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How music connected people in 2019
January 9, 2020 /0 Comments/in Latest News, Music Connects, Uncategorized /by Eefje Wevers
We start the new year by reflecting on the lessons we learned over the past year.
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"Helping people find the same tools to express their thoughts and emotions that saved me all those years ago."
October 11, 2019 /0 Comments/in Latest News, Music Connects /by Eefje Wevers
A blog by Rockacademie graduate and trainer Eefje Wevers
Roughly ten years ago, I decided I would apply to the Rockacademie in Tilburg, the Netherlands. I'd discovered that music let me express myself in ways nothing else could. Having been bullied for most of my childhood, I grew into a sad and insecure teen. Playing in bands were some of the happiest moments I had at that age. I felt safe and free in the rehearsal rooms with friends and teachers. I didn't much like being on stage, scared that everyone in the audience would laugh at me over the smallest mistake, but the urge to share music always won out over the anxiety.
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Friends behind the camera: Interview with Music Connects filmmaker Stuart Jolley-Socea
July 11, 2019 /0 Comments/in Interview, Latest News, Music Connects /by Marina Milentijevic
Stuart is a filmmaker and video producer from England, an interviewer, and a massive music fan. One of the founders of Hatched-MV, a music video and documentary production duo, Stuart has supported the Mitrovica Rock School by producing the video for Proximity Mine's Set Me Free, and is now working on the feature documentary Music Connects: The Real School of Rock.
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"Music is the best tool for breaking stereotypes and prejudice"
June 5, 2019 /in Interview, Latest News, Music Connects, Program, Video /by Marina Milentijevic
An interview with Roma Rock School founder Alvin Salimovski
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"We were always proud to be part of the Rock School": interview with MWB's Wendy Hassler-Forest
May 3, 2019 /0 Comments/in Interview, Latest News, Music Connects, Video /by Marina Milentijevic
"The town is made by its people and for that Mitrovica is probably my favorite place to be. "
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"Nothing was the same": singer Ilda talks about joining the Rock School
"I made friends for life. The guy that scared me the first day is now like my older brother."
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Rock and roll helps us rise above the political madness: interview with Liza and Emir
April 29, 2019 /0 Comments/in Interview, Latest News, Program /by Marina Milentijevic
By communications trainee Marina
Emir and Milizza are the directors of Mitrovica Rock School. They work hard in the office scheduling programs and activities. Both Emir and Milizza are very busy people, but they gave up some of their time for an interview to tell us about their job, the Rock School, plans for the future and many other things. Read what they had to say down below!
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"People here are more invested in the people around them"
April 2, 2019 /0 Comments/in Interview, Latest News, Music Connects, Program /by Marina Milentijevic
Communications trainee Marina interviewed Fontys Rockacademie students Eefje Wevers and Bo Knippels (Netherlands) on their experience in Mitrovica
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ElectraHeart: "Girls run everything!"
March 4, 2019 /0 Comments/in Latest News, Music Connects, Program /by Marina Milentijevic
By Mitrovica Rock School communications trainee Marina
ElectraHeart is a mixed band from Mitrovica Rock School. They consist of five members: singer and songwriter Rina, guitarist and backing vocalist Tringa, Jelena, who plays bass in this band, guitarist Egzon and drummer Baton. They are a dream team of talented and musically educated young Mitrovica people whose dreamy pop rock sound is incredibly fresh and recognizable.
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Mixed band High Frequency records album
January 11, 2019 /in Latest News, Music Connects, Program /by Wendy Hassler-Forest
By communications trainee Marina (18), front woman of mixed band Feed D Fury.
On December 20, mixed band High Frequency went to Skopje to record their first studio album.
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You certainly should be able to use that hostname, so I'd like to see more information about the error. After you see the error could you run Console (it's in the Utilities folder inside the Applications folder) and post the Fetch-related error messages?
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Bob King, top executive at The Bank of Fayetteville, hired by Grand Savings Bank
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Oklahoma-based Grand Savings Bank, which has a large footprint in Benton County, has made a key hire that clearly signals its intention to expand into Washington County.
The locally owned bank has hired longtime Fayetteville banker Bob King as executive vice president of commercial lending. An official announcement is expected later this week.
King has nearly 40 years of banking experience and has worked for The Bank of Fayetteville since 1999. He served as executive vice president of lending operations from July 2004 to December 2015, when he was appointed the lender's new top executive in the Northwest Arkansas market.
The promotion came five months after BOF was acquired by Stuttgart-based Farmers and Merchants Bank. BOF, however, maintained its name on its eight Northwest Arkansas branches — five in Fayetteville and one each in Farmington, Prairie Grove and West Fork — and is doing business as a division of F&M Bank.
King replaced Mary Beth Brooks, BOF's former president and CEO. She resigned effective Nov. 30, 2015, the day F&M's acquisition was officially granted regulatory approval, and BOF's charter was automatically collapsed into F&M Bank's holding company, The Farmers and Merchants Bankshares Inc.
Natalie Bartholomew, Grand Savings Bank's vice president and chief marketing officer, said King will mostly work remotely "until we get everything nailed down" regarding official plans for a Washington County office.
Grand Savings Bank was chartered in 1981 and was sold to a group of investors, most of them from Northwest Arkansas, in April 2013. Its leadership team is led by chairman Tony Steele, vice chairman Tyler Steele, his son, and CEO Guy Cable.
The bank had just two branches when it was acquired, one each in the Delaware County towns of Grove and Jay, just across the Arkansas border. Aided by the acquisition of Decatur State Bank in late 2014, Grand Savings Bank now has eight Arkansas branches. It has Benton County offices in Bentonville, Rogers (2), Gentry, Gravette, Decatur and Siloam Springs, and another in Fort Smith in Sebastian County. The company has also established a third Oklahoma branch, in Fairland.
Grand Savings Bank held $440.9 million in assets as of March 31, according to the FDIC. That's up nearly 90% since the new ownership took over. The bank finished 2017 with net income of $6.04 million, compared to $1.6 million in 2013.
According to the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal's annual list published this past April of Largest Private Banks ranked by ROA (return on assets) ratio, Grand Savings Bank ranked No. 5 among 27 banks doing business in the six-county market area with a 1.49% ROA ratio.
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"That's the ocean, not the bay."
Looking pink, bloated and determined to win the What-John-Daly Will-Look-Like-On-The Champions Tour-If-He-Lives-That-Long Contest, The Donald sat down for an all-too-frequent Q&A wth Golf Magazine's Michael Walker to plug his various golf courses and other assorted ventures.
Q Trump L.A. is better than Pebble Beach! Are you crazy?
A That's what people say until they play my course. I have 3,000 acres and 2.5 miles on the ocean.
And why is that the course is jammed into only 110 acres?
That's the ocean, not the bay.
Every single hole fronts the ocean. I love Pebble too, but even people who love Pebble say Trump L.A. is superior to Pebble. What Pebble Beach has is history and some day Trump L.A. will have history, though I might not be around to see it.
Trump L.A. is also far better than Bandon Dunes [in Oregon]. It's unfair to compare a course in Los Angeles, a great metropolitan area, to one in a wasteland far away from civilization.
LA's no wasteland, that's right Donald. Of course the drive from LAX to Trump National takes about the same amount of time as Portland to Bandon thanks to our traffic, but who cares when you can drive Crenshaw Boulevard!
Q A web site (TMZ.com) published pictures of you playing at your L.A. course and claimed they showed you giving yourself an illegal drop. Did you see that?


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IBA Announces Merger with Viridian Energy & Environmental, LLC
NEW YORK, April 15, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Israel Berger & Associates, LLC (IBA) a leading consulting and inspection group specializing in building envelope technologies, announced a merger with Viridian Energy & Environmental, LLC (Viridian), a leading consulting group specializing in energy efficiency, environmentally responsible design and construction. "We are very excited about this merger with Viridian. This is the first step in our strategy to build the leading building services consulting firm. The combination of IBA and Viridian allows us to integrate our shared expertise in building envelope, energy efficiency, and building commissioning to offer a holistic approach to our customers in these building sciences" says Israel Berger, President of IBA.
Chief Operating Officer Marc Weissbach said in a statement, "We are very pleased with the merger and wish to welcome Viridian Principals and employees. Our collective goal will be to maintain the very high level of technical expertise our clients rely upon. We will now be able to address a wider scope of building systems which impact energy use in buildings. Viridian has a proven track record of delivering sustainable design consulting and commissioning services within the energy efficiency marketplace, and shares our commitment to excellence in delivering quantifiable results to clients".
Building designers, developers, owners, and managers will benefit when they can rely upon the IBA & Viridian combined work involving building envelopes, mechanical systems and lighting , all of which impact energy usage and building operations.
Adrian Tuluca, Principal of Viridian Energy & Environmental, offered the following statement, "There is tremendous synergy between energy, green and commissioning; traditionally Viridian's services, and envelope consulting; traditionally IBA's services. Both firms have long recognized that fragmentation of these services creates difficulties in achieving optimum results during design, construction and post-occupancy. We are happy to be now part of a larger, integrated group and look forward to delivering to our clients a higher level of integration and quality".
Israel Berger and Marc Weissbach will continue in their positions of President and COO, respectively, of IBA Holdings. Adrian Tuluca will remain the Managing Principal of the combined energy consulting and commissioning practice and will join the Board of IBA Holdings. Viridian Associate Principals John Amatruda, Devashish Lahiri, and Carl Ian Graham will join IBA's senior management team. All Viridian employees will remain with the company as part of the transaction.
The combined company will employ approximately 120 employees and be headquartered in New York City with offices in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Florida, Nevada, Missouri, and California. IBA Holdings, LLC is a portfolio company of investment firm Keystone Capital.
For more information visit IBA's website at www.ibany.com or call 212.689.5389. Visit Viridian's website at
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Eye on 30% electric vehicles by 2025, Goa govt gives nod to electric mobility policy
With the objective of boosting adoption of electric vehicles (EV) to at least 30% by 2025, the state government has approved the Goa Electric Mobility Promotion Policy (GEMPP) 2021. The policy aims to create 10,000 direct and indirect jobs in the sector by 2025.
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Panaji : With the objective of boosting adoption of electric vehicles (EV) to at least 30% by 2025, the state government has approved the Goa Electric Mobility Promotion Policy (GEMPP) 2021. The policy aims to create 10,000 direct and indirect jobs in the sector by 2025.
With the focus on establishing Goa as a model of international standards for EV adoption supported by a world-class charging infrastructure and ecosystem, the policy looks to promote conversion of Internal Combustion Engine (IEC) vehicles to EVs, convert 50% of all ferries to electric by 2025, and encourage start-ups and investment in the field of electric mobility and associated sectors.
The policy wants to promote service units which include electric vehicle and battery repair and maintenance stations, promote R&D, innovation and skill development within the EV sector.
To give the sector a startup thrust, it has envisaged incentives — purchase and scrapping incentives, interest subvention on loans, waiver on road tax and registration fees, a wide network of charging stations and swappable battery stations, and publicly owned database of the same.
Additionally, the government will subsidise the first 3,000 two-wheelers, 50 three-wheelers and 300 four-wheelers.
The policy, which will be applicable for a total of five years from the date of its notification, will cover all classes of two-, three- and four-wheeler EVs, including passenger cars and commercial light/heavy vehicles that are either Battery Electric Vehicles, Strong Hybrid Vehicles or Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles.
The department of new and renewable energy will be responsible for the administration of the policy, including constitution of a high-powered committee and a State Electric Vehicle Board, and developing an intensive public outreach programme focused on creating awareness about the benefits of electric vehicles and key elements of the policy.
To achieve its goals, the policy aims at the active incorporation of all sustainable initiatives, including smart-city development, promotion of energy conservation and creation of integrated transport mechanisms.
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Yolanda Turner
WOOSTER -- Yolanda "Yodie" "Lala" Turner, 43, of Wooster, died Friday, Jan. 26, 2007, at Cleveland Clinic.Services will be Tuesday, Jan. 30, at 2 p.m. at Roberts Funeral Home, Sherwood Chapel, Wooster, with Pastor Walt Jordan officiating. Burial will be at Sherwood Memorial Gardens. There will be a dinner for family and friends at Second Baptist Church, 245 S. Grant St., Wooster, following the services.Friends may call one hour prior to the services. Online tributes may be left at www.robertsfuneralhome.com.Memorial contributions may be made to Roberts Funeral Home, P.O. Box 761, Wooster 44691, to help defray expenses.Yolanda was born June 18, 1963, in Springfield, Mass., to Lorenza L. and Gladys (Strickland) Turner and was a 1980 graduate of Wooster High School. She had attended Central State University and Wooster Beauty College.She was a member of Covenant Ministries of Wooster and had previously worked at Rubbermaid Inc. She enjoyed cooking, baking and spending time with her family.Yolanda will be deeply missed by her daughter, Taylor Turner of Wooster; her mother, Gladys Turner of Wooster; sisters, Juanetta Romaine of Wooster and Lana Turner of Akron; a niece, Tanai Cannady; nephews, Juan and Branden Howard, Tavon Cannady and Terrell Turner; aunts and uncles, Shirley (Turner) Greer, Marleen Turner, Lelia (Charles "Nannie") Moore, Selisha (Jordaam) Khaliduddin, Donald (Deborah) Turner, William (Mae) Strickland, Retha Morris, Robert Lewis "Buddie" Strickland, Arthur (Josephine) Strickland and Gloria Wagner.Yolanda was preceded in death by her father, Lorenza and uncles, Preston and Lawrence Turner.Paid


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Fiege Healthcare Logistik extends partnership with St. Franziskus-Stiftung
Ahlen, 6th April 2017. The long-standing partnership of the Fiege Group with St. Franziskus-Stiftung Münster will be extended further. The contract extension with St. Franziskus-Stiftung, one of the leading denominational and charitable hospital groups in Germany, has now been signed. 16 years ago, Fiege opened the first Medical Order Center (MOC) together with St. Franziskus-Stiftung in Ahlen. In 2012, Bochum was added as a further location. The MOCs supply over 50 facilities with medical, sterile and pharmaceutical products daily.
"We are pleased that the partnership-based collaboration and our dedication is viewed positively by the client and that, as a result of this, a long-term extension was signed", so the comment of Aydin Demir, branch manager of the Fiege locations Bochum and Ahlen, on the contract extension. Its national hospital network makes Fiege Healthcare the market leader in Germany. Next to the supply of hospitals, senior citizens' homes and home care patients, Fiege Healthcare also operates a network that delivers food.
The Fiege Group, headquartered in Greven/ Germany, is one of Europe's leading logistics providers. Its competence lies particularly in the development and realisation of integrated supply chain systems, and it is considered a pioneer of contract logistics. In 2019, the Group generated a turnover of Euro 1.7 billion world-wide with a workforce of 19,000 people. 150 locations and co-operations based in 14 countries form a dense supply-chain network. 3.3 million square metres of warehouse and logistics space vouch for the company's efficiency.
F.A.Z. and FIEGE restructure delivery services
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (F.A.Z.) and FIEGE are restructuring their delivery services and have formed Boxit GmbH.
Contract renewed until 2024: Fiege to remain main sponsor of SC Preußen Münster football club
Fiege is to remain the main sponsor of the regional league's football club, SC Preußen Münster. The contract was renewed early until 30 June 2024.
Jens and Felix Fiege receive Family Entrepreneur of the Year award
Jens and Felix Fiege, who together have been spearheading FIEGE since 2014, have received the Family Entrepreneur of the Year award from INTES Academy.


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Designed to engage employees in the EOS process and tools, What the Heck is EOS? uses simple, straightforward language and provides questions about each tool that managers and employees can use in creating more ownership and buy-in at the staff level. After reading this book, employees will not only have a better understanding of EOS, but they will be more engaged, taking an active role in helping achieve your company's vision.
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The Melita Business Centre is Malta's first real international business centre providing serviced office facilities from the financial capital of Malta, Europe. Geographically located in the centre of the Mediterranean Sea, Malta is at the crossroads between continental Europe and North Africa. Malta is an ideal base for a prestigious corporate HQ or presence without the associated investment costs of setting up your own.
We can provide assistance with obtaining payment systems for e-commerce or other operations – we can provide a number of bank options, as payment gateway software solutions and technical assistance with the same.


GEESE are not righteous. They are the rudest Canadians.
We are most righteous when we act like conformist sheep.
an obligation to society - like voting, paying taxes, going to school, or in some cases, the army.
obligation or honor debt. Like, you went to my band's show now I have to go to your band's show even though you guys are really terrible.


Can You Put a Soft Side Waterbed on Drawers?
Most of the time soft side water beds can be placed upon your old water bed drawer pedestal.
Worries of damaging the pedestal due to weight should not be of concern because they weigh 20-25% less than a hard side water bed. If you don't have drawers from an old water bed adding additional storage space to your bedroom is easy. There are many companies that make storage systems for mattress and boxsprings that are strong enough to support the more conventional looking softside water beds. These conventional drawer pedestals work well at utilizing unused space normally only taken up by the mattress set. One such brand is Furniture Traditions who makes a platform bed pedestal. Another brand is Seahawk Designs Sto Away Drawer Foundations. Both will accommodate a soft side waterbed mattress. There are other brands that will do this so if you are not sure ask the retailer or go to the pedestal manufacturer.
Softside waterbeds can be used with and without foundation on The Furniture Traditions drawer pedestals which for example are available in two heights 9" or 14". The final overall height you want will determine whether or not you use the 9"softsid foundation. Overall height of pedestal and mattress can range from 18" high up to about 36" high. Pedestals generally range from 9" to 18" high. This height would be added to the height of your mattress and foundation which usually run from 18" to 21" high. A softside water mattress only usually runs from 9" to 11" tall.
The major consideration in determining the proper height of the whole bed is that it will not hide the headboard you are setting it in front of. Many drawer pedestals come with a platform which has a 1 ½ -3" trim or boarder around it. If you do not have a platform you can use 7/16" OSB or plywood on top of the Pedestal. We determine the outside length and width of the mattress set and then cut the OSB about 2" short of the length and width of the mattress. Next we screw it down to the top of the pedestal so it forms a stable platform for the waterbed mattress and or foundation. Under sizing it will keep the rough edges from being seen when the mattress is set on it. A conventional spring mattress could be placed on your waterbed pedestal as well. If it moves around on the top of the platform place several large pieces of rubberized shelf liner under you mattress to stabilize the mattress so that it will not move.
The moral of the story is don't be too hasty in getting rid of your old waterbed drawers. They might have a second chance at life by being recycled through reuse.


Our laboratory has three major areas of interest; two of them related with lipid metabolism in bacteria and the third one related with the production of antibacterial and antiparasitic compounds. Fatty acids have an essential role in the physiology of bacteria; they serve as important source of energy, as basic precursors in phospholipid biosynthesis and as key determinants of the integrity and function of biological membranes. Therefore, one of our main objectives is to study lipid metabolism and its regulation in bacteria pathogens such as Mycobacterium and Salmonella. The knowledge obtained will be used to identify new drug targets and new antibacterial compounds that could be used to treat the diseases caused by these pathogens. The study of lipid metabolism in actinomycetes, such as Streptomyces and Rhodococcus genera, will be biotechnologically oriented. In this sense, the knowledge obtained in our basic studies will be used to optimize these organisms through metabolic engineering in order to convert them in biological platforms for the production of biofuels and biolubricants. Another area of interest for our lab is the optimization for the production of natural compounds of pharmacological interest in Streptomyces and in Escherichia coli, as well as the biosynthesis of new compounds with new or improved activities through combinatorial genetic engineering.
In most living organism fatty acids play a fundamental physiological role; they serve as important source of energy, they are the precursors of phospholipids biosynthesis and represent crucial determinants of integrity and function of biological membranes. Due to the essential role of these molecules in the physiology of the cell, their synthesis and degradation must be finely tuned for the maintenance of stable membrane composition. Furthermore, the relevance of lipid metabolism and its regulation for the production of biofuel has renewed the interest of the scientific community in this research area. Streptomyces present a complex lipid metabolism. Many of the members of this group of microorganism synthesize secondary metabolites (widely used in the industry as: antibiotics, antiparasitic, immunosuppressant and anticancer drugs) that require the same substrates as the fatty acid biosynthesis. Moreover, these bacteria also produce and accumulate triglycerides, which represent an alternative destiny for the fatty acids. As a main goal of our research we decided to investigate the genetic and biochemical mechanism that control lipid metabolism in the oleaginous bacteria S. coelicolor. The specific aims of our project are: a) Characterization of the transcriptional factors that regulate fatty acid biosynthesis and degradation, b) identification of the metabolic signals that are sensed by these regulators, c) identification and characterization of the genes involved in fatty acid degradation, d) identification and characterization of the phosphatidic acid phosphatase enzymes involved in the generation of diglyceride for the triglyceride biosynthesis. As a long-term goal, we plan to engineer the metabolic routes involved in TAG biosynthesis in S. coelicolor in order to improve their yields to further utilize them as biofuel precursors; alternatively we could modify the triglyceride biosynthetic pathways and redirect the fatty acid pools for the production of "microbiofuels".
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the etiologic agent of tuberculosis (TB) in humans, continues to be a major health problem worldwide. Mycolic acids, one of the most important lipids of the outer membrane of mycobacteria, have been largely associated with bacterial virulence and antibiotic resistance and its biosynthesis pathway is one of the main targets for TB treatment. Biosynthesis of mycolic acids involves two structural distinct fatty acid synthase systems, FAS-I and FAS-II, which should work in a finely coordinate manner to keep lipid homeostasis tightly regulated. The main goal of this project is to understand how mycobacteria exert this exquisite control over the biosynthesis of their membrane lipids and find out the key components of the regulatory network that control fatty acid and mycolic acid biosynthesis at the transcriptional level. To achieve these goals we propose to use a multidisciplinary approach including genetic analysis of conditional mutant strains, both in Mycobacterium smegmatis and M. tuberculosis, the identification and characterization of the metabolic signals that are sensed by the regulatory proteins involved in the FAS-I/FAS-II regulatory network by using biochemical and spectroscopic techniques, and finally the determination of the transcription factors structure by X-ray crystallography. A better understanding of this complex process of regulation of lipid homeostasis in mycobacteria will greatly contribute to the development of new strategies to control this disease, including the design or identification of compounds that could deregulate fatty acid biosynthesis and induce bacterial death.
Bacteria of Actinomycetes group have provided more than 45% of all natural products for therapeutic used, with 80% of those compounds are produced by bacteria from Streptomyces genera. The general objective of this project is to seek of new compounds having biological properties with interest therapeutical. One strategy used for generation structural modifications to the natural products is through the engineering the biosynthetic pathways of the compounds with the aim of altering the glycosilation patern. In this project we are using this strategy for generating new macrolides antibiotics derivatives of erythromycin and azithromycin by additioning of aminozugars. These modifications have provided improment of the antiparasitic properties against Plasmodium falciparum. Now we are curryng studies for understanding the structural-activity relationship and its possible target. The polyketides are one important group of natural products which are synthetized in a similar way as fatty acids by successive condensation of small carboxylic acids like acetyl-CoA. In addition, acetyl-CoA is a link between glycolisis and Krebs cycle generating the electrons for respiration and precursors such as amino acids for cellular structures. Thus, in Streptomyces acetyl-CoA is a key metabolite for the interaction between primary and secondary metabolism. Based on that our objective for this part is the study of metabolic pathways involved in the metabolism of acetyl-CoA, in the interaction between glycolisis and Krebs cycle in Streptomyces, and their effect over the availability of this precursor for the biosynthesis of poliketide antibiotics, fatty acids and triacylglycerides of biotechnological interest. This project will increase our knowledge of different aspect of metabolism of Streptomyces and its effect over the production of secondary metabolites, allowing in the future, develop a rational design for the increasing production of teraputical interesting compounds.
Salmonella is a facultative intracellular pathogen capable of infecting a wide range of animals, causing diseases ranging from self-limiting enteritis to typhoid fever. In last years problems related to Salmonella have increased significantly, both in terms of incidence and severity of cases of human salmonellosis. The emergence of multidrug-resistance Salmonella strains with resistance to fluoroquinolones and third generation cephalosporins is a serious development, which results in severe limitation for effective treatment of human infections. Importantly, non-typhoidal Salmonella serovars can cause invasive infections in immuno-compromised adults. This has emerged as a major public health problem in the context of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa.Salmonella uses two type III secretion systems to deliver effector proteins directly into the host cell to promote infection and disease. The virulence of this pathogen relies on its ability to establish a replicative niche, named the Salmonella-containing vacuole (SCV), inside host cells. This vacuole is a specific membrane-bound compartment that is generated by the coordinate activity of different eukaryotic host proteins that are modulated by effector proteins secreted by Salmonella. However, the microenvironment of the SCV and the bacteria metabolic pathways required during infection are largely undefined.The objective of our group is to develop different biological probes called 'biosensors' whose expression is modulated by the environment and the physiological state of the bacterium. These probes are designed to monitor the expression profile of genes involved in the biosynthesis or degradation of fatty acids. Consequently the results will reflect the adaptive metabolism used by Salmonella to survive during the infection process.
Asención Diez MD, Peirú S, Demonte AM, Gramajo H, Iglesias AA. (2012) Characterization of recombinant UDP- and ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylases and glycogen synthase to elucidate glucose-1-phosphate partitioning into oligo- and polysaccharides in Streptomyces coelicolor. J Bacteriol. 194(6):1485-93.
Gago G, Diacovich L, Arabolaza A, Tsai SC, Gramajo H. (2011) Fatty acid biosynthesis in actinomycetes. FEMS Microbiol Rev. 35(3):475-97.
Salzman, V., Mondino, S., Sala, C., Cole, S.T., Gago, G., and Gramajo, H. (2010).Transcriptional regulation of lipid homeostasis in mycobacteria. Mol Microbiol. 78, 64-77.
Arabolaza, A., D'Angelo, M., Comba, S. and Gramajo, H. (2010). FasR, a novel class of transcriptional regulator, governs the activation of fatty acid biosynthesis genes in Streptomyces coelicolor. Mol Microbiol. 78, 47-63.
Peirú, S., Rodríguez, E., Tran, C., Carney, J. and Gramajo, H. (2007). Characterization of the heterodimeric MegBIIa:MegBIIb aldo-keto reductase involved in the biosynthesis of L-mycarose from Micromonospora megalomicea. Biochemistry. 46, 8100-8109.
Lin, T., Melgar, M., Kurth, D., Swamidass, S., Purdon, J.,Tseng, T., Gago, G., Baldi, P., Gramajo, H. and Tsai, S. (2006). Structure-based inhibitor design of AccD5 an essential acyl-CoA carboxylase carboxyltransferase domain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 103, 3072-3077.
Diacovich, L. Peirú, S., Kurth, D., Rodríguez, E., Podestá, F., Khosla, C. and Gramajo, H. (2002). Kinetic and Structural Analysis of a New Group of Acyl-CoA Carboxylases found in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2). J. Biol. Chem. 277, 31228-31236.
Pfeifer, B., Admiral, S., Gramajo, H., Cane, D. and Khosla, C. (2001). Biosynthesis of complex polyketides in a metabolically engineered strain of E. coli. Science 291,1790-1792.
Dr. Sheryl Tsai: UC Irvine (USA).
Dr. Stewart Cole: Global Health Institute, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Dr. Annaik Quemard: Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, CNRS, Toulouse, France.
Dr. Dean C. Goodman: Plant Cell Biology Research Centre, University of Melbourne, Australia.
Dr. Guillermo Labadie: División Química Orgánica del Instituto de Química de Rosario, IQUIR-CONICET, UNR, Argentina.
En la figura se muestran en rojo micelio y cadenas de esporos de Streptomyces coelicolor. Se ven también colonias de S. coelicolor que produen actinorodina (pigmento azul) o undecilprodigiosina (pigmento rojo).


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H.R. 6621 (112th): To correct and improve certain provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act and title 35, United States Code.
Nov 30, 2012: Introduced Dec 18, 2012: Passed the House Dec 19, 2012: Received by the Senate Dec 28, 2012: Passed the Senate with an Amendment Jan 2, 2013: Passed Congress
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One Hundred Twelfth Congress of the United States of America
At the Second Session
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the third day of January, two thousand and twelve
AN ACT
To correct and improve certain provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act and title 35, United States Code.
Technical corrections
Advice of counsel
Notwithstanding section 35 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (35 U.S.C. 1 note), section 298 of title 35, United States Code, shall apply to any civil action commenced on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Transitional program for covered business method patents
Section 18 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (35 U.S.C. 321 note) is amended—
in subsection (a)(1)(C)(i), by striking of such title the second place it appears; and
in subsection (d)(2), by striking subsection and inserting section .
Joinder of parties
Section 299(a) of title 35, United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking or counterclaim defendants only if and inserting only if .
Dead zones
Inter partes review
Section 311(c) of title 35, United States Code, shall not apply to a petition to institute an inter partes review of a patent that is not a patent described in section 3(n)(1) of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (35 U.S.C. 100 note).
Section 311(c)(1) of title 35, United States Code, is amended by striking or issuance of a reissue of a patent .
Correct inventor
Section 135(e) of title 35, United States Code, as amended by section 3(i) of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, is amended by striking correct inventors and inserting correct inventor .
The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall be effective as if included in the amendment made by section 3(i) of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act.
Inventor's oath or declaration
Section 115 of title 35, United States Code, as amended by section 4 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, is amended—
by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:
Time for filing
The applicant for patent shall provide each required oath or declaration under subsection (a), substitute statement under subsection (d), or recorded assignment meeting the requirements of subsection (e) no later than the date on which the issue fee for the patent is paid.
; and
in subsection (g)(1), by striking who claims and inserting that claims .
Travel expenses and payment of administrative judges
Notwithstanding section 35 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (35 U.S.C. 1 note), the amendments made by section 21 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (Public Law 112–29; 125 Stat. 335) shall be effective as of September 16, 2011.
Patent term adjustments
Section 154(b) of title 35, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (1)—
in subparagraph (A)(i)(II), by striking on which an international application fulfilled the requirements of section 371 of this title and inserting of commencement of the national stage under section 371 in an international application ; and
in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking the application in the United States and inserting the application under section 111(a) in the United States or, in the case of an international application, the date of commencement of the national stage under section 371 in the international application ;
in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by striking with the written notice of allowance of the application under section 151 and inserting no later than the date of issuance of the patent ; and
in paragraph (4)(A)—
by striking a determination made by the Director under paragraph (3) shall have remedy and inserting the Director's decision on the applicant's request for reconsideration under paragraph (3)(B)(ii) shall have exclusive remedy ; and
by striking the grant of the patent and inserting the date of the Director's decision on the applicant's request for reconsideration .
Improper applicant
Section 373 of title 35, United States Code, and the item relating to that section in the table of sections for chapter 37 of such title, are repealed.
Financial management clarifications
Section 42(c)(3) of title 35, United States Code, is amended—
in subparagraph (A)—
by striking sections 41, 42, and 376, and inserting this title, ; and
by striking a share of the administrative costs of the Office relating to patents and inserting a proportionate share of the administrative costs of the Office ; and
in subparagraph (B), by striking a share of the administrative costs of the Office relating to trademarks and inserting a proportionate share of the administrative costs of the Office .
Derivation proceedings
Section 135(a) of title 35, United States Code, as amended by section 3(i) of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, is amended to read as follows:
Institution of proceeding
An applicant for patent may file a petition with respect to an invention to institute a derivation proceeding in the Office. The petition shall set forth with particularity the basis for finding that an individual named in an earlier application as the inventor or a joint inventor derived such invention from an individual named in the petitioner's application as the inventor or a joint inventor and, without authorization, the earlier application claiming such invention was filed. Whenever the Director determines that a petition filed under this subsection demonstrates that the standards for instituting a derivation proceeding are met, the Director may institute a derivation proceeding.
A petition under this section with respect to an invention that is the same or substantially the same invention as a claim contained in a patent issued on an earlier application, or contained in an earlier application when published or deemed published under section 122(b), may not be filed unless such petition is filed during the 1-year period following the date on which the patent containing such claim was granted or the earlier application containing such claim was published, whichever is earlier.
Earlier application
For purposes of this section, an application shall not be deemed to be an earlier application with respect to an invention, relative to another application, unless a claim to the invention was or could have been made in such application having an effective filing date that is earlier than the effective filing date of any claim to the invention that was or could have been made in such other application.
A determination by the Director whether to institute a derivation proceeding under paragraph (1) shall be final and not appealable.
Review of interference decisions
The provisions of sections 6 and 141 of title 35, United States Code, and section 1295(a)(4)(A) of title 28, United States Code, as in effect on September 15, 2012, shall apply to interference proceedings that are declared after September 15, 2012, under section 135 of title 35, United States Code, as in effect before the effective date under section 3(n) of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board may be deemed to be the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences for purposes of such interference proceedings.
Patent and trademark public advisory committees
Section 5(a) of title 35, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (1), by striking Members of and all that follows through such appointments. and inserting the following: In each year, 3 members shall be appointed to each Advisory Committee for 3-year terms that shall begin on December 1 of that year. Any vacancy on an Advisory Committee shall be filled within 90 days after it occurs. A new member who is appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed to serve for the remainder of the predecessor's term. ;
by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Director, shall designate a Chair and Vice Chair of each Advisory Committee from among the members appointed under paragraph (1). If the Chair resigns before the completion of his or her term, or is otherwise unable to exercise the functions of the Chair, the Vice Chair shall exercise the functions of the Chair.
by striking paragraph (3).
The Secretary of Commerce shall, in the Secretary's discretion, determine the time and manner in which the amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect, except that, in each year following the year in which this Act is enacted, 3 members shall be appointed to each Advisory Committee (to which such amendments apply) for 3-year terms that begin on December 1 of that year, in accordance with section 5(a) of title 35, United States Code, as amended by paragraph (1) of this subsection.
Deemed termination of terms
In order to implement the amendments made by paragraph (1), the Secretary of Commerce may determine that the term of an existing member of an Advisory Committee under section 5 of title 35, United States Code, shall be deemed to terminate on December 1 of a year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, regardless of whether December 1 is before or after the date on which such member's term would terminate if this Act had not been enacted.
Clerical amendment
Section 123(a) of title 35, United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting of this title after For purposes .
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act, and shall apply to proceedings commenced on or after such date of enactment.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.


Yesterday was my day to clean the church. Every week the members take turns coming in to give the church area a surface cleaning. Because the pastor and his wife live on the grounds, usually they come and give a hand but yesterday I just showed up on my own schedule (and with my own key). The pastor and his wife were out and I enjoyed cleaning and meditating (and taking pictures!) by myself.
Here is the entryway to our church. Again, members take turns manning the desk, passing out the Order of Service, and checking off who has arrived. Yes! In the Japanese churches (all that I've ever been to!) role is taken! Some churches have you write your name as you come in, some churches have a members' list that one checks off each week. It would seem that since there are so few members anyway that at a glance the pastor knows who has been there and who hasn't but maybe for the church records?
The Bible quilt in the church entryway is not mine! It is my friend, Kaoru-san's. She is a sometime quilter... but quilting is not a great love of hers. Kaoru-san worked many, many months on this quilt, coming to my house for patterns and fabric, borrowing needles and thread and quilting hoop. It is the only large quilt that she has ever made yet she immediately offered it as a symbol of her love, to the church.
Walking a bit farther into the church (a whole 5 steps) there are "family " pictures on the wall that we try to take every New Years. The open door is the sanctuary.
The kitchen has a window (on the left, the bright window there faces the outside) looking into the sanctuary and here the children will play during services or the pastor's wife will hold a Sunday School class. Not too much cooking goes on here.
The sanctuary itself is small but bright. When the church was built 10 years ago, the builder decided he wanted to try to make curved ceilings (he thought it a very "Christian" type of architecture.) The two small stained glass windows were also made as a labor of love by one of our church members.
And two years ago I made a quilt rendition of our church with "stained glass" quilting techniques. I took a picture of the church, enlarged it in Word, traced over it and then blew it up to "poster" size in Exel. From there I traced onto fabric and then did the easy stained glass applique technique. If you asked me to do it again I don't think I could! (the blowing up part. The applique I can do!) This is up on the sanctuary wall along with the Sunday School artwork.
So this is our little church of 25 people. Cleaning takes about 30 minutes. Swish and swipe in the bathrooms, vacuuming and dry mopping all the other floors, moving the pews back into position, dusting the pews and piano. I did a bit of sorting old papers and flyers yesterday too and gave the outside a sweep with a bamboo broom.
All ready for Sunday morning!


The busiest real estate time of the year is spring, followed by autumn. In what may come as a surprise, the summer season comes in third. With all the staples of summer – beach houses, BBQs, and sun – you'd imagine that the real estate market would be much more hectic.
But there are aspects that work to a sellers advantage. Home sales in June are 29% above the monthly national average. Plus July and August home sales reflect a buyer's desire to move in before the start of the school season.
With average temperatures in Harris County, GA reaching 82 degrees in the summer months, staying cool and maintaining a consistent airflow is of the utmost importance.
It's especially important for homes on the market to have a working air conditioner or window units to keep the warm air from getting stale in a room. This is even more so for sellers who are putting on an open house as you don't want potential buyers to remember your home by how stuffy or sweaty they were.
Agent Dawn Braithwaite suggests that homeowners must still keep up with basic maintenance routines throughout the summer. For example, it's easy to think that without the rain, you won't have to clean your gutters. But she points out that the last thing a homeowner wants is to have a summer storm hit Harris County, GA only to reveal leaky gutters – especially if you are trying to sell a home.
Mold is another seasonal problem that doesn't go away just because of the warm weather. The key here is to keep rooms properly vented, and to kill off any signs of molding with bleach.
You'll find many articles on summer real estate use the saying "move the home outside". What this means is to take advantage of the warmth to create an inviting, outdoor living space. And this doesn't have to cost you anything – you can use the furniture you already own to rearrange an outdoor living room.
This idea is especially important for sellers who are intent on staging a home. A cozy BBQ area complete with a grill can create a setting in which potential buyers feel comfortable in your space. Even something as subtle as a croquet set in the backyard can make a big difference in comfort.
The summer season is your best chance to showcase your home's outdoor space.
Getting rid of bugs isn't only important for a homeowner's sanity – it's a big part of the inspection process. Something as tiny as bugs can be the difference between your home being sold. And as a home buyer, bug infestations are something you'll want to keep your eye on when scouting a location.
How do you maintain your home for the summer? Call me at 706.662.0125, or email me today! Be sure to check out my available listings in Harris County, GA.


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At Theaters: 8/17/2007 On Video: 1/29/2008
Rated: PG-13 Length: 1 hr. 33 min.
Internet: Web Site Movie ID: 489939
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures Inc.
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A mysterious epidemic alters the behavior of human beings. When a Washington D.C. psychiatrist discovers the epidemic's origins are extraterrestrial, she must fight to protect her son, who may hold the key to stopping the escalating invasion.
DETAILED STORYLINE
Sci-Fi Action Thriller - This is a science fiction thriller based on the famous Invasion of the Body Snatchers, but there is actually fairly little in the way of the expected visual effects--but the end does have the action and explosions would expect from producer Joel Silver. Fans of Nicole Kidman won't be disappointed but co-star Daniel Craig has limited screen time.
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Nicole Kidman HAPPY FEET, BEWITCHED, THE INTERPRETER, BIRTH
Daniel Craig CASINO ROYALE, MUNICH, THE JACKET
Jeremy Northam BOBBY JONES STROKE OF GENIUS, POSSESSION
Jeffrey Wright CASINO ROYALE, SYRIANA, BROKEN FLOWERS, SHAFT
Jackson Bond Feature Film Debut
Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel DOWNFALL
About The Production
PROFANITY: 2 S-words and 1 GD.
SEX/NUDITY: None.
VIOLENCE: Hits, shootings.
DRUGS/ALCOHOL: Some alcohol.
ACTION: Chases and explosions.
COMEDY: None.
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Berardinelli, Internet Critic Full Review
Average The Invasion is an erratically assembled mess that fails to satisfy the expectations of any genre's adherents.
Roger Ebert Full Review
Average ...cast members do what they can with dialogue that can hardly be spoken, and a plot that we concede must be implausible but does not necessarily have to upstage the Mad magazine version.
USA Today Full Review
Average Unfortunately for Invasion, the filmmakers and their body-snatching villains also seem bent on sermonizing about everything from the war in Iraq to the state of the pharmaceutical industry.
Note: The rating above is our interpretation of what the critic would give this movie based on their review. We are not affiliated with these critic's in any way.
Based on an Exit Polling of 103 Moviegoers
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13-19 Teens (M) 7 Fairly High 100%
13-19 Teens (F) 13 About 50/50 92%
20-29 Yg Adults (M) 13 About 50/50 100%
20-29 Yg Adults (F) 14 Fairly High 86%
30+ Adults (M) 25 Fairly Low 80%
30+ Adults (F) 31 Fairly High 94%
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Based on a theater exit polling of 103 moviegoers:
TEENS:About three-quarters of the males and half the females enjoyed "The Invasion," but their reviews aren't great. There are minimal very high reviews and quite a few somewhat low reviews. Fortunately, no one really disliked the movie so that's a plus. Half of you will likely enjoy "The Invasion" quite a bit and the rest will feel it was, at least, an OK/average to slightly below average movie.
TWENTYSOMETHINGS:Around half of both the males and females enjoyed "The Invasion," but most of the remaining half only rated it as an OK/average to below average movie. These are not the greatest reviews but, at least, no one truly disliked it. I would recommend a lower cost matinee just to be safe.
ADULTS:The females actually enjoyed this sci-fi thriller more than the guys. A little better than half the ladies truly enjoyed "The Invasion." Most of the remaining half rated it as an OK/average movie with just a few rating it below average. The guys reviews indicate a movie only about a third truly enjoyed. Most rated it as an OK/average movie with a fair number of below average reviews. Would only recommend a matinee.
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A massive explosion lights up the skies from Dallas to Washington, DC, shattering the space shuttle Patriot into pieces that rain down across the U.S. The authorities are quick to seize control of the situation, but stories emerge about a strange substance found clinging to the wreckage—something that withstood the extreme cold of space and searing heat of reentry to get here. And the first to come in contact with it are the first to change… But no one wants to start a panic.
DC psychiatrist Carol Bennell does not connect what happened to the shuttle with the bizarre occurrences that seem to accelerate around her: one of her patients is terrified that her husband has been replaced by a stranger; violent outbursts on the streets are quickly subdued; and a very strange substance comes home in her son Oliver's Halloween candy—something that might, in fact, be alive.
She tells her friend and fellow doctor, Ben Driscoll, that something is very wrong despite the fact that Washington does not seem concerned. The official word is that it's simply a new form of flu, but before realizing the weight of what's happening Carol lets Oliver spend the weekend with his estranged dad, a high-level official with the Center for Disease Control, who is in Washington investigating the crash and was one of the first people on the scene.
As the epidemic spreads, Carol discovers that the very people in charge of inoculation against it are spreading something far worse—a spore of unknown origin that attacks human DNA while the host sleeps, remaking it in the image of a life-form that looks like us and talks like us, but with all human emotion drained away.
Seemingly overnight, the people around her are transformed into hive-like beings with one imperative: to infect others and take control.
Doing everything in her power to stay awake, Carol embarks on a desperate journey into a changed world to stay alive long enough to find her son. To hide among them, she will have to remain calm…betray no emotion…and, most of all, not fall asleep.
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What could the Iran crisis mean for gold?
1. The UN invokes economic sanctions against Iran.
2. The US and GB invoke a coalition of the willing for economic sanctions against Iran.
3. The US and GB act militarily against Iran.
If the US, GB and the other usual suspects invoke economic sanctions against Iran then that will be a declaration of economic warfare. It would be foolish to assume this could happen and Iran would not fight back. This also goes for the UN invoking economic sanctions. Iranian retaliation would involve cutting the supply of oil. Regardless of what is said by the Iranian Minister of Energy, Iran will significantly reduce crude oil output.
If the US and GB hit Iran militarily only deep penetration bunker busters will have a large enough impact to dismantle their nuclear plans. It would be shortsighted to assume that Iran with delivery systems that can reach Europe would refrain from launching their purchased nuclear warheads. That would start something so awful such an action can ALMOST be ruled out.
The other alternative is to do nothing but scream and threaten some more. This would turn into a crisis in leadership. Iran taking the position as the central entity in the Middle East, supported by their Chinese and Russian friends, would still occur.
This is why gold is threatening to breach $682 much earlier than expected. Unless this dynamic changes the basic up trend in gold will hold and we may well be in the major move right here and now for geopolitical reasons.


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One of the best aspects of using an iDevice is that no matter what kind of functionality you want from it, you can get it through an app. However, some consumers simply don't trust third party apps and the latest versions of iOS installed on such devices also come with pretty stringent security measures that don't allow them to install apps that they consider to be potential security risk. For consumers that have depended on third party apps to capture a screenshot of their iDevice, this has become a huge problem. But the good news remains that you really don't need to install an app to capture a screenshot on an iOS device and you can do it with in-built functionality of your iDevice. The trick only works for iOS 2.0 or higher only. Here is a simple walkthrough that you can use to get a screenshot of whatever is on the screen on your iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad.
Step 1: Before you begin capturing the screenshot, you need to ensure that you don't have too many apps open on your device. Close down any apps that you don't need at the moment, turn the shutter sound on your camera app on and ensure that the volume of your device is also turned on and is on the higher side.
Step 2: Get whatever it is that you need to capture a screenshot of on the display. You cannot set the gears in motion beforehand and then try to open whatever it is that you need a screenshot of since you aren't using a third party app here.
Step 3: Once you have the image in place, you need to hold the device steady to prevent the accelerometer from kicking in should you tilt the screen.
Step 4: Press the menu button, the main button you have below the screen, and hold it down. Remember not to let it go before the next step is completed or you won't be able to accomplish what you want to do.
Step 5: With the main menu button firmly held down, get your other hand to the top edge of the device and find the power or lock button. When you get to it, hold it down and remember not to let the menu button go when you're doing this.
Step 6: When you hold both the buttons down simultaneously, your screen will flash and get all white and you would hear a camera shutter noise. This white flash and camera sound would indicate that your screenshot has been captured and is saved on your device.
Step 7: Repeat the process for as many screens as you need.
Step 8: To access the screenshots you have just captured, you would need to get to the default pictures app that you have on your device. Within the images library for this app, you would find your screenshots saved inside a folder marked "camera roll" or "saved photos" depending on your device type and the default camera app that you have chosen for your device.
1. The trick to getting this right is to hold down the main menu and power buttons down at the same time. If you have a smaller device like the iPod Touch, you would be able to able to do it easily with the device held in your hand. However, with a larger device like the iPhone 5 or an iPad, you would need to set it down on a flat and stable surface.
2. You can press both the buttons simultaneously or press the menu button first and then get to the power button. You would have to remember, however, that you would get a power down confirmation if you keep both these buttons pressed down for too long.
3. If you need to email the saved screenshots, you need to click the menu icons at the bottom left of the screen when you have an individual image open. You can also tap on the menu button to access an index page which would allow you to select and email a number of images captured.
Recently, Google launched an array of VR enabled applications and other different products aimed at enhancing the instructional experience in classrooms. Currently, Google Classroom has over 10 million users who are using it actively. The whole technology is deployed extensively in the United States and is getting popular as well.
However, Google did not stop here as it went on to extend its range of products to multiply the effect to make education a fun learning experience. Google came up with 'Expedition Applications' that utilize the concept of virtual reality to help students in having an outstanding experience while learning. It has been estimated that they are going to improve the way students learn.
Recently, it unveiled various tools for teachers such as expedition applications and Google cast at the ISTE conference. In September 2015, Google released the beta version of Expeditions program to check whether the implementation of the Virtual Reality technology will turn out to be a strong output. Till now, only a few schools and institutions have managed to use this VR-enabled technology, but soon it is expected to proliferate.
Needless to say, things have taken a turn for the betterment of children's way of learning as Google has released the Expedition Applications on the Google play store for free. Moreover, it has also provided end-users with over two hundred Expeditions Applications. According to Ben Schrom, Google thought of creating these applications that imbibe VR technologies. It is observed that field trips and chemistry laboratories could not scale the knowledge-base as much as expected.
However, VR-enabled Expeditions Applications lets students feel the external environment through the usage of these products. Each and every Expedition is a bunch of virtual reality scenes that are associated with sites and facts for the teachers.
At the same time, students get an opportunity to have a highly engaging learning. Google also revealed their plan to continue the process of developing more expeditions by partnering with others like Getty Images, Pearson, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and Associated Press.
There is an important piece of information revealed by Google that these expeditions are not available on Apple play store. Meaning, the Expedition Application will remain exclusive for the schools.
Best Buy Education has also thought of implementing the same idea of developing Expeditions Kits and plans to sell them to the institutions and schools, including a router, a tablet, and the VR headsets.
Interestingly, Google launched this new application called Google Cast for Education, and it works with the Google Classroom service to manage video and audio across different schools. It operates on the teacher's device which means there is no need of having additional hardware devices.
Both educators and students are allowed to share their screens by using the feature called Cast in the Google Chrome browser. In schools, three applications have attracted students and teachers to a considerable degree, and they are offered at discounted rates to schools and institutions in a combined package. The entire package consists of a highly interactive whiteboard called Explain Everything, video project tool called WeVideo, and music podcast creator called Soundtrap.
Google Education has recently unveiled its new feature called quizzes in Google Forms, and it allows end users or teachers to create quizzes that are graded automatically by Google Forms. It comes with a distinctive responsive quality to render immediate feedback to students, allowing teachers to add videos and feedback samples.
These features are there to help students in revising fundamental concepts on a time to time basis. Also, it enables educators to perceive the overall performance of a class, and they can follow some crucial insights along with the frequently asked questions from chapters that students need to review.
Google is certainly playing a huge role in transforming the classroom learning experience by implementing VR enabled technologies. Certainly, Expeditions, Google Cast for education, and the New Quiz feature in Google Forms help teachers in imparting a distinctive learning experience to the students.
In fact, these VR enabled applications have taken learning activities to a whole new different by allowing students to visualize things in a concrete manner.
Here is the video that explains how Google Cast enhances the learning experience of students.
Author Bio: Karan Dave is a magical word-weaver and a creative content expert with one of the top iPhone app developer, Peerbits. He likes to keep himself updated with the latest technology news and gadgets. This technocrat has blended his passion for writing, and interests over technology, into making a resourceful contribution towards various websites by writing informative blogs. In leisure time, he likes visiting The Himalayas and go tech-free for few days.
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The living room is undoubtedly the centerpiece of your home. It is the area that you and your family are most likely to hang out at and where you would invite guests over. That is why a good looking contemporary design can make a huge difference to how you feel in that room of your home.
You will do well to design the living room in such a way that will make you happy and pleased. After all, room design is far more important than things like home cleaning and having the right features. That is why you can have a look at certain ideas, which will hopefully inspire you to implement them and revel in their practicality and stunning creativity. Enjoy!
- Mix black and grey - everyone knows that having the right colours in the living room is very important. You can set the tone and introduce a classy hint with black and grey colours. The combination works astonishingly well with modern décor and provides a contemporary feel with multiple benefits. For example, these colours are not that demanding in terms of cleaning service, but they do make furniture stand out.
- Go for a few unexpected features - imagine walking in a contemporary living room that has all things you'd expect to find there … and suddenly glancing at cute anime drawings on the wall. As long as an idea like this is executed properly, and by that we mean quality drawings of appropriate colour and theme, then you will have yourself a wonderful element to draw attention to. Complement that with a pendant light for perfection!
- Invite an open concept - if you'd like a challenging project with a huge impact, you can implement a see-through fireplace, which the living room would share with the adjacent room next to it. Not only does it provide a sense of openness, but also contributes to a flowing floor plan. It is a bold project, but one that you will definitely love. Don't forget to select an adequate fireplace model, as you don't want to have home cleaning trouble!
- Turn the hearth into a playful focal point - even if you have an electric fireplace, you can turn it into an impactful feature by introducing striped walls. Don't be alarmed if you feel like the room is of too contemporary character. You can easily fix that by adding a rustic coffee table and wooden floating shelves to balance it out.
- Live in colour - if you want to feature strong colours in your living room, that is perfectly fine. However, it is a good idea to then balance them out with neutral blend that ranges from crisp white to silvery grey or even creamy beige. When you do upholstery cleaning it may demand more effort, but at least you will have an elevated contemporary design.
- Add up on earth tones - it is highly likely that you have heard about the power of coffee, white, beige and brown all mixed together to create a stunning contemporary display. It is synergy at its finest, which you should keep on your home clean list if you want it to reveal its beauty.
Take your time in designing a modern living room and you will have yourself a perfect place to relax in. It will pay off greatly!
Author's Bio: Olivia Green loves simplicity and minimalism when it comes to home décor. She finds writing about interior design engaging but also soothing and often indulges in activities like reading books and magazines on home related topics.


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Discover The Newly Transformed Royal Mansour Hotel in Marrakech ⇒ One of Marrakech's most luxurious hotels, Royal Mansour Hotel, has recently undergone a design transformation. The project's main goal was to "beautify" the space, by adding seven new poolside pavilions and an oasis, all from the amazing mind of landscape designer Luis Vallejo. Today, Interior Design Blogs brings you a small look inside the new space.
The legendary Royal Mansour Hotel recently went through a transformation, with expanded gardens, transforming the former driveway into an oasis, full of olive trees, date palms, and flowering jasmine, all native of Morocco. The array serves as a vibrant backdrop to the Mansour's outdoor pool, now outfitted with seven pavilions, as well as its latest dining concept, an alfresco Asian-fusion restaurant that offers a refreshing change from the city's inescapable tagines.
The expansion is just one of several changes happening at the hotel, which was conceived by King Mohammed VI as a temple to Moroccan craftsmanship and five-star luxury. In partnership with Insider Experience—a company that specializing in exclusive excursions—the hotel now offers tours of the city in vintage sidecars, a slightly harrowing but highly enjoyable way to get your lay of the land.
After strolling around the ramparts and through the medina, the journey ends with a rare glimpse inside the private home of Serge Lutens, the iconoclastic French perfumer, photographer, and designer. Built over the course of 35 years and never before open to the public, the home features elaborate tile work, carved-wood ceilings, and courtyard gardens, all designed down by Lutens himself.
Attention to detail is a point of pride in Marrakech, and certainly at the Royal Mansour, with a personalized, detail-driven service. But the memories that stay with the guests are the sights and smells of the garden, with its swaths of jasmine, gardenia, honeysuckle, fresh mint, and lemon trees.