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DIY denim distressing: Don't pay hundreds for trendy ripped jeans
Jeans have been around since Jacob Davis and Levi Strauss teamed up in the late 1800s to bring functional, lasting pants to men. When they became unsightly and worn-through at the knees, the wearer ordered a new pair.
Today, the more aged the better — giving the wearer individuality.
Older generations might eye ripped, torn, pierced and shredded jeans with disdain and lament the waste of spending money on damaged goods. Yet, what the fashion industry deems as "distressed denim" is a multi-million-dollar endeavor. Trend mavens are willing to pay much for distinct distressing.
However, for those who cannot or will not invest in the look, there are ways to do it yourself. While it seems like distressing denim jeans is as easy as taking frustrations out with a pair of scissors and maybe a knife, the process is a bit more involved to achieve true distressed distinction.
American Eagle shared in a 2014 blog post that a few simple tools and knowledge of some tricks of the trade are necessary. Sandpaper, 220 grit or higher, wears down specific spots and results in light distressing.
A razor blade scrapes away surface thread and cuts seams. Something like a block of wood needs to be placed inside the pant's leg so distressing occurs on one side at time.
InStyle's step-by-step directions on Pinterest show how to use a box cutter to make horizontal slices in the front and then use a safety pin to pull treads apart and tweezers to remove vertical threads.
A microplane grater is another handy tool. And a tablespoon of bleach diluted with a cup of water can be sprayed on selected spots.
American Eagle suggests less is more: Start with a little, sport the jeans, and let nature take its course. Natural wear and tear results in a more unique appearance. Experiment. Additional distressing can always be achieved in stages, but go too far initially and a good pair of jeans may be headed for the trash.


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Design your life for abundance. Learn to rewire your belief system, harvest your self-confidence to acquire, handle and accept ultimate abundance. Reveal the best inside of you and unleash all hidden powers. Learn to become all that your are capable of becoming. Spot how to increase inner core strength. Take immediate advantage of the massive opportunities that you create and cross your path. Live with passion and take massive action to invoke an abundant life.
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Gratefulness Increases Your Level Of Happiness
You will keep on getting more in life if you are thankful for whatever you have. You might find yourself struggling if you kept searching for things that you do not have in life. Gratefulness will never let you feel sad or fearful. To enhance one's general well-being, the most widely recommended thing is practicing gratitude. In 2007, a psychology professor named Robert Emmons from the University of California, in Davis, who is also the co-editor-in-chief of The Journal of Positive Psychology, initiated research on gratitude and concluded that being grateful in life significantly improves physical and mental health. Gratitude also impacts our level of happiness, and it has lost-lasting impacts on our life. You can begin by writing down five aspects that you are grateful for in your life. Or, for more effective results, develop a gratitude journal for yourself. Do not forget to write the minor things you might ignore, such as the fresh air you breathe in or the excellent education you have.
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The Underlying Problems Of A Scarcity Mindset
Scarcity means not to have in abundance or the shortness of the human or capital resources. The scarcity mindset can be simply understood in the people who are reluctant to grow, as they fear not having enough resources or labor. Their fear revolves around the idea that the total sum of resources is not enough for everyone to live a prosperous life.
It is a menace to have a scarcity mindset. It often intends people to buy those things which are not even required. It also helps in inducing fear of missing out, resultantly failing to utilize the already present resources rather than seeing the things pessimistically. The underlying ground of a scarcity mindset relies on fear which is simply trouble for the sustainability and health of a business or arrangement. Lastly, this mindset never allows having a mental state where you could feel devoid of struggle.
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Going For Hedonic Adaptation In Your Life
In research on "hedonic adaptation," psychologists have revealed that when we achieve our expectations of getting more resources, time, and money, we reach the same initial level of happiness before the achievements. So, achievements won't work if we are unhappy. Realizing the importance of things you have and that "more" will never quench your thirst gives you that opportunity to count your blessings. Just focus on the term enough: achieving enough, being enough, having enough. This positive psychology also releases dopamine in your body that makes you feel more content, satisfied, happier, and healthier. So, focus on your belongings and accomplishments and all the more amazing things in your life. Listing all your blessings in a notebook will strengthen your neural passages that will make it convenient for you to switch to this positive thinking.
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The research named 'Speak Daily Abundance Affirmations' conducted by the Carnegie Mellon University concluded that the frequent application of positive affirmations could enhance your ability to solve problems and decrease depression symptoms. This behavior magically changes your psychology from scarceness to abundance.
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How To Get Rid Of The Scarce Mentality
A scarce mentality tends to believe that life is a win-loss situation. To counter this behavior, try developing a win-win mentality. Try discovering ways by which all participants feel content and satisfied with the relationship. Practice this behavior not only in your personal life but also in your professional life. This behavior includes first hearing the other person's unbiased and without any judgments, conceptualizing what a win-win could be for all, and then finding the solutions that make everyone happy.
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The best ever method to develop self-efficacy and establish yourself as a unique entity in a particular field is solely possible by actively being involved in that particular niche for a certain time. The ability to create innovatively and live life as you want tois only possible if you are experienced in it. The philosophy to be master in a certain niche is quite simple and straightforward. It asserts that if someone gets better with every passing day with a pace of 1 percent, at the end of the year, he/she is supposed to be 365 percent better.
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The Abilities Of An Abundance Mindset
Abundance literally means to have in large quantity. The abundance mentality refers to the idea that everyone around has sufficient enough to grow. The avenues are enough for all to grow more and prosper in their niches. Also, it helps put people in a position where they have the ability to choose among several different choices.
A study by Harvard asserts that the functioning of the human brain is as such that if it is made to focus entirely on one thing, the chance of getting distracted by other possibilities gets minimum. It happens so because the algorithm by which the brain processes is never given any such command where it could think of, 'I won't be able to do it,' rather it shifts all its energy on doing the said job. Inquire yourself with the questions like, if you have all the resources, capital, and time, and minimum chances of failure, what would you be doing with it? It would help you explore the horizons of the brain, which you might never have imagined.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A week before mandatory budget cuts go into effect across the government, the Department of Homeland Security has started releasing illegal immigrants being held in immigration jails across the country, Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Tuesday.
Gillian Christensen, an ICE spokeswoman, said ICE has reviewed "several hundred cases" of immigrants being held in jails around the country and released them in the last week. They have been "placed on an appropriate, more cost-effective form of supervised release," she said.
Christensen said the agency's "priority for detention remains on serious criminal offenders and other individuals who pose a significant threat to public safety." She did not say how released immigrants were selected or what jails they were released from.
Tuesday's announcement of jail releases is the first tangible impact of the looming budget cuts for DHS.
The Obama administration has been issuing dire warnings about the impact of the sequestration and DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano told reporters at the White House Monday that across-the-board cuts would impact the department's core operations, including border security and airport screening operations.
She also warned that DHS might not be able to afford to keep the 34,000 immigration jail beds mandated by Congress. On average last week, there were 30,773 people being held in ICE jails.
"I don't think we can maintain the same level of security at all places around the country with sequester as without sequester," said Napolitano, adding that the impact would be "'like a rolling ball. It will keep growing."
According to the National Immigration Forum, it costs the government about $164 a day to keep an illegal immigrant facing deportation jailed. In a report on immigration detention costs last year the advocacy group said costs for supervised release can range from about 30 cents to $14 a day.
Republicans lawmakers decried the releases Tuesday.
"It's abhorrent that President (Barack) Obama is releasing criminals into our communities to promote his political agenda on sequestration," House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte. "By releasing criminal immigrants onto the streets, the Administration is needlessly endangering American lives. It also undermines our efforts to come together with the Administration and reform our nation's immigration laws."
The administration asked for about $1.96 billion for immigration jail operations in the last budget. It amounts to about $5.4 million a day, according to the National Immigration Forum's report.
Christensen said Tuesday that released immigrants will still face deportation proceedings.


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Dwyane Wade has sold a sitcom based on his life to FOX
Miami Heat All-Star Dwyane Wade is no stranger to the glamorous lifestyle of a big star. He's a regular at fashion and awards shows, dates a famous actress in Gabrielle Union, and generally seems to enjoy presenting himself as a celebrity, not just a generationally important basketball player.
Wade has also ventured into other areas of media, particularly with his 2012 book "A Father First: How My Life Became Bigger Than Basketball," a memoir about his life as a single father to his two sons. Now, Wade has sold a sitcom to FOX based on the book. From Brian Windhorst for ESPN.com:
Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade has sold a sitcom to Fox based on his life as an NBA star and single father to two boys.
The show, which is currently in development, will be called "Three the Hard Way." It will feature a character named Daryl Wade, who is an NBA superstar responsible for raising his two sons as a single parent.
The show is described as Wade and "his entourage of eccentric friends, find themselves parenting by committee, when he gets full custody of his two young sons. It's a recipe made for disaster, but no matter how misinformed, misguided, or unfit Team Wade may be, they have a trump card that can't lose. It's called love." [...]
"I will be involved, very involved ... to the point where it has enough of what I would like to see from my story. Obviously it's a comedy, but there will be some things you want to let loose." [...]
"I think they'll be able to pull the comedy out of the dark moments," Wade said. "That was one thing I kept saying before I sold my story. I want to be able to bring some light into the dark times. I always take off from "The Cosby Show" kind of thing. They always told a lesson at the end of the day. There's always a story, and comedy in it as well."
Here's hoping that supporting characters to Daryl Wade include teammates LeBaron James and Chuck Bosh, Miami Burn head coach Edward Spoelstra, and girlfriend Gloria Union.
Based on the description, it sounds as if "Three the Hard Way" might be a multi-camera family comedy rather than the hipper, single-cam style that dominates what we consider top-level TV comedy in this era. Regardless, it appears to be a much different concept than "Survivor's Remorse," the series LeBron James has in development at Starz. That series, which appears to have more than a little in common with NBA favorite "Entourage," will presumably use the leeway of premium cable to its advantage and opt for somewhat more adult material. Wade's show, one the other hand, is pretty clearly for the whole family.
As with any story about TV series, it's important to remember that both projects still have a very long way to go before we see them on our screens. They must get pilot orders, have those pilots filmed, impress executives enough to get series orders, etc. For all we know, both Wade and James will fail to get their shows to series. And then they'll just have to settle for cameos in the "Entourage" movie.
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There are, however, some skies with rather strong halo signals that get a decent amount of agreement:
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Today's Music: Ray Charles – I Don't Need No Doctor
Another week, another Trifecta. For this challenge, they want the thirty three to three hundred thirty three words using the third definition of the word "Doctor" (noun) –
a : material added (as to food) to produce a desired effect
b : a blade (as of metal) for spreading a coating or scraping a surface
*Disclaimer – despite my recent finger wound, I was not on painkillers when I wrote this.
But you may want to be when you read it.
The EMTs stood over the frothing man.
He sat in front of a laptop, 72 MS Word documents open.
His eyes were wide.
He was gibbering.
He wasn't wearing pants.
Yogurt from a tipped cup slowly oozed across the table next to him.
The EMTs looked at each other.
"Have you ever seen anything like this, Hank?" asked the first.
The frothing man shot up, sitting rigidly straight.
"IT'S THE WORST THING EVER, HANK!!!!" he shrieked before slumping back down.
Hank frowned, and picked up the half empty yogurt cup. He took a deep smell. His brow furrowed.
He gingerly dipped the smallest part of his pinky fingernail into the swirly goop, just deeply enough to catch a small bit on the tip. He lifted it up to his lips to taste the digit, his eyes widening as the flavor swirled over his tongue.
"Someone has added something as a doctor of the yogurt, Fred" he declared. "It's…hyperbole!"
Fred gasped (only partly at the akwardness of the sentence construction).
"But that also means it's about a week and a half old!" said Fred, remembering the Trifecta challenges schedule.
"Yes" said Frank, authoritatively. "We can't help him. This man a needs a doctor!"
The man sat straight up again, pulling something shiny from below. He frantically worked it into the spilled yogurt, spreading it over the surface of the table…the laptop…his bellybutton.
Etched in the stainless steel, the words "The Doctor" gleamed in the light.
Hank shook his head. "Or a psychiatrist…"
Fred stepped back. "I do not want to know where he pulled that from.
But I bet it was bigger on the inside…"
(This week's contest is community judged, so go check out their site, read some of the other great entries and vote for them.)
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Endocrinology Laboratory
The behavioral endocrinology group aims to understand how ecological and social parameters shape the diverse endocrinological patterns in great ape species and humans. While we are mainly interested in the investigation of great ape populations in their natural habitat, which necessitates the collection and measurement of non-invasively collected samples, we make use of the opportunities to collect samples in zoos and sanctuaries to develop and validate new methods. Some of the questions we are currently interested in answering using endocrinological approaches are:
Male reproductive strategies
While in chimpanzees males are dominant over females and reproductive success follows a priority of access pattern (Boesch et al. 2006), in bonobos males are not dominant over females and therefore have to rely on alternative mating strategies. Together with Gottfried Hohmann we investigated male reproductive strategies, dominance, and aggression in relation to testosterone levels in a wild bonobos at Lui Kotal, DRC (Surbeck et al 2012a). We found that although high ranking bonobo males are more aggressive than low ranking males, there was no correlation between rank and testosterone levels. Furthermore, in presence of a receptive female, testosterone levels of high ranking males dropped while those of low ranking males increased (Surbeck et al 2012a). In general it seems that bonobo males invest more in close relationships to adult females than into aggressive interactions to secure mating opportunities. The proximity to receptive females however could lead to increased stress in these high ranking males since they experience elevated cortisol levels during their association with these females (Surbeck et al. 2012b).How male rank and demographic and ecological parameters are associated with androgen and glucocorticoid levels in male white-faced capuchins is topic of another project in our group. Franka Schaebs found in her PhD research that alpha males hadsignificantly higher fecal androgen levels than subordinates while other factors such as group instability or presence of fertile females did not affect androgen levels (Schaebs et al. in press). This project is conducted in cooperation with Susan Perry at the Lomas Barbudal Forest Reserve, Costa Rica.
Female reproductive strategies
Based on the difference in dominance relationships between chimpanzees and bonobos, we can predict that these patterns might also be reflected in female reproductive strategies. In Tai chimpanzees, changes in swelling size indicate the probability of ovulation and males can use this information to allocate their mating efforts accordingly (Deschner et al 2003, Deschner et al 2004). Interestingly, although males are dominant over females, females are successful in exerting their choice of mating partners to a large extent (Stumpf and Boesch 2005, 2006, 2010). Fertile periods can not only be advertised by visual but also acoustic signals. We recently investigated the function of copulation calls in relation to ovulation in cooperation with Simon Townsend and Klaus Zuberbühler in Budongo chimpanzees (Townsend et al. 2008, Townsend et al. 2011). Copulation call rates in Budongo females are not dependent on the reproductive state of the female but females suppressed their calls if high-ranking females were nearby. Furthermore, while we did not find any acoustic differences in calls given by females in fertile and non-fertile periods, as assessed by their hormonal profiles, the calls' acoustic structure did reliably encode individual identity. We are now complementing our studies on chimpanzees with studies on other African great ape species. In a study on mating patterns in relation to cyclic activity in mountain gorillas in collaboration with Martha Robbins (PhD Sosthène Habumuremyi), we found that parous females have a higher frequency of ovarian cycles than nulliparous females. Furthermore changes in fecal progestagen patterns indicated a considerably higher rate of abortions as previously estimated by observations alone (Habumuremyi et al 2016). In a study on sexual swelling patterns in female bonobos in collaboration with Gottfried Hohmann (PhD Heidi Douglas) we found that the timing of ovulation in relation to the maximum swelling period is much more variable than in chimpanzees and that a considerable proportion of ovulations happened even outside the period of maximum tumescence (Douglas et al 2016).
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Recently, the adaptive value of strong social bonds has been a topic of a number of studies. How such bonds are established and the physiological mechanisms underlying the establishment of bonding is currently unknown. Oxytocin has been implicated in the formation and maintenance of social bonds between relatives and monogamous mates, but its role in other types of social relationships remains largely unexplored. By exploring the behavioral endocrinology of social relationships among unrelated chimpanzees and bonobos in natural social contexts, we aim at gaining novel insights into the adaptations related to maintaining affiliative and cooperative social bonds outside of kinship. In our first study in cooperation with Toni Ziegler, Kevin Langergraber and Klaus Zuberbühler we investigated how relationship qualities influence the oxytocin secretion after grooming (Crockford and Wittig et al. 2013) and how food sharing influences oxytocin secretion (Wittig and Crockford et al. 2014) in Budongo chimpanzees. We could show that single aggressive interactions increase urinary glucocorticoid levels in male Budongo chimpanzees (Wittig and Crockford et al. 2015) and that the presence of a bond partner has an impact on glucocorticoid excretion after grooming and intergroup encounters (Wittig and Crockford et al. 2016). Furthermore, in the context of a PhD project of Liran Samuni in cooperation with Roman Wittig and Cathy Crockford we found that oxytocin levels increase in Taï chimpanzees in the context of intergroup encounters (Samuni et al 2017). In cooperation with Gottfried Hohmann, a study on relationship quality and cooperation in relation to oxytocin and cortisol levels in male and female bonobos is currently under way in a post doc project of Liza Moscovice and Martin Surbeck. In cooperation with Roman Wittig and Catherine Crockford, we furthermore aim at deepening our understanding of the influence of post conflict behavior on oxytocin excretion and cortisol levels in Tai chimpanzees (PhD Anna Preis).
Population differences in female reproductive hormones
Despite four decades of evidence that ovarian steroid levels vary as much as three-fold among healthy pre-menopausal women within a population, and as much as two-fold across populations, the causes of this variation remain obscure. To test several hypotheses regarding the sources of this variation we undertook, in collaboration with Virginia J. Vitzthum (Indiana University, Bloomington), two "natural experiments". Our first study is of nomadic Central Asians, who are predominantly dependent on their herd animals for subsistence. From early childhood they consume at least 40% animal fat, a level comparable to or greater than typical U.S., European, and Asian diets, but have higher physical workloads and lower energy intake than are common in industrialized populations. Despite these energetic demands, we found that these nomads had higher progesterone levels than did Germans (identically assayed), suggesting that life-long high fat intake may influence adult hormone levels. To assess environmental effects independent of possible genetic differences, our second study compared women born and raised in East and West Germany, prior to reunification. These genetically comparable populations experienced divergent living conditions which affected growth and other aspects of their biology and health. Although West Germans have taller heights, indicative of greater food intake and/or less energetically demanding activities, East Germans had higher progesterone levels, arguably because of the relatively higher proportion of animal fats in their diets.
Energy balance in African great apes
A major task in the daily life of wild animals is to consume enough food to obtain the energy that is needed to maintain basal body function and meet travel costs and thermal requirements. In cooperation with Jürgen Kratzsch, Michael Richards, Ben Fuller and Sylvia Ortmann, we have established methods to measure energy balance in great ape urine via C-peptide levels (Deschner et al. 2008) and stable isotope signatures of δ13C, δ15N (Deschner et al. 2012). We used the method of measuring urinary C-peptide to monitor variation in energy balance in relation to female rank and seasonality in mountain gorillas in cooperation with Martha Robbins (Grueter et al. 2014), in relation to rank and mate competition in male bonobos (Surbeck et al. 2015). Additional projects on energy balance in relation to seasonality are underway in female chimpanzees at Taï in cooperation with Christophe Boesch (PhD Livia Wittiger) and at Fongoli, Senegal in cooperation with Hjalmar Kühl and Jill Pruetz (PhD Erin Wessling and female bonobos (PhD Niina Nurmi) in cooperation with Gottfried Hohmann and Oliver Schuelke.
Ontogenetic variation in great apes and humans
A number of differences between humans, chimpanzees and bonobos might be related to differences in development. It is therefore of great importance to monitor changes of physiological parameters during ontogeny. One specific event that until now has been only described for humans and chimpanzees is the occurrence of adrenarche characterized by the onset of adrenal secretions of increasing amounts of dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate (DHEA-S). In a recent study in cooperation with Gottfried Hohmann, we could first validate an EIA for the use of bonobo urine and then show that apart from humans and chimpanzees, bonobos also show the typical pattern of increased DHEA-S secretion around the same age as it is observed in these species and therefore also have adrenarche (Behringer et al. 2012b). Do bonobos and chimpanzees differ in their onset of maturation? Puberty is characterized by biological events, such as changes in growth rate and the onset of sexual maturation. Rising levels of testosterone are an indirect marker for reproductive maturation of testes and ovaries. In humans the increase of testosterone happens after the juvenile pause with around ten years of age. By analyzing urine samples of bonobos and chimpanzees with an LC-MS we were able to show that in both species in males the testosterone increase happens with around eight years of age. In female chimpanzees the increase of urinary testosterone levels is on year later, but in female bonobos the levels increased already around five years of age. The low urinary testosterone levels in younger individuals indicate that bonobos and chimpanzees experience a juvenile pause during their early development (Behringer et al., 2014a). During ontogeny, growth and the maturation of skeleton and the brain is thyroid hormone (THs) dependent. In humans, THs are high during early life and decrease after the adolescent growth spurt. After having validated an EIA for the use of bonobo and chimpanzee urine we could show that while in both species, immatures had higher values than adults, chimpanzees experienced a significant decrease in TH levels years earlier, but bonobos several years later than humans (Behringer et al., 2014b). This result is in line with the hypothesis that bonobos are delayed in development.
Method development and validation
We have developed an LC-MS method that allows us to simultaneously measure 23 different steroid metabolites in only 200µl of urine (Hauser et al., 2008a). Using this method we detected methodological problems in the extraction and measurement of testosterone in great ape urine in all existing studies so far and we were able to propose better alternatives (Hauser et al 2008b). Furthermore, by measuring a number of androgens and their metabolites in serum and urine of chimpanzees from the Ngamba Island sanctuary in Uganda in cooperation with Lawrence Mugisha, we were able to identify which of these were good indicators of testicular activity in urine and which of these were mainly produced by the adrenal glands. Interestingly, although testosterone constitutes only a minor fraction of the overall mass of androgens in urine, it still turned out to be the best indicator of testicular activity (Hauser et al. 2011). LC-MS analysis proved to be a potent tool for the validation of enzyme immuno assays for endocrinological measurements in matrices such as urine and feces. For example, we found that a testosterone assay formerly considered to be inappropriate for measuring gonadal activity in chimpanzee urine actually delivers very reliable results, and that existing inconsistencies were not related to cross-reactivities of the antibody but to inappropriate extraction methods (Preis et al. 2011). A comparison of female sex steroids in urine and fecal samples of mountain gorillas with LC-MS and EIA revealed that fecal analysis of iPdG and pregnanediol is suitable for detecting ovulation in female mountain gorillas. However, urinary measurements using both EIA and LC–MS appeared to be uninformative for monitoring ovarian activity in this primate (Habumuremyi et al. 2014). In an additional project in cooperation with Susan Perry, we developed a LC-MS method that allows for the measurements of androgens, glucocorticoids, and estrogens in fecal extracts of white-faced capuchins (Weltring et al. 2012).In order to better monitor stress responses that are mainly triggered via the sympathetic nervous system, we validated in cooperation with Erich Möstl the use of an assay to measure alpha-amylase in the saliva of bonobos (Behringer et al. 2012a). We furthermore validated in cooperation with Fumihiro Kano and Josep Call a thermo-imaging technique to measure the facial skin temperature by simultaneously measuring salivary cortisol levels (Kano et al. 2016). To enable the monitoring of energy balance via changes in fecal thyroid hormone levels, we validated a commercial thyroid hormone assay for fecal samples of capuchin monkeys (Schaebs et al. 2016). Determining individual health status is of great importance for a better understanding of life history trade-offs between growth, reproduction, and maintenance. To be able to non-invasively assessactivation patterns of the cellular immune response we validated a commercial EIA for the measurement of neotperin in urine samples of chimpanzees and bonobos in cooperation with Fabian Leendertz (Behringer et al. 2017). In cooperation with Stefan Wudy and Werner Blum we were able to validate an EIA for the measurement of urinary insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 3 to investigate aging patterns which are related to cell proliferation and apoptosis (Behringer et al. 2016).
Sociality and Health
The interactions between sociality and health in wild chimpanzees are currently unknown. One proposed mediator between sociality and health is stress, which is generally known to increase the secretion of a number of hormones, including cortisol. While long-term stress leads to an increased susceptibility to a variety of diseases, including infectious diseases, and cortisol is known to have a negative impact on the immune system, infections themselves can also increase cortisol excretion. Therefore, changes in cortisol levels prior and during an infection with pathogens, as well as variation in the degree of sickness behaviour shown, could be indicative of the severity of an infection. Recent methodological advances allow now for the monitoring of cellular immune system activity via urinary neopterin levels in chimpanzees and bonobos (Behringer et al. 2017). In cooperation with Fabian Leendertz form the Robert Koch-Institute, we investigate in a PhD project of Doris Wu patterns of stress and immune system activation during respiratory disease outbreaks in Taï chimpanzees. How sickness behavior is related to stress, immune response and sociality in immature chimpanzees is the topic of the PhD of Therese Löhrich.


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Because you mentioned climate change one time in your acceptance speech, the writers and readers for whom that subject is of paramount importance (on either side) have let 1,000 flowers bloom in less than a day.
Andrew Revkin did the best job of it, talking through many of the items that should be on the agenda for your next four years. But he was hardly alone. Keith Kloor chimed in, as did the politics blog on my hometown newspaper, the SF Gate, which catalogued responses from the Energy and Environmental Great and Good.
I will be shorter and simpler. You will not be able to do anything useful regarding climate change if you do not look at energy consumption at the same time. With that in mind, the first step is screamingly obvious.
Institute a carbon tax at the low level of $12 / ton of CO2. Make it revenue neutral, lowering social security taxes on both employers and employees by the amount raised from the carbon tax. Add a provision that will re-evaluate the monetary value of the tax every ten years based on benchmark levels of CO2 concentrations, U.S. CO2 emissions per capita and global sea surface temperatures.
Do not hypothecate revenues to energy efficiency or renewables, or anything else. If you want Republican support, make the tax revenue neutral.
If you do this and this alone, you will have done more to solve the problems of climate change than any other government body or multinational institution. If you do this and this alone, it will have a real-world impact, serve as an example for the world and prove our commitment to climate change and responsible governance.
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Hyundai Accent
Highlighted Features
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- Remote keyless entry
- Steering wheel mounted audio controls
- Security system
Detailed Specifications
- Air conditioning
- Driver door bin
- Driver vanity mirror
- Front beverage holders
- Illuminated entry
- Overhead console
- Passenger door bin
- Passenger vanity mirror
- Power windows
- Rear door bins
- Remote keyless entry
- Speed control
- Tilt steering wheel
- Front anti-roll bar
- Front tires: 185/65TR15.0
- Front wheel independent suspension
- Power steering
- Rear tires: 185/65TR15.0
- Speed-sensing steering
- Wheel size: 15"
- 1st row LCD monitors: 1
- AM/FM radio
- Primary LCD size: 5.0"
- Speakers: 4
- Steering wheel mounted audio controls
- Wireless phone connectivity: Bluetooth
- Front seats: bucket
- Max seating capacity: 5
- Rear seats: bench
- Rear seats Folding position: fold forward seatback
- Seat Upholstery: cloth
- Split folding rear seat
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- Cylinder configuration: I-4
- Drive type: front-wheel
- Engine liters: 1.6L
- Engine location: front
- Fuel economy city: 33mpg
- Fuel economy combined: 36mpg
- Fuel economy fuel type: gasoline
- Fuel economy highway: 41mpg
- Fuel tank capacity: 11.9gal.
- Horsepower: 120hp @ 6,300RPM
- Hybrid traction battery type: none
- Manual-shift auto: SHIFTRONIC
- Mode select transmission
- Number of valves: 16
- Recommended fuel: Regular Unleaded
- Torque: 113 lb.-ft. @ 4,500RPM
- Transmission: continuously variable automatic
- Variable intake manifold
- Variable valve control
- Bumpers: body-color
- Door mirrors: body-color
- Power door mirrors
- Rear cargo: trunk
- Compression ratio: 11.20 to 1
- Curb weight: 1,215kg (2,679lbs)
- Engine bore x stroke: 75.6mm x 89.0mm (2.98" x 3.50")
- Engine displacement: 1.6 L
- Engine horsepower: 120hp @ 6,300RPM
- Engine torque: 113 lb.-ft. @ 4,500RPM
- Exterior body width: 1,730mm (68.1")
- Exterior height: 1,450mm (57.1")
- Exterior length: 4,384mm (172.6")
- Front headroom: 988mm (38.9")
- Front hiproom: 1,313mm (51.7")
- Front legroom: 1,069mm (42.1")
- Front shoulder room: 1,377mm (54.2")
- GVWR: 1,650kg (3,638lbs)
- Interior cargo volume: 388 L (14 cu.ft.)
- Interior maximum cargo volume: 388 L (14 cu.ft.)
- Passenger volume: 2,554L (90.2 cu.ft.)
- Rear headroom: 947mm (37.3")
- Rear hiproom: 1,290mm (50.8")
- Rear legroom: 851mm (33.5")
- Rear shoulder room: 1,364mm (53.7")
- Turning radius: 5.1m (16.7')
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I love this car--so far
By Rick L on Tuesday, April 06, 2021I just drove off the lot today in my new 2021 Accent SEL, after trading in my 2020 Elantra SEL, given that the Elantra's been in for servicing 3 times in one year with under 6500 miles on it. The 2020 Elantra has had 37 complaints with the NHTSA. I had to have TCU/ECU updates, an actuator replaced, and a range sensor replaced. FORGET IT...it was time to say goodbye to that car. There's good and bad about every car, but from my research, the Accent is Hyundai's most reliable car, and a reliable car in general, and it certainly gets good gas mileage. I don't know why some experts complain that the performance is sluggish. I drove 80 miles back from the dealership today, and the Accent had more zippy performance than the Elantra I traded in. There's also been complaining about outside noise coming into the cabin while highway driving. I'm certainly not experiencing that. My Accent has no more wind noise, etc. than the Elantra. Although the interior is roomy ...no less roomy than the Elantra(in the front seats anyway), I gave a 4-star for comfort because I haven't determined if the seat's lumbar support is good enough for longer driving distances. However, my Accent has tilt/telescopic on the steering wheel, so I didn't totally adjust that properly before leaving the dealership, so it'll probably adjust my posture to a better position when I do. The bottom line is that I gave up a car with the bells and whistles of blind spot monitor, lane assist(which I never used anyway), and rear cross traffic alert, because reliability's more important to me. Reliability and good gas mileage are the two main things I seek out when car buying, and with a very good track record of reliability and with the good gas mileage I've found in this vehicle, the Accent was an ideal choice for me. Plus, you're getting a 5-year/60,000 basic warranty, 10 year/100,000 drivetrain warranty, 7 year/unlimited miles perforation warranty, 5 years of roadside assistance, and 3 years of maintenance. I'm sure I've made a smart decision in purchasing the 2021 Accent.
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By CelticWRX on Monday, September 02, 2019My commute is 70 to 100 miles per day. I was blowing through good used cars and needed an inexpensive car with 0 miles and a robust warranty. I could not be happier. I've been driving since the 1980's and I've driven nearly everything. I've had 400 hp muscle cars both classic and modern. I've had cars with more bells and whistles than I needed. This Accent was a breath of fresh air. It has the CVT trans and though not a tire burner the power is ready and waiting. It gets up to speed very easily. Some other modern vehicles with conventional automatics have considerable delays between pressing the accelerator and moving. This does not, and that makes the acceleration, thus lane changing and merging so much more effortless and SAFER. I have the SE and it has all of the options that are needed. All of the controls are at hand and in the right place. I also have a 2017 Ford Escape and that car is just awkward and disappointing. I use the cruise control considerably and this car responds well to it as if it adjusts engine speed because it knows it's in control. The MPG meter is more often pegged at 50+ than lower. My mixed mileage thus far is 37 mpg and that's 50/50 city and highway. My average miles per hour is still a low 25, so I think it will improve. I really like the seat and seating position. We fit 4 adults in it, two big boys in the front and two average girls in the back. It rides fine and the noise isn't obnoxious. It's not a Cadillac but it's a better commuter car that will last just as long, if not longer. This is ideal for those who don't need to take their living room to work. I look forward to racking up the miles.
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Day 37: My brother-in-law's accident and the mending, part 2
Today, a powerful lesson from my sister, Jaquita…
So we found out that Tony had a severe concussion, bruises and cuts all over (about 30 stitches). He had seven damaged vertebrae in his neck and back, torn ligaments in his right arm, a bruise on his left kidney and possible liver damage — but NO broken bones.
He left the hospital after just 36 hours but I had to wake him every two hours for another 48 to make sure he was coherent. I had to call our son in from college for a week to help me lift Tony up and down off the bed and to help him in the shower. But through it all I was positive that he would mend and everything would be back to "normal" in a few months. Well I was wrong.
In the first year we saw probably 10 different doctors and specialists. Tony was on a horrible amount of pain medication. He lost his job of nearly 20 years. He was not the same man that he used to be. (I wish I had a dime for every time I thought that!) Over the first two to three years he became more aggressive, forgetful and more detached. All of his doctors kept saying it was side effects of the medicine or it was depression so they changed and added medication but he kept getting worse.
He had now lost three jobs. I finally called our family doctor and begged him to listen to me. I told him that I was almost to the point of having to put Tony in nursing home or something, I was afraid he would hurt himself or someone else. He was becoming too unpredictable and sometimes just flat out mean. In a nutshell, I was becoming afraid of him. I begged God to change him, to make him like he used to be…OK I admit, I was even a little angry at God.
The doctor finally recommended an endocrinologist. I had never heard of one and didn't know what kind of doctor he was but I was desperate so I made the appointment. I see now that God directed us there but at the time I was too angry to see it. They did several tests and the doctor explained his theory that Tony had a tumor on his pituitary gland. He was right and started Tony on a very strong medication to make his body produce hormones. He said if the medication didn't work it would mean brain surgery…
The medication worked but Tony was still not Tony. He lost two more jobs and then finally gave into having back surgery. In November of 2008 we filed for disability for Tony. He had seven major surgeries in 23 months.
It was while Tony was recovering from one of those surgeries that God had a talk with me! I was in my sewing room, moving back and forth from the cutting table to the sewing machine, and I was having myself a good ole' pitty party! I was ranting on in the inside about how it wasn't fair that Tony was not the same man that I had married.
As I stood at my cutting table, God softly spoke to me: "Why are you cutting up that perfectly good piece of fabric?"
"Well I am making a quilt out of it," I said.
God then said, "I did the same with Tony. I sent my angel to save him and then I took the pieces and put him back together. He is not the same, just as that piece of fabric will never be the same, but he is my work of art and he is there with you. Remember that as you wrap yourself in the warmth of that beautiful quilt."
Well, I was in shock and not just a little embarrassed! Tony is now doing great. The hormone medication is working, he is still on a lot pain medication but they have finally found a good combination for him. He was approved for disability. And I no longer HOPE for Tony to be back to normal! I have accepted God's gift. (I know I am a little slow!) I have realized that my "quilt" has been pieced together with new fabric along with some of the old, but most importantly it is sewn together with love and HOPE!


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LOS ANGELES – Episode No. 550 of Fox's "The Simpsons" was put together Lego brick by brick, in a CGI manner of speaking.
Using computer-generated special effects, the town of Springfield and its residents have been re-imagined in the style of the famed plastic toys for tonight's episode, "Brick Like Me" (8 p.m.).
It's a tart title — a play on "Black Like Me," the book — for a sweet episode, one that combines CGI and the show's traditional animation to shake up Homer Simpson's world and teach him a lesson about parenting.
Homer (voiced by Dan Castellaneta) has morphed from his familiar pudgy self into a real hard-body: a square-shaped, bullet-headed Lego man. He's still yellow, as are wife Marge (Julie Kavner), the kids and the rest of the town's inhabitants, but all easily and painlessly disassembled.
With the box-office hit "The Lego Movie," a newly launched "Simpsons" Lego toy line and now the TV episode, it could be suspected that much corporate plotting was involved.
"People are probably looking at it going, 'All this fits and it's a plan.' No, it was just the love of Lego" and creativity, not cross-promotion, said Al Jean, "The Simpsons" longtime executive producer, at a teleconference this week.
"Yes, so all the cross-promotion was just gravy, delicious gravy," joked Matt Selman, an executive producer and co-writer, with Brian Kelley.
Lego was consulted, he said, and a Fox spokeswoman said the toymaker paid for promotional consideration.
In an interview, Selman said he and Kelley started working on the plot in 2012, before they were aware of the movie or the spinoff toys.
"We had to have a story worthy of this much technical ambition. If it didn't have heart, character and feeling, all the jokes about someone taking off their head and kicking it into the distance weren't going to play," he said.
Unlike "The Lego Movie," which employed stop-action animation along with CGI, "The Simpsons" stayed away from three-dimensional figures that would have increased the difficulty of production, Selman said. Its smooth-faced CGI characters also vary from the sculpted ones that are part of Lego's "Simpsons" toy line.
The "old-school" cylinder heads are classic Lego and were right for the show and the story, Selman said. It's an especially family friendly one, he said, because the toy connection is expected to draw a number of younger viewers and there was Lego's image to consider.
"We had to tune down Homer and Marg's amour" in a scene between the characters' Lego incarnations, he said.
A number of other familiar faces make appearances, including the Rev. Lovejoy (Harry Shearer), seen preaching the Lego version of the Bible's creation story. Selman regrets a pair of characters who didn't enter toy land.
"I wish we could have done a Lego Itchy and Scratchy," he said in the phone conference, then tossed it to his colleague. "Al, you think they'll let us do another one?"
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Smartphone market share numbers for the second quarter of 2012 reveal that occasional bitter rivals Apple and Samsung continue to dominate the market, while competitors fight over the leftovers. Market research firm IDC shows Samsung holding a 30 percent share worldwide, while Apple trails with 17 percent. But NPD's recent data paints a different picture domestically, with Apple garnering 31 percent of the US smartphone market share, and Samsung holding 24 percent.
Worldwide, Android is clearly the dominating platform, with a 68 percent total share according to IDC. iOS has 17 percent as previously mentioned, while BlackBerry, Symbian, and Windows Phone platforms take a few percentage points each. Though overall smartphone sales continue to grow as feature phones decline in popularity, RIM's BlackBerry platform and Nokia's Symbian platform are plummeting in share.
It's worth noting that while Windows Phone trails in fifth place with just 3.5 percent share, its year-over-year growth in unit sales was 115 percent, far more than the overall 42 percent growth of the market. Android had similar triple-digit growth, but started from a much larger base, resulting in its market-leading position.
Samsung alone is responsible for 44 percent of Android sales, more than the next seven vendors—including Google-owned Motorola—combined. The company recently released its third-generation Galaxy SIII handsets and the oversized Galaxy Note, accounting for a large portion of sales.
The market is a bit different in the US, though. Apple still dominates with the iPhone, despite declining sales that follow a typical pattern as Apple gears up to release a new model in the fall. Along with Samsung, those two companies are responsible for 55 percent of the domestic smartphone market according to NPD. HTC, Motorola, and LG round out the top five spots.
The burgeoning US pre-paid market is where the current action is, it seems. Year-over-year smartphone sales to post-paid contract subscribers was flat, while pre-paid smartphones grew 91 percent.
"Prepaid smartphones are no longer just cheap, also-ran options, focused on older and less capable phones," Stephen Baker, NPD's vice president of industry analysis, said in a statement. "Carriers have been smart to aggressively market some of their best current smartphones on a pre-paid basis to a new set of customers, in order to keep sales humming along."
Notably, Virgin Mobile and Cricket have recently begun offering Apple's iPhone 4S on a pre-paid basis in addition to recent Android offerings. While the device costs significantly more upfront than a typical "on-contract" price of $199, inexpensive voice and data plans cost far below typical post-paid prices of around $80 per month.


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DragonHacks 2019 is the best 24 hour hardware-focused hackathon event hosted by Drexel University IEEE in 2019 in the Bennett S. LeBow College of Business. DragonHacks 2019 is bringing in the brightest minds of the world's best schools to spend 24 hours to create ground breaking new products from scratch!
We will have more than enough East coast exclusive food and caffeine to energize hungry and excited hackers. With over $10,000 in prizes this year, your sleepless efforts will be rewarded!
Hacking begins at 2 PM Saturday April 20th right after the 1 PM opening ceremony and ends at 2 PM Sunday April 21st. You must submit your project on Devpost. In order to be eligible for prizes, you also must participate on the Sunday judging.
This year's kickoff aims to blend the best of PTW19 with a 27-year-old tradition of arts and culture in Philadelphia known as First Friday where galleries traditionally open their doors and the sidewalks fill with people looking to see the newest collections.
Meet technologists, artists and entrepreneurs alike through this neighborhood-wide, one-night activation.
MAJOR KEY ALERT: Our pals in the cloud, Linode, will open up their gorgeous space at 3rd and Arch streets to be the official host for the Philly Tech Week 2019 presented by Comcast Kickoff Festival in Old City!
Looking for art to hang in your office or home, and support the local creative community at the same time? Join our "Buy local art" challenge and help us reach the goal of $10,000 of local art purchased by the tech community during Philly Tech Week 2019 presented by Comcast.
We are creating a beautiful map of the PTW19 Kickoff Festival footprint featuring the companies and organizations that wish to be open and a part of the event by being represented on the map as a location open for some period of time to the public between 5 to 10 p.m. that first Friday night in May.
Are you a startup founder starting your journey in the world of entrepreneurship? Do you have an idea that you want to turn into a successful product? If you've answered YES and have the passion to carry your product from Idea to reality – then this half-day workshop is for you and your team!
Join us for this 6 hour, hands-on workshop as the founders of Ycenter and OpenForge guide you through best practices in turning your idea into an actionable business. We'll guide founders on best practices, procedures, tools, and exercises that will allow you to enter the market quicker and more effectively.
This workshop is for both solo founders and teams; as the presenters will also guide founders in how to create effective teams, establish processes for communication, and best practices for guiding productive meetings. This workshop includes:
* Understanding Entrepreneurship
* Complex Problem breakdown & LEAN Canvas
* Turning Problems into Market Opportunity
* Creating Rapid Digital Prototypes
* Working with cross-functional teams (Design, Development, and Business)
* Prioritizing Features & Feature Pyramid Exercise
* Utilizing SaaS Technologies to Increase Speed To Market
* Understanding Software & Technology Costs
* Best Practices in Product Development
Join us during Philly Tech Week for a workshop that will help you identify the right digital marketing channels to drive loyalty and revenue for your business.
We will discuss how to manage and enhance SEO, build the right content and leverage it across channels, and create actionable insights that impact your sales and marketing strategy.
In this workshop, you will learn:
- The value of each digital marketing channel
- Elements of an effective channel strategy
- How to personalize your channel strategy to target your audience
- The skills and technologies you need to execute a successful channel strategy
About your workshop leaders:
Christine Williams is the Head of Marketing at DirectLync based in Newtown, PA. DirectLync is a SaaS-based company that launched a digital marketing and sales platform in early 2019. The launch included a complete digital channel strategy and new brand identity.
Sierra Carter Gordon is the Marketing Manager at Smak Parlour. Smak Parlour is a retail store based in Old City, Philadelphia. In 2018, they leveraged new digital marketing channels which increased site traffic by 600%.
Involved in healthtech or biotech in the Philly community? Looking to learn more? Join Group K Diagnostics for a networking reception to meet fellow colleagues and learn more!
Framing Philly's Social Impact Scene: Where Business, Nonprofit, & Philly Meet is back for the third year!
Whether nonprofit, for-profit, or somewhere in between, Philly's social entrepreneurs are engaging with technology to make the City of Brotherly Love a better place. Join experts from some of the area's top social impact organizations to learn how they are using technology to streamline their organizations, reach underserved populations, and engage with new audiences.
The City of Philadelphia's is excited to introduce GeoJawn 2019 – the annual open house event showcasing multiple demonstrations, presentations, and discussions on the innovative geospatial and data driven solutions the City has developed in the past year. At GeoJawn, attendees will discover the City's newest geospatial and data access applications, immerse themselves in technical discussions of our geospatial based programming and development technology, and explore innovative analysis used to derive solutions to Philadelphia's problems. The City is proud to offer open and transparent access to our tech, projects, and solutions and is excited to host this year's GeoJawn in conjunction with Philly Tech Week 2019 Presented by Comcast.
In terms of healthcare technology, focus on the clinical trial and life-science industries, as a fertile market for technology innovators, is severely lacking. The Clinical Innovators Forum is an event which seeks to educate the community on this exciting sector of healthcare technology. Modeled after our Clinical Innovators Summit, the forum will allow those interested, to be exposed to current leaders, organizers, and managers in the clinical space. Participants will learn about the current technology ecosystem, as well as some of the processes that are desperately in need of more digitally ergonomic assistance.
The event will begin with a thirty-minute networking period, where refreshments will be provided to attendees. It will be followed by two, ten minute, presentations on the structure of human clinical trials and how they operate and are governed. Finally, the event will end with a thirty minute panel discussion featuring clinical trial managers, sponsors and coordinators, conversing with each other and attendees, about the challenges being faced in the industry, and how technology can be applied to remedy such challenges. After the panel discussion, time will be available for further networking and socializing.
Whether you're new to programming or wanting to sharpen your skills, Philly Tech Week's Dev Conference is perfect for you.
Join us for an afternoon of mixed-level dev talks focused around problem solving and innovative solutions. We will have dev experts talking about real world scenarios and the tools they're using. There will be lightening presentations in four different rooms where attendees can choose their own agenda for the day and hear from the talks and speakers they are interested in learning about.
Dev Conference details, speakers and topics will be announced soon!
Following Dev Conference, join us at our Dev Happy Hour to mingle with the local tech community!
Chicktech Philly is excited to host Building Diverse Tech Teams: An Evening of Lightning Talks as part of Philly Tech Week! Join local technologists and executives for an evening of networking and lightning talks focused on how and why to hire and retain diverse technical talent.
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Ticket to Write: Appalachia brims with appealing arts centers
Works of art may not be the first things people think of when they hear the word "Appalachia," but several mountain destinations offer traveling shoppers terrific traditional (and not so traditional) arts and crafts.
For one-stop shopping, Virginia and West Virginia both sponsor large visitors centers featuring artists from their respective states as well as regional food and music.
Tamarack is the West Virginia center just off Interstates 77 and 64, near Beckley.
Heartwood, called "Southwest Virginia's Artisan Gateway," is the Virginia craft center on Interstate 81 near Abingdon.
Fair warning: If there's any room in your vehicle when you arrive at either destination, it will probably be filled when you depart.
I usually find myself considering ditching a less important piece of luggage to make room for a new chair, dulcimer or case of local wine. If I were driving a U-Haul, I'd undoubtedly leave with both trailer and credit cards maxed out.
The last of this year's spring snow was falling when I revisited Tamarack, housed in a large, cylindrical building with a pretty courtyard at the center. Visitors loop through displays of pottery, carpentry, weaving, art glass and much more. If you spot an intriguing item, you can ponder it during your walk and wind up back in the same place to make a decision.
I spotted a lot I liked, especially a bowed psaltery, a magnificently crafted triangular stringed instrument that one of the salespeople was demonstrating. The psaltery looked and sounded like something an angel would play in a heavenly mountain-music band. The psaltery would have gone great with my dulcimer, autoharp, fiddle, mandolins and squeezebox. But I have vowed not to bring home yet another beautiful instrument that would be proudly displayed but little played.
Instead, I opted for another of my favorite crafts -- craft beer. I bought a six-pack of Almost Heaven Amber Ale from Mountain State Brewing. The product didn't make it home for display, alas.
Heartwood, like Tamarack, has its own restaurant featuring regional cuisine made with local products. A unique feature of the Virginia stop, though, is a separate wine bar, featuring Virginia wines and beers by the glass -- a great place for one half of a couple to unwind and await the other half to finally finish shopping.
In addition to a wide variety of local arts and crafts, Heartwood also offers museum-like interpretive displays about the various crafts and their traditions.
Berea, Kentucky, may well be the best-known crafts center in Appalachia, and for good reason. The crafts produced by students at Berea College are coveted worldwide, and many artisans work and sell their arts and crafts in the pretty town of Berea.
The liberal-arts college is the commercial, social and artisanal center of the town. Every student who attends is on a full scholarship and, in return, performs at least 10 hours of work each week for the college. Some labor as landscapers, others as computer technicians or office assistants.
Others learn traditional Appalachian crafts under the tutelage of expert craftsmen and other college employees. They learn woodworking, weaving, pottery, wrought-iron smithing, even decorative-broom-making -- and produce items for sale to benefit the college.
Because of the influence of the college and its crafts program, the town has become a gathering point for many other Appalachian artists who have established workshops and galleries.
Berea is also the home of the state-operated Kentucky Artisan Center -- where visitors will find handblown glass, pottery, pewter, quilts and other fiber crafts. Baskets, sculpture, Kentucky literature and music -- even specialty foods such as locally produced honey and wine -- are also among the treasures for sale.
But back to Heartwood. There I met James E. Turner, a white-whiskered local painter who was displaying his colorful, abstract artwork. Turner's alter-ego, Corry the Psychic and Life Coach, insisted on giving me a palm reading, finding my soul to be pleasantly a-bubble with artistic creativity and potential, like fermenting sauerkraut, I suppose.
After the delightful, and free, palmistry demonstration, Corry suggested that I might want to purchase one of Turner's small paintings. It didn't take a psychic to predict that he'd made a sale.
-- Steve Stephens can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or on Twitter @SteveStephens.


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Efraim Azari, owner of Royal Persian Grill (192 West Englewood Avenue; Teaneck, NJ 07666; Telephone: 201-833-1555) has an inspiring personal story which explains his evolution into the kosher restaurant business.
Originally from Teheran, Efraim emigrated to Israel with his family, when he was just a child of 4. He grew up in a Tel Hashomer kibbutz. as left wing as it gets. Raised on ideology which stipulates that religious people were untrustworthy, superstitious and downright foolish, he focused his energies on an enlightened worldly consciousness, athletic healthy body, excelling in karate and other martial arts.
Thirteen years ago, Efraim emigrated to Miami, with his wife and youngest son, where he built a large successful business. One day, his son informed his parents of his decision to become a ba'al tshuvah. Efraim and his wife were devastated, wondering where they had failed their child; no amount of dissuasion sufficed, he couldn't be talked out of this folly! Shortly thereafter, another stroke of bad luck befell the Azaris; Efraim severely injured his right shoulder blade. The tear required complicated surgery, the pain was unbearable, and the operation failed. A wounded, tired, exasperated Efraim traveled the world in search of a top surgeon that specialized in his injury… He found one, and scheduled a second operation, with the hoped that this time it would be successful. His nights were sleepless, excruciatingly painful, filled with channel surfing, Arak and other potables to numb the unceasing pain.
A few short weeks prior to the operation, Efraim's son – now married and an avreich in a Monsey kollel – invited his parents for a visit. Though his core beliefs and lifestyle hadn't changed one iota, Efraim couldn't help but be impressed by the size and scope of the bet knesset and Yeshivat Or Yisrael. Before leaving, his son told Efraim that the Rosh Kollel wanted to give him a bracha (blessing). Little did he know his life was about to change… for ever…
"I hear you tore your shoulder blade," the Rabbi said. "Yes," Efraim answered. "And your first operation was a disaster." "Yes," Efraim answered. "And you've already scheduled a second operation." "Yes," Efraim answered. "I have the perfect doctor for you!" said the Rabbi. "With all due respect to the Rabbi I already have a top doctor," Efraim answered. "You don't understand, I can recommend THE top doctor to you." "Please Rabbi, I already scheduled my operation!" "You don't understand, I can recommend the best specialist for you," repeated the Rosh Kollel. Again, at the urging of his wife, Efraim acquiesced and let the Rabbi continue. "Give me two hours a day of deep study, learn and thoroughly follow this book – which I'll give you – on the Laws of Shabbat. Follow it thoroughly, do not pick and choose what's convenient, or sensible, just follow it thoroughly or don't waste your time warming a chair here. If you follow everything, the Doctor will cure you." Reluctantly and again at his wife's urging, Efraim committed himself to this. That very night, for the first time in almost a year, Efraim slept right, soundly; no pain, no needles, no shocks!
Refreshed, the next morning, he showed up at the Yeshiva, fascinated with the new teachings – revealing a heretofore unknown, undreamed of, world and a new purpose in life. Again that night he slept well, the pain had inexplicably eased up. After a week of refreshing sleep and productive learning, Efraim began to achieve some mobility in his injured arm and shoulder; soon all pain disappeared, full mobility and the use of his arm and shoulder returned. All without surgery… Believe it or not! The Doctor had done his job!!! "I'm a stubborn man," Efraim says, "I don't like change, but who can argue with obvious miracles when I experienced the healing in my own flesh?" I truly understood the meaning of Ani Hashem rofecha! – I am the Lord, your Doctor!" And so, the enlightened athlete who stumbled upon the courtyard of the Royal Palace in Monsey, stayed and learned. Four years ago, still dedicating several hours a day to his learning, he opened the Royal Persian Grill.
What makes the Persian cuisine different from Middle Eastern cooking? At the Royal Persian Grill they use a twenty five herb combo mix, a lot of parsley, cilantro, mind lemon and garlic, not hot spicy like some Israeli dishes, rather more sweet and sour. Rice accompanies many of the selections and is cooked differently than the usual western way. It's cooked half way, then it gets washed in cold water, finally, it's steamed. Thus, the kernels stay separated and retain their shape gleam and taste. We sampled one of their very popular Persian dishes. Ghorme Sabzi– a thick beef stew- a Persian cholent – if you will – with rice, red beans and meat. It was earthy and filling. The second Persian favorite was Beef Bamya, a sweet and sour beef stew with okra. It wasn't ready when we were there and we hope to sample it next time.
We started the meal with their Appetizer Salad Combo.
We enjoyed this dish with toasted pita covered with oil and zaatar (hyssop). All the salads, like the rest of the of the fare, are freshly made at the restaurant. This salad combo plate tasted very good!
Next, we ordered a very adequate Yemenite Meat Soup. We continued with a delicately seasoned Grilled Chicken Breast…
Cooked just right, it was tender and juicy, as we sipped a refreshing iced lemon/mint tea.
We finished the meal with a superb Halva Ice Cream…
…and an excellent Baklavah. Yehudis, our waitress, made our meal an absolute delight with her friendly solicitousness. We know we'll be back!


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New 2024 BMWX7 xDrive40i
- Exterior Color
- Mineral White
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- Individual Ivory White/Atlas Gray
- Body/Seating
- SUV/7 seats
- Fuel Economy
- 21/25 MPG City/Hwy
- Transmission
- Drivetrain
- All-Wheel Drive
- Engine
- I-6 cyl
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- Automatic temperature control
- Emergency communication system
- Power moonroof
- Wireless phone connectivity
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- Auto-dimming rearview mirror
- Automatic temperature control
- Driver door bin
- Driver vanity mirror
- Emergency communication system: BMW Assist eCall
- Front beverage holders
- Front dual zone A/C
- Garage door transmitter
- Head restraints memory
- Heated steering wheel
- Illuminated entry
- Memory seat
- Moonroof sunshade: power
- Navigation system
- Passenger door bin
- Passenger vanity mirror
- Power moonroof: Panorama
- Power windows
- Proximity key: doors and push button start
- Rear air conditioning
- Rear beverage holders
- Rear door bins
- Rear dual zone A/C
- Remote engine start: keyfob and smart device (subscription required)
- Remote keyless entry
- Speed control
- Steering wheel memory
- Telescoping steering wheel
- Tilt steering wheel
- Trunk/hatch auto-latch
- Alloy wheels
- Auto-leveling suspension
- Four wheel independent suspension
- Front anti-roll bar
- Front tires: 275/40YR22.0
- Power steering
- Rear anti-roll bar
- Rear tires: 315/35YR22.0
- Speed-sensing steering
- Wheel size: 22"
- 1st row LCD monitors: 2
- AM/FM radio: SiriusXM
- Diversity antenna
- Internal memory capacity (GB): 20 GB
- Primary LCD size: 14.9"
- Radio data system
- Satellite radio trial duration with new vehicle purchase (months): 12
- Smart device integration: Apple CarPlay Compatibility
- Speaker type: brand
- Speakers: 16
- Steering wheel mounted audio controls
- Wireless phone connectivity: Bluetooth
- Basic warranty: 48 months/50,000miles
- Corrosion perforation warranty: 144 months/ unlimited distance
- Hybrid/electric system compone warranty: 96 months/80,000miles
- Maintenance warranty: 36 months/36,000miles
- Powertrain warranty: 48 months/50,000miles
- Roadside assistance coverage: 48 months/ unlimited distance
- 3rd row seats: split-bench
- Front center armrest
- Front seats: bucket
- Genuine wood console insert
- Genuine wood dashboard insert
- Genuine wood door panel insert
- Heated front seats
- Leather steering wheel
- Max seating capacity: 7
- Power 4-way driver lumbar support
- Power 4-way passenger lumbar support
- Power driver seat
- Power passenger seat
- Rear seat center armrest
- Rear seats: bench
- Rear seats Folding position: fold forward seatback
- Reclining 3rd row seat
- Seat Upholstery: leatherette Sensafin
- Split folding rear seat
- Sport steering wheel
- Alternator hybrid electric motor
- Compressor: intercooled turbo
- Cylinder configuration: I-6
- Drive type: xDrive all-wheel
- Electric motor horsepower: 11hp @ RPM
- Engine liters: 3.0L
- Engine location: front
- Fuel economy city: 21mpg
- Fuel economy combined: 22mpg
- Fuel economy highway: 25mpg
- Fuel tank capacity: 21.9gal.
- Horsepower: 375hp @ 5,200RPM
- Hybrid electric powertrain type: MHEV (mild hybrid electric vehicle)
- Hybrid traction battery type: lithium ion
- Hybrid traction battery voltage: 48
- Manual-shift auto: STEPTRONIC
- Mode select transmission
- Number of valves: 24
- Powertrain number of motors: 1
- Recommended fuel: Premium Unleaded
- Standard fuel economy fuel type: gasoline
- Torque: 398 lb.-ft. @ 1,850RPM
- Transmission: 8 speed automatic
- Variable intake manifold
- Variable valve control
- Approach angle: 23 deg
- Departure angle: 21 deg
- Ground clearance (max): 221mm (8.7")
- Ramp breakover angle: 17 deg
- Auto-dimming door mirrors
- Bumpers: body-color
- Door auto-latch
- Door mirrors: body-color
- Heated door mirrors
- Power door mirrors
- Rear cargo: power liftgate/tailgate
- Roof rack: rails only
- Spoiler
- Tailpipe finisher: chrome
- Turn signal indicator mirrors
- 3rd row headroom: 930mm (36.6")
- 3rd row legroom: 846mm (33.3")
- 3rd row shoulder room: 1,217mm (47.9")
- Compression ratio: 11.00 to 1
- Curb weight: 2,457kg (5,417lbs)
- Engine bore x stroke: 82.0mm x 94.6mm (3.23" x 3.72")
- Engine displacement: 3.0 L
- Engine horsepower: 375hp @ 5,200RPM
- Engine torque: 398 lb.-ft. @ 1,850RPM
- Exterior body width: 1,999mm (78.7")
- Exterior height: 1,834mm (72.2")
- Exterior length: 5,171mm (203.6")
- Front headroom: 1,064mm (41.9")
- Front legroom: 1,011mm (39.8")
- Front shoulder room: 1,524mm (60.0")
- GVWR: 3,170kg (6,989lbs)
- Interior maximum rear cargo volume: 2,560 L (90 cu.ft.)
- Interior rear cargo volume: 362 L (13 cu.ft.)
- Rear headroom: 1,013mm (39.9")
- Rear legroom: 955mm (37.6")
- Rear shoulder room: 1,476mm (58.1")
- Turning radius: 6.5m (21.4')
- Wheelbase: 3,104mm (122.2")
- 2nd row sun blinds
- Appearance: digital/analog
- Auto high-beam headlights
- Blind spot: Blind Spot Detection warning
- Compass
- Configurable
- Delay-off headlights
- Exterior parking camera front: Surround View w/3D View yes
- Exterior parking camera left: Surround View w/3D View yes
- Exterior parking camera rear: Surround View w/3D View yes
- Exterior parking camera right: Surround View w/3D View yes
- Front reading lights
- Fully automatic headlights
- Heads up display
- Lane departure: Lane Departure Warning warning
- Low tire pressure warning
- Outside temperature display
- Parking sensors: Parking Assistant Professional automated
- Rain sensing wipers
- Rear reading lights
- Rear window defroster
- Rear window wiper
- Speed sensitive wipers
- Tachometer
- Traffic sign information
- Trip computer
- Variably intermittent wipers
- 4 wheel disc brakes
- ABS brakes
- Adjustable head restraints: driver and passenger w/tilt
- Brake assist
- Brakes regenerative
- Dual front impact airbags
- Dual front side impact airbags
- Electronic stability
- Forward collision: Frontal Collision Warning w/City Collision Mitigation mitigation
- Front pedestrian detection: prevention
- Ignition disable
- Knee airbag
- Occupant sensing airbag
- Overhead airbag
- Panic alarm
- Perimeter/approach lights
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By Beemer on Monday, June 29, 2020Absolutely amazing car..... Testdrove 4 vehicles prior to making decision... test drove the GLS/Q7/LexGX460..... Q7 was an utter joke....GX 460 too thirsty and rough handling... Benz GLS was neck to neck but the seats were not as comfortable as the X7 seats and also about 5-7K more expensive than the X7. Handling on the X7 is amazing. BMW did it again...
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By David H on Thursday, February 18, 2021Went from 2017 GLS450 to the X7 and it is clearly a more solidly made vehicle. Does great on the Highway or the snow and ice. 5 stars all the way.
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The best SUV that I ever had. Drivers amazing and
By Zein on Tuesday, September 15, 2020The driving dynamics are amazing with plenty of power and no lag. I love the drivers assistance pkg. Interior is way better than Mercedes.
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