Knob Creek 2001 Limited Edition is a one-time release that marks the passing of the baton from Booker Noe to his son Fred. This release, made from barrels that Booker laid down in 2001, was finished by Fred Noe in "honor of all he learned from his father." It is bottled at 100 proof and aged for 14 years, which is 5 years longer than the standard Knob Creek and Knob Creek Single Barrel.
Knob Creek 2001 Limited Edition was simultaneously released in three batches and the company has made it clear that they are distinct batches from one another. While many similar flavors are present in all three batches, at $130 MSRP, it is better to know which might be the "best batch" before randomly purchasing one.
All three Knob Creek 2001 Limited Edition batches are enjoyable to sip, but in a way, a bit of a letdown. Based off how rich and sweet Knob Creek Single Barrel is, I was hoping for a more refined and possibly richer tasting experience with a few more years in the barrel. In one batch I got hints of that, in the others I didn't.
Starting off, there isn't a nose out of the three batches that truly stands out over the others. In fact they are all rather muted and a bit lackluster. Oak and vanilla provide the base to all of them and minor degrees of sweetness differentiate them from there.
The palate is where these bourbons head down different paths and begin to stand out from one another. There are noticeable differences between them and it's fascinating to taste just how distinct each batch really is.
Batch 1 is by far the most straightforward with oak and vanilla dominating the palate. Batch 2 is the closest to what Knob Creek Single Barrel tastes like and in some ways tastes like a more refined version of it. In Beam's tasting notes for Batch 3, they claim it's mid-way between Batches 1 and 2. They're pretty spot on with that description, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's the best of the batches.
The finishes are all fairly similar in oak intensity and only slightly vary in their length and dryness. Batch 1 is again the brute of the bunch, with the strongest oak and tobacco notes and easily has the longest and driest finish. Batch 2 packs a bit more spice that lingers, but the rest of the flavors dissipate more quickly than Batches 1 and 3. Batch 3 is oak forward with a medium length finish that has an enjoyable amount of dryness to it.
Batch 1 is an average bourbon at best. Heavy oak notes dominate and the fruit characteristics that are found in the Knob Creek Single Barrel are completely absent. Some have found this batch to be very enjoyable, but I feel like it's not worth anywhere near its $130 price, especially compared with the other two batches which are far superior.
Batch 3 is an enjoyable pour overall. While it's debatable if "enjoyable" is worth $130, there is enough going on to make it a fair value. It does find a sweet spot between Batches 1 and 2, and has a respectable amount of depth, but that doesn't automatically make it the best of the batches. In the end, its palate is only a small notch below Batch 2, but overall they rate identical. It's worth noting that some may find the extra oak over Batch 2 adds complexity and in a way, "tastes its age."
Batch 2 just edges out Batch 3 to be the winner of the Knob Creek 2001 Face Off. It retains some of the best qualities of Knob Creek Single Barrel and its extra age adds some additional weight to its palate. Where the Single Barrel drinks surprisingly easy for its 120 proof, it can be a bit bombastic at times. Batch 2's extra age and lower proof helps showcase some of Knob Creek's finer points that can sometimes get lost in the standard Single Barrel. It also features a creaminess that Batches 1 and 3 lack, which makes it even more enjoyable to sip neat.
Knob Creek 2001 Limited Edition isn't quite the bourbon I was hoping for. There was a part of me that thought a few extra years in the barrel was going to greatly improve the tasting experience. It was rather interesting that Beam choose to release this in three distinct tasting batches. While that's not completely uncommon for a company to do, for such a high profile release, there will be three completely different tasting experiences and memories to go along with this release. With an estimated 36,000+ bottles for Batches 1-3 combined, it's clear Beam had more barrels than they knew what to do with and chose to do a "batched" release to help move product and also create additional talking points.
What's more interesting is that the company released it at 100 proof and not at 120 like the Single Barrel. Not many special releases are released at "barrel proof," so it's hard to fault the company for this choice. The problem is it's impossible not to compare Knob Creek 2001 to the much beloved Single Barrel. In a blind tasting, I wouldn't be surprised if the majority of people would choose the Single Barrel over the 2001 simply because of its in-your-face flavor profile and overall drinkability. With the Single Barrel being one of the best values in bourbon, it's hard to recommend that someone spend four times that on the 2001 Limited Edition, especially if all they can find is Batch 1 at a store near them. Bottom line: Batches 2 and 3 are quality limited edition releases, but not overly amazing. If you keep your expectations in check, you'll find enough to enjoy.


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footballer was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the murder of a Phoenix man, according to online prison records and several media reports.
According to ABC15, Phoenix police arrested Michael Richardson on a murder charge resulting from the shooting and murder of 47-year-old Ronald. According to a statement released by the station, on Tuesday, December 29th, the police intervened a fire on 40th street and Van Buren streets at around 09:00. They found Like the shot and then rushed to a nearby hospital where he died, ABC15 continued, citing police.
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According to ABC15, police arrested 59-year-old Michael Richardson on a murder charge resulting from the shooting and murder of 47-year-old Ronald. According to a statement released by the station, on Tuesday, December 29th, the police intervened a fire on 40th street and Van Buren streets at around 09:00. They found Like the shot and then rushed to a nearby hospital where he died, ABC15 continued, citing police.
Although police have not yet publicly identified Richardson as a suspect, ABC15 showed several "sources" confirming the arrest and connection. Maricopa County Prison records also show that a "Michael Richardson" was arrested on Wednesday (December 30th) on various charges, including murder, gun abuse, and a judicial order.
According to prison records, the former NFL player who was on the team that won the Super Bowl for the Chicago Bears in 1985 has yet to appear before a judge for his first appearance.
According to ABC15, Richardson lives in a closed neighborhood in East Mesa.
Sources confirmed to the station that Richardson went to jail on December 30, "the same man who was the famous 1985 Chicago Bears All-Pro corner tie and Super Bowl Champion.
A Southern California native, Richardson played college football for ASU and was recognized as All-American in 1981 and 1982, according to the American Football Database. He continued playing for the NFL for seven seasons throughout the 1980s, according to the organization. AFD said that Richardson played for the Chicago Bears from 1983 to 1988 and briefly for the San Francisco 49ers in 1989.
Richardson was part of the Super Bowl-winning Bears team in 1985 and appeared in the infamous' Super Bowl Shuffle video.
According to online court records, Richardson has had a deal with the law several times before – but ABC15 said "his most recent arrest for the murder is the most serious crime that Richardson's was ever attached to."
This year, Richardson was arrested twice by Phoenix police on drug possession charges, according to Maricopa County court records. According to other online records, he was charged in 2018 with theft and possession of drugs, crack cocaine and heroin.
According to ESPN and The Chicago Tribune, Richardson had been convicted of more than 20 crimes by 2008 – while living largely in Southern California before returning to Chicago in 2010.
"As recently as 2008, Richardson was sentenced to 13 years in prison for possession of methamphetamine and crack cocaine," the Chicago Tribune said in 2011. "He had been convicted of drug charges for the 21st time since the end of his football career.
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You keep that ball Cale. Don't let Kathleen take it from ya. Love you both and miss you both! Glad he keeps doing all this really cool stuff. I read the blog every day.
I am addicted to your blog! Thanks for writing. I live locally, in FV, and I'll be sending you all a card soon. I saw your blog because a friend who knows me from Greenville, NC (I lived and went to school there) mentioned ya'll and so I had to check out your blog. Praying for continued blessings. God is faithful!
Ha Ha. How funny. You go Cale. You show her who the boss is. It is so encouraging to know that God is so faithful even the small things and in the big like his vision. It is so wonderful to see him up and walking and to see that big smile on your face. With we are facing it seems so small compared to you but you give us so much hope. We love you both. Keep Basil away from the chocolate...LOL.
You go Cale, keep letting your personality shine through & show those doctors how strong & stubborn you are. Love to you both!!!


Today, I am going to play an interview conducted at the ExhibitorLive Show in March 2015 held at Las Vegas with Marlys Arnold from Trade Show Insights.
Marlys Arnold (Guest): Since I am a trade show marketing consultant and trainer, I like to come to trade shows to walk around to see what is new, what the trends are what is creative so that I can go back and share with my clients and my blog and pod cast.
Mike Gray (Host): Tell us a little about your company.
Marlys Arnold (Guest): Trade Show Insights is my blog/pod cast. I teach exhibitors and show organizers how to do a better job and market themselves and to think about the whole process of exhibiting.
Marlys Arnold (Guest): The book is called "Build a Better Trade Show Image". I wrote this book having experience as both an exhibitor and trade show organizer, seen it from all sides and also as a consultant. I wrote this book and wish I had this when I was exhibiting. It teaches you about setting goals, choosing shows which will make the most sense to be exhibiting in and all the way what to do before, during and after the show because that is the piece that usually gets missed – the ROI. Companies often wonder why they are spending all this money and not getting any ROI, well it is because of all the follow up you are not doing. The leads are like hundred dollar bills that need to be nurtured to become actual clients.
Mike Gray (Host): Congratulations on the book. What is the one thing you would like to say to the trade show community?
Marlys Arnold (Guest): To look at your trade show marketing plan as a strategy and not as a checklist. It needs to all flow, everything needs to work together. It needs to be system.


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Foreign investment in Dubai plummets in first half 2020
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Dubai orders hospitals to cancel surgeries amid virus surge
US-Bangla airlines spread wings to Dubai from Feb 01
Dubai partner 'very happy' with Trump Org despite Capitol chaos
Dubai launches fifth coronavirus economic stimulus package
The statement did not provide a comparative figure, but the government last year reported 46.6 billion dirhams in first half foreign direct investment
Foreign direct investment in Dubai fell by 74% in the first half of the year compared to the same period of 2019, as the coronavirus pandemic stalled parts of the global economy.
The Middle East financial and trade hub drew in 12 billion dirhams ($3.3 billion) in the six months to June 30, according to a government of Dubai statement released on Monday.
The statement did not provide a comparative figure, but the government last year reported 46.6 billion dirhams in first half foreign direct investment.
Sami al-Qamzi, head of Dubai's economic department, said the pandemic has presented challenges but that stimulus packages had driven "positive developments" in the investment environment.
Dubai's government media office did not immediately respond to an emailed request for further comment.
Dubai was locked down for several weeks as part of government efforts to curb the coronavirus, causing many businesses to temporarily shutter.
The United Arab Emirates has recorded 61,352 cases of the virus and 351 deaths. The Gulf state does not disclose where in the country the infections and deaths have occurred.
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Dr Jonathan Sarfati (born 1964) is an Australian young-earth creationist creation scientist and author with a background in physical chemistry who works for the Christian apologetics ministry Answers in Genesis (AiG).
Born in Ararat, Victoria, Sarfati moved to New Zealand as a child and subsequently graduated from Victoria University of Wellington with a Ph.D. degree in Chemistry, based on his thesis, A Spectroscopic Study of some Chalcogenide Ring and Cage Molecules. He also published papers in the secular science literature, including co-authoring a paper in the journal Nature on high-temperature superconductors when he was 21.
Ethnically Jewish, Sarfati converted to Christianity in 1984. In his writings, he describes himself as a Messianic Jew and Hebrew Christian, which he uses interchangeably (there are distinctions as well as overlap between the [two movements). In 1996 he returned to Brisbane, Australia to work for the Creation Science Foundation (now Answers in Genesis) as a research scientist and as co-editor of their magazine, Creation and the in-depth journal of Creation.
Sarfati has written numerous publications, including three books. Refuting Evolution, his first book, was published in 1999, a rebuttal to the National Academy of Sciences� teachers� guidebook Teaching about Evolution and the Nature of Science. It has since sold more than 450,000 copies. This was followed by a sequel, Refuting Evolution 2, a response to a major PBS/Nova 7-part series and a Scientific American article. His latest book, Refuting Compromise is a rebuttal of the day-age creationist teachings of Dr Hugh Ross, who attempts to harmonize the Genesis account of creation with the majority scientific belief that the earth is billions of years old, a position which Sarfati rejects. Sarfati has also authored a number of booklets, besides contributing chapters and articles to numerous books and magazines, as well as many of the articles on the Answers in Genesis. He is a popular speaker at churches and conferences on the issue of creation versus evolution.
In addition to his religious work, Sarfati maintains a keen interest in chess. A former New Zealand chess champion, he represented New Zealand in three Chess Olympiads, and drew with former World Champion Boris Spassky in a tournament in Wellington in 1988. He enjoys playing chess "blindfold" (i.e., without being allowed to see his opponents� moves, so the moves are transmitted orally via some recognized chess notation), and has been known to play twelve such games simultaneously. His FIDE ELO rating is 2310.
Sarfati was one of the top 1000 reviewers at Amazon.com. His reviews cover religious, scientific, and chess-related books.
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Today, the name of the young singer Taylor Swift is known not only in the United States of America, but all over the world. The songs she performs in the pop country style are written by Taylor herself or in collaboration with other poets and composers. Already the first album, released in 2006, made the charming sixteen-year-old girl with outstanding vocal skills extremely popular both among young people and among more mature fans of country music.
Taylor Swift was born on December 13, 1989 in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, the son of a stock broker and a housewife. The girl grew up very artistic – she wrote poetry, participated in children's music competitions and festivals, played in amateur theatrical performances and proved herself as a good comedic actress. At the age of ten, she began writing songs, and at the age of twelve – playing the guitar. Grandma Taylor was a professional opera singer and performed on stage in theaters in Singapore, Puerto Rico, Vietnam and the United States. She sang, for example, in the opera The Barber of Seville and in the musical West Side Story. Since childhood, Taylor admired her beautiful stage black-and-white photographs, but she preferred music, and country music, rather than theater.
Parents strongly encouraged and promoted their talented daughter. They made studio demos of her karaoke songs and made a special trip to Nashville to interest music industry professionals who could release an album of Taylor's songs. The parents realized that in Nashville the girl had a better chance of making a career and fulfilling her dream, and when Taylor was fourteen years old, the family settled in the suburbs of this city. By this time, the girl was already known in musical circles. She sang the US national anthem several times. Everywhere, at the US Open Tennis Championships or at the 76th Philadelphia Games, the thousands-strong stadium froze, and silence fell. And in this silence, the beautiful and clear voice of Taylor Swift sounded. Subsequently, as the singer herself says,
Gradually, Swift developed useful contacts and new acquaintances. She began performing in cafes and restaurants and began receiving offers from other songwriters to collaborate on songs. At the same time, the girl tried to release an album, but her songs did not arouse interest even among local recording studios, not to mention large and well-known companies. Once the performance of a gifted singer was accidentally seen by Scott Borkett, who has extensive experience in show business. He signed with Taylor to release a single, which appeared in August 2006. Tim McGraw's debut single was later featured on the Taylor Swift album, released on October 4, 2006. It includes four songs written by Taylor herself or with co-authors who made her truly popular. These are songs about love, about unrequited love, i.e. about the feelings that excite every young girl.
In the fall of 2007, Taylor Swift released Sounds of the Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection, which turned out to be less popular than the first. But her next studio album, Fearless, released on November 11, 2008, made a splash (it sold over 3 million copies of the album) and won the CrystalMilestone prize for the largest circulation. At the ACM-2009 music ceremony, Taylor received two awards in the Album of the Year category as a performer and co-producer. Currently, Taylor Swift is successfully conquering the musical Olympus. Together with her seven musicians, who call themselves "Agency", she performs on television, shoots video clips for her songs, gives concerts at various music venues. She hasn't forgotten her acting skills, starring in the film "Hannah Montana" as a woman singing in a bar. Taylor's photographs can be seen on the covers of glossy and teen magazines. In 2008, she took 57th place in the list of the sexiest women according to the magazine "Maxim". She is involved in charity work, donating huge sums to the Red Cross and other organizations. And this is just the beginning of her journey!
According to fans, Taylor Swift has never tasted alcohol or smoked a single cigarette in her entire life.
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Q: The application failed to initialize properly on Windows xp I have written and Windows LSP aaplication which works fine on windows 7 but it gives following error on windows xp "The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000142)"
I am not able to understand the reason why its not working.
On looking using dependecy walker I found secur32.dll and ws2help.dll that are loaded in xp and not on win7
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A: This is usually result of missing C++ runtime libraries. Find VC++ redistributable package and install it on target computer. It can be downloaded from Microsoft: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=29 or http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=15336.
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The impact of the American Health Care Act (AHCA), also called "TrumpCare," often focuses on the 23 million Americans projected to lose coverage. Many of the 130 million Americans with pre-existing conditions are also aware they could face higher premiums and reduced benefits should they buy insurance on their own under the AHCA. But 36 percent of Americans believe the cost of their health care would stay about the same under the legislation. Unfortunately, they're wrong.
If enacted, TrumpCare will affect all Americans no matter what type of health insurance they have: Medicare, Medicaid, employer coverage, or a plan on the individual market. Here, we describe how TrumpCare would change coverage, and we provide maps that show how many people in each county and state could see their costs go up or coverage go down under the bill.
People with individual market coverage: Americans who buy insurance on their own disproportionately benefit from the Affordable Care Act (ACA). They receive tax credits if eligible, enhanced consumer protections, and a transparent Marketplace to buy coverage. Subsequently, these people would disproportionately lose under TrumpCare. The legislation would reduce financial assistance for low- and middle-income enrollees and significantly raise premiums for older enrollees. TrumpCare's state waivers would undermine protections for people with pre-existing conditions. And, it would increase deductibles and cost sharing by eliminating cost sharing subsidies and standards for plans. As such, people who buy coverage on their own and through the Marketplace would pay more out of pocket under TrumpCare.
People with Medicaid: The AHCA would roll back the ACA's expansion of Medicaid, which improved coverage, access to care, and financial security for millions of Americans. Moreover, TrumpCare would cap federal Medicaid funding for every state. This cap would apply to spending for all enrollees, including children needing special education, seniors needing long-term services, people with severe disabilities, and low-income families. By cutting federal spending by one-fourth by 2024, the AHCA would make it virtually impossible for states to manage costs without reducing benefits or coverage altogether for tens of millions of Medicaid enrollees. And by ending retroactive coverage and presumptive eligibility, the AHCA would limit coverage for every person newly enrolling in Medicaid. In short, Medicaid enrollees would lose coverage and benefits under AHCA.
People with employer coverage: The AHCA would eliminate the employer shared-responsibility provision, which currently requires large employers to offer affordable health coverage to their workers, causing some employers to drop coverage altogether. It also would delay implementation of the excise tax on high-cost plans (known as the "Cadillac tax") designed to lower premiums for workers and their families. By allowing states to waive essential health benefits, employers could reduce protections against high annual out-of-pocket costs and lifetime limits on coverage for up to 27 million Americans. And because of the magnitude of coverage losses under the AHCA, every hospital would likely experience spikes in uncompensated care. These costs—which start when an uninsured person walks into the emergency room—could be partially passed along to employer health plans in the form of higher premiums, sometimes called a "hidden tax." As such, TrumpCare would raise costs for people with employer-based health insurance.
People with Medicare: Despite the president's promise not to touch Medicare, TrumpCare does so in several ways. First, the AHCA would repeal an important tax on high-income Americans that supports Medicare. Second, by increasing the number of uninsured Americans, it would increase Medicare's payments for uncompensated care. Third, by capping Medicaid payments for seniors who are also enrolled in Medicare, the legislation could result in cutbacks for services such as home care, driving up Medicare-financed services like hospitalizations. And, fourth, by repealing the drug industry fee whose revenue is dedicated to Medicare Part B, the bill would raise the program's premiums by $8.7 billion over ten years. The AHCA would take two years off of the life of the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, according to its actuaries. As such, TrumpCare would harm all seniors by raising Medicare premiums and making the Medicare Trust Fund bankrupt in less than a decade.
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The legislation's impact does not end there. It would also affect people who get health care through the Veterans Health Administration: 7 million people would no longer would be able to access premium tax credits through the Marketplace. People insured through private plans in TriCare may also pay higher premiums to offset rising levels of uninsurance. And the AHCA's Medicaid cuts could limit support for the Indian Health Services.
Notably, the one group of Americans that TrumpCare would explicitly exempt is members of Congress. They would maintain pre-existing condition protections.
There is no "us versus them" in this debate over health care. If the AHCA is signed into law, health coverage could be worse for us all.
State Coverage Estimates: Estimates for state Medicare, Medicaid, and employer-sponsored insurance were taken from 2015 data from the Kaiser Family Foundation State Health Facts. Estimates for the number of Marketplace enrollees were obtained from the 2015 Marketplace Enrollment Report from HHS. Note that those enrolled in both Medicaid and Medicare are categorized in the Medicaid enrollment and not in Medicare enrollment.
State Coverage Loss Estimates: Estimates for 2026 coverage loss (increase in the uninsured) were obtained from the Center for American Progress and based on the Congressional Budget Office's estimate of 23 million in that year.
County Coverage Estimates: Data by county from the 2015 American Community Survey from the U.S. Census were obtained to estimate Medicare, Medicaid, and employer-sponsored insurance coverage estimates. For data consistency, the county coverage data were used to calculate relative state-based weights for each county and were scaled to state totals used in the state map. Estimates for Marketplace enrollment by county for 2017 were obtained from the Kaiser Family Foundation and similarly used to calculate county-based weights for application to total state 2015 Marketplace enrollment.
County Coverage Loss Estimates: Our county estimates follow the analytic and data approach taken by the Center for American Progress, with data from the American Community Survey from the U.S. Census at the county rather than congressional district level. Note that the American Community Survey uses a different number of years to estimate county rather than congressional district coverage.
Coverage Loss Risk Estimates: States and counties were divided up into three categories—low, medium, and high—based on the percentage of the total population under age 65 represented by the estimated AHCA's coverage losses by geographic area.
Note, all numbers rounded and may not sum to totals.
The House separately passed bills to remove the exemption for Members of Congress from the state waivers of community rating and essential health benefits and restore Veterans' access to tax credits.


All on 4 vs dentures is a question we here often. The all on 4 (AO4) is the trademark dentists give to dentures that attach permanently to your jaw by four implants. Dentists often use the same acrylic, the same as traditional dentures. All on 4 consists of a denture that the dentist attaches to at least four dental implants, however there can be more than four implants. These hybrid dentures are permanent and only a dentist can remove it.
Traditional dentures typically rest on the gums and are not as secure, so there is a chance that eating and talking could cause your dentures to fall out of your mouth. It often takes quite a bit of time to get used to eating with traditional dentures. A traditional denture tends to cove a larger surface area of your mouth and may alter the taste of food.
The process for traditional complete dentures can take anywhere from 3 to 6 months after tooth removal. We can place dentures in your mouth immediately, however those require adjustments after the swelling from teeth removal surgery. In most scenarios, we consider these immediate dentures a temporary solution until your full dentures are ready.
The All On 4 takes about 6-8 weeks of preparation before your surgery. The day of your surgery, we remove all your teeth and screw in temporary acrylic teeth. After that, the All on 4 will require around 6 months to ensure that the implants are healing properly and to make sure there are no signs of infection. At that point we begin the 2 month process of making your final AO4 denture.
You clean the all on 4 dental implants in a similar fashion to your natural teeth. Plus you don't have to remove them before bed like traditional dentures. You do not have to worry when you are eating because you will have a more secure bite with the AO4. All on 4 does not require you to purchase cleaning solutions, adhesives, and other extras that are one uses with regular dentures.
AO4 implants promote better jaw bone health and can actually slow and/or stop the progression of jaw bone loss. Perhaps one of the best benefits or advantages of All on 4 is that the dentures do not rest on the gums like traditional dentures, which causes mouth sores and all-around discomfort.
Traditional dentures cost less up front than an All on 4. Dentures cost around $2,000 or more per plate and $4,000 or more for a complete set. However, since dentures actually accelerate bone loss and get loose over time, you will need to replace or reline them. They will often need to be remade after a number of years. You will also have to pay for routine upkeep like cleaning solutions and adhesives.
All on 4 costs around $20,000 per jawline and will preform much more natural. The AO4 will not cause the same discomfort traditional dentures cause on a day to day basis. Additionally, you can eat more of the foods you enjoy with confidence that the Ao4 will not fall out.
For more information on what All on 4 can do for your dental health or if you have any questions about AO4, contact Bauer Smiles today at 630-665-5550.


Rolls-Royce has raised its cost-saving targets in a bid to cut between £150m and £200m from its budget.
The aero engine maker said the savings would be at the top end of its target amid a challenging period ahead.
The company said demand for its engines for extra wide body aircraft had stayed strong.
However, Rolls was losing ground in business aviation, while problems in offshore oil and gas markets meant its marine orders were "very weak".
In a trading update, the group maintained its outlook for lower revenues as well as profits this year.
Chief executive Warren East said: "We have made steady progress in 2016 to date, delivering a ramp up in large engine production and implementing the first stage of our transformation programme.
The group will switch to a new accounting method in 2018. George Salmon, equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, said that would result in last year's profits being restated and adjusted down by £900m.
"Five profit warnings in the 20 months up to November 2015 means Rolls-Royce shareholders have had anything but a smooth ride recently," he said.
Shares slid 2.7% to 734p, making it one of the biggest fallers on the FTSE 100.


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Local artists find home for holidays
89-year-old 'rookie' exhibits pastel landscapes at Qualicum gallery
J.R. Rardon
Donna Hales
The new kid on the Parksville Qualicum arts scene has an affinity for camping and music and a growing collection of pastel landscapes.
Oh, and two great-grandchildren.
Donna Hales, a spry and vigorous 89, has one of two new exhibits on display through mid-January at The Gallery at Qualicum Art Supply in Qualicum Beach.
She is sharing space with members of the Mid-Island Polymer Art Guild — also known as the Clay Mates.
"We try to include artists in our gallery in the revolving displays that, in our opinion, have not yet reached a professional status, but because they've been longtime customers we try to promote and encourage," said Bonnie Luchtmeijer, owner of Qualicum Art Supply.
The Clay Mates, who include Rose Gauthier, Joyce Grenon and Lynn Orriss, are back for a return engagement after displaying their distinctive polymer clay journals, jewelry and wall hangings here last December. But this month's exhibit is a first for Hales, whose life was taken up with raising two children and running businesses in both food service and hardware with her husband.
Polymer clay artists and crafters, from left, Lynn Orriss, Joyce Green and Rose Gauthier display their work through mid-January at Qualicum Arts Supply in Qualicum Beach. — Image credit: J.R. Rardon/PQB NEWS
Still, she had been painting recreationally for decades on the prairies of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and selling the occasional piece, by the time she relocated to Vancouver Island in the early 2000s. About two years ago, she began studying pastels at Creekside Studio under award-winning pastel artist Joan Larson in Qualicum Beach.
Larson's work is striking for its realism, particularly her series of horses. That realism is also apparent in Hales' bold, textured landscapes, which bear little of the dreamlike haziness that pastels can often impart.
"I'm really loving them," said Hales. "It's fun to do."
It's also practical. Hales loves camping, and most of her art represents scenes she's viewed while on camping trips — including a unique piece showing an air tanker dropping a load of distinctive red fire retardant on last summer's Dog Mountain fire near Sproat Lake.
"I started with oils and moved to acrylics," said Hales, who began painting between the age of 30 and 35.
"But with pastels, there's not much cleanup when you're out camping."
On of those camping trips she met a man who, when he saw what she was up to, gave her a substantial folio of scenic photos. That chance meeting led to her most mysterious work to date — an image of a suspension bridge she believed to be Lions Gate Bridge in Vancouver.
"But everyone that sees it tells me it's not Lion's Gate," she said. "I don't know where it is."
Hales doesn't expect to make a full-time career of art at this stage of her life. On the other hand, she's far too busy to retire. An organ and keyboard player, she appears regularly with "a little band" at the Long Lake Chateau in Nanaimo.
"And I'm a seamstress," she adds.
The exhibits can be seen at The Gallery at Qualicum Art Supply at 206 First Ave. West in Qualicum Beach. It is open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. For info, call 250-752-3471 or email qacs@shaw.ca.
Library hosts storytime for kids
REVIEW: Bard to Broadway's 'Hairspray' captivates from start to finish
Strong musical numbers deliver to a packed audience in Qualicum Beach


The goal of this project is to replace product-details. When product-details was first written it provided the current version number of Firefox and Thunderbird for mozilla.com. Since then it has grown to include all locales, beta/dev versions, all release dates, several ways of rendering the information in HTML, as well as being used on mozilla.com, mozilla-europe.org, mozillaonline.com, and addons.mozilla.org. Having to update product-details, push the changes through SVN, and then update each site's SVN external is time consuming and error prone. By replacing product-details with this feed it should be possible to easily update version numbers with minimal interaction as well as allow more sites (including non-php based sites) to use the information and be notified of the latest versions of mozilla products.
What questions are people answering with this feed?
What is the latest stable version of $product in $locale?
What are all the locales that offer a beta version of $product?
Which locales are not offering the latest stable version of $product?
How do you spell $language in $language?
We want to combine information in Bouncer and AUS to build this feed. The feed needs access to the actual file system to retrieve file sizes as well as bouncer's database. Anything that is slow (like filesizes) will go into memcache.
%FEED_NAME% chooses the feed to return. One of "products" or "locales" currently.
product a comma separated list of products. At launch must be one of "firefox" or "thunderbird". Will expand to include other products later. By default return all.
locale a comma separated list of locales. By default return all locales.
version a string representing a version number or one of "latest" or "all". By default return latest versions.
platform a comma separated list of operating systems (must be one of "windows" "linux" or "osx"). By default return all OSs.
channel a comma separated list of channels. Must be one of "nightly" "release" "betatest" "releasetest". By default return release.
How do we test a new version on stage.mozilla.com? Traditionally we update moz.com staging with new versions, QA runs through it, then we update the live site. If it's all coming off a feed, how do we update one before the other?
Dev, Stage, and Prod endpoints?
product-details currently defines a latest version (3.x) , a latest "older" version (the 2.x branch in this case), and a devel version (3.xby). I think these are covered by the channel parameter above but would like confirmation.
Are there other channels that aren't included above? Is having the channels be a comma separated list useful or should it only accept one?
What should be added/removed from the XML?
I added the %FEED_NAME% parameter in the hopes of making it easier to query by locale. (examples in the use cases above). I didn't write XML for it yet because I'm not sure that's the best way to approach this anymore. It seems like it's duplicating a lot. Happy to have input.
Are the "comma separated value" parameters useful or just complicating things?
The more I look at this the more I think the XML we'll be passing around will be huge particularly on pages like http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html. Is there a better way to do this?
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Q: How changing Product Price Alert email template (it is hard coded) It seems product_price_alert.html is the only hard coded template. I would like to change this template but there is only one variable inside var alertGrid. I tried to find in what file is formed this variable, the html code which is pasted by Magento inside that template but without success. If anyone knows how to solve this I appreciate for the help.

A: For Magento 2 It's
vendor\magento\module-product-alert\view\frontend\email\price_alert.html

A: If you take a look at Mage_ProductAlert_Model_Email and the send() method, you can see that alertGrid can actually depend on the type of request being made.
It is one of either productalert/email_price or productalert/email_stock.
The templates for these are productalert/price.phtml or productalert/stock.phtml respectively which I believe map to template/email/productalert/xxxx.phtml

A: I finally found the files here:
/app/design/frontend/base/default/template/email/productalert
I don't know why they split the email template for these alerts into design folder instead of locale/emails. Pretty stupid!


Larry Coleman is one step closer to the ABA National Championship with a first place win and $468.00 in the American Fishing Tour bass tournament held on Newton Lake this past weekend.
Coleman's three-bass limit weighed in at 13.31 pounds. The winning formula for Coleman proved to be a lizard and other creature baits.
Mike Buchanan finished second with a two-fish weight of 6.55 pounds, while Dennis Carder took third with a huge fish that tipped the scales at 5.59 pounds. Carder's fish was also the BIG BASS of the tournament.
Only Coleman caught a three-fish limit on the day as bass just weren't biting hard due to a cold front that moved in days before the tournament. Although the weather was beautiful for the anglers the fish were still transitioning and were caught at a variety of depths and lure presentations.
These anglers are acquiring valuable points to determine divisional angler of the year and earn a berth in the American Fishing Tour National Championship that will be held this fall.


Actress Anushka seems to be following a method to change the mood according to the scene. Both in Kollywood and Tollywood, lead actors are showing interest in acting with Anushka. Due to this she is having a hand full of movies, and putting tremendous effort for that. Producers are also ready to give whatever salary she demands.
Anushka seems to be following a method to change her mood according to the scene. When acting with the hero in a romance scene, she is used to wearing a very strong scent. This works out and both she and the hero get a lift in the mood.
When she needs to act in a tragic scene, she goes and sits down in a corner silently. Thus she gets the sad mood and the scene comes out wonderfully. Since she knows Yoga she directs people to learn Yoga and teaches some asanas.
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Iowa Sen. Ernst says she turned down Trump during VP search
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Sen. Joni Ernst says she turned down President Donald Trump after interviewing to be his running mate, according to a court filing that describes an "extremely painful journey" that led to her divorce from a man she alleges was abusive.
President Donald Trump speaks before having lunch with Republican senators in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, as Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, listens. Ernst says she turned down Donald Trump's request to run as his vice president in 2016 because of family concerns. Ernst made the claim in an affidavit in a divorce proceeding in October that was first reported by CityView, a Des Moines weekly newspaper. The filing was unsealed earlier this month after Ernst and her former husband of 25 years, Gail Ernst, settled their previously contentious divorce.
Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, speaks during the signing of an order withdrawing federal protections for countless waterways and wetlands, at EPA headquarters in Washington. Ernst says she turned down Donald Trump's request to run as his vice president in 2016 because of family concerns. Ernst made the claim in an affidavit in a divorce proceeding in October that was first reported by CityView, a Des Moines weekly newspaper. The filing was unsealed earlier this month after Ernst and her former husband of 25 years, Gail Ernst, settled their previously contentious divorce.
Ernst, a Republican from Iowa, wrote in an affidavit for her divorce proceeding that after Trump interviewed her in 2016 to be his vice president, "I turned Candidate Trump down, knowing it wasn't the right thing for me or my family." The filing doesn't explicitly say whether Trump asked her to join the ticket.
Trump interviewed Ernst at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, in July 2016 as he was considering potential running mates. Ernst told reporters later that she made clear she was interested in continuing to serve Iowa in the Senate, to which she was elected in 2014 after serving as a state senator and county official. Trump eventually chose Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, who is now vice president.
Ernst's office, the White House and the Trump campaign didn't immediately respond to requests for comment. Ernst called her withdrawal from consideration a sacrifice for the good of the relationship with her husband Gail, a retired Army Airborne Ranger who she said wasn't supportive of her fast-rising political career.
"I continued to make sacrifices and not soar higher out of concern for Gail and our family," Ernst wrote in the affidavit in October. "Meanwhile, he hated any successes I had, and would belittle me and get angary any time I achieved a goal."
The filing and several others were made public earlier this month, in accordance with court rules for Iowa family law cases, after Joni and Gail Ernst settled their previously contentious divorce. The couple had been married 26 years and have one adult daughter together.
A lawyer for Joni Ernst filed an emergency motion Monday seeking to seal some of the files after their existence was first reported by Cityview, a Des Moines alternative newspaper. A judge granted the request on Tuesday, which means the public can no longer access the affidavit.
Ernst filed the affidavit in asking the court to reject Gail Ernst's request that she be required to make monthly alimony payments. She said that she had supported Gail Ernst during his military career, in which they moved several times before settling in Ernst's hometown of Red Oak, Iowa, but that he hadn't returned the favor when she entered politics.
"Although Gail seems to think he can live off my salary for the rest of his life, he is doing everything he can to destroy me and ruin my chances for re-election, which would end the gravy train he apparently plans to ride," she wrote.
Ernst, 48, recently indicated that she will run for a second six-year Senate term in 2020. She alleged that her husband promised to divorce her if she did so — an allegation he denied. Gail Ernst, 65, filed for divorce in August. In requesting alimony, he noted that he was retired and partially disabled from his military service, saying that his "standard of living" shouldn't suffer from the split. Joni Ernst's $174,000 salary as a senator was the couple's primary income.
The settlement, signed in December and accepted by a judge earlier this month, doesn't require either side to pay alimony. It granted Joni Ernst the couple's condominium in Washington, D.C., and Gail Ernst their home in Red Oak.
Before the agreement, both parties made explosive allegations against each other. Joni Ernst alleged that Gail Ernst had physically abused her following an argument while she was serving as Montgomery County auditor in the 2000s. She wrote that she told the county's victim advocate, who suggested she seek medical treatment for her throat and head. But she said she was embarrassed and humiliated and kept the abuse quiet, even during marriage counseling sessions.
Ernst said that she was devastated after discovering email messages between her husband and another woman last summer. "I started a downward spiral of not sleeping and eating and I rapidly lost 17 pounds about 13 percent of my body weight. My staff had to cancel two days of my appointments because I couldn't function," she wrote.
Gail Ernst said that he never had an affair and alleges in one filing that she was the one who was unfaithful. He accused Joni Ernst of exhibiting "very bizarre behavior" after he requested divorce, including accessing his email account and sending messages under his name.
A phone number for Gail Ernst was disconnected. His lawyer, Ivan Miller, declined an interview request through an aide.
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Gold prices fell during the day despite the stability of the dollar against most of the major currencies, amid the market's anticipation for the decision of the US federal Bank on monetary policy.
The Federal Reserve will announce its interest rate decision on expectations that it will hold unchanged at 2.5%. The bank will also unveil its forecast for economic growth and inflation.
Following the decision, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will hold a press conference explaining the dimensions of the decision taken by the bank officials as well as their projections on the US and global economies.
By 17:45 GMT, The dollar index (against a basket of major currencies) stabilized at 96.4 points , reaching a high of 96.5 points and a low of 96.3 points.
At the end of the session, gold futures (April delivery) fell by 0.4% ($4.80) and closed at $1301.7 an ounce. The precious metal hit a high of $1309.5 and a low of $1298.1 .


Chater's Double Red Hollyhock features bold spikes of scarlet round flowers rising above the foliage from mid to late summer. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its large tomentose round leaves remain grayish green in colour throughout the season. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.


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Cat & Craft's mission is to positively impact cat rescue and adoptions through the creation of a fun, safe and loving environment that promotes authentic connections between people and the rescue cats we foster.
It's our long standing heart for animals that called us to invest our time and resources into building Cat & Craft. To the extent we can help reduce suffering, provide opportunities for second changes and contribute positively to the lives of the cats in our care, then we'll have considered our mission a success.
Making a significant impact begins with enrolling others into our vision for Cat & Craft. We do this not just by telling our story and the stories of the cats we foster, but by creating an environment where the community can experience and be a part of the changes happening through our collective efforts.
To us, family includes more than human relatives and friends - it's also our furry companions that provide us with unconditional love, plenty of laughs and so much joy. Helping to grow families is the best part of our mission. On our social media pages, just look for the blue cat and you'll find a growing family.
The 'craft' in Cat & Craft is a catch-all term for our no-shortcuts approach to food and drink.
The foundation of our espresso drinks and house-made cold brew is an award-winning blend from local coffee roaster, Manzanita Roasting Co. Additionally, we make all syrups in-house with fresh ingredients and source our pastries and bread fresh daily from local providers Bread & Cie and Hazel & Jade.
The Cat Lounge is an 800 square foot, cage-free environment where our foster cats live comfortably until they're adopted.
For guests that want to support our foster mission and spend time with the cats, 1-hour cat lounge admissions can be purchased for $12 either online as a reservation or as a walk-in pass when space allows.
Wife and husband team Caroline & Andrew Vaught moved to Carlsbad, CA in 2016 from Atlanta, GA to experience the SoCal lifestyle and to add a new perspective to their southern roots.
Cat & Craft combines Caroline's and Andrew's shared love for animals (cats in particular) and their passion for delicious food and beverage. They are grateful everyday that they get to put thier passions to work for the greater good.
About Caroline & Andrew
Caroline Vaught
Caroline Vaught graduated from Auburn University with a B.A in Merchandising and a minor in Business. An internship with an Atlanta based advertising agency led to a 15 year career in corporate marketing, with management based roles spanning various consumer product and service sectors including; the National Association of Stock Car Racing, Inc. (NASCAR), Newell-Rubbermaid, Verizon Wireless, Aflac and Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Caroline relocated to Carlsbad CA with her husband Andrew in the fall of 2016, and seized the opportunity to merge her passions for both business and animal rescue via the creation of Cat & Craft. In her spare time Caroline practices yoga, attends concerts, loves trying new restuarants and volunteers for Love Your Feral Felines. She is the proud kitty-momma of Guinness, Elvis, and Letty.
Andrew Vaught
After graduating from Georgia Tech with degrees in Industrial & Systems Engineering and Management, Andrew took on business analysis and product management roles with organizations such as CompuCredit, Inveshare, Primedia and Forbes Travel Guide. As a product manager at Sharecare, Andrew focused on delivering highly interactive health and wellness tools to consumers while also working with the Department of Defense to bring the latest digital health and wellness resources to the Army's Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness program.
Merging his passion for craft coffee with skill sets in digital products and marketing, Andrew then founded Stay Roasted, an online membership community that connects coffee lovers to the world's finest coffees, delivered freshly roasted at a steep discount, and provides individuals in need across the globe with fresh drinking water. In his spare time, Andrew enjoys golf, standup paddle boarding, Brazilian jiu jitsu, electric guitar and cooking.


From August 13-September 23, take part in CardHunt and you can win up to ₹3 Lacs in cash each day just by completing a daily poker puzzle!
Every day we'll present you with a new puzzle board in your Challenges Window. Each puzzle will have a different number of pieces, and each piece represents one playing card in a traditional 52-card deck.
To complete the daily puzzle and win a guaranteed cash prize, just play Hold'em cash games and hunt down the hole cards that match your puzzle pieces.
When you win a hand with hole cards that match a card in your puzzle, you'll collect that puzzle piece - it's as simple as that!
For example: You are dealt A-Q of clubs, and ace of clubs is one of the pieces in your puzzle. You win the hand (either pre or post-flop) so will instantly collect the ace of clubs puzzle piece. If your puzzle happens to contain both the ace and the queen of clubs you will collect those two pieces in one swoop.
As soon as you have completed your full puzzle you will receive an instant cash reward. Rewards are allocated randomly - up to a maximum of ₹3 Lacs in cash - and you can view any prizes won in your Challenges Window.
Remember: cash rewards will be yours to keep, with no restrictions and no earning requirements; so play every day for your chance to win up to ₹3 Lacs.
Once you have completed your daily CardHunt puzzle you will receive your cash prize instantly. The cash prize is rewarded randomly, open your Challenge Window from the PokerStars lobby/app, select Card Hunt and click on the "i" on the top right corner to learn more.
This promotion runs for a limited time. Please check your Challenges Window to see your available challenge.
Each daily puzzle will start at 00:00 IST and expire at 23:59 IST with the exception of the puzzle on August 13 which will start at 15:00 IST and expire at 23:59 IST.
You must opt-in to each daily puzzle by hitting the 'Start' button in your Challenges Window to have your progress measured. Any hands played prior to opting-in will not count towards the puzzle progress.
Only when you have completed the full puzzle will you receive your cash reward. There is no reward for collecting an individual puzzle piece.
Random reward cash prizes will be displayed in your Challenges Window. Cash rewards will be credited instantly on your Stars Account.
Puzzle pieces can only be completed by playing Real Money Hold'em cash games at the eligible stakes (open the Challenges Window from the PokerStars lobby/app, select Card Hunt and click on the "i" on the top right corner to learn more).
Minimum eligible stake will be displayed in your Challenges Window and will be determined based on previous historical gameplay and preferences.
You can only match your hole cards (the two cards you are dealt) with puzzle pieces. Community cards cannot be matched.
Only winning hands, pre or post flop, will be matched towards your puzzle pieces. If you lose the hand if will not count and you will not collect the piece.
Contact Support if you have any questions about the CardHunt promotion.


Approximately %80 of organic production is exported to foreign countries where organic food prices are higher than in domestic markets. However to increase consumption, the existing gap between conventional and organic food prices should be reduced. On this account producers get a premium when selling in foreign markets and they expect and want to earn same premium in the domestic market but Turkish organic market is still too thin and organic products are not available in all retail outlets.


Do not worry, only other course members will see your video's. It is hoped that sensible suggestions will be made to help you improve or adapt your performance. Our team will also look at your videos and make suggestions.


PSB Ankle Brace 8 is suitable for all sporting activities where there is an increased risk of ankle sprain (instability) or mild pain complaints. It is also ideally suited for athletes who have a need for extra support during their sporting activities. The PSB Ankle Brace 8 differs from the PSB Ankle Brace as it can also be used in sports activities where shoes are not worn.
The PSB ankle brace 8 is eminently suited for the prevention and treatment of ankle injuries. The ankle brace ensures controlled limitation of movements without interfering with sports activities. The PSB ankle brace 8 provides support to the ankle's movements. The support feels very comfortable and is easy to apply without help.
PSB is a quality product made by Push, developed by a team of experienced specialists in close cooperation with physicians and athletes. PSB uses innovative technology and the most advanced materials.
Ankle complaints can be a serious hindrance for athletes practising their sports. In particular the ankle ligaments are subject to considerable stress. In the case of slight twisting, the ankle ligaments briefly suffer overstretching, but walking can be resumed soon. If the twisting is more serious, the ankle ligament may be completely torn. The ankle then swells quickly and becomes painful. This is called ankle sprain or distortion. Ankle complaints may be long-lived, because the ankle continues to be stressed. The use of a brace, combined with remedial therapy, may provide an effective solution.
Serious spraining and major instability usually require a stronger brace. Make sure you obtain expert advice!
Otherwise, there are no known disorders where the PSB ankle brace cannot or should not be worn. Avoid wearing the brace too tight!
Pain is, however, always a sign of warning. If pain or complaints persist without a clear cause, it is recommended that you visit your GP, physiotherapist or sports physician.


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Data compression ratio
For broader coverage of this topic, see Data compression.
Data compression ratio, also known as compression power, is a measurement of the relative reduction in size of data representation produced by a data compression algorithm. It is typically expressed as the division of uncompressed size by compressed size.
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DefinitionEdit
Data compression ratio is defined as the ratio between the uncompressed size and compressed size:[1][2][3][4][5]
C o m p r e s s i o n R a t i o = U n c o m p r e s s e d S i z e C o m p r e s s e d S i z e {\displaystyle {\rm {Compression\;Ratio}}={\frac {\rm {Uncompressed\;Size}}{\rm {Compressed\;Size}}}}
Thus, a representation that compresses a file's storage size from 10 MB to 2 MB has a compression ratio of 10/2 = 5, often notated as an explicit ratio, 5:1 (read "five" to "one"), or as an implicit ratio, 5/1. This formulation applies equally for compression, where the uncompressed size is that of the original; and for decompression, where the uncompressed size is that of the reproduction.
Sometimes the space saving is given instead, which is defined as the reduction in size relative to the uncompressed size:
S p a c e S a v i n g = 1 − C o m p r e s s e d S i z e U n c o m p r e s s e d S i z e {\displaystyle {\rm {Space\;Saving}}=1-{\frac {\rm {Compressed\;Size}}{\rm {Uncompressed\;Size}}}}
Thus, a representation that compresses the storage size of a file from 10MB to 2MB yields a space saving of 1 - 2/10 = 0.8, often notated as a percentage, 80%.
For signals of indefinite size, such as streaming audio and video, the compression ratio is defined in terms of uncompressed and compressed data rates instead of data sizes:
C o m p r e s s i o n R a t i o = U n c o m p r e s s e d D a t a R a t e C o m p r e s s e d D a t a R a t e {\displaystyle {\rm {Compression\;Ratio}}={\frac {\rm {Uncompressed\;Data\;Rate}}{\rm {Compressed\;Data\;Rate}}}}
and instead of space saving, one speaks of data-rate saving, which is defined as the data-rate reduction relative to the uncompressed data rate:
D a t a R a t e S a v i n g = 1 − C o m p r e s s e d D a t a R a t e U n c o m p r e s s e d D a t a R a t e {\displaystyle {\rm {Data\;Rate\;Saving}}=1-{\frac {\rm {Compressed\;Data\;Rate}}{\rm {Uncompressed\;Data\;Rate}}}}
For example, uncompressed songs in CD format have a data rate of 16 bits/channel x 2 channels x 44.1 kHz ≅ 1.4 Mbit/s, whereas AAC files on an iPod are typically compressed to 128 kbit/s, yielding a compression ratio of 10.9, for a data-rate saving of 0.91, or 91%.
When the uncompressed data rate is known, the compression ratio can be inferred from the compressed data rate.
Lossless vs. LossyEdit
Lossless compression of digitized data such as video, digitized film, and audio preserves all the information, but it does not generally achieve compression ratio much better than 2:1 because of the intrinsic entropy of the data. Compression algorithms which provide higher ratios either incur very large overheads or work only for specific data sequences (e.g. compressing a file with mostly zeros). In contrast, lossy compression (e.g. JPEG for images, or MP3 and Opus for audio) can achieve much higher compression ratios at the cost of a decrease in quality, such as Bluetooth audio streaming, as visual or audio compression artifacts from loss of important information are introduced. A compression ratio of at least 50:1 is needed to get 1080i video into a 20 Mbit/s MPEG transport stream.[1]
UsesEdit
The data compression ratio can serve as a measure of the complexity of a data set or signal. In particular it is used to approximate the algorithmic complexity. It is also used to see how much of a file is able to be compressed without increasing its original size.
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Nondegrading lossy compression
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I take my kids swimming as much as possible in the summer. It has been hot, so even I ventured into the pool today. I love the exercise they get. They have fun together. And today I got to play and do some laps. Summer is so fun!
An amazing thing happened today. Yesterday Maren said she wanted to invite 15 of her friends to go to a nearby bouncy house arena for her birthday. So I sent out a last minute email to all those friends, and every one of them could come except one. It took some last minute scrambling to find a third driver to accommodate the 19 kids we ended up taking. The girls were very energetic and busy running up and down the slide and climbing walls and playing games and bouncing around. It was nice to celebrate on Maren's day. She said she loved every part of it.
Maren is energetic and bright. She has a smile on her face and is enthusiastic to try new things. She easily makes friends. Maren cares for young children in a uniquely attentive way. She has a brilliant mind for math. She has been loving The Little House on the Prairie books this year. She is orderly and neat. She has nice penmanship. She is a loving daughter and sister. I love her!
Here are some pictures from the grand event.
Blurry, but fun expressions, love holding hands with Robin.
Great girls and friends. Fun for Erik and me to join in the fun. Thanks to Heather for loaning her car, and to Erik's dad for joining us on the adventure.
This morning I had my favorite breakfast. The sun was shining through the windows, and I had just put in some bedding to wash.
In the last few days I have gotten my home more organized and my mind uncluttered. I have been thinking about dreams. Part of making new year's resolutions is dreaming of improving, expanding, and changing, either yourself or your family or your commitments or focus. I looked at making resolutions this year as a reflection of what may be holding me back from really pursuing my passions and thriving. This year I have four main resolutions. A month into 2013, it is interesting to review my goals in detail. Interesting because this year I am really keeping them.
The first resolution is to start a blog and write six days a week. I have done this one just like I envisioned so far. It has been fun to write and take pictures and reflect on connections, relationships, and joy. The daily nature of writing helps me to see my everyday life with new eyes, noticing the happy moments and interactions as a part of a bigger picture — growing closer together as a family and also growing toward the person I want to be.
The next resolution is to take off the nagging extra weight that I have been carrying around for the last few years. I have had ups and downs and mostly remained steady for a few years. But I think having the extra weight gone will give me more energy and help me fulfill more of my dreams. This year my sisters and I have started a daily email support group to eat more carefully and take some weight off. A week into this program with them, the weight has started to drop off. It helps to set weekly goals and have accountability to someone who is going through the same process. We share our successes, tough spots in the day, and weigh in once a week. I actually have hope that this time this resolution may come to pass. So far so good.
One resolution I am still working to implement is being present with my kids and family in the afternoon hours by not having my iPhone ever present. At the Power of Moms retreat last weekend, we talked about how technology and distractions keep us from having balance. This may be one of the biggest issues of our day — how to have technology bless our lives instead of distracting our attention from the people in front of us.
The fourth resolution is to give specific weekly service to each member of my family. I take Erik lunch on Sunday when he is at church all day. I make a warm breakfast for Nicole after seminary and before school once a week. We had french toast this week, and it was yummy. Brandon and I have cereal chats one evening before bed; he eats cereal and we talk about whatever is on his mind. On Friday afternoons I make cookies for the three younger girls like I wrote about here. Each of these have been fun and uniting.
Speaking of fun, we have definitely tried to make January's focus fun.
Power of Moms retreat in Los Angeles with some dear friends.
Taking time to dream and dare.
Out of my comfort zone is where I find the most fulfillment and joy — leading discussions at the Power of Moms retreat, writing and sharing thoughts on this blog, and parenting. I am ready for February!
We drove down to southern California last night. Today was spent at California Adventure at Disneyland. Here we are at Cars Land.
We had a fun day all together. Definitely my favorite moments were when we were all seven together going on rides. Luigi's Flying Tires, Radiator Spring Racers, Silly Symphony Swings, Toy Story Midway Mania, Soarin' Over California. Most of the day, we stuck together as a group and enjoyed the rides as a family.
We did separate a couple of times. Brandon and I experienced Tower of Terror.
I got this sticker for braving the ride since it was my first time. It was a doozy, dropping many floors and shooting back up to the top, and plummeting down again, over and over. Brandon and I were glad we went on the ride and glad when it was over.
We bought some sourdough bread as a parting gift. It was in the shape of Mater from Cars.
It was a yummy end of the day with soup that we picked up on the way back to the Palmers. I am glad that we spent the day together having fun and thrills.
This blog is a place for me to explore unity and happiness, relationships and family life, connection and ideas. A few years ago I discovered a love for blueberries on my cereal in the morning. Blueberries in the morning bring joy to my life. I am a mother of 5, married to a creative and loving soul, love good walks with great friends, enjoy good literature and talking about ideas, care deeply about my family and relationships, and desire to deeply connect to people and life.
We finished the Book of Mormon!


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Biodegradable "transparent" timber works just as well as glass in windows
Swedish researchers fiddled with wood until they managed to turn it technically transparent. They also made the biodegradable material capable of absorbing heat from sunlight and releasing it during colder periods.
If used in the windows of buildings, the revolutionary material might help save energy by reducing the need for artificial heating and cooling. It is also biodegradable and able to support heavy loads. The wood makes it possible to build environment-friendly homes and structures out of the transparent, heat-retaining wood.
Researchers from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology (KT) came up with the new heat-retaining material. They extracted the opaque lignin naturally found in the cell walls of wood.
In place of the lignin, they added polyethylene glycol (PEG), a compound that absorbs heat. They also added acrylic to prevent light from scattering through the porous wood.
The result was a material that possessed considerable physical strength and clarity. While the wood was not fully transparent, its partial transparency offered a balance of privacy and lighting.
In addition to providing a mix of light and privacy, the transparent wood captures heat that would otherwise increase the temperature of the indoor environment. Not only does it keep the indoor space cooler during the day, the material also releases the heat when night falls. (Related: New material made from recycled plastic bottles could help reduce water pollution.)
Transparent wood lets light in but traps heat during the day
"Back in 2016, we showed that transparent wood has excellent thermal-insulating properties compared with glass, combined with high optical transmittance," explained KTH researcher Celine Montanari. "In this work, we tried to reduce the building energy consumption even more by incorporating a material that can absorb, store and release heat."
Booming economies lead to increased consumption of electricity. The majority of the energy goes to lighting, heating, and cooling the interior of various structures, such as homes and offices.
Windows made from transparent glass allow the passage of light. They allow sunlight to brighten and warm interior spaces during the day.
However, glass isn't capable of storing energy. When the sun sets, people have to turn on artificial lighting and heating.
Seeking to change this, Montanari and her colleagues experimented with balsa wood. They increased the transparency of the material by removing light-absorbing lignin from the cell walls.
They chose to add acrylic to the porous wood scaffold for two reasons. First, the chemical compound keeps light scattering to a minimum. Second, acrylic helps keep moisture out of the material, protecting it from damage.
A new eco-friendly and (mostly) biodegradable construction material
"During a sunny day, the material will absorb heat before it reaches the indoor space, and the indoors will be cooler than outside," explained Montanari. "And at night, the reverse occurs – the PEG becomes solid and releases heat indoors so that you can maintain a constant temperature in the house."
PEG replaced lignin in the wood scaffold. The KTH researchers used encapsulation techniques to keep the polymer from leaking out during times when it changes phases.
Its Swedish developers claimed that the transparent wood might become an eco-friendly alternative to traditional construction materials. It might potentially replace glass and plastic in windows and other transparent vertical surfaces, as well as concrete in walls.
Transparent wood might also prove more convenient to dispose of compared to concrete, glass, and plastic. Wood and PEG are bio-based materials that will degrade when exposed to natural elements like light and water.
Acrylic is the only non-biodegradable ingredient in the transparent wood. It may get replaced by a bio-based polymer, making the transparent wood fully biodegradable.
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Purmafi is a village in Un tehsil and in Shamli district, situated around 15 km north-west to Shamli, in the state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India. It has a population of around 6,000 people.

There are 2-3 small towns at a distance of 3–5 km, such as Jhinjhana, Oon, and Garhi Pukhta.

Villages in Shamli district

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