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Wine. Women. Shoes. PLUS supporting a good cause? Sounds like a no-brainer to me.
This time of year, there is always a lot of talk going around the community, as well as the digital space about how to give back. The holidays are about so many things, and generosity is definitely one of them.
Wine, Women, and Shoes is a night that combines female friendship, the glitz of the holidays, and most importantly, supporting a cause that is so important to so many of us.
Did you know that in WA state alone, there are currently 1655 kids that need a foster home? Olive Crest works tirelessly to end of the cycle of abandonment and abuse.
"When hurt and abandoned children are surrounded and supported by a loving family and nurturing relationships, it's amazing to see the dark cloud of fear, loneliness, distrust, and despair begin to lift, and promise, hope, and light begin to take hold."
Let's kick off holiday season 2018 on a great note at the annual Wine, Women, and Shoes, and give back to this incredible organization.
The Basics:
WHO: You and me
WHAT: Wine, Women, and Shoes (Silent + Live Auction, delicious bites, wine for all)
WHEN: Nov 9, 2018. 5-9:30pm
WHERE: Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Downtown Seattle
WHY: Wear great shoes, drink some wine with your gals, give these children a home for the holidays.
Find ALL the details here
I hope to see you there!


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Dr. Ananthram Reddy
[Editor's note: This article previously appeared on the Sharp HealthCare website and was provided by Bruce Harman of Sharp Grossmont Hospital.]
Although the vast majority of colorectal cancer – often called colon cancer – occurs in people age 50 or older, it can happen at any age. Colorectal cancer is the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S., but there's about a 90 percent cure rate if the cancer is found early.
That's why screening is so important. The following are common questions I hear in my practice about colorectal cancer and the answers people of all ages should know:
Am I at risk for colorectal cancer?
Everyone is at risk for colorectal cancer. However, colorectal cancer is more likely to occur as we age. More than 90 percent of people are diagnosed after age 50, and the average age to be diagnosed is 72.
Does colorectal cancer occur in younger people?
Yes. In the U.S., approximately 4 percent of cases are diagnosed in people under the age of 50. Colorectal cancer is increasing in younger people, while decreasing in those 50 and above. The drop in occurrence in the latter group is largely due to increased screening. In particular, young-onset rectal cancer has increased in those younger than 50. If you are younger than 50 and exhibit symptoms, it is important to seek medical attention quickly so the appropriate testing can be done. If caught early, colorectal cancer has about a 90 percent cure rate regardless of age.
At what age should I be screened?
Talk to your doctor about when you should begin screening for colorectal cancer. Guidelines generally recommend screenings begin at age 50. If you are younger than 50, your doctor may recommend more frequent or earlier screening if you have other risk factors, such as a family history of the disease.
What are the symptoms of colorectal cancer?
Very often, colorectal cancer develops with few or no symptoms at all. When symptoms do begin, the cancer has often reached an advanced stage, reducing the chance of survival; therefore, recommended screenings are critical to your health. Contact your doctor if you have any of the following symptoms:
- A change in your bowel habits, including diarrhea or constipation, or a change in the consistency of your stool.
- Feeling that your bowel does not empty completely.
- Rectal bleeding or finding blood (either bright red or very dark) in your stool.
- Finding your stools are narrower than usual.
- Persistent abdominal discomfort, such as cramps, gas, pain or feeling full or bloated.
- Losing weight with no known reason.
- Unexplained anemia.
What methods are used to screen for colon cancer?
The following methods are used to screen for colorectal cancer:
Colonoscopy – A visual examination of the lining of the rectum and the colon with a flexible fiber-optic endoscope.
Sigmoidoscopy – Examines your rectum and lower part of the colon with a lighted tube called a sigmoidoscope. This method is limited and only extends to the lower 40 centimeters of the colon and does not visualize the whole colon.
Virtual colonoscopy – Also called a computed tomographic colonography (CTC), this procedure uses X-rays and computers to take two- or three-dimensional images of the interior lining of your colon and rectum. (Currently not approved by Medicare for colon cancer screening.)
At-home stool test – Also called a fecal immunochemical test (FIT), this test detects tiny amounts of blood in the stool, which is a possible sign of colon cancer.
Screening is the number one way you can reduce your risk of colon cancer. Despite its high incidence, colon cancer is unique in that it is one of the most successfully treated forms of cancer when found early.
The good news is that most insurance plans cover preventive colorectal cancer screening tests without out-of-pocket costs to the patient. Medicare also covers the cost of a preventive colonoscopy without a deductible.
Those over the age of 50, exhibiting symptoms or at a higher risk than average of developing the disease should speak with their doctor about scheduling a colonoscopy.
—Dr. Ananthram Reddy, M.D. is a board-certified gastroenterologist affiliated with Sharp Grossmont Hospital. For more information about colon cancer prevention and treatment, visit www.sharp.com/health-news.

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Available as a free trial for 21 days, SmartSound's Sonicfire Pro 6 soundtracking and audio effects program includes a starter pack of 15 music tracks. While that may not seem like enough for most film and video productions, at only $199, the software also offers incredibly complex remixing capabilities as well as numerous song arrangements per each track that are available at the push, or rather click, of a button. In addition, SmartSound, which started as a royalty-free music service, has an enormous library of available songs, each with up to eight layers of instrumentation that can be easily adjusted.
In many ways, it's like combining the possibilities of Adobe Pro Tools with the simplicity of an online rights-free licensing service. After using the software for only a single day, I was able to figure out how to layer a complete soundtracked edit, while doing a full deep dive into what the Sonicfire Pro 6 system offers took me several weeks. The sophisticated remixing available for each of the included songs may make the software the only tracking solution that you'll need, and SmartSound offers a variety of album packs or singles, as well, in a variety of genres. Check out pricing here and you can peruse songs, and preview some of the alternate arrangements, online here.
Following is a Q+A with Kevin Klinger, co-founder of SmartSound Software, as well as president and CEO, who discusses the recently updated Sonicfire Pro 6 software, plus the extensive library of sourced tracks.
Sonicfire Pro 6 – Overview from SmartSound Software on Vimeo.
HDVP: I think a lot of the people using this service are going to be videographers and editors who don't have a lot of experience with song licensing. Can you give a quick breakdown on royalty-free licensing and what's covered and what's not through the Sonicfire Pro 6 software?
Kevin Klinger: Glad to David. Royalty-free licensing means that the user need not pay any additional synchronization fees for the use of the music in other projects. They can use it in as many projects as they wish without paying additional usage fees for any of those projects. Some people get confused over this and think that they should get the music free, or that this should also include the publishing rights, which are controlled by organizations such as ASCAP and BMI.
But publishing is an entirely different right and, unless you're dealing with major artists, record labels and the like, you only need to list the publishers and composers credited on music cue sheets. That's all, and even then only on projects where that's required (typically TV or feature film). So while publishing rights are different from "sync" rights, they don't usually require any extra fees, again unless you're dealing with well-known material.
HDVP: Would you explain the difference between your Widest and your Extended License, and what they offer for broadcast and online productions? What's the additional cost to Sonicfire Pro 6 users for the Widest License, and what types of projects are you seeing that often need to go the extra mile for download coverage?
Kevin Klinger: Our Extended License is our main license. It's a fully professional license that allows for a wide variety of professional (as well as personal) uses, including unlimited lifetime use in as many projects as you like, YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, etc., with Monetization, use in film festivals, theatrical use in one country, assignment of distribution rights, local television use and more. The Widest License builds on all these rights by adding use in theaters internationally, unlimited downloads and replication and television broadcasting nationally in one country. International TV broadcast is easily available with a simple $100 upgrade from the Widest License.
The Extended License is included with every track SmartSound sells; the track price is $49.95 when purchased individually but much lower when purchased as part of an album, or even lower with our several music packs, which are highly discounted music bundles that allow you to buy the music at a super-discount but choose it as you need and use it, up to a year. The Widest License is simply $149.95 per track though we have discounts available if you're licensing more than one track at a time. These discounts can really add up if you're licensing multiple tracks. And, as mentioned, International TV broadcast is a simple, one-time $100 upgrade from the Widest, and also has package discounts for multiple tracks.
The kind of projects that need the Widest vary widely but it often includes projects that need stronger overseas rights, either from foreign theatrical use or companies, organizations and groups with a customer presence in multiple countries. The other driver is international television, which is a very different right than international web use, which is contained in our Extended License.
HDVP: Would you speak a bit about YouTube's Content Match ID technology and how it has affected what has been traditionally considered the "home video" market, i.e., wedding and event videos? How do live recordings of events come into play here?
Kevin Klinger: YouTube's Content Match ID technology has been a boon to the major music companies (major music publishers and record labels), which control all their rights with an iron fist and, of course, have armies of lawyers to go after anyone that may be infringing. This is why you want to be very careful now using popular recorded music. If someone posts your video with a popular song anywhere on the Internet, especially YouTube or Facebook, your video could be flagged for containing unlicensed content. Not the end of the world because they will just remove your video, but certainly you want better control over situations like that and don't want to risk anything that could become really problematic for you. All this has been part of its impact on the home video market.
The problem with YouTube's Content Match ID is it only identifies music, it doesn't differentiate between different distributors of that music, which is why it's only good for the majors. Smaller music producers and suppliers often parse their music among different distributors for a variety of reasons, including trying to maximize their revenue from the music. Content Match ID can't take any of these other licenses into account, so for a lot of smaller music producers and suppliers, it has been problematic. This is why validly licensed music is occasionally flagged as not licensed—it actually is, but Content Match ID isn't able to track that license, just the identification of the track itself.
Live recordings of events require more care than scripted or fully controlled production. For the reasons mentioned here I would advise working with the producers or people putting on the event to make sure you know in advance what music is going to be used and whether it will be properly licensed if it needs to be. That way you can make sure to omit anything from your edit that may be questionable, or plan to replace the music for that segment in post, if possible.
HDVP: I'm sure the advent of the web has made royalty-free music a lot harder to track. How do authors find out if their work is being used and licensed properly in a production? What are a few of the dangers inherent in uploading copyrighted materials either on purpose or by accident?
Kevin Klinger: There are some exciting new technologies available now for tracking such things, and they do it well. One of the best is a technology called TuneSat, which, if you sign up for their service, will "watermark" your tracks (undetectable to the ear but traceable by the technology) and track the use of your music not only over the Internet but also television and other media. Of course, they do this for a fee. This has really been a help to a lot of smaller providers in protecting their music over a constantly expanding digital distribution landscape.
For music creators, uploading content has become easy and many places allow you to do that. However, make sure to read the fine print of any agreement; you want to pay special attention to any sub-distribution rights you are granting as well. I'm not talking about the end-user media creators, but the website's rights to take your music and license it to someone else to resell or license. In SmartSound's case we rarely take unsolicited material (though on very rare occasions we do) because we prefer the quality of a highly curated library—and so do our customers. It's a bit of a Catch-22, but if you can work with the curated libraries over the ones that allow anyone to upload music, your music will be generally better protected. That's because the curated libraries, which tend to have better music, consequently tend to be very careful with the distribution of it.
HDVP: How many singles and how many albums do SmartSound currently offer that are compatible with the full capabilities of the Sonicfire Pro 6 platform? How does SmartSound set itself apart from other royalty-free music services?
Kevin Klinger: We have 2,300 fully Multi-Layer tracks, contained on 230 albums. These days we try to release two albums per month, and those are almost always Multi-Layer. Our Multi-Layer tracks not only have all the music timing features our Sonicfire Pro platform offers, but with the access to the individual stems and layers, you can completely control the orchestration, mix—the overall Mood—as well as the timing of the music to match your video.
This is the key differentiator, and regular music libraries don't offer this level of easy customization and control. With regular music libraries you have only the different broadcast length options they have always given you, which are now out of date given the amount of web and other digital distribution options. You can find out more about exactly how our customization tools work by going to our Sonicfire Pro page where these benefits are detailed specifically.
HDVP: Would you explain how the "Variation" and "Mood" options came about? How do those work exactly?
Kevin Klinger: The Variation is actually a function of achieving the Custom Lengths. The way our patented system works is, when you enter or drag the track to a new length, under the hood our technology rearranges what we call "blocks" to achieve that length. This rearrangement of the blocks results in our being able to provide not only the length, but different arrangements at that length. So these Variations give the user different creative options to choose from, all at the length they defined. This is one of the most powerful features of Sonicfire Pro as well are our web customization system Quicktracks.
The Mood Mapping feature was invented specifically to give the user complete control over the orchestration and instrumentation of the music, and, to not only allow for the control of the instruments in the mix, but also the instant timing of the mix changes across the timeline so the user can control where they happen precisely. We called this control over the mix at user selected timeframes Mood Mapping because of its ability to so significantly impact the actual mood of the music as the video changes. This is really powerful, and Mood Mapping is one of our most popular features and has won us multiple awards over the years.
You can learn more about our Variations, also called Alt Arrangements, here. And, you can learn more about our Mood Mapping feature here.
HDVP: The overall quality of tracks was impressive. How does SmartSound pick and choose talent? What are the most popular styles of music being licensed? Are there any particular search terms that you're seeing frequently?
Kevin Klinger: Thanks, David, we appreciate that. We work really hard on the quality of the music and have made great strides in this over the last few years. We curate every track in the library, making sure they have the highest level of production value and quality in writing. Unlike some music libraries, we do not accept unsolicited music except in very rare occasions; this helps us keep our quality higher. I think a lot of it has to do with that we are all from the music business as previous professional composers and music producers (well, most of us), so we know what great tracks should sound like and how they are composed.
We have specifically worked hard to improve the authenticity of the music, which has pulled us ahead of a lot of other libraries, not only royalty-free ones but even higher-priced ones, "per-use" libraries. That we curate the library so diligently makes all the difference in the world.
We're seeing a big increase in demand for new pop styles that mix completely different genres into one track, e.g., pop tune grooves with banjos and phat synths, chill and lounge music with '80s synth sounds or jazz influences, and, in general, a blending and fusing of styles that I think is very new in the music industry.
In terms of search terms, I would have to talk with my webmaster to see what he is seeing; we are constantly updating our search process and that, too, has improved a lot over the last year or so.
HDVP: I see Adobe, Apple, Avid, Vimeo, Disney and several other large corporations listed as clients on the SmartSound website. What are a few of the bigger projects that have used the Sonicfire Pro 6 software?
Kevin Klinger: Every so often we get music placed on major motion pictures such as The Bucket List and Tropic Thunder. But SmartSound's technology, whether in the form of Sonicfire Pro 6 or our Cloud-based system, is ideal for smaller filmmakers and creatives who do not have access to the budgets and personnel of companies such as Warner Brothers or Dreamworks. We are seeing a significant increase in the use of our system for indie films of all sorts, as well as various types of television, particularly the popular niche cable channels.
A lot of the use of the companies you mentioned is for their internal corporate use, which has always been an important customer for us. But it's particularly gratifying to see and note that the list includes many of the leading video and media technology companies (Apple, Adobe, Vimeo, Avid, Red Giant, etc.). In other words, the folks that are making the technology that media creators use, use SmartSound technology themselves for their own videos and media. I think that says it all.


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Consensus Democracy is a community building process tool that satisfies the needs of all stakeholders involved.
Responsibility of own actions
Consensus Democracy realizes the impact and the responsibility of own actions on other people. It is born out of the idea of Uwe Lübbermann who started the Premium Collective and it is the result of not wanting to make decisions over other people's lives. Instead it gives the people involved the opportunity to state their needs and take part in the mutual solution finding process. In this way it has the potential to satisfy all stakeholders.
Collective intelligence
Discussing everybody's needs and perspectives on how things should be handled can be a lengthy process in the beginning. After some time it is however possibly to make decisions within two to three weeks, which is quite fast compared to conventional decision making in organizations. Consensus Democracy keeps the discussion alive until everyone agrees. However, asking others for their expertise and experience allows tapping into the collective intelligence of other people. Especially in our increasingly complex times and facing that we all have blind spots, this can be a useful tool.
Fair and social solutions
The result of taking into account the perspective of everyone who is affected from an action is a more stable solution. In addition, the solution is backed up by everyone, because they had the opportunity to take part in the development of it. If everyone's perspective and needs are considered in the end result, the solutions developed are fair and social.
Agile system
The organization and its members work to their best knowledge. When external circumstances change or new discoveries are made every member has the opportunity to renegotiate decisions of the past. Consensus Democracy makes the whole system highly agile.
Three kinds of decisions
Before we look at how Consensus Democracy works, we need to look at the underlying foundation, so to say, to get a better understanding. There are three kinds of decisions we can face in an organization.
- Single decision
The single decision is only affecting one person. These are the decisions we have to make for ourselves. Examples are: How long do we want to work? When do we want to work?
- Group decision
This decision is affecting a group of people. For example the delivery of products is a matter that can be discussed between the supplier and the receiver. The aim is to find the best solution for both parties.
- Company decision
The decision that affects the whole company is for example the cost structure. Since everybody working in and outside an organization is affected by it, all stakeholders are allowed to have a say in the negotiations.
Every person has the opportunity to move a decision to a higher level, but the general interest is to avoid this, obviously. So for example if I only want to work three hours at night and others are dependent on my input, I need to find a way that I can make sure they have the right information and can communicate with me. Depending on the circumstances, me working at night might not work out for the others. Since I do not want to involve others in my single decision, I might consider adjusting my working hours in a way that I am able to satisfy my own needs and the needs of others.
How to make consensus decisions?
The process is quite straightforward. First of all we agree on a goal. What is the result we want to achieve at the end? Then everybody who is involved in reaching that goal has the opportunity to state their needs . What is important to the individual stakeholders? The third step is where the discussion takes place. How could a potential solution look like that satisfies our needs as well as the needs of others? A consensus will evolve with a proactive mindset, where we come up with own potential solutions instead of simply denying offers of others. Thinking win-win, where both parties are better off in the end, helps. If we feel that we are close to a solution that everybody would agree on, anybody can make a suggestion. If the suggestion is accepted by all stakeholders, we have a consensus solution.
Every participant has the right to veto the made suggestion. The use of veto often happens in zero-sum game solutions, where one has to loose for the other to win. The motivation is to avoid a veto at all. This is ensured by understanding the needs of others and find a way to satisfy them without compromising on own needs in the previous steps.
In times of crisis there is a need for quick decisions. In these times a lengthy discussion to find consensus could result in stagnation, analysis-paralysis or additional costs and might not be the best alternative. That is why there are precautions. In the case of the Premium Collective there are two. First, it always needs to be ensured that production and delivery are on time. Second, when somebody deliberately tries to do damage to the company through for example discrimination or theft, that member loses the right to veto. These two precautions could be summarized as the core activity to continue business and as preventing the biggest threat to the trust of the network in which everybody is equal. Thus, it is reasonable to have these two precautions, which allow Uwe Lübbermann to take quick counter-measures to keep the system running. Theoretically it would be possible to act without even consulting with the involved persons, but in order to not lose the trust of other members it makes sense to hear their perspective first.
In times of crisis, which demand quick decisions, it is necessary to trust the decisions of leaders or management teams. Building that trust is, however, the primary duty of leaders in prior calmer times. That could for example be achieved by showing long-term commitment, the willingness to only use that power when it is absolutely necessary and to prevent a crisis in the first place. This can in turn be achieved by creating a stable system based on Consensus Democracy.
Further information for participative decision-making can be found at the website on participation and sustainable development of the Austrian Ministry of Environment and of course on the Premium Cola website (which is in German, since they only operate in German speaking countries).
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Last Friday, the Florida Theatrical Association announced the season lineup for the 2018/2019 Fairwinds Broadway in Orlando series. The headline is that the Dr. Phillips Center will be "the room where it happens" when mega-hit Hamilton arrives, running Jan. 22 through Feb. 10, 2019. After a "season option" encore of Jersey Boys in October, the series starts in November with Betty Buckley in Hello, Dolly!, and includes Irving Berlin's White Christmas (December), Fiddler on the Roof (March 2019), Dear Evan Hansen (April 2019), Anastasia (May 2019) and Come From Away (June 2019). Current season subscribers can renew now through April 13; there is a wait list for new subscribers, and individual sales have not yet been announced.
The #MeToo movement has made its way from Hollywood to Orlando, with several recent events focused on female empowerment within the theater community. On March 2, Orlando Shakespeare Theater partnered with UCF, Mad Cow and the Orlando Repertory to host a free sexual harassment and abuse prevention workshop led by Laura T. Fisher of Chicago organization Not in Our House, which drew up a working document of guidelines called Chicago Theatre Standards. And on March 24, Mad Cow will offer "She Speaks," an empowerment workshop for girls in grades 7 through 12, featuring local actors Cynthia Breckert, Lauren O'Quinn and Monica Tamborello. Tickets cost $30 and are available at madcowtheatre.com.
In fundraising news, TheatreWorks Florida has received a $10,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to create "Vet Voices," a free "arts and health" program for Central Florida military veterans. And Orlando Fringe exceeded its $20,000 goal at the Fab Fringe fundraiser on March 5, which featured Tymisha Harris in Josephine, fresh from an off-Broadway run.
NOW PLAYING Silent Sky, through March 18 at Mad Cow Theatre ... The Great American Trailer Park Musical, through March 25 at TheatreWorks ... Twelfth Night, through March 23 at Orlando Shakes ... Shakespeare in Love, through March 25 at Orlando Shakes ... Proof, through March 31 at Theater on the Edge ... Madagascar: A Musical Adventure, through April 8 at the Orlando Rep.
UPCOMING Varietease: Tremble, March 15-24 at the Venue ... All-Female Twelfth Night, March 16-18 at Orlando Shakes ... Motor City Rocks, March 16-24 at Gateway Center for the Arts ... A Tennessee Walk, March 16-31 at Garden Theatre ... Nunsense: A-Men, March 16-April 21 at Winter Park Playhouse ... Spotlight Cabaret: Monica Titus, March 21-22 at Winter Park Playhouse ... The Game's Afoot, March 16-25 at Wayne Densch PAC ... Orlando Ballet presents Arcadian Broad's Beauty and the Beast, March 17-18 at Dr. Phillips Center ... A View From the Bridge, March 23-April 22 at Mad Cow ... Bernarda Alba, March 22-31 at Theatre UCF ... The Luckiest People, March 28-April 29 at Orlando Shakes ... Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, April 5-May 5 at Orlando Shakes ... Bay Street Players present Little Shop of Horrors, April 6-15 at State Theatre Eustis ... Company, April 6-22 at Central Florida Community Arts.


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Disparities in Overweight and Obesity Among US College Students
The college setting presents an important opportunity for health promotion during a critical developmental stage for weight gain. This study is the first to examine prevalence, trends and social disparities in overweight, obesity and class II obesity in a nationally representative sample of college students in the United States. Data were derived from a sample of 24,613 students below 25 years of age surveyed in 1993 and 1999.
Key Findings:
- The prevalence of overweight among the students increased between the two study periods.
- Males were more likely to be overweight and obese than females, but no gender difference existed in class II obesity rates.
- Socioeconomic position was associated with overweight, obesity and class II obesity, with a stronger association apparent among females.
- Both male and female African-American students showed higher rates of overweight and obesity relative to other racial/ethnic groups.
- Students were significantly more likely to be overweight or obese in their later years of college.
The authors note that physical activity and television viewing have been associated with overweight and obesity, but are not likely to be driving the changes in body weight in the college student population over time, and do not appear to account for between-group differences in body mass. Future research should focus on the influence of television viewing content as well as dietary intake and the food environment at college.


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Make-Up in the City | Berlin, Germany
It's time again for the International Film Festival Berlinale. And along with the festival you can find a few things that you normally won't see in Berlin. I already showed you the bar in a big champagne cork and now it's the time for a unique make-up studio at Potsdamer Platz.


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Garden Spot Village: A Vital Member of the New Holland Community
Written by Juanita Fox
The people who live and work at Garden Spot Village continuously explore the abundant opportunities they have to live with purpose in community. At times, community centers around 433 S Kinzer Avenue. At other times, community extends to New Holland, Lancaster County and the world.
Garden Spot Village partners with like-minded organizations to make some of the connections that extend beyond our campus. One of Garden Spot Village's closest partners is CrossNet Ministries, located on Franklin Street in New Holland, just over a mile from the community.
CrossNet Ministries offers help and hope in the name of Jesus Christ by empowering people in the ELANCO community. The organization provides programs in the area of Youth, Food & Nutrition, Social Services and Community.
Executive Director Meredith Dahl says, "CrossNet and Garden Spot Village are unique partners. We collaborate together to make an impact in the community and we support one another in initiatives."
A new initiative
In March 2017 Garden Spot Village residents began to serve a monthly community meal at the CrossNet Youth Center building. The monthly event is funded by donations from staff and residents through the Garden Spot Village Swipe Out Hunger initiative.
Carl Edwards, CrossNet Youth Center director says, "The couples who lead the community meal, Fred and Eileen Eck and Don and Lois Aldrich, have been a tremendous blessing. At CrossNet we focus on relationships and the community meal facilitates a multigenerational relationship we haven't been able to manage before.
"Through the past year," Carl continues, "we have seen tremendous growth in relationships. We find that people come for the relationship aspect—parents and children come together. Plus, the food is amazing. People want to be engaged and known. They want to be connected to the community. The community meal creates a space where people can be known and we can build community."
A long history
For many years Garden Spot Village residents and staff donated material goods to CrossNet. Through the Garden Spot Village Make a Difference program residents and staff donated nonperishable food to the CrossNet Food Pantry and school supplies and backpacks for CrossNet's annual backpack giveaway.
This winter Garden Spot Village residents and staff will donate hats, scarves and mittens which CrossNet will pass along to children in the ELANCO school district. During the October 2018 New Holland Farmers Fair Parade, Garden Spot Village residents and staff collected several crates of nonperishable food for the CrossNet Food Pantry. Garden Spot Village hopes to increase this collaboration in 2019.
Garden Spot Village also hosts and serves as a sponsor for CrossNet's annual Garden Gala in the Legacy Garden. The upscale, donor-focused event features the incredible creations of the Garden Spot Village culinary team. Approximately 250 people attend the annual fundraising event.
Meredith says, "It is a huge gift to be able to partner with Garden Spot Village for the Garden Gala. The grounds and space are beautiful and Garden Spot Village is a wonderful host. The event provides a nice evening out for supporters and a chance to enjoy great food and a beautiful location right here in the community!"
Garden Spot Village staff and residents also serve as volunteers in various capacities at CrossNet including as mentors and tutors as well as in the food pantry. The Community Church at Garden Spot Village is also a significant financial and prayer support to CrossNet. CrossNet also provided support to Garden Spot Village as the community built the Cooperative Living House.
"Garden Spot Village residents and staff are a key partner as we reach into the community to offer help and hope," says Meredith. "We would not be able to do a lot of our programs without the volunteers from GSV. We are also blessed by the wisdom that our team receives from Garden Spot residents and staff. We have been encouraged, prayed for and cared for by the team at Garden Spot. They are a unique and special partner."
To learn about the other ways Garden Spot Village impacts the greater New Holland community, download our community impact document.


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The Moon and Venus.
After a winter sunset in Arizona, once the sky got dark these two bright objects looked a little fuzzy due to a high, thin overcast.
Star Wheel.
Approximately 40 photos, each 20-second exposures at ISO 1250, stacked in Photoshop showing stars sliding around Polaris, the North Star. Taken at Lake Pleasant, Arizona, about 30 miles north of Phoenix, March 27, 2017.
The Dipper and the Comet
Comet NEOWISE appearing below the Big Dipper in the northwest sky, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. July 2020.


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It is hard to believe that another class has come and gone. This semester has been one with plenty of sharing, learning, and debating. I am grateful for the knowledge of my classmates, and Alec who has guided us through many of the difficult conversations that were had. Thank you all for being a part of my learning.
For my summary of learning, I decided to use WeVideo as a tool. A tool that I have never used, but was eager to try after watching many excellent videos from classmates. In my video, I feature my 7 key learnings from the class through personal reflections, the debate videos, and some recommended viewings.


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If there's just one thing we can do to instantly heal our brokenness, that would make our lives so much easier. But alas! Healing a broken heart is not as easy as cooking an instant oatmeal or ramen. Healing, like any natural process, takes time.
I've had my fair share of heart aches in the past. Whether it involved a lover's quarrel, family squabbles, or betrayal, heartbreaks are never easy. It can leave you scarred for the rest of your life. But just like anything else in this world, we can always choose to move forward and heal our brokenness.
Someone asked me, "Would you go mountaing climbing if you were broken-hearted?" Without hesitation, I answered,"Climbing mountains is one of the things that I love to do, whether I am broken hearted or not. But for broken-hearted people, I highly suggest mountain climbing because it is one of the most fulfilling things you can do in this life. Reaching the summit after seemingly endless hours of knee-bursting trek is one of the best feelings in the world. When climbing, you won't remember all the pain inside your heart, because you are focused on reaching the top. It may not heal your broken-heart right away, but it's enough to keep your heart beating once again."
A few months ago, I had the chance to climb Mt. Lanaya in Alegria, Cebu. If this mountain was a man, I would say, he is probably the most drop-dead gorgeous man I have ever met. Oh the majestic view of the vast greenlands! My words will never be enough to describe its beauty.
Yet, at that moment, I was carrying a heavy cross in my shoulders. It was as if I was drowned by a sea of sadness. My heart was heavy and numb, but I did my best to hide everything. I was not going to spoil the beauty of the mountain because of my troubles.
So I climbed. And continued to climb. Because climbing mountains does wellness to your heart. It is a good cardio workout, one that does wonders to your body physically and mentally. Healing a broken heart is a tough journey which definitely takes time, but so does reaching the summit of a mountain. The important thing is to keep on going, keep on climbing, and after several hours, you'll not notice, you have finally reached the top. Savor every painful feelings that you feel as of this moment, because once you reach your destination, all of them, will be replaced with a new one. Feel everything; that is an essential part of the whole healing process. That is why when I climb mountains, I do my best to be always mentally present; listening to the sound of birds singing and trees swaying, basking to the beauty of it all.
It took me a long time to write about my experience in Mt. Lanaya, because I was not well during that time. I was too demotivated to write about it. But looking back, seeing my pictures of this majestic mountain, made me realize that I am now healed from my broken heart. Because I can finally say that my journey to Mt. Lanaya was one of the best. The feeling is like seeing colors for the first time.
In the end, I learned that the secret is to forgive yourself. Forgive yourself for feeling the negative emotions. You have allowed yourself to dwell on dark and treacherous emotions. Don't stay there.
Forgive yourself. Climb a mountain. Keep that heart beating – once again.


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Will allium survive 40 degrees. Tulips, hyacinths, alliums, Byzantine glads, freesia, and oxblood lilies, among others, actually do better with dry summers although they need some water in fall through winter to develop roots and more in spring to grow leaves and bloom.
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Grow kohlrabi well-worked, well-drained soil rich in organic matter. Early Purple Vienna kohlrabi. Side dress kohlrabi with aged compost at midseason. In the kitchen, you can serve kohlrabi raw as part of a raw vegetable platter, sliced into a salad or grated into a slaw. Read more
Is ornamental sweet potato vine the same plant that makes edible sweet potatoes. If you re growing sweet potatoes to eat, it takes 100 to 140 days depending on the variety of plant. Can I grow sweet potatoes on a trellis.
While some prefer to plant their kale in early spring to harvest before the peak summer months, others prefer to plant in late summer or early fall for winter harvests. Winterbor Kale Aptly named, this hybrid kale variety is extremely frost-resistant. Depending on your weather Read more
The soil in the garlic bed should be rich, loose, deep and completely weed-free. In the home garden, garlic is grown from specially cultivated bulbs whose individual cloves must be separated prior to placing them in the soil. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 4 Read more
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While baby toes are tolerant of drought conditions, they need moisture to store in their leaves to sustain them during the growing season. Like many succulents, Fenestraria baby toes produces offsets as the clusters of leaves mature and spread. Starting baby toes from seed can Read more
An extra-tall flowering perennial, Tatarian aster Aster tataricus begins flowering in September and continues into November. All asters are frost hardy, and Tatarian will survive winter well in zones 3 through 9. Despite its height, Tatarian aster does not need staking. Once established in the Read more
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Thin Swiss chard to four to six inches apart. Start chard somewhat later, in early to mid-May, as cold temperatures can lead to bolting. You can use chard leaves raw in salads, as well as cook them. Swiss chard will take temperatures down to 15 Read more
Direct seed kohlrabi in the garden from mid-April until early May, at one inch spacing, and one-fourth to one-half inch deep. It is better to grow giant kohlrabi as a fall crop. The same species as cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, turnip and kale, kohlrabi has many Read more
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It takes 100 days to grow from seed to mature peppers, which are very hot. As with any peppers, you will still need to protect the varieties listed above from frost. Otherwise, your season for growing peppers could be over before it even begins. This Read more
If summer squash fruits grow too large, the skins toughen and the fruits develop seeds. Many varieties of summer squash need containers of about trash-can size filled with fertile, living soil to produce the same yields they would under similar conditions in the ground. Planting Read more
These veggies include beets, broccoli, cabbage, celery, lettuce, parsnips, arugula, swiss chard, and other leafy greens. You can grow arugula in temperatures as low as 45 F. However, the growth of many, like spinach, lettuces and arugula, slows as temperatures drop.
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These melons also require hot summers with humid conditions, but growers in the North also can produce watermelons by planting early-maturing varieties or growing watermelon in cold frames. Because watermelons are warm-season crops, they cannot withstand a freeze or even a light frost. Growing watermelons Read more
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Daily shows in Orlando
Show with dolphns, killer whales and other sea animals
13:30 ; 15:00 ; 16:30 – Show with dolphins Blue Horizons® in Sea World theme park
Daily, bright and unforgettable dynamic show, with a participation of dolphins, tropical birds and acrobats, is organized 3 times a day in a Dolphins Theatre
12:15 ; 15:30; 18:00 – Show of killer whales One Ocean® in Sea World theme park
One of the most popular and visited park's shows, organized 3 times a day at Shamu Stadium
11:15 ; 12:45; 14:15; 15:45 Show of the pets Pets Ahoy® in Sea World theme park
Daily show with a participation of specially trained pets – dogs, cats, doves, ducks and pigs – is organized 4 times a day in Seaport Theatre
11:00 ; 13:15 ; 15:30 – Show of sea animals Clyde and Seamore's Sea Lion High ® in Sea World theme park
Daily show with a participation of sea lions, walruses and otters, is organized in Sea Lion & Otter Theatre
Show with alligators
12:00 – Feeding the alligators show Jumparoo in Gatorland alligators farm
It is organized every day in Gatorland – park-farm of alligators. Exciting for all the ages seen of alligators, jumping out of the water for 1.5-2 meters to get a portion of food
14:30 – Show with alligators Gator Wrestlin in Gatorland park
Daily show in the Gatorland with a participation of crocodiles' farm workers and gigantic, 2-3 meters long, alligators. Within the show, the workers – with no fear – are sitting down on enormous alligators, putting their heads into the beasts' jaws and performing other various tricks, which enrapture the audience
La Nouba show of the famous Cirque du Soleil Orlando
18:00 from Tuesday to Saturday
21:00 from Tuesday to Saturday
La Nouba is the famous show of Cirque du Soleil, which you can see only in Orlando in Walt Disney World Resort, where it located the building of cirque, specially equipped
La Nouba – the first show of Cirque du Soleil, which has a permanent place for performing, with the complex decorations and equipment for special effects
… read more about La Nouba show
Show-performance with the dinner
Evening time, daily
A great entertainment is offered to all the guests of Orlando – the entertaining performances with dinner – dinner shows. Visitors can rest form all day's adventures, and, at the same time, have a tasty and diverse dinner with exciting funny performance.
Dinner shows in Orlando are very variety in themes: Middle Ages fights, pirates' battles, magic and tricks, detective stories, and even the show for adults. The menu, offered at show, is also very diverse, and every guest can pick his dinner himself: there are salads and soups, meat and chicken, and even the vegetarian meals.
Annual event in Orlando & Florida
26-28 January – Celebration of Harry Potter – Universal Orlando
Celebration of Harry Potter™ – the three-days long celebration of lovers and fans of the movies about Harry Potter from Universal Orlando Resort™. It is an exciting event, that unites all the fans of movies, actors and artists, who created this world-famous blockbuster.
Celebration of Harry Potter – the bright unforgettable event in Universal Orlando Resort, when the magic of Harry Potter comes to life, and all the guests can take part in this embodied fairy-tale.
… read more about Celebration of Harry Potter of Universal
January – Gasparilla Pirate Festival – Tampa city
One of the most popular and entertaining events in the city of Tampa is the Gasparilla Pirate Festival.
Gasparilla Pirate Festival is a spectacular celebration with the "real" invasion of the pirates' Spanish ship Gaspara and the colourful parade through the city's streets. This festival usually takes place at the end of January, and unites around 400 000 visitors every year.
Official web of Gasparilla Pirate Festival gasparillapiratefest.com>
February -Daytona 500 race – Daytone Beach city
Daytona 500 is an annual cultic event for the lovers of professional races.
At Daytona 500, traditionally, all the best racers of the world are getting together: this show creates an unrepeatable impression to its audience.
Organiser of the Daytona 500 race – NASCAR – is a world-famous company, which is organizing the car races since 1959. In Daytona Beach city is located a headquarter of the NASCAR.
… read more about Race Daytona 500
Used photo from web www.nascar.com
February-April – Mardi Gras carnival in Orlando Florida
Mardi Gras in Universal Studios theme park of Orlando city is a dazzling hypnotizing in its colours, every evening costume celebration.
Its guests will be able to feel the New Orleans's atmosphere, with its authentic life music, appetizing food and fun.
Mardi Gras is a colourful parade, sometimes with participation of actors and pop-stars.
… more about Mardi Gras parade in Universal
14-23 April – Sugar Sand Festival – Tampa beach Florida
The sand sculptures festival Sugar Sand Festival is held Tampa beach Florida,
which is 9 miles away from Tampa city and 84 miles away from Orlando city.
Within the frameworks of festival, there opens the exhibition of Sand Sculptures, which takes an area of more than 2000 m2. Also, there are many different master-classes for children, live music and tasty food. Sugar Sand Festival is an event for whole family to spend a perfect day together, and to get into a very good mood!
Official web of Sugar Sand Festival sugarsandfestival.com
Clearwater Beach Tampa Florida – photo from web sugarsandfestival.com
15-16 April – Surfers festival Easter Pro-Am – Cocoa beach Florida
Every year, at the Cocoa beach in Florida is organized a popular festival of surfing Easter Pro-Am, before called the Ester Surf Fest. In 2017, there was a 53rd in a row festival.
This spectacular fest gathered more than 100 000 visitors.
After the Easter Surf Fest, surfers were awarded in different categories: men group, women group, kids group, group of the aged people and even the pets' group.
Used photo from web of Festival Easter Surf Fest www.easternsurf.com
May – Blueberry Harvest Festival in Florida – Clermont
Blueberry Harvest Festival is so funny family holiday!
Guests of the holiday can pick blueberries, eat wonderful healthy berries, ride a tractor, listen to live music, do yoga, drink beer or wine, see a small zoo, or just remember childhood and swing on a swing.
Holiday of Blueberry Harvest is a great opportunity to spend a weekend with the whole family.
… read more about Blueberry Harvest Festival in Florida
September-4 November – Halloween Horror Nights™ – Universal Orlando
Halloween Horror Nights™ traditional annual autumn's event held in the Universal Studios Florida ™ Orlando.
Every visitors can feel themselves the real participants of a horror movie. There is a rare – we can even say exceptional – opportunity to spend your night in a crowd of monsters, mutants and maniacs, to break free from the home of ghosts and the Nightmare Zone..
Visiting Halloween Horror Nights™ is not recommended for guests under the age of 13 years.
… read more about Halloween Horror Nights™ Universal
30 December – Florida Citrus Parade
Florida Citrus Parade in Orlando – the mass unforgettable impression, the platforms and figures made of oranges, grapefruits, mandarins…. Traditionally, more than 3000 people are participating in that parade.
Florida Citrus Parade will pass the streets of the Downtown Orlando.
You will get a large bunch of positive emotions from seeing that bright orange show!


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|Project Description
|Nexleaf's mission is to build low-cost technologies that create a positive health, environmental and social impact. Nexleaf innovates new cell phone-based technologies to solve pressing environmental and public health problems.
Sidley is assisting Nexleaf Analytics in relation to its ColdTrace sensor units. These units are placed inside refrigerators or other storage devices of vaccines and monitor the temperature inside them. The sensors then send data from each fridge and alerts by SMS when the temperatures inside the refrigerators are too high or too low and threaten the safety of the vaccines inside. The overarching goal of the projects is to better understand where the weaknesses are in the respective countries' refrigerated supply chains for vaccines. The hope is that once the data has been collected and analyzed, the countries will be better able to make decisions about how to make improvements in equipment or operations that help increase the availability of viable medications and reduce waste. http://nexleaf.org/
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|Sidley is advising Nexleaf on tariff calculation and classification of its products, drafting contracts and warranties, and providing advice on insurance.
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When you think about danger and travelling, you likely think about the kinds of criminals and criminality that you might encounter in some foreign country. To be sure, there are definitely some places around the world – many of them popular – where one always needs to keep one's wits about oneself…
However, danger isn't solely confined to areas that lie outside the borders of the United States. In fact, there are actually some places you can visit within the United States that are almost as dangerous as some of the most notorious places on the planet!
On the list below, we're going to take a look at the 10 most dangerous places to visit in America. Now, before you immediately cross these destinations off of your list, be sure to keep this in mind. While these places may be more dangerous than others, they're still incredibly safe – provided that you stay safe and know where you're going.
Further, some of these places are honestly among the coolest places to visit in the country… So, live a little! Just because a place is more dangerous than some Podunk town in the middle of nowhere, that doesn't mean you should pass it by!
1. Kansas City, Missouri
If you're a person who's on a quest for some of America's best barbecue, then Kansas City needs to make your travel list.
2. Watch Out!
However, crime has been on the rise here in recent years, so you'll definitely want to keep your wits about you.
3. Little Rock, Arkansas
As the capital of Arkansas, there's certainly much and more to see and do in this American city.
4. Long-Running Problems
However, problems that have their roots in the Civil Rights era continue to exacerbate crime in the city.
5. Rockford, Illinois
Even though Rockford is the third-largest city in the state, it continues to rival the state's largest city in one important category.
6. Violent Crime
It has one of the highest incidents of violent crime per capita in the entire country, exceeding even that of Chicago.
7. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
As anyone who's had the chance to visit this city will tell you, it's truly a hidden treasure of these United States.
8. I'm Walking Here!
However, there's an odd reason to keep your wits about you here! It's actually one of the most dangerous places for pedestrians in the country.
9. Baltimore, Maryland
If you need your fix of Old Bay Seasoning and you want to check a game at one of America's best ballparks, then a trip to Maryland is order!
10. Recent History
However, as recent history as shown – as well as shows like "The Wire" – violent, gang-related crime continues to be an issue here.
11. St. Louis, Missouri
There can be no doubt that catching a Cardinals game in St. Louis is one of America's most sublime pleasures.
12. Rising Crime
However crime has been on the rise in this great American city, with the incidence of violent crime per capita growing significantly of late…
13. Memphis, Tennessee
As one of the meccas in America for good food and even better music, Memphis is an exceptional spot.
14. Punch Out!
In recent years, the city has done much to curb crime, however aggravated assault continues to be a problem here.
15. Detroit, Michigan
While problems in the automotive industry have hit this city hard, Detroit has actually been on the mend of late.
16. A Ways to Go
However, the city still has quite a ways to go in order to recapture its former glory, particularly when it comes to crime.
17. Oakland, California
The Bay Area has changed a lot over the past decade, but Oakland has steadfastly remained a haven for artists and hard workers.
18. Still…
However, the city still hasn't changed much with respect to crime, which remains higher than it ought to be…
19. Stockton, California
Nearby to Oakland, you'll find Stockton, which lies inland and near to some regions of California's wine country.
20. Sons of Anarchy
If you're familiar with "Sons of Anarchy", then you likely already understand that crime problem that has long plagued this city.


text: Human being cytomegalovirus (HCMV) transmission within the sponsor is important for the pathogenesis of HCMV diseases. from your NK cell-mediated control of HCMV transmission. Furthermore the effectiveness of the antibody-dependent NK cell-mediated Mizoribine control of HCMV transmission is dependent on a CD16-158V/F polymorphism. Our findings show that NK cells may have a medical relevance in HCMV illness and highlight the need to consider potential restorative strategies based on the manipulation of NK cells. IMPORTANCE Human being cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infects 40% to 100% of the human population worldwide. After primary illness mainly in child years the disease establishes a lifelong persistence with possible reactivations. Most infections remain asymptomatic; however HCMV represents a major health problem since it is the most frequent cause of infection-induced birth defects and is responsible for high morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised individuals. The immune system normally settings the infection by antibodies and immune effector cells. One type of effector cells are the natural killer (NK) cells which provide a quick response to virus-infected cells. NK cells participate in viral clearance by inducing the death of Mizoribine infected cells. NK cells also secrete antiviral cytokines as a consequence of the connection with an infected cell. With this study we investigated the mechanisms by which NK cells control HCMV transmission from your perspectives of immune surveillance and immune evasion. INTRODUCTION Human being cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is an enveloped disease that belongs to the family data it can be concluded that antigenemia requires cell-to-cell contact between infected cells and polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) which allows PMNs to weight with viral antigens primarily pp65 Mizoribine (3). Even though mechanisms of HCMV cell-to-cell transmission are not fully obvious many authors hypothesized that this mode is more important value of 0.05. RESULTS Establishment of cell tradition models to investigate cell-to-cell and cell-free HCMV transmission. The cell-free HCMV illness starts with binding of free virions to permissive target cells followed by access and replication. Once the initial infection has occurred HCMV may further become transmitted through cell-to-cell contact or cell-free disease for subsequent rounds of illness. Epithelial cells endothelial cells fibroblasts and clean Mizoribine muscle mass cells are major targets for HCMV illness (18). To establish the experimental establishing for studying the transmission of HCMV in fibroblasts endothelial cells and epithelial cells we included 5 low-passage-number (less than passage 6) medical HCMV isolates and the HCMV laboratory strain TB40/E. We combined infected HFFs having a 2 0 excess of uninfected HCMV permissive cells and cocultured them for 2 to 5 days which allowed HCMV to spread to adjacent uninfected cells. Newly infected cells could be identified as infectious foci in different cell types by HCMV immediate early antigen (EIA) staining. To further quantitatively analyze HCMV transmission in various cell types we counted the number of infected cells of all the newly created infectious foci. Infectious foci were defined as clusters of at least three Mizoribine infected cells. With this assay depending on the experimental establishing 5 to 15 foci could be recognized per well in 96-well plates. The kinetics of focus growth could be clearly identified from day time 2 to day time 5 in the three cell types except for medical isolate 5 Cdx2 which was unable to Mizoribine infect endothelial and epithelial cells (Fig. 1A). This might be explained by a lack of the protein complex created by gH/gL and the pUL128-131A gene products in medical isolate 5 which is required for endothelial and epithelial cell tropism. The sequence of medical isolate 5 is still under investigation. The cell-free transmission was indicated by foci with isolated infected cells in the periphery of a larger focus which were obviously infected by cell-free disease (4). Clinical isolates 1 2 and 3 purely spread through cell-to-cell transmission in fibroblasts. Clinical isolates 4 and 5 and laboratory strain TB40/E spread through both cell-to-cell and cell-free transmission in fibroblasts. After 5 days of coculture most fibroblasts were infected in cultures with medical isolates 4 and 5 and strain TB40/E: therefore infectious foci could no longer be identified. There was no difference in the.


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Should I Use The Squat Rack
Has this ever happened to you? You hit the gym early in the morning, all pumped up for a great session. It's leg day and you know what that means, so you put your serious face on and trudge into the gym. Only to find that some 16 year old pipsqueak is standing in the squat rack doing bicep curls!
I've got nothing against 16 year old kids in the gym, trying to improve their bodies. I used to be one of them myself, once upon a time. What I do hate is when those kids spend their time in the squat racks, doing bicep curls. They're called squat racks for a reason people.
And it's not just the young guys, oh no, this is a far bigger problem. People of all ages think it's fantastic to use the squat rack to do bicep curls. Is it because you can leave the barbell on the supports so you don't have to actually bend down to pick the bar up? Probably.
If you're one of these people, stop doing it. This is what you need to be doing instead. Head into the squat rack and load up a bar with a good weight for you. Get under the bar and then start squatting. I guarantee if you only made this change to your workouts, you would see startling results.
At my local gym, I love it that no one squats. Apart from those idiots who do their bicep curls in it, I pretty much have it all to myself. But when I'm trying to be nice (And that's not very often) and actually help people out, I tell people squatting is a must. It's such a powerful exercise, you would literally be a moron to not do it.
The thing that holds people back is pain. I won't sugar coat it. The squat, when done correctly, takes a lot of effort and a fair bit of discomfort. But it's this pain and discomfort that forces your body to grow, so unless you can get out of your comfort zone and push through the pain barrier, you're going to be in trouble.
So I hope you now realize what you need to be doing. If you are one of those pesky guys doing bicep curls in the squat rack, stop immediately. Quite simply, if you don't squat, you're really holding yourself back. So go and do it!
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I've been so excited since doing some testing of the drafting instructions and would have bought the book just for those chapters.
But WOW! The book has EVERYTHING, bralets, backless, strapless, nursing bras, front closures, mastectomy bras, asymmetry... all covered.
I'm blown away. For total beginners, the book comes complete with a range of patterns from 30A to 40F, through pattern drafting and pattern manipulation for one off, individually drafted custom bras of *any* size (I'm a UK rtw 30JJ) to the use of CAD software to draw and grade patterns the book is perfect for all levels of experience.
Step by step, clear, easy to follow, colour instructions, the book will guide you on which fabrics to use, drafting with negative ease to account for the stretch of elastics and corrections of fit to ensure you get the bra of your dreams.


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Diary of Banyanga from Tanzania September 25
It is my first day with SICAS service officer Ting and Jie. I got up at 8 o'clock and finished my breakfast as usual. My SICAS advisor had told me there will be someone come today. I was a little excited. That means I will start my journey in University of Jinan. It was about half past 10 am. Ting and Jie came my hotel. I checked out under the help of Ting.
We arrived the campus and do my register at International School. The campus is clean and beautiful. When I thought about the school yard, the school staff said due to the former one was full, I have to change my doom, . Thanks Ting and Jie, they never showed any unhappy appearances. They looked small in size but indeed great. They helped me to get a room.
Cause I need a bank card in China, so we went to the China Bank and handed a card latter. It seemed a little complex and it took us some time. When we stopped, it already 2pm. I felt hungry but I feel relax here, people in Jinan are kind and friendly.
A half hour latter, we were all starved.As soon as we back to school, we went directly to school's canteen then I had a short rest in my doom. The Chinese food I ate was a little strange but it tastes good.
Newly to the doom, there are many things to buy.Ting suggested to buy some daily usages in the nearby market. When we were back, and check the docs I needed, I found my Physical Examination Form disappeared, so I have to do the examination again. It was a little depressed.Ting said:"Come on, do not let it bother you.We do it again." Yeah, it is not a big thing. Due to the hospital would be closed and I was a little tied today, we just took photos in campus for the next day's examination.
It's a little late today, thank God I have been in my new room and thanks Ting and Jie came along with me for a whole day. It's really a great day.
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Elizabeth Gaskell
Penguin Clothbound Classics
304 pages
I have decided that for 2011, I want to make a more concerted effort to read classics. As an English Lit major in college, I feel like maybe I was so deluged with classics that once I graduated in December 07 that I pretty much threw that genre to the wayside (if it can even be referred to as a genre!). The first on my list to tackle this year was Cranford , by Elizabeth Gaskell. I read Sylvia's Lovers last year for the Classics Circuit and thought it was really well done, so I was anxious to read more Gaskell.
Cranford is a look into a predominantly female town and the dynamics therein. It's more subtle than your typical novel, in that it is more of an expose of everyday life than anything else. The narrator is a woman named Mary who is younger than the other women of the town and is not a resident of Cranford , although she stays with Miss Matty Jenkyns for prolonged visits. Matty is one of those sweet older ladies who always wants to do right by everyone else and is careful not to hurt anyone's feelings. This leads to her being one of the most revered women in Cranford , which is evident by the end of the book as far as everyone's treatment of her goes.
The edition of Cranford that I read was the Penguin clothbound classic, and I loved that it included so many essays, as well as an in-depth introduction (which I couldn't read until after I had finished Cranford , as the introduction contained spoilers), a glossary and endnotes. It's nice to have all that information to refer to, and often when I am done reading a book that had an impact on me, having essays regarding the text is almost as good as having an actual person to discuss the book with!
Admittedly, there were times when I was a tad bit bored with Cranford , but it helped that I knew exactly what I was getting into. This is definitely more of a character driven novel over plot, so while that doesn't always work for me, I made certain to pick Cranford up at a time when I was looking for that type of book. It has convinced me now even more that I would like to read more of Gaskell, especially Wives and Daughters, which seems to be a favorite among other bloggers!
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Proctor-Williams, Kerry; Fitzpatrick, Jessica; Vaughn, Nicole; Qualls, Jessica; and Wiggins, Angelica. 2011. Graduate Student Research Projects: A Path for Productive Research. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, San Diego, CA. https://www.asha.org/Events/convention/handouts/2011/Proctor-Williams-Qualls-Vaughn-Wiggins-Fitzpatrick/


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ALAMEDA (AP) — The Oakland Raiders signed free agent quarterback Christian Ponder on Friday.
Ponder, who spent the last four seasons with the Vikings, will be reunited in Oakland with new Raiders offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave, who worked with Ponder while serving in the same position with Minnesota from 2011 to 2013.
In Oakland, the former Vikings starter will be vying to back up Derek Carr. The Raiders also have quarterbacks Matt Schaub and Matt McGloin on the roster.
The Vikings took Ponder with the No. 12 pick in the 2011 draft.
For his career, Ponder has played in 38 games with 36 starts, throwing for 6,658 yards with 38 touchdowns and 36 interceptions.
Ponder had his best season in 2012, when he started all 16 games and led Minnesota to a playoff berth.
Earlier Friday, the Raiders signed free agent cornerback James Dockery and punter Steven Clark.
Dockery spent the past three seasons with the Carolina Panthers. He was with the Cleveland Browns, who signed him as an undrafted free agent out of Oregon State, in 2011.
Dockery has appeared in 31 games with two starts during his career. He has 30 tackles and two passes defensed.
ALAMEDA (AP) — The Oakland Raiders signed free agent quarterback Christian Ponder on Friday.


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Here's How to Be More Productive From 7 of the World's Top Tech Innovators
Building your own tech empire is demanding. It takes time, commitment and focus. With so much to do, plan and conquer it's easy to get distracted.
We rounded up personal tips and tricks to staying productive and focused from some of the most exciting tech entrepreneurs. While some might recommend particular software or organizational methods to stay on track, others approach productivity in a more global way. But one thing that many of these entrepreneurs have in common is that each of their dreams, to some degree, came to fruition due to their own personal style of productivity.
Take a page from their books, and with a little luck, you'll be helping to build empires in short order.
1. Elon Musk
Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX and Tesla Motors, can't quite manage to add more hours to the day — yet. Instead, he treats multitasking like a rocket science, conducting business on his phone during precious family time and emailing so often that he jokingly considers it his "core competency." No surprise, then, that Musk and those who help manage his tightly packed schedule treat his inbox as though it's buried deep inside Fort Knox, according to a Quora post on the subject. Only a lucky few know his current email address.
2. Shubham Banerjee
At 14 years old, Shubham Banerjee is one of the world's youngest entrepreneurs. He is the inventor of Braigo (Braille + Lego), a cost-effective braille printer.
Microsoft took notice. Banerjee worked with the company to build the next iteration of his original braille printer on a Windows operating system. This was a big step up from the Lego set he used to build his own starting version in 2013.
His accomplishment is helping those who can't see have access to a smarter and better Braille printer. For Banerjee, creating something with technology that has a bigger purpose helps him stay focused, according to U.S. News and World Report.
3. Ingrid Vanderveldt
Ingrid Vanderveldt is the CEO and founder of the Empowering a Billion Women by 2020 movement. The group, formally launched in 2015, is focused around three key pillars: mobility, mentoring and money. The goal of the organization is to give women the tools and community they need to become successful entrepreneurs, no matter where they live.
Vanderveldt told the Next Women her ability to stay focused by leaning on her support network and remembering the end goal of her project helps her accomplish challenging tasks.
4. Dan Hubert
Dan Hubert is the CEO and co-founder of AppyParking, which leverages big data to tell people (and eventually automated cars) where they can legally park their ride. Hubert was in advertising until he tried to attend a show at Royal Albert Hall in London in 2012 and had a hassle figuring out the parking rules around the venue. So, he set about digitizing maps and compiling PDFs that contain parking rules for areas of London, and AppyParking was born. Earlier this year, the company announced a partnership with Ford to help bring "painless parking" to the masses.
While a lot of people spend time searching for and switching between various systems and apps to keep track of all their work, Hubert told Mic that he uses just one flexible system, makes it work for him and gets on with the work.
5. Nick D'Aloisio
Nick D'Aloisio is a bit of a teenage wonder. He developed Summly, later bought by Yahoo, when he was 17 years old, but it wasn't a first-inning home run. He got started long before that, developing one app after another, carefully learning from them each time.
One of D'Aloisio's keys is never wanting to, or settling for, just coasting by, he told the Financial Times. Instead, he continues to push himself by creating personal challenges to build new apps for new purposes.
6. Jack Dorsey
Jack Dorsey is most widely known as the co-founder (and recently named CEO) of Twitter. He's also the CEO of Square, a payment-processing company. In short, he pulls Elon Musk-level double duty.
The way he keeps it all straight is by theming his days, according to Forbes: Monday is for management and running the companies (both companies); Tuesday is all about the product; Wednesday is for marketing and growth; Thursday is for partnerships; Friday is company culture and recruiting; Saturday is time off, and Sunday is for reflection and strategy.
For the rest of us, that might mean Monday is for meetings, Tuesday is for new business, etc. — but you get the drift. The more you can prioritize and organize your schedule by day during the week, the more productive you can be.
7. Clara Shih
Clara Shih is the founder and CEO of Hearsay Social. The company, which started as an idea for an app from Shih, gives teams around the world the power to connect with customers and grow their businesses on social media channels. She urges young entrepreneurs "to take more risks and to embrace every mistake they make," according to Fortune. When starting her own company with a former Stanford classmate, Shih knew some risks were involved, but she took those challenges head on and is now a founder of a successful tech company.
While starting something new or tackling a larger challenge can present us with risk and potential failure, it is only through these mistakes that we learn and grow. Failure often just creates information for how to learn to do better in the future. Shih uses this belief in learning and collecting data from missteps to be more productive in her everyday life and career, she told Fortune.
Whether it's particular productivity hacks or larger vision-oriented approaches to getting things done, take a few words of wisdom from those who've been there before to sort through the clutter and make your own impact.


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'Good Morning America' gets shorter name in new open
As part of Michael Strahan joining "Good Morning America" full time, the show has retooled its open a bit — with one significant thing missing.
In the show's voiceover open, the announcer no longer introduces the show as "Good Morning America," instead opting for the shorter (and more social media friendly) "GMA" shorthand.
The full name, however, still appears throughout the opening graphics package and rest of the show — and the program hasn't officially changed over to using just the "GMA" letters.
One reason for the change may be because the announcer also now reads Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos and Strahan's full names as they appear on the recently upgraded LED ribbons that wrap the outside of the show's Time Square studio space.
"GMA" has gone back and forth including the anchor names in the open aurally or visually — including a period when co-host Lara Spencer's name was included.


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Tower Resources plc (the "Company" or "Tower" (TRP.L, TRP LN)), the AIM listed oil and gas company with its focus on Africa, is pleased to announce the results of an independent Reserves Report that conforms to SPE_PRMS guidelines ("Reserves Report") from Oilfield International Limited ("OIL") on behalf of the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Tower Resources Cameroon S.A, across its Thali licence, offshore Cameroon in which it holds a 100% licence interest. The Company is also pleased to provide an operational update on Cameroon.
The OIL Reserves Report has quantified contingent and prospective resources across multiple fault block prospects on the Thali licence, including the existing oil discovery at Njonji in the southern part of the licence, together with their calculated Expected Monetary Value ("EMV"), as detailed below.
Reserve Report and other highlights:
§ Gross mean contingent resources of 18 MMbbls of oil across the proven Njonji-1 and Njonji-2 fault blocks (with low/best/high estimates of 5/15/34 MMbbls) and with a development contingency probability of 80% on first phase and 70% on second phase;
§ Gross mean prospective resources of 20 MMbbls of oil across the Njonji South and Njonji South-West fault blocks (with low/best/high estimates of 5/16/39 MMbbls);
§ Gross mean prospective resources of 111 MMbbls of oil across four identified prospects located in the Dissoni South and Idenao areas in the northern part of the Thali licence (with low/best/high estimates of 21/84/237 MMbbls);
§ Calculated EMV10s of US$118 million for the contingent resources, and US$82 million for the prospective resources, respectively;
§ A Letter of Commitment has been executed to secure a modern and suitable jack-up rig for the drilling of the NJOM-3 well in Q2 2019;
§ An offer of financing from an industry partner for the Thali licence has also been received and is being considered alongside other funding options.
The Reserves Report was independently compiled by UK-based industry specialist Oilfield International Limited and was based on the work that Tower has undertaken during the past year including a reprocessing and reinterpretation of all of the existing 3D seismic data over the licence area, and substantial further analysis of the data including an independent fault seal analysis undertaken by Dr Tim Needham of the University of Leeds Institute of Applied Geoscience that suggests that the Njonji 1 fault block may be in communication with the Njonji South structure. As part of the Reserves Report process, Tower has also developed a preliminary plan for the further exploration and development of the licence, subject to agreement with the Société National de Hydrocarbures ("SNH") in Cameroon, which envisages a Phase 1 of four wells at Njonji including the proposed NJOM-3 well which is currently planned for April 2019 and an extended well test ("EWT") commencing at the end of 2019. This Phase 1 would proceed in parallel with additional exploration in the northern part of the Thali licence, and would be followed by a Phase 2 of work on Njonji which will be further defined based on the results of Phase 1 and the additional exploration.
The well planned for Q2 2019 at Njonji ("NJOM-3") is identified in the Reserves Report as a key gateway for the development at Njonji, as it will provide confirmation of the expected flow rates from the Njonji reservoirs, which can presently only be inferred from wireline modular formation tests ("MDT") on the previous two wells because the previous operator did not conduct flow tests to surface. A successful drill stem test ("DST") on this well may then, subject to the usual criteria, allow a reclassification of much of the Phase 1 contingent resources into reserves.
OIL has also calculated an EMV10 of US$118 million for the contingent resources on Njonji-1 and Njonji-2, equivalent to approximately US$6.50 per mean bbl of oil, which is the risked value of the contingent resources before making the investment required to develop them, and taking into account the cost and risk of the NJOM-3 well.
As part of the Reserves Report, OIL undertook a geologic risk assessment on the eight prospects/fault blocks, including the existing oil discoveries on Njonji-1 and Nonji-2, identified by Tower and conducted an independent review of the individual prospect risking. OIL has categorised the volumetrics on Njonji-1 and Njonji-2 as a contingent resource with an 80% chance of commercialisation (based on an estimated chance of success of NJOM-3 of 90%), and OIL has applied a 70% chance of commercialisation to the Phase 2 contingent resources, as their commercialisation is dependent on Phase 1 being executed.
The prospective resources in Njonji South and South West have been given an overall chance of development of 30% and 16% respectively. The larger Njonji South prospective Resources will be tested at low cost by one of the Phase 1 wells planned for Njonji, which can be deviated and extended to test the deeper Njonji South reservoirs, potentially adding some 18 MMbbls (Pmean) of gross resources and over US$100 million of NPV10 to the value of the Njonji project. At present, OIL estimates an EMV10 of US$22 million for the Njonji South and South West prospective resources.
There are also a further 111 MMbbls of Pmean prospective resources identified in the Dissoni South and Idenao fault blocks in the Northern part of the block, to which OIL has estimated chances of development ranging between 13% and 19%, and EMV10 of US$60 million.