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QEII to offer new breast cancer treatment
Allison Lawlor
Published: Oct. 15, 2020, 2 p.m.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2020, 7:07 p.m.
Leslie Keevill, a six-year breast cancer survivor, is hopeful breast seed brachytherapy will improve the quality of life for many women. Shown here at the 2019 Ride for Cancer powered by BMO Bank of Montreal, Leslie has participated in the event for three years and is proud to raise money for cancer care here at home. Contributed
Using radioactive seeds that are smaller than a grain of rice, breast seed brachytherapy is a relatively new treatment for breast cancer patients. This treatment will not only allow patients to spend less time away from home receiving treatment, but also ensure the QEII Health Sciences Centre remains a centre of excellence in cancer care for Atlantic Canadians.
In the coming months, Dr. Jean-Philippe Pignol, the QEII's head of radiation oncology, will offer breast seed brachytherapy to some early-stage breast cancer patients, all thanks to QEII Foundation donors, and event participants and supporters of Ride for Cancer powered by BMO Bank of Montreal.
"We want to make a patient's challenging journey simpler and faster, making them feel better and more reassured about their outcome in the future," says Dr. Pignol.
The innovative form of radiation therapy treatment is delivered in a single procedure that lasts less than one hour.
During the procedure done under light sedation and local freezing, Dr. Pignol places between 10 and 20 needles into the breast, where a lump was previously removed. Each needle is loaded with about four tiny titanium radioactive seeds, which are then placed into the breast. The seeds release soft radiation over a period of two months, explains Dr. Pignol.
"The seed is the most convenient treatment," he says. "It is the less risky of treatments for the patient in term of exposure to radiation."
Radiation in the seeds is delivered to a small area of the breast and precisely pinpointed, so as not to leak into other parts of the body. The limited radiation exposure reduces the patient's risk of lung cancer and other diseases and allows for greater preservation of the breast, he says.
At the end of two months, the seeds remain in the breast, but they are without radiation. They are so small that the patient cannot feel them. Patients are followed up as usual with routine mammograms.
For Pauline Sykes, the treatment meant that instead of facing three to five weeks of daily radiation treatment and long trips from her home in Toronto to the city's cancer care centre, she made one trip to the hospital and was back home the same day as the procedure.
In 2006, after her surgeon removed a lump in Pauline's right breast, Dr. Pignol implanted 62 seeds into her breast at Toronto's Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre while she was awake listening to Rod Stewart songs on her headphones.
"It was the simplest procedure and the safest procedure I've ever had in my life," says Pauline. "I had an amazing experience from the beginning to the end."
By receiving this more convenient, shorter form of treatment, Pauline felt less stress and could begin her healing journey faster. She was back to work a few days after the treatment.
"Cancer patients say, 'I want to go back to my normal life as soon as possible,'" says Dr. Pignol. "That's where we can help."
Seed brachytherapy has been used widely to treat prostate cancer patients, but it is new for breast cancer. After inventing the procedure for breast cancer patients, Dr. Pignol first performed it in 2004. Since then, he has done the procedure on more than 200 patients in Toronto and in Europe.
"We know it is efficient. We know it is safe," says Dr. Pignol, who has published long-term data on patient outcomes.
Dr. Pignol envisions performing the procedure on between 30 and 50 patients with early-stage breast cancer in the first year at the QEII and increasing the number in subsequent years.
QEII Foundation donors, event participants and supporters played a major role in securing this leading treatment for the QEII.
The sixth annual Ride for Cancer powered by BMO Bank of Montreal took place on Oct. 3, 2020. Hosted by the QEII Foundation, the event introduced new safety protocols amid COVID-19 to keep riders and the community safe. The event raised more than $1.26 million net, and counting, to advance cancer care locally and deliver new treatments. A portion of those proceeds will help bring breast seed brachytherapy treatment to the QEII.
Among this year's riders was Leslie Keevill, a six-year breast cancer survivor.
For the third year, Leslie and her husband rode alongside a community of riders to raise money for cancer care here at home.
Having undergone a mastectomy, chemotherapy and 25 rounds of radiation, Leslie is hopeful breast seed brachytherapy will improve the quality of life for many women.
"To have this kind of treatment available, for anyone who qualifies, will make a huge difference," she says. "I think it is incredible."
Ensuring the QEII has the best treatment options available to women is essential. In 2020, an estimated 27,400 women in Canada will be diagnosed with breast cancer, which represents 25 per cent of all new cancer cases in women this year. With good diagnoses and the continual improvement of treatment and care, Dr. Pignol says there is much reason for hope.
"Cancer today should never be a penalty, should never be a life sentence. Diagnosis of cancer should be done early and treatment should be delivered fast and be minimally invasive."
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Love is not quite enough for private press books
UK: PRINCIPAL FOCUS of attention at this auction was the range of private press, limited edition and other modern illustrated books on offer.
Kelmscott books included a copy of William Morris's own Love is Enough, or the Freeing of Pharamond of 1897, containing two wood engraved plates by Burne-Jones plus elaborately and densely engraved borders, decorations and initials, which sold at £2100 to Marshall; an 1895 Beowulf in the translation made by Morris and A.J. Wyatt, at £1600 to Heritage, and the 1892 Kelmscott edition of Caxton's translation of The History of Reynard the Fox, which went to Frognal at £1400. All three were in the original limp vellum bindings.
One Cranach item is illustrated right, but there was also a copy of the 1927 Virgil Eclogues which had woodcut illustrations by Maillol and decorative intials cut by Eric Gill. The translator, J.H. Mason's copy, it sold at £1500 (Kaye). An Ashendene Fairie Queene of 1923 made £950 and a four volume Golden Cockerel Canterbury Tales of 1929-31, illustrated by Eric Gill, made £1900 (Blackwells).
Containing 14 etched plates and numerous text illustrations by Pierre Bonnard, loose in the original wrappers as issued in 1924 by Ambroise Vollard, Octave Mirbeau's Dingo fetched £1200 (Wolman).
A set of Nos.1-15 of Matrix: a Review for Printers and Bibliophiles which sold for £2400 to a collector was in part a deluxe edition, the last eight volumes being part of the group of one hundred or so examples that contained additional material – prints and broadsides, for example, even a cassette of Stanley Morison talking about Eric Gill. The first two volumes, however, were reprints, as they were in a second example, a complete run of all 18 numbers to date, plus two files of additional related material, which reached £2200.
Ornamented Types: 23 Alphabets from the Foundry of Louis John Pouchée, edited by James Mosley and published in two volumes, including a box of specimens, in 1992-93, made £800 (Barrie Marks).
Bloomsbury Book Auctions, London, March 18
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Fundraising begins for Brontë Honresfield Library collection after Sotheby's postpones auction to give museums more time
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Marshawn Lynch could face fine for wearing 'Beast Mode' hat
foxsports Jan 28, 2015 at 11:50a ET
UPDATE: If the NFL fines Marshawn Lynch for wearing an unauthorized "Beast Mode" hat at Super Bowl Media Day, the Seattle Seahawks star could make a case for the league office being a bunch of hypocrites.
Why? Well, the NFL's Twitter account tweeted a pic of Lynch wearing the hat as part of a promotion. We're guessing that wasn't authorized, either.
Gronk. BeastMode. Head-to-Head in Mortal Kombat? EPIC doesn't do this justice (via @TeamCoco) http://t.co/8jyWMeX9hR pic.twitter.com/ZjUfVKxn8J
— NFL (@nfl) January 29, 2015
Marshawn Lynch went out of his way at Media Day to tell everyone that he was there so he wouldn't get fined.
The star Seattle Seahawks running back might be facing a fine anyway. Lynch wore an unauthorized "Beast Mode" hat during his appearance Tuesday and could incur a significant fine from the league, ESPN reports. FOX NFL insider Mike Garafolo also referenced the possibility of a fine on "FOX Sports Live" Tuesday night, in addition to his recent column.
Lynch answered every question from the nearly 200 media members with the same response: "I'm here so I don't get fined." He left after five minutes, the minimum amount of time required by the league.
Lynch is no stranger to being fined.
In November, the NFL fined Lynch $50,000 for violations of the league's media policy in addition to collecting the $50,000 fine that was imposed against Lynch for violations last season. The fine from 2013 was held in anticipation of future cooperation from Lynch.
Lynch also was fined $20,000 for making an obscene gesture during Seattle's overtime win over Green Bay in the NFC championship game. The league did not specify what the gesture was, but Lynch grabbed his crotch after scoring a go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter. Lynch was fined $11,000 for a similar gesture in Seattle's win over Arizona on Dec. 21.


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HomeGadgetsBest Low Light DSLRs 2020
Best Low Light DSLRs 2020
Jack B. September 23, 2020
As camera advancement advances, DSLRs give indications of progress and better at managing the low light demands of picture takers. Ten years earlier, you would feel off-kilter pushing ISOs past triple digits; directly, ISO 3200 and ISO 6400 are essential settings.
Clearly, if you need these low light limits, there is one reprobation:
You should have the right camera. While a couple of cameras perform exceptionally in low light conditions, others are as yet not actually critical.
In this article, I separate everything. I'll confer to you the five best low-light DSLRs you can buy.
You'll leave away knowing which DSLR you need to get – if you need the best low light capacities out there.
We should make a dive.
Standard 5D Mark IV
In the first place, the Canon 5D Mark IV features strong low-light self-change. The camera is assessed down to - 3 EV, and oneself change does well when securing focus in lack of definition.
Regardless, where the Canon 5D Mark IV genuinely shimmers is in its high ISO execution. The 5D Mark IV's sensor adequately outmaneuvers the 5D Mark III, the 6D Mark II, and every Canon crop-sensor DSLR ever conveyed.
Pictures are uncommon up through ISO 1600, and still usable at ISO 3200, 6400, and even 12800. This makes the Canon 5D Mark IV ideal for the people who need to keep shooting, even in too dull conditions, for instance, wedding picture takers and astrophotography's.
Moreover, the Canon 5D Mark IV is just uncommon regardless of what you look like at it, squeezing a 30.4-megapixel sensor, twofold card openings, 61 AF centers with 41 cross-type centers, and 7 edges for each second persevering shooting.
Note that the Canon 1D X Mark II (Canon's $5000+ pioneer camera) improves photos than the Canon 5D Mark IV, especially at ISO 6400 and 12800. Regardless, the unspeakably over the top cost makes it a non-starter for basically every darling and even semi-capable picture taker, so I chose to leave both it and its Nikon proportionate, the D5, off the once-over.
The Nikon D850 is one of Nikon's top DSLRs and a dazzling low light shooter in its own right.
In all honesty, the Nikon D850 beats the Canon 5D Mark IV for low-light focusing. The Nikon D850 can make sure about concentrate essentially complete indefinite quality, and it's assessed by Nikon down to an AF affectability of EV - 4. By the day's end, the D850 is a strong decision for event picture takers, similarly, as some other individual planning to shoot moving subjects in low light.
Where the Nikon D850 comes up short is for ISO execution – anyway "coming up short" is to some degree a misnomer for this circumstance, in light of the fact that the D850 features dazzling high ISO capacities.
(It's a sound agent for the Canon 5D Mark IV's outstanding low light execution that comes before the Nikon.)
The D850 offers astounding photos up to ISO 1600. Pictures are up 'til now usable at ISO 3200. After this, concealing undertakings start to deform the D850's photos, anyway upheaval execution is up 'til now important.
On the off chance that you're taking a gander at the D850 versus the 5D Mark IV, it's significant the more significant standard of the D850 (45.7 megapixels) with a comparable edge for each second rate (7 fps). Add to that 4K video limits, and you have yourself a tremendous competitor.
The best bit of leeway the D750 offers to low-light limits is its self-modify; while it can't go down to the - 4 EV AF affectability featured on the D850, it offers self-changing at a decent - 3 EV and does extraordinarily well (better than the D810) at obtaining focus in low light.
The D750 packs stunning high-ISO limits, moreover. You should have the choice to shoot peacefully up through ISO 1600. At ISO 3200, some uproar will be accessible, growing at ISO 6400, yet remaining usable.
Various features join a 6.5 fps constant giving rate, a full-layout, 24.3-megapixel sensor, and an adaptable LCD screen. Where the D750 shows its years is the extent that its additional items: there's no touchscreen and no 4K video.
Regardless, it's definitely not hard to find used D750s on extraordinary for under 1000 dollars. So on the off chance that you're looking for an eminent low-light camera on a tight spending arrangement, the D750 may be the best methodology.
The Canon 6D was seen as an empowering full-plot decision for sweethearts. Amazingly, its substitution, the Canon 6D Mark II, appeared to less essential acknowledgment.
Taking everything into account, the Canon 6D Mark II has a few features significant, including its low light ISO execution, which is outmatched unmistakably by the 5D Mark IV among Canon's novice and APS-C DSLRs.
On the 6D Mark II, you can push your ISO to 1600 without obsessing about the genuine noise. Undoubtedly, even ISO 3200 gives useable, anyway somewhat noisy, pictures.
Low light focusing is worthy, with the 6D Mark II making sure about focus down to an EV of - 3, and including a strong AF center point (as an element of a 45 AF point spread).
Taking everything into account, the Canon 6D Mark II is a solid low-light other option, especially for those not prepared to dole out the money for a Canon 5D Mark IV (or its Nikon rivals).


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Q: how to pass face msg and username in one page to another page using viewscope managebean in jsf i'm used jsf template....

login.xhtml is as fallows

<ui:composition     template="/WEB-INF/template/layout.xhtml"
        xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
      xmlns:h="http://xmlns.jcp.org/jsf/html"
      xmlns:ui="http://xmlns.jcp.org/jsf/facelets"
      xmlns:f="http://xmlns.jcp.org/jsf/core"
        xmlns:p="http://primefaces.org/ui">

    <ui:define name="title">Login Page</ui:define>

<ui:define name="header">
Please Login here
</ui:define>

<ui:define name="content">

<h:form id="loginForm">

    <h:panelGrid id="grid" columns="2" cellpadding="5">

            <f:validateLength minimum="5" maximum="20" />

            <f:validateLength minimum="5" maximum="30"/>

    </h:panelGrid>

</h:form>

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</ui:composition>

index.xhtml is as fallows

<ui:composition template="/WEB-INF/template/layout.xhtml"
        xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
      xmlns:h="http://xmlns.jcp.org/jsf/html"
      xmlns:ui="http://xmlns.jcp.org/jsf/facelets"
      xmlns:f="http://xmlns.jcp.org/jsf/core"
        xmlns:p="http://primefaces.org/ui"
        xmlns:b="http://bootsfaces.net/ui">

<ui:define name="title">Home Page</ui:define>

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="resources/css/myCSS.css" />

<ui:define name="content">
<h:form id="myForm">

    <h:panelGrid columns="4">

    </h:panelGrid>

</h:form>

Welcome in Data Table Please select any one operation

</ui:define>

</ui:composition>

i have used single-bean as @ViewScoped

    public void authenticate()
    {
            mUsername = getUsername();
            mPassword = getPassword();
            dao = new UserDao();
            ResultSet validate = dao.loginService(mUsername, mPassword);
            if(validate.next())
            {
                HttpSession session = (HttpSession) FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().getExternalContext().getSession(false);
                session.setAttribute("userId", validate.getInt(1));
                session.setAttribute("username", mUsername);
                session.setAttribute("lastLogin", validate.getString(5));
                dao.setLastLogin(validate.getInt(1));
                FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().addMessage(null, new FacesMessage(FacesMessage.SEVERITY_ERROR, "Successfully Login...!!", null));
                FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().getExternalContext().redirect("index.xhtml");
                FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().addMessage(null, new FacesMessage(FacesMessage.SEVERITY_ERROR, "Successfully Login...!!", null));
            }
}

finally i want to show my user name after redirect to index page
  and also show
  if i use

@PostConstruct
public void init(){
HttpSession session = (HttpSession) FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().getExternalContext().getSession(false);
                String name = session.getAttribute("username");
}

it will give error on loading login form because before login session not create.... give me any idea using programming how i could pass data on next page and show faceMessage as give above..

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Why The Criminal Record Of The Father In The Cincinnati Zoo Incident Is So Irrelevant
by Zoe Balaconis
On Saturday, a young boy fell into a gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo. In cell phone videos taken by bystanders to the horrific scene, the boy looks tiny next to the 2-ton animal. The zookeepers were faced with a decision, and they had to make it fast. They did: they shot and killed the gorilla to saved the boy. That's quite a story, but, oddly enough, that's not the one that was told when news of the incident spread. Many sources were quick to blame the gorilla's death on the boy's mother, others went so far as to dig into the boy's father's past, which is completely unacceptable. Here's why the criminal record of the father in the Cincinnati Zoo incident is so irrelevant and why thinking it matters is actually offensive.
Compared to other zoo incidents, the tenor of this one's coverage has been decidedly different. Why? Because it was discovered early on that the boy and his parents, Deonne Dickerson and Michelle Gregg, are black. A good mother (read: white) would never have allowed something like this to happen. A good mother would have been watching. A good mother would have raised him to be more obedient. A good mother would have kept him from running away. The undercurrent of the criticism toward the parents of this boy is blatantly racist.
A prime example: many media outlets have published pieces on the boy's parents that delve into their personalities and their pasts in an attempt to lay the blame. One headline was: "Parents-of-four whose son fell into zoo enclosure sparking killing of Harambe the gorilla as it emerges father has a lengthy criminal history - including kidnap and drug trafficking." Though this piece grants that Dickerson is no longer involved in criminal activity and is in fact a "proud father of four," it also details his "rap sheet" (so-called on Fox & Friends). Zoo officials themselves have said that the parents weren't responsible and should not be held accountable, but many newsreaders took the information about Gregg and Dickerson as evidence of negligence that led to the murder of an endangered animal.
Besides the fact that Dickerson's past is private and irrelevant, most news pieces that refer to it fail to mention that he was not even present at the zoo on Saturday when the incident occurred. That teeny, tiny omission begs the question: then why bring it up at all? He didn't maul a child, nor did he have anything to do with this horrible accident whereby he could have lost his son. How did his past lead to this incident?
The logic breaks down because racism isn't logical. His criminal record proves nothing except that people are quick to judge, and even after years of being a doting father and good citizen, quick to condemn.
Is it tragic that a lowland gorilla was killed? Yes. Is it tragic that a little boy nearly lost his life? Yes. Is it tragic that bigotry and racism continue to perpetuate division, inequality, and hatred in the United States? Yes, yes, a thousand times yes.


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Dick Durrance
Richard "Dick" Henry Durrance, was a 17-time national championship skier and one of the first American skiers to compete successfully with European skiers.
Dick was born in Tarpon Springs, Florida in 1914 and moved with his family to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany in 1928, where he learned to ski. In Germany, Durrance skied competitively, winning the German Junior Alpine Championship in 1932 at age 17.
With the rise of Hitler, the family returned to the United States. He attended Dartmouth College in 1934 and won at Sestriere, Italy, the first American to dominate at a major European ski race. Durrance also won the U.S. men's downhill, slalom and Alpine combined events in 1937 and was named to the U.S. Olympic Team for the 1936 Winter Olympics. After finishing eleventh in the downhill and eighth in the slalom he placed tenth in the Olympic combined event. He was a three time winner of the Harriman Cup in Sun Valley and helped cut the original trails on Bald Mountain in the summer of 1939. He was named to the 1940 Olympic team, but those games were cancelled due to World War II. In 1940 he worked as publicity photographer for Sun Valley and married ski racer Margaret "Miggs" Jennings.
In 1941 the Durrances bought and operated the lodge and lifts at fledgling Alta in Utah. After training paratroopers to ski for the U.S. Army at Alta, the Durrances were expecting their first child. They moved to Seattle where Dick worked for Boeing on in-flight camera recording equipment as a Flight Test Engineer, a job that lasted until 1945.
The Durrances then moved to Denver to work for Thor Groswold, then the nation's premier ski maker, to design and test Groswold skis. At the same time, Durrance contracted with Denver's Ernest Constam, inventor of the J-bar and the T-bar ski lifts, to sell his conveyances in the West. Durrance sold his first T-bar to Aspen, a resort just then emerging as the first postwar ski area of note in the Rockies.
In 1947, Durrance was hired to manage the Aspen Ski Corporation. The struggling company was turned around by Durrance, who brought the 1950 World Championships to Aspen. Hosting the Championships put Aspen on the map and Aspen is now one of the most popular ski resorts in the U.S.
Durrance also produced a number of ski films and devoted most of his life to the promotion of skiing.
—wikipedia Photo: Aspen Historical Society


For the last few days, the press have been on tenterhooks, waiting for the birth of the new royal. On May 2nd in the early hours it was announced that Kate was in the early stages of labor and instantly the press camped outside the hospital.
Just hours after the birth, Kate and William came out of the hospital's Lindo Wing to stand on the now famous steps and introduce their baby to the world in front of the worlds press. Looking immaculate in a Jenny Packham dress, the same designer she wore to stand on the same steps when she introduced her son, George.
Since the new princess was born, the new wait began to hear what the little princesses name would be, and today it was announced, as Charlotte Elizabeth Diana.
Charlotte, a twist on Charles, after William's father, Elizabeth after William's grandmother, and Diana after William's mother.
I think the name is beautiful, what do you all think?
William with his mother, Diana.


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F1: Hamilton subdued in Brazil practice
Friday, October 31st, 2008
Felipe Massa got his bid to secure the 2008 drivers' and constructors' world championships off to a strong start today after topping the unofficial timesheets in one practice session and coming second in the other.
Lewis Hamilton, by contrast, had to settle for a subdued ninth place in the afternoon after coming within two-tenths of a second of his rival in the morning.
Meanwhile Renault's Fernando Alonso did his utmost to spoil the party for the championship rivals, topping the second session timesheet with the day's fastest lap. All eyes will now turn towards his qualifying performance.
Kimi Raikkonen also performed strongly, grabbing third in the first session and fourth in the second, behind Jarno Trulli who shook off his flu to mount a late challenge.
David Coulthard, in his final grand prix weekend, improved from 18th to 11th between the two sessions, while Jenson Button dropped from 15th to 18th.
Speaking after the session, Massa said: "It might only be Friday, but it's important to get off to a good start on such an important weekend. We found a good set-up for the car, which seemed to be well balanced in both sessions.
"The track here offers a lot of grip and so, even with today's low temperatures, that was not a problem, especially given the tyres we have available to us here. My aim? To be in front of everyone, both tomorrow and on Sunday.
"Then we can do the maths when it's over. Racing at home, with the crowd on your side is a great motivation for me: it's a fantastic feeling, but difficult to put it into words."
Hamilton admitted that unpredictable weather and late braking marred his second session, but reiterated his faith in his McLaren car: "Our car was blindingly quick this morning despite the cold weather, which made the track feel quite slippery.
"This afternoon we focused on our race pace – but we were interrupted by the threat of rain and the changeable wind direction. I flat-spotted my tyres on a couple of runs, but I'm positive that the changes we've made will put us in a good position for tomorrow."
Elsewhere David Coulthard confirmed that changeable conditions had been a problem for him too: "It was spitting with rain in the second session, so we took the decision to run a fresh set of tyres early on, just in case it rained towards the end.
"We haven't achieved the ultimate lap time, but I think we made progress during the day to stabilise the car."
And Jenson Button was as philosophical as ever: "It's been a busy day and the conditions have provided some challenges with light rain in both sessions. Our main focus was trying to get the option tyres to work.
"Everyone seems to be having a problem with graining on the options so we tried various things to improve their performance over one lap and the long runs.
"I had an electrical problem this morning which cost me some time and set-up work, however with the information that we gathered this afternoon, we have plenty of data to help us move forward before tomorrow."
Session two times:
Fernando Alonso, Renault: 1:12.296 (43 laps)
Felipe Massa, Ferrari: 1:12.353 (41 laps)
Jarno Trulli, Toyota: 1:12.435 (44 laps)
Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari: 1:12.600 (32 laps)
Mark Webber, Red Bull: 1:12.650 (45 laps)
Sebastian Vettel, Toro Rosso: 1:12.687 (47 laps)
Nelson A Piquet, Renault: 1:12.703 (44 laps)
Nico Rosberg, Williams: 1:12.761 (42 laps)
Lewis Hamilton, McLaren: 1:12.827 (33 laps)
Kazuki Nakajima, Williams: 1:12.886 (42 laps)
David Coulthard, Red Bull: 1:12.896 (38 laps)
Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber: 1:12.971 (48 laps)
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Earlier this year, John Thomas Ford and Keyla Santiago bought a home at 402 SE Fini Drive, on the corner of East Ocean Boulevard. They took out permits to build a fence in front of their duplex, in a neighborhood mostly free of fences.
Soon, a 6-foot wooden stockade fence boxed in this home. That's when neighbors began to complain to the city.
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Commissioner Mike Meier's mechanic, whose shop is down the block, yelled at him about why such an unfortunate fence could be allowed. On her morning coffee run, Mayor Becky Bruner said, she was in shock when she passed by the home.
Now the city has drafted an ordinance to ban front-yard fences higher than 4 feet, but only in this one part of town.
Facing some backlash, however, officials have placed the potential law on hold until the fall. In the meantime, permits for new fences are on hold.
Although the city currently allows fences up to 6 feet, like this one, officials find it objectionable and want to change the laws to ban it and prevent future ones like it.
"I know it seems like we all are chicken with our heads cut off over a fence, but it's an important issue," Meier said at an April meeting. "The visual of it is very important. This is our city identity."
According to City Attorney Mike Mortell, who spoke with the owners, they said it was built to block cars' headlights shining in as they exited the convenience store directly across the street.
Ford and Santiago could not be reached for comment.
"I don't doubt it was an inconvenience for him, but I wish he would have worked with us," Mortell said of Ford. "We could have found a wonderful hedge."
Attempts to come to a resolution have been unsuccessful, Mortell said, leading, in part, to this proposed law.
When the proposal came up at last week's Local Planning Agency meeting, members challenged why it was being considered. If safety was the concern, they asked, then why not include shrubs? If safety was the concern, then why not make it citywide?
"We're proposing to change the code because we have one thing that's ugly?" LPA member said.
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"Our job is to protect the property values of all residents," Development Director Kevin Freeman replied.
Roberts persisted: "Is there a way to do this without doing all of this?"
"We're struggling," Freeman said.
The law, if passed by the City Commission, would regulate the 300-plus homes in the city's second residential district, the location of the Fini Drive fence and two others that would be out of compliance.
"There are a lot of people moving to the city of Stuart who are moving from down south," Meier said. They may have a fear of crime and feel more comfortable with a fence and are "not used to living in a harmonious small town."
And some neighbors are split.
"Whatever people want to do is fine, but it's hideous," said Erica Smith, who rents a two doors down.
John Adams, who lives at the other end of Fini Drive, said: "It's his property. He could do what he wants with it."


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HELLOWEEN – Helloween
Label: NUCLEAR BLAST
In the unlikely case you haven't figured it out by now, Iron Maiden and Megadeth, Helloween's two biggest influences, are my favorite bands (vide: my reviewer's moniker). It is a curious phenomenon that genre creators rarely stay inside the box they have build and the German power metal originator is no exception. At a time when I was just starting to sample heavy metal courtesy of Metallica's black album (first metal song heard: Enter Sandman) I was really impressed with both parts of "Keeper Of The Seven Keys" (1987, 1988) my childhood friend, Maciek, succesfully tried to inject me with a few years after their release in Poland. He'd always buy CDs at a time in Poland when they were both expensive and rare and kept them in pristine condition, occasionally playing them for me on his high fidelity stereo equipment. I remember loving"I'm Alive", "I Want Out" and "Doctor Stein" to say nothing of the title tracks but then he played "Walls Of Jericho" (1987) which was, at the time, the heaviest thing I had ever heard before. When Helloween released the vapid "Pink Bubbles Go Ape" I was so dissapointed I stopped listening to Helloween…for 30 years!
While I may have heard a track here and there I had stopped following the band literally until I heard "Skyfall" while learning Helloween was now a band comprised of former vocalists and guitarists in addition to the pre-eponymous line-up and that that construct of 7 members had recorded a new album they had simply named Helloween. To give you a perspective of why I got excited like a teenage male virgin about to have sex with a classroom hottie note that Helloween, at the time of conception (1983), featured the father of power metal, Kai Michael Hansen (guitars, vocals), Michael Ingo Joachim Weikath (guitars), Markus Großkopf (bass) and Ingo Schwichtenberg (drums), however, the band's roots go all the way back to 1978, with several prior names (1978-1981 as Gentry, 1981-1982 as Second Hell and 1982-1983 as Iron Fist), before Kai Hansen famously said "Halloween comes but once a year, but you can have Helloween every day" and Helloween it was. Throughout their 38 year career Helloween had various line-ups (while losing Schwichtenberg to suicide in 1995), so as to, at some point, aquire Michael Kiske (vocals), Andreas Deris (guitars), Sascha Gerstner (guitars) and Daniel Löble (drums) all of whom are included in today's lineup in addition to the three living founders. Could you imagine an Iron Maiden line-up featuring both Paul Bruce Dickinson and "Blaze" Bayley Alexander Cooke? Or, better yet, "Rust In Peace" line-up in addition to current members (minus David Warren "Dave" "Junior" Ellefson for obvious reasons)? What a time to be alive!
I was not, therefore, deterred by my 30 year disinterest in the band upon learning of such turn of events, especially after viewing the aforementioned excellent video "Skyfall" (with its tongue-in-cheeky reference to Megadeth's "Hangar 18") but saw about securing a copy for a review and I am glad I did because this album is the antinomy of everything I hate about power metal. You read that right, I hate power metal but this a power metal album I love. Granted, there are twists and progressive turns (Fear Of The Fallen, Angels, Skyfall) thrashy riffs (Down In The Dumps, Indestructible, Cyonide, Skyfall) in addition to what are, essentially, power metal structures but the catchiness of the choruses is what makes these songs stand above the typical power metal action. It is as if the septet had listened to Walls Of Jericho" and the two "Keepers" and said: "such is Helloween such shall be our eponymous" because the riffs, melodies, choruses, vocals, hooks, the power which seriously molests thrash metal, all of the above work for the phenomenon that is the essence of Helloween frozen in time as depicted on the brilliant cover.
However, this album is simply an excellent heavy metal offering no matter the genre, one that separates metal lovers from metal tourists. I don't think any metal fan would pan this at any rate since it is just so ridiculously well done in addition to be such fun to listen to. While the progressive "Skyfall" is an obvious highlight (and not just because I hear both my favorite bands in one song) and the best song on the album, I'd point out "Angels" and "Cyonide" and "Rise Without Chains", first two for the personally currently relevant lyrics but the first one also for the excellence in progressive songwriting and the many parts brilliantly and beautifully put together and the latter for the sheer power and overall infectiousness, while the third for the best melodic chorus on the album. Another excellent track is "Fear Of The Fallen" which I call "how to write power metal without ever approaching the risk of boring the listener", but actually, the first three songs on the album will give you a severe "Keeper" flashback (right after the opening "Out For The Glory" reminds you of The Scorpions' "Alien Nation" guitar intro).
Some tracks, such as "Mass Pollution" go into the hard rock vibe a'la AC/DC but, even though I'm not a huge fan of the latter act, they manage to pull it off quite convincingly. "Robot King" may not have the best or the most serious of choruses but it has enough hooks and transitions to work. These are not the finest examples of Helloween's prowess but a little pomp and pretentiousness doesn't hurt. So, really, the only song that doesn't quite work for me after several applications is "Indestructible" where the parts are there but the chorus could be catchier and it is the kind all those Helloween rip offs are known for. Finally, did we really need the instrumental "Orbit" before "Skyfall" as a separate track?
Overall, Helloween hits a huge home run with this eponymous album. After 38 years of existence and 36 years after their landmark debut album which started it all they show they are still as strong as they were then, capable of writing songs full of amazing solos (did I mention SOLOS?), hooks, melodies and amazing range vocals and the few peccadillos don't merit more than a 1 point deduction from perfection. Take it from the guy who hates power metal: Buy and crank up loud!
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Every form of life, every aspect of it is best if organized. All tasks can be done effectively whether programming or arts or designing, if done with organization. We are concerned about design here.
For designing the A in its alphabetical order is to know what is that you aim to design for. What is your task? Is it to make an advertisement, or a banner or newsletter? Without a target no task can be done efficiently. If you are not clear about what your objective is, you won't be able to reach the target.
Make a plan of what you have to do. Jot down points that are main, add other points as well. A plan is always in short points. Write everything that strikes your mind. Now make the basis of your design. Organize your plan now. Write down the points in order. If it is presentations think of new ideas of design that are creative, show your capabilities and reflect your theme. Your jotted down points will be of use here. You will know the points to cover in your design from the plan you have made. Do remember to keep simple points as every one is not equally creative and may not be able to get to the core through too much creativity. Cover your points in descending order of importance.
Designing an ad is not to make attractive lines but it includes details and these details are the overall effect of it. If there are too many details, viewers are not able to decide what to go through first. A good design consists of details that help the reader reach the point of focus. So if you are not satisfied by the addition of a detail, do not add it. Keep your details simple and use a basic pattern to make readers able to understand you and your design.


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Synthpop artist Howard Jones revisits the '80s
By David Chiu
(CBS News) From the early to mid-'80s, the American pop charts were briefly dominated by British acts whose music was synthesizer-driven - among them were Duran Duran, Kajagoogoo, the Human League and the Thompson Twins. Not only were these bands known for their synthpop music, but for their videos that showcased their stylish fashion.
Another key player of that decade's synthpop sound was singer/keyboardist/songwriter Howard Jones, known for catchy hit electropop singles such as "What Is Love," "New Song," "Things Can Only Get Better" and "Like to Get to Know You Well." Almost 30 years later, the British artist is still making music and touring, which he is currently doing in the States by performing his first two albums, "Human's Lib" (1983) and "Dream Into Action" (1985), in their entirety.
Howard Jones in 1983 Simon Fowler/howardjones.com
In a recent interview with CBSNews.com, Jones, 57, explains why he decided to focus his tour on those early records: "One, the fans really wanted me to do it. Secondly, we were able to license back my first five albums from Warner Bros. So I was able to remaster them all and make sure that everything was available again.
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"At the same time, that gave us access to the multi-track recordings of the first two albums, so we were able to go in and see what actually was played on the albums...and then being able to recreate it in its full glory. So it was a huge amount of work to get it all together and work out all the drum sounds. And now that we've done it, I'm very proud of it."
The current American tour features Jones on keyboards and vocals, along with Jonathan Atkinson on electronic drums and Robbie Bronnimann on additional keyboards. In the past, Jones has performed some of the popular numbers from "Human's Lib" and "Dream Into Action." But for this tour, he acknowledged he had to relearn some of the records' other songs. "Some songs I've never performed live," said Jones, "like, 'Is There a Difference?' and 'Why Look for the Key,' 'In Another,' and 'Dream into Action.' It's been great fun doing that. I loved it."
Jones says that the general perspective of himself was formed by those first two records. "They were the biggest-selling albums as well," he says, "but they also represent a time when electronic music was exploding into pop, and we were using synths, drum machines and stuff that people never heard before, and we were also making videos for MTV. All those things combined to make it a very exciting time for people who were just discovering music that they wanted to make their own. So that generation really attached [themselves] to those albums."
Two tracks from "Human's Lib" - "What Is Love" and "New Song" - were originally the demo songs that got Jones a record deal. "Record companies aren't really good at spotting hits," he says. " I also sent those recordings to every other record company and they didn't want to sign me. (laughs) You have to keep very positive and believe in yourself. "
Jones was on a roll with the "Dream Into Action" album, which yielded his first Top 10 Billboard hit in 1985, "Things Can Only Get Better." That song came out in the same year in which he performed at Live Aid. "With the first album, 'Human's Lib,' I've been touring for three years. I had all those songs ready, went into the studio, recorded them all, all the best ones. But for the second album - mainly that was written on the road. So 'Things Can Only Get Better' was probably written in America...when I was touring around, because there was no time to write other than on the road. Really nearly everything from that album was written while I was touring."
In 1986, Jones had a Billboard Top 10 hit, "No One is to Blame," co-produced by Phil Collins. It originally appeared on "Dream Into Action" but was later re-recorded. "I always thought that 'No One Is to Blame' could be a single," says Jones, "but the way that it was done on the 'Dream into Action' album was a very stripped-down version. Phil Collins was suggested to work with me, and he loved the song. On the weekends, because he's a complete workaholic, we recorded 'No One is to Blame' with Hugh Padgham co-producing as well. It came together very, very quickly."
While Jones' electronic music emphasized the technology of the times, his lyrics harkens back to the old school tradition.
"I wanted to be singing positive messages," he says, "and it was partly to do with my story. I was working in a factory and I always wanted to do my own music. I realized that if I didn't make the effort for myself to change that, I would be there until I was an old man. And I achieved that and I managed to get a record deal and do all the things that I dreamed about doing. So I wanted to put in my music that belief that if I could do it, then anybody could do it - obviously not necessarily music, but whatever field they were in. "
Since the '90s, Jones' music has entered into the acoustic realm, but he still returns to the synthpop sound that has made him famous. "The next album is gonna be certainly very electronic again," he says, "because that's the one I'm feeling like at the moment. I want to really get stuck in that. But who knows what will come after that."


Old John: Up Your Ears, In Your Nose, Down Your Throat, Not Enough.
She smiled when she said it, and they talked on her porch until a toddler called away her attention. The exchange was friendly and cordial, as if the three had been friends for years. They knew Christ was Lord, The Bible was central, God was theirs. The Word saves and faith comes first. The resurrection of the soul in each man is a resurrection of Christ, the anointed. They witnessed the lack of believers. Women they did not discuss.
"I think I like that young woman," Nick said.
The pair walked with certain confidence to the next painted-yellow, red-flowered house. Metal and plastic chairs adorned the porch of the domicile and pleasant beige concrete welcomed them. An older Caucasian woman came to the door. Almost fifty years made her what she then was and she wrapped herself in polyester and a cotton blouse, eyes bright and inquisitive.
"We're here to spread good news," John began.
"I do," she said with a nod.
She appeared confident and assured as they talked in the her front room.
"One's faith can take us off the earth." She nodded as she talked.
They knew that Christ was Lord, The Bible was central, God was theirs. Nick and John exchanged agreement with one another, and the three chatted only a bit more before the woman explained how much work waited.
"We appreciate your hospitality, ma'am," John said as he walked out her door.
The two men had expected to feel tired by this time, but every bit of verve was theirs. Nick and John approached five more houses, three of which were occupied. They encountered two more women and one man who knew Christ was Lord, The Bible was central, God was theirs.
Nick and John felt at ease strolling back to the car, then headed in a new direction. They walked slowly and visited three more houses, two of which possessed occupant-Chrisitians. There were Baptists and Methodists and Lutherans and Pentecostals, Calvinists and Catholics.


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Unlocking the Value of Digital Fulfillment: The Evolving Warehouse Tech Stack
The transition to digital fulfillment has many business executives looking to automation in the distribution center to help streamline processes, increase productivity and create a competitive advantage. However, automation is simply one piece of the larger transformation puzzle. Distribution center operators must begin to rethink the underlying systems that run inside a distribution center, especially in relation to the broader systems to which they interconnect.
In today's real-time streaming environment, distribution leaders are placing a greater emphasis on Warehouse Execution System (WES) software—a robust platform that orchestrates people, machines, processes, and orders in today's automated DCs.
WES is a real-time orchestration and optimization 'engine'—balancing out the peaks and valleys of the integrated process.
The goal of automation is to keep orders continuously moving as swiftly and efficiently as possible, which requires workflow visibility and logic to expand scope beyond what's being received in the building to what's shipping out the door. This can be accomplished with the right workload balance between the three systems that govern the modern distribution center: The Warehouse Management System (WMS), the Warehouse Control System (WCS) and the Warehouse Execution System (WES).
In a typical distribution center, each system holds specific roles and responsibilities.
WMS manages the flow of goods and orders in and out of a warehouse. It manages inventory, batches orders to be processed, creates order fulfillment tasks, and tracks work execution. However, WMS was never built to manage real-time execution of automation that requires decision-making measured in milliseconds, and at the velocity required today. While some WMS systems have evolved to manage more of the execution, these enhancements often require some level of customization. WES not only manages automated work execution but is taking on more of the manual order fulfillment processes using real-time automated workflows.
WCS takes orders from the WMS and translates them into actions for the automated systems to execute. WCS has focused primarily on the management of automation, decisions related to routing, and other low-level controls. Today, these functions are an integral part of WES.
WES has evolved from the need to execute in real-time while harmonizing automated and manual processes to achieve millisecond decision making for ultra-efficient order fulfillment execution. It integrates control of automated equipment and expands the optimization capabilities beyond WMS and WCS. Unlike the WMS, the WES can coordinate what is happening downstream on material handling equipment (MHE), such as what resources are available or logjammed, with what is entering the execution work stream. It can then dynamically reallocate resources and redistribute work in real-time, all while following business rules that support service requirements. This is something that WMS is not designed to do, but paramount when heavily investing in automation solutions.
Historically, WMS has been responsible for planning and executing order fulfillment within the distribution center, up to the point of managing the material handling system — It largely ran the show. WCS has been more focused on controls such as automated equipment like conveyors, as well as traditional control logic like routing containers through the actual material handling system.
In today's increasingly dynamic order-streaming environment, WMS is not the ideal system to manage automation. The WMS may have a clear picture of workflow and inventory, but it does not have a real-time view of what is happening in the building, outside of things like picking execution progress, and will always be hindered as to how much it can optimize. By contrast, WES has real-time visibility into everything happening within the four walls of the DC and can pull planning and execution together into a single integrated solution.
WES can also view the distribution center holistically to optimize real-time processes. For example, keeping the work balanced and orders continuously streaming in an automated environment is paramount. In a static environment, picking is executed with no thought to downstream impacts. On the other hand, WES can manage incoming volume while monitoring downstream capacity to change picking and order prioritization to avoid funneling too much work into an area. This real-time workload balancing keeps the flow moving in the most optimal manner.
Other features, like predictive maintenance and predictive analytics, can help prevent problems before they happen. Companies can reduce the resources spent on trouble-shooting problems with insights such as what piece of equipment is likely to wear out soon. WES also enables increased efficiency and utilization of capital investments helping to maximize the ROI.
WES is a real-time orchestration and optimization "engine"—leveling the peaks and valleys of integrated processes to keep the flow of the entire distribution center steady—while increasing speed and output. While WMS is unlikely to disappear completely, WES will continue to add enhanced capabilities and will grow in importance to the supply chain because of its unique ability to manage real-time automated processes and material handling equipment.
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I've stopped counting how many days it has been since my last bout of depression. This is a first for me. You see, I know that life is great and that I should never have to be sad again, but this is not how depression works. My biggest fear, now, is whether the depression will come at a time that means I don't receive the joy I deserve.
Depression is extremely lonely, and can only have one person at a time to consume. In my lifetime, I've had 3 week-long disabling episodes, or three day stretches of blank stares. I'm lucky that I have a supportive family, and a few medications that help me live a normal life–even during a depressive episode.
In the multitude of years that I've suffered with depression, I have finally learned most of the triggers; many of them I cannot avoid even though I know of them. For example, occurrences that trigger depression for me are living, breathing, eating, not eating, laughing, talking, smiling, crying, walking and talking….to name some.
The best way I can describe depression is being the closest to death you can possibly be without actually dying. So, no, I can't just turn it off. It's something I never get used to; there's a feeling of desperation that runs so deep when it visits me.
So, when you see me wide-eyed and laughing one day, and down the next–that's being human. However, when you can't see ME no matter how long you speak with me, or see me, that's depression. And, it's quite sad that I'm feeling slightly uncomfortable because I'm not feeling depression right now….


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Combating loneliness and isolation in Cardiff with Happy to Chat benches
Priyankaa Joshi
Loneliness facts and statistics:
Courtesy of Age UK, Campaign to End Loneliness and SCLT
There are 1.2 million chronically lonely older people in the UK.
Two fifths of all older people (about 3.9 million) say the television is their main company.
The number of over-50s experiencing loneliness is set to reach two million by 2025/6. This compares to around 1.4 million in 2016/7 – a 49% increase in 10 years.
Half a million older people go at least five or six days a week without seeing or speaking to anyone at all.
Lacking social interaction is as damaging to our health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
Lonely people are more likely to suffer from dementia, heart disease and depression.
See where chat benches are popping up around the world via the SCLT's Twitter feed:
The latest SCLT Chat Bench is now open for business in Cardiff Bay (outside the Norwegian Church). Why not pop along to do your bit to reduce social loneliness in the community #chatbench pic.twitter.com/WcxWIcMQ7K
— @chatbench (@chatbench1) October 25, 2019
Cardiff council is setting up official 'chat benches' in local parks to encourage members of the community to talk to each other
Research shows that loneliness can have a serious impact on our physical and mental health. Photo: SCLT
Cardiff council will install three official 'Happy to Chat' benches around the city this November in a bid to tackle loneliness and spark interaction between members of the community.
Makeshift 'Happy to Chat' signs began popping up on park benches around Cardiff earlier this year thanks to Roath resident Allison Owen-Jones. The signs read 'Sit here if you don't mind someone stopping to say hello'.
"I wanted to create something that would break down social barriers and open avenues for people to have a conversation instead of sitting alone and feeling invisible," she said.
The Senior Citizen Liaison Team charity (SCLT) took the idea a step further. It set up partnerships with local police forces to introduce chat benches in public spaces and organised volunteers to oversee them.
SCLT also launched a social media campaign to raise awareness of the initiative which quickly garnered global attention.
There are now 'Happy to Chat' signs on benches all over the world including Switzerland, Ukraine, Australia and the United States.
Ashley Jones, SCLT volunteer and detective sergeant with the Avon and Somerset Police, believes the popularity of the initiative is due to its simplicity. He said the concept is transferable, cheap and anyone can do it.
Loneliness is recognised as a significant public health challenge in Wales. A new report by the Older People's Commissioner for Wales revealed that 65% of people aged 60-74 often feel lonely while 11% of all older people feel lonely all the time.
According to the report, Wales was in danger of falling behind other parts of the UK in tackling the issue. However, the Welsh government is now working on a strategy for loneliness and isolation which is due to be published in early 2020.
The benches, which are currently being prepared for painting and stencilling, will be located in Roath Pleasure Gardens, Hailey Park and Bute Park.
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Happy October! It is officially (for me) time to break out the pumpkins and gear up for a few months of crafty and homey fun. Today brings a craft tutorial...I'll show you how to make a Halloween Sparkle Sign with Mod Podge. My girls are absolutely thrilled with it. Since we can't have a real cat (darn T and his allergies), a paper cat covered in sparkles and shine is just as nice. The best part? I made it with a cabinet door!
I wanted to keep costs down for this craft. I spotted the cabinet door base at the local ReStore for just $2.00!
1. If you're using a cabinet door like me, remove any hardware.
2. Sand your base. I didn't go all the way down to the grain...just enough to rough it up a bit.
3. Spray paint. I used a dual paint and primer spray paint that dried quickly. Two coats.
4. Measure and cut a piece of paper to fit in the center of your sign. I used printed wrapping paper from Target's Dollar Spot.
5. Use a large brush (or foam brush) to apply the original matte formula Mod Podge to the surface.
6. Cover the entire area generously.
7. Apply more Mod Podge to the back of your paper and carefully press onto the flat surface.
9. Let the Mod Podged area dry for 15 to 20 minutes.
10. Use a popsicle stick or plastic knife to stir your Sparkle Mod Podge and pour it onto a paper plate or into a roller top bottle.
11. Use a foam brush or roller top bottle to spread the sparkle MP on top of the paper. Let dry completely.
12. I had planned to use my Silhouette machine to cut a cat silhouette, but had to hand cut them because my mat wasn't sticky enough. I cut one smaller than the other and layered them.
13. I used the adhesive 3D mounts to stick my cat silhouette to the Mod Podged surface.
14. I loved how the mounts gave the piece some depth, so I hand cut some Halloweeny stars and used the mounts for those too.
My Sparkle Sign has a new home next to my TV armoire, which is all decked out for Halloween. I'll show you the whole view later on, but here's another shot of the sign for today.
Have you done any Halloween crafting lately?
Disclosure: I wrote this post as part of a paid campaign with Mod Podge and Blueprint Social. The opinions in this post are my own.
Super cute! I love crafting with my kids, but I'm trying really, really hard to keep the crafts smaller this year so they don't take over!
That is so cute Amanda! I really need to break out the Mod Podge more- you have a giant stash! p.s. My hubby is allergic too.
Golly. Now I won't be able to look at old cabinet doors and leave them! This is great! Love that you left the knob on and hung the BOO letters...so cute!
Amanda that is so cute! I love that you used the newspaper for the background and all the glitter makes it so fun and girly!
I've been wanting to hit our local Habitat for Humanity Restore for a while, now I really have to go and get a cabinet door to make this project! So adorable for the spooky season ahead!!
So cute Amanda! I think this turned out great and I am sure your girls love the cat.
You're going to be the ModPodge queen with that box full of goodies!
I really like your project, and I love that you made it with the cabinet door. I'm sure the girls love it, too--it's so cool and Halloween-y!
so fun for Halloween. i bet your girls love the sparkle!!!
So cute. I love the sparkle and the purple. Fun project.
Oh my goodness...so cute! Kate would love making one!
Using a cabinet door for your base is such a great idea! I love the colors you chose for this project. I'm like you and wait until October for pumpkins and Halloween decorations.
So cute, Amanda! And great tutorial for podging the paper down. That can be so tricky!
This is just too cute. And not spooky. Love this idea! Thanks so much for sharing! Super excited to try my own.
Love all that sparkle, Sparkle mod podge is my favorite ;) Great job with that cabinet door!
So cute, Amanda! I love the sparkles!
This is so cute, I love all things glitter. If you get a chance I would love for you to come link up at my Pin Party.


Self-harm can be really hard to understand but it is a lot more common than some people think. Between 1 in 15 children and young people self-harm.
Self-harming is when a young person chooses to inflict pain on themselves in some way.
You have experienced a stressful life event.
You have had a bereavement.
Stress and worry – particularly about school and exams.
Feelings of being rejected in your life.
The issues then 'build up' to the point where you feel like you are going to explode. Young people who self-harm often talk about the 'release' that they feel after they have self-harmed, as they use it as a mechanism to cope with their problems.
Self-harming is dangerous. It is a sign that you have an underlying problem, but if it gets out of hand you could risk killing yourself, maybe accidentally.
Getting help to deal with some of these underlying issues is often key to overcoming or managing self-harm.


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Australian Institute of Architects ousts CEO Jennifer Cunich
Article by Natalie Mortimer
The Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) has sacked its CEO Jennifer Cunich, replacing her with national president Clare Cousins in the interim.
According to the Australian Financial Review (AFR), Cunich's departure follows "months" of ongoing discussions between the two sides. Cunich joined AIA IN 2016 during a period of financial difficulty, and one of her first tasks in the role was to "restore relevancy" for the 150-year old architecture body.
Cunich told the AFR: "Change is a very difficult thing to embrace for organisations. I am very proud of what I did. I've secured the finances. We have surpluses, I have implemented a massive digital transformation program worth about $1.4 million."
AIA confirmed her departure in a statement. "The Institute thanks Jennifer for her contribution during her two years of service and wishes her well for the future," it said.
Cunich succeeded David Parken when she joined in 2016, and according to AFR the AIA had focussed too much on smaller practices and was out of touch with the needs of the industry under his leadership.
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CPFT launches new charity Head To Toe
Sign up now for first major event - and raise funds to help boost Trust
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, which delivers community and mental health services, has launched its new charity, Head To Toe.
The charity will help to improve care for the 100,000 patients and service users the Trust supports every year – and people can already sign up for its first fundraiser, Steptacular, which is taking place throughout November.
Charity manager Clare Jones said: "We are delighted to launch Head To Toe because it really reflects the wide portfolio of services CPFT now offers. The Trust has changed enormously over the last few years - doubling in size in terms of the number of people who we care for and the number of staff we employ.
"CPFT has gone from being a mental health trust to one that now also delivers community care to people with long-term physical conditions. In addition, the Trust also provides social care services, children's community health services in Peterborough, and is responsible for cutting-edge research.
"There has been a long tradition of people donating money to the Trust as a way of saying thank you to teams, wards and services they have been connected to.
"But with about one in eight people across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough now coming into contact with CPFT services each year, the time is right to launch the charity and give our fundraising a brand new focus."
The Head to Toe charity - which can be found by visiting www.headtotoecharity.org - will not replace NHS funding but will enhance how the Trust can support patients, service-users and its 3,500 staff. The charity has four key aims; care and treatment; hope and support; research and innovation; and raising awareness and understanding.
Even before its official launch, Head To Toe was has already supported a number of CPFT initiatives including:
• A garden mural project for older adults with severe mental health conditions at the Trust's Willow Ward at Fulbourn, Cambridge
• A photography course run by CPFT's Recovery College East aimed at inspiring hope and recovery for people with mental health conditions
• A new family support group involving Kung Fu for children who are affected by brain injuries who are helped by the Trust's Cambridge Centre for Paediatric Neuropsychological Rehabilitation (CCPNR) service
Kit Connick, Director of Primary Care and Corporate Affairs, said: "People have always been very generous with their donations to the Trust. The launch of Head To Toe will bring renewed energy to our fundraising efforts and improved care for all those we support and employ. We hope as many people as possible will sign up for Steptacular and take part in our first big fundraising event."
Steptacular is the Head To Toe charity's first major fundraising drive. Throughout November participants will be encouraged to improve their fitness for a great cause by pledging to walk, run or stroll 5,000, 10,000 or 20,000 steps per day. Entry costs £5 and a free pedometer will be given to the first 300 people to sign up. Further details can be found at www.h2tsteptacular.org
*Pictured above are (left to right) Clare Jones, manager of CPFT's charity Head to Toe with Trust Chief Executive Tracy Dowling and Trust staff members Jess MacKenzie-Denman, Katherine Buggy and Nicole Saunders
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The channel was named in 1860 by Captain George Henry Richards of HMS Plumper in honour of the 64-gun third rate HMS Agamemnon, the first line-of-battle ship commanded by Horatio Nelson, for whom adjacent Nelson Island was also named.

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A federal judge shouldn't bar longtime Donald Trump confidant Roger Stone from making public statements about his criminal case in the Russian Federation investigation, his attorneys said Friday. Stone's arrest comes after he was charged with obstruction, witness tampering and making false statements.
His attorney pointed out that Stone's career is writing about politics and he is familiar to those following the U.S. politics, but argued that the consultant is "hardly ubiquitous in the larger landscape of popular consciousness". And Stone, who has pleaded not guilty, asks that the judge allow his case to be randomly assigned. He noted that prior restraints against free speech must be addressed with strict scrutiny, and that there must be "a clear and present danger to the seating of an impartial jury", in order to keep him from talking. But while he's known in some circles, Stone is nowhere near as famous as Kim Kardashian, his attorneys argued.
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Welcome baby 7 billion, says Population Research Institute president
Steve Mosher, president of Population Research Institute, has made a statement today which deserves a very wide readership:
A few seconds after midnight a baby emerged from a mother's womb, drew a first breath, and announced his or her arrival into the world with a tiny cry. This is Baby Seven Billion. Today, 31 October 2011, is this baby's birthday.
As our numbers have grown, incomes have soared. In 1800, when there were only 1 billion of us, per capita income worldwide was a mere $100. By 1927 our numbers had doubled, but incomes had already increased five times to $500. By the time we reached 3 billion in 1960, income had tripled again to $1500. Today, as we pass the 7 billion mark, per capita income has soared to $9,000.
In 2100, when the population will be between 7 and 8 billion (and falling), it is projected to be $30,000 in current dollars.
Driving the so-called "population explosion" has been a real explosion in health and longevity. As late as the 19th century, four out of every 10 children died before reaching age five. Today under-five mortality is under 6 percent and falling. Two hundred years ago, human life expectancy was under 30 years. Today it is 69 years and climbing.
As people live longer, naturally there are more of us around at any given time.
By nearly every measure of well-being, from infant mortality and life expectancy to educational level and caloric intake, life in Africa, Asia, and Latin America has been getting dramatically better. According to the World Bank, the average income in the developing world has quadrupled since 1960.
Enough grain is produced for every person on earth to consume 3,500 calories daily. There is no need for anyone to starve in the midst of this plenty.
Population has more than doubled since 1960, but crop yields per hectare have kept pace. World food and resource production has never been higher.
Economies continue to expand, productivity is up, and pollution is declining. Life spans are lengthening, poverty is down, and political freedom is growing. The human race has never been so well off.
In fact, underpopulation, not overpopulation, is the real threat that much of the world faces today. Some 80 countries representing over half the world's population suffer from below replacement fertilitydefined as less than 2.1 children per woman.
The populations of the developed nations today are static or declining. The UN predicts that, by 2050, Russia's population will have declined by 25 million people, Japan's by 21 million, Italy's by 16 million, and Germany's and Spain's by 9 million each. Europe and Japan are projected to lose half their population by 2100.
Countries with below replacement rate fertility will eventually die out. It's just a question of time.
Even in the developing world family size has shrunk, from around 5 children per woman in 1960 to less than 3 today. And the decline continues.
According to the UN's "low variant projection"historically the most accuratethe population of the world will peak at 8 plus billion in 2040 or so, and then begin to decline.
High fertility rates are becoming rare. The UN numbers for 2010 show only 10 countries with population increase rates at or above 3.0 percent.
By 2050, persons aged 65 and above will be almost twice as numerous as children 15 years and younger. The economic consequences of population aging will be closing schools, declining stock markets, and moribund economies.
Ignoring these facts, the population controllers continue to spread their myth of overpopulation.
The UNFPA and other population control organizations are loath to report the truth about falling fertility rates worldwide, since they raise funds by frightening people with the specter of overpopulation. They tell us that too many babies are being born to poor people in developing countries. This is tantamount to saying that only the wealthy should be allowed to have children, and is a new form of global racism.
We should stop funding population control programs, and instead turn our attention to real problems, such as malaria, HIV/AIDS, and infectious diseases. As mortality rates fall, so will birth rates.
Let us also join together in celebrating the birth of Baby Seven Billion. He or she is a sign of our future, our hope and our prosperity.
People are our greatest resource. Extraordinarily gifted people have helped to enrich civilization and lengthen life spans. But the fact is, everyone, rich or poor, is a unique creation with something priceless to offer to the rest of us.
Baby Seven Billion, boy or girl, red or yellow, black or white, is not a liability, but an asset. Not a curse, but a blessing. For all of us.
Steven Mosher is the President of the Population Research Institute based in Front Royal, Virginia.
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Two EVMS scientists continue to advance medicine's understanding of how the heart works.
In their latest research, collaborators Vitold Galkin, PhD, Associate Professor of Physiological Sciences, and Howard White, PhD, Professor of Physiological Sciences, report on their discovery of how key proteins interact to make the heart contract. Their work, "N-terminal domains of cardiac myosin binding protein-C cooperatively activate the thin filament," is published in the journal Structure.
Our heart beats — or contracts — thanks to the force generated by the interaction between thick myosin and thin actin filaments, says Dr. Galkin. While much is known regarding the structure and function of myosin, relatively little is known regarding its partner protein, cardiac myosin binding protein-C (cMyBP-C).
In their research, Drs. Galkin and White demonstrate that cMyBP-C regulates the interaction between the thick and thin filaments by means of a short, positively charged loop located in its C1 N-terminal domain. The researchers have demonstrated that the modulation of the charge of this loop either inhibits or enhances the activation effect of the cMyBP-C on the cardiac thin filament.
Their work has helped identify a unique target for drugs designed to control the heartbeat, which may open new avenues in treating two common forms of heart disease: hypertrophic and ischemic cardiomyopathies.
You can find the paper online at cell.com.


Chinese police search for a popular singer who distributed politically 'sensitive' songs.
Authorities in China's southwestern Sichuan province have ordered the detention of a handicapped Tibetan singer accused of recording songs praising exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and highlighting the hardships of life under Beijing's rule, exile sources say.
The date of the detention order on singer Phulchung is not known, but was described as "recent," sources said.
It was the fourth in a string of cases involving the detention by Chinese authorities of Tibetan performers, writers, or educators reported during the last two months.
Phulchung, who comes from Anchok township in Ngaba (in Chinese, Aba) prefecture's Chuchen (Jinchuan, in Chinese) county, has now gone into hiding to avoid capture, said India-based friend Jamyang, a native of the same town.
"His family members were never shown the warrant, so they do not know the details of its contents," he said, adding that Phulchung has produced "about 32 or 33 different songs" in the past and is handicapped with a disabled left hand.
"He has written songs about his own disabilities," Jamyang said.
Among the 13 songs released in early May on Phulchung's most recent DVD, his fifth, are songs praising the Dalai Lama and Tibet's exile prime minister Lobsang Sangay, Samten said.
The Dalai Lama sits "on a golden throne," and Lobsang Sangay, "a leader of Tibetans," sits "on a silver throne," one song says.
Chinese authorities regularly revile the Dalai Lama and Lobsang Sangay as dangerous separatists, and harshly punish expressions of support for both men by Tibetans under Beijing's rule.
China has jailed scores of Tibetan writers, artists, singers, and educators for asserting Tibetan cultural and national identity since widespread protests swept Tibet and the Tibetan-populated Chinese provinces of Sichuan, Qinghai, and Gansu in 2008.
The lyrics of the title track, one of 14 songs on the album, call for independence for Tibet, the unity of the Tibetan people, and the return of the Dalai Lama to Tibet.
At the end of April, China sentenced a popular Tibetan comedian, Athar, 33, to three years in jail on what sources describe as a trumped-up weapons charge following his release of a video criticizing Chinese rule in Tibetan-populated regions.
In a copy of the video obtained by RFA, Athar warns that Tibet under Chinese rule has gone down "a wrong path," urges unity among Tibetans, and calls for a strengthened Tibetan national identity and culture.
And in May, Chinese authorities closed a Tibetan orphanage school in Gansu province's Kanlho (in Chinese, Gannan) prefecture, according to a local source speaking on condition of anonymity.
"The reasons given were the school's focus on teaching Tibetan language, speech, and culture, as well as the composition by the head of the school of a song containing 'separatist' contents," the source said.
Reported by Kunsang Tenzin for RFA's Tibetan service. Translations by Karma Dorjee. Written in English by Richard Finney.


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