Slow Feeding Horses + Giveaway from The Hay Pillow, Inc.
It seems we're hearing more and more about a concept known a 'slow feeding' these days. So what exactly is slow feeding and how does it benefit the horse? That's what I intend to focus on in this post.
I'm also excited to announce another giveaway–this time from one of my blog sponsors, The Hay Pillow, Inc. More on that at the end of this post!
Slow feeding is generally a term we use with feeding forage to horses, but slowing horses' consumption of concentrates can also be beneficial, as discussed in this article I wrote for The Horse.
Many traditional horse feeding practices center around 2-3 large meals per day. This often leaves long periods of time in which the horse has no food to eat, and this is simply not conducive to the horse's digestive system. Horses fed this way are more prone to ulcers, colic, and stable vices such as cribbing.
Other feeding practices may allow horses 24-hour access to rich pasture or round bales, and this, too may be less than ideal. While these horses may have their need for continual grazing met, they are also more prone to issues such as obesity, insulin resistance, laminitis, and possibly colic.
Slow feeding mimics a horse's natural eating habits in the wild, allowing small amounts of forage to be eaten over a long period of time. There are several ways to slow down a horse's forage intake. Using a grazing muzzle is one option–but these shouldn't be left on the horse 24-7 in most cases. For slow feeding hay, there are a variety of nets and other devices on the market. You can also make your own.
Giveaway from The Hay Pillow, Inc.
Hay Pillow: The ultimate slow feed hay bag.
The Standard™ and Mini Hay Pillow™ Original and Version II are the only slow feed hay bags designed for use on the ground; allowing your horse to eat in a natural grazing position and encourage movement! The best choice for voracious eaters; when used on the ground it is not attached to anything so they can't tug or pull on it. Mini Hay Pillow is designed specifically for miniature horses and ponies.
Hanging Hay Pillow ™ and Hanging Hay Pillow II ™ are also available for those who prefer to hang a bag. It is appropriate for any size horse or pony. Great for horse trailers and stalls!
The giveaway is for one standard hay pillow or one hanging hay pillow–your choice–each a $69.99 value.
To enter the giveaway, leave a comment below telling why you believe your horse could benefit from slow feeding. The deadline to enter is Saturday, November 16th at 6:00 p.m. U.S. central time. A random drawing from the comments will determine the winner. The contest is open to both U.S. and international readers.
Are You Feeding Enough Forage?
I have an Arab and a mule. I would like to slow my Arab mare down more as I have notice that she will get cow plops when she goes too long between feedings. Everything else has checked out medically. The days I am able to go out there for lunch ( one and two ;)). I noticed there are no cow plops the next morning. So I definitely can see that 3-4 spread out meals does make a difference for her. I would love to see what happens if slowed down even more.
I believe the Hay pillow would be great for my horse. I am a new horse owner and I am just learning. I have seen that my horse waste a lot of hay. I believe the horse pillow will help me save money and benefit my horse at the same time.
My horses can both benefit from slow feeding. My 13 yr old TWH mare is a chunky girl and requires a muzzle when on grass. This is the first winter we will have with her since purchasing her and I'm definitely trying to come up with ways to give her free access to forage 24/7, but limit her intake. I made one hay feeder with a hay net, but she is very rough with it. I think the pillow would be a much better option for her! My other horse is an 18 yr old Saddlebred/Trakehner gelding who is a hard keeper. He gets all the hay he can eat, on the other hand. But feeding the two horses together in the pasture requires some creativity.
I have an Arab-cross mare that is too smart for her own good, prone to boredom, and also an easy keeper. A good slow feeder like the pillow would solve all these problems, along with a few of my own (hay wastage, for example). I've also heard slow feeder bags make soaking hay easier and cleaner, which could be useful for the IR horse my mare shares a paddock with.
I have a horse just diagnosed with IR. He has to either wear a muzzle 24/7 or wear one while on turnout and spend the rest the day stalled or in a dry lot and he eats his hay so fast he is let with so much time to just do nothing.
I am sure slow feeder hay nets help the horses which are lower in ranking to also be able to eat at ease. There is much less fighting for the best spot because there are many more feeding spots available and there is always some food to find.
I have two Morgan geldings. One is 19 and the other is 6. They both are air ferns. The younger one more so. His name is Danny and he would definitely benefit. We feed about 4 meals a day. A slow feeder would be beneficial for all horses especially at night so they can 'graze' during the night.
I have 2 horses and from what I am learning, horses need to eat like horses! In other words, eating 2-3 flakes of hay 3x/day is not great for their gut health. I would like to keep hay in front of my horses at all times. I have a paddock paradise track around my pasture and the hay pillows would be great! I could use several of them at different locations around the track.
A friend of mine uses the Hay Pillow and I think it's a great product. I would love to try it and recommend it to my friends and fellow boarders. I think all stalled horses will benefit ffromusing the Hay Pillow as it promotes slower eating and keeps the hay clean and off the ground. My mare definitely could use one. Thanks!
My 20 yr old chubby alpha mare could be out without a muzzle. With several slow feeders the other horses could have their turn at the hay. I like the natural feeding position for a horse prone prone to choke.
I personally have IR horses and foster many EMS/IR horses for the local rescue. These horses have a flaw in the "switch" that turns off the hunger response. They act like they are hungry all the time, because they are! I have devised and concocted numerous ways to keep hay in front of them, but would be thrilled to have a product like the hay pillow to help these horses have access to hay in a safe manner. Thank you for your consideration of my request.
I believe my horses benifit greatly from slow feeders. There is less hay wasted and they get to 'graze' throughout the day. It is the most natural way to feed. I have made all kinds of slow feeders, I think the hay net versions are the best kind. I love to see what my horses think of the hay pillow.
I have two Arabians who are easy keepers. I would love to try your product and compare it to the nibble net. I used the nibble net with my sweet horse that passed due to cancer. He also had ulcers. I think these products are fabulous and highly recommend them.
I feel that it would help improve digestion for my horse.
I have been feeding at ground level for years. I think this would be a great way to feed and and make my horses slow down while eating hay.
My hungry Hoover has developed food aggression. My Morgan was diagnosed with Equine Metabolic Syndrome and her very controlled diet leaves her without hay. She is forced to hear the other happily munching horses while she stands watching from her stall. I board at a stable with no dry lot, so she is stalled at night to give her a break from the muzzle. A slow feeder would help make the hay last longer while stalled during the night and reduce the aggression on the horse stalled next to her.
I have been using the slow feeders and feeding from the ground for many years now and love to use them…. but one of my mares is still eating way too fast from the larger openings that the slow-feeder that I have for her and I would love to try your product to see if it works better. If so, I would probably buy at least 5 to 10 more.
I have been wanting something to occupy my horses while traveling for competition. They usually are not in stalls until it is show time and I think a slow graze hay bag would help the day go by easier. Hope I win it!!!
A few weeks ago I called about an ad for a Mustang Mare " free" to a good home. I am always skeptical about such ads since in my experience "free" often turns out to be code for the horse is sick or injured or so spooky they won't let you in the field with them.
I must be crazy i thought while dialing the number on the ad, yet I called anyway.
Sometimes I get this feeling in my gut that says that an animal needs rescuing and love, but has amazing potential.
We set up a time to meet and a few days later i showed up to the barn.
She was waiting in a large round pen with two mini donkeys at her side.
Her history was murky. BLM Mustang from somewhere out west. The local animal control had recently seized her after finding her tied by her neck with a short rope to a tree without food or water.
Since she has been at our farm, the Mustang mare now named Super Nova after the explosive star, has settled in but continues to fight for food.
We have tried stalling her during feeding to let her know she doesn't need to fight to eat anymore, but she refuses to settle.
A slow feeder would greatly benefit Nova, because it would allow her to eat hay at our farm in a similar manner to grazing over a long distance, since it will slow her down and give her a chance to relax.
I have a shetland/arab-mix. He is eating sooo fast..! All the hay one can buy here in our area is "too good" for him, so he cannot have too much of it otherwise he will be too fat and in risk of defferent diseases. This again results in the hay disappearing in no time at all! The horses get their last meal of the day at 20.00 and their breakfast at 08.00. So I am always on the lookout for something to make his hay last as long as possible into the night. I am currently using one of those you tie up. But I don't really like them since his head/jaws are not in "the correct eating position".
I really we can try these one day!
I use slow feeding hay nets already with great success with my big Warmblood and arab. I just continuiously stuff the net when it gets low. They provide hay and some entertainment as they pull and tug at the nets… I've been eyeing one of these pillows for awhile!
Ground feeding with the Hay Pillow is a more natural feeding position that helps digestion; also, I'm sure my boys will have fun playing with the pillow!
I have a 14 year old paint mare who has had a 2 subacute laminitis flare ups. We monitor everything carefully and are meticulous with what we feed her. She pulls the hay from the hay rack, the decides it's ok to eat. So we leave it in a bucket in her stall. But then she sorts out the different parts between the floor and the bucket. (Does anyone else have a horse that does this?) I suspect she sorts it so she can get to the shorter chaff parts. She eventually will eat it all, but she makes such a mess! When we turn her out with the other two horses she's muzzled most of the year. Having something like the hay pillow would help greatly!
I have a 25 year old QH who is a very easy keeper. I have to limit her pasture time and when she is in her dry lot she eats her hay so quickly that she is standing around and is quickly starting to develop some bad habits such as wind sucking and cribbing. She only does these vices when she is confined and does not have hay available. I know a hay pillow would help slow her hay consumption down which would allow her more happy time in her dry lot.
Their digestive system is made to have roughage in it 24/7.
We have just about every brand and type of small-mesh slow-feeding hay nets on the market, and your Hay Pillow is by far our favorite. It's the only net with 1″ holes that my horses and mini-donks like. I think it's probably because it's not made with the typical nylon web straps so it's easier to get a bite, but it still makes them work for it and significantly slows them down. I also like that the Hay Pillow is intended to lay on the ground, putting their bodies in the natural position for grazing. Even more importantly, when grazing or eating from ground level, their jaws are aligned properly which means their teeth will wear down evenly, with less points and hooks. Our equine dentist loves to see that!
We only have the one Hay Pillow because we're living on our military retirement checks and good quality hay nets are pricey, so I hope we win this.
Gosh, that sounded greedy. I actually hope someone wins who has never been able to try them!
I have 2 easy keepers-a 6 yr old Arab/Quarter cross stallion and a 5 yr old Paint Quarter gelding. Prior to us owning both they had been stabled/stalled and lead very "unhorse-like" lives. Our goal is for both to be as "horsey" as possible. We switched them to ground feed, they are pastured 24/7..within months of these changes they both blossomed. Unfortunately my farm is abit arid in places leaving our pastures less than idea so we have to rely on hay more than we like. We've tried rationing, which leaves them with not getting enough, we've tried setting out square bales to see if waste is less but they still last about the blink of an eye, we've finally settled on round bales which gives them an adequate amount of hay but of course results in significant waste and very little movement. Recently I went back to scattering piles through the pasture which has helped get them moving again but I spend all day shuttling hay to them to ensure they get enough to meet their needs the way they currently consume it. I love the idea of the Hay Pillow. I have been looking at investing in a few since I learned of them, but being on a tight budget it will be awhile before I can start squeezing in the purchases. I'm dedicated to getting my boys completely back to being horses! If I can keep them eating correctly and moving the benefits to them physically and mentally are a no-brainer. Winning one would be a heaven send!
It would be awesome for my horses to eat from a hay pillow instead of making their hay into a hay pillow. They are all on the high side of the henneke scale and I'd love for them to have hay 24/7 without eating most of it and sleeping, and making it their toilet….less waste would be great!
its going to be a rough year money wise so for my horse's health as well as for financial reason…i could REALLY use a slow feeding pillow.
My horse would benefit from a hay pillow for a number of reasons, as the hay this year is really rich so his white hind legs are now brown as happens when on haylage, but we are feeding hay. Also, we don't have a hay feeder, so are feeding hay from the ground so there is a lot of waste, and a hay pillow would help with both of these issues.
We have three minis and believe in access to hay 24/7… but these little guys just love to eat and never stop-since too much hay can give minis diarrhea, among other problems, we're struggling to keep them happy and healthy at the same time! They've got a regular haynet but the holes are so big they can fit their entire muzzles in to snag all the hay they want and spread it everywhere and then stomp on it!
I like my mare to have free access to hay 24/7 however if I leave it on the ground she just stands there and eats until it's all gone, I now hang some hay bags strategically around her paddock so she does have to work a bit harder to get it. The problem is the holes in the hay bags are way too big so a lot still ends up on the ground, I would love to try the hay pillow as they look so much better than the hay bags I currently have & also look fabulous to hang in the float while traveling.
My horse has been eating out of a slow feeder bag for over a year. Last spring I nearly lost her to a lengthy illness. Steriods made her eat like a fiend which resulted in an impaction colic episode. While in the clinic they realized she'd eat her hay too fast, get a belly ache and lay down. Their fix was a hay bag…just the ordinary kind. A friend sent me a better one once we were home, and we haven't looked back. The hay pillow intrigues me as I'd prefer her to be able to eat off the ground, not from a hanging bag.
I have an IR/Cushing mare who LOVES her food! I'd love to try this, as I imagine having to slow down to eat and making her food last longer would make her more content as her food would last longer (she gets bored waiting for the other horses to finish eating) and help her health concerns.
My aged Arab would benefit from the Hay Pillow because my daughter could place it near the back of the pasture at feeding time, causing him to move more, and stay limber.
My 16 yr old mule, Molly is having problems with a partial blockage among other things. The one suggestion my local vet and the university said to try is a hay bag that has small holes to slow her down eating. Your cool hay bag would help so much. She is a sweet mule so I want to do all I can for her. I will be taking her back to the university for an ultrasound next month (December) to check on how she is doing. The hanging hay pillow would be a blessing for her.
I am on a quest to find a slow feeder that my gelding doesn't conquer. We have tried 3 different kinds of slow feeders and after a few days, he is back to finishing his meals in record time. He is a chunky gelding, 15.3, and LOVES to eat. Oh, I forgot to mention that he is also missing all the teeth on the bottom left, and still can get his food in his mouth in a flash! I am concerned about his weight all the time and would love to try the Hay Pillow. Thank you for this opportunity.
Slow feeders would benefit my horses because we live in the desert where there isn't any pasture. Having something to nibble on all the time would make conditions more natural for them.
We own 2 Hay pillows and LOVE them. We use ours for late night hay in the stalls. Our mares got use to them by the second night and we found them to be safe, super easy to use and to keep clean. I would love to win one to give as a gift to a rescued horse a friend recently took in. She'd love to use it at night too.
I have rescued 7 miniature horses and a donkey, I would love to let them munch all day as I know it is a better way to feed but unfortunately most of my herd is overweight and it is not conducive to feed that way. The Hay Bag is brilliant, I would love to win one.
Slow feeding I'm sure helps my easy keepers with having their low calorie hay last longer and helps them have something in there gut most of the time as a grazing horse should. And especially helps my mustang, who when fed without a net gets so overly excited at feeding time that she takes big mouthfuls on her first couple of bites, sometimes causing her to lay down and groan. I used to think she was colicking. Over the years, now I'm pretty sure it is a mild form of choke . . . she tends to be dramatic. I would love to try the Hay Pillows to see they work well for us.
I didn't mean to leave another comment, but I just realized that the fact that the netting is only one side might be helpful in keeping dirt out of the hay . . . now that I live in a wetter climate, where dirt might be sticking to my usual hay balls. I can't attach to fence, because it is electric. Now I'm even more excited, to get a chance to try the Hay Pillow.
I have nets and net feeders, but I'd love to try the Hay Pillow for my pre-Cushings mare. Her Insulin rises every fall with the seasonal rise. She's on Pergolide now, but as her Cushings advances, so will her tendency to be IR. We know slow feeders are the perfect solution for IR horses, not more hay! I like the head down position of the Hay Pillow too. I have a gelding who could be a tester for you! If a bag can withstand his test, you've got a great product!!
Chewy, a pony foal, was rescued from a low-end auction where his Mom was sold but the new owners didn't want the baby. So he was weaned at the auction as they dragged his Mom away. Now he has learned to eat hay, but eats as though he will never see another meal again. So his few pounds of hay don't last long and he goes many hours without food yet is still gaining too much weight. A Hay Pillow could help set him up for a lifetime of health instead.
We rescued 2 horses an American quarter and an app/ Arabian mix. Both are about 5. They came to us under weight. We are feeding a high quality alfalfa to help with weight gain. They will easily eat a flake each in about 5 minutes. A hay pillow would help slow them down so they don't colic.
I have an Insulin Resistant horse that is a voracious eater, but needs to be on a controlled amount of hay. He would benefit from a hay pillow, because it would enable him to enjoy his hay for a longer period of time. So far, he's been able to destroy every slow feeder I've used (and I've tried nearly every one available).
I have 2 "easy keepers". One is a rescue mare who came to me with heaves and laminitis among other problems. I use hay bags but would love to try the hay pillow to encourage both horses to move more which would help with the weight and feet problems.
After years of working hard, I'm finally fortunate enough that I'm going to realize my life-long dream to own my very own horse barn! I graduated with an Equine Science and Business Degree 9 years ago and hope to capitalize upon the knowledge gained while at Lake Erie College and design a smart, efficient and perfect 5-stall barn in our backyard. I'm constantly juggling my equine passion with my full-time work commitments (non-horse related) and I feel that this slow feeder would be a perfect way to ensure that my horses are receiving small, regular amounts of forage throughout the day, especially while I'm at work all day! Thank you for hosting this giveaway; I would be so grateful if I won!
Hi Jessica–the giveaway was a couple months ago, but if you go like 'The Hay Pillow' on Facebook, you can enter in other giveaways there. I believe she is going to do a monthly giveaway. And congrats on getting your own horse barn!
Wildfire and Ringo are my mini horses. They live in an arena with Blackjack and Paxley – two mini donkeys. Each one of my guys have individual "eating issues". Wildfire has EMS, is chunky ( looks like a mini clydsdale ), Ringo is delicate and small boned, and the donkeys are beautiful, but have chronic "saddlebags" thick necks, and fat butts.
They get a flake of grass hay in the morning and in the evening, but never seem to get enough . I am pretty sure that's because Wildfire eats like a little vacuum cleaner. I have spent many days researching ways to feed them thst are healthy, nutritious, and correct amounts. Truthfully , they should all be in seperate stalls with individualized diets, but that is just not possible on my ranch. So today I found the "Hay Pillow" online, which seems to be the next best thing! It would require 4 , one for each boy, but the savings in vet bills ( EMS caused laminitis) and the peace of mind ( for them but me too) , is totally worth it. To win one to test out would be great – and then I would definitely get more for the rest of the horses on the ranch, and maybe even for Christmas gifts for my friends with horses.


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Global LinkUP: Tim Cook has solid advice for entrepreneurs on VCs
by Victor Ekwealor | Oct 13, 2017
For a global round up of news and interesting things in the world of technology this week, two giant companies have locked horns again, mobile payments just received a major boost and Windows Phone is dead. Most importantly, Apple CEO Tim Cook has a word for startups.
Windows Phone has finally rested in peace
Last year, Microsoft laid off thousands of workers from its mobile divisions. Since then, there has been unanswered questions and doubts on the direction of Windows Phone with plenty speculations. But on Sunday, Microsoft's Joe Belfiore put paid to the matter with a series of tweets; Windows Phone is officially dead.
He cited insufficient amount of users on the platform to warrant new apps and updates. Personally, I think the official obituary notice was made by Bill Gates himself when he announced an Android smartphone as his primary phone.
Global major leap for mobile payments
On Tuesday, Wells Fargo announced that more than 5,000 of its ATMs will be equipped with Near Field Communication(NFC) mobile wallet capability. This means that customers will be able to tap their smartphones — or other enabled — devices on the ATMs and perform cash transactions without cards.
With mobile wallet systems — Apple Pay, Android Pay, Samsung Pay, and the Wells Fargo's Wallet for Android app — customers can tap on ATMs and perform cardless transactions.
This is a global win for mobile payments and a hint at the possibilities of ease and seamlessness of transactions in the future.
Uber vs Waymo (?)
In a story last week, we saw Google pitting itself against Apple. Giant companies beef every now and then, but Waymo and Uber have locked horns in a messy legal tussle since February.
Google's self-driving car company Waymo is alleging Uber stole some of its proprietary technology and is using it, and Uber — of course — denies this.
Google's Waymo
Because of this, Waymo is trying to legally force Uber to hand over its self-driving car source code which is tantamount to sharing trade secrets. The question is, what if they are wrong?
But a Waymo employee had left to found a self-driving truck startup that was later acquired by Uber, so yeah, it's easy to see why Waymo is spooked. And we cannot forget the $1 billion-dollar angle, it really is messy.
Tim Cook has good advice for entrepreneurs
On Wednesday, the Foundry, a new entrepreneurial hub launched in Oxford University to help the university's over 23,000 students 'become more entrepreneurial'.
The Oxford Foundry
Apple CEO, Tim Cook was a guest at the opening and spoke to the students and potential entrepreneurs. According to Techcrunch, he had some insightful advice for entrepreneurs but the best was on investment and investors.
According to Tim, as a budding entrepreneur, a venture capital (VC) asking about your exit strategy does not mean you well as they are only interested in profit and not your personal or business development. That you should not be attracted to that kind of money as it is not meant to help you or your company grow.
There are pros and cons to this stance but overall I think Tim has a valid point. Do you think this mindset can apply to Nigerian and African startups?
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Victor Ekwealor
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Questa tecnica rende i reperti organici rigidi e inodori, mantenendo inalterati i colori. Von Hagens è l'autore delle mostre intitolate Körperwelten (in inglese Body Worlds), in cui espone i corpi umani da lui elaborati.

Biografia
Gunther von Hagens è nato col nome di Gunther Gerhard Liebchen nella località di Alt-Skalden, nel comune all'epoca denominato Kalmen ed oggi in polacco Nowe Skalmierzyce, nel Reichsgau Wartheland, che fece parte della Germania tra il 1939 e il 1945 prima di ritornare alla Polonia. All'età di soli 5 giorni il piccolo Gunther fu portato via dai genitori per evitare l'imminente occupazione sovietica. Il giovane Günther crebbe nella Germania dell'Est. La sua famiglia abitò per un breve periodo a Berlino Est e nelle sue vicinanze, prima di trasferirsi definitivamente a Greiz, una cittadina dove von Hagens rimase fino all'età di 19 anni.

Essendo emofiliaco, da bambino von Hagens passò sei mesi in ospedale. Sembra che sia stato questo periodo di terapia ad avergli stimolato l'interesse verso le scienze mediche, che incominciò a studiare nel 1965 all'Università di Jena. Durante gli anni all'università, il giovane Gunther ha cominciato a porsi domande sul comunismo e sul socialismo, allargando le proprie conoscenze politiche attraverso fonti di informazione non comuniste. Partecipò, inoltre, alle proteste studentesche contro l'invasione della Cecoslovacchia da parte delle truppe del Patto di Varsavia. A gennaio del 1969 si spostò attraverso la Bulgaria e l'Ungheria fino al confine cecoslovacco con l'Austria, che tentò di oltrepassare l'8 gennaio dello stesso anno. Dopo aver fallito fece altri tentativi, ma fu arrestato e condannato a due anni di prigione.

Nel 1970, la Germania Ovest pagò la sua cauzione e comprò la sua libertà. Da allora, von Hagens ebbe la possibilità di continuare gli studi medici a Lubecca e nel 1975 ottenne un dottorato dall'Università Ruprecht Karl di Heidelberg.

Carriera
Von Hagens ha lavorato come lecturer (qualifica corrispondente a quella di professore associato) all'Istituto di Anatomia e Patologia dell'Università di Heidelberg per 22 anni.

Il dottor von Hagens è particolarmente famoso per la tecnica conosciuta come plastinazione, inventata da lui stesso nel 1977 e brevettata l'anno seguente. Dopo aver sviluppato e migliorato la tecnica, ha fondato l'Istituto di Plastinazione a Heidelberg nel 1993. Dal 1996, von Hagens è stato professore ospite a Dalian, in Cina, dove è stato istituito un altro centro di plastinazione, seguito da quello dell'Accademia medica di Stato di Bishkek, nel Kirghizistan. Dal 2004, è anche professore ospite al New York University College of Dentistry.

Durante i primi 20 anni di questi studi, la plastinazione è stata utilizzata per preservare campioni di piccole dimensioni a scopo di studio medico. Solo dall'inizio degli anni '90 ha cominciato a essere sviluppato l'equipaggiamento che rende possibile la plastinazione di campioni di corpi interi. Ogni corpo richiede 1.500 ore per essere plastinato. La prima mostra con corpi interi è stata organizzata in Giappone nel 1995. Nei due anni seguenti, von Hagens ha sviluppato il progetto Body Worlds, che si pone l'obiettivo di mettere in mostra corpi interi plastinati in posizioni di vita reale, e dissezionati in modo da mostrare le diverse strutture e i sistemi dell'anatomia umana.

Da allora Body Worlds, organizzata in più di 50 città del mondo, ha incontrato l'interesse del pubblico ma anche molte controversie. Diversi gruppi religiosi, in special modo rappresentanti della Chiesa Cattolica e della religione ebraica si sono opposti all'esibizione di cadaveri umani, asserendo che questa sia una mancanza di rispetto verso il corpo umano. Tuttavia la mostra, seguita da Body Worlds 2, 3 e 4, ha avuto più di 26 milioni di visitatori nel mondo.

Per la produzione di campioni per le mostre Body Worlds, von Hagens impiega 340 persone, distribuite in cinque laboratori in quattro diversi paesi del mondo. Ogni laboratorio è specializzato in un ambito della plastinazione, con quello cinese impiegato esclusivamente per la plastinazione di corpi animali. La giraffa apparsa in Body Worlds 3 & The Story of the Heart è stata uno dei campioni più difficili da creare, in quanto si è impiegato un periodo di tempo di tre anni, più di 10 volte più lungo del tempo che si impiega alla preparazione di un corpo umano. Sono state impiegate 10 persone per muoverla, poiché il suo peso finale, come quello di ogni campione plastinato, era equivalente al peso dell'animale originale.

Le mostre Body Worlds sono state inserite, come mostra fittizia a Miami, nel film del 2006 Casino Royale. La vera location delle riprese all'esterno della mostra era, in realtà, il Ministero dei Trasporti di Praga. Lo stesso von Hagens fa un cameo nel film, nel ruolo di una guida turistica che conduce un gruppo oltre il luogo dove James Bond uccide un nemico.

Più recentemente, von Hagens ha sviluppato un metodo di sezionare corpi in sezioni molto sottili, che possono poi essere plastinate e usate a scopo di studio medico. Inoltre, sta sviluppando tecniche di plastinazione per campioni di grandissime dimensione, come quelli di elefanti.

Vita privata
Von Hagens è ateo ed è sposato con Angelina Whalley, Direttore Creativo delle mostre Body Worlds. Ha tre figli, avuti dal primo matrimonio, e mantiene il cognome von Hagens della prima moglie. Quando appare in pubblico, anche durante le dissezioni anatomiche, indossa sempre un cappello borsalino nero, in riferimento al quadro Lezione di anatomia del dottor Tulp di Rembrandt.

Von Hagens ha dichiarato che il suo grande obiettivo nella vita è quello di creare un "Museo dell'Uomo", dove mostre di anatomia umana possono essere tenute permanentemente. Una delle sue affermazioni più citate è quella di voler essere plastinato dopo la propria morte e di voler donare delle sezioni plastinate del proprio corpo a diverse università nel mondo, così da poter insegnare (fisicamente) in diversi luoghi anche dopo la morte. A gennaio del 2011, von Hagens ha annunciato di essere affetto da malattia di Parkinson e che, dopo la sua morte, sua moglie eseguirà il processo di plastinazione sul suo stesso corpo e lo inserirà all'interno delle mostre Body Worlds.

Apparizioni televisive
Nel 2005 il canale televisivo britannico Channel 4 ha messo in onda un programma in quattro puntate intitolato Anatomy for Beginners, in cui von Hagens e il professore di patologia John Lee dissezionavano alcuni cadaveri per discuterne le strutture interne e le funzioni delle varie parti del corpo.

Un'altra serie, sempre di quattro puntate, ha seguito Anatomy for Beginners, intitolata Autopsy: Life and Death ed è andata in onda sullo stesso canale nel 2006. In questa nuova stagione, von Hagens e Lee discutevano, sempre dissezionando cadaveri reali, le cause più comuni di morte negli esseri umani (problemi circolatori, cancro, avvelenamento a causa di insufficienza di alcuni organi, e in ultimo l'invecchiamento).

A novembre del 2007, Autopsy: Life and Death è stato seguito da Autopsy: Emergency Room. Questa serie presentava dissezioni su cadaveri che avevano subito traumi improvvisi e la spiegazione di cosa accade quando il corpo viene ferito mortalmente. In questa stagione, von Hagens è stato coadiuvato dal medico John Heyworth e dalla Croce Rossa britannica.

La domenica di Pasqua del 2012, sempre su Channel 4, è andato in onda un documentario intitolato Crucifixion, in cui von Hagens ha dato la sua interpretazione della crocifissione di Gesù Cristo. Diversi corpi plastinati sono stati usati per la creazione dell'opera, che intende unire i vasi sanguigni di alcuni cadaveri diversi per ricreare la struttura principale del corpo di Cristo. Alla fine del programma, von Hagens ha annunciato che non si aspetta di vedere l'opera totalmente completa a causa del suo stato di salute precario.

Accuse legali
Nel 2002 c'è stata una procedura legale contro un patologo di rilievo e un coroner in Siberia riguardo alla spedizione di 56 cadaveri a Heidelberg. La polizia sosteneva che il coroner di Novosibirsk, Vladimir Novosylov, aveva venduto illegalmente i corpi a degli acquirenti fuori dalla Russia. Von Hagens non fu accusato del caso, tuttavia fu chiamato a testimoniare contro Novosylov. Le autorità fermarono le spedizioni di corpi, ponendo così fine all'accordo tra il patologo russo e von Hagens.

Nell'ottobre del 2003, una commissione parlamentare del Kirghizistan investigò su alcune accuse secondo le quali von Hagens aveva ricevuto illegalmente e poi plastinato diverse centinaia di cadaveri provenienti da prigioni, istituzioni psichiatriche e ospedali del Kirghizistan, alcuni senza una precedente notifica alle famiglie. Lo stesso von Hagens fu chiamato testimone in causa, e dichiarò di aver ricevuto nove cadaveri da ospedali del Kirghizistan, nessuno dei quali era stato utilizzato per le mostre Body Worlds, e che egli non era coinvolto né responsabile della notifica alle famiglie dei deceduti.

Nel 2003 un'organizzazione per la salvaguardia dei diritti degli animali presentò un reclamo secondo il quale von Hagens non aveva seguito le corrette procedure burocratiche per la plastinazione del cadavere di un gorilla che aveva inserito in una delle mostre Body Worlds. Von Hagens dichiarò di aver ricevuto il cadavere dallo zoo di Hannover, dove l'animale era deceduto. Le autorità tedesche richiesero la rimozione del gorilla dalla mostra del 2004 a Francoforte, ma von Hagens vinse la causa in tribunale e l'animale fu portato di nuovo nell'esposizione.

Nel 2003 l'Università di Heidelberg ha fatto causa contro von Hagens, dichiarando che egli si sarebbe descritto in un documento cinese come professore di un'università tedesca, senza però chiarire l'origine straniera di questo suo titolo in Germania. Dopo un processo, alla fine del marzo 2004, von Hagens ha ricevuto una multa. Il 25 aprile 2005 un tribunale di Heidelberg gli inflisse una multa di 108.000 euro (l'equivalente di un periodo di 90 giorni in prigione) per aver usato un titolo accademico del quale non era stato insignito; tuttavia lo prosciolse da quattro altre accuse. A settembre del 2006 von Hagens è ricorso in appello e gli è stata ridotta la pena a un avviso con una multa in sospeso di 50.000 euro, che per la legge tedesca non è considerata un precedente penale. Nel 2007 l'accusa di uso improprio di un titolo accademico è stata annullata dalla Corte di Giustizia Federale tedesca, a Karlsruhe.

Von Hagens è professore ospite all'Università di Medicina di Dalian e ha una cattedra onoraria all'Accademia Medica di Stato del Kirghizistan. Inoltre, è anche professore ospite al New York University College of Dentistry.

A gennaio del 2004 la rivista d'informazione tedesca Der Spiegel ha segnalato che von Hagens aveva acquisito alcuni dei suoi cadaveri da prigionieri giustiziati in Cina; egli, però, ribatté di non conoscere l'origine dei corpi e risolvette l'accusa cremando la maggior parte dei cadaveri controversi. I procuratori tedeschi si rifiutarono di portare avanti le accuse e, nel marzo del 2005, fu emessa un'ingiunzione temporanea contro Der Spiegel. L'ingiunzione vietava alla rivista di dichiarare che le mostre Body Worlds contenevano corpi di prigionieri giustiziati.

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After registering into Mobile Application 'CIT2ADM for Pedestrians' then logged in, Citizen may decide to report issue he is facing during his WALK, in the neighborhood at Work or at Home.
Citizen can therefore decide to submit a REPORT including PHOTO w/attached GPS and a description of the Issue. In this example shown, CITIZEN found manhole cover missing so he decides to immediately report the ISSUE.
CITIZEN uses Mobile Application "CIT2ADM for Pedestrians" running on Android, to send a Detailed Report describing the ISSUE.
The Report posted will be then immediately visible in the APK by any Citizen in the Neighborhood as well as by the Municipality in charge of the AREA.
Municipality has full access in the CIT2ADM ADMN PANEL to check on daily basis, what happens in the Territory they are in charge of.
After filtering the report, Municipality will select and Act on several Issues reported.
Field Technician will complete his work and provide full status of his work, in addition to new Photo to be shared with Citizen's community, so this proved real collaborative and interactive work, taking place between Administration and Citizen.


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FSHISD Seeks School Board Members
The Fort Sam Houston Independent School District is soliciting for nominees to be considered for 2 openings on the Board of Trustees. The positions must be filled by either a military member or civilian living on or employed by Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. To qualify for the board, a volunteer must be 18 years of age or older, a U.S. citizen, and a qualified voter. Trustees will take an official oath of office and serve without compensation. Interested applicants must submit a resume no later than 5 p.m., June 28, 2019 to the School Liaison Officer at 2380 Stanley Road, Building 124, Room 102. For more information, call (210) 221-2214 or 221-2256
Surplus Property Sale
Fort Sam Houston ISD is selling surplus property via an online auction. If you are interested in purchasing any of these items, click the headline above to go directly to the Lemons Auctioneers/Online Pros website. Bidding closes on May 3, 2019.
District-wide Early Dismissal – March 7, 2019
Congratulations to our Robert G. Cole Boys Varsity Basketball team as they advance to the State Tournament with a game to be held on Thursday, March 7, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. in the Alamodome. All Fort Sam Houston ISD schools will dismiss early so students, staff and parents can attend this event. Fort Sam Houston Elementary School will dismiss at 12:05 p.m. and Robert G. Cole Middle and High School will dismiss at 12:35 p.m.
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FSHISD Seeks Candidates for School Board
The Fort Sam Houston Independent School District is soliciting for nominees to be considered for 1 opening on the Board of Trustees.
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Cole's Got Talent!
The Senior Class and Project Graduation from Cole High School is honored to host the Annual Cougar's Got Talent Show and Dinner on February 23, 2019 from 5:30 - 8: 00 pm. Click the headline above for details about the show and audition dates.


Who would have thought that all the heart ache and sleepless nights over the last 15 years of running my own business, whilst being a Mum would inspire others? I certainly didn't.
Yet it seems that what I do so naturally in supporting other business owners grow their business, and helping parents to start their own flexible business, has been recognised in a national award. Wow! I've been shortlisted for the Cheerleading category of the MPower Business Awards.
Is one of the biggest tips I give to other business owners. Yes, juggling the commitment of being a parent and running your own business is hard. For example, "What's the priority today?" Look after my poorly child, or follow up that potential customer I promised I'd call?
Yes, I've been there, with all those different balls flying around my head, with some dropped to the floor too. OK, let's be honest, many dropped to the floor!
Learning to find the right balance for you and your family can take time, lots more juggling, and amazing support from those around you. Including your children! I remember having boxes of bras in my lounge and getting the boys to sort them into size order to help me out. They didn't learn much about bra fitting, but they learnt that 32 was smaller than 34, and D came after C though!
Like so many business owners and working parents, I've suffered from anxiety, fear, worry, and sleepless nights.
It took me many years to find the right balance of family and business life, and even more years to find that I needed me-time too. But I'd say that this is the most important aspect of growing your business successfully around your growing family.
When I realised that I no longer enjoyed running an online shop, as I preferred direct contact with customers, a weight fell from my shoulders and I was able to hand that successful business to someone who it suited. I was then able to grow another business which fitted around my boys different after school and taxi service requirements, which meant I wasn't constantly chasing my tail.
Whilst I love cheering others on, (my boys are both very good sportsmen, so I get lots of opportunity to cheer them), you need to focus on yourself and give yourself a pat on the back. Every day.
Yes, everyday. Do you realise what you're doing? You're running a business and being a juggling parent supporting your family to grow. You're nurturing both to grow up and become mature. Don't you think you deserve cheering on? I do. You're doing a fabulous job, even if you don't think you are.
Don't be hard on yourself. Life is hard, you don't need to add to that with your own thoughts!
In celebration of being a finalist for the MPower Business Awards, I'm offering three free business cheerleading drop ins across Lancashire, where I live.
I will be available at these drop in sessions to spend time talking about your business, (or business idea), juggling parenting and business, at these times across the county, before the awards final on 23rd June. Who knows who else will be there at the same time as you? It could be the start of some new business collaborations!
All I asks is that you make a donation to the volunteer led Lancashire Listening Services, One2One Listening in Preston and Lancaster is Listening, which I've helped to set up, and continue to support voluntarily. It costs about £150 to train one volunteer listener, so any donations will be used to support local people have somewhere to be listened to properly.
If I can turn being a juggling business parent into a national award finalist, so can you 🙂 I look forward to hearing your story soon.


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All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).

## [1.3.6] 2015-10-22
### Added
- Latest version of CS 162, Operating Systems and System Programming

## [1.2.6] 2015-10-19
### Added
- Badge/Link to the Awesome list

## [1.2.5] 2015-10-16
### Fixed
- Fix name of the section and add a hyperlink to it.

## [1.2.4] 2015-10-14
### Removed
- Removed citation about public commitment

## [1.2.3] 2015-10-12
### Changed
- Updated the prerequisite section for more clarity

## [1.2.2] 2015-10-12
### Fixed
- New link to issue intended for students' enrollment

## [1.2.1] 2015-10-11
### Added
- Article Git - the simple guide to the prerequisite section

##[1.1.1] 2015-10-11
### Fixed
- Fix typos
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  - Elaborated on "real problem"
  - Fixed a few small grammatical and wording errors

## [1.1.0] 2015-10-08
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- Motivation & Preparation section (optional resources)
  - Article: MIT Challenge
  - Course: Learning How to Learn

## [1.0.0] 2015-10-08

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package de.craftolution.craftoplugin.module.ban.utils;

import de.craftolution.craftoplugin.core.utils.Check;

import java.time.Duration;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

public class DurationPrinter {

	public static String toString(Duration duration) {
		Check.notNull("duration", duration);

		long totalSeconds = duration.getSeconds();

		long partWeeks = totalSeconds             / 604800L;
		long partDays = totalSeconds    % 604800L / 86400L;
		long partHours = totalSeconds   % 86400L  / 3600L;
		long partMinutes = totalSeconds % 3600L   / 60L;

		if (totalSeconds < 60) { return totalSeconds + " Sekunden"; }

		List<String> parts = new ArrayList<>(5);

		if (partWeeks > 1) {
			parts.add(partWeeks + " Wochen");
		}
		else if (partWeeks == 1) { partDays += 7; }

		if (partDays > 1) {
			parts.add(partDays + " Tage");
		}
		else if (partDays == 1) { partHours += 24; }

		if (partHours > 1) {
			parts.add(partHours + " Stunden");
		}
		else if (partHours == 1) { partMinutes += 60; }

		if (partMinutes > 1) {
			parts.add(partMinutes + " Minuten");
		}
		else if (partMinutes == 1) {
			parts.add("eine Minute");
		}

		if (parts.size() > 1) {
			String firstPart = parts.get(0);
			String secondPart = parts.get(1);

			return firstPart + " und " + secondPart;
		}
		else { return parts.get(0); }
	}

	public static String toHoursAndMinutes(Duration duration) {
		Check.notNull("duration", duration);

		long hours = duration.toMinutes() / 60;
		long minutes = duration.toMinutes() - (hours * 60);
		return hours + " Stunden und " + minutes + " Minuten.";
	}

}


The High Holy Days are that special time in the Jewish calendar for us to take a step back and reflect on who we are as people. We are given the opportunity to look back on the previous spin around the sun to ponder where we were in our lives and where we are going in the coming year. One of the most effective means by which to consider our holistic growth as fully-rounded human beings is to engaging in t'shuvah, the act of returning to our core state of authentic righteousness. And as we approach these most auspicious of days, the question that should be on our lips and inscribed in our heart is: what does t'shuvah mean for me?
On a spiritual level, the process of t'shuvah is akin to finding our innermost point, a phrase we call nekuda ha'penimit. Rabbi Yehudah Aryeh Leib Alter—known as the Sefat Emet—taught, "For everything there is a point of essence (nekudah chayut)… and the world is pulled by this single point." Once we find this constantly evolving place of inner Godliness, we can nurture it and expand it from smallness to its inherent, infinite potential. This is, perhaps, the most important task of our lives. T'shuvah, the literal translation usually rendered as returning, is a process where constantly returning to a deep inner point of being is the objective; allowing these encounters to transform all that we do and all that we are.
On that same thought, Maimonides taught that: "The Jewish People will only be redeemed through teshuvah (Hilchot Teshuvah 7:5). None of us can hold off a moment of growth as no one has reached perfection. "There is no righteous individual on earth who does [only] good and never does wrong" (Ecclesiastes 7:20).
They said that whoever knows his soul knows his Creator, and whoever is ignorant of knowing his soul is ignorant of the knowledge of his Creator. How can one believe that a person is wise concerning something else when he is ignorant concerning himself? … Therefore, they said that the knowledge of the soul is prior to the knowledge of God (Sefer ha-Nefesh, translation by R. Jospe).
By man knowing his own soul, he will know the spiritual world from which he can attain some knowledge of the Creator, as it is written, "From my flesh I shall perceive God" [Job 19:26] (Ha-Olam ha-Katan, translation by S. Horovitz).
While religions across the world maintain their own systems of ritual and symbolism, each with their differing perspectives of human-divine interaction, it is our goal nonetheless that we keep our eyes focused on the main role of organized spirituality: to transform and elevate our core being to actualize our mission in this world. To do so, we must be engaged in a daily process of t'shuvah.
There are no set instructions for performing t'shuvah; it's not an endeavor that one does carelessly. For example, there is the t'shuvat of refraining from doing the same action we repented for in the past (t'shuvat ha'ba'ah); removing pleasure in one's life equal to the pleasure gained from the wrong done (T'shuvat Ha'mishkol); realizing the need to correct missed spiritual opportunities; and realizing that we need to t'shuvah for the self and t'shuvah for a collective purpose as that of family, community, or the world.
And these are only the beginning!
As in any major pursuit, too many people focus on the macro effect of their efforts rather than the incremental steps. We need game plans. We need dedication. We need the foresight to wake up every morning and ask: How are we going to make every day count? Each of us has the opportunity develop our plan of reflection and action so that we can actualize our greatest potentials. That is what this time of the year reinforces most strongly.
In this life, we are charged with a seemingly unconquerable moral task: to balance striving (hishtadlut) with trusting (bitachon). These two qualities bifurcate our ethical and empirical selves. How far do we go to cultivate radical empathy for the vulnerable and downtrodden, but at the same time, develop a sense to know that our efforts may not be enough to help everyone? Indeed, these challenges of understanding the limits of our potential require intentional effort; they require us to release a deeply imperfect human need for total control. In that way, t'shuvat reflects our desire for holiness. It's about ensuring that humanity becomes a force for healing rather than a force for hurting; for building rather than destroying; for contributing rather than diminishing. And when we return (shuv) to our Divine essence (tzelem Elokim), our souls reflect their heavenly origin and reveal the beauty of our human aspirations.


Yarrawa Hill has a warm, welcoming atmosphere making it an ideal romantic getaway for two, while large enough to host several couples for a group getaway. The home boasts three generous bedrooms and can accommodate a maximum of six guests. Each bedroom has an ensuite bathroom and a sitting room or study ensuring plentiful space and privacy for couples. Booking Yarrawa Hill ensures you have exclusive use of the entire property.
The property is managed by Michael Robinson, who lives close to Yarrawa Hill, on behalf of owner Miriam who often has overseas commitments. Michael welcomes guests on arrival and is contactable throughout their stay, if required.
The property is located on a steep escarpment and is unfenced. Guests must accept responsibility for the safety of themselves, and their pets, at all times.
Bookings can be made directly with the owners via the booking request form below. We will contact you within 24 hours to confirm your booking.


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e-Pramaan A National e-Authentication Service
Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology Government of India
What is e-Pramaan
e-Authentication types
Why e-Pramaan
ASA-AUA Services
Department Registration
ASA-AUA Registration
Integration Manuals
Facing any issue?
What is e-Pramaan?
e-Pramaan is a standards based National e-Authentication framework, which facilitates authentication and security of users accessing various government services on mobile and fixed platforms. It is a unique mechanism providing unified log-in facility through SAML 2.0 based Single Sign-On (SSO) for national as well as state level applications in an integrated manner. e-Pramaan offers multi-factor authentication using (password, OTP, digital certificate and biometrics), with additional features comprising configurable chaining of authentication factors, web-site authentication, Aadhaar-based user identity verification and PAN-based identity verification.
With rapid digitization of government services and acceleration of initiatives such as Digital India, identity verification and authenticity of users accessing e-Gov services is of paramount importance. Moreover, user privacy and information confidentiality necessitate mapping of each virtual entity with an individual. Hence, identity management has become crucial for e-Governance services.
e-Pramaan is a comprehensive framework designed to work in tandem with projects like Aadhaar. It aims to consolidate disparate identity documents across government departments including driving license, PAN, voter ID, etc. under a single digital profile. This will instill confidence amongst departments to impart more and more data sensitive services to rightful users. The Single Sign-On feature provides registered users a single window access to all government services minimising their efforts in maintaining multiple usernames and credentials.
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Demigods, brandish your pencils! Whether you're a fan of Percy Jackson, a lover of Greek mythology, or even just someone looking for a new creative outlet, you are going to love The Percy Jackson Coloring Book.
Inspired by Rick Riordan's bestselling series and illustrated magnificently by Keith Robinson, this new coloring book is a must-have for Percy Jackson fans. It features more than one hundred images to color, ranging from demigods and monsters to Manhattan, Mount Olympus, and more.
A few of our favorites include images inspired by each of the cabins at Camp Half-Blood, maps tracking Percy's adventures, and incredibly detailed illustrations of some of the creatures the demigods come across, such as the minotaur. From full scenes to smaller details (like a page of Camp Half-Blood gear or sigils inspired by the different gods), there's really something for everyone and every timeframe. It's a cool way to dive deeper into the world of Percy Jackson while enjoying some relaxing coloring and indulging your imagination.
Want more Percy Jackson? Get your fix at readriordan.com and share your coloring book masterpieces on social media with #PJColoringBook.
The Percy Jackson Coloring Book is available now.
Rick Riordan, dubbed "storyteller of the gods" by Publishers Weekly, is the author of five #1 New York Times best-selling middle grade series with millions of copies sold throughout the world: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, the Heroes of Olympus, and the Trials of Apollo, based on Greek and Roman mythology; the Kane Chronicles, based on Ancient Egyptian mythology; and Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, based on Norse mythology. Rick collaborated with illustrator John Rocco on two best-selling collections of Greek myths for the whole family: Percy Jackson's Greek Gods and Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes. Rick lives in Boston, Massachusetts with his wife and two sons. Follow him on Twitter at @camphalfblood.
Keith Robinson graduated with a degree in graphic design and illustration in 1992 and worked as an animator on some of the earliest digital media productions for clients around the world. He joined the BBC and was part of the R&D team that developed the corporation's first website. He later founded Codename, an award-winning media production company, before he became a freelance illustrator in 2001. His illustrations have been featured in children's books, magazines, television programs, and on postage stamps. He especially enjoys drawing fantasy, mythical, and historical subjects. He lives on the south coast of England.


JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY A	vol.:1422, p.:140-146.
This study presents a validated, porous graphitic carbon stationary phase-based LC-MS/MS method for the identification and quantification of lacto- N-biose (LNB) and N-acetyllactosamine (LacNAc). These compounds are the major building blocks of human milk oligosaccharides, however the presence of their unbound form in human milk has not been examined so far. The separation of these highly related structures in their alditol form was accomplished by a gradient LC method and multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) analysis after appropriate sample preparation including size-exclusion chromatography and solid-phase extraction. Baseline separation of the components provides the selectivity for the method. Validation was performed according to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) Guidelines and the method was found to be precise and accurate. Using our developed and validated method we were able to identify and quantify both saccharides in human milk for the first time. Based on our results the LacNAc concentration is in the range of 6.7-31. μg/mL while LNB concentration decreased from 26. μg/mL below the detection limit during the first week of lactation. The presence of LNB and LacNAc in human milk also implies new biological functions which can lead us closer to the understanding of the various functions of this complex biofluid. © 2015 Elsevier B.V.


Hi, I'm Leti. Mother of 2 amazing kids, B ('09) & A ('13). I am also married to my best friend. I moved to FL from MD right after high school for a fresh start. I met my husband immediately after moving to FL and he was my fresh start. Within a few months we were a couple and very soon after we moved in together. We've been inseparable ever since.
We got married in 2008 and welcomed B ('09) 39 weeks later. He is our honeymoon baby. He is a smart, rambunctious, sweet, funny athletic, little soccer star. He brings laughter to our home every single day. A ('13) came 4 years later and the timing couldn't have been better. Her smile can light up a room. She's a snuggle-bunny baby who always want to cuddle with mommy and I soak it up any chance I get.
I spend my days as an office admin but all I really want to do is hang out with my babies and bake all day–ah, yes, baking! I love to bake, a love that I owe to my grandmother who was a great baker. I also enjoy reading, shopping, the beach, Disney World and a wanna-be-crafter.


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Dear Wedding Guest, Wedding season is upon us and we know you're excited to attend the wedding of your family, friends or loved ones, and we're excited to host you. Truly. So are the lovely newlyweds who sent that invitation your way. But there's some things we want you to know, and we think the bride and groom want you to know them too. Bear with us, this might get a little lengthy. Weddings are a thing of beauty, but also a thing of intense, time-consuming and very detailed
Ireland: An 8-Day Road Trip!
Last year Nora and I took one of my favorite trips of all time-- We spent 8 entire days road-tripping around Ireland and Northern Ireland and it was fabulous! We crammed SO much into those 8 days that we returned home exhausted, but with full hearts. We shared tid-bits on Instagram but never fully blogged the trip because it just felt so overwhelming to sort through and include everything. But it's about time! We landed at Dulles a year ago today, cameras loaded with memories


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Q: Bluetooth unable to connect to headphones after ubuntu 17.04 upgrade After upgrading dist to 17.04 I am unable to connect any bluetooth headphones.
devices and discoverable and their are pairing, but connection failed.
Connect through bluetooth-manager failed with
fail (/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/blueman/gui/manager/ManagerDeviceMenu.py:124)
fail org.freedesktop.DBus.Python.blueman.bluez.errors.DBusFailedError: blueman.bluez.errors.DBusFailedError: Protocol not available

/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/blueman/gui/manager/ManagerProgressbar.py:165: Warning: Source ID 586 was not found when attempting to remove it
  GObject.source_remove(self.gsource)

at same time follow error logs I can find in bluetooth service
 Main PID: 9494 (bluetoothd)
   Status: "Running"
    Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915)
   CGroup: /system.slice/bluetooth.service
           └─9494 /usr/lib/bluetooth/bluetoothd

Apr 26 10:24:34 leva bluetoothd[9494]: Starting SDP server
Apr 26 10:24:34 leva bluetoothd[9494]: Bluetooth management interface 1.14 initialized
Apr 26 10:24:34 leva bluetoothd[9494]: Failed to obtain handles for "Service Changed" characteristic
Apr 26 10:24:34 leva bluetoothd[9494]: Sap driver initialization failed.
Apr 26 10:24:34 leva bluetoothd[9494]: sap-server: Operation not permitted (1)
Apr 26 10:57:25 leva bluetoothd[9494]: a2dp-sink profile connect failed for F4:0E:07:63:17:71: Protocol not available

I tried to reinstall all bluetooth releated software, but it doesn't help.
List of installed packages
dpkg -l | grep bluetooth
ii  blueman                                     2.0.4-1ubuntu2                           amd64        Graphical bluetooth manager
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They Carried Us
The Social Impact of Philadelphia's Black Women Leaders
by Allener M. Baker-Rogers & Fasaha M. Traylor
Meet some of Philadelphia's fiercest black women leaders. They range from the first black woman known to be born in Philadelphia (1694)—who ran a ferry business during colonial times—to the woman whose childhood experiences led her to become a surgeon and medical advisor to celebrities. All of the women "bring it" as activists— in community and movement work, business and civic institutions, education, churches, medicine, government, journalism, sports and the arts. And they have had larger-than-life impact on the city. Historical research and original interviews of contemporary women squarely place Philadelphia's black women on centerstage. The authors document that many of them worked together directly. Others drew inspiration from those who came before. Their power came not just from what they did as individuals, but from how their efforts snowballed into a Philadelphia community of women that spanned geographies, sectors and time. The authors' experiences as activists, researchers and educators—and their own circumstances of frequently being "the only black women in the room"—fill the book not just with facts, but with genuine empathy. These are the inspiring stories of black women in one of the country's most important cities, who let no obstacle deter them from changing the game.
Allener is a native West Philadelphian who now resides in Virginia. She is an honorary board member and former president of the Philadelphia child-advocacy organization, Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY). She served on mayoral advisory committees, and was a governor's appointee and board chair of the Philadelphia County Assistance Office (PCAO). A lifelong educator, and having earned a doctorate in higher-education leadership from Widener University in 2003, Allener is a former academic-department director and assistant professor of educational research. She is a past recipient of the Jane S. Abrams and Cecil B. Moore Community Service Awards and a longtime volunteer with the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania.
Fasaha has been an educator, activist, writer, administrator, board chair and foundation officer. She founded and directed an independent school, operated programs to link the resources of a local university with community needs and taught in public alternative-education programs. She was a copy editor at a major metropolitan newspaper, served on the board of a national human-rights organization—the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, and was board chair of Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families as well as Public Citizens for Children and Youth. She cofounded the Ain't I a Woman Network—an activist group formed in the wake of the Clarence Thomas/Anita Hill hearings—and is a principal of Lift Every Voice, LLC. The recipient of many awards and fellowships, she received a National Science Foundation fellowship, the Art Peters Memorial Fellowship (journalism) and the Temple University Urban Fellowship.


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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – It was hardly the look of the victorious. Wearing a bright blue shirt and a grim expression, Prime Minister Najib Razak appeared before the media early Monday to somberly acknowledge that his coalition had won general elections for the 13th time in a row.
He had reason to be cheerless. The National Front coalition's victory in Sunday's parliamentary elections despite losing the popular vote has not only exposed the entrenched racial divide in the country but also a new schism — between the rural poor who preferred the status quo and the urban middle-class who wanted change.
Healing the divisions will be a big challenge for Najib, who took the oath of office Monday to begin his second five-year term after surviving the fiercest challenge to the National Front's 56-year rule. If left untended, the racial and social divisions could undermine the stability of Southeast Asia's third-largest economy.
— The National Front polled 5.22 million votes to the opposition's 5.49 million votes, according to calculations by The Malaysian Insider, an independent news website.
— The National Front banked heavily on three states with large rural populations — Sarawak, Sabah and Johor — where many people from indigenous groups and the ethnic Malay majority are beholden to the government for handouts traditionally given to them. The three states alone, out of Malaysia's 13, accounted for more than half of the 133 seats won.
— People in many urban areas — especially Chinese who are Malaysia's second largest ethnic group — voted overwhelmingly for the opposition, reflecting the huge disenchantment with the government's affirmative action policies that favor Malays.
Speaking at the news conference, Najib blamed a "Chinese tsunami" for the coalition's performance.
"On the whole, the people's decision this time shows a trend of voting polarization," Najib said. "This worries the government, because if it's not handled well, it could spark tension."
In Sarawak, on Borneo island, nearly all of the six constituencies won by the opposition had between 26,000 and 40,000 voters each. In contrast, the National Front won 20 seats in Sarawak, where each constituency had about 10,000 voters.
The results also reflect the complexities of modern-day Malaysia, which evolved from a 1950s backwater of rice paddies and tin mines into a country where cities like Kuala Lumpur and its famous Petronas Twin Towers are only an hour's drive from rural rubber and palm oil plantations.
In the cities, the opposition has made gains among middle-class voters who read and spread news about the government's failings including corruption scandals on independent news websites and blogs.
The National Front has held power for 56 years through a unique system of race-based politics. The coalition is dominated by Najib's United Malays National Organization, a Malay Muslim party, and supported by smaller parties representing the other ethnic groups. Traditionally, the Malays, Chinese and Indians voted for these parties, ensuring the National Front won every election since independence from Britain in 1957, usually with a two-thirds majority.
But in the 2008 elections, Anwar's opposition alliance has changed the face of Malaysian politics to bring it in line with democracies elsewhere. It created a non-racial opposition that capitalized on anger against corruption and the abuse of affirmative action policies. That struck a chord not only with the Chinese and Indians but also with a large section of urban Malays who feel the affirmative action is often benefiting a group of the rich and well-connected elite.
In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's biggest city, Anwar's alliance won nine of 11 Parliament seats, losing the other two by slim margins. Farther north, in the ethnic Chinese-majority state of Penang, known for its electronics factories and beach resorts, the National Front was trounced so badly, its state chief immediately resigned.
It must be clear to Najib that to woo the Chinese he would have to take more serious steps than participate in the kind of events the National Front's corporate allies held for two Chinese constituencies before the elections -- a performance by South Korean rapper PSY and a dinner with Bond actress Michelle Yeoh.


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Starý páky (v americkém originále: Old Dogs) je americká filmová komedie z roku 2009. Režisérem filmu je Walt Becker. Hlavní role ve filmu ztvárnili John Travolta, Robin Williams, Kelly Prestonová, Seth Green a Lori Loughlin.

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Dublin architects TAKA have added a mews house with protruding brickwork to an existing Victorian home in Dublin, Ireland.
The façade uses two different patterns chosen by the brick-layer, inspired by the brickwork of the Victorian house.
In the first pattern, alternate bricks are laid across the usual direction, creating protrusions from the wall.
The other forms an open mesh that acts as ventilation for the spaces behind.
The two separate buildings will house two different generations of the same family and are connected at the rear by a shared garden.
These two new homes house two generations of the same family (A renovated Victorian House for the parents sharing a rear garden with a new Mews house for one of the daughters). The now grown-up family had recently moved out of their long-term family home and wanted these new homes to maintain some sense of continuity with their former lives. Two intertwined themes run through both homes, those of memory and tectonic expression.
The memories of the family are used as a conscious architectural driver throughout both houses. Their social rituals are given tangible form within the design of the new houses. Typical domestic objects are distorted in material and scale to form a psychological landscape specific to the occupants.
The daughters recollection of the stairs in the old house being 'another room', finds built form in an enlarged landscape stairway offering spaces for pause. Her fond memories of the kitchen as a social space and sitting by the open fire distort the two new 'hearths' (one for cooking one for fire) into non-orthogonal shapes suggesting uses yet open to appropriation. Finally the insistence of the 'fire being the centre of the home' is realised by the location of an industrial scaled chimney rising through the scheme at the centre of the plan, organising the spaces throughout.
In the parent's new home their anxiety about moving from the old house was addressed. Their weekly social ritual of the wider family gathering together for Sunday dinner was a focal point, in order to maintain the continuity of the family unit. In the new home the dining table is given priority of place and a ritual character. Cast in concrete in an altar-like form the dining table communicates its importance through its immovable materiality.
As a further signifier of the special value of this space the expression of construction takes on a cultural role. In the wall behind the table custom-made glazed bricks are set. Named 'Ruskin' bricks (after Ruskin's inspirational theories on construction in architecture); the bricklayer was given 100 identical bricks to lay in any combination he saw fit. Intended as both a marker of the process of construction and an explicit elevation of brickwork to the position of art, the result is a random graphic pattern that is not simply hung on the wall but part of the very construction that forms the building.
A similar interest in constructional expression is seen in the Mews house. The Mews house's façades take their key from the Flemish-bond brickwork walls of the Victorian House, seeking a kind of 'constructional context' with its older brother. The unique bonds are the result of 'separating' the Flemish bond into two layers, and conceptually situating the home in the space between these two layers.
The extrovert front façade receives the 'projecting brick' layer, which oscillates in appearance depending on natural light conditions. To the rear, the façade becomes a mesh of brickwork where those projecting bricks on the front leave their resultant holes in the rear wall, allowing ventilation to the rooms behind to be taken directly through this brick skin. Throughout both homes, construction is expressed directly as the finished product imbuing these two new homes with a powerful, domestic character.
TAKA was founded by Alice Casey and Cian Deegan in Bangladesh in 2006. Alice Casey and Cian Deegan were born in Dublin in 1978 and 1980 respectively. They graduated from Dublin Institute of Technology in 2003, and moved to London in 2004. In London, Alice worked with Curtis Wood Architects and Cian worked with Niall McLaughlin Architects.
University College London. Following their time in London they travelled extensively throughout Asia, Australia, South and North America, studying examples of vernacular architecture and culture. Moving back to Dublin in 2007, Alice has worked with dePaor architects, Cian with O'Donnell + Tuomey Architects. In 2008 TAKA became the youngest ever representatives of Ireland at the Venice Architectural Biennale as part of The Lives of Spaces exhibition, and have recently completed their first projects House 1 + House 2 in Dublin.
Both Alice and Cian have been Upper School studio tutors at the UCD School of Architecture.
TAKA have been featured in Architecture Ireland, The Dubliner, The Sunday Times Culture Section and Elle Deco Japan.
TAKA is a practice concerned with the communicative potential of architecture, with tectonic expression and with meaning. TAKA is based in Dublin, Ireland.


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9K32 Strela-2 (NATO naziv: SA-7 Grail), sovjetski lako prijenosni sustav protuzračne obrane. SA-7 je toplinski navođena raketa, te je njezina efektivnost ovisila o sposobnosti da se navodi prema toplinskom izvoru mete, najčešće motoru. Jednostavni infracrveni sustav navođenja rakete se lako može zavarati primjenom toplinskih mamaca te čak oblacima koji reflektiraju njezine infracrvene zrake.

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Odmah u post ratovskom vremenu, Sovjetska zračna obrana je zagovarala tešku obranu protiv nukelarnih bombardera. Zbog toga je razvijen velikm broj PZO sustava velikog dometa i radijusa djelovanja, no u međuvremenu obraćalo se malo pozornosti na terenske pokretne PZO sustave koji bi branili postrojbe od nisko letećih neprijateljskih letjelica.

Razvoj sustava započinje u Turopovu (kasnije Kolomna) OKB-u. U međuvremenu, podaci o Američkom sustavu FIM-43 Redeye su dobavljeni, te je u nekim aspektima Strela-2 dosta slična Redeyeu no opet se ne može smatrati kopijom jer ima karakteristike koje je čine još naprednijom.

Godine 1972. pojavio se znatno poboljšani model Strela-2M (NATO-naziv: SA-7b). Raketni motor ostvarivao je veći potisak, te se postizala veća brzina i efikasni domet projektila. Uz to je poboljšana i elektronika tako da je IC sustav za navođenje prema cilju bio znatno precizniji. Ovaj model Strele je još uvijek zastupljen u mnogim vojskama svijeta iako zastario za zahtjeve rata krajem prvog desetljeća 21. stoljeća. Dalja modernizacija ovog projektila je Strela-3 (NATO-naziv: SA-14 Gremlin) koja se pojavila 1978. godine. Ona ima nešto bolje borbene karakteristike ali osnovna tehnološka rješenja ostala bitno nepromijenjena. Dalji slični nasljednik ovog borbenog sustava je i SA-16

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Raketa je smještena u višekratnom lanseru iz kojeg se lansira i u kojem se transportira.

Strijelac postavlja cijev s raketom na lanser, cilja i pritiska okidač do prvog stupnja. Nakon 4-6 sekundi, aktivira se infra-crveni sustav navođenja, odbacuje se poklopac s lansera, a na optici lansera se pali crveno svjetlo. Kada IC tragač zahvati cilj pali se zeleno svijetlo i aktivira se zvučni alarm. Strijelac tada pritiskom okidača do kraja aktivira raketu i ona nastavlja let samostalno (po principu "ispali i zaboravi"). Raketa se lansira iz stojećeg ili klečećeg položaja.

Projektil iz lansera izbacuje startni motor koji ga za 0,05 sekundi rada ubrzava do 28 m/s (brzina na vrhu cijevi). Nakon napuštanja lansirne cijevi na prednjem dijelu rakete se otvaraju dva krila za upravljanje, a na zadnjem četiri nepokretna stabilizatora. Na 6 metara od vrha lansera aktivira se glavni motor, a nakon 45 metara leta aktivira se upaljač. Glavni motor radi 1,6 sekundi i na kraju njegovog rada raketa ima maksimalnu brzinu od 580 m/s (1,7 Maha). Ako nakon 15 sekundi leta cilj ne bude pogođen upaljač se automatski aktivira te uništava raketu.

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Sustav Strela-2 se nalazi ili se nalazio u naoružanju 61 vojske diljem svijeta. Samo u zemljama bivšeg SSSR-a još uvijek je uskladišteno više od 50.000 projektila ovog tipa. Sustav se upotrebljavao u većini lokalnih sukoba od 1960. godine do danas. Samo u vijetnamskom ratu preko sedamdeset američkih letjelica je oboreno ovom raketom. Ipak, raketni sustav Strela-2 je danas zastario i ne može se efikasno primjenjivati protiv suvremenih borbenih aviona i helikoptera opremljenih IC mamcima i aktivnim IC ometačima. Međutim, zbog malih dimenzija i mase, jednostavnosti upotrebe i niske cijene, sustav Strela-2 je još uvijek veoma rasprostanjen i često se sreće u arsenalu raznih gerilskih i terorističkih skupina.

Ovaj borbeni sustav nalazio se ili se još uvijek nalazi u oružanim snagama sljedećih zemalja:

Bocvana
Burkina Faso
Egipat
Eritreja
Gvineja
Irak
Iran
Jemen
Jordan
Kuba
Kuvajt
Laos
Libanon
Libija
Mali
Maroko
Mauritanija
Nikaragva
Oman
Poljska
Pakistan
Rumunjska
Rusija
Sirija
Srbija
SR Njemačka
Sudan
Mađarska
Cipar
Zimbabve
SFRJ

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Discussion in 'iMac' started by maldoror, Aug 6, 2010.
just got a refurb i7...serial YDO27XXX...which i'm guessing is week 02? one of the later ones?
seems i have a grey screen problem really...one corner looks good...about 3 inches.
I guess they won't send another until this one is returned? would they make me pay for it?
also, is there a chance they will send me a new one? or at least a returned new one?
last time i bought a refurb mbp, it died and they sent me a new one with free upgraded processor b/c they were out of the model i bought.
Oh dont worry they have a TON of refurbished i7's probably more than any other product line. I know they have at least 5 of mine! Maybe you bought one?
this computer's pretty amazing...especially for someone who hasn't had a tv in years. i bought it knowing there was about a 50% chance i'd have to return.
which i don't mind. just hate to have to be without a computer since i'm using it in my store as a point of sale and for working with my customers.
wonder if they'll let me keep it until the new one arrives or if they don't do that under any circumstances?


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According to those who follow and study the state of real estate markets around the country, a depressed home market is an excellent time to take the leap in square footage, location, and acreage. While it may sound bad in one way, the number of foreclosures and bank-owned properties provide you with a wide-range of inventory that can offer the new home of your dreams with additional features that you may have not previously considered.
As with everything in life, there is a downside as well. The trade-off is that you will most likely have to take less for your old home than you previously might have received when the market was through the roof, but you have to remember that those were unrealistic times.
The possible risk of having two mortgage payments or having to pay rent until the new home is ready for occupancy as well as storage costs for all your belongings.
Step 2: Consider the possibility and weigh the option of renting out your old home in lieu of not being able to sell it. This may be a way to circumvent the current market conditions, but you will need to have assets to make a down payment on the trade-up home plus you will need to substantiate to the mortgage company your ability to pay both mortgages if you cannot rent the home.
Going online to real estate listing sites.
Visiting with agents and touring some of the available listings.
Finding out what homes have sold for in the area, which can be very different than the asking price.
Legal and loan costs. Sometimes, trading up will move you into the realm of a jumbo loan, which carries a higher interest rate.
Possibly higher property tax payments.
Higher utility bills and increased maintenance expenses.
Intangible costs, including more time and effort to care for the home and less time to relax (unless, of course, you are fortunate enough to afford hiring service teams to help you with this factor!).
One of the ideas that most real estate investors will remind you is to not focus too much on home values because loss and gains are simply on paper and are only important at the point in time when you are actually buying or selling. Although a home invokes so many emotions, real estate is really to be viewed as an investment for the long-term and something that should be considered carefully after doing an intensive amount of research.
Trading up can really mean trading down to a smaller house with less work but that is located in a more prestigious neighborhood or one that is located near the water.
You may want to move to a different home because you are trading up to a better school district or a location that does not require the same commute, thereby saving money and time.
If you use an online service, such as that from Ownersite Technologies, which allows you to track your maintenance and repairs as well as taxes and mortgage costs, then you can apply the figures you already have compiled to see if trading up would be a strategy that works for you in terms of a smart investment decision.
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After all, you do not want to be house poor. No matter how much you love that new big house, it is not a good idea to squeak by financially just to trade up. Anything unforeseen occurrence could then wipe out all the benefits of making the trade up. So, proceed with caution and use your online partner to educate yourself about your present and future homes.


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Matt Moore is an independent rock artist who is bringing his unique perspective forged through music and ministry into songs about broken things made beautiful.
"Heaven is waiting to mend all your scars with gold," Matt sings on "Beautiful," a song from his 2021 EP The Art of Precious Scars. These lyrics herald his return to releasing recorded music after four years spent focused on touring throughout his native midwest while leading worship as part of a church plant in Michigan.
"The overall theme of this EP is based around the Japanese concept of Kintsugi," Matt Moore shares. "When something precious is damaged or broken, we don't just throw it away. We work to repair it. Instead of trying to hide the damage and make it look perfect again, the broken and vulnerable pieces are reinforced with something strong and valuable, like gold or silver. This not only mends the object better than before, strong in the places it was damaged, but it makes it a unique work of art, more beautiful because of its brokenness."
That core visual representation of the way God recasts our fractured lives sits as the lyrical focal point for each of the four songs. "Broken Pieces" confesses our brokenness with the support of chugging, grinding guitar riffs and gutpunch guest vocals from The Protest's Joshua Bramlett. "I think there is something so valuable about owning that vulnerability, being honest about our struggles, and also knowing that there is hope for restoration," Matt says as he reflects on the track.
Upbeat and anthemic "Stronger" is a victory song, declaring what it looks like when God has filled all of our scars with gold. The instantly singable chorus declares "I am stronger than before, I'm a legend built from broken pieces."
The collection is rounded out with "The Promise," a gentle midtempo ballad that offers solidarity through struggles. Matt Moore wrote the song for his family and friends during the challenges of the COVID pandemic and quarantine, inviting his community into a posture of growth through the pressure.
This tightly thematically intertwined set of songs was created in collaboration with producer Josiah Prince (Disciple). The studio team was rounded out by Jarob Bramlett of The Protest on drums. The creative energy is immediately evident, bursting through the seams of each redemptive rock song. "Honestly, working with Josiah has been one of the most encouraging and inspiring experiences in my musical career," Matt says. "Josiah has such an incredible ear for melody, dynamics and arrangements. He listened to the heart behind these songs and spent time helping me to capture my very best performance, making sure every lyric and melody was as strong as possible."
That synergy was the culmination of a wave of inspiration that carried Matt Moore through quarantine— the first season in years where he came entirely off the road. Matt has shared stages with acts like Skillet, RED, Disciple and Thousand Foot Krutch. He's also been a worship pastor at Thrive, a church he helped plant in 2013. That relentless momentum of leading both rock and worship from stage ground to a halt in early 2020. "I think the events of 2020 really caused many of us to press pause and focus on what was most important to us," he confesses. "For me, it was my faith, family, and music."
Time to reflect has relaunched Matt Moore into music ministry with renewed focus and fervor. The new songs certainly reflect experience won through over a decade as a musician and eight years as an associate pastor, but they also reflect the very present reminders of what matters now, how many hurting hearts are waiting for a word of redemption: "I've always desired to reach people who are far from God with the hope and life that I have in Jesus. To reach out to those who are broken and hurting and let them know they are not alone."
That is the mission stamped all over this new collection of songs. "Your scars, both internal and external, are not something to be ashamed of, but rather a part of the bigger story that God is still writing in your life," Matt concludes. "Know that you are not too damaged, not too far gone, not beyond being loved. You were created with a plan and a purpose, and God is still at work mending broken things."
Matt Moore has been touring and recording music since 2007. He has surpassed 2 million streams on Spotify, a platform where he has 18,000 followers. You can join his growing social media community by finding him on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, and visit mattmooremusic.com for more information.
● Over 3 Million Spotify streams
● 58,000 Facebook followers
● 20,000 Spotify followers
● 13,000 Instagram followers
● 5600 Youtube Subscribers
● Over 2000 live shows played
● Served as support for major artists including Skillet, Disciple, Thousand Foot Krutch, RED, NF, The Protest, Nine Lashes, I Am They, and many more
● Big Ticket Festival 2010 Indie Stage Winner
● #1 single on CMW's Christian Rock chart ("Beautiful")
● Top 10 on CMW's Christian Rock and Rhythmic charts ("Broken Pieces" & "Broken Pieces (Matthew Parker Remix))
● Three straight #1 songs on ChristianRock.net ("Beautiful", "Broken Pieces" and "The Coming Storm")
● #2 song on ChristianRock.net ("Fading")
● Placement on over 200 radio stations nationwide
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Germán Quiroga and the No. 77 OtterBox Toyota Tundra team arrived to Pocono Raceway with high expectations of coming home with the checkered flag. Quiroga finished third in his career-first race there in 2013, and he was eager to improve upon that result. As soon as he hit the track on Friday morning for the first practice session however, he knew they didn't have the set up they needed in order to be competitive. The team worked hard all weekend to make the necessary changes to the yellow and black Toyota Tundra, and after posting a 24th-place qualifying lap, the No. 77 crew made additional adjustments needed prior to the start of the race. As soon as the green flag dropped Quiroga quickly began to make his way through the field. The Mexico City native steadily gained spots, and after breaking into the top 15 he made a scheduled pit stop for fuel, four tires, and wedge and track bar adjustments. This gave Quiroga the stability he needed, and he continued to fight his way forward, running as high as fourth. With six laps remaining in the 60-lap event, Quiroga and another competitor made contact while battling for position, requiring him to bring the OtterBox Toyota Tundra to pit road for repairs. The team worked diligently to get the No. 77 truck back in the race. He returned to the field with three laps to go, but was involved in an incident with the same competitor, bringing out the final caution of the day. Quiroga made his way back down pit road so the team could repair the damage and help him finish the race. He made his way back onto the race track for a green-white-checkered finish and completed the event in the 22nd position.
"We definitely struggled at Pocono (Raceway) today. We could tell as soon as we hit the track that we didn't' have our OtterBox Toyota Tundra the way we needed it. The team decided to abort qualifying and we made the needed changes before the race. Unfortunately our challenges didn't end there, and we weren't able to get the result we wanted. We have half a season left and we're going to refocus and continue to fight for the championship."


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