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Two years ago, Red Sox prospect Ryan Westmoreland seemed to be on the fast track to the majors. The Portsmouth native, who the Sox selected in the fifth round of the 2008 draft, got off to a blazing start in his professional career in 2009 in Single-A Lowell.
In 60 games with the Spinners, the outfielder hit .296 with seven homers and 19 stolen bases, and his five-tool potential helped him quickly ascend up everyone's list of top Red Sox prospects. But all of that changed in a hurry when, in March of 2010, he was diagnosed with a cavernous malformation in his brain.
It's been a long road back for Westmoreland since then, but on Saturday, the 21-year-old said he's ready to take a giant step forward and begin facing live pitching soon, The Providence Journal reports.
"They know I'm ready, and I know I'm ready," Westmoreland said. "I'm physically and mentally ready — whether I hit the ball or not — to get in the batter's box again. To see a pitcher throw a ball at me from 60 feet away is going to be pretty special."
While Westmoreland has been practicing against a pitching machine, he says he's excited about the chance to face the real thing — even if he "swing[s] and miss[es] every time."
"Just the fact that I'm getting into the box and I know I'm mentally ready to see a live pitcher, I'm really excited about it, regardless of how I do," he said.

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Autobahn Toolbar by Deutsche Bank - Should I Remove It?
Should I remove Autobahn Toolbar?
Autobahn Toolbar is a software program developed by Deutsche Bank. Relative to the overall usage of those who have this installed, most are running it on Windows 7 (SP1). While about 71% of users of Autobahn Toolbar come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom.
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Autobahn Toolbar\Uninstall_Autobahn Toolbar\Uninstall Autobahn Toolbar.exe"
How do I remove Autobahn Toolbar?
Quickly and completely remove Autobahn Toolbar from your computer by downloading "Should I Remove It?", its 100% FREE and installs in seconds (click the button below).
Or, you can uninstall Autobahn Toolbar from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
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Exactly 52 years ago today mankind decided to boldly go where no man had been before. Except it wasn’t man who embarked on this mission but his nearest cousin.
During the 1950’s astronauts still hadn’t travelled beyond the earth’s atmosphere. There were concerns among scientists about the effects of prolonged weightlessness; and so began the race between the Americans and Russians to send a living organism into space and bring it back alive and unharmed.
On May 28th 1959, experts at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) decided to send a seven-pound female rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) named Able and a female squirrel monkey named Baker (genus Saimiri) who weighed just 11-ounces into space.
The monkeys were packed into the nose cone of an army Jupiter rocket and fired from Cape Canaveral in Florida, on a parabolic lob 300 miles above the earth — well past the 67-mile threshold of space.
The primates were weightless for nine minutes out of the 15-minute flight and were monitored throughout for changes in their heart beats, muscular reaction, pulse velocity, body temperature and rate of breathing. During the journey the rocket reached speeds of up to 10,000 mph. The monkeys were recovered 1,500 miles away in the South Atlantic near Puerto Rico.
A spokesman from the US Army Medical Research and Development Command said the monkeys were in “perfect condition” on their return.
We’ll never know what these primates experienced during their flight to outer space. But if I hazard a guess, I’d say with G-forces guaranteed to flatten out any expression of fear, I doubt it was enjoyable. The training that today’s astronauts go through in order to get accustomed to the teeth-rattling, bone-shaking launch and re-entry takes years. It’s quite remarkable that these monkeys returned to earth in one piece. Their predecessor, a dog called Laika, who was sent up by the Russians two years earlier in 1957, died days into her flight.
Although space experts hailed Able’s and Baker’s mission a success, it was heavily criticised by animal welfare groups.
Back on earth the monkeys were operated on to remove electrodes implanted for the flight, Able died from the effects of the anesthetic. A post-mortem examination revealed she’d suffered no adverse effects from her flight into space. She’s been taxidermically preserved and is still on display at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington.
Baker survived a similar operation and in fact managed to live until 1984.
NASA’s website says: “Despite losses, these animals have taught the scientists a tremendous amount more than could have been learned without them. Without animal testing in the early days of the human space program, the Soviet and American programs could have suffered great losses of human life.
to be honest my own opinion is no animal should be used and abused for man, personally we weren’t given the privilege to live amongst them for this purpose but to love and enjoy. also i am fed up with how wonderful our monkeys and apes how progressed science, when we cant even treat them with respect( granted more is being done on this through Jane Goodall and her enormous energy, and understanding of the chimpanzees ) there left in tiny cages yet there a family oriented species etc etc. And like you say these first monkeys must have been traumatized by the experience. I understand we can gain so much from some kinds of research on monkeys and primates but surely we can and should accommodate their environment to suit their natural habitat as possible and minimise any stress which I’m sure must account for a lot of torture on these animals and date unusable, sad desperate waste.

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We’ve abused tech to the point that FaceTime is the new face time.
Your resume can’t replace a real conversation.
Telecommuting doesn’t mean watching Netflix all day.
They’re choosing corporate America instead.
They need to adjust to the changing job market.

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I’ve travelled to some far-flung places in my life so far. I’ve seen a lot, done a lot and met a host of superb people. All while living with epilepsy.I’ve never had a seizure while I’ve been travelling. Maybe it’s just coincidence, but I think it’s because I’m happy. I’m not the most confident of people, but I push myself out of my comfort zone so that I can experience the incredible. Having epilepsy doesn’t have to mean giving up on life. Having epilepsy doesn’t have to mean shelving all hopes and dreams. For me, experiencing the incredible is made all the sweeter because it means my epilepsy hasn’t beaten me down and taken over my life.
My life. My choices. My decisions. My brain. My body. My hopes. My dreams.
In a way, epilepsy has made me a stronger person. I could have chosen to let it be the major deciding factor in all my options, but instead it’s a consideration and no more. Yes, of course there are days, sometimes longer, when I’m scared. I don’t love having epilepsy. The scars I have are real and some are a bit more than just skin deep. Sometimes the fear is overwhelming. Sometimes I’m scared to leave my house. But in the years that I have lived with this life-altering condition, I can honestly say that the good times have far far outweighed the bad. It isn’t always easy to face your fears, swallow the panic and put a smile on your face, but it is worthwhile.
Gansbaai. I’m living my dream. I’m about to go cage diving with Great White sharks. Sharks have fascinated me since I was little. I don’t really know why and I guess it doesn’t really matter, but for as long as I can remember I wanted to dive with them. Having epilepsy meant that it was not really going to be a viable option to deep sea dive, I wasn’t able to find a dive centre that would take me and my epilepsy on. It’s dangerous for multiple reasons. I could have lied in order to get my PADI, but I won’t put someone else’s life in danger just so I can get my own way. But, as it turned out, I was able to do a surface-cage dive.
The water was murky, the weather, moody. The perfect day, in my opinion, to be in the domain of an apex predator and the subject of years of fascination. I was not disappointed. Steel grey body, white underbelly and coal black eyes. The first of the Great Whites was gliding past the cage, idly eyeing us behind our bars. Sleek, graceful and 4 metres of pure power. I was barely able to contain my excitement at being within inches of a shark in his natural habitat. My attempts at underwater photography were woeful, but in my mind I can still see every detail. Was I thinking about epilepsy? Hell no.
I’ve just returned from 5 days in Moscow. Five wonderful days. I’ve seen some of the sights I wasn’t sure I’d ever get to see in person. St Basil’s Cathedral and Red Square to put a name to just two. I saw them with some of the fantastic people I met in Moscow, who gave up their personal time so I could experience just a smidgen of the city. Was I thinking about epilepsy as I wandered the streets with my new friends? Hell no. I was immersing myself in the sights and sounds of a vibrant, pulsating city of contradictions. The magnificent architecture of Lenin’s Library just along the road from the huge, gaudy, glass-fronted modern hotels. The fairytale splendour of St Basil’s opposite the massive, modern, GUM shopping centre. Did I think about my epilepsy whilst marvelling at what I’m seeing? Hell no.
Having epilepsy and travelling are not mutually exclusive. In the same way as having epilepsy doesn’t exclude a person from being a productive member of society. One life is given to us and it is up to us what we choose to do with it. I live alongside my epilepsy every single day. Sometimes it taunts and torments me. Sometimes it beats me up and leaves me bruised and bleeding. Often, it lies dormant. I’m lucky. I’m going to suffer seizures my whole life, whether I live with that or whether I just exist, is my choice.
I choose life. I choose the incredible. I choose experiences. I choose vibrancy. I choose laughter. I choose joy. I choose.

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I have over 12 years of experience working with young people in roles such as workshop leader, tutor and programme manager. I am a qualified English, Media and Drama teacher, with a Masters level PGCE. In addition to this, I have 4 years of experience designing and delivering training for adults.
I have worked with young people between the ages of 3 to 24 but specialise in working with those aged 11 to 24. Due to my extensive experience, I have the skills required to design and lead engaging, creative and meaningful learning opportunities for young people on a broad range of topics.
I would be delighted to speak to you about your organisation’s training needs and to explore how I can deliver existing programmes or develop and lead a course to meet your requirements.
I have worked with Tom on a range of events, most recently designing and leading an employability workshop for young people from Holloway School, in partnership with NBC Universal.

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Arouse rural farmhouses and warm country cottages with this weatherworn clock.
Vintage mechanical alarm clocks, what's inside? Что внутри механичеких часов?
What is the best vintage look table clocks?
Is downtown experiencing a renaissance?

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“It makes me feel good that young people are taking over protecting our country. Us old guys can’t do it anymore,” said… Dusty Ward (89), a resident of Waterford Terrace, La Mesa, and a veteran himself. On November 10, to celebrate and honor Veteran’s Day, a group of young Marines from the Wounded Warrior Battalion West, Balboa Naval Hospital, visited the residents of Waterford Terrace and swapped stories about life, war and the challenges of re-entering civilian life.
Casually sitting around the tables scattered outside of the dining room, the residents and Marines had a chance to share photos and swap tales of their experience in the service. Many branches of the armed forces were accounted for with the Marines, Army, Air Force and Navy represented.
One of the high points of the day was when the two young women Marines had a chance to chat with some of the women at Waterford who had served in the armed forces. As they were thanked for their service, the women from the Wounded Warrior Battalion were able to thank the women who served before them and to find out what it was like to be a woman Marine or WAC, before it was commonplace for women to enlist. When asked about their injuries, the marines were able to explain to those who asked that “their injuries were internal” and did not always show on the outside. Many of the Marines have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI), which are difficult to diagnose and treat.
The Marines in the Wounded Warrior Battalion are still on active duty and their “job” is to work at recovery 24/7 by going to doctor’s appointments, working with their physical therapists, attending classes and doing everything in their power to either return to their units or reintegrate in society with the ability to use the skills they have learned in the Marines to start a civilian life.
After Ken Rorabaugh, General Manager, officially welcomed the guests to lunch and presented each Marine with a certificate of appreciation, one of the Marines stood up to address the full lunch crowd. As he looked out across the faces of those who had served before him, and the women who served or kept the home-fires burning bright, he said, “Many of us signed up because we were escaping, but you signed up for the real reasons. You are the true patriots.” There was a moment of silence, a few tears, and a round of applause to remember the veterans and thank the Wounded Warriors who shared this memorable meeting with the residents of Waterford Terrace.
About the Wounded Warriors: The Wounded Warriors Project is a nonprofit organization that aims to provide and facilitate assistance to wounded, ill and injured Marines, sailors and their family members throughout their phases of their recovery in order to successfully return them to full duty or transition to civilian life.


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RE/COVER Green is made of high-grade ecological elastomers and 90% regenerative raw materials like castor and rapeseed oil.
With there being a growing demand of acting in an ecological and sustainable manner within the Architecture and Interior Design industries, Vorwerk Carpets has launched a new Organic Elastic Flooring named ‘RE/COVER Green’.
RE/COVER Green is made of high-grade ecological elastomers and 90% regenerative raw materials. One basic component is castor and rapeseed oil from the seeds of the tropical castor oil tree. The Organic Polyols extracted from castor and rapeseed oil replaces the PVCs which are used for conventional flooring design.
German ecological products and technologies are innovative, reliable and assume a pioneering role on an International scale. The organic flooring is extremely durable and resistant to wear and tear. This makes for an excellent choice for heavy-duty workload areas such as offices, retailing, healthcare, hotels or public-access buildings.
There are 60 unique styles and designs, providing a wide variety of ecological and unique floor options to fulfil high aesthetic standards.
Plain Hued Styles: The Plain Hued styles are Monochrome, giving a discreet sparkling effect. This is inspired by a water surface in motion and a lively appearance as it slightly reflects the surroundings.
Printed Styles: Interpretations of woods, stone and metal.
Parts: Available in three different sizes and allows various plank formats to be combined. The textures interpret materials from nature and the environment in different degrees of abstraction.
RE/COVER Green fulfils all ecological specifications and a combination of seals for quality approval.

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These numbers reflect estimated student expenses for the 2019-2020 school year. Amounts will change slightly from year to year, but as the cost of college increases, the scholarship packages will correspondingly increase. Your official financial aid award will be included in a letter directly from Columbia.
Many Columbia students receive funding from outside organizations. Outside funding may be used to reduce the $3,090 Work-Study Expectation and the $2,400 Summer Work, and/or cover the cost of purchasing a computer (up to $1,500). Outside funding in excess of these amounts will be used to replace the Columbia Grant dollar for dollar; outside funding may not be used to reduce the Parent Contribution.
Columbia requires all students to have health insurance, either through a parent or another plan. If the QuestBridge College Match student is not adequately covered by a parental plan while in New York (or abroad), the Columbia grant will be increased to pay for the $3,210 Columbia student health insurance.
Travel costs are estimated by Columbia based on the student's primary residence. The Columbia grant will be increased to account for this expense. Travel is accounted for as an expense in the overall cost of attendance, however is not paid for by Columbia. All travel costs will be paid out of pocket by the family, as part of the Student Responsibility.
Columbia offers need-based financial aid. There are no academic requirements for maintaining need-based eligibility in the QuestBridge Match Program. PLEASE NOTE: Columbia will re-evaluate each student's eligibility for financial aid each year; Columbia QuestBridge Match Scholars will need to submit updated financial information, and financial aid awards will reflect any changes in financial circumstances.
Students may choose to replace their Student Responsibility with a loan.
The expected Student Contribution from summer earnings and the term-time Student Employment expectation will increase every year, estimated at an increase of approximately $300-$500 each per year.
Personal expenses and books are generally expected to be covered by the student work-study earnings (paid bi-weekly, directly to the student).
Columbia University's mission is to help all students admitted to Columbia College and The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, regardless of individual financial circumstances, achieve their goal of pursuing a world class education at Columbia University. Columbia is there to assist you with your plan to pay for college.
Columbia's expert staff of advisors can help your family with the financial aid application process, developing a student budget, and creating a financing plan for your time at Columbia.
Columbia determines financial aid eligibility by evaluating your family's ability to pay for education costs.
No Loans: Columbia's need-based aid is in the form of grants and student work only. Loans are not used to meet financial need or included in initial financial aid awards.
$0 Parent Contribution: For students coming from families with calculated total incomes of less than $60,000 annually (and typical assets), parents are not expected to contribute to the cost of attendance.
Because Columbia's financial aid program is need based, they determine financial aid eligibility by evaluating each family’s ability to pay for education costs. Their office conducts a thorough review of each applicant’s financial information every year, and takes many factors into consideration during their analysis.
The Parent Contribution is the amount the parents are expected to pay towards educational costs for the academic year. It is based on Columbia's review of the information provided in the financial aid application; several variables are considered: total income, assets, household size/expenses, number of undergraduates in college and special circumstances.
The Student Summer Work Contribution is based on a standard amount Columbia expects students to earn for their college expenses by working over the preceding summer. It may also include a portion from student assets. Most QuestBridge applicants have no additional amount expected from student assets; assets more than $10,000 that are specifically in the student’s name may increase the amount a student is expected to contribute. Additionally, a Work-Study Expectation reflects the amount students are expected to earn during the academic year.
Columbia offers enhanced financial aid to support students pursuing enrichment activities and programs, including study abroad during the academic year. They also offer additional funding via the Work Exemption Program to allow students to pursue unpaid research, internship, and community service opportunities.
Over half of Columbia undergraduates receive financial aid and the average award for first-year students is nearly $54,000. Learn more.
Columbia is need-blind for US Citizens, Permanent Residents, persons granted refugee visas by the US, and undocumented students. As a result, the Office of Admissions considers your application without regard to your financial need.
Estimate your family's net cost using our Net Price Calculator or the MyinTuition Quick College Cost Estimator on our website.


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Clean the celeriac but leave the skin on.
Casually rub the celeriac with butter and sprinkle generously with salt and pepper.
Loosely wrap the celeriac in aluminium foil and place in an oven at 150°C for approx. one and a half hours. Check regularly to see whether the celeriac is done.
Cut the tuber in half and spoon out the celeriac from the skin.
Put the celeriac together with the blood pudding in a blender and finely blend until you have a smooth cream.
As a component in a composition with a classic roast rack of venison or fillet of venison.
In a composition with components of Jerusalem artichoke, apple, cranberry, celeriac, parsnip, pear, beetroot, red cabbage, onion, or sweet potato.

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Using the forms below you can request either a call back from one of our sales team or a quote. We'll get back to you ASAP, during office hours usually within one hour. Our office is open Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm.
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Enriched with active ingredients, the Oil Free Moisture cream from Neutrogena gives you soft and supple skin.
Composed of a dual-action formula, this light-weight moisturizer penetrates deep into your dry skin and nourishes to keep your skin looking soft and smooth.
Also, the Neutrogena Oil Free Moisture cream controls shine on oily areas.
This unisex moisturizer is dermatologically proven to be hypoallergenic and non-comedogenic thus making it ideal for use on combination skin.
The advanced oil-absorbing microsponge system controls and eliminates oil and shine on your skin.
The best moisturizer for sensitive skin!
I have tried evrything under the sun for my extra sensitive skin and I stopped at this one! this doesn't have any fragrance, it doesnt make my skin oily and it doesnt irritate it! i just love it and m sticking to it forever!
The texture and everything seems good but its very disappointing for oily skins. Only after an hour my skin felt very very oily.
The claim of oil free product is counter intuitive as though it may not have oil but it makes the skin very oily.
Maybe it works in Cold/Delhi types weather but for Bangalore weather where it is not cold its not worth a buy.
If you have oily skin, and have finally got over acne, and in a great mood to moisturise, do NOT ruin your hard work with this!
If you have oily skin and are prone to acne do not buy it.
The product has parabens which clog pores which in turn cause acne.
I was aware of all these things, and yet I thought maybe a wee bit of it will not cause me a whole lot of trouble, and I went ahead and bought it.
Day 1: 8:00 a.m: Took lesser than a pea-sized amount and spread it lightly across my face and neck, and then went ahead with a bit of my foundation.
i have a combination skin with a really acne prone t-zone. i got this product from flipkart after going through the reviews and i am really happy that i bought it. it moisturizes the dry areas well and makes the skin feel soft. on the oily areas, it dries up quickly and leaves a matte look.
totally in love with the product and will recommend everyone with combination skin to get this.
Q:i have a very oily skin, can I use it?
Q:is it have sun protection?
Q:can i use the product during summer?
A:At my experience. if you have a sweaty or oily skin, i suggest you to please avoid this, you will sweat more after applying it on your face. Please use *clean n clear oil free moisturizer*.
A:You can use it twice a day, morning and night. That's how I use it and it works really well.
A:Yes it is a unisex product that means men as well as women can use it and it would have same great results.
Q:what is the expiration date of the product?
Q:Will it suit to apply before makeup?
A:Yes but let it dry up on your face after application, also it is not recommended to use in an extremely warm or humid weather as it causes sweating, air conditioned environment is recommended.

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Various courses offered by the Department are taught practically in all schools of the University as electives in general education requirements. The disciplines offered by the Department are included as the major, major related and minor courses required for bachelor and master degree programs at the School of Law, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, and School of Economics and Management.
The faculty of the Department is composed of scholars with solid teaching experience and varied research interests. All teaching faculty members have strong academic background in their respective fields and have published widely. Distinguished visiting professors from foreign countries complement the full-time faculty.
The Department supports several interdisciplinary graduate programs leading to master's and Ph.D. degrees.


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The annual FSK Championships saw members from a variety of FSK clubs take part.
The students competed in Kumite, Kata, Weapons and Team events in separate sections for belt and age.
Well done to all competitors!!!!


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South Florida is a great place to visit and even better to live, and one of the many things that makes it even greater is the proximity to many tropical and sub-tropical islands. So if you're planning a long vacation, a normal vacation, a mini-vacation, a birthday, a wedding, an important meeting, an incentive group, or any special event, you might want to consider a nice cruise to Grand Bahama Island. Book a hotel on the island and stay for a few days. Also book a great hotel room here in south Florida so you can relax and enjoy the area before your departure for the cruise, then when you get back from the cruise, Stay here for a few more days.
The many ways to get here include Flying or cruises. Cruising here is the most fun and least expensive way the get to the Bahamas.
For as low as $69, you can get to one of the Bahama islands, by way of cruise. 1 day or night cruises to Bimini, Bahamas, 1 or 2 night cruises to Freeport, Bahamas.
Bahama Vacation Packages - Grand Bahama Island hotel and resort stays: Castaways, Our Lucaya, Pelican Bay, Port Lucaya and Viva Fortuna. Take a break from work and step right in to paradise gorgeous beaches, casinos, tropical entertainment, and history unlike any other in the Caribbean. The cruise package pricing includes your stateroom, all meals, entertainment, transportation to the Bahamas & return, port charges and taxes. The MV Regal is a 600 foot Deluxe Ocean Liner with over 380 spacious staterooms. Other amenities include Live Entertainment, Fine Dining, Multilevel Casino, Lounges, Card Room, Full Service Spa, Pool and Children's Programs.
700 plus islands make up the island nation of the Bahamas.
Adventure, relaxation, beaches, boating, fishing family fun, ecotourism, dining, shopping and much more are our main focus.

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Professional cleaning involves the removal of stains, plaque and tartar that have accumulated on your teeth; tooth scaling to remove plaque below the gum line; and tooth polishing.
Even with careful and regular brushing and flossing of your teeth, tartar may build up, particularly in areas that are difficult for you to reach. It is important you remove this tartar periodically in order to maintain your oral health.
Plaque is a mixture of bacteria, minerals and some food leftovers. Tartar is mineralized plaque, usually tooth coloured and can easily be mistaken as part of the teeth, although it can vary from brown to black in colour. With time plaque hardens to form a build-up of deposits on the teeth. The bacteria make the plaque stick, the minerals make it hard, and the longer the plaque is left on the teeth, the harder it gets. After as little as 24 hours some plaque hardens into tartar which will not come off with brushing or flossing.
The bacterial toxins irritate the gums and cause inflammation, or gingivitis. If this is left untreated it can progress to bone loss and periodontal disease.
What does teeth cleaning involve?
Your dental hygienist will use various instruments and devices (ultrasonic cleaner, air jet and diamond polisher) to loosen and remove the plaque deposits from your teeth. This plaque removal is called ‘debridement’. Once all the surfaces are smooth your hygienist will polish your teeth and give them a thorough clean, using either a rotating brush and a prophylaxis paste (a special gritty toothpaste-like material) or a salt jet. Your teeth will then look cleaner and both your teeth and your mouth will feel much cleaner.
Most people find that the cleaning process is painless; you may feel tickling vibrations, the cooling mist of water, and the feeling of pressure during “scraping”, but cleaning generally should not cause discomfort. Sometimes people find scaling uncomfortable because their gum tissues are inflamed, and sometimes the teeth themselves may be sensitive. Topical numbing gels can be used to prevent this discomfort, or you may need a local anaesthetic, which the hygienist is qualified to give if needed.
Most dentists recommend having your teeth professionally cleaned every 6-12 months to reduce the chances of periodontal disease progressing. Your dentist will advise on the recommended interval for your particular needs.
What if I don’t have my teeth professionally cleaned for a while?
If tartar is allowed to build up around your gums and the roots of your teeth, this can require much more in-depth cleaning which can be more uncomfortable and may require a local anaesthetic, especially if your gums are already sensitive or suffering from gum disease.
We advise many of our patients to have regular visits with the dental hygienist who will help maintain the health of your mouth. The role of the hygienist is to clean around and under the gum line (a scale and polish) to remove plaque and tartar, and perhaps most importantly to help educate you – with the knowledge and skills necessary to maintain a healthy mouth and fresh breath in between appointments.
Hygienists are key members of the Dental team. We know that prevention is better than a cure, and the hygienist plays a very important role in this prevention. Professional plaque removal and excellent home care is crucial to the prevention and treatment of gum (periodontal) disease and the problems it causes, which are caused solely by the build-up of dental plaque.
Plaque itself is soft and will come off with a brush, but is often missed because of imperfect cleaning techniques. The hygienist will help you to address this, discussing any dietary issues which may be contributing to dental decay. In our experience, patients who have previously suffered problems with decay often experience far less when under regular hygienist care. Hygienists are also able to apply fissure sealants (special plastic coatings) to the biting surfaces of teeth to help prevent decay, and also to apply topical fluoride gels to help prevent decay in other areas.
Hygienists vary enormously in their approach. It is important to find a hygienist you feel comfortable with and are happy to see on a regular basis.
Treatment of gum disease is not a simple quick–fix process, and a series of appointments are often needed with the hygienist before things are fully under control.
You need to actively work together with your hygienist to achieve your goal.
Occasionally, patients with advanced gum (periodontal) disease who do not respond to treatment may have to be referred to a gum specialist (Periodontist).
At West Byfleet Dental and Implant Centre we offer a wide range of Orthodontic treatments, providing treatments to people of all ages.
At West Byfleet Dental and Implant Centre we offer a range of anti-wrinkle and facial rejuvenation treatments.


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Learn how to sew with Ashley Nell Tipton! Ashley will be teaching 3 beginner classes with her two assistant designers. All the classes will be held at Ashley's Studio in San Diego. These classes will be 3 hours long and limited to 6 people per class ages 12 & up. So sign up before it's sold out!
I was born in beautiful, sunny San Diego, Ca in 1991. I have 3 siblings and a large extended family. Living the California lifestyle and spending time with my family were crucial elements in my upbringing.
My passion for fashion started at a very young age. I learned to sew on my grandmother’s sewing machine when I was just seven years old! Since then, I've continued to evolve my talents and take on new challenges.I went on to attend Fashion Careers College where I received an AA in Fashion Design and Technology. My senior collection at Fashion Careers College was highlighted in the annual Golden Hanger Fashion Awards. I also showed my collection at New York’s Full Figured Fashion Week in 2012.


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To date we have raised over $7,000 for charities from various home show boutiques and public shows. Thank you for helping contribute in making the world a better place. In our tenth year, we hope to raise $10,000, if you would like to help out, please contact us.


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We are conveniently located just 1.3 miles off of I-75 exit # 90 North bound, exit # 90A Southbound. When it comes to our sales we believe in putting the price on our vehicles and boats taking the guesswork out of buying. No tricks, no games, no pricing gimmicks, no sales staff chasing you around the lot or asking for your phone number to call you a dozen or more times. We make our sales with what our customers love most about us…hard to beat low prices! We are just 15 miles south of Lexington KY. Come by, we'd love to see ya.
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Currently I’m working on a web application project that also uses a WCF service for some operations. We are a big fan of using ALT.NET and are using Castle Windsor to do IoC (Inversion of Control)/Dependency Injection. The problem we were having was the small delay to start up the worker process in IIS. Which is not much you can do about within IIS. (As far as I know) Except for maybe making a wake up service that calls a simple method every x minutes. Just to keep the worker process alive.
If you don’t want to wake up the IIS worker process you can always host your WCF service in a managed application, a windows service for instance. This is something that is always running (if it automatically starts and is not stopped manually of course).
I’m not going to go into the details on why you should use Castle Windsor. Maybe another post. The main goal of this post is to get the WCF service that uses Castle Windsor hosted within the Windows Service. You’re maybe wondering..is this then so complex? Well it can give some problems. You will find many posts on the Internet concerning this matter. However many of these posts focus on hosting the WCF Service in IIS.
Like I’m not going to go into the details of Windsor, I’m also not going to say how you create a WCF service or how you create a Windows Service. MSDN Library is a very handy resource for this.
One thing I’m going to say is that the Castle project has done a lot of effort into making it all work out. To make WCF and Windsor play nice together you have to use Castle.Facilities.WcfIntegration. This contains a factory for hosting the service, namely the ServiceHostFactory.
The difference isn’t really all that big..you just have to do the proper config and make sure you do all the aforementioned prep work like you would do it when hosting the service via IIS.
When you would host the WCF service in IIS, you would do all the prep work in the global.asax. You don’t have this in a Windows Service or a console application. So just do this somewhere else. I’m not saying hosting the WCF service in IIS is bad..it has it’s advantages.
3) Create and register the WindsorContainer (IWindsorContainer). Normally you would do this in the global.asax. Now you need to define a method where you will do this part.
Ok that should be it! Now you should be able to properly host the service in the managed application.
I would love to hear some feedback or if you have questions/remarks, please let me know.


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Method: Please tell us about yourself and how you got into gaming business?
Dan Koppel: I love playing games and making games. Currently I'm the Design Lead at Gray Matter Studios. My first game I worked on was Quake 2: The Reckoning. I also worked on Kingpin and Return to Castle Wolfenstein. Before all that I released a few of Quake 1 maps into the community, back then user made SP levels were much more common.
Meth: Was Kingpin level designing any different from other games you made?
Dan: In some ways yes, Kingpin was the last hub based game we at GMI made. I really enjoy the concept of hub based fps games. As far as level design goes hub based games take more planning and allow for some very interesting features. Metroid does this very well in modern games.
Meth: How long did it take you to make a good map?
Dan: Now that depends. Today's maps take a lot longer to build and script. But they also have a lot more going on in them and the newer engines allow for more poly's. Back for Kingpin we had no script based language that controlled the events in a map. In general I would say from start to finish it took me about 4 - 6 weeks of work to make a Kingpin map. That became about 8 - 10 weeks for building and scripting during the RtCW days and now it takes about 12 - 14 weeks on average to build and script CoD:UO maps. Also the amount of work animators and artists do for each map has increased considerably.
Meth: What sources did you use for inspiration in KP maps?
Dan: Hmm, Anything I could get my hands on. For my work on the steeltown section I actually ordered a promotional video from some steel companies. I also looked at many books we have here in our little library and as many movies as possible.
Meth: What's the most important part in level designing?
Dan: These days my answer would be planning. Planning helps you keep good framerate. Planning helps with gameplay and helps you find issues before they occur. When someone on my team starts to get an idea of what they want to make they always want to start in building right away. I have found making them take a step back and sketching things out helps a lot and gives better results in the end.
Meth: Do you sketch your maps on a paper?
Dan: Yes. I encourage everyone to do this. With 3d worlds, paper might not have all the details but you do get an idea of scale and you are able to look at the whole map before one brush is made.
Meth: Are you planning to work on Kingpin 2?
Dan: Nope. That's not being done by Gray Matter we are currently working on Call of Duty: United Offensive.
Meth: Do you have any tips or suggestions for a future level designers?
Dan: Learn many different tools. Work with different engines. Work on your lighting and keep the poly counts in acceptable ranges. Otherwise keep working on making better and better maps. I'm sure this is nothing new.

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text: Been parking under trees? Revitalize your ride for cheap at the Gas House Express Car Wash at Vandeventer and Forest Park. It's as fun as anything at Six Flags and doubles as rebirthing therapy (the amusing Freudian allusions alone -- and you will make them -- are worth the ride). You and your car pass through a tunnel while being aggressively assaulted with a chaos of spurting liquids, giant robotic handy wipes and huge throbbing dryers, and there's even a light show with dancing penguins. When you emerge at the other end, blinking in the sunlight, you're feeling like quite the tabula rasa. You can pay at the pump, but if you go inside the quik-shop you'll get a free dashboard trash bag, a shop towel and an exhortation to "enjoy your wash." Painted a truly funny shade of turquoise, the Gas House has not one but two picturesque fountains -- an amenity that is all too rare in car washes these days.


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Check out these recent pages, these Envato studies here on this wallpress.koo1.fi. They are based on Envato Template Kits designs.
There’s a lot of skill and experience in Envato’s team,making these designs awesome and technically clever. I’ve added some of my own comments, corrections, features or whatever to each and every one of them. It has been a stimulating to study these Envato templates and designs.


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The onset of colder conditions is the best time to take preventive measures to keep small animals — such as bats, mice and small rodents — from getting into homes, said Jamie Nack, wildlife outreach specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Extension.
"One very important rule here: if you're trapping those mice or squirrels ... and releasing them, you are going to continue to have a problem," she said in an interview on the Oct. 3, 2018 episode of Wisconsin Public Radio's The Larry Meiller Show.
Once an animal identifies a warm place to nest over the winter, it's an uphill battle if preventative measures aren't taken to keep them out in the first place, Nack explained. Autumn is the time to take stock of your home and identify all possible entry points, then seal them off.
"Walk around the exterior of your home and look for holes or cracks, paying special attention to the eaves, the fascia boards and flashings — and any places where you have damp wood, that should really be replaced as well," she said.
That damp wood harbors insects, attracting some animals in search of food, Nack said.
Small holes or cracks can be filled with caulk or expandable foam, she explained.
David Drake, a professor of forest and wildlife ecology at UW-Madison, went into more detail in the interview. It's important not to skip over a hole because it may seem too small for an animal to squeeze in, he explained. Bats, for example, can work their way into an opening the size of a dime.
"We say for bats about 5/8 of an inch and a little bit larger than that for mice," Drake said. "As long as an animal can get its head and shoulders through, the rest of the body just slips right on through ... so think think about that type of a size."
Larger holes may require replacing or repairing the entire area, Nack said, and pipes or utility outlets need to be covered. Covers for those types of openings can be purchased, or made from hardware cloth.
A video tutorial from Fine Homebuilding magazine explains how to do this.
Windows, screens, doors and chimneys are also common points of entry for wildlife, Nack said.
"Are they fully functioning? Are they tight? Are there any holes that need to be repaired?" she asked. "If you do not have a chimney cap on your chimney, it is well worth the investment to do so."
Drake also points to garages.
While keeping the garage door open on those fleeting nice days is appealing, it offers another point of entry, he said. Moreover, garages often house dog food and cat food — all temptations for unwanted animals. Woodpiles are also an attractant, including for insects that even can be pests in winter.
Drake said pet food should be kept in metal containers and stacks of wood are best moved outdoors.
"All those things are attractants," he said. "They're going to bring mice into the garage and that's just one step closer to getting into your house."
Bats can squeeze through openings that are as small as a dime.
Once a home is properly sealed, attractants from around the yard, as well as indoors, should be removed, Nack said. Food in kitchens and pantries should be kept in airtight containers. Bird seed should be stored in containers pests can't get into, like a metal garbage can, she added. Keeping spaces clean is likewise important.
"If you feed birds … it's really important to kind of clean up that spilled seed from time to time," Nack said. "A large accumulation of that starts to bring in other small mammals, which then may bring in larger mammals."
More information on dealing with troublesome wildlife on properties is available from UW-Extension's Wildlife Ecology & Damage Management guide, including specific guidance for critters from bats and raccoons to skunk and wild turkeys.
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AMD has now announced that cloud-optimized Radeon datacenter GPUs will power Google's Stadia cloud gaming service.
By using Chrome as the point of entry, Stadia promises a premium gaming experience to a wide variety of platforms: phones, tablets, PCs, and TVs.
If the report is accurate, we may just have another major player in the game streaming space.
Stadia will also introduce technology to allow YouTubers to share links to specific spots and states in games, a feature the company calls State Share.
Google wants to change the gaming landscape, and it's not hard to understand why.
People are unsure about Google Stadia. It's not that the input lag makes doom unplayable, but it makes it harder, and it makes you worse at the game.
Walmart is entering into cloud gaming services, the company announced today.
On Stadia, games would run directly from Google's cloud computer servers, meaning that no installation is needed.
USgamer reports that retail giant Walmart is working on a game streaming service, hopping on the now-heavily-burdened bandwagon that includes Google, Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon, and Sony. "It can only be circumvented with a download-based system that functions great with fast and slow connections and still lets you play games as soon as possible". The company garnered a lot of attention from tech enthusiasts as it showcased the service that supports 4K resolutions and gaming at 60fps. It also has a dedicated screenshot button, a Google Assistant shortcut, and a built-in microphone to access features created by developers to use in games. Further, Google has partnered with popular video game development software like Unreal Engine, Unity, and Havok.
As of now, there are very few details coming from US Gamer, who first began reporting on the rumor yesterday, March 20, 2019. Furthermore, companies such as Nintendo will continue to bring out games that require their unique style of consoles and controllers that Stadia would not be able to adapt.


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Want to kit yourself out for autumn without completely emptying your bank account? Then head over to Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet where Cecil Gee are hosting a brand spectacular sale event at Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet. Their selection of business wear, casual office wear, and weekend wear includes designer names such as Versace, Armani, Diesel, and Canali – and at Cheshire Oaks, they're all available with substantial discounts on the RRP.
Cheshire Oaks is home to over 140 stores, from designer to high street, including big name brands and a wide range of products including clothes, sports and outdoor wear, homeware, jewellery, and lots more.
To mark the opening of Cecil Gee's brand spectacular sale event at Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet, they're giving away a man's suit (maximum size 54 inches) which is worth up to £299. To be in with a chance of winning, just fill in your details below.
Thank you for your interest, but this competition closed to further entries on September 4th 2009.


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text: Spiroflow Holdings, Inc., announces the appointment of David Rose as Managing Director Spiroflow Automation Solutions, Inc. Mr. Rose joins Spiroflow's executive team at a time when the company continues to grow within its traditional market segments as well as its Systems Integration business. Mr. Rose brings experience in operations management, organizational design and business development in the manufacturing and engineering industries. He comes to Spiroflow from Precision Castparts Corporation where he held the position of VP & General Manager of their Materials Business based in Charlotte. Previously Mr. Rose served in a variety of business leadership roles as President, CEO and Managing Director for GE, and various other aerospace, railway, and building products industry companies. Mr. Rose holds a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Management from Gannon University in Erie, PA. He is also a graduate of GE's Manufacturing Training Program and is certified as a Six Sigma Master Black Belt. Spiroflow Automation Solutions, Inc. is a full-service industrial control, networking, and automation provider. The company's goal is to provide their customers with processes that work smarter and more efficiently. This is accomplished by providing highly efficient and cost-effective automation solutions. The company has offices in Monroe, NC, Cleveland, OH, Chicago, IL, Greer, SC, and Orlando, FL. Primary markets include the food, dairy, beverage, confectionery, themed entertainment, paint finishing, wood products, OEM manufacturing, and more. To learn more visit our website at www.spiroflow.com, email [email protected] or call (1) 704-246-0900.


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Have I said that I absolutely love the new Sheer Perfection Designer Vellum Stack from Stampin' Up? Well incase I hadn't I will say now that you should treat yourself to some as it is great for creating easy cards. There are 12 different designs in the stack (2 of each) and can be earned for FREE when you spend £45 or more during Sale-A-Bration which runs until 31st March 2015.
I made this one just by quickly colouring in parts of the vellum with a Stampin' Write Marker Pen and then adhering it in the top two corners onto a base of Whisper White. I then tied some Daffodil Delight ¼" Cotton Ribbon at the top (I'm in a Spring colour mode just lately) and adhered that to some Daffodil Delight card. I finished it off by stamping a sentiment from Bloom With Hope. Voila! A card made in less than 10 minutes.


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The OnePlus 6 is appearing in more official teases and it looks like this phone could be the affordable answer to the Apple iPhone X – and we’re not just talking about that top notch.
OnePlus has already officially teased the OnePlus 6 will be all about speed. Now the company is back at it again, this time clarifying the OnePlus 6 will offer superfast gesture controls. This comes shortly after Apple was rumoured to be looking into new touchless gesture controls for a future iPhone.
The new gesture features on the OnePlus 6 will likely be similar to those added on the OnePlus 5T Oxygen OS after the Android Oreo update. That should mean simple swipes to go back, home or to multi-task. Of course it could mean more but we’ll have to wait to see what that actually is.
Other details confirmed officially include a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 CPU, 8GB of RAM and 256GB storage. OnePlus is expected to launch the OnePlus 6 between May and June as the CEO has already said it’ll be a Q2 launch.


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Local Address: H.No. 38, St. No. 1, F-6/3, Islamabad.
Permanent Address: Mohsin Match Factory Ltd. Industrial Estate Zamrud Road, Peshawar.
List of Countries Australia, UK, UAE, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, China and other parts of the world.
Senator Mohsin Aziz is a member of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf and first time elected member of the Upper House of the Parliament for a six year term from 2015-21 on general seat of Khyber Pakhtunkwa. Hailing from Peshawar, he is the third generation of a renowned business/ industrialist family hailing from Peshawar. After completing his studies he acquired management and industrial training from Japan before starting his career of running family business.
He has a extensive and meritorious experience in the prestigious business, industrial and government forums most notable among them are the two term member Board of Directors State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Provincial Minister for Commence, Industries, Minerals and Technical Education, Twice Chairman of All Pakistan Textile Manufacturer Association (APTMA), Member Board of Directors, Pakistan Petroleum Ltd. (PPL), Habib Bank Ltd. (HBL).
He is also a running a philanthropic foundation, Aziz Jan Foundation, whose endeavors include state of the art institute offering the modern quality education to the marginalized students of Peshawar, other than provision of daily meals to the poor patients/ attendants in the government hospitals of Peshawar etc.
In his official capacity he represented Pakistan in the international conferences/ forums held in Australia, UK, UAE, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, China and other parts of the world.

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Victory Honda of Muncie, in Muncie, Indiana, is offering our loyal customers a Vehicle Upgrade Program. Our customers may be able to Swap Your Ride, restart their warranty at zero, and even get behind the wheel of a new car while possibly lowering their monthly payment. If you want a new car come into Victory Honda of Muncie today! Honda is offering low finance rates and lease payments, and a new Honda may cost you less than you think. With an expansive New Honda Inventory, including new Honda cars, trucks, minivans and SUVs, you'll find the new Honda you want today! For the best selection please act today! Get a Quick Quote on a new Accord, Civic, CR-V, Odyssey, HR-V, Pilot, Ridgeline or the Honda vehicle of your choice. Victory Honda of Muncie proudly serves Honda customers who reside in Muncie IN.
Get an Estimated Trade-In Value for your current vehicle using our Trade-In Estimator. Simply complete the describe the condition as accurately as possible. You will get a Trade-In Value estimate that can be redeemed at Victory Honda of Muncie. Of course we will validate your book offer by performing a short inspection of your vehicle. Vehicles that have had body repair and/or paint work may require one business day while we establish the quality of the work. The final value of your trade-in is determined by our Used Car Manager upon completion of an inspection on your vehicle.
Victory Honda of Muncie is located at 4901 W McGalliard Rd in Muncie, Indiana. We are a short drive from anywhere in the greater Indianapolis area. Come into today and Swap Your Ride for a brand New Honda.


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GREENVILLE, S.C. — The Greenville Drive scored two runs in the third inning and held on to beat the Augusta GreenJackets 2-1 on Tuesday in the first game of a doubleheader.
Kervin Suarez had an RBI single and scored on a wild pitch by Augusta starter Sean Hejelle.
The GreenJackets scored their run in the fourth on a groundout by Shane Matheny.
According to the Drive's Twitter account, the second game was postponed due to the late start time for Game 1. It will be made up when the teams play at SRP Park later this season.
The teams will play their regularly scheduled game at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday.


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Patti Smith is a world renowned poet, painter and musician — the high priestess of punk, to be exact — but lately she’s been making her bones as a highly regarded memoirist. Her 2010 memoir, Just Kids, a coming-of-age chronicle of her time in New York City with artist Robert Mapplethorpe in the ‘60s and ‘70s, sold more than a half million copies and won a National Book Award. Her latest, M Train, is one part memoir, one part benediction and one part Homeric odyssey cataloging Smith’s “vagabondia,” a term of art for traveling from place to place without a true sense of home. “All writers are bums, may I be counted among you one day,” she says, toasting the lionized Japanese novelist Osamu Dazai after visiting his grave.
In M Train, Smith maps out the landmarks of her life spanning the late ‘80s to the present, a whirlwind tour of bohemian cafe’s, graves of idolized writers, writer’s conferences, memories of her children and her dearly departed husband Fred “Sonic” Smith, guitarist for The MC5, who passed away suddenly in 1994 at the age of 45. Smith starts out on her journey without a plotted course, no map or compass, or even a fixed timeline — one chapter extracts memories from five years ago, the next chapter revisits memories from 15 years ago. Each memory is a psychic touchstone revisited with reverence and prayers, and never ending cups of coffee, notebooks, dungarees and Polaroids.
To write M Train Smith settled into a routine, every morning the same table, the same order at the same place: black coffee and bread with olive oil at Cafe ‘Ino. Smith relies on routine to create order amidst the chaos of constant traveling and performing. It’s through the creation of habits and routine that she validates her own existence to herself. More importantly, these routines act as a souvenir of her attempts at normality.
In the first chapter, Smith travels back to a time early in her marriage to Fred. Inspired by poet and playwright Jean Genet, she proposes a pilgrimage to Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni prison in French Guiana as their last hurrah before childbearing. Genet, an unrepentant thief in his youth, and no stranger to the inside of a jail cell, wrote about the prison in The Thief’s Journal. The prison was notorious for its abominable living conditions. Though he never actually did time at Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Genet was fascinated by it and wrote about how he aspired to experience “the grandeur” he imagined to exist within the walls of the prison and expose it to the world. But Genet never made it to Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, much to his dismay. “I am shorn of my infamy,” he wrote.
M Train is full of pilgrimages to graves and memorials such as Sylvia Plath’s headstone in Heptonstall in the U.K. and a conference in Berlin marking the 125th anniversary of the death of German geophysicist Alfred Wegener. Wegener, the “pioneer of the continental drift” theory, was so dedicated to his work as a scientist that he disappeared in Greenland while trying to prove his hypothesis. Smith reveres and identifies with writers, artists and thinkers who get lost in the intensity of the their devotion to their work.
In the chapter “Wheel of Fortune,” Smith is invited to deliver a speech at the home-turned-museum of the Frida Kahlo, who ranks high in Smith’s pantheon of the greats. Sick as a dog, Smith spent her visit writing a song for the occasion while convalescing in the very same bed a sickly Kahlo shared with her husband Diego Rivera. Later she performed the song at the conclusion of her speech in the courtyard of the Kahlo estate, reducing everyone to tears. At the bar after the speech and a few sips of tequila, Smith finally name drops the title, “I closed my eyes and saw a green train with an M in a circle; a faded green like the back of a praying mantis.” The M train is a subway line that stops near Smith’s home in Brooklyn.
One of those moments of perfect certainty happened to Smith a couple weeks ago during a reading of M Train at Dominican University in Illinois. According to news reports, midway through the reading a woman stood up and informed Smith that the backpack she had in her hands belonged to her. The backpack was among the items stolen from her tour van back in 1979. The contents of the backpack included two totems of infinite sentimental value: a 1978 Rolling Stones shirt Fred was often photographed in, and a bandana that had belonged to her brother Todd, who died one month after Fred’s funeral in 1994. There wasn’t a dry eye in the house as Smith, tears running down her cheeks, explained to the audience why these seemingly everyday objects had, in the fullness of time, become holy relics to her.

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The Association of Radiographers of Nigeria (ARN) has called on the federal government to recognize the autonomy of radiography and allow radiographers to head their units in government hospitals and institutions.
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Chairman of the Association of Radiographers, Ngwu Emmanuel, made the call yesterday during the celebration of the annual World Radiography Day in Abuja.
He called for increase funding for radiography and imaging facilities in the country to ensure that more Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines, CT Scan, and radiotherapy machines were purchased and maintained.
Registrar of the Radiographers Registration Board of Nigeria (RRBN) Dr Mark Okeji called for more funding for radiography practice in the country.


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Two AAA family ATPases, NSF and p97, have been implicated in membrane fusion during assembly and inheritance of organelles of the secretory pathway. We have now investigated the roles of AAA ATPases in membrane fusion during assembly of the peroxisome, an organelle outside the classical secretory system. Here, we show that peroxisomal membrane fusion in the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica requires two AAA ATPases, Pex1p and Pex6p. Release of membrane- associated Pex1p and Pex6p drives the asymmetric priming of two fusion partners. The next step, peroxisome docking, requires release of Pex1p from one partner. Subsequent fusion of the peroxisomal membranes is independent of both Pex1p and Pex6p.
Titorenko, Vladimir I. and Rachubinski, Richard A.
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Mary Lowry is manipulative and her evidence about Patrick Quirke contained lies and should not be believed, defence lawyers have told a jury at the Central Criminal Court love rival trial.
On Day two of the defence closing speech Bernard Condon SC went through the evidence of Ms Lowry, detailing what he told the six men and six women is evidence of her attempts to rewrite history.
Ms Lowry's first attempt to revise history, he said, was when she said that the accused was not good friends with her late husband Martin Lowry. All the evidence, he said, states otherwise.
He asked them to consider the statement made to gardai by her brother Eddie Quigley in which he said he told Pat Quirke: "Mary will make up her own mind and you and me won't change that."
That, Mr Condon said, is a very different view of Mary Lowry to the "naive or vulnerable person she seeks to put across".
She had made light of it, Mr Condon said, telling the jury that his ear must have been "reddened".
But Mr Condon reminded them that Bobby Ryan's response was to suggest that they end the relationship. She lied in her account of what happened in Bundoran, Mr Condon said.
In her evidence to the jury, Mr Condon said, she said she asked Bobby's permission to dance with another man and he said it was fine.
This, he said, was an "out and out lie".
She had also changed her story, counsel said, from saying that Bobby had met the woman the night before to saying this was a woman he knew from years ago and they were just chatting about old times and therefore there was no problem.
If she can't give a coherent story about this incident, Mr Condon asked the jury how they can believe what she says about Patrick Quirke.
Mr Condon is continuing this afternoon in front of Justice Eileen Creedon.

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Apple offers a “Find My Mac” service to track a lost or stolen stolen Mac computer. However, Microsoft doesn’t provide an equivalent service for Windows PCs — not even for tablets running Windows 8.
If you’re using Windows and want the ability to track your laptop should it ever become lost or stolen, you’ll need to install some third-party software. There are many paid services that offer this feature, but there are also good free options.
All such tracking services work similarly. You install a piece of software on your device and set up an account with the service. If you ever lose your device, you go to the service’s website, log into your account, and you can view the device’s location and control it remotely.
Be aware that it will likely be more difficult to track a laptop than a smartphone. A smartphone will probably be connected to a data network and be in standby mode, so it can communicate its location back to you. However, if a laptop is powered off or just not connected to Wi-Fi, it won’t be able to report back to you. A tracking service can offer some additional protection should you ever lose your laptop, but it will be harder to locate a lost laptop than it is to locate a lost smartphone.
Prey offers tracking software for Windows, Mac, and even Linux PCs. Prey also offers tracking apps for Android and iOS, so you could use this one service to track all of your devices.
This service has paid pro plans, but the basic tracking service is completely free. The free service allows you to have three devices linked to your account and store up to ten location reports per device.
After installing Prey, you’ll be prompted to create a new user account or enter your current user account details.
Once you’ve logged in, Prey will immediately be up and running. Prey runs as a Windows service by default. If you want to configure it, you can open the Configure Prey shortcut in the Prey folder in your Start menu’s programs group.
To have Prey check in more frequently so you’ll receive reports more quickly if you ever lose your laptop, select Options for Execution, and modify the Frequency of reports and actions setting.
You can now visit the Prey project’s website and log in with the same account details you entered on your computer. You’ll see your computer and any other linked devices.
If you lose your laptop, you’ll need to click its name on your Prey control panel and set the slider from “OK” to “Missing.” Prey only tracks your device when it’s missing, so it isn’t constantly tracking your laptop’s location. Be sure to also enable the Geo feature, which uses your laptop’s internal GPS hardware or the names of nearby Wi-Fi hotspots to report its location.
You can also have Prey perform specific actions, such as setting off an alarm — this is useful if you misplace the laptop nearby. Of course, it’s not as reliable as sending an alarm to a phone, because the laptop must be powered on and connected to the Internet to receive this message and begin the alarm.
Be sure to save your changes afterwards.
Once you’ve set your laptop to missing, its status will become “Tracked, waiting for report.” When the Prey software on your laptop checks in with the Prey server, it will receive a message that it has been marked as lost and generate a report. You’ll only receive an alert if the laptop is powered on, connected to the Internet, and the Prey software is still installed.
There’s an “on-demand” mode where you can request a report immediately, but this feature is unavailable in the free version. If you can wait a few minutes for your report, the free version will work just as well.
Once a report arrives, you’ll see it on the Reports tab. The report includes the information you selected, such as the laptop’s geographic location, its network status and IP address, and a screenshot of the computer’s desktop and webcam capture of its user. This information may help you get the laptop back, or may be helpful evidence when you report the laptop as stolen.
If you don’t want to use Prey for some reason, you may want to try LockItTight, which is also free.
While Absolute Software’s LoJack for Laptops is a paid service, it’s worth a mention because it has the advantage of being integrated into many laptop’s BIOSes, which makes it more powerful and difficult to remove.

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Some six months ago Mhairi MacLauchlan (RSPB Cumbria Coast Warden) installed a stamp collection bin in the Wetlands Centre on Campfield Marsh RSPB Reserve. Due to the diligence of visitors to the Reserve and particularly to Dave Smith who has been collecting stamps from the local West Coast Group for quite a while now, we were recently able to dispatch our first posting of in the region of 7,000 used stamps in aid of this appeal.
You may be interested to read the letter received today in reply to this, and follow the links in it with information about the Albatross Task Force activities which are funded by this Appeal.
As Christmas approaches remember to continue to save your stamps. Perhaps you could enlist your family and friends to do so, also.
RSPB consequently posted the above information.


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General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International, Apostle Johnson Suleman was earlier today conferred with an ‘Award and Key Of The State of South Carolina’ which is a Honorary Citizenship by the state of South Carolina, United States of America.
The event took place at the Faithful Centre Bible Church, Inglewood, California where Apostle Suleman is holding the region’s edition of his ministry’s life-changing crusade tagged ‘Help From Above’, which holds between Tuesday, 20th and Wednesday 21st of June, 2017.
Representatives of the State in recognition of Apostle Suleman's contribution to humanity.
" Apostle Suleman won this highest honor not only because he is noted as a great social worker with outstanding performances in outreach programmes but also his passion for giving without borders"
“Apostle Suleman is so privileged, because there are a lot of people out there who are equally blessed if not more but are not willing to do,” noted a member of the award committee.
Apostle Suleman at the ceremony dedicated the award to God, his better half and partner, Dr Lizzy Johnson Suleman, as well as members of the Omega Fire Ministries, worldwide.
A letter dated June 8, 2017 conveying the approval of the House and signed by Richard C. King, Chairman South Carolina Legislators Black Caucus also indicated that the state was looking forward to hosting Apostle Suleman at its Capitol Hill.
Excerpt of the letter read thus: "We would like to confer upon you the Honorary Citizenship of South Carolina for being an accomplished humanitarian. This is the highest honour given to non residents of the State of South Carolina.
"We look forward to hosting you at the South Carolina State Capitol and exploring future partnerships with you and the State of South Carolina."
Apostle Suleman is also expected to have a meeting with senators representing the State later tonight. The meeting will have in attendance the State’s lawmakers to be led by Rep. John C. King who is representing South Carolina. Others in the list include Rep. Harold Love, representing Tennessee, and Hon. Dr. Dee Dawkins-Haigler, representing Atlanta-Georgia.
Suleman's Communications Manager, Phrank Shaibu in a reaction thanked the government and people of the State of South Carolina for finding Apostle Suleman worthy of such a high honour, noting that it's also an indication of the acceptance of the message of salvation which Omega Fire Ministries has taken to the United States and other parts of the world.
"We are grateful and elated that the message of salvation, love and compassion which the servant of God has taken to the United States of America and other parts of the world has been widely accepted and bearing fruits. This honour by the State of South Carolina bears testimony to this reality", he stated.

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In light of increasing income inequality and wealth inequality in many Western democracies, some social scientists believe that democracy is in jeopardy. Do the rich have a disproportionally high influence on political decisions – in contrast with the ideal of equal representation of all voters? A recent article answers this question in the positive with regard to the United States, and an investigation on behalf of the German Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs reaches a similar conclusion for Germany. Certainly, there is enough reliable evidence supporting the thesis according to which the superrich have a bigger impact on political decisions than the average voter, and that they use this influence particularly in niche topics without much public attention to their own personal advantage.
There is no shortage of suggestions regarding possible reforms of the democratic system for the purpose of more even representation. For example, there have been demands to further restrict private donations to political parties. However, it seems most promising to cut down the possibilities of politics prioritising private interest groups.
One constitutive element of modern democracies is the equal opportunity of all adults to influence political decisions through voting in elections. Differences in wealth or income are not supposed to impact the weight of people’s votes. If equal chances to influence actually led to equal exercise of influence, political decisions would be heavily guided by the preferences of the median voter – the voter whose preferences are at the centre of the political spectrum.
However, there are reasons to expect that formally equal chances to partake do not result in equal exertion of influence: Different people are interested in politics to different extents, and, therefore, use their political voice to different degrees. Moreover, they are not all equally willing to become politically involved beyond casting their votes, and they are not all equally prepared to sacrifice resources to convince others of their opinion. This kind of unequal influence is not problematic in principle, since it results from some voters’ conscious decision not to influence decisions by means other than voting.
Nevertheless, other sources of unequal impact could be more problematic: What if some people systematically act against their own interests? What if certain people have more resources available and use them to influence other people’s opinions? And what if elected representatives disproportionately come from certain parts of the population, so that such representatives are likely to consider the opinions of those parts more strongly? Contemporary commentators suspect that differences in income and wealth are an important origin of unequal distribution of impact: whoever has more income or wealth can buy political influence and thereby strengthen their voice.
Do the rich have different preferences?
An overrepresentation of the wealthy only has consequences if their preferences differ systematically from the preferences of less wealthy groups. So far, few empirical studies were able to assess this question by conducting representative surveys. It is problematic that very small groups, such as the superrich, often cannot be captured. Other difficulties occur because participants are often only asked for information about their income and not about their wealth. Furthermore, studies typically look into preferences regarding topics that are expected to exhibit stronger differences depending on one’s income. Topics that garner general consensus understandably receive less attention by opinion researchers.
Despite these limits, some reliable results are available. They show that preferences for more free-market oriented economic and social policies grow with income levels. Moreover, the rich tend to have more optimistic views on the state of the economy. An evaluation of about 1,800 surveys since the 1980s shows that those whose income falls into the highest quintile desire more free-market oriented economic and social policies than those within the lowest quintile, even when accounting for differences in their education. In particular, the preferences of the difficult-to-capture superrich seem to differ drastically from others, as shown by a sample of the 4 percent at the top of the income distribution in the late 1970s as well as by looking at 83 people living in Chicago, whose wealth falls into the highest percentile. An analysis on the basis of 252 surveys between 1998 and 2013 suggests that there are similar differences in preferences along the income distribution in Germany.
Politics just for the rich?
In an often-quoted study from 2014, Gilens and Page evaluate income-differentiated opinion surveys for 1,779 political decisions in the US between 1981 and 2002. They compare the preferences of people from different income groups with implemeted political decisions. Their conclusion: median earners do not exercise much influence on political decisions compared to those belonging to the top 10 percent of earners. This does not mean that politics always decides against the interests of the median earner – but that “average citizens only get what they want if the economic elite shares their desires”.
Although Gilens and Page’s work still receives strong media response, the design of their study received criticism from their peers. Bashir (2015) demonstrates that the authors’ methodology systematically underestimates the influence of average earners and that it does not allow any valid conclusions regarding the overrepresentation of certain income groups. Ens (2015) points out that the intensity of preferences also varies along the income distribution, and that accounting for those differences in the design of the study sheds a different light on the issue of unequal representation. Branham et al. (2016) point out that the data sets show that the average earners and wealthy almost always agree; in case of dissent, decisions benefit average earners just as often as they benefit the wealthy. Gilens and Page (2016) argue against their critics, but concede that further research is necessary.
Older studies only partly reach results similar to Gilens and Page (2014): Bartels (2008) and Hayes (2012) find that US senators vote in accordance with the preferences of the wealthy voters, and neglect those of the less wealthy. Brunner et al. (2013) question these results and show that Democratic and Republican senators differ heavily with regard to how they react to the preferences of less affluent citizens. The strong correlation between income and party preference seems to explain the findings of unequal influence almost in their entirety. A similar conclusion is reached by Tausanovitch (2014). Flavin (2012) compares US states regarding their social and economic policies, and demonstrates that differences between states can be explained by the preferences of wealthy voters. Rigby and Wright (2013) focus on the development of political manifestos of US parties and show that the preferences of poorer voters are not displayed proportionally.
Only few comparable studies exist for Germany. Elsässer et al (2016) study 252 political decisions in Germany between 1998 and 2013, and find that the preferences of the wealthy are overrepresented. Bartels (2017) estimates examines 30 democracies, among them Germany, and finds that welfare spending is about 10-15 percent below the levels that were to be expected if all preferences were considered equally. Hahn (2018) maps political preferences multidimensionally and, for 19 countries and 60 elections between 2003 and 2017, does not find the wealthy to be overrepresented.
Unequal influence to the advantage of the less affluent?
The recent debates around the subject matter illustrate how difficult it is to prove an unequal representation of different income groups and wealth strata. Moreover, a number of conceptual problems become apparent. Tyler Cowen and Matthew Yglesias highlight that voters often declare contradicting preferences in opinion surveys – for instance, they demand both lower prices and protectionism. Bryan Caplan argues that stronger influence of wealthy voters does not have to result in a disadvantage for less wealthy citizens. This is supported by the indication that voters rarely vote on the basis of their own economic interest. Rather, they see elections as an opportunity to realize their own idea of a better world. Using representative survey data, Caplan (2002) shows that wealthy voters are better informed about facts as well as causal connections than less wealthy voters. Hence, a stronger influence of wealthy groups could even be good news for the less well-off.
Even though existing studies provide rather limited reasons to worry about democracy, healthy scepticism towards the overrepresentation of particularly wealthy groups is timely. The claim that certain income and wealth groups strive towards systematic “class politics” is weak. Yet, the efforts of particularly influential individuals and lobbying groups for specific, private interests are well-documented. This applies particularly to those areas of politics that are beyond public attention and the cost of which can be widely diffused.
The literature increasingly illustrates the high value of political contacts for company owners. A well-known example is the case of Timothy Geithner, former Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, whose appointment in 2008 boosted the share prices of those firms with which he had previously been in contact. Likewise, the current discussion around the regulation of the banking sector is influenced by the private interests of particularly high-income groups. This would explain why banks do not face high capital requirements.


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The Church welcomes the Pope "with patience and joy"
The Archbishop of Rabat: "Let's get ready to welcome the Pope"
Fés (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Francis will visit Morocco on March 30-31. The Committee of Moroccan Christians has written to Pope Francis two weeks ahead of his visit, asking for the intervention of the Holy See on a theme which is very important to them: religious freedom in the country.
The baptized represent only 1.1% of the population (about 380 thousand out of 33.6 million inhabitants, mostly Muslims) and are mostly of evangelical confession. In the open letter, published by the newspaper "Al Massae", some "violations of the religious freedom of Christians" are reported and also accuses Moroccan security forces of "playing an important role in the persecution of Christians by proceeding to make abusive arrests".
In the text, sent to Agenzia Fides, the Committee says that some Moroccan authorities have "arrested and mistreated people for proclaiming their religion or taking part in prayer services at covert churches, tortured and insulted them and confiscated their identity documents. and even deprived some identity documents for having proclaimed their religion or joined prayers in clandestine churches. In addition, Moroccan authorities also expelled hundreds of foreigners accused of "proselytism".
The Committee supports the Moroccan Association for Religious Rights and Freedom, and the Moroccan Association for Human Rights, bodies not officially recognized that, the letter states, "defend religious freedom, register violations and welcome Ahmadis, Shiites, Christians and Ibadis".
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well, These days i’m too busy with training and commuting myself 60 kms everyday that i’m not getting enough time to write a post and then post it too!!!
well, the other reason could be that, i’ve [once more] blasted my computer motherboard.. and i mean it literary!! The capacitters were ommitting smoke once i was done with the whole ‘trouble shooting’. Anyways i’ll be getting a new motherboard in a day or two, and shall be more active.
oneliner of the day: that was told by my trainer, a very superb lady.
In life, when a person does some good to you, you say THANKS. but when a person does some bad to you, you say THANK YOU VERY MUCH. cause those are the one who changes you for good.