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Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut (1963)
This is an end-of-the-world apocalypse novel, made all the bleaker by the warm chatty style of everything which precedes the final doom.
The plot – Ice-nine
For 150 or so pages the narrator (named John, but on the first page he suggests we call him Jonah, in line with the usage indicating someone who brings bad luck) pursues an elaborate and good-humoured picaresque as he tracks down the grown-up children of the so-called 'father of the atom bomb', Felix Hoenniker.
The narrator is planning to write a book about what people were doing on the day the atom bomb was dropped, although he never really gets much further than talking to the members of Hoenikker's family and his boss and co-workers.
John corresponds with Newton Hoenikker, and his sister, Angela Hoenikker Conners, then travels to the town of Ilium to meet them, and also Hoenniker's former employer, Dr. Asa Breed, head of the General Forge and Foundry Company where the late Felix worked.
He explains that the company is really a top secret government agency. Breed explains that Hoenniker was like a child who just liked solving whatever problem was put in front of him. The agency had a request from the U.S. Marines who (in Vonnegut's cheerfully childish way) are described as being fed up of crawling through mud. Can't the scientists do anything to clear up all this mud?
And so we are told that Hoenniker came up with the notion that ice may potentially be formed in different ways from usual. He starts by considering that ice is just a solid way for molecules of H2O to exist. It consists of a latticework of molecules in a steady state. But plenty of other chemical substances, ones we think of as crystalline, in fact form crystals in a variety of ways. They are all crystals but she shape of the latticework which makes them solid can be altered in the laboratory by 'seeding' the chemical solution, as it approaches solidifying point, with the desired pattern. Then all the other molecules in the chemical crystalise in that pattern.
To cut a long story short, John discovers that Dr Hoenikker had discovered a new way of making water solidify at a higher than usual temperature, roughly room temperature. After experimenting with seven other versions he has called this ice-nine. If crystals of ice-nine touch any other form of water, it will all immediately solidify according to the ice-nine crystal or lattice structure.
Now all this was done to help out the U.S. Marines who were fed up of getting dirty and muddy while they went about their work. (See the absurdity on which all Vonnegut's stories are based?) But of course, you and I – having read hundreds of end-of-the-world books and watched hundreds of end-of-the-world movies – instantly spot the risk involved. Potentially one little sliver of ice-nine could end the world by converting all the water – all the seas and oceans and rivers and lakes and streams and all the rain and, yes, all human beings (who are, after all, mostly made of water) into solid blocks if ice-nine.
And that, after another 100 pages of very entertaining travelogue, is exactly what happens.
The book is extremely readable (I couldn't put it down, I read it in one four-hour sitting) because:
it is broken up into dinky little two-page chapters, so it feels like it moves very fast
in almost each chapter we are introduced to new and strikingly drawn characters, often very secondary – like the secretary at the General Forge and Foundry Company, the old black lift boy, Lynton Enders Knowles, a taxi driver, a bartender, a headstone salesman – but all of whom have zippy cameos
it is often very funny – it is certainly much more upbeat than The Sirens of Titan which I found unpleasantly nihilistic – with light humorous touches all over the place
When John stops by at Ilium's gravestone dealership he discovers the owner is the brother of Ava Breed, head of the General Forge and Foundry Company.
'It's a small world,' I observed.
'When you put it in a cemetery, it is.' Marvin breed was a sleek and vulgar, a smart and sentimental man. (p.44)
When he stops off at Jack's Hobby Shop the page or two describing the shop and its owner and all its hundreds of miniature trains and dioramas is sweet. For a two-page chapter we learn that during his trip to Ilium John lent out his room to a New York poet, Sherman Krebbs, who proceeded to have wild parties and trash it. Someone had written in lipstick over his bed, 'No, no, no, said Chicken-licken' (p.53).
Apparently Vonnegut himself claimed that his books 'are essentially mosaics made up of a whole bunch of tiny little chips…and each chip is a joke.' That is eminently true of Cat's Cradle.
The whimsy in Sirens felt utterly contrived. Here it is genuinely charming and helps you whizz through the story. Part two of it is set on the dirt poor Caribbean island of San Lorenzo. This is because both Newton and Angela Hoenikker thought their older brother, Franklin, was dead. (On Hiroshima Day Newton had told John he remembers discovering Franklin under a bush trying to persuade some red ants he'd captured and put in a jam jar to fight some red ants.)
Newton (nickname 'Newt' and a midget) and Angela thought Franklin was dead because he got caught up in some car-smuggling racket in Florida and disappeared, assumed wasted by the Mob. But suddenly he turns up as the right-hand man of San Lorenzo's dictator, 'Papa' Monzano.
The second and longest part of the story is set on the island, although it takes a few pages to get there as Vonnegut enjoys describing the wacky characters who share the small charter plane there with John – a hustling bustling businessman, H. Lowe Crosby, who wants to set up a bicycle factory on the island (and his wife Hazel), and the new U.S. ambassador, Horlick Minton, a picture of haughty aloofness (and his wife Claire).
There's also the figure of Julian Castle, once the multi-millionaire ex-owner of Castle Sugar Cooperation, who gave up business in order to set up a charity in the jungle, the whom John travels to San Lorenzo to interview. He abandoned his business ventures to set up and operate a humanitarian hospital, the House of Hope and Charity, in the jungle. And he has a son, Philip, who has a wonderful dry wit: there are several really funny dialogues between him and the narrator.
To cut a long story short, the dictator 'Papa' Monzano is really ill with excruciatingly terminal cancer, and so he hands over power to his military adviser, Franklin Hoenikker. But Franklin doesn't want the job and hands it over to the narrator. A big fireworks display and flyover by the San Lorenzo air force is planned for inauguration day. Just hours before it, the narrator discovers that Papa has committed suicide (to escape the unbearable pain of his terminal illness) by touching a fragment of ice-nine to his lips. One of the bloody Hoenikker kids must have given him some.
So John and Newt very very carefully use a blow torch to raise the temperature of the ice-nine and scoop up every sliver into a bucket of hot water and generally quarantine it. But all this comes to nothing when one of the six jets flying overhead crashes into the big castle on a cliff where John, Frank, Newt, Angela, the ambassador and Crosby are standing. The particular tower they're on cracks and crumbles, half of it toppling into the sea.
And then, with all the horror of full knowledge of what is coming, John is forced to watch the bed on which the ice-nined body of Papa Monzano was lying, slowly slide across the slanting floor and into the ocean.
In a flash the entire ocean is solidified, every river, lake and sea in the world is solidified, all rain turns to hail, and almost everyone in the world who is touching the contaminated water dies. The sky immediately turns into a hell of thousands of tornadoes, like an endless sack full of grey wriggling worms.
John and Papa's beautiful adopted daughter, Mona, who he has lusted after throughout the novel, escape down to a bunker where there is food and safe drink for three or four days. When they go back above ground, nothing has changed. The world has come to an end.
Exploring the island and looking for survivors, they discover a mass grave where all the surviving San Lorenzans had killed themselves with ice-nine, on the facetious advice of Bokonon. Displaying a mix of grief and resigned amusement, Mona kills herself as well.
John later discovers Newt and Franklin survived, as did H. Lowe Crosby and his wife. They eke out a living not touching any of the ice and heating all water before they drink it. It is in the months since the apocalypse that John has written this account, the book we hold in our hands.
The religion – Bokononism
But this summary has so far completely ignored what is arguably the more important aspect of the book which is that John, right at the end of the story, had become a convert to a new religion known as Bokonism, with the result that the book is packed, from start to finish, with explanations of key Bokononist terms and ideas, as well as quotes from the calypso songs in which Bokonon expressed himself collected in the so-called Books of Bokonon.
In essence, Bokononism teaches that life is empty and meaningless and therefore we must comfort ourselves with useless lies.
There's a lot of fol-de-rol surrounding the religion but the basic idea is that it was dreamed up by two castaways on the island (a merchant seaman from Tobago, Lionel Boyd Johnson, and a deserting U.S. marine, Corporal Earl McCabe) who set out to create a utopian religion from scratch.
They initially ruled San Lorenzo (giving it, in a typical piece of sardonic Vonnegut humour, a national anthem based on the tune 'Home, Home on the Range') but quickly realised that a religion needs the 'glamour' of being struggled and suffered for. And so they banned their own religion, and Bokonon himself (in fact his name was Johnson but the islanders couldn't pronounce it) went into hiding. Any followers were liable to be hung up on a giant meathook which was set up in the centre of the capital city.
After which Bokononism really took off. (You see Vonnegut's sardonic humour / understanding of human nature?)
Throughout the book the author takes particular incidents and demonstrates how they are good examples of Bokononism's main concepts. Some twenty of these are demonstrated and explained in the text, but about three are important because they will recur in Vonnegut's later works.
karass – a group of people linked in a cosmically significant manner, even when superficial linkages are not evident.
granfalloon – a false karass i.e. a group of people who imagine they have a connection that does not really exist, for example 'Hoosiers' are people from Indiana, and Hoosiers have no true spiritual destiny in common, so really share little more than a name. Another example Vonnegut gives is Americans.
wampeter – the central theme or purpose of a karass. Each karass has two wampeters at any given time, one waxing and one waning
foma – harmless untruths
There's much more, and the weaving of Bokononism into the plot is very cleverly done (well, 'clever' in the sense that it is obvious nonsense invented to demonstrate the power of obvious nonsense over the stupid human mind).
More to the point, it is funny, often very funny – and the combination of the a) fairly normal social comedy of fat bicycle manufacturer, waspish hotel owners and so on with b) the very thoroughly worked-out integration of this imaginary religion into all aspects of the plot all leading up to a c) all-too-believable sci-fi apocalypse make this a compelling and disorientating read.
Here, as in all his books, Vonnegut makes his anti-war sentiments crystal clear. He has the U.S. ambassador, at a commemoration service for San Lorenzans who died in the Second World War, remark:
'And I propose to you that if we are to pay our sincere respects to the hundred lost children of San Lorenzo, that we might best spend the day despising what killed them; which is to say, the stupidity and viciousness of all mankind.
'Perhaps, when we remember wars, we should take off our clothes and paint ourselves blue and go on all fours all day long and grunt like pigs. That would surely be more appropriate than noble oratory and shows of flags and well-oiled guns.'
Right on, man.
Cat's Cradle on Amazon
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The Sirens of Titan (1959)
Cat's Cradle (1963)
Slaughterhouse-Five (1969)
Breakfast of Champions (1973)
Slapstick (1976)
Jailbird (1979)
1899 A Story of the Days To Come by H.G. Wells – set in the same future London as The Sleeper Wakes, Denton and Elizabeth defy her wealthy family in order to marry, fall into poverty, and experience life as serfs in the Underground city run by the sinister Labour Corps
1904 The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth by H.G. Wells – scientists invent a compound which makes plants, animals and humans grow to giant size, prompting giant humans to rebel against the 'little people'
1906 In the Days of the Comet by H.G. Wells – a comet passes through earth's atmosphere and brings about 'the Great Change', inaugurating an era of wisdom and fairness, as told by narrator Willie Leadford
1952 Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov – two long stories which continue the future history of the Foundation set up by psychohistorian Hari Seldon as it faces attack by an Imperial general, and then the menace of the mysterious mutant known only as 'the Mule'
1953 Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke a thrilling narrative involving the 'Overlords' who arrive from space to supervise mankind's transition to the next stage in its evolution
1961 A Fall of Moondust by Arthur C. Clarke a pleasure tourbus on the moon is sucked down into a sink of moondust, sparking a race against time to rescue the trapped crew and passengers
1962 The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick In an alternative future America lost the Second World War and has been partitioned between Japan and Nazi Germany. The narrative follows a motley crew of characters including a dealer in antique Americana, a German spy who warns a Japanese official about a looming surprise German attack, and a woman determined to track down the reclusive author of a hit book which describes an alternative future in which America won the Second World War
1968 2001: A Space Odyssey a panoramic narrative which starts with aliens stimulating evolution among the first ape-men and ends with a spaceman being transformed into galactic consciousness
1968 Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick In 1992 androids are almost indistinguishable from humans except by trained bounty hunters like Rick Deckard who is paid to track down and 'retire' escaped andys
1969 Ubik by Philip K. Dick In 1992 the world is threatened by mutants with psionic powers who are combated by 'inertials'. The novel focuses on the weird alternative world experienced by a group of inertials after a catastrophe on the moon
1974 Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said by Philip K. Dick – America after the Second World War is a police state but the story is about popular TV host Jason Taverner who is plunged into an alternative version of this world where he is no longer a rich entertainer but down on the streets among the 'ordinaries' and on the run from the police. Why? And how can he get back to his storyline?
1982 2010: Odyssey Two by Arthur C. Clarke – Heywood Floyd joins a Russian spaceship on a two-year journey to Jupiter to a) reclaim the abandoned Discovery and b) investigate the enormous monolith on Japetus
1987 2061: Odyssey Three by Arthur C. Clarke – Spaceship Galaxy is hijacked and forced to land on Europa, a moon of the former Jupiter, but the thriller aspects are only pretexts for Clarke's wonderful descriptions of landing on Halley's Comet and the evolution of wild and unexpected new forms of life on Europa
Posted in America, Books, Novel, Science Fiction
Tagged 'Papa' Monzano, 1963, Angela Hoenikker Conners, apocalypse, Asa Breed, Bokonon, Bokononism, Books of Bokonon, Caribbean, Cat's Cradle, Corporal Earl McCabe, Felix Hoenniker, foma, General Forge and Foundry Company, granfalloon, H. Lowe Crosby, Home Home on the Range, Horlick Minton, House of Hope and Charity, Ilium, Jack's Hobby Shop, John, Jonah, Julian Castle, karass, Kurt Vonnegut, Lionel Boyd Johnson, Lynton Enders Knowles, Newton Hoenniker, novel, Philip Castle, San Lorenzo, science fiction, The Sirens of Titan, U.S. Marines, Vonnegut, wampeter
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2017 is coming to a close and we are thrilled to be part of so many great adventures. We attended Planet Comic Con, Smallville Comic Con, Tulsa Pop Kids Expo, O Comic Con, TOPCON, among many other events this past year. IBOT will be working on some new projects to tantalize the senses for our future events. We are very excited and are currently in the works to bring some truly exciting and unique things to the convention scene as always. We want to wish everyone happy holidays and we are thinking of you. Wish us well on our new upcoming adventures so we may share them with you. :)
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TOPCON marked the end of our 2016 year and boy-oh-boy was it an exciting and scary year! We had a great time meeting new friends and catching up with old friends. We had the opportunity to catch up with Stan "the Man" Lee, not to mention countless other celebrities, cosplayers, artists and vendors alike. We had a scare in July that Momma IBOT had stage II Cancer. We are still working on getting her back on her feet, but it seems that treatment is going well and we are excited to announce she is doing better. We will know more later this year and update. Agent Stan, Agent Iron America , Agent Iron Man and Agent War Machine were inducted into the Men VS Cosplay Calendar and will be listed in the 2017 Calendar. We also received news that Agent Gree made it into the Women of Cosplay Calendar and will also be listed in their 2017 Calendar. Woot, woot! We will be working on our 2017 convention calendar and updating our event announcement section as quickly as we can, but for now...we're going to take a much needed break.
July 2016 -Cancer Sucks!
In July 2016, Momma IBOT was rushed to the emergency room where we learned she had Stage II Cancer. It was shocking news for the team. While undergoing chemo treatments, Momma IBOT was also diagnosed with an aggressive DVT and had to have surgery to remove the clots. Since then, she has been a real trooper and working hard to kick the cancer. In the meantime, IBOT has had to limit appearances as we work through her recovery. There is a bright side in that she seems to be recovering nicely. We will update our fans with her status as we know more. We want to thank everyone for their thoughtfulness through this difficult time. From the IBOT team to you, Thank You.
365 Days of Cosplay (Men vs Cosplay)
IBOT are official calendar inductees to MEN VS COSPLAY Calendar. Every year, Men VS Cosplay bands together to create a calendar and spotlight the male cosplay talent in the community. It is an honor and privileage to be among many talented artists and be included in the 365 Days of Cosplay.
IBOT and Stan Lee
Planet Comicon 2016 was an amazing show and experience. It's always a pleasure to catch up with Stan "the Man" Lee. Pictured here is Agent Stan and the IBOTs with Mr. Lee himself.
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War Machine receives an Update
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War Machine received a breath of fresh air with a much needed upgrade. Pictured to the right is the old War Machine armor in all its glory. The War Machine costume was closing in on 10 years old, only to receive minimal fixes and repairs along the way. Needless to say the years of trooping have been rough on the armor to say the least. After taking a SAWSALL and cutting him to pieces. He was re-assembled again in the vision we believe War Machine should look like. As with all our creations, we put our own creative spin on characters. The upgrades took us one month to complete. We spent a few sleepless nights in order to have him ready for an upcoming event at Planet Comicon 2015, but he turned out pretty nice with the timeframe we had to work with. Below are a few of the images captured by some of our talented photographers of the new and improved War Machine Armor. A big THANK YOU goes out to Chris Dorsey Photography, Nick Shale Photography and SPC Portrait Art.
Cylon Centurion in the House!
Battlestar Galactica fans are buzzing with excitement with news from Universal of a Battlestar Galactica movie, aiming to develop the film as a complete reimagining of the story. A prop and costume group, known as the Iron Brother of Topeka, www.IBOTks.com, or IBOT for short, snapped to action and created the ultimate conceptual design of the beloved Cylon Centurion. "We wanted to give the fans what they wanted and thirsted to see from the rebooted series, but didn't really get to see." Through their concept design, they're giving the fans exactly what they want to see…a romping, stomping, battle hardened Cylon that doesn't look like something anybody would want to mess around with.
At San Diego Comic Con 2014, Richard Hatch (Tom Zarek, Captain Apollo), Jamie Bamber (Lee Adama), and Dr. Kevin Grazier (science consultant for Falling Skies, Battlestar Galactica, Eureka) and others hosted a discussion and Q&A on the upcoming Battlestar Galactica movie and where fans would like to see the story and characters go. Although IBOT didn't get the opportunity to attend this panel discussion, they certainly weighed in on the matter with their interpretation of the Cylon Centurion character. "We wanted our Cylon to look menacing and be a force to be reckoned with….even the Lords of Kobol would seek safe haven from such an entity." IBOT's Cylon stands over 7ft tall and incorporates elements that remind us of the original Cylons, with attention to elements fans liked from the new.
IBOT worked for 8 months taking their paper concept design to reality with a stand-up, wearable prop complete with lights, sounds and that iconic voice we loved so dearly from the original series. "It was a challenge for sure. We have full time jobs and children so we worked in our free time to complete the project, but managed to get the job done." IBOT goes on to say, "We'll be unveiling our creation at Wizard World Chicago 2014 with future dates and showings to be announced. Ultimately, we'd love to see our design in the upcoming Battlestar Galactica movie, but we'll leave that for the big wigs to decide…By Your Command."
As of this writing, IBOT debuted their Cylon at Wizard World Chicago on 8/23/14 for the costume contest and won Best in Show for their creation. The design had an overwhelming response from fans who took favorably to the new design.
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Honor is a term we're all familiar with. In my life, it came down to fulfilling commitments I had made or reading about knights in times long gone. There was minimal, if any, practical use for the word in my everyday existence. It held much more significance on a poetic level than on a personal level; but that's the world we live in. One where honor is just a nice thought from times gone by, and where doing whatever it takes to get ahead or build yourself up is priority one. Going out of your way to do something for another is a rarity; it's a "me" society with no room for frivolities like honor.
So what happens when you feel like you stepped into a time-warp and suddenly honor is the word of the day and a culture you can't escape? Granted, it's not something you want to escape; it's just a major shock to your system. That's the world I entered upon moving to NC and joining Elevation. For the first time in my life since I turned fourteen, I'm not working (by choice); which means I'm dedicating all of my time to writing and volunteering. I meet with fellow volunteers at least five times a week and I cannot go even an hour without someone mentioning honor. Whether it is honoring our time to make sure we pray and are dismissed when they told us, honoring those we are volunteering for, honoring those who reach out to us, honoring those in leadership above us, honoring each other, honoring our relationships, honoring the blessings we have each day…this list could go on forever. The culture is grounded in honor in a way our society has never seen. Honestly, it takes time to adjust to it. I love it beyond words, but it's hard to rewire your brain after 26 years of the world telling you how to do things. I've never been a particularly selfish person, but the world still finds ways to make you exist within its realm of expectations. It's a humbling experience and I'm blessed by how it is changing me.
I've been trying to figure out just how to delve into this idea of honor for over a week now; it's what has kept me from posting: trying to honor this concept of honor. But I'm starting to realize that honoring something doesn't mean you have to be perfect or do it in a perfect way. Honor is about intention and action. Am I the perfect Christian? Absolutely not. But do I honor God by listening to His voice with an open heart and stepping out in what He calls me to do? Yes. Honor is about the journey. It's not a goal you one day achieve but rather who you are in the everyday.
This gave me a completely new perspective on my passion for writing. I had always kept it on the back burner; a nice hobby I did well when I was inspired, but never made a priority. I always had responsibilities that had to take precedence; so it seemed pretty selfish to spend time doing something I love rather than the things that were necessary. But this book made me realize that I had been entrusted with a gift and by not using it I am dishonoring the plan God has for me. Not only that, but there are lives God is planning to touch with the words He speaks through me; if I don't speak His words to those people, will they ever hear His voice? Only He knows, but that's not a risk I want to take.
This is exactly the trap I had fallen into. Using my responsibilities as an excuse to avoid my calling. That's not how I want to live my life. I want to honor God as much as I'm capable and that means fully embracing the passions in my heart. I've realigned my intentions and my actions to do just that. I'm making space for writing in my schedule and I'm doing my best to speak meaningful things God is teaching me. It's a journey, not a goal. I will never be perfect in my efforts but I am growing closer to Him as I embrace what He has to offer.
I hope what God is working in me encourages you to take a deeper look within yourself. Is there a certain passion you've always had but never embraced? Is there a tugging on your heart for a certain group of people, but you let fear of failure keep you stationary? Do you excel at something but let the responsibilities of everyday get in the way of stepping out? Dare to be different. Remember God's faithfulness. Stop living by the rules the world wants you to adhere to. Those rules do nothing but trap you into normalcy. God has made you into a walking miracle; but you'll only manifest the gifts He's given you if you take those first steps. Let God guide your path; and let your life become honor-bound to Him. There's nothing greater.


Linnea graduated from Ryerson University with a Bachelor of Architectural Science in 2012 and from NAIT with an Architectural Technology Diploma in 2007. She has experience in both small design/build shops and a historical architectural firm. As an employee of SAinc for the past year and the owner/operator of a small residential firm, Linnea loves to create functional and energy efficient spaces that work harmoniously with aesthetics.
Enthusiastic about the outdoors, Linnea is often found chasing her rambunctious toddler while carrying her cuddly infant.
Outside of work SAinc believes in giving back to the community. Many of our staff members are engaged in organizations through local volunteering and positions held on boards including the Alberta Association of Architects, Historic Places Advisory Committee and Lethbridge Society of Independent Dance Artists.
Dennis earned his Bachelor's in Accounting degree at the University of Calgary, then earned his CMA designation a few years later. He currently serves as SAinc's accountant and project manager. Dennis's sense of adventure takes him to places such as Timbuktu, Antarctica, and Kyrgyzstan, giving public slideshow presentations following each trip.
Lewis is SAinc's in-house architectural acoustician. Lewis studied acoustics while getting his doctorate at the University of Missouri at Kansas City and continuing his fascination with the subject, taught acoustics at the university level for many years. Lewis is a musician, performer, artist, and composer whose compositions have been premiered across the U.S. and in Europe.
Vicki graduated from Lethbridge College's Interior Design program. She joined SAinc in 2013 and has become a critical member of the team. She has a detailed approach and sharp eye which make for beautiful and pragmatic solutions. She is a LEED Green Associate and has obtained her NCIDQ certification. Proudly from Saskatchewan she loves all things green.
Elizabeth is a modernist at heart. Her designs have a feeling of simplicity about them with an intriguing level of detail. She takes pride in creating the best design possible within a client's budget while translating needs into personalized space.
After receiving a degree in Art History from Smith College, Elizabeth worked with a team of contractors specializing in historic restoration. Her construction experience continued overseas in Zaire where she built potable water structures as a Peace Corps volunteer.
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Cyrtobagous salviniae is a species of weevil known as the salvinia weevil. It is used as an agent of biological pest control against the noxious aquatic plant giant salvinia (Salvinia molesta).

The adult weevil is about 2 millimeters long. It is brown in color during its first few days of adult life and soon turns shiny black. The female lays over 300 eggs one by one in the lower leaves and rhizomes of the salvinia plant. The larva is white in color and about 4 millimeters long. It burrows through rhizomes and feeds voraciously on new buds, warping and stunting the plant until it eventually sinks. The larva pupates underwater amongst the rhizomes of the plants in a cocoon it weaves from root hairs. Adults also feed on the buds and leaves of the plant, but do less damage than the larvae.

This weevil is native to South America. It has been introduced to areas where giant salvinia is a problem. Early experimental successes occurred in parts of Africa and southeast Asia, and the weevil is now established in the southeastern United States and parts of Australia, along with the moth S. multiplicalis, as biological control for invasive water weeds. In many cases the weevil has cleared salvina infestations by 90% or more in under one year. Entire waterways have been unclogged by the weevil's feeding. It also feeds upon Salvinia minima, a related aquatic weed.

It is similar to the closely related Cyrtobagous singularis, but the two weevil species have slightly different ecologies and C. singularis is generally an ineffective substitute for C. salviniae.

References

 Coombs, E. M., et al., Eds. (2004). Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the United States. Corvallis: Oregon State University Press, 175.

External links
 USGS Profile
 History of Salvinia Biocontrol
 US Biocontrol Timeline

Brachycerinae
Biological pest control beetles
Insects used for control of invasive plants

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The Young Reds went down in a second consecutive 3-4 scoreline to Melbourne Victory Youth in round 8 of the Foxtel Y-League 2017/18 Season in what was a game filled to the brim with goals.
Adelaide were unlucky to not come away with three points after going two goals up early in the first half.
The opener was scored by Kyle Crout in the 10th minute, with Crout redirecting the ball into the back of the net with his head.
Ninko Beric gave the boys a two-goal lead after some more great play from Crout on the right wing.
Melbourne Victory's Pierce Waring was able to pull one back for his team at the 28th minute mark sparking a comeback that was compete before half-time.
The first half saw 6 goals between both teams respectively as Birkan Kirdar of Melbourne Victory scored in the 31st to level proceedings.
Two quick goals from Peirce Waring completed his hattrick to put Melbourne two goals ahead on the day.
The second half saw both teams fighting for the three points as Adelaide knocked on the door to get back in the game.
Finally, late in injury time Ninko Beric scored his brace to pull back one and give Adelaide hope, but unfortunately that was how the game would end, 3-4 to Melbourne Victory.


Who had first proved that the genes are carried by the chromosome?
Recombination of chromosome takes place in _____ stage of prophase I of meiosis.
Biochemical mutants of _____ failed to synthesize certain amino acids.


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"Islam is a vibrant faith. Millions of our fellow citizens are Muslim. We respect the faith. We honor its traditions. Our enemy does not. Our enemy doesn't follow the great traditions of Islam. They've hijacked a great religion."
Remarks by President George W. Bush on U.S. Humanitarian Aid to Afghanistan
Presidential Hall, Dwight David Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C.
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"Islam is a faith that brings comfort to people. It inspires them to lead lives based on honesty, and justice, and compassion."
"All Americans must recognize that the face of terror is not the true faith -- face of Islam. Islam is a faith that brings comfort to a billion people around the world. It's a faith that has made brothers and sisters of every race. It's a faith based upon love, not hate."
President George W. Bush Holds Roundtable with Arab- and Muslim-American Leaders
Afghanistan Embassy, Washington, D.C.
"If liberty can blossom in the rocky soil of the West Bank and Gaza, it will inspire millions of men and women around the globe who are equally weary of poverty and oppression, equally entitled to the benefits of democratic government. I have a hope for the people of Muslim countries. Your commitments to morality, and learning, and tolerance led to great historical achievements. And those values are alive in the Islamic world today. You have a rich culture, and you share the aspirations of men and women in every culture. Prosperity and freedom and dignity are not just American hopes, or Western hopes. They are universal, human hopes. And even in the violence and turmoil of the Middle East, America believes those hopes have the power to transform lives and nations."
President George W. Bush Calls for New Palestinian Leadership
The Rose Garden, Washington, D.C.
"When it comes to the common rights and needs of men and women, there is no clash of civilizations. The requirements of freedom apply fully to Africa and Latin America and the entire Islamic world. The peoples of the Islamic nations want and deserve the same freedoms and opportunities as people in every nation. And their governments should listen to their hopes."
Remarks by the President George W. Bush at the 2002 Graduation Exercise of the United States Military Academy
"America rejects bigotry. We reject every act of hatred against people of Arab background or Muslim faith… America values and welcomes peaceful people of all faiths -- Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, Hindu and many others. Every faith is practiced and protected here, because we are one country. Every immigrant can be fully and equally American because we're one country. Race and color should not divide us, because America is one country."
President George W. Bush Promotes Compassionate Conservatism
Parkside Hall, San Jose, California
"We're taking action against evil people. Because this great nation of many religions understands, our war is not against Islam, or against faith practiced by the Muslim people. Our war is a war against evil. This is clearly a case of good versus evil, and make no mistake about it -- good will prevail."
Remarks by the President George W. Bush at a Town Hall Meeting with Citizens of Ontario
Ontario Convention Center, Ontario, California
"According to Muslim teachings, God first revealed His word in the Holy Qur'an to the prophet, Muhammad, during the month of Ramadan. That word has guided billions of believers across the centuries, and those believers built a culture of learning and literature and science. All the world continues to benefit from this faith and its achievements."
Remarks by the President George W. Bush At Iftaar Dinner
The State Dining Room, Washington, D.C.
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"The Islam that we know is a faith devoted to the worship of one God, as revealed through The Holy Qur'an. It teaches the value and the importance of charity, mercy, and peace."
President George W. Bush's Message for Ramadan
"This new enemy seeks to destroy our freedom and impose its views. We value life; the terrorists ruthlessly destroy it. We value education; the terrorists do not believe women should be educated or should have health care, or should leave their homes. We value the right to speak our minds; for the terrorists, free expression can be grounds for execution. We respect people of all faiths and welcome the free practice of religion; our enemy wants to dictate how to think and how to worship even to their fellow Muslims."
President George W. Bush Addresses the Nation
World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia
"All of us here today understand this: We do not fight Islam, we fight against evil."
Remarks by President George W. Bush to the Warsaw Conference on Combating Terrorism
"I have assured His Majesty that our war is against evil, not against Islam. There are thousands of Muslims who proudly call themselves Americans, and they know what I know -- that the Muslim faith is based upon peace and love and compassion. The exact opposite of the teachings of the al Qaeda organization, which is based upon evil and hate and destruction."
Remarks by President George W. Bush and His Majesty King Abdullah of Jordan
The Oval Office, Washington, D.C.
"Americans understand we fight not a religion; ours is not a campaign against the Muslim faith. Ours is a campaign against evil."
President George W. Bush Remarks by the President to Airline Employees
O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois
"The terrorists are traitors to their own faith, trying, in effect, to hijack Islam itself. The enemy of America is not our many Muslim friends; it is not our many Arab friends. Our enemy is a radical network of terrorists, and every government that supports them."
President George W. Bush's Address to a Joint Session of Congress and the American People
United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.
"I've made it clear, Madam President, that the war against terrorism is not a war against Muslims, nor is it a war against Arabs. It's a war against evil people who conduct crimes against innocent people."
Remarks by President George W. Bush and President Megawati of Indonesia
"The face of terror is not the true faith of Islam. That's not what Islam is all about. Islam is peace. These terrorists don't represent peace. They represent evil and war."
Remarks by the President at Islamic Center of Washington, D.C.


I'm in doubt with the PYRO-ENERGEN. Is there any scientific proof of it?
Isn't it true that science you know today failed to heal you? Then, why do you need scientific evidence? Your illness may remain as is if you just think about it, or because you have tried so-called modern devices previously and failed to get healed. That's why you cannot believe another machine anymore unless there's scientific evidence.
It's true that we receive many comments from both pro and anti groups. Some say that the PYRO-ENERGEN technology is a fraud. Others say it works remarkably with its wonderful technology.
We highly recommend that you read our literature "How PYRO-ENERGEN Works".
If PYRO-ENERGEN is so effective and can save many lives, why isn't it widely publicized in mainstream media?
Aspirin for example is FDA approved, yet thousands of people die every year because of aspirin. Coumadin, Prozac, Diprivan, are all FDA approved but they're not safe! The truth is the FDA, or any other corresponding government agencies for that matter, is known to have some sort of financial ties with drug companies. Also, do you think you should trust an agency that approves the use of cigarettes for human consumption?
We don't fabricate testimonials. We also don't pay any of our customer money just to write a testimonial. Considering the type of product we are selling, don't expect to see many documented testimonials and even a video testimonial. People in general are ashamed of disease, especially sexually transmitted ones. Few people realize or care about the fact that their one healing testimony can lead the way for hundreds of others. However, we do try our best to gather the most inspiring and genuine testimonials for you to read.
To maintain good health, daily PYRO-ENERGEN use is recommended. When you're suffering from any abnormal health conditions, it is good to use it as often as possible. We recommend a treatment frequency of 3-5 times a day, at 30 minutes per session. The more often you use it, the faster it can eradicate the root cause of the disease.
Even if you don't have a disease, using PYRO-ENERGEN will still help you maintain good health and prevent disease.
The reason behind this lies on the theory of the outside negative energy force, in which the negative energy (disease-causing agent) that surrounds the patient's body is repelled by the PYRO-ENERGEN immediately after one session. Therefore, using the machine beyond the 30-minute timeframe is basically useless. However, it does come back at a later time (in some cases in just a few hours), requiring you to use the machine again. This explains why some patients suffering from an illness may feel immediate relief from symptoms like unknown body pain, migraine, weakness, nausea, etc., after using the PYRO-ENERGEN in just one session. However, these symptoms reappear later on the day, unless they do another session. In some cases, the negative energy is more active at night. Therefore, the efficacy of the overall therapy will depend on how often you use the machine.
This is a case-to-case basis. We cannot exactly determine how easy it is for the machine to eliminate a specific disease as every person's body behaves differently. Depending on the disease, it can range from a few days, weeks, or months.
You can use it while reading books, watching TV, etc. You don't even need to remove any metallic items worn such as wrist watch, necklace, ring, buckle and eyeglasses. However, using a phone, or personal computer while using PYRO-ENERGEN is not recommended. We have not tested this and the static electricity may damage the circuitry of these mobile gadgets.
The machine is user-friendly. It is very simple and easy to operate. Refer to "How to Use the PYRO-ENERGEN" for details.
The machine can last for at least 20-30 years when properly used under normal conditions.
The answer together with quick comparison can be found here "The PYRO-ENERGEN vs. Other Electromedicine or Electrotherapy Devices".
No. The earliest recorded medical use of electricity is in 46 A.D. when the Roman emperors' physician recommended treatment with the electric torpedo fish for rheumatism and gout. Also, Benjamin Franklin used electricity to treat people with neurologic problems. So actually, electricity has been used for health treatment long before our generation! Only the PYRO-ENERGEN has the ability to eradicate the root cause of various diseases quickly and without any side effects.
No. PYRO-ENERGEN is neither a Van de Graaff generator nor a negative ion generator. We recommend that you read the inventor's article entitled "The PYRO-ENERGEN, Van de Graaff Static Generator, and Lightning". The PYRO-ENERGEN's technology and design are trade secrets. It is the first and only one of its kind in the world.
Yes. It is safe. Metal implants and pacemakers are embedded inside the body or placed under the skin. Since the PYRO-ENERGEN's negative static electricity is noninvasive, there's no way it can penetrate the skin and affect the implants. The law of static electric fields states that static electricity does not penetrate electrically conductive objects such as the human body. The field induces a surface electric charge that is always perpendicular to the body surface.
The only thing to remember is that implants that are 'wearable' electronic devices or are connected to other external device cannot use the machine as the static electricity might damage these electronic devices.
You'll receive a small amount of shock for a microsecond if someone touches you or when you touch a grounded object accidentally. This is like touching a doorknob and you get a shock because your body has strong static electricity buildup. Since the PYRO-ENERGEN produces extremely low amount of current, the shock is harmless and has no ill effects. To be electrocuted takes thousand times more electricity.
The static electricity that the PYRO-ENERGEN produces may interfere with the medical filtering process. We recommend you to use the PYRO-ENERGEN 'after' your dialysis session.


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When we got our first RV we did everything we could to take notes when the dealer gave us our RV orientation, but with the gas system, water heater, A/C, water and waste tanks, dumping etc....our heads were in a whirl! We thought we had taken good notes, but, of course there were things we heard differently. These RV educational videos are a must have for every RV'er!


I woke up today at 5:30 a.m. to be with my dad as he had a stress test at the hospital. We won't know the results for a couple of days. There was nowhere more important than being there. I was in the right place.
I then went to my parents house, with my sister and her husband as my parents signed a contract to sell the house we all grew up in. There was no where more important than being there. I was in the right place.
Next I went to Crossroads and helped hang a couple of things that needed to be put up for Easter. For that hour there was no where more important than being there. I was in the right place.
Finally I came back home to make dinner and just be with my hubby and puppy. There was no where more important then being there. I was in the right place and I still am.
I am thankful for days off that include great medical care and families and enough to get done that a quick stop at work is needed and hubby and rest and food at home.
My day off was a day I could say that "I was in the right place".


The aggregation behavior of Tyloxapol, a nonionic surfactant oligomer with a repeating unit close to Triton X-100 (TX100), and a maximum degree of polymerization of about 7, has been investigated in aqueous solution by means of fluorescence probing, time-resolved fluorescence quenching (TRFQ) and transmission electron microscopy at cryogenic temperature (cryo-TEM). The plot of the pyrene fluorescence intensity ratio I1/I3 against the Tyloxapol concentration shows no clear evidence of a critical micelle concentration contrary to TX100. Nevertheless, the fitting of these data, assuming a partition of pyrene between Tyloxapol aggregates and water, yields cmc values in the micromolar range, i.e., about a hundred times lower than for the "monomer" TX100. The values of I1/I3 at high surfactant concentrations indicate that Tyloxapol micelles provide pyrene a less polar environment than TX100 micelles. The use of the viscosity-sensitive probe 1,3-dipyrenylpropane indicates that the microviscosity of Tyloxapol micelles is quite high, three to four times larger than that for TX100 micelles, and decreases rapidly with increasing temperature. Also the microviscosities of both TX100 and Tyloxapol micelles are larger than those for the micelles of the nonionic ethoxylated surfactant C12E9. The aggregation numbers of Tyloxapol and of TX100 micelles measured using TRFQ increase with temperature, with the Tyloxapol micelles being smaller than the TX100 micelles. Cryo-TEM shows that the Tyloxapol micelles remain spheroidal up to a concentration of about 10 wt%. At 15 wt%, some regions of ordered elongated micelles are also observed which may be the precursors of the hexagonal phase known to occur at about 35 wt%. Copyright 1999 Academic Press.


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La Single Speed (letteralmente "singola velocità") è un tipo di bicicletta con un'unica marcia.
È sprovvista di cambio, deragliatore, comandi cambio e ha un solo pignone e una sola corona.

Ci sono molti tipi di biciclette Single Speed: le BMX, quelle da pista, bici da bambino,bici da trial detta anche (Bike Trial), da corsa ma anche Mountain bike.

Le Single Speed possono anche non avere la ruota libera, e in questo caso sono dette a scatto fisso (oppure "fixed"). Questo permette loro di essere ancora più leggere; molti, per questioni estetiche e di moda, tolgono anche i freni riducendo la bici al solo telaio e trasmissione.

Vantaggi

Le Single Speed hanno il vantaggio di essere più semplici, più economiche e leggere.

Ovviamente lo svantaggio sta nell'impossibilità di cambiare marcia e quindi nella maggior richiesta di impegno da parte di chi pedala. Proprio per questo motivo vengono spesso impiegate per allenamento. In realtà, essendo ormai un puro e semplice fenomeno di moda, le single speed hanno spesso prezzi molto più alti del loro reale valore.

Tipi di Single Speed

BMX

Le BMX (Bicycle Motocross) sono bici piccole utilizzate per l'omonimo sport. Ben presto sono state utilizzate anche per altre discipline tra cui: street, flatland, Dirt e Vert.

Bici da pista
Le bici da pista sono delle bici a scatto fisso progettate per essere usate in pista. Queste, oltre a non avere marce, non hanno nemmeno i freni. Il movimento centrale è più in alto, per evitare di toccare a terra coi pedali in curva (per quanto le curve in pista siano sopraelevate), l'angolo del manubrio è più verticale e la forcella ha un rake più contenuto.

Bici da bambino

Le bici da bambino sono spesso senza marce per questioni di semplicità costruttiva e di robustezza, per consentire alla bici di subire meno danni quando cade.

Biciclette da corsa

Le biciclette da corsa sono progettate con caratteristiche orientate verso la massima performance: il peso, la geometria e la posizione di guida risultano per questo ideali nell'uso competitivo, sportivo e amatoriale.

Mountain bike

Le mountain bike sono biciclette progettate per poter essere usate sia su superfici asfaltate che su strade sterrate.
Particolare l'interesse dimostrato dagli utenti 29er, che hanno ri-spolverato le forcelle rigide e i pignoni singoli per un grande ritorno delle single speed anche nelle competizioni.

Tensionamento catena

Il tensionamento della catena si realizza con diversi metodi in base alle caratteristiche del telaio. Se il telaio è nato per essere montato Single Speed, esso avrà quasi certamente dei forcellini dritti su cui far scorrere il mozzo fino ad ottenere il giusto tensionamento della catena. Questo metodo ha lo svantaggio di un carro il cui passo reale cambia, cambiando lievemente le caratteristiche di guida.
Sui telai predisposti a volte si usa il movimento centrale "eccentrico": in questo caso la tensione si ottiene spostando il movimento centrale avanti fino a tensionare la catena. Questo metodo ha lo svantaggio, dopo ogni taratura, di richiedere un adattamento tanto in altezza che in avanzamento della sella, per tornare al setup ideale.
Diversamente, possono essere usati dei tendicatena esterni, formati solitamente da una ruota dentata sorretta da un braccio che spinge la catena in modo da tenerla tesa.

Mozzi flip flop

I mozzi "Flip Flop" sono provvisti di una sede per montare il pignone su entrambi i lati. Con questi, è possibile avere da un lato un pignone con ruota libera, e dall'altro un pignone fisso.
Così, è possibile trasformare in pochissimo tempo e spesso senza attrezzi, una bici fixed in una Single Speed con ruota libera e viceversa.

Biciclette


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Kindness can be premeditated, such as volunteering to serve food at a soup kitchen.
Every August, people wonder what happened to summer.
It always seems to fly by so fast.
Just like summer, life quickly races by.
From youth to young adult to career to parenting to empty nest. The days go slowly but the years whiz by like a runaway train hurtling through a junction.
Alas, at any time and for any reason, it can end.
It's what happened to two cousins and a friend in the past 10 months – three people who died too soon but who did the most with their time on Earth, giving selflessly to others.
It makes you think about your own life and what matters. What really, really matters.
What matters is to do your best most of the time and on most days.
What matters is to do the right thing. Every time.
What matters is to have a good heart, because nothing brightens the world like a good heart.
What matters is to make your home, your neighborhood, your town a better place.
Did you smile at someone today?
Did you tell someone today that you miss them?
Did you hug – no, did you embrace – your children today?
Did you mentor someone today?
Did you praise someone today?
Did you give hope to someone today?
Did you help someone today?
Did you help someone today even if it's not part of your job?
Call it calculated kindness but kindness nonetheless, which, along with family and faith, is all that will matter in our lifetimes.
If you can do some of these things on most days, it will be a fulfilling life. A rewarding life. One that betters the world and hopefully inspires others.


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Scientists Carry Out Rat Head Transplant
By Hannah Osborne On 4/27/17 at 1:12 PM EDT
Sergio Canavero, who plans to carry out the world's first human head transplant in December this year. Russell Cheyne/Reuters
Tech & Science Head transplant
Updated | Scientists have attached the head of a smaller rat onto a larger one in the latest study by controversial neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero.
Images, which can be seen on Motherboard, show how three rats were used for the operation. One was the donor, the other recipient while the third provided the blood supply between the two. The resulting surgery shows how the smaller, donor rat's head and forearms have been attached to the larger recipient's.
Researchers released details of their findings in the journal CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics , explaining how they developed a "bicephalic [having two heads] model of head transplantation" in order to study potential problems relating to insufficient blood flow to the brain and immune rejection.
The study, whose authors include Italian neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero and Xiaoping Ren from the Harbin Medical University, China, claims to show how a third rat can be used to "guarantee" blood supply during the operation. The donor rat was connected to the third rat via a silicone tube. This tube passed through a pump which provided a blood supply to the donor brain tissue during the transplant.
Researchers say there was no injury to the donor brain tissue and that following the operation, the donor had pain and corneal reflex. Concluding, they say that having a pump application during surgery provides a blood supply to the donor brain tissue, while the silicone tube protects it from hypothermia by regulating the temperature.
Canavero and Ren have carried out a series of head transplant experiments; in September 2016, the pair released three studies to New Scientist in which they claimed to show successful operations.
In one, the researchers claim to have severed 90 percent of a dog's spinal cord before re-attaching it. In another, scientists used graphene nanoribbons to create a scaffold for neurons to grow along. The team claimed there was electrical activity the day after they cut the spinal cord, but most of the mice then died in a flood so follow-up observations were lacking. None of these papers were peer reviewed.
In January 2016, Canavero announced a successful monkey head transplant had been carried out by Ren in China. Images showing the head of a monkey stitched onto another were released, and Canavero claimed it survived for 20 hours without neurological damage before being euthanized for ethical reasons.
Canavero is currently planning to carry out the world's first human head transplant in December 2017. Initially, the first patient was to be Valery Spiridonov, a Russian man who suffers from Werdnig-Hoffman's disease—a degenerative muscle wasting condition. However, it has now been announced—for reasons unknown—that Spiridonov will not be the first head transplant patient. Instead, Canavero said they will be a Chinese national who has yet to be selected.
"[There are] various candidates," he said in a statement. "Which is not surprising, considering that a high number of volunteers from all over the world came forward. The final decision is only made immediately prior to the operation, as it also depends on the body donor, who has to be compatible with the receiver in many ways."
The proposal has been met with huge criticism from the scientific community. Along with the major ethical issues such an operation raises, many have said Canavero's technique will not work and there is not enough evidence to suggest an operation will be a success. Furthermore, should the operation fail, Spiridonov could technically be left conscious in a huge amount of pain.
When Canavero first announced the plan in 2015, Hunt Batjer, president elect of the American Association for Neurological Surgeons, commented: "I would not wish this on anyone. I would not allow anyone to do it to me as there are a lot of things worse than death."
This article originally stated that Canavero was currently planning to carry out the world's first human head transplant in December 2017 on terminally ill Russian patient Valery Spiridonov. It has now been updated to say Canavero will be performing the operation on a Chinese national.
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1 of the beat sponsors to the "I'M A ROVA" contest. Placements with some of the most recognizable names in the industry. A man of few words but gets the job done.
Started making money off my beats/produced for celebrities.
Played instruments as a child.
-Drums / melody / sample first?
Varies from beat to beat.


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Alex or Alec Thomson may refer to:

Alex Thomson (scientist) (born 1989), Australian Scientist
Alex Thomson (cinematographer) (1929–2007), British cinematographer
Alex Thomson (cricketer) (born 1993), English cricketer
Alex Thomson (sailor) (born 1974), British yachtsman
Alex Thomson (journalist) (born 1960), British television journalist and newscaster
Alex Thomson (rugby union) (born 1921), Scotland international rugby union player
Alec Thomson (1873–1953), Australian politician
Alec Thomson (footballer) (1901–1975), Scottish footballer (Celtic FC, Dunfermline Athletic FC and Scotland)

See also
Alexander Thomson (disambiguation)


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Elland Children's Centre is situated right in the heart of Elland Community next to Elland J, I & N school. They are a 30-place setting which offers places to children aged 0-5 years of age. Early education places for children aged 3 and 4 are available.
The centre is registered with the local authority and Ofsted and works closely with parents / carers, local schools, other professionals and members of the community. The nursery is situated near to Elland CE (VA) J, I N School in the heart of Elland.
Tiny Treasures (baby group for up to 12 months).
Went today with just 5 mins notice - the lovely Vicky stayed extra and waited for me (as the times on here I think need updating). I had a brilliant one on one session and got some great advice both from a professional and personal point of view. Now I just need to put it all into practise!