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Kristen is wearing jeans, white tee, and brown jacket and her famous wild hair.
Is being a vampire everything you thought and more?
I waited so long to do this! Nobody else got to analyze their characters as human beings first, and then vampires, which has everything to do with what you'll be as a vampire. Everything that makes you great is amplified once you become a vampire. People have seen Bella going through her normal progress of life. But then all of a sudden, in reality she herself realizes, she's transformed into a fantastic version of who she was but at the same time she's like a baby. She doesn't know how to use her powers. It was fun molding her without being dominated by fear.
What about the physical aspect of this role? Did you get to do something you hadn't done before?
Yes, wires. There's a scene in which I hunt a mountain lion. I was thrown from a platform into a foam mat with the help of wires. They wanted me to attack the lion and look fierce, but the first few takes I was screaming because you feel like your stomach is flying out of your body through your mouth. I used to watch everyone else before and be all "Come on, do it!" but after five takes it actually became fun (laughs). She's the best vampire. After having a baby there is nothing more stable than the nature of being a mother, there's nothing more ferocious and aggressive. It's a mix of both things, but I tell you, that feeling of your stomach flying out of your mouth is not easy.
Were you scared?
Never! (she says clearing her throeat.)
Were you ever afraid that something could happen to you while filming these stunts?
Fear is a good thing. Some people use themselves as tools, and they have great self-control. After that they can look back on their own feats, and I'm always like "I don't know what just happened." Getting nervous for is great for me, it pushes me.
Have your fears changed?
You have to be ok with your own fears. If you're an honest person you'll make mistakes, but it'll be okay. The most interesting things happen making mistakes.
Have you had time to reflect on these four years?
They're over, but at the same time it's not the end yet.
What will you miss about Bella?
I'm taking her with me. I won't miss her. I don't feel like I have to come back and do something for her. I've taken everything from her, but her load is not on me anymore. It sounds weird bu I feel close to all the characters I've played.
Is vampire Bella role model for girls?
Generally, yes, of course. She's honest, she goes against what's been set for her. I know people criticize her because of certain aspects of how she rejected parts of herself for a man, but that's ridiculous. This relationship is equal. You need to be a very strong person to get where she is, and realizing that even if you don't make it, it's worth the try. Even if BD2 didn't happen, Bella is the kind of person who would've done everything in the exact saw way anyway.
Do you think love changes with time?
I think it depends. It's different for everyone. People are capable of living in different ways.
Translation thanks to Twilight Poison :)

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FORT MYERS, FL - FEBRUARY 24: Luis Guillorme #77 of the New York Mets catches a pop fly in shallow right field in front of Travis Taijeron #73 during the game against the Boston Red Sox at JetBlue Park at Fenway South on February 24, 2017 in Fort Myers, Florida. The Mets defeated the Red Sox 3-2. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
Luis Guillorme's hoping to make an impact on the New York Mets front office this spring training. He is a strong defensive player, the team knows that. They didn't know he's practically a wizard defensively.
Even just standing in the dugout the 22-year-old infielder stops everything coming his way. Thursday he nonchalantly grabbed a flying bat heading into the Mets dugout.
As the rest of the Mets scrambled, Guillorme reached up and grabbed the bat, then just flipped it back to Marlins hitter Adeiny Hechevarria. No big deal.


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[Leaked] Huawei Mate 30 Pro With Circular Quad Camera Module And More
The famous leaker Oneleaks has published detailed CAD renders of the Huawei Mate 30 Pro which gives us a clear look at the phone's circular camera setup.
The renders also confirm that the Mate 30 Pro will come with a notch at the front. Given that almost all major flagships have done away with the notch, it is surprising to see Huawei stick to it on the Mate 30 series. The notch will house the IR sensors required for a Face ID-like unlock experience as seen on the Mate 20 Pro from last year.
As for the circular camera hump, it will house a quad-camera setup. This will include two 40MP sensors, an 8MP telephoto sensor with 5x zoom, and a 3D ToF sensor. The primary 40MP camera will feature an f/1.6 aperture in RYYB pixel layout. The secondary 40MP camera will feature an ultra-wide-angle lens with a 120-degree field of view.
The phone is expected to come with a waterfall display which will spill over to its edges. The waterfall display makes it difficult to measure its length, though it is pegged to be around 6.6-inches. The device will measure 158.1 x 73.6 x 8.7mm, with the thickness increasing to 9.7mm around the camera hump.
Other specs of the Mate 30 Pro as confirmed from the renders include an IR blaster, USB-C port, and a power button located on the right side. There are no physical volume buttons and rumors point to it coming with a touch-sensitive panel on which users can slide their finger to adjust the volume.
The Huawei Mate 30 series will be unveiled on September 19th in Munich. The handset will be powered by Huawei's in-house Kirin 990 chipset which the company will unveil later this week at IFA 2019.


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Name: Christen Portelli
Title: Managing Principal
Company Name: Highcap Group LLC
Years in real estate: 16
How have you navigated obstacles to achieve success in your career? When we hit roadblocks in brokerage, I think our mindset becomes the biggest obstacle for navigating in a forward direction. Negative thoughts and emotions typically cloud vision and logical thinking. I always detain negative thoughts and focus on positive energy. This coupled with keeping emotions aside usually leads the way to more creative thinking and paves the way to a solution. I also think it's important to recognize what you can control in the equation and how to break down the steps in overcoming a barrier in a focused and timely manner.
What trends are you seeing so far this year? We have seen more creative approaches to getting deals done such as short term leases with an option to buy or long term ground leases as opposed to fee simple deals. Distressed debt has also started to make a small comeback and we expect to see more of those opportunities, especially on development sites/conversions that are sitting idle or buildings with significant vacant retail.
What do you do for fun? Working out is not only fun for me but a great stress release, I love taking pure barre, yoga and 360 classes. In addition, I enjoying hiking with my dog, Lucy.


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Govs Tennis Falls In Home Opener
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Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University men's tennis team dropped a 5-2 decision, Saturday, against Chattanooga at the Governors Tennis Center.
The Mocs (2-2) took the doubles point, winning at #1 and #3 doubles. The Govs (0-2) did win at #2 doubles, but Chattanooga clinched the point shortly after.
Almantas Ozelis got off to a great start for the Govs, winning the first set at #1 singles, but ultimately fell in three sets.
Austin Peay picked up wins from Aleh Drobysh and Jacob Lorino at #4 and #6 singles, respectively, but Chattanooga clinched the match with wins at #2 and #3 singles.
Tiebreakers were the Achilles heel for the Govs, as all three tiebreakers played in the match went in Chattanooga's favor.
Austin Peay is back in action Feb. 3, against Lipscomb, which starts a seven-game road trip for the Govs.
Box Score
Chattanooga 5, Austin Peay 2
1. Niklas Gerdes/Micheal Birnbaum (UTC) def. Almantas Ozelis/Aleh Drobysh (APSU) 6-1
2. Christian Edison/Timo Kiesslich (APSU) def. Pablo Llebelli/Luke Plaisted (UTC) 6-4
3. Jacob Marshall/Cooper Long (UTC) def. Chad Woodham/Evan Bottorff (APSU) 6-4
1. Niklas Gerdes (UTC) def. Almantas Ozelis (APSU) 2-6, 7-6(4), 6-3
2. Pablo Llebelli (UTC) def. Christian Edison (APSU) 6-3, 6-4
3. Luke Plaisted (UTC) def. Timo Kiesslich (APSU) 7-5, 6-2
4. Aleh Drobysh (APSU) def. Jacob Marshall (UTC) 6-2, 6-7(4), 7-5
5. Cooper Long (UTC) def. Chad Woodham (APSU) 6-3, 7-6(2)
6. Jacob Lorino (APSU) def. Micheal Birnbaum (UTC) 6-2, 7-5
Order of finish: Doubles (1, 2, 3); Singles (3, 2, 1, 4, 5, 6)
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OMG did you SEE what happened on Game of Thrones last week? Cersei enacted a bunch of abortion restrictions and all but one abortion provider closed. OH DID YOU MISS THAT DELETED SCENE??
You see, in the United States, state after state, community after community, has been stripped of abortion access and their abortion rights. We've been ringing the alarm on these frickin' "heartbeat" bills all year, talking about D&E bans that value propaganda over legitimate medical evidence, ditto for these "abortion reversal" bills (where they literally write into law to… Google something… def always a safe bet, "I'm feeling lucky!"). I mean, we've heard politicians REPEATEDLY lie SO FUCKING BLATANTLY and CRUELLY about "infanticide." But still… media pundits, news shows, the NYTimes, people just didn't realize that it is a legitimate CRISIS! The stories only get covered if they're sensational.
And look, they should be COVERED. What happened in Alabama is A TRAVESTY. The local government BLATANTLY ignored Roe v. Wade, completely, with NO EXCEPTIONS for rape and incest, and ALL with the again LITERALLY STATED express purpose of going to the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade. These people are too confident now. I mean… LOOK at this LEVEL OF GERRYMANDERING!
We can't believe Georgia passed a 6-week ban that everyone freaked out about and then Alabama was like "Ohhhh… hold our beer."
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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading source for legal blindness in the elderly population in the western world.1 Despite intensive research, its molecular pathophysiology remains inadequately understood.2 It is commonly assumed that the accumulation of lipofuscin in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and the formation of drusen at Bruch's membrane play an important role in the development of AMD.
The component A2E of lipofuscin is formed in the visual cycle by reaction of two all-trans-retinal molecules and one ethanolamine molecule.3 The accumulation of lipofuscin and the formation of drusen can be partly assumed as result of a reduced lysosomal activity in cells of retinal pigment epithelium4, 5 and of a decline in permeability of Bruch's membrane.6 Lipofuscin generates reactive oxygen species when exposed to visible light irradiation7, 8 and sensitizes RPE to blue light.9
The lifelong formation and activity of free radicals might be one reason for AMD. On the other hand, a high concentration of the macular pigment xanthophyll might reduce the risk of AMD, because it absorbs energy-rich blue radiation, which contributes to the formation of free radicals. Furthermore, xanthophyll acts as scavenger for free radicals.10, 11, 12 The chromatic aberration of the eye is also reduced by the absorption of blue light.13 Xanthophyll quenches singlet oxygen and inhibits the peroxydation of membrane phospholipids.14 In animal studies, an inverse relation was found between the concentrations of xanthophyll and of lipofuscin.2
The macular pigment xanthophyll consists mainly of lutein and zeaxanthin.15 Mesozeaxanthin is formed inside the retina.16 According to microphotometric studies, xanthophyll is located in receptor axons (Henle's layer) and in the inner plexiform layer.17 In the fovea, zeaxanthin has a concentration twice that of lutein but, in the periphery, the reverse is the case.16
Assuming the formation of free radicals is one cause of the development of AMD, a high concentration of xanthophyll in the retina might offer protection against light-induced oxidative damage and a low concentration might indicate a risk of AMD.
In order to confirm a loss of protection, a reduced optical density of macular pigment xanthophyll (ODx) should be detectable in vivo in AMD patients. In contrast, the intake of a lutein-rich diet or a supplement with lutein and zeaxanthin should decrease the incidence of AMD.
This effect can be demonstrated by double-blind prospective studies carried out over several years. Contradictory results are to be found in the literature. A comparison of studies was made by a meta analysis.18 An inverse ratio between the intake of lutein and zeaxanthin and the incidence of AMD was reported.19, 20, 21 In particular, it was found that visual acuity also improved with this supplement. No reduction in the risk of early AMD was found after supplementing lutein and zeaxanthin.22, 23, 24, 25, 26
One reason for these discrepant results might be the different study protocols, determining the intake of lutein and zeaxanthin using questionnaires, and missed measurements of changes in the optical density of the macular pigment.
An increased optical density of xanthophyll after supplementation with lutein and zeaxanthin has been measured with different methods. In some pioneering studies, the maximal optical density of xanthophyll was determined by subjective heterochrome flicker photometry.27, 28, 29 In order to achieve an objective method of determining the two-dimensional distribution of xanthophyll, the two-wavelength reflectometry method was realized in laser-scanning ophthalmoscopy.30 The optical density of macular pigment was also determined by approximation of the macular reflection spectra by a mathematical model representing the absorbance spectra of xanthophyll and other absorbers abundant at the fundus.31, 32, 33 Particularly interesting results were achieved in directional spectral reflection measurements from the fovea, where only the crystalline lens and xanthophyll influence the reflection spectrum.34 By developing an imaging fundus spectrometer, locally resolved reflectance spectra were measured along a line crossing the fovea.35 Xanthophyll has also been determined by approximation of a foveal reflectance spectrum with a model function. As foveal and parafoveal reflectance spectra were determined simultaneously by imaging spectrometry, the influence of lens transmission was eliminated by calculating the logarithmic difference of spectra measured at both fundus sites. The resulting difference spectrum is mainly generated by the extinction of xanthophyll with, in addition, differences in melanin and retinal blood optical densities between the fovea and the para-fovea.
In an elaborate work, the two-wavelength autofluorescence method was developed.36 This objective method is realized in some devices, based on the HRA (Heidelberg Retina Angiograph)-laser scanner ophthalmoscope (Heidelberg Engineering, Heidelberg, Germany). Applying this method, no fixation is required and measurements of the optical density of macular pigment are not influenced by stray light in the crystalline lens. Another method was published for measuring the concentration of both carotenoids in the fovea using the Raman activity of lutein and zeaxanthin.37 A comparison of principles and equations for calculation of the optical density of macular pigment has been presented, in detail, in the literature.38
All these objective methods have specific disadvantages: stray light and absorption of light in the lens, unequal fundus illumination at the two wavelengths used, and unequal relation of fluorescence at two excitation wavelengths. The main obstacle for routine application in clinical practice, however, is the use of techniques requiring highly sophisticated procedures. For this reason, there has been an unfulfilled need for a commonly available technique for measuring the optical density of xanthophyll.39
In this paper, a simple method is presented that uses the reflection at only one wavelength, in conjunction with the conventional technique of fundus cameras or laser-scanning ophthalmoscopes. The optical density of macular pigment is calculated by image processing. In elderly subjects, stray light originating from the crystalline lens superimposes the fundus reflection and may interfere with the measurement of the xanthophyll optical density. This influence must be compensated for. Thus, the following steps were performed for the compensation of the stray-light effect, for the comparison to the two-wavelength autofluorescence method, and for comparing the ODx in age-matched healthy subjects and patients, suffering from dry AMD. Special attention was taken on measurements in pseudophakic eyes when no stray light originates from the lens, as follows:
1 Measuring a normalized stray-light equivalent as function of age in 232 subjects (mean 69.8, range 45–88 years, group A).
2 Determining the relation between stray-light equivalent and optical density of xanthophyll (no correction for stray light) in 45 subjects (mean 70.7, range 47–86 years, group B, subgroup of A).
3 Calculating a correction function for stray light.
4 Determining the optical density of xanthophyll in 22 IOL (artificial intraocular lens) wearing subjects in one eye (mean 73.7, range 57–85 years, group C), and comparison to 11 eyes with crystalline lens (subgroup of C) in the other eye.
5 Comparing the optical density of xanthophyll, determined by the one-wavelength reflection method and two-wavelength autofluorescence method in 19 dry AMD patients (mean 74.9, range 60–87 years, group D) with pseudophakic eyes or eyes with crystalline lens.
6 Comparing the optical density of xanthophyll in pseudophakic eyes with healthy fundus (group C) and 45 pseudophakic eyes of patients suffering from dry AMD (mean 76.2, range 57–93 years, group E).
7 Comparing the optical density of xanthophyll in eyes with a crystalline lens in 45 healthy subjects (group B) and 125 patients suffering from dry AMD (mean 67, range 50–83 years, group F).
The research in humans followed the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki. Informed consent was obtained from the subjects after explanation of the measurement.
Principle of the One-Wavelength Method
The one-wavelength reflection method uses both the local and spectral selectivity of xanthophyll. Local selectivity means that xanthophyll is detectable only in a certain foveal region. Spectral selectivity means that xanthophyll absorbs blue light at wavelengths of <530 nm, maximally at 460 nm.40 In addition, this method assumes continuous local alterations only in fundus reflectance. The fundus is illuminated by blue light of one wavelength near the absorption maximum of xanthophyll. Under this illumination, simplistically, the fundus can be considered to be a uniform reflecting surface to which increased absorption in the fovea is added.
Retinal vessels appear with increased absorption too and exudates exhibit an increased reflection. The uniform reflection of the paramacular retina is overlaid by shading associated with vignettation of the optics. In addition, nonuniform fundus illumination is caused by errors in adjustment of the ophthalmoscope to the patient´s eye, which varies from measurement to measurement. The assumption of the same shading in all fundus images is not valid in the clinical routine.41
One common way for shading correction is low-pass filtering. The common drawback of low-pass filtering and similar operations for shading correction consists of the contribution of pixels representing objects (vessels, exudates, drusen or macular pigment itself). In fact, these pixels are not representative for the analysis of irregularities in illumination. Consequently, only such areas should be used for shading correction that do not contain any structure.
The shading function in the interesting central part of a fundus image can be approximated by a three-dimensional parabolic function. For construction of such a paraboloid, nodes must be determined at several fundus sites. Image regions having no internal structure are well suited to be nodes. Such structureless regions were determined by calculating the coefficient of variation in fields of n × n pixels.42 For fields covering a vessel, small exudates, or a druse, the standard deviation of the reflection of all pixels in the field is high and the coefficient of variation rises above a threshold. Such fields were not used as a node.
The shading function was calculated in an annular field centered on the fovea. The inner diameter of this annulus was ∼1.2 times the diameter of the optic disk (PD) and the outer diameter was ∼2.4 PD. The shading function was assumed as the virtual background in the circular foveolar field, where the optical density of xanthophyll was determined.
Automatic Finding of Nodes for the Shading Function
For the purpose of illustration, the determination of nodes for the calculation of the shading function is shown in Fig. 1. In this case, the coefficient of variation was determined in fields of 11 × 11 pixels. After calculating the coefficients of variation, all pixels up to the 0.75 quartile were included as nodes for construction of the shading function. To apply the one wavelength reflection method for the determination of ODx in fields of different sizes, the diameter of the optic disk can be used as a reference.
Measurement of Xanthophyll Optical Density
Assuming that the illuminating blue light penetrates the macular pigment twice, the double density (2ODx) of xanthophyll is the logarithm of the shading function divided by the reflectance in the original fundus image. According to Equation 1, for each pixel in the image,
Eq. 1[TeX:] \documentclass[12pt]{minimal}\begin{document}\begin{equation} 2{\rm ODx} = k\,\log \frac{{{\rm shading}\;{\rm function}}}{{{\rm measured}\;{\rm reflecta}{\rm nce}}}. \end{equation}\end{document}
For the calculation of the optical density of xanthophyll, the gray values were recorded by an eight-bit black and white camera. Optical density was determined for each pixel in the circular foveal area. Thus, a quasi three-dimensional distribution of xanthophyll was presented in the macula. In this distribution, four parameters were separated: maximal optical density (max ODx), mean optical density over all pixels (meanODx), the sum of density at all pixels, referred to as "volume," and the area in which the ODx exceeded a threshold. Optical density is measured in optical density units (ODUs), the volume in ODU · square degrees, and the area in square degrees.
In principle, such blue-light fundus images can be taken by any conventional fundus camera in the modus for fluorescence angiography, but without sodium fluorescein injection. Only the cutoff filter must be removed for obtaining blue-light reflection images. All further calculations were carried out using computer software. The individual illumination at the fundus, in particular, was determined by the shading function. This depends on the adjustment of the fundus camera in relation to the eye under investigation. The calculation of the optical density of xanthophyll by the ratio of the shading function and detected foveal reflectance acts as an internal normalization. The individual optical density of macula pigment and its change after supplementation with lutein and zeaxanthin can thus be determined.
Influence of Stray Light
The one-wavelength method has the same problem due to stray light in aging lenses as all reflection methods: the part of the incident light scattered toward the detection system or to the fundus is an additive term S, both in the numerator and in the denominator of Eq. 1. Taking scattering S into account, Eq. 2 can be derived as follows:
Eq. 2[TeX:] \documentclass[12pt]{minimal}\begin{document}\begin{equation} {\rm ODx} = k\,\log \frac{{{\rm shading}\;{\rm function} + S}}{{{\rm measured}\;{\rm reflecta}{\rm nce} + S}}. \end{equation}\end{document}
The influence of stray light was compensated in two steps. First, a normalized stray-light equivalent was determined from 232 patients in the age range between 45 and 88 years (group A), applying the Scheimpflug camera EAS 1000 Nidek (Oculus GmbH, Wetzlar, Germany). All eyes were dilated using one drop of tropicamid (Mydriaticum Stulln®, Fa. Pharma Stulln). Second, in 45 subjects (group B, subgroup of A), the decrease in ODx was investigated in relation to the stray-light equivalent in the lens. From both relationships, an age-dependent term was calculated and added to the measured optical density of xanthophyll.
The optical density of xanthophyll was determined in 22 IOL-wearing eyes (group C). No stray-light correction was applied in these measurements. The effect of stray-light compensation was tested for 10 subjects with a crystalline lens in one eye and IOL in the other one (subgroup of C).
The reproducibility of mean ODx, maxODx, volume, and area were tested on three subjects, age 47, 61, and 78 years. Ten images were taken from each subject when the fundus camera was completely new and adjusted to the eye. The reproducibility was determined by the coefficient of variation, calculated as the ratio of the standard deviation and the mean values of these ten measurements. The reproducibility was calculated before and after correction for stray light in the lens.
Comparison to the Two-Wavelength Autofluorescence Method
The one-wavelength reflection method is a simplified method for measuring ODx. For its application in routine clinical practice, the correlation between the calculated ODx values and the results obtained by the two-wavelength autofluorescence method was tested. The two-wavelength autofluorescence method is frequently used in recent objective measurement of ODx.43, 44, 45 For this reason, comparative measurements were made with both systems at the University Eye Hospital Inselspital in Bern, Switzerland.
Xanthophyll measurements by the one-wavelength method were made with a VISUCAM NM/FA® fundus camera (Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Jena, Germany). The fundus was illuminated in the 30-deg field with flash intensity set to 12. In addition to the eight-bit black and white camera for ODx measurements, this fundus camera has a 5-megapixel color CCD chip for taking color fundus images.
Nineteen eyes of 19 AMD patients were included in this comparison (group D). These measurements were done on unselected patients in the outpatient department of the University Eye Clinic in Bern, Switzerland. The age of 19 subjects in the group ranged from 60 to 87 years. These individuals were suffering partly from cataracts or had IOL implants.
Optical density was measured sequentially with both methods on the same subjects. Before measurements were made, the subject's pupil was dilated with one drop of mydriaticum (tropicamid 0.5% and phenylephrin 2.5%). As the mean ODx at an annulus with a radius of 0.5 deg is calculated in the standard evaluation in the two-wavelength autofluorescence method, equivalent values were calculated from the results of the one-wavelength reflection method.
Comparison of ODx in Eyes of Healthy Subjects and AMD Patients
The aim of these investigations was to find out any dependence of ODx on age and of differences in ODx between healthy subjects and AMD patients. In measurements in pseudophakic eyes of 22 subjects (group C) with healthy fundus and 45 patients suffering from dry AMD (group E), no stray-light correction was performed because no stray light originates from artificial intraocular lenses. Applying the stray-light correction, ODx was compared in eyes with crystalline lens of 45 healthy subjects (group B) and 125 AMD patients (group F). The program SPSS 15 (IBM Corporation, Armonk, New York) was used for statistical calculations. After the test for Gaussian distribution and for equity of distribution, the unpaired t-test or the Wilcoxon test was used for comparison of ODx in healthy or AMD eyes.
Correction of Optical Density for Stray Light in the Lens
The normalized age-dependent stray-light equivalent of 232 subjects is given in Fig. 2. In addition to the stray-light equivalent, the optical density of xanthophyll was determined by the method described above. Thus, the decreasing calculated optical density of xanthophyll versus the scattering equivalent is shown in Fig. 3.
Combining both relationships, the decrease in calculated ODx by stray light in the aging lens can be compensated. According to a large study of intraocular stray light as a function of age, a serious increase in stray light can be seen to develop in eyes of patients older than 45 years.46 Consequently, a correction function ΔODx for subjects older than 45 years was calculated. This value was added to the measured optical density of xanthophyll as a function of the age of subjects. Equation 3 gives ΔODx as a function of the subject's age A.
Eq. 3[TeX:] \documentclass[12pt]{minimal}\begin{document}\begin{eqnarray} \Delta {\rm ODx} &=& (- 3.5 \,{\times}\, 10^{ - 9})A^4 + (2.1812 \,{\times}\, 10^{ - 6})A^3\nonumber\\ && - (5.03 \,{\times}\, 10^{ - 4})A^2 + 0.05085A - 1.455. \end{eqnarray}\end{document}
The reproducibility was determined in 10 xanthophyll measurements in the same eye of three subjects in the age of 47, 61, and 78 years. The fundus camera was completely adjusted anew to the subject's eye before each measurement was made. The reproducibility was determined as the coefficient of variation, before and after correction of stray light in the crystalline lens Table 1.
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Reproducibility of xantophyll measurements in three subjects of different ages.
|mean OD
|max OD
|corr. max OD
|in ODU*grd2
|in grd2
|in ODU
|in ODU
|in ODU
|Stand. Dev.
|Coeff. Variat.
|Stand. Dev.
|Coeff. Variat.
|Stand. Dev.
|Coeff. Variat.
The reproducibility of all parameters is better than ∼6% before stray-light correction. These very good results were reached because the used fundus camera has a focusing tool. After correction for stray light in the lens (maxODx corr), the coefficient of variation is much lower because an age-dependent constant was added to max ODx.
ODx in Pseudophakic Eyes and Comparison to Eyes with Crystalline Lens of the Same Subject
No age dependence of ODx was found for pseudophakic eyes (group C, Fig. 4). In 11 subjects with an artificial IOL in one eye and crystalline lens in the other eye (subgroup of C), the effect of stray-light compensation was demonstrated. After stray-light compensation in eyes with crystalline lens, identical ODx were determined in 8 of 11 eyes.
In addition, ODx was determined in the left and right eye of the same subject, wearing IOLs in both eyes. Dark-appearing vessels as well as bright exudates in pixelwise shifted fields of 11 [TeX:] \documentclass[12pt]{minimal}\begin{document}$\times$\end{document} 11 pixels result in an increased coefficient of variation and are not used as nodes for calculating the shading function. Figure 5 shows the corresponding blue-light reflection images of both eyes. As demonstrated in Table 2, nearly identical values were determined for all calculated parameters in both eyes before stray-light correction. The differences between both eyes are below the margins of error of single measurements according to Table 1.
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Comparison of ODx in a subject, wearing intraocular lenses in both eyes.
|mean ODx
|max ODx
Comparison to the Two-wavelength Autofluorescence Method
The correlation between the one-wavelength reflection method and two-wavelength autofluorescence method is shown in Fig. 6. In this comparison, the optical density of xanthophyll of 19 elderly subjects (group D) was measured using both methods. The age of these AMD patients ranged from 60 to 87 years, and they were suffering from cataract or had IOL implants. No correction for stray light was applied in pseudophakic eyes. A good correlation (R 2 = 0.855) was achieved between both methods.
Optical Density of Macular Pigment in Healthy Eyes and in Dry AMD
Comparison in pseudophakic eyes
The optical density of xanthophyll in pseudophakic eyes of 22 healthy subjects (group C) and 45 eyes of patients suffering from dry AMD (group E) is shown in Fig. 7. No correction for stray light was applied in these measurements. There was no significant dependence of ODx on age in both groups. But ODx in healthy subjects (0.615±0.103 ODU) was significantly higher than in AMD (0.491±0.102 ODU), (p = 0.00003, Fig. 8).
Comparison in eyes with crystalline lens
In 45 measurements (group B) of ODx in healthy subjects and 125 dry AMD patients (group F), the correction for stray light was applied. There was also no dependence on age for ODx for both groups (Fig. 9). As also measured in pseudophakic eyes, ODx in healthy subjects (0.674±0.098 ODU) was higher than in AMD (0.627±0.093 ODU) (p = 0.00012, Fig. 10).
Despite the high variation of ODx of about a factor of 3 in the AMD group, the difference between the means in both groups was highly significant.
A high optical density of the macular pigment xanthophyll is assumed to be a factor offering protection against the development of age-related macular degeneration. Several highly sophisticated methods have been described for use in the subjective and objective measurement of the optical density of xanthophyll in the retina.27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37
On the basis of our own experience, simple, objective, and quick methods are needed for a wide application of xanthophyll measurements in clinical practice. The reduction from two wavelengths to one wavelength in fluorescence measurements of xanthophyll is a possibility.45 Unfortunately, the advantage of the two-wavelength method of being independent of nonuniform fundus illumination is lacking in the one-wavelength method. In this method, the fluorescence light depends on the intensity of the excitatory light.
The method, described here, can be applied in commonly used fundus cameras or in laser scanner ophthalmoscopes. In principle, the same technique can be used as in fluorescence angiography. The fundus is illuminated by blue light, preferably near the absorption maximum of xanthophyll at 460 nm. For detection of a blue-light reflection image, the fluorescence-blocking filter must be removed. The individual fundus reflection, as well as inhomogeneities of the illumination, is calculated automatically as a shading function. Nodes for the construction of the shading function are determined from outside the macula. Inside the macula, the shading function is used as a virtual background reference for the calculation of the optical density of xanthophyll. Thus, nonhomogeneities in fundus reflectance are not considered.
As stray light in the crystalline lens acts as an additive contribution, both in the numerator and the denominator, a severe cataract has a diminishing effect on the calculated optical density of xanthophyll. This effect is compensated by a correction term. This term was determined from normalized stray-light measurements versus age in subjects older than 45 years (group A) and ODx versus stray-light equivalent (group B). Starting from this age, increased stray light in the lens is described in the literature.46
In contrast to crystalline lens, no stray light will originate form artificial intraocular lenses. Agreeing with this assumption, no dependence on age was found for ODx in 22 pseudophakic eyes (group C). This is in agreement with a study in which changes in the optical density of xanthophyll with age were measured using different methods.47 A weak decrease in optical density of macular pigment on age was found by heterochromatic flicker photometry.48 The corresponding R 2 = 0.082 was very small.
The effect of stray-light compensation was demonstrated by comparing the optical density of xanthophyll in 11 subjects with crystalline lens in one eye and an artificial IOL in the other eye (subgroup of C). In this group, the values of ODx were equivalent in both eyes after stray-light compensation. Only for two subjects, aged 61 and 67 years, there is a residual difference in ODx between both eyes. The stray light in the crystalline lens of both subjects was probably higher than in lenses of group B, used for the determination of lens scattering. Differences in ODx between both eyes of the same subject cannot be excluded.49 No stray-light correction is applied in pseudophagic eyes. Measurements in both IOL-wearing eyes of the same subject result in nearly the same values for max ODx, mean ODx, area, and volume.
The stray-light compensation can be improved by individual stray-light measurements. In this case, the fundus would not be completely illuminated. Then, the stray light is the light measured from a nonilluminated fundus region. This solution requires changes in the illumination system (e.g., correction of myopic or hyperopic errors), which can be done by producers of ophthalmologic devices only, not by residential doctors.
Despite the fact that the one-wavelength reflectance method is a simplified one, the correlation is excellent with the results obtained with the highly sophisticated two-wavelength autofluorescence method for the determination of the optical density of xanthophyll.
In addition to heterochromatic flicker photometry, two-wavelength reflection or autofluorescence method, not only the maximum ODx, but also the mean ODx, the area of extension of xanthophyll, and the "volume" of xanthophyll were calculated by the one wavelength reflection method described here. The volume of the macular pigment, especially, seems to be important. This parameter takes into account differences in the local distribution of xanthophyll. The magnitude of the volume is equivalent to the number of molecules of lutein and zeaxanthin. Therefore, it can be considered to be a measure of the protective capacity of the macular pigment. Despite comparable maximal ODx, the volume can be considerably different. As an example, the quasi three-dimensional distribution of ODx is shown in Fig. 11. Also in the case of the comparable maximum ODx (subject a: max ODx = 0.422 ODU, subject b: max ODx = 0.468 ODU), the volume in subject b is twice the volume in subject a. Furthermore, the distribution of xanthophyll is not symmetric in subject a.
The reproducibility of the parameters, with a coefficient of variation of <6% before stray-light correction, is sufficient for the individual determination of macular pigment and its increase following supplementation, for example, lutein. In addition to measurements of xanthophyll in healthy subjects, the one-wavelength reflection method was also applied to patients suffering from dry AMD. Here, no dependence of xanthophyll on age was found for AMD patients both in 45 pseudophakic eyes (group E) and in 125 eyes with crystalline lens (group F). In the statistical comparison between healthy subjects and AMD patients, ODx was significantly lower in dry AMD than in healthy subjects, both in pseudophakic eyes and in eyes with crystalline lens. Thus, the assumption can be confirmed that the reduced optical density of xanthophyll might be a risk factor of AMD. As the correction for stray light in the crystalline lens was determined as normative mean, the age distribution should be identical in groups of healthy subjects and AMD patients.
A weak decrease in the virtual background reflection caused by an increased optical density of melanin in the fovea will be compensated by the calculated shading function. If the increase in the optical density of melanin is steep in the fovea, then the calculated ODx might be too high.
The presented method is a simplification of the radiation transport at the ocular fundus. The globally determined parameters for characterization of the macular pigment xanthophyll proved helpful in clinical practice, especially for evaluating the effect of lutein supplementation. To determine influences or alterations of optical properties in the single fundus layers, e.g., in developing of age-related macular degeneration, proper physical models are necessary.
The one-wavelength reflection method was shown to be a simple, objective method for xanthophyll measurements in clinical routine. Besides in clinical studies, this method can be used by practitioners. The applied compensation for stray light in an elderly crystalline lens results in comparable optical densities of xanthophyll in both the pseudophakic eye and in the eye with crystalline lens of the same subject. There was a good correlation of the one-wavelength reflection method to the two-wavelength autofluorescence method in xanthophyll measurements of AMD patients both with pseudophakic eyes and eyes with a crystalline lens. Furthermore, the optical density of xanthophyll did not depend on age in pseudophakic eyes both in dry AMD and in eyes with healthy fundus.
Despite the high individual variability, the optical density of macular pigment was significantly lower in dry AMD than in age-matched healthy subjects. Thus, a supplementation by lutein and zeaxanthin might be helpful in endangered subjects e.g. with AMD in the family history.


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On the anniversary of the July 7 police shootings, WFAA has provided an opportunity to try and make some sense of this senseless act for children, while giving them a way to send a personal message to our law enforcement personnel.
We published a set of tribute coloring pages for viewers to download and print off.
Below is a collection of some of the coloring pages and messages we received honoring Dallas police.


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ABI says publishing prior year premiums will help encourage customers to engage with their policies
The ABI has welcomed proposals by the FCA to make insurers publish prior year premiums.
The regulator said the proposals aimed to address concerns that some consumers paid higher prices if they stayed with the same insurer, particularly for a long period of time.
Back in July the ABI wrote to the FCA proposing compulsory disclosure of the previous premium on renewal documents.
Commenting on today's news ABI director general Huw Evans said: "Publishing last year's price alongside the renewal quote up front is a good idea which insurers themselves proposed to the FCA last year.
"This will help customers and encourage them to engage with the policy they choose and what they get for their money. It will take time to implement such a big change across the whole insurance industry and we will work closely with the FCA to ensure this welcome reform is delivered on a realistic timescale."


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"Power" star Michael Rainey Jr. might want to stay off social media for the entire summer. Twitter has completely roasted the kid everyone loves to hate – Tariq St. Patrick – following last night's jaw-dropping season five premiere.
Over the past few hours, Twitter has ripped "Tariq" for doing the unthinkable and letting a key character escape certain death.
Thought this season would be different #Power #PowerStarz #PowerPremiere #Tariq #Run pic.twitter.com/33h4dVQPgL
— Wisdom (@CtrlMyWisdom) July 2, 2018
A few things we learned about #PowerTV #PowerPremiere
1. Tariq and Dre needs they ass lit up.
2. Angela doesnt know how computers work even signing in as another user.
3. Tommy getting some from Keisha.
4. Councilman Tate is a slimeball.
5. This season will be great!
— #SafareesUturn (@mrs_scorpiot) July 2, 2018
Yo i pray to sweet baby Jesus above i don't have a son as dumb as Tariq 😒😭
— Tae ☔ (@Tae_hef) July 2, 2018
I have never hated a TV "kid" more than Tariq. He's surpassed Joffrey. It's that deep.
— Summer G™ (@summer_galvez) July 2, 2018
Tariq will be the reason I'm mad every Sunday of this month
— DuRag Denny🦉🦂 (@Mr_Nzeu) July 2, 2018
Essentially, we all ended this episode feeling the same as when it started.
Highly irritated with Dre and Tariq.#PowerPremiere pic.twitter.com/PLXReW8J2l
— Tam (@__empoweRED) July 2, 2018
Literally what I wanna do every time they show Tariq's face#PowerPremiere pic.twitter.com/69BoRhSAdA
— Mr. Keisha (@IkramH28) July 2, 2018
When I Catch Tariq #PowerPremiere #PowerSTARZ pic.twitter.com/hC9Cpo8C68
— ♕Muy Guapo♕ (@Milano_Skyy) July 2, 2018
How I watch #tariq scenes #PowerPremiere pic.twitter.com/PVyXnQKZhF
— 4🛸 (@stormieley) July 2, 2018
I can't think of a worst television child than Tariq from @Power_STARZ. I've search my mind. There is no competition. pic.twitter.com/YqON86cTjL
— Omar Kelly (@OmarKelly) July 2, 2018
When I see Tariq…
— 🧔🏾Kognac Papi 🧔🏾 (@Yo_GOAT) July 2, 2018
Season 5 of POWER started already and this boy is annoying me already…😱🤦🏼♀ Tariq pic.twitter.com/86j36P09op
— RaY BoY (@aboagye5050) July 2, 2018
Tariq gotta die
Dre gotta die
And Angela bihhh .. you can still die too …#PowerPremiere #Power pic.twitter.com/fkfgqupEz8
— 🌀Ashley. (@Ashcakesxo) July 2, 2018
May your week be as good as Tariq is stupid #power pic.twitter.com/JVZwj6joJo
— Kae Kurd (@KaeKurd) July 2, 2018
that should have been TARIQ in that casket ..I SAID WHAT I SAID #PowerPremiere pic.twitter.com/gR4qU1fzxd
— !TayTay¡ (@TayTay_TT) July 2, 2018
Why Tariq wanna be so damn loyal to Dre is my question like df #PowerPremiere pic.twitter.com/ehN5eXgiAs
— ✨LoveLiveLife1227 (@___Butter___) July 2, 2018
Y'all ain't got to worry.. #power #tariq #ghost #tommy #tasha #kanan #bigrichtown @50cent #STARZ #stpatrick #GetTheStrap pic.twitter.com/tDKxsOtdYq
— Calvin McCaa (@Bigcmck30) July 2, 2018
Tariq gotta go….Dre gotta go. #PowerStarz pic.twitter.com/rXNv6IbpdW
— Shibadee (@shibadee) July 2, 2018
If Madea Ever Confronts Tariq……. #POWER #POWERTV #POWERSTARZ #POWERPREMIERE pic.twitter.com/T4FtqRnDW4
— Truee Heat Fann (@Laid_Back_Tyy) July 2, 2018
How I feel about Tariq #PowerPremiere pic.twitter.com/9jI4s8SOlQ
— Anhel (@anhel9anhel) July 2, 2018
Every. Scene With Tariq…
Boy if you don't sit down and let grown folks handle this. #PowerTV #DatPower #PowerStarz pic.twitter.com/lhTAfCi237
— Letitia (@IAMJustLetitia) July 2, 2018
Me when Tariq does basically anything 😑 #PowerTV pic.twitter.com/BpFtLYepy9
— ekmj (@Ekmj44) July 2, 2018
TARIQ BOUT TO SAVE DRE. HE SO STUPID. WHYYYYY!!??!!! #PowerPremiere #PowerTV #PowerStarz pic.twitter.com/zxj13yFwHB
— Ari Rose (@RoseGvldd) July 2, 2018
Tariq: I'm not a little kid Ghost :YES YOU ARE!!! #PowerPremiere pic.twitter.com/uJvkzQPkEy
— Anhel (@anhel9anhel) July 2, 2018
Yesterday, "Power" executive producer 50 Cent urged fans to rate the premiere on his IG page.
A few hours prior, 50 hyped fans up about his show's new season's return.
On Friday, the "Power" social media channels released a 50-second scene featuring on-screen characters Ghost, Tasha and Tariq St. Patrick.


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Miranda Lambert's latest album The Weight of These Wings has reached another peak, as it has just been certified Platinum by the RIAA.
Released on Nov. 18, 2016, The Weight Of These Wings is Lambert's sixth studio album and debuted at No.1 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart with 122,000 albums sold and No. 3 on the Billboard Top 200 all genre chart. The project included the hit single "Vice," and was awarded the Album of the Year trophy at the Academy of Country Music Awards in April.
The 24-song collection was produced by Frank Liddell, Glenn Worf, and Eric Masse and includes tracks penned by Gwen Sebastian, Natalie Hemby, Shane McAnally, Anderson East, Liz Rose, Nicolle Galyon, Ashley Monroe and more.
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At War with Yourself
A Comic about Post-Traumatic Stress and the Military
Samuel C. WilliamsAn honest conversation between Samuel C. Williams and his friend, Matt, who has PTSD. Explaining his symptoms and the impact they have had on his life, Matt shares how he has leant to cope with the condition and set himself on a new career path. This comic will be a source of support for anyone affected by PTSD. Learn More2016, 32pp


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Dominique Aegerter and Randy de Puniet have spoken of their relief at salvaging a dramatic podium finish for FCC TSR Honda at the 40th running of the Suzuka 8 Hour event, after running into mechanical problems with less than an hour of the race to play.
With Aegerter having finished his exhaustive stint in the saddle, de Puniet was defending second place from Kawasaki Team Green's Leon Haslam with less than sixty minutes remaining on the clock.
Disaster appeared to have struck when a small fire was spotted within the bodywork of the fully factory supported CBR1000RR SP2, its completion of the final stint now seriously in doubt.
Thankfully for former MotoGP rider de Puniet, the fire was quickly extinguished after an unscheduled pit stop, and after extensive checks, the Frenchman was given the green light to return to track, albeit one place down.
A third place was just reward for his efforts, and ensures he has finished on the podium on both occasions in which he has competed at the event.
"I'm really happy to finish on the podium again here," said the Frenchman. "It's my second time here and the second time on the podium. Sure we expected better and I wanted to fight with Leon at the end.
"But unfortunately my bike went on fire. I don't know exactly what happened. I stopped in the pit, and the second place disappeared. I tried to stay focused and keep third position.
"I would like to thank Honda, TSR and Bridgestone. I was really proud to ride for Honda at the Suzuka 8 Hour. I hope they're happy and I would like to come back next year. Thanks to my team-mate. They did a great job.
"And congratulations to the first and second teams. They raced amazing, especially the Yamaha team. They were so strong. So I would like to work hard and be closer next year."
Moto2 regular Aegerter also spoke of his relief at finishing the race after the issues, and can now boast of three podium finishes from four years of tackling the event.
"It was a hard day," he began. "We rode four hours and four hours. It was hard for the bike and also for me, it was quite difficult. But we managed to finish third. We had a small problem with the bike. There was a little bit of fire!
"We lost second place. For sure, it would have been a nice battle between Haslam and Randy but it's my third time on the podium and only my fourth time here, so a big thanks to the FCC TSR Honda factory team for their great support. They did a great job. Also to my team-mates.
"Thanks to the Suzuka circuit, all the Japanese fans who supported me and maybe I'll come back next year! But the concentration will be on Moto2, which starts again next week in Brno."
The team's third rider, Josh Hook, did not compete on Sunday, meaning de Puniet and Aegerter split the stints across the eight hours between them.


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Finally, the long awaited CAUSEBOX 02 came! And I wasn't the last one to get it this time! I only saw a few pictures before mine arrived so not much was spoiled for me. This quickly became my favorite box when I got their premiere box in December. Each box has $150+ of retail value and it's filled with socially conscious products that give to charities and provide jobs all around the world.
Smart Pants partners with Vitamin Angels to provide vitamins to a child in need for every bottle of vitamins sold. So far, they've helped over 500,000 children together. Each of these packets is a 1-day supply (4 gummies) and contains a full multivitamin, eco-friendly omega-3s, and vitamin D3.
I've gotten these vitamins in subscription boxes before and they're really tasty. I wonder why they make them so that you have to eat 4 of them to equal one day's worth of vitamins though. Why not just make 1 or 2 that provides the full amount? With that said, they are really yummy so I'm not complaining too much.
This was the big ticket item we all saw the spoiler about. I was really excited to get this Turkish towel! I love the bright springy blue and it's so lightweight and well made, I can't wait to use it. Plus, this towel is exclusive to Sevenly because they collaborated with Give Perf to create it! Each blanket is flat woven in Turkey, they're highly absorbent, fast-drying and roll up perfectly for packing to bring to the beach or park! This will be great to bring on my upcoming roadtrip!
At first I thought this was a sticker so I was kind of bummed, thinking it could only get one use and that's that. But even better, this is a glass cling that Sevenly created that peels on and off windows and mirrors easily. They actually recommend putting this on your bathroom mirror so that you'll see and be picked up by this positive message everyday. I'm definitely not the most positive person in the world so I think that's just where this is going to go - it can only help right?
This doesn't have a retail value listed on the card so I think it's just a nice little bonus item. Good Spread peanut butter has a Buy 1, Give 1 policy where a child will receive a packet of therapeutic food for every Good Spread purchase.
Most of us eat peanut butter already so why not help out malnourished children by switching over to a new brand. Sevenly says it has just the right amount of honey in it so it's the best tasting peanut butter they've ever tasted! I'm excited to try it out - maybe it'll even convert me.
This style is the classic gold, gold, silver version. Honestly, I don't know why they chose bullets and I'm not crazy about this necklace. It's a bit heavy and I don't like the chain at all. It makes me think of quarter machine necklaces everyone wore in middle school. It's all just a bit too masculine for my taste but I think I'll just hang it up somewhere instead of wearing it.
Each "Fighting Hunger" necklace incorporates three hand-polished recycled bullet casings to take a strong stance against hunger. Half United uses fashion to provide aid to world hunger relief efforts by providing half their profits.
These bracelets were created by Tribe Alive just for Sevenly. Each bracelet is handmade by women in Honduras under fair trade working conditions and each piece contributes to community development and job creation in developing countries.
I really like the look of this bracelet - the small simple design, the springy colors, the glass beads, and even the little 14k gold Tribe Alive logo charm on it. I can't imagine spending $35.00 on a tiny bracelet though - but I'm glad I got it!
This is another exclusive product just for Sevenly! I love the design of it and even the material is so soft and nice feeling. I really like this journal a lot. Again though, I don't know if I would have paid $18 for it but I'm glad I got it! And even better - a portion of every journal Denik sells goes to funding schools in developing countries through foundations like Pencils of Promise! I'm actually weirdly picky about the lines in notebooks and journals and this one definitely passes my test. For some reason I don't like blue lines - I prefer dark grey or black lines. I know, it's weird, but I like this journal!
Overall, I really like this box and I think they did a great job. I actually think the Winter CAUSEBOX was better but I'm not letting this subscription box go for as long as I can! I love what they do and I love the products they choose. Each subscription box you purchase gives $7.00 to a charity of your choice! You can't go wrong with that.
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I ship worldwide. Currently, shipping is free worldwide. The time I need to prepare an order for shipping varies. For details, see individual items.
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Please note that your item is being shipped from Petaling Jaya / Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tracking is provided as a standard for doll orders. I'll do my best to meet these shipping estimates, but can't guarantee them. Buyers are responsible for any customs and import taxes that may apply. Unfortunately, I can't control delays at customs.


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The electronic card catalog is a really super tool for the local library system. However, going there the first time may be a bit confusing, so we've written up some basic instructions that may help you find your way around our library system.
Reopening COVID-19
Wednesdays, June 10 - July 1, 2:30 PM
Your specialty plate affords books for one child for a year.
Reopening COVID-19
Today's library is not like your father's library. While you can still check out a book from the library, you can do so much more.
We have computers, book loans over the internet, movies... even our Friends of the Library who help raise funds for our operations.
Follow the news on our website to keep up to date on how we are meeting the needs of our community in this troubling time. On May 1, 2020, our libraries in Perry County are open, using Social Distancing Practices for Community Safety.
Tennessee R.E.A.D.S. offers tens of thousands of digital ebooks, audiobooks, and video. These digital titles can be downloaded or streamed to your personal computer or a variety of portable devices. And it all starts a library card from your local library!
The Perry County Library system is back open using their regular schedule:
Tues - Wed - Thurs: 10 AM - 6 PM
Friday: 10 AM - 5 PM
Saturday: 10 AM - 2 PM
Sunday - Monday: Closed :)
Mon - Fri: 10 AM - 5 PM
Saturday and Sunday: Closed :)
Starting June 25, 2020, Lobelville Library has a Summer Reading Program that takes distancing policies into account. Parents are invited to bring their children by the Lobelville Library and sign up to become a Book Reporter!
Come by the Lobelville Library to learn more and sign up. We are open Monday through Friday, 10 AM to 5 PM. For more information, call 931-593-3111.Read More...
Every child in Perry County under the age of 5 is eligible to receive free books. A new age-appropriate book is mailed to the child every month until he/she turns 5 years old. Children receive the books at NO COST to the parents. To register your children or grandchildren, contact either of the public libraries in Linden and Lobelville.
If you would like to be a part of this important literacy program, please send a donation of any amount to:
Friends of the Library for Imagination Library
Attn: Betty Barber
104 College Avenue
Linden TN 37096
The electronic card catalog is a really super tool for the local library system. However, going there the first time may be a bit confusing, so we've written up some basic instructions that may help you find your way around our library system.
Meet Libby, by Overdrive. The newest app to use on your smartphone, tablet, computer to search for and read or listen to your favorite books. Just click on the picture of Libby to see what she has to offer anyone who has a smartphone, tablet or computer.
Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL) is an online library that gives everyone in Tennessee access to magazine, journal, and newspaper articles, essays, practice tests, e-books, primary source materials and more.
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is all about inspiration and imagination. It was developed in 1995 by Dolly for her native Sevier County, Tennessee. Dolly wanted every preschool child to have his/her own collection of books.
The Tennessee State Library & Archives, under Secretary of State Tre Hargett, offers eBooks and audiobooks from your public library on your computer, phone, tablet or iPod.
The Perry County Libraries are pleased to offer public use of the Internet as part of the library's mission of providing free and open access to materials and services to meet patrons' personal, educational, and professional needs.
The Perry County Public Library System will make every reasonable effort to open its facilities to the public as scheduled, consistent with safe access for library staff and the public.
We wish for everyone to have a safe, fair and pleasant experience in our libraries. Our policies are applicable to both branches.
No gift will be accepted, unless it is freely given with the agreement that the Library may:
In 2020 the Board of Directors made some edits to their Bylaws, and said bylaws were signed by Blake Dill, Chair, and Gail Spragins, Library Director. Please find a link below to a pdf version of those bylaws.


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Massacring the Mogwai Myth: Why Late Night Eating Does Not Lead to Weight Gain
"And the most important thing, the one thing you must never forget: no matter how much he cries, no matter how much he begs . . . never, never feed him after midnight." I was seven years old when I first heard those words. As a young film aficionado, I[…]Read More »


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Meet Results, Individual Rankings, and Team Rankings
Team and individual rankings are provided by the IATC to highlight the sport of Cross Country. No one ranking system is perfect and our ranking committees try to provide the best rankings possible. Some may disagree with rankings but it is our intent to provide are accurate a rankings as our racing data allows. In order for more accurate rankings we need all meet results sent to our results coordinator for posting.
Team rankings are considered during the State Qualifier assignment process; it is very important ALL meet results are sent to the IATC for posting.
Ranking comments may be sent to the web-editor. They will be passed along to the ranking committee.
2019 Team Rankings
2019 Individual Rankings
Meet Results, Results Comments, and Course Records should be sent to:
If you have results for a meet that is not listed, please send the results to the email above.
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We would rather have multiple copies than none.
2019 Results
Week 1 (Aug 26 – 31, 2019)
Week 2 (Sep 1 – 7, 2019)
Week 3 (Sep 8 – 14, 2019)
Week 4 (Sep 15 – 21, 2019)
Week 5 (Sep 22 – 28, 2019)
Week 6 (Sep 29 – October 5, 2019)
Week 7 (Oct 6 – 12, 2019)
Week 8 (Oct 13 – 19, 2019)
Week 9/State Qualifiers (October 20 – 26, 2019)
State Cross Country Meet (November 2, 2019)
Cross Country Course Records
(As reported to the IATC)
Looking for results of other races/events?
Try checking these results sites:
(Please let us know if we have missed a site.)
Iowa (Boys) High School Athletic Association Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
Fitness Sports Wayzata Results OnlineRaceResults Mile Split
It's Your Race Kauder Racing VP Timing AccuRace Timing
True Time Racing B&W Racing Services Heartland Soles
Ascent Sports Tech Black Squirrel Timing The Racer's Hub
Apple Raceberry JaM Big River Race Management Shazam Racing
Prime Time Timing Direct Athletics Runners' Space
CFPI Timing Varsity Bound Athletic.net
Also check your team's Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook pages.
Iowa High School Cross Country Archives
2019 Archives
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2017 Archives
2016 Archives
2015 Archives
IGHSAU Archives
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United States — Free-Press-Release.com — Jun 05, 2017 — Charlotte, NC – Talented Girls In Action (TGIA) announces the appointment of three new board members.
The current board of the Talented Girls In Action is happy to welcome Lisbeth Driskell, Bethany Menut and Bryan McCarter to their team.
Lisbeth Driskell is an attorney and is currently in-house at a communications company. Before moving to Charlotte, NC, Lisbeth was in private practice in Virginia, where her primary practice was helping families with special needs individuals.
Bethany Menut is an accounting professional with a focus on financial and data analysis. She has held analytical roles with Fortune 500 firms and private businesses. Her work in the nonprofit sector includes accounting positions with United Jewish Federation and Trinity Counseling Service.
Bryan McCarter currently serves as director, digital marketing at Electrolux. It is a role he has held for 10 years. Prior to Electrolux, Bryan held various digital-focused roles for leading brands, such as Del Monte Foods & Perdue Farms. His experience spans digital agencies, consulting and marketing mostly from a base in New York.
The three new members will be joining LaChish Jones, CEO and Board Chair, and Lorna Reddicks, Vice Chair.
Founded in 2016, Talented Girls In Action (TGIA) is an after school program that exists to advance the next generation of young girls through a multi-faceted curriculum, mentoring, individualized tutoring and cultural enrichment activities.
For more information on Talented Girls In Action and the board members call 704-659-6943.


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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Lottery Corp. has chosen a Jackson-based firm to handle advertising and marketing.
Maris West and Baker is receiving a three-year contract that includes creating and buying ads for the lottery, which is on track to start selling tickets in December.
The lottery communications director, Meg Annison, says payments to the firm will vary by year, equaling about 11.5% of the lottery's advertising and marketing budget. The current budget is for the year that ends June 30. It has an estimated $3.5 million for advertising and marketing, which translates into $402,500 this year for Maris West and Baker.
Legislators met in special session last year and authorized Mississippi to become the 45th state with a lottery. Money raised by the games of chance will help pay for highway improvements.
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I had to abandon this blog for a long time. Grad school was getting the best of me, and I had neither time nor energy for any fun side projects….but now I'm back, and so is this blog :) Along with a slight redesign, I've gone with a different site name: http://www.forthetimebeing.me. Part of it is me being dumb and not renewing my old domain, thestylesnap.com, in time. Now thestylesnap is floating out there, bought out by some random company that wants to ransom it back to me. But I have a better idea. This one is inspired by one of my favorite books of all time, A Tale for the Time Being by the inimitable Ruth Ozeki.
Let me give you a taste.
A time being is someone who lives in time, and that means you, and me, and every one of us who is, or was, or ever will be. As for me, right now I am sitting in a French maid cafe in Akiba Electricity Town, listening to a sad chanson that is playing sometime in your past, which is also my present, writing this and wondering about you, somewhere in my future. And if you're reading this, then maybe by now you're wondering about me too.
I am a time being. As are you, reading this in your present and my past. I'm grateful that we're here together, connected by two glowing screens, for the time being.


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JUTTING, Mabel 1892-1989
Posted By: Tammy (email)
Date: 1/4/2016 at 14:12:15
Rites Held For Mabel Jutting
Funeral services were held on Saturday, June 24, at the East Friesland Presbyterian Church near Ackley for Mabel Jutting, 96, who died Tuesday at the Good Samaritan Center in Fontanelle.
Rev. Donald L. Martin officiated with Mrs. Leonard Oelmann as vocalist and Mrs. Vaughn Willms as organist.
Casket bearers were Bernard Cobie, Frederic Fisher, Everett Anderson, Warren Lindaman, Leonard Oelmann and Robert Rieken with interment in the church cemetery. Andrle and Creps Funeral Home of Eldora handled funeral arrangements.
Mabel Esther Jutting was born November 26, 1892, in Pleasant Valley township of Grundy county. She was the daughter of Christian and Anna Buehre Trepp. She received her education in the rural schools, graduating from Ackley High School in 1911.
She then attended normal school and taught country school in Franklin county. She was united in marriage to Henry Oelmann on February 20, 1917. He preceded her in death in 1923.
She resumed teaching school for several years. On November 17, 1925, she was united in marriage with William U. Jutting at the East Friesland church parsonage. They farmed northwest of Wellsburg until 1958 when they retired and moved to Steamboat Rock.
Mr. Jutting preceded her in death in 1969. She was also preceded in death by her parents, five sisters and four brothers. She was a lifelong member of East Friesland Presbyterian Church near Ackley.
Survivors include a daughter, whom she took into her home in 1919 and raised, Berthamae, and son-in-law, Wayne Norris, of Greenfield; one grandson, Verle and wife, Linda of rural Corydon; and numerous nieces and nephews.
--The Grundy Register (Grundy Center, Iowa), 29 June 1989, pg 3
Services Held For Mrs. Mabel Jutting
Funeral services for Mrs. Mabel Jutting, 96, of Steamboat Rock were held Saturday, June 24, 1989, at 1:30 p.m. at the East Friesland Presbyterian Church, near Ackley. Rev. Don Martin was officiating pastor. Mrs. Leonard Oelmann was vocalist. Organist was Mrs. Vaughn Willems. Pall bearers were Evert Anderson, Robert Rieken, Frederic Fisher, Leonard Oelmann and Warren Lindaman. The interment service was held in the cemetery adjoining the church.
Mrs. Jutting died of natural causes on Tuesday, June 20, in Fontanelle.
Survivors are a daughter, Berthamae Norris of Greenfield; a grandson; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Henry Oelmann, in 1923; her second husband, William U. Jutting in 1969; five sisters and four brothers.
Mrs. Jutting graduated from Ackley High School in 1911 and then attended the University of Northern Iowa. She taught in the country schools in Franklin county for several years. She also farmed with her husband northwest of Wellsburg until 1958.
The Andrle and Creps Funeral Home of Eldora was in charge of arrangements.
--The Grundy Register (Grundy Center, Iowa), 29 June 1989, pg 12
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I intend to make being a County Councillor the only job I do. I will not stand for any other elected posts during my tenure to avoid conflict that holding more than one Councillor position can create and to allow me to concentrate my efforts on effectively representing the residents of this seat at their County Council. My strong belief is that for the last 4 years the people of Saffron Walden and the surrounding villages have not been effectively represented by Residents for Uttlesford who's focus has clearly been on District Council matters, my focus will be fully on ensuring the provision of the best possible level of service from Essex County Council to the people I will represent. I am seeking to be an influential ally of the decision makers, and not an un-influential critic who stands on the side-line, providing opposition for oppositions sake, and presenting a negative image of Saffron Walden to the wider County of Essex."
My priorities are...
- Continued improvement in our already excellent schools
- Safer, well maintained, efficient roads
- High quality adult care and care at home that supports independent living
- High quality, cost effective services for local people
- Promoting healthy lifestyles and well being
- A vibrant, commercially successful Saffron Walden
- Villages that maintain their character and provide quality places to live
- Preservation of local Essex heritage


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The Hope Chest is nearing completion
More work on the Hope Chest today. I managed to rough out the oak for the bottom of the chest and my drawer bottom. For the drawer bottom I used the bandsaw to rough cut my 1" stock down to 5/8" and hand planed it down to a full ½" ( a 1/16th inch full).
Planing doesn't take too long for face…
…and edges.
About 3-4 minutes per board. Some shirk this as being primitive and old fashioned, but I would plane machine planed wood too, to reduce the sanding later.
In 15 minutes I was done and so I edge jointed them with the Veritas bevel up plane…
…and glued up the panel.
After that I moved on to the boards for the tongue and grooved bottom of the chest, which I milled and planed the same way.
The tonguing and grooving couldn't wait for the Veritas retrofit to their plough plane so I went ahead with a pair of ¾" T&G planes I have.
Worked fine and had it done in 20 minutes flat.
Tomorrow I will bevel the drawer bottom and fit it to the drawer and fit the T&G boards to the bottom of the chest.
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In the process of building my bench. Jointing the edges of the apron boards for glue-up was well beyond difficult. Would like to request video instruction segment on a similarly challenging jointing application. I would also like to say that my progress to date has been incredibly empowering. Because few get to make from beginning to end in our modern world, and because most work lacks direct feedback, the reward for my efforts (splinters and all) will go well beyond having a workbench.


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The Philosophy of the Matrix Part II: Fate, Free Will, and Choice
Note: The observations made here are meant to generate discussion and demonstrate how The Matrix explores these ideas. The ideas do not necessarily reflect my views upon the subject and are not attempting to convince anyone to adopt a certain stance.
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You have heard it said that, "early to bed early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise".
This maxim, and of course nursery rhyme according to health experts remains an eternal truism. And now, the question arises, "Is there a particular time that can be described as the best time to sleep? Whatever be the case, experts simply believe that one ought to get to bed in time so as to wake up early – for great health benefits. What about sleeping late and getting up from bed late, even if you've spent an adequate amount of time sleeping (in bed)?
|Sleeping early and waking early is it
Your body actually has a clock-like mechanism that is inbuilt so that you're able to go to bed at certain times and get up at certain times. The body mechanism sort of programmes itself to naturally do what is right for it (you). Your biological clock is programmed to regulate your body functions for optimal health, and that also covers how and when you go to sleep.
From expert studies, nature has so designed it that as from 11pm to 3 am most of your blood circulation is focussed in your liver. In the cause of this the liver becomes larger as it's loaded with more quantity of blood. This time is crucial as your body goes through a process of detoxification. The liver then neutralises and breaks down toxins which had been concentrated in the body in the cause of the day.
|Sleeping right means waking right
Note that if your system is denied sleep at this very time your liver will not be able to perfectly carry out this detoxification process. Following all these, what will normally happen is such as the followings:
- Going to bed at 11pm will mean you have complete 4 hours to detoxify your system.
- Going to bed at 12am will mean you've got 3 hours for that.
- Going to bed at 1am translates to you having 2 hours.
- And if you go to bed at 2am, you have only 1 hour to detoxify.
What if you sleep after 3am?
Experts say that this means that should you go to bed after 3 am you just will not have any time to really detoxify your body! It will therefore be ill advised for you to maintain such a 'negative' sleep pattern because these toxins will then be concentrated in your body in the cause of time. The consequence of this surely will be disastrous.
|Breakfast - most important meal of the day
What then does going to bed late and waking late imply?
You will simply discover that you'll wake up tired even if you had long hours of sleep. Sleeping late is not really healthy because for one, your body will not have adequate time to detoxify itself, as well as being denied other vital body functions.
Research shows that as from 3am to 5am most blood circulation is centred in the lungs; and then what? Experts say at this time you should exercise and take a deep breath of fresh air which is energy – better in the garden if possible. This is owing to the fact that by this period the air is incredibly fresh with plenty of healthful negative ions.
In the same vein, from 5am to 7am blood circulation is majorly concentrated in your large intestine, and so you ought to have a bowel movement (from your large intestine) thereby getting your body ready for taking in further nourishments all through the day.
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And, from 7am to 9am, circulation of blood largely is concentrated in your stomach. As for this moment, you should take your breakfast - being the most significant meal of the day. It's equally important you ensure your breakfast contains all the essential nutrients. It has been discovered that skipping breakfast in the long run creates a lot of health problems.
For this reason it has been observed that villagers and farm dwellers are usually healthier. This is owing to the simple fact that they go to bed early and wake up early – breathing in fresh oxygen. This is of course in complete obedience to their natural biological clock. Keeping to this routine will ensure you are fresher and full of vitality throughout the day.


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The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) scoured its vast body of research and found that the best way to deter crime is to increase the certainty of being caught. Fraud examiners are skilled in the prevention and detection of fraud and white-collar crime across most industries. (See
Five Things About Deterrence, National Institute of Justice.)
However, unlike the bank, retail, health care and insurance sectors, discovery of fraud in education is still evolving. School reform, growth of for-profit universities, expansion of distance learning programs, restriction of student loan debt forgiveness and school vouchers represent just a few challenges impacting the landscape.
In the
September/October 2017 issue of Fraud Magazine I discussed the impact of educational fraud on national security. Part two takes a deeper dive into those directly involved, from perpetrator to victim.
We are now at a tipping point in the field of lie and truth detection. Peer-reviewed research and high-stake applications are showing that we need two main skillsets to perform better than the average human and the polygraph: 1) recognizing deceptive behavior via multi-channel analysis and 2) using unexpected prompts in interviews to elicit truth.
Fraud examiners should consider an enhanced set of Fraud Triangle factors for executives: greed, pride and entitlement. But the question remains, why do these behaviors manifest in executives who might be associated with fraud?
I was interested in the psychological aspects of fraud, so I conducted research that delved into the pressures and rationalizations of employees, which are closely linked with employee happiness and job satisfaction. I examined these in the context of a local non-governmental organization (NGO) in a developing country in Southeast Asia.
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Vintage Scottish Moss Agate Earrings 1900s
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This Edwardian picture is depicted within each swirling design of these antique moss agate dangle earrings with sterling silver pierced shepherds hooks. Hailing from Scotland, the earrings have a dendritic agate with rich moss green branch like dendrites and burnt orange overtones within a translucent cabochon. Each is set in a cutout band wrap and suspended from an double sided engraved garland wreath. A chic and classic accessory!
Materials: Sterling silver
Gemstone: Dendritic Moss Picture Agate
Measurements: Each earring measures 1 5/8 inches long
Hallmarks: Sterling
Condition: Offered in very good condition with no chips or nicks and a wonderful patina to the silver


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Nearest postcode for maps is RH4 3JT but this doesn't seem to work in satnavs
Playing at Priory School
Please respect Priory School's facilities. Pick up all litter, and try not to leave anything behind.
How to get to Priory School football pitches from....
.... Westcott / the A25
We use the pitch nearest to the A25 and Westcott, and this can be accessed most easily from the small footgate at the bottom corner of Priory fields, closest to the A25. Just outside Dorking on the A25 , look out for a turning (on the left as leaving Dorking) marked with a large brown sign for 'Bury Hills Fisheries'. Turn off here, and the gate is immediately on your left. There is parking for about 10-12 cars right next to the gate. There is a second, much large car park just a few seconds drive further up the same road. This is on the left hand side. Park here and walk back along the road to the footgate.
.... Dorking
It is also possible to come to the Priory School pitches from the Dorking South/Nower Woods side. Park in the car park at the top, outside the gates to Powell-Corderoy School, and walk down through the Priory School main entrance OR walk round the outside through the woods to the footgate. You will need about an extra 5 mins to do this walk right down to the pitches.


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Nadi, Waiyavi Win Western Volleyball Championship
Nadi and Waiyavi took out the 2018 Western Rally Volleyball championship in the men and women's grade at the Lautoka Multi-purpose Court on Saturday night.
Nadi One and Nadi Two battled in an all Nadi final and played only one set said, Nadi Volleyball Association senior vice-president Dan Vakadranu.
"Nadi One won the set to decide the winner as it was getting dark," he said.
"We hope both teams can do well in the Easter Championship in Suva at the end of the month."
Nadi One fielded skipper Paul Vatucawaqa, Wame Salabogi, Viliame Bulu and Taniela Seninawawa. They represented Fiji at last year's Oceania Championship.
Nadi Two had seasoned players like Jonathan Liew and former Fiji Under-19 basketball rep Semesa Lagi.
The semi-final saw Mid-West Waiyavi One lose 1- 2 to Nadi Two, while Nadi One proved too strong for Lautoka Yellow winning 3-0.
In the women competition, Waiyavi of Lautoka beat Lautoka Red in the final.
The semifinals saw Lautoka Red edge out Nadi 2-1 and Mid-West Waiyavi One beat Mid-West Waiyavi Two 3-0.
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With 25 years of experience in Development, including 10 years in Senior Leadership positions in the United Nations, Dr. Khadija Moalla repertoire includes extensive expertise in International Law & Human Rights, Gender Equality & women empowerment, Governance & rule of law, Civil Society Organizations, HIV/AIDS & the SDGs. Dr. Moalla is also a recognized global expert in the Transformational Leadership Development Methodology and provided trainings and lecturer in more than 60 countries in the five continents.
UNDP Practice Team Leader in the Arab States, Dr. Moalla coordinated initiatives to sensitize and mobilize Religious Leaders, political leadership, art & media leaders, NGOs, legislators and private sector leaders, for ten years. Previously, Dr. Moalla taught international law at the University of Law of Tunis & the Diplomatic Institute and was a practicing Lawyer for ten years.
Dr. Moalla has provided advice and shared in constructing policies of the League of Arab States and the Arab Parliament, she is also one of the Founding members of the New Middle East Gender Parity at the World Economic Forum and a Founding Member of the Global Legal Network. Dr. Moalla received the Leadership Award from the United Nations General Assembly President for her work with Religious Leaders through the establishment of the Multi-Faith Network CHAHAMA and received the Excellency Award of the 2010 South-South Global Expo for successful innovative Solutions. Dr. Moalla was chosen as one of the most influential 500 personalities of the Arab region, in 2011.
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Good Luck Leopards!
Friday, November 30, 2018
Good luck to our Leopards tonight against Tidehaven in the State 3A-D2 Regional Championship!
There will be a send-off for our Leopards today at 4 pm.
Regional Championship
Van Vleck vs Tidehaven
Rosenberg - Traylor Stadium
4606 Mustang Ave
Rosenberg, TX 77471
Friday, November 30th
7:30 pm
$6 at the gate,(no presale)
Passes - 14 AAA, THSCA, and Senior Citizens Pass
Van Vleck will be Home Team


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I didn't really take much notice of this scene when I first watched the episode – I was too interested in whether the orange-haired girl would confess her love for the yellow-haired boy – but actually, this down-and-out has-been soldier might be the most interesting part of the episode.
A recurring theme of this show is that war makes it easy to avoid existential despair. So long as you're at war, you don't have to confront how meaningless life is. Most of the characters who talk about the war are sorry that it's over.


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Join us at the downtown location of Borderlands Brewing 119 E Toole for drinks and food while watching the Jill Stein CNN Town Hall broadcast. There is construction going on around Speedway and Oracle so try to avoid that area. Take 6th Ave or 7th ave if coming from the north side of town. They have a parking lot (free after 5pm) to the east side of building. Also some back in free parking along the west side of building.
- August 17, 2016 at 6pm – 8pm
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Tucson, AZ 85705
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Apply today for the Pan-African Awards for Entrepreneurship in Education; an annual competition run with the generous support of The Saville Foundation.
For over 11 years, the Pan-African Awards have celebrated the work of organisations teaching young people about entrepreneurship or using innovative business strategies to fund education in Africa. The Pan-African Awards is one of the only competitions recognising organisations from across all sectors working to enhance communities, curb youth unemployment and promote education through enterprise. The recognition and celebration of innovative and sustainable initiatives not only supports winning organisations to grow their impact but also helps to promote new models for change to more communities.
To get more exciting opportunities like this, at your fingertips, install the Youth Opportunities Mobile App here from your cellphone.
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Winners receive:
- Unrestricted funding: $15,000 for the top place winner, $5,000 for our 3 runner-up and partner winners
- A fully-funded spot for a delegate to attend a Teach A Man To Fish event
- Publicity on the Teach A Man To Fish platform including our Members' Network made up of leaders in education, development and entrepreneurship from around the world
Entry Criteria
- The competition is open to all organizations with a focus on education located in one of the 55 African countries for which awards are available (see the official websitle).
- Entries can be submitted on behalf on another organization – e.g. by non-African NGOs on behalf of their local partner / office – however prize monies and conference travel bursaries must be claimed by and used for the benefit of, the Africa-based organization
- The full list of African countries for which awards are available is as follows: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Democratic Republic of the), Congo Brazzaville (also known as
Republic of the Congo), Côte d'Ivoire (commonly known as Ivory Coast), Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan,Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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- Qualified professionals for the purpose of this competition include: teachers (employed by a different institution), doctors, lawyers, judges, accountants, bankers, engineers, Teach A Man To Fish is a UK registered charity no. 1112699 – www.teachamantofish.org.uk
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- The application deadline is the 16th of August 2019.
- Applicants have until midnight (BST) to submit an online application at the Apply Now link.
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