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Molecular Switch for Addiction Behaviour
A molecular switch influences addiction behaviour and determines how strong the response to addictive drugs is. A research team at Heidelberg University and the Sorbonne University in Paris made the discovery in mice treated with cocaine. The researchers demonstrated that the protein Npas4 regulates the structure and function of nerve cells that control addiction behaviour in mice. If the quantity of Npas4 was reduced in an experiment, the animals' response to cocaine was much weaker.
Newly discovered mechanism determines how strongly mice respond to cocaine
A molecular switch influences addiction behaviour and determines how strong the response to addictive drugs is. A research team at Heidelberg University and the Sorbonne University in Paris (France) made the discovery in mice treated with cocaine. The researchers led by Prof. Dr Hilmar Bading (Heidelberg) and Prof. Dr Peter Vanhoutte (Paris) demonstrated that the protein Npas4 regulates the structure and function of nerve cells that control addiction behaviour in mice. If the quantity of Npas4 was reduced in an experiment, the animals' response to cocaine was much weaker.
"In the animal model, Npas4 acts as a molecular regulator for the sensitivity to drugs of abuse. We hope that the results of our research lead to a better understanding of addiction in humans and will contribute to new therapeutic approaches," states lead author Thomas Lissek. The physician and scientist is pursuing doctoral research on molecular signalling mechanisms linking neuronal activity to gene transcription at the Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences (IZN) at Heidelberg University. According to the researcher, the current findings also underpin the existence of a biological basis for addiction behaviour, much like for diabetes or cardiovascular disease.
The protein Npas4 acts as a so-called transcription factor. "We can view Npas4 as a conductor who coordinates which and how many other molecules are produced in a cell," explains Thomas Lissek. The target molecules of Npas4 primarily regulate the electrical activity patterns and the structure of nerve cells and influence the number of contact points between them. When the researchers reduced the amount of Npas4, the contacts between the nerve cells diminished. The mice subsequently exhibited a weaker response to cocaine than with a higher amount of Npas4.
The current findings from the Heidelberg and Paris scientists also demonstrate that Npas4 is governed by a special regulation mechanism. The protein can be induced only by stimuli that cause the calcium concentration in the nucleus of nerve cells to increase. For instance, the activation of dopamine receptors – a much-discussed mechanism in the development of addiction – does not contribute to increasing the amount of Npas4. The teams of Hilmar Bading and Peter Vanhoutte were also able to confirm this characteristic in human stem cell-derived neurons.
The unusual regulation mechanism of Npas4 is interesting for both basic biological research as well as the development of therapies to treat addiction. "Npas4 and its associated signalling pathway in the control of addiction behaviour are promising therapeutic approaches," explains Prof. Bading, Director of the Department of Neurobiology at the IZN.
The research was conducted within the framework of a German-French cooperation project and was funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR), among others. The results were published in the journal "EMBO Reports".
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T. Lissek, A. Andrianarivelo, E. Saint-Jour, M.C. Allichon, H.G. Bauersachs, M. Nassar, C. Piette, P. Pruunsild, Y.W. Tan, B. Forget, N. Heck, J. Caboche, L. Venance, P. Vanhoutte, H. Bading: Npas4 regulates medium spiny neuron physiology and gates cocaine-induced hyperlocomotion. EMBO, doi: 10.15252/embr.202051882
http://www.uni-heidelberg.de/izn/researchgroups/bading – Hilmar Bading
https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/newsroom/molecular-switch-for-addiction-behaviour – Press release with pictures on the university websites
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Mail: kum@uni-heidelberg.de


Designer Ryan Frank's Off-Grid Tiny Home is Built like an Upside-Down Boat.
See more videos like this on the Fair Companies YouTube Channel.
The house is built like a boat, just upside-down. The lightweight bow shaped frame is covered on the interior with wood boards. The exterior is a simple canvas cover like a yurt. The walls are insulated with sheep's wool. This combination of materials makes for an extremely breathable house which keeps it dry and comfortable in the humid climate.
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HOUSEography: Bowling Birthday: Elizabeth is 5!
Bowling Birthday: Elizabeth is 5!
One of the best things about this party was that I didn't have to do anything except bring a cake and favors. They supplied everything else! Here's her cake which I was really excited about.
I bought the cake at the grocery store (I am a horrible baker) and asked them to trim it in pink and white. I added a strip of chocolate frosting, the writing and the bowling pins ad ball. The kids loved it!
Each child took home a favor bag including a mini bowling set (same as what I used on the cake), mini M&Ms, Scooby snacks, and a bowling pencil and stickers. I made a little thank you label to seal the bag.
Here's the birthday girl once again modeling her new bowling t-shirt from A Needle Pulling Thread. They were so awesome because I only got the idea to make a special shirt for her only a few days before the party!
Look how cute she is? I love 5!
Don't be left out! Last day to enter the Gwendolyn Allis Apron giveaway - ends tonight at 11:59 p.m. ET!


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The health care industry is one of the industries that continues to be adding new jobs each month and this will intensify as the Baby Boomers age.
There is a huge nursing shortage in the United States and to compound that, the enrollment levels in universities and colleges are not reaching the level to reduce the shortage. So far this year, there have been 283,000 new jobs added in the medical and health care field. Through the 18 month recession from December 2007 to June 2009, the health care field added 428,000 jobs. The nursing shortage is not just in America, but worldwide.
The average nurse with an Associate's degree will make around $41,800 per year. This figure is higher if you work in the emergency room. With such a high demand for work and great pay, it would be a great idea to pursue a career in medical and health care.
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Thank you to everyone who supported the Deschutes Land Trust for Giving Tuesday Now!
Thank you for supporting the Land Trust for Giving Tuesday Now! Photo: Caitlin Eddolls.
The Deschutes Land Trust would like to extend a big thank you to everyone who supported our work on Giving Tuesday Now! Through your efforts on Tuesday, May 5th, we raised $8,745 in a single day, $5,000 of which will be matched by an anonymous donor. That means you helped us raise $13,745!
Your support--especially during these times--makes our work possible! From conserving critical lands, restoring health to lands and waters, and connecting local communities with the outdoors, our work is accomplished with you by our side. Thank you!
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Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick is opposed to a proposal that would remove 16- and 17-year-olds out of the state's adult criminal justice system and into family court.
Onondaga County District Attorney Bill Fitzpatrick has joined other law enforcement officials across the state in recent days who are criticizing "raise the age" legislation that's being debated in Albany.
Raise the age would take 16- and 17-year-olds accused of certain crimes out of the adult justice system and into family court. Advocates say dumping teens into the adult criminal justice system makes it much harder for them to get their life back on track.
But Fitzpatrick says from a public safety perspective, it's dangerous. He says it would hamper police investigations, keep individuals off of sexual predator lists and place these youths in a system -- family court -- that isn't designed to deal with these kinds of offenders.
"They're not little shoplifters or fare beaters, they're gangsters, they're murderers, they're rapists, they're burglars, they're violent thugs and they don't deserve to receive a pass from the New York State Legislature," Fitzpatrick said.
In a news conference last week, Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick showed a number of social media posts in Syracuse where youth under 18 are brandishing firearms. It was part of his pitch against state legislation to move criminal cases for ages 16 and 17 into family court.
At a press conference Friday, Fitzpatrick flipped through a number of social media posts in Syracuse that show 15-, 16- and 17-year-olds all holding what look like real firearms.
Fitzpatrick says prosecutors across the state are willing to talk to state officials about programs to help teens caught up in the adult criminal justice system. But for now he wants central New Yorkers to call their legislators and ask them not to support this particular Raise the Age proposal.
The proposed legislation is part of the current budget negotiations Albany.
Many leading legislators say, for them, the issue is personal.
Those who support raising the age when New Yorkers are treated as adults in the criminal justice system from 16 to 18 held a rally Tuesday at the Capitol. Many of the leading Democrats in the Legislature spoke, including Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins.
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie is pushing for a measure to stop treating 16- and 17-year-olds as adults in the state's criminal justice system.
Heastie said the proposals would take 16- and 17-year-olds out of the adult criminal justice system and treat them as juveniles in family court. Heastie, the first African-American speaker, said this is a personal issue for him.
The fight to end the practice of putting teens in solitary confinement at the Onondaga County Justice Center continues, and it's taking place on two fronts.
The New York Civil Liberties Union has filed a class-action lawsuit claiming the policy violates the Constitution, and harms young people. And groups like the Alliance of Communities Transforming Syracuse, or ACTS for short, is trying to raise awareness about the practice, with protests and discussions with county officials.


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Q: How to replace on div with another on hover (CSS ONLY) I have two boxes that one is hidden and one is visible. I want to make it work in a way that when the default box is hover, it fades out and the box with display none gets visible.
Here is the code that doesnt work the way I want it because the once box one is hover, it is still visible, while i want it to go display: none.

.box1, .box2{
  width:100px;
  height 100px;
  border:1px solid black;
  text-align:center;
}

.box1{
  display: block;
}

.box2{
  display: none;
}

.box1:hover ~ .box2{
  display:block;
}

data 1

data 2

It could be better if it is animated once the boxes switch.
Similar questions have been asked but they all asked for JavaScript. I prefer CSS only.
Any idea? Thanks in advance.

A: You can add a wrapper to the two div with the following css:
.wrapper {
  width: auto;
  display: inline-block;
  background-color: red; //for visuals
}

And you seem to forgot to hide .box1

.box1,
.box2 {
  width: 100px;
  height: 100px;
  border: 1px solid black;
  text-align: center;
}

.box1 {
  display: block;
}

.box2 {
  display: none;
}

.wrapper {
  width: auto;
  display: inline-block;
  background-color: red;
}

.wrapper:hover .box1 {
  display: none;
}

.wrapper:hover .box2 {
  display: block;
}

data 1

data 2

A: Try this. I have added one extra div to wrap box1 and box2 and some css.

.box1, .box2{
  width:100px;
  height: 100px;
  border:1px solid black;
  text-align:center;
  transition:0.5s;
}
.box2 {
  opacity: 0;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
}
.box-wrap:hover .box2{
  opacity:1;
  transform:translateY(0px);
}
.box-wrap:hover .box1{
  opacity:0;
  height:0;
}
.box-wrap{
  position:relative;
  display:inline-block;
  vertical-align: top;
}

data 1

data 2

A: This will work fine for you.
I have used some transition to go with your need.
your need can only be achieved by wrapping a div around your .box1 and .box2.

.box1,
.box2 {
  width: 100px;
  height 100px;
  border: 1px solid black;
  text-align: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  max-height: 200px;
  opacity: 1;
  transition: all ease-in-out 0.4s;
}

.box1 {
  display: block;
}

.box2 {
  max-height: 0px;
  opacity: 0;
}
.main_box{
 display:inline-block;
}

.main_box:hover .box1{
  max-height: 0px;
  opacity: 0;
}

.main_box:hover .box2{
  max-height: 200px;
  opacity: 1;
}

data 1

data 2

Hope this was helpfull for you.

A: Referring to Mr @Swellar answer's, I noticed that you would like to add a transition effect.
hence you have to set position: absolute for both boxses,
then onhover you will switch between opacity: 0;visibility: hidden and opacity: 1;visibility: visible instead of display: none and display: block, see the following snippet for more details:

.box1,
.box2 {
  width: 100px;
  height: 100px;
  border: 1px solid black;
  text-align: center;
  position: absolute;
  transition: 600ms ease;;
}

.box1 {
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
  background-color: red;
}

.box2 {
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  background-color: green;
}

.wrapper {
  width: auto;
  display: inline-block;
}

.wrapper:hover .box1 {
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
}

.wrapper:hover .box2 {
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
}

data 1

data 2

A: Try this one.

.box1, .box2{
  width:100px;
  height 100px;
  border:1px solid black;
  text-align:center;
  float: left;
}

.box1{
  display: block;
  background: red;
}

.box2{
  display: none;
  margin-left: -102px;
  background: green;
}
.box1:hover{
  opacity:0;
}
.box1:hover ~ .box2{
  display:block;
}

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RMC NEWS
OUR NEW YEAR STARTS OFF WITH A BANG!
WELCOME INTO THE RMC FAMILY
Rev Alan and Anne Molyneux
Anne and Alan have been married for 28 years. Anne is a Queenstown (Komani), Eastern Cape girl that has descended from Welsh and English heritages. She met Alan in Queenstown when Alan began his ministry about 30 years ago. Alan is a Leigh, Lancashire, England boy who can trace his ancestors back 1100 years.
Alan likes science fiction, Anne does not. Anne loves ballet, Alan finds it excruciating boring. Anne is the creative one in the family and Alan loves history. Anne loves the ocean, Alan loves the mountains.
We have a few cats. There is Biscuit, who presently in Louis Trichardt is suffering allergies from the blossoms that are emerging and there is also Charcoal who is a total Mommy's boy and always wants love from his parents. Biscuit was raised by hand when his mother couldn't feed him and every few hours he would get his food through a syringe held by Alan. He now is a muscular teenager. Charcoal spent the first few months of his life in a cage with another feral cat as a companion while the other cat recovered from a serious operation. That other cat's name was Sweety Pie and unfortunately he died of a cat virus a few months back.
Alan grew up in Edenvale/Germiston and did his first post matric studies at the Assemblies of God theological college. He then moved onto a B.Th at Unisa and did Honours at the SA Theological Seminary. Anne did office administration studies at a college in Cape Town after she left school.
They own a home in Parklands in Cape Town and will, after their service at RMC, retire to the city as they semigrate south. Alan's deep passion is the theology of holiness and care of/for creation. Both of us are avid lovers of animals.
Welcome into the RMC team and we know that you are going to be a great asset to our beautiful church and church family.
Dcn Fozia Madjoe
Fozia is from the Hassim clan married Simon and is now Madjoe clan. She is an ordained Deacon (2010) in the Methodist Church of Southern Africa. Fozia and Simon have a son Lazio and a daughter Escleston. They are grandparents to a darling grandson Alario and soon will be grandparents to a granddaughter.
Fozia has been in ministry since 1998 and has since served at the Full Gospel House of Fire, St George's Methodist Church, City Mission and St John's Methodist Church and to add to her resume, she has been a member of the Women's Association since 2000.
There is a statement that says: "Your mess becomes your Message and your test becomes your Testimony". In Fozia's case this rings very true. Being a survivor of cultural, sexual and domestic abuse, she is passionate about issues pertaining to women and the plight of women.
She also has a passion for connecting with God and with people; and for connecting people to each other and God.
Fozia has a huge heart for missions. At the Full Gospel Seminary, Fozia majored in Biblical Studies and Missions. She loves partnering with others for ministry and seeing churches work together to advance God's Kingdom. To this end she has been involved in various Ministries such as RTI, Mahube, HIV and Aids Sentre, Victory Outreach International, Circle of Life and various other organisations. Here she has been an advocate for women who have fallen victim of GBV and various other atrocities.
A huge welcome to you too into the RMC church and RMC family.
FAREWELL TO REV DAVID FIDLER AND DEACON CHARMAIN FOURIE
Rev David Fidler and family
At the end of November we bid Farewell to Rev David Fidler, Kirsty, Joshua, Lauren and Ethan.
Our dear Minister and his family that have been part of our lives for the past 8 years and will leave a huge gap at RMC.
Rev David's dedication to the Rustenburg Methodist Church has been amazing despite the last 19 months being the most difficult time for everyone and especially for David. Despite these trying times, David has made himself available to walk with us every step of the way through great sadness and grief. David's love for RMC has radiated through his hard work and for remaining in contact with us all even when we could not congregate. RMC wishes to thank you so much for all you have done and may you be blessed abundantly at Valley Methodist.
Deacon Charmain Fourie and family
What does one say about a lady that has been part of RMC for 20 years. Charmain or rather Deacon Charmain Fourie,
has truly made huge footprints here at RMC with much energy, love and compassion. This lady has the biggest heart
in the world and is always just a phone call away.
Charmain has grown so much from when she first became Youth Pastor and then decided to pursue her biblical
studies to become a Deacon.
Charmain has a silent partner who has been her pillar of strength and who has made all her wonderful ideas a reality.
The huge cross of Hope, the Covenant Box and the tomb with the rock that can roll away are just a few of the recent
projects tackled by the Fourie's. RMC will miss the beautiful church decorations over Easter and Christmas and not
to mention the lovely ideas that have kept the children entertained and educated at services.
On Sunday 31st October it was such a huge honour and privilege to have Charmain's collaring at RMC and for the service to be conducted by Rev David Fidler.
RMC's wishes Charmain all the best at Willows Methodist Church and a huge thank you for all you have done here at RMC.


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We will be hosting an indoor dog show at the very beautiful Chilham Village Hall. The show is a FUN dog show for all breeds of dogs, not just hounds and we will be selling homemade cakes, jams, dog treats plus coats, knitted jumpers, collars, toys and and other seasonal items. We will also be selling, bacon sandwiches, homemade sandwiches and refreshments.
Registration is from 11am and judging starts at 12.
We do not have space at the hall for any other stalls.


#Blogmas – Happy 25th Birthday To Me!
Today, 24th December is my 25th birthday. Yeah that's right, I'm a Christmas eve baby. I decided to celebrate turning 25 with my friends by heading out for a meal and then going out for drinks after.
I know I've wrote many personal posts during Blogmas but come on – it's my birthday!
I usually go out on the evening of the 23rd December to celebrate because Christmas is an awkward time to get people to do things. We decided on going for a meal at Cosmo York. It's a buffet-style restaurant with food from around the world, it's a great place to go if people are picky eaters.
My lovely friends surprised me with a bottle of prosecco waiting for us on the table. I've got a total obsession with prosecco at the moment, so it was really nice and thoughtful of my friends.
After the meal, we went to loads of different cocktail bars. Jo and I bought another bottle of prosecco near the end of the night. The bar man also gave me a birthday drink/shot.
This morning I woke up to the gifts from my parents and cards from family waiting for me. I got so many lovely gifts – my mum knows me so well. I've been wanting a soup maker for months so that I can easily make soup to help me stick at Weight Watchers. I can't wait to use it. I also got yankee candles, Made In Chelsea perfume, cocktails, a selfie stick and more!
At 10am mum and I had a booking at the salon to get our nails done. I chose this glittery purple colour. It still feels and looks like quite a festive colour. I love them.
We then headed to a lovely restaurant called Delilah's. After browsing the menu, we decided on tapas. Oh my god, it was awesome. Both of us really enjoyed our food.
This evening we visited family and now we're about to have our family tradition of eating Cheese and Crackers, like we usually do every year on Christmas eve.
I've had such a wonderful birthday. I'm so thankful for all the totally lovely people I have in my life. I'm a very lucky girl. Thank you to everyone who has made my 25th birthday such an awesome day.
"#Blogmas – Christmas Day 2015"


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Filipina DH named one of 8 HK women's rugby envoys
Brizuela (left, seated) with HK Island team, this year's Battle of Origins winner.
By Vir B. Lumicao
A 32-year-old Filipina domestic worker has been named by the Hong Kong Rugby Union as one of its eight ambassadors to promote women's rugby in the city.
Mary Flor Brizuela will participate in the effort to push the growth of women's rugby in Hong Kong as part of World Rugby's "Women in Rugby" global campaign.
All eight ambassadors were presented on Sept 11 at the launch of the KPMG Premiership, the HKRU domestic women's league this season.
Brizuela (2nd from left) with the seven other women rugby ambassadors for HK
Brizuela, a single mother of two boys from Bula, Camarines Sur, who has been working in Hong Kong for seven years, was specifically tapped to encourage the huge community of foreign domestic helpers in the city to participate in the sport.
Even before her nomination this year as a rugby envoy, Brizuela had already been promoting women's rugby among Filipina helpers in Hong Kong since 2016.
Brizuela said in an interview that she was introduced to rugby in March 2016 after she was asked to become an Enrich "ambassador" to get more fellow domestic workers to sign up for the NGO's workshops.
An Enrich trainer introduced rugby to her as a leisure activity and Brizuela tried it out of curiosity.
"At first, I had no idea what kind of sport rugby was. I'd been playing basketball, ping pong, and volleyball, but never in my life did I hear about rugby," said Brizuela, a graduate of midwifery and caregiver course from Naga City Foundation College.
Her first encounter with the sport inspired her and seven other Filipina helpers to form a team, aptly called "Exiles," and trained on Sundays at Happy Valley sports ground. From that core group, Exiles has grown into a 36-woman strong team.
The all-Filipino Exiles team
"Exiles intends to reach out and encourage more household service workers to play rugby and join different friendly tournaments," Brizuela said.
This way, she said, the team can carry through its vision to integrate domestic workers into Hong Kong society and "help build a global community that nurtures friendship, respect and empathy to everybody."
That is in line with World Rugby's strategy of fuelling the sport's growth by developing women's rugby to "realize a more equitable game for all", in the words of World Rugby chairman Sir Bill Beaumont.
"We firmly believe that development of women in rugby is the single greatest opportunity for our sport to grow in the next decade," Sir Bill has said. "Not only is women's rugby experiencing unprecedented growth around the world but we are well on the way to realizing our vision of a more equitable game for all through the implementation of our ambitious strategic women's action plan…"
Brizuela and her team exemplify that vision.
As a young team, Exiles made a "big breakthrough" in 2018, Brizuela said. "We had the privilege to join the Hong Kong Corporate Sevens on Dec 9. On Jan 13, we were invited to play in an international all-women beach festival in Discovery Bay."
After that, HKRU put her through training and coaching courses, as well as a referee course that she finished on May 15 this year. With that, Brizuela became qualified as a U8 coach and Level 1 referee of the local rugby union.
Brizuela's skills on the pitch did not go unnoticed. In the last summer league at King's Park, local team Blue Dragons signed her to play touch and tag, two versions of rugby that require less physical contact.
This season, she has switched to the more physical contact rugby to be able to play for Valley Ladies.
Brizuela says playing rugby since 2016 has changed her life.
"For almost four years of experiencing, exploring and trying new things in rugby, this sport has changed my life in a way. It taught me to keep my eyes on my goals, no matter how unreachable they may seem, and that bumps along the way will be met.
"But it's your choice whether you want to take a step back or go head-to-head and emerge bruised yet victorious," she declared.
Rugby has taught her that sometimes admitting weaknesses is the bravest thing to do. "With admission, we drop our shield of pretense, find the courage to face reality and reach out for the help we need," she said.


Abstract: We study the effects of grade retention on secondary school performance by considering a change in Colombia's educative legislation. In 2010, the rule that forced schools to retain up to a 5% of students was abolished. Exploiting variation in schools' retention rates in a difference-in-differences framework, we find that retained (marginally non-retained) students improve (decline) their performance on language but not on math test scores. We suggest the school's position in the retention distribution, and the proportion of inexperienced teachers in the classroom, can be the mechanisms by which the marginally decreasing returns of grade retention are determined.


Introducing the Windsor pillow bed, one of our newest additions to our stonewashed range. Made using the very fashionable colour of the moment - Grey, the Windsor pillow bed will be a stylish addition to any room. Designed in Great Britain, handcrafted in Italy.
All of our pillow beds are made with top grade upholstery fabric that is extremely tough and hard wearing, plus is packed full of virgin fibre to encourage a healthy sleeping position. Perfect for dogs who like to stretch out, or for those slightly older or smaller, that find climbing into a bed difficult.
Each pillow bed features a real Italian vegetable tanned leather label and carry handles from Tuscan tanneries, plus a removable cover that is suitable for machine washing. So it will stay in top condition for many years. We are so confident in the quality, we offer a 1 year warranty against manufacturing defeats. Of course this does not cover teething puppies or dogs who like to chew their beds.
Available in three sizes - S, M & L.


Our students recently went Paris where they took in some of the most iconic sites in the city. They even had time for a visit to Disneyland.
The weather didn't dampen their spirits and everyone had a great time.


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Q: Possible glitch in Unity's TMP_InputField, extra invisible character? Text created using TMP_InputField in Unity (Content Type: Standard) have one extra invisible character in the name! (In C# filename.Length  (which will return you the length of the string) is returning 1 more than what I can read.)
Does somebody understand why this might be happening? Could it be a bug in the TextMesh Pro? I struggle finding any info on this behavior.
I spent past 4 days figuring out why Unity can't find some files I previously saved (using my Unity project) in the folder, even though files WERE there and even when I was writing the exact path from the explorer. Note: I don't think it has something to do with permissions, I already tried that

A: I faced the same issue and i found that i was accessing the inner text property with (TextMeshProUGUI) component not the Input field itself .. the right way is to access the input field with <TMP_InputField>.text
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Another former Western quarterback joins the Laurier coaching staff
Sports · March 1, 2017 7:00 am ·
The Wilfrid Laurier men's football team has added another former Western Mustangs quarterback to their coaching staff, as the Hawks have recently hired Will Finch as their quarterback coach for the upcoming 2017-18 season.
Finch was widely noted as one of the best quarterbacks in the OUA as he suited up for the Mustangs from 2012-16. Unfortunately for Finch and the Mustangs, he was forced to retire from football after his fourth season out of fear of suffering long-term damage from more concussions.
Since retiring from football, Finch has been committed to giving back to the game of football, as he has subsequently opened up Finch Performance in Burlington.
Finch Performance is a quarterback training program designed to give Canadian quarterbacks the training they need to reach the next level.
"It's a chance for me to give back. I was in their spot at one point. It's important too for them to develop because a lot of Canadian quarterbacks don't get the coaching that they need," Finch said.
Finch emphasized the importance of focusing on a total package approach to being both a successful quarterback and athlete.
"I outline the package as the four pillars: biomechanics, nutrition, functional strength and mental emotional management … these are all four aspects of being a quarterback."
Finch said the transition from player to a coach wasn't overly difficult for him.
"When you're a quarterback, you basically are a coach … you pick up things likes cues and all that stuff so it's not that big of an adjustment for me," he said.
In regards to the upcoming season, Finch is excited to return to the OUA.
"I've been to one winter practice session so far and I like what I see. The guys are pretty good."
Finch, however, noted it's a bit of an adjustment coaching a team that he was trained to hate for four seasons when he represented the purple and white.
"It's kind of weird wearing a different shade of purple for sure. I'm only 23 too, so a lot of these guys I've actually played against — but that being said, I know [head coach Michael] Faulds well and we have a good relationship and we share the same passion of winning a Yates, and ultimately a Vanier."
On an interesting note, Finch was at the 2016 Yates cup as a fan and was equally entertained as most fans by what took place
"At the time, the result was a little unfortunate [for me], but it was cool to see the momentum changes throughout the game. When Laurier would score, their side would erupt and then when Western would score, their side would erupt and seeing the excitement shift back and forth was pretty amazing."
Faulds, Finch and the rest of the Hawks are in for what should be another fun ride next season.
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I took another trip down to Tokyo today to continue our reporting on the autumn colors (koyo) in eastern Japan. A little progress has been made since my trip last week, however it is still very early in the season and the leaves have only just begun to change.
The first stop of the day was Rikugien, a beautiful Edo Period strolling garden that has a large network of walking paths leading to several teahouses and 88 scenes from famous poems recreated in miniature around the garden's large central pond. The trees around Rikugien are just beginning to change, with only a handful of early maples and a few other species beginning to turn red. The garden is normally at its best from late November to early December, so it will still be a little while before it reaches its peak. Rikugien is illuminated in the evenings until 21:00 from November 18 to December 15.
The view over Rikugien from Fujishiro Toge
The next stop of the day was Koishikawa Korakuen, another Edo Period landscape garden that is one of Tokyo's oldest and best. Koishikawa Korakuen's large central pond is surrounded with dozens of maple trees that peak from late November to mid December. Accordingly, most of the maples were only just starting to color, and the more exposed trees along the water's edge were the furthest along. Another week or so and they should reach their peak.
Near the entrance of Koishikawa Korakuen
The white roof of Tokyo Dome peaking over the tree tops
Yellowish green maples
The cherry trees have almost lost all of their leaves while the maples along the water are beginning to color
The garden's ginkgoes are also still green
After visiting Koishikawa Korakuen I made a return visit to the Icho Namiki (Ginkgo Street) near the National Stadium in Aoyama, where I was a little disappointed to see that there had been little progress since my visit last week. Around the same time last year the leaves were quite a bit yellower, and, maybe it was a trick of the light, but the leaves seemed drab and muddied today. I'm starting to have some serious doubts on how the quality of this year's Icho Namiki will stack up against previous years' experiences.
Icho Namiki
The last stop of the day was to Kyu Shiba Rikyu, a former feudal lord's residence and imperial villa which has been transformed into a beautiful strolling garden amidst the high rises of Hamamatsucho. While not a spectacular koyo spot, the garden does have its share of maples and other autumn foliage spread around its walking paths. Today the main koyo colors came from a stand of cherry trees toward the rear of the garden. There were also a few other early changing trees, such as a large zelkovia (keyaki), and a few early changing maples that contributed some color to the mostly green garden. However, the majority of the maple trees, including a large stand along the garden's eastern side, were predominantly green and may remain so for a while longer.
Kyu Shiba Rikyu
Tokyo Tower can be seen behind a stand of cherry trees
Admiring the view at Kyu Shiba Rikyu
Green maples
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One-on-One with Mathias Kom of the Burning Hell
The Burning Hell (Photo: Jonathan Briggins, Mixtape Magazine)
Mathias Kom is about to embark on a tour of Europe to promote Public Library that begins at the end of April and goes until June 11—with not a single day off in between (there will also be Canadian tour dates up to June 26). He loves playing shows, but even he is incredulous with himself at having booked such a daunting block of appearances.
"That's stupid. You should have days off. It should be part of every tour," he says over the phone. He is convinced he is hard to work with.
"I do have a difficulty saying no, I've always struggled with that," he says. In the early days of the Burning Hell, the project was anchored by Mathias Kom with a rotating cast of guest musicians. But eventually he realized the problems this model presented.
"I remember the year 2009 being where I was like 'Holy shit, this is not practical whatsoever. There's 11 of us," Kom says. Sometimes he would find himself teaching the same song to different people multiple times a year, sometimes he would have to figure out how to translate a song written for certain instruments into other ones. "As fun as that period was, and I'll always be fond of that time, I think the songs suffered a little bit. I think that the band suffered a little bit too."
Also at that time, a lot of Kom's co-conspirators were moving into new phases of their lives ("having babies, opening art galleries, and moving away," as he puts it) and when Kom moved to Newfoundland with Ariel Sharratt, eventually the lineup solidified to include Darren Browne, Jake Nicoll and Nick Ferrio. In 2010, Kom and Sharratt co-founded Newfoundland's Lawnya Vawnya festival.
With a permanent band, Kom's songwriting has gotten no less quirky. "In terms of writing the songs, I'm way too much of a control freak to change that process too radically," he says. That being said, he now has a better idea of how to play to the strengths of his band members when imagining the instrumental parts.
Many Burning Hell songs are fantastical in nature; from the cult leader/comedian in "Amateur Rappers" to the religious murder mystery of "The Stranger," even Kom isn't sure where some of the ideas come from. But between them there are songs that are clearly from Kom's personal experience—for example, the tender "Your Military" or "Fuck the Government, I Love You," both from his duet album with Sharratt, Don't Believe the Hyperreal (a full-band version of the latter appears on Public Library). There's certainly a reason a lot of Kom's more personal songs never see the light of day.
"Even if I think the song is all right, or half-decent, there is something so self-indulgent singing about a personal experience in your life, even if you think it's making a good song," Kom says. Not to mention the emotional toll such confessional songs can take on their writers. "When you're writing about something super raw and super emotional, the people that can do that, it takes a toll. You can't have a traumatic experience in your life, write an album about it, and then expect that that's not going to affect you playing them night after night—of course it is."
Aside from the aforementioned and personal "Fuck the Government, I Love You" on Public Library, the new album features plenty of fantastic tales. The fast-paced "Men Without Hats" is an ode to the music that makes you get into music, featuring little instrumental tributes to Violent Femmes' "Blister in the Sun" and the titular band's "Pop Goes the World." The slow-burning "Two Kings" speculates on Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley's activities in a secret compound in northern Ontario. "The Road" mines rock and roll to recount a story of the Burning Hell experiencing car trouble in the UK. "Give Up" is an energetic, poppier song that tells of an artist trying to find inspiration in a library, only to find more cautionary tales than he bargained for.
Public Library came together last summer in the UK town of Ramsgate while the band had a break from, you guessed it, touring. They recorded it in just four days in a studio inside a converted church in what Kom called "an easy and immersive experience." The band members would record all day, hash out ideas at night, and then record them the next day. The album is mostly live off the floor, with only Kom's vocals overdubbed.
"I wouldn't say that it felt rushed, but it definitely felt fast," he says. "I think there's something so thrilling about recording that way. To some extent, it's the only way I'll ever really want to record. I totally appreciate listening to albums that have taken months and months and months to put together, but I love the thrill of spontaneity so much that I've always wanted to do it this way."
The song "Give Up" starts in a public library, but there's more to the album title than just that song. In fact, Public Library owes its title and songs to the less kind reviews the Burning Hell got for their previous album, People.
"'Too many words' was the sum total of the few criticisms that really sort of stung me," Kom says. "I don't really know how to do much other than this. I love lyrics. It's my favourite thing about any music that I like." Rather than change his approach to the songs, he essentially doubled down on the concept in People; or, as Kom put it, "take the formula of People, these story songs, and go even further, really push it to a ridiculous extent." The first song on Public Library he wrote was "Give Up," and as more of the songs came together, he imagined them all like different genres of books within a single library.
Literary references are certainly no problem for Kom, who is very much into sci-fi and has read every word ever written by Margaret Laurence, Margaret Atwood, Haruki Murakami, Kurt Vonnegut and Joseph Conrad. In particular, books like J.M. Coetzee's Life and Times of Michael K and Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities changed the way he approached writing.
Europe, as mentioned earlier, will get the first taste of the new album when the Burning Hell head there at the end of April. The band has certainly found an audience there, but it was a result of continuing to go back there and build connections, something other artists might take for granted. For many, Europe is just assumed to be "better," with more attentive audiences and more satisfying shows.
"It's understandable how that [myth] developed," Kom says. "You're in Europe, you're in Paris, hey, you had the worst show in your life, but you're in Paris and you've got the photos to prove it. But the fact is, it's just as hard as touring anywhere else. You still have to put in the time, you still put in those shitty shows, meet the people and develop the relationship with the bands. And make mistakes over and over and over again. Eventually, when it does start paying off, that's when you can be like 'Yeah, Europe is better.'"
The long, Cormac McCarthy-esque road approaches in a few weeks, but Kom is happy with where he is.
"I think the band as it is now, they've stuck around with the last five years and haven't sent me any notices of resignation, so, so far so good."
Mathias Kom
The Burning Hell
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THE BEST PLACE TO BE GREEN THIS YEAR IS AT MATCHA MYLKBAR. OUR Q&A WITH MATCHA MAIDEN
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It might not be easy being green according to Kermit, but for the team behind one of our favourite speciality tea brands, Matcha Maiden, everything is green. The wonderful team behind the organic matcha green tea powder have gone from strength to strength over the last year and since we last spoke they've expanded into the US and have worked with some of Australia's best brands on unique collaborations showcasing the varied use of the green matcha powder. Their next venture brings to life a dream to bring a matcha speciality venue to the masses with the opening of Matcha Mylkbar in St Kilda at the end of this month. Teaming up with some impressive forces in Melbourne hospitality as well as some secret Hollywood investors (we tried to get the low down but lips are sealed right now!), the new venture will lift the level of being green in Melbourne!
We caught up with Sarah Holloway, one of the co-founders of Matcha Maiden, to talk about Matcha Mylkbar and what's in store for Melburnians.
We're so excited to hear that the Matcha Maiden brand is expanding! Tell us a bit about Matcha Mylkbar and what was the inspiration behind it?
Yes, it's all so exciting and has happened so quickly! We had never planned to expand into a physical venue, but sometimes opportunities just turn up on your doorstep and all you can say is #YOLO. We've teamed up with dear friends and talented brothers Mark and Attil Filippelli (whose cafes include Il Fornaio, The Last Piece and Brighton Schoolhouse) along with some super exciting Hollywood investors that we can't announce just yet. Everything sort of came together around New Year's Eve and we've all been flat chat since then bringing our dreams to life.
Mark spent six months of last year in LA scoping out venues for another of his exciting projects and Nic and I met up with him when we flew over to spend time with our major Matcha Maiden stockist, Urban Outfitters, and to set up our LA warehouse. We visited a few matcha specialty venues together, noting how much interest there seemed to be but how much better we could do it ourselves if we ever joined forces to do a matcha pop up. After many nights spent out at healthy (and incidentally, vegan) hotspots Café Gratitude and Gracias Madre, our daydream extended to a matcha pop up venue with a delicious and innovative menu to accompany all the green tea beverages. Months later, when the perfect space came up, we realised we could actually bring a matcha venue to Melbourne. And so at the end of this month, that's exactly what we're doing!!
For those that are unfamiliar with the plant based concept, what will we expect from the menu and what would you say to those that might be a bit reluctant to try a vegan café?
None of us being strictly vegan ourselves, we nonetheless made the bold decision to go fully plant-based for the Matcha Mylkbar menu. Unlike what you might expect from a wholly "vegan venue", the focus is not on any particular political/value-based factors but simply on the statistics surrounding sustainability. There are five "blue zones" in the world where people live the longest and one of the factors they have in common is their primarily plant-based diet. One of those zones is Okinawa in Japan, which boasts the highest number of centenarians in the world whose longevity is also attributable to high consumption levels of matcha (so that's where it all ties together). We wanted to make these longevity benefits available to vegans and non-vegans alike, simply by bringing these stats to people's attention and crafting an amazing menu around "blue zone" dining principles that can satisfy any palate regardless of whether or not you eat meat when you're at home or at other venues. To that end, we have developed one of world's first Matcha Mylkbar vegan eggs™ with the same nutritional profile as a regular egg (I know, mind – blown) so that no one will be missing out their standard brunch options!
To anyone hesitant to try a vegan café, all I can say is that Matcha Mylkbar isn't really a vegan café like you have ever seen it before. In many cases, you won't even realise you are eating that way, which is what we wanted to achieve. The menu caters for everyone, with hearty options, lighter options, adventurous, traditional, sweet, savoury, eat-in, to-go… we've thought of it all. This is plant-based dining brought to you by non plant-based eaters – revolutionary!
Has it been fun to develop some of the menu items? Lots of testing and tasting?
As a devout foodie, I have been in absolute heaven!!!! Particularly not being a strict vegan eater myself, experimenting with things like the vegan eggs™ has been fascinating to see how you can draw the same nutritional values and protein content from vegan sources and not sacrifice taste, substance, or presentation. Having a physical place to use as a testing ground for our Matcha Maiden creations has also added a new dimension to our business, enabling us to test new flavours, blends and recipes. Any excuse to eat myself into a food coma! We also have a wonderful head chef, Lachlan Timms, who recently spent 3 months in Okinawa studying the local diet and eating habits so there has been so much education around the testing and taste testing as well.
It's a bit of a different move for Matcha Maiden moving into hospitality! As you mentioned, you've teamed up with brothers Mark and Attil Filippelli whose cafes include Il Fornaio, The Last Piece and Brighton Schoolhouse. What have you found to be the most interesting aspect so far in coming up with Matcha Mylkbar?
As a very regular café hopper, I thought I had a pretty good grip on what it takes to run a café. But I realised how many little details you pay no attention to when you're dining, but which are a crucial part of your subliminal experience. Choosing ramekins for "sauce on the side" orders (yep, I'm one of those), cutlery colour, crockery colour and style, serviette thickness, salt and pepper holders – they're all little details that combine to create your overall impression of a place. Suddenly I started paying attention to EVERY little detail, and I realised how unobservant I was before!
Matcha Maiden has gone from strength to strength over the last 12 months with various collaborations with some great brands. Most recently, the collaboration with shu uemura art of hair and ProPlenish for the limited edition Hair Beautifying Matcha blend with marine collagen. What goes into coming up with the new matcha flavours and how have these collaborations come about?
We love collaborating with likeminded brands and supporting each other in the local community. It's the best way to share audiences and grow together, as well as leverage everyone's different but complementary skills. New matcha flavours come about most often from us just experimenting or from customers experimenting and tagging us in their creations. If we see something come up quite often, it's a sign for us to look into bringing that on as an actual blend. We have so far not released any mixed blends permanently, just because the whole point of Matcha Maiden's matcha is its versatility. The more you add, the less versatile it becomes and the less control people have to choose their own ingredients and quantities to mix it with. But we love limited edition releases, so always have an eye out for innovative ideas to keep things fresh.
After you've had a nice rest after all these activities, what's next for Matcha Maiden?
Rest is something I have long forgotten! One of my favourite quotes is to "look after your body, it's the only place you have to live" but I am terrible at practising what I preach! I think the Mylkbar will be a pretty strong focus for the next few months. Matcha Maiden's big focus will be making the most of having a physical venue to experiment and continue to innovate. We are growing continually in the US too, so that's probably our main focus for this year. But who knows? We're super open-minded, spontaneous and excited about life. So anything is possible!
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Abstract Understanding the distribution of C-3 and C-4 plants and its forcing mechanisms since the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) is important for anticipating their possible response to future climate change. The spatiotemporal pattern of C-4 plant abundance on the Chinese Loess Plateau (CLP) is complex and the dominant causal factors are contentious. Here, we use delta C-13 records of organic matter in paleosols from the CLP to reconstruct changes in the representation of C-4 plants since the LGM. The results indicate that the relative abundance of C-4 plants increased after the LGM, reaching a maximum during 10-6 ka bp, and then decreased. Spatially, the representation of C-4 plants was characterized by increasing values from north-west to south-east. In addition, the smallest spatial difference (similar to 10%) in the representation of C-4 plants between the north-west and south-east parts of the CLP was during the LGM, and the largest difference (similar to 30%) was during the early Holocene. We combined our findings with output from the BIOME4 model to study the sensitivity of C-4 plants to changes in climate and atmospheric CO2 concentration. The results suggest that increasing temperature was the dominant factor driving C-4 plant expansion on the CLP since the LGM.
GB/T 7714 Jiang, Wenqi,Wu, Jianyu,Wu, Haibin,et al. Evolution of the relative abundance of C-4 plants on the Chinese Loess Plateau since the Last Glacial Maximum and its implications[J]. JOURNAL OF QUATERNARY SCIENCE,2019,34(2):101-111.
APA Jiang, Wenqi,Wu, Jianyu,Wu, Haibin,Li, Qin,Lin, Yating,&Yu, Yanyan.(2019).Evolution of the relative abundance of C-4 plants on the Chinese Loess Plateau since the Last Glacial Maximum and its implications.JOURNAL OF QUATERNARY SCIENCE,34(2),101-111.
MLA Jiang, Wenqi,et al."Evolution of the relative abundance of C-4 plants on the Chinese Loess Plateau since the Last Glacial Maximum and its implications".JOURNAL OF QUATERNARY SCIENCE 34.2(2019):101-111.


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Dedumose I è noto principalmente per una stele, rinvenuta ad Edfu nel 1908, ed appartenente al figlio del re e comandante Khonsuemuaset; tuttavia è impossibile definire se figlio di re fosse un titolo letterale o puramente onorifico. Sono noti anche altri oggetti che però portano solo il nomen "Dedumose", condiviso anche da un altro faraone (Dedumose II) e quindi di difficile attribuzione.

Potrebbe essere lui (come potrebbe essere il suo sopra citato omonimo) l'ultimo sovrano parzialmente leggibile tra quelli che il Canone Reale riporta nella colonna 7.

Comunque sia anche questo sovrano regnò solamente sull'Alto Egitto avendo come capitale Tebe e probabilmente in contemporanea ad altri dinasti locali, più o meno tributari degli hyksos.

L'associazione con Tutimaios
Abbandonata dai più è la teoria che vorrebbe associare questo sovrano con il Tutimaios sotto il cui governo, secondo la versione di Manetone riportata da Giuseppe Flavio nel suo Contro Apione, l'Egitto sarebbe caduto sotto il dominio hyksos:

In effetti l'unico reale collegamento tra Dedumose I ed il Tutimaios manetoniano è una leggera assonanza con il nomen Dedumose.

Collocazione
La collocazione dinastica, cronologica e temporale di questo faraone è controversa. Un tempo collocato senza dubbio verso la fine della XIII dinastia, è stato in tempi più recenti attribuito alla XVI dinastia. Nel primo caso il suo regno sarebbe terminato verso il 1690 a.C., mentre nell'ipotesi più recente avrebbe avuto un regno di qualche anno tra il 1588 ed il 1582 a.C..

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Bibliografia
Cimmino, Franco - Dizionario delle dinastie faraoniche - Bompiani, Milano 2003 - ISBN 88-452-5531-X
Gardiner, Alan - La civiltà egizia - Oxford University Press 1961 (Einaudi, Torino 1997) - ISBN 88-06-13913-4

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni
http://www.ancient-egypt.org/index.html
http://www.eglyphica.de/egpharaonen/inhalt/inhalt.html

Sovrani della XIII dinastia egizia
Sovrani della XVI dinastia egizia

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Since my love for Chanel made me passionate about blogging and YouTube, I have decided to dedicate my first post to Gabrielle Chanel and the iconic Classic Flap.
Let's start with a bit of history about Gabrielle Chanel (19 August 1883 – 10 January 1971). She was raised in an orphanage and started her career as a singer with her sister in cafes in Paris.
Afterwards, she started as a fashion designer and firstly designed hats. She quickly became one of the most important designers in the fashion industry but was forced to shut down her business entirely during World War II and only re-entered the world of fashion in 1954 when she was already 71 years old.
I have to say that I admire her and the power that she had to turn her life around and become one of the most powerful and inspiring women in the world. It makes you learn that anything is possible in this world if you work hard and are passionate about it.
It all started in February 1955 when Gabrielle Chanel created the Classic Flap known as the 2.55. The purpose of the bag was for women to be hands-free due to the chain strap. The Classic Flap went through a major change when Karl Lagerfeld in 1980 introduced the beautiful CC turn lock.
I fell in love with the Classic Flap years ago and when I finally got my first bag it was just like a dream coming true. In my opinion, Chanel Classic Flap is the most elegant bag. I cannot think of any other bag that expresses elegance, class and beauty more than the Classic Flap.
Nowadays it is available in 4 different sizes: Small, Medium, Jumbo and Maxi. I prefer the size Medium and Small because I think they are the most flattering for my body shape but I may add in time a Jumbo size as well.
The classic colors are Black and Beige Claire. However, they are now discontinuing the Beige Claire from the classic line and it is becoming only a seasonal color. I am lucky to have both of the classic colors.
There are two types of leather available for the classic line: lambskin and caviar. I love both types and chose to add them both in my collection. The lambskin has a luxurious feel and it looks elegant while the caviar leather is more durable and resistant to scratches.
The chain strap comes in silver and in gold. I think silver is more youthful and gold is more elegant. I prefer the gold hardware but I have silver as well on my Beige Claire.
I would love to know your thoughts about the Chanel Classic Flap. Which size, hardware, leather and color do you prefer? Please let me know in the comment section below.
Love your first Blogpost! 😍😍 your collection is gorgeous!
I'm looking forward to buy my first Chanel Classic Flap, I would chose, the small one, black with silver hardware, but I am not sure about the leather yet 🙂 Thank you for sharing your Collection and even the story of Gabrielle Chanel!
Hi dear, I really enjoyed reading your first blog post! You are so inspiring!
I love the jumbo, medium and square mini haha I basically love all of them except the maxi which looks too huge! I love your collection:) Looking forward to more blog posts lovely.


PWK Sales & Marketing, in partnership with Vertical Motives, provides a unique B2B sales training course which is approved by the University Of Aberdeen at Masters Level.
This unique course will explore why the way we're selling isn't working anymore and inspire the attendees to think differently about their customers.
The attendees will leave with actionable steps they can take that will transform how they do business.
This interactive workshop will include live case studies and practical exercises to help attendees embed the new approach when they go back to their organisation.
All attendees who pass the course will leave with a certificate from Vertical Motives and the University of Aberdeen which will then allow them apply to enter the Masters programme at the university as long as they also have three years industry experience.


St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church is a small, but intimate parish in the north-east corner of Genesee County in Michigan. We have about 225 families. Being small, everyone seems to know each other and are also quite welcoming to visitors.
Where are you in your walk with Jesus? Has it been a while since you've been to church? Have you drifted away or for some reason felt alienated from the worshiping community? Do you consider yourself a disciple of Christ?
Perhaps it is time to make a call to the parish and make an appointment. If you are not Catholic and you would like information to explore the possibilities of becoming Catholic, please, get in touch.
We would love to see you and welcome you back. Peace!


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Bakica – umjetnički film nastao u rusko-francuskoj koprodukciji 2003. godine. Film je snimljen u mjestu Podjuga Grinevo-Konošskog rajona Arhangelske oblasti.

Radnja
"Bakica" – tako su je umiljato zvali njezini unuci za koje je ona bila najvažnija osoba na svijetu (majka i otac su radili na željeznici te su stalno bili na putu). Prošle su godine. Unuci su odrasli, stvorili vlastite obitelji. Bakica je prodala svoju kući, novac dala unucima, a sama otišla živjeti kod kćeri i zeta u gradskom stanu. No kćer Vera je umrla, a zet je stvorio drugi život i odbacio svekrvu. Iz prijestolnice je doputovala njezina nećakinja, poznata novinarka, koja se trudi zbrinuti je kod unuka. No unuci, danas uspješni, odbijaju je primiti pronalazeći različita opravdanja. Jedini je želi unuk koji se i sam nalazi u teškom situaciji: živi kao izbjeglica iz Čečenije s invalidnim djetetom.

Uloge
 Nina Šubina – baka Tosja
 Olga Oniščenko – Liza (nećakinja bake Tosje)
 Anna Ovsjannikova – Anna (sestra bake Tosje)
 Jurij Ovsjanko – Ivan (zet bake Tosje)
 Vladimir Kulakov – Vitja (nećak bake Tosje)
 Sergej Gamov – Tolik (unuk bake Tosje)
 Marija Lobačova – Taja (unuka bake Tosje)
 Sergej Anufrijev – Kolja (susjedin sin)
 Polina Tiljga – Olja (praunuka bake Tosje, Tolikova kćer)
 Pavel Derevjanko (Vitjin prijatelj)
 Tamara Cyganova – Maša (Tolikova žena)

Nagrade
 Glavna nagrada i nagrada Arte na festivalu "Rencontres Internationales" u Parizu.
 Nagrada pariške gradske vijećnice za distribuciju filma u Francuskoj.
 Glavna nagrada i nagrada publike na filmskom festivalu u Cottbusu, Njemačka.
 Posebna nagrada žirija Internacionalnog filmskog festivala u Karlovym Varyma, nagrada Ekumenskog žirija Berlinalea, nagrada "Don Quihot" (Češka).
 Glavna nagrada Festivala festivalá u Sankt Peterburgu.
 Nagrada za najbolju žensku ulogu na festivalu "Kinotavr" u Sočiju.

Bilješke

Vanjske poveznice
 Enciklopedija otečestvennogo kino, Babusja
 Bakica  na Kino Rossii
 Bakica na Lenfilmu
 Bakica na Rossijskoje kino
 Nezavisimaja gazeta, "Babusja" v otsutstvije nacional'noj idei, 17. ožujka 2004.
 Fotoreportaža o filmu  u selu Grinevo u Arhangeljskoj oblasti.

Dramski filmovi
Ruski filmovi 2000-ih


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Q: How to interpolate a regex into string and use that string as regex to compare in ruby Consider i have a strings
goo = "test check\ncode"

if goo =~ /#{Regexp.quote(foo)}/
  puts "success!"
end

I need to compare with "foo" regex. How can i write this regex?
Kindly help me in to find this!

A: I assume that foo contains a string, which represents the regexp. If so, you can initialize Regexp object from that string and perform your matching as follows:
foo = 'test.*check.*code'

goo =~ Regexp.new(foo, Regexp::MULTILINE)

A: goo = "test check\ncode"
foo = "test.*check.*code"

goo =~ /#{foo}/m
#⇒ 0

The reason why your regexp did not do the trick, is that you have to explicitly set . to match new lines with m Regexp modifier.


This handmade ring features a pink sapphire, intriguing for its unpredictable yet very pleasing shape. There is a transparency to the gemstone which adds depth to its soft pink colour. The clean bezel and simple band are finished to a soft satin finish, allowing the gemstone to sparkle and shine. Set in 14K yellow gold.
Size: 6.5. This ring can be resized, please enquire.
Materials: natural pink sapphire (14mm x 12mm), 14K yellow gold.


Background. The self-worth theory of achievement motivation holds that in certain circumstances students stand to gain by deliberately withdrawing effort. When failure occurs despite effort, students are likely to conclude that failure resulted from lack of ability. Thus, withdrawing effort offers a defence against conclusions of low ability, thereby protecting self-worth. Aim. We undertook to assess the psychometric properties of the Self-Worth Protection Scale (SWPS). Sample. Data were obtained from 243 participants (Study I) and 411 participants (Study 2) enrolled in undergraduate psychology courses at a university in the United states. Method. We administered a number of scales, including the SWPS and scales assessing a fear of negative evaluation, academic self-esteem, uncertain global self-evaluations, self-handicapping, and causal uncertainty. Results. Exploratory factor analysis indicated a three-factor solution (ability doubts, the importance of ability as a criterion of self-worth, and an avoidance orientation) utilising 33 of the original 44 items. A confirmatory factor analysis indicated that this three-factor solution was a poor fit of the data. After modifying the model, a confirmatory factor analysis indicated that a three-factor solution with 26 of the original items and a higher order factor of self-worth protection was an adequate fit of the data. Reliability measures were acceptable for the three subscales and total score. The total score of the SWPS was positively correlated with theoretically related constructs, demonstrating construct validity. Conclusions. The SWPS appears to be a psychometrically sound scale to assist in identifying individuals who manifest self-worth protection in achievement situations.


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Gardaí asked to investigate Cowen, Lenihan and BOI and AIB officials
Sinn Féin's Eoin Ó Broin has today contacted Gardaí in Pearse Street Garda Station requesting an investigation into possible acts of fraud and deception by An Taoiseach Brian Cowen, Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan and the Chief Executives and Chairmen of Bank of Ireland and Allied Irish Bank under Section 6 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act, 2001.
Mr Ó Broin asked the Gardai to investigate whether or not Brian Cowen and Brian Lenihan deliberately withheld information from the Dáil regarding the insolvency of Anglo Irish Bank or whether or not the officials from Bank of Ireland and Allied Irish Bank withheld information from Cowen and Lenihan in meetings before the enactment of the bank guarantee scheme.
Speaking today Ó Broin said:
"In September 2008, in the run up to the bank guarantee scheme, David Drumm & Sean Fitzpatrick of Anglo Irish Bank met Brian Goggins and Richard Burrows of Bank of Ireland and informed them of Anglo's insolvency.
"They then met Dermot Gleeson & Eugene Sheehy of AIB and informed them of Anglo's insolvency.
"Following this Brian Goggins, Richard Burrows, Dermot Gleeson and Eugene Sheehy all met with Brian Cowen and Brian Lenihan to urge them to introduce a bank guarantee scheme.
"Brian Cowen and Brian Lenihan then went to the Dáil and introduced the Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill commonly known as the Bank Guarantee. During the course of the debate on this Bill neither Brian Cowen nor Brian Lenihan informed the Dáil that Anglo Irish Bank was insolvent.
"The passing of this Bill led to huge financial loss for the Irish Taxpayer.
"I have today asked the Gardaí to investigate whether or not Brian Cowen and Brian Lenihan deliberately withheld information from the Dáil regarding the insolvency of Anglo Irish Bank or whether or not the officials from Bank of Ireland and Allied Irish Bank withheld information from Cowen and Lenihan in meetings before the enactment of the bank guarantee scheme." ENDS


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Mattice, Joseph F.
The Joseph F. Mattice Papers include correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, photographs and ephemera pertaining to the life and professional career of Joseph F. Mattice. The bulk of the collection consists of material from his political career as mayor of Asbury Park, specifically concerning the Asbury Park riots of July 1970.
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The Joseph F. Mattice Papers include correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and ephemera ranging from 1929-1985. The material is organized into six series: Asbury Park New Jersey Riots July 1970, Correspondence, Photographs, Ephemera, Newspaper Clippings, and Audiovisual materials. There is also one oversize folder consisting of a political flyer and two magazines. Mattice acquired the materials during his career as a student at Georgetown University, lawyer, city council member, district court judge, and Monmouth County board of elections member. Mattice was mayor of Asbury Park during the July 1970 riots. The riots lasted from July 4-10, 1970. They began in reaction to the African American community's frustration with employment discrimination and the poor living conditions in the predominately African American West side neighborhood. The riots caused significant damage to the West Side, 167 people were arrested, and local and State police were summoned. In the end, city government and West Side residents worked together to come to a resolution. The Asbury Park July 1970 riots brought national attention to the town, which is documented via the received correspondence, clippings, and ephemera in the collection.
The later correspondence consists of personal letters and papers coupled with newspaper clippings pertaining to politics in Asbury Park and Monmouth County as a whole.
Joseph F. Mattice (January 17, 1902-July 13,1995) was the mayor of Asbury Park, New Jersey during the riots of July 1970. Mattice was a native of Asbury Park who returned after his education at Georgetown University. He became a lawyer, was elected to the Asbury Park city council, served as district court judge, and was a Monmouth County board of elections member.
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Autonomous Cars – A Good Idea?
Who likes driving on the motorway? And who likes spending hours sat in traffic on the commute to work? The idea of autonomous cars – on the surface at least, seems like a good one.
And while every major automotive manufacturer has a team of engineers developing this technology a car which is able to transport you from A to B, without any direct driver input is still at least two or three decades away from reality. Some experts predict a car without a steering wheel isn't feasible until 2045.
Happily there are five key stages manufactures will go through before they arrive at their fully autonomous destination. Your car today may be more advanced than you thought.
Autonomous cars are measured in levels, 1 to 5. Levels 1 and 2 are the most basic types and where we are today. Both require the driver to be in ultimate control of a vehicle, while up to two (depending on level) functions are automated by the car. An example would be adaptive cruise control and lane keep assist.
Level 3 is where things get interesting; all aspects of driving. Acceleration, braking, overtaking and steering. Can be automated here but the driver must be able to take over control of the vehicle when prompted. The only car fitted with such capability is the new Audi A8. But current laws prohibit such technology from being used on the public road. In many ways carmakers are well ahead of game.
Next up is Level 4, which follows the same parameters as Level 3. However, the driver is not required to take control of the vehicle – if there is a system failure or problem, for example. The car is almost completely autonomous but only within a certain area. Whether this is in defined area of a city or on sections of motorway. Ford is aiming to have this technology available by 2021.
Level 5 removes the need for a driver and even a steering wheel. This is fully automated driving. Many brands have shown off this technology; the VW SEDRIC (pictured top and in action in the video above) and Audi AICON. But these are very much future gazing concept cars that may never make it to production.
The big issue with autonomous cars isn't actually the vehicles themselves, but the laws and infrastructure that enable them to work. Autonomous cars have to be able to interact or 'speak' with their surroundings in a way in which cars currently do not. Manufacturers such as Audi and VW have proven the technology works. Nevertheless, our towns and cities need a complete overhaul if they are to work faultlessly day in day out. It's an enormous task that will take years to complete, so don't think those traffic jams will getting any easier any time soon.


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iPhones - The Decline Of Apple's Revenues And An Uncertain Future
Shaheryar Ehsan July 28, 2016 Apple, Editorial, Featured, iOS, IPhone, News
57% of Apple's total Q3 2016 earnings was by the iPhone sales. This is followed not so closely the Services wing which accounts for 14% of the total revenue and at third you have Macs which account for 12% and iPads stand at 11%. Without the iPhone, Apple's revenue would stand around at $18.3 Billion instead of the actual $42.3 Billion.
Apple sold its Billionth iPhone and the number is of course rising. Even PCs couldn't reach this figure for more than a decade but the iPhone did it in a matter of 9 years. Technically speaking smartphone sales have always managed to outclass other fields because of a basic reason: Portability. However what I mean to discuss here today is whether Apple's continued reliance on the iPhone as the basic revenue earner a good choice? There was a decline of an eye watering 16% in Apple's overall revenue while iPhone sales went down by a hefty 23%.
It's Getting Too Simple
One of the root causes of Apple's declining revenues is lack of innovation. Jawad who happens to be an iPhone user from the 3GS era, told me that he considers the 3D Touch pointless. He currently owns the iPhone 6S and upgraded from the 6, the difference was better performance and a better camera. That is all you get for spending $700 on a flagship phone and another reason why you should wait at least a whole year before getting another one.
So basically as far well as I can remember, the last event which received actual fan hype even from the Android fans was during the launch of the iPhone 5S. The announcement of the 64-Bit Mobile Processor Chip, the Apple A7 literally gave a wake-up call to other mobile hardware manufacturers to get their game up. After that we have seen dramatic improvements in performance as well as Console quality graphics on mobile being an actual thing.
But other than that, there is nothing worthy to be mentioned here. Perhaps the iPhone 6 changing the design of their signature series ought to be given a shout out too but since then there has been nothing to be excited about.
Don't Get Excited By The iPhone 7
And it's not even the iPhone 7, the upcoming flagship will be called iPhone 6SE and iPhone 6SE Plus. Way to go Apple. We already know that there will be no major design tweaks in the upcoming iPhone as well as no news on any intriguing features as for now.
This lack of innovation and merely rebranding the same product will not bode well on Apple. Despite the fact that launch day sales will break records, year on retailing will matter more especially considering the fact that Samsung Galaxy S series is gaining more and more popularity, thanks to the S6 and S7. All those reasons stated above are slowly contributing to the cause of Apple's falling fanbase. Only the services sector has experienced growth while iPad, Macs also fell in their respective sales.
Explore Emerging Markets
Tim Cook has shown interest in virtual reality and augmented reality(thanks Pokemon GO?). There are details that Apple is coming up with products of their own but release period is a mystery. Aside that you have the Apple Car which has been rumored for sometime now but still no word on a possible release. So the possible markets which could bring Apple a good alternative revenue aside from iPhone are:
Augmented Reality(Portable)
Apple Watch has been extremely successful despite the fact that many people, like me, thought it'll not perform well considering its Square design. Don't blame us though, Apple itself admits that the Apple Watch wasn't up to their standards. They addressed the key software issues in watchOS updates and expect a dramatic change in the upcoming Apple Watch 2 too.
As far as Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality are concerned, we know that Apple has something working under the hood. Portability combined with power and affordable pricing will be the key but the last one doesn't apply for Apple's case I am afraid. Both these are very powerful ecosystems and Apple should exploit them before they reach their saturation point.
Apps require little explanations since Apple already knows their importance and in some areas they are even better than Google at this. Take for example Prisma, a very recent mobile camera app which got extremely popular first on iPhone and then made its way to Android. Pokemon GO will make Apple an expected $3 Billion in revenue.
Corporate Products will include Macs as well as something like the Microsoft PixelSense and more. Microsoft seems to be going really well with their cloud services and aiming solely for the corporate market to expand their revenues. This is something which Apple should target to offer a bit of competition to club.
So Summing up:
Innovation and Sophistication
Or in Apple's case simplification would be a better slogan but they should keep the innovation part.
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Thinking of downsizing? Helping a loved one move?
Professional move manager Marianne Gariti will share tips for seniors and their families helping them prepare for new homes. Everyone is welcome to this dinner and program organized by TBE Sisterhood.
Dinner will be a Chinese food buffet including chicken, beef, and vegetarian entrées (all gluten free), rice, & egg roll (not gluten free).
RSVP by May 3 using the form below, or send name(s), phone, email, and a check for $18/person payable to TBE Sisterhood to Molly Fields (129 N. Prospect Ave., Madison, WI 53726; 608-698-7318).


Quiring, Courtney, et al. "TraMADol." Davis's Drug Guide, 16th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2019. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Davis-Drug-Guide/51761/all/traMADol.
Quiring C, Sanoski CA, Vallerand AH. TraMADol. Davis's Drug Guide. 16th ed. F.A. Davis Company; 2019. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Davis-Drug-Guide/51761/all/traMADol. Accessed April 21, 2019.
Quiring C, Sanoski CA, Vallerand AH. TraMADol [Internet]. In: Davis's Drug Guide. F.A. Davis Company; 2019. [cited 2019 April 21]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Davis-Drug-Guide/51761/all/traMADol.


There's good news and good news about traffic congestion on the Bush Turnpike.
The good news is, work to widen the turnpike to four lanes in each direction between U.S. 75 and the Dallas North Tollway is finished.
The other good news is that the North Texas Tollway Authority's board of directors has approved two contracts to widen the heavily used roadway elsewhere. A fourth lane in each direction will be added from Interstate 35E to the Dallas North Tollway and from U.S. 75 (Central Expressway) to State Highway 78 in Garland.
The board approved a $26.3 million, 21/2-year contract with SEMA Construction for the work from I-35E to the Dallas North Tollway and a $13.2 million, two-year contract with Webber LLC for the other segment.
Construction on both portions is expected to start this summer and be completed by late 2019.
Other Bush Turnpike projects slated for construction, but still in the planning phases, are an added lane in each direction from north of Belt Line Road in Irving to I-35E in Carrollton; an added lane in each direction from State Highway 183 to Interstate 30; and an added lane in each direction from I-30 to Interstate 20 in Grand Prairie.