Quilting instructions for making a quilt generally follow conventional techniques. But the trick is to learn a method that works for you.
Not all quilters do things the same way or have the same preferences. What works for one doesn't necessarily work for others.
The best way to learn to quilt is to have an open mind and experiment and test all techniques at least once before deciding what to keep and what to throw to the wind.
If you are excited about quilts and can’t wait to get started with quilting instructions that teach you using good solid quilting techniques, then feel free to page through this page.
Bet you’ll find many opportunities to say “Wow! I didn’t know that. I can’t wait to try that idea on my next project.”
Quilting has earned a popularity closely tied to artistry and elegance. But you don’t have to be artsy to want to quilt.
For those who are passionate about quilting know that the monetary success is not as important as the fulfillment in producing a work-of-art that can be handed down from generation to generation.
Quilting instructions often do not elaborate on why you should consider prewashing fabric. If you ask three quilters whether to prewash or not you will get three different answers all of which will be steeped in personal experiences. Most of the time you will form your answer to this question based on fear.
I can only tell you that fabric dyes are either reactive dyes that chemically become a part of the fibers or dyes that are sealed on the surface of the fabric.
Reactive dyes can bleed and stain other fabrics when washed together. Surface dyes most likely become suspended in the wash water and generally do not stain other fabrics.
Both kinds of colorants can cause crocking which means the colors on the surface of any fabric can rub off during the handling process. Prewashing will take care of this dilemma.
When you prewash you can preshrink, check colorfastness and remove any chemical coatings. With so many absolutes why wouldn't you want to prewash every time? I always try to avoid unwelcome quilting instructions that could get me into trouble.
Prewashing can be relatively painless and is one of the easier quilting instructions to learn.
Cut a triangle of your fabric and pin it to a piece of white terry cloth. Or better yet, pin the triangle to a piece of falloff batting that you saved for jobs like this.
One at a time, drop the pined piece into a quart jar of sudsy warm water. Secure with a cap and shake vigorously. I love easy quilting instructions like this one!
Do this for each of your fabrics. Don't mix them all together in one jar.
Then examine the terry cloth (or cotton batting square if that is what you used) for dye transfer.
If you see any dye traces you should prewash the piece of fabric by itself, dry and press.
Whether you prewashed your fabric or not you will nearly always have to deal with jagged edges, irreparable off-center folds and even crooked selvages.
An excellent Beginner Quilting tip is to learn how cutting, handling and sewing affects bias edges, straight grain or lengthwise grain edges of any piece of fabric.
There are a couple of ways to square fabric. The first one is quick and easy. Choose whichever side appears to be the shortest and make a small clip on the selvage edge cutting all the way through the selvage into the fabric just a smidgen, about a half inch.
Next, grab the two sides where you clipped the selvage and rip-tear from selvage to selvage. This method is always used for badly skewed plaids or stripes.
The second way is to lay the fabric on the cutting table to make it nice and straight. This method is preferred when the fabric seems relatively straight.
Press the fabric to remove stubborn creases and puckers before squaring up and before placing it on your cutting board. Line up the selvage edges as best you can and press with an electric iron to smooth out all the wrinkles.
Place the single folded piece of fabric on the cutting mat with the folded edge next to your body.
Fold the fabric in half again, aligning the selvage with the fold. This makes four layers of fabric each about 11-inches wide.
When the piece of fabric is longer in length than your cutting mat, accordion-fold the yardage to your left (or right if you are a lefty) leaving the end that you are going to square up on the cutting mat. This assures a straight cut.
Align the folded edge of your fabric (the edge closest to your body) to a vertical line on your cutting mat.
Now carefully place your quilting ruler across the bottom crosswise grain edge of your fabric aligning the quilting ruler to a horizontal line on the quilting mat.
Do a double check and square up the bottom of the fabric by cutting at a 90 degree angle to the fold.
To keep the quilting ruler stable, spread the fingers of your left hand on the ruler and apply a little pressure.
Hold the rotary cutter against the side of the quilting ruler and begin rolling the cutter forward while applying firm, even pressure.
Walk your left hand (don't slide it) and reposition your hand as you advance the rotary cutter.
Be careful not to shift the ruler. Do not lift the cutter from the fabric until it has cut through the folded edge.
A Quilting Instruction Tip: It’s a given, you will have trouble keeping your quilting ruler from sliding while you cut.
There are a couple of things that you can do. Place two or three needle grabbers on the fabric before laying the ruler down. This is a small circle of rubber used by hand quilters.
Needle grabbers are inexpensive, reusable, easy to find and do not obscure your view because you can place them away from the point of measurement.
Many quilting instruction tips are based on safety so familiarize yourself with as many as you can.
Another quilting instructions tip is to place about three 1/2-inch squares of 'stick on' sandpaper on the back side of your cutting ruler. You will most likely be able to find a piece of this type sandpaper on your husband's work bench. He would use it to stick to the bottom of his electric rotary sander. You can also find sand paper grippers anywhere that they sell sewing notions such as Nancy's Notions or Jo Ann Fabrics.
If your rotary cutter leaves a thread uncut at regular intervals, the blade is most likely damaged. Try repairing the blade by using a rotary blade sharpener.
If you are not familiar with a sharpener tool stop by your local quilt store and ask for a demonstration. You will also find a rotary blade sharpener at most craft stores like Jo-Ann Fabrics and Crafts…a good place to use your 40 percent off coupon that they send you if you are on their mailing list.
If you cannot repair the blade replace it. Of all the quilting instructions that I can tell you about, this one is a real safety tip; remember a dull blade is dangerous. Get rid of it!
Olfa makes a nice rotary cutter that retracts the blade automatically once you release the handle which helps protect the blade from getting damaged and gives it a longer life and is safer than the kind that you have to retrack yourself.
Fabric folded lengthwise twice is easier to handle but it can also produce a bend in the middle. It is important not to assume that your fabric, once squared, will remain squared.
It is important to check the angle of the cut edge after every few cuts. Both fabric and rulers tend to slip.
Slippage is a natural tendency when two or more movable items react to applied pressure.
Lengthwise grain holds its shape better than the more stretchy crosswise grain. So it is better to cut borders, lattice, and other long pieces along the lengthwise grain.
This means you are cutting parallel to the selvage (side by side in same direction). It also means that any long straight borders will have less piecing. Yeah!
Borders are difficult, so when I read about simple quilting instructions such as this I like it! Learn more about Quilt Borders...they are unlimited!
We all learned to iron by placing the iron down with authority and then use a back-and-forth motion, just like swaying to the music while doing the peppermint twist! Lots of motion at the waist line!
If the wrinkle was stubborn and didn't disappear, we added more steam or squirted with a spray bottle filled with water.
Quilting instructions for pressing quilt pieces differ from the traditional way of ironing. Quilters relate to the Pogo-stick motion.
In quilt making you need to re-learn how to use the iron. You only need to press by lifting and setting; it is an up and down motion.
Each time you move to a new area lift and place-do not glide.
Quilt seams are generally pressed to one side. If you press the seam open you see the joining stitches and the seam becomes weaker.
Plus, the batting may protrude through the seam causing an ugly effect on the top side. This is especially true with hand-pieced seams.
It is also true that pressing the seams open will help the quilt to lay flat and it makes the quilting easier unless you are quilting in the ditch.
But, if you know that you have to press the seams open be sure and set the stitch length to 16 stitches to the inch. This is the kind of quilting instructions that you most likely won't find in books. It is learned after you experience the dilemma.
The thing to remember is to set your machine to a very small stitch. If you must press any seam open, and you will have to on occasion, this is a quilting instructions tip to remember!
Avoid moving the electric iron at an angle (against the grain) as this will cause distortion.
First 'set the seam' which is also referred to as imbedding the stitches into the fabric. Then open the joined pieces and press the seam toward the darkest color. Always use a dry iron (without steam) and a lift and place motion…no sliding back and forth. Warning, it will be hard to break old habits!
In quilt making, squares and triangles are joined frequently. You become a pro at joining them after doing a few when you first learn to quilt.
Align the 90 degree corner of the triangle to the 90 degree corner of the square. The tip of the triangle will extend beyond two corners of the square.
Pin the two patches together. Both extending triangle points should measure exactly 1/4 inch.
After stitching the two pieces together, ‘set the seam’ and then open the pair and press toward the dark side.
Trim off the extending 1/4-inch triangle points after you stitch and press the seam.
Turn your attention to joining a triangle's bias side to a square. The long side of most triangles is cut on the bias. This means that it will stretch very easily so handle very carefully.
To make joining of a square to the bias side of a triangle, first find the center of the square by folding in the middle and then mark that center point by finger pressing.
Next find the center of the bias side of the triangle piece. Be careful not to pull or stretch. Mark by finger pressing in the same manner as you did with the square.
Match the centers of each piece (right sides together) and pin. Stitch together and trim the 1 /4-inch extending triangle points off.
This method of joining two same size triangles will eliminate handling the cut bias edges and eliminate any stretching along the bias line.
Be sure you start with squares that are 7/8 inch bigger than the desired finished size of your triangle square.
Stack two same size squares right sides together that are 7/8-inch bigger than your desired finished size. Using a soft #2 pencil with a sharp point, draw a diagonal line from corner to corner on the wrong side of the lightest square. It is important to be accurate with the pencil line.
Using your 1/4-inch presser foot stitch a seam on each side of the diagonal line you just drew.
Prepare several squares for sewing, sew one seam on each pair by chain piecing. Then chain piece again to complete the second seam. You don’t have to clip the pieces apart before sewing the second row.
You can clip both rows of stitching at one time after all sewing is complete.
When sewing identical parts using an assembly line process your accuracy will improve.
This technique is called chain piecing. It is fast and will conserve both time and thread.
As you might imagine, when you sew like-sets of patches in a continuous line, without stopping, until you have all the sets joined, your technique and confidence will improve.
Start with a scrap starter to minimize the thread from jamming and the fabric from being pulled into the needle hole. Quilting instructions such as this are valuable and most likely will not be found in most quilting books.
Or you can also hold on to the tails of the lead threads until you stabilize the first few stitches.
I keep a supply of scrap starters handy as I find I need both hands to assure a nice straight and even start.
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Let’s go to the land of creepy this morning. A couple of things have come out over the last month which transported me there and I thought I’d invite you along for the ride.
How would you feel about your freezer ratting you out to your doctor about your nightly three scoops of ice cream? It’s a possibility, you know. As the “Internet Of Things” becomes a reality, the same smart appliance that lets you know the ice cream is nearly empty and which adds it to your digital shopping list can also report in the frequency and rate of the product’s depletion. To whom? Your doctor, your insurance company, or to anyone else that buys the data. That makes me uncomfortable (not that I eat ice cream any more) and apparently I’m not alone:
When researchers told the survey respondents that their Web-enabled devices could collect data, the vast majority — 87% — said they were concerned about the type of personal information gathered. Almost the same proportion — 85% — said they would want to know more about data collection before using “smart” devices… Just 14% were comfortable sharing such information with ad companies, while only 19% felt okay about allowing market researchers to access the data.
That’s from the Media Post report on the TRUSTe study. I believe that many companies entering this space are of the “ask for forgiveness” mindset instead of the “get their permission.” That’s unfortunate and might lead to some nasty backlash, as the IDC study found:
According to the survey results, and contrary to popular belief, only a minority of consumers are openly disposed to the “give to get” exchange of private information for guidance dependent on a retailer having access to such information – 14% are privacy spenders and 15% are open guidance seekers… Shoppers split about equally into two groups, those who choose privacy over relevancy and those who prefer relevancy over privacy, 53% to 47%. But by nearly a two-to-one margin, 62% to 38%, more consumers believe that they do not have enough control over their privacy in the hands of the retailers they shop.
So while the advantages of the technology, both for consumers and for businesses, are evolving, I’m of the opinion that a strong statement about privacy needs to come from the folks who are pulling together these collection devices. We’ve seen the FTC cite Google, Facebook, and others for gathering data without permission and consumers are even more attuned to the practice now than they were years ago. Why not get better data in the open instead of asking our appliances to rat us out without our permission? Thoughts?


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Here’s another message that rather fell through the cracks. It arrived quite a long time ago from reader Bles Grobbelaar. He wrote:
Hi Allan, Durbanites and friends
Yesterday I was an 11-year-old bare-footed youth swimming at Fynnland Beach and today 60 years later I am retired after having lectured for 39 years at universities in Australia, NZ and good old SA.
Talking of Fynnland Beach: The folks who are aware of the fact that there once was a beach at Fynnlands are getting fewer and fewer. We moved to Durban in 1948 when housing was scarce and had to live in a tent on Fynnland Beach until we could find a house. The luckier ones lived in houseboats on the beach and contributed to the unhealthy conditions that probably led to the closure of the beach in around 1954.
I can recall that during low tide you could walk from the beach to Salisbury Island to look at the mangrove swamps. I still remember the brightly coloured changing booths and the Sunday Photographer. On Easter Mondays there used to be some sports organised for the youngsters.
There used to be some restaurant or night club across the railway line with a well where according to rumours, Dick King got water for his horse. The well was still standing on my last visit in the 80’s. I can still recall the Juke box playing the hits from those days, “Now is the hour”, “Tennessee Waltz”, “Down the trail of aching hearts”, Mocking bird hill”, and the list just goes on and on.
There used to be a set of manually operated booms that contributed to road safety by stopping the Salisbury Island traffic whenever a train arrived. Then there were the Sea planes that flew overhead and landed in the bay.
Oh, so many memories and all I can show for it is one photo of us standing on the pier from which you jumped into the water. Can anybody who has any photos of what I refer to above, please upload some or share them with me at firstname.lastname@example.org

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Ending months of silence on buying new fighter jets, India has announced it will push the case of getting 114 jets from a foreign maker under a deal expected to be in around $ 20 billion.
The project would be under the ‘make in India’ programme, meaning the foreign company will have to set up a manufacturing base in India.
Indian Air Force Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari pitched for 114 Multi Role Fighter Aircraft (MRFA) at press conference in New Delhi on October 5 .
India looks at 200 jets over a decade
The deal for 114 jets is part of the planned induction of the IAF over the next decade or so. In March 2020, just days before the first wave of Covid-19 pandamic hit India, its Ministry of Defence announced a decision to procure an additional 83 single-engined indigenous Tejas Mark 1A fighter jets for Rs 38,800 crore ($ 5.31 Biillion). Deliveries for the 83 Mark 1A Tejas jets made by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited would start in 2024.
Since order of the Tejas 18 months ago, the programme inviting global biggies to make another 114 fighter jets was on the back burner as India battled two waves of the pandemic. As the deliveries of 36 Rafale fighter jets will be completed by next year, the IAF now is looking to take up the case for the MRFA or the 114 fighter jets.
New Tech is what India wants
India is looking at newer technologies. The RFI for the 114 jets mandates Transfer of Technology (ToT) to Indian partner. The foreign company winning the tender could be the automatic choice for the advanced medium combat aircraft (AMCA) and will get due weightage. The AMCA is being designed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
The IAF Chief made it clear on what the force looking at the deal for 114 jets.
A decision on 114 jets will hinge upon how India plans to pace the manufacturing of the next locally made fighter jets – the Tejas Mark 2, also called the medium weight fighter and the advanced medium combat aircraft (AMCA). Both require foreign engines and the AMCA needs some outside design support too.
With these numbers lined up, the Ministry of Defence could actually spin around the tender for 114 jets and ask the bidders to make upgraded bids which could meet wider requirements like MWF and AMCA.
Realistically the first AMCA should be inducted by 2028. The Chinese have already tested their ‘J-20’ and claim it to be 5th Gen. The F-22 Raptor from the US is established and truly tested 5th gen fighter while the Sukhoi-57 is yet to commence production. The foreign manufacturer who will win the bid for making the 114 fighter jets under the SP Model will be the obvious partner for the AMCA.
The process from now on
The RFI is first step in the Indian tendering process and in these three and half years the next step called the request for proposal (RFP) — has not been initiated. This will be kick-started when the Ministry does an ‘acceptance of necessity’ (AON) following which an RFP is issued asking the vendors to respond with technical and commercial bids.
Seven global plane makers have sent in their proposals for the RFI but the project – expected to be some $ 20 billion with weapons and associated packages — has been on the backburner till now.
In the race for this tender are the Lockheed Martin’s F-21, Boeing’s F/A-18IN, Eurofighter Typhoon, French Dassault’s Rafale, Swedish Saab’s Gripen and Russian MiG-35 and the Sukhoi 35.
The selected foreign OEM will tie-up with a selected Indian strategic partner (SP).


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text: Supplementary MaterialsSupplementary information dmm-12-037069-s1. 116 proteins (41%) which are forecasted targets from the selective autophagy protein p62, LC3 and ATG16L1. Our integrative evaluation revealed autophagy-mediated systems that degrade essential proteins in Paneth cell features, such as for example exocytosis, dNA and apoptosis harm fix. Transcriptomic profiling of extra organoids verified that 90% from the noticed adjustments upon autophagy alteration possess effects on the proteins level, not really on gene manifestation. We performed additional validation experiments displaying differential lysozyme secretion, confirming our computationally inferred Belinostat downregulation of exocytosis. Our observations could clarify how protein-level modifications influence Paneth cell homeostatic features upon autophagy impairment. This informative article has an connected First Person interview using the joint 1st authors from the paper. C that total Belinostat bring about granule exocytosis abnormalities in Paneth cells, with a poor influence on autophagy-mediated defence against bacterial pathogens (Cadwell et al., 2008; CREB3L4 Lassen et al., 2014; Perminow et al., 2010; Wehkamp et al., 2005). Due to its essential function within the autophagy equipment, ATG16L1 is necessary for the Belinostat correct working of autophagy generally (Kuballa et al., 2008; Mizushima et al., 2003) and in a variety of intestinal cell types, including Paneth cells (Cadwell et al., 2008; Patel et al., 2013). In Paneth cells of mice harbouring mutations in crucial autophagy genes, such as for example or because of the gain of the caspase-3 cleavage site without diminishing the proteins structures (Salem et al., 2015). Despite the fact that the essential part of ATG16L1 in modulating autophagy in Paneth cells is well known, the precise molecular systems and cellular procedures suffering from autophagy impairment stay to become elucidated. In this scholarly study, we utilize the small-intestinal organoid tradition model, which reproduces villus-like and crypt-like domains quality of intestinal morphology, recapitulating many features of the tiny colon. Intestinal organoids consist of specialised cell types, such as for example Paneth cells, that can’t be analyzed in cell lines, producing them a distinctive model program to analyse Paneth cell protein and features (Sato et al., 2009). To improve the usefulness from the organoid model, we enrich both WT and autophagy-impaired organoids for Paneth Belinostat cells by directing the lineage of organoid differentiation (Luu et al., 2018). Inside our earlier report we display that drug-treated organoids recapitulate essential top features of the gut environment, demonstrating they can serve as useful versions for the analysis of regular and disease procedures within the intestine. We likened mass-spectrometry data with histology data included within the Human being Proteins Atlas and determined putative book markers for goblet and Paneth cells (Luu et al., 2018). With this study, we analyse the quantitative proteome of Paneth-cell-enriched small-intestinal organoids without intestinal epithelial cells particularly, and review it towards the proteomic profile of WT Paneth-cell-enriched organoids. Provided the known problems of autophagy in inflammatory disorders, the main autophagy impairment because of the lack of Atg16l1 could possibly be regarded as an intense disease model. In order to understand the possible mechanisms by which autophagy impairment could modulate the abundance of proteins in key epithelial cell functions, we establish an workflow (Fig.?1) combining several computational approaches, including protein-protein interaction networks, interaction evidence incorporating protein targeting by selective autophagy and information on functional processes. Using this integrative approach, we show that proteins with altered abundances in the autophagy-impaired Paneth-cell-enriched organoids could be substrates of selective autophagy and could be targeted by autophagy, resulting in their degradation. Our integrative approach pointed out several autophagy-dependent cellular processes as well as novel mechanisms in which autophagy was influencing those processes. Using the transcriptomic profiling of the WT and autophagy-impaired organoids, we validate that the proteomic changes are due to protein-level alterations and not due to gene expression changes. Importantly, we also confirm that autophagy dysfunction alters several cellular processes, such as cellular exocytosis, which was downregulated in autophagy-impaired organoids and is known to be deleteriously altered in patients with an inflamed digestive tract (e.g. CD patients). Taken together, our observations, based on a model Belinostat of autophagy impairment in Paneth cells, provide a mechanistic explanation of Paneth cell dysfunction due to autophagy impairment. The demonstrated involvement of novel autophagy-dependent processes in Paneth cells extends our understanding of disorders related to autophagy dysfunction. Furthermore, it opens the door for the development of new and/or supplementary therapeutic interventions for digestive pathologies triggered or exacerbated upon autophagy.

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The basic mechanics of a slot machine have stayed the same since mechanical slot machines first became popular in the 1890s. A player places a bet, spins the reels and waits for them to stop in order to see whether or not they’ve won. The outcome is determined by random number generators, meaning that every spin has the same chance of winning. This makes online slots fair and provides players with the same odds as those who play them in brick-and-mortar casinos.
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Love and Hair Peace is a private, appointment only, hair salon dedicated to helping you restore your own hair. Located in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, we are approximately fifteen minutes south of Center City, Philadelphia, and four miles south of the Philadelphia airport. While we do offer a full variety of salon services, our specialization is in the treatment of hair loss. If you’ve lost hair as the result of genetics, cancer treatments, medications, trichotillomania, or for any other reason, then we will do our best to fit your needs and budget. There are many different types of hair extensions, just as there are many different types of hair. Some are for finer, weak, or damaged hair while others are meant for stronger, healthier hair, and thus hair extensions may not be the best option for everyone. We will discuss your hair goals and the look you are trying to achieve to come up with a realistic expectation from your hair extensions or hair piece. OUR goal at Love and Hair Peace is to help you restore you’re own natural hair.
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Stephen William Hawking, CH, CBE, FRS, FRSA (born 8 January 1942) is a British theoretical physicist. Hawking is the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge (but intends to retire from this post in 2009), a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge and the distinguished research chair at Waterloo's Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. He is known for his contributions to the fields of cosmology and quantum gravity, especially in the context of black holes. He has also achieved success with works of popular science in which he discusses his own theories and cosmology in general; these include the runaway best seller A Brief History of Time, which stayed on the British Sunday Times bestsellers list for a record-breaking 237 weeks. Hawking has a neuro muscular dystrophy that is related to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a condition that has progressed over the years and has left him almost completely paralysed.
Hawking's key scientific works to date have included providing, with Roger Penrose, theorems regarding singularities in the framework of general relativity, and the theoretical prediction that black holes should emit radiation, which is today known as Hawking radiation (or sometimes as Bekenstein-Hawking radiation). He is a world-renowned theoretical physicist whose scientific career spans over 40 years. His books and public appearances have made him an academic celebrity. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and a lifetime member of the Pontifical Academy of Science.

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Canadian rockers NICKELBACK have released a series of videos ahead of their upcoming "All The Right Reasons Tour" this summer. In the videos, NICKELBACK members Chad Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Mike Kroeger and Daniel Adair discuss how they will be celebrating the 15th anniversary of their diamond-certified No. 1 album "All The Right Reasons" by performing the album in its entirety, in addition to a slew of hits fans know and love. NICKELBACK also explains the nostalgic meaning behind its song "Photograph" and the amplified world of rock-stardom described in their song "Rockstar".
NICKELBACK will kick off its highly anticipated tour in Raleigh, North Carolina on June 19, with STONE TEMPLE PILOTS and TYLER BRYANT & THE SHAKEDOWN supporting.
"All The Right Reasons" was released in October 2005 and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart. It spent 110 weeks in the Top 30 and has sold over 19 million copies worldwide, including more than eight million in North America alone.
Chad Kroeger told The Pulse Of Radio a while back that he doesn't know the formula for that kind of success. "I used to think I knew how to help another band achieve success, and I don't think I know how to do that anymore," he said. "I mean, that's what every record company is looking for, aren't they? How do we get a band to be as successful as we possibly can. There's just something there about four guys that get together, make music, and they get onstage and they play their hearts out for their fans... sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't."
Since forming in Alberta, Canada in 1995, globally celebrated NICKELBACK have cemented themselves as one of the most commercially viable and important acts of the past three decades. NICKELBACK's success includes worldwide sales of more than 50 million units, solidifying their status as one of the top-selling acts of all time.
Their inescapable and irresistible smash "How You Remind Me" was named Billboard's "Top Rock Song Of The Decade" and was No. 4 on the Top 10 songs of the 2000s list. "All The Right Reasons" was diamond certified (10 million+ copies sold) by the RIAA, in 2018, putting them on an elite shortlist of artists to ever accomplish this. Amongst all these accolades, they've also been named Billboard's "Top Rock Group of the Decade." And, along the way, they have received a staggering nine Grammy Award nominations, three American Music Awards, a World Music Award, a People's Choice Award, twelve JUNO Awards, seven MuchMusic Video Awards, and have been inducted into Canada's Walk Of Fame (2007).
With more than 23 chart-topping singles and fans spanning the globe, NICKELBACK boasts twelve consecutive sold-out world tours, playing to well over eight million diehard and adoring fans.


Oil and gas air pollution is a serious problem in Utah, but a new rulemaking from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) intended to roll back recently finalized waste and pollution reduction measures is bad news for clean air and for state revenue.
We know what bad air days feel like in the Wasatch Front and how detrimental they can be to our economic development, and to our personal health and wellbeing. Less well known, but just as problematic, are the smoggy skies that can plague eastern Utah’s Uinta Basin. This local air quality problem has been directly tied to pollution from oil and gas drilling sites, a problem these new BLM rules would help solve.
Uintah and Duchesne counties are both major centers of oil and gas production on federal and tribal lands and struggle with high ozone levels, putting public health at risk. Ozone pollution can trigger asthma attacks and worsen emphysema. Children and the elderly, are especially at-risk to the effects of air pollution. Kids exposed to high ozone can often experience a lifetime of lingering effects on their hearts and lungs. Current ozone levels in these counties are so high that the region is expected to become a federal “nonattainment” area by April 30. That designation will trigger the need for further actions to reduce pollution.
But the impacts are not just to air quality. Rolling back these measures will mean less state revenue as well. By his agency’s own estimates, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s proposal to gut the BLM methane waste rule will waste tens of millions of taxpayer dollars and cost Americans more than $1 billion in wasted natural gas and pollution.
In Utah, studies have shown that the oil and gas industry is wasting $28.4 million worth of natural gas from federal and tribal lands every year. As a result, Utah taxpayers lost out on over $31 million in royalties from 2009 to 2014 because of wasted natural gas on federal/tribal lands. This is funding would otherwise go to education, healthcare and roads — specific sectors that are continually cash strapped and fall short from other funding sources.
This rollback is also out of step with the desires of Utahns. According to a recent Envision Utah survey, 75 percent of Utahns want cleaner air. Another recent bipartisan poll found that 82 percent of Utahns want federal standards that cut waste and pollution from oil and gas development.
In 2016 the BLM held more than half a dozen public hearings across the west, before finalizing new standards to cut methane waste and associated air pollution from oil and gas development on federal and tribal lands. But, despite bipartisan opposition to rollbacks in Congress and overwhelming opposition across the country, Zinke is choosing to gut reforms and instead rely on a 40-year-old regulatory framework that is disconnected from our 21st-century energy landscape.
This rule reversal will leave Utah families with less funding for our schools and communities, wasted energy, and more smog pollution threatening the health of our children and seniors.
But, despite widespread support for the rules across the west and in Utah, the agency is proposing to remove these waste reduction requirements without a single public hearing. This flies in the face of calls for greater transparency across the political spectrum.
Despite the lack of adequate public input opportunities, the BLM is currently accepting public comments through Monday. Since this appears to be our only opportunity to provide public input, please join me in opposing this harmful rule change. Submit your comments to Zinke and the BLM, letting them know that Utahns want sensible rules to cut methane waste, expanded revenue opportunities for our state with no financial burden on industry, and greater transparency and public input in the process.
Soren Simonsen is a founding board member of the Mormon Environmental Stewardship Alliance (MESA), and has been working on air quality, environment and conservation projects and initiatives for three decades as a planning and design professional, and as an elected and appointed official.


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Chinese tire tariffs: what has the impact been?
Nearly 12 months after the White House imposed a 35% tariff on Chinese-made consumer tires, the U.S.-China Business Council is asking for an objective report on th economic impact of the decision.
In a letter sent to President Obama yesterday, Aug. 25, John Frisbie, president of the Washington D.C.-based council, wrote that it has "found no evidence that the tariffs on low-end Chinese tires have had a positive effect on American jobs, and we suspect the tariffs have had an overall negative economic impact on American consumers.
"U.S. imports of Chinese low-ened tires have indeed declined following the imposition of the tariffs, but low-end tire imports from other countries have increased significantly and are higher overall than before the tariffs. Tire industry sources say that prices have increased, impacting American pocketbooks, and data from the Bureau of Labor show that tire manufacturing jobs in America continue to decline overall.
"Before we contemplate any further such cases -- or indeed, other controversial, tariff-based solutions to trade concerns -- we need to make sure we have a fact-based understanding of the economic impact of the tire tariffs.
"I encourage you to use your authority under Section 421 to request that the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) provide a report on the effects of the changes in the tire tariffs on American consumers and job creation. The statute requires that ITC collect data so it can quickly respond to such a request, and as an independent agency, ITC can report objectively on the impact of the tire tariffs.
"An objective report will provide needed clarity on how these types of tariffs affect our economy and whether they achieve the goals they were designed to meet."

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Working locum tenens can have several benefits for you regardless of your specialty. In fact, according to NALTO, the National Association for Locum Tenens Organizations, locum tenens is one of the fastest growing career paths for physicians today, and for good reason. Practicing locum tenens can help prevent burnout and can be less stressful than permanent positions. Not only that, it can provide more flexibility for family or personal needs.
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By 2025 it’s projected there will be a deficit of 90,000 physicians. That’s even after accounting for an increase in advanced practice practitioners that will be needed as the population ages.
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If you’ve ever played a game of telephone, you know how easy it is for a single message to be misinterpreted. The difference between miscommunication in a children’s game versus your dialysis clinic is the potential for patient harm. In fact, failures of communication are the reason for 70% of 2455 sentinel events, with 75% of those events resulting in patient death.
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Becoming more productive as a physician can often feel like trying to tame a wild horse: Just when you think you have things under control, you get bucked off the ride. Maybe you struggle with managing an overwhelming number of responsibilities, or have challenges committing to your calendar. Whatever the case, we’ve outlined some ways to dust yourself off and get back in the saddle.
Whether you’re an internist or a general surgeon, you want to provide surgically complex patients with the best evaluation possible for their postsurgical risk for complications. But according to a recent investigation published by the JAMA Network, you might be overestimating the risk, regardless of your medical training.
Nearly 60 percent of doctors report they experience bias from patients in the form of offensive remarks about race, gender, ethnicity and age, according to a survey from Medscape.
Have you ever experienced or heard of a colleague experiencing the following?
- A patient request for a doctor of a different race, despite the physician attending to him or her being the most qualified for the procedure the patient needs
- A prejudiced remark from a patient that an attending hears but does not address?
Anecdotes like these are plenty, but why do they occur and do they affect patient care?
U.S. Renal Care Names Michael Huguelet Executive Vice President & Chief Development Officer
Huguelet previously held positions with North Star Anesthesia and DaVita. Prior to becoming involved in the kidney care space, he was involved in investment banking. The executive vice president and chief development officer is a newly created position for U.S. Renal Care.

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Eileen Brennan has died aged 80 after losing her battle with bladder cancer.
Eileen Brennan has died aged 80.
The 'Private Benjamin' star - who played Goldie Hawn's character Judy Benjamin's tough commanding officer Doreen Lewis in the 1980 movie - passed away at her home in Burbank, California, on Sunday (28.07.13) after losing her battle with bladder cancer.
Her family said in a statement: ''Our family is so grateful for the outpouring of love and respect for Eileen. She was funny and caring and truly one of a kind. Her strength and love will never be forgotten.''
Goldie took to Twitter to pay tribute to the late Hollywood icon, insisting the 'Jeepers Creepers' star was the funniest actress she ever worked with.
She wrote: ''We have lost my old friend Eileen Brennan. No one ever made me laugh more! Now I cry. Please keep singing darling from on high. Rest (sic)''
Brennan earned a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her role in 'Private Benjamin' and won an Emmy for reprising the part in the TV version of the movie.
She also received Emmy nominations for her guest roles in TV series including 'Will & Grace' - in which she portrayed Zandra - as well as 'Taxi', 'Newhart' and baby boomers show 'Thirtysomething'.
Writer-director Christopher McQuarrie brings a dark and gritty tone to this larger-than-life franchise.
Ed Helms has spoken about his initial reluctance to follow up the 80's cult classics.
Mike's current life revolves around his girlfriend, a healthy amount of weed and his job at the local cash & carry.
Michael Douglas' two movies this year couldn't be much more different.
O'Brien, Rocky Horror's creator, will be playing the narrator in a special West End run in September this year.
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Title: Measurement of strains and temperatures in a real structure. M-40: Viaduct over the Manzanares river and the road to El Pardo
Author(s): Corres Peiretti, H.; A. Pérez Torrico Narváez, J.; Pérez, J.; Estévez Sánchez, R.
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Abstract:In this paper, the main results of an experimental program aimed at measuring strains and temperatures in a real structure (the Viaduct over the Manzanares river and the road to El Pardo in Madrid) are presented. The results include a full characterization of the instantaneous and time-dependent properties of two different concretes (supports and deck), distribution of temperatures in the deck of the structure after the placing of concrete, including high temperatures due to concrete hardening, as well as strain measurements in several cross sections of the deck and at several points inside a single cross section. In particular, the effect of shear lag is measured. Finally, a step-by-step calculation is carried out to predict the evolution of strains in the structure, using the time dependent tests of the concrete to adjust the rheological models.
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any ideas? i want to make something fast but pretty for one of my friends <3
There are many free crochet patterns that you can turn into keychains or brooches.
Like @brikoba said there’s a ton of patterns (free and priced) to choose from. I would use the magnifying glass in the shop to search something your friends like and choose from there
A keyring of their favourite flower
i found this pattern and it’s super pretty, haven’t tried it yet but looks easy!
also how do you link something so like the preview comes up?
@simplyphi I’m not sure if someone edited for you, but you have the preview in your post… Just posting the link in the body of the text automatically does this. If you want the words to be a link then you use the the chain at the top of the text box (next to the italic I)
I would need more info since i don’t know your friend or their likes/dislikes…
But I agree with above suggestion of taking a look through the patterns and seeing if anything catches your fancy. If you need free, just change the sort to price: low to high
they said they like anything, but their favorites are plushies!
So here’s a few things I found that looked like they might be easy (I don’t make amigurumi, so I won’t swear they are) and I thought were cute
what kind of project?
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Despite recent public concern over whether the UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal will fulfill its mandate, an official within the court’s Victims Support Unit says he is confident that trials of regime leaders will help bring about some national reconciliation.
Im Sophea, who coordinates the unit’s public outreach, told “Hello VOA” Thursday the court would record the stories of victims for the historical record and would provide “acceptable justice” to the millions of Cambodians traumatized by the regime.
However, he said, the court also needs participation by other partners across society to help the healing, including psychological counseling, and some kind of compensation for victims.
Khmer Rouge victims and tribunal monitors have expressed concern over the amount of participation allowed to so-called civil parties, which represent a third party in the courtroom aside from the prosecution and defense.
Im Sophea said the victims unit has undertaken nine different educational forums around the country in an effort to help victims speak out and ask questions. The next forum will be held in Takeo province in the near future, he said.
The overarching questions in those forums, he said, are: Why were there the “killing fields,” and who was behind them?

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Tollywood star actress Tamannah Bhatia made her presence and shined at her brother Mehendi function. Her brother Anand Bhatia is working as a Doctor in the USA. His marriage was confirmed with Kruthika Chowdary and the family is ready with the wedding preparations. The grand Sangeeth event and Mehendi function took place in Mumbai at a star hotel. Tamannah has become the centre of attraction for the entire event as she is looking gorgeous in a wonderful outfit. Some of the pictures from the function are going viral on the social media now.
Tamannah is one actress who was shot to fame with Telugu films. She was later seen in the Tamil and Hindi languages films as well. Her recent hit is Baahubali where she played Avanthika.


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Brighton is 90km due south of London on the coast, directly across from France. We took a day trip there on Saturday for the whopping sum of GBP15 for two round-trip tickets. From the picture above, you might imagine Brighton is a tropical paradise, but it felt bloody cold with a stiff wind and a high of 18C.
The beach isn’t made of sand but tiny pebbles. They are tricky to walk on, but lovely to lay down on. Like a beanbag chair we burrowed into the beach and snoozed a few prime afternoon hours away.
Yes, they have double decker busses here. In the background, the sea!
Inside Recipease, another member of the Jamie Oliver Food Empire. GBP3 gets you a decent takeaway lunch (we had fish and chips instead, but in retrospect should have contributed to the JO fund once again…)
Does the above street remind you of anything you’ve seen before? Maybe in The Best Neighborhood In Toronto, CORKTOWN???
Brighton is also the sight of the Royal Pavilion. It looks like the Taj Mahal because it’s modeled after it. Completely un-British.
It was built as a bachelor pad for the Jon Gosselin of British Royalty, King George. It’s the Playboy Mansion circa 1785. Georgie loved it, but subsequent royalty didn’t, and it was sold off to the town of Brighton in 1830. Interesting fact: it served as a WWI hospital for Indian soldiers, and during WWI about 250,000 Indians were brought in to fight.
Brighton has some amazing antique, vintage, and food markets. Above some Canadian content.
Also, great coffee. We stopped at 3 cafes that day, and the picture above is from our favorite, Brighton Coffee Co.
I like the name, and love the sign.
In the evening, tapas.
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October 18, 2013
Friday: The Alex Jones Show. National Debt Tops $17 Trillion For First Time In History As We Inch Closer And Closer To The The Fiscal Cliff.
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On this Friday, October 18 edition of the Alex Jones Show, Alex pulls in all the latest economic news to reveal the controlled implosion of America as private, off-shore mega banks continue to drain the wealth of the middle class. The U.S. dollar is slipping against the Euro and U.S. Treasury debt prices are at a high. China is promoting the renminbi as a global reserve currency in place of the dollar, which would greatly accelerate America's economic collapse. Gerald Celente, financial forecaster and publisher of The Trends Journal, joins the show to explain Chase Bank's latest regulations, which are the first steps towards the complete destruction of financial privacy and the implementation of a cashless society. Dr. David Brownstein also joins the broadcast to talk about how Americans can improve their immune systems and avoid major health issues down the road.
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On The October 18, 2013 Broadcast Of The Infowars Nightly News, Gigi Ernetta Hosts & We Interview Jon Corbett. News Covered: House panel questions firms paid for troubled ObamaCare website. Obamacare woes widen as insurers get wrong data. Apologist for Assassination of Americans to Be Named as New Homeland Security Chief. Obama’s DHS pick a major Democratic donor, senators question credentials. DHS adviser: Persecuted Christians incited Muslims. UN investigator presses US to publish drone attack data. House Republicans Changed The Rules So A Majority Vote Couldn't Stop The Government Shutdown. New Study: ’2013 ranks as one of the least extreme U.S. weather years ever’– Many bad weather events at ‘historically low levels’ - Watch now
On The October 17, 2013 Broadcast Of The Infowars Nightly News, Lee Ann McAdoo Hosts & We Interview Stephen Kohn of Whistleblowers.org. News Covered: Chase Bank Claims Concerns Are Overrated. LOCK DOWN: Your Cash Is No Longer Your Own: “Everything Is Fine” Cyprus-Style Wealth Confiscation Is Now Starting To Happen All Over The Globe. Bail In vs Bail Out. Chinese Downgrade Credit Rating. Obama Says Ignore Naysayers. Internal TSA Documents: Body Scanners, Pat Downs Not For Terrorists. - Watch now
On this jam-packed Thursday edition of the Alex Jones Show, Alex looks at banks beginning to limit cash withdrawals and international wire transfers as the economy continues it slow motion death dance. He also covers the coming food stamp riots and the corporate media celebrated end of the so-called government shutdown. On today's show, Alex talks with former presidential candidate Lyndon LaRouche about the LaRouche Political Committee's Obama Hitler billboard, the simmering war in Syria, the re-imposition of the Glass-Steagall Act, and other important topics. Preservation of the Second Amendment takes center stage on today's show ahead of an open carry rally planned for Saturday in San Antonio, Texas. Alex talks with Murdoch Scott of Don't Comply, one of several groups involved in the Second Amendment rally to be held on October 19. Alex will attend to event in Alamo Plaza. Other guests on today's show include Terry Holcomb and C.J. Grisham of Open Carry Texas. - Watch now
After an initial postponement, the trial of C.J. Grisham, the Texas soldier whose March 16 arrest by Temple police spawned a viral video, is scheduled to begin Tuesday, Oct. 15. The misdemeanor trial before Judge Neel Richardson, a visiting judge from Harris County, is expected to last perhaps three days. - Watch now

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The interactions between fluid and sediment in the swash zone dominate the erosion or accretion of the beach, and they act as boundary conditions for nearshore hydrodynamic and morphodynamic models. Thus, the evaluation of sediment transport is of particular importance for many coastal processes and the design of coastal structures. In this paper, unlike conventional approaches, Fuzzy Inference System (FIS) and Adaptive-Network-Based Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) methods are used for the prediction and simulation of cross-shore sediment transport in the swash zone. The ANFIS and FIS are established using the free stream velocity time series, Shields parameter and antecedent sediment data. Statistical measures were used to evaluate the performance of the models. The cross-shore sediment transport rate and swash velocity time series for the swash experiments of Masselink and Hughes (1998) were used as case studies. Predicated on numerical results, it is found that the ANFIS-based predictions are slightly superior to the FIS-based predictions. Furthermore, numerical examples manifest that the neuro-fuzzy approach provides superior accuracy in sediment transport modeling without incorporating different multipliers for uprush and backwash.


As the state suffered a historic “snowpack drought” last year, winter temperatures were 4.7 degrees warmer than normal and streamflows dropped to unheard lows across the state. The Spokane River was low, but it wasn’t the lowest the region had seen.
The Spokane is a complex river system and its flow is influenced by a variety of factors
Seasonal weather, groundwater use, and operation of hydropower facilities all play out on the river.
|The red line shows water flowing from Lake Coeur d’ Alenethrough the Post Falls dam. In July Avista locked in the flowat 500 cfs as a minimum required in the 2009 FERC license.The green line shows Spokane River flows just below downtown Spokane.|
Since 2009, Avista is required to maintain a minimum flow of 500 cubic feet per second at the Post Falls dam under a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) license. That’s 200 cubic feet per second higher than historical low-flows.
Due to drought conditions, the minimum flow was locked into place starting in July
Because the flow coming out of Post Falls dam remained constant until mid-October, scientists were able to “see” the hydrologic connection between groundwater pumping and Spokane River flows for the first time in 100 years of data collection. Under normal flow conditions, it is difficult to observe this relationship because dam operations and typical summer rain events inhibit scientists' ability to observe this trend.
|Aquifer levels (pink) began to increase in late August and Spokane River flows (blue) began to increase shortly after in September as seasonal groundwater pumping (red) decreases. Flow from the Post Falls dam remains constant.|
In the hottest, driest part of summer data shows that Spokane River flows hovered right around 700 cubic feet per second.
By comparing river flow and groundwater pumping data, scientists could see river flows increase as seasonal groundwater pumping decreased.
Despite record-low snowpack in the watershed, flows in the Spokane River were low, but not at their all-time low because the FERC license worked.
Flows in the river were below our recently adopted rule to protect the Spokane River. But it is important to note that instream flow rules do not add water to the river — they are a regulatory threshold to determine whether there is water available for new uses.
For more drought related information from around the state check out our 2015 drought response.


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The global Electric Vehicle Adhesives Market is forecasted to grow at a rate of 28.5% in terms of value, from USD 38.6 million in 2019 to reach USD 282.3 million by 2027. Market growth can be attributed to growing initiatives by governments of various nations supporting electric vehicle (EV) development and adoption. Given environmental problems such as global warming taking proactive steps and working to minimize carbon footprints by harmful earth emissions is crucial. Many jurisdictions provide incentives for the introduction of electric cars, such as tax deductions, tax credits, and additional benefits.
Along with growing electric vehicle production, demand growth can be due to the change in pattern from welding and metal fasteners to adhesives, as the latter significantly leads to weight savings and lower carbon emissions. Nevertheless, according to the Open Charge Map, a national public electric car charging site list, about 1,50,000 charging stations are located in 75,000 locations worldwide. Therefore, the ratio of electric vehicles on-road to that of charging stations is small. In developing countries, the amount of charging stations built is less compared to those of developed regions. This is likely to hamper the selling of hybrid cars, negatively impacting the market for adhesives on electric vehicles. In turn, demand will be slowed by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which disrupted the global economy because many production plants have been shut down due to employee safety from the virus.
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The industry was segmented into battery electric vehicles (BEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV), depending on the model of the car. Usually, battery-powered vehicles do not have an Engine, fuel tank, or exhaust pipe, and rely on electricity for propulsion only. A plug-in hybrid electric car is powered by both electricity and gasoline. However, as the name implies, contrasted with a typical hybrid, PHEVs can be plugged into an outlet or charging station to recharge the onboard battery. Moreover, it typically has the potential to only operate on battery power alone, as well as only petrol or a mix of both such as Toyota Prius Prime.
Resin Type Outlook:
Adhesives of polyurethane are distinguished by their excellent adhesion to smooth and porous surfaces. As a result, varied materials such as wood, paper, cardboard, and sandwich panels are easily binding. Adhesives for electric vehicles made of polyurethane create tight and robust bonds with many substrates. High durability, abrasion tolerance, superior physical strength, and capacity to fill holes are some of the remarkable properties of urethane systems. The cost of adhesives, likewise, is weak. Because of their elastic coupling, they are preferred in applications such as automobiles and manufacturing.
The battery packs in electrical powertrains use adhesives in their manufacturing, which leads to various advantages such as improved crashworthiness and battery pack integrity, multi-substrate bonding, lightweight, and uncoated metals bonding. Battery Cell Encapsulation predicted to see the highest development over the projected period. Cells use structural adhesives to assure mechanical integrity between them. In the case of movements, acceleration, or deceleration, adhesives are used for careful alignment of cells and their solid fixture to avoid any step.
Thermal interface bonding is the second-largest volume application category due to decreased battery size resulting in increased heat output that should be dissipated, requiring the use of suitable thermal interface materials capable of integrating low viscosity and good thermal conductivity with isolation. This scenario emerges the need for adhesives, which can provide mechanical rigidity and thermal connection, as well as versatility in nature by avoiding the use of fasteners. Henkel introduced silicone-free liquid gap fillers for electric cars in April 2019, along with a new drug that provided 3.0 W/m-K thermal conductivity—increasing R&D activities, which lead to the introduction of new types of adhesives for electric vehicles anticipated to fuel the growth of the market.
The Asia Pacific held highest market share 2019, as China is the world's largest maker of electric vehicles. Growing production of electric vehicles and batteries in the region is expected to fuel the market’s growth. Europe is among the market\'s central areas, with a growing focus on electronic vehicle development and promotion, and adhesive demand is expected to dominate in the coming years.
- There is a rise in demand for the use of PHEV, as it can be plugged into an outlet or charging station to recharge the onboard battery. Moreover, it typically has the potential to only operate on battery power alone, as well as only petrol or a mix of both. The revenue generated by PHEV was USD 23.5 million in 2019 and is expected to grow with a CAGR of 26.9% for the forecasted period.
- Based on resin type, Epoxy generated a revenue of USD 11.9 million of overall business based on the product in 2019 due to its wide variety of applications owing to superior characteristics such as high strength and performance, tendency to absorb moisture, and high resistance to temperature.
- Pack & Module Bonding and Thermal Interface Bonding applications are the major contributors for the Electric Vehicle Adhesives Market generating revenue of around 82.0% by value of their total business in 2019.
- Asia Pacific regions are among significant shareholders for the Electric Vehicle Adhesives Market, which contributes approximately 53.0% of the overall business of the market across the globe in 2019.
The players operating in the market have undertaken a number of strategies related to the market in the period 2017-2020. The key highlight is:
- In July 2019, Henkel was expanding operations at US facility in Salisbury. This will spend USD 45 million to install new equipment and upgrades to produce UV acrylic adhesives used in tapes and labels, which are commonly used in the electronics industry.
- In July 2019, LG Chem revealed its plan to build a second factory to produce EV batteries in the United States. LG Chem is one of the leading manufacturers of cells and sells its products to large companies such as General Motors and Volkswagen.
- In January 2018, Under their adhesive technologies segment, Henkel AG & Co. had opened an innovation center in Bintaro Jaya, Indonesia. It is the first Asia-Pacific adhesive research center. The center seeks to provide technologies and high-impact approaches for the Indonesian and Southeast Asian adhesives, sealants, and practical coatings sectors. The center is expected to work with consumers to produce new products and increase the quality and efficiency of their manufacturing facilities in line with this.
The industry offers numerous growth opportunities. Thus, a number of startups providing innovative products and technologies have been entering the market. Some of them include Charzer.
In 2017, Charzer launched Fae Bikes - India\'s first electric scooter-share startup and made it a renowned brand. They are now accelerating the Electric Vehicle revolution in India by creating simple and easy to use charging experiences.
Mergers and Acquisitions are an integral part of the Electric Vehicle Adhesives industry. Along with the companies operating in the market, other key market players have also been entering the industry.
- In October 2019, Parker Hannifin Corporation acquired Lord Corporation, a leading adhesive manufacturer, for USD 3.68 million in 2019 due to the growth in the aerospace industry for the need of EV. The deal offered a vital and enormous product expansion for the company's engineered materials unit, considering Cool Thermo-branded thermal management solutions and other adhesives from Lord Corporation, which are expected to prove fruitful for the company's sales due to the increasing production of EVs worldwide.
- In May 2019, a joint venture between Volkswagen and OEM Anhui Jianghuai Automotive received permission to begin the construction of their BEV factory. As per Volkswagen, the joint venture aims at manufacturing 22 million electric vehicles in the coming decade, with 50% production to take place in China.
- In November 2017, H.B. Fuller acquired Adecol, Brazil, that manufactured adhesives based on hot melt, reactive, and polymer. Adecol also provided battery hot melt adhesives. This takeover benefits H.B. Fuller to expand footprints in emerging markets.
Reports and Data forecast promising developments for increased adoption of Electric Vehicles Adhesives. According to industry experts, the market will be experiencing growth in the coming years with an increase in the production from the pack & module bonding application in the developing economies for the development and growth of various industries. Moreover, new manufacturers are expected to enter the market, which is likely to provide platform-centric equipment and supplies. New companies entering the industry would focus on innovating and delivering through advanced technologies, thereby reducing complexity and lowering the overall total cost of operation. Experts also believe that increase in the adoption of the product in emerging nations would be a key development area for the growth of various industries.
Segments Covered in the report
This report forecasts revenue growth at a global, regional & country level, and provides an analysis of the market trends in each of the sub-segments from 2017 to 2027. The scope of the report can be defined as:
For the purpose of this report, Reports and Data have segmented into the global Electric Vehicle Adhesives sector based on vehicle type, resin type, application & region:
Vehicle Type Outlook (Volume, Kilo Tons; 2017-2027) (Revenue, USD Million; 2017-2027)
- Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV)
- Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV)
Resin Type Outlook (Volume, Kilo Tons; 2017-2027) (Revenue, USD Million; 2017-2027)
Application Outlook (Volume, Kilo Tons; 2017-2027) (Revenue, USD Million; 2017-2027)
- Pack & Module Bonding
- Thermal Interface Bonding
- Battery Cell Encapsulation
Regional Outlook (Volume, Kilo Tons; 2017-2027) (Revenue, USD Million; 2017-2027)
- North America
- Asia Pacific
- Latin America


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Over 1.1 million Syrian refugees are registered in Lebanon. Not only does Lebanon host more Syrian refugees than any other country, it also hosts over tens of thousands of other crisis émigrés from other countries, including Iraq, Sudan, Ethiopia, and neighboring Palestine. As a result, the economic and social implications have been profound for both […]
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From July 23-August 1, 2017, Clowns Without Borders USA is thrilled to return to Turkey for our fourth collaboration with Turkish artististic group led by Guray Dinkol. Representing CWB-USA will be Gabi Winters (Brazil), and Erwan Gronier (France). Gabi and Erwan will kick off the project by leading a day of capacity building workshops for […]
Project Turkey, July 2016: Refugees In Turkey ***Special Update from Clowns Without Borders *** As a result of the Turkey coup attempt on July 15, 2016, the two United States based artists did not join the project in Turkey. Due to the lack of information about the state of Turkey combined with concerns for […]
From November 30 to December 7, 2015, Clowns Without Borders USA is teaming up with a Secret Philanthropist/Anonymous Donor to host a very special 7 day performing tour for the refugees (Syrian and other) and migrants currently housed in Turkish refugee camps. Over 1 million Syrians have taken refugee in Turkey since the outbreak of […]
At the end of July CWB-USA is excited to announce a program in Turkey! During our two week program, two CWB-USA artists will be collaborating with local Turkish clowns and performing artists to create performances within Syrian refugee communities and their local host communities.
CWB-USA returns to partner with NGO’s in Lebanon…
More than one million refugees have flooded into Lebanon in the past three years. And new refugees keep coming as the conflict, which by some estimates has left more than 150,000 people dead, grinds into its fourth year. Clowns Without Borders partnered with Layan organization to share laughter with Syrian refugees in Lebanon . An international team of 4 artists performed and gave workshops in the Bekaa valley, North and in Beirut from May 31-June 14.
After spending four months in Palestine at the beginning of this year working at The Freedom Theatre in Jenin Refugee Camp, Sayda Trujillo will be returning with two CWB performers including David Lichtenstein. They will travel in the West Bank for two weeks performing in Area C communities for hundreds of children, youths and adults in Jenin district, Jordan Valley and South Hebron Hills. They will be hosted by The Freedom Theatre, Jordan Valley Solidarity and by community leaders in the South Hebron Hills.


Irish Water has reached another milestone to ending the discharge of raw sewage with the completion of Castletownbere Sewerage Scheme.
Since 2014, Irish Water has ended the discharge of over 60% of all untreated sewage in Ireland, with the completion of new wastewater treatment plants and network infrastructure in 21 towns across the country.
In Cork, works have just completed on the Castletownbere Sewerage Scheme and, Irish Water is progressing with four further wastewater projects across the county, providing new wastewater infrastructure for a population equivalent of over 6,500.
The Castletownbere works began in early 2021 and sought to end the discharge of raw sewage into Bantry Bay.
These works finished ahead of schedule providing wastewater treatment for a population equivalent of over 2,100 people.


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Here at TellyBetting we're not only about reality TV. Any televised event, sports based or otherwise is fair game. With that in mind how could we resist casting an eye upon one of the nations most treasured sporting event, The Grand National.
The roar of the crowds is almost overwhelming at Aintree during the Grand National and this Saturday those at the track and the rest of us glued to our TV screens will get to be part of that excitement. 40 horses or there about will once again cover this 4 mile+ course, jumping and hopefully clearing 30 fences over two circuits.
There have been some big priced national winners over the years, many highlighted on the outsider horse racing blog, which was bound to be the case I suppose since the race has been run since 1836. Who can forget the 100-1 winner Mon Mome in 2009 and even more recently Auroras Encore at 66-1 in 2013.
As for this year, we have a short priced favourite in the form of last year's Irish National winner Shutthefrontdoor. Hotly tipped, there's no doubting that it's in with a shot, but at 7-1 there's not really a lot of meat on the bone. Betting on the Grand National is one of the few national betting events that is more than often all about the fun even if you have placed a small wager on it. With that in mind, I'd rather bet on an outsider or two in the hope of winning big.
The bigger priced selections I'm going to go for are First Lieutenant at 33-1 and Dolatulo at 40-1. First Lieutenant, ridden by Nina Carberry, who would become the first ever female jockey to ride a Grand National winner, still has some mileage in the tank. Dolatulo, winner of the Rowland Meyrick Chase on Boxing Day looks to hold promise too. Formally trained by Paul Nicholls and now Warren Greatrex, who's had a great season, Dolatulo is handy over the fences and in with a shot here.
Both are a bit of a punt to be honest, but with a field of near 40, if your luck's in it's in and if it's not, it's not.
Enjoy the race!

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Since people keep asking: Today’s test will once again show in measurement series how to properly apply a purpose-built thermal paste on large GPUs. The selection of a suitable paste and the appropriate method determine success or failure. And I’m not just making this up as I go along, because much of what is shown here in a manual application has already been implemented and used in a similar way by board partners for a long time. I have already mentioned it in my articles from time to time, but today I still want to show a final comparison of how different methods perform. Because the differences in the result are striking!
Causal research: Nothing is equal!
My formplot shows (of course somewhat exaggerated) the problem of a current GPU, no matter whether it is from NVIDIA (in the picture) or AMD. The larger the GPU, the greater the possible curvature of the die and BGA board. This happens for the most part during packaging and can hardly be avoided. But now we come to the example plot: The curvature of the die is here with 0.068 mm (according to NVIDIA within the specifications) still in the tolerable range, however, I also had a card with something over 0.08 mm. This can still be managed quite well with thermal paste, if it doesn’t turn out too liquid, and it only differs slightly from Turing in the end.
The package itself also always has decent tensions and certain height tolerances, which is all still completely normal so far. The following evaluation of the height differences shows exactly such a curvature and at the same time still a deviation of the actually measured heights from the 3D construction file available as a standard specification, which I have placed underneath as a direct comparison. You can also see very well the bending of the package and the underlying PCB of the graphics card. In this case, we can see that even the PCB still had to bend significantly due to the screwing in order to be able to make contact at all. This is already completely irreversible after cooling down from a heat phase (BurnIn)!
You generally have to be careful not to build up too much tension. Even my very carefully treated GPU of the reference board already has first signs of decay at the corners (see picture below). This is still completely uncritical to this extent, but it’s not really pretty and it shouldn’t become more so.
Cleaning properly is half the battle
I will now show you how and with what you can properly clean a GPU. The close-up shows the critical areas. While the large surface of the GPU is quite easy to clean (NO residues of old and other paste should remain here), the corners and edges already have a harder time.
When in doubt, it is better to leave some old paste behind than to allow too much mechanical action. Because here there are no chemical reactions to worry about that could interfere. Furthermore, the straps made of small SMD components next to the GPU are very sensitive to mechanical impacts. Since part of the hardware identifier is also encoded here, missing components would render the entire card unusable. And the parts fly off faster than is generally believed. So rather, as in the picture, just leave it on! With non-conductive paste (we don’t use any others anyway), nothing happens.
The coarsest stuff will first be carefully wiped off the GPU from the outside to the inside and collected. You can also use soft kitchen paper (fluffy!). The ear swabs can then be used to clean the edges all the way around and away from the chip, elegantly and without much pressure. Then you also do not come to the SMD components. Once you’ve done this part, take a soft cloth (won’t lint) and some isopropyl alcohol. Use this cleaner only after almost everything has been wiped away dry. Otherwise, all the cream will dissolve and creep into the last crack.
However, we apply the new paste only after the surface has dried completely. Which paste I prefer here and how to put it on correctly, I’ll show you on the next page.


Paeonia japonica, more commonly known as the Japanese or Mountain Peony, is a popular garden plant. Although, not as flashy as its Paeonia lactiflora cousins, it is none-the-less appreciated for its large, beautiful and fragrant flowers. Originally from Japan, these peonies have been cultivated for thousands of years. The plant was not only raised for its flowers, but was also used in traditional herbal medicine.
The foliage consists of large, lobed or lance-shaped leaves that are deeply veined that are paired along a thin stem. The flower is white and cup-shaped with a yellowish center and can be up to 3 inches in diameter. The stamens in the center of the flower are yellow. Peony blossoms are showy and very fragrant. The flower blooms in spring and each blossom lasts for 7 to 10 days.
The plant grows relatively quickly. Plants will live for many years and do not need to be divided. Japanese peonies will grow well from hardiness zones 5 through 8. As the flowers finish, they will be replaced by seed pods that will eventually open to reveal blue seeds on red stalks.
The plant is herbaceous, or soft stemmed, and reaches about 18 inches in height. The leaves spread between one and two feet from the stem. Each stem of the plant puts out will bear one flower. The plant is relatively compact. It is especially good for woodland settings.
The plant prefers partial shade. The soil should be fertile and rich in humus, with medium moisture and good drainage. The foliage should be cut to the ground after the first frost. Remove dead blossoms to encourage continued blooming.
Peony japonica is relatively trouble-free plant with few pests. Occasionally Botrytis and Phytophthora blight can affect the plant adversely. Ants like peony plants but cause no harm. If the plant is not blooming, consider reducing the shade in the area.


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Międzyzdroje Planetarium is one of the most modern facilities of its kind in Poland. Located on the roof of the building at the promenade. Each session gives you a chance to look at distant stars, unusual nebulae and exploding supernovae.
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Hello Friends and Family!
I am now taking appointments for 2013! I know everyone is SO busy with holiday things that the last thing you want to think about is a family portrait session! When those decorations come down and the house looks SO bare, wouldn't it be nice to have a new family photo or updated photo of your children to hang on the wall? Email me (firstname.lastname@example.org) or call (714)323-5775 to set up an appointment!
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I've known this family for almost 2 years, the older son was a student in my preschool class ;) It makes shooting so much easier and fun when the kids see you as their teacher and usually listen really good! lol! Enjoy a few of my favorites from our session~
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Last year I photographed this Mommy when she was very pregnant , then shot his newborn photos! I was fortunate to also shoot his first birthday this past weekend! Thank you for including me in these major moments in your families life!
Friday, October 19, 2012
This weekend I shot pictures at central park here in HB with the S family. It was a shoot that I had donated to a Breast Cancer event for a raffle. That made it that much more awesome! These girls are BEAUTIFUL and such a cute family!
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Hello friends ;) I will be doing 2 days of mini sessions for Holiday cards. On November 3rd at the Newport Pier I'm going to have a "beach theme" christmas tree next to the pier for photos! Really excited about that!
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To All Residents of SVE
We are pleased to announce that beginning Sunday, September 18, 2022 Pastor Jim Burnett will be joining us as the pastor of The Village Chapel, replacing Pastor Richard Koerselman who retired earlier this year.
Pastor Jim was selected from several candidates following prayerful consideration and input from The Village Chapel members.
Pastor Jim is an ordained minister. He earned a Doctorate of Ministry and an MA in Christian Leadership, as well as a BA in Pastoral Ministry. He has worked full-time in ministry for the past 26 years, serving as a pastor and associate pastor in Flagstaff and Casa Grande and as senior director of community care for Convoy of Hope, a faith-based ministry. A short 8-minute video of Pastor Jim may be seen on our svechapel.com website.
The Village Chapel, a non-denominational ministry, meets every Sunday beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the SVE Auditorium. We would be very happy to have you join us in worship.
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