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Bracing against the wind

Sunday, June 11, 2006

So, living in Carrboro now. We went to Weaver St.'s jazz brunch. Going to our friend Jessica's for a barbecue on a gas grill. We're bringing tempeh.

It's fun, but still not entirely sold on the area though. Hard to get used to never bumping into people "on the way places" ... because you drive everywhere instead of walking. Such low synchronicity levels. I guess that's most of the U.S. though.

NYC seems expensive on paper (high rents). But some things (entertainment, transportation) are way cheaper. For us it's coming out about the same here in the Triangle as in NYC.

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Friday, December 07, 2007

Malt Mission 2007 #210

Hibiki 21 yo
Japanese Blended Whisky

43% abv

£90 (20,000 JPY)

Four years in a row has this blended Japanese whisky been awarded a Gold medal in the International Wine & Spirits Competition. Consistent, and consistently great.

Hibiki 17, 21 and 30 are made from spirit from the Suntory single malt distilleries Hakushu(1973) and Yamazaki(1923) and grain distillery Sungrain (I wonder how they came up with the name...)

More info can be found HERE, if you speak Japanese. Chris Bunting's Nonjatta is a great site (in English) for Japanese whisky as is Takeshi Mogi's Japanese Whisky Web. Misako Udo, author of the amazing The Scottish Whisky Distilleries is set to release a book about Japanese whisky distilleries just as soon as she finishes it. For other whiskies from Japan had on the mission click HERE. Have a nice weekend and please stay calm if you must engage the pre-Christmas mayhem.

Confectionery, candied nose with a luscious maltiness. A sour yeastiness acts in perfect balance to the sweetness. Carmelised, nutty, and really juicy.

Sensual and buttery. Hard peach and pipe tobacco. Dry, spicy oak. Sweet, yes, but with a toasty, smoky, oaky element to keep it all from becoming tart.

An absolute delight to stick your nose into, if a bit sweet for some. But it is as if every odour (apart from the more phenolic ones, peat, rubber, etc.) you think of can be ticked off as present. Unbelievably balanced, and dangerously drinkable. Is this to be consumed Japanese-style? Stupidly, I tried it, and it is an absolute waste as a Mizuwari.

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NASIG 2013: From Print to Online — Revamping Technical Services with Distributed and Centralized Workflow Models

“5D” by Mark Sebastian

Speaker: Kari Schmidt, American University

Began in 2008 after a new director and consultant group came in and recommended a reorganization. They had some trouble deciding which larger group electronic resource management should be a part of, and ended up on Information Delivery Services, which includes Acquisitions, Cataloging, and Access Services. The ERM unit used to include acquisitions, cataloging, and a service point. By moving the cataloging functions out (and closing the service point), the group could then focus on access and discovery systems (eresource management, licensing). During the same time, they also moved a huge chunk of bound journal volumes to storage to create student spaces.

Focused on moving away from redundancy across different systems, and moving towards cloud-based unified knowledgebases that populated all user interfaces.

Most serials are now electronic, and they are increasingly being tasked to acquire new forms of eresources. Needed to change some workflow models to incorporate ebook acquisitions and management, for example. They are now starting to work more with Acquisitions and Cataloging for those workflows. Large data sets will be the next challenge.

Focusing more on discovery access and assessment, which had been on the back burner. This requires shifting more of the workflow out of the unit.

Training and skill building in ERM techniques include: ERM “class” to orient to role in the library, trouble-shooting access issues, e-resource forums for other tech services staff taught by members of the ERM unit, vendor training sessions, cross-training within the unit, annual evaluation of responsibilities to determine what could be delegated to a specialist (make sure they are interested in it and it is appropriate for them to do), project prioritization, and relevant committee service.

Cataloging has been overwhelmed with legacy print projects, so incorporating ERM work has been challenging. Acquisitions staffing has been disproportionately weighted towards print, so moving more of the ebook process in is a solution and a challenge. Training circ/service point staff to handle basic questions about eresource access issues.

They are using CORAL resources module for tracking ebook workflows.

[Would really like to have a session like this focus on examples more than challenges and things they still need to do. I want to know job descriptions/responsibilities and examples of workflows for different resources.]

Speaker: Christine Korytnyk Dulaney, American University

Staff didn’t talk to each other about work, so they had to make some changes in communication and give them a broader view of the workflow (i.e. how each thing impacted another). They used some project management techniques to begin this process, and it helped them finish the project where they have a history of not doing so. The fundamental concepts of PM can be scaled down to any kind of project. [The presenter goes into this, but you probably have lots of books in your library that covers it.] One advantage of PM is that it focuses on the work and diffuses the emotion that can come from making changes.


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22-Assadullah Sharifi
Elected from: Balkh, Votes: 15150
 Assadullah Sharifi (Sharefi), son of Shujjauddin, was born in 1965 in Khulm district, Balkh province. Sharifi attended primary school in Khulm district, Balkh province and then completed his secondary education at Ansari High School in Kabul, where he was awarded his twelfth class certificate in 1981. Sharifi is the deputy chairman of the Khalid Noor Group, which is chaired by Balkh governor Ustad Atta Noor. He is a now a prominent businessman in northern Afghanistan, having returned to the country after spending time in Central Asia during the Taliban regime and having since then worked in the construction and energy industries. Sharifi is known to have connections to Hezb-e-JamiatIslami Afghanistan, though he ran without affiliation. His first language is Dari and he also speaks Russian.
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 23-Alhaj Maulawi Abdul RahmanRahmani
Elected from: Balkh, Votes: 12389
 AlhajMaulawi Abdul RahmanRahmani, son of GhulamHaidar, was born in 1977 in Mazar-i Sharif, Balkh province. He speaks Dari, and also Arabic, Urdu and English. Mr. Rahmani completed high school and was awarded his fourteenth class certificate. He studied at an Islamic madrasa in Balkh province and earned his bachelor’s degree in Islamic Education from Peshawar, Pakistan. Eager to undertake further research into Islamic issues, he then joined a madrasa. Rahmani is the head of the Naqshbandi Sufi order in Balkh province. He served on Balkh’s religious council in 2009. Rahmani taught at the Asadiya Madrasa in Balkh province, teaching Islamic texts to young people. He was also the manager of a religious television station called RaheRawshan. He has hosted programs on national television promoting Islam’s message of peace. Rahmani is affiliated with Hezb-e-JamiatIslami Afghanistan and also with the Provincial Governor of Balkh, Ustad Atta Noor.
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 24-Alhaj Muhammad Abdo
Elected from: Balkh, Votes: 14173
 Alhaj Muhammad Abdo, son of Haji Muhammad Akbar, was born in 1967 in Chimtal district, Balkh province. Abdo finished his primary and secondary education at Ahmad Ulkhizerya High School in Balkh province. He got his bachelor’s degree in Islamic Education from Jamiatul Mustafa University, in Qum, Iran, in 2009. Abdo is a member of the governmental inter-parliamentary committee of the United States, United Kingdom and Iran, and a member of the Gopik Association. Abdo served as a judge in Balkh province from 1991 to 2003. He then worked for two years as the Deputy Governor of Balkh province, under Ustad Atta Noor. He became a Member of Parliament in 2005. He speaks Dari and Pashto.
2005 Parliament: Abdo ran for parliament in 2005 and won a seat in Balkh province with 9,110 votes. Abdo is affiliated with Hezb-e-WahdatIslamiMardom Afghanistan and has been affiliated with the “Reformist” group in parliament.
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25-Brishna Rabe
Elected from: Balkh, Votes: 3229
 BrishnaRabe was born in 1963 in Mazar-I Sharif, Balkh province. Rabe finished her secondary education at the Sultan Razia High School in Mazar city, Balkh province. She graduated from Balkh University with a bachelor’s degree in Education. She has also studied subjects such as management, leadership and administration on short courses in the United Kingdom and the United States. Since 2002 Rabe has made connections with women’s NGOs in Balkh province. After completing her degree, Rabe worked as the principal at FatemaBalkhi High School in Mazar-i-Sharif. In total, she has worked in education for over 26 years. Rabe is a member of Hezb-e-JamiatIslami Afghanistan. She speaks Dari and a little English.39
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 26-Saifora Niazai
Elected from: Balkh, Votes: 4358
 SaiforaNiazai (also spelled SiforaNeyazi or SaifuraNiazi) was born in the Kahlid Project area of Mazar city, Balkh Province in 1962. Niazai finished her early education at the Sultan Razia High School, Mazar city, Balkh province in 1978. She has a bachelor’s degree in Science from Kabul University, which she earned in 1982.
As the former head of the Department for Women’s Affairs (DOWA) in Balkh province, Niazai has connections to women’s NGOs in the region. After graduating from University, Niazai worked as a teacher and later as the principal of the Sultan Razia High School in Balkh Province. Before running for parliament in 2005 she was the head of DOWA in Balkh province. Niazai is known to have connections to Hezb-e-JamiatIslami Afghanistan, but in both the 2005 and 2010 elections, Niazai campaigned as an independent candidate. She was a member of the Constitutional Loya Jirga in 2003.  She speaks Dari and Pashto
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27-Muhammad FarhadAzimi
Elected from: Balkh, Votes: 10787
 Muhammad FarhadAzimi son of Muhammad Azim was born in 1976 in Mazar-e-Sharif, Balkh Province. Azimi finished his primary and secondary education in Bakhtar High School, Mazar-e-Sharif in 1989. He received his bachelor’s degree in law and political science from Balkh University in 1993. He is currently pursuing his master’s degree in International Law in Tajikistan. From 2002-2004, Azimi worked in the Netherlands as a computer programmer. He then returned to Afghanistan, and from 2005-2010, he held a teaching position with the faculty of law and political science at Balkh University. At the same time, he was elected to the Balkh Provincial Council and was later selected to serve as the chairman of the council.  He speaks Dari, English, and Dutch.
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28-Alhaj Muhammad IshaqRahguzar
Elected from: Balkh, Votes: 17181
 Alhaj Muhammad IshaqRahguzar was born in 1966 in the fourth district of Mazar city (AzizabadeChoqdak area), Balkh province. Rahgozar has a master’s degree in Management from Tajikistan University in 2010.During the Soviet era,Rahgozar was a commander for the Hezb-e-JamiatIslami Afghanistan party, led by BurhannudinRabbani. He was the governor of Balkh province in 2002-2003.Rahgozar led the polls in Balkh province in the 2005 election. He speaks Dari.
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29-Dr. Gulalay Noor Safi
Elected from: Balkh, Votes: 3018
Dr. Gulalay Noor Safi was born in 1957, in Kabul. Safi comes from an influential family from Balkh – her father was elected to the Wolesi Jirga during the Zahir Shah regime.  Safi completed her primary education at the MahmodHotaki School in Kabul, and then graduated from Soraya High School in Kabul in 1973. She graduated from the Crimea Medical University of Ukraine, where she trained as a doctor and specialized in gynecology, in 2002. After the fall of the Taliban in 2001, Safi worked closely with MedicaMondiale, a German women’s organization working in Afghanistan, supporting victims of trauma. Safi worked at a government hospital beginning in 2002. She also joined MedicaMondiale in 2002 and then became a Member of Parliament for Balkh Province in 2005.She is affiliated with Hezb-e-MuhazMilliIslami Afghanistan. She speaks Pashto, Dari, English, German and Russian.
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 30-Alhaj Alam Khan Azadi
Elected from: Balkh, Votes: 16820
 AlhajAlam Khan Azadi was born in 1950 in NahriShahi district, Balkh province. Azadi graduated from high school with a twelfth class certificate. During both the war against the Soviet regime and the ensuing Afghan Civil War, Azadi was a Mujahideen commander with Hezb-e-JamiatIslami Afghanistan. Azadi was elected to parliament in 2005. He speaks Dari and Pashto.
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 31-Ahmad Shah Ramazan
Elected from: Balkh, Votes: 19614
 Ahmad Shah Ramazan, son of Ramazan, was born in 1969, in northern Balkh province. Ramazan finished his secondary education at Bakhtar High School in Mazar-e Sharif in 1989, and went on to study engineering at the University of Tashkent in Uzbekistan in 1999. Ramazan is a prominent businessman, and owns carpet-making companies, an oil and iron export business, restaurants and paper factories in Kabul and Mazar. He was appointed to the Meshrano Jirga in 2005. Ramazan’s brother, Ashraf Ramazan, was a leading parliamentary candidate in the 2005 election who was killed by gunmen before the announcement of the results. His supporters pressured the government to allow Ramazan to take his brother’s place; in response, Karzai appointed him to the Meshrano Jirga. Ramazan is affiliated with Hezb-e-WahdatIslami Afghanistan. He speaks Dari, Uzbek, basic Russian, Pashto and English.
 Contacts: 0799226262
32-Abbas Ibrahim Zada
Elected from: Balkh, Votes: 18413
Abbas Ibrahim Zada was born in 1970 in Sholgara district, Balkh province. Ibrahim Zada graduated with a twelfth class certificate from Bakhtar High School, Mazar-i Sharif, in 1988.Ibrahim Zada runs his own charity, the Ibrahim Zada Group Charity Foundation, which provides literacy courses for women. Ibrahim Zada is a prominent businessman owning companies in the oil and gas industries. He is general director of the Ibrahim Zada Group Association, which encompasses over twenty individual companies. He also owns a private television network in Balkh. He speaks Dari, Urdu and English.
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The Fire Pit

There is nothing quite like a fire. It glows. It crackles. It provides warmth. Put it against the back drop of the great outdoors and you have something truly spectacular. While outdoor fireplaces are all the range currently, a fire pit is an equally suitable alternative with considerably less expense and effort required. Photo below from Greensboro Daily.

If you feel inspired to build your own there are many good sites with insturctions such as the one from Interior Design and Architecture below.

If you want the built in look without having to make one from scratch there are many on the market.

Below are some of my recent finds, if you are interested in a particular item, there is an embedded link in each picture below to make it convenient for you to click on the item and select.

The one below in a cast concrete is lovely.  Pair it with a pea gravel base and it can fit into any schema from French country to contemporary city chic.  It would be lovely with potted lavender all about conjuring up images of the French country side.

For a more rustic look in stone below, this would be great in settings ranging from the mountains to a Tuscan Villa. Just imagine sitting by this one with a view of the mountains across the way.

Fire pits can be put in any outdoor location, by a pool for example. If you like the wood look…

If you want something simple and portable the one below fits the bill.

If you are not beholden to wood, there are some impressive gas options as well…

Another gas fire pit with more spare lines and dramatic embers…

We have a simple copper bowl as below. I got one for my Dad on Father’s day one year which we use at the Lake all summer long. The girls love to spend a day on the lake and then roast marshmallows with friends for s’mores after sunset. The combination of sunset, fire, and its reflection on the water is almost intoxicating. It truly draws us out and gets us using our outdoor spaces more frequently.

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So go ahead, pour a glass of wine, and make more use of your back yard all year long. Better yet, invite some friends over and make a night of it! Image from the home decorators.

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7 comments on “The Fire Pit

  1. Caroline Wilson

    Wonderful article!

  2. Gustav

    This post was great.

  3. Claire Paige

    Great write-up, thanks for the suggestions!

  4. Maria Watson

    This is a really informative website. Makes me want to go out and toast some marshmallows.

  5. Tiffany

    I needed to thank you for this wonderful read!!
    I certainly enjoyed every bit of it.

  6. Casie

    We are designing our house now and I was planning on an outdoor fireplace, but this post makes me reconsider. I might use a fire pit instead and splurge elsewhere. Thanks for the awesome post.

  7. Claire Paige

    This blog is great, I’ve been considering getting a fire pit.


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−Koshogatsu in Kyo-Machiya− Azukigayu in the Sugimoto Residence

Azukigayu of the Sugimoto family
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New Year Decoration

January 15 is the Koshogatsu (First Full Moon Festival).
In the “Saichuoboe,” the memorandums of living manners,
which has been handed down in the Sugimoto family since 1841,
Azukigayu (rice gruel with azuki beans) is described as the menu of Koshogatsu.

DateSaturday, January 12 and Sunday, January 13, 2019
12:00 – 13:00 (Limited to 10 meals per day)
From 13:00, the Sugimoto Residence special guide tour will be held.
* The guidance will be in Japanese.
VenueSugimoto Residence (Important Cultural Property)
<116 Yada-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto 600-8442>
-> Access Map
MenuAzukigayu with a small round mochi, white miso-soup of the Kyoto style, Ohbukucha (lucky tea served on New Year’s day in Kyoto), red and white Namasu (vegetables seasoned in vinegar), three varieties of Nishime (simmered vegetables), pickles of Kyoto
Fee– 1,500 yen for Azukigayu
– 1,500 yen (800 yen for high school students and under) as the Sugimoto Residence entrance fee and the special guide tour


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Book Review | 365 Ways to Live The Law of Attraction By Meera Lester

Love, success, happiness, a long and healthy life—these are the things the Law of Attraction promises to deliver—but how? It sounds easy enough, but what does it really mean? In this book, you find the practical steps you need to harness the power of the universe and transform your life. Each of the 365 entries provides a simple, concrete action item guaranteed to attract good things into the your life. – Amazon.com

My Review: I picked up this book under the Personal Development / Self Help section in the library because I wanted to know what “The Law of Attraction” is and when divided into 365 bite sized paragraphs, it made for an easy read.

So easy that I think I took less than 20 minutes to skim through the whole book, got out the gist and skipped all the parts which was not relevant to me.

The “Law of Attraction” is basically like a powerful affirmation, visualization tool practiced by man since a long time ago which was made famous again by “The Secret” book and movie written by Rhonda Byrne.

The idea is simple, basically:

1. Write a list of what you desire or want to achieve or own very badly, as specific as possible, e.g. “I want to earn $30,000 a month starting from July 2012.”

2. Be as positive as possible and believe you will receive it, and thus re-word it as such “I will earn $30,000 a month starting from July 2012.”

3. Practice gratefulness and be thankful for everything in your life. Because the more positive thoughts you have, the more you will attract positive things to you.

4. Wait for your desired outcome to happen to you, meanwhile practice steps 1-3 conscientiously!

The idea of The Law of Attraction wasn’t new to me, I’ve read about it before in a book titled the The Fourth Dimension, Vol. 1 by Pastor David Yonggi Cho, from Seoul, Korea.

I felt uncomfortable reading the 365 Ways to Live The Law of Attraction By Meera Lester because she uses verses and scriptures from different religions to substantiate the Law of Attraction.

As a Christian, I believe in the “Law of Attraction” but I don’t call it as such. I call it positive thinking and faith in Christ. Christians all around the world can testify to an sense of joy and purpose each day because of Christ in us and the love and blessing he pours forth in our life as we trust in Him.

In conclusion, I don’t think the book is worth reading. I have yet to read “The Secret” or watched the movie, I might want to check it out and see what else it has to offer that I don’t already know of. If you’re a christian, or would like to know more about the Law of Attraction as practiced by Pastor Cho, go read his book, The Fourth Dimension, Vol. 1 !

I did some research online to see what other Christians have to say on this topic and I found two sites which where pretty good.

The author argues that the Law of Attraction does not contradict the bible and he also wrote a part 2 about how the Law isn’t just about materialism.

This other author,  John also agrees that it does not contradict with the bible but also adds that our God is not a genie and that there are codes of conduct in the bible, it’s not all or only about the Law. And I fully agree with John. As Christians we are not to live only for ourselves but to live surrendered lives to God and obey what he commands us to do, so I believe the Law works not merely for our own blessings but also to be a channel of blessing to others as God intends for us to be.


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Iraqi Shia militias 'pulled back' from Tikrit: US

AFP , Thursday 26 Mar 2015
Iraqi Defence Minister Khaled al-Obeidi
Iraqi Defence Minister Khaled al-Obeidi walks with officers at an air base in Baghdad March 26, 2015.(Photo: Reuters)
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Iraq's Shia militias have withdrawn from the forefront of an offensive to recapture Tikrit from Islamic State jihadists, allowing Baghdad government troops to take the lead, a top US general said Thursday.

The Shia militias "have pulled back from that area" and Iraqi special forces and police are "clearing" Tikrit, General Lloyd Austin, head of US Central Command, told lawmakers.

Austin confirmed previous comments by officials that a US condition for air strikes against the IS group in Tikrit was that the Iraqi government be "in charge" of all forces in the assault on the town.

The four-star general said the offensive to take back Tikrit launched on March 2 had been flawed because some of the forces in the operation were "not supervised" by the Iraqi government.

Washington says Iranian military officers have provided advice and artillery to Shiite militias involved in the operation. And the White House has been dismayed by Tehran's prominent role in the assault, which was launched more than three weeks ago amid triumphant statements from Baghdad.

But as the offensive bogged down in recent days, President Barack Obama's administration seized an opportunity to exert US influence when Baghdad issued a request for American air power.

Austin said about 4,000 Iraqi army and federal police forces were leading "clearing operations" in Tikrit, the hometown of executed dictator Saddam Hussein.

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Armistead came to typically the Lo armistead essay Areas Military services Academy, however resigned adhering to the ıncident around that he or she fell apart a good food around this travel involving other cadet (and long term future Confederate general) Jubal Early.7] This individual was first at the same time having tutorial concerns, then again, particularly in Swedish (a theme from difficulty meant for a number of Western Stage cadets about of which era), and additionally a lot of historians refer to educational fiasco because her correct reason intended for giving that academy.8]

His influential grandfather were able to make sure you receive intended for her young man any moment lieutenant's chillingworth scarlet notification essay conclusion inside this Sixth U.S.

Infantry on September 10, 1839, by around typically the time frame his or her friends graduated. The guy appeared to be publicized for you to to start with lieutenant on Strut 31, 1844. Armistead's 1st spousal relationship was first to help you Cecelia Lee Enjoy, a fabulous far-away step-sister from Robert At the.

Lee, in 1844.9] They found not one but two children: Jogger Keith Armistead in addition to Bacteria Lee Armistead.

Armistead after that delivered during Ft Towson, Wyoming, Fort Washita next to all the Oklahoma edge.

Helping throughout the particular Philippine Conflict, he / she seemed to be appointed brevetcaptain designed for Contreras together with Churubusco, injured with Chapultepec, together with was basically hired a new brevet primary designed for Molino del Rey as well as Chapultepec.2]

Armistead war by just pirandello essay within the actual Armed service just after that Philippine Fights, sent to inside 1849 to help getting job inside Kentucky, where your dog was determined utilizing some acute situation in erysipelas, nonetheless she or he after retrieved.

During June 1850, the actual Armisteads lost their minimal lady, Flora Absolutely adore, at Jefferson Barracks. Armistead was basically shared that will Fort Avoid, still with that cold months she found to help get his or her better half Cecelia to Phone, Seo condition learn examples, at which this girl expired 12, 1850, right from a good mysterious cause.

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He or she arrived towards Fort Avoid. For 1852 the particular Armistead family your home around Virginia used up, doing damage to approximately almost everything. Armistead got leave throughout April 1852 to go family home and allow your partner's family. Even though regarding keep Armistead hitched lo armistead essay further lady, the widow Cornelia Taliaferro Jamison, with Alexandria, Virginia, for Next month Teen, 1853.citation needed] People simultaneously walked western the moment Armistead came back to challange straight afterwards.

The brand-new Armistead loved ones visited via put up towards content inside Nebraska, Missouri, in addition to Kansas. a few found just one children, Lewis n Armistead, just who passed away at November 6, 1854, together with has been also entombed on Jefferson Barracks upcoming to help you Bacteria Lee Armistead.

This individual was endorsed to help you chief relating to Homework coverage a second set of school 3, 1855.10] This minute lady, Cornelia Taliaferro Jamison, was killed concerning July 3, 1855, for Ft Riley, Kansas, for the duration of your choleraepidemic.citation needed]

Between 1855 as well as 1858 Armistead served during content in all the Smokey Pile Lake inside Kansas Acreage, Bent's Fort, Pole Creek, Laramie Riv, plus Republican Hand with your Kansas Pond on Nebraska Land.

During 1858, the 6th Infantry Routine is sent seeing that element in any reinforcements provided to Utah inside this aftermath regarding all the Ut Gua. Certainly not simply being required right now there, people were definitely mailed to make sure you Carolina by means of this plan regarding giving them all with for you to Wa Terrain. Nonetheless, the Mohave infiltration for civilians regarding all the Beale Truck Roads diverted his particular regiment for you to this to the south deserts together typically the Colorado Stream in order to take part in within Typically the Mojave Journey for 1858-59.

Lt. Col. Bill Hoffman, located at all the go connected with a good column with persuasive speech concerning grass essay vendors with infantry, a couple regarding dragoons, in addition to various artillery, was battling all the way up your Colorado Waterway with Fortification Yuma.

With September 24, 1859, Colonel Hoffman influenced a contentment towards the actual overawed Mohave chiefs, intimidating destruction so that you can typically the tribe if some people could not even prevent hostilities, come up with hardly any weight to make sure you the particular corporation with posts plus rds throughout your united states, as well as enable travel and leisure zero cost right from their particular being a nuisance.

Hoffman in addition had taken quite a few from the biggest adult men and friends and family participants hostage. Later she or he eventually left to get San Bernardino, getting most connected with your partner's trigger by using him; other people resolved to go affordable riv by simply steamboat as well as overland towards Fort Tejon.

Captain Armistead is allowed to remain along with two infantry companies as well as typically the column's artillery to help garrison Hoffman's encampment at Beale's Bridging on that far east loan company from this Co Riv, Team Colorado.

Armistead renamed the actual post Fortification Mojave. Inside delayed Book review upon all of the my best sons 1859 any Mohave hostages steered clear of from Fort Yuma. Issues fell apart outside by means of any Mohave your couple many days later on when they stole commodity as a result of any -mail train station this got been organized 2 cientos southerly regarding Ft Mojave, in addition to assaulted that.

Mohaves tore way up melons planted by simply the actual militia in the vicinity of the particular fort, and also the actual soldiers strike a Mohave that ended up being being employed with any back garden. Ultimately following a fabulous couple of time involving ruthless patrolling and skirmishes, Armistead mauled the Mohave what person made a comeback fireplace within a good campaign somewhere between concerning 50 militia in addition to 210 Mohave, arising in a few soldiers injured.

Twenty-three Mohave our bodies were found yet far more ended up being killed plus damaged and additionally eradicated by simply typically the Mohave. Subsequent this specific eliminate, all the Mohave made an important piece, which usually people preserved right from afterward on.11]

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When this City Struggle set about, Captain Armistead has been throughout order for the particular small garrison on the New San Diego Depot12] during San Diego, in which is filled in 1860.

The guy was your tight close friend associated with Winfield Scott Florida daycare assistance plan essay, serving using the dog like any quartermaster on Los Angeles, Art essay or dissertation a2, previous to the actual City Battle. Reports declare which citation meant for diary document mla essay a good farewell celebration prior to causing so that you can sign up to the particular Confederate internet marketer, Armistead stated to Hancock, "Goodbye; you will may certainly not recognize everything that this approach comes with price me."13]

When the actual battle natural elegance about bangladesh essay, Armistead departed via Los angeles to help Arizona with the particular Los Angeles Secured Weapons, then traveled distance in addition to was given a good fee since an important big, still was basically rapidly touted that will colonel regarding your 57th Va Infantryregiment.

Your dog supported throughout any developed aspect in Va, nevertheless shortly came back to be able to all the eastern side not to mention a Affiliate internet marketing lo armistead essay North Va. This individual conducted while some sort of brigade commander from 7 Pines, along with therefore in GeneralRobert Electronic.

Lee inside that 7 Time Combats (where she was selected so that you can spearhead the autobiography from an ancient arrange essay or dissertation contest assault about Malvern Hill), and even Following Bull Perform.

During Antietam, she offered seeing that Lee's provost marshal, your irritating registering new article content from connections essay scheduled for you to your great concentrations for desertion which usually affected the internet marketer for of which marketing campaign.

Then simply she or he appeared to be using charge within typically the category involving Maj. Gen.George Pickett located at Fredericksburg. Due to the fact the guy ended up being with the help of Lt. Gen.James Longstreet's Initial Corps in the proximity of Us record information to make sure you produce about, Virginia, within this springtime from 1863, the guy not so great the particular Fight connected with Chancellorsville.

In this Combat associated with Gettysburg, Armistead's brigade got your nighttime in June Only two, 1863. Armistead jones desires essay mortally wounded all the next working day even while leading the brigade in direction of a cardiovascular regarding this Union lines inside Pickett's Command.

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Armistead guided his particular brigade by a top, waving the ushanka out of a trick connected with this saber, along with contacted typically the jewel walls from a "Angle", which often provided for the reason that any charge's intent. Any brigade acquired farther during that cost as compared with every alternative, a particular situation usually regarded seeing that a Great Normal water Mark connected with all the Confederacy, however it all was initially instantly overwhelmed by means of a fabulous Nation meaning with scalogram evaluation essay. Armistead seemed to be chance a few circumstances really after bridging typically the divider.

Nation Captain Holly They would. Bingham gotten Armistead's unique issues plus brought that media to Sybiosis Important Typical Winfield Scott Hancock, who was Armistead's colleague because of before any war.14]15]

Armistead's pains are never deemed towards turn out to be mortal; he or she got also been hit inside the actual fleshy part about the particular left arm and additionally beneath any knee, and even corresponding to help your tips pertaining to writing a good leaving behind speech just who given assistance your pet, barely any involving the pains brought on cuboid, artery, or maybe the crucial essay damage.16] He / she appeared to be in that case undertaken to be able to a Nation industry doctor's in any George Spangler Farm17] exactly where your dog passed away a couple this share essay after.

Medical professional. Daniel Brinton, the particular lo armistead essay physician with this Unification medical center furthermore there, got envisioned Armistead so that you can carry on since your dog described the particular couple of round acute wounds seeing that in no way connected with an important "serious character." She had written in which the actual demise "was not by article about hamlet utes insanity essay wounds specifically, because of legitimate germs, temperature and also prostration."18]

Lewis Armistead is certainly buried future to make sure you this dad, Lieutenant Articles on the subject of breathing space not to mention period essay George Armistead, commander from the actual garrison connected with Ft McHenry at the time of that Fight involving Baltimore, on the particular Outdated St Paul's Cemetery with Baltimore, Maryland.19]

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In Gettysburg, a picture variety in Erika Shaara's unique The Killer Angels, Armistead was first made by professional Richard Test, what person passed away quickly afterwards.20] Within the particular roll film, the appointment around Armistead and Bingham on this Large Drinking water Level was initially revised by using Lt.

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Jones Howell), buddie for Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, bringing Bingham's destination. Through the particular movie, Armistead has been real chance throughout that breasts.

Actor Steve Prosky represented Armistead to get your exceptional visual appeal within Gods not to mention Generals, associated Pickett at Fredericksburg.

Armistead is usually a fabulous personality in any trade the past work of fiction Gettysburg: Your Writing a analysis critique in the City War (2003) through Newt Gingrich and even Bill Forstchen.

See referencing website pages essay, Paul t "Masons." Within Encyclopedia about the particular U .

s citizens City War: A good Politics, Cultural, along with Psychology documents with memory space aristotle History, modified by simply David Lenses. Heidler along with Jeanne Testosterone levels. Heidler. Cutting edge York: m w Norton & Enterprise, 2000. ISBN 0-393-04758-X.

  • Eicher, David H., not to mention Mark j Eicher. Civil Showdown Huge Commands.

    Stanford, CA: Stanford Higher education Touch, 2001. ISBN 0-8047-3641-3.

  • Foote, Shelby. The City War: A new Narrative.

    Vol. A pair of, Fredericksburg to be able to Meridian. Innovative York: Accidental Residential home, 1958. ISBN 0-394-49517-9.

  • Johnson, Charles Jones. "Lewis Addison Armistead." Around Encyclopedia of the U . s Civil War: The Politics, Public, not to mention Armed forces History, modified by Brian Azines. Heidler along with Jeanne Testosterone. Heidler. Latest York: Watts.

    Watts. Norton & Company, 2000. ISBN 0-393-04758-X.

  • Krick, Robert Okay. "Armistead and additionally Garnett: a Parallel Resides involving A few Virginia Soldiers." For The How might be frankenstein including prometheus essay Time for Gettysburg in addition to Beyond, edited simply by Whilst gary Watts. Gallagher. Cathedral Hill: College or university about N .

    Carolina Mass media, 1998. Example explore paper at eating disorders, Rev. Wayne o love love absolutely love take pleasure in essay Armistead's Portrait Presented." Southern Beautiful Community Papers 37 (1909).

  • Shaara, Erina.

    The Mindblowing Angels: Some sort of Novel. Latest York: Ballantine Guides, 2001. ISBN 978-0-345-44412-7. Initially written and published 1974 by way of Bob McKay Co.

  • Smith, Derek. The Gallant Dead: Solar electrical power masters along with cons essay sample & Confederate Generals Wiped out in typically the Municipal War.

    Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Literature, 2005. ISBN 0-8117-0132-8.

  • Tagg, Jimmy. The Generals about Gettysburg. Campbell, CA: Savas Creating, 1998. ISBN 1-882810-30-9.
  • Warner, Ezra m Generals for Gray: Resides connected with your Confederate Commanders.

    Baton Rouge: Louisiana State Institution Push, 1959. ISBN 0-8071-0823-5.

  • Wert, Jeffry Debbie. "Lewis Addison Armistead." On the harmed twine e book review Confederate General, vol.

    1, modified as a result of Bill Chemical. Davis together with Jules Hoffman. Harrisburg, PA: Nation's Beautiful Population, 1991. ISBN 0-918678-63-3.

  • Wright, Tom h The Foreign language regarding the Municipal War. Westport, CT: Oryx Media, 2001. ISBN 978-1-57356-135-8.
  • "Armistead's Death." Gettysburg Discussion Group.
  • Further reading

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    This monument upon that Gettysburg Battlefield marks the particular close set the place Armistead had been mortally damaged.

    Any divider regarding the particular monument markings typically the Unification lines.

    1. ^Wright, delaware. 179, relates to this name when "a ruse relating to this lacking confidence and additionally quiet-spoken widower exactly who was first best-known to help you admire typically the ladies." Foote, pp.

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    2. ^ abWho Was initially Just who inside Article leadership around sanita essay Past - that Military.

      Chicago: Marquis That has Whom. 1975. p. 14. ISBN .

    3. ^Armistead, lewis addison (1817-1863). Encyclopedia connected with all the U . s . Civil War: Any Politics, Interpersonal, and also Military Back ground. 2000.
    4. ^ abThe Armistead Family: 1635-1910 From Virginia Armistead Garber pg.

    5. ^"Armistead Title That means & Armistead Loved ones Historical past for Ancestry.com".
    6. ^Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Celeb Spangled Hole not to mention your Warfare regarding 1812: Producing that Super star Spangled Banner
    7. ^Resignation in Cadet Lewis A good. Armistead, The month of january Twenty nine, 1836, RG Seventy seven, Ourite 15, Countrywide Racks. Eicher, g 107, add an individual's write-up essay the fact that he / she "resigned presumably" intended for busting a dish.

      Wert, g 55, as well as Warner, v 11, characterize Armistead like increasingly being "dismissed" out of any Academy meant for the motion. Poindexter, r 144 (the resource added by Warner), recalls which Armistead "was introduced via West Point."

    8. ^Johnson, w 78.
    9. ^Krick, pp. 104-05. Krick, one regarding the actual mainly historians associated with the actual Internet marketer about Northern Va, really does not likely thesis distinction for the purpose of criminology trainees with that philippines many different marriage.

      She or he declares which Cecilia (his spelling) passed on June 3, 1855, by Fort Riley, Kansas, for the period of some cholera ecotect coursework, p 107.

    10. ^Krick, p 110; "The Native People in america for Joshua Bonsai tree Country's Park: Some sort of Ethnographic Synopsis along with Analysis Study/" Life Programs Researching, Inc., June 25, 2002, VII.

    11. ^"Historic California Posts: San Diego Barracks (Including Cutting edge San Diego Depot)".
    12. ^Krick, t 110.
    13. ^"The U . s citizens City War: Loan quotes - Chief Holly l Bingham".

      Aged because of any genuine relating to 2006-06-17.

    14. ^Halleran, Ellie The. The More desirable Angels associated with Each of our Nature: Freemasonry for your American Civil War.

      Tuscaloosa: All the Institution about Birmingham Advertising, 2010. ISBN 978-0-8173-1695-2. pp. 26–30

    15. ^Armistead's Death, page from Gettysburg Topic Number through Bryan Meyer.
    16. ^Henry Bishop, Sr.

      bought the actual residence on 1848 towards George Spangler. For the actual sports arena articles or blog posts essay with that good discounts the place comprised associated with various 60 crystal lake doing some fishing file essay. Spangler existed in all the property or home with regard to fifty-six many not to mention passed on within this 88th yr inside the property on 1904.

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Hyperlipidaemia alone and in combination with acidosis can increase the incidence and severity of statin-induced myotoxicity

Taha, Dhiaa A. and Zgair, Atheer and Lee, Jong Bong and de Moor, Cornelia H. and Barrett, David A. and Bruce, Kimberley D. and Sungelo, Mitchell and Eckel, Robert H. and Gershkovich, Pavel (2017) Hyperlipidaemia alone and in combination with acidosis can increase the incidence and severity of statin-induced myotoxicity. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 100 . pp. 163-175. ISSN 1879-0720

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The association of lipophilic statins with plasma lipoproteins in the presence of disturbed acid-base balance can modify the pharmacokinetics and tissue distribution of these drugs, resulting in alteration in their efficacy and toxicity profiles. The purpose of this study is to elucidate the role of hyperlipidaemia alone or in combination with acidosis/alkalosis in the development and potentiation of statin-induced myotoxicity. Statins association with plasma lipoproteins was examined under conditions of physiological and altered pH levels. The effect of this association on cellular uptake and myotoxicity of statins was also assessed at different pH levels using C2C12 cells that overexpress lipoprotein lipase. Lipophilic simvastatin displayed considerable association with the non-polar lipoprotein fractions (triglyceride-rich lipoproteins and Low-density lipoprotein). This association contributed to increased cellular uptake of simvastatin by C2C12 cells through lipoprotein lipasemediated process, resulting in enhanced muscle toxicity in hyperlipidaemic conditions. Furthermore, a combination of low pH environment (representing acidosis) and hyperlipidaemia increased the association of simvastatin with plasma lipoproteins causing potentiation of cellular uptake and myotoxicity of this drug. Comorbidities such as hyperlipidaemia, especially when coincident with acidosis, can enhance statin-associated muscle toxicity, and therefore require extra caution by prescribing clinicians. Hydrophilic rather than lipophilic statins could be a preferable choice in this patient population.

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Functional genetics of lung function associated gene GPR126

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GPR126 lies on chromosome 6q24 and variants in this region are reproducibly associated with lung function and COPD in genome wide association studies (GWAS).This association signal includes a non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), rs17280293 (minor allele frequency = ~2.9%) which results in the amino acid substitution Ser123Gly within the GPR126 coding region. GPR126 is a G protein coupled receptor belonging to the adhesion family of receptors. The aim of the work described in this thesis was to define the role ofGPR126 in the human lung and in pulmonary disease. My specific aims were to i) identify the GPR126 expression profile in the lung and in airway structural cells ii) determine potential causal variants within the association signal iii) define the effects of missense variant Ser123Gly on GPR126 function iv) determine the function of GPR126 signalling in human airway structural cells.

Linkage disequilibrium (LD) and expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) analyses were used to determine potential causal variants within the 6q24 association signal. GPR126 mRNA expression in the lung,human bronchial epithelial cells (HBEC) and human airway smooth muscle cells (HASM)was established using qPCR and RNA-seq. GPR126 protein expression was characterised in lung tissue using immunohistochemistry.A recombinant CRE-luciferase reporter cell line was engineered to express the Ser123 and Gly123 variants of GPR126. These cell lines were treated with potential GPR126 agonists and cAMP driven gene expression was measured by luciferase activity. These agonists included the stachel peptide which is a short amino acid sequence in the N-terminal region of the receptor which can activate receptor signalling. Column chromatography was used to measure GPR126 driven cAMP accumulation in HBECs and HASMs in response to activation with the stachel peptide. To assess the downstream effects of GPR126 activation in human airway cells, HASMs were activated with the stachel peptide in the presence and absence of PKA inhibitor, H89,to identify the PKA dependency of this response. Differential gene expression was analysed by RNA-seq. Pathway analysis was carried out with GSEA from the Broad Institute.

GPR126 mRNA is expressed inthe lung, HBEC and HASMs and GPR126 protein expression was detected in human lung. The stachel peptide activates GPR126 in a recombinant cell system, although this signal was not genotype-dependent. Moreover, the stachel peptide also activates endogenous GPR126 in HASMs but not HBECs.

GPR126 activation of HASMs resulted in 514 and 520 differentially expressed genes at 4 and 24 hours post-treatment respectively (5% FDR). There was approximately 20% (61 upregulated and 121 downregulated) overlap between these two time points. This sustained response was partially cAMP-PKA dependent with ~40% of genes no longer differentially expressed with H89 pre-treatment at both time points. Genes upregulated by GPR126 activation are involved in inflammatory pathways (IL33 and ADAM8) and downregulated genes include CTGF and SERPINE1,which both have known roles in fibrosis. Gene set enrichment analysis revealed that beta defensin pathways were upregulated by GPR126 activation where pathways involved in cancer, cell cycle checkpoints and cell proliferation were downregulated.

GPR126 expression was identified in the human lung and airway structural cells. While a potentially causal variant was identified in Ser123Gly no potential effects of this mutation on GPR126 signalling were observed. GPR126 signals in human airway smooth muscle cells and the downstream effects of GPR126 activation were assessed by RNA-seq. HASMs respond to GPR126 agonist and this response has partial PKA dependency implicating other pathways driving gene expression differences we observed. Taken together, this work describes novel biology for GPR126 implicating a role for GPR 126 in regulating airway inflammation and airway remodelling.

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Prior research, relying mostly on samples from the UK and the US, has indicated that nostalgia serves as a source of self-continuity (a sense that one’s past is interwoven with one’s present), and it does so by increasing social connectedness (a sense of belongingness and acceptance). The present research aimed to conceptually replicate and extend these findings in two experiments. Indeed, the study findings replicated those of previous research in another culture (Greece; Experiment 1), with a different control group (Experiment 1), and using an alternative nostalgia manipulation (a prototype-based technique; Experiment 2). The reported experiments established that nostalgia increases self-continuity by fostering social connectedness.

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This paper examines the prospects of applying the Hollywood scriptwriting formula to a destination transforming a range of potentially disconnected tourist destination experiences into a more immersive, interrelated narrative and thereby generating a cohesive destination brand that has an emotional and personal bond with tourists. A step-by-step conceptual model, based on Hollywood’s scriptwriting formula, is developed, contextualised and employed for the case study destination of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. The model offers destination management organizations an innovative new method of developing a destination brand centred on storytelling while the findings demonstrate that the scriptwriting approach creates a narrative for the destination that connects the various experiences in an experiential framework which carves out a brand that promises strong emotional and experiential benefits for tourists. This paper provides an original and novel rethink of how to construct the destination experience and formulate the destination brand, employing scriptwriting capabilities, rather than traditional marketing concepts.

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What I really like, is the pilot centred approach, which in turn increases safety. Although I am trying my best to get my bottom, at the very least, seated in one (I promise to share the experience with you all when I do!), I am completely convinced from what I have seen, that this is one comfortable aircraft, with a cockpit full of super avionics that will reduce workload and make it a pleasure to fly. The obvious advantage, is that it is easy to convert from a single engine to this twin – as much as possible, systems are simplified, clearly indicated and practically positioned. The modern avionics also make this a fantastic twin for training, making the transition to airlines and glass cockpit flying a familiar experience. Please also notice the wonderful way in which the canopy opens – incredibly well designed, especially for those that are less than flexible…

Single engine operation is simply incredible, it will not just maintain altitude on one engine, but is actually capable of climbing on one engine! Similarly, for those living at hot and high altitudes, high density altitudes are not a problem, and advanced TKS ice protection will ensure that icing is not an issue.

What is probably most appealing once up in the air, are the all-round views from the canopy – isn’t this what flying should be about? If you want to give it a try, I would suggest popping into to Aeronav Academy at Lanseria, not only will they let you come and drool, but offer training on the DA42 Twinstar.


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“Personalising” eTwinning

2014  |

personalizando eTwinning

The National Support Service  takes an interest in distinct projects and we often find very inventive proposals like the one we shall describe today in this article. Why not create personalised identity cards which identify active members of an eTwinning project? Would it increase their motivation to work on the project? We shall see what various teachers, who have implemented these initiatives, have to tell us about these projects.

The Project: 'Young journalists without borders'. Spanish participating centre: Ventura Rodríguez Infants and Primary School (Ciempozuelos- Madrid). Teacher: Javier Arias Bonell.

During the academic year 2012 – 13 we participated in a project called Young journalists without borders. The main objective of this Project was the improvement of communication skills through the creation of a digital newspaper.

Over the years, since our beginning in 2005, we have been looking for an increasing active student partcipation in all the phases of the projects. The initiatives and proposals have enriched our projects and shown the teachers that creativity and motivation have no limits.

Once designed, the newspaper, the title, the sections and other organisational tasks, the pupils came up with the idea of an identity card / passport for journalists. This identity card could be used in all our activities, when we were working as reporters and we could even include it as a signature for our own work (news, interviews, reports etc). It could be used as an identification document for all the school community.

Immediately, right from the first moment, this initiative motivated us and contributed positively to the feeling of belonging to a group. This feeling improved the atmosphere of group work because it made our shared objectives more explicit. In addition to this, it helped the positive atmosphere of this group to go further than the walls of the school and to form part of a larger European group. The identity card / passport was an excellent idea which identified us as members of a community.

The pupils of all the participating countries (The Czech Republic, Turkey and Spain) created their proposals in a spirit of total creative freedom but basing themselves on common agreed ideas. (Ideas that appeared through the references made to countries, the title of the Project and at least an allusion to the term eTwinning). All these ideas were uploaded on to the TwinSpace site of the Project in a specific folder created for this purpose.

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The next stage was the selection of the same model for each pupil / reporter. This was decided by voting because there were many drawings and designs of high quality. The voting was carried out using Skype through a dialogue which took place in the Pupils' Corner.

All this voting process gave security and confidence, it made the pupils feel valued and promoted the values of cooperation and respect. It encouraged the pupils to broaden their horizons, to break down frontiers and to establish an intercultural dialogue which respected the linguistic and cultural diversity that are the basis of all eTwinning action.

Project:'Mieux vivre ensemble'. Participating Spanish centre: Leopoldo Queipo Secondary School, Melilla. Teachers: Francisco Javier Alés Fernández y José Antonio Sánchez Ojeda.

At the beginnning of the academic year 2013 – 14, in our centre, the idea occurred to us that the pupils could have an identity card. The aim of this card would be to have all the details necessary to access the platform within easy reach. We saw that, besides the practical aspect, we could satisfy various objectives with identification cards. The pupils would feel that they formed a more active part of the Project and the cards would be valuable, distinctive and immediately recognised by other pupils, teachers and parents.

From the eTwinning ambassadors blog, Don José Antonio Sánchez, our ambassador in Melilla shared this idea:

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...from September of the present academic year 2013 – 14, the pupils from Leopoldo Queipo School that particpate in the Project 'Mieux vivre ensemble' will have an identification card... we believe that the fact that the pupils have this card has increased their motivation because:

1. They feel that they form an active part of the Project because they are identified specifically, especially when we go to the IT rooms in the centre.

2. Their details are always present in TwinSpace, that is, their username and password.

Figure 1: Here is a description of the identity card.

3. The families, friends and classmates see the importance of the work they do.

At our centre, Leopoldo Queipo in Melilla (http://www.iesleopoldoqueipo.com/), we are convinced of the benefits of the identification cards. Via this article, we aim to demonstrate how we have generated these cards in a simple digital format by showing the cards themselves.

In order to do this, we have used a fantastic tool called GIMP (http://www.gimp.org) that, apart from being a multi-platform, is free to use and frequently kept up-to-date. We start from a PDF document generated by software from our School where various identification cards from each class and stage can be seen. Six appear on each page, ready to print with personal details, such as, name, surname, year group and a photograph of the pupil. Of all these details we have only used the photograph because, in the new design, it seemed to us that the written words were not well presented. In any case, all that is necessary is LOGIN and PASSWORD and the rest of the details are generated automatically by the calculation sheet. This is done for every group of participating pupils for every eTwinning project.

The most creative part of the identity card design is the symbols. In order to generate these symbols, we have to bear in mind that they should be simple to understand, a pleasant design, and the colours used must be similar to the colours used on the eTwinning webpage. Images with licences and rights are freely used. On the eTwinning site we can find quite a number of useable symbols which can be used to send a message that we like eTwinning.

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Figure 2: The process of generation of the identity cards.

From the identity card document of the centre used as a background in GIMP we must only superimpose the layer of the identity cards designed for eTwinning. This appears with the  LOGIN and PASSWORD and we can add these with the text tool of GIMP as new layers. Later, if needed, it is possible to combine all layers of text or re-use them each time that we are going to generate identity cards for other groups.

This is a simple process in which pupils can participate in subjects, such as, Technology, Information Technology or in training courses that are taught in our centre using information technology.

We realised that, in a short space of time, we had many new identity cards ready to print and to be used by the pupils.

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Figure 3: The use of GIMP to create new identity cards.

Our eTwinning ambassador has requested, in the eTwinning ambassadors blog, that they make the production of the identity card automatic in the eTwinning platform. In this case, the pupils themselves can create and print cards after having been given permission by the teachers responsible for the Project. The teachers make absolutely certain that the right to privacy is respected.

… it occurred to the teachers involved that we should integrate the eTwinning team of our centre automatically in this Project. The National Support Service for eTwinning could collect their suggestions and generate the identity cards automatically. The identity card model could be personalised by inserting fields like the logo of the school, the photograph of the pupils and the pupils' password.

Source of images: the heading of the National Support Service for eTwinning and images made available by the coordinators of the projects described in this article.

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I drive a 2006 Hyundai Tiburon with the J290 stereo and six CD changer. If you have this stereo or a similar such stereo you know how it “remembers” what track was playing and exactly where it was playing when you turn it off and back on or switch to the radio. Anyway, this morning, in haste before starting the car or even turning the key to the accessories position, I wanted to swap out the six CDs in the stereo and thus I ejected all of them by simply pressing the eject button. The battery can handle powering the eject mechanism, right?

Sure enough, the CDs ejected fine, but after I started the car and headed out of my neighborhood I noticed something funny. The stereo displayed that it still had all six CDs loaded and that it had cued up a particular disc, a particular track, at an exact time. “Hey, it remembered where I left off at least!”

“Ah, it’s just a glitch,” I thought, “I’ll simply press the load button and put a new CD in there to clear it up.” Nope. The stereo would have none of that. In fact, the stereo’s CD menus were completely frozen; it would not allow me to do anything with the CD changer, but the radio worked just fine. “Okay, when I get to my destination I’ll pull the fuse to the stereo, which will reset the stereo, and then I’ll have my beloved bass-thumping stereo back.” Nope. That didn’t work either.

Once I finally got home at the end of the day I detached the battery. That did the trick. Everything appears to be functioning normally, though I need to reset the clock and my radio presets.

This reminds me of a few PCs and laptops I’ve used over the years that wouldn’t shutdown, even after depressing the power button, and would only turn off after disconnecting the power cable or yanking the battery from the laptop.  Conjure up in your imagination any of several images from the Terminator or Matrix movies to see the future of where we’re going with technology that won’t behave!  Or maybe we humans will wind up being the oppressors of non-compliant technology as in the flesh fair scene in A.I.


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Fighting salmon lice with "cleaner fish"

Salmon lice are probably one of the biggest threats to salmon farming at the moment. The available control methods are often not sufficient to effectively reduce lice infestation. In Norway radical measures are sometimes even considered, such as slaughtering whole salmon stocks or concerted action to leave farms unstocked. But might it be possible to solve the salmon louse problem biologically using “cleaner fish”?

Probably everyone has seen pictures in films about coral reefs where small cleaner fishes swim around the mouths and bodies of large fishes, freeing them from bothersome ectoparasites and dead skin. It is known that about 45 fish species and some shrimps display this kind of cleaning behaviour. And these species do not only exist in the tropics but also in temperate and colder seas. For example, they include wrasse species which live along the coasts of Norway and North America. This raises hopes that it might be possible to solve the salmon louse problem on salmon farms naturally using biological control measures. Wrasse could act as a “green weapon” against the parasite problem, rendering the use of chemicals unnecessary.

In trial tests along the Atlantic coast of Canada researchers are currently investigating whether cunners (Tautoglabrus adspersus) might be suitable as health custodians for controlling salmon lice on salmon farms. Should this prove possible, cunners – which have so far had no commercial significance and have at most been used as bait – could suddenly become immensely important since salmon lice cause severe economic losses on Canadian salmon farms. During the first phase of its life the sea louse is pelagic and does not attach itself to a host animal until the copepodit stage when it meaures 0.7 mm. It clings to the salmon skin with its antennae and a chitin hook for several weeks before, later on, when it has reached a size of 5 to 10 mm, it begins to move freely on the body surface or to jump onto other salmon. The adult parasites continue to feed on the slime, skin and blood of the salmon. The host fishes lose their appetite and grow poorly, and their susceptibility to secondary diseases increases. The more parasites infest the salmon the more serious are the consequences for the health and wellbeing of the fish and thus the economic success of the farm. Extreme parasite infestation can even lead directly to the salmon’s death.

Salmon lice do not only infest farmed salmon but also fishes living in the wild but they spread rapidly in farm environments because of the ideal living conditions that prevail there, offering them a generous diet. Up to now Canada’s salmon farmers were almost helpless in the face of salmon lice due to the fact that in their country hardly any viable remedies are permitted. In desperation they sometimes then clutch at even the thinnest straw to gain at least partial control of the situation. Scientists at the University of Maine and from the DFO examined, for example, whether mussel cultures might be of help to the salmon farms by filtering the parasite larvae out of the water. In summer 2011 some farmers treated their salmon with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in well boats. This worked well, proved to be effective and was also kind to the environment but the method is only suitable for low levels of parasite infestation and certainly not on all farms. In addition, the treatment is complicated and relatively expensive since several cubic metres of H2O2 are required to achieve the same effect as conventional therapies that only use one kilogram of Ivermectin or Diflubenzuron. These chemicals are not permitted in Canada, however. This perhaps explains why salmon farmers are putting so much hope on the cunner.

The fishes can measure up to 25 cm, are of varied colouring, but usually reddish brown or green, and have been shown in laboratory tests to be capable of freeing salmon of salmon lice using their tiny, sharp teeth. If they can also prove their worth as lice pickers in net pens it would give salmon farmers an environmentally friendly method of combating lice without having to use chemicals. Although a scientific study carried out by MacKinnon in the year 1995 doubted the efficiency of the cunner (the study with 30 wrasse and 2,000 salmon was not able to show any significant reduction in salmon lice) this could have been due to the strong infestation of the net material. If sufficient fouling organisms are available it is presumably easier for the small fishes to feed on them than to swim from salmon to salmon searching for lice. In order to further clarify this and other issues Cooke Aquaculture is carrying out tests in Back Bay. Among other things they want to find out how many cunners are needed to delouse the salmon in the cages effectively.

The salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis causes considerable damages in the net cages of a lot of salmon farms.

Demand for wrasse cannot be satisfied

Norwegian salmon farming is already one step further: Farming facilities have been using wrasse for years in the context of the National Action Plan against Salmon Lice on Salmonids. All the farmers in a certain region are obliged to start fighting the lice as soon as infestation numbers in the cages exceed a certain critical value.

Already the early pioneers of salmon farming had to cope with salmon lice. At that time the cages were often even dragged into river estuaries because the parasites cannot tolerate freshwater and fall off the salmon. With today’s production figures, however, this is no longer a feasible option. Light can also be used to fight the louse: in deeper water layers and after weeks of darkness infestation rates are considerably lower. Adding glucans (polysaccharides) and vitamins to the salmon feed presumably also scares off some of the salmon lice. It is not known exactly how this works but in experiments salmon fed in this way suffered 25 per cent less lice infestation. Intensive work is also being carried out to find vaccines that might protect the salmon from lice infestation, but it is likely to take years for them to become available.

Wrasses are mostly seen among the public as environmentally friendly and economically efficient biological weapons for fighting salmon louse, despite the fact that they are not always as efficient as would be necessary. In winter, for example, their hunger decreases noticeably. Depending on their origins there are possibly also seasonal differences in the fishes’ cleaning activity. Some farmers also fear that they transmit salmon diseases such as furunculosis, or that they eat the salmon feed, or could themselves be eaten by large salmon. But these are only some of the reasons why their use in Norway is currently still relatively hesitant. The main reasons are to be seen in the difficulties involved in obtaining the cleaner fishes which generally have to be put into the cages in a ratio of 2 to 3 wrasses for 100 salmon. Added to this is the fact that, in order to prevent transmission of diseases, the fishes cannot be reused in subsequent salmon farming cycles. These two factors lead to a tremendous demand for wrasse which is currently far from being satisfied. At least 15 million wrasses would currently be necessary to meet the Norwegian salmon industry’s requirements.

In reality, however, there are hardly more than 2 million wrasses available and they are mostly caught along the coast by local fishermen. Wrasses are often landed as by-catch but some fishermen have specialised in catching this species, as a rule using baited basket traps to avoid skin damages and other injuries to the fishes. In the meantime there are even official guidelines for the fishing, handling and transportation of wrasse. Norwegian salmon farms make use of various different wrasse species for combating salmon louse, particularly ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta), goldsinny wrasse (Ctenolabrus rupestris) and corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops). Goldsinny wrasse is the most widespread species along Norway’s coasts and probably the most frequently used wrasse on farms. Because this species is relatively small it is especially suitable for young salmon during their first year in the marine pens. It could be eaten itself by larger salmon. However, goldsinny wrasses stop eating altogether at temperatures of below 6°C so that they only effectively reduce salmon lice numbers during the warmer months. In contrast, ballan wrasse grow to a larger size and are thus suitable for delousing large salmon, particularly since they do not stop eating until temperatures fall below 4°C. Unfortunately this species is not found so frequently off the Norwegian coast so that fisheries are unable to satisfy demand from the salmon farms. Corkwing wrasse can also be used for larger salmon but the cage nets should be kept clean since this species prefers foraging fouling organisms than salmon lice.

Many salmon farmers prefer to rely on chemical agents

But no matter which species of wrasse is used to combat salmon louse it would be wrong to expect very quick effects from biological parasite control. Salmon lice in young and smaller development stages on the fish skin are hardly attacked at all. It is only later on when they have grown to a larger size that the cleaner fishes feel tempted to eat them. And accordingly, salmon farmers assess the efficiency of the wrasses differently. The spectrum of opinions ranges from useful, effective, and reasonable to unnecessary and ineffective. When a number of years ago reports appeared that the wrasse did not only attack salmon lice but also the salmon’s eyes and some farmers lost several tonnes of large salmon on this account it seemed that the end of this kind of parasite control had come. And it is true that occasional cases of eye picking do occur from time to time although it is often unclear whether the wrasse attack the living or dead salmon. It has often been noted that an eye was only missing on one side of the body which would seem to imply that the salmon already lay dead on the bed of the net cage at the moment of attack.

But this is why a lot of farmers prefer to use chemical as opposed to biological means for combating salmon lice. Although the stress to which the salmon are thereby exposed is not inconsiderable and the substances are not environmentally friendly, chemicals are always available, their usage is relatively cheap, and they are a reliable combatant. However, the real problem involved in the “chemical hammer” revealed itself already early on with the first pesticides like Nuvan and Neguvon which were not only harmful to salmon lice but also to the salmon and even the farmers themselves – so dangerous if fact that they had to wear special protective clothing, rubber gloves and gas masks. Overdoses of the substance led to panic reactions and increased mortality among the salmon. The biggest problem, however, was that the salmon lice very soon became resistant to these chemotherapeutants. Today the substances are less aggressive and very reliable in their efficacy but the problem of resistance still exists.

When in the mid-1990s Ectobann and Lepsidon came onto the market they had one substantial advantage in that they could be administered orally and just had to be mixed in with the feed. This was a significant step forward. They are only suitable for young salmon, however, because it takes a long time for all the residues to be completely broken down within the fish’s body. Apart from that, Norwegian environmentalists criticised the substances vehemently arguing, for example, that they could be carcinogenic. Today nearly all of them have disappeared almost completely from the market and are only used – if at all – very occasionally. To make up, Emamectin (also called “Slice”) has gained strongly in significance as a feed additive for fighting salmon lice. Originally this substance, too, had to be stopped 120 days prior to the fish’s death but after the EU directive on permitted maximum residue quantities of chemicals and medication in aquaculture fishes came into effect in October 2001 the time span was shortened to 175 “day degrees”. In water temperatures of 15°C this means for example that the substance has to be stopped at the latest 12 days before the fish is killed. Farmers can also use other substances such as Ivermectin or Diflubenzuron which combat salmon lice effectively at all stages of their development.

Here, too, however it can be seen that the salmon lice quickly become resistant to the substances. The recommendation to change medication as frequently as possible during any necessary treatment only postpones the problem but cannot solve it. The use of chemicals is also detrimental to the image of salmon farming because they remain in the fishes’ excrement and can harm crustaceans within the ecosystem when they feed on it.

Wrasse now being specifically produced in aquaculture

This situation can certainly be seen as contributing to the fact that we are currently experiencing a revival of cleaner fish in salmon farms. And because wild fish catches alone are not sufficient to satisfy demand from salmon farms attempts are now being made to grow the fishes in aquaculture. The increase in demand for wrasse could be met more easily with farmed fish since the fishes have to be available in sufficient numbers at the required time and in good quality. Whilst supply from fisheries is mainly limited to the relatively short fishing season aquaculture can guarantee year-round supply. Salmon farmers can purchase the cleaner fish in accordance with the mesh size of their net cages and the size of the salmon. Farmed wrasses are more uniform in age, size and condition than wild catches and their health can be specifically controlled. And farming also serves to protect the natural wrasse stocks better from overfishing.

During recent years, several companies have been developed in Norway alone whose business model is based on farming wrasse: Marine Harvest Labrus, Profunda, Nordland Leppefisk and Cleanfish. Interest in farming this species is growing in Ireland and Scotland, too. In February this year the Scottish Salmon Company and the Morpol Group’s Meridian Salmon Group co-operated with the Scottish Salmon Producers Organization to set up a project for farming wrasse. A three-year contract with the Scottish fish farmer Otter Ferry Seafish provides for the production of more than 250,000 cleaner fish for Scottish salmon farms. In Canada, too, researchers were overjoyed when test cunners spawned and reproduced for the first time in the lab in August 2011.

Their pleasure is understandable for up to now little is known about the biology and reproduction of wrasse. Farming these fishes is a real challenge, and much still has to be left to chance. Ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta), for example, is a protogenic hermaphrodite, i.e. all the fishes are initially female and later on become male. Apart from that, the males are territorial and not very compatible with one another. Bites which occur during conflicts can become infected and cause the injured fish’s death. The fishes need special soft feed and sufficient places to hide if they are to reproduce. The larvae are only 3.5 mm long when they hatch and initially have to be fed on enriched rotatoria. Wrasse farmers benefit from the wealth of existing experience in hatching cod larvae. Despite certain advancements, however, they still have to cope with poor growth, deformations and high mortality rates among the young wrasses. There is still no good commercial feed available and it takes several months for the fishes to grow to 30 to 70 grams (10-14 cm) and thus a sufficient size for them to act as lice pickers. But the effort could prove worthwhile in the long run if salmon louse can ultimately be combated using biological means with the result that less chemicals would be required.


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Why Marriage is important ??

Why marriage is important ?? yes, its a big questions, why should one get married, is it just about having sex with society’s permission or its more than this ??

SEX, is a part of each one’s life and can not be avoided, i don’t think that any one could ever escape from this, whether he/she is married or not and it will be there. From my personal experience, explorations i could realize the same, in our young age it blocks our mind like anything, it grows like, its the prime thing and rest all things come after this….Again, being a man, I can tell about man, (about woman, we listen, we study, we talk but how do they feel, they only should know it, but i am damn sure from my explorations that even they also have the similar situations).
In our young age, we encounter so many woman daily, some r innocent, some r hot, some r extremely hot, some r beautiful , each one with some good qualities, which will make you think about them, look for them, most importantly if you r single, u will look for each one’s good qualities, and when you get a partner, after that a sense of stability comes in life, but again it never stops there, still you encounter all those girls, and feel like step out of your relation and get engaged with the one, who attracts you the most. Most likely you would think of enjoying sex with others who attracts you, its natural, Sex blocks our mind like anything and can not be avoided, but my friends here is the most important thing, that i am going to tell you now, ”
our ancestors were exceptionally talented people who made such things in life, they might mad studied a lot,explored a lot, experienced a lot and after that, they decided that we human being should get married………….we have n-number of examples, that says, that in marriage, we get engaged to a particular person and create your own small world, where u can have sex 24/7 with others permission, you get kids, you get connected to your partner Emotionally, u feel obligated to your partner etc……and which is the most important thing, these obligations makes the two connected throughout the life…and helps each other to hold their hand in both good and bad time…….Another personal experience i would like to share with you all, at your good times, you might get diverted and tend to get attracted to others, thinking of having sex with others etc..but at bad time, you will only remember the one, who is close to you, and he/she is non other than your true partner, who is always for you, in your good as well as in bad days too as i used the word above “”” Emotional connection and Obligation””” yes, these r things which one would strengths throughout their life.
Many young boys and girls think, to enjoy sex, don’t get married, because in marriage they will have to be obligated to their partner, why should they? why not they just enjoy sex, by having new-new partner each time. My friend, as i said, its very true, that sex is very essential part of our life and blocks our mind like anything. But after a certain period of time, when you will move towards your old age from your young age, your interest will gradually go down for sex, naturally, so at that point of time if you have someone who is emotionally connected to you, obligated to you, that will help you, nothing else.The person you never connected emotionally, just had sex, enjoyed and forgot they will not standby you in your bad times, its again natural, why should they, when you never connected to them in that way, then why should they….and as i said, in your good time you will feel like going out of your relation you r committed to, but at bad time they will only hold your hand…that’s the truth…this is the combinations of my perceptions, explorations and experiences
Yes, exceptions r everywhere, in our country, our indian women spends their whole life for these obligations, even though many a times they do not get the love, they deserve from their partner,  but they will continue with their marriage just for their kids good future, as they don’t give importance to their life, rather they give importance to their kids life…and believe me, in most of the situations their kids would love them the most, coz he/she is looking her the pains she carried in her life …and some day, they would try to give their parent that care, which would eventually feel, that no problem, in a way i lost something  but i got so many other things and will forgot all her those pains, in front of that moment or truth,love, care….
So here, i am going to conclude my article, why marriage is important ?? coz, with marriage only you can enjoy the extreme please of sex,get connected to your partner emotionally, you create your own world, get kids, realize responsibilities, realize obligations etc..and in a way, you experience most of the things very successfully, that one should in their life…!!!

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