I love redwork. I've done some (though I don't seem to have any pictures of it). I took a class in it years ago and love the simplicity of just using the one color thread. There is a lot of history around redwork also. I found this source online which explains some of it.
Around Flickr, there are many wonderful redwork examples - there are so many it was hard to choose, so I just chose some from the Embroidery pool to show as inspirations. I love the many ways you ladies have used redwork!
Wow gorgeous photos. I'd love to do some red-stitch too. Could you give us some technique posts?
Please could you do a tutorial. It looks so lovely.
I love Red and white anything, and I can't believe that I haven't yet made any red work, the photos have inspired me to try my hand at a couple of project that I have my eye on. Thanks!!
I love redwork! I seems like there's never enough mentioned about it. Thanks for posting all those gorgeous pictures.
i feel so honored to have a place in your mosaic Jackie! thank you !! :) just seeing all the redwork like this makes me want to get out the embroidery thread.


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On a Dark, Dark Road in a Dark, Dark State
John Grisham's South is an ethically uncomplicated place. Racist hicks rape ten-year-old Black girls. Idealistic lawyers, with rolled up sleeves and toothpicks planted firmly in their mouths, mosey into empty courtrooms—perhaps to spend a private moment with the smell of justice. And fathers whose daughters have been harmed know the meaning of Ecclesiastes 3:1: "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven." A Time to Kill, a blockbuster novel and a blockbuster movie, is now on Broadway. For more than one reason, of course, it echoes Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee's Inherit the Wind, another liberal wet dream about the justice system. But Rupert Holmes' adaptation is sillier and as a result its self-righteousness is less grating; so long as you don't expect it to provide any insights on race relations or the law, it can be a fairly entertaining little show.
Carl Lee Hailey (John Douglas Thompson) is the father in question, who responds to the rape of his daughter Tonya by murdering the two men responsible—he brings an M16 into their arraignment and blasts them away, immediately surrendering to the police and enlisting the help of Jake Brigance (Sebastian Arcelus), a lawyer known to be sympathetic to Black causes. But Brigance has a tough case ahead of him: in addition to threats from the Klan, he has to prove temporary insanity, a defense no good counselor would touch. He is also up against the showboating D.A., Rufus Buckley (Patrick Page), who's gunning for Governor of Mississippi, and Judge Noose (Fred Dalton Thompson), a curmudgeon whose last name is taken to be an indication of his leniency. Fortunately, Jake gets help from a drunk, disbarred but talented friend, Lucien Wilbanks (Tom Skerritt), and a young, go-getting law student, Ellen Roark (Ashley Williams).
Director Ethan McSweeney has assembled quite the cast here: to be with, Mr. Thompson seems about as excited to be on Broadway as he did to be running for president. When he doesn't flub his lines, he mumbles them, and his performance gives the impression of either the late Orson Welles (we half-expect there to be a bottle under his bench) or a high schooler who signed up to be in the fall play for the class credit. Mr. Arcelus, too, performs like a sixteen-year-old, but he's the star quarterback who was flattered into drama by a kooky ex-hippie teacher. More likely, he was cast because he looks almost identical to his film counterpart, Matthew McConaughey. Mr. Page, on the other hand, has a kind of swaggering brilliance. His silky Southern accent goes down so smoothly that he could talk a mob into committing or preventing the lynching of an innocent man—and would do either, depending on which would earn him more votes. Finally, Mr. Skerritt is charming as ever, playing the roughish alcoholic like a veteran.
Perhaps if Tonya appeared in the play, this would all be in bad taste. Perhaps if we had a sense that the Klan meant anything to Mr. Grisham outside of an embodiment of pure evil—it might as well have been moon Nazis who raped the girl—there would be the sickening feel of exploitation to A Time to Kill. But because it is so divorced from reality, because it has as much legal accuracy as the Hepburn and Tracy movie Adam's Rib, it gets away with its emotional manipulation. It brings us back to childhood, when racism really was a clear-cut issue, when bigots (them) belonged in one camp and liberals (us) in another. And really, who doesn't love feeling the powerful rage of naiveté? Just don't take it outside of the theater when the play is over.
A Time to Kill runs through November 17th at the Golden Theatre. 252 W. 45th Street New York, NY. 2 hours 30 minutes. One intermission.
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I did not have to do one so i am unaware of there processing time if the do so now.
Because the work culture of The walt disney company is awesome.
Very casual, as long as your attire is appropriate and inoffensive.
Reviews were an annual process.


NO Class on Columbus Day, Monday, October 13, 2014. Please enjoy your holiday and be safe in your travels and adventures. Please continue to practice and work on your materials...we will see everyone back at the dojo on Wednesday, 10-15-14! OSU!


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Sunday, in perhaps the most anticipated game of the NFL playoff weekend, the Dallas Cowboys pay a visit to the Green Bay Packers.
Every year, iFolloSports.com is on hand at Cowboys training camp in Oxnard, California. Above is an iFolloSports.com original video mix, from the 2014 camp, featuring Jason Witten, DeMarco Murray, Dez Bryant, Tony Romo and Cole Beasley.


TUCSON, Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers at the Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry in Douglas, Arizona arrested two individuals May 5 in separate incidents for attempting to smuggle a more than 112 pounds of marijuana into the United States.
Officers first referred a 20-year-old male U.S. citizen, living in neighboring Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico, for a secondary inspection of the Ford Mustang he was driving. During the inspection, a CBP narcotics-detection canine alert led officers to discover more than 60 packages of marijuana, weighing nearly 110 pounds and worth almost $55,000, in the vehicle's rocker panels.
Later in the morning, officers working the pedestrian crossing referred a 27-year-old Douglas woman for secondary questioning. During a search of the subject, officers removed multiple packages of marijuana from her upper torso. The drugs weighed nearly three pounds and are valued at more than $1,400.
Officers seized the vehicle and all drugs, and turned both subjects over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations.


What's going on at Cardiff University?
Good afternoon Cardiff. We'd love to know what's going on at Cardiff University this week. It seems most of our parcels are heading that way. So, if you're at Cardiff University look out. Someone might just have sent you a fab Student Gift Parcel.
…when you use code freejaffa at checkout. Always a favourite amongst our students. Why not send a parcel today and show a student you care? We will pop in a free pack of Jaffa cakes with our compliments. Hurry though as the offer ends Midnight monday 6th March.


Locate the navbar template file: AdminCP > Styles & Template > Style Manager > Edit Template > Navigation / Breadcrumb Templates > navbar <– should be highlighted in RED!
IMPORTANT: I have not got this to work with the slogan. If you do as I say above, the slogan gets pushed down for some reason. For now, just disable the slogan via your THEME MANAGER!


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Q: Assign command's return code to variable in Bash I have this simple (even silly :) problem: Inside a bash script, I'm trying to store a command's return code to a variable using S?, so as to use it later in the script, but S? is stored literally as S? .
I run this test bash script:
#!/bin/bash
echo "trying to store this command's return code. it should be 0"
rtrn_code=S?
echo $rtrn_code

but instead of getting 0 (success return code) I get S? :
trying to store this command return code. it should be 0
S?

What am I doing wrong? Any ideas?
Thank you in advance.

A: It's $? and not S?.
rtrn_code=$?

A: The return value of the last executed command can be accessed using $?. Replace S? to $? in your script.

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I can hardly believe October has come and gone! The last couple of days have been a whirlwind with Halloween… but now that November is here, I am in full swing for Thanksgiving and Black Friday shopping and a little pumpkin pie!
Pie is my absolute favorite dessert! Call me crazy, but I love it more than cake and cookies and ice cream! I couldn't resist my pie obsession, so we made our pumpkin pie in class last week. It was super simple… only five ingredients.
First, the kiddos smashed a graham cracker inside a plastic bag. You better believe they all loved that! Then, we mixed two tablespoons of pumpkin pie filling with 3/4 of a cup of vanilla pudding and a dash of pumpkin pie spice. You could easily use 1 1/2 pudding cups. This is what I did, since I was too lazy busy to make any pudding. We scooped our pudding mixture on top of the crumbled graham crackers, added a dollop of whipped cream, and enjoyed! You can grab the recipe here!
We also completed a class graph and sequenced the recipe!
and more pumpkin fun in my Pumpkin Palooza pack!
We'll be practicing our CVC words with this fun "Catch the Turkey" game!
as well as letter and sound identification.
Plus, we'll have a little fun with number recognition. Watch out for the "Gobble!" card!
To say thank you to all of my fabulous followers, I have a Thanksgiving FREEBIE for all of you! I am truly thankful each and every day for all of your support!
as well as my Pumpkin Palooza pack, in my TpT store!
A BIG thank you to Amy and Julie for hosting the Holiday's Around the Blog linky!
Pumpkin pie in a cup!!! YUM!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was delicious! Even the hubby liked it!
Yummy pumpkin pie in a cup! Will have to try. Do you know when your November poems will be added to your poetry pack? Can't wait to print for Monday!
Hi Emiily! I will have them up this weekend! I'm hoping yet today! Sorry for the delay!
I love pumpkin pie, but I am allergic to gluten so can only enjoy the insides usually so I am thinking I will have to try this recipe but without the graham cracker! (or find GF ones) it sounds yummy!
Thanks so much for the freebie also – perfect for math workshop time! I love reading about what other teacher bloggers do in their classrooms, thanks for sharing!!
I have been GF for the last year, but I still love pie! I substituted the graham crackers for GF graham crackers. You can even use the mixture as a dip with the crackers! Thank you for stopping by!
Oh can't wait to try to that recipe. But when I click on the pic or the link, it goes to Amy's blog…is that just an issue on my end?
Thank you so much for letting me know, Amna! I just fixed the link!
Yummy! We will definitely be making these this month. Thank you for sharing with us.
Thanks so much for the freebie! Some of my kiddos are still struggling with that. Having the number line right on the page is great support for them. As for the pie, thanks for reminding me to make that again this year. The best part about the pie in a cup is–no soggy crust!
That recipe sounds delicious!!!! And it sounds like it would be so much fun to make with the kids! Thank you so much for sharing!!


It's hard to sell hope and preach patience when you lose to the Jets.
It will be even harder if you lose to the Bills.
No matter now. Here they are, these 1-5 Indianapolis Colts, six games into the season and 22 into general manager Chris Ballard's tenure. They are 5-17 since he took over in January 2017, in the midst of an ambitious rebuild that's rendered this roster purposefully young and stunningly thin. Maybe the payoff arrives down the line, and maybe in a big way; maybe not. For now, the lumps are both painful and predictable. The Colts are tied for the worst record in football.
They have one of the worst receiving units in the league. Ballard has cut a fourth-round pick before he ever saw a regular season game and a third-rounder before he ever saw a regular season start. He's whiffed on a free-agent signing that was supposed to solve the riddle at right tackle; instead, the Colts are on their fourth starter at the position not two months into the season. Andrew Luck is back on the field, on pace to throw 43 touchdowns and for nearly 4,800 yards, and the team's record is worse than it was at this point last year, when the star quarterback spent half the season on the sideline and the other half in Europe.
That's the bad. Some of it, at least.
The good? It was hard to see Sunday in MetLife Stadium, where the Colts proved their best trait this fall is finding ways to lose. But Ballard's most recent draft class – led by future Pro Bowlers Quenton Nelson and Darius Leonard – has been met with resoundingly positive reviews. There's young talent on both sides of the ball. And most would argue it's better to lose with a collection of first- and second-year players than with an aging roster. It's less expensive, for starters.
But losing is losing, and that's all the Colts have done lately.
"Man, every week is depressing," rookie Nyheim Hines offered after the loss to the Jets.
Across 19 months Ballard has torn apart the roster, invested heavily in the draft, eschewed glaring needs in free agency and left millions in salary cap space on the table. (The Colts, for instance, have a current payroll of $142 million, easily the lowest in football. They're sitting on $51 million in salary cap space, second in the NFL only to the Browns. That cap space will roll over to future seasons so the Colts can still benefit from it.) He's cut proven pros who would've made his team better– Jon Hankins, Henry Anderson and John Simon – to afford his younger players a change to grow up in the system.
Just 13 holdovers remain from the Ryan Grigson era, and this is not by accident. Of those, just one starter from the defense, safety Clayton Geathers, is still here.
Ballard is building precisely how he said he would – he craves a homegrown roster, and he'll sacrifice a year or two of mediocrity (or worse) if that's what this climb requires. In his core, he believes it's the only approach that will allow a team a chance at sustainable success. Shelling out fat contracts in free agency doomed the Grigson era, and a slew of draft busts made it worse. Ballard has done the opposite.
The Colts were never about 2018. But that doesn't make 2018 any easier.
Internally, Colts' higher-ups aren't bending, and aren't panicking, though to them, this season feels a bit like a weekly gut-punch, each loss defined by two or three or five mistakes that leave everyone in the building wondering what-if. The Colts won't sacrifice their long-term view for short-term gains. Ballard was never going to patch his leaky roster by signing a splashy free agent like Dez Bryant, or part with valuable draft capital in order to land Le'Veon Bell.
That's just now how he's doing this. We'll learn whether it's right or wrong in the years to come. He wants to draft his own, develop his own, then pay his own.
But, the most damaging problem with that approach: This fall, the Colts are left with what they have, and what they have hasn't been very good. Injuries have decimated this team this year, and the Colts' lack of depth has been exposed. It's never good when a team signs a cornerback off the street Monday, then starts him against Tom Brady and the Patriots 10 days later. Never good when you only have 44 bodies available at kickoff, and only 40 by halftime. Never good when the tight ends (two of which are former college basketball players) are better pass-catchers than your wide receivers.
Such as it is, no spot on the team has hampered the Colts more than those receivers. Ballard's insistence to remain quiet on this front in free agency – the team let Donte Moncrief walk, and only signed Ryan Grant after he failed a physical with the Ravens – is costing them. So is his resistance to make a move after rookie standout Deon Cain was lost to a torn ACL after the first preseason games. The Colts sat on their hands, bet on youth, and it's backfiring on them, one Sunday after another.
T.Y. Hilton has missed two straight games with a sore hamstring, and his absence has been obvious for all to see. The Colts have missed him dearly.
Which wideout left scares a defense? Chester Rogers? Marcus Johnson? Zach Pascal? Grant? Hardly. Now that Johnson's gone for the season, placed on injured reserve earlier this week, the Colts are dipping into street free agents (Dontrelle Inman) and a former training camp body (K.J. Brent), and very likely playing at least one of them Sunday against the Bills.
He's right. The Colts need receivers who can catch the ball, for starters. Anything beyond that is a plus. That's where they're at, and it's only Week 6.
All of this speaks to the mistakes the front office made during the offseason. This isn't on the coaches. This is on Ballard.
Plenty is in this 1-5 start, but if his discipline now reaps the reward down the line, 2018 won't be remembered for the disaster it's been but the foundation that was laid by Ballard and his staff.
Through the losses, through the doubts, the Colts learned to win.
Maybe the lowly Bills, in town Sunday and starting a quarterback they brought to town eight days ago, offer a chance for the Colts to stop the bleeding, to swing the season. Or maybe it continues to unravel.
A home loss to Buffalo (2-4), no matter how it plays out, would be the most damaging to date. It's hard to sell hope, and beg for patience, when the play on the field doesn't show it.
The Colts need to learn how to win. Ballard has preached it, coach Frank Reich has stressed it, Luck has echoed it. Because right now, all they know how to do is lose.


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Chief Strategy Officer • Wharton MBA • Stanford MSE • 2x All-American Triathlete
Ray Bordogna is a Vice President (Partner) at CapGemini Invent where he advises client CXO's on how best to improve their business results through a range of management consulting services. He is recognized for using digital (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, etc.) to establish new business capabilities, re-imagine stakeholder experiences, improve the return on digital investments & strategically transform organizations. He is distinctive in that his experience & credentials span a broad spectrum of disciplines, industries & business functions which lead to more innovative business solutions for the clients he serves.
Prior to CapGemini, he was a Managing Partner & the Chief Strategy Officer at LiquidHub, a $500M management consulting & digital integration agency which CagGemini purchased in March 2018. As an early principal (employee #10), he helped to scale the business from $5 million (2002) to $250 million (2018) in annual sales & 3,000 employees. During his tenure at the firm, he defined the company's annual strategic plan, managed the consulting organization, shaped its brand image, framed its innovation portfolio, evaluated acquisition targets, led its Digital Business Transformation services & developed a cumulative $150 million in direct sales.
In 2009, Ray received the Philadelphia Business Journal's "40 under 40" award for his business accomplishments & community activities. In 2014, he won SmartCEO magazine's CXO Executive Management Award for leadership. A former nationally-ranked tennis player & MVP of the 1987 Pennsylvania State soccer championship team, he now competes nationally as an elite amateur & 2x USAT All-American Triathlete.
Vice President (Partner), Strategy & Transformation, CapGemini Invent
Partner & Chief Strategy Officer, LiquidHub (Acquired by CapGemini)
Corporate Strategy Manager, Sun Microsystems (Acquired by Oracle)
eBusiness Director, Broadreach Consulting (Acquired by Vector)
Mergers & Acquisitions Analyst, AMP, Inc. (Acquired by Tyco)
Global Program & Marketing Manager, AMP, Inc.
Senior Software & Embedded Systems Engineer, AMP, Inc.
Research, Design & Development Engineer, AMP, Inc.
Education & Credentials
Digital Strategy Certificate, Harvard Business School (HBS), 2017
Digital Business Strategy Certificate, Columbia Business School, 2016
MBA, Strategy & Finance with Distinction, The Wharton School, 2002
MSE, Smart Product Design, Stanford University, 1996
BSE, Dean's List, University of Pennsylvania, 1993
Class President, National Honor Society, Lower Merion High School
358 Professional Certifications
40 Professional Specializations
Select Athletic Awards & Accomplishments
289 USA Track & Field Races (USATF) Completed, May 2006 - Present
21x USATF Overall Winner, May 2006 - Present
75 Multisport (Triathlons) Completed, September 2007 - Present
2x All-American, United States Triathlon (USAT), 2014, 2016
USA Triathlon National Age Group Qualifier, 2009 - 2016
USA Duathlon World Age Group Qualifier, 2014
4x, Top 10 Overall, Wildwood Triathlon, Wildwood, NJ, 2015-2019
Flowers One Mile Sea Swim, Cayman Islands, June 2019
1st Place Overall, Wildwood Aquaman, Wildwood, NJ, August 2017
6th AG, 26th Overall, USAT Duathlon Sprint, St. Paul, MN, 2014
3rd Place Overall, Escape the Cape Sprint Triathlon, Cape May, NJ 2014
1st Place AG, 15th Overall, USAT Mid-Atlantic Championship, 2013
Top 50, USAT National AG Championship, Tuscaloosa, AL, 2010
5x, 1st Place AG, Philadelphia Insurance Sprint Triathlon, 2011 - 2016
1st Place AG, Los Angeles Sprint Triathlon, 2009
3rd Place, CEO Challenge, St. Croix Ironman 70.3, 2008
1st Place, Philadelphia Cricket Club Fall Tournament, 2007
Semi-Finalist, Pennsylvania State Lacrosse Championship, 1989
3rd Place, Pennsylvania State Tennis Championship, 1988
MVP, Pennsylvania State Soccer Championship, 1987


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แล้วอยู่ๆ ก็เหมือนมีกระแสบางอย่าง มาจากไหนไม่รู้…ไหลเข้าสู่ตัวจากตีสอง ถึงตีห้า !!!
เหมือนถูก Connect จากบางสิ่งบางอย่างที่มองไม่เห็น แล้วกระแสความคิดก็ไหลลื่นออกมาเป็นตัวหนังสือ "ปณิธานชีวิตเพื่อการเติบโตภายใน ( A-Z New Life's Evolution)" เป็น 3 ชั่วโมงแห่งการเชื่อมต่อ ที่ดูเหมือนทุกตัวอักษรที่ออกมาได้ถ่ายเทมาจากจักรวาลอันไกลโพ้น เหมือนตัวเองเป็นเพียงเครื่องรับสัญญาณไม่ใช่ผู้ลงมือเขียน แต่เรื่องราวที่ออกมาก็ล้วนเจียระไนมาจากชีวิตและการเดินทางที่ยาวไกล….
Accept yourself just the way you are. Yoga is the best approach to learn self-acceptance.
Believe in yourself and trust in God, or higher power that will always guide you along the journey.
Consistent yoga practice, the gate way to health, peace and happiness.
Dare to be different and be yourself. You are a unique human being. To be different is a wonderful thing.
Express gratitude and say sorry more often.
Follow your passion, do what you love, be who you are.
Give thanks to all the blessings in your life, even in the midst of life crisis.
Help others in any ways you can.
I'm possible, not impossible. Trust your higher self. Everything you need will come to you at the perfect time.
Join yoga satsanga and keep good companions.
Know your life's purpose to avoid life's distractions.
Listen more, talk less. Keeping silence occasionally will enhance your spiritual progress.
Master emotional skills. Be in the present moment, observe your body, mind, notice the movement of your thoughts with non-judgemental attitude.
Nurture yourself with nature. Going out for a walk. Take a deep breath, being with yourself without wifi, connect deeply to your own inner self.
Open your mind and accept others just the way they are.
Practice non-attachment, relax and let go.
Quit blaming yourself and others. No one is perfect. Learn from the mistakes.
Release, relax and let go of stress.
Set realistic goals to keep yourself motivated.
Trust your gut feelings and listen to your inner voice. It's always true.
Understand what life has offered you. It's all life lessons. Learn and pass through it, grow from it.
Volunteer to do something nice without expecting anything in return. Practice karma yoga. Do more social (and selfless) services.
Winner never quits. If you walk through the storm, hold your head up high and Keep moving forward. Remember, quitter never wins!
X-cercise and always keep your body moved.
Yoga at your desk and few easy stretches will make your day.
Zealously practice M&M (Mindfulness and Meditation), and recite your mantra for emotional balance.
อยากจะบอกน้องว่า Life will be difficult without you "


Those days when it's raining hard outside but I am comfortable on our sofa, curled up in thick blankets while watching a perfectly paced rom-com over hot chocolate. Those are the best nights. The best nights could be ruined, however, with the shallowest of reasons: when you have to stand up to reach for the the DVD of the next movie but you're afraid of losing that mood-setting, back-comforting, and senti-inspiring perfect, under-the-sheets position.
No judging the OCD but movies require the perfect mood. Thank God we have laptops and smartphones now where we can move on from one movie to the next, or from one episode of our favorite series to another in a few clicks. But do we really have to turn the internet upside down just to search for the next link? Or do we have to wait for the download to complete?
Tonight's experience was different. I transitioned from Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, Kirsten Bell and Joshn Duhamel to Zac Efron and Taylor Schilling and even Sarah Geronimo and John Lloyd Cruz with my head buried very comfortably on my pillows. My phone did everything for me. And so did my fast internet connection. But the real star of the night is HOOQ, a video on demand platform.
Video On Demand (VOD) is previously a stranger to the Philippines. I mean, we are the texting capital and maybe, the new Instagram capital of the world but Video On Demand what?! Before I realized it, I saw a young girl the other day, holding hands with her mom while the other hand is holding a tablet which was streaming Happy Feet Two in a bus going out of BGC. I say that was time well spent for her since she has to face homework when she reaches home. She was enjoying HOOQ and I did the same tonight!
After a bowl of pasta, my next favorite part of the night was when Jacob Palmer (Ryan Gosling) told Cal (Steve Carell) that "his head is like the proportions of a Styrofoam peanut" in Crazy Stupid Love. OK. That was rude but the night got more, ahm, endearing when Elizabeth Green (Taylor Schilling) told Zac Efron's character that "the most ordinary things could be made extraordinary, simply by doing them with the right people." Needless to say I had a pretty entertaining night. All thanks to this app which allows us to watch local and international movies and TV series on our phones.
Aside from comfort and the instant access, it is affordable. Go out and watch at the cinema and you have to pay PHP200 at least. You don't want to be alone of course and you have to feed yourself and your date. That's more or less PHP800 for just one title. That's unacceptable knowing that you can just dim the lights, get your super awesome headphones and stay on your bed to watch a blockbuster without spending more than PHP300. You can text GoSurf299 to 8888 for HOOQ usage with an inclusive data allocation or HOOQ199 to 8888 for the HOOQ standalone offer.
For tonight I have When In Rome, Crazy Stupid Love, The Lucky One and A Very Special Love. Tomorrow night, I'm reserving The Proposal, A Lot Like Love, Music and Lyrics and Raising Helen. I also want to make it an action-packed weekend with Hellboy, Sherlock Holmes, and Wrath of the Titans.
Then maybe a little Throwback Thursday the week after with the TV series I miss; Ugly Betty, Grey's Anatomy and Nip/Tuck. Oh let me know if you have time for local drama series marathon like My Husband's Lover, Lobo and Imortal. How's that for an awesome selection?
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We are blessed each day with the bounty of this Earth that nourishes our bodies and fills our souls with awe.
We are thankful for the chance to live our lives as free Americans, in this amazing place called Alabama.
We hope you will join us this Thanksgiving as AL.com begins a multipart exploration of Alabama's natural wonders -- a place so overwhelmingly grand and wild it's worthy of the title of "America's Amazon."
Alabama's river system -- starting in the hills and mountains in our north, tumbling through the central area of the state, draining parts of Mississippi, Tennessee and Georgia, too, then down through the Black Belt and Red Hills, on into the Mobile delta and Mobile Bay and into the Gulf of Mexico -- is a scientific marvel and a natural wonder.
It nourishes a place that teems with aquatic life, plant life, animal life; a place that puts pale to much larger river systems worldwide.
From the tiniest creatures to the most majestic, from the most fragile flowers to some of the oldest forests on the continent, this system is unparalleled in its scope.
While Alabamians from north to south know the beauty of this place we call home, many just aren't aware of the depth of its wonders. This is a place like no other, not just in America, but in the world.
It's also a place at risk.
While small groups of hunters, fisherman and outdoors lovers have stepped forward, too few know about the magic of this place. Too few have declared that it's worth conserving. This is not a problem for the federal government to solve. It is up to us.
We are a state with conservative values and deep roots to our families and our land. And it is from that perspective that we ask fellow Alabamians to heed the call sounded by author, fisherman, writer and conservationist Ben Raines to preserve the creation bestowed upon us in our rivers, forests and hills.
This is not a call for turning back the clock, nor for turning our backs on growth. We believe greater prosperity will be found through stewardship of Alabama's natural bounty, through medical and scientific exploration of these wonders, tourism to and through this amazing place and more general economic development that respects the importance of keeping what can't be replaced.
We believe Alabama must grow and prosper, establishing a stronger economic foundation for all of us, and for our children, and our children's children. We need jobs, industry, economic development.
We believe Alabama must find smart ways to respect the amazing wonder of this place we call home, to build on our prosperity while mitigating the impacts on our natural bounty of things done in the last hundred years and things to be done in the next hundred.
Just listen to the voices of the old timers.
"We literally stripped the Delta," Robert Leslie Smith, 96, told Raines. "We tore monstrous ditches. We drained all the ponds that held all the water and all the creatures ... I just hope I live to see it taken care of."
We share that wish. So far, though, it is not reality.
Alabama fails by far too many measures to protect the glorious riches of our land, the health of its plants and animals, and through that the health of we the people, too.
Mobile Bay, like the Gulf of Mexico onto which it opens, has annual dead zones due to excess nitrogen and other nutrients, primarily from farm and suburban runoff.
More than 30 years ago, Ronald Reagan called on Americans to harness their ingenuity and wisdom toward stewardship of God's Earth.
"I just have to believe that with love for our natural heritage and a firm resolve to preserve it with wisdom and care, we can and will give the American land to our children, not impaired, but enhanced. And in doing this, we'll honor the great and loving God who gave us this land in the first place."
We hope you join us today in giving thanks for all with which we have been blessed.
We hope that you join us, too, to stand and be counted among those who believe the wonders of our land and rivers and streams and our plant and animal life should -- must -- pass undiminished to our children, and to theirs.


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Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers Moanin' LP
Artist Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
Title Moanin'
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Newly Remastered for Blue Note 75th Anniversary Vinyl!
Not for nothing did Art Blakey select the term Messengers to denote his musical and personal purpose at the onset of his bandleading career. Manifestly all meaningful music carries its own built-in message, and to this extenet the term could reasonably be applied to any combination of performers (even the coolest horn man has a message, no matter how diffidently stated). What is more important in Blakey's case is that his message is transmitted not merely in his music but in his words and speeches, his actions and personality.
"Moanin' includes some of the greatest music Blakey produced in the studio with arguably his very best band. There are three tracks that are immortal and will always stand the test of time. The title selection is a pure tuneful melody stewed in a bluesy shuffle penned by pianist Bobby Timmons, while tenor saxophonist Benny Golson's classy, slowed "Along Came Betty" and the static, militaristic "Blues March" will always have a home in the repertoire of every student or professional jazz band. "Are You Real?" has the most subtle of melody lines, and "Drum Thunder Suite" has Blakey's quick blasting tom-tom-based rudiments reigning on high as the horns sigh, leading to hard bop. "Come Rain or Come Shine" is the piece that commands the most attention, a highly modified, lilting arrangement where the accompanying staggered, staccato rhythms contrast the light-hearted refrains. Certainly a complete and wholly satisfying album, Moanin' ranks with the very best of Blakey and what modern jazz offered in the late '50s and beyond." - Allmusic.com
• Vinyl LP
• Re-mastered & reissued as part of the Blue Note 75th Anniversary campaign
• Includes special Blue Note 75 vinyl sleeve that features album cover art for 75 Blue Note Titles
Benny Golson, tenor sax
Bobby Timmons, piano
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3. Along Came Betty
1. The Drumer Thunder Suite
2. Blues March
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Nutritionist Shares 5 Immunity Essentials For Your Diet
Our immune systems are the first line of defense against illness, but many don't know where to start when it comes to giving our bodies what they need. Grow has five essentials to help you build a strong immune system and keep you fighting fit this summer and into the Fall season.
It's more important than ever to look after ourselves as we try to emerge from months of lockdown hibernation, and a huge part of maintaining a robust immune system comes down to what we're putting into our bodies. Yet with so much information out there, it can feel like you need a nutritional qualification to even know where to begin.
Building a fighting fit immune system comes down to eating a varied diet and ensuring our bodies get their recommended dietary allowances (RDAs) for all essential nutrients. For nutrients such as Vitamin D, omega-3 fats and omega-6, exceeding the RDAs may actually provide extra benefits for the immune system, so it's worth paying attention to individual nutrients to ensure your immune system is the best it can be. So where to start?
Here are our Top 5 nutritional essentials to kick start your way to a healthy immune system:
• Vitamin D
Also known as the "sunshine" vitamin, our bodies can make Vitamin D from sunlight, which helps support several different white blood cells to protect the body against foreign invaders. During the lockdown, our bodies may not be absorbing as much sunshine as they normally would during this time of year. Unless you regularly eat oily fish, such as salmon and trout, getting enough vitamin D isn't easy. One of the next best sources of vitamin D are eggs, which still only contain 11% of the US RDA, followed by cheeses. it's worth considering supplementation.
• Vitamin C
Vitamin C helps support the production and function of the special types of white blood cells that attack bacteria and viruses. While the popular idea of vitamin C prevents the common cold has been exaggerated, a good vitamin C intake of at least the RDA is essential for an efficient immune system. One orange will be enough to hit the RDA while a red pepper has triple the amount of vitamin C as an orange, so eating five a day really helps here.
• Essential fats
Omega-3 fats and omega-6 fats are found in several foods including oily fish, nuts, and seeds. They have important immune-regulatory functions. We tend to get enough omega-6 in our diets but many of us struggle to consume enough omega-3 (which produces less inflammatory signaling molecules) so inflammation can become a health issue. This is why it's important to have a good balance of omega-3 to omega-6 fats, but this can be tricky if you don't know where to look for it in your meal prep. The main source of omega-3 fats is oily fish, hence why their intake is often low. A plant-based diet can obtain omega-3 through flaxseed and walnuts, but most people don't eat enough of these foods, if at all.
Staying hydrated is super important when it comes to the immune system. The mucus in the mouth, nose, and respiratory tract is on the front line when it comes to protecting our body against foreign invaders. If you're dehydrated, you'll make less mucus and this quite simply means you'll be less protected. This is an added stressor to the body and can increase susceptibility to infection, so it's important to drink up - it's suggested to aim for about eight glasses a day.
Protein is well known for its ability to help build muscle, but it's actually also vital for supporting immunity, as it's necessary to repair damaged tissues. Consuming at least the RDA or above of protein will help keep immune systems strong and sturdy.
While it's one thing to know what you should be putting into your body, it's challenging to work out RDAs from food packaging alone.
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Overcome the negativity in the air with insight from a Karma Tarot reading.
By Wednesday, the Sun is square Neptune and suddenly, everything you thought you stood for might instantly disappear. Or, you're the one who might start to feel invisible.
This continues into Friday, when Venus and Neptune square off. Venus will also oppose Saturn. A disappointment in love is possible. And as the Sun opposes Saturn, it's possible that circumstances beyond your control will keep you from shining your light.
On Saturday, there is a New Moon in Gemini, demonstrating potential in a new communications-related endeavor. There is a good chance however, that your thoughts will be so scattered that it'll be difficult to focus on one key project. Allow your mind to wander before you commit to anything. And don't make any promises. With the Sun and Venus both square Jupiter, it'll be easy to overreach.


Entrepreneurship Week is a MET initiative that hopes to foster a spirit of cooperation and enable students to practice the soft skills they develop during their MET Values & Entrepreneurship classes. Part of our school's vision is to educate with the philosophy of building the next generation of global entrepreneurs, encouraging the spirit of ethical entrepreneurship. Last week was our Annual Entrepreneurship Week where our students got to show their products and sell them during their recess. Great Job Students!


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==========
cmdline.py
==========

A simple module for writing command-line programs in Python.

N.B.: I expect to deprecate this module in favor of
`docopt <http://docopt.org>`__, which looks like a simpler, cleaner way of
defining command-line interfaces. I wish I had thought of it.

Once I've tried docopt, I'll update this project with a deprecation or further
work as appropriate.

A minimal example
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::

  #! /usr/bin/env python

  import cmdline

  app = cmdline.App()

  @app.main
  def greet(greeting='Hello, world', punctuation='!'):
      print '%s%s' % (greeting, punctuation)

  if __name__ == '__main__':
      app.run()

If the above is put in ``demo.py``, made executable, and cmdline.py is
importable, then the following works::

  $ ./demo.py
  Hello, world!

  $ ./demo.py --greeting 'Goodbye, cruel world'
  Goodbye, cruel world!

  $ ./demo.py -p...
  Hello, world...

  $ ./demo.py help
  Usage:
  ./demo.py

  Options:

    -p/--punctuation

    -g/--greeting

  Available subcommands:

    help -- Display docs for this app.

How It Works
------------

cmdline.py introspects function definitions and creates commands from them.

The logic is thus:

* Function names become subcommand names (underscores become hyphens).
* Function args become positional args.
* Function kwargs become optional args. If a kwarg defaults to True or False,
  it becomes a flag, and passing it inverts the default value.
* Function docstrings become basic usage messages.

Inputs are specified much as to GNU getopt. Thus, if you have flags with short names 'a', 'b', and 'c', you can do::

  $ ./demo.py -abc

and if you want to pass option 'd' (which takes an int), you can do::

  $ ./demo.py -abcd123

Long option names can have an ``=`` between the name and value, or just leave
whitespace between them.

Programs are automatically given a 'help' subcommand, and can have others.

Note that '--' escapes options *and* subcommand names. This is handy for
programs with both a main command and subcommands. For instance, if you want
to use 'help' as the first input to the main command, you can do::

  $ ./demo.py -- help

Options like ``--help`` and ``--version``, which are mostly subcommands disguised as options, are not supported. They are a venerable tradition, but I
see no clean way to support them. A good patch would likely be accepted.

Better Help
-----------

If we add some docstrings, help gets more helpful::

  #! /usr/bin/env python

  """Greet things via standard output."""

  import cmdline

  app = cmdline.App(usage_msg=__doc__)

  @app.main
  def greet(greeting='Hello, world', punctuation='!'):
      """A more powerful version of the classic "Hello, world!" program.

      greeting -- A message to be displayed.
      @param punctuation: Text to be displayed after the greeting.

      """

      print '%s%s' % (greeting, punctuation)

  if __name__ == '__main__':
      app.run()

which results in the following improvements::

  $ ./demo.py help
  Greet things via standard output.

  Usage:
  ./test.py

  A more powerful version of the classic "Hello, world!" program.

  Options:

    -p, --punctuation
        Text to be displayed after the greeting.

    -g, --greeting
        A message to be displayed.

  Available subcommands:

    help -- Display docs for this app.

Note that per PEP 257, the file's docstring can be used as part of its usage
message (though that is opt-in). Also note that cmdline.py recognizes three
kinds of arg descriptions: Sphinx, pydoc, and PEP 257. As long as they're
indented, multi-paragraph arg descriptions will be picked up correctly.

Subcommands
-----------

Creating a program that has several subcommands, a la Mercurial or Git, is
easy::

  #! /usr/bin/env python

  """Meet and greet things via standard output."""

  import cmdline

  app = cmdline.App(usage_msg=__doc__)

  @app.command
  def greet(greeting='Hello, world', punctuation='!'):
      """A more powerful version of the classic "Hello, world!" program.

      greeting -- A message to be displayed.
      @param punctuation: Text to be displayed after the greeting.

      """

      print '%s%s' % (greeting, punctuation)

  @app.command
  def meet(person, title='Mr.'):
      """Introduce computer to person.

      person -- name of person computer is introducing itself to.
      title -- formal title for person computer is introducing itself to.

      """

      print 'Hello, %s %s. I am your computer.' % (person, title)

  if __name__ == '__main__':
      app.run()

The newly-minted program knows what commands exist::

  $ ./demo.py help
  Meet and greet things via standard output.

  Available commands:

    meet -- Introduce computer to person.
    help -- Display docs for this app.
    greet -- A more powerful version of the classic "Hello, world!" program.

and help is available for specific commands::

  $ ./demo.py help meet
  Usage:
  ./test.py meet <person>

  Introduce computer to person.

  Arguments:

    person
        name of person computer is introducing itself to.

  Options:

    -t, --title
        formal title for person computer is introducing itself to.

Command Return Values
---------------------

If cmdline.py understands a command's return value, it sets the program's exit
status. Otherwise, it ignores it.

If a command returns None, cmdline.py will set the exit status to 0.

If a command returns an integer from 0 to 127, cmdline.py will set the exit
status to that value.

When cmdline.py detects invalid input, it sets the program's exit status to 2,
as the Python docs say that is the usual move for Unix programs when they
catch invalid syntax: http://docs.python.org/library/sys.html#sys.exit).

Other Features
--------------

There are a few other features worth mentioning. The code has pretty decent
docstrings, so reading through those should give you a decent overview of what
you can do. A few highlights follow.

By default, input values are strings. Sometimes you don't want that. The App
constructor accepts a keyword arg named ``arg_types`` to handle that. The
docstrings cover how it works, so do::

  >>> import cmdline
  >>> help(cmdline.App)

to learn about it.

There is tentative support for global options - ones that can be set for all
commands. It can be useful for programs with subcommands that have common
options (think of ``--git-dir`` in git). It expects you to pass globals() to
it, and tries not to treat functions, classes, or modules as options. It looks
like this::

  app = cmdline.App(usage_msg=__doc__)

  foo = 21

  app.make_global_opts(globals(), arg_types={'foo': int})

  @app.command
  def greet(greeting='Hello, world', punctuation='!'):
      """A more powerful version of the classic "Hello, world!" program.

      greeting -- A message to be displayed.
      @param punctuation: Text to be displayed after the greeting.

      """

      print '%s%s' % (greeting, punctuation)

      if foo % 2 == 0:
          print 'Foo is even!'

  if __name__ == '__main__':
      app.run()

There is also tentative support for optional args. This was inspired by git,
but I wonder if it is a misfeature. It's easy to use - the App.command
decorator accepts a list of ``opt_args``.

There are some examples that served as a sort of ad-hoc test suite while I was
getting things to the current state - they are ``hello.py`` and
``subcommands.py``.

Alpha At Best
-------------

cmdline.py is **not** ready for production. It has no test suite, a todo.txt
with a number of missing features and known deficiencies, a few misfeatures,
and undoubtedly a lot of unknown missing features and deficiencies. The
interface is very likely to change - hopefully by removing warts and adding as
little as possible, but we'll see what transpires.

I'm putting it out in the wild because I would love to hear feedback from
people. What sucks about this? What's good about it? How can it be improved?

Suggestions (and patches) are welcome.

License
-------

This code is under the two-clause BSD license. See ``license.txt`` for details.


Hi Andrew, Thank you so much for coming to our school, the feedback from children and staff has been fantastic!
Hi Andrew Just wanted to say thank you for the wonderful session you did for us at Maths Mates.
I was fortunate. Part of that, I believe, is down to timing, part down to divine providence (yes I do believe that) and part down to hard work, but a huge amount is due to the fantastic people I live with or have met along the way. If there is one thing I have learnt, it is the that the number one desire of human beings is to matter. To someone, to a few people, to the world, but to matter. I am thrilled that I matter to those who share my heart, my home and my work. I am happy (most of the time), reasonably well off (most of the time) and healthy (most of the time).
And yet, underneath it all, to be honest, I have been struggling. For well over 40 years. For many people who appear, on the surface, to be very successful, I suspect that the same struggle goes on day after day, week after week, and is rarely spoken of in the open. In fact, I have learnt that everyone I meet is struggling with something, but it is not always appropriate or comfortable to talk about such things. And the reason? Mental illness.
My depression, which has got worse rather than better over the years, has been what St. Paul calls the 'thorn in the flesh' for as long as I can remember. Recently, thanks to a few brave and high profile celebrities, this illness has been talked about at length and is becoming less stigmatised. Causes are far from clear, even now, though I suspect my early childhood had a lot to do with it. The fact that my own diagnosis took 30 years tells us something, but as yet I am not sure what.
I have NEVER sought to blame anyone, or indeed circumstances, for this condition. In fact I often see it as a blessing. I can empathise with a huge range of people. I understand why sometimes my family and friends are anxious about me. Or hesitant. Or staying out of my way for a bit.
As I get older, I have come to realise that being like this does not always have to be a disadvantage. Obviously it is a huge problem when travelling (watching me and my lack of short-term memory try to manage train travel must be pretty comedic). Or when performing magic and mind-reading shows that I have performed many times, won awards for, and should know inside out yet struggle to remember more than two or three tricks at a time. Or when promising my wife that I will do certain tasks by the time she gets home. And so on. But I also know that everyone I meet is facing their own battles. And this helps when in a difficult conversation with a customer service centre. Or a ticket office.
People with depression have good days, and we have bad days, and often there is no obvious trigger; indeed there are many triggers and each person has different ones. For me it seems to be mainly being avoidably late, losing things (not yet sure if that is the chicken or the egg), conflict, criticism of friends and family members, or blatant unkindness; read into that what you will.I choose (and it is a difficult choice, trust me) to get up every day, to love my family, to love my work and to survive. But this is only possible because of five things.
The love of God – my belief in a God who loves me unconditionally has proved a sustaining, perhaps even life-saving asset at times.
The love of my family and friends. I have a loving family (like all families we have our arguments, some don't always get on with others, etc. but we love each other and that's what matters for me) and the love of the most amazing group of friends. Some started as professional contacts but honest conversations have led to deep friendships, others are from our church, others wouldn't be seen dead in a church, some are from other religions or none, but people are people, and I love them. Some of these friends live miles away – a few in other countries or continents, but somehow knowing that they are just an email away is enough.
Understanding– the warmest people I meet either choose not to notice my disabilities or choose not to worry about them. I also have come to understand that depression can be managed, if not always cured, and I have over time come to accept my shortcomings. Perfectionism is not helpful if you are me!
Vision – I have a heart for teaching. I love teachers, and I love young people, and my whole working life is geared towards supporting them. This means that even on my darkest days I can go to work knowing that I could make a positive difference to someone's life. I realise that in this, I and other teachers are among the luckiest people alive.
Exercise – I love exercise, be it running slowly, or cycling slightly faster, or playing cricket with my sons, or being on a gym treadmill next to my wife. This has given me a focus to keep my mind from wandering into the dark places, where it goes far too frequently, and often unexpectedly as anyone with depression will testify.
This is why you will NEVER hear me COMPLAINING about having depression, or hiding the fact that the black dog sits on my shoulder. It has proved to be an eye-opener, for sure, but without it I would not have anything like the understanding and tolerance of others that I currently enjoy – every new person I meet I see as my equal, whether they are flying my plane, hogging my lane or cleaning my train; and all of them are fighting their own battles. I realise it is nothing to be ashamed of, and if you feel ashamed of being with me because of it, our lives are better lived apart from each other.
This attitude has not come about by chance – I am so grateful to have been changed for the better by this wicked illness, despite it throwing some pretty heavy flack in my direction from time to time. I hope that anyone reading this who knows someone who seems 'a bit down' at times will find the courage to talk to them, and find a way to let them know they are accepted – even when they don't feel like they are worth anything.
This is honestly the greatest gift you can give your friends: acknowledge they are having a bad episode, offer them a hug, and ask them if they want to be with you or alone. They may not even know, but trust me -they will ALWAYS appreciate being asked.


Indium Corporation's Donna Vareha-Walsh, Director, Metals Business Unit, will share her expertise at the 17th International Electronic Recycling Congress (IERC) 2018 event on Jan. 18 in Salzburg, Austria.
There is a widely held misconception that indium, a critical material for the indium-tin oxide (ITO) industry, is in limited supply. Vareha-Walsh's presentation, Recycling & Availability of Metals and Impact on Supply and Demand, will debunk this myth and outline the technologies used to recycle ITO. In addition, she will discuss how there is an increased focus on tin, which is also recycled from ITO, as well as other solder and end products used in electronics. Increased focus on recycled tin from major consumer electronics companies, as part of socially responsible initiatives, will increase the need for recyclers going forward. Additionally, conflict mineral legislation reporting requirements in the United States may force tin users to transition to the use of scrap recyclers to avoid the detailed supply chain reporting required. Vareha-Walsh will detail the impact that these factors have on supply and demand on a global level.
Vareha-Walsh is responsible for sourcing of critical raw materials such as indium, gallium, germanium, tin, silver and all products and services that support Indium Corporation's manufacturing operations, as well as the trading of metals and sales of reclaim services for Indium's Korean operation. She has more than 15 years of metals market experience from numerous roles and responsibilities, including Director of Global Procurement for a global premium alloy company, and Director of Metallurgical Operations and Procurement for a global tungsten-based business. She also has experience in finance responsibilities as a Business Unit Controller, sales expertise as Director of Sales and a New Business Development Manager, and participation in metals recycling and scrap/reclaim markets. Vareha-Walsh earned a bachelor's degree in finance from Duquesne University and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh. She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), holds certificates in leadership development and manufacturing excellence, and has a Lean Green Belt.


After seeing the great background fabric Sarah used for her table runners, ideas started churning in my head. I've been wanting to do a matched set of sewing accessories; journal, pin cushion, zipper pouch, needle case, etc. So after inquiring where Sarah got said background fabric. I made a purchase and started cutting solid strips to go with it.
I was hoping to show you a set but I got some kind of nasty bug and spent a day on the couch with Netflix. Fortunately the bug was short lived and yesterday I was able to make this little journal cover for a composition book with graph paper in. I found a few at Walmart and stocked up. I like to use them to sketch out blocks and quilt ideas.
Hoping to get a few more of my sewing accessories made today. I'll share my collection when I get them done.
That's really cute. I like the background fabric. Glad you're feeling better.
I'm planning to make one of these for a friend later this year. Yours turned out GREAT!!


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Evaluation of antiepileptic activity of chloroform extract of Acalypha fruticosa in mice
Sumalatha Govindu1, Sreedevi Adikay2
1 Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Vaagdevi College of Pharmacy, Hanamkonda, Andhra Pradesh, India
2 Department of Chemistry, Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date of Submission 30-Aug-2013
Date of Decision 19-Sep-2013
Sreedevi Adikay
Department of Chemistry, Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
Aim: The aim of the present study is to evaluate the antiepileptic activity of chloroform extract of aerial parts of Acalypha fruticosa in mice. Materials and Methods: The antiepileptic activity of chloroform extract of A. fruticosa at the doses of 30, 100 and 300 mg/kg, p.o. was evaluated by maximum electroshock (MES), pentylenetetrazole (PTZ) and isoniazid (INH)-induced convulsions in mice. Statistical analysis was carried out by one-way analysis of variance followed by Dunnett's test. Results: In MES method, the chloroform extract significantly protected the mice from convulsions induced by electroshock method in a dose-dependent manner and exhibited more activity at the dose of 300 mg/kg when compared with diazepam treated animals. In PTZ method, the extract inhibited convulsions in mice potent than phenobarbitone sodium. In INH method, it delayed the latency of convulsions in mice in a dose-dependent manner but failed to protect the mice against mortality. Conclusion: The chloroform extract exhibited significant and dose-dependent antiepileptic activity, which may be due to the presence of antioxidant principles like flavanoids.
Keywords: Acalypha fruticosa, diazepam, epilepsy, isoniazid, pentylenetetrazole, phenobarbitone sodium
Govindu S, Adikay S. Evaluation of antiepileptic activity of chloroform extract of Acalypha fruticosa in mice. Phcog Res 2014;6:108-12
Govindu S, Adikay S. Evaluation of antiepileptic activity of chloroform extract of Acalypha fruticosa in mice. Phcog Res [serial online] 2014 [cited 2020 Jan 19];6:108-12. Available from: http://www.phcogres.com/text.asp?2014/6/2/108/128970
Epilepsy is a brain disorder characterized by convulsive seizures or loss of consciousness or both. Epilepsy is a major neurological disorder and up to 5% of the world population has epilepsy in their lifetime.
Drug therapy of epilepsy with currently available antiepileptic drugs (AED) is associated with side-effects, dose-related and chronic toxicity that involves virtually every organ system. Hazards of anticonvulsant therapy in pregnancy and teratogenic effects are well-known. Moreover, all the currently available AED have potential for adverse effects on cognition and behavior. This made man to search for alternative medicine from natural source. [1],[2]
Medicinal plants used for the therapy of epilepsy in traditional medicine have been shown to possess promising anticonvulsant activities. The folk or traditional medicinal uses of plants represent "leads" that could short cut the discovery of modern medicines with novel structures, which can be much cheaper and less time-consuming. Several useful medicines derived from plants have been discovered from scientific investigation of traditional and folklore claims. [3],[4],[5]
Acalypha fruticosa (CAF) is one such plant commonly known as "Chinnichedi" and "Birch-leaved acalypha" is a shrub belonging to the family of Euphorbiaceae. Tribal people of different parts of the world uses this plant to treat various diseases such as convulsions, cough, cold, scabies, constipation, malaria, liver problems, skin diseases. Leaf decoction of this plant is used to treat epilepsy by tribals of Tanzania. The Paliyar and Irula tribes in Western Ghats of South India use leaves and roots of A. fruticosa to treat skin diseases, wounds, stomachache and poisonous bites. The Suiei hunter-gatherers of northern Kenya drunk the root decoction to treat convulsions, fever, colds and swellings of the scrotum. [6],[7] However until today, there were no reports to justify its ethnobotanical claim. Hence the present work was designed to evaluate the antiepileptic activity of chloroform extract of aerial parts of A. fruticosa against the convulsions induced by maximum electroshock (MES), pentylenetetrazole (PTZ) and isoniazid (INH) in mice.
Drugs and chemicals
Diazepam (Calmpose inj., Ranbaxy), phenobarbitone sodium (Luminal, Bayer AG), PTZ (Sigma Aldrich Chemical Co.) and INH (S.D. Fine-Chem. LTD) were used in this study.
Plant collection
The aerial parts of A. fruticosa were collected from Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. They were identified and authenticated by Prof. K. Madhava Chetty, Department of Botany, Sri Venkateswara University. The plant specimen was deposited at Sri Venkateswara University Herbarium, Tirupati with voucher number 1252.
Preparation of the extract
The fresh aerial parts of A. fruticosa were collected and washed under running tap water. They were shade dried at room temperature and 1 Kg of the dried aerial parts was made in to coarse powder. The powder was passed through a No. 60 mesh sieve. Then chloroform extract was prepared by following maceration method. [8]
Preliminary phytochemical investigations
The extract was subjected to qualitative chemical tests for various phytoconstituents like alkaloids, carbohydrates, saponins, tannins, proteins, lipids, flavonoids and steroids. [9]
Pharmacological investigations
0Adult Swiss albino mice (25-30 g) were used for this study. The animals were housed at 24°C ± 2°C and relative humidity 55 ± 5 with 12:12 h light and dark cycle. They were provided food and water ad libitum. The animals were acclimatized before the study. The experimental protocol was approved by the Institutional Animals Ethics Committee of Talla Padmavathi College of Pharmacy, Warangal, Andhra Pradesh (CPCSEA no. 1505/PO/a/11/CPCSEA).
Acute toxicity study
Acute toxicity study was performed for the extract to ascertain safe dose by acute oral toxic class method of Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development, as per 423 guidelines. [10]
Evaluation of antiepileptic activity
MES in mice
Five groups of six Swiss albino mice (25-30 g) of either sex were used. Group I received the vehicle, Group II, III and IV received different doses (30, 100 and 300 mg/kg, p.o.) of chloroform extract of Acalypha fruticosa (CAF) respectively. Group V received the standard drug, diazepam at the dose of 3 mg/kg, p.o. The test was started 1 h after oral treatment with the extract or the vehicle or the standard. An apparatus with corneal electrodes was used to deliver the stimuli. The intensity of the stimulus was dependent on the apparatus, e.g.: 45 mA, 50 Hz for 0.2 s has been used. Under these conditions all vehicle treated mice showed the characteristic extensor tonus. The animals were observed closely for 2 min. Disappearance of the tonic hind limb extensor was used as positive criterion. Percentage of inhibition of seizures relative to control was calculated. [11]
PTZ-induced convulsions in mice
Mice of either sex were randomly allotted to five different groups of six mice each. Group I received the vehicle, Group II, III and IV received CAF at the doses of 30, 100 and 300 mg/kg, p.o. respectively. Group V received the standard drug, phenobarbitone sodium at the dose of 40 mg/kg, i.p. Group I mice were administered with PTZ (75 mg/kg, i.p.) 1 h after vehicle. Group V mice received PTZ 15 min after phenobarbitone sodium (40 mg/kg, i.p.). Group II, III and IV mice received different doses of plant extracts, p.o. 1 h before PTZ. Onset time as well as duration of convulsions were recorded. [12]
INH-induced convulsions in mice
Five groups of six Swiss albino mice (25-30 g) of either sex were used. Group I received the vehicle, group II, III and IV received CAF at the doses of 30, 100 and 300 mg/kg, p.o. Group V received the standard drug, diazepam at the dose of 4 mg/kg, i.p. 1 h after the administration of different extracts of A. fruticosa, INH at a dose of 300 mg/kg, s.c. was administered. The mice were placed in isolated perplex chamber, during the next 120 min the latency of convulsions was recorded. [13]
The data were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance, followed by Dunnett's test. P < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. The data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation.
Preliminary phytochemical investigations of CAF were presented in [Table 1] which showed the presence of alkaloids, steroids, flavanoids and lipids.
Table 1: Preliminary phytochemical investigations
0In the acute toxicity study, CAF was found to be toxic at a dose of 2000 mg/kg, p.o. body weight in mice and CAF was found to be safe up to 1000 mg/kg, p.o. So, three doses i.e., 30, 100 and 300 mg/kg body weight were selected for the evaluation of antiepileptic activity.
The average time of onset, duration of tonic hind limb extension (THLE) and percentages of inhibition of convulsions were presented in [Table 2]. Albino mice pretreated with CAF at the doses of 30, 100 and 300 mg/kg, p.o. exhibited delay in the onset time of THLE when compared with the mice belonging to control group. CAF treated mice also exhibited a decrease in duration of THLE when compared with the control group mice. Albino mice pretreated with CAF at doses 30, 100 and 300 mg/kg were provided significant protection from convulsions induced by electroshock method in a dose-dependent manner (P < 0.01). Animals pretreated with CAF exhibited significant antiepileptic activity and more percentage inhibition of convulsions at the dose of 300 mg/kg when compared to diazepam treated animals.
Table 2: Effect of CAF on maximal electroshock-induced convulsions in mice
The average time of onset, duration of convulsions and percentages of inhibition of convulsions were presented in [Table 3]. CAF treated mice not only exhibited delay in the onset time of convulsions at the doses of 30, 100 and 300 mg/kg, p.o. but also showed reduced duration of convulsions when compared with the control group mice. All the three doses of CAF afforded significant protection in a dose-dependent manner against convulsions induced by PTZ (P < 0.01). Animals pretreated with CAF at all the three doses exhibited significant antiepileptic activity and more percentage of inhibition of convulsions when compared with Phenobarbitone sodium treated animals.
Table 3: Effect of CAF on PTZ-induced convulsions in mice
The average latency of convulsions was presented in [Table 4]. All the three doses of CAF showed the latency of convulsions more than that of control and less than that of standard i.e. diazepam (4 mg/kg, i.p.) and although CAF delayed the latency of convulsions in a dose-dependent manner but failed to protect the mice against mortality.
Table 4: Effect of CAF on INH-induced convulsions in mice
Epilepsy is a group of chronic neurological disorders characterized by sporadic episodes of convulsive seizures, sensory disturbance, abnormal behavior and loss of consciousness or all of these symptoms resulting from a brain dysfunction or an abnormal discharge of cerebral neurons. [14]
Higher prevalence, lack of awareness, cultural and social stigma and non-availability of proper diagnostic and treatment facilities are among the major problems in the developing countries. Drug therapy of epilepsy with currently available AED is associated with side effects, dose-related and chronic toxicity that involves virtually every organ system. [1],[2] There is a pressing need for further research especially in the field of pharmacotherapy of epilepsy to find drugs. Search for anti-epileptic agents has made man turn to alternative sources, indigenous system of medicine.
Previous reports evidenced that many plants like Hibiscus rosa, Cyperus articulatus, Delphinium denudatum, Carissa edulis showed good protection against epilepsy. [15],[16],[17],[18] A. fruticosa is one such plant whose leaf decoction is used to treat epilepsy by tribal of Tanzania. The chloroform extract was evaluated for antiepileptic activity by three animal models involving gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA) ergic neurotransmission i.e. MES in mice, PTZ and INH-induced convulsions in mice.
The data obtained in the present study demonstrated for the first time that the CAF had significantly inhibited the convulsions induced by MES, PTZ and INH.
GABA is known to be an important inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain, whereas glutamate is the excitatory neurotransmitter. GABA acts on the GABA receptors and glutamate acts through the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) and non-NMDA receptors. Activation of these receptors modifies various voltage-gated Na + , K + , Ca ++ and Cl - ion channels and excites or inhibits the neuron. [19] Abnormalities in the GABA system have been found in neurological and psychiatric diseases such as Huntingdon's chorea, anxiety, panic attacks, schizophrenia and epilepsy. One major factor in epileptogenesis seems to be a decreased function of GABA A synapses. [11]
The MES test in mice is a suitable model for grand mal epilepsy. MES test in mice is used primarily as an indication for compounds, which are effective in grand mal epilepsy. THLE are evoked by electric stimuli which are suppressed by antiepileptics. PTZ-induced convulsions in mice are a suitable model for petit mal epilepsy. PTZ is GABA antagonist. This assay has been used primarily to evaluate AED. Drugs which antagonize PTZ-induced seizures are generally useful in petit mal epilepsy. It has been indicated that PTZ-induced seizures can be prevented by drugs that reduce T-type Ca 2+ currents, such as ethosuximide and also by drugs that enhance GABA A receptor-mediated inhibitory neurotransmission, such as benzodiazepines and Phenobarbital. INH can precipitate convulsions in patients with seizure disorders. INH is regarded as a GABA-synthesis inhibitor. Clonic tonic seizures are elicited in mice which are antagonized by AED. [11],[20] The results of our study reveal that CAF significantly inhibited the convulsions induced by MES, PTZ and INH.
Previous phytochemical investigations revealed the presence of flavonoids, tannins, terpenoids, coumarins, quinones, anthraquinones, alkaloids, steroids, phenols and saponins. [21] It is also found that many flavonoids could act as benzodiazepine-like molecules in the central nervous system and modulate GABA-generated chloride currents in animal models of anxiety, sedation and convulsion. [22]
Based on the above investigations, it may be concluded that the chloroform extract of leaves of A. fruticosa exhibited significant antiepileptic activity. These findings justify the traditional use of this plant in the control and/or treatment of convulsions and epilepsy as the plant is unexplored yet. The presence of flavanoids may partially contribute the significant activity of chloroform extract of aerial parts of A. fruticosa by enhanced GABAergic neurotransmission. Further detailed phytochemical investigations are required to identify the phytoconstituent/s responsible for the antiepileptic effect.
The authors are grateful to the Management of Vaagdevi College of Pharmacy, Hanamkonda, Talla Padmavathi College of Pharmacy, Warangal and Jangaon Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jangaon, for providing necessary laboratory facilities.
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The federal Referendum Act – enacted in 1992 for the Charlottetown Accord referendum and for any future referendum on constitutional issues – only requires a simple majority at a national level. It also has other undemocratic flaws that need to be corrected.
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Only by following best-practice democratic processes will federal politicians make the best, most widely supported, changes to our voting system. Canadians deserve such processes, not only for voting system reform but also for all the other real changes promised by the Liberals, and not just because it's 2016 but also because such processes are the only way that the Liberals can fulfill their promises of a government that "better reflects the values and expectations of Canadians" and that "trusts Canadians" and makes "evidence-based" decisions.


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