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BkiUfBQ25V5jWXnEMeIm | At Wheatbelt Health Network we understand that convenience is vital to our patients and that is why we offer integrated pathology collection centres within our premises.
What hours is the pathology collection open?
Yes, you will need a doctor's referral.
Costs involved in pathology services?
Pathology services are usually free of charge for Medicare card holders for many common tests such as blood testing etc. However, there are some tests that Medicare does not cover. Non-Medicare card holders should be entitled to reimbursement by their health insurance provider.
Please note in order to obtain your results it is necessary to visit your doctor, due to legal restrictions. Most results can take a few days but some may take a few weeks.
What tests can the pathology services test for?
All routine biochemistry testing; cancer markers; hormones; therapeutic drugs; vitamins; trace elements; urine drug screening, liver and kidney function, cholesterol and lipid screening, diabetes screening, thyroid function, inflammatory markers.
All routine haematology testing such as anaemia tests; coagulation testing; warfarin/INR testing.
Microbiology testing such as sexually transmitted infection (STI/STD) screening eg PCR testing; Serological testing; Parasitology; Mycology – infectious diseases serology testing.
Histopathology/Cytology: Histopathology and cytology on all anatomical specimens; Thin prep; FNA; immunohistochemistry – which includes excisional biopsies or sampling of any human tissues to examine for signs of cancer or any cell change/cytological examination.
This service is offered at Northam & Toodyay. | c4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUeXPxK0iCl4YJoN49 | Welcome to the 6th edition of "How to Make Money While Travelling" which features successful nomadic teams and interviews with location independent entrepreneurs.
This week I interviewed Sharon Tseung the founder of Digital Nomad Quest, which teaches how to achieve location and financial independence, and Me Want Travel, which inspires young professionals to live for themselves and see the world.
I'm currently working remotely as a digital marketing professional. However, I'm also working on building my own websites, and I plan to work for myself in the future.
What were you doing before Digital Nomad Quest?
I was still a digital marketer. I had worked at Google as a Partner Brand Manager and Scalable Press as a Marketing Manager. I'm still working at Scalable Press remotely, part-time.
What are your reasons for becoming location independent?
I think everyone dreams of location independence! Who wants to be forced into working at an office? Life is short, and time is valuable. In the past, I was living a life waiting for Fridays and dreading Mondays, and I don't think anyone should have to live a life like that. The internet has made it possible for us to remove the confines of an office job.
My main reasons for location independence are to maximize my time on Earth and to live out my full potential. I want to see the world from the rich to the poor, learn from the mindsets and lifestyles of different people around the world, and see how I can make a difference in any way I can. I hope I can inspire others who want to do the same.
Do you face any challenges while both working and travelling?
I find a big challenge is finding focus. While traveling, it's very tempting to replace work with fun all the time. I mean, you're constantly experiencing new worlds! It's natural to want to continuously explore. But being a digital nomad requires an extreme amount of discipline and balance. During this "workation" you can't just play all the time and blow your money if you want to make the digital nomad lifestyle a permanent reality. You have to create your own schedule, sometimes work 80 hours a week instead of 40, and keep working towards your objectives.
How do you find work while travelling?
I was basically able to convert my full-time position into a remote, part-time position. I also found freelancing work on Craigslist. My advice is to try asking your current employers about the possibility of remote work if you're serious about it, as well as look on Craigslist and other freelancing sites like Elance, Upwork, Odesk, and Freelancer. There are even sites that specifically cater to remote workers like Remote.io and WeWorkRemotely. I've been trying to break down exactly how to make money online with a series of posts. If you'd like to understand more about how this is possible, you can check out my post on the fundamentals of making money online.
Why do you think businesses should offer more remote working opportunities?
Remote work means happier employees. And happy employees usually mean longer employee retention rates.
Ultimately, whether we like it or not, we're moving into a digital world. In this generation, a lot of work can be done online. Businesses are more likely to outsource when they can find projects done cheaper remotely. We just need to keep up with the times and accept the digital nomad movement!
If you were to give advice to someone who wants to quit their desk job to become location independent, what would it be?
I bought a one-way ticket for the following year, then spent the year preparing, figuring out how to make money online. I would suggest a similar route. Buy the ticket first and use that action to motivate you to work hard to make location independence a reality.
Do you have a mantra, slogan, or catchphrase? | c4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUaarxK0iCl4WD11KW | Q: ionic 5 and Odoo connection got error on handling json response I am trying to connect odoo and ionic 5 using api interface. Below is my Odoo controller:
@http.route('/ionicon/authenpost',type="json",csrf=False,cors="*", auth="public",website=False, method=['POST'])
def authenPost(self, login,pwd,base_location=None):
env = request.env(context=dict(request.env.context, show_address=False, no_tag_br=True))
db = env.cr.dbname
request.session.authenticate(db,login,pwd)
return request.env['ir.http'].session_info()
Deployment is ok and already tested with Postman. The response is ok as well.
But when I tried to call with ionic 5 android app, I got the following error:
{"status":400,"url":"http://172.20.10.3:8069/ionicon/authenpost","headers":{"date":"Mon, 18 Jan 2021 17:01:05 GMT","content-length":"308","server":"Werkzeug/0.16.1 Python/3.8.2","x-android-selected-protocol":"http/1.0","x-android-response-source":"NETWORK 400","x-android-received-millis":"1610989264019","x-android-sent-millis":"1610989263965","content-type":"text/html"},"error":"<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC \"-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN\">\n<title>400 Bad Request</title>\n<h1>Bad Request</h1>\n<p><function ionic_conController.authenPost at 0x7fc9687620d0>, /ionicon/authenpost: Function declared as capable of handling request of type 'json' but called with a request of type 'http'</p>\n"}
Actually I already pass 'application/json' header. Please see the below code:
this.http.sendRequest("http://172.20.10.3:8069/ionicon/authenpost", {
method: 'post',
responseType: 'json',
data:{ 'jsonrpc':'2.0', 'params' : { 'login':'testuser@sample.com', 'pwd':'testabc' }},
headers: {
accept: 'application/json',
'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}}).then(data=>{
console.log(JSON.stringify(data));
}).catch(err =>{
console.log(JSON.stringify(err));
});
I am using
import { HTTP } from '@ionic-native/http/ngx';
it did work with HTTPClient, below is my working code.
const httpHeader_ = {
headers: new HttpHeaders({ 'Content-Type': 'application/json' })
};
let config ={ headers: new HttpHeaders().set('Content-Type', 'application/json') };
this.httpCli.post("http://172.20.10.3:8069/ionicon/authenpost",
{jsonrpc : "2.0", params : { 'login':'sampleuser@test.com', 'pwd':'password123' } },
config).subscribe(data => {
console.log(data);
},err => {
console.log(err);
});
I would like to know how can I get with HTTP?
Where can I put content-type ?
Best Rgds,
jm
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BkiUZxk25V5hdn6rOlH8 | package com.nowellpoint.client.model.exception;
public class ForbiddenException extends RuntimeException {
/**
*
*/
private static final long serialVersionUID = -4018757693125807951L;
public ForbiddenException(String message) {
super(message);
}
} | github | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
BkiUcK3xK0-nUKDhpzvI | This error can occur when a certain version of nVidia software is installed and a certain version of HP My Display software is installed on the same computer.
Open HP My Display: click Start, All Programs, HP My Display, and then HP My Display.
Click Update and then Check Update.
The website called Portrait Displays opens in your Internet browser software.
Complete the required fields, ensure Full version is selected, and then click Submit.
When the software download window opens, click Save to save the file to a location on the hard drive.
In Windows Vista, click Start , Control Panel, Uninstall a program, and double-click HP My Display.
In Windows XP, click Start , Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs, and double-click HP My Display.
Follow the instructions in the Windows that open to remove the files.
Double-click the downloaded file and follow the installation instructions that are presented to install the new version of HP My Display software.
The latest version of HP My Display software is also available for download from the w2207 software and Driver download pages on HP Customer Care. | c4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUeMrxK6mkyCfODLYI | Q: Find the moves between start and End currently i am working with path finding game. i need help to finish this small game.
here is my keys of path
S= starting point;
* = can move
# = blocker, you can't move to it, must move around.
O=end point.
I need to go from S to O and i need to get number of moves to go from 'S' to 'O'.
char[][] mygrid = {
{'*', '*', '#', 'O', '*'},
{'S', '#', '*', '*', '*'},
{'*', '*', '*', '*', '*'}} ;
above is my 2D array in java. i need to find number of moves from 'S' to 'O'.
i am new bie for this forum. please help me to do this.
A: You can fill all non-blocked cells around the start with 1. Then fill with 2 all empty (not blocked and not start) cells around each of 1 cell. Around each of them - fill with 3 (except of 1, block and start). repeat until there no more empty cells around last number or you get to the end. the number at the end cell will be the result.
{'1', '*', '#', 'O', '*'} {'1', '2', '#', 'O', '*'} {'1', '2', '#', 'O', '*'}
{'S', '#', '*', '*', '*'} {'S', '#', '*', '*', '*'} {'S', '#', '*', '*', '*'}
{'1', '*', '*', '*', '*'} {'1', '2', '*', '*', '*'} {'1', '2', '3', '*', '*'}
{'1', '2', '#', 'O', '*'} {'1', '2', '#', 'O', '*'} {'1', '2', '#', 'O(6)', '*'}
{'S', '#', '4', '*', '*'} {'S', '#', '4', '5', '*'} {'S', '#', '4', '5', '6'}
{'1', '2', '3', '4', '*'} {'1', '2', '3', '4', '5'} {'1', '2', '3', '4', '5'}
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BkiUayLxK02iP15veGH2 | I was starving and feeling a little blah after school, so I lounged in bed for about an hour watching Shameless and eating some dark chocolate covered raisins and pretzels. Whoops! I didn't hate it.
I also got some major cuddles from my girls. Lu finally finished her cookie and came out from under the bed. She wasn't super thrilled about taking a picture with me and Aspen wouldn't look at me, so I took pictures of them against their will. Mother of the year!
Luckily, Ashleigh thought to take a picture - I was slacking, big time. She was holding up her phone to take it when I told her about the selfie stick I always have in my purse. I'm not even ashamed! She had never used one before, so I think she was pretty excited. I think she did a GREAT job!
But, Ash thought her picture was blurry, so we took a second. In my honest opinion, whoever invented the selfie stick is a genius. We also celebrated Jake and I meeting to have a beer and a Fireball shot exactly one year ago...hence the Fireball shots on the table. We are glad to have such good friends as neighbors!
Breakfast has been the same all week, plus some Bulletproof coffee for me! I think I'm going to start some Bulletproof intermittent fasting Sunday evening after dinner, so I'm trying to get back into Bulletproof before then. The combination of the two helps with sleep, stress, and focus. I think it will be the perfect reset for me after the crazy semester I had. Now that comps are finished, I feel like I have some more free time, so it's the perfect time to do some experimenting. I'm excited to see how it makes me feel. Once I start my dissertation, things are going to be crazy again, so I'm hoping this will help a little. I will post more about it once I start!
I used the self-tanning lotion I shared earlier this week and put some on my face. Well, it made me break out. Cool. Won't do that again! Just repping the Hawks on this drizzly day! I've gotten in a bad habit of throwing my hair in a ponytail lately...one of my girls the other day told me she loved my hair down, and then she asked if I remembered when I wore it down all the time because I should do that more. Middle schoolers...so sweet! Haha!
I was going through old pictures the other day and found this of Lu. She was SO not happy. Isn't she the cutest little princess?! I need to find this outfit ASAP.
I haven't tried this treadmill workout yet, but I saw it somewhere awhile back and saved it because it looked like a good one!
I love getting messages like this! Alyssa always cracks me up - ALWAYS, and Casey is one of the sweetest people ever. Sometimes I feel silly posting about my every day life; I know not everyone is interested, and that's okay! But it makes me feel good to know that some people enjoy reading the blog. I know I love the blogs I read and I don't even know some of the bloggers.
We are having some friends over tonight and then we are all going to listen to some live music. We both need to get a long run in in the AM, so it won't be a late night, but I can't wait to see everyone! I'm so thankful Jake loves being around our friends as much as I do. And we have some of the best friends around!
Does anyone have anything super fun planned this weekend?
If you try out that treadmill workout, let me know how it goes! | c4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUbgnxK0zjCobCM2TT | Q: VB Excel - To find matches I want to create a macro to do the follow:
In an Excel table
A B C
------
a
b
c
d
I will paste a data in column C for instance
A B C
------
a b
b b
c f
d
The result I'm looking for is to find number of matches in A and B and if there is not match to add element to column A as follow:
A B C
-----
a b
b 2 b
c f
d
f 1
A: This subroutine will count the # of matching items in Column C and print the result in Column B.
Sub MatchColumnAtoColumnC()
Dim rngA as Range
Dim rngC as Range
Dim cl as Range
Set rngA = Range("A1",Range("A1").End(Xldown))
Set rngC = rngA.Offset(0,2)
For Each cl in rngA
cl.Offset(0,1).Value = CountIf(cl,rngC)
Next
End Sub
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BkiUcwo5qhDACkwuRgll | Based in Ohio USA, All-Flo Pump Co is a leading manufacturer of rugged air operated diaphragm pumps, serving a wide variety of industries. Using modern technology, the air-valves are lube-free, non-stall and non-freeze.
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A full catalogue is available on the All-Flo website and the Pump & Machinery team is here to help specify pumps for your specific applications. | c4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUal3xK6nrxjHy_EcA | Learning the basics of photoelectric, inductive and capacitive sensing empowers you and your staff to make knowledgeable choices for your manufacturing process. This course reviews theory backed by "Hands On" labs.
Class is "No Charge" with Lunch Provided. Seating is limited so book today ! | c4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUd1025V5jBFwBuF4D | Valentine's Day marks 'birthday' of Opelousas | Parlons Opelousas
Carola Lillie Hartley
Parlons Opelousas
Today is Valentine's Day, an important day of celebration in our town and our country. But today is also a day of importance to all of us as citizens of Opelousas. It is the anniversary of the incorporation of the town of Opelousas.
That's right. Two-hundred years ago today, the Louisiana Legislature officially incorporated Opelousas as a town.
Let's talk about the Opelousas Bicentennial.
The first charter of the Town of Opelousas was adopted by the state's Legislature on Feb. 14, 1821. Although that date is the official incorporation of the town, what was called Opelousas existed many years before that.
Native people lived on the land we know as Opelousas thousands of years ago during Louisiana's prehistoric period. Archaeologists and anthropologists tell us several of Louisiana's prehistoric cultures lived in the Opelousas area, some going back over 12,000 years.
Later, what are called the historic tribes also lived in the area. The name Opelousas comes from one of those tribes that occupied the land when the first European explorers arrived in about 1690. The city takes its name from this group.
More:Look back on tidbits of Opelousas' history
During the early 18th century, more explorers came into the area of the Opelousas Indians. French hunters and trappers, also known as Coureur des Bois, arrived not long after. Some settled on the land, and soon others arrived. More and more followed, and by the 1750s the Opelousas area had a number of French settlers including Jacques Courtableau. During that decade, one of the first known Catholic services in the area was held at Courtableau's home, the baptism of a child.
When Spain took control of Louisiana (1763-1802), Spanish soldiers arrived in the Opelousas area, serving at the Poste des Opelousas in about 1764. Many permanently settled the area. Spain ruled the area until the beginning of the 19th century when France again took control. In 1803, France sold what was at that time Louisiana to the United States. After that happened, Opelousas became a part of the Orleans Territory.
During the early part of the 19th century, Opelousas was a vast area of the state. Eventually, much of this area became the parish of St. Landry in 1805, with Opelousas named as the parish seat.
According to the Territorial Papers of the Territory of New Orleans, the first clerk of court for the parish was George King, appointed on April 29, 1805. King was also the first parish judge, appointed in 1806. The first sheriff of Opelousas and St. Landry Parish was Edward Owens, appointed on June 15, 1805. In 1806, Opelousas had its first courthouse, located on a square in what would become the heart of the city we know today.
More:Learn St. Landry Parish history from those who know it best in their own recorded words
At that time, the land we now call the City of Opelousas was referred to as Opelousas Church in many state and national newspapers. That was because a Catholic Church was established in the area, known as Church's Landing (now part of the Washington, Louisiana area) by the 1770s, and in 1798 it was moved to land given to the church by Michel Prudhomme and Madame Tesson. Three Catholic Church buildings have occupied that land in the northern part of Opelousas since that time, including the present one completed in 1909.
In 1812, Opelousas became a part of the State of Louisiana when it was admitted to the union of the United States of America. And on Feb. 14, 1821, Opelousas was officially incorporated as a town in the state.
What was the town like in the year 1821? Well, according to newspaper accounts of that time Opelousas Church was a growing town. There were roads leading into Opelousas from various points in the state including what was described as "a fine pine road from Natchitoches to the prairies of Opelousas, and from thence through the heart of the settlements to the mouth of Teche river."
During 1820, the Rev. Hesekiah Hull, a protestant minister, traveled through Louisiana including on that pine road to the Opelousas and Attakapas area. In his report to the Missionary Society of the Mississippi Presbytery of March 2, 1821, Hull wrote about Opelousas:
"The parishes of Opelousas and Attakapas are mostly of land, interspersed with small forests. They are generally uncultivated, except along the borders of these forests. The extensive country embraced by these parishes is inhabited chiefly by the French. The village of Opelousas contains about 300 people. One of the two Catholic Priests in the parish resides in this place. I met here the Rev. Mr. D., a worthy brother of the Methodist connection, and preached for him to a considerable congregation of seriously attentive hearers, a society of about 18 members has been constituted. During my stay in this place I enjoyed the excellent hospitality of one of the members, who is a gentleman, no less distinguished by his pious and catholic spirit, than by his eminent talents and services in civil life."
Opelousas continued to grow up until the years of the Civil War, and through the reconstruction years that followed. After surviving those sometimes-turbulent years, by the turn of the 20th century, Opelousas was considered one of the most progressive town of the south.
Parlons Opelousas:Fire nearly destroyed Town of Washington in 1902
Fast forward to 1921. During that year, the town held a centennial celebration to mark the anniversary of the incorporation of the town.
Mayor Edward L. Loeb issued a proclamation "calling upon all patriotic citizens of the City of Opelousas and vicinity to assemble at the High School Auditorium in Opelousas, La, on Monday, February 14, 1921 at 2:30 p.m., for the purpose of taking part in the Centennial Celebration of the incorporation of the Town of Opelousas."
More:What was Opelousas like in 1920?
The proclamation also requested that all citizens suspend their usual occupations between the hours of 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. on that day in order to participate in the celebration.
So, here we are today Feb. 14, 2021, 100 years from the centennial celebration and 200 years from the day Opelousas became official, Feb. 14, 1821.
Happy Bicentennial, Opelousas. Here's to the next two centuries!
Let's talk Opelousas again! | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUc9g4uzlhfMbxTluf | ← Thunderbirds are go…
Thunderbirds Are Go! →
Very exciting 5th October 2015
Posted on October 5, 2015 by Purupuss
Original posting
Nothing exciting
Except that I'm actually travelling on a train and typing into my blog. Now I'll disconnect the WiFi and work on my blog proper.
I'll try and get roughly back up to date and will try to add in last Thursday and Friday later.
With the convention over Pen and I stayed an extra night at the Maidenhead Holiday Inn. We also swapped bags so I wasn't lugging my "Thunderbird Two" suitcase around England. I thought I'd done quite well whittling my big bag down to Pen's case size.
Erm… No.
Anyway, I jammed everything in and we took our bags down to reception to be stored. Then Pen and I went out to walk to Maidenhead Rail Bridge.
Those of you who followed my last 2010 blog, will realise that I did a bit of hunting out things that had been created by the great engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Pen's a real fan and hadn't seen the bridge before so we decided we'd walk there this morning.
Why, when we'd been indoors all weekend, did it decide to rain today? Not heavy rain, just a persistent, wet, drizzle. I put my waterproof over-trousers on, which was good as the rain got heavier a couple of times when we were out. Pen only had a showerproof jacket and the rest of her was non-waterproof.
I could have stayed behind and typed up my blog, but it was good to get out and stretch our legs after two days of sitting around inside.
Soon after we left I realised that I couldn't remember putting my sunglasses into any of my bags. I'd left the glasses in a prominent place so I wouldn't forget them, but didn't know if I still had them. As I've already lost the case, I didn't fancy losing my sunnies as well.
We managed to find the bridge (I wish I'd put my GPS on, but it probably couldn't have found a satellite through all the protective gear I had on) and the rain eased off enough that I was able to get photos.
The Maidenhead Rail Bridge is unique in that its largest, central arch is asymmetrical. Brunel was determined that the Great Western Railway, "Brunel's billiard table", was going to be totally flat. To ensure this the curve over the Thames is slightly steeper on one side than the other.
Everyone said it couldn't be built.
Brunel said it could.
Everyone said it would fall down.
Brunel said it wouldn't.
Everyone insisted that it was a hazard and that scaffolding had to be erected to ensure that the bridge didn't collapse.
Brunel said: "Fine. We'll leave the scaffolding there if you want."
A short time later the Thames flooded, washing the scaffolding away, and over one hundred and fifty years later the bridge is still standing and carrying a large number of fast moving trains.
On the way back to the Holiday Inn (with an unwanted and unexpected detour down a dead end) we stopped off at a Sainsburys and got some lunch.)
We saw a sign. "Bridge Clinic". Pen asked if that's where bridges went when they were ill. I said that was probably when they had fallen arches. Pen reckoned that was a terrible joke. I also thought it could have been a nose clinic.
We got back to the Holiday Inn and I asked at reception if room 207 had been cleaned yet. The receptionist didn't know, but "cut" me a key (they're electronic), so I could go up and find out. I had hoped that it hadn't been cleaned so I could use the loo too, but when I got there everything was pristine.
I found a cleaner and asked her about my sunglasses and she was very helpful, checking the staff member who would have my room's trolley and then running up and down stairs to find her.
No sign of the sunglasses.
I came back down and went to the reception toilets, drying my hair under the air dryer. Pen did the same with her trousers.
Then we got our bags from reception and I found my sunglasses in my "Keep calm and call International Rescue" bag.
We then caught a taxi to the station. Why was it £5 for the station to the Holiday Inn, but £6 for the reverse trip?
We waved goodbye to the Fanderson team and to Stephen Le Reverie, who's making the three 1965 audio recordings with the original voice cast into TV episodes using the original techniques.
The trip to Paddington was uneventful and I managed to get some convention blog writing done. Once at Paddington we had to negotiate our way to the underground that would take us to King's Cross.
Last time I was at King's Cross everything was under scaffolding. Now they've been spurred on by how great St Pancras next door looks. We had to walk through St Pancras and once again I was amazed by how awesome the roof over the platforms is. It's a huge arch of glass and steel… But you'll have to look at my 2010 photos to see it. I didn't take any this time.
But I did enjoy the fact that they've got three old upright pianos on the concourse and every one of them was being played by passers-by with a degree of skill.
As I said in 2010, St Pancras and King's Cross were built cheek by jowl because different railways built them. At that time there wasn't one unified network train system. (Apparently there isn't now either. The Great Western Railway was proudly advertising the fact that it's GWR again.)
It was only a short walk, or push with Thunderbird Two, from St Pancras to King's Cross and I have to say that it's a hang of a lot brighter and more open than it was. The front of the station had been blocked off with the ticketing office, but now they've removed that and revealed the two arched windows that had been hidden for about a century. The shops/ticketing area now greets you under a huge, arching glass and, for want of a better, less utilitarian, more artistic word, tubular structure.
Pen minded the bags and sent me off to explore and take photos.
Well, it's not a Purupuss blog without photos of railway stations.
I came back and we got a hot chocolate and ate our (Sainsbury) lunches in Pret a Mange – or whatever it's called.
Then Pen went to use the National Library's toilet. She said it was nearby, less heavily used, and you didn't have to pay for it. I was going to follow in her footsteps once she returned, but she was gone so long I thought it was safer to hang on.
While I was waiting I saw some other photos I wanted to take. One was the plaque commemorating the opening of the newly revamped King's Cross station in 2012. The plaque had been one of the steps to the railway offices and was slightly concave from the decades of feet walking up it.
The other was platform 9 ¾. Well, if they can have a platform 0, why not? (They had space for a new platform after the development, so rather than renumbering the others, they just called it "0".)
Last time I was in King's Cross, platform 9 ¾ was a wire trolley bolted to the wall about platform 11 or something. Now it's on the main concourse, is fenced off, and people are employed to wrap a Hogwarts scarf around your neck, tell you to hold the plastic and metal trolley complete with trunk and owl in cage, and jump in time to get your photo taken for a price. There's also a Platform 9 ¾ shop. I can't work out if King's Cross must love or hate JK Rowling.
My train to Leeds was scheduled to leave at 14:35. (Thank heavens it wasn't the cancelled 5:05 one.) At 14:15 it was allowing boarding from platform… "To be announced."
The time at that point was 14:20pm.
Pen and I decided to head towards the most logical platform and see if that had more information. All the electronic signs said was "King's Cross Station." We had just decided that we'd better head back and see if more info was available in the main concourse, when it flashed up that the Virgin train on platform one was heading my way.
And it seemed that I had to walk halfway to Leeds to board the train. The First Class passengers have the shortest walk and were about carriage K. I was carriage C.
I got myself into the carriage and attempted to put Pen's suitcase on the luggage rack overhead. As you know I'm not that tall and I nearly dropped the case onto the head of the lady sitting in the seat next to me. Pen was waiting outside to wave me goodbye and looked nearly as horrified as I felt. The lady was most gracious about it.
One thing I will say about Virgin Trains, they may make you hurry to board, but they are prompt when they leave. I looked away, maybe to get EOS out of my bag, and when I looked back the train had started moving so smoothly that Pen was already out of sight and I couldn't wave to here.
I was able to get a lot of typing done on the trip, apart from when I was talking to the lady next to me. Having an ailse seat meant I couldn't see out the window, so there wasn't much else to keep me occupied.
The lady was telling me how she was visiting her daughter and they were going to be picking out the daughter's wedding dress. Knowing her daughter, she was of the opinion that it wasn't going to be a cheap one. She also told me about the time that her husband sleep walked. She'd been on the night shift and he'd been home alone when she'd got a call to come home. He'd been found outside the house, talking to a larger ceramic pig. This pig, and other items of their neighbours' gardens, he'd, with great care, moved to different locations. The only thing he'd damaged was a plant that he'd pulled out of the pot and put on a neighbour's car. The neighbours, worried about him and the fact that his house was wide open and all the lights were on, had called the police. When the police arrived, they found him having an earnest conversation with the afformentioned pig, (having moved it behind a car – despite its weight) and he refused to acknowledge them. That was until they touched him on the shoulder and he woke up with a great fright.
I said he was lucky he had clothes on and apparently the only thing he was wearing was his robe.
(Why has the speeling check stopped?)
He used to sleep walk as a child, but that's the first time they've known him to do it as an adult, and he was concerned that he'd do it again while she was away.
She got out at Doncaster, so I was able to slide across to the window. Despite this I was happily typing away when I managed to here the in-train announcement (which was very indistinct) say that the next stop was Leeds.
Frantic packing away of everything and getting myself ready. I managed to get my case down without clobbering anyone once the train had stopped.
Last time I'd visited Michael and Rosemary I'd waited close by the ticket swallow-uppers. (you put the ticket into a machine, it almost sucks your fingers off as it takes the ticket, and then the doors open to let you onto the concourse.) So, not seeing Michael or Rosemary this time, and with hundreds of people (communtors) rushing past, I thought I'd wait in the same spot until the crowd thinned and I knew I hadn't missed them.
The crowd thinned.
I wandered around the corner, looking at all the faces and trying to spot one that I knew when I saw Rosemary come striding towards me. "I saw this person and thought she looked familiar."
"The pink jacket would have cliniched it."
We caught the bus (Rosemary kindly paying the £2.80) to where Michael was waiting with the car and then we drove to their place.
Whoever made their subdivision wasn't very inventive with the street names. The naming structure goes something like Kingswood Grove, Kingswood Court, Kingswood Lane… And yes, the Postie does sometimes get confused.
That evening we watched a TV programme that they'd kindly recorded for me. "Filmed in Supermarionation", which was great as haven't had the chance to see it yet. The Blakes had to put up with me saying: "I saw her this weekend." "I spoke to him." "He was very funny." And adding to the information on screen. We all thought the show was very interesting, but I think it had the potential to confuse some people. It had a (I presume) production date of Thunderbirds as being 1964. It was first broadcast in 1965 – Fifty years ago last week. Also the footage of Gerry Anderson showed him to be bright and fit. When I saw him five years ago he was relatively emaciated and he died three years ago. There was no "filmed in 200#" on screen.
But it was still entertaining and I learnt something.
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BkiUbQA5qhDACuHxCHeX | If the Pistons lose and the Hornets win, Detroit will miss the postseason for the third consecutive year.
"We're not where we want to be, but we're not where we were", first-year head coach Dwane Casey said after the Pistons' victory. They last reached the postseason in 2015-16.
The first round of the NBA Playoffs starts on Saturday, April 13.
In Charlotte, Kemba Walker scored 43 points in what may be his final game with the Hornets, a loss to Orlando that eliminated the hosts from playoff contention. But the primary focus for both is finding a way to clinch a playoff berth first and foremost. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUbWw5qoaAwbGC7xOa | Chinese cities, Busan to emerge as global logistics hubs in next decade
November 23, 2015 by Payload Asia
Over the next decade, 20 markets worldwide — including China's Beijing, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Suzhou and South Korea's Busan — are set to emerge as global logistics hubs, according to a new report from CBRE. These emerging locations share a number of characteristics, including significant investments in infrastructure, new trade policies and agreements, and more advanced supply chains and technologies.
Over the past 35 years, global trade has increased by nearly 600 per cent, spurring the development of wider, more complex supply chains worldwide. To support this growth, logistics hubs connecting multiple transport modes have been established in virtually every country.
"The core of this international trade is the flow of goods through supply chains that connect raw materials, production and delivery to consumers worldwide. Infrastructure, accessibility, market size and business environment are all integral factors to ensuring efficient supply chain flow," said Richard Barkham, global chief economist, CBRE. "Logistics hubs are the main driving force behind the industrial real estate markets and are at the center of large clusters of distribution facilities."
Physical improvements to regional transportation infrastructure can increase the viability of a location for substantial international trade. A prime example of this is the Silk Road in Asia—the oldest overland trade route stretching from China to Central Asia, and then to Europe's border. In 2013, China launched a new strategic initiative, known as 'one belt, one road,' which aimed to revive the importance of the Silk Road trade route. The new Silk Road has two parts: The Silk Road Economic Belt, a land-based route that will connect central China to the Middle East and Eastern Europe, and the Maritime Silk Road, a sea-based path that will link South China to Southeast Asia, East Africa and Europe. These two strategic routes may shift global supply chain dynamics and result in the creation of new and important logistics hubs along the routes.
"As governments continue to draft new trade agreements and amend labor laws, new trade routes are becoming more accessible and more integrally connected with existing strategic routes," said Henry Chin, head of research, CBRE Asia Pacific. "The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a potential trade agreement that will have drastic effects on global trade routes and manufacturing demand in Asia."
The comprehensive trade agreement covering 12 countries in the Pacific Rim—Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the US and Vietnam—seeks to lower trade tariffs, streamline cross-border regulations and increase market access between the member countries for a wide range of products and issues such as manufacturing, telecommunications and agriculture.
"With increased market access and lower trade barriers, the amount of goods moving through this trading bloc is likely to increase. For example, as manufacturing demand shifts to Southeast Asia, local ports in Vietnam may experience increased port calls, and regional hubs in Malaysia may grow in prominence. Stronger demand for agricultural land and logistics facilities, with the projected increased output of agricultural products from Australia and New Zealand, is also expected," said Dr Chin.
As living standards around the world continue to rise, new markets and customer segments are opening to global suppliers. Rapid population and economic growth around the world, especially in emerging Asia markets, has altered the shape of consumption and the distribution networks in place to serve these populations. The most notable transformation of the past few decades has been the rise of the middle class in the emerging markets; the major driving force behind this growth is in Asia, where the middle class is expected to grow six-fold, from 525 million in 2009 to 3.3 billion in 2030.
Supply chain trends
Larger trends in the global supply chain can shape the emergence of global hubs. In Asia, low-end manufacturing—such as garment and textiles production and electronics component assembly—has steadily been moving from Southern China to Western China and Southeast Asia. Southern China, encompassing the Pearl River Delta, has traditionally been the light industrial manufacturing center of the world, however, as wages continue to rise and China attempts to move up the manufacturing value chain, there has been a shift to more sophisticated heavy industry manufacturing. Elsewhere, Vietnam has been the major benefactor of the change in manufacturing mix due to its low wages, strategic location to China, improving infrastructure and business-friendly political environment, such as the relaxation of regulations on foreign direct investment.
"E-commerce continues to be one of the main driving factors for modern logistics developments and networks across the region. With a trickle-down effect to inventory management, this leads to changes in the global supply chain network," said Dennis Yeo, regional head, Industrial & Logistics Services, CBRE Asia. "Speed-to-market is more important than ever. The service demands brought about by e-commerce—for example, shorter delivery times to consumers—has changed the entire retail supply chain of getting goods to consumers, including regional distribution strategies. The technical ability of locations and buildings to support the ever-increasing demands for both scale and speed of output is an ever-more important determinant of market position."
In Asia, the e-commerce and e-tailing market has been particularly strong, with e-commerce upending the traditional brick-and-mortar distribution networks, forcing retailers and third-party logistics firms to adapt to an increasingly demanding consumer.
"E-commerce shipments are smaller in size and require more technology and expertise to execute efficiently. As a result, modern logistics facilities are being developed in the traditionally strong logistics hubs of Tokyo, Seoul and Taipei. Besides the developed markets, the new consumer class in the emerging markets is creating opportunities for logistics development in markets such as in China, India and Vietnam," adds Yeo.
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BkiUaW7xK7DgtAWex78A | Xfinity in 03908 (South Berwick, ME) is available to an estimated 100% of households. The company offers South Berwick and 03908 residents the fastest download speeds up to 200 Mbps, the fastest upload speeds up to 10 Mbps, and prices range from $29.99 to $89.95 per month. Click here to see Xfinity coverage map for 03908 ZIP code.
FairPoint in 03908 (South Berwick, ME) is available to an estimated 94% of households. The company offers South Berwick and 03908 residents download speeds from 15 to 25 Mbps, and upload speeds from 1 to 2 Mbps. Click here to see FairPoint coverage map for 03908 ZIP code.
Hughes Network Systems (HughesNet) is a satellite internet provider and available anywhere in 03908 with a clear view of the southern sky. The company offers South Berwick and 03908 residents download speeds up to 25 Mbps, upload speeds up to 3 Mbps, and prices range from $39.99 to $129.99 per month.
Viasat, formerly Exede, is a nationwide satellite internet provider available in rural and under-served areas of 03908. The company offers South Berwick and 03908 residents download speeds up to 12 Mbps, upload speeds up to 3 Mbps, and prices range from $70.00 to $150.00 per month.
Redzone Wireless, LLC in 03908 (South Berwick, ME) is available to an estimated 45% of households. The company offers South Berwick and 03908 residents download speeds from 25 to 50 Mbps, and the fastest upload speeds from 5 to 10 Mbps.
GWI in 03908 (South Berwick, ME) is available to an estimated 39% of households. The company offers South Berwick and 03908 residents download speeds from 20 to 24 Mbps, upload speeds up to 1 Mbps, and prices range from $46.95 to $46.95 per month. Click here to see GWI coverage map for 03908 ZIP code.
Spectrum in 03908 (South Berwick, ME) is available to an estimated 6% of households. The company offers South Berwick and 03908 residents download speeds from 50 to 100 Mbps, the fastest upload speeds from 5 to 10 Mbps, and prices range from $44.99 to $139.97 per month. Click here to see Spectrum coverage map for 03908 ZIP code.
Oxford Telephone and Telegraph in 03908 (South Berwick, ME) is available to less than 1% of households. The company offers South Berwick and 03908 residents download speeds up to 5 Mbps, and upload speeds from 3 to 5 Mbps.
Xfinity Business in 03908 (South Berwick, ME) is available to an estimated 100% of people. Click here to see Xfinity coverage map for 03908 ZIP code.
FairPoint Business in 03908 (South Berwick, ME) is available to an estimated 94% of people. The company offers South Berwick and 03908 businesses download speeds up to 25 Mbps, and upload speeds up to 2 Mbps. Click here to see FairPoint coverage map for 03908 ZIP code.
Viasat, formerly Exede, is a business satellite internet provider available in rural and under-served areas of 03908. The company offers South Berwick and 03908 businesses for $179.99 per month.
Hughes Network Systems (HughesNet) is a business satellite internet provider and available anywhere in 03908 with a clear view of the southern sky. The company offers South Berwick and 03908 businesses and prices range from $69.99 to $199.99 per month.
Redzone Wireless, LLC Business in 03908 (South Berwick, ME) is available to an estimated 47% of people. The company offers South Berwick and 03908 businesses download speeds up to 50 Mbps, and upload speeds up to 10 Mbps.
LTS Group Holdings LLC Business in 03908 (South Berwick, ME) is available to an estimated 23% of people. The company offers South Berwick and 03908 businesses the fastest download speeds up to 1000 Mbps, and the fastest upload speeds up to 1000 Mbps.
GWI Business in 03908 (South Berwick, ME) is available to an estimated 37% of people. The company offers South Berwick and 03908 businesses download speeds up to 24 Mbps, and upload speeds up to 1 Mbps. Click here to see GWI coverage map for 03908 ZIP code.
Spectrum Business in 03908 (South Berwick, ME) is available to an estimated 6% of people. Click here to see Spectrum coverage map for 03908 ZIP code.
segTEL, Inc. Business in 03908 (South Berwick, ME) is available to an estimated 2% of people. The company offers South Berwick and 03908 businesses the fastest download speeds up to 1000 Mbps, and the fastest upload speeds up to 1000 Mbps.
Oxford Telephone and Telegraph Business in 03908 (South Berwick, ME) is available to less than 1% of people. The company offers South Berwick and 03908 businesses download speeds up to 5 Mbps, and upload speeds up to 5 Mbps.
GTT Communications, Inc. Business in 03908 (South Berwick, ME) is available to less than 1% of people.
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03908 in South Berwick, ME is connected by twenty-four residential, business and mobile internet providers, but only has two primary internet service providers: Xfinity and FairPoint. Three additional ISPs, one fixed wireless and two satellite internet providers offer internet service too. Internet plans in the area start at $29.99 per month. Xfinity and FairPoint are the best and fast high speed internet providers for most homes. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUdtrxK7IACL5k9GJD | All types, colours, and specs. Whole and Split Lentils available, any type. Available from Europe and or North America region. Good quality, and or rough quality is available. Different Packaging etc.
Ingredients: Organic Lentils Packaged in the same facility as peanuts, tree nuts, soy, and milk products.
If you experience a problem with any of our products, customer service, shipping, or even if you just plain don't like what you bought, please let us know. The cook time should be approximately 30 minutes.
Ingredients: Pardina Lentils. May contain soybean and wheat. Packaged in the same facility as peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, soy, and milk products.
Health benefits offered by red split lentils are numerous and varied. People predisposed to heart diseases should consume lentils on a regular basis. Iron is an essential mineral that directly affects the production of hemoglobin.
We sourced our toor dal from a respected Indian seller to ensure authenticity and quality. If you experience a problem with any of our products, customer service, shipping, or even if you just plain don't like what you bought, please let us know.
Ingredients: Peas Packaged in the same facility as peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, soy, and milk products.
A member of the legume family, lentils are known for their lens-shaped seeds. Feel free to add flavorings, but don't add salt yet. Add salt once the lentils are almost done cooking.
Ingredients: Red Lentils. May contain soybean and wheat. Packaged in the same facility as peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, soy, and milk products.
If you experience a problem with any of our products, customer service, shipping, or even if you just plain don't like what you bought, please let us know. Stir occasionally and add more water as needed.
Ingredients: Urad Dal (White Lentils) Packaged in the same facility as peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, soy, and milk products.
Ingredients: Organic Red Lentils Packaged in the same facility as peanuts, tree nuts, soy, and milk products.
Ingredients: Organic Green Lentils Packaged in the same facility as peanuts, tree nuts, soy, and milk products.
Dried green lentils absorb a wealth of flavor when used in slow cooked recipes. They're an excellent source of fiber. Increase the nutritional value of some of your favorite warm salads and casseroles by adding green lentils to the recipe.
Organic Green Lentils from Food To Live are of top-quality and free from dangerous contaminants and toxic additives. Lentils don't require pore-soaking so that you can cook them very fast.
How to Prepare Lupini Beans Pick over beans to remove any debris. Lupini beans are also an unsung nutrient treasure trove offering dietary fiber, protein and iron. To serve as a snack, drain desired quantity of beans.
Ingredients: Lupini beans Packaged in the same facility as peanuts, tree nuts, soy, and milk products.
How to Prepare Green Split Peas To cook beans on the stove, combine soaked or dried beans, water, oil or fat, and seasonings in a saucepan or pot. Green split peas are easy to prepare—no need to presoak.
Ingredients: Sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, pgpr(emulsifier), soybeans, salt, soybean oil, corn syrup, gum arabic, and confectioners glaze. Packaged in the same facility as peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, soy, and milk products.
White chocolate lentils are absolutely lovely candy favors at bridal events or any other occasion. Chocolate lentils are disc-shaped candies with a milk chocolate center and a firm candy coating.
Our Registered Dietitian's Top Pick Each serving of these soybeans has 10 grams of protein and delivers five grams of fiber. Roasted soybeans go great with nuts and dried fruit for a nutrient-rich snack; also add them as a salad topper for added crunch.
Ingredients: Soybeans, peanut and or sunflower oil Packaged in the same facility as peanuts, tree nuts, soy, and milk products.
They not only increase blood sugar levels but are also well absorbed by the body. They contain a large amount of easily digestible natural proteins, which are especially important for vegetarians and non-meat eaters.
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BkiUbpHxK7ICUt7cO_r5 | Imagine, if you would, a nuclear submarine.
Over 20,000 tons of steel hurtling through the waters. Impressive?
That's nothing compared to the energy and drive of a human being.
We are all balls of fire; forces of immense intensity. Yet at the same time, sensitive and ponderous, capable of the sweetest love sonnets or the quiet music that stirs the heart to peace and tranquility.
Each member of your family is this bundle of energy. When focused, capable of overwhelming beauty and achievement. But each unique, each with their own needs, loves, desires and nuances.
As men, women and even children, there's a lot going on in there. For many, our modus-operandi is to treat them as nuclear submarines, stay well clear, for others it's just the nagging feeling that we don't seem to know how to connect. This is obviously frustrating and hardly the concept of family we wanted in life.
By understanding the differences between men and women, adults and children, as well as some of the uniqueness to each of us, we will so much more enjoy the people around us.
It's a fascinating and immensely enjoyable journey and a lot more fun than the inside of a submarine. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUbLHxK6nrxpQczVoL | Culture|March 11, 2016|
By Korin Miller
Terminally Ill Patients Will Soon Have "The Right To Die" In California
The state's End of Life Option Act goes into effect in June.
A California law that will allow adults suffering from a terminal illness to have the option of medical aid in dying will go into effect this summer. Governor Jerry Brown signed thecontroversial End of Life Option Actin October after it passed through the state's legislature.The act was given an official start date of June 9 in a special legislative session on healthcare that closed this week.
Brown explained in a signing message last fall that he reached his decision after speaking with those who supported and opposed the act, as well as trying to put himself in the shoes of people with terminal illness. "In the end, I was left to reflect on what I would want in the face of my own death," he wrote. "I do not know what I would do if I were dying in prolonged and excruciating pain. I am certain, however, that it would be a comfort to be able to consider the options afforded by this bill. And I wouldn't deny that right to others."
Aid-in-dying is currently legal in four states—Oregon, Washington, Vermont, and Montana—meaning doctors there are allowed to prescribe life-ending medication to terminal patients, provided they meet certain requirements and undergo a set process to receive the medication.
Among the requirements: Patients must be an adult, be terminally ill, have a prognosis of six months or fewer to live, and be mentally able to make their own healthcare decisions. Patients who meet those requirements must verbally request the medication twice from their doctors at least 15 days apart and also submit a written request. The patient's diagnosis must also be confirmed by another physician.
Medical aid-in-dying became part of the national conversation in 2014 when Brittany Maynard, a young woman dying of an incurable brain cancer, became a public advocate for the cause. Maynard and her family moved from her home state of California to Oregon to utilize the state's Death with Dignity Act, which she took advantage of on November 1, 2014, at the age of 29.
Maynard's husband, Dan Diaz, tells SELF that he's "very relieved" that California's new law has a date when it will be enacted. "I'm glad to hear that now terminally ill individuals beginning on June 9 and beyond will have that option of a gentle passing, should it become necessary for them," he says.
"The other emotion that comes up would be an enormous sense of pride in my wife Brittany for the conversation that she started, and the impact that she's having on the state of California, and really, across the country," he adds.
Maynard advocated for legislative change in California and even recorded video testimony for the cause, knowing she wouldn't be alive to testify in person. She isn't the only terminally ill patient who publicly fought for medical aid-in-dying in the state. Christy O'Donnell, a California lawyer and single mom with stage 4 lung cancer, was a vocal advocate for the law until her death in February, and several others have also advocated for change in California and other states.
California's new law is a big deal because the state is so influential for the rest of the country, says Kat West, national director of policy and programs for Compassion & Choices, a nonprofit organization that promotes end-of-life choice (including access to medical aid in dying). "California really leads the country in healthcare reform," she says. "California was the tipping point, and we expect other states to follow."
Death-with-dignity legislation has been introduced in 25 states and the District of Columbia since Maynard's death in November 2014.
But while death-with-dignity is still illegal in most states, public opinion is supportive of the act. According to a Medscape poll conducted in 2014, 54 percent of U.S. doctors would support a patient's decision to end his or her life. A 2014 Harris poll also found that 74 percent of Americans believe that the terminally ill should have the choice to end their lives.
However, just because patients have the option, doesn't mean they'll utilize the law. Oregon released a report of data collected since 1998 (when the state's Death with Dignity Act took effect), that shows aid in dying is not often used but provides comfort to terminally ill patients. In 2014, for example, 155 Oregon residents had prescriptions written but only 60 percent took the medication.
West's mother, who was terminally ill and lived in Oregon, considered taking advantage of the law but ultimately decided against it. "She said 'knowing that's an option for me brings great comfort,'" West recalls. "A lot of her anxiety went away."
West is hoping California's new law will provide comfort for others like her mother and Maynard. "We know that we have a broken healthcare system when it comes to end of life," she says. "This law gives people the options they need in order to have a peaceful death."
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BkiUftzxK7IDM3wqgwrp | The Prevent duty is the responsibility that universities have, as part of the national counterterrorism system, to monitor and report students for signs that they might be at risk of being drawn into terrorism, and primarily for signs of political 'radicalisation'. This can include notable changes in religious practice, activism or advocacy for viewpoints considered 'extremist', or "an undertone of grievance or 'them and us' language/behaviour". CUSU has standing policy to oppose the duty from Council in Lent 2018, which highlights the way that Prevent has created a culture of surveillance in universities up and down the country and has specifically targeted Muslim and BME students. If you want to read more about Prevent in the university and why we oppose it, you can read a great blog that last year's President Daisy wrote here.
This year as part of our work engaging more with College-level student representatives we've been stepping up our efforts to support JCRs and MCRs with tackling Prevent in their colleges. What that's meant so far has been work around the recent changes to the way Prevent implementation is monitored by the national regulator for universities, the Office for Students. They now require that colleges include all data about welfare support for students as part of their annual report on Prevent, whether or not those welfare cases relate to Prevent.
We think this is an unacceptable overreach by the OfS, and that it will add to the already deeply worrying impacts of Prevent on the experiences of Muslim and BME students. Policies which treat the people most in need our support as threats and which depend on the creation of a culture of surveillance and suspicion must be kept out of mental health and welfare support.
That's why we're proud to release our open letter to colleges and university, signed by CUSU, the Graduate Union's Executive and 23 J/MCRs, asking them to push back on these new requirements and to implement them in the least harmful way possible. You can read the full letter and list of signatories below. We're also running a briefing event on Prevent and what students can do in their college this Thursday evening at 7pm, in the CUSU/GU Lounge. More information is available about that here.
As student representatives and groups at the University of Cambridge, we wish to raise our deep concerns around the dystopian encroachment of counter-terrorism policy into welfare and mental health support in the university and colleges. We call on colleges to take seriously these concerns when they submit their Prevent data returns on 3rd December.
The Office for Students, the regulator for Universities in England, requires that the University and Colleges submit a regular data return to confirm their compliance with the Prevent duty. The Prevent duty forms part of the government's anti-terrorism strategy and requires that universities and other public sector organisations monitor students and staff for signs of 'radicalisation'. It has been widely criticised as an unacceptable extension of government surveillance and as a policy that implicitly targets Muslim and BME students. CUSU has policy to oppose the Prevent duty and the University Senior Pro- Vice Chancellor (Education), Prof. Graham Virgo, and the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Stephen Toope, have both publicly stated their own opposition to the policy.
Following recent changes to the regulatory framework for Prevent, the OfS now requires that colleges and the University include all welfare support for students as part of the Prevent return, whether or not those welfare cases relate to Prevent. We believe this to be an unacceptable overreach by the OfS and a seriously concerning encroachment of the Prevent duty into welfare provision. By treating as a threat those students who most need our support we reinforce the chilling effect that Prevent is having on free speech and the ability of students to access necessary welfare support.
We call on the University and the Colleges to step up their attempts to lobby against and resist the Prevent Duty. In particular, we want to see all colleges count all tutorial contact as a welfare case for the purposes of the numerical data return, rather than singling out the number of students who access mental health support or the counselling service. The OfS want the specific data because they want to embed Prevent within specialist and professional welfare support. We believe that this runs contrary to the duty colleges have to protect students that seek to access that support and that they should therefore not give OfS information about those students where they are not required to by law. | c4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
BkiUbkPxK7ICUyBuzMjq | Container homes are growing in popularity in Australia and around the world, and for good reason.
They're green, often cheap housing solutions that are quick to build, making them a very attractive option for those not looking to deal with the complicated real estate market.
But it's not as simple as moving right in. Transforming a shipping container from an industrial hunk of metal to an inviting space takes the right architect – and for the homeowner, creativity in decorating.
How can you make this happen all while staying within a tight budget? Read on for a few ideas to keep in mind!
As these are small spaces, it's crucial to make the interior look as large as you possibly can.
If you're painting, use as light of colours as possible, and always maximise the light entering every inch of your container home.
Go with broad windows to let the light in, and try adding in some mirrors in different spaces to stretch that light even further and give the illusion of a larger space.
Finally, minimise the amount of stuff you have in each area of your container home. While you'll already have to downsize to begin with, using only the absolutely essential furniture will keep your space from feeling cramped and claustrophobic.
It can be odd living in one long shipping container, so it's a good idea to look into some partitions to cordon off different spaces.
While you don't want to overdo it and slice up the space too much, using restraint and strategically splitting off rooms can really help a container home feel more like a liveable space.
The key here is balance: Too many partitions makes the home feel like a maze, and too few make it feel like – well, a metal box.
Partitions work great for splitting off rooms – they're portable, and they also give you additional space for storage and decoration.
These kinds of screens work particularly well for adding in a home office and for delineating more private spaces like bedrooms.
Acoustic screens can also help keep your private business even more so – crucial in a limited space where privacy can be hard to come by.
While some might like the look of corrugated metal, for others it's an eyesore that makes it hard for a space like this to feel like home.
Luckily there are plenty of relatively low-cost options for sprucing up your surroundings.
Wood panelling and bamboo is a popular choice for giving the inside space a more natural – rather than industrial – look, and wood shingles work great for doing the same on the outside of your container home.
Also for the interior, you can always go a more standard route and paint. While it doesn't get rid of that corrugated pattern, more patterned painting styles can help, and overall painting can help make the space much warmer, brighter, and more inviting.
Nothing can make a container home feel more like a shack than if you haven't done anything to make it look as inviting on the outside as it is cosy inside.
It doesn't have to empty your wallet to fill that exterior space, either; for instance, many people have found new life for discarded wooden pallets by turning them into simple outdoor patios – both green and cheap.
Add some plants and furniture – maybe even a cosy hammock if you can fit it in – and you're well on your way to a fully-fledged and affordable home.
One of the biggest worries with a container home is making sure it's adequately shielded – both from the elements and from prying eyes, like any home.
Adding some fencing can certainly help with the latter, and like with many items on this list it can take your place from looking like a shipping container to looking like a home made from one.
Trees and other vegetation also work great. Not only do they provide privacy, but if they're planted strategically, they can keep off some of the sun (if you're in a hot climate) or the wind.
Either way, you'll want to have a strategy for insulating and shielding your home beyond its existing metal walls and roof. If you live in an area with any kind of winter, it'll both make the space more comfortable and save you money by keeping heat in.
Lastly, position windows such that they're admitting as much heat as possible (in addition to light) – but keep thick drapes or curtains handy to keep off the sun during the height of summer.
Container homes might seem barebones, but that also means they're ripe for creativity and innovation.
Hopefully some of these ideas can get you started on planning out how to transform your shipping container home from industrial to cosy! | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUbME4uzlgqIdPiqBk | Urine storage is a complex physiologic process that is under central nervous system control. It is unclear how brain activity changes as bladder volume and bladder sensations change. In this study, we quantify cerebral perfusion and the change in brain activity in healthy subjects during bladder filling.
We performed a prospective study of 8 women without bladder pathology. Participants were asked to undergo an fMRI exam while their bladders were filled via a catheter at a rate of 50ml/minute. Images were obtained at bladder volumes of 0, 50, 100, 200, 350, and 500mL. Subjects were instructed to indicate when they experienced the first sensation of bladder filling, first desire to void, and strong desire to void. For this exam, we used arterial spin labeling fMRI, which quantifies cerebral blood flow (CBF), which serves as a proxy for brain activity.
On average, participants experienced first and strong desire to void after 112 and 284mL filling, respectively. During bladder filling, there was a steady increase in CBF followed by a steep decrease in CBF (Table 1). The insula exhibited significantly increased perfusion at first desire to void compared to baseline (Figure 1,2), while the sensorimotor cortex exhibited decreased perfusion for the same comparison.
Our study results suggest that suppression of the desire to void results in deactivation of the regions that are initially activated by initial desire to void. | c4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
BkiUdNU4ubng_t84ZHrl | Home / News / Sustainability / 1 In 10 Say Not Recycling Should Be "Criminal Offence"
1 In 10 Say Not Recycling Should Be "Criminal Offence"
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Confusion around what plastic packaging can and can't be recycled is impacting our efforts as a nation to "go green", despite the appetite for change. That's according to new research published today (20 April) by Ecover.
Among its findings, the study – released ahead of Earth Day (Sunday 22 April) – found 1 in 10 says not recycling should be a "criminal offence".
The results show 7 in 10 Britons are confused, wrongly believing that cling film (65%) and laminated pouches (71%) are recyclable, Ecover says.
When in doubt, over a third (37%) throw packaging into general waste and over a quarter (28%) are unsure of what to do with packaging that is only partially recyclable.
The sustainable cleaning product brand says the British public is calling for "a range of measures" to improve education, transparency and choice.
These include labelling on products to show the level of recycled content and recyclability (54%); bottle deposit schemes (53%); more education on what can be recycled (45%); plastic-free aisles in supermarkets (42%); plus, industry experimentation into bio-based alternatives to plastics (40%).
Calls for action come as environmental concerns increase across the UK. Three quarters of British people (75%) are concerned about plastic in our oceans, while two-thirds (66%) worry about plastic affecting wildlife. But the big new concern is human health – 39% of us are now anxious about the presence of micro plastics in tap water and plastic in the food chain.
The study also shows that British people are now so switched on to helping the environment that they would be prepared to part with £208 more for their shopping each year if all the packaging was recyclable. And those aged 18-24 are prepared to pay three times as much as the over 65s.
A major driver for the sea change in attitude appears to be Sir David Attenborough's series Blue Planet II, Ecover says.
After watching the series, one in five (20%) say they started using reusable shopping bags, 16% try to make more effort recycling at work or at home and around one in eight (13%) say they switched to products with less packaging and now refuse plastic straws at bars and restaurants.
Over a third (36%) believe Britain should hold industries to account, using fines or tax to encourage them to take responsibility. Almost half (48%) believe the duty to produce sustainable packaging lies with brands and manufacturers and 30% believe it falls to the Government.
More than half (54%) would like to be able to buy products that don't rely on plastic packaging, and 83% say they would use product refills if they were more widely available.
This study was conducted by Opinium and conducted online with 2,007 adults between 29 March and 3 April 2018. Results have been weighted to nationally representative criteria.
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BkiUf2I241xiQODM-0i3 | These are some of the words and phrases that are good (sometimes essential) to know in the dojo. Feel free to print this list out! Thanks to Tamae Koketsu for assistance in making the list.
How are you? Genki desuka?
I am Tamae. Watashi wa Tamae desu.
Kia karate shout pronounced "A8" | c4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUfwDxK4tBVhat6amN | Boats are very practical and versatile places to make exhibitions. They can be easily transformed to suit the event. Their main advantage is that boat exhibitions can be easily moved from city to city, with a fraction of the cost and hassle of moving a museum exhibition from one city to the next.
Mar Infinito offers to your company any kind of team building activity on board (nautical coaching). This is a very useful tool to make your team work closer and stronger.
With this type of activities, your brand is the protagonist, and the communication vehicle is the boat. This advertising support is active even when the boat is at rest in its berth. The impact resides in bathers, passers by and marina's members and users.
Your VIP target clients might be at marinas and clubs. They will probably appreciate being attended in a luxury boat, as opposed to a common sales office. In a boat you can offer the most exclusive service, with all the privacy that the client may require... sailing is one of the options.
Floating arvertising is the most interesting promotion action that you can undertake in the context of a nautical event: saling regatta, motorboat races, etc., but they are also very useful in airplane Air Race courses, golf course lakes, etc.
There are lots of things happening on the sea water, and your company can take part and boast its branding, and give your VIP clients a treat. You can witness the America's Cup, the Barcelona World Race, and even the Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix, that takes place around the Port the coastal city of Valencia.
Any company convention or party gets an invaluable sophistication when organized on board of a boat in an exclusive coast location. Infinite Sea will assit you treat your business partners, employees, clients or providers to a real routine rupture.
Sport Sponsoring is one of the traditional branding events in the nautical world. As well as taking benefit from the branding, by means of sposoring, companies help the sportsmen and sportswomen to develop their carrier. There are lots of sponsoring options to suit all companies and budjets. | c4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUdPU5qrqCyq8Kp-aq | There is a lot to familiarize yourself with when it comes to workers' compensation. One of the most daunting aspects of filing a claim is that of medical issues and how they impact your case. Any time you have a concern regarding treatment, you should speak with a workers' compensation attorney. This will ensure that you follow all procedures regarding New York workers' comp laws and get rightful compensation without having to forsake expenses incurred on medical treatment.
Refusing Treatment - If you feel treatments are not working or they are making your condition worse, you may wonder if you can refuse future ones. While you can always refuse, you should discuss these concerns with your treating physician. Going against medical orders could result in a cease for benefit payments.
Selecting a Doctor - In New York, you do have the right to select your own doctor; however you may be required to submit to an independent medical evaluation by another physician as requested by the workers' compensation insurer. The doctor must still be approved by the Compensation Board in order to administer work-related injury treatments.
Total Temporary Disability versus Permanent Partial Disability - Temporary total disability is assigned when you are unable to do any type of work, while modified or light duty qualifies you for permanent partial disability.
Medical Expenses and Payments - After your compensation case has been accepted by the insurance company or the Compensation Board, medical payments are then covered. The doctor and chiropractor must be coded by the Workers' Compensation Board to treat you under workers' comp insurance. Bills must be sent directly to the insurer. For injuries to the back, neck, shoulder, knee, and carpel tunnel, the Board has established Medical Treatment Guidelines which allow medical providers to offer many treatment options that are considered pre-approved. Certain procedures always require explicit approval from the insurance company or the board before it is rendered.
Returning to Work - You are not cleared to return to work until your treating physician says you can. You may still receive medical compensation and wage compensation after returning to work, depending on the duration of medical treatments and if you return on limited hours.
Rehabilitation - The state has access to several rehabilitative services for those injured at work, including job training and placement agencies. Benefits will not be reduced for going through a rehabilitation program.
For more answers to your workers' comp medical questions, speak with an attorney at Erwin, McCane& Daly today. Our attorneys can help assess special medical concerns with your claim and answer those common questions that can arise during treatments.
Call us today at 518-449-2245 to discuss medical issues with a workers' comp attorney in Albany, NY or contact us online to schedule your free consultation. | c4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUdUPxK6Ot9UjEBayp | Die Familie Lasser zu Zollheim war ein osttirolisch-salzburgisches Adelsgeschlecht.
Geschichte
Die Lasser waren Salzburger Patrizier und gehörten auch dem Landstand des Erzstiftes Salzburg an. Rupert Lasser, 1525 Bürgermeister von Salzburg, baute das Kirchhofgut Niederalm zu dem Schloss Lasseregg aus. Kaiser Maximilian I. verlieh im 1514 ein Wappen.
Wolf von Lasser war von 1541 bis 1558 Bürgermeister von Salzburg. Die Lasser von Zollheim waren von 1597 bis 1804 die Pfleger der salzburgischen Güter in Tirol mit Sitz in Windisch-Matrei. Der ehemalige Ansitz der Lasser in Zollhaim, Gemeinde Matrei in Osttirol besteht heute noch.
Wolfgang Adam Lasser erhielt am 9. Juli 1574 einen Wappenbrief. Wolfgang Andreas Lasser, Pfleger zu Windisch-Matrei, und Johann Adam Lasser († 1734 zu Friesach in Kärnten), salzburgischer Rat und Vizedomamts-Verweser wurden vom Kaiser Joseph I. am 30. November 1708 mit dem Prädikat "von Zollhaimb" in den Reichsritterstand erhoben. Am 20. März 1867 wurde das Geschlecht in den Freiherrenstand erhoben.
Die Salzburger Zweige Lasser von Lasseregg und Lasser von Marzoll sind erloschen, die freiherrliche Linie ist im 16. Jahrhundert nach Kurmainz ausgewandert.
Wappen
Das Stammwappen zeigt in Gold einen mit drei bestängelten silbernen Kleeblättern hinter einander belegten schräglinker Balken. Auf dem Helm mit blau-goldenen und blau-silbernen Decken ein goldener Flug, belegt mit dem Schildbild.
Das Freiherrenwappen: Quadriertes Schild mit dem Stammwappen im Mittelschild. Feld 1 in Schwarz eine altertümliche, goldene Bischofsmütze mit Rückenbändern, 2 und 3 in Rot ein rechts gekehrter, doppelt geschwänzter silberner Löwe mit ausgeschlagener roter Zunge, 4 in Blau ein hohes silbernes Kleeblattkreuz. Freiherrnkrone, Gekrönter Helm mit offenem goldenem Adlersflug, der rechts mit einem schräglinken, links mit einem schrägrechten, wie im Mittelfeld gelegten blauen Balken überzogen ist. Helmdecken rechts blau-golden, links blau-silbern. Schildhalter: zwei einwärts sehende natürliche Steinböcke auf einer goldenen Arabeskenverzierung; Devise: Trau der Treu.
Persönlichkeiten
Wolf von Lasser, Bürgermeister von Salzburg (1541–1558)
Josef Lasser von Zollheim (1815–1879), österreichischer Staatsmann, mehrmaliger Minister, Statthalter von Tirol, Autor des Bauernbefreiungsgesetzes von 1848
Johann Baptist Lasser von Zollheim (1822–1889), österreichischer Ordenspriester und Abt von Lambach
Literatur
Gothaisches genealogisches Taschenbuch der freiherrlichen Häuser, 1872, Zwei und zwanzigster Jahrgang, S.760f
MM von Weittenhiller. In: J. Siebmacher's großes und allgemeines Wappenbuch, IV. Band, 6. Abteilung; Der Salzburgische Adel, 1883, S. 35.
Adolf Hahnl: Die ehemalige Erbgruftkapelle der Familie Lasser von Lasseregg in St. Peter in Salzburg. In: Mitteilungen der Gesellschaft für Salzburger Landeskunde. Band 143_2, 2003, S. 219–236 ().
Weblinks
Lasser von Zollheim im Salzburgwiki (mit Stammliste)
Tiroler Wappen, Die Fischnaler Wappenkartei: Lasser Wolfgang, Lasser Thomas auf Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum
Einzelnachweise
Salzburger Adelsgeschlecht
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BkiUdac241xiETwG-RCO | Torin, A.
Herzog, S.
Hilsamer, M.
Timoney, J.
Walker, J.
Bayer, S.
Bradford, R.
Carpentier, T.
Cheng, T.
Degani, A.
Derrien, O.
Dixon, S.
Drake, J.
Download Finite Difference Schemes on Hexagonal Grids for Thin Linear Plates with Finite Volume Boundaries
Brian Hamilton; Alberto Torin
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The thin plate is a key structure in various musical instruments, including many percussion instruments and the soundboard of the piano, and also is the mechanism underlying electromechanical plate reverberation. As such, it is a suitable candidate for physical modelling approaches to audio effects and sound synthesis, such as finite difference methods—though great attention must be paid to the problem of numerical dispersion, in the interest of reducing perceptual artefacts. In this paper, we present two finite difference schemes on hexagonal grids for such a thin plate system. Numerical dispersion and computational costs are analysed and compared to the standard 13-point Cartesian scheme. An equivalent finite volume scheme can be related to the 13-point Cartesian scheme and a 19-point hexagonal scheme, allowing for fitted boundary conditions of the clamped type. Theoretical modes for a clamped circular plate are compared to simulations. It is shown that better agreement is obtained for the hexagonal scheme than the Cartesian scheme.
Download Prioritized Computation for Numerical Sound Propagation
John Drake; Maxim Likhachev; Alla Safonova
The finite difference time domain (FDTD) method is commonly used as a numerically accurate way of propagating sound. However, it requires extensive computation. We present a simple method for accelerating FDTD. Specifically, we modify the FDTD update loop to prioritize computation where it is needed most in order to faithfully propagate waves through the simulated space. We estimate for each potential cell update its importance to the simulation output and only update the N most important cells, where N is dependent on the time available for computation. In this paper, we explain the algorithm and discuss how it can bring enhanced accuracy and dynamism to real-time audio propagation.
Download Sinusoidal Synthesis Method using a Force-based Algorithmm
Ryoho Kobayashi
In this paper we propose a synthesis method using a force-based algorithm to control frequencies of multiple sine waves. In order to implement this synthesis method, we analyze an existing sound source using a fast Fourier transform (FFT). Spectral peaks which have large magnitudes are regarded as heavy partials and assigned large attractive forces. A few hundred sine waves with stationary amplitudes are placed in a frequency space on which forces generated in the analysis phase are applied. The frequencies of the partials gravitate to the nearest peak of the reference spectrum from the source sound. As more sine waves are combined at the large peaks, the sound synthesized by the partials gradually transforms into the reference spectrum. In order to prevent the frequencies of the partials from gravitating onto localized peaks, each partial is assigned a repulsive force against all others. Through successful control of these attractive and repulsive forces, roughness and speed variation of the synthesis can be achieved. Moreover, by increasing or decreasing the number of partials according to the total amplitude of the source sound, amplitude envelope following is achieved.
Download A Method of Morphing Spectral Envelopes of the Singing Voice for Use with Backing Vocals
Matthew Roddy; Jacqueline Walker
The voice morphing process presented in this paper is based on the observation that, in many styles of music, it is often desirable for a backing vocalist to blend his or her timbre with that of the lead vocalist when the two voices are singing the same phonetic material concurrently. This paper proposes a novel application of recent morphing research for use with a source backing vocal and a target lead vocal. The function of the process is to alter the timbre of the backing vocal using spectral envelope information extracted from both vocal signals to achieve varying degrees of blending. Several original features are proposed for the unique usage context, including the use of LSFs as voice morphing parameters, and an original control algorithm that performs crossfades between synthesized and unsynthesized audio on the basis of voiced/unvoiced decisions.
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Hyung-Suk Kim; Julius O. Smith
We present an analysis of short-time time-reversal on audio signals. Based on our analysis, we define parameters that can be used to control the digital effect and explain the effect each parameter has on the output. We further study the case of 50% overlap-add, then use this for a real-time implementation. Depending on the window length, the effect can modify the output sound variously, from adding overtones to adding reverse echoes. We suggest example use cases and digital effects setups for usage in sound design and recording.
Download A Statistical Approach to Automated Offline Dynamic Processing in the Audio Mastering Process
Marcel Hilsamer; Stephan Herzog
Mastering audio is a complicated yet important step in music production. It is used for many purposes, an important one is to ensure a typical loudness for a piece of music within its genre. In order to automate this step we use a statistical model of the dynamic section. To allow a statistical approach we need to introduce some modifications to the compressor's side-chain or more precisely to its ballistics. We then develop an offline framework to determine compressor parameters for the music at hand such that the signal's statistic properties meet certain target properties, namely statistical central moments, which for example can be chosen genre specific. Finally the overall system is tested with songs which are available to us as unmastered, professionally mastered, and only compressed versions.
Download Revisiting Implicit Finite Difference Schemes for Three-Dimensional Room Acoustics Simulations on GPU
Brian Hamilton; Stefan Bilbao; Craig J. Webb
Implicit finite difference schemes for the 3-D wave equation using a 27-point stencil on the cubic grid are presented, for use in room acoustics modelling and artificial reverberation. The system of equations that arises from the implicit formulation is solved using the Jacobi iterative method. Numerical dispersion is analysed and computational efficiency is compared to second-order accurate 27-point explicit schemes. Timing results from GPU implementations demonstrate that the proposed algorithms scale over their explicit counterparts as expected: by a factor of M + 2, where M is a fixed number of Jacobi iterations (eight can be sufficient in single precision). Thus, the accuracy of the approximation can be improved over explicit counterparts with only a linear increase in computational costs, rather than the quartic (in operations) and cubic (in memory) increases incurred when oversampling the grid. These implicit schemes are advantageous in situations where less than 1% dispersion error is desired.
Download A Preliminary Model for the Synthesis of Source Spaciousness
Darragh Pigott; Jacqueline Walker
We present here a basic model for the synthesis of source spaciousness over loudspeaker arrays. This model is based on two experiments carried out to quantify the contribution of early reflections and reverberation to the perception of source spaciousness.
Download Low Frequency Group Delay Equalization of Vented Boxes using Digital Correction Filters
Stephan Herzog; Marcel Hilsamer
In this paper methods to determine the group delay of vented boxes and techniques for the design of filters for group delay equalization are presented. First the transfer function and the related group delay are explained. Then it is shown how the group delay can be computed or approximated for a certain alignment of the box. Furthermore it is shown how to derive the required parameters of the transfer function from a simple electrical measurement of the box, which allows the determination of the group delay without knowledge of the box design parameters. Two strategies for the design and implementation of digital correction filters are shown where one approach allows for a real-time adjustability of the delay. Finally, the performance with a real speaker is evaluated.
Download Exploring the Vectored Time Variant Comb Filter
Vesa Norilo
This paper presents the time variant vectored comb filter. It is an extension of the feedback delay network to time variant and nonlinear domains. Effects such as chorus and flanger, tap delay and pitch shifter are examined in the context of the feedback scheme. Efficient implementation of a stateless vectorizable LFO for modulation purposes is presented, along with a recursive formulation of the Hadamard matrix multiplication. The time variant comb filter is examined in various effect settings, and presented with source code and sound examples. | commoncrawl | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
BkiUdu85jDKDx8o5stBg | You are at:Home»Current in Zionsville»At a cross roads: Neighbors, officials weigh options to improve safety, traffic flow at Oak/Kissel intersection
At a cross roads: Neighbors, officials weigh options to improve safety, traffic flow at Oak/Kissel intersection
By Current Publishing on April 19, 2016 Current in Zionsville, Zionsville Cover Stories
By Ann Marie Shambaugh
When Norb Stransky purchased his home at the corner of Oak Street and Kissel Road more than 20 years ago, he was sold on its proximity to family and an easy route to work.
What he didn't expect was the frequent car accidents just outside his front door and the responsibility of often being the first person on the scene.
"You don't move into a house thinking you're going to become a first responder," Stransky said.
His next door neighbor, Jill Meyers, feels the same way. She used to run to the scene whenever she heard a crash, but one wreck involving a victim with a severely bleeding compound fracture led her to reconsider her role.
"That was kind of intense, and my kids were all there," she said. "We just happened to be out in the yard when it happened. I didn't really want them to have that experience anymore."
In early April, Zionsville officials released the results of a traffic study by Beam Longest Neff that recommended installing a traffic light at the intersection as a short-term fix to alleviate congestion. The project is estimated to cost $93,000, and Zionsville Mayor Tim Haak said the town could use funds from an expected "influx of cash from the state" in County Option Income Tax funds to help pay for the signal.
"We're working on a design plan now for it and working on a budget to see how much it's going to cost," he said. "If they come back where they think we are (on cost), then we most likely will be able to install that this year."
The study stated that with an hourly volume of more than 1,300 vehicles going through the intersection between the peak hours of 7 and 8 a.m. and more than 1,600 vehicles between 5 and 6 p.m., a signal to help with traffic flow is needed. Traffic is only expected to increase as additional homes are built in Zionsville and Whitestown.
The recommendation to install a signal is based solely on traffic counts. Data from the Boone Co. Sheriff's Office shows there were more than a dozen wrecks at or near the intersection in both 2014 and 2015.
"Although there have been accidents near this intersection, the rate does not appear to be alarming and would appear to typically be a result of driver inattentiveness," it states. "No warrants have been identified for signalization of this intersection based on accidents."
After living near the intersection for 12 years, Meyers isn't convinced that's the case.
"Distracted driving probably counts for a lot of the accidents, but you can't tell me that counts for every single one of the accidents," she said. "You just have a lot going on at this intersection."
Meyers would prefer to see a roundabout at the intersection, which is the town's long-term goal for the area. The study states that constructing a double-lane roundabout would take special funding – which has not currently been identified by the town – and at least two years to implement with right-of-way acquisition, utility relocation and other factors. Haak expects it to take much longer than that, but he said roundabouts could be a first step in a future widening of Oak Street.
"One thing that we could do and probably will do, is before (Oak Street) goes to four lanes is put roundabouts at Oak and Kissell and Oak and Cooper," Haak said. "You can design those roundabouts now to support a four-lane road in the future."
Stransky has mixed feelings about the future roundabout, which would cut into his property. But until that happens, he's prepared for the consequences of living next to the intersection.
"When these accidents do occur, it's a little unsettling to say the least," he said. "I'm thankful there is a tree at that intersection and we have a berm in front of the house, because I think in some respects (that's why) we haven't had a car in the front lawn yet. We've lost stop signs. We've lost the hydrant. Different calamities have occurred at that intersection from one extreme to the other extreme."
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BkiUcGw25V5hcGj047yv | Colorado unemployment claims continue to climb…
Colorado unemployment claims continue to climb as year closes
Since March 29, $6.69 billion has been paid in jobless benefits
By BizWest/Reporter-Herald Staff |
An additional 25,360 initial regular unemployment claims were filed in the week ending Dec. 26, plus 19,555 Pandemic Unemployment Assistance claims the same week, according to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.
Since mid-March, a total of 732,119 regular initial unemployment claims have been filed and a grand total of 984,043 claims, including federal pandemic unemployment benefits.
For the week ending Dec. 19, a combined total of 265,507 continued claims were filed from the regular unemployment insurance, pandemic unemployment and pandemic emergency unemployment compensation programs, the agency said.
Since March 29, $6.69 billion has been paid in unemployment benefits through all the programs that have been available in Colorado since the pandemic began.
Lodging, food services and health care have accounted for most of the claims during the pandemic.
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BkiUc3E4uBhhxMaCiIch | Time running out for comet probe Philae
An artist's impression of Rosetta's lander Philae on the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Scientists will send a few final prods to robot lab Philae, incommunicado on the surface of a comet hurtling through space, but hopes for a reply are running out, they said Tuesday.
A last-chance manoeuvre was attempted Sunday to shift the tiny lander into a sunnier angle for its battery-replenishing solar panels.
"Unfortunately this attempt didn't lead to contact," project manager Stephan Ulamec of German space agency DLR told AFP. "We didn't receive any signal."
"We are going to send a few more" commands in the coming days, he added.
In a first for space exploration, Philae was dropped onto the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on November 12, 2014 after a 10-year, 6.5-billion-kilometre (four-billion-mile) journey through space piggybacking on mothership Rosetta, which is now orbiting the comet.
The washing machine-sized probe survived a rough landing, bouncing several times off the craggy comet surface and ending up at an angle in a shaded crevice.
Philae sent home data from about 60 hours of comet sniffing and prodding with eight of its 10 instruments before going into standby mode on November 15, 2014.
The lander's power pack was recharged as 67P drew closer to the Sun on its elliptical orbit, and Philae woke up on June 13, to great excitement on Earth.
Timeline of the Philae robot lab's mission on comet 67P. 135 x 103 mm
It made eight intermittent contacts via Rosetta, only to fall silent again on July 9.
On Sunday, ground controllers sent a command to try to get Philae to budge, hoping this would shake any dust off its panels and better align it with the Sun.
Odds getting worse
"We have not gotten any feedback on its success," the DLR said in a video uploaded to Twitter.
It was possible Philae had received and executed the command, but could not talk to Rosetta.
DLR said a camera on Rosetta took a sequence of images which are being scrutinised for any signs of a dust cloud that could have been caused by Philae shifting position.
Scientists plan to send more commands to the robot lab in the coming days.
If there is no response, the communications systems will be switched to "listening mode" on the off chance that Philae does get a signal out.
But the odds are getting "worse and worse" as the comet moves away from the Sun.
By the end of January, the comet will be some 300 million kilometres (185 million miles) from the Sun.
Once its surface temperature falls below minus 51 degrees Celsius (minus 60 degrees Fahrenheit), Philae will no longer be able to operate.
"If we have heard nothing by end-January, it will be over" for Philae, said Philippe Gaudon, Rosetta project manager at France's CNES space agency.
The ground-breaking mission was conceived to learn more about comets, and possibly the origins of life on Earth.
Comets are pristine leftovers from the Solar System's formation some 4.6 billion years ago. Many experts believe they smashed into our infant planet, providing it with water and the chemical building blocks for life.
Philae has found several organic molecules.
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BkiUfVo5qhLByVBy1irT | This is an updated and combined repost of three articles I wrote for the blog Lymenaide, originally posted on in January and February 2010. If you have Lyme Disease, or have a love one with Lyme, I highly recommend Lymenaide! Started by Ashley Von Tol and featuring three other contributing writers (myself included) it is an amazing source of information for all things related to Lyme Disease.
This is a long one friends, so get a cup of tea and start reading!
Ah ha! It was like a lightbulb turned on my head. It all made sense!
For a few years I've been digging into the world of Chinese nutrition therapy; it was one of the first things I turned to when my symptoms got really bad in 2008. My long-time general interest in Chinese medicine turned into a growing obsession, and I started taking classes to get my master's degree in Acupuncture and Oriental medicine. However, health problems with Lyme forced me to put that all on hold - it's too hard while healing from Lyme to leave a well paying job with health insurance to starting living on loans and be insanely busy. I decided I needed to heal myself before I could learn how to heal others.
Unless you're familiar with the basic ideas of Chinese medicine, you're probably wondering what the spleen, an organ that receives little to no attention in Western medicine, has to do with anything, especially anxiety. Here's a little primer and very brief, rather rudimentary introduction.
There are five primary organ networks that form the basis of traditional Chinese physiology. Each primary (yin) organ has a pairing (yang) organ, as follows: Spleen/Pancreas (Stomach), the Heart (Small Intestine), the Liver (Gallbladder), the Lung (Large Intestine), and the Kidney (Bladder). Each organ network is associated with a phase, which encompasses a stage of transformation through life, time, and space, and is associated with a certain element. While each organ plays an important role in the transformation and utilization of qi (roughly translated as vital life energy) in the body, the spleen is kind of the ring leader of the circus.
Like Mother Earth, the Spleen is the constant provider, the hearth around which the body gathers to renew itself.
Not surprisingly, the spleen is associated with the Earth element. It likes to be warm, is nourished by sweet flavors, and needs regularity. The spleen-stomach is responsible for starting the process of digestion, the process by which our bodies our nourished. You know the phrase "When momma ain't happy, ain't nobody happy?" An unhappy spleen is like an unhappy mother; everyone and everything are affected. The results of spleen disharmony are wide and varied. Ever wonder why anxiety or worry upsets your digestion? Disharmony in the spleen-stomach is why; the flow of qi is severely compromised. Even general spleen qi deficiency will compromise digestion, leading to improper assimilation of nutrients, irregular stools, and nausea, abdominal cramping, and discomfort. A deficient spleen may leave one feeling fatigued and exhausted. It affects our ability to deal with stress and manage pressures, and will often lead to physical and mental stagnation and compulsive behavior. Blood sugar levels and metabolism may be affected. Spleen deficiency can also lead to dampness, which can be described as yeast, bacterial, viral, or mucous imbalances (yes, like Candida albicans!). | c4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUdS44uzki04H6j-QJ | The lively and vibrant St. Paul's area of Bristol is on a trendy trajectory that is seeing its stock as an up-and-coming, modern area rising fast. But, occupying a prime position along its cobbled streets is a historic gem of the print industry, Taylor Brothers.
Taylor Brothers has been established in Bristol since the 1830s, and is on its fifth generation of Taylors. As the business says: "The print industry has changed beyond all recognition but Taylor Brothers' central principles have not." This motto certainly rings true—a successful balance between its historic values and its ability to embrace a modern approach and up-to-date technology is evident.
Print Monthly visited our Bristol neighbours to see its C.P. Bourg kit in action, and learn more about how the technology works at Taylor Brothers, three years on from installation. Tim Thorne, production director, explained more about its decision to purchase the Bourg Booklet Maker and Collating Tower.
"At the beginning of the digital era, we were probably a bit behind in investing," admits Thorne, adding: "We didn't want to buy a finishing unit on the back of a digital press, because we wanted something that was a little bit more independent, something we could use with our litho work.
The booklet maker is designed to work with a wide variety of production printers, as well as working in-line with C.P. Bourg products, and it seems that Taylor Brothers has found in C.P. Bourg an approach to technology that mirrors its own need for flexibility. | c4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
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BkiUcrg5qhDBJHJmswZd | I, along with others, am distressed by any case of a child dying, and especially when it is a consequence of assault and abuse, but I am also concerned about the violence threatened against social workers named by an irresponsible and ill-informed press.
What is of no surprise, but still shocking, is how awful deaths have recently been reported by parts of the media. As should now be expected, but not accepted, it was social workers who were targeted for criticism and vilification by, especially, The Mail and The Sun.
The Sun, as it has done before, named all the social workers and the health visitor, but not the doctors, involved in a case where a child died. It door-stepped the wife of the recently retired director of social services and visited the home of a social worker, whose photograph was then printed in The Sun.
It is a case where I tracked the media coverage of the criminal trial and was interviewed about it by the BBC. Even with all the benefits of hindsight and now knowing a child died, I am still not able to identify any patterns of events prior to the child's terrible death which would have raised significant concerns for the health professionals and social workers who had contact with the family. That, though, is not how the story gets told by parts of the press.
There are so many echoes here of The Sun and its threatening and abusive behaviour when it led on the mistold 'Baby P story'. Again, its vilification and anger, which has been targeted at named social workers and their managers, generates threat and fear. The reprehensible and irresponsible behaviour of The Sun continues and is replicated 10 years on from the death of Peter Connelly.
Some others in the press have also jumped to conclusions that it was social workers who failed. It is particularly noteworthy that the new chair of Frontline, Baroness Camilla Cavendish, was prominent in her criticism of the 'failures' of social workers in a piece she wrote in The Sunday Times on 12 November.
It is within this context of attacks by parts of the press, and knee-jerk assumptions of 'failure', that there should be concern about two items still on the government's 'to do' list.
First, with the prospect of press-inspired threat and fear targeted at those who work with children if a child dies from abuse, it should only be expected that 'mandatory reporting' of concern about a child's welfare and safety will lead to a considerable increase in referrals and child protection activity as covering backs takes over from considered judgements.
Secondly, introducing the criminal charge of 'wilful neglect'. This would mean if a child dies following abuse or neglect – and the view is retrospectively taken that all was not done that is now seen with the benefit of hindsight as necessary to have protected the child – a baying media and politicians who cave in to press bullying create the context where social workers and others will be prosecuted and possibly imprisoned.
There are already sanctions available, and applied, if someone has not properly fulfilled their responsibilities.
Heightening the threat and fear of those working to assist and protect children, and making them the target of potential hostility, is not going to lead to better child protection. Instead there will be more work to be undertaken by fewer workers.
There is plenty of prospective opportunity here for those in the press who make their profits and get their wages out of creating stories generating hatred against social workers and others.
Ray Jones is a professor of social work at Kingston University.
An excellent article – very well put.
If social workers are afraid of unjust punishment when things go wrong, then not surprisingly it will be hard for them to be open and honest when mistakes are made. That means that valuable learning from error will be lost and services become increasingly less safe.
In civil aviation and some other safety critical industries this lesson has already been learned. The emphasis there is on building a just reporting culture, not a culture of blame.
That's what we need in social work; a recognition that safer services will only come about when people feel free to talk openly and honestly about what goes wrong and explore ways of improving services to reduce the likelihood of future disasters.
Inciting hatred and violence in itself is a criminal act. The issue for me is that social workers will think twice about joining the profession and especially child protection, or they get to a point sooner or later where they say enough is enough and leave the profession alltogether. Who in their right mind wants to constatly have a numberof 'Damocles' swords' hanging over them?
(of a bad or harmful act) intentional; deliberate.
Wilful also implies doing without due consideration to the outcome or consequences.
So if there is going to be a piece of legislation drafted to scapegoat individuals wilful neglect will have to consider a different derivation.
As I'm sure many social workers may be accused of being neglectful with the benefit of hindsight focusing on their actions that led up to the outcome which is now being scrutinised, I'm sure that they would not have chosen that course of action based on the information that they were working with until things went wrong.
After all, all of us would win the lottery on Sunday morning after knowing what the numbers were on the Saturday night, can we sue , take the lottery companies to court wilful neglect of failing to provide us with our dreams which they so readily promote, or would it be argued given the information, and our mental capacity, in conjunction with the odds, these moneymaking services cannot be held accountable as to why we didn't win.
Though I can accept there is a need to evaluate the situation, scrutinise what led up to the negative outcome, all these situations have been looked at in the past and individuals clearly state lessons learnt, so why this must not happen again, it is clear that there are too many variables which means predicting the outcome will be virtually impossible in some situations, until the outcome has happened.
As highlighted in the text above this potential piece of legislation will possibly cause more people to inherit more work, done by less individuals, which in itself will make the likelihood of something going wrong more likely to happen, which in itself will justify why wilful neglect needs to happen is piece of legislation. But it won't stop the situation in itself, it will only justify accountability, promote a bigger blame culture, and sell newspapers, who are only interested in promoting a story to sell their own existence.
I'm a student social worker and had been reading The Story of Baby P when all of this regarding little Elsie came out in the press. I was horrified and have voiced my concerns with various people/agencies. There seems so little support for the social work profession, and nothing gets done to change people's perception of us. Things like this are only going to be detrimental – we will be terrified of making 'mistakes', those who need support will be reluctant to engage and people will be reluctant to enter the profession (and when S47 investigations are at their highest we urgently need more people coming into it). We need to find our voices and start to advocate for ourselves, we wouldn't allow anyone else to be marginilised and treated in this way.
As a Social Worker who has a previous career as a journalist, I consider it absurd that Camilla Cavendish has been appointed Chair of Frontline.
She has no professional track record as a Social Worker and placing a journalist in such a prominent position damages the integrity of Social Work.
Correct as usual,many thanks for your informed and invaluable input. | c4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
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BkiUfYg5qhDCeKz259Lt | Bay Street Boards is a family-owned surf and skate shop in Santa Monica, California. Run by two brothers who grew up surfing and skating all over Santa Monica and Los Angeles, we pride ourselves on being a small core shop that can take care of all your surf and skate needs!
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BkiUa4w4uBhhw71LKix4 | I'm a registered nurse and an Alchemical Hypnotherapist in private practice since 1988. I have worked with a wide variety of issues. Through Alchemical Hypnosis, I've seen people make the change of a lifetime, sometimes in a matter of hours. The following are just a few of my favorite stories of such transformations.
A client was in debt all of the time and was unable to change it. Within three months she made a down payment on a condominium, and completely turned her finances around.
Another client had episodes of doubling up in pain so intense that she would lie on the floor unable to move, crying out in agony. First we cleared major childhood trauma, then, we asked the client's angels to remove "needles" placed there by her mother. They healed her body completely. One session two years ago cleared the pain, and she has had no recurrence.
A woman asked for help in passing her oral professional exams. She had "failed" the first time and was distraught. After a single Alchemy session, she left my office reassured. Later, she called, "I did it, it was easy, I just knew I would succeed!"
As a registered nurse working in drug rehabilitation, I have found that Alchemical Hypnosis is a breakthrough technology for transforming addictive patterns.
My career as a hospital-based labor and delivery nurse led me directly and easily into practicing Alchemical Hypnosis with obstetrical clients. I have had phenomenal results with infertility using methods that are painless, inexpensive, and rapid. I can use Alchemical methods to relieve symptoms in early pregnancy, and it provides the best technology available for creating a trouble-free delivery.
As a Registered Nurse since 1956, I have worked in many areas of special services - Pediatrics, Gerontology, Research, Dialysis, Cardiac Care, etc. I have worked with "New Age" therapies since 1978. With my studies of Alchemical Hypnosis, I have witnessed the most profound and long-lasting results in my experience.
I've been a Psychiatric nurse since 1959. My first weekend with Alchemical Hypnosis totally changed my life, by ending my toxic relationship to hospital care. Alchemy gave me the tools to help clients get to the root of their problems, and experience deep inner healing. I'm having excellent results helping AIDS patients. One client was healed of Kaposi's Sarcoma five years ago, and remains healthy. Many others have reduced symptoms and healed emotional issues connected to their illnesses.
I couldn't have done any of this without Alchemy. Now I have the pleasure of teaching Alchemical techniques to others, in addition to maintaining a thriving practice. | c4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUewA4uzkg4BCDZwtc | DIY projects can get boring now and again, which is why we have picked some of the best Riddles and Answers for you. We like Mr Riddles UK, as he creates all his Riddles from scratch. Sometimes he even uses some images from our blog as inspiration. We have provided a variety of Riddles below, enjoy!
This type of riddle asks the question "What am I". You need to answer the question using clues in the riddle.
Click here to see more Riddles and Answers like this on Instagram. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUb9PxaL3Suglaz4t1 | Most of us live a very sedentary lifestyle. We get up in the morning, grab our coffee and sit down at the table. We get ready for work and sit in a car to get there. We spend the next 8 hours sitting at our desk only to get home and sit down for dinner before we plop down on the couch to watch some TV. In other words, we don't usually move around much over the course of our day. What we need is a little motivation and a way to track exactly how much (or how little) we move around.
The perfect way to do this is to use a pedometer. A pedometer will keep track of how many steps you've taken throughout the day. You can order one online or pick it up at your favorite sports supply store and clip it to your pants. You'll also find quite a few tracking devices on the market like a Fitbit or other fitness and activity tracking devices. Some will clip to your pants or bra, others you'll wear like a watch.
Before you go out and buy a device, check your smart phone. Many newer models have pedometers built in. If you carry your phone around with you at all times, it may be a great way to track your steps and your activity level without having to invest in another electronic device.
Start by tracking your normal level of activity. Just go about your day as usual and note how many daily steps you take. Track it for a week and come up with a daily average. Write that number down. Chances are it will be well below the recommended 10,000 steps per day. For some of it will be quite a bit less than half that number. That's ok. It's just a starting point.
Your next goal is to increase your average by 1,000 steps per day. Start parking a little further away from your office, walk over to ask a colleague a question instead of calling and go for a short walk after dinner.
Keep tracking your daily steps and increase your daily goal by 1,000 steps every few weeks until you make it a habit to walk at least 10,000 steps. It's not as hard as you may think and the beauty of doing this instead of a walking workout or a daily trip to the gym to hop on the stationary bike or treadmill is that you can get more active in little spurts throughout the day. Walk around while you are talking on the phone, park in a central location and walk from store to store as you shop, take a quick stroll on your lunch break.
You'll find all sorts of different ways to sneak in a little more activity throughout your day. Before you know it you'll reach and surpass your 10,000 step goal and won't be able to imagine moving around less.
I find that just walking around the yard a bit more when my dog is outside doing his thing helps. Or, since we have 2 bathrooms, I will go to the upstairs bathroom which is a flight of stairs instead of the one that is 5 steps from my desk.
Getting up every hour to do some jumping jacks, running in place, high knees, etc., is always a good way to groove your body and get your steps in too. There are many ways you can fit in steps, if you are mindful of your daily goals.
You can also reach out to Find Your Trainer and see if you can find a trainer in your area to help you with any fitness goals you might have. While getting your step in daily is a start, you can then take your fitness to the next level and hit your goals. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUaYnxK4sA-9F9h4Y0 | Researchers from India, Israel, and the US attempting to develop a drug to treat the rare disease 'GNB1 Encephalopathy'
by Prosenjit bhattacharya
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, Tel Aviv University, and Columbia University are investigating a rare genetic brain disease known as "GNB1 Encephalopathy" and attempting to develop an effective treatment.
GNB1 Encephalopathy is a type of brain disease or neurological disorder that affects individuals in the foetal stage, with less than 100 documented cases worldwide.
According to scientists, delayed physical and mental development, intellectual disabilities, and frequent epileptic seizures are among the early symptoms of the disease, and because genome sequencing is an expensive procedure, few parents opt for it early on.
This disease is caused by a single nucleotide mutation in the GNB1 gene, which produces one of the G-proteins, the "G?1 protein," according to Haritha Reddy, a former PhD scholar at IIT Madras.
"Because the patient is a foetus, this mutation affects them.
Children with GNB1 mutations have delayed mental and physical development, epilepsy (abnormal brain activity), and movement issues.
Only a few hundred cases have been documented worldwide to date. However, the actual number of affected children is likely much higher because diagnosis is not widely available because it requires a complex and costly procedure "PTI spoke with Reddy from Israel, where she is conducting research.
"Every cell in the human body has a diverse set of signalling molecules and pathways that allow it to communicate with other cells as well as with itself. Cells' primary signalling mechanism is 'G-Protein Coupled Receptor' (GPCR) signalling "She continued.
A GPCR is a receptor that receives a signal (for example, a hormone, light, or neurotransmitter) from the outside of the cell and transmits it to the inside.
"GPCR is found in the cell membrane and is linked to a G-protein (???) from within the cell. G-proteins are the molecules immediately downstream that relay the signal received by the GPCR. These G-proteins are found in all cells, and any malfunction will result in disease "She elaborated.
Mutations in the GNB1 gene cause the neurological disorder (GNB1 Encephalopathy), which is characterised by general developmental delay, epileptiform activity in the electroencephalogram (EEG), seizures of various types, muscle hypotonia or hypertonia, and other variable symptoms.
According to Amal Kanti Bera, Professor, Department of Biotechnology, IIT Madras, because GNB1 encephalopathy is a rare and little-known disease, there hasn't been much research on it.
"We don't understand the disease's mechanisms. We have no idea how to treat this disease. As a result, research into GNB1 encephalopathy is critical. We've got a long way to go. It is not easy to create a drug that can effectively treat this disease "He told PTI that.
"We are currently working on preclinical animal models of this disease.
According to Nathan Dascal, Professor at Tel Aviv University, because the developmental issues begin during the foetal stage, gene therapy is the most likely option for mitigating the effects of the mutation. However, the development of this complex procedure will take many years and a significant financial investment.
"On the other hand, epilepsy can be treated with specific drugs that improve the patient's quality of life. Specific targets must be identified in order to treat epilepsy. The majority of epilepsies are caused by altered ion channel function. Ion channels are proteins that help neurons and heart cells communicate electrically.
"It is also possible that a combination of already available drugs will aid in the development of a tailored treatment regimen for the rare disease. As with Covid, no new drugs were discovered, but existing drugs were incorporated into the treatment protocol "said.
The research was funded by an Indo-Israel Binational grant from the Israel Science Foundation (ISF) and the University Grants Commission of India (UGC).
Professor Dascal stated that whole genome sequencing, or the elucidation of the baby's complete genetic analysis, can be very helpful in the early diagnosis of the disease.
"We discovered that the function of a potassium channel known as the G-protein gated Inwardly Rectifying K+ (GIRK) channel (found in the brain, heart, and endocrine glands) is significantly affected. Then we used specific drugs to correct the channel activity.
"As I80T mutation is the most prevalent variant in GNB1 encephalopathy patients, we are currently focusing prioritizing on this mutation alone. We have mouse models with the mutations I80T, K78R, and D76G. We created induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from the patient's I80T fibroblasts.
"We will differentiate patient-derived iPSCs into neurons. "Our findings pave the way for further research in animal models or patient-derived neurons in order to develop concrete therapeutic approaches," he said.
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BkiUdtc5qsBDCJWRlOWB | Debra's Place - Come Hungry
Always on the lookout for a new breakfast spot, we heard good things about this place in a strip center on Northlake near Prosperity Rd. -- Debra's Place, to be exact. A longtime mainstay for locals and seasonals alike, we were obviously late to the party on this one.
Arriving on a recent Saturday morning, it was packed -- a fairly common occurence, we understand. Nothing fancy, it's strictly old-school, with one row of booths and a long counter. We must have hit it just right: One booth was available.
Open for breakast and lunch daily, 5 am to 2 pm (5 am to 1 pm on Saturday and 6 am to 1 pm Sundays), you have lots of choices at great prices. A complete breakfast starts at under $4. We opted for one order of two eggs with cheese, grits and toast, and another for one egg, sausage, hash browns and toast. My goodness -- the portions were generous.
They are also reknowned for their BBQ. We'll definitely be back to report on that as well.
Debra's Place is located at 785 Northlake Blvd. Be sure and come hungry.
Cate Gets the 'Taking a Nap' Award
PLEASE JOIN ME in congratulations our precious grand-daughter, Catherine, recently honored at her pre-school for "Taking a Nap."As much as I take pride in her accomplishments, school has definitely changed from what I remember. Now I'm curious about what other awards they hand out. "Coloring In the Lines"? Doesn't matter ... you go, girl!
Loggerhead Says Goodbye to Plastic Bottles
(Press Release)_Loggerhead Marinelife Center recently said goodbye to selling plastic bottles on campus – just in time for Earth Day.
Now, the Center sells only sustainably-packaged beverages on campus – including LMC's Tortuga Café, the first establishment to participate in the Center's Ocean Friendly Restaurant program, set to launch this May.
More than 80 percent of water bottles end up in landfills, composing the majority of litter on beaches and in oceans, according to EcoWatch. Eliminating plastic bottles from campus will keep thousands of single-use bottles out of these landfills – and the ocean.
"For those who don't work in the retail business, it may seem easy to stop selling plastic bottles – which would be true if we stopped selling beverages altogether," said Tommy Cutt, LMC's chief conservation officer. "There are still very few options available to replace water bottles. Those that exist do not have distribution processes like larger vendors. It took months of coordination and planning with sales reps and distributors to make this happen."
This on-campus sustainability initiative is one of many for Loggerhead Marinelife Center. Last year, staff members formed a Campus Sustainability Committee to reduce environmental impacts in day-to-day workflows and created an off-campus garden filled with green peppers and lettuce varieties to help feed LMC's green sea turtle patients.
This summer, LMC's gift store will begin offering only reusable bags to guests.
"One step at a time, we're implementing simple solutions with a huge impact," said Kate Fratalia, LMC's director of retail operations. "We're excited to continue accelerating our conservation impact throughout the Center's retail operations – and hopefully inspire others to do the same."
For more information about Loggerhead Marinelife Center's sustainability initiatives, visit marinelife.org/campus-sustainability.
Lunch at Cooper's Hawk: Cheers!
The signs in The Gardens Mall have been promoting the impending arrival of Cooper's Hawk Winery and Restaurant for many months. Seven days ago, it had its official opening. Cooper's Hawk is a chain; it originated in Chicago and now has locations in eight states. Our friends from Chicago raved about it, so we headed over to check it out.
Located on the second level, across from Mrs. Field's at the Sears end of the mall, it is both elegant and casual at the same time. As you enter, you almost feel as if you are in a winery in Napa. There is a long counter with a wall of wine bottles and a friendly greeter inviting you to sample a selection of reds and whites.
The decor is beautiful and the wait staff pleasant, efficient and friendly. You'll need some time to peruse the extensive menu. Many of the selections are matched with a recommended wine, which is a nice touch. They also offer wine flights, as well as membership in a Wine Club. Wine is everywhere, which is okay by us.
Our food was excellent, starting with a warm loaf of preztel bread, accompanied by warm (not cold, hard-as-a-rock) butter. We started with an order of potstickers, which were perfectly steamed over a bed of Asian slaw with dipping sauce. Delicious!
Pam opted for the turkey burger, while I went with the beer-battered, Cod fish sandwich. Priced at $12, both looked great and tasted as good as they looked. The desserts were tempting, but no room this time around.
Patio seating is an option if you prefer outdoor dining. Judging by the crowd, word is getting round Cooper's Hawk is open for business in Palm Beach Gardens.
For that, we say "cheers." Listen to our podcast:
BrickTops Open in Palm Beach Gardens
BrickTops, newly opened in Palm Beach Gardens (North Palm Beach Life Photos)
BrickTops -- the new Palm Beach Gardens eatery that has taken over the space where River House was by the PGA Bridge -- has been open almost two weeks. North Palm Beach Life headed over for lunch to check it out.
Construction is ongoing as they apply the finishing touches, but just follow the signs off PGA Blvd. on the north side of the drawbridge and you'll end up at the complimentary valet stand.
While the white exterior says Key West, the interior is upscale and modern. With a sunny day, blue skies and a cool breeze, we asked our very well-dressed wait-person (the staff all dress well, BTW) for patio seating. What goes better with lunch than watching the yachts go by, and the privileged class enjoying their privileges?
Pam decided on the fish tacos ($16), and I joined her. We chose wisely. The blackened fish was cooked perfectly, and the accompanying salsa was just right.
Another outdoor dining option is the Tiki Hut, right by where the boats dock. Our waiter said they are still working out the bar menu, so give them some time.
As a bonus for our visit, the vintage Presidential yacht Honey Fitz sailed by. Five different Presidents have used it, including JFK. She's a beauty and a definite head-turner as diners got out their camera phones.
BrickTops is located at 2373 PGA Blvd., across the water from Seasons 52. Judging by the crowd, the word is already out.
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Hitting the Right Notes at The Sand Bar
SAX AT THE SAND BAR_ Saxophonist David Kupsick hit the right notes at The Sand Bar Thursday night, April 20. Located in Sandpiper's Cove Restaurant and Bar at Old Port Cove in North Palm Beach, patrons enjoyed Happy Hour food and drink along with Kupsick's jazzy vibes, with the blue water of the IntraCoastal providing the perfect backdrop. Get more information about the Sand Bar's musical lineup here. (Photo by North Palm Beach Life).
Presidential Yacht Sails By BrickTops
Lunchtime diners at the new BrickTops waterfront restaurant on PGA got a bonus when the vintage Presidential yacht Honey Fitz sailed by on Friday, April 21. Used by five different Presidents, including JFK, it's regal lines draw attention everywhere she goes. You can see more of the interior in our story here.
Photos by North Palm Beach Life
Later that evening, with lights aglow, Honey Fitz made the return trip back,
Registration Open for 2017 Triathlon
(Press Release)_The 2017 Jupiter Medical Center Loggerhead Triathlon athlete registration is now open. The event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 5th at Carlin Park in Jupiter, Florida. This race is expected to sell out quickly so be sure to register early.
The Jupiter Medical Center Loggerhead Triathlon produced by the Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce is one of the longest enduring triathlons in the state of Florida. Dating back to 1985, triathletes have made the trip to Jupiter year after year to enjoy the magnificent oceanside setting, the family-friendly atmosphere, and the competition. The event has become a "must do" on the southeast race circuit and has spawned some of the top triathletes in the United States.
Brightline Named '2017 Business of the Year'
Dennis Grady (President and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches), left, and Dave Howard (CEO of Brightline)
Credit: Brightline
(Press Release)_Brightline, the only privately-funded express intercity passenger rail system in the country, has been named "2017 Business of the Year" by the Chamber of Commerce of The Palm Beaches. The innovative transportation company received the prestigious honor at the 2017 Business Awards Breakfast held this morning at the Palm Beach County Convention Center. West Palm Beach is home to the Brightline train station and its railroad operations center, Workshop b.
"Brightline is quickly becoming part of the fabric of the Palm Beaches' community. We look forward to bringing guests to local businesses with our express train service beginning this summer," said Brightline CEO David Howard. "It is an honor to be recognized with this award from the business community and I thank the Chamber for their enthusiastic support of Brightline."
"Brightline has already brought tremendous benefit to Palm Beach County," said Dennis Grady, President and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches. "As the city continues attracting new businesses and residents, a reliable and convenient alternative transportation system connecting us to the major destinations is critical for our continued success."
The downtown West Palm Beach station is located at 260 S. Quadrille Plaza in West Palm Beach. Welcoming guests to downtown West Palm Beach from Fort Lauderdale and Miami later this summer, the station spans 60,000 square feet and will include a parking garage, retail space and residential units. Guests will have access to ride-sharing/taxi options, rental cars and shuttle services, as well as the ability to connect to the Palm Tran, Tri-Rail and downtown trolley system.
The station is within walking distance to the government administration offices, Clematis Street District, CityPlace, Centennial Park and Waterfront. Brightline's Workshop b, a 12-acre railroad operations facility that serves to repair, maintain, clean and store its trains, is also located in West Palm Beach, about a mile from the station. Once Brightline service begins, this facility will serve as the on-duty location for Brightline's train crews.
Introductory express service will begin between West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale in late July, followed by service to Miami in late August. The company is anticipating a grand opening and official launch of the train service in September. | commoncrawl | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUcD_xK7FjYHGHy5Mq | TACOMA, Wash. – LeMay – America's Car Museum (ACM) has gained five new sponsors and two renewal sponsorships, according to David Madeira, president and CEO of Tacoma, Washington-based ACM, the largest automotive museum in North America. The 165,000-sq.-ft., four-level museum, which opened in June 2012, now boasts more than 75 sponsors.
Bardahl, an automotive lubricants company based in Seattle, Washington.
Triarc Electric Supply Co., a Tacoma, Washington-based wholesale electric equipment and supplies company.
The True Collection, an organization that offers members opportunities to travel to ultra-luxury destinations around the world.
Uptown Gig Harbor, a shopping center of stores, restaurants and movie theaters in Washington's Puget Sound.
Northwest Ford Dealers Advertising Association, an alliance of all of the Ford dealers in Alaska, Montana, Northern Idaho, Oregon and Washington, and the founder of ACM's Club Auto, a members-only garage, storage facility and gathering spot for automotive enthusiasts.
"We've built our company around cars and celebrate their importance to the American landscape as much as ACM and look forward to exploring the possibilities of our partnership," said Evelyn Bardahl McNeil, chairman of the board of Bardahl.
Additionally, Hotel Murano, a boutique luxury hotel in the heart of Tacoma, and Michael Craft Photography, a Seattle-based commercial photography studio, renewed their sponsorships.
Each sponsor will partner with ACM for the next five years and will have naming-opportunity rights for events, advertising in newsletters and ACM literature, and official provider status, among other perks. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUdCY5qhDBTwvxI3NM | Q: How to detach a sql server 2008 database that is not in database list? I installed SQL Server 2008 on Windows 7. Then I created a database. After 2 days I reinstalled Windows and SQL Server.
Now I am trying to attach my database file, but I have encountered the error below.
I think that the files are like an attached file and I can't attach them. What is difference between an attached file and a non-attached file? How can I attach this file? Please Help Me.
Error Text: TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio
Attach database failed for Server 'AMIR-PC'.
(Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo)
For help, click:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&ProdVer=10.50.1600.1+((KJ_RTM).100402-1540+)&EvtSrc=Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.ExceptionTemplates.FailedOperationExceptionText&EvtID=Attach+database+Server&LinkId=20476
------------------------------ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
An exception occurred while executing a Transact-SQL statement or
batch. (Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo)
Unable to open the physical file "F:\Company.mdf". Operating system
error 5: "5(Access is denied.)". (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 5120)
For help, click:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&ProdVer=10.50.1600&EvtSrc=MSSQLServer&EvtID=5120&LinkId=20476
A: If you're getting that error then your database is not attached and thus won't be in the list of databases on your server instance. And thus, since it is not attached to begin with, it cannot be detached.
The account that your SQL Server instance is running as does not have the file system permissions to access the data file you want to attach. You need to change the permissions on the data file before you can attach that database.
During SQL Server installation several groups are created so that security is set on SQL Server filesystem resources appropriately. Most likely the permissions left on F:\Company.mdf are related to the accounts / groups from your previous installation of Windows. Now that you've reinstalled Windows and SQL Server these accounts have been recreated with new security identifiers (SIDs). Even if the new new accounts / groups are named the same as they were in your previous installation the SIDs will be different and the SID is how a security principal is identified.
Reset the permissions on F:\Company.mdf and the corresponding log (.ldf) file (maybe it's F:\Company.ldf?) and then try to reattach the file.
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BkiUa_c5jDKDyDz_68AZ | How about a law executing leftist for violent behavior and infringing on the rights of others. Did you really believe that after all the leftist and Democratic supporter violence that at some point in time it would not be turned around on you. Grow up and learn to live with defeat. You created your own problem with the far right who is now emulating your own behavior.
Just a quick reminder: http://www.freerangelongmont.com/commenting/ – this user has been banned. | c4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUdd8241xg-Ma3xlsW | Three Iranian guards killed in Yemen
Three Iranian Revolutionary Guard experts were killed on Saturday in a coalition of Arab states raid in the province of Hajjah on the border with Saudi Arabia, the latest evidence of Tehran's support for the coup militias, military sources said on Sunday.
The development comes days after the legitimate Yemeni government seized an Iranian vessel off the coast of Socotra, carrying 29 sailors.
Al Houthis are being helped by experts from the Revolutionary Guard in several provinces.
Some months ago, sources revealed the presence of 12 Guardsmen in the Hajjah province in the west of Yemen, where they placed naval mines.
Full Story Here: Gulf News | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUcr3xK6wB9mpb1mlz | package br.com.cds;
import org.springframework.boot.builder.SpringApplicationBuilder;
import org.springframework.boot.context.web.SpringBootServletInitializer;
public class ServletInitializer extends SpringBootServletInitializer {
@Override
protected SpringApplicationBuilder configure(SpringApplicationBuilder application) {
return application.sources(DesafioDesenvolvedorJavaApplication.class);
}
}
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BkiUf5E241xiNk_AZWV5 | You recently received word of a job opportunity and need to send in your resume ASAP! You open up your resume and it's… let's just say it's not the prettiest.
Plus, you're a busy person, don't have hours to spend updating it and don't want to dish out $200+ for a resume writer… Well, no need to fret – here are 7 quick tips for how to improve your resume in a crunch.
1. Focus on the top-third of your resume. Regardless of whether you are crunched for time–or have hours to spend writing and formatting—the top third of your resume is the most critical. Since hiring managers only spend a few seconds reviewing each resume during the first pass-through, the top portion of your resume needs to be BANGING. When meeting with clients, I always encourage them to print out their resume (yes, I said "print out" for my fellow millennials) and fold it in thirds. Then, I have them read just the top-third.
A hiring manager should want to interview them based on that top-third alone, nothing else. If the top-third isn't impressive, further updates are needed (such as additions to the Career Summary, moving some sections around or sprinkling in additional accomplishments).
2. Remove your objective statement. Objective statements are circa 2010 (maybe even 2005) and unnecessary. It is clear what your objective is – To land the job, internship, etc., that you are applying for. Instead, write a concise Career Summary or Professional Profile (or whatever else you want to call it) that describes who you are and what you have to offer in five-ish sentences or bullet points.
For those who still remember 10th Grade English, a Career Summary is like a "thesis" for your resume – It's a preview of what's to come, without sharing all of the good stuff just yet.
3. Add numbers and percentages (when appropriate and helpful). Coming from a fundraising background, this is one of my favorite tips! Numbers and percentages provide employers with the scope of your responsibility, as well as insight into your accomplishments.
But don't over do it – only add numbers when appropriate and helpful. Knowing how much you brought in in sales each month – super relevant. Knowing how much money was inside the register that you operate – not relevant. Review each noun on your resume and see if it would benefit from an added adjective. Here's an article on how to come up with impressive numbers/figures to put on your resume.
4. Move the most relevant info to the top. While you should spend time customizing your resume for every job that you apply to, we all know that customizing resumes is a timely process and does not take just a few minutes. Plus, this article is dedicated to quick As such, I suggest just focusing on the order of your resume for now, ensuring that the most relevant info is at the top.
Your most relevant experience should always be near the top, even if it is not your most recent experience, as you can always have multiple sections that list you experience (such as, "Relevant Experience" and "Additional Experience").While dependent on your field and amount of experience, your education should also appear near the top of your resume, along with relevant certificates, software proficiency and knowledge of multiple languages.
5. Sprinkle accomplishments throughout your resume. This is my other favorite tip, and not just because of my love for sprinkled donuts. While it's important to include responsibilities on your resume, the focus should be on accomplishments. Most position titles give a decent idea of what the job entails; just add a few descriptive sentences about your responsibilities and the hiring manager will know what you did. However, hiring managers don't just want to know what you did, they want to know what you accomplished.
To give them this, sprinkle your best accomplishments throughout your resume; employers want to know what you did to ROCK the job and go beyond just the outline position description. Remember to include relevant numbers and percentages with those accomplishments! Focusing on accomplishments instead of just responsibilities is one of the best ways (if not the absolute best way) to make your resume stand out.
6. Ensure your font is clean and consistent. The style of your resume can say a lot about your professional demeanor (or there lack off). Subsequently, your resume should present itself as professional, clean and easy to read from top to bottom. Body text should be no smaller than 10 point (my preference is 11 point) and headers should be in the 14 – 16 point range. Use capitalization, bold and italicize consistently (i.e., all position titles bolded, all dates italicized).
While I am a fan of using color on resumes, keep it simple and use it sparingly, such as a nice blue for headers and contact info. Also make sure your bullet points line up properly and there are no formatting inconsistencies. Here's a full article on how to format your resume for success, top to bottom.
7. Remove "References available upon request." This is one of my biggest resume pet peeves. The reason for this tip is similar to tip #2 – it's assumed that references will be available upon request, otherwise why would you be applying for a job if you weren't willing to dish out a few references?
Bonus Tip: If you have an actual list of references at the end of your resume, you can scratch those, too. Instead, fill that newly blank space with another accomplishment or two!
And that's a wrap – your resume should now be in a better place than when you started. Plus, each of these tips should have taken no more than a few minutes to implement.
Kyle Elliott is a well-caffeinated professional development coach and freelance marketer, writer & editor who has helped more than 300 clients to date. He has a knack for branding and marketing, love for resumes and LinkedIn, and healthy obsession for details and coffee. Email Kyle at Kyle.Cromer.E@gmail.com and mention this article for $25 off a Resume Makeover. Or learn more about Kyle's consulting work (and his Starbucks addiction) at LinkedIn.com/in/KyleCromerElliott. | c4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUfXE5qhLBirRk3SOg | US Cancer Deaths Decline Overall, But Prostate Cancers Make Rebound
By Dennis Thompson
THURSDAY, Jan. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cancer deaths continue to decline, dropping 33% since 1991 and saving an estimated 3.8 million lives, according to the American Cancer Society's annual statistics report.
But individual trends within that overall success story highlight the struggle to find the best ways to prevent, detect and treat cancer for all Americans, the society said.
On the positive side, the United States saw an "astounding" 65% reduction in cervical cancer rates among 20- to 24-year-old women between 2012 and 2019, a direct result of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, said Dr. William Dahut, chief scientific officer at the American Cancer Society (ACS).
"The effort that our children went through over the last 20 years or so to go through vaccinations have actually saved lives," Dahut said, noting that the plummeting case level "totally follows the time when HPV vaccines were produced."
Chief executive officer Karen Knudsen added that "this is some of the first real-world evidence that HPV vaccination is likely to be effective in reducing cancer incidence and [death rates]."
Unfortunately, rates of advanced prostate cancers are on the rise, likely driven by confusion and conflict over screening guidelines, ACS officials said.
The second-leading cause of cancer death for US men, prostate cancer cases rose 3% a year from 2014 through 2019 after two decades of decline, the report found.
There's also been a 5% year-over-year increase in diagnosis of men with advanced prostate cancer, "so we are not catching these cancers early, when we have an opportunity to cure men," Knudsen said.
Black men, in particular, are being affected by the rise in prostate cancer, according to the report.
"Black men, unfortunately, have a 70% increase in incidence of prostate cancer compared to white men and a two- to fourfold increase in prostate cancer [death rates] as related to any other ethnic group in the United States," Knudsen said.
The nation's leading authority on health screening, the US Preventive Services Task Force, recommends that men between 55 and 69 years of age discuss the potential benefits and harms of prostate cancer screening with their doctor and then decide for themselves.
American Cancer Society guidelines recommend that doctors discuss screening with men at an earlier age — 40 for those with a close relative who has had prostate cancer, 45 for men at high risk, and 50 for nearly all others.
The concern is that the screening tool — the blood-based PSA (prostate-specific antigen) test — can be influenced by factors other than prostate cancer, Knudsen said. For example, inflammation of the prostate can cause a rise in PSA.
Men who undergo prostate cancer surgery or radiation therapy can wind up with lifelong side effects like impotence or incontinence. Because of this, screening guidelines have tended to be conservative.
But the science around prostate cancer detection has advanced in recent years, Dahut said.
Doctors can now put together a genetic profile that will reveal increased risk in some men. For instance, the BRCA2 gene normally associated with breast cancer "puts people at higher risk for having more aggressive prostate cancer," Dahut said.
Imaging tools also have improved.
"MRI imaging of the prostate has really dramatically changed the way we think of actually determining if prostate cancer is likely to be there and how to go ahead and biopsy it," Dahut said. "And there may be ways to do relatively rapid MRIs. They're doing that actually in the UK right now."
Combining family history, genetic risk factors and MRI results can help doctors weed out potential prostate cancers from cases where PSA levels have increased for other reasons, Dahut said.
Knudsen agreed.
"This is not the 1990s, where a rising PSA would trigger potentially premature strategies for prostate removal," she said. "We have moved so far beyond that as a field."
To address these prostate cancer trends, the ACS is launching the IMPACT initiative — Improving Mortality from Prostate Cancer Together.
It's aimed at reversing the disparities in prostate cancer for Black men and reducing death rates overall by 2035, Knudsen said.
IMPACT will include new research programs, improved education efforts and a reconsideration of prostate cancer screening guidelines, she explained.
"With prostate cancer still sitting as the second-leading cause of cancer death, and that shift toward a diagnosis of more aggressive disease, we can no longer stand back and not act," Knudsen said.
The Cancer Statistics 2023 report contained other pieces of good news, including an all-time high 12% five-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer, up 1 percentage point from the previous year.
This is the first time since 2017 that the survival rate for pancreatic cancer has increased two consecutive years, the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network noted in a statement.
There's no standard early detection method for pancreatic cancer, which often only has vague symptoms. The disease is typically diagnosed late, once it has already spread.
"For a disease as difficult as pancreatic cancer, an annual increase of 1 percentage point is an important and encouraging milestone that shows we're headed in the right direction and our comprehensive approach is working," said Julie Fleshman, president and CEO of the network. "But 12% is still the lowest five-year survival rate of all major cancers so we need to build on this momentum by continuing to fund research to find an early detection strategy and better treatment options for pancreatic cancer patients."
The findings were published online Jan. 12in CA: A Cancer Journal For Clinicians.
The American Cancer Society has more about cancer facts and statistics.
SOURCES: William Dahut, MD, chief scientific officer, American Cancer Society, Atlanta; Karen Knudsen, MBA, PhD, chief executive officer, American Cancer Society, Atlanta; Julie Fleshman, MBA, JD, president and chief executive officer, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, El Segundo, Calif.; CA: A Cancer Journal For Clinicians, Jan. 12, 2023, online
Q&A: In the wake of Dobbs, women's health is 'ripe for investment'
Bowers & Wilkins Px8 review: Incredible sound comes at a cost | commoncrawl | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
BkiUa-7xK02iP15veOJJ | Women of all sizes and shapes struggle to lose pregnancy weight. The overwhelming sense of happiness throughout one's pregnancy and into ending up being a new mom can lead lots of women to put their weight loss strategies on the back burner. Not only does dropping weight reclaim seat to all the new things going on in the mother's life, however it can be unbelievably tough to find time to think of a diet strategy or exercise regimen. When ladies pertain to the awareness that they need to do something to lose the weight, it is time to take a seat and create a strong master plan.
Every mom knows that the first few months of motherhood are filled with sleep deprived evenings, loss of energy and busy schedules. In order to lose pregnancy weight, ladies should be determined and dedicated to adhering to a strategy and trying their best to follow some type of routine. It would be nearly difficult for new moms to invest 2 hours at the fitness center each day. Rather, moms looking to lose pregnancy fat needs to concentrate on finding time to fit in short, active exercises throughout the day. Whether it is a half an hour jog in the early morning before the spouse leaves for work or thirty minutes of a workout video while the baby is napping, these workouts are a great method to enhance the heart beat and burn fat.
Exercises are not the just fundamental part of losing pregnancy weight, but following a healthy diet is an essential part of getting back in shape. Rather of eating whatever is convenient, women should take some time once a week to plan out meals for the next 5 or seven days. Having healthy snacks and meals offered to eat will prevent one from damageding their diet by eating left over pizza that is in the fridge. Taking an hour out of the week to prepare out meals and develop easy to prepare, healthy food will not just help ladies lose pounds, however it will likewise offer them more energy and improve their wellness.
Ladies struggle to obtain a set routine or plan for losing pregnancy fat and end up feeling frustrated with the outcomes that they don't see. Taking time out of each day to find some method to obtain moving and cutting out unhealthy food is the primary step to obtaining back on track. | c4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUdg04eIXhrWWONvvM | Q: React JS WYSIWUG Saving Looking for helping on creating / implementing a WYSIWYG Email Creation tool in my React JS application. I have tried using Redactor and also alloyEditor, but am having trouble with them as redactor is primarily built of JQuery and alloyEditor doesn't work on iPads.
I believe my problem is loading in, via ajax HTML content into them as they are not formatted in React code.
Even after this issue, every <div> has data-reactid peppered through it.
Is there an existing example, or someone that can point me in the right direction?
A: try to use this module React-Quill
After you get response from Ajax request pass it to
<CustomQuill value={AjaxResponseHtml} />
var ReactQuill = require('react-quill');
var CustomQuill = React.createClass({
mixins: [ ReactQuill.Mixin ],
componentDidMount: function() {
var editor = this.createEditor(
this.getEditorElement(),
this.getEditorConfig()
);
this.setState({ editor:editor });
},
componentWillReceiveProps: function(nextProps) {
if ('value' in nextProps && nextProps.value !== this.props.value) {
this.setEditorContents(this.state.editor, nextProps.value);
}
},
/* ... */
});
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BkiUdbzxK03BfNelW6th | Q: Passwordless SSH from GitLab CI to Remote Server Just recently I stumbled on an SSH issue that I cannot figure out what is missing. We use GitLab CI to build and deploy the project to one of our remote servers. As a part of the upgrade plan, we need to replace the degrading Debian 6 server with a new RHEL 7 server. I cannot get the passwordless SSH to work right from GitLab Runner to a remote machine.
I created a reproducible example in a Dockerfile, the IP of the remote server and the user is replaced with non-sensitive data.
FROM centos:7
RUN yum install -y epel-release
RUN yum update -y
RUN yum install -y openssh-clients
RUN useradd -m joe
RUN mkdir -p /home/joe/.ssh
COPY id_rsa_shared /home/joe/.ssh/id_rsa
RUN echo "Host *\n\tStrictHostKeyChecking no\n" >> /home/joe/.ssh/config
RUN ssh-keyscan 10.x.x.x >> /home/joe/.ssh/known_hosts
RUN chown -R joe:joe /home/joe/.ssh
USER joe
CMD ["/bin/bash"]
The file id_rsa_shared is created on local machine with the following command:
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 2048 -f ./id_rsa_shared
ssh-copy-id -i ./id_rsa_shared joe@10.x.x.x
This works on local. A simple ssh joe@10.x.x.x uname -a in the docker container will output the following:
Linux newweb01p.company.local 3.10.0-1160.25.1.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Apr 13 18:55:45 EDT 2021 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
However, if I commit this to a branch as GitLab CI script, as shown:
image: centos:7
stages:
- deploy
dev-www:
stage: deploy
tags:
- docker
environment:
name: dev-www
url: http://dev-www.company.local
variables:
DEV_HOST: 10.x.x.x
APP_ENV: dev
DEV_USER: joe
script:
- whoami
- yum install -y epel-release
- yum update -y
- yum install -y openssh-clients
- useradd -m joe
- mkdir -p /home/joe/.ssh
- cp "./gitlab/known_hosts" /home/joe/.ssh/known_hosts
- echo "$DEV_USER_OPENSSH_KEY" >> /home/joe/.ssh/id_rsa
- echo "Host *\n\tStrictHostKeyChecking no\n" >> /home/joe/.ssh/config
- chown -R joe:joe /home/joe/.ssh/
- chmod 600 /home/joe/.ssh/*
- chmod 700 /home/joe/.ssh
- ls -Fsal /home/joe/.ssh
- su - joe
- ssh -oStrictHostKeyChecking=no "${DEV_USER}@${DEV_HOST}" uname -a
when: manual
The pipeline will fail authentication as shown:
Running with gitlab-runner 13.12.0 (7a6612da)
on docker.hqgitrunner01d.company.local K47w1s77
Preparing the "docker" executor
Using Docker executor with image centos:7 ...
Authenticating with credentials from job payload (GitLab Registry)
Pulling docker image centos:7 ...
Using docker image sha256:xxx for centos:7 with digest centos:7@sha256:xxxx ...
Preparing environment
Running on runner-k47w1s77-project-93-concurrent-0 via hqgitrunner01d.company.local...
Getting source from Git repository
Fetching changes...
Reinitialized existing Git repository in /builds/webversion3/API/.git/
Checking out 6a7c193b as tdr/psr4-composer...
Updating/initializing submodules recursively...
Executing "step_script" stage of the job script
Using docker image sha256:xxx for centos:7 with digest centos:7@sha256:xxx ...
$ whoami
root
$ useradd -m joe
$ mkdir -p /home/joe/.ssh
$ cp "./gitlab/known_hosts" /home/joe/.ssh/known_hosts
$ echo "$DEV_USER_OPENSSH_KEY" >> /home/joe/.ssh/id_rsa
$ echo "Host *\n\tStrictHostKeyChecking no\n" >> /home/joe/.ssh/config
$ chown -R joe:joe /home/joe/.ssh/*
$ chmod 600 /home/joe/.ssh/*
$ chmod 700 /home/joe/.ssh
$ ls -Fsal /home/joe/.ssh
total 16
0 drwx------ 2 root root 53 Apr 1 15:19 ./
0 drwx------ 3 joe joe 74 Apr 1 15:19 ../
4 -rw------- 1 joe joe 37 Apr 1 15:19 config
4 -rw------- 1 joe joe 3414 Apr 1 15:19 id_rsa
8 -rw------- 1 joe joe 6241 Apr 1 15:19 known_hosts
$ su - joe
$ ssh -oStrictHostKeyChecking=no "${DEV_USER}@${DEV_HOST}" uname -a
Warning: Permanently added '10.x.x.x' (ECDSA) to the list of known hosts.
Permission denied, please try again.
Permission denied, please try again.
Permission denied (publickey,gssapi-keyex,gssapi-with-mic,password).
Cleaning up file based variables
ERROR: Job failed: exit code 1
Maybe there's a step I missed because I get a 'Permission denied, please try again' message. How do I get Docker Executor to use passwordless SSH to a remote server?
A: The solution was really simple, and straightforward. The important part is understanding SSH.
The solution works. A snippet from the .gitlab-ci.yml for those who has the same problem as I do.
...
- mkdir -p ~/.ssh
- touch ~/.ssh/id_rsa ~/.ssh/config ~/.ssh/known_hosts
- chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa ~/.ssh/config ~/.ssh/known_hosts
- echo "$OPENSSH_KEY" >> ~/.ssh/id_rsa
- echo "Host *\n\tStrictHostKeyChecking no" >> ~/.ssh/config
- ssh-keyscan ${DEV_HOST} >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
A: Just inline all your ssh options. Use -i to specify your key file. You can also use -o UserKnownHostsFile to specify your known hosts file -- you don't need to copy all that it into an ssh configuration.
This should be enough to ssh successfully:
# ...
- echo "$DEV_USER_OPENSSH_KEY" > "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/id_rsa.key"
- chmod 600 "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/id_rsa.key"
- |
ssh -i "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/id_rsa.key" \
-o IdentitiesOnly=yes \
-o UserKnownHostsFile="${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/gitlab/known_hosts" \
-o StrictHostKeyChecking=no \
user@host ...
Also, since you're disabling StrictHostKeyChecking, you can also just use /dev/null for your UserKnownHostsFile. If you want key checking, omit the StrictHostKeyChecking=no option.
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BkiUdNw4dbgg5rq9q9ZD | History of the Christian Church
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§ 177. Anastasius.
I. Anastasius Bibliothecarius: Opera omnia in Migne, Tom. CXXVII.-CXXIX. col. 744.
II. The Prolegomena in Migne, CXXVII. Ceillier, XII. 712–718. Bähr, 261–271.
Anastasius, librarian of the Roman Church, hence surnamed the "Librarian," to distinguish him from others of the same name, was abbot of the monastery of Sancta Maria trans Tiberim under Nicolas I. (858–867). He was sent in 869 to Constantinople as ambassador to arrange a marriage between the daughter of Louis II. and a son of Basil the Macedonian. While there the eighth oecumenical council was in session, and by his knowledge of Greek he was very useful to the Papal ambassador in attendance. He brought back with him the canons of the council and at the request of Hadrian II. translated them into Latin. He died, according to Baronius, in 886.
He has been identified by some (e.g. Fabricius14781478 Bib. Lat. med., Hamburg, 1734, I. 230. and Hergenröther14791479 Photius, II. 230-240. Wetzer u. Welte, 2d ed. 1. col. 788-792.) with the Cardinal presbyter Anastasius who was deposed and excommunicated in 850, anathematized in 853, but elected pope in 855 in opposition to Benedict III. whom he imprisoned. He was deposed in 856 and died in 879. Those who accept the statement are obliged to suppose that for some reason Nicolas and Louis II. condoned his fault and Hadrian II. continued him in favor. The name Anastasius is too common in Church history to render it necessary or safe to resort to such an improbable identification.
The fame of Anastasius rests upon his numerous translations from the Greek and his supposed connection with the Liber Pontificalis.14801480 Migne, CXXVII. col. 103-CXXVIII. His style is rude and semi-barbarous, but he brought to the knowledge of the Latins much information about the Greeks. He translated the canons of the sixth, seventh and eighth oecumenical councils;14811481 Migne, CXXIX. col. 27-512. Those of the sixth council are unprinted. the Chronology of Nicephorus;14821482 Idem. col. 511-554. the collection of documents in Greek for the history of Monotheletism which John the Deacon had made;14831483 Collecteana. Idem. col. 557-714. and the lives of several saints.14841484 Idem. col. 713-738. He also compiled and translated from Nicephorus, George Syncellus, and Theophanus Confessor a church history, which has been incorporated with the so-called Historia Miscella of Paulus Diaconus.
His original writings now extant consist of a valuable historical introduction to the translation of the canons of the Eighth Oecumenical Council, a preface to that of the Collectanea, three letters (two to Charles the Bald and one to archbishop Ado),14851485 Idem. col. 737-742. and probably the life of Pope Nicolas I.14861486 CXXVIII. col. 1357-1378. in the Liber Pontificalis.
1478 Bib. Lat. med., Hamburg, 1734, I. 230.
1479 Photius, II. 230-240. Wetzer u. Welte, 2d ed. 1. col. 788-792.
1480 Migne, CXXVII. col. 103-CXXVIII.
1481 Migne, CXXIX. col. 27-512. Those of the sixth council are unprinted.
1482 Idem. col. 511-554.
1483 Collecteana. Idem. col. 557-714.
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BkiUdI45qYVBXTJ3BRZp | Investment>ETFs
Vanguard Jumps on ETF-of-ETFs Bandwagon, the Vanguard Way
While most of ETFs that invest in other ETFs combine different asset classes, or rotate between sectors, Vanguard's will stay close to home -- buying its own bond funds.
By Rachel Evans, Carolina Wilson and Julie Verhage
(Bloomberg) --Vanguard Group Inc. is entering the latest game in exchange-traded funds, but with a very Vanguard twist.
The $4.4 trillion asset manager is seeking approval for a Total Corporate Bond ETF, which would use the "ETF-of-ETFs" structure to buy other debt funds sold by the company, rather than individual bonds, according to regulatory filings. The new ETF, which would be the first from Vanguard to use this construction, would wrap the company's short-term, intermediate term and longer-dated corporate bond funds into one product, the filings show.
"The use of its very, very liquid bond ETFs will help it tap into the corporate bond market very easily," said Todd Rosenbluth, director of ETF and mutual funds at CFRA Research. "It's a novel approach that will work well for not only investors, but also for Vanguard in its ability to launch a low-cost product that will trade with tight spreads and build its asset base relatively quickly."
By owning its own bond ETFs, Vanguard can keep down both the management fees and trading costs of its new fund because ETFs are easier to buy and sell than the underlying bonds. The firm estimates the fund will have an expense ratio of 0.07 percent and expects to launch it in the fourth quarter, it said in a press release.
"The ETF-of-ETFs approach benefits from $39 billion in scale from the underlying funds," said Freddy Martino, a spokesman for Malvern, Pennsylvania-based Vanguard. "This would be our first ETF of ETFs in the U.S. but we have many mutual fund funds-of-funds."
The First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF is currently the largest ETF of ETFs at $2.4 billion, and invests in sector and industry funds deemed likely to outperform. It rebalances periodically.
"Vanguard hasn't launched a lot of products, so whenever they do it's a big deal," said Eric Balchunas, an analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence. "They're probably hearing from clients and advisers that they want something that is the easy button."
To contact the reporters on this story: Rachel Evans in New York at [email protected] ;Carolina Wilson in New York City at [email protected] ;Julie Verhage in New York at [email protected] To contact the editors responsible for this story: Nikolaj Gammeltoft at [email protected] Eric J. Weiner
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BkiUb1s5jDKDyDF8v5N7 | Q: Check if on root domain and execute, else don't? I was looking to create a php function that checks if the current page is in the root folder and if it is, it then executes or returns something, else it does nothing. How could this be achieved?
Thanks!
A: if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] == '/' || strpos($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], '/' . $_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME']) === 0) {
// something
} else {
// something else
}
A: You mean root URI (basically URL for web script) stored inside $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], or you mean __FILE__ (or $_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME']) to be inside root dir?
Anyway, you can use one of these two and then strip filename using dirname(), or parse_url() for URI:
dirname(__FILE__) == '/';
dirname($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'])
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BkiUbV7xK3YB9ohkKgbk | Friday Sports in Brief
LeBron James wiped his eyes as the national anthem ended. Wearing Kobe Bryant's No. 24 jersey, James wrapped teammate Anthony Davis, in a No. 8 jersey, in an embrace.
The Lakers' two current superstars were back on the court Friday night for the team's first game since Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash five days earlier.
"Everybody was emotional," James said after the Lakers lost to Portland 127-119.
Davis, who scored 37 points, added, "We wanted to make him proud."
Portland's Damian Lillard had 48 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds in a Kobe-like performance.
"I don't think anybody walks away from this moment and this situation a winner," Lillard said. "The memories that we'll take away from it was just sad and just tough."
James paid tribute by wearing an oversized jersey, finger sleeve, wristbands and Bryant's shoes.
NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA's All-Stars will be playing this year with Kobe Bryant and Gianna Bryant in their minds and on their jerseys.
So, coming soon: No. 24 Giannis Antetokounmpo, and No. 2, LeBron James.
As part of what will be a long series of tributes to Bryant and his daughter Gianna, the NBA announced Friday that every player on Team Giannis will wear 24 on their jerseys at this year's All-Star Game and every player on Team LeBron will wear 2.
Kobe Bryant spent the last 10 seasons of his career in a No. 24 jersey. Gianna Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and an outstanding young player, wore No. 2 on her jersey.
All players taking part in All-Star weekend — including the Rising Stars game Feb. 14 and the Saturday night events such as the 3-point contest, slam dunk contest and skills competition — will wear a patch with nine stars to commemorate the nine victims of Sunday's helicopter crash in Calabasas, California.
HOUSTON (AP) — Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic will be out at least six games with a sprained right ankle.
Doncic was injured during a scrimmage in practice on Thursday and coach Rick Carlisle said before Friday's game against the Rockets that he'd be out until at least Feb. 10.
Carlisle added that he expects that Doncic will be healthy in time to participate in the All-Star Game after he was selected to the team for the first time and voted a starter.
Carlisle said the Mavericks expect to have an update on Doncic's condition on Feb. 8, which is the day of the sixth game.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills have informed county officials they will not use an early and one-time opt-out clause to terminate their lease at New Era Field.
The team's decision, sent in a letter to Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz on Friday, was considered a formality, but in no way rules out the possibility of the Bills one day playing at new facility in downtown Buffalo.
A copy of the Bills letter was posted by Poloncarz on his Twitter account, and simply states the team will honor the terms of the 10-year lease negotiated in 2013, and not exercise the early termination clause.
The Bills had until the end of February to inform the county of its decision.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick said Friday he wants to play next season at age 37, and he'll likely be back with the Miami Dolphins.
Coach Brian Flores said last week he expected Fitzpatrick to return.
Fitzpatrick started the final 12 games last year for the Dolphins, who went 5-11 but had a surprisingly strong finish under first-year coach Flores. Fitzpatrick, a 15-year veteran, ended the season saying he was undecided about whether to retire.
"I want to keep playing," Fitzpatrick told the Dolphins' flagship radio station, WQAM, at the Super Bowl media center. "Physically you have to re-evaluate everything. and mentally and emotionally. It didn't take very long for me to know, with the season we had and how much fun I had out there. I want to keep playing."
Fitzpatrick is under contract with Miami for $5.5 million in 2020.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Tony Stewart, the throwback, blue-collar "People's Champion" of NASCAR, is once again the headline act.
Stewart was one of five inductees Friday night into the 11th class of NASCAR's Hall of Fame — a group that is essentially a celebration of Joe Gibbs Racing. The three-time NASCAR champion was inducted alongside Joe Gibbs, his former team owner, and Bobby Labonte, his first NASCAR teammate.
Also inducted was Waddell Wilson, an engine builder and crew chief who coincidentally was team manager of Stewart's first foray into NASCAR. The late Buddy Baker, who raced 33 years before transitioning into a broadcast role, was also inducted and Stewart has early ties to him, too.
LONDON (AP) — The coronavirus-enforced suspension of soccer in China has led to Manchester United filling a void in its strike force.
Odion Ighalo joined United on loan until the end of the season in May from Shanghai Greenland Shenhua just before the January transfer window closed on Friday night.
United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer turned to the former Watford player while scrambling to find a forward after Marcus Rashford with ruled out with a long-term injury. United had been trying to sign Josh King from Bournemouth but a deal couldn't be struck.
It is three years since Ighalo left England for China after scoring 39 goals in 100 appearances for Watford, with 20 coming in the second-tier Championship. He was African Cup of Nations top scorer last year with five goals in Nigeria's run to third place.
TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo Olympic organizers are trying to shoot down rumors that this year's 2020 Games might be canceled or postponed because of the spread of a new virus.
Japan has so far reported no deaths from the coronavirus that has killed more than 200 people in China. Japanese organizers have hesitated to say much for several days, but on Friday they addressed the rumors. So did the International Olympic Committee, which also has said little.
The Olympics open on July 24, just under six months away.
"We have never discussed cancelling the games," Tokyo organizers said in a statement to The Associated Press. "Tokyo 2020 will continue to collaborate with the IOC and relevant organizations and will review any countermeasures that may be necessary."
Rumors of a cancellation have spread in Japan with reports that the Swiss-based IOC has met with the World Health Organization about the outbreak. The WHO has called the virus a global emergency.
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Terry Fair, a key player on Georgia only men's Final Four team, has died at the age of 59.
The university said Fair died Thursday of natural causes in his hometown of Macon, Georgia. Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones confirmed Fair's death.
Fair was a four-year starter for the Bulldogs, capping his college career by leading Georgia to an improbable Final Four appearance in the program's inaugural NCAA Tournament appearance in 1983. It remains the school's greatest season.
Fair, a 6-foot-7 forward, was picked by the Indiana Pacers in the fourth round of the 1983 NBA draft. He went on to play professionally in Israel for a decade.
Column: Packers' Aaron Rodgers getting better bounces in latest Super Bowl quest
"San Diego guy" leads Packers past Rams in Green Bay, reaches fifth NFL championship game
Bayern beats Freiburg, Jovic scores 2 on Frankfurt return
Bayern Munich has opened up a four-point lead in the Bundesliga as the German champion beat Freiburg 2-1 to return to winning ways after two rare defeats
Germans sweep medals in bobsled World Cup; Meyers Taylor 2nd
Germany has swept the gold medals to conclude the World Cup bobsled stop in St. Moritz, with Stephanie Schneider driving to a win in the women's race and Francesco Friedrich getting his team across the line first in the four-man event
Golden win for Geisenberger, who gets 50th World Cup victory
Natalie Geisenberger of Germany has claimed the 50th World Cup women's luge win of her career
Audacious Ndombele goal caps Tottenham win at Sheffield Utd
Tanguy Ndombele's audacious hooked shot completed Tottenham's 3-1 victory at Sheffield United, giving Jose Mourinho's side a first away success in the Premier League in two months | commoncrawl | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUbGs5qdmB63dEy4t4 | Q: React-virtualized: how to use minWidth only I have <Column /> with width attr. How I can make last column width equal to all available width (I mean all other free space in block)? Try to set minWidth, but width required...
If I set big amount of width, my other columns on small screen reduce.
A: Check out the Column docs. The relevant ones are:
flexGrow Number Flex grow style; defaults to 0
flexShrink Number Flex shrink style; defaults to 1
maxWidth Number Maximum width of column; this property will only be used if :flexGrow is greater than 0
minWidth Number Minimum width of column
width Number Flex basis (width) for this column; This value can grow or shrink based on flexGrow and flexShrink properties
In this case, I believe you just need to add flexGrow={1} to your last column. Table uses flex box layout.
FWIW this is also how the react-virtualized Table demo works. You can see its source code here.
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BkiUbunxK6nrxrSHeCsm | SG Economy
SG Politics
The Independent News
Home News Featured News It's alarming that concerns of 'false alarm' has become convenient excuse for...
It's alarming that concerns of 'false alarm' has become convenient excuse for the Government
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By: Ravi Philemon
When the SMRT train defects were detected, the Transport Minister said that his Ministry did not go public about the defects because they did not want to cause "undue panic". And now, the Health Ministry has used a similar excuse – that MOH did not go public about Zika infections when they had the preliminary results, so as not to create false alarm.
Reasons like "undue panic" and "false alarm" have become convenient excuses for the Government to keep away informations of public interests from Singaporeans.
What's truly alarming is that these are not the only instances where the Government has kept information away from Singaporeans even when it is a matter of public interest.
In Parliament on 18 Aug 2009, Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam was asked to reveal the reasons for Mr Charles Goodyear's resignation from Temasek Holdings. In his reply, Mr Tharman said: "People do want to know, there is curiosity, it is a matter of public interest. That is not sufficient reason to disclose information. It is not sufficient that there be curiosity and interest that you want to disclose information."
In the case of not going public about defective trains, what undue panic would the matter have caused? Would commuters have stopped taking the trains because it now had hairline cracks in it?
What they would have done is, taken the Transport Ministry and its Minister to task for the lapse. This would have caused the Minster and his Ministry to come out to better explain to commuters what went wrong and how they are fixing it.
In the case of not going public about the Zika cases, what false alarm would that have caused? Coming out in a timely manner about the transmission of such infectious diseases would have enabled the public to be better prepared for it.
In this instance, the Ministry of Health has got to learn a thing or two from Hong Kong. The first suspected Zika case in that special administrative region of China was discovered last Wednesday. The preliminary results showed that a woman was infected. The healthcare officials immediately called for a press conference to announce the case. The next day, the patient was discharged because the preliminary tests proved to be false.
Going public about such infectious diseases, even when the results are only preliminary, would have better enabled the general public to be aware of the disease in their vicinity and take better precautions to protect themselves.
By not coming out early about such infectious diseases, the Ministers and their Ministries were only protecting themselves. It certainly seems like their concerns about 'undue panic' and 'false alarm' are actually to protect themselves from having to answer to members of the public about their mistakes.
As pointed out by infectious diseases expert Dr Leong Hoe Nam, the first Zika case in Singapore was reported not last week, but in May 2016. "Every single mild case of fever, they should have investigated, it was a chance to break the cycle," Dr Leong said.
Dr Leong is right, the Health Ministry knew more than 3 months ago that Zika had set foot in Singapore. It could have spelt-out medical protocols to be followed here to better control the infectious disease.
But will the Health Minister admit his mistake?
I hope the Health Minister will bear in mind what his colleague said not too long ago:
"Politics is a contest for power, but the key principle when you have power is, don't take advantage of people under your charge, and always be honest and upfront with them. All of us will make mistakes. When a mistake is made, just come clean and say so, but don't cover up." – Dr Vivian Balakrishnan
When the Government does not trust the people to be upfront and frank with its citizens, people lose their trust in their Government. This has happened once too often here.
People losing trust in its Government is not good for Singapore.
Alamak! IKEA misprints reusable bags, sells them as limited edition
Singapore -- A typo in IKEA Singapore's KLAMBY reusable shopping bag resulted in a discount on its price. The store has admitted to the mistake with an "alamak" and has since tagged the shopping bag as a "limited edition" item that...
Bi-national couple charged with breaching SHN at Ritz-Carlton
Singapore—A British-Singaporean couple are facing charges for offences pertaining to Stay-Home Notice (SHN) requirements, having flouted an SHN at the Ritz-Carlton Millenia Singapore Hotel last September. The couple, British national Nigel Skea, 52, and his fiancée, Singaporean Agatha Maghesh Eyamalai, 39, were...
29-year-old inmate gets straight As for O levels, tops her cohort
Singapore — A 29-year-old inmate has topped her inmate cohort in the results for last year's GCE O-level examinations, according to the Singapore Prison Service (SPS) on Wednesday (Jan 13). Her story was released on Captains of Lives, the Facebook page...
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BkiUdWE4eILhQFSF1c58 | Home » Just How Safe Is Your Web-Based Data?
Just How Safe Is Your Web-Based Data?
Information technology specialists and information assurance degree holders generally know the risks involved with using the web.
Doing something as innocent as logging onto a Wi-Fi network and then going into your email account can be a lot more dangerous than it seems to most people. Although Wi-Fi networks at Norwich University and other major schools are generally safe, you do have to think about safety before inputting any of your personal data. So, should you get a wireless internet subscription and vow to never use public or private Wi-Fi networks again? Sadly, even sticking to the ISPs and internet connections you know best won't keep you fully covered. Here's a look at some ways for you to keep all of your personal information safer on the web.
Loads of people manage personal websites that they use run businesses or even just post to their personal blogs. Your username and password are the most important credentials that need to be kept safe – if they get in the hands of hackers, all of your online databases will be discovered. So, the first thing you can do to keep your personal websites secure is to place restrictions on who can log-on based on IP address. If you reside in the United States and you aren't planning on going abroad, just disallow any IP address that isn't local from getting access to your user database.
Sometimes, keeping your email accounts secure has little to do with the passwords that you choose. Major email providers like Yahoo have been hacked in the past, which should make email users think about where they want to maintain accounts. If you are an information assurance specialist, you are likely using an email service that is highly secure, such as Gmail. Email providers have to be careful about how their databases are both accessed and backed up, as hackers will want to try to gain access to accounts individually as well as collectively. If your email has been breached, you definitely need a new password. In the event that your email provider has been hacked on a massive scale, you should close your account and work with a different email provider.
So, your internet connection at home likely runs on a hard line. This means that an ethernet is plugged into the back of your modem, which is then connected to your main computer. When you have a singular, dedicated, password protected internet connection in your home, you can pretty safely use your Wi-Fi connection to gain access to the web on other devices. Unfortunately, Wi-Fi is a totally different story when you leave the home. Generally speaking, hospitals and colleges such as Norwich University Online have both stable and secure Wi-Fi internet capabilities.
There isn't always a way to control who gets accessed to your data. You might share a computer at work or have to fill out a form on a website that you don't fully trust. It is best to monitor your credit and change your passwords often. | c4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUa7PxK7Ehm9ic-bzq | WK Square, the largest sports themed shopping mall in Hong Kong, is located on the Basement floor of Chung King Mansions with 46,000 sq ft. It is well stocked with various famous brands, providing football, basketball, golf & tennis equipment, and even trendy fashion apparel, iron-on service for jerseys, backpacks and watches. WK Square can definitely bring customers a fresh experience of shopping for sporting goods.
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BkiUccPxK3YB9m3uu4cJ | Production Assembly was established in 2001. We thrive on solving complex and unique problems. Our facility in Centennial Park, Northern Arizona, is centrally located to serve the Western United States. We design and build custom automation equipment. We work with an extensive supply chain to get the best components fast. We also manufacture many custom components in-house and locally to maintain control of project schedules. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUdYY5qoYAxftPVWaG | Looking for more sassy little droids? GeekDecor has saved you a little time by rounding up a few of our favorite R2-D2 iterations. Whether you're looking for ways to show off your love of Star Wars before The Force Awakens comes out, or just trying to find the perfect gift for your favorite Star Wars Fan we have a few ideas you might appreciate.
Home repair is more fun when you have someone to help you out. Have to put together one of those pesky IKEA bedframes? Now your favorite droid can keep you company and appreciate the colorful curse words you string together during the assembly process. Plus this little R2 unit will look adorable sitting out on your desk when he's not in use.
It's way too cute to misplace, and if you're helping some friends with routine X-wing maintenance you'll always know which screwdriver is yours.
The R2-D2 Screwdriver Set is available for $9.59 from ThinkGeek.
If only all sidekicks could provide you with a soundtrack for your legendary quests. Sidekicks should be cool, but not cool enough to steal your thunder. With this criteria in mind we present to you the R2-D2 Bluetooth Speakerphone. It's really the only way to fully appreciate John William's masterpiece, the score for Star Wars.
After you tether it to your phone, you can leave it on a table for your guests to admire while they wait for your marathon of the original trilogy to start. Plus, it'll pause your music and ring when your buddies call to let you know they'll be late because they got caught in a trash compactor. Your new buetooth speaker can probably even help save him.
The R2-D2 Bluetooth Speaker is available for $49.99 from ThinkGeek.
Your friends will definitely know which house is yours, and your preferred entrance. If you find yourself in a neighborhood where each household is determined to have the best holiday display GeekDecor.net has your back. Each set includes 5 R2 units along a total of 6 feet of cord, plus another 3 feet between that last R2 and the plug-in for a total of 9 feet. Luminescent droids are definitely the best way we can think of to light your front step or the path outside your home.
The R2-D2 outdoor lights are available for $34.99 from ThinkGeek.
We all know that bringing lunch from home the fiscally responsible thing to do. If you're looking for extra motivation, pay up forward and get yourself or someone you love this adorable R2-D2 bento lunchbox. It has three separate compartments so you don't need to limit yourself to one food. The top and middle compartment double as a sandwich cutter and Death Star sandwich press, respectively. The top section is even airtight.
Your Death Star sandwiches will make you the the star of lunch meetings. Plus when you're done (or when you've just finished packing your lunch) R2-D2's legs lock the 3 compartments into place. It's foolproof! Plus you can pair it with the R2-D2 Soy Sauce Dispenser and Lightsaber Chop Sticks.
The R2-D2 Bento Lunchbox is available for $11.99 from ThinkGeek. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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BkiUbyzxK6EuNCveoacr | The many enigmas of intermittent exotropia
Creig S Hoyt,
Alexei Pesic
University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
Correspondence to Professor Creig S Hoyt, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA; creighoyt{at}gmail.com
The Squint Club, a group of ophthalmologists with strabismus expertise, meets once a year to discuss difficult and unique clinical cases, new ideas about treatment and unique notions of pathophysiology regarding various disorders of ocular motor alignment. It was therefore surprising and noteworthy when several years ago at this meeting the late Arthur Rosenbaum presented a paper in which he stated that he thought the most perplexing and difficult form of strabismus in his practice was intermittent exotropia. Many in the audience were surprised by this statement. An unstated concern was the thought that intermittent exotropia might be too simple a condition for this august body to discuss. After all, intermittent exotropia appears to be an uncomplicated form of strabismus that ought to be easily treated with an expectation of consistent and excellent outcomes since it is characterised by:
Occurrence in developmentally and neurologically normal children (unlike the case of infantile exotropia).1
Initial normal binocular development at both distance and near fixation.
A relatively low incidence of amblyopia which when it does occur is mild.2
Occurrence of dissociated strabismus is less common than in infantile forms of strabismus.3
Surgery appears to be the treatment of choice for all but the smallest deviations.4
Rosenbaum, however, convincingly made his point by emphasising that there was much that remained enigmatic about intermittent exotropia. These enigmas are not merely of academic interest, he argued, but central to the problems of managing children with intermittent exotropia. He highlighted a number of his concerns regarding intermittent exotropia:
The natural history of untreated intermittent exotropia remains incompletely defined.5
Even the widely accepted notion that in most cases it deteriorates over time has been challenged.6
Precise clinical indications for …
Contributors CH is the main author of this editorial. AP researched the material and helped rewrite it.
Competing interests None.
Provenance and peer review Commissioned; internally peer reviewed.
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BkiUba_xaKPQonPpKbkM | Taylor Hobson will launch its automatic prism/polygon measurement system at the forthcoming Photonics West exhibition in San Francisco this month.
Although shadowgraphs have been available for many years they remain a popular choice for many parts with complex profiles, such as screw threads, gear teeth, nozzles, fuel injectors, and other precision components. Developed to meet modern-day needs, the Schneider digital projector range combines proven projector technology with digital image processing and analysis, including import of DXF files for rapid comparison.
Traditional shadowgraphs allow the critical features of a workpiece to be projected in silhouette but the Schneider digital projector also uses an LED top light illumination system to view additional component features. This combined with a high resolution digital camera gives a noticeably sharp, distortion free image, clearly displayed on an integrated touchscreen panel PC. The built-in software has integrated overlays (eg cross hairs and concentric circles) and allows DXF files to be imported. Once the DXF is positioned over the image of the workpiece, the software 'locks' the DXF file over the component for fast definition of circles, lines, angles and more.
The digital projector incorporates a high precision measuring stage (with measuring range options up to 500x200mm) and various objective options for magnifications from 10x to 60x.
Where more rigorous measurements are required, the Schneider WM1 video measurement microscope takes camera based measurement one step further. The WM1 combines a high resolution CCD camera with top light illumination and a precision measurement stage for the best possible clarity of image. The system has precise edge detection in transmitted or incident light conditions thanks to intelligent image analysis algorithms. Configured to meet individual requirements, the CNC model can also be extended into a multi-sensor device with the addition of a tactile probe. A range of image field sizes are available or manual/motorised zoom can be selected.
The digital projector and workshop microscope are just 2 of the metrology systems in the Schneider range, which also includes shaft measurement systems, large volume profile projectors and rapid 2D measurement devices. Spectrum Metrology will be on stand H18-341 in the Inspection Zone at the MACH exhibition (NEC, 9-13 April 2018) and will be pleased to discuss your measurement requirements. Or contact us for further details. | c4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUfUfxK6nrxl9bPZG5 | American Airlines will fly direct between Dublin and Dallas Fort Worth from next summer, Dublin Airport has announced.
The seasonal service, set to launch on June 6 and run to September 28 of next year, will be Ireland's only direct route to Texas.
American will operate the flights with a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner in a 285-seat three-class configuration, with Business, Premium Economy and Economy cabins.
Flights will depart Dallas at 20.35, arriving in Dublin at 11.40 the following day, with the return route taking off from Dublin at 13.40 and arriving in Dallas at 17.45, American says.
Dallas Fort Worth International is American's largest hub for connecting traffic, opening up a host of onward destinations in the US and Latin America to Irish travellers.
Transatlantic travel has been growing apace at Dublin Airport, which recently opened a €16 million transfer hub catering for connecting passengers.
Dallas will be the airport's 22nd North American destination.
"This new route is great news for tourist businesses throughout the country, as it will open up a new direct market for inbound business and leisure visitors from the United States," said Vincent Harrison, the airport's Managing Director. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUcdS6NNjgB1scXtpE | Counties prepare for shared services study ADVERTISEMENT
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WATKINS GLEN—Representatives for Yates and Schuyler Counties met to begin planning how to conduct a shared services study between the two counties. The group met Wednesday, March 19 at the Schuyler County Partnership for Economic Development (SCOPED) offices in Watkins Glen as members of the Ad Hoc Steering Committee for Exploration and Oversight of Collaboration Opportunities. This comes after the two counties were awarded a $50,000 grant to conduct a study of how they can share and consolidate services, while also not ruling out the potential for a county merger.
"The purpose is to seek whatever efficiencies are achievable and mutually beneficial in both counties and maintain quality," Yates County Administrator Sarah Purdy said.
The committee's first meeting was used to establish how they plan to go about selecting a consultant to conduct the shared services study between the two counties. Purdy said the committee also needed to discuss their role, the role of the consultant, the timeframe for selecting a consultant and how to go about handling copies of proposals. Purdy said thus far, some 15 firms have responded to the request for proposals (RFP), including firms from New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Massachusetts.
The committee agreed upon a set of standards used to rank each proposal, which they will use when they begin the ranking process at their April 2 meeting. The ranking sheet prioritizes experience in completing similar types of projects as the top priority for selecting a candidate. Other factors include the firm's understanding of the work to be done, the quality of their proposed staff for the project, familiarity with county government rules and regulations, the capacity to perform based on the firm's resources and current workload, and the consideration of cost factors.
Schuyler Legislator James Howell said the committee needs to find out who will be interviewing the candidates, to which Schuyler County Administrator Tim O'Hearn said they may be able to use a subcommittee to screen the proposals. The board agreed they should work to narrow the field of candidates down to a smaller number before progressing to the next step.
"I can see when we get to the point of needing to subdivide or assume distinct roles as committee members there will be some things that fall naturally," Purdy said.
The committee's work Wednesday was the beginning of a three phase plan to be conducted during the next year. Phase one is the "exploration" phase which includes the overseeing of selecting a consultant to evaluate the opportunities for each county. Phase two is the "planning and due diligence" phase that will oversee the development of a plan to provide sufficient information as to whether or not to proceed with the implementation of a chosen partnership model. Phase three is the "readiness and implementation" phase that will oversee the development of a plan to meet the established targets set by the committee.
"There are a lot of reasons why we are the one of the most expensive, if not the most expensive states in the country," Yates Legislator Mark Morris said. "It is because we haven't done things like this."
After the committee discussed how they were going to properly rank each firm's proposal, they decided to set their next meeting for April 2 in Yates County to begin going through and beginning the ranking process.
"Keep an open mind," Schuyler County Chairman Dennis Fagan said. "We have a lot of opportunities and hopefully we will be able to look at them." | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
BkiUfIrxK0wg09lKEPHn | Kiran Choudhry, Leader of the Haryana Congress Legislature Party, has asked the BJP Government in Haryana to address the issues raised by the Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID) report which blames the poor pace of growth and 'below expectation' performance of horticulture cultivation in the state on a number of factors crying for state intervention.
In a statement issued here today, the former excise and taxation minister took potshots at the Manohar Lal Khattar regime for talking about doubling the income of the farmers but doing precious little at the ground level. Several factors continue to weigh down heavily on crop yields and expected income of farmers who are still hesitant to divert to horticulture cultivation. The CRRID study evaluates the impact of higher allocation for horticulture from 2014-15 to 2016-17.
"Reading between the lines, one finds that report nailing the failure of higher allocation to make the farmers take to horticultural crops mainly on non-adoption of new technology; poor marketing mechanism to dispose of produce at reasonable prices; inadequate irrigation facilities; initial high cost, lack of awareness, insufficient post-harvest infrastructure, price fluctuations and lack of operational skill and training to add value to the produce," she said.
"This shows that the huge money spent on foreign jaunts by delegations led by Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister O.P. Dhankar, to the US, Australia, Fiji and New Zealand to study latest methods in the field of agriculture and horticulture, has gone waste. Since the horticulture crops declined during the rabi season between 2014-15 and 2016-17, the Manohar Lal Government should take immediate course correction to stem and reverse the trend and boost the income of farmers," Ms.Choudhry demanded. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUdWI5qdmDCTsM6LaM | Innovative machinery from around the world will be on display at IMTS – The International Manufacturing Technology Show. Key to maximizing the efficiency and effectiveness of those machines are the tooling and workholding products on display in the West Building at McCormick Place.
McLean, Va. - June 23, 2016 - Innovative machinery from around the world will be on display at IMTS - The International Manufacturing Technology Show. Key to maximizing the efficiency and effectiveness of those machines are the tooling and workholding products on display in the West Building at McCormick Place.
"For every machine innovation, youll find a corresponding tooling and workholding technology advance at IMTS 2016," says Jack Burley, Vice President, Sales and Engineering, BIG Kaiser Precision Tooling Inc., Hoffman Estates, Illinois. "For example, this year youll see the introduction of smart tooling that uses Bluetooth technology. Everyone has a smart phone on their hip, so why not develop apps that enable supervisors to wirelessly check tooling status and operators to download installation instructions and parameter settings?"
"IMTS 2016 showcases specialized providers with core competencies in unique areas," says Peter R. Eelman, Vice President - Exhibitions & Business Development, AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology, the parent organization of IMTS. "By focusing intensely on one thing and doing it exceedingly well, tool and work holding companies develop products and technologies that take machine performance and accuracy to new levels."
To put this in perspective, the newest digital technology enables moving a boring tool in increments of 50 millions of an inch (0.000050-in.); a human hair has an average diameter of 0.004-in.
"Today, we can put a strand of hair in an adjustable tool holder and move it 1/50th of its diameter, as well as digitally capture and communicate the history of adjusting that tool," says Burley.
Burley likens the relationship between machining and tooling to the one between automobile manufacturers and tire companies: each has different core competencies, and the consumer wins by obtaining the best technology from each.
"Companies can be good at everything, but they cannot be great at everything," he states. "While shop owners might want a single source solution, they get better results by tapping into the core competencies of many different providers. Thats why a visit to the West Building is mandatory if you want to stay on top of tooling technology."
"Customers want products that are ready-to-use out of the box," says Burley. "Further, they expect the same results whether a 20-year veteran or a recent graduate installs the tooling. Thats why you see tools with a digital display instead of an analog dial. It removes one source of potential error."
Specifically on the workholding side, Burley sees a focus on flexible systems that allow multiple part configuration set ups, accommodate multiple platforms and - of course - set up quickly and with repeatable accuracy.
"Workholding shouldnt be considered just for cutting," he adds. "It should follow the part through the whole process, and that includes gauging and inspection. Keeping a common datum throughout the process makes checking and inspection much more efficient, as requalifying is a painstaking process that increases cycle time."
AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology represents and promotes U.S.-based manufacturing technology and its members—those who design, build, sell, and service the continuously evolving technology that lies at the heart of manufacturing. Founded in 1902 and based in Virginia, the association specializes in providing targeted business assistance, extensive global support, and business intelligence systems and analysis. AMT is the voice that communicates the importance of policies and programs that encourage research and innovation, and the development of educational initiatives to create tomorrows Smartforce. AMT owns and manages IMTS — The International Manufacturing Technology Show, which is the premier manufacturing technology event in North America. www.AMTonline.org. | c4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUdZM5qdmDGzKHb_2l | The rear leg of the pig is one of the most versatile cuts of meat we use. It can be cut into steaks or roasts or cured as ham. Ham is traditionally a holiday meat that has been cured and smoked. Remember to fully cook all the hams from Townsend to 155 degrees. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUcErxK6EuNA_gMsMq | Long break: A file photo of employees striking work at Maruti's Manesar plant.
India's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India Ltd has lost an estimated ₹ 540 crore in revenue in the past two months because of labour unrest at its Manesar facility, company officials said.
The disruption of work has led to a loss in production of about 12,500 cars in September, resulting in a revenue loss of at least ₹ 360 crore. In August, the company produced 6,000 cars less than its target when workers deliberately slowed work, resulting in an estimated loss of ₹ 180 crore.
In a notice to workers in August, the company said that "even upon calling off the stay in strike, which was illegal, the workmen did not restore normalcy".
Such activities, the company said, took the total production from the plant to as low as 96 units on 24 August compared with an average daily production of 900 units.
An analyst with a leading brokerage firm said that the company's profit may be reduced by at least ₹ 40 crore because of the labour trouble during the past two months.
"In the same quarter last year, Maruti's margins were at least 10.5% and that is likely to come down this year due to a fall in the volumes," said Nikhil Deshpande, an analyst with Mumbai-based Brokerage PINC research. "So, this will have an impact on profitability."
The company's profit may not get affected because of the strengthening of the yen against the Indian rupee as it is hedged till the second quarter.
However, the expenses that the company has saved by not paying salaries to employees during this period may bring in some respite. Maruti's labour cost is at least 2% of its net sales.
The latest developments at the Manesar factory are a continuation of the labour unrest that started in June, when workers struck work for 13 days demanding the recognition of a new labour union, the Maruti Suzuki Employees Union. During this period, i.e., in the last quarter, the company had lost ₹ 340 crore.
Production at the Manesar factory of Maruti Suzuki was hit after the company said it would only allow workers who had signed a so-called "good conduct bond" to work, citing indiscipline and sabotage by workers over the past two months.
The move hit production of the new version of the popular Swift, which got 100,000 bookings in around one month after its launch on 17 August. The production of other cars such as the A-Star and the SX4 also took a hit.
According to Bloomberg data, 30 brokerage firms have recommended a buy on the stock, 18 have urged a hold and 10 have asked investors to sell.
Brokerage firms such as Kotak Securities, Ambit Capital and Brics Securities have downgraded the stock in the last two weeks.
The company's prospects are still robust, said Yaresh Kothari, sector analyst with Angel Broking Ltd. The brokerage, which had downgraded the stock in the first quarter, will continue to recommend a hold in the third quarter.
"We believe interest rates will be corrected in the first half of next year and then the volumes will bounce back," said Kothari. "We expect the company to grow at 12% next fiscal, which will be a good growth rate considering this year's drastic fall." | c4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUdPs5qoTA-AMJsbl_ | That's right – Jen and Jill like to go out to eat too! Believe it or not, you can eat at restaurants and still be frugal! In this episode, the frugal friends bring you the best the internet and life experience has to offer regarding dining out without destroying those financial goals.
This article shares 20 ways to reduce your restaurant bill. Some tips are obvious, some tips are noteworthy, and some tips should never be used! The frugal friends discuss the highlights!
15 strategies for saving money at restaurants are listed and include some great tips for real savings, like purchasing discounted gift cards and implementing a more frugal mindset when dining out.
Order from the kids menu! | c4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
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Timpani player plays piano that is set up behind the drums in the first movement. No piano in 2 and 3. 2nd movement: left hand holds 2 mallet melody on upper drums, cadenza section. 3rd: 16th note motives and a flourish at the end. Possible recital material. | c4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUblnxK3YB9m7_8nGN | Reilly: Democracy in divided societies
Reilly. 2001. Democracy in divided societies: Electoral engineering for conflict management. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Moser argued that an inchoate party system ("inchoate" is from Mainwaring and Scully 1995) does not satisfy Cox's (1997 and 1999) assumptions--and if the assumptions aren't satisfied, then Cox's theory (M+1, etc., does not apply).
The alternative vote (ranked preferences) was used before independence from Australia in Papua New Guinea. The AV created incentives for a clan's candidate to campaign for the second-choice of other clans. This encouraged formation of larger political blocs. At independence, however, AV was dropped in favor of first-past-the-post. With FPTP, no consolidation occurs. True, we might expect consolidation (based on Cox), but there can't be consolidation if there aren't parties in the first place that can consolidate (see Moser). Thus, the inchoate party system remains weak, and there are too many candidates in each district (bad coordination). In Cox's terms, votes don't count.
Reilly, then, seems to agree with Moser (implicitly): Before we can expect Cox's mechanisms to work, we need to create a stable party system. And the mechanism that induces consolidation into a stable party system (AV for Reilly, PR for Moser) might be different from the mechanism that induces consolidation into fewer parties (FPTP in SMDs for Cox).
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See Moser (1999).
Ferree: The social origins of electoral volatility in Africa (8 shared tags)
Tavits: The development of stable party support (8 shared tags)
Cox: Electoral rules and electoral coordination (7 shared tags)
Hicken: Engineering aggregation (7 shared tags)
Moser: Electoral systems and the number of parties in postcommunist states (7 shared tags)
Chhibber and Kollman: Party aggregation and the number of parties in India and the United States (6 shared tags)
Ames: Electoral strategy under open-list proportional representation (5 shared tags)
Posada-Carba: Democracy, parties, and political finance in Latin America (5 shared tags)
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BkiUbY7xaJiQnuolFb6M | Latest News from the Basilica
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Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl stood atop a massive structure of steel scaffolding some 159 feet above the church floor on October 28, 2016 to bless the Trinity Dome of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC. "If we were to have a hymn to open this entire celebration, I think it would be 'Nearer, My God, to Thee,' " joked His Eminence Cardinal Wuerl. "This is about as close as we are going to get physically to that experience." The 45 minute ceremony marked not only the completion of the scaffolding on which Wuerl, and 100 news media, workers and staff stood but also the beginning of the end of 100 years of construction on the country's largest Catholic church, where Pope Francis canonized a Spanish missionary last year. (more…)
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Nearly a century in the making, the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception has been a work in progress since the laying of its foundation stone in 1920. This great Marian shrine, dedicated to the patroness of the United States, is a testament to the faith and generosity of generations of American Catholics.
Now, as the 100th Anniversary approaches, a monumental effort is underway to complete America's Catholic Church, according to its original plan, with the ornamentation of what will be the crowning jewel of Mary's Shrine, the Trinity Dome.
According to the original iconographic scheme,the Trinity Dome will be adorned in mosaic and depict the Most Holy Trinity, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and a procession of saints. The Nicene Creed will encircle the dome, while the four Evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, will be featured in the Dome's pendentives.
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A Picture Perfect Day
Pope Francis arrived at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on September 23, 2015, a picture perfect day with sunshine, blue skies, and a crowd of 25,000 faithful to greet him. As the Holy Father approached Mary's Shrine in the Popemobile, the bells of the Knights Carillon rang jubilantly and thousands on the front steps of the Basilica welcomed him. Before entering the National Shrine, Pope Francis drove not once, but twice through the crowd on the Basilica's East Side where the Canonization Mass of Junípero Serra would later be held. The detour back through the crowd was not according to plan, and the unscheduled second pass-through was a surprise to security. However, given the Holy Father's penchant for spontaneity and his love of people, perhaps it shouldn't have been such a surprise after all.
Trinity Dome Planning Underway
This year, we begin our five-year countdown to the centenary of the laying of the Foundation Stone of the National Shrine. During this time we hope to complete the National Shrine in its totality, specifically, the interior design of the National Shrine. The Trinity or Great Dome is the final movement in what the founder, Bishop Shahan, referred to as a great "Hymn in Stone."
The general concept governing the iconographic scheme of the entire Shrine was outlined and established by the first Iconography Committee (1954-1958), chaired by Patrick Cardinal O'Boyle (1896-1987), Archbishop of Washington, John de Rosen (1891-1982) art consultant, and composed of scholars in ecclesiastical art, scripture, theology, and Mariology.
In 2006 and 2007, the north (Redemption) and south (Incarnation) nave domes were completed, respectively. Each dome contains 3,780 square feet of mosaic and rises to a height of 100 feet. The Great Trinity Dome, situated at the center of the cruciform Upper Church, is almost five times the size of one of these domes with 19,673 square feet, rising to a height of 129 feet.
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BkiUbEc5qU2Ap1LhlE_J | INDIVIDUAL COUNSELLING services offer a person a face to face session with the counsellor. The sessions are private and confidential and provide an opportunity to work towards desired outcomes.
COUNSELLING FOR COUPLES is about working through relationship and communication difficulties. It requires a commitment from both people, who are supported and encouraged to be open about their desires and needs, and where they want the relationship to go.
FAMILY THERAPY looks at the behaviours and interactions which occur within a family. Issues causing difficulties for a particular member or members are identified, and changes aimed at resolving the difficulties are explored.
GROUP SESSIONS are for people struggling with similar problems who may benefit from participating in a group. A weekly commitment is required, for up to six weeks. You meet with other clients who are experiencing a similar life journey.
A PARENT BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP currently meets on the third Tuesday of each month. These group counselling services at Brisbane North Counselling are for people who have experienced stillbirth, neo natal death, SIDS or the death of a young child. (Note that this group is offered as a free program, but still requires making an appointment).
Training for Individuals provides valuable skills for life and covers stress management, relaxation techniques, communication techniques, assertive communication techniques, career change decision making. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUdaDxK3YB9m3uv9k_ | Bickham House
Providing Quality Residential & Respite Care in our beautiful home in Bowdon, Altrincham, Cheshire
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The Registered Manager and Deputy Manager oversee the running of the Home. The other members of staff include a senior officer in charge, three other officers in charge, senior care assistants, care assistants, cooks, pantry assistants and domestic staff. There is also a handyman and a gardener.
Although the senior staff have a number of administrative and managerial tasks, there is a real sense of teamwork throughout the retirement home, and all the staff are involved in caring for the residents and day-to-day activities. All staff, regardless of job title, share the same joint responsibility of creating a homely, personal, safe and high standard of care for residents.
There is a mix of varying skill levels and the job roles cover all the requirements to enable the Home to run efficiently.
There is a strong emphasis on training. This covers all mandatory training with additional highlighted training in areas specific to the roles of the staff of Bickham House and requirements of the residents. The Manager works very closely with the local authority to source training and providers. Bickham House also plays a pro-active part within the Trafford Care Consortium and the Manager has welcomed the help and guidance which she has received from the partnership team and its members to forge strong working relationships and to network and share, as well as gain, valuable information.
Many of the staff have been at Bickham House for a long time. Care agency staff are only used in exceptional circumstances because it is strongly believed that continuity and recognisable faces are assets for the residents in order that familiarity with their individual needs and requirements can be maintained.
Several younger members of staff have gone on to train as nurses, doctors or physiotherapists, often returning in their holidays to work 'casual hours'.
We have an active Volunteer programme that plays a valued part in maintaining links with the community for the residents. Volunteers come from all walks of life and include people who are newly retired or who are studying for professional qualifications. There are also school and college children who want work experience as a taster to a health and social care career or as part of the Duke of Edinburgh Award. People who have had an association with Bickham House through residents or relatives and funded volunteers from the Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council In-reach Dementia Scheme also help on the Bickham House Volunteer programme.
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BkiUbZvxaKgS2EKBgu8z | Yes, I do try, with little success, to portray my home as minimal, shabby chic, retro and altogether awesome. No, I don't want you to see what it's really like – No, Sir!
But, in my "call a spade a spade" manner, I decided to show you reality.
Oh yes, I'm a bonefide clutter-bug. I hoard things and, to make it "ok", I put the stuff into piles. When something is in a pile it is no longer rubbish or useless. It's serving a purpose and has some level of importance, otherwise it wouldn't be in a pile. My latest pile of stuff is a few stones, a mussell shell, a feather and some autumn leaves gathered on a walk. This pile of stuff will at some point be disposed of, but it will stay around for longer than it should – I promise!
I made a pile of stuff a few days before that contains all the little bits and bobs I don't know what to do with. For instance, some batteries (usuable or not??? good question), a button, a mysterious key never seen by anyone before (possibly a locker key), a few receipts and an elastic band. Ordinarly, this pile of stuff would end up in the Bits and Bobs drawer. However, the Bits and Bobs drawer is full to bursting so the pile is in residence on the coffee table. Its a pile of great concern. None of the items should end up in the bin, some may still be of use. It will vex me for days until I find a place to hide it.
Not all piles of stuff are junk mind you. Some piles contain important paperwork, others reading material and some contain wool.
I've decided, not having the courage to confess all, I will confess just my work area to you.
In Blog Land I have seen Rooms of Wonder. Workrooms and studios to die for. Everything all neat and tidy, fresh and bright. All wool and tools immediately to hand. Oh, wonder of wonders! How I dream of one day having the luxury of a spare room dedicated to wool and all things crafty. However, I struggle by in a corner of the living room. My wool is stored neatly in various places around the house but my work station is a bombsite.
Yes, it's a sight isn't it! I know you would all love to see a beautiful room with wonderful storage solutions and everything all neat and wonderful. But, I thought it of great importance to confess my bombsite. Not all of us have enough space, a spare room, an out-house, garage, attic or converted barn and we struggle through in tiny corners and spots in our homes. Works of Crochet Wonder can be created anywhere and we don't need a fancy pants Room of Wonder to do it in. So, banish any feelings of inferiority that have emerged from seeing Rooms of Wonder. All you need is a seat, a cuppa and wool!
Despite how things look, everthing is in order. There are piles of stuff you see, each pile containing something of importance 🙂 Bottom left of the photograph is what I should be working on today – Christmas Bunting.
As you can see the cat has won The Seat of All Pervading Power. This happens every time I get up. There are 3 cats in Weavers Cottage and all of them think this seat is THE best seat in the house. There is usually a dart for it as soon as I stand up and sometimes a squable and a hiss. Suffice to say, if I had a Room of Wonder, the cats would be banned, banned, banned!
In this photograph I can pick out 12 projects. And that's just what is visible!! This is a pile of stuff to be sure, in it are many important things. These are projects that have been waiting patiently for me to finish them, sudden flashes of design inspiration, and one or two knitting wips. No matter how I try, this pile never shrinks. It's the pile that gets the least attention. The other piles are temporary and soon become Ta Da's but this poor pile just sits there awaiting my attention. Now and then I delve in there just to tidy it up and remind myself of what is in there.
Which is what I'm going to do next while dreaming of my future Room of Wonder!
I sometimes wonder if those dream craft rooms we see on the web stay like that for long or if the owner really makes anything in there, otherwise it wouldn't be that tidy, would it?
Most of my craft supplies are in plastic units with drawers behing the sofa, this means that everytime I need something from there the sofa has to be moved and then put back again. The crochet projects I'm working on are in plastic bags on the floor, in a corner between the sewing machine and a tool box I "borrowed" from my husband and where I keep more craft supplies!
I have a bombsite just like yours in my living room! I think all serious crocheters do. They must.
I love your work area, or should I say areas! I'm lucky enough to have a little room to call my own but it doesn't look anything like a room of wonder, more like a room of bung it anywhere! and there are many projects and ideas waiting to reach the surface of various piles. I think this is all perfectly normal and wouldn't want a 'perfect' workspace anyway!
My excuse for not showing you all my messy apartment is that I don't have overhead lighting in any room. That's why I'm artfully staging my pictures in a light box :). As for your place, it looks cluttered but tidy, so that's a good thing! I didn't see any giant dustbunnies attacking your yarn.
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BkiUdo85qWTBCi0lzxOc | SpaceX Launches In 2017 Brought US Atop 'Space Race' After 14 Years
By Himanshu Goenka @HimGoJourno
SpaceX launched 10 satellites for the communications company Iridium on Dec. 22, 2017. Photo: SpaceX
For the first time since the February 2003 disaster of NASA's Columbia space shuttle, the United States unilaterally topped the list for the number of successful orbital launches in 2017. In large part, that was thanks to Elon Musk's SpaceX, whose Falcon 9 rocket flew a record 18 missions during the year.
It was last in the year 2002 that the U.S. led the number of space launches, but following the Columbia disaster, Russia topped the list every year from 2003 to 2015. In 2016, it fell to third place for the number of launch attempts, with U.S. and China — 22 attempts each — overtaking its 19 attempts (of which 18 were successful).
In 2017, Russia's 19 successful launches were a distant second to the 29 by the U.S. China was in third place, with 16 successful orbital missions, Europe collectively fourth with nine, followed by Japan with six and India with four.
The other distinction U.S. launches claimed in 2017 was that there were no failed missions (there were no failed missions in 2016 either), unlike both Russia and China who had one failure each. A Russian Soyuz 2.1b rocket failed in November, and China's Long March-5 went off its path soon after launch in July. Europe, with less than a third of U.S. launches, also had a clean sheet, while both Japan and India also had one failure each.
The September 2016 accident that blew up a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket does not count as a failed mission, since the rocket blew up while it was on the launch pad, and not during a mission.
With a total of 84 successful launches in 2017, over a third of them were from the United States. Other than SpaceX, eight flights were from the United Launch Alliance — a Boeing-Lockheed Martin joint venture — whose Atlas V rocket flew six times and the Delta twice. There was only one launch of Orbital ATK's Antares rocket, and two of its Minotaur rockets.
2017 was also the year when SpaceX flew its first reused rocket, and the company has done so many times since. It is expected to continue doing that in 2018, and later in January, it will also test its Falcon Heavy rocket. It has plans to fly something between 25 and 30 missions in 2018.
But that doesn't mean the United States can be assured of leading the chart once again in 2018. China, which suffered from the Long March-5 failure in July, has big plans for the year, with about 35 launches tentatively scheduled. And those are just the ones by the country's national space program. There are also some flights planned by private companies, which could push the total above 40.
Launches, for the purpose of this story, refer to the country where the rocket was built, and not from where it was launched.
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BkiUd53xK6-gDz87QjwC | The Perfect Woman / La mujer Perfecta Telenovela Get Full Story
The Perfect Woman / La mujer perfecta Telenovela – La mujer perfecta (English title: The Perfect Woman) is a Venezuelan telenovela created by Leonardo Padrón and produced by Venevisión. Mónica Spear and Ricardo Álamo star as the main protagonists with Ana Karina Manco and Jean Carlo Simancas playing the main antagonists. Marlene De Andrade, Marisa Román, Flavia Gleske and Mariaca Semprúm star as co-protagonists.
The Perfect Woman / La mujer perfecta Telenovela (The plot)
The Perfect Woman / La mujer perfecta Telenovela, this is a story about six women who will go to great lengths in order to become every man's desire: the perfect woman. Micaela Gómez (Monica Spear) is a peculiar girl who has never fallen in love, until she becomes a personal assistant of the best plastic surgeon in the country, Santiago Reverón (Ricardo Álamo). Micaela has a form of autism called Asperger syndrome, and as a result, people around her do not understand her and confuse her as a crazy person. The arrival of Micaela to Infinito, the esthetic centre, will disturb Santiago, who is well known as Dr. Botox. Santiago is married to Gala Moncada (Ana Karina Manco) an acting mythical diva, and one of the most desired women in the country. She stands out as Santiago's best work, and she is almost perfect. But the years begin to harass her, and she turns more compulsive and obsessive when she realises that her career is fading away and that her husband has set his eyes on a woman of unusual characteristics.
Eva Gómez (Marlene De Andrade) is Micaela's older sister who works as an instructor at a modelling academy teaching other women how to be beautiful. In the past, Eva participated in Miss Venezuela but did not even make it to the finalists. Happily married to Nené López, a national football star, her life changes when she meets Cruz Mario Polanco, a business magnate who decides to conquer her, arguing that all women have a price. Polanco lures Eva using his riches and power, and works to separate her from Nené.
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Lucía Reverón (Marisa Roman) is Santiago's sister. She tells everyone she wants to be a model, and even registers for classes at an acting academy, but she has hidden motives. One day she meets a man who is three times senior to her: Guillermo Toro, a brilliant psychologist who often treats patients with addiction to cosmetic surgery. To their surprise, they fall in love with each other fiercely. The problem is not only the enormous difference in age that brings scandal in their friendships, but this man was the great love of her mother 25 years ago; her passion was hidden and buried. When Maruja Reverón, her mother, meets again with Guillermo, she will want to recover this love. But this time the opponent will be her own daughter.
Carolina Toro (Flavia Gleske) is Guillermo's daughter, who is obsessed with becoming a fashion model, and goes through diets and weight loss pills in order to be perfect. She is married to Beto, who works as Polanco's bodyguard. But after crossing paths with Daniel Sanabria, a plastic surgeon working at Infinito, they begin a fierce love affair. The only problem is he is the husband of Renata Volcán, the owner of the modelling academy where she studies.
Shirley, whom everyone refers to as La popular Shirley (Mariaca Semprún) is Micaela and Eva's sister, dreams of becoming famous, and enrolls at the modeling academy to achieve fame. But her poor talent has relegated her to the most anonymous of jobs: extra. Her unscrupulous aunt tries unsuccessfully to place her in all possible castings, movies and telenovelas, ntil she decides to venture her into another profession where she can become a queen: the world of the escort service girls. It is a pity that love hides in the modest shoes of Lucho Montilla, a charismatic Professor of Arts in Oratory, to whom she has declared hatred at first sight.
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BkiUa5c5qsNCPSsgZjMr | Rick's interpretations of 7 classic Yes tracks, piano, synth, bass and drums for most. For me this must rate as one of Rick's best yet. His interpretations of Yes music go beyond his original involvement with the tracks and reproduce those glorious Jon Anderson vocals in synth and piano melody lines in a way that only Rick can. I found the interpretation of Close To The Edge rivetting and heard the track in a way which the sometimes raucous guitar never allowed The other standout track is Roundabout where Rick get's another go at the guitar parts as well as keyboards. The album indicates 'solo and duet piano' and I suspect this track is an example where either Rick has grown a third hand (possibly fourth) or it's a "duet" overdub. Either way great listening. The classic Hammond solo isn't as free and wild as the live performances and this may be from the need to keep some kind of time. Fantastic. Push on past Your Move if it's not strictly to your taste, the album is a gem.
Very much in the same vein as Heritage Suite - I think Rick's catalog has a bit more in this style, such as Country Airs. Back to the point, beautiful inspired solo piano. This album really delivers to its theme. Sailor songs could easily be trite and cliche - not here. Tracks like The Pirate are trully evocate of the subject matter. Currently has a permanant place on my desktop. So I think it's fair to say there are a number of styles that Rick plays in 1) Rock synthy, concept album (GREAT), 2) melodic solo piano (GREAT), 3) the odd 'bum album' - if only my best could equal his worst! 4) religous - haven't quite come to grips with that and 5) Choral (like the Wizard... which hasn't grabbed me yet) Sea Airs falls into category 2 and is must have! | c4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUdQXxK1yAgXBVEyD5 | Protecting Your Trade Secrets – What We Suggest: A Perception of Celgard LLC v Shenzhen Senior Technology Material
Written by Rosa Huang.
Recently an interim relief is granted by High Court of Justice of UK in a case enforcing the Trade Secrets (Enforcement, etc) Regulations 2018 ("the Trade Secrets Regulations"), Celgard LLC v Shenzhen Senior Technology Material.
What we know about the case
The dispute is between Celgard LLC ("Celgard"), a US company, and Shenzhen Senior Technology Material Co Ltd ("Shenzhen Senior"), a Chinese company, over lithium-ion battery components.
Dr Zhang is a former employee of Celgard. As alleged by Celgard, during Dr Zhang's employment at Celgard, Dr Zhang had access to valuable trade secrets in regards to the design and manufacture of Celgard's dry battery separator material, which he disclosed to Shenzhen Senior during his employment thereby enabling production of an infringing competing product by Shenzhen Senior.
Celgard had been in the process of winning a contract with a UK customer, but this contract was won by Shenzhen Senior by undercutting Celgard on price; Shenzhen Senior subsequently delivered the allegedly infringing products to the UK customer after the initial hearing (though before the order of interim relief was made).
The court was convinced that there was a good arguable case under the Trade Secrets Regulations for upholding the interim injunction and therefore granted the injunction against Shenzhen Senior.
What is "Trade Secrets" and how it is protected in the UK
Historically, trade secrets may be protected either through a breach of contract action (breach of obligation of confidentiality), where a non-disclosure agreement exists or can be implied, or a common law action for breach of confidence. The latter is based on the common law principle that, for information received in confidence, a person cannot take unfair advantage of that information or prejudice the person giving the information.
In 2016, the EU adopted Directive (EU) 2016/943 on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure, which was implemented in the UK via the Trade Secrets Regulations, bringing the protection of trade secrets onto the UK statute book for the first time.
It has been widely believed that the Trade Secrets Regulations is unlikely to have a significant impact in the UK due to the existing UK common law on confidentiality and it is just a codification of English law principles, however, the case of Celgard v Shenzhen Senior Technology Material is changing such position.
This is because in the Celgard LLC v Shenzhen Senior Technology Material, there was not a clear claim under law of confidence (the non-disclosure agreement to which the former employee was subject was governed by US law and the acts complained of appeared to all have taken place outside the UK), but the Trade Secrets Regulations' recitals provide clear direction in such cases. By seeking interim relief as provided by the Trade Secrets Regulations, trade secrets were effectively protected. The Trade Secrets Regulations therefore seems to provide a potentially easier and more effective route of relief compared to an English claim of breach of confidence.
Let's see what is "trade secrets" as defined by the Trade Secrets Regulations:
"trade secret" means information which:
(a) is secret in the sense that it is not, as a body or in the precise configuration and assembly of its components, generally known among or readily accessible to persons within the circles that normally deal with the kind of information in question,
(b) has commercial value because it is secret; and
(c) has been subject to reasonable steps under the circumstances, by the person lawfully in control of the information, to keep it secret.'
Briefly, in order for information to be protected by the Trade Secrets Regulations, three requirements shall all be fulfilled:
the information is secret, that is, the information should remain hidden from others especially persons within the circles that normally deal with this kind of information;
the information has commercial value because it is secret; and
the information has been subject to "reasonable steps" to keep it secret by the person lawfully in control of the information.
The first two requirements are self- explanatory; as to the third one, however, it suggests that if businesses wish to benefit from the available rights and remedies to protect their trade secrets, they must show that they have already taken reasonable steps to protect the secret. A simple labelling of information a trade secret is unlikely to be enough of itself.
What we suggest
Whilst the meaning of "reasonable steps" will be developed as the courts apply the Trade Secrets Regulations and some uncertainty exists as to how it will be interpreted, it is still clear that there are actions that businesses can take to protect their valuable trade secrets.
Here are some of our suggestions:
Ensure that confidentiality provisions are included in your contracts, such as employment contract, contract with supplier or with client; when collaborating with third parties, enter into Non-Disclosure Agreement ("NDA") instead and ensure that their terms are suitable for scope of the collaboration;
Develop and implement procedures for the protection and this could include:
mark trade secrets as "confidential";
Store trade secrets (including electronic information) safely, securely and ensure that access to it is restricted appropriately;
Keep written records of all individuals such as employees and third parties who had access to the information;
Ensure that the relevant policies are in place and available to all employees and that your employees are trained in that respect, and so on.
However, businesses shall also be aware that trade secrets protection is far from straightforward.
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BkiUfkM5qhLBuVPowoH_ | Ted and I always try to celebrate our birthdays with some kind of getaway or fun new experience. For Ted's birthday he wanted to take a winter road trip to the Upper Peninsula. The Upper Peninsula is his favorite place in the world and he never passes up a chance to spend time in the wilderness. We have been to the Upper Peninsula many times, but being there in the winter was an entirely new experience. It was so quiet, most of the towns were shut down and we were the only people almost everywhere we went- which is really Ted's perfect vacation!
We started our road trip in Harbor Springs with our friends, David and Rebecca. We stayed in the prettiest house right on Little Traverse Bay, explored downtown Petoskey and enjoyed the gorgeous sunsets over the lake. From Harbor Springs Ted and I headed for the bridge. After hearing about the blue ice in Mackinaw City we made a quick stop to see the phenomena. It was really beautiful to see the blue ice piled up under the bridge against the blue sky.
From there we headed to Munising where we planned to snowshoe Pictured Rocks. Unfortunately, we had a little setback and got our car stuck in the snow with no cell phone reception. After 5 hours of digging we finally got the car out, but we missed our day of snowshoeing- oh goodness it wasn't the most fun at the time, but it sure makes for a good story! We stayed in a cute little yurt that night. I woke up every night of the trip to look for the Northern Lights, but I never did spot them.
The next day I surprised Ted with a day of dogsledding. It was so much fun. There are a few locations in the Upper Peninsula that offer dogsledding. We spent the day at Husky Haven and I highly recommend it. We learned how to harness the dogs, run the sled and so much more. It was so fun to try something new together, and those pups are so happy to be running out in the snow! From there we ventured off to Marquette and snowshoed at some of our favorite parks. It is so wild to me to see how different all of those parks look from summer to winter.
One of the highlights of the trip for me was staying at a fully functioning lighthouse. The Big Bay Lighthouse in Big Bay is both a functioning lighthouse and a bed and breakfast and is gorgeous. The couple that runs the lighthouse was so kind and prepared the most delicious breakfast for us. I loved that we could climb the tower whenever we wanted, and we caught the prettiest sunrise the morning of our stay.
The trip ended with a stay in Copper Harbor. There was no-one there and everything was shut down. We spent the day snowshoeing around the harbor and taking in those beautiful views of the frozen beach. Copper Harbor is one of my favorite summertime destinations, and seeing it in the winter felt like we were in an entirely different place.
Theodore, thank you for loving the outdoors more than anyone I know. And for encouraging me to go on winter adventures, even when I suggested more than once that we just head to the beach and be completely lazy!
The cutest little winter yurt. Be warned that the yurt's aren't heated so you have to have the proper winter sleeping gear!
Trying something new together is always my favorite part of our birthdays.
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By Sarat Pratapchandran
Imagine the Nest Learning Thermostat perched on your wall at home. You know it helps you save energy and you can control it from anywhere with the Nest app. Now, think of hundreds of multiple devices like that collectively known as the Internet of Things (IoT) sharing data across your facility. And, imagine having a standardized dashboard that puts you in control of every energy efficient fixture in your facility.
Intelligent buildings, data sharing, and resulting behavioral changes will play a big role in impacting energy efficiency in educational facilities in the coming decade and beyond. Facility managers will spend time and resources analyzing large chunks of data generated by these IoT devices to predict trends impacting efficient energy usage and occupant comfort.
"When you are trying to analyze large sets of data, you have to make sure that you have the ability to capture all the data that really is similar," says Ian Hadden, PE, LEED-AP BD+C, CEM, director of Energy Management Services at University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Open source initiatives like Project Haystack now make it easier for energy managers like Hadden to analyze data constantly created by smart devices used in educational facilities.
According to Hadden, his facility purchased a system a couple of years ago, but it can only compare data within the points of a main building controller. It cannot compare energy usage across different buildings on his campus and Hadden feels the standardization and linking ability of newer systems will be vital.
"It's critical because in modern buildings you may have two or three brands or eras of Direct Digital Control (DDC) equipment and the default point name may be supply air temperature in one, discharge air temperature in another and leaving air temperature in the third. Being able to link data from those three different controllers to a common point is a great help," he said.
According to Hadden, "machine learning algorithms will help the 'standard' analysis report learn individual systems and better recognize issues as they begin before they cause inefficiencies or occupant comfort issues."
Intelligent buildings will also provide effective predictive and preventive maintenance plans, thus reducing costly expenses in the long run. This will allow schools to take a proactive approach to indoor air quality practices and utilize resources to build new, energy efficient buildings than retrofit old ones.
However, for the pragmatic K-12 educational facility planner, much will depend on infrastructure spending in a sector that has seen prolonged neglect.
"The number one trend will be simply to have the funding to do anything. Many districts are suffering the effects of aging infrastructure and pretty much keep everything together with glue and string," says Molly Smith, AICP, REFP, Founder, thinkSmart Planning Inc.
She hopes that school districts with modest means will do basic energy efficiency updates like efficient lighting, upgraded HVAC systems, make sure openings are properly sealed, and create district-wide policies on energy efficiency.
Prudent space management is another trend that will have a positive impact on energy consumption and cost. Hadden works on a college campus with almost 3 million square feet ranging from athletics to student housing to classrooms and research spaces, offices and swimming pools.
There is continuous usage of space and it needs to be prudently managed, otherwise "our students aren't able to get all their course requirements in a four year span and their costs go up along with our operating costs."
Since the launch of ENERGY STAR in the early nineties, the K-12 schools sector now has the most ENERGY STAR certified buildings in the US. According to a 2012 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) study, buildings that were benchmarked consistently in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager over a three-year period reduced energy use by an average of 2.4 percent per year, for a total savings of seven percent.
According to the US Department of Energy (DoE), "on average, zero energy schools can use between 65 to 80 percent less energy than conventionally constructed schools, and the remaining energy required is supplied by renewable energy. In addition, zero energy schools can become prominent community landmarks that educate a new generation of students with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) skills critical to our nation's future."
We will also see a growing trend towards outsourcing maintenance work and energy efficiency operations in public school districts and charter schools. According to a 2016 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) and the National Association of Energy Service Companies (NAESCO) study, schools spend $1.2 billion to hire services of energy service companies and three quarters of this money goes to energy efficiency related activities. The report foresees that this amount will continue to grow.
Despite new technology and innovation, the perennial champions in energy efficiency will ultimately be the building managers and occupants who go out of their way daily to reduce wastage.
This article originally appeared in the April 2018 issue of School Planning & Management.
Sarat Pratapchandran is a writer specializing in education, environment, and healthcare. His website is www.lettersnatcher.com.
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package sbt
/** Defines a function to call as sbt exits.*/
trait ExitHook
{
/** Subclasses should implement this method, which is called when this hook is executed. */
def runBeforeExiting(): Unit
}
object ExitHook
{
def apply(f: => Unit): ExitHook = new ExitHook { def runBeforeExiting() = f }
}
object ExitHooks
{
/** Calls each registered exit hook, trapping any exceptions so that each hook is given a chance to run. */
def runExitHooks(exitHooks: Seq[ExitHook]): Seq[Throwable] =
exitHooks.flatMap( hook =>
ErrorHandling.wideConvert( hook.runBeforeExiting() ).left.toOption
)
} | github | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUdQ85qhLACAkxAyND | Home LifeStyle Want To Be More Positive? Start with These 10 Easy Steps!
Want To Be More Positive? Start with These 10 Easy Steps!
Social media. Gossip blogs. News—"fake" or not. Draining co-workers. Unpaid bills. Toxic people—family, friends, etc. GOODNESS. If there's one thing that all of us have to battle with, practically on a daily basis, it's negativity. And you know what? If you're not careful—and by that, we mean intentional—about safeguarding your thoughts, energy and relationships, negativity can take a real toll on your health and well-being. In those moments, just remember to stay positive!
It doesn't make logical sense to talk about avoiding negativity without providing some practical tips, so we've provided 10 of them. Look at these as a "positivity checklist" that you can apply on a daily basis.
Something tells us that if you truly take these suggestions to heart, you'll feel better about yourself, your life and those around you—and that's positivity at its best!
I recently read an article that said stress leads to a lack of productivity at work. Stress typically starts when we oversleep or find ourselves rushing in the morning. That said, do yourself a world of good by setting your alarm clock to go off 10-15 minutes earlier. Then get out of bed, sit on the floor and take deep breathes for a few minutes. It will relax and center you enough to keep your cortisol levels in check so that you can be cool, calm and collected throughout your day.
Question—what's your favorite color? Next question—when's the last time you Googled a color psychology chart? While red means love and passion, yellow means happiness and intellect. While green means growth and harmony, purple means ambition and power. On the days when you know that you're feeling low, it can be an immediate pick-me-up to put on your favorite color. It will make you feel beautiful and, what it represents, can remind you to stay in that kind of headspace from sunrise until sunset. If your'e just not into colorful clothes, simply wearing something you love to wear can have a huge impact on your daily mood.
Eat a favorite food (in the morning).
Speaking of favorites, mama was right when she said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day! Give your body the fuel it needs by having something you really love whether it's freshly-squeezed orange juice, a spinach omelet or a bowl of berries.
There's no doubt about it. Music affects your mood. So, if you listen to depressing love songs on your way into work, don't be surprised if you find yourself crying over a work brief. Just sayin'.
Fresh air. Vitamin D. Sunshine. All of these things are good for your mind, body and spirit. Besides, sitting for hours indoors can wreak havoc on your health if you don't move around a bit to get away from indoor air pollution. Do yourself a favor by taking your lunch outdoors. Another bonus of doing that? The change of scenery and a little time away from electronics will also do you some good.
Scale back on your online time.
For most of us, it's unrealistic to go days without any online action. But whether it's social media or your favorite website, try not to spend more than a couple of hours a day (at the most) on your laptop (other than when you're working, of course). Not only can the constant intake of information drain your energy levels, it can keep you from checking things off of your to-do list too. Going to bed with a preoccupied mind is another way that negativity is able to creep in.
Write five things you're thankful for.
Unfortunately, some people are always negative because negative things are all that they think about. You can avoid being that kind of person by investing in a gratitude journal and jotting down five things you're thankful for. Don't only do it on your birthday or when you get some really great news. Try and make it a daily practice. Then watch how good it makes you feel!
Celebrate a met goal (daily).
Speaking of receiving good news, don't wait until you accomplish something "huge" before you celebrate just how awesome you are. Whether it's the fact that you got to work on time, you finished that time-sensitive report, you and your kids had a relatively drama-free day or you had a great conversation with your mother-in-law on the phone, CELEBRATE THAT!
It could be by drinking a glass of wine, having a bubble bath or treating yourself to a latte. Celebrations don't always have to be over-the-top. It's simply about acknowledging some good that you've done. And if you really think about it, you've done some good today.
Tell someone what you love about them.
One of the main challenges with committed couples is when they both feel taken for granted because neither is expressive about their feelings. Keeping this in mind, something that no one can get tired of hearing is a heartfelt "I love you". When you say it, it makes others feel appreciated and valued. As a bonus, you'll probably hear those three words back in return. It's what we call "positivity reciprocity".
Just like you started the day in a meditative state, try and end it that way too. Have a cup of chamomile tea or a glass of lemon water. Put a little lavender oil on your pillow. Go to bed at a schedule time. TURN OFF YOUR CELL PHONE (and yes, we are yelling that). Read instead of watching television.
All of these things will put you in a peaceful state so that you can get a good night's rest…so that you can wake up refreshed and ready to live a life of positiveness—all over again!
Positivity is the key to having a good day every day, so stay positive and enjoy all that life has to offer! | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUb3fxK4sA-7sDd5G1 | Next Knights Cruise-In is this Friday at Valor Academy! The weather looks great for it, and I'll be there with my Tbird. Last month we took the Chevelle and there were >500 cars.
Sweet - I'd love to bring one of our cars, but I'll be out of town backpacking on Friday.
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BkiUbkk4dbjiU7srv4aL | Customers can now make informed decisions when hiring a trades business by checking their credentials first.
MELBOURNE, Australia, August 13, 2018 - (Press Release) - Too many customers have become victim of shoddy work done by unlicensed Tradies, who claim to do a great work at a low price. Sorry to break it to you, that's exactly how the industry works, hurting not only the customers, but the honest Tradies too!
More recently, the Victorian government has proposed a new legislation, which will require some of the sub-contractors to be registered or licensed. The legislation is already in place in Queensland and NSW and will bring Victoria in line with the industry standards as in the other two states.
The latest legislation will now apply to plasterers, carpenters, bricklayers, water proofers and concreters, in addition to plumbers, electricians and building practitioners who are already required to be registered if they carry out work valued more than $10,000, whether they are solo contractors or running their own company.
The move has been received by praise as well as skepticism. While many believe it should have been done a long time back, others feel there is no stopping the cowboys.
The argument puts as much responsibility on the shoulders of customers as on tradies. Put simply, the cowboy tradies exist because the market favours them.
Today we see numerous sites that allow customers to compare quotes, as if that's the only consideration. It's not and it should not be made so.
Tradie credentials including licenses, certificates and insurance, past work experience and positive word of mouth all come into play.
To protect customers from hiring dodgy tradies, i4Tradies founder Logan Nathan, has built a trades business software platform that connects tradies and customers in a way that makes it easy for the latter to ensure that the tradie they are hiring possesses all necessary credentials to carry out the work that lives up to Australian standards.
Maintenance plumber turned Industry Advisor, Matt Reynolds thinks the app holds a lot of potential.
Today we see too many dodgy tradies flying away with good jobs as they undercut market rates, leaving the honest ones struggling for work. i4Tradies is a win-win, for customers as well as the tradies.
However, there is one more thing tradies are concerned about. The tax.
Many suspect the fee to get registered is a way for the government to collect more revenue. Regardless of whether that's true or not, the move will keep unqualified cowboys from snatching work from the good ones. Others believe that the initiative should be introduced Australia wide, instead of just for a few states.
i4Tradies connects Trades Services (business owners), on-the-road tradies, and their customers with a single cloud-integrated job management software, accessible anywhere, anytime to help today's tech-savvy consumers develop a stronger bond with the businesses they deal with. | c4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
BkiUcwQ5jDKDyJ94WoCG | We are intending on staying at the Star Inn with two cars and visiting "Christmas at Blenheim" In the evening. We have just realised that there is no parking in the hotel and are concerned we will not be able to find a parking space in the nearby streets. Can anybody advise if it was ok to park in the centre of Woodstock at this time of year. | c4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
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The bar can be used for one-off events such as parties and wedding receptions, either just with the lounge for smaller events or with the main hall for larger ones. If you want to use the bar for such an event, you will need to contact us to explain your requirements before booking. We offer discounts of the hire charge for parties where over 50 people use the bar. Contact us for details.
The bar is open for TORCH members and their guests every Wednesday and Saturday evening from 7.00 until 10.30pm. It offers a welcoming and safe environment for everyone and especially for people with any kind of disability. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUazrxaJJQnNCyeQj3 | The classic ghost story by Noel Hynd, perhaps one of the scariest books ever written. Re-edited for e-Readers.
Sleepy Nantucket Island has become a homicide hotspot, with two unexplained deaths. While the murders appear to local cops to be unrelated, Detective Timothy Brooks, a recent transplant to the island, sees similarities in the corpses' wounds. Meanwhile, spectral disturbances, including sightings and eerie moving furniture, are plaguing both locals as well as the summer crowd. Hollywood star Annette Carlson, who bought a place following a stint in drug rehab, is besieged by visitations that she is certain are not figments of her overtaxed imagination. Brooks begins to see parallels between the recent killings and Carlson's bizarre accounts. He contacts his buddy, Lutheran minister and spiritualist George Osaro, to help identify the evil spirit–the ghost of Henry Flaherty, a no-account lothario and stage actor who was killed in the late 1920s. Soon, Osaro, Brooks and Carlson are pressed into service as "ghostbusters" to save Nantucket from a paranormal meltdown. Alternately playful and somber in tone, written in spare prose, Hynd's story will arouse fear and suspicion in any reader who has ever heard things go "bump"–day or night.
A malevolent spirit is haunting the Nantucket house of actress Annette Carlson. It has killed at least three people with sickening viciousness. It now insinuates itself inside the head of policeman Timothy Brooks, a skeptical investigator forced against his will to recognize the existence of the occult. Brooks must lay this spirit to rest before it tires of toying with him and Annette and kills them both. With this novel, espionage writer Hynd makes his debut in the realm of the supernatural. A ghost novel needs to convince unbelieving readers against their will and scare the liver out of them, and Ghosts does this in spades. The atmosphere builds steadily, moving from reality to an utterly convincing realm of the supernatural. Public libraries need to buy this.
- Marylaine Block, St. Ambrose Univ. Lib., Davenport, Ia.
Truman's Spy: A Cold War Spy Story by Noel Hynd is a novel of espionage and betrayal, love and regret, patriots and traitors. This is the revised and updated 2013 edition of Noel Hynd's follow-up to the Best Selling Flowers From Berlin, which has more than a million copies in print or downloaded.
Truman's Spy is big, a sprawling intricate tale of espionage, from post-war Rome and Moscow to New York, Philadelphia and Hollywood, filled with the characters, mores and attitudes of the day. And at its heart: the most crucial military secret of the decade.
Noel Hynd is the author of two dozen highly successful novels, mostly in the espionage and supernatural genre. His books have been on best seller lists in the United States and translated into 7 foreign languages. They have also been selections of Reader's Digest Condensed Books and Literary Guild. Over five million units have been either sold or downloaded.
"The novels of Noel Hynd stand out!" – Martin Levin, NY Times.
Truman's Spy was published in June 2013 and is currently on Amazon Kindle's Top 100 list of Political Thrillers. According to Amazon, Mr. Hynd was the most downloaded author in the United States in December, 2009. Red Cat Tales publishes most of Mr. Hynd's 18-book backlist from 1976 to 2005, with several additions planned for 2013-14. His best-selling titles are Flowers from Berlin and Ghosts.
In the past, Mr. Hynd also did film work, including the screenplays Agency (with Robert Mitchum, Lee Majors and Valerie Perrine and Illegal in Blue (with Stacey Dash.) He was also a contributor to Sports Illustrated from 1985 to 1992. His current work is published by Zondervan/HarperCollins. Current work in the world of comics and graphic novels include a translation and novelization of the successful European series Djinn by Ana Miralles and Jean Dufaux. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
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