The Samari Spa Resort is located in Amazonas Avenue via Puyo, to 10 km to waterfall ant 1 km to the church.
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This is located in Baños via Ulba in Chamana, to 2 km from bus station.
It has a restaurant, a long yard and spa.
This place is located in Caserio Chamana – Ulba to 4 km of downtown of Baños, it is contains beautiful waterfalls.
The Chamapamba presents a river, and wonderful views about natural heaven.
This hotel is located in 12 de Noviembre between Luis A. Martinez y Juan Montalvo. In the immediate vicinity or in the establishment you can do a variety of activities, such as cycling, horse riding and fishing. The property is 2 blocks from the church and the hot springs of the town.This has a restaurant and parking.
This place is located in Rocafuerte and 16 de Diciembre Street to 6 km fron Tarabita.
Luna Runtun offers panoramic views of the active Tungurahua Volcano, the Llanganates National Park and the charming town of Baños. The hotel is located 400 m above Baños, which is 6 km away.
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Monte Selva Hosteria SPA has 12 acres of gardens at the foot of the mountain and with a nice view over Baños. This is a well know place to relax after a day of activities. The staff (English spoken) is really friendly and helpfull to make sure that you have an enjoyable stay in Baños.
The hotel has 25 rooms, 12 cabaas and 2 suites, all with private bathroom, tv and hot water. Rooms are available for single, double, triple, quadruples as well quintuple use.
Located right in front of Cascada de la Virgen Cascade, Sangay Spa Hotel features a swimming pool, a tennis court, and a football pitch in Baños. It offers rooms with free Wi-Fi and cable TV. Baños de Agua Santa Basilica is 400 m away.With large windows overlooking the cascade, rooms at Sangay Spa Hotel are very bright. All of them have private bathrooms.


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Using ultrasound to operate on the brain
A preliminary study from Switzerland, published this month in the Annals of Neurology, proved the effectiveness of a new method of non-invasive brain surgery: using a newly-developed operating device that relies on ultrasound, in conjunction with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), allowed neurosurgeons to precisely remove small pieces of brain tissue in nine patients suffering from chronic pain without removing skin or skull bone. Researchers now plan to test it on patients with other disorders, such as Parkinson's. Neal Kassell, neurosurgeon at the University of Virginia, not directly involved in the study.
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A preliminary study from Switzerland, published this month in the Annals of Neurology, proved the effectiveness of a new method of non-invasive brain surgery: using a newly-developed operating device that relies on ultrasound, in conjunction with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), allowed neurosurgeons to precisely remove small pieces of brain tissue in nine patients suffering from chronic pain without removing skin or skull bone. Researchers now plan to test it on patients with other disorders, such as Parkinson's. Neal Kassell, neurosurgeon at the University of Virginia, not directly involved in the study.
A patient undergoing treatment with the new HIFU system, under surveilance by an MRI machine.
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"The groundbreaking finding here is that you can make lesions deep in the brain–through the intact skull and skin–with extreme precision and accuracy and safety," says Neal Kassell, neurosurgeon at the University of Virginia, not directly involved in the study and chairman of the Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation.
High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is not the type of ultrasound used for diagnostics, or parental screening. Rather, the focused, high-intensity ultrasound beams are used to heat up and destroy pieces of diseased tissue. Currently, HIFU is used to remove small benign uterine tumors, known as fibroids, and it's being clinically tested for removal of breast tumors and cancer tumors. Israeli company InSightec however has experimented with HIFU devices used for brain surgery, and the success of the recent Switzerland trials attest to the efficacy of the method.
When surgery feels like a hole in the head
The study involved treating nine patients suffering from acute, debilitating chronic pain that did not respond to medication, using the new technology. In such cases, the treatment is the destruction of a small piece of the thalamus, that relays messages between different brain areas. Traditionally, one of two methods can be applied to achieve this:
Drill a hole in the skull, and insert an electrode intro the brain — a method known as radiofrequency ablation.
Deliver a beam of focused, ionizing radiation into the targeted tissue — a method called radiosurgery.
Now, unsurprisingly, most patients choose option number 2. Kassell says that the HIFU method has several advantages over radiosurgery, as the effects of radiation on tissue can take weeks to months to manifest, whereas the thermal approach is immediate.
"The precision and accuracy [are] considerably greater with ultrasound, and it should be in principle safer in the long run," he adds.
One downside of HIFU is that, compared to more invasive electrode neurosurgeries is that it cannot functionally test if the treated area is the correct one. With radiofrequency ablation, neurosurgeons can stimulate the cells using the electrode to verify if he or she has identified the piece of the brain responsible for the patient's motor problems, and then destroy that piece of tissue.
"Not every functional neurosurgeon will accept this [method], because you cannot do a test before the lesion is made," says Ferenc Jolensz, director of the Division of MRI and Image Guided Therapy Program at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
Jolensz and collaborator Seung-Schik Yoo are currently trying to develop methods to use HIFU to modulate brain activity in a localized area, which would enable functional testing of the target area before it is destroyed. Jolensz is also studying HIFU for brain surgery and has tested the technology on four patients with brain tumors, though the results have not yet been published.
Sounds like a cure
The biggest development challenge designers had to overcome was figuring out how to focus the beams through the skull bone — its structure attenuates sound vibration and distorts their path, making the method at least ineffective, and at its worst, dangerous for the patient. InSightec's solution was to build an array of more than 1,000 ultrasound transducers, allowing each to be individually focused.
Focused ultrasound beams heat a target in the brain, while real-time images captured by the scanner give the neurosurgeon immediate feedback on the procedure.
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"You take a CT scan of the patient's head and tailor the acoustic beam to focus through the skull," says Eyal Zadicario, head of InSightec's neurology program.
The device also has a built-in cooling system to prevent the skull from overheating from the vibrations.
Depending on the condition being treated, the ultrasound beams are focused on specific points in the brain which absorbs the energy and converts it to heat — about 130 degrees Fahrenheit (54.5 Celsius) of heat, to be precise, killing the cells in a region of about 10 cubic millimeters around the treated point. To ensure that the right spot is being targeted, an MRI scanner is employed at the same time as the ultrasounds.
"Thermal images acquired in real time during the treatment allow the surgeon to see where and to what extent the rise in temperature is achieved," says Zadicario.
And it works. In the study, all of the nine patients reported immediate pain relief after the procedure and needed no time to convalesce
"Two patients had a glass of Proseco [wine] with us," says Ernst Martin, director of the Magnetic Resonance Center at the University Children's Hospital Zurich and lead author of the study.
Apart from a feeling a few seconds of tingling or dizziness, and one reported case of a brief headache as the targeted tissue heated up, there were no side effects after the surgery.
"This will give a lot of impetus for manufacturers of focused ultrasound equipment to get interested in the brain," says Kassell.
An experimental version of InSightec's ultrasound device is currently being tested in five medical centers around the globe. In addition to using it with Parkinson's patients and those who suffer other movement disorders, scientists plan to test the technology as a treatment for brain tumors, epilepsy, and stroke.
One downside of HIFU compared to the more invasive neurosurgeries performed with an electrode is that surgeons are unable to functionally test whether they have targeted the correct part of the brain. During traditional surgery for Parkinson's, for example, the neurosurgeon stimulates the target area with the electrode to make sure he or she has identified the piece of the brain responsible for the patient's motor problems, and then kills that piece of tissue.
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Suarez plans to submit a transfer request this week if a move to Arsenal is blocked.


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STORIES FROM THE HEART: From overseeing stroke care to being a stroke patient
Jennifer Caribardi knew better.
As a registered nurse, and the Director of Critical Care Services at Kingwood Medical Center north of Houston, Jennifer was highly skilled in treating stroke patients. Yet when she herself showed clear signs of a stroke, she refused to believe it.
"I am too busy for this to happen," she thought as her symptoms mounted. "I have to work. This can't be happening to me."
Jennifer was 58 and led an active life. She fell into the trap of thinking stroke is something that happens to other people.
"We can all be fooled, go down the 'river of denial,' " she said. "Strokes happen to everybody, from babies that are in utero all the way out. And I know that intellectually. But there's a difference between intellectually knowing something and emotionally being able to apply that to yourself."
Jennifer is a no-nonsense, wisecracking mother of six grown sons. She's a widow who loved her demanding, high-stress job handling the most urgent cases.
In retrospect, there were signals that she was starting to run ragged.
On June 9, 2012, she danced with son No. 4, James, at his wedding near Fort Worth. In photos, she looked happy but "pretty haggard."
Six days later, she was at home, working on a quilt, when she noticed that the pattern — orange oak leaves — made her feel dizzy. It might have been a transient ischemic attack (TIA), a "warning stroke." These can be a sign of an impending ischemic stroke, the most common kind of stroke, in which a blood clot obstructs a vessel leading to the brain.
Jennifer thought little of the episode. She went to bed, rose early the next morning and headed to work.
She was making her usual rounds when suddenly her vision went askew. The room seemed to be moving.
"I really wanted to kind of lean against the wall and just lie down to the floor," she said.
Jennifer recently had switched blood-pressure medications, and she assumed that wooziness stemmed from her pressure being low. In fact, it was "sky high."
When her staff asked if she was OK, Jennifer insisted she was. Luckily, they refused to believe her. Even more fortunate, she already was in the ICU of her hospital, which is designated a Primary Stroke Center by the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association.
"They didn't take the fact that I was the boss who was telling them, 'No, I just need to go to my office,'" she said. "They didn't allow that to happen."
As her team worked to bring down her blood pressure, Jennifer lost the feeling on her left side. She had the telltale sensation that her face was falling off. She realized she couldn't speak.
But timing is essential in stroke care, and Jennifer's symptoms were diagnosed soon enough for her to receive an IV treatment called tPA ,which helps dissolve the clot and restore blood flow to the brain, greatly enhancing the chances of a strong recovery.
"Getting my blood pressure down took a while, and I almost missed the window for tPA," Jennifer said. "And I am so glad I didn't, because what residual I have, nobody notices."
Being the driven person she is, Jennifer went back to work only two weeks after her stroke.
"Way too early," she said.
A pivotal moment came about eight months later, when she was on the phone at 2 a.m. with a chief nursing officer from another hospital, helping troubleshooting a problem about organ donations. She realized she was exhausted.
"It wasn't even my own hospital, and I'm losing sleep," she said. "And I didn't need that. That was kind of like that 'a-ha' moment."
To preserve her health, she switched roles, becoming the Core Measures Specialist, making sure guidelines are followed and teaching other nurses what she knows.
More importantly, Jennifer – now 61 and 2 ½ years removed from her stroke – is free of serious long-term neurological damage. Since her stroke, she's also had four stents placed in her heart; she began having chest pains after the event, although doctors are unsure whether the cardiac issues are related to the stroke.
"I'm one of the very lucky ones," she said. "I'm a lot blessed, because I was at the right place at the right time, with the right protocols in place. But it could have been so much worse. If it hadn't been for a very proactive staff … they saved me from having a lot of damage."
Photos courtesy of Jennifer Caribardi
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111th Congress > House > Vote 1278
Result: 366-4 (Passed)
Clerk session vote number: 293
Vote Subject Matter: Civil Liberties / Domestic Social Policy
Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Description: To amend the Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act of 2004 to extend the operation of such Act for a 5-year period ending June 22, 2015, and for other purposes
Bill summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on May 24, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act of 2004 to: (1) extend until June 22, 2020, provisions of that Act limiting civil damages in antitrust enforcement actions involving conduct covered by antitrust leniency agreements; and (2) revise the timeliness requirements applicable to an antitrust leniency applicant for cooperating in an (...show more) antitrust enforcement proceeding, including the timeliness of cooperation after a stay or protective order has expired or terminated. Directs the Comptroller General, within one year after the enactment of this Act, to submit to the congressional Judiciary Committees a report on the effectiveness of the Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act of 2004, both in criminal investigation and enforcement by the Department of Justice (DOJ), and in private civil actions. Requires such report to include a study of the appropriateness of the addition of qui tam proceedings to the antitrust leniency program and of creating anti-retaliatory protection for employees who report illegal anticompetitive conduct. Provides for compliance with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.
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Bill titles: To amend the Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act of 2004 to extend the operation of such Act, and for other purposes.; To amend the Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act of 2004 to extend the operation of such Act for a 5-year period ending June 22, 2015, and for other purposes.
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Nigeria in Final Stages of Talks for Loan From World Bank - BLOOMBERG
By Tope Alake, Ruth Olurounbi, and Francine Lacqua
Government considering participation in G-20 debt initiative
Country may issue Eurobond next year, depending on conditions
Nigeria has fulfilled the conditions for a World Bank loan and is in the final stages of closing the deal, according to Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed.
The lender's board will discuss the $1.5 billion loan package at their next meeting and possibly approve the request, Ahmed said in an interview Friday with Bloomberg TV. Nigeria's senate approved the borrowing plan from the multilateral institution in June.
Africa's most-populous country is also considering joining the G-20 debt-relief initiative and is talking to commercial lenders to secure their backing, she said.
"We will consider joining as long as it is safe for us to do so," Ahmed said. Nigeria couldn't participate initially because some of the conditions were unfavorable for existing loan commitments with bilateral lenders and other international borrowings.
Other highlights from the interview with Ahmed:
Nigeria may tap the Eurobond market next year, depending on interest rates. The government has to date taken advantage of good demand and liquidity in the domestic market to raise money.
The central bank has cut interest rates to stimulate activity in the private sector and reduce possible job losses as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Africa's most populous nation will exit recession by the end of year.
The government is concerned about the widening gap in the naira's exchange rate on the official and parallel markets.
"We have been taking measures to close the gap. We hope to get to an even level very soon so the impact of the exchange rate will become moderated"
Ahmed sees the administration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden supporting Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala bid to head the World Trade Organization.
(Updates with other highlights from interview with finance minister)


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After finishing my bachelor in Molecular Life Science I studied at the University of Vermont for one semester and continued with my Masters in Molecular Life Science at the Radboud University in Nijmegen. During my master I did two research internships, starting at the Department of Pathology at the Radboud UMC Nijmegen where I worked on microRNAs. My second internship was performed at the Signal Transduction Laboratory of Julian Downward in the London Research Institute, working on PI3K signaling. In november I started in the lab of Jacqueline Jacobs focusing on the role of methylation in the telomere damage response.


At best, a mixed day for this teacher.
Among the different numbers and details my head insists on safekeeping, June 6th will find its place no doubt. The day when those lessons are over, for good. The day when the final exam is taken and those students move on. I'd been thinking of that moment regularly in the past year. I knew it was coming and dreaded it. I've had many of those moments through the years and even though it has never turned out to be as horrible and heartbreaking as I'd imagined it, still the same feelings pour out and there is nothing I can do to stop them.
Feeling happy and sad simultaneously is almost imperative in my world. Six years of learning with those kids have come to an end. I'm proud of their achievements, our journey, of them. I'm even a little proud of myself, for having kept open as much as possible to what they had and could show me. It was not the case of incredible, it was only us keeping together for so many different reasons. And I feel so…what's that word…gloomy, as well, because that's it. Done.
I remember one of my professors telling me that a good plan is the best weapon in my arsenal. I also remember Not telling him that we are not at war. Yes, just wording. But words are immensely powerful. It took me some time to realize that 'planning' means nothing on its own; where do you stand in the plan? where do your students stand? Then I discovered the significance of continuity, in practice (theories, oh theories). With this group, like with many others, the years count. We grew together, I grew with them and had the privilege to be there as they became what they are. I helped them and they helped me and we all climbed higher together. We are lucky in the same way, all of us teachers. We are there.
Yes, I will. Beginnings and endings are very much the same.
Where is this going? The blog, I mean. Does it have to go anywhere even? I started blogging three years ago, not because I had anything important to say, but because it seemed like the best way to share thoughts and invite more thoughts to bounce along my own. There could be a better idea out there, a stronger word. It was also a way of organizing my chaotic brain.
In terms of bouncing, it's worked 100%. I've had inspiring and empowering ideas to add to my own and I'm so grateful for all contributions and feedback. I've been asked interesting questions, like 'why don't you write in Greek?' or 'how do you decide what to write?'. Um, I don't know and I don't know. Some things come naturally and I prefer it that way. Other things are planned and they're fine too.
Organizing is a different story. It's been impossible to keep typed thoughts in order; pencils seem to rule that domain, and pens on and off. Different notebooks for the several different things I've found myself doing, which might sound like it's making the chaos worse but it isn't. There are quite a lot of coloured pens and pencils and endless rows of sticky notes as well. It works. And makes the blogging easier, actually.
So where do we go from here? To the two thoughts that led to the two new sections of the blog.
The first is the result of bouncing happily online, from a random comment to a new idea and story.
Stories are as significant and versatile as each and every one of their readers. It's not about somebody writing a piece or two, it's more about the ones who sit and go through those pieces. They might find something new in there, or perhaps something old. They might find themselves, or someone they know, or even meet someone entirely new. But they will discover. Something is always twirling in your mind and there's a unique kind of joy when someone sees it, grabs one end and starts pulling it out. That's what Sylvia Guinan did at some point, by inviting me to write a guest post for WiziQ. And so this whole thing came to be. Thank you Sylvia.Time to let those true tales breathe out in the open.
The second is simultaneously personal and professional. I've been a freelance teacher for over a year now. Had a lot of feedback, which can be summed up in those two statements: 'you should have done this a long time ago' and ' you're crazy, you're supposed to seek security'. Frankly, that's exactly how it's been in my head as well. Did I make the right choice? Does it work for me? Will (or can) I keep it up? So, a new series of posts on exactly that: the attempt to organise my thoughts on what it really is I'm doing. It might work.


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At NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, a second image was created at the same time as the first and shows a unique 3D perspective of Yutu courtesy of the GPM DPR. In that image the double eyewall structure is readily apparent by the two rings of taller towers evident in the precipitation top heights. The tallest tower is located in the southeast part of the outer eyewall and is 15.7 km (9.7 miles) high.


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Open Spina Bifida
Doctors at The Fetal Institute, Miami are conducting a clinical trial on the fetoscopic repair of open spina bifida
Open spina bifida (OSB), a birth defect that occurs in approximately 1 in 1,500 births in the United States, results from failure of the spine to close at some point along its length during fetal development. The defect leads to injury and loss of spinal cord tissue at and below the defect. Research showed that antenatal treatment of OSB via open fetal surgery, which requires opening the maternal abdomen and uterus, can improve the outcome of babies affected with OSB. However, the mother is at risk for rupture of the uterus (uterine rupture) and requires delivery by cesarean section for the affected pregnancy and for any subsequent pregnancy.
Doctors at The Fetal Institute, Miami and the USFetus, in collaboration with colleagues in Brazil, have developed a minimally-invasive (fetoscopic) technique to treat fetuses with OSB, which does not require opening the uterus. This allows the mother to deliver vaginally and avoid the risk of uterine rupture. The doctors are currently conducting a clinical trial to validate this new fetoscopic technique. For further information, please click here.
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Q: Regression with sparse data - binning or other approaches? A couple years ago, I built a GAM to predict game sales regressing away team, sales to date, event month, and days to event against final event sales using smoothing parameters over days to event and sales to date with a separate model for each home team. This worked very well, and I'd like to produce something similar except my current problem is the new dataset is much smaller and so in a sense is much more sparse. In my old dataset I would have continuous order activity for ~200 days prior to the event. Now I might have an order 90 days out, the next one 50 days out, and then heavy activity in the month before the event. I might see more or less than this but it's inconsistent. If I use the exact same methodology I expect I'll get very poor fit. I've thought about binning teams together with similar characteristics to get more consistent order activity farther out from the event.
How would I go about this, would I sum individual game sales for the selected teams in the same month? If someone could explain the aggregation involved in the binning in detail and what my updated dataset would look like that would be very helpful. Wondering if I could create a cross product dummy variable for each team permutation to still capture unique matchup characteristics, but that would involve 870 permutations so some advice on the practicality of that would be great. Also, is there perhaps another type of model that could handle the sparse data better using the original parameters? Any other thoughts on how to approach this problem would be greatly appreciated.


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The One, the Few, and the Many
Portrait of John Adams. By: William Winstanley.
At the time of the American Revolution, it was commonly believed amongst Americans that formulating the ideal government would require a different system than any previously conceived. The Founding Fathers had their own ideas.
John Adams explained in an oration at Braintree, Massachusetts (present-day Quincy, Massachusetts) in 1772 that there were three forms of government: monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy. Gordon Wood, The Creation of the American Republic: 1776-1787, 198.
A monarchy existed when a government entrusted to the "entire ruling power . . . to the discretion of a single person." Id. quoting John Adams, Notes for an Oration at Braintree, 1772, Butterfield, ed., Diary of Adams, II, 57-60 (internal quotations omitted). A monarchy's best quality was that it fostered "order or energy." Gordon Wood, The Creation of the American Republic: 1776-1787, 198.
An aristocracy existed when a government placed power "in the hands of a few great, rich, wise men." Gordon Wood, The Creation of the American Republic: 1776-1787, 198 quoting John Adams, Notes for an Oration at Braintree, 1772, Butterfield, ed., Diary of Adams, II, 57-60 (internal quotations omitted). An aristocracy's best quality was that it capitalized on the wisest and richest men. Gordon Wood, The Creation of the American Republic: 1776-1787, 198.
A democracy existed when "the whole power of the society was lodged with all the people." Gordon Wood, The Creation of the American Republic: 1776-1787, 198 citing John Adams, Notes for an Oration at Braintree, 1772, Butterfield, ed., Diary of Adams, II, 57-60. Democracy's greatest strength was that it promoted "honesty and goodness." Gordon Wood, The Creation of the American Republic: 1776-1787, 198.
Each of the three forms of government, according to Adams, led to perversion. Monarchies had a tendency to lunge "toward its extremity and ended in a cruel despotism." Id. Aristocracies tended to be "pulled in both directions and create[] 'faction and multiplied usurpation.'" Id. quoting John Adams, Notes for an Oration at Braintree, 1772, Butterfield, ed., Diary of Adams, II, 57-60. Democracies had a propensity for degenerating "into anarchy and tumult." Gordon Wood, The Creation of the American Republic: 1776-1787, 198.
Adams theorized that combining the best elements of these three forms of government into one constitution would ensure that "political fluctuations would cease." Gordon Wood, The Creation of the American Republic: 1776-1787, 198 citing John Adams, Notes for an Oration at Braintree, 1772, Butterfield, ed., Diary of Adams, II, 57-60. To maintain stability in government, Adams believed, power must be shared between "the one, the few, and the many." Gordon Wood, The Creation of the American Republic: 1776-1787, 198.
As Adams himself said at his oration: "Liberty depends upon an exact Ballance [sic], a nice Counterpoise of all the Powers of the state . . . . The best Governments of the World have been mixed." John Adams, Notes for an Oration at Braintree, 1772, Butterfield, ed., Diary of Adams, II, 57-60; see also Blackstone, Commentaries, I, 48; Adams and Leonard, Novanglus and Massachusettensis, 169; John Witherspoon, "Lecture on Moral Philosophy," Works of Witherspoon, III, 432-35.
Adams' theory was not so different from many theories propounded at that time, as many believed England had this system on paper but that it was poorly executed. Richard Henry Lee, a Whig, closely held that belief. See Gordon Wood, The Creation of the American Republic: 1776-1787, 200-01.
To put all governments in three categories, with shades of those three categories coming out in some governments may be oversimplifying a complicated subject. But nonetheless, Adams' theory was crucial to understanding what the general scope and tone of the Constitution should be. Adams was propounding these theories in 1772, a full fifteen years before the Constitution would be drafted and begin the ratification process.
As is so often the case in studying the American Revolution, the Founding Fathers' collective wisdom and prescient knowledge of government helped ensure the proper framing of the institutions comprising the federal government. While Adams may have become disconnected from what America needed later in his life, when he was speaking at Braintree, Adams had his finger on America's pulse.
American Revolution, Aristocracy, Constitution, Democracy, Early Republic, Founding Fathers, John Adams, Massachusetts, Monarchy, Political Theory
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Matt Madden (Nueva York, 1968) es un historietista estadounidense, miembro del movimiento OuBaPo. Empezó su carrera en Míchigan editando sus propios mini-cómics. Publicó su primera novela gráfica, Black Candy, en el año 1998. Usando como referencia el libro Ejercicios de estilo, escrito por Raymond Queneau, publicó en el año 2005 99 ejercicios de estilo, donde la misma historieta de una página se repite de 99 formas distintas.

Desde el año 2006 es editor, junto con su esposa Jessica Abel, de The Best American Comics, una serie de libros de periodicidad anual que recogen lo mejor de la historieta estadounidense por año. Cada volumen cuenta con un editor invitado, normalmente un historietista relevante, como Neil Gaiman (2010) o Alison Bechdel (2011). Madden y Abel imparten clases en la Escuela de Artes Visuales.

Obra
Drawing Words & Writing Pictures, junto con Jessica Abel (2008)
99 Ways to Tell a Story (99 ejercicios de estilo, 2005)
A Fine Mess (2002-2004)
Odds off (2001)
Black Candy (1998)

Véase también
Historieta en los Estados Unidos

Referencias

Historietistas de Estados Unidos

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Sip and See events are a great way to learn more about DRC resources and have a chance to browse the DRC and talk with colleagues and the curriculum and learning team.
Stay tuned for upcoming Sip and See announcements!
New DRC kits that will be released this spring: math manipulatives (K-3, 4-6, 8-10), Makey Makeys, additional Edison robots with EdCreate packs, Ozobots, Hop Scotch coding, and more!
November's focus is on our new social studies and science kits! The Aboriginal Education department will also have related aboriginal resources on display.


Flower arrangers from towns and villages all over North Norfolk are busily planning for the annual Flower Festival which takes place at St Andrews Methodist Church in Sheringham from Thursday July 5 to Sunday July 8.
The annual festival started as a one-day flower show nearly 50 years ago to raise funds for the building of the church. It has since grown to a four-day festival which has become a major event for both the church and the town, regularly attracting around 3000 visitors, with several coach parties attending and many people planning their holidays around the festival dates.
Each year the talented flower arrangers design their floral displays to a specific theme with exceptional attention to detail and creativity. Last year's theme was "Music in Bloom" and the display "Watching flowers in the rain", right, illustrates just how cleverly they interpret the theme.
This year is the fiftieth anniversary of the church building and to crown the many events that have been planned to celebrate this historic milestone this extra special festival is being organised with the theme "Golden Moments". Floral displays will represent special times and events in people's lives, significant national and international landmarks and last, but not least, highlights in St. Andrew's history. 28 arrangements will be presented with titles such as "Fall of the Berlin Wall", "The Poppy Line", "Rescue by Lifeboat", "Holding a New Born Baby", "The Channel Tunnel", Celebration of Flower Festivals", Noah's Ark" and many more.
Throughout the festival background music, played by organists both local and further afield will add to the ambience of the event.
Visitors will also be able to browse the many stalls offering a variety of plants, jigsaws, books, arts and crafts, souvenirs and gifts, jewellery, stained glass art, Christian books, Fair Trade, quality bric-a-brac, a raffle, quality cards and various quizzes.
A children's activity table will be provided on the Saturday and Sunday of the festival and a prayer space will be available for those wishing for quiet reflection. Light lunches, cream teas and an extensive choice of cakes on offer.
Entry to the festival is free but donations are gratefully accepted. Proceeds from the festival go to church funds but each year a sizeable donation is given to a local charity. Last year around £1000 was donated to Sheringham Age Concern and this year Sheringham Lifeboat will be the beneficiary.
The Festival will be opened on Thursday July 5 at 10.00am by the Mayor of Sheringham, Madeline Ashcroft and daily opening / closing times will be 10.00am to 5pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and 12 noon to 5pm on Sunday.
Holy Communion will take place from 9.15 a.m. on the Friday and Festival Worship will take place at 10.30 a.m. on Sunday July 8 with a special Festival Praise service at 5.30 p.m. The church is wheelchair friendly and has disabled toilet and baby changing facilities.
Graham Simms from St Andrews said "A visit to St Andrew's Flower Festival is a thoroughly enjoyable way to pass a few hours. We look forward to extending a warm welcome to visitors to what we believe is the district's premier flower festival".
St Andrews Methodist Church is at Cromer Road, Sheringham, NR26 8SA.


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Notes et références

Liens externes
  Site Internet de l'International Bodyboarding Association.

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Government, MSM gaslighting Americans
About food industry sabotage and mysterious fires
News reports and eyewitness testimonies about the fires destroying food manufacturing plants in the countries are strong evidence that there's something sinister going on. However, the government and mainstream media (MSM) are simply ignoring these.
Dr. Jane Ruby could not help but wonder, asking this on Sept. 26: "Are they trying to replicate the fear and panic to a larger degree than what happened in 2020? When people panicked and cleaned out grocery stores for simple items like toilet paper, but didn't even understand why they were doing it? Well, maybe, but on a much bigger scale."
Ruby touched on the shortages of food, fuel and fertilizer – which lines up with the elites' plans for global starvation. However, she also mentioned the role of the MSM in shaping the public's opinion in all of this.
"Maybe if it's contrived, it's real, but it's being forced," Ruby commented about the "spontaneous" combustion and conflagration happening at hundreds of food manufacturing plants. She added that by summer of 2022, the list of fires and other incidents related to the food shortages had grown to include meatpacking plants in Georgia, Illinois and other states. (Related: Pattern of fires striking food facilities across the USA suggests ARSON TEAMS are burning down America's food production infrastructure.)
These incidents went on and on, but no investigations were made because no lives were lost – except for things that affected hundreds of food manufacturing plants that could impact a country's ability to distribute food to its citizens.
Such incidents have been chalked up as "conspiracy theories," but Ruby pointed out that the MSM is incredibly dangerous. Together with the government, it has assured people that the food supply remains uninterrupted. However, many have observed the fires that consumed many food production facilities – something too much to ignore.
MSM gaslighting citizens to create a fake narrative
Ruby accused the MSM of "doing the opposite of what it's supposed to be doing," which is to keep authorities honest or make them be as transparent as possible. Instead, the MSM has become an active conspirator and led people to believe the opposite of what is actually happening.
"It's pretty unbelievable. When you look at it, even the reporters that are on these sets talking about it barely show any curiosity. Why aren't we getting an investigation? They just kind of report like a robot," she said.
Fortune, for instance, reported in June that "scary headlines" about food shortages are misleading – saying there is enough to feed everyone despite evidence saying otherwise.
Anybody who has been in grocery stores lately would have noticed that there were months that went by when certain products were unavailable because distributors stopped producing or manufacturing them. Today, Americans are seeing red herrings as the U.S. come on the heels of another election, and lies and misinformation are being spread.
"The point is to take a step back. What am I looking at? What are they saying? What is their proof? What do they want us [ordinary citizens] to do? Does that make sense?" Ruby pointed out.
With the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, inflation and a $30 trillion debt that is still rising, the United States in 2022 looks a lot like the recession of 2008. Americans watched their retirement savings disappear, and those who had their 401K could be at risk again. Yet, the government is keeping this information – and more – away from the people.
Visit FoodCollapse.com for more stories about food shortages.
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I broke one prop and one leg of the landing gear, but it was a very satisfying day!
project to play around with !
Nice and stable. Looks like a lot of fun. I may be doing the same thing with your arch nemesis the UAVP soon.
Hate to bug you but I have a question ?
What kind of alarm system do you have for your battery getting low ?
Just an Idea I haven't seen any one else try it. Its probably a bad one.
launch a parachute . It didn't look very good to me.
There is a beeper that starts beeping when the tension becomes too low. You still have time to land before the system shuts down the motors, but not a lot. When flying FPV or far away you might not hear the buzzer. For FPV you could have an OSD and I have been thinking about a visual warning like navigation lights that start to blink.


I hope your school year is off to a terrific start and of course I wish you a continued successful 2015-16 school year. The board of directors, in the fall of 2014, had participated in a planning retreat for the purpose of defining the PARSS organization. The session was broken into four major components which consisted of the following; What do small and rural schools need, What does PARSS need to do now, What is the role of the board and what is the purpose of PARSS.
My new role of Assistant Executive Director of PARSS is multifaceted. I will continue to be an advocate for small and rural districts, build relationships among members, between members and Legislators. With that said, I am beginning to take my show on the road to carry out initiatives we developed at the board retreat. I am going to reach out to new and current superintendents, by visiting with you. I try to cluster my visits throughout the state as I begin to accomplishment this task.
My primary purpose will be to meet with you so I can introduce myself to you, give you updates about PARSS and ask you how we may help you. The question of helping you and your district is going to be far-reaching and based on your individual needs. For example, you may have inquires about administrative/board retreats, leadership development for your administrators, budget development, curriculum issues, staff development concerns, help with current mandates developed by PDE or what ever you deem necessary. I would like to emphasize we are just reaching out to you to personalize and be very sincere in helping you and your district have continued success.
In conclusion, I look forward to meeting with you and getting to know you. In the mean time feel free to reach out to me immediately for a visit or any other way I can provide assistance to you.
Progress on the budget ??


When Gucci Mane put out Trap House in 2005, I highly doubt he pictured a whole bunch of white raver kids getting down to music fused with what he would know as techno, and his beloved southern genre. Trap has definitely went through extreme changes to end up where its at, and no doubt away from its roots. But hey isn't that music in general? This is no longer southern hip-hop, this now has become a global genre in the electronic and hip hop music realm.
Does this really surprise anyone? Lets face it, EDM's bread and butter is the college market. Let me give you some business 101 on what I mean by this. What the college kids listen to is where the money is. Without the next Eminem, Mac Miller, MGK, there was a huge void in digestible hip-hop for this collective of suburbanites. Trap fills that void in a way everyone underestimated. What party kid couldn't get behind a boatload of bass and booties twerkin' on stage?
Ask any 20-year-old college kid attending OSU varied questions relating to the subject matter of early 2000 trap music, such as what a "trap house" is, or how you "cook," and do you honestly think he's going to know or understand any of that (without consulting the Urban Dictionary)? Probably not. However, he doesn't have to with artists like Diplo, DJ Snake and ETC!ETC! putting out easily accessible hits every day with subject matter that's relatable to all ("Turn Down For What?").
What does this mean for artists like Flosstradaumus and Brillz? A whole new ball game when it comes to their careers. With the celebration and meteoric rise of modern trap music, their opportunities are seemingly endless. Not only do they have the huge EDM pool to swim in, but now the mainstream hip-hop game to expand their horizons. In 2013 alone Diplo worked on tracks with Usher, Mac Miller, Tinie Tempah, and more hip-hop heavyweights while Waka Flocka Flame was touring with the likes of Steve Aoki and Borgore.
This new EDM blended version of trap is all you could ever want out of hip-hop's harder hitting productions, but leaving out the lyrical content that few would understand. It's just good ole straight up 808 party music now, which is easy can get behind. Let's be honest, there is a monumental difference between actual Trap Music and what the genre has evolved into. This is now a whole new squeaky clean ball game.


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The connective circulations and associated hydrographic processes in the embayment, estuary and shelf (ESE) of northern SCS.
As one of the most important physical oceanography topics, the characteristics and variabilities of circulations in the ESE areas are extensively and respectively investigated. There are few demonstrated thorough investigations and studies by integrating the ESE area as one system, especially for areas neighboring large buoyancy, sediment and biogeochemical sustains discharges, for example, shelves around PRE.
The aforementioned numerical simulation system for HKW well resolved the processes in this ESE system, and demonstrated interactions already. For example, over the shelf off Guangdong, when southwesterly monsoon prevails in June and July, the upwelling circulation is remarkably intensified eastward, and the shelf waters rich in phosphate, is stored in the lower layers of Mirs Bay and stimulated the biological productivity there. When the monsoonal system is getting unstable in late summer, these stored shelf waters, with high density, will retreat towards the Dan-gan channel and approach the entrance of PRE to further intensify the exchanging flow, as well as the biological productivity. This process determines the regime-shift of the shelf circulations from a summer to a winter condition in the northern SCS.
The characteristics, variability and dynamics of the three-layered slope circulation in the SCS.
The basin-slope-shelf exchanges of waters in the SCS are attracting an increasing attention of the community recently, and one of the most important aspects of this topic is the hotspot/passages, where cross-slope exchanges, especially the basin-ward direction, occur. The intensity and mechanism of these exchanges will greatly impact the ability of SCS in coupling with the global carbonate system in a climate scale. The CMOMS system, I'm working on, demonstrates several passages in the deep ocean to the southwest of Xisha Islands, and neighboring the Nansha Islands. With respect to the difficulty of numerical simulation in revealing the deep circulations, it is important to combine both field observations, including satellite remote sensing, argo and R/V based profiling in the proposed passages to understand the dynamics. It is also naturally important to closely cooperate with scientists in subject of the geological and biogeochemical oceanography.


Original Works By Timothy Geigner: Midwasteland: The Sequel Influenced By You?
Midwasteland: The Sequel Influenced By You?
1. Did you like the book? Enough to care about the characters? The settings? What happens next? What happened before?
Here's what I'm thinking. I'd like to take submissions of short stories from all of you based on the Midwasteland universe. I'll compile them, editing only for grammar/syntax and to make the canon, get your final approval on the edits, and then put them together for a Midwasteland Collection eBook to be free to anyone and everyone. Perhaps (after Midwasteland becomes a best seller and gets turned into Spielburgh's latest box office smash) it will make sense to release it as a hard copy book for sale, at which point you all will be the authors and I'll just be the editor. That way, we can all share in some tasty income together while getting our collective names out there as writers and showing others what we can do.
Here's the the best part. I'm almost certainly going to write a sequel to Midwasteland, so long as anyone is interested in it enough to want one. I'd like to incorporate all of your stories into my writing. I'll have to take into account the new canon in the sequel. The backstories, the future happenings, the way you've evolved the universe. In fact, if anyone out there is a fast reader and wants to give this a go, I'll post it as a guest post on this site, so we can all see how it's done.
I'm somewhere in chapter 3, and I'm enjoying it. I haven't written any fiction since high school (5 years or so) but I really like post-apocalyptic settings and would probably enjoy an opportunity to add something to that world. We'll have to see when I finish the novel.
Well thanks for coming by and reading Midwasteland. I'll be interested in hearing your thoughts.
Incidentally, I used to write for fun all the time in grade and high school. I stopped until I was 25 or so and then started up again, writing, then reading about writing, then writing some more, then reading about writing some more, etc. etc. etc.
If it's something you truly feel the urge to do, there are some awesome books on things like plot lines, character creations, etc. Some of them are even written by well known authors that you may have read (my favorite, on character creation, was done by Orsen Scott Card). I'd be happy to recommend them.
Off hand, some of the areas I'd love for these short stories to explore are: the discovery of the first anomaly, apocalypse aftermath, Scythe's journey out of Chicago to Rownosci, other municipal areas throughout the world that are affected by the events in Midwasteland, the story of Saint's father.


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I recently wrote about 'Best Of' lists and the practice of using them as a guide to finding acclaimed albums one might have missed over the past year. Since writing that post, I've decided that playing catch up on the previous year — which might take all year! — only ensures that I'm always catching up. I've started the year, as part of my 'album a day' routine, looking to the present with the goal of my own 'Best Of' or 'Favorites' list at the end of 2019. I'll be a better music-listener if I stay current.
But these end-of-year lists remain a fascinating study. They reveal trends, changing attitudes, and clues to where the mainstream is going.
Rob Mitchum has been aggregating many year-end charts to create a mother-of-all-lists. He's been doing this since 2013 so comparing his results over the last five years is starting to reveal swings and transitions. This year is marked by diversity, increased critical acceptance of popular artists, and the lack of a clear breakout winner for the number one spot.
Mitchum stressed that it's good for music when critics move towards a wider variety of genres, and more consideration of the popular and the mainstream. "There's a lot of alarmist writing on algorithms and streaming, but data-driven music discovery can be good… and I guess that [my] project is another way of saying that," he said.
These results also show how much the mainstream has changed in the past several years. The sound of popular music has been affected by unlimited access to emerging sounds and cross-pollination of genres that previously would have stayed in tight niches. There hasn't been an obvious new musical movement or style since perhaps the '90s, but I'd argue that a lot of current popular music would sound downright experimental to someone listening ten or fifteen years ago. It's good to see critics supporting this.


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Q: How to list contents of a server directory using JSP? When writing a JSP file, how can I get the current directory of this file at runtime
(to be able to iterate the directory and list its contents)?
Would some file I/O operations be restricted because of some security issues?
I would prefer a solution without accessing some implementation-specific
server variables / properties.
EDIT:
I wouldn't ask if it were as simple as new File("."), because this would just give the directory of server's executables.

A:         <%@page import="java.io.*" %>
        <%@page import="java.util.*" %>
        <%!        public void GetDirectory(String a_Path, Vector a_files, Vector a_folders) {
                File l_Directory = new File(a_Path);
                File[] l_files = l_Directory.listFiles();

                for (int c = 0; c < l_files.length; c++) {
                    if (l_files[c].isDirectory()) {
                        a_folders.add(l_files[c].getName());
                    } else {
                        a_files.add(l_files[c].getName());
                    }
                }

            }
        %>

        <%
            Vector l_Files = new Vector(), l_Folders = new Vector();
            GetDirectory("C:/mydirectory/", l_Files, l_Folders);

            //folders should be left out...
            //for( int a = 0 ; a<l_Folders.size() ; a++ )
            //out.println( "["+l_Folders.elementAt(a).toString() + "]
") ;

            //generate files as XML
            out.println("<music>");

            for (int a = 0; a < l_Files.size(); a++) {
                out.println("<file>" + l_Files.elementAt(a).toString() + "</file>");
            }

            out.println("</music>");
        %>

Replace "C:/mydirectory/" with your directory

A: you should know the path of the jsp within your web application so you can pass that to getRealPath()
File jsp = request.getRealPath(pathToJspInWebapp);  //eg. /WEB-INF/jsp/my.jsp
File directory = jsp.getParentFile();
File[] list = directory.listFiles();

A: As of Version 2.1 of the Java Servlet API use:
File jsp = new File(request.getSession().getServletContext().getRealPath(request.getServletPath()));
File dir = jsp.getParentFile();
File[] list = dir.listFiles();

A: A correct/working example:
File jsp = new File(request.getRealPath(request.getServletPath()));
File dir = jsp.getParentFile();
File[] list = dir.listFiles();

A: I have used this one,
File jspFile = new File(request.getRealPath(request.getServletPath()));
        File dir = jspFile.getParentFile();
        String requestURL = request.getRequestURL().toString();
        String urlDir = requestURL.substring(0, requestURL.lastIndexOf('/'));

        File[] files = dir.listFiles(new FilenameFilter() {
            @Override
            public boolean accept(File dir, String name) {
                return name.endsWith(".ipa");
            }
        });


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Flora of Zimbabwe
Home > List of families > Orchidaceae > Polystachya > zambesiaca
Polystachya zambesiaca Rolfe
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Bunga Views, Vumba
Photo: Petra Ballings
Ndundu Lodge, Vumba
By main Vumba rd
Photo: Ken Worsley
Honde View Nyanga.
Detailed records: Display species records QDS maps by: Google Maps Point records by Google Maps
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Synonyms: Polystachya hislopii Rolfe
Polystachya phiriae Fibeck
Frequency: Common
Status: Native
Epiphyte or lithophyte. Pseudobulbs more or less conical, 3-4-leaved. Leaves oblanceolate, up to 15 cm, slightly 2-lobed at the apex. Flowers fleshy, pubescent on the outside. Petals and sepals pointed, greenish-yellow or lemon-yellow. Lip very fleshy, white with purple veins on the side lobes.
Notes: In certain populations in Eastern Zimbabwe, the flowers are considerably larger than elsewhere in Africa.
Derivation of specific name: zambesiaca: of the Zambezi region
Habitat: Often clump-forming in Brachystegia woodland, at higher altitudes it may occasionally be found on evergreen trees.
Altitude range: (metres) 900 - 1700 m
Flowering time: Aug - Feb
Worldwide distribution: Southern Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe distribution: C,E,S
Growth form(s):
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
Insects associated with this species:
Spot characters: Display spot characters for this species
Images last updated: Saturday 1 April 2006
Ball, J.S. (1978). Southern African Epiphytic Orchids. Conservation Press, Johannesburg. Pages 180 - 181. (Includes a picture).
Cribb, P.J. (1984). Orchidaceae (Part 2) Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 399 - 400.
Grosvenor, R.K. (1976). A list of orchids indigenous in Rhodesia. Excelsa 6 Page 85.
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Flora of Malawi: Polystachya zambesiaca
Flora of Mozambique: Polystachya zambesiaca
Flora of Zambia: Polystachya zambesiaca
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Polystachya zambesiaca
African Plant Database: Polystachya zambesiaca
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Polystachya zambesiaca
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Polystachya zambesiaca
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Polystachya zambesiaca
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GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Polystachya zambesiaca
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Polystachya zambesiaca
JSTOR Plant Science: Polystachya zambesiaca
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Polystachya zambesiaca
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Polystachya zambesiaca
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Polystachya zambesiaca
Plants of the World Online: Polystachya zambesiaca
The Plant List (version 1.1): Polystachya zambesiaca
Tropicos: Polystachya zambesiaca
Wikipedia: Polystachya zambesiaca
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2020). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Polystachya zambesiaca.
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Google was no help at all. Of course, it was not a normal topic to google but she was short on options with the male majority population in Hydra and Viper was probably not an authority on pregnancy... maybe. Oh, fuck it. Jessica got up and went to find shoes.
A few minutes later she was knocking on Viper's office door - she knew she was in there having already tried the bedroom... plus the light was on and she could hear typing. "Viper...?"
"Come in, Jessica." Viper turned from her computer, folding her hands on her desk and watching the door.
Jess stepped inside and closed the door behind her, leaning against it with a hand on her stomach as the uncomfortable squirming sensation started up again.
Viper cocked her head on one side, "Is everything alright?"
"No... yes... I don't know, it's annoying." Once it settled down again, she crossed the room and flopped into the chair on the other side of Viper's desk.
"What's the matter?" Viper watched Jessica's movements as she took her seat.
"I can't sleep... junior keeps moving around and it's driving me crazy."
"I see..." she gave Jess a curious look, "Did you come here for help with this or did you just want company?"
"I don't know..." she sighed, looking down at Viper's desk, "Is there anything you can do about it?"
"Unfortunately there is nothing I can do to stop the baby moving around... but I would say that it is a good thing he or she is so active. It is a sign of a healthy baby." She got up from her desk and went to the door, "Come, perhaps it will make it more bearable if you know what it is doing in there?"
Jess managed a small smile, getting up to follow her, "Anything's worth a try..."
"If there is anything more I can do for you, by all means, ask." Viper glanced over her shoulder as they walked, "There is no need for you to worry about anything while you are here - we have the facilities to deal with any eventuality and the expertise too. You are in safe hands."
"Thank you..." Jess quickened her pace briefly to fall into step beside the other woman, "I really appreciate all of this... and I'm sure Sebastian does too, even if he's not exactly saying it."
"I don't expect him to either. I imagine it would be quite painful for him to thank me after he tried to shoot me in the face," she smirked a little as she glanced at Jessica again. "Don't worry, I don't hold grudges." Most of the time anyway.
"That's good to know... and, to be fair, you had kidnapped me and a bunch of my friends..."
"And shooting me was surely his best way of finding out where you all were? I thought he was supposed to be clever."
Jess couldn't help it, she had to laugh - Viper did have kind of a point. "Okay, okay. But no harm, no foul, right?"
"Indeed." Viper opened the door to one of the labs and switched on the lights, holding the door for Jessica, "Shall we, then?"
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It has today been announced that the 2018 BREEAM Awards, the leading awards for sustainability within the global built environment, has joined forces with ecobuild.
Ecobuild 2018 is proud to announce that it is partnering with the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS).
ecobuild owner, Futurebuild Events Ltd, has welcomed today's budget announcement that at least £44bn of funding is being made available to support the housing market over the next five years, with the aim of building 300,000 new homes per year by the mid-2020s.
ecobuild and the RIBA, in conjunction with Rockpanel and ROCKWOOL, have launched an open call for an architect to help transform a space at ecobuild 2018. This competition offers a unique opportunity to showcase creativity and ingenuity at the number one event for forward-thinkers in the built environment.
When it comes to sustainability in the built environment, who do you think are the greatest influencers?
Celebrating the very best projects, people and innovations in the offsite sector, the Offsite Construction Awards are set to take place on the opening day of ecobuild 2018.
ecobuild owners, Futurebuild Events Ltd, have revealed more details about the futurebuild districts which have been created following feedback that the event had lost its way in previous years. The unique districts will showcase cutting-edge industry innovations and help tackle head-on the big issues facing the built environment.
ecobuild is all about ensuring that it is truly designed by and for the industry, with the offsite sector being engaged on a number of levels, thereby setting the agenda and engaging with the most innovative, exciting and inspiring brands, companies and speakers to ensure the best possible visitor and exhibitor experience.
You may have seen that we recently launched an advisory board and steering group, but now we're going even further and taking our mission to refresh the format for ecobuild 2018 online.
In a first for the competition, judges have chosen two winners in this year's Ecobuild & M&S Big Innovation Pitch. From a shortlist of five finalists, the panel chose a joint entry from Arup?
Following its acquisition by Futurebuild Events, Ecobuild ? the UK's leading exhibition and conference for construction, design and energy in the sustainable built environment ? has revealed the direction and vision for the 2018 edition of the show to be held 6-8 March at ExCeL London.


The ages of recent effusive eruptions on Erebus volcano, Antarctica are poorly known. Published 40Ar/39Ar ages of the 10 youngest "post-caldera" lava flows are unreliable because of the young ages of the flows (<10 ka) and the presence of excess 40Ar. Here we use cosmogenic 3He and 36Cl to provide new ages for the 10 youngest flows and 3 older summit flows, including a newly recognized flow distinguished by its exposure age. Estimated eruption ages of the post-caldera flows, assuming no erosion or prior snow cover, range from 4.52 ± 0.08 ka to 8.50 ± 0.19 ka, using Lifton et al. (2014) to scale cosmogenic production rates. If the older Lal (1991)/Stone (2000) model is used to scale production rates, calculated ages are older by 16–25%. Helium-3 and chlorine-36 exposure ages measured on the same samples show excellent agreement. Helium-3 ages measured on clinopyroxene and olivine from the same samples are discordant, probably due in part to lower-than-expected 3He production rates in the Fe-rich olivine. Close agreement of multiple clinopyroxene 3He ages from each flow indicates that the effects of past snow coverage on the exposure ages have been minimal. The new cosmogenic ages differ considerably from published 40Ar/39Ar and 36Cl ages and reveal that the post-caldera flows were erupted during relatively brief periods of effusive activity spread over an interval of ?4 ka. The average eruption rate over this interval is estimated to be 0.01 km3/ka. Because the last eruption was at least 4 ka ago, and the longest repose interval between the 10 youngest eruptions is ?1 ka, we consider the most recent period of effusive activity to have ended.


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The school has many positive sides to it. I am very impressed with the staff and teachers who know all the students very well and that makes it seem homely, like one big family. Teachers have been very helpful with my son and he is progressing really well. TRIO is truly a friendly and caring School. With my experience of many schools, my son really loves his school (TRIO) than any other school. The school tries to make students have fun along with strong academic rigour, placing great emphasis on the student's well-being and not just grades. I thank all the staff members of TRIO WORLD ACADEMY for making it such a happy place for our children.
I have two children studying the school in "Early Years 1" and "Grade 6". My children love coming to school. Teachers are extremely loving and caring.
My little one is in Early years; he has picked up English very well. His vocabulary for his age is excellent. He applies logic in every small thing which goes around him. Why it rains, how day and night occurs. He thinks about the environment not wasting water, electricity and believes in recycling. He has become very social, friendly and confident. Credit completely goes to school and his teachers for inculcating these values. I am very happy as a parent. I would congratulate the school for all the efforts and hard work they are putting in for children.
My elder one is in grade 6. She has picked up so well in the middle school in every field be it language, mathematics, sciences, humanities, life skills, public speaking, making presentation on IPAD. Not only academically, teachers also ensure about their behavior, attitude towards life, friends and the way they carry themselves. Teachers are extremely caring and loving. I get regular feedback about my child's performance. Teachers are very approachable, supportive and understanding. I am very happy as a parent for my kids.
Kavya my daughter in nursery joined as a little angel who couldn't even walk well. Trio has made her enjoy every day in school and not a day does she crib .I want to thank the entire staff who always take the at most care in her well being. Hats off TRIO! You can move mountains!!!! Keep up the excellent work!!
The first time I entered the TRIO campus, I got the feeling that there was something special out here. Google had prepared me with the pros and cons. The Trio website itself had equipped me with curriculum knowledge. But when I came here with my 3 year old for the first time, I just felt there was something more.. was it the cleanliness of the place, was it the bright airy campus, the cosy classrooms, the well spoken teachers, the security cameras, the spotless canteen or the comfy bathrooms. I don't know what it was but I decided that yes this is the right school for my kid. It was one of those gut feeling decisions, which I haven't ever regretted. Once my daughter became a student here, I saw how much more the school has to offer. The way the teachers don't just impart knowledge but nurture the spirit of the child. Everything my child learns is through activities. They learn more than just numbers and alphabets. The child is encouraged to question and be inquisitive. They learn to be confident, they learn to be not just another rat in the race. Every child is special, every child is beautiful and thank you TRIO for recognising it and encouraging the children to BE.
-Jyothsna Kedar (parent of Mihika Kedar Early Year 1).
TRIO is a great school .when we moved back from Boston, we were so unsure of where to start our kids schooling .The teachers are fantasies .T he entire staff is very friendly .We love the school. Our only request is there should be more awareness about food allergies. There is a doctor on the campus which is a boon .keep up the great work!!!!
-Padmavathi (parent of Ganesh – Grade2 & Ramya – Grade-7).
Trio World Academy continues to prove how much they care about the all student community, not just their grade or academic progress. Myles has shown great improvement as a student compared to his previous school, due largely to the extra attention & consideration from his teachers.
My son Dhanvin has enjoyed his school ever since he was admitted this year. I feel very happy seeing him always want to go to school. I feel all staff & teachers make this place a wonderful school. It is always nice to see my son associate school with good memories & a bright smile. A lot comforting to have him in Trio. Excellent Teachers!!!! Appreciated the school & glad to see students & Teachers. Enjoy such an awesome comfort zone.
Trio has a very different approach as regards to studies since Anjali has joined this school, she has started to love to come to school. First time we have seen her talking nicely of her teachers. She is very passionate about her school & friends. Thank you Trio!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's good to have one to one teaching methodology with the teachers & staff who put in a great effort to educate our kids. Way to go!!!!
Trio understand their students, tries to help them overcome their weakness in a best possible way. Friend environment keeps parents informed of the activities,& observer every child development. Trio is the best international school with best international standard. Teachers are very co operative with parent, just as they are with the students.
Trio has very friendly envirovement.Teachers are very nice &always available to help. Kids enjoy Trio.
Trio is the best school .I have seen in Bangalore. Infrastructure & friendly environment .All the best for the Success.
Trio is a great school. Teachers & staff areapprochable anytime. Love all the teachers, they are great!!!
Feeling very good my children have improved a lot amazing improvement .Trio has really helped them work with more confident. I hope same things to continue.
I would like to convey my appreciation for making the 2012-13 academic school year for my child a pleasant one. My daughter Amreen Aziz Popatiya of year 11 is truly happy with the wonderful and dedicated teachers who have guided her throughout the year.The support and effort by Mr.Clarke, Ms. Jennifer and all her other teachers was remarkable.
Thank you so much for your wonderful support all these years.We will miss you all.
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the management, staff and teacher of Trio who have done a wonderful job. My son's two years at Trio has been fantastic. Unfortunately, we are relocating to Mumbai in the last week of June. I would like to meet you both in this regard. Is it possible to meet you on the 6th of June or early next week?
I would also like to place on record our enormous gratitude and appreciation for Ms. Keerthi Amin, my son's teacher. He has been very lucky to have had Ms. Amin as his teacher for two years at Trio. In his early days on the long journey of life, he couldn't have had a better teacher. She has been kind, firm, patient, sincere and very hard working and the results show!!
We would like to thank all the Teachers at Trio World Academy & the support staff who had put in their efforts to mold Rena as she is today. We and Rena cherish warm memories of Trio .Rena would truly miss all her Teachers / friends and Co- schoolers.We also take this opportunity to wish Trio World Academy all the very best in their new ventures.
Today marks my last day as a Trio mom !This past year has been a good one for me and my daughter as TRIO gave us a nice soft landing in India and education in India.Although it seemed like it took a while for things to settle down initially, they finally did and it was smooth sailing from there on.My child never did complain about going to school because teachers and staff have been very caring and loving towards her.The student teacher ratio was also a plus because each child was given enough time and attention that they needed.Overall it has been a great experience and I wish the school and the staff all the very best for the future!
-Shilpa – parent of Ishanvi Reddy Dandu of year-2.
Best International School in Bangalore, highly disciplined Staff and an amazing Campus. Good combination of Academics and Extra-Curricular Activities. The way of Teaching is totally different and very good, it impacts Children in Right Way.
Very happy with my son's educational instruction there, strikes the right balance with regards to challenging them, the EY2B teachers are excellent and well versed in age appropriate tuition and handling the children's behavior, value for money given the calibre of the international style teaching.
An institution that celebrates the uniqueness of each child! Trio is indeed a happy place for every child. The leadership here runs through the school, from the head and each staff member to the students. Way to go Trio!


We go to Ikea to eat lunch sometimes. They have an amazing chocolate torte.
I'll have to try that. We always have lunch when we go.
I think of IKEA in much the same way (housewares), though it's a bit of a hike from my place to the nearest store.
My non-Christmas Christmas store is always Crate & Barrell. I love buying their overly-priced (but cute!) Christmas decorations there.
Anthea and I were right next door to Crate & Barrel tonight and it was almost 9 and we didn't get there - I'm going to have to go back sometime between now and Christmas. Pottery Barn (which is right across the street, in Houston) also usually has cute ornaments.
I wasn't mocking you! It was more of a 'no accounting for taste' kinda thing. You know, whatever floats your boat.
I always eat something at IKEA. I like their food, and frankly, after getting there (right now it takes a forty-minute drive on nasty highways to get to our closest ones), I need a brief breather with a cup of fairly-good coffee before braving the mobs in the showroom. Is there ever a time when IKEA is not crowded?
It wasn't just you who commented!
For some reason I have that old SNL John Malkovich sketch in my mind where he's an 18th Century fop who abhors being mocked ("Do you mock me, Sir?"). But every time he turns his back on his two sycophants, they make faces and rude gestures behind him.


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Scientists look at panda poo for biofuel clues
By Owen Weldon Oct 3, 2015 in Odd News
Researchers in Belgium are looking at excrement of giant pandas in hopes to find clues on how to develop new generations of biofuel.
The researchers are examining the panda poo to try to understand how they can digest tough bamboo.
The panda's genetic make-up is like a carnivore, but pandas stick to a diet that mainly consists of bamboo.
There have been a few scientific studies that have taken a look at the panda's digestive track, but the researchers said this study is the first to focus on the microorganisms that are found inside the panda's guts.
Korneel Rabaey, a professor for biochemical and microbial technology at Ghent University, said that they can look for new enzymes, which could be used to degrade tough biomass.
Rabaey said it was a huge feat for pandas to digest bamboo. This is because of how hard it is. He also pointed out that the pandas only consume certain parts of the bamboo. Rabaey said they don't understand very well why the pandas do this.
The main reason why the scientists take the panda poo is because the bugs, the microorganisms that are digesting all of the hard food. Rabaey said that they were going to take the excrement and put it in the reactors, and then they will see how the digestion works.
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political correctness ruined it, and towns, cities, and countryside as they appeared fifty or so years ago.
episode, are among my favorites.
attract the attention of law officers.
such. Also the propensity for the authorities to re-lose Kimble was rather silly and hard to believe.
Several times they had him in their grasp only to blunder him away again.
turn to when he was in dire straits.
Rugolo was outstanding as was the opening and closing narration by William Conrad.


Piercing Aftercare – Soap and Soaks.
Taking care of a new piercing is easy! If you know how! Your piercer should have given you some information – if they didn't, don't ever go back! And if you're here because you pierced yourself, please don't do it again!
Firstly, expect tenderness, swelling and irritation for the first few hours/days. It's nothing to worry about. If it's been a week or more and there's no sign of improvement, go back to the piercer and ask for advice.
This is very important: DO NOT REMOVE THE JEWELRY UNTIL YOU HAVE CONSULTED A DOCTOR/PIERCER. If you are concerned ask for help. Removing jewelry might not be necessary, and could cause further infections.
You're just home from the piercer's – what should you do? The following simple instructions will ensure your wound heals quickly.
Apply salt solution on your fresh navel piercing every day. Just soak some cotton wool with saline solution and place over your navel for 5 to 10 minutes once or twice a day. If there's some crusting on the belly ring, remove it gently.
You can make saline solution at home – dilute about 1/4 teaspoon of non iodized sea salt to 1 cup of clean, warm water and apply on your piercing twice a day. Or you can buy a saline solution at a drugstore or on the Net. See some great products below.
Don't forget to soak your piercing with saline solution after your piercing seems to be well healed and there's no puss coming out and crusting doesn't form. Like taking antibiotics, you should go the full course. Soak in saline every day for 6 months minimum, or until you're sure it's 100% healed.
Do not use alcohol, bactine or hydrogen peroxide to clean the piercing under any circumstances. Stick to the following, proven, inexpensive methods and you will be fine.
Use a mild, antibacterial soap to clean the piercing once or twice a day, preferably in the shower. Clean your hands and the rest of your body before cleaning your piercing. This will allow any crusties or other dirt around the piercing to loosen before removal. Use cotton swabs or gauze pads to remove any stubborn matter – try to avoid using fingernails.
And that's it! Saline soaks and soap! It couldn't be easier!
However, I repeat, do not hesitate to get advice from a professional (piercer/doctor) if you feel your piercing is not healing correctly or if you notice anything unusual.
Read our comprehensive piercing aftercare article here.
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Senate Hearings Over Ant-Muslim Bigotry?
I read with interest today an article that appeared in the New York Times, by Steven Dinan, that Senate Majority Whip Richard J Durbin is planning on conducting Senate subcommittee hearings over his supposed concern over anti-Muslim bigotry.
"Our Constitution protects the free exercise of religion for all Americans," Mr. Durbin said. "During the course of our history, many religions have faced intolerance. It is important for our generation to renew our founding charter's commitment to religious diversity and to protect the liberties guaranteed by our Bill of Rights."
If Senator Durbin is so concerned about the religious rights of Americans, then perhaps he should first of all hold hearings over concern for the rights of Christians and Jews in the United States who have been facing an ever increasing barrage of bigoted flack for the past twenty years at the hands of Hollywood, the ACLU, and hard left judges who have denied many the rights guaranteed by the constitution.
As an example, here are some of the top examples of bigotry toward Christians in 2009 alone, as reported by the Christian Anti-Defamation Commission.
Police were called to the East Jessamine Middle School in order to stop eight graders from praying for a fellow student during their lunch break, whose mother was tragically killed.
A judge in New Hampshire ordered a Christian mother to stop homeschooling her daughter because the girl too strongly reflected her mother's Christian faith.
The federal Department of Homeland Security issued a report entitled, "Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate,' in which conservative Christians were labeled as potential terrorists.
The congress passed a completely unnecessary Hate Crimes Bill, which was signed into law by President Obama, for no other reason than to give the radical homosexual lobby yet another tool to use in shutting the mouths of Christians who oppose their life style.
As reported by Dinan, "In 2009, the latest FBI statistics available, anti-Islamic hate crimes accounted for 9.3 percent of the 1,376 religiously motivated hate crimes recorded. That's far less than the 70.1 percent that were anti-Jewish."
So why is Senator Durbin seemingly so concerned about potential bigotry toward Muslims? This really has nothing whatsoever to do with the bigotry, but is yet another clear example of the far left's fixation with appearing politically correct.
Senator King had the right idea in actually voicing some concern over the infiltration of our nation by Jihadist Islamic terrorists. Need we be reminded of the Fort Hood Massacre, by Major Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 people in the name of the Islam god Allah? These are the type of events that should be concerning our government leaders, and occupying their time. Not pandering to the Muslim community, in order to not offend the followers of Islam.
Why should we care that anti-Muslim bigotry is growing in the US?
The House hearings on radical Islam are only hearings
On Faith: Congressman King's Muslim hearings
Global Warming causing death of "ant-zombie fungus"?
Racism and bigotry in the New York City School System
Hearings on radicalization of American Muslims are needed wake up call


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`ref T` should be a type!!
I give up! I tried to create a reflection library but D's traits are just too screwed up!