2018 will be the 2nd operating year of this new little lab, and we have some great plans and services to introduce over the course of the year. We're working on solutions for higher-resolution scans straight from the Fuji Frontier, custom printing, and more.
The outpouring of support from clients and interested photographers has been amazing! Obviously we couldn't do this without your support, and we hope to hit our lab capacity this year to ensure that Northeast Photographic is a sustainable business for the duration. After that, we can expand, and double our capacity, adding more services along the way such as 8x10 processing and large format printing. (We really want to get a drum scanner AND an Imacon 848).
Giving back to our clients is a big part of Northeast Photographic's modus operandi. If you can afford to shoot more film, you're keeping the art alive and hopefully trusting us to process it for you. With that in mind, I'm happy to announce that all clients who've achieved Pro Scan discount tiers will have their current level carried forward into 2018! Even if you haven't yet reached tier 1 of the loyalty program, the rolls you shot in 2017 will be counted toward this year. Normally the program will reset every year, but as a way to say thanks, and to account for the fact that we weren't yet open for half of 2017, we're giving you a break. Maybe you'll factor more film into your shooting budget this year, or maybe you'll have more for your wine & beer budget.
And now for some housekeeping updates and adjustments.
Some clients have recently requested TIFFs, so we added this option with a small data transfer related fee. You can request them in the notes section of the order form.
Due to low volume, E6 will now be run once a month in batches. If volume increases (which may happen when Ektachrome is re-introduced), we will increase our processing schedule.
With the wedding season still many weeks away, our turn around time remains very fast. 2-3 days for most orders.
We had more than a few custom print orders, and hope to continue providing high quality printing to those who inquire. Request a quote in our contact section. Expect a formal ordering procedure later in 2018.
Two non-holiday lab closures to announce: Jan 9th - Jan 16th & April 28th - May 5th. During the closures the lab will still be accepting all deliveries, but they won't be invoiced until we re-open. Thanks in advance for accommodating the small delay in processing during those breaks.
Again, if you're an NP client you have our thanks, and if you're curious please, drop a line! Remember new Pro Scan clients still get 50% off the first order, there is a 25% off kickback for referrals, and on top of that our prices are the best in the business.


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Lord Sheikh relinquishes CMF Chairmanship
Lord Sheikh has sent the letter at this link to all CMF members and supporters by email. For convenience the text of the letter is also reproduced below.
The Lord Sheikh
Conservative Muslim Forum
The Conservative Party
4 Matthew Parker Street
London, SE1 7TY
Dear CMF Members & Supporters,
It is with a great deal of reluctance and regret I write to advise you all that I have decided to relinquish the position of the Chairmanship of the Conservative Muslim Forum.
The reason I am doing this is because I wish to spend more time on writing and undertaking community and charity work. I have just completed my first book which will be published shortly and I would like to commence writing my second book which will need a great deal of research. As regard charity and community work I am heading three major projects which will require a great deal of my time.
I was unanimously proposed and elected as the Chairman of the Forum for three years in May 2014. I was honoured by the confidence you have shown towards me.
Conservative Muslim Forum is now a robust body and has undertaken and continues to undertake multifarious activities. The activities have been included in the Annual Report which was prepared for the year 2013/2014. The Report was sent to everyone and is on our website.
During the last two weeks I have twice referred to the work undertaken by the Conservative Muslim Forum in my speeches in the House of Lords.
I would like to express my thanks to everyone for the enormous help and support which has been voluntarily rendered to me and the Conservative Muslim Forum. We have been a strong team and I am sure that this spirit will be continued under the new Chairman.
The Executive Committee of the Conservative Muslim Forum has now met and unanimously elected Mr Mohammed Amin as the new Chairman to succeed me. Mr Ash Zaman has also been unanimously elected as the Deputy Chairman.
At the meeting Members of the Executive Committee also proposed and unanimously elected me as the President. I am not disappearing from the Conservative Muslim Forum and will be happy to serve as the President. I will also continue to campaign and canvass for the Party to secure our victory in the General Election next year.
Kindest Regards to you all and thank you for your support.

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Fake news. More anti Putin rhetoric. Have they checked all the cameras in the area? Did they see anyone tailing them. What do MI5/6 do do they not keep an eye on Russian spies? Why would Putin want him dead now when the US is doing it's darndest to uncover his dastardly deeds?
Why are they not looking for someone else? Answer, why would they when it's Putin they want to blame for everything.
So the Russians weren't involved in the murder of Alexander Litvinenko in London in 2006 either?
I don't understand how a communist can still have such loyalty to Mother Russia when it is now a fascist dictatorship.
What's Fake News? Did you actually read the question?
are you suggesting the BBC made up the Russian news coverage?
What are your sources to state it is fake news? Are you privy to something that no one else is?
The same article stated that he had been good friends with the american - now outcast by the White House - who had written a damning dossier on Trump's life before Presidency.
So how about the CIA doing the deed and helping fingers to point at Russia?
He isn't dead. Although, he's seen better days.
My mistake. Apologies. He and his daughter critically ill. Also so was the policeman who visited their home.
Whilst this lends itself to a whole host of conspiracy theories (there should be a prize for the most innovative. I can't wait) I think it's most likely an Occam's Razor affair.
Whatever your views on Putin I can't be the only one who's getting innured to what's become the standard response to such events, no matter how blatant, "Russia denies". Cuba, Chernobyl, it's in the blood.
One thing's certain, nobody will ever pin it on the wily ole fox.
I find it amusing that for some reason, when it comes to the Demi-God Putin (actually, the man's a bog-standard dictator) those who sometimes post the most outrageous things, often totally unsupported by anything of real substance, claiming that they're authoritative, will immediately scream "Where's the evidence!" in his case.
Lovely man. Adored by his people. Walks to work, probably with holes in his shoes. Deeply saddened by the hoi polloi claims that he's an extremely wealthy oligarch himself. Where's the Evidence??
Nothing more than a failed (maybe) suicide attempt involving them and the Police officer, who they bribed to commit suicide with them in the hope that the blame would fall on the Russians.
Or perhaps it could be that he used to be a Double Agent working for the British.
Are you sure he wasn't a quadruple agent (Russia, UK, Burkina Faso and Nepal)?
"Russian officials involved in corruption and human rights abuse are to be targeted with a tough new sanctions regime co-ordinated with the US and Canada, the Telegraph can disclose.
Boris Johnson, the Foreign Secretary, and Amber Rudd, the Home Secretary, have agreed that Britain will introduce a UK version of the so-called "Magnitsky Act" under which 49 Russian nationals are named in an official US list of "gross violators of human rights", whose crimes include extrajudicial killings and torture."
Similar to that adopted by the US, Canada and some other European countries I believe.
Russian state television has warned "traitors" and Kremlin critics that they should not settle in England because of an increased risk of dying in mysterious circumstances.
"Don't choose England as a place to live. Whatever the reasons, whether you're a professional traitor to the motherland or you just hate your country in your spare time, I repeat, no matter, don't move to England," the presenter Kirill Kleymenov said during a news programme on Channel One, state TV's flagship station.
"Something is not right there. Maybe it's the climate. But in recent years there have been too many strange incidents with a grave outcome. People get hanged, poisoned, they die in helicopter crashes and fall out of windows in industrial quantities," Kleymenov said.
The stark warning comes as the former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, remain critically ill in hospital after being poisoned with a nerve agent in Salisbury. Moscow has labelled speculation that they were targeted by the Kremlin security services as an "anti-Russian campaign".
@ devil. I don't know Wikis' source - sorry didn't read the 'extras'.
But thanku for your contribution.
In the wikipedia link 3.2 Russian parastatal media commentary it does cite the source as Channel 1, the programme Vremya and the commentator as 'Director of News Reporting' Kirill Kleimyonov.
Google translation: Russian Foreign Secretary Sergrey Kavrov suggested that the poisoning of Edward Snowden is Washington.
Google translation: Venezuelan Foreign Secretary Jorge Arreaza suggested that the poisoning of Julian Assage is London.
Google translation: The Pope suggested that the suicide of Judas Iscariot was God.


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Home Home & Garden Homes Interior designer and blogger Sherry Hart takes decorating—but not herself—seriously
Interior designer and blogger Sherry Hart takes decorating—but not herself—seriously
A look inside her sophisticated Peachtree Park cottage
Lisa Mowry
Photograph by Anthony-Masterson
Rattling off past design fails at her Peachtree Park cottage, Sherry Hart cites a faux-finished fireplace, silk ficus trees, and harlequin-patterned walls. But like Goldilocks, who has to test too hard and too soft before appreciating what's just right, Sherry has landed on a sophisticated end result.
It all started with the location. "When I moved to Atlanta in 1989, I would drive through this neighborhood and think how much I'd love to live here, with these older, traditional little ranches," she says. The former Eastern Air Lines flight attendant and her husband, David Higgins (a pilot at the time), finally bought this house 23 years ago, paying more than full price. While some of the neighboring homes now sport two or three floors, the Hart-Higgins house remains one story. "I always say that if a long-lost relative leaves me a pot of gold, I might rip the roof off and add more, but we do truly love living in a ranch," she says. "The three-bedroom, three-bath plan works great for the two of us."
Sherry centered the swan painting by Dawne Raulet as the focal point of her gallery wall just off the entryway. "If I have to grab one thing in a fire, that would be it," she says.
As part of the One Room Challenge, a biannual national bloggers event, Sherry redid her dining room to embrace a more modern-rustic aesthetic. She found the acrylic table base at a flea market and commissioned a marble top. "The curtains are made from my beloved Schumacher fabric 'Pyne Hollyhock,' and I have to say, they are my second-favorite thing after the swan picture," she says.
The acrylic table base
Along the journey, Sherry started teaching exercise classes (she still does), turned her decorating hobby into a career, and launched a blog in 2010. The biweekly posts are part personal diary—where not much is off limits, from a dog's flatulence to the occasional fashion faux pas—and part professional designer's daily agenda: which bathroom tile looks best, how to sort through a gazillion pillows. "I started it on a whim, like most things I do, and I try to keep it real," Sherry says.
Design Indulgence readers eat up stories of her own home's transformations. A few years ago, Sherry redid the dining room, embracing its eight-foot ceilings with a large-scale Circa Lighting fixture and "jumping on the shiplap train," as she puts it, by adding horizontal planks to the walls. At various times, her open family room/kitchen/sitting area has been painted cream, apple green, gold, chocolate brown, and tan. "Then there just weren't any colors left to try, so I painted my whole house Benjamin Moore 'White Dove' years ago, before it was trendy," Sherry says. "I thought I would stick with white until I could find another color that moved me, and I never did."
Builder Michael Ladisic, a frequent collaborator with Sherry as well as a client and friend, recently updated the kitchen cabinetry, keeping the existing base cabinets. New countertops are honed Caesarstone, in a pattern resembling Calacatta marble.
Wood floors painted "China White" make the home feel light and airy.
"We used to have a big table and chairs here, but now that we have it as a keeping room, we use it all the time," says Sherry.
In the living room, the blank slate serves as a backdrop for a gallery wall. There she has artfully arranged neutral pieces, including her most cherished painting, a swan by Dawne Raulet. "I think I'll be in this phase for a while," she says of the black-and-white scheme. "My white-and-turquoise phase was pretty strong for about 15 years, and it's still my favorite color, but I'm gradually swapping out for a more neutral palette and then throwing in some black to keep things from being boring." From a practical standpoint, she adds, the flexible color scheme makes it easy to find inexpensive accessories.
"The master bedroom is right off the family room and everybody peeks in, so I have to make my bed everyday," gripes Sherry. Touches of blue remain from her turquoise phase, mostly because of a rug with blue in it. "That's what I get for buying an expensive rug," she says. "Now I don't have the heart to change it."
Sherry is a Scott Antique Market junkie (she starred as tour guide for a Better Homes and Gardens video and knows many dealers by name), but this bargain hunter also produces high-end projects. In addition to serving as interior designer for the 2016 House Beautiful Kitchen of the Year and for builder Michael Ladisic's high-profile home renovation—both of which were in her neighborhood—she's now working with clients in other states. "My interest in design started with this house, 20-some years ago, so this is where it all began," she recalls. "I went through the learning experience and then started helping others. I sometimes wonder if my design obsession will ever end."
"No matter how you spin it, this room is small and the furniture arrangement can really only go one way," Sherry says of the family room. An off-white Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams sofa and chairs provide a neutral setting for an ever-changing tableau of new pillows and throws. The vintage acrylic coffee table is from Scott's.
This article originally appeared in our Winter 2016 issue of Atlanta Magazine's HOME.
Scott Antique Market
Sherry Hart
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Life after Brexit
Patent grants in US as Elasmogen moves closer to commercialisation and clinical development
The Elasmogen team, from the Scottish Biologics Drug Discovery Facility at the University of Aberdeen, has further strengthened its global intellectual property (IP) position with the granting of a patent in the US, underpinning the generation of its VNAR protein drugs developed from sharks.
Aberdeen's VNAR immunisation technology is already patented in other parts of the world and has been used successfully to generate lead compounds in inflammatory disease and cancer. Elasmogen's IP portfolio now covers four patent families which consist of more than 30 patents pending and granted worldwide.
VNARs are found in sharks as part of their immune system and have a similar protective role to antibodies present in the human body. What makes them different and special from a biotechnology and drug perspective is that they are the smallest molecules of this type identified so far in the animal kingdom (1/12 of a human antibody). This small size allows them access to parts of the body our antibodies can't reach, including deep inside solid cancer tumours.
Elasmogen's new US patent protects the use of the core VNAR technology - and importantly also protects their candidate hEO6 which can significantly extend the effective life of other partner drugs in the body. Many drugs have to be taken every few hours; however, if joined to hEO6 their useful potency can be increased from hours to weeks.
This work has been funded by Scottish Enterprise and by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), with the award (£1.5 M) used to successfully modify the original VNAR (EO6), isolated from an immunised shark, into a humanised form (hEO6) which will now be developed for eventual use in man. In an exciting additional development these VNARs has also been further enhanced to carry highly toxic drugs that are potent killers of cancer cells.
Dr Caroline Barelle, who has a background in drug discovery and will be the CEO and CSO of the new company Elasmogen Ltd when it spins-out of the University of Aberdeen later this year, explains: "We are delighted that both our science and intellectual property has progressed so well. This joining by conjugation chemistry of toxic drug "war-heads" to relatively delicate proteins can sometimes be a tricky process. One might predict that proteins that come from sharks would be tough and in this case at least they really are. This means that we can use 'harsh conjugation chemistry' to get efficient loading of drugs onto our VNAR domain to generate a molecule that can both enhance the efficacy of other drugs by increasing their time in the body, whilst also being a potent cancer killer in its own right."
This joining by conjugation chemistry of toxic drug 'war-heads' to relatively delicate proteins can sometimes be a tricky process. One might predict that proteins that come from sharks would be tough - and in this case at least they really are." Dr Caroline Barelle
The team have already shown that they can get their tumour specific VNARs to bind to receptors that are on the outside surface of cancer cells and then be internalised or 'swallowed'. Once inside the cell the VNARs are able to release their anti-cancer payload killing these cells almost instantly. This targeted approach, that the Aberdeen team call a VDC (VNAR-Drug Conjugate) should deliver improvements for patients as the treatments will only kill cancer cells and not surrounding healthy tissue. This minimises the toxic side-effects often associated with anti-cancer therapies and allows clinicians the freedom to use mixtures of different cancer treatments capable of killing even the most stubborn cancer cell types, whilst limiting the development of resistance to these drugs. With the triple success of new IP, successful humanisation and successful drug conjugation the team are now predicting that the first VNARs could be in patient trials within 3 years.
Dr Barelle concluded by saying: "Sharks are often considered the most sophisticated and ruthless of predators. We hope that by harnessing the power of their immune system we can turn VNARs into the same ruthless killers of cancer cells."
Dr Fergus McKenzie, Programme Manager from Scottish Enterprise, added: "We have been delighted with the progress made by the Aberdeen team. We are particularly pleased that Dr Barelle and her colleagues have hit and surpassed all their scientific milestones whilst also not forgetting to meet their important commercial objectives. This successful granting of a US patent for Scotland will also allow Caroline to move a significant step closer to the establishment of a new Scottish drug discovery company. .
The University of Aberdeen, and a series of its successful spin-outs, have a strong track record in drug discovery and development and this was recognised recently by the British Pharmacological Society for its "ground-breaking achievements in this field".
Dr Caroline Barelle, Senior Research Fellow
Dr Barelle currently leads the team of senior research scientists developing novel biologic bio-tools and therapeutics based on shark single binding domains or VNARs. Her previous roles include Head of VNAR Development at Pfizer and Wyeth where she led the single-domain antibody team isolating and progressing leads through to late pre-clinical assessment. Prior to this she was Programmes Manager at the antibody engineering company, Haptogen Ltd, acquired by Wyeth in 2007. Caroline will become the new CEO/CSO of the University spin-out Elasmogen Ltd in 2015.
The University of Aberdeen is a centre of excellence for life sciences. Translational research is a particular strength for the University because its health campus is based on one of the largest teaching hospital sites in Europe. Lately the University has made major strategic investments to consolidate its position as one of the world's key centres for R&D in life sciences and medical research
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DunerCentral's Annual Dumont Ride was a Success!
1st annual Dumont Poker Run!
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Dumont Cleanup a HUGE success!
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February 9th is National Pizza Day, but rather that ordering in tonight, ditch the delivery and bake up a fresh pizza yourself.
It's easy to create your own pizza at home thanks to this Countertop Crispy Crust Pizza Maker Oven from Gourmia. Simply pour your dough into the nonstick pan, then load on your cheese and toppings and seal the lid shut. The pizza maker's dual heating zones provide separate settings for your crust and toppings, meaning nothing ever gets burnt or overcooked. The rotating stone tray, meantime, conducts and retains heat evenly for a golden, crispy crust.
At just over nine pounds, the pizza maker is sturdy enough that the base won't slip. And the 30-minute cooking timer features an auto shutoff mode so you never have to worry about leaving the oven running.
The 12-inch pan allows you to make a medium-sized pizza. You can also use the device to bake frozen pizzas. A small see-through window on the lid lets you monitor the baking process without having to lift it open or move anything around.
Once you're done, remove your pizza from the oven, slice and enjoy. National Pizza Day feels a whole lot more memorable when you've made said pizza yourself.
As for cleanup: the nonstick pan is removable for easy cleanup and storage, while the rest of the oven can be wiped down easily with a damp cloth or paper towel.


I'm ready to celebrate a bit of spring and Easter with an EGGstravaganza of adorable embellishments for Easter and Spring.
I have some darling Spring/Easter paper that I thought I'd use up. Gasp...I know! Actually use some papers from my stash? What a crazy idea.
Creative Embellishments. I just couldn't resist making a few Easter cards to send to my family.
My first card features my favorite bunnies. These mini Veneer wood Bunnies are way too cute. They just melt my heart and make me smile.
First of all, I adore bunnies -and mini bunnies are cuteness overload.
The papers I am using are from Doodlebug Design - 6x6 Easter Express.
My first pet as an adult was a white house bunny. He was a master snuggler.
I think he was the reason I dabbed the tiny wood veneer bunnies with a bit of white acrylic paint. The little guy with his cotton tail facing us has an adhesive pearl gem for his cotton tail.
This is my second card made for an egg-stra special relative.
The chipboard eggs - Fun Eggs - were painted white and gussied up with ribbon. Festive and yet pretty clean.
My last card is a combo of the Veneer wood Bunnies , the Fun Eggs, and my sentiment word from the Small Family Border Word Set.
I kept the treatments of the chipboard and wood veneer easy by using acrylic paints. They don't need a lot of fuss to be spEGGtacular.
The beautiful heart die cut is from Spellbinders - Lace Hearts .
I've been playing with the newest releases at Spellbinders. This card features a die from the Sew Sweet collection by Tammy Tutterow. This is Part 2 of my posts using this die. You can see Part 1 here.
is fun, a bit quirky as it sits slightly off center and absolutely sweet ( as the name, Sew Sweet implies).
The off-centered nested hearts give the die collection such charm.
As you can see above, the collection comes with an assortment of dies for embellishing your projects. I took full advantage of this to add some darling vines and leaves to cluster around my simple layered flower.
I also used the banner die from the collection and layered that as well for shadowing.
The little "love" tag came from Stamperia's Old Lace 12x12 paper that I used on this project.
This is the inside of the Spellbinders Sew Sweet Valentine card.
Because I used the dark brown cardstock, the inside of the card needed a layer of lighter cardstock for the personal sentiment.
As I mentioned , the paper I am using Stamperia's Old Lace 12x12 paper collection. I'm really loving this paper.
Learn how to make a darling lilac bouquet using the Spellbinders Sew Sweet Valentine . You can see my lilac tips in the post here.
You can click here Tammy Tutterow.
You can shop for Stamperia papers here.
3D cards and pop-up cards are all the rage. They are fun and unusual to make and even more fun to give. I imagine the surprise and the blooming smile that spreads upon the face of the person opening the card.
Spellbinders has a new line of 3D dies to add to the fun.
Spellbinders has released the Elegant 3D collection by Becca Feeken/Amazing Paper Grace. This collection is all about the layering and dimension.
Yesterday I featured two dies from Spellbinders Elegant 3D Vignettes collection by Becca Feeken.
I also made a vintage looking card with the dies. You can see the vintage card post here.
Do you enjoy making your own flowers? If you do, then I have a great set of dies that will help create perfect layers. Plus, they even have a hole pre-punched in the center to keep the flowers stacked perfectly. Worst part about flower making is punching the center holes.
In addition, I am using Graphic 45 Secret Garden Collection 12x12 and some inks to create the vintage accenting in the flowers.
I chose to use Finger Tip Daubers to apply the ink because they tend to make the application easier when using smaller pieces that need inking.
Here is my surprise sentiment tag for the inside of the card. This can also be a gift card holder...for that lucky recipient (haaaa).
You can shop for Graphic 45 papers right here.
Sometimes you have to make your own flowers - gorgeous flowers that match your project to perfection.
Spellbinders and Becca Feeken have a great set of dies that will help create perfectly layered flowers that can be dimensional or flat. Bonus - they even have a hole pre-punched in the center to keep the flowers stacked perfectly. Worst part about flower making is punching the center holes.
I decided to go vintage with this card using Graphic 45 - French Country Garden 12x12 collection and ink accenting.
I've been playing with the newest releases at Spellbinders. This card features a die from the Sew Sweet collection by Tammy Tutterow. I love love love it. This is Part 1 of my Sew Sweet post. You can see Part 2 here.
The die has a darling little 5 petal flower that I turned into a lilac. OK lilacs have 4 petals. All I can say is mine don't. You're just gonna have indulge my imagination.
Below is my version of a delicate lilac. A four petal beauty...until I create it from a 5-petaled flower. It's all about the imagination.
I'm quite happy with my quirky lilac. It looks lovely in my opinion.
I'm going to give this card to my mom for Mother's Day.
Where I live, we have a giant Lilac Festival in May when the bushes and trees are in bloom.
I also adore the nested heart die and all the little adornments that come with the Sew Sweet Valentine by Tammy Tutterow .
quite delicate and feminine paper and perfect for this die.
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You can shop for Tammy Tutterow's collection at Spellbinders here.
Masculine Card with flowers? Absolutely!
Time to share some favorites - Spellbinders combined with Maja Design papers. This card features the beautiful masculine side of the Maja Design Celebration collection.
The vision for this card was to create a birthday gift effect on the face of the card but in a subtle way and yet keep it on the masculine side.
In addition to the gorgeous patterned papers from the Maja Design Celebration collection, I also used a sheet from the companion monochrome collection, Shades of Celebration.
I added a detailed frame using Spellbinders die called Tallulah Frill Layering Frame from the Chantilly Paper Lace Collection by Becca Feeken.
I also created custom flowers using a versatile fun die from Spellbinders and Marisa Job - Spellbinders Textured Flowers -Timeless Heart Collection by Marisa Job.
Custom flowers are easy to create and perfect to match your paper collections. I simply added black ink to the tips of my flowers for accent and to make them really pop against the card. I think the black accents keep them grounded toward the masculine side.
I also added a black bead in the center of my flowers.
Hurry! 25% off on selected designer dies at Spellbinders.
Here are some of my favorite projects using the designer collections.
because there is so much on sale.
This card is seen here - with tutorials as well.
This a new card I just made. You can find it here.
You can find the pumpkin card here with tutorial.
You can see the blue card here with tutorial.
This die is so much fun to use. You can find these cards here.
I made a sweet pop up card from the Ornament die and stamp set. You can see the full post here with instructions.
You can see this card here.


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We say this all the time and it always bears repeating: You've worked too hard to establish yourself in business to lose it to inadequate security. Imagine all your hard work – and livelihood – gone in a flash because your business wasn't properly secured. The heartache of losing everything you worked for is hard enough, but don't let any loss be your fault as well. Is physical security best for your business? Let's discuss it and get your business secured!
To determine the best security system for your business, you must understand the types of thefts that threaten your company first. There are two basic types of thefts: external and internal. External theft is that from an outside source, internal theft means your employees are stealing from you. Both can destroy your business in a heartbeat, so you must secure your business from each one.
Types of external theft include break-ins and robbery, company data theft, and copyright/trademark theft. Internal theft might be employees stealing merchandise or office supplies, and embezzling company funds. These are just some examples of the dangers facing an unsecured company.
Working cameras – those are important! It may sound simple, but non-functioning cameras are a real problem out there. Has there been a power outage lately? Are they old? Were they there before you bought/leased the space? Regardless, you should make sure that each of your cameras is functioning properly at least once a quarter.
So, what do you do to protect your company against external and internal security threats? You secure your company with an adequate surveillance system to keep an eye on things at all times. You might be thinking that this is "spying" on your customers and employees, but think again.
By using video surveillance to secure your company, you are not only protecting your company's property, you are also protecting your customers and employees from potential danger. Imagine your shop being robbed and an employee shot in the process – what a horrible experience that I hope your company never faces. Surveillance protects people, not just property.
Quote by Louis Pasteur: "Chance favors only the prepared mind." By this he meant that sudden flashes of insight don't just happen— they are the products of preparation. Preparation, therefore, is the key.


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Q: Does adding an attribute increase load time? I'm trying to understand factors that slow a website down. Say I define Example.all somewhere on a page. Would adding more attributes to my Example model significantly increase the time needed for the website to load, even if I don't use the said attributes on that page, since the server might have to iterate through more columns?

A: Depends.
Adding more attributes to your Example model will definitely increase the load time. But compared with other factors, it will just be too minor.
A couple things to speed your page loading

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*Cache your example model.

*Use pagination, only load needed amount of data in one single page.

*Only select columns you need. Example:
Example.select("Name", "Date").where(Score: 0)
Consider add profiling tools to better measure your load time composition. Check Miniprofiler out and the example how to use it http://railscasts.com/episodes/368-miniprofiler

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This Research Topic will constitute the Proceedings of the Light Sheet Workshop which will be held from March 19th to 20th 2018 at the Campus Biotech in Geneva, Switzerland. Registration is open until February 18th 2018 and preliminary program is available.
Light Sheet microscopy is a fluorescence imaging technique that allows to visualize whole organs or small organisms while preserving their physical integrity i.e. without the need to slice them prior imaging. Although the principle of operation of this technology was developed more than 100 years ago, it is only in the last fifteen years that the community of biologists has started to use such microscopes in a common way. Since that time, this type of microscopy has become a standalone field of research that has never been as active as it is now. Indeed, a broad international community of researchers, engineers, programmers, physicists and biologists contribute to the rapid evolution of this field. Light Sheet microscopy of clarified tissues is highly challenging in different ways. First, tissue clarification preserving the endogenous fluorescence of genetically encoded proteins or respecting the ability to immunolabel specific cellular populations remains problematic. Second, the imaging technology itself needs to be improved such that it becomes possible to image faster, with better axial and in-plane spatial resolution and with a higher sensitivity in thick tissues. Finally, this imaging modality is known to generate gigantic amounts of data (up to tens of Terabytes per experiment). There is, nowadays, no universal technique that is efficient enough to process, analyze and exploit this huge amount of digital data. It is therefore necessary to develop, together, some standards of imaging technologies and image analysis.
At the Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering in Geneva, Switzerland, we seek to create an event around this imaging technology to be able to federate as many people as possible with different and complementary skills. Our goal is also to promote and strengthen a community that could interact, share and will contribute to tackle these challenges.
Publishing the Proceedings of the Light Sheet Microscopy workshop as a Research Topic will help us to share with the largest Light-Sheet community, the scientific content that will be exchanged during this event. Additionally, we welcome the work from members of the Light-Sheet microscopy community not attending the workshop. Indeed, we want to create a dynamic amongst greatest number of researchers by offering them the opportunity to share their own research and to disseminate it broadly.
All different kinds of papers are welcomed in this Research Topic including Original Research, Reviews, Protocols and methodological articles.


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Q: Create index of a reference genome with bwa and gatk using snakemake touch I align reads with bwa and call variants with gatk. gatk needs the creation of a dict for the reference genome, and bwa needs creation of indices. When I use touch for both of them I get this error:
AmbiguousRuleException:
Rules bwa_index and gatk_refdict are ambiguous for the file ref.
Expected input files:
        bwa_index: ref.fasta
        gatk_refdict: ref.fasta

This is the code:
rule bwa_index:
    input:
        database="ref.fasta"
    output:
        done =touch("ref")
    shell:
        """
        bwa index -p ref {input.database}
        """
rule bwa_mem:
    input:
        bwa_index_done = "ref",
        fastq1="{sample}_R1.trimmed.fastq.gz",
        fastq2="{sample}_R2.trimmed.fastq.gz"
    output:
        bam = temp("{sample}.bam")
    shell:
        """
        bwa mem ref {input.fastq1} {input.fastq2} -o {output.bam}
        """
rule_gatk_refdict:
    input:
        ref="ref.fasta"
    output:
        done =touch("ref")
    shell:
        """
        java -jar gatk-package-4.1.9.0-local.jar CreateSequenceDictionary -R {input.ref} -O {output.done}
        """
rule gatk:
    input:
        gatk_refdict_done = "ref",
        bam="bam_list"
    output:
        outf ="{chr}.vcf"
    shell:
        """
        java -jar gatk-package-4.1.9.0-local.jar HaplotypeCaller -L {wildcards.chr} -R ref -I {input.bam} --min-base-quality-score 20 -O {output.outf}
        """

Alternatively, I am specifing the index .dict, but then it doesn't work neither, because gatk calls variants before creating dict and so I get an error that there is no dict file:
rule_gatk_refdict:
    input:
        ref="ref.fasta"
    output:
        outf ="ref.dict"
    shell:
        """
        java -jar gatk-package-4.1.9.0-local.jar CreateSequenceDictionary -R {input.ref} -O {output.outf}
        """
rule gatk:
    input:
        ref = "ref.fasta",
        bam="bam_list"
    output:
        outf ="{chr}.vcf"
    shell:
        """
        java -jar gatk-package-4.1.9.0-local.jar HaplotypeCaller -L {wildcards.chr} -R {input.ref} -I {input.bam} --min-base-quality-score 20 -O {output.outf}
        """

How to solve this?

A: Why don't you simply define the dict file as an input of the gatk rule and the ìndex as an input of the bwa rule?
rule bwa_index:
    input:
        database="ref.fasta"
    output:
        done =touch("ref")
    shell:
        """
        bwa index -p ref {input.database}
        """
rule bwa_mem:
    input:
        bwa_index_done = "ref",
        fastq1="{sample}_R1.trimmed.fastq.gz",
        fastq2="{sample}_R2.trimmed.fastq.gz"
    output:
        bam = temp("{sample}.bam")
    shell:
        """
        bwa mem ref {input.fastq1} {input.fastq2} -o {output.bam}
        """
rule gatk_refdict:
    input:
        ref="ref.fasta"
    output:
        done = "ref.dict"
    shell:
        """
        java -jar gatk-package-4.1.9.0-local.jar CreateSequenceDictionary -R {input.ref} -O {output.done}
        """
rule gatk:
    input:
        ref = "ref.fasta",
        dict = "ref.dict",
        bam="bam_list"
    output:
        outf ="{chr}.vcf"
    shell:
        """
        java -jar gatk-package-4.1.9.0-local.jar HaplotypeCaller -L {wildcards.chr} -R {input.ref} -I {input.bam} --min-base-quality-score 20 -O {output.outf}
        """

The AmbiguousRuleException you get is because snakemake doesn't know which rule to run since two rules have the same output.  Don't forget snakemake tries to build the DAG starting from the rule all. When it comes to run rule gatk, you define "ref" as an input. Since two rules can produce this file, snakemake does not known weither it must use rule gatk_refdict or rule bwa_index.
You have a typo there ("_" that should not be there):
----v
rule_gatk_refdict:
    input:
        ref="ref.fasta"
    ...


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Accessible taxis are available across south east Queensland and many regional centres. Often these are maxi taxis that can carry one mobility scooter (provided it can be secured in the vehicle) or two wheelchairs.
Telephone booking: to ensure priority over general and group bookings, advise that the taxi is to transport a person who uses a wheelchair or mobility scooter. Some operators have a priority telephone number for ordering wheelchair accessible taxis. Consult the Yellow Pages for contact details of taxi operators.
The maxi taxi booking fee is not charged if the taxi hire involves a person using a wheelchair or mobility scooter.
2 wheelchairs and 5 other passengers at one time.
Maximum combined weight of mobility aid and operator: 300kg.
Many local councils across Queensland provide shared taxi services for people who are mobility-impaired and their carers. Council Cabs operate on a timetable to and from an area's local shopping centre, and cost a similar amount to public transport.
Contact your local council for Council Cab schedules and fees.
Wheelchair accessible taxis have been introduced into over 50 rural and regional locations through the qconnect initiative. Call the local taxi service to make a booking.
For more information visit qconnect, or call 1300 134 755.


Aging is real, and you are aging every single second. By the time you read this you are already 5 minutes aged than the moment you started reading this blog. With adding years to your age; age spots, fine lines, wrinkles, and freckles begin to appear on your face. But here is the way so that you can age gracefully.
You don't need makeover products all the time to make your skin beautiful, just switch to a smart lifestyle and practice a skincare routine religiously. You really need to take care of your skin inside out. As it will impact on how your skin will be in your late 30s.
Skin loses moisture and it starts looking drier as you age, making it wrinkled. Moisturization helps you to lock in the hydration. Look for the wonder ingredient 'Hyaluronic Acid' in your skincare products which has remarkable ability to retain moisture, it can hold up to 1000 times its weight in water and makes your skin youthful.
It's time to age smart. Topical Vitamin C is as important as oral Vitamin C for preventing wrinkles. It helps to make your skin look visibly better, healthier and brighter by stimulating the collagen and elastin synthesis.
- To keep skin radiant, healthier, youthful and happy, include more vitamin E (helps in skin regeneration), vitamin C (boosts collagen reformation) and antioxidants (fight free radicals from breaking down the skin's elastin and collagen).
- Pack on the protein- Protein helps to build and maintain muscle mass, which we tend to lose as we age.
- Broccoli detoxifies, and carrot is a rich source of Beta-carotene, these both keep skin healthy.
- Super-healthy skin with Omega-3 fatty acids- promote smoother, younger-looking skin by reducing inflammatory skin conditions like acne.
- Fruits and vegetables high in flavonoids and carotenoids–two powerful antioxidants–help remove free radicals from your skin and body that cause premature aging.
Follow healthy patterns of eating that can do wonders for your entire body. It not only help you lose weight, live longer and feel fitter, it can also help you look younger.
- Drink plenty of water that helps in flushing out the toxins off your body. And besides sipping water, you can include more water in your daily diet by adding certain fruits and vegetable juices.
- Green tea with overall anti-aging properties is another fantastic way to fight to age.
Exposure to harmful sun rays can speed up the rate of collagen breakdown and make the skin age faster. It may lead to pigmentation, age spots, fine lines and wrinkles appearing early in life. So, you must always wear a broad- spectrum sunscreen gel with high SPF that protects from UVA, UVB, IR rays and urban pollution. Apply it religiously on all exposed parts, at least 20 minutes before your outdoor activities.
Either rain or shine, every season, wearing sunscreen is the best anti-aging thing you can do for your skin.
Exfoliating is a go-to skincare strategy for sloughing off dead skin and revealing a smoother complexion underneath—but it's important to make sure you're not aggravating your face in the process. Too much exfoliation is counterproductive.
Stress causes cells to age faster, which ultimately shows on your skin in the form of fine lines, wrinkles, and sagging skin. You need to manage your stress by finding peace in meditation, practicing yoga and other activities that help in the production of essential happy-feeling hormones that rejuvenate the body cells.
Beauty sleep of 8 hours is another super important step in your skincare routine as it also helps to manage your stress and allow the body to regenerate.
If you feel younger, you will look younger. According to research, regular workouts help with this, slowing the skin aging process. Exercise is excellent to fight sagging skin as it tones the muscles and also boosts the blood circulation in the body.


A novel by Parun A Mittal, titled "Arranged Love" is the latest fiction I've read. This post is a quick review of the book.
I received this book some 10 days ago, but last weekend I was driving around in a Tata Safari, hence couldn't read the book. Finished reading it this weekend instead.
"Arranged Love" is a must read for those on Arranged Marriage or Love Marriage dilemma. Sometime back there was an Indiblogger contest on this topic, had I reviewed this book earlier this might have been a good entry at the contest.
Coming back to the novel, the plot revolves around Suhaani, an Indian born, America studied girl who's forced to come back to India since her US job offer at Lehman Brothers didn't materialize due to slow down. Meanwhile her family tries to hook her up with a nice guy, who eventually ends up being her boss when she takes up a job in a dot com company. The plot is a first person narration of Suhaani, mainly revolving around the dilemma of having to chose between her american boyfriend and her boss as her life partner.
Couple of side tracks involving love lives of few close friends/relatives offers good deviation from otherwise focused Suhaani-Jay-Deep story.
Plot leverages facebook cleverly, there's generic mention of Chetan Bhagat and other real life characteristics or business houses. Lots of Hindi movie names and plots are also mentioned/leveraged where appropriate. Usage of Hinglish (usage of Hindi words in English), several analogies and lots of cleverly crafted dialogues/phrases keep the readers interested in the book.
Personally I liked Suhaani's mother's tech savyness and her Dad's open mind. I also find it amusing how relatives think "if you don't like this guy can I consider him for my daughters?'- as if Love is like a book borrowed from library, pass on to someone if you're not reading it.
Though there're few pages discussing the topic from male perspective, by and large the book portray's female perspective of Love vs arranged marriage. Narrating part of the story from male angle (like what was going on Deep's mind when he proposed, was rejected or later accepted) could have balanced the novel very well. (or may be reading a different novel would compensate on that aspect-This of course is my personal opinion.
You can know more about the author Parul Mittal at her website, www.parulmittal.com She seems to have designed her site on her own, so we have an author+ designer here. "Arranged Love" is her second book, first one being "Heartbreaks and Dreams". Book is published by Penguin metro reads and priced at Rs 150 (but you'll get it for little less at online shopping sites).
Image sourced from Publisher's website.
Nice review Shrinidhi. I love to read Indian authors in general, but nowadays the Chetan Bhagat wannabes are mushrooming and they target the english understanding population, rather than readers. Eventually, that also is a good sign if it ensures that publishing houses have enough money to publish a few books with genuinely great content. Just my 2 paisa.
Seems like a good read...!!!
Thanks for such a detailed review. I am thinking of writing my next book in third person so that both male and female thoughts can be described.


Flippa is a popular marketplace where webmasters can sell and buy web property. Flippa is similar to eBay in that it allows webmasters to set up an auction, create a sales pitch, and sell the website to the highest bidder. Although most sellers are honest webmasters trying to make a few more dollars on a domain they can no longer support, Flippa is also home to some scammers. Here are some warning signs that you might be looking at a scam sale.
Just like a new brick-and-mortar business it takes time to turn a profit on a new website. Use domain tracking tools such as domaintools.com to check the registration date of the domain. If the domain is fairly new (only a few months), and the webmaster claims that it's earning thousands of dollars a month, it could be a scam. The webmaster can make good money on a new domain, but this usually comes at a cost. Profits can be made using ads, but ads are typically expensive. Make sure the revenue is actual profit and not low profit due to high ad costs.
Flippa has tools that allow the webmaster to upload traffic stats from tools such as Google Analytics These tools give you traffic numbers from a variety of sources such as search engines, CPC ads and users who type the domain name directly in the browser. However, be warned that traffic can be bought in an effort to inflate traffic numbers. Always look at a variety of sources to determine if traffic numbers are real.
Additionally, the webmaster should be able to provide screenshots for Adsense revenue or revenue earned from affiliate sales. Always ask for several months for proof of sales and ask questions if sales numbers vary too much month-to-month.
The Flippa seller can control the flow of questions in the auction. The seller should be quick to answer any questions, even if the question is regarding the accuracy of reports. Some sellers will private message (PM) you answers. If the seller deletes questions, this should be a red flag to buyers. The seller should be willing to answer any questions put forth by potential buyers even if these comments question the legitimacy of reports or claims made by the seller.
Always ask the seller about his SEO tactics, and beware of sellers who fake PageRank (PR). PageRank can be faked by taking a high PR website and forwarding it to a low PR site. Since PR is transferred, the new website looks like it has a high PR from the forwarded site. After the sale, the scammer removes the forwarded site, which puts your site back to PR o. Check the history of the website. If the site is only a few months old with few backlinks but has a high PR value, it's probably a scam.
Additionally, if the seller has conducted any shady SEO tactics, it's possible the site has a penalty, or it could obtain a penalty in the future. Ask the seller how he conducted SEO and check with Google's guidelines to ensure it meets the search engine's criteria for proper SEO. With Google coming down hard on link buyers and spammers, it's especially important to check the site's backlink history and ensure the seller did not obtain backlinks using spammy methods such as forum or blog comment spamming.
It's easy for a savvy person to scrape tons of content from another webmaster. Duplicate, scraped content does not hold its value for long when search engine algorithms catch up to the scheme. Run the website through Copyscape to ensure that the content is indeed original and isn't taken from another source. If you buy a site with scraped content, you run the risk of having that content removed through the DMCA process, and the pages are removed from search engine indexes.
Although these guidelines give you clues to a possible scam, always use your best judgment. If it seems too good to be true, it's probably a scam. Do your due diligence when checking the domain's background, and don't buy any domain where the figures just don't add up.
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Q: Elasticsearch & X-Pack: how to get vertices/connections from nested documents I just started using X-Pack for Elasticsearch and want to connect vertices from a nested document type. However, looking for documentation on this hasn't got me anywhere.
What I have is an index of documents which have person names/ids as nested documents (one document can have many persons, one person can be related to many documents). The desired result is to get a graph data with connections between persons.
Does anyone have a clue or can tell me if this is even possible?
Part of my mappings:
mappings: {
    legend: {
        properties: {
            persons: {
                type: 'nested',
                properties: {
                    id: {
                        type: 'string',
                        index: 'not_analyzed'
                    },
                    name: {
                        type: 'string',
                        index: 'not_analyzed'
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

And my Graph API query, which of course doesn't work because I don't know how to handle the "name" field of the nested "persons" field.
POST sagenkarta_v3/_xpack/_graph/_explore
{
  "controls": {
    "use_significance": true,
    "sample_size": 20000,
    "timeout": 2000
  },
  "vertices": [
    {
      "field": "persons.name"
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "vertices": [
      {
        "field": "persons.name"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Thanks in advance!

A: The following question was discussed here:
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-x-pack-how-to-get-vertices-connections-from-nested-documents/88709
quote from Mark_Harwood - Elastic Team Member:

Unfortunately Graph does not support nested documents but you can use
  copy_to in your mappings to put the person data in an indexed field in
  the containing root document.
I can see that you have the classic problem of
  "computers-want-IDs-but-people-want-labels" and have both these
  values. In Graph (and arguably the rest of Kibana too) I suggest you
  use tokens that combine IDs for uniqueness' sake and names for
  readability by humans.
The copy_to and IDs-and-labels tips are part of the modelling
  suggestions in my elasticon talk this year:
  https://www.elastic.co/elasticon/conf/2017/sf/getting-your-data-graph-ready
  3


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<?php
declare(strict_types=1);

namespace Neos\Flow\Http\Middleware;

use GuzzleHttp\Psr7\Response;
use Neos\Flow\Annotations as Flow;
use Neos\Flow\Http\ServerRequestAttributes;
use Neos\Flow\Log\Utility\LogEnvironment;
use Neos\Flow\Mvc\ActionRequestFactory;
use Neos\Flow\Security\Authentication\Token\SessionlessTokenInterface;
use Neos\Flow\Security\Authentication\TokenInterface;
use Neos\Flow\Security\Context;
use Neos\Flow\Security\Exception\AuthenticationRequiredException;
use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
use Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface;
use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface;
use Psr\Http\Server\MiddlewareInterface;
use Psr\Http\Server\RequestHandlerInterface;

/**
 * A HTTP middleware that handles authentication exceptions that were thrown by the dispatcher (@see \Neos\Flow\Mvc\Dispatcher::dispatch()) and
 * * rethrows the exception if no token with Entry Point is authenticated
 * * or otherwise invokes the Entry Point of all authenticated tokens
 */
class SecurityEntryPointMiddleware implements MiddlewareInterface
{
    /**
     * @Flow\Inject(lazy=false)
     * @var Context
     */
    protected $securityContext;

    /**
     * @Flow\Inject(name="Neos.Flow:SecurityLogger")
     * @var LoggerInterface
     */
    protected $securityLogger;

    /**
     * @Flow\Inject(lazy=false)
     * @var ActionRequestFactory
     */
    protected $actionRequestFactory;

    /**
     * @inheritDoc
     */
    public function process(ServerRequestInterface $request, RequestHandlerInterface $next): ResponseInterface
    {
        // FIXME: Currently the security context needs an ActionRequest, therefore we need to build it here
        $routingMatchResults = $request->getAttribute(ServerRequestAttributes::ROUTING_RESULTS) ?? [];
        $actionRequest = $this->actionRequestFactory->createActionRequest($request, $routingMatchResults);
        $this->securityContext->setRequest($actionRequest);
        try {
            return $next->handle($request->withAttribute(ServerRequestAttributes::ACTION_REQUEST, $actionRequest));
        } catch (AuthenticationRequiredException $authenticationException) {
            /** @var TokenInterface[] $tokensWithEntryPoint */
            $tokensWithEntryPoint = array_filter($this->securityContext->getAuthenticationTokens(), static function (TokenInterface $token) {
                return $token->getAuthenticationEntryPoint() !== null;
            });

            if ($tokensWithEntryPoint === []) {
                $this->securityLogger->notice('No authentication entry point found for active tokens, therefore cannot authenticate or redirect to authentication automatically.');
                throw $authenticationException;
            }

            $response = $this->buildHttpResponse();
            foreach ($tokensWithEntryPoint as $token) {
                $entryPoint = $token->getAuthenticationEntryPoint();
                $this->securityLogger->info(sprintf('Starting authentication with entry point of type "%s"', \get_class($entryPoint)), LogEnvironment::fromMethodName(__METHOD__));

                // Only store the intercepted request if it is a GET request (otherwise it can't be resumed properly)
                // We also don't store the request for "sessionless authentications" because that would implicitly start a session
                // TODO: Adjust when a session-independent storing mechanism is possible (see https://github.com/neos/flow-development-collection/issues/1693)
                if (!$token instanceof SessionlessTokenInterface
                    && $request->getMethod() === 'GET'
                    && $authenticationException->hasInterceptedRequest()) {
                    $this->securityContext->setInterceptedRequest($authenticationException->getInterceptedRequest());
                }
                $response = $entryPoint->startAuthentication($request, $response);
            }
            return $response;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Build a base HTTP Response in case of a missing authentication exception
     *
     * @return ResponseInterface
     */
    protected function buildHttpResponse(): ResponseInterface
    {
        // 403 to be b/c with the previous implementation, but 401 would be more fitting
        return new Response(403);
    }
}

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Colposis är ett släkte av skalbaggar som beskrevs av Étienne Mulsant 1859. Colposis ingår i familjen trädbasbaggar.

Släktet innehåller bara arten Colposis mutilatus.

Källor

Trädbasbaggar
Colposis

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At Merit Moving Systems, it's no secret that our customers come first. Our mission has always been to provide our customers with a smooth and successful moving experience, which is why we've always made it a point to hire the friendliest, most qualified individuals we can find to form our outstanding team of professional movers while focusing on exceptional services and outstanding support.
Because of our commitment to our customers, our team at Merit Moving Systems is excited to share that one of our team members has received the United Van Lines' Household Goods Van Operator of the Year Award. Wesley Gogol, a 35-year veteran of the moving industry and Merit Moving Systems team member, was one of three employees honored with this distinction—chosen from over 4,300 drivers in the United Van Lines' network of over 300 affiliated agencies.
Merit Moving Systems is a top-rated moving company with over 60 years of experience in the industry. We're proud of our highly skilled and compassionate team of professional movers, and of our affiliation with America's #1 Mover®, United Van Lines. Take a look at some information about this important achievement and why our company's highly skilled team of movers stands out as one of the highest rated moving companies in the industry.
With over 35 years in the moving industry, Merit Moving System's van operator Wesley Gogol has racked up over three million miles of local and long-distance moving experience. With so many miles traveled, he's truly dedicated his life to others—sacrificing his time and effort to help our customers navigate smoothly through what can otherwise become a stressful life event.
Gogol, a Polish-born father of three children, attributes the success he's had in his career to the support of his family, his patient and positive personality, and years of experience in the industry. Gogol was recognized and awarded by United Van Lines this year as a result of these characteristics, along with his evident problem-solving skills, leadership qualities, and the commitment he's made to ensuring the safety and quality of experience for his customers throughout each step of their relocation journeys.
For a video of Gogol, please visit United Van Lines' YouTube site.
United Van Lines has been a prominent figure in the moving industry since 1928. Since then, it's evolved into one of the most reputable moving companies in the United States, with over 300 affiliated agencies across the nation.
In the late 1970s, the company began honoring employees for outstanding service and professionalism in the industry. Since then, the national awards for Operator of the Year and other distinctions from United Van Lines have become some of the most prestigious and sought-after achievements in the moving industry.
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Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish backs Fernando Torres to do well against Manchester United
By Adithya Ananth
Former striker reckons Spaniard will prove his naysayers wrong
Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish believes that Fernando Torres will be back in form against Manchester United during the weekend.
The Reds forward has been the target of some criticism following the club's tame goalless draw with Birmingham City on Sunday.
A former favourite at Anfield, Ray Clemence, recently claimed that the Spaniard is a "shadow of his former self", while Jamie Redknapp insisted that the performance at Birmingham had been "diabolical".
"I don't think Fernando would think it was one of his better games but certainly he came as close as anybody in the Liverpool team to score a goal," Dalglish told talkSPORT.
"He's been through a lot, he had a lot of injuries last year and even in the World Cup final he was injured. He's come back this year and I think he's only played two or three games but he scored one against West Brom.
"He might have a bad day but he's not a bad player. There's no one anywhere who wouldn't have him in the side.
"It might have been a bad day at the office for Fernando but he's a really good guy, he's a real quality player and I'm sure he'll be looking forward already to Manchester United on Sunday. He's not got a bad record there."
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Wilson L. White is a Director of the Public Policy & Government Relations team at Google, where he is the global policy lead for Google's Android, Hardware and Ads businesses. He also is responsible for managing the company's public policy strategies for emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, FinTech, and IoT. With more than 15 years of experience as an engineer and technology attorney, Wilson has used his multidisciplinary background and expertise to provide lawmakers, regulators and other key opinion formers across the Americas, Europe and Asia with thought leadership on the rapidly growing and changing mobile landscape and the societal implications of emerging technologies.
Wilson is an angel investor with a track record of representing inventors and advising start-up ventures. Since 2015, he has served as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute, where he teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in the University's technology entrepreneurship program. He received a Bachelor's degree in computer engineering from NC State University and a Juris Doctor from University of North Carolina School of Law.


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Cryptocurrency Winners and Losers of the Week
By Wasim Omar
9:27 AM UTC
As the cryptocurrency market continues its persistent fight to make an upward breakthrough, the bulls and bears in the market continue to battle it out. This struggle between both sides apparently shows in the price movements of various cryptocurrencies. A number of significant winners emerged last week, demonstrating a price gain of significant proportions. These top weekly gainers are as follows:
Top Weekly Gainers
Anubi Token
Radiant Capital
Buffer Finance
Lunr Token
Top Weekly Losers
CakeWSwap
Paper DAO
GetKicks
Anubi Token stood as the top winner this week, with its impressive gains of nearly 290%, in just a matter of a few days. This token has recently been floated in the market and has been met with significant hype among traders, especially since yesterday. Within just 24 hours, Anubi's volume exploded from barely $1,500 to a staggering $1.4 million. This is the driver behind its price jump from $0.00032 to $0.00123, making it the top gainer of the week.
Another name amongst crypto-winners is Krypton DAO (KRD) which performed spectacularly this week, having tripled its price from $0.30 to over $0.90 in only seven days. Throughout this time, KRD showed to be supported by high levels of volume, taking it to new highs without falling corrections. This upward momentum, however, may be approaching a close, considering its volume drop from $14 million yesterday, to only $1.3 million at present.
Radiant Capital (RDNT) experienced a bullish rush this week, after its announcement of shifting to the eco-friendly, Binance Chain. After a steady decline throughout the week, RDNT took off on Sunday, when the announcement came, resulting in a weekly climb from $0.014 to $0.063, in a single day, denoting a spike of 350%. In the following days, however, RDNT stabilized and is now trading at $0.049, putting its net gains for the week at 184%.
Buffer Finance (BFR) enjoyed a highly successful week, of a dynamic climb, which coincided with supporters pumping the cryptocurrency through both Twitter and Telegram. BFR took on a bullish rise from $0.13 to a high of $0.54 yesterday, which translated to a gain of a whopping 315%. After this high, however, BFR has fallen substantially in a price correction to $0.32, leaving its net gains at a still impressive figure of 153%, over the week.
The recent rise of Lunr Token too has been highly impressive and is worth mentioning on this list of weekly winners. The token remained somewhat unchanged in its price for most of the week, until Saturday, when supporters on social media began pushing for a price pump. Trade volume surged from $400,000 to over $2.4 million, which took Lunr up from $0.10 to its present high of $0.28 in barely three days. This translates to a net weekly gain of 180%.
Considering that the wider crypto market as a whole is presently resting in a state of uncertainty, it comes as no surprise knowing that the week also brought in a number of losers. Several cryptocurrencies saw their prices fall quite significantly over the week. As of the time of writing this Stocks Telegraph issue, these weekly losers were as follows:
CakeWSwap (CAKEW) came with a dismally disappointing performance after a severe plummet earlier today. Throughout the week, CAKEW has been steadily rising from $22.60 to $34.90 until yesterday. However, after a social media vote, CakeWSwap developers made the decision to deploy Aptos for the project, which caused a disastrous reaction in the market. The cryptocurrency fell almost instantly from $34.90 to $0.24. CAKEWSWAP has shed 99% of its price during the week.
Next, we take a look at Paper DAO (PPR) which turned heads in both directions during the week. Last week, PPR surged instantaneously from $0.046 to $0.335, amounting to a 630% price explosion. This was after a phenomenal performance in the project's collateral markets. The week had its phases of descents and climbs. This all came to a crashing halt yesterday when PPR price collapsed from $0.28 to $0.0013, which was even below its starting point of the week. The cryptocurrency is presently trading 96% below its price of 7-days ago.
After a successful ICO, GetKicks (KICKS) began circulation in the secondary market exactly a week ago and started off with a heavy price collapse. KICKS began trading at $0.034 and stood at $0.014 by the end of the first day. Throughout the week that followed, the crypto-asset continued its persistent fall and is presently trading at $0.0074, which is almost 80% below its initial price. Volume throughout this time has steadily been persistent above the $5 million mark.
All Sports (SOC) has been on a downward fall for a full month now, falling from $0.0120 to its present low of $0.0016. This week was hardly any different from its loss-inducing performance of prior weeks, as SOC continued its freefall. This morning, however, brought on one of the sharpest freefalling plummets the asset has seen in its price trajectory in an instant drop from $0.0043 to $0.0018. The net SOC loss for the week stands at over 70%.
The Protocol (THE) is a week-old cryptocurrency that has been falling severely, despite epic levels of trade volume, which presently exceed $29 million. The last seven days saw THE rise from $0.014 to as high as $0.038. The rollercoaster price trajectory of ups and downs, coupled with a large volume suggests a tug-of-war between bears and bulls regarding THE. THE is presently down 62%, from seven days ago, but its price trend shows an attempt at an upward fightback by the bulls.
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Looking Good (But NOT Feeling Fine)
SATURDAY, June 23 (HealthScoutNews) — Sherry M. is not surprised by the occasional disgusted glance she gets after pulling her car into a handicapped parking place. After all, she looks perfectly healthy.
But because Sherry had polio as a teen-ager, today she has a weak left leg, can't raise her arms above her shoulders and endures chronic back pain because of the lack of strength in her abdominal muscles. She finds it difficult to move quickly, has little endurance and can't carry packages of any weight.
"I get stares and looks," says the 65-year-old San Diego resident, who asked that her full name not be used. "No one has ever commented to me, but their looks say, 'Why are you parking there?' "
And she's not alone.
Millions of Americans have what some call "invisible disabilities" or "hidden illnesses." They look well, but they deal with serious physical problems — everything from post-polio syndrome, lupus and hepatitis to diabetes, Crohn's disease and irritable bowel syndrome.
Still others contend with so-called "elusive illnesses" like chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia and chronic pain. Medical experts say these are particularly difficult to live with because many people — both doctors and the public alike — aren't convinced that all elusive illnesses are true illnesses.
"These people endure not only the suspicions of friends, family and co-workers, but their own self-inflicted doubts about whether their condition is real," says Carol Sveilich, a former university counselor who gave up her job because of Crohn's disease and fibromyalgia.
"Sometimes they wish that they actually appeared disabled so that people would take their illness and limitations seriously," Sveilich says. "Others try to appear normal and healthy so they blend in, but this impacts their symptoms, stamina and pain."
Sveilich, who led a support group for nine years for people with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, both potentially life-threatening, says she's writing a book about people who suffer from invisible illnesses. Their portraits and narratives, she says, will reveal that looking "just fine" does not always mean a person is well.
"People in my support groups used to say that they were the healthiest-looking bunch of sick people in town," Sveilich says. "I want my book to reveal the special challenges faced by people with invisible illnesses."
Social support is crucial
One of those challenges is a lack of social support, says San Diego psychologist Michael Wrobel, who counsels people with hidden or elusive illnesses.
"They don't get the social support that someone with an obvious illness gets," Wrobel says. "The person with an obvious disability learns to navigate through social situations because they get other people's reaction to them. They don't feel so alone, and the support they get ends up being healing as well."
Those with hidden illnesses, though, can find it difficult to reach out because they often are accused of malingering or having a bad attitude, he says.
"Their friends and family say that it's all in your head, or they want to know what you did to cause the illness," Wrobel says. "That's a lot of stress, and if it continues, it can have an effect on your immune system. Your muscles tense, and this makes the pain worse. It's becomes a vicious cycle."
Most people are more than eager to help someone with an obvious disability, Sveilich adds, "but there is a reluctance to make accommodations for people who have hidden conditions, who often suffer a great sense of loss for all of the things they can't accomplish because of their illness."
That's the case for Judy S., who mourns for the life and friends she once had. She, too, asked that her identity be protected.
"Ten years after getting mono, I'm still ill," says the 57-year-old former bank executive who lives in Valley Center, Calif. "I have chronic fatigue syndrome, low blood pressure problems and have to wear sunglasses all the time because the light hurts my eyes. I've lost most of my old friends because our schedules can't ever be the same. I need a lot more rest now."
"It's very frustrating because many people think chronic fatigue syndrome is a psychological disease, but it's not," Judy says.
'I've had to learn to say, no'
Sherry, the San Diego woman living with the effects of childhood polio, suffers similar frustrations.
It's difficult, she says, to always have to explain why she can't do a lot of things that people assume she can. She earned a master's degree and raised three children despite her physical limitations, but the retired medical social worker says she has to remind even her peers in her polio support group that she can't take on the work of an able-bodied person.
They forget, she says, because she's not in a wheelchair.
"I've had to learn how to pace my energy and time and say 'no,' " Sherry says. "They don't realize how much energy it takes to live daily life."
Nancy T., a 37-year-old Idaho psychologist, also has been sidelined from her active life since she was diagnosed with Crohn's disease in 1997.
"Sometimes keeping a positive attitude is harder than dealing with the physical part of the disease," says Nancy, who asked for anonymity. "I used to be a very active person, but the disease changed my life. I'm coming to terms with my limitations, but it's the biggest challenge of my life."
Still, she's on the right track, according to psychologist Wrobel.
"People with hidden illnesses must integrate them into their lives, and they will have much less pain," Wrobel says.
"They also need three things: control over their lives; predictability, which means you can adjust to your condition better; and an outlet that permits them to talk about their illnesses, like a support group," he says. "If they don't have this, they'll feel more and more isolated."
If you have an invisible or elusive illness, you'd be well-served, Sveilich adds, to:
Realize you're not alone. Millions are living with hidden illnesses.
Believe in yourself, even if others question your illness.
Remember that you're not responsible for other people's reactions.
Speak matter-of-factly whenever you talk about your illness.
Educate yourself about your illness, and ask the right questions.
Join a support group.
Learn to honor your limitations and to say no — the first step toward taking care of your needs.
See flare-ups as challenges, not crises, and accept hardships and setbacks as part of your condition.
Embrace the Buddhist notion that pain and suffering are part of being human, and maintain hope that tomorrow will be easier.
Realize that your invisible illness makes you stronger and more resilient in ways you have yet to discover.
Newsletter Subscriber May 21, 2016 17:55
Thank you for writing this article on Invisible illnesses, I have an incurable nerve disease called RSD/CRPS , Sometimes I look perfectly fine, but on the inside my body is on fire. With RSD there is also Hair loss , that either falls out in patches , or it all falls out , & also experience rapid growth, only for it to fall out again. I am so glad that I found your site , I feel comfortable knowing that you all understand the different invisible illnesses that so many suffer with in silence. I have had Rsd now for 12 years , i belong to a wonderful support group ,which has been a lifesaver. I was a successful licensed hairsyist for 20 years, until being diagnosed with Rsd/Crps , I just want to thank you again for doing what you do here :)