That Time of the Year…Leaves!
Several years ago the city revamped their leaf pick-up material to stop telling people to "neatly place" their leaves in the bike lane and confirmed that yes, it IS illegal to put leaves (or any debris) in the bike lane. At the same time they improved their sweeping procedures, created priority routes, and even helped create an app, iBikeEugene that makes it easy to report the issue and get it cleaned up faster. Here's a little video made by our intrepid founder just today that shows you how to use the app.
Now go get it and start making our streets safer and better for all!
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Going Down Home with Daddy (Hardcover)
By Kelly Starling Lyons, Daniel Minter (Illustrator)
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A 2020 CALDECOTT HONOR BOOK
Set at one young boy's annual family reunion, this Caldecott Honor-winning picture book by Kelly Starling Lyons and Daniel Minter is a rich and moving celebration of Black history, culture, and the power of family traditions.
Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year
School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
Best Children's Books of the Year ―Bank Street College of Education
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book ―Chicago Public Library
★"A warm, loving, necessary reminder of the power in families coming together." --Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW
"On reunion morning, we rise before the sun. Daddy hums as he packs our car with suitcases and a cooler full of snacks. He says there's nothing like going down home."
Down home is Granny's house. Down home is where Lil Alan and his parents and sister will gather with great-grandparents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. Down home is where Lil Alan will hear stories of the ancestors and visit the land that has meant so much to all of them. And down home is where all of the children will find their special way to pay tribute to their family history. All the kids have to decide what they'll share, but what will Lil Alan do?
Kelly Starling Lyons' eloquent text explores the power of history and family traditions, and stunning illustrations by Coretta Scott King Honor- and Caldecott Honor-winner Daniel Minter reveal the motion and connections in a large, multi-generational family.
Discussion Guide and Teacher's Guide available.
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Publication Date: April 1st, 2019
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Family - Multigenerational
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Your team of doctors are a critical source of information. Below are questions to help those who have been just diagnosed to begin making a plan to tackle prostate cancer. Questions to Ask is part of ZERO's series of educational information designed to educate, empower, and equip you to endure a prostate cancer diagnosis.
Consider using a notebook to record test results, treatments, and upcoming appointments to organize yourself or loved one. Having all important information in one place may help reduce some of the stress of living with prostate cancer. We encourage you to use this information in conversations with your health care team about prostate cancer and related topics.
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Find out where this staple of Vietnamese cooking came from, the different cuts of beef in the broth and how it became such a culinary hit in the UK.
With entire restaurant chains dedicated to the seemingly simple Vietnamese soup pho (pronounced fuhr), it's safe to say the dish has taken hold in the UK. With its flavourful spicy broth, silky thick rice noodles, various chunks of beef and a plethora of garnishes added right before eating, we've fallen head over heels in love with the stuff. While it's been popular since the late 1970s in the US, it took a little longer for it to make its way to the high streets of Britain. Today, however, we can order a bowl from a Vietnamese restaurant or even cook it at home using ready-to-cook kits from the supermarkets. But how did this noodle soup, born out of necessity in a (until recently) relatively secretive Asian country, come to have such a demand in the West?
For the national dish of Vietnam, the origins of pho are quite hard to pin down. What we do know is that it appeared around the same time the French conquered Vietnam in the 1880s – before then cows were never slaughtered for meat as they were too valuable as working animals in the rice fields. It was certainly an established dish by 1910, when a French official commissioned artwork depicting everyday life in Hanoi; several of the pieces referenced street vendors selling pho. Today, it's generally agreed that pho began as nothing more than a bowl of broth with noodles and beef, and was popularised by Chinese who had travelled to Hanoi from Yunnan looking for work. As the city grew so did the number of pho street vendors, and it quickly became a popular dish.
The name of the soup itself could come from many sources. The full name for 'beef and rice noodles' in Vietnamese is nguu nhuc phan, which might have been shortened to pha or pho by competitive street vendors. It could also have come from the French word feu (fire), a theory that's backed up by the fact that onion and ginger is charred before being boiled in the broth – a technique also used in the classic French dish pot au feu.
When Vietnam was split into North and South Vietnam after French rule ended in 1954, the second evolution of pho began. With Communism taking hold in the north around Hanoi, many moved south and brought their famous noodle soup with them. The food culture in places like Saigon (now called Ho Chi Minh City) was very different than the poorer north, and cooks started to add lots more ingredients into the soup like beansprouts, herbs and lime juice to cater to local tastes. This shocked and almost angered the northerners, who felt the secret to a good pho was a perfectly balanced yet simple dish of beef, broth and noodles.
The final chapter in the history of pho began in 1975, when Saigon was conquered by the North during the Vietnam War. This led to masses of southern Vietnamese refugees making a new start all over the world and in turn introducing dishes like pho to new international audiences. As traditional Vietnamese ingredients weren't always available abroad pho started to be made with alternatives, while non-Vietnamese chefs began to play around with the original recipe to create their own versions. It became particularly popular in the US, Australia, Malaysia and France (where most Vietnamese refugees relocated), and the soup eventually gained popularity worldwide.
The original beef pho is thought to have been inspired by a noodle soup containing pieces of water buffalo, but today you can find chicken pho, pork pho, seafood pho, vegan pho – anything that can be put in a spiced broth with noodles will have been called pho at some point.
Proper pho, however, will always be beef-based (known as pho bò), with a stock made from simmering beef bones alongside charred onions, blackened ginger and spices. The actual pieces of meat used in the soup were originally offcuts that the French didn't want, but today there are a variety of different cuts.
Bò chín: sliced cooked steak. The most common inclusion in pho, this is cooked lean slices of beef that take on the flavours of the broth.
Bò tái: sliced raw steak. For something a little less well-done, you can ask for your bò to be brought to the table raw. A few seconds in the hot broth will cook it until rare.
Gãu: fatty brisket. The meat is simmered for hours in the broth until very soft and falling apart.
Nam: flank steak. This can either be cooked rare at the table in the soup or served sliced and well-done in the broth.
Bò viên: meatballs. Very dense, flavoured with little pieces of beef tendon and cooked in the broth, these meatballs are often taken out of the soup and dipped into various sauces to be enjoyed alongside the soup.
Duôi bò: oxtail. Not only does this add soft, slow-cooked pieces of meat to the pho, it also makes the broth extra fatty and flavourful.
Gân: tendon. Harder to find outside Vietnam, this is a popular addition to pho as the slow simmering of the tendon makes it soft and gelatinous.
Sách: tripe. Another traditional inclusion that may be hard to find except in the most authentic pho restaurants.


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Never miss another "to be read" book!
By Keith Phillips
Just last night, I was remarking to a friend online about her HP Lovecraft quote. It reads in full:
The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far. The sciences, each straining in its own direction, have hitherto harmed us little; but some day the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the deadly light into the peace and safety of a new dark age. ~Call of C'thulu
While this sentiment is not entirely unexpected from a master of dark psychological horror stories, I was "hitherto" unfamiliar with the quote. (Hitherto is a wonderful, old-fashioned word- Tolkien has Gandalf use it- meaning "up until now." As an aside: I will note that Lovecraft was writing before WWII, hence the "harmed us little" was then accurate.)
I jokingly took exception to the first part with my friend, saying that as I got older, I found the ability to correlate increasingly useful. My mind has always worked in a "sparkly" serendipitous fashion, seeing correlations everywhere and zipping off to investigate them, usually to the detriment of my focus. But this strange ability gives me a particular facility with research and seems to be one I share with many writers, particularly writers of science fiction and fantasy. And it has showed me, time and again, that even the diverse notions can often have a common thread, which we ignore at our peril.
Shortly thereafter, I put away the computer, and settled down to a more relaxed and old-fashioned method humanity developed to share ideas- reading a book. Tonight's read was The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge. Some of the stories in this collection date back to the early sixties, and the age of these stories provide the reader with an interesting perspective, given the many changes in the world since then. The collection, however, was published in 2001, and includes a new novella, Fast Times at Fairmont High (which I later found only mildly interesting- more on that in a forthcoming essay).
But I, with my sparkly brain, was drawn to a short story entitled "Gemstone," first published in 1983. This amazing story turns out to be almost precisely what I needed to read! Correlations, "coincidences…" People throw that last term around incautiously, without understanding it has no meaning. Just a word to explain what has no explanation. Yet serendipity often blesses us with a meaningful correlation or "coincidence" that seems strangely tailored to our needs. Religious people assume the intervention of some helpful divine being. I don't presume to know how it works, or why it happens… I'm just happy to use it! (And, unlike Lovecraft, thankful for it!)
My own novel in progress has a young teen as a protagonist, thrown into a strange home with an even stranger grandparent, and he must rise to a desperate challenge. Vinge's "Gemstone" has almost the same premise! In 1957, Sanda, a girl of 13, is spending her summer with her wealthy, dotty old grandmother. The grandmother lives in a sprawling Queen Anne "gingerbread" house in Eureka, California, and shortly after she arrives, Sanda discovers her dream vacation isn't to be as wonderful as she'd hoped.
For one, her grandma's severity and rigid ideas (she's a queen of OCD, this one) puts a damper on the pair's relationship… but even worse, there's an unseen presence haunting the upper floors of the house! It only seems to come out at night, leading Sanda to believe it may be a ghost, possibly the ghost of her deceased grandfather. Every evening, the girl is troubled by a dark foreboding of cold, endless cold, shadows and stillness- and terrible loneliness. Echoes of her grandfather Rex's expedition to Antarctica seem to be "broadcast" nightly. Sanda is driven to sleep lightly on the balcony, as far from the presence as she can get without alerting her grandmother. She's certain the old woman will dismiss her perceptions as the foolish fears of a child.
During those restless evenings on the balcony, she notices strangers in a white car watching the house on several occasions, always at night. The plot deepens! One night, a man surreptitiously prowls from the car to the house's electric meter, then back to his Ford and drives away. Sanda's fear grows, especially after she notices rocks and plastic flowers in her grandmother's odd terrarium upstairs have moved about- overnight. Her dread is palpable, and lends the story its most credible note. This is how I want my own novel to progress- as if the reader were walking alongside the protagonist, feeling the same fears and worries as he. This story is my novel's first part in embryo. Talk about correlation!
But as in any really good science fiction, what seems supernatural is not always so. The craft of writing this very modern form of fantasy is difficult, but highly rewarding, to both writer and reader, when done well, as Vinge manages in "Gemstone." The best of SF plays with our expectations, and even in a short story of only 22 pages, Vinge is able to keep his readers delightedly guessing. What seems a fearful specter is neither a spirit nor a monster, but more of a friendly pet. While Grandma increasingly seems a mad harridan, once her secret is discovered, she is willing to risk everything for love. And as is often the case, the true villain is man himself, not the alien, nor the irrational, but the ignorant and the greedy.
Vinge has outdone himself here. "Gemstone" is a highly recommended short read. I will avoid the obvious clichés in describing it here. ("It sparkles!" "It's quite a gem of a story!" Your groans are appreciated.) I will also keep the rest of the plot to myself, hoping to encourage someone to read Gemstone! In Vinge's introduction, he refers to the story as the most unbalanced thing he's ever written, but I quite disagree. Every element seems perfectly aligned.
The story's serendipitous arrival into my life will continue to haunt me. At the very least, it confirms my rejection of "coincidence" as an easy excuse for dismissing those strangely apt correlations that sometimes manifest in our lives. Lovecraft may consider ignorance and inability to correlate a blessing, but I have a far more hopeful view of humanity. Let those who are so terrified of the truth of "our pieced-together knowledge" flee, I will stand in the light and rejoice at humanity's newly correlated "vista of reality."
Keith Phillips – An inveterate jack of all trades, Keith has been hoping to become a published writer for about 3 decades now. Some of his previous careers have included photographer, plumber, groundskeeper, forklift driver and bookstore manager. He has also "worked" for 10 years in the LARP field.
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If you want a Perfect Bacon Burger, look no further. This recipe is the best of the best. It is sure to please every member of your family. It's easy to prepare and quick enough you can have time to spend some time with your family making memories that will last a lifetime. Why slave in the kitchen when you don't have to?


Result slips will be distributed from the Rosling. If you are unable to collect your results, these can be posted out providing you have given the Examinations Officer an A4 stamped addressed envelope (please ensure that you have used the correct postage).
Alternatively, you may send someone else to collect them providing you have given the Examinations Officer a letter authorising that person to collect them on your behalf.


At Primrose Schools, we are dedicated to helping Pre K students succeed as they prepare for Kindergarten and beyond. How?
Haven't had a chance to visit us yet? Look inside our classrooms through Virtual Photos.
Primrose is a 360-degree partner in your child's learning experience. Our Primrose 360Connect™ communication tool brings your child's daily learning and classroom experiences directly to your fingertips every day.
Nature and Garden Study at Primrose.
We call it Mud Pies.
Happy Heart Character Development Program at Primrose!
Teaching the importance of generosity,compassion, and gratitude helps children develop into happy,empathic,confident,well-rounded , and respected individuals.
Giving and Gratitude goes hand-in-hand at Primrose Schools.
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Rolex 6694 good choice for vintage?
Hi.. newbie here.. asking rolex 6694 good vintage pieces? Or any others pieces can advise?
Re: Rolex 6694 good choice for vintage?
Hahaha bro! It depends on what you want from the watch? It got plexiglass, handwind Rolex movement which is very shock resistant, 50hrs power reserve.
Wanting a beater or an entrée Rolex to test the water? Just purely enjoying the sturdy Rolex handwind movement?
it is a classy entry level rolex, provided you dont mind hand wind everyday + really turn the hour hand 2 rounds to change date .
Yes, the date changing is tiresome.
I'm just too lazy to change it.
I'm loving it. It's a great first Rolex.cheap to maintain and loads of spares. They come in an assortment of colors so u can certainly find one which fits your taste.
Not a bad vintage piece. A lot of people selling online.. just make sure you're not getting a fake and that also take into consideration the service costs etc. etc.
any recommended vintage watch with automatic winding?
6294 or 6694 is better?
As it is mentioned, this is a Rolex vintage watch... I have it since 1974, although not fully wearing it nowadays for quite sometime. Although it is manual, it is running quite accurately daily.
6694 is good entry vintage model, caliber is reliable and service is affordable as well.
Go for gold tone hours marker blue, silver, and black dial first, if you're into 6694.
Great watch and wears a bit smaller than modern Rollies out there. Make sure you're hardworking if you wear it because it can be a bit tiring to wind the dates sometimes.
Save up and buy the latest brand new Oyster Perpetual. The last time I asked it was priced about 18k. It comes in a few diameters and is automatic. There are a few colour dials to choose from.
I wouldn't bother with the 6694 at today's asking price. More than 10 years ago I sold mine (bought pre-owned) in pristine condition @ 3k. I got fed up with the manual wind movement and non-quickset date.
I would suggest some 1500. Automatic and affordable and still 34mm.
yes, it is a classic, very elegant dial when worn with a jubilee or leather strap. My dad has one and I love it!
Any idea which type of bracelet is more popular? Understand that there are thin and thicker bracelet.
The thicker bracelet is the latest current one. The thin one for 6694 is no longer available for sale, according to RSC here, only the thick one.
According to my Dealer, thin bracelet is more collectible as compare to the thick version. There are plenty 6694 in the market, he advise me to go for the thin bracelet. Any logic on this?


There is no doubt China has achieved impressive growth over the past decade. But even though the country has averaged about 10% growth over the past several years, that doesn't mean the average Chinese citizen is necessarily eating or sleeping better than the average German or Frenchman. In fact, with GDP per capita at $3,744 in 2009, China placed #86 out of 164 countries ranked according to 2009 World Bank data. This was just below much smaller economies such as Tunisia, Albania and Jordan.
China stayed in third place for the next three years until 2010. It was the year when Japan's economy — hampered by weak demand and a rapidly aging population — contracted by 0.3% during the fourth quarter, marking the first time in five quarters that its economy has ever contracted.


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DHH Investigating Two Possible Zika Cases
The Louisiana Department of Health (DHH) is investigating two presumptive cases of imported Zika virus in the state.
Both suspected cases are from individuals who recently traveled to a Caribbean country. Results from LDH lab tests performed on samples taken from the patients were positive for Zika virus, and samples have since been sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for confirmatory testing. Neither of the patients required hospitalization.
At this time, these two suspected cases are the only identified cases in Louisiana, but LDH is monitoring several additional individuals who have recently traveled to the same region. None of the individuals who traveled to the country are pregnant.
"We do not believe that Zika will spread from these suspected cases," LDH State Epidemiologist Dr. Raoult Ratard said. "Local transmission of Zika by mosquitoes is very unlikely, given the weather and environmental conditions. The chances of getting Zika from a mosquito in Louisiana are very small."
Health officials say Zika virus is primarily transmitted to people through the bite of an infected mosquito. Mosquitoes become infected when they feed on a person already infected with the virus then spread the virus to other people through bites.
Ratard added that experts believe that Zika virus can be passed from an infected person to another person through mosquito bites only during the period that the viral infection is in the blood, which can last from several days to about a week. Although the two suspected cases in Louisiana are outside of this one-week window, officials have counseled both patients to protect themselves from mosquito bites.
The Department continues to work closely with the CDC, health care professionals and mosquito abatement programs throughout the state to prevent the spread of Zika. For more information about Zika virus, visit http://www.cdc.gov/zika/.
The Louisiana Department of Health strives to protect and promote health statewide and to ensure access to medical, preventive and rehabilitative services for all state residents. To learn more about LDH, visit www.dhh.la.gov. For up-to-date health information, news and emergency updates, follow DHH's Twitter account and Facebook.
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26 June 2019 / Data Science
Where are the Women in Tech & Data Science?
An organization's ability to attract, hire, and retain talent is crucial to its long term growth and success. Despite a general technology talent shortage (which is even more pronounced in the data science field), women hold only 26% of all STEM jobs.
So, what's causing the gender gap?
How can organizations attract more women into their talent pipelines?
How can organizations convert these women into key roles across different departments?
Job seekers are more attracted to organizations that demonstrate clear opportunities to (a) advance their careers, and (b) learn from senior leadership. Hiring new employees will be difficult if these two factors are not visible from the outside looking in. Retaining employees is a separate, but equally serious challenge for firms that don't prioritize equality of opportunity.
Broken Rungs on the Corporate Ladder
In order to understand the skewed representation in the talent pipeline, we must first look at corporate upward mobility.
When women enter STEM fields, there are many structural barriers that discourage or stop them altogether from rising to manager, director, and executive levels. For example, it is a commonly held belief that women are paid less and promoted less often when compared to men because they do not ask. However, women ask for promotions and raises at the same rates as men. And yet, for every 100 men who receive a promotion only 79 women get promoted. Women are also less likely to receive promotions and raises early in their careers, which they can interpret as being undervalued at work. This gender imbalance of promotions ultimately leads to fewer women in senior roles.
At the entry level, the numbers are comparable. Men make up 52% of entry level hires, with women accounting for 48%. The gender gap grows as we move up the org chart. Just one level up, for every 100 people in management roles, only 38 are women. In order for organizations to address the gender gaps in their talent pipeline, they must start internally. Companies must focus on promoting more women as there isn't data to support that they aren't deserving of, or asking for, promotions.
As gender and diversity splits at companies becomes more visible, women and minorities will be more attracted to firms that score well in these categories. The business case for a more diverse workforce is also clear as gender diverse companies are more likely to have a better company culture and more positive financial outcomes (Harvard Business Review, 2013).
Mentorship in the Corporate Tool Box
Once an organization has achieved more gender balance across departments, as well as up the org chart, firms should also ensure women have access to mentors. Professional mentorship is incredibly important to the elevation and progression of women in the workplace. It also helps in developing (and retaining) the next generation of business leaders.
Women are less likely to have substantial, meaningful, and casual conversations with senior leaders in their companies (McKinsey & Co, 2018). Men are much more likely to experience these casual conversations with senior leaders, creating the right recipe for mentorship to evolve organically.
Overall, people are more likely to mentor those who share similar experiences (Catalyst, 2012). Put simply, men are more likely to mentor men and women are more likely to mentor women.
As a result, women are at a disadvantage because there are simply less women one or two levels above them. Firms can tackle this problem in two ways.
First, firms can develop programs that connect women mentors to women mentees, while communicating all of the benefits from these types of relationships. One of the structural challenges that women face is a feeling of isolation, or being 'the only' -- as in the only representative of their gender. (NCWIT Scorecard, 2019) Mentorship rooted in shared experience reduces 'the only' feeling and provides junior employees with a relationship focused on navigating all aspects of the workplace. Eliminating 'the only' feeling would reduce turnover as women who feel less isolated are more likely to stay with their organizations.
Second, firms can encourage mentor relationships where both parties share as many differences as they do similarities. With upper levels of management being mostly male dominated, women being able to mentor women may not always be an option. Organizations should also consider mentorship programs where men mentor women. When men mentor women, men can use their status and seniority to elevate women (Harvard Business Review, 2018). Mentorship across gender lines begins to eliminate 'the boys club' experience -- women feeling excluded from social circles due to gender. By promoting mentorship between genders, women will be less likely to feel excluded from the 'the boys club' and more likely to socialize.
Both of these solutions would help organizations retain and promote women within the company. With lower employee turnover, organizations can save on recruiting costs while cultivating a more positive internal culture.
At Correlation One, we learned of this troubling 'Lack of Women in STEM' trend through conversations with various business leaders across many different industries. They expressed concern that their candidate pools were too homogeneous. To diversify their applicant pools, organizations should focus on promoting and mentoring women internally. Then, when clear career paths can be visualized, organizations will attract more diverse candidates who can envision themselves succeeding within the organization.
We recognize that, at Correlation One, we also need to make an effort to diversify the candidate profiles we share with our clients. We're committed to researching this issue further in 2019 and plan on launching our own initiative later this year. As an organization at the forefront of understanding data talent, we plan to use our expertise to minimize the representation gap and work towards a more diverse data science and technology workforce.
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Comparing candidates for technical roles is no easy matter. Many companies do not have standard metrics by which to quantify candidates' skills, leading recruiters to rely too heavily on GPA and technical buzzwords
Caltech Team Wins $100,000 at 2019 Data Open Championship
Four students from California Institute of Technology (Caltech) took home the $100,000 grand prize at the 2019 Data Open Championship, the leading global data science competition for university students.The Data Open


We invite extended abstracts on the theme of machine ethics. Autonomous systems are set to become ever more integrated into human society. We have self-driving cars, pilotless aircraft. There are systems approving mortgages and offering financial advice.
This symposium will explore the ethical challenges – both theoretical and practical – which surround the development and implementation of such systems.
Should machine ethics simply extend existing human ethical systems?
Are the ethical standards for machines the same as those for people in identical circumstances?
Should we program machines with explicit ethical rules, or by something more akin to exemplar-based learning?
If we program machines to be ethical and they disagree with us, might we defer to them?
Can a machine be held responsible for wrongdoing?
To what extent should the government oversee machine ethics, and to what extent should it be left to the market? Or should the sector be self-regulating?
What are the main ethical risks of autonomous systems?
What ethical benefits might there be to automation?
The Symposium will feature keynote talks by both ethicists and engineers, a roundtable discussion and dinner.
A full programme will be announced in August.
Papers are welcomed from philosophers as well as from engineers and computer scientists working on relevant problems.
Abstracts should be no longer 1,000 words in length.
They should be submitted in MS Word format and suitable for blind review. The document should include a paper title but no author names or affiliations.
There is a limited fund to cover selected speakers' travel and accommodation expenses.


The biggest day in a bride's life is very different when seen through the eyes of her wedding co-ordinator. Like co-ordinator Jade Snyman who suddenly got to see the experience in a wonderfully new light, the day she became the bride.
A graduate in PR Management, Jade traded the corporate world for a life of creating fantasy weddings for the likes of Brad Habana. This week it's her turn, as she and pilot turned marketing manager Hentie Vollgraaff experience their very own dream wedding.
Trying to stay one step ahead of a seasoned wedding co-ordinator has its challenges, but the team handled it grace. One task which was taken very seriously was the theme and décor for the big day, which they managed to keep a secret right until the newly-weds made their grand entrance. The theme 'A Mid-Summer Night's Dream' included greens, shades of pastels and pops of plum and marsala, with the flowers being the most important feature, bringing their fantasy wedding to life.
Join us this week as these two best friends tie the knot on Top Billing this Thursday at 7:30pm on SABC3.


Any Rolls-Royce is expected to be perfect in every way and the all-new Dawn surely does live up to this expectation − or does it?
This new convertible from Rolls-Royce slots in above the Ghost and the Wraith but below the Phantom. It is not a replacement of the outgoing Drophead but a new model all-together.
The look of the car is similar to that of the Ghost and the Wraith with its now signature headlights and huge chrome grill that is topped with the Spirit of Ecstasy. As you approach the car, you realise just how long the Dawn is, even though it is only a two-door vehicle. The door handles are just below the rear-view mirrors. The rear end is simple with clean lines and rather plain rear lights with chrome surrounds. With the roof up the vehicle has a distinctive coupé look, with the roof down it looks longer and the roof cover is covered with wood. This makes you feel like you're about to board a yacht.
When you open the huge 'suicide doors' (doors that are hinged at the rear) you are welcomed to the lush interior. The soft leather and thick pile carpets make you feel like royalty. The vehicle is so luxurious that I felt I was doing something wrong entering with my shoes on.
Entry to the rear seats is a breeze thanks to the large doors and the touch button that pushes the front seat forward. This is a pure four-seater with individual seats for all four passengers. The seats are more comfortable than any car, plane or lounge suite I have ever sat in, apart from other Rolls-Royces. The soft leather steering wheel and oodles of wood continue the luxury look and feel.
That said, Rolls-Royce have not forgotten that we are in the 21st century, as this vehicle has all the toys expected of modern cars − like park distance with cameras, an infotainment system, etc. There is also an i-Drive-type system to control everything in the car. The roof is raised and lowered at the touch of a button and in keeping with Rolls-Royce tradition, there is an umbrella fitted inside each door. To me, the best feature was the automatic door closing, as these are 'suicide doors' and it's very difficult to close the doors unless you get out. Well, now all you need to do is press a button on the corner of the dashboard and the doors close.
At this stage many may say that this is a soft, luxurious vehicle with no real grunt … Well, you would be mistaken. This vehicle may be the pinnacle of luxury, but it also has plenty of grunt. The 6,6-litre V12 motor is whisper-silent, but depress the accelerator and you are carefully surged into the soft seats as you see the scenery fly past.
On the whole, the Rolls-Royce Dawn lives up to expectations and has been crafted to be the best in every way possible. Once you have driven a Rolls-Royce, there is no going back!
The current Type R pushes the limits when it comes to the looks department, though. Initially you notice the rather large rear spoiler, which is more like a wing than a spoiler. This is a dual spoiler, with the lower one at the base of the rear windscreen. As you start to look carefully at the car you notice the quad tail pipes, rear diffuser, and central rear fog light. This completes the racing car look from the rear, which is what most drivers will see of this car. When you move around the car, you see the low stance and bulging low-profile tyres and bulging rear fender, which is only outdone by the front fender. This fender shows just how far Honda has taken the racing design. This front fender bulges out to expose a vent just in front of the door and at the top it has shark-like gills: all of this to keep the Bremo racing brakes cool.
Up front the white headlight surrounds and high gloss black in the centre of the bumper and front spoiler lend the car some sophistication. Overall the Civic Type R looks like it is more at home on the track than on the road.
Although the car is a four door, the rear door handles are just behind the rear window glass, giving the car a somewhat two-door coupé look. Open the doors (which do feel solid) and you are welcomed by track-grade bucket seats covered in red suede with some black accents. When you slip into the snug seats, your hand automatically falls to the round aluminium-covered gearshift. As you get comfy behind the steering wheel, you notice the red centre line on the top section of the wheel. The dashboard has a large rev counter in front of the driver and a digital speedometer in the top section of the dashboard, ensuring you can always keep an eye on your speed. In keeping with the racing car look and feel, as you drive the car and speed up through the rev range, lights come on above either side of the speed read-out. These ultimately meet as they turn red, indicating that you are about to redline and it's time to change up gears.
As this car is all about the speed, there is an R+ button. This should only be pressed when the road is smooth or if you're planning to enter the track. The reason is that the steering stiffens, but so does the suspension, as the motor goes into race mode. In fact, in R+ mode the car becomes so stiff that you can feel every bump and stone in the road.
On the whole this Civic Type R has taken the Civic back to Honda's racing heritage while managing to keep the vehicle practical. That said, the best part of the car is pushing it to its limits, as it screams as it passes 5 000 rpm on its way to the 7 500 rpm red line.
This car is all fun and I will miss having it in my driveway. If you want a car out of the ordinary and you enjoy white-knuckle thrills, this one has to be on your list.


The blog tour has two stops today. Fire and Ice has a review and a guest post, and author Julie Coulter Bellon has a review and an interview.
Today I'm a guest on Rachelle Christiansen's blog. You can find my thoughts here. While there you can read about her newest book, Caller ID.
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Grace Kelly is the ultimate style icon. She is known for her extraordinary poise and natural elegance in all stages of her life, from an actress, to a bride who became a princess, to an enduring example of beauty. Throughout her lifetime, Grace knew just how to look, act, and dress with style.
Growing up in Philadelphia, manners were important for Grace. And although Grace was not an upper class woman at the start of her career, she often portrayed this type of woman in films. As a bride to be, Grace carefully chose her trousseau. Later, Grace perfectly adapted to life in the palace and dressed accordingly.
No matter what the occasion, Grace always was a portrait of beauty. Women emulate her today and men love her.
Your friend's comment re Grace smoldering is spot on. Nice to hear a man's perspective on a woman's beauty.
Thanks for this post. I am a huge Grace Kelly fan.
She really was just perfection wasnt she. Audrey is nice, Jackie is too...but ever since I was a little girl I wanted to be a Grace.
Loved the man's quote on her beauty.
Grace Kelly is my favorite icon of all time. I love her more than Jackie and Babe. She truly was the epitome of a lady. Thank you for sharing. This made my day.
She was gorgeous... thanks for sharing these photos today!
I love Grace and her name is so perfectly fitting for her. She is a true, classic beauty.
She was beautiful and such a role model.


UDINE/CIVIDALE DEL FRIULI (FIBA U19 Women's Basketball Worlld Cup 2017) - Bella Alarie was always destined to follow in the family tradition and that will make appearing in the Final of the FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup 2017 with the USA even more special.
The Princeton star was encouraged by her father to pick the ball as soon as she could stand upright - if not before. Mark Alarie was a two-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference first team selection at Duke University and played for five seasons in the NBA as well as representing his country.
My dad has coached me and has been my biggest mentor when it comes to playing basketball. We are super close and I feel lucky to be able to get so much advice from him.
"I am so proud of my dad and his accomplishments. It's great to now wear his name across my back on a stage like this," smiled Alarie.
"As early as I can remember, he had me on the court shooting and dribbling. But you find a way to grow an even bigger love for the game when you are also having fun just dribbling around the house. He has coached me and has been my biggest mentor when it comes to playing basketball. We are super close and I feel lucky to be able to get so much advice from him."
"He has been a really tough coach though and has been tough on me when it comes to basketball throughout my life. But, as I have become older and moved on to college, he has stepped back and is turning into more of a fan and carrying out an important supportive role for me," the 19-year-old went on. "He's still there for advice and now I am the one going to him. I am generally straight on to him after most games asking what he thinks I need to work on."
Now a potential gold medal beckons, with Alarie having helped her side edge nearer towards a seventh straight title with some eye-catching numbers and unsurprisingly, having showed nice technical ability which is a product of that longstanding parental tuition.
Russia stand in the way of Alarie adding to the family honors list as USA get ready for a re-match against the team they beat in the title game two years ago in Chekhov.
"I am so excited to have pushed through all these games and to now be able to look forward to the end game is so exciting," enthused Alarie. "We need to start with more energy and we can't afford to show anyone that they are able to hang with us for any length of time.
"We are all getting good minutes and we're each trying to do what we are good at, for the benefit of the team. As usual, I will try to get as many boards as I can, shoot the ball when open and block some shots - I will look to keep it as simple and effective as I can."
Playing against the best girls in the world is a great opportunity to develop your game and I know that is something which Breanna Stewart for example has talked about before.
Alarie is also acutely aware that she is following in some illustrious footsteps when it comes to the alumni that have donned USA vests in past years and come out with gold medals.
"Playing against the best girls in the world is a great opportunity to develop your game and I know that is something which Breanna Stewart for example has talked about before," confirmed Alarie. "Playing at college is great, but when you come to these tournaments, you see teams that play in a way that you have never experienced before. That is a special experience to have."
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The interactive piece, full of photos, videos, and interactive 360 explorable places, is a perfect showpiece for the museum. The Wall Street Journal should be as proud of it as the New York Times is of 2012's Snow Fall. Both are shining examples of what journalism on the web can be. Certainly a bit more expensive than a one-reporter-and-a-photographer for a day, but these pieces are both evergreen and immersive, and deserve long lives on their respective sites.
Lastly, the Wall Street Journal seems to miss no opportunity to knock China. Sure, there's a lot to knock, but come on. To see this oasis of beauty in China on the WSJ site is refreshing.


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European scientists are joining forces to find out more about the impact of common chemicals on human health, with the aim of providing solid evidence of risk that can feed into new regulations and policies.
Every day we are exposed to a multitude of chemicals from sources as diverse as cars, food, clothing, paints and smartphones. Globally, 4 million tonnes of chemicals are produced every year, but how much we know about their effects on our health varies from substance to substance.
Now, 107 organisations from 26 countries have come together to form the European Human Biomonitoring Initiative (HBM4EU), with the aim of answering questions in chemical risk assessment to help policymakers protect human health.
Human biomonitoring involves assessing people's exposure to chemicals by measuring the amount of natural and synthetic compounds in tissues such as hair and nails, or bodily fluids such as blood, urine and breast milk. When combined with information about people's lifestyles and medical histories, it can help uncover information about what chemicals people are exposed to, where they come from and what effects they might have.
While this is done already at national level, the idea of HBM4EU is to join up research across the continent, allowing it to be shared between different countries and fed into policy decisions. The project will also carry out new studies into the effects of certain chemicals on people's health.
Speaking at the launch of HBM4EU, which took place in Brussels, Belgium, on 8 December, Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, said: 'Chemicals are all around us, in every part of our lives. Stories about chemicals in our houses appear in newspapers and on the internet every day. And the evidence behind these stories, most of the time, is vague or not there. And that is something that we have to fight against.'
He said the main objective of the initiative was to provide new knowledge by promoting data sharing between countries, developing joint guidelines and standards for how biomonitoring is carried out, and providing access to a network of qualified labs. He said that the evidence produced by the project would feed into policy.
'(In Europe) we have an amazing regulation for chemicals, I would say it is the world's best. But that regulation cannot be static. Especially in the world we live in, (it) has to continuously take on board scientific evidence. We need that better evidence about people's exposure to different chemicals in their daily lives to ensure that we do our best to protect public health.'
Currently, chemical substances are monitored through the EU's REACH regulation, which requires companies to identify and manage the risks linked to the substances they manufacture and market in the EU.
Karmenu Vella, European Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, said the HBM4EU project will build on this work. 'REACH has delivered many benefits. Ten years after its adoption we have a wealth of information about chemicals on the European market. But many pieces of the puzzle are still missing.
'This programme will help us complete the picture. (Biomonitoring) tests are still not frequent, we have very little data that is Europe-wide and easy to compare. The more we know, the better we can protect human health.'
The project will begin work on 1 January 2017 and continue for five years. The first year of operation will see HBM4EU assess risks associated with seven groups of chemicals, including bisphenols, which are found in plastic packaging and bottles, and flame retardants, often used to coat textiles and plastics. It will also examine risks from new chemicals and from mixtures of substances.
This is important because chemicals could have a different effect on human health when combined with other substances than they do in isolation.
Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, said that many decisions about chemicals are made on a case-by-case basis, without looking at the whole picture.
'There may be a lack of harmonised information at European level concerning the exposure of people to multiple chemicals and their possible interaction. All of us are exposed to a complex mixture of chemicals in our daily lives though food, drinking water, the environment, as well as other products. The understanding of the health impact of exposure to a mixture of chemicals is limited.'
HBM4EU researchers will also be addressing questions of how to streamline the design of surveys and sampling methods to ensure that comparable data is collected from people in different countries, and what other chemicals should be assessed over the course of the project.
Marike Kolossa-Gehring from the German Environment Agency, who coordinates HBM4EU, said that the first list of chemicals were chosen because there are open policy questions about them and a need for Europe-wide knowledge.
'Our main aims are to answer open, policy-relevant questions, to give policymakers fast and easy access to results and data, and to bridge the gap between science and policy.'
Their work will be supported by a database known as IPCheM set up by the European's Joint Research Centre and launched to the public in 2015. It is designed to make data on chemicals openly available, easily searchable and comparable
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HOF Village LLC names Michael Levy as president
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HOF Village LLC, the company developing a massive sports and entertainment project around the Johnson Controls Hall of Fame Village campus in Canton, said it has named Michael Levy as president of operations.
He will report to Michael Crawford, CEO of HOF Village, the company said in a news release.
Levy joins the company from his most recent role as president of the Canton Charge, the NBA G League franchise of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Levy has worked for more than 30 years in sports and entertainment management, in positions with 11 professional franchises in 10 sports leagues.
The company said in the release that Levy "will lead the operations team and focus on delivering an exceptional and integrated guest experience across HOFV's multiple lines of business." He "will be responsible for day-to-day operations of all on- and off-site assets owned by the company, and will additionally be responsible for working with on-site partners operating facilities not directly owned by HOFV," according to the release.
Crawford said in a statement that Levy's "extensive sports background, comprehensive grasp of business operations and extensive industry expertise across a wide array of key skillsets position him well to oversee our operational team and ensure that we are delivering the best possible experience to our guests."
The Johnson Controls Hall of Fame Village is a 200-acre mixed-use development that has been plagued by stops and starts caused by financing issues. Last September, HOF Village agreed to merge with Gordon Pointe Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: GPAQ, GPAQU, GPAQW), a Pittsburgh-based special purpose acquisition company. Upon the closing of the merger, the combined company will change its name to Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Co. and trade on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker symbol "HOFV."
The first phase of the ambitious Hall of Fame Village project included a renovation of Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium and construction of the National Youth Football and Sports Complex.
HOF Village last week announced it would buy a majority stake in The Crown League, which it described as "a development stage fantasy football league."


In Search of Inexistent Time navigates the relationships between imagery, time and philosophical thought. The human mind often stores memories and phantasies together, floating in an imaginary sea mapped by the coordinates of time, the linear accumulation of which gradually erodes memories into impressions. When our imaginations interfere with these impressions – already adrift as they are in the penumbra between memory and phantasy – they can become dreamlike, open-ended scenarios that we play-out within ourselves. However, if we dip into our imaginations and process pictures from the future as we might process memories, we risk anchoring those images, hitherto inhabiting a space and time as yet unknown, into land-locked, "established fact".
The installation is comprised of images and found objects, and draws its inspiration from the artist's doubts and questions about her memories whilst studying 10,000 miles away from home; uncertainties rendered more confusing by her imagination of the future. And so she began to gather images and to re-process them and, through this voyage, research her cultural identity and question the very existence of time itself. Cross-examining her uncertainties under headings such as "the shapes of time", "the space of memory and reality", and "the journey of the spirit travelling through time and space" regarding the essence of image, she produced three works entitled A Line Tells, Lonely Island and darkness within darkness. This triptych is bound by the presence of the wind. Much like the stream-of-consciousness writing of the early twentieth century, this In Search of Inexistent Time slips between text, emotions, memories, time and space, still elusively and ephemerally leaving the audience free to explore uncharted territory within the work.
Diretor Kubrick weaves subtle yet immense symbolism throughout "The Shining". The father's homosexual tendencies, the mother's violent isolation, Danny's psychic powers, and the political conspiracy theories regarding the Apollo space program derived from the film…the devil is in the details here – we accumulate all sorts of nodes in life, even if we doubt the veracity of our memories and never speak of them. Kubrick uses symbolism effectively in chronicling each segment of his life, much like each stroke of the brush contains the deepest secrets of an artist. Like the Great Duke of Qi, the reading of art is a voluntary process of ensnarement, as viewers seek to connect their own life with the work in front of them.
At Art Taipei 2017, YIRI ARTS has constructed an "Overlook Hotel". With "The Shining" as an overarching theme, we invite viewers to visit our Hotel, in search of memories yet to be fully developed.
Japanese Artist Hasuwa Tomoko embraces international travel, which fits her outgoing personality and passion, absorbing experiences and transferring them onto canvas. A trip to Morocco sparked inspiration for the Parallel Series, portraying her interpretation and understanding of a parallel world. She noted how traditional Moroccan Muslim garb utilizing hijabs and purdah to veil women at a certain level resembled the masks and hoodies popular among Japanese girls. The same principle reflected a different meaning once seen in a different culture.
Perhaps we are overly focused on diferences, to the extent of exaggerating them and fomenting conflict, until we live in parallel paths with no intersection. Even if the parallel world is a self-created one, Hasuwa uses resonance between her works to creats links and points of references, connecting and interlinking a shared inner awareness, a force that combines the past, present, and future.


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Chiké features African pop-highlife musician Flavour on the song "Hard to Find," which is taken from his sophomore album "The Brother's Keeper." The song is an anthem that reinforces that love and the beautiful things in life are, in fact, difficult to find. After the success of his debut album, "Boo of the Booless," Chiké is currently navigating life and has written a musical memoir titled "The Brother's Keeper." This musical memoir details the joys, successes, losses, hardships, and obstacles that Chiké has faced as he navigates modern life.
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The adrenal glands found in SYT cavies follow the topographic localization described in wild rodents as Lagostomus maximus (Ribes et al.
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Sailors returning from the New World would carry along a supply of cavies to provide fresh meat on the voyage home.
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For the most part, sugar gliders are not understood as a species and are grouped together with other small animals such as rodents, chinchillas, and cavies.
At the Liverpool office Ailsa Cavies has been brought in to help boost its health and safety team, with Ian Ryrie joining as an assistant quantity surveyor.
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The animal barns are the place to see such farm favorites as goats, pigs, sheep and poultry, as well as lesser-known breeds such as zebus, pygmy goats, cavies and more (just remember to wash your hands after).
The guinea pig village has been increased to house over 300 cavies who live among mini-replicas of famous Warwickshire beauty spots such as Hatton Locks and St Mary's Church in Warwick.


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Talking about the Braun shaver products, there will be wide ranges of the shaver you will find. They may make you feel a bit confused making a right decision since almost all of them look the same. No matter what the various ranges of types also have some various types of the shavers. That is also in the range of Braun Series 9 which offers some various products of shavers. You are able to find various choices there including the type of 9095 CC which is also one of the most favourite type of the product of Braun shaver series 9. This type also has some specs and features which are really special among others. Sure, each of the types of the series has its own special features which make them totally special even though any of them can be the good options for men to deal with their shaving duties. For the type of 9095 CC, it is said that this shaver or razor is designed to give the most comfort and efficiencies for the men's skin. That is also said that it has been proven on the three-day-beard. This is what makes this shaver is special among others. This is said to be the most comfortable ones.
There are so many great features or specs which are offered by the products of Braun Series 9. It is including what we can find from the type of this 9095 CC. One of the great technologies which are applied in this shave product is the cutting system of the quadruple action. That offers the great adaptability regarding to the face shape and type. This Braun shaver is made and designed to give the comfort on the skin with effective result. Sure, this shaver also uses the Syncro Sonic technology as like other shavers of the Braun Series 9. The Opti-Foil is the foil structure of the shaver which is the most advanced one from Braun. That is one of the great features of this Braun razor which helps getting the perfect yet proper closeness which will also give the last longer result. This is also another good feature which is offered by the Braun Series 9 and makes it special for the men.
This type of the razor also has the great design of the shaver. Sure, from its outside, it offers the stylish design which looks really sleek, shiny, yet simpler. However, besides those good design which looks really trendy, this razor is also completed with the LED display. That will show some information which will be really helpful for the users, including the information of the status of your shaver battery, the indication of hygiene, and also the indicators of the travel lock. Those are totally great since it means we do not need to wait till the battery runs out to charge it because we can see the status of the battery there. That is including great for ensuring the hygiene of the razor. This product as one of the Braun Series 9 shavers is also completed with the Clean and Charge station in the package. That is great for some great roles. They are charging, cleaning, lubricating, drying, and also selecting the right program for the shaver cleaning. Those duties can be easily done only by touching only a button on it. Then, you will get the ready to use shaver in the perfect condition.
Another idea of the shave type from Braun Series 9 is the type of 9093 S. That is one of the well known razors from Braun which makes a lot of men are interested in trying and using it to fulfil their need in having the perfect yet easy shaving. Surely, for men shaving is completely essential and becomes the great routines to do almost daily. That is why finding the right choice of the razor is totally essential for all men. The product of Braun shaver becomes one of the options as like this type of 9093-s. This razor becomes the first best brand which offers the perfect comfort of the skin with the good efficiency. That has been proven on the three-day-beard which is shaved. Thus, if you are really in need of the product of men's razor which offers not only the effective result but also the good comfort, this may be one of the options you can try. This is also said to be the Braun razor product which has won the 2016 GQ Grooming awards. That is the award as the official electric shaver and quickest shaver. So, if you often feel really need to get proof, that may be the great proof to consider in finding the right men's shaver. Sure, this shaver product does not only offer the popularity but also the great performance, design, and technology.
This type of the Braun shaver has some great features as the good points. Sure since it is one of the Braun Series 9, it also has the magnificent technology which becomes the signature. This is the Syncro-sonic as the intelligent technology. That is about applying 4 different elements of cutting in synergy with the technology of Sonic which are able in creating the 40 thousands actions of cross cuttings in one minutes. This technology is created in order to support any types and kinds of the hair. Sure, that will be completely helpful since all men do not have the same types of hair. Sometimes, particular shaver or razor is great and work only for one type of hair but this Braun shaver is designed properly to work well for any kinds of hair. You do not need worrying about your unique type of the hair anymore then. The head of the shaver which is fully pivoting becomes really perfect with its cutting element which is totally flexible. That offers the perfect comfort for the users while shaving. The combination of Macro-Motion and the Micro-Motion becomes really perfect since it helps maintaining the more contact of the skin in getting the maximum adaptation of the face.
That is also great for getting the result which is most thorough for the men. This is the good technology specializes in this product of Braun Series 9, which give the result of the great efficiencies and also better comfort in shaving. The perfect finish of the shaver is obtained as well from the 2x Opti-Foil use. This also makes this shaver is waterproof since it is able to be submerged in the water. Even, it is still safe in the depth of 5 meters of the water. It means, we can conclude that this men's shaver of the Braun Series 9 is totally waterproof. You do not need to worry even to use it under the shower. Both dry and even wet shaving can be done with this razor.
Braun series 9 has a lot of ranges of the products of shavers. Sure, that has been well known as the men's shaver products which apply the great technology which is really unique yet helpful. It is a good idea for the men to know much more about the product. One of the well known products of the Series 9 by Braun is the type of 9290 CC. This Braun shaver will be what we need to know then in the range of the series 9 from Braun. Sure, since this is in the premium range of the shaver, it has the various great technologies and also features which are applied to meet the need of the proper yet comfortable shaving for the men. This razor has the design which is really simple yet modern with its sleek look. The razor has the cordless design which is suitable for the wet shaving or even dry shaving. So, you can find which the most favourite way to shave is whether it is the dry or even wet one. That can be done only through one shaver. This shaver has some stuff inside its package. They are a brush for cleaning, cleaning cartridge which is alcohol based, station for Clean and Charge (5-action feature), and the razor. They are the complete stuff in one package which will also be a good point for the men who are always mobile or love travelling. The case will help you keeping the razor neat in your bag, while the station for cleaning and charging is great to charge the battery of the shaver and even to clean it properly yet quickly in one simple way.
Some features are attached to the 9290 CC as one of the products of Braun series 9. That is including using the technology which becomes the main feature of this range, which is the Syncro-Sonic. That is able to give the power which is much more to the part which is needed. That is able to read and also to adapt there while shaving. It applies the 5 elements of shavings which are different. That is effective in capturing the more pieces of the hairs per strokes. The fewer amount of the strokes in shaving will help reducing the risk of the irritation of skin effectively which often happen while shaving. It means, this technology offered by this Braun razor offers not only the more effective result but also the better comfort.
The station of the Clean&Charge offers the great solution in lubricating, cleaning, and even drying the razor effectively and quickly only through a button which needs to be pushed. Then, it is ready to be used. The selection of the program in cleaning the razor is also automatically chosen. So, that offers the simplicity in maintaining the device and would not take much of your time and energy. That is why it is also the main interesting point of the Braun shaver series 9. The product is made to be really great since it is in the range of Braun series 9 which becomes the line of the premium quality shavers. This type of the Braun shaver also still has the shiny elegant design of the body with the simple look. The ergonomic design is made to meet the need of the comfort while shaving.
As people have known, especially it has been stated in the previous parts, that the Braun series 9 has the wide ranges of types of the shavers, and then many of you may be so confused in making a decision. That is because almost all of them are similar on its features. However, here, we are going to share the important information which can give you some helpful considerations in making a decision. That is especially in dealing with the right choice between the Braun shaver series 9 of 9293 S, 9090 CC, and also 9095 CC.
The three different types of the shavers of Braun series 9 mentioned above have some similarities and also the differences as well. That is including related to the dry and wet shaving capabilities. The 9293 S and 9095 CC are able to be used as the shaver for the dry and also wet style, but the 9090 CC does not. So, if it is essential for you to be able shaving in the wet way, you need to consider this point so much in selecting the right Braun razor type.
Then, another main point to notice as well is about the availability of the Clean-and-Charge station. That is only available on some specific types of the Braun series 9 only. That is including for the 9090 CC and also 9095 CC which include the station of 'Clean and Charge' in the package. Then, for the series of 9293 S, there is no such that station in the package of the Braun shaver.
In comparing those three different models of the Braun series 9, we can also notice the shaving elements which are applied. The 9090 CC and 9095 CC apply 4 shaving elements in synergy, while the Braun shaver type of 9293 S has the 5 elements of shaving in synergy. Sure, those are some essential points which may differentiate those three different models of Braun series 9, so that you can choose one based on your need.
What to Consider in Selecting a Braun Shaver ?
Choosing the right shaving devices for men can be really tricky because of course each man has his own considerations with his own need and conditions. That is the reason why choosing the right shaver can be a bit challenging for them so that some trials and errors are often done to find the right one. Then, when we are talking about the Braun series 9, what are the considerations to notice while choosing that brand? Sure, we then notice why choosing the brand and what to consider in dealing with that brand since there are some other brands which are available to pick as well besides the products of Braun shaver.
Having some ideas about the considerations in picking the Braun razor is such the good thing. The first one which needs to be considers is that the products of shavers by Braun have been well known as the credible brand with their great quality. Then, they also have the great technology and also features which are applied in their shaving products. That is especially for the products of shavers which are involved in the types of Braun series 9.
The wide ranges of the products for each of the series are also varied with some different combination of the features, and even for the specs. Thus, we have the freedom to choose the product of razor which has the specs and features that are suitable the most to our need and also condition. Braun also has a lot of series of the shavers with the various choices of products in each series. That is including the Braun shaver series 9 which offer some different models to choose.
Talking about finding the right choice of the product of shavers for men, there will be wide ranges of products which can be chosen. That is including the various choices of the products of Braun series 9. Sure, the shaver brand of Braun is always mentioned when we are talking about the men's shaver products. That is because this brand is already well known among the people especially the men. Then, what makes this brand becomes really popular among the men? What are the characteristics which this brand has actually? Sure, anyone wants to know much about the information related to the brand and also their products of the shavers. Braun actually has been well known because of its various types of the products. Almost all of them have the great quality and performance with the new technology which is applied. That drives Braun as one of the well known brands for men's shavers. In addition, they also have some different series in order to differentiate their products of shavers. One of them is the Braun shaver series 9. Each of the series of shavers from Braun also consists of some different models or types of the shavers. Thus, you will have the simplicity in finding the right product which has the features and specs that will be suitable the most to your need.
Besides the series of Braun series 9, we can see other series which are also interesting and popular. All of the shavers by Braun, in any series, offer the stylish yet simple design which looks so elegant. This is also the German craftsmanship which offers the precision shavers with the great design and quality. The premium Braun shaver products also offer the great quality which can last at least seven years of use. Sure, that is the minimum term which can be obtained. All products of shavers from Braun are also designed properly to meet the need of the men, including the need of the comfort while shaving, and also the perfect result and finish after shaving.
Since we are talking about the Braun shavers which are in the series 9, then we are going to talk about the characteristics of the series. Sure, there are a lot of great characteristics which make the shavers of Braun series 9 become really attractive among the people. What makes the people are interesting in choosing the product in this series is about the character of the specs and technology which are totally premium. The series offer the premium technology, as like the use of the advanced technology entitled Syncro Sonic. That offers the better comfort while shaving with the great efficiencies as well. That is including the use of the head of the shaver which has 4 elements for shaving. Another great characteristic of the Braun series 9 is about the wet and also dry shaving mode which is available in some particular models in the series 9. The feature of the station of 'Clean and Charge' is also available for some models in this series.
Here, we are going to talk about the conclusion related to what we have discussed here regarding to the products of Braun series 9. Sure, actually, there are various models or types in this series. Here, we are talking five of the models of series 9. The Braun shaver products in the series are actually really varied. We have 5 which are already reviewed above. Then, in conclusion, we can see that almost all of them have some similarities, and even all of them feel so similar. That is including the technology of Syncro-Sonic which is applied to all of the models.
Then, what we need to notice before making a decision is considering whether you need to get the simplicity in maintaining the Braun razor or not. If it is the necessary point for you, then go on to choose the models in Braun series 9 which have the station of 'Clean-and-Charge'. Some of the ideas are 9095 CC, 9290 CC, and 9090 CC.
Another thing you need to consider is regarding to the features of the ability of dry and wet shaving. If that is the necessary point for you in shaving, then you need to choose the Braun shaver series 9 which are able for both dry and also wet shaving, as like 9290 CC, 9095 CC, and 9093 S. Still, you need to consider other conditions when you are going to decide which one of the Braun series 9 is the best one for you.


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Building Partnerships for Progressive Healthcare Reform
March 22, 2011 / Jesse Beason
Isn't it ironic that the people most affected by the nation's dysfunctional healthcare system tend to be from the same communities that are largely left out of reform discussions?
To encourage greater engagement of the communities who would most benefit from health system improvement, Northwest Health Foundation awarded eleven grants totaling $500,000 in 2010. The grants are part of an effort by the Foundation to help Oregonians shape the next phase of reform by focusing on health equity and public health.
"Northwest Health Foundation is, at its core, a social justice organization," said Rev. Mark Knutson, Foundation board member, and chair of the Healthcare Reform Committee, in a NWHF press release. "These grants demonstrate how seriously this organization takes issues of equity and fairness."
In issuing the request for proposals, Northwest Health Foundation asked for innovative partnerships between two or more organizations. Projects were encouraged to include such activities as grassroots organizing, public-will building, coalition building, strategic communications, and policy analysis.
According to Chris DeMars, program officer for the Foundation, the partnerships are a critical element of this funding process.
"By encouraging these unique partnerships, we wanted to bring all voices — experienced advocates as well as those that have been politically marginalized — to the healthcare reform advocacy conversation," she said.
For more information, check out:
The article on these grants in the Skanner Newspaper
Northwest Health Foundation Press Release (includes a list of all grantees)
March 22, 2011 / Jesse Beason/
Stories, healthcare reform
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Govt puts mental health in focus of 2023
Ljubljana, 19 January - The government has declared 2023 the Slovenian Year of Mental Health since mental health is becoming increasingly important in Europe and globally, the Government Communication Office (UKOM) said in a press release after the government session on Thursday.
The symbol of World Mental Health Day, celebrated on 10 October, while the Slovenian government declared 2023 the Slovenian Year of Mental Health.
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Category: Health, environment, science
Keywords: GOVERNMENT, HEALTH, YEAR
Author: eho/da/lem/sm
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