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Introduction: A Table/bookcase Made From a Pallet
As it's easy getting hold of pallets, I like turning them into nice furniture. I had the idea of combining a table with a bookcase itself and so planned this.
I used: One standard pallet, some venetian blind strips, four small metal brackets, thin plywood board found at the bottom of drawers, some plastic wheels that move in all directions. Some short screws (1cm) and some longer (4cm is good), a few nails (4cm).
Tools: I mostly do things manually so used a saw, screwdriver, sandpaper plus an electric drill.
Step 1: Getting the Wood Ready
First, you'll need to do the plan and measurements and this will mostly depend on the width of the wood so when you put pieces together, the sides will join with the others. Therefore as this one is made up of three pieces of wood together, the width of those three need to be the same as the length of the pieces so that they will match when joining to the other sides.
Just draw out your plan, see how many pieces you'll need and cut them accordingly.
Measure the size of the books you'll want to put in there then make your dimensions fit these. I wanted four separate book sections so the depth will be a little more than two book depths and a little higher than the books are so you can get them out easily enough.
I did mine so that some side pieces would be horizontal and some vertical as you'll see later but you can do it how you like.
Then, for the table top, I used four pieces as I wanted it to be bigger than the body part so they were cut longer. You can see them at the top left of the photo.
I sanded down each piece and got the ends smooth, just with normal sandpaper wrapped around a spare piece of wood.
Step 2: The Base and the Sides
I used two other pieces of wood to fix the base together. you can nail them or screw them together. I used nails. These pieces are where the wheel will go in so you'll need to drill four holes in the corners that are the width of the metal rods that are attached to the wheels then just slot them in at the end. Make sure they fit in tightly so they won't fall out.
For the sides I screwed in each piece to fit along the edge of the base. It's best to use two screws for each one so they won't twist. Don't use nails for this as there's the chance that the wood will split, being close to the edge.
Continue in this way for the opposite side but don't fit the top onto it yet.
Step 3: Dividers
This is where you'll have books on both sides so for this I used the plywood.
To hold them in place, I used some thin pieces of wood tacked in with enough space between them to slide in the plywood. I chose two pieces just so the colours would go together as the other side was white but that's up to you.
You'll need to cut the plywood so that it slots in really snugly. This way, there's no real chance of it coming out.
Step 4: Fixing the Other Panels Together
The next step was putting the top on what I'd got so far. The three pieces need to be held together again so I used the venetian blinds for this. You could also use other thin strips of wood if you have them. Basically, you don't want them to get in the way of books being put on the shelves. I used short screws to fix them in place in the position where they will go inside the sides of the the walls.
Then screw the top onto the ends on the sides and follow the same kind of pattern for the upper part.
I had the upper panels made horizontally and held them together with blind slats again as I didn't have any more thin strips of wood. You can see the dividers done like that on the photo.
Step 5: The Upper Section
The upper two walls were also screwed to what is now the middle piece. I put a blind slat across the middle for the plywood to sit on although it's not really necessary. Cut some more plywood and slot it in as before.
Then, the last piece to make it the table top. I didn't want screws to be seen on the top so fixed the four metal brackets onto the corners as shown. Place them so that when you put the table top on the brackets will join to two pieces of wood on each side so the whole top will be fixed. Then, you can screw upwards with tiny screws.
For the four longer pieces that formed the table top, I again joined them together with blind slats which again, you'll need to make sure will sit inside the edges once you put it on. Then screw on the table top and it's done.
I chose some gloss varnish to finish it off and it is now a snug little table that can hold about 40 books. Ideal if you have a reading chair where you can rest your mug of warm broth and your pipe. :D
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I love this plan, it came out beautifully and I appreciate the simplicity with tools and instructions. I had seen a similar one for children's books that was quite expensive (over $200) and not as attractive as yours. I think I found my next project, thanks!
Thank you. I hope you have success and post a photo when you've made it. :)
I love this idea. Just waiting gathering all my tools for my projects. I'm not crazy about the wheels (my kids would turns this into a soapbox racer). Other than that, I hope to have photos in about 2 weeks.
must be some decent pallets....came out nice
Very nice design, it's useful, looks good & really well made. What are the dimensions - total height, width and depth of it also the height of each shelf, the table on top, curious. If you don't mind giving, thanks. I would love to get my husband to make some of these!
Thanks. The dimensions just depend on the size of the wood you are using. It's about 60cm high altogether and the table top is about 40cm wide.
I have seen so many "pallet" furniture pieces that were crude and ill designed then built with all the craftsmanship of an insane beaver that I almost skipped this 'ible. I'm glad I didn't! This is a well designed, very usable piece of furniture, well made and yet constructed using essentially free "scrap" wood. Very nicely done! I'm off to my wood pile to start the selection process for my own copy.
When I started making things out of pallets I used to sand them. That got really dusty though so I bought a thickness planer. I haven't gotten any new used pallets since I moved. There is a lot less around by me now. When I used to get pallets though I'd get like a dozen at a time. When you're working with that many pallets you don't want to sand them, believe me.
I always wear a face mask when I'm sanding as it can cause respiratory problems so that's a good tip to point out. If you're making something with a pallet, the wood as it is is usually very rough so it needs sanding if you want to make furniture from it.
Best pallet idea I've seen in a long time!! ....had enough of the 100+ takes on coffee tables :-b
Permission to steal kind sir, this is exactly what the doctor ordered.....needed one for exactly that purpose for a long time.
Thank you for submitting this, now, time to find me a free pallet or two :-)
Thanks a lot. Yes, I like to come up with different things. It makes it more of a design challenge. Feel free to use it, that's what it's for! Put a photo on here if you make one. :)
Thanks Elliot,
you wouldn't happen to have your plans handy, and if you do, would you mind posting them?
I'll post a picture or two once I get my hands on a pallet. Going out this afternoon to look for a couple.
Thanks again,
Sorry, no. I didn't actually draw out any plans, only a sketch of the finished idea, which won't be of any use.
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As soon as I heard one could study abroad as a college student, I knew I wanted to study abroad. In fact, a strong study abroad program was one of my criteria in deciding where to apply to college. At UC Berkeley I would learn one could not only study abroad but also intern, work or even do research with a professor over seas. However, by the time the deadline came to sign up to study abroad during junior spring as planned, I decided not to apply. This was partly because I had worked abroad the summer after my freshman year and didn't feel the need to, and partly because depending on your outlook and involvement, I've found that you can study "abroad" in Berkeley.
Month: October 2015
Happy Birthday Campanile!
Stepping onto the UC Berkeley campus from any direction, visitors and students alike can immediately notice our Sather Tower cresting above the trees. Walking – or sprinting to class – is made more enjoyable accompanied by Campanile's hourly toll or its thrice-a-day concerts. This year, the Campanile became an even more central character in our campus' narrative, as 2015 marked its 100th birthday.
At 307 feet tall, the Campanile remains the third-tallest freestanding clock and bell tower in the world, beaten only by Belgium's tower and Italy's Campanile, the Venetian tower after which our tower was named. Its collection of bells began with a dozen installed in 1917, and has swelled to a total of 61 from other class donations and university benefactors.
Trustee Dinner
Sometimes, your most memorable nights of college are unexpected. Admist the heart of midterm season, I attended the UC Berkeley Trustee Dinner.
Little did I know, this dinner would become one of my favorite and most impactful college evenings. Myself and 10 other campus ambassadors arrived to a beautifully decorated ballroom filled with tables and intricately designed center pieces. Outside on the patio of the recently finished Associated Students of University of California (ASUC) Union, cellist filled the space with their jazzy music, waiters moved gracefully around with their hors-d'oeuvres and people floated around in conversation with the typical blue and pink fall sunset as their backdrop.The first women I talked to graduated in the 70s and had been a tour guide herself. Post college she had gone on to become a lawyer and her career led her to manage law firms in both Taiwan and Shanghai. When discussing why I choose Berkeley over the small liberal arts colleges I was accepted to, she shared with me that Berkeley had given her the tools to literally reach across the world. If it wasn't for Berkeley providing a place for their students to grow to their potential and learn to communicate and work among the masses, she doesn't believe she would have known how to look over her firms across the world. While I'm in no control over two firms in different countries and am really just trying to control my midterm grade next week, I would say that in these past 2.5 years at Berkeley, I definitely feel I am learning about functioning in a place like the "real world" where you have to go out and take personal responsibility for your goals. My conversation with her really encouraged me to continue to throw myself at various opportunities that present themselves. Who knows- maybe I'll one day grow my sports medicine company to support athletes around the world.
The Beauty of Cal Football
It's hard to capture the magnitude of Cal's 73 points against Grambling State during the Cal football season opener. It's difficult to articulate the nail-biting stress that the games against the University of Texas, the University of Washington, and Washington State University induced, though they ultimately ended in sweet victory. It's tough to accurately craft into words being a 5-0 team ranked 23rd in the nation.
The first Cal game I attended as a freshman was the second game of the 2012 season against Southern Utah, and we won pretty decisively, giving me a great first impression of Cal football. Though the rest of the season proved to be pretty tough and disappointing, the beautiful taste of our 43-17 rout of UCLA left me at least hopeful for the 2013 season, the new, Sonny Dykes era of Cal football.

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That joyful day is fast approaching for Stephanie. In February, just in time for Black History Month, she's launching her novel, PRINCESS KANDAKE - Warrior By Choice....Appointed to Rule.
Today I'd like to share with you the inspiration behind this awesome historical novel for Tweens.
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to wear paid off big time. Isn't this an amazing cover?
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are thankful our dear friend survived pneumonia,
followed by a major heart attack a few months ago.
just in time to do a week-long book tour in February to launch her baby!
It's been quite a journey, the making of this book. It all started with a little girl asking her grandma a simple question. A simple question without a simple answer.
Here's an excerpt from Stephanie's blog post of November 20, 2011 that explains the inspiration behind PRINCESS KANDAKE (pronounced Kon-da-kay):
I have the most beautiful granddaughter on the planet. . . She loves to play dress-up. One day she came to me and said, "Nana, I want to be a princess, but they don't look like me." She was pointing at a Disney ad. "Where are all the beautiful brown princesses?"
That got me started. I was on the hunt. My daughter (her mother) and I started pointing out every princess of color we could find. We looked everywhere, at every book, poster, and magazine available and even some that weren't.
It occurred to me that Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, etc. were sitting on the bookshelves of every library and close at hand for anyone to pick up, anyone except my granddaughter. Being who I am, I couldn't rest until I did something about it and I wanted a story that would not be time-sensitive and could even become a classic. (Why dream if you can't dream large!) The research began.
I needed someone from history and the further back the better. I hit upon ancient Nubia. Learning of the power and far reaches of this ancient kingdom were perfect! I started with a picture book, but the tale outgrew that format. It is now a Tween novel filled with adventure, action, conflict, and a hint of romance.
This ancient kingdom is revived in Stephanie's novel, thanks to her extensive research. I wasn't familiar with Nubia until she read chapters of her work-in-progress to our critique group. Nubia is a very real place to me now. So are the characters, although Stephanie says they're fictional, but I'm not so sure about that!
I'm fascinated by the years of research and rewrites that have gone into this work and the great lengths Stephanie went to for the cover design, which is a story in itself.
for the cover before deciding on the pose above.
Have you ever heard of Nubia? Do you like historical novels?
(Friends, I'm dealing with some difficult issues right now, so if I don't comment back right away, please know that I will as soon as possible.)


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For the first time in 43 years, Shawinigan, Quebec is the center of the junior hockey universe....
Anton Zlobin scored at 17:51 of overtime to give the Shawinigan Cataractes a 2-1 win over the London Knights in the Championship Game of the 2012 MasterCard Memorial Cup. This was a tight battle throughout the night with both teams trying to get chances - while also trying to avoid mistakes.
Ryan Rupert opened the scoring for the Knights at 5:42 of the first period. It was a typical goal generated by the Rupert twins and linemate Austin Watson. Some good work down low lead to the chance out front that beat Cataractes goaltender Gabriel Girard.
The home side bounced back in the second period when Zlobin scored his first goal of the game, with assists to Kirill Kabanov and Morgan Ellis.
That was the only scoring in regulation, but not without chances for both teams. The Cataractes were playing their fourth game in five nights after having to go through the tiebreaker route in the tournament. They defeated Edmonton Thursday, Saint John Friday and London Sunday to capture the Memorial Cup.
This marks the first championship for the franchise in its 43 year history. It also exorcises some demons that have been hanging over this city since 1985. During that year, Shawinigan hosted the Memorial Cup, but the championship game was moved to Drummondville - where the Cataractes lost the title game to the Prince Albert Raiders. The attendance of 5,250 was the most since Centre Bionest opened in 2008 - 55 more than the crowd for the final game of the 2009 QMJHL Championship Series vs. Drummondville.
On the other side, the London Knights are a young team who could have many of their big names back. Even heading into the OHL trade deadline there was some uncertainty as to whether the Knights would load up for this year or look towards 2013 and beyond. While they were a disappointed group after the final, they had a special season. Winning the second OHL championship in franchise history and going to overtime in the Memorial Cup Final is something that should be celebrated.
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An exceptional invitation experience
With the approaching annual Opera Ball fundraiser, the Houston Grand Opera wanted to create a unique and surprising experience for recipients of the invitation. The invitation arrived in an oversize envelope designed to look like parchment with a prominent logo to go with the theme of that year's ball: "Carousel."
Intricate details and handwork
As you open up the invitation, a stunning 3D carousel springs to life. A true masterpiece of folding, scoring and die cutting, the carousel features details like tiny carnival lights and fleurs-de-lis patterns. LasX did the laser die cutting, and Elation Press conducted the finishing and hand assembly for each of the 1200 invitations.
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Why isn't my new address being recognized by some online businesses yet?
When your Uniform Address sign is installed, your new address will already have been updated with the national United States Postal Service (USPS) database. Many companies and online businesses access USPS data through a third-party vendor that issues updates on its own schedule. This may cause a delay in your new address being updated or verified by some companies, utilities, or online businesses. AFTER your new address sign is installed, if you're doing online banking — or using a credit card for an online purchase or payment — and you have problems with your new address being recognized or accepted, simply use your old address until the company updates its customer address list to match the USPS database.


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hackneyed \HAK-need\, adjective:
1. used too often; commonplace
Within earshot of flushing toilets, under the unflinching surveillance of a fake security camera, and accompanied by cheese curls and brightly-colored Kool-Aid, the Museum of Bad Art's newest exhibit, "Hackneyed Portraits," opened earlier this month.
"The supply demand dynamics just don't warrant where we are today. It's becoming incredibly hackneyed to say it's all coming from demand in China," he said.
To speak of "the dream of paradise" seems hackneyed or else derogatory, as if it were just a daydream or a pipe dream.
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Updates from our wolf pack
Shosha, the female wolf who returned to us after living for several years in the Abu-Kabir Zoological Garden, unfortunately has failed to establish her place in the pack. Our old female closely guards her position as alpha female, and because usually only the alpha female breeds, it is unlikely that Shosha will reproduce within the current structure of the pack. Therefore we decided to separate forces: Shosha has been paired with our younger male and our older female with the older male. Both pairs use the big yard alternately. The relationship between Shosha and the young male are quite cool for the time being, but we hope it will warm up with time, perhaps when Shosha comes into heat.
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Athens, W. Va. - During the month of February, our nation formally celebrates the many contributions African-Americans have made to our heritage. Dr. Carter G. Woodson, noted Black scholar and historian, initiated Black History Week on February 12, 1926. For many years, the second week of February (chosen so as to coincide with the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln) was celebrated in the United States. In 1976, as part of the nation's Bicentennial, Black History Week was expanded and became established as Black History Month, and now, the month of February is used to celebrate the many contributions African-Americans have made to our country.
"Here at Concord, through the collaboration of faculty, staff and students we have planned a variety of educational programs and activities that will appeal to a large audience," stated Nancy Ellison, director of multicultural affairs.
All events are at Concord College unless noted otherwise. Events are free unless noted otherwise.
Monday, February 9-Friday, March 5
Concord College is assembling an exhibition of recent work by a number of African American artists including Paul Andrew Wandless, Stephen M. Carter, Richard Buncamper, Bobby Scroggins, LeRoy Johnson, Althea Meade Hajduk, Keith Smith, Malcolm Mobutu Smith, Ellen E. Day, Barbara Hardaway, Carol White, Carl Pope, Arianne King Comer and others. The pieces are of differing media and include photography, clay, paintings and fiber.
Saturday, January 17, 9 p.m., Subway
The Magic of DeWayne Williams--This African-American magician will leave you spellbound after his spectacular performance.
Monday, January 19, 7 p.m., Main Theatre, Alexander Fine Arts Center
Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration--Elementary, middle, and high school students, as well as Concord College students will present their winning essays based on the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. The ConChords will offer a special musical tribute. Skilled storyteller and poet, Shindana Cooper, will deliver the keynote address, entitled "Martin and Me."
Wednesday, January 21, 8 p.m., Alexander Fine Arts Center
Jabali Afrika from east Africa's Kenya, is a truly multi-faceted group, with it's own unique blend of fusion and African rhythms. Original compositions and traditional African melodies come alive on a wide variety of instruments, accompanied by vocal harmonies that form the foundation of modern rock, jazz, gospel, blues and more! Add talented dancing and choreography, topped off with stunning African tribal costumes and you will have a multicultural experience that will leave you enriched, educated and entertained.
Friday, January 23, 9 p.m. to Midnight, Carter Center
Lock-in Party--Sponsored by the Offices of Multicultural Affairs at Concord College and Bluefield State College, this event offers members from the International Club and Black Student Union from both colleges the opportunity to get acquainted and share their cultures.
Wednesday, February 4, 8 a.m., Alexander Fine Arts Center
Slave Art in the Americas--A lecture by Stephen M. Carter. Mr. Carter has his M.F.A. from Arizona State University and currently is associate professor of art at the University of Vermont.
Wednesday, February 4, 3 p.m., Alexander Fine Arts Center
History of African and Afro-American Art and Music--a lecture by Robert Farris Thompson. Mr. Thompson has a Ph.D. from Yale and is currently a professor at the same institution.
Wednesday, February 4, 7 p.m., Princeton Middle School (Princeton)
The year 2004 is the fiftieth anniversary of the landmark decision "Brown vs. Board of Education." One of the Brown sisters involved in this case will present her story. This event is jointly sponsored by Concord College and Bluefield State College.
Monday, February 9, 7 p.m., College Center Ball Room
Stop the Hate in your Town Community Forum--A forum to discuss the causes and consequences of violence against individuals due to prejudice or bias. Panelists will share their experiences with intolerance and their vision for stopping the hate in the community. This event is sponsored in part by the West Virginia Hate Crimes Task Force.
Monday, February 9, 8 p.m., Alexander Fine Arts Center
West African drum and dance performed by Osubi Craig. Craig's musical style is a fusion of traditional African rhythms layered with Afro-Cuban and Latin undertones as well as the jazz and R&B funk of the African-American culture. Dance, history and folklore will also be incorporated into the performance.
Admission prices are as follows: $5 for adults, $4 for senior citizens and $2 for non-Concord students. Concord College faculty, staff and students will be admitted free of charge. Students will need to present their valid college ID in order to be admitted for free.
Wednesday, February 18,1 p.m., Alexander Fine Arts Center
Award winning journalist and former Washington Post reporter, Patrice Gains, will share her life story of how she turned away from drugs and abusive relationships to become a confident journalist, author and speaker.
Saturday, February 21, 4 p.m., College Center Ball Room
Spaghetti Dinner--Join us for a delicious spaghetti dinner sponsored by Black Student Union. Musical entertainment and a play will be presented as you enjoy your meal. The grand finale will include a step performance by Nubian Pride.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. For more information on this event, contact Diane Grych at 1-304-384-6077.
For more information on any Black History Month event, contact Nancy Ellison, 1-304-384-6086 or email@example.com.
CONCORD COLLEGE NOTES: Persons with disabilities should contact Rick Dillon, 1-304-384-5231 if special accommodations are required.


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LONDON: England cricketers Graeme Swann and Stuart Broad insisted Tuesday that the limited overs internationals against Pakistan should go ahead despite the betting scam allegations engulfing the tourists.
The Nottinghamshire bowlers said the two Twenty20 games in Cardiff and the following, five-match one-day international series should be played.
Seamer Broad said the England dressing room was still in a "state of shock" over the "spot-fixing" allegations which emerged Sunday.
"The one-day series should go on, as far as I`m concerned," the 24-year-old wrote in the Daily Mail newspaper.
"We shouldn`t call it off on the back of an investigation that is ongoing. We want to play and what about the supporters who have paid for tickets?
"It is up to others to decide whether any of the Pakistan players involved in those allegations should miss those games, but we will be giving our utmost against whoever we face. And we trust the opposition will be, too."
Broad set the second-highest ever Test score made by a number nine batsman after his 169 -- his first century in first-class cricket -- in the fourth and final Test against Pakistan.
Largely thanks to his heroics, England won the match at Lord`s here on Sunday to take the series 3-1.
"I never dreamt there was anything untoward about our victories," Broad said.
"I have absolutely no doubts that Pakistan were giving everything to try to win that match.
"When Pakistan did not come out to practise on the fourth day (Sunday), it did cross our minds that we might have another forfeited Test on our hands.
"When we shook hands with their players afterwards -- and there was never any suggestion that we weren`t going to do that -- we just said the normal things even though it seemed wrong somehow to celebrate as strongly as we would normally do.
"I shook hands and said `well played` to all their players in the Long Room as we made our way back upstairs."
He added: "I have never been approached by anyone asking me to manipulate any aspect of any cricket match and I am absolutely certain that none of my team-mates have either.
"Still, as the son of an International Cricket Council match referee, I can`t imagine any match-fixer would be daft enough to approach me anyway!"
Britain`s News of the World newspaper claimed it had paid middleman Mazhar Majeed 150,000 pounds (230,000 dollars, 185,000 euros) for advance details of three no-balls in the Lord`s Test, bowled by Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asif.
Spinner Graeme Swann insisted the one-day fixtures should nonetheless be fulfilled.
"I`m keen for them to go ahead," he wrote in The Sun newspaper.
"As a player, I love one-day cricket and, with nothing proved, I will have no problem whatsoever about who I play against."
The 31-year-old off-spinner added: "What I want most is that cricket gets back in the papers for the right reasons -- for an unbelievable hundred or a great spell of bowling.
"Mohammad Amir has bowled superbly all summer and I hope someone can get to the bottom of all this.
"It`s terrible for cricket to have something like this hanging over it. Once more, the game is making the front pages for the wrong reasons.
"We want a clean game and the spectators deserve that. All I know is that I`ve been part of a hard-fought Test series that has unfortunately finished in a strange, surreal atmosphere."
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Mayor Sylvester Turner's vision for Houston as a high-tech innovation hub took several steps forward after a successful economic development and trade mission to Israel recently. A private meeting with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sparked a discussion regarding healthcare data mining and personalized medicine. Meetings with the minister of Energy and Infrastructure and the mayors of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Beersheba and Al-Bireh focused on Smart City management, energy connections, cyber security and tourism.
"As the energy capital of the world with the largest medical center in the world, Houston is in the enviable position of having vast resources at our fingertips," said Mayor Turner. "Being able to create sustainable relationships in those industries with Israeli leaders in the 'Startup Nation' will have a major return on innovation. Our face to face meetings show that we are committed to our mission of expanding our tech industry and establishing an innovation district."
City Council Member Michael Kubosh and a delegation of business and nonprofit leaders from Noble Energy, Braun Enterprises, Lone Star College System, Texas Medical Center, Houston Airport System, Visit Houston, Kinder Institute, ChaiOne, INVICTUS, Precision Task Group and Winstead PC accompanied Mayor Turner.
"They call it 'chutzpah', we call it gall or nerve – one of the many ingredients that have made the Israeli innovation ecosystem continue to boom," said Lance Black Medical Device Innovation Lead, TMC Innovation Institute. "The Texas Medical Center's accompaniment to the Mayor's Trade Mission was beyond productive as we had the opportunity to meet and form relationships with several of Israel's accelerators/incubators, research institutions and over 50 start-up companies. Digital health and medical device technologies are a staple for Israel, and the Texas Medical Center is an ideal hub for these companies to validate their products and enter the U.S. market. The Texas Medical Center looks forward to building on these relationships and, subsequently, a bridge that will make the exchange of ideas a benefit to patients around the world."
"I found the Mayor's Trade Mission to Israel to be one of the most informative and useful visits in my professional career," said Lone Star College System Chancellor Steven Head. "While I had traveled to Israel previously, this visit included four intensive days of meetings with business, political and educational leaders that provided an in depth understanding of opportunities and challenges in exchanges with the country of Israel. We also gained extensive knowledge about the history, culture and geo-politics of the region. We learned that Israel is a country rich in history and populated by immigrants that has risen to become one of the most innovative and prosperous countries in the world."
Connecting the people, businesses, cultures and economies of the world to Houston and the region also included traveling to the Palestinian territories. The delegation visited with the mayor of Al-Bireh about infrastructure, walked through the Al-Amari refugee camp and toured a clinic which sees 300 patients a day. The group also met with the founder of the growing city of Rawabi.
During the mission, Mayor Turner and the delegation also met with local Israeli entrepreneurs who are doing business in Houston. A new alliance was also announced between MD Anderson Cancer Center and Israeli company Convergent R.N.R. which will develop new radiation technology. More partnerships and alliances are on the horizon in the fields of cyber security, life sciences and tourism.
"The trip to Israel was one of the most educational missions that I have ever attended," said Senior Vice President of Tourism Jorge Franz. "It allowed me to get a fresh perspective on the whole Middle East region that can help our organization in future business dealings there. Most importantly, the trip allowed us the opportunity to meet with the CEO of the Tel Aviv Global City initiative and the director of tourism for the Tel Aviv Convention and Visitors Bureau. Both provided great ideas and contacts that we can put to work here in Houston to attract more visitors to our city."
"We'd be delighted to see new air service between Houston and Israel," said Saba Abashawl, chief external affairs officer of the Houston Airport System. "Our mutual business connections are growing, especially in the energy and medical industries, as well as in technology and logistics. Tourism is also growing, and we believe that when combined with business growth, this expansion can serve as the foundation for a strong traffic base."
Houston and Israel have a shared belief that innovation, creativity and progress require positive leadership, thoughtful inclusion of our citizens, discipline and hard work. The delegation came away with a renewed sense of purpose and optimism for the future of Houston knowing that we have all the resources and people to improve our great city.
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One country that you may not have considered for a holiday with a difference is Jordan. Its ancient cities and astonishing sites will make you wonder why you never came sooner. There are a variety of different Jordan tours on offers, ranging from a few days to the complete highlight package. Most will cover Petra (of course), and here are some of the highlights to consider.
1. Petra
You cannot claim to have been in Jordan without visiting the ancient city of Petra. It is one of the country's national treasures and the most popular tourist attraction. It still provides evidence of refined culture, architecture and complex water channels. As Jordan's UNESCO World Heritage Site, Petra will fascinate you with its various attraction sites. The Treasury, its most famous monument is so magnificent that its motif has been used in various ancient-themed movies, such as "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade." It has a Roman-style theatre, obelisks, temples, sacrificial altars and colonnaded streets, as well as the outstanding Ad-Deir Monastery.
2. The Dead Sea
Once you are there, you will realize that the Dead Sea is a place that will keep your heart pulsating. The beautiful landscape, created by a build-up of dense mixture of salts and minerals, will leave you speechless. It has retained its spiritual importance as a relic from the ancient times. Many wellness enthusiasts love it for its mineral salts that are believed to cure various ailments.
3. Wadi Rum
This timeless place has an awesome climate and a maze of monolithic landscapes that provide a natural scene for those who love the rough outdoors. Hikers and mountaineers can enjoy climbing the boundless canyons and challenging heights. You will love exploring the caves with 4000-year-old rock drawings as well.
4. Amman
The capital of Jordan offers a unique blend of ancient and the contemporary life. Located between the fertile Jordan Valley and the scorching desert, the city has ultra-modern, hotels, restaurants, boutiques and art galleries surrounded by much older relics.
5. Madaba
It is also known as the "City of Mosaics" because of its awesome Umayyad and Byzantine mosaics. It is home to the highly regarded ancient Mosaic Map of the Holy Land showing intricate, aesthetic details of its incredible landscape. You can find hundreds of other 5th to 7th century mosaics depicting nature as well as mythological scenes and daily activities.
6. Mount Nebo
In Biblical literature, this is the famous location from where the ancient prophet, Moses, viewed the Holy Land from afar, but was told by God that he would never enter. You can relive that heartbreaking moment right here several millennia later. The place now houses an amazing collection of Byzantine mosaics. You can also find other artifacts, such as the Serpentine Cross, which symbolizes the bronze serpent that Moses lifted in the desert. Mount Nebo is one of the three Jordanian holy sites designated as Millennium 2000 pilgrimage spots.
7. Kerak Castle/ Crusader Castle
This an underground castle with a maze of convoluted passageways and stone-vaulted halls still in amazing condition centuries later. It is evidence of the architectural genius of the Crusaders who built it for military purposes. Before you go in, you could prop yourself on the protective wall and take in the awesome view of the Dead Sea and the Mount of Olives. You cannot leave without visiting the Castle Plaza, located a few meters away from the ancient ruins. It contains remains of administrative buildings from the 19th century Ottoman Empire. Now, it is a tourist centre, complete with various facilities that you would need on your tour, such as a crafts center and top-class restaurants.
8. Ajloun
If you want to witness the masterpiece of medieval Arab architecture in conjunction with nature, then you must visit Ajloun. It contains Ajloun-Dibbine's sprawling pine forests and the city's towering Ayyubid castle that was instrumental in safeguarding it centuries ago. You must visit the Ajloun Nature Reserve, and view its diverse wildlife and natural beauty.
9. Aqaba
Aqaba promises fun to every visitor, due to its fascinating history, stunning sites, excellent hotels and adrenaline-filled activities. You can enjoy superb tourist facilities, shopping experience and a friendly local population. If nothing else, the Red Sea will provide you with the most profound experience, as you can engage in water sport activities, such as snorkeling and diving. You will love the temperate climate that provides the perfect environment for exotic plant and marine life, including coral, sea turtles and dolphins.
These are the most popular sights on Jordan tours, now it is just a matter of deciding which places to go.


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4 Ways How AI Development Can Improve Marketing
You set the final destination, identified the target group, budget, designed the content, selected the channel and are ready to work. You feel nervous because you have put a lot of work into it (and you have spent a lot of time and effort to make sure it works perfectly).
And now you can't wait to run it and follow the results closely. They have done everything to ensure that the campaign is not celebrated until it starts, and show encouraging results, except for a very important point: Integrate artificial intelligence into your marketing campaign to ensure that results are kept to a minimum with limited effort on your part.
You see, artificial intelligence has fundamentally and drastically changed the way professional marketers improve their monthly promotion. In fact, the effectiveness of promotion and reaching clients and potential clients has never been more measurable.
This is due to the fact that it gives more insight into the effectiveness of campaigns developed by application developers. Among other things, there is more knowledge about customers and prospects than ever before. It is time to explore four key ways in which artificial intelligence accelerates a marketing campaign. In fact, the effectiveness of campaigns and reaching clients and potential clients has never been more measurable.
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Significantly Improve Your Marketing Campaigns
Automation is one of the best things that has ever happened to the digital marketing industry in this century because it has practically revolutionized the way it operates. Currently, automatic communication can be effectively implemented through many online channels with potential clients and potential clients. By using artificial intelligence, marketing, and social media communication, email marketing and link building can be done more efficiently and easily.
The advantage of personification is the change in the way the game is played and the conversion rate increases significantly. Before using artificial intelligence, email marketing campaigns manually refine messages, and results are also monitored manually in others to initiate successful campaign execution. However, this is never the case when using AI. Before using artificial intelligence, email campaigns manually refine messages, and results are also monitored manually in others to initiate successful campaign execution.
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Improved SERP
Marketing campaigns are often carried out to increase website traffic. To increase website traffic, marketers must use AI algorithms to know what the best search engine ranking pages (SERP rankings) are. Keeping up with this trend or SEO can be a difficult task. But thanks to artificial intelligence, the whole process can be done easily. In addition, AI is already the dominant factor in the search world. It is no wonder then that marketing specialists can improve their campaigns and place their sites in the best search results of major search engines, such as Google, Bing, and Yahoo.
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Generate content more efficiently
Content is queen is now a phrase. This does not mean, however, that high-quality content is not particularly important. Generating high-quality cartridges consistently is hard work. 2It is more difficult when high-quality jobs are expelled in very large quantities. This is very difficult to do by hand. Thanks to artificial intelligence, the whole process can be done smoothly, automatically creating high-quality data-based posts at set intervals.
Another thing worth mentioning is the use of natural language generation (NLG). This is a branch of artificial intelligence that will have a great impact on literature written for websites. By using and developing this promising technology, marketers can generate clear reports at a staggering pace. The good news is that there are signs of decent analysis.
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Holistically increase the effectiveness of your marketing campaign
AI improves the effectiveness of the marketing campaign. It's about the whole operation. It's fair to say that artificial intelligence has proven extremely effective for large and small businesses. This is an upward trend that shows no signs of slowing down. In fact, it is growing impressively. So you know that AI also improves the effectiveness of non-digital marketing campaigns integrated with digital campaigns. It is clear that it is so effective that your business cannot do without it.
This is due to the fact that every company must increase its competitiveness in the global market because we are so connected that an isolated economy suffers. If your business is not competitive, sooner or later you will no longer be open to it. This is the basic concept in the economy. Therefore, AI exponentially increases your competitiveness. The more competitive your company is, the greater your ROI. And your business will not only survive but will also thrive thanks to the increase in revenues.
It is obvious that marketing campaigns require artificial intelligence, especially if the promotion is intended for startups. Because marketing campaigns for small businesses often go to waste and get frustrated. The best way to prevent this is to make your campaign as personalized as possible by automating and using all available digital channels to promote your products and services.
So you need all the help you can get. Fortunately, advanced automation due to the use of artificial intelligence not only closed a much-needed gap in the implementation of effective marketing campaigns.


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A 28-year-old former Marine opened fire in a California country music bar packed with college students, killing 12 people including a police officer as dozens of terrified youngsters stampeded towards the door, authorities said Thursday.
The gunman -- who apparently killed himself -- stepped into the Borderline Bar and Grill around 11:20 pm Wednesday and coolly began shooting, witnesses said, unleashing pandemonium as terrified patrons scrambled to escape.
"He had perfect form," bar patron Teylor Whittler told Fox News. "He looked like he knew what he was doing, he had practiced."
Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean told a news conference the suspect had been identified as Ian David Long, a veteran of the US Marine Corps.
He was found dead at the bar in Thousand Oaks, California, an upscale city northwest of Los Angeles.
[caption id="attachment_1388965" align="aligncenter" width="800"] A photograph of shooting suspect Ian David Long, which was posted on social media in 2010. (Facebook)[/caption]
Dean said authorities so far had no indication of a motive, or of any connection to terrorism. He said the victims were apparently targeted at random.
"We believe he shot himself," said Dean, who earlier described it as a "horrific scene."
Dean said his department had "several contacts" with Long over the years, for minor incidents including a traffic collision, and in 2015 when he was beaten up at a local bar.
In April this year, deputies were called to his house for a disturbance and found him "acting a little irrationally."
[caption id="attachment_1389035" align="aligncenter" width="800"] An undated photograph of Ian David Long, which was obtained by CBS News. (Screenshot)[/caption]
"They felt he might be suffering from PTSD, the fact he was a veteran and had been in the corps," Dean said.
"They called out our crisis intervention team, our mental health specialists who met with him, talked to him, and cleared him."
Dean said Long was believed to have been armed with a single handgun when he launched Wednesday's attack.
[caption id="attachment_1388970" align="aligncenter" width="800"] A photograph of shooting suspect Ian David Long, which was posted on social media in 2011. (Facebook)[/caption]
"It appears he walked up to the scene. He shot the security guard that was standing outside. He stepped inside," Dean said.
"It appears that he turned to the right and shot several of the other security and employees there, and then began opening fire inside the nightclub."
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Among those killed in the assault was a three-decade veteran of the sheriff's department, 54-year-old Ron Helus, who was married and had a grown son.
"He went in there to save people and made the ultimate sacrifice," Dean said.
The other 11 victims have yet to be identified by the authorities. Besides the dead, around a dozen other people were injured.
Matt Wennerstron, a 20-year-old college student who regularly attended events at the bar, said the shooter fired a short-barreled pistol that apparently had a 10-15 round magazine.
"Then, when (he) started to reload, that's when we got people out of there and I didn't look back," Wennerstron said.
[caption id="attachment_1389003" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Ian David Long in an undated photo obtained by ABC7 News. (Screenshot)[/caption]
He said he and others smashed their way out of the bar onto a balcony and then jumped down to safety. "One bar stool went straight through a window," he told reporters.
Jasmin Alexander, who was part of a group of around 15 friends at the bar, said there was chaos and confusion inside when shots first rang out.
"It was a normal Wednesday. We were just at the bar, having fun, dancing," she told reporters after escaping.
"All of a sudden we heard the 'bang, bang' of the gunshots and it just started going crazy and people were pushing.
"We thought it was a joke, we didn't take it seriously at first... because it sounded like firecrackers and everyone just dropped down to the floor."
TV footage showed SWAT teams surrounding the bar, with distraught revelers milling around and using their cell phones as lights from police cars flashed.
President Donald Trump tweeted that he had "been fully briefed on the terrible shooting," the latest chapter in America's epidemic of gun violence that came just 10 days after a gunman killed 11 worshippers at a synagogue in Pittsburgh.
Last year, a country music festival in Las Vegas was the scene of the worst mass shooting in modern US history. A gunman shooting from the 32nd floor of a hotel and casino with high power weapons killed 58 people.
[caption id="attachment_1389013" align="aligncenter" width="388"] A photograph of shooting suspect Ian David Long, which was posted on social media in 2012. (Facebook)[/caption]
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QUETTA: Writers, poets, intellectuals, authors and literary figures have demanded the government to make Pashto an official and educational language.
Speakers at the World Pashto Conference spoke at length on the importance of mother-languages and urged the federal government to grant national and official status to all languages in the country.
Pashto Academy Quetta organised a three-day Pashto International Conference "Pashto Language and Globalisation, Challenges and Possibilities" at a local hotel in Quetta on Saturday.
Governor Balochistan Muhammad Khan Achakzai while inaugurating the conference termed the mother-language imperative for the promotion of education and success of a society.
Renowned Pashto literary personalities from Kabul, Kandahar, Canada, Germany and various parts of the world participated in the conference, which thoroughly discussed history, the importance of, and challenges to, the Pashto language.
Prominent among those who participated in the Conference were Pashto Academy President Syed Khair Muhammad Arif, Muhammad Masoom Hotak from Canada, Wali Muhammad Achakzai from Germany, Habibullah Rafi from Kabul Afghanistan, Professor Dr. Fazal Rahim Marwat, Vice Chancellor Bacha Khan University Charsada, Abdul Ghafoor Lewal from Afghanistan and others.
"Committed nations make their dead languages alive," Muhammad Khan Achakzai said while referring to various ancient languages around the globe. He pointed out that Pashto was neither an educational nor official language, but Pashto-loving personalities were still publishing books in Pashto, despite the odds.
The chief of Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP), Mehmood Khan Achakzai, said that throughout the history Pashtoons have not believed in sectarianism neither were they terrorists, rather they always stood for peace and development.
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CAIRO—A column about politics in the Arab world is bound to be over-ambitious. Several volumes at least are needed to fairly encapsulate the complex and intricate history of a region plagued for centuries by war and oppression.
And yet an understanding of Arab politics is of vital importance in the West, since what happens in the Middle East affects energy prices, international security, and the welfare of hundreds of millions of people living in the region and beyond.
Earlier this week, I interviewed Mohamed Salah, the Cairo bureau chief of Al Hayat, a hugely influential daily Arabic newspaper based in London and published internationally. Following is an attempt at summarizing the conversation.
According to Salah, Arabs are suffering because of the absence of democracy and public participation in the political process. This was exacerbated after the attacks of September 11, when Arab regimes scrambled to preserve themselves by becoming even more subservient to America and using the terrorist attacks as a pretext to suppress any local opposition.
Political reforms that have been imposed on dictatorial Arab regimes from abroad have been largely superficial and ineffective in bringing about positive change. This has demoralized Arabs and led to widespread corruption as people lost trust in the ruling elites. Subsequently, apathy and lack of interest in a better society have become endemic in the Arab street.
Such circumstances provided a fertile ground for the growth of the modern Islamic parties that are a major player in every Arab country today. Although political Islam has long been part of the political landscape in the Middle East, it is increasingly emerging as the only credible alternative to the decadent systems in power.
In this deeply conservative part of the world, many people are drawn to such parties because of their simple religious message and charitable social services. Throughout the Arab world, Islamist parties provide cheap food, clothes, schooling and healthcare for the needy. For example, a visit to an Egyptian healthcare clinic run by Islamists costs five Egyptian pounds, equivalent to one Canadian dollar. The only other alternatives available to Egyptians are state-run hospitals—which are vastly under-resourced—or private clinics—at which they can expect to pay upwards of 200 pounds, more than an average Egyptian's monthly salary.
Salah said that Islamic parties finance their work through an intricate system of fund-raising. People who join these parties have access to jobs at businesses and companies run by similarly-minded people in their own countries or elsewhere in the Arab world or Europe. In return, they are expected to give regular donations back to their parties, which then use the money for grassroots work.
But the success of Islamic parties has often meant oppression by hostile Arab regimes, which have never tolerated any threat to their influence. The mass arrests, torture, and killing of Islamist thinkers and activists throughout the Arab world over the past few decades has led to the radicalization of the movement in many countries, and the birth of violent splinter groups that use resistance and religion as a pretext for terrorism and indiscriminate killing. It is such groups that are most familiar in the West.
But where are the secular Arab thinkers and intellectuals? Why are there no other ideas for progress in the Middle East? Salah said that there is no shortage of scholarship on political progress in the Arab world, but that, just like Islamists, secular intellectuals are also oppressed by Arab regimes. Many are driven into exile in the West, while some face torture and execution.
Furthermore, the immense unpopularity of American foreign policy in the region has made it more difficult for Arab proponents of democracy to be taken seriously. Because the American government used the establishment of democracy as one of its excuses for invading Iraq, a country that is currently in the midst of a brutal civil war, many Arabs associate any talk of democracy with expansionist American ambitions in the region. This is further complicated by Islamist and nationalist opposition movements that dismiss anything Western as satanic and suspicious.
There have been some positive developments, however. In Egypt, Salah notes, Western pressure has led to significantly greater freedom of the press. Egyptian dailies now routinely criticize the government and even the president, Hosni Mubarak, who has been in power for over 25 years. But this greater freedom has not led to much progress, however, because journalistic reports exposing widespread corruption are mostly ignored by government officials, who are accountable only to their indifferent superiors.
Salah does not think that a revolution or popular uprising can change the Arab reality, mainly because Arab dictatorships employ sophisticated and well-equipped security forces for their own protection. They are also backed by Western governments keen to maintain political stability in a resource-rich part of the world.
Mohamed Salah's outlook is bleak, which is understandable, given that he risks his life everyday covering the news in an unpredictable and often harsh part of the world. However, I think that change is coming to the Arab world, albeit very slowly. The advent of the Internet and satellite television over the past decade has allowed Arabs from Morocco to Iraq to share ideas and discuss change like never before. Everywhere in the Middle East, women are gradually getting more rights, and enrolment in post-secondary education is steadily increasing, a sign that people want progress despite the oppressive regimes that make their lives miserable.
Finally, for those interested in reading more about Middle Eastern politics, I recommend the brief special report on the Arab world in the October 21 issue of the Economist magazine. Also, an excellent book about the challenges facing Arabs in defining their place in the modern world is Amin Maalouf's In the Name of Identity, available in paperback through any major bookstore.
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I cringe when I go to karaoke and my friends want to sing heavy rotation. Or when my little 9 year old students start singing it and doing all the moves -- which means they've watched the video. I guess they are too innocent to realize the video wasn't made for them. SMH. AKB48 summarizes perfectly why Japan has this reputation for being weird and creepily perverted in the West. I did ask one of my Japanese girlfriends what she thought of the video, and she said "it's like porn", then again, she wasn't singing.ReplyDeleteReplies
There is something about AKB48 that just makes me uncomfortable; like they are "a dime a dozen" and doing nothing to curb voyeuristic and perverted behaviour. The opening of their music video is a shot through a keyhole as we watch a band member undress. I mean come on!Delete
This is the second not tops recently that disparages girls' culture. I get that it isn't to your taste, but AKB are ubiquitous and as close to universally liked as anything can be. That makes them great cultural envoys. The point isn't to only show bits of your culture that are like the other culture. Maybe the US can respond by sending Japan a transvaginal ultrasound machine and explanation about how forcefully penetrating women with it sums up their recently ideals.ReplyDeleteReplies
Whoa, this comment is so all over the place I don't really know how to respond! Can you reference this other "Not Tops" that you feel is disparaging toward women? Because I don't know what you mean. I'm sorry that you find my dislike of AKB48 upsetting. I feel personally that they are somewhat anti-feminist and I know many others who feel the same way. So saying, "Universally liked" is going a bit far I think. Cultural envoys should represent the culture they come from and often that means putting what is unusual and unique about a country on display--I get that--but the whole point of the cultural mission can be undermined if the envoys cause more offense and confusion than encouraging bonds of friendship between countries. I feel that has taken place here. Its not even so much AKB48 that is at fault here (I have not problem with any of the girl personally) but the idea and outcomes of this cultural mission. Thank you for visiting my site and generating discussion. Peace.Delete
Recently ideals?? I mean feminist...ReplyDelete
Sorry if I sounded confrontational, it's hard to express oneself well while typing on a phone (^-^ゞReplyDelete
I also don't like AKB, but I think they are a completely reasonable choice for cultural envoys. As I said, they are as close to universally popular as anything can be (nothing can ever be "universally liked"). The other post I was talking about was the Tops Tuesday before last I think;it mocked the outfits of two girls. It's totally ok for you to dislike and criticise girls' culture, of course, it's your blog!Replies
Okie dokie. I think it was the "forcefully penetrating women" that kind of threw me there.Delete
Yeah not a big fan of fashion in Japan. But I don't mean to criticize girls or their sense of style in my Tops Tuesdays posts, just point out that I don't like it.


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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- People who consume 18 grams of protein from whole eggs or from egg whites after engaging in resistance exercise differ dramatically in how their muscles build protein, a process called protein synthesis, during the post-workout period, researchers report in a new study. Specifically, the post-workout muscle-building response in those eating whole eggs is 40 percent greater than in those consuming an equivalent amount of protein from egg whites, the team found.
The discovery, reported in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, suggests that the widespread practice of throwing away egg yolks to maximize one's dietary protein intake from eggs is counterproductive, said Nicholas Burd, a University of Illinois professor of kinesiology and community health who led the research.
The yolks also contain protein, along with key nutrients and other food components that are not present in egg whites, Burd said. And something in the yolks is boosting the body's ability to utilize that protein in the muscles.
"This study suggests that eating protein within its most natural food matrix tends to be more beneficial to our muscles as opposed to getting one's protein from isolated protein sources," he said.
In the study, 10 young men engaged in a single bout of resistance exercise and then ate either whole eggs or egg whites containing 18 grams of protein. Researchers administered infusions of stable-isotope-labeled leucine and phenylalanine (two important amino acids) to participants. This allowed the scientists to maintain and precisely measure amino acid levels in participants' blood and muscles.
The U. of I. Poultry Research Farm developed eggs for the study that also were isotopically labeled with leucine. This allowed for precise tracking of where the food-derived amino acids ended up after participants ingested them.
The team took repeated blood and muscle biopsy samples to assess how the egg-derived amino acids were appearing in the blood and in protein synthesis in muscles before and after the resistance exercise and eating.
"By using those labeled eggs, we saw that if you ate the whole egg or the egg whites, the same amount of dietary amino acids became available in your blood," Burd said. "In each case, about 60 to 70 percent of the amino acids were available in the blood to build new muscle protein. That would suggest that getting one's protein from whole eggs or just from the whites makes no difference, as the amount of dietary amino acids in the blood after eating generally gives us an indication of how potent a food source is for the muscle-building response."
But when the researchers directly measured protein synthesis in the muscle, they found a very different response.
"We saw that the ingestion of whole eggs immediately after resistance exercise resulted in greater muscle-protein synthesis than the ingestion of egg whites," Burd said.
Previous studies suggest this difference has nothing to do with the difference in energy content of whole eggs and egg whites - whole eggs containing 18 grams of protein also contain about 17 grams of fat, whereas egg whites have no fat. Studies from Burd's lab and others show that simply adding fat to an isolated protein source in the diet after exercise does not boost protein synthesis.
"There's a lot of stress on protein nutrition in modern society, and research is showing that we need more protein in the diet than we once thought to maintain health," Burd said. "As world population grows, we need cost-effective and sustainable strategies for improving the use of protein in the diet. This work is showing that consuming egg protein in its natural matrix has a much greater benefit than getting isolated protein from the same source."
The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Hatch project supported this research. The authors report no conflicts of interest related to this research.
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VR Education Holdings plc, (VR Education) a virtual reality (VR) software and technology company, announced that it has today raised €6.75 million, following its Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE). It commences trading on the ISE's Enterprise Securities Market (ESM) with a market capitalisation of €22.2m.
VR Education is dedicated to transforming the delivery methods of education and corporate training by utilising VR technologies to deliver immersive virtual experiences. The company's core focus is the development and commercialisation of ENGAGE, its online virtual social learning and presentation platform for creating, sharing and delivering proprietary and third party VR content for educational and corporate training purposes.
Listing on an exchange is an option for SMEs with a great business, ambition and plans to succeed" said Deirdre Somers, ISE, CEO.
ISE Chief Executive Deirdre Somers said:
This is a great day for VR Education Holdings plc. It is fantastic to see VR Education Holdings, an ambitious Irish tech company at a relatively early stage of their development, utilise the ESM to access international pools of capital to deliver the finance they need to fuel their growth.
VR Education's IPO success demonstrates that listing on an exchange is an option for SMEs with a great business, ambition and plans to scale.
We would like to wish VR Education's management, staff and shareholders every success and we look forward to building a strong relationship with them as they start this exciting journey as a public company.
Listing on the ESM is the perfect fit for VR Education's vision and ambition" commented David Whelan, CEO, VR Education Holdings plc
VR Education Holdings plc CEO, David Whelan said:
Listing on the ESM is the perfect fit for VR Education's vision and ambition. Our listing has given us the platform to raise the international capital we need to scale our business both today and in the future.
We are delighted with the success of our IPO, which was enabled by combining the support of the Irish ecosystem with access to international capital. Being a plc delivers a long term financing solution for our business, it also enables us to build our brand and profile and to diversify our shareholder base internationally. We are looking forward to the next chapter of life as a plc.
Enterprise Ireland CEO, Julie Sinnamon said:
It is great to see VR Education Holdings achieve this listing on the Irish Stock Exchange. It is a testament to the innovative technology and scaling ambition of this Irish company. Our ambition is to help more Irish companies access capital markets to build scale in their business. VR Education is an excellent role model for others to emulate in raising international funds through IPO. Enterprise Ireland is delighted to work with the Irish Stock Exchange, through its support of the #IPOready programme, which helps to prepare Irish businesses for the IPO journey.
Orla O'Gorman, Head of Equity at the ISE, added:
A stock market listing on the Irish Stock Exchange brings a number of benefits to high growth, ambitious companies such as VR Education as it give them access to a permanent source of capital to scale their business. A stock market listing also delivers liquidity for founders and shareholders in addition to increased profile and branding for the company. The ability to use publicly traded shares as a consideration for funding M&A and to attract, retain and reward staff are other important benefits of being a publicly quoted company.
The Irish Stock Exchange has a number of initiatives to support scaling Irish companies who are interested in accessing capital markets, including our successful #IPOready programme.


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The Nlighten system is custom designed to make application of Pivot Bio PROVEN™ a snap for farmers across all 90 million acres of U.S. corn growing country.
How do you apply the volume of liquid in a can of soda across a whole acre of corn? That's the challenge facing Pivot Bio as farmers across the country join our network and apply Pivot Bio PROVEN™ in 2020. Less than a liter of the nitrogen-producing microbes applied per acre can supply reliable nitrogen to corn every day of the growing season. As always, Pivot Bio puts farmers first, focusing on giving growers the right tool for the job. Enter the NLighten system.
The NLighten system is a special-purpose tank that can be mounted on the existing equipment a grower uses in their operation. Rugged construction and precision monitoring allows a grower to easily join the precision ag movement, decreasing their impact and use. How precise? It can apply our microbes and other supplements at a half gallon per acre, making sure each of the 30,000 plus corn plants growing get their fair share of Pivot Bio PROVEN™.
Our goal is to give farmers the access they need to the best nitrogen around. But each grower has a unique practice to cultivate their portion of the 90 million acres corn producing acres in the U.S. That means that application of Pivot Bio PROVEN ™ has to integrate seamlessly with on-farm practices no matter where or how you're farming. This is where the Nlighten system shines - it can make every grower a Pivot Bio PROVEN™ grower.
For our nationwide network of sales representatives, the Nlighten system is a way to connect with growers that lack access to or do not need in-furrow equipment for their farming operation. Rather than purchase pricey new equipment to become part of the Pivot Bio network, these growers can reap the benefits of working with Pivot Bio PROVEN™ without altering their tried and true growing practices.
The benefits are compelling. If a farmer can apply Pivot Bio PROVEN™ at planting, the nitrogen producing microbes are right there ready to start providing nitrogen the day the plant roots emerge. Smaller volumes mean less liquid and less weight, which translates to less compaction on the soil, making it easier for roots to go deep and anchor corn throughout the season. Applying nitrogen-producing microbes to the roots of corn ensures that the crop has access to reliable nutrition regardless of whether extreme weather events cooperate with the planting calendar. With those innovations, growers can make the most of their nitrogen input, knowing that Pivot Bio PROVEN ™ microbes won't leach into waterways or volatilize into the air. This precision nutrient application that can't be beat, and it shows in the great results farmers are seeing when they use Pivot Bio PROVEN™ .
Production agriculture takes its inputs seriously. A grower has to juggle how much nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium each of their acres needs, and how to apply those inputs so that they maximize efficiency. For that, they need the right tools, tools that put nutrients right at the crop root, exactly where they're needed. Pivot Bio started the crop nutrition revolution with Pivot Bio PROVEN™. The NLighten system ensures that every farmer has access to this game-changing tool, building a network of productive growers that improve land, water, and air, at every planting.
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In airfield technology, high quality has many meanings. Products must be unique and long lasting, with highly resistant features, as well as cost effective and reliable. They must also conform to the rules, procedures and regulations of the country in which they're being installed.
To that end, OCEM is pleased to add yet another certification to our arsenal: the Mexican Type Approval Certification for airfield ground lighting and technology compliance.
The company's products already complied with the most requested certifications from all over the world, including ICAO, IEC, EASA, FAA, STAC and AENA. In response to market demand, OCEM also recently obtained Russia's Rosaviatsia certification (Russia) for several products after passing the full battery of tests.
Now, OCEM has received the Mexican certification as well, straight from the Direccion Général de Aeronautica Civil and the Direccion Général Adjunta de Aviacion of Mexico City. The Type Approval Certification confirms that all of OCEM's products meet the requirements for safe operation in Mexican airspace. The company would like to extend a special thanks to its partner in Mexico, Atenox, which was instrumental in achieving this important milestone.
The results are proof of OCEM's continuous product improvement efforts, and point to the company's wide presence in the Mexican market.
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OCEM Airfield Technology is a leading global airfield lighting provider with close to a century of experience in the airfield industry. It has supplied AGL solutions and systems to more than 1,300 airports and installed more than 300 airfield control monitoring systems worldwide. Based in Italy, together with Multi Electric (U.S.) and Augier (France), OCEM forms part of Aretè & Cocchi Technology, a holding group focused on high-tech businesses leading industrial fields.


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Sal's Ristorante Italiano
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Voted #1 for the best pizza and Italian Restaurant in Williamsburg. Sal's Ristorante Italiano serves the best Italian cuisine in the area. A wide variety of entress including New York Style Pizza, Lasagna, Manicotti, Fradiavolo, Shrimp Fettuccini, Veal Parmigiana, Submarine Sandwiches, and Homemade Desserts are just to name a few of the delectable items that they have to offer. Beer and Wine are also available. A great family atmosphere and great food! Free delivery to area hotels and motels. Look for our goWilliamsburg Discount in the WHMA's Official Visitor's Guide!


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Not visible from the street is this home's solar system, which meets most of this home's electrical needs for only $137/month year-round. It is located at 5674 Fig Way in the Candlelight Valley subdivision adjacent to the Van Bibber open space park. A trailhead is just two blocks away. It's a super quiet location, as you can tell by watching the narrated video tour at www.JeffcoSolarHomes.com. This home has a finished walk-out basement and has one of the larger lots — over 1/3 acre. Everything about this home is top shelf, including the gourmet kitchen with marble floor, granite countertops and built-in refrigerator. The walk-out basement is a mother-in-law apartment with its own kitchen. The expansive deck and covered patio provide additional entertainment possibilities. Listed at $797,000.
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So, you've gotten your FiveM Server setup, this guide is going to walk you through the steps assuming that you have your server on a VPS. If you are hosting with a GSP, they may have removed some lines of this file to better control your server, the configuration will be similar especially in the first half, however.
In the screenshots throughout this tutorial, I have used the text editor Atom.Continue reading "How to Configure your FiveM Server.cfg File"


text: Rue truly regretted all the sun damage she inflicted on her skin when she was a girl and young lady, and so she made certain to protect herself from the harmful rays of the sun as she aged. This Liz Claiborne cap was one of her protection tools because it has a super long bill. It had the added benefit of hiding her face when she wanted to run out for a quick errand and go around her Manhattan neighborhood unrecognized. Rue's hat comes with a Certificate of Authenticity from Estate of Rue.


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Bali Reef Resort bungalow style is inspired by traditional architecture and the graceful nature of Bali. The surroundings and magnificent view of the Indian Ocean relish the distinguish resort ambience.
The Deluxe Bungalow Room combines a subtle Balinese touch and refined luxury with modern conveniences.
All bungalows are furnished with quality and imagination, ancient paintings, exclusively designed furniture and selected rich fabrics to create a peaceful balance.
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All 28 luxurious en-suite guestrooms are situated among manicured gardens, each bungalow style guestroom is furnished with modern conveniences, uniquely designed furniture and selected fabrics to create perfect harmony.
Each room is equipped with private balcony, individually-controlled air conditioning, LCD TV with international satellite channels, DVD player, IDD telephone, refrigerator and minibar, bathroom with a shower stall, hairdryer, safety box, tea and coffee making facilities and bathrobe.Check-in time : 14.00 hrs
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The company that gave us the Walking Dead video game is developing a new game based on the popular comic book series Fables.
Telltale Games will launch the DC Comics/Vertigo property under a different name, presumably to avoid association with Lionhead Studios' RPG property.
"We won't be using the name Fables," Telltale CEO Dan Connors told IGN. "We're based on the property, but we'll have a new name. We haven't announced it yet. We're still hammering it out. We want to make sure that people know it's associated with the DC comic and Bill [Willingham]'s work and everything else. It's delicate. But it won't be called Fables.


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Vyteris Andriukaitis made the following points in a speech recently:
The definition of health as proposed by the World Health Organization is: "Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity".
Unfortunately for too long we have been focusing on care and cure, while most of the harm related to risk factors – alcohol, tobacco, salt, sugar, trans-fatty acids, physical inactivity, stress, air pollution and others – is preventable.
The risk factors shorten lives of our citizens, reduce our health resources, provoke chronic diseases and pressure our healthcare systems and our economies. Yet we forget that public health plays a central role in a vibrant social market economy. It is always underestimated, yet it is vital.
About 11% of the EU's workforce is active in the health and social sector, most of whom – 8% – work in healthcare.
Public health is a prerequisite for economic growth – a healthy population is more productive – and the health sector is a key tool to support this.
The sector already amounts to up to almost one tenth of the EU's economy yet it has huge potential to stimulate growth and investment, to generate innovation, new products, technologies, services and jobs.
To read more about Vyteris Andriukaitis on ec.europa.eu website


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This past weekend I had the extremely pleasurable and cathartic experience of cutting all my hair off. Although I've had very short hair before, last time it was a gradual process from long and curly to medium-length to bob to short. This time, I simply grew it out to my shoulders and then got rid of all of it. Combined with the lifting of seasonal depression that accompanies the transition from winter to spring, I basically felt as if I had been reborn in my sister's salon chair. I breathed a sigh of relief as she cut the bulk of my mousy brown hair off. I almost graduated to tears of joy as she shaved the sides of my head and I once more noticed the sensation of cool air against the nape of my neck. This may seem like an overly dramatic description of a haircut to some, but for me and a lot of other girls (and guys I'm sure), hair is kind of a big deal. Some of the reasons for which will be touched on below. For me, short hair is a big deal. More specifically short, loud hair. This time I went with a pink mohawk:
Now obviously the pink mohawk isn't for everyone. It isn't even really for me in the long run because that color is way too much of a pain in the ass to upkeep. But I do intend to keep the mohawk style in one form or another. My points touch more on the general positive externalities associated with unconventional hairstyle choices. But just for fun, let's focus specifically on the benefits of the pink mohawk:
1. It's streamlined. Like a shark fin.
Much like how the cartilaginous dorsal fin of the great white shark cuts through murky waters, pink mohawks allow for ease of movement through daily life. Because you know, fuck hair ties. Like seriously fuck hair ties. And bobby pins. And all those other things that never manage to hold more than like 72% of your hair in place.
2. With a pink mohawk, you're just an oversized broadsword and small animal companion away from being an anime character.
That's right, my hairstyle is strange and bright enough that I could almost walk right into an anime convention and someone would start making educated guesses about what series my cosplay was from. Furthermore, going through life with an outrageous hairstyle makes every day feel like the kind of adventure anime-you would have. Like you're the star of your very own TV show. And hey, no one wants to watch your TV show if you do the same boring things every day, go crazy! If that's not enough for you, a short hairstyle like a pink mohawk allows easy access to the fun world of wigs (a world which is exponentially more diverse with things like Etsy and Ebay)–you can literally have any hairstyle you want!
3. Confidence, by default.
When you have a hairstyle that more of less blends in, it is possible to do things with minimal confidence or gusto and no one will notice. But when you have a pink mohawk, you have to kind of go big or go home. You have to do things confidently and intentionally. Why might you ask? Well my inquisitive friend, picture someone dancing awkwardly at a club but instead of embracing the awkward and having fun, they shrink themselves down and keep their eyes cast at the floor to avoid drawing attention to themselves. Now picture that person has a pink mohawk. Doesn't the scene get 100x more awkward and painful to envision? That's because acting like you don't want people to look at you while also sporting a pink mohawk is really stupid. So I find that when I do things, regardless of whether I'm doing them correctly or well, when I have a loud hairstyle I do them intentionally and with confidence. Often, just doing something confidently improves the quality of whatever it is you're doing…or creates a really powerful illusion of quality. And that's almost the same thing, right?
4. A person with a pink mohawk doesn't give a shit about being seen as normal.
This is the big one. It's less of an "I don't give a fuck about you" (ok Big Sean) thing than it's a "lets get this out of the way early" sort of thing. I'm not saying I don't give a fuck what anyone thinks, I clearly do, or else I wouldn't bother looking a certain way at all. I would probably wear an oversized t-shirt and hippie pants out everyday since that's the most comfortable ensemble I own; yet I refrain from this tempting possibility. I like to look nice. This is more about me communicating without having to say anything that I'm a little odd. Much like the "Hello, I'm poor" cheat from my previous post, having a pink mohawk skips the several conversations it might take for someone to realize I'm a little "out there" and clues them right in from the start. I like this because I hate smalltalk. I hate the pleasantries involved in trying to appear more or less "normal" to someone you just met. That's not to say I'm going to launch right into talking about why cats are better than children with someone I just met, it just means that when those things do come up, they can't really act like I didn't warn them. I have a fucking pink mohawk after all.