, public tastes were inclined towards the supernatural and Gothic, especially with theatre-goers who loved scenes from Macbeth. 'Paint the witch!' replaced the more barbaric 'Burn the witch!'.
Although the subject of this scene hints at the later developments of Romanticism, its execution is true to the styles of Thomas Gainsborough and Joshua Reynolds, two artists whose style Gardner emulated, and often borrowed ideas for composition and arrangement of figures. This is an utterly charming and dreamy portrayal of three witches from Macbeth. There's nothing scary or disturbing about it, and these three ladies are certainly prettier than Shakespeare had intended his witches to be, but these are not just three witches, oh no, Gardner actually portrayed three friends, society hostesses, art lovers and supporters of Whig party in this portrait.
The figure on the left, with long brown hair, is Elizabeth Lamb (nee Milbanke), Viscountess Melbourne. Witch on the right, dressed in splendid, sparkly black robe with zodiac symbols on it and tiny golden details, is Anne Seymour Damer (nee Conway) who was also an amateur sculptor. She has a typical black 'witch' hat and holds a magic wand in her right hand. In the middle is the most extravagant and well remembered out of all three; Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, famous for her beauty, bold fashion statements, gambling and partying (much like Kate Moss today), her affair and an unhappy marriage. Along with a hat, her beautiful head is covered with gauze veil, and while she holds the sumptuous white silk fabric of her dress with one hand, she uses other to throw some herbs or blue flowers in the cauldron. Despite portraying a Shakespearean scene, which is a great task for the imagination, Gardner didn't really use it, but rather chose to follow the fashion of the day; both in clothing the 'witches' wear and the style and composition of the painting itself.
High society lady, writer and diarist Lady Mary Coke (1727-1811) wrote in her diary of 'the Duchess of Devonshire, Lady Melburn, and Mrs Damer all being drawn in one picture in the Characters of the three Witches in Macbeth … They have chosen that Scene where they compose their Cauldron, but instead of "finger of Birth-strangled babe, etc" their Cauldron is composed of roses and carnations and I daresay they think their charmes more irresistible than all the magick of the Witches'. (*)
Although I find the whole painting aesthetically pleasing, and very fitting for the mood of these post-Halloween days, I must say a thing or two about the brushstrokes and the play of light. Gardner beautifully portrayed their dresses, painting in soft, playful and refined strokes, using gouache and chalk. And the light; see how the bronze cauldron glistens, smoke arises like in a dream, and the reflections of the fire on the gorgeous silk dresses of the witches. I should also mention the possible allegorical meaning of the painting; since all three women were interested in politics and publicly supported the Whig party, it is possible that Gardner painted the cauldron as a symbol of 'shadowy political machinations as leading members of the Devonshire House circle.' (*)
Tags: 1775, 18th century, allegory, art, Autumn, British Art, British Portrait Painting, cauldron, chalk, Daniel Gardner, dark, diary, Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire, Gothic, gouache, group portrait, Lady Mary Coke, London, Macbeth, magic, Painting, portrait, Season of the Witch, Shakespeare, spell, sublime, supernatural, The Three Witches from Macbeth, witch
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Ladies in Sweet Melancholic Contemplation
A few eighteenth century paintings caught my attention recently, mostly works of Thomas Gainsborough and George Romney. The thing that connects these portraits is a distinctly contemplative and melancholic mood.
Thomas Gainsborough, Mrs. Richard Brinsley Sheridan, 1785-87
I am mesmerised by Gainsborough's flickering brushstrokes every time I gaze at this painting. Every detail of it exudes movement, certain sweet turmoil, a sense of anticipation and sadness that something so anxiously awaited might never really occur.
The first thing one notices in this painting is the mood of exuberant restlessness: lush and unbridled tree branches dance in the wind, tiny leaves rustle a melancholic hymn in the solitude of the forest glade, her hair and translucent gauze kerchief flutter in the wind. Seems like Gainsborough painted a romantic heroine rather than a bourgeois lady. Well, the mood of this painting is distinctly romantic and sublime, but the lady is not a virginal maiden from Horace Walpole or Ann Radcliffe's novels, but a prominent Georgian era musician Elizabeth Ann Linley.
Captured for eternity wearing a salmon coloured dress with muslin sleeves and a blue sash, this pretty, talented and wistful lady died of consumption a few years after this was painted. She was only thirty-eight years old. Not knowing her story, but simply looking at her sad gaze and untamed nature around her, awakens the imagination. A thought occurs: All things must pass (George Harrison). Only art is capable of rising above transience, and Romantics knew it. Still, intricate fashion is one of the reason why Gainsborough's portraits are so beloved and aesthetically pleasing.
Note the importance of nature in this painting. Yeah, British portraits of the time usually had trees and clouds as a backdrop (unlike French who preferred being painted indoors to showcase their fine furniture) but here nature is almost as important as the lady. 'Nature' meant many things to the Romantics. As suggested above, it was often presented as itself a work of art, constructed by a divine imagination, in emblematic language. (source) This emphasis on nature is reminiscent of a literary movement that was just at its beginning at the time this was painted – Romanticism.
To put this painting in the historical context and connect it to Romanticism: Goethe's Sorrows of Young Werther were published in 1774 and Rousseau's Confessions in 1782, Wordsworth would have been a mere 15-17 year old lad, William Blake published his Poetical Sketches in 1783, and Lord Byron, being born in 1788, wasn't even alive at the time. This painting is a slight contrast to Gainsborough's more Neoclassical-style paintings of the previous years. One could argue that he captured the sensibility of the time, or he simply indulged his love of painting countryside scenery.
For me, this painting evokes the mood of Emily Bronte's novel Wuthering Heights. Elizabeth Ann Linley painted with hair untamed and eyes full of sorrow, reminds me of the 'free-spirited and beautiful'* Catherine Earnshaw. In my imagination, that's Catherine sitting on a stone, waiting for Heathcliff, and the wind is whispering her name throughout moors 'Catherine, Catherine'…
Verses from Alphonse de Lamartine's poem 'Lake', which remind me of this painting as well:
"(…) Eternity, naught gulfs: what do
You do with days of ours which you devour?
Speak! Shall you not bring back those things sublime?
Return the raptured hour?
O Lake, caves, silent cliffs and darkling wood,
Whom Time has spared or can restore to light,
Beautiful Nature, let there live at least
The memory of that night…"
More portraits with a same mood:
Lady Elizabeth Hamilton (1753–1797), Countess of Derby by George Romney, 1776-78
Thomas Gainsborough – Portrait of Anne, Countess of Chesterfield, 1777-78
Thomas Gainsborough, Portrait of Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire, 1783
George Romney, Portrait of Mrc Crouch, 1793
John Hoppner, Frankland Sisters, 1795
Tags: 18th century, 18th century art, Alphonse de Lamartine, art, British Art, British Portrait Painting, George Romney, poem Lake, portrait, Romanticism, Thomas Gainsborough
Thomas Lawrence – 'Always in Love and Always in Debt'
How strange that Thomas Lawrence's romantic and dreamy paintings were on my mind yesterday, when in fact he was born on 13 April 1769. I thought to myself, this must be the voice of art telling me to write about Thomas Lawrence, and that's exactly what I decided to do.
1795. Portrait of Sally Siddons (Daughter of Sarah Siddons) by Thomas Lawrence
Thomas Lawrence belongs to 'the golden age of British portrait painting'; the age of Gainsborough, Reynolds, Beechey and Romney. Although today his paintings may be regarded as too sentimental or too decorative, their romantic flamboyance was all the rage in Georgian London.
He was born in Bristol, the son of a tavern-keeper, and showed his artistic talents early on. His parents considered him a child prodigy and laid all their hopes in him. Fortunately, all their expectations came true. Lawrence's success was rapid; one moment he was a ten year old boys making drawings and pastels at his father's tavern, and the other he was a respectable young painter in London. He arrived in London sometime before his eighteenth birthday, in 1787, and settled himself near the studio of Joshua Reynolds who advised the handsome and lively young painter to study nature, and forget the Old masters.
Thomas' ability to charm and seduce cleared his way to success. Polished manners and kind demeanor, along with obvious artistic skills and individualistic approach, made him popular among young Regency ladies who all wanted to be captured for eternity in Lawrence's romantic and dazzling style. He happily plunged into the Regency world of aristocracy, fashion, theatre and art. Still, his painting style sometimes proved to be a tad too modern for the audience accustomed to more classical aesthetics. His free brushstrokes, thickly applied paint (especially when painting clothes) and strongly contrasted colours all differed him from the smoothness and feather-light touch of Reynolds or Gainsborough.
1790. Sir Thomas Lawrence – Elizabeth Farren, later Countess of Derby
As much as for his artistic talents, Lawrence was known for being 'Always in love and always in debt'. He himself said – 'I have never been extravagant nor profligate in the use of money. Neither gaming, horses, curricles, expensive entertainments, nor secret sources of ruin from vulgar licentiousness have swept it from me'. Exactly what he spent his money on, and he had a great deal of it, remains a mystery. It is likely, however, that his generous nature compelled him to financially help his friends and relatives, and he did enjoy collecting works of old masters.
Thomas Lawrence led a life of romances, debts and art. He was a charming and flirtatious lad, and although he never married, his name was romantically linked to many beauties of the day. Two sisters, fragile and sickly ladies, Sally and Maria Siddons, the eldest daughters of the famous actress Sarah Siddons, caught his eye in the 1790s. He first fell in love with Sally, then transferred his affections to Maria, then broke with Maria and returned to Sally. But Maria died in 1798 and Sally promised her on her deathbed that she would not see Mr Lawrence again, and she kept her promise until her own death in 1803.
1793. Selina Peckwell, later Mrs. George Grote by Sir Thomas Lawrence
There is a reason why these charmingly beautiful Lawrence's portraits were on my mind: I'm re-reading my favourite novel by Jane Austen – Sense and Sensibility. Since it is set in late 1790s, I can not help imagining Marianne dressed in one of those splendid yet simple white dresses. Thomas Lawrence is the only painter who could capture Marianne's romantic idealism, vivaciousness and excessive sensibility. In my imagination Marianne would be portrayed with a book in her hand (Shakespeare's sonnets of Cowper's poems), with eyes full of 'life, a spirit, an eagerness which could hardly be seen without delight.' May I add that Thomas Lawrence enjoyed reading Jane Austen's works too, which I find rather strange.
Portrait of Sally Siddons, shown all the way up, is my favourite portrait by Thomas Lawrence. It appeals to me for many reasons. First of all; it portrays his love interest – Sally Siddons which gives it a level of emotional honesty. Secondly, her pose was always very captivating to me; she seems very thoughtful, dreamy and confident at the same time. Thirdly, her dress is painted so beautifully, those gathers captured so exuberantly, especially if you consider that white is the hardest colour to paint. Then there's that dreamy atmosphere to all of Lawrence's portraits, a remarkable theatrical sensibility, and a provocative touch. His sitters always seem caught in the moment.
Tags: British Portrait Painting, Marianne Dashwood, Portraits, Regency era, Sally Siddons, Sarah Siddons, Sense and sensibility, Thomas Lawrence


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We are pleased to announce that Fleuchaus & Gallo Partnerschaft mbB has reached a collaborative agreement with Withers & Rogers LLP, a UK firm of intellectual property lawyers.
Starting September 2014, Fleuchaus & Gallo's Munich office will provide Withers & Rogers with a permanently manned facility, supported by a senior partner from within their firm. This arrangement will bolster both firms' position in the key economies of the European Union and give Withers & Rogers easy access to the German IP market, the EPO, epi and indeed the Unified Patent Court when it is up and running.
We believe that the development of such a close multi-national relationship between firms offering pre-eminent service will open up significant opportunities for our clients. Indeed, our collaboration is strengthening an existing relationship with a long trusted partner to jointly accommodate the anticipated growth in national filings in the years ahead at the expense of European filings. Likewise, we intend to render multi-national litigation less complex and more cost-effective through our closer collaboration.
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The editors of Global Law Experts (GLE), a global database profiling law firms and attorneys, have awarded Fleuchaus & Gallo as "IP Litigation Law Firm of the Year 2014 in Germany".
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Microfluidics-based strategies for protein crystallography
Anderson, Megan J. (2009) Microfluidics-based strategies for protein crystallography. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-10172008-222221
Protein crystallography is an invaluable tool for the study of biological processes at the molecular level. While several crystallization techniques are actively pursued in both academic and industrial laboratories to produce high-quality protein crystals, the use of microfluidic technology for structural biology was previously shown to improve protein crystallization over more traditional methods. This thesis describes a microfluidics-based crystallization strategy that was developed to increase the success rate of crystallizing challenging proteins. The crystallization strategy involves using multiple microfluidic devices to characterize the solubility trends of the crystallization target, to perform nanoliter volume free interface diffusion crystallization experiments designed around the solubility trends, and to enable in situ diffraction analysis of crystals grown in microfluidic devices. The crystallization strategy was applied to the crystallization of a dozen challenging proteins and increased the overall crystallization and diffraction success rates compared with conventional automation. The crystallization strategy was also utilized to crystallize four metabolic proteins and provides the first demonstration of in situ structure determination for novel crystallization targets using a microfluidic crystallization platform. Additional technological advances were accomplished by the development of a novel microfluidic device designed to address the specific challenges of membrane protein crystallography. To date, this microfluidic crystallization strategy has produced four novel protein structures and holds great promise for future work in the field of protein crystallography.
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crystallography; microfluidics
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Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
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Quake, Stephen R.
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Quake, Stephen R. (chair)
Rees, Douglas C. (co-chair)
Bjorkman, Pamela J.
Mayo, Stephen L.
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Do Economic Theories Inform Policy? Analysis of the Influence of the Chicago School on European Union Competition Policy
Dzmitry Bartalevich
Adopting the (institutionalist) premise that ideas and the economic theories within which they are embedded influence policy, the dissertation investigates the influence of the Chicago School of antitrust analysis on the competition policy of the European Union (EU). The dissertation encapsulates three articles. The first article employs qualitative content analysis to assess whether and the extent to which the European Commission incorporates Chicago School theory into EU competition policy. It does so on the basis of current Commission Guidelines, Notices, and Block Exemption Regulations that address EU antitrust rules and EU merger control. The second article is exploratory; it narrows the focus on EU merger control and employs descriptive network analysis to investigate the overall composition of mergers cleared by the Commission during the period 2004– 2015 and attempts to reinforce the results of the analysis in the first article. The third article expands on the findings of the first and second articles and employs inferential network analysis with exponential random graph models to analyze, on the basis of Commission merger cases cleared during the period 2004–2015, whether the Harvard School, the Freiburg School, and considerations for Single Market integration underpin EU merger control, in addition to the influence of the Chicago School. The analysis presented in the articles suggests that the Chicago School has exerted considerable influence over EU competition policy. The findings further indicate that there is a strong presence of financial institutions among merger and acquisition transactions with an EU dimension in EU merger control. Finally, the findings show that the Commission appears to have a particular approach to EU competition policy that, despite being influenced by the Chicago School, cannot be explained entirely by it.
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When I was a boy growing up in France, a roast chicken used to be a really special treat. Nowadays, we all eat chicken multiple times a week so it's not the rarity it once was. You would think that might make everyone an expert at cooking chicken but I'm sad to see so many times that the end result is a dry, tough bird. This recipe will teach you my secret for ensuring that your roast chicken remains juicy and tender. The key is the resting process, during which the bird will continue to cook to the perfect temperature. This is so much better than leaving it in the oven until it is cooked to perfection but then, within 20 mins, it is dry and horrible.
In the base of a roasting pan, scatter the chopped wing bones and place the chicken in the centre.
With a pastry brush, brush the butter evenly over the chicken and season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
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The chicken should be golden brown all over. Pierce the thigh; the juices should run clear.
Remove the chicken to a serving tray and return it to the oven.
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Yes. Contests are much easier in Gen 6 than they were in the Original Hoenn Games. Having a Mega Stone gives you a boost if you get a Spectacular Moment too.
In the Gen 6 games nature does not matter for Contest stats. There is no sheen either meaning you can feed unlimited berries.
For moveset Dazzling Gleam and Aerial Ace are great Contest Moves off the top of my head.
I have used both Pikachu and Raichu and theu are both fun to use in game. I can see Raichu getting a Mega at some point.
Never been a big user of Normal types in truth but I think the Slakoth line are fun to use.
White 2 is my favourite Game in the series. In my Grass Monotype my Hall of Fame Team was: Lilligant, Whimsicott, Serperior, Ferrothorn, Roserade and Breloom. Lilligant was the star of my team with Breloom being my hardest hitter. He One Hit Koed Iris' Hydreigon.
Altaria is my favourite Flying Type and I lucked into a Shiny Swablu (Phoenix) in my Alpha Sapphire game. The Mega is Gold. Have you tried using an Altaria in a Contest versus Lisia's Ali?
Pikachu is indeed very cute and the Pikachu line are my favourite Electric type.
Since he is a Middle Evolution Pikachu's stats would not be stellar but have you tried using him with a Light Ball. A Light Ball boosted Pikachu is very fun to use in-game although I tend to evolve my Pikachu's into Raichu. I also have a Shiny Pikachu.
I can imagine you being similar to Ash. He uses Pikachu in battle but the Mouse Pokemon sits on his shoulder outside his Pokeball.
I am not a competitive player and prefer to use Pokemon I like regardless of whether they are considered good competitively. (For example Lilligant is in Smogons NU tier). I do play in the Battle Maison though and the Gen 5 PWT was a lot of fun.
I like doing Monotypes too particularly for the Grass Type. I have done a Psychic run too though.
If I could have one Pokémon in the real world I would have a Lilligant. It could help me around the house and cheer me up when I am feeling down.
I am not the only one who says you are a Pikachu. (Or it's regional equivalent) going off the Pokemon thread. Do you like Pikachu?
Reading Books. Pokémon. Paramore. Anime. Secondhand Serenade. Coldplay. Fanfics. Ian Somerhalder and probably other actors and/or singers I forgot or too lazy to type.
Gardevoir, Blaziken, Arbok, Hochkrow, Metagross.
Hope you're having a RuFF day!


Greens Deputy Leader and Federal Member for Melbourne Adam Bandt MP will push for the Treasurer to reject a move to allow a Chinese super high-rise developer - Greenland Holding Group - to buy land from the Victorian Racing Club in Flemington.
"I am very concerned about this plan to foist a new high-rise development on the Flemington community," Mr Bandt said.
The Greenland Holding Group are reported to be one of the largest 500 companies in the world and are building the second highest building in China.


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MERRITT PARKWAY PRESERVATION & LANDSCAPE
In the years since the Merritt Parkway's opening, the integration of architecture, landscaping and aesthetics into the design of our roadways had decreased drastically. In the late 1970's and early 1980's the Merritt Parkway introduced two systems interchanges for Routes 7 and 25 in the Town of Trumbull. The construction of these interchanges endangered the historic nature of the parkway, and prompted an increased stakeholder engagement in the discussion of preservation.
In 1992 CTDOT Commissioner Emil Frankel instituted a Merritt Parkway Working Group to develop standard practices for the preservation and rehabilitation of the Merritt Parkway. In 1994 a "Landscape Master Plan for the Merritt Parkway" and "Merritt Parkway Guidelines for General Maintenance and Transportation Improvements, June 1994" were introduced. These guidance documents were put into use with the inception of the Merritt Parkway Improvement Projects. As a measure of oversight and stakeholder involvement in the rehabilitation effort, Commissioner Frankel also established the Merritt Parkway Advisory Committee (MPAC) whose purpose is to advise CTDOT on all matters relative to the Merritt Parkway. The MPAC is comprised of representatives from the 8 towns the Parkway traverses, DOT disciplines, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), State Police Troop G Commander, CT Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, CT Chapter of American Society of Landscape Architects, CT Trust for Historic Preservation, and the Merritt Parkway Conservancy (MPC).
A topic of much stakeholder concern has been that of trees along the Merritt Parkway. There has been a joint effort by CTDOT staff and MPC representatives to address selective tree removal and appropriate locations for protection. As part of the Merritt Parkway Improvement Projects the medians and side slopes will have an appropriate planting design aimed to restore the tree canopy in areas where it has been lost from the original design as the defining feature. The picture below is an example of the existing tree canopy.
As part of the Merritt Parkway Improvement Projects there will be over 8000 linear feet of newly landscaped median. The new treatments will include carefully designed plantings as well as Merritt Parkway Guiderail and Barrier where necessary. Existing trees that are deemed not hazardous will be preserved.
An important relationship in the design of the Merritt Parkway is that of the bridges and the surrounding landscape. The visual balance between bridge facades and the adjacent plantings is an intangible quality that set the Merritt Parkway apart from other roadways.
Part of the Landscape Master Plan was a plan set that provided the vision and guidance on specific features to be preserved or enhanced to rehabilitate the Merritt Parkway. An example of the master plan can be seen at the link below:
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Protectors of Penwick by F.P. Spirit - Book Blitz
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Rise of the Thrall Lord, Book Two
Date Published: September 16, 2021
A horde of demons from the Abyss. A dread master of the undead. A choice between saving a single city versus the entire world.
The tower in the mists has been wrested from the Empress of the Damned and her undead army. Yet demons still hold the tower in the mountains and are using it to summon more of their kind.
The problem is demons are not your normal monsters. Weapons of great power are needed to defeat them, demon slaying weapons like those of legend.
At the same time, Penwick has come under attack from the inside. Creatures of the night have infiltrated the city and people are disappearing at an alarming rate. Even more terrifying, these vampires might be heralds of the dread Undead Thrall Master.
With all Arinthar at stake, can the companions protect Penwick and still find the magic they so sorely need before demons overrun their entire world?
Other books in the Rise of the Thrall Lord series:
City of Tears
Rise of the Thrall Lord, Book One
A cursed city shrouded in mist. The power to level an army. A deadly race against demons to find it.
Five hundred years have passed since Naradon, the mad emperor, ruled over the world of Arinthar. Unknown to all but a few, the emperor left behind a deadly legacy—seven towers scattered across the globe, each with the power to lay waste to an army.
Now demons have crawled up from the Abyss and taken one of those towers, using its power to summon more of their brethren. To make matters worse, a second tower has been uncovered and the demons want that one, too.
Yet that tower will not be taken easily. Shrouded in mist, the ancient city surrounding that tower has fallen under a terrible curse. All who once lived there walk the earth as undead, including the mad emperor's wife.
Now a small band of heroes must enter the mists and wrest the tower from the empress of the damned and her undead army. For if they fail, the entire world is doomed to become hell on earth.
Enter a world of magic and adventure in this exciting tale of heroes in the making. Perfect for fans of Lord of the Rings and Dungeons & Dragons.
F.P. Spirit is an avid science fiction and fantasy fan. A Trekkie before it was cool, F. P. became hooked on fantasy the moment he cracked open his first copy of Lord of the Rings. When he is not lost roaming the multiverse of sci-fi and high-fantasy fiction, F. P. is either creating adventures for his roll-playing friends and family or connecting with his mind and body in an attempt to reach that inner spark of spirit.
To learn more, you can go to his website (fpspirit.com) or sign up for his newsletter (fpspirit.com/newsletter).
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<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />Of all the Pentecostal Pioneers I think Thomas Myerscough is the most forgotten. His labour in the purpose of God was strategic, timely and providential. There is basically nothing written about him, I pray God will yet move someone's heart to rectify that and to give him his rightful place amongst our pioneers. As yet I have found little about his birth, upbringing and conversion apart from that he was born in 1858 and in 1874 at the age of 16 was saved. It would be interesting to see who influenced this man who influenced so many others.
He was leader of a small group of believers called the Preston Evangelistic Association drawn from several churches in Preston who met almost every evening for Bible study and outreach. Among these young men were W.F.P.Burton, James Salter and Edmund Hodgson. Early in 1908 upon hearing of new Pentecostal manifestation's and after reading Dr. A.T. Pierson about it, he was "dead set" against it. A brother who he was challenging about these Pentecostal manifestations asked him "Have you examined the Word of God for yourselves without prejudice?" he had to admit he had not.
So along with his fellow students they carefully searched the scriptures from Genesis to Revelation for the next nine months to see if this thing was of the Lord. Nightly they met together to investigate the operations of the Spirit in Gods Word, with a strong cry to God for His power. Being thus convinced, Myerscough was led to attend the meetings at Sunderland in 1909 where he received his baptism in the Holy Ghost. His outstanding qualities as a Bible scholar and teacher led to the official Bible School of the Pentecostal Missionary Union (PMU) being placed in his care at Preston.
Some of the students at this school were Willie Burton, George Jeffreys, Robert Darragh and E.J.Philips. Young men came from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales to sit at his feet and be taught. "It is doubtful whether any school has ever had a group of students who have achieved so much in view of the short time that they were in Bible School." The success of this school was greater than any other during this early period. From here were sent out the future leaders of the Congo Evangelistic Mission (CEM) and the leaders of the Elim Alliance movement, who reached multitudes of souls and raised up thousands of churches at home and abroad. He continued with the PMU until his resignation in 1913 when the School moved to London. No doubt the doctrinal differences of infant baptism held to by Boddy and Polhill had a lot to do with this change.
As a result of this Pentecostal outpouring Donald Gee said "a Pentecostal centre was established in Preston that has been second to none, perhaps in all the world, for its far-reaching fruitfulness to the glory of God." First, by being a mission centre as seen above. Second, for the establishing of one of the first Pentecostal churches that was truly an example of what Scripture taught. Myerscough was a local estate agent highly respected in the business world and had no thought of starting a church. But these young believers who were receiving the Holy Ghost and speaking in tongues were most often rejected and pushed out of their own churches. The group that formed in 1911 first called itself a Pentecostal mission. They met in the centre of Preston in a large upper room which was reached via "a dingy stairway of 45 steps." Their meetings were truly Pentecostal with the manifestation of the gifts of the Holy Ghost a normal part. This work was initially raised up out of deep searching's of Scripture and strong Bible teaching. It continued and grew with the same. Throughout these early years the church had three Bible studies a week, often lasting two hours and was the means of making it a training centre to prepare these believers. Again it was normal for meetings to continue late into the night.
By the early 20's this upper room was overflowing down the steps so they bought a plot of land and built a new church in 1923. Within the first two years in it, about 300 hundred people had been baptised in water. Every week an open-air meeting was held in Preston central open market where young zealous preachers who were feeling the call of God could break their teeth in first attempts of preaching. This has always been the means of training up new preachers in every generation. Great crowds would gather to listen and often hecklers would contend.
The third great mark was the Annual Easter Convention. The Upper room of Preston was visited by many leading preachers from various different countries at its weekly meetings as well as its conventions. The Convention started in 1920. It was normal for Wigglesworth to convene this Convention each year until 1948, due to the close bond of friendship he had with Myerscough. It would start on Good Friday and last until Easter Monday with three meetings a day and two preachers speaking at each meeting. Several missionaries and preachers would sit on the platform amidst a gathered crowd of 500. Myerscough would sit on the platform and lead the singing at his famed "billhorn" portable organ. He played under the unction of the Holy Ghost as the gathered host would sing with the understanding and in the Spirit. Across the wall was a great banner with the words "Not Your Own, His." The highlight of the Convention was Easter Monday which was set aside as a missions day. Burton's CEM played an important role at these meetings. Great challenges would be made to give to the mission and to go to the mission field. A special call would always go to the young to offer them selves for missionary service and at this last service people would fill the altars with hands being laid on. As years passed the convention went from strength to strength drawing thousands of believers together causing it to be held in increasingly bigger buildings.
After the war he was the only leader who instilled great confidence across the board amongst Pentecostals. Some felt he was the one to unite these new independent churches. He felt differently, yet he did play a key roll in 1924 in the formation of the Assemblies of God of Great Britain and Ireland. He then served on their commity where he was always seen as a man of mature wisdom who had a wise, careful, thoughtful and Scriptural word in season for each situation. In 1925 along with Gee and Thomas he compiled the first edition of The Redemption Tidings Hymn Book. He would often write articles for Elim's magazine, The Elim Evangel as well as teaching a summer school at their Bible School. Throughout the 20's he was often found ministering at some Pentecostal Convention in Britain. In 31 he accompanied Wigglesworth on a preaching tour of Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. He served on the exectitive commity of the AOG until his death in 1932, at the age of 72, which happened during the Easter Convention. Over the years he played a vital role to PMU, CEM and AoG missions as secretary and treasurer. One of the last statements he had been heard to utter was "buy the truth". He was marked out by Donald Gee as an "outstanding expositor of the Holy Scriptures".
I would greatly appreciate further information, old pictures, letters, sermon notes etc in connection with Thomas Myerscough, Thank you.


The first piece is about the U.S. air attack last nights against various targets in east Syria. The second piece right next to it explains that such strikes in Iraq have had little effect. The juxtaposition demonstrates the futility of today's bombing campaign, part of the ongoing wars of proxy in Syria. As a result the Islamic State will only gain further legitimacy.
The U.S. and some "coalition" of Arab dictatorships bombed various targets related to the Islamic State in east Syria. The Syrian government was informed about the attack and did not overly protest against it.
The U.S. did not attack IS positions around the northern Syrian city Kobane where the IS is fighting against Kurdish militia in an attempt to open up a new logistic path for the IS to Turkey. Agreeing to this new logistic path was probably part of the price Turkey paid for recently getting its diplomats freed from IS internment.
The U.S. alone additionally bombed a target related to one specific part of Jabhat al-Nusra in north west Syria. It claims that it hit the "Khorasan group". But that groups is just a Pentagon FUD invention. It is nothing but the a segment of the long established leadership group of al Nusra. While ISIS had prepared for the announced U.S. air attacks and dispersed its personal and material Jabhat al-Nusra was unprepared and lost some 50 of its fighters. One of the Nusra leaders, Mohsen al-Fadli al-Kuwaiti, was killed in this attack.
Also today the Syrian airforce wanted to bomb Jabhat al-Nusra positions in the Golan heights where Nusra is, as first reported here, opening a corridor from Jordan towards Lebanon and for attacks on Damascus right along the demarcation line between Israel and Syria. Israel, in quite open support effort for the Nusra plan, shot down the Syrian SU-24 using U.S. provided Patriot missiles. While Israel claims that the plane violated its border the reported crash site was far from the border near Kanaker, Syria which is halfway between the demarcation line and Damascus.
Under the protection of the U.S. attack on IS and other targets Israel now practically established a no-fly-zone next to the Golan which will allow Jabhat al-Nusra to safely use the corridor and to attack Hizbullah in Qalamoun and in south Lebanon. It also opens space for new attacks on Damascus.
The U.S. attack on the IS in Syria will, as the NYT headlines express, have as little effect as such attacks have in Iraq. Without coordinating air attacks with a capable, available ground force like the Syrian army such strikes on IS will make no conceivable difference. I have yet to see any report that the U.S. planes have hit some of the major weapons or ammunition depots the IS captured from the Iraqi army. There are some 50 main battle tanks and lots of heavy artillery pieces in the hands of IS. What is done to disable those?


A plea for help | Goodbye UK, Hello World!
Some of you may have heard about the recent hurricane which tore apart Manilla before making its way over the sea and hammering into Vietnam. It's a piece of fortune that, the last I read, only 6 Vietnamese people had been confirmed dead – the Philippines wasn't so lucky. However, many more have become homeless.
In addition, a street children's centre in Hue is currently missing its roof, a picture and further details of which can be found on the Blue Dragon blog. The has a loose connection to the Blue Dragon Children's Foundation who I did some work for recently. Mike from BDCF is currently trying to raise some money via their website to help rebuild the school.
So, folks. I know it's pushing for that expensive time of year. I know you get a gazillion people asking for money in the streets and through the mail every day. But if you can spare a few bucks, please pop by the above-listed page and make a donation via PayPal – you can use your credit card if need's be. You can specify that the money's for the school rebuild and Mike will take absolutely no admin charges of any sort. Every penny you give will be sent to Hue. And don't forget that because of Vietnam's poor economy even a small donation from you will make a difference.


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The guys explore Madrid, Spain; matador lessons; flamenco dancing; an altered version of the Tomatina Festival.
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My Interview with #Sharknado5 director Anthony C. Ferrante
This weekend, I had the pleasure of interviewing #Sharknado5 director Anthony C. Ferrante on the absurd pleasure that is the Sharknado franchise.
Head over to my friends at Nerdvana and read all about it!
Sharknado skipper Anthony C. Ferrante: the hardest-working man in show business?
The Sharks Want to Thank Rep. Kyrsten Sinema!!!
As you may or may not have known, I've been lobbying local Arizona Congressmen and women to co-sponsor, and ultimately shepherd to law, H.R. 1456, the Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act. My local Congresswoman, Democratic Representative Kyrsten Sinema was a particular target of my efforts, as she was the lone holdout Democrat from Arizona's Congressional delegation, and my own representative in Congress.
Together at last…
I'm happy to say "was" because while you were watching Shark Week, Rep. Sinema agreed to co-sponsor the legislation!
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An Ellis County jury found Dylyn Richards guilty Thursday afternoon of intoxication manslaughter in the July 2012 death of Waxahachie Police Officer Josh Williams.
It took the jury of six men and six women 16 minutes to convict 25-year-old Richards, of Venus, after two days of testimony.
SEE THE FULL STORY IN FRIDAY'S EDITION OF THE ENNIS DAILY NEWS.
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When big isn't better: How the flu bug bit Google Big Data, Worth Noting
Ryan Kennedy is a political science professor at the University of Houston.
Credit: University of Houston
Numbers and data can be critical tools in bringing complex issues into crisp focus. The understanding of diseases, for example, benefits from algorithms that help monitor their spread. But without context, a number may just be a number, or worse, misleading.
"The Parable of Google Flu: Traps in Big Data Analysis" is published in the journal Science, funded, in part, by a grant from the National Science Foundation. Specifically, the authors examine Google's data-aggregating tool Google Flu Trend (GFT), which was designed to provide real-time monitoring of flu cases around the world based on Google searches that matched terms for flu-related activity.
"Google Flu Trend is an amazing piece of engineering and a very useful tool, but it also illustrates where 'big data' analysis can go wrong," said Ryan Kennedy, University of Houston political science professor. He and co-researchers David Lazer (Northeastern University/Harvard University), Alex Vespignani (Northeastern University) and Gary King (Harvard University) detail new research about the problematic use of big data from aggregators such as Google.
Even with modifications to the GFT over many years, the tool that set out to improve response to flu outbreaks has overestimated peak flu cases in the U.S. over the past two years.
"Many sources of 'big data' come from private companies, who, just like Google, are constantly changing their service in accordance with their business model," said Kennedy, who also teaches research methods and statistics for political scientists. "We need a better understanding of how this affects the data they produce; otherwise we run the risk of drawing incorrect conclusions and adopting improper policies."
GFT overestimated the prevalence of flu in the 2012-2013 season, as well as the actual levels of flu in 2011-2012, by more than 50 percent, according to the research. Additionally, from August 2011 to September 2013, GFT over-predicted the prevalence of flu in 100 out of 108 weeks.
The team also questions data collections from platforms such as Twitter and Facebook (like polling trends and market popularity) as campaigns and companies can manipulate these platforms to ensure their products are trending.
Still, the article contends there is room for data from the Googles and Twitters of the Internet to combine with more traditional methodologies, in the name of creating a deeper and more accurate understanding of human behavior.
"Our analysis of Google Flu demonstrates that the best results come from combining information and techniques from both sources," Kennedy said. "Instead of talking about a 'big data revolution,' we should be discussing an 'all data revolution,' where new technologies and techniques allow us to do more and better analysis of all kinds."
Source: University of Houston
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