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Medical and Pharmacy Editor: John P. Cunha, DO, FACOEP
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What Is Clopidogrel and How Does It Work?
What Are Dosages of Clopidogrel?
What Are Side Effects Associated with Using Clopidogrel?
What Other Drugs Interact with Clopidogrel ?
What Are Warnings and Precautions for Clopidogrel ?
Brand Name: Plavix
Generic Name: clopidogrel
Drug Class: Antiplatelet Agents, Cardiovascular; Antiplatelet Agents, Hematologic
Clopidogrel is used to prevent heart attacks and strokes in persons with heart disease (recent heart attack), recent stroke, or blood circulation disease (peripheral vascular disease).
Clopidogrel is also used with aspirin to treat new/worsening chest pain (new heart attack, unstable angina) and to keep blood vessels open and prevent blood clots after certain procedures (such as cardiac stent).
Clopidogrel works by blocking platelets from sticking together and prevents them from forming harmful clots. It is an antiplatelet drug. It helps keep blood flowing smoothly in your body.
Clopidogrel is available under the following different brand names: Plavix.
Dosages of Clopidogrel:
Dosage Considerations – Should be Given as Follows:
Unstable angina, non-ST-segment elevation heart attack (myocardial infarction [MI]) (NSTEMI):
300 mg loading dose;
initiating therapy without a loading dose will delay the establishment of antiplatelet effect by several days;
following the loading dose, administer 75 mg/day orally for up to 12 months;
may administer beyond 12 months if used in combination with aspirin (75-100 mg/day);
long-term combination therapy with aspirin,
following stent placement is individualized depending on how a patient tolerates long-term dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT),
whether they have stable coronary artery disease and do NOT have risk factors (e.g., transient ischemic attack [TIA] or stroke, age over 75 years, bleeding risk, low body weight, concurrent medications)
ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (MI) (STEMI):
75 mg/day orally in combination with aspirin 162-325 mg/day and then 81-162 mg/day
Age under 75 years
300 mg loading dose followed by 75 mg for 14 days up to 12 months (if no bleeding)
Concomitant therapy with aspirin: Administer in combination with aspirin 75-325 mg once/day with or without thrombolytics
Age over 75 years
No loading dose
75 mg for 14 days up to 12 months (if no bleeding)
Recent heart attack (Myocardial Infarction [MI]), Stroke, or Established Peripheral Arterial Disease
75 mg orally once/day without a loading dose; recommended as an alternative to aspirin or concomitantly with aspirin if patient not at increased risk for bleeding but high risk for cardiovascular disease
75 mg orally once/day
Cardioembolic Stroke
Prophylaxis if patient not a candidate for oral anticoagulation
75 mg/day orally
Dosing Modifications
Renal impairment: Dose adjustment not necessary
Hepatic impairment: Use caution; experience limited
Dosing Considerations
CYP2C19 poor metabolizers associated with diminished antiplatelet response to clopidogrel; although higher-dose regimen (600 mg loading dose followed by 150 mg once daily) in poor metabolizers increases antiplatelet response, no appropriate dosing regimen for poor metabolizers have been established in clinical outcome trials
Not recommended for pediatric use
Heart Disease: Symptoms, Signs, and Causes See Slideshow
Side effects associated with the use of Clopidogrel, include the following:
Flulike syndrome
Runny or stuffy nose
Increased bleeding
Less common side effects of clopidogrel include:
Severely low white blood cell counts (neutropenia)
Agranulocytosis
Postmarketing side effects of clopidogrel reported include:
Blood and lymphatic system disorders: Agranulocytosis, aplastic anemia/pancytopenia, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), acquired hemophilia A
Eye disorders: Eye (conjunctival, ocular, retinal) bleeding
Gastrointestinal disorders: Gastrointestinal and retroperitoneal hemorrhage with fatal outcome, colitis (including ulcerative or lymphocytic colitis), pancreatitis, stomatitis, gastric/duodenal ulcer, diarrhea
General disorders and administration site condition: Fever, hemorrhage of operative wound
Hepato-biliary disorders: Acute liver failure, hepatitis (non-infectious), abnormal liver function test
Immune system disorders: Hypersensitivity reactions, anaphylactoid reactions, serum sickness
Musculoskeletal, connective tissue and bone disorders: Musculoskeletal bleeding, muscle pain, joint pain, arthritis
Nervous system disorders: Taste disorders, fatal intracranial bleeding, headache
Psychiatric disorders: Confusion, hallucinations
Respiratory, thoracic, and mediastinal disorders: Bronchospasm, interstitial pneumonitis, respiratory tract bleeding, eosinophilic pneumonia
Renal and urinary disorders: Increased creatinine levels
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders: Maculopapular, erythematous, or exfoliative rash, urticaria, bullous dermatitis, eczema, toxic epidermal necrolysis, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, angioedema, drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome, drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS), erythema multiforme, skin bleeding, lichen planus, generalized itching, acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP)
Vascular disorders: Vasculitis, hypotension
This document does not contain all possible side effects and others may occur. Check with your physician for additional information about side effects.
If your doctor has directed you to use this medication, your doctor or pharmacist may already be aware of any possible drug interactions and may be monitoring you for them. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with your doctor, health care provider, or pharmacist first.
Severe interactions of clopidogrel include:
ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir, and dasabuvir
Clopidogrel has serious interactions with at least 42 different drugs.
Clopidogrel has moderate interactions with at least 141 different drugs.
Mild Interactions of clopidogrel include:
aspirin rectal
ethotoin
horse chestnut seed
ibuprofen/famotidine
salicylates (non-ASA)
tolbutamide
This information does not contain all possible interactions or adverse effects. Therefore, before using this product, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all the products you use. Keep a list of all your medications with you, and share this information with your doctor and pharmacist. Check with your health care professional or doctor for additional medical advice, or if you have health questions, concerns, or for more information about this medicine.
In the U.S., 1 in every 4 deaths is caused by heart disease. See Answer
Clopidogrel's antiplatelet activity is dependent on conversion to an active metabolite by the cytochrome P450 (CYP) system, principally CYP2C19
Tests are available to identify patients who are CYP2C19 poor metabolizers
Consider the use of another platelet P2Y12 inhibitor in patients identified as CYP2C19 poor metabolizers
This medication contains clopidogrel. Do not take Plavix if you are allergic to clopidogrel or any ingredients contained in this drug
Keep out of reach of children. In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center immediately
Active pathologic bleeding (e.g., peptic ulcer, intracranial hemorrhage)
Effects of Drug Abuse
No information provided
Short-Term Effects
See "What Are Side Effects Associated with Using Clopidogrel?"
Long-Term Effects
Use with caution in patients with bleeding or platelet disorders
Premature discontinuation increases the risk of cardiovascular events; discontinue 5 days before elective surgery that has a major risk of bleeding
Use caution in patients with atrial fibrillation; assess bleeding risk carefully; a significant increase in major bleeding events reported in patients receiving clopidogrel plus aspirin instead of aspirin alone
Patients allergic to aspirin who are undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI); see American Heart Association (AHA)/American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP)/American College of Cardiology (ACC) recommendations
Rare but potentially fatal thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura associated with the use
Risk of bleeding with potentially fatal outcome
Hepatic or renal impairment
Allergic cross-reactivity including rash, angioedema, or hematologic reaction among thienopyridines (e.g., ticlopidine, prasugrel) reported; evaluate the patient for a history of hypersensitivity
Use caution in patients with severe hepatic or renal impairment
Use caution or avoid in patients with hypersensitivity or hematologic reactions to previous thienopyridine use, including ticlopidine and prasugrel
Use caution in patients receiving either anticoagulants, including heparin and warfarin, or other platelet aggregation inhibitors; the risk of bleeding increases
Premature interruption of therapy may result in stent thrombosis with subsequent fatal and nonfatal myocardial infarction; duration of therapy is determined by the type of stent placed
May increase risk of major hemorrhage in patients with recent lacunar stroke
CYP2C19 inhibition and poor metabolizers:
Metabolism of clopidogrel to its active metabolite can be impaired by genetic variations in CYP2C19
Clopidogrel is a pro-drug and requires CYP2C19 to convert to active metabolite; inhibition of platelet aggregation is entirely due to the active metabolite
CYP2C19*2 and *3 alleles have no functional metabolism of clopidogrel to active metabolite; CYP2C19*4, *5, *6, *7, and *8 may be associated with absent or reduced metabolism of clopidogrel but are less frequent than CYP2C19*2 and *3
More than 50% of Asians have CYP2C19 genetic variants that inhibit clopidogrel metabolism
Use of CYP2C19 inhibitors (e.g., proton pump inhibitors [PPIs]) or use in poor metabolizers may decrease the formation of the active metabolite, thereby decreasing antiplatelet effect; observational studies and 1 randomized clinical trial have shown concomitant use of clopidogrel and PPIs to have inconsistent effects on cardiovascular outcomes
There are no adequate and well-controlled studies of clopidogrel use in pregnant women; because animal reproduction studies are not always predictive of human response, clopidogrel should be used during pregnancy only if clearly needed
It is not known whether clopidogrel is excreted in human milk; because many drugs are excreted in human milk and because of the potential for serious adverse reactions in nursing infants from clopidogrel, a decision should be made whether to discontinue nursing or to discontinue the drug, taking into account importance of the drug to mother
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Medscape. Clopidogrel.
https://reference.medscape.com/drug/plavix-clopidogrel-342141
https://www.rxlist.com/plavix-side-effects-drug-center.htm

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Facing Frederick: The Life of Frederick Douglass, a Monumental American Man by Tonya Bolden. January 9, 2018. Harry N. Abrams, 208 p. ISBN: 9781419725463. Int Lvl: 5-8; Rdg Lvl: 8.6.
Grades 7-12. Most folks know Frederick Douglass as an escaped slave turned abolitionist. Bolden's insightful and impeccably researched biography reveals, instead, a multifaceted man who would travel many paths and constantly redefine himself. And instead of commencing with Douglass' life as a slave, as many biographies do, this account begins after his escape, as he becomes one of the most in-demand speakers for the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society and launches his place in history as a great orator against the "twin monsters of darkness," slavery and racism. It balances Douglass' personal and financial successes and accolades with his frustrations, controversies, and setbacks, which only encouraged him to question the Constitution and fight harder for freedom, racial justice, and women's suffrage. Framing the biography are more than a dozen photographs of Douglass from his early twenties to just before his death at age 77, with a note explaining his love for photography, because of its democratizing quality. Many other period photographs, colorful reproductions, and quotes from the media of the time add to the impressive visuals. Author, newspaper owner, lecturer, Underground Railroad conductor, Union army recruiter, abolitionist, and presidential campaigner are just some of Douglass' roles described here. Bolden's beautiful, sophisticated narrative demonstrates that throughout all of his responsibilities, Douglass never lost sight of his biggest role—humanitarian.
Author and publisher Tonya Wilyce Bolden was born on March 1, 1959, in New York City to Georgia Bolden, a homemaker, and Willie Bolden, a garment center shipping manager. Bolden grew up in Harlem in a musical family and loved to read; she attended Public M.E.S. 146, an elementary school in Manhattan, and then graduated from the Chapin School, a private secondary school, in Manhattan in 1976. Bolden attended Princeton University in New Jersey, and, in 1981, obtained her B.A. degree in Slavic languages and literature with a Russian focus. Bolden was also a University Scholar and received the Nicholas Bachko, Jr. Scholarship Prize.
Upon graduating from Princeton University, Bolden began working as a salesperson for Charles Alan, Incorporated, a dress manufacturer, while working towards her M.A. degree at Columbia University. In 1985, Bolden earned her degree in Slavic languages and literature, as well as a Certificate for Advanced Study of the Soviet Union from the Harriman Institute; after this she began working as an office coordinator for Raoulfilm, Inc., assisting in the research and development of various film and literary products. Bolden worked as an English instructor at Malcolm-King College and New Rochelle School of New Resources while serving as newsletter editor of the HARKline, a homeless shelter newsletter.
In 1990, Bolden wrote her first book, The Family Heirloom Cookbook. In 1992, Bolden co-authored a children's book entitled Mama, I Want To Sing along with Vy Higginsen, based on Higginsen's musical. Bolden continued publishing throughout the 1990s, releasing Starting a Business from your Home, Mail-Order and Direct Response, The Book of African-American Women: 150 Crusaders, Creators, and Uplifters, And Not Afraid to Dare: The Stories of Ten African-American Women, American Patriots: The Story of Blacks in the Military from the Revolution to Desert Storm and The Champ. Bolden became editor of the Quarterly Black Review of Books in 1994, and served as an editor for 33 Things Every Girl Should Know, in 1998. Bolden's writing career became even more prolific in the following decade; a partial list of her works include:, Our Souls: A Celebration of Black American Artists, Maritcha: A Nineteenth Century American Girl, MLK: Journey of a King, Take-Off: American All-Girl Bands During World War II, and George Washington Carver, a book she authored in conjunction with an exhibit about the famous African American inventor created by The Field Museum in Chicago.
The Summer of Owen Todd by Tony Abbott. October 17, 2017. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux Books, 217 p. ISBN: 9780374305505. Int Lvl: 5-8; Rdg Lvl: 5.1; Lexile: 630.
Owen and his best friend, Sean, are both eleven years old. They've lived on Cape Cod all their lives, and now that they're a little older, they'll finally be free to spend some time on their own. But Sean's mother has a different idea–she hires a babysitter to look after Sean. Paul is in his twenties, and a well-liked guy from church.
Tony Abbott is the award-winning author of more than a hundred books for young readers, including Firegirl, The Postcard, and the Secrets of Droon series.
Abbott was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1952. His father was a university professor and had an extensive library of books which became one of Abbott's first sources of literature. When he was eight years old, his family moved to Connecticut where he went through elementary school and high school.
Abbott attended the University of Connecticut, and after studying both music and psychology, decided to study English and graduated from the University of Connecticut with a bachelor's degree in English literature. He attended the workshops of Patricia Reilly Giff to further develop his writing after college.
The Wheel of Life and Death by Julian Sedgwick. February 1, 2018. Carolrhoda Books, 344 p. ISBN: 9781467775694. Int Lvl: 5-8; Rdg Lvl: 5.9; Lexile: 810.
After a close call with an assassin in Barcelona, Danny is more convinced than ever that his parents–star performers in the Mysterium circus–died under suspicious circumstances. He's also sure that there's a traitor within the Mysterium. As the troupe heads to Berlin for a circus festival, Danny scrambles to unravel the clues his father left behind. He'll need his decoding skills–plus some extremely risky circus tricks–to find out what really happened to his parents and who's still trying to sabotage the Mysterium. Can he expose his parents' killer before disaster strikes again?
Born in rural East Kent in 1966 Julian Sedgwick resolved to become a writer at an early age. He and his brother (writer Marcus Sedgwick) relied on their imaginations, and each other, to entertain themselves – inspired by their father's love of cinema, theatre and storytelling.
Julian took a long detour whilst working out what and how to write – via a degree and a half at Cambridge University reading Oriental Studies and Philosophy, dying his hair various ill-advised colours, working as a bookseller, painter, therapist and researcher for film and TV – before moving into screenplay development and writing.
A lifelong interest in the arts and culture of China and Japan has influenced much of his work, as has his fascination with performance, street art and circus.
Julian lives near Ely, Cambridgeshire, with his wife and two sons, waiting impatiently for it to get cold enough to go Fen skating.
Only Killers and Thieves by Paul Howarth. February 6, 2018. Harper, 325 p. ISBN: 9780062690968. Int Lvl: AD; Rdg Lvl: AD.
Thirsting for vengeance against the man they believe has wronged them—their former Aboriginal stockman—the distraught brothers turn to the ruthless and cunning John Sullivan, the wealthiest landowner in the region and their father's former employer. Sullivan gathers a posse led by the dangerous and fascinating Inspector Edmund Noone and his Queensland Native Police, an infamous arm of British colonial power charged with the "dispersal" of indigenous Australians to "protect" white settler rights. As they ride across the barren outback in pursuit, their harsh and horrifying journey will have a devastating impact on Tommy, tormenting him for the rest of his life—and will hold enduring consequences for a young country struggling to come into its own.
This debut novel is set in Australia in the mid-1880s. A lengthy drought is likely to spell disaster for the McBride family's cattle ranch, but, just when the situation seems hopeless, rain comes—three solid days of it. It should be a time of great joy for the McBride sons—16-year-old Billy and 14-year-old Tommy—but, instead, with the rain comes tragedy: returning home one day, the boys find their parents have been murdered. Engulfed by rage, they plead with a rival cattle farmer to help them find the people responsible. But how far are the boys willing to go to get revenge? Rich in character and period atmosphere, this effective blend of family saga and historical mystery will please fans of Jeffrey Archer and Wilbur Smith.
Howarth's impressive debut is a Wild West saga transported to 19th-century Queensland, Australia. Two brothers come of age during a bloody wilderness manhunt against the background of a shameful era in Australia's racial history.Brothers Tommy and Billy are the sons of rancher Ned McBride, who's barely surviving under the thumb of land baron John Sullivan. Sullivan's local rule is aided by his association with Inspector Edmund Noone, a leader of the Native Mounted Police, which carried out the genocide of Australia's indigenous people. Racial tensions escalate after the two brothers witness a lynching, and soon afterward they find their parents murdered—apparently by their aboriginal stockman Joseph, whose gun is found nearby. They have no choice but to join forces with Noone and Sullivan, who set out to take revenge on Joseph—or on any other tribal people they encounter on the hunt for him. The story deals unflinchingly with the brutality of Australian rule, and the true circumstances of the parents' murders are ultimately revealed. But the heart of the story is the complicated relationship between the brothers, as Tommy's developing conscience threatens his bond with the older Billy, who has committed to Sullivan's cause. One turning point for Tommy is his attachment to an aboriginal woman whose family has been slaughtered by their posse. While this book has a historical point to make, it also works as a suspenseful mystery and a resonant bildungsroman.
Paul Howarth was born and grew up in Great Britain before moving to Melbourne in his late twenties. He lived in Australia for more than six years, gained dual citizenship in 2012, and now lives in Norwich, United Kingdom, with his family.
In 2015, he received a master's degree from the University of East Anglia's creative writing program, the most prestigious course of its kind in the UK, where he was awarded the Malcolm Bradbury Scholarship.
The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert. January 30, 2018. Flatiron Books, 368 p. ISBN: 9781250147905. Int Lvl: YA; Rdg Lvl: YA; Lexile: 760.
Grades 9-12. Some fairy tales ask to be lived in. They involve enchanted forests and handsome princes, talking animals, kind maidens, and wishes come true. Others are darker. Others have teeth. The Hinterland is one such savage place, not that Alice would know—she hasn't read Tales from the Hinterland, the book penned by a grandmother she's never met. They aren't children's stories, her mother, Ella, says, and besides, the book itself is infamously elusive. Alice, quick to anger with a heart of ice, has spent her 17 years in constant motion; trailed by bad luck, she and Ella move from place to place, never staying anywhere long enough to put down roots. But when Ella is taken suddenly, the lines between the real world and the Hinterland start to blur. Faced with the loss of the only person she's ever loved, Alice must rely on Ellery Finch, the kind of Tales from the Hinterland superfan she's always avoided, to help her track down the world she thought existed only in her grandmother's imagination. In this unsettling debut, Albert takes familiar stories and carefully pulls them apart; the end result is a sort of deconstructed fairy tale that, despite its familiarity, gets under the skin. Highly literary, occasionally surreal, and grounded by Alice's clipped, matter-of-fact voice, it's a dark story that readers will have trouble leaving behind.
Stef Soto, la Reina del Taco (Stef Soto, Taco Queen) by Jennifer Torres. February 27, 2018. HarperCollins Espanol, 176 p. ISBN: 9781418597863. Int Lvl: 3-6; Rdg Lvl: 5.8; Lexile: 780.
Grades 3-6. Stef Soto is tired of feeling babied by her parents, and she's especially tired of being known as the Taco Queen because of her dad's food truck, called Tía Perla. She wants them to give her a little more freedom, but she's having trouble working out how to prove she's mature enough. When her family's livelihood is threatened by new food truck codes, Stef wants to speak out in defense of Tía Perla, but she's not quite sure where to begin. This cheery, relatable story features short and sweet chapters with plenty of Spanish words and phrases sprinkled in and a cheer-worthy main character in Stef, a happy, funny girl who adores art above all. It's her outlet for everything she feels, and when she finally realizes how her love of art can help her parents' business, she also learns how to better communicate her feelings and needs. While the tone here is often lighthearted, this will also be relevant to any kid whose parents have moved to another country to seek a better life.
Jennifer works at the Universidad del Pacífico where she leads a campaign to promote early literacy. Before joining the university team, Jennifer worked as a reporter for the newspaper Record, covering issues of education, children and families, and continues to write for local and national magazines. Originally from southern California, she has lived in the Central Valley for the past 10 years with her husband, David, and daughters Alice and Soledad.
Spineless: The Science of Jellyfish and the Art of Growing a Backbone by Juli Berwald. November 7, 2017. Riverhead Books, 352 p. ISBN: 9780735211261. Int Lvl: AD; Rdg Lvl: AD.
A former ocean scientist goes in pursuit of the slippery story of jellyfish, rediscovering her passion for marine science and the sea's imperiled ecosystems.
Jellyfish have been swimming in our oceans for well over half a billion years, longer than any other animal that lives on the planet. They make a venom so toxic it can kill a human in three minutes. Their sting–microscopic spears that pierce with five million times the acceleration of gravity–is the fastest known motion in the animal kingdom. Made of roughly 95 percent water, some jellies are barely perceptible virtuosos of disguise, while others glow with a luminescence that has revolutionized biotechnology. Yet until recently, jellyfish were largely ignored by science, and they remain among the most poorly understood of ocean dwellers.
Gracefully blending personal memoir with crystal-clear distillations of science, Spineless is the story of how Juli learned to navigate and ultimately embrace her ambition, her curiosity, and her passion for the natural world. She discovers that jellyfish science is more than just a quest for answers. It's a call to realize our collective responsibility for the planet we share.
Jellyfish are so alien to us as spinal cord-bearing, land-based animals that we can't envision how a brainless blob of jelly can even be alive, let alone move, eat, and behave like an animal. And yet there are several thousand species of jellies in the world's waters, and their enigmatic lives fuel the fascination of science writer Berwald in her quest to understand their role in the fate of the oceans. The author first became enamored of marine biology during a field course in the Red Sea, but marriage and kids sidetracked her into writing textbooks and science articles. Stumbling across jellyfish while writing for National Geographic, she discovered an obsession that took her around the world to talk to the scientists who study jellies. She swam with jellies, watched how quickly they disintegrate in fishers' nets, ate them in Japan, and kept them in a home aquarium, and as she revels in these spineless animals, she teaches us to delight in them, too.
A close look at the biology and behavior of jellyfish combined with a personal history of the author, a former ocean scientist who was pulled back to the sea by these enigmatic creatures.As science writer Berwald notes, details about jellyfish—whose species number in the hundreds—are scant in comparison with what is known about other marine animals despite the fact that they have been on Earth for at least 500 million years. Because they reproduce quickly and can adapt to different environments, they're notorious for disrupting ocean ecosystems and devastating fishing economies. For beachgoers, they are often just nuisances with a painful sting. But the further the author dives into her research, the more she suspects that jellyfish behavior may provide clues about how the Earth's changing climate is affecting ocean life. In addition, jellies have sophisticated propulsion systems and collagen-based bodies that may guide bioengineers in developing new products. In this appealing combination of solid science writing, investigative journalism, and memoir, Berwald chronicles her travels around the globe interviewing leading jellyfish experts and viewing all types of jellies in aquariums and native habitats. What the author discovered is that jellyfish science is growing as it becomes more apparent that the animals are a robust source of information about the ocean's conditions as well as many other facets of the natural world. After years of research, Berwald is convinced that "to research jellyfish is not just to look at a creature unfamiliar and bizarre to most, but to study the planet and our place in it." While writing this lucid, eye-opening book, the author discovered that her place was, in part, inextricably entangled with jellyfish. In this lovely exploration of the mysterious jellyfish, Berwald both entrances and sounds a warning: pay attention to the messages sent by ocean life, and act to protect their environment, and ours.
Juli Berwald received her Ph.D. in Ocean Science from the University of Southern California. A science textbook writer and editor, she has written for a number of publications, including The New York Times, Nature, National Geographic, and Slate.


THE HALIFAX WEEKLY REAL ESTATE STATS AND NEWS REPORT. HALIFAX REAL ESTATE STARTS HERE!
And we're back! Inventory took a dive this week thanks to a huge number of expired listings (183 to be exact). Some of those expired listings would have been renewed by property owners holding out for a sale and others would have just let their listing expire to try again later. Judging by the fall in inventory, I would say the latter would be the majority. Single family home prices made a rebound this week but the spread from list to sale price widened over the 10k mark. As usual, condos had a strong showing this week with good sales numbers, increased value and less time spent on the market. Sales overall are still quite measly and it doesn't appear that is going to change anytime soon. I'm still betting on a late market show as it coincides with my "secret time of the year" to sell. Don't forget to check out the monthly stats report for June (below) to see just how abysmal the sales where! Even with the sales at an all time low, our real estate market is still healthy and consistent. Whats your thoughts?


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Germany's Enercon sells 34.5MW wind park in Romania to Premier Energy
SeeNews Power Market Review
BUCHAREST (Romania), January 25 (SeeNews) - German wind turbine manufacturer Enercon has sold an operational 34.5 MW wind park in Romania to Cyprus-based natural gas provider and distributor Premier Energy, law firm Wolf Theiss said.
Enercon sold 100% of the shares held in Ecoenergia, the Romanian company operating the wind farm in Stejaru, Tulcea county, Wolf Theiss which advised Enercon on the deal said in a press release last week.
The value of the transaction was not disclosed.
The deal was signed on December 17 and obtained merger clearance from Romania's Competition Council earlier this month.
Enercon is a wind turbine manufacturer based in Lower Saxony, Germany which employs over 14,000 at its production facilities in Germany, Brazil, India, Canada, Turkey and Portugal.
Premier Energy P.L.C. is a holding company with direct and indirect interest in various companies in Romania and Moldova. In Romania, Premier Energy P.L.C. owns Premier Energy SRL, Ligatne Gas, B.E.R.G. Gas System and Premier Energy Trading, according to its website.


This is only a render, but we're expecting the real deal to be similar.
When Lamborghini introduced the Aventador Superveloce Jota last week in Pebble Beach, it didn't say a word about the giving the fastest production car at the Nürburgring the roadster treatment. But if recent history has thought us anything, it's that eventually there will be a droptop derivative. As a matter of fact, new intel originating from the United States strongly suggests the SVJ Roadster will be coming sooner rather than later.
Exactly a week ago, on August 23, an executive order was signed by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) certifying a quartet of Lamborghini Aventador models: S Coupe, S Roadster, SVJ Coupe, and SVJ Roadster.
The only piece of the puzzle that's missing right now is how many cars will be built as it is unclear whether the announced production run of 900 (plus the 63 special edition cars) includes the roadster or just the coupe. For what it's worth the SVJ's predecessor, the SV, was limited to 600 coupes and 500 roadsters.
In regards to the oily bits, an educated guess is the Roadster will echo the Coupe's specs sheet: naturally aspirated 6.5-liter V12 with 770 horsepower and 531 pound-feet (720 Newton-meters) of torque. It should be enough to make the SVJ Roadster the fastest convertible at the Green Hell – that is if Lamborghini is interested in claiming this record as well.
The coupe needs 2.8 seconds until 62 mph (100 kph) and 8.6 seconds until 124 mph (200 kph) before maxing out at 216 mph (350 kph), but the roadster will likely be a tad slower due to a higher weight. Looking at the non-Jota Superveloce models, the droptop is a full 50 kilograms (110 pounds) heavier than the fixed roof model, thus impacting acceleration and top speed.
An official reveal might come sooner than you think considering Lamborghini only waited a few months back in 2015 to unveil the Superveloce Roadster after taking the wraps off its coupe sibling.


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Top US general says 500-600 American troops to stay in Syria
Posted: Nov 10, 2019 / 03:56 PM UTC / Updated: Nov 10, 2019 / 03:56 PM UTC
FILE – In this Saturday, Oct. 26. 2019 file photo, a U.S. military vehicle drives south of the northeastern city of Qamishli, likely heading to the oil-rich Deir el-Zour area where there are oil fields, or possibly to another base nearby, as it passes by a poster showing Syrain President Bashar Aassad. President Donald Trump's decision to dispatch new U.S. forces to eastern Syria to secure oil fields is being criticized by some experts as ill-defined and ambiguous. But the residents of the area, one of the country's most remote and richest regions, hope the U.S. focus on eastern Syria would bring an economic boon and eliminate what remains of the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad, File)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says about 500 or 600 U.S. troops will remain in Syria to counter Islamic State fighters.
President Donald Trump recently approved an expanded military mission to secure oil fields across eastern Syria. His decision locked hundreds of U.S. troops into a more complicated presence in Syria despite his pledge to bring them home.
Gen. Mark Milley (MIHL'-ee) tells ABC's "This Week" that pressure must be maintained on IS fighters still in the region.
It's unclear whether Milley's prediction of keeping 500 to 600 American troops there includes the roughly 200 who are at the al-Tanf garrison in southern Syria.


Are you scared, Maz? It's Halloween time at Kanata's Castle! Becca and Devon are back and in full scare mode as they discuss some of the creepy women villains in the Galaxy far, far away. But first, they go over the latest Star Wars news: Darth Vader's Castle, Star Wars Resistance Easter Eggs, George Lucas and Dave Filoni visiting the set of The Mandalorian, and John Williams' sudden illness. Oh, and the castle gets an unexpected and unwanted visit from the scary dark side of the Force. So, get in the spirit of Halloween and join the hosts of Kanata's Castle for a little bit of dark magic!
It's time to get spooky with Star Wars! Becca and Devon have decorated the castle for Halloween and are ready to conjure up some dark spirits within the Force. So join Becca and Devon for some Force-filled Halloween haunts that are sure to be frightfully fun!
Kanata's Castle #43: Are You Scared, Maz? It's Halloween Time at the Castle!


The Calle del Embarcadero Apartments in Stinson Beach is an eight-unit complex, consisting of seven one-bedroom apartments and one studio apartment. In 2015 the owner decided to sell the property. The people living there, including two tenants using Section 8 housing assistance vouchers, were likely to be displaced, because the new owner was expected to raise rents to market rates. The average monthly rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Marin is $2,262.
A collaboration between the county of Marin, Marin Community Foundation, Community Land Trust Association of West Marin (CLAM) and the Stinson Beach Affordable Housing Committee was formed to enable the creation of the first permanently affordable housing units in Stinson Beach.The rapid and generous financial support of the Stinson Beach community added momentum and a real sense of community to the project.
A mix of grants and loans was supplied to cover the cost of purchasing the Calle del Embarcadero Apartments by CLAM.
The Marin County Board of Supervisors gave CLAM $1 million from its Affordable Housing Trust Fund, half as a grant and half as a loan. The MCF Loan Fund supplied a $1.35 million loan and a $500,000 grant. Without MCF funding, it's unlikely the County of Marin would have approved increasing expenditure appropriations to $500,000 for the County Grant.
This is the first affordable housing project in Stinson Beach. The units are now preserved in perpetuity as affordable, reserved for full-time residents who qualify as low income or very low income (two-person households making between $49,000 and $78,000 annually), per a planned deed restriction on the property. Current full-time residents are grandfathered in, and when they move, they will be replaced with an income-qualifying tenant.


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Mini ozone hole appears over western Canada
On February 7, 2018, the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service or CAMS, has successfully predicted the appearance of an ozone mini-hole over western Canada on February 12 or 13. Sudden stratospheric warmings like the one currently in progress have been shown to...
Ozone hole in 2017 the smallest since 1988
Measurements from satellites this year showed the hole in Earth's ozone layer that forms over Antarctica each September was the smallest observed since 1988, scientists from NASA and NOAA announced today. According to NASA, the ozone hole reached its peak...
Calbuco's eruption expanded ozone hole to record size
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Antarctic ozone hole shows signs of healing
An international team of scientists has observed first clear signs that the hole in the Antarctic ozone layer is beginning to close. Led by Professor Susan Solomon of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the team found that the September ozone hole had shrunk...
Ozone hole behind colorful nacreous clouds over the UK and Ireland
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The 2015 ozone hole over Antarctic larger than usual and late
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Whales are suffering skin damage as ultraviolet radiation increases
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Study links ozone hole to climate change all the way to the equator
In a study to be published in the April 21st issue of Science magazine, researchers at Columbia University's School of Engineering and Applied Science report their findings that the ozone hole, which is located over the South Pole, has affected the entire circulation
Developing ozone hole approaches Scandinavia and Eastern Europe right now
An exceptionally large area of depleted ozone has formed over the North Pole, and scientists warn that it could settle over Scandinavia and Eastern Europe on 30-31 March.The fast-thinning Arctic ozone layer was first detected by an international network of over 30
New insights on changes in the ozone layer
German Aerospace Center researchers have been instrumental in the preparation of a report on the changes in the Ozone Layer for the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The report was published online by the Geneva-based WMO in January. Recent estimates suggest


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Imagination by David Weekley Homes Coming Soon to Two New Charlotte-Area Communities
Charlotte, NC (February 26, 2019): Imagination by David Weekley Homes, a division of David Weekley Homes offering high-quality homes to value-minded first-time or move-down buyers, is coming soon to two new communities, Ansley Park and WestShore.
"The housing downturn caused many builders to shift their focus away from first-time homebuyers," said David Weekley, chairman of David Weekley Homes. "Our Imagination by David Weekley homes offer first-time buyers the high-quality home they deserve at a price they can afford."
Located in Indian Land, SC, the 155-acre Ansley Park will feature 173 single-family homes. Homebuyers will be able to choose from six floor plans ranging in size from 1,800 to 2,800 square feet, including some ranch-style homes. In addition to 74 acres of open space, residents in Ansley Park will enjoy a pool, clubhouse and walking trails, as well as easy access to retail and employment centers, including Movement Mortgage, LPL Financial, Red Ventures and Ballantyne Corporate Park. Sales for this community are expected to begin in April and prices will start from the low $300s.
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GPS and smartphones help us find our way quickly but to the detriment of our own sense of direction. UZH geographer Sara Fabrikant wants to combat this trend.
Research into how we orient ourselves can now be done in a virtual environment.
In the modern world, people spend a lot of time moving from one place to another – commuting to and from work, driving to visit friends, or traveling abroad on holiday. Whether we want to find the best route to drive, the most direct way to walk, or just check the train timetable, we always turn to our trusty digital friend and constant companion: The smartphone. This intelligent device has fundamentally changed human navigation behavior: Apps such as Google Maps show you the quickest possible way to get from A to B, with a stop-off en route at C if you wish (provided you have a GPS signal and enough battery life of course). "As we become more and more reliant on digital aids, we have to bear the consequences – our inner sense of direction is atrophying," says UZH geographer Sara Fabrikant.
Research has shown this to be true. Anthropologist Claudio Aporta from Carleton University in Alberta, Canada, studied the navigation behavior of the indigenous people of Greenland in a long-term study. They were able to move confidently and without assistance through what to us would seem like completely monotonous snow-covered landscapes, by observing the ice and snow drifts. With the more widespread use of GPS devices, this natural sense of direction was no longer needed and became less and less developed. Nowadays people in Greenland navigate almost exclusively using digital aids.
"Digital navigation systems have become so normal nowadays that we don't stop to think about when, how, and where we actually use them," says Sara Fabrikant. The situations in which we use the digital aids are very diverse, and our decision to take a particular route also depends on the situation. For example, if we are stressed and in a hurry, we are more likely to take the more difficult but shorter route, and if a storm hits, then we'll try to cut through a shopping arcade or take the bus instead. Suddenly we have to take decisions based on wind, weather, or emotional aspects that have a considerable influence on our personal navigation. "Such influences are not currently taken into account by existing navigation systems or by the research being done," says Fabrikant.
But how can new technologies support us in these decisions? And how can we preserve our natural sense of direction amid the clamor of all these digital aids? These are the questions being answered by Sara Fabrikant with her research project EMOtive, which is financed by the Swiss National Science Foundation and is part of the UZH Digital Society Initiative. In a novel approach, Fabrikant is combining neuroscience, cognitive science, and geographic information science with cartography in order to research how people interact with digital maps – and how they can avoid forgetting their environment along the way. "After all, if one day the navigation tool doesn't work, the users themselves have to be ready to take over," says Fabrikant.
Sascha Credé (right) uses a virtual city to investigate the effects of stress on our sense of direction.
In a darkened room in the Department of Geography at Irchel Campus, cameras and projectors dangle from the ceiling. This is the research laboratory of Sascha Credé, a PhD candidate who is investigating how people in stressful situations navigate with the help of digital aids. Wearing 3D glasses and wired up to sensors, his testers make their way through a virtual city. The aim is to get to the location of a fictional job interview within a short time frame and at the same time to take note of prominent buildings in the area. The simulation is so realistic that people stick to the rules of the road, watch out for traffic, and only cross the street at pedestrian crossings.
With the touch of a button, a map comes up showing the participant's current position, the surroundings, and the destination. During the test, a countdown clock ticks mercilessly, signaling with piercing beeps that time is slowly but surely running out. The intention of the beeps is to make the participants feel stressed, which is also measured: When we are under pressure, we sweat slightly making our skin more conductive. But even when the participant finally reaches the location of the fictional job interview, the test is not yet over. They then have to remember the buildings they saw in the virtual city and indicate their approximate direction. "With this part, I want to find out whether stressful situations prevent us from noticing our surroundings – and how we can combat this," explains Credé. With his research, he is preparing the groundwork for the possibility that, in the future, digital maps will be able to dynamically adapt to the emotional state of the user, for example by particularly highlighting landmarks that could be helpful for navigation. This would mean the user's attention would be drawn only where necessary and could be used efficiently for navigating and learning.
Research in the field: Annina Brügger (left) investigates how digital assistance influences our attention.
It is not only our emotional state, but also our interaction with digital aids that influences how we experience our environment and orient ourselves. Annina Brügger wants to find an optimal balance between having the support of devices and using our own navigational skills. "We are very distracted when we look at a navigation device," she explains. That can be dangerous if, for example, we don't notice a car pulling out in front of us. But how much technical support is actually necessary for orientation, and how much could we rely on our own individual skills?
The 60 or so participants of Brügger's study have to follow a particular route in Oerlikon and can use a digital aid for navigation. They also wear special glasses that record the direction in which they are looking. Everything is recorded in the test: What the participants look at in their surroundings, when and for how long they look at their navigation devices – for example at a crossroads – and which of the devices' functions they use.
The researcher makes particular note of which functions distract the walkers the most. The experiment shows that even for simple routes, we rely heavily on navigation aids, and for example if the route is going straight ahead we check our position with the device more often than really necessary. Every so often, the device prompts the participants to observe their surroundings and to identify and name certain buildings. "We are trying to improve the interaction between humans and their environment despite the use of digital aids," says Brügger.
The research being done by Sara Fabrikant and her group is contributing to the improvement of life in a digital society. "We want to harness the advantages of the new technologies while mitigating their negative consequences," she says. New research methods and data collected by EMOtive in the lab and in the real world form the basis for the next research project, for which the team has received an ERC Advanced Grant of 2.5 million francs from the EU.
In the new project, Fabrikant intends to research how people use map data when they are out and about, and how digital aids should present such data so that we can still maintain our own sense of direction. "With EMOtive, we have scratched the surface of personalized digital navigation systems," says Fabrikant. She believes that it is now necessary to gain a deeper understanding of this multi-faceted topic. Specifically, as part of the new project, she is also working on the design of an adaptive map display for the navigation aid of the future. The idea is that it will take into account not only where a person is and where they want to go, but also how the user thinks and feels, and how they are influenced by their environment. Through audiovisual feedback and targeted prompts, the tool should also help people to improve their knowledge of their surroundings.
In addition, the device will use already-existing technologies such as recognition of emotions through smartphone cameras and microphones. Fabrikant is also thinking of integrating mobile sensors that measure brainwaves, pulse, and body temperature, similar to those sometimes found in fitness trackers today. One of the future applications of such map technology could be in self-driving cars. If the navigation system breaks down or its route suggestions are not suitable, we will have to step in and maneuver the vehicle through the streets ourselves. We can only do that if we are aware of our surroundings, awareness which the new generation of maps will help us to develop.
Switzerland's first-ever national Digital Day takes place on 21 November 2017. UZH is also taking part. In a series of UZH Talks, 16 experts from a wide range of subject areas answer questions on the digital society, including professor of geography Sara Fabrikant. You can find the full list of UZH events here.
Fabio Schönholzer, editor UZH News.


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New life, because of love for Norway. Meet Iulia, the Romanian seamstress who is making traditional Norwegian "bunad"
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Iulia's story is not a very usual one. Because usually people change their lives completely when something's wrong. But her life was more than ok when she first came to Norway. She had a prosperous small business in Romania, for almost 10 years, a tailor workshop that was working very well. But in her first holiday in Norway she just fell in love with the country. Then she returned and, at her fourth visit, she had searched for her first job in here. Now she has her own tailor workshop where she is making traditional Norwegian "bunad". And she just loves this country, the tastes, landscapes, people, the optimism, everything. It's a warm, welcoming home.
Iulia Dima (48 years old) worked in a garment factory in Romania for 18 years. She started as a simple worker, for 9 years, then she became forewoman, for other 9. Then, she had opened her own tailor workshop, that was working more than well. She had a good life in Constanta, one of the biggest cities in Romania.
8 years ago, she visited Norway for the first time, on a holiday. And everything had changed from that moment. "I came in the northern Norway and I simply fell in love with silence and people's smiles", she says. And you should see her when she speaks about this. There's a light all over her face, and a huge smile, and emotion, and real, pure happiness.
The birthday that changed her life
She returned twice and started making friends in here. And on her fourth visit, right on her birthday, something happened. Actually, did not "happen", was just meant to be like this. She entered a fabrics store, without knowing everything that's in there. She had spoken to a woman – who, she found out later, was the store's chief – and told her that she would like to work as a seamstress in Norway.
The woman took her hand and drove her behind the store, to show her they had a tailor workshop there. "I told them I had two more weeks from my vacation, and that I would like to help them this time, for free. And she just asked me – Would you like to work for us, starting from January? And I said yes, I told her it was my birthday, we hugged and I returned in January for my first job. Without her I wouldn't be in Norway right now, I'm so grateful to her", she says.
From north to west, Mosjøen to Stavanger
When her contract was over, a friend's sister, who was living close to Oslo, found on finn.no two jobs that were suitable for her. The first was in Oslo, at tarpaulins for boats, the other, in Sola, close to Stavanger, in a tailor workshop. Her ex-boss called at the second one, and told her to call in the afternoon. "We heard good things about you, we want you here", that's what she heard on the phone and was enough. She had bought her plane ticket and traveled 1.350 kilometers, to western Norway, an area where she had never been before.
"They came and picked me up from the airport, 4 years ago, I've met my colleague and they had loved me from the very first time", she remembers, smiling. She didn't know the language, she wasn't even very good in English, but she loved her job, the country, and just wanted to learn. So they had sent her to a Norwegian language course, then to a bunad (the Norwegian traditional costume) course. Little by little, working with clients, she learnt Norwegian also.
Her own business, started from scratch
Two years after this moment, she had the courage to make a step forward. She found out that a space will be available in Amfi Madla Mall, someone told her "it's for you", a client spoke to mall's chief and that was all. Two years ago, may 8, she had opened Julia's Systue, her own tailor workshop, where she makes Norwegian bunad and many more.
Probably many people wouldn't have had her courage. She had 3.000 kroner in her account when she signed the contract, and had to wait for her last salary to pay her first rent. Yet, she had signed a five-year contract, just being sure that things will work out. "I had never asked myself if things will work out, but I didn't have a single month with loss, there wasn't a single day without work", she says.
She closed her workshop in Constanta one year after she had left, although she had an employee and it was still working. She had brought her sewing machines from Romania, 2 norwegian friends helped her with some furniture for the workshop. Now, two full, happy years after, she says she couldn't have taken a better decision.
Iulia, Norway and the Norwegians. With love
8 years from her first arrival in Norway and 4 years after she has settled here definitively, Iulia is certainly a happy person. She just loves her job, the country, people she met here. She has friends of different nationalities, discovers Norway's beauties, in still in love with people's smile.
"I can't tell you how satisfied I am, what good clients I have, how much they appreciate me and love me. One of my clients told me that I am as valuable as my weight in gold. I came to this country because I've loved it from the very first time. My accountant and his wife are my very close friends, they had been to Romania for my son's wedding and want to come back again, they liked Romania a lot. I like good, simple people in here, the fact that you are not afraid to let your purse in the car, that you can not see a person who's not smiling. It's my home in here, I never faced any kind of racism, people told me it doesn't matter where I come from, they just appreciate my work and appreciate me", she says.
And she also loves the climate, summer nights, the ice cream that reminds her of her childhood, the Christmas raspberry juice. "Many people say that Norwegians are cold, but they are so warm, you know. I'm very happy in here", she adds, smiling, and all you have to do is just look at her and listen to her to understand that she means every single word she says.
You can find out more about Iulia and her business on Julia's Systue Facebook Page, HERE
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Pyrite is not the only mineral oxidized by A. ferrooxidans. Metals such as copper are often present in ores as sulfides. A. ferrooxidans can convert the sulfide chalcolite (Cu2S) to covellite (CuS) to obtain energy. Copper miners take advantage of this metabolic step during the microbial leaching of low-grade ores. Cu2S is insoluble but can be converted by a series of steps (some of which involve the bacteria) to soluble Cu2+ ions. Copper metal (C0) is then recovered when water, rich in copper ions, is passed over metallic iron in a long flume (Fe0 + Cu2+ --> Cu0 + Fe2+).
The resultant Cu2+ is recovered from the solution when it reacts with iron and the Fe2+, which enters the solution, is oxidized (again by A. ferrooxidans) to Fe3+. After oxidation this solution is delivered once again to the ore heap. The last oxidation, dependent on the bacteria, provides the Fe3+ that drives step 3.
The mining industry has increased biological leaching techniques for various reasons, including environmental concerns related to smelting, the decline in the quality of ore reserves, and difficulties in processing. This new interest has motivated increased research. We now know that ore heaps contain a much wider range of organisms than previously thought. In fact, a succession of microbial populations occurs during the leaching of sulfide minerals. Heterotrophic acidophiles belonging to the genera Acidiphilium and Acidocella are found frequently, often in close association with A. ferrooxidans. These heterotrophic species probably scavenge organic molecules that are metabolic byproducts of the chemolithotrophs. Perhaps this association is detrimental, or perhaps it helps A. ferrooxidans thrive by removing wastes.
Research continues into the composition of bacterial communities that occur naturally in bioleaching activities. Because ore heaps get quite hot during bioleaching, scientists are also asking whether novel bacteria - perhaps thermophiles from Yellowstone or deep-sea vents - might be seeded onto heaps to provide more efficient biomining.


Looking for stunning mountain views in a tranquil setting...then you have found it! This lovely home is located on 3 acres at the end of a dead end road. Imagine relaxing on the covered balcony watching the gorgeous sunsets over the mountains! This home features a huge kitchen with maple cabinets to the ceiling, tiled countertops, lots of counterspace, corner pantry, black appliance including a gas stove. The large dining area is perfect for family gatherings. Relax in the living room with built in maple cabinets and shelving, a wood burning stove - great for those chilly evenings! Completing the main floor is lots of storage closets and a 3 piece bathroom. Did I mention this home is perfect for anyone with allergies as it is all hardwood and tile throughout the main and upper floors! Upstairs are 3 bedrooms, the master has a bay window, gorgeous mountain views & a 3 piece ensuite. There is a massive bonus room with balcony & a 5 piece family bathroom too. The basement is partially finished. View today!
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IMPRESSIVELY SPORTY IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.
The driving dynamics of the BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo.
With optional equipment such as the Adaptive M suspension, the Sport Mode and variable sport steering, you can make your BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo even sportier and even more agile. The active rear spoiler uses the airstream to minimise lift-off and provides additional efficiency and dynamics.
A question of the setting: with the Driving Experience Control set to Sport mode, the engine and driving dynamics of your BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo react even more directly, allowing you an enhanced sports driving style.
Sport mode is activated using the Driving Experience Control fitted in the central console. Through a predefined setup and according to the equipment selected, it results in a considerably more dynamic adjustment of the drive and suspension – compared with the standard settings. The engine responds more spontaneously. In combination with the Steptronic transmission, shift points have considerably more sporting character.
Combined with the Adaptive M suspension, the chassis has a far more athletic setting. If variable sport steering is chosen, the assistance from power steering is reduced, which ensures a more direct feeling of steering control.
Variable sport steering encourages a particularly direct driving style and includes Servotronic for increased agility and parking convenience.
Variable sport steering works independently of your current speed, varying the steering ratio in line with the steering angle. It includes the Servotronic function and reduces the steering wheel movement required to achieve a particularly tight steering angle. This enhances comfort when parking and manoeuvring, as well as sporting agility in tight corners and hairpin bends. For small steering angles, the system provides excellent directional stability and a very high degree of steering precision.
The active rear spoiler optimises the air flow at the rear of the car as your speed increases, to ensure excellent road holding and classic BMW driving dynamics.
The rear spoiler automatically extends at speeds of over 110 km/h – and retracts once you're back under 70 km/h. You can also manually control the active rear spoiler via a button on the driver side door (below the electric window controls).
COMFORT mode can be selected for relaxed travelling. SPORT mode enables a distinctly athletic suspension setting with noticeably tighter damper settings. For extremely dynamic driving, SPORT+ mode is the best choice: the DTC function (Dynamic Traction Control) is activated, which allows more wheel-slip on the drive wheels, for athletic driving that pushes the limits of the car's dynamics. However, the DSC function is not completely disabled; rather it intervenes much later – within the limits of what is physically possible and safe – in order to stabilise the vehicle.
The intelligent BMW xDrive four-wheel drive system adapts perfectly to even the most challenging road surface conditions, always offering outstanding traction. With xDrive and Dynamic Stability Control (DSC), your car remains directionally stable and controllable.
xDrive flexibly distributes drive power to the front and rear wheels, performing lightning-fast adjustments to ensure optimum ground contact at all times. In this way, xDrive combines the advantages of a four-wheel drive – traction, directional stability and safety – with classic BMW agility.


From November 2nd to 3rd, vice minister of Industry and Information Technology Ministry Liu Lihua led an expert team to Zhuhai of Guangdong Province, conducting a special investigation and studyon SOE reform and industrial transformation and upgrading. The expert team conducted field research in some typical local state controlling and state holding enterprises such as Zhuhai Hansen Technology Co., Ltd., China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Co., Ltd., Gree Electric Appliances Inc. of Zhuhai and Gree Intelligent Equipment Inc. of Zhuhai and so on. The directors of these enterprises reported to the expert team and made suggestions of promoting SOE reform and industrial transformation and upgrading.
Minister Liu Lihua pointed out that in recent years, some central and local SOEs made constructive exploration and beneficial attempts on deepening systems and mechanisms reform and strengthening Party construction. They accumulated great amount of experiences. All these experiences and practices should be summarized thoroughly and be reported and introduced to the related state sectors. Minister Liu also emphasized that scientific innovation was the foundation and essential drive of enterprise development and also the key element of corporate transformation and upgrading. The innovation-driven strategy should be implemented vigorously and state-owned capital structure be optimized ceaselessly. More investments should be put into research and development, cultivation of talents and cross-border technology mergers and acquisitions. The strategy that Innovation drives development is embodied by the fact that scientific innovation spurs corporation transformation and upgrading. Minister Liu mentioned, not only the "hard power" of corporation should be strengthened, but also the "soft power" like internal management, industrial design, brand building, culture cultivation and fulfillment of social responsibilities should be built up and promoted and thus the impetus and vitality could be achieved, which will lay a solid foundation of sustainable management and healthy development within the corporation itself.
The investigation and study were accompanied by heads of Policies and Laws department and machinery industry department of Industry and Information Technology Ministry and Zhuhai municipal government, science and technology bureau and Industry and Information Technology bureau.


various ways in which glittergirl appears in the world. . .
Wow. It looked cool on line but the actual print article made the front cover of the paper and is really beautiful looking. Appeared April 22, 2010.
Many thanks to DigitalShe (http://www.flickr.com/photos/digitalshe/) for all her amazing captures. All the photos in this album are done by her. So many of them are soooo amazing. Thanks SheLah!
This photos are a chronology of the makeup application for this costume. Copper first, then a mix of two different shades of purple. Then the addition of the plum eye liner as a way to make the color pop. Finishing off the painted on necklace and changing the earring complete the ensemble.
Getting ready for the Bahamas gig for FIFA! whoo hoo! Putting on the makeup and feeling so beautiful and in love. with all the yummy goodness of my life and the people in it. . .
Part of a photoshoot Waldemar Horwat did with me in Spring 2008.
At a gig with Jamie "Sparkaluscious" Luv, Atreyu and GlitterGirl having fun.
While I was driving up from LA after visiting Spencer and Randy, I drove through the grapevine where it was, of all things, snowing. After the Tejon Pass, the rest of the ride was filled with beautiful clouds. I had the distinct feeling, more than once, that God was shining through the holes in the cloud. I don't mean any "being" per say... just the essence of Divinity. It was magical, mystical, miraculous and completely beautiful to witness. This album is pictures taken from video clips from my new Flip camera.
The abridged story of the Headlines by GlitterGirl for summer 2006.
This is a series of photos from when I was bald and used to decorate the top of my head with face paint writing. These are photos from June 2006.
This is a series of photos from when I was bald and used to decorate the top of my head with face paint writing. These are photos from May-June 2006.


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The Murdered House
A Seraphin Monge Mystery by Pierre Magnan
Review: The Murdered House, written by Pierre Magnan in 1984 and winner of France's Best Novel of the Year Award that year, received an English translation 1999. Minotaur Books is now re-releasing the translated book as a hardcover.
Seraphin Monge was just 18 days old when his parents, brothers, and grandfather were brutally murdered. Raised in orphanages, he returns to his ancestral home in Provence 23 years later and is told that his family's killers were soon identified and subsequently executed. But torn by visions of death around him, he begins to dismantle the house he was born in, discovering a box with a large number of gold coins hidden within its walls. He then learns that the wrong men were accused of his family's murders, that the real killers are still alive. Believing the motive behind the murders is connected to the hidden gold, Seraphin is determined to mete out justice at last.
Translated novels can sometimes be difficult to review from a stylistic perspective; one never knows how much of the translation is literal and how much interpretative. And something here seems to be lost in translation, as it were. Despite an atmospheric and moody setting, the narrative, especially when Seraphin is present, feels rather flat, generating little suspense. Early in the book, for example, Seraphin goes about the destruction of his house in a methodical manner, robotic and indifferent, a man striking back the only way he knows how at those who killed his family but not really feeling any joy or sorrow from his acts. Even when he discovers the gold and realizes his family's killers are alive, he's oddly emotionless. Whether this is the author's intent or not is unknown. The house, named La Burliere and referred to as if a character in the story, is often a stronger presence than Seraphin, as illustrated by the following passage: "Life was ebbing away from the building with every stone that hit the ground and every piece of lime that quietly disintegrated. Its lamentation could be heard in the voice of the tall holly-oaks moaning in the wind."
The plot becomes more animated during the second half of the book but also seems less original, more derivative. Still, The Murdered House is an interesting novel overall, and one worth experiencing.
Acknowledgment: Minotaur Books provided a copy of The Murdered House for this review.
Review Copyright © 2010 — Hidden Staircase Mystery Books — All Rights Reserved
Location(s) referenced in The Murdered House: Provence, France
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The Murdered House by Pierre Magnan — A Seraphin Monge Mystery
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-312-36720-6


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During the [https://owaspsummit.org/website/ OWASP Summit 2017], several sessions took place discussing many different aspects of the OWASP Top 10, for example, governance and validation, the data collection process, data assessment and review of the new suggested A7 and A10.
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