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1. Ronnie is getting ready for his annual pumpkin sale. He’s set up 30 rows of pumpkins with 125 pumpkins in each row. How can he figure out how many pumpkins that is?
a. Add 125 plus 30.
b. Subtract 30 from 125.
c. Multiply 125 by 30.
d. Divide 125 by 30.
2. Farmer Cheryl expects to sell 5,000 pumpkins at her sale. She is charging seven dollars per pumpkin. How can she figure out the total revenue (money taken in) from the sale?
a. Add five thousand dollars plus seven dollars.
b. Subtract seven dollars from five thousand dollars.
c. Multiply five thousand dollars by seven dollars.
d. Multiply five thousand by seven dollars.
3. Carla bought a pumpkin at the supermarket for $8.99 and sold it to Anthony for $10.99. What was her profit (money she came out ahead)?
c. She didn’t make any profit at all.
d. Some unknown amount over twenty dollars.
4. Which is a better price for three pumpkin pies?
c. Buy two pies for three dollars each and get a third pie for free.
d. All of the above deals are the same.


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This is for all those non believers who said that there is no such thing as democracy in the TISF, Quack! Online has the TISF Constitution for you to download. Read it and let us know what your thoughts are on it.
3 days and NO comments! Tells you how much TIP Student Really care about their representation!
Oh well I guess the wonderful thing about this constitution is, just in case if you hadn’t read through it, is that there will be “NO” events until the class CR’s, Committee Members & TISF all agree to it.
Well seriously i liked the new constitution,it actually represents students not just TISF members…!
now we all have the power to arrange any events we like…that is a nice decission..
as far as the people’s interest are concerned….lolzz…most of the TIP public actually doesent cares about TISF…they just want a boring picnic or a dance party!

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It baffles me how many popular (sports)cars are not available as a model car kit. So i searched to see what kits others on here would want to have but cant (or havent found) find them. If theres already a topic like this, im sorry for creating a new one, just couldnt find it with the search option.
I'm personally a huge sportscar fan, especially those made in europe, but alot of the ones id want to have/build just never seem to have been produced. Maybe i'm wrong and some of these are indeed produced, ifso could you post the links here?
More vintage sports cars for sure- I tend to like the big British GT’s such as the ‘70’s Aston Martins and Jensen Interceptors.
Also, I’d like to see at least one nice big scale factory stock Mopar, preferably a 1/12 ‘69 Dodge Charger in the same style as Revell’s ‘57 Chevy, ‘63 Corvette and ‘69 Camaro. If they did a Mopar like this, I would buy several.
And while we are at it- we need a Hellcat of some kind. Such a significant car should not be MIA in scale.
And this is something we need too.
Long in the tooth, needs another look.
Almost any full sized car from the 50s & 60s.
As is, we have almost nothing except a lot of Chevies & Fords.
Since the age of the annuals, there are almost no Buicks, Oldsmobiles, Cadillacs, Mercurys, Lincolns, Plymouths, Dodges or Chryslers available in kit form.
As an example, if you wanted to build a modern tool Buick or Mercury, your only choices are the re-popped '62 Electra & '66 Wildcat for Buick, & the '64 & '66 Merc. Nothing new.
Not a single modern kit from the 50s for Pontiac, Buick, Mercury, Lincoln, Dodge & Desoto.
You can count the rest of the makes, barring Chevy & Ford, on one hand.
'26-'27 Model T roadster on '32 Ford frame, with 2 engine options. One would be something very popular, like a Ford or Chevy small block, then something a bit out of the ordinary for today, but popular way back when, like a Cadillac or Oldsmobile V-8.
I'm shure I will think of more but Thea's are all just off the top of my head.
add one vote from me.
Corvette C6 and C7 Grand Sports, C7 Z06 and hoping desperately for the new C7 Zr1 Targa and Convertible.

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TRACO Industrietechnik AG is a division of the Traco Group with headquarters based in Baar, Switzerland. As a leading power supply specialist with more than 35 years experience we are dedicated to the design and manufacturing of high quality DC/DC and AC/DC power conversion products. TRACO markets its products worldwide under the registered trademark TRACO Power. Our mission is to provide our customers with optimal power supply solutions in terms of performance, quality and cost for their individual application.
TRACO distributes its products through a global network of franchised distributors recognized in the industry for top-level design, stocking and supply chain services. The majority of products presented in our selection guide and on our web site are available ex-stock for dispatch from our central warehouse in Baar, Switzerland within 48 hours. With an extended product lifecycle TRACO provides a long-term disposability and maintenance.

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15th October 2012 was designated in the history of Shri Vishnu Engineering College for Women as a red letter day. This is true because of the ‘Best in Class Award’ was bestowed on Shri Vishnu Engineering College for Women from the Asia Pacific Quality Organization.
Asia Pacific Quality Organization is a leading, autonomous, non-political, non-profit, scientific and technical organization domiciled in an Asia Pacific region fixed by the Core Council, Asia Pacific includes countries in Asia and those located near the Pacific Rim.
APQO is playing a role of the universal prime mover in terms of continuously improving the quality not only of goods and services all over the world but also the quality of life of its people.
APQO’s goal is to achieve continuous quality improvement of goods and services through efficient organization, promotion and development of appropriate means to meet with other associations, institutions, groups and individuals concerned with and/or engaged in work related to quality improvement of goods and services. To date, APQO is listed in the World’s Selected Quality Institutions and is linked with fifteen other quality or standard organizations in the world.
The officers and Members of the APQO, who are elected during the Conferences, have the responsibility of making the Committees that function under their supervision. Its officers and members, being leaders themselves, have been given the charge of keeping the organization continuously updated regarding major events among the Core Council membership as well as the global quality directions for which they are expected to keep abreast.


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Also known as a brain attack or cardiovascular accident (CVA), a stroke occurs when the blood supply to the brain becomes disrupted. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 795,000 people in the U.S. experience a stroke each year.
Strokes are considered a life-threatening emergency, and by recognizing the signs of a stroke and immediately calling medical professionals, you may save someone’s life. To find out more information about stroke treatment in Warren, call (908) 206-7202 or contact Dr. Lakshmi Prasad online.
Thrombotic strokes occur when plaque, a substance made of fat, cholesterol, and calcium, forms a blood clot in one of the blood vessels inside the brain.
Embolic strokes occur when a blockage called an embolus—which can be an air bubble, plaque, or another object—forms somewhere in the body and is carried to an artery in the brain via the bloodstream.
Intracerebral hemorrhages occur due to bleeding from the blood vessels within the brain; high blood pressure, trauma, or anticoagulant medications can cause the blood vessel in the brain to burst.
Subarachnoid hemorrhages occur due to bleeding in the space between the brain and the membranes that cover it (meninges). Subarachnoid strokes are caused by head trauma, or by either a large bulge in an artery (aneurysm) or a tangle of abnormal blood vessels (arteriovenous malformation) bursting. Subarachnoid hemorrhages may also be accompanied by the blood vessels in the brain widening and narrowing (vasospasm), which can increase the risk of ischemic stroke.
While some of these risk factors may be unavoidable, addressing the lifestyle habits that can be changed and conditions that can be treated may reduce your risk of stroke.
Symptoms of a stroke can happen suddenly and without warning, and commonly include a severe headache, blurred or double vision, sudden dizziness, or a loss of balance or coordination.
Face: Is side of the face drooping?
Arm: Is it more difficult to raise one arm than the other?
Speech: Is speech slurred, and can simple sentences be repeated?
Time: Call emergency personnel immediately if these symptoms are present!
It is important to know that prompt and proper treatment of stroke can help avoid these complications.
Depending on the kind of stroke you experienced, there are several different treatment options available. A stroke specialist will help you decide which treatment is best for your condition.
To treat any kind of ischemic stroke or TIA, blood flow must be quickly restored to your brain. Common emergency medications can include aspirin, which prevents further blood clots from forming, and injection of tissue plasminogen activator, which causes the body to dissolve existing blood clots. In some cases, medicine may be delivered directly into your brain via a catheter, while in others, the clot may be mechanically removed. To prevent further ischemic strokes, your healthcare provider may also recommend a surgical procedure to remove plaque from the affected artery.
Emergency treatment for a hemorrhagic stroke focuses on controlling the bleeding and reducing pressure on the brain. In most cases, your body will absorb the spilled blood, but surgical procedures that may be necessary to address large hemorrhages can include placing a clip on the end of the aneurysm (aneurysm clipping) or inserting a tiny platinum coil into the aneurysm to prevent blood from entering it (endovascular coiling).
After emergency procedures, stroke treatment focuses on helping you regain as much strength and independent function as possible. This can be done through a rehabilitation program, which may include speech, occupational, and physical therapy.
Medications like blood thinners and aspirin may be prescribed by a healthcare provider to prevent a second stroke if the first one was ischemic.
It’s important to know that strokes are preventable and treatable. If you suspect that you or someone you know is suffering a stroke, call for emergency help immediately. For more information on strokes in Warren, NJ, call (908) 206-7202 or contact Dr. Lakshmi Prasad online.

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I use a combination of studies of human behavior, eye tracking, human functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), and electroencephalography (EEG) to investigate the behavioral consequences and neural mechanisms associated with attentional and cognitive control.
Do individuals harness previous learning to adapt the flexibility of goal-directed attention? A critical component of human cognition is the ability to flexibly shift the focus of attention, switch tasks (e.g. multitasking), and update the contents of working memory. Does an individual’s readiness to shift, known as cognitive flexibility, vary according to their previous experiences? To what degree does this flexibility extend across areas of cognitive control (e.g. visual attention, task-switching, and working memory updating)? What are the neural mechanisms involved in the acquisition and implementation of cognitive flexibility?
Sali, A. W., Anderson, B. A., & Yantis, S. (2015). Learned states of preparatory attentional control. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 41, 1790-1805.
Sali, A. W., Courtney, S. M., & Yantis, S. (2016). Spontaneous fluctuations in the flexible control of covert attention. Journal of Neuroscience, 36, 445-454.
Xu, K. Z., Anderson, B. A., Emeric, E., Sali, A. W., Stuphorn, V., Yantis, S., & Courtney, S. M. (2017). Neural basis of cognitive control over movement inhibition: Human fMRI and primate electrophysiology evidence. Neuron, 96, 1447-1458.
How does learning influence the involuntary deployment of attention? Do reward-associated items distract us more than non-rewarding items? Do our previous experiences influence where attention is deployed from moment to moment, even when these experiences conflict with our goals? In recent studies, I have tested whether reward-based attentional priority relies on reinforcement learning and have explored differences in reward-based attentional capture among children with ADHD and their typically-developing peers.
Sali, A. W., Anderson, B. A., & Yantis, S. (2014). The role of reward prediction in the control of attention. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 40, 1654-1664.
Anderson, B. A., & Sali, A. W. (2015). The impact of reward on attention: Beyond motivation. In T. S. Braver (Ed.), Motivation and Cognitive Control. Routledge.
Sali, A. W., Anderson, B. A., Yantis, S., Mostofsky, S. H., & Rosch, K. S. (2018). Reduced value-driven attentional capture among children with ADHD compared to typically-developing controls. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 46, 1187-1200.
Sali, A. W., Anderson, B. A., & Courtney, S. M. (2018). Information processing biases in the brain: Implications for decision-making and self-governance, Neuroethics, 11, 259-271.


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PRIMARY school children from all over Shropshire have been making the most of a unique learning opportunity thanks to a partnership project.
Tudor Griffiths Group, in Ellesmere, has joined forces with Shropshire Wildlife Trust to offer a range of outdoor sessions for the youngsters at their headquarters in Wood Lane.
Managing director of TG Group, Tudor Griffiths, said the outdoor lessons were extremely popular and gave the pupils chance to experience learning in an unusual and interesting setting.
“It’s always wonderful to see the children in their hard hats and hi-vis jackets on site, and as well as a guided trailer ride tour of our working quarry, they visit the purpose-built geology field station to learn about the formation of rocks and fossils.
They also get to see where sand and gravel is removed from the ground and how it is processed.
“And we can offer a visit to our landfill site and recycling facility too so that the children can discover the story of what happens to rubbish and compare the process with how nature recycles.
Ellie Larkham, for Shropshire Wildlife Trust, said: “Our aim with this partnership is to deliver inspiring, practical, outdoor sessions in wild places that will inspire the children, and the visits to Tudor Griffiths Group have been particularly successful.
“We’re extremely grateful to TG Group for their commitment to this project, and their support is very much appreciated.
As part of the initiative, Shropshire Wildlife Trust also offers outdoor sessions in Charles Darwin’s childhood garden in Shrewsbury, where they bring the ideas of evolution and inheritance to life.


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In 2013 the Dollectable congo was started, it’s a group of doll and critter makers who upload the first Saturday of each month at 7 pm.
This month, on Jan 04 at 7 pm EST we are having a 24 hour giveaway!!
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The therapeutic of 3 generations of a dysfunctional Pueblo kinfolk. The eldest iteration, Simon, calls upon the tribe's medication lady for therapeutic and, within the method, provides the whole neighborhood an opportunity to heal and re-empower itself. His son, Frank, is a skilled substance-abusing Indian functionality poet and musician. His anger is assuaged whilst he learns the reality approximately his mother's demise. Simon's grandson, Dayone, shifts from medicines and darkish, antagonistic acting-out to tribal admire after a imaginative and prescient quest with Simon.
The internal struggles of a tender Indian girl who provides up a prestigious fellowship at Cambridge to come and learn the previous methods with the village 90-year-old medication girl.
The struggles of an excellent, younger Jewish surgeon to profit the adaptation among doctoring and therapeutic.
The makes an attempt via the Feds to persuade the tribe to shop nuclear waste on tribal lands.
In the start the Dance is a present-day, multi-generational intersection of local American and Jewish themesвЂ”conflicting with modernity on a fictional northern New Mexican Pueblo reservation. it's a transformational drama in regards to the strength of ladies, misplaced and located, approximately obdurate males and their softening by the hands in their group, in regards to the disconnect among the govt and issues sacred.
In line with real occasions, The visitor is a profound portrait of a divided humans haunted by means of a painful prior, and a generation's look for reconciliation. in the course of the Korean struggle, Hwanghae Province in North Korea used to be the surroundings of a ugly fifty-two day bloodbath. In an act of collective amnesia the atrocities have been attributed to American army, yet honestly they resulted from malicious scuffling with among Christian and Communist Koreans.
Complete Circle is a devastating introspective into local American tradition and rite, spirituality, humanity, and society at huge. instructed from the point of view of Jackson, a white/Native American combined blood, complete Circle questions the established order of yankee society whereas revealing the explanations and results of colonialism and happen future.
Volumen three, Los herederos: 1828-1863El tercer volumen de l. a. saga cubre el prolongado e inestable nacimiento de los angeles repГєblica tras los angeles separaciГіn de Venezuela de los angeles Gran Colombia. AГ±os de cambio social, miseria y bandidaje, mientras los caudillos se reparten el poder en una interminable cadena de intrigas y dictaduras.
Twelfth within the award-winning Honor sequence of naval old fiction. In December of 1892 a little-known occasion replaced international historical past, and its impression should be visible in headlines at the present time. This twelfth novel of the honour sequence is woven round that occasion. Commander Peter Wake, U. S. N. , is ultimately satisfied. in charge of a newly commissioned mild cruiser within the Caribbean, he's again at sea the place all actual sailors belong.

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Like the Islamic State, Syria's al-Qa'ida affiliate Jabhat al-Nusra has its own department responsible for the distribution of da'wa [religious outreach] literature. This department of Jabhat al-Nusra is called the Maktab al-Da'wa wa al-Irshad (Da'wa and Guidance Office). However, whereas the Islamic State has unsurprisingly made many of the da'wa pamphlets it has produced via its al-Himma Library available online since 2013 as part of its strategy of flooding the Internet with propaganda and heavily encouraging foreign recruitment, Jabhat al-Nusra has not done so, preferring to focus its materials on local distribution.
Therefore, publications distributed by the Maktab al-Da'wa wa al-Irshad must be obtained from the ground. Not all of the publications that can be acquired from the office are original Jabhat al-Nusra works. In keeping with the group's ideological alignment, the Maktab al-Da'wa wa al-Irshad also distributes works by figures like Abu Mus'ab al-Souri, a jihadi ideologue well-known for pushing the gradualist strategy to build jihadi influence in societies, and Abu Qatada, a Palestinian-Jordanian cleric who stands out today as a leading al-Qa'ida-aligned intellectual heavyweight in the Islamic State-al-Qa'ida schism of today's global jihad.
A 2004 work by Abu Mus'ab al-Souri on the Algerian jihad of the 1990s obtained by a local contact for this author from a Maktab al-Da'wa wa al-Irshad branch in Idlib province. Souri was critical of the extreme tactics of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) and in this work he also wished to disavow "the evil role that some of the supporters of that jihad played in London during the period 1994-1996"- referring to cheerleading for the GIA back then by some jihadists (including Abu Qatada).
The pamphlet below- obtained from the Maktab al-Da'wa wa al-Irshad the branch in Hureitan in the north Aleppo countryside- is actually plagiarised from Dr. Iyad Qunaibi, an Islamist preacher in Jordan. The pamphlet fits in with the idea of a more gradualist approach to implementing Islamic law in society, with the title emphasizing the need for people's hearts to submit willingly to the Shari'a, rather than mere outward compliance that leaves room for nifaq (hypocrisy). Also of note is the pamphlet's point that the hudud (harsh punishments for serious crimes like cutting off the hand for theft and executing adulterers) should only be applied in rare and exceptional cases in a society under the Shari'a system, likely an implicit contrast with the Islamic State that makes a show of implementation of hudud in its propaganda as one aspect of its supposed ideal society. Occasionally, the Jabhat al-Nusra judiciary in the form of the Dar al-Qada in Hureitan has implementedhudud punishments, though that has only been made public knowledge through Dar al-Qada documents on the cases, rather than high quality photos and videos that are the norm of Islamic State propaganda. It should also be noted, as Sam Heller points out, that the Dar al-Qada in Hureitan enjoys the clear backing of other factions in the area, which fits in with the conception of willing acceptance of the Shari'a as advocated in this pamphlet.
The pamphlet is translated in full with occasional explanatory notes.
We may disagree or agree with a program here or there that says it is "applying" Shari'a, but our aim here is not supporting any of the human programs or disavowing them, but rather that we should continue loving the Shari'a of God and not reckon for a moment that it is no longer just for our time, or doubt its justice or mercy. And whoever disparages "applying it," his sin is upon himself, and it is not reckoned against the Shari'a of God.
Our aim here is that we should continue loving the Shari'a, longing to realize it, striving for that, being honoured through it, and that we should meet God with a heart sincerely amenable to the Shari'a that He has approved for us.
The Shari'a that we speak of is the Shari'a of the Compassionate, the Merciful, the Benevolent, the Mild, who says: "Does He who created not know, while He is the Pleasant, the Knower?" (al-Mulk 14)- [Qur'an 67:14].
It is what its Revealer- the Exalted- commands: "Justice, ihsan and giving to relatives, while forbidding immorality, the condemned and oppression. He warns you, perhaps you will remember" (al-Nahl 90)- [Qur'an 16:90].
It is what God Almighty has revealed to lighten the burden on His servants, for He knows of their weakness. For He has said: "God wants to lighten your burden, for man has been created weak"- (al-Nisa' 28)- [Qur'an 4:28].
The Shari'a that we speak of is not something rulers "apply" on those ruled, as though we are not in conversation with it, and as though it is thrown on us from above our heads! But rather the Muslims "establish it" in their lives, in all that is possible, for it is their cause, spirit and that by which they draw near to God, and they strive for it to be established on the level of rule and for there to be a state for it.
The Shari'a is that which orders the father to be merciful to his children, and the children to be respectful of their parents and attend to their mothers' feet, and the ruler to be gentle with his subjects and establish justice on himself before establishing it on them.
It is that in which the Ummah becomes one body and is freed from the chains of the global system that oppresses it, humiliates it and plunders its resources.
It is that in whose state the affair of the Muslim individual is dignified in a way in which the affair of any individual in any other state is not dignified, for the Islamic state aids the individual and mobilizes the armies to take up his rights and liberate him from his captivity and avenge his blood, just as the Messenger of God (SAWS) mobilized the army of Mu'tah, ousted the Banu Qaynuqa', and his companions pledged to death in the Pledge of Ridwan and the dispatch of Osama was prepared, and all that for the sake of individuals.
The Shari'a that we speak of is that which prevents the sowers of corruption from plundering the Muslims' wealth and storing it in Switzerland, while their neighbours eat from rubbish bins! It is that which strives to meet the needs of the woman, the man, the young, the old, the Muslim and the Christian in food, drink, healthcare, security, dignity and education.
It is that in which minds are sustained and talents are encouraged to set forth to build up the land and be distinguished in the fields of sciences and benefiting mankind.
It is that in which the Muslims are chosen as the ones to be ruled by God's law, so He has mercy on them but sets down His harshness on the disbelievers waging war.
It is that in which soundness of thought is spread, and in which the qualities of treachery or disbelief are not attributed to anyone without legitimate, considered evidence, and in which the accused is given a fair trial in which he is given his opportunity to defend himself.
It is that in which people are given what they need to satisfy their instincts lawfully, for no hadd is established in it except rarely: on those who have been kept in check by what is lawful and insisted on sowing corruption and assaulting the gates of what is forbidden.
This is the Shari'a, esteemed folks! Clean air in which the people live and on which children are raised and all participate in protecting it.
This is the Shari'a: purity, decency, honour, piety, mildness, gentleness and blessing. If the society of the Prophet that attained the pinnacle in establishing the Shari'a had been susceptible to the likes of Abdullah ibn Abi ibn Salul, the head of hypocrisy- despite the fact that he harmed the Prophet (SAWS) and conspired against the Muslims, there was susceptibility to him because he did not declare his disbelief openly but rather embraced outwardly the rule of Shari'a– will not our societies be susceptible on the establishment of the Shari'a to the delinquents from the Muslims, whose noses' dust is better than Ibn Salul, whatever their faults?
The impudent used to say to our Prophet (SAWS) out of desire for more than their lot: "Be just, oh Muhammad, for you have not been just." Despite that, he would be patient and say: "Woe upon you, and who will be just after me if I am not just?" In the Shari'a that we speak of, the impudent may deride the Muslim ruler openly so he tolerates them and is patient in the face of them because he does not take revenge for himself, but he should be angry if the taboos of God are violated.
This is the Shari'a that we speak of: so if there is after that one who is choked by this clean air, his nose catches a cold and his eyes are burned from the light of the Shari'a, and purity irritates him just as it irritated the people of Lot because he cannot live except in open adultery, making it easy to be come upon by four witnesses, and he cannot live except by drinking alcohol that appears for society from the odour of his mouth and thoughtless conduct and filth on his trousers, and he cannot live except by stealing from the livelihood of others despite the fact that the Shari'a has provided for his bare existence, he has every reason to fear the Shari'a! But let him free us from his wailing, screaming and scaremongering about the Shari'a, for he is not representative, not even of the rebellious of the Muslims whose eyes may tear up at mention of God or the Messenger of God (SAWS) and who love the Shari'a that we speak of in the depth of their souls, so also they will participate in its establishment.
"Our aim here is that we should continue loving the Shari'a, longing to realize it, striving for that, being honoured through it, and that we should meet God with a heart sincerely amenable to the Shari'a that He has approved for us."
 Referring to the Battle of Mu'tah of 629 CE. A Muslim army was dispatched in revenge for the execution of an emissary sent to the Byzantine Empire.
 Referring to the expulsion of the Banu Qaynuqa', one of the Jewish tribes of Medina. The alleged trigger incident was a trick played on a Muslim woman by one of the Banu Qaynuqa', prompting a series of retributions and counter-retributions that culminated in Prophet Muhammad's move against the Banu Qaynuqa', who had also openly rejected his call to Islam.
 The pledge of Ridwan refers to a pledge of allegiance given by the Muslims under a tree to fight to the death after news came of the killing of Uthman bin Affan, who was sent to inform the Quraysh of Mecca that the Prophet was coming to visit the Ka'aba.
 Osama bin Zayd, the son of Zayd bin Haritha (killed at the Battle of Mu'tah). Osama was subsequently sent by the Prophet on an expedition to the Palestine area in 632 CE.
 Hence the derogatory reference among jihadis to the Saudi royal family as "Al Salul" (The Family of Salul). Though Saudi Arabia might implement hudud rulings in public and enforce aspects of Islamic law, the state is seen as a client of the West.


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Precision handle for mini-drill / Dremel like with finger protection - Poignée de précision pour mini-perceuse / Dremel avec protection des doigts.
Precision handle for Dremel with finger protection by Makuna is licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution - Non-Commercial - Share Alike license.
NOW includes both right handed and left handed versions!
The original didn't sit all the way down on the Dremel. Also the guards on it were so high over the tool that it made it hard to use the tool to change bits. This remix try's to fix those issues.
You will notice between the pictures that it sits lower on the dremel. Basically the threads were offset by 2.5mm to do this.
A new "fixed" file is present which merges all the pieces into one, allowing it to be sliced by more software.
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The path to homeownership has been a bumpy one for millennials, but some have managed to move out of their parents' basements and secure their own home sweet home.
Who generally are they? Mortgage education website MortgageHippo dug into the data to paint a financial portrait of these first-time homebuyers, from their median income to their down payment amounts and beyond.
After looking at more than 5,000 first-timers, the majority of them millennials, the site determined that the first-time homebuyer in the U.S., on average, makes around $65,000 a year and has a credit score of 730.
Texas first-time buyers come in close to these numbers, with an average income of $60,000 and credit score of 710. While we have less available assets ($16,000 compared to the nation's $20,000), we shell out a down payment of $12,000 ($3,000 lower than the national average).
The one stat where we match up with the rest of the country is how long buyers plan to stay in their new home: nine years.
MortgageHippo points out that there’s very little difference between the amount of money millennials plan to use as a down payment and their available assets, showing that "either millennials have not saved enough money to purchase the home they want, or they are not finding homes within their financial means."
It's true that available inventory is affecting first-time buyers the most, but millennials are still gaining traction as the largest group of homebuyers in the U.S. Now if only we could get student loans under control to help boost savings a bit more.

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NASCENCE is a collaborative project in Unconventional Computing (UComp) funded by Future Emerging Technologies in the EU FP7 program (started 1/11/2012 for a duration of 3 years).
The aim of this project is to model, understand and exploit the behaviour of evolving nanosystems (e.g. networks of nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes or films of graphene) with the long term goal to build information processing devices exploiting these architectures without reproducing individual components.
The experimental work of NASCENCE will demonstrate that one can perform computation using a variety of nanoscale materials. Computational tasks feasible for the evolvable device are first to be identified.
The NASCENCE project aims to model, understand and exploit the behaviour of evolving nanosystems. The materials chosen to create these evolvable nanosystems are crucial to the success of the project.
NASCENCE aims to be able to predict and simulate the computational properties of a given material. For this we need to model the process governing the physics of the system on a computer.

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"Few people know of Stanislav Petrov… yet hundreds of millions of people are alive because of him."
The Man Who Saved the World (Starring: Walter Cronkite, Robert De Niro, Matt Damon and Kevin Costner) tells the gripping true story of Stanislav Petrov - a man who single-handedly averted a fullscale NUCLEAR WORLD WAR, but now struggles to get his life back on track… before it is too late.
"I have never been more fearful. There is greater than 50 percent probability of a nuclear strike on US targets within a decade"
(b. Sept. 7, 1939) was born in Vladivostok, Russia. With a skyrocketing military career bringing him to almost every corner of the former Soviet Union, Petrov ended up as lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Defense Forces at age 43. On Sept. 26, 1983, Petrov was the duty officer at the command center Serpukhov-15. The Russian nuclear missile early-warning system. When the system reported five nuclear missiles being launched from the United States Petrov judged the report to be a false alarm, and his decision is credited with having prevented an erroneous retaliatory nuclear attack on the United States and its NATO allies that could have resulted in large- scale nuclear war. Investigation later confirmed that the satellite warning system had indeed malfunctioned. In Jan. 2006, Petrov traveled to the United States, where he was honored with a special World Citizen Award at the United Nations in New York City, “in recognition of the part he played in averting a catastrophe." For Petrov’s actions in averting a nuclear war, he was also awarded the Dresden Prize on Feb. 17, 2013, in Dresden, Germany. The award included $32,000. On Feb. 24, 2012, he was honored with the 2011 German Media Award, presented to him at a ceremony in Baden-Baden. Stanislav Petrov lived the last part of his life as widower in a two bedroom apartment in a suburb to Moscow. He died on May 19, 2017.
"I’m not a hero. I was just at the right place at the right time."
(b. Jan. 18, 1955) is an American actor, singer, musician, producer, and director. He has won two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, one Emmy Award, and has been nominated for three BAFTA Awards. Costner’s appearance in The Man Who Saved the World closed a circle that he himself had instigated. While researching for his role in the 1987 film No Way Out, he came across Petrov’s story on an episode of NBC’s Dateline. This was around the time he was shooting Thirteen Days, a film based on the Cuban missile crisis, which brought the U.S. to the brink of war in an earlier doomsday scenario. Costner was so amazed to be hearing for the first time about someone whose actions likely prevented World War III, he felt compelled to write to Petrov and thank him for his actions. When filmmakers reached out to Costner about meeting with Petrov, the award-winning director was eager to meet, in his words, “the man who saved the world.” During the meeting, Costner was able to express his gratitude to Petrov for his brave decision made at a critical time in the world’s history.
"I often get the chance to play a hero. But Stanislav is a true real-life hero."
(b. July 26 1971) finished his studies at the Moscow Academic Musical Theatre of Stanislavskiy and Nemirovich-Danchenko in 1993 and was accepted to the company of Moscow Art Theatre, where he acted in more than twenty plays. Shnyryov has been involved in forty film and television projects including: Woman in the wind (France), Summer of Love (Poland), Magic Portrait (China), Unspoken (USA). Shnyryov was nominated for Best Actor for his part in the narrative feature Worm. When Shnyryov was presented with the opportunity to play Petrov in The Man Who Saved the World, he was struck by Petrov’s incredible story.
"A story that needs to be told to every person and every government around the globe."
"We have to learn to live as brothers. Or we will perish as dinosaurs."
(b. Nov. 4, 1916 – d. July 17, 2009) was an American broadcast journalist, best known as the anchor of the CBS Evening News. During the heyday of CBS News in the 1960s and 1970s, he was often cited as "the most trusted man in America," after being so named in an opinion poll. He reported many events from 1937 to 1981, including bombings in World War II; the Nuremberg trials; combat in the Vietnam War; Watergate; the Iran Hostage Crisis; and the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, civil rights pioneer Martin Luther King Jr., and Beatles musician John Lennon. He was also known for his extensive coverage of the U.S. space program, from Project Mercury to the moon landings to the Space Shuttle. He was the only non-NASA recipient of a moon-rock award. Cronkite was well known for his departing catchphrase "And that's the way it is." Toward the end of his life, Cronkite became a passionate advocate for peace, and in 2006, he had the chance to meet Stanislav Petrov in New York City.
"It’s incredible to think how we have walked the world ... not knowing that we wouldn’t have been here, if it wasn't for Mr. Petrov’s decision."
"a truly wonderful and fascinating film"
(b. March 19 1974) is a Danish producer. After working as a host on a radio show, he began studying journalism. In 2007 Staberg established Statement Film ApS and begun the production of The Man Who Saved the World, .
"I wish I could say there is no chance of an accidental nuclear launch today. But when we play God - who knows what will be the next surprise?"

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This wonderful fly drive suggestion takes you on a southern discovery of the South’s historical cities and dramatic windswept shorelines, ranging from the rocky coastline of the Outer Banks, to the hidden islands and the tropical climes of South Carolina and the laidback southern charms of Savannah. This is one fly drive holiday not to be missed!
Visit the site for the Wright Brothers' first flight in Kitty Hawk within the Outer Banks.
Walk along the famous promenade that stretches along the 60-mile Myrtle Beach.
Take a stroll through Savannah’s picturesque squares and learn the insights of its rich history.
Arrive into Raleigh Durham your starting destination for your discovery of the South and its captivating coastline. Collect your Alamo rental car at the airport before driving on to the fascinating twin cities. Stay 2 nights at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Raleigh Brownstone - University (or similar).
Both Raleigh and Durham are filled with excellent museums and historic homes as well the Bennett Historic Site, the location for where the Civil War officially ended. Outside of the historical sights, visit the transformed tobacco warehouses of the American Tobacco located in the Brightleaf Square historic districts, which are now home to unique shopping, dining and nightlife scene, boasting live music around every corner.
Escape the city life to drive south towards the Outer Banks, a 200 mile string of narrow barrier islands that almost covers the whole coast of the State of North Carolina. This treacherous coastline and large number of shipwrecks have given these seas the nickname of ‘Graveyard of the Atlantic’. If you’re are up for an adventure, stop by the Wright Brother’s hometown in Kill Devil Hills near the seafront town of Kitty Hawk, then head towards your beach destination of Cape Hatteras. Stay 2 nights at Hilton Garden Inn Outer Banks/Kitty Hawk (or similar).
Check out the world’s tallest brick lighthouse, the candy-striped Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, where you can climb up 268 steps for amazing panoramic views of the area. Or why not test out your ‘sea legs’, aboard the ferry at Cape Hatteras which will take you to Cedar Island via Ocracoke Island. Ocracoke Island is known for being the resting place of the infamous pirate “Blackbeard”.
Take off from the state which was 'First In Flight’ and drive towards the “State of Smiling Faces -Beautiful Places”, South Carolina. Arrive in Myrtle Beach, situated on the centre of a large and continuous stretch of beach knows as the ‘Grand Strand’ and offering warm sunny climes that makes it a firm favourite beach retreat for the South Carolinians. Stay 2 nights at Holiday Inn Club Vacations Myrtle Beach –South Beach (or similar).
Take a walk along the new boardwalk where the Skywheel sets the scene aglow and visit the magnificent Brookgreen Gardens. In the evening be sure to experience the traditional Shag dance, an easy-going swing dance set popular since the 1950s.
Travel south today along the scenic views of the Grand Strand, driving past beautiful Georgetown, famous for its tree lined streets and colonnaded mansions to historic Charleston, the oldest and second largest city in South Carolina. Known for its rich history, well persevered architecture, restaurant community, and friendly people, Charleston will offer you the best of the southern charm. Stay 2 nights at Homewood Suites by Hilton Charleston Mount Pleasant (or similar).
Leave the car today and explore the town by horse drawn carriage along the cobbled streets, taking in the antiquated antebellum homes along tree-lined streets. Visit the market on Market Street, explore the historic site of Ft. Sumter where the 1st shot of the Civil War rang out, and visit King Street which provides all that you need for evening entertainment with fine selection of local restaurants and watering holes.
Today, your journey takes you further south along the coast as you drive through the heart of the low country with its maritime forests and tidal salt marshes and into Beaufort, known for its historic downtown, local cuisines and antebellum architecture. Continue on past the state border into Georgia as you head for the southern gem of Savannah. Stay 2 nights at Andaz Savannah Hotel (or similar).
The once colonial capital of Georgia, Savannah showcases a 250 year history and is fondly known as the 'Hollywood of the South', being home to such film legends as Forrest Gump, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and The Notebook. Again, it’s best to get out on foot to see what all the charm is all about. Perhaps take a themed walking tour to hear tales of the Civil War, Black Heritage, and the 22 splendid town squares, or hop on an Old Town Trolley tour for an informative and amusing guide to the quirky stories and anecdotes that fill this city.
Your Southern adventure nears its end as you head back to Atlanta, stopping in the quaint town of Milledgeville for lunch in the pretty downtown area. Then it’s on Atlanta, Georgia’s capital city and the cosmopolitan heart of the South. Stay 2 nights at Sheraton Atlanta Hotel (or similar).
With world-class restaurants, a vibrant night scene, sporting action, and an abundance of exciting attractions and events, all help to make Atlanta the centre for entertainment in the South. Take time to see the Centennial Olympic Park where the games where held back in 1996, enjoy the world's largest aquarium, the Georgia Aquarium, a Six Flags theme park, World of Coca-Cola or CNN studios. Explore the city's role in the Civil War and Civil Rights movement. Then unleash your inner gourmand at nationally known restaurants and sample the city's eclectic nightlife. Stay 2 nights at Sheraton Atlanta Hotel (or similar).
After a whirlwind fortnight discovering the southern charms of the Carolina’s and Georgia, it’s time to head back to the airport to drop off the rental car before boarding the return flight back home.

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Grapevines, bound together, make a perfect base for a rustic wreath. When you make your own, you have the ability to form any shape or size that you wish. If you can’t harvest your own vines, then you can purchase grapevines that have already been dried. I’ll explain how to make a grapevine wreath in both a circle and heart form.
If you can make a big circle and do a lot of winding and twisting, then you will have no problem doing this craft. It would get a little more advanced if you wanted to do a heart shape for a Valentine’s holiday wreath, but even that is not too difficult. Here are the easy instructions for both shapes.
Remove any foliage from the vines.
Make a circle, the size you want your wreath to be, with one of the vines.
With the remaining length of vine, begin wrapping it around your circle to hold the shape in place.
Keep adding more lengths of vine, weaving them in and out of your circle until you have the thickness that you want. Use the bark covered wire in spots to help hold the shape. The wreath should now be nice and secure.
Tuck in your floral picks where you want them. They should hold in place with the tightness of the vines alone but you can secure them with some bark covered wire. This wire blends in perfectly with the grapevines and won’t be noticed at all.
Holiday wreaths are great to do this way especially for rustic Christmas decor. I like grapevine wreaths all year long and there are plenty of ways to decorate them, either seasonal or all year. Floral picks with rustic tin stars and pip berries are a great addition for a year long wreath in your rustic decor.
For this wreath, I used a variety of different leaf shapes and shades. First, I applied some hot glue onto the stems and then stuck them in between the grapevines. I added a gold bow to go with some of my other decor on this winter mantel. For more of a year round wreath, just use less shiny leaf picks and a burlap bow.
This wreath is all decked out for Christmas with the red berries. Use white berries for a more neutral winter wreath. Or, add in some florals or cotton balls for a springtime wreath.
As you can see, using cotton balls gives a nice neutral look that works all year long. This style is especially great for a farmhouse style home.
If you want to make a heart shape, start out by making a long straight bundle of grapevine.
Twist several together until you have the desired thickness.
Now bring the two ends together and down a little bit in the center.
Wrap some more grapevine around where the ends meet to hold them together. You can also use some birch bark covered wire to hold the wreath in it’s shape a little better. Another option is to use a heavy gauge wire or coat hanger, in the shape of a heart, as your base and them simply twist the grapevines around the wire until you have the thickness that you want. I love this shape especially for Valentines day.
This sweet valentine wreath is easily made by inserting delicate pink flowers. Other ideas are to use red flowers or white and red pip berries.
I found this wreath on Etsy so there is not a tutorial. However, I thought I would include it for inspiration.


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The motion of the appellees for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. The motion to dismiss is granted and the appeal is dismissed for failure to docket the case within the time prescribed by Rule 13.
The requirement for filing the record in an appeal within the time prescribed by Rule 13 is not jurisdictional. Rather it is a provision of our own Rule which we often waive in the interests of justice. We should waive it here. The appeal now dismissed was solely protective under 18 U.S.C. 3731. The main remedy sought was mandamus in the Court of Appeals, and the record naturally went to that court, not here. The issue tendered by the appeal now dismissed is whether the District Court properly dismissed the indictment, because there could be no "fair trial" in the district at that time and that if a continuance was granted, appellees would be denied a speedy trial guaranteed by the Constitution.

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Summary A dust storm engulfs the town of Burlington, Colorado (Kit Carson County). Cars are parked on unpaved Main Street in front of the town's commercial storefronts. A grain elevator is at the end of the street. "Coca-Cola" "W&R Drugs, Carlson's Ice Cream" "Red Front Grocery" "Midway" "Burlington Cleaners Grocers" and "Ford" signs show.
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In this webinar we will explore the ways in which the ICF competency markers have impacted coach training programs globally. What has shifted in our understanding of what good coaching looks like? We will take a look at the behaviors often exhibited by successful coaches at the beginning PCC level. Join us for a discussion and sharing of best practices.
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Featuring in-person appearances of more than five dozen celebrities from classic motion pictures and television, The Hollywood Show has emerged as one of the world's most celebrated autograph and photo-opportunities for fans, and the upcoming 2013 event will feature country singer, and Shady Hill Records recording artist, Sandra Piller on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 19-21.
The chart-topping Shady Hill Records recording artist will be appearing at a vendor table with her mother, actress Sandra Giles, whose credits include roles in "Columbo," "Quincy, M.E.," "Land of the Giants," and many more.
"We always have a great time at The Hollywood Show," Piller says, "and I'm especially happy to meet fans of my music as well as fans of my late husband, Michael Piller." As the writer and producer of several hundred episodes in the Star Trek film and television franchise, Michael Piller is fondly remembered by fans across the world.
"Not only is it fun to talk with so many wonderful people, but it is a thrill to interact with stars we've seen in so many different movies and TV shows," Giles adds. The two Sandras are the first mother/daughter celebrities to be featured at The Hollywood Show. "We're going to have photos, CDs, some of Michael's Star Trek memorabilia, and even some free give-aways at our table," Piller notes, "so I hope everyone will stop by to say hello. And we might even play some country music!"
Giles notes that "It's going to be nice to catch up with actors and actresses I've seen on set or while in make-up. With all the great fans, this show could turn into quite a party!" Among the stars listed on the event website as appearing at this show are Angie Dickenson, Stella Stevens, Carol Lynley, Nancy Allen, Tippi Hedren, Mamie van Doren, June Lockhart, Dean Cain, Loni Anderson, Howard Hesseman, Tim Reid, Jan Smithers, and Lou Ferrigno. Musicians set to appear include Mickey Dolenz, Mark Lindsay, Denny Laine, Chris Montez, Spencer Davis, Bo Donaldson, and Bob Berryhill.
This edition of The Hollywood Show begins Friday night, April 19, and continues on Saturday and Sunday, April 20-21 at the Westin Los Angeles Airport Hotel located at Westin Los Angeles Airport Hotel, 5400 W Century Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90045. Show times are from 6-9pm on Friday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Saturday, and from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Sunday.
Sandra Piller's latest EP, "Love Goes On," contains six songs dedicated to her late husband. "Love Goes On" is available on iTunes, Amazon, and all the usual places for physical and digital distribution and autographed copies may be purchased from Sandra at The Hollywood Show.
Started in 1979, The Hollywood Show is legendary among autograph shows, not only for the celebrities who appear, but the crowds each event brings. Currently taking place in Los Angeles, Calif., The Hollywood Show has earned the reputation of being "the place" for celebrities to sign autographs and pose for photographs. Plus, it is recognized worldwide as the perfect place for fans to get "up close and personal" with their favorite stars.
For more information on Sandra Piller, please visit her online at http://www.sandrapiller.com/ .
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In a bid to support local fashion designers, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, an Award-winning author, recently launched a “Wear Nigerian Campaign,” where she has decided to dress in Nigerian brands in all her public appearances. sims 3 how to become a repo man 13-year-old Egypt Ify Ufele is a Nigerian American Fashion Designer that proves that you can turn your insecurities to a success story. She also proves that talent has no age restriction or barrier as she keeps making waves in the fashion industry at a very young age.
Nigerian based fashion designer and creative director, Ejiro Amos Tafiri has become a household name in Nigeria. At three, she used to sit pretty in her dad's car saying she used to love her matchy matchy look for when going out and today, she has their fashion world in her grips.
Top 10: Nigerian Fashion Designers The Nigerian spirit and culture has always been a very vibrant, colorful, flamboyant and an irrepressible one. This fullness of life and diverse richness is hard to capture, tame and reintroduce into the current trends of the fashion world but some unique fashion icons has been able to do just that.


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Starline Brass has added two rifle calibers to their lineup: .222 Remington and .30-30 Winchester.
The “Triple Deuce” .222 Rem. cartridge was introduced by Remington in 1950. It was the second cartridge in this caliber to utilize a rimless case. Although it has been largely superseded by modern calibers, the venerable .222 Rem. is still well-known by competitive shooters for its accuracy potential. Popular bullet weights are usually between 40 and 55 grains, with muzzle velocity ranging from 3000 to 3500 fps. The versatile .222 Rem. is also popular as a varmint round.
When it was introduced in 1895, the .30-30 Winchester was the first smallbore sporting rifle cartridge designed for smokeless powder. Paired with the Winchester Model 1894 lever action rifle, the .30-30 can use jacketed bullets or cast lead ones. Bullet weights between 150 and 170 grains are typically used. Despite its age, this caliber—developed in-between the black powder and smokeless powder eras—is still popular due to its high reliability, and the nostalgia factor. The .30-30 is widely considered to be an excellent entry level big game hunting round that generally works best inside of 200 yards.
The two calibers join the existing rifle cases that are currently available from Starline, which include .243 Win., .223 Rem., 6.5 Grendel, 6mm and 6.5mm Creedmoor, .300 AAC Blackout, 7mm-08 and .260 Rem. Purchase Starline’s rifle cases by visiting your favorite retailer, or order online at www.starlinebrass.com.


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In my quest to make comfort scarves for the Handmade Especially For You charity, I have been on a continual quest to find patterns that satisfy the Charity's size and weight requirements. I've searched the web, Pinterest, and Ravelry for many different options and I try out almost every single one! I like to have a variety of patterns available at my disposal because making the same pattern over and over again gets a little boring. In this post, I want to share some of my tips and tricks to finding unique patterns by changing WHAT you are actually searching for.
This lovely pattern is NOT a scarf pattern. It is advertised as a lace-tape pattern. This pattern is meant to be made with a fine yarn and small crochet hook. So I tried it out with a larger hook and my favorite yarn to see how the pattern would work out.
And, I have to say, it turned out so fantastic, that I made a few!!
SheRuKnitting.com has many different lace tape patterns that you can most likely turn into charity scarves. AND they are all video tutorials so you can follow along.
If you follow me on Pinterest you've probably seen me pin some belts, headbands, and lace tapes because, guess what?! you can use those as scarf patterns too! Here is a list of a few that I plan to try out. Give it a try and let me know what you think!
Did the patterns work out for you? Which designs do you like the most?


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How Common Is OHSS in IVF Patients?
In vitro fertilization (IVF) can help couples facing fertility challenges, such as endometriosis, ovulatory problems, and male factor issues, conceive.
As with any medical procedure, there are some minor risks associated with IVF. One risk in particular IVF patients need to be aware of is ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS). Dr. Janelle Dorsett explains how common OHSS is in IVF patients during consultations at her practice in Lubbock, TX.
Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, commonly called OHSS, is a condition in which the ovaries become inflamed, causing pain and fluid buildup within the abdominal cavity.
OHSS can be caused by hormone medications, such as the type of medications used for in vitro fertilization and other fertility treatments, which are used to stimulate the production of eggs within the ovaries. Too much of these hormones can overstimulate the ovaries, potentially causing OHSS.
Additionally, injectable hormone medications are more likely to cause OHSS than those taken orally. In rare cases, OHSS can occur in women not receiving fertility treatments.
How Often Does OHSS Occur in IVF Patients?
In order to perform IVF treatment, the ovaries must be stimulated to encourage the release of more than one egg using fertility medications, which are most commonly administered through shots. Because injectable fertility medications are most likely to cause ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, there is a possibility of developing this condition during IVF treatment.
Fortunately, only some women will develop OHSS during IVF and most who do will only have mild OHSS symptoms. Mild OHSS usually resolves on its own within about a week but may last slightly longer if pregnancy occurs.
Mild symptoms can include abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal bloating, and a sudden weight increase of about 6 pounds. If mild symptoms of OHSS occur, it's important to let your doctor know so that you can be monitored for worsening symptoms.
In rare cases, ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome may become severe. Severe OHSS is so rare that, according to the Mayo Clinic, it only occurs in 1 to 2 percent of women undergoing IVF treatment.
Severe OHSS can be life-threatening, potentially causing shortness of breath, blood clots, kidney failure, or a rapid weight gain of over 30 pounds in about a week.
If OHSS becomes severe, medical attention should be sought immediately so that the condition can be treated before symptoms become life-threatening.
While some women may develop ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome during IVF treatment, not all women will develop this condition. Those who do often only have mild symptoms, which will resolve on their own within about a week.
In even rarer cases, women undergoing IVF will experience severe OHSS. Severe OHSS requires medical attention and should be treated as early as possible.
What Makes OHSS More Likely to Occur during IVF?
Not all women who undergo IVF will develop ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, but there are some factors that can increase the likelihood of OHSS occurring.
For answers to your questions about ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome and IVF, or to find out if fertility treatment is right for you, we invite you to call (806) 788-1212 to schedule a consultation with Dr. Dorsett.


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Instead of pulling over to see the world’s 3rd biggest ball of yarn during your vacation, try something a little more worthwhile. This could be your only vacation of the year, so “fill your eyes with wonder” as the travel bloggers say and visit some unforgettable places. All over the U.S., there are publicly and privately funded, breathtaking gardens that can redefine your definition of horticulture. From pristine botanical memorials to fascinating plant sculptures, you will find your imagination running wild with your own backyard botanical ideas.
Plus, these gardens are prime for great pictures that are guaranteed to make your Instagram pop and may even inspire you to start a succulent garden, raised garden, or ‘living’ sculpture garden of your own! So, if you are journeying through the southeastern U.S., carve out some time to visit one or more of these amazing garden experiences.
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Located in Atlanta’s Midtown next to the very active Piedmont park, the Atlanta Botanical Gardens brings some vibrant plant art to the hustle and bustle of a big city. The garden offers a kids’ area, rock gardens, a conservatory, a canopy walk, and a famous plant sculpture exhibition. These “living” sculptures can get up to 26 feet tall, taking the shape of mermaids, peacocks, camels, and other exciting creatures.
Take some time during your tour of Georgia to visit this educational garden. Located 15 miles from Savannah, Georgia, these gardens reside at the Historic Bamboo Farm which is part of the University of Georgia’s College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences. Get ready to see a beautiful collection of palm varietals and get lost in their 4-acre Bamboo maze.
Located in scenic St. Petersburg next to the Tampa Bay, this garden is over 100 years old and boasts a collection of more than 50,000 plants. It includes beautiful pathways adorned with waterfalls and demonstration areas, offering a holistic botanical experience. They are also known for their workshops where you can learn about planting techniques or new horticultural research. For example, in the summer of 2018, they will host a rain garden and barrel workshop which teaches gardeners about collecting rain and distributing it within their gardens.
Held annually during in springtime, Disney’s Flower and Garden Festival is the most expensive on this list, but arguably provides the greatest amount of botanical wonder and more. From learning how-to, to outdoor garden concerts, to eating food picked directly from their gardens, it is one of the most renowned botanical experiences there is. Along with living sculptures featuring Anna and Elsa from Frozen and Bambi with his woodland critters, they feature a beautiful raised bed gardening exhibit. (Learn what raised bed gardening is here) Featured within them are plants from over 11 countries, and educational placards adorn each explaining how to take care of them and how the raised beds assist in their transition to a tropical climate.
If you want to walk a beautiful nature trail, enjoy specialty gardens, experience the nation’s largest open-air butterfly house, and feel the tranquility of an aquatic garden, then make your way to the Huntsville Botanical Garden in Alabama. They are a non-profit garden dedicated to providing experiences that will delight adults and children. One of their most notable offerings is the Demonstration Vegetable Garden where visitors can learn about the practical styles of gardening such as row-gardening and square foot-gardening.
Formerly a plantation, the Arlington Antebellum Home and Garden is now a beautiful 6-acre landscaped garden. It is part of the National Register of Historic Places, and features a restored garden room along with decorative art. The gardens highlight sharp lines and the beauty of landscaping, and the history behind the property is felt by every visitor.
As highlighted on their official website, the Biltmore House and Gardens located in North Carolina suggests that you make this a 3-day visit instead of just stopping by. Their gardens have featured in Travel + Leisure’s Top Ten Botanical Gardens of the World, and the Biltmore property itself is a historical legacy. Among the sights included are: a Tennis Lawn, Shrub Garden, conservatory, Spring Garden, Azalea Garden, and Bass Pond. Once you are done observing their horticultural space, you can relax with a Rose Petal facial in the Biltmore Spa.
This 10.5 acre public garden, located in the Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, features 500 different plants and flowers cared for by five dedicated professional horticulturalists. They change the displays seasonally to reflect the natural beauty of every season, and visitors can also view the Queen’s Rose Garden in honor of Queen Elizabeth II. Another site to behold is the live oak - estimated to have lived since 1585. The Elizabethan Gardens are most well known for their Camellia collection which is comprised of over 80 Camellia varietals. Everyone can enjoy the pristine beauty of these gardens, and avid horticulturalists can especially enjoy the hybrid Lilies.
So, if travelling the southeast U.S. definitely add these amazing stops to your itinerary for some added tranquility and exploration.
Also, keep your eyes open for part 2 of this 5-part series as we explore the rest of the must-see gardens across the U.S.!


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Why do people pay money to communicate with these girls?
I was somewhat uncomfortable, I did not expect that the car is someone else other than Vitali, so in the beginning did not know how to behave, but the men were pleasant and cheerful companions.
We started chatting about any nonsense, I asked about their work, they inquired about me.
One question pertains to something both innocuous and easily checked.
The other question could be something like; "Have you ever engaged in sexuial activities while chatting online with a woman who was using a webcam? The other question could ask if the person has a college education or rents their home or something that could be checked out using public records.
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text: REDMOND, Wash. -- April 30, 2001 -- Microsoft Corp. today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire NCompass Labs Inc., the developer of NCompass Resolution. Released in March 2001, NCompass Resolution 4.0 is a Web content management system that enables businesses to quickly and cost-effectively deploy highly dynamic and personalized e-business Web sites. It dramatically reduces the time required to bring these applications to market while offering the scalability needed for the most demanding environments. Microsoft is acquiring NCompass Labs in response to customer demand for Web content management solutions and because it recognizes the essential nature of this technology in any end-to-end e-business solution. As Web sites continue to evolve into strategic business communication tools, there is an increasing need to manage the content that drives that communication. Web content management systems ensure that organizations derive the maximum value possible from their investments in Internet, intranet and extranet Web sites. "Microsoft understands that effectively managing Web content is critical to the success of any e-business initiative and, ultimately, to the profitability of the overall business," said Paul Flessner, senior vice president of the .NET Enterprise Server Division at Microsoft. "By acquiring NCompass Labs' Web content management system and integrating it with the Microsoft .NET Enterprise Servers, we will enable customers to implement complete e-business solutions faster and more effectively than ever." "I am extremely pleased to formalize our long-standing relationship with Microsoft," said Gerri Sinclair, president and CEO of NCompass Labs. "The combination of NCompass Resolution with Microsoft's technical expertise and breadth of complementary offerings will mean faster adoption of Web content management software by organizations of all sizes and types. This acquisition is a tremendous validation of our technology and the skills of our employees. It represents a significant win-win for all our new and existing customers who will benefit from the great combination of offerings from the Microsoft .NET Enterprise Server family."


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Each year, Wake County Human Resources performs the critical but very time-consuming task of collecting comparable compensation data from around 30 benchmark organizations regarding a third of the County’s job classifications.
When the study reared its head this time around, Anza Harker came to our team to discuss options to improve the study. As is often the case with innovation, the change began when someone who felt the business pain recognized that there had to be a better way to do the work.
We decided on a couple of fundamental principles to guide our problem-solving: 1) we chose to use an incremental approach, 2) we decided to use tools we already own until they were no longer robust enough to be effective, and 3) we wanted something that would immediately impact HR in this cycle and not wait until the next year.
With those principles in mind, the first step was simply changing how we thought about and used Excel. HR already used Excel for their annual compensation study, so merely visualizing the information in Excel as data instead of information in a spreadsheet offered HR the ability to make a novel interpretation of the data that they already had.
From there, and over the course of almost a year, Anza met with the team biweekly to incrementally improve the way the data was both collected and analyzed. Based on their business cycle for this work, we built three different Excel-based tools and released them as they were ready. While the whole solution took a year to fully develop, the business value for the tool was partially realized as early as the third month.
At the end of the cycle, what started as a 6-week data entry process, with an HR team member dedicated wholly to the task of data collection and entry, evolved into a 45-minute streamlined process that was much less painful for HR.
The business gain here is threefold: 1) the streamlined process for data collection means that outside of the 45-minutes now required, the rest of the time can be re-purposed to actually scrub, interpret and analyze that data, which is the goal of the study. As a result of this re-purposed time, additional layers of data have since been added to the study to offer a more robust review of how the County compensates their employees. 2) Anza developed into an Excel expert, which she can carry over into other aspects of her role, and which she can help transfer to other peers she works with, 3) the value of incremental change was realized; we didn’t know what the end product would look like, nor could we have visualized it at the start of the project. Instead, the tool developed through iteration, inspection and adaptation which are principles of agile methodology. The solution we arrived at is functional, but can continue to be improved upon as necessary and as time allows.


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Following this year's Testing SIG held in conjunction with SAP and Experior, we take a look at performance testing and some of main questions and challenges users face.
All dimensions of your business need to experience fast and simple interaction with your systems. It needs to look good, work seamlessly and perform without compromise. Poor system performance on go-live is as likely to colour end users perception of a system as faulty functionality. Through careful planning and execution of performance testing, the risks can be reduced and a users’ experience can be improved, resulting in a potential positive impact on bottom line.
What makes good performance testing?
As essential as performance testing is, it's important it's done efficiently and effectively for your business. You should be aiming for a better understanding of how systems behave and interact with one another, and in turn how users interact with these systems. Setting clear objectives is vital, think about targets like how many users are you expecting before, during and after?
But don't just consider the setting up stage. Arguably the hardest, but certainly most important work comes from comprehensively monitoring these tests and results.
Good performance testing provides invaluable insight to the overall health of your systems. In order to ensure that tests are repeatable, an automated testing tool such as LoadRunner could be employed. This can be used to optimise performance through researched and recommended coding and configuration adjustments.
Performance testing can reduce the risk of negative user experience such as slow response times. Testing can also serve to validate and verify other quality attributes of the system, such as scalability, reliability and resource usage.
Before any testing takes place you need to identify and assess potential risks. This will enable you to identify the scope and prioritise the execution of performance testing.
Are we testing or should we be tuning?
Unlike functional testing, performance testing is not as simple as pass or fail. Defects are not always obvious and it should be seen as an iterative process rather than a box ticking exercise. This is all about mitigating risks and providing information regarding areas that may benefit from tuning.
We don't have the luxury of full-scale test systems, so why should we bother?
The planning phase of performance testing should include a comparison of the test and production systems. It’s not an exact science, but the skilled performance test analyst can draw conclusions from this.
If the test environment is 25% of the size of production, it would be accurate to run performance tests with virtual users that are 25% of the number of actual users we have in production.
This will vary depending on the purpose of the test, but typically, response times for actions are captured by the automated testing tool in use. Data should be captured at a number of layers, most notably application, database and infrastructure. This will allow data such as logs of memory and CPU usage during execution to be stored.
Can we continue to test or measure performance in BAU/production?
A number of tools are available for BAU monitoring. Transaction response times can be viewed whilst in use and Early Watch reporting can give an indication of system health.
HP's LoadRunner tool stimulates a large number of users which generate load in parallel for a system under test. This tests the performance of a diverse number application types and is one of the world's most popular performance testing methods. Perhaps the biggest advantage of LoadRunner is the tools’ reporting engine that provide a variety of reporting formats and in-depth insight.
LoadRunner is the market leader in terms of performance testing, with SAP themselves even using LoadRunner for testing their own developments. For small scale usage, there is a Freemium community edition that can but used to simulate 50 virtual users.
We’re on the Cloud, so surely I don’t need to worry about performance?
If you’d like to know more about User Testing, take a look at the resources from this year’s Testing SIG. To keep up to date with all our upcoming events, keep an eye on our Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn pages.


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Rose De France Amethyst (Hrt 6.50 Ct), Natural Cambodian Zircon Ring in Rose Gold Overlay Sterling Silver 7.500 Ct.
A stylish ring that can be resized 3 sizes up and down; this beauty features a design depicting a bold heart - a symbol of love and unity. It is perfectly suitable to be worn on the ring finger. Gorgeously crafted from Rose Gold Overlay Sterling Silver, it features a heart shaped Rose De France Amethyst valued at 6.50 carats. along with Natural Cambodian Zircons in the outer frame. A heart-shaped Rose De France Amethyst is rarely offered as cutting and setting such a gem requires great precision and efforts.
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There's nothing like having the credentials of a critically-acclaimed TV series like Breaking Bad to give your new TV show a boost, and an intriguing visual helps to turn heads too.
Rectify is the first original series for the Sundance Channel, and it centers around 'Daniel Holden' (Aden Young) who returns to his hometown of Paulie, Georgia to start his life anew when he is exonerated after serving 19 years on death row because DNA evidence calls his conviction into question.
This arresting series premiere billboard was spied along L.A.'s Sunset Strip on April 18, 2013.
If you like this ad, be sure to also check out these Breaking Bad billboards.


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The Green Bay Blizzard professional indoor football team was established in 2003. The Blizzard played seven seasons in the af2, a minor league of the Arena Football League. After the af2 folded, the Blizzard joined the Indoor Football League (IFL) in 2010 where they continue to play today.
Now in their 16th season, the Blizzard have made 8 post season appearances. In that time, the Blizzard have had numerous players receive opportunities to move on and play in the NFL and CFL.
Blizzard games are exciting, family-friendly, affordable entertainment. Indoor football is a fast paced, high scoring game for football fans of all ages. One of the Blizzard’s biggest game day draws is the annual Youth Jersey Night, where kids receive a free Blizzard replica jersey. Blizzard home games are played from February through June at Aurora BayCare Freeze Field at the Resch Center.
The Blizzard play under the direction of Head Coach and Director of Football Operations, Chris Williams. The team is currently owned by local business owners Larry and Kathy Treankler.


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Sitzmark Sports is Kansas City’s local specialty ski, snowboard, wake, and skate shop. We specialize in providing quality equipment, apparel, boot-fitting, and technical services for every adventure.
We know what you'll need to stay warm, dry and comfortable. From jackets and pants to socks and baselayers, whether you're skiing or shopping, we can outfit the entire family for your winter vacation.
Whether you're looking to surf some powder, shred the park, or free ride the entire mountain, we're Kansas City's snowboard shop with the boards to add to your quiver.
Keep your skate setup fresh with decks, parts, and completes for all styles, including traditional, cruiser, old school, and longboard.
Conquer slopes and terrain with the best wakeboards for sale in Kansas City at Sitzmark Sports. We're more than a sports equipment store--this is our family business. So whether you're flying solo or taking your family on vacation, we are your winter sports experts.
Make it your family’s, too.
Sitzmark Sports has been family owned and operated for four generations. Our store has a rich history and a loyal customer base that we see as our extended family. We are passionate about skiing and snowboarding and love to share our passion with others in our community.
Our custom boot fittings are tailored not only to the size but the shape of your feet and the type of skiing you prefer to do. After finding the proper boot, we continue the fitting process by customizing options to make it as comfortable and supportive as possible.
Whether you're grabbing first chair or cruising downtown, stay warm and dry in outerwear from the top brands in the industry. Sitzmark Sports offers snow jackets that balance comfort, style, and function.
Keep your skis and boards running like new. Our expert technicians are well-trained and happy to help.
The new year means winter sales! Drop by this weekend and check out the deals on pants, skis, snowboards, footwear, and accessories just to name a few!
We, and specifically Cooper, can’t wait to meet you.
That’s the beauty of a specialty store, the value is in our people and expertise. You won’t hear how can I help you? or what are you looking for? We’re not sales driven, we’re relationship driven. We’ll get you set up for everything you need for the slopes or the waves.
The travel experts at Sitzmark specialize in putting together affordable and exciting ski / snowboard trip packages for any group size. Save hundreds of dollars by taking advantage of our special resort rates.


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Everyone loves a quality unique print especially one that truly speaks to you as an individual, that’s what we hope to do with our designs and as they can be personalised they make perfect gifts. We're currently working hard behind the scenes at Hello Moon HQ designing a brand new range of prints specifically for adults, couples and each and every room in your home.
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