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Benefits of managing and sharing data
Implementing good RDM practices takes effort and time. But it also yields significant benefits for yourself, the research community, and society at large. No wonder RDM is increasingly considered an essential part of good research practice!
Good reasons for properly managing and sharing research data range from the more selfish/pragmatic to the more altruistic.
Your digital research data are secured against incidents such as human errors, malicious attacks, natural disasters or computer failures.
But they are also protected against loss due to the simple passage of time (e.g. data becoming inaccessible because of soft-/hardware obsolescence, or unusable because the details required to understand them have been forgotten).
You waste less time trying to locate, understand, and use the data files you accumulate over time.
Good organisation and documentation facilitate you and your colleagues working with each other's data.
Also, publicly sharing data can create opportunities for new collaborations, as it increases the visibility of your research.
Adequately documenting your data collection, processing and analysis procedures, and sharing this documentation along with your data is good research practice improving transparency of your research.
Some studies point to evidence that papers with shared data are cited more (see for example: Piwowar et al. 2007; Piwowar et al. 2013; Dorch et al. 2015).
In addition, depositing research data in a trusted and publicly accessible data repository increases the chance of them being discovered, reused and cited. This means more credit for your work.
Proper RDM helps you navigate and balance the growing demands and expectations regarding research data:
- Ethical and legal obligations to protect personal and otherwise confidential data
- Data preservation and sharing mandates from funders, institutions, journals and publishers, and scientific organisations
Your research data can be (re)used for data-intensive scientific discovery, and you enable the integration of data from multiple laboratories/groups and even disciplines.
This allows for new research questions, new kinds of analysis, and new approaches.
Generating research data is expensive, but making and keeping data available for reuse avoids unnecessary data duplication and maximises their value.
If taxpayers fund the research, it is not unreasonable to expect that (subsets of) the resulting research data are made more widely available for the public benefit (e.g. for teaching, policy-making, innovation etc.).


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Bruysov House. Moscow
Project Overview
This is one of the most prestigious elite residential properties in Moscow
It is a luxury gated middle-rise community with a club-type apartment building. The property features are abundant amenities, including a health club, swimming pool, restaurant, atrium area with panaramiric lifts and magnificent terraced gardens
Building GBA: 13 750 sqm
27 apartments, underground parking for 78 places (2-3 car places per apartment).
Completed in 2008
The winner of Building Awards 2008

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Below you will find a list of posters and presentations. If you cannot find what you are looking for, please contact customer service for more information.
How to Better Mimic Cell Physiology - NEW!
In February 2017 Baker Science Director Kara Held presented at the Inaugural Physiological Oxygen Workshop and Educational Initiative held at King's College London. The workshop which Baker helped to pioneer highlighted the importance of replicating physiological oxygen levels for standard in vitro culture models with cardiovascular cells.
Regulating Dissolved Oxygen Levels in Culture Media
Baker Ruskinn Global Sales Director Samir Patel and Science Director Deborah Thibodeaux presented a poster at the Society for Free Radical Biology and Medicine 2013 Annual meeting that relayed product quality and biological test results for HypoxyCOOL™.
The Effectiveness of HEPA Filters on DNA-Poster
It has been speculated that DNA may not be captured by HEPA filters, allowing for contamination of subsequent experiments by aerolized DNA. Here we propose to: 1. Determine if DNA is captured by a HEPA filter. 2. Discover if DNA can be dislodged from a HEPA filter. 3. Discern whether Type A2 BSCs will prevent DNA contamination.
Presentation - Importance of physiological oxygen levels for improved translation of cell physiology to animal models and man
This webcast is based on collaborative research between King's College London and Baker - Ruskinn and partners BMG Labtech and Luxcel Biosciences. Prof Mann's presentation focuses on the importance of defining 'physiological normoxia' for human endothelial cells cultured in vitro to recapitulate oxygen levels encountered in different vascular beds in vivo.
Does Heat Really Affect Protection? Poster Download
Heat sources in a Biosafety Cabinet Compromise Experimental and User Protection. Several heat sources were evaluated in two sizes of BSC, using smoke for airflow visualization, particle counting for air cleanliness, and aerosol microbiological testing to show containment.


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LM Trading AS, established in 1987, on the west coast of Norway, is a manufacturer of first-class sea products supplied throughout and past Europe
LM Trading is established in the midst of the richest fish areas in the world which gives us plentiful availability of first class raw materials from the sea.
Specialized brand name products
LM Trading AS have specialized in manufacturing high quality products from a confined productgroup. Our products are sold both under our own - and our customers brand name.
Market situation
We deliver seaproducts within and throughout Europe. AS EU has expanded with several new country members and because of recent fishtrade-treaties, LM Trading is aiming to get hold of bigger market shares in the expanded European Market with our specialized seaproducts.
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We have attended to Norwegian fishing and fish processing traditions, and combined these techniques with modern production philosophy and industrial equipment.
Quality AssuranceThere are several quality requirements to satisfy when manufacturing high quality sea products. Our defined quality policy is the superior management tool of our Quality Assurance System (QAS).


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City Of Casper Extends Hours For Liquor Sales On Sunday
Casper City Council has granted bars, restaurants, and other establishments that sell alcohol permission to remain open Sunday until 2 a.m. Monday, Aug. 21, according to a news release from the city.
The extended hours are for this weekend only.
Casper law usually restricts alcohol sales to 10 p.m. Sunday.
Bars, restaurants and liquor stores are allowed to sell until 2 a.m. during the rest of the week.
Although the evening hours have been extended, the morning hours will not be changed.
Liquor-selling establishments are not allowed to open until 10 a.m. on Sundays, and that restriction will remain in place this weekend.
Staying open until 2 a.m. is not a requirement.
Many restaurants, bars, and liquor stores will choose to maintain their normal business hours.


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This blog was put together as a place to try ideas and to put down those random thoughts that cross my mind as I know they do all of us. At times I feel the subjects are important, we don't live in a fair world and many of us struggled with our daily lives, in many different ways, so I try to get my point across. I try to be fair, but we are all limited by our own perspective.
Other times I have had some fun writing about some of my travels and will one day get the rest down I hope. Please don't think of this blog as an up to date travel guide, it is really just my experiences gained over a long period of time. Life caught up with me a few years back and now I'm a single Dad bringing up two small boys and time is limited. But I always have these ideas, and now the boys are a little more independent I shall try and write some more.
Thanks you for taking the time to read, I hope you come back soon.


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Source: Russia Today
Reports suggest local law enforcement agencies are considering shutting down cell phone services in Chicago over the weekend and while it will most likely be very effective, many are questioning if the move is legitimate.
The Daily Beast reports that the FBI and Secret Service have standing authority to jam signals and they can also push for the shutdown of cell towers, thanks to "Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 303," which lays out the nation's official "Emergency Wireless Protocols."
This is a Suspicious News Brief. Read more at Russia Today


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You see, the controlling Force in our lives is the Love of Christ - and our confession is this:
One died for all - therefore, all have died. He died for us so that we will all Live, not for ourselves, but for Him who died and rose from the dead.
Because of all that God has done, we now have a new perspective. We used to show regard for people based on worldly standards and interests.
No longer.
We used to think of Christ the same way.
No longer.
Therefore, if anyone is united with Christ, that person is a new creation. The old life is gone - and see - a new Life has begun!
All of this is a gift from our Creator God, who has pursued us and brought us into a restored and healthy relationship with Him through Christ. And He has given us the same mission - the ministry of reconciliation, to bring others back to Him.
It is central to our Gospel that God was in Christ making things right between Himself and the world. This means He does not hold their sins against them. But it also means He charges us to proclaim the Message that heals and restores our broken relationships with God and each other." ~ 2 Corinthians 5:13-19


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Recipient of the 2011 Crestron International Residential Integration award for Best Integrated Home System, Kensington Home Technology emphasises the 'custom' aspect of CI and says that customers value its resistance to over-specification. David Davies caught up with MD/
co-founder Malcolm Stewart (pictured) and discovered that business is 'booming' in its core target market of high-end London properties.
What was the starting point for Kensington Home Technology?
I studied chartered surveying but interrupted that to go into the army for a few years. Subsequent to that, I was wooed into construction, but ultimately realised that specialising was the only way to make money. Around 2001/2002, I started to notice that there was a void in the market for [more affordable CI installations]. I kept coming across people who were being quoted hundreds of thousands of pounds for full control systems, and they obviously didn't want to spend anything like that much. So with two friends, I started doing jobs in the area – initially as a bit of a hobby. Then, in 2005, we progressed to setting up Kensington Home Technology.
How quickly did the company establish its own niche?
Five, six years ago, a lot of AV companies were only interested in whole house control jobs; not many were prepared to do the smaller jobs properly. Our work is still very diverse: the projects can vary in value from £15,000 all the way up to £450,000, with all sorts of stuff in-between.
Whatever the project, we don't go into it with an agenda. We sell the customers what they want rather than what we want to sell them. Basically, we just want happy customers.
How concerned are you by current talk of a possible 'double-dip' recession?
Our properties are mostly in central London, all high-/top-end, and that segment is absolutely booming. If there is another recession, I think that we will be fine as the top London space is literally getting cheaper by the day. We only have to close another couple of jobs and we will have hit break-even for next year, so all in all, we're pretty happy.
Any new customer requirements emerging lately?
In the wake of the riots, we have had four people approach us about installing security doors just in the last week. I think that those events took everyone by surprise – from the government on down.
Apple iPad control is another popular request, but above all people tend to look us in the eye and say 'you are going to give us a reliable system, aren't you?' That is always the top priority.
With the rise of cheaper solutions, do you think that the more high-end integrations – such as those enabled by Crestron systems – will begin to decline in popularity?
I suspect that Crestron might be selling fewer controllers in the future, but the back-end of Crestron – the racks, basically – is becoming an even more desirable product. I think it's about the only decent platform for remote access; it is seamless. Launching the Crestron Prodigy system was a good move – it's competitively-priced and very cool.
CI is increasingly competitive. What features distinguish the Kensington Home Technology offer?
I was actually asked this question about a year ago, which prompted me to conduct a survey with past customers and interior designers that we have worked with. The main message that came back is that we don't over-specify. We are custom installers, after all. We are supposed to come up with a solution that's right for the customer.
It's also clear that we have a great team. We're still a small company, there is no hierarchy, and everyone likes working together. Every month we'll go go-karting and have a curry… Work hard, play hard [is basically the approach], and it seems to work well for us.


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NEW YORK — Doo-Ri Chung sells Bergdorf Goodman and Saks Fifth Avenue and just dressed First Lady Michelle Obama for a state dinner.
Now she's next up in Macy's guest designer series, but there's no designing down for the masses. "The customer is very different from whom we've catered to before, but I really didn't have to adapt. Macy's wanted to keep the design level high. I didn't feel the challenge was very different," Chung said in an exclusive interview.
"We wanted her to keep to her DNA," added Nicole Fischelis, Macy's Inc. group vice president and fashion director. "It's about her soft sinuous draping, how she works with jersey, her colorblocking. She has a very sensuous approach to clothing. It's modern couture for the new millennium customers."
Beginning Feb. 15, the Doo-Ri for Impulse, Only at Macy's collection will be sold for about eight weeks in about 225 Macy's stores and on macys.com. Chung is the fifth designer to participate in the company's designer capsule collection series, which launched with Kinder Aggugini last February, followed by Matthew Williamson and Karl Lagerfeld, and continues with Giambattista Valli next week. The strategy is geared to draw younger and more fashion-conscious customers to Macy's contemporary department, called Impulse, and cast a hipper halo over the store.
According to Macy's officials, the series is resonating, and will continue at least through 2012 with other designers, though they would not disclose any beyond Chung.
In creating her Macy's collection, Chung had a strong feeling about what would be right. "Women definitely want clothes that are versatile. I love pieces that you wear for day, and when you accessorize, become perfect for evening too," Chung said.
Her Macy's collection will feature a lot of what she's known for, like draping, as well as jersey and detailed knitwear, and art-inspired prints. There are also short and maxi-length dresses, leggings, blouses, and trenchcoats, among other pieces. "I am always surprised women really gravitate toward my trench coats," Chung said, though they seem to have become one of her signatures. Prices on the collection range from $39 to $159. Designing for Macy's, Chung said, was "pretty labor intensive, involving a lot of elements."
"It's a true collection, a complete wardrobe, not just items," Fischelis observed.
"Doo-Ri understands what women want to wear and how elements like fabric and silhouette can flatter the body," said Jeff Gennette, Macy's chief merchandising officer.
Chung, a Korean-American, launched her signature collection in 2003 after graduating from Parsons The New School for Design and working with Geoffrey Beene for five years. She's received several prestigious design awards. Her most recent feather in the cap was dressing the first lady for a White House state dinner with President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea, with a vivid plum-colored, one-shouldered jersey gown, adapted from a runway look, and accented with a turquoise beaded belt.


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Case studies from the convenience store sector
Running a convenience store comes with its own unique set of challenges. From serving customers and replenishing stock, to managing your cash and ordering inventory; you're often heavily reliant on your staff to help make your business successful.
But, with tighter margins and rising labour costs; focussing your employee's time on profit producing tasks is a key challenge for C-Store managers who increasingly turn to innovative convenience store technology for help.
That's where Tellermate come in. Because in these cash-heavy environments, your staff spend an inordinate amount of time handling, managing and processing your cash. And, when your employees are tied up managing your cash, they aren't serving your customers.
Not only does this limit the time that your staff can spend driving sales, but it also exposes your cash to a greater risk. Because, the longer your cash is exposed, the more likely it is that mistakes will be made or that losses will occur.
Plus, when your stores close – often late at night, essential cash management tasks such as cashing up can become a bottleneck, soaking up management time and causing tension as staff wait to get their till drawers counted so they can leave.
It's no wonder then that with late hours, lone workers, high staff turnover and intermittent management supervision; convenience stores can often find themselves the victim of cash loss.
That's why stores just like yours trust Tellermate's convenience store technology to help automate their cash management, reduce cash loss and cut the cost of managing their cash.
Spar (Owned by Tates Limited) operates in a busy environment; money can be lost through human error, through out-dated procedures or even through staff theft.
"Tellermate delivers a solution to simplify the job, producing a cash counting audit trail which allows my team to concentrate on a concrete investigation. "
Scotmid has more than 300 outlets, making it the largest independent co-operative in Scotland. Scotmid runs several store formats, such as Scotmid Food Stores, the beauty chain SemiChem and The Fragrance House.
"With accurate data, it is easy to challenge cash loss with confidence. "
Circle K is a convenience store chain offering a wide variety of products for people on the go and operates over 8,000 C-Stores in North America.
"Using the Tellermate T-iX 2000, Circle K saves at least 1 hour per day in each of their ~8,000 stores across North America & Canada "


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It's been a while (again) and I'm sorry! (again)
Here's the quick version of what's been up:
- The last month was spent backpacking through Thailand with friends. (Blog post coming soon with Thai recipes we learned at a cooking class while travelling)
- Owen and I have officially moved to Tokyo!
So as I am currently unemployed, which is super weird fyi, I'm spending most of my days frantically trying to get my shit together and feel even the slightest bit organized- which so far is a bust.
Before I left home I had a few weeks to *attempt* to organize myself in preparation for the month of travel and the year abroad. A couple things that I did to make myself feel a bit more in control of my own life were:
- Work out. This actually happened, and I think I should get a medal or something because I am the queen of not working out.
- Eat actual meals. When I was working, especially the early shift, I would never eat breakfast. Because really, who feels like eating anything at 4 am? All you feel like doing is dropping dead. And if the day was busy, all we'd really have time to do was shove a piece of bread in our mouths before powering through. And then by dinner I would be so hungry I would stare at people on the bus contemplating whether or not I was hungry enough to kill a man.
So on the note of eating actual meals, breakfast is kind of a novelty at the moment. And something healthy that I actually enjoy is granola.
Granola costs an arm and a leg at the grocery store, and even more so if you buy it at a gourmet store or bakery. Making granola is super easy and you and customize it, which for me is the best part!
3 cups large flake oats
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cardamom
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup sliced almonds
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup dried blueberries
- Preheat oven to 320 degrees F, prep baking sheet with parchment.
- In a large bowl, mix oats, olive oil, honey, brown sugar, ground cinnamon, ground cardamom, pecans, and almonds.
- Mix until well coated, spread onto prepared sheet and pat down.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden brown.
- Immediately pack down to help the granola form clumps.
- Once cooled add dried berries, store in a cool dry place in a sealed container for up to 2 weeks.
With this recipe I got 2 big jars of crunchy, chewy, spiced granola. It's honestly one of best granolas I've had, store bought or homemade.
My favourite way to eat it is in a big bowl with sliced bananas or peaches and greek yogurt.
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Golf News
Gursimar ends title drought in sixth leg of Hero WPGT
Gurugram: Gursimar Badwal ended a 14-month title drought with a superb three-under 69 that saw her complete a fine rally and win the sixth leg of the Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour.
Gursimar, whose last win came in the second leg of the 2019 season in Pune, had opened the tournament with a disappointing seven-over 79 and was T-13 after the first day.
She recovered from there with 67-69 in the second and final round to total one-under 215 and emerge a winner by two shots over Saaniya Sharma (67) and Vani Kapoor (72).
Vani may not have been able to win her second title but she did have the consolation of taking over the lead in the Hero Order of Merit after the erstwhile leader, Amandeep Drall had to withdraw from the final round.
Saaniya Sharma made a big charge, including a birdie-birdie finish for a five-under 67. She jumped from Tied-10th to Tied-second place on the final day. Sharing the runner-up spot with Saaniya was Vani Kapoor (73-72-72), who played very consistently on all three days.
Neha Tripathi shot 71, one of the three sub-par scores of the day. She totalled two-over 218 and was fourth.
Overnight co-leader, Asmitha Sathish (74) suffered two double bogeys, one on the Par-4 seventh and another on par-3 17th.
Those errors cost her a chance to make a run for the title. She also had four birdies and two bogeys for a 74 that left her in fifth place.
Gursimar, who started the day only one shot behind the leaders Vani Kapoor and Asmitha Sathish, got off to a great start with birdies on the first two holes and another on fourth.
By then Vani had one birdie and one bogey and Asmitha had one bogey, leaving Gursimar as the sole leader, who then was one-under and the only player under par.
Gursimar played steadily and had pars over the next four holes before adding a fourth birdie on 10th. Her sole bogey of the day was on 11th after which she comfortably coasted through with pars on her last seven holes.
Saaniya Sharma, who like Gursimar had shot 79 on the first day, carded 71 in the second round.
In the final round, Saaniya played flawless golf and was the only player to be bogey free. She birdied third and ninth and added a third on 12th. She also birdied 17thand 18thand finished at one-over 217, which became the clubhouse target for the final group.
Vani Kapoor paid the price for three early bogeys in first six holes, though she also had a birdie. From the seventh to 18th she managed to avoid bogeys and also birdied 14th and 16th and reached one-over. However, Gursimar stayed ahead and cruised to a deserving win.
Pranavi Urs (74) was sixth, while Siddhi Kapoor (74) was seventh and Gaurika Bishnoi (73) was eighth.
Amateur Hunar Mittal, who began with a superb 72 on the first day, and Oviya Reddi (79) rounded off the Top ten.
As Vani Kapoor took the lead in the Hero Order of Merit with Rs.4,91,000 in five starts, Amandeep Drall was second with Rs.4,21,400 and Saaniya Sharma with this week's runner-up finish rose to third with Rs.4,17,300.
Neha Tripathi (Rs.3,85,650) and Pranavi Urs (Rs.3,72,700) occupy the fourth and fifth places.
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Yesterday's launch of Best Hospitals for Common Care by US News and World Report is yet another indication of consumers' thirst for transparent healthcare information.
While traditionally, US News has provided information to help patients with complex medical needs, Common Care rates hospitals based on performance for common procedures like knee replacements and conditions like congestive heart failure. The ratings heavily draw upon Medicare as well as other data sources.
As reported by US News earlier this week, this same analysis showed patients bore a higher risk of complications (even death) following common procedures when treated at hospitals whose surgical teams performed fewer of them.
Unearthing this information and making it clear, concise and actionable for consumers is a huge piece of the transparency puzzle. Without the right information, consumers (not to mention their providers and insurers) can't make informed healthcare decisions.
Delivering valid and well documented performance information to the public, as US News has done, is an important piece of the entire healthcare transparency puzzle. As the lead partner in the Center for Healthcare Transparency, NRHI supports this effort to provide transparent information to help put the consumer in the drivers seat.
And to that end, we're working to pull the rest of the puzzle pieces together. This includes grounding ratings in claims, clinical and patient experience data that is gathered and analyzed by trusted regional entities to inform better decision-making across all stakeholders – patients, providers, government and private purchasers
We look forward to working collaboratively with consumer facing initiatives like US News on the next generation of outcomes measures, those that look across payers, incorporate clinical data, and leverage patient reported data. We need to measure what matters, and deliver information that is actionable and trusted by all stakeholders to make a lasting impact on the cost and quality of our healthcare system. Thank you to US News and World Report for moving us one step closer to that aim.


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The area around Bassano Del Grappa is famous for being cycling heaven. A multitude of mountains to climb by bike can quickly fill ones itinerary, from Cima Grappa (and the 7 ways to ascend the mountain) to Foza, Conco, Cima Campo, etc.
This past week during a vacation there I was taken on a new mountain road, the Barricata (The Barricade). My Italian hosts didn't quite prepare me for the ascent, just telling me that the road goes up, then flattens out a bit and then gets steep. Well OK.
My ride began on the road next to the Brenta River, and they dropped me off in Campolongo Sul Brenta as I wanted a few extra miles. They were going to start in Vastagna, up the road. Eventually we met up at the entrance to the Pista Ciclabile at the foot of the climb to the town of Enego.
From here we made our way to the Bici Grill, just about 5 kilometers down the road, a wonderful oasis for cyclists to grab a cappuccino and brioche, which we did.
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Then we continued on the bike trail until we turned off to start our ascent of Il Barricata. My friend and his wife took off their helmets as it was a hot day and he took off his shirt as well and stuffed it into his helmet. I did neither and began the climb, which starts off at about 3 or 4% grade.
Cesare explained that the road is somewhat new, and so steep that cyclists are not allowed to descent, only go up. Also that cars were not allowed on the road unless they were residents and had a permit..
With each hairpin turn I saw the now familiar signs that said Tornante 1, etc. But what they don't tell you is how many there are. I know Enego is 17 and that Cima Grappa is 28. Enego takes me an hour and a 15 minutes and Grappa takes me 2.5 hours.
At turn 10 I was wondering how many more. And with each turn I kept wondering.
The last few kilometers were quite steep. (Looking it up later the last few kilometers were pretty much all over 14% grade. Steep indeed. In fact the average grade is 8% for the whole 9 miles. I think it took me 2 hours. I was ahead of my hosts by perhaps 10 or 15 minutes.
For the record there are 23 turns.
I took a photo and took in the sights across the valley. The Marcesina Valley. A few twisty roads and some farmhouse retreats for dining.
We stopped for a panino and then made the trip down to the town of Enego, and descended there – and followed the Brenta river road back to the car.
Cesare told me that this climb is one of the steepest in the area.
Thanks to Doug R. for the information on this new climb.
Content for the Italian Cycling Journal is now based upon contributions from readers. Please contribute. Stories about rides, granfondos, touring, having a good time cycling in Italy, Italian cycling history, racing, etc. are always welcome. Contact me at email@example.com.


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Recently, I tried an italian sandwich at Taylor Gourmet at the Mosaic District in Merrifield, VA. My partner and I got into a discussion on which italian-style sandwich was better; Taylor Gourmet or The Italian Store in Arlington, VA. Italian Store is an institution. Ask any Northern Virginian and they know. It has been around since the 80s and the long lines of devoted customers to get sandwiches proves that. Taylor has come on the DC food scene recently and has various locations in downtown DC, Virginia and Maryland.
So this is my assessment on the two sandwiches:
- Yummy bread. Nice and crusty. It is not too hard and not too soft. Holds the dressing well so the bread does not become soggy. Big plus for me! Rolls come in sesame and wheat. Great choices. I think the Italian Stores bread is a little too soft and the hard rips the roof of my mouth.
- The Provolone Cheese. It is nice and sharp. Has a great bite to it and compliments the flavors of the sandwich really well.
- Variety! There is close to 40 sandwich choices. The Italian Store has its six standard hoagies you can get other kinds of sandwiches as well.
- I love that I can get roasted peppers on my sandwich. It was on the Philadelphia Landfill that I ordered. Delicious!
- I don't have to pay extra for tomatoes. That is a standard item on any sandwich.
- I can actually get my sandwich quickly and sit and eat at their shop. Plenty of tables. There is only a few tables outside of the Italian Store and no seating inside. You can spend 30 minutes or more waiting for your number to be called to have your sandwich made and pay. Especially during Redskins' Sundays.
The Italian Store
- The special dressing is tastier. Hands down. It has a nice blend of olive oil, vinegar and spices. Taylor's dressing was a bit light.
- The sandwich makers: I love watching the people behind the counter make my sandwich in front of me. They have a skill they have perfected by folding the meat tightly around the lettuce, tomatoes and onions so everything does not fall out when you eat it.
So which one did I like better? I hate to say it since I have loved the Italian store, but I have to give the edge to Taylor Gourmet. They are a bit more expensive than the Italian Store, but I think the choices and the other points stated give them the edge. So what do you think? Agree? Disagree? CT2T3VTQUAZ9


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(CNN) – A onetime staffer for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid no longer works for the senior a Democrat amid reports the staffer orchestrated a sham marriage in order to provide a Lebanese man with American citizenship, a spokesman for Reid said.
"Our office was not previously aware of these allegations and, following an internal investigation, the staffer at issue is no longer with our office," Jim Manley, Reid's communications director, said in a statement. "The conduct alleged, which took place several years before the staffer worked for Senator Reid, was clearly wrong."
Fox News reported Monday that Diana Tejada, Reid's press secretary for Hispanic media, accepted money for marrying a Lebanese man - Bassam Mahmoud Tarhini - who wanted to become a citizen of the United States. Tejada reportedly misrepresented the marriage to federal officials in 2003 but later admitted to its true nature in 2008.
The Fox report also said Tarhini pleaded guilty in 2009 to entering a fraudulent marriage to for the purpose of citizenship and was deported last March. Tejada did not face charges.
Tejada began working for Reid in 2008 and drew a yearly wage of nearly just over 50,000, according to disclosed congressional salary reports.
In his statement on the matter, Manley suggested the story is "a desperation measure by partisan republicans, who have stooped to slinging mud about junior staffers to score points in the waning days of her campaign."
Reid is locked in a tight reelection race with Nevada Republican Sharron Angle and the issue of illegal immigration has been a prominent one throughout the course of the campaign.
- CNN's Kevin Bohn contributed to this report
Yea. The republicans planted that guy. They forged the legal documents ands paid off ICE and made the whole thing up.....give me a break. Dems are on the titanic
tejada was not charged so faux news brought up this story because . . . . . . .? Does Reid have anything to do with this woman's marriage or why she married someone. Move on. angle's people are really digging deep in the scum barrel aren't they? She is still not fit to serve in the Senate making liunatic laws for Nevada the rest of us.
Has faux news reported on the handcuffed reporter in AK or the woman who was beaten and held down with a foot to her face at a paul hee haw rally? This is why I don't believe in polls. The rethugs are running scare and coming up with inconsequential stories. Who cares?
Just an early out. Her job would be over in January anyway.
Say Good-Bye to Radical Reid. Voters of Nevada are about to kick hiim out of the senate. It's about time!!!
Other reports say that the woman only admitted the fraud in 2008 after Immigration authorities confronted her with evidence of it. She had made repeated lies to federal immigration authorities. Marriage fraud is punishable by prison and a fine of $250,000, even without considering the perjury.
By the way, don't Congressional staff members have to have security clearances? Just how did she get one?
Its Reid's JOB to background check his employees. He failed at his job, again.
Why don't you report that she still claimed to be working for Reid after Reid was allegedley notified? As recently as September 2010 she appeared on a tv program representing Reid.
So Reid is competing with Meg Whitman, of course, Reid's staffer won't be thrown in jail for pulling such an illegal stunt on our government because it's okay since she worked for Reid.
None of this stuff matters.Nevada~just be smart enough to keep Harry Reid and DONT let that Angle woman get in office,and it IS every states` business! I hate to say it because I usually think I keep up on things pretty well~but~it took me until this year,amazingly enough,to figure out that all these Congress people&Senators go to Washington and make laws for ALL states!~So we SURE dont want S.Angle,Joe Miller,O`Donnell,Buck,ANY of the extremes,making OUR decisions!And I read now that even Repubs are admitting THEY cant fix the economy for at least a couple /or three more yrs either!~and THAT I DID KNOW! Stick with our President~HE has it ON TRACK&under control,I promise you!Give him time to complete what he needs to do!
No surprise here. Reid tried to push the Dream Act now he's hiring Mexicans who don't adhere to any of our immigration laws. I'm not a Republican and I think Angle has a few screws loose but if Nevada puts him back in office then people can kiss their nation good bye. Reid could care less if Americans were displaced by millions of illegals as long as they vote for him it's ok.This speaks to his entire agenda and that is to legalize millions of illegals.
This really is a non-issue. Most people don't know the details of their staffers' lives. We were taught many moons ago that we should not discuss our personal life at work. Senator Reid most likely has a huge staff as do other members of Congress.
This is a non-story! Folks please stop this madness. How about the economy?
MIssing from the story is that the husband was/is under investigation by the FBI joint terror task force and the FBI was involved, under testimony, in covering up whom the woman worked for (Reid). Now they are clamming up as to why she wasn't prosecuted in the face of overwhelming evidence against her of numerous violations of the law.
Cant stand the man and his politics but whats it got to do with Reid?
Non-story. Move on to something relevant, like Sharon Angle's legislative record (or the lack of same).
And yet all the sham marriages of actual (usually Republican) candidates who were trying to cover up the fact that they were gay get no real press coverage. But I guess when its Harry Reid CNN can afford to make their headline for the story imply that it was the candidate, not a staffer who was part of a sham marriage.
Non-story. Just more Faux drivel in an attempt to help get Angleocchio into office so Murdoch can pull her strings. Of course, now we get to listen to borderline schizophrenic extrapolations about what this might mean regarding Reid's stance on immigration. Dance puppets, dance...Murdoch's wearing all of you Teatards elbow deep.
"Tejada did not face charges."
Note: No charges means no conviction means no duty to report any of it to a potential employer and no right for that potential employer to even ask.
If Harry Reid himself had done this, that's one thing. It was his staffer, so this is a non-story in regard to this election.
Not that it won't stop the loony Angle supporters from trying to make something out of it .... Like their candidate: Pathetic!
Typical Liberal democratic hypocrisy. Harry Reid is traitor to the very foundations of this country. He willfully ignored federal law for his own personal and political benefit. I look forward to his loss next month. F U harry reid. YOu and pelosi and obama are all treasonous liar and frauds.
Typical liberal politician mindset that the rules are for other people. If they can pocket a few bucks and don't think they'll get caught "bending" the rules, it's OK. Maybe that's how Reid got his money, fake marriages.
Man, the GOP is desperately digging to find this level of minutia. Needless to say, the have all those corporate bucks to do whatever they please now. Is this suppose to make Angle look like a viable candidate? She's a lunatic and nothing any Reid staffer has done can change that, sorry.
Is Fox trying to blame Reid for being a part of this? It's ridiculous. This happened severeal years ago and Reid had nothing to do with it. Just because this woman did something illegal how does that imipact Reid? It doesn't. He had no part in this. If you're a teacher and one of your studients goes out and robs someone are you responsible? Of course not. Talk about desperate and dredging for dirt...
Well, well, well. That's one way to reform immigration? How can you not know about your staffers? I can't believe that people desiring to serve as staffers to members of Congress are not thoroughly vetted, with extensive background checks, and references. If you don't know the people in your office, how can make decisions for an entire country.
I absolutely hate harry ried and everything he stands for ....but how is this his issue???? come on people, there are bigger issues with harry than this.


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Sunday, 10 October 2010
Christmas set - cup coasters and a mug rug
So, i finally finished the cup coasters which I started when I prepared the tutorial. I added a mug rug to them which I started a while ago. Happened, that they are made from the same set of fabrics. I just gave a little Christmas look to the mug rug, as Christmas is comming :)
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Good evening ladies and gents. I have been working hard on completing painting the last 5 warrior conversions so I can finally field a full squad of 10. I am pleased to say I finished them on Friday, varnishing and basing them when the weather was clement (a rare occurence here in the UK).
These 5 models have been sitting in my cabinet for over 1 1/2 years waiting to be painted, but I could never bring myself to get them finished. I did start 8 months ago, applying the red basecoat for the armour sections, and then I abandoned them again. I was just not in the right frame of mind to get them finished. My mojo was telling me to leave them, and I did :).
This year I vowed to myself I would paint enough of my DE to bring to a tournament. I am immensely proud of what I have achieved with this army so far, and would like to finally bring them into the limelight, playing games and hopefully get more inspired to continue working and painting on the project. Well, I have now bought my ticket for a 750pt tournament run by Alex over at 'From Fhe Fang' called Double Trouble. I only needed a few more units doing to run a viable list, and these 5 warriors were one. (I need 1 more venom and then I am ready). Also on the agenda is Hero for a Day in August, which I hope to get even more done for (stay tuned for my plans for that). Having a goal really is helping me push along to a finishing point, and completing these milestones, no matter how small, is really satisfying. The monthly hobby vows is really helping me focus too, and keeps my painting motivation fresh.
Enough jibber jabber. Lets talk about the models. As usual I started with the batch painted elements on all 5. Doing all stages of the red armour (base, medium highlight, wash, highlight), then moving onto the metals, pouchesm vials etc. Basically anything that is the same across all 5 I batch painted. This really speeds things up but is a tad tedious, as I do take an age to paint anything (I am very meticulous, but also just generally slow at painting). Once all those were done I moved onto the colours. I had no fixed plan for each, just picking colours from my paint rack, seeing if they worked with the model, then following the first colour choice with more and more, until all areas had a colour choice. I then started on the highlighting stages (I apply the base colour for each before I do the wash and highlights, to see if they work together). When all 5 models were completely coloured I then went onto the patterns, deciding if the model needed it or not (there is a danger of overcomplicating or ruining a paint job by adding patterns sometimes) . I enjoy both this stage all the colour work as I can have a little fun. This is where the models really come alive to me.
Below are the pics of the 5, followed by a group shot with all 10 together at last :)
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Two players 30 years apart share a common build, athletic profile, and style.
At least, that's how it appears to me. Jamaal Williams is about 6'2″, 210 pounds. So is the guy in the second video.
This isn't meant to be any deep-level analysis. Sometimes, it's fun to share a thought that comes to mind after hours studying film.
Whether you have 30 minutes or 5, take a look at each video for a bit. Look at the way they move and take on defenders. Note their athletic ability. Consider they are almost the same size (I've spoken with Williams' trainer, he played at 210 this year—not the inflated 220 on the BYU program)
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The delegation also includes Sen. Gary Peters (Democrat-Michigan); Sen. Michael Bennet (Democrat-Colorado); and Rep. Lisa Rochester (Democrat-Delaware).
The others are Rep Terri Sewell (Democrat-Alabama); Rep. Charlie Dent (Republican-Pennsylvania); Rep. Barbara Lee (Democrat-California); and Rep. Frederica Wilson (Democrat-Florida).
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Red Sox Journal: Talks on Ellsbury deal have waned
Boston's stance on trading Jacoby Ellsbury remains the same as it was at the winter meetings, when general manager Ben Cherington said he expected the center fielder to be a key part of the 2013 team.
BOSTON — Boston's stance on trading Jacoby Ellsbury remains the same as it was at the winter meetings, when general manager Ben Cherington said he expected the center fielder to be a key part of the 2013 team.
"Nothing's changed on that," Cherington said when asked about Ellsbury on Wednesday.
At this point in the offseason, there don't appear to be many suitors who make sense for Ellsbury. The Nationals, Braves, Phillies, Reds and Giants have all filled their gaps in center field, either through trade or free agency. The Rangers would seem to be the only team in a position to go after Ellsbury.
Texas missed out on both Zack Greinke and Josh Hamilton, and Arizona is less poised to move Justin Upton than it was earlier this winter.
Michael Bourn remains on the free-agent market.
The addition of Shane Victorino, who has plenty of center-field experience, has made the idea of trading Ellsbury a bit more palatable. If the Red Sox were to move Ellsbury, they could shift Victorino from right field to center and sign another corner outfielder, such as Cody Ross.
Cherington said that while the Red Sox "have not closed the door by any means" on Ross, the two sides have not had a recent conversation.
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The Red Sox introduced another free-agent acquisition on Wednesday; once again, it wasn't Mike Napoli.
Napoli still isn't an official member of the 2013 Red Sox as his contract negotiations with Boston have dragged out over the last two weeks. Napoli and the Sox initially agreed to terms on Dec. 3, but something — most likely an issue emerging from Napoli's physical — has stalled an official introduction.
"Nothing to report," Cherington said when the team introduced pitcher Ryan Dempster. "We're still working on a number of fronts and we're hopeful we can continue to add to the team. Until there's something real to report, I can't comment on it."
Cherington did say that he's "had some more dialogue" with Napoli and his agent, Brian Grieper.
"Until it's done it's not done," Cherington said. "I wouldn't classify it as one way or another. We'll have to see what happens. It's something that we're still trying to improve the team and hopefully we can do that."
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Dempster, who played with Napoli for the last two months of last season in Texas, said he'd be an excellent addition.
"Mike's a tremendous teammate," Dempster said. "He brings great energy, and that's just inside the clubhouse, aside from what he can do with his bat and behind the plate or at first base. He was one of the best teammates I've had in the two months I had him in Texas, and hopefully I look forward to getting the chance to play with him here. It'd be awesome."
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Cherington didn't mention Drew by name, but he did say a prospective shortstop would be coming to Boston soon.
"We're hopeful we've added some depth there, too," Cherington said. "There are areas of the team at the beginning of the offseason I know I said were clearly holes to fill, and then other things that we were going to try be a little bit more opportunistic on. We've done a little bit of both so far."
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The College has a number of computer labs available to students including a specialist lab for high end graphic and video processing.
The College library is available to all students, and provides space for personal study, quiet reading or research.
Cornerstone has two dedicated art rooms for Primary and Secondary students respectively.
The College has a fully equipped workshop that allows students to hone in their skills both in design and production of custom made pieces, including larger scale items such as furniture.
The College has a fully equipped workshop where students are able to design and construct a number of items.
The construction of our state-of-the-art gym, which contains two full basketball courts, was made possible after receiving a capital grant from the federal government. The gym also contains classrooms for the senior students in Years 11-12 and a dedicated primary art room. The gym is also used for events such as the end of year graduation and presentation nights.
The gym is also frequently utilised by local community groups and sport clubs.
The home economics room is a state-of-the-art facility. It is very spacious and provides a fantastic work environment. As part of our hospitality program students are required to host various 'events' throughout the year, including a high tea and a Pastors lunch.
The College science lab provides our students with an interactive and interesting place to explore and engage with the world of science through experiments, hands on learning and multimedia presentations
The Cadets program is located on site and provides a hands on leadership development program for our students. Due to the ongoing funding from the Department of Communities , the cadets program has access to a wide range of resources and equipment including but not limited to, paddleboards, surfboards, canoes, mountain bikes and camping equipment.
The College uniform Fitment Centre is located at the Busselton Campus, with all orders made online. Items can be collected free of charge from the College Administration within a few business days, or delivered directly to your home. To visit the online store, click here.
The College canteen is open on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
To order, follow the link here.


text: An intramolecular Schmidt reaction strategy for the synthesis of numerous derivatives of crispine A using azido-ketone as a key intermediate is described. present in anticancer molecules such as lepadiformine [8] antofine [9] and tylophorine [9] as well as a immunosuppressive agent "type":"entrez-nucleotide" attrs :"text":"FR901483″ term_id :"525229782″ term_text :"FR901483″FR901483.[10] The wide range of biological activities associated with the indolizidine alkaloids offers elicited considerable desire for them as target molecules among synthetic organic chemists. As a result several synthetic methods have been developed for the synthesis of indolizidine alkaloids. [5-7] Probably one of the most efficient methods for the building of the indolizidine platform is Rabbit polyclonal to AKR1C3. based on the intramolecular Schmidt reaction of azides with carbonyl compounds.[11 12 Pearson and Aube have exploited the synthetic potential of the intramolecular Schmidt reaction in the synthesis of several indolizidine alkaloids. [11-15] Recently we reported a novel approach for the building of the indolizidine BMS-790052 skeleton using an epoxide initiated electrophilic cyclization of azide as a key step. This novel methodology has been efficiently applied in the stereo- and enantioselective synthesis of indolizidine 167B and 209D (Plan ?(Scheme1).1). [16-18] Plan 1 Epoxide initiated electrophilic cyclization of azide. Results and conversation In 2002 a new indolizidine alkaloid known as crispine A was isolated from carduus crispus a popular invasive plant happening in Asia and Europe which was found to exhibit superior antitumor activity against SKOV3 KB and HeLa human being malignancy lines.[19] As a result of its potent antitumor activity numerous synthetic methods have been developed for the synthesis of crispine A. [20-28] Interestingly Schell and Smith reported the 1st synthesis of crispine A actually before its isolation using the N-chloramine rearrangement reaction as a key step.[25] In order to understand the structure activity relationship (SAR) as well as to improve the efficacy of this novel anti-cancer agent a flexible approach for the synthesis of various derivatives of crispine A is in great demand (Plan ?(Scheme22). Plan 2 Crispine A and its analogues. In 2000 Pearson reported the intramolecular Schmidt reaction based approach for the building of benzo-fused indolizidine skeleton using azido-olefin as a key intermediate (Plan ?(Scheme3).3). With this reaction in addition to benzo[e]indolizidine A a minor product B having the fundamental skeleton of crispine A was isolated in 28% yield. The intramolecular Schmidt reaction of azido-olefin in the presence of triflic acid proceeds with aryl migration rather than alkyl migration resulting in the formation of benzo[e]indolizidine [A] as a major product (Plan ?(Scheme33).[29] Plan 3 Intramolecular Schmidt reaction of olefin azide. With this communication we report the synthesis of crispine A analogues (2-5) using an intramolecular Schmidt reaction of azidoketone 6 as a key step. The azidoketone 6 can be readily prepared from your β-ketoester 7 which in turn can be synthesized from your dimethoxybenzoic acid 8 as demonstrated in Scheme ?Plan44.[30] 3 4 acid 8 on BMS-790052 treatment with paraformaldehyde in the presence of conc. H2SO4 followed by reduction with LAH offered the related BMS-790052 diol 9 like a white crystalline solid. Diol 9 on bromination followed BMS-790052 by nucleophilic displacement with NaCN furnished the desired dicyano compound 10. Plan 4 Retrosynthetic approach for crispine A analogues. Treatment of dicyanide 10 with thionyl chloride in methanol offered the related diester 11 like a colorless liquid in good yield. Compound 11 was then readily converted to the related β-ketoester 7 via Dieckmann cyclization and the resultant product was purified by recrystallization using H2O-EtOH solvent system (Plan ?(Scheme55). Plan 5 Synthesis of β-ketoester 7. Our efforts towards alkylation of β-ketoester 7 with 1-chloro-3-iodopropane under different reaction conditions were ineffective and resulted in poor BMS-790052 yield. In order to improve the yield of the alkylation reaction compound 7 was safeguarded as the related ethylene ketal 12 (Plan ?(Scheme66). Plan 6 Alkylation of ketal-ester 12. Remarkably alkylation of ketal-ester 12 using NaH in dry DMF proceeded efficiently even at.


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From the high peaks of the Pyrenees in France to the warm archipelago of Greece and the forests of Bulgaria there is birdlife to explore in each region of Europe. Enjoy the nesting seabirds of the Scotland Islands, the Greater Flamingo's of the Rhone delta or the Arctic nature of the Faroe Islands.
- Orkney Islands, Scotland
This archipelago is particularly fertile and has an amazing number of birds. Get out your book and count off guillemot, razorbill, puffin, kittiwake, breeding fowl and the short-eared owl.
- Camargue, France
Camargue is a 210,000-acre national park in the vast Rhone delta, and teems with shorebirds, herons and gulls. It is also a major breeding area for the Greater Flamingo and a vital rest and refueling stop for millions of migrating birds.
- Faroe Islands, Denmark
Birdlife is abundant on these 18 islands lying halfway between Iceland and Norway. Walk and sail among thousands of birds like puffins, guillemots, great skuas, oystercatchers and storm petrels. There are also quaint fishing villages enriched by Norse heritage to explore, rugged coastlines to walk and marine animals to watch for.
- Yell, Shetland Isles
Remote and barely habited, this island is a perfect place for bird watching. It's a haven for nesting seabirds on the cliffs and waders on the moorland that breed here in summer. Actually there are 4000 acres of moorland and you might see curlew, whimbrel, plover, dunlin, great skuas and merlin. Yell Sound and Bluemull Sound are busy flyways for seabirds such as black guillemots, common guillemots, razorbills, shags, kittiwake, puffins and arctic terns. Take a coastal walk by the bays and sandy beaches to watch for birdlife, otters, gray seals and porpoise.
- Iceland
Come for some high latitude birding in this land of shining fjords, glaciers and abundant natural beauty that also brims with bird life. It is home to towering cliffs that house seabird colonies such as Atlantic puffin, black guillemot and razorbill. There are enormous populations of waterfowl around Myvatn and plenty of arctic species. Keep an eye out for the national bird Gyrfalcon that is widespread in the north.
- Bulgaria
A great location for birdwatching, particularly in Spring as a nesting ground. In autumn migrating Asian birds pass here. But there's plenty to see here year round thanks to the diverse ecology and more eco friendly farming than in Western Europe. The richest concentrations of birdlife are in the Rhodope Mountains, along the Black Coast and the floodplain of the River Danube.
- Pembrokeshire, Wales
Pembrokeshire is an absolute delight for birdwatching. It's sparsely populated and almost surrounded by the ocean, providing a refuge for all kinds of wildlife. There are several island bird sanctuaries. There are sea cliffs, moorland, pastures and ancient woods to explore plus the island of Skomer, where puffins, razorbills, guillemots and other seabirds dwell.
- Greece
The riot of islands, mountains and rugged coastlines of Greece have created diverse and alluring bird sites. In fact there are 196 important bird areas including freshwater lakes, coastal lagoons and the archipelago of more than 2000 islands are home to nesting seabirds and Eleonora's Falcons. Some birds also stay the winter in Greece, a unique phenomena in Europe.
- Pyrenees, France
Surprisingly these brooding mountains that form a towering wall between France and Spain, are one of Europe's great birding destinations. Combine the first rate birding with walks amid stunning scenery. Watch out for the endangered lammergeier, the elusive wallcreeper, short-toed eagle, European honey-buzzard, yellow-billed choughab and many others.
- Spitsbergen, Svalbard Norway
Spitsbergen is the largest of Norway's Arctic islands in the Svalbard archipelago and is a pristine wilderness area. Birdwatching is an amazing experience here surrounded by mountains, ice caps, glaciers and tundra. Abundant seabird colonies and species such as the ghostly ivory gull, barnacle geese, gray phalaropes, purple sandpipers and red-throated divers call this home.


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Fresh off of the huge success of Straight Outta Compton, director F. Gary Gray has just become the frontrunner to helm Universal's Fast and Furious 8. William Eubank, Louis Leterrier and Adam Wingard were among the directors the studio was considering, but now, Gray himself has reportedly told the studio he is ready to finalize the deal to direct the film. This has apparently been a long search for the studio, after trying to convince James Waan, the director of Furious 7, to stick around to helm the next sequels.
The franchise's star, Vin Diesel, also seems to be a key member in this deal, with sources claiming he has sat down with the studio and narrowed down the choices on their list of directors to F. Gary Gray. As the actor has been known to do, he took to his Facebook account on Monday and posted a picture of himself sitting with Gray. Behind them was a collage of photos from the Fast and Furious series. The picture itself had no caption, but it received thousands of likes, shares and comments.
Gray has also been mentioned as a possible candidate to direct Marvel's Black Panther film, which will star Chadwick Boseman as the title character. However, due to scheduling conflicts, it appears that Gray will have to direct one or the other and cannot direct both. Fast and Furious 8 is expected to open in theaters on April 14, 2017, while Black Panther is slated for a July 6, 2018 release date.
Hiring Gray to direct the seventh sequel in this series would continue the studio's streak of hiring diverse talent, both behind and in front of the camera; the franchise's previous two directors were of Asian descent. Interestingly enough, Gray also has some history with two members of the cast. The director worked with Diesel on 2003's A Man Apart, and he also directed Dwayne Johnson in 2005's Be Cool.
The only other action movie Gray has directed, which coincidentally is famous for a car chase involving Mini Coopers, is The Italian Job. Coupled with Straight Outta Compton bringing in over $195 million worldwide, F. Gary Gray seems to be quite a strong contender to direct the film.


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By Christopher Bollyn February 14, 2004
Like a phoenix, Dresden's magnificent Frauenkirche, a masterpiece of baroque architecture, has risen from the ashes, its amazing 10-year reconstruction the result of "the most successful initiative of ordinary citizens" in German history.
SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE, Dresden - The unique "Stone Bell" dome of the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady) once again graces the skyline of Dresden, 59 years after it was reduced to rubble by the firebombing caused by 772 British Lancaster bombers on Ash Wednesday, 1945. For more than 45 years the ruins of the baroque masterpiece lay in a massive mound of rubble, "a gripping reminder of the city's destruction."
When the ornate gold cross, donated by Britain's Dresden Trust, is set atop the pinnacle of the dome on June 22, 2004, it will mark 10 years of reconstruction, the most extensive rebuilding effort in German history. Aaron Smith, the British goldsmith who created the new pinnacle cross, exactly like the original, is the son of one of the British Lancaster pilots who bombed Dresden in 1945.
The sandstone Frauenkirche, originally designed and built in 1726-1743 by State Master Builder and Architect Georg Bähr, was considered, before its destruction, to be the most significant church building of German Protestantism and one the great masterpieces of European architecture.
The rebuilding of the church's interior with its famous Gottfried Silbermann organ from 1736 will be finished for the church's re-opening on October 30, 2005, in time for Dresden's 800th anniversary in 2006.
The initiative to rebuild the Frauenkirche began with a group of 14 citizens led by Dresden musician Ludwig Güttler in 1990. Today the society funding the rebuilding has more than 6,400 members in Germany and 20 other nations.
In the United States the rebuilding effort is supported by Friends of Dresden, Inc., headed by the Nobel laureate Dr. Günter Blobel who donated the $1 million he received when he won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1999.
The reconstruction, when completed, will have cost some $170 million, most of which was raised through individual donations. Some $12 million is still needed.
While the rebuilding of Dresden's Frauenkirche has a special significance, there are a number of architectural masterpieces in the Saxon capital, formerly known as "Florence on the Elbe," which have been completely restored since 1945. Among these are the Semper opera house, the Zwinger galleries, and the Catholic cathedral.
As the people of Dresden remembered the destruction of their city and the loss of life on Feb. 13-14, 1945, a controversial book about the Anglo-American firebombing attacks appeared in British and American bookstores.
Dresden, Tuesday, February 13, 1945 by Frederick Taylor has been praised by a number of reviewers in Britain and the United States. The Chicago Sun-Times described Taylor's work as "a masterpiece of scholarship and evenhanded reporting."
"He absolves the Allies," The Scotsman (UK) wrote. Taylor's "robust defense of the Dresden raid," the left-leaning Guardian wrote, "…demolishes the legend that Dresden was purely a cultural center."
While reviews in the British press praise Taylor's defense of the firebombing for setting the "record straight," the largest German daily, Bild, said his book was "like a blow to the face of the victims."
As the people of Dresden commemorated the attacks with performances of Mozart's Requiem in the Semper opera house, Taylor's book created a scandal with its thesis that the incendiary "area bombing" and destruction of Dresden was "completely justified and useful," Bild reported.
"A ruthless act of war," Taylor told me about the Dresden attacks. Asked if he thought the firebombing of Dresden's city center was justified, Taylor said, "Judged by the standards of the time it was a legitimate military target."
However, neither the huge military base across the river nor the industrial areas around the town were targeted. Asked why the city center had been attacked, Taylor said, "That was how the British did city attacks then." Communication centers, meaning the railroad stations, were the primary targets of the raids, he said.
Taylor said he had come to the same conclusion as Götz Bergander, author of Dresden im Luftkrieg in 1994. Bergander's work has not been translated into English. There were 8 Allied bombing raids against Dresden between Oct. 7, 1944 and April 17, 1945. While U.S. bombers attacked Dresden six times, it was the two British night attacks of Feb. 13-14 that were the most devastating.
The first British attack, which began at 10:03 p.m. and lasted 25 minutes, involved 243 Lancaster bombers. Three hours later, at 1:23 a.m., 529 Lancasters began bombing for another 32 minutes. These are the devastating raids that The Independent (UK) said, "went horribly right."
The British Lancaster bombers dropped one 8,000-pound explosive device and 529 4,000-pound bombs while releasing 1,181 tons of incendiary bombs during the Ash Wednesday attacks. The British tactic of "area bombing" caused huge firestorms that incinerated complete city centers.
The British tactic of creating firestorms in German cities was a "dark art," according to The Independent's Nicholas Fearn. The combination of high explosive munitions and incendiaries created firestorms that killed everything within a huge area. "Those above ground would be burned alive," Fearn wrote, "while those taking refuge underground would be overcome by carbon monoxide poisoning."
"The fire-bombing of the city of Dresden in February 1945 became probably the most controversial operation carried out by British and American forces during the Second World War," Roger Hutchinson of The Scotsman wrote.
"A fire storm engulfed the old center of Dresden. It was deliberately created to leave no human life in its wake. Men looked from above, aghast at what they had wrought. Men, women and children down below were boiled alive in the supposed sanctuary of fountains and reservoirs," Hutchinson wrote.
The painstaking rebuilding of Dresden's magnificent opera house, art galleries, and churches is a remarkable achievement, and the buildings' scorched stones serve as silent reminders of the holocaust that destroyed the historic old city and untold thousands of innocent victims in a matter of hours.
On April 17, 1945, 580 U.S. B-17 bombers dropped 1,555 tons of bombs and 165 tons of incendiary devices on Dresden. Taylor said some of the U.S. bombs were dropped on Prague by mistake.
The number of deaths caused by the firebombing remains controversial. The official figure is based only on the number of corpses that could be identified: 35,000. However, with thousands of refugees passing through Dresden and the huge piles of corpses that were cremated in the market square, some historians estimate that more than 200,000 died in the bombing of Dresden.
Art Shay, who flew combat tours over Germany in 1944-45, reviewed Taylor's book for the Chicago Sun-Times. Taylor's "masterpiece of scholarship," Shay wrote, "gives the lie to much of Slaughterhouse-Five." Slaughterhouse-Five is the title of a 1969 novel by American author Kurt Vonnegut.
"When my kids learned I had been on the Dresden mission," John Skallerup of Chicago told Shay, "they stopped talking to me. I had murdered innocent children and 135,000 people…They learned about it in school from that Vonnegut novel they were teaching."
While Slaughterhouse-Five is synonymous with the destruction of Dresden for many Americans, in Dresden the connection between the old slaughterhouse and American literature is virtually unknown.
As an American prisoner-of-war, Vonnegut knew his camp as "Slaughterhouse-Five," which is actually the post address of the slaughterhouse's administration building. Vonnegut survived the bombing in a cellar and saw the destruction of Dresden first-hand as he participated in the recovery and cremation of the corpses. Five years ago, Vonnegut returned to Dresden and visited the slaughterhouse where he had been held as a P.O.W.
A small three-star hotel called Wenotel, built in 1982, stands on part of the slaughterhouse grounds today. The walled complex, built by Dresden's architect Hans Erlwein in 1906-11, was Europe's most modern livestock- and slaughterhouse of its era.
Dresden is known for being the place where the first sewing machine was invented. The bra, the manufactured cigarette, tea bag, squeezable toothpaste, and the latex condom were all invented in Dresden.
Slaughterhouse-Five on the Elbe River is about one mile from the city center and was only slightly damaged in the raids. While some of the buildings have been recently renovated to form part of a convention center, much of the slaughterhouse complex remains as it was when Vonnegut and other prisoners-of-war were held here. It was a working slaughterhouse until 1995.


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Whenever I am struggling to put an outfit together, I always think, "I wonder if my chambray shirt would look good with this". This baby has definitely gotten its share of wear time over the 1+ years that I've owned it and it still looks great, with everything.
On this particular day, I paired it with this jacquard miniskirt that I got recently from H&M. I love the subtle detail, and the structured shape is super flattering and easy to wear.
Another trusty friend, this black moto jacket. I'm hanging on to the cool spring days while I can still wear this jacket.
Shirt - American Apparel / Jacket - H&M / Skirt -H&M (similar) / Shoes - Seychelles
There's been an obvious lack of product posts on my blog lately. One of the reasons is that I've been really enjoying doing outfit posts. In some ways they are easier, quicker, and I've been really inspired by the fashion blog world. Second, I haven't been buying new products. I still love my beauty bits, but there comes a point in one's product hoarding when all the variations of peachy pink blush, and brown taupe eyeshadows have been exhausted.
I need some new inspiration! What are some of your favorite products at the moment?
I need some new inspiration! What are some of your favorite products at the moment?


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In the dining halls located in Sıhhiye and Beytepe campuses, our students and staff are offered breakfast, lunch and dinner, rations, lunch box, special day menus and alternatively vegetarian menus. There are also numerous outdoor and indoor food and beverage points for students to use within the campus.
With a total capacity of 2357 rooms in the student dormitories operated by the Department of Health Culture and Sports within our university, housing services are provided to 4159 students in Beytepe Campus and 1565 students in Sıhhiye Campus. There are canteens in our dormitories that sell to meet the basic needs of our students.
Hacettepe University has one of the richest libraries in our country. With its strong electronic resource collection, qualified services, access to resources such as e-journals, e-books, e-references, e-thesis is provided in 100+ databases. 140 000+ e-books and 200000+ printed book collections serve students and academicians.
Beytepe Campus offers indoor multipurpose gym, fitness room, table tennis room, outdoor sports fields 2 tennis courts, tent tennis and basketball court, 2 carpet courts and athletic track stadium, and Sıhhiye Campus offers basketball and volleyball hall with a capacity of 500 people, fitness room, aerobic solo, fighting hall, table tennis room and sports facilities.
Hacettepe University health centers have a total of four service areas: Primary Care Treatment Services, Personal Protective Services, Psychological Interview and Psychotherapy Services and Environmental Protection Services. Specialists and general practitioners, dentists, psychologists, nurses, physiotherapists, laboratory technicians, X-ray technicians and other support personnel are employed in the health centers.
Necessary arrangements are made in our campuses in order to facilitate the education life and social participation of students with disabilities who receive higher education at our university. In this regard, various awards were given to our university due to its socio-cultural activities and its work on access to places.
Mini Hacettepeli and Ayser and İhsan Doğramacı Kindergarten are offered in the Sıhhiye Campus, and Beytepe Kindergarten and preschool education opportunities are offered in Beytepe campus. These kindergartens benefit from the academic knowledge and research findings of the relevant units of our university in educational practices.
With the Cultural Center established on an area of 3500 m2 in the Sıhhiye Campus and the Tunçalp Ozgen Congress and Cultural Center with a capacity of 1600 people in Beytepe Campus, fully equipped services are offered for all kinds of national and international congresses, seminars, meetings, panels, courses, conferences, concerts, theaters, recitals, ballets, dances, folklore, auctions, exhibitions and bazaars.
The Sıhhiye Campus is located in the area between Ulus and Hamamönü districts, which is the first residential area of Ankara. This campus is a 10-15 minute walk from Sıhhiye, Kurtuluş, Kızılay, Opera and Samanpazarı. Beytepe Campus is located in Eskişehir Yolu Üniversiteler Mahallesi. Beytepe Campus can be reached by public transportation using the Kızılay-Çayyolu metro line. From Beytepe metro stop, the campus is reached by buses departing from Beytepe bridge. Transportation between Beytepe Campus and Sıhhiye Campus is provided by ring services.


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Chimpanzees are the largest-brained and most intelligent of all the primates. They live in heavily-forested areas of Central and West Africa in large multi-male and multi-female social groups called communities. Explore the world of wild animals with Papo figures.
Develop your imagination and creative play with Papo's highly detailed and designed model figurines. Fascinating realms of fantasy, enchanted, pirate or mediaeval kingdoms await. Maybe you would prefer to play at home with horses, dogs, cats and farmyard friends; go on safari to wild animal kingdoms or on undersea adventures with marine life…and then there are the dinosaurs! Which world will you visit?
Realistic and hand painted, these plastic figures conform to international safety standards.
- Model No.: 50194
- Category: Wild Animal Kingdom
- Material: Plastic
- Warning: Not Suitable for children under 3 years