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These sentences are fantastic year 5, they create a real atmosphere in my head. They make me want to read more!
"As the cascading waters settled, the mist gently crept from its surface, while the towering structure majestically rose from the water's icy breath."
I love the amount of detail that is given in these statements! They have encouraged me to truly envision the environment!!
These are great Year 5! Some excellent examples of personification and similes. You should be very proud of your efforts.
Fantastic writing from 5JH. I like the word 'lurk'- makes it all seem very dangerous and threatening!
Wow! What super sentences Year 5 - no wonder Mr Holmes is proud of you. I did enjoy your use of words, especially 'lurking ' and 'shoot'. Keep up the good work!
I really like how the moon and icy castle have been described as 'lurking' - it really adds a sense of drama to the description. Now I want to read some more to find out what will happen next.
I love the use of the word 'lurking'. It made the image seem really spooky - ideal for Halloween time!
Wow, I love the idea of the turrets shooting out of the castle like trees from the ground! It makes them sound menacing and majestic! Good job year 5; I can see you have worked really hard. I hope we can hear more of these in the future!
Wow-what a fantastic selection of sentences! My favourite one is ‘the turrets shoot out of the palace like trees’. It’s an excellent simile. Well done!
These are some fantastic sentences 5JH. You have really captured the image within your descriptions and paint a very vivid picture for those who may only see the sentences. Well done all!
"I think the castle is a beautiful structure cascading across the environment."
"I think the castle is absolutely fascinating."
"The castle is colossal and ancient"


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This is one of my favorite go-to, quick and easy recipes. It’s clean, it’s easy and it’s healthy.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place fish in a 2×10-inch round baking dish (or a 11×7-inch oblong) coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with pepper and salt.
In a small skillet, saute onion and garlic in butter along with chopped kale leaf until tender; spoon over fish. Combine juices and orange zest; drizzle over fish.
Bake, uncovered, for 20-25 minutes, or until fish is opaque and flakes easily with a fork. Makes 4 servings, about 155 calories per serving.
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Throughout the campaign, you contributed in many different ways, giving sound advice and encouragement, organizing house parties and coffees, making phone calls, holding visibility signs, donating money, and voting #1 for me. A heartfelt thank you to you all for your support throughout the past several months. I learned a lot from everyone I met as I campaigned. Let’s continue this conversation as the School District goes through an important transition.
I want to recognize two people who gave incredible time and energy over the past several months: Victoria Harris, and Claude Bartholomew. You were my stalwarts.
Most of all, I want to thank my husband, Brian, and my son, Liam. You both have believed in me and grounded me.

industry_corpus2: Subject Education


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Fan Zone Pit Policy: With the purchase of a general admission ticket fans will be allowed to enter the pit area from 5:00 pm to 6:45 pm (5:00 pm – 6:30 pm on Sprint Car nights). Liability & minor release forms must be signed prior to entering the pit area. These forms will be available at the pit sign-in booth or the eastern pit gate access by the pit concession stand.
Camping Policy: Primitive camping (no hookups) is permitted in the main parking lot for any event.

industry_corpus2: Sports


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Non-actionable alarms strain hospital resources, contribute to hospital alarm fatigue, and can affect the quality of your patient care. Desensitization may even become a matter of life and death.
Hospital Alarm fatigue has been identified as the top technology hazard for healthcare organizations¹ and is the subject of the Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals on Alarm System Management.
With our comprehensive hospital alarm fatigue management solutions and consulting services, your caregivers can get the right information at the right time for targeted care.
The problem of alarm management has become so widespread that as of December 2013, The Joint Commission introduced it as a National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG). The Joint Commission now requires its accredited hospitals to improve their alarm systems, aiming to alleviate the constant barrage of bells and whistles that are often the hallmark of a hospital stay for patients and that contribute to hospital alarm fatigue for healthcare workers. With alarms poised in first place on ECRI’s “Top 10 Health Technology Hazards” list for the fourth consecutive year, the issue of alarm management is one that is critical to patient safety for healthcare organizations.
The right systems, together with the right policies, augment your workflow to support clinical decision-making. Our alarm system management solutions contain features designed to facilitate care, improve workflow and reduce hospital alarm fatigue.
Our hospital alarm management solution is an end-to-end solution designed to help you manage alarms and reduce fatigue, while providing the information you need, when you need it, to categorize, distribute and respond—virtually wherever you are.
“If it doesn’t mean anything, then why is it going off?” This concern is all too common. Patients want to know that care providers are focused on what is important and relevant to their care and recovery. Our hospital alarm systems management solutions help you gain back patient trust by helping you manage and reduce non-actionable alarms.
We collaborated with a leading healthcare and life sciences consulting company to conduct an extensive evaluation and develop an action plan for successful alarm management intervention. This plan will help you develop a systematic, coordinated approach to clinical alarm system management at your hospital.
More clinical information. Less audible interruption.
Too many auditory alarm signals in the clinical environment can lead to staff interruption, patient and staff dissatisfaction, and may present potential patient safety issues. Our alarm system management solutions offer potential for improved patient care and workflow, a less hectic environment, and higher staff and patient satisfaction.
A systematic approach: Built-in tools, such as automatic alarm limits and patient centered profiles, can be customized as part of a systematic approach to alarm system management.
Customizable: Advanced event surveillance tools can be adapted to fit your patient population, reduce auditory interruptions, and support the early indication of clinical change.
Accountable: Systems allow mining rich data to investigate compliance with existing policies and protocols, as well as generate clinical quality improvement and quality assurance results.
Consulting services assist healthcare organizations improve patient care and satisfaction through the use of technology, clinician engagement, and high performance clinical workflows.
Decreasing clinician stresses, aligning clinical provider practice with reimbursement, and ultimately, improving the patient experience and quality of care are important goals for any ICU.
Configurable: Alarm systems can be tailored to your unique environment.
Escalate: When clinicians are unable to respond, the alarm condition can be escalated by severity and/or distributed more widely.
Support: Many alarms are reduced because data is presented in clinically meaningful ways, helping to identify subtle changes of deterioration sooner and without alarm signals.
Consulting: Consulting services bring our expertise in technology, change management, and best practices to bear on your individual alarm system management needs.
Distribute: Alarm conditions can be distributed to clinicians on the go.
Our alarm systems support IT solutions that facilitate adherence to guidelines, enhance caregivers’ ability to respond quickly and appropriately, troubleshoot problems when they occur, and support quality improvement programs. We can help you design and implement IT solutions that work.
Clinical performance: IT solutions can prioritize alerts and increase distribution to others as needed and provide escalation pathways for unacknowledged alarms.
Interoperability: Alarm system solutions are standards-based to support smooth interoperability with Philips, third-party devices, and hospital EHRs.
Consolidate workflow: External devices and other alarm systems (such as IV pumps, nursing alarm signals, etc.) are easily aggregated into a platform that simplifies and consolidates your IT workflow.
Mineable data: Rich alarm performance data reports provide key indicators to support quality improvement and quality assurance.
Fits in the IT Strategy: Uses standard IT technologies such as Windows operating systems, many supported as virtual machines.
Help is a phone call away: Remote Support Network Service helps you troubleshoot and understand alarms system management issues.
Standards: Integrations are developed in accordance with industry standards to facilitate alarm and alert management across the healthcare enterprise network.
Performance assessment: We conduct interviews, collect and analyze alarm data, evaluate workflow and monitoring practices, and assess alarm performance.
Improvement design: Based on our assessment and data analytics, we review your options, and develop an alarm system management strategy and roadmap that focuses on reducing non-actionable alarms.
Implementation and change management: We partner with you to prioritize, communicate, and implement selected changes.
Monitor results: Once complete we will re-evaluate alarm data and noise levels to assess the impact of implemented changes, create on-going support materials, and measure alarm with dashboard metrics.
We work closely with key trade associations and academics to make available the latest information on alarm system management. Shared partner insights include research, management strategies, and related topics.
A missed, silenced, or unanswered alarm can have deadly consequences for your patients. This situation is characteristic of a multi-faceted problem that must include a look at the people, processes, technology, and culture of your institution. We can assist with a review, solution, and implementation plan.
“If it doesn’t mean anything, then why is it going off?” This concern is all too common. Patients want to know that care providers are focused on what is important and relevant to their care and recovery. Our alarm systems management solutions help you gain back patient trust by helping you manage and reduce non-actionable alarms.
Preempt and reduce hospital acquired infections with tools to speed patient recovery and shorten length of stay.
Spot patient deterioration quickly and send proper notification to Rapid Response Teams through automated early warning scores.
Remove technology as a barrier and connect caregivers to patients and each other. So they can work together to deliver fast, responsive care.

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AlphaBetty Saga level 351 is a Bubble Pop level. To pass this kind of level you should pop all bubbles ordered at the beging of the mission.
Any advice or help to pass AlphaBetty Saga level 351 would be appreciated!

industry_corpus2: Gaming


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For most of her life, Winnipegger Lorrie Sudoski has been on a quest for long, sweeping eyelashes — the kind of “big, bold, look-at-me lashes” she’s seen Hollywood starlet Drew Barrymore coo about in her Cover Girl ads.
But despite trying countless tubes of mascara from Cover Girl and other major brands, Sudoski never got the look she wanted.
So now it’s go-big or go-home time for the St. James resident who has pinned all her hopes on Latisse. The drug has been available at doctors’ offices in Canada for just over a week. Latisse is manufactured by California-based Allergan, the same company that makes Botox.
Latisse is really a rebranding of Lumigan, a drug used in Canada since 2002 to treat glaucoma, a serious eye disease that causes elevated pressure in the eye. Left untreated, glaucoma can lead to blindness. Lumigan works by lowering eye pressure.
Before the development of Latisse, glaucoma patients using Lumigan noticed their eyelashes growing longer and thicker. Many would ask their ophthalmologists if they could apply Lumigan, a drop, in their non-diseased eye to even out lash growth.
Allergan decided to turn a not-completely-understood side effect into the profit-making Latisse. It’s been available in the United States since 2008. Last year, Allergan sold 1.5 million bottles of Latisse. It contains the same active ingredient as Lumigan — bimatoprost — in the identical .03 per cent strength.
What’s new is the name, application method (instead of dropping this in the eye, you apply it to the upper lash line with a brush) and, of course, the splashy ad campaign featuring model/actress Brooke Shields sporting her fringe of long, perfectly fanned lashes.
Sudoski has been watching the American commercials, eagerly waiting for the product to hit Canadian shelves.
When her dermatologist, Dr. Earl Minuk, recently put on an open house to introduce Latisse, Sudoski was there, willing to shell out $160 for a bottle expected to last just over a month. She’s already tried the product and hopes that in eight to 16 weeks she’ll have a luscious lashes — like she had when she was 20 — that won’t require mascara.
Dr. Errol Billinkoff, a Winnipeg doctor who specializes in no-scalpel vasectomies and cosmetic laser procedures, calls Latisse “fantastic.” His staff has been using the product for a few weeks and has loved the results. “I’ve taken photos to demonstrate the difference and it is dramatic. I think we are going to be selling a lot of it,” says Billinkoff.
Eleven doctors in Winnipeg authorized to prescribe Latisse are listed on the Allergan website. None of the doctors listed are ophthalmologists, medical doctors who specialize in eyes.
The real McCoy may cause, according to Latisse’s product monograph, eye itching and redness. More visible effects may include excess hair growth in areas other than the lashes, darkening of the skin under the eyes, darkening of the eyelid and darkening of the iris–the coloured part of the eye.
Most doctors say while iris darkening is probably irreversible, skin darkening will, in most cases, subside when the affected patient stops using Latisse.
That’s not the case with Cynthia O’Connor, a Minneapolis interior designer who used Latisse for 16 weeks before developing plum-coloured circles around her eyes. In a photo that appeared alongside a New York Times article about Latisse, she looked like she had been punched.
A year after not using the product, O’Connor says she still has under eye discolouration. “I am talked blue about my experience with Latisse. It was not a good one. I did get good eyelash growth, but the side effects were awful,” says O’Connor in a Facebook message to the Free Press.
O’Connor, who purchased Latisse without a prescription from her facialist, hopes her story will serve as a warning to Canadians who might be considering using Latisse without seeing a doctor.
Dr. Lisa Kellett, a Toronto dermatologist and consultant for Latisse, says she’s heard of Lumigan causing skin discolouration, but not Latisse.
Numerous internet message boards contain posts from women in the U.S. who say their blue or green eyes turned brown after using Latisse. Doctors warn that Latisse users need to apply the product carefully, making sure to avoid inside the eye, the lower lash line and the skin surrounding the eye. Allergan says that once a user stops using Latisse, lashes will return to their pre-Latisse state within weeks.
Dr. Lorne Bellan, University of Manitoba’s head of opthamlology, warns against ordering Latisse or any other drug online. Nevertheless, he says bimatoprost, the active ingredient in Latisse, has been proven relatively safe, considering Lumigan, (which has the exact same ingredient) has been used in Canada for almost a decade.

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Should I Buy Southwest Points During the 50% Bonus Offer?
This week, Southwest launched a new buy points offer: Now through May 16, get up to 50% bonus points when buying at least 15,000 Southwest Rapid Rewards points. We don’t often see buy-points deals from Southwest, so this promotion likely leaves many Southwest flyers wondering whether this is a good deal.
That said, this formula is based on the base airfare cost, before taxes and fees. So, the actual value you’ll get from an award will be around 1.4-1.5 cents per point. TPG’s current valuation of Southwest points sits at 1.5 cents per point.
As you can see, even with the 50% bonus, the price of Southwest points is much higher through this promotion than the value you’d get from them.
But what about if you’re just shy of an award? First, keep in mind that the standard rate for buying points is punitive at 3 cents per point — more than twice the value of the points. But even when you’re looking to top off your account with 15,000+ points, I’d suggest you look for another source. Your best bet for quick Southwest points are Chase Ultimate Rewards points, which transfer to Southwest instantaneously.
If you have a business, you can sign up for the Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Business Credit Card and earn 60,000 points when you spend $3,000 on purchases in the first three months.
Or, you can earn transferable Chase Ultimate Rewards with a card such as the Chase Sapphire Reserve (3x on travel and dining; 50,000 point sign-up offer after spending $4,000 in the first three months), Chase Sapphire Preferred Card (2x on travel and dining; 60,000 point sign-up offer after spending $4,000 in the first three months) or the Ink Business Preferred Credit Card (3x on travel and more; 80,000 point sign-up offer after spending $5,000 in the first three months).
Only then would I say that it’d make sense to buy enough points to complete the redemption. Otherwise, I’d recommend avoiding this promotion and only use Southwest points you earn through flying or spending on a credit card.
This is The Points Guy’s permanent page about Southwest’s “buy miles” promotions, so you can bookmark it and check back regularly for the latest offer. Keep in mind you may see some reader comments referring to older deals below.

industry_corpus2: Transportation


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Welcome to - Fire & Fury Fitness!
We are a team that love being active. All types of Fitness activities. Dancing, Weights, Boxing and lots more!
We started with a dream; the dream was to create not only a quality clothing brand but to create a motivational motto to inspire others!
We imagined how great that would be! Not only wearing our own designed clothing but to motivate others and inspire those to FIRE YOUR FURY... Never in a million years would we ever thought we would actually create it!
This was one idea and concept that was not getting pushed aside - So... FIRE & FURY FITNESS was born...!
Our Motivational Motto is FIRE YOUR FURY - The Motto is designed to encourage those to step out of their comfort zones to seek change! To realize that only stepping away from their comfort zones, will allow change to happen!
We believe if you have a fitness passion; believe in yourself and never back down for anyone. Let's be honest, there will always be haters. Those people who don't understand the passion and drive you have to better your health and feel great about being you.
Never doubt yourself! You honestly don't know what power you hold inside that can drive you to conquer dreams you never thought possible.
We believe we have created a brand and idea to FIRE YOUR FURY - to Fire the Fury inside to help you reach your goals. To push yourself harder, stronger and faster.
If we could give you any advice, it would be stay true to yourself. Believe in yourself always, no matter who tries to steer you off your path.
There is no time for negativity in our lives.. Life’s too short to listen to those deadbeats who doubt you. Haters make the passion stronger. So use it and give them something to really talk about haha.
Surround yourself with positive people, you will reap not only a healthier life but general well-being.
We'd both like to show our thanks and appreciation to those along this (what seems like a long journey to get here) that we wouldn't be where we are today, without you.
So thank you to Lil Maria; seriously the hours you have put in to help us, we can't thank you enough. You're the best!
Ange, Jules and Cassie for being our photo support and for your input and help with photos and our families for their continued support.
Our suppliers and also John at E-corner - always being available for our questions.
And to Dan - The BMXNINJA - Our FIRE & FURY Ambassador - Thank you for loving and representing our brand. You deserve the greatest successes life brings!
Without your help, knowledge and thoughts along the way, we wouldn't be able to make a dream a reality!
We will continue to bring out new designs and items throughout the year... FIRE & FURY FITNESS gear to inspire change.. to FIRE YOUR FURY!
All the best for your fitness goals, and hope our clothing motto's gives you a motivation to keep on going!
And Remember FIRE YOUR FURY!


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Vaccinations: We recommend EEE/WEE/ and tetanus vaccines for all horses. For those showing or traveling, we also offer EHV, West Nile, and Strangles vaccines.
Coggins tests: We now participate with Global Vet digital Coggins. No more waiting for the state to mail back the paperwork. Now you can print off the forms from the website. Most times in as little as three days!
We are also investing heavily in the equine population of the UP. Sault Animal Hospital will soon be expanding with a new equine hospital. Soon we will also be able to offer hospitalization and surgery right here in the UP! Initial plans for the facility also include an indoor arena to allow year round lameness and performance evaluations.
Smartpak is now offering a program called ColiCare.This program comes with a $7,500 colic surgery reimbursement.For more information on annual requirements visit www.smartpak.com/ColiCare or stop by the clinic and pick up a brochure.

industry_corpus2: Agriculture & Fisheries


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If you are installing StackStorm on a host you do not have direct (or VPN) network access to (such as an AWS instance with only private IP addresses), you may have some difficulty connecting to the Web UI.
Simply creating an SSH tunnel through a bastion host, and then using a URL on localhost, such as https://localhost:8443/ will fail. You will see an error message such as Unable to reach auth service. [auth:true].
This is due to the way the Web UI authentication works, where the browser will be provided with URLs for the authentication service that do not map to your tunnel address.
If you do not have the ability to set up a VPN between your networks, the simplest solution is to use SSH as a proxy, rather than creating tunnels. Use a command like ssh -N -D 7654 bastion_host. This command, using -N, will not yield a command prompt.
Then configure your browser to use localhost:7654 as a SOCKS5 proxy. You should then be able to connect to your StackStorm Web UI using the private IP address, which will be proxied through your SSH session, and it should Just Work.

industry_corpus2: Computing & Telecommunications


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"Architecture is not an inspirational business, its a rational procedure to do sensible and hopefully beautiful things; that's all."
My passion and enthusiasm for the field of architectural design, have allowed me to excel in building valuable business relationships with my clients and coworkers. I have an extensive background in the field of architectural design and civil engineering. I am looking to fully utilize all of my skills for each and every project, through strong work ethics and tenacity.

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Hudson Valley, Catskills, Woodstock, Kingston, Saugerties and much more.
Gene Rios Realty has over 60 years of commercial and residential real estate sales experience. We are your Ulster County and Hudson Valley specialists!


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Held between 22 and 25 March, the annual Van der Valk Experience Event was a great success. Our state-of-the-art yachtbuilding facilities in Waalwijk (NL) welcomed hundreds of guests and visitors over the four days, beating the record numbers seen last year.
Many people said how impressed they were with our brand-new 42-metre construction hall, which was looking great for the occasion. There was good food and music for all, while a number of new and potential clients took the chance to have personal meetings with designers Guido de Groot and Cor de Rover and naval architect Jaron Ginton to explore possible future builds.
However, as is always the case at the Experience Event, the true stars were undoubtedly the various yachts we had on display. Visitors clearly enjoyed having the chance to see at first hand no less than nine Van der Valk boars at various stages of construction. Highlights included a brand new 32-metre Raised Pilothouse as well as the first two hulls in our innovative new BeachClub line.
The BeachClub boats offer an unprecedented amount of space indoors and out, and are sure to make a great impression at next years’ Experience Event when completed. We look forward to seeing you there!


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When you utilize your personal computer and its different functions, it is inevitable to bump to particular errors. What’s worse is, you don’t know what that problem is about and where it came from. This is simply an indication that something needs to be done in your personal computer so be free from worries. This Wpf Image At Runtime happens to anyone so it is kind of normal. The most important thing is to understand what causes the problem you will have an idea how to avoid it from getting worse. It is possible to distinguish possible solutions by means of this.
Detecting the root cause of the error helps you to fix the problem. This is also true when talking about the Wpf Image At Runtime that we always experience with our computers. You’ll then realize in the end that specific problems might originate from varied errors. Mismatched PC module applications and also driver problems are a few of the reasons why such error exist.
This Wpf Image At Runtime doesn’t choose an operating system to attack, it can occur to all even in the most updated ones. Simple computer processes such as ESC and Ctrl + Alt + Del will not help to get rid of this error. Though many reasons could cause this error, the primary problem is a recent change in the software or hardware state of the computer. The great thing to do is open the computer in safe mode so that you are able to uninstall the software recently added, also take away any hardware devices linked to it.
Once you run out of RAM space for your computer files, this error will come your way. The most typical reason for this is when you are utilizing an app that uses an enormous memory space. As long as your RAM space is still workable, you can just increase the size of the PageFile. You can do this through changing your Advanced tab settings. Go to Control Panel, System, Security and Advanced system settings Once you reach this, you can double the size of the PageFile compared to the RAM memory. However, if you think your RAM is no good, then you should add up RAM chips. Be sure to get a supply of RAM from a dependable provider.
If there is a program attempting to be run and suddenly stopped, there may be a missing file causing this Wpf Image At Runtime. Re-installing the software may fix the problem. On the other hand, if it is a system file, you can get a copy of it from the web. But always ensure that you are getting one from a trustworthy site. Be open for the probability that the file taken from the internet may not work. Also, there are instances wherein viruses are the cause of this specific error so better get a great anti-virus.
If you know how to solve Wpf Image At Runtime by yourself, you’ll be saving enough some of funds. There are too many pc errors and those mentioned here are the usual errors PC users got to experience. There are individuals who find PC replacement as the best option for these errors. However, the wise move is to try troubleshooting it first yourself. The perfect solution for this is to learn about the basic of fixing computer errors in order to have the ability troubleshoot the problem the next time it come up.


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* Drop-Shipping Service. We can add your business logo in the box.
We will handle printing of stickers in China, simply send us your Logo in PSD or other formats.
photo in your order page, free of charge.
Loyalty Program. Each dollar spent on item cost & local shipping is equivalent to one point ($1 = 1 Point). Once accumulated points reach the above thresholds, membership is upgraded to the applicable category.
Instant Upgrade. Standard Member can pay for automatic upgrade to either Gold or Platinum by outright payment of applicable fee. Likewise, Gold Member can upgrade membership by paying $99.
We help you connect directly with the Manufacturer so you can price your merchandise competitively & enjoy wider margin!
Meeting customer orders? We ship your orders directly to your customers. You may even have your business logo in the package.
We don’t ship nonconforming or defective items. We return the item and/or have it exchanged by the seller. Seller shoulders local shipping!

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How to Improve your Writing Skills in a Foreign Language | Fluent. Simple.
Improve your writing skills in a foreign language by writing about anything that keeps you motivated, with the help of a couple of free websites. However, written drills don’t improve communication skills. Creative writing does. To master a foreign language, shift the focus of writing from accuracy to creating contents and communicating them.
We all want to master a foreign language, and we can master a foreign language by writing. You don’t need full control of a language to be creative. Control is achieved by having a wide vocabulary and a full understanding of the mechanics of a language’s grammar. A learner can be creative with their language when they only have a little to play with. If they do that at the start, when they know more they will also make better use of that. We only have to think of how a child plays more imaginatively with a cardboard box than they do with the latest computer toy to realise this.
In order to master a foreign language by writing, let’s understand the nature of this skill before we look into some ideas to hone it up in a foreign language.
Writing is a productive skill because the writer creates new language and does not only interpret existing information.
Poetry, short story, lecture notes, etc.
Subject-verb-agreement, tense, aspect markers, references, etc.
Ways to greet in a letter, appropriate ways of phrasing ideas, etc.
Creative writing aids language development at all levels: grammar, vocabulary, phonology and discourse. It requires learners to manipulate the language in interesting and demanding ways in attempting to express uniquely personal meanings. In doing so, they necessarily engage with the language at a deeper level of processing than with most expository texts. The gains in grammatical accuracy and range, in the appropriacy and originality of lexical choice, in sensitivity to rhyme, rhythm, stress and intonation, and in the way texts hang together are significant and let you gradually master a foreign language.
Much of the teaching we do tends to focus on the left side of the brain, where our logical faculties are said to reside. Creative writing puts the emphasis on the right side of the brain, with a focus on feelings, physical sensations, intuition and musicality. This is a healthy restoration of the balance between logical and intuitive faculties. It also affords scope for learners whose hemisphere dominance or learning-style preferences may not be intellectual or left brain dominant, and who, in the normal process of teaching are therefore at a disadvantage.
Creative writing enables a writer to manipulate the language in unusual ways, in order to express something. This engages you on a much deeper level of processing a language, which gives you better results in return.
It also enables you to break away from monotony. When students or learners are trying to tackle a new language, it’s easy to get frustrated and bored with the same old curriculum.
Creative writing enables you to work on your cognitive strategies as well, and improve through analysing and trying out new ways to formulate meanings. That is, once you’re able to let go, and accept the fact that language learning is a process that entails lots of mistakes.
In order to reap all these benefits and master a foreign language by writing, you must be able and willing to learn consistently. No matter what method you may use, every learner reaches a point when they are satisfied or simply bored with the same method of learning. Creative writing, as any other instrument used for acquiring a language needs to be done consistently.
Release your creativity. Think of a language as a game. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes. A part of being able to be creative and play around with a language actually means you’re going to make mistakes along the way. Push your boundaries. Kids love playing around with words, but once you become an adult you should be able to play around even more effectively, because your vocabulary expands and you can write extensively.
Become an avid reader. Reading widely in a foreign language is one of the best ways to grow your vocabulary, strengthen your writing skills, and absorb the language’s grammar. In each language I study, I try to read everything I can get my hands on: novels, newspaper articles, poetry, comics, instruction manuals, and the list goes on.
Ask a native speaker to edit your writing. Post your writings on Italki. Your journal entry will appear to native speakers of that language who will leave you helpful feedback and point out any errors. In return, you can help edit other user’s entries that are written in your native language. By receiving feedback, you can master a foreign language.
Pre-writing tasks review and build students’ knowledge of relevant vocabulary, relevant grammar points and, most importantly, students’ background knowledge, since that is what really generates thoughtful and interesting written work. Pre-writing tasks are a crucial element of successful writing instruction.
Pre-writing activities may take many different forms. Here we review a few effective ways to get the writing process started: associograms, prompts, interviews, and reading/listening activities.
An associogram is a collection of lexical items and/or ideas that relate to a topic.
A well chosen picture or song can foster the learner’s creativity. A few questions in addition to the picture can really help ideas flow. Written prompts can help students hypothesize what is going on in the picture and generate interesting content.
Interviews can serve to generate ideas for writing and move learners beyond their own experiences. It usually works best when some of the questions are unexpected or “hook” students’ interests.
Responding to texts. When language learners respond to texts, whether written or oral, they can learn new vocabulary, expressions, grammatical structures, and valuable pragmatic information (e.g., how to structure an e-mail, a movie review, etc.).
Alternate ending activities can be used with any text (from stories, music, or film). For known texts, students can simply come up with a different ending. Or they can predict an ending of a story from a reading. Similarly, students write a sequel to the story that takes place five years later. Or have students re-write the story (or parts of the story) from the perspective of one of the minor characters.
Short stories can include a modern fairy tale or a parable, a moment-in-life description, or even a mystery. Ideally, the students read a mystery story beforehand, to learn relevant vocabulary, grammar, and narrative structure before they write.
For example, Wiki entries, blogs, a brochure advertising study abroad programs. These activities might be better suited for intermediate or more advanced learners.
Writing deserves systematic and continued attention in the foreign language classroom in its own right, not merely as a support skill for listening, reading or speaking. Writing is a complex process that demands of authors to have clear ideas they wish to communicate, to take note of their audience, to be aware of the purpose of the texts they produce, and to use the linguistic aspects of language necessary for conveying meaning effectively. Writing tasks should reflect a variety of purposes for writing in real life.
Writing is essential for developing literacy and can help language learners connect the foreign language to meaningful expression of ideas. By incorporating creative writing into your study schedule, you can gain a sense of autonomy over the language. You can master a foreign language by writing and have fun doing that.
It’s a chance to put into practice words and grammar patterns that you learned recently, and expand your vocabulary by looking up new words in the dictionary if needed.
It’s a chance to check the spelling of words you’re familiar with but never use in writing.
It’s an intimate time to reflect on the language you’re studying. Ask yourself: “why do I need to use this tense?”, “how can I express this idea?”, “how do I put these words together in a sentence?”, “are these words related to each other?”.
It’s a way to keep yourself motivated, especially by writing about topics of your interest. Writing itself is a pleasure, but you can also take pleasure in sharing your writings with your foreign friends and teachers.
If you read aloud what you’re writing and check the pronunciation online (on Google Translate or other websites), it even counts as speaking and reading practice.
Provides interesting, lively opportunities for language practice.
Is not uncontrolled and uncontrollable verbal doodling but requires precision and accuracy in expression and vocabulary.
Ideally, you might want to have your writings checked by your teacher, language exchange partner or volunteers online, but the act of handling new words alone already helps memorizing. Your writing skills in a foreign language will naturally improve with daily practice.
The best way to put those words into practice is to use them in conversation. I personally start every language lesson, both as a student and as a teacher, by repeating key points from the previous lesson, which includes making sentences with the words. You can do the same during your language tandem. However, making sentences by yourself works ,too. Since writing skills in a foreign language are often overlooked, creative writing is a good habit to take.
Write about what you’re interested in. It doesn’t have to be a “basic” topic, like buying groceries or tickets. I usually write about philosophy, society, and romance. You might want to write about surfing, cats, or physics. Your topics of interest are your basics, because it’s likely that you’ll have a chance to talk about them in real life.
For the same reason, I never take classes or group lessons: I might just not be interested in the topics they deal with in standard curriculums. Family? I don’t want one. Shopping? I hate it. Sports? I don’t watch it. Entertainment? I haven’t watched TV for 16 years.
It’s certainly easier to say things if you know a lot of words, but you can still get by through roundabouts. For example, I can still say that “my dad’s sister got married” or that “the guy threw the ball in the hole”, if I ever need to. I don’t like wearing clothes, not to mention learning the name of clothes in other languages. I’d rather describe the shape or the color of the clothes I want to point at.
Any time is good to hone up your writing skills in a foreign language. You can always write, as long as you have a pen and a sheet of paper. In this age of language learning apps, this might sound old-fashioned, but actually there’s plenty of research indicating that you memorize information better if you take notes by hand. This applies to writing skills in a foreign language, too.
However, there’s at least one drawback in leaving your writings on paper. It’s not practical to share them and have someone correct them, unless you have a tutor who patiently does that for you.
You can have a native speaker check your homework for free!
That’s why I always post my homework on Italki. Italki is the largest online language learning community and, among other features, has a section to post your homework on the website and have other users like you correct it for free. Yes, you can have a native speaker check your homework for free! This way, you also feel motivated because you know that someone is going to read it and even correct it for you.
On Italki’s website, you find the “notebook” page under the “community” item in the top menu.
If you’re new to Italki, sign up from this link to get 10US$ credit for your first lesson, if you ever decide to take lessons on Skype (registration is free).
If you’re still learning a language, chances are that you’re not sure about how to spell words, or can’t come up with the right word in that language. You’re here to improve your writing skills in a foreign language, but if you’re writing alone you can’t ask your teacher or language exchange partner. For that, ask your best friend: Google Translate.
Google Translate tells you real-time if something looks wrong in the sentence. While it’s still weak at analyzing long sentences, it works very well with spelling. Accept its suggestions.
Enter a single word in the text box, and Google will return a dictionary-like list of all known definitions, including sinonyms. Fast, uh?
Google Translate looks dumb but it can be pretty smart. If you provide a word in the context of a phrase or sentence, Google will select the most context-sensitive definition.
For example: if you type in the Italian noun coda, you will see that it means “tail”. Now let’s provide more context. Type in coda di gatto and it will translate into “cat’s tail”. But type coda in autostrada and it will translate into “queue/line on the highway” (traffic jam), because it’s found next to the word “highway”. The more context you can give Google, the better your translation will be.
Another example: if you type in the Portuguese noun cara, you will see that it means “face”, “visage”, “appearance”, but also “guy”. Now let’s provide more context. Type in lavei a cara and it will translate as “I washed my face”. But type aquele cara alto and it will translate to “that tall guy”.
Word order: in Italian, adjectives come before or after the noun they point at. Is it “bella vita” or “vita bella”?
Usage: like finding out which of two similar words is more commonly used (“a deep insight” or “a profound insight”?). Run a search on both phrases and compare the number of hits.
To make sure you get the most accurate results, it helps to go to your Google search settings and under Search Language, select your target language and native language.
Writing is an excellent activity to improve your language skills, not limited to writing. An excellent way to improve your writing skills in a foreign language is creative writing. Feel free to write about anything that keeps you motivated, regardless of how rare or hard that topic is. Either write by hand, or post your homework on Italki to have native speakers correct it for free. Use Google Translate and Google Search to support your writing practice and overall learning experience (but don’t cheat!).
Go unleash the writer within!


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Today, the regional court pronounced a judgment in the case of five opposition leaders accused of organizing mass actions under the walls of the Homel regional department of internal affairs. Accused oppositionists did not come to the court hearing in protest against judicial tyranny.
A judge of the regional court, Mr. Zmitser Uloha, held a meeting in the absence of the defendants. At the hearing there were only journalists and human rights defenders. On 25 July the trial judge, Ms. Marya Damnenka, found that the participants of the protest dedicated to the memory day of the disappeared Belarusian Minister of Internal Affairs, Mr. Yury Zakharanka, are guilty in violating the rules of mass events. At that time she did not allow the presence before the hearing of the human rights defender, Mr. Leanid Sudalenka, and witnesses. Four of five participants were awarded a penalty of 350 thousand of BYR, and Uladzimir Katsora was punished with administrative arrest for 3 days.
On 7 May members of the coordinating council of the united democratic forces of Homel were standing for about an hour with portraits of the disappeared Minister of Internal Affairs, Mr. Yury Zakharanka, near the walls of the police building. Then they filed an appeal in this agency with a call to find quickly the criminals and to complete the criminal investigation of the disappearance.
In a disagreement with the decision of first instance Uladzimir Katsora declared a hunger strike. The hunger strike was joined by 6 representatives of the democratic forces of Homel region.
- We have ignored the meeting of the Regional Court in protest, we do not believe in the Soviet justice, – commented convicted Vasil Palyakou. – During the strike, we asked the judges to appoint a hearing as soon as possible because it was a risk for a human life then. The court ignored this fact.
Now opposition leaders prepare a complaint to the Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus.

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In InnoDB, fil_system->mutex is one of the most contended mutexes. We should reduce the amount of work done while holding this mutex.
One such source of work is tablespace lookups.
During a page flush, we could look up the tablespace only once, in buf_flush_write_block_low(), and pass the fil_space_t* to all functions that need it.


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Ivan Jenson is an artist and writer who lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan. A noted artist whose paintings and portraits are featured in many distinguished collections, he is also the author of several novels; his poems have appeared in numerous print and online journals. Ivan enjoys writing at the library in East Grand Rapids, which he says has "a fantastic view of Reeds Lake;" his most recent work is Gypsies of New Rochelle, a fictional memoir loosely based on his own family. Ivan enjoys reading, running, walking his dogs, music videos, and strong coffee. Learn more about him at www.IvanJenson.com.
Your poem touched me and now I must pay it forward--some small kindness. Thank you.
You just did, Ivan! Thank you.
All writers will identify with this poem.
I agree, reaching one soul at a time may be the best we can do. The hope is that someone also reaches us.

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Find out what DBMS2 has to say about Databricks and Spark.
If you’re interested in using Hadoop as a tool within your enterprise, it can be quite an endeavor – figuring out what software components you need, what configuration you need, and what hardware it should run on. Lots of people are running different configurations and while the community does share a lot of information, there aren’t many good recaps of hardware being used. Monash Research has a good writeup that also compares how Hadoop hardware has changed over the past couple years.
When talking about data and the storage of data these days, you’ll often hear the terms “structured” and “unstructured”. Monash Research (DBMS2) has an interesting post on the topic.
There’s been a lot of consolidation in the database space recently and that continued today with Teradata announcing its acquisition of Aster Data for $263M. Check out the Aster Data press release.
Here’s the recap from DBMS2 and one from Techcrunch.
* You can make an immediate decision.
* You can plan in support of future decisions.
* You can research, investigate, and analyze in support of future decisions.
* You can monitor what’s going on, to see when it necessary to decide, plan, or investigate.
* You can communicate, to help other people and organizations do these same things.
* You can provide support, in technology or data gathering, for one of the other functions.
Read the DBMS2 article for more info.
DBMS2 lists off 6 things to do with analytics.
Since by definition, derived data is based on lower level raw data, it could be derived again as needed. DBMS2 takes us through some thinking about how better to handle derived data.


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The Windy City has definitely become a player in the technological revolution. Thanks to its attractive business ecosystem, startups and Fortune 500 companies are enjoying what Chicago has to offer. Indeed, 110 honorees on the 2018 Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies were Chicago-based.
But plans are in place for additional affordable housing. For example, Logan Square is set to get 30% of the 117 units in the 120 foot tower by North Milwaukee Avenue. If the project is approved it will help Chicagoans with their housing problems. This is especially so since house prices have increased 17 percent this year.
He then details how Chicago got here as it wasn’t a foregone conclusion.
Earlier this month there was significant advancement in the plan to develop affordable housing units in the same building as Chicago’s public libraries with the Mayor’s announcement as to which architects and developers won the bid for the project. The Irving Park, Little Italy and West Rogers Park facilities will all have access to ground floor libraries which will give community members and tenants services such as: early childhood learning programs, homework assistance, and teen digital tools among others.
In a report put out by the National Low Income Housing Coalition earlier this year Chicago was ranked at Number 37 for affordable housing availability. Hopefully it’ll go up on the list with these upcoming projects.


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SEPTEMBER 17TH PUMP AND RUN CANCELLED!!!
Looking to reschedule at some point, but for now the race has been cancelled.
With two more events to go — Points Race is Close!
Updated Points and school supply reminder!


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Diuretics are medicines that help reduce the amount of water in the body.
Diuretics may be used in surgery to reduce blood pressure and swelling. Mannitol, an osmotic diuretic, may be used to reduce swelling in the brain, which may be necessary for some neurosurgical procedures.
Loop diuretics, such as bumetanide (Bumex) and furosemide (Lasix), get their name from the loop-shaped part of the kidneys where they have their effect.
Thiazide diuretics include such commonly used diuretics as hydrochlorothiazide (HydroDIURIL, Esidrix), chlorothiazide (Diuril), and chlorthalidone (Hygroton).
Potassium-sparing diuretics prevent the loss of potassium, which is a problem with other types of diuretics; examples of potassium-sparing diuretics are amiloride (Midamor) and triamterene (Dyrenium).
Osmotic diuretics keep water from being reabsorbed in the kidney. Mannitol, which is given by intravenous drip, is commonly used to reduce cerebral edema (swelling of the brain).
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors are another form of diuretic. While they cause water loss through the kidneys by changing the acidity of urine, their most common use is in treatment of glaucoma, an eye disease caused by increased pressure inside the eyeball. Acetazolamide (Diamox) is the most commonly used carbonix anhydrase inhibitor. Acetazolamide is given by mouth, but other drugs may be given as eye drops.
In addition, some medicines contain combinations of two diuretics. The brands Dyazide and Maxzide, for example, contain the thiazide diuretic hydrochlorothiazide with the potassium-sparing diuretic triamterene.
Some nonprescription (over-the-counter) medicines contain diuretics. However, the medicines described here cannot be bought without a physician's prescription. They are available in tablet, capsule, liquid, and injectable forms.
Warnings and cautions apply to the thiazide and loop diuretics, which are given by mouth over a long period of time. They do not apply to a single dose of an osmotic diuretic, which may be given immediately before or during surgery.
The recommended dosage depends on the type of diuretic and may be different for different patients, but they should check with the physician who prescribed the drug or the pharmacist who filled the prescription for the correct dosage, and take the medicine exactly as directed.
Seeing a physician regularly while taking a diuretic is important. The physician will check to make sure the medicine is working as it should and will watch for unwanted side effects.
Some people feel unusually tired when they first start taking diuretics. This effect usually becomes less noticeable over time, as the body adjusts to the medicine.
Because diuretics increase urine output, people who take this medicine may need to urinate more often, even during the night. Health care professionals can help patients schedule their doses to avoid interfering with their sleep or regular activities.
For patients taking the kinds of diuretics that rob potassium from the body, physicians may recommend adding potassium-rich foods or drinks such as citrus fruits and juices to the diet. Or, they may suggest taking a potassium supplement or taking another medicine that keeps the body from losing too much potassium. If the physician recommends any of these measures, the patient must make sure to closely follow the directions. The patient should not make other diet changes without checking with the physician. People who are taking potassium-sparing diuretics should not add potassium to their diets, as too much potassium may be harmful.
People who take diuretics may lose too much water or potassium when they get sick, especially if they have severe vomiting and diarrhea. They should check with their physicians if they become ill.
These medicines make some people feel lightheaded, dizzy, or faint when they get up after sitting or lying down. Older people are especially likely to have this problem. Drinking alcohol, exercising, standing for long periods, or being outdoors in hot weather may make the problem worse. To lessen the problem, a person should get up gradually and hold onto something for support if possible. The patient should avoid drinking too much alcohol and be careful in hot weather or when exercising or standing for a long time.
Anyone who is taking a diuretic should be sure to tell the health care professional in charge before having surgical or dental procedures, medical tests, or emergency treatment.
Some diuretics make the skin more sensitive to sunlight. Even brief exposure to sun can cause severe sunburn, itching, a rash, redness, or other changes in skin color. While being treated with this medicine, the person should avoid being in direct sunlight, especially between 10 A . M . and 3 P . M .; wear a hat and tightly woven clothing that covers the arms and legs; use a sunscreen with a skin protection factor (SPF) of at least 15; protect the lips with a sun-block lipstick; and not use tanning beds, tanning booths, or sunlamps. People with fair skin may need to use a sunscreen with a higher skin protection factor.
People who have certain medical conditions or who are taking certain other medicines may have problems if they take diuretics. Before taking these drugs, they should be sure to let the physician know about any of these conditions.
ALLERGIES. Anyone who has had unusual reactions to diuretics or sulfonamides (sulfa drugs) in the past should let the physician know. The physician should also be told about any allergies to foods, dyes, preservatives, or other substances.
PREGNANCY. Diuretics will not help the swelling of hands and feet that some women experience during pregnancy. In general, pregnant women should not use diuretics unless a physician recommends their use. Although studies have not been done on pregnant women, studies of laboratory animals show that some diuretics can cause harmful effects when taken during pregnancy.
BREASTFEEDING. Some diuretics pass into breast milk, but no reports exist of problems in nursing babies whose mothers use this medicine. However, thiazide diuretics may decrease the flow of breast milk. Women who are breastfeeding and need to use a diuretic should check with the physician.
OTHER MEDICAL CONDITIONS. Side effects of some diuretics may be more likely in people who have had a recent heart attack or who have liver disease or severe kidney disease. Other types of diuretics may not work properly in people with liver disease or severe kidney disease. Diuretics may worsen certain medical conditions such as gout, kidney stones, pancreatitis, lupus erythematosus, and hearing problems. In addition, people with diabetes should be aware that diuretics might increase blood sugar levels. People with heart or blood vessel disease should know that some diuretics increase cholesterol or triglyceride levels. The risk of an allergic reaction to certain diuretics is greater in people with bronchial asthma. Before using diuretics, people with any of these medical problems should make sure their physicians are aware of their conditions. Also, people who have trouble urinating or who have high potassium levels in their blood may not be able to take diuretics and should check with a physician before using them.
USE OF CERTAIN MEDICINES. Taking diuretics with certain other drugs may affect the way the drugs work or may increase the chance of side effects.
Some side effects such as loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, stomach cramps, diarrhea, and dizziness, usually lessen or go away as the body adjusts to the medicine. These problems do not need medical attention unless they continue or interfere with normal activities.
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors such as benazepril (Lotensin), captopril (Capoten), and enalapril (Vasotec), which are used to treat high blood pressure. Taking these drugs with potassium-sparing diuretics may cause levels of potassium in the blood to be too high, increasing the chance of side effects.
Cholesterol-lowering drugs such as cholestyramine (Questran) and colestipol (Colestid). Taking these drugs with combination diuretics such as Dyazide and Maxzide may keep the diuretic from working. The person should take the diuretic at least one hour before or four hours after the cholesterol-lowering drug.
Cyclosporine (Sandimmune), a medicine that suppresses the immune system. Taking this medicine with potassium-sparing diuretics may increase the chance of side effects by causing levels of potassium in the blood to be too high.
Potassium supplements, other medicines containing potassium, or salt substitutes that contain potassium. Taking these with potassium-sparing diuretics may lead to too much potassium in the blood, increasing the chance of side effects.
Lithium, used to treat bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness). Using this medicine with potassium-sparing diuretics may allow lithium to build up to poisonous levels in the body.
Digitalis heart drugs such as digoxin (Lanoxin). Using this medicine with combination diuretics such as triamterene-hydrocholorthiazide (Dyazide, Maxzide) may cause blood levels of the heart to be too high, making side effects such as changes in heartbeat more likely.
The list above does not include every drug that may interact with diuretics. The patient is advised to check with a physician or pharmacist before combining diuretics with any other prescription or nonprescription (overthe-counter) medicine.
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put me on Lasix, and it is working well. AJN.
WANTED YOU TO TAKE NOTE OF THE PRECAUSTIONS AND SIDE EFFECTS.
Lee, this might help to explain why one needs to take dieurectic; please note that congestive heart disease is one of the factors and this is one of the major reasons that you have been on these since I have known you, I believe!
Hope this helps you to understand more!
My 85 yr old father-in-law stops his water pill on days he has to be away from home. Recently he was away for 4 days and started back on the pill on the 5th. He also does this during the week if he has doctor appointments etc. I know he shouldn't withhold the pills this way and is he causing damage to his kidneys or liver?


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I'd been to Paris once before, but I'm older and wiser now. And infinitely more willing to pay 8 euros for a hot chocolate (although ironically, have less money now than I did then). Anyhow. I had long heard of this supposedly magical hot chocolate at Angelina's, so on a recent trip to Paris a few friends and I decided to give it a go.
The restaurant itself did not disappoint. It was relatively full, with many tourists, and certainly aimed at a more upscale clientele. The service and atmosphere is lovely and makes you feel pretty fancy. Which is good, because you know... 8 euro hot chocolate.
So how did the hot chocolate stack up? Delicious. Plus we were hot and tired, and, and the elegant restaurant right the the Tuileries was a lovely place to sit for over and hour and drink free water and slowly enjoy this cup of melted chocolate deliciousness. I definitely needed the addition of the cream, otherwise it would have been too rich.
I must say though, I didn't find it too different from the delicious hot chocolate one can find at the Lindt Cafe's in Sydney and Melbourne. Essentially, it is excellent quality chocolate, served warm. However I would rate it as a nice Paris experience, and not overall super expensive, if you're into that sort of thing. There is also a full a la carte menu, with many tempting patisserie items!
In any case, it's one to add to the list when in Paris. Bon Appetit!


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Interested in the ways that teachers support one another online in teacher social networks? A recently published paper by myself and Amy Antonio looks at open Facebook groups of teachers to examine the ways in which they support one another.
Some elements of this paper are discussed in another post about the limits and potential of online communities for teachers.
The paper has been published in the journal Teaching and Teacher Education and is titled teacher peer support in social networks (free link).
Advocates the practical. Teachers help one another with day-to-day pragmatic aspects of the profession, such as finding resources for a lesson or navigating the bureaucracy.
Conveners of relations. Teachers instigate relationships with other teachers, and can make introductions to other useful contacts.
Agents of socialisation. Teaching as a profession has cultural norms. Experienced teachers induct other teachers into these norms, such as in the way that they share stories and the ‘memes’ that they promulgate.
Modelers of practice. Teachers give a rich description of what they are doing in the classroom, providing a model of teaching practice.
Supporters of reflection. Collaborative reflection is often considered the most important kind of knowledge for beginning teachers, to make sense of confusing situations and learn from their experiences.
Providers of feedback. Teachers provide a constructive source of feedback, such as pedagogical and curriculum advice or in reconstructing an event that has occurred.
Instrumental support in the form of aid in kind, money, labour and time.
The main contribution of the paper is to define these six roles for online teachers. The paper then uses these roles to analyse teachers interacting in social network groups (on Facebook).
The results show that teachers support each other in open groups of teacher social networks in very pragmatic ways – there is very little in the way of reflection upon practice or modelling of teaching occurring in these groups.


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Learn How to Make Simple Syrup at home. The process couldn’t be easier!
Anyone who makes sweet beverages and cocktails should know how to make simple syrup. I’ll teach you how to make a standard simple syrup base as well as how to infuse it with different flavors that will elevate your drinks to the next level!
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Knowing How to Make Simple Syrup is something everyone should know. Whether you drink alcohol or not, simple syrup can be added to any drink to sweeten it up. Things like lemonade, coffee, iced tea, you name it! Any kind of liquid that needs to be sweetened benefits from a good simple syrup.
I debated for a long while about whether I should write a recipe post on how to make simple syrup because it’s really quite easy to make and I wasn’t sure it actually required its own post. The determining factor, however, was that I use my simple syrup in tons of recipes.
That, combined with the fact that I’ve grown quite weary of explaining the process in every single recipe. So now, I’ll just hyperlink the words “simple syrup” to this post and BAM! – everyone will know how to make it.
If you’ve never made simple syrup before, or don’t even know what it is for that matter, allow me to explain.
Simple syrup is basically sugar dissolved in water. The solution is heated in a pot to fully dissolve the crystals and then cooled before using and/or storing.
Simple syrup keeps quite well in your refrigerator and lasts even longer if you make it with a stronger concentration of sugar. I’ve always used the 1:1 ratio of sugar:water but you can change that up if your heart desires.
Then, just add it to any drink that’s in need of some sweetening!
Can you buy simple syrup at the store?
Yes, but please do so only if you’re in a beverage emergency or you’re already too drunk to operate the stove. I kid! I kid!
Seriously, it’s sugar dissolved in water. If you make it yourself, it will be the most cost efficient method. That way, too, you’ll have total control over the quantity and quality of the sugar you use.
The only reason I recommend buying it from the store is if you need simple syrup immediately and don’t have time to make it and let it cool. But, by the time you get home from the store, I bet you could have made it yourself!
How do you make sugar syrup?
Combine sugar and water in small sauce pan. Heat over medium heat, swirling occasionally, just until sugar dissolves. Cool completely before using.
Store in airtight container in refrigerator. Will keep for about one month.
If you prefer your simple syrup to be even sweeter, just increase the amount of sugar you use. Just be aware that the greater the concentration of sugar, the longer it will take to dissolve. And, going back to my chemistry days, if you end up putting in too much sugar, it will never come to a solution. I haven’t figured out what the breaking point ratio is just yet because I don’t like it that sweet.
Anyone can easily infuse intense flavors into simple syrup simply by adding dried herbs.
For each cup of sugar and water, my rule of thumb is to add about a tablespoon of dried herbs. Allow the herbs to soak in the warm syrup for at least an hour. For the most intense flavor, don’t strain out the herbs until you’re ready to use the simple syrup.
My favorite herb infusions are lavender as well as mint.
Is simple syrup and corn syrup the same thing?
Simple syrup is cane sugar dissolved in water.
Corn syrup is syrup made from cornstarch, consisting of dextrose, maltose, and dextrins.
They are sooooo different. Please don’t confuse the two.
While you’re at it, if you aren’t using real maple syrup and are using that sticky corn syrup stuff, please throw it away and buy a big ol’ tub of real maple syrup. Your pancakes will thank you.
What can be used in place of simple syrup?
If you ask me, there is no alternative.
You could dissolve sugar substitutes in water, but I don’t think they taste the same.
You could dissolve honey in water, but honey has a much different taste than sugar and is often much more sweet.
You could forego the process of making simple syrup and just drop sugar into your drink, but it might not dissolve. When I was a kid, this was my preferred method because I loved getting a big mouthful of crunchy sugar. Not so much now.
What do you use simple syrup for?
I’d love to know what your favorite cocktail made with simple syrup is. Me? I love anything fruity that tastes best sipped through a straw under the hot summer sun.
I’ve added some examples of drinks that I’ve made with simple syrup. Just click on the photo and you’ll go to that recipe. Enjoy!
Fresh Squeezed Lemonade – There is nothing better than enjoying an ice cold glass of easy-to-make classic homemade Fresh Squeezed Lemonade on a gorgeous warm day.
Lemon Berry Cubes are super easy to make and are the best way to plan ahead to enjoy some delicious berry lemonade or any other citrus berry cocktail.
Blended Watermelon Margarita is made from frozen watermelon, lime, sugar and tequila. This refreshing cocktail pairs well with Mexican food.
Pomegranate Cosmopolitan – This vibrant and delicious Pomegranate Cosmopolitan made with vodka and Grand Marnier is easy to make and will be the talk of any holiday party.
Pomegranate Whiskey Sour – If you want a lip smacking cocktail that’s perfect for the winter holidays, mix up an easy to make Pomegranate Whiskey Sour.
Strawberry Lemonade Whiskey Sour– This blended Strawberry Lemonade Whiskey Sour is perfectly tart and sweet with a bourbon whiskey kick is the perfect summertime cocktail.
Refreshing Raspberry Mule combines lime sweetened raspberry puree with vodka and ginger beer to create a tasty, refreshing, and easy to make cocktail.
Grapefruit Mimosa – I make my Grapefruit Mimosa a little different than just combining champagne and grapefruit juice and the result is a sweet and flavorful pink cocktail.
Watermelon Limeade is a refreshing and tasty summer drink made from fresh watermelon and limes, perfect for all ages on a hot summer day.
If you enjoy making your own delicious cocktails at home, then you must know How to Make Simple Syrup.
This post was originally created in January 2016 and has been updated with more fun facts and tidbits for your reading pleasure.
I didn’t know it would be so easy to make. Thank you so much.
I always use simple syrup when I am making gelato, sorbet, or ice cream.
Thank you for the recipe. I could not remember. So thank you very much.
Say what? Brillant hack! I’ve never heard that one before!
I always not having simple syrup around — for cocktails AND cakes! Great instructions for keeping it truly simple, and I love that you can infuse it with different flavors.
Thank you for the excellent tutorial and information. Simple syrup is a necessity for any well stocked bar.
Love that I can make it myself now!! So good.
Such a great tutorial – very information! I love all the ways you can use this simple syrup!


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In two different papers written as responses to the Catt Question, two Italian physicists have interpreted the Catt Question as an anomaly or paradox. The response of Ivor Catt to this assertion is simply that the Catt Question is “just a question”. This may seem an unimportant point, but in their paper the Italians attempt to suggest that the Catt Question is merely an apparent paradox, and not an anomaly. This method of answering the Catt Question is a type of obfuscation that avoids providing an answer. It is clear that an actual answer to the Catt Question must make a definitive statement regarding the ambiguity contained in the difference between the velocity of electricity and the flow of electric conduction current. In this essay I will endeavor to make this distinction understandable.
In my essay, The Catt Question Background, the basic problem posed by the Catt Question was discussed. There it was shown that the problem has its roots in two different definitions of electricity that are currently being used. One definition regards electricity as energy in the form of electromagnetic fields and the other regards electricity, and its companion magnetism, as a property of material particles called electrons. In the first definition, electricity travels or moves at the speed of light, since light is a form of electricity. The other view holds that electricity is the result of conduction currents of electrons that move through wires in response to an applied electric field inside the wire. Experiments show conclusively that the velocity of electricity is the speed of light and that the velocity of electrons is very much lower than that. Hence the conclusion must be that electricity is a form of energy consisting of electric and magnet fields and not electrons. The objective of The Catt Question is to bring this point of contradiction to a resolution. That is that since it is impossible for electrons to move at the speed of light then electrons can not be responsible for the conveyance of electricity in wires as is currently the dogma of physics teaching. Hence a new paradigm is needed for the understanding of electricity and its companion magnetism.
Curiously, although they seem to correctly state the question, the Italian writers seem to think that there is an anomaly involved in the fact that while the electric fields advance at the speed of light for the wires, that it is possible for electrons within the wires to provide the necessary current. Thus, they conclude that the anomaly is in the discrepancy between the speed of the wave front and the magnitude of the electron density required to provide the necessary current. They then proceed to demonstrate that there is no anomaly at all with regard to this problem. Hence there is no anomaly and so they conclude that the Catt Anomaly is merely an apparent paradox. To explain why the answer provided by the Italians is defective, it is necessary that they avoid actually answering the question that was asked. They provide the answer that it is possible for the electron conduction current density inside the wires to be equal to the amount of charge that is being added to the lower wire. This is a simple calculation that involves making the required electron density equal to the differential increase in charge added as the wave advances. However, the question asks where the charge comes form and not if it is possible for a sufficient charge to be provided, as is answered by the Italians. So they don’t really answer the question, but simply dispense with the need for providing an answer by saying the question is not a real problem, or question that requires an answer, because it is merely an apparent paradox and not a real anomaly.
Why The Catt Question Asks: Where does the Charge Come From?
This section discusses a key point of the Catt Question. That is why does the question ask, where does the charge come from, specifically for the bottom wire. It doesn’t ask about the top wire at all and the question should be posed for both wires, why doesn’t it? The answer is that the question is posed with the specific objective of refuting the standard textbook problem solution for electron conduction current in wires. (See Peter G. M. Dawe’s description page 1 and page 2 in his letter to Wireless World in reply to Catt.) That particular theory of current electricity states that when a closed circuit is connected to a battery or power source, there is an electric field produced within the wire that acts to pull the charged particles, in this case the electrons, forward from the negative terminal through and around the complete circuit. Now in the case of the Catt Question, the problem is posed for a completely different hypothesis regarding the creation of electric current. That viewpoint is more properly viewed as a different paradigm about the nature of electricity. In the Catt Question paradigm, the problem setup states that the charge appears in the top wire as the TEM wave front “step” advances at the speed of light. It asks where does the charge come from in the bottom wire? There is a trick in the question, because it has already been stipulated in the problem setup that there is no electric field inside the wire that could urge the electrons to emerge from the negative terminal as an electron conduction current. That is because in the TEM wave the electric field is perpendicular to the wires and external to them rather than the electric field being inside the wires as assumed in the standard textbook problem. This produces the contradiction that, if there is no field inside the bottom wire to urge the electrons forward around the circuit, then where does that new charge come from? However, Catt does not focus on this difficulty, he focuses his attention on the problem that the electrons behind the step can not travel at the speed of light and so can not keep up with the step as it moves forward at light speed. He therefore asks the question, where do the electrons, that constitute the negative charge which terminates the electric field, come from, since they can not keep up with the forward moving wave front.
This section address a definition of what will be called or referred to as the Catt Anomaly. The definition follows from the interpretation given to it by Italian experts who have attempted to answer the Catt Question by answering the Catt Anomaly instead. In other words, the Catt Anomaly is an interpretation of the Catt Question that views the question as referring to an anomaly. The anomaly is this: How does the electron conduction current carry the power of the electromagnetic signal when electrons can not travel at the speed of light? The reader should note that this definition of the anomaly seeks to answer the question, or is it a paradox, as to how the electromagnetic wave moves forward at the speed of light, while the physical electrons inside the wire can not, because they have mass and can not be accelerated to light speed. This is actually what the Italian writers seek to resolve in their proposed answer to the Catt Question, which they change into an “apparent anomaly”. They interpret that the problem is simply a paradox regarding the velocity of electron conduction current flow versus TEM wave velocity.
Before getting into the details of the proposed answers, the reader should take note that although Catt does not state in his question how the question should be answered, it is assumed from the context, that the answer should be consistent with the concepts of classical electromagnetism and physics. That means that he is not looking for a quantum mechanical explanation of the problem, although he does not specifically rule that out as an answer. Despite that quantum mechanical solutions are not specifically ruled out, the Italians and others provide answers to the anomaly in classical physics terms.
The method used to answer the anomaly, or as the Italians call it, an apparent paradox, is to remove the distinction between the velocity of the transverse electromagnetic (TEM) wave that moves forward at the speed of light and the velocity of the conduction current electrons. The claim is that it is possible for the electrons to follow the TEM wave although they have a velocity that is very much slower than the advancing TEM wave. Here is what they claim: “Although each single electron is not able to travel at the speed of light, a great number of slow electrons are able to produce a current as fast as an electromagnetic wave travelling at the speed of light in the conductor.” The purpose of this statement is to remove the so called Catt anomaly by simply asserting that there is no anomaly at all, because it is possible for there to be two simultaneous actions, the motion of a TEM wave at light speed and the movement of much slower conduction current electrons. However, having made the distinction that there are two different physical processes involved, and hence the anomaly is apparently removed, the Italian writers don’t offer a very good physical analysis that justifies the claim that these two processes can occur concurrently. That is that a TEM wave travels at light speed, while the conduction current electrons move at a much slower pace.
From the viewpoint of the Italian writers, all that is required to remove the anomaly is to solve an equation that relates the amount of electric charge that is required in each forward moving increment of time, to the number of electrons needed to produce the necessary negative charge needed to terminate the additional electric field lines that are being created as the wave front advances. They see the problem as simply one of calculating the required number of electrons needed to produce the electron conduction current flow that is needed, while ignoring the velocity question. They calculate the number of slow moving electrons that are needed, although they are moving slowly, in order to equal an equivalent current of charge moving at light velocity. All that is necessary is, to show that there is a sufficient number of electrons available to satisfy the equation of equality. The question as to how this is physically possible is thereby avoided and dismissed as an apparent paradox and so does not constitute an actual anomaly or paradox. To reiterate, the solution conflates, that is confuses, the conception of the velocity of electricity, that is the question of how fast do the electrons that convey the energy in the form of electricity move, with the problem of the magnitude of an electric conduction current required to convey an equal amount of energy at a much slower speed. They find, not surprisingly, that there is a proportionality factor that allows then to accomplish this slight of hand trick using mathematics.
What Is It That Is Moving at Light Speed?
The solution proposed by the Italians to what they call the Catt Anomaly has three parts. The first part was to redefine the Catt Question into a so called anomaly or paradox, second, show that there is no anomaly, and finally, suggest that it is possible for electricity as electromagnetic energy and as conduction current electrons to be essentially the same thing. Here we will discuss the last part of the puzzle, which is the most obscure and arcane part of the Italian’s Catt Anomaly solution. In the second paper we read this: “A possible analogy is the start of a marathon: the referee shoots the starting gun, the sound of the bang propagates in air, and each athlete begins to run when they hear it. The apparent effect is a wave of running athletes that propagates along the street at the speed of sound, even if obviously no one person can run so fast.” It is not easy to make sense of this statement. A marathon is not the same thing as an electric current and people are not electrons. In this analogy, the roles of the starting gun sound and the runners as they correspond to the wave and the electrons is not made specific.
The first Italian paper provides more detail as follows: “However, current is the product of charge density and speed: where there is a high charge density, the speed could also be very slow. Physically, a current follows the field traveling at the speed c, but this current is due to a great number of slowly moving electrons. A possible analogy is the start of a marathon: the referee shoots the starting pistol, the sound of the bang propagates in the air, and each athlete begins to run when they hear it. The apparent effect is a wave of running athletes that propagates along the street at the speed of sound, even if obviously no one person can run so fast!” This is not physics and it is definitely not clear at all.
Here is what was said by an IOP board member in response to criticism by Stephen Crothers: “It’s quite easy to cite an example of group velocity where something appears to move quickly even though the parts move slowly – a Mexican wave at a rugby match.” A Mexican wave is where people rise up out of their seats vertically and the motion looks like a progressive wave. This however, is not a wave since there is nothing progressively moving with the wave it is an illusion created by the intelligence of the people participating in creating the appearance of a physical wave. That is like the starting gun analogy, there is the assumption that the people are moving voluntarily in response to the starting gun sound. This leaves us with the group velocity claim. In the case of group velocity, there is a difference of velocity with frequency. That is different frequencies travel at different velocities. However, in this case we are dealing with a DC step, which settles into a DC or zero frequency steady state. There is no reason or justification for the group velocity analogy here. Hence the argument that a large number of slow electrons is equivalent to a fast moving electromagnetic wave doesn’t seem to have any valid physical reasoning behind it.
The electrons are as “circle of children holding hands”.
There are “connections” between them (children or electrons). The derive velocity is not so fast but if one of them (children or electrons) suddenly stop, all will stop almost immediately.

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