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Former WHITECHAPEL Drummer's WRETCHES To Release Debut EP
Kingsport, Tennessee alt rockers WRETCHES will release their self-titled debut EP this Friday, May 25. The band, which features drummer Kevin Lane (ex-WHITECHAPEL) behind the kit, is a complete DIY endeavor and the EP has been a work in progress for almost two years now.
"Wretches" will be available in both physical and digital formats via the WRETCHES Bandcamp page, although physical copies are extremely limited. Pre-orders are currently available and come with an immediate two-track download consisting of the first single, "(Han) Shot First", and the mastered version of "Future Habits".
Commented Kevin: "WRETCHES came about all with the good intentions of just playing music to play music; nothing more, nothing less. May 25th sets forth the first release for the project that Scotty Rutherford and I formed in 2010 after I had been filling in on drums for one of his other projects. The songs all started out as just a way to kill time and have fun. Once we joined up with our close friend Brandon Dao, wrote some more songs and threw finishing touches on the rest, we concluded that we'd rather get these songs out in some form or fashion rather than sit on them. Months down the road we acquired the vocal talents of our friend Tino Molinari (thanks to our good friend Anthony at RebelPyro Management), which gave a new vibe to everything that we had done and threw a beautiful wrench in the gears of our narrow-minded idea of what it should sound like.
"We're all very excited to finally have the privilege to release these tracks out to everyone and hope that while you listen in the confines of your room with headphones, down the street in your car, or wherever it may be…. that you can enjoy listening as much as we have creating. My love and appreciation goes out to all that have helped make this record happen."
"Wretches" EP track listing:
01. Young Coves
02. Tigers in Space
03. Future Habits
04. Seagrave
05. (Han) Shot First
06. Cynic
07. Witching Hour
The effort was produced, engineered and mixed by Travis Kammeyer at Fahrenheit, and mastered by Miah Lajeunesse at The Soundlair. All vocals were tracked at NB Recording in Santa Rosa, California with producer/engineer Nick Botelho.
WRETCHES is:
Tino Molinari – Vocals
Scotty Rutherford – Guitar
Brandon Dao – Guitar
Kevin Lane – Drums


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Peroxiredoxin 1 silencing inhibited the growth and promoted apoptosis of pancreatic cancer cells via targeting FOXO3 gene
Authors Sun X, Kong L, Li B, Zhang Y, Yang H
Received 14 June 2018
Accepted for publication 7 September 2018
Published 26 October 2018 Volume 2018:10 Pages 5019—5026
DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/CMAR.S177243
Checked for plagiarism Yes
Review by Single anonymous peer review
Peer reviewer comments 3
Editor who approved publication: Dr Antonella D'Anneo
Xianchun Sun,1 Lingting Kong,2 Bingshu Li,2 Yan Zhang,2 Haiyan Yang2
1Department of No. 2 Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai 264000, China; 2Department of Emergency, Yantaishan Hospital, Yantai 264000, China
Objective: Our study aimed to investigate the interaction between peroxiredoxin 1 (Prx1) and forkhead box O3 (FOXO3) and to explore the role of PI3K/AKT pathway in the development of pancreatic cancer.
Material and methods: Human pancreatic normal cells HPDE6-C7 and pancreatic cancer cells PANC-1 were randomly divided into control group, Prx1-silencing (si-Prx1) group, Prx1/FOXO3 dual-silencing (si-Prx1/FOXO3) group, and negative control group. Cell proliferation assay, clone formation assay, and cell apoptosis assay were performed to investigate the effects of Prx1 silencing and FOXO3 silencing on the proliferation and apoptosis ability of pancreatic cancer cells. qRT-PCR and Western blot were performed to study the Prx1 and FOXO3 mRNA in the two cells and FOXO3 protein expression in PANC-1 cells.
Result: We found Prx1 silencing could inhibit growth and promote apoptosis of PANC-1 cells. And Prx1 silencing could decrease the Prx1 mRNA level and increase FOXO3 mRNA level. To further explore the role of Prx1 in PI3K/AKT, we study the cell proliferation and apoptosis ability after adding the PI3K inhibitor and PI3K activator. We observed that PI3K inhibitor could inhibit tumor cell growth and promote cell apoptosis. And PI3K inhibitor also downregulated Prx1 protein expression.
Conclusion: We concluded that the Prx1 silencing inhibited the growth and promoted apoptosis of pancreatic cancer cells via modulation of PI3K/AKT pathway by targeting FOXO3 gene.
Keywords: Prx1, PI3K/AKT pathway, proliferation, apoptosis
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About Shannon Ivy
1. Name: Shannon Ivy
2. Age: 34
3. City: Brandon, MS
4. Occupation: Delinquent Property Tax Clerk for Rankin Co. Chancery Clerk
5. When did you start running? 2009
6. Why did you start running? To get in shape after my first child was born.
7. Why did you join Eat & Run MS? Because all the cool kids were doing it. Kidding- I like the mission of Eat & Run MS. Spreading awareness of hunger and poverty in our state through Extra Table.
8. What is your favorite local place to run? I like running around pelahatchie bay at the Rez. Lots of water stops!
9. What is your favorite distance to run? Anything over 10 and under 20.
10. What is your favorite race to run? I like running the Crayola Classic 10k. My boss, Larry Swales, sponsors it and it raises money for a good cause. It's small, so I usually place and make him look good 😄
11. What is your next running goal? A half marathon PR and a sub-4 full
12. What is your goal milage for 2019? 1,000 miles
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The Increasingly Symbiotic Relationship Between Humans and Technology
By Nick Ward
Digital technologies are undeniably changing the way we experience and understand the world that surrounds us. Every day, we experience the profound influence that media and technology have on every aspect of our culture and society, including literature and the arts, libraries and archives, politics, law, and education.
Concurrently, news headlines are dominated by stories of how democracies have been undermined through election hacking, and everywhere you look someone is taking a photograph or video intended to enrich their social media profiles.
The ubiquity of these relentlessly evolving technologies is a relatively new phenomenon and one that commands a more thorough and nuanced understanding. Central to any informed discussion on our modern realities and cultures must be a narrative on the influence of the digital.
Carleton University is now offering a Minor in Digital Humanities, housed in the Department of English Language and Literature, to complement the existing Collaborative Master's in Digital Humanities.
The newly established and highly interdisciplinary Minor intends to help students from all academic backgrounds to rethink and master new digital literacies. It will encourage students to question how new media alter literature and the arts, and will facilitate the exploration of new digital tools to analyze texts and cultures.
Students will explore such topics as the fate of reading and writing during the age of Twitter, blogs and e-books, how social media is altering our individual and collective identities, how digital networks are changing popular culture—and, of course, how to read a million books.
Our conventional methods of studying, interpreting, and teaching social and cultural trends have developed over an extended period dominated by the printed word. But our understanding of printed archives, books, and other analog artforms only goes so far where digital culture is concerned.
Carleton's bold steps to create such a progressive and expansive program have made the university an international leader in the academic study of the intersection of human beings and innovative technology.
At the forefront of this journey is English Professor Brian Greenspan, whose research traces storytelling through a variety of media platforms. Appropriately, Greenspan is particularly fascinated with how the current vogue in utopian and dystopian narratives responds to new developments in narrative technologies like print, e-books, video games, and social media.
Professor Greenspan discussed with FASSinate the discipline …
Thanks for doing this, Professor Greenspan. Am I correct in stating that Digital Humanities is the study of how digital media and culture modifies art, literature, culture, education and, generally, how we perceive and function in an always connected modernity? If yes, why do you believe it is essential that we wrangle a better comprehension of our changing utopian or dystopian realities?
Our conventional methods of studying, interpreting, and teaching social and cultural trends have developed over an extended period dominated by the printed word. But our understanding of printed archives, books, and other analog art forms only goes so far where digital culture is concerned. Digital culture is dynamic, interactive, multimedia and multimodal, and proliferates at a scale and speed that traditional scholarly methods are hard pressed to keep up with.
The humanities have been operating under the assumption that, no matter what happens in the broader world, books somehow exist in an eternal space untouched by technological change. And yet books are a technology like any other—an incredibly powerful one at that.
While they aren't going away anytime soon (thankfully!), books now exist alongside—and oftentimes within—other forms of digital communication. Print is part of a media ecology that includes e-books and online journals, as well as YouTube, online games, streaming audio, social media, and other forms of digital culture. Most of us read and write in multiple media and modalities every day, which is precisely why we need to understand them better at the level of the platform, code, and algorithm, but also to understand the broader effects of these technologies on our social values and our ways of relating to one another.
For the record, I don't consider our current reality utopian, which is exactly why we need critical approaches capable of addressing digital arts and culture. But the situation isn't entirely apocalyptic, either: e-books, digital games, and social media don't mean the end of books, culture, and higher learning as we know it. Even the most seemingly trivial examples of digital culture often contain traces of progressive social dreaming, and reflect our collective hopes and aspirations for a better world. It's important not to dismiss the progressive elements of digital arts and culture, even as we critique their more negative implications.
How is the study of the Digital Humanities inherently interdisciplinary? In your opinion, who should consider the DH minor?
Our DH classes are probably the most interdisciplinary on campus—maybe on any campus. The DH Minor is open to absolutely anyone across the University who is enrolled in a Bachelor of Arts program, and our students come from English, History, Film, Law, Religion, and Classics, but also from Communications, Journalism, Computer Science, Engineering—you name it. They all bring their own perspectives and approaches into the classroom, which makes for a really exciting mix of interests and ideas, all converging around digital media.
Publishing, law, politics, music, and the performing arts—there isn't a field today not touched by digital networks and media, and they all require new literacies. No matter what your Major is, or what your future academic or career goals are, a better understanding of all things digital will prepare you for what comes next.
By nature, DH is a totally transmedia field. What are some examples of media and texts that are studied?
"Transmedia" is a good way to put it. Digital Humanities students might, for instance, learn to use computers to analyze a novel or gauge the mood of an online movie review forum. In some courses, we read "born digital" stories, poetry, and drama written specifically for the web, and students learn to create their own interactive stories and games. In other courses, students might use software to visualize ancient trade routes, to map the social network of Enlightenment musicians and patrons, or to compare some of the many apps based on Shakespeare's works. Students are using network analysis to determine whether the Arab Spring really started with a tweet, whether Edward Snowden was a traitor or hero, and whether hackers elected a President. Some of my students even built a game in which you have to explore Carleton's campus with a mobile device, and unlock its secrets without becoming infected by student zombies. Building is a great way to theorize and conceptualize, and there's often a strong creative element to our DH courses. It's really up to the imagination of the students.
Very interesting. How exactly are these mediums studied?
There are two complementary ways of approaching DH. The first is to use traditional theories and methods to study digital artefacts—say, by doing a postcolonial reading of video games, or a Marxist analysis of Bitcoin.
But you can also use computers to study older, pre-digital cultural objects. There are so many new tools and platforms that make scholarship simpler, and that allow us to interpret on a scale that just wasn't possible before. For instance, we can use computational methods to "read" entire libraries at once, and contextualize the results using vast linguistic or historical databases.
Our students are creating digital maps to track the migration of refugees, and building 3D models of ancient towns or artefacts that provide a more tangible appreciation of the past. They're studying the myth and reality of virtual reality, and designing augmented reality theatre that blends live performers with animated characters. Other students are studying controversial memes like Slenderman, or investigating Fitbits and other wearable devices to see how they're changing our understanding of urban space and our own bodies. We're taking all of these approaches right here at Carleton in order to pose new questions about culture, and discover new patterns both online and offline.
Why in your opinion is DH so well situated in the Department of English Language, and Literature?
English administers the DH Minor, but it includes courses and instructors from dozens of other programs, and B.A. students from any program across campus can enrol. So you could take DH courses based in Sociology, History, Film, Music, or Philosophy to satisfy your Minor, and each course will take a slightly different approach to digital media. In some courses, students might use special software to analyze texts, languages, and discourses, or to "deform" artworks, animations and films, literally visualizing them in different ways to reveal new insights. In others cases, they might try their hands at creating interactive stories, digital games based on historical fiction, or 3D simulations of archaeological sites. Some of our students are even exploring complex datasets by translating them into soundscapes and listening for patterns that escape the eye.
Whatever field you're majoring in, our DH courses will give you insight and methods to help you do better. It's also important to stress that no prior programming skills are required, though students can expect to engage with new digital tools and methods of study. Of course, those who want to learn some programming will certainly have the opportunity.
Carleton University has positioned itself as a leader in the field. How do you see the discipline growing at CU?
There's no denying Carleton's reputation in the field: we were chosen to co-host the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations' world conference in 2020, which will bring hundreds of scholars from around the world to Ottawa. We're one of the few Canadian universities with DH instruction at the graduate and undergraduate levels, and our programs are about the broadest anywhere. Because our instructors and students come from so many different fields of study, we're really well positioned to understand and embrace the effects of digital media on research and scholarship generally.
And it doesn't stop when the term ends, either. Our new intensive summer institute, DHSITE@Carleton (Digital Humanities Summer Institute), gives students the chance to get advanced, hands-on instruction in digital media. We offer courses on everything from editing digital video to programming social media bots, to creating artificially intelligent game characters. It's like a digital media boot camp.
Finally, Prof. Greenspan, in your opinion, how is the prominence of modern digital technology changing our cultural identities?
Many scholars are making claims about how digital media are changing us both individually and collectively. The fear is that digital networks and media platforms are only telling us what they want us to know, distracting us from what's important, lowering literacy levels, and dividing us. It's true that digital culture is changing our individual and collective identities, but the jury is still out on what these changes will mean for us either as Canadians or as global citizens. What's certain is that we won't find the answer in books alone, nor by drawing analogies between the digital and older media, such as television. You can only understand new media by engaging and interacting with them directly, which is exactly what our Digital Humanities courses offer.
Any last words?
Just that I'm very happy to talk to anyone who wants to know more about DH at Carleton, or discuss how it might fit with their current program or career goals. email@example.com
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In general tuition should be an antidote to school teaching. I offer a non-school approach that treats the student as an individual.
There is no one method of one to one tuition because every student is unique. The right approach is to work with the student to find a method that works for them and I enjoy the puzzle of working with an individual. I create many of the resources I use in the lessons myself, and often they are in response to a specific difficulty a student is having.
I have an understanding of both the mechanics of the language (EFL) as well as the creative possibilities of language and literature. My work is often skills-based and I try to equip students with the tools they will need both for life and for school exams. This is particularly useful for the common entrance exam at 13.
I have worked for the last 10 years as a full time tutor of English and Literacy Consultant. I have over 7000 hours of one to one teaching experience. In addition to this I am a published and prize winning poet.
I have taught English (as a Foreign Language) around London and internationally, training both individuals for language exams like IELTS and the Cambridge Board exams. I have taught EFL to business and worked as a language consultant to several companies.
From 2009 onwards I have offered tuition for school entrance exams at 11 and 13 for both entry to private schools and Grammar Schools. I have tutored pupils who have gained entrance to Charterhouse, Harrow, Dulwich, Alleyns, Wellington, Westminster, Marlborough as well as many local private and grammars schools in London.
I have combined my EFL approach with literacy and worked as a tutor and mentor internationally, teaching many pupils from Russia and Slavic countries. This has given me an insight into the particular language and cultural associations of those countries.
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Faculty Scholarly Dissemination Grants
Study abroad for graduate students enrolled in US-based academic programs: Experiences, issues, and best practices
School of Public, Nonprofit & Health Administration
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The study of nongovernmental organizations have become popular to students enrolled in US based nonprofit academic programs. Students often choose programs that allow them to study abroad and interact with NGO's on almost every continent. These study abroad experiences can last from one-week service-learning type projects to one-year country immersion programs. This panel explores the pros and cons of providing study abroad opportunities for graduate students enrolled in US-based academic programs. Faculty and administrators from three different US based academic programs and universities will present about their experiences in the hopes to learn from one another and establish best practices for creating, maintaining, and growing study abroad opportunities for students and local NGOs. Panelists represent programs that are at different stages in the study abroad process from established to newly created. My paper: Grand Valley State University (GVSU) has a long history of providing study abroad courses for students, and research shows that students who participate in study abroad programs increase their global awareness, their GPA, and philanthropic efforts. It is unclear to what extent study abroad courses are offered for graduate students and which best practices are most beneficial to short-term graduate student study abroad course offerings. The paper/presentation will report on six study abroad opportunities currently being offered at GVSU that were identified because they have a service-learning/community engagement component, how these study abroad opportunities were created, administered and evaluated, and how best practices can be shared across course offerings for graduate students.
Conference Name
10th International Conference of ISTR
Conference Location
Siena, Italy
ScholarWorks Citation
Carpenter, Heather, "Study abroad for graduate students enrolled in US-based academic programs: Experiences, issues, and best practices" (2013). Faculty Scholarly Dissemination Grants. 1243.


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Batman: Arkham Origins' Batcave Detailed in Latest Video
We recently found out that Firefly and the Batcave would be present in Warner Bros. Montreal's upcoming iteration of the Batman universe, Batman: Arkham Origins. New information provides details of the design of the cave itself and the role it will play in the game this October.
The size of the cave is massive; a contingency in case Batman has to store super-villains down there in the event of an Arkham Asylum breakout (a nice nod to Knightfall). Other nods to the continuity include a roof entrance for the Batwing, platforms holding numerous Bat-vehicles, and a Bat-wardrobe that emerges from the floor (in reality, it will contain all downloadable Batsuits). Batman will also be able to upgrade his equipment and gadgets at the cave, in addition to utilizing it to access challenge maps.
As of now, Wayne Manor will not be accessible in the main game, but Alfred will play a huge role in this game. His relationship with Bruce Wayne/Batman will revolve around his reluctance to him putting on the cowl (since this is only his second year on the job) and the development of their inseparable partnership.
Batman: Arkham Origins is being developed by Warner Bros. Montreal and will be published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, and PC on October 25th, 2013. A Vita/3DS version of the game, Batman: Arkham Origins – Blackgate, is also in development by Armature Studio and will be released on the same day.


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". . . steady as a clock, busy as a bee, and cheerful as a cricket. . . .". Our first lady waltzes gracefully across the hall from George Washington in sheer elegant dressings. Martha boasts a four poster Queen sized canopy bed with hypoallergenic bedding, 600 thread count 100% cotton sateen linens and light blocking blinds. Includes an ensuite private bathroom with shower/tub, electric fireplace, DirecTv, Hdtv, desk, clock, thermostatically controlled A/C unit, heating, iron, hair dryer and free high speed WIFI.
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By Tshepo Makhudu on Jul 21, 2011
The one problem I have with the wording of the Bill relates to the whole aspect of dealing with the value of property. Investors in property, which include banks through mortgage bonds, rely on property's inherent value. The Bill instructs that when Councils are required to make decisions, they should not allow themselves to be constrainted by the consideration that such decisions will impact negatively on the values of surrounding properties. To me that sounds like a value-eroding instruction.
The South African economy is classified as being as being developmental in nature. In so saying, it is only logical that politicians could be expected to pursue policies that further the interest of rapid development. Property development is a highly risky endeavour in which significant sums of capital and time need to be injected in one fell swoop. Once the money is in the ground, there is no going back, as opposed to say equities, wherein investors can sell their shares or even invest small sums at a time . The exit strategy of property development is rather long term in nature. Therefore, the risk of value-erosion is a variable that needs to be managed very delicately.
The benefits that arise out of the concept of value in property assets are many and varied. Firstly, the tax base of any city based on the concept of value. Municipal rates and taxes are levied using calculations which have property value as the starting point. Government agencies such as the Revenue Services generate capital gains tax on the basis of value that has accrued to property assets over the years. Before the Treasury Department can approve a Public Private Partnership project, it is guided by value accruing to Government as one of the three, perhaps the most fundamental of considerations. Banks use the value accruing in property as collateral to extend credit to consumers. Without the confidence that value in the properties on which credit is being extended, bankers would be hard pressed to approve property loans. Very few people are wealthy enough to be able to purchase property for cash. Most people buy property on the knowledge that property is guaranteed to appreciate in value over time. An entire statutory body, called the Valuation Council is in existence, precisely for the purpose of regulating the value of property. Section 25 of the Constitution of The Republic of South Africa protects the market value of property. Even under conditions of expropriation, the State is still required by the Constitution to take value into account.
The Drafters of the Spatial Planning And Land Use Management Bill, 2011 Of South Africa should perhaps review their thinking with regards to property values and reconsider.
By Tshepo Makhudu on Jul 3, 2011
The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform has marked the Development Facilitation Act No. 67 of 1995 (DFA) for repeal. This particular piece of legislation had as its main objective the acceleration of the delivery of housing to the poor of South Africa, post the first democratic elections of 1994. The DFA became necessary because the process of approving land use applications, under the control of municipal authorities across all property types, was painfully slow. Despite the promulgation of the DFA, housing delivery has not caught up with the growing population numbers of the targeted population sector. In the meantime, however commercial and high value residential developments accelerated at an unprecedented pace in one of the largest property booms in South Africa, to the dissatisfaction of the municipal managers.
During the period 1998 to 2007, South Africa experienced an unprecedented property boom. This anti-poor property boom brought about the current conflict between the DFA and the legacy legislation, this being the Townships Ordinance 15 of 1986 – anti poor because it did not assist in the provision of housing for them while diverting bulk services to these luxury developments. It did create some temporary job opportunities in the construction sector though.
When the DFA was enacted the Ordinance was not repealed. The drafters at the time hoped that for the sake of meeting the promises made to the electorate, the two pieces would co-exist harmoniously side by side. The other reason for not repealing the Ordinance was that the target areas where the accelerated development was required did not have town planning schemes, which the established suburbs had. On the other hand DFA had time frames were incorporated in its provisions within which the municipalities were forced to have reached certain milestones in the application assessment process.
The DFA however ended up being used by commercial and luxury residential developers to circumvent the townships ordinance to get approval for their developments. Clearly, the target population could not benefit from the latter's developments. Even worse, these developments were perceived to be creating urban sprawl and bulk utility services were being rapidly depleted, to the detriment of the target communities. Such a state of affairs is not how the politicians wanted things to go, so the DFA had to go.
The municipal planners and the politicians were now of one mind in that the DFA did not meet their needs. The municipal authorities went to the law courts where they lost some major cases and the DFA stayed, if only for a while. This Act is about to be replaced by the Spatial Development Act of 2011, currently in the Draft Bill stage. Only time will tell whether this new piece of legislation will go the full distance to becoming an Act of Parliament. A very important Bill was also put through Parliament some five years ago, by the name of the Government Immovable Asset Management Act, but it was never enacted. Another important government initiative which was started but never seen through is the Urban Renewal Project in the Tshwane Central Business District.
Municipal planners and developers will always be positioned on opposite poles of human behaviour. While developers have traditionally been seen as the evildoers who have excessive profits as their only motive, at the expense of the public, municipal planners and environmentalists have been seen as the defenders of the public good. Certainly with the last property boom most developers did make superprofits, however, the ancillary costs, such as land holding costs during a lengthy low activity period, were also very high. Consumer behaviour is something very difficult, if not impossible to plan for. Developers are people who have chosen a career path of studying consumer behaviour and then planning for meeting people needs well in advance. For this, they are often required to take extreme risks, for which it is only fair that they are rewarded accordingly. Authorities and planners can never dictate the direction of development. Their duty should be the guidance of the development process in order to create a harmonious environment for the benefit of all society, be it the end-user or the supplier. If the municipal planners were truly dynamic, then there would not have been a need for the DFA after all.
The DFA is a very effective piece of legislation. It has helped to facilitate one of the strongest property booms in South Africa. It did a good of exposing the weaknesses inherent in the Ordinance. It remains to be seen how the new Bill will consolidate the strengths of and minimise the weaknesses of the DFA and the Ordinance to take advantage of worthwhile development opportunities.


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Since the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003, biologists have become exceptionally good at producing data. Indeed, biological data has experienced a sustained exponential growth rate, putting effective and thorough analysis beyond the reach of many biologists. This thesis presents BioBridge, an interactive visualization tool developed to bring intuitive data exploration to biologists. BioBridge is designed to work on omics style tabular data in general and thus has broad applicability.
This work describes the design and evaluation of BioBridge's Entity View primary visualization as well the accompanying user interface. The Entity View visualization arranges glyphs representing biological entities (e.g. genes, proteins, metabolites) along with related text mining results to provide biological context. Throughout development the goal has been to maximize accessibility and usability for biologists who are not computationally inclined. Evaluations were done with three informal case studies, one of a metabolome dataset and two of microarray datasets.
BioBridge is a proof of concept that there is an underexploited niche in the data analysis ecosystem for tools that prioritize accessibility and usability. The use case studies, while anecdotal, are very encouraging. These studies indicate that BioBridge is well suited for the task of data exploration. With further development, BioBridge could become more flexible and usable as additional use case datasets are explored and more feedback is gathered.
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In Iowa, Medicaid is also called IA Health Link and is a managed care program. The Iowa Department of Human Services' division of Iowa Medicaid Enterprise administers the Medicaid program.
Medicaid (Title 19) is a wide-ranging, jointly funded state and federal health care program for low-income individuals of all ages. While there are many different eligibility groups, this page is focused strictly on Medicaid eligibility for elderly Iowa residents who are 65 years of age and older. This page will specifically cover long term care Medicaid, whether that is in one's home, a nursing home, or an assisted living facility.
Income & Asset Limits for Eligibility
There are several different Medicaid long-term care programs for which Iowa seniors may be eligible. These programs have slightly different financial and medical eligibility requirements, as well as varying benefits. Further complicating eligibility are the facts that the criteria vary with marital status and that Iowa offers multiple pathways towards eligibility.
1) Institutional / Nursing Home Medicaid – This is an entitlement program, which means anyone who meets the eligibility requirements is offered assistance. It is provided only in nursing homes.
2) Medicaid Waivers / Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) – Waivers limit the number of program participants. Once the enrollment cap has been reached, there are wait lists. Services are provided at home, adult day care, or in assisted living.
3) Regular Medicaid / Aged Blind and Disabled – This is an entitlement program, so as long as one meets the eligibility requirements, services can be received. Assistance is provided at home or adult day care.
The table below provides a quick reference to allow seniors to determine if they might be immediately eligible for long term care from an Iowa Medicaid program. Alternatively, one can take the Medicaid Eligibility Test. IMPORTANT, not meeting all the criteria below does not mean one is not eligible or cannot become eligible for Medicaid in Iowa. More.
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|Medicaid Waivers / Home and Community Based Services
|$2,349 / month
|Nursing Home
|$4,698 / month (each spouse is allowed up to $2,349 / month)
|Nursing Home
|$2,349 / month for applicant
|$2,000 for applicant & $128,640 for non-applicant
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For Medicaid eligibility purposes, any income that a Medicaid applicant receives is counted. To clarify, this income can come from any source. Examples include employment wages, Veteran's benefits, alimony payments, pension payments, Social Security Disability Income, Social Security Income, annuities, IRA withdrawals, and stock dividends.
When just one spouse of a married couple is applying for institutional Medicaid or home and community based services via a Medicaid wavier, only the income of the applicant is counted. This is often referred to as "the name on the check rule". Put another way, the income of the non-applicant spouse is disregarded. (Learn more about how Medicaid counts income here). For regular Medicaid, this rule does not apply. Instead, the income of both spouses is calculated together for the purpose of eligibility of the applicant spouse.
To prevent spousal impoverishment, there is a Minimum Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance (MMMNA), which is the minimum amount of monthly income to which the non-applicant spouse (of a nursing home Medicaid or a HCBS Medicaid waiver applicant) is entitled. In Iowa, as of 2020, this rule allows the Medicaid applicant to transfer income to the non-applicant spouse, up to $3,216 / month, to ensure he or she has sufficient funds from which to live. (The MMMNA is also referred to as a spousal allowance or an income allowance). Please note that there is no spousal income allowance for married couples with one spouse applying for regular Medicaid.
*The rules governing eligibility for married couples that are both seeking nursing home Medicaid or a Medicaid Home and Community Based Services Waiver is complicated. Assuming both spouses are approved for nursing home Medicaid or a HCBS Medicaid Waiver at the same time and are living together, the income and asset limits in the chart above are correct. However, the rules change after six months of Medicaid eligibility. At this time, married couples can choose to be considered as single applicants. If they choose this option, each spouse is able to have up to $2,349 / month in income and $2,000 in assets. If a married couple does not want to be considered individually, they can continue to be treated as a couple.
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Countable (non-exempt) assets include cash and most anything that can easily be converted to cash to be used to pay for long-term care. Other non-exempt assets include stocks, bonds, investments, credit union, savings, and checking accounts, and real estate in which one does not reside. However, for Medicaid eligibility, there are also many assets (resources) that are considered exempt (non-countable). Exemptions include personal belongings, such as clothing, household furnishings, an automobile, an irrevocable funeral contract, burial spaces, and one's primary home, given the Medicaid applicant or their spouse lives in the home and the home equity is valued under $595,000 (in 2020).
For married couples with a nursing home Medicaid applicant or a HCBS Medicaid waiver applicant, as of 2020, the community spouse (the non-applicant spouse) can retain up to half of the couples' joint assets, up to a maximum of $128,640, as shown on the chart above. In Medicaid terminology, this is called the Community Spouse Resource Allowance (CSRA). There is also a minimum CSRA, which is $25,728, and allows the non-applicant spouse to retain 100% of the couple's assets, up to this figure. This spousal allowance does not extend to couples with one spouse applying for regular Medicaid.
When considering assets, one should be aware that Iowa has a Medicaid Look-Back Period, which is a period of 60 months that dates back from one's Medicaid application date. During this time frame, Medicaid checks to ensure no assets were sold or given away under fair market value. Please note, this also includes gifts, as well as asset transfers one's spouse may have made. If one is found to be in violation of the look-back period, a penalty period will be established and one will be ineligible for Medicaid for the duration of the penalty period.
Qualifying When Over the Limits
For Iowa elderly residents (65 and over) who do not meet the eligibility requirements in the table above, there are other ways to qualify for Medicaid.
1) Medically Needy Pathway – In Iowa, there is a medically needy pathway, also called a "Spenddown" program, and is specifically intended for those that are categorically aged, blind or disabled that have income over the Medicaid limit. In a nutshell, one may still be eligible for Medicaid services even if they are over the income limit by "spending down" their income over the Medically Needy Income Limit (MNIL) on medical expenses. (Medical expenses may include past due medical bills, Medicare premiums, private health insurance premiums, and medical expenses that Medicaid won't cover.) The amount of income one must spend down to reach the MNIL can be thought of as a deductible. As of 2020, the MNIL is the same for a single individual, as well as a married couple, and is set at $483 / month. Once an individual or married couple has "spent down" their income to the MNIL, they are eligible for Medicaid for the remainder of the spenddown period. Please note, both the income and asset limit for the medically needy program are different from the program limits in the chart above. As of 2020, the medically needy asset limit is $10,000 per household.
2) Miller Trust – this type of trust, also called a Qualified Income Trust (QIT), is referred to a Medical Assistance Income Trust (MAIT) in Medicaid-speak in Iowa. For persons who are applying for nursing home Medicaid or a HCBS Medicaid wavier and are over the income limit, MAIT's allow a way for one to still meet Medicaid's income limit. In simple terms, income that is over the limit is deposited into the trust and is not counted towards Medicaid's income limit. A trustee is named who has legal control of the money in the account. The account must be irreversible, meaning once it has been established, it cannot be changed or canceled. In addition, the money in the account can only be used for very specific purposes, such as paying medical expenses and long-term care costs accrued by the Medicaid enrollee.
3) Asset Spend Down – Unfortunately, neither the Medically Needy Pathway nor a Medical Assistance Income Trust can assist one in spending down extra assets for Medicaid qualification. Said another way, if one meets the income requirements for Medicaid eligibility, but not the asset requirement, the above programs cannot assist one in meeting Medicaid's asset limit. However, one can "spend down" assets by spending excess assets on non-countable ones, such as home modifications, like the addition of wheelchair ramps or stair lifts, prepaying funeral and burial expenses, and paying off debt. Remember, when spending down assets, it's important that one does not give away assets or sell them way under market value. This is because in Iowa, Medicaid has a "Look-Back" period of 60 months, and if one is in violation, a period of Medicaid ineligibility may result.
4) Medicaid Planning – the majority of persons considering Medicaid are "over-income" or "over-asset" or both, yet still cannot afford their cost of long-term care. For persons in this situation, Medicaid planning exists. By working with a Medicaid planning professional, families can employ a variety of strategies to help them become Medicaid eligible. Read more or connect with a Medicaid planner.
Specific Iowa Medicaid Programs
1) HCBS Elderly Waiver – This Home and Community Based Services Medicaid waiver is intended to provide services to prevent and / or delay nursing home placement of seniors. Program participants have the option of directing their own care and hiring the care attendant of their choosing, including their own adult children. Other benefits include adult day care, home modifications, and personal emergency response systems.
2) Health and Disability Waiver – Abbreviated as HD, this waiver is for physically disabled adults under 65 years of age. Also a nursing home diversion program that allows for self-direction, supportive benefits include homemaker services, meal delivery, respite care, and more.
How to Apply for Iowa Medicaid
Elderly Iowa residents can apply for Medicaid online at the Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS) Services Portal or in person at one's local DHS office. Additional information about applying for long-term care in Iowa is available on the state's DHS website. Persons may also contact their local Area Agency on Aging office for additional program information or for assistance with the application process.
Prior to applying for Medicaid, it is imperative that seniors are confident that they meet all of the eligibility requirements discussed above. For those who do not meet the criteria, or are unsure if they do, Medicaid planning can play an instrumental role. Applying for long-term care Medicaid is frequently a complicated and lengthy process. To learn more about the application process, click here.


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I. Purpose
The purposes of the Library's rules for the conduct for library users are:
To protect the rights of individuals who are in the Library to use library materials and/or services.
To protect the rights of staff members to conduct library business without interference.
To preserve library materials and facilities.
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This Patron Conduct Policy shall apply to all persons entering in or on the Library premises, interior and exterior.
III. Prohibited Conduct
According to the Michigan statute (MCL 397.206), the Library Board may exclude from the use of the Library any and all persons who shall willfully violate such reasonable rules and regulations as the Board may adopt. Such exclusion from this Library shall occur on the orders of the Director or his/her designees. In serious cases parents or police will be contacted. In this document, "withholding of library privileges" is defined as meaning that an individual may not enter or use the Library.
A. Illegal Conduct
The violation of any federal or state statute or local ordinance on library premises will also be regarded as a violation of library rules. The laws and ordinances that follow are cited by way of illustration and not limitation. These are regarded as major infractions necessitating immediate removal from the building and possible police action:
- assault
- intoxication
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- patron in building after hours without permission
- larceny
- knowing destruction, damage, defacement or removal of property
- disturbance of the peace by loud, aggressive behavior
- indecent/obscene conduct or exposure
- illicit use, sale, possession, or distribution of illegal or controlled substances
- harassment of patrons or staff
B. Additional Prohibited Behavior
- Alcohol may not be consumed on the premises. (Out for the day.)
- There is no smoking in any part of the building. (One warning, then out for the day.)
- Foul or abusive language is not permitted. (One warning, then out for the day.)
- Audio equipment is allowed only with earphones. (Two warnings, then out for the day.)
- Boisterous behavior, running, or roughhousing is not permitted. (Two warnings, then out for the day.)
- Animals are not permitted in the Library, except for those assisting the handicapped (such as leader dogs for the blind), or in special circumstances with the specific permission of the Director or his/her designee. (One warning then out for the day.)
- Bicycles, skateboards, roller blades, roller skates and similar devices may not be used in the building, library driveway and parking lot.


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Nyamuragira and Nyiragongo
Located near the equator in central Africa, the Nyamuragira and Nyiragongo volcanoes are often obscured from satellite view by clouds.
But on February 9, 2015, clear skies afforded an unobstructed view from space of two plumes venting from the volcanic duo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The natural-color images above were acquired by the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8. The top image shows a broad view of the region, with Nyamuragira to the north and Nyiragongo to the south.
The second image shows a close-up view of Nyamuragira, Africa's most active volcano. Nyamuragira is a shield volcano composed of old lava flows that cover about 1,500 square kilometers (580 square miles). The slopes of this broad volcano rise gradually, reaching an altitude of 3,058 meters (10,033 feet).
The volcano is topped with a small caldera with walls about 100 meters (330 feet) high. In 1938, a lava lake within the caldera drained during a large, long-lasting fissure eruption that sent lava flows all the way to Lake Kivu. Satellite observations and helicopter overflights confirmed in 2014 that the caldera again contains a small but vigorous lava lake.
The third image shows a close-up of Nyiragongo, another highly active volcano just 15 kilometers (9 miles) southeast of its northern sibling. In contrast to Nyamuragira's relatively gentle slopes, Nyiragongo is a steep-sloped structure composed of alternating layers of solidified ash, hardened lava, and rocks ejected by previous eruptions. Its caldera also holds molten lava, which as of 2014 was the largest-known lava lake on Earth.
Occasionally, Nyiragongo spews more than just steam and volcanic gases. Eruptions of fluid lava from the volcano in 1977 and 2002 had deadly consequences for the city of Goma, which lies about 15 kilometers (9 miles) south of the volcano.
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Several notable Bachelor and Bachelorette alums attended a WETV event on Tuesday night, one of which included Rachel Lindsay. She arrived, however, without her fiancé Bryan Abasolo. What was his reason for bailing on the big evening? Read on for all the details.
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71-year-old Sikh man kicked and thrashed by two
A 71-year-old man was brutally assaulted by two white men in California's Manteca city in United States of America. The assailants were seen kicking and assaulting the old Sikh. The victim has been identified as Sahib Singh. In another racial attack, last month, a 91-year-old Mexican was assaulted by a white woman in Los Angeles


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Covestro, together with KraussMaffei and the Institute of Plastics Processing at RWTH Aachen University, has won a 2017 Innovation Award for polyurethanes.
The Specialist Association of Foamed Plastics and Polyurethanes (FSK) recognised their achievements for the wider industrial use of pultrusion with polyurethane resins.
The award in the category 'Technology – Processing and Chemistry.' was awarded by its panel of judges for increased cost-efficiency of the method for processors and the partnering approach to the project.
The award ceremony was held at the International FSK Specialist Conference Polyurethane 2017 in Gurten, Austria.
Pultruded composite sections have already proven successful in thermally insulating window frames, battery trays in electric cars and in reinforcing rotor blades for wind turbines. The process offers tremendous potential for the continuous manufacturing of composite sections, but more widespread use was prevented until now by the inadequate degree of industrialisation.
The three partners enhanced the chemistry, technology and process to significantly increase productivity as well as process and product quality. Processors can now cut costs by up to 24 percent compared to the previous method.
The new iPul machines from KraussMaffei are its first systems to incorporate system, process and die technology all from a single supplier.
Critical processing parameters, such as output rate and haul-off rate, are controlled centrally. The fibres are no longer impregnated in an open process, but rather by a metering machine in a closed injection chamber.
Apart from eliminating odour problems for a pultruder's employees, the new technology supports precision temperature management during curing and thus increases production speeds.
The FSK has been sponsoring the Innovation Award every year since 1998 in recognition of outstanding ideas, products and processes in the categories.
Wolfgang Hinz from KraussMaffei (left) and Benedikt Kilian from Covestro (second from left) are proud winners of the 2017 FSK Innovation Award for polyurethanes. FSK´s CEO Albrecht Manderscheid (CANNON Germany) and Dr. Alexander Strietholt (Dow Germany), former spokesperson of the polyurethanes expert group at FSK, share their pleasure.
Photo: Fachverband Schaumkunststoffe und Polyurethane e.V. (FSK)


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Labour has expressed shock at the SABC's announcement of possible retrenchments in terms of Section 189 of the Labour Relations Act, questioning whether the broadcaster will be in a state to cover the elections in 2019.
On Monday, the public broadcaster announced possible retrenchments and restructuring that could affect 981 employees across multiple divisions.
Hannes du Buisson, president of the Broadcasting, Electronic, Media and Allied Workers Union, told Fin24 the union was concerned that the SABC might be facing a "repetition of the McKinsey process in 1997".
Twenty-one years ago, the public broadcaster had been advised to cut nearly 1 000 staff in a cost-cutting measure but had to re-hire several of them (reportedly at higher salaries) as their skills were needed, Du Buisson said.
"Our concern is that the SABC may not be in a position to comply […] and will not be able to give proper coverage to that particular election," Du Buisson told Fin24.
Both Du Buisson and Communication Workers' Union of South Africa General Secretary Aubrey Tshabalala said they were concerned about future staff prospects.
While Du Buisson said staff being hired now could end up being affected by the retrenchments, Tshabalala said a migration to digital would require more manpower. Retrenchments under these circumstances were "short-sighted", he told Fin24.
'Deal with the funding model'
CWU was "shocked" to learn that the SABC had publicised a possible number of affected staff, he said, describing the move as "basically bizarre".
"We are still awaiting the dates to engage with them [the SABC]," he said.
The SABC confirmed on Monday that it and labour had agreed to appoint a facilitator from the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) to consult on the restructuring, which could affect 981 jobs.
The CWU believed the first thing to address was the proportion of management to staff, Tshabalala said.
"We have also raised the question of how to keep the SABC afloat," he told Fin24. "Cutting staff does not respond to that question. What happens next year?
"We have to deal with the funding model. We have to bring in the regulators."
In its statement, the SABC said it had considered all other alternatives and was open to hearing any other ideas from staff.
"The current dire financial position of the SABC is well known, and a matter of public record. It does not matter what the cause of this may have been in the past, as the current reality is that unless drastic measures are taken to try [to] restore the financial viability of the SABC, it would as an organisation simply not be financially viable going forward.
"Added to this, a number of irregular and unlawful operational decisions made by former senior executives need to be remedied," the SABC said.
Its previous cost-cutting attempts had been "completely insufficient" to avoid restructuring, the broadcaster added.
These included securing supplier and budget cost saving of close to R60m, and ending contracts with some 1 200 freelancers.
The SABC proposed a selection process where an "objective assessment of the skills, experience, expertise and/or qualifications of employees" would be used to select candidates for the remaining jobs.
Employees would indicate which positions they were interested in, be subjected to an interview process, and be selected for placement based on highest scoring.
This selection process had not been finally decided upon, and employees were invited to propose alternatives, the SABC said.
The aim was to finalise the consultation process by January 31, 2019, the SABC said. In that case, those whose employment was terminated at the end of that consultation process would then be given notice with effect from 1 February 2019.
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EVENT: Children and Health Care Week
WHEN: Monday, Sept. 25-Friday, Sept. 29
TIME: 9:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
WHERE: Palmetto Health Children's Hospital, 7 Richland Medical Park Dr., Atrium
FACTS: More than 1,200 Midlands first-graders will get a hands-on learning experience in a unique "mini hospital" setting at Palmetto Health Children's Hospital. The tour explores the hospital from a child's point of view and provides an environment conducive to learning. The goal is to expose children to the hospital environment at a young age, to help alleviate fears and anxieties, should they have a future hospital encounter.
This event has been so well received in the Midlands that the Palmetto Health Children's Hospital Child Life department sponsors the event each fall and spring to include as many first-graders as possible. The program has been around for more than 30 years and it is estimated that more than 40,000 Midlands children have participated.
Hands-on learning stations staffed by team members from Palmetto Health and Richland County EMS include ambulance tours, surgery station, pharmacy station, X-ray station, rehab station and children's emergency department and patient room tours. EdVenture will provide a presentation before the children split into groups to tour the stations.
In addition to team members, USC Dance Marathon and nursing students assist by escorting students to each of the stations.
"The purpose of Children and Health Care Week is to educate children and help normalize the hospital environment so it isn't seen as scary," said Becca Kelly, Child Life supervisor and music therapist. "Every year, there are children who participate in this field trip and later are admitted to Children's Hospital because of an illness or injury. The children whose first encounter with our hospital was through Children and Health Care Week are always the bravest and most excited because they feel empowered. They know what is going on and feel more a part of the process."
About Palmetto Health Children's Hospital
Palmetto Health Children's Hospital is South Carolina's first children's hospital and has more than 150,000 children's visits each year. It offers more than 30 subspecialties to meet the unique health care needs of children and has central South Carolina's only Children's Emergency Center. With more than 350 professionals who work exclusively with children, Palmetto Health Children's Hospital has a team of highly skilled and trained experts unmatched by any hospital in the Midlands. Palmetto Health Children's Hospital is the place to go for children's medical care, because the best care matters.


text: Hello everyone, i am looking for some advice before taking any decisions, i have 5 old Hp proliant servers (from gen5 to gen8) that were purchased when needed every time we started a new company or had a new project, as per today i am only using 2 of the servers, one for my company accounting software and the other for a crypto currency pool, everything is working just fine and i am not sure if i want to make it more complex, but since i have many servers i was thinking to setup a cluster, and run virtual machines on it for the plus of having HA in the case one of the servers goes down, the pool is running on Ubuntu 18 and have no questions here, my company software only runs on windows server so having a windows server running on a virtual Ubuntu server is a good idea? is deploying an HA Ubuntu cluster to have redundancy on my virtual machines a good idea? i was thinking that getting all servers together will be the best way to go for me as i already have most of the hardware, does anyone see a problem with my idea? thank you


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Figs, maple syrup, prunes and a lovely perfumed nose. There is leather and coffee on thepalate, deep and very sexy. Spends 15 years in barrel before 80% is drained off for bottling and then the barrel is refilled to be aged for another 15 years. 90pts (March 2017)
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Domaine Pouderoux Grande Reserve 6 Ans
After spending one year in demijohn and then five in barrel, this wine has loads of bright fruit, jammier than the vintage with damson and vanilla coming through. The palate is rounded, with spicy cinnamon and raisins. A dried note on the end. Really delicious. 91pts (March 2017)
Domaine Pouderoux Maury 2014
Cherry, some blackberries, chocolate and prune coming through. The palate is nicely structured with more chocolate, then red berries. A fruit forward style of wine. 89pts (March 2017)


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"Of course some people say, oh Serge, for an artist to be blind, its such a tragedy… I don't consider it a great tragedy. I've lived a long life, I'm happy to be here and to be alive."
Serge Hollerbach, multi-lingual painter and long time resident of New York City, continues to paint in spite of severe vision loss. Regarding what guides his recent work, Mr. Hollerbach says: "it's not a physical seeing, it's the inner seeing... it is actually trying to make sense of what you've seen, and composing it... a kind of a synthesis of what you have seen, and then you express it."
"Yes, physical and also kind of, you know, an artist works, and the hand leads, or the brush leads the hand, you know, that kind of thing."
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Food is something that brings the world together. Each culture has its own traditions and favorite foods. As a self proclaimed foodie, I was so excited to try cuisines in the countries they originated in. During my travels, I have discovered and will undoubtedly continue to discover culinary treasures around the globe. I am honored to share with you, My Elephant Tribe, the amazing meals I have enjoyed throughout the world.
Day 56: Colombia
April fools!
Yesterday, was 55 days on this journey. Its hard to believe that we have been gone for 55 days. We have already visited 6 countries and 15 cities. It is absolute insanity. I never in my wildest dreams would have thought it was possible to do what we're doing. Dreams do come true.
Today, we left Bogota and flew a shitty airline called Viva Colombia. Avoid flying them at all costs. They are the Spirit Airlines of Colombia and have so many hidden fees! They wouldn't let Brian carry on his duffle bag and made him pay $80 US to gate check it. After we had already paid almost $200 US to check our bigger luggage. It was absolutely ridiculous.
While we waited for our flight, we had lunch at the only restaurant in the airport. Drum roll please…Crepes & Waffles. Again, it was just mediocre, but it allowed us to eat before our flight to Medellin. We were so excited for Medellin because it is Robinson's home town and were excited to put all our suggestion and recommendations to use.
When we got to our amazing apartment and I checked my Facebook, I learned that the lovely Paige Taylor tagged me in the nature picture challenge. Normally, I hate tags like that, but I was excited to share pictures from my travel. But, first we need to find dinner. The only place open by us was actually pretty good. We ordered Nachos and when they arrived we learned that they were deconstructed and more of a chips and dip thing.
When we returned to our apartment we couldn't figure out the sofa bed. Come to find out there wasn't one like the listing said there was. Instead there was a trundle bed. Sleeping in a trundle bed will be a new experience.


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If you haven't gotten him a gift yet, there's still a little more time for you to shop the perfect Christmas gift for the guys in your life.
While shopping for men especially around the holidays may be difficult for some, we at The Jacket Maker are working dual roles, the duality being special holiday helpers who are more than glad to help you shop for that perfect gift of a cool leather jacket we know he'll love.
If you are not sure how to go about it, simply go for our custom feature that you can find here and leave the rest to us.
All you have to do is provide a few key bits of information and it's an easy peasy process that you will be glad you tried.
As we're in the true spirit of the season, below you will find six leather jacket gifts that you could go for or use as inspiration to find the right one to give him or them, depending how many gentlemen you have in your life.
Here goes:
1. Urban Mode
The Fusion Black Suede Leather Jacket is a great choice for the guy who has a modern cool element about him.
Someone who is easy going, practical and yet not totally obsessed with his looks though he is very conscious of what he wears and how.
Sounds like someone you know? This piece could also work best for a young hipster who is artistic and mildly edgy.
This jacket gift would really complement him in all the right ways.
2. Smooth Operator
This guy doesn't need any introduction or help to get around. Independent, confident and charismatic as ever, he maintains a balance between modern masculinity and elements of traditionalism.
This Abstract Maroon Leather Jacket would be the perfect jacket gift for anyone looking for a style that is timeless and supportive of current themes, social, temperamental and mature.
The color especially is ideal for breaking certain barriers to create room for new and exciting endeavors.
3. Modern Vibrations
This jacket is not only one of our many bestsellers which in itself tells of how many men really like this style, but more importantly what this piece represents in terms of choice, identity, and feeling.
With elements of modern edgy, athleticism, and architectural shapes, the Cirsova Black Leather Biker Jacket is what he'll love whether in design, style, modishness, or more.
Give him this leather jacket gift which you can be sure he'll appreciate. Trust us.
4. Tan and Trendy
Calling it as it is… this will definitely make your leather gift tan and trendy. The Tomchi Tan Suede Leather Jacket is an easy relate by anyone from a young preppy guy to a country-side loving dandy or perhaps a combination of both.
He's creative, cool, and fun-loving, a fan of nature, and spending as much time outdoors as possible.
He's truly a one of a kind guy which is why we recommend a one of a kind style that will make for an ideal jacket gift he's sure to enjoy.
5. Green Scene
A leather jacket gift that is truly unique and so relevant to our times. Mimicking nature, greenery, lushness, and life, this Shane Green Bomber Jacket makes for the perfect jacket gift your guy will totally be pleased with.
Minimalist in design, generous on natural green, and ideal for the bomber jacket style culture that is all the rage these days.
He could be a young student, a working young man or a man living a life of leisure.
This jacket gift applies to a wide range of men with an even wider range of temperaments, so you know what that means. This one's a no brainer! A leather jacket gift that's truly meant to be his.
6. Windbreaker Wishes
Granting wishes and making dreams come true is synonymous with the holiday season and we are especially glad to be handling this task.
Taking a cue from the previous point, windbreaker jackets are a necessity for many across the world and does not have a specific age that is relevant to this piece.
Good news for you! You can totally give him this jacket gift that he can use more often and be thankful to you in the process.
The Nashville Quilted Windbreaker Jacket is a great fusion of function and style, with a rich navy color and quilting that adds a modern twist to a classic look.
This makes a great jacket gift to men of different ages and temperaments. Click on the image for more.


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" I knit so I won't kill people."
...if you're a knitter (or a crocheter)
you know how much this quote is the truth, right?
... perfect quote for my knitting spot!
{made by AstorKnot on Etsy ... this is screen printed on canvas}
I never did any screen printing (although it's on my 'to-try-list')... but I figured I could achieve quite a similar look making a freezer paper stencil (my first attempt with freezer paper, btw!)
So here I am:
because I have a laser printer,
I had to print the quote on regular paper.
(freezer paper works on ink jet only)
I used the font Helvetica bold - size 200.
Then I taped the printed paper onto my cutting mat, the freezer paper on top of it, and started to cut out the letters with the x-acto knife.
Next step: I cut every line of the quote 1" over and 1" under the letters, since I liked the letters nicely squeezed into each others.
Then, pressed the stripes onto my canvas...
(dont' do this late at night, or you might press "I kill so I won't knit people" and you have to do it all over again... LOL!!!)
Next morning... peel your freezer paper gently...
Iron on reverse.
Few seams and a zipper later... ta-duh! My knitting pillow.
Perfect on my knitting corner.
...and because my s-daughter learned to knit and she's all about sparkles and purple... I made her one, too! check it out here!!!
xox, d.