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Late Shri N R Agarwal was a visionary first generation entrepreneur and founder of N R Agarwal Industries Ltd., (NRAIL). He was a qualified Chemical Engineer having over 40 years experience in the paper industry. He began his career by working with reputed Paper Mills such as West Coast Paper Mills Ltd and Rohit Paper Mills Ltd, and was General Manager in the latter prior to setting up his own unit at Vapi.
NRAIL has interests in various types of papers such as Duplex Boards, Newsprint, Writing Printing and Kraft. He was the chief architect of the group's vision and value-driven business strategy; and under his dynamic leadership the group has become a globally recognized player in the paper industry.
What started off with a tiny manufacturing unit in 1993 is today with flourishing business ventures with turnover in excess of INR 700 Crores and is set for a major strategic growth to position itself as the leading business conglomerate of India. The Company today has four plants in Vapi, Gujarat, India, it has a new greenfield plant in Sarigam, Gujarat, India and the products of the company are sold across the globe. To his customers he has three promises - the 3 Q's - Quality, Quantity & Quickness and leading by example he has imbibed this in the culture of the organization.
Globalization, excellence, modernization, quality and quantum growth are his guiding principles. Today NRAIL,has evolved into India's largest packaging solution company serving fortune 100 companies not only in India but globally. He was very passionate about the people pillar of business and holds a firm belief that it is this pillar which has been pivotal to the success of NRAIL till now and will take it to the next level. He was highly regarded for his constant emphasis on bettering the lives of people - be it employees, customers, business partners, shareholders or any other stakeholders - and responsiveness to change and continuous learning.
Due to his belief in humanity and faith in the Almighty, he achieved remarkable success in his life. He showed to us what Walter E. Cole said "If we are to achieve we must look for the opportunity in every difficulty instead of the difficulty in every opportunity".
Mr. R N Agarwal, aged 54, is the Promoter and Chairman & Managing Director of the Company. He is an Electrical Engineer and an MBA from USA. He has an overall experience of around 24 years in the field of Product Development, Marketing, Finance and Administration. He is actively involved in the business of the Company since its inception. He has been instrumental in playing a key role in the Company's growth with his inputs in Strategic Planning and Business Development. Over the years, he has played a vital role in expanding the operations and directing the Company's growth in a defined manner. Started as Director on Board (1993–2004), followed by Managing Director (2005-2009) and finally Chairman & Managing Director in 2010, he has been largely responsible for the strong turnaround of the Company's operations as well as development of new project activities.
At the helm of affairs Mr. R N AGARWAL was the key visionary in establishing writing and Printing Paper Plant at Sarigam(Vapi). Mr. R N AGARWAL is a enterprising and customer focused leader forging loyalty with clients and external business vendors. Mr. R N Agarwal's motivational management style with a proven history of building, guiding and retaining high performance team of professional man power has been a guiding factor for accelerated growth and also striving to optimize operations, reduce cost and improve service quality while strengthening the bottom line.
Mr. R N Agarwal is a dynamic leader and strategic developer with a successful background orchestrating start-ups as well as elevating organizational performance through skillful restructuring and highly focused on adhering to organizational missions and philosophy while positively impacting bottom line and daily performance.
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I purchased my first camera at a yard sale for $2.00. I just HAD to have this camera. Soon after I began taking photos of all our pets and my family. I would save my allowance to develop the images. I will never forget the anticipation of waiting 4-6 days to receive the prints from the store. Those were the good ol' days!


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La Carta de los 59 (, leído ) fue una carta abierta firmada por 66 (inicialmente 59, de ahí el nombre) intelectuales polacos en protesta por la reforma de la Constitución de la República Popular de Polonia emprendida por el Partido Obrero Unificado Polaco (POUP) en 1975. En 1976 se añadieron nuevas firmas.

La carta estuvo estrechamente relacionada con los Acuerdos de Helsinki. El 1 de septiembre de 1975, el gobierno socialista polaco firmó el «Libro Azul» de la Organización para la Seguridad y la Cooperación en Europa (OSCE), comprometiéndose, entre otras cosas, a respetar los derechos humanos y a abstenerse de la amenaza o del uso de la fuerza. Mientras tanto, los nuevos cambios en la constitución polaca propuestos por el POUP tras los Acuerdos de Helsinki incluían nuevas cláusulas ideológicas que reafirmaban el papel rector del POUP en el Estado y el carácter socialista de éste, la alianza «permanente e inquebrantable» con la Unión Soviética. Una cláusula particularmente polémica supeditaba la garantía de los derechos de los ciudadanos a que estos cumplieran sus obligaciones hacia el país. Sin embargo, el contexto de protestas motivó que se suavizara la redacción de estas cláusulas, retirándose la vinculación de los derechos al cumplimiento de los deberes.

Aunque el gobierno no podía perseguir oficialmente a los firmantes de la carta, se implementaron otras medidas más indirectas; por ejemplo, algunos autores dejaron de poder imprimir o distribuir sus obras hasta varios años después de los hechos.

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Los nombres en cursiva se refieren a los firmantes adicionales de principios de 1976:

Además, en enero de 1976, 78 emigrantes y exiliados firmaron la carta, entre ellos:

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Cartas abiertas
Polonia en 1975
Obras de 1975

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"We still face considerable challenges in scaling up health and hygiene behavior change and encouraging consumers to use less water and energy at home."
@csrconsultant wanted to know our biggest roadblocks in recent years and which we have overcome (and how) and which are still vexing us.
@waldenhyde aske: How does Unilever talk about sustainability with its customers?
@wehatetowaste wanted to know how we address GHG emissions created by consumer use of our products.
What part of your value chain is pushing hardest for Unilever to change, asked @mccaffreymike.
Quite a few of our audience members wanted to know what we do "about end of line, consumer waste" including @aksvi @asheen and @johnfriedman.
Thanks to all of you for the questions.
Let me start with giving you our top line progress and challenges. We are now two years into our 10-year Unilever Sustainable Living Plan. We are growing our business and starting to see how putting sustainability at the heart of our business model is contributing to our success. It's helping us reduce costs and risks, and brands that have made sustainability central to their product innovation and brand purpose are increasing sales.
We're also making good progress in reducing CO2 and waste from manufacturing, sourcing our raw materials sustainably and rolling out sustainable product and packaging innovation. But we still face considerable challenges in scaling up health and hygiene behavior change, reducing environmental impacts across the value chain, and in encouraging consumers to use less water and energy at home when they wash and clean with our products.
One area is scaling up health initiatives. In 2012, Lifebuoy reached five times as many people (71 million) as in 2010, with handwashing behavior change programs. We launched programs in seven new countries. Programs are now running in 16 countries including eight of the top 10 countries most affected by child mortality.
Further, we have halved the cost of our behavior change programs since 2010 allowing us to reach more people. Reaching our target of one billion people cost-effectively with behavior change programs remains a big challenge but progress in 2012 convinces us we can still reach this goal by 2015. We have found that partnerships with NGOs and local governments are powerful in helping us to reach out in communities. We are also evaluating whether the use of mobile telephony may play a role in helping to entrench behavior change.
We also continue to work with others to drive change in sustainable forestry and agriculture, in improving smallholder farmers' livelihoods, in providing safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene to more people, and in encouraging sustainable consumption.
We always knew that the first years would be about getting the 'low hanging fruit'; we're now two years into the Plan and facing some tougher challenges. Where issues are in our direct control – like our manufacturing eco-efficiency – we have made strong progress. But areas outside our direct control and across the value chain are much harder – such as enabling consumers to use less water and energy at home.
The vast majority occurs when consumers are using our products. Just think about the last time you tried to change a habit; even one that you were highly motivated to change…it is not easy. But, we do have success through applying our five levers for behaviour change, which I encourage you to have a look at.
The greenhouse gas impact of our products per consumer use has reduced by around 6 percent since 2010; and the waste footprint per consumer use by 7 percent; the water use per consumer use is broadly unchanged. I'm not just talking about our manufacturing impacts but the impacts of our products across the lifecycle, from the sourcing of the raw materials to the way consumer clean and wash with our products.
Optimization of our formulations: For example, over 95 percent (by volume) of our laundry powders in our top 14 countries have been reformulated, achieving a reduction of 15 percent in GHG emission of our laundry portfolio.
Portfolio shifts: For instance, 14 percent of our laundry portfolio in our top 14 countries was made up of concentrated and compacted products (more GHG efficient) at the end of 2012, compared to our baseline of 4 percent in 2008.
Some of you are particularly interested in our approach to waste. Our approach is to reduce, reuse, and recycle waste. In reduce, we estimate a 9.5 percent reduction in weight per consumer use over 2011/12 compared to 2010. This is a great result, achieved through a combination of lightweighting and material design optimization.
Two examples worth noting are the elimination of PVC from over 95 percent of our portfolio, with only the seals on food products remaining, where we are seeking new commercially available technology to address this safety issue. A recent success is the reduction in the number of layers and thickness of 'flow wrap' wrappers used for our Twister, Paddle Pop and Fruttare ice creams. We have moved from 19 specifications to just three worldwide using new technology, and when our rollout is complete, we anticipate saving around €1.3 million worldwide and reducing materials by around 530 tonnes.
We are also applying 'circular value chain' thinking to some of our challenges and will tackle some specific projects this year to see if we can scale our initiatives faster.
Reuse is a more challenging area, as often we need to overcome consumer perceptions on refills and establish new habits. However, we continue to experiment and are expanding our range. One example is Timotei shampoo's 500 ml refill, launched in the U.K. in 2012. Another is the use of refill pouches for dishwashing products, which we launched in South Africa in 2010, and have since been successfully rolled out in other countries too.
In recycle, we have achieved on average a 3.5 percent increase in recycling and recovery rates in our top 14 markets. This is still a modest result compared to our ambitions. However, this area is complex as anticipated. In some countries there is almost no infrastructure available to collect waste while some materials cannot readily be recycled, as technologies do not exist.
However, we are working with Cempre in Brazil to help upskill and formalize community waste picker projects. We also have successful projects with RecycleBank in the U.S. where we have been encouraging bathroom recycling and educating through our Dove and Suave brands. We've also achieved great success in encouraging aerosol recycling in Europe and in Brazil where we partner with customers to encourage collection. In India, we have a partnership on a technical solution to convert flexible waste into fuel, which has been successfully used to power boilers at one of our factories.
But the challenge remains and we are very keen to collaborate with other suppliers to bring large-scale solutions to local markets.
In the final blog post of this series in response to the #SustLiving Twitter chat, I will focus on how we are leveraging partnerships and policies. Please continue to share your ideas on Twitter with #SustLiving.


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Meet Lawrence. Lawrence arrived two days ago, and is collaborating as our first Dedicated Project Visitor. He is here developing a Replicable, Low Cost, High Performance, Open Source, Multipurpose, CNC XYZ Table based on our previous work.
We are making even further simplifications over the last design, and trying a laptop (not recommened) instead of a desktop for the controls. We are using a proprietary controller from Xylotex (RepRap controllers were not available at the time we purchased this), but we are also looking into adapting the the open source RepRap controller. We will be using a plasma cutter head initially, and we are looking into developing a dual plasma cutter handle that can be used either on or off the torch table.
Lawrence's Commitments for CNC Torch Table Project from Marcin Jakubowski on Vimeo.
Sounds like a great project, it sure does seem true that action at Factor-E just isn't as easy as it seems to be while sitting in a nice clean home sipping on coffee (as I am). In any case good luck Lawrence!
On a side note it might be interesting to have a seperate funding basket where we can directly donate to a dedicated project visitor so that we can choose to support projects and project managers we like?
I agree. That was always the idea, but we did not demonstrate this point thoroughly. For example, with the Torch Table project, we have most of the components already purchased from previous work. We are planning on putting up a funding basket for outstanding materials and costs, once we get to that point of defining a clear budget, in the next week or so. The major outstanding cost right now is a plasma cutter. A plasma cutter will assist greatly in fabricating components such as the roller guides seen on CEB Prototype II.


John Demjanjuk once was the focus of the world�s attention for the bloodcurdling crimes of which he stood accused. Today, he�s attracting notice for being the lowest-ranking person to go on trial for Nazi crimes in World War II.
The latest chapter in a 32-year legal saga brings the retired Ohio autoworker to a court in Munich in a case opening Monday that breaks new ground in Germany�s pursuit of alleged Holocaust perpetrators.
If successful, it could significantly lower the bar for who is considered important enough to go to jail for being part of the Nazi apparatus.
In the 1980s, Demjanjuk stood trial in Israel accused of being the notoriously brutal guard �Ivan the Terrible� at the Treblinka extermination camp. He was convicted, sentenced to death � then freed when an Israeli court overturned the ruling saying the evidence showed he was the victim of mistaken identity.
Now, at age 89, he is accused of serving as a low-ranking guard at the Sobibor death camp, charged with being an accessory to the murders of 27,900 people during the time he is alleged to have been there.
Demjanjuk maintains he was a victim of the Nazis � first wounded as a Soviet soldier fighting German forces, then captured and held as a prisoner of war under brutal conditions.
German prosecutors paint a different picture. After Ukrainian-born Demjanjuk was in German captivity, they maintain, he volunteered to serve with the fanatical German SS and was posted to Sobibor in Nazi-occupied Poland.
It is the first time prosecutors have tried someone so allegedly low-ranking without proof of a specific offense. If Demjanjuk is convicted, other low-ranking suspects could face prosecution.
�This definitely marks a change in the decades-old policies of the German judiciary � a positive change,� said Efraim Zuroff, the top Nazi-hunter at the Simon Wiesenthal Center.
Many of those trials ended with short sentences, or acquittal, of suspects in greater positions of responsibility than Demjanjuk allegedly had. Demjanjuk is accused of having served as a �Wachmann,� a guard, the lowest rank of the �Hilfswillige� volunteers who were subordinate to German SS men.
But today�s judges grew up in the 1950s and 1960s and recently have approached war crimes cases differently from their predecessors.
In August, the same court that will hear Demjanjuk�s case convicted Josef Scheungraber, a former German officer, of murder for the massacre of 10 civilians in Italy in 1944 even though no witness saw him give the order.
There are no direct living witnesses in Demjanjuk�s case either � but prosecutors argue if he was a guard at the death camp, that necessarily means he was involved in the death machinery.
�In the early 1950s there were certainly some mistakes made, and sometimes there may have been an agenda behind it,� said Kurt Schrimm, head of the special German prosecutors� office responsible for investigating Nazi-era crimes.
�One must remember, however, that our office has embarked since its founding in 1958 into completely uncharted territory,� he added.
Demjanjuk�s family argues there is pressure from the Simon Wiesenthal Center, the U.S. Justice Department and others to try him.
�I think they�re going to push forward to have the trial no matter what, to have the media event and make it seem like Germany is doing what it can to hunt down and prosecute so-called Nazi war criminals,� John Demjanjuk Jr. told The Associated Press in a telephone interview.


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The Dental Implant Training Simulation is funded through a grant from Nobel Biocare awarded to the Medical College of Georgia (MCG) School of Dentistry.
Powered by BreakAway's exclusive Pulse!! technology, the Dental Implant Training Simulation provides an engaging, distributable, game-based learning environment where dental students interact with patients in a three-dimensional virtual dental office.
Students guide their avatar through the proper decision-making protocol to determine if the patients are physically and mentally prepared for dental Implant procedures. If surgery is required, the student then practices the procedure in a safe and emotionally realistic environment.
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package com.intel.JACW.compression;

import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Arrays;

import org.apache.commons.compress.compressors.xz.XZCompressorInputStream;
import org.apache.commons.compress.utils.IOUtils;
import org.apache.commons.io.output.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import com.intel.mttest.config.RunConfig;
import com.intel.mttest.exception.GoldenFileNotFoundException;
import com.intel.mttest.exception.InvalidTestFormatException;
import com.intel.mttest.exception.TestRuntimeErrorException;
import com.intel.mttest.loaders.XMLParameter;
import com.intel.mttest.representation.AbstractTestCase;
import com.intel.mttest.util.GR;
import com.intel.mttest.util.MTTestResourceManager;
import org.tukaani.xz.LZMA2Options;
import org.tukaani.xz.XZOutputStream;

/**
 * Test performs file compression\decompression with XZ utility
 * from org.apache.commons.compress.archivers package
 *
 */
public class XZ extends AbstractTestCase {

	@XMLParameter(defaultValue = "sample_txt.txt")
	public String goldenFileName;

	private byte[] data;
	private ByteArrayOutputStream outBuffer;
	private ByteArrayInputStream compressedBuffer;

	@Override
	public void init(RunConfig config) throws InvalidTestFormatException {
		super.init(config);
		outBuffer = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
		File file = new File(GR.getGoldenDir(), goldenFileName);
		try {
			data = MTTestResourceManager.goldenFileToByteArray(file.getPath());
			outBuffer.reset();
			compressXZ(outBuffer);
			compressedBuffer = new ByteArrayInputStream(outBuffer.toByteArray());
		} catch (IOException e) {
			throw new GoldenFileNotFoundException(file, this.getClass());
		}
	}

	@Override
	public long iteration() throws TestRuntimeErrorException {
		long counter = 0;
		for (int i = 0; i < repeats; i++) {
			try {
				outBuffer.reset();
				compressXZ(outBuffer);

				compressedBuffer.reset();
				outBuffer.reset();
				decompressXZ(compressedBuffer, outBuffer);

				counter++;

				if(config.isValidating && !Arrays.equals(data, outBuffer.toByteArray())) {
					setError("Validation failed");
				}
			} catch (IOException e) {
				throw new TestRuntimeErrorException("compressor cannot access buffer (" + e.getMessage() + ")");
			}
		}
		return counter;
	}

	void compressXZ(ByteArrayOutputStream out) throws IOException {
		LZMA2Options opts = new LZMA2Options();
		// preset manage compression level at all, DictSize limit allow to rn test on low-memory devices
		opts.setPreset(3);
		opts.setDictSize(1 << 18);
		XZOutputStream wrapperOS = new XZOutputStream(out, opts);
		wrapperOS.write(data);
		wrapperOS.close();
	}

	void decompressXZ(ByteArrayInputStream in, ByteArrayOutputStream out) throws IOException {
		XZCompressorInputStream wrapperIS = new XZCompressorInputStream(in);
		IOUtils.copy(wrapperIS, out);
		wrapperIS.close();
	}
}

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Village of Shorewood becomes first in southeast Wisconsin to pass face mask requirement
By: James Kust, Ryan Jenkins
SHOREWOOD, Wis. -- The Village of Shorewood has become the first city in southeast Wisconsin to require people to put on a face mask when in public spaces.
The Village Board passed the ordinance unanimously after a debate that lasted nearly five hours.
Masks will now be mandated in all indoor spaces open to the public in Shorewood. For restaurants and bars, you have to wear a mask unless you are eating or drinking.
There will not be any penalties for people who do not comply. Instead, violators may receive a warning. The new policy will be in effect until January 2021.
Residents spoke out for hours during a special meeting of the Shorewood Village Board.
"I'm in favor of a mask requirement for both indoors and outdoors," said resident Liz Nelson.
"It sounds like among many others who feel the same who do not feel safe in going into my community," said Jeanne Salmon.
There were a few community members strongly against any mask requirements in the village.
"I think it's important, not only for me, but even more important for the workers in all the businesses in Shorewood, such as Starbucks, Metro Market and so on," said resident Jan Elder.
"Wearing of masks I believe is unhealthy. You are re-breathing your moist air and germs," said resident Slava Strogolov.
"At what point is enough, enough when we look at masks," said resident Nick Plummer.
"I absolutely support a mask recommendation to wear masks in public places. I do not support a mask requirement of masks worn indoors," said resident Patricia Haugh.
One trustee says specifically she wanted all children that could wear masks to wear them to school.
"If we are going to send four-year-olds into K4 they need to be wearing masks," said Jessica Carpenter, Village Board Trustee.
The school district's recreation director says they also want it.
"We definitely are pro-masks. We strongly recommend masks at all of our activities," said Jody Brooks, Shorewood School District Recreation Director.
Finally, Shorewood businesses also spoke out. There was some concern about if office workers would need to wear masks if they were by themselves or spaced apart. Shorewood leaders wanted some exceptions there, but most businesses say they still wanted masks.
"I have not heard any of our business express anything negative about mask-wearing," said Steph Salvia, executive director of the Shorewood Business Improvement District.
"I think in this case it makes a lot of sense given the current state of the pandemic," said David Busse, a Shorewood resident who said he supports the mask policy.
Village officials are still finalizing the exact start date of the mandate and have decided that there will be no penalties for violating the mandate, other than receiving a warning.
The ordinance is expected to be in place until Jan. 2021.
More data on Wisconsin's vaccination progress here.
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Sector: Housing
Size: 16,000 sq ft
Location: Dorchester
Magna, a group of social housing landlords serving communities in Dorset and Somerset, decided to completely rebuild its office and wanted Interaction to design a calm interior that warmly welcomed staff and visitors.
The idea to create a new base was in the pipeline for around four years before Magna could start the scheme. Interaction was brought on board at the very start of this process and its design team was on hand to offer Magna guidance about how the new building could articulate the organic look and feel that the housing group wished to achieve.
Construction work to create a new warehouse style office called Everdene House commenced in 2014 that fitted the exact floorplan of Magna's former headquarters (Naden House). The new building housed an open plan lower ground floor with a very high ceiling, allowing for a mezzanine which offered further open plan workspace, meeting areas, break out zones and an informal hub space with a kitchen area.
Interaction collaborated closely with the building's contractors and gave advice [acting as a consultant] about a number of structural elements including the installation of sky lights to let in more natural light and enhance the building's organic, earthly feel. The skylights would also serve to benefit the full-size tree that Magna was keen to place at the heart of the building.
Interaction's key focus for the project was the selection and installation of furniture that would give Magna's workspace the friendly, down-to-earth vibe that the client wanted to evoke. Interaction was also instrumental in the final choice of naturalistic colours and finishes that helped create a serene workplace.
Magna Housing Group were delighted with the completed scheme and has asked Interaction to work on a project to revamp another of its offices. Staff are making full use of the new hub area to mingle and take lunch breaks, and the open plan work areas are enhancing people's collaborative approach to undertaking tasks.
Client feedback:
"We appointed Interaction as our design consultants for the internal design of one of our Dorchester offices; now called Everdene House. The team worked with us from the outset to understand our business and aspirations for the new space, and translated these discussions into a layout that was later developed with the construction project team until we reached the 'perfect fit'.
The construction project team consisted of the traditional disciplines involved in a demolition and rebuild. With multiple parties involved in the ultimate decisions Interaction clearly communicated the design concept and were on hand to present samples and finishes for approval. Interaction remained engaged throughout the design and build process, attending contractor meetings, sharing specifications and detailed drawings with the main contractor, project manager, and quantity surveyor, and offering advice when amendments resulting from the iterative nature of renovation were required.
A year after the successful completion of Everdene House we again approached Interaction to help us with refurbishment of our other Dorchester office, now called Oak House. On this occasion we entered into a design and build contract directly with Interaction."
After succesfully delivering Everdene House, Magna Housing asked Interaction to align the design scheme and office culture to their other office in Dorchester, Oak House. Conscious to give the office an identity of its' own, Interaction used light colours to brighten the space and vivid greens to lift it, keeping the theme of nature coherent to Everdene House.
View the slides above to see the amazing transformation of Oak House.
Focused on their staff, Magna Housing wanted to create a true breakout area to replace their small and outdated kitchen. A space for to socialise, re-energise and boost wellbeing. The project took 8 weeks to complete, involving bringing the two-floored office onto one floor to enable a cost effective refit. Resulting in an open and light mix use space with meeting rooms and office space with new carpet, decoration and an entirely new lighting system. Magna Housing's employees and visitors were always considered throughout the design and build to ensure a positive effect on the working environment.
"Interaction drew from the principles developed during the Everdene House project. Together we developed a solution that took into account the physical and financial constraints of the new project whilst creating a transferable theme with improved layout, space utilisation, and brighter work areas that help to improve staff wellbeing.
Interaction worked really well with our project lead and quantity surveyor, and completed the transformation within the original timeframe and for less than the forecasted contract sum."
''The new space showcases Gresham as a modern employer with the wow factor…''


LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--After the success of version 2.0 of the TV App Aggregator by TV App Agency, a leader in OTT solutions and with many live customers including Blockbuster, BoxPlus, Z5 Weyyak, Olympusat Vemox, we are delighted to announce version 3.0.
Having reviewed the market for eighteen months or so, we saw that the direction of market was increasingly heading towards advertising for monetisation of OTT based apps. By leveraging our previous e-commerce skills, we created a roadmap to support broadcasters, content owners, telco's and operators to launch services that support AVOD, SVOD and TVOD in one single app to maximise revenue.
"Now our customers can use a single interface to decide their content strategy and monetisation based on real time data and A/B testing in real time to launch their campaigns", Bruno Pereira co-founder of TV App Agency.
TV App Recommendation Engine built using Google AI machine learning and self-developed algorithms.
Customised reports specific to content, A/B testing with specific actionable information.
Mix and match AVOD with SVOD and TVOD.
Change UI using drag and drop interface with all new layouts.
Offline view that enables downloads on iOS and Android platforms.
In partnership with Verizon, a full end to end solution including a virtual linear channel capability all based on one click.
Google Android TV Operator Tier launcher solution for telco's and operators that are looking for a rapid solution to deliver to the market.
Come visit us at the Verizon stand during IBC and ask for a demo of our end to end platform.


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A rich source of calcium designed to supplement bone growth requirements. NAF Pure Limestone Flour should be fed when there is a need for additional calcium in the diet to supplement bone growth requirements. Calcium is essential to all animals for bone and tissue growth and integrity. Calcium salts make up approximately 70%of the weight of the bone, and it is this that gives bone it's rigidity.
Calcium also has a number of other important roles to play throughout the body. It helps in muscle contractions, particularly of the heart, and it has a role in the nerve impulse transmission in the central nervous system.
Perhaps calcium's best known role is in milk production and it is vital that lactating mares have an adequate supply. Limestone Flour is recommended as a source of calcium for those on a 'straights' or cereal based diet, particularly if bran is included, to balance the calcium to phosphorous ratio.
A lack of calcium in the horse is seen as epiphysitis and weakness. Limestone Flour contains only ground limestone and is, essentially, pure calcium. However limestone flour is not recommended for youngstock, as excess calcium can lead to developmental abnormalities such as Osteochondrosis desicans (OCD). For youngsters requiring adequate calcium in a balanced form, see Mare, Foal and Youngstock Supplement.


Poor mental health is not necessarily the same thing as mental illness. See the mental health continuum grid above.
One in five Canadians will have a mental illness in their lifetime. This affects every one of us, whether at work, at home or in the community.
Mental illness affects people of all ages, educational and income levels, and culture.
Approximately 2.5 million Canadian adults or over 10 per cent of the population aged 18 and older will experience a depressive disorder.
On any given week, more than 500,000 Canadians will not go to work because of mental illness.
Stigma or discrimination attached to mental illnesses presents a serious barrier, not only to diagnosis and treatment, but also to acceptance in the community.
With effective diagnosis, treatment and support, most people can get back to feeling well and being productive.


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LG looks to slim down phones with world's thinnest 1080p LCD — only 2.2mm thick
By Ryan Whitwam on July 12, 2013 at 4:09 pm
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You spend a great deal of time looking at the screen on your smartphone, marveling at the tight pixels and vibrant colors that would have been impossible just a few years ago. Smartphone touch panels seem to be getting bigger all the time, but the other dimension — thickness — doesn't get as much attention. Manufacturers have been working to make touchscreens thinner so the devices themselves can be thinner, and LG has just made a big leap forward. The Korean company has announced the thinnest 1080p LCD panel ever. It's only 2.2mm thick and has almost no bezel.
The quest for super-thin touchscreen panels in recent years has led many OEMs to adopt some form of AMOLED technology, usually manufactured by Samsung. The big advantage here is that the light from an OLED screen comes from the pixels themselves. Since the display needs no backlight, it can be incredibly thin. For example, the 5-inch Super AMOLED screen in the Samsung Galaxy S4 is just shy of 2mm thick.
LG's panel is an LCD, though, so it needs a backlight. The big step here is that the company was able to construct a panel that is 5.2 inches diagonal with a touch sensor and backlight at just 2.2mm thick. It can even put out more light than almost any other LCD on the market — 535 nits of brightness. Even the much smaller iPhone 5 LCD panel is thicker at 2.4mm with its slim LED backlight.
LG calls its new technology Advanced One-Glass-Solution (OGS). It involves inserting dual flexible printed circuits between the panel itself and the touchfilm layer you interact with. The entire package is bonded together with a clear resin that won't block light and maintains thinness.
But what difference can a few fractions of a millimeter make? Actually, quite a lot. Modern smartphones are engineered to within a hair's breadth of perfection. Every component is packed into as small a space as possible, leaving no room for error — or for oversized components.
As the trend had continued toward larger phones with thinner profiles, AMOLED displays have gained traction. Although, Samsung keeps the best AMOLEDs for us in its own products. The Motorola Droid Razr line is a prime example of this. While these phones are very thin, thanks in part to the AMOLED screens, they've traditionally had poorer quality panels than the comparable Samsung phones.
A 2.2mm LCD in this size range could finally give OEMs an alternative to AMOLED when a phone has to be as thin as possible. The almost non-existent bezels could also slim down the borders on the final device. LCDs also tend to have more accurate color reproduction than AMOLED, more light output, don't suffer from burn-in, and are more battery-efficient when displaying a color other than pure black.
Making thinner devices is all well and good, but this LG panel might also give designers some more leeway to include larger batteries. Even a sliver of a millimeter gets engineers closer to being able to squeeze in a few more milliampere-hours of juice.
LG hasn't said when this screen will be in devices, but the unannounced LG Optimus G2 has been rumored to have a 5.2-inch screen, so perhaps this is it.
Now read: Apple CEO blasts OLEDs as inferior tech – independent research shows he has a point
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A landlord has been fined £20,000 after a raid revealed that 28 tenants were residing in "unsafe" cramped conditions in a two-storey terrace house.
The tenants were squeezed into seven rooms at the property in Allerton Road, Stoke Newington, London, and had to share a single kitchen and just one bathroom between them.
Council investigators and police discovered that each bedroom in the house had two bunk-beds sleeping at least four people.
What's more, the landlord, Alfred Landau, ignored simple safety standards by failing to install fire alarms.
Landau, of Queen Elizabeth's Walk, Stoke Newington, was handed a fine of £20,000 and made to pay costs and charges of £1,845 after pleading guilty to managing an unlicensed house of multiple occupation at Thames Magistrates Court.
Cllr Philip Glanville, cabinet member for housing, said: "The lack of any basic fire safety at this jam-packed property put lives at risk, and this maximum fine serves as a warning that we won't stand by when we see unsafe conditions in Hackney's homes.
"We're determined to drive up standards for private renters in Hackney, and we won't hesitate to take enforcement action and press for the strongest penalties for landlords who flout the rules.
"Those who seek to take advantage of London's housing crisis for personal profit have no place in our borough."
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carol duckfield
07 July 2016 10:36 AM
If the landlord had 28 people living in this property then a fine of £20k will be peanuts and do nothing to deter him and other from continuing in this manner.
Is he going to be prosecuted under the proceeds of crime legislation - a fine in the region of £20k per tenant would seem to be a more realisitic deterant!
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One day, the Gods and the demons, allies for once, struggled to obtain the immortal elixir, tirta amertha. First, they moved the huge Mount Mandara to the sea. Then, the snake, Naga Anantaga, coiled around it, and the Gods and the demons worked together at making it spin like a top, in order to stir up the sea like milk, and extract the elixir of immortality that they all coveted. They collected the elixir in a flask called kamandalu, which the demons stole right away from the Gods. Luckily, Wisnu was more cunning. Disguised as a very pretty girl (demons just love beautiful girls) he managed to easily seduce them. Having fallen under his charm, they immediately entrusted him with the flask. Wisnu ran away with it and brought it back to the other Gods, so that they could dring it down as quickly as possible. But having taken advantage of the confusion, the demon Kala Rauh had already taken an enormous sip of elixir. The sun and the moon immediately denounced him to Wisnu, who cut off his head. But unfortunately, since the elixir had already filled the demon's mouth, his head became immortal.
Since then, Kala Rauh has been relentless chasing the sun and the moon to take revenge. When he catches up with them, he swallows them; but since he doesn't have a body, he's forced to spit them out. This is what causes eclipses, that are luckily just temporary!
Text from My Life in Bali, by Sandrine Soimaud.


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This is a bad time to become more like Europe
David Cohen Former Deputy Assistant Sec. of the Interior
May 13, 2012 10:47 PM ET
It has become a cliché to say that Europe, which is locked in a futile battle with the reality that its social welfare states are unsustainable, is a "cautionary tale" for the United States. Unlike most clichés, this is one that should be repeated as often as possible.
At a time when Europe's voters desperately need to come to grips with hard realities, they seem to be retreating into a state of denial instead. France this week will swear in Socialist President François Hollande, whose solution to France's fiscal and economic crisis is to tax the rich at 75 percent. This will undoubtedly chase job creators out of France, just as threatened U.S. tax hikes have chased job creators (including Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin) out of this country. Hollande's policies will thus likely reduce jobs in an economy that desperately needs to create them, and reduce revenues for a government that desperately needs to raise them. Like President Obama with his "Buffett Rule," Hollande offers a twisted and misguided notion of "fairness" that would hurt the struggling and vulnerable more than anyone else.
Meanwhile, in Spain, tens of thousands have taken to the streets to express their "indignation" — presumably at the laws of economics. And in Greece, radical leftists are now favored to win national elections that may occur next month.
We're not yet at the point where Europe is — that's the point of a cautionary tale. But we seem to be doing everything in our power to sink to that point. President Obama has now run up more debt in three years than his predecessor, the previous record-holder, ran up in eight. Annual budget deficits well in excess of a trillion dollars, unheard of until recently, are the new normal. Outlays for Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security are already approaching half of our budget; those outlays are exploding on autopilot, and will swallow up a rapidly growing share of our budget unless we institute serious entitlement reform. And at a time when we desperately need to get control of existing entitlements, we have added a new entitlement — Obamacare — that may prove to be the costliest one of all.
The following is an excerpt from my new book, Left-Hearted, Right-Minded: Why Conservative Policies Are The Best Way To Achieve Liberal Ideals. I wrote it a few months ago, but I could have written it a few minutes ago:
We're on a completely unsustainable path where our children and grandchildren will have to borrow large sums of money just to pay the interest on the large sums of money that we're borrowing today to spend on ourselves. We're setting up a huge intergenerational transfer of wealth in the wrong direction. Rather than passing our wealth on to our children and grandchildren so that their lives can be better than ours, we're passing our debts onto them to a degree that will cripple their opportunities. We are requiring them to foot the bill for our own lack of discipline and responsibility. Those who advocate budget cuts are often accused of lacking compassion. However, our failure to cut the budget betrays an astonishing lack of compassion for our children and grandchildren.
If we have any doubt where all of this is heading, we need only look across the Atlantic to the failing welfare states of Europe. Greece, for example, which has been living beyond its means for years, has been forced to adopt painful austerity measures as a condition to being bailed out by the rest of Europe. The announcement of these measures was greeted with widespread rioting. Clearly, the rioters believe that they are entitled to a welfare state that they can't afford, even if the taxpayers of other countries have to pay for it. This is a cautionary tale of how people, once they get used to welfare state benefits, develop a sense of entitlement that overwhelms their sense of reality, responsibility and fair play.
Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos addressed the rioting in a speech before Parliament: "We have to explain to all these indignant people who see their lives changing that what the country is experiencing is not the worst stage of the crisis," he said. "It is an anguished and necessary effort to avoid the ultimate, deepest and harshest level of the crisis. The difference between a difficult situation and a catastrophe is immense."
America faces the same choice — the choice between a difficult situation and a catastrophe. Greece is a cautionary tale of what can happen to our government if we fail to make difficult choices before it's too late. But it's also a cautionary tale of what can happen to our spirit. Do we want to end up like the Greeks, raging against a reality of our own making, refusing to be held accountable for our own choices? Greece demonstrates how a welfare state results in the infantilization of a society, both in how it breeds dependence and how it breeds a sense of entitlement — with a child's lack of concern for how much things cost and who picks up the tab. These attitudes are inimical to the qualities of self-reliance and personal responsibility that have made America a great nation. My intention is not to attack the Greeks — they are a great and proud people who, like many of their fellow Europeans, have had their strength sapped by the seductive enslavement of the welfare state.
As hard as it may be for people on the left to admit, the tea party has been proven right. You can mock the funny hats, the misspelled (and sometimes offensive) signs and the yelling at town hall meetings, but the tea party has been absolutely right about its central issue: the federal debt is reaching crisis levels that will ruin us if we don't get it under control. … Thanks largely to the efforts of the tea party, it has become almost impossible for Democrats or Republicans to ignore the debt crisis.
This creates a new reality that liberals have no choice but to adapt to. The proud legacies of liberalism's most celebrated eras — the New Deal's Social Security program and the Great Society's Medicare program — are heading for crisis and cannot survive in their current forms. The great new entitlement, Obamacare, faces an uncertain future — and it is hard to imagine how we can afford it. And in the fiscal climate that we're likely to face for the foreseeable future, further expansions of the welfare state are virtually out of the question …
We have entered an era where profligacy in the name of compassion is heartlessly uncompassionate to the young and those yet to be born. Liberals must find new ways to channel the compassion in their hearts — ways that can improve society today, without placing impossible burdens on those who would fight to improve it in the future.
I go on to explain how by greatly expanding the government's role in health care, we have chosen to become more like Europe at a time when not even Europe can afford to be like Europe. The Supreme Court may rescue us from Obamacare, but our other entitlement programs will plunge us into bankruptcy if we don't face up to reality. The Democrats' insistence on being "The Party of No" on entitlement reform is imperiling our future. It is up to American voters to reject their obstructionism by proving that we, unlike the Europeans, have the maturity and political will to save ourselves before it is too late. Yes, we can!
David B. Cohen served in the administration of President George W. Bush as U.S. Representative to the Pacific Community, as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Interior, and as a member of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. He hosted the debate show "Beer Summit" for PBS Guam.
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UAE Pardons, Releases British Academic Convicted of Spying
November 26, 2018 November 26, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS
pardons, Spying, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom
Jaber al Lamki, Executive Director of Media and Strategic Communications of the UAE, talks about the Matthew Hedges case during a press conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Nov. 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
By JON GAMBRELL
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates said on Monday it pardoned and released a British academic sentenced to life in prison on charges of spying in the Gulf Arab country, after showing videos of him purportedly acknowledging that he worked for MI6, the overseas arm of British intelligence.
The announcement of Matthew Hedges' release ends a diplomatic headache for the UAE, a staunch American and British ally in the Mideast.
However, Emirati officials made a point of insisting their arrest came on solid ground, showing a closed-door meeting of journalists hastily convened in Abu Dhabi, the UAE capital, short video clips of Hedges allegedly acknowledging his intelligence work.
"He was a part-time PhD researcher, a part-time businessman, but he was a 100-percent a full-time secret service operative," said Jaber al-Lamki, an official with the UAE's National Media Council.
"Mr. Hedges has been found guilty of espionage. He sought out sensitive information he knew had access to it. He was here to steal the UAE's sensitive national security secrets for his paymasters," al-Lamki added.
Daniela Tejada, Hedges' wife, told BBC that she does not believe her husband is a spy, saying the ordeal has "been an absolutely nightmarish seven months."
"I can't wait to have him back" she said and added, "in my heart, I know that he isn't a spy."
Asked about her husband being pardoned, rather than having the spying conviction quashed, Tejada said that "if that is what it takes for him to be back, I just welcome the news."
Britain's Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt also welcomed the decision on Hedges, tweeting it was "fantastic news." He said Britain did not agree with the charges against Hedges but added that it is "grateful to UAE government for resolving issue speedily."
"We've seen no evidence to support these accusations," Hunt said, adding that the U.K. is "deeply perplexed" by the charge leveled against Hedges.
Hunt had lobbied senior UAE official for Hedges' release. The UAE came under increasing international pressure since the academic's life sentence was handed down last week.
"Today we want to thank them (the UAE) for the fact that they've reflected upon the strong representations we have made," Hunt said Monday.
UAE President and Abu Dhabi ruler Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued the clemency for Hedges on Sunday, along with over 780 others to mark the country's forthcoming National Day. In his statement, al-Lamki said Hedges had routine access to doctors and lawyers, while British Embassy officials attended his court hearing.
Al-Lamki declined to take any questions from journalists at the news conference. Al-Lamki later said at 3 p.m. on Monday that Hedges had been released, without elaborating.
Emirati officials insisted Hedges' arrest was warranted, showing short clips of him being questioned and being in court.
In the video, Hedges, a 31-year-old doctorate student in Middle Eastern studies at Durham University, is seen describing himself as a "captain" in MI6 during what appears to be a court hearing somewhere in the Gulf Arab country.
However, MI6, also known as the Secret Intelligence Service, is not known to use military ranks. The service is similar to the CIA in that it handles covert overseas intelligence collection and analysis.
Another clip appears to show Hedges speaking to someone in an office, describing his work as trying to understand UAE weapon purchases and strategy. He says he describes himself as an academic as "it helps the research to go in in an easy way."
Hedges then snaps his fingers and adds: "Then it becomes MI6."
Emirati officials did not allow journalists to record the videos. In the office video, Hedges appears in a blue polo shirt and jeans. He did not appear to be injured or under duress, though the audio during the court appearance sounded garbled. Emirati officials also did not offer any context for the video clips, which ended with Hedges describing himself as being alone in the UAE, looking down at his hands.
Associated Press writers Jill Lawless and Gregory Katz in London and Fay Abuelgasim in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, contributed to this report.
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Man Utd executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward to stand down at end of 2021
Evans Effah April 20, 2021
Ed Woodward has resigned as chairman of Manchester United.
Ed Woodward is to step down as Manchester United's executive vice-chairman at the end of this year, the Premier League club announced on Tuesday.
The 49-year-old former investment banker is believed to have been one of the prime movers behind controversial proposals for a European Super League.
JP Morgan, the bank he worked for when he advised the Glazers over their purchase of Manchester United in 2005, are financing the project.
"I am extremely proud to have served United and it has been an honour to work for the world's greatest football club for the past 16 years," he said in a statement.
"The club is well positioned for the future and it will be difficult to walk away at the end of the year."
BREAKING: Ed Woodward has resigned as chairman of Manchester United.
Woodward's decision comes after the backlash over the European Super League.#EdWoodward #ManchesterUnited #SuperLeagueOut #SuperLeague
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— The Sporting World (@sports_world72) April 20, 2021
It comes amid widespread criticism of the proposed European Super League (ESL), with Manchester United one of six Premier League clubs to have initially signed up to the plan.
United's rivals Manchester City withdrew from the ESL on Tuesday and Chelsea are also planning to do so.
Woodward, 49, has been in the role since 2012.
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Taurine is considered one of the most important amino acids. It is often added to energy drinks and offers several health benefits. What makes taurine worth looking at is the large body of supportive research. Many studies label the amino acid as very essential (1). What's with taurine that has made it so important in one's diet? This article will explore that.
What Is Taurine? How Does It Work?
What Are The Food Sources Of Taurine?
What About Taurine Supplements (And Energy Drinks)?
What Are The Side Effects Of Taurine?
Taurine is an amino acid found throughout your body. It is crucial in most metabolic processes. And unlike most amino acids, taurine is not used to build proteins. It has an entirely different role to play.
Your body can produce some amount of taurine, which is why it is also called a 'conditional' amino acid. You can get some of it naturally through foods. Even taking supplements can help.
Taurine's main functions happen in the central nervous system. It aids in its development and offers cytoprotection (where chemical compounds protect cells from harmful compounds). Taurine deficiency can lead to cardiomyopathy, renal dysfunction, severe damage to retinal nerves, and even developmental issues (2). Taurine is also significant for cell development and survival, and it is one of the most abundant substances in the ocular tissues.
Taurine also works as an antioxidant, fighting oxidative stress and cellular aging.
All of this only makes us wonder about taurine's powerful benefits. Let's see how it can help you live a better life – in detail.
Taurine has a role to play in fat absorption and breakdown. A study done on 30 college students showed how taurine supplementation reduced triglycerides and the atherogenic index (ratio of triglycerides to HDL cholesterol) significantly (3). The study concluded by stating that taurine could positively affect the metabolism of fats and even cut the risk of heart disease in obese individuals.
Taurine levels in tissues were also found to be depleted during obesity in humans. This might establish a relationship between taurine deficiency and obesity (4).
A Japanese study shows the link between increased taurine intake and reduced risk of heart disease (5).
Taurine also helps lower levels of blood cholesterol and blood pressure. Supplementing this amino acid was also found to reduce arterial thickening, which can cause heart attacks. This way, it also reduces hypertension – a major cause of heart failure.
In yet another study, taurine supplementation had reduced homocysteine levels. As high homocysteine levels are associated with heart disease, taurine can work wonders in this aspect (6).
Long-term taurine supplementation was found to lower blood sugar levels in diabetic rats. And interestingly, this happened without any dietary changes (7).
Treating with taurine also prevented diabetes onset as it had suppressed the impending hyperglycemia (8). And as per reports by the American Diabetes Association, diabetes is characterized by taurine deficiency. This deficiency is also linked to diabetic retinopathy, neuropathy, and nephropathy (9).
A Chinese study shows how taurine can exhibit anti-depressive effects. It can also contribute to brain development and help improve memory and cognition (10).
Taurine was also found to activate the GABA receptors in the brain – these receptors interact with some key neurotransmitters that promote brain development (11).
Studies show that taurine can reverse liver injury caused by excessive alcohol consumption. In tests conducted on rats, those ingested with taurine showed reduced rates of fatty degradation and inflammation (12).
Dietary supplementation of taurine also reduced liver injury in patients with chronic hepatitis (13).
Taurine also protects your liver from oxidative stress and free radical damage. In a study, 2 grams of taurine taken thrice a day had reduced liver damage due to oxidative stress (14).
The fact that taurine is the most abundant amino acid in the retina explains a lot. Taurine has powerful antioxidant properties that can help boost retinal health and prevent vision ailments (15).
Taurine depletion has also been associated with damage of the retinal cones and retinal ganglion cells. The amino acid can also prevent cataracts and dry eyes – which makes it an important nutrient for eye health (16).
Studies show how taurine enhances exercise performance. The amino acid also helps reduce exercise-induced muscle fatigue (17).
In rats ingested with taurine, the duration of running time to exhaustion had significantly gone up – which means that taurine may help one perform physical activity for longer periods without getting exhausted.
The primary role of taurine in the human system is as an antioxidant – which is one reason it helps fight inflammation in the body. Studies also promote the use of taurine in drugs to fight chronic inflammatory diseases (18).
Taurine also aids the treatment of periodontitis, which is the inflammation of tissues around the teeth (19).
That's about the benefits. As we saw, taurine is not like most of the other amino acids. It has a different purpose. That takes us to the next question – how do you get enough of taurine? What are the food sources?
Fish – They contain high levels of taurine. These include whole capelin (6.17 grams per 1 kilo), cooked dungeness crab (5.94 grams per 1 kilo), whole mackerel (9.29 grams per 1 kilo), and Alaskan salmon fillets (4.40 grams per 1 kilo).
Meat – Deboned beef (197 mg per 1 kilo), beef liver (2.35 grams per 1 kilo), lamb (3.67 grams per 1 kilo), and chicken liver (6.67 grams per 1 kilo).
Sea Algae And Plants – Sea algae contains some taurine, though vegetables grown on land contain none.
Human breast milk also has an excellent supply of taurine, so, for infants, this can be a great source (as their bodies cannot generate taurine yet). Taurine is also being added to baby formula milk and powder, given its importance in growth and development.
What if you are a vegetarian? What if you don't have access to these limited food sources of taurine? Then, you may want to check out supplements.
If you are a strict vegetarian or a vegan, you can get your daily dose of taurine through supplements. You can also go for supplements if you are an athlete looking to improve your performance.
But when we say supplements, we don't necessarily mean energy drinks. Though they contain high amounts of taurine, energy drinks also contain other ingredients (like caffeine and sugar) in undesirably excess quantities. Too much of caffeine can elevate blood pressure, and excess sugar can wreak havoc on your health. So, we recommend you stay away from energy drinks if your sole objective is to meet your daily taurine needs.
You are a strict vegetarian or a vegan.
You are deficient in methionine or cysteine, which is what the body uses to synthesize taurine.
Health conditions like cancer, hypertension, diabetes, liver disease, and epilepsy.
Your taurine dosage should not exceed 3,000 mg per day. Otherwise, complications might arise.
There is not enough information in this regard. Stay safe and avoid use.
Some sources suggest taurine may aggravate bipolar disorder. People with this condition should avoid its use.
If you are taking lithium, talk to your doctor. Taurine can increase the serum lithium levels and may lead to lithium toxicity. Your dosage must be adjusted accordingly.
Whether it is boosting your athletic performance or combating stress, taurine has an array of benefits. But since you don't get it abundantly from foods, do take a look at the supplements. Make a wise choice. You will be glad you did.
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Our world is at a precarious point in its history. The threat to our Mother Earth and our freedoms grows by the day and adversity continually challenges those whose fiery hearts blaze with love and compassion for all. Guardians are rising, answering the call for love, peace and justice, and yet the firm grip of those who greedily hold the power and the continued injustice suffered by the world's marginalized dishearten and disempower the Guardians, weakening their fight and dimming their light.
Graceful, balanced and firmly rooted in Her Sovereignty, the Avalonian Goddess Rhiannon stands ready to guide Her Daughters toward reclaiming their power. She who answers injustice with compassion, humiliation with grace, fear with faith, can help us to remember our courage, reignite our inner flame, and reclaim our crowns of Sovereignty so that we may continue our good work in the world with Her blessing.
Join us for an in-depth exploration of the Goddess Rhiannon as we look to Her sacred story for inspiration and empowerment, and learn to call back our own power lost. We will drum, chant and shake the earth to call back what is ours and complete our ritual with an anointing and empowering of the Great Queens within.
Kelly Woo is a member of the Sisterhood of Avalon and currently serves as Guardian Matron on the SOA's Council of Nine. An active member of the Sisterhood of Avalon since 2010, she has served on the Board of Trustees and currently steers Ninth Wave Press, the publishing arm of the Sisterhood of Avalon. Residing in Montreal, Quebec with her family, she enjoys cultivating community as the Hearth Mother of Olwyn Arian Novice Hearth and Learning Circle. A perpetual Seeker, web and graphic designer, casual artist and yoga teacher in training, Kelly is inspired to continue learning, experiencing and growing in her own sovereignty.


The pencil scribbles and florid script of "Miss Elizabeth Rogers" (pp.24-25) is the young daughter of one of Drew Seminary's most well-known professors, Robert W. Rogers . The journal which was probably among the Gibbons papers found in the attic after Mead Hall was purchased for the seminary in 1867, found it way somehow into the hands of little Miss Rogers after 1893 when her father arrived and occupied one of four faculty homes on campus that had been built by Daniel Drew .
-- Text courtesy of Alice Glock.


If you are always on the lookout for new and exciting ways to bring more life into your garden, then the good news is that there are plenty such ways to do so.
As it happens, there are always ways you can do to make sure that your garden has a little more intrigue and excitement, and you might be surprised at how easy it is to make this happen. Spicing up your gardening space is really quite easier than you can imagine.
The plants are obviously the most exciting living addition to the garden and with a change of seasons and weather variables its fun to add different flowers and plants that will add on texture, color, height and smell to your landscape. the thing in the profile of the garden, and by varying the number of different kinds you've you should find that you are able to spice up your garden to no end. I love being creative in the garden and can't wait to research the local nurseries for different ideas and available plants. Also, the internet comes in handy and I look at other nurseries and garden centers for various zone plants that are offered in other regions. If you are struggling to know which plants to go for, you might want to just visit a nursery or Lucas Greenhouses and have a browse. There are multiple options, in your state to peak at. To me, looking at vegetative options is therapeutic and when its too hot outside (Florida is gruesome right now), the internet comes in very handy. You might be surprised at just how much variance you can find out there that your own region does not offer.
One of the great ways to really improve the look of your garden is to try to have an architectural structure, such as a stature, wheelbarrow full of colorful flowers or a fountain. You can find beautiful pieces at antique sales or local nurseries. My preference would be an antique fountain. Even if it is not functional, I would add on dirt and plants to it. One of my dreams to do so to one of my existing fountain that is hiding in the bushes, of all places. It is still there due to its heavy weight. Peaking at it daily, really prompts this post and further flower ideas. Now, if only someone would be strong enough to do the labor of relocating it to the more focal area of the garden.
Edible gardens are becoming more and more popular these days, due to its sustainability, nutritional benefits and all the positive health effects on body and mind. Of course, my idea is to have as many edibles as possible, taking over the whole garden space. I am aware that I get greedy with any available space and want to plant as many seeds and plants as it fits, but most people just like to experiment and see a uniform edible design. All the harvest that you bring from your garden to table, is worth all the effort, in my book. Just imagine, eating all the nutritious, organic food that you grew yourself without pesticides or any chemicals. Just like the nature intended.
Wishing you a fun way to garden, with noticing the beauty all around you.
The photographs listed here do not belong to Luda @PlantsandBeyond.com except for the edible flower basket next to the boy-cherub.
I hope to have enough time soon to really get my hands dirty this way. It would be my pleasure.
Mel, you should be so proud your teenager wants to plant something, and on top of it an edible! Let her start with potatoes. I bet if they turn out, she will move on to the next crop. So wonderful and happy Tuesday to you!
We will be having all kinds of spud dishes or… frankenspud might be more like it. Lol! I'm excited to see how far along she gets. We have an herb garden and really appreciate it. So yes!!! I'm happy and proud.
I am growing – or at least attempting to grow – a variety of edibles.
I began making Jam and Marmalade for the first time last year, which was loads of fun.
I wish I was that keen to be a proper veggie gardener but it takes a lot more dedication than I have.
Tomatoes seem fickle for me but the cocktail ones grow by themselves from discarded tomatoes.
I plant spinach once or twice a year and spring onions too with varying degrees of success, but something usually pops up.
We planted a goosberry bush a few yeas back and now it self seeds -so there's fruit for jam here as well.
I have had a bit of success with chillis as the family use chilli all the time.
However, I have never manage to grow a carrot!
All said and done, no matter the quantity of home produce, simply being able to wander out to the garden and pick a lemon, an onion or some parsely is such a joy.
Oh, and since three weeks ago, we also have five hens running around the place!
Oh … and we have one of those cherub-type statue things too. Does this count?
I'll like to start with an edible garden. Tomatoes perhaps? I'm not sure as yet, but I've been thinking about it lately because of your blog and I've been reading up on potted plants.
Awww, you made my day so much better, D! Send me pict of your yard or pots and the amount of sun you have. That way, the decision will be more educated and beneficial. need to know your zone too-for instance ours is 9 and tomatoes need to be planted in September. Maryland was 5 and May through Summer was the only time to grow tomatoes. Let's see the space and sun requirements pls. Would love to plan this out with you.
Thank you for more good advice on how to make the best of your garden space, Luda!
Some information is well known. Yet, we need daily reminders of very good gardening practice. Thanks again! Your posts are NOT redundant.
THanks Luda for this informative post.
And thank you so much for stopping by !!!
Thank you so much for visiting !!!!!
I like that you mention the smells. Sometimes I forget to just draw in a deep breath through the nose and "taste" my spicy garden that way.
Nice little cherub! Good luck with moving the old fountain.
Yes, indeed. I got to see some new plants in the field today (I'm in SW Wyoming) and smelling leaves is one key to identification.
Xoxoxox. Wow-almost across the country from me. So interesting. Wonder what plants you have growing in your neck of the woods now.
Your garden must be such a haven, such a joy to walk around! I can just imagine all the colours and smells–the perfect detox after a long day.
This is the best thing I head today – Shantanu- you are a gem and super kind to me – thank you very much !!!
What a great post! Finally catching up. Yes, having a focal point totally makes for a much more interesting garden. A sculpture or some kind of outdoor art or self contained fountain really adds a nice dimension to a beautiful garden. Also illuminating the focal point with landscape lighting also adds beauty at dusk and st night. Amazing pictures as usual! Thank you so much!
And thank you so much, EWF for reading and commenting. Your input is always valued and I love especially the lighting idea. Such a great point, as always.