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Dental caries Oral caries, a typical chronic disease, outcomes from particular tooth-adherent microbial biofilms that demineralize teeth framework by metabolizing eating sugars to create acid solution 37. Fermentable sugars enrich cariogenic bacterias, including species, within the biofilm resulting in oral decalcification. Severe-early years as a child caries (S-ECC), impacting multiple smooth teeth surfaces before age group 5, can result in pain, abscess development, and lack of tooth. Although all age group cohorts experience oral caries, kids represent the principal wellness concern. S-ECC is certainly associated with even more brand-new carious lesions 38 and er visits, Filgotinib manufacture elevated treatment costs 39, postponed advancement 40, and reduced ability to find out 41. S-ECC prevalence varies by socio-economic position, with one kindergarten group exhibiting a 9.5% prevalence with 5.69 mean affected teeth 42. Although environmental elements, including dietary structure, usage of fluoride and dental hygiene, and oral cleanliness practices impact S-ECC, host elements including salivary structure, enamel structure, flavor preferences, and immune system responses vary among children and may be genetically decided 43. Childhood caries has strong heritability, with strongest effect in primary dentitions 44,45. Inconsistent associations have been reported for childhood caries and genetic variants involved in enamel/dentin mineralization, Filgotinib manufacture salivary composition, and matrix metalloproteinases 46C48. Of two Filgotinib manufacture GWAS of permanent dentition caries, one found two significant loci, LYZL2 which involves anti-bacterial defenses, and AJAP1 which may influence tooth development, and the other found no significant associations but both studies identified several novel loci with non-significant associations 46,49. No associations overlapped in the two studies. Two childhood caries GWAS have been reported. One found no variants with significant associations, and suggestive associations did not replicate in impartial populations 50, and the other found significant association between KPNA4 and replicated the association with AJAP1 51. Although one may envision risk stratification for S-ECC at diagnosis of first easy surface lesions to guide intervention opportunities, investigators have appropriately questioned the clinical utility of genetic information in management of at-risk populations. Personalized oral and head and neck oncology Personalized cancer therapy has proven to be an effective strategy for more than a decade 52,53. As genomic technology and genetic profiling advance identification of gene expression patterns, new phenotypic details will facilitate accurate matching of patient needs with precision-based therapies 54,55. Approximately 500,000 new cases of oral and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (OHNSCC), are expected to arise this year 2,56. Many of these patients will present with advanced stage disease at the time of diagnosis. Despite improvements in therapy, strategies designed to improve early diagnosis and minimize disease progression have remained elusive 57,58. Many systematic reviews have assessed the association between specific candidate genes and risk for OHNSCC 59,60. This review is focused around the role of genomics in guiding therapy for OHNSCC and will not address genetic markers associated with presence of OHNSCC in general. Ongoing discovery efforts have revealed a wide range of potential targets for tumor therapy. Examples include among others, the tyrosine kinase inhibitor, imatinib (Gleevec), in the treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia, Herceptin in breast cancer therapy and the B-RAF kinase inhibitor PLX4032 in the treatment of melanoma 61C63. Despite rapid developments in omics technology, the speed of improvement in linking targeted therapies with well-characterized individual profiling continues to be slow to build up for OHNSCC 64,65. Targeted therapies for the treating squamous cell carcinoma are getting evaluated in several clinical studies 64C70. These goals include amongst others, oncogenes, biomarkers connected with epithelialCmesenchymal changeover, gene amplifications, Rabbit Polyclonal to GALK1 gene mutation, translocations and signaling pathways that control cell development, cell motility and success 71. A Filgotinib manufacture number of the even more appealing goals are the epidermal growth aspect Filgotinib manufacture receptor (EGFR), vascular endothelial development.


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Fri, 2 June 2006
On this show, your host Garrison Reid sits down with We Are Scientists. The band discusses filming comical music videos, working with The Lonely Island guys and the relationship between Pitchfork and major labels.
Here's a "comprehensive smattering" of the band's national tour with friends Arctic Monkeys.
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Making a Walking Stick Handle From Natural Materials
John D. Williams enjoys handicrafts including making canes and walking sticks and playing "Minecraft."
How to Make Walking Stick Handles
While you wait months for your perfect walking stick blanks to finish curing, you can craft away your time making handles so you can begin the next stage of crafting your walking sticks.
Handles for walking sticks or poles can be made from wood, horn, alabaster, or metal. Metal (brass, silver, or even gold) can offer a really luxurious finish to your walking stick handle.
Horn or Antler Handles
A good supply of horn handles is a local zoo or pet sanctuary. Clipping horns for animals is a routine care procedure, so if you build up a good relationship with the right member of staff, you'll have a limitless supply of horns. The best horns for walking sticks come from cow, ram, or buffalo. Asian water buffalo makes a fine interesting colour and pattern variant. Also antlers make fantastic handles. Cutting the antler into a desired handle shape is easy.
To make a horn into a handle, one can bend it into shape by applying heat or steam. Normally this is done by soaking the horn in water, applying a wet towel to the horn, covering it with tinfoil, and heating the area with a paint stripper gun. Then you can bend the heated horn into the desired shape. The steam formed from the wet towel is trapped by the tinfoil. The foil also protects the horn from excessive heat damage.
Wooden Handles
Wooden handles are traditionally bulbous in shape and made from a different type of wood than the blank. Preferred choices include ash, oak, walnut, yew, and birch.
You can use naturally-occurring roots or root bases as handles, collecting them as you collect your blanks. They won't be discussed further in this article.
To get the correct shape from a block of purchased wood, it's necessary to put the piece of wood in a lathe and work accordingly (see the video below). Lathing your walking stick handle makes it possible to obtain a perfectly smooth finish. Use high-grade sandpaper to soothe your wooden handle on the lathe.
To preserve the natural colours and grain of the wood in your handle, it's necessary to protect the raw wood while highlighting those colours and swirls. To treat your wood handle, you should use two good applications of boiled linseed oil. Follow this with one coating of polyurethane. After the coat has dried gently rub with wire wool (steel wool) until the surface becomes dull. Wipe clean, and then apply another coat of polyurethane. Once dry, buff to a nice shine.
Alabaster Handles
Alabaster handles can be custom designed. Alabaster, a soft stone, can be lathed, carved, smoothed and polished for an exciting finish. It remains tough as well as durable while looking perfect for most types of walking sticks and poles.
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Connecting the Handle to the Walking Stick
Connecting your handle to your walking stick pole or blank requires a fairly simple process. You will need to place a threaded boll connecting the handle and the pole. It's advisable to use a double-headed screw approximately 4" in length. Small pilot drill holes in your handle as well as the finished blank will allow an easy connection. When you're ready to connect the handle, ensure that the screw is coated in a strong wood adhesive to provide extra strength combined with stability.
You may also want to add a collar to hide the joint between the handle and the walking stick. Many sizes and types can easily be purchased. John Marsh's Stickmaking Shop sells collars and other hardware along with blocks of wood for lathing into handles.
This content is accurate and true to the best of the author's knowledge and is not meant to substitute for formal and individualized advice from a qualified professional.
Walkingstick Craft: How to Make Handles Comments?
johndwilliams (author) from Essex England on April 16, 2011:
Thanks WE - I enjoy writing and have many ideas - I will look at your Hubs now - thanks again
johndwilliams (author) from Essex England on April 16, 2011:
Not as many Spirit - most are all-timers, but like all crafts it's dying out which is a real shame.
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Xavier Nathan from Isle of Man on April 15, 2011:
This is really is an amazing art. Are there many people out there who can do what you do? Thanks again for a very informative read.


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Thompson Named Loudoun's Teacher of the Year
Kathleen Thompson, an English and public speaking teacher at Stone Bridge High School, has been named Loudoun County's 2017 Teacher of the Year.
The School Board announced Monday that Thompson is the county's nominee for The Washington Post Outstanding Teacher Award.
"You pull the best out of every student that you have—and not only your students but your colleagues," School Board member Eric Hornberger (Ashburn) said. "Thank you for what you've brought to the Stone Bridge community."
Beyond reading thousands of students' essays each year, Thompson is known for designing group projects that require and foster true teamwork. Stone Bridge Principal Matthew Wilburn said she treats students like adults, she has high expectations for each of them and she makes sure each feels included.
"I don't think you can teach a person anything until they know you care about them," Thompson said. "Then they're like sponges. They can soak up anything."
Jennifer Stevens, one of Thompson's former students, said Thompson goes well beyond her job description to shine a lot on the significance of each student. "I believe a great teacher imparts valuable knowledge (to) their students," she wrote in her recommendation letter. "But the mark of an exceptional teacher is one whose interest in their students extends well beyond the classroom, an unmistakable quality in Mrs. Thompson."
Jane Waldrop, who took Thompson's ninth grade English class in 1994, wrote about the lasting impact her teacher has made on her life. "Kathy Thompson is a gift, not just to the students she reaches, but to the lives she changes and helps. Being a teenager is hard. Kathy makes it not just survivable, but enjoyable. I have never had an educator that has shown this level of caring and relatability to their students."
Thompson said the award belongs to every teacher she's worked with and every student who has been in her class. "I've been encouraged and I've learned so much from each of them."
She is an inaugural member of the Stone Bridge faculty, having served there since 2000. Thompson previously taught at Park View High School, joining the staff there in 1986.
Past winners of the Loudoun County Teacher of the Year Award include:
- Linda P. Sheffield, Loudoun County High School (1984)
- Fritz J. Scholz III, Loudoun County High School (1985)
- Shirley G. Lynn, Elementary Gifted Program (1986)
- Harold D. Berry, C.S. Monroe Technology Center (1987)
- Margaret W. Vaughan, Loudoun Valley High School (1988)
- Elizabeth R. Doerken, Sully Elementary School (1989)
- Edith J. Middleton, Loudoun County High School (1990)
- Everett W. Sutphin, C.S. Monroe Technology Center (1991)
- Dean T. Drewyer, Loudoun Valley High School (1992)
- Richard T. Gillespie, Loudoun Valley High School (1993)
- Mary V. Young, Loudoun County High School (1994)
- Mary Carol Elgin, C.S. Monroe Technology Center (1995)
- Lee Daniel Kent, Loudoun County High School (1996)
- Laura L. West, Meadowland Elementary School (1997)
- Ann S. Haring, Farmwell Station Middle School (1998)
- Elizabeth "Lyle" Skarzinski, Loudoun Valley High School (1999)
- Lora A. Buckman, Meadowland Elementary School (2000)
- Betty Hill Rankin, Sterling Middle School (2001)
- Ronald W. Richards, Broad Run High School (2002)
- Rachel P. Newell, Hillside Elementary School (2003)
- Douglas M. Dillon, Harper Park Middle School (2004)
- Victoria L. Lascomb, Evergreen Mill Elementary School (2005)
- Elizabeth N. Korte, Stone Bridge High School (2006)
- Sue Ann Gleason, Cedar Lane Elementary School (2007)
- Patricia Herr, Smart's Mill Middle School (2008)
- Jim Jenkins, Mountain View Elementary School (2009)
- Rhonda Alley, Douglass School (2010)
- Kenneth David Keller, Stone Bridge High School (2011)
- Andrea Schlegel, Heritage High School (2012)
- Lisa Roth, Dominion Trail Elementary School (2013)
- Allison Alison, Stone Bridge High School (2014)
- Dawn Blevins, Guilford Elementary School (2015)
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The second presidential debate was spirited, providing plenty of fodder for Twitter
The town hall format gave Twitter new characters to make fun of
The second of three presidential debates was held at Hofstra University in New York
Every debate seems destined to have a break-out meme. In the first round, it was Big Bird. This time it was Mitt Romney's binder full of women, which instantly became a trending hashtag, Twitter handle, a Facebook group and a Tumblr. (Talking about his effort to hire women for his cabinet, Romney said "And I brought us whole binders full of, of women.")
Other popular, bipartisan bits of mockery covered the far livelier and sometimes cringe-inducing tone of the debate, shout outs to Mr. Gas, Mr. Coal and Mr. Oil, the candidates difficulty saying the name Lorraine and the audience members themselves.
Twitter says there were 7.2 million tweets during the 90-minute debate. The most popular moments were an immigration question, Obama's comment to Romney on China and Romney's response to a question about raising taxes.
Here are some of our favorite tweets of the night. Share yours in the comments.
Elon James White – I feel like Obama's staff stabbed him in the chest w/ the adrenaline needle from Pulp Fiction. THAT DUDE IS AWAKE! #twib2012 #debates
adamsorensen – Is there anything more awkward than putting two guys on stools 10 feet apart on a huge stage and asking them to look natural for 90 minutes?
Andy Borowitz – Romney: "Jeremy, if you are illegal, you can get a job working at my house." #debate
Brian Braiker – i hope the guy with a mustache has a spot in line. and i hope he stands up to say "Mr President, I mustache you a question."
Dane Cook – Dear everyone in the town hall #debate. Stop reading your questions off your cards like its a hostage note.
Chase Mitchell – We're about three seconds away from the knife fight from "Beat It."#debates
dansinker – I FEEL REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE RIGHT NOW.
Samantha Bee – When Obama is talking, Romney makes the same face my Catholic grandmother would make at a Wiccan wedding. #debate
Matt Roller – Before you accuse Romney of not caring about the unemployed, keep in mind he's been trying to get a new job for a YEAR. #debate
ditzkoff – Mitt Romney read very different Mr. Men books than I did. #mrcoal #mrgas #mroil
pourmecoffee – Romney: I am pro-choice, but only for deporting yourself.
Jordan Zakarin – I agree with Romney that we really don't need another 'Fast and the Furious' sequel. Enough, Vin Diesel. Bipartisan consensus!
Patton Oswalt – "Binders Full of Women" is my favorite Motley Crue album. #debate
Adam Sternbergh – "Binders full of women" is what they find in a serial killer's apartment.
Steve Agee – Fonzie had binders full of women too. #debate #littleblackbook
Elise Foley – Oh god, I just realized that now people will dress as binders for Halloween.
Bilge Ebiri – Obama: "I passed a law allowing women to get equal pay." Romney: "I hired women once." #debate
Josh Tyrangiel – Romney just locked up the Welsh illegal vote.
ThePresObama [Not the real Obama] – Romney is very tough on China. He will only eat off of the most rare and expensive sets available. #debate2012
Clay Johnson – Watching the debates to figure out who to vote for is like watching the World Series to figure out which team to root for.
Dave Weigel – This panel of undecided voters from Daily Kos threads is asking some good questions.
Pat Healy – Fred Armisen was great tonight as every audience member.#Debate
David Weinberger – Well, there goes the gangbanger vote! Nice job, Mr. President! #debate
Feministing – Guns don't kill people. Single mothers kill people.
Andy Borowitz – It's as if the Romney from the first debate is tied up in a Scooby-Doo warehouse somewhere. #debate
Team Coco – You know who won this #debate? The shadowy townhall industry.
Jesse Tyler Ferguson – That debate was better than a real housewives reunion.
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Jell-O remolding itself as a fun food for the millennials
- In the face of sliding sales%2C Jell-O is staging a comeback on social media as it attempts to shed its image as a nostalgic dessert from the past.
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Jell-O is trying to re-mold itself as a fun food for the millennial generation.
In the face of sliding sales, Jell-O is staging a comeback on social media as it attempts to shed its image as a nostalgic dessert from the past.
Company officials are hoping to revive Jell-O's popularity in part by reminding people how much fun it is, how it's a part of our heritage, how enjoyable it can be to prepare.
Don't forget the Jell-O jiggle!
Those green, red, and yellow cubes of translucent Jell-O were a weekly part of school lunch for many a Baby Boomer.
Fancy Jell-O molds were unveiled at picnics, prepared for big family events, served on warm summer days. We spread whipped topping on it, filled it with fruit, ate it when we were sick.
But sales have tumbled 19 percent in the past four years, with alternatives such as Greek yogurt gaining in popularity.
Jell-O sales in the U.S. hit $932.5 million in 2009, but they've been declining ever since. By last year, sales had seen a double-digit percentage drop to $753.8 million, according to the Associated Press.
What went wrong?
As Americans turn toward healthier food, the artificial dyes that create Jell-O's bold colors may be a turn off, as may be high-fructose corn syrup that is Jell-O's second ingredient. The cool, slippery dessert goes down easily, but today more people are seeking protein and fiber.
Kraft CEO Tony Vernon conceded to the AP that Jell-O wasn't "getting the attention it deserved" as a storied brand. That's because the company for many years paid more attention to such foods as Oreo and Chips Ahoy cookies.
But in late 2012, Kraft split into two companies and the newly formed Mondelez International walked away with those higher-profile snacks.
Since the separation, Kraft has vowed to boost the performance of neglected brands like Jell-O. None of the efforts so far have worked -- including a big effort to hawk sugar-free Jell-O -- , but executives remain optimistic.
There's hope in a new generation. People in their 20s and 30s like to cook as a way to give, while also appreciating the convenience of packaged foods,O'Leary told the AP.
Kraft is seizing on social media, urging folks to post Jell-O creations on Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram.
At the same time, it is pushing such products as university molds that allow people to make Jell-O in the shape of their school mascots.
Jell-O has come a long way since it was invented about a century ago in Le Roy, N.Y., home of the Jell-O gallery.
The museum attracts up 13,000 visitors a year, Lynne Belluscio, director of the LeRoy Historical Society told the AP.
"It's really funny how many people come here and say, 'Oh man, I haven't had Jell-O in so long'," said Belluscio.
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We were waking up slowly this cool morning when the dresser drawer popped open. Kali and I looked in the direction of the drawer waiting for more noise….why get up when we don't have to, right? Mom hollered at me, "Wha….Shoko what have you done?" Honest it wasn't me mom.
Mom got on her dressing gown and headed over to take a peek. Kali and I wandered over to see.
Oh my! Who are you and what are you doing in mom's nightie drawer? You must be Kali, the white one. My name is Elfin John. I come from the deep south. Mom brought me up here when your mom and dad went south earlier this year. I've been sleeping in here with the soft clothes.
Think I'll mellow out here and get my bearings.
I thought you were mellowing out? Whoohoo,…not with this stuff around….gimme some more….Leave our nip alone..MOM!
II put him on the counter, he won't bother you Shoko.
Looks good….sniff…hack, hack….it stinks…..yuck! You plan on eating this garbage….hop to it…I'll take more nip, it smells so good. Hey pass the nip fuzzy black face. MOM


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Hello, everyone! Diwali is all about beautiful lights which bring happiness, joy and prosperity once in a year. We usually make sweets and clean our house but, always forget to decorate in the best possible manner. There are lots of options available in the market for Diwali preparation but, making things by you is one of the ways to get real happiness. You can also check DIY for home decorations.
Yes, you can make candles by yourself and trust me it would be the best experience for you for Diwali gig. Along with fairy lights, some new and amazing candles will give your home a fine touch. Candle making is one of the easiest things which you can do along with your Diwali preparations. But, the right sense of decorating them is all you need. You can just take some household elements which are not in use of yours.
So, Today I am presenting some cool & unique DIY ideas for making candles:
Egg-shape Candle DIY
Candle in egg shape? Not a bad idea though!
What you required?
- Stove
- Bowl
- Spoon
- Leftover candles or Wax
- Crayons colour as you like
- Egg
How to make?
- Take eggs and make a hole in the top with the help of a needle or spoon.
- Poke entire yolk from the egg into a separate bowl and wash the egg shell.
- Melt the wax and crayon colour, whatever colour you want (I took blue colour wax)
- Take the wick and cut into the size bigger than an egg.
- Now, pour the egg shell with waxed and put the wick into it.
- When the wax gets cool down and becomes hardened peel it off.
A Fanta Twist DIY
Why to throw away Fanta bottle when you can use it to make fancy-looking Fanta candle:
What you required?
- Wax
- Crayon to add colour
- 1 bottle of Fanta empty
- Long wick
- A pan to melt the wax
- Knife
How to make?
- I have taken one fanta bottle ,remove the brand wrap to fix in our candle bottle.
- Take wax and crayon of orange colour in a pan.
- When the wax gets melt completely pour it into the Fanta bottle.
- Now, put the long wick into the bottle.
- Let the wax gets set as the shape of the bottle.
- Now, cut the bottle plastic carefully .
- Melt the candle a little from middle so you can fix brand wrap.
- I have cut the top neck with cap of plastic bottle and fix it on our fanta candle to give a real look to our fanta.
Water Candle DIY:
Sounds strange, to make a candle in the water? But, you can make water candle by following these simple steps.
What you required?
- A glass container
- Water
- Decorative piece (glass marbles, rose, shimmers or whatever you like).
- Food colouring, lemon can also be used.)
- Essential oil
- A plastic sheet or plastic cap which can easily cut.
- Vegetable oil
- Wick(I took Readymade puja wick)
How to make?
- Take glass container.
- Now, cut a circle for the transparent sheet and mark a hole in the center.
- Insert the wick into the small hole made in transparent sheet/plastic.
- Add vegetable oil, making layer of it. And put plastic wick on top of oil layer in glass container.
- Lit the wick. Fire in water is ready to make your home look beautiful.
- You can add anything to make beautiful ,fresh flower petals,beads, glitter.
Rose Candle DIY
Candle in a rose shape looks pretty as a real flower and on the occasion of Diwali it can add some more magic in your home.
What is required?
- Wax
- Butter paper
- Pan
- A candle mould
- Crayon
- Wick
How to make?
- Take wax and melt it into the pan. Add some crayon to add colour as the rose.
- Now, take a butter paper or parchment
- paper and slowly put wax over it to make leaves of the rose.
- This most important step to follow. Let the wax get settled but not completely. Just enough you can take it out and hold it.
- Then wrap the wax petal around a wicked roll it.
- Fix more petal one after another, heat the wax petal and fix them with other as shown in video.
- Repeat this process until you form a fine rose.
Beach Candle DIY:
One of the most beautiful looking candles that you can make is beach Candle. It is made of Gel . it's the finest and smooth texture which helps make look so beautiful.
What is required?
- Glass or non-flammable container
- Gel wax
- Stainless steel pan
- Hot glue
- Zinc wick
- Fragrant essential oil
- Liquid dye
- Sea shell
- Sand
- Stones
How to make?
- Take a clean and dry glass container and put hot glue at the bottle of it which will help to stick the wick.
- Add colourful sand to glass container.
- Put stone to glass container.
- Add sea shells and if you which you can add plastic fishes too.
- Melt the gel wax in a stainless steel pan.
- Add dye to get the colour you want and add fragrant oil to make the candle a scented one.
- Add objects into the gel for better visibility and power the gel into the container.
- Let the gel gets cool down to enjoy the lighting.
Milkshake Candle DIY:
You read it right , we are going to make a milkshake candles.
What is Required?
- A glass
- Paraffin wax
- crayon
- wick
- decorative item(beads)
How to Make it?
- Take a glass, place wick in glass. Wick should be bigger than a glass.
- Melt the wax and crayon colour together.
- You can make it a colourful Milkshake glass with different wax and crayons mixture.
- When it is dry completely.
- Heat wax again without adding colour, when it cool down a little. Keep stirring it and start forming crumble texture.
- Then collect in hand and make a ball shape or place it on glass candle.
- Decorate it .
Crayon Candle DIY:
Mom's, this DIY for you Specially. Our kids broke lots of crayons . What you do with them? Throw them ? From today onwards safe your crayons to make beautiful candles.
What you required:
- Wick
- Glass
- Crayons
- Wax (wish too, less crayons)
- Match stick or lighter
How To Make?
- Take a glass. Start heating the crayon in the glass by help of match stick or lighter/another candle.
- When one crayon colour is finish and dried.
- Take another crayon and start melting it.
- I want to give zigzag look to my candle so I raise bottom of glass one side when the crayon dry. Then lift another side and melt crayons. You can put glass straight and melt it. Its according to your wish how you want candle design to be.
- If you have less crayons or difficult to melt crayon then you can melt wax and crayon together and do same steps.
So, these are top 7 coolest and unique candle making ideas which you can make in a day to make your Diwali. So, don't waste your time and start making DIY candles.
Happy Diwali in Advance! Use decorative material to put into the jar or container before you pouring water.


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The Dead Weather is a rock 'n' roll super group consisting of Jack White of The White Stripes and The Raconteurs on drums, guitar and vocals, Allison Mosshart of The Kills on vocals, Jack Lawrence of The Greenhorns on guitar and Dean Fertita from Queens of the Stone Age on bass. Melding garage band rock 'n' roll to a decidedly sleazy and dangerous vibe, the group makes some pretty seductive music. Things click on the opening track, "60 Feet Tall" which builds ominously to a point where Mosshart spits bile in the vicious chorus. A stuttering riff opens "Hang You Up from the Heavens" which introduces a bluesy "sinner vs. saved" theme to the lyrics that will crop up repeatedly in the album. "I Cut Like a Buffalo" is one of the key tracks of the album, with the band pounding out a massive bass led fractured reggae groove, White takes the microphone to spout emotional and enigmatic lyrics. "Treat Me Like Your Mother" is the most scalding rock 'n' roll on the album, perfectly stitching together the scorching primal rock riffs with a hint of 70's period Rolling Stones vulgarity. A cover of the obscure Bob Dylan track "New Pony" gets the bands juices flowing as well, with White drumming in a muscular fashion and screaming out background lyrics, while Mosshart grinds out the lead vocal. This was a good album, and more than the sum of its parts which is always a concern with the egos at play. There is an off the cuff quality to the music, but even when the summon rock 'n' roll cliches, they do them with energy and excitement.
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The Conservatives have bagged another five years in power, following a sweep of the Labour Party taking 99 more seats in the 2015 General Election.
The results currently stand:
The Conservative Party - 331
The Labour Party - 232
The Scottish National Party - 56
Liberal Democrats - 8
Democratic Unionist Party - 8
Sinn Féin - 4
Plaid Cymru - 3
Ulster Unionist Party - 3
Green Party - 1
Turnout was 66.1 per cent.
It is the largest difference from the pre-election results polls to the final result since 1992, showing a large amount of "shy Tory" voters were in this election.
The Scottish National Party also turned the tide of the voters quite considerably, a lot of whom would've voted Labour second. It does bring some questions as to the legitimacy of first past the poll voting, and whether the UK should employ a second or third option to see who is the voter's majority.
There has already been a flurry of news following the election, including Labour MP Ed Miliband stepping down from his role, stating that he takes "absolute and total responsibility for the result and our defeat at this election."
Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg also resigned citing the lowest numbers in quite some time for the party. More woes befell the Lib Dems when big name MPs failed to retain their seats including Vince Cable.
UKIP and The Green Party also failed to gain anywhere near as much traction as we expected, leading to UKIP leader Nigel Farage failing to be elected to Thanet South. Caroline Lucas was the only member of The Green Party to maintain a seat, winning Brighton Pavilion.
The Conservatives are looking at continuing their economy reform through £12 billion in cuts to public sector, including the NHS, social services and security. We expect to see this plan revealed to the UK public in the next few months.


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On 11 November 2011, Michael D. Higgins was inaugurated as the ninth President of Ireland.
A passionate political voice, a poet and writer, academic and statesman, human rights advocate, promoter of inclusive citizenship and champion of creativity within Irish society, Michael D. Higgins has previously served at almost every level of public life in Ireland, including as Ireland's first Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht.
Michael D. Higgins was born on 18 April 1941 in Limerick city and was raised in County Clare. He was a factory worker and a clerk before becoming the first in his family to access higher education. He studied at the University College Galway, the University of Manchester, and the University of Indiana.
As a lecturer in political science and sociology in National University of Ireland, Galway, and in the USA, he was centrally involved in the development of extra-mural studies at NUI, Galway, and across the West of Ireland providing accessible evening classes for interested citizens.
Equality and justice led Michael D. Higgins to enter public life and he went on to serve as a public representative at many levels from Councillor and Mayor to 9 years in the Seanad and 25 in Dáil Éireann. As Ireland's first Minister for the Arts in 1993-97, Michael D. Higgins's achievements include the reinvigoration of the Irish film industry, the establishment of Teilifís na Gaeilge, now TG4, and the repeal of censorship under Section 31 of the Broadcasting Acts. He also established a rich network of local arts and cultural venues which brought a crucial access to citizens across Ireland to these facilities. Moreover, he drove the revitalisation of Ireland's canal network, resulting in over 1,000 kilometres of navigable waterways, supporting thousands of jobs, and creating wealth in many rural and economically-deprived areas of the State.
Michael D. Higgins has, like many in Ireland, seen generations of his family emigrate, and throughout his life has campaigned for human rights and for the promotion of peace and democracy in Ireland, Nicaragua, Chile, Cambodia, Iraq and Somalia. In 1992, he was the first recipient of the Seán MacBride Peace Prize from the International Peace Bureau in Helsinki, in recognition of his work for peace and justice in many parts of the world.
Michael D. Higgins, as writer and poet has published two collections of essays — 'Causes for Concern — Irish Politics, Culture and Society' and 'Renewing the Republic'. He has also published four collections of poetry — The Betrayal; The Season of Fire; An Arid Season and New and Selected Poems.
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Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Round Up:
In tests by Monsanto Manufacturer of the herbicide Roundup, up to 140 days were required for half of the applied glyphosate to break down of disappear from agricultural soils. At harvest, residues of glyphosate were found in lettuce, carrots and barley planted one year after the glyphosate treatment
Glyphosate Can Drift Test conducted by the University of California found that glhphosate difted up to 400 meters during round applications, and 800meters during aerial applications.
Glyphosate is actutely toxic to humans Ingest three quarters of a cup can be lethal. Symptoms include eye and skin irritation, lung congestion and erosion of the intestinal tract. In California between 1984 and 1990, glyphosate was the third most frequently reporte dcause of illness related to agricultural pesticide use.
Glyphosate shows a wide specturm of chronic toxicity in laboratory tests. The National Toxicology Prgram found that chronic feeding of glyphosate caused alivary gland lesions, reduced sperm count and lenthened the estrous cycle. Other chronic effects found in laboratory tests included an increase in the frequency of lethal mutations in fruit flies; an increase in the frquency of pancreas and liver tumours in male rats along with an increae in the frequency of thyroid tumours in females and cataracts.
Roundup contains toxic trade secrete ingredients. These include plyethoxylate tallowamines, which can cause nausea and diarrhea and isopropylamine, which can cause chemical pneumonia, laryngitis , head and burns.
Roundup kills beneficial insects Test conducted by the Internation Organization for Biological Control show that Roundup causedmortality of live beneficial species when tested on predatory mites , lacewings, ladybugs and predatory beetles
Glyphosate is hazardous to earthworms. Tests using New Zealand most common earthworm show that glyphosate, in amounts as low as one 20th standard application rates, reduced the earthworms growth and slowed development.
Roundup inhibits Mychorrhizal Fungi Canadian studies have shown that as little as one part per million of Roundup can reduce the growth or colonization of mycorrhizal fungi
Glyphosate Reduces Nitrogen Fixation Nitroen fixing bacteria, shown to be impacted by glyphosate, include the species found on soybeans and several species of bacteriafound on clover. Amounts as small as two parts mper million had significant efftects. Effects were measured up to 120 days after treatment.
Round up can increase the spread or severity of plant diseases
Treatment with Roundup increased the severity of Rhizoctina root rot in barley, increased growth of take all fungus (a wheat disease), and reduced the ability of bean plants to defend themselves against Antracnose.
Furthermore, a study conducted in 2005 by a researcher at the University of Pittsburgh exammined a ponds entire community, foudn taht Roundup caused a 70 percent decline in amphibian biodiveristy and an 86 percent decline in the total mass of tadpoles (which of course are amphibians).


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Funai Electric, a Japanese consumer electronics company, will end production of VHS videocassette
recorders (VCRs) at the end of July, according to Japanese newspaper Nikkei. This will also mark the end
of the format as a whole 40 years after it began production.
Funai sold VCRs under the more familiar Sanyo brand in China and North America for nearly 30 years. The
company's move to stop manufacturing comes after years of declining sales and difficulty finding the materials
for the electronics.
Funai Electric began production of VCRs in 1983 following the unsuccessful launch of its own CVC format in 1980.
The electronics company sold as many as 15 million VCRs per year at its peak. Last year, Funai sold 750,000 units.
Hollywood embraced the format, releasing movies on videocassettes that were then bought or rented from chains like Blockbuster, which currently has just a few dozen stores.
The VCR gained mass appeal in its early years as the first technology that allowed viewers to watch programming
on their own schedule at home, whether taped from the TV or rented at a store.
Sony announced last year that it would stop selling Betamax video cassettes, a rival to the VHS, after stopping
production of its recorders in 2002. Beta-format VCRs were required to play or record such tapes.
DVDs and Blu-Rays as well as DVRs have long made VHS and Beta obsolete. However, many homes across the country
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Arjun Rampal and Farhan Akhtar's creative collaboration has come to a stop for now. After working together in 'Don' and 'Rock On' (for which Arjun won a National Award), the two have decided that Arjun will not be a part of Farhan's next 'Don 2'. Apparently, they had creative differences over how the character Arjun played in the first movie would develop in the second installment.
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As I still struggle to make my homesteading venture pay for itself on a month-to-month basis, the thought occurs to me: Even if I should one day break even (or even make a profit!) on an operating basis, will I ever get back my investment in equipment?
When I was planning this venture, I had a list of items I knew I would need to do my gardening and use my property in the way I intended. I even had to scratch some large items from my wish list as I discovered they weren't feasible or necessary: A wood stove or wood-burning furnace; a generator; a large, permanently installed propane heater; an electric food dehydrator; new roof gutters for the house. But I thought my budget allowed for most of the tools and equipment I'd need to get started.
Well … to get started, yes. And that's about all. As soon as I got into the thick of things, I discovered a multitude of items I really needed to do the job right. Here's a partial list:
Canner: $75
Fencing materials: $100s (I've lost track)
Incubator and egg turner: $99
Icelandic chicks (not to mention the gas to drive hundreds of miles to get them!): $200
Seed starting supplies: $40+
Beneficial insects (It costs a lot to ship them)
Pitchfork (After 10 years of turning my compost with a spading fork, I thought I owed myself this!)
Electric weed trimmer for areas where it's not feasible to mow with the scythe or the reel mower
Box trap (for catching rogue predators)
Rifle and accessories, when the above didn't work: $246
Rat wire for covering windows in coop, patching holes, protecting plants, etc.
Hired help for building and repairing structures
Pump sprayer
Wire cutters
Post driver
Post-hole digger
Sledge hammer
Soil thermometer
Soil test, and pH testing kit
Plastic panels for cold frame, guinea shelter
Locks and chains (for poultry housing)
Totes for use as brooders (had to experiment with sizes)
Other poultry supplies: heat lamps, feeders, drinkers, killing cone, scalding pot, etc.
Hose hanger
Knee pads
Row cover fabric
And that's after finding many useful items that were left by the previous owner, such as a wheelbarrow, plastic sheeting, and various tools.
Besides all this, there's the ongoing cost of poultry litter, replacement tools, gloves, boots, insect repellent, and more. I've pretty much sworn off companion plants as a means of pest control (I don't think they're that effective), and am trying to do with a minimum of soil amendments and other inputs, trusting that the work of my poultry flock plus applications of compost will eventually produce richer soil, healthier plants, and fewer insect pests. And I'm adding dried-up weeds and will try some dry leaves in the poultry house to save on pine shavings.
I was encouraged when I actually came out $1 ahead for the month of September, but this month it looks like I'll be in the negative again. All of which raises the question: How did people eke out a living by subsistence farming?
OK, for starters: no purchased poultry litter, no gardening gloves, no insect repellent, no soil tests, no nursery-purchased companion plants or beneficial insects. A dog and a gun were basic equipment for life in the country, so they didn't even figure into the equation: that gun could provide much of the family's meat, while dispensing with most predators not scared away by the farm dog, who subsisted on whatever he could find plus scraps from the table.
Manure from various livestock would have supplied the fertilizer for the crops and garden. Strong men supplied the labor and skills for felling trees, building structures, repairing machinery and managing large animals. Quality tools were used for a lifetime and maybe even passed on to the next generation, while I've launched this venture alone with maybe 15 years to make it pay. Land was relatively cheap, and with large families, so was labor. Large families meant more mouths to feed, but also provided economies of scale.
So I wonder, will my homesteading venture ever be more than a costly experiment in sustainable living?
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As a member of Justice and Environment (JE) and its leading body of Natura topic, we have called on the European Commission on how to better implement EU Nature laws which is motivated by REFIT and an analysis that JE has carried out.
The analysis "Practical Problems in Implementation of the Appropriate Assessment of Natura 2000" by JE provides that there are cases in EU member countries where appropriate assessment is skipped, baseline data is unreliable and scientific doubts are brushed aside at the cost of our well-being. The study reveals a range of serious practical problems in EU member states regarding the implementation of appropriate assessments (AA) for the purpose of protection of Natura 2000 sites.
The study highlights the need for establishing guarantees into the national provisions ensuring that the AA study is conducted by independent experts of relevant qualification and expertise, AA in SEA procedures, raising awareness of national decision-makers on the European Court of Justice case law on AA and strengthening quality control of the assessment studies.
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Joint-statement of JE, European Environment Bureau, Client Earth and CEEweb for Biodiversity.


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A while ago I made a post about honesty. It was about telling the truth and – in human interactions – not to play the game. I would like to extend it with a note about just being kind. If you tell the truth to someone, not with the intent of being harmful, but with the deeply rooted intention of telling someone something with good intention, I think it could make any relationship stronger.
I say this, and back when I wrote my last post, I also practiced it. And it was liberating. Now there is a reason as to choose to write a second post on the subject. And there is a reason as to why I write it tonight and not tomorrow morning: I think I need to get the words out before I attempt any sleep.
Today I was reminded of a serious flaw of mine: I interrupt people. Not for the sake of being rude and not for the sake of talking about myself, but it can seem that way, and I am really ashamed about it. I am working on it, and I do believe I am getting better, but no-one is perfect, right? Change doesn't happen over night. I know where it comes from but I do not believe it is unchangeable.
Anyway, my friend who pointed it out, had such difficulty telling me, and of course I understand why. I am amazed by her courage to address the issue and I feel ever so blessed to have a friend like her. As we talked about: you don't (always) find it hard to yell at your boyfriend to change something, but when it comes to friendships it is somehow harder. This is a weird balance to me, since I believe both should be cherished. I don't know if it is because "people" are generally more sure of one or the other thing, but at least it is food for thought.
Now back on track. What I wanted to say, is that honesty – be it in relationships, friendships, be it about thoughts, things that bother you because the other person is perceived in a way that is not really the true reflection of this person, or whatever the case – should be a thing to strive for. But bear in mind you intention of this honesty.
I am very influenced by the book that I am reading at the moment (written by Dalai Lama) and his point, as I understand it and choose to adapt, is that the intention you inflict on others should come from kindness and the will to help. In that way you will create positive karma and thereby also possible happiness for yourself and others. And this is exactly my point – or the understanding I got from my friend. She pointed out my flaw, for me to work on so that others might truly see me as she does.
So thank you for that. It stayed with me the whole day, which is amazing. And now it is writing which means it will stay with me for even longer.
How blessed I am.
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Everyone's favorite is back...the Sienna Open Cardigan in Black. This is the perfect cardigan for any season. Soft and lightweight knit, great for layering over short or long sleeved tops. Ribbed details along the opening, pockets (yes, pockets!!) and sleeve cuffs. Everything you could want in a cardigan is right here!
65% Cotton, 35% Nylon.
This Cardigan fits true to size. We suggest ordering your normal size in this closet essential. Model is 5'7, 32D and wearing a size Small.
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101 Things that Play in Peoria: Castle's Patio Inn cheese
Forever, it seems, the faithful have tried to figure out the secret behind the cheese spread at Castle's Patio Inn.
Whatever is in the mix — Garlic? Oh, yeah. Horseradish? Maybe a touch — the blend serves as the centerpiece of the self-proclaimed "Cheesiest Place in Town" at 802 W. Loucks Ave,
The squat structure, built in 1920 as a grocery, hosted multiple bars after Prohibition, most famously as Ray's Patio Inn. Owner Ray Eskridge, who ran the place for 20-some years starting in the 1960s, first brought in the famous cheese spread — no one knows the origin — served free at the bar with crackers. He also coined the term "Patio Inn," apparently because his next-door house had a patio where sometimes he'd move the parties. That tradition ended when he sold the business in the late 1980s, leaving newcomers to this day invariably and unsuccessfully peering around the pub for a patio.
After other ownerships, it was bought in 1993 by Chuck and Barb Castle. They still own the joint, which as always relies heavily on equal parts of warmth, familiarity and nostalgia — and every Christmastime sell more than 4,000 pounds of cheese spread.


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Former Walker Books exec Ozen Kazim is joining Shine Group as international licensing manager.
Kazim will report to the media company's recently appointed global brand manager, Lori Heiss, who joined in January to extend and exploit strategy for international brands such as MasterChef.
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With a line-up steeped in tradition, Draw By Four take the classic 60s organ quartet into brand new territory where the compositions from leader Jon Shenoy (Ivo Neame Large Ensemble) mix contrapuntal bass lines and rhythmic hooks with thoughtful lyricism.
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Listed in the Classic FM Today's Ten Best Women Conductors and in the BBC Woman's Hour Music Power List, Alice Farnham is a British Conductor and trained at the St. Petersburg Conservatoire with the legendary pedagogue Ilya Musin.
She is much saught after in the UK and further afield particularly in opera where her repertoire is large and varied. Guest conducting includes the Royal Opera House Covent Garden (The Fireworkmaker's Daughter),Mariinsky Theatre (The Rape of Lucretia),Calgary Opara (Norma),Folkoperan (Turandot, Satyagraha, Carmen),Wermlands Opera (Bernstein on Broadway), Grange Park Opera (Falstaff, I Capuleti e i Montecchi) Singapore Lyric Opera (Die Zauberflöte), Teatru Manoel Valetta (Dido & Aeneas),and English Touring Opera (A Midsummer Night's Dream).
Alice is passionate about training young singers and instrumentalists and recently conducted opera productions at Guildhall School of Music & Drama (La Fedeltà Premiata) and Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama (The Gondoliers). In Autumn 2022 she will conduct Gianni Schicchi and L'Heure Espagnol at the Royal Academy of Music. She was Music Director of Welsh National Youth Opera for the critically acclaimed and award-winning productions of Maxwell-Davies' Kommilitonen! and Britten's Paul Bunyan and returns for their 2022 production for Shostakovich's Cheryomushki.
Particularly interested in innovative and cross-genre productions, in 2016 Alice conducted the opera/dance hybrid Carmen Moves and Philip Glass' Satygraha with Cirkus Cikör at Folkoperan Stockholm. In 2019 she conducted a ground-breaking authentic audience participation performance of Mozart's Paris Symphony with the BBC Concert Orchestra and presenter Tom Service. In 2021 she conducted the world premiere of Jonathan Dove's Gaspard's Foxtrot with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
She has been a Guest Conductor with many major ballet companies including the Royal Ballet Covent Garden, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Danish Royal Ballet, English National Ballet, Rambert Dance Company, Slovenia National Theatre, and Macedonia National Ballet. In 2008 she conducted the Premier of Graham Fitkin's Reel which won the British Composer 'Best Stage Work'.
She is enjoying a growing reputation in Sweden, and has recently conducted the Malmö Opera Orchestra, Dalasinfonietta, Gävle Symphony Orchestra and the Nordiska Kammarorkester. Other recent guest conducting includes the Malta Philharmonic, Sinfonia Viva, Southbank Sinfonia, Women of the World Orchestra and the Kensington Symphony Orchestra.
Earlier in her career she gained much experience, knowledge and guidance as an Assistant Conductor, working with Semyon Bychkov, Maurizio Benini, Boris Grusin and Barry Wordsworth at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, and Lothar Koenigs and Michael Hofstetter at Welsh National Opera. She has worked on numerous productions as a regular member of the Guest Music Staff at the Royal Opera House from 2005-2016. From 2001-4 she was Chorus Master and Assistant Conductor at Gothenburg Opera, Sweden.
Alice was Organ Scholar at St. Hugh's Oxford University and at St. Thomas' Church Fifth Avenue, New York.
Renowned for her work in training the next generation of conductors, Alice is Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Women Conductors with the Royal Philharmonic Society – a ground-breaking program to encourage women into conducting.
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SFLC, BusyBox, Monsoon dismiss GPL lawsuitOct 31, 2007 — by LinuxDevices Staff — from the LinuxDevices Archive — 3 views
On Oct. 30, the Software Freedom Law Center, acting on behalf of the two principal BusyBox developers, and Monsoon Multimedia jointly announced that an agreement has been reached to dismiss the GPL enforcement lawsuit, which had been filed by the SFLC.
This was the first time in the United States, according to the SFLC, that a company and software vendor, Monsoon, was going to be taken to court for a GPL violation. Previously, alleged GPL violations have all been settled by letters from the FSF (Free Software Foundation) or other open-source organizations, pointing out the violation.
Monsoon Hava DVR
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Monsoon makes consumer devices primarily for home multimedia users. One such device was Hava (pictured at right), a place- and time-shifting TV recorder similar to the SlingBox. It was the Hava that got Monsoon in hot water with BusyBox's developers.
BusyBox is a set of tiny versions of many common Unix/Linux utilities into a single small executable. By providing replacements for most of the utilities ordinary found in GNU fileutils, shellutils, etc., developers get much of the expected functionality of the GNU utilities without the space requirements. Thus, the BusyBox programs are used in many — perhaps most — embedded Linux-based devices, such as Numark's iDJ2, a Linux-based DJ mixing console built around the Apple iPod; Drew Tech's DashDAQ car engine computer; and Pinnacle Audio's Athenaeum music server.
BusyBox is open-source software licensed under the GNU GPLv2 (General Public License version 2). One of the conditions of the GPL is that re-distributors of BusyBox are required to ensure that each downstream recipient is provided access to the source code of the program. Monsoon's sin was that it had used BusyBox in its Hava line without providing access to the BusyBox code.
Once the matter came to the point that the SFLC filed suit against Monsoon, the company quickly agreed to comply with the GPLv2 requirements. That in and of itself, though, wasn't sufficient.
Lead SFLC attorney Daniel Ravicher explained that the delay was because "simply coming into compliance now is not sufficient to settle the matter because that would mean anyone can violate the license until caught, because the only punishment would be to come into compliance. I can't discuss the details of what additional things are being sought by our clients, but hopefully we'll be able to shed light on that if/when we do reach an agreement."
Now, that agreement has been reached. As a result of the plaintiffs agreeing to dismiss the lawsuit and reinstate Monsoon Multimedia's rights to distribute BusyBox under the GPL, Monsoon Multimedia has agreed to appoint an open-source compliance officer within its organization to monitor and ensure GPL compliance, to publish the source code for the version of BusyBox it previously distributed on its Web site, and to undertake substantial efforts to notify previous recipients of BusyBox from Monsoon Multimedia of their rights to the software under the GPL. The settlement also includes an undisclosed amount of financial consideration paid by Monsoon Multimedia to the plaintiffs.
"Although we really hated having to ask our attorneys to file a lawsuit to get Monsoon Multimedia to abide by the GPL, we are extremely pleased that they worked so hard and so fast to come into compliance," said Rob Landley, a developer of BusyBox and a named plaintiff in the lawsuit, in a statement.
"Going forward, we are confident that Monsoon Multimedia will be upstanding members of the open-source community and we wish them the absolute best of luck with their business," said Erik Andersen, the other BusyBox developer named as a plaintiff in the lawsuit.
"We are happy to put this behind us and move forward," said Graham Radstone, chairman and COO at Monsoon, in a statement. "The fact that Monsoon Multimedia and BusyBox have reached an agreement amicably shows that settlement is far better than costly litigation. We will ensure that we are in compliance with the agreement in the future. Monsoon Multimedia is a highly innovative company and occupies a leading position in the emerging place-shifting market; therefore it is essential that we set an example for compliance for others."
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Academic achievement
BSA releases end-of-year report
The Boston Scholar Athletes program increased their hours that their scholar-athletes spent in BSA Zones by 50 percent from 2011-12 to 2012-13 school year according to the BSA's end-of-year report.
The BSA was started about four years ago to boost Boston public school athletes, establishing study rooms called Zones in all 19 BPS high schools for student athletes to learn. The program also funds Boston.com's BPS sports page.
Released late last month, the report also says the athletic participation among scholar-athletes increased by 12.3 percent.
"We made a big push to improve our data collection process with the implementation of our Sales Force database," BSA Executive Academic DIrector Kelly Parrish said in an email. "This has allowed us to more precisely track the number of scholar-athletes in BPS. Also, we have put more of an emphasis on the recruitment of new athletes into our Zones."
Eligibility rates for BSA scholar-athletes remained relatively high as well.
Non-exam schools saw 84 percent of scholar-athletes remain eligible in the fall while 97 percent of exam-school students (Boston Latin, Latin Academy and the O'Bryant school) scholar-athletes remained eligible in the fall. Those numbers remained the same in the winter season while they jumped to 90 percent for non-exam scholar-athletes in the spring and 98 percent for exam school scholar-athletes.
Non exam school football scholar-athletes had a 78 percent eligibility rate compared to 98 percent at exam schools. Boys' basketball scholar-athletes had an 80 percent eligibility rate while exam-school basketball scholar-athletes had a 98 percent eligibility rate.
One impressive sport for eligibility all around was soccer, where both girls' and boys' soccer eligibility rates were at 99 percent for students at exam schools while non-exam schools soccer teams saw a 91 eligibility rate for girls' soccer and an 83 percent eligibility for boys' soccer.
Parrish gives all the credit to the BSA faculty for the success in eligibility for students playing sports.
"In regards to the increase in eligibility rate, it is a testament to the work that our facilitators are doing in the Zones and the consistency of their existence for three years now," she said.
Just three percent of Zone members graduated without post-secondary plans, which includes full-time employment, training or vocational programs, military and plans of going to a college or university.
"Heading into our fourth full school year we are excited to see the first group of freshmen that started out their high school careers in the Zone go on to graduate with a plan," Parrish said.
She says that there is always room for improvement and that they are far from finished with hopes to continue their work.
"We feel like we can always improve and are never satisfied with the results from the previous year," she said. "We will continue to do the things that have made us successful in the past."
Globe Correspondent Justin A. Rice contributed to this report.
James Whitter is a student at the O'Bryant School who writes for Teens in Print.
Paris Thomas named April Scholar Athlete of the Month
It's not common for a high school student to list one of their peers as their role model and it's even more uncommon for a high school student to list two of their peers as a role models.
But when Madison Park BSA Zone Facilitator Breanna Akama nominated Paris Thomas for the April Scholar-Athlete of the Month award, she asked the junior cheerleader and softball player who her favorite athlete was.
Thomas's answer: Madison Park junior twins Krystal and Amber Edwards.
"Krystal and Amber are very inspirational, they play three different sports and they keep their grades up and are honor roll," Thomas said after being named April's Scholar Athlete of the Month earlier this week. "They encourage me to stay up that late [to finish my homework]."
Thomas — who improved her GPA from a 1.27 as a freshman to a 3.22 as a sophomore (where it currently hovers) — was also inspired when Krystal Edwards became the first ever Scholar Athlete of the Month from Madison Park this past February.
"If she can do it, if she's my biggest role model, than I can do it," Thomas said. "It meant a lot because it made me feel like I reached my goals, which was playing a sport and maintaining my grades to be good. For the first time to actually be awarded for something good, it felt good being awarded for something good."
The twins also encouraged Thomas to come out for softball this season for the first time ever.
Akama said Thomas has also made her biggest improvements in the classroom over the past few months. Since November, she has logged 121.7 hours in the Zone.
"She is a student that has consistently been in the Zone almost every day since the beginning of the year," Akama said. "She, despite some personal challenges going on at home, has really turned things around, especially the last few months.
"She's a leader. She's very outspoken but in a good way, not a bad way. She's assertive. The students really look to her but also I was looking at her transition and her improvement from freshman year to last year. It's been a marked improvement. And this year, her first season playing softball, she's pitching so well."
Akama, who is a first-year Zone facilitator, said winning the Scholar Athlete of the Month is empowering for any student.
"It makes them feel like what they are doing isn't going unnoticed, the hard work they are putting in isn't for nothing," she said. "What they are doing is noteworthy and should be acknowledged."
Thomas also excels at math and her goal is to attend a four-year university before going to medical school.
She wants to be a pediatrician.
"It feels amazing to know that I have that," she said of the award, "because I plan to go to college."
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Celtics host Stay in School assembly at Jackson Mann
Boston Celtics Paul Pierce, Jordan Crawford and Terrence Williams visited with students at the Jackson Mann School and Horace Mann School for the Deaf earlier this week as part of the Celtics' Stay in School program.
Sponsored by Arbella Insurance Group, the assembly honored high-achieving students and encouraged them to continue to take pride in their school work.
The players emphasized the use of the acronym P.R.I.D.E., which stands for Perseverance; Respect; Integrity; Decisions; Education. The players also conducted a mini basketball clinic and left tickets to an upcoming Celtics home game to reward students.
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Boston Scholar Athletes gala April 30 at Agganis Arena
This year's Boston Scholar Athletes fund-raising gala will be April 30, 6-8 p.m., at Agganis Arena.
The theme of this year's event is a pep rally.
"Listen to the sounds of success as this year's Boston Scholar Athletes bang the drum loudly in a chorus of excitement!" a flier for the program reads.
For tickets and sponsorship information, contact Katharine Powell at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Last year's gala was at TD Garden.
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BSA names Most Valuable Scholar-Athletes for winter season
The Boston Scholar Athletes program recently announced it's Most Valuable Scholar-Athletes for the winter season. The award is given to student athletes who epitomize what it beats to be both a scholar and an athlete.
Here's the list:
Boys' basketball
Prince Unaegbu, Another Course to College; Edwin Porro, Latin Academy; Mike Parham, Boston Latin; Jesse Bland, Burke; Jotham Stepenson, CASH; Jimmy Edwards, Charlestown; Darius Patterson, Dorchester Academy; Connor Henry, East Boston; Stanley Davis, English High; Mojeed Olaogun, Fenway High; Terrell Mathews, Madison Park; Jared Butler, O'Bryant; Solomon Aboiye, South Boston; Nikolas Patsaouras, Snowden; Deven Robinson, West Roxbury.
Girls' basketball
Shantal Solomon, Boston Community Leadership Academy; Virginia McCaughey, Latin Academy; Deirbnile Martin, Latin School; Patricia Rodrigues, Brighton; Elis Perez-Castillo, Burke; Karlita Cambers-Walker, Charlestown; Cheyenne Resende, Dorchester; Annie Mora, English; Laura Escolero, Fenway; Amber Edwards, Madison Park; Raven Kelsey, O'Bryant; Joicenina Carvalho, South Boston; Stephanie Morales, Snowden; Marissa Serrette, West Roxbury.
Indoor track
Esther Niwah, Boston Community Leadership Academy; Malik Anderson, Latin Academy, Seth Philistin, Brighton; Omotoyosi Ojedeji, Burke; Renic Franklin, Charlestown; Jordan Carter, English; Erjon Mile, South Boston; Shawuan Richards, Snowden; Marion Duncan, TechBoston Academy; Dianca Dy, Latin Academy; Grace O'Brien, Latin School; Sheree Letford, Burke; Danielle White, English; Evelise Moreno, Madison Park; Vanessa Vibert, Snowden; Jerika Adams-Harrison, TechBoston Academy; Monique McPherson, West Roxbury.
Ice hockey
Mark Guerard, Latin Academy; Conor Moccia, Latin School; Sean O'Hallaran, East Boston; Eliza Laden-Mauro, Latin Academy; Pam Rioles, Latin School.
Cristian Mojica, Latin Academy; Roy Perez, East Boston; Sam Kauffman, O'Bryant; Olivia McGrath, Latin Academy; Carly Cahill, O'Bryant.
Sebastian D'Amico, Latin School; Javaugh White, TechBoston Academy.
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"Dream Big! Kathy Dooley Inspiration Grant & Scholarship"
The "Dream Big! Kathy Dooley Inspiration Grant & Scholarship" is looking for high school female basketball players that meet the following criteria:
- Exhibits extraordinary courage and leadership in her athletic performance
- Values education
- Understands the importance of giving back and serves as an inspiration and role model for others
- From a low income family living in Massachusetts
In the words of her family and friends, Kathy showed all of these characteristics as a player and was compassionate, incredible, strong, loving, ambitious, intelligent, funny, motivating, athletic, kind and courageous every moment until she lost her battle with Leukemia in September 2010.
This Grant and Scholarship Award in the name of Kathy Includes:
- Attendance at an overnight basketball camp in Massachusetts in the summer of 2013.
- Sneakers, Sports Attire and Dream Big! Sports Bag
- Invitation/Recognition at a Dream Big! Event in 2013
To apply a coach or program leader must fill out the Dream Big! Equipment Grant Application at link below and note it is for the "Kathy Dooley Inspiration Grant and Scholarship Award" at: http://www.dream-big.org/content/grants-scholarships
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Brighton senior Nia Rivera excels on and off the field
For most, attending a new high school in their senior year would not be easy. Yet the BSA's December Scholar-Athlete of the Month, Brighton senior Nia Rivera, is excelling.
Not only does Rivera have a 3.47 GPA due in part to her hard work in the tutoring center the Zone, but she is also a cheerleader, a member of the Bengals Dance team, and on the senior committee.
She first started attending the Zone to keep her grades up during cheerleading season, until she realized its lasting effects.
"The Zone has everything: books, laptops, and helpful tutors," she said. "Sometimes it's hard to concentrate at home, so I get everything done there.
"It gives me a sense of relief."
Rivera usually works on AP Calculus and her college applications at the Zone, which she used to attend twice a week. Now she visits four times a week.
Rivera credits the Zone for helping her fit in at Brighton High. She started school without knowing anyone, but it helped her make friends with student-athletes and even her Zone facilitator, Caroline Correa.
"I have a great relationship with Ms. C," Rivera said. "She has this great energy and positivity. She values education and encourages all of us to do well.
"We have a great relationship, but everyone does with her."
Correa thinks of Rivera just as positively, and stressed her leadership skills and drive for success.
"No matter what is going on or how many projects she is involved with she never disappoints me academically," she said. "I truly am lucky to have such a great student in my life."
What makes Rivera so exceptional is that she can fit in socially and academically just about anywhere. While she was born in Boston, she moved to Puerto Rico in third grade and worked hard in school and started cheerleading. She has also attended Boston Arts Academy and English High.
"I fell in love with cheerleading when I was 11," she said. "When I moved back to Boston I joined Pop Warner, cheered for English and now for Brighton.
"I have a large background with dance, and cheerleading keeps me positive."
Rivera said she was sad when the season ended, but now she has the new Brighton Bengal dance team to look forward to.
"There's nine of us and we're going to dance at the boys' basketball games," she said. "We're going to bring great energy so everybody comes out and has a good time."
She added that she's especially excited now that she recruited Ms. Correa to be her coach.
"At first I only had a relationship with Nia in the Zone, but now as her coach for the school's dance team I get to see Nia as an athlete," Correa said. "She is so committed to the dance team and I can always count on her no matter what."
Cheerleading and dance isn't enough for Rivera though, as she is also planning prom, pep rallies, dances, and school trips with the senior committee.
"I just really want to make sure this is my best year in high school," she said. "I know it will be more difficult to do things in college so I want to do as much as I can before I graduate."
Rivera hopes to continue cheerleading at Northeastern, where she would like to study nursing. Eventually she hopes to work at Boston Medical Center.
"I really got inspired this year," she said. "I want that to continue in college."
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America SCORES Boston hosts Poetry SLAM!
America SCORES Boston will host the 14th annual Poetry SLAM! featuring 360 elementary school student athletes who will perform original work in front of peers, parents, friends and the Boston community on Nov. 15 from 5-7 p.m. at the Strand Theatre.
The theme of the spoken pieces that the children will share is "My American Dream." Andre Dubus III, acclaimed author of "House of Sand and Fog," will also speak at the Poetry SLAM!
America SCORES Boston's mission is to promote academic excellence and healthy choices for Boston public school athletes. For more information visit americascoresboston.org.
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Heather O'Reilly to referee SCORES game
Heather O'Reilly, a member of the US women's national soccer team and a three-time Olympic Gold medalist, will referee at an America SCORES Boston game at 2:45 p.m. Thursday at the Orchard Gardens Pilot School. The match will feature the Orchard Garden middle school girls and the John Marshall Elementary girls' teams.
O'Reilly is a strong supporter of America SCORES Boston and recently attended the 2012 SCORES celebration in which she was awarded for her support and athletic achievement.
"From my experience as an athlete and a coach, soccer provides lasting life lessons," she said at the gala event. "In the SCORES Program, kids are staying active, learning to work together and communicate, and also improving their writing in the classroom."
O'Reilly has been on the national team since high school and recently competed in London to assist the US women's national team bring home the gold medal. She also just moved to Cambridge to play with the Boston Breakers, the city's women's professional soccer team.
For more information visit americascoresboston.org.
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East Boston senior Jonathan Perez earns BSA's October player of the month
East Boston Zone facilitator Dave Arinella has helped many athletes succeed in academics over the years. But none, he says, like senior Jonathan Perez.
Because of Perez's hard work and character, Arinella nominated him for Boston Scholar Athlete's October Player of the Month, and Perez became the first from East Boston to win the award.
"He's very outgoing, well-liked, and respected by teachers and his peers," Arinella said. "He's also a very talented soccer player and has been playing for a long time.
"When I was asked two weeks back to nominate a player of the week, there were several, but he was one of the most outstanding choices."
The energetic Perez has been working hard since the first day of school and was thrilled to be chosen.
"I was so happy when I found out," Perez said. "It showed me that all my hard work actually pays off."
Perez works with Arinella at The Zone, a quiet place for athletes to study. His dedication to improving his GPA shows in his flawless attendance.
"Third period, every day," he said. "I get help with calculus and English, those are the two subjects I struggle with. The work I put in [at the Zone] really shows on my progress reports."
He also credited Arinella, swim coach of 33 years and Zone facilitator, for a big part of his improvement.
"Coach Dave has helped me so that I don't need to worry too much about my work and I can just focus on soccer," he said. "He motivates me and comes to all of my games."
This is Perez's first year receiving assistance from Arinella in the Zone, and he wishes he had known about it earlier. He decided to get help this year to improve his GPA to make sure he was eligible to play soccer this season and get accepted to college.
"I sat down with him last year and said, 'If you plan on college, you need to do better,' " said boys' soccer coach Lorenzo Di Benedetto. "Since Day One, he's gone in to get help with Coach Dave. He loves school, attends every day, and does all of his work. It shows academically and on the field."
Perez hasn't had to worry about eligibility this season, since he now has a GPA of 3.0. Di Benedetto looks at his academic success as a blessing, as Perez is one of the strongest players on offense.
"He's scored key goals in the last couple weeks, nine total," said the coach. "He helps pick up on offense. He's a go-getter with initiative. He has really improved, and his teammates noticed, too."
Both Di Benedetto and Arinella foresee a bright future for Perez, who would like to attend either Merrimack College or UMass-Amherst to study architecture next year.
"A lot of kids that come out of East Boston, all they need is an opportunity," Di Benedetto said. "He's making his own."
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As the potential application of genome editing grows, risks appear which must be rigorously analyzed.
Genome editing is the modification or removal of specific DNA sequences in order, for example, to correct a disease-causing mutation. First approaches were based on the recognition of specific sequences using oligonucleotides, small molecules or self-splicing introns. Later, techniques based on DNA sequence recognition by proteins were developed, such as site-directed zinc finger nucleases (ZFNs) and transcription activator-like effector nucleases (TALENS). These methods are based on binding of a DNA cleavage protein domain to a zinc finger or TALE DNA binding domain, respectively, which has been modified to target the desired DNA sequence. However, difficulties in the design, synthesis and validation of these proteins are an obstacle to the widespread adoption of these artificial nucleases.
One new genome editing technique is CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat)/Cas9, which is based on a system described in bacteria that gives these microbes adaptive immunity against viruses. In natural bacterial systems, some genomic sequences of viruses that infect bacteria are incorporated into the bacterial genome between CRISPR sequences. Thus, if the same virus attacks it again, the bacteria produces an immune response that includes a copy of the "remembered" sequences, called crRNA, which bind to virus DNA, and a second RNA, called tacrRNA, which recruits a Cas endonuclease to cut the virus DNA. The technique, patented by Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier in 2012, consists of modifying the tracrRNA:crRNA pair as a single guide RNA (sgRNA) with a sequence at the 5′ end which determines the DNA target sequence and a duplex RNA structure at the 3′ end, which binds to Cas9 .
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Good grief, September already! There's a little part of me that is quite relieved, that the excesses of the summer weather are behind us, and a degree of normality is restored. That, and of course it's nearly time to be placing bulb orders!
1 – Zinnia 'whirligig'. Very few of these survived to be planted out in the garden this year, victims of me trying to grow too many things from seed. I just have this solitary plant, which has produced one solitary flower. I quite like it, so I think I will grow these again next year.
2 – Cayenne chilli. I had big plans for chillies this year, but they have come to not much – the spring was too cold for the plants to get going and I lost a good few to frost in the greenhouse. Eight plants survived, including this one. I have exactly two cayenne chillies so far, one of which is colouring up nicely. Next year I will be starting them off in the house and keeping them there until they get too annoying, or until the last frost date, whichever comes first.
3 – Tagetes 'cinnabar'. I got these seeds from the HPS seed scheme this year. The original is from Great Dixter, I believe. At first the plants were nothing special, but they have flowered profusely and continuously for a couple of months now. The plants get to a good size too, I plan to grow again next year if I can collect or get hold of seed.
4 – Compost worms. I try to turn the heap once every one or two weeks. I have three enclosed bays, each about 1 cubic metre. I used to keep one empty, into which I would turn the active heap. Earlier this year I decided this was a waste of composting volume. I now use two bays for active heaps, the third is for finished compost. This is not usually full, so I turn the second heap into this (covering the finished product with cardboard first), then the first into the second, then the third back into the first. It's a bit of a palava but I enjoy doing it and it's a good bit of upper body exercise. Anyhow, these fellas were hard at work digesting the compost materials. I often wonder idly how many of these worms are in my heap. Thousands, I expect.
5 – Acorns. More specifically, the overhanging branches of next door's oak tree. It drops acorns on my veg plot, often resulting in little oak seedlings where I desire them not. It also creates a fair bit of shade, to the potential detriment of my veg-growing. I tolerate this from the nearby apple tree as I get to use the apples. I think I am going to have at the oak tree with my telescopic pruning saw. It remains to be seen if I can remove the lower branches without causing greenhouse havoc.
6 – Acer palmatum 'osakazuki'. I grew this chap from seed this year. It took months to germinate then stayed stubbornly small. I potted it on to a 1L pot with John Innes #3 and it seems to be doing OK. Most importantly, it has survived the ridiculour hot dry weather. Now I just have to decide where to put it once it has grown on a bit. I might have it on the patio in a big pot.
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