Q: Is it safe to come to Thailand?
A: Yes, We honestly can say that Thailand is a save country.
The resent bombs in Bangkok were very small and probable set off to fight a dispute between politics.
The crime rate in Thailand is much lower then in most western city's. Still there are people trying to hussle you, we will tell you about what to look out for.
The very deep south (a small area next to the border with Malaysia) is not save to go to.
Q: What if I don't like thai food?
A: Thai food is well known for it good taste and quality.
Western food is everyware available, fast food like Pizzahut and good restaurants etc.
The hygiene in most restaurants is very good.
Q: Is it save to use ice-cubes in my drink?
A: Yes, Most of all the ice-cubes used in Thailand are produced in the factory. Even the street venders use factory produced cubes. Electricity is expensive and the Thai are using high quantity of ice-cubes, every morning you can see big trucks distributing big bags of ice-cubes. You can recognize factory ice-cubes by their hallow shape.
Q: What sirum injections do I need to have?
A: Contact your local doctor for precise information. Generally you need Hepatitis A, DTP and Gastroenteritis (stomach flu) injection.
Q: What is the quality of the medical and dental care?
A: In Thailand there are private and state run hospitals.
The state run hospitals are reasonable. The knowledge of the doctors is good, but the facility's are limitated.
The private hospitals are the best in the world. People from all over the world come to thailand for medical treatment, like cosmatic operation because of the good qaulity, low price and excellent service. In the best hospitals you don't have the feeling that you enter a hospital, but an 5 star hotel.
Dental care is also very good and cheap in Thailand.
Q: What kind of material is on the floor at the gyms in Thailand? How do i prevent getting a big blisters on my feet?
A: Most gyms have a concrete floor. In the area where you work on the heavy bags there is in most gyms a soft carpet to help protect new students feet and to prevent slipping if the floor gets wet from sweat, and in the ring you have got the canvas.
Blisters under the feet, especially the big toe is the most common problem for new students. Once you had your first blisters and they are healed, you get thick skin and I won't happen again. If you don't want it to happen in your first week in Thailand, then try to harden your feet at home already.
We would highly advise is that you walk barfoot a lot in the weeks before you come to Thailand. Do rope skipping bare-foot on a concrete floor or pavement outside every day, this will also help you to build some cardio endurance for your training here.
When you do proper Muay Thai kicks you are on your toes a lot, especially when kicking, so theres a lot of abrasion under your big toe. After a while you get thick skin, so try to do that at home already.
Q: Do I need to ID myself in clubs?
A: In most clubs in Bangkok you need to identify yourself, a copy of your passport is enough.
Tip: Scan your passport and sent it to your own email. When you forget your ID, you can go to the nearest internetshop and print it out.
Q: What do I wear to the club?
A: Most clubs in Bangkok don't allow open shoes and shorts for men.
Q: Is the Drugs law in Thailand really so hard?
A: Yes, If you get got with a small amount of drugs or if the find trace of drugs in your urine, you will go to jail for a week, sent back and will be allowed to enter Thailand again.
For drugs smuggling or dealing you get life in prison. The prison in Thailand is one of the worst in the world. You stare a cell with 50 inmates and sleep on the floor between rats and cockroaches. The heat is unbearable and many people get very sick. Only the strongest manage to stay alive. They say that the food is so bad, that the inmates give their food to the cockroaches and then eat the cockroaches to get some protine.
Q: Is muaythai considered as a dangerous sport by my travel insurance company?
A: Contact your healthcare insurance company before you start to avoid legal dispute with them.
Q: What travel documents do I need to enter?
A: Please visit www.Immigration.co.th or look at www.thaivisa.com.
People from 41 country's don't need a visa if they like to stay not more then 30 days or enter Thailand with a return ticket.
If you like to stay longer then 30 days, we advice you to go to your local Thai embassy or consulate to get a 60 days Visa witch is extendable for another 30 days.
Q: Do I have to bring all Thai money (Bath) in cash with me?
A: Money machine's (ATM) are every ware In Thailand available. In Bangkok you won't have to walk more then 5 minutes to find one. We advise you to bring some traveler cheques for in case you loose your Bank / ATM card.
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The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
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"The Private Lives of Pippa Lee" is an adventurous trip through Pippa Lee's past and present, as a methamphetamine-addicted mother whose husband leaves her for a younger woman. Pippa indulges in an array of erotic adventures while heading toward a quiet nervous breakdown.
"The Private Lives of Pippa Lee" is adapted from writer-director Rebecca Miller's novel of the same name.

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Metabolic Support UK advocates on behalf of patients to ensure their voices are heard in key processes such as NICE and UK Newborn Screening. We collate evidence and data to influence key procedures and access to treatment, fighting for the best outcomes for patient communities.
HPP is a genetic, chronic, progressive and life-threatening metabolic disorder which disrupts the process in which minerals such as calcium and phosphorus are deposited in developing bones. This leads to devastating effects on multiple systems of the body such as weak, soft or brittle bones, with debilitating or life-threatening complications.
Infants with perinatal – and infantile-onset hypophosphatasia have a high mortality rate, with up to 100% dying within the first year of life.
Strensiq (asfotase alfa) is an innovative enzyme replacement therapy for the treatment of patients with perinatal/infantile- and juvenile-onset HPP. This is the first therapy that specifically targets the underlying cause of HPP and can save the lives of patients, usually babies who would otherwise not survive this devastating disease. It also dramatically changes the lives of those severely affected regardless of age.
In July 2017 following a two year process, an agreement has been reached between pharmaceutical company Alexion and NHS England, to provide access to the drug, Strensiq for patients with perinatal, infantile and paediatric-onset HPP.
Metabolic Support UK (then known as Climb) acted as official consultee and patient representative expert, and included patients of all ages in the process to ensure their voices were heard. This patient input was invaluable to the process which led to the positive decision and outcome for the HPP patient community.
"When our son was diagnosed with HPP and put on a trial drug at a few weeks old that saved his life, we never even considered that the trial would come to an end with the risk of the drug not being approved.
I had just returned to work when I was contacted by Climb about our son and how the drug has impacted him and his quality of life. They asked if we would be interested in becoming a patient representative at the NICE committee meeting. Not only did Climb gather all the patient evidence on how the drug has impacted on HPP patients of all ages, they held my hand throughout the whole process. They gave me the courage to put our case forward and fight for this drug.
With input from NICE, NHS England, Alexion and Soft Bones UK, we are pleased to present our patient information on the asfotase alfa Managed Access Agreement for treating Hypophosphatasia.
To see the asfotase alfa Managed Access Agreement for treating Hypophosphatasia, please click below.
We would like to thank all those who have taken the time to contribute feedback to Metabolic Support UK and Soft Bones UK regarding the drug and the Managed Access Agreement. We will continue to collaborate to ensure that we continue to represent the voices of those we support.


Last spring, Tee Grizzley introduced himself to the masses with his major debut album, Activated. After spending the summer on the road for a tour, the mid-west rep is back for the streets with a new mixtape, Still My Moment. The new project serves as a follow-up to his 2017 My Moment mixtape and contains 15-tracks. Chance the Rapper, Quavo, Offset and Lil Pump are some of the guest features; as you can stream Still My Moment in full below.


"Absolutely! I'm human after all. I'm not a superhuman who is devoid of these feelings. I mean it was quite normal to feel like that, but it did not take away from the fact that I still wanted to do what I wanted to do.
"It did not take control or essentially rule everything I wanted to do with my life – it's just a part of it that I addressed in my own way. For me, my skill set is far more important than what I look like," the actress told IANS on an e-mail when asked if she ever felt low on body confidence, especially when she doesn't fit the bill of a perfectly toned heroine.
Shikha was a part of Dove's celebration of the International Day of the Girl Child on Thursday. The brand hosted Dove Self Esteem Project workshop, which brought together 100 young girls between the ages of 12 to 14.
Talking about if her body weight ever felt a roadblock in getting the roles she wanted to play, Shikha said: "After 'Wake Up Sid', people wanted to pigeonhole me and give me parts that didn't have any other layer apart from the fact that 'she's fat', with ideologies that had nothing to do with what I believed in, like 'despite being fat, she's funny' or 'despite being fat, she's intelligent'.
Shikha, who was last seen playing a married woman with a child in "Veere Di Wedding", says she wants to do more such roles.
The actress says that new-age Hindi cinema where content is given more importance than glamour, more doors are opening up for talent regardless of looks, age and popularity.
"I was in a film, a protagonist in a film where women played central roles with adult themes, that was essentially loved by so many people and I feel like keep repeating myself, but people are getting far more aware, we are telling stories that have a lot more truth in them. We are bringing way more reality to our films," said Shikha.
"Talk about it with your parents, with your friends. Find empowering people around you. Use the internet to find empowering people who will inspire and remember you are not alone. Every person on this planet goes through this issue. Work to be the best versions of yourselves. It's hard work but you've got to do it. You've got to start looking at the positives than the negatives," she said.
Perhaps this is why Shikha liked the Dove campaign, which she believes was "a wonderful platform to begin conversations like these". She was amazed at the young girls she spoke to at the workshop.
"They were so aware, and they knew just so much more than I did when I was their age. I'm really excited about being a part of things like this because I've always promoted body positivity and I think we need to always work towards being the best versions of ourselves. This requires a constant effort in understanding yourself and love yourself for who you are," said Shikha.


One lie will ruin everything… Gia Carelli waits tables in her small Tuscan village, dreaming of a life in which her overbearing family allows her to move to Florence to pursue art. Everyone expects her to marry a nice local boy and raise a horde of bambini, but when a gorgeous, wealthy stranger visits, Gia wonders if maybe her stars are about to change.
Nic Baldini has returned to his Tuscan Villa for a much-needed break from the responsibilities of his powerful family. Struck by local artist Gia Carelli's raw talent and passion, he finds himself wanting to help her...and lies about his identity in order to gain her trust. But as their patron-protegée relationship is quickly eclipsed by desire, Nic realizes that one tiny lie could cost him the woman he's falling for.
I have a problem with lies - especially from my main characters. But I get this one!!! It did not bother me at all. His lie was not an attempt to trick the girl into thinking something else, but a way to stay under the radar while he was on vacation. But of course, one thing lead to another and now how do you tell her who you really are??? Nic was a pretty good guy. A little too caught up in work - but it seems like that's what makes a man rich. I loved his passion for art. It was something a little different than what I see in a lot of characters.
Gia was a little less likable for me. She had some self-esteem issues that just didn't fit in with the rest of her out going personality. She just didn't believe in herself as an artist. Nic sees her talent immediately though (and that leads to another lie that I wasn't as forgiving of) and tries to help her with an art show.
There's a lot of on again off again in this story. Some of it was believable and some of it wasn't. What really drew me into the story was Gia's traditional family and their expectations of her. The setting was also amazingly beautiful. I really want to go to Tuscany now - take in the sites, eat some food, and meet a millionaire.


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Solarstone Presents Pure Trance Vol. 8, Mixed by Solarstone & Activa
It's come a long way, baby! When the first 'Pure Trance' was released in November 2012, the genre's landscape was remarkably different. Nefarious hands had again been at work – cynically drip-feeding poppy-pollutants into trance's system. Inorganic quick-hit sugar highs that threatened its otherwise rich ecosystem, someone had to stand up, blow the whistle and become the countermeasure.
Eight years on and while that peril's not passed, its advance has been blunted, with many its chancers moving on in search something else to commercialize. As such the movement – forged and spearheaded by Solarstone, and having long since matured to include global club events, a much-loved weekly radio show and a triple-record label arsenal has, almost imperceptibly, transitioned. Vindicated – a battle largely won, it's become less 'mission' and even more focused on the music itself.
Fresh from the release his '3' and 'One' , our Pure Trance sentinel Solarstone delivers his eighth annual, bringing another fitting close to this P.T. year. Joining him for 2019's edition is a DJ & producer whose re-emergence is – essentially – a living, breathing result the movement itself. After almost a decade away, Activa's reactivation is as sure a sign as any the scene's brighter days renaissance. He commits an astonishing second disc energized trance elevations to complement Solarstone's assured-as-ever selection the purest.
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On his eighth Pure Trance compilation voyage, Solarstone says: "I'm delighted to present this year's Pure Trance edition! I decided to focus on the lower BPMs this time, and bring in one my favorite producers – Activa – for the higher tempo side things, and the quality tunage is really outstanding, full innovation and creativity. I hereby invite you to join us on a wonderful journey focusing on melodic, emotive progressive & driving, uplifting pure trance music."
On his participation in 'Pure Trance Vol.8', Activa said: "Pure Trance; the label, the club nights and the compilations are well established and have a strong and loyal following, so to be asked to mix a disc for the 8th installment was an honor, but a task that I knew I had to do right. I wanted to ensure that my mix was part a bigger 'whole' and provide not just a journey on that disc, but a continuation the journey from Rich's mix while still keeping its own identity and sound."


The "It" item comes in many forms, most of which you know well by name alone: Birkenstocks, the Fendi baguette, Chanel No 5. All brands seek to create the next must-have, but "It" items are not fleeting. They are not part of a larger trend, they do not seek virality. They are, to say the least, staples in cultures throughout the globe –– and it is most often the luxury brands among us which create them.
The most notorious "It" item, however, is the Birkin bag, originally designed for actress and singer Jane Birkin, who needed a carryall bag to handle her Hermès diary, among other things. Since that first production, the Birkin bag has become for the fashion world what Babe Ruth is for baseball –– a unicorn, of sorts.
The Birkin bag has become for the fashion world what Babe Ruth is for baseball –– a unicorn.
The Birkin bag is as elusive as it is exclusive, in both price and availability. The bag has remained the handbag industry's most coveted item for more than 20 years. That is some serious staying power for a relatively simple bag (in looks alone, the design itself takes some 18 hours and is done by a single craftsman).
Of course, this exclusivity is likely what keeps the bag at the top of every single list. It is impossible, for instance, for you to walk into an Hermès store and simply buy one –– even if you could afford to shell out the minimum price of $10,000. No, to get a Birkin, you must be on an elite list.
The genius to Birkin bag marketing is exclusive referrals which breed high-profile publicity.
That list, by the way, can produce a 10 to 15 year wait time. So, to be sold a Birkin, you must have already bought one –– unless you happen to be lucky enough to know someone who has and is willing to recommend you. But, this is the secret to Hermès' genius Birkin bag marketing: exclusive referrals which breed high-profile publicity.
And that isn't mentioning the nearly 17,000 news articles on a subject of which its design hasn't changed in two decades. In other words, the Birkin bag is not news –– it is pop culture.
Hermès revenue is growing at a time in which most luxury brands are struggling globally.
Keep in mind, this is all occurring at a time in which most luxury brands are struggling globally in the face of changing Chinese and Russian markets, and when major currency imbalances among regions has chilled shopping on the higher end. It's why so many luxury brands are finally turning to ecommerce and luxury marketplaces –– because they need that extra revenue to stay afloat.
But not Hermès –– and that is likely thanks to the Birkin. In fact, as the Birkin bag's production has increased, so too has demand, and Hermès seems to be doubling down on the reliable sales of the bag, with some 200 new craftspeople being trained in the category every year. Don't worry, though. This won't immediately increase the bag's availability. Craftspeople for the Birkin are trained a minimum of five years –– more if they want to work with exotic skins.
For reference, the new 40 cm crocodile Birkin is priced at $68,000, and vintage bags are being auctioned off in Dallas and Hong Kong for upward of $200,000. Those are numbers not even Chanel can pull in.
The new 40 cm crocodile Birkin is priced at $68,000. Those are numbers not even Chanel can pull in.
In all, the Birkin bag's popularity is due to extremely strategic product marketing efforts in which a brand avoided mass hype, rewarded those with friends in the right places and used craftsmanship, exclusivity and secrecy to build success sans any type of hard sell.
"Sooner or later, there will be another iconic product from another iconic brand," said Ortelli. When, which brand and what product that will be is in the hands of creative and innovative marketers the world over.


Linn County Healthy Homes has prepared a short PowerPoint presentation on interpreting your radon test kit results. To download and view it, click here.
Your test results are presented in pCi/L – "picocuries per liter". It's a measure of how many radioactive particles come out of a certain amount of air in a minute.
FIRST, did you do the test right?
Did you test in the lowest level of your home that you use on a regular basis?
Testing in a basement (or crawl space) that is used infrequently is more likely to give a high result, but it may not reflect your actual exposure accurately.
Were the doors and windows of your house closed (except for normal coming-and-going) during the test?
"Open house" conditions invalidate a low short-term radon test result. It is acceptable to run air conditioning during a short-term test. After you've answered the questions above, click on your result below to get our recommendation (based on the US EPA's recommendations) of what to do next.
If your recommendations call for you to pursue remediation visit our page on radon remediation HERE. If you still have questions about how to proceed, please call Linn County Healthy Homes at (319) 892-6000.
Should I take a long-term or a short-term test?
Short-term test kits are a good tool to give you an idea what your exposure to radon may be. Most people start with a short-term test kit, if your results are more than twice the recommended intervention level, then use a second short-term test kit for confirmation and proceed to mitigation.
Long term test kits provide you a better idea of what your long-term exposure to radon is. Since the relationship with radon and lung cancer is linear, the long term testing (usually 6 months to 12 months) can provide you with a more realistic picture of your exposure.
Where should I place my radon test kit?
We recommend testing in the lowest level of your home that you use regularly. During a real estate transaction testing usually occurs in the lowest level of the home like your basement.


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Memory Health Co-founder Discusses Supplement And Potential Benefits For Brain Health Longevity
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Written by David Lemieux
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We have talked a lot throughout the pandemic, with several experts regarding Alzheimer's and dementia on our elderly people, or members of our community and our loved ones throughout this pandemic, because we know they have been especially hit. And I was looking up some numbers this morning. And according to the Alzheimer's Association, at least 42,000 more deaths from Alzheimer's or other dementia-related diseases occurred in 2020 than in the last five years. And that number to me is staggering because we have to remember, it's not a number. It's a life. It's a life that has been lived. It's a mother as a father, today, it's uncle, and they have family members, and they have memories and connections.
And that number to me is astounding. But there is a person here locally who is a bit of an entrepreneur, though, in some other businesses. But due to our situation, he decided to kind of jump into the world of Alzheimer's and dementia and try to help come up with not a cure, but at least something to address the issue in the hopes of, I don't know, delaying. Here's Edward Shehab, the co-founder and the managing partner for Memory Health.
Those numbers kind of break my heart because anyone that has seen an elderly family member in the middle of COVID. And even more so those that have been in our nursing homes and our long-term care facilities. I feel like this past year has just been one that so many people may never recover from.
EDWARD SHEHAB:
It's been a tragic year for people suffering in that regard. I mean, I think you have to look at the state of mind of those people, to begin with, and where are they in their walk of life and unfortunately afflicted with some form of dementia or had Alzheimer's. We do know though interaction is so key to a healthy life and a healthy brain. It's no different for people who are suffering. And the lack of interaction over this last year has been traumatic in that regard. And it certainly has been, I think, without a doubt one of the reasons why you have seen additional increases as well as we have a continually aging population moving into that window. So it's a combination of things. But, last year, the isolation, not suitable for anybody, especially those currently suffering. But I'll just make another point. I mean, we're social animals; we need to interact; this whole idea of separation and isolation has way more effects than positives, I believe. And that's my personal opinion on that.
But the news that I want to bring today is there's hope. As we've discussed, the product that we have is not a cure. But in reality, what we are stressing here is a product that we should be taking early on throughout our life. So we combat the ongoing effects of oxidative stress on the brain and mental diseases, we move forward. And that's the key; what we want to do is push the window out before individuals are hit hard with dementia or Alzheimer's. And we have been able to do that with this supplement. And that's, that's the key.
No, it's not a cure, but it is forestalling in effect. And the longer we forestall the impact of the disease, the better quality of life we have. But more importantly, we avail ourselves of other opportunities to help us fight the condition as we move forward.
So before we kind of jump into the product itself, give us a little bit of background. Why did you get involved in this? You're an entrepreneur; you're not a medical doctor; you're not a researcher? You're not a scientist?
No, you're right. I am an entrepreneur, and quite honestly, I was running an oil company and still do to this day. It's not a supplement company. But I did get involved, and I got involved for a personal reason.
A couple of years ago, I was having lunch with my mother. And though it was a delightful experience, it quickly dawned on me she had no idea who I was. And that was a crushing blow that the person responsible for my life and saw my highs and my lows enjoyed the successes that, you know, we were able to accomplish.
She no longer knew who I was.
And at that point I was, I was dumbfounded. I was crushed. And so I said, Well, look, you know, I've built companies, I've had some success doing that. And you know, I can fix this, I can get involved. And I can make a difference here. And I was introduced to this product by another entrepreneur and a dear friend of mine, who said, Eddie, this product is coming to market, it's 20 years in the research, I think you might want to give this to your mother and see how it helps her. So before I did that, I delved into it and, and got a look at the product, looked at the scientific research behind it, and said, yes, this is something that I would like to do for my mother, and see if I can make a difference for her.
One of the things we have seen in science is that it's never too early to start with some form of supplementation. But it can be too late. In my mother's case, there's what we'll call a door that Alzheimer's patients walk through. And that door, once it's breached, they're not coming back.
And for my mother, that day was kind of the end of her abilities to, you know, take a step back. Had this product been available six months earlier, it could have made a difference in my mother's life. I'm convinced of that. I've seen that in medical research. But unfortunately for her, it was too late. But I believed in the product so much I said to my friend, and now my partner, "If you ever need any investment to help spur the development along, let me know. I'd be more than happy to do that for you," never thinking I would be involved in it at this point. He's busy with other things.
His other company, the product, basically needed somebody to kind of jump in and try and build the brand and get it out into the hands of the public. And so I said, "Well, look, I can do that, I'll do that. My other companies are doing well. Can I get involved in this?"
And that's how it happened for me. And since then, it's been a mission. There are a lot of people suffering. There's a lot of people moving down the road. And some young people need to start fortifying their brains. And so, for me, it's become a passion.
So before we jump into what the supplements are, what age do you think people should start addressing this issue and taking this product or other products as well?
Yeah, well, that's a great question. And as I mentioned earlier, science has shown us that it's never too early to start taking Memory Health.
This product is feeding the brain. So, as a result, we've had pregnant women taking our product to nurture the brains of their unborn children. The reason for that is we're providing a food source to the brain to help protect the brain as it moves forward. And so we've seen it at the very young, youngest, you know, starts of life and, and quite honestly, really what we think our demographic currently is the 40 to 50-year-olds, as they're moving through life, they've already experienced a great deal of oxidative stress in their life. The last year has been very hard on many people in that, unfortunately, it's a check that's being written in our brain that we're not aware of until it's too late. I started forgetting things. I had brain fog, and I'm not sure why but I can't focus. And those are signs where people need to start taking a look at getting on a supplement like Memory Health to help them as they move forward.
Edward Shehab is here with us here on the mega cast. He's the co-founder and managing partner for Memory Health. And as we mentioned, according to the Alzheimer's Association, more than 6 million Americans are living with the disease. So right now, and we have seen such a spike throughout the covid 19 pandemics. And if I can ask you just what is it that is in your supplement that makes it different? Because we've heard these pitches for years.
Sure. And quite honestly, it's one of the biggest frustrations I have when trying to present our product. The first thing that everybody should know about any supplement they take is to look at the actual science behind it. People claim science, but they look at peer-reviewed analyses of other products and say, "Well, my product has that, so, therefore, I have science."
The difference here with Memory Health is that Memory Health, the supplement itself, was selected for Alzheimer's research. We did not go to somebody and say, here's some money, start using our product in an Alzheimer's research study. That study was a double-blind placebo-based clinical trial.
The supplement now has gone through five different double-blind placebo-based clinical trials, and that is the GOLD standard of testing. It's important because you have a control group and then you have a placebo group. And in this case, the supplement was given; it was studied over 14 months. And the results were profound in that in the control group receiving the Memory Health supplement, there were increases in mood memory cognitive function. And in half of the people in the group, there was a forestalling of the ongoing effects of the disease over that time. We know that Alzheimer's can be rapidly moving.
This was groundbreaking, and the results of that clinical trial were published in the Journal of Alzheimer's disease. That started the ball rolling in using Memory Health and other subsequent clinical trials in brains with dementia and those with mild cognitive impairment, which is, unfortunately, a stepping stone to dementia. And then they also included healthy brains.
We saw consistently across the board that supplements had provided increases in mood, memory, cognitive function for all those in the control room, actually going back over five different clinical trials, which was profound.
And I would say to you; I don't know any supplement that has gone through that type of clinical trial. The other important thing, when you look at the science, and I stress this across the board, you have to take a look at who's doing the science, what the research is. Is it a clinical trial? Is it double-blind? What you find is that most supplements never go through anything like that. And as a result, we have a product that we believe is groundbreaking. We're swimming upstream because there are many really unfortunate junk products out there, with big advertising budgets but no clinical trials behind it. And the last trial that just came forward was a meta-analysis. And I guess what I would say to you, that's kind of like "Hall of Fame" voting.
They look at all of the studies, peer-reviewed analysis of all the studies from nutritional support of the brain, and then rank their findings. And they either affirm, or I don't want to say that they're going to contradict but what they look to do is confirm the findings of the studies.
The Memory Health supplement was used in two of the studies that were part of this seven-group study. The meta-analysis confirmed the fact that not only is Memory Health helpful for those people living with dementia, but it helps people across the age spectrum, from youth through to dementia.
That's what separates us. The other thing that's important about Memory Health is that it's all-natural. Though it's patented, the supplement ingredients are found in nature; there are carotenoids, lutein, zeaxanthin, and meso-zeaxanthin combined with Omega-3s EPA and DHA.
This supplementation is used to feed the brain. There are carotenoid centers in our eyes and our brains as well. What this supplement does is it's feeding those centers.
Now, what are carotenoids? What carotenoids are found in leafy green vegetables? They're found in fish. And they're out there. And people say, "Well, why can't I just eat it?"
Unfortunately, the problem is you can't get enough. And that has to do with a lot of things. But we take a look at the nutrition in a bowl of spinach in 1953; that would require 40 bowls of spinach today. So you're not getting enough of the supplements of carotenoids and omegas in your diet. And as a result, you are not getting the flow you need to help feed the brain and help make a difference in your brain with just a regular diet.
This is kind of a super-charged supplement that is going through to the brain. The other really important thing is people ask us is, "How do you know this gets to the brain?" The science and the research were all part of that and they took a look at the macula of the eye, which is brain tissue. And the macula is the pathway from the eye to the brain, and it's brain tissue. They can look at the serum levels of carotenoids in the macula. As the levels of the carotenoid supplementation increased linearly across the board, it kept moving up in the macula tissue. We are filling up that that area with the carotenoid supplementation that is required.
The other side of it is there's something called the blood-brain barrier. You can take anything you want, but if it's not in the brain, it's not going to get to the brain. The blood-brain barrier is the trolley car in the brain that says, "Yes, come on up," or "no, you're not going to the brain." That was another defining moment for us because we were able to show that the supplementation was, getting where it needed to be. This all led to the findings of other multiple research studies.
We're talking with energy heavy Edward Shehab, co-founder and managing partner for Memory Health. And if I can just kind of put on my journalistic hat here and now, dig into the reservoirs. And for my understanding, though, when it comes to supplements, they are not FDA approved. There is a lot of talk and discussion around when we buy these supplements on the store shelves; we don't know exactly what we're getting. So when it comes from your studies, but also the FDA, what does that link there?
Well, there are two things to take a look at. One thing that you pointed out, we don't know what's in the supplements. And so now there's a move to have independent research studies, research groups, take a look at the supplements themselves, break them down and say, "You said you had Omega-3s, and indeed you do. And you do have the levels, and you don't have something else added to it." For example, many products add caffeine and the reason for that is people want to feel like, "Oh, wow, it's making a difference immediately." So that is key.
Understand that supplementation is considered a food product, but it's not regulated by the FDA. And so, as a result, that is not a certification that many supplements will look to find or proceed. It's not part of this process. So that's why the consumer has to look at, okay, what is the workup behind this? What are the studies that are shown? Who did this study?
One of the problems that we also see is that we have firms out there that say, well, we have science, well, actually what they don't, they don't have internal white papers that a scientist wrote, which we saw a proliferation of this also with COVID. It's not double-blind, it's not a clinical trial, it's not peer-reviewed. And so it's really not strong science. And so that's the other thing that people have to take a look at. And that's what we fall back on, that constantly what separates us from everybody is the quality of our product.
Again, we didn't pay for this; we were selected for the studies, the independent clinically reviewed research studies. And that's, that's critical. And that's important. And I'm not sure the FDA is the harbor of that really kind of information. I I don't know necessarily if that would even be the right way to regulate a lot of the supplements.
But I can say to you that look at the product, see if there's been any formal certification of the quality of the product, what's actually in the product. Then subsequently, take a look at the history and the science behind it. Is it real? Was the product us versus somebody else, saying "these are good for the brain"?
There were studies done on that my product has omega, so mine is good for you. You know, and you see a lot of that as well. And that's the noise of the marketplace. That's been my frustration. There's so much junk out there and trying to separate ourselves from that.
And so with that, that would be, I think, one of the biggest challenges, as well as you're coming in, to try to separate yourself, but on top of that, too. What is the price for this?
Research studies primarily measured the time of 14 months or 16 months with these patients. And so subsequently, some people saw immediate benefits; some people didn't see benefits till six months or nine months.
So it was important for us to have a product that people could consume on a regular basis without breaking the bank. Our product right now is priced at $49.95 for an individual box or $44 per box with a subscription. The whole idea is to try to continue to avail people the opportunity to start this journey. And so that was important.
The quality of the manufacturing of the process was important. Understand, this is American-made. We are not bringing products in from China. Our product is made in America; it's distributed here in America, headquartered here. The company is headquartered in Michigan. So the quality of the product, the pricing of the product, the science behind the product are the envelope that we're bringing to the marketplace.
And with that, Edward Shehab is here on the MegaCast. He's the co-founder and managing partner for Memory Health. It is such an important topic for all of us. And I think it's going to continue to be even more of a topic as we emerge from COVID-19 is that we have addressed the issue of Alzheimer's and dementia. And I think it's brought it to the forefront for all of us as well, as we've seen family members suffer from this disease. And we don't want to go there. We don't want to be that next generation with this disease. So it doesn't matter if anything can help you with it. It's going to benefit so many of us. So with that, I know that you're putting your name on this and your reputation on it as well. So we appreciate your time anything. Maybe I didn't ask or give us a website where people can find out more info.
Well, thank you. It's MemoryHealth.com. And that currently is the only way that you can acquire the product. We are direct to the consumer. That's part of our strategy as well.
You will not find us in the CVS or the Walgreens of the world. The reason for that is there's a lot of noise on those shelves, and we need to continue to elevate and separate our products. So right now, it's direct to the consumer.
I want to point out one thing to you too. My family's all on the product. My son who's an athlete and plays catcher in baseball. He plays quarterback in football. His head is subjected to trauma. And the reason why I'm doing that is I'm fortifying his brain today because I know the effects of those positions down throughout the history of his life. My daughter's on it. My wife, who suffered a concussion playing in the pool, is on it. And I believe my goal is to try and get everybody across the age spectrum to get onto the product.
Fortify your brain today with a natural supplement known for no negative side effects, clinically proven. The research is there. And with that, we can extend my mission to try and help as many people as possible.
I love that point as well, which you just brought up. It's not just for the elderly. Think now. And thank you later.
Yes, then you know, that's I would like to use that. It's a great line. Think now, and your brain will thank you later. Today's the day to start that track, and everybody should do it. And you know whether you take Memory Health or not, I hope you do. But think about what I said as it relates to the product that's out there advertising budgets don't equal science, or reality for that matter. Take a look at the products you're taking. Make good educated choices. It's your money you're spending. Make sure you get something out of it.
And we know that this is a passion project for you as well.
Yes, it is. I've been fortunate. The success I've had in other companies has availed me of the opportunity to do this. And I'm, you know, grateful that my partner and friend brought me this glimmer of hope that I can pass on to more. It truly is a passion. It's a very empty, hopeless feeling when the person you dearly love has no idea you exist anymore. And I need to fix that for a lot of people. And hopefully, we'll have more and more people understand that and not wait till then because honestly, then it is too late. We need to start this process now.
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Joint Forces Announces Liberation Front west of the village
July 19, 2017 Walter
BAGHDAD / Press tomorrow: the
joint forces announced on Wednesday, freeing the village in front of the south west of the city of Mosul , fully Daesh.
The transfer of a military source "Tomorrow Press," declared 50 brigade in the popular crowd with the Iraqi Army Division 16 police and Salah al – Din edit village west front.
The source added that " the said forces will clean and sweep the village of containers, after heavy losses inflicted Aldoaash during the restoration of the village battles."
The security source said for "Tomorrow Press", earlier on Wednesday that security forces took control on the edge of the river in the village of Imam west, south of Mosul.
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Displair seeks partners amid financial difficulties
Ilya Dashkovsky
special to RBTH
The company is now looking for a major partner like Samsung or Sony. Source: Displair
The Russian start-up, which produces high-tech display systems faced challenges after opening new facilities with little investment.
Russian start-up Displair, which makes a 3D, screenless multitouch display system has been forced to halt production in China and shut down its office in the city of Astrakhan that housed manual assembly operation due to severe financial difficulties.
What is Displair?
Displair is air screen technology with multi-touch functionality, which can control images using gestures. Images are projected onto a 4 millimeter-thick stream of air with water particles.The system is capable of registering up to 1,500 touches simultaneously, with a response rate of less than 0.2 seconds, making the number of users operating the system at the same time virtually unlimited.
In a statement in January, Displair founder Maksim Kamanin said: "One office will remain. It's possible that our Moscow team will be forced to move."
Displair also cut its staff from 46 to 15. "Now we don't need sales, marketing, PR or manual assembly. We will concentrate on creating technologies, and our remaining employees are focused on that aspect. We will depend on revenue from the lease of 40 existing displays," said Kamanin.
The company is now looking for a major partner like Samsung or Sony with the production facilities needed to produce Displair. According to Kamanin, Displair is already in talks with several potential partners, but declined to give names.
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Air at a high price
The company is working to address the issue of expensive assembly and ultimately reduce the cost of the finished display. Today, a Displair system sells for $12,000.
There have also been issues with the quality of the electronics. The company currently has plans to make modifications to the product in order to be able to move into industrial production. A parallel start-up will sell licenses for technologies developed by the company.
Kamanin said that representatives from tech companies have already shown considerable interest in the factory prototypes and potential cooperation. The company has a number of patents and projects underway that the team hopes will be useful in a variety of consumer products.
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Displair's management has been repeatedly criticized for extravagance, for example, opening its own production facility instead of leveraging the capacity of partners, and paying salaries that were too high while investment in the project remained low. According to tech company database Crunchbase, Displair has raised only $6.38 million. Kamanin, however, justified the decision to open an assembly and research facility in China. "We needed a factory prototype for a large manufacturer to produce our display. Manual assembly is not appropriate for them," Kamanin said.
In his opinion, Displair projectors manufactured on a production line are superior to those that are hand assembled and will be more appealing to potential partners.
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The photographs of Lisa are mesmerizing. She has a remarkable talent to make people appear interestingly beautiful beyond the reality of their situation. Such are men, women, and children who are no longer living but just existing as slaves.
"I feel like I arrive to people with an open heart, and that creates a sense of comfort that allows people to show their true, authentic selves to me," she says. "My aim, always, is to show their dignity. My work is born of trust and intimacy.
Just like many people, Lisa has only become aware of modern slavery and the seriousness of this issue up until her exhibit in Vancouver in 2009. The Global Slavery Index of 2016 reports that there are roughly 45.8 million people who are currently in a web situation of slavery. With this realization, it is high time that there should something be done about it.


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Дубрі́вний Павло Омеля́нович — (14 січня 1894, с. Синявка Сосницького повіту Чернігівської губернії — 10 липня 1975, Віппані, Нью-Джерсі, США) — український військовик, старшина 1-ї козацько-стрілецької (Сірожупанної) дивізії.

Учасник Першого зимового походу Армії УНР, за який отримав Залізного хреста.

Життєпис

Народився в козацькій родині в містечку Синявка Сосницького повіту Чернігівської губернії. 1914 року закінчив Новомлинську вчительську семінарію. До 1915 р. працював учителем у залізничній школі на ст. Чарджоу у Середній Азії. Звідти був покликаний до російської армії. У березні того ж року в Карпатах потрапив у полон до австрійців.

Перебував у таборі військовополонених Фрайштадт, українізованому Союзом визволення України. До 1918 р. брав активну участь у культурному й громадському житті. Був почесним членом фрайштадтської «Просвіти» ім. Михайла Драгоманова (1918) та активним учасником формування українських військових частин (з полонених колишньої російської армії). У березні 1918 р. у складі Січового куреня ім. гетьмана Петра Дорошенка прибув до Володимира-Волинського.

Зі спогадів Павла Омеляновича Дубрівного:

Після завершення академії працював у Львові у товаристві «Сільський господар» редактором журналу «Сільський господар». Згодом влаштувався в Яворові у філії «Сільського господаря», а потім повітовим агрономом у Калуші. З 1944 р. проживав у таборі Байронті у Німеччині. Викладав в УТГІ в Реґенсбурзі. Переїхавши до США, був активним в УВАН і НТШ в Нью-Йорку. Впродовж року очолював Товариство українських інженерів у Філадельфії.

Помер 10 липня 1975 р. у Віппанах (штат Нью-Джерсі). Похований у Баунд-Бруку.

З творчого доробку
 Павло Дубрівний. Сірожупанники. Перша Українська Стрілецько-Козацька дивізія. — Торонто, 1964.

Джерела
 Тернистий шлях кубанця Проходи: Документальний роман / Вступ. слово Р. Коваля. — Вінниця: ДП «ДКФ», 2007. — 404 с.

Вояки Армії УНР
Учасники Першого Зимового походу
Сірожупанники
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We weren't asking for this. We swear!
We certainly weren't demanding that ProgressNow Nevada Action risk ruining its reputation by giving us an award. But alas, they just had to do that.
Fortunately, ProgressNow will also be honoring some very worthy people at its Celebrate Progress awards reception on September 16. State Senator Tick Segerblom (D-Las Vegas), organizer extraordinaire Rudy Zamora, and GymCats owner/activist superstar Cassie Rice will all honored for all their amazing work. We certainly couldn't be happier for them.
However, it will be more than a little awkward for us to share the stage with them. After all, we just run this dowdy little blog that's dedicated to ending political careers. While Senator Segerblom is working on seemingly endless worthy legislation and Rudy & Cassie are taking the good fight to a whole new level, we just point and laugh at the latest & greatest Sharron Angle endeavor. Oh, and we occasionally embarrass ourselves on Twitter.
If you want to see us embarrass ourselves live, come to Artifice on September 16 at 6:00 PM. And if you want to honor some great progressives and a great organization committed to fighting for progressive values, please come to Artifice on September 16. Tickets start at $50, proceeds will be put to great use, and you'll have the opportunity to meet the best of the best in person (along with lowly us).


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Високівська сільська територіальна громада — територіальна громада в Україні, в Житомирському районі Житомирської області. Адміністративний центр — село Високе.

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Населені пункти
До складу громади входять 5 сіл: Високе, Городище, Забріддя, Осники, Щеніїв.

Історія
Утворена в рамках адміністративно-територіальної реформи 2015 року. До складу громади ввійшли Високівська, Городищенська та Забрідська сільські ради Черняхівського району, які 6 серпня 2015 року прийняли рішення про добровільне об'єднання громад. 14 серпня 2015 року утворення громади затверджене рішенням Житомирської обласної ради.

Склад громади затверджено розпорядженням Кабінету Міністрів України № 711-р від 12 червня 2020 року «Про визначення адміністративних центрів та затвердження територій територіальних громад Житомирської області».

Відповідно до постанови Верховної Ради України від 17 червня 2020 року «Про утворення та ліквідацію районів», громада увійшла до складу новоствореного Житомирського району Житомирської області.

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Громади Житомирського району
Засновані в Україні 2015


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How to set up 'out of office' in Outlook
By Kimberly Gedeon
Set up out-of-office replies in Outlook
How to set up "out of office" in Outlook (Image credit: Microsoft)
Figuring out how to set up out of office replies in Outlook is easy when you're a Microsoft 365 subscriber, but if you don't have a Microsoft 365 plan, you're out of luck.
If you haven't taken advantage of Microsoft's 30-day free trial yet, click here (opens in new tab) to employ it to see if you can use the out-of-office reply feature. If not, better luck next time! For those who do have Automatic Replies support, check out the step-by-step tutorial below on how to set up "out of office" in Outlook.
The following steps are for Microsoft 365 subscribers only.
1. Open the Microsoft Outlook app.
2. Click on File.
How to set up out of office in Outlook (Image credit: Future)
3. Click on Automatic Replies (Out of Office).
4. Click on Send automatic replies and type in your out-of-office message.
How to set up out of office in Outlook (Image credit: Microsoft)
5. Click on Only send during this time range to select the dates and times you'd like your out-of-office reply to send.
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6. Next, hit OK and your out of office reply is now good to go!
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Kimberly Gedeon
Kimberly Gedeon, holding a Master's degree in International Journalism, launched her career as a journalist for MadameNoire's business beat in 2013. She loved translating stuffy stories about the economy, personal finance and investing into digestible, easy-to-understand, entertaining stories for young women of color. During her time on the business beat, she discovered her passion for tech as she dove into articles about tech entrepreneurship, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and the latest tablets. After eight years of freelancing, dabbling in a myriad of beats, she's finally found a home at Laptop Mag that accepts her as the crypto-addicted, virtual reality-loving, investing-focused, tech-fascinated nerd she is. Woot!
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Some of my work in neuroscience takes me to strange places, including consulting on the "Zombie" infected brains.
I survived the Deadinburgh outbreak in Edinburgh, April 2013, collaborating with the LASTheatre immerse theatre group (a project which then went on to win the NCCPE STEM Public Engagement award in 2014 - see here for the case-study)
And have since been working on multiple outbreaks since, including Zombies in the National Museum of Scotland (August 2014).
Some basic components of the zombie brains is as follows
More results and science to come, pending replication and write up, though it's not easy getting the infected into MRI machines....
The disease mechanisms and pathology seems to be different depending on outbreak. For the latest outbreak (August 2014), these are our findings, leading to:
Rule 1: NOT Cardio. Zombies are highly sensitive to fast movements, relying very heavily (perhaps exclusively) on their sense of sight. Slow movements are less likely to trigger their attention, and staying still is one way of avoiding them.
Rule 2: Stay away: at this stage, we do not understand the mechanism of infection but we know bites, and other infectious bodily fluids are involved. .
A (rough) draft video of my Deadinburgh talk is below.
More Learning Resources
The zombies can't ceilidh... Photo Credit: Ian Jacobs.
Serious Briefing for the Zombie Epidemic at the National Museum Scotland, Photo Credit: Ian Jacobs.
Infected have nothing on Scientists....Photo Credit: Ian Jacobs.
The zombie horde/Scotland Creates Gang Photo Credit: Ian Jacobs.
The crowd awaits instructions. Photo Credit: Ian Jacobs.
*Disclaimer: Zombies may not exist though I do find zombies have been a wonderful, tongue-in-cheek way of explaining neuroanatomy to the public. They are an interesting platform to discuss the general principles involved in diseases as well as the emergent ethical issues that come from it!


The bathroom is considered the smallest environment in most residences, because it is a reduced space it usually contains only the essential sanitary equipment like the sink, shower and the toilet. But for anyone who is planning on designing or remodeling a new bathroom, keep in mind that decor is part of having a beautiful, pleasant and functional space.
Depending on the area of the bathroom, it is advisable to use planned cabinets so that the use of each space is well distributed, for example: the hydraulic walls (shaft) that cause difficulty in designing a suitable furniture.
Another advantage of the planned bathroom is the possibility to choose the internal partitions of the cabinets, the niches to compose and the materials that suit your style. When faced with ready furniture sometimes it does not fit as it should in the environment, so good planning of space always attracts good results.
Picture 1 - Use LED lighting on the bathroom mirror.
In a project that uses cabinets with glass doors, the lighting with LED lamps creates an interesting effect above the cabinet and in the lower part, has the function of letting the bench illuminated. The material used for the workbench was the travertine marble with carved vat. On the floor, the porcelanato was the design choice in conjunction with a modern toilet.
Picture 2 - Bathroom planned for couple.
This bathroom has a cabinet with mirror doors, bench with modern stone and double carved vat, so each one can have the own corner for hygiene with their own utensils. Below is a planned wooden furniture with drawers and shelves with baskets. This is another design that uses LED lighting as we have seen above.
Picture 3 - How about a mirror that starts from the floor to the ceiling?
The use of mirrors is an excellent decoration feature to increase the sense of amplitude. In this proposal, the mirror was cut into two pieces, one above the workbench and the other at the bottom, behind the toilet. Here, the highlight is the travertine marble, from the floor to the bench. Detail for wood cabinet with mirrored doors.
This bathroom uses a stone bench with color tone similar to the burnt cement and high pediment. The planned wooden cabinet follows the color white, with doors and a niche to store objects. On the walls, the application of white pottery together with a set of gray pellets, which follow up the box area in a strip.
Picture 5 - Planned bathroom cabinet with large drawer.
A planned bathroom design with white glass panel and dedicated lighting, including an extensive wooden niche for decorative objects. The application of the mirror in this design is interesting, following a vertical strip from the ceiling support cube, with the same width. Below the stone countertop and a cabinet with large drawer with side shelf.
Picture 6 - Planned bathroom cabinet with niche.
A planned luxury bathroom proposal: a bathtub large with exclusive space, glass window to the garden and TV embedded in stone cladding. The space still has two vats, cabinets planned with niches and mirrors in vertical bands from the bench to the ceiling.
Image 7 - Planned bathroom with bathtub.
In this planned bathroom, the hexagonal inserts in black color are the highlight of the decoration. With white grout they stand out even more. To follow the same style, the cabinet with built-in tub follows with black material and metal handles. A decoration solution with few details but a lot of elegance.
Image 9 - Bathroom cabinet planned with glass.
A beautiful modern composition with wood tones, dark gray on the wall and covers on the mirror frame. This bathroom even has a modern bathtub near the window with shutters. The floor lamp and chair are prominent pieces with bold design.
Image 10 - White and beige planned bathroom.
In this bathroom, the material of the stone is modern, with high pediment and continuity on the side with the floor. On the side wall, green beige shades with white grout, in addition to the niche with wooden shelves with 4 compartments. The cabinet with drawers with white material, beautiful square stainless steel handles.
Picture 11 - Enjoy the extension of the bench to insert a single sink with two taps.
For couples who like more hygiene space, this bench has a large white built-in tanks with two taps, one for each member.
Image 12 - White planned bathroom.
White is able to increase the sense of amplitude in the environment. This bathroom utilizes this color feature in any space, from the planned cabinets, countertop stone and walls painting. The lighting project relies on plaster molding and spots.
Figure 13 - When choosing symmetrical drawers, try installing the damper in them.
This planned bathroom design uses the white color throughout the design, from the floor coverings, the bathroom walls and the countertop. The support tank was installed with a modern faucet with straight strokes. To add color, just the wooden baskets and the small potted plants.
Picture 14 - Planned bathroom with bench.
The finish of the concrete that walks the floor and walls leave the environment with a minimalist look, besides having few objects in the decoration, here, only towel racks and a wooden bench, installed all along the wall.
Picture 15 - Planned bathroom with niches.
Another example of a project with few details but with functionality. The wall has a niche in all its extension: with glass in the bench area, allowing the view to the bedroom of the couple and the bathroom area, as support for bath items. Instead of mirrors, the top cabinets were designed with mirrored doors.
Picture 16 - Large bathrooms ask for an extensive workbench with cabinets and drawers.
In this bathroom design, the countertop is extensive with light stones and two supporting tubs. The furniture planned with MDF has a niche with 3 glass shelves, in addition, the furniture has LED spotlights for the environment.
Picture 17 - To leave the bathroom with neutral look, one option is to use the cabinets in gray color.
This proposal has a jovial footprint, with gray cabinets, clear stone bench and subway tiles. With this neutral look, color is added with small decorative objects such as flower pots and toiletries.
Image 18 - Red Planned Bathroom.
For fans of red bathrooms , this project counts on a bench with pediment in the color, in addition, the niche of wall in the area of the box also follows in similar shades. In the decoration, the red should be used with caution and in specific points to not leave the visual heavy or exaggerated.
Picture 19 - Create a geometric effect in the bathroom with a color composition and mirror.
One small detail can make all the difference in the bathroom decor. In this proposal, the cut in the ceramic diagonal allowed another coating with blue paint on the bathroom wall. Note that the same cutout follows the door opening line of the mirrored cabinet.
Image 20 - Planned bathroom with three-dimensional coating.
3D Finish is with everything in decoration! In this design, it was used on one of the inner walls of the bathroom stall, some ceramics already comes with the effect. The decor of the space is clean, with white stone countertops, large support tub and cabinets that follow the same color. At the top, cabinets with sliding sliding doors.
Picture 21 - Planned bathroom with rounded bench.
In a simple planned bathroom with the white color in evidence, the bench with the rounded shape helps to break the rectilinear look of the elements. Note that the plaster finish on the ceiling also follows the same proposal.
Image 22 - Join the functionality and the decoration with furniture that facilitate your day to day.
To have a stylish bathroom, it is necessary to leave the workbench organized, only with necessary items. This design focuses on the beige in its decoration, a detail for the bathroom floor, which follows the model of porcelain tile that imitates wood , adding the rustic effect to the composition.
Image 23 - Modern designed bathroom design.
Leave the colors more saturated for details such as cabinet doors or some architectural element on the wall. This bathroom has a beautiful modern chair, two black support vats according to the cabinet, bathtub and niches with lighting.
Image 24 - Because it is a wet environment, the areas (wall, box and floor) must be covered by impermeable coatings. For those looking for modernity, imitation wood porcelain tiles are a great option.
Porcelain tile that imitates wood can be found with different properties and finishes, some models even faithfully reproduce veins and knots of a real piece of wood. It can be wet and washed like an ordinary, non-damaged porcelain tile, an excellent choice for anyone who wants the wood finish in the bathroom.
Picture 25 - Or for those who look for joviality, the tiles and tiles are with everything in the decoration.
Found with the most varied prints and materials, the tiles and tiles can change the face of a project. Choose a print that suits you, be it a more sober geometric format like this one, or even a colorful or retro version.
Picture 26 - Provide lightness to your bathroom with an LED ribbon illumination bypassing the mirror.
Small changes can change the face of a bathroom simple decor planned. In this proposal, LED lighting below the mirror leaves the bench highlighted. As a wall and floor coating, the choice was white ceramic. The decorative objects are enough to decorate the bathroom, such as the vase of flowers in copper color and items such as candles, towels and etc.
Image 27 - The location of mirrors makes a difference, always place walls that expand the space.
As we saw earlier, the use of mirrors is a great feature to give the feeling of spaciousness in space. In this project, a large mirror was installed on the wall of the bench, up to the height of the plaster lining. As the space is small, only a few vases add color in this clean environment.
Image 28 - The proposal is to take practicality and keep your bathroom organized.
When planning a small bathroom, each space makes a difference. The furniture design features a sliding shelf in the side cabinet. A practical idea to leave these hidden objects and keep the place organized.
Image 29 - The dark color when applied to the wall in contrast to a light color creates a feeling of depth.
Picture 30 - The side niches offer continuity to the style of the bathroom and still gain an extra space to support sanitary items.
These side niches are the perfect solution for a countertop with little space to dispose of the decorative items, in addition to keeping the workbench well organized. Use creativity and choose from items that please your personal taste.
Picture 31 - Enjoy that dead corner of the bathroom to insert shelves with the function of organizing hygiene items.
In this design, the shelves are joined with the wooden panel in the bathroom stall and are used to store towels and bathrobes. The set of dark inserts were used for both the floor and the wall of the box.
Picture 32 - Decrease the size of your box to insert a cabinet, after all the more space to put the accessories, the better.
This design allows a side space next to the box to have a cabinet with mirrored doors. In it, the resident can store most of the objects in the bathroom, without having to use the countertop cabinet, keeping the place organized.
Image 33 - Use clear glass to extend the visual range of the bathroom area.
Another example of bathroom with clean decoration, where the mirror is used above the countertop and the toilet to keep the look wider, there are still glass shelves to hold vases and candles. The white stone bench has a square support cup and below, niches that store towels and baskets.
Image 34- Enjoy the lateral space to insert invisible cabinets.
Another feature of decor to make the look lighter is the choice of cabinets that do not have their apparent volume. To complete, the ideal is to choose for models without handles.
Image 35 - The sliding main mirror gained a niche on the wall.
Picture 36 - The air cupboard can be inserted into the top of the toilet, where it is often a forgotten space.
Image 37 - Enjoy the air space with shelves to organize basic hygiene items.
Picture 38 - Optimize every bathroom space.
Picture 39 - A full-length mirror is always welcome.
Picture 40 - The floor-to-ceiling mirror leaves the bathroom more sophisticated.
Picture 41 - Light colors favor small bathrooms, they have the ability to reflect light taking a sense of amplitude.
Picture 42 - For a very small bathroom, avoid the use of handles, keeping the cabinet look clean and minimalist.
Picture 43 - The small niche with shelves serves to support decorative objects, taking personality to the bathroom.
Picture 44 - To save space of opening radius, opt for sliding doors in the box.
Picture 45 - To make the bathroom functional, how about making a cabinet with mirrored doors?
Picture 46 - Opt for glass shelves not to weigh in the bathroom look.
Picture 47 - Plan furniture is functional and suits your taste! See the detail of the cabinet that already comes with a space for toilet paper.
Figure 48 - Prioritize mirrors that start from the ceiling to the end of the bench.
Picture 49 - The shelves are great for placing the organizer boxes, keeping the environment organized.
Picture 50 - Nice idea to gain extra space.
Picture 51 - The cabinets with sliding doors save space, besides being much more functional than an opening door.
Picture 52 - Enjoy the end of the cabinets to use as shelves, supporting pots or decorative objects.
Picture 53 - Bathroom of every woman's dreams!
Picture 54 - When making a mirrored niche, a space is gained in the base to support some objects of hygiene.
Picture 55 - Leverage the side of the cabinet to make a hidden niche (they are great for inserting objects that do not need to be exposed).
Image 56 - Mirrors are great allies to enhance the feeling of space, so use mirrored surfaces in the cabinet and extend it along the wall.
Image 57 - The support vats are on the countertop, which gives more space inside the bathroom cabinet.
Image 58 - Leaving the rolled towels takes up less space and leaves the bathroom looking organized.
Image 59 - The furniture with caster is great for taking flexibility in space and use.
Image 60 - Blue Planned Bathroom.


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Judge who visited protest teepee on Regina legislature grounds faces judicial review
REGINA — A judge who visited a Metis man at his protest camp on Saskatchewan's legislature grounds after ruling he was entitled to stay there is facing a review by his fellow judges.
The Canadian Judicial Council says a panel will look into the actions of Court of Queen's Bench Justice Graeme Mitchell.
"Under council's bylaws, a Judicial Conduct Review Panel may be established when it is determined that a complaint might be serious enough to warrant the removal of the judge," a release from the council said Tuesday.
The council referred to "complaints" in its release, but did not say who filed them.
Mitchell was the judge who heard a case last summer in which the provincial government was trying to force Tristen Durocher to leave the legislature grounds in Regina.
The Metis man had walked 635 kilometres from northern Saskatchewan, set up a teepee and began a fast to draw attention to the high rate of suicide among Indigenous people.
The provincial government argued that Durocher was violating park bylaws that prohibit overnight camping and said his presence posed a safety risk.
Durocher's lawyer argued that the ceremonial fast was protected under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Mitchell said in his ruling Sept. 11 that park bylaws failed to provide exemptions to allow for "constitutionally protected political and spiritual expression" and must be changed. He also ruled that the legislature grounds are, in effect, a public square where dissent is legitimately expressed.
Mitchell visited Durocher in his teepee two days later as his 44-day hunger strike came to an end.
At the time, Durocher said: "To the politicians who are going to scream bias, bias, bias — because a judge who signed his decision wanted to see the freedom of expression and freedom of religion that his profession is supposed to be fighting and rooting for — by all means go ahead, because you just look that much more ridiculous."
Margherita Vittorelli with Saskatchewan's Justice Ministry said she couldn't determine if the complaints had come from government.
"We cannot confirm if any member of government submitted a complaint in an official capacity," she wrote in an email. "Any member of the public can make a complaint about a judge's conduct."
Chief Bobby Cameron of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations, whichrepresents 74 First Nations in Saskatchewan, called the review "ridiculous."
He said the judge was just doing what dozens of other members of the public were doing that day.
"This is a clear indication of why we need an immediate change in the justice system," Cameron said.
He said he hoped Indigenous jurists would be on the panel that will review Mitchell's case.
The council says Mitchell is to face a five-member panel, which will include one member of the public.
The panel may dismiss the complaints or require the judge to undertake remedial training or coaching. If the matter is considered serious enough, a public inquiry could be called, which could result in the judge's removal.
Mitchell was named a Queen's Bench judge in 2018. A former vice-chair of the Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board, he spent more than a decade as Crown counsel and then as director of the constitutional law branch of the Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice.
He has taught constitutional law and has appeared before the Supreme Court more than 40 times.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 22, 2020.
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package brooklyn.policy.loadbalancing;

import java.util.Set;

/**
 * Provides conveniences for searching for hot/cold containers in a provided pool model.
 * Ported from Monterey v3, with irrelevant bits removed.
 */
public class PolicyUtilForPool<ContainerType, ItemType> {

    private final BalanceablePoolModel<ContainerType, ItemType> model;

    public PolicyUtilForPool (BalanceablePoolModel<ContainerType, ItemType> model) {
        this.model = model;
    }

    public ContainerType findColdestContainer(Set<ContainerType> excludedContainers) {
        return findColdestContainer(excludedContainers, null);
    }

    /**
     * Identifies the container with the maximum spare capacity (highThreshold - currentWorkrate),
     * returns null if none of the model's nodes has spare capacity.
     */
    public ContainerType findColdestContainer(Set<ContainerType> excludedContainers, LocationConstraint locationConstraint) {
        double maxSpareCapacity = 0;
        ContainerType coldest = null;

        for (ContainerType c : model.getPoolContents()) {
            if (excludedContainers.contains(c))
                continue;
            if (locationConstraint != null && !locationConstraint.isPermitted(model.getLocation(c)))
                continue;

            double highThreshold = model.getHighThreshold(c);
            double totalWorkrate = model.getTotalWorkrate(c);
            double spareCapacity = highThreshold - totalWorkrate;

            if (highThreshold == -1 || totalWorkrate == -1) {
                continue; // container presumably has been removed
            }
            if (spareCapacity > maxSpareCapacity) {
                maxSpareCapacity = spareCapacity;
                coldest = c;
            }
        }
        return coldest;
    }

    /**
     * Identifies the container with the maximum overshoot (currentWorkrate - highThreshold),
     * returns null if none of the model's  nodes has an overshoot.
     */
    public ContainerType findHottestContainer(Set<ContainerType> excludedContainers) {
        double maxOvershoot = 0;
        ContainerType hottest = null;

        for (ContainerType c : model.getPoolContents()) {
            if (excludedContainers.contains(c))
                continue;

            double totalWorkrate = model.getTotalWorkrate(c);
            double highThreshold = model.getHighThreshold(c);
            double overshoot = totalWorkrate - highThreshold;

            if (highThreshold == -1 || totalWorkrate == -1) {
                continue; // container presumably has been removed
            }
            if (overshoot > maxOvershoot) {
                maxOvershoot = overshoot;
                hottest = c;
            }
        }
        return hottest;
    }

}

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