In the context of digital rock analysis, pore-scale imaging of multiphase flow experiments using X-ray microtomography can be used to obtain fundamental insights into pore-scale displacement physics. This provides a basis to better calibrate numerical pore-scale simulators, or it can be used to understand local fluid distributions, while simultaneously measuring average properties, equivalent to a traditional SCAL experiment. Imaging studies in the literature have historically been conducted on small water-wet plugs, using kerosene, or another refined oil, as the non-wetting phase. Prior to conducting waterflood experiments, the initial water saturation has been established by dynamic flooding. The disadvantage with this is that a nonuniform saturation profile is established due to the capillary end effect. This will result in a higher average initial water saturation compared with, for instance, standard SCAL techniques, such as the porous-plate method or centrifugation.
In this paper, a methodology for initializing multiple small rock samples to the same connate water saturation and wettability state has been developed by adopting best SCAL practices, namely the porous-plate method or centrifugation using crude oil, followed by aging. We drill multiple small plugs from a full-size SCAL core sample, without losing capillary continuity with the base of the original sample. In the example presented, for Bentheimer sandstone, the initial saturation was established using centrifugation. The experiment is designed to prevent a nonuniform saturation profile in the small plugs. We use in-situ imaging to determine the water saturation after primary drainage and show that it is indeed uniform across the sample with a value consistent with larger-scale SCAL measurements and the measured mercury-injection capillary pressure. We also show that a significant wettability alteration had occurred by measuring in-situ contact angles.
Digital rock technologies were developed to augment traditional core analysis and led to a much improved understanding of the microstructure of many rock core types. However, to produce an upscaled description of the reservoir, one must consolidate the measurements in scale over six orders of magnitude. Here, we show that a whole-core CT scan may serve as the natural link between the length scales of digital rocks and modern logging tools. While the CT scan contains a fingerprint of the structure of the reservoir, the digital rock models show the microscopic composition of each CT-scan voxel. For upscaling purposes, we established a quadratic correlation between the gray values in a CT scan and the porosities measured on core plugs. This correlation allowed us to generate a synthetic porosity log of millimeter resolution. After that, the length scale was increased using moving averages in the vertical direction. We investigated a thin-bed reservoir with layers of halite-filled sandstone alternating with layers free of halite at variable layer thicknesses. In this reservoir, the resulting synthetic porosity log compared well with the NMR log porosity within the uncertainty band over a total depth interval of 53.6 meters. We propose that field decisions could be accelerated if the quadratic correlation parameters can be generalized for these types of sediment. In this case, one may generate synthetic porosity logs as soon as the CT scan is available, which is typically the first step in standard core analysis.
Advances in pore-scale imaging, increasing availability of computational resources, and developments in numerical algorithms have started rendering direct pore-scale numerical simulations of multiphase flow on pore structures feasible. In this paper, we describe a two-phase-flow simulator that solves mass- and momentum-balance equations valid at the pore scale (i.e., at scales where the Darcy velocity homogenization starts to break down). The simulator is one of the key components of a molecule-to-reservoir truly multiscale modeling work flow.
A Helmholtz free-energy-driven, thermodynamically based diffuse-interface/phase-field method is used for the effective simulation of numerous advecting interfaces, while honoring the interfacial tension (IFT). The advective Cahn-Hilliard (CH) (mass-balance, energy dissipation) and Navier-Stokes (NS) (momentum-balance, incompressibility) equations are coupled to each other within the phase-field framework. Wettability on rock/fluid interfaces is accounted for by means of an energy-penalty-based wetting (contact-angle) boundary condition. Individual balance equations are discretized by use of a flexible discontinuous Galerkin (DG) method. The discretization of the mass-balance equation is semi-implicit in time using a convex/concave splitting of the energy term. The momentum-balance equation is split from the incompressibility constraint by a projection method and linearized with a Picard splitting. Mass- and momentum-balance equations are coupled to each other by means of operator splitting, and are solved sequentially.
We discuss the mathematical model and its DG discretization, and briefly introduce nonlinear and linear solution strategies. Numerical-validation tests show optimal convergence rates for the DG discretization, indicating the correctness of the numerical scheme and its implementation. Physical-validation tests demonstrate the consistency of the phase distribution and velocity fields simulated within our framework. Finally, two-phase-flow simulations on two real pore-scale images demonstrate the usefulness of the pore-scale simulator. The direct pore-scale numerical-simulation methodology rigorously considers the flow physics by directly acting on pore-scale images of rocks without remeshing. The proposed method is accurate, numerically robust, and exhibits the potential for tackling realistic problems.
W.-B. Bartels, Utrecht University; H. Mahani and S. Berg, Shell Global Solutions International B.V.; R. Menezes, Delft University of Technology; J. A. van der Hoeven, Utrecht University; and A. Fadili, Shell Global Solutions International B.V. Summary Low-salinity waterflooding (LSF) is receiving increased interest as a promising method to improve oil-recovery efficiency. Most of the literature agrees that, on the Darcy scale, LSF can be regarded as a wettability-modification process, leading to a morewater-wet state, although no consensus on the microscopic mechanisms has been reached. To establish a link between the pore-scale and the Darcy-scale description, the flow dynamic at an intermediate scale--i.e., networks of multiple pores--should be investigated. One of the main challenges in addressing phenomena on this scale is to design a model system representative of natural rock. The model system should allow for a systematic investigation of influencing parameters with pore-scale resolution while simultaneously being large enough to capture larger-lengthscale effects such as saturation changes and the mobilization and connection of oil ganglia. In this paper, we use micromodels functionalized with active clay minerals as a model system to study the low-salinity effect (LSE) on the pore scale. A new method was devised to deposit clays in the micromodel. Clay suspensions were made by mixing natural clays (montmorillonite) with isopropyl alcohol (IPA) and were injected into optically transparent 2D glass micromodels. After drying the models, the clay particles were deposited and stick naturally to the glass surfaces. The micromodel was then used to investigate the dependence of the LSE on the type of oil (crude oil vs. n-decane), the presence of clay particles, and aging. Our results show that the system is responsive to low-salinity brine as the effective contact angle of crude oil shifts toward a more-water-wetting state when brine salinity is reduced.
Laboratory studies have shown that wettability of carbonate rock can be altered to a less-oil-wetting state by manipulation of brine composition and reduction of salinity. Our recent study (Mahani et al. 2015b) suggests that surface-charge alteration is likely to be the driving mechanism of the low-salinity effect in carbonates. Various studies have already established the sensitivity of carbonate-surface charge to brine salinity, pH value, and potential-determining ions in brines. However, in the majority of the studies, single-salt brines or model-carbonate rocks have been used and it is fairly unclear how natural rock reacts to reservoir-relevant brine as well as successive brine dilution; whether different types of carbonate-reservoir rocks exhibit different electrokinetic properties; and how the surface-charge behavior obtained at different brine salinities and pH values can be explained.
This paper presents a comparative study aimed at gaining more insight into the electrokinetics of different types of carbonate rock. This is achieved by ζ-potential measurements on Iceland spar calcite and three reservoir-related rocks—Middle Eastern limestone, Stevns Klint chalk, and Silurian dolomite outcrop—over a wide range of salinity, brine composition, and pH values. With a view to arriving at a more-tractable approach, a surface-complexation model (SCM) implemented in PHREEQC software (Parkhurst and Appelo 2013) is developed to relate our understanding of the surface reactions to measured ζ-potentials.
It was found that regardless of the rock type, the trends of ζ-potentials with salinity and pH are quite similar. For all cases, the surface charge was found to be positive in high-salinity formation water (FW), which should favor oil-wetting. The ζ-potential successively decreased toward negative values when the brine salinity was lowered to seawater (SW) level and diluted SW. At all salinities, the ζ-potential showed a strong dependence on pH, with positive slope that remained so even with excessive dilution. The sensitivity of the ζ-potential to pH change was often higher at lower salinities.
The existing SCMs cannot predict the observed increase of ζ-potential with pH; therefore, a new model is proposed to capture this feature. According to modeling results, formation of surface species, particularly >CaSO–4 and to a lower extent >CO3Ca+ and >CO3Mg+, strongly influence the total surface charge. Increasing the pH turns the negatively charged moiety >CaSO–4 into both negatively charged >CaCO–3 and neutral >CaOH entities. (Note that throughout this paper, the symbol > indicates surface complexes.) This substitution reduces the negative charge of the surface. The surface concentration of >CO3Ca+ and >CO3Mg+ moieties changes little with change of pH.
Nevertheless, besides similarities in ζ-potential trends, there exist notable differences in terms of magnitude and the isoelectric point (IEP), even between carbonates that are mainly composed of calcite. Among all the samples, chalk particles exhibited the most negative surface charges, followed by limestone. In contrast to this, dolomite particles showed the most positive ζ-potential, followed by calcite crystal. Overall, chalk particles exhibited the highest surface reactivity to pH and salinity change, whereas dolomite particles showed the lowest.
Laboratory studies have shown that wettability of carbonate rock can be altered to a less oil-wetting state by manipulation of brine composition and reduction of salinity. Our recent study (see Mahani et al. 2015b) suggests that a surface-charge change is likely to be the driving mechanism of the low salinity effect in carbonates. Various studies have already established the sensitivity of carbonate surface charge to brine salinity, pH and potential-determining ions in brines. However, it has been less investigated i) whether different types of carbonate reservoir rocks exhibit different electrokinetic properties, ii) how the rocks react to reservoir-relevant brine as well as successive brine dilution and iii) how the surface charge behavior at different salinities and pH can be explained.
This paper presents a comparative study aimed at gaining more insights into the electrokinetics of different types of carbonate rock. This is achieved by zeta-potential measurements on Iceland spar calcite and three reservoir-related rocks – middle-eastern limestone, Stevns Klint chalk and Silurian dolomite outcrop – over a wide range of salinity, brine composition and pH. With a view to arriving at a more tractable approach, a surface complexation model implemented in PHREEQC is developed to relate our understanding of the surface reactions to measured zeta-potentials.
The trends in the relationships between zeta-potentials on one hand and salinity and pH on the other were quite similar for different types of rock. For all cases, the surface-charge was found to be positive in high-salinity formation water, which should increase oil-wetting. The zeta-potential successively decreased towards negative values when the brine salinity was lowered to seawater level and diluted seawater. At all salinities, the zeta-potential showed a strong dependence on pH, with positive slope with pH which remained so even with excessive dilution. The sensitivity of the zeta-potential to pH-change was often higher at lower salinities.
The increase of zeta-potential with pH is consistent with the results of the surface complexation model, which indicate that formation of surface species, particularly >CaSO4- and to a lower extent >CO3Ca+ and >CO3Mg+, strongly influence the total surface charge. Increasing the pH turns the negatively charged moiety >CaSO4- into both negatively charged >CaCO3- and neutral >CaOHº entities. This substitution reduces the negative charge of the surface. The surface concentration of >CO3Ca+ and >CO3Mg+ moieties changes little with change of pH.
Besides these similarities, there exist notable differences even between carbonates that are mainly composed of calcite. Amongst all the samples, chalk particles exhibited the most negative surface charges, followed by limestone. In contrast to this, dolomite particles showed the most positive zeta-potential, followed by calcite crystal. Overall, chalk particles exhibited the highest surface reactivity to pH and salinity change, while dolomite particles showed the lowest.
Several studies conducted mainly on the laboratory scale indicate that in carbonate rocks oil displacement can be influenced by the ionic composition of the brine, providing an opportunity to improve recovery by optimizing the brine mixture used in secondary or tertiary recovery. In industry this topic has been termed "low salinity flooding (LSF) in carbonates" while the underlying mechanisms are not very well understood. The increased oil recovery has been attributed to wettability alteration to a more water-wet state. However, in some studies a positive low salinity effect (LSE) has been ascribed to dissolution of rock, which occurs on the laboratory scale but due to equilibration of brine with carbonate minerals on larger length scales this is not relevant for the reservoir scale. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to gain a better understanding of the underlying mechanism(s) and investigate whether calcite dissolution is the primary mechanism of the LSE.
We used a model system where the contact angle of crude oil deposited on planar surfaces coated with crushed carbonate rock particles was monitored as a function of brine composition. The approach is similar to the one published in Mahani et al. (2014) for sandstone rock, but instead of clay minerals we used carbonate materials from natural limestone and Silurian dolomite rocks. Furthermore, the effective surface charge at the oil-water and water-rock interfaces was quantified via zeta-potential measurements at several salinity and pH levels in order to establish a link between changes in the intermolecular interactions at the solid-liquid interface and the contact angle at the brine-oil-rock contact line, which is an indicator for wettability change. The impact of mineral dissolution was addressed by comparing the response to brines that were fully equilibrated (and hence dissolution suppressed) and the response to those completely under-saturated with calcium carbonate (leading to dissolution). The investigation was accompanied by geochemical modeling using PHREEQC.
It was observed that by switching from formation water (FW) to seawater (SW), diluted seawater (dSW) and diluted seawater equilibrated with calcite (dSWEQ), the limestone surface became less oil-wet reflected in contact angle decrease. The recession of the 3-phase contact line observed for both SW and dSWEQ, which are not impacted by dissolution, suggests that the LSE occurs even in the absence of mineral dissolution. The trends observed for the zeta-potential data on brine composition clearly support the surface-charge-change mechanism for limestone, where at lower salinities the charges at the limestone-brine interface become more negative, causing lower adhesion or even repulsion between oil and rock.
Dolomite rock shows a different behavior. First, there is a much smaller response in terms of contact angle change. Also, the zeta-potential of dolomite shows generally more positive charges at higher salinities and less decrease at lower salinities, where in comparison to limestone the electrostatic interaction remains attractive or becomes only weakly repulsive.
In summary we conclude that a positive LSE in carbonate rock exists without any dissolution and it is driven by the brine composition dependency of electrostatic interactions between crude oil and rock. However, the magnitude of the LSE is impacted by the mineralogy of carbonate material.
Low-salinity waterflooding (LSF) is one of the least-understood enhanced-oil-recovery (EOR)/improved-oil-recovery (IOR) methods, and proper understanding of the mechanism(s) leading to oil recovery in this process is needed. However, the intrinsic complexity of the process makes fundamental understanding of the underlying mechanism(s) and the interpretation of laboratory experiments difficult. Therefore, we use a model system for sandstone rock of reduced complexity that consists of clay minerals (Na-montmorillonite) deposited on a glass substrate and covered with crude-oil droplets and in which different effects can be separated to increase our fundamental understanding. We focus particularly on the kinetics of oil detachment when exposed to low-salinity (LS) brine. The system is equilibrated first under high-salinity (HS) brine and then exposed to brines of varying (lower) salinity while the shape of the oil droplets is continuously monitored at high resolution, allowing for a detailed analysis of the contact angle and the contact area as a function of time. It is observed that the contact angle and contact area of oil with the substrate reach a stable equilibrium at HS brine and show a clear response to the LS brine toward less-oil-wetting conditions and ultimately detachment from the clay substrate. This behavior is characterized by the motion of the three-phase (oil/water/solid) contact line that is initially pinned by clay particles at HS conditions, and pinning decreases upon exposure to LS brine. This leads to a decrease in contact area and contact angle that indicates wettability alteration toward a more-water-wet state. When the contact angle reaches a critical value at approximately 40 to 50°, oil starts to detach from the clay. During detachment, most of the oil is released, but in some cases a small amount of oil residue is left behind on the clay substrate. Our results for different salinity levels indicate that the kinetics of this wettability change correlates with a simple buoyancy- over adhesion-force balance and has a time constant of hours to days (i.e., it takes longer than commonly assumed). The unexpectedly long time constant, longer than expected by diffusion alone, is compatible with an electrokinetic ion-transport model (Nernst-Planck equation) in the thin water film between oil and clay. Alternatively, one could explain the observations only by more-specific [non-Derjaguin–Landau–Verwey–Overbeek (DLVO) type] interactions between oil and clay such as cation-bridging, direct chemical bonds, or acid/base effects that tend to pin the contact line. The findings provide new insights into the (sub) pore-scale mechanism of LSF, and one can use them as the basis for upscaling to, for example, pore-network scale and higher scales (e.g., core scale) to assess the impact of the slow kinetics on the time scale of an LSF response on macroscopic scales.
Fast and reliable EOR process selection is a critical step in any EOR project. The digital rock (DR) approach jointly developed by Shell and SLB is aimed to be the smallest scale yet advanced EOR Pilot technology. In this document, we describe the application of DR technology for screening of different EOR mechanisms at pore-scale focused to enhance recovery from a particular reservoir formation. For EOR applications DR brings unique capabilities as it can fully describe different multiphase flow properties at different regimes.
The vital part of the proposed approach is the high-efficient pore-scale simulation technology called Direct Hydrodynamics (DHD) Simulator. DHD is based on a density functional approach applied for hydrodynamics of complex systems. Currently, DHD is benchmarked against multiple analytical solutions and experimental tests and optimized for high performance (HPC) computing. It can handle many physical phenomena: multiphase compositional flows with phase transitions, different types of fluid-rock and fluid-fluid interactions with different types of fluid rheology. As an input data DHD uses 3D pore texture and composition of rocks with distributed micro-scale wetting properties and pore fluid model (PVT, rheology, diffusion coefficients, and adsorption model). In a particular case, the pore geometry comes from 3D X-ray microtomographic images of a rock sample. The fluid model is created from lab data on fluid characterization. The output contains the distribution of components, velocity and pressure fields at different stages of displacement process. Several case studies are demonstrated in this work and include comparative analysis of effectiveness of applications of different chemical EOR agents performed on digitized core samples.


Welcome to our Stamping Techniques Blog Hop!
For this blog hop we are featuring a variety of stamping techniques using our amazing CTMH products. If you have come here from Michele Rowley's blog you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around. If you get lost along the way, you'll find the complete list of participating consultants on Melinda's Blog: http://ifyoublingit.blogspot.com/p/stamp-of-month-blog-hop-list.html.
This month we have 18 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using various stamping techniques along with a variety of our great CTMH products. To enjoy this hop is quite simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go!
For my stamping technique, I've chosen both "Random Stamping" and "Second Generation Stamping" techniques. I first took the sentiments from "Christ is Born" C1628 and using cocoa ink, randomly stamped them on a 4" by 5.25" rectangle of colonial white paper. When random stamping, try to create triangles. The sentiments were stamped 2-3 times without reinking, creating the second and third generation stamped images. The focal sentiment was stamped on a Cricut cut tag using the new Artistry cartridge (pg. 26) cut at 2.25" and the cranberry layer was cut at 2.5". Three red enamel gems were placed on each side of the sentiment. The inside of the card has the second part of the Luke 2:14 verse.
Now "Hop" on over to Lela' s Blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun projects! Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get some of the products you've seen on this hop!
Great job, Darlys! So simple, yet so elegant and beautiful!
Very nice. I like the random stamping withe the second and third generations.
I love the stamp you used. I do not think to use stamps with words with either technique. Your card is wonderful.


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Hubs is out of town for a week and a half.
Not only do I miss him, but Dude and Spud take the opportunity to complain about absolutely everything I make for dinner.
So Dude had his unsatisfactory pepperoni pizza (and eventually picked off all the cheese and ate the crust), and Spud chose cheese with no sauce (he ate his, at least), and I got to have a completely amazing artisan pizza!
Fresh mozzarella, caramelized onions, garlic sautéed spinach and BACON! YUM!
Delicious meals like this make the time go a lot faster!
Preheat the oven to 500 degrees (preferably with a pizza stone).
Heat the oil in a skillet. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds, then add the spinach and remove from the heat. Set aside while the spinach wilts.
Roll the dough (homemade or store bought) into individual or large rounds.
Add a small amount of sauce to the pizza. Top with mozzarella, sautéed spinach, caramelized onions, and bacon.
Slide the pizza onto the pizza stone and bake for 5 minutes or until the crust is browned and the cheese is melted.
I'm stopping by from Inspiration Monday Party to let you know that this pizza looks great! I'm getting hungry just looking at it.
Totally love artisan pizzas. This looks fabulous. You can't go wrong with a spin on pizza night.
This looks absolutely delicious! And, I have a spud and dude at my house too. If one likes dinner, the other doesn't.


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Patagonia is a remote region, roughly 1500km south of the nearest capital cities, Santiago and Buenos Aires, one of which will be your point of arrival if travelling internationally. There are over a dozen smaller airports throughout Patagonia, but flights to and from them don't cross the border.
Flights to Patagonia
To get to Patagonia from outside of Chile and Argentina, you need to fly into either Santiago or Buenos Aires and then take a connecting flight down to Patagonia.
If you want to travel to Chilean Patagonia, fly into Santiago International Airport (SCL) (officially called Comodoro Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport) in Santiago, Chile. Need inspiration of what to do in Santiago?
To travel to Argentine Patagonia, you need to fly into Ezeiza International Airport (EZE) (officially called Ministro Pistarini International Airport) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Want to know what to do in the Paris of South America?
How do I get to Patagonia?
Airports in Patagonia
While international flights arrive into EZE, many flights on to Patagonia leave from Aeroparque – Jorge Newbery (AEP), the domestic city airport. When arranging your travel it is therefore important to factor a few hours' connection time.
From Buenos Aires you can fly to: Ushuaia (3 hr 30 min), El Calafate (3 hr 15 min), Bariloche (2 hr 30 min), Tierra del Fuego (Rio Grande) (3 hr 30 min), Puerto Madryn (2 hrs), Puerto Pirámides (2 hrs), and Rio Gallegos (a 3 hour 30 min drive to Puerto Natales) (3 hr 15 min).
Domestic routes include: El Calafate to Bariloche (1 hr 45 min) and El Calafate to Ushuaia (1 hr 20 min).
If you're exploring Chilean Torres del Paine, you'll find that flights to Puerto Natales are either non-existent for your travel dates, or few limited/expensive. Punta Arenas Airport (PUQ) operates as the most popular for getting to the park at this time, from here it is a 3 hour bus journey to Puerto natales and then an additional 2 hours into the park.
From Santiago flights include: Punta Arenas (3 hr 20 min), Puerto Montt (2 hrs), and Balmaceda (2 hr 20 min).
Domestic routes include: Punta Arenas to Puerto Williams (1 hr 15 min) and Puerto Montt to Punta Arenas (2 hrs).
The interactive map below shows the locations of the key airports which are useful for accessing the varied regions of Patagonia. Open it in a new tab to help you plan your journey.
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It is important to make sure that you fly into the same country that your destination is in. For example, it would be difficult to get from Buenos Aires to an airport in Chilean Patagonia.
How do I fly to Patagonia from...
The UK?
Flights to Argentina from the UK
British Airways now operate a direct flight from London Heathrow (LHR) to Ezeiza airport (EZE) in Buenos Aires, which takes 13-14 hours. Indirect flights, via Madrid, the USA or Brazil will probably work out cheaper, but do add a few hours to your journey and add some risk around connections.
Flights to Chile from the UK
You can now fly directly from London Heathrow (LHR) to Santiago (SCL) as well as flying via Madrid, which makes for a relatively smooth and quick journey.
The USA?
Flights to Argentina from the US
USA to Buenos Aires - There are flights from several of the larger airports in the USA, either direct or with a stop. Below we've listed flights from some major cities, but we're more than happy to help you find and book a flight from anywhere else in the United States - just get in touch.
New York, NY - American Airlines fly direct from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) once a day, with flight times of approximately 10 hours 35 minutes.
Miami, FL - There are several daily direct flights from Miami International Airport (MIA) which take around 9 hours. American Airlines fly 2 to 3 times per day, and LAN Airlines once a day.
Dallas, TX - American Airlines have one direct flight each day from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), with a flight time of about 10 hours 20 minutes.
Atlanta, GA - Delta Airlines operate a direct daily flight from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), which has a flight time of around 9 hours 35 minutes.
Flights to Chile from the US
USA to Santiago - There are flights from a number of major airports in the USA to Santiago, either direct or with a stop. Details of flights from some cities are listed below, but we're happy to help you find and book flights from anywhere in the United States - just get in touch.
New York, NY - LAN Airlines fly direct to Santiago avery day from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) , with a flight time of approximately 10 hours 55 minutes. In addition, there are around 3 flights a week which stop once at Jorge Chavez International Airport (LIM) in Peru. These flights are operated by LAN Colombia and have a total journey time of just over 13 hours.
Los Angeles, CA - There is a daily flight from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), operated by LAN Airlines. These flights have one stop at Jorge Chavez International Airport (LIM) in Peru, and the journey takes around 13 and a half hours in total.
Miami, FL - There is a daily direct flight from Miami International Airport (MIA), operated by American Airlines, with LAN Airlines also flying direct up to twice a day. The flight times are approximately 8 hours 30 minutes.
Dallas, TX - American Airlines fly direct once a day from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). The flight takes around 9 hours 40 minutes.
Atlanta, GA - There is a direct flight operated by Delta Air Lines, which flies daily from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, with a flight time of approximately 10 hours 10 minutes.
Flights to Argentina from Australia
Australia to Buenos Aires - There are no direct flights to Buenos Aires. The most efficient way to make this journey is to fly to Santiago and then take a connecting flight to Buenos Aires. Flights from Santiago (SCL) to Buenos Aires (EZE) are regular and take around 1 hour 55 minutes.
From Sydney, you can take a flight direct from Kingford Smith Airport (SYD) to Santiago. Qantas operates this flight around 4 times a week, with a flight time of approximately 12 hours 40 minutes.
From elsewhere, you'll either need to get to Sydney and then fly Sydney to Santiago to Buenos Aires... or it may be more convenient to fly to Auckland, NZ to Santiago to Buenos Aires - LAN Airlines fly direct from Auckland International Airport (AKL) to Santiago once or twice a day in around 11 hours 45 minutes.
Flights to Chile from Australia
Australia to Santiago - From anywhere in Australia, you should be able to fly to Santiago with at most one stop.
From Sydney, there are direct flights 4 times a week from Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD), which is operated by Qantas and takes approximately 12 hours 40 minutes.
From elsewhere, one option is to get to Sydney and then fly direct from Sydney, as above... or, if it is possible for you to fly to Auckland, NZ, you can fly Auckland to Santiago - LAN Airlines have direct flights once to twice daily from Auckland International Airport (AKL), with a flight time of about 11 hours 45 minutes.
Flights to Argentina from Canada
Canada to Buenos Aires - It's possible to fly direct from Toronto to Buenos Aires, but not from elsewhere. From some areas of Canada, it will be most efficient to travel to Toronto and fly direct from there, while from others you could fly with a stop in the USA.
From Toronto - Air Canada operates a direct flight 5 times a week from Pearson International Airport (YYZ), with a flight time of around 13 hours 50 minutes.
Canada to USA to Buenos Aires - for this option, take a look at how to get to Patagonia from the USA. If it's not clear how to get down to Buenos Aires from your part of Canada, do get in touch and we'll be happy to find and book flights for you.
Flights to Chile from Canada
Canada to Santiago - There are direct flights from Toronto, but from elsewhere in Canada, you'll either need to first travel to Toronto or take a flight which stops in the USA.
From Toronto - There are 5 flights a week direct from Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Santiago. The flights are operated by Air Canada and take approximately 10 hours 40 minutes.
Canada to USA to Santiago - for this option, take a look at how to get to Patagonia from the USA. If you're unsure how best to get down to Santiago from your part of Canada, don't hesitate to get in touch so we can help you find and book flights.
Flights to Argentina from New Zealand
New Zealand to Buenos Aires - There are no direct flights to Buenos Aires. The most efficient way to make this journey is to fly to Santiago and then take a connecting flight to Buenos Aires. Flights from Santiago (SCL) to Buenos Aires (EZE) are regular and take around 1 hour 55 minutes.
From Auckland - LAN Airlines fly direct from Auckland International Airport (AKL) to Santiago once or twice a day in around 11 hours 45 minutes. Then you'll need to take a connecting flight to Buenos Aires.
From elsewhere - First travel to Auckland, then you can fly Auckland to Santiago to Buenos Aires, as above.
Flights to Chile from New Zealand
New Zealand to Santiago - You can fly direct to Santiago from Auckland. From anywhere else in New Zealand you'll need to first travel to Auckland.
From Auckland - LAN Airlines have direct flights once to twice daily from Auckland International Airport (AKL), with a flight time of about 11 hours 45 minutes.
UK passport holders do not require a Visa.
However, some nationalities may be required to pay a reciprocity fee.
Getting around Patagonia
By bus – Generally speaking, buses in Patagonia are safe and comfortable. Overnight services offer cater for dinner, breakfast and drinks. There are four different styles of seats available, ranging from a clásico which is like a traditional airline seat, to a premium/deluxe with a 170° recline, blanket and pillow, and hostess service.
By boat – Naviera Austral offer ferry services from Puerto Montt on various routes through the fjords. They operate two basic boats, which are slow but offer wonderful views. Navimag operates a ferry service between Puerto Montt and Puerto Natales. The journey of 4 days 3 nights is mostly calm, but there is one stretch of crossing that can be choppy.
By plane – The distances in Chile are vast which makes flying a time-efficient option. The two main operators for internal flights are Sky Airline and LATAM Airlines (also known as LAN). Always give yourself much more time than you think you need for transfers and connections. From Santiago you can fly to Punta Arenas year round. Alternatively, in the summer months you can fly direct to Puerto Natales.
By private transfer – Private transfers save a lot of time and take you to exactly where you want to be, but they can be very expensive. For some travellers avoiding the hassle is more than worth the cost.
Argentinean Patagonia
By bus – Numerous buses rumble along the paved and unpaved roads of Argentine Patagonia connecting all the cities. For specific information have a look at Omnilineas site. Patagonia is vast so bus travel requires patience, however, the scenic vistas very much reward this. As with Chile, there are four different seat options and catered overnight services.
By plane – Within Argentine Patagonia there are several airports you can use, including: (from north to south) San Carlos de Bariloche (BRC), Esquel (EQS), El Calafate (FTE), Ushuaia (USH). There are two airlines we'd recommend to travel between these airports: Aerolineas Argentinas and LATAM. Beware the low luggage allowance on domestic flights with these airlines.
By private transfer – As above, this comes at an extra cost but may be worthwhile for the additional time in a place.
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It has been a lively spell of weather over the last couple of days. Blowing a gale from the north and the Hill is closed. I would hazard a guess that there will be some pretty serious drifting on the top today. We have a snowblower back in town except it is not quite as it seems. It is fits onto the front of a tractor but does not fit into the snowblower shed so part of it has to live in Lochcarron. Ever the optimist that is better than no snowblower at all. In between the snow showers I went up to the Hydro to clean the screen and all seemed well. Was up to check as we had an unexplained stoppage, restarted fine, and then a power cut. The restart from some reason did not go above 35 kWhs so I stopped it again but could not restart. Ewen then moved in and shut down the power and it has been fine since but we are missing the last 10 kWhs as it is running at 80. Been ramping up the hours, paperwork is through for the tax relief and first payment from SSE has turned up so we seem to be on our way. At times during the snagging you get a little nervous especially as it is a community investment but at 420,000 kWhs we are on course. Views from up there were spectacular when watching the weather coming across the Sound.
A couple of shifts at the Inn pass pleasantly by as we have about 20 people in and no pressure but to chat to people. The Boss was chatting to one customer and he was going to work abroad, had a Scottish girlfriend and wanted to propose, but it was not going well. She had not been feeling too great the night before and on the way to the Inn had almost gone off the road so she had a bit of a fright and went to bed early. The Boss ended up giving him advice for about an hour trying to think of romantic spots further up the west coast where he could get down on one knee. Looking out the window it may have to be inside as the snow passing by is horizontal. The regulars, up to give Dave a hand controlling the hinds, are fine banter although one gets the impression that there are topics you have to stay clear off. One mentioned he has named his latest dog Brex.
and Eilidh there was still time in the day for a wander along the shore and watch the waves roll in over the Pier.
Dougal in particular loves the wind in his hair.
Have to say Tuesday was the result of falling off the wagon, and so soon after The New Year celebration. Twice in two weeks is at one too many and that should do for quite a while. The excuse was the arrival of a couple from Deep South, Essex. They rocked up at the end of 2015 and Applecross, as ever made a pretty fair impression, so much so they were back after a stay in Plockton and a trip over to Lewis. The "session" was joined by a couple from Brighton and good craic was had. A great night where views, opinions, knowledge and laughter flowed. I noticed that there were up to three conversations going all night, mostly at the same time. Just as well as there were six of us and no one was talking to themselves. An evening to dip briefly into other people's lives, what Applecross does best. The remaining four posed for a wee photo shoot and the most disturbing thing about the shot is the clock in the corner.
Boy did I suffer for the night, the suffering only eased by one of the Inn's momentous venison burgers that, and seeing the state of the other participants. The things one has to do to get through the dark month.
and it needed the clean. This was todays screen.
View is not bad though.
making today the first day in nine when I have not been at the Inn, fishing or both. Not a lot to report at sea but very patchy fishing, most poor catches with the occasional good day thrown in. Shallow water throws up some colour and large berried females. Good for the future.
Bit late in the year to be so busy but still time to watch the arrival of huge flocks of field fares on the last morning of good weather.
They came in from the north west and headed to Toscaig before working their way north decimating the rowan berries.
so plenty of feeding. Morning and afternoon photos of the same tree.
Quite timid and very noisy.
The highlight of the ten days was meeting up with Grandpa Stones from the Black Isle, the driver who delivered this weeks fuel. Some one who professed his love of oral history and dislike of computers. He asked after Uisdean as he had delivered fuel to the original Filling Station at Camusterrach and then told me stories of his time at The West Highland School of Adventure and a certain Flight Lieutenant. Of a night they did not sleep to order but did, after all being made to get up in the middle of the night, outside in the snow followed by cold showers….they were the days. He regaled me with some tales of Shetland, having an empathy with his wife's uncles. These men headed off to sea as did their compadres from the western isles. Story of one crossing the Bay of Biscay, he told him that the weather was foul, he was up in the crow's nest and the weather was so bad that when he came down the ship wasn't there.
The next one took place in a mixed race bar in South Africa, where an uncle along with a native American, delicately described as a Red Indian, were having a pint or five. Sometime after one or two drinks were had a man of "darker skin" came over and inquired as to their place of origin. Shetland came the first reply followed by an explanation where that was and then the native American explained where he was from. A pause and the black guy turned to him and said there were pretty few of his folk around, to which the Indian replied " If the cowboys had come to Africa there would be few enough of you Black guys".
Finally I got the story of the malfunctioning baler in Shetland which he eventually got going. This was accompanied with the remark that it must have been pretty sic if the owner had to go as far sooth as Rossshire to get it sorted. The conversation finished with evocative memories of guddling for trout in the burn by his home growing up in Cromarty. And this was where his ashes were going. His descriptions were magical and from being a little grumpy in going up to the Filling Station, I ended up having spent a wonderful hour in his company.


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Seattle philanthropist killed in avalanche on Washington mountain
Doug Walker is pictured mountain climbing. (King County Sheriff's Office)
The body of a locally well-known Seattle entrepreneur was found Friday after the man was reported missing when he didn't return to a trailhead near a mountain outside the city.
Search and rescue officials found Doug Walker, 64, around 10:30 a.m. King County Sheriff's Office said in a statement friends called authorities Thursday evening after Walker didn't return to the trailhead near Granite Mountain, 45 miles east of Seattle.
About 60 search and rescue members searched for Walker through the night. A snow debris field indicated that he was caught in an avalanche, the sheriff's office said.
The Seattle Times reported Walker was an REI board member, a founder of the Seattle Parks Foundation and also served on the Wilderness Society's governing council. The also helped out with summer outdoor programs for city kids.
Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, Gov. Jay Inslee and Sen. Patty Murray issued statements of remembrance.
"Seattle has lost one of its most passionate and inspirational civic leaders in business, philanthropy and conservation," Murray said in a statement. "Doug's seemingly endless amount of energy and dedication to our region was infectious and inspired everyone around him to engage and help make a difference."
Jewell said Walker "was a champion of access to the outdoors for all people." The two had been friends since they began serving on REI's board in 1996. Walker met with White House senior staff just two weeks ago to discuss private philanthropic support for government programs to boost access for kids to the outdoors, she said.
Walker was described by officials as an experienced outdoorsman. He took many people into the mountains for the first time, and was with Jewell the first time she climbed Mount Rainier with her son, she told the Times.
Walker was one of the partners who founded software company Walker, Richer & Quinn in 1981. He was also a co-founder of Social Venture Partners.


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If Rick is going to be a PI on Castle, will he investigate what happened to him during his disappearance? — Melissa
I had the same thought, but executive producer David Amann says that when the show revisits that story line in an upcoming two-parter, "it isn't necessarily a function of him being a private eye." So what does cause Castle to think about his missing time? "The case he's involved with that has some emotional intensity ... brushes up against his experiences that occurred while he was missing," Amann says of a murder investigation involving Annie Wersching's 3XK disciple Dr. Kelly Nieman.
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The Romancing in Scotland series is set in modern Scotland. As the title suggest they are romances, not as dark as the Persecuting series. They still contain some psychological theme. 18+
Falling for a Duke
A Cinderella story to melt anyone's heart.
Living with the demands of her mother and brother, Bella hasn't known genuine love since the death of her father.
Against his sister's advice and constant meddling, The Duke of Starthberg is willing to risk his title to find true love, a thing his sister insists doesn't exist.
A visit from a charming masked woman during Gretna's annual gala, which includes a masked ball courtesy of his sister, may have proven the Duke right. But as the clock strikes midnight, the lass in question disappears. Only her mask is left behind.
In his quest, to find the beauty behind the mask, he meets and falls in love with Bella, the owner of another Husky stud.
Unknown to him that the two women may be one lass, the duke must choose the one he loves the most.
Yet, Bella's mother has her own set of wicked plans. Can Bella break free to claim her man, or will her mother destroy all of her happiness?
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Falling for Katie
What would you do if you had amnesia? Add in the fact you were saved by a man who says you are married? That's Katie's predicament.
Saved by Angus after a car accident she has no idea of what's real. Add in the fact that she's snowed in, Katie has no chance at escape.
With no leads from the police, her parents hire a private investigator. But Finlay has his own ghosts and Gretna was a place he'd wished burned to the ground.
After opening her father's email, Finlay becomes enchanted by Katie's photo. As it becomes a race against time to save the lass, Finlay has to return her home to her family and boyfriend.
Can he just walk away?
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Molecular Architecture of the Voltage-Dependent Na Channel: Functional Evidence for α Helices in the Pore
Toshio Yamagishi, Ronald A. Li, Kate Hsu, Eduardo Marbán, Gordon F. Tomaselli
Journal: Journal of General Physiology
J Gen Physiol (2001) 118 (2): 171–182.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1085/jgp.118.2.171
The permeation pathway of the Na channel is formed by asymmetric loops (P segments) contributed by each of the four domains of the protein. In contrast to the analogous region of K channels, previously we (Yamagishi, T., M. Janecki, E. Marban, and G. Tomaselli. 1997. Biophys. J. 73:195–204) have shown that the P segments do not span the selectivity region, that is, they are accessible only from the extracellular surface. The portion of the P-segment NH2-terminal to the selectivity region is referred to as SS1. To explore further the topology and functional role of the SS1 region, 40 amino acids NH2-terminal to the selectivity ring (10 in each of the P segments) of the rat skeletal muscle Na channel were substituted by cysteine and expressed in tsA-201 cells. Selected mutants in each domain could be blocked with high affinity by externally applied Cd2+ and were resistant to tetrodotoxin as compared with the wild-type channel. None of the externally applied sulfhydryl-specific methanethiosulfonate reagents modified the current through any of the mutant channels. Both R395C and R750C altered ionic selectivity, producing significant increases in K+ and NH4+ currents. The pattern of side chain accessibility is consistent with a pore helix like that observed in the crystal structure of the bacterial K channel, KcsA. Structure prediction of the Na channel using the program PHDhtm suggests an α helix in the SS1 region of each domain channel. We conclude that each of the P segments undergoes a hairpin turn in the permeation pathway, such that amino acids on both sides of the putative selectivity filter line the outer mouth of the pore. Evolutionary conservation of the pore helix motif from bacterial K channels to mammalian Na channels identifies this structure as a critical feature in the architecture of ion selective pores.
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Pocket Full of Keys offered Bradley the opportunity to produce and arrange all 12 tracks on the CD, the first time she has done this in her entire career. The singer says as she progressed with the project, it took on a theme that reflects her days of growing up in rural Eastern Kentucky — days of no running water, a scarcity of electricity and no musical instruments in the Primitive Baptist church where her father preached. Nevertheless, Bradley grew up singing in the church and learning everything she could about her new found love of music. Once she had a guitar, acquired at the age of 14, nothing could hold her back.
The songs that Bradley recorded for the new album that solidify the rural Kentucky theme were Dolly Parton's "Stranger" and two of her own, "Soldiers, Lovers and Dreamers" and the title cut. The tunes reflect the coal mining towns and hollers that are so familiar to Bradley to this day. The singer/songwriter adds to those with "Hard Lesson Road," a duet with Jim Lauderdale, and "Rachel Pack Your Sunday Clothes." The other seven tunes on the CD are just as poignant and true-to-life, staying close to the rural life theme. Bradley won't say she lived every word of the songs, but she sings them with enough emotion to make the listener think she did.
An award-winning singer, Bradley has been named the International Bluegrass Music Association's (IBMA) Female Vocalist of the Year five times, and the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music (SPGMA) has awarded her its Traditional Female Vocalist of the Year twice.
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This historic town is a peaceful getaway for those wanting to relax and get in touch with nature. Paro is home to many sacred sites including that of the unofficial symbol of Bhutan: Taktsang Monastery located right on the edge of a 1,200 meter cliff. The Monastery was first established as a place of meditation in 747 CE by Guru Taktsang, and now restored as an impressive site of glory. The trek is strenuous and long, it can take up to 3 hours completely uphill, though all worth it in the end. If that doesn't sound achievable, there is a horse ride for a small price of USD $10 for a one-way trip up the mountain.
This wonder was formed in 1976 as a power plant when employees began to notice the amazing effects on their skin from bathing in the lagoon, it was then in 1987 the facility was opened to the public as a bath and sold skin care products for psoriasis patients. Now Blue Lagoon is one of the most visited spots in Southwestern Iceland, the geothermal spa is situated in a lava field in Grindavík on top of the Mid Atlantic Ridge, meaning technically you are also swimming over two continents. The mineral-rich waters of the lagoon have an average temperature of fourty degrees Celsius and are still rumoured to have remedial powers.
This town is located in the Interlaken-Oberhalsi administrative district in the Swiss canton of Bern, the mountain getaway is a well-known beauty full of adventure. The popular resort destination is the perfect winter sport holiday, you will find yourself constantly entertained with the many activities including skydiving, and toboggan rides, sledding, and of course snowboarding or skiing down the amazing snow covered mountains. There is also things to do when you are in need of some down time, a leisurely hike or boutique shopping will keep you occupied until you are refreshed and ready to head back out to explore and get the adrenalin pumping.


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Mauricio Macri appointed Executive Chairman of FIFA Foundation
The FIFA Foundation Board has appointed former Argentinian President Mauricio Macri as its Executive Chairman.
Macri has an extensive track record as a leader at the highest echelon in both politics and football. He served as the President of the Republic of Argentina from 2015 to 2019, having previously spent 12 years as President of Boca Juniors from 1995 to 2007 and overseen the most glittering period in the club's history, which yielded 17 trophies, 11 of them international. He also spearheaded Buenos Aires's successful bid to host the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games in his capacity as the erstwhile head of the city council.
The FIFA Foundation was established in 2018 as an independent organisation – supported by FIFA – whose mission revolves around helping to promote positive social change. It has a FIFA World Cup™ winning Chief Executive Officer in Youri Djorkaeff and its primary focus area is education, as exemplified by the Football for Schools Programme, launched in 2019, to which FIFA has already allocated a budget of USD 100 million. Pursuant to this, FIFA intends to team up with partners hailing from all over the world and from a range of sectors to raise USD 1 billion to invest in educational programmes.
"It is a great pleasure and honour to announce that Mauricio Macri will be taking up this post at the helm of the FIFA Foundation," said FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who is also the President of the FIFA Foundation Board. "Mauricio is the perfect fit to lead this project, which aims to harness football to benefit society. Through his experience as the leader of a major nation, he knows all about the central role that education will play in the future of our societies, and having presided over one of the world's most successful football clubs, he is well aware of the unique power of our sport and the unrivalled passion that it inspires. His experience and vision will undoubtedly enable our foundation to step up its efforts and widen its scope of action in order to foster social improvements all over the world."
"I am extremely honoured and excited to have been appointed as the Executive Chairman of the FIFA Foundation. I am grateful to President Infantino for putting his trust in me and giving me the opportunity to combine my three passions: education, football and working to forge a brighter future for young people," said Macri.
"As I stated during my presidency of the G20, education is a tool that can level the playing field in terms of opportunities, and it can, hand in hand with football, help to build bridges and contribute to global progress."
"Football has the advantage of being able to reach millions of children and to teach them values and tools that stand them in good stead throughout their lives, including in their careers, such as the importance of teamwork, commitment and respect for others. Furthermore, through football, it is possible to address complex issues, such as violence, drug abuse and obesity."
"My appointment is also testament to everything that Argentina has given – and continues to give – to this sport: one-of-a-kind legends, indelible moments in footballing history and a fan base that makes its voice heard the world over," he added.
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Q: restoring owned children forms to the same state when the owner was minimized This sounds so simple that it may already been asked, but I could not find the same question (sorry if it's there).
I have a form ("owner") maximized with various "owned" children (smaller) forms which are either minimized or in "normal" state.
If I minimize the (owner) form and then restore it to its initial window state (maximized),
I can see that all the owned children also get (strangely) automatically to a "normal" window state.
Instead I want to keep them the same way as I left them when I minimized the owner form, because this is just what a user would expect.
How do I correct this behavior. Is there any settings at design time to avoid that ? (Any example/help in either c# or vb.net would be great.)

A: Public Class Form1

Private _previousWindowState As FormWindowState = FormWindowState.Normal

Private Sub Form1_Resize(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Me.Resize

If _previousWindowState <> FormWindowState.Minimized AndAlso Me.WindowState = FormWindowState.Minimized Then
    For Each child As Form In Me.OwnedForms
        child.Tag = child.WindowState
    Next
ElseIf _previousWindowState = FormWindowState.Minimized AndAlso Me.WindowState <> FormWindowState.Minimized Then
    Me.BeginInvoke(New Threading.ThreadStart(AddressOf FixChildren))
End If

_previousWindowState = Me.WindowState
End Sub

Private Sub FixChildren()
For Each child As Form In Me.OwnedForms
    child.WindowState = CType(child.Tag, FormWindowState)
Next
End Sub

End Class

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Mocked Probation Student bags first class after 17 carry-overs
Social media was abuzz Saturday after the story of a student, Hillary Agbo-Odeh, who graduated with flying colours against all the odds, went viral.
According to an online medium, Idoma Voice, 30-year-old Agbo-Odeh completed his Psychology programme in Benue State University with a first-class degree after no less than 17 failed courses as an undergraduate.
The Idoma native reportedly completed his secondary education in 2003 before applying for a pre-degree programme at BSU in 2005 with the hope of studying Medicine and Surgery.
Though Agbo-Odeh was said to have emerged as one of the best in the remedial programme that year, he was offered admission to study Physics instead.
It said, "In frustration, he took the plunge and settled with the Physics (programme) he was offered with little interest in the course. He struggled with the course due to lack of interest. It wasn't surprising at all that he could not cope with studies as frustration and depression set in his academic pursuit.
"Agbo-Odeh was at his lowest ebb in his final year when his 300-level result was published. He was at the bottom of his class crawling with 17 carry-overs; he was placed on probation by the school authority. He became the subject of mockery in the school among his colleagues.
"Hilary came to a decision point: 'Why stay here and be withdrawn?' He told himself the hard truth, it was time to move forward regardless of the storms."
The online medium added that Agbo-Odeh then picked a new form for the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board Exams and applied for Psychology, which he considered to be closely related to Medicine.
"By the second semester of his final year (as a Physics student), the JAMB admission (list) was out and he was admitted to study Psychology. Hence, he withdrew from the Physics Department and started a fresh academic journey in the department of Psychology.
"The young resilient Idoma boy from Ohimini, the worst student in Physics, with 17 carry-overs to his name, would graduate from the Psychology Department of the same university with a cumulative grade point average of 4.57.
"His outstanding performance broke many records in the university, including the pioneer first class in the Psychology Department since the university's inception in 1992. He also became the overall best graduating student of the 14th and 15th combined convocation of BSU held on January 17, 2015. His exploits came with several rewards, he bagged seven academic awards including the Tony and Awele Elumelu Prize for Excellence."
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Danielle Friberg; Understanding the Use of Family-Centered Principles by Early Intervention Occupational Therapists in the Development of Sensory Diets. Am J Occup Ther 2018;72(4_Supplement_1):7211505153p1. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2018.72S1-PO7017.
In this qualitative study, early intervention occupational therapists shared how they were using principles of family-centered practice when educating families of children with autism spectrum disorder about their child's sensory needs and involving families in the development of their child's sensory diet.


Breaking News: Queens, New York. 30 People Being Tended To BY EMT/FDNY After Crash Involving School Bus, Truck Demolishes Front of Queens Food Store.
One person has been reported to be seriously injured; NYFD say they got a call about a "person with trauma" after the accident shortly before noon outside New Giant Farms, a market known for its fresh fruit and flower sections, on Hillside Avenue in Queens Village.
Approx. 30 people being evaluated for injuries after truck crashes into food stand in Queens.
Photos shot by bystanders at the scene show the front of the store completely demolished, as firefighters venture carefully inside the building.
30 Being Evaluated After Crash Involving School Bus.
The front of the school bus also appeared to have sustained heavy damage. The window of the door the driver would open to let people on was completely smashed.
Buildings officials are heading to the scene to assess the structural damage to the building.
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A drunk driver slammed into a school bus in the Bronx early this Monday morning, sending the bus driver to the hospital, officials said.
Luckily, no children were on the bus when an SUV slammed into the vehicle head on at Story and Boynton Aves. in Soundview at about 6:15 a.m.
The bus driver was transported to Jacobi Medical Center with minor injuries, according to NYPD.
The SUV driver, obviously intoxicated, was arrested, police said.
1 injured in School Bus Crash in the Bronx. Man taken in NYPD car in handcuffs.
Three people were injured in a crash involving a school bus and a minivan in Brooklyn.
Two people suffered minor injuries in the crash that occurred at the corner of Flatbush Avenue and Avenue P early Wednesday in Flatlands.
A third person in serious condition was taken to the hospital.
3 Injured in Brooklyn Crash Involving School Bus.


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Ware Shoals is the site of an old water wheel grist mill operated in the early 19th century by William Ware at Rutledge Ford, on the Saluda River.
Nat Dial of Laurens County envisioned the possibility of damming this river to power a cotton plant. Dial started the project, but ran out of funds before the power plant was completed. Benjamin D. Riegel bought the project from Dial and founded both the Ware Shoals Manufacturing Company and the town of Ware Shoals in 1902.
The construction of a power plant was completed in 1904, as a prelude to the construction of a state-of-the-art textile mill in 1906. That power plant originally provided for 4,800 horse power. The mill contained 30,000 spindles. By 1916 a new mill was constructed, containing 70,200 spindles and 1,300 looms.
Between 1904 and 1916, the population of Ware Shoals had grown from 2 men employed to maintain the newly constructed power plant, to 2,000. By the 1960s the mill was employing 5,000 people. The founders of the mill and the original officers of the Ware Shoals Manufacturing Corporation were Benjamin Riegel, president, Benj. D. Riegel, treasurer; James MacEnroe, assistant treasurer; and R. S. Oliver secretary.
MacEnroe was instrumental in the construction of the town's first school, at the cost of $20,000. The mill employed the school's eight teachers and required many of its employees and their children to attend classes.
In 1926 a large school building was constructed to accommodate the Caucasian students. This building is still used today as the Ware Shoals High School and remains one of the oldest school buildings in the use in the state of South Carolina.
In the 1950s, the Emma Maddox School was completed for African American Students. Maddox was a stern disciplinarian and much respected teacher and Principal. The Emma Maddox Building of the current Ware Shoals Elementary School was named in her honor, in recognition of her contributions to the educational, spiritual and civic lives of African Americans in the greater Ware Shoal's area. When public schools were integrated in 1969, Emma Maddox School became the Middle School for all students in the community.
Benjamin Riegel helped organize the town's first church when he brought a Presbyterian preacher, Rev. J. M. Dallas. That first church building was intended as a union church building and the Methodists and Presbyterians used it together, while the Baptists constructed their own facility.
By 1916, the town was as new and modern as any in South Carolina. In addition to the cotton mill and the school, the Ware Shoals Manufacturing Corporation, later known as Riegel Textile Corporation, helped give the town electric lights, water and sewerage and good streets. The mill operated a bank, a railway, an ice factory, a cotton gin and a cotton seed oil mill. A community center was built by the textile company at a cost of $40,000.
"The People's Amusement Hall" is what Benjamin Riegel set out to build, but was so proud of it that he named it the Katherine Hall, in honor of his daughter. Katherine Hall at various times housed or hosted a movie theater, the community library, a Masonic Lodge, a pool hall, a teen canteen as well as showers and dressing rooms for the adjacent public swimming pool.
The mill also operated a department store, or "company store" as was common in mill towns through the South. The store began as a one-room shanty in 1906. By 1920, a newly constructed store was on its way to becoming one of the best and most modern department stores in the state. Here one could find everything from a cradle to a casket. There was a soda fountain where the community members socialized, toy department, pharmacy, candy counter, men's shop, ladies' ready-to-wear section, furniture department, bargain basement, grocery store, and cloth shop. The store's motto was "You can buy in one store anything from a paper and pen to a Ford automobile, from a baby girl's rattle to her wedding dress."
Beginning in the 1940s, "The Big Friendly" began an early shopper loyalty program by conducting a drawing just before Christmas to award an automobile to one lucky patron. "The Big Friendly" remained a central part of life in Ware Shoals until its closing in 1963. It soon became the SEO, or Southern Executive Offices of the Riegel Textile Corporation. With the closing of the mill and the end of Riegel Textile, the town bought the building and located its City Hall in the now-historic building.
Riegel Stadium was built in 1931 using workers from President Franklin D. Roosevelt's nation-wide job programs. The stadium was first used for football games in 1934. Lighting was installed a year later, allowing night games as well. Through the decades, Riegel Stadium has hosted high school teams, textile baseball leagues, and the Negro baseball leagues. In 1954, the stadium hosted an exhibition game between the Cincinnati Red Legs and The Washington Senators.
The town reached a peak in the early 1970s. However, gross mismanagement at the corporate level facilitated the rapid demise in this plant. The mill was then closed in 1985 and Riegel Textile was sold to Mount Vernon Mills. The town reached a peak in the early 1970s. However, mismanagement at the corporate level facilitated the rapid demise in this plant.It was sold off by corporate managers in 1985.
Ours is the story of a town that sprang to life because of a river. Ware Shoals' heritage and future are intertwined with the currents of the Saluda River. The very name of our hamlet of just over 2,000 folks comes from the shoals of large rocks, which create gentle rapids at a spot where Laurens and Greenwood Counties meet, along South Carolina's Heritage Corridor.
In the 1800's, people from the surrounding countryside hitched wagons and pitched tents on the banks of the river, here at the shoals. They would picnic, walk on the rocks, and take in nature's beauty, near where a Mr. Ware had set up a gristmill. Thus the spot grew to be known as Ware's Shoals. Later it was shortened to Ware Shoals.
Ware Shoals is located in the northern tip of Greenwood County on the banks of the Saluda River. Parts of town are also in Laurens County and in Abbeville County.
In the 1800s people would come to this place on the river to sit on the large rocks – or shoals – to picnic, fish, and just generally enjoy nature's beauty. In time, a Mr. Ware built a gristmill at the site so it became known as Ware's Shoals, and was eventually shortened to Ware Shoals.
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Prostate cancer treatment dropped from CDF
Cancer Drugs Fund delisting: what today's decision means for prostate cancer drugs
Abiraterone and enzalutamide remain but radium-223 will no longer be available on the NHS – although those currently on treatment will continue. We look at the details of today's decision, why it's happened and what it means for men with prostate cancer.
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The Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF), which was set up to pay for new and expensive cancer drugs for NHS patients in 2011 and is due to be wound up next year, is no longer affordable for the NHS. This is because more and more cancer drugs have been developed, they cost a lot of money, and a lot of people want to get hold of them.
NHS England has, as a result, had to become stricter about what it will and will not pay for through the CDF. This led to a new process of 'delisting' drugs from the CDF. The first round of delisting saw prostate cancer drug cabazitaxel removed from the CDF in January, but thankfully it has since been placed back on the list and is again available to the men who need it via the CDF.
Today NHS England has announced the outcome of a second round of delisting. This time, NHS England considered three prostate cancer drugs: abiraterone (Zytiga®), enzalutamide (Xtandi®) and radium-223 (Xofigo®).
We are extremely relieved that both abiraterone and enzalutamide, which between them benefit thousands of men with advanced prostate cancer each year, will remain on the CDF.
However, NHS England has decided to stop funding radium-223 (Xofigo®), another treatment for advanced prostate cancer.
If you're already being treated with radium-223 via the CDF the most important take home message is that your treatment will continue for as long as your doctor thinks you need it, regardless of whether NHS England decides to stop funding it. In addition, if your doctor decides that you should receive this treatment within two months of NHS England announcing its decision, you will still be able to get hold of and continue treatment with radium-223, for as long as you need.
Current situation is unsustainable
We know that the CDF is overspent, which is why NHS England needs to cut back on the drugs it funds. We also know that the current situation is unsustainable. But we really don't think that patients should be bearing the brunt of a broken system. So while NHS England and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) establish a more sustainable way of funding cancer drugs, we will fight to make sure that men don't fall through a gap in the system.
Meanwhile, we urge pharmaceutical companies to make sure that their drugs are affordable.
Radium-223 is currently going through the NICE appraisal system for routine use on the NHS in England, and the result is expected in January 2016. We are fully involved with this process and are doing everything we can to make sure that NICE makes the right decision for men, and will update you as soon as we know more.
Our chief executive, Owen Sharp, says:
"It will be a relief to many men that two very important new prostate cancer treatments have been kept on the fund. However this is not a long term solution. Pharmaceutical companies must now do whatever is necessary to ensure these treatments are made routinely available as soon as possible. It is disappointing that Radium 223 has been removed from the Fund while it is still waiting for a final appraisal decision from NICE, and we want to see arrangements put in place so that no man who needs this drug misses out on access in the interim.
"It is baffling that this process is happening at all before ongoing discussions about reform of the Fund have reached conclusion. It highlights once again that all parties involved in drug appraisal and access need to be doing more and working faster to ensure we have streamlined system which works for patients. This includes the pharmaceutical companies working as hard as possible to make treatments affordable to the NHS."
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Major changes announced to England's Cancer Drugs Fund
NHS England have just announced major changes to England's Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) – the safety net for doctors to get hold of cancer drugs for their patients when they aren't recommended for general use on the NHS. From now on, NHS England will look at the price of new drugs as well as how well they work.


Georgian civil society organizations established in the country's regions are encouraged to apply for subgranting aimed to support activities contributing to increasing awareness about the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) among Georgian population. The subgranting is a part of the European Union-supported project "Georgia on European Way: Creation of Effective Model for DCFTA and SME Strategy Implementation" implemented by EESC together with partners. Lithuanian Development Cooperation and Democracy Promotion Programme is co-funding the project.
The project aims to increase and support Georgian civil society organizations' role in raising public awareness, understanding and support for implementation of DCFTA that has entered into force between Georgia and the European Union in June, 2016. The agreement provides better-matched regulations for Georgian producers to access the European market. According to the survey executed by project implementers in Summer 2017, majority of all interviewed Georgian region-based civil society organizations – 92% – are interested in working on DCFTA-related issues. At the moment of survey only 5 % of civil society organizations identified DCFTA implementation among their fields of activity. Based on existing willingness to step up and play a bigger role in DCFTA-related issues, the project implementers via sub-granting regional civil society organizations seek to, first, enable these organizations to contribute to the on-going discussions and awareness raising about DCFTA implementation, and, second, to become active actors in their respected communities and to engage and inform the public, especially small and medium size producers about DCFTA provided opportunities. In total 60 small sub-grants of up to 1000 Euro are expected to be distributed to civil society organizations in regions of Georgia.
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The goal of this article is to propose a model, new to the field, describing cultural variations in close friendships. The model addresses shortcomings in past research regarding how close friendships differ in individualist compared to collectivist cultures. The model proposes three dimensions, with six overlapping but conceptually useful styles of friendship, Independents versus Interveners, Includers versus Excluders, and Idealists versus Realists. Succinct, simplified descriptors of each style follow: Independents respect each other's autonomy, value spending quality time with friends, and support each other's sense of self. Interveners are actively involved in their friends' lives, reflecting the highly interdependent nature of their relationships. Includers behave in an open and friendly manner with nearly everyone they encounter, distinguishing between close friends and mere acquaintances in cognitive and emotional realms, but not in their outward behaviors. Excluders make clear distinctions between friends and acquaintances behaviorally as well as emotionally and cognitively. Idealists tend to exaggerate their ratings of close friends on anonymous questionnaires and avoid direct confrontations that might cause loss of face. Realist friends tend to rate each other in more nuanced, objective ways, and feel uninhibited about directly confronting friends when they feel that it might be for their friends' ultimate benefit.


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Even though there was no medical explanation for why Nick Vujicic was born without arms or legs, his loving parents never questioned God, nor did they regret his birth. They raised Nick with a powerful understanding of God's sovereignty. Meet this young man who now travels the globe proclaiming the goodness of God!
Imagine being born without arms. No arms to wrap around someone, no hands to experience touch, or to hold another hand with. Or what about being born without legs? Having no ability to dance, walk, run, or even stand on two feet. Now put these two scenarios together: no arms and no legs. What would you do? How would that affect your everyday life?


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About IPS
A Brief History of the Israel Psychoanalytic Society
Roles in IPS since 1939
Psychoanalytic Therapy
What is Psychoanalysis?
Child and Adolescent Training Program
Psychoanalytic Training – An Overview
The Society and The Institute
The meaning of "psychoanalytic therapy" or treatment has expanded and changed considerably during the century of its existence. During the last hundred years, the psychoanalytic approach has spread over different countries and continents; dramatic changes have occurred in the population seeking treatment and in the nature of their complaints; in addition, radical shifts have occurred in the social and cultural context of psychoanalytic practice. All these factors have brought about considerable change in the definition and nature of psychoanalysis as a method of treatment. Because of this, current psychoanalytic treatment is multi-faceted.
The variety of psychoanalytic treatments notwithstanding, it is still possible to describe several characteristics that are unique to this approach. Psychoanalytic therapy, like all therapies, aims to alleviate the patient's suffering. It distinguishes, however, between the signs, symptoms of suffering, and its roots, and sees its aim as altering the sources of suffering. The sources of psychological anguish and suffering are usually unconscious and different from the conscious complaints which bring the person to treatment. Because of this, the treatment tends to be long, intensive and more searching. The intensity is reflected in the higher frequency of sessions (from three to five per week). The depth has to do with giving free rein to the person's thoughts and expression, encouraging him or her to say all that comes to mind, analyzing dreams and fantasies, and providing the opportunity to bring up contents not typically included in ordinary, conscious and controlled, discourse. The therapeutic situation, in which the analysand (patient) reclines on a couch and the analyst sits outside his immediate field of vision, further contributes to the enhancement of these possibilities. The variety of relationships that develop between analysand and analyst is of central importance in understanding the emotional and unconscious layers that the analysand brings along from his life experience.
ISRAEL PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY
Welcome The Israel Psychoanalytic Society : The Israel Psychoanalytic Society was established under the name of Chevra Psychoanalytit Be'Israel in the September of 1933 by Max Eitingon who was a student and follower of Sigmund Freud. In 1934 the society was officially established and recognized as a component society of the IPA.
The goals of the Society are the cultivation, development and dissemination of psychoanalysis both as a theory and a method of treatment. The Society also deals with the application of psychoanalysis in related fields. In addition, the Society is concerned with the protection of the rights of its members.
The Society is located at 13 Disraeli Street, Talbieh, Jerusalem.
Mailing Address: P.O.Box 4356 Jerusalem 9104202
Tel/Fax: 972-2-561-7576
Tel: 972-2-563-5175
e-mail: ips@psychoanalysis.org.il
e-mail library: ipsl@psychoanalysis.org.il
Our Tel Aviv Branch is Located at: 23 Carlebach St. Tel Aviv. Mailing Address: P.O.Box 4356 Jerusalem 91042 Tel: 03-7901868 e-mail: ips@psychoanalysis.org.il
The Israel Winnicott Center (IWC)
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Chocolate Record Woos Your Tastebuds and Destroys Your Needles
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Vinyl records have been supplanted by other musical formats many times over by now, but a band called BreakBot has found the perfect way to help vinyl reclaim its popularity—delicious chocolate records!
That's right, the band's latest album, By Your Side, can be purchased in two unique flavors—horribly inedible and possibly dangerous-to-consume plastic, or exquisite dark chocolate. The cocoa version can even be played on a record player with a standard cartridge, as long as you don't mind cleaning up chocolate curls afterwards (yum!) or only being able to enjoy the album just three to five times before its destroyed. It's definitely worth making a special trip to Paris where it's exclusively available from the Colette store, or you can just download the less tasty digital version from iTunes. [Facebook - BreakBot via Geekologie]