text:
DiFi vs. Spy
Sometimes, truth is stranger than Mad magazine. And SOMEtimes, circumstances can be weird enough to convert even our own Senator What, Me Worry into a raging civil libertarian.
On Tuesday, California's Dianne Feinstein took the floor of the Senate to express her dismay and indignation at the clandestine tactics of the CIA in resisting her Intelligence Committee's oversight of the spy agency. That Committee, which she chairs, has for years been trying to conduct a proper inquiry into CIA interrogation programs, post-9/11.
In an earlier chapter (circa 2007), the spooks destroyed several videos of detainees under tor ? sorry Mr. former VP ? aggressive, enhanced, inhumane, and abusive questioning. They claimed at the time that they were not destroying evidence because they retained documents describing those cases. And as we all know, a paper is worth a thousand pics.
This time, the controversy involves how the Feinstein staff would get access to some 6.2 million pages of documents that described those operations. Secrecy was paramount, because these are papers whose warts are their best features. They detail many gruesome incidents of rendition and, yes, torture committed in the name of freedom. Apparently, what they don't reveal is much in the way of actual, useful intel.
Now, on one level, you might think that the GOP could just buy popcorn and jostle for ringside seats for this Separation of Powers slugfest, between two Dem-controlled Executive and Legislative bodies. But what adds further spice to this bi-partisan brawl is both that it centers on sordid conduct during the Bush years, and many of the senior Agency players are still in-place and vulnerable. Their interest in retaining their freedom far exceeds any temporizing about Party affiliations or loyalties.
So, private negotiations were conducted, and it was agreed that Senate Committee staff would get access to those reams of reports, mostly in electronic form, at a safe house location in northern Virginia. The data would be transferred to computers provided by the Agency, and firewalled away from its sources at Langley. Cooperation was minimal, at best, as documents arrived in random order and had to be organized by the unlucky staffers. You know those refrigerator magnets of individual letters that can be unscrambled into words? It was a little like that, only a lot less entertaining.
Behind the firewall, Agency representatives (contractors ? hmm. What could possibly go wrong?) madly bustled to read those docs before they were pitched over the wall. Many arrived with various claims of privilege attached, and, given the Agency's track record, it's fair to ask how many didn't survive the review, at all. By accident, of course. Over the course of several years, they have been culled, and analyzed, and assembled into what we're told is a classified, 6300-page scathing review of CIA practices.
But wait ? there's more. One of the docs that the staffers received was the CIA's own review of what those materials portend. It is called the "Panetta review," for future reference. The staffers say they got it inadvertently from the Agency ? or perhaps by CIA whistleblower(!).
The Agency claims it was hacked, through the firewall of its own making. Either way ? oops. The Panetta review document has been spirited-out of the safe house and is kept in an actual safe somewhere in the bowels of the Capitol. Remarkably, it makes reference to materials that were never provided to the Committee. It also reaches similarly serious conclusions about wrongdoing by Agency personnel.
Why, you might reasonably ask, did the staffers feel a need to remove that particular document from its review site? That answer is chilling, even for this frosty tale. Staffers had noted that significant files were disappearing from the hard drives in the safe house ? all traces removed, vanished. With Mr. Snowden otherwise accounted-for, suspicion fell on the CIA in the biggest WTF development of this sordid saga (to-date). It really is the separation-of-powers follies ? the overseers surveilled by the overseen in a huge challenge to our notions of who's allowed to do what, and to whom, within our government (all of whom are working for ? who, again? I've lost track).
In now-typical fashion, the CIA first denied knowledge, citing likely staffer negligence in those disappearances. They then fell back to blaming the IT guys, also contractors with that safe insulation layer 'twixt themselves and anyone who 'matters' within the Agency. Finally, they copped to the deletions of more than 900 documents in 2010. Yes, they had in fact infiltrated to Committee's computers ? but for an excellent reason: Executive Privilege. The President made 'em do it. And they had the temerity to demand that the Committee return the 'purloined' Panetta review document that had escaped their processes.
That was apparently too much even for DiFi, who has been a too-staunch supporter of NSA surveillance of the rest of us. The shoe is on her foot ? and it's a hard pinch. In a harsh, 4000-word rebuke delivered on the Senate floor she expressed her belated outrage with born-again religious fervor. Three uber-serious concerns animated her speech:
One: The Panetta review document, that both refers to documents-not-provided, and admits to numerous misdeeds that the Agency has disputed publicly;
Two: The CIA search of the Senate staff computers, and removal of 900+ previously produced, particularly damaging documents, and
Three: that the CIA has contacted DOJ federal prosecutors to ask for a criminal investigation of how the Senate staffers got the Panetta review. In colloquial parlance, I believe that's called intimidation.
To her considerable credit, DiFi has gone public in a ballistic manner, instead of shrinking back from this pattern of alleged misdeeds and bullying. CIA Chief Brennan, caught in mid pants-drop, has issued a strong, if standard-issue denial.
There is much, Much more to come on this issue, folks. The Senator is right when she says that this strikes at the heart of our system of governance, our checks-and-balances. If proven-out, those violations simply cannot be tolerated. They need to be stomped-on with both feet, the better to deter such misconduct in the future. Even the parts of the saga that are not in serious dispute are Mad mag-worthy.
I'm only sorry that she waited as long as she has to go the mattresses in public view. I also hope that she sees the apparent linkages between these misdeeds and those that are sure to follow, whenever government has too much power to snoop ? and then inevitably oversteps even those lax limits. I hope we have a Convert, and an important ally in the ongoing push-back to retake our privacy.
on Mar 12, 2014 at 2:22 pm
in my private opinion Senator F has little to no credibility so I don't care what she thinks or says.
as far as I'm concerned the wicked witch is over...
the old witch can't be t r u s t e d!
i rest my case...
Don't forget Sen. F is the same ole hen who stated that all veterans are mentally ill and shouldn't own guns...?
How can anybody shoot back if you can't own a gun?
chee gots sum splaining to do...
Kind of funny that Dianne didn't mind the CIA/NSA/FBI looking up the dresses of 330 million Americans, but look up her dress and all hell breaks loose. What isn't funny is that these agencies now have the computer power to assemble a storyline that includes audio and video of everyday of your life and the life of everybody else. For those of you who still think that there is nothing to fear because you haven't done anything wrong...it's time to stop drinking the kool aid.
I'm a private person and I don't say awful things about innocent folks but I have heard a rumor that I started about anybody that looks her dress is gonna be outdone.
what does she not want the public to know about what's concealed?
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...
Correction: ...anybody that looks up her dress is gonna be outdone...i rest my case...
You know, I really thought this was a good one -- fun to write, and timely. So if 'attendance' continues to lag, I intend to blame you guys in the Comments for directing the imagery north from the Senator's honorable shoes.
Posted by Doug Miller, a resident of Country Fair,
on Mar 14, 2014 at 10:08 pm
Doug Miller is a registered user.
Good one Tom. Blame Bush, blame your readers but do not take any responsibility for a lack of interest in your topic or in how you have framed the issue.
Please tell us what you think are examples of "sordid conduct" by the Bush administration. You just throw this stuff out there without any supporting references. Such comments reveal your strong political bias and discourage legitimate discussion. Only people who agree with you are treated with some respect in your almost immediate responses to every comment.
You seem to be referring to the so-called torture of water boarding. It isn't. We subject our own troops to water boarding during training. No one gets hurt. No one dies. No one loses a hand or arm or private parts before being left to bleed out. If you want to know about torture, read up on what al Qaeda did to its opposition in Iraq.
Obama has been in office for more than five years. It is an Obama problem. This is a dispute between two Democrat controlled agencies. The real story here is that even prominent Democrats are fed up with the President's efforts to run over every other branch of government. The CIA is an agency that falls under the executive branch. It does what Obama wants them to do. Just like the IRS has been targeting political opponents. Just like the justice department has been targeting unfriendly press outlets. Just like the many executive agencies that now enforce laws selectively based on what the President wants done. As a lawyer you should be disgusted with this administration. Obama is now as unpopular as Bush was.
"I hope we have a Convert, and an important ally in the ongoing push-back to retake our privacy." Really? It won't be anyone in your political party. How about Rand Paul? That is an issue that he is concerned about.
on Mar 15, 2014 at 8:17 am
Oh Doug, really? Blame the readers? Do I have to put emoticons after everything I comment in-jest as a guide to the humorless?
As to the article, it is simply a fact that that the Senate Committee on Intelligence is investigating the use of torture during the Post-9/11 time frame, which were Bush years. I fault Obama for not facilitating the probe -- all he did was order an end to torture practices -- whatever/if they were.
The investigation did not occur in earnest until the Dems attained a Senate majority, and obviously politics played a part there, too. I would assume that you would favor such a probe -- you know, to clear the air of all this innuendo and these spurious claims. [note: if you agree, fine. If not, that was 'sarcasm']
Now, the fact is that we do.not.know. what's in the Committee's report -- perhaps it's 6,300 pages of nuthin'-to-see-here. I doubt it, and I do want to see that information aired, rather than swept under the rug -- only to rear its ugly mug the next time the nation is under the pressure of tragedy. There are some things we shouldn't do, based on principle. We need greater clarity on those, including an understanding of our history.
Of course, from what's been leaked of the report, it's been suggested that the practices we used did not work, anyway -- in terms of revealing secrets, plans or other actionable intel. If that's true, then we have Two reasons not to do it any more. If not, then we need to know that, too -- but spare me the hypotheticals about the ticking bomb in the hands of my captive child -- a suicide bomber has made his/her decision -- s/he won't give up the defuser.
As far as all that imperial presidency nonsense -- I'd suggest that you change the channel occasionally. Those unlinked charges about the imperial presidency are just so much trumped-up indignation -- how'd you manage to leave out the Benghazi cover-up?
As to Rand Paul, there are some points of intersection in our respective philosophical Venn diagrams. I have been complimentary in the past on his privacy views, and am sure there will be a lot more to say about him as time goes on. Contrary to your last para, many others on the liberal end of the political spectrum have been concerned about privacy, as well as a matter of civil liberties -- DiFi was an outlier, which is a small part of why this was news, in a 'man bites dog' sense.
So, other than with almost everything you wrote, I agree with you. [That's a joke.]
Posted by anony, a resident of another community,
DI-FI anu
DI-anu DI-anu
Cholo
Posted by Jake, a resident of Alamo,
on Mar 19, 2014 at 10:09 am
I thought I\'d be reading a lot of comments on this topic, however, may be given the political inclination of most people in the Bay Area perhaps it feels uncomfortable to step in the ring and referee the fight between two who are on the same team. I am not surprised that DiFi supported the "Security Apparatus" till it got too close to home; in away we are all like that. As long as it does not involve us directly we will not be passionate about anything ( the youth may be an exception though most are not well informed) and that is one of the most troubling issue of our time. By the way my experience of "writing to our representatives" has been that the letters get scanned by a computer and the auto-response keys on words that the representative has in the can to support their message! Fogget-abotit. If anything I am surprised our letters to DiFi has not placed on the No-fly list.
The arguments re Bush vs Obama misses the nature of security organizations. Once they get established their first goal becomes self-preservation and they have all the tools persuasion and intimidation to have the friends and foes support them. They outlasts any administration (recall Hoover at FBI). It is the same all over the world; after Iranian revolution the Ayatollahs hired back most of the Shah\'s secret service and KGB is doing fine! They are apparently an evil necessity that become stronger as we trade off safety for loss of freedom.


text:
Daily Edit
NUVO Magazine
Kate MacLennan
Selling the great outdoors is a competitive enterprise: the race to the top of literal mountains is as important as the figurative ones in authentically planting a flag.
When it came to launching her namesake skin-care brand, Tata Harper will tell you two things: she knew nothing about the beauty industry, and she concluded very quickly that she had no intention of listening to its pundits.
When he answered his front door, Jean-Pierre LeBlanc found himself put on the spot, a camera on him, and a woman with an eight-on-a-scale-of-10—and rising—migraine standing before him. His orders, as given by the television reporter also in attendance, with a chronometer in her hands, was to heal the woman using only a blend of essential oils.
Preview Subscribe
©2020 NUVO. Privacy Policy.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Template 10 weekly timetable free besttemplates work schedulefree excel. 40 printable daily plannertes freete lab weekly schedule picture jpg. Freely schedule templates for excel smartsheet planner template picture word.
Free weekly schedule template templates 2018 printable ford download. 8 blank weekly schedule authorization letter free template picture printable templates for word. Construction schedule template excel free download templates weekly picture 2018 printable. 12 free schedulee excel exceltemplates weekly printable.
Weekly schedulemplate for kids write happy ending free picture work printablefree. Free weekly scheduleemplates for excel smartsheet employeeemplate download workemplatesfree 2018free. Free weekly schedule template picture jpg word templates 2018 download.


The word "Iridium" magically appeared on my tile rack and there was a place to play it using all 7 letters for a bingo bonus. Yippee!
I thought I was on to a winner here because I knew that, for instance, "zinc" was acceptable, being un-capitalized (so not a proper noun) as is copper or mercury, the element not the planet.
To my consternation I checked in the COED to be certain and found that Iridium IS capitalized as is Indium among others!
I could have pulled the wool over my opponents eyes but my innate honesty (and conscience) forced me not to.
What is going on here? Why are some elements capitalized and some not?
Is iridium always capitalized? I see several chemistry articles on the internet that write it with a lower case i -- including that impeccable source of research Wikipedia. Even my old '80's era Webster's print dictionary shows it lower case. Is it possible your COED dictionary is incorrect about the initial capital on iridium?
The UIPAC (who ought to know!) say not.
Hummm.. I guess I should tear up my COED. It's a little worrying that I have relied on this "impeccable" authoritative source for so long.
Just as well we don't play league games or we would have been thrown out.
Thank you all for the correction.
Iridium is a good word according to the Official Scrabble Player's Dictionary.
A last observation here..It looks like my next optical purchase will need to be a MICROSCOPE.
The print in my COED is so small that I had difficulty in distinguishing a lower case "i" with the dot on top from an upper case "I".
Thanks Skybird, iridium is a good word and I missed my bingo on it (unless it is at the beginning of a sentence)?
I notice that you say you looked up the word in the OED before playing it.
Some players of Scrabble do not permit looking up a word before it is played, even though they allow use of the dictionary when contesting a word.
This forces everyone to know their spelling well, and it speeds up the gameplay when people aren't mildly flipping pages in the dictionary instead of thinking.
Since it is only my wife and I playing we are pretty liberal. We allow dictionary consultation at all times.This way we stay married!
I let my wife go fishing for words for as long as she likes.
Yes it can slow the game but it gives opportunity to refill glasses and cook dinner. Also educates us and avoids bad play as my "i" "I" confusion above.
Buckethead and Juno16 like this.
If AGW is real, why would the main players delete data?
Help w/ PHYSICS QUESTION! Two soccer players start from rest, 51 m apart...?


The Star Wars™ saga is a timeless tale of good vs. evil and the ongoing war for control and liberation of a galaxy far, far away.
For 20 years, the LEGO® Star Wars universe has been built, rebuilt and expanded. With every LEGO Star Wars set, kids can be inspired to re-create and play out endless adventures and missions from the Star Wars episodes – or be rebels and create their own stories.
The Star Wars™ saga – told in 2 minutes!
Confused? Learn (almost) everything you need to know by watching this 2-minute recap of the Star Wars™ movies, spanning from Episode I: The Phantom Menace to Episode VIII: The Last Jedi.
What can you build with LEGO® Star Wars™ sets?
The Star Wars™ saga is extended each day, one brick at a time. There is no right or wrong way to build new Star Wars moments, only lots of AWESOME ways. Explore what other kids have created and shared on the LEGO® Life app.


There are literally hundreds of new information-based eBooks being released every day. Is the market saturated? Do you stand a chance? How do you make your product stand out from the crowd? The answer, alter your format.
There are literally hundreds of new information-based eBooks being released every day. Is the market saturated? Do you stand a chance? How do you make your product stand out from the crowd?
No doubt, there is still very good money to be made with eBooks. But, it is getting more difficult to stand out from the crowd. You have a topic, you have the knowledge, you know that people will want to buy what you have for them, so how do you get to them?
The answer, alter your format. There are many different information products you can use to package your knowledge. Even better... Many of these can be far more profitable than the oft- used eBook. Here are ten alternatives to eBooks you can use to sell your knowledge - five in the first part, and five more in the next part.
Highly focused documents used to address one specific topic. Provide readers with essential information they want or need right away. Range from a few pages to 20 pages or more. Typically sell in the range of $5 to $25 or more depending on value of the information.
Similar to special reports, but generally sold as tangible products (paper and ink). Same price and page range as special reports - with added benefit of expanding markets to offline as well as online customers.
We have just started to see use of electronic courses on the internet. Many are still offered for free to draw prospects to product sites or for online branding purposes. However, there is no reason why a detailed 6 or 7-part e-course could not be sold for $20-$30 - similar content to an eBook, but delivered in parts right to the inbox of your customers.
30-minute to 2-hour, or in some cases longer, seminars that you charge to provide customers your knowledge on particular topics. Range in price from free to several hundred dollars. Teleseminars have the added option of recording the session, providing you with an audio product you can market. Often you can get 30-40 or more subscribers to pay $20-$40 each for the telesminar, then charge something similar for the audio product to a much wider market later on.
Many people now have tons of eBooks on their computers that they have not, and probably will not ever look at. Given our busy lifestyles, recording your information into your PC or recording device and converting it to .wav, real audio or mp3 format give your customers the ability to take your information with them "on the run" Often you will get from 25% to 50% more for an audio version of your product over an eBook.
Continuing where we left off in the first part of our goal of differentiating how you deliver your information to get more sales at higher profits. Here is the last five alteratives to eBooks that will put more money in your pockets.
One of the key disadvantages of eBooks, newsletter, special reports, etc... is that they are non-interactive. Many people learn better by hearing examples, discovering information in an interactive setting. Get someone to interview you about your topic and record it. You can record the interview over the phone, in person or by using a third-party conference service. Once again, you can offer your information via recorded interview for a premium over what you would charge in eBook format.


With so many projects now being conducted on a global in scale by foreign organisations where to buy viagra in kl. associating diverse clubs working in distinctive spots and across varied countries it could be naive to anticipate the task to be problem-free and manage smoothly all the time. With individuals involved out of a variety of ethnic backgrounds and with natural language barriers such global projects will be bound to run across issues at some level. In a few projects cultural variations might cause continuous concerns during the life-cycle of the task. Even where teams are employed by the same international organisation together with the same company culture, the local cultural dissimilarities at an individual level can impact the progress belonging to the project. Global projects could be, and will be, effective because they use the most suitable skills that are offered inside the virtually all economical approach. But it is essential to understand the areas that happen to be likely to issues above and above the typical problems met in all jobs if you are organizing a worldwide task, and/or already working on a person. Try really hard to take care of these kinds of trouble areas and your project will probably be successful.
Project team members working in a similar area can easily sort out tiny issues prior to that they become big problems since they can quickly speak face-to-face and do not need to rely too very much upon e-mails and electronic user discussion forums or perhaps discussion boards. They will are all in the workplace for the same time and don't have to schedule discussions although can easily come with an improvised chat the moment needed. If you team is usually not co-located then be certain there is at least a a couple of hour period every day of the week when all of the team users is available bu telephone or email. Depending on the relevant time zones this can mean that 1 workforce need to adjust the usual working several hours by starting earlier, or perhaps finish later, than usual. This basic alter can be a critical factor in preventing issues with many areas of a job.
Few of us really appreciate a several tradition and their distinctive attitudes to work. Meritocratic working environments do certainly not are present in every country so attitudes to mature management, controlling of complications and quality of do the job can be totally different. No amount of careful wording of contracts can mitigate created cultural prices. Recognise that it is a difficulty that needs to become resolved coming from both sides returning collectively and not coming from just you area of the ethnical divide changing. We can easily all find out something from different performing practises and attitudes therefore try and avoid challenges keep all parties condition and file their desires of every additional.
Generally in most global tasks the key people communicating primary messages about the project will be doing hence inside the same terminology. Nevertheless that dialect can be not going to be the mother tongue of all those involved and this kind of can result in misunderstandings. Spoken and crafted devices are areas which can trigger disbelief and an inability to grasp important details. Native speakers should certainly use clear, simple words when communicating with others just for whom chinese is a second language.
A global project administrator often demands to concern feedback to teams around the style and quality with their work. Any dis-satisfaction while using the work has to be voiced early on so that expected values are apparent and the required regular can be reached above time. It is necessary that the global task manager recognizes what drives every single team as well as its people and the way to offer up beneficial criticism geared towards increasing job rather than simply outright complaint. Speaking really and freely with team members early in will certainly disclose different triggers of motivation and, when the job progresses keep in mind that one of the the majority of effective ways of motivating people is always to easily thank these people designed for the work they have done.
It is important not simply that do the job is completed to a passable (or, indeed, better than satisfactory) level nonetheless also that function progress and status is definitely clearly and accurately reported. Reporting requirements are likely to vary from local to global level but it is vital that all reports actually provide the information needed by the person(s) to get who the report is planned. It is often sole through knowledge that the job manager can develop the understanding and capabilities to take care of the particular complications of global job management. For more info read right here stanfordre.com .


Volbeat - Guitar Gangsters And Cadilac Blood :: indexed at Ultimate Guitar.
Show us your talent, perform Guitar Gangsters And Cadilac Blood!
Here you can post a video of you playing the Guitar Gangsters And Cadilac Blood, so your fellow guitarists will be able to see you and rate you.


text:
Nonlinearity arising from noncooperative transcription factor binding enhances negative feedback and promotes genetic oscillations
Iván M. Lengyel Departamento de Fisica Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales Universidad de Buenos Aires IFIBA / CONICET
Daniele Soroldoni MRC-National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London, NW7 1AA, UK Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
Andrew C. Oates MRC-National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London, NW7 1AA, UK Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
Luis G. Morelli Departamento de Fisica Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales Universidad de Buenos Aires IFIBA / CONICET
Keywords: genetic oscillations, negative feedback, cooperativity
We study the effects of multiple binding sites in the promoter of a genetic oscillator. We evaluate the regulatory function of a promoter with multiple binding sites in the absence of cooperative binding, and consider different hypotheses for how the number of bound repressors affects transcription rate. Effective Hill exponents of the resulting regulatory functions reveal an increase in the nonlinearity of the feedback with the number of binding sites. We identify optimal configurations that maximize the nonlinearity of the feedback. We use a generic model of a biochemical oscillator to show that this increased nonlinearity is reflected in enhanced oscillations, with larger amplitudes over wider oscillatory ranges. Although the study is motivated by genetic oscillations in the zebrafish segmentation clock, our findings may reveal a general principle for gene regulation.
Received: 3 August 2013, Accepted: 20 October 2014; Edited by: G. Mindlin; DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4279/PIP.060012
Cite as: I M Lengyel, D Soroldoni, A C Oates, L G Morelli, Papers in Physics 6, 060012 (2014)
Lengyel, I. M., Soroldoni, D., Oates, A. C., & Morelli, L. G. (2014). Nonlinearity arising from noncooperative transcription factor binding enhances negative feedback and promotes genetic oscillations. Papers in Physics, 6, 060012. https://doi.org/10.4279/pip.060012


text:
The Hellenic Electronic Center (HEC) has started a new campaign for the return of the Parthenon Marbles to their origin, where they belong . This new campaign will include MailingList, Blog, Wiki, Petition, and a Voting Poll.
Enter The Parthenon Marbles Project.
The Parthenon Marbles project
Enter Parthenon Marbles
Click a flag to select language:
Parthenon Day: 5-Dec-97
The Hellenic Electronic Center (HEC) is about to start a new campaign for
The Reunification of The Parthenon Marbles.
This new campaign is focused in raising the awareness of the Parthenon Marbles history and eventually leading with the return of the Marbles to the Acropolis Museum.
To join our effort please register here
You will be notified as soon the projects starts with assignments of tasks.
The Parthenon Marbles Awareness Blog & Latest News
Last Updated on Sunday, 17 March 2019 21:48


text:
Die Stadtbus Frauenfeld sind ein Verkehrsunternehmen im Schweizer Kanton Thurgau. Das Unternehmen bedient die Gemeinde Frauenfeld und die Nachbargemeinde Gachnang. Alle 10 Linien sind in den Tarifverbund Ostwind integriert. Laut Eigenangaben befördert die Gesellschaft jährlich 2,5 Millionen Passagiere.

Die Stadt Frauenfeld ist Inhaberin der eidgenössischen Konzession und vergibt den Transportauftrag für den Stadtbus Frauenfeld mittels einer Ausschreibung jeweils für zehn Jahre.
Den Zuschlag für den Transportauftrag von 2011 bis 2021 erhielt die PostAuto Schweiz AG, Betriebsstelle Frauenfeld. Ab Dezember 2023 wird der Bus Ostschweiz den Betrieb des Stadtbus Frauenfeld übernehmen.

Linien

Zusätzlich wird am Bahnhof Frauenfeld ein Nachttaxi angeboten.

Weblinks
 Stadtbus Frauenfeld
 Fahr-/Netzplan

Einzelnachweise

Busunternehmen (Schweiz)
Verkehr (Kanton Thurgau)
Unternehmen (Frauenfeld)
Frauenfeld

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


Martyn Hilbert's Railway Photography - London Underground - 1938 Tube Stock passes Northwood.
1938 Tube Stock passes Northwood.
With car 11012 bringing up the rear, 1938 Tube Stock Unit forming the 13.45 Harrow-on-the-Hill to Amersham 'Art Deco Special', passes the Waitrose Car Park adjacent to the Fast Lines at Northwood on September 9th 2012. The vintage unit is passing under the B469 Green Lane bridge.


text:
Year: 1999; Race/Ethnicity: All; Region: Largest 4 MSAs
Print / PDF / Download Data / Save Image / Email / + Share /
Largest 4 Metro Areas
Scale Range: 0.0% - 25.3%
0.0%2.8%5.6%8.4%11.3%14.1%16.9%19.7%22.5%25.3%
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI Non-Hispanic White 1999 4.8%
Hispanic 1999 14.6%
Non-Hispanic Black 1999 24.3%
Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander 1999 7.4%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Non-Hispanic White 1999 8.7%
Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander 1999 13.4%
New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA Non-Hispanic White 1999 7.4%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Non-Hispanic White 1999 6.0%
Definition: This indicator provides the poverty rate in the neighborhood where the average child of different racial/ethnic groups lives. For instance, if the value is 10% for Hispanic children, this statistic is interpreted as "The average Hispanic child in this metro area lives in a neighborhood where the poverty rate is 10%."
Notes: Poverty rates defined as of 1999. Children are defined as under 18. Excludes metro areas with less than 5,000 child population of the specified racial/ethnic group.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census, Summary File 3 accessed through the Neighborhood Change Database. U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census, Summary File 1.


text:
Rosamond is a feminine given name.

It may also refer to:

Places:
Rosamond, California, a census-designated place
Rosamond, Illinois, an unincorporated community
Rosamond Township, Christian County, Illinois
Rosamond Hills, California, a mountain range
Rosamond Lake, California
Rosamond Skypark, California, a residential airpark and public-use airport

People:
Bennett Rosamond (1833-1910), Canadian manufacturer and politician
Christine Rosamond (1947-1994), American painter and artist
Frances A. Rosamond, Australian computer scientist

See also
Rosamund (disambiguation)
Rosamunde (disambiguation)


text:
The Doctor, The Widow, and the Wardrobe
The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe was the 2011 Christmas special of Doctor Who. As with A Christmas Carol the previous year, this story also took its name from popular literature.
It marked a relapse for the Doctor, who renounced his choice to travel alone and was reunited with Amy Pond and Rory Williams, ending a two-year absence from their standpoints in time.
A spaceship approaches 1938 Earth, and prepares its weapons to destroy the planet. Instead, it begins to blow up itself thanks to the Doctor, who is now running for his life to escape the ship. Sealing off the part of the ship that is exploding, the Doctor finds the section he's in has fallen apart. The vacuum of space is pulling him out. Seeing a space suit nearby, he tries reaching for it, but it falls out. Using his respiratory bypass system, the Doctor lets go of the ship and falls after the suit, barely missing getting caught in the explosion. Grabbing hold of the suit, he struggles to put it on as he enters the Earth's atmosphere.
In England, Madge Arwell is riding her bike home when something falls from the sky into a nearby field. She finds a space suit inside a crater as a groan comes from it. Madge opens the visor to find the wearer has the helmet on backwards. She informs him of this when he believes he's gone blind. Explaining he "got dressed in a hurry", the Doctor asks Madge to help him find a police box. Madge returns home to retrieve the keys to her neighbor's car, informing her children to tell their dad she is helping a spaceman angel find a police box. When her husband asks where she is going, their son, Cyril, simply says "out"; her story is obviously ridiculous.
After a bumpy drive due to her lack of driving acumen, Madge finds a police box. She helps the Doctor out of the car, as he bumps into a street lamp. She wonders why he hasn't taken off his suit. He explains it's an impact suit, which is healing him from the fall. The Doctor tells Madge that he will repay her kindness. All she has to do is make a wish. Entering the police box, the Doctor asks if they can try again — it's not the TARDIS.
Three years later, in the Second World War, Madge's husband, Reg is flying his plane blind, looking for a guide to navigate his way. Seeing none, he looks at a picture of Madge and apologizes.
Madge receives a telegram, informing her that Reg was lost at sea. She does not tell her children, Cyril and Lily, what happened, as she wants to keep them happy at Christmas. Because of the bombing, they are to leave for Uncle Digby's country estate. As her children break a wishbone, Madge makes a silent wish for help.
They arrive at Digby's estate, where the Doctor greets them. He introduces himself as the caretaker. He shows them around the estate, explaining he "repaired" several boring rooms. They have been upgraded with delightful gizmos. He shows the children their room, which has everything a child could want for their hobbies — at the cost of their beds (they'll have to sleep in hammocks). Madge tells the Doctor to stop and sends the children out of the room. She tells him that their father is dead, but then wonders at herself why she keeps shouting at them. The Doctor explains that it's because she knows that they will be very sad when she tells them the bad news; their happiness until then is upsetting her. The reason to let them be happy now is because they are going to be very sad later.
Before anything more can be said, they are interrupted by cries of delight from Cyril and Lily. They go to a room where the Doctor has set up an elaborate tree with a large gift box. Madge is shocked by the many toys the Doctor has put in the room. She turns to find him leaving once the children wonder who left them a gift.
That night, Cyril decides to open the Doctor's present before Christmas. He finds it contains a portal to another world, one covered in snow. A tree sprouts what seem to be ornaments. He grabs one, sees a face on it and drops it to run back. Something hatches from the ornament and walks off.
Back in the house, Lily is worried about Cyril. She notices lights from the attic. She finds the Doctor working on the electrics with the TARDIS next to him. He lies that the TARDIS is his wardrobe, painted to look like a police box. The Doctor wonders if Cyril is still in bed once he observes a beeping light he is holding. To prove to the Doctor that Cyril is in bed, Lily takes him to see, but finds the Doctor was right. Cyril is not there. Impressed with Cyril's cleverness, the Doctor decides to look for him.
They head for the sitting room with the tree and find Cyril re-entering the portal. The Doctor enters and pulls Lily after him, explaining that its a portal to another planet. They have arrived a few minutes after Cyril because of the nature of the portal. The Doctor explains this gift was supposed to be a supervised trip to one of the safest planets he knows, which also has beautiful natural Christmas trees. Meanwhile, Cyril has traced footprints left by the creature which earlier hatched from the "bauble". They lead to a tower-like structure.
Back in the house, Madge feels uneasy and looks around for the others, only to find them gone. She finds the portal and enters the forest herself. She encounters three harvest rangers, who hold her at gunpoint. They explain that the forest is private property, and she's in danger because of the acid rain coming to melt the trees down into fuel. They do a scan of her, finding that she is not from their era. The portal lead to the future. Madge begins crying from the stress and shock of what's happening. Deciding Madge will trust them if they are unarmed, the three do so, asking if they can interrogate her now. Madge then turns the tables on them by pointing a gun at them, telling them she's from the time of the Second World War.
Cyril has entered the structure and made his way to the top. Inside are wooden statues of a king and a queen. When Cyril sits on a throne in the top of the tower, the Wooden Queen comes to life and puts a crown on him. At the same time, the Doctor and Lily arrive and ascend the stairs. The Wooden King comes to life and follows them up. Finding Cyril, the Doctor then questions the Queen and King. They are trying to evacuate the forest's life force before the Androzani trees are melted. They lured Cyril to them, but he is too weak to carry their life force off the planet. To the Doctor's chagrin, he is also too weak. Lily is strong, but too young.
Madge is taken to the harvest rangers' vehicle, where she has all but the female member of the trio tied up to get some answers; Madge trusts her more than the men. The female ranger says they can scan for her children and set up a radio feed to receive any voices within the area. However, as soon as this is set up, a warning about the acid rain sounds and the rangers are teleported away. Madge hears Cyril over the radio, saying he will wait at the tower until she comes as she always comes.
Worried for the child's life, the Doctor tries explaining to Cyril that the portal they used to get to this planet will close soon, and they have to leave right away if they have a chance of avoiding the acid rain. However, the child is adamant and the rain begins; the tower won't hold up for long. They notice the ground shaking. Outside, the rangers' vehicle, a giant robot, is being piloted poorly towards the tower. The Doctor recognises the driving style: Madge. She tells the Doctor he is fired as caretaker, before crashing the robot next to the tower.
The Doctor rushes her inside, where the Wooden Queen and King decide she is both strong and old enough. The Doctor realizes they are saying that all life comes from the "mother ship", and thus are insisting on a female host. The forest's life force enters Madge as the room separates from the tower and launches itself into the time vortex. On the Queen's instruction to think of her destination, the Doctor tells her to think of all the memories and emotions of home until it hurts. Complying, Madge begins thinking of her husband, and how he followed her around all the time until she promised to marry him. She then sees a display of her husband's plane, lost at sea. Not wanting to see her husband crash, Madge asks the Queen and King not to show her that. Lily and Cyril realize she's been keeping a secret from them.
In a flash of light, everyone is transported to Digby's lawn. The Doctor explains that the trees' life force, the Wooden Queen and Wooden King have left and are now out in space. Madge tries hugging her children, but they ask what she meant about their father dying. The Doctor excuses himself. When he steps outside, he rushes back to tell Madge to come out. Somehow, Reg landed right behind them. The Doctor explains that her love led him into the time vortex, and he used the light from the escape pod as a guide to follow. Reg wonders what happened, until he is told it's Christmas. He puts aside thought to enjoy the holiday with his family.
Later, Madge enters the attic as the Doctor prepares to leave. Seeing the TARDIS, she realizes the "caretaker" was the spaceman she helped years earlier. She asks him to stay and enjoy Christmas, but he tells her he cannot. Madge thinks he has loved ones of his own, but the Doctor says that they think he died. Madge orders the Doctor to go see them. They shouldn't think he's dead at Christ mas. As he enters the TARDIS, the Doctor tells Madge that if she ever needs his help again, she should make another wish. Reg enters as the TARDIS dematerialises. Madge explains the Doctor has returned to the time vortex, which she thinks is a lovely place.
In the 21st century, the Doctor arrives at Amy and Rory's. Amy answers the door with a water gun, thinking it is Christmas carolers again. He greets her awkwardly, wondering how long it has been since they last met. Amy tells him that it's been two years, and spritzes the Doctor with water as payback for yet another long wait. She says River told them the truth, that he didn't really die. They each then assert that they will not hug first. After they hug, she invites the Doctor in, calling Rory to see who's at the door. Rory tries pretending to be surprised, but Amy tells him that they're past that. The Doctor asks if they have room for one more. They tell him that they always set a place for him. As Amy and Rory head in, the Doctor leaks a few tears, to his own surprise. He wipes his eye and smiles, noticing that he's got a bit of "humany-wumany" in him, then joins his friends for Christmas dinner.
The Eleventh Doctor
Madge Arwell
Lily Arwell
Cyril Arwell
Previous Episode: The Wedding of River Song
Next Episode: Asylum of the Daleks
Designed by DesignPro.ninja | Doctor Who, Torchwood, Class, and related characters and content owned by BBC Worldwide.


Located in the city of Colton, this condo is closed to schools, shopping malls, parks, and easy access to 10/215 fwy. The two story home features 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, functional floor plan, spacious kitchen, living room with a cozy fireplace, and a big back yard. The HOA includes BBQ areas, a tennis court, and pool. HOA fee covers water, sewer and trash charges. Property will be sold as-is.
I am interested in 936 Fairway Drive UNIT 10, Colton, CA 92324.
Courtesy: M L Blackwell - Berkshire Hathaway H.S.C.P.


text:
Builders attacked and site wrecked
BUILDERS were attacked by thugs who hurled bricks at them before returning to destroy the foundations of an all-weather pitch.
Gary Weaver, owner of Weaver Fencing, says he lost a day's work after yobs kicked over a section of fencing and wrenched it from the ground.
The gang of youths also attempted to set the building site ablaze by igniting the contents of a skip which contained flammable building waste.
The teenagers decided to go on the rampage after throwing bricks and other missiles at the bricklayers as they set to work at Wood Lane in Murdishaw.
Once complete, the state-of-the-art football pitch will look like the mirror image of another council sports area constructed in Halebank.
'They have completely destroyed the building site,' said Gary, 49.
'I couldn't believe it when I returned to work at 7.20am on Friday and saw what they'd done.
'But I should have been expecting it as we had bricks thrown at us the day before.
'I construct these courts all over the country for different councils and I've never had vandalism as bad as this.
'They managed to wrench the fencing out of the ground and to do this it must have taken a lot of manpower, as it took us all day to put them in.
'It really did take some handling and must have been a gang of kids, not just a couple of kids.
'I'm just fortunate we hadn't lain them in concrete as that would have been disastrous if they'd set like this.
'The thing is, we're doing this for them, and if they don't want us to build it they should just say so instead of creating such destruction.'
The council picks up the bill for the sports project, however Gary estimates the vandalism to the ball court has personally cost him 32 hours labour.
Liam Wheawall, a builder, said: 'It'll take us between six and eight days to finish the ball court but if this keeps happening, who knows when we'll finish?
Since the incident, the building company has applied to Halton Borough Council for some super strength cement mix.
Gary added: 'We've contacted the police but I don't know how much they can do.
'I think the damage is just a sign of kids today, they've no respect for anything.
'They're probably mum's little angels but to me they're little toe-rags!'
A spokeswoman for Halton council said: 'The ball court is a joint project with Riverside Housing, which has now brought in an area warden to patrol the area.
'The £50,000 scheme is to refurbish and improve an existing facility, by providing a multi-use games area with new fencing, improved surfacing and general improvements to floodlighting and surveillance. The project is funded by Riverside Housing, Neighbourhood Renewal Fund and Waste Recycling Environmental Ltd.'


Eaves Trays, also known as Underlay Support Trays, prevent ponding of water behind the fascia where underlay can sag between the rafters. We supply roofing materials nationwide through our four branches & online at www.aboutroofing.com. Call or email us for a quotation!


HONG KONG, CHINA - Media OutReach - 31 October 2018 - Marriott International has once again been crowned Best Employer Asia Pacific by Aon plc (NYSE: AON). The company was also recognized as Aon Best Employer in 17 markets across APAC -- an increase in four markets from last year. The accolades are testament to Marriott International's commitment to its people and its active encouragement for them to be their best in both their professional and personal lives.
Craig S. Smith, Marriott International's President and Managing Director for Asia Pacific, said, "At Marriott International we put people first and take care of our associates so that they, in turn, take care of our guests. We are thrilled that this commitment to our people, which has been embedded in the company's DNA from the outset, has been recognized yet again by Aon. We focus on training, developing and retaining our associates, creating a loyal and passionate workforce that is committed to offering the best service and experiences to our guests."
Marriott International was recognized as Best Employer in 17 markets it operates in across APAC. These are: Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Mainland China, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, South Korea, and Thailand.
With over 680 properties across 23 brands in more than 20 markets and a further 530 plus properties in the pipeline, Asia Pacific is Marriott International's second fastest-growing region. The organization's approach to developing talent is central to this growth as increased opportunities in the company enable associates to progress their careers from within, retaining not only talent but also the legacy of service values and commitment to excellence throughout the entire operation.
"We implement a systematic and purposeful approach to enable associates to realize their full potential through a structured human capital planning process," said Regan Taikitsadaporn, Chief Human Resources Officer for Asia Pacific at Marriott International. "We see it as important to nurture and groom our talent with comprehensive training and leadership development programs to enable career growth and facilitate internal promotions that will empower the growth of our company. These initiatives help us attract best-in-class talent as well as create a positive and nurturing environment for all associates."
Marriott International also offers professional development programs for associates at every stage of their career, from the Global Voyage Leadership Development Program for recent university graduates to the Marriott Development Academy, which helps prepare aspiring and new managers for the leadership role of general managers. As part of its commitment to diversity and inclusion, Marriott also focuses on promoting and developing women leaders. In 2018 alone, the Asia Pacific region saw a 12 percent increase in the number of women general managers across Asia Pacific.
Marriott International is the only company to receive global recognition consecutively since Aon began the program in 2014 -- a testament to the group's commitment to putting its people at the core of its business. In 2018, Marriott also achieved certification as Best Employer globally.
With more than 15 years of experience in best employer studies across the world, backed by more than 20 years of experience in employee research, the Aon Best Employer program recognizes the achievements of organizations that demonstrate excellence in the workplace.
The company's research proves that Aon Best Employers drive a committed workforce and performance through a compelling employer brand, effective leadership, and a high performance culture and level of employee engagement.
Engagement: Employees speak positively about their employer, intend to stay, and are motivated to exert extra effort at work.
Leadership: Leaders treat employees as valued assets, engage employees in the vision, and lead the organization to success.
Performance Culture: Employees are aligned to organizational goals and are rewarded and recognized for their contribution.
Employer Brand: Employees are proud of being part of their organization and can clearly explain what makes their employer different from others.
Please see the awards list in full here.


text:
Presser Points: AOB's thoughts on Cowboys clash
Zac Nissen
Thu 20 May 2021, 11:58 PM
"Stick with us."
That's the message from our Head Coach Adam O'Brien, with the Knights sliding to a second straight loss in North Queensland.
Minus the likes of Kalyn Ponga, Bradman Best and Mitchell Pearce, not to mention being 16-0 down after 20 minutes, Newcastle put in a brave performance which very nearly saw them complete a comeback from a 16 point deficit for the second time in three weeks.
It's something O'Brien can use to sleep a little easier after a tough few weeks on the road.
AOB: 'Stick with us'
"The results not what we want and we're not where we want to be," he said after the game.
"But we're also working extremely hard and I'm confident we will come out the other side.
"There's some experience on the way."
That experience will come in the form of the aforementioned Ponga and Best, who O'Brien expects will return to the side next week after brief injury lay-offs.
"I'm hopeful Bradman and KP will come back (to face Manly)," O'Brien said.
"We've got some help coming back, but at the same time we're not waiting for that help.
Highlights: Knights comeback falls short in Townsville
"We need to get better at our craft individually at training."
With debutant Simi Sasagi playing in the centres and 4-gamer Brayden Musgrove on the opposite wing, O'Brien was pleased with their respective games while still admitting there was a long way to go for much of his developing squad.
"We will be better for it as a Club long term (giving these players experience)," he said.
"Everybody just needs to take a breath, including me.
"They're trying their backsides off, and sometimes a little bit too hard.
"But all they're doing is getting kicked in the guts and they don't need me doing it as well.
"We're on a path, but we've got some challenges as well."
Sasagi with a pass that Matt Gidley would stand and applaud


text:
Welcome to my annual end-of-the-year chronicle. Here I reflect on the passed year, the media I've consumed, the trips I've made and other personal stuff.
My first focus is this blog: Stray Bullet. This year I have published 9 posts. Six of the posts were concert reviews and three of the concerts were abroad. You'll read more about them further down in this article (Music and Travels).
Next year I will do a lot of travelling for music as I embark one of the greatest adventures of my life: following Springsteen's tour around Europe for around 20 shows (including three shows in the US). My plan is to write a travel journal and post it here. It'll probably be more short tales of the experiences around travelling, meeting people and seeing new places than actual concert reviews. I'm still considering what the overall title for this new feature of my blog should be. If you have any good ideas, feel free to post them in the comment section.
Music and Travels
As the year 2022 started accompanied by fireworks, I was in Cologne. Cologne is a city I like very much, not only because that's where my partner in crime lives. The city has a warm atmosphere and the vibrant streets of the borough of Ehrenfeld are becoming more and more familiar to me.
@dercolonius
On April 15-18 my boyfriend and I went to Edinburgh to visit our good friend Connor and to see The War on Drugs, a concert that turned out to be exactly as good as I had expected. Click on the link to read more about it.
I've visited Edinburgh a few times and it is always a city I return to with pleasure. This time, however, we also had the opportunity to see St Andrews, which is a town about 50 km northeast of Edinburgh.
St Andrews is probably most known for its golf course (The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews), the most frequent venue for The Open Championship, one of the four majors in the golf championships. We weren't very interested in the golf course though. Instead we had a sturdy breakfast in a lovely restaurant called "Mitchell's" and a stroll through town. In the afternoon we had a lovely home cooked meal in our friend's house before returning by train to Edinburgh.
Brian Fallon's concert in Pustervik, Gothenburg was originally scheduled for April 2020, as a tour to support his then newly released album Local Honey. The concert had then been postponed twice due to the pandemic and finally, on 28 april, the time had come for the show. Support acts were Jesse Malin and Chris Farren.
Rebecca and Megan Lovell of Larkin Poe are American multi-instrumentalist sisters, that have an unique southern rock sound. In the beginning of June they performed in the small venue Trädgår'n in Gothenburg. It was my first outdoor concert of the year. The outdoor part was actually a surprise to me (and I think also for the band). The venue also holds a medium big indoor scene. Luckily the weather was nice. Larkin Poe is definitely one you need to tick off your bucket list of rock bands to get out and see live.
Two days after the Larkin Poe concert I set sail towards Munich to see the legendary The Rolling Stones. The trip itself was a bit of a hardship. All flights to Munich were delayed due to a horrible thunder storm that had closed the Munich airport. When I was finally onboard my flight, my boyfriend texted that he had missed his flight from Germany and he wasn't going to arrive until early next morning. I had find my way from the airport to the hotel all by myself.
It was my first (and last?) Stones concert and I got to hear many of their most famous songs and although we were soaked by a heavy rain prior to the show I did not regret staying around even if it was a bit freezing. Click on the picture for a full review.
As you might already know, I'm a teacher and that means that I have quite much free time during the summer- a perfect opportunity to travel. In the beginning of July I went for a week to Cyprus. I stayed in a hotel in the centre of the small town of Ayia Napa, which is resort town on the southeast coast of Cyprus, known for its beaches and nightclubs. Beforehand I had made sure that the hotel would have a gym and that there wouldn't be any screaming children around. It was a relaxing week mixed with training, sunbathing and long explorational walks.
In the middle of July I went to Scotland again. I stayed in my friend's house in a small village just outside of St Andrews. We revisited St Andrews and also went for a swim in the North Sea, which was freezing cold! 🥶. One day we took the train to Aberdeen, where we checked out the University.
Rammstein and their fans invaded Gothenburg in the end of July for three consecutive shows in the outdoor stadium Ullevi. I was lucky to land a cheap concert ticket on Facebook the same day of one of the shows and I really enjoyed myself. Read more about how I experienced the show and how I, as luck would have it, ended up in the "Feuerzone" (aka the pit) here.
On 10 August I returned to Ullevi, this time to see Ed Sheeran. My companion was my collegue and friend Elisabet. Sheeran had set up a round stage, surrounded by guitar pick-shaped screens, in the middle of the arena. For everyone to get a chance to see him he was standing on a conveyor belt and travelled around the stage during the performance. The set of about two hours consisted of both full band features, and Sheeran's characteristic loop pedal-based solo performances.
Håkan Hellström is a Swedish musician, local hero and current attendance record holder of Ullevi Stadium (71.977). In the summer of 2020, he was supposed to celebrate 20 years since his first album release, by having four concerts in his (and my) hometown Göteborg in Ullevi Stadium. All the concert were cancelled, due to Covid-19. This year he finally had the chance to go through with his plans. I went to see the first one, which turned out to be a rainy but memorable show.
A highlight this year was the trip to Dublin (my first visit), where we saw one of my favourite musicians: Jason Isbell. It was a short but intense weekend in a very beautiful but cold city. Apart from attending the concert, we visited the "Guinness Storehouse", we strolled through the city and we met up with a mutual friend, Bronagh, in a classic Irish Pub.
We will stay in the same hotel (The Gresham) when we visit next year for the Springsteen shows. Read more about the Jason Isbell concert here.
Films and series
Last year the cinemas in Gothenburg were shut down during the Gothenburg Film Festival and the festival was arranged digitally instead. This year (28 January- 6 February) they had decided to arrange a mixed festival. You could stream many of the films and a few were shown "live" in cinemas.
As it happens I tested positive for Covid-19 in the middle of the festival and because of the quarantine rules I had to stay home from work and was able to see many of the films (Nobody has to know, Så jävla easy going, The Beta Test, Compartment number 6, Große Freiheit, Brighton 4th, Magisterlekarna, My night, Boiling point and Sundown).
The ones I liked best were:
Boiling Point – Storyline (from IMDb): Enter the relentless pressure of a restaurant kitchen as a head chef wrangles his team on the busiest day of the year.
Compartment number 6 – Storyline (from IMDb): A young Finnish woman escapes an enigmatic love affair in Moscow by boarding a train to the arctic port of Murmansk. Forced to share the long ride and a tiny sleeping car with a Russian miner, the unexpected encounter leads the occupants of Compartment no. 6 to face the truth about their own yearning for human connection.
I saw a few films in a real cinema during the year too;
Studio 666 – In the film the Foo Fighters move into a haunted mansion to record their highly anticipated tenth studio album.
Downton Abbey – The Crawley family goes to the south of France to uncover the mystery of the dowager countess's newly inherited villa.
Top Gun: Maverick – The film is set 30 years after its predecessor. It follows Maverick's return to Top Gun where he must confront his past as he trains a group of younger pilots. One of them is the son of Maverick's deceased best friend "Goose". The film offers a lot of nostalgia for someone like me, who saw the original film as a teenager.
The Batman – A sadistic serial killer starts to murder key political figures in Gotham. Batman is forced to investigate the city's hidden corruption and it leads to him questioning his own family's involvement. Fun fact: As I had never seen ANY Batman film before this one, my BF challenged me to actually watch all Batman films before allowing myself to go the cinema, which I did. 😅
Neil Young: Harvest Time – This is a really cool docu-film that shows footage, shot between January and September 1971, from when the classic Harvest album was created.
Some of the series I have consumed this year are:
As I heard that the series Better Call Saul would air its last season, I just had to see the whole thing from the beginning. However, seeing Better Call Saul without knowing the series Breaking Bad seemed weird so I actually started with that.
Stranger Things – After nearly three years since the last season, the fourth was finally released this year. A fifth season is expected in 2024.
In between releases of new series and seasons, I suddenly felt like revisiting an oldie. Do you remember ALF? ALF was a TV-series that aired 1986-1990. It's a comedy series about a furry alien wise-guy, who comes to live with the Tanner family after crashing into their garage. There are four seasons.
The Crown – A series about the reign of Queen Elizabeth II from her wedding in 1947 through to the early 21st century. Season 5 focuses on the period from 1991 to 1997.
Wednesday – a new series that follows Wednesday Addams, daughter of the Addams' family, and her years as a student at Nevermore Academy, a school for outcasts. She tries to solve a supernatural mystery that involved her parents 25 years ago.
Harry and Meghan – a documentary on the Duke and Dutchess of Sussex, prince Harry and Meghan, that tells the story of the challenges and controversies that prompted them to step back from the royal family.
I have meticulously continued to go to the gym five times a week and since I've been healthy I have also been able to be consistent with my training and that is what leads to progress. In June 2022 I was given a 6 month's subscription for Hybrid Performance Method by my boyfriend and the program "Hybrid Build" gave me new inspiration and still motivates me.
I've found that I have the head for this type of training. I'm rigid and determined. My goal is to be stronger and to build muscles. For every exercise I always want to improve myself. In gym language that is called "progressive overload"🙂. I'm curious to see how far I can go.
That concludes this test-of-endurance blogpost. I'd like to congratulate you on getting through it and also thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading my blog. I hope you'll stick with me for another year. As I mentioned in the beginning, great adventures lie ahead!
Happy New Year! 🥳
(Header image by vikayatskina on Freepik)
Blog (English), Chronicle
Aberdeen, Brian Fallon, Bruce Springsteen, Cologne, Cyprus, der Colonius, Dublin, Ed Sheeran, Edinburgh, Hybrid performance method, Jason Isbell, Köln, Larkin Poe, Rammstein, St Andrews, Stray Bullet, The Rolling Stones, The War on Drugs, Ullevi


text:
Results Sort By Title Ascending Sort By Title Descending Sort By Period Ascending Sort By Period Descending 1 66
45 Previous Next
Explore Object
Pendant in the Shape of a Ram Head
Description Exhibitions Provenance Credit
Description Miniature glass pendants in a large variety of colors and shapes can be found all over the Mediterranean world and were probably produced in several glassmaking centers, including Carthage, Iran, and Syria. These objects were distributed through the expansive, widespread trade routes established by the Phoenicians. Rams were considered fertility symbols, and this pendant likely also had a protective function and was intended to ward off evil.
Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1979-1980.
3000 Years of Glass: Treasures from The Walters Art Gallery. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1982.
Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Museum. Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota; The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2006-2009.
Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry. El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso. 2010.
Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1913, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Credit Acquired by Henry Walters, 1913
Download Image Add to Collection Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Creative Commons License
Connect with Facebook to start your own collections!
Punic (Artist)
5th-4th century BCE
(Glasswares)
7/8 in. (2.22 cm) (l.)
Eastern Mediterranean (Place of Origin)
Location Within Museum
pendant creature
Add A New Tag
Zoom Out Zoom In Back to Details


Lynn Shepherd first appeared in our bookshops back in September 2010 when she debuted with a murder mystery which took us back to the world of Jane Austen and a killer on the loose at Mansfield Park. In September last year, her second book Tom-All-Alone's used Bleak House by Charles Dickens as its backdrop, and Charles Maddox, great nephew of the detective in her earlier novel. The young detective returns for a new case in A Treacherous Likeness, and his client is the son of the long-dead poet Percy Bysshe Shelley and his wife, Mary. A bitter battle is being waged over Shelley's literary legacy, but it's a chance discovery regarding the circumstances of his first wife's death that draw Charles into something far more sinister, and the shocking possibility that his own great-uncle may have been party to a cover up. A Treacherous Likeness is out now.
Regular readers may recall our review of The Devil's Ribbon following its US release in October 2011, and our recent competition to win yourself a copy. UK publisher Allison & Busby has launched the novel here for British readers alongside its prequel, Devoured which introduces us to a new style of Victorian detection – sleuthing by forensics and autopsy examination. Professor Adolphus Hatton and his able morgue assistant Albert Roumande embark on their first investigation when they are called to examine a crime scene, complete with corpse. Lady Bessingham has been discovered in her bedroom surrounded by her vast collection of fossils and tribal masks. As the pair dig deeper, they find that her death may not be an isolated killing. The discovery of a packet of highly seditious letters that threaten the stability of the London elite, and a trail of murders, all hint at a much darker reason for the Lady's death.
In March 2012, journalist turned crime writer Lloyd Shepherd made his literary debut with The English Monster. Today, he's back with another tale of murder set in 19th century London. The year is 1812, England's war with France is ongoing, but it's also a time of exploration. It's been more than 30 years since Captain James Cook's final voyage to the Pacific, and another ship has just returned to England crammed with botanical specimens. But flora and fauna aren't the only things the crew appear to have brought back from Tahiti with them. Within days of the Solange docking, its sailors begin to turn up dead with their throats slashed and their treasure chests ransacked. The case is assigned to constable Charles Horton to investigate.
Last year US author Nancy Bilyeau was nominated for the CWA's Ellis Peters Historical Dagger for her debut novel, The Crown. In it we met Joanna Stafford, a novice at Dartford Priory who found herself caught up in the middle Henry VIII's Reformation of the English church, and a mission to find a relic believed to have been lost in the mists of time. It's now 1538 and Joanna is about to embark on her next investigation. This time, she finds herself the subject of a prophecy, which not only finds her smack bang in the middle of a conspiracy that threatens the King's person but with the future of Christendom in her hands. With the Tudor spy network at work, will Joanna complete her mission or find herself back in one of the Tower's torture chambers?


Winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, Andersson's film mirrors a bird's panoramic perspective of the world and shares the fear of a coming apocalypse should humans choose not to intervene. Specifically, the bird watches two comedic traveling salesmen peddling unusual items. Other characters appear in numerous vignettes that explore a wide range of topics, from the serious (the immediacy of death) to the mundane (repeating phrases in phone conversations). Naturally, Andersson finds humor in all of his scenarios, as each is a reminder that things could be worse. 2014, DCP, in Swedish with English subtitles, 100 minutes.


The provisional list of courses for MPhil Students in 2019/20 can be found here.
In addition to the optional courses, students will undertake mandatory Statistics and Research Methods courses in the Michaelmas and Lent terms.
The Examination Data Retention Policy is available here.
All students will information about plagiarism in the Handbook, which is given out on Induction Day. You will be required to submit a coversheet with each assessed piece of work attesting to its originality. The plagiarism guidelines can also be found here.
Current students can find more information about the course via the Moodle Site. This closed network site is used to make specific course guides and other documents available to the students. Current MPhil students can log on to it using their Raven password, and will see the 'MPhil International Relations and Politics' site. If you have problems accessing the site, please contact the Graduate Secretary, amc242@cam.ac.uk.
It is essential that students review the Code of Practice at the start of their study so a signature page has been introduced to the booklet to help encourage this. We will not be checking on students or their supervisor that this has been completed, but please note that if you do not sign the booklet this does not mean that you will not be held against it. The Code of Practice will be distributed in student's induction packs, but can also be found online here.
These office hours apply in term. If you wish to see a member of staff outside of term it is advisable to check first whether they are keeping regular office hours. If you are unable to make office hours during term time, please contact lecturers via email to make an alternative appointment.
This list applies to the Course Leaders on the MPhil; for a more comprehensive list please see the table at the bottom of this page .


text:
The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Anxiety
A Step-By-Step Program
Foreword by Jon Carlson
,General Anxiety - GAD
,Social Anxiety and Shyness
,Specific Phobias
When anxious feelings spiral out of control, they can drain your energy and prevent you from living the life you want. If you're ready to stop letting your anxiety have the upper hand, The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Anxiety, Second Edition can help you to recognize your anxiety triggers, develop skills to stop anxious thoughts before they take over, and keep needless fears from coming back.
In the second edition of this best-selling workbook, William J. Knaus offers a step-by-step program to help you overcome anxiety and get back to living a rich and productive life. With this book, you will develop a personal wellness plan using techniques from rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), powerful treatment methods proven to be even more effective than anxiety medication. This edition includes new evidence-based techniques such as behavioral activation and values-based action, addresses perfectionism and anxiety, and features updated, cutting-edge research.
Anxiety and panic are intense emotions, and in the moments that you experience them it may seem like you are powerless, but nothing could be further from the truth. This workbook offers a practical program that you can use on your own, or with a therapist, to take back that power and end anxiety once and for all.
William J. Knaus (Author)
William J. Knaus, EdD, is a licensed psychologist with more than forty-six years of clinical experience working with people suffering from anxiety, depression, and procrastination. He has appeared on numerous regional and national television shows,... Read more
Books by William J. Knaus
Overcoming Procrastination for Teens
The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Anxiety Second Edition
The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Depression Second Edition
Jon Carlson (Foreword by)
Jon Carlson, PsyD,EdD, ABPP, is a distinguished professor in the Division of Psychology and Counseling at Governors State University and a psychologist at the Wellness Clinic in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. He is past president of the International... Read more
Books by Jon Carlson
Moved By the Spirit
Time for a Better Marriage
"Outstanding manual that offers a comprehensive approach to change that covers the major areas of anxiety. Uniquely emphasizes the links between anxiety and common co-occurring conditions, such as procrastination and indecision. The book shows how to combat anxiety cognitions, build emotional tolerance, use imagery for relaxation, engage in problem-solving behaviors, and apply tested techniques for solving more than one emotional problem simultaneously. It features self-contracts at the end of each chapter to reinforce change."
-Janet Wolfe, PhD, former executive director of the Albert Ellis Institute and staff psychologist for thirty-five years, as well as author or coauthor of multiple books, including What to Do When He Has a Headache
"This book is brilliant! Scientifically sound, user-friendly, compassionate, and deeply understanding of the anxiety disorders-I will insist that many of my patients read it. In fact, regular use of Knaus's workbook may actually shorten the length of time required for some anxiety sufferers to remain in therapy."
-Barry Lubetkin, PhD, ABPP, director and founder of the Institute for Behavior Therapy, New York City
"Knaus has an amazing capacity to simplify and clarify complex scientific ideas and to incorporate them into an accessible, pragmatic text. This workbook can greatly benefit lay people afflicted with excessive anxiety and commonly associated disturbances. He has added a section on meditative practices, which greatly enhances the appeal and utility of this workbook. I recommend it heartily."
-Joseph Gerstein, MD, FACP, founding president of the SMART Recovery Self-Help Network
"As we strive to navigate the waves of change, push ourselves to constantly do better, and struggle to accomplish a sense of balance, we can fall prey to the ravages of fear, anxiety, and depression. Knaus impresses once again by providing a highly practical, research-based methodology to tackle these psychological demons. Readers will come away with useful tools and strategies that will allow them to take charge of their lives, restore their well-being, and advance their health and productivity. Practitioners will also find this workbook a valuable and indispensable resource."
-Sam Klarreich, PhD, C Psych, president of The Berkeley Center for Effectiveness and The Center for Rational Emotive Therapy, and coauthor of Fearless Job Hunting
"One of the foundational tenets of the cognitive behavioral therapies is that personal change does not take place in the therapist's office. Rather, a patient can only make desired change by practicing-yes, practicing-the insights and strategies the therapist provides in the context of his or her daily life. Bill Knaus's The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Anxiety is a rare gem in this regard; it is both a reference for the therapist to guide the patient through the anxiety-defeating change process and also a suitable resource for the layperson to independently obliterate anxiety on his or her own. I will treasure it for my own personal use, keep copies on hand for my anxious patients as an adjunct for their therapy, and make participants aware of it at my self-help workshops.
-Russ Greiger, PhD, clinical psychologist in private practice in Charlottesville, VA, and coauthor of Fearless Job Hunting
"Working through each page of The Cognitive Behavioral Workbookfor Anxiety will empower any reader who is truly ready to get down to the heart of the matter! In this excellent and comprehensive collection of our current understandings and research-driven techniques, Knaus reveals a full and user-friendly plan for the great defeat of anxiety-feeding beliefs and habits!"
-Pam Garcy, PhD, psychologist in Dallas, TX, and author of The REBT Super Activity Guide
"Knaus's step-by-step approach to conquer anxiety is written in a manner that gives the reader a handle on the source of his or her anxiety and spells out a plethora of sensible, evidence-based solutions. I heartily recommend The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Anxiety to anyone struggling with worry, anxiety, procrastination, and depression. If getting a better handle on emotions, giving up perfectionism, and defeating social anxiety are your goals, Knaus's book will seem as though he wrote it with you in mind."
-Joel Block, PhD, assistant clinical professor, Hofstra, North-Shore/LIJ School of Medicine
"A fantastic tool for all those who struggle with anxiety and want to learn how to reduce it once and for all. Knaus has compiled a very practical, clear, and effective workbook, complemented by catchy, easy-to-remember tips and a very comprehensive coverage of anti-anxiety strategies and techniques following in the footsteps of Dr. Albert Ellis's theory of rational emotive behavior therapy. I will recommend this workbook to all my anxiety patients."
-Roberta Galluccio Richardson, PhD, clinical psychologist, Sloane Medical Practice, London
"In this recent revision, Knaus has provided the reader with an up-to-date and comprehensive description of anxiety and the role it can play in our now all-too-complicated and demanding lives. More importantly, he gives the reader those essential and valuable tools he or she needs to better cope with and reduce modern day stress and anxiety. I strongly recommend this book to the lay reader and professional alike. This book is truly a gem!"
-Allen Elkin, PhD, in private practice in New York, NY, and author of Stress Management for Dummies
"Knaus has given us an extensive new edition of his highly successful The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Anxiety. From direct observation, we know that the completion of this project has been a labor of love. Knaus has a strong scientist-clinician's grasp of the topics he covers in this revised edition, and it shows! Throughout the book, he shares his clinical insights and thorough understanding of the anxiety research. This book effectively summarizes many approaches to coping with anxiety and offers help to those who needlessly suffer its effects. It is a goldmine of proven ways and innovative methods to cope with the many faces of anxiety. The self-helper who chooses to reduce or end needless anxieties and fears, regardless of the form that they take, will find an organized approach for developing the skills needed to manage anxiety or make it go away."
-Leon Pomeroy, PhD, author of The New Science of Axiological Psychology and Wendy Pomeroy, MD, US Department of Justice, retired
"Knaus's The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Anxiety is a well-constructed, thoughtful exploration of both the causes of and approaches to overcoming or minimizing anxiety and its effects. His book clearly illustrates the principles and particular steps involved in overcoming anxiety. In addition, each chapter provides clearly delineated, practical steps to address the principle causes of anxiety as the subject of each chapter. I have found the approach to addressing `double trouble' particularly useful with clients and friends alike. Oftentimes, simply pointing out how `awfulizing' about having anxiety brings almost immediate relief and allows the person to focus on the circumstances and causes of their anxiety. It is clear to me that fully deploying the exercises found in his workbook will bring benefit to almost anyone struggling with the ill-effects of anxiety."
-James W. Thompson, PhD, MBA, business psychologist
"Knaus's excellent book on overcoming anxiety just got even more versatile with this new improved edition. A virtual one-stop supermarket of information, techniques, case illustrations, top tips, and exercises for overcoming debilitating anxiety and worry, this fully revised and updated resource serves multiple purposes. From the unhappy traveler of life looking to feel and do better, to the therapist in search of an innovative and creative cognitive behavioral approach, this book serves them all-and incredibly well. Knaus has truly outdone himself on this one!"
-Elliot D. Cohen, PhD, author of What would Aristotle Do? Self-Control through the Power of Reason
"Anxiety is so common that almost everyone experiences it from time to time. It can interfere with fully living the only life you have to live. Knaus, a renowned cognitive behavioral therapist and author, has summarized the cutting-edge knowledge and provided practical steps for you to follow to deal with anxiety. By following this precious wisdom, you can gain relief from the suffering caused by anxiety."
-Sanjay Singh, MD, DNB, PhD, REBT and REE representative in India, professor, Department of Dermatology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
"If you want to reduce and control your anxieties, worries, fears, etc., Socrates's advice still holds: `Know yourself!' But how do you do it? Even small steps can help, and this workbook by veteran psychotherapist Knaus will guide you along the way with a variety of practical tools you can immediately apply for observing and managing your thinking-feeling-acting. Alfred Korzybski, an early pioneer in what is now called cognitive behavioral therapy, said fears and defensiveness are no defense. You can learn how to manage yours."
-Bruce I. Kodish, author of Korzybski: A Biography and Drive Yourself Sane: Using the Uncommon Sense of General Semantics, coauthored with Susan Presby Kodish
"Freud distinguished between fearing what is harmful and threatening to our survival (realistic anxiety) and all other fears (neurotic anxiety). Knaus offers systematic ways to reduce self-handicapping unrealistic anxieties with a series of exercises and written progress reports. Building on decades of work in cognitive behavioral therapy, he presents highly practical and creative ideas for educating oneself against anxiety and toward a calmer, more comfortable, and productive life. His is a valuable, no-nonsense approach to self-help."
-Richard L. Wessler, PhD, emeritus professor of psychology and codeveloper of cognitive appraisal therapy
"Knaus has done it again with an important update to his best-selling book The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Anxiety. Not only is this a self-help manual, but it could also be used as a college textbook in a counseling psychology course. It is astonishingly well written, and the coverage is detailed and thorough. As a self-help manual it offers a clear, step-by-step solution to the dilemma of depression and anxiety. It gets the reader moving and changing, because it demands that the reader be involved enough to take active steps. This is not for the passively disengaged, but for those who are willing to participate in their own recovery process (which is essential to the overall healing). As a textbook it is a foundational source for a true understanding of cognitive behavioral therapy, which has been proven to be today's most effective therapeutic technique. And in this case you will be reading words from the master, as Knaus himself has contributed greatly to the creation of this important therapeutic breakthrough."
-Richard Sprinthall, PhD, emeritus professor at American International College
"This revision of Knaus's Cognitive Behavioral Work Book for Anxiety is no less than a milestone in the CBT self-help movement. It is both a compassionate and scholarly reach-out to all those suffering from anxieties that thwart their well-being and development. I am sure, given my personal acquaintance with the founding fathers of CBT, such as Albert Ellis, that they also would applaud the publication of this helpful volume."
-Ren? F.W. Diekstra, PhD, emeritus professor of psychology at the University College in Roosevelt Middelburg, the Netherlands, and professor of youth and development at the University of Applied Sciences at The Hague, the Netherlands
0paul.delgrosso
No link to reproducable materials?
Good book overall in using REBT and CBT to address anxiety. I just don't get why in this day and age a SECOND edition does not keep up with the times that readers and clinicians want access to electronic worksheets that are easily reproducable. This flaw makes the book a lot less appealing.
Dying of Embarrassment
Barbara G. Markway
The Practicing Happiness Workbook
Ruth Baer
Overcoming Generalized Anxiety Disorder - Therapist Protocol
Matthew McKay and John White
Anxiety Happens
John P. Forsyth and Georg H. Eifert
Edmund J. Bourne and Lorna Garano
Mindfulness and Acceptance for Addictive Behaviors
Edited by Steven C. Hayes and Michael Levin
Insecure in Love
Leslie Becker-Phelps
Anxiety Relief for Kids
Bridget Flynn Walker
The Worry Workbook for Teens
Jamie A. Micco
Don't Let Your Anxiety Run Your Life
David H. Klemanski and Joshua E Curtiss
The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook
Martin M. Antony and Richard P. Swinson
The Cognitive Behavioral Coping Skills Workbook for PTSD
Matthew T Tull, Kim L. Gratz and Alexander L. Chapman
Thirty-Minute Therapy for Anxiety
Matthew McKay and Troy DuFrene
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
Susan L. Woods, Patricia Rockman and Evan Collins
The Generalized Anxiety Disorder Workbook
Melisa Robichaud and Michel J. Dugas
Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook
Helping Your Child with Selective Mutism
Angela E. McHolm, Charles E. Cunningham and Melanie K. Vanier
The Compassionate-Mind Guide to Overcoming Anxiety
Dennis Tirch
Little Ways to Keep Calm and Carry On
Mark Reinecke
Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life for Teens
Joseph V. Ciarrochi, Louise L. Hayes and Ann Bailey


text:
Advance Analytical
Biotech Technology
Scientific Cameras & Monitoring system
Glassware & Chemical
Syntech Innovation Product
Preventive Maintenance Service
- Design furniture lab
- Design instument & machinery
March Election
เครื่องมือวิทยาศาสตร์พื้นฐาน General Equipment
General Equipment Hits: 14552
Kjeldahl Nitrogen Determinations
The Kjeldahl procedure involves three major steps
1) Digestion
In the digestion step the organically bonded nitrogen is converted into ammonium ions. Organic carbon and hydrogen form carbon dioxide and water, very much reminiscent to an incineration process. In this process the organic material carbonizes which can be visualized by the transformation of the sample into black foam. During the digestion the foam decomposes and finally a clear liquid indicates the completion of the chemical reaction. The generalized non-stoichiometric chemical equation (1) shows how a general nitrogen containing starting material (CHNO) is mineralized to dissolved ammonium ions.
(CHNO) + H2SO4 . CO2 + SO2 + H2O + NH4 + ---(1)
In the original procedure published by Kjeldahl the mineralization was carried out in boiling sulfuric acid. The oxidation was supported by the addition of the strong oxidizing agent potassium permanganate. After its introduction by Kjeldahl, the digestion reaction was further improved and optimized. Examples were the addition of salts and the use of catalysts which allowed for shorter digestion time. The most common salt used historically was potassium sulfate and the catalysts were selenium and metal salts, particularly of mercury, copper or titanium. Two types of heating units are used to heat up the sample together with the reagents to boiling temperatures of 340 to 370 ฐC. One type are IR-digesters and the other are block digesters
After the digestion has lead to a clear liquid, an additional digestion time of e.g. 30 minutes is usually added, in order to allow complete mineralization [3]. For the digestion working in a fume hood is highly recommended and the use of the Scrubber B-414 provides additional safety to laboratory personnel and environment as well as offering protection of the equipment against corrosion.
2) Distillation
After digestion the sample is allowed to cool to room temperature and the glass sample tube is transferred to a distillation unit. Neutralization of sulfuric acid Prior to the distillation the acidic sample is neutralized by means of concentrated sodium hydroxide solution (NaOH) as shown in equation (2).
H2SO4 + 2 NaOH . 2 Na+ + SO4+ 2 H2O ---(2)
Distillation in glass sample tube
In the distillation step the ammoniumions are con-verted into ammonia which is transferred into the receiver vessel by means of steam distillation.
In a chemical equilibrium (see equation (3)) the solvated ammonium ions (NH4+) produce ammonia gas (NH3) by reacting with hydroxyl ions (OH-) of excess sodium hydroxide. By the steam distillation ammonia is separated from the glass sample tube and condensed together with water in the receiving vessel.
NH4+ + OH- NH3(gas) + H2O ---(3)
Condensate collection in receiving vessel
A common procedure to collect the ammonia in the receiver involves the presence of boric acid B(OH)3 dissolved in water which forms ions with ammonia according to equation (4). The ammonia is quantitatively captured by the boric acid solution forming solvated ammonium ions. See also 1.4 Blanks
B(OH)3 + NH3 + H2O NH4 + B(OH)4 ---(4)
3) Titration
The concentration of the captured ammonium ions in the boric acid are determined by means of an acid base titration commonly using standard solutions of sulfuric or hydrochloric acid. Depending on the amount of ammonium ions present, concentrations in the range of 0.01 N to 0.5 N are used. Titrations may be carried out by means of a burette using an appropriate pH-indicator such as Sher mixed indicator [4] (Bchi 003512) to indicate the end point of pH = 4.65 (see 2.4.1 Boric Acid Titrationป, p.31). For the preparation see 5.1 Two-Stage Mixing Indicator According to Sher for Boric Acid Titration (p. 44). A second option is to attach a titration stand to the distillation unit and read the volume of consumed acid from the display of the titrator. The most sophisticated procedure is the use of a Kjeldahl distillation unit with a built-in titrator and have the calculation done by the software of the instrument. Whatever the choice of the determination method, the chemical reaction is described by equation (5) showing the reaction of the tetrahydroxyborate anion B(OH)4 - with a generalized strong
acid HX (X = Cl- etc.).
B(OH)4+ HX . X- + B(OH)3 + H2O ---(5) converted
Syntech Innovation Co., Ltd.
388/5 Nuanchan Road, Nuanchan,
Buengkum, Bangkok 10230
0 2363 8585 (auto)
Line: @syntech
info@syntechinnovation.com
© 2021 Syntech Innovation Co., Ltd., All Rights Reserved
Designed by Megaweb.co.th


Equestrian centre specialised in western riding and American Quarter Horse breeding. Horse trekking in the Brotonne Forest. Livery and training. Introduction and advanced courses (half-day and full-day). Groups welcome.


Our revolutionary talent assessment process provides an in-depth understanding of your employee or candidate's talent potential. The assessment covers three dimensions.
Catalyst Performance Systems offers a one-on-one assessments debriefing process with a talent and performance coach, which helps both the individual and your company understand and apply the data and reach your greatest potential.
To discover more about how the Catalyst Performance Systems Talent Assessment and Coaching Process can help your organization, give us a call at 410-499-0516.


FREE detailed reports on 138 Slip and Fall Attorneys in Miami, Florida including disciplinary sanctions, peer endorsements, and reviews.
Miami Slip and fall lawyer. award winning slip and Fall Attorney Miami FL. Call now and speak to a Slip and Fall Lawyer in Miami. Miami Injury Attorneys.


Now anxiously awaiting delivery from Mr. Lofgren. I ordered the Wabash Polka Dot Work Shirt and the Black Pepper Neal Cassady Shirt. I'll post up some picks when they arrive even though I'm sure most of you know what they look like. This is actually my first direct purchase from Japan so I'm hoping it all goes smoothly. John has been very helpful and super quick to respond to emails so that part has been very easy at least.
You're going to be very happy with the Wabash shirt, assuming you sized correctly. I have that and the salt and pepper chambray and both are top notch quality.
I've neer had a problem with shipping from Johm so here's hoping it goes just as smoothly for you.
i have a lofgren wabash shirt, new without tags, once soaked, in size medium. was to small for me. from the first bash. if anyone is then send me a pm. am thinking of getting his green chambrey shirtl love the color combo with the buttons.
I normally take an L in LVC shirts and I take and XXL in Lofgren shirts...if cold soaked they measure about 23 - 23.5 in the chest.
Have you folks experienced much shrinking in cold water? I cold wash and hang dry everything but my lingerie.
John told me the Wabash was a one wash already and should not shrink if cold washed/hang dried, which is what he recommends. The Neal Cassady is raw but starts out about an inch or so bigger and will shrink about .5-1" with a wash. He said length wise they don't shrink much at all.