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package org.eclipse.jetty.client;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;

import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.net.ServerSocket;
import java.net.Socket;
import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

import org.junit.Test;

/**
 * @version $Revision$ $Date$
 */
public abstract class AbstractConnectionTest
{
    protected HttpClient newHttpClient()
    {
        HttpClient httpClient = new HttpClient();

        // httpClient.setConnectorType(HttpClient.CONNECTOR_SOCKET);
        return httpClient;
    }

    protected ServerSocket newServerSocket() throws IOException
    {
        ServerSocket serverSocket=new ServerSocket();
        serverSocket.bind(null);
        return serverSocket;
    }

    @Test
    public void testServerClosedConnection() throws Exception
    {
        ServerSocket serverSocket = new ServerSocket();
        serverSocket.bind(null);
        int port=serverSocket.getLocalPort();

        HttpClient httpClient = newHttpClient();
        httpClient.setMaxConnectionsPerAddress(1);
        httpClient.start();
        try
        {
            CountDownLatch latch = new CountDownLatch(1);
            HttpExchange exchange = new ConnectionExchange(latch);
            exchange.setAddress(new Address("localhost", port));
            exchange.setRequestURI("/");
            httpClient.send(exchange);

            Socket remote = serverSocket.accept();

            // HttpClient.send() above is async, so if we write the response immediately
            // there is a chance that it arrives before the request is being sent, so we
            // read the request before sending the response to avoid the race
            InputStream input = remote.getInputStream();
            BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(input, "UTF-8"));
            String line;
            while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null)
            {
                if (line.length() == 0)
                    break;
            }

            OutputStream output = remote.getOutputStream();
            output.write("HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\n".getBytes("UTF-8"));
            output.write("Content-Length: 0\r\n".getBytes("UTF-8"));
            output.write("\r\n".getBytes("UTF-8"));
            output.flush();

            assertEquals(HttpExchange.STATUS_COMPLETED, exchange.waitForDone());

            remote.close();

            // Need to wait a bit to allow the client to detect
            // that the server has closed the connection
            Thread.sleep(500);

            // The server has closed the connection and another attempt to send
            // with the same connection would fail because the connection has been
            // closed by the client as well.
            // The client must open a new connection in this case, and we check
            // that the new request completes correctly
            exchange.reset();
            httpClient.send(exchange);

            remote = serverSocket.accept();

            input = remote.getInputStream();
            reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(input, "UTF-8"));
            while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null)
            {
                if (line.length() == 0)
                    break;
            }

            output = remote.getOutputStream();
            output.write("HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\n".getBytes("UTF-8"));
            output.write("Content-Length: 0\r\n".getBytes("UTF-8"));
            output.write("\r\n".getBytes("UTF-8"));
            output.flush();

            assertEquals(HttpExchange.STATUS_COMPLETED, exchange.waitForDone());
        }
        finally
        {
            httpClient.stop();
        }
    }

    protected String getScheme()
    {
        return "http";
    }

    @Test
    public void testServerClosedIncomplete() throws Exception
    {
        ServerSocket serverSocket = newServerSocket();
        int port=serverSocket.getLocalPort();

        HttpClient httpClient = newHttpClient();
        httpClient.setMaxConnectionsPerAddress(1);
        httpClient.start();
        try
        {
            CountDownLatch latch = new CountDownLatch(1);
            HttpExchange exchange = new ConnectionExchange(latch);
            exchange.setScheme(getScheme());
            exchange.setAddress(new Address("localhost", port));
            exchange.setRequestURI("/");
            httpClient.send(exchange);

            Socket remote = serverSocket.accept();

            // HttpClient.send() above is async, so if we write the response immediately
            // there is a chance that it arrives before the request is being sent, so we
            // read the request before sending the response to avoid the race
            InputStream input = remote.getInputStream();
            BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(input, "UTF-8"));
            String line;
            while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null)
            {
                if (line.length() == 0)
                    break;
            }

            OutputStream output = remote.getOutputStream();
            output.write("HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\n".getBytes("UTF-8"));
            output.write("Content-Length: 10\r\n".getBytes("UTF-8"));
            output.write("\r\n".getBytes("UTF-8"));
            output.flush();

            remote.close();

            int status = exchange.waitForDone();

            assertEquals(HttpExchange.STATUS_EXCEPTED, status);

        }
        finally
        {
            httpClient.stop();
        }
    }

    @Test
    public void testServerHalfClosedIncomplete() throws Exception
    {
        ServerSocket serverSocket = new ServerSocket();
        serverSocket.bind(null);
        int port=serverSocket.getLocalPort();

        HttpClient httpClient = newHttpClient();
        httpClient.setIdleTimeout(10000);
        httpClient.setMaxConnectionsPerAddress(1);
        httpClient.start();
        try
        {
            CountDownLatch latch = new CountDownLatch(1);
            HttpExchange exchange = new ConnectionExchange(latch);
            exchange.setAddress(new Address("localhost", port));
            exchange.setRequestURI("/");
            httpClient.send(exchange);

            Socket remote = serverSocket.accept();

            // HttpClient.send() above is async, so if we write the response immediately
            // there is a chance that it arrives before the request is being sent, so we
            // read the request before sending the response to avoid the race
            InputStream input = remote.getInputStream();
            BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(input, "UTF-8"));
            String line;
            while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null)
            {
                if (line.length() == 0)
                    break;
            }

            OutputStream output = remote.getOutputStream();
            output.write("HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\n".getBytes("UTF-8"));
            output.write("Content-Length: 10\r\n".getBytes("UTF-8"));
            output.write("\r\n".getBytes("UTF-8"));
            output.flush();

            remote.shutdownOutput();

            assertEquals(HttpExchange.STATUS_EXCEPTED, exchange.waitForDone());

        }
        finally
        {
            httpClient.stop();
        }
    }

    @Test
    public void testConnectionFailed() throws Exception
    {
        ServerSocket serverSocket = new ServerSocket();
        serverSocket.bind(null);
        int port=serverSocket.getLocalPort();
        serverSocket.close();

        HttpClient httpClient = newHttpClient();
        httpClient.start();
        try
        {
            CountDownLatch latch = new CountDownLatch(1);
            HttpExchange exchange = new ConnectionExchange(latch);
            exchange.setAddress(new Address("localhost", port));
            exchange.setRequestURI("/");
            httpClient.send(exchange);

            boolean passed = latch.await(4000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
            assertTrue(passed);

            long wait = 100;
            long maxWait = 10 * wait;
            long curWait = wait;
            while (curWait < maxWait && !exchange.isDone())
            {
                Thread.sleep(wait);
                curWait += wait;
            }

            assertEquals(HttpExchange.STATUS_EXCEPTED, exchange.getStatus());
        }
        finally
        {
            httpClient.stop();
        }
    }

    @Test
    public void testMultipleConnectionsFailed() throws Exception
    {
        ServerSocket serverSocket = new ServerSocket();
        serverSocket.bind(null);
        int port=serverSocket.getLocalPort();
        serverSocket.close();

        HttpClient httpClient = newHttpClient();
        httpClient.setMaxConnectionsPerAddress(1);
        httpClient.start();
        try
        {
            HttpExchange[] exchanges = new HttpExchange[20];
            final CountDownLatch latch = new CountDownLatch(exchanges.length);
            for (int i = 0; i < exchanges.length; ++i)
            {
                HttpExchange exchange = new HttpExchange()
                {
                    @Override
                    protected void onConnectionFailed(Throwable x)
                    {
                        latch.countDown();
                    }
                };
                exchange.setAddress(new Address("localhost", port));
                exchange.setRequestURI("/");
                exchanges[i] = exchange;
            }

            for (HttpExchange exchange : exchanges)
                httpClient.send(exchange);

            for (HttpExchange exchange : exchanges)
                assertEquals(HttpExchange.STATUS_EXCEPTED, exchange.waitForDone());

            assertTrue(latch.await(1000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS));
        }
        finally
        {
            httpClient.stop();
        }
    }

    @Test
    public void testConnectionTimeout() throws Exception
    {
        HttpClient httpClient = newHttpClient();
        int connectTimeout = 5000;
        httpClient.setConnectTimeout(connectTimeout);
        httpClient.start();
        try
        {
            CountDownLatch latch = new CountDownLatch(1);
            HttpExchange exchange = new ConnectionExchange(latch);
            // Using a IP address has a different behavior than using a host name
            exchange.setAddress(new Address("127.0.0.1", 1));
            exchange.setRequestURI("/");
            httpClient.send(exchange);

            boolean passed = latch.await(connectTimeout * 2L, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
            assertTrue(passed);

            int status = exchange.waitForDone();
            assertEquals(HttpExchange.STATUS_EXCEPTED, status);
        }
        finally
        {
            httpClient.stop();
        }
    }

    @Test
    public void testIdleConnection() throws Exception
    {
        ServerSocket serverSocket = new ServerSocket();
        serverSocket.bind(null);
        int port=serverSocket.getLocalPort();

        HttpClient httpClient = newHttpClient();
        httpClient.setIdleTimeout(700);
        httpClient.start();
        try
        {
            HttpExchange exchange = new ConnectionExchange();
            exchange.setAddress(new Address("localhost", port));
            exchange.setRequestURI("/");
            HttpDestination dest = httpClient.getDestination(new Address("localhost", port),false);

            httpClient.send(exchange);
            Socket server = serverSocket.accept();
            server.setSoTimeout(5000);
            byte[] buf = new byte[4096];

            int len=server.getInputStream().read(buf);
            assertEquals(1,dest.getConnections());
            assertEquals(0,dest.getIdleConnections());

            server.getOutputStream().write("HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\nContent-Length: 0\r\n\r\n".getBytes());

            assertEquals(HttpExchange.STATUS_COMPLETED,exchange.waitForDone());
            Thread.sleep(200); // TODO get rid of this
            assertEquals(1,dest.getConnections());
            assertEquals(1,dest.getIdleConnections());

            exchange = new ConnectionExchange();
            exchange.setAddress(new Address("localhost", port));
            exchange.setRequestURI("/");
            httpClient.send(exchange);
            assertEquals(1,dest.getConnections());
            assertEquals(0,dest.getIdleConnections());

            len=server.getInputStream().read(buf);
            assertEquals(1,dest.getConnections());
            assertEquals(0,dest.getIdleConnections());
            server.getOutputStream().write("HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\nContent-Length: 0\r\n\r\n".getBytes());

            Thread.sleep(500);

            assertEquals(1,dest.getConnections());
            assertEquals(1,dest.getIdleConnections());

            Thread.sleep(500);

            assertEquals(0,dest.getConnections());
            assertEquals(0,dest.getIdleConnections());

            serverSocket.close();
        }
        finally
        {
            httpClient.stop();
        }
    }

    protected class ConnectionExchange extends HttpExchange
    {
        private final CountDownLatch latch;

        protected ConnectionExchange()
        {
            this.latch = null;
        }

        protected ConnectionExchange(CountDownLatch latch)
        {
            this.latch = latch;
        }

        @Override
        protected void onConnectionFailed(Throwable ex)
        {
            if (latch!=null)
                latch.countDown();
        }

        @Override
        protected void onException(Throwable x)
        {
            if (latch!=null)
                latch.countDown();
        }
    }
}


Eight new Lost icons from episode 12. I decided that I like the vibrant and simplistic style of icons the best. I feel like it's more my personal style.
I'm not creative enough to come up with an original border, or texture for the icons. It just doesn't seem to be in me. But I really enjoy taking a pic and making it vibrant, and gorgeous. That's what is fun to me. I hope you like them.
5)JOHN LENNON lyrics - "Remember"
Like I said before (when LJ lost this) These are FABULOUS! I love #1 and #6 though #2 gives me a chuckle.
Thanks again chick. I don't know what's going on.
There's two Sawyer icons on this post, and you picked out the Sayid / Shannon???
Sawyer? Yo no se quien es Sawyer!
Stop cussing me in another language!!!
You are very nice as always!
Help yourself. I'm glad you like them.
I would like to borrow number 2! Credit will follow..
Absolutely. Thank you for the interest.


Today, the Chinatown Community Development Center is at the forefront of community advocacy, planning, and affordable housing development in the City of San Francisco. Some say Chinatown CDC does the work of many organizations in one. That may have to do with our beginnings as five organizations.
Committee for Better Parks and Recreation in Chinatown (CBP&RC), founded in 1968, advocated for open space and recreation areas in Chinatown.
Chinatown Coalition for Better Housing (CCBH), founded in 1972, advocated and organized for affordable housing.
Ping Yuen Residents Improvement Association (PYRIA), founded in 1968, advocated for tenant rights, and continues to be one of the most active public housing tenant associations in San Francisco today.
Chinatown Transportation Research and Improvement Project (Chinatown TRIP), founded in 1974, advocated and planned for Chinatown's transportation needs.
Chinatown Coalition for Neighborhood Facilities, founded in the 1970s, advocated for funding for a neighborhood facility in Chinatown.
By 1978, the Chinese Community Housing Corporation (CCHC) was established as a subsidiary of CRC to provide safe and decent affordable housing. CRC and CCHC worked closely to integrate housing development activities into an overall neighborhood improvement strategy.
On January 1, 1998, the Chinatown Resource Center and the Chinese Community Housing Corporation merged to become the Chinatown Community Development Center. The two organizations combined into one to better serve our constituencies as a community development corporation.
We now have a single Board of Directors with 27 members. The Chinatown CDC is perhaps the closest representation of a traditional community development corporation (CDC) in the San Francisco Bay Area, providing advocacy, planning, organizing, housing development, construction, and property management for neighborhoods across the city.
As we enter our fourth decade of service, Chinatown CDC faces a number of important questions. The evolution of our historic Chinatown community presents challenges and opportunities. The real estate market in San Francisco presents fewer opportunities for new projects, while demand for affordable housing increases. We are being asked to play leadership roles citywide. The evolving public policy and economic environments locally and nationally present equally compelling uncertainties.
The Chinatown CDC has its roots in the Chinatown neighborhood. While Chinatown over the next decade will see several major new developments such as the new Central Subway, its housing stock is aging. We must be in the forefront of shaping the future of our community, expanding our planning capacity, and developing a new Chinatown master plan and housing strategy targeted at both new construction and the rehabilitation of existing housing.
In all these ways, the Chinatown CDC will continue to build leadership, build housing and build community for the residents of Chinatown, North Beach, the Tenderloin and San Francisco.


A major focus of current research in my lab is aimed at understanding mechanisms that control axon outgrowth and guidance. Our goal is to understand how guidance signals function to control axon motility and behavior in the complex in vivo environment, where axons must integrate multiple cues. We use zebrafish embryos as a model system, which allows us to combine molecular/genetic manipulations with live imaging of cell behavior and molecular activity in living intact embryos. In the past several years we have identified multiple molecular signals that guide axons in vivo and have shown how these signals function to control axon motile behavior, growth and direction in several regions of the CNS. One of the neuron types we study, the spinal sensory Rohon-Beard (RB) neurons, make an excellent model to investigate guidance mechanisms because they have stereotyped axon arbor morphology and can be readily imaged in vivo.
A main goal of our recent and current research is to further investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying differential guidance of central versus peripheral RB axons. We are exploring the roles of LIM homeodomain transcription factors in regulating RB morphology and axon trajectory. Inhibition of islet family LIM transcription factors by expression of a dominant negative form of a required cofactor (DN-CLIM) causes a strong reduction or elimination of RB and trigeminal peripheral axons. However, the cell bodies and central axons develop normally, indicating that LIM transcription factors function specifically to control peripheral sensory axon outgrowth. Although transcription factors have been shown in several systems to have key functions in defining axon trajectories, the molecular steps between transcriptional regulation and control of axon motility and morphology remain largely unknown. We have taken two general approaches to defining these molecular steps: 1) We are using live imaging of axon behavior and molecular activity to determine which cell motility processes are affected by DN-CLIM; and 2) We have done a microarray gene expression analysis to identify downstream targets of LIM transcription factors. We have recently published a manuscript characterizing motile behaviors of axons and dynamics of F-actin accumulation in DN-CLIM embryos. Other highlights of the past year are promising results analyzing the function of several genes found in our microarray.
Another main research area in the lab is aimed at understanding mechanisms of neural crest cell (NCC) migration, and in particular the epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) that NCCs undergo to delaminate from the neuroepithelium and begin migration. EMT is a dramatic process involving major changes in cell morphology and motility that allow cell migration and formation of new tissues. EMTs are important for many developmental processes, and are also co-opted in several pathological processes, including cancer metastasis. The mechanisms controlling cell changes during EMT remain poorly understood. Because a cell's environment strongly influences its motility and intracellular signaling, it is extremely useful to have a model in which we can study these mechanisms while cells undergo EMT in the natural 3D environment. We are again taking advantage of the zebrafish model to combine in vivo imaging of NCC behavior during EMT with manipulation of potential signaling molecules. This year we received an exploratory R21 grant from NIH to develop this system as a means to examine the function and activity of RhoGTPases in controlling cell behavior in an in vivo EMT model.
Andersen, E.A. and Halloran, M.C. (2012) Centrosome movements in vivo correlate with specific neurite formation downstream of LIM homeodomain transcription factor activity. Development 139:3590-3599.
Andersen, E.A., Asuri, N.S. and Halloran, M.C. (2011) In vivo imaging of cell behaviors and F-actin reveals LIM-HD transcription factor regulation of peripheral versus central sensory axon development. Neural Development 6:27.
Clay, M.R. and Halloran, M.C. (2010) Control of neural crest cell behavior and migration: insights from live imaging. Cell Adh Migr 4(4):582-590.
Andersen, E., Asuri, N., Clay, M., Halloran, M. (2010). Live Imaging of Cell Motility and Actin Cytoskeleton of Individual Neurons and Neural Crest Cells in Zebrafish Embryos. JoVE 36. http://www.jove.com/index/details.stp?id=1726, doi: 10.3791/1726.
Paulus, J.D., Willer, G.B., Willer, J.R., Gregg, R.G., and Halloran, M.C. (2009) Muscle contractions guide Rohon-Beard peripheral sensory axons. J Neurosci 29:13190-13201.
Sittaramane V., Sawant A., Wolman M.A., Maves L., Halloran M.C., Chandrasekhar A. (2009) The cell adhesion molecule Tag1, transmembrane protein Stbm/Vangl2, and Laminin-alpha1 exhibit genetic interactions during migration of facial branchiomotor neurons in zebrafish. Dev Biol 325:363-373.
Berndt, J.D., Clay, M.R., Langenberg, T., and Halloran, M.C. (2008). Rho-kinase and myosin II affect dynamic neural crest cell behaviors during epithelial to mesenchymal transition in vivo. Dev Biol 324:236-244.
Langenberg, T., Kahana, A., Wszalek, J.A., and Halloran, M.C. (2008). The eye organizes neural crest cell migration. Dev Dyn 237:1645-1652.
Wolman, M.A., Sittaramane, V.K., Essner, J.J., Yost, H.J., Chandrasekhar, A. and Halloran, M.C. (2008) Transient axonal glycoprotein-1 (TAG-1) and laminin-?1 regulate dynamic growth cone behaviors and initial axon direction in vivo. Neural Development 3:6.
Wolman, M.A., Regnery, A.M., Becker, T., Becker, C.G., and Halloran, M.C. (2007) Semaphorin3D regulates axon-axon interactions by modulating levels of L1CAM. J Neurosci 27:9653-9663.
Berndt, J.D. and Halloran, M.C. (2006) Semaphorin3D promotes cell proliferation and neural crest cell development downstream of TCF in the zebrafish hindbrain. Development 133:3983-3992.
Halloran, M.C. and Wolman, M.A. (2006) Repulsion or adhesion: receptors make the call. Current Opinion Cell Biology 18:533-540.
Sakai, J.A. and Halloran, M.C. (2006) Semaphorin3D guides laterality of retinal ganglion cell projections in zebrafish. Development 133:1035-1044.
Paulus, J.D. and Halloran, M.C. (2006) Zebrafish bashful/Laminin-a1 mutants exhibit multiple axon guidance defects. Dev Dyn 235:213-224.
Liu, Y. and Halloran, M.C. (2005) Central and peripheral branches from one neuron are guided differentially by Sema3D and TAG-1. J Neurosci 25:10556-10563.
Stevens, C.B. and Halloran, M.C. (2005) Developmental expression of Sema3G, a novel zebrafish semaphorin. Gene Expr Patterns 5:647-653. Erratum-name change to Sema3H.
Wolman, M.A., Liu, Y., Tawarayama, H., Shoji, W., and Halloran, M.C. (2004) Repulsion and attraction of axons by Sema3D are mediated by different neuropilins in vivo. J Neurosci 24:8428-8435.
Liu, Y., Berndt, J.D., Su, F., Tawarayama, H., Shoji, W., Kuwada, J.Y., and Halloran, M.C. (2004). Semaphorin3D guides retinal axons along the dorsoventral axis of the tectum. J Neurosci 24:310-318.


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News; Nov 10, 2007 CET
Strategy strengthens global stance
Although the world market for lighters is becoming increasingly competitive, Swedish Match is maintaining a stable level of profitability in the product category. Production efficiency, close cooperation with important subsuppliers and an emphasis on quality, in addition to product development and innovative marketing, are some of the reasons behind the Group's ability to defend its position as a major player in the lighter market.
Swedish Match's strategy in the lighters product category has produced results. The number of lighters sold is on the rise and profitability has been stable in recent years.
"Considering the increased competition, primarily from large manufacturers in Asian countries such as China, the profitability of lighters was favorable during 2006," says Lennart Carlsson, Vice President Lights Operations for Swedish Match. "I believe the situation will remain stable in the foreseeable future, despite the competitive environment."
Carlsson also explains that lighters are an important product for the Swedish Match sales teams around the world. Lighters are sold in large volumes to businesses and, together with matches, form a solid foundation to support sales of Swedish Match's other products.
"Our strategy is to produce high-quality lighters, to be innovative in design and marketing, and to constantly strive to increase efficiency in our production units," he explains.
New legislation in the EU
Swedish Match's competitive advantages when it comes to quality are that its lighters are ISO certified and have a heat-resistant nylon casing and a fixed flame, among other features. They are also child resistant, meaning they are equipped with a mechanism that makes them difficult for children to operate, in accordance with the requirements put into effect in the EU this year. In the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, child resistant mechanisms have been mandatory for more than 10 years.
"It is too early to see the effects that the legislation on child resistant lighters will have in the EU, but we believe that it will prove to be an advantage for Swedish Match. Because we have been active in the American lighter market for quite a long time, we have solid experience of manufacturing child resistant lighters. As a preparation for the introduction in Europe, we have developed a new solution that is very user-friendly. We believe that we have the best child resistant solution and a number of Asian manufacturers will probably not be able to meet the demands."
Production around the world
Lighters are manufactured in Swedish Match's production units in Assen in the Netherlands, Manila in the Philippines and Manaus in Brazil. For all units, the goal is to increase the number of lighters produced per employee. In the Netherlands, Swedish Match has long worked to increase efficiency through "lean manufacturing," a project that, according to Lennart Carlsson, has led to improved productivity and better control over such matters as tied-up capital.
In the Philippines, preparations are under way to move the manufacturing of lighters from one area of central Manila to a modern industrial park outside Manila, which will lead to improved cost effectiveness, among other results. One advantage of production in the Philippines is the proximity to subsuppliers of components that are primarily located in Asia. "We were forced to move within Manila because the authorities will no longer allow industrial manufacturing in the area in which the old production unit is located. But this suited us just fine since we were already beginning to outgrow the premises. Now we get the opportunity to further improve the production flow at the same time. It will be a modern production unit, prepared for the future," Carlsson explains.
"As mentioned, the competition is getting tougher, but our profitability is strong at the moment. Despite rising raw material prices, which affect all manufacturers of lighters, our plants have succeeded in reducing production costs in recent years. We have strengthened our competitive ability, expect further volume increases and will continue working to improve productivity. As of the beginning of next year, we will also have a modern, cost-effective plant in Manila. We are also continuing our work on product development. An exciting area that we are looking at right now is how to apply our unique technology for lighters to other products in the future. The future looks bright for Swedish Match's lighter operations, but it will take continuous hard work to further strengthen our position in the world market."

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Today, Friday 5 June is World Environment Day 2020, a United Nations day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment.
Plastic is thrown into the ocean at the rate of one full garbage truck every minute, and 50% of the air we breathe comes from the ocean. More than 70% of the world is covered by sea and it absorbs most of the CO2 in our atmosphere. Said like this it's very impactful, and is why it's time to act.
There are quite a lot of startups fighting for a better and more sustainable future, with donations, special programmes, and others directly with their products. Having conducted an analysis, including team growth, funding, partnerships and more, we have created a list of some of the most promising European-born startups that contribute to saving the ocean. These startups were all founded in the last few years and support the oceans with their products and services.
Ocean Cleanup – It's probably the most known startup fighting to keep the oceans clean. This Rotterdam based non-profit organization was born in 2013 and they have one specific goal: collect 90% of the plastic that is tossed into the ocean by 2040. To complete their mission they have created a cleanup technology system that, like plastic in the ocean, moves with the currents.
Plastic Odyssey – Born in Marseilles in 2017, Plastic Odyssey's mission is to develop low-tech and open-source solutions to make it possible to reuse plastic to create other useful objects. To spread the word, they're going to sail the most polluted seas for three years in a boat powered by plastic garbage. Along this journey they'll stop in many ports to build small transposable and adaptable recycling plants built specifically for every region and its needs. The startup is also partnered with major companies, like Clarins, L'Occitane en Provence and Matmut.
Searious Business – Founded in Eindhoven in 2016, this startup provides solutions to major brands that want to lower their plastic footprint, by creating a circular use of plastic. This approach is ideal for big brands that work with packaging, furniture and consumer electronics. What Searious Business does is rebuild each of their partner's business models and shift it into a more sustainable one, turning them to be a 'leader of change' in their industry. Some of their partners include: Unilever, Jumbo, Heineken and National Geographic.
River cleaning – All rivers lead to seas or oceans, right? Various studies show that most of the waste that gets poured into the ocean actually comes from rivers. River Cleaning was born in 2018 in Italy's northern region, Veneto, with the mission to prevent plastic waste from reaching the seas/oceans. After creating and testing different tools, they've found a solution that has an almost nonexistent environmental impact. The River Cleaning System, as it has been named, consists of a diagonal line of floating devices that move along the course of the river to intercept waste. During coronavirus, the team has expanded its team with 3 new hires, showing there is no stopping them.
Ocean Bottle – This London born and based startup wants to revolutionise two things: plastic recycling and the design of water bottles. Their journey started in 2018 when the Indiegogo campaign was launched. The attractive design of their water bottle welcomed backers from 88 different countries and with that the start of Ocean Bottle. With every sale, 11.4kg of plastic is collected in coastal communities where plastic pollution is a big problem. Join the battle against single-use plastic with a bottle that is not only beautiful, but that has a dual opening and can store any kind of liquid.
Sulapac – Born in Helsinki in 2016, Sulapac creates fully biodegradable and microplastic-free products, made of sustainably sourced wood and folders. They might not be directly saving oceans or the planet with machinery, but their vast variety of products, like straws and packaging for the cosmetic industry, definitely do. Their material is a lot like plastic in terms of malleability and usage, but it doesn't impact the environment in a negative way. It's the perfect product for companies that are environmentally conscious and also look for premium design and quality. Last year the startup raised €15 million to go international.
Ichthion – Born in London in 2017 and nowadays lives between Quito, Ecuador and Britain's capital. It has developed an award-winning technology that is able to remove big volumes of plastic for rivers and oceans. This idea was born in London's Imperial College with the goal to create a system that is energy-generative and can be installed in rivers, coastal areas and oceans. Last month they even won the global "Cutting River Plastic Waste" competition sponsored by the Benioff Ocean Initiative and Coca-Cola Foundation.
#tide – Switzerland doesn't have any coastline but that doesn't stop this Basel based startup from creating all kinds of products out of plastic trash collected from the oceans. Founded in 2018, #tide has teamed up with multiple organizations to collect and use plastic waste to create material that can be used to make sustainable products. The collected trash is processed in Switzerland and turned into a granular material that can be used for many kinds of products; from jackets, to furniture and even electronic devices. Just 2 days ago, they announced a collaboration with Oceanworks, and 1 month ago launched their subsidiary in Southeast Asia.
Notpla – Born in 2012 this British startup wants to revolutionize single use plastic. In fact, they want to replace all single use plastics for Notpla, a material made of seaweed and plants. The team is made up of designers, chemists, engineers and entrepreneurs that worked hard since 2012 to launch the first project last year, 2019. As it is made of seaweed and plants, Notpla is a very malleable product, perfect to store beverages, sauces and food in general. With these products they want to end with single use plastic and prevent millions of kilograms of plastic from polluting the earth, and the ocean.
The Great Bub ble Barrier – A big part of the waste that the society produces ends up in the water, damaging marine life, but also human life. Born in 2017, The Great Buble Barrier, has created a product that catches waste in the rivers or canals and prevents it from reaching the oceans. On top of that, it doesn't hurt the fish, nor come between the passage of ships. This solution is a barrier of bubbles that is placed at the bottom of the river and diagonally to the current direction. Like this, when the waste reaches the barrier, it's naturally taken to the surface and the current moves it to the riverside where it's picked up and taken to a recycle facility.
These are just some of the many European startups that are fighting to save the oceans from plastic pollution and therefore contributing to make the earth a better place. It might take some years and it's going to be a tough road, but if we don't act now chances are that the future will be even more complicated.
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Anna is a freelance content marketer that splits her time between her hometown, Barcelona, and Lisbon. Graduated in Audiovisual Communication, she is passionate about photography and everything travel related. Especially startups that are changing the way we travel.
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Imagine decorating your garden with an imposing Buddha statue or decorating your living room as if you were in Bali.
In our Eden Jardi Shop, you will find different figures and statues of Buddhas, in different materials and sizes. You will also find Asian-inspired decorative items: vases, plates, paths … Everything you can imagine at the best price.
Come to our store and see for yourself all the possibilities we offer you.


Supercharged New Moon… Solar Eclipse… flanked by Pluto on the one side and Saturn on the other… it is the opportunity to align unconscious desire (Pluto) with New Moon intent so that miracles can manifest (Saturn) in line with what it is that you truly want. There's the opportunity to transform and release unhelpful desires which are manifesting what it is that you don't really want.
Mercury, in Capricorn too, echoes this theme in that, at the last New Moon, Mercury (intent) was at 27 ° of Scorpio, making a lovely aspect of ease with the North Node of the Moon (direction in which we're headed) and Chiron (the Wounded Healer.) At this Partial Solar Eclipse, it's Venus at 28° of Scorpio who is making these lovely aspects with the North Node of the Moon and with Chiron, bringing the Healing of our Wounds on to our Paths.
Desire is a very Scorpionic (Plutonic) word and it's one with which Venus is also more than a little familiar. Both her and Mercury have been working hard in the recent past, with both their most recent retrogrades seeing them submerged within the waters of Scorpio. So at the time of this supercharged New Moon and with Venus now occupying the degree + 1 that Mercury occupied at the last New Moon, with Venus taking Mercury's place in the grand trine he was in with North Node and Chiron at the time of the last New Moon, she's showing us a natural progression from intention to creation.
Associated with the Tenth House, Capricorn represents the furthest point that we, as individuals reach, compared to where we started. As the highest point of the chart, it is associated with the achievements we make which are easily and readily visible, easily recognised by others. It is also associated with the increasing strength of the Sun – the efforts we put into shining, through making what is invisible within us visible.
The highest potential here is the example of the distance we can go from where it is that we start. The distortion is becoming attached / overly concerned with the way that others see us.
Where you have Capricorn in your chart, you have the opportunity to achieve, based on your own individual effort. What you achieve can then become a light for others – it becomes part of the fabric of the collective's social reality. It's an area where you work hard, you put in the effort and where Mastery can be attained.
The highest potential of your intentions for this new beginning is to charge them with authenticity. To intend it, to nurture it (to behave in line with your intentions) and to allow it to come into being and to grow.
The risk, or the trap, is of over identifying with the way in which others see or recognise what you are doing. The trap is of planting goals based on the opinion or the approval of others. Or of allowing authentic intentions of years gone by to become your tyrants of tomorrow.
If you need to change to remain true to yourself, it's always a good time and now is a particularly good time to do it.
Being so close to Pluto, which does deal with the garbage of the psyche, and being with the South Node of the Moon which has to do with letting go / releasing what is no longer required…releasing yourself from attachments to the opinions or the approval of others may be a priority.
With Pluto's involvement, the overall process isn't necessarily easy. I'm sure we can all look around and see something which we don't believe that we want.
What Pluto and this Eclipse has in common is the shadow that passes over the consciousness of the Sun. There's an opportunity to stay with the shadow… to not push the uncomfortable thoughts away… to stay with what disturbs us… to consider whether we have fully processed past hurts or just pushed them away, pretended them gone.
Pluto's gifts include a penetrating honesty under which we may squirm…but with Mars in Aries and with the Venusian aspects to Chiron and the North Node…there's the opportunity to use that which cuts us to heal and not to harm. With Pluto and Capricorn and with Saturn…we have the opportunity to follow through with our own mythic descent into hell…so that we can also enjoy our own mythic resurrection. Take time to look at yourself honestly, to think honest thoughts and to speak honest words. It may not always be comfortable, but done with heartfelt intention, and with Neptune's (Spirit's) helpful guidance, it may very well be the medicine that is needed.
The more we can allow ourselves to practice honesty, the more honest we can actually become. Once we put our truths into words, we may find that these words don't actually reflect our truths and we can go deeper to find what our truth may actually be. Keep peeling the layers.
With Pluto of change followed by Saturn of what stands the test of time…the work that we do now can endure for years and years to come. It's a good time to look at the structure upon which you are building your reality and to open yourself to changes where they're needed. It's work that is worth doing it well.
This is part of a bigger process, of eclipses on the Cancer Capricorn Axis and of what Pluto, Jupiter, Saturn and the Nodes are doing together. You may find it helpful to read / reread what has already been written on this here and here.
You can also read more about Capricorn here.
We had the Partial Solar Eclipse New Moon in Cancer on 13 July 2018. We have the New Moon Solar Eclipse on 6 January 2019 at 15°25' of Capricorn right in the middle of Saturn and Pluto (at 11°58' and 20°45' respectively.). Then there's 16 July 2019 the Full Moon Lunar Eclipse at 24°04' of Capricorn when the Moon will be conjunct Pluto. 26 December 2019 sees the New Moon Solar eclipse at 4°06' of Capricorn when there will be a stellium (a whole bunch) of planets in Capricorn , with Jupiter on the New Moon and Saturn almost conjunct Pluto. Again, there's a stellium in Capricorn at the Full Moon Lunar eclipse on 10 January 2020 when the Moon will be at 20°00' of Cancer and both Saturn and Pluto will be opposite the Moon in 22° of Capricorn. 21 June 2020 finds the New Moon Solar Eclipse at the critical 00°21' of Cancer when Jupiter will be conjunct Pluto and Saturn will be at the critical zero degree of Aquarius. And then 5 July 2020 has the Full Moon Lunar Eclipse at 13°37' of Capricorn when Jupiter will be with Pluto.
Pluto conjuncts the South Node of the Moon on 28 March 2019, Saturn conjuncts the South Node throughout 2019 (exact dates 20 May 2019, 23 June 2019 and 15 September 2019.) Then Jupiter conjuncts the South Node on 6 January 2020 just before the huge event of Saturn conjunct Pluto on 12 January 2020. Jupiter then conjuncts Pluto throughout 2020 (exact dates 5 April, 30 June, 12 November) before Jupiter and Saturn come together in the critical zero degree of Aquarius around Solstice December 2020.
As ever, this is an interpretation of the symbols from my perspective and for information only and any comments related to health are not intended to replace the expertise of medical practitioners…you're always encouraged to remain responsible for your own choices. When I say you/ us / we etc. I mean me… and you as well but only if it feels right to you and only if you want to.


How can you achieve timeless design? Bartelt answers that question in a three-part blog, discussing efficient layout, seamless transitions, and classic style. Today, we're focusing on your home's floor plan.
It's important to understand how you use different rooms in your home. Do you entertain frequently? Are you a gourmet chef? Do you have small children? Questions like these affect the flow and specific details of each space. If you entertain often, for instance, you may want a large island, wet bar, and direct connection from the kitchen to the family room. If you enjoy cooking, that may dictate the placement of your cooktop in relation to prep areas.
You should also identify what is and is not working for you in your home. Are there rooms that are rarely or never used? Do you have a cramped kitchen and an oversized dining room?
Evaluating your lifestyle and determining if your home complements it are the first steps in the remodeling process.
Create open, yet separate spaces.
"Open concept" is a term we hear frequently. Eliminating walls, doors, and other barriers can accommodate better flow and make the space feel larger, but it's essential not to merely create a big, open box. Use arches, columns, French doors, shelves, beams, and other details to create open, yet defined spaces. It adds character to your home and still allows you to engage guests in the other room while you prep in the kitchen.
Unused rooms or "catchalls" are taking up valuable real estate in your home. Make room for practical spaces, such as mudrooms, laundry rooms, and home offices. These spaces often serve as your family's hub, offering organization and serving a specific purpose. There are endless options to make these rooms work harder for your family – lockers, cubbies, closets, message boards, "drop zones," benches, and beyond.
There are many storage options available to keep your home organized and more functional. Don't waste any space! Incorporate cabinetry that extends to the ceiling. Consider organizational systems, such as Rev-A-Shelf, that offer pull-outs, racks, and dividers to make use of dead corners. There are often empty pockets where you can seamlessly insert storage – on unused walls, in a kitchen island, under the stairs, even in narrow areas (i.e. cookie sheets or wine bottle storage).
When planning your storage, make sure to think about how you use various spaces. You'll want everything to have its place, to be within arm's reach of where you'll need it. In the kitchen, you'll probably want spices by the range, knife storage near the butcher block, and drawers with silverware dividers close to the sink and dishwasher. In the mudroom, a coat closet, mail organization, and cubbies with hooks may be essential.
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Change Jack London Square to Bobby Seale Plaza
Jacob Mathis started this petition to City of Oakland and
Jack Griffith London though a prolific writer was also grossly and publicly racist.
Through his writing The Salt of the Earth London states that English speaking Anglo Saxons are "the salt of the Earth" and "a race of mastery and achievement."
In his book Adventure, London tells the tale of a white man who "rode pick-a-back on a woolly-headed, black-skinned savage."
These are just a couple of examples of his grotesque racism and the city of Oakland should not celebrate an individual who proudly voiced such hate filled beliefs.
We should replace the name "Jack London Square" with that of a true Oakland hero and icon, "Bobby Seale Plaza" in honor of Robert George Seale the Co-founder and Chairman of the Black Panther Party who is still alive to this day fighting for equal rights for all people.
Oakland is a beautiful and progressive city and our landmarks and monuments should reflect that to be true. Signing this petition will hopefully bring awareness to this this overlooked issue and the people will choose to no longer celebrate the legacy of a bigot while simultaneously allowing the opportunity to empower a beloved figure of the Oakland community.


I am all about easy. Seriously. I am not into complicated processes, and that is true for what happens in my kitchen as well. I absolutely love to cook, but if it is going to be a long drawn out ordeal, I will opt for the peanut butter and jelly sandwich so that I can enjoy other aspects of my life, like my chickens, garden, quilting and family; not in that particular order, obviously! But isn't it wonderful when you can put a meal in front of your family or your sweetheart that just screams: SHE IS A CULINARY GODDESS!
Prior to learning how to make and the falling in love with crepes, my repertoire of French cuisine consisted mainly of French fries, French dressing, and the occasional croissant. That's it. Now everything can be a French dish because you can put absolutely anything in a crepe! It can be a breakfast dish, lunch time snack, or a gorgeous evening meal. And the real beauty of crepes is that you can make them ahead, and keep them in the refrigerator–just pull them out, fill them, and serve. It's like being a French magician!
This week's post is for a spectacular Chicken & Spinach Crepe with a delicate wine sauce. I wish I could see your face when you take your first bite: because it's a party in your mouth. It is Magnifique!
1. Put all the ingredients for the crepes in a mixing bowl and whisk until smooth. You don't want any lumps. I use a hand mixer because it's faster and I get a velvety smooth batter.
2. Put a dollop of butter or oil in a non-stick 8″ skillet and rub it around with a paper towel. You just want a very light coat. If you are using a skillet that tolerates cooking spray, you can use that. One treatment of the pan will be good for several crepes. Put the skillet on medium-high heat.
3. Once heated, use a 1/3 cup measuring cup, and scoop out 1/3 cup of batter and pour it in the middle of the heated skillet. Immediately pick it up and swirl it around to make a round puddle of batter that fills the bottom of the skillet. Place back on the heat and let it cook. The edges will cook first and start to curl a little. As the top of the crepe becomes more solid and less runny, lift the edge of the crepe up with a rubber spatula and check the bottom. It should be turning a light, golden brown. This only takes about a minute or a minute and a half, so don't step away from the stove. When the top is no longer runny, turn up the edge and pick it up with your fingers and turn it over in the pan. Another 30-45 seconds on that side will be perfect.
Slide the crepe out on a plate and repeat until all of your crepes are finished! Adjust your heat if needed higher or lower so you don't overcook or undercook your crepe. You don't want it to brown too much, or your crepe will crack when you roll or fold it. If undercooked, you will end up with the crepe's eggy mixture running all down your fingers and pan. Don't worry, you will get the hang of it fast. You can make these ahead and put in an airtight container for use later, or cover the plate with plastic wrap or foil and put in the refrigerator.
Now it's time to make the filling, and since I like fast and easy, I purchased a $5 roasted chicken at the market on the way home from work. I like the added subtle flavor of the roasted chicken. Remove all the skin and bones, and shred the chicken meat in a large bowl. If you cooked a chicken breast, cut it up and shred it.
1. Place the shredded chicken meat in a large bowl, add the fresh lemon juice, ricotta cheese, garlic, salt and pepper, and fold together with a rubber spatula.
2. Fold in the sliced almonds and set aside.
3. Heat a large pan and drizzle with a bit of olive oil. Toss in the fresh baby spinach and heat until the spinach wilts a bit. Turn the heat down to a low/medium heat.
4. Add the chicken mixture and gently fold together until hot through. You can turn off the heat and cover with a lid to keep warm.
1. In a small pan, melt the butter.
2. Add the wine, stir and heat through.
Now it's time to assemble the crepes. Take one crepe and place on a plate, counter or cutting board. Put a large spoonful of filling (about 1/4 to 1/3 cup) in the middle of the crepe and form into a log shape. Roll the crepe and set aside. Repeat until all of your crepes are full. Place individually on a plate and pour the sauce over the top of the crepe, sprinkle with sliced almonds, and garnish with a sprig of fresh thyme. Viola! I have also made a platter of these and placed on the table, arranged side by side and covered with the sauce and garnished, and they are spectacular. Your guests can just serve themselves using a pretty spatula.
Alternatively, you can place a spoon of filling in the center of a crepe and bring up with your fingers and form a pouch. Tie it with a blanched green onion or chive. To blanch the chive or green onion, simply lay it in a pan of boiling water for about 15 seconds and remove with tongs.
They will by pliable enough to tie your bundle with. Cover your pouch with sauce and garnish with almonds, leaving the little pouch in a puddle of wine sauce. You will get 16 pouches if you do it this way, so make a double batch of crepes!
I might add that these are delicious heated over, and reheat beautifully in the microwave. My husband takes a crepe with a separate little container of sauce to work for lunch, and heats it up!
**In the interest of saving time and $$, let me share a product I use that I just LOVE! In the recipe you see I mention garlic paste, and this is what I use. You can find it in the supermarket in the produce section, and it stores in the refrigerator. I prefer the chunky paste, but it does come in a smooth variety also.
This recipe is a wonderful way to use up leftover chicken!
California Girl comments: This week's recipe is special and you will wow your guests with this beauty. It is only fitting that I pair a french dish with a classic french wine. I decided on a bottle of Pouilly Fuisse. It is among the white wines from the Burgandy part of France. Here is a secret: even though it sounds fancy, it's Chardonnay. The characters of this wine have strong fruits and subtle oak flavors which will pair perfectly with not only with the chicken but with the cream of the sauce and the flavor of the thyme. The particular bottle I chose was from Costco and cost $13.99. If you can't get your hands on a bottle any good chardonnay will do (even if it isn't French).
You are so right, They are super easy but they are time consuming.


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Why Katie Holmes couldn't say masturbation in the "Dawson's Creek" pilot
By Lynette Rice
To read more on the Dawson's Creek reunion, pick up the new issue of Entertainment Weekly on stands today. You can buy the full set of five covers here. Or purchase the individual covers featuring James Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes, Joshua Jackson, Michelle Williams & Busy Philipps, or the original foursome online or at Barnes & Noble. Don't forget to subscribe for more exclusive interviews and photos, only in EW. Watch the full episode of Entertainment Weekly Cast Reunions: Dawson's Creek, streaming now on PeopleTV.com or download the PeopleTV app on your favorite device.
The most memorable moment in the Dawson's Creek pilot from 1998 was when Joey (Katie Holmes) asks her childhood pal Dawson (James Van Der Beek) to reveal how much he masturbates. Dawson recoils at first, but ultimately shouts to Joey through his bedroom window that he does it "usually in the morning, with Katie Couric."
That line didn't sit well with The WB's standards and practices department, so creator Kevin Williamson was told to change it before the drama aired.
"The note was you have to come up with a euphemism for it, and the euphemism became walk the dog," recalled then programming executive Jordan Levin, who went on to serve as The WB's president of programming from 2001-2003, before becoming CEO in 2003. "Nobody had ever heard of that before. "
But that's exactly what Joey ended up asking Dawson after he insists how they can still talk about anything. "How often do you walk your dog?" she asks.
"What?" he says, with a shock.
"You know what I mean," Joey responds. "What time a day? How many times a week?"
After Dawson's Creek debuted, Levin recalls how advertisers and critics were initially put off by the sexuality in the show and how the kids talked like adults.
"They didn't understand how that was Kevin's conceit for the series, to write something semi-autobiographical through an adult point of view," Levin remembers. "Instead of having a narrator, he put those words in the mouths of the kids. The WB's attitude was that young people always thought they were more articulate than they actually were. It also helped for older audience to reflect on those relatable themes."


After unveiling the Chromebook, Toshiba is back again with the new Chromebook 2 which scores an all new design that is much more sleeker and lighter than the previous. The device comes with a 13.3 inch display featuring 1920 x 1080 in resolution and is armed with a dual core 2.16GHz Intel Celeron chip, 16GB storage and 2GB of RAM. Not to mention, each chromebook comes with 100GB of free Google drive storage for 2 years which after the user would have to pay. To make things more exciting, Toshiba has partnered with Skullcandy to enhance the speakers for better and crisp sound.
Instead of releasing an Android tablet, Toshiba has now taken a different path by announcing a Windows 8.1 tablet christened Encore Mini. At first, it seemed to be a bold approach but looking at the specs, it seems to be a very toned down tablet in terms of specs. The 7-inch WIndows tablet will most likely be a low-cost tablet since it features a very low resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels. At this resolution, you would normally get an Android for less than $115. Apart from the dissapointing low resolution screen, it packs an Intel Atom Z3745 Processor and a 1GB of RAM.
Apart from handheld devices, Toshiba has also unveiled a 4K Ultra HD TV of the U series. However, this is only a prototype till now as the real version would be released to the public next year. According to Toshiba, the 4K TV will be showcasing new features which includes CEVO picture, HEVC spport and improved MediaGuide replay.
Toshiba has also added two new laptops in its arsenal, the CL10-B and the convertible Radius 11. which has been pitched as cost-friendly devices. The radius 11 runs on Windows 8.1 weighing at 11.6 kgs, and has 500GB of inbuilt storage space and houses 4GB of RAM.. This device can be shape shifted into multiple form factors such as presentation mode, tabletop and audience mode.


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A novel system to accelerate the progression of nerve degeneration in transgenic mouse models of neuropathies
Osefame Ewaleifoh, Minh Trinh, John W. Griffin, Thien Nguyen
Axon degeneration is a common hallmark of many neurodegenerative diseases. There is now an abundance of spontaneous and genetically engineered mice available to study the mechanisms of axonal degeneration and to screen for axonal protective agents. However, many of these mouse models exhibit slow progressive axonal loss which can span over many months. Consequently, there is a pressing need to accelerate the pace of axonal loss over a short interval for high-throughput screening of pharmacological and genetic therapies. Here, we present a novel technique using acrylamide, an axonal neurotoxin, to provoke rapid axonal degeneration in murine models of neuropathies. The progressive axonal loss which typically occurs over 8. months was reproduced within 7 to 10. days of the acrylamide intoxication. This approach was successfully applied to Myelin Associated Glycoprotein knockout (MAG-/-) mouse and Trembler-J mouse, a popular murine model of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1 (CMT-1). Acrylamide intoxication in transgenic mouse models offers a novel experimental approach to accelerate the rate of axonal loss over short intervals for timely in vivo studies of nerve degeneration. This report also provides for the first time an animal model for medication or toxin-induced exacerbation of pre-existing neuropathies, a phenomenon widely reported in patients with neuropathies.
Experimental Neurology
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expneurol.2012.05.021
Nerve Degeneration
Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein
Protective Agents
Genetic Therapy
Axonal degeneration
Charcot-Marie-Tooth
Ewaleifoh, O., Trinh, M., Griffin, J. W., & Nguyen, T. (2012). A novel system to accelerate the progression of nerve degeneration in transgenic mouse models of neuropathies. Experimental Neurology, 237(1), 153-159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expneurol.2012.05.021
A novel system to accelerate the progression of nerve degeneration in transgenic mouse models of neuropathies. / Ewaleifoh, Osefame; Trinh, Minh; Griffin, John W.; Nguyen, Thien.
In: Experimental Neurology, Vol. 237, No. 1, 09.2012, p. 153-159.
Ewaleifoh, O, Trinh, M, Griffin, JW & Nguyen, T 2012, 'A novel system to accelerate the progression of nerve degeneration in transgenic mouse models of neuropathies', Experimental Neurology, vol. 237, no. 1, pp. 153-159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expneurol.2012.05.021
Ewaleifoh O, Trinh M, Griffin JW, Nguyen T. A novel system to accelerate the progression of nerve degeneration in transgenic mouse models of neuropathies. Experimental Neurology. 2012 Sep;237(1):153-159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expneurol.2012.05.021
Ewaleifoh, Osefame ; Trinh, Minh ; Griffin, John W. ; Nguyen, Thien. / A novel system to accelerate the progression of nerve degeneration in transgenic mouse models of neuropathies. In: Experimental Neurology. 2012 ; Vol. 237, No. 1. pp. 153-159.
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title = "A novel system to accelerate the progression of nerve degeneration in transgenic mouse models of neuropathies",
abstract = "Axon degeneration is a common hallmark of many neurodegenerative diseases. There is now an abundance of spontaneous and genetically engineered mice available to study the mechanisms of axonal degeneration and to screen for axonal protective agents. However, many of these mouse models exhibit slow progressive axonal loss which can span over many months. Consequently, there is a pressing need to accelerate the pace of axonal loss over a short interval for high-throughput screening of pharmacological and genetic therapies. Here, we present a novel technique using acrylamide, an axonal neurotoxin, to provoke rapid axonal degeneration in murine models of neuropathies. The progressive axonal loss which typically occurs over 8. months was reproduced within 7 to 10. days of the acrylamide intoxication. This approach was successfully applied to Myelin Associated Glycoprotein knockout (MAG-/-) mouse and Trembler-J mouse, a popular murine model of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1 (CMT-1). Acrylamide intoxication in transgenic mouse models offers a novel experimental approach to accelerate the rate of axonal loss over short intervals for timely in vivo studies of nerve degeneration. This report also provides for the first time an animal model for medication or toxin-induced exacerbation of pre-existing neuropathies, a phenomenon widely reported in patients with neuropathies.",
keywords = "Acrylamide, Animal model, Axonal degeneration, Charcot-Marie-Tooth",
author = "Osefame Ewaleifoh and Minh Trinh and Griffin, {John W.} and Thien Nguyen",
doi = "10.1016/j.expneurol.2012.05.021",
journal = "Experimental Neurology",
T1 - A novel system to accelerate the progression of nerve degeneration in transgenic mouse models of neuropathies
AU - Ewaleifoh, Osefame
AU - Trinh, Minh
AU - Griffin, John W.
AU - Nguyen, Thien
N2 - Axon degeneration is a common hallmark of many neurodegenerative diseases. There is now an abundance of spontaneous and genetically engineered mice available to study the mechanisms of axonal degeneration and to screen for axonal protective agents. However, many of these mouse models exhibit slow progressive axonal loss which can span over many months. Consequently, there is a pressing need to accelerate the pace of axonal loss over a short interval for high-throughput screening of pharmacological and genetic therapies. Here, we present a novel technique using acrylamide, an axonal neurotoxin, to provoke rapid axonal degeneration in murine models of neuropathies. The progressive axonal loss which typically occurs over 8. months was reproduced within 7 to 10. days of the acrylamide intoxication. This approach was successfully applied to Myelin Associated Glycoprotein knockout (MAG-/-) mouse and Trembler-J mouse, a popular murine model of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1 (CMT-1). Acrylamide intoxication in transgenic mouse models offers a novel experimental approach to accelerate the rate of axonal loss over short intervals for timely in vivo studies of nerve degeneration. This report also provides for the first time an animal model for medication or toxin-induced exacerbation of pre-existing neuropathies, a phenomenon widely reported in patients with neuropathies.
AB - Axon degeneration is a common hallmark of many neurodegenerative diseases. There is now an abundance of spontaneous and genetically engineered mice available to study the mechanisms of axonal degeneration and to screen for axonal protective agents. However, many of these mouse models exhibit slow progressive axonal loss which can span over many months. Consequently, there is a pressing need to accelerate the pace of axonal loss over a short interval for high-throughput screening of pharmacological and genetic therapies. Here, we present a novel technique using acrylamide, an axonal neurotoxin, to provoke rapid axonal degeneration in murine models of neuropathies. The progressive axonal loss which typically occurs over 8. months was reproduced within 7 to 10. days of the acrylamide intoxication. This approach was successfully applied to Myelin Associated Glycoprotein knockout (MAG-/-) mouse and Trembler-J mouse, a popular murine model of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1 (CMT-1). Acrylamide intoxication in transgenic mouse models offers a novel experimental approach to accelerate the rate of axonal loss over short intervals for timely in vivo studies of nerve degeneration. This report also provides for the first time an animal model for medication or toxin-induced exacerbation of pre-existing neuropathies, a phenomenon widely reported in patients with neuropathies.
KW - Acrylamide
KW - Axonal degeneration
KW - Charcot-Marie-Tooth
U2 - 10.1016/j.expneurol.2012.05.021
DO - 10.1016/j.expneurol.2012.05.021
JO - Experimental Neurology
JF - Experimental Neurology
10.1016/j.expneurol.2012.05.021


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Jack Harlow Posted A Series of DMs He Wrote Bryson Tiller Thanking Him Ahead of His "Come Home The Kids Miss You" Album Release
Hip Hop NewsNew Music
Although Bryson Tiller is only a few years older than Jack Harlow, it appears that in his earlier years, Jack was inspired by Bryson and looked up to his colleague.
As Jack Harlow is gearing up to release his second studio album, "Come Home The Kids Miss You," Which is expected to be released next week, on May 6, 2022. He took an opportunity to thank Tiller by sharing a DM conversation they used to have when Harlow was 17 years old.
On Thursday, April 28, 2022, the "What's Poppin " chart-topper artist resurfaced an old discussion with the R&B vocalist. After former Louisville, Kentucky native Bryson Tiller tweeted in celebration of his forthcoming album. "get ready for my bro Jack's new album. soon you'll see why he is number 1. MAY 6th," Bryson Tiller posted in excitement. "Dreams come true," Harlow replied, revealing a screenshot of a DM interaction the two had which was on June 30, 2015.
Come Home The Kids Miss You
May 6th pic.twitter.com/DftfWqFqHT
— Jack Harlow (@jackharlow) April 6, 2022
In the discussion, a 17-year-old Harlow congratulates Tiller on his accomplishment while hoping to connect with the singer of "Right My Wrongs." "Just wanted to hit your DMs and say thank you for what you're doing for the 502," Harlow wrote. "truly putting us on the map. obviously, we are from the same city and have a lot of mutual friends but I can't describe how fucking dope it is to watch."
He continues "I'm a massive fan dude and study your every move. I just turned 17 and I'm very confident in my craft and the trajectory of my career. but you're literally a hometown hero. hope we get the chance to meet soon and I'm just flattered to have the ability to DM you. thanks, bro."
Dreams come true https://t.co/oILI9D10YJ pic.twitter.com/KvjqLuByCx
— Jack Harlow (@jackharlow) April 29, 2022
Tiller graciously replied, "thanks man I appreciate it. keep working. anything is possible."And it appears that Byron was correct when he said that everything is achievable for Jack Harlow. Harlow has two No. 1 songs to his name: "First Class" and his Lil Nas X duet "Industry Baby." His debut album, 2020's "That's What They All Say", debuted at No. 5.
Jack Harlow and Bryson Tiller had eventually connected following their Twitter conversation years later. In 2019, the two collaborated on "Thru The Night," on August 21, 2019. Followed by "Luv Is Dro" from Harlow's last debut album "That's What They All Say" on December 11, 2020. The latter also incorporates lyrics from the late Static Major, whose widow was successful in bringing the project together.
get ready for my bro Jack's new album. soon you'll see why he is number 1. MAY 6th pic.twitter.com/rItIiBlQkc
— tiller (@brysontiller) April 29, 2022
Keep an eye out for our next article about Jack Harlow's sophomore album, "Come Home the Kids Miss You," which is set to be released on May 6, 2022. The track "Nail Tech," which was released on February 19, 2022, is the album's lead single. Along with the single "First Class," which was released on April 8, 2022, earlier this month. with the latest being the 24-year-old rapper's first solo No. 1 single when it arrived at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in April.
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"Too much and too soon"—Steven Sinofsky looks back at Windows 8, 10 years later
Ex-Windows chief reflects on the risks and rewards of taking Windows in a radical new direction.
Enlarge / A billboard showing Windows 8 in Times Square in New York at the Microsoft Store in October 2012. (credit: Personal photo from Steven Sinofsky)
On October 26, 2012, Microsoft released Windows 8, a hybrid tablet/desktop operating system that took bold risks but garnered mixed reviews. Ten years later, we've caught up with former Windows Division President Steven Sinofsky to explore how Windows 8 got started, how it predicted several current trends in computing, and how he feels about the OS in retrospect.
In 2011, PC sales began to drop year over year in a trend that alarmed the industry. Simultaneously, touch-based mobile comping on smartphones and tablets dramatically rose in popularity. In response, Microsoft undertook the development of a flexible operating system that would ideally scale from mobile to desktop seamlessly. Sinofsky accepted the challenge and worked with many others, including Julie Larson-Green and Panos Panay, then head of the Surface team, to make it happen.
Windows 8 represented the most dramatic transformation of the Windows interface since Windows 95. While that operating system introduced the Start menu, Windows 8 removed that iconic menu in favor of a Start screen filled with "live tiles" that functioned well on touchscreen computers like the purpose-built Microsoft Surface, but frustrated desktop PC users. It led to heavy pushback from the press, and PC sales continued to decline.


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Le serpopard est un animal mythique représenté sur des objets antiques d'Égypte antique et de Mésopotamie. C'est une chimère combinant des parties du corps d'un léopard (ou, selon les interprétations, d'un lion) et d'un serpent. Le terme « serpopard », moderne, est un mot-valise formé à partir du nom de ces deux animaux. On ne trouve pas de nom pour cette créature dans les textes anciens.

Images
L'image se trouve spécifiquement sur des palettes à fard provenant de la période prédynastique égyptienne et sur des motifs gravés sur des sceaux-cylindres de la période protohistorique de la Mésopotamie (environ -3500 à -3000). Les exemples incluent la palette de Narmer et la petite palette de Nekhen (Hiérakonpolis). Le sceau-cylindre d'Uruk montre clairement le motif. Typiquement, deux serpopards sont représentés, dont les cous s'entrecroisent.

Interprétations
L'image est généralement classée comme féline et son examen attentif met en évidence un lion à long cou. Ces caractéristiques sont exprimées au bout de la queue, il n'y a pas de taches, la tête aux yeux ronds ressemble à celle d'une lionne plutôt qu'à celle d'un serpent (les serpents n'ont pas d'oreilles et il n'y a pas de caractéristiques serpentines telles que les écailles, la langue ou la forme de la tête).

Il a été suggéré que dans l'art de l'Égypte antique les serpopards représentent « un symbole du chaos qui régnait le long des frontières de l'Égypte », situation que le roi devait dominer. Ils sont normalement exhibés comme conquis ou enchaînés, comme sur la palette de Narmer ou attaquant d'autres animaux. Mais dans l'art de Mésopotamie, ils sont représentés par paires, avec des cous entrelacés.

En Mésopotamie, l'utilisation de ces « lions-à-cou-de-serpent » et autres animaux hybrides est interprétée comme étant « les manifestations de l'aspect chtonique du dieu de la vitalité de la nature, lequel est la manifestation de la vie jaillissant de la terre ».

De façon similaire dans les peuples anciens, les Égyptiens sont connus pour leurs descriptions précises des créatures qu'ils ont observées. Leurs créatures chimériques (composées) ont des caractéristiques très reconnaissables des animaux à l'origine de ceux qui sont représentés notamment ceux des anciennes divinités mixtes.

Les lionnes jouent un rôle important dans les concepts religieux de la Basse et de la Haute-Égypte réunies. Ce sont des animaux associés à la protection de la royauté. Les longs cous sont simplement une exagération utilisée comme cadre dans un motif artistique formant le godet de mélange des cosmétiques de la palette de Narmer ou l'entourant, dans la petite palette.

Les descriptions d'animaux fantastiques sont aussi connues à Élam et en Mésopotamie, comme dans d'autres cultures.

Culture populaire
 Les serpopards apparaissent dans le livre-roman des Chroniques de Kane La Pyramide rouge. Deux serpopards furent envoyés par la divinité Seth pour attaquer Philippe de Macédoine, Sadie Kane, Carter Kane et Khufu. Ils furent vaincus par Bastet.
 Un serpopard apparaît dans le jeu de cartes à collectionner Magic : L'Assemblée, dans l'extension Amonkhet, librement inspirée de l'Égypte antique, sur la carte du Serpopard rôdeur.

Sources

Notes et références

Bibliographie
 Jacq C. Tirage limité, hors commerce : Comment est née l'Égypte pharaonique. Paris : XO éditions, 2010, 64 p.

Liens externes
 (en) Bestiaire de l'ancienne Égypte consulté le 5 juin 2016
 (en) Hérakonpolis en ligne : cité du Faucon consulté le 5 juin 2016

Créature fantastique de la mythologie égyptienne
Créature fantastique de la mythologie mésopotamienne
Index égyptologique

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Census 2016 reveals over 10,000 vacant non-holiday homes in 17 towns.
A tax-incentive scheme, modelled on the Living City initiative (currently confined to parts of Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Waterford and Kilkenny cities), and targeted at some of the country's largest provincial towns, could play a major role in revitalising those towns, and deliver thousands of habitable dwellings for homeless families and workers.
This proposal arises from detailed analysis of the preliminary findings of Census 2016 by the Heritage Council's Architecture Officer, Mr. Colm Murray, which finds that there are over 10,000 vacant houses (not being used as holiday homes), in 17 of the larger provincial towns, many of which are within commuting distance of Dublin and our other cities.
"This data highlights both the threats and opportunities posed by this stock of vacant dwellings in these towns, which are located in their centres and suburbs. Bringing this housing stock back into habitation would help revitalise and conserve the fabric of these towns, and the conservation costs involved would be much less than to construct new homes on greenfield sites. Furthermore, a failure to revitalise and conserve this housing stock will lead to further loss of commercial activity in them", Mr. Murray said.
"Re-inhabiting even half of these housing units that were vacant on Census night would also make a positive, and relatively speedy, impact on the Government's housing objectives to deliver 25,000 units per annum as set out in its 'Rebuilding Ireland' plan". he added.
Mr. Murray also said that when one considers the time it takes to build new homes, and the extent of the housing crisis in Dublin especially, with so many families living in emergency accommodation, "repairing and re-inhabiting houses in towns like Drogheda, Dundalk and Naas (with nearly 2,000 vacant non-holiday homes) makes obvious sense".
Such an initiative would also accord with the Heritage Council's 'Policy Proposals for Ireland's Towns', launched in November 2015, which recommended that the Living City Tax Incentive be extended to more towns, Mr. Murray said. "The functions that towns facilitate is part of their heritage value. Seen in this light, the re-occupation of vacant homes is a vital part of the revitalisation of Ireland's towns, in order to make them desirable places to live and work. It will also contribute to sustainability through reduced car dependency, more efficient provision of physical and social services, and savings in building materials. The most environmentally benign building is the one that does not have to be built, because it already exists".
The overall preliminary data from Census 2016 reveals that there are 198,358 vacant houses (not being used as holiday homes), across the country in both urban and rural areas, and that almost 50,000 of those are in 166 urban areas.
The Heritage Council is the statutory body charged with identifying, protecting, preserving and enhancing Ireland's national heritage. National heritage includes Monuments, Archaeological objects, Heritage objects, Architectural heritage, Flora, Fauna, Wildlife habitats, Landscapes, Seascapes, Wrecks, Geology, Heritage gardens and parks, and Inland waterways. Established under the Heritage Act 1995, and operating under the aegis of the Department of Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, the Heritage Council provides advice to the Minister, and partners and networks with Local Authorities and a wide range of other organisations and individuals to promote Ireland's heritage.
For further information contact Stephen O'Byrnes (087 8148720) or Michelle Tritschler (086 3846630) at MKC Communications.


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Hi guys! I decided to participate in a couple challenges today! I was running low on mojo and wasn't too happy with the results but I think it's still going to bring some happiness to someone's mailbox! I used the sketch from (CAS)E This Sketch and colors from Cupcake Inspirations.
I really loved the sketch and will probably make a couple more cards using it once I get some mojo back! This card isn't my usual style but I still enjoyed making it! Check it out!
I started by adhering some of that really cool patterned paper to thebcard base. Then I diagonally cut a plain panel and stamped a Mama Elephant sentiment using Distress Ink. After foam mounting it to the card base I added a trio of enamel dots to finish it off.
Hi everyone! Time Out Challenges is celebrating their 3rd birthday with a super challenge! The theme is love/friendship with an optional twist of spotlight coloring.
I started by stamping a W+9 floral on two corners. Then I drew on some pencil lines to guide my watercoloring. I used the Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and Distress Inks. A simple sentiment from Mama Elephant cut out with a circle die finished it off!
Thanks for stopping by! There's still a couple days to play along with the challenge!
I loved the wonky layered panels and wanted to make them my main focus.
So I cut down some patterned paper for my base panel. Then, using a few landscape dies, I built the springtime scene where the jackelope could roam freely! A punny sentiment and some ribbon finished it off!
This typically isn't my style and that's what I love about sketch challenges! They always push me out of my box. Hope to see you playing along this week over on our new FB page!!!
Hi guys! The lovely people over at CASology are hosting a landmark challenge.
The problem is- I don't have any stamps that would work with the theme. So I decided to do my best with something a little different.
I started by blending on a couple yellow Distress Inks using a Tim Holtz stencil. Then I simply cut out 3 triangles from some old patterned paper and sponged on some Brushed Corduroy. A simple punny sentiment from Honeybee Stamps' Sentiment Builder finished it off.
Hey guys! CAS on Sunday has a really fun Unbrella Challenge going on and I just got the perfect stamp to participate! The colors over at Cupcake Inspirations were also a perfect combo!
This card was super simple. All it took was some Copic coloring! This image is very large and takes up the whole card front, I couldn't even find room for the sentiment on the front. Thanks for stopping by!
Here's how I translated Kelley's dress into a card using some Honeybee Stamps products!
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Thanks for checking out my second card of the day! A third one is coming up very shortly!


Yes – We Want to Hear from you!
We're excited to announce that the Write/Speak/Code Call for Proposals is now open through April 9th 2016! This year our CFP is for keynote speakers who will be opening and closing each day of the conference. All speakers will receive a ticket to the conference and a $500 honorarium. Travel assistance is available by request.
As a conference for women software engineers our attendees are looking for stories that can help them find their voices and expertise as thought leaders. Our conference gives attendees hands-on experience to workshop their ideas into tangible talks, blog pieces, and open source code contributions. Your talk should reflect how you came to find your own expertise, be it in writing, speaking, or open source, and what your journey has been. We are passionate about stories that speak to the diversity of women in tech! After all, our community includes women coders from multiple programming languages, ages, geographic origins, and more.
Try reading a few O'Reilly proposals!
Get help from veteran speakers!
Still stuck or want more assistance? Do not hesitate to reach out to the Speaker Outreach team at 2016speakers@writespeakcode.com.
If you think you would like to participate but perhaps not as a keynote speaker we have other opportunities including being a panelist or a speaking mentor.