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Message from our friends Paula & Ralph…
“Dear friends: I want to share with you a sad, but heart-warming, story, and to ask if you can help. Forever Friends Golden Retriever Rescue (FFGR), a fine local organization Paula and I have recently had the opportunity to do some things for, have encountered their greatest challenge ever. They learned of a sweet Golden Retriever named Chloe, age 2, who recently had a litter of eleven (yes, 11) puppies! And this was only a few months after having another litter of nine.
The owners live in a very run-down section of NE Los Angeles, and they decided that they couldn’t care for the mom or the pups. Well, FFGR rescued all of them over the weekend, and they are now safely ensconced in the home of one of the FFGR volunteers (God bless her heart).
After whelping is complete, they will need to find homes for all eleven of the pups; FFGR has very enthusiastic volunteers, but finding homes for that many, at nearly the same time, will be a real challenge. I have offered to contact all of my friends to see if any of you have an interest in adopting an adorable Golden Retriever puppy. Perhaps you could also forward this email to many of your friends, who may forward it to their friends also. Here is a picture of Chloe and her pups: Thank you for your prayers, your good thoughts, and any help you might be able to provide…”.
Forever Friends Golden Retriever Rescue of Ventura County is an all volunteer, 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable corporation PO Box 1129, Moorpark, CA 93021 (805) 222-6059 or toll-free (866) 580-6369 www.foreverfriendsgoldenrescue.org; Email: firstname.lastname@example.org
Galtee is on Immunovet because of an enlarged lymph node on his right shoulder. Immunovet is an immune system stimulant and food supplement. He has been on it for 1 wk. He refused to eat his food when I sprinkled the Immunovet on top. I gave him the tablets instead (the company included 2 pkts. of 10 tablets each)–he likes the tablets. This coming week I will mix the granules with his food again and hope that he will eat them.
Our friend Ralph has been kind enough to share his dog Kacie’s experience with a natural dog remedy for cancer. “Dear Friends: Kacie is prone to mast cell tumors, which is a type of cancer – we had one removed soon after we adopted her, and appears to have grown another a few months later. At the suggestion of a good friend, who is also an expert in canine health and has written books on the topic, we began adding Immunovet to her regular diet. Immunovet is a powder made naturally from fermented wheat germ. It is the canine version of Avemar, which has been shown to be of substantial help in the treatment of cancer and in the restoration of severely compromised immune systems. It is believed that Avemar and Immunovet impede the growth of malignant cells by changing the metabolism of cancer calls. See http://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/herb/wheat-germ-extract See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermented_wheat_germ_extract It is a natural product, requires no prescription, and has no side effects. Since taking Immunovet (and its new formulation as Immunity4Pets – more of which below), Kacie does not seem to have developed any new mast cell tumors. Thus it really does seem to work! Immunity4Pets, the newest version of Immunovet, now is available in the US and Canada, is now easily available, on the following website: http://www.immunity4pets.com/ Because Immunity4Pets is being made available by the friend and canine healthcare expert I noted earlier, I will be happy to pass along to her any questions you may have. And, it is NOT expensive. Best, Ralph” I’m very excited about Immunovet, and as Galtee has just developed an enlarged lymph node on his right shoulder, I’m going to start him on Immunovet. I have ordered it today; it cost $65 for an 8oz jar of granules. Please check out the website and share the information with all thepetparents you know. This is a great way to help ourdogs.
My friend’s dog gets itchy feet. Her veterinarian recommended soaking her dog’s paws in salt water as a home remedy for dogs with itchy feet. After each visit to the park she fills up a tub with warm salt water, enough to cover her dog’s lower legs. The dog spends a few minutes soaking her itchy feet in the tub. My friend then carefully dries off the dogs paws and between the toes. I took Galtee to the beach, to use the oceans salt water as a home remedy to his itchy feet. At the beach we met a pit-bull puppy who’s dad takes her to swim twice a week to control her dermatitis. So, I plan to use salt water baths this year if Galtee itches again and I can’t make it to the beach. Please follow Galtee on Facebook and subscribe to our RSS feed.
Galtee has been scratching his chin this morning. Sometime ago , he scratched his chin until it bled. Today, I decided to use Burt’s Bee’s Beeswax Lip Balm on his chin. This is really easy to apply. I just applied a few strokes of it under his chin and rubbed it in. This seems to have calmed the itching down, and he is not trying to lick it off. My dog remedyfor itchy chin is Burt’s Bee’s Beeswax Lip Balm. It’s working for Galtee! Please follow Galtee’s adventures on Facebook and subscribe to our RSS feed.
The best remedy to stop a dog from licking & chewing his paws is to put him in the shower and spray-wash his paws after each walk. This has always worked for Galtee. Just wiping his paws off with a wet paper towel or wash-cloth wasn’t enough. All the contact chemicals, fertilizers, and pollens, from lawns and parks need to be washed off.
After our walks, I usually put Galtee in the shower and spray wash his paws with a little dog-shampoo. Then, I apply a conditioner and rinse it off with a solution of baking soda and water (1/4 cup of baking soda in a quart of warm water). To avoid problems with paw licking and chewing I now do this as a routine after our walks–no more problems–this remedy for paw licking andchewing works for Galtee!
One of Galtee’s human friends gave him Fish Bites from McDonald’s a few days ago, next day he had severe diarrhea. The dog remedy for diarrhea for food indiscretion, (advised by Galtee’s Ayurvedic doctor) is cooked oatmeal. I prepare it with lamb broth instead of water. It clears up the diarrhea immediately. When Galtee was a puppy, and fresh from the shelter, he had frequent diarrhea from round worms and stress. The vet recommended an expensive prescription kibble which was basically made from plant and wood cellulose. This worked well too. Other vets recommend boiled rice and cottage cheese. When I have tried these in the past they worked slowly–Galtee took longer to recover. The best dog remedy for diarrhea associated with food indiscretion is cooked oatmeal. Other causes of diarrhea or prolonged diarrhea require veterinary attention immediately. Don’t wait until your dog is dehydrated! Please follow us on Facebook and subscribe to our RSS feed.
Today I am going talk about tar removal for dogs. I took my dog Galtee to Pierpoint Bay Beach where he frolicked in the waves and rolled in the sand. He got tar on his fur, so I went back to the car and got my dog remedy for tar removal called Goo Gone. I soaked paper towels with Goo Gone and applied it to the patches of tar. The tar came off easily. Then I sprayed him with water to remove the Goo Gone. Goo Gone is the best remedy for tar removal, because it easily comes off your dogs fur and it doesn’t cause any irritation or problems that I know of for your dogs skin.
Once we got home I gave him a shower. We don’t need expensive tar removal products for our dogs. There are plenty of home remedies for dogs that are inexpensive, like Dawn which the Wild Life people use to clean birds. Feel free to follow Galtee and I on Google Plus and Facebook. If you would like to always be informed of our latest home remedies and Galtees adventures then subscribe to our RSS feed.
Unfortunately, March is the start of rattlesnake season. The news reported that 4 people were bitten by rattlesnakes in the last week. We will have to chose only wide trails for our hikes when the weather is hot, and hike early before the sun warms up the snakes! The dog remedy for a rattle snake bite is avoidance and rattlesnake aversion training. Galtee has had rattlesnake aversion training twice, and we will do it again this year. I believe that Ryan Folse, DVM has the most humane and professional training program. The cost (last year) was $85 per dog. The training lasts until the dog learns to avoid the snakes, usually 10-20 minutes. Dr. Folse’s staff bring three snakes; one hidden under a bucket (sound), one visible, and one to scent. The snake’s mouths are taped (humanely). Dogs are given mild shocks in a collar around the neck to associate the unpleasantness with the snakes. Most dogs are fast learners. Watch his online video rattlesnaketraining.com/. Consider getting the dog remedy for rattlesnake bite aversion training for your dog.
I ordered DogTv last month for Galtee. He was fascinated by it the first two times he watched it. I tried to get him to watch it again, but he just turned his head away and refused to give it any attention. I thought DogTv would be a good dog remedy for boredom when I need to leave him alone for a couple of hours. It didn’t work out, so I cancelled it. Now, when I have to leave him alone I use the Animal channel as a dog remedy for boredom. Sometimes when I’m home I put it on, and I see him watch it for longer than he watched DogTv. Galtee prefers real life action.
Last week Galtee started sneezing and coughing. I called the veterinarian to report his symptoms. The office staff person told me that Galtee probably had Kennel cough. She asked me to bring him in at 3pm and to knock at the window when I arrived so they could let me in through a side door. She advised me that Kennel cough is contagious and that Galtee was to avoid other dogs until cleared by the veterinarian. Galtee sneezed and gagged a few more times that morning; he had no other signs or symptoms of Kennel cough. I went online to do research on Kennel cough and find dog remedies. I wrote a list of questions for the veterinarian. When we arrived we were ushered in a side door. Galtee hadn’t coughed or sneezed for 2 hours and didn’t do it in the presence of the veterinarian. The veterinarian said Galtee’s r symptoms might be an irritant in his throat oa mild form of Kennel cough. He asked me if Galtee had been eating grass; he had. The veterinarian related a story of a dog remedy the previous week where he had removed a long blade of grass from the throat of a dog with the same symptoms as Galtee. As he couldn’t completely rule out Kennel cough, the dog remedy was to treat Kennel cough with 14 days of Doxycycline. He said if Galtee was still coughing and sneezing in two days the dog remedy would be a general anesthetic to explore his throat andnasal passages. That night Galtee generated the best remedy–a gigantic sneeze–covering my face and hair. Whatever was lodged in his throat was instantly dispatched.
I had to continue with Doxycycline for seven days. The antibiotic cost me $148 at Costco. As Galtee has VPI insurance the insurance should pay most of the medicine. The office visit cost $53…$50 for the deductible. That was an expensive “blade of grass.”
Galtee has been scratching his chin for 2 days. Our pollen count is the highest it has been all year; the Santa Ana winds are blowing, and Galtee has been rubbing his nose in the grass. I am also considering that the itching might be due to his new toothpaste. The Enzadent company has discontinued the brand, and the only available malt flavor (Galtee won’t accept poultry or beef flavor) is CET toothpaste. As I wash his mouth and chin after each teeth brushing, I doubt that the problem is his toothpaste. This morning there was a streak of blood on the couch, and when I washed his chin with a wet paper towel there were drops of blood on the towel and on my hand. The dog remedy I used was to apply aloe vera gel to the bloody area and put his shoes on to reduce the scratching damage to his face. Another dog remedy for bloody skin is to apply milk to the area. Luckily, the bleeding stopped quickly. I will keep his shoes on today except on his walks. If he starts scratching again I will give him Benadryl as another dog remedy.
Towards the end of our hike with our “Hiking with Dogs” group in Wildwood last Saturday, we heard a dog squealing and howling in the hills and someone yelling. The scene was too far away to see what was happening. As we approached the parking lot, a man came running down one of the side trails carrying a white poodle tummy up. The dog had run into a cacti patch and the lower half of his body was covered in spines. About 2 years ago Galtee only brushed against a cactus in Wildwood, and for the next 2 days I kept removing cacti spines from the left side of his body. It was difficult to feel them, and to see them because Galtee is black. The dog remedy to remove cacti spines might be to take the dog to the vet or try to remove them yourself. If you have any doubt about spines under the skin, please take your the dog to the veterinarian ASAP. Cacti spines can travel under the skin and puncture internal organs. The best way to avoid the problem is to keep the dog on a short leash around cacti plants, and never let your dog off leash on the hiking trails. I hope that poodle recovered quickly.
On Saturday we went to the Pet Expo in long Beach. There were so many great looking dog visitors, and so many great looking dogs for adoption. We met Shorty Rossi of “Pit Boss”…the popular pit-bull rescue show. We saw dog-candies in a box that looked like “See’s Candies”, made with peanuts and carob–might be an interesting gift idea, and as Galtee refused to try one, I brought one home to dissect. We also met Terri Steuben, “The Pet Whisperer.” She said that “all animals are telepathic” and see our thoughts first; therefore, it is important that our verbal commands match our mental pictures. If our mental pictures don’t match our commands, our pets become confused. She gave an example of not wanting a dog to jump on a visitor, yet our mental picture is of the dog jumping on the visitor. She advised saying something like “all feet on the floor” and holding the mental picture of the dog with his feet on the floor. She said this behavioral dog remedy will require some practice at first; the practice will result in harmony for everyone. I plan to try it immediately; I bought her book “The Pet Whisperer.” When I got home I sliced the peanut and carob candy…it looked like sawdust inside and had no flavorful smell. Galtee refused to try it again. I’ll stick to our healthy recipes on Dogs Blog 2!
At Costco yesterday, I was picking up a bag of dental Checkups for Galtee. A lady next to me was looking at the Bully Sticks bag, and she asked me if I knew if they were safe to handle. We both checked the bag and saw “Made in the USA.” I assumed they were safe to handle (they were not made in China); I told her I would not spend my money on any dog food I thought was not safe to bring into the house. I give only human-grade food to Galtee. And as so called “dog food” is not much cheaper than good human-grade food. The remedy is to give your dog safe and healthy food!
HARTZ OINKIES RECALL FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 25, 2013 – The Hartz Mountain Corporation is voluntarily withdrawing its Hartz Chicken Chews and Hartz Oinkies Pig Skin Twists wrapped with Chicken for dogs in the United States because they contain trace amounts of unapproved antibiotic residue.
Galtee has just started watching Dog Tv. His ears are getting a lot of exercise! Great dog sounds and dog activities. Scenes with dogs swimming, running, walking, playing and tugging at toys. There are also scenes with wild animals and people. The background music is soooo soothing. He loves it for now. It’s computer live-streaming and I hook it up to a large screen tv. It costs $9.99 a month. A remedy for dog boredom. Click on Links to access the DogTv website.
The best remedy for help with dog health insurance costs is to have pet health insurance. Galtee has always had VPI (Veterinary Pet Insurance). He has been lucky as he has had to use it only a few times for minor injuries, and a bad bite from another dog. It costs $40 a month, and there is a $50 deductible for each new occurrence visit. VPI pays 70% of the approved visit costs. Pet health insurance would be really needed if our pets were unlucky enough to have an accident or major illness. Pet health insurance is the remedy for costs with unforeseen health problems or accidents.
February 2013 is National Pet Dental Care month. Some veterinarians are recommending that we brush our pets teeth twice a day. Galtee likes to have his teeth brushed with an electric tooth brush in the morning, & a triangle shaped toothbrush at night. His favorite toothpaste is C.E.T. (Virbac) malt flavored enzymatic toothpaste. He loves to have his teeth brushed! I just say “teeth” and he runs to his bathroom and licks his lips. He has no gum disease or tooth decay. Gum disease is now known to cause heart disease in animals. Galtee’s friend Troy had 5 molars removed a few days ago; his gums were so bad his teeth had to be removed–this was preventable with daily brushing. There are many articles on line and on http://petmd.com that discuss gum disease, plaque and cavities. Many pet dental problems are preventable with daily dental hygiene.
Pet Dental Health is the focus for February. Free pet dental exams @ Oak Park Veterinary Hospital… http://OakParkVet.net
6 Tips For a Dandruff-Free Pet @ www.petmd.com
I believe that brushing the coat daily is the best way to keep dandruff away…at least for Galtee!
Galtee was excited to met his puppy-playmate friend Fletcher this morning in Brent’s Deli parking lot. Fletcher was Galtee’s first friend. They used to get good workouts chasing each other around the park. We took Fletcher’s photo for Galtee’s Gallery!
Fractured teeth, gum disease, plaque, bacteria & tissue destruction are all discussed in this article by Wendy C. Fries at WedMD/Pet Health. Daily dog teeth brushing is the best prevention to avoid most of the dental horrors written about in this article.
Today’s FDA Dog Food Recalls:
October 13, 2012 – Nature’s Recipe has announced a voluntary recall involving one of its dog treat products due to possible contamination with Salmonella bacteria.
Other FDA recalls: Human and Dog Peanut Butter Recalls Beef and Bully Sticks Dog Treats Recall Nature’s Deli Chicken Jerky Recall
Last Sunday while brushing Galtee after his beach romp, I noticed that one of his toes looked crooked.He had no pain or tenderness in his right front paw, and he didn’t have problems walking. I couldn’t tell if the toe or only his nail was broken. He had taken his advanced agility class that morning, and I thought maybe he broke his toe or nail on the “A frame”…. I Bandaged his foot and took him to Thousand Oaks Animal Hospital next day. Luckily, only his nail was broken. The veterinarian cut his nails “a difficult pedicure”–they took him “in the back” where he was muzzled and 4 people held him down; he was “in the back” for about 10 minutes. When they brought him back to the exam room, the veterinarian went on and on about how difficult it was tocut his nails,the fact that 4 people had to hold him down, and that he growled. He had his DAP vaccines and heart worm test done at the same time. When the receptionist was about to hand me the bill, the veterinarian came out behind her and pointed to the bill “It took four people to hold him down,” she said. Later, I realized that her “song and dance” meant a higher bill charge. She charged $35 just to clip his nails, and admitted to cutting the quick on two of them!!!
The office visit was a separate charge, and they had to hold Galtee down for her to check his paw–it was really outrageous for her to charge $35 to clip his nails, and it wasn’t a clean job–it couldn’t have taken more than a few seconds. For $35 I would expect him to have had his paws massaged with essential oils and his nails filed and painted! There was a guy at Petsmart who had no problem cutting Galtee’s nails; he used to sit on the floor and hold him, and another guy used a Dremel to file his nails. Galtee used to sit there with his tongue hanging out–he thought it was fun! Last time I went to Petsmart the guy no longer worked there, and no one would tell me where he went! I keep going to different places to have his nails cut, and it’s always a traumatic experience. I always thought that veterinarians would be able to do such a simple task as nail clipping without using force–muzzling, 4 people to hold the dog down, and then to cut the quick on 2 nails??? They just don’t want to take time to work with the pet in a gentle way. It’s faster and easier for them to use force and then charge for using force!
Galtee had his rabies vaccination 9/8/12. He was also due for his DAP vaccines, but I told the vet’s office staff that I didn’t want all the vaccines together. I wanted to wait until next month for the DAP. I thought it might be too much of an overload for his immune system to have the rabies and DAP together. He had no side-effects from the rabies vaccine. See info. on core-vaccines and non-core vaccines.
Recently, I met a lady whose Toy Poodle had been stolen from her car on Ventura Blvd in Sherman Oaks. She had been shopping (at night), and when she approached her car on the street she noticed the back right window was broken, and Kandy was missing. As she was panicing she got a phone call from someone who found Kandy on a nearby street. She quickly retrieved Kandy and called the police. The police told her that someone had probably tried to steal her dog. She thinks Kandy bit whoever tried to steal her and the thief dropped the dog. Happy ending…. Read about ways to protect your dog at…www.aspca.org
Jeffer’s Pet catalogue has a really good agility set and it’s on sale now for $124.99. It’s a 5 piece set: one open tunnel, one blind tunnel, 12 weave poles, one straight jump, and one ring jump. Galtee got this agility set for his first birthday. He uses it mostly to practice for his agility classes, and it’s a great confidence booster for him. Now he is not afraid to scamper over high rocks at the beach, and to push doors open. Sometimes pushing doors open is not a positive thing! http://jefferspet.com
Costco now has pet medicines in their pharmacies–cheaper than you will pay for them at your veterinarian’s office . Ask your veterinarian for the prescription and take it to Costco. It might be best to wait until the office staff gives you the bill before you tell them you want the prescription only…http://costco.com
Galtee thinks that the best dog wear; shoes, coats, and rain-wear is Ruff Wear http://www.ruffwear.com. Expensive, but really good, lasting quality. Ruff Wear is sometimes on sale at http://rei.com. Galtee has great shoes from Ruff Wear; they don’t wear out (like the cheaper shoes that don’t survive more than 3 wearings), they stay on well with socks to match. They are great for muddy weather, and protect paws from hot asphalt in the summer.
On the way back from the beach on Friday, we stopped for a late lunch at Lure in Camarillo. I ordered mixed vegetables and brown rice for Galtee; his food arrived with onions (onions cause hemolytic anemia in dogs.) The waitress offered to return with just broccoli and zucchini. When she came back she said the chef told her that what I thought were onions was actually cabbage. I mixed Galtee’s restaurant food with his Orijen kibble. Galtee wouldn’t eat it.
Last Friday we joined a group of friends for Rattlesnake Avoidance Training. The trainer, Melanie, and veterinarian Dr. Ryan Folse did a very professional job. They did the training in a very gentle way. They brought three rattlesnakes; for visual, sound, and scent (hidden under a bucket) experiences. They put a shock collar on Galtee and when he went close to a snake, he got a low voltage shock–so he could learn to associate the shock with the snake contact. The trainers emphasized that the snakes were not harmed in any way–what a relief! Then they put two snakes on a narrow path and asked me to call Galtee. He came running in my direction and made a wide berth around the snakes. Looks as if the training worked! All the group members were pleased with the training. Another remedy to consider…might save your pet’s life!
Today was a “dog beach day” in sunny California. Galtee had a great time with his friends Paolo & Leo; they frolicked in the waves, chased balls & each other. On our way back to the car Galtee discovered a dead baby seal– which he rolled over several times before I could catch him. After I cleaned him off with baby-wipes, I discovered his paws were coated with tar! Twenty minutes later, half a bottle of Goo Gone, lots of paper towels and rinsing water–he was clean. Another day, another remedy!

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Date: November 2006
It is well recognized that pavements subjected to frost effects have different service lives as compared to similar pavements that are not subjected to frost effects. However, there is a need to better understand the failure mechanisms (particularly the impact of multiple FTCs as compared to deep frost penetration) and how they are mitigated by various compensatory strategies implemented throughout the pavement community. Observably, deep frost penetration and extensive frost-thaw cycles have a pronounced effect on the service pavements provide. There has been very limited research on quantifying the effect frost has on pavement performance, as well as on the cost of that effect on reduced service life and the additional costs to maintain those pavements in serviceable condition. This study will help provide some insight into the total cost of frost action as it applies to pavement performance and service life, considering both deep-frost conditions and moderate-frost conditions with multiple FTCs.
Following is a list of project’s research objectives:
In addition to the objectives listed above, the use of the models developed for the project in PMS applications and NCHRP 1-37A Guide design procedures was explored.
This study was structured with two phases. The first phase consisted of six tasks that essentially confirmed that the project could be accomplished with the data available. Phase 2 consisted of an analysis of the data collected. Work conducted in phase 1, and the resulting findings were used to tailor analysis conducted in phase 2.


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Did you know that this speech almost did not happen? But fate would not have it any other way. This speech was meant to be heard, was meant to be televised, was meant to stir hope in people, was made to make people move into action. Martin Luther King did not come to the March for Jobs and Freedom to talk about his Dream, he had another speech prepared but someone shouted and prompted him to tell us about his Dream.
The Dream was a sermon that he had told his congregation before, but it wasn’t what he was going to share with those people on that day.
But fate would not have it any other way. At the prompting of that person, Martin Luther King modified his speech and shared with the world his Dream. A dream of equality and love for ALL, not just for whites, not just for blacks, or Hispanics or Asians but for ALL. The Dream that someone will be judged by their character and not by the color of their skin. A simple dream but one that until today we still struggle to bring to reality.
Don’t get me wrong! We have come leaps and bounds from that fateful day on August 28, 1963, but we still have long ways to go. We are not there.
Let’s use today not as an off day, but as a day to look inside and see how we can bring Martin Luther King’s speech alive in our lives.
Are we teaching our children to love others as oppose to hate? Do our actions match our teachings?
When we stop looking or referencing at color and instead see each other as humans, that’s when we will truly be colorblind and we will be living The Dream.
***PS from Joa 2023: I am keeping this here to show how I came to unlearn this harmful ideology; not acknowledging color or race strips that person of everything that comes with it. It strips them of the beautiful inheritance and the atrocities that other people inflict because of it. So while I use to believe in color blindness, I no longer do. I see color, I respect it, and I acknowledge that we all deserve dignity and respect.

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New complex motor skills are acquired following practice and this is associated with changes in brain activation. During the early cognitive stage, rapid improvements in movement accuracy and timing occur. Further training leads to automaticity, allowing us to perform the movement without even thinking about it. Several regions in the brain become activated when controlling our movements, and these regions differ according to the mental effort that is required to perform them. Accordingly, brain areas involved in skillful performance are not identical in early and late practice phases.
Interestingly, Rémy and colleagues report in one of the latest issue of Cortex how acquisition of a new skill influences performance of preexisting movements. In particular, it is shown that these preferred movements may temporarily require increased mental effort to be accurately executed, to suppress or ‘inhibit’ the newly acquired motor pattern from intruding into the preexisting pattern. This supports the dynamic and integrated nature of the general landscape for memory of motor skills.
In this fMRI study, learning-related cerebral activation changes during the acquisition of a new complex bimanual coordination pattern were examined, i.e., the 90° out-of-phase pattern (90Ø). Furthermore, the Authors investigated whether practice of this new pattern influenced the neural correlates associated with performance of a preferred intrinsic pattern. Twelve young healthy subjects were intensively trained on the 90Ø task, and underwent two fMRI scanning sessions in early (PRE) and late (POST) learning.
Scanning sessions included performance of the trained 90Ø pattern, as well as the nontrained intrinsic in-phase pattern (InØ). Kinematics registered during training and scanning experiments showed that the new 90Ø pattern was acquired successfully, resulting in learning-related brain activation changes. Activation decreases were observed in the right prefrontal cortex (DLPFC and dorsal premotor), in the right middle temporal and occipital cortices and in the posterior cerebellum.
Conversely, increases were found in the basal ganglia and hippocampus. Interestingly, activity elicited by the InØ task also evidenced within-subjects PRE/POST differences (although kinematics InØ performance was equivalent in both sessions). In particular, the learning-related decreases found for the 90Ø pattern in the cerebellum, the occipital and temporal gyri were similarly observed for the intrinsic InØ pattern.
Moreover, InØ performance induced PRE/POST increases of activity in the left superior frontal gyrus. These fMRI results suggest that intensive practice of a new complex coordination pattern impacted, at least temporarily, on the neural correlates of preferred intrinsic coordination patterns. Additional neural recruitment might reflect increased mental effort to prevent negative transfer from the learned mode onto the intrinsic coordination mode.
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The urban legend goes like this: Stand too close to a microwave, and your body could be bombarded with secondhand radiation that gives you cancer.
The FDA, however, claims that microwaves are perfectly safe.
So who’s telling the truth? Surprise! It’s the FDA, since there’s currently no evidence that proves microwaves can release enough radiation to actually do any damage to your body.
That said, let’s get one thing straight: Microwaves do emit radiation, technically speaking. But it’s not the DNA-damaging radiation we’re used to hearing about. Microwaves, along with radio waves from (you guessed it) radio and cell phone towers, are types of non-ionizing radiation, and despite significant research, scientists have struggled to prove a definitive link between non-ionizing radiation and cancer (although there have been several studies that show a correlation).
Even if the radiation in microwaves could cause cancer, it still wouldn’t be able to escape the microwave in high enough amounts to harm you. That’s because the rays they use to “nuke” your food aren’t released into the environment — or into impatient bystanders waiting for the popcorn to pop. In fact, the FDA actually keeps a pretty tight lid on how many waves microwaves are allowed to emit, and that number is far lower than anything that could fry your cells.
The FDA does note, however, that upkeep is important: Any damage to hinges or latches could allow more radiation to be released. But as long as your microwave is in good working order, the most likely injury is in the form of burns from overheated food (or in more rare cases, superheated water that explodes in your face — yes, such a phenomenon exists).
Of course, the potential damage of leaking radiation isn’t the only concern about microwaves. Since a microwave doesn’t cook food with heat like a conventional oven — microwave ovens “excite” atoms, cooking food evenly throughout, rather than from the outside in — the health concerns surrounding this modern cooking method also include the nuked food itself.
Some researchers suggest that exciting the cells in your food by microwaving them causes chemical changes in the food itself. When the cells are altered, research shows, the body digests them differently, and this abnormal digestion process might increase the risk of developing cancerous cells. However, evidence of this claim in reputable, peer-reviewed journals is nearly impossible to come by, and the USDA maintains that food exposed to this type of radiation doesn’t transfer to our bodies. In fact, some studies suggest that exposing food to electromagnetic rays can actually kill bacteria (as with irradiated meat), making it safer to eat (and in the case of mushrooms, healthier).
Essentially, while that microwave dinner you’re hunched over may taste like poison, you can rest assured that the cholesterol in your tray of mac ’n’ cheese is sure to kill you long before any microwave-emitted radiation.


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The Background – Linux as a Fast Follower and the Need for Hot Patching
No doubt about it, Linux has made impressive strides in the last 15 years, gaining many features previously associated with high-end proprietary Unix as it made the transition from small system plaything to core enterprise processing resource and the engine of the extended web as we know it. Along the way it gained reliable and highly scalable schedulers, a multiplicity of efficient and scalable file systems, advanced RAS features, its own embedded virtualization and efficient thread support.
As Linux grew, so did supporting hardware, particularly the capabilities of the ubiquitous x86 CPU upon which the vast majority of Linux runs today. But the debate has always been about how close Linux could get to "the real OS", the core proprietary Unix variants that for two decades defined the limits of non-mainframe scalability and reliability. But "the times they are a changing", and the new narrative may be "when will Unix catch up to Linux on critical RAS features like hot patching".
Hot patching, the ability to apply updates to the OS kernel while it is running, is a long sought-after but elusive feature of a production OS. Long sought after because both developers and operations teams recognize that bringing down an OS instance that is doing critical high-volume work is at best disruptive and worst a logistical nightmare, and elusive because it is incredibly difficult. There have been several failed attempts, and several implementations that "almost worked" but were so fraught with exceptions that they were not really useful in production.[i]
We have been watching many variants on efficient packaging of servers for highly scalable workloads for years, including blades, modular servers, and dense HPC rack offerings from multiple vendors, most of the highly effective, and all highly proprietary. With the advent of Facebook’s Open Compute Project, the table was set for a wave of standardized rack servers and the prospect of very cost-effective rack-scale deployments of very standardized servers. But the IP for intelligently shared and managed power and cooling at a rack level needed a serious R&D effort that the OCP community, by and large, was unwilling to make. Into this opportunity stepped Intel, which has been quietly working on its internal Rack Scale Architecture (RSA) program for the last couple of years, and whose first product wave was officially outed recently as part of an announcement by Intel and Ericsson.
While not officially announcing Intel’s product nomenclature, Ericsson announced their “HDS 8000” based on Intel’s RSA, and Intel representatives then went on to explain the fundamental of RSA, including a view of the enhancements coming this year.
RSA is a combination of very standardized x86 servers, a specialized rack enclosure with shared Ethernet switching and power/cooling, and layers of firmware to accomplish a set of tasks common to managing a rack of servers, including:
· Asset discovery
· Switch setup and management
· Power and cooling management across the servers with the rack
Yesterday HP announced that it will be entering into a “non-equity joint venture” (think big strategic contract of some kind with a lot of details still in flight) to address the large-scale web services providers. Under the agreement, Foxcon will design and manufacture and HP will be the primary sales channel for new servers targeted at hyper scale web service providers. The new servers will be branded HP but will not be part of the current ProLiant line of enterprise servers, and HP will deliver additional services along with hardware sales.
The motivation is simple underneath all the rhetoric. HP has been hard-pressed to make decent margins selling high-volume low-cost and no-frills servers to web service providers, and has been increasingly pressured by low-cost providers. Add to that the issue of customization, which these high-volume customers can easily get from smaller and more agile Asian ODMs and you have a strategic problem. Having worked at HP for four years I can testify to the fact that HP, a company maniacal about quality but encumbered with an effective but rigid set of processes around bringing new products to market, has difficulty rapidly turning around a custom design, and has a cost structure that makes it difficult to profitably compete for deals with margins that are probably in the mid-teens.
Enter the Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, more commonly known as Foxcon. A longtime HP partner and widely acknowledged as one of the most efficient and agile manufacturing companies in the world, Foxcon brings to the table the complementary strengths to match HP – agile design, tightly integrated with its manufacturing capabilities.
On April 23, IBM rolled out the long-awaited POWER8 CPU, the successor to POWER7+, and given the extensive pre-announcement speculation, the hardware itself was no big surprise (the details are fascinating, but not suitable for this venue), offering an estimated 30 - 50% improvement in application performance over the latest POWER7+, with potential for order of magnitude improvements with selected big data and analytics workloads. While the technology is interesting, we are pretty numb to the “bigger, better, faster” messaging that inevitably accompanies new hardware announcements, and the real impact of this announcement lies in its utility for current AIX users and IBM’s increased focus on Linux and its support of the OpenPOWER initiative.
OK, so we’re numb, but it’s still interesting. POWER8 is an entirely new processor generation implemented in 22 nm CMOS (the same geometry as Intel’s high-end CPUs). The processor features up to 12 cores, each with up to 8 threads, and a focus on not only throughput but high performance per thread and per core for low-thread-count applications. Added to the mix is up to 1 TB of memory per socket, massive PCIe 3 I/O connectivity and Coherent Accelerator Processor Interface (CAPI), IBM’s technology to deliver memory-controller-based access for accelerators and flash memory in POWER systems. CAPI figures prominently in IBM’s positioning of POWER as the ultimate analytics engine, with the announcement profiling the performance of a configuration using 40 TB of CAPI-attached flash for huge in-memory analytics at a fraction of the cost of a non-CAPI configuration.[i]
A Slam-dunk for AIX users and a new play for Linux
It was five years ago, March 2009, when Cisco formally announced “Project California,” its (possibly intentionally) worst-kept secret, as Cisco Unified Computing System. At the time, I was working at Hewlett Packard, and our collective feelings as we realized that Cisco really did intend to challenge us in the server market were a mixed bag. Some of us were amused at their presumption, others were concerned that there might be something there, since we had odd bits and pieces of intelligence about the former Nuova, the Cisco spin-out/spin-in that developed UCS. Most of us were convinced that they would have trouble running a server business at margins we knew would be substantially lower than their margins in their core switch business. Sitting on top of our shiny, still relatively new HP c-Class BladeSystem, which had overtaken IBM’s BladeCenter as the leading blade product, we were collectively unconcerned, as well as puzzled about Cisco’s decision to upset a nice stable arrangement where IBM, HP and Dell sold possibly a Billion dollars’ worth of Cisco gear between them.
Five years later, HP is still number one in blade server units and revenue, but Cisco appears to be now number two in blades, and closing in on number three world-wide in server sales as well. The numbers are impressive:
· 32,000 net new customers in five years, with 14,000 repeat customers
· Claimed $2 Billion+ annual run-rate
· Order growth rate claimed in “mid-30s” range, probably about three times the growth rate of any competing product line.
I've just published a Quick Take report that explains why the Nevada District Court’s recent decision on some of the issues in the four-year-old Oracle versus Rimini Street case has significant implications for sourcing professionals — and, indeed, the entire technology services industry — beyond its impact on the growing third-party support (3SP) market.
Now that WeChat has more than 100 million overseas subscribers, Tencent, China’s leading web content provider, faces a new challenge: improving the experience of its customers outside of China. Steep rises in content consumption — largely driven by the increasing use of mobile devices to access services and information — represent a significant opportunity for content companies like WeChat to go global. To achieve this, Tencent has made positive steps in boosting its investment in data centers and networking outside of China.
To improve its user experience in the rest of Asia, Tencent recently announced that it will colocate one data center in Hong Kong and has chosen Equinix to operate it. This is already the second node that Tencent has built outside of mainland China; the first was implemented in Canada to serve North American users.
As an Internet company that operates its own large data centers in mainland China, Tencent has deep experience in data center construction and management and has leveraged this experience to develop best practices and key criteria for data center provider selection. These include:
Networking and interconnection options. As Tencent intends to rapidly expand its business into more countries, it needs carrier-neutral data center providers to offer the necessary connectivity options. For its Hong Kong implementation, Tencent used Equinix to optimize transit routes to achieve lower latency and better connect users inside and outside of mainland China; the data center provider can access multiple networks and peer with members of the Equinix Internet Exchange.
Today’s announcements at the Open Compute Project (OCP) 2013 Summit could be considered as tangible markers for the OCP crossing the line into real relevance as an important influence on emerging hyper-scale and cloud computing as well as having a potential bleed-through into the world of enterprise data centers and computing. This is obviously a subjective viewpoint – there is no objective standard for relevance, only post-facto recognition that something was important or not. But in this case I’m going to stick my neck out and predict that OCP will have some influence and will be a sticky presence in the industry for many years.
Even if their specs (which look generally quite good) do not get picked up verbatim, they will act as an influence on major vendors who will, much like the auto industry in the 1970s, get the message that there is a market for economical “low-frills” alternatives.
Major OCP Initiatives
To date, OCP has announced a number of useful hardware specifications, including:
HP seems to be on a tear, bouncing from litigation with one of its historically strongest partners to multiple CEOs in the last few years, continued layoffs, and a recent massive write-down of its EDS purchase. And, as we learned last week, the circus has not left town. The latest “oops” is an $8.8 billion write-down for its purchase of Autonomy, under the brief and ill-fated leadership of Léo Apotheker, combined with allegations of serious fraud on the part of Autonomy during the acquisition process.
The eventual outcome of this latest fiasco will be fun to watch, with many interesting sideshows along the way, including:
Whose fault is it? Can they blame it on Léo, or will it spill over onto Meg Whitman, who was on the board and approved it?
Was there really fraud involved?
If so, how did HP miss it? What about all the internal and external people involved in due diligence of this acquisition? I’ve been on the inside of attempted acquisitions at HP, and there were always many more people around with the power to say “no” than there were people who were trying to move the company forward with innovative acquisitions, and the most persistent and compulsive of the group were the various finance groups involved. It’s really hard to see how they could have missed a little $5 billion discrepancy in revenues, but that’s just my opinion — I was usually the one trying to get around the finance guys. :)
Earlier this week, in conjunction with ARM Holdings plc’s announcement of the upcoming Cortex A53 and A57, full 64-bit CPU implementations based on the ARM V8 specification, AMD also announced that it would be designing and selling SOC (System On a Chip) products based on this technology in 2014, roughly coinciding with availability of 64-bit parts from ARM and other partners.
This is a major event in the ARM ecosystem. AMD, while much smaller than Intel, is still a multi-billion-dollar enterprise, and for the second largest vendor of x86 chips to also throw its hat into the ARM ecosystem and potentially compete with its own mainstream server and desktop CPU business is an aggressive move on the part of AMD management that carries some risk and much potential advantage.
Reduced to its essentials, what AMD announced (and in some cases hinted at):
Intention to produce A53/A57 SOC modules for multiple server segments. There was no formal statement of intentions regarding tablet/mobile devices, but it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that AMD wants a piece of this market, and ARM is a way to participate.
The announcement is wider that just the SOC silicon. AMD also hinted at making a range of IP, including its fabric architecture from the SeaMicro architecture, available in the form of “reusable IP blocks.” My interpretation is that it intends to make the fabric, reference architectures, and various SOCs available to its hardware system partners.


Textile Production combines the principles of engineering with specific knowledge of textile equipment and processes. This knowledge is then implemented for the processing and production of all kinds of textile fabric and yarns from textile fibers. It is based in the conversion of three types of fiber into yarn, then fabric, then textiles. These are then fabricated into clothes or other artifacts. It also deals with the study of chemical and physical principles which are utilized for the analysis of the behavior of polymers involved in the formation of textile fiber. There are many several processes of spinning and fabric-forming stages coupled with the complexities of the finishing and colouration processes to the production of wide ranges of products. Textile production can either be a manual process which involves the handloom industry, or it could be machine production.
Core subjects – The core subjects include the following:
Chemical processing of Textile
Textile Testing and instruments
Chemical Processing of Textiles Lab
Computer Application in Textiles
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Newborn photography – Sandbach, Cheshire – Baby Connie
“Good morning starshine, the earth says hello!”
Last year, I set up my photography business and I knew that newborn is the direction that I wanted to head in. I did a few shoots for friends and was sure it was definitely my absolute dream job!
Just after Christmas, I began promoting my work and Leanne (Connie’s mum) got in touch. I was so happy that she loved my work and trusted me before I’d even had official newborn training. She was willing to book months in advance as she anticipated her new arrival and looked forward to her newborn shoot!
Since then, I’ve trained with the best newborn photographers in the world. I’ve won 16 bronze awards with The Photographers’ Guild and I’ve gained a lot of experience after photographing so many more beautiful babies! Someone told me the other day that they were amazed as I’d gone from ‘nought to excellent!’ hahaha.
I was so excited to welcome another beautiful girl into the studio and Connie didn’t disappoint. Her hair is stunning and that cute little face and pout! <3 <3 <3
We embraced the pink as Connie’s parents were used to so many boyish colours in the house after 22 months of the lovely Duggee in their lives! They were ready to break out the feminine colours.
Connie was brilliant throughout her shoot, so settled and relaxed and loved being wrapped up snug.
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Near future technologies like SF movies
We are developing VR (Virtual Reality) system and MR (Mixed Reality) system using HMD (Head Mounted Display).
VR and MR systems with immersive feeling can provide users with various realistic simulation experiences such as automobiles and houses that have never existed before.
Virtual Reality Automobile Working Experience System
It is a virtual reality work sensation system that Kinect V2 recognizes a bone (skeleton information), moves an avatar, and assigns an Oculus camera to an avatar.
When you look at the appearance of avatar which is his alter ego in Oculus, there is “feeling” in which the body actually exists in the virtual space. A strange “sensation” like the hands of Avatar is as if it were his own hand is a very rare experience obtained only by Oculus + Kinect. Also, this demonstration stuck to lighting. There is realistic feeling unique to Oculus VR. (VR automobile assembly)
VR simulation system capable of experiencing residential model room
Oculus VR (VirtualReality) sensory system which combines Oculus and Kinect V2. In addition to looking through the model room in the virtual space with Oculus, you can grasp the movement of the body using Kinect V 2 and touch the equipment in the virtual space with your body (hand) for operation.
[Facilities that can be operated]
· Opening and closing the refrigerator door
· Turn on the electricity in the room
· Open the window of the room
· Tap the tap of the tap to flush the water
As you get closer to each facility, the navigation window is automatically displayed and urges the user to operate.
(VR Mansion / VR Model Room / VR House)
A VR system that allows you to experience Hakata Yamakasa in 360° movies
* Please read this content on Cardboard mode on Youtube on Android device.
This time, the equipment used for 360 ° movie shooting is as follows.
· GoPro HERO 3 Silver Edition 6 units
· H3Pro 6 (6 GoPro rigs)
· Kolor Autopano Video Pro
· Kolor Autopano Pro
Kolor Autopano Video Pro is used for synthesizing six movies (stitch), Autopano Pro is used for color adjustment, etc.
[To upload to Youtube as a 360° video]
- Download 360 Video Metadata application
- Save 360 ° video with 360 Video Metadata application.
- Upload file
With this, it is a movie that can be viewed while moving a 360 ° movie with a mouse with a browser (Chrome, Firefox).
[How to watch 360-degree video on Google Cardboard]
- Get Google Cardboard and assemble it.
- Open the YouTube app on Android.
- Open https://youtu.be/drN-6BsqoxU (360 degree compatible movie).
- Tap the Cardboard icon. The screen is divided into two small screens.
- Insert your smartphone into Cardboard.
- I look around and see the 360 degree video in every direction.
Oculus VR (virtual reality) / MR (mixed reality) system development
We are developing VR system (VR: Virtual Reality) and MR System (MR: Mixed Reality) with immersive feeling using HMD (Head Mounted Display). We will provide realistic simulated experiences that we could not experience until now. For example, it is possible to provide realistic simulated experiences like the following.
- VR system development to experience the universe (Oculus VR) … VR (Virtual Reality)
It is a VR system that allows you to experience a space like a fake. You can see the full-size artificial satellite and the blue earth at your feet. (VR universe)
- VR (Oculus VR + Leap Motion) to experience the cockpit of the near future car … MR (Mixed Reality)
By using LeapMotion, it is possible to touch and operate the virtual interior of CG. You can select various scenes of the near future car from your virtual space with your own hands. (VR automobile simulation)
- VR system development in the near future car (Oculus VR + Ovrvision) … MR (Mixed Reality)
By using Ovrvision (front camera), you can synthesize content data of CG into a real world and simulate a virtual image of a near future car in a real space. (VR car image)
- City driving VR system (Oculus VR + eye tracking sensor) … VR (Virtual Reality)
It is a VR system that runs throughout the city with the urban area in the VR space sitting in the driver ‘s seat. It is possible to grasp the movement of the driver ‘s line of sight while driving around the city with the eye tracking sensor and check what kind of gaze movement the driver is driving. (VR automobile simulation)
- Housing VR system (Oculus VR + Kinect V2) … VR (Virtual Reality)
You can walk around the apartment model room space created with 3DCG freely, open the door by hand, open the window, turn on the electricity in the room, or run the water from the faucet. (VR residential simulation)
- VR system development to see and touch a real machine (Oculus VR / HTC VIVE + Kinect V2)
In addition to seeing real-world virtual machines in virtual space, use Kinect V2 to recognize the bones of hands, replace the recognized hands with virtual hands in the virtual space and touch virtual machines with that hand You will be able to. It is also possible to give specific movements (pressing buttons, sounds) to the machine in the place you touched. (VR automobile / VR factory / VR industry / VR machine / VR housing)
- Real machine + MR system of CG synthesis (MS HoloLens) … MR (Mixed Reality)
You can try incorporating the 3DCG data under design as it is into a real machine, and you can see it together. As new optional part design and mechanical design can be seen according to the real mechanism in the CG data state, it is possible to raise the development speed in developing new parts. (MR design simulation)
- Development of VR system incorporating artificial intelligence (machine learning) (Oculus VR / HTC VIVE + Kinect V2)
Automatically learns the user’s movement in the virtual space (machine learning) and automatically recognizes the standard motion pattern. Based on the behavior pattern, we will judge the movements of individual users in the virtual space. If it is not standard behavior, you can inform you by issuing an alarm in the virtual space. It can be expected to be applied in training, rehabilitation, work training and so on.


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Tomorrow is a day to celebrate our FAVORITE creatures from under the sea….The Turtles 🙂 And, I have a few ideas about how you can SHELLebrate World Sea Turtle Day 2022!
Today, June 16, is a day that we use to honor and adore the sea turtles all over the world. Sea turtles have been around for millions of years and the Hawksbill, Green and Leatherback species of this enchanting creature have been calling the shores of St. John their home for LONG before any of us. World Sea Turtle Day was created to not only honor these incredibly important and mesmerizing beings, but also to honor a man who dedicated his life to spreading awareness about the preservation and protection of sea turtles. Dr. Archie Carr, founder of the Sea Turtle Conservancy and known as the “father of sea turtle biology” celebrated his birthday on this day. And, to honor his work and his memory, World Sea Turtle Day shares his birthday….
World Sea Turtle Day is celebrated the same day as Dr. Carr’s birthday, June 16th. Dr. Carr will forever be remembered for the enhancement of the sea turtle conservation movement and the legacy he has left behind. His research and advocacy brought attention to the threatening conditions that continue to impact sea turtles today. His work highlighted the issues and helped create the community that continues to strive for a better life and future for sea turtles around the globe.- SeaTurtleWeek.com
So, in order to properly commemorate this day, here are a few ways that you can SHELLebrate whether you are on island or not!
On Island Activities-
- This one’s a given- Go swim with some turtles. Head out to Maho or Francis and take a swim alongside some of your bestest buds. Keep a safe distance of at least ten feet, take only photos and leave only bubbles!
- Go to The Tap Room– Yes, that’s right. St. John’s only brewery will be donating a portion of their proceeds on Thursday, June 16 in support of the Friends of Virgin Islands National Park Sea Turtle Conservation Program. Grab yourself a delicious Juicy Booty or Love City Seltzer on tap and toast to the turtles!
- Participate in a Turtle Talk- Every Tuesday and Thursday, Friends VINP sea turtle experts host a sea turtle information table at Maho Bay from 9AM-11AM.
- And, if you are on island long term, this is an opportunity of a lifetime! Friends VINP is currently looking for volunteers for their sea turtle nesting program! “Volunteers for the 2022/23 season need to be residents of St. John and able to commit July-November for at least one early morning patrol per week on a set schedule. New volunteers must attend one training session. Beach monitoring will begin July 1st.” If you are a St. John resident and will be on island from July-November, please email Friends VINP for more information and to sign up for this incredibly satisfying volunteer program. Turtle (and volunteer) Power!
Off Island Ways to Support and Participate-
- Adopt a Turtle! That’s right…You can adopt a sea turtle for only $30! And, that small donation goes to support the Friends’ turtle conservation programs on St. John. Last year, this AWESOME non-profit made sure that over 2,000 baby endangered Hawksbill turtles made it safely into the sea after their birth. In exchange for your donation, you will receive a adoption certificate and a special species information care card. This would make an awesome Fathers’ Day gift if you know of a special guy who appreciates our sea turtles!
- Attend a Virtual Turtle Talk- Friends VINP Sea Turtle Program Leaders, Willow Melamet and Adren Anderson, will provide a virtual update on the current sea turtle program and provide insight on challenges the turtles will face as we enter the nesting season. This talk will cover sea turtle life history and the work being done to protect these endangered species. It’s free to attend, but you need to register ahead of time on the Friends VINP website.
- Educate yourself and others about sea turtles- If you are an educator, a curious spirit or you have little ones who just LOVE the turtles of St. John, head over to the Friends VINP sea turtle resource library for some amazing information and educational materials on our little green buddies.
- Join a Coastal Cleanup- International Coastal Cleanup has a wealth of ways to get involved with cleaning up our seas. But the one I want to touch on for this purpose is their interactive map that allows you to find a coastal cleanup to participate in near you. If you don’t see one within driving distance, you can start your own cleanup as well and get others involved via their network.
Well, I don’t know about all of you, but I sure am looking forward to the SHELLebration tomorrow 🙂 I know, I know it’s cheesy. But I also think it’s hilarious. 🙂 I hope that you all enjoy the rest of your Wednesday and, whatever you do tomorrow in honor of the sea turtles, I hope you have a great time doing it!
The cover photo and many of the photos in this article were taken by the incredibly talented Scuba Maxsta.


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Still basking the success of his hit single “No Vacancy”, DKT Baba is finally set to unveil the video to ‘Kilofoshi’ featuring Olamide.
The Masterkraft produced song which was recorded a long time ago defines Baba’s uniqueness and creativity, this is unarguably one of the best songs to hit the playlists. ‘Kilofoshi’ is a guaranteed club banger and street anthem.
DKT Baba – Kilofoshi ft. Olamide (Prod. by Masterkraft)
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IP spoofing, also known as IP address forgery or a host file hijack, is a hijacking technique in which a cracker masquerades as a trusted host to conceal his identity, spoof a Web site, hijack browsers, or gain access to a network. Here's how it works: The hijacker obtains the IP address of a legitimate host and alters packet headers so that the legitimate host appears to be the source.
When IP spoofing is used to hijack a browser, a visitor who types in the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of a legitimate site is taken to a fraudulent Web page created by the hijacker. For example, if the hijacker spoofed the Library of Congress Web site, then any Internet user who typed in the URL www.loc.gov would see spoofed content created by the hijacker.
If a user interacts with dynamic content on a spoofed page, the highjacker can gain access to sensitive information or computer or network resources. He could steal or alter sensitive data, such as a credit card number or password, or install malware . The hijacker would also be able to take control of a compromised computer to use it as part of a zombie army in order to send out spam.
Web site administrators can minimize the danger that their IP addresses will be spoofed by implementing hierarchical or one-time passwords and data encryption/decryption techniques. Users and administrators can protect themselves and their networks by installating and implementating firewalls that block outgoing packets with source addresses that differ from the IP address of the user's computer or internal network.


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Sir James Guthrie (1859-1930) was one of the Glasgow Boys, a group of late-19th century Scottish painters influenced by French realist Jules Bastien-Lepage.
Like some other artists of middle-class origin in those days, his family sent him to university with the idea that he would practice law. And like the others he abandoned that line of education to take up art, though his art training came largely by self-education.
Regardless of how he mastered his skills, Guthrie became one of the most prominent Scottish artists of his time. By 1902 he was president of the Royal Scottish Academy and in 1903 was knighted.
The best place to find Guthrie's painting is Glasgow, of all places. Unfortunately for me, the last time I was in Glasgow I hadn't yet launched into serious study of art history and skated through Kelvingrove faster than I really should have.
I don't much like Guthrie until his later work, find his early work a bit too protestant. I've seen these paintings though and I must say 'Old Willie...' is an incredible bit of portraiture.
I was blown away by some of the middle period Glasgow Boys stuff, when they got a bit society and started painting the North's elite instead of its poor. There's a portrait of the daughter Gateshead's Sowerby Glass dude which is great, but can't remember who its by, might be Guthrie actually. And a portrait of Joseph Crawhall III which is great too.
Crawhall III is my favourite out of the lot of them actually, but then I may be biased in that I am a massive fan of his father, Crawhall II, who was an amazing and much underrated book artist and woodcutter. I run a little (but expanding) website of his work if you are interested:
North Briton -- I'll post from time to time on other Boys and will take a look at your link.
One Boy I'll probably cover was that runaway who went south to paint nabobs, Sir John Lavery. Hope you won't mind.
I have long been a fan of Bastien-Lepage, it is great to find other painters who are interested in his work! Thanks!
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Why not come along and try are Aquabes session on a Thursday 10.30am – 11.00am (Tearm time only). From new born up to 3 years of age, where they will be introduced in to the water buy playing games, singing songs and socialising with other children of similar age. This session is ran buy Joan North a fully Qualified level 2 swimming teacher and Aquabes coach.
This session is a pay as you go session so no need to book.
Thursday 10.30am – 11.00am

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For the first time since the outbreak of Covid-19, a large group of international travelers will visit Korea to enjoy Korean healthcare and wellness services.
Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) said around 800 people from Mongolia and Kazakhstan would visit Korea for medical and wellness care in group tourism from Wednesdays to September.
On Wednesday morning, the first group of 150 Mongolians arrived at Jeju Airport, KTO said. The visitors will get health checkups for five days at Jeju Jungang Hospital, We Hospital, Cheju Halla General Hospital, and Hankook General Hospital. They will also visit wellness tourist sites.
Other Mongolian tourists will arrive on Jeju Island via five chartered planes in July, August, and September. Each plane will carry about 140 people.

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Croatia’s Biggest IT Companies Generate Over 1 Billion in Revenues
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Revenues generated by 100 of Croatia’s largest IT companies last year totaled 8.26 billion kuna (1.1 billion EUR), 8.6 percent more than in 2012, announced IDC Adriatics on Tuesday …
Whilst revenue had grown close to 10%, the number of employees remained at the same level as last year, just under 6,000. According to the report, regional distributor M San Grupa, which has its head office in Zagreb, is the biggest IT company in the country with annual revenues of 1.43 billion kuna (185 million EUR). Local system integrators Combis and King ICT were just behind M San.

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In our data study we searched for the key phrase Financial Planner in New York City, and then repeated this for the other top 199 most populated cities in the United States. We then analyzed Financial Planner Google Business (previously: Google My Business) Profiles to understand the Industry. How many reviews do you need? How many reviews do you need to rank in the top 3 of Google? And much more.
Average Number Of Reviews For All Financial Planner Companies
After conducting a thorough analysis of Financial Planner Google My Business profiles in the top 200 most populated cities in the United States, we found that the average number of reviews for all Financial Planner companies is 56. This means that on average, Financial Planner companies have received 56 reviews from their clients. However, it is important to note that there is a wide range of review counts among Financial Planner companies. While some companies have received only 4 or less reviews, others have received as many as 500 or more. This indicates that there is a significant variation in the level of engagement and satisfaction among clients of Financial Planner companies. Overall, the data suggests that Financial Planner companies should focus on building a strong online reputation by actively engaging with their clients and encouraging them to leave reviews.
Average Number Of Reviews Of The Financial Planner Companies Ranked In The Top 3 Of Google
After conducting a thorough data study on Financial Planner Google My Business profiles in the top 200 most populated cities in the United States, we found that the average number of reviews for companies ranked in the top 3 of Google was 49 in San Diego, 45 in Houston, 38 in Philadelphia, 37 in New York, 23 in Chicago, 17 in Dallas, 12 in Los Angeles, 11 in San Jose, 9 in San Antonio, and only 2 in Phoenix. These numbers are quite intriguing and raise several questions. Why do some cities have significantly higher average numbers of reviews than others? Is it due to a higher demand for financial planning services in those areas or is it because companies in those cities are more proactive in managing their online reputation? Further research is needed to fully understand the factors that contribute to these variations.
Cities With The Highest Amount Of Financial Planner Google Reviews
After conducting a thorough analysis of Financial Planner Google My Business profiles in the top 200 most populated cities in the United States, we have found that Anaheim, Boise, and Tampa have the highest amount of Google reviews for financial planners. Surprisingly, these cities outrank larger metropolitan areas such as New York City and Los Angeles. It is interesting to note that smaller cities seem to have a more active and engaged community when it comes to reviewing financial planners. This could be due to a variety of factors such as a higher concentration of financial planning firms in these areas or a stronger emphasis on personal finance in these communities. Regardless of the reason, it is clear that financial planners in these cities should prioritize their online reputation management to ensure they are attracting potential clients and standing out in a crowded market.
Cities With The Least Amount Of Financial Planner Google Reviews That Still Ranked In The Top 3
After conducting a thorough data study on Financial Planner Google My Business profiles in the top 200 most populated cities in the United States, it was found that some cities with the least amount of reviews still managed to rank in the top 3. Baltimore, Aurora, Augusta, and Atlanta were among the cities with the least amount of reviews, all having zero reviews. Despite this, they still managed to rank in the top 3. This finding raises questions about the importance of reviews and reputation management for financial planners. Is it possible that other factors, such as location or word-of-mouth referrals, are more influential in determining a financial planner’s success? Further research is needed to fully understand the impact of reviews and reputation management in the financial planning industry.

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|DVD Rising Tides
Director: Jeff West
Writers: Alison Cozby, Jeff West
Stars: Jeff Walker, Alisha Revel, Rett Terrell
Two ex-lovers are at odds with one another during a weekend lake house party. As a killer in the woods picks off their friends one by one, they must decide whether to rekindle their flame or lose each other forever.


Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System
The Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System or IRNSS is an indigenously developed Navigation Satellite System that is used to provide accurate real-time positioning and timing services over India and region extending to 1500 km around India. The fully deployed IRNSS system consists of 3 satellites in GEO orbit and 4 satellites in GSO orbit, approximately 36,000 km altitude above earth surface. However, the full system comprises nine satellites, including two on the ground as stand-by. The requirement of such a navigation system is driven because access to foreign government-controlled global navigation satellite systems is not guaranteed in hostile situations, as happened to the Indian military depending on American GPS during the Kargil War. The IRNSS would provide two services, with the Standard Positioning Service open for civilian use, and the Restricted Service (an encrypted one) for authorised users (including the military).
IRNSS would have seven satellites, out of which five are already placed in orbit. The constellation of seven satellites is expected to operate from June 2016 onwards.


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Sofidel announced its participation in PLMA’s 2023 annual private label trade show, known as “The Store Brands Phenomenon,” which will take place Nov. 12-14 in Chicago.
“We’re excited to attend this year’s event to showcase our latest private label solutions,” said Mary Conwell, National Sales Manager, Sofidel America. “Sofidel offers a variety of sustainable private label paper products to help retailers meet their consumers’ needs. Many of our paper products are Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®)-certified to ensure the sustainability of the products.”
The show, which has been running for more than 40 years, has been a key meeting point for retailers and manufacturers, facilitating networking, exploring new products and driving private label programs. For Sofidel, this platform represents an opportunity to differentiate itself from the competition and highlight its commitment to quality and sustainability to retailers.
“While other companies offer private label products, our adherence to achieving strong sustainability goals and following strict processes sets us apart,” added Conwell. “We also offer National Brand Equivalent (NBE) products and innovations, such as paper packaging.”
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Here. We know that for from Equation eight six, we can find the potential energy in terms of access would be the negative, integral from zero to ex of negative 3.0 x minus 5.0 X squared. And we can say that the potential energy in terms of X would be equal to three x squared over two and then this would be plus five X cubed over three. We can then say for part a using the formula the you at X equals two ah would be equal to three times two squared, divided by two plus five times two cubed, divided by three. And the potential energy at X equals two is gonna be equal to approximately 19 jewels.
We can then say for part B, we know that when the speed is equal to four meters for a second ah, the mechanical energy is going to be equal to 1/2 and the squared plus the potential energy at five. So we can then say that the speed of other this must equal the energy at the origin. So we can say that four part B. This would be the, um total energy total mechanical energy. And we can then say that ah, four part the 1/2 and the squared plus the potential energy at five will be equal to 1/2 times the initial velocity, plus the potential energy at zero.
So we know that here the potential energy at zero is going to be zero. So the initial velocity would simply be equal to the square root of the velocity squared, plus two times the potential energy at five, divided by the mass. And then we can then say this is gonna be equal two, four squared plus two and then the potential energy at five is 246 jewels that simply substituting in five for this equation here and then this would be divided by the mass and we know that the masses again 20 kilograms. Therefore, the initial velocity must eat well 6.4 meters per second. This would be our answer for part B four parts.
See, now we know that then our initial formula for you in terms of X would be equal to negative X The negative eight rather plus three x squared, divided by two plus five x cubed, divided by three given that the potential energy at X equals zero is gonna be equal to a negative eight jewels. So that's how we're going to account for that. So therefore, the potential energy at X equals two would be equal to negative eight plus three times to swear, divided by two plus five times to cubed, divided by three. And this is equal in 11 Jules. However, the initial velocity is still going to be equal to 6.4 meters per second because it only depends delta you.
So when you're calculating the change in potential energy, this negative eight is of course, going to cancel out. And so the initial velocity will remain constant. That is the end of the solution. Thank you. For what?.

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The finance ministers of Western nations have denounced Russia’s plan to invade on Ukraine at G20 talks in Indonesia on Friday, blaming Moscow officials of complicity in atrocities committed during the war.
The two-day meeting in Bali began under the shadow of a Russian military assault that has roiled markets, spiked food prices and stroked breakneck inflation, a week following Russia’s diplomat walking out of the negotiations with the forum’s foreign ministers.
As per Treasury official, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said to the Russian delegation in the opening session, “Russia is solely responsible for negative spillovers to the global economy. Russia’s officials should recognize that they are adding to the horrific consequences of this war via their continued backing of the Putin government. You share responsibility for the innocent lives which has been lost.”
She was joined by the finance minister of Canada, Chrystia Freeland, who said to Russia’s delegation they were responsible for “war crimes” in Ukraine due to their support for the invasion, a Canadian official said.
Freeland mentioned, “It is not only generals who execute the war crimes, it is the economic technocrats who permit the war to happen and to continue.”
The Finance minister of Russia, Anton Siluanov and the Finance minister of Ukraine, Serhiy Marchenko, are both taking part virtually in the meeting.


SACRAMENTO, Calif. signed a bill Monday that regulates for the first time tied to dairy cows and landfills, an escalation of California’s efforts to fight climate change beyond carbon-based gases to include methane and other pollutants.
The move by the Democratic governor targets a category of gases known as short-lived climate pollutants, which have an outsize effect on global warming despite their relatively short life in the atmosphere. Environmentalists hope that tackling short-lived pollutants now would buy time to develop new and more affordable technology to reduce carbon emissions.
The legislation will require steep reductions in a variety of pollutants, including methane; HFC gases used in aerosols and air conditioning refrigerants; and soot, known as black carbon. It’s tied to $90 million in funding for the dairy industry and garbage collectors.
“This bill curbs these dangerous pollutants and thereby protects public health and slows,” Brown said in a statement.
Republicans said the strict regulations will hurt agricultural businesses, despite concessions made to dairy farmers.
They will be required to reduce methane emissions from manure to 40 percent below their 2013 levels by 2030, with the help of $50 million from the state’s fee charged to polluters, known as cap-and-trade.
The money will help a handful of them buy dairy digesters, which use methane from manure to generate energy that’s sold to electrical utilities.
The legislation also allows the Air Resources Board to regulate cow flatulence if there’s viable to reduce it.
Lawmakers approved the measure on the last day of the legislative session after Brown negotiated a compromise with dairy farmers, some environmental groups and the bill’s author, Democratic Sen. Ricardo Lara of Bell Gardens, almost exclusively with Democratic support.
“With these bold and ambitious goals, we’ll continue to set the standard for worldwide,” Lara said in a statement.
While some supported the legislation, others were angry that Brown and Lara made concessions to ease the transition for the dairy industry, including postponing mandates until 2024.
The new law also pushes for a significant increase in composting to reduce organic waste, which emits methane when it breaks down in landfills. It calls for a boost of 50 percent within four years.


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On-the-Set Photos of Ne-Yo's 'Miss Independent' Video
Rapper Ne-Yo has just finished music video shoot for brand new single "Miss Independent". The video which is directed by Chris Robinson, takes place in Santa Monica, California.
The video features cameo appearances from R&B singer Keri Hilson and Trey Songz. Ne-Yo has also asked actress Gabrielle Union and Lauren London to be co-stars in the video. Speaking of their collaboration in the video, Ne-Yo says, "I had an awesome time working with Lauren London, Keri Hilson and Gabrielle Union."
"Miss Independent" is Ne-Yo's second single from upcoming LP "Year of the Gentleman" which is due out in stores on September 16. The tune was set for release as a digital download on August 11. As posted on his official website, Ne-Yo wrote that the song is his tribute to women that can stand up for what they believe in.
Photos of Ne-Yo on the set of "Miss Independent":
- Khloe Kardashian Claims Lamar Odom's New Romance Is Only a Way to Get Her Attention
- Mila Kunis Gives Her Parents a Surprise Home Makeover
- 'The Flash' 3.20 Promo: Savitar Will Be Unmasked in 'I Know Who You Are'
- Victim's Relative Says Chris Soules Fatal Car Crash 'Was Just a Freak Accident'
- Tarek El Moussa and Christina Put Divorce on Hold to Focus on Their Show
- Kendra Wilkinson Is Slammed by Farrah Abraham on 'Marriage Boot Camp' Promo
- Caitlyn Jenner Claps Back at Kris Jenner Over Harsh Comment About Caitlyn's New Memoir
- HyunA Gets Slammed for Saying That Skin Exposure on Stage Should Be Justified

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The restaurant industry has devoted much time and effort to moving traditional HR procedures online, making workflow more efficient. But many sitting in the C-suite have found that, when soliciting employee feedback, a strict reliance on the Internet won’t work. It’s face-to-face time that gets results, no matter the company’s size.
That’s why Jamie Strobino, senior vice president of operations and human resources for Milton, Mass.-based Not Your Average Joe’s, says he spends 80 percent of his time in stores talking to hourlies. “It’s the human piece that makes a difference,” he says. “Anyone can do a survey, but there’s always something deeper that you can only get by talking.”
Getting staffers to open up can be as simple as working on their level. That’s part of why Boston Market CEO George Michel and his team log many in-store hours. “[Employees] get very comfortable sharing thoughts and ideas after working on the line with you for an hour,” says Michel. But a few tricks make feedback more attainable.
1. Invite them to call B.S.
At orientation, Strobino hands out Joe’s mission-and-values card, which he off-handedly refers to as a “bullshit card.” He explains, “[Restaurants] all have values, but when the rubber hits the road, do we live up to them? If not, we want [employees] to raise their hand and call B.S.” To encourage this, he enforces an open-door policy with no repercussions for speaking up.
2. Break the ice
Some hourlies might not initially feel comfortable around execs. That’s why Michel introduces himself as The Big Chicken—the title on his business card. “It gets a laugh and they want to talk to you. It’s a great way to start a conversation,” he says.
3. Tap focus groups
Chicago-based Argo Tea is considering a barista advisory board, an idea suggested by a staffer, says Director of Training and Development Amber Williams. The group of employees would discuss menu items, procedures and more, to keep corporate up-to-date on daily store life. “If we don’t truly understand the experience at the front line, we might make a mistake,” she says. Michel launched similar meetings of the minds at Boston Market in 2012 with his campfire-style Big Chicken Chats. He sits in the middle of 12 to 18 store managers for an open discussion, brainstorming cost solutions and ways to deal with guest complaints and sharing positive feedback.
4. Zoom in on the best—and worst
Both Argo and Joe’s execs admit that as the chains grow, spending time in each store is a challenge. “You don’t need to be in all of the restaurants, but you can still go visit markets,” says Michel. Boston Market benchmarks and visits the top 20 restaurants as well as the bottom 20 stores. “As you get bigger, you deal with exceptions on both sides. See what the top does right, then use that learning to help the bottom.”
5. Show their ideas in action
It’s a sense of being heard that Michel says is crucial for honest feedback. It’s not just having a presence in the store, he says. “You have to listen with the intent of doing something.”
6. Decide whether to go public or private
Instead of following the same route as Starbucks’ notoriously public employee forum, Chicago-based Argo Tea decided to go the private route, mainly so it could have a place to communicate proprietary information it wouldn’t share with the public, such as recipes, the employee handbook and training information, says Williams. Via the employee-only website, Argo’s team members have a login to access an open forum for comments, questions and concerns and a section to connect directly with founders, Arsen Avakian and Simon Simonian. The founders make it a point to spend time in stores with employees, and Argo has found that staffers feel more comfortable communicating via web with someone they’ve interacted with in person, versus responding to a faceless member of the corporate team on the other side of the computer, Williams says.
7. Gamify feedback
These operators say Olympic-style games are a good way for employees at all levels to innovate and get involved with the brand. Argo holds its Argolympics, a barista competition that the director of food and beverage attends annually. “Some of the food and drinks even made it on the menu,” says Williams, helping staffers feel that their opinions and creativity matter. Boston Market has held similar Olympic-style competitions, bringing together the best carvers and servers from each region to face off—and show the operator some best practices these top employees already use.


Central interstate low-level radioactive waste compact : hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-eighth Congress, first session on S. 1581, a bill granting the consent of Congress to the Central Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact, October 21, 1983.
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El Deafo is the story of a little girl who loses her hearing at a very young age because of a serious illness. Cece is then saddled with a very large, very powerful hearing aid that might help her hear, but doesn't help her make many friends. I loved this book because we all have things that we wish we could change about ourselves, so relating to Cece was not hard at all!
You should pick up El Deafo today - you will find yourself rolling on the floor when Cece finds out just how powerful her new Hearing Aid is and cringing when..... well you'll just have to read it to see!
So go on - read!

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