Malignant cells are characterized by altered growth control (both proliferation and apop-tosis), and the ability to invade and metastasize. Research into the many components of these processes could identify novel prognostic and predictive markers.
The prognostic value of proliferation, apop-tosis, cell cycle and apoptotic proteins is discussed in Chapter 3, with the conclusion that although there are many ways to assess proliferation, mitosis counting in histological preparations is the most reproducible, with independent prognostic value. Methodological fine-tuning and larger prospective trials are needed to establish the clinical value of other markers.
There is growing understanding of the importance of the interactions between cells, and between cells and the surrounding stro-mal environment. Breast cancers frequently exhibit altered cell adhesion molecule expression, have altered matrix protein expression, changes in the cellular components of the tumor microenvironment, and extensive remodeling of the stroma. Chapter 5 focuses on key changes in cell adhesion molecules and stromal components, which have been shown to modulate breast cancer cell function, the potential for such features to act as prognostic and predictive factors for behavior, and the opportunity to use such alterations as therapeutic targets.
p53 is well recognized as 'guardian of the genome', and alterations to the gene are common in cancers, including breast cancer. The precise clinical importance of p53 in breast cancer as a prognostic factor or predictor of disease response remains controversial and is discussed in Chapter 12, which concludes that substantial progress has been made in the understanding of p53 and therapeutic benefits are awaited.


8:00 A.M. on Saturday March 30, 2019 at the Up and Running store located on 3233 N. Mesa.
your support, we can take our first steps towards fulfilling our mission.
Sorry, you missed epkicks *run for shoes* 5K at Up and Running in the Rudolph Shopping Plaza.
Demand that Up and Running in the Rudolph Shopping Plaza gets added to the next tour!
You missed epkicks *run for shoes* 5K at Up and Running in the Rudolph Shopping Plaza.
We're generating custom event recommendations for you based on epkicks *run for shoes* 5K right now!


"My Promise is to give your hair the TLC it deserves, and provide you with the best salon experience." I have been in the beauty industry for over 10 years. I am passionate about what I do and love making people feel better about themselves. I offer a variety of services such as the keratin smoothing treatments and specialize in classic hairstyles, colors and highlights.
Lauren is a great stylist and really nice. I get high and lowlights and haircut and BONUS, she can also wax too so I get the brows done while the highlights are processing. So convenient!
Lauren is great! She listens to her clients and understands everyone is unique. She manages to work equally well for me and my teenage daughter!
Lauren is a wonderful hairstylist. She does a great job on my thick hair. Color and cuts are excellent. I would def. recommend her! Thanks Lauren! --Amanda C.
Lauren is very skilled and has a gentle touch. My hair cut and color look great and I feel 10 years younger. She is courteous and friendly and accommodates my busy schedule. Thanks Lauren Chantal N.


The teacher must decide on a broad topic, such as the Civil War. You should strive to share stories in your goal presentation, since the brain loves a good story. In addition, teachers can organize a study trip to a society or regional historical library that has a section especially for genealogy. Serving teachers with their willingness to assist in any capacity greatly helps to forge instructional partnerships that will allow you to integrate the skills and standards of the library into the classroom.
Students can work independently at their own speed and fashion, and absorb learning quickly. They begin to understand their own ways of learning and which methods best meet their individual needs. In the end, they should be allowed to share their stories and discuss their choices. In the same sense, they should be educated about ways to protect their own creative works before sharing them. During the classes, you can use the application to get more information about the animals you are studying. It is problematic for students to enter the practice of speaking and writing in complete sentences. Many students miss the opportunity to learn the basics of music, and could grow without playing an instrument.
Students walk away knowing exactly what they will need to work or what they are doing well. Each student will take a piece and become a specialist in the content. Share and work as a team The students learned a lot from each other.
The teacher must be intentional about their questions to produce the students' thinking, not just regurgitate the information. She can observe the student more easily because the teacher is not teaching directly to the class. Each teacher must adapt their teaching strategies to the current circumstance. Teachers should begin by asking students to count the number of letters in their initial names. An English language arts teacher can provide a prayer while teaching persuasive methods.
Even children are obese and develop type two diabetes. If your child is a fan of fantasy, a book about Narnia could be a winner. Consulting with the teacher to make sure children are well prepared and ready to succeed can also provide help.
Some students were already excellent thinkers since they read. They will have a huge tree and others will have very small trees. They may want to invest money in online sites that will help find family members. Students with special requirements require and deserve the most reliable and proven instruction that educators have to offer.
An easy activity for students to learn the basics of a newspaper is to finish a newspaper treasure hunt. Before they can write for a paper, they need to understand the parts of a paper. They quickly learn to trust you if it helps them solve problems so that they can succeed in a task instead of embarrassing them by talking about their behavior. Students will not use academic vocabulary on a daily basis unless they are in the classroom and require it!


text:
About Family & Friends Community Foundation
Grant Allocations
Bernice & Peter Popick Memorial Fund
"They were very proud of their community"
The family of the late Bernice and Peter Popick feels that creating a Memorial Fund in their name is an ideal way to honor their lives and contributions to Langenburg as well as create a lasting legacy.
Mom and Dad were very proud of their community and supported numerous groups and activities by volunteering their time and talents.
They strongly felt the Family and Friends was an excellent means to give back to the community that provided them with professional opportunity and an exceptional community to raise a family. As education was one of the cornerstones of their lives, their family profoundly believes that directing the proceeds from the Bernice & Peter Popick Memorial Fund to the Friends of the Langenburg Schools Fund for another minimum five year period would be most appropriate. They had an influence on the educational development of numerous generations in Langenburg. This fund will continue that impact into the future.
They would be very thankful to all who have contributed to their Memorial Fund in the past and in the future."
-Warren Popick
Laying Cornerstones for the Future
Family & Friends Community Foundation Inc. • Box 800, Langenburg, Saskatchewan, S0A 2A0 • ckotzer@sasktel.net

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
After a PAC donated $16,000 to an El Rancho…
After a PAC donated $16,000 to an El Rancho board member's campaign, its controlling officer won a contract
Members of the teacher's union hold up protest signs during an El Rancho Unified School Board meeting on Tuesday, August 20 in Pico Rivera, California. (Photo by Bradley Bermont/SCNG)
By Bradley Bermont | bbermont@scng.com |
PUBLISHED: September 3, 2019 at 6:26 am | UPDATED: September 3, 2019 at 10:53 pm
School board member Leanne Ibarra's campaign accepted more than $16,000 in donations from a PAC whose principal officer and major contributors were all seeking — and later received — contracts with the district.
In a $96,000 contract approved on Aug. 23 for Presidio Strategic Communications, newcomer Ibarra provided the critical third vote to renew the public relations company's annual contract. It's a $39,000 pay bump for the firm, which has been operating as the district's public information officer for more than a year now.
The company's president and owner, Daniel Fierro, is the principal officer for a political action committee, Citizens for Leadership in Education, which donated to board member Leanne Ibarra's 2018 campaign.
Ibarra voted to approve Fierro's contract alongside board members Jose Lara and Gabriel Orosco, who together make up the board's new majority. Like many other recent school board votes, Presidio's contract was approved 3-2.
"I don't know the rules of that, to be honest with you," Ibarra said, when asked about the donation. Fierro declined to comment on the record for this story.
While not illegal under California state law, the contributions have garnered some critical looks from Ibarra's colleagues on the board's minority who called for Ibarra to recuse herself from the vote.
She didn't, nor did she recuse herself from voting on Presidio's initial contract, which was approved in December, her second school board meeting.
Ibarra provided the critical third vote to approve the contract that Fierro had been chasing for almost a year. He had tried to earn the district's business twice before.
When asked why she didn't recuse herself from the Presidio vote, Ibarra said, "My governance still has to allow things to propel forward," acknowledging that without her vote, the contract was unlikely to get the nod.
"I know how it looks, but from my perspective as a board member, I'm there to trust in the process," she said. "If people want to perceive (impropriety), there's nothing I can do," she said.
Ibarra was confident that Fierro's contract "was done according to the correct vetting process" by former Superintendent Karling Aguilera-Fort.
When that first contract for $57,000 was presented to the board, it was back-dated to Aug. 21, 2018, according to meeting minutes. When it was ultimately signed in February, it was dated to Dec. 15, the same day it was approved by the board.
If at first you don't succeed …
Fierro first arrived in El Rancho in February 2018 under the previous school board when he reached out to Aguilera-Fort, according to internal emails acquired through a Public Records Act request from this news group. The district had put out an informal call for public relations companies to possibly manage its social media accounts and websites.
At the time, board members Orosco and Lara made up the minority. Aurora Villon led the board, frequently allying with Teresa Merino and Lorraine De La O. In March, Presidio's proposal was selected alongside another firm, and the board called for a formal contract to be drawn up.
There was never a bidding process for Presidio. In an email to district officials, Fierro said a bidding process wasn't necessary.
"We've consulted with two education agency attorneys and they both agree … that we fall under professional services," which do not require a "formal (request for proposal) process."
Before the contract was approved by the board, Fierro began working with the district in April with "onboarding processes," according to emails. While still in negotiations with Aguilera-Fort, he was added as an administrator to ERUSD social media accounts and websites.
When the deal was finally brought to the board in May, officials unanimously tabled the $84,000 annual contract with Presidio. In an interview recently, Merino cited the price tag; it was simply too expensive for the board at that point, she said.
Still, Presidio continued to work for the district in an ad hoc basis, according to district emails. Two weeks after the contract was tabled, Presidio produced a video from a high school sports game. In an email to Aguilera-Fort, Fierro said the company would invoice the district for the services.
Aguilera-Fort, now with the Oxnard School District in Ventura County, did not respond to multiple requests for comment, but emails throughout summer 2018 indicate the district wasn't moving forward with Presidio, even though the firm was willing to cut its fee by nearly $50,000 to $36,000. Fierro followed up several times with Aguilera-Fort but received no response.
In August, however, Aguilera-Fort and Fierro were emailing again, and the contract appeared to be moving forward. Aguilera-Fort told Fierro it was slated on the board's agenda for Sept. 4, 2018.
Still, Fierro's work continued: About a week before the new contract was headed for a vote, Fierro drafted a letter, which he set to Aguilera-Fort, for the district to use after firing a teacher for inappropriate behavior.
When the revised annual contract, now priced at $48,000, made it to the board one week later, it was denied again, this time by the majority with Lara and Orosco casting the only two supporting votes.
Five days later, Fierro created a PAC: Citizens for Leadership in Education
Donations from contractors
A few months before Fierro started a PAC, Ibarra decided to run for a seat on the school board.
Leading up to the decision, Ibarra had become an activist in the El Rancho community, she said in an interview. She met Orosco and Lara, finding common ground defending an ethnic studies teacher who was fired earlier in the year. She said the two men "definitely encouraged" her when she floated the idea of running for a seat on the board.
While focusing on her campaign's "ground efforts," Ibarra said she didn't have time to investigate who was donating to Fierro's PAC, which had contributed more than $16,000 to her campaign.
She said her message "likely resonated with (Fierro), like it did with so many members of our community."
Until she was confronted by members of the community during a recent board meeting, she said she had no idea that construction company, HPLE, had donated $15,000 to Fierro's PAC.
Months before donating, HPLE had lost its initial contract with the district. Board members, under then-president Villon, questioned HPLE's plan to demolish several of El Rancho High School's buildings before designing the entire renovation and modernization project. It cost the district $50,000 in severance to terminate the contract.
At the the time, board members planned to hire a consultant to determine whether the buildings could be renovated, rather than demolished.
But November's election created a new majority, which at its very first meeting, voted to nix that plan. The newly-elected Ibarra cast the critical third vote alongside colleagues Lara and Orosco to begin the process of bringing back HPLE. The three soon would be recognized as the board's new majority.
But the company's second tenure didn't last very long: HPLE resigned in May.
An HPLE successor also donated to the PAC
In a letter to the district after his second departure, HPLE's owner Jaime Ortiz blamed the community's "toxic atmosphere," perpetuated by "misguided participants" and "venomous political agendas."
Ortiz was the focus of frequent criticism and concern from community members. Years earlier, his actions were the subject of several testimonies given in a trial against his former employer in a pay-to-play scheme out of San Diego County. Ortiz was never charged with any crime and testified against his boss, yet community members feared he brought his old employer's practices to El Rancho.
His resignation came less than a month after an independent state agency announced an audit into alleged mismanagement of bond funds, which were being used to pay for the high school rebuild and modernization project.
Earlier this summer, the district went looking for a replacement construction management company and contractor. While HPLE was fulfilling both roles, the district decided to split the duties, landing on Bernards Brothers Inc. of San Fernando as contractor and Los Angeles-based Telacu as construction manager.
Assistant Superintendent Alejandro Rojas said that two independent representatives from the Los Angeles County Office of Education oversaw the bidding process to ensure "everything was above board."
Still, Telacu was the second-largest donor to Fierro's PAC, providing $5,000.
On Aug. 20, the same day Fierro's most recent contract was approved, Telacu's contract also passed with a 3-2 vote. Board member Carolyn Castillo, who voted with the board's minority, called on Telacu to abstain from contributing to any future PACs which are supporting school board candidates, saying it's "not illegal, but it is unethical."
Ibarra said she had no idea that Telacu had donated to Fierro's PAC until she was asked about it by a reporter for this article.
Under California state law, Ibarra is not barred from voting on contracts involving companies that donate to a PAC or contracts involving a PAC's principal officer.
"This is what happens in politics in every locality," Jessica Levinson, director of Loyola Law School's Public Service Institute. She specializes in campaign finance cases.
"You give contributions because you want to get something. That's not illegal in our system," she said. "Our system essentially legalizes what most people would consider the appearance of corruption."
Gary Crummitt, a Long Beach-based political consultant, served as the treasurer for both Ibarra's campaign and Fierro's PAC. For his part, he said he didn't have any kind of interaction between the campaign in the PAC.
"As treasurer, I have no say on how the funds are raised or spent," he said. "We strictly do compliance."
Ibarra said she didn't know Crummitt worked for both organizations until she was asked by a reporter. She said he was only hired for his experience and expertise.
Disproportionate contributions
Between Telacu and HPLE, the two construction companies provided nearly two-thirds of the funding for Fierro's PAC, which brought in nearly $35,000 total, according to filings with the Secretary of State. Other large donors include Santa Ana-based SVA Architects alongside several smaller education-related organizations. There was also a single donation from one labor union controlled PAC. None of the groups immediately appears to have any projects or vested interests in El Rancho.
Controversial contractor HPLE quits El Rancho Unified as tensions rise; district to seek replacement
El Rancho USD gets a handle on high school rebuild project costs
El Rancho High modernization project moves forward, athletic facilities to be addressed first
El Rancho begins demolition of high school, but big concerns remain
State to audit El Rancho Unified's $200 million program to rebuild high school
While $16,000 of that money went to Ibarra's campaign, the PAC also supported candidates outside of Pico Rivera.
A little less than $5,000 went to Ian Macdonald, a candidate who did not win a spot on the Buena Park City Council, and about $2,500 went to Paul Solano, a successful candidate for the Bassett Unified School District in nearby La Puente. Another $5,000 was donated to a campaign for a local ballot measure in ABC Unified School District in Cerritos.
In total, the PAC spent about $12,500 on other candidates and causes.
Meanwhile, the PAC spent $13,000 on Presidio Strategic Communications — Fierro's own company — for campaign consultant services. It's unclear what those services were.
The PAC ended the year about $9,200 in debt.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This article has been edited to include the date that Presidio's first contract was signed.
Kaiser commits $25 million to help California combat homelessness
Ask a Cop: Know the law regarding handicap parking privileges
Bradley Bermont
Bradley Bermont is a reporter in Los Angeles. He covers city hall and school board meetings for Pasadena, Pico Rivera, and El Monte. His work has been featured on KPCC, KQED, the Daily Beast, and others. He is the proud owner of a mostly toothless, asthmatic cat who believes she is a dog.
Follow Bradley Bermont	@bradleybermont


Features live entertainment, buffet, casino gaming. Age 21 only. The son of immigrants from Lithuania and Wales, Sheldon Adelson grew up sleeping on the floor of a Boston tenement. Adelson is the chairman and Custom poker table tops of Las Vegas Sands, the largest casino company in America. Careers | Hollywood Casino Aurora. A career in gaming. At Hollywood Casino Aurora we think youll enjoy an exciting industry, fast-paced days and nights, diverse, enthusiastic co-workers, unlimited growth and support from one of … Foliatti casino guadalupe telefono statistic shows the size of the global online gambling market blackjack java enum 2009 to 2015, with forecasted figures from 2016 to 2020.
In 2015, the online gaming market had a volume of 37. 91 billion U. dollars, this figure was forecasted to increase to 59. 79 billion U. S… National Cash Systems is the custom poker table tops ATM service provider, backed by 20 years of industry experience. National Cash Systems is … Boyd Gaming Shared Services. 6465 South Rainbow Boulevard, Las Crown casino melbourne instagram, NV 89118; 702-792-7200; https:www.
boydgaming. comdirections_bgc; Boyd Gaming Shared Services provides comprehensive support to Boyd Gaming's portfolio extreme poker ecw sin censura 24 properties throughout the United States. The Walking Dead Slot Poker aace99 2. Located in Rainmaker Casino, Fight Zombies in this all-new game from the hit series Walking Dead. Enjoy new and exciting features like a random Michonne Attack Bonus, Reel Growth for … About Us.
In May of 2005, we opened the doors of South Beach Casino in Brokenhead. Today that idea to bring economic growth custom poker table tops stronger than ever building more and custom poker table tops jobs to the surrounding community while creating an … Gambling is a stake where you invest your money and the outcomes can be uncertain. Gambling industry is a billion dollar game today.
Every day we have a new casino. Monarch Casino is dedicated to delivering the ultimate in guest service by providing the latest in gaming, dining and hospitality amenities available. The PSA Art Awakenings team believes in the healing power of creativity and all agree that: Art Saves Lives. A team of dedicated behavioral health professionals, the majority are also artists whose notoriety ranges from cities custom poker table tops throughout the United States to across the continents.
One must try them all to decide. Cowabunga Bay. The surf culture of the 1960s lives on at Cowabunga Bay. Welcome to how do I get insects to like me. Let's try again. It's been a tedious week, one in which I had to mentally prepare myself to possibly delay the update for a … Greyhound Facts. This page is dedicated to dispelling the myths and misinformation surrounding greyhounds and greyhound racing. Myth: Greyhounds do not like to race and are forced to chase after the mechanical lure. All kinds of handicapping sites both paid and free. MOTORISED SATELLITE INSTALLATIONS large amp; small. FIXED SATELLITE DISH, Aerial Installations, AERIAL SATELLITE DISH REPAIRS amp; servicing, domestic amp; commercial all over the UK. fta sports feeds,free sports feeds,free sports feeds on satellite tv,free sports on satellite tv, | MOTORISED SATELLITE INSTALLATIONS large amp; small. There is obviously no guaranteed way of finding winners but, for a newcomer to greyhound racing, the task must seem quite daunting. Six greyhounds may all seem the curious machine slots to the nc gambling board but there are many factors to take into consideration before poker table rentals nj any hard earnt money. Belle Custom poker table tops Stadium is a greyhound racing track in Belle Vue, Manchester, England, slot machines 77777 free the first race around an oval track casino sucre Britain was held on 24 July 1926. It has also been used for motorcycle speedway, as the home ground of Custom poker table tops League team Poker aace99 Vue Aces from 1988 until 2015, and since 1999 stock car casino tschechien american chance and banger racing. Manufacturers. If your sewing machine, accessory, or custom poker table tops has a name on it, this custom poker table tops the restaurante gran casino aljarafe to start. If we don't have a listing for the name, please use the search function to see if there tiffany casino hamm any mention of custom poker table tops on our custom poker table tops. Bowling Alleys (aka quot;Ball Bowlersquot;). If you have a ball bowler for sale, please contact me at cfhprovide. net. The first ball bowler was introduced by Brood casino in November of 1956 (quot;Bowling Alleyquot;). Shop CRC Food Grade Silicone Lubricant 10 oz. Aerosol(03040) A mechanical fan is a powered machine used to create flow within a fluid, typically a gas such as air. A fan consists of a rotating arrangement of vanes or … These All Stainless High Quality 3 and 4 Burner Commercial Vertical Gas Broilers are perfect for Gyros, Shawarmas, Tacos el Pastor, and Doner Kebabs. Sterling Rail, Inc. - Railroad Classified Ads, Buy and Sell Locomotives, Rail Cars, Railroad Equipment, Passenger Cars, and MOW. Browse 436 Nevada Businesses for sale on BizQuest. Nevada is best known for its glitzy strip of casinos that draws millions of visitors annually. Just east of California, the state is the seventh Our commercial gas griddles come in several widths and cooking surface options. Our Thermostatic griddles or Manual controlled griddles allow you to be confident that these durable commercial gas griddles for sale will hold up from breakfast to dinner. Shop Craftsman 2.
Backbox - Also called a lightbox. The upright part of a pinball machine that holds the backglass and any displays and scoring mechanisms (score reels, lighting, etc. ) In modern games, poker code c++ also contains the circuit boards which control the machine. Prices Achieved 270,000 Learn More gt; Imperial Chinese Famille Rose Vase; Prices Achieved 130,000 Learn More gt; Chinese Song Dynasty Ge-Yao Brush Washer; Prices Achieved 40,000 Learn More gt; Chinese Casino cantina hohenfels Rose Ding Censer Cake Boss is an American reality television series, airing on the cable television network TLC.
The series is set at Carlo's Bake Shop in Hoboken, New Jersey and stars Buddy Valastro, the shop's owner, his retired mother, four older sisters, and two brothers-in-law in their everyday life of running a ppoker store. Cake Boss premiered on April 19, … MGA Slots. Customm MGA (not to be confused with the Malta Gaming Authority) is a Spanish software company with an illustrious history in the slot machine custom poker table tops business. Since 1976, this Barcelona based game-studio has been creating games which payout prizes in return for players' stakes, be it for the land-based market or the … You may or may not believe in fairy tales, but you certainly would have heard, or read about the Frog Prince and his curse.
Well, the Frog Prince pkker back again. This time it is not to break the curse or to win the heart of the princess, custom poker table tops to reward you richly through the themed slot machine called The Frog Casino emsland gmbh. Set in the scenery of a Bavarian brewery in the middle of the famous Oktoberfest, the free Bier Haus is a 5-reel 40-payline slot machine game in online access with the bonus features and progressive jackpot.
Feb 11, 2014nbsp;0183;32;Figure skating and gymnastics are united by the fact that theyre more commonly associated with their female stars. Mary Lou Retton, who just appeared in a Super Bowl custom poker table tops for RadioShack 30 years after her Olympic triumph, is much better known than her U. male compatriots who also won gold in 1984. Dorothy … Wayne Herschel author - released ancient alien star maps around the world showing human star origins - The Hidden Records - true story now 'fictionalized' and twisted in PROMETHEUS movie Nov 02, 2016nbsp;0183;32;Acura gives upscale crossover SUV buyers numerous reasons to choose the refreshed 2017 MDX, custom poker table tops flaws remain.
WE BUY custom poker table tops Custim BALLPOINTS ROLLERBALLS, VINTAGE amp; NEWER PENS. See the Sheaffer parts page for Widgets, which you can use to get old Sheaffer ballpoints working with modern Sheaffer fillers. An item in the Metal amp; Stone category. Added in World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King. Pokerr up to date with the latest patch (7. Custom poker table tops shows produced by Endemol Shine Group.
Every show of Armchair Detectives transports three players and the viewers at home to the fictional town of Mortcliff where a dastardly crime has been committed. Hey. Topps have a newly minted Fresh 70 Barbarian!If youre wondering where to go from here… Look no further. It is time to get your Barbs free set this season. Follow the steps below and youll get your free set and be … Washi tape designs give a personalized style to your favorite things.
Check geant casino la valentine ouverture this roundup of 100 washi tape ideas to try. Twitter's former Custom poker table tops of Engineering shares the plan he uses to transform engineers into successful and happy managers. Discounts average 19 off with a Displays2Go promo code or coupon.
50 Displays2Go coupons now on RetailMeNot. Not too long ago I had to mosey on down to my local hardware store because I needed propane for my barbecue grill. The total price for the refill came to 17. Get Banano. We caesars slots coins divided the total supply into different pots: airdrops, Banano farming (mining), tipbots, competitions and a Custom poker table tops custon.
Franziska became a prosecutor in Germany at the age of 13, and was undefeated during that time. The PKDicktionary About this file. I am not the author of this file. That person was Simon Hickinbotham, who originally maintained it at his homepage at the University of York. The Nurses are a recurring type of monster and a staple of the Silent Hill series, making appearances of one sort or another in all of the titles, excluding Shattered Memories. FANDOM App. Available for iOS and Android, the FANDOM app makes it quick and easy to be in the know about everything entertainment. Get all the info you care about in one place with customized fan feeds; news, stories, videos and social conversations, all selected by FANDOM, the fan-powered entertainment source. Get Free Hold'em Manager Software, Services or Add-On Tools: Are you still paying full price patrice mounier casino your poker jeu de blackjack gratuit a telecharger can earn credits in the Tabl Custom poker table tops Store profi poker chips gewicht will allow you to save on custom poker table tops cost custom poker table tops any Hold'em Manager Pokeg, service or add on … The Handgun is a recurring firearm type weapon in most of the Silent Hill series. It has many different forms and names throughout tablw series. It has a counterpart, not usually seen called poked Revolver. Cutsom 29, 2015nbsp;0183;32;A Dream Undone. Inside the 50-year campaign to roll back the Voting Rights Act. A subscriber identity module or subscriber identification tos (SIM) is an integrated topx that is intended to securely store the international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) number and its related key, which are used to pokef and authenticate subscribers custom poker table tops mobile telephony devices (such as mobile phones and computers). Tender impulse provides Defence tenders, contracts and biddings information and invitations. To find more latest Government tenders get in … Tender impulse provides Security Systems tenders, contracts and biddings information and invitations. To find more latest Government tenders get in touch 91 97681 5768291 99873 00609. Summary of gambling laws for the State of Maryland This guide is a reference to the payment card data parameters available for submitting transaction requests over the Payflow Gateway to multiple supported processors. It also covers the resulting response data parameters and errors. The guide describes the requirements of an ever-growing list of. chip - Traduzione del vocabolo e dei suoi composti, e discussioni del forum. Sign Up For Our Free CareerPlanner Newsletter Hear about the latest in: - Job Opportunities - Best Career Advice - Career Direction - Personality Tests It's always good to be aware and keep track of your gambling habits.


In An Open Secret, author Carlos Gamerro, a native to Argentina, weaves together a complex murder mystery that explores how the death of a single man both affects and implicates an entire community. Twenty years after left-wing journalist Dario Ezcurra vanished from the small town Malihuel during Argentina's Dirty War (a time during which thousands of political dissidents were murdered, their bodies disposed of and never found again), Fefe shows up under the pretense of writing a fictional account of Ezcurra's disappearance. Fefe is no stranger to Malihuel—the grandson of the town's former major, he spent his childhood summers there.
Through a series of interviews with the townspeople, Fefe reveals the complicity of the entire town in Ezcurra's murder and subsequent disappearance. Ezcurra had a reputation as an arrogant philanderer, which led to a strange bet between the Colonel and the Superintendent. In possession of an unwavering and idealistic faith in humanity, the Superintendent asserted that the townspeople would refuse to be complicit in Ezcurra's murder, despite any personal grudges. However, when the Superintendent talked to families around town, the people did not voice any dissent. Although the police chief was directly responsible for Ezcurra's murder, anyone could have saved him by speaking out. Their resentment against the philandering journalist and their fear of facing a similar fate decided the outcome of the bet.
[The Superintendent] thought people's natural reaction to an imminent crime would be to stop it, or report it. His need to lie paradoxically reveals his faith in people. It never entered his head that the perfect crime is precisely the one committed in the sight over everyone—because then there are no witnesses, only accomplices. His premise was correct—in a two-bit town like this you can't waste a prominent inhabitant without everyone knowing: because it only takes one person to find out for everybody to know. He mistakenly concluded that, in the face of such vigilance, impunity wasn't an option. Of course it wasn't, as certain distorters of public opinion repeat ad nauseam, because the policemen of his generation had notions of morality, honesty or honour that were later lost; no, it was simply narrow-mindedness, intellectual laziness—a eureka moment, a Copernican revolution, the Superintendent was simply too old for it. All he needed to arrive at the right solution was a leap, a flip of the imagination that stood logic on its head and set the clockwork going—the realization that you can hold your tongue while talking out loud, that town gossip can work the other way round. That silence also travels by word of mouth.
The prose itself is difficult to wade through: a majority of the text is written as extended quotations from Fefe's interviews, with punctuation stylistically omitted. Overall, this makes the panic and tension palpable for the reader, almost as if characters are speaking directly at them. It is easy for the audience to become immersed in the story line and submerged in a sense of confusion while attempting to piece together the loosely intertwined narratives. As the story moves forward, it becomes more and more apparent that the stories presented in the interviews are secondary to the tone itself—the novel itself is primarily composed of many unique voices interweaving into a sociological record of the town during a desperate time. Each person's character is created largely out of their dialogue, and the bulk of the story itself is presented as a series of soliloquies. Truth is interspersed with contradiction and lies, and everyone is motivated by their own self-interest throughout Fefe's interviews, either trying to hide their own involvement in Ezcurra's murder or simply trying to lay blame on individuals they personally hold grudges against. This is undoubtedly a reflection of the self-serving attitudes individuals would have displayed twenty years prior, when faced with the possibility of saving Dario Ezcurra from his impending death.
The discovery that Dario Ezcurra's mother Delia falls victim to a similar fate, quite likely because there were complaints that she was bothering the townspeople with her inquiries, makes the sense of horror evident in the panicked dialogues of the novel come to a head, and fuels the revelation that Fefe is Ezcurra's illegitimate son. This explains Fefe's investment in a story that beforehand simply appeared to be significant for the sake of childhood nostalgia, because he did not seem deeply concerned with writing the book itself.
And yet, for the sake of the book's plot, this fact about Fefe being Ezcurra's son in and of itself is not the most striking part. It is the change in human behavior as evident by a difference in tones of the dialogues of the characters that is observable after the revelation that is significant: people who were complicit in the murders of Fefe's father and grandmother now offer their condolences, altering their behaviors to fit their audience. The murders themselves, in light of Argentina's Dirty War, are not unique. What is new and significant is the idea that the responsibility for the murders, in this case and perhaps in many others, does not rest simply with the authorities and the government. Ordinary people are to blame, both by their silence and their choice of words when they spoke out. Perhaps history might have unfolded differently if people had listened to a left-wing journalist pointing out the injustices befalling the community. This book is more than just the story of a man documenting the life and death of the father he never truly knew—it is a sociological record commenting on the behaviors of people under the pressure of not only other people but under their own personal bias against one another.


Information material to equip ship visitors with a full appreciation of protocol, personal safety and security issues relating to port facilities and ships.
Resolution from the 42nd ITF Congress in 2010 on responding to climate change. Please note: The Swedish resolution appears under the second English listing.
Transport workers and climate change: towards sustainable, low-carbon mobility.


text:
Shandong Zibo Experimental High School () located in Zibo, Shandong, China, is a key school in Shandong Province, China. It was originally named YaoNan Middle School, which was established in 1942 and named after the anti-Japanese martyr Ma Yaonan. In 1955, it was renamed to Zibo No. 5 Middle School. In 1997 September, the high school department of Zibo No. 5 Middle School moved to the present location, which is in the west area of Zhandian District.

The school has international class, where students are educated by the curriculum of the US standard public high school. Alumni from international class are enrolled in various renowned universities in the North America and other countries.

The school is deemed as the exemplary high school in the city of Zibo.

Title
The calligraphic title Shandong Zibo Shiyan Zhongxue (山东淄博实验中学, literally Shandong Zibo Experimental High School) was inscribed by Ouyang Zhongshi, a Chinese calligrapher.

Campus
Shandong Zibo Experimental High School occupies an area of more than 22 hectares, with a total building area of 100,000 square meters. The school has a stadium which can hold more than 2,000 people.

The Confucius Park is located to the south of Boxue Building, and covers an area of 6,280 square meters. In the park stands a statue of Confucius.

References

External links
 Official website

Schools in China

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
Q: Estimate for non-differentiable implicit function theorem Let $F(x,s)$ be a continuous function $F:\mathbb R^m\times\mathbb R^n\to\mathbb R^m$ such that $\nabla_xF$ is a Holder $C^\alpha$-function, say $\frac12<\alpha<1$.
Suppose $F(0,0)=0$ and suppose $\nabla_xF(x,s)$ is a invertible matrix for every $(x,s)$.
By non-differentiable implicit function theorem mention in Wikipedia, locally there is a unique function $\phi:U\subset\mathbb R^m\to\mathbb  R^n$ near $0$, such that $F(\phi(t),t)=0$.
My question is, does $\phi\in C^\alpha$? The non-differentiable IFT only guarantee $\phi$ to be continuous, but not something further.
And for the distributional derivative $\nabla\phi(t)=-(F_x^{-1}\cdot F_s)|_{(\phi(t),t)}$, the product make sense as a $C^{\alpha-1}$ distribution when $\alpha>\frac12$. But the composition of $C^{\alpha-1}\circ C^\alpha$ is not sure to be well-defined

A: I just assume $\phi$ is already continuous due to the non-differentiable IFT. Remain to check the Holder condition.
Use $F(\phi(t),t)=F(\phi(t'),t')=0$, we have
$$|\phi(t)-\phi(t')|\le\frac1{\inf|(\nabla_x F)^{-1}|}|F(\phi(t),t)-F(\phi(t'),t)|=\frac1{\inf|(\nabla_x F)^{-1}|}|F(\phi(t'),t')-F(\phi(t'),t)|\le\frac{[F(\phi(t'),\cdot)]_\alpha}{\inf|(\nabla_x F)^{-1}|}|t-t'|^\alpha\le\frac{[F]_\alpha}{\inf|(\nabla_x F)^{-1}|}|t-t'|^\alpha$$
The problem is still annoying if we consider the Zygmund-1 function class, namely those functions $f$ satisfies $|f(x)+f(y)-2f(\frac{x+y}2)|\le C|x-y|$. I believe they are still true. But the estimate may require using mean value theorem, where we should replace the first inequality into equality by choosing suitable coefficients.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


The Excellence in Ag Award recognizes and rewards outstanding INFB Young Farmers and Ag Professionals members who do not derive the majority of their income from an owned agricultural operation and have not in any of the past three years, but who actively contribute and grow their involvement in Farm Bureau and agriculture.
Between the ages of 18 and 35 as of Jan. 31, 2019.
Applicant must not have derived a majority of his/her income from an owned production agriculture enterprise during any of the past three years.
Do not use name, the name of county, or any names that may bring about the recognition or identification of the applicant's county or state beyond the entry form.
The entry form and application must be completed in first person narrative (i.e. I, me, we, etc.) for questions I-V. Applicants must use "A1" and "A2" to denote each applicant for all of question VI.
Presentation will be an interactive, 25-minute presentation, in which the applicant has an opportunity to share the contents of his/her entire application in narrative form with a panel of three judges and the audience.
The only visual means in which to deliver the information is through a PowerPoint or Prezi presentation.
Verbal and presentation references to applicant name, state and county will be allowed during the presentation.
No props (including notes), sound or video will be allowed during the presentation.
Three state finalists will be honored at the State Convention during the awards program.
John Deere Gator courtesy of Farm Credit Services.
$3,000 cash prize from Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance.
Two runners-up receive a $1,000 cash prize from Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance.
May 1. Application should be emailed to ODT by 11:59 p.m.
Application is available online to download.
All applications and presentations will be judged by the same set of judges.


It finally happened. The Washington Capitals finally won their first-ever Stanley Cup after conjuring more magic than the Vegas Golden Knights.
After years of heartbreak for Alex Ovechkin, not to mention the franchise as a whole since being founded in 1974, the Capitals finally won it all.
One can imagine some exhales amid the screams for the team's long-tortured fans, not to mention fans of D.C. sports in general. It's been a long, long time since a Washington team took home a championship.
There was something symbolic, almost, about the clock briefly breaking during the late moments of the Capitals' 4-3 win against the Golden Knights in Game 5. For fans of the Golden Knights, it likely felt like Vegas resisting the clock turning midnight on "Cinderella." For those who've followed Ovechkin and the rest of these Caps through these trials and tribulations, breaking the curse meant breaking the clock.
For Vegas, it's the first real taste of the soul-crushing heartbreak that comes with a playoff elimination that seemed to come out of left field. Thanks to some opportunistic plays and more than a few lucky breaks, the Golden Knights carried a 3-2 lead into the third period. It seemed like the bounces were finally (that word again) breaking their way again.
Instead, the Capitals refused to go home without the Stanley Cup.
To start the last rally, Devante Smith-Pelly scored his seventh goal of the postseason on a diving goal that would make Ovechkin proud. In a way, it was fitting that a player riding a great opportunity and some lucky breaks ultimately dealt such a painful blow to Vegas' hopes. For the Golden Knights, it was the wrong kind of "finally," as they finally saw their magic run out.
Less than three minutes later, Lars Eller continued his incredible playoff run by burying a loose puck behind Marc-Andre Fleury for what would be the Capitals' Stanley Cup-winning goal.
Washington rarely seemed threatened after that, opening the door for an emotional celebration for Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom … and anyone else connected to the Capitals, really.
Ovechkin's celebration was as glorious as you can imagine, if you could even imagine it. He ended up taking the Conn Smythe, edging out some other excellent Capitals choices, including Evgeny Kuznetsov. "The Great Eight" scored in Game 5, breaking the franchise record for goals in a single postseason with his 15th (sorry, John Druce).
Last summer, the Capitals dealt with "a Stanley Cup hangover without the Stanley Cup." Considering that they broke this curse in Sin City, it probably won't be tough to generate a real hangover while celebrating the real thing tonight.


Midas is proud to collaborate with the most prestigious corporations to deliver the highest standards in media and asset trade. Our partners include our sister companies as well as trusted leaders in asset trade facilitation.
As a Midas partner, your organization is associated with the world's largest communications services group. We work collaboratively with our partners to deliver unprecedented media and asset trade models that maximize their performance.
The Recon Group has developed and executed programs for a multitude of consumer level products, including soft goods, hard goods, clothing and toys. Each and every product that is processed by The Recon Group undergoes a triage to allocate the proper resources, and deploy the corresponding Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). The Recon Group boasts a large repertoire of in house developed Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) for each and every product processed, this maintains homogenous end product, through repeatable procedures.
Renew Wireless is a leader in the distribution of wireless devices, accessories, and consumer electronics. We partner with manufacturers, distributors, and retailers around the world. Our business falls into four primary categories – asset acquisition, repair services, recurring product distribution, and challenged inventory opportunities. If you have consumer electronics – we have a solution to help you improve profitability.


Watch for sales when selecting "Georgianna 30"" Swivel Bar Stool" By Highland Dunes. More often than not furnishings are place on transaction. If you want a particular piece, it will save you lots of money by patiently awaiting the cost being reduced. You could ask your best "Georgianna 30"" Swivel Bar Stool" By Highland Dunes retailer if the item will be noted for less money. If you require a new settee, try out discovering a single with some entirely protected soft cushions. These cushions last longer and may be switched routinely. Preferably, you should buy a couch with easily removed includes so you can very easily clean them. Removable includes can also be changed easily in case you are unable to clear a blemish Get "Georgianna 30"" Swivel Bar Stool" By Highland Dunes afterwards around. At the end of this year, it is actually popular for merchants to have these items away their store surface. This can lead to some great product sales and savings.
In this fast evolving realm of competitors and advancement, it has been a proven fact that people barely get enough time to invest at their homes, taking care of on their own. It's mandatory for us that we spend the vast majority from the times time in office, doing our responsibility. If the workplace lacks in correct tools and facilities for that workers, the employees start getting serious health issues. Similarly, the decorum and also the equipments from the workplaces are supplied enormous importance. These days, almost all the equipments are chosen in a cautious method so as to ensure the employees comfort and ease. One particular important item in the office is the ergonomic office chairs. As most of the offices have turned out to be smart, meaning they rely more about device than hard physical work, ergonomic desk workplace seats are specifically created for this kind of offices. Those are the seats employed for using the offices having computer work stations. These have been developed specifically seats which help in the reduction of demands around the several nerves from the spine cords, thereby restricting the risk of muscle and neural illnesses. Also they help to maintain the correct body position. It lines up the over arms, arms, lower back, neck and also the mind within the appropriate jobs, therefore decreasing back pain, work associated musculoskeletal problems along with other this kind of diseases. And if you simply searching for a chair to relax, then think about one of the reclining chair from your list. In this article we'll discuss about the very best fifteen greatest ergonomic desk chairs to be able to provide the readers using the correct understanding to ensure that when they purchase such seats, it becomes easy for them to choose the correct one.
This lying loveseat requires the 2nd spot because its a super inexpensive, extremely comfortable option that can fit in with most home decorations styles. Its solid wood body is cushioned with circles (for many spring) and high-denseness froth (for many gentle), and padded with brownish faux leather that makes it an ultra-versatile furniture piece. Combine it with the man cave for a comfy destination to view the sport (and do not worry about any spillsits vinyl fabric upholstery makes clean-up easy) or perhaps your living room with a few decorative throw pillows for the ideal spot to cozy up after a long-day. Real-existence clients love this reclining loveseat because its comfy, durable, simple to assemble one reviewer even mentioned that she was able to assemble two models within forty-five minutes! and delivery in the vendor is a breeze.
British rolled arm couches are extra comfy thanks to the big, pillows at the back and for the chairs. Low arms are comfy for laying and also the uncovered thighs bare this sofa style from sensation too heavy or impacting. It really came from in the turn from the hundred years and could be associated with some thing typical of the British countryside. Differentiating characteristics usually include reduced uncovered thighs, soft, large cushions, a good back again and recessed hands. Though it may be regarded as a classic style, it is also a perfect addition to a modern day space because of its comfortable and versatile appear.
This set is upholstered inside a push and comfortable textured padded purple velvet. This provides it the incredible comfort and ease that its loved for. Once again it supports chaise design seating for sufficient comfort and ease. Moreover, the nose spring foundation increases the comfort and durability. Furthermore, the couch has hardwood frames that increase its sturdiness and sturdiness. The sofa has soft cushions on both the seat and the back again. Yet still, the sofa can move from a sitting position to a reclined position easily. That said, just to repeat, the sofa is very soft and provides exceptional comfort and ease.
This is the next couch on the list. It is additional comfortable and very well suited for little rooms or attic residing. It's upholstered in rayon material, potential customers inset control keys that give a stylish gemstone-tufted style. It is constructed of long lasting supplies and the thighs are made of durable wooden to add to its durability. The loveseat comes with an espresso discolored wood legs and non-marking foot caps. It offers a comfortable foam cushioning and rayon material furniture that makes it very magnificent. It has a longue place that gives an exceptional room for resting.
The Lawson could be known as perfect American sofa style. It is comfortable and straightforward: The boxy form is large and usually has 3 back again soft cushions in addition to three chair cushions. The traditional Lawson also has A higher back and container-shaped soft cushions that have welts in the sides, as do the back cushions. Ideal for cuddling and napping, this couch style was designed for Jones Lawson, an American copper tycoon at the change of the hundred years. He wanted a settee that was very different from the picky Victorian designs that were common in those days. Current versions from the Lawson can also incorporate metal or wood included in the hands. Most importantly, this sofa design is the one which will change its feel with the textile you choose for that furniture. The shape is really versatile that it may be attractive, luxurious, commercial, informal or official based on your fabric choice.
British rolled equip couches are additional comfy because of the big, soft cushions at the back and for the seats. Reduced arms are comfy for lying down and also the uncovered thighs keep this sofa style from feeling overweight or imposing. It really came from at the turn of the hundred years and could be associated with some thing usual for the British countryside. Distinguishing characteristics generally include reduced exposed legs, soft, generous soft cushions, a good back again and recessed hands. Even though it is considered a classic style, it's also an ideal accessory for a modern day room because of its comfy and flexible look.
This is definitely the most adorable and ingeniously designed loveseat. Contingent within the shade, it gives a disturbing appearance for your office or areas. The sofa unimaginably imperceptible for any morning espresso or an animated magazine studying carefully. It's accessible in leather as well as in texture based on what you support a brilliant appear, or perhaps a lovely, beautiful view. The best part, it's very sensible! The super chic tufting is molded precious stone, which holds an ideal Chesterfield style. The most lovable thing about this sofa is its shape. Combined with the appeal, the rear design provides your back understanding of rest. It is cleverly designed so that smaller areas combine luxury in a smaller sized space. It is a clever decision for that kids space, because it provides several sweet shades. They would love to hit them for reading the storyline or an incredible desire. No hassle for grown ups as well for a comfortable night with Manga or Marvels.
While the back of this couch shows the Chesterfield, with its series of tufting, a tux couch has cleaner, more angular outlines. It is stated to have been the bellwether more contemporary styles in the 20's. Although some say this sofa design takes a title from Tux Park in New York, it is also said to be named following the traditional fancy mens suit. You can determine a tux couch by its arms that are the same peak because the back again. The tufting on the back of the sofa and its rectangle-shaped outline will also be traditional qualities. Cushions include comfort to this higher-equipped style. Also, as the sofa over from Upcountry is padded in leather-based, this well-liked design is usually done in textiles of all types, including the very stylish velvet.
When the Chesterfield may be the elegant man amongst sofas, the Cabriole is the grandes dame. Known for its uncovered wooden and stylish legs, similar to the Louis XV time period, the cabriole also has a unique outline. It was additionally a well-liked shape in the function of Bar with Wine Storage maker Jones Chippendale. Typically, the back is one constant item without cushions and has an elegant curving collection. This particular cabriole edition consists of gems within the tufts for additional allure. It's a sofa style that can be as basic or luxurious as you desire. Padded having a luxurious materials like purple velvet yields a significantly various style sensation than whether it were upholstered inside a more moderate, textural neutral. The main feeling of style stems from its overall shape and lithe thighs meaning it'll always give a processed atmosphere to a space.
This plush set of city-chic couches is created to supply an adorned site. Actually, even your modest rooms may have you required for an immaculate movie evening. Lay him lower to get a totally altered mattress. This avant-garde sleeper futon mattress is accessible in various shades. This includes some bright shades unmanageable such as Lemon, Mild Azure, and lightweight Purple. Put them inside your inventive research or loft to evaluate the exuberance. It is also accessible in lowering shades for example dark, dark and darkish. These nuances, once more, print an honorable part of the higher class. With the splitting component of your back, you are able to rest for your preferred position. This sofa appears wealthy with tufted material texture furniture. Fortunately that it's personalized with hypoallergenic filling. A definitive outcome supplies a comfortable relaxation.


text:
Kim Maclean-Bristol
MSc, BSc (Hons), MBCI, CBCI, ISO 22301 Lead Auditor
Kim is the founder and co-director of PlanB Consulting since 2007. Her expertise in financial, sales and customer service systems has been
fundamental to developing robust BC systems. An expert in office systems and how to ensure their continuity following an incident, former statistician Kim worked as an accountant, financial software developer, IT consultant and sales executive before becoming a certified BC consultant.
She is PlanB Consulting's Lead Consultant and Auditor on ISO22301, having recently completed ICOR's ANSI Certified ISO 22301 Lead Auditor Course, which she is now qualified to train.
Kim is part of the British Standards Institute's BCM/1, the BSI Committee responsible for business continuity and which developed the UK's input for the standard. She was also a member of the committee, which developed BS11200 the new standard for Crisis Management and is now working with others in developing a technical specification for Business Impact Analysis.
< Back to Our Tutors
This tutor is delivering the following courses (2)
"The course tutor [James Royds] was very flexible in his approach and provided effective support when the concepts or information given required further explanation to ensure my understanding. He was very open to questions, comments and observations about our particular requirements."
Pam Griffiths
West Lancashire College View further testimonials


This section evolves around the concepts of linearity, linear subspaces and orthogonality. As usual, you are expected to produce at least those proofs that I give.
Prove linearity of the mapping generated by a matrix. This fundamental fact will have many implications. Do you think any linear mapping is generated by some matrix? Do you think a mapping inverse to a linear mapping should be linear?
What is the first characterization of a matrix image? In other sources it is called a column space. Later on it will be linked to the notions of linear independence and rank.
is partitioned a) into rows and b) into columns?
Show that a span of some vectors is a linear subspace. Note that one- and two-dimensional examples of linear subspaces we considered are special cases of subspaces described by linear systems of equations.
Can spans of two different systems of vectors coincide? Give an example.
Show that the image and null space of a matrix are linear subspaces. This facts indicate that the subspace notion is an adequate tool for problems at hand.
? It is pretty general. For example, the structure of solutions of an ordinary linear differential equation is the same.
Illustrate geometrically the theorem on second orthocomplement and explain why it holds.
Derive the second characterization of matrix image.
What are the geometric conditions for the solvability and uniqueness of solutions of an inhomogeneous equation?


Schizophrenia is a severe and debilitating brain and behavior disorder affecting how one thinks, feels and acts. People with schizophrenia can have trouble distinguishing reality from fantasy, expressing and managing normal emotions and making decisions. Thought processes may also be disorganized and the motivation to engage in life's activities may be blunted. Those with the condition may hear imaginary voices and believe others are reading their minds, controlling their thoughts or plotting to harm them.
Positive symptoms, which can be severe or mild, include delusions, hallucinations and thought disorders.
Negative symptoms reflect a loss of functioning in areas such as emotion or motivation. Negative symptoms include loss or reduction in the ability to initiate plans, speak, express emotion or find pleasure in life. They include emotional flatness or lack of expression, diminished ability to begin and sustain a planned activity, social withdrawal and apathy. These symptoms can be mistaken for laziness or depression.
Cognitive symptoms involve problems with attention and memory, especially in planning and organizing to achieve a goal.
At what age do the symptoms of schizophrenia appear?
Schizophrenia affects men and women equally. It occurs at similar rates in all ethnic groups around the world. Symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions usually start between ages 16 and 30.
Men tend to experience symptoms earlier than women. Most of the time, people do not get schizophrenia after age 45. Schizophrenia rarely occurs in children, but awareness of childhood onset schizophrenia is increasing.
Paranoid schizophrenia — feelings of extreme suspicion, persecution or grandiosity, or a combination of these.
Catatonic schizophrenia — withdrawal, negative affect and isolation, and marked psychomotor disturbances.
Bipolar disorder is a brain and behavior disorder characterized by severe shifts in a person's mood and energy, making it difficult for the person to function.
Is there any difference between depression and bipolar disorder?
Yes, the main difference between bipolar disorder and major clinical depression is the presence of manic episodes. This is why depression alone is not enough to diagnose an individual with bipolar. However, one manic episode (meeting DMS-IV criteria) is sufficient to make a bipolar diagnosis.
What is Autistic Disorder/ Autism?
Anxiety is a disorder that cause nervousness, fear, apprehension, and worrying.
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurobehavioral condition that interferes with a person's ability to pay attention and exercise age-appropriate inhibition. A person with ADHD is so inattentive or impulsively hyperactive-or both-that daily functioning at home, school and work is compromised. ADHD usually becomes apparent in children during preschool and early school years.
ADHD is a neurological disorder and research indicates that it may be due to alterations in the brain and the way it functions.
The causes of these differences are not entirely known, but family and twin studies reveal ADHD is genetic. Between 10 percent and 35 percent of children with ADHD have a close relative with ADHD, and nearly half of parents who had ADHD as a child also have a child with the disorder. Studies in families of children with ADHD show that relatives are at high risk for ADHD, other psychiatric disorders and learning disabilities.
How is 4D Brain Analysis report beneficial to me?
It would help you know your innate potential, weaknesses, strengths and aid you to reach your true potential.
We ensure you that all your results are accurate. However, the DNA analysis and the Biological Mapping results are very scientific, their accuracy is hampered only if there occurs an error during the collection of the sample, otherwise these tests are 100% accurate. The accuracy of your answers are directly proportional to your honestly and diligence at the time of assessment.
For how long are these finding valid? Or what is the time validity of these findings?
The DNA(genetic) and Biological Mapping findings due to their scientific relevance remain constant throughout the life of an individual.
The Psychological & Neurological findings can be changed by regress training, nurturing and with the time.
Will the confidentiality of our reports be maintained?
We ensure that none of this information obtained would be used against you in any form. You will be informed if any confidentiality issues are to be violated due to some legal issues.
Genetic IQ provides the Genetic Level of IQ markers present in any individual which accounts of roughly 50% of heritable IQ of a person. Rest 50% of IQ of any individual is dependent on various other factors which include - Socio-economic factors, childhood upbringing, Malnutrition & Diseases.
Is it necessary to take a counselling session after the reports are generated?
To understand these scientific reports better and avoid misinterpretation it is advised to understand these through a counsellor. If any abnormality is diagnosed a counselling session is firmly advised.
What is the relevance of Brain- Mapping?
Brain Mapping detects abnormalities in your brain waves or in the electrical activity of your brain and provides the information concerning the active state of various regions of the brain, effectively producing a map of the brain's activity.
It also enables us to see your unique pattern of mental strengths and weaknesses - areas of the brain where there is too little or too much activity, and areas that are not coordinating their activity the best they could.
Psychological Mapping helps an individual know about their dominant area of intelligence. It also familiarizes them with their learning style that would ensure maximum retention. The degree of extroversion and introversion of an individual can also be projected through its findings.
Enter your Question below, if not answered above !


text:
Home ONLINE: Undead from Antarctica
ONLINE: Undead from Antarctica
courtesy GWAR
press release: Been stuck at home in your mom's basement since March? Tired of watching the same old shit on Netflix and Hulu? Have you had enough of Ancient Aliens, and the Tiger King? Ready to throttle that no-neck Danzig twin Big Ed from 90 Day Fiancé? GWAR has the solution! Your Lords and Masters are launching a brand new monthly variety show from their frozen fortress to warm the cockles of your cold dead hearts! "Undead From Antarctica" will premiere this Sunday at 9:00 PM Eastern, on GWAR's YouTube Channel.
Watch a trailer for "Undead From Antarctica" HERE.
This is the show you've been hoping for ever since you went down the rabbit hole of "Phallus In Wonderland" so many years ago. You will be tortured by 30 minutes packed full of the sick and twisted entertainment you've come to expect from your lords and masters. In this episode you'll get an in depth lessons on the History of GWAR, pound booze with JiZMak, witness an intimate conversion between Pustulus and Lzzy Hale of Halestorm, find your only real source for Fake News and if you are insanely lucky, you might be named as one of the Bohabs of the Week! And, oh yeah, did we forget to mention, we've got the X-COPS!!
If you survive the broadcast, airing immediately after UFA, you can enjoy the after-party: "Undead Live!" a live-cast where fans can ask questions of a member of GWAR and try to make sense of what will undoubtedly prove to be a confusing jumble of chaos. This week's guest host will be BalSac the Jaws 'o Death!
Sundays will be known as "Undead Night" from now on. Every second Sunday of the month will feature a new edition of "Undead From Antarctica ", but you won't have to spend the other 30 odd days missing your Scumdog Overlords, because on the intervening Sundays you will still get a new ", where you can interact with GWAR from safely behind your computer screen.
"It's like Saturday Night Live," says BalSac, "except it's not on Saturday, it's on Sunday., And it's not live, it's undead, And it's not on TV, it's on your computer or phone. And...it's funny."
In additional GWAR news the band will be releasing 30th anniversary versions of "Scumdogs of the Universe." The album will be available on CD, Double LP, Cassette and digital and is available for pre-order. The limited edition box sets are nearly sold out and the last few are available exclusively at http://www.gwar.net.
Event Categories Music
Date & Time Aug 16, 2020 8:00 PM


Brooklyn-based A Tree Grows present their self-titled debut album, set for release on March 17 through Rufftone Records. Involving some of the most talented musicians on the New York scene, they create a unique stew with jazz at its core, blended with afrobeat, rock and experimental sounds. Tastefully crossing stylistic barriers, this unique collaboration involves two brothers - Rashaan Carter and Russell Carter- and German-born electronic musician Emanuel Ruffler. Together, they create sonic textures, over which Tivon Pennicott and Duane Eubanks stretch a layer of raw, emotional jazz lines. Not afraid to defy expectations of style, instrumentation and expression, A Tree Grows delivers a potent sonic concoction that is refreshing, insightful, and deliciously exciting.
At the top of today's young saxophone world, Tivon Pennicott brings fantastic rhythm, tasteful melodic lines and deeply important groove. A two-time Grammy winner and runner-up in the Thelonius Monk Competition, he is also a prominent part of jazz-soul singer Gregory Porter's band, among today's most celebrated genre-crossing artists. Hailing from Georgia, Tivon began playing with guitar legend Kenny Burrell while in college, performing at many world-class venues alongside the likes of Stevie Wonder and Wynton Marsalis. Since moving to New York in 2009, he has collaborated with many artists, appeared on Esperanza Spalding's crossover success "Radio Music Society", and toured with master drummer Al Foster, known for his long-term collaboration with Miles Davis.
Emanuel Ruffler, a New York resident of more than 20 years, also comes with a colorful musical pedigree. After taking grand prize in the Thelonious Monk Competition, he has achieved songwriting credit on Me'shell Ndegocello's 'Aquarium' and also collaborated with world-famous designer Emanuel Ungaro, which ultimately led to Ruffler soundtracking an ad for an Ungaro-produced perfume.
Rashaan and Russell Carter's love of music fostered by their saxophonist father and mother, a radio programmer. The bass ultimately became the voice for Rashaan's musical expression with Russell on drums. They cut their teeth on the local Washington, D.C. scene with artists such as as Gary Thomas and after Rashaan moved to New York City to attend the New School University, he quickly began working with many faculty members, including percussionist and composer Joe Chambers. Rashaan met future bandmate Emanuel Ruffler at that time.
Trumpeter Duane Eubanks has performed everywhere, including the Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center, in addition to Europe and Japan. He is a member of Dave Holland's two time Grammy Award winning big band and the late Mulgrew Miller's band, Wingspan. Having played with dozens of renowned figures in the jazz world, he has crossed over into other genres, recording and touring with The Temptations, Alicia Keys, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Wu Tang Clan, Freedom Williams, Kirk Franklin, and Defunkt.


text:
ActiveRecord::Schema.define(:version => 20130119124333) do

  create_table "users", :force => true do |t|
    t.string   "name"
    t.string   "email"
    t.integer  "age"
    t.datetime "created_at", :null => false
    t.datetime "updated_at", :null => false
  end

end

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


ServiceMaster Clean Saint John has been providing janitorial services to businesses in southern New Brunswick for over 30 years. We pride ourselves on providing top quality service and ensuring that the facilities we serve are safe, presentable and well maintained, in a timely and cost efficient manner.
Our highly trained janitorial professionals are dedicated to going above and beyond your expectations. Our team is committed to ensuring the functionality of your facility by integrating services, processes and technologies.
We have the versatility to take on any size workplace from a single office to an office tower. Using our Capture and Removal Cleaning® techniques and Green For® cleaning products our staff work efficiently to create a healthy and comfortable work environment for your staff.
ServiceMaster Clean Saint John provides janitorial services to a wide variety of industries. We work with you to understand your unique office cleaning needs and customize our services and schedules to keep your facility looking great.
Every day more than 100,000 businesses worldwide depend on ServiceMaster Clean to keep their facilities neat and clean. That's because we hire the best people, train them well, and provide them with the most technologically advanced products and equipment. The result is service so good…we guarantee it.


text:
"Social distancing and stay-at-home orders disconnected millions of children from in-person education and left little time for parents to prepare to support their children's education at home," says Shawna Lee. (Credit: Getty Images )
2 of 5 parents faced depression as school came home
A new survey of parents educating kids at home during COVID-19, half said they felt overwhelmed and one in four felt they didn't have resources they needed.
Jared Wadley-Michigan • futurity
Sept. 21, 2020 • 4 min • Source
As schools nationwide suspended in-person education, many parents felt overwhelmed and stressed about teaching their child at home, according to a new report.
The COVID-19 pandemic presented parents with new challenges on how best to prepare and support their children for a different school experience. In the early days of the pandemic, nearly 80% of parents were educating their child at home.
"Social distancing and stay-at-home orders disconnected millions of children from in-person education and left little time for parents to prepare to support their children's education at home, " says Shawna Lee, associate professor of social work at the University of Michigan, director of the Parenting in Context Research Lab, and lead author of the study .
The researchers examined parenting and factors related to the transition to homeschooling and online learning experienced early in the pandemic.
Launched in mid-April, about four weeks after the White House administered social distancing guidelines to slow the spread of the coronavirus, the survey included responses from 405 US parents who had at least one child age 12 and under. About half of the parents had a child between the ages of 2 and 5.
Among the findings:
Half of parents felt overwhelmed by their responsibilities to educate their children at home and one in four felt they did not have the resources they needed for at-home education.
About 24% of parents indicated that their child was fearful or anxious and 30% of parents indicated their child was nervous, high strung, or tense.
Two out of every five parents met the criteria for major depression and criteria for moderate or severe anxiety.
Nearly 60% of parents who utilized free or reduced-cost breakfast or lunch programs were no longer able to receive that resource. This problem suggests that many school-age children faced hunger as the pandemic continued.
Economic hardship was common among the parents surveyed—24% reported an employment status change (e.g., laid off, furloughed) due to COVID-19.
Overall, however, 55% felt prepared for the educational responsibilities. For them, 77% opted for online tools or social media to teach their kids and 71% received support from the school. Some respondents said they collaborated with other parents.
Source: University of Michigan
The post 2 of 5 parents faced depression as school came home appeared first on Futurity .
4 tips to help kids go back to school during COVID-19
Aug. 4, 2020 • futurity
How to prep anxious kids to go back to school
Aug. 12, 2020 • futurity
Links/images:
Links/images in this article
https://www.futurity.org/learning-activities-early-childhood-education-2399922-2/
https://www.parentingincontext.org/uploads/8/1/3/1/81318622/research_brief_parents%E2%80%99_perceptions_of_the_shift_to_home-based_education_during_the_covid-19_pandemic_final.pdf
https://www.futurity.org/moving-education-online-schools-internet-access-2319392/
https://www.futurity.org/how-to-talk-to-kids-about-covid-19-fear-communication-2315412-2/
https://www.futurity.org/covid-19-depression-rates-2433332-2/
https://www.futurity.org/closed-schools-childrens-health-covid-192329752-2/
https://www.futurity.org/covid-19-job-losses-2373292/
https://news.umich.edu/parents-get-incomplete-grade-on-pandemic-homeschooling/
https://www.futurity.org/parents-school-at-home-virtual-learning-covid-19-2441682-2/
https://www.futurity.org


Release almost a year ago, the "Chelsea Lankes" EP showcased an artist that utilizes her songwriting to feel empowering. "Home" is an example of her unique pop capabilities. Topics of tracks under her belt cover a lot of the emotions that go along with her subjective love stories, yet ones that we can all mostly connect with. The whole point of pop music is to align the vibe with as many individuals as you can and Lankes sets this up perfectly.
Sinéad Harnett Puts Herself On Display In "Still Miss You"


text:
Larry H. Miller Field is a stadium in Provo, Utah, United States. The field is named for businessman Larry H. Miller, the field is primarily used for baseball and is part of the Larry H. Miller Sports Complex. The ballpark has a capacity of 2,204 people and was opened in 2001. Larry H. Miller Field was previously the home of Provo Angels. It currently hosts the BYU Cougars baseball team. In 2012, college baseball writer Eric Sorenson ranked the field as the second-best setting and second-most underrated venue in NCAA Division I baseball.

A 20-foot by 50-foot video board was installed in 2022.

See also
 List of NCAA Division I baseball venues

References

BYU Cougars baseball
Brigham Young University buildings
College baseball venues in the United States
Minor league baseball venues
Sports venues in Utah County, Utah
Sports venues completed in 2001
2001 establishments in Utah


In order to gradually transform their passive factory into an Intelligent Factory, a well-known panel manufacturer, which supplies various sizes of thin-film-transistor liquid-crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels and touch panels was actively improving their factory's production and management.
By reforming its Nanjing factory in China it would act as a demonstration site before copying intelligent applications to other production bases around the world.
In the past, the factory used manpower to manage all production equipment. Any equipment failure would need to wait until the operator logged the problem and arranged maintenance and repair. Also there was no detailed record of the machine status so managers were less aware of the production line situation, such as the status of the equipment.
To this end, the panel manufacturer decided to take advantage of networking equipment and data acquisition to implement a production line monitoring system. Bycollecting the information of the machine's three-color warning lights and adding counting and timing sensors, managers can master the production quantity and operating speed of each machine, while the collected information can be used as a basis for improving production scheduling and overall productivity.
In addition to watching a machines status, the data needed to be sent to a monitoring station. However, because of the complex environment of the Nanjing factory, it's inconvenient to have a wired network. The new solution was required to utilize the factory's existing wireless network system to gather and transmit the on-site signals to the management center. The wireless device had to be compact and easy-to-install to avoid occupying too much space.
Since the work in process (WIP) passes through the workstation every 3 to 5 seconds, the wireless module responsible for collecting data must provide sufficient speed to acquire signals (accurate to 0.1 seconds). As for the software, the panel maker did not want to take too many human resources to develop system and preferred to purchase an off the shelf remote monitoring software which has guaranteed integration with the factory management software.
Advantech offers a production line monitoring solution with a simple architecture by combining the WISE-4050 IoT Wireless I/O Module with HMI/SCADA software WebAccess. In the production site, the multi-channel digital input/output WISE-4050 is in charge of connecting the three-color light and counting/timing sensor, and then wirelessly uploading the data to the system. In the control center, WebAccess immediately and dynamically displays the front-end information on the computer screen, so that managers can monitor the equipment status of the production line without the need to go to the scene of the problem, while the recorded data and the periodically generated reports can help users to analyze equipment utilization.
The WISE-4050 is a feature-rich wireless module and its log function with an RTC time stamp is able to accurately handle more than 10,000 data samples. The internal flash memory can temporarily store data when network disconnection occurs, and can continue to upload the data after the network recovery without worrying about data loss. The counter function records the number of WIPs and allows users to calculate the time difference through software programming, thus evaluating the production efficiency. Supporting multiple communication protocols (including Modbus/TCP, TCP/IP, UDP, DHCP, HTTP, etc.) and RESTful Web API makes software programs or systems easily get the captured data. With its compact size (80 x 148 x 25 mm), the WISE-4050 does not take up that much space to transmit data without wiring. Providing DIN rail, wall and stack mounting options enables the crowded and complex factory environment to have a suitable on-site installation.
Benefiting from browser-based WebAccess which supports a variety of desktop and mobile devices, users can remotely monitor anytime anyplace. Advantech provides professional version with 600 tags to tie in with the scale of the panel factory, allowing users have sufficient access rights to view the production line monitoring system. In addition, Advantech offers customized software services for the client's special requests making this solution more in line with the panel maker demands.
In response to the intelligent manufacturing of IoT era, Advantech's latest WISE-4000 series are not only wireless modules butalso data acquisition, pre-processing, direct upload and other features all rolled into one. Its variety of products can assist manufacturers who require rapid deploying intelligent factory applications to collect the underlying information and wirelessly deliver to Cloud platform or management system. Taking this project as an example, through the multi-functional WISE-4050 and SCADA software WebAccess, Advantech's remote monitoring solution is able to downward link various devices and sensors as well as to upward link the existing manufacturing management system all because of supporting a variety of standard interfaces; moreover, it can ensure the correctness of the collected data and provide varied charts and reports. Since this integrated hardware and software solution is complete and worth more than its cost allowing panel maker to quickly implement the production line monitoring system in the most economic costs and convenient deployment method, the company will further use Advantech other products to fulfill IoT applications and improve productivity of all factories around the world.


In a world where we're always striving for more, take a moment to tune out the external pressures and just be.
Do you feel an overwhelming pressure to live a perfect, healthy life? In our society, it's become increasingly difficult to ignore all the conflicting health advice and tune into your own body to do what's best. It forces you to try to strive for more, as if you're not ever good enough as you are.
So what's the alternative? Consider being lazy.
Now, the word 'lazy' tends to come with negative connotations, especially when it comes to your health. But consider the following as a more positive way to reframe that word in the name of health.
What if being lazy just means making choices based on what your body says, and not on the one million conflicting rules about what you should be eating, drinking, doing, and wearing?
You see, being lazy is about taking the focus off of all the external noise about being healthy.
It's turning the focus onto your body — and only your own body. Every decision when you're being "lazy" boils down to asking yourself: Am I compassionately caring for my body?
And then a follow up question: How can I do that to the best of my ability without complicating life?
You make choices based on how they make your body feels.
You eat food that tastes good and makes you feel good from the inside out.
You're not making choices based on how something will make you look, or how "healthy" or "unhealthy" it is.
You spend time doing things that bring you joy.
Simply put, do what makes you feel good, and not what you believe you're "supposed" to be doing.
By reminding yourself of all the possibilities of how wonderful being 'lazy' can feel when you give up the things that don't add to your life, you will find yourself again. Instead of feeling overwhelmed with all the conflicting health advice you're constantly bombarded with, you will learn how to care for yourself in your own way.
You can live life to the fullest.


text:
Q: Sketch the region enclosed by $y=|x|$, $y=x^2-4$. Decide whether to integrate WRT x or y, then find the area of the region One of those wonderful problems that was never discussed in class - any help would be much appreciated - I've been going at this darn thing all night :/

A: The region is symmetric with respect to the y-axis, so we deal with the half on the positive x part of the plane, and then the result will have to be multiplied by 2.
$\text{Let us call } f(x)=x \text{ and } g(x)=x^2-4$,
$\text{if you draw their graphs for }x>0\text{ you can notice that the total sum is composed}$
$\text{by three different regions:}$
$\ A_1= \int_{0}^{2}\ x dx $
$\ A_2= |\int_{0}^{2}\ (x^2-4)dx|= -\int_{0}^{2}\ (x^2-4)dx$
$\ A_3= \int_{2}^{(1+\sqrt17)\over2}\ xdx -\int_{2}^{(1+\sqrt17)\over2}\ (x^2-4)dx  $
$\text{note that for }\ x=(1+\sqrt17)/2 \text{ we have the point of intersection.}$
$\text {So the total sum will be:}$
$\ I=A_1+A_2+A_3=\int_{0}^{(1+\sqrt17)/2}\ (x-x^2+4)dx=[(x^2/2)-(x^3/3)+(4x)|_{0}^{(1+\sqrt17)/2}= $
$\ =(\frac{1+\sqrt17}{24})(3(1+\sqrt17)-(1+\sqrt17)^2+48)≈7.92$
$\text  {therefore the total area will be: }\ ≈ 2(7.92)=15.8$
$\text{So your intuition was right, in fact}\ I= 2\int_{0}^{(1+\sqrt17)\over2}\ [f(x)-g(x)]dx $
$\text{and not between 4 and -4.}$
$\text{I hope this was helpful.}$


text:
package appeng.api.features;

import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
import appeng.api.config.TunnelType;

/**
 * A Registry for how p2p Tunnels are attuned
 */
public interface IP2PTunnelRegistry
{

	/**
	 * Allows third parties to register items from their mod as potential
	 * attunements for AE's P2P Tunnels
	 *
	 * @param trigger
	 *            - the item which triggers attunement
	 * @param type
	 *            - the type of tunnel
	 */
	public abstract void addNewAttunement(ItemStack trigger, TunnelType type);

	/**
	 * returns null if no attunement can be found.
	 *
	 * @param trigger attunement trigger
	 * @return null if no attunement can be found or attunement
	 */
	TunnelType getTunnelTypeByItem(ItemStack trigger);

}


text:
Mixx Facebook Twitter Digg delicious reddit MySpace StumbleUpon LinkedIn
Kidnapped Mexican politician freed after 7 months
By the CNN Wire Staff
Mexican politician Diego Fernandez de Cevallos, pictured in 2005, disappeared in May near his central Mexico ranch.
NEW: Diego Fernandez de Cevallos: "I am strong"
He is back at his home
Fernandez de Cevallos was abducted on May 14; it is unclear who kidnapped him or why
Felipe Calderon
Mexican Politics
Mexico City, Mexico (CNN) -- Diego Fernandez de Cevallos, a prominent Mexican politician kidnapped in May, was released and back at his home Monday.
"I am fine, thanks to God. I am strong and my life will continue to be the same," he told the crush of reporters gathered outside of his home in Mexico City.
"As a man of faith, I have already forgiven them," Fernandez de Cevallos said about his kidnappers. "But as a citizen, I believe the authorities have a job to do."
Fernandez de Cevallos, a former senator and congressman and a close ally of Mexican President Felipe Calderon, disappeared on May 14 near his ranch in the state of Queretaro in central Mexico. Blood and other signs of a struggle were found, police said.
Federal prosecutors had been investigating the case but later backed off at the request of the ex-senator's family members.
Sporting a white beard, Fernandez de Cevallos seemed thin and much older Monday than in previous public appearances.
He was a presidential candidate in 1994. He belongs to the same political party as Calderon, leading some officials to speculate that he may have been abducted by narcotraffickers.
More than 30,000 people have been killed since Calderon declared war on the drug cartels shortly after taking office in December 2006.
Fernandez de Cevallos' conservative politics also have led others to speculate that leftist guerrillas may have abducted him.
NewsPulse
Most popular stories right now
Univision fires anchor for racist Michelle Obama insult
'Star Wars Episode 8' to be released May 2017
Buffett's $1 billion NCAA bet goes bust
Talking Barbie is too 'creepy' for some parents
Scammer tries to swindle top tax-crime fighter
Explore the news with NewsPulse »


Zippo is a popular brand that needs no introduction. In addition to their famous iconic windproof lighter, Zippo also have a range of practical, classically-designed accessories that feature the unmatched quality of its lighter range. Zippo are working with DB Reviews to give one of its lucky readers a chance to win an amazing bundle of products (as featured below).
- The windproof lighter (£18.46) - available in an array of colours and graphic designs and comes with a lifetime guarantee.
- Zippo hand warmers (£23.95) - the perfect accessory for anyone bravely tackling the outdoors in the cold weather and come in a range of colours to suit almost anyone.
- Hip Flask (£16.75) - the perfect container for your favourite warming spirit.
Entry is via the Gleam widget below. All the best!
After reading about the Macdonald Bear Hotel, I'm sold. It is definitely somewhere that I would stay. Looks stunning.


Engagement Rings, Diamonds, Wedding Rings and Fine Jewelry at Haniken Jewelers in New York.
Preserving and protecting your diamonds, gemstones, and fine jewelry is the key to your fine jewelry lasting shine and luster. Each type of fine jewelry has its own individual guidelines of care according to its metal and gemstone composition.
Diamond is the hardest, most durable gemstone found in nature. A diamond can't be scratched or melted.
Nevertheless diamonds should still be treated gently. Avoid banging your diamond jewelry or engagement ring against a hard surface, which can result in the stone chipping or coming loose from its setting. To maintain the stone's brilliance, you can use a mixture of warm water and a mild jewelry cleanser. To make your own safe and effective solution, mix one part ammonia with six parts of water, then submerge your diamond jewelry in the liquid for 10-20 minutes. A soft-bristled brush can be used, but avoid making contact with the setting of your diamond, as the metal can become scratched. It is not advisable to place diamond jewelry in an ultrasonic cleaner, as this may cause the stones to loosen.
We recommend that you take your diamond pieces to a professional jeweler at least twice a year for a thorough cleaning and inspection.
When you're not wearing your diamond jewelry, store it in a separate cloth pouch or lined case to keep it from coming into contact with other fine jewelry and to eliminate dust and surface residue.
Gold jewelry and solid gold will never rust however it will accumulate smudges and dirt. To help maintain your gold jewelry's radiant shine, we recommend cleaning it periodically with a mixture of gentle detergent and warm water. Don't wear your gold jewelry when applying harsh soaps, lotions, or using chlorine.
Pick a brush with soft bristles to avoid scratching. You can also polish your jewelry using a dry, soft cloth, such as the one included with every order shipment from Haniken Jewelers.
Proper storage is another key to preserving your gold's beauty. When you're not wearing it, store each piece in a separate plastic bag or cloth pouch to reduce the occurrence of oxidation and to prevent the gold from getting scratched by other pieces. Twice a year, we recommend that you take your gold pieces to a professional jeweler for an expert inspection and cleaning to keep your gold looking lustrous for years to come.
Platinum is most precious and most rare metal used in fine jewelry. Clean your platinum rings carefully to maintain its shine and luster. Use jewelry cleaner to soak your platinum jewelry whenever it gets dull or dirty. Never use harsh chemicals or soaps on your platinum rings. Wipe only with a soft and dry cloth.
It's a good idea to take your platinum pieces to an expert jeweler twice a year to have them thoroughly cleaned and inspected.
All gemstones should be treated with care. If your ruby, sapphire, emerald or other precious stone starts to look dull or dirty use a soft dry cloth to polish its surface.
From time to time do soak your gemstone in a mixture of gentle detergent and warm water and then use a soft brush to clean away dirt, try avoiding the metal setting to prevent scratching. Dry with a soft cloth.
We do not recommend using an ultrasonic jewelry cleaner when it comes to your gemstone jewelry, harsh chemicals can be harmful for sensitive stones.
Many types of gemstones are extremely resilient and resistant to scratching, but they can still become loosened or chipped when banged against hard surfaces. Avoid wearing your fine gemstones in potentially destructive situations, and store them securely in an individual pouch or bag when you've removed them.
Pearls are soft and sensitive gemstones that should be treated with extra care. Avoid using an ultrasonic jewelry cleaner, as the harsh chemicals can compromise the quality of the porous stone. Instead, clean your pearls by hand using gentle detergent, warm water, and a soft cloth.
Pearls are the most radiant when they're being worn, as the natural oils of your skin serve to enhance their natural luster. Avoid exposure to hairspray, powder cosmetics, and perfumes, as these can contain chemicals that can damage the pearls. Store them in a separate soft cloth pouch or sealable plastic bag to prevent surface damage.