National accounts for Bulgaria are compiled according to the main methodological recommendations of the documents "System of National Accounts, 2008" (SNA 2008), an issue of EUROSTAT, IMF, OECD, UN and the World Bank, and "European System of Accounts, 2010" (ESA 2010), an issue of EUROSTAT. According to the ESA 2010 employed covers all persons - both employees and self-employed, engaged in some productive activity that falls within the production boundary of the system. Employees are defined as all persons who, by the agreement, work for another resident institutional unit and receive remuneration as a compensation of employees. The following categories are included: employees working under employment, civil or working without a contract. Self-employed persons - persons who are the sole owners, or joint owners of unincorporated enterprises in which they work. The indicator Hours worked is refer to the same categories for employment data.
National accounts describe the total economy of a country. All units that have their centre of predominant economic interest in the economic territory of that country are covered. Two of the most important breakdowns are the breakdown by institutional sector and the breakdown by NACE Rev. 2 activity. Concerning the institutional sector breakdown, ESA 2010 distinguishes five mutually exclusive domestic institutional sectors: (a) non-financial corporations; (b) financial corporations; (c) general government; (d) households; (e) non-profit institutions serving households. The five sectors together make up the total domestic economy. Each sector is also divided into subsectors.
Regarding the activity breakdown, ESA 2010 applies NACE Rev.2. Activities can be broken down into several levels of detail, for example into 3, 10, 21, 38, 64 or 88 activities. At the 'highest' level a breakdown into 3 categories is defined: (a) agriculture, forestry and fishing; (b) mining and quarrying, manufacturing, electricity gas steam and air conditioning supply, water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities, construction; (c) services.
Annual national accounts refer to the whole economy.
· civil servants and other government employees whose terms and conditions of employment are laid down by public law; the armed forces, consisting of those who have enlisted for both long and short engagements and also conscripts; owners of corporations and quasicorporations if they work in these corporations; students who have a formal commitment whereby they contribute some of their own labour as an input into an enterprise?s process of production in return for remuneration and (or) education services; · outworkers if there is an explicit agreement that the outworker is remunerated on the basis of the work done that is, the amount of labour which is contributed as an input into some process of production; disabled workers, provided the formal or informal relationship of employer to employee exists; persons employed by temporary employment agency; persons temporary not at work if they are in: the continued receipt of wage or salary, an assurance of return to work following the end of the contingency, or an agreement as the date of return. Self-employed persons are defined as persons who are the sole owners, or joint owners, of the unincorporated enterprises in which they work. Self-employed persons also include the following categories:unpaid family workers, incl. those working in unincorporated enterprises engaged wholly or partly in market production; outworkers whose income is a function of the value of the outputs from some process of production for which they are responsible; persons employed in the enterprise engaged in the manufacture entirely for their own final consumption. For the same categories, are available data for hours worked.
The national accounts population of a country consists of all resident statistical units (institutional units or local KAUs, see section 3.5). A unit is a resident unit of a country when it has a centre of predominant economic interest on the economic territory of that country — that is, when it engages for an extended period (one year or more) in economic activities on this territory.
Sources of data are statistical surveys are LFS and Quarterly and Annual statistical report on employees and wages and salary. Annual data are sum of quarterly data.
National Accounts data is key information for economic policy monitoring and decision making, forecasting, for administrative purposes and for information of the general public and for economic research. Users of quarterly and annual national accounts data are typically interested in analysing structural changes in the economy from a medium-term perspective.
National data are revised according to national schedules, and revisions are transmitted to Eurostat. Figures for the quarterly aggregates are revised on the base of new annual information. These dates are pre-announced in the release calendar on BG NSI's web-site. On these occasions, previously published figures are subject to revision for all variables and all quarters.


text:
Die Übergangsfraktur ist ein spezieller Knochenbruch der Kindertraumatologie, der nur im Übergangsalter vom Jugendlichen zum Erwachsenen vorkommt, wenn die Wachstumsfuge bereits teilweise geschlossen ist. Am häufigsten tritt sie am Schienbein oberhalb des oberen Sprunggelenks (distale Tibia) auf. Sie ist immer eine Gelenkfraktur, d. h. der Knochenbruch reicht bis ins Gelenk.

Der Begriff Übergangsfraktur wird auch für periprothetische Frakturen verwendet.

Ursache
Etwa ab dem 10. Lebensjahr beginnt die körperferne Wachstumsfuge am Schienbein langsam von medial her zu verknöchern. Die Verknöcherung der Wachstumsfuge breitet sich dann vorn (ventral) und hinten (dorsal) schrittweise nach lateral aus, zuletzt verknöchert die Wachstumsfuge im Bereich der vorderen Syndesmose. Mit Beginn der Verknöcherung führt eine typische Supinationsverletzung mit Scherwirkung dann noch zu einer kindlichen Epiphysenlösung lateral, der Frakturverlauf wird aber an der Verknöcherung gestoppt und biegt dann in die Epiphyse und somit zum oberen Sprunggelenk um.

Einteilung
Je nach Frakturverlauf und Anzahl der Fragmente werden an der distalen Tibia drei Formen der Übergangsfraktur unterschieden, die vor allem vom Unfallmechanismus abhängig sind:

 Twoplane-Fraktur: rein epiphysäres Fragment. Bei Beginn der Verknöcherung mit etwa 10 – 11 Jahren kann fast die ganze Epiphyse einbezogen sein und der Frakturspalt befindet sich weit medial (intramalleolär). Mit fortschreitendem Fugenschluss findet sich der meist sagittale Frakturspalt zunehmend weiter lateral. Zuletzt besteht nur noch ein knöcherner Syndesmosen-Ausriss mit einem ventrolateralen Fragment. Diese letzte Form wird auch Tillaux- oder Kleiger-Fraktur genannt.
 Triplane-I-Fraktur: Zusätzlich zur epiphysären Fraktur findet sich ein metaphysärer Keil am lateralen Fragment. Die metaphysäre Frakturlinie reicht jedoch nicht durch die Epiphyse.
 Triplane-II-Fraktur: Wie bei der Triplane-I-Fraktur liegt eine zusätzliche metaphysäre Keilfraktur vor, diese setzt sich jedoch in die Epiphyse fort und führt dadurch zu zwei epiphysären Fragmenten. Das zweite Fragment liegt dorsal und entspricht einer Volkmann-Fraktur aus der Erwachsenen-Traumatologie.

Diagnostik und Therapie
Da die epiphysäre Fraktur auf den a.p.-Röntgenaufnahmen oft nur flau zu erkennen ist, wird sie gelegentlich übersehen. Wichtig ist bei einem metaphysären Keil (Triplane-Fraktur) nach einem dorsalen epiphysären (Volkmann-artigen) Fragment zu suchen, da dieses operativ versorgt werden muss. Gegebenenfalls müssen Schrägaufnahmen, oder in seltenen Fällen eine CT-Untersuchung durchgeführt werden. Die Gefahr bei einem Klaffen des Frakturspaltes um > 2 mm ist eine spätere Arthrose oder Instabilität. Sind die Fragmente nicht disloziert, ist eine konservative Therapie im Unterschenkelgips für meist vier Wochen mit Nachkontrollen möglich. Die seltenen dislozierten Frakturen und dorsale epiphysäre Fragmente (Triplane-II) sollten operativ reponiert und fixiert werden. Meist werden dazu Zugschrauben verwandt. Bei der Twoplane-Fraktur ist dazu eine horizontal in der Epiphyse liegende Schraube notwendig, bei den Triplane-Frakturen zusätzlich eine metaphysäre Schraube, die meist ventrodorsal liegt.

Quellen
 L. von Laer: Frakturen und Luxationen im Wachstumsalter. 3. Auflage. Thieme-Verlag, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-13-674303-2.
 B. Weigel, M. Nerlich: Praxisbuch Unfallchirurgie. Springer-Verlag, Berlin 2005, .

Knochenbruch
Kindertraumatologie

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


Technically, Balmuri and Edmuri waterfalls are not actually waterfalls. It is mostly flowing water of the Kaveri. At a particular spot in the Balmuri, there is step of about 6 feet from which creates the effect of a mini-waterfall. In the Kannada Bala means 'right' and Muri means 'curve'. The waterfall can be visited throughout the year. The intensity of the water flow is less during the dry season that extends from March to August. The intensity of visitors is not great during the dry season (March to August) and it is relatively safe to enjoy playing in the water here. There are no lifeguards available near the Balmuri Falls.
Edmuri falls is about 500 feet east of Balmuri falls and is a good spot to swim and play some games in the water. There is an ancient Ganesh temple close by that you can visit. You will have to be cautious as there are jagged stones in the water and at some places, the water deepens suddenly.
Sightseeing Places around Balmuri Falls are Srirangapatna, Sri Ranganatha Swamy Temple, Gosai Ghat - Pashchima Vahini Sangama, Nimishamba Temple, Kshanambika Temple, Daria Daulat - the Palace of Tipu Sultan, Gumbaz - the Mausoleum of Tipu Sultan, Colonel Bailey's Dungeons, Jumma Masjid (a Mosque), Rangantittu Bird Sanctuary, Karighatta, Shivanasamudra Falls, Brindavan Gardens, Mysore, Talakadu, Kunti Betta and Venugopalaswamy Temple - Kannambadi.
Srirangapatna: You can also visit Srirangapatna which is about 20 minutes from Balmuri Falls. The historic place of Srirangapatna / Srirangapattana is situated on the banks of river Cauvery at 15 Km from Mysore. The place has been ruled by Gangas, Hoysalas, Vijaynagara kings, and Wodeyars. From the year 1610 to 1699 the town of Srirangapatna was the capital of the Mysore state. In the year 1690-91, the Mysore king Sri Mummadi Krishanaraja Wodeyar appointed Hyder Ali as the commander in chief.
Colonel Bailey's Dungeon is a dungeon that was built by Tipu Sultan to confine prisoners of war. The underground dungeon got its name from the British officer Colonel Bailey who was imprisoned here by Tipu Sultan. The dungeon is located in Srirangapatna and is an important part of the history of Mysore.
Daria Daulat Bagh is a beautiful palace situated in the city of Srirangapatna near Mysore. The lovely palace was mainly made from teakwood and was used as a summer palace by Tipu Sultan. This two storey structure has very attractive landscaped gardens.
Nimishamba Temple is an amazing temple located about 2 km from the town of Srirangapatna. The temple is dedicated to Goddess Parvathi. The temple stands on the banks of River Cauvery and is highly popular among tourists and devotees alike.
Brindavan Gardens is one of the most famous tourist attractions of Mysore. The garden is considered to be one of the most beautifully laid out terrace gardens of the world. It is specially known for its ethereal beauty and a number of illuminated musical fountains.
Kanva Reservoir is an artificial lake located at a distance of about 69 km from Bangalore. This popular tourist destination is surrounded by wooded hills and is famous for its birdlife.
Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary is the largest bird sanctuary of Karnataka. Located 16 km north of Mysore this sanctuary is home to some of the most exotic species of birds. The bird sanctuary stands on a group of small islands in the Cauvery River.


Whether you're sold by its competitive fuel economy or the wide selection of available driving features, the 2018 Toyota Prius delivers a driving experience that simply can't be replicated. EPA estimates place standard offerings at 54 mpg in the city and 50 mpg on the highway, marking the 2018 Prius as the perfect match for drivers who often find themselves alternating between stop-and-go traffic and wide-open highways. But the 2018 Prius is just as impressive on the outside, courtesy of a one-of-a-kind silhouette that's complemented by striking LED headlights and taillights. Take this car for a test drive in Columbia, South Carolina.


text:
Paul DiMeo
Official Website of Paul DiMeo
About Paulie
Fun Facts About Paulie
DIY Series 'Building Wild' Constructs Outrageous Retreats in America's Last Frontiers on National Geographic Channel
December 18, 2013 by Paul
THE MOST RUGGED CONSTRUCTION SHOW EVER?
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL'S FIRST DO-IT-YOURSELF SERIES BUILDING WILD CONSTRUCTS OUTRAGEOUS RETREATS IN AMERICA'S LAST FRONTIERS
Craftsmen Paul DiMeo ("Extreme Makeover: Home Edition") and Pat "Tuffy" Bakaitis Build Backwoods Paradises … but First They Need a Road to Get There!
New Series Building Wild Premieres Tuesday, Jan. 14, at 9 PM ET/PT on the National Geographic Channel
(Washington, DC – December 16, 2013) Designer Paul DiMeo (@Paul_DiMeo) became known for building the impossible over nine seasons on "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." Now he's ready for perhaps the most rugged construction show ever — using extreme architectural engineering to create incredible, perhaps improbable, wilderness cabin retreats in America's last frontiers.
Premiering Tuesday, Jan. 14, at 9 p.m. ET/PT, National Geographic Channel goes Off The Map to kick off its first do-it-yourself series, Building Wild. Paulie, as he is known, has partnered with woodsman and master fabricator Pat "Tuffy" Bakaitis on a cabin design and construction business called Cabin Kings. These "Cabin Kings" are construction's odd couple: Paulie is a city boy at heart and Tuffy is a gruff, logical woodsman who has never heard of Starbucks. But together, this duo creates unbelievable wilderness getaways, transforming discarded materials into fabulous contraptions and overcoming outrageous building challenges along the way.
Forget the man caves, these getaways are the ultimate escape: from a snowboarder's paradise perched atop an abandoned ski hill to a cabin built on a turntable so the owners can enjoy the sunrise and sunset from their porch.
Each week, they meet a new client who owns a challenging piece of wilderness and dreams of building a cabin on the property. The Cabin Kings provide big ideas and construction know-how. To keep costs low, the landowners must provide some materials, bring together a workforce of friends and family and agree to do the entire build in one week.
But before these getaway dreams can come true, they must get to the retreat! In rough terrain, often miles from the nearest road, the Cabin Kings will have to transport building materials. Where there is no road, these guys will have to build their own.
Each finished cabin is a an awesome, rustic feat, a backwoods paradise that defies the odds: a school bus could become a screened-in porch; a shipping container can become a vertical lookout tower; and a tumbling-down barn is the raw material for a brand-new hunting retreat. Relax, drink a beer and enjoy The View.
Premiere episodes include:
Building Wild: Dirty Dozen Deer Lodge
Premieres Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT
The Cabin Kings are charged with building a rustic hunting cabin for farmer Mike Carney and Mike's 11 best friends. These buddies since childhood refer to themselves as "The Dirty Dozen," and they've been spending hunting season together since they were in Elementary school. Mike has a big dream and an even bigger group of friends, but he's short on time and money. Paulie and Tuffy will repurpose a 100-year-old barn (that's one stiff wind away from complete collapse) on their 300-acre property into a brand-new cabin. And they'll do it the old-fashioned barn-raising way. It takes 16 men to hold up the first wall. Struggling together, they raise the wall and get it nailed in place. The men celebrate, but there is still a lot of work to be done. Will the Cabin Kings be able to transform this ancient barn into a modern marvel that sleeps 12?
Building Wild: Movable Beast
The Cabin Kings are working with an ex-Navy SEAL who wants to build multiple camps to accommodate all his friends and families. While touring potential build sites on the property in "The Beast" — a 1963 military cargo truck that the clients use to drive all over their land — Paulie proposes a wild solution: taking the truck and turning it into a mobile cabin that you can drive anywhere on the property. The idea is just insane enough to work. But in order to set the foundation of the main cabin, the Cabin Kings and crew have to move huge boulders into position — a big undertaking in the best of conditions, but on a remote location, a nearly impossible job. Plus, because there are no roads to deliver materials, some local loggers will have to build their own road. Paulie and Tuffy also learn that the truck is called "The Beast" for a reason; it's an ornery, lumbering piece of equipment with no shocks, and the first time they try to pull it parallel to the cabin, the deck is almost taken out!
Building Wild: Log Jam
Pat and Ryan Sweeney have a father-and-son logging business and a pile of "trash" that's about to become treasure. Paulie pitches the idea of building a "cabin fit for a logger," constructed entirely of materials found on the property. But they will have to contend with a steep mountain trail nearly a mile long. Paulie puts into action an idea to build the entire front façade of the cabin with stacked firewood to create a cordwood look. He then throws in an extra project by converting the discarded pontoon boat they found at the bottom of the hill into a floating party island. The team rigs up a log-hauling machine to pull the massive boat up the mountain, but halfway up, Paulie navigates the pontoon right into a tree! Once successfully at the top of the mountain, Paulie and Tuffy rush to strip the boat and build a new deck with a diving platform. With all of the new additions, will the thing even float?
Building Wild is produced by 90 Miles in association with Hoosick Falls Productions and Shake Media, Inc. for National
Geographic Channel (NGC). Executive producers are George Verschoor, Will Spjut and Paul DiMeo. For NGC, executive producer is Stephanie Buxbaum; vice president, production & development is J-T Ladt; senior vice president, production & development is Alan Eyres; and president is Howard T. Owens.
National Geographic Channels
Based at the National Geographic Society headquarters in Washington, D.C., the National Geographic Channels US are a joint venture between National Geographic and Fox Networks. The Channels contribute to the National Geographic Society's commitment to exploration, conservation and education with smart, innovative programming and profits that directly support its mission. Launched in January 2001, National Geographic Channel (NGC) celebrated its fifth anniversary with the debut of NGC HD. In 2010, the wildlife and natural history cable channel Nat Geo WILD was launched, and in 2011, the Spanish-language network Nat Geo Mundo was unveiled. The Channels have carriage with all of the nation's major cable, telco and satellite television providers, with NGC currently available in 85 million U.S. homes. Globally, National Geographic Channel is available in more than 440 million homes in 171 countries and 48 languages. For more information, visit www.natgeotv.com.
Amanda Kondolojy DIY Series 'Building Wild' Constructs Outrageous Retreats in America's Last Frontiers on National Geographic Channel, tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com, December 16, 2013.
Filed Under: Building Wild, Press
NatGeo 'Cabin Kings' build homes in extreme situations
Interview with Paul and Tuffy on the Today Show. … [Read More...]
Paulie on Instagram
@realDonaldTrump @RudyGiuliani hahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah December 6, 2020 8:32 pm
@VanJones68 @CNN Thank you Van !!! November 7, 2020 4:54 pm
@smerconish Yes! Mischief Eve! Is that a phila thing? No one in California knows about it. Eggs and toilet paper! Keep fishing. October 30, 2020 3:01 pm
@realDonaldTrump Must you? August 8, 2020 10:43 pm
@realDonaldTrump Most importantly ...no you!!! August 7, 2020 5:08 am
The Official Website of Designer Paul DiMeo
Paul DiMeo while best known as the carpenter with attitude on ABC Television's two-time Emmy winning Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, is also an established actor, a man's man and the first to cry on his hit show. [Read More...]
To everyone who has thrown on a blue shirt to help Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, I thank you.
-Paulie
'Building Wild' premieres on National Geographic
Building Wild Season 2 New Series Cabin Fever to premiere Tuesday February 24 on National Geographic Channel
Ventura Blvd Magazine – Our best photos of 2014
Paul accepts ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
© 2021 Paul DiMeo
Site: Amy Susan Design

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


When and where are check-in and check-out?
For Summer Resident camps, you need to drive to the dining hall for check-in and check-out. For Summer Day Camps as well as Fall and Spring Camps drop off and pickup are at our screened in pavilion. ALL times listed are Central Time Zone.
Summer Resident Camp drop-off is on Sundays 3-5 p.m. Central Time. Pick-up is on Saturday mornings by 10 a.m.
Day Camp drop-off is at the Pavilion each morning 7:30-8 a.m. Day Camp pick-up is each day 4:30-5 p.m.
Can my child request a cabin mate? You may request one cabin mate for each child. Requests need to be no more than one year difference in age. Cabins are divided first by gender and then by age. We make every effort to honor those requests, however they are not guaranteed. It is very important that we have the ability to place campers where we see the best fit to ensure the best week possible. If your child has a friend or sibling that they "just cannot come to camp without" and are more than one year apart in age, please know that more than likely they will not be in the same cabin. However, they will definitely get to see each other often throughout the week. Additionally, this will give them a chance to make new friends, which is one of the great reasons to attend Cedar Lake Camp.
Yes. All counselors 18 and over must pass a background check in addition to our standard extensive application with references.
Click here for our Homesickness Guide.
What if I develop kidsickness?
Kidsickness usually occurs when parents arrive home after dropping off their children at summer camp. We, as parents, feel a huge responsibility to care for our children and we have just given that responsibility to someone else for an entire week. The staff of Cedar Lake understands this great responsibility and are honored that you have entrusted us with your most prized possession. We take our job very seriously and want to do everything that we can to help you and your child have a successful week of camp. Summer camp is a staging ground in preparing your child to leave the nest. It is independence in a controlled environment.
What can I do to counter kidsickness?
First, get your child excited about going to camp. Talk about the fun activities and the great time they will have. Second, call us if you have any questions or concerns about anything pertaining to camp. Our office is happy to answer any question that you have. The phone is answered 24/7 during the camp season. We are here to serve you and your child. If you feel that you need confirmation that your child is doing well, call the camp. We will check on your child at the next mealtime and call you back. Third, know that it is our priority to provide and safe and Christ-centered environment but, if an emergency does arise, we will do everything in our power, with our trained staff, to care for your child and you will be contacted as soon as possible. Finally, pray for your child and the camp. We, at Cedar Lake, truly believe that the summer camp experience is a life changing positive experience for children. It challenges their spiritual growth and develops personal maturity in their independence and relationships with others.
Can I call or visit my child during his/her stay at camp?
Calls and visits are discouraged because they tend to invoke homesickness and distract the children from their camp experience. Letters and packages sent through the mail are a great way to encourage your child and to stay in touch.
Can my child bring a cell phone to camp?
No. Cell phones are not permitted for campers. They are a major distraction for the campers and ultimately hurt their experience while at camp. Cell phones also promote homesickness. In the event of an emergency, we will contact you. You can reach the camp day or night at (931)823-5656.
Can I pick up my child for an evening ball game, etc.?
We don't recommend it. Children have the best camp experience if they are able to stay for the entire week without interruption.
What will my child do during their stay at camp?
Each day is filled with activities such as swimming, canoeing, fishing, Bible study, worship time, cabin devotions, hiking, etc. Click here for Sample Schedule.
What is the cost for camp?
Summer Resident Camp weeks. A week of Resident Camp costs $395.
Summer Day Camp is $125 per week. You have the option of purchasing lunch for an additional $15 per week.
Canoe Camp is $395 per person.
What will my child eat at camp?
We are known for our good food! Click here for a sample menu.
Yes. All of our lifeguards are either full-time staff or counselors who have completed lifeguard training at a recognized training facility. All lifeguards are also certified in First Aid and CPR.
What if my child can't swim?
Not a problem. They can still enjoy pool time in the shallow end of the pool. All children must pass a swim test in order to swim in water that is over their head. In addition, depending on staff and camper numbers, we offer swimming as an activity (not the same as group swim time) in which your child may learn the basics of swimming.
What if my child has a bedwetting problem?
You and your child can be reassured that our counselors will do everything possible to be confidential and discreet. Extra bedding is made available to counselors if the situation arises.
We try to accommodate all food allergies but not food preferences. It is highly recommended if your child has a severe food allergy that you send their own food substitutions to guarantee they do not ingest something that would be harmful. Please call us if special foods are required.
Is there a reduction in the cost of camp if I send food for my child's food allergies?
No. In order to accomodate preparation of meals we dedicate staff to just cooking for those with food allergies.
How much money should I plan to spend toward my child's Snack Shack account?
Each camper may buy one candy and one drink daily. Each of those items costs $1.00. We also sell t-shirts, water bottles, hats and various other items. We recommend that you put an additional $20-$25 minimum in each child's account if you would like them to have one of those items.
Do you have a nurse?
Cedar Lake is fortunate to have several nurses who volunteer each summer. We strive to staff each week of camp with a nurse, and we also train our staff in basic first aid. If your child is taking medication, we are glad to dispense this as directed.
This varies depending on the camp.
Summer Day Camp is ages 5-10.
Summer Resident Camp is ages 8-14.
Canoe Camp is ages 13-21.
How much are your retreat and day use rates?
Can I change which week of camp I want my child to attend after already being registered?
What can I do to help out the ministry of Cedar Lake Camp?
The first and foremost thing you can do is to pray: for children to enter into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, for children and staff to grow in their faith, and for God to be honored and glorified in all we do. Click here to learn how you can be involved in a more tangible way.


text:
Sophie Marie Luise Amalie Josephine (ur. 26 lipca 1865 w Baden (obecnie Baden-Baden); zm. 29 listopada 1939 tamże) – księżniczka Badenii po śmierci teścia – księcia Fryderyka I 24 stycznia 1904 księżna Anhaltu. Po klęsce Cesarstwa w I wojnie światowej i wybuchu rewolucji listopadowej w 1918 wszyscy niemieccy monarchowie zostali zmuszeni do abdykacji. W przypadku Anhaltu akt abdykacji podpisał szwagier Marii – książę regent Aribert w imieniu swojego małoletniego bratanka – księcia Joachima Ernesta.

Urodziła się jako bratanica wielkiego księcia Badenii Fryderyka I. Jej rodzicami byli młodszy brat monarchy książę Wilhelm i jego żona Maria. Młodszym bratem Marii był kanclerz Cesarstwa Maximilian von Baden.

2 lipca 1889 w Karlsruhe poślubiła następcę tronu Anhaltu - księcia Fryderyka (od 1904 księcia Anhaltu Fryderyka II). Para nie miała dzieci.

Bibliografia
 Genealogics - Leo van de Pas
thepeerage.com
Almanach Gotajski
Almanach Gotajski

Dynastia badeńska
Żony władców
Urodzeni w 1865
Ludzie urodzeni w Baden-Baden
Zmarli w 1939


text:
BUBBL HomeBUBBL PeopleBUBBL PublicationsBUBBL FacilitiesContact us / Opportunities
You are here: Home / Research / Non-Invasive Therapy & Drug Delivery / BUBBL People / Professor Robert Carlisle
Professor Robert Carlisle
Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering, Non-Tutorial Fellow St Cross College, Oxford.
Email: robert.carlisle@eng.ox.ac.uk
Mailing address: Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Old Road Campus Research Building, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
Dr Robert Carlisle is a University lecturer in Biomedical Engineering and head of the Drug and Vaccine Delivery group. After completing a BSc in Biochemistry, an MSc in Toxicology and a PhD in Gene Delivery at Birmingham University, he worked for 8 years within the Department of Clinical Pharmacology and the Department of Oncology at the University of Oxford. The majority of his work has been concerned with achieving systemic delivery of anti-cancer agents for the treatment of metastatic cancer. This has included the development and testing non-viral and viral gene delivery systems and liposomal agents for the delivery of conventional chemotherapeutics. Recently this work has developed with the application of ultrasound as an external stimulus to both enhance transfer of such therapeutics from the bloodstream into tumours and to trigger their activation and penetration once there. Research within the labs covers the full scope of therapeutic design, formulation and testing with emphasis on how the specificity and efficacy of delivery can be improved.
Grundy M, Coussios C, Carlisle R. Advances in systemic delivery of anti-cancer agents for the treatment of metastatic cancer. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2016:1-15.
Weissmueller NT, Schiffter HA, Carlisle RC, et al. Needle-Free Dermal Delivery of a Diphtheria Toxin CRM197 Mutant on Potassium-Doped Hydroxyapatite Microparticles. Clin Vaccine Immunol 2015;22(5):586-92.
Mo S, Carlisle R, Laga R, et al. Increasing the density of nanomedicines improves their ultrasound-mediated delivery to tumours. J Control Release 2015.
Kwan JJ, Myers R, Coviello CM, et al. Ultrasound-Propelled Nanocups for Drug Delivery. Small 2015;11(39):5305-14.
Kwan JJ, Graham S, Myers R, et al. Ultrasound-induced inertial cavitation from gas-stabilizing nanoparticles. Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys 2015;92(2):023019.
Al-Kadi OS, Chung DY, Carlisle RC, et al. Quantification of ultrasonic texture intra-heterogeneity via volumetric stochastic modeling for tissue characterization. Med Image Anal 2015;21(1):59-71.
Shah A, Graham S, Myers R, et al. Sonosensitive nanoliposomes releasable exclusively by sonovue-nucleated inertial cavitation. International society for therapeutic ultrasound 2014;Las vegas.
Graham SM, Carlisle R, Choi JJ, et al. Inertial cavitation to non-invasively trigger and monitor intratumoral release of drug from intravenously delivered liposomes. J Control Release 2014;178:101-7.
Choi JJ, Carlisle RC, Coviello C, et al. Non-invasive and real-time passive acoustic mapping of ultrasound-mediated drug delivery. Phys Med Biol 2014;59(17):4861-77.
Weissmueller N, Schiffter H, Carlisle R, et al. Diphtheria Toxin Mutant CRM197: Aluminum Adjuvantation Alters Secondary Structure and Thermal Unfolding Behavior
American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists 2013;San Diego.
Stevenson M, Carlisle R, Davies B, et al. Development of a Positive-readout Mouse Model of siRNA Pharmacodynamics. Mol Ther Nucleic Acids 2013;2:e133.
Carlisle R, Coussios CC. Mechanical approaches to oncological drug delivery. Ther Deliv 2013;4(10):1213-5.
Carlisle R, Choi J, Bazan-Peregrino M, et al. Enhanced tumor uptake and penetration of virotherapy using polymer stealthing and focused ultrasound. J Natl Cancer Inst 2013;105(22):1701-10.
Bazan-Peregrino M, Sainson RC, Carlisle RC, et al. Combining virotherapy and angiotherapy for the treatment of breast cancer. Cancer Gene Ther 2013;20(8):461-8.
Bazan-Peregrino M, Rifai B, Carlisle RC, et al. Cavitation-enhanced delivery of a replicating oncolytic adenovirus to tumors using focused ultrasound. J Control Release 2013;169(1-2):40-7.
Carlisle, R., Seymour, L.W. & Coussios, C.C. Targeting of Liposomes via PSGL1 for Enhanced Tumor Accumulation. Pharm Res (2012).
S. Mo, C.-C. Coussios, L. Seymour, and R. Carlisle. "Ultrasound-enhanced drug delivery for cancer." Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery 9(12): 15125-1538 (2012).
R., Carlisle, R., Tangney, M., Ulbrich, K. & Seymour, L.W. Polymer coatings for delivery of nucleic acid therapeutics. J Control Release 161, 537-553 (2012).
Chen, H.H., et al. Active adenoviral vascular penetration by targeted formation of heterocellular endothelial-epithelial syncytia. Mol Ther 19, 67-75 (2011).
Willemsen, R.A., et al. Multi-component polymeric system for tumour cell-specific gene delivery using a universal bungarotoxin linker. Pharm Res 27, 2274-2282 (2010).
Schenk, E., et al. Clinical adenoviral gene therapy for prostate cancer. Hum Gene Ther 21, 807-813 (2010).
de Vrij, J., et al. Adenovirus-derived vectors for prostate cancer gene therapy. Hum Gene Ther 21, 795-805 (2010).
Subr, V., et al. Coating of adenovirus type 5 with polymers containing quaternary amines prevents binding to blood components. J Control Release 135, 152-158 (2009).
Carlisle, R.C., et al. Human erythrocytes bind and inactivate type 5 adenovirus by presenting Coxsackie virus-adenovirus receptor and complement receptor 1. Blood 113, 1909-1918 (2009).
Bazan-Peregrino, M., et al. Comparison of molecular strategies for breast cancer virotherapy using oncolytic adenovirus. Hum Gene Ther 19, 873-886 (2008).
Bazan-Peregrino, M., Carlisle, R.C., Purdie, L. & Seymour, L.W. Factors influencing retention of adenovirus within tumours following direct intratumoural injection. Gene Ther 15, 688-694 (2008).
Carlisle, R.C., et al. Coating of adeno-associated virus with reactive polymers can ablate virus tropism, enable retargeting and provide resistance to neutralising antisera. J Gene Med 10, 400-411 (2008).
Carlisle, R.C., et al. Use of synthetic vectors for neutralising antibody resistant delivery of replicating adenovirus DNA. Gene Ther 13, 1579-1586 (2006).
Zhou, Q.H., Miller, D.L., Carlisle, R.C., Seymour, L.W. & Oupicky, D. Ultrasound-enhanced transfection activity of HPMA-stabilized DNA polyplexes with prolonged plasma circulation. J Control Release 106, 416-427 (2005).
Carlisle, R.C., et al. Polymer-coated polyethylenimine/DNA complexes designed for triggered activation by intracellular reduction. J Gene Med 6, 337-344 (2004).
Carlisle, R.C., et al. Adenovirus hexon protein enhances nuclear delivery and increases transgene expression of polyethylenimine/plasmid DNA vectors. Mol Ther 4, 473-483 (2001).
Ogris, M., Carlisle, R.C., Bettinger, T. & Seymour, L.W. Melittin enables efficient vesicular escape and enhanced nuclear access of nonviral gene delivery vectors. J Biol Chem 276, 47550-47555 (2001).
Bettinger, T., Carlisle, R.C., Read, M.L., Ogris, M. & Seymour, L.W. Peptide-mediated RNA delivery: a novel approach for enhanced transfection of primary and post-mitotic cells. Nucleic Acids Res 29, 3882-3891 (2001).
Oupicky, D., Carlisle, R.C. & Seymour, L.W. Triggered intracellular activation of disulfide crosslinked polyelectrolyte gene delivery complexes with extended systemic circulation in vivo. Gene Ther 8, 713-724 (2001).
BUBBL People
Professor Constantin-C. Coussios
Professor Robin O. Cleveland
Professor Eleanor Stride
Post-Doctoral Researchers
DPhil Students


Magnifying lamp with rectangle lens - Delivered Australia wide.
- Includes large rectangle 5 dioptre lens, Light and Clamp. (#CAPG012W).
Sorry item currently out of stock.
Magnifying Lamps delivered anywhere in Australia.
We use PayPal's secure Online payment gateway and accept MasterCard and Visa.
Bank transfer and cheque also allowed.
Ring (02) 6162 1950 for specific details or email us.
Models include Clamp, Desktop and Floor Lamp units.
Magnifiers are available in store in Canberra for inspection.


This Sunday: What's The Bloody Question? LIVE!
This Sunday, on the opening night of The London Horror Festival, everyone's favourite kitsch Horror panel quiz show What's The Bloody Question? hits the stage!
And the fantastic news is that London Horror Society friends can now get 20% off tickets, by using the code QUESTIONOMICON at the check out!
Two teams pit their horror wits against each other in a battle of knowledge, skill, creativity and… well, probably play-doh actually.
Will London Horror Festival curator Katy Danbury beat her dastardly compatriate Chris Nials of The London Horror Society on home turf?
Will the mysterious Questionomicon continue to vex our valiant competitors? Will presenter Tony Sands be able to harness the sheer power of the Dice Of Doom? Will The Score Keeper, Damon Rickard have enough fingers to calculate the points?
All will be decided on the day of reckoning. Or as it's sometimes known to mere mortals… Sunday, 15th October at 9:30pm.
And what's that you see top right of that picture up there? That's right! We're delighted to announce that this showing is sponsored by none other than the fabulous Arrow Video!
This means that there might well be a few freebies being passed around… making those limited number of remaining tickets even more valuable!
So What Are The Teams?
Joining Chris on Team LHS are none other than the Twins Macabre!
The Twins Macabre are a dark horror-comedy duo as featured on BBC3's Live at the Electric and BBC Radio 4's Sketchorama.
They have performed at the Edinburgh Fringe, Canary Wharf Spiegeltent, Brighton Fringe Spiegeltent, London Horror Fest and Vault Festival. The pair also appeared in the acclaimed World Stage Premiere of Richard O'Brien's Rocky Horror sequel Shock Treatment and both star in Kate Shenton's horror-comedy feature film Egomaniac.
He produced last year's Brexit Chainsaw Massacre and this year brings Felix Le Freak's Shockbuster Video to the LHF. Paul is also a DJ, with a penchant for the '80s.
Fred has recently moved from London to the seaside town of Mortor regis to write poetry and grow a beard. He has been described as a 'An on the buses era Bowie' by Time Out 'A loveable goon' by Younger Theatre and 'A quiet loner who kept himself to himself' by his neighbours.
Interests include staring, listening to the clock tick and waiting for the the local pizza/chicken/tandoori restaurant to put a menu through the letterbox.
Click Here To Grab Your Discounted Tickets!
This entry was posted in News and tagged FRED STRANGEBONE'S FREAKSHOW, horror theatre, London Horror, london horror festival, PopHorror, THE TWINS MACABRE: CRIME DOESN'T PLAY, UK horror event, whats the bloody question. Bookmark the permalink.


It's safe to say that Michael Perlman, the director of the new documentary Free China: The Courage to Believe, won't be receiving the red carpet treatment any time soon in the glorious People's Republic of China. (Hell, even simply attaching my name to anything other than a vicious attack review may bring about a mysterious denial-of-service incident on this site.) A damning nonfiction look at the human rights abuses of the world's most populous country as filtered specifically through the oppression of Falun Gong practitioners and two enormously sympathetic, steel-spined subjects, Perlman's film makes a case for the indomitability of the human spirit and the eventual futility of unreasonable autocratic will.


NEW YORK (WCBS 880) – Steve Duncan is a man who has spent a lot of time in places most New Yorkers will never see.
In a video on his website, Duncan talks about making sure to avoid the third rail (and being run over by trains) while in the abandoned Bowery station on the J and Z line.
"In that video, we also visit the old City Hall station, which is now used by the no. 6 as the turnaround," says Duncan.
"How would you describe what it is that you do?" asked WCBS 880's Alex Silverman.
"I call it urban archaeology. It's kind of a little grandiose, but basically I'm trying to find the past in the layers of New York," he says.
"What do you usually find down there in these old subway tunnels and abandoned places?" asked Silverman.
"A lot of the places I go, to the uninitiated, they would be just boring and deep, dirty spaces, but because I do some research on the history, I connect these stories to them. I find them just kind of time capsules, you know, [a] way to step into the past and see something about how New York grew," answered Duncan.
He even ran into some people who had been living in one of those tunnels for years.
Not only has he been down in the subways, but he has also climbed to the top of the Williamsburg Bridge.
"What's the most interesting place you've seen in New York City?" asked Silverman.
"Well, one of the places that we visit in that little video is the old Canal Street sewer. That, to me, is really one of the most fascinating places I've been in terms of this connection with New York history and that used to be an above ground waterway that drained the very first freshwater supply of early New Amsterdam. That was the canal of Canal Street and got eventually covered over and turned into New York's very first sewer," said Duncan.
Duncan is often trying to avoid getting caught by authorities for trespassing.
"I think that so far the city has realized that I'm doing a kind of quirky kind of urban history, but that really what I've been doing has been motivated by an interest in the city and a love for it, not a desire to just run around and evade authorities," he said.
To learn more about Duncan, check out his website.


Hey everyone! I took an unintentional break from blogging, but I'm back today to share a new layout that's up at Kerri Bradford Studio today. Earlier this year, my oldest daughter, Alyssa, and her boyfriend went to check out the Color Factory exhibit in San Francisco. She had shared a few photos from the day with me when I requested photos for my Project Life album, and when I commented about how all of the colorful photos had me thinking about a layout idea - she told me that she had a ton more photos in addition to the ones she had sent me.
Before I knew it, I had about 60 photos from their day at the exhibit to work with! I had them all printed right along with my January photo order, so I had 3x4's of each photo starting out. But the 3x4's just weren't working the way I wanted, since I knew that I wanted to use as many photos as I could on my two page spread.
So I ended up printing all of the photos that I wanted to use as 2x3's, since there were so many great ones that I wanted to include. I started by sorting out the photos by color, and decided to arrange them in a grid-like fashion across my two page spread in rainbow order. I won't lie. This part - the arranging of the photos - took me forever.
There were a few colors, like red (2 photos) and orange (just 1 photo), that didn't have many photos - and a few colors, like yellow and aqua, that had a lot of photos to choose from. I ended up leaving a few spots open as I arranged the photos, so that I could work in a few pieces of colored cardstock, to keep the rainbow pattern going.
I used Kerri's Life Additions: Background kit to die cut small 2x3" pieces of cardstock to add to these empty spaces. I had a 6x8" paper pad from Bella Blvd's Oh My Stars collection that came to mind. The 6x8 pads came out right as I left Bella, so I've actually never used them before. What I do like about them is that they have coordinating solids on the backside of each patterned paper.
This collection made it super easy for me to get all my rainbow colors in one place. Since there was SO much going on in the photos, I went with the solid sides of the paper, rather than the tiny star pattern that was on the other side. I didn't even think about adding any other embellishments to the second page of this spread, as it had so much going on with just the photos.
While the second page of my two page spread was completely filled with photos and colored cardstock, the first page of the spread had a little more empty space to fill.
I die cut a circle background piece from white cardstock to cover the entire page using the Background Basics kit, going with a white-on-white look, which I always love. Actually, if I'm being honest, I didn't even have to die cut that background piece. I use this circle background SO much that I always have pieces on hand. I must have used a small piece of a background at some point, because the two pieces that I had saved were the perfect size to go above and below my photos.
For my title, I used Kerri's Weathered Door Alpha kit to die cut the word "factory" from my colored cardstock (I guess it's not technically cardstock, since it's the backside of patterned paper). Since "factory" has 7 letters, it was the perfect way to add all 7 colors that are represented in the photos - red, orange, yellow, green, aqua, blue, and purple. I cut the outline for each letter from black cardstock.
I decided to pull out some older brads (an embellishment that I love, but don't seem to use that often anymore), and added a few coordinating brads to each letter in my title. I can tell it's been a while since I've used brads, since I didn't space my pierced holes far enough apart on the first few letters. Lol. I think I managed to cover up my accident fairly well, but if you look closely, you can see a few of the original holes.
I wanted to also include the word "color" in my title, since it's all about the Color Factory. Ever since I had to have my hard drive replaced (something I wasn't prepared for and I found out while it was out for repairs), my Silhouette software just hasn't worked the same. It's a long story, but one thing that doesn't seem to work well anymore is the search feature. It took me forever, but I finally found the perfect "color" option in Kerri's All About Fall kit. I simply cut off the "s" at the end of "colors" after die cutting it from black cardstock.
After adding a few more photos to the first page, I added a few strips of black cardstock and a strip of a rainbow diagonal striped patterned paper above and below my photos and journaling.
So happy to see this layout come together. I enjoyed the photo's she shared on instagram LOL. This has me wanting to make an actual scrapbook page. Now I want to take my girls or maybe the grandkids there LOL!


I am a landowner in South Dakota, just north of the Nebraska Sand Hills. The pipeline may end up running across my land. I have received two requests for permission to survey a route through my property. I have refused both times and will continue to fight to keep the pipeline off my land.
The pipeline may be a good deal for America, but it is a rotten deal for the landowners whose land will be devalued by the constant and long-lasting risk of the pipeline. The landowners will receive a small, one-time payment but will have their land put at risk for as long as the pipeline exists. From a purely financial standpoint, it is a high risk, low reward deal. It just plain stinks.
My family already lost land when the dams were build along the Missouri River. We did our part for U.S. energy policy. It is someone else's turn.
You don't have to be a liberal to oppose the pipeline.
The risks to you and other land owners are very high. This isn't going through federal land, and and clean up costs will be very high when (not if) the line leaks.
Not to mention the fact that the government has hinted they will use ED to take the line if they can't buy rights to it.


text:
Der Grand Lake St. Marys (offizieller, jedoch nur selten verwendeter Name: Grand Lake, wörtlich "Großer See") ist ein künstlicher See in den Countys Mercer und Auglaize im US-Bundesstaat Ohio.

Geschichte
Der See wurde ab 1837 als Reservoir für den Miami-Erie-Kanal nahe dem namensgebenden Ort St. Marys angelegt. Als er 1845 fertiggestellt wurde, war er mit einer Fläche von 54 km² der flächengrößte von Menschenhand geschaffene See der Welt.

Nachdem in den 1890ern in der Gegend Öl entdeckt wurde, standen einige Bohrtürme in dem See, der selten tiefer als 1,5 bis 2 m ist.

1949 wurden mit dem Grand Lake und einigen anderen Speicherseen des Miami-Erie-Kanals die ersten State Parks Ohios eingerichtet. Der State Park umfasst die gesamte Seefläche. Mit 2,4 km² ist der Anteil der Landfläche des Grand Lake St. Marys State Park verhältnismäßig klein. Heute dient der See in erster Linie als Erholungsgebiet. Es gibt einen am Seeufer gelegenen Campingplatz mit 198 Wohnwagen-Stellplätzen.

Weblinks

 Grand Lake St. Marys State Park bei Ohio State Parks & Watercraft (englisch)

Stausee in Ohio
Stausee in Nordamerika
SGrand Lake St Marys
State Park in Ohio
Bauwerk im Auglaize County
Mercer County (Ohio)


text:
Almanzor (asteroide n.º 256796 según el MPC) es un asteroide perteneciente al cinturón de asteroides que orbita entre Marte y Júpiter. Su nombre hace referencia al Pico Almanzor, el más alto (2592 m) de la Sierra de Gredos en Ávila, España.

Fue descubierto el 8 de febrero de 2008 por Juan Lacruz desde el Observatorio de La Cañada, en Ávila, España.

Véase también
 Lista de asteroides
 Planeta menor
 Cuerpo menor del Sistema Solar

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Comets Asteroids findthedata. Datos orbitales (en inglés)
 LCO Astronomy highlights (en inglés).

Asteroides del cinturón principal
Objetos astronómicos descubiertos en 2008
Objetos astronómicos descubiertos por Juan Lacruz
Wikiproyecto:Asteroides/Artículos de asteroides


Today should have been a beautiful day in Orlando…but it wasn't. What promised to be a day of worship, picnics, and trips to the beach didn't happen. The unimaginable and tragic happened at 2am and we woke to the horrific news that 50 people had been murdered at what is now described as the worst mass shooting in US history.
I immediately began receiving text message from as far away as Nairobi wanting to know if I was OK. Rather than answer each, although I did, I decided to use social media, Facebook, as a way to let my Facebook friends know I was fine, physically. The emotional part of "fine" is lagging behind.
Then I thought, but what if I had been there? With the motivation of letting those in attendance hear the Good News. Would I be willing to be there for my own reasons, motivated by my love for people who need to hear the Good News that Jesus, the one who disregarded, defeated and destroyed death was their friend? Why would some think I would not? What would they have thought of me had I been there?
This struck deep in my soul because I think this is exactly what Jesus would have done. He went where others would not go. He entered into the lives of people who needed Good News.
I write not to be critical but rather as a reminder, maybe only to myself, that this is a tragedy for our community and an opportunity for the community of believers to reach out in love to those who need comfort. Now is not the time for recrimination or finger pointing. Now is a time for mourning with those who mourn…comforting those who need comfort. To be the extension of the one who comforts in times of great distress. #prayforOrlando.
5 Responses to Would JESUS go to a disco?
Thank you for writing this article. I think Jesus would go to a club. He left perfect heaven to come to very imperfect earth because of His love for us.
Well said, Bob. Thanks for writing. Praying for you and for many in Orlando.
Very well said, thanks for sharing these thoughts.
Yes, Bob, the Gospels are replete with Jesus very intentionally seeking out those shunned by the establishment. The Samaritan woman, the demon possessed man in the cemetery among the Gadarenes (Gentiles) a tax collector named Matthew, to name a few. Other shunned folks came to him and he welcomed them.


"I have this project, but I can't give you any details yet. Do you think you might be interested?"
Um, yes. If Amazon asks, my answer is most likely always going to be yes (I think they are the best people to be in a partnership with). Over a year ago this was how my editor at Montlake approached me. He said he would tell me more when he could and that period of time kept stretching and stretching until he finally sort of told me what it was about. It would be a new type of technology. It would be like having movie clips or GIFs inside my story.
Confession time – I love (LOVE) movies and TV. I'm always envious of how an actor can convey something with a single look or touch that it might take me paragraphs to describe (and even then the reader may not perceive it the way that I'm imagining it) and I've always wanted to write and sell a TV or movie script that actually got made. I could only imagine how powerful it would be to watch your words be acted out. So getting the chance to write something that would have visuals? It really was like a dream come true.
My editor wanted me to write a novella about a heroine who goes out with different men but is falling in love with one in particular. We batted some ideas around and I settled on the story that is currently the basis for ROYAL DESIGN.
I actually wrote this book pretty quickly. In about four days. I thought about it for a long time, outlined it, and then it all came together. Brevity is not my strong point, but I'd written a novella just prior to this (my very first time), which made it easier the second time (although it was a stretch to stay under the word limit).
Then the really fun part of this project started. I got on the phone with the director/producer, and this was her first time getting to film something like this for Amazon and to say we were both like giddy fangirls is underselling our level of excitement. She loved my characters the same way that I did. She asked how involved I wanted to be, and my answer was a lot, and so it began. (I actually got teased when they would send me something, because I would immediately go over it and read every part of it so that when we got on a conference call I had already practically memorized it).
I wrote up a character list, describing all of the characters physically. My favorite part was the celebrity comparisons (I imagined Enzo as a young Joe Manganiello crossed with Ryan Guzman and Bellamy as a Kristin Kreuk type, and Gray Porter as a lost Hemsworth brother). These bios were sent over to an agency, and we were sent back a massive document with all these different shots of various candidates (we were choosing one girl and four guys). Lots of expressions and poses for us to look over.
When I saw Francis Cadieux, I knew right away he was Enzo. Even though his physical description didn't match what I had initially envisioned for the character (Enzo started out with hazel eyes and black hair; Francis has dark brown hair and blue eyes), it was like I saw him and that was it. I had a similar reaction for the character of Bellamy – there was a girl who almost fit the vision I had in my head. I made up a list of about five finalists for each role and then compared those with my editor and director. We all seemed to have pretty similar lists.
On my finalist list I had Frances Cadieux (who did play Enzo), Adrian Amas (marked as my fave and he played James Cruz) and Becky Boggs for Bellamy (she didn't look how I had initially envisioned Bellamy, but there was something about her that made her stand out). I also thought Dane Johnson could play either Oliver Reynolds or Gray Porter (and he did play Gray!). The only one I didn't pick out from the initial group who made the final cut was Mark Conte (he played Oliver).
Then the director was off to New York to do screen tests with our finalists. She sat through auditions that made me very glad I am not an actor or a model. They had to do some embarrassing stuff, but I guess if you do it a lot you probably get used to it. She sent me all their clips and told me based on the screen tests who she thought the best ones would be. And she was a hundred percent right (apparently my initial selection for Bellamy was a total bust when it came to acting) and I loved her choices, and we managed to sign everyone we wanted for the shoot.
But the hardest part? I couldn't tell anyone. I wasn't allowed to post anything. I had to keep all of these amazing events to myself. When a Kindle in Motion debuted from another author with a different Amazon publishing line, and everyone was oohing and aahing over it, it was so hard to say nothing! And I really wanted to share. Like when I got this video from the cast that my director took for me the first morning of shooting. Do you know how badly I wanted to post this on Facebook and be like, "Look! Those are the people playing my characters saying hi to me! Ack!" I was so, so excited. I probably watched it like twenty times that first morning.
Then...then the actual clips started pouring in. Some of them were still like rough drafts, but I could see where they were going and what would happen when they were done. Some I couldn't envision at all, and when I saw the final cuts, so many emotions! They were amazing. Some made me laugh out loud (I actually sat here and laughed, even though I had written the words and knew what was coming), some made me sigh with sappy romanticism, some made me react like a giggly little schoolgirl. It was surreal.
It was everything I wanted it to be. Everything that I could have possibly hoped for (insert thesaurus synonyms here – it was stupendous! Fabulous! Fantastic! etc., etc.). I think the only way it could have been any better is if they'd made a full-length movie out of it. Seeing the chemistry between the leads, their romantic moments, watching their facial expressions as they became these characters – it was incredible. Everyone (cast, crew, all the people at Montlake and Amazon) involved did such an amazing job.
TL;DR – Making a Kindle in Motion book was amazing and awesome.


text:
#25 Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
on The Greatest Classic Video Game Theme Songs Ever
The Best Avenged Sevenfold Songs
Voteable
Updated June 15, 2019 22.7k votes 1.6k voters
Vote for your favorite Avenged Sevenfold songs, not just singles and hits.
List of Avenged Sevenfold songs, ranked from best to worst by the Ranker community. Hailing from Huntington Beach, California, Avenged Sevefold is a modern hard rock band led by front man M. Shadows. If you grew up playing Guitar Hero, you might recognize their song "The Beast and the Harlot" which was featured on Guitar Hero 2.
All of Avenged Sevenfold's singles are included here, but real fans know there are other awesome songs to vote on other than the radio hits. Music videos are included next to each track name, so if you haven't heard a song you can listen to it right here on this list. Is one of your favorite Avenged Sevenfold songs missing from this poll? Add it to the list so it has a chance to rise to the top.
Unholy Confessions and Afterlife are included on this list along with many more. If the order of this list bothers you, then start a revolution and fight the system by creating your own version and re-ranking it. Simply click the "Rerank List" button and you can put the songs in whatever order you like.
rerankers (3)
A Little Piece of Heaven
Bat Country


Wedding wish cards and wish stones add a special touch to your wedding. Your guests can sign the wish cards and/or wedding wish stones and even write a special note or wish for you. Then it will be placed inside one of our wedding wish boxes! A wonderful memento that can be treasured for years!


Small business owners like you don't have to pay immense amounts of money for mobile computer repair. At Mobile PC Medics, we understand the importance of productivity and that a PC down is money lost.
Mobile PC Medics hasn't added any of their social connections yet.


text:
Grassroots Profiles
Keys-Gamarra, Omeish and Heizer top Fairfax Dems school board endorsement vote
Karen Keys-Gamarra, Abrar Omeish and Rachna Sizemore Heizer were endorsed for the Fairfax County School Board by Fairfax County Democratic Committee on Tuesday night, May 21.
The three candidates, in the order above, were the top vote-getters in a poll among FCDC members, easing out incumbent Ilryong Moon. A total of 1,337 members voted through early voting and at the meeting itself, held at Lake Braddock Secondary School.
The candidates are running for three at-large school board member slots to be elected at the general election on Nov. 5.
FCDC also ratified the endorsements of nine magisterial district Democratic committees for school board members from those districts, who will also face voters at the general election.
They are, L-R in photo below: Megan McLaughlin (Braddock), Karl Frisch (Providence), Ricardy Anderson (Mason), Karen Corbett Sanders (Mount Vernon), Laura Jane Cohen (Springfield), Tammy Kaufax (Lee), Stella Pekarsky (Sully) and Elaine Tholen (Dranesville). Not pictured: Melanie Meren (Hunter Mill).
Keys-Gamarra is an incumbent, elected to the school board in a special election in 2017. As a child advocate and attorney, she has represented hundreds of children in situations involving abuse, neglect, adoption, and criminal matters.
Omeish is the co-founder of a non-profit providing tutoring and mentorship and co-chair of the school board's Human Resources Advisory Committee.
Heizer is a college professor, management consultant and member of the school board's Advisory Committee for Students with Disabilities since 2012.
Moon, a lawyer, first served on the school board 1995 to 1999, and then from 2004 to the present.
Main photo: L-R Karen Keys-Gamarra, Abrar Omeish and Rachna Sizemore Heizer at the endorsement meeting of the Fairfax County Democratic Committee on May 21
The Blue View wants your views on local, national or international issues or politics. Also news about your district committees, grassroots organizations, civic associations, etc. Send us original content (max. 500 words) and photos (iphone pics are great!). To send us stories, or get more info, contact Editor Brad Swanson or Deputy Editor/ Photo Editor Karen Kirk
Visit FCDC
Visit the Fairfax County Democratic Committee, publisher of The Blue View, to get information on how to vote, how to become a member, how to volunteer, events in your community, and more.
The Blue View is a publication of The Democrat, the newsletter of the Fairfax County Democratic Committee. Opinions in The Blue View may not always reflect the views of FCDC.


Cafe Press has some interesting products for people who want to proclaim their love of clay to everyone around. The first time that Cafe Press got my attention was when John Norris put up a "soda fired" mug.
Neat-o Potter's stuff for sure! Thx for the mention.


Recently I decided to try something new, and signed up for a Twitter account. I had been hearing a lot of interesting things about it, and also noticed that both Reptilechannel.com and USARK had joined, so I didn't want to be the odd blogger out.
Although I'm pretty new to the whole thing, I've been having fun with it so far. I have found several interesting people and organizations to "follow," and I continue to discover new things all the time. Other than the occasional random thought, I have kept my "tweets" mostly reptile related, so I decided to talk about it here this week. Up until now, I've been mentioning when my new blogs are posted, and other herp happenings around my home. So if you'd like to know what's going on with my band of bufos between blogs, or about other assorted animal antics, sign up for an account and follow me!


text:
dunham's sports black…
dunham's sports black friday ad
It's true that every aspect of our lives is different, but that doesn't mean that we are all identical. For example, while we play football, we don't play basketball. We don't make eye contact. We just sit with our hands together. We don't even smoke. We are not in a position to make eye contact with people, but we do so in a way that is enjoyable to us.
Dunham is a brilliant designer, and her sports ad is one of the most beautiful and sophisticated you have ever seen. A big part of the ad is the use of black, which is also a brilliant color for the site. Because the ad is so black and white, we get to see all of the important detail, like the fact that there's a camera running from the athlete's head to the camera, which is a brilliant use of the "camera" effect.
Black is also a really fun color for the site and makes it fun to watch the athletes run and jump around.
There are lots of other colors and tones that can be used in advertising, but that is one of the more subtle ways we can use black for our site. It makes for great design and it gives our site a really edgy edge.
It makes dunham's site look like one of those sites that have a bright and bold design, but is only used in the most important parts of the site. This is a good idea, because the majority of our site is not used for the most important parts.
I love how dunham's site has a bold and black theme, but the site is not just black and bold, it is black and black and black and black. It is a site that has a lot of color and tone and fun to look at, but is also a site that is very carefully thought out.
I love dunhams site, all the colors it has are just perfect for when there is a lot of color to put on the site. The black and black style is perfect for when there is a lot of bright color to put in the site. When it is all black and black all the way, you are sure to have a lot of fun with the site. The dunhams site is a site that is well thought out and great to look at.
I think it's very important to have a well thought out site. Not only does it help you to create an experience that will make your audience stay longer, it also helps you to make the site look great. But it's not just an issue of making the site look better. It is also an issue of making the site feel right. That means making sure that every page looks good on the screen, and that every single image is big.
This might seem like a minor thing, but it is one of the things that makes a site look right. For example, if your site is a sports site and every page is a huge sports page, the site will look wrong. That's not good for a site that is supposed to make your audience stay longer, and it is not a good thing for a site that is meant to make people laugh. This is something that dunhams (a sports website company) needs to learn.
Dunhams site is a sports website. Every single thing on that page looks right. So does every page on every other site on that website. So, this is a lesson learned: avoid being a website that has its own website, and instead make sure that each page on your site looks good on the screen. That will help make your website look right.
cole sports
sports valance


The Caped Crusader is coming to the rescue! This cool set of Batman wall decals comes complete with Batman, the Batmobile... and the Joker, waiting to be defeated (once again) by the Dark Knight himself. Because RoomMates are repositionable, you can change the story on your walls as often as you'd like. Check out the giant Batman and Joker wall decals as well as the self-adhesive border for cool coordinates!
• decals range from 16.25" x 4.5" to 1.75" x 1"
The Caped Crusader is coming to the rescue! This cool set of Batman wall decals comes complete with Batman, the Batmobile... and the Joker, waiting to be defeated (once again) by the Dark Knight himself. Because RoomMates are repositionable, you can change the story on your walls as often as you'd like. Check out the giant Batman and Joker wall decals as well as the self-adhesive border for cool coordinates! This product is printed on clear material. White or light colored walls are recommended for best results.
Disclaimer: TM & © DC Comics. WB SHIELD: TM & © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.


Home › Intended Fun › Mustard & Pretzels?? Are we in Germany?
FUNsational Finds has just added some new subscription gift boxes - these are the kind you can eat !
Mustard & Pretzels are great for any get together or party!
The gift subscription is super easy!
You can choose any combination of mustard for your gift assortment.
Choose 4 of the same flavors, 2 & 2, or choose 4 different flavors - it's your choice!
Included in your Gift Assortment, you will automatically receive a 6 oz bag of East Shore Specialty Foods - Dipping Pretzels. These pretzels are perfect for dipping in the mustard.
You will receive your Mustard & Pretzel goodie pack every month.
Every month you will receive another box based on your choices - if you want to change some choices, you can edit your box any time.
So you can get the same mix every month or a new mix of flavors every month - It's Your Choice!
You have total control of your subscription - you can cancel at any time and even change or delay the next shipment dates!
Mustard Subscription Boxes make perfect gifts for mustard lovers.


Solomon Warriors president, Honourable Bodo Dettke.
SOLOMON Warriors Football Club (FC) president, Honourable Bodo Dettke has strongly urged the Warriors team to give more sacrifices in their preparation for the upcoming Telekom S-league (TSL) competition and the TSL competition.
Dettke made the call during the Solomon Warriors Football Club presentation of awards over the weekend.
Warriors eyes to make another impressive season this time round with the aim going further than the quarter finals in the Oceania Champions League.
The club boss said that to be successful everyone must give more sacrifice and commitment as all the TSL clubs will be tough in the upcoming season and will try their best to topple Warriors.
"For sure it will be tough next season, just because you say you are the best does not mean you relax, you must be prepared.
"You must show full commitment, discipline in training and other club's programs.
"It's not only you players that need to give more sacrifice but all of us.
"There is always a time for everything, when it's game time, stay focus, committed, disciplined then we can repeat another successful season," he said.
Mrs Diane Dettke made a similar call, stressing that there will be strict discipline put in place.
She congratulated the team for winning both the TSL competitions and stressed the team must be more disciplined to go that far.
"You have made it in winning both the TSL competitions but there is still one box to tick.
"So this year it will be very tough, so discipline, your smoking, drinking and betel nut are going to be cut out, if you continue on those things you're going to be left out of the team," she stressed.


Let Your Voice Be Heard! Send Your GMP Feedback.
Which "Alternative" do you prefer?
Send your GMP feedback to the Park using their on-line form. It only takes a second - the form is tiny.
Not ready to submit your preference? Read on to find out more.
The Pinnacles General Management Plan is under review. As a member or fan of Friends of Pinnacles you have already demonstrated an active concern for the future of climbing at the Park, so do your part. There are only a handful of days left to give the Park your feedback regarding the plan.
We know that at 325 pages it is a bit much to ask you to read the entire GMP, especially since there is little in it specific to climbing, but it is still VERY important that you let your voice be heard with regard to helping the Park choose a "Management Alternative."
FOP has tried to summarize the "Alternatives" for you and provides additional information about the GMP that we think you may find valuable, both as a climber and a Park visitor. We call out climbing specific elements along with significant differences between the Alternatives.
For details you may also want to review the Summary Tables of Alternatives and Impacts section in Chapter 3 of the GMP.
FOP has also posted a simplified version of the summary tables on our Web site.
As most of you already know the General Management Plan (or GMP) is a document, created by the Park, which "articulates a vision and overall management philosophy for Pinnacles that will guide decision-making for the foreseeable future." According to Superintendent Karen Beppler-Dorn, "foreseeable" means 10 to 15 years. This "articulated philosophy" will be based on one of four "Alternatives" that the Park is asking us to, essentially, vote on.
The GMP does not establish any specific policies related to climbing or route development in the Park. Those policies will be established in the "Climbing Management Plan" (or CMP) to be completed in the 2013/14 time frame.
BE AWARE! While all four Alternatives allow for continued climbing activity, each has (or lacks) provisions that could affect climbers indirectly OR impact the specifics determined later in the CMP.
To keep things as simple as possible FOP has created a greatly simplified summary of the 4 Alternatives calling out key elements of each and identifying Pros and Cons for each "relative to the climbing community." To paraphrase a great saying: "One park user's pros are another park user's cons."
Based on previous review by the general public (2008), four Alternatives have been identified. Each Alternative describes a strategy for managing and mapping each of the five *Park "Zones."
Note: The Park has already endorsed Alternative "D" - a "hybrid" of elements from the other alternatives. Friends Of Pinnacles also endorses Alternative "D."
ALL of the GMP alternatives specifically state that climbing will continue as a recognized activity.
This basically means "stay the course" or don't make any changes to current policies. These current policies would be be officially documented along with baseline conditions for monitoring progress.
This alternative focuses on the backcountry experience. Implementation includes: expanded "primitive" wilderness designations, reduced facilities and resources, restoration of wilderness where feasible.
This alternative expands an array of visitor use opportunities; the focus being more visitors experiencing more of the park.
This is the Park and FOP endorsed alternative. The plan is a hybrid of the other alternatives, blending the strengths and advantages from the other alternatives. This plan changes the focus from a more physical orientation to a more visceral, broad view perspective. In essence this alternative promotes resource preservation and sharing through education and encouraging stewardship across all affected communities.
That completes your "crash-course" in the General Management Plan for Pinnacles.
So... Submit Your Comments Today!
You can also download a mail in version of the Feedback Form.


We have scoured the land and sea to find unique gifts just for you and we believe that the TANKH2O water bottle is one of the best fun SCUBA products we have found for a long time.
TankH2Os are stainless steel water bottles for scuba divers and ocean adventurers. They're food-grade stainless steel and 100% BPA free.
We have limited stocks so dont hang around!


text:
Russian South Korean or South Korean Russian may refer to:
Russia–South Korea relations
Russians in South Korea
South Koreans in Russia, see Koryo-saram
Multiracial people of Russian and South Korean descent


text:
Q: Chrome's "Threaded scrolling" feature interrupts my animation I am struggling to make one animation. I have a button that should appear to the left of the container at the moment when another button is hiding under the left border of the container while scrolling.
here is my example dom:

button

button

here is my example script:
const scrollContainer = document.getElementById('scrollContainer');
scrollContainer.addEventListener('scroll', () => {
    const leftButton = document.getElementById('leftButton');
    const translate = Math.max(scrollContainer.offsetLeft - scrollContainer.scrollLeft, 0);
    leftButton.style.transform = `translateX(${translate}px)`;
});

This animation works perfect in safari and firefox, but flickers in Chrome. I was confused, i did not understand what i did wrong and finally found the issue - Threaded scrolling:

This option makes browser to perform scroll in another thread and therefore my code, which runs in main thread, can't synchronize properly with chrome's scroll.
Here is an example in Chrome:

Here is an example in Safari:

Please, help me to figure out, how to disable this feature programmatically, or how to force my code to run in scroll's thread.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


Mr Arangua specialises in capital markets, structured finance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and energy.
He is recognised as a leading lawyer and for his outstanding expertise by Chambers Latin America, IFLR1000 and The Legal 500 and Latin Lawyer 250. Chambers Latin America ranks him as a leading individual for capital markets, describing him as 'one of the hardest-working lawyers in the market, who always goes the extra mile to ensure that everything is perfect', and as 'incredibly technical and methodical, as well as having great business sense and a hands-on attitude'.
He is an expert in securities and regularly advises both private and public companies on issuances in the local market and abroad. He has also developed niche expertise in CKDs.
His structured finance practice is focused on providing advice to lenders on structuring complex bankruptcy-remote payment structures. He has also developed expertise in the oil and gas sector, in which he has continuously advised on capital markets, finance and M&A matters.
Mr Arangua has strong international experience. He is licensed to practise in New York and regularly advises US and other international clients on transactions in Mexico.
He obtained his LLM from the University of Michigan Law School, having graduated as a lawyer from the Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico (ITAM).


Angela will draw from her current role as the chief executive of Energy UK and her past lives as Chief Executive of the British Bankers' Association and Economic Secretary to the Treasury. Given the breadth of Energy UK's remit and the topicality for all business areas, we are delighted to be working with her to develop a subject for her presentation that showcases her expertise – please apply for a place if you are interested in more information about this event.
Angela Knight became Chief Executive of Energy UK, the new trade association for the energy sector, in July 2012.
After leaving Bristol University with an honours degree in chemistry, Angela worked for the American industrial gas company Air Products Ltd. She was the product development manager for the application and sales of nitrogen as an inert carrier during the treatment of ferrous metal components. She went on to set up and was Chief Executive of a specialist contract heat treatment company treating precision engineering components – Cook & Knight Metallurgical Processors Ltd – and associated process plant manufacturing company. From 1987 to 1992 she was Councillor and Chief Whip on Sheffield City Council. She entered Parliament in 1992 as MP for Erewash and was Economic Secretary to the Treasury between 1995 and 1997, when she lost her seat at the General Election. She was the Chief Executive of the Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers from September 1997 to December 2006. She is currently the Chief Executive of the British Bankers Association. She is also a non-executive director on the boards of IFSL and Brewin Dolphin plc, the Financial Services Skills Council, and a trust member of the Port of London Authority.


text:
<!DOCTYPE html>

  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <title>Shared server web client</title>
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, user-scalable=no, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, minimum-scale=1.0">

  <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/bootstrap.min.css">

  <link href="css/sticky-footer.css" rel="stylesheet">

            <button type="button" class="navbar-toggle collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#navbar" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="navbar">
              Toggle navigation

            </button>
            Interfaz web

Listar usuarios

Listar intereses

                Agregar

Usuario

Interes

                Editar usuario

Modificar usuario

Actualizar foto perfil

Eliminar usuario

Buscar usuario

Buscar usuario

      <form>

              <button class="btn btn-primary" type="button" ng-click="getUser()">Buscar</button>

            <input type="number" min="1" class="form-control" placeholder="#ID usuario" ng-model="id_user">

                  #ID
                  Nombre
                  Email
                  Alias
                  Edad
                  Sexo
                  Intereses
                  Foto de perfil

                  {{ x.id }}
                  {{ x.name }}
                  {{ x.email }}
                  {{ x.alias }}
                  {{ x.age }}
                  {{ x.sex }}

{{i.category}} - {{ i.value }}

Usuario no encontrado.

      </form>

Back to top

© 2016 Taller de programacion II. · Cátedra · Terms

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Triphala (TRIFF-a la) is a compound used as part of traditional Indian Ayurvedic medicine. Triphala is actually an equal blend of three Ayurvedic medicinal fruits, each of which is used also used independently; harada, amla, and behada. Triphala is generally used to cleanse and tone the bowel. Triphala also possesses antioxidant properties, protecting cells against the damaging effects of free radicals as do all antioxidants.
Unlike harsher stimulant laxatives such as cascara sagrada, Triphala has a mild effect on bowel function. It can be used to help restore normal and healthy elimination after a period of either constipation or loose bowel movements. Its naturally-occurring tannins are thought to account for Triphala's astringent properties, which help to retain moisture and tone the bowel wall.
Use Triphala products as directed. Triphala may be combined with other nutrients that promote healthy bowel function such as fiber, peppermint oil, and probiotics.
None noted. Triphala may be used on a short or long-term basis, however, any chronic pain or difficulty in elimination could signal a serious medical problem and requires evaluation by a physician.


text:
Ekiti Assembly approves change of name for College of Agriculture
By Guardian Nigeria
05 November 2021 | 5:17 pm
Ekiti State House of Assembly has passed the State College of Agriculture and Technology (first amendment) Bill, 2021, and committed the 2022 budget to its Committee on Finance and Appropriation for further legislative scrutiny.
The lawmakers, at plenary on Friday, approved the amendment that sought to change the name of the institution to Ekiti State Polytechnic, Isan Ekiti.
The lawmakers agreed that the amendment is aimed at enlarging the horizon of the institution.
The Leader of Business, Mr Gboyega Aribisogan, moved the motion for the approval of the bill and was seconded by Hon Femi Akindele, (APC-Irepodun/Ifelodun 1).
The Assembly also committed the 2022 budget estimates to its Committee on Finance and Appropriation for further scrutiny.
Members of the Assembly, in their various contributions to the debate before the committee, applauded Governor Kayode Fayemi for the judicious use of the 2021 budget.
They charged various government Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) to be more proactive on revenue generation to better finance the 2022 budget, rather than relying solely on federal allocation.
At the plenary, the bill to impose Tax on Goods and Services consumed in hotels, restaurants and event centres in Ekiti State and other matters incidental thereto or connected therewith, 2021 was also considered by the house.
The bill, sponsored by Hon. Olubunmi Adelugba (APC-Emure), was committed to the Committee on Trade and Investment for further legislative action.
In his remarks, Speaker of the Assembly, Funminiyi Afuye, charged the two Committees to speedily work on the bills.
Afuye directed the Finance and Appropriation Committee to work earnestly with other standing committees of the House towards scrutinising the budget proposal speedily.
He also charged the Committee on Trade and Investment to look into the practicability and workability of the tax bill in order to ensure that it does not amount to double taxation.
He gave the Committees two weeks to work and report back to the House.
Ekiti State House of Assembly
Ekiti State Polytechnic
Donald Trump warned Saturday that the next election would be America's last chance for salvation as he attempted to revive a faltering third run for the White House in two US states that launched his winning 2016 presidential campaign. Buffeted by political and legal headwinds, the 76-year-old Republican addressed a few hundred supporters at an…
Right policies, enabling environment key to agric growth, says FCA Provost
The basic essence of research is to resolve problems, especially, within the immediate society. We are not oblivious of what the problems are (which would have been worse), we only need carefully drafted resolution...
Obaseki inspects Ekehuan road dualisation, urges faster approach to beat rainy season
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has inspected the Ekehuan Road dualisation project and the progress of work at the College of Agriculture, Iguoriakhi...
Court reinstates sacked college staff, awards each N4m damages
The Benin Division of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, yesterday, reinstated sacked workers of the Edo State College of Agriculture, Iguoriakhi and ordered
Gunmen kill couple, daughter in Plateau
Gunmen have killed three people from the same family in Rijiyan Giwa, Shendam Local Council of Plateau State.
'APC will not stop at anything to reconcile with aggrieved aspirants'
Karounwi Oladapo, is former Deputy Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly. He is the South West Zonal Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress
FCA Ibadan bemoans rejection of Nigeria's food, produce abroad
The Federal College of Agriculture (FCA), Moor Plantation, Ibadan, has pointed out that rejection of food exports in Europe and America can be tackled with adequate awareness and adoption....


HSBC Holding, Hang Seng Bank & Standard Chartered are among some of the biggest players who recently announced their chatbots to engage customers.
Chatbots are basically AI entities that make use of natural language processing to answer queries of customers. The lenders are wanting to give their bots a human touch which is why HSBC has named its chatbot Amy, while Hang Seng named its bots HARO & Dori.
The move came as the city's banking regulator, Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), launched a number of measures over the past two years to encourage local lenders to develop financial technology. Banks are encouraged to develop innovative products or technology to cut down operating costs and offer better service to customers.
Besides changing customer behaviour, chatbots are also supposed to cut costs while speeding up service. Chatbots will help save global banks more than US$8 billion per year by 2022, according to a report by Juniper Research. The report also estimates a chatbot inquiry will save around four minutes compared with traditional call centres.
With chatbots handling 80 per cent of inquiries, it should be much faster if one customer really needs to reach a human agent, said Paul Sin, consulting partner with Deloitte China and leader of Deloitte's Asia-Pacific blockchain lab.
The corporate banking unit of HSBC, Hong Kong�¢??s largest bank by assets, launched Amy, the first chatbot of its kind in the city, to answer basic questions such as how to open an account.
"When we take out our smartphone, we spend more time in text messaging through social media more than we use it as a phone. This is why we believe customers would like to use a chatbot," Daniel Chan, head of business banking at HSBC Hong Kong said.
Customers want answers straight away from a chatbot instead of waiting for even 10 second to reach someone in the call centre, he said.
Hang Seng Bank introduced two chatbots, HARO and DORI, to its retail banking customers in early January, promising human-like conversations fuelled by machine learning technologies.
HARO, available online and through the bank's mobile app, will handle general inquiries about the bank's products and services, such as calculating mortgage payments, while DORI is in charge of searching dining discounts and making recommendations based on customer preferences. DORI is embedded in Facebook's instant messaging app, and is said to function similarly to Apple's Siri or Google Assistant.
Standard Charted plans to launch its AI-powered chatbot in the second quarter as it is still waiting for regulatory approval. The chatbot can talk with clients in text messages and process more than 80 per cent of requests. When stuck, it will transfer the inquiry to human agents, according to Zor Gorelov, chief executive and co-founder of Kasisto.
Finding the right personnel who would be able to maintain the chatbot services is a challenging issue.
Sin said that once a new technology gets deployed in production, people are needed to maintain the platform. Relying on a small fintech company is unrealistic and recruiting from the market difficult.
Due to liability issues, banks are taking a cautious approach to their fintech plans. Bank of America, the largest bank in U.S. in terms of assets, is still testing its chatbot Erica, which allows communication via both voice & text.
As per Sin, clients cannot sue a chatbot for errors in investment execution or in transaction.


I am wondering if anyhomin is interested in a live digging lesson. I was hoping to get a few homins together or even just singles at a time and teach them what I've learned about digging; my style, different styles.
If anyone would like one, let me know here or through the ingame mail. Also include multiple UTC times and days that work.
If all works well, maybe I will think of a write up even thought there are already good ones here.
I think it might also be a good thing to add to the live dig, a list prioritized of which attributes are best to be bought as soon as one has the credits, to enhance their dig.
I've known of far too many people who have used credits, without the aid or advice of a player who has been in the game longer, and has been digging a lot. Perhaps mastered in 2 or more regions.
Along with the above, you could also add that a new digger really should have in mind, what they wish to craft, since that determines which mats they wish to dig.
I think digging is probably the hardest thing to teach yourself. Personally, I was bad enough at it that I was ready to give up on digging altogether around 150 until a more skilled digger taught me a better way. Merely having a competent instructor completely changed my mind about digging; while it's still not my favorite activity, it's something that I can at least have fun with as opposed to it being a major source of frustration.
One thing new diggers should be aware of is how, unlike othe rskills, digging changes fairly dramatically as you rise thorugh the levels. When you start, extraction is more about having the source live long enough to get the most mats out of. But at mid-levels (~150-ish) it becomes more about Focus management, especially if one uses the higher levels of Rate/Speed. While prospecting becomes easier with levels as you gain access to more angle, more range, and material specializations, extraction becomes harder as Focus costs rise faster than one's Focus bar grows.
As for those that got a Dig master or three already, it's important to note that toon level does not mean player skill; even some high-level self-taught diggers could benefit from a bit of instruction. And even decent master diggers can benefit from comparing notes with their peers.
While I personally am not sure about scheduling a lesson for myself (my RL schedule is chaotic), I do think it's great that you are offering to share your knowledge with others.
Most of the tips comes from other players wich is it's own coulture and kinda awesome. There's a few digging lessons in Youtube too, out of game. You get distracted from Atys, but it's easier to share the knowledge at anytime, even when you're just logging out and someone asks. Like with macros, I link the Aeden Artisans video at start and when they know what to click, they already understand what to do when you say to "add actions - cancel the current action, actions run shortcut - careplan and actions run extraction action again".
Or like multiple step/extraction diggings didnt open up before watching video about them (and I had tried many times failing at the core concepts).
Ive done dig as straight to quality, 2 step digging and 3 step digging and the more common kill the node dig. The one thing i have learnt over the years is RL distractions at the time of dig often dictate how you dig and how often you hit the quality of doing a 2 - 3 step dig :) I think at times you need to have a back up plan for when you cant give the dig your focus u have some room for error.
Each Master will say their style is best which is true but its best for them might not be best for everyone else. We used to have a detailed guide in GoJ forums on how best to start and carry on through the mid levels but i lost all my old notes :( Good idea DiHunt hope you can help some of the newer players not waste points and become to frustrated with digging.
First of all, thank you for replying :D Teaching would be for me as well. See what I can learn as well. Part of what I am getting to is that, do what you fill fits, but try them first.
I remember thinking things that were either untrue because of false presumptions and or became untrue, such as: don't hunt plants they double shotgun you, don't use echantments they are a waste of credits, wait to resurrect someone for (4 minutes?) or the aggro will come back and bite you.) some things patched out, some just untrue over my time here.
Even if you are a master and feel you have nothing to add or learn, try and teach me :) try to learn.
I am willing to give away what I know about above ground Excellents, supremes are another story of course which I think all would try to keep dear to their hearts beyound their guilds that is or friends.
Each Master will say their style is best which is true but its best for them might not be best for everyone else.
Very true. I know a few highly-competent diggers who think my dig bar is sheer craziness, yet I manage to break 1k mats/hr with ease without ever running into Focus issues. With my eclectic 2-step kill-dig method, I average 10-13 mats/spot, spots last about 35-40 seconds, don't run into depletion nearly as often as you would think digging at that pace, and only gas/explode if I chat while digging despite doing little in the way of careplanning.
I typically do that as an opener, but what I do next is SM-dependent with separate second-steps for SM1/3, SM2, SM 4/5, and SM0. Since I have only 4949 Focus instead of the 5420 shown in those videos, I have to be a little more frugal. I know a few who have gone crazy trying to figure out the method to my madness, but if you saw me digging my way, you'd see that my insanity works well enough for me to not be wrong.
I have played off and on since Ryzom went live but never managed to get very far in foraging mostly due to knowing where or how to dig so I would be a very willing student if someone does something like this.