When's the last time you thought about your bowel flora?
I bet you haven't pondered the topic in ages, and perhaps you've never thought on it at all.
Well, today I'd like to spend some time chipping around the fascinating subject of the tiny critters that live within our bowels and how we can use sauerkraut -- the king of fermented foods -- to feed our little symbiotic buddies.
Interestingly enough, when I'm asked to speak on the human elimination system while at cocktail parties or dining with the Vanderbilts, people often lower their eyes and ease away from the group or the table.
For some reason, many individuals consider human elimination a taboo or impolite subject.
I personally consider the eliminatory functions of the human body most fascinating.
As an aside, lest you think me odd, John Milton, one of the great English poets, shared my interest in the topic, and he discussed angels and their processing of food in Paradise Lost.
Great English poets aside, I also know for a fact that proper elimination contributes mightily to ideal health.
Put down your copy of The Complete Milton for a moment and ponder the drain in your bathroom sink.
When you wash your hair in the sink on occasion... and drop fingernails and shards of dental floss and tiny rubber bands your teens use on their braces and other things down the drain, what eventually happens?
Well, one night as you brush your ole choppers, you suddenly notice the water from the tap drains more and more slowly.
If you don't do something about the problem, eventually the sink ceases to drain entirely.
At that point, if you approach fixing house pipes the way I do, you dig out your trusty plumber's friend and start pumping away.
If you have the same luck I have with plumber's friends, after five minutes of brisk action, you instruct your spouse to call a professional in the morning.
And, as you reflect on your inability to accomplish any task around the house more complicated than cleaning the stainless steel handle on your refrigerator door, you stare with dismay at the crummy mess of gray water mixed with all kinds of nasty-looking gunk that now fills your bathroom sink.
Well, although I stretch the metaphor a tad, the body kind of works this way too.
You see, if you don't eat natural, high fiber foods, and if you don't have healthy intestinal flora, sooner or later, just like the bathroom sink, you'll drain more and more slowly.
For many people, slow drainage means having a single bowel movement every other day or two or three or four.
Well, if the last sentence describes the person living in your body, you can include yourself in the ranks of the millions of other Americans who suffer chronic constipation.
Up until 1993, I suffered in those ranks myself.
These days I make a liberal deposit in the bank of my bathroom two or three times a day, just like clockwork.
Did you know that primitive peoples, some of the healthiest men, women, and children on the planet, also make deposits, and copious ones at that, several times a day, usually within a few minutes of finishing a meal?
And their elimination systems work as designed because they don't eat all the processed junk food most so-called "civilized people" stuff down their throats every chance they get.
In the computer world, we use the term "garbage in, garbage out" to refer to data errors.
In the real world, the garbage goes into the body but all too often not much of it comes out. Instead it accumulates, breaks down and forms toxins, and consequently clogs millions of cells and thus helps to develop both acute and chronic illness.
Medical science, unfortunately, often contributes to the clogging of the elimination system because modern antibiotics, which most people clamor for every time they visit their doctor, kill the beneficial bacteria that serve as scavengers and caretakers in our systems.
If you don't have a bowel populated with the proper microorganisms, much waste doesn't get processed correctly, and you end up constipated or worse.
Happily, the bowel flora in our systems can be rebuilt at home without having to bring in a team of expensive specialists.
Fermented foods play an important role in rebuilding and maintaining healthy bowel flora because they are rich in the microorganisms that contribute to properly functioning intestines.
I personally consider homemade sauerkraut the king of fermented foods, and when I take time to make it, we always have a big jug of it in the fridge.
Yes, the fridge with the clean, stainless steel handle.
You too can make sauerkraut in the privacy of your own home.
To do it, purchase several heads of cabbage (organic if you can get it). Those like me who consider sea salt a good thing will also want to use a tablespoon of sun-dried sea salt.
Grate the cabbage very fine, using one of those slicer/dicers that Ronco sells on TV, if you have one. If you don't use a knife, your juicer with the "blank," or whatever else will help you get the job done. Be prepared to make a huge mess.
Once you've grated the cabbage, place it all in a large stainless steel pot, a big one, the size you'd use to boil crawfish in if you lived in Louisiana and were hosting a family reunion of carnivores.
After you've tossed the cabbage in the pot, take your kid's baseball bat or a hunk of two by four borrowed from a local construction site and pound the cabbage until your arms start to swell.
Toss the salt on the cabbage, stir everything up with your hands, and then pound some more.
Mix with your hands a second time to make you've evenly distributed the salt.
Oh yes, wash your hands prior to making this recipe. Especially true if you just finished using the plumber's friend in the bathroom sink.
After you've pounded the cabbage -- it'll now have some liquid in it -- transfer the whole deal to a ceramic crock or glass jar and cover with three or four outside cabbage leaves.
You may need to add some salty water.
Weigh the outside leaves down with a plastic bag of water or with a plate with a brick on top if it. Cover the jar and the weights with a clean towel and leave at room temperature in a place where people won't be offended by possible strong odors.
Wait for three to seven days.
Open crock, discard outside leaves, taste kraut to make sure it's ready. Let it "cook" some another day or two if it's not. The longer you let it ferment, the more tart the kraut. When done, spoon into big jars, and refrigerate.
Have a big serving at least once a day. I like to have kraut and apples for lunch, several days a week.
If you'd shoot yourself and George Lucas and the entire Star War cast before you'd ever eat sauerkraut, you may want to consider adding a probiotic to your daily supplementation. I don't consider probiotics nearly as good as homemade sauerkraut or kefir or even yogurt made from cow or goat's milk that's not full of growth hormones, but a quality brand of probiotics will help to build healthy bowel flora.
In closing, pay attention to your bowel flora. Eat high fiber foods, drink lots of distilled or filtered water every day, and exercise for at least twenty minutes. Most people overlook this important aspect of health, and they pay mightily for their neglect with chronic constipation, various yeast problems, and a host of other modern ailments.


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Q: Javascript datePicker Controller: Hard Coded string working, variable not I'm using a datePicker that can be found here:
http://www.frequency-decoder.com/2011/10/11/unobtrusive-accessible-datepicker-widgit-v6
I have it working fine, as long as I hard code the id of the object. i.e.
var newid = "date" + maxidOnce.toString();
        datePickerController.createDatePicker({
            formElements:{"date1":"%Y-%m-%d"},
            statusFormat:"%l, %d %F %Y",
            noFadeEffect:true
        });

However if I replace the id with the variable, it no longer works. I don't see how there is any difference.
var newid = "oncedate" + maxidOnce.toString();
        datePickerController.createDatePicker({
            formElements:{newid:"%Y-%m-%d"},
            statusFormat:"%l, %d %F %Y",
            noFadeEffect:true
        });

A:
I don't see how there is any difference.

The difference is that JavaScript object keys are not interpreted as variables when using object literals. Use bracket notation instead.
var newid = "oncedate" + maxidOnce;
var formElts = {};
formElts[newid] = "%Y-%m-%d";
datePickerController.createDatePicker({
    formElements: formElts,
    statusFormat: "%l, %d %F %Y",
    noFadeEffect: true
});

// or, to write it another way,
var newid = "oncedate" + maxidOnce;
var options = {
    formElements: {},
    statusFormat: "%l, %d %F %Y",
    noFadeEffect: true
};
options.formElements[newid] = "%Y-%m-%d";
datePickerController.createDatePicker(options);

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This lovely Guy Laroche 1980s suit is in eggplant pique with black flocked floral print. The fitted jacket has black satin edge, padded shoulder, buttons closure and zipper on the cuffs. The skirt has back button and zip closure. The suit is fully satin lined.


For example, if you call a page using http://www.SomeName.com/test.htm, which opens a new window and loads it with http://123.123.123.123/test1.htm, the second window will not be able to access the original window, because the two host names are different (regardless of whether they are pointing to the same server).
My recommendation is to not include the server name in links that open pages in the same server. Use "/test1.htm" instead of http://123.123.123.123/test1.htm.
I am having trouble pass information from a HTML page to a FoxWeb page is their anything special I need to do? I get the result I want when I use a plain HTML page but get a access Denied error when I try it in FoxWeb.


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<?php

namespace Aldor\PortfolioBundle\Entity;

use Aldor\InftechBundle\Utils\Inftech as Inftech;
use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;
use Aldor\InftechBundle\Entity\Entry;

use Eko\FeedBundle\Item\Writer\ItemInterface;

/**
 * Aldor\PortfolioBundle\Entity\Project
 */
class Project extends Entry  implements ItemInterface
{
    /**
     * @var integer $id
     */
    protected $id;

    /**
     * @var string $name
     */
    protected $name;

    /**
     * @var string $description
     */
    protected $description;

    /**
     * @var string $url

     */
    protected $url;

    /**
     * @var Aldor\PortfolioBundle\Entity\Technology
     */
    protected $technology;

    /**
     * Get id
     *
     * @return integer
     */
    public function getId()
    {
        return $this->id;
    }

    /**
     * Set name
     *
     * @param string $name
     * @return Project
     */
    public function setName($name)
    {
        $this->name = $name;
        $this->slug = Inftech::slugify($name);

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Get name
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function getName()
    {
        return $this->name;
    }

    /**
     * Get name
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function getTitle()
    {
        return $this->name;
    }

    public function getTags()
    {
        return $this->technologies;
    }

    public function getCategory() {

        return 'Portfolio';
    }

    /**
     * Set description
     *
     * @param string $description
     * @return Project
     */
    public function setDescription($description)
    {
        $this->description = $description;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Get description
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function getDescription()
    {
        return $this->description;
    }

    public function getShortDescription()
    {
        $ile = 100;
        $licz = strlen($this->description);
        if ($licz>=$ile)  {
            $tnij = substr($this->description,0,$ile);
            $txt = $tnij."...";
        }
        else  {
            $txt = $tresc;
        }
        return $txt;
    }

    /**
     * Set url
     *
     * @param string $url
     * @return Project
     */
    public function setUrl($url)
    {
        $this->url = $url;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Get url
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function getUrl()
    {
        return $this->url;
    }

    /**
     * Set technology
     *
     * @param Aldor\PortfolioBundle\Entity\Technology $technology
     * @return Project
     */
    public function setTechnology(\Aldor\PortfolioBundle\Entity\Technology $technology = null)
    {
        $this->technology = $technology;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Get technology
     *
     * @return Aldor\PortfolioBundle\Entity\Technology
     */
    public function getTechnology()
    {
        return $this->technology;
    }

     // ...

 public function getTechnologySlug()
 {
 return $this->getTechnology->getSlug();
 }
 public function getNameSlug()
 {
 return Portfolio::slugify($this->getName());
 }
    /**
     * @var \DateTime
     */
    protected $date;

    /**
     * Set date
     *
     * @param \DateTime $date
     * @return Project
     */
    public function setDate($date)
    {
        $this->date = $date;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Get date
     *
     * @return \DateTime
     */
    public function getDate()
    {
        return $this->date;
    }
    /**
     * @var string
     */
    protected $slug;

    /**
     * Set slug
     *
     * @param string $slug
     * @return Project
     */
    public function setSlug($slug)
    {
        $this->slug = $slug;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Get slug
     *
     * @return \sring
     */
    public function getSlug()
    {
        return $this->slug;
    }
    /**
     * @ORM\PrePersist
     */
    public function prePersist()
    {
        // Add your code here
         $this->slug = Inftech::slugify($this->getName());
         $this->date = new \DateTime();
         $this->modified = $this->date;
         $this->url = $this->getName();
    }

    /**
     * @ORM\PreUpdate
     */
    public function preUpdate()
    {
        // Add your code here
         $this->slug = Inftech::slugify($this->getName());
         $this->modified = new \DateTime();
    }
    /**
     * @var \Doctrine\Common\Collections\Collection
     */
    protected $technologies;

    /**
     * Constructor
     */
    public function __construct()
    {
        $this->technologies = new \Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection();
    }

    /**
     * Add technologies
     *
     * @param \Aldor\PortfolioBundle\Entity\Technology $technologies
     * @return Project
     */
    public function addTechnology(\Aldor\PortfolioBundle\Entity\Technology $technologies)
    {
        $this->technologies[] = $technologies;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Remove technologies
     *
     * @param \Aldor\PortfolioBundle\Entity\Technology $technologies
     */
    public function removeTechnology(\Aldor\PortfolioBundle\Entity\Technology $technologies)
    {
        $this->technologies->removeElement($technologies);
    }

    /**
     * Get technologies
     *
     * @return \Doctrine\Common\Collections\Collection
     */
    public function getTechnologies()
    {
        return $this->technologies;
    }
    /**
     * @var string
     */
    protected $text;

    /**
     * Set text
     *
     * @param string $text
     * @return Project
     */
    public function setText($text)
    {
        $this->text = $text;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Get text
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function getText()
    {
        return $this->text;
    }

    public function __toString() {
        return $this->getName();
    }
    /**
     * @var string
     */
    protected $contentFormatter = 'richhtml';

    /**
     * @var string
     */
    protected $content;

    /**
     * @var string
     */
    protected $rawContent;

    /**
     * @var \Application\Sonata\MediaBundle\Entity\Media
     */
    protected $media;

    /**
     * Set contentFormatter
     *
     * @param string $contentFormatter
     * @return Project
     */
    public function setContentFormatter($contentFormatter)
    {
        $this->contentFormatter = $contentFormatter;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Get contentFormatter
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function getContentFormatter()
    {
        return $this->contentFormatter;
    }

    /**
     * Set content
     *
     * @param string $content
     * @return Project
     */
    public function setContent($content)
    {
        $this->content = $content;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Get content
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function getContent()
    {
        return $this->content;
    }

    /**
     * Set rawContent
     *
     * @param string $rawContent
     * @return Project
     */
    public function setRawContent($rawContent)
    {
        $this->rawContent = $rawContent;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Get rawContent
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function getRawContent()
    {
        return $this->rawContent;
    }

    /**
     * Set media
     *
     * @param \Application\Sonata\MediaBundle\Entity\Media $media
     * @return Project
     */
    public function setMedia(\Application\Sonata\MediaBundle\Entity\Media $media = null)
    {
        $this->media = $media;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Get media
     *
     * @return \Application\Sonata\MediaBundle\Entity\Media
     */
    public function getMedia()
    {
        return $this->media;
    }

    public function getFeedItemTitle() {

        return $this->getName();

    }

    public function getFeedItemDescription() {

        return $this->getDescription();
    }
    public function getFeedItemPubDate() {
        return $this->getDate();

    }

    public function getFeedItemLink() {
        return $this->getSlug();
    }

    /**
     * @var string
     */
    protected $keywords;

    /**
     * Set keywords
     *
     * @param string $keywords
     * @return Project
    */
    public function setKeywords($keywords)
    {
        $this->keywords = $keywords;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Get keywords
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function getKeywords()
    {
        return $this->keywords;
    }
    /**
     * @var \DateTime
     */
    protected $modified;

    /**
     * Set modified
     *
     * @param \DateTime $modified
     * @return Project
     */
    public function setModified($modified)
    {
        $this->modified = $modified;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Get modified
     *
     * @return \DateTime
     */
    public function getModified()
    {
        return $this->modified;
    }
    /**
     * @var boolean
     */
    protected $enabled_photo = true;

    /**
     * Set enabled_photo
     *
     * @param boolean $enabledPhoto
     * @return Project
     */
    public function setEnabledPhoto($enabledPhoto)
    {
        $this->enabled_photo = $enabledPhoto;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Get enabled_photo
     *
     * @return boolean
     */
    public function getEnabledPhoto()
    {
        return $this->enabled_photo;
    }
    /**
     * @var string
     */
    protected $full_photo_size = 'big';

    /**
     * Set full_photo_size
     *
     * @param string $fullPhotoSize
     * @return Project
     */
    public function setFullPhotoSize($fullPhotoSize)
    {
        $this->full_photo_size = $fullPhotoSize;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Get full_photo_size
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function getFullPhotoSize()
    {
        return $this->full_photo_size;
    }
     public function getSeoType()
    {
        return 'post';
    }
}

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SRT Demon
V8 - 6.2L Supercharged HEMI SRT
Automatic - 8 Speed
2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon
With only 149 miles on the odometer, this Demon is fully documented with plenty of paperwork to date (build sheets, shipping docs, factory paperwork, order docs etc). Also included is an unopened Demon crate. Truly a special car, ready for someone to drive and enjoy or add to one's collection. Total production of the limited-edition single model year Challenger SRT Demon is 3,000 United States/300 Canada. Original owner vehicle.
13 Incredible facts about the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon:
1. It's the highest horsepower V8 production car engine ever produced
2. It's the first-ever production car designed to run on 100+ high-octane unleaded fuel or 91 octane on demand
3. It produces 840 horsepower and 770 ft.-lbs. of torque (on 100+ high-octane) with its supercharged 6.2L HEMI Demon V8 engine making the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon the most-powerful muscle car ever
4. It's the world's fastest quarter-mile production car with an elapsed time (ET) of 9.65 seconds and 140 miles-per-hour as certified by National Hot Rod Association (NHRA)
5. The Challenger SRT Demon is too fast for the drag strip — officially banned by NHRA
6. It's the first-ever front-wheel lift in production car (2.92 feet) as certified by Guinness World Records
7. It's the world's fastest 0-60 production car: 2.3 seconds
8. It goes 0-30 miles-per-hour in one second
9. It has the highest g-force acceleration of any production car: 1.8 g
10. Its Air-Grabber™ induction system includes the largest functional hood scoop (45.2 square inches) of any production car
11. It's the first-ever factory production car with Trans Brake for more powerful and quicker launches
12. It's the first-ever factory production drag car with Torque Reserve to deliver increased levels of power and torque at launch
13. It's the first-ever factory production car with front passenger seat delete
This car had every option that could be ordered at time of build, including:
Octane Red (one of 74 in this color)
Laguna leather
Red belts
Keplinger Designs, Inc.

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Every April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month. It's a time of year to raise extra awareness and promote facts about this common cancer in young men. Education and early detection is a key factor to surviving testicular cancer.
When it's found early, it's one of the most treatable and curable forms of cancer. Testicular cancer is the most common cancer in men ages 15 to 34. Still, it's fairly rare. By doing the Testicular Self-Exam, you can check for things that aren't normal and may need to be seen by your doctor.
Until proven otherwise, any lump or firm part of the testicle should be considered a potential tumor. Since testicular tumors can spread and become worse over time, it's vital to talk to a doctor right away when you have a symptom.


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Bulus Dauwa Yohanna (ur. 15 grudnia 1970 w Vuroro) – nigeryjski duchowny katolicki, w latach 2012-2020 wikariusz apostolski Kontagory, od 2020 biskup diecezjalny Kontagory.

Życiorys

Prezbiterat
Święcenia kapłańskie przyjął 10 stycznia 1998 i został początkowo inkardynowany do diecezji Ilorin, a w 2002 został prezbiterem wikariatu apostolskiego Kontagora. Przez wiele lat pracował jako duszpasterz parafialny. W latach 2008-2011 studiował w Port-Harcourt, a w kolejnych latach pracował jako sekretarz wykonawczy przy administratorze apostolskim wikariatu.

Episkopat
2 lutego 2012 papież Benedykt XVI mianował go wikariuszem apostolskim Kontagory, ze stolicą tytularną Scebatiana. Sakry biskupiej udzielił mu 3 maja 2012 nuncjusz apostolski w Nigerii - arcybiskup Augustine Kasujja. 2 kwietnia 2020, po podniesieniu wikariatu do rangi diecezji, otrzymał nominację na jej pierwszego biskupa.

Przypisy

Linki zewnętrzne
  [dostęp 2018-01-10]

Nigeryjscy biskupi katoliccy
Urodzeni w 1970

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text:
Ammonia, Battery systems, Hydrogen, Partnerships
Danish partnership receives support from the Danish Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program (EUDP)
Press Release: Green ammonia, produced from renewable energy, is an excellent fuel and fertilizer that can potentially replace significant volumes of fossil fuels and help accelerate the transition to a world powered by renewable energy. The green ammonia plant, which will be built by Skovgaard Invest, Vestas and Topsoe, will be state of the art and the world's first so-called dynamic green ammonia plant. The dynamic approach entails that the clean power from wind turbines and solar panels will be connected directly to the electrolysis unit making it more cost-effective than if involving a battery or hydrogen storage.
Topsoe will design the plant's dynamic ammonia technology to secure optimal production and adapt to the inherent fluctuations in power output from wind turbines and solar panels. The ammonia plant will interface to a green hydrogen solution developed by Vestas, integrating electrolysis with wind and solar in one smart control system. In addition, the renewable energy generation will be connected directly to the national grid so surplus power can be sold to the grid.
The partnership will jointly invest in the project.
Kim Grøn Knudsen, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer at Topsoe:
"We are proud, that the Danish technology program acknowledges our project as being unique, when it comes to developing and demonstrating new energy technology that holds a global potential. The green ammonia plant is a prime example of how renewable electricity can be converted to sustainable fuels via electrolysis. For us, this is one of more partnerships showing that we already today have the technologies to introduce new clean solutions showcased by this green ammonia project.
Bjarke Mollerup Bitsch, Business Development at Skovgaard Invest:
"At Skovgaard Invest, we expect that the REDDAP project will build on our capability within practical execution, power-to-X project planning, and provide us with an opportunity to gain expertise in daily operations of a fully dynamic ammonia plant. We wish to play a role in the future power-to-X industry, and the REDDAP project will mark the starting point of a learning curve, that we and many others in the industry are facing. We believe that crucial know-how can be drawn from the demonstration project, which will then feed into future industrial scale projects. In the more long term, we also hope to be able to demonstrate how the vast renewable resources in West Jutland, coupled with flexible power consumption in power-to-X, can generate new jobs and opportunities in a part of the country where that can seem difficult at times."
Ole Kiil Nielsen, Vice President and Head of Power-To-X Solutions at Vestas:
"We are excited to move forward with the world's first fully dynamic industrial-scale renewable ammonia plant as it highlights the viability of electrification beyond the power sector. The project demonstrates an integrated power-to-X use case with significant demand potential. Vestas is uniquely positioned to integrate renewable energy with other technologies and we are proud to lay the foundation for scalable power-to-X production together with our partners on this project."
Facts about the green ammonia plant
Location: Western Jutland, Denmark.
Output: More than 5,000-ton green ammonia annually from renewable power. This production will prevent 8,200 tons of CO2 from being emitted into the atmosphere every year.
Power supplied from renewable sources: 12 MW from six existing V80-2.0 MW Vestas wind turbines and 50 MW new solar panels.
The potential of Green ammonia
Green ammonia has huge potential in the global effort to substitute fossil fuels with sustainable alternatives. It has been highlighted as a superior green fuel for international shipping that currently accounts for around 2% of global energy-related CO2 emissions. Already today, ammonia is used as fertilizer globally and the production from fossil fuels accounts for around 1% of global CO2 emissions.
Learn more about green ammonia.
Project aims for NoGAPS in ammonia fuel safety
The significant safety challenges of using ammonia – including the mitigation of potentially 'catastrophic' risks – have been highlighted by a team aiming to develop
Press Release: OSM Maritime Group and Thome Group have agreed to a merger of the two companies. By joining forces..
Orca AI joins One Sea as Association's global footprint continues to grow
Orca AI, headquartered in Tel Aviv, provides a fully automated look-out for the bridge, advancing situational awareness on board and..


Anxiety disorders increase one's chances for suffering from other medical illness, such as cardiovascular disorders, including obesity, heart disease and diabetes. More specifically, increased body weight and abdominal fat, high blood pressure, and greater levels of cholesterol, triglycerides, and glucose have all been linked to anxiety. While it is still unclear what causes the high co-morbidity between anxiety and bad physical health outcomes, research suggests that changes in underlying biology that is characteristic of anxiety may also facilitate the emergence for these other physical health outcomes over time. For example, changes in stress hormones, autonomic responses, as well as heightened systemic inflammation are all associated with anxiety disorders and negative health outcomes. These shared physiological states suggest a shared underlying biology and that anxiety maybe a whole-body condition.


Congratulations to Yami Stomach, who won the contest on 03/28 with Deck Displacement!
Last week's theme was to create a new D/D/D monster.
This week's theme, chosen by Eel, is about changed Types.
Once an immutable characteristic of each Monster Card, the monster Type has been able to change by effects since long ago with cards like D. Tribe and Zombie World.
Create a card that revolves around changing a monster's type, or doing something with a monster with a different type than its original type.
SInce no one said anything last week, the Weekly Contests will be discontinued for an undetermined time after this one's week.
I like the weekly contests... just honestly had nothing for D/D/Ds last week.... ehh this though... this I can work with.
If your opponent controls 2 or more different Types of face-up Monsters, your opponent selects 1 of those Types: all of your opponent's monsters are now that Type. Your opponent can not summon monsters of a different Type than the selected type. Return this card to your deck if your opponent no-longer has any Face-up monsters.
Here. A La-Mulana Card because I'm pissy and stuck.
Monsters your opponent controls cannot attack.
There, that almost sums up how i feel about Viy right now. Stupid thing keeps out of axe range with giant laser beams.
Cannot be destroyed in battle while your opponent controls a face-up monster of the same type as a monster you control Except "DNA Manipulator". once per turn during either player's turn you can target one face-up monster on the field: change its type to a type you declare.
During either players turn: Discard this card ; Change the Type of all monsters on the field to Machine until the end of the turn.
Edited by bobandjim, 04 May 2016 - 04:02 PM.
Activate this card only if there are at least 2 face-up monsters on the field, and there are at least 2 different Types of monsters.
Monsters that battle other monsters with the same Type as itself cannot be destroyed by battle. Monsters are unaffected by other monster effects coming from the same Type as itself.
Once during either player's turn, you may target 1 monster on the field and declare 1 Type of monster. That monster's Type becomes the declared Type until end of turn.
You may still edit your entry if you want to suit it to the theme.
During your Main Phase, if your opponent controls a Plant-Type monster with a different original Type: You can Special Summon this card, then destroy 1 Plant-Type monster your opponent controls. You can only activate the effect of "Parasite Shackles" once per turn.
I'm closing this in ~24h, and we are going to continue after the virtual collection coming back.


Midwestern Council of Sports Car Club is calling all members, racers and volunteers! We will be hosting the 2018 Midwestern Council July Driver's School! This school will be limited to all Closed wheel cars and sports racers. You will spend the entire day either on the track or receiving constant feedback from experienced instructors. Successful students will receive an MC 2018 Novice Competition License upon successful completion, and can sign up for the race on Sunday!
The Wheel-to-Wheel Drivers School has two parts. Friday Night will be a required classroom session with a written quiz at the end of the night. This classroom session provides drivers all the information that they will need the following day to pass the school. This will cover flags, passing, basic corning techniques and much more!


Learn To Make a Chalkboard Using House&Canvas Furniture Paint or any brand of Chalk Paint!
Something I get asked ALL the time is – what's the difference between Chalk Paint and Chalkboard Paint?
In a nutshell, chalk paint is used to paint furniture, chalkboard paint is used to create an actual chalk board.
I should mention that in the United States and possibly some other jurisdictions, the term chalk paint is a trademark owned by the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Company… This is why you see a lot of other brands saying "Chalk finish" or "Chalk-like finish" – nobody is allowed to use the term chalk paint… There is no actual "chalk" in Chalk Paint by Annie Sloan or any other "chalky" paints… The term strictly refers to the fact that the paint dries to a "chalky" ultra-matte finish.
Chalkboard paint is awesome for crafty projects where you want to turn your surface into an actual chalkboard. There are a ton of examples out there of wall hanging chalkboards that are super cute as home decor. I've also seen sections of walls painted in chalkboard paint which is super cute for the kiddos.
There are a few brands of chalkboard paints on the market. The one I used to use was Rust-Oleum's Specialty Chalk Board paint. I found that it had the best coverage and was the smoothest of the bunch I've tried. You need to be extremely precise in the application of Chalk Board paint. It's very common to end up with a ton of brush strokes. Chalkboard paint is not self leveling, so even application is key. To avoid brush strokes, I have used the chalk board spray paint quite a few times. The downside is that it takes many (many) coats to fully cover a piece. It's also in an aerosol can which I try to avoid when possible.
BUT, there is some good news. While chalkboard paint is definitely not suitable for painting furniture, any chalk style paint can be used both to paint furniture as well as create a chalkboard surface!
Take the 12″ x 12″ piece of hobby board cover the board with 3 coats of Shadow Furniture Paint. You will get full coverage after just 2 coats, but it's good to paint a third coat extra for durability since you will likely be using it a lot!
Let it dry overnight. Making sure the board is fully dry is key. If your paint hasn't fully dried, trying to write with chalk will drag the paint off the board an make a mess. If this happens to you – you need to sand and paint again. Do yourself a favor – be patient and wait over night!
That's it. It's that easy. Don't top coat your paint with anything (like varnish or wax) or else the chalk won't stick. Just leave it as is!! 3 coats of paint and you are finished!!
In the clip below, I use regular chalkboard chalk from the dollarstore. As you can see, it rubs off the painted board nice and easy with just a damp lint free cloth.
You can create a chalkboard on just about any surface, since House&Canvas Furniture Paint sticks to almost anything… you can try an old mirror, a wall, or even a table top!! The key is to not top coat it, and use a damp cloth to wipe it perfectly clean.


You may have seen some bikes built from strange materials. You may even have seen some that were built out of wood. But, with the exception of our very own bamboo BMX of course, we doubt you've seen any that are quite as outstanding as this.
Michael Thompson is the man behind the 'SplinterBike', and he doesn't take his bets very lightly – or we're assuming so at least, given that he entered into a £1 wager to build a wooden bike then committed over 1000 hours to coming out on top.
The feature above was the first in Red Bull's 'Fettlers' series, looking at clever and unique craftsmanship in the world of cycling.
It is pretty amazing that you can turn a tree into a smart looking bicycle with a little bit (or a hell of a lot) of work, and we're betting some folk would pay a fine price for one of these as well!


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Who Were the Four Julias?
The four Roman Julias: they were four women named Julia, all descended from Bassianus, who was the high priest of Emesa's patron god, the sun god Heliogabalus or Elagabal. One was married to an emperor, three had sons who were Roman emperors, and another had two grandsons who were Roman emperors. But all four exercised real power and influence from their positions.
Julia Domna, the one most remembered in history, married emperor Septimius Severus. Her sister was Julia Maesa, who had two daughters, JuliaSoaemias and Julia Mamaea.
Classical sources say that Septimius Severus married Julia Domna, sight unseen, based on the word of astrologers. Unlike most Roman royal wives, she traveled with her husband on his military campaigns, and was in Britain when he was killed there. Her two sons were joint rulers of Rome until one committed fratricide; she gave up hope when that son was assassinated and Macrinus became emperor.
When Septimius Severus became emperor in 193, Julia Domna invited her sister, Julia Maesa, to come to Rome.
Julia Domna often went with her husband on military campaigns. Coins show her image with the title "mother of the camp" (mater castrorum). She was with her husband in York when he died there in 211.
Their sons Caracalla and Geta were declared joint emperors. The two did not get along, and Julia Domna tried to mediate, but Caracalla was likely behind Geta's murder in 212.
Julia Domna exerted influence over her son Caracalla during his rule as emperor. She even accompanied him when he fought against the Parthians in 217. Caracalla was murdered on that campaign, and when Julia Domna heard that Macrinus had become the emperor, she committed suicide.
After her death, Julia Domna was deified.
Septimius Severus is blamed by the historian Edward Gibbon for the fall of Rome, because of his adding northern Mesopotamia to the Roman empire and the resulting costs.
Sister of Julia Domna, Julia Maesa had two daughters, Julia Soaemias and Julia Mamaea. Julia Maesa helped see Macrinus overthrown and her grandson Elagabulus installed as emperor, and when he turned out to be an unpopular ruler who put religious change above administration, she may have helped in his assassination. She then helped another grandson, Alexander Severus, succeed his cousin Elagabulus.
Julia Maesa was the daughter of a high priest in Emesa of Elagabal, patron god of Emesa, a city in western Syria. When the husband of her sister, Julia Domna, became the Roman emperor, she moved to Rome with her family. When her nephew, the emperor Caracallo, was murdered and her sister committed suicide, she moved back to Syria, ordered by the new emperor Macrinus.
From Syria, Julia Soaemias joined with her mother, Julia Maesa, in spreading the rumor that the son of Julia Soaemias, Varius Avitus Bassianus, was really the illegitimate son of Caracalla, cousin of Julia Soaemias and nephew of Julia Maesa. This would make him a more legitimate candidate for emperor than was Macrinus.
Julia Maesa helped overthrow Macrinus and install Julia Soaemias' son as emperor. When he became emperor, he took the name Elagabalus, named for the sun god Elagabal, chief god of the Syrian city of Emesa, of whom his great-grandfather Bessianus, had been high priest. Elagabalus gave his mother the title "Augusta avia Augustus." Elagabalus served as a high priest of Elagabal, too, and began promoting worship of this and other Syrian deities in Roman. His second marriage to a Vestal Virgin outraged many in Rome.
Julia Maesa forced her grandson Elagabalus to adopt his nephew, Alexander, as his son and heir, and Elagabalus was then murdered in 222. Julia Maesa ruled as regent with her daughter Julia Mamaea during Alexander's reign, until her death in 224 or 226. After Julia Maesa died, she was deified, as her sister had been.
Daughter of Julia Maesa and a maternal niece of Julia Domna, Julia Soaemias helped her mother overthrow Macrinus and make Julia Soaemias' son, Elagabalus, emperor. Her fate was tied to that of her unpopular son, who worked to bring Syrian gods to Rome.
Julia Soaemias was the daughter of Julia Maesa and her husband, Julius Avitus. She was born and raised in Emesa, Syria, where her grandfather Bassianus was the high priest of Emesa's patron god, the sun god Heliogabalus or Elagabal.
After Julia Soaemias married another Syrian, Sextus Varius Marcellus, they lived in Rome and had a number of children, including a son, Varius Avitus Bassianus.
When Septimius Severus, husband of her maternal aunt, was killed while at war in Britain, Macrinus became the emperor, and Julia Soaemias and her family returned to Syria.
Julia Soaemias joined with her mother, Julia Maesa, in spreading the rumor that the son of Julia Soaemias, Varius Avitus Bassianus, was really the illegitimate son of Caracalla, cousin of Julia Soaemias and nephew of Julia Maesa. This would make him a more legitimate candidate for emperor than was Macrinus.
Julia Maesa helped overthrow Macrinus and install Julia Soaemias' son as emperor. When he became emperor, he took the name Elagabalus, named for the sun god Elagabal, chief god of the Syrian city of Emesa, of whom his great-grandfather Bessianus, had been high priest. Elagabalus served as a high priest of Elagabal, too, and began promoting the worship of this and other Syrian deities in Roman. His second marriage to a Vestal Virgin outraged many in Rome.
With Elagabalus focusing mainly on religious issues, Julia Soaemias took over most of the administration of the empire. But in 222, the army revolted, and the Praetorian Guard murdered Julia Soaemias and Elagabulus.
Unlike her mother and aunt, both of whom were deified on their deaths, Julia Soaemias' name was erased from public records, and she was declared an enemy of Rome.
Julia Mamaea, another daughter of Julia Maesa and a maternal niece of Julia Domna, influenced her son Alexander Severus and ruled as his regent when he became emperor. His behavior in fighting enemies led to a rebellion, with dire consequences for both Julia and Alexander.
Julia Mamaea was born and raised in Emesa, Syria, where her grandfather Bassianus was the high priest of Emesa's patron god, the sun god Heliogabalus or Elagabal. She lived in Rome when her maternal aunt's husband, Septimius Severus, and then his sons, ruled as emperors, and moved to Syria when Macrinus was emperor, and then lived in Rome again when her sister Julia Soaemias's son Elagabalus was emperor. Her mother, Julia Maesa, arranged for Elagabalus to adopt Julia Mamaea's son Alexander as his successor.
When Elagabalus and her sister Julia Soaemias were murdered in 22, Julia Mamaea joined her mother, Julia Maesa, as regents for Alexander, then 13 years old. She traveled with her son on his military campaigns.
Julia Mamaea saw her son married to a respectable wife, Sallustia Orbiana, and Alexander gave her father-in-law the title of caesar. But Julia Mamaea grew to resent Orbiana and her father, and they fled Rome. Julia Mamaea charged them with rebellion and had Orbiana's father executed and Orbiana banished.
Alexander fought attempts of the Parthian ruler to take back territory that Rome had annexed, but alexander failed, and was seen in Rome as a coward. He no sooner returned to Rome than he had to be off to fight Germans along the Rhine. Instead of fighting, he preferred to bribe the enemy, which was also seen as cowardice.
The Roman legions declared a Thracian soldier, Julius Maximinus, emperor, and Alexander's response was to seek shelter with his mother back at camp. There, soldiers murdered both of them in their tent in 235. With Julia Mamaea's death came the end of the "Roman Julias."
Which Buildings Stood in the Roman Forum?


Kaizer Chiefs are targeting their second 2017/18 Absa Premiership win as they meet Bidvest Wits at the FNB Stadium on Saturday evening.
Amakhosi managed to break their duck and beat Cape Town City 2-0 on Wednesday night, but will be vigilant against a wounded Wits.
Looking at the visitors, the league champions have endured a poor start in their title defence campaign so far and are fresh from a 3-1 loss against Golden Arrows.
They have been dethroned as MTN8 Cup champions and are yet to win in the league as they have lost two matches and drew one.
"I can imagine what Gavin (Hunt) is saying in the dressing room and knowing Gavin, he is not the one to bring you roses, he is saying his stuff and exactly like that. Bad timing, but again that's the Absa Premiership," said Komphela.
"But, the first win, it was very important, not only for the players' confidence, for our supporters as well. We play good football, make no mistake.
"Yeah a big one against Chiefs, every game is big in the PSL, we have to create our chances and use them," said Mhango.
"We just need to score goals, we will try our best and convert those chances, we are doing everything to create chances to be honest, but the finishing is not there yet.
"We are working on these things as a team and I am sure we will definitely see things come right very soon.
Itumeleng Khune: Khune won the Man of the Match Award against Benni McCarthy's charges and was instrumental as they fought hard to claim their first win. He made brilliant saves as the hosts kept them under siege. His availability is a boost for Chiefs.
Willard Katsande: The hard tackling midfielder was instrumental for the Soweto giants in the Mother City on Wednesday. Komphela will call on him once again to stop the Wits attacks in the middle of the field.
Frank Mhango: Mhango supplied the goal at home against his former team, Arrows and Amr Gamal finished with ease. The Malawian is set to be one of the key members for the Students heading to the Calabash.
Thulani Hlatshwayo: 'Tyson' has been a shadow of himself compared to his last season's exploits. He will now have to rally behind his troops to ensure they find their footing as league champions.