Hey West Side! The Spring Quarter Class schedule for 2017 is set! You can check out the class schedule here!
We hope you will dive in this spring with us and enjoy the classes West Side has to offer!
Sunday's handout is ready! We would love to see you on Sunday for worship at West Side at 10 a.m. or worship at the Center for the Arts with CHRISTeens at 9 a.m.
As a reminder, Sunday morning classes are CANCELLED due to CHRISTeens.
As many of you know, our church heavily supports the Russ Buss homeless ministry here in Russellville. We have another opportunity to support that ministry this Friday, February 17th, from 7:00pm - 8:00pm at the Center for the Arts at Russellville High School. Our own Tim Tripp will be participating in a competition called "Preachers Got Talent." The winner will be determined by audience participation, so let's get out and support Tim and the Russ Buss this Friday!
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for kids and can be purchased through Merlin Mann or at the door on Friday. All proceeds go to the Russ Buss.


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Q: Best way to install python ubuntu (conda, system, env, or other) I switched to Ubuntu 18.04 because I had enough of Windows. I read a few articles on options how to install python. I want to code some tools and scripts for Nuke (software, https://learn.foundry.com/nuke/developers/80/pythondevguide/nuke_as_python_module.html) and some gui stuff with pyside and pyqt.
As Ubuntu comes with py 2.7 and 3.6 preinstalled should I start adding packages to these pythons or should you keep them mint, in order to not damage them (and create problems with the system)?
I probably want to use python 2.7 and 3 simultaniously, is there a way to install modules for 2.7 and 3 at the same time (so I have the modules available regardless of the Python version)
There should be a reliable / robust way to update all packages of both pythons.
Why use conda or that virtualenv stuff and not python installed normally?
Thanks

A: Adding packages won't "damage" them or the system beyond cluttering things up.
Using virtualenv is probably the easiest and beneficial because it makes clear exactly what packages one of your projects depends on. If you want someone else to run your code, you can just give them the output of pip freeze and they can get the necessary dependencies.
Regarding keeping packages in sync between python versions, there's not a standard way to do this because not all packages and package versions support both python 2 and 3. Furthermore, since you won't be using both on the same project, it doesn't seem to gain anything.

A: You may install packages for your Python 2.7 and 3.6 by using pip2 and pip3 respectively.

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Micro needling is an excellent, yet underused treatment in many aesthetic clinics and so this year the first micro needling star awards were launched by Flawless Pen to champion the amazing results achieved by some of their clinics.
The proud winner was Joolia Gilvey, Registered nurse followed by Rejuvamed Clinics headed by Dr Grant McKeating! They received crystal star awards and were very surprised and delighted to have been recognised for their excellent work and commitment to raising awareness about what can be achieved with micro needling.


Smart Dubai has announced the introduction of a global online network that aims to connect cities by facilitating and promoting the sharing of knowledge and expertise between smart city stakeholders.
The innovative project has been described as the 'first-of-its-kind' and was officially launched during this week's Smart Dubai exhibition which was entitled 'Future-Now'.
The global online network being created by Smart Dubai will attempt to bring all cities that share a passion for smart city development into the one ecosystem in preparation for Fourth Industrial revolution advancements that are expected.
The network will consist of members made up of representatives from governments, the private sector, academic institutes and research centers.
Members can join the network online and interact with one another through the global smart city directory. Smart Dubai and other network members can reach out to one another to collaborate on exchanging knowledge around implementation of smart city and technological initiatives, ecosystem enablement efforts supporting start-ups and entrepreneurs, skill development, publications, events, and awards.
Director General of Smart Dubai Office, Dr. Aisha Bin Bishr said the creation of this global network was a bold step in its effort to establish an international network of smart cities.
The Director General said, "At Smart Dubai, we firmly believe that embracing technology and embedding it in the very infrastructure of cities is at the core of smart city development. With the launch of the Smart Dubai Global Network, we are essentially taking a bold first step towards building the largest international network of smart cities. The Smart Dubai Office is extending its hand in partnership to all individuals and entities that share our passion for emerging technologies and encourage the exchange of knowledge and skills."
Dr. Aisha Bin Bishr added that the program offered a unique opportunity for cities to form partnerships and work closely with academic institutes who are embarking on groundbreaking solutions that will transform our cities.
She concluded by saying, "We look forward to working hand in hand with other ambitious cities from around the world, with research centers and academic institutes thinking outside the proverbial box to find original solutions to both longstanding and modern-day challenges, and with subject-matter experts dedicating time and effort to sustaining the smart-transformation momentum sweeping across the globe.


Read a chapter from Living Your Best Life Now. The author, Joel Osteen always inspires me to think positive.
Take a shower. Yes, it's now 9:30 and I haven't showered yet. I woke up late and the bus won't wait for you to feel refreshed.
Take 2 advil. I slept wrong and my neck is kinked and sore.
Sew. It always makes me feel better to feel creative. I wish I could share what I'm working on but it would ruin a Christmas secret.
Drink Dr. Pepper. It always does me good!
Play ball with Devin. He loves it and he's just so cute!
I exercise. But when you're in a funk it's hard to make yourself do that. So, sometimes my DH has to gently nudge me into doing it. But, it always, always helps get me out of the funk.
My mom always gets me through the crazy days. She makes me a delicious meal and is so so so sympathetic...I'll send her over.


It's finally that time of the year again, when travel plans come to fruition, when the last-minute rush to fulfil New Year's resolutions begins…and maybe when you get those year-end bonuses. If you've yet to make any plans (why?), or if you've bought air tickets but haven't got around to booking accommodation, you really should get a move on — being stranded at home or overseas without a place to stay isn't something you'd want to experience during the festive season.
To help you along, we've worked our way through the thousands of listings on Airbnb to hunt down some of the most affordable (yet cosy) homes in popular cities to visit, as well as some really fancy ones — just because we like stalking other people's houses.
Seoul's become a really popular country to visit in recent years, thanks to its rich culture, famous street food…and K-pop. But if chasing after celebrities is not exactly your thing and you really just want a quiet place where you can tune out, this apartment might be something you'd be interested in.
Alternatively, splash out and rent out and entire hanok, or a traditional Korean home. There's nothing better than taking a trip back into the past, while being able to enjoy the comforts of modern technology (read: WiFi).
This is the apartment you're looking for if you're leading the #lifeofaninstagrammer, and need your daily fix of natural sunlight for all the #OOTDs you'll be taking.
But if you need a bigger space, or maybe even more sunlight, why not rent out a whole studio?
Or go all out, and rent the most expensive place on this list (which isn't even on land) — a boathouse.
These are only a fraction of the homes we managed to find; some, of course, are prettier than others. And if you needed proof that trolls exist everywhere on the Internet, check out this SGD1,500 listing.


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Bulldogs bounce back, trump Camels at home
ADAM ROGAN October 30, 2016 0
BY ADAM ROGAN
After getting shellacked 38-7 two weeks ago against the University of San Diego, Drake Football (4-4, 3-2 PFL) rebounded offensively and defensively against the Campbell University Camels with a 33-21 victory.
A crowd of nearly 1,750 fans supported the Bulldogs in their second-to-last home game of the season. The Bulldogs were looking to get back to .500 overall and over .500 in the Pioneer Football League after getting shellacked 38-7 last week against the University of San Diego. The Camels entered the game with a 3-3 record after losing 30-24 in overtime to Stetson University last week.
Drake started the game with a three-and-out when junior quarterback Grant Kraemer's scramble ended up one yard short of a first down. Josh Lee sent a booming punt inside Campbell's 10-yard line where returner Trey Sanders muffed a fair catch. Drake sophomore Zac Rujawitz fell on the fumble, and the Bulldogs took control 53 yards downfield.
Two plays later, Kraemer found senior tight end Andrew Yarwood open in the back of the end zone to put the Bulldogs on the board less than three minutes into the game.
Campbell's offense nearly made up for its special teams mishap on the following possession, driving 57 yards in 12 plays to move from its own 16 to Drake's 27. But on 2nd-and-7, Campbell QB Anthony Robbins had a pass jumped by junior defensive back Terry Wallen. He returned the interception 58 yards to the Campbell 17 to give Drake great field possession yet again.
Kraemer was nearly sacked on the first play from scrimmage, but scrambled out of the pocket — something he was forced to do time and again in the first half — and completed a 5-yard pass to junior tight end Cole Neary. On the next play, Kraemer lobbed a pass to fifth-year senior wide receiver Zach Zlabis on a fade route. Zlabis pulled it in as he fell out of bounds to put Drake up 14 less than halfway through the first quarter.
The early scoring was a stark contrast from Drake's performance two weeks before against the San Diego when the Bulldogs only managed 229 yards of total offense and scored just once on a fourth quarter touchdown.
"That one hurt so badly," head coach Rick Fox said. "What we didn't do (against San Diego) … is play free, play relaxed … That's (why) I was so proud of them today, because that's what they did."
Even if the Bulldogs' first two TDs came from great field position, their third score would be a tribute to success in the passing game. Drake's final possession of the first quarter started with a quick slant route completed to redshirt-senior Eric Saubert who broke several tackles on a 55-yard gain.
That drive almost ended on a third-down interception thrown by Kraemer, but a defensive holding call extended the possession.
Three plays later, Saubert wasn't able to pull down a third-down, one-handed grab that would've extended Drake's lead to 20. Josh Lee finished the drive with a 29-yard field goal.
The Campbell offense responded on its first drive of the second quarter. A 46-yard rush by Aaron Blockmon highlighted an 8-play, 70-yard drive that ended with a 5-yard touchdown pass, making it a two-score ball game.
"(Campbell) did some great adjustments in the second quarter that was giving us problems and getting ourselves in bad situations," Fox said of the Camels' defense. "They were bringing pressure, and so that was tough."
The Camels got the ball back quickly after Kraemer threw an interception on a deep pass into solo coverage, but the same thing happened to Campbell five plays later.
Wallen nearly got beaten on a fly route down the right sideline, but recovered and ripped the ball from the Campbell receiver's grasp at Drake's 25-yard line for his second interception of the game and team-leading third of the season.
Again, the Bulldogs weren't able to do anything with less than desirable field position as they only gained two yards and were forced to punt.
Both of Drake's first half touchdowns came on drives that started inside the red zone, or the "blue zone" as the Bulldogs call it. On its other six drives in the first half, the Bulldogs only managed six points on two field goals. They averaged less than 1-yard per run in the first half, but more than 16 yards per pass and held a 20-7 lead at halftime.
"The blue zone is the toughest place to be successful offensively … I don't want to diminish what our guys did there those two drives, because if we walk away on field goals on those, you take away eight of our points," Fox said. "… Our assistant coaches did a great job at half time in really adjusting the plan, and then our guys really executed it in the second half."
Kraemer, who has only started six games under center so far in his career, found eight different receivers for 184 yards in the first half. He would finish the game with 304, his first 300-yard passing performance.
Campbell struck first in the second half. Robbins completed a pass to Blockmon at the 10-yard line, who proceeded to battle his way across the goal line, carrying three Bulldogs into the end zone with him. That brought the score to 20-14 with 8:47 remaining in the third quarter.
Drake running backs Conley Wilkins and Brock Reichardt broke their running woes in response, gaining 52 rushing yards in seven plays to start the drive.
That possession ended with a 2-yard Wilkins touchdown run to cap off a drive that featured 11 rushes, just one pass and octupled Drake's total rushing yards from 10 to 80. After a failed 2-point conversion, the Bulldogs held a 26-14 lead.
"That was a huge drive," Fox said. "… I think that sparked our offense."
Wilkins finished the game with 82 yards on 28 attempts. Reichardt had 26 on four.
"The running game just started going through and when that started working the passing game just opened up and made everything a lot easier," Kraemer said. "… Our o-line did a great job at just turning the switch in the second half and they just started getting all of their double teams and their blocks."
Drake's next drive had the chance to put the game out of reach. The Bulldogs started at Campbell's 38 after an 18-yard punt return by Wallen and were in the red zone after one play, but Kraemer made an off-balance, ill-advised throw on third-and-goal right into the arms of Camel defenders. It was Kraemer's second interception of the game and seventh of the season.
Campbell made Drake pay. A 44-yard completion to Blockmon moved the ball to Drake's 25. A diving catch by Campbell's Austin Fleming brought the Camels down to the two. Senior running back Jared Joyner found the end zone on the next play, shrinking Drake's lead to five.
Kraemer made up for his mistake midway through the fourth quarter. On 1st and 10 at Campbell's 33, Kraemer rejected Fox's play call for a choice of his own. The switch led to a 23-yard completion to sophomore wide receiver Devin Cates.
"Usually when a quarterback … does that," Fox said, "they've seen something and they know it's there, and I just pointed to him and said 'Go ahead, take it.' And he took it."
Two plays later, Wilkins scored his second touchdown of the game on a 5-yard rush, his seventh TD of the season.
With less than seven minutes left, a defensive holding call erased a Bulldogs' third-down stop and kept the Camels in business inside Drake's 20. Three plays later, Drake senior defensive lineman Ximi Asani got his first sack of the season, Drake's second of the game, and pushed Campbell into a fourth-and-23 situation.
Down 12, the Camels decided to go for it, but Robbins' pass fell incomplete in the end zone.
The Bulldogs retook possession and ran the clock down to 34 seconds, graced with a roughing the punter call on what would've been a three-and-out and given the ball back to Campbell with more than two minutes left.
That may have been one of the final penalties of the game, but it sure wasn't the only one. The Camels and Bulldogs combined for nearly 200 penalty yards on 20 infractions, not to mention the game's four declined penalties.
Fox wasn't bothered by his team's seven penalties, save for one unsportsmanlike conduct.
"You've got to keep your poise in those tough situations, but the other part of it is when you're playing aggressive football, you're going to have penalties you know?" Fox said. "… The team that's aggressive, … that's the one that's probably going to be successful."
Tags Aaron Blockmon Anthony Robbins Brock Reichardt Campbell Camels Cole Neary Conley Wilkins Devin Cates drake bulldogs Drake Football Drake Stadium Eric Saubert Grant Kraemer Rick Fox Sports Terry Wallen
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After consulting the 1999 Encyclopedia Americana (book), www.Britannica.com, and Wikipedia.org for information on the elusive chokecherry, I have made many interesting discoveries. For starters, the Encyclopedia Americana offered a roughly 150-word entry that describes in dry academic language the chokecherry. It is accompanied by a small black and white picture that denies me the opportunity of enjoying the resplendent colors of the berry. This would be a good place to start, but definitely not the be-all and end-all for chokecherry enthusiasts.
So I moved on to www.Britannica.com to continue my search. This site gave me 100 words of a 158 word article on the chokecherry. To access the complete article, I would have been required to sign up for a free trial, leading to a paid subscription in my future. No, thanks. In addition, there was a thumbnail of a color picture of the chokecherry. All in all, this site provided me a bit less than the Encyclopedia Americana offered.
Finally, I visited www.Wikipedia.org and my search was complete. Not only did this site provide considerably more information on my topic, but it also provided a history, geographical information on where the chokecherry can be found, and more. Also, a number of colorful illustrations were provided on the chokecherry in various stages of bloom, helping to complete my appreciation for this underappreciated fruit.
In conclusion, Wikipedia offered considerably more information in a more accessible format than the other two sources combined. In addition, there were links to source material that I could easily follow to even more information on my topic.


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Un kapa haka est un groupe de personnes réunies pour pratiquer et présenter des chants et danses des Maoris de Nouvelle-Zélande. « Kapa » signifie « rang » ou « file » en langue maori ; la plupart des représentations impliquent se mettre en rang. Plus récemment l'expression est utilisée (de manière incorrecte selon certains), pour se référer à la représentation elle-même.

Un kapa haka inclut des chants mimés et dansés, et des mouvements associés au combat à mains nues jadis pratiquée par les Maori au temps pré-colonial, le tout présenté en parfaite synchronisation des actions et du son. Le style s'est développé d'un mélange de principes musicaux européens et maori.

Pour les Maori, le kapa haka, avec roulements d'yeux, claques sur les cuisses et langues dehors, est bien plus qu'une démonstration de puissance visant à décontenancer l'adversaire... C'est le moment où chacun vient affirmer le « mana » de sa communauté, c'est-à-dire sa force intérieure, mais aussi sa cohésion, son rayonnement, sa capacité à convaincre, à partager.

Représentation

Un kapa haka consiste d'une représentation de plusieurs chansons et danses maori arrangées pour faire un tout cohérent. Les danses et chants les plus vus sont « waiata tira » (chanson pour s'échauffer), « whakaeke » (chanson d'entrée en scène), « waiata-a-ringa » (chanson d'action), « haka » (défi), « pou » ou « moteatea » (chants traditionnels), « poi » (jeux synchronisés de balle attachée à une corde), et « whakawatea » (chanson finale). On peut aussi inclure « titi torea » (manipulation sychronisée de bâtons). Dans une représentation, qui dure jusqu'à 40 minutes, on peut voir chaque musique ou danse plus d'une fois.

La musique du kapa haka est surtout vocale. Toutes les chansons, à l'exception près du « moteatea » et du « haka », sont basées sur une harmonie européenne, souvent accompagnée d'une guitare. Des morceaux de chant haka peuvent être mélangés à ces chansons, ainsi que des mouvements de danse et des expressions utilisées dans les danses maori. La langue utilisée est le maori ; on écrit encore des chansons en cette langue. Les seuls instruments utilisés sont la guitare et le « putatara » (conque), ainsi que le son des « poi » et « rakau ».

Les kapa haka constituent de groupes mixtes allant de plusieurs à des dizaines de personnes, toutes habillées à la manière maori ou néo-maori. Ces personnes sont généralement connues dans le groupe, soit de par une parentèle proche, soit de par leur iwi (tribu), ou une association culturelle maori. En général ils se synchronisent pendant la représentation, quoique les hommes peuvent faire une action pendant que les femmes en font une autre. Tous ont des rôles particuliers, dont le « kaitataki » (leaders, homme et femme), qui bouge parmi les autres, les encourageant. Les compositeur, chorégraphes et costumiers jouent également des rôles majeurs.

Tous les deux ans, des kapa haka de partout en Nouvelle-Zélande participent à la « Te Matatini », la compétition nationale pour Maori. Une autre compétition prestigieuse a lieu tous les ans au « Polyfest » d'Auckland.

Musiques et danses

Waiata tira sont des musiques chorales utilisées pour s'échauffer et introduire le groupe à l'audience. C'est pour annoncer l'arrivée du kapa haka de manière joyeuse et positive.

Whakaeke sont également des musiques chorales, utilisées pour parler d'un problème social ou pour commémorer un évènement ou élément de la culture maori. Elles peuvent être utilisées comme chanson annonçant l'arrivée du kapa haka.

Haka peuvent se décrire comme des « défis » : elles sont utilisées pour exprimer la colère. Faites par un groupe mixte, les hommes au-devant et les femmes derrière. On y crie et chante de manière rythmique à triple mètre et fait des « pukana » (expressions agressives), et des mouvements agressifs (coups de pied au sol, percussion sur la poitrine...). Le plus souvent décrites comme danses de guerre, elles eurent et ont toutefois un usage pacifique.

Waiata-a-ringa (littéralement « chanson de mains ou bras ») sont des « chansons d'action », signifiant qu'elles montrent la pratique polynésienne d'exagérer et réinforcer la poésie chantée avec des mouvements des bras et mains. Elles sont faites par des groupes mixtes, les femmes devant et les hommes derrière. On y utilise des mélodies de chansons non-maori avec des paroles en maori, mais aussi des chansons maori récemment écrites, sur beaucoup de sujets. On y voit le « wiri » ou tremblement des mains pour indiquer le lien entre l'âme et le corps.

Poi sont des danses de femmes impliquant l'usage de balles d'environ la taille de balles de tennis attachées à des cordes. Ses origines datent de la tradition pré-coloniale d'entraînement pour améliorer l'agilité en combat, mais aujourd'hui la poi est utilisée pour monstrer la grâce des femmes. Les danseuses balancent les balles à des rythmes et manières différents tout en chantant une « waiata poi » accompagnées d'une guitare. Cela démontre une grande dextérité et coordination, particulièrement avec les poi longues à corde de plus d'un mètre, ou chaque femme peut contrôler quatre poi à la fois. Les balles furent faites de raupo et les cordes de lin. Le bruit des poi frappant les mains fait partie de la musique.

Titi torea sont occasionnellement utilisées dans les kapa haka. Il s'agit de bâtons de bois gravé d'environ l'épaisseur de l'épaule, manipulés avec des mouvements rapides des bras et poignets, souvent échangés entre les danseurs. On y danse de manière synchronisée avec accompagnement musical, le son des titi torea le complémentant. Comme le poi, la danse vient d'un ancien entraînement pour guerriers.

Pou ou moteatea sont des chansons dans le style maori précolonial, chantées généralement à l'unison et pouvant être des berceuses, des lamentations, des chansons de guerre...

Whakawatea sont des musiques chorales utilisées pour dire au revoir à l'audience ou faire un dernier point fort avant de quitter la scène. Elles peuvent s'agit du même thème que les whakaeke ou un évènement. Les danseurs sont souvent aux côtés de la scène ou derrière.

Voir aussi
Musique maorie

Notes et références

Musique maorie
Danse en Nouvelle-Zélande
Genre de danse

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The first of nine jails on New York City's Rikers Island will close this summer, officials said Tuesday.
Mayor Bill de Blasio promised in March to begin closing the entire jail complex over roughly a decade.
Rikers Island jails have been beset for years with complaints of systemic violence and corruption.
New York City will close the first of nine facilities on Rikers Island as part of its goal to shut down the notoriously troubled jail complex over 10 years, city officials announced Tuesday.
The George Motchan Detention Center, which houses roughly 600 men, is set to close this summer.
"Every day we are making New York City's jail system smaller, safer, and fairer," Mayor Bill de Blasio said in a statement on Tuesday. "This announcement is an important step in our plan to close Rikers Island and create more community-based facilities to better serve people in custody and our hard-working correctional staff."
De Blasio announced last March that he intended to permanently shut down the jail, which has been plagued for years by complaints of systemic civil-rights violations, corruption, violence, and use of excessive force from guards.
De Blasio, who was inaugurated for his second term as mayor on Monday, said last March that the city was holding roughly 9,500 in custody and would need to bring that number down to 5,000 before the entire jail complex could close.
As of January 1, the jail's population had dropped to 8,705, and the previous month was the first time the population had dropped below 9,000 since 1982. The reduced jail population comes amid plunging crime rates in New York City, which have dropped across each major category of felonies to rates not seen since the 1950s.
In place of Rikers, the city intends to build new, smaller jails in most other boroughs — part of an effort to house inmates in their own communities, where they'll have better access to programs and their families.
Officials said Tuesday that the George Motchan Detention Center's closure will not result in layoffs for jail staff, but the city's corrections department will reduce its overtime costs, The New York Daily News reported.


1. Why did you decide to write The Human Antenna?
2. Who would benefit from reading your book?
3. When you describe our bodies as Human Antennas, what exactly do you mean?
4. How did you, as a Western trained family doctor, become interested in energy medicine?
5. Did you find it difficult to introduce acupuncture and Chinese medicine alongside Western medicine?
6. What was the reaction of the medical profession then, and how and why has it changed since the early 80s?
7. In the book, you describe how you now use aspects of Chinese, Ayurvedic, and modern energy medicine, alongside your formal Western medicine, How can doctors do this in the short time they have with patients?
8. In The Human Antenna, you describe how we all have an internal cytoskeleton of connective tissue - an intricate web whose tiny branches infiltrate every cell of our body. You give evidence that this connective tissue conducts a form of electricity.
Why is this important for our health?
9. Are these bands of connective tissue related to the meridians described by the Chinese, and used in acupuncture and acupressure?
10. You write that when our electrical system is in good balance, our bodies become receptive to information from dimensions beyond our concepts of time and space.Does this begin to explain how we get intuitive hunches, creative leaps, and even how we sometimes know who is about to phone us?
11. Do you encounter such phenomena in your daily work as a doctor?
I2. In your book you describe how the human race is evolving into being more effective Human Antennas. Why is this important for us?
13.Why is intuition important to our health and well-being? Is it dangerous if we rely too much on our intuition?
14. In The Human Antenna, you suggest that our physical symptoms are linked to our intuition. What happens when we suppress these messages through medication?
15. You describe how science is beginning to understand and even measure 'qi'- the living energy described for centuries by the Chinese. How will recognising this help our health and healing in the years to come?
16. The final chapter deals with Emotional Freedom Techniques. Do you teach these 'tapping' therapies in your practice, and what role will they play in our future health care?
17. You talk about the importance of 'intent' in a healing interaction. Could you explain this?
18. You describe the theory that our bodies are like quantum computers, continuously downloading information from the universe. You even speculate that our physical bodies form on a matrix derived from other dimensions in space? Can you explain this further?
19. The subtitle of 'The Human Antenna –is 'Reading the Language of the Universe in the Songs of Our Cells.' You describe how our DNA seems to process both light and sound, and how energy passes through our body like waves of light and sound.
How important are our words and music to our healing?
20. Are you planning to visit the US soon?


Joseph Howden product testing a Sycamore rattle I made for him.
I prefer to think of my journey as a process of paring back the waste (little) wood in order to reveal the finished masterpiece. Woodwork is the celebration of 10,000 cuts to leave a huge pile of sawdust ….. and a piece of usefulness fit for the human eye and hand. It is all about delayed gratification.
Likewise a boy cannot know what kind of man he will become until he understands his father. For he is the shield against the 10,000 cuts that will befall him.
My Dad, David Stuart Littlewood was the son of a mill Engineer – Arthur Littlewood – county champion runner, tank repair man at Ypres, mill engineer in the Colne Valley, Huddersfield.
Arthur on the left with his pall Gervaise just before the Great War.
Arthur was the son of Richard Littlewood – professional musician, first flute and leader of the Huddersfield Philharmonic. From these men I inherit musicality, supreme practicality and a touch of madness.
My dad let me to spend most of my toddling time out of the push chair taking its wheels off. He gave me great hands, the enjoyment of dance, and a Yorkshireman's mordant wit.
I had no clue about being a dad when my daughter, Polly was born. But I did my best to learn about what she needed.
She was not too chuffed with riding on my shoulders preferring to be swung between mum and dad.
It turned out that Polly liked plenty of fresh air adventures, books, more books and yet more books (she had me raise her bed by 2 1/2 feet so she could read under it in her 'den'), listening (I am a late developer here) and learning not to give advice unless asked (nigh on impossible), and unconditional Love (easy).
It has taken me over 30 years to establish 'Good Dadliness' as she calls it.
Unfortunately Mother's tend to regard their sons as 'the heir apparent' – princelings in nappies.
Thankfully, Dads are more sanguine.
My mother thought I was 'Just tired'.
The point being that he was there and necessary when almost every other 'friend' (including the person whose observation I quote above) was not.


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Diesel has some additives that #2 does not have but it should burn OK. In parts of Europe, the cost is the same for diesel and #2 oil and they buy diesel all the time.. Rather than carry home hundreds of gallons, consider having a different oil company do a delivery or two.
I read that some dealers are letting people out of the lock if they pay a penalty since the dealer is also locked in to his supplier.
I know someone that is locked in at $4.59.
When heating oil is cheaper than diesel, sneaky truck driver will run their trucks on it. That's the reason for the red dye in the diesel fuel. When The DOT inspects a truck, the inspector may look at the color of the fuel to determine if the trucker is trying to avoid the over the road fuel taxes.
Opposite. The heating oil is dyed. My delivery slip reads: Dyed unmarked heating oil: not for use in highway or non-highway, locomotive or marine engines.
That's the tax man's rule. Most people say screw the tax man.
I did the pre-buy at $4.779. My contract states that there is a penalty if I buy from any other supplier. The fuel company says that they bought a quantity of fuel at the high price to cover the contacts and they would lose money if they didn't sell it. I assume that I am stuck.
well i guess they'd have to prove you bought it elsewhere. and if you bring home 10 gallons at a time and dump it in, then how the hell they gonna know you didn't just turn your thermostat down?
Dang, did I get it backwards?
Dog Gonnit! Sometimes I'm lisdexic.
As I understand it (not being a truck driver) the red dye is in the heating oil. I've bought red kerosene, before.
Anyhow, diesel fuel should work just fine in a home heating plant. I've put diesel fuel in a friend's heating oil tank when he ran out.
What if you add more colors and make it black?
any dye in a truck tank and it's a violation. Road taxed fuel is near clear or a slight yellow/green tint.
diesel fuel in a home fuel oil furnace?
retired heating oil tank - disposal options?
oil furnace service in Northern Califonia?
Plastic heating oil tank ruptured 2 days after fill up and very hot weather.


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Advocacy Day 2012 – Follow Up
by: celement
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What is Advocacy Day?
Advocacy Day was started by Resolve – an infertility awareness, non-profit organization. This year's Advocacy Day is focusing on the Family Act. The Family Act was a bill proposed in May of 2011 by Senator Kristin Gillibrand of NY to create a tax credit for IVF expense that out of pocket. This would be HUGE to all of our current and future patients and allow more people to have access to the fertility treatment they didn't think possible. The Family Act would give up to $13,000 tax credit, not a deduction, but a credit!! This bill would change the way the government sees infertility and would recognize that financials should never be the reason why a couple can't become a family.
What we did while in Washington DC
First, I want to say that Dr. Griffith was the only physician that was advocating on Capital Hill!! We are so excited that all of the doctors at Houston Fertility feel so passionate about this bill that Dr. Griffith was able to take the time off to attend such a worthy event. Dr. Griffith met with the Chair of Resolve, Barbara Collura, (picture on the right) and discussed how important this bill is to our practice and our patients.
On Wednesday, we woke up early and were fortunate to hear so many inspirational testimonies and discussions of the unlimited possibilities this bill could produce if passed. We listened to an empowering speech by Senator Blanche Lincoln (pictured to the left) whose husband is a Reproductive Endocrinologist and is a big supporter of the bill. After our morning meeting, we headed to Capital Hill to meet with the representatives of Senator John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison. We didn't stop there; we met with 12 other representatives from all over Texas and beyond expressing the need for this bill to be passed, and how helpful a tax credit for IVF could be. Sometimes it is difficult to feel like you're making a difference when you're just one person, but multiple representatives said that unless constituents actually raise a specific topic to our congressmen, the topic would cease to have any light brought upon it. What we were doing in DC did and is making a difference. Our voices were heard!
We want to ensure that our actions don't stop in Washington DC, but continue here in Houston, TX, speaking with all o f our local congressmen and Senators. Appointments are being made for Dr. Griffith to discuss the need for this bill in person to these men and women. As of right now, only one Texas congressman, U.S. Representative Charles A. Gonzalez, has co-signed this bill, so we all need to act so others join in. It's not too late to act!! If you haven't already written letters to our congressmen expressing the need for this bill, and if you're comfortable, your testimony, please take a couple minutes to do so. These letters are making a difference!
Thank you to Resolve for organizing, arranging meetings, and putting this entire event on!
Thank You to EMD Serono for sponsoring the event. Advocacy Day 2012 may not have happened without them.
And most importantly, we also wanted to Thank all of our patients who have been commenting on Facebook and Twitter with lots of love and support! It keeps reminding us why we are in the business of fertility and why the need for this bill to be passed is so great.
celement
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Lanyards – tiny but handy!
Packing cubes and ziploc bags – keep it organized!
Passport and a copy of your passport – don't forget this!
Microfiber beach blanket and towel clips – smart choice!
Sunscreen and aloe gel – protect your skin!
Light jacket or hoodie – even for a Caribbean cruise!
Refillable bottle – who needs plastic anyway?
Have you booked your first cruise and you're wondering what are the cruise essentials you should absolutely pack? When I cruised the Mediterranean with NCL I realized that I didn't only have to pack light: I had to pack smart. There are a lot of things you need for a cruise that usually people don't even think about. You will have to plan ahead to make sure you don't overpack and that you bring all the must haves for a cruise. Let me offer a few tips and tricks that you can use for your next cruising adventure. I hope they will be as useful to you as they were to me!
The best way to go, both for short and longer cruises, is to bring both a suitcase and a small backpack with you. What not many people think about is that dragging a heavy suitcase with you at the port can be pretty annoying, especially if you're cruising in summer or in a warmer area. A spinner is definitely a good option because 4-wheeled suitcases are pretty easy to carry around (you can generally push it with just one finger).
While many people prefer to bring two spinners of different sizes, I always bring just one suitcase and a lightweight backpack. Many cruise lines in fact will ask you to check in your luggage before boarding. This procedure allows the staff to carry on with the safety checks and to the passengers to get onboard without any hassle. Imagine the mess if thousands of people were to drag huge suitcases through a maze of corridors!
Yet having to check-in your luggage means that it will be brought to your stateroom only after a few hours.
Some people prefer to wear a swimsuit under their clothes, so they can head over to the pool while they wait for their luggage. Yet I find it particularly uncomfortable, especially when I have to go to the harbor straight from the airport. So one of the best cruise tips you will ever hear is to bring a backpack with you. Fill it with all the things you will need for a few hours: medicines, sunglasses, a hat, money, your swimsuit and ID.
A backpack will also be very useful should you decide to take shore excursions, and on your last cruising day. The evening before the disembarkation, in fact, you will need to leave your luggage in front of your stateroom. The staff will pick it up and leave you a note telling you at what time you should disembark to make sure your luggage will be waiting for you at the port. If you have a backpack you can pack all the necessary items for the night and the following morning, while letting the staff deal with the suitcase.
Find the dress code for your cruise ship and make sure to pack your shoes accordingly!
While you won't probably use it to make any calls, I'm sure you'll have your smartphone with you on a cruise. Same goes maybe with a tablet or maybe a laptop. To make sure we can charge everything while we're in our stateroom, we have bought an adapter to expand the number of plugs. We do have one that we can use for all the USB plugs we have, and another one that serves also as an International plug adapter. They are both very useful!
When cruising in Europe or Australia in fact many people forget that plugs won't fit American devices, and that voltage is different. So make sure you carry an International adapter to make sure you'll be able to charge all your devices!
One of the must haves for a cruise is a shoe organizer that you can hang over the bathroom door. You won't use it to store your shoes (more on this later), but to place small items. I don't know about you but I spread everything around when I'm traveling. Yet the counters in the ship bathrooms are usually tiny. With this kind of organizer I have everything at hand: shampoo, deodorant, sunscreen, aloe gel and even my sunglasses!
Even if you're planning a short cruise, there are a few things you must always remember. And of course different pairs of shoes that you will need.
First of all, slip-resistant flip flops, to make sure you have enough grip. The pool area gets very wet and you don't want to slip! Anything with a smooth sole won't do, make sure to check before you pack your shoes!
If you want to pack light, you can also bring a pair of waterproof sandals that you will use both to walk around on the cruise ship and to go to the swimming pool. You'll still have to make sure you don't get them too wet, or it will be uncomfortable to have lunch into a pair of damp sandals, but at least you'll save space in your luggage!
According to your schedule, you'll in fact need also two more pair of shoes. Are you planning to attend one of the night shows on your cruise ship? Then you will definitely need a pair of elegant shoes. They will be also useful at night as some cruise lines have a strict dress code and require formal attire for specific restaurants or shows.
If you have already booked a shore excursion, you also need to pack a pair of comfortable walking shoes to explore. After all you'll probably walk a lot and you don't want to hurt your feet while you are on vacation! For some excursions you will need hiking boots. Me and Al have seen people trying to hike Mount Vesuvius with flip flops: it was painful even to just watch them!
I always prefer to bring a nice backpack in stead than a duffle bag so I can reuse it for when I'm exploring!
Solo cruising is becoming more and more popular. Now, when you are on your own, you should never leave your valuables alone. Especially not your passport, phone or cabin key. Heck, even when you are cruising with your family it's stressful to always keep an eye on your valuables, where's the fun in that? Bringing a waterproof drybag will definitely be helpful, and if it's too big, try a waterproof pouch with a loop string. They are smaller and you can hang it at your neck so you will always have your passport and magnetic key at hand!
Considering that you use your room key for everything on a cruise (opening your room, playing in the casino, ordering a drink), you have to pay the outmost attention to your card. And of course you will have to keep it always on yourself. Me being me, I either carry a bag with a bit of everything in it or nothing at all. The first case means that I have to fish for my card and it takes me quite some time. The second… well, I basically don't have pockets or I forget everything (Aldo is a lifesaver in this case!).
When we were exploring Las Vegas we started using lanyards and found out it's a very useful tip also for cruises. Buy one of those with a badge holder so you won't have to punch a hole in your magnetic key!
Bringing a small pad of sticky notes can be extremely useful, whether you're cruising solo or with your family. You don't usually have cell coverage on the ship, so you can leave a sticky note to your family members to let them know where you're going or when you're getting back. Or you can leave a note to the cabin steward should something need attention. And of course you can also use it to ask your newfound cruise friends if they want to dine with you. Hey, sticky notes can also be used to hook up or to finally get to know that one person you have been watching from afar for a few days!
Don't forget a pen of course, because not all companies provide it: these two objects won't really take much space in your bag and yet they can be super-handy!
Pack slip-resistant flip flops for your next cruise: the area around the swimming pools is always slippery!
One of the things I found more useful and that I always suggest when people ask me for gifts to travelers are packing cubes. I never go anywhere without them anymore, be it on one of the towns of the Amalfi Coast or at the Grand Canyon National Park.
You can buy packing cubes in different sizes and you can use them for your backpack or suitcase. The best ones are the compression packing cubes as you can pack more in half the space. So you will keep your luggage organized even in the smallest stateroom.
Ziploc bags on the contrary are reusable (please always reuse plastic as much as you can to save our oceans!) and you can use them to store wet swimsuits and dirty clothes to keep them separated from the clean ones.
While I'm sure you're aware of the fact that you will need a valid passport to check in and thus enjoy your cruise, it's always a good idea to bring a copy of the front page of your passport as well. You will thus be able to leave your passport locked into your cabin safe and walk around with the copy.
It is absolutely useful because you won't have to be worried of losing it or that someone might steal it from you, and yet you'll have an ID with you at all times!
Internet is pretty expensive on cruise ships. But what if you want to relax in the afternoon with your favorite shows? What if you want to watch a movie before to go to bed at night? A good idea is using your tablet and Amazon Prime Video.
This trick saved us many times also when we had long flights (like for our trip to Japan) and no decent movies at hand. Who cares about on board entertainment when you have your own stuff?
Amazon Prime Video allows you to download lots of episodes and movies so you can watch them offline whenever you want. If episode binging is your thing, by all means, don't forget to bring your tablet: you can download even an entire series thanks to Amazon Prime Video!
We used to shoot with a heavy, bulky DSLR Canon, back in the day. And ended up trying to find something easier to carry around, because when you're flying on a budget you can't always bring one whole backpack just for your camera equipment.
If you are following us on Instagram you'll have noticed that we have a new mirrorless camera we're loving: less weight means that we can also hike with our camera equipment! When he has to shoot videos Aldo uses a smaller Canon and a GoPro Hero 2018. This last one is the perfect camera for a cruise. Tiny, easy to use and waterproof (so there's no need to bring accessories and separate cases), it's the less expensive GoPro option. We even brought it with us while exploring Nara Deer Park in Japan and it was absolutely perfect!
I have friends who didn't shoot videos and only used their phone to take pictures. Since switching to this "budget" GoPro they have opened their own Youtube account and keep on sharing travel pictures. The fact is that this tiny gadget has everything you need and you can hold it in the palm of one hand. Even if you're carrying a tiny spinner you can still fit this camera in your pocket! Video and image quality are remarkably good for this price.
As you probably already know, I always have Amazon Kindle in my purse. I'm absolutely in love with this e-book reader and I have bought it also for my mom, sister and husband.
Lately I even bought a Kindle Unlimited subscription, so I can read even more: is there anything better than this?
While I prefer Amazon Kindle (if you have an Amazon Prime subscription there's the chance to read lots of books for free even if you don't get a Kindle Unlimited subscription), you can buy any e-book reader with you. The most important features should be that it's an e-ink device so you can read it also under the direct sun.
Download quite a few books at home (even a thousand if you want!) and bring the device with you to read them by the pool or under the stars on your balcony. It's lightweight and you won't have to fill your luggage with actual books! I'm also using digital Lonely Planet travel guides that I read on my Kindle!
While most cruise ships offer seasickness medication for their passengers, I always bring some Dramamine with you. If the waves get rough or if you're not used to cruising take a pill to make sure that you won't ruin your vacation.
Dramamine is cheap and helps you to deal with motion sickness: in my case I get a terrible headache when I first board a ship, which lasts at least for the first night. Dramamine helps me to prevent that: I'd never go on a cruise without having my pills with me!
Don't forget to pack at least 2 swimsuits and a nice cover up!
Cruising means enjoying the amazing pools on your ship and even some beach time if you're lucky enough. Bring a couple of swimsuits so in case one is still wet you can still use the clean one to go to the pool.
A nice coverup is absolutely mandatory, as you don't want to walk indoors flaunting your body in a swimsuit (remember what I told you about the cruising dress code?). It has to be something that you can easily slip over your outfit and it should be light enough that it will get dry in a heartbeat if you wear it on a wet swimsuit.
Microfiber beach towels or blankets are thin and they get dry in half the time. Which is why they are a smart choice for a cruise: it won't take too much space in your luggage and you'll still be able to lay down on the lounge pool chairs (it's more hygienic if you use your own towel).
Because there's so much wind on the upper decks, your towel might fly away as soon as you stand up. Which is why you should bring some towel clips to secure it to your lounge chair. More often than not while cruising you will see people struggling even with laying their towel on a beach chair: save yourself some stress, the towel clips are lightweight and cheap!
Since the upper decks are windy, you might not realize how powerful the sun is until it's too late. So always pack plenty of sunscreen! If you are fair skinned like me, you might want to start with a higher level of protection and scale down as you get some tan.
Another thing you should never forget to pack is a tube of aloe gel. I always apply it after I've been under the sun to avoid looking like a lobster! Also it will be useful in case you get burned anyway.
Remember that the sun is much stronger if you're going to cruise the Caribbean and you aren't used to it!
While wide-brimmed hats are particularly popular on Instagram, you should always cover your head, even if there's no one to take a picture of you! The sun is strong, also in the Mediterranean, so you should protect your face, shoulders and neck from getting sunburned. There are cheap but very nice ones that won't break the bank and that you can wear also with the cutest outfits.
You're probably going anywhere without a cellphone charger, right? Well, the same should go for a pair of sunglasses on a cruise. I understand it's easy to forget them or to lose them, so if you buy a decently priced pair you could bring extra shades just for your trip. Keep them always in your luggage, in case you break or lose the main ones!
Since the ship is moving at all times, the upper decks can be windy. At night it can get pretty chilly, even if you're enjoying a tropical cruise.
Because some cruises offer nice shows or cocktails at the end of the day while you watch the sunset on the upper decks, bringing a light jacket or a hoodie is always a good idea. Also I don't know about you but too much air-conditioned kills me so after a while I feel the need to cover myself as I don't want to catch a cold!
I can tell you from experience that most of the bigger cruise ships will have staff in front of the main restaurants offering hand sanitizer to their guests. Because of course there's always the gross someone who doesn't wash their hands before to touch the food.
Yet bringing a bottle of pocket sanitizer won't take too much space in your luggage and will allow you some peace of mind. You will be able to sanitize your hands after lunch or dinner, and even after touching handrails, if you feel like it!
Zika virus is spreading far and wide, and you should protect yourself. I am fair skinned and I can tell you that if there's even just one mosquito in a huge ballroom, it'll find me. So I always make sure to bring a bottle of bug repellent with me.
You won't need it while the ship is sailing, but if you want to explore you should always apply it before you disembark.
It's been a few years since me and Al have started to use refillable bottles to reduce the use of plastic. I think they can fit in the cruise essentials category because you can bring them with you also if you're planning to explore a port of call or if you're going to hike. Instead of having to look around for a restaurant, you will just fill your bottle on the shop and drink fresh water wherever you are.
Our bottles can keep our water cold for about 18 hours (and they really work even in Naples where summers are scorching hot) or hot beverages for about 8-10 hours. It's useful also if you're cruising with younger children because you can save the hot water for later use instead than having to go looking for it in the middle of the night.
Even if you're always using your credit card, you should bring some cash money on a cruise that you will need throughout the vacation. Cash is great if you want to tip or pay for meals and souvenirs when you disembark. We find it safer to use cash to avoid credit card frauds at touristic ports: they happen more often than you might think!
Cash money is great also if you're planning to explore on your own, instead of booking an expensive excursion. In case you'll need a taxi in fact you will have to pay cash!
When you leave your heavy luggage at the check-in area, it's always better to keep it locked with a TSA-Compliant luggage lock. Of course if someone wants to steal your stuff they'll do it anyway, but it's better to make it tougher to get in: more often than not they don't have enough time to break a lock as they don't want to draw attention to themselves!
For your peace of mind buy a lock on Amazon, they are cheap! Also make sure your valuables are always in your backpack or personal purse – the one that is with you at all times.
Did I forget something in my list of cruise essentials? Let me know in the comments if you have a few more tips that you want to share with other cruise-lovers!
I should head to Malta first and then Tuscany/Emilia Romagna for a horseback trip!
That sounds wonderful! I'm on my way to explore Cinque Terre ?
Oh YUM! In Cinque Terre there's d-e-l-i-c-i-o-u-s food and the weather is SO nice!
Great tips on the Action Cam..will check that out. I like the idea of a wide angle! Oh, and by the way, you have an adorable Kindle case…where can I find some more like that?
I hope you'll like it! For that price, honestly, I was surprised by the good results and the wide range of complimentary accessories!
I have been using it since last december no stop, as my Kindle is always in my purse and it's still beautiful, no discoloring, no stains, definitely a good choice!
This is a very useful list of items to pack for a cruise. The tip about the luggage reaching you late is very important as that will enable one to be prepared for any eventuality. Have not been on a cruise yet, hence these tips are going to be of tremendous use to us when we do get on to it.
Yep so many people arrive there unprepared, I've seen people roaming around in their jeans when it was so hot outside, because they couldn't get changed and their stateroom wasn't available yet!
What a great idea about the backpack. I have not gone a cruise before and it is not something I would have thought of. And you can bet I would be the one who would get their luggage and 8pm and have gone the entire day without anything I needed.
What a great idea to bring your swimsuit in a smaller bag! That way, you can get right into relaxing and enjoying the facilities without having to wait on your luggage!
Exactly, especially because your stateroom won't be ready until later on so at least you won't have to keep your travel clothes on when it's so hot!
That is one nice looking back pack! I did not know about checking the luggage in, thanks for the tips!
I'm glad you like it! I honestly am in love, because outside the texture is very stylish so I can carry it everywhere, and inside it's very practical so I don't need packing cubes!
Oh I'm so curious! Where are you going next?
Thanks for these awesome tips! I've only gone on one cruise, but it was well over 10 years ago when I was a small child. These will definitely help in the future–a friend of mine has been wanting to go on a Mediterranean cruise.
By far it's the best Mediterranean experience I've had on water!
Great tips! I have yet to take a cruise, so this will come in handy. Love that camera!
As for cruising… I think it's one of those things you have to do at least once in your life! I was pleasantly surprised!
Awesome suggestions! We would love to go on a cruise one day and it's definitely helpful knowing what to pack for different types of trips!
The kindle would be the most important of them all to me. And then sunscreen, and a lot of cash to pay for the daytrips (that are just too expensive mostly).
I also carry my Kindle everywhere, I've been using it for years now (since the basic edition came out) and I even download travel guides on it! Also sunscreen, right. I manage to get sunburned even on my own balcony!


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Direct observation of two-electron Ag(I)/Ag(III) redox cycles in coupling catalysis
Marc Font, Ferran Acuña-Parés, Teodor Parella, Jordi Serra, Josep M. Luis, Julio Lloret-Fillol, Miquel Costas, Xavi Ribas
Silver is extensively used in homogeneous catalysis for organic synthesis owing to its Lewis acidity, and as a powerful one-electron oxidant. However, two-electron redox catalytic cycles, which are most common in noble metal organometallic reactivity, have never been considered. Here we show that a Ag(I)/Ag(III) catalytic cycle is operative in model C-O and C-C cross-coupling reactions. An aryl-Ag(III) species is unequivocally identified as an intermediate in the catalytic cycle and we provide direct evidence of aryl halide oxidative addition and C-N, C-O, C-S, C-C and C-halide bond-forming reductive elimination steps at monometallic silver centres. We anticipate our study as the starting point for expanding Ag(I)/Ag(III) redox chemistry into new methodologies for organic synthesis, resembling well-known copper or palladium cross-coupling catalysis. Furthermore, findings described herein provide unique fundamental mechanistic understanding on Ag-catalysed cross-coupling reactions and dismiss the generally accepted conception that silver redox chemistry can only arise from one-electron processes. © 2014 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved.
10.1038/ncomms5373
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Font, M., Acuña-Parés, F., Parella, T., Serra, J., Luis, J. M., Lloret-Fillol, J., Costas, M., & Ribas, X. (2014). Direct observation of two-electron Ag(I)/Ag(III) redox cycles in coupling catalysis. Nature Communications, 5, [4373]. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms5373
Font, Marc ; Acuña-Parés, Ferran ; Parella, Teodor et al. / Direct observation of two-electron Ag(I)/Ag(III) redox cycles in coupling catalysis. In: Nature Communications. 2014 ; Vol. 5.
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title = "Direct observation of two-electron Ag(I)/Ag(III) redox cycles in coupling catalysis",
abstract = "Silver is extensively used in homogeneous catalysis for organic synthesis owing to its Lewis acidity, and as a powerful one-electron oxidant. However, two-electron redox catalytic cycles, which are most common in noble metal organometallic reactivity, have never been considered. Here we show that a Ag(I)/Ag(III) catalytic cycle is operative in model C-O and C-C cross-coupling reactions. An aryl-Ag(III) species is unequivocally identified as an intermediate in the catalytic cycle and we provide direct evidence of aryl halide oxidative addition and C-N, C-O, C-S, C-C and C-halide bond-forming reductive elimination steps at monometallic silver centres. We anticipate our study as the starting point for expanding Ag(I)/Ag(III) redox chemistry into new methodologies for organic synthesis, resembling well-known copper or palladium cross-coupling catalysis. Furthermore, findings described herein provide unique fundamental mechanistic understanding on Ag-catalysed cross-coupling reactions and dismiss the generally accepted conception that silver redox chemistry can only arise from one-electron processes. {\textcopyright} 2014 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved.",
author = "Marc Font and Ferran Acu{\~n}a-Par{\'e}s and Teodor Parella and Jordi Serra and Luis, {Josep M.} and Julio Lloret-Fillol and Miquel Costas and Xavi Ribas",
doi = "10.1038/ncomms5373",
Font, M, Acuña-Parés, F, Parella, T, Serra, J, Luis, JM, Lloret-Fillol, J, Costas, M & Ribas, X 2014, 'Direct observation of two-electron Ag(I)/Ag(III) redox cycles in coupling catalysis', Nature Communications, vol. 5, 4373. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms5373
Direct observation of two-electron Ag(I)/Ag(III) redox cycles in coupling catalysis. / Font, Marc; Acuña-Parés, Ferran; Parella, Teodor et al.
In: Nature Communications, Vol. 5, 4373, 11.07.2014.
T1 - Direct observation of two-electron Ag(I)/Ag(III) redox cycles in coupling catalysis
AU - Font, Marc
AU - Acuña-Parés, Ferran
AU - Parella, Teodor
AU - Serra, Jordi
AU - Luis, Josep M.
AU - Lloret-Fillol, Julio
AU - Costas, Miquel
AU - Ribas, Xavi
N2 - Silver is extensively used in homogeneous catalysis for organic synthesis owing to its Lewis acidity, and as a powerful one-electron oxidant. However, two-electron redox catalytic cycles, which are most common in noble metal organometallic reactivity, have never been considered. Here we show that a Ag(I)/Ag(III) catalytic cycle is operative in model C-O and C-C cross-coupling reactions. An aryl-Ag(III) species is unequivocally identified as an intermediate in the catalytic cycle and we provide direct evidence of aryl halide oxidative addition and C-N, C-O, C-S, C-C and C-halide bond-forming reductive elimination steps at monometallic silver centres. We anticipate our study as the starting point for expanding Ag(I)/Ag(III) redox chemistry into new methodologies for organic synthesis, resembling well-known copper or palladium cross-coupling catalysis. Furthermore, findings described herein provide unique fundamental mechanistic understanding on Ag-catalysed cross-coupling reactions and dismiss the generally accepted conception that silver redox chemistry can only arise from one-electron processes. © 2014 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved.
AB - Silver is extensively used in homogeneous catalysis for organic synthesis owing to its Lewis acidity, and as a powerful one-electron oxidant. However, two-electron redox catalytic cycles, which are most common in noble metal organometallic reactivity, have never been considered. Here we show that a Ag(I)/Ag(III) catalytic cycle is operative in model C-O and C-C cross-coupling reactions. An aryl-Ag(III) species is unequivocally identified as an intermediate in the catalytic cycle and we provide direct evidence of aryl halide oxidative addition and C-N, C-O, C-S, C-C and C-halide bond-forming reductive elimination steps at monometallic silver centres. We anticipate our study as the starting point for expanding Ag(I)/Ag(III) redox chemistry into new methodologies for organic synthesis, resembling well-known copper or palladium cross-coupling catalysis. Furthermore, findings described herein provide unique fundamental mechanistic understanding on Ag-catalysed cross-coupling reactions and dismiss the generally accepted conception that silver redox chemistry can only arise from one-electron processes. © 2014 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved.
U2 - 10.1038/ncomms5373
DO - 10.1038/ncomms5373
Font M, Acuña-Parés F, Parella T, Serra J, Luis JM, Lloret-Fillol J et al. Direct observation of two-electron Ag(I)/Ag(III) redox cycles in coupling catalysis. Nature Communications. 2014 Jul 11;5:4373. doi: 10.1038/ncomms5373


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Keyboards haven't changed much over the years, with the exception of a curved key here or there, or perhaps the addition of the back-lit keyboard about a decade ago. That's not to say that keyboards couldn't use a change or two, which could be why Apple filed a patent for a new type of keyboard that would offer tactile feedback to the user through various proximity sensors and air vents on individual keys.
Sometimes, when typing on a thinner or smaller keyboard, the user doesn't feel as much tactile feedback as when using a regular-sized keyboard. It seems Apple is trying to be forward-thinking, as keyboards are getting thinner and smaller across most laptops and notebooks.
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