![]() The plants grow up to three feet (.91 meters) tall. Physical Characteristics of Indian Paintbrush Flowers As he painted the sky, he left the spent paint brushes in the fields, which turned into bright flowers, the Indian Paintbrush Flower. The deity gave him paintbrushes with the vivid colors he sought. Because he couldn’t match the natural beauty of “God†or the “Great Spiritâ€, he asked for guidance from the higher power. The name Indian Paintbrush Flower supposedly receives its name from a Native American story where a young warrior tried to paint a sunset with his war paints. Origin of the Name Indian Paintbrush Flowers It has a vivid red or orange color with graying green or purple herbage.Īll of the Indian Paintbrush Flower species are members of the Scrophulariaceae or snapdragon family. Castilleja chromosa is the Desert Indian Paintbrush Flower. It has scarlet and yellow bracts and upper leaves with one to two pairs of lobes. Castilleja hispida is more commonly called the Harsh Paintbrush, it is native to the Pacific Northwest at low elevations. Castilleja parviflora is the name of the Alpine Indian Paintbrush Flower, also called the small-flowered paintbrush. Castilleja indivisa is called the entire-leaf Indian paintbrush, scarlet paintbrush, Texas paintbrush and just Indian paintbrush. It is also called the red Indian paintbrush, harsh paintbrush, common red paintbrush, giant red paintbrush and cliff paintbrush. Indian Paintbrush is the Wyoming State Flower it was designated the state flower of Wyoming in 1917. ![]() ![]() Facts about Indian Paintbrush Flowers (Plant), "Scientific name for Indian Paintbrush is Castilleja minata".
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![]() Some studies suggest that an increased intake can help prevent type 2 diabetes by reducing blood sugar and insulin resistance. Studies show that long-term supplementation lowered blood sugar in rats with diabetes on an empty stomach without any change in diet or exercise.īlood sugar levels on an empty stomach are very important for health because high levels are a key factor in type 2 diabetes and many other chronic diseases. Taurine can improve blood sugar control and offer benefits for diabetics. Breast milk and infant formula - 4 to 7 mg per 100 ml.Meat and poultry - 11 to 306 milligrams per 100 grams.Taurine content in certain foods - here are some examples: Basically, the excretion of taurine through the urine is low if taurine, as in the case of a vegetarian or vegan diet, is only ingested in small amounts.Īlthough taurine is present in smaller amounts in some vegetarian foods, it is unlikely that these will provide sufficient amounts to optimize the level in the body. The FDA says that people with a low taurine intake can preserve taurine. For ovo-lacto vegetarians, daily intakes of around 17 mg are estimated, while vegan diets do not contain any taurine. However, newborns and people in certain stages of the disease may need supplementation in the form of dietary supplements.įor people who eat both plant based and animal products, a daily intake of between 9 and 400 mg of taurine has been estimated. This makes taurine a semi-essential nutrient. It also occurs in baby foods made from dairy and can be added as a supplement to non-milk-based baby foods.Īccording to the FDA, healthy adults can synthesize taurine from sulfur-containing amino acids such as cysteine and methionine. Taurine is mainly found in animal products such as meat, fish and dairy products, which means that you will probably get the required amount through a balanced diet. The simplest and cheapest way to achieve this is to take supplements such as taurine powder, taurine tablets or taurine capsules. Studies on the safety of taurine have suggested that a lifelong intake of up to 3,000 mg per day is still safe.Įven though some studies may use a higher dose for a short period of time, 3,000 mg per day will help you take full advantage of taurine while remaining in a safe area. However, due to other harmful ingredients, it is not recommended to drink sodas or energy drinks. Taurine is also often added to sodas and energy drinks, which can contain 600 to 1000 mg in a 235 ml serving. Also note that your body discharges excess taurine through the kidneys, which could strain the kidneys, especially for people with a kidney failure in this case, you should consult your doctor. However, additional studies are needed to confirm this. Studies with dietary supplements used 400 to 6,000 mg per day. However, the maximum toxicity limit is much higher and doses over 2,000 mg seem to be tolerated well. The most common dosage of taurine as a dietary supplement is between 500 and 2,000 mg per day. In conclusion: When taurine is consumed in reasonable amounts by a healthy person, it has no known negative side effects. ![]() However, the deaths could also have been caused by the high doses of caffeine or other substances that the athletes had ingested.Īs with most amino acid-based supplements, people with kidney diseases may experience problems. This has led several countries to ban or restrict the sale of taurine. Taurine side effectsĪccording to the best available research, taurine has no negative effects when taken in the recommended amounts.Īlthough there were no direct problems with taurine supplements, deaths of athletes in Europe have been linked to energy drinks containing taurine and caffeine. If there is a deficiency during development, severe symptoms such as an impaired brain function and poor blood sugar control have been observed. This includes people with a heart or kidney failure or premature babies who are fed intravenously for a long time. ![]() ![]() In rare cases, higher amounts may be required, making taurine an 'essential' nutrient for some people.
Yourself: One VA with 55 hours of monthly support for $1,450 per month Pricing is based on whether you need help yourself or as a team or organization. VAs are then assigned to executives or teams to provide support for the executive and his team. VAs are brought into the Prialto team, where they are trained and managed as full-time employees. With a global workforce, he created a VA product at a price point that executives could afford. He founded the company to help executives “crumbling under a load of administrative work forced on them by technology that replaced administrative assistants.” ![]() Uassist.ME is a VA solution for small- to medium-sized businesses with bilingual VAs who can work in any time zone needed.Įric Taussig founded Prialto in 2010 in Silicon Valley after he had traveled throughout Asia and Latin America meeting college grads stuck in unsatisfying jobs. You need to schedule a consultation to review your needs and get a quote. 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She prides herself on finding and training VAs who will help entrepreneurs save time and personal resources. Time etc was founded by Barnaby Lashbrooke, who was inspired by Penni Pike, a VA for the famous entrepreneur Richard Branson. VAs take tasks from email, text and phone to make communication work the way you prefer. You can request a new VA if you aren’t satisfied with the assigned one. One of the benefits of Time etc is that the VA gets assigned to your subscriptions, so you have the consistency of working with the same person on all of your tasks. Assistants have an average of 12 years of experience as an assistant, giving them the tools to get any job or task done. The more hours you subscribe to, the lower the hourly rate is. 60 hours: $1,980 per month, or $33 per hour.40 hours: $1,360 per month, or $34 per hour. ![]() 20 hours: $700 per month, or $35 per hour.10 hours: $360 per month, or $36 per hour. ![]() Time etc bases services on an hourly rate. The company has grown to offer services of over 500 remote freelancers. Time etc was founded in 2007 using no external funding to get started. It is designed to be an on-demand solution, providing quick action. Unused requests roll over to the next month as long as you remain a member.įancy Hands is ideal for someone who needs simple tasks done quickly without the back and forth of excess negotiating for prices. The downside is that a subscriber may not always get the same VA since the tasks are accepted by those logged into the system at the time of the request. This makes the company very transparent about the workers it hires. The website has a map of all logged-in VAs and their locations. The website touts that all VAs are U.S.-based, making communication much easier. ![]() The company prides itself on quick action, being able to fulfill tasks quickly on demand. Each task is valued at 20 minutes, so if a task takes longer than that, the subscriber is notified ahead of time about how many subscribed tasks the order will take. The company works on a per-task basis with a minimum of three tasks subscribed to per month. Fancy Hands was founded by Ted Roden in 2010 to help people get stuff done faster without the headaches of doing all the research of things themselves. ![]() * Find a registration services company who is willing to help try to negotiate the fees for me.Īny information from your collective experiences with similar frustrations would be very much appreciated.ĭay 165, I set out for the DMV window at the local AAA office, to get a couple more 1-day moving passes so I would be ready to hit the smog place. ![]() * Junk the car and re-register as salvage (Apparently all DMV locations have the power to waive or reduce fees, at the managers discretion) ![]() * Filling out a "statement of fact" stating that the car was not driven during the lapse in registration.taking this form to the local DMV along with a sob story of how broke I am and possibly the manager will reduce some of the penalties. * Registering the car out of state & transferring back at a later time. Ive done a bit of research on the subject and have found a few possible ways around the fees (or at least ways to lower the fees) including: I remember sending the PNO payment, however the DMV claims no record of it and has tallied up a bunch of fees and penalties that I am supposed to gladly pay. Given the "unique" nature of the FD and the downtime that comes with owning one, I figure some of you may have found yourselves in a similar situation.īasically, the car has been down in "project mode" for 10 years (wow.). I am finally at the point where I can start thinking about driving my car again, however Ive just learned that about $600 in registration back fees are due. Hold your own special event at Sunset Pool! Reserve a special time after regularly scheduled hours. Rental time is started when the facility is open to the group and ends when the facility is empty and locked at the completion of the rental. 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![]() Michael shows us how you can easily create a visually interesting and impressive title animation with some simple title cards and text animation. ![]() This tutorial covers the creation of a space-like si-fi title sequence from scratch. Here you will learn how to build a furious procedural Disintegration effect in AE and Use displacement, turbulence and particle world. In this tutorial you will learn how to Add Rain & Atmosphere then build a Lightning Bolt and hwo to use Action Essentials 2 and make Sam explode Disintegration In this screen capture of a recent Adobe After Effects e-seminar learn how Adobe Illustrator and Maxon Cinema 4D were used, along with stock footage from Video Copilot’s Action Essentials 2, to create explosive TV promo graphics. After Effects: Explosive TV promo graphics In this 30 minute tutorial you’ll learn techniques and workflow used in Adobe After Effects and Illustrator to create the dramatic effect of the Batman icon shattering apart revealing a bright light source behind. In this extended tutorial learn how to identify the field order of footage and interpret it correctly create a realistic Jumbotron-style look using CC Ball Action, Glow, Levels and Curves turn the jumbotron into a 3D column mounted on grungy wire mesh using Zaxwerks 3D Layer Warps. In this tutorial you will learn how to use After Effects to create shiny glass orbs in 3D and Create a spherical and reflection map from images. Sign up for a free Jotform account to create powerful online forms in minutes. ![]() Environmental cells can be used to probe materials under a range of non-ambient conditions. This allows characterisation of, for example, molecular packing, guests in a framework structure, the nature of intra- and intermolecular interactions, molecular conformation and static and dynamic disorder. ![]() Single crystal diffraction is the most widely used technique for obtaining full three-dimensional structural information of solid-state crystalline materials. Grazing Incidence X-ray Diffraction (GIXD).The main diffraction techniques employed at Diamond are: If it’s crystallised first, then almost anything – from virus structures to ancient fossils – can be studied using diffraction. That’s why scientists use a technique called crystallography to freeze their samples into ice-like crystals. Some samples can be tricky to study using diffraction. It can be used to measure strains in materials under load, by monitoring changes in the spacing of atomic planes. This pattern can then be used to identify the atomic structure of the object itself.ĭiffraction patterns provide the atomic structure of molecules such as powders, small molecules or larger ordered molecules like protein crystals. This is because the light bounces off each atom inside the object, creating a unique arrangement of light and dark spots. If you shine a bright light at an object, it produces a diffraction pattern as it leaves the sample. William Henry Bragg with the first spectrometer. The discoveries of von Laue and Bragg gave birth to two new sciences, X-ray crystallography and X-ray spectroscopy, and two Nobel Prizes: Max von Laue “for his discovery of the diffraction of X-rays by crystals” in 1914 and to Bragg and his father, Sir William Henry Bragg, “for their services in the analysis of crystal structure by means of X-rays” in 1915. Phenomenon to solve the first crystal structure and create a mathematical formula, Bragg’s Law, which showed how to work out the atomic structure of a sample based on the diffraction pattern it produced when exposed to X-rays. Within a year of this discovery, in 1912, William Henry Bragg and son Lawrence had exploited the The scatterers produced a regular array of spherical waves which gave the bright spots on the photographic plate. Physicists suspected that X-rays were a form of electromagnetic radiation, but had been unable to obtain solid evidence for their diffraction. Von Laue's experiment presented evidence for the wave nature of X-rays and the space lattice of crystals at the same time as the diffraction spots were caused by X-rays impinging on a regular array of scatterers, in this case, the repeating arrangement of atoms within the crystal. ![]() The discovery came 17 years after Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen had first demonstrated the existence of X-rays and their nature was still undetermined. ![]() He persuaded his colleagues Walter Friedrich and Paul Knipping – both of whom had more practical experience with X-rays than von Laue himself – to perform the experiment, the results of which showed diffraction spots surrounding the central spot of the primary beam. In 1912, Max von Laue and colleagues at the University of Munich, Germany came up with the idea to send a beam of X-rays through a copper sulfate crystal and record the results on photographic plates. Wave diffraction was first observed in the 17th century, but it wasn’t until 1803, when Thomas Young performed an experiment to observe waves diffracting through two slits, that the phenomenon began to be more fully understood. But Kola was a three-year runner-up before tearing her ACL as a senior. So, I come outside and see on Twitter like, 'State champs!' I’m getting messages and group chats and I’m like, that’s so exciting,” Kola recalled.Ĭourtney now owns state titles as both a coach and player at Senior. “So, it was super cool because in the moment at BYU - we upset them, we weren’t projected to win - and there’s no service in the locker room, ever. Kola remembers watching Courtney coach in last year’s roller coaster state title match - or at least trying - on a Bobcats basketball trip. “I did jump in for one practice in August and that was kind of fun… to go block them.” Kola actually got to prove it to the high school players for a hot minute in the preseason. I didn’t just play volleyball, but I was kind of good at it,” she said laughing. ![]() I’m like, I used to play (volleyball), I promise. ![]() “They all look at me like, you play college basketball. They didn’t realize how explosive her volleyball skills once were. Somewhat comically on the volleyball front, a lot of Senior’s current players first pictured Kola only as a basketball star. "I know I believe it, and I’m sure the girls do, seeing us finishing toward the end of March maybe pushing up for April.”Ī run that deep would mean a trip to the Elite 8 and contending for a national title. “Honestly, I know we all see us making it far (this) postseason in March," Kola told MTN Sports in a quiet locker room. Kola's return home marks her final year of eligibility and she is already creating a stronger presence for a Yellowjacket team picked by coaches to win the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. She’s back in town hooping for Montana State Billings after four years of basketball at Montana State. Kola is still playing college ball, just not volleyball. “She relates to them because she’s still playing right now,” Courtney added. “If they need help with drills, I’ll just toss a couple free balls or just give them some down balls.” ![]() “I’m kind of like the hype man,” Kola said with a smile. “All the extra toughness that I put on them and all the pressure I put on them … it paid off because we were built to last."įast forward to this season when another highlight arrived for Courtney as she talked Kola into joining her on the bench as a part-time assistant. “We played for seven hours straight on (that) Saturday," Courtney recalled. It was a move that instantly paid off with a heart-stopping State AA title win in 2022 as the Broncs rallied for a marathon five-set victory over crosstown rival Billings West. ![]() Ultimately, the Billings Senior graduate was hired. I think it was one of the first times I was really nervous,” she said. "I asked all the right coaches all the right questions."Ĭourtney applied for the Broncs' head coaching job, then sweated it out. “I had as much experience as I could at the time," Courtney said of being prepared for the moment. Only 22 years old at the time, she approached then Broncs' activities director Mark Susler wondering how she could avoid being overlooked. “I didn’t want to be overlooked because of how young I was,” Courtney explained to MTN Sports while overseeing a fall practice. She’s Senior’s head volleyball coach, hired only a year ago when the Broncs took a chance on youth. Among the three, Kola and Courtney are still athletically excelling - both together and apart.Ĭourtney still very much bleeds orange. BILLINGS - The gymnasium at Billings Senior is where high school excellence started for the Bad Bear sisters. ![]() A Political Science major, he was a member of the Sigma Chi, Pi Sigma Alpha, and Omicron Delta Kappa fraternities. Steny Hoyer’s years at the University of Maryland were very much a harbinger of his bright future. After the Republicans retook the House in 2011, his title changed to House Minority Whip. Representative Hoyer has been the second highest member of the House Democratic Caucus since 2007, when he became House Majority Leader under Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. Hoyer was first elected to Congress in a special election in 1981 to fill Gladys Noon Spellman’s seat after she was incapacitated following a stroke and has served continuously ever since. Congress, Representative Steny Hoyer of Maryland’s 5th District. In today’s UMD123 post, we are highlighting the service of the Maryland alumnus who has risen the highest in the U.S. Thirty-five represents the number of years that Steny Hoyer, ’63, has served Maryland in the House of Representatives Thanks to Rob for tracking down the answer!!! and the University, which resulted in the presentation at the lacrosse game (in 1952).” So, some conversation took place between Enyart Sr. asked himself why he was keeping this turtle from Guam in his garage, where it took up space and didn’t do anybody any good. ![]() Knowing the school’s affinity for all things turtle, Enyart Sr. The Enyarts were evidently fans of the school both father and son (according to John Jr.) did graduate course work here. Captain Enyart would collect the turtles’ shells, some of which could reach upwards of two or three feet in size.įast forward a few years to the 1950s. Naturally, that area of the world has some strange wildlife in comparison to what we have around here. “In the 1930s, the family happened to live in Guam. John Enyart’s son living in Florida several years ago, who told him: Rob turned out to be quite the sleuth! He managed to find Capt. Keep track of all renewals and cancellations at the networks with The Hollywood Reporter’s broadcast scorecard. But to a trusted few, she is The Equalizer an anonymous defender of the downtrodden, whos also dogged in her pursuit of personal redemption. The Equalizer joins fellow CBS veterans Blue Bloods, Bob Hearts Abishola, NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, The Neighborhood, SWAT and Young Sheldon, along with rookies CSI: Vegas, Ghosts and NCIS: Hawai’i, in earning a place on the network’s 2022-23 schedule. Wilson and Adam Glass will be co-showrunners for season three. ![]() In the season two premiere, 'Aftermath,' just as McCall considers ending her work as The Equalizer, she's pulled back in when she takes on. Starring: Queen Latifah, Lorraine Toussaint, Tory Kittles, Adam Goldberg, Liza Lapira. The executive producers are Andrew Marlowe, Terri Edda Miller, Dana Owens (Queen Latifah), John Davis, John Fox, Debra Martin Chase, Richard Lindheim (co-creator of the 1980s series), Shakim Compere and Joseph C. The Equalizer stars Queen Latifah as Robyn McCall. SPOILER ALERT: The following story reveals major plot points from the Season 2 finale of CBS’ The Equalizer. A reimagining of the classic series in which Queen Latifah portrays an enigmatic figure who uses her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to turn. Universal Television produces the series in association with CBS Studios. His character was written out of the show. The Equalizer earlier this season dropped Chris Noth from its cast after the actor was accused of sexual assault by two women (Noth has denied the allegations). With Queen Latifah, Tory Kittles, Adam Goldberg, Liza Lapira. Tory Kittles, Adam Goldberg, Liza Lapira, Laya DeLeon Hayes and Lorraine Toussaint also star. The series, an update of the 1980s CBS drama of the same title (later adapted for two feature films starring Denzel Washington), stars Queen Latifah as a former CIA operative who uses her skills to help people who have nowhere else to turn. ![]() CBS' 'Late Show' Off Air This Week After Stephen Colbert Suffers Ruptured Appendix |
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