1. Check that connecting rods are correctly established. If new inserts are established, check that all traces of protective lubricant are removed with the corresponding solvent. Wipe inserts and rods pure lint-free fabric.
2. Grease cylinders, pistons and piston rings.
3. Installation of pistons needs to be begun with the first cylinder. Check correctness of an arrangement of piston rings on the piston, then squeeze them a special mandrel.
4. Insert the piston with the mandrel squeezing rings into the top part of the first cylinder. On petrol engines check that the arrow is directed to the bottom of the piston to a gear belt of the drive, and on diesel engines dredging is directed to the bottom of the piston to a forward part of the block of cylinders. Using wooden whetstone (the hammer handle) press on the piston and press it together with the piston the cylinder.
5. Check combination of the lower head of a rod with a crankshaft neck, if necessary tighten the piston a rod and establish the lower head of a rod with an insert on a crankshaft neck.
6. Establish a cover of the lower head of a rod with an insert and put the clamps the required moment. Pay attention that earlier put markings on a cover of a rod and a rod have to be combined.
7. Tighten nuts of fastening of a cover of the lower head of a rod a dynamometer key.
8. Tighten nuts of fastening of a cover of the lower head of a rod on the required corner.
9. After tightening of nuts of covers of bearings turn the crankshaft. The crankshaft has to rotate freely. Some effort will be required at installation of new inserts, but at the same time there should not be jammings or a provorachivaniye of a shaft with application of great efforts.
10. Similarly install three remained pistons.
11. Establish a head of the block of cylinders and the oil pump.


Many people today use hash oil in wax pens to benefit from medicinal marijuana or enjoy the experience of using legal cannabis in places where recreational pot is legal. Recently, hash oil has received some bad press, leading individuals who use wax pens to worry that they're taking a risk when they vape. So what's the story on wax marijuana vaporizer usage? Keep reading to find out.
Hash oil is a thick concentrated oily wax that is technically called a resin. Also called honey oil, dab, and shatter, the resin is derived from cannabis, and it contains a very high concentration of THC, the active chemical that gives marijuana its intoxicating properties. The oil can be vaped in wax pens or some portable marijuana vaporizer products, or it can be smoked in a number of ways. Those who prefer to use hash oil over dry herbs often feel that the high is more intense, and the medical benefits are more pronounced due to the concentration of the oil.
The hash oil stories that have been publicized online and in newspapers lately describe very bad accidents that have occurred in Colorado and California, but they weren't caused by wax pens (See VaporPlants). Rather, the explosions described in these articles occurred when people were attempting to make their own concentrated hash oil and wax in their homes.
DIY recipes for hash oil are rather easy to find. The procedure for making the oil varies, but usually it involves mixing marijuana with the solvent butane. When butane is used in an enclosed area, it can cause a build-up of flammable gas that can be set off by a spark from an appliance. The risk of explosion becomes even greater when hash oil is left in the freezer to cure, as the gas can accumulate in the appliance and ignite.
Is Hash Oil Even Legal?
Laws regarding legal marijuana use vary from state to state; however, hash oil is not usually illegal in places where you can legally purchase marijuana. That doesn't mean that you can't be arrested if you cause an explosion that injures someone or damages property when you're making your own hash concentrated wax. Some of the individuals involved in the news stories that have been circulating recently were charged with reckless endangerment and other crimes.
If you want to use a wax marijuana vaporizer at home, your best bet is to buy a pre-made concentrate from your local dispensary. Vaping a commercially prepared wax in a wax vaporizer will allow you to get the benefits of the high THC concentration without the risks of at home production.


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The Arcade Creek Nines Golf Course is a relatively flat layout designed and built to be friendly to every skill level. The course can be played as either a nine-hole track or 18-hole regulation round which makes it ideal for beginners, walkers and leagues.
Arcade Creek does run through the course, but rarely poses too much in the way of an obstacle. As with the MacKenzie track, the Arcade Creek course is nicely framed by beautiful heritage oaks and is a great escape from the noise and commotion of the city.


NPR has lined up $17 million in grants and individual gifts to expand two beat-reporting units and to complete development of an app designed to provide a personalized, location-based listening experience of content from NPR and local stations.
Most of the funding, about $10 million, supports development of the app, which NPR has referred to internally as Project Carbon. Slated for release by April 2014, the app will enable listeners to hear, read and watch public radio content across digital platforms, providing an experience similar to what Pandora or Spotify offer for music.
The Knight Foundation awarded $2 million to NPR for the project and an additional $3.4 million in matching gifts to six stations that have been working with NPR on development: KPCC, Los Angeles; KQED, San Francisco; WBUR, Boston; WHYY, Philadelphia; WNYC, New York; and Minnesota Public Radio.
In addition, three NPR lay leaders will each provide major gifts of $1 million: acting NPR President Paul Haaga and his wife, Heather; former NPR Foundation Vice Chair William Poorvu and his wife, Lia; and former NPR Board Chair and Foundation trustee Howard Stevenson and his wife, Fredericka.
Foundation grants are backing expansion of two areas of news coverage. The Wallace Foundation will provide $1.5 million and the Gates Foundation $1.8 million for reporting on education. NPR will add a lead blogger, a senior editor and an associate producer to the beat, joining the current team of a lead editor and reporters Claudio Sanchez and Eric Westervelt. The expanded coverage will draw on collaboration with member stations as well.
And the Gates Foundation will give an another $3 million to support coverage of global health and economic development. NPR will hire a reporter, two blogger/editors and an editor and director of global partnership to join current reporter Jason Beaubien and social media producer Michaeleen Doucleff. The team will contribute to a new blog on the subject.
NPR will start hiring for the new positions soon and expects to launch them in the spring. The network also announced an additional $1.5 million from CPB and $750,000 from the Ford Foundation to support Code Switch, its reporting unit on race, ethnicity and culture that started this year.
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Q: Html.Actionlink with ID I have this code:
@Html.ActionLink("Back To Blog","Blog","Home", new {Model.BlogId}, null)

That code is generating this HTML:
Back To Blog

But what I want it to generate is this:
Back To Blog

How do I fix this?
PS - I saw this post on SO which seems to indicate I'm doing it the right way, but I am not getting the results I want. I am using MVC4, latest version.

A: I suspect you don't have a route configured for Home/Blog/{BlogId}. So if you want to be able to write this (as what you show in your code):
@Html.ActionLink("Back To Blog","Blog","Home", new { Model.BlogId}, null)

You need to have a route like this:
routes.MapRoute(
    name: "DefaultBlog",
    url: "{controller}/{action}/{blogid}",
    defaults: new { controller = "Home", action = "Blog",
            blogid = UrlParameter.Optional }
);

Notice the third part of the url which is named blogid. But if you don't want to configure another route then you can just rewrite your link as:
@Html.ActionLink("Back To Blog","Blog","Home", new { id = Model.BlogId}, null)

Notice the id on the parameter.

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Q: How to Edit Fragment Content in Android Studio? I have been struggling with creating a ViewPager in Android Studio for quite some time, but I just realised that you can create one automatically by using a pre-configured Activity.
Having created a Tabbed Activity: Action Bar Tabs with ViewPager, I ended up with two XML layouts: activity_main.xml and fragment_main.xml. However, I am not sure how to change each fragment independently. Whenever I add a TextView in fragment_main.xml, it appears on all three pre-defined sections.
How do I change one section without affecting the other two?!

A: You should read Creating Swipe Views with Tabs. This will show you how to create tabs using ViewPager. In particular, you will need an PagerAdapter which is responsible for creating the correct fragment for each tab.

A: In the method  getItem(int position)  in  FragmentPagerAdapter,this line PlaceholderFragment.newInstance(position + 1) decides which fragment it returns.
There is only one type of Fragment and the returned fragments have the same layout,but in PlaceholderFragment you can change it's layout according to position,example:
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 * A placeholder fragment containing a simple view.
 */
public static class PlaceholderFragment extends Fragment {
    /**
     * The fragment argument representing the section number for this
     * fragment.
     */
    private static final String ARG_SECTION_NUMBER = "section_number";

    public PlaceholderFragment() {
    }

    /**
     * Returns a new instance of this fragment for the given section
     * number.
     */
    public static PlaceholderFragment newInstance(int sectionNumber) {
        PlaceholderFragment fragment = new PlaceholderFragment();
        Bundle args = new Bundle();
        args.putInt(ARG_SECTION_NUMBER, sectionNumber);
        fragment.setArguments(args);
        return fragment;
    }

    private int mPosition;
    @Override
    public void onCreate(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        mPosition = getArguments().getInt(ARG_SECTION_NUMBER);

    }
    private View mRootView;
    @Override
    public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
                             Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        switch (mPosition) {
            case 0:
                 mRootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_layout_0, container, false);
                break;
            case 1:
                 mRootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_layout_1, container, false);
                break;
            case 2:
               mRootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_layout_2, container, false);
                break;
        }
        TextView textView = (TextView) mRootView.findViewById(R.id.section_label);
        textView.setText(getString(R.string.section_format, getArguments().getInt(ARG_SECTION_NUMBER)));
        return mRootView;
    }
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The more scientists learn about killer whales, the more differences they find between resident pods and transient travelers
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One of the many things killer whales do well is turn on a dime in tight quarters. Eva Saulitis, a marine biologist with the nonprofit North Gulf Oceanic Society in Alaska, has often followed the animals as they hunt for harbor seals in the rocky inlets of Prince William Sound. The predators are typically longer than the 20-foot skiff she uses and many tons heavier. "But we find them in the most unexpected places, like tiny coves where it´s too narrow to anchor," she says. "We hit rocks trying to follow them."
Like other dolphins, killer whales can make clicking sounds to locate underwater objects using their own sonar, but those that hunt seals are mostly silent (to avoid tipping off their prey). That means the crafty hunters of Prince William Sound, with nearly 1,000 miles of shoreline to prowl, apparently memorize the contours of the whole, convoluted coast.
Agility and brains are just two of the outstanding traits of killer whales, or orcas, the largest and fastest of the dolphins. Long viewed by fishermen as maritime pests, killer whales also have become the crowd-pleasing stars of whale-watch tours, aquarium shows and the occasional movie. And marine biologists, using microphones, DNA sampling and patient observation, have been accumulating surprising new information about the species´ aquatic life-style and its hazards. "There´s much more scrutiny of these animals than there used to be," says John K.B. Ford, head of marine mammal research at the Vancouver Aquarium in British Columbia. "Around here, they´ve really become sacred cows."
These killer whales--those that ply the coastal waters of the Pacific Northwest from the Gulf of Alaska to Washington´s Puget Sound and sometimes down into Northern California--are also among the best studied in the world. One of the more striking findings over the past two decades is that these dolphins, and perhaps orcas worldwide, fall into at least two utterly distinct groups, called residents and transients. They often share a territory, yet they do not mix, do not mate and do not even seem to notice one another.
Transient killer whales are meat-eaters. Traveling widely in small, shifting groups of three to seven members, they prey on other marine mammals: seals, sea lions, porpoises and occasionally much larger whales. Residents, by contrast, swim in noisy, gregarious pods of 10 or 20 members or more. They eat only fish. "The transients tend to be stealthy and a little secretive and generally spread out and work as a loose pack when they´re hunting," says Ken Balcomb, a research biologist at the Center for Whale Research on Washington´s San Juan Island. "Whereas residents are very vivacious; they splash and jump and breach and tail-slap a lot." Residents can afford to be noisy, as herding fish is not as sneaky an enterprise as nabbing harbor seals. The fish hunters sometimes stun their prey with powerful tail-slaps.
Both kinds of killer whales belong to the same species, Orcinus orca, but they have remained apart long enough to have begun diverging physically. A transient´s dorsal fin is pointier and the patch of gray on its back, called a saddle patch, is slightly longer.
"The DNA samples of the two groups are well-enough differentiated to pretty much rule out intermatings for hundreds and possibly thousands of generations," says geneticist Lance Barrett-Lennard of the University of British Columbia, who has studied DNA from killer whales of both types, mostly from the Canadian coast and Alaska´s Prince William Sound. "They probably haven´t diverged enough genetically to be incompatible," he adds. "The only thing keeping them apart so far are cultural differences."
Among residents, "culture" means what mothers teach their calves. (Transients are harder for biologists to track and observe, so their culture is more of a mystery.) Residential pods are amazingly stable groups, organized for life around mother-calf bonds. "The babies stay with the mother even when they become adults and have babies themselves," says Balcomb. "So you end up with a big matrilineal family tree."
Decades ago, scientists assumed the biggest bull in a pod was some kind of harem master. Not so: He is probably a grown offspring still hanging around mom. Mating, which people rarely see in the wild, may take place most commonly during summer gatherings of the pods when a male slips away from his mother for a brief encounter with a female from another pod.
Other than humans, killer whales are the most widely distributed mammals in the world. They are found in every ocean, from the Arctic to the Antarctic, but are most numerous in the waters covering high-latitude continental shelves. They also are unchallenged as the top predator of the waters they inhabit. Lacking natural enemies, they are capable of growing very large and very old. Adult males average 27 feet in length and weigh more than four tons. Females are slightly smaller. In the wild, males can live more than 50 years and females can survive into their eighties.
Calves, typically 8 feet long and weighing between 300 and 400 pounds at birth, nurse underwater for a year or more. When not nursing, a calf swims just behind the mother´s dorsal fin, slipstreaming in her wake. From this vantage point, it evidently picks up pointers, from how to make sounds to how to catch fish.
Mothers are not the only members of the pod capable of giving lessons, Balcomb recently noticed. Last fall off the Washington coast, he watched two recently orphaned males. The younger of the two had probably not been fully weaned. "The older brother would chase salmon in circles around and around the younger whale," he says. "Each time he caught one, he would push it with his tongue toward the younger whale´s mouth." The older brother was clearly trying to teach his orphaned brother to catch and eat fish, Balcomb says.
One of the most important skills killer whales teach their offspring is vocalization. Like other dolphins and humpback whales, orcas use birdlike whistles, low grunts and various calls and squeals to communicate with one another. For the most part, scientists have failed to match specific calls with specific behaviors, although Alaska researcher Saulitis offers one telltale call used by transients in Prince William Sound. "A male sometimes goes off by itself for a while, maybe to scout for new hunting areas," she says. "When it wants to get back in touch with the group, it makes a stereotyped sequence of three calls, over and over again." The calls are unusually long and sound something like an underwater siren: Here I am--where are you? "They´re really loud and dramatic and sort of eerie-sounding," she adds.
Marine mammalogist Ford has discovered that killer whale calls vary from clan to clan, pod to pod and even from individual to individual. (A clan is a set of related residential pods that may have split off from a single ancestral pod.) "The different dialects give us a nice opportunity to track groups of whales by their distinctive sounds, because they´re pretty darn hard to track any other way," he says. For the convenience of eavesdroppers, the aquarium operates a 24-hour-a-day radio station, dubbed ORCA-FM, that broadcasts orca and other underwater sounds from a hydrophone placed off the coast of Vancouver. (You can tune in via the Internet at www.whalelink.org.)
Dialects are slow to change because of killer whales´ long life spans and rigidly matrilineal pods, so they offer clues to social groupings going back centuries or more. Ford suspects these vocal distinctions play a role in the way killer whales pick mates. "Here you have a social system where there´s no dispersal from the natal group and therefore a high risk of inbreeding," he says. "At the same time, you´ve got a great mechanism for identifying relatedness." To avoid mating with near cousins, orca bulls probably choose mates with vocal styles as different as possible from their own. They are turned on by females with heavy accents, so to speak.
Although killer whales worldwide are not endangered, individual populations are showing signs of trouble. Inbreeding is just one of the threats. The Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989 was as catastrophic for some orcas as for other aquatic life in the Gulf of Alaska. One pod of 36 residents in Prince William Sound lost seven members almost immediately; another six died later that year, and six more in subsequent years. The oil´s toxicity is the number one suspect. With new births, the pod has struggled back to 23 members.
Hardest hit of all was a group of 22 transients that frequented the sound at the time of the spill. Today, 11 survive, with the last live birth in 1984. Scientists fear the group may be doomed.
A more insidious threat to killer whales comes from persistent toxic contaminants. Among the pods around Puget Sound, Vancouver Island and southern British Columbia in the past five years, birth rates are down and calf mortality is up. "We´re seeing a fair number of young adults dying too," says Balcomb. The fat tissues of all the animals examined so far contain extremely high levels of PCBs, which are known to affect immune and reproductive systems. Manufacture of the industrial chemicals is now banned in the United States and Canada, but they are long-lived, and weather systems can spread them from other countries. Not surprisingly, transient killer whales, which feed on other carnivores, carry particularly high levels of these poisons, which accumulate in ever-higher doses as they move up the food chain.
Another possible culprit in the decline of some orca populations is a shortage of food locally, whether fish or marine mammals. The effects can upset an entire ecosystem. Take the case of the disappearing sea otters along a 600-mile stretch of the Aleutian Islands. Starting in the mid-1990s, the population dropped by nine-tenths. At the same time, the numbers of seals and endangered Steller sea lions in the area also dwindled, possibly due to declining fish stocks.
Research group leader James Estes of the U.S. Geological Survey and the University of California, Santa Cruz, realized that killer whales in the area had shifted their diet--no doubt reluctantly--from blubbery pinnipeds to the much scrawnier sea otters. "We calculated that it would only take three or four killer whales eating nothing but sea otters to explain the drop in the sea otter population," he says.
Sea otters eat sea urchins, which eat kelp, which provide habitat for fish, which provide food for eagles and other fish-eaters. With sea otters almost wiped out in this part of the Aleutians, the sea urchin population has exploded, ravaging the kelp beds. Researchers have not yet had a chance to measure the effect on species dependent on the kelp ecosystem, but Estes expects the impact to be significant.
For all the attention that killer whales earn from human observers, much about them remains mysterious. "We´re only seeing one-eighth of their activity when we see them on the water´s surface," says population biologist Marilyn Dahlheim of the National Marine Mammal Laboratory in Seattle. "And our window for observing them is May to September." The rest of the year is too cold and too dark for chasing them around. She adds, "Even the best-known pod of killer whales in the world, here in Puget Sound--which has been studied for close to 30 years--we don´t know where they go in the wintertime!"
For Dahlheim, their mystery is part of their allure. "Sometimes I feel really insignificant around killer whales," she says. "I´m sitting in a boat stuck on the surface, and they´re diving down underwater, doing things I can´t see, and I think about how beautiful their world must be."
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Laduree is the home of the modern day French Macaron selling more than 15,000 of the little cookies every single day! Can you imagine the ovens needed to produce that quantity of cookies?
The first French mac was only a fraction of what we know today. In fact it was not French at all but an Italian cookie brought by Catherine de Medici.
In 1533 Catherine, married Henry II who would become king of France a few years later. It was the Italian chef to Catherine that brought the recipe for the cookies made of almond flour, eggs and sugar.
This is still the recipe that Laduree uses today and the one that I teach in my French Macarons class. The main difference, the cookies were only 1 layer, an almond meringue.
A man by the name of Louis Ernest Laduree opened a fine patisserie in 1862 in the current Rue Royale location. Laduree was an outspoken reformist and prolific writer of the times.
Rue Royale was a nice address and considered quite posh and still is today.
A few short years later in 1871 the patisserie was burned to the ground in a social uprising.
Jules Cheret, a popular poster artist of the time was hired to design the new structure. Cheret is credited with choosing the iconic celadon green used for the exterior, interior and the packaging. He designed the chubby "pastry cherubs" that adorn the ceiling at the Rue Royale address.
In 1930, Pierre Desfontaines, the grandson of Laduree, decided to sandwich the cookies together with chocolate ganache, and the first double decker macaron was born!
But there is something else that may surprise you.
What really makes me stop in my tracks is the knowledge that at the beginning of the 20th century women were not allowed to go into cafes, they were strictly reserved for men.
Laduree helped to change all that by creating one of the first tea rooms for women.
Laduree at Rue Royale is more than a wonderful stop for goodies; it is a historic site for women. Having tea with friends in public was an absolute liberation for the women of this generation.
No wonder I love this brand so much!!
The next time you are in Paris, soak up the girly vibe that is Laduree and have a French macaron!
Or, go with me and I will take you there!
The first French tart can be traced back to medieval times. In the 1500's tarts were enriched crusts generally stuffed with meat fillings and were seen as haute cuisine for nobility. The tart naturally evolved to include sweet, fruit and custard fillings as well.
A tart can also be called a pie, like our all-American apple pie but a tart never has a top crust.
You may also be wondering what the difference is between a tart and a quiche. Quiche always has an egg base. The tart may or may not have eggs in the recipe and a quiche is always savory.
The frugal side to my personality loves the tart.
As long as you have a sheet of puff or pie pastry in the freezer, you can have a gorgeous dinner in minutes with leftovers (I like to call them planned overs) from the week. Start with one serving of protein like a chicken breast or 4 ounce of salmon or ham; add whatever vegetable you have on hand. Add all the ingredients along with 6-8 eggs and a sprinkle of cheese to the pastry, throw it in the oven and dinner is done!
Whether the tart is sweet, savory, loaded with fruit or eggs, I am in!
If you want to learn to make French tarts from scratch, join me for my upcoming French Pastries Workshop. We will sip wine while we prepare 3 types of tarts along with Crab Gourges, the adorable Saint Eve from Bayeux France and so much more. Details on registration below!
One of my favorite things to do while in France is to press my nose against the glass of the fine patisseries, gazing upon the beauty and artistry of each morsel. Look at these mushroom hand pies!
I am in Paris right now with my A Taste of Paris 2018 group; follow along on our culinary journey on Instagram @atasteofparis.
Are you ready to make a French adventure of your own? Travel with me in 2019!
Register TODAY by email to lorie@atasteofparis.net OR click HERE to go to class registration page!
I am preparing for another trip to Paris with my fantastic 2018 group and I cannot tell you how excited I am to be back in the city I love so much.
I thought it might be fun to give you my top 5 tips for a fabulous trip to Paris.
#1 Make a Plan for your time in the city.
Paris is a busy place and you need a plan for what you want to see and do long before you get there. This is not a town to show up and wing it. Start your first day with activities that are in close proximity to your hotel. Resist the urge to take a nap, this is a rookie mistake. Just take it easy, have a good dinner and get to bed early and by the second day, you will be golden! Plan to use the Paris metro, it is easy to figure out and the very best way to get around the city. For activities that are more spread out, use Uber to save your feet and don't forget to schedule lots of breaks for pastry snacks!
Call your bank and credit card companies to give them your travel dates. Ask them if they charge a conversion fee, many cc companies charge a 3% fee for changing the currency from Euros to dollars and that can add up! Think about loading a prepaid debit card with Euros before leaving the US, this is a handy way to be sure you don't break your travel budget.
Dehydration makes your body tired and lethargic and the last thing you want is to feel bad on your trip. Flying and alcohol consumption (you will be doing both…its France you must drink the wine!) really dehydrate the body and can wreak havoc on your digestive system. I recommend you consume extra water and fiber starting 3 days before you travel. This insures an easier transition and no unexpected down time.
Rest up before your trip. Getting out of town can be a challenge, there are so many details to tend too, I get it. But pulling all-nighters before your big vaca is a mistake. Instead, try and take it easy the last few days before travel, getting some extra sleep if you can. Pack your carry on with a few of your favorite snacks, board your fight just chill. I like to marathon watch movies and dive into a bag of Chex Mix. Don't underestimate the power of a snack to help you pass the time.
I would love to have YOU along on one of my trips for 2019!
Or you might like ATOProvence September 2019!
Don't you just love make the dishes that people ask for? My homemade Fontina Mac and Cheese is one of those dishes.
Recently, I had a long-time student share that my Fontina Mac and Cheese has become a holiday tradition in her home. Her husband and daughter insist on it for all special meals. I can't tell you how much this story both humbles and brings me so much happiness all at the same time.
Such simple ingredients really do make magic when they are combined! Just mix milk products with half of the cheese. Sprinkle the rest on top and bake.
The person in my life that requests this dish is my son, Brandon. He is a second year college student that has left our nest empty. It fills me with joy to prepare this dish for him. My heart swells as I pick up the special ingredients, grate the cheese and slide this glorious dish in to be baked. But mostly because she says something funny like "oh mamma it's goooood" when he sees it coming out of the oven! And it is!
I am very excited to be cooking at the Williams Sonoma at NorthPark mall in Dallas this Saturday, April, 7th from 11:00-3:00. We are celebrating the launch of Giada De Laurentiis's new book, Giada's Italy. Giada's Italy offers a fantastic assortment of flavor packed recipes and simply stunning photography. I will be cooking several recipes from the book as William Sonoma prepares for her store visit the following day. I'll be cooking live, offering yummy bites, and it is FREE! I would LOVE to cook with you in May!
There are two opportunities both with delectable results. In my French Pastries Workshop, you will learn classic skills like sweet and savory tarts; how to make a soufflé rise to amazing heights and the precious Saint Eve from Bayeux, France. Or join in the fun for French Macarons, where the best part is taking home the results!
Is there a more festive sound on earth than a champagne cork popping?
This is my last PINK post for March. I have been posting all month celebrating women and a special event I am hosting in Paris next year.
The response to my all-female culinary excursion, set for April of 2019 has been amazing, in fact there is only 1 room left for this adventure of a lifetime. Don't hesitate; click the link for more information and to register.
Can you hear the sound of my own bottle of pink bubble popping right now?
I particularly love pink varieties; they tend to be a bit yeastier, with a velvety round finish, than their golden, fruit forward counterparts.
I rarely meet a bottle of pink bubbles that I don't like but I wanted to share a few of my favorites with you and could not do so without relieving my recent trip to the champagne region with my September 2017 group.
Here we are in Reims at our first stop, Taittinger. The Taittinger brut rosé, is vigorous and refreshing and you cannot beat this amazing vibrant shade of pink!
We also visited Billecart-Salmon while in the champagne region.
This is such an elegant brand and the brut rosé is lovely.
French champagne is expensive. Visiting the region and many winemakers over the years, definitely gives me an appreciation of the science and precision that goes into each precious bottle, which of course explains the high price tag.
If you don't want to spend $50.00 or more for one bottle, there are lots of varieties can give you the same effervescence, lovely pink color and no sticker shock!
Le Grand Courtage is one of those brands; it is a product of France and is quite affordable.
I tend to like sparkling wines that come from the Loire Valley like Deligeroy Cremant de Loire for around $15.00!
When shopping for an affordable bottle of bubbles check the label to see if it is made in France and in the traditional method and you can bet you will not be disappointed!
You can't do a post on Champagne without mentioning the world renowned Veuve Clicquot. Veuve pronounced like LOVE with a 'V". Can you tell I am having the time of my life?
I sincerely hope you are in celebration mode at your house and if you want to purchase a set of champagne flutes check out a few of my favorites below!
Macarons have become the iconic French sweet-treat and TODAY is National French Macaron Day!
Macs are so pretty especially in PINK!
Laduree is the birthplace of the French Macarons; the location on rue Royal in Paris is where it all began back in 1930. I take all of my ATOP travelers there for tasty treats. It's like watching kids in a candy store only better!
Come along with me for A Taste of Paris Goes PINK, an all-female trip to Paris in April 2019.
To satisfy your macaron craving until you can get to Paris, I suggest Joy Macarons. They have 3 locations; Oak Cliff, lower Greenville and the newest location in Ft Worth.
Their raspberries macs are a sensation; not too sweet, tender and bright pink of course.
If you are in an ice cream state of mind you are in luck! Pretty pink macaron ice cream sandwiches are the cutest things I have seen in a while. Tender, crisp, cool and creamy all in one bite! You have got to try one…or two!
Joy Macarons; pop by and see them the next time you need a sweet PINK bite.
And if you want to learn to make French Macarons in your own kitchen, register today for my upcoming class, just in time for Mother's Day.
OH and be sure and pick up one of these darling shirts at Joy Macarons.
Registration for ATOP Travel is now OPEN. In April 2019, I am hosting a very special event: A Taste of Paris Goes PINK. This all-female trip is jam-packed with amazing offerings.
What a perfect time to travel with your mother, daughter, sister, or best friends, and ME to The City of Light. You will be treated like royalty at the Ecole Ritz Escoffier, the most luxurious address in the city of Paris. You will enjoy a custom-crafted class on classic French desserts at the famed Lenôtre. You will venture into a 400-year-old cave for a cheese and wine pairing class, igniting your palate and your spirit. You will also be treated to a Champagne tasting event like no other, complete with Champagne Sabering!
To celebrate this extraordinary one-time offer, my website will go PINK for the entire month of March!
Get ready for PINK- fun, food, and fashion just in time for spring.
Just a few of the precious ladies that have joined me for ATOP trips!


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Some chains of regular figures, each with side lengths of 1, are shown above.
Which of the chains can't be extended to have a perimeter of exactly 50?
Generalizing the pattern for the perimeter of each figure will help you find a quick solution.


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ESPN & Sky Sports Join Forces For F-1 TV Deal
RaceChaser Staff February 13, 2018 Featured, Formula One 0 Comments
ESPN has teamed up with Sky Sports to televise Formula One events in the United States. (Dan Istitene/Getty Images Europe photo)
BRISTOL, Conn. – ESPN, Sky Sports and Formula One are joining forces to bring Sky Sports' presentation of the Formula One World Championship to the United States.
Television audiences in the U.S. will be able to watch Sky Sports coverage as ESPN and ABC air all 21 races in the championship under a multi-year linear and digital partnership between ESPN and Formula One.
Announced in October, the agreement brings Formula One back to its original U.S. television home, as the first Formula One race aired in the U.S. was on ABC in 1962.
Sky is a leading entertainment company in Europe, serving 22.5 million customers across five countries – the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria and Italy.
"We are excited to work with the Sky Sports team," said Kate Jackson, ESPN coordinating producer, motorsports. "Their coverage of F-1 is second to none and we look forward to bringing their expertise and authenticity to our audiences."
"We are delighted to be working with ESPN and ABC, and with this partnership extend Sky Sports F1's award-winning coverage overseas," said Scott Young, Head of Formula One at Sky Sports. "Each season we look to find new ways to improve the broadcast and entertain our viewers and this year will be no different."
Sky Sports' coverage will include commentary and analysis from a lineup of former world champions and current F1 drivers including:
· Martin Brundle – regarded by many as the Voice of Formula 1. A star in F1 and sports cars; became a broadcaster in 1997.
· Damon Hill – Formula 1 World Champion in 1996, son of former World Champion Graham Hill.
· Johnny Herbert – raced 11 years in F1, three-time grand prix winner.
· Paul di Resta – veteran of 58 F1 races, Williams reserve driver last year and competed at the Hungarian GP.
· Anthony Davidson – Mercedes No. 1 Sim (simulator) driver and works with engineers to test the design and performance of the cars.
The Sky team also includes expert presenters Simon Lazenby, Ted Kravitz, David Croft, Rachel Brookes and Natalie Pinkham.
The agreement for ESPN to air the Sky Sports coverage was arranged by Formula One, with the approval of ESPN and Sky.
CREDIT: ESPN Communications
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It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way by Kyo Maclear, illustrated by Julie Morstad
It Began with a Page:
How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way
by Kyo Maclear, illustrated by Julie Morstad
Review Copy from Harper Kids
Gyo Fujikawa's children's books are classics. While my childhood copies of her books have gone missing, I know from my years as a children's bookseller that her work is important because she was among a handful of author/illustrators whose books were constantly on the shelf and always restocked, while new books got three months to sell or be returned to the publisher. Reading It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way, I am so grateful to Maclear and Morstad for creating this compelling picture book biography about and artist and activist who was one of the first to bring diversity to the pages of children's books.
Influenced by her mother, Yū, a poet and activist, burned the Fujikawa's possessions on the eve of being sent to a prison camp in 1942 rather than sell them to junk dealers who "offered only pennies," Gyo fought to have her first authored and illustrated picture book, Babies, which showed "an international set of babies - little black babies, Asian babies, all kinds of babies," published. In 1960s America, "a country with laws that separate people by skin color," Grosset & Dunlap (now owned by Penguin Random House) told Fujikawa that racial mixing would hurt sales in the American South. However, her persistence won out and, in 1963, one year before the Civil Rights Act made segregation illegal, Babies hit the shelves.
Fujikawa was born in 1908 and grew up in California in a home rich with everything she needed to create. She was discriminated against at school, but as she grew and became a more confident artist, her teachers took notice, even helping Gyo to get a scholarship to Chouinard Art Institute, now CalArts. Fujikawa worked as a muralist, teacher, freelancer and window designer before taking her first job in children's books, illustrating a new edition of Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses in 1957. Before she died in 1998 at the age of 90, Fujikawa created more than fifty children's books as well as designing six United States postage stamps. In addition to being one of the first to bring diversity to children's books, Fujikawa was also one of the first children's book artists to ask for royalties and encouraged other artists to do the same. "Let's not follow the old rules," she said, "Let's make new ones." This was true for Gyo in her art and her life.
Back matter includes a superb timeline of Gyo's life, with photographs and quotes, as well as a note from the author and illustrator, both of whom were welcomed into the Fujikawa family as they researched this book. These notes round out the woman, the artist and the activist beautifully.
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As I got my hands on We Happy Few during this year's E3, I expected to feel like an outsider, a refugee escaping from a drug-induced society to the reality of pain. I did, as predicted, get to discover chilling environmental details and meet borderline psychotic neighbors, but I also discovered a strong dose of survival thrown into the mix. It turns out the game is directly inspired by the aspects of XCOM and Don't Starve more than the Bioshock series it can't stop reflecting.
My hands-on E3 demo began with an endless loop of drug-induced happiness. At my daily job as a news redactor, I was given the choice whether or not to take my regular Joy pill, a required habit for all residents of Wellington Wells. I chose to take the pill multiple times, and each time Arthur Hastings returned to his daily droll, came into work the next morning, and considered his Joy again.
Arthur considers because of his pain, a flash of grief he feels after coming across a news piece of a family member. It allows him to escape Joy just briefly enough to reject the pill, should you choose to end the infinite loop.
As was shown in We Happy Few's E3 presentation, my coworkers quickly realize I've become a "Downer," a revolting person who refuses to take their Joy dosage. I escape from security only to encounter the game's true gameplay: survival. I wandered the streets in search of materials, anything to lessen my crippling hunger and thirst. I'm chased by any police who notice my presence, and even some fellow Downer squatters who noticed me taking a rest in their bed.
While trying to find my way past a guard post, I noticed a Joy pill in my inventory, and quickly ingested it. Because why wouldn't I instantly ingest the very drug I was trying to escape from. The world turned twelve shades of pink, rainbows flashed across the sky, and Arthur swung his arms freely in the air as he ran. It seems as though this will be a tool for blending in, as citizens are exceptional at noticing anyone acting slightly off.
Crafting seems to be an especially deep mechanic, filled with recipes for everything from lockpicks to sneakers to mechanical parts. Though We Happy Few will star multiple characters in procedurally generated environments, they will all need to collect, craft, and eventually escape their town. Honestly, the idea of collecting materials and managing my health was a gameplay vein I never predicted for the title, but I can't say it will detract from it.
Exploring an anachronistic dystopia is a well-worn fantasy, one that's obviously exciting but risks serving too little in terms of engaging gameplay. We Happy Few's survival aspects, though more dutiful than one might prefer for such a thematic idea, may just be exactly what it needs to deliver a memorable experience.


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With a population of 1.3 million people, Milan is Italy's leading city for business.
Milan is undoubtedly beautiful and packed with art and culture: its buildings testify to the richness of its history and the way it has changed over the past centuries, from the Roman era to nowadays through Middle Ages, Renaissance, Spanish and later Austrian dominations, Italy's unification and the two world wars.
Milan is home to some of the most iconic landmarks in Italy, such as Duomo and Castello Sforzesco, but is also a bustling 21st century city.
In the last years Milan is undergoing an "urban rebirth" energised by Expo Milano 2015 and the New Exhibition Center (Milano Fiera). Skyscrapers and high-rises changed the skyline of the city.
Milan is a vibrant mix of past and future. The capability of transforming itself and of accommodating avant-garde movements makes Milan a laboratory of ideas and a catalyst for innovation. Milan boasts thriving cultural and creative industries and is a magnetic point for designers, artists, photographers and architects, but also for businessmen, researchers and – last but not least – tourists.


It's pretty awesome how thick that pallet table is. How long did it take you to put the blocks together for the surface of the table? If I am seeing correctly, it looks like they are assembled together with glue. That sure seems like a whole lot of glue.
It took an hour or so to assemble and yes lots of glue! I assembled the leg portions in advance then glued, screwed each layer and put the threaded rod through the entire thing. (I pre-drilled the threaded rod holes for each layer in advance) The screws were over kill so just the glue and threaded rod are enough.
I read somewhere on instructables that the painted pallets are not to safe for indoor use. They may have toxins so I would probably stay away from those.
Thanks, I just made sure to use pallets that were a little better wood (3/4") than the really thin one time use pallets...these things are every where! Drive around the back of a store some where and I am sure you will find something decent.


We often face financial emergency needs that cannot wait for the next paycheck. In such situations, taking out a short term loan that can be repaid in a week or two seems to be the best option. However, in most cases, short term loans come with exorbitant fees and charges which can be unaffordable. Hence, loans which can be repaid over the course of a few months seem to be a better option.
One of the most popular types of loans that can be repaid monthly is the 3 month payday loans. The lenders of such loans are reputable and the process of getting the loan online is free, fast, and simple.
Most of us tend to get a paycheck that is just about sufficient to meet the weekly or monthly household expenses. Thus, when you come across sudden emergency expenses, you really do not have any funds to take care of it. Even if you have somehow saved some money every month, such savings are usually not adequate to stave off the unexpected expenses and you may eventually end up borrowing money.
Pawn Shops: Here you can place a personal item of value such as jewelry, furniture, electronics, etc., at the pawn shop as collateral and get a loan. The value of the item that you pawn is gauged by the pawn shop owner and accordingly he offers a specific amount of money as loan against that item. In most cases, the amount offered as loan is a fraction of the true value of the item placed as collateral. With pawn shops, there is also the risk of losing your personal item that you have pawned in case you are unable to repay the shop owner. Thus, this option should be avoided.
Relatives: If you have well-to-do relatives or friends, then you may ask them for a short term loan to meet the emergency financial needs. This is a fragile situation because if you are not able to repay the loan to your relative or friend, then it may forever strain your relationship with them.
Banks: Banks check the credit history of a borrower before accepting his/her application for a loan. Thus, if you do not have a good credit score then your loan will probably get rejected.
Payday loans over short-term: There are different kinds of payday loans and short-term payday loans is one of the most basic kind. Since the time of repayment of the loan is short, borrowers have to repay a large amount with each repayment schedule. This can cause a heavy strain on your monthly budget and adversely affect your daily life.
3 month payday loans do not have any of the problems listed above. You can get the loan even with bad credit and there is no need for collateral. You do not have to repay large amounts in a short time as the repayment amount is divided into affordable installments over a period of three months.
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Interns hold faculty appointments in VSCS. They provide patient care and teaching assistance in the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital. While the main objective is to provide in-depth postgraduate training and preparation, a practical outlook must be maintained. Senior faculty will make extensive efforts to provide an outstanding program, but the intern is expected to take the initiative in the learning process throughout the one-year program.
Each intern shall select a senior faculty member in the zoological medicine service as an advisor within 6 weeks of the start of his/her program.
To provide advice and guidance toward the fulfillment of the zoological medicine and surgery internship as described by the Internship Committee and as written in this document.
To attend periodic evaluation on or about September 1, November 1, February 1, and June 1 following the employment date. This evaluation process will be directed by the Chair of the Internship Committee and its members. The written evaluation will be kept on file by the chairperson of the Internship Committee.
To assist the intern in starting a research project and preparing a seminar to b e presented in June following the employment date.
To make the intern aware of the teaching responsibilities (i.e., laboratory instruction, block didactic material, etc.).
The Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences offers internships in its zoological medicine and surgery program for a 12-month period beginning on or about July 1 each year. The program is an internship based primarily in the zoological medicine and surgical service to provide a base of advanced zoological medicine and surgery clinical training. There are opportunities for interns to pursue areas of special interest in addition to other clinical rotations. Individuals completing the internship program should have a sound background of zoological medicine to enter a residency, private practice, academic clinical science, or allied medical fields.
Twelve 4-week blocks will be devoted to small animal medicine and surgery, predominantly based out of the zoological medicine and surgery service. The assignments of interns may vary with the needs of the Zoological Medicine Service, The Small Animal Clinical Sciences Department and the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital. Interns can expect to spend roughly three quarters of the blocks assigned to the Zoological Medicine and Surgery Service.
Services each zoological medicine and surgery intern WILL rotate through include: anesthesiology; general surgery; daytime emergency/critical care; elective time.
In addition, the zoological medicine and surgery intern will spend at least two out rotations: option for this rotation include Houston Zoo, Gulf Coast Exotic Medicine, Research Time and San Antonio Zoo.
The availability of any given service will be dependent on the number of house officers already assigned to that service.
Emergency and on-call services will be provided by the zoological medicine and surgery intern as directed by the Zoological Medicine and Surgery Service Clinician on Duty.
One seminar presentation will be required. Each intern is strongly encouraged to submit a manuscript for publication to their advisor for review on March 1 after the employment date. The seminar will be presented in conjunction with the intern-resident seminar series. The seminar must be presented before a certificate for the internship will be issued.
House Officer rounds are held Thursday mornings from 8-9 am and are MANDATORY. The format of rounds will vary occasionally, but all interns should expect to present cases for discussion. Sometimes guest speakers may present a topic. Interns may also attend Resident rounds and journal clubs on other days of the week, as long as attendance does not interfere with clinical responsibilities.
Zoological Medicine Schubot Journal Club is held Tuesday mornings from 8-9 am and is MANDATORY for Zoo Medicine Interns.
Interns may be assigned to assist in various clinical and laboratory courses as deemed necessary by the Department Head. Under no circumstances shall an intern have sole responsibility for, have the major teaching responsibility in, or direct any required or elective course.
The intern shall be evaluated formally on or about September 1, November 1, February 1, and June 1. The evaluation process will consist of a review of the evaluations of the faculty for each block that the intern has completed with input from the intern's faculty advisor. This evaluation will be coordinated by the Chair of Internship Committee. The results will be reported in writing to the Department Head and the Associate Department Head in a timely manner. An exit interview will be held on or about June 15.
Faculty members are usually assigned house officers during their blocks on service.
Block assignments of residents are made first. Then, interns will be preferentially placed into assignments where they will be the sole house officer.
Every effort will be made to have no more than 2 house officers on a service, but circumstances may require the scheduling of 3 house officers at times.
The Intern rotation assignment schedule will be provided by the Senior Clinicians of the Zoological Medicine Service.
Any and all changes in the block schedule of the zoological medicine and surgery intern must be approved in advance by the clinicians involved, the coordinator of the block schedule and the Zoological Medicine and Surgery Service chief. .
No changes in the assignments of the zoological medicine and surgery intern should be made without informing the coordinator of the block schedule, the section chief(s), the zoological medicine and surgery service chief, and the associate department head.
ALL CHANGES MUST BE MANAGED THROUGH THE COORDINATOR OF THE BLOCK SCHEDULE. The coordinator of the block schedule will inform the chair of the Internship Committee about any changes in the schedule for interns (to assure proper evaluations).
No changes in the block schedule requested by the intern will be allowed unless there is 1 full block between the time of the change and the time of implementation of the change (e.g., a change initiated in Block III cannot affect Block IV).


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Mono Dimer Trimer FA TETA PAA
dose-dependent
Reliable screening study providing multiple endpoints.
The effects of Fatty acids, C18-unsatd., dimers, oligomeric reaction products with tall-oil fatty acids and triethylenetetramine on fertility have been investigated in a combined repeated dose/reproductive screening toxicity study conducted according to OECD Test Guideline 422 (Perks, 2013).
In the study groups of male and female Crl:WI(Han) rats (10 animals/group) were administered with the test substance orally by gavage, at dose levels of 100, 300 and 1000 mg/kg bw/day. Dose levels were selected based on the results of a 14-day range finding study. Male rats were dosed once daily for two weeks prior to pairing, during the pairing period and a further two weeks before necropsy. Males were treated for a minimum of 6 weeks prior to necropsy. Female rats were dosed for two weeks prior to pairing, during pairing and until Day 4 post-partum, inclusive at total of approximately 7 weeks. The females were allowed to litter and rear their offspring to Day 4 post-partum.
There were no treatment related deaths during the study. No treatment-related clinical signs, changes in bodyweight gains, histopathological changes or functional changes were observed in the study. The No-Observed-Adverse-Effect-Level (NOAEL) for the general or systemic toxicity in male and female rats was considered to be 1000 mg/kg bw/day (i.e the highest dose tested).
No developmental effects, effects on reproductive parameters or treatment-related signs of systemic toxicity were observed in the study. No treatment-related effects were observed on mating, fertility or fecundity indices; the majority of animals mated within one oestrous cycle. No treatment-related adverse effects were observed on gestational length, the number of implantation sites or pups born, pup survival or body weight gain. Pup necropsy data were unremarkable. Based on this study, The No-Observed-Adverse-Effect-Level (NOAEL) for the effects of the substance on fertility in male and in female rats and for developmental toxicity was considered to be 1000 mg/kg bw/day (i.e. the highest dose tested).
There were no adverse findings from a 90-day repeated dose oral toxicity study or a pre-natal developmental toxicity study that highlight any reproductive hazard potential of Fatty acids, C18-unsatd., dimers, oligomeric reaction products with tall-oil fatty acids and triethylenetetramine. The NOAEL for repeat dose toxicity was 1000 mg/kg bw/d on the OECD 408 90 -day Repeat dose toxicity study, with no effect on the reproductive organs.
In accordance with Column 2 of Annex X of the REACH regulation, a waiver is proposed for the extended one generation reproductive toxicity study. No adverse effects or indication of systemic exposure were observed in a combined repeated dose toxicity with reproduction/developmental toxicity screening test (OECD 422) at dose levels up to and including the limit dose. Also, according to Lipinski's Rule of Five, the substance is not predicted to be bioavailable (OECD QSAR Toolbox). No additional testing is therefore considered necessary on scientific grounds and in the interests of avoiding unnecessary animal testing in accordance with EU Directive 86/609/EEC.
Short description of key information:
No evidence of an effect on the reproductive organs was seen in a combined repeated dose and reproductive/developmental screening study (OECD 422) or a 90 -day repeat dose toxicity study (OECD 408) in rats after repeated oral doses upto 1000 mg/kg bw/day.
Study was conducted to the relevant guideline and in a GLP compliant laboratory, with certificate
Effect on developmental toxicity: via dermal route
No effects on developmental parameters were observed in a combined repeated dose and reproductive/developmental toxicity study conducted using Fatty acids, C18-unsatd., dimers, oligomeric reaction products with tall-oil fatty acids and triethylenetetramine following oral doses upto 1000 mg/kg bw/day (Perks, 2013). Based on this study, the NOAEL for developmental toxicity was considered to be 1000 mg/kg bw/day (i.e. the highest dose tested)
A pre-natal developmental toxicity study using Fatty acids, C18-unsatd., dimers, oligomeric reaction products with tall-oil fatty acids and triethylenetetramine in the rat (OECD Test Guideline 414) was conducted to evaluate the developmental hazard potential of the substance. No reproductive toxicity was observed in a combined repeated dose and reproductive and developmental toxicity screening study (OECD Test Guideline 422) conducted using Dimer trimer FA TETA PAA. In the study, rats were administered the substance by oral gavage at 0, 100, 300 or 1000 mg/kg bw/day. No signs of reproductive or developmental toxicity were observed at doses up to 1000 mg/kg bw/day. The NOAEL for effects on fertility and developmental effects was considered to be 1000 mg/kg bw/day (i.e. the highest dose tested).
No developmental toxicity was observed in prenatal developmental toxicity studies in the rat or rabbit (OECD Test Guideline 414) conducted using Dimer trimer FA TETA PAA.
In the study conducted in the rat, the test item was administered by oral gavage at 100, 300 or 1000 mg/kg bw/d. No signs of developmental toxicity or teratogenicity were observed at doses up to 1000 mg/kg bw/d. The NOAEL for fetal developmental toxicity and teratogenicity was established as 1000 mg/kg bw/d
In the study conducted with the rabbit, the test item was administered by oral gavage at 15, 35 and 75 mg/kg bw/d. There were no signs of developmental toxicity or teratogenicity, in the absence of maternal toxicity. The NOAEL for developmental toxicity and teratogenicity was established as 75 mg/kg bw/d.
As the most sensitive endpoint, the calculations for DNEL derivation and the risk assessment have used 75 mg/kg bw/d as their starting value. Rabbits are known to be sensitive to handling and stress during repeat dose studies, and the use of this lowest NOAEL is seen as conservative for use as the starting point for risk assessment and protective of human health and the environment.
No classification is proposed: relevant data do not show need for classification.


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At present, ecology is being widely discussed but actions often lag behind. We have come across a project with real ambition to change one of the world's most prominent cities.
Environmental pollution, smog, not enough greenery, too much exhaust fumes. We are all affected. Especially when living in a big city. The question is, do we have a chance to change it at all? Paris, in collaboration with a well-known company Vincent Callebaut Architectures, wants to prove that it is possible. Enter 2050 Paris Smart City project. May it be an inspiration for us and our cities!
According to the Climate Energy Plan of Paris, greenhouse gas emissions should be reduced by 75% in 2050. An ambitious plan, isn't it! 2050 Paris Smart City project's objective is to contribute to this vision. Its message is clear: to promote energetically effective, so-called green buildings. And on a really large scale!
The study describes how buildings and a city can co-exist in the same space – without polluting the environment. It presents eight prototypes of high-rises or neighborhoods that live together with the city, its people and nature. Common to their design is functionality, use of renewable sources of energy and bioclimatic systems.
Motivation for a project like this came also from the fact that Paris as a city has always lived its own life, and its development or urban planning was not sufficiently coordinated – due to the lack of political ambitions among other reasons. Or the lack of visions for the future. The project is supposed to change this and to give Paris a clear long-term vision. To transform it to a 'different' city – although in a 30 years horizon.
To sum up the main characteristics of the project, it is smog control, real use of renewable energies, economic use of water and more greenery (and in this way oxygen) in the city. Even though in a different way than the traditional horizontal flat way we know today.
The whole concept is taken care of by Vincent Callebaut and his architecture studio. To show that the project does exist, you can view the exact location and specific details of the skyscrapers as Vincent inserted them directly into Paris' districts.
Solar and hydrodynamic towers with bio-air conditioning.
An ecologic corridor of 23 km (14.3 m) in the heart of Paris.
A park in the shape of vertical spirals with bio-facades covered by algae.
Thermodynamic green towers with vertical food gardens and orchards.
A vertical urban farm – a countryside in the city.
Amphibian inhabited bridges across the Seine River.


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Q: Is my general formula for polynomial multiplication right? Is the following equation for polynomial multiplication correct?
$
p(x)=p_{0} + \dots + p_{m}x^m \\
q(x)=q_{0} + \dots + q_{n}x^n \\
$
If $m \geq n$ then $i := m$. If $n \gt m$ then $i := n$.
$
p(x)q(x)=\sum_{j=0}^i p_{j} q_{i-j} x^j
$

A: It is close.
$p(x)q(x)=\sum_\limits{i=0}^{m+n}\sum_\limits{j=0}^i p_{j} q_{i-j} x^i$

A: Using your notation, we know that the product $p(x)q(x)$ is a polynomial of degree $n+m$.
Hence one has $$p(x)q(x) = \sum_{k=0}^{n+m} c_k x^k,$$
with coefficients $c_k$ to be determined.
Let $k \in \{ 0, \cdots, n+m \}$. Now the question is: how do you obtain terms in $x^k$ in the multiplication? Here are the ways to get some $x^k$, and we'll just have to add them altogether.

*

*multiply the constant term of $p$ by the term of degree $k$ of $q$ ;

*multiply the term of degree $1$ of $p$ by the term of degree $k-1$ of $q$ ;

*...

*multiply the term of degree $j$ of $p$ by the term of degree $k-j$ of $q$ ;

*...

*multiply the term of degree $k$ of $p$ by the constant term of $q$.

Therefore, one has
$$c_k = \sum_{i=0}^k p_i q_{k-i}$$
where $p_i$ (resp. $q_i$) denotes the $i$-th coefficient of $p$ (resp. $q$).
That gives us the general formula you're looking for:
$$ \bbox[lightgreen,5px,border:2px solid green]{\left( \sum_{i=0}^{\deg p} p_i x^i\right) \cdot \left( \sum_{j=0}^{\deg q} q_j x^j\right) = \sum_{k=0}^{\deg p + \deg q} \sum_{l=0}^k p_l q_{k-l} x^k}.$$

A: It is close.
$p(x)q(x)=\sum_\limits{k=0}^{m+n}x^k \sum_\limits{i=0...m, j=0...n}^{i+j=k} p_{i} q_{j} $


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The sweater featured an image of Santa Claus behind a table with three white lines that look similar to cocaine lines. Below the image is the phrase "Let it snow."
Walmart apologizes for Christmas sweater with apparent drug reference
By Rob McLean, CNN Business
Posted Dec 9, 2019
(CNN) -- Walmart is saying sorry for making available a Christmas sweater with an apparent drug reference.
The sweater featured an image of Santa Claus behind a table with three white lines that look similar to cocaine lines. Below the image is the phrase "Let it snow." The Global News, a Canadian news organization, first reported the apology.
"These sweaters, sold by a third-party seller on Walmart.ca, do not represent Walmart's values and have no place on our website," Walmart said in a statement on Saturday. "We have removed these products from our marketplace. We apologize for any unintended offence this may have caused."
The sweater did not appear to be available as of Sunday night. Walmart declined to comment further on Sunday.
Third-party sellers are able to make products available on Walmart Marketplace — a portal on which Walmart can approve sellers to use its website.
Walmart has faced similar issues before. In 2017, the company apologized for an offensive slur used by a third-party seller in a product listing on its website.
And it's not the first time this holiday season that a third-party seller has brought scrutiny to a major online retailer. Earlier in December, Amazon pulled Christmas ornaments showing the Auschwitz concentration camp. Images used showed the train tracks leading to the entrance of Auschwitz II-Birkenau and a number of scenes inside the camps, where around 1 million Jewish people are estimated to have been killed during World War II. Amazon removed the products when the Auschwitz Memorial tweeted about them.
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