For many people who are thinking about getting braces, the sole purpose they have in mind is to straighten their crooked teeth. However, you don't have to settle for getting braces anymore. Instead, you can opt for clear aligners to straighten your teeth without anyone even noticing you are undergoing treatment!
Through the use of clear aligners you can have a straighter, healthier smile in no time. Here are the benefits of straight teeth with clear aligners from Pinnacle Peak Family Dentistry.
Easy to clean. Crowded or crooked teeth can be extremely difficult to clean properly. Your toothbrush will not be able to reach the entire surface of your teeth and teeth that are too close together cannot be flossed. This can lead to a buildup of plaque and tooth or gum disease. Being able to properly brush and floss your teeth is essential to maintaining your oral health. If your teeth are too crowded, even your dentist will not be able to properly clean certain areas. If you develop a problem with one of your teeth, it will be very difficult for your dentist to perform an effective restoration. Crowns, bridges and veneers are all much easier to perform on teeth that are straight.
A better bite. In addition to the aesthetic benefits of a straighter smile, orthodontic treatment also fixes your bite and balances the force of your bite throughout your teeth. When teeth are crooked and misaligned, the force of your bite can be focused on just a few of your teeth. Over time, this can cause problems with these teeth. Abnormal wear patterns, headaches and jaw pain can all result from this. In addition, this can lead to grinding of the teeth, a habit that is very damaging. Chewing and talking are also much easier with straight teeth.
A confident smile. While the functional benefits of straight teeth are very important, it would be remiss to not mention the benefits to your self-confidence. Having crooked teeth can be a source of shame and embarrassment, especially to younger people. For many, the moment they get their braces off signifies a turning point in their lives. A bright smile has been shown to lead to better social and career success for adults. If you get your teeth straightened, other people will have a better perception of how intelligent and likeable you are.
If you are thinking about taking the leap toward straighter teeth, contact Dr. Sara at Pinnacle Peak Family Dentistry to learn more about clear aligners and if this treatment option is best for your smile.


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How Save to Win Works | Prizes | Press Room | History of Save to Win | FAQs | Contact Save to Win
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Q: What kind of account is the Save to Win account?
A: Save to Win is a prize-linked savings account that offers the chance to win prizes in addition to earning regular interest. It requires a small opening deposit of $25 and allows unlimited number of deposits during the 12-month share certificate term; unless your credit union chooses to cap the deposits on the account (refer to your credit union's Official Rules for details).
Q: How does the Save to Win account work?
A: The goal of the Save to Win account is to foster a regular habit of saving among account holders. The more one saves (up to $250 per month); the more opportunity one has to win. For every $25 deposit, an account holder earns one entry into the monthly and quarterly prize drawings. There is no minimum number of deposits required, but there is a maximum of 10 entries per month/30 entries per quarter per member.
Q: How can members sign up for a Save to Win account?
A: Account holders must be a member of a participating credit union. To search for participating credit unions near you, use the credit union finder at the top of this website and select the dropdown for your state and a credit union near you.
Q: What are the requirements to open an account and win prizes?
A: In order to participate in the raffle and be eligible to win prizes, your account must be open through the drawing period and all participants must be at least of sufficient age to enter into a binding contract (18 in most states), a resident of a state in which the principal place of business of one or more participating credit unions is located and be a member with a regular share account (the account which qualifies the individual for membership), in good standing in the participating credit union.
Q: Can a child open an account or be joint on the account?
A: No. The rules state that the account is available only to members age 18 or older. Children may not be primary or joint account holders on a Save to Win account.
Q: Are credit union board members, employees and/or their family members eligible to win prizes?
A: Credit union employees and board members are not eligible to receive prizes from the national, statewide or credit union drawings (this includes joint ownership). Employees can open accounts and participate if their credit union offers an optional credit union staff drawing. Each credit union can make their own determination about family members having Save to Win accounts (refer to your credit union's Official Rules for details).
Q: Can a member have more than one Save to Win account?
A: No. A member is limited to one account per person. If a member opened an account at more than one particapting credit union, the account that was opened first will be the one that the member receives drawing entries for. Members of the same household can each have one Save to Win account each, as long as they meet other eligibility requirements.
Q: What is the minimum balance required to be kept in the Save to Win account?
A: There is a $25 minimum balance requirement to keep the account open.
Q: Is there a monthly service fee for the account?
A: No, there are no monthly service fees for this account.
Q: Does the account need to be kept open a certain amount of time?
A: Yes. The Save to Win account needs to be kept open for 12 months. There are penalties for early withdrawal, including account closure.
Q: Can an account holder make any withdrawals during the 12-month term?
A: Yes. Account holders are permitted to make one withdrawal during the 12-month certificate term for a $25 fee and must leave at least $25 in the account to keep it open. If a second withdrawal occurs, the account will be closed.
Q: Is there any other additional interest penalty on top of the $25 withdrawal fee?
A: No, unless your credit union chooses to implement a higher penalty, which would be noted in their Truth and Savings Disclosure.
Q: Does the account need to be kept open for a certain amount of time before it's eligible to win?
A: Accounts must be kept open through the drawing period in order for account holders to be eligible for prizes. For ex: the drawings are performed on the 14th day of each month for the previous month's transactions. In order to be eligible for the current drawing, your account must be open through the last day of the previous month.
Q: Can a Save to Win account be opened on a business or trust account?
A: No. Save to Win is only available for personal accounts.
Q: Can I open a Save to Win account online?
A: Each credit union may make this exception based on their current online account opening procedures. Contact your credit union to see if this is an option for their Save to Win account.
Q: What kinds of prizes does the account offer?
A: The Save to Win share certificate offers account holders the opportunity to win monthly and quarterly prizes. Click here for a complete list of prizes. Some credit unions also offer individual member drawings as well. Prizes vary by credit union (refer to your credit union's Official Rules for details).
Q: Can a member win a central prize and a credit union prize in the same month?
A: A member can win a national or statewide prize and a credit union prize in the same prize period unless otherwise stipulated in your credit union's Official Rules. An individual member can win multiple times and in consecutive months/quarters.
Q: How will prizes be awarded to members? How will winners be notified that they have won?
A: Prize winnings will be deposited into the member regular share account. The member's credit union will notify the winner within 14 days of month-end.
Q: Will members be taxed on their winnings?
A: Winners that receive prize earnings that total $600 or more in a given year are required to report earnings on their next year's tax returns and may be required to pay applicable state and federal taxes. Credit unions with winners that receive more than $600 in prizes for a given tax year will send those members a 1099 MISC form for their tax reporting purposes.
Q: How are prize entries calculated?
A: Members will receive one entry in the monthly drawing for every $25 increase in month over month balance, up to a maximum of 10 entries per month. Each monthly entry is also entered into the quarterly prize drawing, up to a maximum of 30 entries per quarter..
Q: If a member deposits $100, then withdraws the money within a short period of time, do they still get four chances to win prizes?
A: No. The number of entries is based on the increase in a member's month-over-month balance. If a member deposits $100 in a given month then withdraws that amount in the same month, the member will not receive any entries for that drawing period.
Q: If the member's monthly balance increased by $49.83, will they receive one or two entries?
A: Since there is no rounding up, the member would only receive one entry for that month's drawing.
Q: When Save to Win certificates mature do they automatically roll over for a new 12-moth term?
A: Yes, accounts should be set up by your credit tunion to automatically renew after 12 months.
Q: Can a member withdrawal all or a portion of their money from the certificate during the grace period and if so, will they be charged a withdrawal fee?
A: Members can withdrawal money from their Save to Win share certificate at maturity during their grace period without being assessed a penalty. Members would need to leave at least $25 in the account to keep it open. Members also have the option to withdraw all of their money and close the account at this time without being assessed a penalty fee.
Q: If members take out money during their grace period, will they lose entries for the prize drawings?
A: If a member withdraws more money than they deposit at maturity or anytime during the 12 month term, they will not earn entries for that drawing period. Entries are only earned when the month-over-month balance increases.
Q: If a member closes their account and wants to open a new account later in the year, is there a waiting period?
A: Some credit unions have a 6-month waiting period for members to open a new account after account closure (refer to your credit union's Official Rules for details).
Q: What are the odds of a member winning a prize?
A: Actual odds of winning are based upon the number of eligible entries received. For each eligible entry the chance of winning monthly or quarterly prizes is equal to that of all other entries in the raffle. If a credit union chooses to perform an optional member drawing, each eligible entry has a chance at winning monthly/quarterly prizes that are equal to that of all other entries in the raffle.
Q: How can members increas their chances of winning?
A: The more deposits you make, the more entries you will earn toward the monthly and quatertly drawings.
Q: Where can I find the Official Rules?
A: You can pick them up at your credit union's branch or download a PDF version on this website. Use the credit union finder at the top of this website and select the dropdown for your state and a credit union near you.
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There Is No "Best Game"
Far too often when browsing through my favourite gaming forum, I see people post topics asking what the "best game" is, either in a given series or across a broad genre. Sometimes, I even see it for two games in entirely different genres, or debates on what the "best game of all time" is.
This is a counter-productive way of looking at things, leaving one a slave to other people's opinions and ruining your own fun. Let's take a closer look.
Why People Do It
There is a certain logic as to why people want to think this way, and it's not entirely wrong – but it does miss the point of why we originally started playing video games.
Essentially, the logic goes like this:
I only have a limited amount of time in a day to play video games.
Therefore, I want to ensure I only play the "best" of the medium.
As such, there must be a series of "best" games to play in order to optimise my time.
If there are "best" games, there must be an all-time "best" game that's worth my time more than any other game.
In terms of min-maxing, it makes perfect sense. However, playing video games isn't your job, nor is it your responsibility. It's something you do for the love of it, not to tick off a box saying you did something. If you "don't have time" for a game or an element thereof (for instance, refusing to play JRPGs because of the "grind"1), then you're probably not there to play video games, but to tick off that box anyway.
Given that the purpose of gaming is to have fun, not to min-max, a better form of logic would be:
I play when I feel like it, so I have all the time in the world.
Therefore, I want to play things I'll have fun with and appreciate.
As such, I have the freedom to form my own opinions and to take risks on games I'm not sure about.
If there's no need for arbitrary competition, the best game for me is whatever I want it to be, regardless of anyone else's opinions.
The Problem of Best
Continuing from that last point, there is another significant problem in the initial approach, that being the pointless competition of being "best" at all:
There is no real objective indication of what makes a game in a given series the "best", and this gets fuzzier as you branch further and further out.
Cross-genre comparisons in particular essentially ends up as useless as comparing apples to oranges.
If there are "best" games, then this also implicitly requires the existence of a hierarchy, which causes people to relentlessly fault-seek in order to justify a game's position in the hierarchy.
Fault-seeking leads to contrarianism and ruins the game both for the player and his peers.
Playing video games for any reason other than to have fun destroys the entire purpose to begin with.
This is probably something best explored through example. Let's use the classic Donkey Kong Country trilogy as our baseline, because I see this argument about the trilogy all the time.
First off, what makes any given game in the trilogy the "best" of the three? All three games play very similarly to each other in terms of basic mechanics. All three have comparable levels of graphics, sound effects, and music. All three are even about on-par as far as the storyline goes, in that there's not terribly much of one. Which one, then, is the "best"?
I've seen reasonable arguments put forth for all three titles – Donkey Kong Country 1 has minimalist charm; Donkey Kong Country 2 took each previous concept to a new level; Donkey Kong Country 3 has a lot of gimmicks. I've also seen every one of those points listed as a flaw – Donkey Kong Country 1 is too boring; Donkey Kong Country 2 doesn't offer much new; Donkey Kong Country 3 relies too heavily on gimmicks at the expense of the basic experience.
The thing is, all the arguments make sense at the same time because the entire thing is based on subjective opinions. That's actually fine. Finding the joy of the game in different ways is a good thing, and so is sharing the individual perspectives. There doesn't actually have to be a "best", as showcased plainly enough by how nobody can consistently agree on the criterion.
Going further out, how would you compare any Donkey Kong Country title to any title in Super Mario All-Stars?
While they are all platforming games, each one emphasises different aspects of that. If you don't like collecting a bunch of things to truly complete the game, Donkey Kong Country 2 or Donkey Kong Country 3 certainly won't appeal to you, for instance. If you value unhurried exploration, most games in Super Mario All-Stars will annoy you with their time-limits and more linear trends in level design. Again, each game has its own distinct thing going, making a direct comparison difficult.
In a more extreme case, could you reasonably be expected to compare, say, Donkey Kong Country 3 with a CRPG like Betrayal at Krondor? "They both have a lot of words, both allow you to hit things, and you take on the role of multiple characters from a third party's perspective, sure, but Betrayal at Krondor tells a far better story so it must be the better game." Isn't that a bit ridiculous? This is what the quest for the "best" game eventually devolves into.
There's a time and place for competition, but it isn't all of the time. Art can be enjoyed from a number of different angles, and disliked for the same. What matters is finding out what your own personal style is, your own likes and dislikes, and seeing what fun you can get out of it. As with art in general, your tastes will become refined through experience and exposure, making it a worthwhile endeavour to try whatever strikes your fancy, even, perhaps even especially, if it's outside your usual comfort zone.
You don't need to feel any compulsion to justify yourself, either. In the words of the immortal sage Hirasawa Yui, "fun things are fun". That's all you need.
Though chances are that anyone complaining of "grinding" in a JRPG is ignoring or abusing the mechanics to begin with.↩


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Knight Frank partners with Dubai Land Department at Cityscape Global
DLD's Sultan Butti bin Mejren and Knight Frank Middle East's Maria Morris signed the MOU at Cityscape Global in Dubai.
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HE Sultan Butti bin Mejren and Knight Frank Middle East's Maria Morris sign the MOU at Cityscape Global.
Knight Frank, a leading independent global property consultancy, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Dubai Land Department (DLD) to become the department's Knowledge Partner. The MOU was signed during an event hosted at this year's Cityscape Global in Dubai.
HE Sultan Butti bin Mejren, Director General of DLD, signed the MoU along with Maria Morris, Partner and Head of Residential at Knight Frank Middle East.
As part of DLD's strategy to promote Dubai's real estate globally, Knight Frank Middle East will be providing advisory services to assist and educate prospective buyers with their best in-class research.
HE Sultan Butti bin Mejren said, "The MOU with Knight Frank Middle East is a strategic one that DLD has undertaken not only to consolidate Dubai's real estate market, but also to promote DLD's services overseas, as well as Dubai's global position as hub for real estate and investment. This agreement is in line with Dubai Government's objectives in the real estate sector and will contribute to the development of the Emirate. DLD aims to provide a regulatory method to register lands, protect the rights of all parties, and provide a secure and transparent real estate environment that attracts global investments, reinforcing confidence in Dubai's real estate market."
Maria Morris commented, "Knight Frank has been in the Middle East for over 15 years and possesses a wealth of data and insights across both the commercial and residential sectors, retaining itself as a constant source of research content for investors, analysts, and media. The long-term outlook for Dubai's economy and real estate market remains positive, and by signing this MOU, we are delighted to continue our support of DLD and their efforts to ensure Dubai is one of the best places to live and work globally."
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Crown Prince of Dubai visits Cityscape Global 2018
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A Cross-Cultural Comparison of the Role of Symbols on Human Behavior
Culture is a significant part of human existence because it guides the way people interact with others from their culture and those from other cultures. The symbols that exist in the world have different meanings depending on the cultural background that one is from. These differences become obvious when people from various cultures interact. In order to foster a greater understanding and cohesion during such interactions, it is important that people have knowledge of their cultural symbols and those of others. The purpose of this paper was to investigate on the different meanings of cultural symbols among several cultures in the world and how they influence people's behaviors. It reviewed the results of research studies carried out to establish cross-cultural perceptions of various symbols and how those perceptions influenced their behavior. All the results indicated that there is a distinct difference in the meaning of symbols across cultures in the world. In spite of the differences, it is important that individuals take it upon themselves to learn about other people's culture symbols.
Keywords: Cultural symbols
Man is named as the only being that broadly utilizes symbols as a means of communication (Morrison, 2011). In fact, White (n.d.) states that, "…All human behavior originates in the use of symbols." According to her, the symbol played an immense role in the transformation of our ape-like ancestors into the current human form. She further asserts that all forms of civilization can be credited to the use of symbols. The existence of symbols did not only lead to the rise of culture, but has continually enabled its perpetuation. Speech has been named to be the most crucial component of symbolic expression without which there would be no forms of social organization. Human behavior is not only dependent upon symbols, but is equated to symbolic behavior as well (White, n.d.).
As a result of the key role played by symbols to humanity, it has become a popular area of research in various disciples such as Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology and Communication among others. In particular, anthropology focuses on what certain symbols mean to people from various cultural backgrounds. Other culture-symbol related studies always attempt to uncover the impacts culturally held beliefs have on various symbols. Morrison (2011) notes that a more recent wave of research work is placing emphasis on what impacts symbols have on cognitive processes of different people. Findings of several studies indicate that the use of symbols is deeply rooted in man's sub-conscious that they can't tell that they are using them. In light of the above, this paper seeks to compare how symbols are used among different cultures.
There is a variety of contentious definitions that have been given by various people in their bid to explain what symbols are. The word has its origin from a Greek verb and nou which mean "to throw together" and to "tally" respectively (Morrison, 2011). White (2011) is of the opinion that the meaning of a symbol can neither be obtained nor determined from its physical characteristics. Instead, she declares that such meanings and determinations come from the people through physical encounter with them. For this reason, she says that a symbol must exist in a physical form or else people would not experience them. However, she is keen to note that the meaning of symbols do not emanate from mere physical encounters of people but most importantly by a "… non-sensory, symbolic means…" Bertalanffy (as cited in Morrison 2011) attributes three characteristics to symbols. He defines symbols as signs which are both freely formed and representative. In this case, the term free has been used to mean that the symbols are not as a result of reflexes or any conditioned behavior. Cassier defines a symbol as an outcome of both language and the cultural classification of concepts (Morrison, 2008). Luna and Gupta have also attempted to describe what a symbol is and have stated that, "symbols are a broad category of processes and objects that carry a meaning that is unique to a particular group."
Chu (n.d.) conducted a study among graphic design students to determine their visual comprehension of symbols. The study's objectives included an investigation as to whether there existed any difference in how these students perceived and interpreted the meaning of symbols. In addition to that, the study intended to find out how much the participants knew not only about their cultural images, but that of other cultures as well. In order to effectively create, design and deliver intended graphic messages, it is crucial that the cultural differences are taken into consideration. Chu (n.d.) points out that it is for reason that studies to find out how much people from different cultures know about other cultures other than their own so that the education system can be tailored to fill any gaps.
A one hundred and twenty population sample consisted of students from United States and Hong Kong took part in Chu's research. These students attended the University of Minnesota and Hong Kong Polytechnic respectively. In the study, Chu made use of twenty visual symbols from both the countries in equal proportions. Each 10 set country category consisted of 5 business logos and another 5 national symbols. In addition to the above, a survey was carried out among a 90 undergraduate student sample (Chu, n.d.). The American culture symbols were arrived at as a result of a consultation process with the advisory committee and they were aimed at identifying the top most symbols that people believe are representative of the American culture. The national images for Hong Kong on the other hand were advised by a committee well versed with the culture of Hong Kong (Chu, n.d.). Through content analysis of the highest circulating magazines, the business visual images were arrived at. The magazines were classified as hobbies and entertainment, business, science and technology, general editorial and news. A booklet and survey questions were then formulated and administered to the participants (Chu, n.d.).
Repeated-measure design analysis was employed to analyze the responses. The results indicated that there is a distinct difference in how symbols are perceived by people from different cultures (Chu, n.d.). They also indicated that there is a difference between how respondents responded to their cultural symbols and how they reacted towards the cultural symbols of others. This goes to show that American and Hong Kong graphic design students are different in terms of how they perceive symbols that represent their culture and those that are from another culture (Chu, n.d.). The results of this study affirmed the hypothesis of the study which was that there exist perceptual differences between the two cultures of visual images.
In their framework, Gupta and Luna (n.d.) give a critical analysis of consumer behavior from a cross-cultural perspective. Peoples' value systems are influenced by the cultures to which they belong and in this same fashion, the behavior of consumers is influenced. A person's consumption conduct may be observed by other members of a group and either get imitated or declined (Luna, & Gupta, n.d.). This can then be adopted as the group's norm and further identified as its culture. Marketers therefore, are faced with a crucial task to translate the symbolic meanings attached certain cultures into the goods and services they are offering. Consumer researchers have primarily focu.............


The mission of Queen Bee Schools is to set high standards to ensure that all students learn, grow, and achieve.
Queen Bee School District 16 is one of two elementary (PreK-8) school districts located in Glendale Heights, Illinois. Glendale Heights, approximately 25 miles west of Chicago, is situated in Northwest Dupage County and Bloomingdale Township. It is governed by a Board of Education, whose seven members are elected by the citizens in the community. The Board meets monthly in open meeting sessions at the District Professional Development Center which is located in the rear lower level of Queen Bee School at 1525 Bloomingdale Road on dates publicized locally.
The Dr. James White Administrative Center which houses the district's central office, is located in the lower southeast end of Glenside Middle School. In addition to the Office of the Superintendent of Schools, Teaching and Learning, Fisical Office, and Student Services Offices are located in the Administrative Center.
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Design and development of user interface for web application.
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Salim Ismail (Autor de Exponential Organizations) Miami.
Web infographics and Front-end development of web applications for e-commerce and collaborative work. Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator), Sketch, HTML, CSS, Prestashop, Sublime, JQuery, development environment, agile collaborative work tools.
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Design and web development, responsive design, web-infographics, design of user interface for internal customer applications and interface design of the application yaesmio! for IOs, Windows phone and android. Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator), Sketch, HTML, CSS, BootStrap, Sublime, Joomla.
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Party Buz is just as the name suggests, a Party Bus, serving the Central Texas Area. With seating for up to 15 people in the upholstered, comfortable benches, everyone is sure to have a good time. Equipped with color changing LED lights, karaoke system, awesome sound system, a built in ice chest, and the best part - BYOB!
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Q: kotlin coroutine - what is default scope? How does coroutines default scope work if i do not specify anything. lets take a look at this example:
class MyAppCompatActivity:AppCompatActivity{
fun getContact() {
        GlobalScope.launch {
            val contact = contacts.getContact() // suspended function
            withContext(Dispatchers.Default) {
               phoneContact.value = contact }
        }
    }
}

which simply updates the UI when a contact is retrieved.  this is added to the global scope of so the coroutine life span can be that of the entire application.
but lets do the same thing again without a globalScope:
class MyAppCompatActivity:AppCompatActivity{
fun getContact() {
        launch {
            val contact = contacts.getContact() // suspended function
            withContext(Dispatchers.Default) {
               phoneContact.value = contact }
        }
    }
}

what is the lifespan of getContact now that i have removed the globalScope ? is it tied to the MyAppCompatActivity scope ?

A: Your code will fail to compile because launch must be called on a CoroutineScope object. This object specifies the lifespan of the coroutine. Since your activity does not implement a scope it will fail to compile or call a completely unrelated launch function.

A: I don't think this is a good idea anymore, as it looks like they're just functions for testing (doesn't launch coroutines). Maybe this was an API available previously, but now you should be using lifecycleScope to scope a coroutine to a fragment or activity, and viewModelScope to scope them to a View Model's life cycle. These are properties available in those classes by already.
Here's what I see when I try to use launch:

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Warmwool Shirt Crew Neck Children on pohjakerros T-paita, pehmeä, lämmin 200 g merinovillaa. Mukava pohjakerros paita kun halua käpertyä ja ulkoleikissä kylminä päivinä.
Aclima manufactures primarily sportswear with function as the first priority. The Aclima underwear range includes several series: Lightwool is the thinnest and is made of 100% merino wool. The most popular series is Warmwool, whereas Hotwool offers the thickest and warmest material. Moreover Aclima produces one serie of underwear in mesh fabric - Woolnet. Aclima products are characterized by functionality and durability, which is why they are used by the Norwegian and Swedish armed forces.


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Snowpanic.com: It's Not Too Soon to Start Panicking about the Next Storm!
It's Not Too Soon to Start Panicking about the Next Storm!
The Washington Post reports on people spending fistfuls of money to stave off snow-related disaster. How can you spend your money with winter still a month and a half away?
"Installing heat tape in a W or Y pattern along the roof at the gutter's edge and into downspouts costs between $500 and $1,000..."
"Ice and water shield installation costs about $500 to $750 for an entire roof."
"To stop the escape of heat, homeowners may want to install new fiberglass insulation ($500 to $1,000) in the attic or blow-in foam insulation, which is more permeating ($2,000 to $5,000), Burgess said."
"You can pay as little as $250 for a small electric plug-in snowblower, $400 to $500 for a decent gasoline-powered blower that can easily clear most sidewalks and smaller residential driveways, and up to $1,500 for a ride-on machine than can blow the snow some 50 feet."
"Lower-priced gasoline-powered rollaway units that can be stored in a garage or shed until needed cost between $600 and $2,500."
"[A] whole-house stand-alone generator...can be installed in a permanent location for a total price of $7,000 to $8,000."


We are somewhere in Paris.
In an apartment. An empty apartment. The apartment of a certain 'Laurence'.
But something is not quite right. Things are not as they seem.
Laurence, the main protagonist appears to be absent.
Equipped with brand new cameras, we are invited, like detectives, to comb this apartment and photograph the most relevant clues to unlock the Secret of Laurence Cottet.
Recently on RWX, we solved The Mystery of Louise Delage.
"Louise Delage: Like My Addiction" was a sublime alcohol awareness campaign from France highlighting the difficulties of spotting addiction in friends or loved ones.
This time around, AddictAide have tackled the equally taboo issue of female alcoholism.
Unlike Louise, created from scratch to highlight a photogenic form of social alcoholism, Laurence is real, not a fictional character.
Laurence Cottet is a wealthy woman, who has a brilliant career in large company.
Laurence is neither a murderer, nor a KGB agent, nor a vampire.
The "game" gives us the opportunity to look behind the scenes of an unknown entity: the reality of her daily life as a chronic alcoholic woman.
All along the clues were there for us to work this out.
Traces of struggle? The consequences of a general carelessness: broken furniture not replaced, wine stains on the carpet never cleaned… The toothbrush? Lack of personal hygiene caused by her dependence on alcohol (bleeding gums are one of the first symptoms of severe liver disease). Coffee beans? Crunchy, full of flavour and ideal for disguising bad breath.
Laurence's apartment is meticulously reconstructed. And thanks to many clues littering the place on first glance, we jump to a very different set of conclusions.
In less than one month, nearly 7,000 players visited Laurence's apartment – both in real life and online.
Not one was able to identify her secret.
As people in recovery, we may all recognise aspects of her apartment. And the reasons behind those piles of dirty clothes, bottles hidden away and the dust piling up on the mantlepiece.
We also know how easy it is to slip into this type of 'life'. And how unlikely it is that others, be they friends or family, would necessarily become aware that we had a problem.
So, in essence, The Secret of Laurence Collet campaign delivers a fundamentally strong message of hope: the stigma of alcoholism must be recognised, addressed and reduced.
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Tony Swain (1922–1987) was a chemist known for his definition of a plant polyphenol with Bate-Smith, Haslam and White, which includes specific structural characteristics common to all phenolics having a tanning property. It is referred to as the White–Bate-Smith–Swain–Haslam (WBSSH) definition.

The discovery in 1943 by Martin and Synge of paper chromatography provided for the first time the means of surveying the phenolic constituents of plants and for their separation and identification. There was an explosion of activity in this field after 1945, none more so than that of Bate-Smith and Tony Swain. He worked with Edgar C. Bate-Smith at Cambridge University.

Tony Swain was one of the first editors of Phytochemistry with Jeffrey Harborne. He started the sister journal Biochemical Systematics in 1973, renamed Biochemical Systematics and Ecology in the next year.

Swain received his Bachelor of Science from the University of London . Here he also obtained a doctorate in organic chemistry . Afterwards he was still active at the University of Exeter . He then went on to work at the Low Temperature Research Station, a department of the University of Cambridge . Here he was involved in research into biosynthesis, enzymology and tissue culture . He also studied tannins and especially their quantitative estimates.

The Plant Phenolics Group was founded in Cambridge in 1957 by, among others, Swain, Jeffrey Harborne, EC Bate-smith and Eric Conn. Swain became the first secretary of this informal group of people interested in plant phenols. People from all over Europe joined the organization. After a number of name changes, it was decided in 1977 to rename the organization the Phytochemical Society of Europe, the name by which the organization is still known today. Swain co-founded Phytochemistry in 1961 with Robert Maxwell and Gilbert Richards, which today serves as the scientific journal of the Phytochemical Society of Europe and the Phytochemical Society of North America.. For the first ten years, Swain was the editor of the magazine.

In 1963 Chemical Plant Taxonomy was published, the first book to focus on chemotaxonomy . Of these, Swain was the editor. As a result of his efforts, a committee was formed by the IUPAC to deal with chemotaxonomy. In 1973, together with Ernest Schoffeniels, he founded the journal Biochemical Systematics for this field . The title was later changed to Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, after it was decided to also cover chemical ecology in this journal.

Between 1965 and 1968, Swain served as a scientific adviser in the Cabinet Office, part of the British government. This position was offered to him by Solly Zuckermann. Swain subsequently spent two years at Harvard and Yale . On his return to England he set up a biochemical laboratory at the Kew Gardens . Here he focused on the functions of plant phenols .

Between 1975 and 1987 Swain was professor of plant biochemistry at Boston University . Between 1976 and 1979 he was chairman of the biology department. Here he was engaged in research into chemical ecology and the evolutionary biology of interactions between plants and animals. In the spring of 1987 he went to retirement . After this he returned to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London England; where he was involved with metabolites of micro-organisms in the period before his death .

In 1979, along with Lynn Margulis, Swain co- founded the Planetary Biology Internship, which allows advanced students to participate in NASA biological research . Swain was involved in this educational program as a teacher.

Swain died as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident. Lynn Margulis, Clifford Matthews and Aaron Haselton co- dedicated the book Environmental Evolution to him. Robert Hegnauer dedicated part eight of Chemotaxonomy der Pflanzen to him. A song from Phyochemistry (volume 27, number 12, 1988) was also dedicated to him.

OBITUARY

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, Vol 15, No. 6, p iii, 1987 Printed in Great Britain Pergamon Journals Ltd

" DR TONY SWAIN

The untimely death of Tony Swain, M.A., D.Sc. in a motoring accident on 25 September has deprived the world of plant biochemistry and phytochemistry of one of its most imaginative and stimulating members. It has also lost a cheerful, good humoured extrovert whose presence could be guaranteed to enliven as well as illuminate any debate.

The first 20 years of his professional career were spent at the Low Temperature Research Station, Cambridge. These were followed by three years as Scientific Adviser in the Cabinet Office and two years in the United States as Visiting Professor at the Universities of Yale and Harvard successively. Returning to England in 1970, he became Director of the A.F.R.C. Laboratory of Biochemical Systematics at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; a post which he held until 1975 when he accepted an invitation to become Chairman of Biology at Boston University. In 1976, he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

On his retirement from Boston University in 1986, he returned to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the title of Honorary Research Associate was conferred on him in 1987. At the time of his death, he was actively engaged in organising a research programme involving the Royal Botanic Gardens and the CAB International Mycological Institute.

Tony Swain was primarily concerned with the chemistry of plants and the application of chemistry to the solution of botanical and ecological problems. He was author or co-author of over 150 publications on various aspects of the isolation and identification of natural products, their evolution and ecological significance. He was also editor or co-editor of seven books related to these subjects. It is perhaps as founder and executive editor of the two international journals, Phytochemistry and Biochemical Systematics and Ecology that he will be chiefly remembered. These are journals that accept papers containing elements of both chemistry and biology and serve to make readers aware of the exciting developments taking place at the interface of these disciplines. He was also a founder member and the first secretary of the Phytochemical Society of Europe.

A good and stimulating teacher, Tony Swain gave of his time generously to students and, at different periods, held honorary positions in the University of Hull and at Royal Holloway College and King's College in the University of London.

E. A. Bell  "     https://pdfslide.tips/documents/dr-tony-swain.html

Works
 Chemical plant taxonomy, 1963
 Plants in the Development of Modern Medicine, Harvard University Press; First U.S. Edition, 1972
 Chemistry in Evolution & Systematics: Plenary Lectures Presented at the International Symposium, Butterworths, 1973
 Secondary Compounds as Protective Agents - Annual Review of Plant Physiology, Vol. 28, pages 479-501, 1977,
 Biochemistry of Plant Phenolics, Plenum Publishing Corporation, 1979

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1922 births
1987 deaths
American expatriates in the United Kingdom

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Shuttle transfer from Palais du Luxembourg in Paris
The Luxembourg Palace was built to be the home of Marie de Medici. The building serves as the seat of the French Senate since 1799. The realization of this building began in 1615 and ended in 1631. It is classified as a historical monument. The architect Salomon de Brosse is designated for the realization of this monument. It is located in the 6th arrondissement of Paris on the rue Vaugirard. The area includes the Palace of Luxembourg Palace itself, the residence of the President of the Senate, the Museum of Luxembourg, Luxembourg little hotel but the gardens. The architecture of the palaces that imitated the Pitti Palace in Italy. His garden was among the most beautiful in France. This palace takes the form of a parallelogram, which consists of 8 huge square pavilions. It has two impressive façades, one of which is placed at the north and one in the southern part of the building opening to the garden. The exterior of the palace is characterized by conformity and rigidity of these contours. The portal of the facade overlooking the rue Vaugirard is formed by two orders of columns shaped conical overlaps. The whole is surmounted by a dome decorated with a clock and statues. The interior of the palace of Luxembourg stands out with the presence of the room book, the Senate Chamber and the magnificent staircase. It is elaborately decorated as the rest of the rooms of the palace. Paintings, tapestries, paintings, statues decorate this beautiful piece.
Inspired by the spirit of a sparkling and sassy Parisian, the Hotel Mayet is a charming three-star boutique hotel located on a quiet side street in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés district. As soon as you arrive in the hall, you will fall in love with the superb murals signed André and JonOne. Opting for a modern and pleasant design, the twenty-four rooms are air-conditioned and equipped. Every morning, a buffet breakfast is served in the dining room. The reception at this entirely non-smoking establishment is open 24 hours a day. Nearby you will find the art galleries of the Saint-Germain-des-Prés district and the Duroc metro station allowing you to reach the Eiffel Tower.
In a warm and quirky universe, the Hôtel La Parizienne is the mythical incarnation of the artistic and creative Left Bank. It immerses you in a universe borrowing from playful chic and poetic lightness. In every corner of the hotel, even at the corner of a corridor, you will come across a series of drawing illustrations such as "Gulliver's journey to Lilliput" or "The cat that went its own way". Opting for an elegant and fully equipped decoration, your bedroom will quickly become your second home. For a fee, a buffet breakfast with sweet treats and fresh savory products is available in the breakfast room in the basement. You can also enjoy it in the comfort of your room. Ideally located in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, La Parizienne is a short walk from the Montparnasse Tower and rue de Rennes, the business and shopping district. Especially since the staff will be happy to provide tourist information and guide you.
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Carruth's "Modern Ocean" Many Years Off
It has been five years since his last film "Upstream Color," but filmmaker Shane Carruth says his next directorial effort is still years away. Carruth wrote, directed, produced, starred in, and composed both 'Upsteam' and his 2004 debut film "Primer," and has been developing his next feature "The Modern Ocean" for at least three years.
Out doing press for Bill Senese's "The Dead Center" in which he has a role as a doctor, he was asked about what its status was to which he told Indiewire: "Only word is that it's not gonna happen anytime soon… I really can't say much [about what I'm doing next]. I'm doing a lot of writing; there are multiple projects, but I don't have anything interesting to say."
At last report Anne Hathaway, Keanu Reeves, Daniel Radcliffe, Jeff Goldblum, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Tom Holland will all star and the film, which stretches from Algerian trading houses to the ocean floor, deals with: "the competition for valuable shipping routes, the search for the hidden cache of priceless material and the powerful need for vengeance will converge in a spectacular battle on the rolling decks of behemoth cargo ships."
Carruth has also shot down any talk of him doing a superhero film, saying: "It's not something I'm interested in doing."


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Home » Child Advocates has been the voice of children for 30 years
Child Advocates has been the voice of children for 30 years
Holly Wheeler
KEYWORDS court appointed special advocate / guardian ad litem / Child Advocates / Marion County / Courts / neglect
Indiana man named Advocate of the Year
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Children's commission turns attention to services for Indiana youths
"In that court hearing you'll have a mother and her attorney, you'll have a father and his attorney, you'll have a DCS (Department of Child Services) caseworker and their attorney. The child is rarely ever in court. Without a guardian ad litem or CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) there's nobody in that courtroom speaking for that child."
It is thus that Barry Chambers, chief counsel for Child Advocates, describes the role his organization plays in cases of child abuse and neglect. As CASA for Marion County, Child Advocates is celebrating its 30th anniversary, having assisted more than 75,000 children since its inception. Today, the organization advocates for every child involved in a Marion County abuse or neglect case – more than 5,000 annually – with the help of more than 400 volunteers.
Long time coming
In 1982, the Indianapolis chapter of the National Council of Jewish Women saw a need for greater community involvement in and information about children involved in cases of abuse and neglect. Using a model created by a judge in Seattle, the group trained volunteers from the Junior League of Indianapolis to become the "eyes and ears of the court" so more informed decisions could be made about children in these cases.
In the beginning, the organization only could handle a limited number of cases, yet word spread and Child Advocates and the CASA program continued to grow. In 2005, the Indiana Legislature changed an earlier statute that said every child should have a guardian ad litem or CASA to say every child shall have a guardian ad litem or CASA.
"At that point we were supposed to represent all children, but there was no new funding attached to that," said Cynthia K. Booth, executive director of Child Advocates. "In 2010, there was a Court of Appeals case that said the county should be filling that gap, so since that time through a bipartisan effort … the county came up with a way to support our services in Children in Need of Services cases."
Other programs have been introduced by the organization, including a custody program to advocate for children involved in paternity, divorce or custody cases. In these instances, judges will call on Child Advocates if they feel the child needs an advocate.
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Recruiting and training CASA volunteers is a key role Child Advocates plays in assisting at-risk kids. Word-of-mouth is the organization's primary means of enlisting new volunteers.
"Our volunteers come from all walks of life," said LaDonna Wattley, volunteer program director. "It's a really nice mix of people. You can have a therapist, you can have an attorney, somebody else might be the cake decorator at Kroger or a teacher. In class you're all volunteers. You're finding out from the child what they really would like to have happen."
The organization is in need of 300 additional volunteers to help with abuse and neglect cases in Marion County. Training covers the professional and emotional side of being a CASA.
"My standard quote is that 'Being a CASA is heartwork,'" Wattley said. "We don't sugar-coat. It's being really sure that people understand their role. Our volunteers really are advocating, they're monitoring and they're reporting to the judge. We talk a lot about the realities of the system … and we try to make them understand there's only so much you can do."
A child's eyes and ears
Nancy Englert, a project attorney for Ice Miller, has been a volunteer CASA since 2008. She's advocated for 30 children from all races, backgrounds and circumstances. Case results are as varied as the kids for which she advocates.
"The best kinds of cases are when parents take responsibility for what happens and are motivated to do what the judge tells them to do," Englert said. "On the other hand, I've worked in situations where the parents just don't seem to do what they're supposed to do for a variety of reasons."
She cited mental illness and drug abuse – which often go hand in hand – as well as alcohol abuse, domestic violence, lack of education and poverty as reasons why parents don't cooperate with a judge's orders.
"Not all of those things are prevalent in all cases," she said.
Englert, like all CASA volunteers, works closely with a guardian ad litem from Child Advocates. She meets with the child as well as the caregiver, the DCS caseworker, therapists, teachers, social workers and physicians to discuss their thoughts on what's best for the child. From these meetings, she compiles advocacy reports on the child's behalf. These, along with reports from others involved in the case, are submitted to the judge, who takes each into consideration when making decisions about the child's future.
"It's the children who have the least control, because they're children," Englert said. "They may be the most vulnerable people in the world because not only are they children but they don't have their parents with them to be their advocates. It's a really big responsibility, but I can't think of any volunteer role that would ever be more meaningful."•
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Q: WatchOS: Panning and zooming image In my little watch app (targeting watchOS3+) I need to show an image which will be fetched from a server (it is not big, let's say 600x600).
The image will be displayed alone in a modal page (only the Close button is on the top left corner)
Similar with the Photos app, I would like to be able to offer the user the possibility to pan and zoom the image.
Zooming will be done by using the Digital Crown (the events are wired up already).
Any idea how to deal with panning and zooming? Did anyone implement something like this already?
Thank you in advance!

A: I have solved the problem by implementing a small trick (see attached image).
Basically the zooming (Digital Crown) happens "in background" on a cached UIImage and a viewport (sized exactly as the display size) crops an area from the UIImage and shows it via the WKInterfaceImage.
Panning is done by simply moving the viewport around, following the TapGestureRecognizer data.
I think I will encapsulate this in a custom control and put it on GitHub.


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On 3 March, the world observed World Wildlife Day for the third time! Hundreds of local, national and global events organised by governments, UN bodies, NGOs, schools, national parks and animal lovers provided hope for our planet. The celebrations were facilitated by the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
UNEP in Europe marked the day by raising the alarm for protection of the Caspian Seal, while the Geneva Environment Network and UNEP's Brussels office meanwhile hosted or took part in screenings of the 'Warlords of Ivory' documentary coupled with rich debate sessions.
Global celebration
Thousands of people celebrated the many beautiful and varied forms of wild animals and plants on our planet for World Wildlife Day. The unprecedented buzz it created on social media was a clear sign of the willingness of many citizens from across the globe to play a role in protecting species facing various threats. The Day reminded us of the urgent need to step up the fight against wildlife crime, which has wide-ranging economic, environmental and social impacts.
The 2016 theme was 'The future of wildlife is in our hands,' with African and Asian elephants being the main focus of global campaigns.
A high level event in New York, co-hosted by Gabon, Germany and Thailand together with CITES, UNDP, UNEP, UNODC and the World Bank, was moderated by John E Scanlon, CITES Secretary General. Through speeches and a panel discussion, the high level event explored the nature and scale of the threat posed by illicit wildlife trafficking and the responses underway by States, within the UN and by civil society.
The CITES MIKE Programme (Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants) also revealed that the number of illegally killed elephants witnessed since 2006 and peaking in 2011 has stopped rising and has since stabilised - but overall levels of poaching remain unacceptably high.
"Despite the slight decline and stabilisation recorded since 2011, estimated poaching rates overall remain higher than the normal growth rate of elephant populations, or above the sustainability threshold, meaning the overall elephant population is likely to have continued to decline in 2015," Mr Scanlon underlined.
Another highlight of this very busy day was the announcement of the winners of the first International Elephant Film Festival co-hosted by Jackson Hole Film Festival and CITES. 29 finalists, grouped in seven different categories, were recognized for their successful efforts to explain through moving stories the threats and daily challenges elephants and people must face. The winners names, which were announced during the high level session at the United Nations, are available by clicking here.
Finally, the United Nations the same day announced plans for a Global Coalition campaign to end the illegal trade in wildlife. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on UN agencies, CITES and partners to provide a coordinated response to wildlife crime and spread the message that there should be zero tolerance for poaching.
"Time is running out to save some of the world's most iconic species," the Secretary-General warned. "Much more needs to be done by key actors on all continents and across sectors to combat poaching and address both the demand and supply of illegal wildlife products."
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DROP-IN EVENT: Visible Mending Circle
SUNDAY 13 MARCH, 2 - 4PM
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This exhibition explores how our connection with other people and our surrounding environment informs our emotional and general wellbeing. Five artists from Moray and Highland, work in a variety of media including film, painting, photography, soundscapes, sculpture and socially engaged happenings to understand often fragile internal and external dialogues. The artworks consider overlooked or hidden aspects of our lives and daily rituals to reach an understanding of personal experiences which are, at the same time, universal.
This exhibition is part of the Circus Graduate Associates programme and features:
LORNA CAMPBELL
Lorna is a visual artist with a socially-engaged practice. She works in group settings as an artistic facilitator, using creative engagement to build connections within ourselves and with each other. She regularly works with people living with dementia. Her process draws on diverse media in response to people's interests and abilities. Drawing, painting, printmaking, words, collage and bookmaking are key elements in her work. Collaboration with other artists has introduced movement, shadow-puppetry, textiles and kinetic art. Lorna's strong interest in the collaborative process lies in the transformative powers of co-creating, in which we are all learning and in some way changed.
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MADELEINE DALY
Madeleine's work is informed by an interest in stories, relationships and place. This is personal and universal. The act of exploration during making allows her to process ideas, feelings & memories, constructing meaning in a way that cannot be put into words. The work is a balancing act of memory and imagination which creates an intersection between one thing and another, it is both representational and abstract, she regularly uses this binary tension as it is fundamental to life and death, it is provisional and permanent.
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LEAH DAVIS
My practice is significantly inspired by the theories of Psychoanalyst Carl Jung and his notions on human behaviour. Art for me is a form of healing, a way to unpack and explore who I am, and a welcomed distraction from reality. By applying the Jungian art therapy methods of spontaneous drawing, active imagination, and dream analysis to my studio practice, I have manifested honest and direct visions from my conscious and unconscious. Furthermore, these images have been merged with familiar archetypal imagery to build these autobiographical narratives that blur the lines of real-life and imagination.
www.leahdavis.co.uk | Instagram @leahdavisartist
RACHEL MCCLURE
Rachel's practice includes photography, casting, printmaking and sound work to explore psychogeography, mapping and consider the unseen, unnoticed aspects of our environment and examine our place in this. After a challenging year with serious family illness and the pandemic, her work interrogates how interaction with the environment impacts our wellbeing. Through the medium of cold-water swimming, Rachel explores the connection with nature and the elemental sensation of being immersed in cold water. She aims to capture instances of the multisensory embodied experience of being in the sea and in nature to explore and map our external and internal journeys.
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CLAIRE MACDONALD
Claire's practice is socially engaged, multidisciplinary and primarily takes the form of installation. The work centres on meaningfulness within each unique context to encourage a sense of wellbeing. Conversation and collaboration are key aspects of the process, which inform the concepts and direction of each piece. Scale models are made to develop ideas before creating larger scale public work. She is fascinated by the interconnectedness of our everyday environments and daily rituals with wellbeing. The viewer is invited to respond to the work through the use of universal themes that focus on the rhythms of the everyday and the planetary.
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JDIFF Irish Film Review: The Stag
Richard Drumm joined the party and takes a look at The Stag, which closed this year's Jameson Dublin International Film Festival.
Under orders from bride-to-be Ruth (Amy Huberman), best-man Davin convinces his best friend Fionnan (Hugh O'Conor) to have a stag-weekend despite his early reluctance. Everything seems to be in place for a quiet weekend of hiking with a small group of friends until a wildcard appears in the guise of The Machine (Peter McDonald), Ruth's brother and a significantly more boisterous personality than Davin and co are used to. And thus the scene is set for all manner of hijinks, misunderstandings, nudity and more character drama than you might expect.
There's a moment early on in The Stag where The Machine first enters the film with his awkward, over-the-top attempts at 'humour' and all hope seems to drain from the very screen. Thankfully however, this appears to have been an intentional manoeuvre to wrong-foot the audience as the film almost immediately changes course once the hiking portion of plot begins and everything settles into a much more naturalistic and genuinely funny flow. It is unfortunate that the opening movement of the film is decidedly spotty because once the plot-proper gets going there is a lot to like with The Stag.
The most refreshing aspect of the film is that at no point does it feel the need to descend into lazy, tired 'paddy-wackery' style humour like almost every other Irish comedy. There are no jokes where the punchline is just 'listen to how thick their accent is, isn't that hilarious?' or 'oh, aren't colloquialisms from rural Ireland just delightfully quaint?' No, The Stag (for the most part, anyway) places its emphasis on clever writing and some quite amusing, smaller set-piece gags. There are a few jokes of the low-hanging-fruit variety that fall decidedly flat, like the previously mentioned first appearance of The Machine, but they're largely in the first act of the film before the characters actually get into the countryside.
It is odd how everything about the film only seems to fall into place once the hike begins because on top of the humour settling in, the cast do too. Andrew Scott is of course the main focus and he doesn't disappoint. Naturally it's near-impossible not to have a smile to yourself at seeing 'Moriarty' being a best-man but the novelty quickly wears off and over the course of the film Scott demonstrates his range definitely extends further than just playing consulting criminals (admittedly the fact that Scott is playing a college professor in this certainly didn't help shake off said novelty.) The rest of the cast are equally fun to watch and share a convincing chemistry together, especially in the more dramatic moments. The real praise should, however, go to McDonald. For what looked on the surface to be one-dimensional, insufferable, 'wacky' character, he brings an impressive level of control to his performance as the slow reveal of what is ultimately the most tragic character in the film.
Sadly, the film slightly falls apart in the final ten minutes once the story moves back to Dublin. After doing a surprisingly good job of setting up and expanding upon a lot of issues with modern Ireland and Irish society (financial problems, the very guarded nature of Irish masculinity, older generations' inability to accept the normalisation of homosexuality in a modern society, etc.), it almost seems like we're about to get a somewhat ambiguous ending that doesn't resolve any of these rather large and complex issues. Indeed, there's a shot of Scott walking through a field that would have been an ideal place to finish. But instead the film goes on to show the wedding and over the course of that scene resolves practically every source of conflict or distress that had previously been mentioned. It's disappointing because many of these issues don't have simple solutions and it felt like it would have been enough for the film to merely draw attention to, and have a small discussion about, them. Instead we get an almost unbearably saccharine ending which feels out of place with the more naturalistic and grounded nature of the preceding half an hour or so.
On the whole though this is still a genuinely amusing film which, despite taking a little time to find its feet, settles into a comfortable and nicely heartfelt comedy that far exceeds a lot of recent Irish attempts at such broad humour. For a film that purports to be about modern Irish issues, it's unfortunate that it doesn't quite have the resolve to end at a more natural point and be content to have merely created a dialogue on those issues. The final scene wraps things up a bit too neatly and is in danger of trivialising some of the good work that came before. However, this doesn't necessary detract from the comedy itself and so will likely be a moot point for most people.
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The Stag screened on Sunday, 23rd February 2014 as part of the 12th Jameson Dublin International Film Festival (13 – 23 February 2014).
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Chalk the Walk took place May 5 and 6, 2018, on the streets of historic Uptown Mount Vernon.
More than 9,000 attendees took part in the annual celebration with a theme of Cinco de Mayo.
This historic drone photo depicts the unveiling of the large community piece, "Cinco de Mayo" by California artist Robert Rodriguez.
The event also included live music, pinatas, food vendors and more than 500 artists of all ages and abilities. Next year's event will take place Saturday and Sunday, May 4 and 5, 2019, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day.


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The battle for Bundesliga supremacy is fiercer than ever
It's all to play for in the German top-flight
17:01 Thursday 23rd April 2020 - 5 minute read
But for the Belarusian Premier League, and the odd obscure match played out in a miniscule nation that you've probably never heard of before, fixtures and football bets across the world have been put on pause for the previous five weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic.
It still remains unclear when exactly the English Premier League and EFL will continue, with dates in early-June mooted as a possibility rather than a certainty at this point. However, there does appear to be light at the end of the proverbial tunnel for the sport, as the German Bundesliga will be returning, behind-closed-doors, next Saturday (16th May).
Players have now returned to training as the COVID-19 situation in Germany has started to improve, with the return of top-flight football now within touching distance. With the Bundesliga resuming in just five days, we will be treated to the return of one of the tightest title races in Europe, as three sides battle it out to be crowned champions of the German first division.
Bayern in the ascendency
Current champions Bayern Munich unsurprisingly lead the way after 25 games, but only just. The Bavarian giants sit top of the pile on 55 points but are only four points ahead of second-placed Borussia Dortmund and five in front of third-placed RB Leipzig. In fact, there are only eight points separating leaders Bayern with fifth-placed Bayer Leverkusen, who have 47 points to their name as things stand (Borussia Monchengladbach lie fourth on 49 points).
While it is unlikely that we will see Leverkusen or Monchengladbach mount a serious challenge for the title, the race is still wide open for the current top-three. As usual for this point of the campaign, Bayern find themselves in the ascendency but do not possess what anyone would deem to be a comfortable lead at the Bundesliga summit, more so a slight advantage over the chasing pack.
For all of their dominance in the Champions League, this season's domestic campaign had been somewhat of a disappointment for Bayern prior to Christmas. Defeats to the likes of Monchengladbach, Leverkusen, Hoffenheim and most memorably Eintracht Frankfurt - the team responsible for inflicting a humiliating 5-1 defeat over them back in November - had thrown the reigning champions off kilter.
Niko Kovac was relieved of his duties after the Frankfurt loss, and since the Croatian's replacement Hansi Flik has come in, the side have looked completely reborn. Undefeated since 14 December, the Germans have dropped just two points in their previous 11 league matches - a 0-0 draw against title-hopefuls RB Leipzig in February; and, prior to this unwanted break, had found the net eight times in their final two games without their opponents (Hoffenheim and Ausburg) forging a response.
Bayern are one of the most in-form sides in Europe, but with football grinding abruptly to a halt back in March, their rhythm and flow has been rudely disrupted. Will they be able to pick up exactly where they left off? The betting odds suggest that they will, with bookmakers William Hill pricing the Bavarians up as strong 2/9 favourites.
Bayern sit top of the pile after 25 games
Dortmund lead the chasing pack
With only four points standing between Bayern and second-place Borussia Dortmund, there is every chance that we will see an upset when the Bundesliga does resume.
Dortmund have won just two less games than Bayern this term (15), drawing each of those matches. Lucien Favre's side have only scored five goals fewer than the current leaders (68), conceding eight more goals (33), and have enjoyed an almost-identical 2020 in comparison to the team who sit within touching distance to them at the top of the table - winning all but one of their fixtures this year.
Jadon Sancho has once again been the standout performer for BVB, contributing 14 goals and 16 assists in the Bundesliga. While the young Englishman's future may look to lie elsewhere beyond this current campaign, there is still plenty more for him to give in the remaining weeks of the 2019-20 season.
The signing of Erling Braut Haaland in January has looked to have strengthened Dortmund massively, adding some much-needed firepower to their frontline. The Norwegian marksman has already contributed nine goals and two assists in the Bundesliga since joining the club back in January, scoring in all but two of his opening eight fixtures for his new employers.
Dortmund still have plenty to do if they are going to finally overthrow Bayern Munich from their perch at the top of German football - a position they have proudly sat in over the last seven years. William Hill have BVB priced up at odds of 5/1 to repeat their exploits from 2011-12 and win the Bundesliga this term, while outsiders RB Leipzig are currently priced at 9/1 to clinch their first ever top-flight title.
Dortmund trail Bayern by four points
Newcomers looking to cause an upset
Leipzig are an extremely exciting side to watch. Formed in 2009, they are relative newcomers to German football and have risen through the leagues at blistering pace, earning promotion to the Bundesliga in 2016. Led by a talented young coach in the form of Julian Nagelsmann, Leipzig have the joint-best defensive record in the league this term (alongside Bayern); conceding just 26 goals so far.
They also possess one of Europe's most talented strikers - Timo Werner. The 24-year-old is second only to Bayern frontman Robert Lewandowski in the Bundesliga's top goalscorer charts with 21 goals to his name. Werner has undoubtedly been one of the standout performers this season, and one of the main reasons that RB Leipzig currently find themselves in with a small - but genuine - chance of winning the division this season.
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There's nothing boring about a prairie—especially in this book-app romp through the great grasslands of North America followed by a matching game. Nature in all her glory built the prairie to be full of excitement and beauty, and this new book-app takes children on a vivid journey above, below, and all around.
Underground views show "the diggers, with tunnels so steep, making soft burrows where prairie pups sleep." Aerial views show "the birds that sing and fly, chomping the insects that bring pollen by." Plus the grazers, the predators, fire, and rain each have an important role in this dynamic habitat.
Play the matching game—see how many creatures you can match with their names!
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When it comes to desserts, I have to say that lemon treats are a big favorite in my household. My kids love the perfect combination of sweet and tangy flavor.
OK, I love the combo too and so will you with these lemon bars.
My daughter often makes lemon squares and I decided to mix it up a bit by making bars and tarts.
This recipe produces a dessert that is light and airy and oh-so delicious.
Yes, these will literally melt in your mouth.
Throughout this post, I'll share the super simple steps for making this delicious treat.
For your convenience, I've also created the following PDF, Lemon Bars and Tarts recipe.
The steps for making tarts and/or bars are pretty much the same.
What distinguishes them is the type of dish they're baked in.
You'll only need a few ingredients including: butter, flour and confectioners' sugar to make the crust.
Refer to the recipe PDF above for ingredient amounts for the crust.
Lightly spray tart tins with baking spray. Use a pastry brush to spread the spray and soak up any access spray.
Gently push the dough into the tins, making sure all curves in the tin are covered.
To make the the lemon filling, you'll need a small amount of lemon juice, sugar, flour, salt and optional lemon zest.
I suggest using freshly squeezed lemon juice.
Again, refer to the PDF above for ingredient amounts for the filling.
Whisk all the ingredients for the lemon topping together.
Pour the topping mixture into the tart tins.
Fill the tins, leaving about 1/4-inch upper clearance on top.
If making bars (or squares for that matter), duplicate the same process as you did for the the tarts.
Instead of tins, you'll be using a glass baking dish. Spray the glass baking dish and then brush accordingly to absorb any excess.
Pour the prepared mixture into the dish and bake at 350-degrees for 30-minutes or until light golden brown.
Use a small sifter to sprinkle just the right amount of confectioners' sugar over the dessert.
Slice the bars to the desired size.
I cut mine into roughly 1-inch by 4-inch rectangles to create slender, mini-bars.
Of course, you can cut them any size you like.
The tarts get the same treatment with sprinkled confectioners' sugar.
I made these tarts and bars several weeks ago but just looking at these photos makes me want to make another batch right away.
I'm sure if I do, I won't hear any complaints about it.
These treats only take about 45-minutes to make from start to baking finish.
So, you can whip them up just about anytime the taste strikes you.
Don't you want to take a bite out of this picture?
Hmmm, I think I'll just let a few more delicious photos speak for themselves.
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Ooooh Yum!!! Those look delicious Lisa — thanks for the recipe!!!


DePuy Synthes has recalled a jaw implant that is supposed to gradually lengthen the jawbone. Instead, it can reverse direction and obstruct a patient's airway. DePuy issued a Class I recall in August 2014 after receiving 15 reports of injury.
The Schmidt Firm, PLLC is currently accepting jaw implant induced injury cases in all 50 states.
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DePuy notified their customers of the recall in April 2014 with an Urgent Notice (PDF). According to the notice, the screws on the implant can reverse direction.
Infants: Infants have the highest risk of injury because the device can obstruct the trachea and cut off the patient's airway. This could lead to complications like respiratory arrest, choking, and death.
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Dershowitz: Speculation About Trump's Mental Health 'Very Dangerous'
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By Sandy Fitzgerald | Monday, 08 January 2018 11:57 AM
The speculation about President Donald Trump's mental status is "very dangerous," and the 25th Amendment was not made to be invoked when parties don't agree about a president's "emotional makeup," Harvard Law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz said Monday.
"I have railed against the criminalization of political difference," Dershowitz told Fox News' "Fox & Friends" program.
"The psychiatrist-ization of political difference is much more dangerous. It's what they did in Russia, it's what they did in China, it's what they did in an apartheid South Africa. If you don't like a candidate, first lock them up. If you can't lock him up, commit him to a mental hospital."
Yale Professor Bandy Lee earlier this month briefed several congressional Democrats and one Republican earlier this month over her concerns over the president's mental state, and Dershowitz said her comments that he is dangerous and may need to be restrained from action are in themselves dangerous.
"Imagine how dangerous that would be, and you know, psychiatrists are notoriously bad at predicting violence," said Dershowitz.
"Remember, what they are looking at are things they knew about since he was elected president," Dershowitz added. "I didn't like what I saw necessarily so I did what you do in a democracy, you vote for the candidate you prefer, I preferred Hillary Clinton. I knew about her, I knew about him. I made a balanced judgment. You don't lock them up. You don't put them in mental hospitals if you don't agree with them. So dangerous to democracy."
Meanwhile, the 25th Amendment is designed to be used to remove a president who is incapacitated.
"[It] is designed for when somebody has a stroke or somebody is unconscious, perhaps what happened when President [Woodrow] Wilson was president," said Dershowitz. "He had a serious stroke. It's not designed for differences about a person's emotional makeup."
In addition, Dershowitz said that politically, the 25th Amendment likely would not be invoked as the vice president would have to do that, and if the president disputed the matter, then it would have to be voted for by two thirds of both houses of congress.
"It would happen only if any president, I'm not talking about a particular one, had a major psychotic break," said Dershowitz. "Look, we once had a secretary of defense his name is [James] Forrestal, he jumped out of the window of the Walter Reed Center. He thought the communists were coming after him."
"Oh, by the way, one of the things [Lee] talks about that's a symptom of his mental illness is that he recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel," said Dershowitz. "So did the majority of the Senate and majority of the House and so did I support that. Am I getting locked up next?"
Dershowitz on Monday also talked about the importance of allowing dissent on college campuses.
"There aren't enough college professors who stand up for the right of dissent," he said. "The students are doing it. They are doing a great job. They are not getting the support of the faculty or administrators."
The way to solve the issue is to fight back, Dershowitz added, while blaming college administrators for the unrest.
"I will tell you it's the administrators who don't have the courage to stand up to these students because they know these students could make their lives miserable," he said.
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Long-haul flights face 'eco tax' in Rishi Sunak's autumn budget - with holidays to Australia and South Africa among those that would cost more
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is said to be planning to increase Air Passenger Duty
The Treasury revealed earlier this year it was considering raising taxes on flights
Likely to be billed as a demonstration of his commitment to the green agenda
By John Abiona For The Daily Mail
Published: 20:06 EST, 22 October 2021 | Updated: 20:16 EST, 22 October 2021
Families face paying more for holidays to places such as Australia, South Africa and Japan after next week's Budget, it emerged last night.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is said to be planning to increase Air Passenger Duty (APD) for long-haul flights.
The Treasury revealed earlier this year it was considering raising taxes on flights to the furthest-flung destinations to make the 'polluter pay'.
It said this would ensure that 'those who travel furthest internationally, and consequently have the greatest impact on the environment, incur the most duty'.
APD is currently charged in two tax bands – for flights of up to 2,000 miles and of more than 2,000 miles.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is said to be planning to increase Air Passenger Duty (APD) for long-haul flights (file image)
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The Treasury revealed earlier this year it was considering raising taxes on flights to the furthest-flung destinations to make the 'polluter pay'. Pictured, Mr Sunak
The maximum per passenger is currently £554. While APD is paid by airlines, much of the cost tends to be passed on to travellers.
Mr Sunak wants a three-band structure, according to The Guardian, with flights of more than 6,000 miles facing the highest charges.
It is likely to be billed as a demonstration of his commitment to the green agenda ahead of next week's Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow.
Long-haul flights face 'eco tax' in Rishi Sunak's autumn budget