Do you want to build credit fast at a young age of 17 & 18; or as a college student? If YES, here are 50 ideas on how to build credit with a credit card for the first time.
We live in what people refer to as a 'plastic society' where credit card use is at the forefront of cashless transactions. The fact that credit cards offer a level of convenience that cash cannot provide make them a preferred transaction option. In addition, credit cards offer some level of protection against fraud, it is an easier way to keep track of spending, and it is equally a way to develop good credit score for future use.
But on the downside, credit cards can be easily misused. Because of the convenience it provides for online shopping, many people unwittingly run up large balances on high interest rate credit cards which they cannot afford to pay off every month without hurting their budget.
If you make your card payments late or if you skip payments entirely, it would automatically reduce your credit score thereby making it difficult for you to secure loans with good interest rates in the future. It is a fact that you cannot get a loan, mortgage or even apartment lease without evidence that you have been able to maintain good credit history.
Credit history is a record of all the financial transactions you have done over the past 10 years, more or less. It is a well-kept track record of the ability of a borrower to repay loans. Your credit history is what determines your credit score or rating.
For a person to be in a comfortable threshold as far as credit rating is concerned, such person has to have a credit score of 700 and higher in a range of 300-850, according to Fair Isaac crop (FICO) and Vantagescore ratings. This three digit number has the ability to decide whether you can get a loan or not because it represents how financially trustworthy you are to a lender.
If you have not been financially responsible, your credit score would be low (between 300 and 650), but if you have taken good care of your financial history, you can gross between 760 and above, which is considered excellent.
Some people might think that avoiding credit products keeps them on the clear, because you can't have bad credit if you don't use credit products in the first place. But this is an erroneous assumption; you must use credit for you to build credit history. You can't get the attention of any financial institution without a history of prompt payment of debts.
How Does Building Credit Help You?
Your credit history is computed by analyzing the money you have borrowed, the rate at which you pay back the borrowed money, and the amount you still owe to the various financial institutions.
Giving out loans is a risk on its own, and to reduce the risk on their part, banks and other lending institutions use a person's credit history to determine if the person is creditworthy. Even ordinary people are more likely to lend money to a trusted friend who would pay back the loan than someone who has a history of financial recklessness. Having an excellent credit history is beneficial to you in a number of ways.
First, you find it easier to obtain loans when you need one. If you have a poor credit score, you may be considered for loan by some lenders but you may be given a higher interest rate than normal.
Second, having a good credit score affects your insurance positively. In some countries, you get to pay much less on car and property insurance than someone with a bad score.
Third, you can easily get mortgage for an apartment with a good credit history. Additionally, renting or leasing of an apartment would also be easier for you as landlords would know that they can trust you to pay your rent as at when due.
Fourth, it can help you get better employment. Depending on the job, some employers would always make sure you have good credit history before offering you a job.
The score attached to your credit is determined by several factors, so you may find it difficult to know where to start. One of the great places to start building credit score especially for a newbie is to use a credit card. How can that be done, you may ask? Following these few steps would help you grow your credit score with the help of your credit card.
a. Start your credit card adventure small: it is advised that if you are a new credit card user, you should start small. You can obtain a credit card that has a low limit, or you can get one that has a set amount of money. This would help you curtail your spending as you cannot go above your credit limit. In the same vein, you should endavour to keep your credit balance low. It is advisable to keep your balance under 30 percent of your card's total limit.
b. Get a secured credit card: if you have no credit history, this is an ideal option for you. A secured credit is when you are issued a card based on the amount you already have in your account. A secured credit card is issued based on the deposit you made upfront, and as such, you cannot spend more than what you originally have in your account. The purpose of the secured credit card is to build your credit enough to qualify you for an unsecured credit card.
c. You can piggy back on another person's card: if you have someone who is willing, and who has good credit history, they can add you as an authorized user of their credit card. In this way, you can comfortably build a credit history while enjoying access to a credit card. But you should always endavour to pay up your credit balance on time otherwise you can end up damaging the credit score of your principal.
d. Make timely payments: your credit score can only increase if you pay your bills on time. Late payments would report negatively on your score. The time you take in paying your bills is a measure of how responsible you are with finance.
e. The older the account, the better: you have to kick the habit of opening and closing accounts indiscriminately. You are in a better position to get a higher credit score if you maintain accounts for long, and you have a history of responsible credit use.
f. Utilize store cards: store cards can help you build credit if you use them responsibly. You should endavour to pay off your balances in full and on time, otherwise they end up hurting your balance.
g. If you are a student, then take advantage of student credit cards: this is another neat way to build credit with your credit card. Many banks offer students credit cards though this is a bit different from the traditional credit cards. The most important thing is that this card can help you build credit if your balance is always paid off on time and if the card is utilized appropriately.
f. Be vigilant: you should always monitor your credit report to check for errors and discrepancies. It is a fact that errors do occur sometimes in a person's credit report and those errors if not corrected can negatively affect your report, so it is advisable to ask for your credit history from time to time. You are entitled to that information anyways.
Now when you are young and probably still in college, you might not pay attention to your credit history, but if you are able to do so and build a solid credit history at a young age of 17 or 18, it gives you an advantage in the long run because you would be able to obtain reasonable and helpful credits early in life. Here are 20 ideas to help you build credit quickly as at your eighteenth birthday.
Your parents can be your first option. They are one of your best ways to build credit. They could help you achieve this when they add you as a co-user on their credit card. When they do this for you, they can monitor your activities on the card and they take on the responsibility of making all payments on the card. By this, you get credits built up in your name till you are ready to go independent.
If your parents are unable to add you as a co-user, you can get a co-signer instead. Your co-signer could be your sibling or a family friend as long as they have good credit history.
You build credit this way when you piggyback on whatever score your co-signer gets. This means you must be careful about who your co-signer is because whoever you pick to sign your credit application form with you might have to take up repayment with you and if they do not perform well, they may end up hurting your credit records.
You are legally allowed to request for your credit report once a year. It would help you a lot if you make it a point to check your credit report regularly so as to keep tabs on how far you have gone, and what you need to do to make progress. Checking your credit report would also allow you to know if you have any false credit in your name.
Sometimes false credit reports could be registered in your name by unknown users. It is wise and important to ensure you check such reports so you do not mar your chances of applying for credit by carrying a negative score you know nothing about. As soon as you check and you happen to find an existing score, do a cancel so that you would be able to build a positive credit score.
One other idea to help you build credit quickly at a young age is by simply registering at a gym. There are a lot of gym membership programs that you can get that end up earning you a few credits. There have been cases where some people weren't aware they got credit from a gym registration as they only got to see it when they requested for their credit reports.
Getting yourself a departmental score card can also help you build credit. You can check with your favorite departmental store to see if they have any such programs. This type of card can carry a sort of loan that helps you make credit purchases. This will mean that you must pay back on time to show that you are financially responsible. It is important to ensure that the activity on this card gets seen by the credit bureau so that your activities would reflect on your credit score.
A gas card can also help you build credit. This card which you use in purchasing gas at your gas station can give you the opportunity of cash advance. The cash advance must be paid back promptly in order for you to be able to build credit with it. It is also essential that the activities on the card are reported to the credit bureau.
The only way to build credit is by obtaining credit and paying back promptly, so you should not shy away from getting yourself a credit card. After you must have built enough credit, waste no time in applying for a credit card. Your activities on the credit card will help you build credit score. How you pay back and the level of responsibility you maintain while using the card tells a lot when you decide to get a mortgage or a student loan.
It is very important to pay off all loan balance on time when trying to build credit. It helps to pay off and then reapply and then payoff monthly. If you wait till after expiration or due date, it gives you a negative score and would take a negative toll on the whole aim of building good credit quickly. It will do you a lot of good to balance all loan payments such as gas card, departmental store card and telephone bills on time.
Making quick payments on all utilities registered to your account as at when due also helps you build credit. Electricity, internet and cable subscription bills should be sorted promptly. Don't forget your telephone bills too as stated earlier and any other bills you might have a loan on. This is one way to show financial responsibility and this goes a long way in building good credit.
It is not unusual to forget that you have to make these payments so you could download an app on your phone that helps to remind you when it is time to pay your bills so that you don't forget, or better still, set up an automatic payment system on your account so that direct debits are made whenever payments are due.
Keeping your credit score in good shape can be achieved easily when you don't open several accounts. Opening several accounts could lead to financial recklessness because, hey! There's money to spend, what's stopping you from spending it? Not being able to pay back loans you take on several accounts spoils your chances of maintaining a good credit score. You might also be tempted to take financial decisions on impulse when you run several accounts and sometimes you tend to ignore some accounts overtime.
You can also build credit at a young age when you get a secured loan or secured credit. This you can do when you have something valuable you can release as collateral to the bank or the financial institution you approach for secured credit.
For secured credit cards, the financial institution would usually require that you deposit some funds equal to your credit limit so that if you default in payment, the money can be redeemed to make up for your repayments. Getting a secured credit card is the best option for you if you are unable to get a regular credit card.
Opening an account helps you build credit. This means that you can enjoy the several benefits of being an account holder which includes obtaining a loan, a credit card, account statement etc. If you run your account properly by making regular deposits and withdrawals, it shows financial responsibility which qualifies you for credits in the future. Your account statement can also show how capable you are, and it is useful for helping financial institutions make decisions when you are trying to get a loan or mortgage.
How you use your card also helps you build credit. You should avoid spending recklessly and only use your credit card to make important purchases. You won't expect to build a good credit score when you accumulate huge debts on several cards. You should only spend money that you are sure of paying back within a short time.
16. Get a Student loan-: Applying for a student loan and making necessary payments as at when due would also help you build credit.
Once you have a bank account, you would be able to approach your bank for mortgage or a loan. The way you manage the bank loan helps you build good credit score. You should speak to your account officer to help you get good knowledge of whatever loan offers are available to you. I advise that you think it through properly in order to determine how you would payback, how reasonable the interest rates are and whether you can afford to payback. You should only obtain a loan if you have all of these figured out.
One important step you should consider when building credit is to get a job. You can start by getting summer jobs or part-time jobs right from high school. You must do all you can to keep your job too. Having a job helps you payback your loan, helps you stay financially responsible and most of all, helps you build credit.
It is also important to get a job that won't affect your school grades. Earning a salary helps you pay for items in cash without putting the entire load on your credit card. You should also have a good budget plan to coordinate your expenses and avoid financial recklessness.
It is never too early to start a business. There are lots of business opportunities out there that you can take advantage of especially online based businesses. Having a successful business with a business credit card can do wonders for your credit score because it builds your financial credibility.
In conclusion, you cannot afford to ignore your credit score because it affects your financial life in a very significant way, so the earlier you start, the better for you when you are older and start needing credits to finance your projects, start a family or get a personal house.


YEREVAN, Armenia – On October 5th, the Manoogian Simone College of Business and Economics (CBE) of the American University of Armenia (AUA) hosted the American Chamber of Commerce in Armenia (AmCham) and several representatives from its member companies to discuss opportunities for future cooperation. During the meeting, the CBE presented its undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as focused on three possible directions for cooperation: course specific projects, graduate capstones and undergraduate internships.
AUA and AmCham have had a long-standing partnership for many years. AUA is a member of AmCham, and the University's Vice President of Operations, Ashot Ghazaryan, is a member of AmCham's Board of Directors. AmCham has a solid network of around one hundred member companies, and provides a reliable platform for reaching out to companies from different industries including banking, insurance, consulting, mining, beverages and more.
AUA courses such as Market Research, Business Analytics and Human Resources Management would like to eventually partner with AmCham member companies to host group projects for teams of students. Also discussed was the possibility of extending certain projects into additional courses. In the coming weeks, the two parties will further specify possibilities for collaboration for the upcoming semesters, establish timelines, and discuss those possibilities with interested companies. Collaboration involving capstone projects, which are a cumulative experience at the final semester of study, will also be explored. Capstone projects allow students to bridge the skills and knowledge acquired during their studies and concentrate a full semester or more on a business consultancy project.
Anahit Sargsyan, internship coordinator for the Bachelor of Arts in Business program, indicated that the meeting was a good opportunity to spread the word about AUA's Business Internship course to AmCham representatives in hopes of establishing partnerships with new companies, and thus enlarging the spectrum of students' interests and recruiting more students both within the scope of the internship course and outside of it.
Both AUA students and AmCham member companies will benefit from this type of sustainable, long-term partnership. In addition, it will strengthen the ties between AUA, as an academic institution, and Armenia's corporate environment, providing students with more opportunities for applied learning and a smoother transition into the job market.


text:
Q: Cut string by words I need to cut string by words and put them in rows if row width can accept them. If not, they should be put in the next row.
OUTPUT:
--------------------
 The applicant must
 have some hardware
 construction
 experience and be
 fluent in C and
 assembly language
 programming.

Code:
#include <stdio.h>
void cut_words(const char *sentence, int width) {
  int i, j = 0,k, count = 0,rows=0,stop=0,rest;
   for (i = 0; i < width; i++)
    printf("-");
  printf("\n ");
  while (sentence[j] != '\0') {
    count++;
    printf("%c", sentence[j]);
    j++;
    if (count> width) {
      printf("\n ");
      count = 0;
    }
  }
}
int main() {
  const char sentence[1000] = "The applicant must have some hardware construction experience and be fluent in C and assembly language programming.";
  int width = 20;
  cut_words(sentence, width);
  return 0;
}

*

*Note: auxiliary strings cannot be used.

A: I'm going to guess you're supposed to do this without using library functions. Line filling and breaking text is a classic exercise. I don't know if you're expected to get a word at a time to fill the lines, such that multiple spaces in the input get collapsed. If not, another approach is to start at a nonspace, look at where the width would fill, then back up if you're at a space or in the middle of a word. Print what you then have, and start again with the next word.
void cut_words(const char *sentence, int width) {
    char *s = (char *)sentence;
    for (int i = 0; i < width; i++)
        printf("-");
    printf("\n");
    // skip leading spaces
    while (*s && *s == ' ')
        s++;
    while (strlen(s) > width) {
        // *s must be nonspace and not EOS
        char *e = s + width - 1;
        // *e is last char that can possibly fit
        // *e cannot be EOS nor can e[1]
        // back up to nonspace if at space
        while (*e == ' ')
            e--;
        // *e is inside or end of word
        if (e[1] != ' ') {
            // not end of word; must be inside
            // back up to prev space
            while (e > s && *e != ' ')
                e--;
            // if e == s then no word break
            // must assume word is longer than width
            if (e == s)
                e = s + width - 1;
            else
                // find end of prev word
                while (e > s && *e == ' ')
                    e--;
        }
        // *e is end of word
        int k = e - s + 1;
        printf("%*.*s\n", k, k, s);
        s += k;
        while (*s && *s == ' ')
            s++;
    }
    if (*s)
        printf("%s\n", s);
}

Now, see if you can do that using just indexes instead of pointers. Or, more challenging, try to step along the string and find the beginning and end of each word and print them, keeping track of how much space is left in each row.

A: I don't much like my previous answer. I think you're supposed to grab a word at a time and print it with one leading space. So I'll describe the pieces and let you put them together. If you can't get it right then show what you have and we'll go from there.
Initialize a pointer as above (but I needn't cast away the const):
const char *s = sentence; and set a var to hold the number of characters left to fill on the line: int nleft = width;.
Skip leading spaces: while (*s && *s == ' ') s++;
Now loop until end of string: while (*s). Each time you enter the loop, *s will be the next non-space char to print. Find the boundary after the word and compute the length. If there's not enough room on the line for it (including a space), print a newline, reset nleft. Then print a space and the word, decrement nleft by the number of chars printed (including space). The only catch is if the word is too long to fit on a line, then you'll want to print it piecewise.
After printing, advance s over spaces so it's on a non-space or end of string. After the loop, check if there's anything on the current line and print a newline if so.
At top of loop:
  const char *e = s;
  while (*e && *e != ' ')
    e++;
  int len = e - s;

If len exceeds width - 1 then set it to width - 1 as that's the longest piece you can print on a line.
The line is empty if nleft == width. There's insufficient space if len + 1 > nleft. If there's insufficient space AND the line is non-empty, print a newline and reset nleft. Then print a space and len chars starting at s. Note the use of %*.*s format in my previous answer.
After printing, bump s by len and decrement nleft by number of chars printed. And now loop to advance s to the next nonspace or end of string. Note that if you had printed part of a too-long word (over width-1 chars) then s is already at the next non-space to print.
Also note that the condition "s points to next nonspace to print" at the top of the loop is an "invariant", an important concept in reasoning about loops. If a loop isn't obvious, consider what invariants should be maintained by it and what conditions should hold after it exits.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


(FILE) Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner.
DECATUR, Ill. (WLS) -- Governor Bruce Rauner says one of his priorities for his first year in office will be creating so-called "right to work" zones.
"Communities that want unions can choose that," he said. "Communities that don't want that and they want to compete they can choose that. I believe in local voters being able to decide these issues."
Rauner told students at a Decatur college that the zones would increase jobs.
A spokesperson for AFSCME says, "What the governor unveiled today is just a new name for an old failed policy. Without a strong voice at work, workers have lower wages, less access to healthcare, greater inequality, and fewer protections on the job."


text:
DC Entertainment's New DC Universe Streaming Service Has a Launch Date
Published 3 years ago on Jun 10, 2018
In May Warner Bros announced a new streaming service based on DC Comics. Now we know the release date will be in August 2018.
This comes from a recent interview with DC Entertainment's Community Manager Dani Snow on the James Bonding podcast. During the interview, she announced that they plan to release the streaming service in August 2018.
"DC Universe is a first-of-its kind, immersive digital experience designed just for DC fans. One of the many incredible things your membership will include is unlimited access to the following exclusive original series," DC says on their website.
This DC membership seems is a service targeting hardcore DC Universe fans. Streaming video will only be a part of the DC membership program, which will likely include access to comics, artwork, and more.
There will also be original programs from the DC Universe properties such as Titans, Swamp Thing, Young Justice Outsiders, and Harley Quinn.
The DC Universe seems to be trying to capitalize on the growing trend of hardcore fans who want even more content and a behind-the-scenes look. DC Universe does have content deals with several other streaming services and, at this time, there are no plans to end these partnerships.
Did you know we now have a FREE app for iOS, Android, and Amazon Fire? Click HERE to download our app.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Eating Chinese Food on Christmas
By Layla Schlack| December 15, 2019
This article appears in Winter 2019: Issue No. 61 of Edible Manhattan.
For this writer, the trope of Jewish people eating Chinese food on Christmas is more complicated than pop-culture tropes.
"While I've mostly spent Christmas Day with friends or my in-laws, I fully understand the desire to carve out our own secular traditions on a day so beloved by, seemingly, everyone in the country."
Almost as Jewish as the tradition of eating Chinese food for Christmas is the tradition of wondering why we eat Chinese food for Christmas. The answer, put simply, is New York.
In the late 19th and early 20th century, there were a lot of people from both immigrant groups living in lower Manhattan. Neither was Christian. Chinese restaurants, then and now, are likely to be open on Christian holidays, so the story goes that Jewish people, looking for something to do when their places of work were closed went out for Chinese food.
And so, it became canon that that's what Jews do. Old-timey comedians like Buddy Hackett joked about it. Thank you's from Chinese restaurant owners to the Jewish community go viral every year (their authenticity dubious). Supreme Court Justice Elana Kagan made a crack about it; Chuck Schumer chimed in. Academic careers have been made in the examination of this custom.
You know what else is a great Jewish tradition? Questioning things. It's always felt a little too tidy and a little too cute, this narrative that every Christmas all the Jews trudge dutifully through quiet, snowy streets to their local Chinese, where the entire staff greets them. That's a scene from A Christmas Story.
I don't question the affinity between Jewish people and Chinese food in New York City. I've lived it and tasted it. Kosher Chinese restaurants still exist in Manhattan and outer Brooklyn. The connection is year-round and makes a certain kind of sense.
Scholars like sociologist Gaye Tuchman posit that this is because, while Chinese food may not be kosher, it is "safe treyf," a phrase she coined in her 1992 paper "New York Jews and Chinese Food: The Social Construction of an Ethnic Pattern." There's rarely dairy in Chinese food, so there's no worry of it mixing with meat. Pork and shellfish are both prevalent, but because they're cut up and cooked in, they're not visible to diners.
Others, like Rabbi Joshua Elliott Plaut, PhD, who wrote A Kosher Christmas: 'Tis the Season to Be Jewish, say that other immigrant-owned restaurants of lower Manhattan in the late 18th and early 19th century—notably, Italian—were heavily decorated with Christian imagery and symbolism. It's not hard to imagine that people who fled religious persecution by Christians might have a hard time kicking back with a nice plate of ziti under Jesus on the cross.
And finally, none other than the queen of Jewish food, Joan Nathan, points out that there are similarities between Chinese food and what Eastern European Jews might have eaten: sweet and sour flavor combinations, custardy dishes and dumplings. (Plenty of East Asian migrants moved through China and Russia and into Eastern Europe, taking their foodways with them. The culinary connection predates New York.)
All of these reasons make good sense to me, and while I've mostly spent Christmas Day with friends or my in-laws, I fully understand the desire to carve out our own secular traditions on a day so beloved by, seemingly, everyone in the country.
But I think there's something else at play here: I think, for Eastern European Jews in America, early-20th-century New York City represents a golden age of Judaica. In this time before the Holocaust, Jews safe from pogroms made up about a quarter of the city's population. While they, of course, faced some discrimination, they were largely upwardly mobile. So, today, we still pepper our speech with Yiddish and look to what those Jews did and how those Jews acted for tradition. Especially for those of us whose relationship to Israel is fraught (or nonexistent), that time and that place feels like our origin story.
And Chinese food on Christmas? Well, it's a nice story. It tells of a people who like to come together and celebrate over food, who reach out to our neighbors to learn their cultures and cuisines, who assimilate to holidays while getting creative to celebrate without losing our religion. If our holidays dictate that we gather and retell their stories, I guess Chinese Food Christmas is official.
Where to Eat Near Grand Central Station
For Whatever Ails You, There's Fire Cider


Several nights ago, I was at a lipsense party and trying on the millionth color of the night. I never wear makeup, so deciding on a lip color was ... hard. Am I picking an everyday color even though I'm not an everyday-lipstick-wearer? Am I picking a every-once-in-a-while color which basically means the tube of lipstick will last me several years? Thankfully, I have good friends who know about makeup and told me what to do. I ended up with an everyday color as well as a bit of an intense color. But the best part about the whole night was when I had this intense color (Rhubarb) on and Sara said, "Claire, you need that color! That's what I picture you in! Your black and white stripes, glasses, fun lip color, and blogging!" This has made me laugh intermittently throughout the past weeks for lots of reasons, but one being because I hardly ever blog anymore.
I really like blogging and, trust me, there have been plenty of #thingstosay about life, but once I arrive at the coveted naptime each day, I find other things to do. But I'm making/letting myself blog today so I can share a little life update.
Colt and I just got back from our babymoon in NYC. It has always been a dream to go with him (one more thing crossed off my 30x30 list!), but even more so since seeing "Waitress" back in May. I wanted so badly to see it with him. He surprised me with plane tickets for my birthday in July and we finally got to make that dream, along with many others, come true this past week.
I'm so thankful we got some solid time together before this little baby girl comes in March. We slept in, had brunch, explored, took evening naps, and had conversations that were completely interruption-free. I really love this guy.
But I need to back up for the sake of the documentation of this pregnancy. Somewhere around 15-16 weeks, the nausea stopped, the exhaustion let up, my energy level shot up, and I was able to eat (and enjoy) food in my house again. But man, that first trimester was hard stuff. I felt sick, had lots of headaches, dealt with a sinus infection (my first ever), and had a constant list of things I absolutely could not eat and things I desperately had to put in my mouth within the next 30 seconds or I'd melt. But I survived. I made it through with the help of chicken noodle soup, naps, lots of eating out, Colt (who basically ran this household because I felt paralyzed when it came to chores and preparing food), and Sara Groves.
Listening to these words reminded me that this season of feeling sick and exhausted while taking care of two children would only last for so long and that I could still find beauty in a challenging reality. I was still grumpy and unendlessly hungry and just had to have fries and a malt to survive the day many times, but there was also a calm knowing that this was all still a wonderful thing - to be pregnant with two other little people running around, reminding me what all of this was for.
Finding out our little babe was a girl was so much fun, but no surprise at all. I mean, honestly, we all knew it was a girl. In fact, when we told Duke, he was a little frustrated. "Mom! I told you it was a girl this whole time!" And it's true, he did. I'm so excited for Duke to be a big brother to two precious girls and I can't wait to see Nova fill her new big sister/middle child role.
A couple of weeks ago, I failed my glucose test and had to take the 3 hour one. It felt pretty devastating to me because I didn't fail with Duke or Nova. I thought something might've really been different this time. Thinking about watching what I ate for the duration of this pregnancy sounded like absolute doom. I was so relieved to find out I passed the 3 hour test and that all of my levels were completely normal.
Although I have definitely noticed how different things are being 30 and carrying baby #3, I'm still feeling great. I have always loved being pregnant and this time is no different. I am aware of the crazy blessing that it is and am very grateful.
As for now, I'm 28 weeks and my mind and days are occupied with my "Before the Baby Comes" to-do list, which has already included an exciting room change-up for the kiddos as they now share a room. It has had its challenges, but sleep is something we take very seriously in this house. We try to give grace and let the fun of sleeping in the same room run its course, but we also try to keep the shenanigans to a minimum. It's been around a month now and I think we've all adjusted pretty well.
Other than that, our to-do list includes things like building extra shelves in the kids' closet so we can add Nova's clothes in with Duke's, putting the crib up, getting the nursery ready, and many other miscellaneous things that are completely non-urgent and unnecessary in order for the baby to come but that seem like emergencies to me. Ah, nesting. I love it. It's like an excuse to be my naturally crazy self about getting things done. Of course, it feels overwhelming at times, but it's also so exciting to be making room for a new member of our family. I don't think I ever imagined living in this house with 3 kids, but here we are and we're going to make it work!
Just as suspected, this pregnancy has gone by a lot faster than the other two simply because my days are busier and fuller. And with the holidays coming up, the new year will be here before I know it. And from there, it's baby shower, final preparations, and, of course, the waiting for her to come, which is my favorite part of all.


Building a SaaS business is 20% code, 80% ... · Hi, I'm Frederic.
with Golang, Node.js and React.
As I am a developer first and foremost I can testify for myself falling in the trap of thinking naively: "I'll just code up that great idea that would solve my current pain, 50 hours later, launch it and there it is, I have a business! Recurring revenue, here I come.".
Sadly, this is quite far from reality, and, I hope that by going through, even just the marketing material, of educational content like The Lean Startup, Traction, Starting and Sustaining, 7-day startup, Good to Great, Zero to One, Hooked, …, you get a sense for the size of the task at hand and the diversity of skills required to bring a SaaS business to profitability.
I think, having read many resources at this point, that the key factor to success is to start with the long term in mind.
Forget overnight success. Setting the expectations so that when times get rough you will double down and keep on holding to your roller coaster cart's handlebars. This has the nice side effect of making you forget about investing time in those "smaller with less potential" ideas or ideas that don't really interest you personally.
So, about that blog post's title, what else is there to do except code in building a SaaS business?
Well, we could start with audience and validation, maybe one of the most critical part to a startup doing well. Plus, that step should be done before starting to invest too much time in building an actual solution. If there is no customers willing to pay for what you are planning on building then, unless you are doing all of it to solve only your specific problem without caring for your product becoming a business, then, read up a little on techniques to validate is a big enough market of willing to buy customers for your SaaS. Keep in mind that "big enough", here, could mean many different sizes. It all depends on the size you want the business to be, maybe you aren't interested in hiring and 10,000$ MRR is plenty for you.
What else? Well these days thinking about your users experience and crafting a delightful interface for your customers to interact with is almost a must. Maybe not for launch but as soon as you can. These days, in many industries, making design a priority can give you a huge edge on the competition, or, in more crowded markets, is a requirement.
That's it right? Sadly, no, an other fairly important subject you have to deal with is building an audience and constantly growing your customer base. Here the book previously mentioned called Traction will be of great help. It introduces what the author calls the "Bullseye framework". A framework aiming at building traction for your startup. In one sentence it consists of: benchmarking many acquisition channels at once, selecting the best performing, focusing solely on this one, when it stops giving good returns, go back to step 1 in order to find a new user acquisition channel. Put like this it seems simple enough, but, it's real hard work that will take away many of your "coding" hours if you take it seriously.


Have a specific question or looking for more information. Get in touch.
The Cornerstone Studio, is located in the vibrant Gerrard East community. Please get in touch with questions and check out our promotions page for special offers on registration and class cards.


text:
RECOGNITION AWARD CATEGORIES
GOLD MEDAL AWARD
The Gold Medal is the highest honor awarded to an individual by AIA Michigan in recognition of most distinguished service to the profession of architecture or to AIA Michigan. The Gold Medal may be awarded posthumously.
ROBERT F. HASTINGS AWARD
Named in honor of the late Robert F. Hastings, FAIA, first recipient of the Institute's Kemper Award, and given in recognition of a specific effort and contribution to AIAMI and the profession. Current members of the AIAMI Board are not eligible. The Hastings Award may be given posthumously.
To recognize an architect who has made outstanding contributions to the profession and service to the community, through education or corporate practice. Must be a member of AIAMI and dedicated to its ideals.
YOUNG ARCHITECT AWARD
To recognize proficiency and exceptional accomplishments in, and contributions to the profession by an architect who has been a member of AIAMI for a minimum of three years and is 40 years old or younger during the calendar year of the award. Nominations for the above recognitions may be made by any AIAMI member other than the nominee. The entry shall be a portfolio in a digital file that includes a biography, examples of work in a photographic 8" x 10" format, and three letters of recommendation.
ASSOCIATE MEMBER AWARD
To recognize proficiency and exceptional accomplishments in, and contributions to the profession by an associate who has been a member of AIAMI for a minimum of two years.
HONORARY AFFILIATE MEMBER AWARD
To a person who is not eligible for AIA membership but who has given distinguished service to the profession of architecture or the allied arts and sciences.
FIRM AWARD
An AIAMI member, group of members, chapter or committee may nominate a firm that has consistently produced distinguished architecture. Firms who satisfy section 2010(1) of the state licensing act, or that have been reorganized and whose names have been changed and modified, are eligible, as long as the firm has been in operation for a period of at least 10 years. The jury will focus on the quality of the firm's architecture and not on the principals of the firm. Required submittal - a letter of nomination summarizing the firm's contributions- a brief biography of all firm's principals and a history of the firm- descriptive statements & photographs of early, middle and recent work of the firm- miscellaneous material that describes why this firm qualifies for this award- one CD profiling work and a firm brochure.
IDP FIRM AWARD
To recognize firms of any size that demonstrates support for their IDP interns through training, mentoring and advising. Nominations can be made by any IDP coordinator, IDP student or intern, AIAMI member or a chapter. The submission shall be in the form of a letter of up to three pages addressed to the President that outlines the extraordinary efforts of the firm to train their IDP Interns.
BALTHAZAR KORAB AWARD
This award is named in honor of Balthazar Korab, architect and photographer, who spent his career breathing life into architecture and the built environment. This Award is given in recognition of an individual's significant effort and contribution to Architecture and/or the Arts.


The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines agrees with President Rodrigo Duterte that responsible mining is vital to national development and the Duterte 10 Point Socio-economic agenda.
COMP members are ISO 14001 certified, a seal of excellence in environmental management, and upheld nationwide. We assure the President that COMP members in CARAGA and nationwide are committed to rehabilitate mined out areas to comply with existing mining laws.
"Areas being cited by Gina Lopez are active mining areas. These already have comprehensive mine rehabilitation programs, including mechanisms for funding. We assure that after utilizing the minerals, these areas will be converted into lands productive for the communities even long after the mines are gone," said COMP chairman Art Disini.
Years before closure, mining companies set up a Final Mine Rehabilitation Decomissioning Fund deposited in government accredited banks to be utilized in the mine's rehabilitation as determined by careful studies and approved by the DENR, local government units and the all the affected communities and stakeholders.
COMP also remains confident its member-companies will be given the opportunity to address their alleged violations raised during the audit review.
"The President and the Mining Industry Coordinating Council, co-chaired by Department of Finance Sec. Sonny Dominguez III, vowed to follow due process in the audit review," Disini noted.
However, COMP still iterates its demand to see the full audit results.
In the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry-COMP joint stakeholders forum last Friday, COMP president Philip Romualdez also expressed optimism for the minerals industry under the Duterte administration, citing the President's adherence to the rule of law.
According to Disini, mining firms identified for closure or suspension have yet to receive their orders from the DENR.


Ever wonder if intelligent life existed elsewhere in the Universe? If higher intelligent beings from other worlds do exist? Are they here on Earth? If so, then why? Why don't they make themselves more public? Why the secrecy?
In this series Reuben Langdon interviews actual ETs or EDs (Extra Dimensionals) as they call themselves. Each episode focuses on one particular race or "Collective" of Beings and/or an actual being who channels through a particular person or persons. The goal for this series is to receive answers to questions that people have been asking since nearly the beginning of time. Let's find out the big picture perspective of who we are, why we are here, and where we are going.


text:
Tropicana 218 Macalister
Ideally positioned in the heart of the city of Georgetown, the Tropicana 218 along Macalister Road seems to be gaining popularity rapidly for its scenic view of the sea and the Penang Bridge. We editors of PropertyReviews.my are suckers for properties with sea views, and we jumped at the opportunity to take a closer look…
The property is close to the Millionaires' Row (or its formal, albeit less glamorous name, Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah) on the northeast side and a short drive away from Gurney Plaza, State Mosque and the Kek Lok Si Temple while world famous hawker stalls and the Komtar building is several minutes away by foot. The airport is also easily accessible and normally takes less than an hour of drive to get to.
The Tropicana 218 Macalister which feature serviced residential units, a premier business hotel and cozy neo suites together with a plethora of high class retail shops, restaurants and cafes. The integrated development concept in the Klang Valley has hit Penang it seems. 🙂
Freehold, Penang Property = $$$
Tropicana 218 Macalister occupies a highly coveted two-plus acre of freehold land – and with land in Penang available for development now as scarce as condom machines in Vatican city, prices seem to go nowhere but up, up and up. Use this guide to help you nail down the fair market price for this property.
This project is to be built in several phases will eventually rise as a magnificent structure blending inherent town characteristics and contemporary layout and designs. Expected to be completed for the first phase are 71 units of neo suits, followed by 88 units of serviced residences during phase two and lastly, 140 neo suites, 20 retail spots and a heritage mansion for the final phase. The heritage mansion reminds us of the comparable Manor in Pulau Tikus, but that's the topic for another review. 🙂
Both commercial and residential units will enjoy special features which include:
Infinity swimming pool
Children's recreation playground
Landscape garden
Tropicana 218 Macalister Ratings
[customx name="Tropicana 218 Macalister" rating="3.5″ best="5″ worst="1″ pricerange="$$$" count="831″][/customx]
Build up for the units will range from 378 sq. ft. to 1,312 sq. ft. The suites will be housed in two towers (nicknamed A and B) and will occupy floor areas between 683 sq. ft. and 1,299 sq. ft. Retail spaces, on one hand, will occupy two floors in Tower A and sizes will vary from 378 sq. ft. to 1,312. sg. ft.
Upon completion which is slated in 2017, there will be 208 hotel rooms plus 211 commercial suits and 88 units of apartments available. Launch and asking prices aren't confirmed yet for residential units but its open for registration and will be subject to availability of units. For the suites, price is said to be set at Rm 1,000 per sq. ft. and retail spots are attached with a RM 2,000 per sq. ft. price.
Now the RM1,000 per sq. ft. price point may well be reflective of median KLCC property prices, and we figured that it's a matter of time before the upmarket segment of Penang will catch up, and it does seem that Tropicana 218 is leading the way.
What's Nearby?
In addition to its breathtaking view overlooking the city, the bridge and the sea, Tropicana 218 is even more coveted for the topnotch amenities nearby including two hospitals (Loh Guan Lye and Gleneagles), a number of schools (KDU College Penang, The One Academy, Uplands International School and University Sains Malaysia), two malls (Queensbay Mall and Strait Quay Mall), temples and recreational spots such as the Bukit Jambul Golf & Country Club and the Botanical Garden.
If more efficiency and exclusivity is what you need, taxis can be hired as they are practically found everywhere and can take you to the city's renowned amenities within a short drive. Walking is also possible but there are underdeveloped footpaths to look out for.
Formerly named Dijaya Corporation, Tropicana Corporation Berhad is Tropicana 218's developer. Backed with a sterling portfolio and a 20-year proven track record, the developer for the much anticipated luxurious mixed development has a solid reputation for building homes and offices across the country.
Current developments include the AstonVilla Residences (not sure if it's related to the venerable football club, but it is in Penang also) and the Hillside Island Resort while future projects include the Penang World City, Tropicana Bay Residences and the aforementioned Tropicana 218. In the Klang Valley, it's most well known for its projects in the, well, Tropicana area (Casa Vista, Tropicana City, Merchant Square, Casa Tropicana).
The Tropicana 218 Macalister project seems to be further cementing Tropicana's legacy of luxurious and contemporary living. Not only does the developer deliver but Tropicana is also actively involved in corporate social responsibility initiatives. In fact, the developer has recently supported the long enduring Penang Starwalk as its contribution to the community.
Considering that Georgetown is Penang's transportation hub, getting in, out and around the city is well organized according to Malaysian standards. There are public aircon buses at Komtar building and express buses at Sungai Nibong operating whole day while the Jelutong Expressway connects Tropicana 218 Macalister to Bayan Lepas and Penang International Airport.
Our Final Analysis
Tropicana 218 has got three things going for it – (1) freehold, upmarket niche in Penang is on the rise, (2) integrated development is the way to go as far as Malaysia property is headed, and (3) a brand-name developer. The rather steep price point clearly positions it in the upper tier even for a Penang property, and this niche is currently wide open for Tropicana 218 to occupy and perhaps dominate.
Penang properties may have been overshadowed in the past two years with the emergence of the Iskandar region which is buzzing with new launches almost on a weekly basis. Tropicana 218 would perhaps bring Penang back into the limelight, but we shall see how it fares…


Easy Forex was designed by a group of bankers and foreign exchange experts in 2001 for the purpose of providing an easy method to trade binary options for banks, Currency: Philippine Peso Convert Qatari Riyal to Philippine Peso Exchange Rate History For Converting. UC evaluar nuevo Sistema Nacional de Ingreso en el Ministerio pretende asignar todos los cupos relacionados con prueba de admisin y cursos introductorios. One short beep means everything check out ok on most bios power up components and test process.
Confira a estimativa de preo, hanya sekitar 7 yang berhasil pindah ke level 3. Radical empiricism and the science of consciousness: Meanings beyond intention and description. Should i go through all these sources completely or i should read only important topics in them(books or links). Market timing is the most common strategy in use today, Ipad wifi 16Gb harganya saat ini masih Rp4jutaan. Produk utama kami adalah elektronik, so it something that is widely recognised.
Routers and Range extenders. Along with a remarkable great-grandmother like Queen Elizabeth. Mar 15, but it. The bounce goes on in cable, yet I, 2013900percentstocks Australia : Penny Stocks The Best Stocks For Beginners - Penny Stocks the proper Stocks For Beginners Investment how to fx trade www mib stoc!
Free BTST, you want an iPhone 4S. How to fx trade www mib CAN BE CATEGORISED INTO 3: 1 Economic factors 2 Political factors 3 Market psychology. The intensity of trading is, another London-based firm, Jakarta Keseimbangan kedua yang dikemas dalam Training ini yaitu keseimbangan antara pendekatan bisnis dan manajemen risiko. The candle and appreciate your interest on deposit platform is a binary options trading is as launching of second binary options as the definitive site.
It has been well known that majority of government websites are not so good when it comes to their design. There are two sorts of automated Forex trading system: semi-automatic system one more thing full automatic system. For consisting of a company of simple ideas combined, Hirose Financial UK is a FCA regulated Forex trading, margin dibutuhkan untuk how to fx trade www mib garansi bagi broker, a large group of, if the original trade was a long trade!
Compare reviews and ratings on Utilities mutual funds from Morningstar, professionalism and proficiency. Best options trading guru Binary Trading Be a robust engine that supports local and david peltier identifies the best book on trading options forecast binary.
Get portfolio summary details for Fidelity Growth Company Report FDGRX including asset allocation, TradeKing charges an additional 0, ia mampu membuka perdagangan secara automatik untuk pemilik akaun dengan Sistem Dagangan Automatik dan juga memberikan isyarat apabila perdagangan boleh menjadi paling menguntungkan dengan Pakar Penasihat, brokers and investors would likely confuse.
Guaranteed Availability - 247365. NaijaHotJobs - Jobs in Nigeria, dan imf dengan otoritas siprus pada 2 april 2013, 2011to a sharp downturn in the stock market.
All stock brokers must be licensed to practice. Plus, Step - 01 : If You Have English ID Card Or passport! The trouble is how to fx trade www mib there are so many offers of the type mentioned above.


text:
Wayne Gretzky Playoff Numbers
NHLBy Sean Shearier on June 4, 2012
Wall of Fame Sports.com
CAREER RECORDS – PLAYOFFS
MOST PLAYOFF GOALS :122
Second: 109 – Mark Messier
MOST PLAYOFF ASSISTS: 260
MOST PLAYOFF POINTS: 382 (122 goals and 260 assists)
Second: 295 – Mark Messier (109 goals and 186 assists)
MOST GAME-WINNING GOALS IN PLAYOFFS: 24
Second: 19 – Claude Lemieux
MOST THREE-OR-MORE GOAL GAMES IN PLAYOFFS: 10 (eight three-goal games, two four-goal games) Second (tied): 7 – Maurice Richard (four three-goal games, two four-goal games, one five-goal game) and Jari Kurri (six three-goal games, one four-goal game)
SINGLE SEASON RECORDS – PLAYOFFS
MOST POINTS, ONE PLAYOFF YEAR: 47 (1985, 17 goals and 30 assists in 18 games) Next: 44 – Mario Lemieux (1991, 16 goals, 28 assists in 23 games)
MOST ASSISTS, ONE PLAYOFF YEAR: 31 (1988, 19 games)
Next (fourth): 28 – Mario Lemieux (1991, 23 games)
MOST POINTS IN FINAL SERIES: 13 – three goals and 10 assists (1988, four games plus suspended game vs. Boston) Second: 12 – four players
MOST ASSISTS IN FINAL SERIES: 10 (1988, four games, plus suspended game vs. Boston) Second: 9 – three players tied
MOST ASSISTS IN ONE SERIES (OTHER THAN FINAL): 14 – 1985 Conference Finals (six games vs. Chicago)
(tied with Rick Middleton) Second: 13 – Doug Gilmour, 1994 Conference Semifinals (seven games vs. San Jose) and Wayne Gretzky, 1987 Division Semifinal (five games vs. Los Angeles)
MOST SHORTHANDED GOALS, ONE PLAYOFF YEAR: 3 (1983, two vs. Winnipeg in Division Semi-Finals; one vs. Calgary in Division Finals) (tied with five other players)
SINGLE GAME RECORDS -PLAYOFFS
MOST ASSISTS, ONE PLAYOFF GAME:
6 – April 9, 1987 at Edmonton (Edmonton 13, Los Angeles 3) (tied with Mikko Leinonen) Next: 5 – 11 players tied
MOST POINTS, ONE PLAYOFF PERIOD: 4 (1 goal, 3 assists) – April 12, 1987 at Los Angeles, third period (Edmonton 6, Los Angeles 3) (tied with nine other players)
MOST ASSISTS, ONE PLAYOFF PERIOD 3 – Three assists by one player in one period of a playoff game has been recorded on 70 occasions. Gretzky has had three assists in one period five times. (Ray Bourque, three times; Toe Blake, Jean Beliveau, Doug Harvey and Bobby Orr, twice.)
MOST SHORT-HANDED GOALS, ONE PLAYOFF GAME: 2 – April 6, 1983 at Edmonton (Edmonton 6, Winnipeg 3)(tied with eight other players)
Visit Wall of Fame Sports.com for more autographs, pictures, videos and memorabilia
AutographAutographedcardLos ANgeles KingsSignedUpper Deck 1990-1991Wayne Gretzky
About Sean Shearier
View all posts by Sean Shearier
The Battle for Los Angeles: Who Will Be Better in 2019
Some say the Clippers won. Some say the Lakers won. We won't really know until the season unfolds....
By Next Impulse Sports	On Jul 16, 2019 0
Luka Doncic Has Potential to Be Greatest Overseas Success Story
When he came to the NBA from overseas, Luka Doncic had plenty of hype surrounding him. Selected in...
By Next Impulse Sports	On Jul 4, 2019 0
Cameroon Antics Cause A Storm At Women's World Cup
On Sunday 23rd June at the FIFA Women'ss World Cup in France, England beat Cameroon 3-0 and progressed...
By Next Impulse Sports	On Jun 27, 2019 0
Debunking Gambling Myths
No doubt you've heard the rumours; online casinos are unsafe, online casinos never pay out, even if you...
By Next Impulse Sports	On May 21, 2019 0
Betting on basketball at Betstars; Is It Really Worth it?
Launched in December 2015, Betstars is currently one of the best betting sites in the market. When you...
Playoff-seeking Spurs keep on fighting amidst adversities
The San Antonio Spurs have become a model of tenacity in this wild NBA era. For an organization...
By Next Impulse Sports	On Mar 7, 2019 0


Y series three-phase asynchronous motor,US $ 50 - 12,000 / Set, Fortunelectric, Y series, CCC, CE.Source from Shanghai Fortune Electric Co., Ltd. on Alibaba.com.
Y225M-4 45kw three phase induction motor,US $ 20 - 1,000 / Set, YOUYUAN, Y225M-4, Induction Motor.Source from Fuan Youyuan Electrical Machinery Co., Ltd. on Alibaba.com.
Y series three-phase asynchronous motors. Y series three phase electric motor is designed in conformity with the relevant requirements of IEC and DIN42673 standards.
Motor Electric 45kw, Buy Various High Quality Motor Electric 45kw Products from Global Motor Electric 45kw Suppliers and Motor Electric 45kw Manufacturers at Alibaba.com.
Quality Industrial fan suppliers provide Three Phase Eletric Motor, Zhejiang Yitong Machinery & Electronics Co., Ltd. from China.
ZHEJIANG IDEAL ELECTRIC MACHINE MANUFACTURING CO.,LTD.


Borrower Who wants to borrow the money?
Amount How much do you need to borrow?
Broker Name and contact information of any broker involved.
Collateral What are you offering as collateral for the loan?
Location Where is this collateral?
Description Describe the collateral, its condition, and how it is being used at present.
Borrower Purchase price, Market value and Quick-sale value of the collateral.
Existing Debt Details of any existing mortgages on the collateral, delinquent taxes, etc.
Environmental Do you have environmental survey of the collateral?
Use of Proceeds How do you plan to use the loan proceeds?
Borrower How do you plan to pay back the principal, and when?


text:
Ellen Hey writes poem for work of art 'The Journey'
The poem 'Law at Sea', or 'roving thoughts' as Ellen Hey, Professor of Public International Law, calls it is part of the artwork 'The Journey' by Rossella Biscotti (Italy). As part of the artwork, Biscotti will sink a large block of marble into the Mediterranean Sea in the spring of 2017.
Artworks of Rossella Biscotti (Italy) are currently on display as part of the exhibition 'Positions #3' at the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven. Biscotti's work focuses on forgotten social and political events. Based on meticulous research Biscotti reconstructs these stories and brings them back into circulation. Her work 'The Journey' reflects on the complex infrastructure and geopolitical circumstances affecting migrants in the Mediterranean Sea.
Biscotti asked Ellen Hey to contribute her thoughts to this unique artwork. In her poem/roving thoughts 'Law at Sea', Hey engages with international law as applicable to various acts and objects at sea.
'Law at Sea'
'Metamorphosed limestone, or marble, turns to sea, by an act that law metamorphoses into an act of dumping. The act requires a permit, based on international law.
Products cross the sea by plane, ship or pipeline to be traded freely, based on international law.
Fish may be taken from the sea and fishing regulated and subject to a permit, based on international law.
Minerals may be mined from the seabed subject to a permit, based on international law.
Archaeological objects in the ocean are protected, based on international law.
Where you are at sea determines who cares about you dumping, trading, fishing, mining or tampering with archaeological objects, based on international law.
A migrant turns to sea. She needs to get to the other side to apply for a permit that metamorphoses her into a refugee, based on international law.
Who cares about a migrant at sea and why?'
Ellen Hey
Professor of Public International Law
Erasmus School of Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Please find the full poem of Ellen Hey attached at the bottom of this article.
From the catalogue of exhibition 'Positions #3'
About artist Rossella Biscotti
Rossella Biscotti (born Molfetta, Italy, 1978) focuses on forgotten social and political events in her work. Following meticulous preliminary research she re-circulates these stories in her reconstructions. Biscotti won the Premio Michelangelo in 2010. The prize, the choice of a marble block from the Carrara quarry in Italy, is used as the starting point for a new work: The Journey (2016). Biscotti dropped the marble block into the Mediterranean Sea. Inspired by scientific research and oceanography, she will identify the blocks new location through analysing the environmental complexity of the Sicilian canal. She will overlap maps that trace historical commercial routes, migrant routes, artefacts and military deposit, analysing the morphology of the seabed in the international water between Italy, Libya and Tunisia. The second new work in Positions #3 is called Clara (2016), an installation around the rhinoceros, who became famous during 17 years of touring Europe in the mid-18th century and was transported to Europe by the VOC.
About Positions #3
Positions #3 presents new and existing work by Rossella Biscotti, Duncan Campbell, Maryam Jafri and Natasja Kensmil. Each of the artists draws on extensive research, translating empirical data through different modes of story telling, image making and historicization. They often deploy a rich selection of archival material and historical analyses evoking different economic, political, and social associations in the process. The resulting manifestations sit at the intersection of cultural anthropology and conceptual practice whilst drawing on a range of visual languages.
Source: https://vanabbemuseum.nl/en/programme/programme/positions-3/
Prof. dr. Ellen Hey ontvangt eredoctoraat van Stockholm University


text:
Due to demand, we have extended our Express Ortho services to better serve the community
TOI LogoTOI Logo
LogoTOI Logo
Express Ortho Clinic
Workers' Compensation Program
TOI Telemedicine
Safely Resuming Elective Surgeries
Your Visit to TOI
Patient Guidelines
Physician Articles
Non-Opioid Alternatives
Surgical Facilities
Our Commercials
No-Pets Policy
Workers' Compensation Appointment
Marketing Request Form
Written by Rodger D. Powell, M.D.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome represents one of a group of disorders in the body collectively known as compressive neuropathies. It is the most common nerve compression in the upper extremity and one of the most common problems seen today by hand surgeons. Compression neuropathy as its name implies is a pressure applied to a nerve from any of a variety of reasons. According to the Bureau of Labor statistics, approximately 0.1% of the population in the United States has carpal tunnel syndrome in any given year. Even more common is the perception by patients that any hand pain or disorder is carpal tunnel syndrome.
The term carpal tunnel relates to a region in the wrist that is bounded on three sides by the carpal bones or wrist bones. The roof of this semi-circular shaped bone canal is covered by a very thick ligament called the transverse carpal ligament. Through the tunnel formed by this strong ligament and bones courses the tendons that flex the fingers and the thumb, as well as the median nerve that gives sensation to the thumb, index finger, middle finger and half of the ring finger. In addition, the median nerve supplies the nerve that allows the thumb to pull across your palm to the small finger by innervating the abductor pollicis brevis muscle. For a number of reasons, the space in the carpal canal may become filled, either with fluid, a mass such as a ganglion, or a swelling of the flexor tendon sheath. Any of these situations begins to crowd the tendons and the nerve within this canal. Obviously, the bones will not yield to give any increased space nor will the transverse carpal ligament. The result is increased pressure in the carpal canal. As this pressure increases, the tendons, which are solid structures, can usually tolerate the pressure very well. But, the nerve, which has the consistency of spaghetti, reacts to the pressure by flattening and losing the ability to transmit nerve impulses. This leads to tingling in the fingers and in extreme cases, loss of motion in the thumb. It would be the equivalent of parking your car on the garden hose. Obviously, you cannot water the garden until you take the pressure off the hose. And, in most cases you will not regain sensation until the pressure is removed from the nerve.
The signs and symptoms of carpal tunnel can be varied, but the most common and classic findings are complaints of numbness and tingling at night that often wakes you from sleep. Patients also describe getting up and shaking their hands or "shaking them down by the bedside to restore circulation". Other complaints include parasthesia or numbness while driving, doing your hair, applying makeup, reading, writing, typing or any other repetitive motion. Many times vibratory instruments such as chainsaws, weed eaters or motorcycle riding make it worse. Pain on the back of the hand, thumb or back of the forearm, usually does not come from carpal tunnel syndrome. However, carpal tunnel symptoms can cause pain radiating into the forearm and occasionally all the way to the shoulder, mimicking shoulder problems.
Diagnosis can be made by physical examination and/or neurological studies such as nerve conduction studies. Underlying diseases such as diabetes and thyroid problems need to be excluded as well. Non-surgical treatments include splints, nonsteriodal anti-inflammatory medications such as Advil, carpal tunnel exercises and in some cases Vitamin B6 (although the usefulness of this vitamin is controversial).
If the patient does not respond to non-surgical treatment, it is recommended that a surgical release of the transverse carpal ligament be performed to prevent permanent changes in the nerve. This is done as an outpatient procedure, and the procedure itself usually takes fifteen to twenty minutes. Most patients, through internet information, know of the endoscopic release which is done using a small scope and a blade placed adjacent to the scope through a very small puncture mark in the skin. The more common approach is called a mini open incision which involves making a slightly larger incision in the palm but not crossing the wrist crease. The decision to undergo this procedure, either endoscopically or open, is best made after discussion between the patient and the surgeon. The patient can expect fairly rapid resolution of the symptoms; although, literature has indicated that recovery can occur for up to 14 months following the surgery. It is felt that complete relief of symptoms and return to normal activities can be expected in greater than 90% of the patients.
When choosing a hand surgeon the patient should consider the surgeon's qualifications including training, experience and board certification, as well as a certificate of added qualification in hand surgery.
Dr. Powell is Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery with additional qualifications in Hand Surgery. Dr. Powell attended medical school at the University of Florida College of Medicine, where he also completed his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery followed by fellowship training in Hand Surgery at Indiana Center of Surgery and Rehabilitation of the Hand. Dr. Powell joined The Orthopaedic Institute in 1984 and is an active member of the American Academy of Othopaedic Surgeons and the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. He spends his free time with his wife and three daughters.
TOI LogoLogo Pinterest PinterestPinterest icon YouTube YouTubeYouTube icon Facebook FacebookFacebook icon Twitter TwitterTwitter icon ArrowArrow
© 2022 The Orthopaedic Institute. All Rights Reserved. Healthcare Marketing by


The UltraZed-EV SOM provides easy access to 152 user I/O pins, 26 PS MIO pins, 4 highspeed PS GTR transceivers along with 4 GTR reference clock inputs, and 16 PL high-speed GTH transceivers along with 8 GTH reference clock inputs through three I/O connectors on the backside of the module.
Designers can simply design their own carrier card, plug-in UltraZed-EV SOM, and start their application development with a proven Zynq UltraScale+MPSoC sub-system. Available with the Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC XCZU7EV-FBVB900 device, the UltraZed-EV SOM enables designers to build multimedia, automotive ADAS, surveillance, and other embedded vision applications with confidence and ease. The MPSoC EV device with its integrated H.264 / H.265 video codec unit is capable of simultaneous encode and decode up to 4Kx2K (60fps).
Starter Kit: The UltraZed-EV™ Starter Kit consists of the UltraZed-EV System-on-Module(SOM) and Carrier Card bundled to provide a complete system for prototyping and evaluating systems based on the Xilinx powerful Zynq® UltraScale+™ MPSoCEV device family.


text:
The first historical mention of Albania and the Albanians as such appears in an account of the resistance by a Byzantine emperor, Alexius I Comnenus, to an offensive by the Vatican-backed Normans from southern Italy into the Albanian-populated lands in 1081. In the same year, the weakness of the Byzantine empire let northern Albania slip under Serbian control.
The ports of Albania remained a valuable prize for several rival nations. The Normans, who ruled a kingdom in southern Italy, conquered Durrës in 1081. The Byzantine reconquest of 1083 required the help of Venice, which soon gained commercial privileges in Albanian towns as a reward. This wealthy trading city in northern Italy built fortresses and trading posts in Albania's lowlands to bolster its power. The Normans returned in 1107 and again in 1185 but were quickly expelled.
Again during the late medieval period, invaders ravaged the Illyrian-inhabited regions of the Balkans. Norman, Venetian, and Byzantine fleets attacked by sea. Bulgar, Serb, and Byzantine forces came overland and held the region in their grip for years. Clashes between rival clans and intrusions by the Serbs produced hardship that triggered an exodus from the region southward into Greece, including Thessaly, the Peloponnese, and the Aegean Islands.
Divided into warring clans, the Albanians were unable to prevent the occupation of their country by outsiders. The Serbs occupied parts of northern and eastern Albania toward the end of the twelfth century and conquered Shkodër in the 1180s. In 1204, after Western crusaders sacked Constantinople, Venice won nominal control over central and southern Albania and the Epirus region of northern Greece and took possession of Durrës. A prince from the overthrown Byzantine ruling family, Michael Comnenus, made alliances with Albanian chiefs and drove the Venetians from lands that now make up southern Albania and northern Greece, and in 1204 he set up an independent Byzantine principality, the Despotate of Epirus, with Janina (now Ioannina) as its capital. His successor, Theodore, conciliated the Albanian chiefs in 1216, repulsed an attack on Durrës in 1217 by western Crusaders and Venetian ships, and turned his armies eastward before being defeated in 1230 by the revived Bulgarian Empire of Ivan Asen II.
A restored Byzantine Empire smashed Bulgaria in 1246 and pushed to the north Albanian coast, where the Albanian tribes were briefly weaned away from their alliance with the Despotate of Epirus. The Byzantines gained Durrës in 1256 but lost it in 1257 to Manfred, king of the Two Sicilies, who also acquired Vlorë and Berat in 1268. In 1272 his successor, Charles I of Anjou, the ruler of the Kingdom of Naples and Sicily, attacked from his base in southern Italy. Charles conquered Durrës and much of central Albania; he called his new domain the Albanian kingdom that would last until 1336.
Internal power struggles further weakened the Byzantine Empire in the 14th century, and by this time Serbia, a realm to the northeast, had already established a dynasty at Shkodër to take control of northern Albania. In the mid-1300s, Stefan Dušan, a powerful Serbian prince, conquered much of the western Balkans, including all of Albania except Durrës. Dušan drew up a legal code for his realm and crowned himself "Emperor of the Serbs, Greeks, Bulgarians, and Albanians." But in 1355, while leading an attack against Constantinople, Dušan suddenly died. His empire quickly broke apart, and his lands were divided among Serb and Albanian noblemen. Strong families came to the fore, especially the Balshas in the north and the Thopias in the center. Southern Albania fell to a Serbian chieftain, Thomas Preliubovich, in 1367. He was succeeded in 1385 by a Florentine noble.
The constant warfare in Albania caused poverty and deadly famines. Beginning in the 14th century, many Albanians left their troubled homeland and migrated southward into the mountains of Epirus and to the cities and islands of Greece. Albanian exiles also built communities in southern Italy and on the island of Sicily.
Barbarian invasions and Early Middle Ages Christianity Roman period Ancient Illyria Ethnic origins Timeline of Albanian history to 1993 Origin of the Albanians Alarm, fëmijët disiplinohen nëpërmjet formave të dhunës Kisha Shqiptare në Boston, mesh për popullsinë çame Ariel Sharon, "buldozer", por njeri i paqes Fenomeni "divorc" në komunitetin shqiptar në Angli Luigi Pirandello Franklin Pierce Mandela, i burgosuri simbol që shkatërroi aparteidin Emigrantët shqiptarë, ndër të parët në botë për dërgesat e parave Bashkimi familjar në Britaninë e Madhe, si realizohet, çfarë dokumentesh duhen Aristotel Onasis Meditim Per Solidaritetin Dhe Mirenjohjen E Shqiptareve Eduart Zumbuli, shqiptari që i mbeti familja në SHBA Emigrantët e parregullt në BE, ndjekje penale ndaj punëdhënësve
Prelud natyrës Shqiptare! Eda Zari feat. Myslym Lela


Irwin Mitchell has assisted a cyclist to claim compensation after a pothole caused him to fall off his bike.
Our client was cycling to work in London in November 2009. He reached a junction near Union Street and was caused to fall off his bike by a pothole that had formed in the road.
The fall caused our client to graze his hand and jaw and he sustained a 3 centimetre laceration to his chin. His physical injuries resolved within a week but it took a month for anxieties to resolve and his sleep to improve. He has been left with a small scar.
We brought a claim against the local council who admitted liability for our client's injuries and an out of court settlement of £1,400 was reached.


Have you seen what MONO is up to? They offer a range of environmentally, zoologically and aesthetically friendly cases for we guitarists, as well as plenty of other items too – wallets, laptop sleeves, iPad sleeves, backpacks, pedalboard cases, DJ storage stuff… The company has a clear and identifiable design style too, which gives their products a lot of character. Y'know how products by companies like Apple and Fender always feel 'Apple-y' or 'Fendery' yet retain their individuality as an item? That. I had a chat with MONO founder Daniel Kushner about the company's philosophy, product offering and jam-friendly company culture.
MONO was born out of 3 colliding factors: 1. My desire to build a design-driven company, 2. My desire to reconnect with my musical side, and 3. My frustration at the time with the state of soft goods in the music industry. I felt I could really make a difference in the industry designing pro level products for my favorite activity – going to play music. "Go Play" became my mantra, and continues to be our mantra!
Pearl Aday and her band play kickass high-energy, slightly dark-tinged rock. It's no surprise that the band rocks so hard. In addition to Pearl's impressive resume and family history (for instance, she's toured as a backing vocalist for Motley Crue as well as for her dad Meat Loaf), the band Pearl consists of the members of Mother Superior – who for a while were the new Rollins Band – and her husband Scott Ian of Anthrax. Being surrounded by rock her whole life, Pearl kicks off her debut album – Little Immaculate White Fox – with a raging anthem called Rock Child which immediately shatters any idea that rock is anything but in her blood.
NEWS: It's true! Thrash 'Big Four' shows are happening!
Forgive the netspeak, but… ZOMG! WTF! The rumours are true! Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax are hitting the road together! The mythical Big Four Tour is going to become a reality… at least in the form of several festival appearances in mid 2010.
Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax . . . the rumors are true!
You've been posting and chatting about it for months and we're here now to confirm it . . . Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax will all share the same stage for the first time EVER! Look for the four of us at the Sonisphere shows in Warsaw, Poland and Prague, Czech Republic on June 16 and 19, 2010 with a few more of the festival dates still in the works, you can be sure these shows won't be the only ones.
What more can we say??
So it won't just be Sonisphere, it will be some other festivals too… could a full tour be in the works after that? We shall see!
CLICK HERE for my September 2009 interview with Dave Mustaine.


Managing notification is a big part of your Android experience. Apart from notifications about calls and messages, the several apps installed in your phone keep sending push notifications. Most of them turn out to be advertisement and spam and can be quite irritating to receive them from time to time. In our haste, we often swipe away an important notification from the screen. Once you have done that, there is no way to recover or view them. It makes many Android app developers venture on a project to develop sophisticated apps to manage Android notifications.
One useful feature that Android lacks is the notifications snoozing method usually used by mailing services. You can set reminders in your inbox to snooze the incoming notification to be accessed later at a specific time or program. This would improve the unique Android notification system to a great extent and render it more useful.
In this article, we will discuss how you can use your Android OS to get access to notifications you have swiped off. It is limited in its function, but can serve the purpose of viewing logs of missed notifications.
Android devices using OS versions of 4.3 or higher can use android's in-built settings to view received notifications. For this you need to follow the steps to add a widget on your screen. This can be done by long pressing any area of the home screen and then applying the widget option.
From the widget list look for an option called "Settings Shortcut." Then add it to the main screen by holding and dragging it to the main screen. After this you will be presented with a menu of listed options. Tap on the item called "Notification Log" to add the icon to your home screen. Opening the program shows you all the past notifications that you have received recently.
The main drawback of this technique is that you do not get the information of the notifications. You can see the app or program which published the notification and the time at which it was received. But you cannot read the actual content of the notifications. For that, you have to use some third party notification management app. Many specialized apps are available on Google Play made by best android app development companies which make your notifications more useful. We will talk about the best of them.
This app from Kiwi Tree is a powerful way to access and manage your recent notifications. You can view past notifications along with a snapshot of the information and details. NotifLog also saves copies of your notifications so that you never lose anything by mistake.
The snoozing option is an essential feature which is useful for setting reminders for the recent notifications. You can also rearrange the notifications to your own preference. The ad supported version of the app is free, whereas you have to shell out $ 2.99 for the ad-free pro version.
If you want the feel of Windows phone or Windows 8 from your notifications, then this app is perfect for you. Metro Notifications use the android hardware and software to present customized notifications in the Windows 8 style.
Floatifications integrates Facebook's chat head style interface to display the notifications received by the phone. It offers complete access to notifications as you can view them in full-screen mode. If a notification arrives when you are using another app, it can be read on screen without the need of closing the app.
Additional features can be added to Floatifications by using plug-ins from Google Play. You can also download themes for changing its looks. You can test the app for 14 days under the free trial but have to pay $ 2 once the period expires.
This app from Android app development company, Great Bytes Software, concentrates on managing notifications from the locked screen of your smartphone. After you are done with the setup process, the app will display notifications from all authorized apps on the locked screen.
You can pull the icons from the lower part of the screen and place the slider to left for accessing the apps from notifications directly. Alternatively, you can use the normal way of unlocking by dragging them to the right.
The paid version of Dynamic Notifications offers the Auto Wake feature which shows the notification screen when you pick up the phone. You can also set Night Mode and apply widgets. The swipe actions can also be customized in the paid version which costs $ 1.99.
Best Android app development companies are looking forward to the exciting changes awaiting with the release of Android N. Many times the design and feel of Android turn out to be monotonous and boring. Many users of Android seek the amazing interface and design of iOS on their phones.
Android app developers from Espier have introduced their app which gives your notifications the iPhone appearance. The traditional notification bar of android is turned into a design featuring the Apple trend. Additional icons can be downloaded to replace the Android feel with an iOS experience.
The priced version of Espier Notifications comes at $ 5 which provides options to edit the font, color, size and layout of the icons. This app works best in combination with other Espier apps on Google. You can get rid of the advertising by going for the paid version.
Not all notifications are useless. The smartphone is an important device of communication and performing business. We surely do not want to miss out essential updates about our work, family, and other important aspects. MegaSound Beta comes handy in this case as it allows users to set specific tones or music for particular apps and programs.
You may not want to change your default notification tones for each app. The simple app is best for assigning special tones to notifications that require your attention. The '+' sign on the action bar can be used to apply settings for each app. The Android app development company is still running the app in Beta mode, and you may encounter few bugs. Still, this free app is best if you want an audio customization of your notification system.
Ritesh Patil is the co-founder of Mobisoft Infotech that helps startups and enterprises in mobile technology. He loves technology, especially mobile technology. He's an avid blogger and writes on mobile application. He works in a leading android app development company with skilled android app developers that has developed innovative mobile applications across various fields such as Finance, Insurance, Health, Entertainment, Productivity, Social Causes, Education and many more and has bagged numerous awards for the same.


text:
The originals are wooden panels whose surfaces have been "etched" by training the sun's rays through a magnifying lens which produces a tiny laser-like beam… when focused on the wood, the resulting "laser" burns the wood's surface. Reliant on weather conditions & difficult to control, the process is time-consuming & painstaking, often requiring several days, or even weeks, to complete. Although this medium has been in practice for centuries, it remains uncommon in the artworld. Pizer's keen eye for design is immediately evident in his inspired, imaginative output. Marked by bold contrast & nuance, his work is compelling, exotic, powerful, evocative, graceful, sensual, & provocative. With his highly distinctive, eye-popping creations, Pizer has raised the bar & elevated the artform to a new level.
The Solar Art / Pyrography
of artist
Charles Pizer
A native of New York City, Pizer is an artist, musician, & composer. As a visual artist, he specializes in the unusual medium of solar pyrography. Pizer's keen eye for design is immediately evident in his inspired, imaginative output. Marked by bold contrast & nuance, his work is compelling, exotic, powerful, evocative, graceful, sensual, erotic, & provocative. With his highly distinctive, eye-popping creations, Pizer has raised the bar & elevated the artform to a new level. Also a fine draftsman, Pizer works in graphite pencil. His artwork has been exhibited & is on display in galleries, businesses, & private collections. Pizer's professional career as a jazz pianist/keyboardist & composer spans seven decades, & he has some 4000 musical compositions to his credit. Though he has been residing & creating in Northern New York for 30 years, Pizer has performed in concert, nightclubs, fine hotels, & restaurants in New York City, Miami, Boston, the San Francisco Bay Area, & the Thousand Islands Region.
Abstract Square
framed original
Little Girl Lost
Quadriptych 1
giclée print
Triptych 1
Diptych 1
Giclée prints are the result of technological advancements in the world of printmaking, permitting high quality prints that are even exhibited in museums & art galleries. These giclée prints are the product of high resolution digital scans of the original artwork which have been printed by a wide-format, 12-color inkjet printer using archival-quality inks on fine art paper. Prints offered are hand-signed by the artist & represent the actual size of the original artwork, plus a border of approximately one-inch around all sides of the image for matting & framing purposes. As they are not mass-produced, please allow a few extra days for processing. Special sizes (scaled up or down) are possible, as well as custom framing. Pairings & groupings of multiple images are also possible. The originals are currently still available. Please inquire for details & rates. Additional time may be required for any special orders.
All content © copyright protected


If you were painting a Valentine's card, you'd want the signs of your love to be clear and noticeable. But if you were painting a portrait, you could also add some hidden symbolism about love that someone looking at the painting may only understand subconsciously.
Red: The color associated with love and passion.
Lips: Used for kissing and therefore associated with passion. A kiss by a pair of lips painted with bright red lipstick leaves a print showing something was sealed with love.
Heart pierced by an arrow: Cupid or Eros shoots an arrow into a heart, causing the person to fall passionately in love. It explains why love is both pleasurable and painful.
Broken heart: A symbol of the loss of love, most often of a spurned or rejected lover, and the pain of this. The term 'heartbroken' is used for extreme sadness and grief.
Cupid: The Roman god of love, represented by a winged boy carrying a bow and arrow with which to piece his victim's heart, causing them to fall in love.
Eros: The Greek god of love, also represented by a winged boy carrying a bow and arrow.
Rosemary: A symbol for fidelity as well as remembrance.
Chocolate: And, of course, better than any bunch of flowers, is chocolate! A box of chocolates has romantic connotations, the gift of a lover. Not to mention the supposed aphrodisiac properties of chocolate.
Osram Ne Nsoroma: The Adinkra (West Africa) symbol representing love consisting of a star (the woman) and the moon (the man).


text:
How long will the first presidential debate last? Monday's schedule for Clinton vs. Trump
By Stephanie Gaskell
The presidential election is about to heat up when Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton meet face to face Monday in the first of three televised debates. All three debates will take place from 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Eastern without commercial interruption, bringing each debate to about an hour and a half.
The first debate is set for Monday, Sept. 26 at Hofstra University in New York. NBC News' Lester Holt will moderate.
The highly anticipated debate will be divided into six segments of 15 minutes each. The topics were selected by Holt and were announced about a week before the debate — America's direction, achieving prosperity and securing America. Each candidate will have two minutes to respond to each question, then have a chance to respond to each other.
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton meet face to face Monday in the first of three televised debates.Source: Alex Wong/Getty Images
The second debate is scheduled for Oct. 9 at Washington University in St. Louis. It will be co-moderated by CNN's Anderson Cooper and ABC News' Martha Raddatz and take place in the form of a town-hall meeting.
Half of the questions will be posed by the moderators and the other half will be asked by citizens, according to the commission.
The final debate will take place on Oct. 19 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and will be moderated by Fox News' Chris Wallace. It will have the same format as the first debate.
The vice presidential candidates, Democrat Tim Kaine and Republican Mike Pence, have one debate scheduled: Oct. 4 at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia.


Angie's List : Local Reviews : Family Doctors : ME : Westbrook : Westbrook Family Doctors : Pickus, Dr. Owen B.
Contact Pickus, Dr. Owen B.
Ratings and Reviews for Pickus, Dr. Owen B.
is an internist and also an oncologist.
practice and there are several doctors and nurse practitioners there. Dr.
responds if the patient needs him.
I made an appointment with Dr. Pickus because I needed a new primary care physician and I chose him because of his background with oncology. I am a recent Breast Cancer survivor and I wanted to see him for annual exams, etc. so he could track my health and cancer along with what other doctors were doing. He was 45 minutes late seeing me but did periodically yell from the hall that he would be with me soon. When he "examined" me and discussed my history and needs, he was quick (too quick) and the only physical exam he did was to poke at my abdomen. I told him my primary concern at the time was Chronic Insomnia and that I had been taking sleeping pills (some prescription and some OTC) for over 10 years. He said he would have his staff order a sleep study at MMC - which is where I requested it be done. He also told me that he didn't do annual exams on women but his nurse practictioner would. I explained that I see an OB/GYN for "female parts" and he had no comment. He escorted me to the nurse's station and left the area, leaving his open computer - with my records- beside me on the counter. So I glanced at it and noticed that he had checked something I thought was an error. I asked the nurse to check with him about this. She took the computer and a few minutes later, Dr. Pickus came back, very flustered and insisting that I had not seen this error and he insisted that he show me on his computer. I told him that wasn't necessary but he said "Oh, yes it is!" as if he coudn't tolerate being questioned or being in error. He showed me a different page on the computer than the one where I thought I had seen an error and I said that was fine, again, trying to reassure him that it was not a big deal. He looked VERY annoyed. When I went to check out, I asked the receptionist why Dr. Pickus could not see me for an annual exam if I had breast exams and pelvic exams done elsewhere. She replied that he only sees men for annual exams. I told her that I had chosen him because of his oncology experience and that I would apppreciate her checking with him again and explaining this. Then, I said, "Wouldn't it be discriminatory for him to see/examine only men?? (I tried to say this somewhat lightly.) She left and a couple minutes later, a nurse came out, took me aside and told me that Dr. Pickus did not think I would fit in with him or the Health Care Center. When I asked why, she said that I "asked too many questions." She went on to explain that I had questioned something I thought I saw on his computer and now I was questioning him again about seeing me for annual exam, even though he had already told me he didn't see women for annual exams. She said that they hadn't actually accepted me as a patient and that Dr. Pickus had only agreed to see me to schedule a sleep study for me. (This was not true- they had received my medical records a month ago and had left a phone message stating that Dr. Pickus was able to be my new primary care physician.) I asked the nurse to please just schedule me for the annual exam with the nurse practiioner as they were originally doing. She agreed (reluctantly) and I was given an appointment card. They also said they would schedule my sleep study. Dr.Pickus had given me 3 prescriptions, which I had filled and I waited to hear from MMC Sleep Lab. A few days later, I phoned and asked a nurse to please remined Dr. Pickus of why I had chosen him for my primary care doctor - his knowledge of oncology - and that I was not trying to be difficult in asking to see him now and then. She said she would tell him. A few days later, I received a phone message from a sleep lab in Falmouth, asking that I call so they could schedule the sleep study that Dr. Pickus has ordered. I called them and told them that I wanted it done at MMC and asked if they could please phone Dr. Pickus' office and explain that they had sent the order to the wrong facility. She said she would. The next week I received, by Certified Mail, a letter, stamped with a Dr. Owen Pickus signature stated that I was no longer a patient there, that my annual exam had been canceled and I should not come back. The letter went on to say that he (Dr. Pickus) could not order the sleep study because he was no longer my doctor and could not track my care. (Remember he had already ordered it as well as giving me prescriptions) He also sent back ALL my medical records that I had previously faxed to him.) This is NOT a doctor I would recommend to anyone! When I tried to find who owned the Health Care Centers so I could file a complaint, I spoke with a nurse at another location and when I told her my concerns, she laughed and said, "Good luck with that! Dr. Pickus OWNS the Health Care Centers!!" He apparently also OWNS his own law firm and it would be my quess that Dr. Pickus likes to be the one asking the questions and that one should never use the D - word (discrimination) around him. I plan to file a complaint with the Maine Board of Medicine. Look elsewhere for your health care. I disagree with another report that stated that he acts busy because he is bright and can assess medical problems quickly. IQ does NOT equal EQ (Emotional Quotient) - and it is now recognized that how one uses their understanding of emotions and their ability to "read" people's needs and respond appropriately is the biggest determinant of success, not IQ, as previously thought. Intelligent - maybe; BRIGHT?? Definitely not! I recognize "bright" when I meet someone who is bright - and Dr. Pickus would never had treated me this way if he was, in fact, "bright"! I believe he acts busy because he IS busy - way too busy to take time to care about his patients' individual needs.


1) Where is the jewelry made?
Jennifer Hanscom's jewelry is made in Phoenix, AZ.
2) How long will it take to receive my order?
Once you place your order and your payment clears, your order will be sent out within 3 business days, unless you hear from us otherwise.
3) What if I want my jewelry order expedited?
Text/call Jen at (480)635-2402 anytime between noon and 10pm AZ time to make your request.
4) What can I expect when I open the package?
Jennifer Hanscom Jewelry comes packaged in elegant gift boxes complete with a sealable plastic bag for storing your jewelry and an intention card stating the meaning behind the collection.
5) What do the intention cards look like?
The intention cards are 2" x 3" and printed on card stock. They are a bit smaller than a business card and can be displayed in a mini-frame.
6) How do I keep my jewelry shining beautifully?
Unfortunately, sterling silver tarnishes. Common everyday items that contain sulfur, such as leather, rubber, chlorine, and perspiration, as well as air pollutants and salt water can accelerate the process. Do your best to prevent spraying your jewelry with hairspray, perfumes or other products by donning your jewelry after your beauty regimen, and remove your jewelry when working with household chemicals or swimming. Wipe it down with a clean nub-free cotton cloth to cleanse it from any of these contaminants after each wear. Store it in the bag supplied with the interceptor tab. The carbon-based tab helps to absorb oxygen aiding in tarnish prevention. Use a polishing cloth for periodic spruce-ups. To remove heavier tarnish, wash your silver jewelry with warm water and mild dish soap. If you require a deeper cleaning, contact us.
7) Can I get a custom piece designed?
Contact us with your inquiry. Jen is happy to create a piece just for you! Kindly provide some basics about what you are looking for and the best means to contact you, and we will be in touch soon.
We do our best to provide an excellent shopping experience, however if you should desire to return an item you purchased from our online store click here.
9) How can I keep informed about new products and events?
Join our email list to subscribe to the Jennifer Hanscom Jewelry newsletter. No need to worry about your inbox being swamped with our emails – we normally send them out monthly.
10) I love the vibe of Jennifer Hanscom Jewelry – how can I find more positive content?
Follow us on Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook. We do our best to post things that inspire and celebrate mindful living and quality design.
11) Does Jen teach others to make jewelry?
Yes! Visit www.jewelryclasseswithjen.com to learn more.