The Pearl in metro Washington, DC, enhances resident health and wellbeing, becoming the first-ever multifamily residential building certified globally.
The Tower Companies announces that it has made a commitment as a newly recognized Fitwel Champion.
The Tower Companies received the Team Transaction Recognition from Green Lease Leaders.
US DOE announced energy-efficiency progress made by 345 leading public and private sector organization in the Better Buildings Challenge.
Washington, D.C.-based real estate developer, The Tower Companies, is pleased to announce the delivery of 284 brand new residential units at The Pearl, Silver Spring's newest luxury apartment building.
NIKA has signed a 17,042 square foot lease to expand and relocate their company headquarters' to the award-winning 2000 Tower Oaks Blvd. Building.
The prestigious award commends excellence and professional leadership within the industry as well as service to the local economy and community organizations.
The Tower Companies is pleased to announce that nearly 100 employees and partners came together to participate in the 5th Annual Community Service Project, in Silver Spring.
The Tower Companies announced today that it has received LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification under the LEED for Dynamic Plaque at 1707 L Street NW.
The Tower Companies announced today that The Millennium Building is the recipient of the TOBY Earth Award, in addition to the Regional Grand TOBY Award for the Mid-Atlantic Region.
The Tower Companies and Clark Construction hosted a special "Topping Out" event for The Pearl.
The Tower Companies today announced that Susan Resutek has joined the team as Director of Tax.
The Tower Companies and CBRE Group, Inc. today announce Hudson Cook, LLP has leased 19,963 s.f. at 1909 K Street, NW, Washington, DC.
The Tower Companies and Transwestern today announce The Slate Group has leased 9,038 s.f. at 1707 L Street, NW, Washington, DC.
The Tower Companies (Tower) announced today that Sri Velamati has been appointed to Chief Operating Officer, a new position within Tower.
Washington SmartCEO honored The Tower Companies as one of the area's Healthiest Companies at an event with nearly 200 other CEOs and decision makers on Sept. 1, 2015.
The Tower Companies broke ground today for The Pearl, a new high-rise residential building in downtown Silver Spring.
The Tower Companies and Direct Energy Solar™ recently flipped the switch on a newly installed Solar Photovoltaic (PV) system.
The Tower Companies and Lerner Enterprises proudly announce that The Rothschild Group has leased an Ultimate Suite at Washington Square, 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW.
The Tower Companies and Lerner Enterprises proudly announce that Manatt Phelps & Phillips, LLP has leased 37,500 square feet at Washington Square.
The Tower Companies and Lerner Enterprises proudly announce that Stanford Grill will open a new restaurant at 2000 Tower Oaks Boulevard in Rockville, Maryland.
The Tower Companies announced today the promotion of Raju Luitel from Accountant to Assistant Comptroller.
The Tower Companies announces today that they have been named inaugural Green Lease Leaders by the Institute for Market Transformation and the US Department of Energy's Better Buildings Alliance.
The Tower Companies announces that it has been recognized the US-DOE for its commitment to reduce energy by 20% by 2020 as part of the Better Buildings Challenge.
The Tower Companies has engaged Design Collective to design the first two residential towers of the 27-acre Blairs Redevelopment in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland.
The Tower Companies announced that The Blairs has won the 2013 Pace Awards for "Innovative Community" for the Lifestyle Program from Property Management Association (PMA").
The Lenkin Company and The Tower Companies Announce 1050 K Street Certified LEED® EBOM Platinum.
The Tower Companies 2nd Annual Volunteer Day turned out over 50 volunteers to participate in USGBC's Green Apple Day of Service.
The Tower Companies announces 12 executive promotions.
The Tower Companies announces that it is the winner of two awards: 2013 DC Mayor's Sustainability Award, and the USGBC Awards of Excellence Sustainable Business of the year.
The Tower Companies announces that The Millennium Building, located at 1909 K Street, NW, and 1828 L Street have been designated BOMA 360 Performance Buildings.
The Tower Companies announces it has pledged support for, and will participate in, the 5th Annual National Employee Wellness Month.
The Tower Companies and Lerner Enterprises announce that 2000 Tower Oaks Boulevard has been selected as one of the most sustainable buildings in the world.
The Tower Companies won three of the eight awards for their aggressive energy reduction plan at the 2nd Annual AtSite Engineer Awards, honoring hardworking building engineers.
The Tower Companies announced that they are the winners of the CEL & Associates, Inc.'s National Commercial Real Estate Customer Service Award for Excellence, for their entire portfolio.
The Tower Companies announced that they received LEED® EBOM Gold Re-Certification for The Tower Building and 1909 K Street.
The Tower Companies announced that The Blairs, located in downtown Silver Spring, will be transformed into a vibrant mixed-use, transit-oriented smart-growth community.
The Tower Companies announce today that the USGBC has certified Blair Towns LEED® Platinum under the EBOM rating system.
Harvard Business School studies 2000 Tower Oaks Boulevard.
Can Where You Live Change Your Life?
US Congressional Briefing: What are the Roles of Benchmarking, Transparency and Codes in Energy-Efficient Buildings?
The Department of Energy's Better Buildings Challenge team worked with Tower to develop a showcase project to highlight sustainability features at The Pearl with a focus on energy efficiency measures and a unique on-site renewable energy project.
The Tower Companies partnered with the Montgomery County Division of Solid Waste Services to share the story of the composting program at The Blairs, which was recently expanded to The Pearl. This case study covers the history of the composting program, implementation, lessons learned, and recommendations for other multifamily properties to consider when launching their own programs. The Blairs residents have composted over 75,000 pounds to date.
The Tower Companies' efforts to earn the first ever Fitwel health and wellness certification for a multifamily residential building while incorporating green building guidelines and requirements into its residential lease.
The Tower Companies became a Fitwel Champion in early 2018, supporting their commitment to not only build and operate healthy commercial and residential properties, but to also inspire the real estate industry to prioritize health in the design and development process. Since achieving a Fitwel 2 Star Rating for The Pearl, The Tower Companies has started applying Fitwel to its commercial office properties in Maryland.
The Tower Companies, a Green Lease Leader since 2014, partnered with the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) and the District of Columbia Sustainable Energy Utility (DCSEU) to develop this infographic that details how owners can incorporate sustainability best practices into the lease. Tower has executed over 1 million square feet of green leases in their commercial office portfolio. Tower's Millennium Building in Washington, DC, which has green leases in over 95% of it leased space, serves as the example in this infographic.
The Blair Office Building is a multi-tenant commercial office building, built in 1963, with seven-stories above grade and one floor below grade. As part of their commitment o the Department of Energy's Better Building Challenge, to reduce energy and water usage by 20% by 2020, The Tower Companies spent several years optimizing outdated systems and implementing a portfolio-wide strategic energy management program to establish benchmarks and goals, develop energy conservation measures (ECMs), and track progress through real-time data, analytics, training, and stakeholder engagement.
In 2014, The Tower Companies ("Tower") completed the first solar photovoltaic (PV) installation on a large, class A office building in Washington, D.C. The system size is 30kW and is visibly located on the roof terrace of The Millennium Building, a 12-story property located in the downtown business area of the District of Columbia.
According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), plug and process loads (PPLs) consume about one-third of energy in commercial buildings. Tower sought out expertise from the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT), a DC-based nonprofit that promotes energy efficiency in buildings, and the Waypoint Building Group, a software and analytics provider for commercial real estate for solutions to reduce plug and process load energy in their multi-tenant office building, The Millennium Building.
Working with the DCSEU in 2015, Tower replaced more than 850 lamps and fixtures in the parking garage and below-grade back of house areas with high quality, ENERGY STAR and Design Lights Consortium (DLC) qualified lifetime warrantied LEDs.
The Tower Companies implemented a real-time water monitoring pilot program at a multi-tenant office building in 2015 and blew its goal out of the water (pun intended). Within a year, the team documented total water use reduction of 45% and the project had a payback of less than 6 months.
The Tower Companies is a developer and owner of multi-tenant office, multifamily, retail, and mixed-use lifestyle properties in the National Capital Area. Tower is committed to being an environmental leader in the real estate industry and is continuously striving to find opportunities to engage with stakeholders on sustainability. To help achieve this goal and attract sustainability conscious tenants, the Tower Companies pursued the first solar photovoltaic (PV) installation on a large, class A office building in Washington, D.C.
As a follow-up to The Green Edge, NRDC engaged with interested representatives of the commercial real estate sector to explore how property owners and developers think about GSI and conducted a workshop to develop and prioritize recommendations for implementing GSI at commercial development sites. GSI includes green roofs, rain gardens, cisterns, and other mechanisms that mimic natural hydrologic functions or that otherwise capture runoff on-site for productive use. Our Director of Corporate Responsibility, Eugenia Gregorio, was a participant in the workshop that resulted in this report and guidance being published by NRDC.
The Tower Companies started tracking building energy and water usage because it's an opportunity to ensure efficient operations, reduce operating costs, compare our performance against similar buildings, and attract like-minded clients. Many local jurisdictions have started to require annual benchmarking including Washington, D.C. and Montgomery County, MD. In an effort to encourage and educate other building owners to understand the process and benefits for energy reporting, Tower completed a short case study questionnaire in partnership with Montgomery County's Department of the Environment.
Even the best commercial buildings have "operational stray" – sensors break, schedules are wrong for the season, and switches are set to manual. NRDC's 2013 report on The Tower Companies' Real-Time Energy Management project provided detail on how Tower worked with AtSite to identify and correct stray in three of Tower's commercial office buildings, reduced the costs of the program while producing savings, determined other values for Tower, and established lessons learned for others exploring similar programs. In this paper, we review certain key findings from the NRDC report and provide information from Tower and AtSite that offer a glimpse of the second year of the on-going program. Preliminary information (collected by Tower and AtSite) suggests the energy savings seen in the first year appear to persist through year two using similar methods as described in the NRDC Report. Based on Tower and AtSite reports of progress working with building teams, we provide an update to certain lessons learned, with an emphasis on engaging building staff.
The Tower Companies has been a dedicated partner of the DOE Better Buildings Challenge since 2013 and is committed to reducing energy and water 20% by 2020. As part of this partnership, Tower worked with the DOE team to create a case study about the benefits of implementing a Green Lease as a tool to help other industry partners.
The Tower Companies is the first two-time winner of the 2013 and 2009 DC Mayor's Environmental Excellence Award, which were both earned for demonstrating outstanding achievements and leadership in sustainable practices that support the city's Sustainable DC initiative. This is a short case study highlighting Tower's sustainability efforts and positive environmental impact.
This case study examines the energy management initiative implemented by The Tower Companies, in three large, multi-tenant office buildings it owns and operates in downtown Washington, D.C. This case study found that Tower's real-time energy management initiative achieved a 13.2 percent reduction in energy use over three buildings, showing that substantial gains are possible when building owners operate their buildings with attention devoted to reducing wasted energy use.
A real estate developer assesses its ability to capture the benefits of investing in LEED Platinum, Vedic Design, and EnergyStar components in new buildings. The building at 2000 Tower Oaks Boulevard in Rockville, Maryland is said to be the healthiest building in the National Capital Region. Does this matter? The case takes a deep look at many of the critical on-the-ground issues involved with innovative real estate development.
For more information and to obtain the case study, click here.
With the development of the Tower Building, the Tower Companies sought to create a premier corporate office environment for the booming high-tech market. The Tower Building was planned as a cutting-edge office facility within a mixed-use, high-tech campus called Tower Oaks. But Tower Companies partner Jeffrey Abramson wanted the building to be more than that. With a strong personal interest in protecting the environment, Abramson saw an opportunity to develop a "learning building" that would embody environmentally responsible development principles and enhance worker productivity and well-being.
The Tower Companies certified the first LEED® multi-family apartments in the U.S. called Blair Towns. The Blair Towns is a 78-unit apartment community located at The Blairs in Silver Spring, Maryland and represents a "Smart Growth" approach to multi-family development. This case study was completed by NRDC and highlights sustainability efforts made by Tower to achieve LEED Certification.


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Victim Narratives of Historical Abuse in Residential Child Care: Do we really know what we think we know?
Mark Smith (Lead / Corresponding author)
Dystopian images of children's remains buried in the cellars of Haut de la Garenne children's home in the Channel Island of Jersey brought the subject of historical abuse in residential child care graphically to public consciousness over the course of 2008. Subsequent revelations around the provenance of police spin in that case prompt examination of the ways in which knowledge of institutional abuse has been constructed more generally. Drawing on insights from qualitative inquiry, this article seeks to destabilize the subject and to question the epistemological basis for the truth claims made in respect of it. Specifically, it focuses a critical gaze on the Scottish Government's Systemic Review of Historical Abuse (Shaw, 2007) to highlight how documentary sources construct and reify a particular version of the past and how 'victim' narratives are privileged and used to silence other accounts of life in residential child care. Some implications of this for social work research and for those who claim and those accused of historical abuse are identified.
Published - 1 Sep 2010
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The glory of trail running can in part be captured by words. But it is so much more evocative when brought to life in pictures. Running Wild would like to host a gallery of awe-inspiring images from the trails that make people go "wow, I want to go there & run that".
So if you have some photos (or videos) that you think have the power to move people in this way please, please share them with us. Send your low-res images or video links to us by email for consideration.
At the end of the year we will select 10 photos and 10 videos and ask the Running Wild community to vote for their favourites. The winner in each category will win a cool prize pack to the value of $250 from one of our commercial partners.


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#include "xStl/xStlPrecompiled.h"
/*
 * os.cpp
 *
 * Implementation file.
 * All the code for the OS in this file is for all platforms.
 *
 * Author: Elad Raz <e@eladraz.com>
 */
#include "xStl/types.h"
#include "xStl/data/sarray.h"
#include "xStl/enc/random.h"
#include "xStl/os/mutex.h"
#include "xStl/os/lock.h"
#include "xStl/os/os.h"

/* TODO! Left for cOS global implementation */

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Sympycnus rusticus är en tvåvingeart som beskrevs av Octave Parent 1935. Sympycnus rusticus ingår i släktet Sympycnus och familjen styltflugor. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

Källor

Styltflugor
rusticus

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


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require "test_helper"

class NotifierTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
  def setup
    SitemapNotifier::Notifier.reset
    SitemapNotifier::Notifier.configure do |config|
      config.environments = :all
      config.background = false
    end
  end

  def test_configuration_block
    SitemapNotifier::Notifier.configure do |config|
      config.sitemap_url = "http://myconfigureddomain.com/sitemap.xml"
    end
    assert_equal "http://myconfigureddomain.com/sitemap.xml", SitemapNotifier::Notifier.sitemap_url
  end

  def test_doesnt_notify_when_no_models_configured
    SitemapNotifier::Notifier.configure do |config|
    end
    [Article, Product, User, Site].each do |model|
      [:create, :update, :destroy].each do |action|
        assert !SitemapNotifier::Notifier.notify_of_changes_to?(model, :create), "Notifies of #{action} on #{model.name}."
      end
    end
  end

  def test_notifies_when_configured_to_all_models
    SitemapNotifier::Notifier.configure do |config|
      config.models = :all
    end

    [Article, Product, User, Site].each do |model|
      [:create, :update, :destroy].each do |action|
        assert SitemapNotifier::Notifier.notify_of_changes_to?(model, action), "Doesn't notify of #{action} on #{model.name}."
      end
    end
  end

  def test_per_model_action_settings
    SitemapNotifier::Notifier.configure do |config|
      config.models = { Article => [:create, :destroy],
                        Product => :update,
                        Site => :all }
    end

    [[Article, :create, true],
     [Article, :update, false],
     [Article, :destroy, true],
     [Product, :create, false],
     [Product, :update, true],
     [Product, :destroy, false],
     [Site, :create, true],
     [Site, :update, true],
     [Site, :destroy, true]].each do |model, action, value|
      assert_equal value, SitemapNotifier::Notifier.notify_of_changes_to?(model, action), "Expected value to be #{value} for #{action} on #{model}."
    end
  end

  def test_models_without_action_settings
    SitemapNotifier::Notifier.configure do |config|
      config.models = [Article, Product]
    end

    [[Article, :create, true],
     [Article, :update, true],
     [Article, :destroy, true],
     [Product, :create, true],
     [Product, :update, true],
     [Product, :destroy, true],
     [Site, :create, false],
     [Site, :update, false],
     [Site, :destroy, false]].each do |model, action, value|
      assert_equal value, SitemapNotifier::Notifier.notify_of_changes_to?(model, action), "Expected value to be #{value} for #{action} on #{model}."
    end
  end

  def test_waits_delay
    notifier = SitemapNotifier::Notifier
    notifier.configure do |config|
      config.sitemap_url = "http://test.dk/sitemap.xml"
      config.models = [Article]
      config.delay = 10
    end

    SitemapNotifier::Notifier.expects(:ping_all).twice

    Article.create!
    Article.create!
    Timecop.travel(Time.now + 20) do
      Article.create!
    end
  end

  def test_notifies_search_engines
    sitemap_url = "http://mydomain.dk/sitemap.xml"

    SitemapNotifier::Notifier.configure do |config|
      config.models = [Article]
      config.sitemap_url = sitemap_url
    end

    ["http://www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/ping?sitemap=#{CGI::escape(sitemap_url)}",
     "http://www.bing.com/webmaster/ping.aspx?siteMap=#{CGI::escape(sitemap_url)}"].each do |ping_url|
      Net::HTTP.expects(:get).with(URI.parse(ping_url))
    end
    Article.create! :title => "Test"
  end

  def test_notifies_for_configured_models
    SitemapNotifier::Notifier.configure do |config|
      config.models = [Article, Product]
      config.sitemap_url = "http://test.dk/sitemap.xml"
    end

    SitemapNotifier::Notifier.expects(:ping_all).twice

    [Article, Product, User].each do |model|
      model.create!
    end
  end

  def test_notifies_custom_ping_url
    sitemap_url = "http://test.dk/sitemap.xml"

    SitemapNotifier::Notifier.configure do |config|
      config.models = [Article]
      config.sitemap_url = sitemap_url
      config.ping_urls << "http://bla.dk/ping.php?test=%{sitemap_url}"
    end

    ["http://www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/ping?sitemap=#{CGI::escape(sitemap_url)}",
     "http://www.bing.com/webmaster/ping.aspx?siteMap=#{CGI::escape(sitemap_url)}",
     "http://bla.dk/ping.php?test=#{CGI::escape(sitemap_url)}"].each do |ping_url|
      Net::HTTP.expects(:get).with(URI.parse(ping_url))
    end

    Article.create!
  end

  def test_notifies_about_custom_sitemap_url
    SitemapNotifier::Notifier.configure do |config|
      config.models = [Product]
    end

    custom_sitemap_url = "http://mycustomurl.com/sitemapfile.xml"
    ["http://www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/ping?sitemap=#{CGI::escape(custom_sitemap_url)}",
     "http://www.bing.com/webmaster/ping.aspx?siteMap=#{CGI::escape(custom_sitemap_url)}"].each do |ping_url|
      Net::HTTP.expects(:get).with(URI.parse(ping_url))
    end

    Product.create!
  end

  def test_responds_to_conditional_notifications
    SitemapNotifier::Notifier.configure do |config|
      config.sitemap_url = "http://test.dk/sitemap.xml"
      config.models = [Site]
      config.delay = 0
    end

    SitemapNotifier::Notifier.expects(:ping_all).twice

    2.times { Site.create! :has_sitemap => true }
    Site.create! :has_sitemap => false
  end
end


Stanford, Calif. - Stanford Basketball has once again joined forces with the American Cancer Society to host its seventh annual Coaches vs. Cancer Tip-Off Breakfast. Coaches vs. Cancer is a national program which helps raise funds for the fight against cancer.
Both the Stanford men's and women's basketball teams will solicit pledges this year from fans like yourselves. Last season, the combined program was able to raise $9,000 for the fight against cancer based on the total number of 3-point shots converted by both teams.
Here's how the Coaches vs. Cancer 3 Point Attack works: Stanford fans pledge money for every 3-point basket shot made in a season's game. Fans can choose to support the men's team, women's team or both. Money is raised for the local chapter of the American Cancer Society based on how many 3-pointers the Stanford Basketball teams convert during the 2004-05 season. You can pledge as much or as little as you want. We hope everyone will join us in the fight against cancer!
For more information about Stanford's support of the Coaches vs. Cancer program or to receive a brochure, please contact Aileen Reyes at (650) 725-2364.
RSVP: Aileen Reyes (650) 725-2364 or Men's Basketball Office at (650) 723-0562.


during his fight with the Balrog.
* Upon returning to a Forge Tower, Talion sometimes asks what the Towers are.
poem All that is gold does not glitter, written by J. R. R. Tolkien.
Mordor, you'll unlock some info on them in the Nature section of the Appendices.
them nightmares of a demonic man-bat who preys on fear.
games, it's no wonder they would include a call-out to the Dark Knight himself.
* Don't be afraid to run away from fights – sometimes retreating is the best strategy.
* Execution moves are the easiest way to dispatch enemies quickly, so focus on those.
approach him, as it makes the ensuing battle much easier.
artifacts is a great way to get more upgrade points in Shadow of Mordor.
* If you complete all weapon side quests, you unlock special moves for said weapons.
so you may want to finish all of the side quests.
is a great way to dwindle enemy numbers quickly.
can allow them to intentionally kill you so that their own rank and level increases.
can use the corresponding ultimate attack.
it allow Talions to have unlimited Elf-Shots, Focus and Fire Arrows for fifteen seconds.
The duration of this effect can be increased by using the Wrath of the Eldar rune.
* Shadow of Acharn (2,500 Mirian): Begins charging when Talion enters the stealth mode.
increased by using the Oathbreaker rune.
worm with the blue triangle over his head. Grab him, get the intel, then dismiss him.
any tower that has a worm that you can see from the tower.
same epic rune that you are currently missing.
well, but leave a few alive. They will also retreat; continuing waiting in that area.
archers that can spot you. "Height of Despair" will be earned after ten such kills.
onto it. Note: Try to bring the Graug down to below half health before they jump on.
When they are on the Graug, press [Dispatch] to kill all your followers.
The Ghûls will explode on the Graug, killing it.
the tents on the hills. Lure a matron over and shoot the fire pit.
Captains. Note: Normal Urks will not get promoted to captains while doing this trial.
13,000 points. Each of those objectives must be completed within forty minutes.
Note: You will earn 1,000 points by finishing before the forty minute mark.
the storyline will continue after the betrayal.
In Bow mode, green pieces of meat can occasionally be found hanging from structures.
Shoot them down five times and bait Caragors with them.
Having MiddleEarth Shadow Of Mordor codes, tips and tricks we dont have yet?


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Esther Phillips
Category : Entertain-Music-Vocalist-Pop,-Rock,-etc.
Profile : 3/5 - Martyr / Heretic
Incarnation Cross : RAX The Vessel of Love 4
Birthplace: Austin, USA - Texas
Entertain-Music-Vocalist-Pop,-Rock,-etc.
Inc.Cross: The Vessel of Love 4
Variables: BLL-MLR
3955 Emoting
1034 Exploration
2750 Preservation
4764 Abstraction
American singer known for her R&B vocals, although she was a versatile singer, also performing pop, country, jazz, blues and soul music.
In 1950, her "Mistrusting Blues" went to number one, as did "Cupid Boogie." Four more Phillips records made it into the Billboard R&B top ten that year. Few female artists, R&B or otherwise, had ever enjoyed such success in their debut year.
But just as quickly as the hits had started, they stopped, partly due to Phillips' chronic addiction to drugs. She made a comeback in 1962. Billed as Esther Phillips instead of Little Esther, she recorded a country tune, "Release Me" which went to number 1 R&B and number 8 on the pop listings. Following her 1965 cover of The Beatles' "And I Love Him" the band flew her to the UK for her first overseas performances.
Her 1972 album From a Whisper to a Scream was nominated for a Grammy Award. In 1975, she scored her biggest hit single since "Release Me" with a disco-style update of Dinah Washington's "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes."
Phillips died at UCLA Medical Center in Carson, California on 7 August 1984, at the age of 48 from liver and kidney failure due to drug use. She was twice nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (in 1986 and 1987).


Retarpen (international name - Benzathine benzylpenicillin) refers to a group of antibiotics for the treatment of diseases caused by Treponema pallidum. The drug has a bactericidal and antibacterial action.
The main active ingredient - benzathine benzylpenicillin.
Retarpen is available as a powder for solution intramuscular administration. 50 vials of 15 mL placed in a cardboard box.
Retarpen is a natural antibiotic that is created on the basis of mold fungus penicillin. On the pathogens and viruses drug bactericidal effect.
Basic substances retarpen destroy Gram negative microorganisms and gram-positive, such as Staphylococcus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Bacillus anthracis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, etc.
Positive feedback received retarpen as a drug with an effective anti-viral and anti-inflammatory action that destroys infections caused by Streptococcus and Treponema.
As a bactericidal antibiotic retarpen increases the effects of anticoagulants and increases the concentration of penicillin in the body.
Retarpen analogues having similar pharmacological properties, are Ampicillin, Amosin, Ospamoks, bitsilin and smallpox.
Amosin and smallpox as retarpen counterparts, have a wide range of actions. They kill Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, as well as respiratory and skin infections.
Positive feedback received retarpen as a drug for the prevention of postoperative complications and attacks of rheumatic fever.
Retarpen assigned to 1 injection of a solution into each buttock 1 time per day. If congenital syphilis children entered 1, 2 million. ED.
Adults in the early stages of syphilis in the course of 1 injection per day is administered solution of 2, 4 million. Units, and in the secondary stage - 2 times a day for 2 to 4 million. ED for 5-7 days.
In the period of treatment must constantly carry out diagnostic procedures and review clinical course of the disease in order to properly determine the dosage of the drug.
In the treatment of scarlet fever, tonsillitis and infectious wounds retarpen assigned to 0, 6 million. IU 1 time per day for 3-5 days. To prevent postoperative complications and seizures during articular rheumatism drug is administered by injection at 2 for 15 days.
When the first symptoms of allergic reactions the drug should be discontinued immediately.
Do not enter retarpen endolyumbalno and into the body cavity. At wrong introduction of the drug may be complications associated with impaired hearing and vision, locomotor activity.
Simultaneous reception retarpen and allopurinol increases risk of allergic reactions.
Retarpen contraindicated in hypersensitivity and intolerance to the components of the drug, hay fever, epileptic syndrome, bronchial asthma.
Precautions drug is given during pregnancy and breastfeeding, children younger than 12 years.
Retarpen can cause severe allergic reactions - urticaria, fever, angioedema, stomatitis, anemia, bronchospasm, leukopenia, dermatitis.
Chronic administration of the drug may develop resistance to it micro-organisms and fungi.


This page includes The First Day Cover Collecting: Spotlighted or in Passing columns from the 2001 issue of Across the Fence Post.
This is a continuation of my discussion about add-on cachets. I began addressing the topic within my column that appeared in the October 2000 issue of this publication.
Here, I hope to answer the question, "Are label cachets add-ons?" Unfortunately, there's no simple "yes" or "no" answer because label cachets can be both. Once again, it all boils down to when the label was applied to the cover. The matter of label cachets, however, is a bit simpler than that of add-ons, which are printed on covers.
Up until a few years ago, label cachets were used primarily on postal stationery. This is because a new stationery item is not available to the cachet maker until the first day of issue. Furthermore, the U.S Postal Service allowed only 30 days to obtain the first-day cancel. Some cachet makers, therefore, found that labels were more convenient. They could be prepared ahead of time and then applied to the postal stationery stock as soon as it could be purchased. This provided adequate time to have the items canceled within the 30-day deadline.
Getting back to the differentiation between an add-on label cachet and a non-add-on, it requires absolutely no expertise. Label cachets are not considered to be add-ons if some portion of the first-day cancel at least touches the label. This is called "tying the label to the cover." The illustration accompanying this article displays a label cachet that is tied to the cover with a first-day cancel.
Generally speaking, labels that are not tied to covers are classified as add-ons, unless proof can be offered that the label was applied before or shortly after being canceled.
Some collectors question whether certain commercial silk/cloth cachets are considered to be labels. There's also question about their add-on status. Since these types of cachets probably would not withstand the rigors of the cancellation process, they are generally applied to covers after they have been franked and post-marked. Nevertheless, there are two reasons why they are considered to be neither add-ons nor labels. First, they are usually applied within a reasonable length of time after the cover was canceled, generally within 30 days. Second, they are not just applied with a water-activated adhesive, but are secured to the cover with an adhesive and are also embossed. Examining the inside of the cover can see the embossing impression.
With current postal regulations, we're not likely to see as many label cachets, even on covers produced by small-volume cachet makers. This is because the Postal Service now limitedly allows 90 days to obtain a specific first-day cancel.
In order to be eligible for the 90-day grace period, cachet makers, servicers, and dealers must register with the U.S. Postal Service's Manager of Operations Office at the Philatelic Sales Fulfillment Center in Kansas City, MO.
The FDC collector submitting a few covers for his own use, though, continues to be bound by the usual 30-day period as listed in the philatelic press. I plan to discuss procedures involved with submitting covers for first-day cancels in a future column.
Shortly after I received my first cacheted first-day cover way back in August 1951, I began to think that FDCs would be a good medium for advertising. After all, I had seen or heard advertising in and on just about everything imaginable. Nevertheless, it was not until about 12 years later that I saw a FDC with the name of a business tucked under a well known commercially produced cachet. This goes to show that no part of any avenue destined for public exposure is immune to advertising.
Comparing my observations with other FDC collectors, I learned that advertising messages are often found on FDCs. My further observations revealed that the firm doing the advertising is sometimes a business related to the subject of the stamp; sometimes there is no relationship at all.
Cachets that convey an advertising message can be classified into three groups. The first is a popular commercial cachet with only a line or two of advertising under the cachet. In this group, you might also find the cachet with just a company logo below it.
The second group includes a cachet that has been created strictly for advertising, where the advertising message is usually pertinent to the stamp subject. Charitable organizations have been known to use this type of cachet to promote their fund-raising campaigns, as have political organizations to promote their candidates as well as to request campaign contributions.
The third type is when a business will save the expense of a cachet design and use its regular corner card (see ATFP, March 1995, p. 5) or business envelops as cacheted covers. In this case, the business doing the advertising produces a product or service that almost always is related to the subject matter of the stamp on the FDC.
To be more specific, when the U.S. Postal Service's Nursing issue (Scott 1190) debuted in 1961, one of the pharmaceutical companies had its drug salesmen obtain the names and addresses of nurses employed in the hospitals on their routes. The company then sent all of these nurses a FDC for that stamp. The covers included Artcraft cachets with the drug company's name located at the bottom of the cachet area.
As for rating the collectibility of these covers, that is a matter of choice. There are collectors who regard themselves as purists and would not have a cacheted FDC in their collections that includes any sort of advertising or solicitation, even if threatened with execution. Then there are collectors like myself who consider a cachet with advertising as another variety of cachet to collect. If I am thought to be an archivist (a preservationist of historical artifacts), then advertising, as it ages, becomes more and more historically significant.
The Planty and Mellone catalogs list cachets containing advertising as legitimate cachet varieties. This only proves that I am not alone in this type of thinking. It's what you like versus what I like, and there is no real basis for a productive debate.
Now that I have said it, pray tell me, what do you have to say?
Have you ever tried mailing your first-day covers for servicing only to be disappointed with the results? Perhaps the information given below and in succeeding installments can decrease the frustration of your next attempt.
First, I advise not taking your covers to the first-day ceremony for cancellation. If you send your covers through the mail, they will most likely be canceled at the Stamp Fulfillment Services facility in Kansas City. Their staff is highly experienced in applying cancels and will give you creditable results.
I would only take items of a souvenir nature, e.g., programs, maximum cards, photographs, currency, etc., to the first-day ceremony site. You might attempt to apply your own cancels by asking the postal staff at the first-day site if you may do so. If granted this privilege, the canceling must be done in the presence of a postal worker.
Always plan your first-day covers well in advance of the actual date of the first day of issue. Have your cachets printed well in advance. If you intend to do hand-drawn cachets, it is best to apply the artwork after the covers have been canceled.
I recommend using No. 6 3/4 envelopes of good quality stock (25 percent or more rag content) for your covers. Although not absolutely required, do insert a card-like stiffener that will fill out the envelope. The stiffener should have the thickness of a postal card. My advice is that covers should never be without stiffeners. Their original shape will be better protected.
A postal regulation requires that all covers must be addressed. I use white Avery multi-purpose removable labels, size I inch by 3 inches, catalog No. S1648. They are easily removed and don't stain your covers. The labels also can be cut for use in addressing several covers. I've had poor results using removable labels purchased from philatelic suppliers.
I usually have a supply of address labels that the DAV and like organizations send me several times a year. Applying these printed labels to the removable labels can save time and writer's cramp. Please do not use a rubber stamp for addressing, be it self-inking or the kind that requires an inkpad. This type of ink will leach through the removable labels and stain your covers.
The address label must be applied to the lower right corner of the cover, but about three-quarters of an inch from the bottom and right-hand edges.
Purchase the required stamps at your local post office shortly after the first-day date and affix them to the upper right corner of the cover, one-fourth of an inch from the top and right side edges. For combo covers, you can usually get away with applying the stamps closer to the edges, but leave at least a one-eighth-inch border.
I mark the outer envelope with "Do Not Bend." I additionally have a clerk at my local post office hand-cancel the franking. This avoids any possible damage to the package that the canceling machine might inflict. Another stiffener that fills out the No. 10 envelope is also recommended.
I further recommend not putting more than 15 to 20 covers in each No. 10 envelope. If you have more than 20 covers that need canceling, they will have to be mailed in several groups. Keep in mind that the Postal Service will only cancel a maximum of 50 covers for one person without a service charge.
I also include a SASE with sufficient return postage applied. The Postal Service is not obligated to use this SASE, but so far they have obliged me with its use. Always mark the SASE with "Do Not Bend" and "Hand Cancel."
Please remember that you have only 30 days to obtain first-day cancels, but don't wait until the last minute. Allow a margin of safety. Also, when your covers are returned, immediately remove that peelable label. This will further protect the covers from any possibility of label staining.


Isometric 3D web icon set - Smartphone, sim card, data center, monitor, laptop computer, micro sd, tablet pc, camera, calculator.
Isometric 3D web icon set - 4K TV, sim card, electric stove, smartphone, floppy disk, thermos, house, refrigerator, keyboard.
Set SIM card, vector illustration.


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Owen & Company ("Kingsdown Canada") and Kingsdown Inc. merge in Novacap backed transaction
Montreal, April 3, 2018 – Novacap backed Owen & Company, a leading manufacturer of handcrafted luxury mattresses, operating in Canada primarily under the Kingsdown brand, is pleased to announce its merger with its US counterpart Kingsdown Inc., one of the most renowned mattress manufacturers in America. The transaction is supported by Novacap, a Canadian leader in private equity, though its Industries IV fund.
Until now, Owen & Company was the exclusive owner of the Kingsdown brand in Canada. This merger will see the 114-year-old Kingsdown brand, which started in Mebane, North Carolina in 1904, back under common ownership, with a manufacturing and distribution footprint around the world.
Novacap is excited to work alongside the talented management teams at Kingsdown Inc. and Kingsdown Canada and will continue to invest in growing the Kingsdown Group globally, all while providing the highest quality handcrafted mattresses and sleep products. Novacap also plans to use the Kingsdown distribution network to further develop Zedbed, a Quebec-based manufacturer of memory foam mattresses and accessories, throughout the North American market, which was also recently acquired.
"We are excited about the growth trajectory of this business combination, both in North America and abroad," said Marc Paiement, Senior Partner at Novacap. "Our vision for this industry is to become one of the premier and most recognized brands around the world, and we will support the team in reaching that vision."
"With Kingsdown Canada, we have built one of the strongest mattress brands in Canada, and we were looking to further expand our business into the U.S. market," said Mike James, President and CEO of Owen & Company. "Our recent partnership with Zedbed, and now our merger with Kingsdown USA will accelerate this growth plan and give all of our brands better access to our large network of retailers. Our customers and clients will all benefit from this merger through improved service and distribution capabilities throughout North America, and access to unique handcrafted products made by our skilled workers throughout North America."
"This partnership represents a turning point in our company's history," said Frank Hood, President and CEO of Kingsdown Inc. "Over our 100-year history, Kingsdown has become one of the most beloved brands in the U.S. and abroad. We are now stronger than ever and are looking forward to pursuing our current development plan with our great new partners, as the reunification with the Canadian family will make our company even stronger than the sum of its parts."
The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
ABOUT OWEN & COMPANY LIMITED
Founded in 1995 and operating in Canada under the Kingsdown, Bassett and James & Owen brand names, Owen & Company operates out of three manufacturing facilities strategically located in Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver. The Company, which is supported by a highly experienced and talented management team, benefits from well-established, long-term customer relationships with Canada's largest mattress retailers. Owen & Company is an industry leader in sleep innovation and holds numerous patents for its products. For more information, please visit www.kingsdown.ca.
ABOUT KINGSDOWN INC.
Headquartered in Mebane, North Carolina, Kingsdown Inc., is a privately-owned manufacturer of fine handcrafted mattresses, originally founded in 1904 by W.W. Corbett and A.N. Scott as "The Mebane Bedding Company". More than a century later, Kingsdown has expanded its manufacturing and distribution footprint in the U.S. and around the world, but its commitment to handcrafted quality has never wavered. Research and development, training and distribution, and manufacturing are also located in Mebane, with additional manufacturing locations in California, Florida, Texas, and Virginia.
In addition to exporting 'Made in USA', Kingsdown is proud to have a network of multi-branded licensee partners around the world who are dedicated to expanding "Sleep, Made Smarter" on a global scale. Each partner is dedicated to ensuring the same stringent U.S. Kingsdown quality standards are maintained in every mattress that is produced and sold within their respective countries. For more information, please visit www.kingsdown.com .
ABOUT NOVACAP
Founded in 1981, Novacap is a leading Canadian private equity firm with $2.3 billion of assets under management. The firm has raised over $2.6 billion in capital since its inception. Novacap's unique investment approach, based on deep operational expertise and an active partnership with entrepreneurs, has helped accelerate growth and create long-term value for its numerous investee companies. With an experienced management team and substantial financial resources, Novacap is well positioned to continue building world-class companies. For more information, please visit www.novacap.ca.
Source: Owen & Company/Kingsdown Inc./Novacap


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News coaches for U-20 team (Fecafoot)
In Cameroon's bid to qualify for next year's U-20. African Nations Cup finals in Nigeria, three new coaches have been appointed by the ministry of sports to lead Cameroon's national side.
Head coach Lucien Nanga will be assisted by Paul Fon Ndanga, while Pierre Mbarga will be goalkeepers trainer, a new post. The trio replaces Gweha Ikouam Fils and Paul Oyono Ndongo.
The new coaches are graduates of the National Youth and Sports Institute. Nanga is of the first batch of the higher football specialisation section who graduated last year. He gained experience as assistant coach in Tonnerre Yaounde.
While Paul Fon has further his training in Germany like many other graduates from that school. Mbarga was hitherto coach of the South province.
Cameroon's junior side have participated in three World Cup finals. In 1981, 1987 and 1999. Under Jean Manga Onguene, they won the Nations Cup in 1995 in Nigeria before crashing out after the first round in Ethiopia last year.
The 2003 Nations Cup campaign was to begin this weekend with a qualifier against Sao Tome and Principe. However, the later withdrew and Cameroon will wait for the draws to know the next opponents.
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Las Vegas Cirque du Soleil Performer Plummets to Her Death During Show
Posted on: July 1, 2013, 05:37h.
Last updated on: July 1, 2013, 03:37h.
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Besides gambling, entertainment is probably the greatest draw for visitors to Las Vegas; in fact, the city often uses the phrase "Entertainment Capitol of the World" in its descriptions. And Cirque du Soleil, the Canadian-based franchise that is self-described as a "dramatic mix of circus arts and street entertainment", certainly dominates the Las Vegas landscape, with up to eight different shows at various properties around town at one point.
First On-Stage Accident in 29-Year History of Cirque
Founded in 1984, Cirque shows are known for their dangerous and innovative moves, which all involve varying degrees of extreme acrobatics, often from great heights, and the company has had a perfect safety record all over the world- until now. On June 30, 2013, for the first time ever, a female performer in KA – one of the most extreme of the current productions running in town – plummeted to her death as horrified audience members watched in disbelief.
"The show kind of paused for a second, then one of the actors started screaming," said Aryan Rahmati, who was in the audience in center seats to celebrate her birthday. "The person who fell was flailing her arms. She didn't look like she was in control of her body. We didn't know what was going on. I was expecting to hear people whispering, but everyone was just quiet."
Young Mother Perishes
Pronounced dead from the fall at 11:43 p.m. at University Medical Center – apparently due to having erroneously slipped out of a mandated safety harness – was 31-year-old Sarah Guillot-Guyard, a seven-year cast member in "KA" with 20 years of acrobatic training under her belt. Her fall was from 50 feet, but could have been from as high as 120 feet, the maximum height performers reach when rappelling walls while wearing the self-guided safety wires. It's unclear as yet what went wrong, but KA has for now been shut down, and Cirque officials are cooperating fully with a complete investigation of the MGM Grand performance disaster.
"I am heartbroken. I wish to extend my sincerest sympathies to the family. We are all completely devastated," Cirque founder Guy Laliberte said from Montreal, where the company is headquartered. "We are reminded with great humility and respect how extraordinary our artists are each and every night. Our focus now is to support each other as a family."
For audience members, what should have been a night of thrills turned into a night of horror. "Initially, a lot of people in the audience thought it was part of the (show)," said spectator Dan Mosqueda of Colorado Springs, Colorado. "But you could hear screaming, then groaning, and we could hear a female artist crying from the stage."
Guillot-Guyard leaves behind two young children following the tragic accident. KA has been cancelled until further notice.
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Ndanusa tasks Buhari on performance
By Abdulkareem Bakarr
PRESIDENT/Chairman of Council of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN), Dr. Suleyman Ndanusa, has urged the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), to live up to the expectations of the people, "so that Nigerians will reap more dividends of democracy".
Ndanusa, who is also the immediate past Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), made the plea during the 14th induction of members of the institute held in Lagos.
He also urged Buhari to ensure the implementation of all the promises made to Nigerians during his campaigns, adding that, the President-elect should let his words be his bond.
"After the general elections, the expectations of the people from the President-elect are that things should change for better and that he should improve on what the outgoing administration has achieved so far.
"Security, rule of law, corruption-free society, employment and united Nigeria are among the expectations of Nigeria from the incoming administration of General Buhari, who definitely cannot afford to fail.
"This is not going to be easy but with determination, it will be done and potentials realized for positive result. With determination, corruption will be eradicated. It is important we base everything on merit", Ndanusa said .
Earlier in his welcome address, he had urged members of the Institute to shun all forms of unethical practices and any act capable of tarnishing the good name of the Institute and the nation in general.
Ndanusa told the 165 inductees, comprising 94 graduates; 57 Associate members and 14 Fellows, to be ambassadors of an Institute "noted for Professionalism and Integrity", adding that they must always remember and adhere to the oath of allegiance of the Institute.
"As the present and future leaders of the Institute, I admonish you to maintain your stand for integrity, transparency and accountability and refuse to compromise irrespective of the circumstance.
"You are role models, therefore, expected to be shining examples not only to your generation but also to future generations. You must, therefore, shun all forms of unethical practices and any act capable of tarnishing the good name of our Institute and our nation in general", he said.
Speaking in the same vein, the Registrar/ Chief Executive of the Institute, Dele Togunde, said: "Everywhere you go, anywhere you are and wherever sector of sphere of human endeavours you find yourself, you must be good ambassadors of the Institute. If a task is undertaken with consummate skill culminating in outstanding, sterling result, let it be said it is done by a Chartered Secretary".
Togunde advised members never to allow the title to be synonymous with incompetence, sloppiness, fraud, and compromise of the rules and suppression of the acceptable norms.
"You must not be counted among those who cut corners because the country is hard; there is no excuse for compromising the integrity of your profession.
"You are to blow the whistle against violation of rule, aberration of law and flouting of directives. You are supposed to be conscience of your organisation on governance issues, the sounding board on legality, due process and compliance", he said.
The ICSAN Registrar said that as Nigerians expect the inauguration of a new government this month, "We should be mindful of new opportunities and wary of challenges", adding that as trained professionals with multi-skilled orientations; they should expect more opportunities than challenges in any dispensation.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa honours Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu be accorded a Special Official Funeral Category 1
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The sleek, minimal design, with your child in front, ensures there is nothing between you and your greatest family adventures.
Mac Ride is a unique seat for children that goes on your bike between you and your handlebars.
Mac Ride is about you taking your child with you to explore the streets, the paths and off-road terrain.
Mac Ride is strong, lightweight, ergonomic, easy to install, interactive and - perhaps most important of all - FUN!
Big smiles on the trails!
There is a particular age at which children begin to want to do everything that their parents do, and yet they are not always physically capable. For our kids it began somewhere around the age of 2, and has carried on for years afterward, depending on the activity.
As a mountain biker and general outdoor enthusiast, I wanted to share my love of off-road adventure with my kids. And so we took to the hills, camping, skiing and hiking. The kids loved it. But when it came to my true passion, mountain biking, I found the opportunities to share with my kids sorely lacking.
Everyone has seen kids riding on bike seats. The concept is nothing new. There are a vast number of commuter seats for children on the market and many of them are excellent for getting around the streets. But I wanted a seat that was also suitable for the trails. Since I couldn't find what I was looking for, the solution was to build one.
Drawing on my experience as an engineer, I designed a saddle that enables a child to benefit from the suspension already built into modern mountain bikes. I threw away the notion of a clunky moulded seat with shoulder straps, because they help to conduct the bumps of a trail through to the child. I allowed the child to sit as a rider sits, upright and independent, sharing the handlebars so the rider and child can truly adventure as a team.
And now here we are, with our US/Canada patent pending, working toward production.
But why should anyone purchase Mac Ride over some other front-mounted bike seat? Well, that's an easy one.
Working in plasticine to get scale and form.
Turning sketches to CAD models.
At the end of 2012 we moved from concept sketches, to plasticine, to CAD models. Early 2013 was spent building prototypes for testing. Summer of 2013 we produced more advanced prototypes seen below.
10 Prototypes ready for assembly.
The 10 prototypes have been sent far and wide for testing and feedback from some adventurous Moms and Dads. Ranging from Emie in Scotland, Louis in Australia, Anika and Van in Whistler, Keats on The North Shore and many more in between, Mac Ride has seen a wide range of children on a wide range of bikes in a wide range of locations. A huge thank you to all who have tried and tested. Feedback has been fantastic and very encouraging.
Now, the modified design is ready to go to manufacturing. Only small changes will be made between the 10 prototypes and the final Kickstarter production run.
The latest prototype is very close to the final product. The only additional features will be a rubberized overmold on the saddle for child comfort and for adding grip. This is difficult and expensive to prototype, but easy to achieve and very common in mass production, seen in everyday items from power tools to toothbrushes. The majority of the other parts will remain relatively unchanged.
We overcame many challenges in order for Mac Ride to deliver on our vision. We tackled - and RESOLVED them - one by one.
1. Making it trail ready, so it doesn't rattle the child. - DONE!
We got rid of the plastic seat which just conducts the bumps up the child's spine. By seating kids on a seat just like a regular bike rider, they benefit from the bike's suspension and their own natural shock-absorbers, their knees.
2. Making it strong enough to survive trail rides. - DONE!
Mac Ride is constructed with aircraft-grade aluminum (6061 T6) and steel, and the spacers are made of Delrin, a good strong plastic with a low coefficient of friction (this helps it slide well within the bracket that clamps around it so it has a minimal effect on steering).
3. Making it adjustable for different sized bikes and kids. - DONE!
Mac Ride fits all bikes with A-headsets (99% of mountain bikes use them). These have a threadless steerer tube and come in either a 1 1/8" or 1 1/4" (new standard from Giant called Overdrive II) sizes. Mac Ride will not fit the older 1.5" steerer tube which is being phased out.
The horizontal tubes have telescoping action so it will shrink or stretch to fit most mountain bikes and the stirrups are adjustable for both length and angle. This allows larger children to enjoy the Mac Ride as long as their feet are kept out of the way of moving parts.
4. Making it comfortable for the child. - DONE!
The seat is designed like a horse's saddle, so it's comfortable and self-leveling (no matter the angle the child will always rest in the lowest part of the scoop). With their feet attached to stirrups with flexible footstraps, their legs will remain active and engaged, retaining blood flow and comfort, unlike more traditional child bike seats.
5. Having zero impact on the bike's performance - DONE!
Mac Ride attaches at only two points on the bike: 1. a clamp goes around the seat post, where damage is uncommon and not a serious issue; and 2, a custom Mac Ride spacer replaces an existing 10 mm spacer on the steerer tube of the bike, and the Mac Ride attaches to that spacer. The spacer needs to be installed (see details below) and then remains on the bike, but once the spacer is fitted the seat can be removed or attached as often as you like in less than a minute. The bike can then be ridden normally with just the spacer with zero impact on the bike's performance.
Time is precious, especially with kids around tugging at your trousers to get riding. The first time you use Mac Ride, you need to spend a few moments (at most 5-10 minutes) in order to set it up for the bike. Once that's done, you can add it or remove it from your bike in less than 1 minute, every time.
Mac Ride is designed and the final product is assembled in Canada. Approximately half of the parts are manufactured in Canada and the other half in China. Our manufacturing centres meet IS0 9001:2008, the international standard for quality management. The same manufacturers that built the prototypes have also been prepped and are ready for the full production version.
Assembly will be done by our small team here in Vancouver out of our small but capable workshop/garage.
Length of horizontal tube, fully collapsed = 14 inches (20 inches with clamps).
Length of horizontal tube, fully extended = 24 inches (30 inches with clamps).
Length of stirrups, fully collapsed = 11.5 inches.
Length of stirrups, fully extended = 15.5 inches.
My kids are my world, and so although I enjoy challenging myself when I ride alone, I would never put my children at risk. But that is not to say I won't give them the space to explore. In the normal course of pushing their boundaries and learning about their bodies, sometimes they get the odd bump or bruise. And I'm ok with that.
Mac Ride is designed with safety in mind, even though some of the ways we address it are not the same as more conventional child bike seats. We believe that the Mac Ride way is in some ways even more safe than conventional seats, and more fun too.
Safety is important, and all parents must take responsibility for the safety of their children. We believe that Mac Ride is among the safest - and most fun! - bike seats on the market today.
We have broken down some of the chief areas of safety with regards to child bike seats, and our philosophy.
Glen - Founder & designer. With a BEng (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering from Strathclyde University Glen has over 15 years experience designing a wide range of products. Fusing his love of riding, kids and engineering cool new products - Mac Ride was born.
Savvy & Mac - Without Savvy & Mac, Mac Ride would have gone nowhere. Their energy and enthusiasm have often carried the day as we get Mac Ride off the ground.
Katie - With a background in marketing & communication (and mother of 3 at perfect Mac Riding age), Katie is helping with a variety of the day-to-day tasks required to launch a successful Kickstarter campaign.
Our testers - Ten families located all over Canada, Australia and Scotland have been using and abusing Mac Ride and sending us their feedback for months. Thank you to all for their generous help and feedback.
We are currently wrapping up testing our second round of prototypes in various locations around the world. We don't anticipate any significant changes other than the rubberized overmold mentioned above. The funds we raise here on Kickstarter will be used to pay for our tooling expense and to cover the minimum order requirements with our manufacturers, all of whom we have used before and who have been prepped for this Kickstarter production run. This is the version that we intend to take to market and to serve as the jumping off point for this and all future Ride More Innovations projects for getting outside and having more fun with kids. The funds will also be used to cover shipping to get the product into your hands!
At the $50 reward level you can support the campaign and get this T-shirt. Once the campaign is funded we will reach out to you for your preferred size.
June 2014 - Mac Rides received by backers, in plenty of time for summer riding!
Like many of our Kickstarter cohorts, there are risks involved in building and delivering such a product. The biggest unknown is with regards to the fulfillment of Kickstarter orders. We are confident that the amount of money we are requesting will be sufficient to pay for the tooling to make the machinery required to manufacture the parts for Mac Ride.
We have used the expensive machining process to produce all prototypes so far. When we hit our Kickstarter minimum, we will do a bulk order using castings and injection moulds, and since we have not yet used this process or produced such a large quantity there will inevitably be issues that come up - timing, supply chain, delivery logistics, etc - none of which can be dealt with and resolved until we do the actual order in real-time.
Our team is at the ready, though, and we will make sure we nail and quickly resolve whatever comes up, and keep our backers well informed. We know you understand these kinds of challenges are inherent in producing a product of any kind, but since we were asked to discuss risks & challenges, it seemed we should acknowledge what will be our biggest obstacles until we get through our first large-scale order.
THANK YOU. Sometimes it's the small quiet gestures that make the difference. For your contribution and show of support we will send you a direct thank you, keep you in the loop on our progress, and mention you on the thank you page on our website. Your 5 smackers will go all that much further if we can trouble you to share your pledge with your network on facebook!
SWAG - This is for the folk who say: "I HEART Mac Ride! And I am proud to share it. Spend my 50 bucks wisely but please do send me an organic cotton T-Shirt with an awesome Dr Seuss quote." (see main section for shirt design). Ts are in adult XS-XXL and child sizes too. To you, we say: Thank you!!!
THANKS BUT NOT THANKS- This reward is for the folk who say: "I HEART Mac Ride but my closet is full of Ts. Spend my 50 bucks wisely and blow me a kiss when you are a millionaire."
Will do, kind friends, will do.
BIG 'N' LITTLE - Why not kit out the entire riding team? For $70 of support you'll get 1 adult and 1 child's t-shirt and 2 collapsible water bottles to stay cool.
As well as an enormous THANK YOU!
EARLY ADOPTER DEAL - As an early adopter, you'll receive a Mac Ride for you and the child in your life. Enjoy!
At this below-cost-rate for our first 50 backers, you are one solid smarty pants for jumping in early.
We say a massive thank you for your support. You are AWESOME!
STILL AHEAD OF THE CROWD - At our $200 level you've still managed to get in ahead of the crowd and will save $50 off the regular retail price. You'll receive a Mac Ride for you and the child in your life, plus a humungous thank you for your support. AMAZE-BALLS!
KICKSTARTER SPECIAL - With your $250 of support, we will send you one Mac Ride for you and the child in your life.
AND a collapsible water bottle to stay cool, not to mention a special "thank you" kiss and cuddle. STUPENDOUS!
POSING POSSE - Is Hollywood calling?
For $2500, we will send you one Mac Ride, 1 adult and 1 child t-shirt (2 T design votes included), and 2 collapsible water bottles.
AND, wait for it, you and your child will be used in our next Vancouver photo shoot. Travel, accommodations and other costs are not included. Exact dates of photo shoot to be determined mutually.


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The Broad-billed parrot of Mauritius
Ria Winters | Aug 21, 2015
Bird lovers know the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius mostly because of its famous inhabitant, the Dodo (Raphus cucullatus). This giant flightless pigeon died out in the late seventeen hundreds, in less than a century after man set foot on the island. The Dodo was subject of paintings, animated movies and many publications. It became famous as the odd, fat pigeon with the enormous beak, and also as the icon of extinction.
Besides the Dodo Mauritius was inhabited by many other birds and animals that were unique to the island. One of them was a huge, ground dwelling parrot. The Dutch who first saw it in 1598 named it the Indian raven, in reference to its raucous raven-like call.
History left us a beautiful drawing of this species. The journal of the ship the Gelderland – one of the five Dutch east Indiamen that stayed for a month on Mauritius in 1601 – was not just a navigational diary; it was illustrated with several depictions of the local wildlife. It gave us a detailed drawing of a pair of those birds, that were later named Broad-billed parrots (Lophopsittacus Mauritianus). The sketch was in black and white, so unfortunately it did not show the colour of its feathers, beak and legs.
Several modern artists have depicted this parrot and mostly gave it a dark coloration. Very likely this was done because of the name it had been given initially of Indian raven, overlooking the fact that the name was in reference of its call instead of its colour. However, there were some clues that the Broad-billed parrot had more than one shade. One of them came from J.C. Hoffman, a German preacher serving in the Dutch community on Mauritius from 1673-1675, who spoke of "ravens with blue heads and red recurved beaks".
Recently an unpublished manuscript has been discovered in the National Archives in The Hague with the description of the nature of Mauritius. It was written by Johannes Pretorius, an employee of the Dutch East India Company, who stayed on Mauritius from 1666 to 1669. Pretorius kept a number of endemic birds in captivity, which was probably an experiment to ascertain their captive requirements prior to transportation. He provided the first ecological details of some of the now-extinct birds, like the Broad-billed parrot. From his description we now know that this parrot had beautiful colourings. His description of the bird was as follows: "the Indian ravens are very beautifully coloured. They cannot fly and are not often found. This kind is a very bad tempered bird. When captive it refuses to eat. It would prefer to die rather than to live in captivity".
The discovery of the manuscript led to the publication of a scientific paper in 'Historical Biology: an international Journal of Paleobiology' in April 2015 (written by artist and paleontologist Julian P. Hume and myself). In this paper we reinterpreted the colour of the Broad-billed parrot to be bright, being predominantly red with a blue head. Its probable relationship with SE Asian parrots suggest that the bill was similarly red. Like other Mascarene parrots it may have also exhibited iridescence or gloss that changed with the angle of light. I tried to convey this with my oil painting, depicted above.
This truly remarkable parrot inhabited the forest floor of the undisturbed Mascarene forest. After seventy years of human occupation it had become rare. Hoffman's account in 1673-1675 was the last record. It probably died out soon after that.
Further reading and more illustrations are on http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/08912963.2015.1036750
"Captive birds on Dutch Mauritius: bad-tempered parrots, warty pigeons and notes on other native animals", by Julian P. Hume and Ria Winters.
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January 17 deputies were sent to an address on Cooper Lane, Rush City on report of older male being assaulted by 19-year old suspect. The suspect was allegedly combative and bit a deputy. Back-up and ambulance were dispatched and suspect was transported due to level of intoxication. Charges are being reviewed. Incident started about 6:20 p.m.
January 10 the sheriff's snowmobile patrol was stationed in Harris, near the trail at 425th and Old 61. Six violations of no certificate, no registration number displayed, speed and no stop at sign, were issued.
January 3 a vehicle hit and snapped a power pole in Fish Lake Township, near Rush Point Drive West and electric service was impacted. ECE was alerted and handled the repairs. Call came in about 3 p.m. Vehicle operator said she swerved to avoid a deer.
Area law enforcement agencies are starting to receive the first complaints about snowmobiling violations this winter.
Stabbing in Sunrise
Chisago County Sheriff's Office released preliminary details about an alleged stabbing this week. Monday about 6 p.m. a call came into 9-1-1 that John and Darcy Hiland had sustained stab wounds and needed assistance. The deputies on the scene were told it was their adult son, who lives with them, who had stabbed them. Injuries described as "critical" required LifeLink III air ambulance to be dispatched. Lakes Region EMS also responded with Almelund Fire Dept. and North Branch Police. The victims were listed in stable condition by the following day. According to the sheriff the suspect, Tyler Hiland, 26, is in jail and he was apprehended without incident. His arraignment on first degree assault was pending at press time.
There were multiple incidents of cars sliding off roadways and unable to stop at intersections, Sunday, December 13. Highway 8 was the scene of many reports, no serious injuries resulted.


Favignana, in addition to being one of the most beautiful island in Sicily, is also the most important island among in the Egadi archipelago. This precious pearl of the Mediterranean Sea is located about 7 kilometres from the western coast of Sicily, between Trapani and Marsala. The name Favignana derives from the Latin favonius, term with which the Romans indicated the warm wind coming from the west. The village rises around a natural inlet, where is the port on which there are the buildings of ancient Florio tuna traps. This heavenly island is the perfect destination for those who love seaside destinations, with clean and transparent waters.


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