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  1. ... while actual Islamic teachings and scriptures (The Sunnah, the Quran and the Hadiths) make no attempt to conceal the frankly questionable feats, bachans, and moments of his life? Rampant sexual degeneracy, idolatry, hypocritical religious edicts and conduct, and unexplainably savage and bloodthirsty barbarism across the board. Yet, Sikh sants, gianis, and parcharaks speak so effusively and warmly of "Mohammed Sahib" and his various companions and successors. These Sikh personalities can barely conceal their admiration for the Islamic prophet and his achievements. What's goi
  2. Muhammad and the Clinical Definition of Pedophilia From WikiIslam, the online resource on Islam The age difference between 9 year old Aisha and 54 year old Muhammad was 45 years This article discusses the DMS (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual) of mental disorders and cites sahih hadiths to show that ProphetMuhammad was a pedophile according to clinical definitions. For all related sahih hadiths confirming Ais
  3. These daft low IQ women always think grass is greener on the other side, then realise what horrible mistake they made being fooled into islam.
  4. It seems religion of peace is in full mode in the "holy month" of ramzaan. Spreading peace in that hell hole that passes for a country ! Muslims doing what they do best : converting others to their shitt religion https://www.opindia.com/2020/05/hindu-couple-forcibly-converted-to-islam-in-sindh-region-of-pakistan/
  5. Here in the UK, there have been cases where British born non practicing Sikhs have taken the shahada and become practicing Muslims i.e. turned from their parent's religion Sikhi, to Islam. I've noted that in this cases, Gursikhs and Amritdharis find out about the person or are approached by the person's family and turn up to the newly converted person's house to make them see sense / see the light. But this response is reactive rather than pro-active. Person's converted now, heart, mind and soul, bit late for the Singhs to be turning up to the person's house to start their parchaar and try t
  6. So i came across this documentary type video on youtube quite interesting information I hadn't know before.
  7. Shame on khalistani who support Pakistan and isi. Sikh population in Pakistan is being decimated and we refuse to speak up. Our daughters and sisters are being abducted and forcibly converted to islam. Shame on us. https://m.timesofindia.com/india/pak-suppress-voice-of-sikhs-after-kidnapping-and-forced-conversion-of-a-minor-girl-in-nankana-sahib/articleshow/70896124.cms
  8. I found a really cool account of Timur relating how he conquered india. He was brutal.but he lists in detail every city he invaded and how many people he killed. But one can see how islam motivated him and his hatred for idolators: https://www.ibiblio.org/britishraj/Jackson5/chapter09.html Heres an excerpt from his infamous sack of delhi: For these various reasons a great number of fierce Turkish troops were in the city. When the soldiers proceeded to apprehend the Hindus and infidels who had fled to Delhi, many of them drew their swords and offered resistance. The flames o
  9. Brave Saudi teen who left Islam and escaped the country. She travelled to Kuwait, got tickets and flew to Thailand, nearly got sent back by the Saudi authorities in Thailand after they locked her in a hotel room, but she managed to spread her story on social media before the Saudi authorities could send her back to her country, the West stepped in and now she is safe in Canada.
  10. 47 mins of abusive comments read out by a woman who took her scarf off. very intolerant people.
  11. https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2018/11/20/female-genital-mutilation-michigan/1991712002/ I can not believe that in the US Judges will permit people to "circumcise" female children. How soon will they legalize jihad killings?!?
  12. interesting video about what islam thinks of non muslims, gives an idea of why some muslims treat non muslims the way they do
  13. At my job today I met a new white muslim man. He had a very conniving look on his face and very unattractive african muslim female with him. She was shaking as she handed me the money and he laughed very VERY loudly when they left. I have noticed that white male converts to islam in the US are often the most contrarian people, looking for fights. In the one instance I met a white female convert she was extremely loud and talked fast with bouts of uncontrollable laughter, she seemed quite insane. Is this true in the UK? On another note I have notice that whites that begin to follow the
  14. This is not about personal opinions but obtaining different Shabads from Gurbani to see what the Guru says about Islam?
  15. Ironic how the author of the 10 commandments profit moses was himself an extremist terrorist and mass murderer of israelites who chose to worship the golden calf rather than his own abrahamic cult's false blood thirsty God. And one of the key 10 commandments is though shalt not kill, what did Moses end up doing? He ordered the slaying of all israelite pagan men, women, kids and babies who had renounced the bloodthirsty abrahamic God. The christians, jews and muslims like to hide the dirty evil past sins and crimes of their heros and prophets but a little research will do wonders to expose
  16. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-44410597 Austria has said it will close down seven mosques and expel imams who it says are funded by foreign countries. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said the move was a crackdown on political Islam. Some mosques are suspected of having links to Turkish nationalists. In April images emerged showing children in Turkish army uniforms re-enacting the World War One Battle of Gallipoli. The Turkish president's office called Austria's move "Islamophobic, racist and discriminatory". Austria to cut benefits for immigrants Austrian fa
  17. In a calendar issued by Hindu Mahasabha , it has claimed The Mecca mosque , Qutub Minar , Gyanvapi mosque among other islamic sites in india as being original temples . For those who don't know Hindu Mahasabha is around 150 yr old organization , from which all modern day hindutva thought has come , be it RSS, VHP , BJP , etc. In its calendar , it has put pics of islamic sites , mostly mosques and claimed that they're infact Hindu temples. Qutub Minar has been called Vishnu stambh . Mecca mosque has been bizarrely claimed as "Makkeshwar mandir" (shiva temple) Gyanvapi
  18. I was so surprised that the Ahmediya Muslim people had a stall at the Surrey Nagar Kirtan with books on Life of Mohammed and preaching material. Honestly, please let these people know that all this does is promote the narrative by the media that muslims are fundamentalists, the fact that they would do this at SIKH parade is retarded. Phone: (604) 583-4669 Ahmdiyaa Mosque Delta There was also a Brahamakumari stall, as well, .. Just find it mind blowing that people have the gall to promote their religion at a SIKH NAGAR KIRTAN.. Do we have nimraata for others, or are w
  19. Indian Punjabi woman converts to Islam after visit to Pakistan Not sure if this is true or not, however I have seen it on a lot of websites. If this is true, and I wouldn't be surprised, why? What is the reason that our people are so lenient in comparison to other South Asian religions in marrying out? This isn't only targeted against our women, our men are included as well. However, our women are usually the ones prayed on by Pakistani Muslims for marriage and conversion. I remember asking one of my fellow cousin's Sikh friend who was married to a Hindu man, how they were pla
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Guy Boucher, Bruce Boudreau hirings: What to expect

Hiring Guy Boucher and Bruce Boudreau may mean big improvements for the NHL's Ottawa Senators and Minnesota Wild.
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The Pierre Dorion era is off to a promising start in Ottawa.

While he didn't land the biggest fish in his coaching search, the new GM of the Senators reeled in a pair of proven performers in Guy Boucher and Marc Crawford. And in doing so, he put his own bold stamp on a team in need of a fresh, new direction.

Boucher, named on Sunday as the 12th head coach in franchise history, is regarded as a systems guy. That sets him up to remodel a team that suffered from a lack of cohesive structure under Dave Cameron last season.

What'll be interesting to see is what that structure will like, although it's reasonable to suspect it will hew closer to the offensive style that made him a hot commodity as Boucher worked his way up the ranks. Current Sens forward Mike Hoffman scored 52 goals while skating for him on the QMJHL champion Drummondville Voltigeurs in 2008-09, in part because of Boucher's excellent work on the power play.

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But in his first NHL run-through with Tampa Bay, he employed a passive 1-3-1 trap that worked for a while—the Bolts made it as far as the Eastern Conference Finals in 2011—but soon was foiled, most famously by the Philadelphia Flyers. It was a rigid style that eventually lost the support of the veterans in the room and cost him his job after three seasons with the Lightning.

To his credit, Boucher leapt at the chance to improve his craft with Bern of the Swiss league and two tours as head coach of Team Canada at the Spengler Cup tournament. The time overseas gave him a fresh perspective on the game that set him up for a second chance in the NHL.

“I'm an offensive guy," he said last December. "There are a few ways that [European] teams transition that I wouldn’t have dared do in the NHL before, but now seeing how they did it, there’s some of that I’m pretty sure I can incorporate [into the NHL]. To come [to Europe] and understand their culture and their way of doing things certainly gives me a lot more tools.”

Still, Boucher alone might have seemed like a consolation prize to Sens fans who are frustrated by losing out on Bruce Boudreau. But the addition of Crawford as an associate coach makes for a pretty compelling tandem.

Crawford brings another level of experience to a team that previously had hired three rookies to run the show. He spent last season as the head coach of the Zurich Lions in the Swiss League. Before that, he manned the bench in Vancouver, Los Angeles, Dallas and Colorado, where he won the Stanley Cup in 1996 with the Avalanche. He burns bright, but the guy knows his X's and O's.

With those skins on the wall, Crawford is a ready-made successor if Boucher stumbles. So the fact that Boucher actively sought him out says something about his confidence and his commitment to the organization. "It's not about ego," he said of Crawford's hire. "It's about getting it right."

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For this team, getting it right means improving its miserable special teams and enhancing its structure in all three zones. If the Sens can do that, no one will remember that thet missed out on Boudreau, who chose over the weekend to take his considerable talents to Minnesota.

The former Ducks coach has his work cut out for him with the Wild, a group whose reported dressing room fractures make them a team in name only. But Boudreau might be the best man to fix that. He's a player's coach, someone who has the knack for knowing when to cajole and when to lay down the law. He can get young players and veterans pulling in the same direction. And he can make it fun to be at the rink. After years of frustration and demanding systems work, that might be the magic bullet right there.

Ducks had to fire coach Boudreau, but stars share blame

He's not the most structured coach, but the Wild can build on the strong defensive base that was cultivated by former coach Mike Yeo. Boudreau's strength is at the offensive end of the ice—perfect for a team that finished 18th in scoring and 15th on the power play. He gets his defensemen involved in transition and excels at involving young players who can contribute to the attack. It's easy to imagine kids like Matt Dumba, Mike Reilly and Jonas Brodin taking that next step under his tutelage. Forwards like Charlie Coyle, Nino Niederreiter and Jason Zucker should thrive as well.

In time, the Wild will likely look something like Boudreau's Anaheim and Washington teams: fast, aggressive and physical. That'll set them up well to succeed in the brutally competitive Central Division. And it should lead to some very entertaining hockey. That's a term that hasn't been used often enough to describe the Wild. But we could be hearing it a lot now that Boudreau is calling the shots. How far he can take them is the biggest question, given his history of impressive regular season success and tantalizing but ultimately bitter postseason results.

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You can have a lot of fun this spring and you can use a 24hr rental car to get to any place you want. These services are awesome, and you can take advantage of them right away. We will talk about four amazing places that you can go to this spring so you can have more fun.

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Travel, when talked about in relation to something like a vacation is a fun word rather like the word party. It conjures up all kinds of exciting ideas, possibly even about far away exotic locations, but we are going to look at travel in the USA which has a few exotic locations as well. Travel options include letting the train take the strain, or the plane, driving personal cars, or using a rent a car 24-hour option.

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We all make mistakes, whether you are traveling for the first time or you do travel often. Simple things may end ruining your trip. There are most common mistakes that most travelers do, but with a little help, planning will reduce the stress caused while traveling. The stress may double if you visit as underage and find out that the destination country doesn’t rent a car underage. Be sure to have updated information.

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This brilliant quality, fire-rated downlight perfectly combines style & simplicity and will look beautiful recessed into your ceiling, without compromising its fire rating. The white finish will blend easily into your decor without looking out of place, even in traditional spaces. This downlight is manufactured from die-cast aluminium, ensuring that it won't tarnish. The 'twist & lock' mechanism in this fitting will not only save you time but will also save you from the frustration of wrestling with the inconvenient springs that lots of other fire rated downlights have!

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One of the main reasons that this fire-rated downlight is so popular with our customers is its push-fit connectors. installation is entirely screwless & the large terminal is fantastic for loop in/loop out installation - allowing you to 'daisy chain' multiple downlights together instead of having to wire each light individually to one singular point.

This fitting is independently tested to ensure it conforms to all relevant British Standards & is fire-rated for 90 minutes. It's mains powered, so it simply wires into the mains with its loop in/out quick connector and no need for any other equipment such as transformers. There is a warranty of 5 years on this product!

Because everybody's needs are different, we've decided not to include a bulb with this downlight as standard, however, you can choose to add a 5w LED bulb to your order above in your choice of colour & dimming options. This downlight is suitable for dimming when used with a dimmable LED GU10 bulb.

The diameter of this fire-rated downlight is 85mm, it has a height (including the terminal block) of 130mm and you'll need a ceiling cut out of 75mm for installation.

Any bulbs you choose to add to your order with this downlight will be supplied with a 2-year warranty.

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LED tape is one of our most popular products, and we have been supplying our tape nationwide, to homeowners and big brands alike, such as Matalan, Subway and Frankie and Benny’s.

Our IP65 RGB Colour Changing LED Tape is perfect for almost any application around your home, including in your bathroom and garden, as it is IP65 waterproof rated.

Alternatively, keep it indoors and create some stunning ambient lighting around the home, perhaps update your bedroom lighting, light your kitchen cabinets or your living room coving.

The tape features 60 high-quality individual LEDs per metre, that emit stunning rich colours. Using our range of controllers you can choose from the full RGB spectrum, select a beautiful colour changing sequences, choose to speed up or slow down the sequences, and dim the brightness of your lights.

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Our tape is cuttable to the nearest 100mm and therefore can be personalised to your requirements. We will even cut to size free of charge for all our customers to your exact length requirements. (Remember to round down to the nearest 100mm when ordering).

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Hello, and welcome October. I cannot believe we are already halfway through the month. Unfortunately, the temperature in California hasn’t gone down as much as I like, but I can pretend that it feels like Fall, right? I recently came across Walmart’s Fall styles and I am in love with the large selection and trendy styles available. I fell in love with this Kendall + Kylie Faux Sherpa Bomber Jacket. It is lightweight and can be dressed up and down. I paired this fab jacket with a pair of Time and Tru snake print boots. How chic are these??

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SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. (KCAU) – The theme of a special event hosted by Siouxland Freedom Park was “Rags to Flags.”

The park committee held a rummage sale of donated items to help raise funds to go towards the completion of the park’s interpretive center.

Hundreds of Siouxlanders came out to find good deals while supporting our hometown heroes. Volunteers said the sale was the least they could do for the veterans.

“Unless it’s marked, if it’s a top-dollar item, what we do is, we do a free-will donation. Doing that, we’ve come to find out that the community is so much more supportive, and they end up giving a lot more than what the items are actually worth,” said Shayla Becker.

The committee’s goal is to raise $400,000 to finish the inside of the center and raise additional money for furnishing and displays. All items that aren’t sold will be donated to the Sioux City Gospel Mission.

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This was in my own library at home. I loved this book from the beginning. The unorthodox use of death as a narrator along with the connection you make with the characters make it a modern classic. It has an amazingly tragic ending and is the only book I have ever read that made me cry.

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I borrowed the book from King's Meadow Library. The reason that I like this book is because it appeals to the side of me that just wants dragons to be real.

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Borrowed from Haddington Branch Library. It is about a Chinese girl called Chinese Cinderella. This is the story of here struggle for acceptance and how she overcame the odds to prove her worth. The book is based in the early 1940s - 1950s China.


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Tulsa is the second largest metropolitan area in OK behind Oklahoma City. Tulsa is located on the Arkansas River and known for its art deco architecture and its modern BOK Center arena.  Tulsa also has many bicycle and pedestrian trails along the riverfront so it's a destination for urban recreation. SkylineScenes has stock aerials and ground photos of the Downtown Tulsa skyline such as this aerial of downtown Tulsa which can be ordered and printed on many forms of media including Canvas and Acrylic. Custom sizes are available by request and you can also order digital stock files of all photos in the Tulsa Photo Gallery.

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Lighting Week | Off-Camera Flash + Water Fountain

When settling into a new location, such as the water fountain near the Walt Disney Concert Hall, be sure to dial in your settings before directing your subjects into a pose. Make necessary adjustments to properly expose the ambient light (according to your vision/goal) and determine whether or not you’ll add a flash, etc. This will keep your subjects more relaxed and save time overall.

For our water fountain shot, we used two speedlights, placing one in front of the subjects at camera right, and another behind the subjects to separate them from the background.


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Think big to grow crisp sales

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The single biggest shift in the crisps and snacks category over the last 12 months has been a huge swing into larger format and multipack products – a trend that retailers would be wise to follow.

Convenience stores have cemented their position at the heart of communities across Scotland in the last year or so and that trend has had a huge impact on many categories and chief among those in crisps and snacks.

“Although convenience stores have always been a community hub, during the pandemic they have become pivotal,” says Guy Harvey, Impulse Category Management Controller at PepsiCo.  “They have offered daily essentials to shoppers who would rather not visit the larger supermarkets, resulting in many consumers shopping more locally. Over half of shoppers (54%) now use a convenience store every week [Lumina Intelligence, 2020].

“We’ve also seen a huge difference in shopper behaviour across the impulse channel, especially in relation to traditional snacking occasions. As shoppers spent more time of their time at home, there was a marked decrease in sales of single-serve products.”

The good news, however, is that this collapse in the sales of single serve products has been replaced by an increase in sharing and multi-packs sales.

Harvey explains: “Multipacks specifically have performed extremely well – growing by +15.6% [Nielsen, Dec 2020] over the past year. As we begin the slow transition out of lockdown, larger packs will likely continue to dominate over traditional singles as shoppers look to incorporate a series of lunchtime and snacking occasions.”

Around 65% of shopping trips to symbols and indies now consist of sharing products, but 88% of sharing purchases occur outside of the impulse channel.

“This presents a huge opportunity for stores, as retailers can capitalise on a bit of the market traditionally purchased ‘elsewhere’,” says Harvey. “Therefore, crisps will play an important role in savoury snacking for retailers, with shoppers’ wanting larger formats for on-the-go occasions with friends and family, dependent on changing lockdown restrictions.

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For retailers, the key here is having a deep understanding of both your best-selling lines and keeping one eye on relevant, important NPD.

“We are introducing new price-marked packs across a number of our multipack and sharing bag lines, to help retailers offer everyday value to shoppers,” comments Harvey. “For the first time, two multipack products will include a price-marked flash: Walkers Classic Variety and Quavers Cheese 6-packs. New larger Doritos and Walkers Sensations sharing bags will also launch with an RSP of £2, with pack size having increased in size by 20g.

“The £2 PMPs will be available across three products: Doritos Chilli Heatwave, Tangy Cheese and Walkers Sensations Thai Sweet Chilli, offering better value than the existing 65g bags.

We hope that our new range – exclusive to the convenience channel – will help retailers to continue to thrive as we begin the move out of lockdown, catering to demand for sharing snacks as restrictions on socialising together decrease.”

Walkers has also updated its core range of crisps and snacks for Symbols and Independents, launching its expanded HERO 25 line-up. It gives a greater focus to PMP and sharing products, offering retailers value and formats that are in demand with shoppers.

With financial uncertainty a concern for many, consumers aren’t just looking for products to share with friends and family, value for money is still high on the agenda.

“Indeed, 62% of shoppers say they are now more careful with their cash [Lumina Intelligence, 2020],” explains Harvey. “By offering PMPs in sharing formats, Hero 25 allows retailers to stock our core bestsellers that meet this demand. We wanted to ensure retailers could maximise crisp and snacks sales, encouraging them to stock the formats and flavours that shoppers will be demanding.”

In addition to the expanded HERO range, Walkers has launched a range called DRIVE 25, offering a tailored approach, with a targeted range for medium and larger stores.

Harvey says: “Having a wider selection than HERO 25 means retailers can add breath and excitement to their range, with fun products that will lead to strong sales. The selected lines, such as Cheetos, Wotsits and Quavers, are ideal for the big night in occasions, with recognisable brands that add a sense of occasion to savoury snacking. DRIVE 25 gives retailers the ability to tailor their range, stocking new launches and additional formats in the best-selling segments like £1 PMP.

The HERO 25 and DRIVE 25 ranges include bestsellers that make up 35% of crisp and snacks sales [Nielsen Oct 2020], making sure it will capture shopper interest when looking for solutions to snacking occasions.

Key trends

According to PepsiCo, the key trend that retailer should keep an eye on is full flavours. Harvey says: “Our shoppers are all-in, they want bold flavour and excellent value – and they don’t want compromise. To meet demand, we launched our KFC x Walkers MAX collaboration in January, introducing two signature flavours:

  • Walkers MAX Kentucky Fried Chicken: Walkers classic ridged MAX crisp with the signature flavour of KFC Kentucky Fried Chicken
  • Walkers MAX Double Crunch Zinger: Walkers newest, deep-ridged MAX Double Crunch crisp (2x crunch of MAX) with the hot and spicy KFC Zinger flavour.

“The new products offer the ultimate fulfilling snack, delivering the epic KFC signature taste that people know and love, with the familiar and satisfying crunch of Walkers MAX.”

Available all-year-round, each flavour has a limited time on-pack promotion until 31 July giving consumers a 2-for-1 KFC Meal with every pack.

Consumers simply need to buy a promotional pack and take it to their local KFC restaurant for takeaway or drive-thru to claim the meal.

The team-up with KFC follows the tremendously successful 2020 full re-launch of the Walkers MAX portfolio, which has grown by 11.4% year to date [Nielsen, Dec 2020] and Walkers Taste Icons – the most successful Walkers limited edition flavour campaign in three years.


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New “Alternate Reality” Series From Boondocks Creator Headed to Amazon

A new “alternate reality” series is headed to Amazon, and it’s from a couple of names you may already know. According to recent reports, a new show from Boondocks creator Aaron McGruder and Straight Outta Compton producer Will Packer is headed to the streaming service.

Not too much about the series has been revealed yet, but the series McGruder is most known for (Boondocks) received almost universal praise for the way it handled sensitive and politically incorrect subjects. And if ever a time was ripe for humor and political commentary, it’s now.

While the new series certainly won’t be a Boondocks clone, believes a similar show could be incredibly successful. “With the socio-political climate of the United States so fractured and only getting worse, McGruder would have so much material to comment on that the show might never end,” they wrote. “In this past year alone, marginalized groups have become much more vocal about the injustices that wider society has chosen to ignore.”

The fact that McGruder is working with Straight Outta Compton producer Will Packer and just came off of Black Jesus (which follows a black Jesus Christ living in modern Compton) certainly seems to suggest that the series may be in same vein as Boondocks, but that’s yet to be seen at this point.


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We’re a week away from the most romantic night of the entire year. Assuming you have someone to be romantic with. And assuming your schedule will allow for a date night on a Tuesday. And assuming you don’t hate Valentine’s Day with a fiery passion normally reserved for targets of Cupid’s arrows. But even if you’re super cynical about the whole Hallmark-mandated romance thing, the trailer for Michael Bolton’s new Valentine’s Day Netflix variety show might just give you a stirring. We’re not saying where, but something will be stirred.

Michael Bolton’s Big Sexy Valentine’s Day Special is now available on Netflix Instant, so if you can’t get reservations to that hip little romantic bistro you’ve been eyeballing, you and the sig-oth can always stay in and watch Bolton drop f-bombs like a champ. Just peep this trailer, friends.

Normally the words “Michael Bolton Valentine’s Day special” would fill me with a sort of weaponized disinterest, but this is no ordinary Michael Bolton Valentine’s Day special. Nay, this production hails from the twisted minds behind The Lonely Island and Comedy Bang! Bang! That suggests that neither Bolton nor his Big Sexy Valentine’s Day Special take themselves seriously, a theory given credence around the time Bolton begins menacing Andy Samberg-as-Kenny G with a firearm.

The guest list for Bolton’s V-Day bash is also the tits, as the kids these days are almost certainly not saying. In addition to Samberg, Big, Sexy viewers will get eyefulls of Sarah Silverman, Fred Armisen, Maya Rudolph, Chris Parnell, Michael Sheen, Eric Andre, Janeane Garofalo, Brooke Shields, Adam Scott, Will Forte, and more. And let’s be honest: hanging with those guys sounds way better than trying to reignite the spark during a forced candlelight dinner where neither of you ever put down your phones, right?

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Softeon Announces S3 Group as New Certified Implementation and Integration Partner
February 25, 2019 11:58 AM EST

RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Softeon, a Global Supply Chain Software provider with the industry's best record of customer success, announced today that S3 Group, a premier management consulting firm providing solutions and services to the logistics and supply chain industries, will become a certified Implementation and Integration partner for Softeon solutions.

S3 Group has valuable knowledge and skill sets to continue Softeon’s track record of 100% deployment success,” said Dan Gilmore, Chief Marketing Officer at Softeon. “S3 also brings deep domain knowledge in the Retail, Consumer Product Goods, Wholesale distribution, 3PL and other sectors – a perfect complement to our robust software capabilities.”

We are excited about the partnership and synergies to help clients successfully design and deploy Softeon’s rich functional capabilities across WMS, Distributed Order Management and more,” commented Poornima Kaddi, CEO of S3 Group. Mrs. Kaddi further said, “Softeon’s Order Fulfillment System, with its ability to optimize Voice, smart carts, pick-to-light, put walls, mobile robots and more, is an innovative solution to customer needs for their order processing optimization.”

Softeon has a number of tools and programs to assist third-party integrators in working with its software solutions. That includes Softeon’s innovative and unique Configuration Wizard, which enables customers, 3PLs and integrators to set-up its powerful WMS solution using an electronic dialog similar to how many income tax programs work.

The Wizard keeps track of what has been set-up and what hasn’t, walks users through required configuration steps and much more.

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Softeon is a global provider of supply chain solutions from planning through execution, anchored by our Warehouse Management System (WMS) and Distributed Order Management (DOM) solutions. Our advanced SOA-platform is engineered to reduce complex problems into simple solutions for a faster time to market and lower cost of ownership. Users can implement solutions incrementally to solve a specific challenge or deploy an integrated system. Configurable modules and rules-based solutions give market leaders the business agility they need to get ahead and stay ahead. Companies choose the flexibility and ease-of-use of the Softeon platform to drive higher business value and accelerate ROI. Deployment options include on-premise or in the cloud – delivered with a 100% track record of system success. For more information, please visit

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S3 Group, Inc is a premier consulting firm which has been providing strategic supply chain solutions and services to the Logistics/Supply Chain industry for over 10 years. We are dedicated to delivering exceptional operational, functional, technical, and strategic supply chain solutions to our clients. It is our goal to partner with our clients to assist them in optimizing their supply chain systems and network to become more competitive in today’s business environment. For more information, please visit

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For years, owners Nat Ongsangkoon & Dia Khanthongthip have dreamed of bringing Thai market foods to DC, and are excited about the canvas Soi 38 presents. As natives of Bangkok, Thailand, they grew up relishing trips to the night market for some of the best food in Thailand, and are excited to bring this collection of street foods to Washington, DC.

Inspired by the underground eateries around Bangkok’s night markets, Soi 38 features creative Thai street foods, hearty Thai favorites and a bar program featuring draft and bottled cocktails to DC’s West End neighborhood.

The name Soi 38 is based on the iconic street food district and night market of the same name in Bangkok. As evening falls in Thailand, the Soi 38 night market transforms into a high energy, open-air food market crowded with stalls and rickety furniture where vendors dish out authentic Thai food favorites until the early-morning hours. “The street foods of a country are the backbone of its culinary identity,” says Soi 38 co-owner Dia Khanthongthip. “We can’t imagine a better community to showcase these foods than the cultural epicenter that is DC.”


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Concerning the Invocation of Saints – part 21

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From the Confessions: The Defense of the Augsburg Confession

Concerning the Invocation of Saints

Some of us have seen a certain theologian, a monk, brought to console a dying doctor of theology, who pressed on the dying man nothing but this prayer: “Mother of grace, protect us from the enemy; receive us in the hour of death.”

Pulling It Together

It is The Living One who makes us live. The one who died but lives again causes us to live forevermore through faith in him. Jesus tells us that it is his voice that the dead will one day hear (John 5:28) when some will be resurrected to eternal life, while others are resurrected to judgment. We confess that it is God alone, the one who holds the keys to death, who is the only one whom we may call upon to provide escape from the grave. Therefore, we have no fear of either death or the devil, for the right hand of the Lord is upon us, giving peace through the assurance of his word and resurrection. Only the great I AM who is “the first and the last” and “the living one,” gives life and salvation to all who call upon his name (Joel 2:32; Rom 10:12).

Prayer: Thank you, Lord, for unlocking the door of death and giving me eternal life with you. Amen.

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The British are known internationally for their love of talking about the weather. It’s little wonder since our island experiences extremes of heat, cold, wet, dry and everything in between over the course of a year and sometimes during a single day! Over the past few years we have seen even greater extremes than usual and just this summer there have been reports of record-breaking temperature highs all across Europe.  Experts are forecasting extreme weather conditions, like this summer’s heatwaves, to become a global ‘norm’, so how will this affect businesses and how can employers plan and prepare for summer heatwaves?

While there are rules around minimum workplace temperatures, there are no such rules regulating maximum temperatures and no regulations regarding how to care for staff during the warm summer months or a heatwave. The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 state only that “during working hours, the temperature in all workplaces inside buildings shall be reasonable”. Of course, the weather is beyond any organisation’s control, but there are plenty of ways businesses can mitigate the impact of high temperatures on their employees.

Aircon Wars

We all have different preferences when it comes to workplace temperature, but research has shown that gender plays a notable part. A study, published in Nature, found that women feel colder than men and that women generally work better in temperatures of around 24-25°C. The impact of temperature on men at work was far less significant.

Airconditioning Wars can monopolise much of the summer months in offices all over the world. Around 80% of employees complain about the air con and spend 6-8 minutes a day changing the temperature settings. Which isn’t such a surprise when you realise that air conditioning units are set to suit ‘male temperatures’ so, the truth is, in this discussion, both sides are right – it does feel fine and it is too cold.

Luckily, the solution is also pretty simple, a 2004 study found that colder offices resulted in employees making more errors. So turning down the air con and enjoying the summer warmth could be good for productivity, not just the office mood.

If you don’t have air conditioning, don’t worry, there are plenty of ways you can help keep the office comfortable, whatever the temperature. Keep blinds or curtains drawn to keep the sun out, windows and doors open to ensure the area is well ventilated and investing in a few fans will help to keep the air moving and cooling.

A hard days work

Getting the office temperature right is only part of managing a summer scorcher. One poll found that employees extend their lunch breaks by 30% during fair weather, spending an average of 13 minutes more away from their desks than usual to enjoy the sun. The same survey found that men are more likely to take a little extra time away from their desks and also admitted to having a sneaky alcoholic drink at lunchtimes during the Summer. However, whatever the weather, employees don’t have any right to cut their day short without flexible working agreements in place. This could, however, be a great time to consider flexible working options with your staff perhaps at a team meeting in the local park?

What not to wear

The vast majority (over three quarters) of companies expect their staff to maintain a dress code throughout the year, irrespective of temperature. However, employees with a relaxed dress code are more likely to work longer hours. If staff are uncomfortable and hot, they are far less likely to be prepared to put in a few extra minutes to get the job finished. It is worth revisiting dress-code rules to see how they can be adapted for extreme weather conditions. It may well pay off in increased productivity.

Travel woes

Unlike snow days, heat shouldn’t have much impact on an employee’s ability to get into work although train companies do occasionally reduce speed or cancel trains to prevent problems with buckling tracks. The London Underground has been known to get uncomfortably hot during rush hours, up to 42°C in the July 2019 heatwave. In extreme cases the public may be advised to avoid travel, but most of the time it’s simply less appealing to get on an over-crowded train, tube or bus when it’s hot and stuffy especially when they don’t have air conditioning.

All of this can prevent employees arriving in work on time. This must be managed on a case by case basis for every business depending on your own specific circumstances, but it is worth considering a standard organisation-wide response in advance.

Sleepless nights

Many people struggle to get a good night’s sleep when it’s very warm at night. Employees who have been tossing and turning all night will not be at their best in the workplace. During periods of high temperatures employers should be alert to the potential health risks posed by fatigue, especially if the hot weather continues for several days.

Everyone’s concentration and focus are affected by too little sleep, but fatigue can be fatal in some workplaces. Providing a factsheet on how to beat the heat at night is a simple way to support employees and encourage them to let you know if they’re struggling. Simple tips such as keeping curtains or blinds shut during the day to reduce heat build-up, putting sheets into the freezer and taking a tepid shower before bed, can make a world of difference.

Staying safe in hot weather

Of course it’s not just about time-keeping and productivity, high temperatures can have a negative impact on employee health:

Dehydration – We sweat more in hotter weather so, naturally, we need to drink more. Employers should be ensuring that their staff have adequate access to fresh water and opportunity to drink.  Dehydration can negatively impact energy levels and concentration. Discouraging tea and coffee and instead offering cold drinks and high water content snacks like strawberries, cucumber and melon is a great way to help staff stay hydrated whatever the weather.

Overheating – This can be very serious if it develops into heatstroke and uncomfortable at best. Symptoms include tingling skin, headache, weakness and fatigue, nausea, change in heart rate, dizziness, sweating more than usual or not at all.  If a member of staff is experiencing any of these symptoms due to the heat the best course of action is to get them to a cooler space, lay them down and make sure they drink plenty of cool fluids. If the symptoms are severe contact a doctor.

Heart problems – In high temperatures our hearts must work harder which can be problematic for people with heart disease or other cardiovascular illnesses.  Keeping hydrated and as cool as possible is the key to managing heart conditions in the heat.

Breathing problems – People with long-term lung conditions like asthma, bronchiectasis or COPD can struggle in hot weather. High levels of ozone, caused by sunshine and high pollen counts can cause symptoms such as wheezing, shortness of breath and coughs.

All of these can make employees feel unwell and fatigued but are luckily easily manageable in most cases by following some basic guidelines, especially keeping cool and well hydrated.

Whatever the weather

It might seem like a little thing, but high temperatures can be very problematic for companies and in extreme cases, fatal. A comprehensive health and wellbeing plan should incorporate a section on how to support employees whatever the weather. For many of us, the weather is a much loved conversation topic, but the forecast is that these extreme conditions will become more commonplace. Businesses need to do more than just talk about the weather, they need to plan and prepare for it, especially if they want to keep their cool.


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How Can Racism Stop You From Your Soul's Calling - A Podcast Interview!

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I was a guest on the Full Heart Free Voice Podcast with Emma Basu & Caitlin Bosshart a few weeks ago. This was a really significant interview for me because Emma asked me about the impact of race on your soul’s calling. This is question that shockingly, I’ve rarely been asked.

And I had to think about this.

And look at things that I try to avoid.

And share parts of my story that are painful, that hurt.

I said things that even surprised me in this interview! I’m sharing this with you because you’re on my email list and I’m so happy you’ve stuck with me this year and are still subscribing!

I was taught for all my life, not to make waves, to fit in to be accepted. The underlying assumption was that I didn’t belong – not in England, where I was born, not in Canada where I grew up, not in Jamaica where my parents were born.

And just because I ignored or repressed the pain I felt at not belonging, doesn’t mean that it didn’t exist. You’ve just rarely heard me talk about it like I do in this interview.

And while this is hard to say and may be hard to hear, it’s clean pain, because it’s exposing the myth of race as Resmaa Menakem decribes it, in his powerful work “My Grandmother’s Hands – Racialized Trauma and the Pathways to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies”. Dirty pain – usually chosen out of fear, is silence and avoidance of racism – like saying “I don’t see colour.” That avoidance invariably prolongs the pain – because you can’t deal with what you don’t acknowledge.

For the second half of this year of Covid-19, I’ve been considering what my truest role is in anti-racism.

Racism tries to eliminate or obscure the humanity of anyone who isn’t in the preferred group. And the construct of race as a divider of people began in the 1600’s. Racism tries to make you believe that you don’t belong, that you are defective, that you are “less than”.

And you’re not.

I’ve had the incredible realization that my soul’s calling is the diametric opposite of racism. My soul’s calling is to help you see and claim your beauty!

No wonder I hated my work in Human Rights and Employment Equity years ago. My work in the world is not to adjudicate wrongs, it is to proclaim beauty. Until I started working through Resmaa Menakem’s powerful work, I didn’t realize that my soul’s calling IS MY ANTI-RACISM WORK!

I don’t have to be an advocate. I don’t have to be a freedom fighter. I don’t have to “call out” privileged white women on-line. I don’t have to be anything that I’m not. And because I don’t do, that doesn’t mean that I’m not doing my part in anti-racism.

I need to do what I was born to do – help people to see and claim their beauty, their genius – and get my work out to more Black, Indigenous, and women of colour, as well as white women.

So here's what I've come to believe....your soul's calling work is also your anti-racism work!

And I have a dream.

I dream of a world where everyone has unlocked and claim their beauty and their dazzling brilliance – no matter WHAT it is, and that’s what we build our lives around.

....Imagine if we were all doing what we were meant to do?

....Imagine if we were all being who we were meant to be?

....Imagine how interconnected and interdependent we’d all truly be?

....Imagine how everyone would belong?

....Imagine if we stopped living under the illusions of who we were taught to be, based on our race, our gender, our wealth, our culture, or our religion?

....Imagine if we blasted through everything that was blocking us to being the truth of who we really are?

Unapologetically. Unflinchingly.

Can you imagine the beauty that would flood this world?

Can you imagine how we’d never question our belonging and our interconnectedness?

And specifically for you Black women – can you imagine what it would be like to reclaim ALL of who we are…..and be that…unflinchingly?

You can access the podcast HERE.

Sending you so much love at the end of 2020! Big love,

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What to do When You Can't Leap and Want to

all subjects business wisdom coaching courage dare to decide Feb 25, 2021

Jen wants to quit her job.

But she can’t. She’s trained as a Life Coach and she’s terrified that she’ll go broke if she quits her job. She beats herself up because she can’t work up the courage to leap. She knows that her corporate job is a great one, in a great company, but she doesn’t get to be her true self – kinda artsy, kinda creative, kinda free-spirited, coaching and guiding others. At work she’s buttoned down, reserved and planned. She lives in a never-never land riddled with anxiety, telling herself that she should be quitting and not quitting, getting discouraged with herself and losing faith in her own ability to change her life. She lives for the courses she takes – something that this job gives her the means to pay for.

Sometimes it feels like she is having an affair with life coaching.

It’s her secret love that no one else in her corporate life knows anything about.

I feel so much compassion for Jen and others who are in this predicament. I’ve never been a very good leaper either. I’m not a “leap empty handed into the void” type – much as I wish I was.

It’s easy to justify not-leaping when you don’t know what you want. She thinks that this should be an easy move, now that she has the training - but why isn't it?  Here's what you don't figure out for a little while after you do life coach training.

Life Coaching isn't a "thing".  It's a skill you use to do a "thing".

Yep, life coaching is a skill, and unfortunately it's one of those skills that people don't know that they need.  What that means is that you need to figure out HOW you want to use this skill.  And you didn't learn that in your training.  You learned how to "coach".  I define coaching as facilitating transformation.  But that's not a common understanding of the term.  Coaching is an unregulated profession, so anyone can define it in any way they choose.

When you finish coach training, you think that you have to put up a website and start creating offers and promoting your services - but the first thing you need to do - before anything is figure out what transformation you are going to specialize in.

What calls YOU?

When you don't know that, leaping is a huge risk.  Leaping is a risk even when you know specifically what you are helping people to transform - but when you don't know, you are probably quitting your job because you need a break.

Because it'll take time to figure out what calls and inspires and yearns for you.

Your programmed brain LOVES confusion and overwhelm.  It lives for lack of clarity.  It knows that if you stay confused, you won't leap and then it can do it's job, keep you safe by keeping everything the same.

I’ve discovered a few things you can do to get unstuck when you want to leap but can’t. Even though I’m talking about moving from a job to a calling here, you can use these same steps if you are stuck in a relationship. They work.

1. Stop pretending that you’re fine in your current situation.

When you pretend that all is well, when it’s not, you use up most of your energy coping. So you get tired. Getting home exhausted after work every night is a signal that you’re depleting your energy and coping with something that you don’t want. It’s not honorable to suffer in silence. You don’t win a prize for enduring. It just means that you don’t permit yourself to follow your desires. Why is that?

Uncover your payoff for staying in something you don’t want. Chances are it’s to feed an ego-based need for status, belonging or acceptance. Ask yourself what your life will feel like if you never make a move.

2. Stop telling yourself that you have to quit your job.

The reality is that you aren’t quitting yet. When you tell yourself that you have to do something and you don’t do it, what happens? You lose faith in your abilities. You start to doubt yourself. Once doubt sets in about your ability to follow-through, it’ll project right into your future plans and get you doubting whether you’ll ever be able to create what you desire.

I’m not saying to pretend that you don’t want to quit your job, just accept that you aren’t quitting it now, and that when you do, you will. Breathe. Some people think that constantly cracking the whip on themselves will help them to get moving. It doesn’t. That’s a myth. It depletes your energy and leaves you stuck in an anxiety loop. Stop beating yourself up.

3. Find your own soul’s purpose and get clear on what you want from your life and why.

If you’ve trained as a coach and want to quit your job but can’t, discover what your own purpose as a coach is.

When you know from a deep place what you want to help people to do, and why you want to do that; when you know that creating your career as a coach honors your soul’s purpose, you’ll have a really good reason to leap.

Love always trumps fear. Finding your calling will neutralize your fear and make it harder to stay in a job that isn’t you, than to leave it.

4. Stop hiding. Bring your genius and your true self to work.

Chances are you want to leap, because you aren’t expressing your true nature. Why not start expressing your true nature right where you are?

I’m not telling you to show up at work with your crystals and tarot cards in birkenstocks and a maxi-dress, but do something different. Have a deeper, honest, conversation about a subject you are passionate about (not work topics) with a colleague that you suspect you might have an affinity with. Create some “real” not just “work” relationships.

Find a small project that you can create (that your company needs) that would allow you to use your gifts and your genius. That’s what I did when I was stuck and wanting to leap. Creating a training program that inspired me and my company needed, helped me to believe I could actually do this thing that I loved. It was a hard sell to management, but it worked…at least briefly. It’s not always possible to do something like this but why not try?

Find some way to express the genius that you have been hiding. BE you!

What you can expect

Here’s my hunch. If you’ve taken the steps above, you’re either about to quit your job, knowing what you will be creating, or you’ve decided to stay in your job because you can create what you desired without leaving.

Either way, you’ve made the leap and you’re unstuck!

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A review of Optical Express by RMT1 written on Monday 18th of October 2010

I went into this Laser eye surgery initially with enthusiasm and then with fear and trepidation and regret. I perhaps would have pulled out of the procedure if I hadnt already paid the £3000+ fee. I had opted for the Lasik Intralase (most expensive, quickest and safest method). I was anxious about some bad reviews I had read and the drastic irreversible description of the procedure in the no-nonsense literature the OE give you to read and make you sign. The procedure itself was not that painful though you should read up about it to prepare yourself. The staff were friendly and professional though I detected a hint of impatience at my hesitation and squeamishness. Immediately afterward I was made to wait in a darkened room to recover. The anaesthetic drops soon wore off and the pain and discomfort started. It was very sore but not unbearable. It lasted about 8hrs so dont plan anything in that time. You have to sleep with googles on and put drops in your eyes regularly. My sight is not quite up to 20-20 but it is pretty close and getting better and I only had it done 3 weeks ago. I would recommend this procedure. If you would like a voucher worth £150 I could send it to you if you give me your name and address. My email is thomasrod*omf.net (replace * with @)..

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Black Shag Cafe co-owner and artist Sylvie Chasteau (left) and artist Tracy Williams alongside the Artist Drawers exhibition at the Invercargill cafe.

An exhibition with a difference is currently on display at the Black Shag Expresso Bar and Cafe in Invercargill.

The Dee St cafe’s wall is covered with 18 small drawers of art.

Artist Tracy Williams said she had been inspired to use the drawers after cleaning out her father-in-law John Williams’ estate and finding them.

“He was a builder and a creative person, and had an extensive workshop with a multitude of tools, machinery, nails and screws… all of which needed to be stored in containers.

“… these wonderful little drawers John repurposed for his use [came] from his local church.”

Williams and cafe co-owner and artist Sylvie Chasteau invited various artists to take part in the exhibition.

“Some had exhibited here before. I am an art person myself, and have always displayed local art on the cafe’s walls,” Chasteau said.

As both had been former art teachers, and were still involved with art and artists, most of the invitations to exhibit were by word of mouth, they said.

From found materials and mixed media to acrylic, watercolours and photography, each drawer was an unrivalled art work.

They described the individual, unique creations as an eclectic and quirky collection.

“If you know the artists, you will recognise their personal styles.”

The duo hoped the exhibition would lead on to an “annual art event celebrating local art in all its wonderful diversity”.

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Influence of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Enriched in Semiconducting and Metallic Tubes on the Vibrational and Photoluminescence Properties of Poly(para-phenylenevinylene)

Research paper by M. Baibarac, I. Baltog, M. Ilie, B. Humbert, S. Lefrant, C. Negrila

Indexed on: 09 Mar '16Published on: 18 Feb '16Published in: Journal of Physical Chemistry C

A new synthesis method based on the electrochemical reduction of α,α,α′,α′-tetrabromo-p-xylene in the presence of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) is used to obtain composites of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) functionalized with poly(para-phenylenevinylene) (PPV). To separate the effects of metallic and semiconducting CNTs on their interaction with PPV, the experiments are carried out with SWNTs enriched in semiconducting (S, 99%) and metallic (M, 98%) tubes. Significant changes in the relative intensity and shift of the radial breathing vibrational mode are reported in the Raman spectra of the as-prepared SWNTs samples, i.e., as mixtures of metallic (33%) and semiconducting (66%) entities and SWNTs enriched in M tubes (98%) that result from the electrofunctionalization with PPV. This different behavior originates in the noncovalent and covalent functionalization of SWNTs enriched in M and S SWNTs tubes with PPV, respectively. A gradual decrease in the absorption of the infrared (IR) bands of PPV situated in the spectral range of 750–1000 cm–1 as a result of the increase of the polymer weight on the blank Au support is reported. The electrofunctionalization of the as-prepared SWNTs induces position changes of the PPV IR absorption bands. In the presence of S-enriched SWNTs, a significant increase in the absorbance of the two IR bands peaked at 1452 and 1471 cm–1, which are assigned to the vibrational modes of the phenyl ring stretching and the quinoid structure of the PPV, respectively, is reported. This results from the covalent bonding of the PPV macromolecular chains onto the surface of the SWNTs enriched in S tubes. Our results also demonstrate that the photoluminescence quenching effect reported for the PPV/SWNTs composites is due to the metallic nanotubes.

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Dimensional signs for your business

dimensional eastlinkWhen you are looking to make a sign statement going from 2D to 3D can do that for you.  We custom make logos and letters from many different thicknesses and finishes. From Solid Colors, Metals and more.

We can help you select the right materials for the look you are going for.

Common Dimensional Letter and Logo types:

Plastic Letters: are very versatile, from solid acrylic letters to custom formed plastic letters we can customize to fit your application. Exterior Plastic Letters can in some cases come with a lifetime warranty.

Metal Letters:  When you want the most high end look nothing beats a metal letter sign. It oozes beauty.  We offer over 10 different types of real metal with a variety of finishes.IMAG0777

“Pretend” Metal Letters: Sometimes budget is a a factor, so we can compromise with a metal faced letter or logo. Bonded to acrylic or a closed cell foam this can be a way t get the look without breaking the bank.

Foam Letters: Sometimes you need a lighter option and Foam letters can fill that need. WE can customize the color and finish like all other materials and it can save your wall from holes or aggressive adhesives.

Want to touch and feel? We have samples of all of our materials.

Call our office today to get some of those samples or to book an onsite visit.

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How long does it take?

Most custom signs, will take 3-4 weeks. Each custom sign gets its own timeline in our Special Projects Production Line. Your install is dependent on access and weather, but we book you in as soon as we can.

What if I need it in a rush?

We deal with RUSH requests every day. We try to balance your needs with what we stock and how quickly we can help you. Many customers have used our RUSH delivery and we try to make sure you get what you need when you need it.

How do you install dimensional signs?

We start by doing an on site visit, the material we are installing on dictates our methods usually.  We can flush mount using adhesives or post mount. Post mount involves drilling holes for each letter. If holes are not an option we can also make a backing for the letters to mount to that saves

What can I put on my sign?

In this day and age you can pretty much put anything on your sign. Certainly there are limits to how large some images can be printed…. but we can usually take what you have and make it work.  If you want something no one else has all you have to do us ask!

Can I order 1 sign?

Yes you can we do have a minimum order of $50, but no minimum quantity.  If you order multiples you will save as you add volume.

I want to see it before I order it can I?

Yes you can. Every order is proofed online where you get to see every proof before it goes to production.  You can also approve your proofs in person at our Grande Prairie Offices.  You can also talk directly to our lead designer if you want to talk changes! Nothing goes to production without approval.


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Spengel Chiropractic Highlights Curcumin's Benefit for Neurological Diseases

4000 years of use. That’s some history! Curcumin owns it. (Chiropractic enjoys its 125-year history!) Curcumin’s history of dietary use in Eastern countries like China and India gives much data to researchers to study just what an impact it makes on disease. And there’s a difference! Curcumin as an anti-inflammatory substance is gaining credit for positive effect on neurological diseases, cell death, and pain. Spengel Chiropractic continues to study curcumin’s beneficial role in possible inflammation and McHenry back pain reduction.

Curcumin has an expansive history of usage over 4000 years (1) yet a briefer history of use in present day for its ability to control levels of a variety of neurotransmitters in the brain along with preventing cell death. Curcumin affects inflammatory cytokines, growth factors, and enzymes. (2) Ten years ago researchers posited that curcumin could be a “future drug of therapy for the treatment of various neurological disorders.” Diabetic neuropathy, tardive dyskinesia, and major depression are among those such orders. They requested more clinical studies back then to place curcumin into therapeutic use because of its “neuroprotective action” in diseases like Alzheimer’s, tardive dyskinesia, major depression, epilepsy, and other such neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders. Curcumin’s anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties may add to its neuroprotectiveness. Curcumin’s ability to reduce or stop reactive astrocyte expression and thus preventing cell death is advantageous. (3) Your McHenry chiropractor understands the role of cell death in degenerative spinal conditions like disc disease and values the potential curcumin has in dealing with cell death and reducing inflammation and thereby reducing McHenry back pain.

What is the best way to integrate curcumin for greatest benefit? Diet and/or supplementation. A curcumin rich diet is written to counteract diseases like cancer and diabetes as well as reduce inflammation. A recent report on curcumin reveals the role curcumin plays in treating neurological diseases (spinal muscular atrophy, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis and more). In order to bring more attention to curcumin’s benefits, the authors present the cellular and molecular mechanisms and clinical trial outcomes of using curcumin in healthy people and people with such diseases. (1) Spengel Chiropractic knows many McHenry chiropractic patients would like the simpler supplementation route which is quite simple and effective. Spengel Chiropractic will share what’s right for you and your McHenry chiropractic treatment plan.

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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Jeremy Heidt on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares the benefits of anti-inflammatory efforts with curcumin in the relief plan for neck pain within the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.

Schedule your McHenry chiropractic appointment at Spengel Chiropractic today. You don’t have to wait 4000 years to understand that curcumin may well benefit you, your pain and/or your neurological disease.

Spengel Chiropractic introduces new findings on the benefit of curcumin on inflammation reduction and even neurological disease containment.
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