It's a tough, bulbous life.
The life of a bulb is a tough one. For the bulk of the year, the plant lives underground and dormant, enduring until it's time to shine. These Iris just get themselves up and going and Sunday's snow put the brakes on. Nonetheless, winter will end and more and more bulbs and flowers will take advantage of warming spring to make their entry into life above ground.
Look at this series of three photos: successive close-ups of the Crocus I wrote about here. Quite a difference in the landscape.


Coopers Brewery is one of Australia's most iconic and much loved brands. It is the country's largest independent brewing company, the world's largest producer of home-brew equipment, and rated the world's top family business.
Coopers chairman, Glenn Cooper, shared the brewery's amazing story on Rooster Radio.
Glenn is a fifth generation Cooper. The company was founded by Thomas Cooper in 1862, and has survived recessions, the Great Depression, World War 2 and other enormous challenges, including a hostile takeover attempt.
Glenn talks about the pivotal moments for Coopers, and why its shareholders strongly oppose "selling out" despite the potential for a big pay day.
Joining the family business wasn't initially on Glenn's career plan. He was told to choose another path, as the brewery would not survive let alone thrive.
So he studied engineering and found success in his own right after starting a computing company. Glenn says that jobs for family members at the brewery are not automatic, they need to be earned after life experience has been gained in other fields.
After joining the company in 1990 and taking on the sales and marketing portfolio, Glenn was credited for helping Coopers reach new levels of growth, including international.
You're in for an entertaining hour with Glenn Cooper, with great insights, stories and plenty of laughs.
3.30 - "The brewery won't make it"
13.30 - "We didn't have the right to sell it"
14 - "It's not about the money"
18.16 - "Don't disrespect Cooper the name"
27.20 - What is a sponsorship fit?
31.20 - Trendy places say we're too big for craft, "we started craft!"
35.40 - Brew Art "exclusive"
36.55 - The most interesting Coopers.
37.20 - Shooting guns in the cellar while having a few beers.
45.30 "I don't feel any guilt about making alcohol"
Find out more about Coopers here.


Old man winter and I don't exactly get along. I'm currently writing this blog post in a snowy North Carolina ski lodge and I'm scared to look in the mirror to find out what the slopes have done to my skin. Thankfully, I know a few things about how to get around dry skin during the winter months.
One of the biggest mistakes people make in winter months is showering or washing their face with super hot water. As tempting as it is to relax in a steaming hot shower, the temperature can actually aggravate your skin and disrupt its natural oils, ultimately drying it out more than cold weather itself.
One way to control your urge for excessively hot water is to keep the room as warm as possible by trapping the steam in. This helps your whole body feel warm, rather than just where the water is hitting.
Moisturize ASAP. Applying moisturizer helps lock in all the water your skin has been soaking up. Before both feet are on the floor getting out of the shower, you better have a bottle of lotion in your hands. I find it helpful to keep my lotion right next to my shower or on the edge of the tub. This way I'll have a visual reminder and remember to do it. My current favorites right now are Body Hero Daily Perfecting Cream by Glossier and the pink De-Stress Blend by Nip + Fab.
The skin surrounding your eyes is one of the most delicate and sensitive areas. You should pay special attention to it in winter, because it can get dried out or even chapped (yikes!). Dry, tight skin around the eyes encourages wrinkles down the road. Also, no one wants flaky eyelids. Ew.
Like your eyes, your lips are easily irritated by cold weather. Be sure to regularly use a moisturizing chapstick, a nourishing oil like coconut, or even petroleum jelly. It's important to apply during the day, but it's even more important to apply one of these at night so your skin can regenerate while you sleep. It's also smart to keep a chapstick in your purse, car, backpack, etc. so you'll have one whenever you need it.
My hands get really dry in the winter, and sometimes even crack and bleed. It's not fun. A trick I found to prevent this is to slather on hand cream and sleep in fuzzy gloves. This keeps the lotion on your hands and off your pillows, face, sheets, etc. I love O'Keeffe's Working Hands hand cream. I'm pretty sure it's for farmers or mechanics, but whatever. My dad uses it too, and it's awesome.
I've stressed the importance of makeup primer a lot on my blog, but this is especially true if you use mineral powder makeup in the winter. I use BareMinerals powder foundation because it doesn't make me break out like most liquid foundations. The only downside is that applying powder sometimes makes dry, flaky skin look even worse by making it peel or stand up. Once again, ew.
Moisturizers are great, but your skin can't always absorb all the nutrients. Facial oils are even better because they sink into the skin, absorbing quickly and also helping to stop your skin from producing too much oil. If you have acne, do some research to find one that's non-comedogenic like fragrance-free safflower or sunflower oil (don't get the high oleic versions), and always do a spot test!
It can be really difficult to cut back on your beloved salicylic acid or benzoyl peroxide treatments. However, even though they fight acne-causing bacteria, these chemicals can really dry out your skin, and you know what else causes acne? Dry, dead skin. Try using your acne treatments every other night, and applying a soothing moisturizer on the nights in between.
Did you know exfoliation is hands down the best solution to acne? That's why we live in a world of face scrubs, salicylic acid washes, lactic acid serums, Clarisonic cleansing devices, and facial peels. It's important to exfoliate regularly throughout the year. However, in the colder months you should limit your scrubs or chemical exfoliants to once a day. I've had luck doing my lactic acid serum in the morning, and my heavy moisturizing at night.
I hope these little tips can give you some relief as we trudge on through the cold months and snow storms. If you have any other skin care tricks you use to keep your skin happy and healthy, I'd love to know in the comments below!


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We Free the Stars by Hafsah Faizal
Genre: YA Fantasy Romance
The second book in the Sands of Arawiya duology by the masterful Hafsah Faizal―the follow-up to the smash New York Times bestselling novel We Hunt the Flame.
Darkness surged in his veins. Power bled from her bones.
The battle on Sharr is over. The Arz has fallen. Altair may be captive, but Zafira, Nasir, and Kifah are bound for Sultan's Keep, determined to finish the plan Altair set in motion: restoring the hearts of the Sisters of Old to the minarets of each caliphate, finally bringing magic to all of Arawiya. But they are low on resources and allies alike, and the kingdom teems with fear of the Lion of the Night's return.
As the zumra plots to overthrow Arawiya's darkest threat, Nasir fights to command the magic in his blood. He must learn to hone his power, to wield it against not only the Lion but his father as well, trapped under the Lion's control. Zafira battles a very different darkness festering in her through her bond with the Jawarat―it hums with voices, pushing her to the brink of sanity and to the edge of a chaos she dares not unleash. In spite of everything, Zafira and Nasir find themselves falling into a love they can't stand to lose . . . But time is running out, and if order is to be restored, drastic sacrifices will have to be made.
Lush and striking, hopeful and devastating, We Free the Stars is the masterful conclusion to the Sands of Arawiya duology by New York Times–bestselling author Hafsah Faizal.
About Hafsah Faizal
Hafsah Faizal is the New York Times bestselling author of We Hunt the Flame, and the founder of IceyDesigns, where she creates websites for authors and beauteous goodies for everyone else. When she's not writing, she can be found designing, deciding between Assassin's Creed and Skyrim, or traversing the world. Born in Florida and raised in California, she now resides in Texas with her family and a library of books waiting to be devoured. Visit the author's website→

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Nature : Weekly Journal of Science
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AAR Signs European Leisure Operator as PBH Customer
AAR has signed a contract to provide power-by-the-hour (PBH) component inventory management and repair services to Small Planet Airlines' A320/A321 fleet. The long-term agreement marks the latest extension of AAR's PBH program and integrated supply chain services across Europe.
AAR will manage the aircraft supply chain through its global warehouse network with a primary parts pool in Brussels, as well as a home-base kit with the customer. The agreement covers management of the complete component repair cycle for Small Planet's fleet of 17 Airbus A320s and four Airbus A321s, using AAR's predictive maintenance analytics. Small Planet also will have access to the entire AAR pool of inventory through digitally optimized exchanges and procurement.
Small Planet is a growing independent leisure airline that partners with major tour operators in Great Britain, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, France and Italy, carrying their passengers to holiday destinations in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
"As Small Planet moves into new markets, AAR will work behind the scenes to ensure its fleet delivers the safety and reliability that its customers count on at a competitive price," said Deepak Sharma, President, AAR international supply chain. "AAR's global warehouse network and digital platforms allow us to minimize aircraft-on-ground time and maintenance costs."
"This latest contract shows the growing strength of our supply chain services in Europe," said John Holmes, Chief Operating Officer, AAR Aviation Services. "European airlines led the market in saving money through PBH contracts and are now benefiting from a more competitive supply chain market in the region."
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Nyu Women's Health | The Best 10 Services For Women's Health
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Nyu women's health means you will find all services concerning women easily and without time losing.
First, you should know about Nyu Women's health that it's a part of New York University which is one of the largest private universities in the United state that was established in 1831 and has about19 schools and colleges.
Why should you visit Nyu Women's Health?
Nyu Women's health provides physical services, psychological, breast health, cardiovascular, dermatology, mental health, endocrinology, gynecology, orthopedic, internal medicine, ear, nose and sore throat, neurology, vascular, urology, gastroenterology, and chest problems.
Besides that, the educational courses, medical research, and training are a great aim for them.
Enjoy Services In NYU Women's health, let's start:
Diagnosis program
The first step in any problem is to diagnose it and its causes so that with a great team of physicians by the most modern tools like Endoscopy, two mammography rooms, cardio echo Services, and ultrasound room, the diagnosis will be accurate.
Nyu women's health team deals with you as a human, not only a collection of symptoms.
And this team is unique in consideration of the difference between men and women in a lot of diseases and complaints
In The Department Of Obstetrics And Gynecology
The interest Of women starts preconception through preconception care.
Preconception care
Advice women before getting pregnant to do multiple tests as
-Screening for blood group and antibodies
-Screening for antibodies of Rubella
-Serology of syphilis
-Vitamin D
-Midstream urine
Aim to know if prenatal screening including screening tests as prenatal cell-free DNA (blood test)and specific type of ultrasound to give an impact on the possibility of having congenital anomalies.
If the result of screening tests was a high risk of congenital anomalies, diagnostic tests should be done as:
-Chorionic villus sample
-Amniocentesis
-Fetal medicine unit
-Provide detailed anomaly scan for the fetus
Services in pregnancy
-Follow up antenatal care
-Vaginal delivery
-Trial of vaginal delivery after cesarean delivery
-Nutrition counseling
-Breastfeeding encouragement
-Management of high-risk pregnancies
-Prevention and management of preterm labor
Urogynecology department
For Vaginal prolapse, Rectal Prolapse, urinary tract infections, interstitial cystitis, and more, the urogynecology department was specialized.
There's a cooperation between the gynecology department And the urogynecology department.
They aim to raise global awareness to educate their patients about their complaints, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, prophylaxis and you can ask any one of the team through their location to save time.
Training And Workshop
In Nyu Women's health, they aim to make tomorrow's healthcare leaders in global women's health
The Residents will study curriculum in including family planning, contraception, violence against women, women's rights, female genital mutation(in past called circumcision), maternal mortality, and how societal pressure, environmental and biological factors affecting women's health.
The textbook in global women's health named:
Around the Globe for Women's Health: A Practical Guide for the Healthcare Provider, has been written by Dr. Shirazian, this textbook considers the first global women's health handbook for medical providers.
Not only education but also multiple workshops as Nurse education workshops include a breast examination, contraception, sexually transmitted diseases, and multiple topics.
The clinical trial is the road for saving the life of human beings against unknown enemies like viruses, bacteria, and other organisms. These organisms change their mechanism all the time and just researches reach treatment to get rid of it, it changes fighting mechanism and returns to invade our bodies highlighting the importance of researches and clinical trial passes through four phases with gradually increase in the number of participants through phases.
Nyu Women's health research cancer causes, chronic women's diseases, new strategies in treatment, diagnosis, and investigation.
Topics To be researched:
Studies on women with a history of cancer of the breast, how tumors act, fetomaternal medicine, Recurrent miscarriage, pregnancy complications, Doppler studies, and new studies in the treatment of cancer and their risk factors.
Physicians represent researches in Nyu Women's health
-Kevin Marzo, MD
-Allison Reiss, MD
-Nazeeh Hanaa, MD
-Barbara George, MD
-Eva Nicholas, MD
-Martin R.chavez, MD
-Patricia Patricia, MD
What are the uniques in Nyu Women's health??
1-Program for physical therapy
-Aiming to regain the ability to perform usual activities and improve them
-Joint movement
-Muscles 💪power
-Decrease pain
-Improve circulation
-Strength muscles
-Heart function
-Lung function
2-Sexual assault and building global awareness:
Recovering from this act needs help as the victim feels that his body becomes not his own and needs psychological support.
About 1 in 5 women in the U.S, victim-blame themselves and may have depression, anxiety, and PTSD.
In Nyu Women's health, try to make victim trust Of doctor and himself through Joining a supporting group, learn him breathing exercises and learn him how to deal with the flashback.
3-Mental health services
Medical treatment, hospital administration, supporting group, plan for self-help, and brain stimulation therapy.
4-Gynecological Services
-Family planning as contraception and sterilization
-Sexually transmitted diseases
-Polycystic ovarian syndrome
-Cancer screening
-Menopausal and perimenopausal problems
-Annual screening
-Pelvic floor dysfunction
-Density of bone
-Breast health
Nyu Women's health recommended for women aged 50 to 74years old to have a mammogram every two years
But for women aged 40 to 49years old and above 74 should be referred to their doctor to decide if they need mammography or not.
You shouldn't cancel your health check-up or screening for fear of covid infection as all precautions were taken to be Safe and the waiting list was adjusted.
When to visit the gynecology department in nyu women's health?
If you develop symptoms such as abnormal uterine bleeding, vaginal discharge with bad odor or itching, pelvic pain, sexual dysfunction, change in breast shape or pain, loss of urine involuntary, vulvar itching or masses, family planning, and screening tests.
Contact them
Nyu Langone center for Women's health
Address 207 East 84th Street, New York
Email /health.center@nyu.edu
Nyu Women's health Is the best choice for any woman needing advice whatever this advice concerns about. Don't hesitate to contact Nyu Women's health center.
Written by Dr / Ferial Mohamed


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Boldog Pier Giorgio Frassati (Torino, 1901. április 6. – Torino, 1925. július 4.) olasz katolikus szociális aktivista, a Szent Domonkos világi rendjének tagja. A Római katolikus egyház boldoggá avatta. Már egyetemista korától fogva mindig kész volt a karitatív munkára.

Életrajza
Frassati Torinóban született jómódú család tagjaként, amely egy jelentős liberális újság, a La Stampa, tulajdonosa volt. Apja alapította az újságot, akire agnoszticizmus és ateizmus volt jellemző. Apja aktív volt az ország politikai életében. Társadalmi fontosságának tudatában makacs és erőszakos ember hírében állt. Az Olasz Szenátusban szolgált és később az Olaszország németországi nagykövete lett.<ref name=PGF / Édesanyját a házasságában megélt megannyi csalódás miatt egyetlen vágy fűtötte: minél több időt szentelhessen a festészetnek, amelyben egyetlen vigaszát lelte. A család életét tilalmak sora és a másoktól való elzárkózás jellemezte, az apa hit nélkül élt, az anyai nevelés pedig csupán néhány szabály formális megtartására korlátozódott. Otthonukban fagyos és komor légkör uralkodott, amelyet Pier Giorgio mindvégig nagyon nehezen viselt. Frassati bár átlagos diák volt, diáktársai között ismert volt odaadása és áhítata. Kisfiúként tanulás helyett inkább álmodozott, emiatt apja állandóan szidalmazta, hisz igazgatói székét fiának szánta. Gyakran megalázta Pier Giorgiót rideg és ellenséges megjegyzéseivel. Ostobának nevezte, de közben mindig érezte azt a megmagyarázhatatlan és kellemetlen érzést, amely a tiszta ember jelenlétében fog el minket.

Frassati odaadóan tevékenykedett szociális megmozdulásokban, jótékonysági szervezetekben, imádságban és a közösségben. Részt vett a katolikus ifjúsági életben és diákcsoportokban mint az Imádság Apostoli Küldetése, a Katolikus Akció és tagja volt a domonkos harmadik rendnek. Megfogalmazódott benne a papi hivatás iránti vágy, de édesanyja heves ellenkezésére az elkötelezett világi életet választotta. Gyakran mondta: "A jótékonykodás nem elég, társadalmi reformra van szükség."<ref name=PGF / Segített megalapítani egy újságot, amelynek Momento volt a neve, s amelynek alapelvei XIII. Leó pápa, Rerum novarum című enciklikáján alapultak. 1918-ban csatlakozott a Páli Szent Vince-társulathoz és sok időt töltött a szegények szolgálatával.

Előkelő családi származása ellenére, Frassati édesapja mértékletes volt és nem adott gyermekeinek túl sok költőpénzt. Pier Giorgio ugyanakkor, a pénzének java részét olyan embereknek adta, akik jobban "rászorultak", mint ő. Gyakran a vonat menetdíját odaadta a szegényeknek és ehelyett gyalogolt vagy harmadosztályon utazott. Szó szerint saját magáról is odaadta a ruhát a szegényeknek, és anélkül pulóver vagy kabát nélkül érkezett vissza, amely még elinduláskor rajta volt.

Egyetemistaként nagyon szerette imádkozni a rózsafüzért, ami náluk otthon a családban hagyomány volt, és miután csatlakoztak a domonkos harmadrendhez, napjában háromszor imádkozták együtt.

Pier Giorgio vidéken élt. Barátaival sokszor mentek hegyet mászni, ez volt a kedvenc sportjuk. Szokásává vált, hogy mielőtt felment a hegyekbe, szentmisén vett részt, visszatérése után pedig meglátogatta az Oltáriszentséget. Rendszeresen megosztották barátaival lelki életüket és vallási élményeiket (sokszor egy kis iróniával "vészmadaraknak" nevezték magukat). Jézus szeretete motiválta tetteiket.

Pier Giorgiót két fontos hatás érte ez időben: a hittudós Karl Rahner családjának vendége volt, illetve nagy hatással volt rá Sonnenschein atya, Berlin Szent Ference. Egyre inkább érezte, hogy helye a szegények mellett van. 1921 végén apostoli munkaként vállalta szolgálatukat.

1922. május 28-án tette le szerzetesi esküjét Szent Domonkos harmadik rendjének tagjaként a torinói Szent Domonkos templomban. Szerzetesi neve Fra Girolamo, amely magyarul Jeromos testvért jelent. Vele együtt még egy barátja tette le a szerzetesi esküt, aki ugyanazt a nevet kapta mint Frassati.

Annak ellenére, hogy a Frassati sok szervezethez tartozott, egyikben sem volt passzív "részvevő"; a feljegyzések mutatják, hogy tevékeny volt és részt vett mindegyikben a tagság feladatait maradéktalanul teljesítve. Erősen antifasiszta volt és nem rejtegette politikai nézeteit. Benito Mussolini vezetésével 1922-ben bevonultak a fasiszták Rómába, és megszerezték a politikai hatalmat. Pier Giorgio Németországban bátran szembeszállt a feketeingesekkel, akik megzavarták a körmeneteket és sértegették a hívőket. Együtt énekelt és fennhangon imádkozott az Olasz Katolikus Egyetemisták szövetségének tagjaival.

Az Egyház szervezte tüntetéseken, Rómában, Frassati ellenállt a rendőri erőszaknak és összegyűjtötte a többi fiatalt azzal, hogy megfogta azt a zászlót, amelyet a rendőrség más kezéből kiütött. Még magasabbra tartotta, miközben a rúddal felfogta a csapásokat. Így segített megvédeni tanulóköre zászlaját, ezért társaival együtt őt is letartóztatták és börtönbe zárták, ahol közösen imádkozták a rózsafüzért. Határozottan tiltakozott a rendőrök embertelen módszerei ellen, és csak akkor árulta el, hogy apja szenátor, miután a rendőrök összeverték, mert igazának tudatában egyedül akarta tisztázni önmagát.

Egyik éjjel egy csoport fasiszta betört családjuk otthonába, hogy megtámadják őket, de Frassati félkézzel elbánt velük és elkergette őket az utcán.Az alapvetően antiklerikális beállítottságú egyetemi légkörben bátran megvallotta hitét, és nagy lelkesedéssel vett részt a katolikus ifjúság kongresszusán. Pier Giorgiót megdöbbentette és elszomorította, hogy általa nagyon tisztelt emberek is szövetségre léptek a fasisztákkal.

Pier Giorgióban a tiszta szívűek öröme ragyogott: folyton bolondozott, szünet nélkül új és új tréfákat eszelt ki. Csoportot szervezett, melynek neve merőben szokatlan, de nagyon jellemző volt: "Gyanús Fickók Társasága". Fő tevékenységük abból állt, hogy diáktréfákat eszeltek ki, s mindezt az apostolkodás jegyében tették. Varázslatának titka a vidámságban rejlett. A társaságnak nem voltak szabályai, sem rendszeres összejöveteli. Tagjait mágikus erőként fogta össze a jókedv, a nevetés, főleg a vidám kirándulások idején, amikor fiúk és lányok testvéri közösségben vonultak a hegyekbe, nem törődve a torinói polgárok véleményével. Pier Giorgio szívében lángolt az önzetlen barátság szelleme, amely az emberi személyiség mélységes tiszteletéből fakadt. Arra törekedett, hogy mindig a legjobbat vegye észre másokban.

Frassati 1925-ben gyermekbénulás következtében halt meg. A családja számított arra, hogy a temetésen megjelennek Torino elit rétegei és a politikai személyiségek, hogy részvétüket tegyék a temetésen való részvétellel. Arra is számítottak, hogy sok barátja is meg fog jelenni. Meglepődtek, ugyanakkor, mikor meglátták, hogy gyászolók ezrei sorakoznak az utcán, ahogy a halottas menet elhalad. Ennek a sok embernek közvetlenül segített rövidke életében és ők ezért tiszteletet tápláltak iránta. A városi Pollone temető családi kriptájában temették el.

A szerelmi élete
Élete folyamán Pier Giorgio sok női baráttal rendelkezett. Közülük a legkedvesebb számára Laura Hidalgo kisasszony volt. Nem nevezhető a barátnőjének, mert hivatalosan sohasem voltak randevún. A kor szokásai egészen mások voltak és Pier Giorgionak, gazdag, magas rangú család tagjaként, először szülei jóváhagyását kellett megkapnia a fiatal hölggyel való kapcsolat megkezdése előtt.

Lánytestvérének, Lucianának, írt leveleiből és írásaiból egyértelműen tudjuk, hogy Pier Giorgio erősen szerelmes volt Laurába. Ennek ellenére tudta, hogy édesanyja ellenzi a Laurával való kapcsolatot. Valószínűleg azért, mert nem ugyanabból a társadalmi helyzetből származott mint ők, és mert nem tudta az édesanyja fia szerelmét Laura iránt. Pier Giorgio egy fájdalmas döntést hozott és feláldozta Laura iránti szerelmét és nem folytatta a kapcsolatot. A szíve összetört.

1924. december 18-án Luciana írt egy levelet jegyesének, amelyben megemlíti Pier Giorgio helyzetét: "Tegnap este eljött hozzám nagy fekete szemeivel és elmondta, hogy szerelmes egy lányba, akit ismerek..."

1924. december 28-án Pier Giorgio levelet írt szívfájdalmáról barátjának, Isodoro Bonininek: "Épp Italo Mario Angeloni regényét olvasom, a Ho Amato Cosit, amelynek első részében egy andalúziai hölgy iránt érzett szerelméről ír, és higgy nekem, eltöltenek az érzések, mert olyan ez mint az én szerelmemnek a története. Én is szerettem így, viszont a regényben az andalúziai lány hoz áldozatot, de az én esetemben én vagyok az áldozat, mert ez Isten akarata."

A szegények szolgálata
Tízéves lehetett, amikor először találkozott az emberi nyomorúsággal és a szegénységgel. A megdöbbentő élmény nyomán elhatározta, hogy harcolni fog ellene: összetörte perselyét, hogy a benne lévő filléreket újévi ajándékként odaadhassa a szegényeknek, ezüstpapírt és bélyegeket gyűjtött a misszionáriusok számára.

Sokszor kellett futnia, hogy időben hazaérjen az ebédre, mert otthonában törvény volt a pontosság és a mértékletesség. Barátai gyakran kérdezték, miért utazik harmadosztályon, mire ő nevetve azt válaszolta: - "Mert nincs "negyedik-osztály".

Egyszer, amikor még kisgyerek volt, egy szegény asszony kopogott be hozzájuk alamizsnát kérni a gyermekével. Pier Giorgio nyitott ajtót, és amikor meglátta, hogy a kisfiú mezítláb van, odaadta neki a saját cipőjét.

Amikor leérettségizett, édesapja megkérdezte tőle, hogy mit szeretne érettségi ajándékként: pénzt vagy autót. Ő a pénzt választotta, és odaadta a szegényeknek.

Édesapja Berlinben volt olasz nagykövet. Pier Giorgio a fogadások után összeszedte a virágokat, és kicipelte a temetőbe, hogy a szegények sírjait díszítse velük. Mindenét a szegényeknek adta, még azt is, amit a nagykövetség asztaláról el tudott emelni.

A berlini olasz nagykövetségen egy német riporter nagy tisztelettel így írt róla: "Egy éjjel, amikor mínusz 20 fok volt, odaadta télikabátját egy szegény öregembernek, aki didergett a nagy hidegben. Amikor az apja megszidta, egyszerűen így válaszolt neki: "De hát apa, hisz hideg volt."

Tisztelete
A szegények kérelmet nyújtottak be Torino érsekének, hogy elkezdődhessen Frassati boldoggá avatási eljárása. A folyamat 1932-ben kezdődött el és megkezdődött életének részletes vizsgálata. 1989-ben II. János Pál pápa meglátogatta sírhelyét és tiszteletét tette, a nyolc boldogság emberének nevezte őt.

1990. május 20-án II. János Pál pápa avatta boldoggá a következő szavakkal:
"Az igaz, hogy a modern és tevékeny fiatalember, Pier Giorgo Frassati életében első pillantásra nincsen semmi rendkívüli. De talán éppen ebben rejlik életszentségének eredetisége, talán éppen ezért találjuk vonzónak. Érdemes ezen elgondolkodnunk. A hit és a mindennapi események harmonikusan összeillettek benne, úgy annyira, hogy az Evangélium szelleméhez való ragaszkodása a szegények és a szükséget szenvedők iránti szeretetteljes figyelem formájában öltött testet személyében. A szépség és a művészetek iránti érzéke, a sport és a hegyek rajongó szeretete nem zavarta meg Istennel való állandó kapcsolatát. Földi életét a következőképpen lehetne jellemezni: személyiségével teljesen elmerült az Isten titkában, elköteleződött a felebarát állandó szolgálatára. Keresztényi világi hivatását a különböző közösségi és politikai elkötelezettségek révén élte meg egy forrongó, közömbös, vagy még rosszabb esetben az Egyházzal szembeforduló társadalomban… élete mutatja, mennyire boldog az, aki Krisztus lelkületével, a nyolc boldogság szellemében él. Csak a nyolc boldogság embere tud békét és szeretetet adni másoknak… Tanúságot tesz arról, hogy az életszentség mindenki számára elérhető, és csak a szeretet forradalma képes felszítani az emberek szívét, a jobb jövő reménységét."

Ezután Frassati testét a családi kriptából átszállították a torinói Keresztelő Szent János dómba, hogy újratemessék. Itt teheti tiszteletét a közönség.

Frassati emléknapját július 4-én ünnepli a Domonkos-rend.

Frassati nevét kapta a Frassati Katolikus Akadémia Waucondában, Illinois államban. Ez egy középiskola, amelyet Chicago egyházmegye alapított 2010-ben. 2013 augusztusában nyílik a Frassati Katolikus Középiskola Houston(TX) városában, az Egyesült Államokban.

A Boldog Pier Giorgio Frassati Katolikus Iskola 2013. szeptember 3-án nyílik meg Kanadában.

Az oklahomai McGuiness Püspök Középiskola "Boldog Pier Giorgio Frassati-díjjal" jutalmazza azokat a diákokat, akik kiemelkedő teljesítményt nyújtanak mások szolgálatában.

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1901-ben született személyek
1925-ben elhunyt személyek
Olasz boldogok
Torinóiak
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National Map of Regulated MS4s
Quick Facts 6,695 Phase 11 MS4s
855 Phase I
MS4s
covered by 250
Individual Permits
6,589 covered by 54 General
106 covered by 100 Individual
3 Watershed Permits cover 3
Phase I and 40 Phase II MS4s
MS4 area
represents 4%
of the U.S.
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Figure: The islets of Langerhans (left panel), and a spinal cord neuron (right panel).
Given our claim that the heart's design is inherently unique and complex, an argument concerning the uniqueness of the pancreas can likewise be made, and is equally valid. Both arguments stem from knowledge that we are a special creation of God's creative work. What is more, many features of the pancreatic organ-system are conducive to biomedical mimicry, which is important for people whose pancreas is limited functionally. Therefore, as we continue this series, we want to spotlight the work by Fournier, Goldblatt, Horner, and Sarver (1995) on patenting a bioartificial pancreas for combating diabetes (with the patent first filed in 1993). As we shed light on their process, our hope is students will not only gain valuable insight into ways to approach innovative ideas in health care, but also through God's leading develop enthusiasm about career choices in mathematics and medicine, including more heavily-weighted bioengineering disciplines, such as microbiology and biochemistry. In our view, a general familiarity with the steps taken to patent a bioartificial pancreas can be used to engineer other devices that also fight diabetes or other diseases or disorders, such as cancer or spinal cord injury, via biomimetic solutions. Ultimately, the key to any medical endeavor is to get ideas into the clinical trial stage.
Biomimetic diabetic solutions
According to an educational web-based forum about the pancreas, as sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (2018), this organ has two important functions:
Production of enzymes (collectively, lipases, proteases, and amylases) that break down food in the digestive tract
Production the hormones insulin and glucagon to regulate blood sugar
— Mathematical Model —
Having a mathematical model in your tool belt is always a good thing. There are occasions when both invention and mathematics resolve themselves simultaneously. Sometimes the invention logically comes first, and the underpinning mathematics comes later. However, mathematical models can be generated prior to pressing forward with an invention.
In the 1990 article "Mathematical Modeling of a Novel Bioartificial Pancreas Design for the Control of Type I Diabetes," Sarver and Fornier apply numerical analysis to their work on a bioartificial pancreas. We will leave it to you to decide the way in which Fournier, Goldblatt, Horner, and Sarver applied the mathematics to solve their case for a bioartificial pancreas patent (before, simultaneously, or after).
What is Numerical Analysis?
Numerical analysis is the iterative application of mathematics. Prior to the development of computers, numerical methods were necessary for solving engineering-based problems. With the aid of computers, numerical methods (i.e., iterative processes) have become a much more powerful tool because computers can perform the iterations much faster than we can calculate them. Numerical analysis takes advantage of algorithms to attain an approximation; it may be best defined as a branch of mathematics that places emphasis on the numbers rather than the symbols.
Numerical methods can be a beneficial component to any college undergraduate study in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) majors. What is more, a numerical methods course is oftentimes recommended for junior-level (i.e., third-year) college STEM undergraduates. Prerequisites include high school algebra, differential calculus, integral, calculus, and ordinary differential equations.
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The Bioartificial Pancreas
The first page of U.S. Patent No. 5,387, 237 (1995), shows Fournier, Goldblatt, Horner, and Sarver's patent summary (i.e., the abstract) for their bioartifical pancreas, as follows:
An implantable bioartificial pancreas device having an islet chamber containing glucose responsive and insulin-secreting islets of Langerhans or similar hormone secreting cells, the islet chamber having baffle means inside thereof to assist in even distribution of the islets in the chamber, one or more vascularizing chambers open to surrounding tissue, a semi-permeable membrane between the islet and vascularizing chambers that allows passage of small molecules including insulin, oxygen and glucose and does not allow passage of agents of the immune system such as white cells and antibodies, the vascularizing chambers containing a growth factor soaked fibrous or foam matrix having a porosity of about 40 to 95%, the matrix providing small capillary growth and preventing the blood from clotting in the lower chamber.
Efforts toward spinal cord regeneration
To help us navigate toward a delivery method for spinal cord tissue regeneration, we consider a bioengineering survey and literature review by Wininger, Deshpande, and Bester (2012), who examined suitable ideas for delivery methods for the regeneration of the lumbar disc based on vascular supply/penetration, as follows:
Kloth et al issued a report on patient selection criteria for IDET in 2008.17 Notably, the criteria outlined in the report supports our decision to refrain from pursuing IDET in this case. Furthermore, similar to discography, percutaneous intradiscal radiofrequency thermocoagulation, and intradiscal biacuplasty, IDET requires needle placement into the disc.
When considering needle placement into a disc, it is important to consider the long-term effects of disc puncture. On this point, the biological effects of disc puncture continue to be debated in the literature. A recently published 10-year follow-up study on provocative lumbar discography by Carragee et al claims accelerated disc degeneration was associated with disc penetration injuries during discography.18
Perhaps more interesting is consideration of the knowledge gleaned from investigations on central disc vascular supply relative to disc puncture. A prospective study conducted by Deshpande et al on lumbar discography first confirmed real-time intravascular uptake of iodinated contrast media in 14.3% of the studied patient population.19 Further, although such episodes of uptake continue to be observed,2 it has long been observed in the radiological community that the intervertebral disc might enhance on MR images if examination start is delayed over a 30-minute window after gadolinium administration.20 Furthermore, serial MR images clearly demonstrate the phenomenon known as diffusion march (ie, the diffusion of gadolinium across the vertebral endplates and into the disc) with no intradiscal enhancement noted at 24 to 48 hours after contrast administration.21 Thus, for interventional pain physicians, broader implications of these vascular supply studies may help remedy delivery challenges related to bioengineering designs to regenerate the intervertebral disc, such as tissue scaffolds, mesenchymal stem cell therapy, or biomolecules to act as biochemical mediators within the disc.22-31
Finally, we highlight a forward-thinking concept of "direct" electrical stimulation of the intervertebral disc to induce analgesia. This novel technique places a percutaneous SCS lead inside or just outside the confines of the disc, thus sparing as much disc tissue as possible.32 However, the idea of electrically stimulating the disc in this manner has yet to be proven surgically feasible or provide clinically acceptable pain control. Thus, members of the interventional pain medicine community interested in neuroaugmentive techniques are involved in a truly transformative era of research.11,12 Electrical stimulation of the intervertebral disc could provide benefit for the disc's cells and tissue, or provide beneficial synergies. For example, electromagnetic field stimulation has been shown in vitro to promote human intervertebral disc DNA synthesis. In addition, electrical stimulation applications could be used to promote cellular proliferation as an amplification process in autogenous disc cell therapy to regenerate disc tissue.33 (p. 434)
With this survey in mind, however, the hope for regeneration of spinal cord tissue hinges on demonstrable safety in crossing the blood and central nervous system barrier (better known as the "blood-brain barrier").
Can you imagine a career advancing medicine through insight into solutions that might mimic nature? Nature and the universe in its entirety is God's great creation; as His special creation, we can certainly look upon our Creator as Physician!
Christian scholarship extending into professional roles is sincerely needed in education and culture. Chemical engineering, bioengineering, and medicine can be promising careers for those who like to study physiology, microbiology, biochemistry, and mathematics.
Fournier, R.L., Goldblatt, P.J., Horner, J.M., & Sarver, J.G. (1995). Bioartificial pancreas. U.S. Patent No. 5,387, 237. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. [View patent]
National Institutes of Health. (2018). Informed health online. How does the pancreas work? Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK279306/.
Sarver, J.G., & Fornier, R.L. (1990). Mathematical modeling of a novel bioartificial pancreas design for the control of type I diabetes. Mathematical and Computer Modelling, 14, 551-556. [View in article]
Wininger, K.L., Deshpande, K.K., & Bester, M.L. (2012). Persistent pain following lumbar disc replacement. Radiologic Technology, 83(5), 430-436. [View abstract] [View in PubMed]
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Q: Implementing MIDI control by clicking on image, on any web browser (chrome doesn't work) I have been hit with some problems on my html coding that is, at first glance,simple, but I can't manage to solve it. Any help is welcome. Very important: I want this code working by only using HTML and Javascript But CSS is allowed too.
I am trying to make where a MIDI music (it has to be MIDI) would play when you click on a image (I don't want it to start when you open the page, but to start only when you click on the image) and stop when you click on an other one. I have managed to make a code that work on Firefox and Opera, but it won't work on MS IE nor Chrome:

<OBJECT name="changetrack" type="audio/x-midi" data="none.mid">
  <PARAM name="autostart" value="true">
  <PARAM name="loop" value="true">
  <PARAM name= "hidden" value="true">
</OBJECT>

<object data="knight.mid">
  <param name="autostart" value="false">
  <PARAM name= "hidden" value="true">
If you're seeing this, you don't have a MIDI player
on your computer.
</object>

I am not sure, but it seems that while the change of file is actually done, the autostart don't activate the music on IE and Chrome.
I have also manage to create an "hybrid" version that work on MS IE, by "cheating" a bit and using the  tag:

<BGSOUND SRC="none.mid" ID="changemusic" loop="infinite">

<OBJECT name="changetrack" type="audio/x-midi" data="none.mid">
  <PARAM name="autostart" value="true">
  <PARAM name="loop" value="true">
  <PARAM name= "hidden" value="true">
</OBJECT>

<object data="knight.mid">
  <param name="autostart" value="false">
  <PARAM name= "hidden" value="true">
If you're seeing this, you don't have a MIDI player
on your computer.
</object>

But it still (of course) won't work on Chrome. Any solution to make it work on Chrome?
I really would like a single code able to work on all Browsers.
Thanks in advance.
(also, I have already tried to do it with the the  tag, it only work with Firefox)

A: I've seen a solution for this problem only for IE till now:
<embed src="music.mid" hidden="true" type="audio/midi" autostart="0" loop="1" name="myMidiMusic"/>


Donald Trump and his choice for secretary of state don't agree on everything. But they share a mindset.
Donald Trump says he and his pick to replace Rex Tillerson as secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, "have a very similar thought process," but what they seem to have most in common is a code of conduct for dealing with adversaries. Trump, drawing on the lessons he learned from his former lawyer Roy Cohn, often describes himself as a "counterpuncher." And the same could be said for Pompeo in his approach to international affairs.
Pompeo, a Republican from Kansas who rode the Tea Party wave to Congress in 2010, has been described as in sync with Trump's view of the world. And to a considerable extent that's true. As CIA director, he has loyally defended the president's policies and cultivated a close personal relationship with Trump by taking part in his intelligence briefings at the White House. Before joining the administration, Pompeo shared Trump's disdain for the Iran nuclear deal, determination to wage no-holds-barred war against jihadist terrorism, and disgust with lax immigration and refugee policies.
But Pompeo's counterpunching instincts have also placed him at odds with Trump on certain issues—most significantly U.S. relations with Russia. Trump has, against his nature, pulled punch after punch after punch when it comes to Vladimir Putin's provocations against the United States and aggression in places like Ukraine and Syria. Not Pompeo, who patrolled along the Iron Curtain as an Army cavalry officer at the tail end of the Cold War. "We need to continue to push back against the Russians everywhere we find them," he said earlier this year.
Pompeo tends to calibrate his punches based on the nature of the adversary; at times he comes across as something of a low-budget hawk. In discussing how to counter Russia in his Wichita speech, for example, he proposed non-military retaliation such as denying Russians tourist and student visas, providing Ukraine with lethal and non-lethal assistance, and selling Ukraine U.S. natural gas and crude oil so it would be less dependent on Russian energy sources.
Tellingly, however, Pompeo argued for American intervention in Syria not to bring democracy to the country, nor to ease the humanitarian crisis, but essentially to punch back lest Americans be punched again. "What starts in Damascus doesn't stay in Damascus, as much as I might wish that it were so," Pompeo told his constituents in Wichita in 2016, lamenting how the Syrian conflict had bred terrorism and migration flows that were "reshaping" Europe and beyond. "The idea somehow that America can just withdraw—the line says 'we'll just let them all kill each other'—simply won't protect us here in Kansas." It was an America-First case for engagement abroad.
At the CIA, Pompeo's role was to continue punching back: with drones against terrorists, with covert campaigns against North Korea, with condemnations of WikiLeaks for acting like a "non-state hostile intelligence service." And given the nature of American diplomacy with countries like Russia and North Korea, that experience may serve him well. But Pompeo's record on foreign policy reveals less about how he'll handle the other key role of the State Department he will lead: extending a hand.


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Computer Vision and Machine Learning Techniques for Automated Classification of Whole-Slide Breast Histopathology Images
Breast cancer has been the first in terms of incidence rates and the second in terms of mortality rates among the non-skin cancers. The possibility of receiving a correct treatment and recovery from breast cancer depends heavily on the correctness of its diagnosis and grading. However, alarming diagnostic errors that reach to 50% error rates have been observed during histopathological examination of high risk breast biopsy lesions. Nevertheless, the algorithm development and performance evaluation efforts in the literature have been limited by the use of specially designed data sets in which the isolated regions of interests are manually identified by experts where the localization problem does not exist and there are no ambiguities in terms of training labels.
The goal of this project is to develop a new computer aided diagnosis framework that can localize and classify problematic areas in very large images that are captured through the use of whole slide imaging technology. Using a novel data set that contains 240 whole slide images along with the visual screening records and diagnostic assessments of approximately 100 pathologists (contributed by the NIH Grants 1R01CA140560-01 and 1R01CA172343-01), we will develop new computer vision and machine learning algorithms that can automatically identify regions of interest and perform simultaneous object detection and localization by modeling the ambiguities related to the image content and the pathologists' diagnostic labels.
Selim Aksoy (Principal investigator)
Barış Geçer, M.S. student
Caner Mercan, Ph.D. student
Digital Pathology research at the University of Washington
Linda G. Shapiro (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington)
Joann G. Elmore (Department of Medicine, University of Washington)
Donald L. Weaver (Department of Pathology, University of Vermont)
April 2014 - April 2017
TUBITAK - Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (Grant no: 113E602)
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Sebastian Samuelsson - Interview
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The older I get, the better I get at handling the pressure
- Sebastian Samuelsson on nervousness and experience.
Sebastian Samuelsson is one of Sweden's most successful skiers in recent years, with both Olympic and World Cup medals to his credit. He has been wearing Hestra gloves throughout his career - initially with regular cross country gloves but now with the special "Biathlon Trigger Comp" model.
"I don't think everyone understands how important gloves are to a skier. Hestra's biathlon gloves have been a huge step forward. It's very much about the feel of the grip, both around the poles and the rifle. In addition, they have pads in the palm of the support hand to cushion the recoil and to keep the rifle steady," Sebastian says.
Gloves need to be thick enough to keep you warm, yet flexible enough to not be clumsy. The colder it is, the more difficult the trade-off: should you put on a liner glove to avoid freezing your hands?
"You really have to find the right level, it's especially important for the trigger finger; you really need to feel the trigger. If the gloves are too thick, you lose that feeling, but if they're too thin, you start to freeze. My hands get cold quite easily, and as soon as you get cold, you start to lose the sense in your fingers. I always change into a pair of dry gloves before starting."
Biathlon athletes often peak a little later in their careers than those who "just" ski. It's a lot about managing the pressure during shooting. Sebastian believes that this is something that improves with experience.
"I've learned to turn nervousness to my advantage. I'm shaping up a bit more. I focus a lot on the technical aspects, on exactly what to do, instead of thinking about what happens if I hit or miss. It's about trying to be in the moment as much as possible. There are those who shoot better during practice and then get shaky when the pressure is on, but for me it's almost the other way around."
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The term social collaboration was initially limited in its scope and looked upon as more of a social media that people use for inconsequential sharing of information, rather than business or work utility.
Lately, social collaboration has turned a new leaf. Social collaboration has created a whole new perception for itself. It is now an accepted concept in a large number of organizations as well as in products. This is because social collaboration has recognized the need to adopt the latest developments in technology that will aid workers within an enterprise and between various enterprises, to share ideas and collate information. The focus, while partially still remains on content, now also envelopes the integration of the voices of employees and audiences, towards improving the development of such content. This is why, today, we can witness an outburst of new and innovative ways for people to work together. This is guaranteed to benefit the productivity and performance of enterprises in the near future.
Developers, administrators, entrepreneurs and businesses have started to consider the purpose and utility of social collaboration in a different light. Sharing of data and content, social networks within an enterprise and web content management are just a few in the long list of components that have amalgamated into a more integrated set of competent structures.
Social collaboration, for now, is basically seen under two main technologies – hubs and platforms.
Hubs are more of the focal point for the start and management of various tasks. Hubs will be considered either as an enterprise social network for enterprises whose goals circle around idea building, or as a product for sharing data and content within enterprises whose goals are more oriented with content.
Platforms, as the name suggests, will act as a base or foundation that will assist in creating a unity of social collaboration and other applications. Platforms will create an integration of social collaboration features into a system, where records and data are stored, so that sharing of information can be carried out with ease.
In order for an enterprise to build a healthy and efficient social collaboration, the social media teams within the organization need to proactively interact with the audience at all times and respond to comments, suggestions and posts.
Content curation is another interesting factor in social collaboration. The systematic gathering, organizing and online presentation of data attracts audiences. People appreciate it when their blogs and tweets and re-posted or shared.
There are various virtual groups who hold an abundance of concepts, ideas and innovations. Gaining access to conversations within such groups will give you an in-depth insight into the recent trends, the nagging complaints, the repeated questions and queries etc. This information can then be utilized to improve your product and services, thus giving you a head start as compared to your competitors.
There is nothing that guarantees a better customer relationship than soliciting customer comments and feedback on your brand. Casting out a net to hook onto your audiences' opinions and inviting them to preview your content and share feedback is a great way to intensify your content.
It is imperative that the analytics of a process or product be considered when talking about collaboration. This is especially important when dealing with large organizations, where the data is vital and the appropriate people need to collaborate this data. For such purposes, search engines would not suffice. Enterprises will need to rely on something more tangible, like analytics. A smooth integration of social collaboration with web communication and analytics is likely to go a long way. CMSs now incorporate the analytics strategy through which an organization can manage the content on their website as well as study the analytics on the viewing and utility of the content. Analytics, through CMS, can also help you monitor the amount of traffic directed towards your website.
Productivity in today's world is fundamental. Every organization wants to be in a position where information, data and content can be communicated in a faster and more nimble way. The standard and more traditional concepts of Word, Excel and PowerPoint may still be a great way to share and display ideas, but they are also a very time consuming means of communication.
This desperately calls for a CMS that quickens the process of communication. Content creators, developers and engineers still go through the tardy process of sharing content via emails. Instead, taking onto cloud sharing has numerous benefits that most organizations are oblivious to. Social collaboration through cloud sharing will only speed up the process of idea sharing, but will also integrate huge volumes of content with ease. This creates the much required and awaited flexibility that organizations look for as part of social collaboration.
Sitefinity is a web content management system that is used to create and manage websites. These websites can be viewed and accessed via desktops, laptops and mobile devices. The best part about Sitefinity is that it is much more flexible as compared to a lot of the other CMS systems used by various organizations today. This eases the tasks of developers, as they can easily integrate it with Association Management Systems, CRM systems and various other systems that they work with. One of the biggest advantages that Sitefinity provides is customer adoption. The user interface (UI) for administrators is so conveniently simple that they can literally just jump onto the web page and start using it right away.
With the onset of social collaboration, the future is not as predictable as it used to be. Social collaboration has created new avenues and gateways by accelerating technologies to enhance businesses. It is no longer just a mindset, but a means to achieving excellent outcomes.


Have you looked around your home lately and really evaluated how much stuff you have? It can be a huge shock to realize how many things we own that we never use. We'll show you how to downsize and declutter in a way that will allow you to embrace and enjoy your space.
In order to declutter your home, you are going to have to get rid of things. However, downsizing and decluttering does not have to lead to throwing away all you own.
Decluttering is the beginning of a minimalist lifestyle free of junk that helps many people feel better, think more clearly, and reach goals more effectively.
Here are some tips on how to downsize and declutter your home.
What Does it Mean to Declutter?
Decluttering and downsizing don't mean you need to get rid of everything you own and start afresh, or that you need to fit everything you own into one box.
All it means is that you get rid of the things that are not important and you focus your life on the things that are important.
Take some time to evaluate your life before you start decluttering. What do you like to spend your time doing? What sort of things do you do while you are in your home?
Asking these questions will help you to understand the basic necessities you will need to have in your home. The things you spend your time doing tells you something — they tell you where your priorities are.
If you spend a lot of time on the computer, the computer and your desk are probably a priority. If you spend time working out, crafting, or any other sports and hobbies those are priorities in your life.
Next, you need to evaluate your possessions. If you want to spend less time in front of the TV, you should consider relocating the TV to a room that you use less often, or maybe even getting rid of it completely.
If you want to spend more time working out, make sure your workout accessories (water bottles, workout clothing, and workout calendars) are in plain sight and easy to reach places.
Does it bring me happiness?
Instead of going from room to room and sorting everything by where it is kept, sort and de-junk by category. This prevents you from sorting the same sorts of things over and over.
Go Through Everything Twice – Sometimes it takes another look.
Do not be burdened by gifts. Seriously, if you don't use it or you don't like it then don't keep it.
When you are finished find a way to get the things you are not keeping out of the house.
What do you want from your life? What are your hopes? Your goals?
Make a visual of your goals, like a dream board or a dream journal, and put it somewhere that is easy to see on a regular basis. It is easier to work toward your goals on a daily basis if you can see them and be reminded of them daily.
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Try to create a clutter-free area, tell everyone in your family that the table, desk, or room is to be a clutter-free zone and work to keep it that way. Doing this prepares you to live a less cluttered life on a bigger scale.
Explore our blog for more tips on how to downsize and declutter.


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Vasily Ivanovich Bakalov (; 18 April 1929 – 25 January 2020) was a Soviet and Russian military engineer and designer who worked on the designs of armoured vehicle defence systems and anti-tank guided missiles.

Born in 1929, Bakalov served during the Second World War in his youth, drawing on his experience with , a voluntary organization promoting water safety and work, while crewing vessels to transport military personnel, civilians and weapons. After a period as a machinist in the marine salvage department after the war, he studied at the Leningrad Electrotechnical Institute of Communications, graduating with honours and starting a career as a design engineer at the TsKB-14 design bureau in Tula. Working on guided rocket weapons, Bakalov rose to senior design and management positions, eventually becoming the bureau's chief engineer and overseeing the development of anti-tank guided missiles such as the 9M113 Konkurs, 9K115-2 Metis-M, 9M117 Bastion, and 9M119 Svir/Refleks, and the guided artillery shells 2K25 Krasnopol and 2K22 Tunguska.

In 1978 he was appointed head and chief designer of TsKIB SOO, where he remained until his retirement in September 1997. Bakalov oversaw significant developments in the company's organizational structure, which soon achieved a high reputation for the quality of its products. The Soviet team for the shooting competitions at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow all used weapons designed and manufactured by TsKIB SOO. Among the designs developed under his supervision was the Drozd active protection system for tanks and armoured vehicles for use against anti-tank missiles and rocket-propelled grenades. Over his career he received a number of honours and awards, including the Lenin Prize, and held around 150 patents.

Early life and wartime
Bakalov was born on 18 April 1929 in the village of Semeyka, in Central Black Earth Oblast, then part of the RSFSR, in the Soviet Union. His father moved the family to a city in the 1930s seeking work, and the young Bakalov joined , a voluntary organization promoting water safety and work. With the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, Bakalov and other OSVOD members were called up to support the war effort by crewing vessels to transport military personnel, civilians and weapons. During the war he studied at the special school of the 4th military recovery unit, graduating in August 1945 and going on to serve with the marine salvage department as a machinist, working aboard the tugboats Stalingrad and Chapaev to salvage vessels sunk during the war.

Tula and design work

In 1948 Bakalov enrolled in the Electrical Engineering College in Alma-Ata, graduating with honours, and then entering the Leningrad Electrotechnical Institute of Communications. He was awarded a Stalin scholarship in his second year, and also worked as a laboratory assistant at the Budyonny Military Academy of the Signal Corps. He took part in student life and the institute, becoming head of the student scientific society and a member of the scientific council. Bakalov graduated with honours in 1957 and went to Tula with his wife, arriving on 5 August 1957 to work as a design engineer at the TsKB-14 design bureau, later the KBP Instrument Design Bureau. The bureau was in the process of creating a division to develop guided rocket weapons and Bakalov distinguished himself in this field. In 1960 he became head of the laboratory, and in 1961 head of his design department, followed by his appointment in 1968 as first deputy chief and chief designer, and then chief engineer of the KBP Instrument Design Bureau. Bakalov's work revolved around the development of anti-tank guided missiles, overseeing projects including the anti-tank guided missiles 9M113 Konkurs, 9K115-2 Metis-M, 9M117 Bastion, and 9M119 Svir/Refleks, and the guided artillery shells 2K25 Krasnopol and 2K22 Tunguska.

In November 1978 he was appointed head and chief designer of TsKIB SOO, where he remained until his retirement in September 1997. TsKIB SOO, in full the "Central Design and Research Bureau of Sports and Hunting Weapons", specialized in the development and manufacture of sports and hunting weapons, small arms, anti-tank and anti-personnel grenade launchers, machine-gun turrets and small-calibre artillery naval anti-aircraft installations. Bakalov oversaw significant developments in the company's organizational structure, which soon achieved a high reputation for the quality of its products. The Soviet team for the shooting competitions at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow all used MTs brand weapons designed and manufactured by TsKIB SOO. Among the designs developed under his supervision was the Drozd active protection system for tanks and armoured vehicles for use against anti-tank missiles and rocket-propelled grenades. For his work on this Bakalov received the Lenin Prize. He also held around 150 patents on other inventions. In addition to his focus on the technical and business-related side of his work at the bureau, he also interested himself in the social side. He was instrumental in the establishment of the Yasniy Bereg recreation centre in Tula's Dubensky District.

Retirement and awards
Though officially retiring in September 1997, he continued to act as an adviser to TsKIB SOO's general director. His working career ultimately spanned over 60 years. Bakalov died on 25 January 2020 at the age of 90. His funeral was held on 29 January at the Church of Saint Nicholas in Tula. He was then interred on the Alley of Honour in the city's .

Over his career Bakalov received the Lenin Prize, the  and the Prize of the Russian Ministry of Defence. He had also received the Order of the October Revolution, two Orders of the Red Banner of Labour, and the jubilee medals "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin", "50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" and "300 Years of the Russian Navy". He had also received the honorary titles of "Veteran of Labor", "Honorary Radio Operator", and "Honorary Worker of the Arms Industry". On 26 August 2009 the Tula city duma awarded Bakalov the title of "Honorary Citizen of the Hero City of Tula." He was married, with two sons and a daughter.

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Austin & Williams threw a very special Cuatro De Mayo celebration yesterday — special because it was actually a surprise retirement party for our long time Director of First Impressions, Kathy Spilker.
The margaritas flowed as speeches were made, stories were recollected and tears were shed. Eva, Rick, and the rest of the crew gave her the rousing send-off she deserved, as we say "See you later" to Kathy (but never adios). Special thanks go out to the folks at #SabrosaMexicanGrill for providing a tasty (and surprisingly healthy) burrito buffet.


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The Bone World Trilogy is a trilogy for young adults by Irish author Peadar Ó Guilín.  The series has elements of science fiction and fantasy.

The first book in the trilogy, The Inferior, was published by David Fickling Books in 2007 (2008 in the U.S.A.), and the sequel, The Deserter, was published in September 2011.

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Fantasy novel trilogies
Science fiction book series
David Fickling Books books


Although the game's cheat codes are encrypted and unique to your specific disc access code, you can get three free codes by using the following trick. First, make a note of the five digit access code that is unique to your disc by looking at the top of the "Bonus Codes" screen. Then, go to the game's pre-order website, and enter "AGEH-56JW-X2GB-DN1N-EGUT" as a pre-order code. Then, enter your five digit code, select your game system, and click "Submit". The cheat codes for the "Infinite Ammo" and "Fast Health Regeneration" options will be displayed for your game. Next, go to www.codemasters.com. Sign up for a free account, and log in. Go to their registration page, and register your game to get the cheat code for the "Dominator Damage" option.
1. Cpt. Devin Ross: Kill 50 enemies using melee attacks.
2. Lt. Abigail Black: Kill 50 enemies using Ghost Bullet.
3. Sgt. Frank Delgado: Pop 50 heads.
4. Sgt. Wilhelmina "Billie" Church: Successfully complete "Al Khali" on the Hard difficulty setting.
5. Cpt. Xavier Jones: Successfully complete "Man Down" on the Hard difficulty setting.
6. Cpl. Simone Cole: Successfully complete "The Tomb" on the Hard difficulty setting.
7. Fr. Paul Rawlings: Pop 100 heads.
8. Agent Muriel Green: Successfully complete "The Den of Souls" on the Hard difficulty setting.
9. Arnold Leech: Successfully complete "Al Khali" on the Easy or Normal difficulty setting.
10. Deceased Devin Ross: Successfully complete "Still With You" on the Hard difficulty setting.
11. Cultist: Kill 100 enemies using melee attacks.
12. Exlposive Cultist: Disintegrate 50 enemies.
15. Corpses Behemoth: Successfully complete "River of Blood" on the Hard difficulty setting.
17. Psychic Commander: Successfully complete "World War 2" on the Easy or Normal difficulty setting.
19. Flamethrower: Disintegrate 100 enemies.
20. Grenadier: Kill 100 enemies using Ghost Bullet.
21. Sir Richard de Gray: Successfully complete "Out of the Frying Pan" on the Hard difficulty setting.
22. Brother William of Auxere: Successfully complete "Motley Crew" on the Hard difficulty setting.
23. Warrior Crusader: Successfully complete "Sewers" on the Hard difficulty setting.
24. Crossbowman Crusader: Successfully complete "Tortured Souls" on the Hard difficulty setting.
25. Child Crusader: Successfully complete "Crusades" on the Easy or Normal difficulty setting.
26. Bishop Malthus St. Claire: Successfully complete "Crusades" on the Easy or Normal difficulty setting.
27. Centurion Textius Longinus: Successfully complete "Decadence" on the Hard difficulty setting without being incapacitated.
28. Governor Cassus Vicus: Successfully complete "Rome" on the Easy or Normal difficulty setting.
29. Legionary: Successfully complete "The Low Road" on the Hard difficulty setting.
30. Blind Behemoth: Successfully complete "Morituri te salutant" on the Hard difficulty setting without being incapacitated.
31. Gladiator: Successfully complete "Temple of Pain" on the Hard difficulty setting.
32. Antadurunnu: Successfully complete "The God Seal" on the Hard difficulty setting.
33. Enlil: Successfully complete "Spiritual Guide" on the Hard difficulty setting.
34. Inanna: Successfully complete "Skin" on the Hard difficulty setting.
35. Ki: Successfully complete "Flesh" on the Hard difficulty setting.
36. Ninlil: Successfully complete "Skin" on the Hard difficulty setting without being incapacitated.
37. Nanna: Successfully complete "Blood" on the Hard difficulty setting.
38. Utu: Successfully complete "Blood" on the Hard difficulty setting without being incapacitated.
39. Sumerian Puppet: Successfully complete "Flesh" on the Hard difficulty setting without being incapacitated.
40. Pyxis Prima: Successfully complete "Sumeria" on the Easy or Normal difficulty setting.
42. The Jericho Team: Successfully complete "Rivers of Blood" on the Hard difficulty setting without being incapacitated.
43. Operation: Godseal: Successfully complete "Exorcism" on the Hard difficulty setting.


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Johann Adam Pontius, immigrated 1747 to Pennsylvania from Birkenfeld.
Jakob Pontius (b. c1820 in Germany, immigrated 1854 with his family, resided in Buffalo, Erie County, NY.
According to the Chronik der Pontius-Familien, Nicholas Pontius, b. 1784 married Anna Maria Weirich of Landscheid. After the wedding the family lived in Landscheid. Of the ten children born to this family, five of them - brothers Johannes, Bernad, Jacob, Nicholas, and Cornelius - emigrated to North America. They lived in Chicago, IL and Todd County, MN. The eldest brother, Johannes Matthias Pontius, b. 1813, remained in Landscheid and his descendants, through son Petrus (b. 1823), still bear the name in that area. His son, Matthias (b. 1856), however, went to Chicago like his uncles.
Below are the five European lines as identified by Rudi Pontius in his book, Eine Chronik der Pontius-Familien, in which he traces these lines forward to the current generation.
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