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Young Reds undone by Comets The Adelaide United Youth Team fell to a 3-0 loss against Adelaide Comets in Round 8 of the National Premier League at the Elite Systems Football Centre on Saturday afternoon. Back on home turf after three weeks, the Adelaide United Youth Team gave it their all, but despite their efforts, were unable to capitalise on the many chances that were created by Riley McGree, Johnny Koutroumbis and Alec Maiolo respectively. In the end it was the Comets who had shot three past Reds’ goalkeeper, Daniel Margush, much to United’s misfortune. The Young Reds were off to a strong start to the match, their passes precise which leaded to early signs of their continuous attack throughout the 90 minutes. Captain, Dylan Smith, was the first to create a chance as his ball was sent to Alec Maiolo on the run up forward and it was then McGree who had his sight set on goal, both chances denied of any reward. United brought their attacking to its full extent, when Tommy Stokes produced a good play as he crossed the ball in to find another red shirt, but was unable. In the 9th minute, it was then Koutroumbis with a long chip shot that headed toward goal which ended up in the hands of Comets goal keeper, Alexander Woodlands. One minute later and Comets converted their first through a well-taken Christopher Pepe strike. The Young Reds were not disheartened though, McGree looking to link up with Jordan O’Doherty going forward on numerous occasions. Samed Altundag managed to fashion a chance in the 16th minute, but his effort went straight to the ‘keeper. Several more chances were created as the Reds showed great movement on the ball and kept possession well, their defence were worked but remained solid to keep the score line at 1-0. As soon as the Reds looked close to finding an equaliser, Apostolos Stamatelopoulos smashed a second goal for the Comets four minutes before half-time. As play resumed, it was much of the same by Adelaide United, Margush mading some brilliant saves, while Clifford Maina and Paul Wilson worked strong defensively to keep their team in the game for some time. The 72nd minute saw Jack Bladen with space and an open goal, finalising the game’s score at 3-0 for a Comets win, but the Young Reds fight did not stop until the last whistle blew. After the match, Youth Team Head Coach, Mark Jones, said he was disappointed that his team didn’t take out the win as they proved more dominant, and that the goals conceded could have easily been stopped, but has not lost faith in his side. “We got in behind the Comets a lot more and were more dangerous positions and didn’t score, when we should have. “In the second half, we had all the play and had many opportunities that could have won us the game. “The boys to keep their belief in themselves and not get down, we were still great defensively and the score didn’t blow out in the end. “We played decent football and passed the ball around well, we did have senior players out but the squad today still showed that dominance against a good team. “Next game against the Raiders we will look to continue this football, but make sure we are rewarded for our hard work.”	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
About Us GovDesigns was established in 2014 to provide affordable website design and hosting to Education and Municipalities. Over the last few years, by customer request, we have expanded our services to network cabling, security camera sales and installation, wireless access point installations, IDF/MDF cabinet installations, server room cable management and much more! GovDesigns has a range of experience in various technology solutions. Our Specialists are able to identify the best solutions suitable for your project all at a budget friendly price. “We see ourselves as a forward looking group of passionate technology professionals with the relevant experience to match.” Why choose us Attention to Detail We pride ourselves on attention to detail for all projects. Whether it involves a mobile responsive website with Web Accessibility features, or labeling and providing reports on all new network cable runs, we make sure nothing is left out. Budget Friendly We know that every school district and municipality is unique, so we will deliver a scale-able solution that works best for your needs. We specialize in working with small schools and municipalities, so we understand the importance of a budget friendly solution. Experience With over a decade of experience, we are confident that we can provide you with the solutions needed for your project. Everything from custom website design to structured network cabling.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
This site is dedicated to keeping shiit real. No we're not going to sugarcoat, bite our tongues, or hold shiit back. If you don't like what goes on on this site I recommend you click the X and kick rocks. We're here to enlighten, entertain, and express our opinions on what's really going on in the world and help those other conscious folks. Remember when the shiit hits the fan, there's no turning back!! Thursday, June 4, 2009 Is Cali Going Broke? California could be broke by July, state official warnsRich Pedroncelli / Associated PressIn this 2008 photo, Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor answers questions during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif.Despite the budget fix enacted in February, the state is on track to come up $23 billion short of what it needs to get through the year, the Legislature's chief budget analyst says.By Evan Halper and Eric Bailey10:26 PM PDT, May 7, 2009Reporting from Sacramento -- California could run out of money as soon as July, the Legislature's chief budget analyst warned Thursday, as a new poll showed voters poised to reject five budget-related measures on the May 19 ballot. If the propositions do not pass, the state could find itself as much as $23 billion short of the money it needs to pay its bills over the next year, according to a new forecast by Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor. The poll, from the Public Policy Institute of California, found that even as voter interest in the ballot measures rises, all are trailing except the sixth one -- Proposition 1F, which would bar pay hikes for lawmakers in deficit years. The other measures would provide the state with as much as $6 billion in the coming year through borrowing against the California State Lottery and temporarily reducing some social services. One proposition, 1A, which barely one in three likely voters supports, the poll shows, would extend recently enacted tax hikes until 2013, plumping state coffers by another $16 billion. All of the proposals were placed on the ballot by the governor and lawmakers as part of a February budget agreement. That plan was intended to keep the state solvent well into next year, but it was quickly knocked out of balance by the deteriorating economy. Adding to the fiscal woes, the Obama administration is threatening to pull $6.8 billion in stimulus funds from California in a dispute over an earlier state budget cut. "The Legislature is going to need to act promptly," said state Department of Finance spokesman H.D. Palmer. "We have a fairly short window to get a lot done." As the ballot measures lag in the polls, the administration of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has begun revealing the cuts it is weighing as an alternative. On Thursday, the administration advised law enforcement officials that it was preparing plans to commute the sentences of 38,000 state prison inmates, including all illegal immigrants. It also is considering closing some prisons and sending inmates to county jails, according to a copy of the proposal obtained by The Times. Under the plan, 19,000 illegal immigrants -- 11% of state prisoners -- would be turned over to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency after having their sentences commuted. An additional 19,000 "relatively low-risk offenders" would have their sentences commuted as well. Earlier in the week, the administration warned local officials that it may raid their budgets for $2 billion and close firehouses. Opponents of the ballot measures call such proposals scare tactics. "It's all about fear," said Jon Coupal, president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn. "This week it's firefighters; next week they'll threaten school closures." Even if the measures succeed, Taylor said, the state faces serious and immediate financial problems. California's credit rating is so weak that the state is unlikely to be able to borrow money to buy time to address them, he wrote. Lenders have signaled to California that they may not be able to make loans on the scale the state would need. "Without additional legislative measures to address the state's fiscal difficulties or unprecedented amounts of borrowing from short-term credit markets, the state will not be able to pay many of its bills," Taylor wrote. He cautioned lawmakers against asking the federal government to help the state secure loans that might provide relief. "The difficult decisions to balance the state's budget now are preferable to Californians losing some control over the state's finances and priorities to federal officials for years to come," Taylor wrote. The debate over what budget actions to take is expected to intensify once Schwarzenegger issues a revised spending plan later this month. The unpopularity of the ballot measures appears to reflect intense voter distrust of Sacramento. Just 16% of likely voters say they trust the state government to do the right thing. Schwarzenegger's approval rating remains at a near-historic low, 34%. The state Legislature's, meanwhile, stands at an anemic 12%. "The voters seem interested in delivering a message," said Mark Baldassare, Public Policy Institute of California president and survey director. "The measures are very complex and confusing to voters -- and they don't seem to have trust in what the governor and Legislature have put before them." Just 28% of likely voters say they are following news about the ballot measures very closely, although that number is up from 18% in March. Those voters are focusing most of their attention on Proposition 1A. That measure would place strict limits on future state spending and boost the size of the state's reserves, in addition to extending the recent tax hikes. But only 35% of likely voters say they'll back it. This is the second time in recent years that spending restraints are coming before voters. Californians rejected the "Live Within Our Means Act" that Schwarzenegger championed in the 2005 special election he called. Meanwhile, only 40% back Proposition 1B, the measure supported by the California Teachers Assn. that would require $9.3 billion in funding for education over the next half-dozen years. It would take effect only if 1A also passed. The proposal that promises to provide the state with the most financial help, Proposition 1C, is faring worse than the others. It would allow officials to borrow $5 billion against a revamped state lottery. Only 32% of likely voters say they support it. Proposition 1D, an effort to divert $1.7 billion over the next five years from a voter-approved childhood development program, is running neck-and-neck among likely voters, with the backing of 43%. A plan to shift $460 million for two years from a voter-approved mental health program also has some support, but it is still trailing. Of the likely voters polled, 41% said they favor Proposition 1E; 48% oppose it. The only measure that voters back widely would do little to help the state budget -- but it would send a clear message to Sacramento. The poll found that 73% plan to vote for Proposition 1F, which would freeze the salaries of lawmakers in deficit years.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Bed Bugs Bed bugs have extraordinarily small bodies with a brown camouflage, they lay eggs everywhere, and are easily transferred, allowing them to infest entire homes and businesses. Bed bugs, often found in mattresses, bedding, clothing, furniture, and more can be recognized by the musty odor they exude, the brown and black spots on infected surfaces, blood stains on mattresses and bedding from crushed bed bugs, or their bite marks. Bed bug bites emit a burning sensation and generally are several red marks in a precise line. Ants Carpenter ants are only one species of ants which could infest your home or business. They have large black bodies and typically nest in wood able to retain moisture and easily accessible from the soil like wood porch structures, window frames, and door frames. You have an infestation if you see swarms of flying ants in the spring around wood structures, these are the adult ants leaving the nest to find new territory. Another sign of a carpenter ant infestation is wood dust or small piles of wood shavings found close to older damp wood. Roach The American cockroach is the largest species of cockroaches invading homes. They have a reddish brown or mahogany color with a yellow band outlining the area behind their head. Found anywhere food or moisture is present, these cockroaches are about two inches long and both the females and males can fly. They give off a musty smell and as they mature become more reddish brown. These cockroaches will hide in damp dark places. Wasp There are many species of wasps, ranging from microscopic to 1 ½” in size and ranging in color from black to metallic blues and greens and from reddish-brown to dark red and orange. Most wasps have a pinched waist and two pairs of wings. Wasps will nest in several places surrounding your home including hose reels, electrical boxes, soffits, decks, in the corners of windows, under awnings and porches, attics, crawl spaces, and gas grills. If you have a colony of wasps, there could be thousands of wasps living in the nest. Rodent Rodents are among the most adaptable and diseased critters to infest homes. They are extremely difficult to exterminate due to their rapid and constant breeding habits. Several species of rodents have the capability to squeeze into spaces much smaller than themselves, making even the smallest holes or cracks entrances to your home. Like many unwanted pests, rodents will cause severe damage to your home or business, excessive chewing and breeding will take a toll on your home’s structure. Bed Bugs Bed bugs have extraordinarily small bodies with a brown camouflage, they lay eggs everywhere, and are easily transferred, allowing them to infest entire homes and businesses. Bed bugs, often found in mattresses, bedding, clothing, furniture, and more can be recognized by the musty odor they exude, the brown and black spots on infected surfaces, blood stains on mattresses and bedding from crushed bed bugs, or their bite marks. Bed bug bites emit a burning sensation and generally are several red marks in a precise line. Ants Carpenter ants are only one species of ants which could infest your home or business. They have large black bodies and typically nest in wood able to retain moisture and easily accessible from the soil like wood porch structures, window frames, and door frames. You have an infestation if you see swarms of flying ants in the spring around wood structures, these are the adult ants leaving the nest to find new territory. Another sign of a carpenter ant infestation is wood dust or small piles of wood shavings found close to older damp wood. Roach The American cockroach is the largest species of cockroaches invading homes. They have a reddish brown or mahogany color with a yellow band outlining the area behind their head. Found anywhere food or moisture is present, these cockroaches are about two inches long and both the females and males can fly. They give off a musty smell and as they mature become more reddish brown. These cockroaches will hide in damp dark places. Wasp There are many species of wasps, ranging from microscopic to 1 ½” in size and ranging in color from black to metallic blues and greens and from reddish-brown to dark red and orange. Most wasps have a pinched waist and two pairs of wings. Wasps will nest in several places surrounding your home including hose reels, electrical boxes, soffits, decks, in the corners of windows, under awnings and porches, attics, crawl spaces, and gas grills. If you have a colony of wasps, there could be thousands of wasps living in the nest. Rodent Rodents are among the most adaptable and diseased critters to infest homes. They are extremely difficult to exterminate due to their rapid and constant breeding habits. Several species of rodents have the capability to squeeze into spaces much smaller than themselves, making even the smallest holes or cracks entrances to your home. Like many unwanted pests, rodents will cause severe damage to your home or business, excessive chewing and breeding will take a toll on your home’s structure. Milwaukee Ant Control: Identifying and Eradicating Carpenter Ants We get many calls from homeowners worried about carpenter ants ruining their decks or wood siding. If you’ve ever punched through a chewed-up piece of decking with a screwdriver and found thousands of little white eggs and a swarm of ants frantically crawling around, you’ve probably met the carpenter ant. So, how serious is this problem? Identifying Carpenter Ant Infestations in Your Milwaukee Home Carpenter ants (Camponotus spp.) are medium to large ants, all black or black and red. Worker ants range from 3/8” to ½“ in length, with queens typically reaching 1”. Carpenter ants typically nest in moist wood outdoors, such as fallen trees, piles of firewood or the decks of homes. A large colony of carpenter ants can number in the thousands. Carpenter ants will forage as far as 100 yards in search of food. The worker ants of the colony are most active at night, traveling from their nest to a food source along trails they have established by releasing pheromones. It is during these foraging forays when ants can and do enter homes, often nesting in the moist wood behind shower tiles, under kitchen sinks, in window or door frames, and in other locations susceptible to water damage. Once inside a house, the typical kitchen’s remnants of sugar, honey, jellies, meats and fats of all kinds provide an endless buffet. Carpenter Ants: Nuisance or Nemesis? When Carpenter ants get inside a home, their calling card is a small pile of “frass”--coarse, sawdust-like wood particles mixed with fragments of insects (a staple of the carpenter ant’s diet!). Understandably, many homeowners think Carpenter ants eat wood. Actually, however, they excavate small tunnels in soft wood (and foam insulation). These are smooth, clean excavations with the appearance of having been sanded down. In most cases, any wood carpenter ants infiltrate is already so damaged by moisture it is in need of replacement. In the rare instances when carpenter ants burrow into good wood, the damage is usually fairly minor and limited to a relatively small area. Although Carpenter ants do not pose as great a threat as termites, an infestation of these ants is not something you want to just live with. A colony of Carpenter ants will grow quickly, particularly due to the abundance of food sources in a home. By the time any signs of infestation are visible—such as small piles of sawdust—there may already be extensive structural damage. If they’re nesting in support beams or in decking, you obviously want to get rid of the ants and replace the damaged wood as quickly as possible. Also, if you have small children or pets in your home, you should be aware that Carpenter ants can and do bite. Their sharp bites inject formic acid under the skin which causes further irritation. Milwaukee Ant Exterminator Eliminating Carpenter Ants The key to eliminating carpenter ants inside your house is to find the nest and eliminate it. If you can eradicate the nest—and with it the queen—the colony cannot survive. Tracking down the nest is not usually difficult, but it can be time consuming. One trick is to wait until early evening and put out some food they like—sugar or honey works well. With a red filter over a flashlight (because they cannot see red), you can often track them back to their nest after they’ve filled up with sweets. If you spot winged Carpenter ants, there is nearly always a colony nearby. Sometimes, if the nest is large enough, you may be able to locate it by the crackling sounds these ants make. Often, however, the nest is in such a difficult to reach location it makes any DIY eradication impossible. A-Landlords has extensive experience tracking down and eradicating Carpenter ant colonies. We use a variety of insecticides proven to have great success in eliminating the queen ant and hastening the demise of the entire colony. If you suspect you have Carpenter ants in your home, don’t put off taking action. Our Milwaukee pest control specialists will assess your situation and provide you with a quote. Call 414-449-8525 today to rid your home of Carpenter ant infestations.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Looking On The Bright Side of Doctors Health is one of the things that must not be taken for granted, regardless of whether it is yours or from the people who are dear to you. You may not know about it but hospitals are being built on a daily basis to cater to all the health needs that each of none has. There are different kinds of hospitals out there that we can choose but if there is one that we should give attention to, that would be our local hospitals. When we say local hospitals, we are actually referring to one of the most commonly sought-after places in terms of the health needs of the people who are living in that locale or area. Ever since the time local hospitals were established up to this very day, there is no denying the reality that they have played significant roles in the lives of people as well as their health. When it comes to matter concerning your health, there is no better place to get all the needs that you have than your local hospitals. If you are oblivious about the services that your local hospitals have to offer, then it is now time for you to check them out. It is vital and essential on your end to know about the benefits that you can get from your local hospitals, most especially when it comes to your health. One noteworthy thing about local hospitals is that they are the finest representation of acceptable healthcare and also, healthcare services that are geared towards excellent and reliability as well. One of the things that you are getting from these local hospitals is a team of medical professionals as well as specialists who are excellent in their craft. Looking at their customer care desk will already give you an idea how these hospitals are equipped with all the necessary professionals who can help you with all your healthcare needs. What’s more is that as you continue with the process of getting help, a team of doctors will be on standby to help you and assist you with all your healthcare needs. Once you check these hospitals, you will learn about how the specialists they have are placed on standby and are not only there to provide help. One very good example of this would be being catered by a rheumatologist if you are suffering from problems concerning your ligaments, your muscles, and your joints as well. By doing so, there is no longer a need for you to search on where you can find these specialists as they are already present in your local hospitals. These and more are the things that we want you to know with regards to the services that you can expect from a local hospital.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Marginal Musings from a New England Author Ricketts Glen According to the calendar, the vernal equinox had turned on the 20th of March; but in the mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania it was still winter the first week in April. I arrived at Ricketts Glen mid morning to find Lake Jean locked in ice under blue skies. My partner had arrived earlier and was already busying himself setting up camp. We had not seen each other since the previous autumn, when last we camped together at Promised Land. After a quick lunch we set out scouring the surrounding forest for fire wood and found a thirty foot grayed tree trunk lying on the ground, perhaps a foot in diameter. This would provide the bulk of the fuel for our fire over the next three days. We took turns chopping the trunk into sections and splitting the shorter logs into burnable wedges. After supper we sat around the campfire and talked well into the night. Eventually the cold wind drove us into the warmth of our sleeping bags in the tent. I awoke in the middle of the night, felt for my boots and poked my head outside. The sky was filled with stars too numerous to count. Orion had risen with Canis major at his heels, lifting his club in timeless battle with Taurus to his right. Across the night sky the dippers danced, spiraling round one another at the pole star. Next morning the thermometer read nineteen degrees. After a hearty breakfast of bacon ends and eggs, we set out to hike the Falls Trail, only to discover that sections had iced over. We picked our way along the path, descending to F. L. Ricketts falls, a 38 foot cataract that cascades down over a steep rocky precipice to the canyon below. We paused to take in its grandeur, then turned to hike the Highland Trail through Midway Crevasse to Lake Rose, following the road back to base camp under cirrus filled skies. We spent the remainder of the afternoon gathering, cutting and splitting wood in anticipation of the coming weather. Next morning we awoke to a blanket of heavy wet snow. Fog enshrouded the forest. We started a fire to warm ourselves, had something to eat, then decided to make a side trip to World’s End to hike the High View Trail for a scenic vista of Loyalsock Creek. Mist hovered above the mountainous valleys. The Loyalsock sparkled like emeralds as it flowed through the great bend below the summit. Needles from a lone ancient white pine lay in tufts, red against the white sand beach above the dam. Rivulets cascaded down the sheer rock face opposite as winter ice gave way to water. I pocketed a red stone worn smooth by the waters. That afternoon, back at camp, a pair of chickadees appeared, searching for food. We threw them bits of bread. I placed an offering in the palm of my gloved hand and waited an eternity for that final moment when one of the birds alighted on my finger to take the tiny morsel. My partner captured the scene with his camera to convince ourselves that it really happened. That night it rained heavily. The following morning the snow had disappeared. We shook the water droplets off the dining fly and tent before dropping and stowing them into their bags. Ironically, it took several rounds of water to extinguish the final fire; billows of grey smoke rose above the pines and hemlocks, a final farewell offering to the woodland gods. We set out in separate cars under layered clouds the color of newly poured concrete, heading south through the mountains toward home. “If men would steadily observe realities only, and not allow themselves to be deluded, life, to compare it with such things as we know, would be like a fairy tale.…” (Thoreau, Where I Live and What I Lived For,” Walden)	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
South York Diner up for lease The York Township property that was once the South York Diner is for lease. South York Diner served York County customers for 37 years before former owner Steve Skouras sold it in June to his nephews Themi and Chris Sacarellos and brother-in-law Bill Costarellos. Themi Sacarellos, a local property developer, also owns Round the Clock Diner near the intersection of Route 30 and Interstate 83. He did not return calls seeking comment. Lease, not sale: At this point, the property is definitely for lease, not for sale, said Bennett Williams Realtor Chad Stine. The 6,254-square-foot property at 2149 S. Queen St. is listed for $6,250 a month, or $75,000 a year. At the corner of South Queen Street and I-83, "it's a very well-located property," Stine said. "It doesn't have to be a restaurant. We're entertaining all possibilities," he said. The property, first built in 1990 and remodeled in 2000, has generated a lot of interest, Stine said. "We have constant showings. It's just a matter of the right tenant coming along," he said. Its history: Skouras first opened the business with family in September 1975, calling it Donut Delite. It expanded to a restaurant in 1980, eventually becoming South York Diner at the busy York Township junction. In June, Skouras said business had trickled off during the last two years, which prompted him to sell the business and retire at 65 years old.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Hi friends. I'am a french Dragon's Lair Fan and I want to order this wonderful statue on Electric Tiki website, but I read "items are only available to US residents". The item is available on ebay, but it's more expensive. According to you, am I obliged to buy the item on ebay or could I find a legal way to buy it on Electric Tiki website? Caution, the ebay version is the 'normal' version of the statue, not the ARTIST PROOF edition limited to 50 ex. worldwide.As far as I know, there's no other option than the official Electric Tiki website link to order the special edition, and yes... only for US residents. Just ask someone from US who can order it for you. Thank you for your answer. It's the Artist Proof Limited Edition I want... I sent this email to Electric Tiki (excuse my bad english): Quote Hello. I am a French Dragon’s Lair (and Don Bluth’s work) fan who watches closely your creations. I wanted to order on your shop the Daphne statue (exclusively signed on your shop) but I realized that this item is only available to US residents. Could you make an exception for me and accept that I order it to you, even if the delivery is in France? I dream about this statue for my collection, it will accompany perfectly my original posters of Dragon’s Lair & Space Ace signed by Gary Goldman and Don Bluth and other stuffs (videogames, laserdiscs, etc.). I shall eternally be grateful to you if you accepted, pleeeeeeease. I also intend to buy you later Kimberly from Space Ace videogame (I hope one day you’ll create a Dirk statue). I kneel down before you, hoping that you will accept my request. I thank you beforehand You can try a Forwarding company that receives your object in the us and then ship it to your Eu adress..Never tried it so can't give any advice, but i found this one for example : http://www.shipito.com/Let us have feedback if you do try ! Arg! a 'DOUANE' sticker around the box.... it means the box has been open by custom I'm not angry about the (fortunately only) 10€ of extra fee, I'm just afraid about something broken... it's so fragile! OK, let's open the first box : ...so far so good, let's open the real Daphne statue box It's the certificate hand signed by the Dragon's Lair creators. Only 50 worldwide. Mine is 45/50 It's also written on the box itself : A.P. stands for Artist Proof OK, the big opening moment... ...and ... No problem so far! OK, the number is also written behind the statue base. 325 is the total of statue made (but only the 50 first are 'Artist Proof') Let's now fix Daphne on his base, let's add the sword and ... here she is Of course, I'll shoot her close the Dragon's Lair cabinet Once again, many thanks to Barry 'Sonic 1992' who shipped 'her' from US to Belgium (because it's so fragile, TIKI didn't want to ship outside US...) ... you rock mate!	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
The Sweet Service Award goes to Woolworths in the Waterfront, and its Manager Warren Sitzer. I received poor service in looking to buy wine glasses in the Homeware department, so poor that I went to buy some at @Home instead. At Country Road inside the Woolworths store I wanted to pay for a top, but there was no staff member to be seen. I wanted to relate both service issues to a manager, and Warren listened, apologised with charm, and brought me some roses. He said he remembered my son and I shopping at the Paarl Mall branch more than ten years ago, when we lived in Franschhoek. He also shared the amazing developments lying ahead for this Waterfront branch. He invited me to chat to him at any time that I experience any problems at this branch. Wow! Last week I invited my friends Clint and Llewellyn Lambert (GM of the Franschhoek Boutique Hotel, and influential blogger at Hospitality Hedonist) to join me for dinner at Le Petit Manoir in Franschhoek, which opened in July. Having had more than enough time to settle in, it was a severely (and costly) experience, of a completely dysfunctional restaurant. I apologise for the longer than average Review, summarizing my experiences with Chef Kevin Grobler’s cooking since 2015. (more…) It has been deduced from Instagram posts advertising for new staff by The Test Kitchen Chef Ryan Cole that Chef Luke Dale-Roberts is to open his fourth restaurant in Cape Town, called Salsify @ The Roundhouse, to be located in The Roundhouse in Camps Bay. (more…) The Sweet Service Award goes to the Twelve Apostles Hotel, and its F & B Manager Hilton Ruch. On my way home from dancing at Constantia Nek recently, I stopped by at their Café for a dry cappuccino. Not expecting Hilton to be at work after 22h00, I asked one of the staff to pass on my regards to him. She told me he was still at work, and called him. He chatted, and told me about their new Vegan High Tea, a first in Cape Town it would seem, as well as other news. The dry cappuccino was perfectly made, and they have marshmallows too, a weakness. When I requested the bill, I was told that Hilton had taken care of it,(more…) Ever since I reviewed Chef Bertus Basson’s Spek & Bone dive of a restaurant in Stellenbosch in July last year, Basson has been on a mission to discredit me as a reviewer, not being man-enough to accept my honest feedback. Last week I popped in at his latest eatery, De Vrije Burger, a hamburger and ice cream joint, on Plein Street in Stellenbosch, the take-away outlet being far below the standard of his Eat Out Top 10 award stature! One wonders why he is scraping the barrel with cheap and nasty restaurants, when he started off with the top level Top 10 Overture restaurant, his first! Each new restaurant, of his five restaurants, is one level below the previously opened one in terms of quality! (more…) On a day that was already going well, it was hard to imagine that it could get even better with an invitation to attend the 2017 launch of the #HQFineWining (what a clever hashtag) series of food and wine pairing dinners. Graham Beck bubblies were served and we were told that bubbly pairs well with all kinds of foods, including the well-known HQ steak! (more…) Yesterday I completed my Gourmet Tour of France, eating at the 50th restaurant on the World’s 50 Best Restaurant list, being Septime in Paris. It has one Michelin star, and has held it for the past four years. Despite being understated and hidden in its location, it offers world-class cuisine served by an enthusiastic team. (more…) Today I depart on a two-week eating tour of France, continuing my World’s 50 Best Restaurant journey I began in New York and London in July last year. There is no more exciting start to my culinary trip than dinner at JAN restaurant in Nice on Wednesday, given that it has just been awarded the 2017 Michelin one-star rating. In February 2016 owner Jan-Hendrik van Der Westhuizen did our country proud, in becoming the first South African chef to own a Michelin-star restaurant. (more…) It is rare to see a restaurant serve only two options of food, and its name Burger&Lobster is true to reflecting this new restaurant, which opened a month ago in a heritage building on Bree Street. (more…) Yesterday I had the honour to get to know Koekedoor judge Mari-Louis Guy better over a 3½ hour period, first visiting the Cakebread Studio which she owns with her brother and business partner Callie Maritz. The get-together was crowned with a visit to the One & Only Cape Town, where the three of us indulged in what is my favorite Afternoon Tea in Cape Town. (more…)	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Pages On the Superiority of Descending AC Ask anyone, and they can tell you what's not good about descending AC. It's pretty simple. Subtraction. Subtraction is so much harder than addition. How much of a terrible effort it must be to take one number and- Oh, wait. It's not that hard. In all seriousness, the ability to do short form addition inside your head is much easier then to do a subtractive operation. If you've ever been asked to do serial sevens, then you're aware of that. It clearly is a simpler operation to simply have the entire process be additive. So what's the problem? Why not just switch over to the attack bonus? What is so great about ThAC0? They are in fact an identical operation (To hit AC 0-AC is exactly the same equation as Attack Bonus, err, mathematically if X=d20 roll and To hit AC 0 = 20-Attack bonus, then, Attack Bonus + X > AC is the same as X > (20 - Attack Bonus) - AC. tl;dr math)) Upper bounds. There is no -11 AC in Dungeons and Dragons. (Well, I'm sure in some supplement somewhere, but I'm pretty sure the intent is to have -10 AC be the absolute best armor class). This upper bound meant that the game was constrained to a human level. No matter how many bonuses you had, or how good you were, the best that you could be was -10. And there were many many difficulties in reaching such a high Armor Class. First, the best suit of armor and the best shield in the core game (AD&D1) only put you down to 2. And then to find magical enhancements on that armor of any substance was quite rare. It is possible to get both up to +5 (in what I'm sure were some high powered games) and have both a shield and armor made from "adamantite alloyed steel" Welcome to armor class -8. Can't get any help from a ring of protection (due to wearing magical armor), so you'd have to have a bit of dexterity to push it higher. I understand it is even more limiting in the earlier versions of the game. I'm assuming we're all familiar with what happens with the d20 system, when the values start to be larger than the dice ranges. And the fact is, with all the different kinds of stacking bonuses, I rarely have a pathfinder character that isn't trying to get his armor class into the 40's. (that's -20 AC for those of you playing along at home. That was a summoner, the party tanks were better at it. Pretty possible with armor, buffs and an enchanter in the party. It is another thing that indicates the grounded nature of the game. You were always playing people. By 11th level, my flying, invisible, shadow walking, giant pet having, summoner often felt more than human. (However I should point out, that in contrast to 3.5, this was not outside the power level of the non-spellcasters. The barbarian was quite functional and interesting - sticky. Highly entertaining to watch him follow anyone who tried to run and smack them down. Much better then 3.5) You could tweak and power game and min/max all you wanted. You'd hit the limit, and then the rest didn't matter. It is exceptionally hard to have a bad first edition character, no matter the stats. Discussing this with a friend, he show me how he could "build" a poorly functional fighter. It involved taking proficiencies in a lot of strange weapons. (I specialize in rope! and chair legs! oooooo. scary -_- ) It's another reason that all those little fiddly bits aren't really necessary. Descending AC, though non-intuitive and difficult for newcomers to grasp, limited the game in positive ways. It kept the focus on where it should be - the play between the players and the Dungeon Master. I want to say thanks for all the kind comments, and hello to all my new followers. Posting has been light this last week, because I spent most of last week preparing for the traps release. Know that I'm working on an old school Alchemy & Poisons Supplement that I hope to have out next month. Also, if anyone has any ideas for these things, or questions about where you can use them, please contact me at the e-mail address underneath the picture of the monkey! 5 comments: Eh, that statement about building a wacky fighter is taken pretty far out of context, but oh well. (I believe the original discussion was about whether or not a characters build made any difference at all in 1st edition/Hackmaster, and I was just pointing out that it _could_ make a difference, even if it generally wasn't likely to.) Would you mind terribly removing my (mildly mispelled) name though? Anonymous attribution is one thing, but putting words in my mouth by name/nick is a tad much. Shouldn't this be titled 'Why a cap to AC is important?' Nothing in the article had anything to do with explaining why it is better to do more math than is needed, only that it is beneficial to have a stopping point to how good an armor class can be. I certainly agree with the point you are making, and I have used ascending AC in my games for several years now. It seems though that the essence of this has nothing to do with ascending vs. descending, but with 3e vs 0e or 1e. A few random comments... subtraction isn't really needed if each character sheet has the ACs listed on a bar along with the number needed to hit. Also, from stories I have heard told the original idea (Dave Arneson's) was that the negative ACs represent things like ghosts, etc. where you NEED a weapon with an equivalent magical "+" in order to hit them. That is nice and flavorful and makes some sense out of the negative numbers (negative plane energy!) I agree completely about the newer games where the numbers never seem to hit a maximum, and how that gives no sense of scale other than neverending superhuman escalation of abilities. There's no yardstick to judge by. The same applies to ability scores, by the way!	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
10 Quizzes for Teachers to Take for National Teacher Day Are you a teacher? Have some fun with these quizzes! Happy National Teacher’s Day! Teachers are a big part of the Blogthings community. Many teachers use Blogthings in the classroom, which I think is super cool 🙂 Since today is all about celebrating teachers, I decided to include some quizzes I thought teachers may enjoy taking. Whether you’re a current teacher, former teacher, aspiring teacher, or fan of teachers, I think you’ll enjoy these quizzes. Celebrate National Teacher’s Day with me by taking these quizzes: What Grade Should You Teach? – What grade is best suited to your personality and talents? Take this quiz to find out what grade of school you should be teaching! This quiz is based on elementary school grades, so if you get fifth grade, there’s a chance that you’d be suited for middle or high school as well. What Elementary School Subject Are You? – Let’s be honest… I wrote this quiz because I love every elementary school subject. Do you agree? Whether you’re a teacher or someone just missing elementary school, this quiz will let you know what elementary school subject you are most talented at. What After School Snack Are You? – Sometimes the best part of the school day is the after school snack! After school snacks aren’t just for kids… teachers have to eat too! Take this quiz to learn which after school snack you should be eating. How’s Your Vocabulary? – No matter what subject you’re teaching, it’s important for all teachers to have a big vocabulary. Do you make the grade? Take this quiz to see how your vocabulary stacks up. What’s Your Learning Style? – While teachers may spend a lot of time thinking about learning styles in their classroom, teachers are always learning as well. Take this quiz to figure out what kind of learner you are. Once you know your own learning style, you an harness it to increase your learning (and therefore teaching) power. Who Were You In High School? – Teachers get to observe students so much that they naturally start thinking about their own student experience. What were you like in high school? Sometimes it’s hard to remember or get an accurate picture of how people perceived us, and this quiz helps with that. Take this quiz to see what you were like in school. Could You Pass 8th Grade Math? – Math can be a vexing subject for all of us (well, except math teachers!). How much of the math you learned in school do you actually remember? Take this quiz to see if you could pass 8th grade math… or if you need to hit the books! What Does Your Least Favorite School Subject Say About You? – While teachers may not want to admit to their students that they had a least favorite school subject, we all have one. Take this quiz to find out what your least favorite school subject reveals about you. And don’t worry! Your secret is safe with me! The Classroom Test – Teachers spend most of their time on one side of the classroom, so I thought it would be fun to imagine the roles reversed. This scenario quiz puts you as the student inside a classroom. Say how you would react to certain situations, and you’ll get a customized personality result. How Liberal Or Conservative Are You? – As I mentioned earlier, teachers love to share Blogthings quizzes with their classrooms! I think that’s so cool. What a great way to mix technology and learning. This is the #1 quiz that teachers like to share with their classes. Give it a go, and see if you know a young person who may like to take it as well.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Eugene has a big evening planned. Alternate gag: Eugene switches the cartridges out and begins playing Sinistar. When the Sinistar says “RUN, COWARD!” Eugene hangs his head and says, “That is an accurate assessment.” I would prefer to just leave this here and let it speak for itself, but regulations state that a newspost must contain at least 100 words to be properly picked up by search engines, so to avoid spoilers, the remainder is below the video. No peeking. Just watch this: Out of all the Walking Dead […] Should the Group Forgive Eugene? First off, I have to admit this could be a bit of a moot point if Eugene dies from that beating Abraham gave him when he found out that his entire reason for living was a lie. Eugene looked alive to me, but Executive Producer Gale Anne Hurd wouldn’t […] Rate The Walking Dead Episode 505 ‘Self Help’ This episode starts with 10 minutes of Maggie crying, worrying about Beth and rationalizing her decision to go along with Glenn on a possible fool’s errand to Washington, D.C. when Beth might possibly still be a live and could be rescued. Kidding. None of that happens. […] Is Eugene Telling the Truth? We’ve got your sneak peeks for the upcoming episode, plus a big question. Does Eugene know what he’s talking about? A bunch of our characters have loaded on a church bus to travel to Washington, D.C. to find out, and we’ll follow them in Sunday’s episode. He’s certainly able […] Before you click over to the full article, there is one major, no kidding comic spoiler in it. Who knows if it’ll be the same in the show, but forewarned. So we’ve had a little time to get to know Eugene, man of mulleted mystery. We know he says he knows the cause of the […] AMC’s The Walking Dead returns tonight with “Claimed”, the eleventh episode of season four. The episode starts with Tara and Glenn in the back of Sgt. Abraham Ford’s truck. Glenn is still unconscious and Tara is seen writing notes on her hand of key areas they have passed. They come across a small roadblock and […] If your’e the kind of person who likes to go into the show as pure as the driven snow, be warned that their are some light spoilerish hints in the material in this article. Lots of early looks out there for this Sunday’s upcoming The Walking Dead episode. In addition the moment with Rick and […] So now that we’ve seen the introduction of Abraham Ford with last night’s The Walking Dead episode, “Inmates,” let’s see what actor Michael Cudlitz has to say about his character. “He’s not to be f—ed with. He will kill you,” Cudlitz said. Ooohkay. Duly noted. Cudlitz talked at length about his character in TV Guide […]	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Without discussing these concerns, they may find themselves in a situation where it’s too late to change something that one or both partners don’t like. 1) “Will we change with marriage?” The most common answer? Yes. Of course you and your partner will change with marriage. The more important question is how your relationship will change after marriage. With two people come two different sets of notions and ideas about marriage, whether this includes responsibilities, gender roles, your sex life, and so on. In one study, it was found that major personality shifts generally occur after marriage. It’s important that you and your partner are on the same page when it comes to how you will evolve after your wedding day. 2) “What is cheating?” This may seem obvious, but the definition of “cheating” isn’t as universal as we would like to think. Some people consider it cheating when you are touching someone on the shoulder, or sharing a personal secret with another person. Others might not think of it as cheating until their partner is in bed with another person. Remember this: your expectations and thoughts on fidelity may not be the same as your partner’s, and if that’s important to you, then it’s something you need to clear up before you disappoint your partner (or the other way around). There are many cases of emotional affairs, where a partner invests themselves emotionally in another person. If this makes you uncomfortable, discuss it with your partner immediately. 3) “Do you have debt? If so, how much?” Many young couples ultimately refuse to discuss money, thinking that it might dampen the “love” in their relationship. But at some point it is crucial to grow up and be realistic: a relationship is more than just your emotions; it’s also about spending your life with another person, and that means sharing costs and expenses. Imagine getting married to someone you love, only to find out a week later that they are $50,000 in debt. Not a great picture, right? Sit down with your partner and talk about debt. Whether you have any, and how much you are willing to take on. 4) “Do you want kids?” To some, kids are a basic component of life. They were raised with the belief that kids are a normal and expected part of any married couple’s life. To others, kids may simply be an option (or not an option at all). You may meet the love of your life, but if you avoid the question about kids, you and your partner may one day be in for a big surprise. How terrible would it be to share a life with someone, only to find out that you two are incompatible because of kids? Don’t let heartbreak or resentment become an inevitability. 5) “How much personal time and space do we need?” The biggest change that we experience when we jump into a long-term and committed relationship is the change to our personal time and space. All of a sudden, even your most personal moments now have another person in it. Even if that person is someone you deeply love and care about, you may not be ready to share all your time and space with another person. If you want to be a good girlfriend or boyfriend, confront these questions and ask your partner how much time and space they truly need to be themselves. Failing to “ask less” from your marriage can weaken it, according to one psychologist from Northwestern University. 6) “Who will do the chores?” A 2007 poll from Pew Research found that one of the most important factors in predicting a successful marriage is how much the couple shares household chores. Unfortunately, many relationships fail to grasp this importance, with women still carrying the majority of the work around the home. By sitting down with your partner and evenly dividing or assigning the chores, this eases tension and saves time from fighting about housework. 7) “What do you think about divorce?” It’s a dirty question that many in relationships would never want to consider, but it’s one that provides valuable insight into your partner. Whether or not you are planning to have a divorce, you need to know what your partner thinks about it. The simple fact that you know that your relationship can have an end, with a clean divorce possible at the end of the road, provides a freedom that can keep both partners mentally healthy in their relationship. For more mindful and practical self-improvement advice on your Facebook newsfeed, like Hack Spirit on Facebook: A quick message from Lachlan Brown, the founder of Hack Spirit In 2018, the third year of Hack Spirit, I poured thousands of hours and considerable resources into creating these articles. It's a labor of love and remains free thanks to your patronage. If you found any value in these articles, please consider supporting what I do with a donation. Your support is what helps me to continue creating more Hack Spirit articles. To make a donation, select the amount and click the "donate" button below. I’m Lachlan Brown, the founder and editor of Hack Spirit. I love writing practical articles that help others live a more mindful and better life. I have a graduate degree in Psychology and I’ve spent the last 6 years reading and studying all I can about human psychology and practical ways to hack our mindsets. If you to want to get in touch with me, hit me up on Twitter or Facebook.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Why is West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at loggerheads with the Centre? What is this chit fund scam all about? And why did the Trinamool Congress chief go on a dharna for three days? If these questions puzzle you, here are some answers, courtesy Dr Sujan Chakraborty, the Left Front legislative party leader in West Bengal who has organised protest rallies by the Chit Fund Sufferers's Unity Forum. "The BJP is using the chit fund scam as a political game," Dr Chakraborty -- a former Communist Party of India-Marxist MP -- tells Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com. The TMC blames Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Mukul Roy and Himanta Biswas Sarma while the BJP blames TMC leaders involved in the chit fund scam. Can you give us a clear picture as to what is happening? This is not a tussle between the Centre and state as it is being portrayed. This issue is of complete corruption and lakhs of people who have been looted and cheated in the country because of the chit fund scam. The leadership and the administration of the ruling party in the state are identified and known in the chit scam. Along with them other leaders from different parties too are involved like BJP leader Himanta Biswas Sarma from Assam and some people from Orissa. But the difference is that all the other states agreed to the CBI probe except West Bengal. They opposed the CBI investigation. One wonders why the CBI did not take any action for the last five years in the chit fund scam and woke up all of a sudden. The CBI has knowledge of many things and has arrested many people. When they started making arrests, Mamata Banerjee opposed it in different ways. For example, when her cabinet minister Madan Mitra was arrested, they (the TMC) took out a rally (in his support). In this case concerning Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, she sat on a dharna. In your opinion, why did Mamata sit on a dharna? All documents regarding the chit fund scam have been hushed up by Rajeev Kumar. He knows many details and he even knows of the criminality and corruption of the supreme leaders of the TMC. Therefore, she is apprehensive of Rajeev Kumar's arrest. When those who suffered in the chit fund scam were in trouble, she said what is done is done to them. Mamata did not stand up for those who suffered owing to the chit fund scam, but only stood up for Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar because he has all the knowledge about the chit fund case. And to answer your earlier question of why is the CBI taking action after four years. It is because the BJP wants to use this case for political advantage. They are not sincere or serious (to recover the money of the chit fund investors). Mukul Roy, who was with Mamata, has now gone to the BJP and is now being protected by them. Similarly, Bharati Ghosh, the ex-cop, has now joined the BJP for protection. The BJP is using the chit fund scam as a political game. What role has Rajeev Kumar played in this chit fund scam due to which Mamata has come out in his support? He was the heading the SIT (Special Investigation Team) probing the chit fund scam. He was supposed to investigate it in April 2013. The CBI inquiry was ordered in May 2014. He had a year to probe; he was instrumental in destroying or tampering evidence etc. That is why he is so important. When the CBI targeted then Gujarat chief minister Modi, he used it as a political opportunity, saying the CBI under the central government is hurting Gujarat's asmita (pride). Is Mamata not doing the same? Bengal people understand Mamata's politics. They are not fools. The BJP is trying to portray that it is fighting against corruption, but that is not a true picture. What has happened to the investors? Where are they? And what do they say? In West Bengal, it is complete autocracy. The media is not allowed to speak. The investors (those who lost money in the chit scam) are having programmes in every district of West Bengal and demanding payback of their invested money. They are organised and have gone to court to recover their money, but they are poor people. They cannot come out for protests every time. Many of them are poor people and they have to earn a livelihood. Do these poor people who have invested money in the chit funds expect their money back? Some people feel the money is lost forever. The chief minister has not done anything for the last four, five years. She is opposing the CBI inquiry and is also indifferent (to the investors's lost money). The Trinamool Congress and the administration are running a police raj in Bengal. Even if you go to lodge a police complaint, it will not be lodged. Permissions for political meetings are not given. When the prime minister of India comes to Bengal, whether a helipad will be allowed for him or not is being questioned. Such is the state of affairs. These things never happened in Bengal. The political space to oppose is getting lost.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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1. Dickens of a Christmas Downtown RoanokeDecember 1, 8, 15 Back for its 35th year, The Roanoke Times Dickens of a Christmas Festival is an iconic event in Virginia’s Blue Ridge. The festival takes place in Downtown Roanoke during the first three Friday evenings of December and includes performances, tree lighting, caroling, shopping, carriage rides, and more. 2. FrUiTCaKeS Attic ProductionsDecember 1-9 It’s a comedy-filled Southern Christmas with Attic Productions in its performance of FrUiTCaKeS. The play by Julian Wiles is about a city kid named Jamie who runs away from home and makes his way to a small town where the residents are “nuttier than fruitcakes.” 3. An Old Virginia Christmas Booker T. Washington National MonumentDecember 2 The Booker T. Washington National Monument introduces visitors to an “Old Virginia Christmas” with the experience of what life was like for residents, both free and enslaved, on a 19th-century tobacco plantation that was the birthplace of Booker T. Washington. 4. Gingerbread Festival Salem Public LibraryDecember 2 Culinary art is on full display at the annual Gingerbread Festival in the Salem Public Library. The main feature is the gingerbread house competition, but there are also kid-friendly crafts activities, marshmallow roasting, food vendors and more. 5. Live Music: Tara Dente Starr Hill Pilot Brewery & Side StageDecember 2 The Starr Hill Pilot Brewery & Side Stage is one of multiple new spots to enjoy great craft beer in Virginia’s Blue Ridge, and they also plan to regularly feature live music. On December 2, there will be a free concert by Tara Dente, a folk/alternative guitarist and singer/songwriter from New Jersey. 6. Candy Cane Express Virginia Museum of TransportationDecember 2-3 Hop aboard the Candy Cane Express at the Virginia Museum of Transportation! The two-day event will have photo opportunities with Santa, face painting, scavenger hunts, train rides, and all the great exhibits at the museum. 7. Old Southwest Holiday Parlor Tour of Homes Historic Old SouthwestDecember 2-3 This holiday home tour is a great way to see and learn about the architecture in many of the historic homes in Roanoke’s Old Southwest Neighborhood. 7 historic properties are decorated for the holidays and showcased in this walking tour. 8. 2017 Roanoke Holiday Lights Bike Tour Grandin VillageDecember 6 Of course we incorporate biking into the holiday fun in Virginia’s Blue Ridge! RIDE Solutions hosts the Roanoke Holiday Lights Tour as a way for people to join together with a bike ride through the city to take in some of the local holiday decorations and lights. There’s even a Zagster bike share station near the start & finish point of the ride, offering a great option for anyone who doesn’t own their own bike. 9. A Christmas Story Mill Mountain TheatreDecember 6-23 Nothing will stop Ralphie Parker from his dream of owning a Red Ryder BB Gun, even if it means he’ll shoot his eye out! “A Christmas Story” is a classic Christmas movie that has become a holiday tradition for many, and this year Mill Mountain Theatre presents the theatrical production of the story. 10. Roanoke Symphony Orchestra: Holiday Pops! Salem Civic Center - December 8Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech - December 9 Sing along to all your holiday favorites and learn a few new ones at the annual Holiday Pops performance by the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra. The group performs at the Salem Civic Center on December 8 and at the Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech on December 9. 11. Historic Fincastle Inc. Holiday Home Tour & Marketplace Historic FincastleDecember 9 There are over two centuries of history in the Town of Fincastle in Botetourt County, with some homes dating back to construction in the 1770s. The town’s historic district has over 100 buildings and the annual holiday home tour is a wonderful way to take in the history of the community while also supporting the local businesses. 12. Southwest Virginia Ballet’s The Nutcracker Berglund CenterDecember 9-10 The Southwest Virginia Ballet has entertained locals and visitors for years with its annual presentation of The Nutcracker. You’ll be lead on a journey of sugar plum fairies and the Land of Sweets for one magical night in this show that is made up of performers from over 15 dance schools throughout the region. Berglund CenterMultiple Dates Things are heating up on the Berglund Center ice with the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs! The Dawgs have multiple home games this month, including a New Year’s Eve contest against Knoxville at 6:05 p.m. - a perfect way to begin your evening before you ring in the arrival of 2018. 14. Ye Olde Salem Christmas Salem Farmers MarketDecember 9 It’s an old-fashioned Christmas in Downtown Salem at the Ye Olde Salem Christmas celebration. There will be festive decorations, baked goods, various art & craft vendors, and a merchant open house for all kinds of holiday shopping. 15. Ring in the Season! Ladies A Capella Barbershop! Showtimers Community TheatreDecember 12 The Star City Sounds Chorus presents a night of holiday a capella music at the Showtimers Community Theatre! Get your tickets now to make sure you don’t miss this opportunity to listen to the music of the season. 16. Big Lick Ugly Sweater Holiday Party Big Lick Brewing CompanyDecember 15 Put on your tackiest Christmas sweater and get ready to deck the halls at Big Lick Brewing Company’s Ugly Sweater Holiday Party. There will be costume contests, live music, food by 2Dye4Que and great beer on tap, all at Big Lick’s beautiful new facility. Salem Football StadiumDecember 15 The NCAA Division III Football Championship returns to Salem Stadium in Virginia’s Blue Ridge with the 2017 Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl. A champion will be crowned in what should be a fantastic atmosphere for this nationally televised game. 18. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical Roanoke Children’s TheatreDecember 20-23 The Herdman kids ruin everything. What will happen when they take part in the church Christmas pageant? Find out as the Roanoke Children’s Theatre presents The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical, a family-friendly show full of laughs, shenanigans, and holiday spirit. 19. Christmas Eve Luminary Display Town of BuchananDecember 24 There’s something magical about the Christmas glow of the Town of Buchanan with its annual Christmas Eve Luminary Display. Hundreds of candles are lined up along the historic town’s streets in this charming holiday display. 20. Big Lick Downtown Countdown NYE Festival Downtown RoanokeDecember 31 The Big Lick Downtown Countdown New Year’s Eve festival returns to Downtown Roanoke for its 5th year! We’ll celebrate with live music, food and drinks, and a family-friendly party to end 2017 in style. Get your tickets now as this event sells out every year. Visit our Calendar of Events for a complete list of what’s going on in Virginia’s Blue Ridge. You can also check out our Holidays section for more ideas of things to do during the holiday season. Author: David Aldridge David is the Digital Marketing Manager for Visit Virginia's Blue Ridge. When he's not working, you can probably find David on an adventure with his wife, Nicole, trying a new restaurant in Virginia's Blue Ridge, hiking on one of the many nearby trails, having a Netflix marathon, or hanging out at the dog park with Abbey, his rockstar pet corgi. Have an idea for a blog post or a tip? Send David an e-mail.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
GO.119 Sanction of Spl CL to Presiding Officers and APOs on the Next Day of Poll GO.119 Govt has ordered the Leave Sanctioning Authorities to grant Special Casual Leaveon the next day of poll to their staff members, whose services have been utilized as Presiding Officers and Assistant Presiding Officers during the General/Bye Elections to House of People and AP Legislature (both Assembly and Council Constituencies) on production of a leave letter together with the Election duty Certificate. ELECTIONS – General/Bye Elections to House of People and Andhra Pradesh Legislature (Assembly and Council) - Sanction of Special Casual Leave to the Presiding Officers and Assistant Presiding Officers on the next day of poll – Orders - Issued. G.O.Ms.No.119 Dated:25-04-2014 GO.119 Spl CL to Presiding Officers and APOs on the Next Day of Poll O R D E R: In reference read above, it has been represented that the Presiding Officers and Assistant Presiding Officers of a polling booth have to hand over the Polled Ballot Boxes/EVMs & all other material at appropriate reception centers in the mid night of the poll day and they are not able to reach their home upto 1.00 am or 2.00 am and it has been requested to sanction a Special Casual Leave on the next day of poll as a special case and to arrange to issue necessary orders in the matter. 2. Government, after careful examination of the matter, have decided to accept the said request. 3. Accordingly, all the leave sanctioning authorities of the Personnel, who have been drafted as Presiding Officers and Assistant Presiding Officers are, hereby directed to grant Special Casual Leave on the next day of poll to their staff members, whose services have been utilized as Presiding Officers and Assistant Presiding Officers during the General/Bye Elections to House of People and AP Legislature (both Assembly and Council Constituencies) on production of a leave letter together with the Election duty Certificate issued by the concerned Returning Officer at reception centre for the said purpose. 4. All the District Election Officers are requested to direct all the Returning Officers to issue an “Election Duty Certificate” in the format appended to this order, to all the Presiding Officers and Assistant Presiding Officers, who have actually attended the duty in Polling Station, at the reception centre after handing over all the relevant election material so as to enable them to avail the said Special Casual Leave. The reserve Presiding Officers and Assistant Presiding Officers are not entitled for this facility. All the Departments of Secretariat / Heads of Departments / District Election Officers are requested to communicate these instructions to all concerned, particularly, the leave sanctioning authorities of the Presiding Officers and Assistant Presiding Officers from which Department / Office they have been drafted for the election duty, for taking further action.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Lindenwood University received two awards at the American Humanics Management/Leadership Institute last month in Indianapolis, Ind. One of the awards was in honor of the school’s internship programs, and the other was an individual award to recognize one student’s fundraising efforts. Lindenwood’s American Humanics program was recognized for having the greatest percentage of students participating in internships, the greatest integration of American Humanics National Nonprofit Partners and the greatest community impact. Lindenwood American humanics students participated in 27 internships in the 2007-08 academic year, out of 63 eligible students, for a participation rate of almost 43 percent. Ten of the internships were conducted with AH National Nonprofit Partners. Accepting the award was Jack Beckerle, director of Lindenwood’s AH program. Additionally, Lindenwood student Latasha Lawrie received the first-ever Hartsook Companies’ American Humanics Individual Excellence in Fundraising Award. Lawrie’s efforts in recruitment and organization in the AH Student Association’s “Up ‘Til Dawn” campaign led them to surpass the event’s fundraising goal, raising nearly $35,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. She also provided leadership for the student association’s annual golf tournament, which raised nearly $3,000. More than 1,000 students, faculty, and nonprofit and corporate leaders took part in the AH leadership institute, a capstone educational experience for college students earning AH certification in nonprofit leadership and management. American Humanics is a national alliance of colleges, universities and nonprofits dedicated to preparing the next generation of nonprofit sector leaders. Founded in 1948, American Humanics is affiliated with nearly 70 colleges and universities nationwide and partners with more than 60 national nonprofit organizations, including the YMCA, the March of Dimes and the Girl Scouts of the USA. Lindenwood University, founded in 1827, is an independent liberal arts university offering 84 undergraduate degree programs and 37 graduate programs in diverse areas of study in traditional and accelerated formats. Lindenwood operates a residential campus in historic St. Charles, as well as 10 extended sites throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Share Robert Hardgrave is both a visual artist and a City Superhero Our biweekly City Superheroes column highlights the powerful figures walking among us — with the help of a (usually local) illustrator. This week’s pairing: painter Robert Hardgrave and visual artist Poster Bot. Moniker: Splash Given Name: Robert Hardgrave Other Aliases: Farmer Bob Superpowers: Can manipulate paint from his paint can into any shape, form or substance on the planet. First Appearance: Hardgrave started showing his work at Seattle’s Bemis Building in 2004. There, he shared paintings, drawings and his “transplant dolls” —he’d recently had a kidney transplant and saved some of the pants he wore in the hospital during that ordeal. He took toys from thrift stores and cut the pants apart and sewed them onto the toy forms to make the transplant dolls. Local Haunts: The Varsity Inn on N. 34th and Wallingford. Archenemies: “I think there should be a place for homeless people to get cleaned up.” Even Heroes Have Heroes: Jeffry Mitchell, Fernand Léger, Sally Smart What Small Object Holds Great Meaning: “My sketchbook. I take it with me everywhere I go so I can draw if I need to. It keeps me occupied. I got my first one years and years and years ago. I usually buy the ones that have the grid paper – composition books.” Origin Story: Born in Oxnard, Calif., where he lived until he was 10 years old, Hardgrave and his family later moved to Arizona, where he spent most of his teenage years. In 1992, he “sold everything” and rode a motorcycle to Seattle, where he worked odd jobs, including busing tables, and drew “a lot.” Hardgrave’s art developed as he spent time on his own hanging out in his room and “working at it.” Hardgrave says he always is having breakthroughs. One such breakthrough came when he combined paints to form a particular mixture that he quickly learned he could mold, shape, transform and manipulate into any color, size, shape or object on earth. The recipe for the paint’s magical composition is stored safely in his mind. He uses this paint concoction to fight against evil. These days, though, it is a particularly good time to be an artist in Seattle, Hardgrave says, adding that the city’s art scene “seems to be really thriving.” His Philosophy: “Make the best work you can. But, at the same time, you never make the best work you can because you’re always thinking of something you can do better and then you make the next piece and the next piece. You make the best work you can at that time but you can always do better.” What’s Next: Hardgrave will be showing some new work (including pieces made from cardboard) at the “Good Neighbor Gallery” on Capitol Hill, Aug. 22nd. About the Illustrator: Poster Bot is a Seattle-based writer and illustrator. He may be quoted as saying, "The best thing anyone can give to the world is their own view of it." His point of view, he says, “is often intense, at times insane ... possibly even wrong, but nonetheless valid.”	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Khmer Morning News More radio Court Calls in Another Editor for Questions A second opposition newspaper editor was issued a subpoena Wednesday, to answer questions on a number of criminal charges, just one week after the jailing of his colleague. The subpoena calls for Dam Sith, editor of Moneaksekar Khmer, to appear in court July 14, for questioning in a government lawsuit for defamation, insult, disinformation, incitement and a “breaking of solidarity.” Dam Sith was briefly jailed in a lawsuit brought by Foreign Minister Hor Namhong last year, after publishing remarks by opposition leader Sam Rainsy implicating the minister in the Khmer Rouge. Dam Sith told VOA Khmer Wednesday he received the summons June 29. “Until this time, I did not know that government sued me for any articles, and I am looking for lawyer to defend my case,” he said. Long Dara, a government lawyer, said Dam Sith was being sued for 18 articles written between February and May, “published to incite a conflict among senior government officials without fact.” The articles were over the appointment of Gen. Pol Saroeun to commander-in-chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, as he replaced Gen. Ke Kim Yan. “We have much evidence to sue Dam Sith in these cases,” Long Dara said. “These articles attacked the government and incited to have conflict and a break-up of internal government solidarity,” he said. “In the lawsuit, we site penal charges relating to articles 60, 61, 62, and 63 in the 1992 penal code.” The case comes in the wake of a yearlong prison sentence for another opposition journalist. Hang Chakra, chief of the Khmer Mchas Srok newspaper, was imprisoned and fined after publishing reports in April and May that implicated Council Minister Sok An in corrupt practices. “I would like to call for the court to seriously investigate and to request the court use the media law to sentence or to have a hearing for Dam Sith’s case,” Um Sarin, president of the Cambodian Association for Protection of Journalists, said Wednesday.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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MORRISTOWN – Santa Claus is coming to town when he arrives after 5 p.m. on the roof of the Century 21 Department Store on North Park Place Sunday, Nov. 25 to kick off the Christmas Festival at the Morristown Green. MORRISTOWN — Delbarton is already battle-tested for the 2018 season. That’s because many positions were wide open in the preseason, waiting to be filled by players trying to make a name for themselves. As we celebrate Thanksgiving this week, we can take stock of our many blessings as a country. Despite painful political polarization, things are good in the country for the vast majority of Americans. And for many non-Americans as well. Harvard political scientist, Maya Sen, and her colleague, Adam Glynn, a professor of government, are reportedly stunned by their findings that male judges, with daughters, particularly those appointed by Republican presidents, curiously enough, are more likely to vote in favor of women’s rig… James Nicholas “Jimmy” Sumas, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend devoted to his loving family and extended work family at Village Super Market, Inc., the company he led for most of his life, died peacefully on Saturday, July 7, 2018, in his hometown of Morristown. He was 84. CHATHAM TWP. – The Art League of the Chathams will celebrate the opening of its 30th anniversary Winter Exhibit with a reception, a boutique, and a solo show by Chatham artist Betsy Mirabelli from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, at the Chatham Township Municipal Building at 58 Meyersville Road. Step back in time and experience the holidays as they were celebrated during the Civil war when Historic Speedwell, 333 Speedwell Ave., Morristown, hosts "Winter on the Home Front: The Civil War" from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1 and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
From Thank you Sorry It's that time of year when IT executives' thoughts turn to setting resolutions for the new year. We've talked to CIOs, IT analysts and other industry experts about the major trends for 2013 to come up with our own list of suggested IT resolutions. Here's a trend that you can't beat so you might as well join: Employees bringing their own mobile devices to work. Seventy percent of IT organizations are either supporting BYOD now or will be within the next 12 months, according to a recent Gartner survey. "Of the 70% of organizations that want to do BYOD, at least half are not ready," says Dionisio Zumerle, a principal research analyst at Gartner. "You need to change the way you think about security and the way you enable security in the organization. You can't just say to the users 'Please behave' and hope for the best." Zumerle recommends CIOs deploy mobile device management (MDM) or an alternative called Dual-Persona software to allow companies to control employee-owned mobile devices and keep corporate data secure. "Having a mobile security policy that is well designed first on paper is fundamental and can be enforced through MDM or some other software," Zumerle says. "Enforcing passwords, locking devices and remotely wiping devices gives you a level of security that is close to what you would have on a PC...You need to find a way to secure the devices that you don't own." (For more on where BYOD is headed, read "The cloud will make BYOD a non-issue ...eventually.") 2. Strengthen your IT bench. It may seem counter-intuitive to IT executives trying to retain their best developers and project managers, but employees who are trained and certified in emerging technologies usually choose to stay with the organization that paid for their training. "If you train and certify your IT staff, you will keep them," promises Terry Erdle, CompTIA's executive vice president for skills certification. "Training is the No.1 thing that causes your best-in-class IT professionals to stay, and that is because their company invested in them." Erdle recommends that CIOs provide training and certification to about a third of their IT staff each year so that the entire team's skills are current. Popular certification programs for 2013 include cloud and mobile computing, cybersecurity and project management. "Teams that receive training operate better, are more motivated, have fewer quality issues with customers, and their efficiency goes up," Erdle says. "Project teams that are certified tend to hit milestones on time and reach other success metrics more frequently than teams that are not certified." 3. Get your financial house in order. As more IT organizations migrate to a private cloud infrastructure, many are discovering that they don't have the data necessary to accurately charge internal customers for the IT services they provide. "For 2013, I'm resolving to get better at tracking my costs and tracking my revenue," says Corey Kos, enterprise architect for the state of Alaska. Kos recently deployed Cisco UCS and NetApp FlexPod systems in Alaska's main data centers to enable shared IT services across the state. "If you're going to go to any cloud-based infrastructure and do any usage-sort of capacity, then your chargebacks need to be bullet-proof." Kos said he had some difficulty getting the IT and accounting staffs to cooperate on a billing strategy for the e-mail, voice over IP and other centralized IT services that he provides. "We could use some cross-training between the IT and accounting people so they understand what each department does," Kos added. "It needs to be a two-way, cooperative relationship." 4. Become buddies with the CMO. If you're going to accomplish one thing in 2013, you should befriend your company's chief marketing officer. That's the advice of Frank Gens, chief analyst for IDC. "If you're in a consumer-driven industry, you need to get very close to the CMO because that's where the real innovation and strategic investment is going to happen," Gens says. "With trends such as social technologies, it's not about employees; it's about customers.'' Gens says a key challenge for corporations will be integrating data from the most popular social networks into back-end business systems. The CMO is just one of the Line of Business executives who is going to drive an increasing amount of IT spending in the future, Gens predicts. "Almost 60% of new IT investment in 2013 will involve Line of Business executives," Gens says. "About 25% of new IT investments are going to be where the Line of Business executive is the decision maker, and that 25% will go up to 40% by 2016. There's a tide rising where Line of Business executives are gaining more control over IT. This doesn't mean that IT is out, but IT needs to make those relationships with other executives work." 5. Accelerate your move to SaaS. When it comes to enterprise application software - from CRM to collaboration - all the momentum is towards the software-as-a-service model. "The time-to-market with SaaS is very helpful," says Shazia Mian, director of applications systems at Heidrick & Struggles, a Chicago executive recruiting firm that recently deployed popular SaaS offering Salesforce.com and its collaboration tool, Chatter. "There is truly much to be offered out of the box. These applications are pre-built and ready to go, and they meet our business needs. It's much better than starting from scratch and building it out," Mian added. Heidrick & Struggles is running a pilot project with one of its largest global customers that involves integrating Salesforce and Chatter with its strategic account management process. "Where I see Chatter really helping us is connecting people in a quicker fashion and having all of the account information readily accessible. It should improve the way we manage the account globally," Mian says. Alwin Brunner, senior vice president and CIO at Heidrick & Struggles, says he plans to measure the return that his company sees from its Salesforce and Chatter investment. "By looking at the customer holistically, we should see that we are filling requests faster and increasing our share of the customer staffing by our global customers," Brunner says. 6. Mine your unstructured data for strategic advantage. Expect the hoopla over Hadoop to continue in 2013. Spending on Big Data technologies and services will reach nearly $10 billion in 2013 on the way to over $20 billion in 2016, IDC predicts. Companies will be investing in tools that go beyond search to discover hidden patterns in quantitative data and rich media, IDC says. That's the challenge facing Quantcast, a San Francisco firm that measures online audiences for targeted advertising. Quantcast processes close to 30 petabytes of data a day, says CEO Konrad Feldman. To handle this massive amount of data, Quantcast built its own distributed file system - dubbed QFS - which it released to open source in 2012. For 2013, Quantcast is focusing on adding new analytical capabilities while continuing to scale up its data processing and hold down operating costs. "Big data is a rich ecosystem for real-time and batch processing," Feldman says. "In 2013, you will see us do more innovation around reducing the latency of batch processing so we can get more answers quickly.'' Feldman expects Quantcast's Big Data systems to continue growing next year. "Whatever we do now, we will have more in the future: more data centers, more machines, more data,' he says. "We've always been really cost conscious. We've paid attention to how much computing per dollar we achieve...Next year, we'll be looking for ways to achieve better efficiency and better cost/performance" 7. Use IT to slash business costs. The top priority for CIOs in 2013 is likely to be the same as it was in 2012: Using IT to increase business productivity and reduce overhead costs. That was the No.1 IT management concern of CIOs in a recent survey sponsored by the Society for Information Management. CIOs aren't so much focused on IT cost-cutting in 2013, but instead on using IT to increase the profitability of the business. That's the main focus for Bob Keefe, who serves as both CIO and CTO of Mueller Water Products, an Atlanta manufacturer of products for water treatment facilities. "In 2013, I'm looking at business productivity and cost reduction," Keefe says. "We're going to focus more on manufacturing cost reduction. We have a lean Six Sigma operation. Now we're going to see how some of our IT systems work to...get better results." Mueller is already reaping the rewards of similar investments in the past. "We put in a SaaS-based transportation management system that dropped transportation costs for us, and it's lucky it did because our shipments have been more numerous and smaller in quantity lately," Keefe said. In 2013, Mueller also will deploy new ERP software and a CRM service from Salesforce. "We hope to have better sales forecasting," Keefe added. 8. Measure IT system configuration compliance. Cybersecurity expert Alan Paller has one simple suggestion for IT professionals who want to improve their organization's network security in 2013: Measure whether your IT systems are configured correctly. Paller, who is the director of research for the SANS Institute, recommends that companies use a tool such as Microsoft's System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) to determine whether corporate systems are configured correctly, properly patched and using the most recent versions of operating system software. "If you can get people to measure configuration compliance, they will be shocked by what they find," Paller says. "You've got to measure it in order to fix it....Measurement is the way to get things done."	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Wake up, get up, get out there Main Menu Impression – Akame ga Kill!, Episode 02 This episode, we get a taste of the more comedic side to Akame ga Kill! This sort of goes back to what I said about the first episode, where the switching between comedy and more serious elements makes light of the darker side of the series. Not only does this lighten the mood, but it also reduces the significance of things like character deaths. Rather than being something worth grieving over, or even being shocked, it kind of just becomes something that happens and we all move on. Tatsumi quickly learns this lesson when he’s given only a brief amount of time to mourn his fallen childhood friends. Though they were swiftly snuffed out in the first episode (even before that, really), their influence on Tatsumi is still remembered, when Tatsumi recalls the times they cooked together. Now at the secret base of Night Raid, Tatsumi has been relegated various odd tasks like fishing and cooking. He also gets to know the members a bit more (I’ll probably talk a bit more about them as the series progresses), and he meets the boss Najenda for the first time. I gotta say that the best part of the episode is when Leone tries to run away from her, but Najenda uses her machine arm to drag her back. For training, Tatsumi is paired with Akame, the girl who tried to kill him twice. Despite her cold demeanor, we learn that she’s actually a pretty simple-minded yet kind-hearted person, who really likes to eat meat. It’s mentioned that she and her sister were enlisted in the Empire’s assassin training program, which was intensive and grueling. This may be the reason why she likes to eat so much, and it makes sense because, as we’ll see later, her sister also likes to eat a lot. I’m actually not too sure how true this is, but it would be very much like the series to create something comedic out of something tragic (and vice-versa). Everyone in Night Raid is hardened by killing, but they’re all aware that their lives are constantly on the line. They can be killed just as easily as they kill others; that’s the law of this world. When they get the request to slay a troublesome soldier from the Empire, Tatsumi steps up to take the job and prove his worth. With a couple of flips and dramatic camera shots, he deftly slays the big man and earns his first official kill under the Night Raid name. Next week, we’ll see some special bonding time with Mine the tsundere sharpshooter! “Everyone here could die at any moment, as retribution for our actions.” ~ Bulat	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Manhattan is legendary for the numerous illuminations that continue to enchant the most modern city of New York, and they have been captured by innumerable photographers, artists and filmakers. Most celebrated are the lights of the city’s nocturnal slihouette viewed from Brooklyn, the buildings geometrically studded with changing configurations of lit windows, and the multiple screens that cover the vertical surfaces of Times Square, blaring commodities, celebrities and television shows in an endlessly changing postmodern collage that distracts and confuses vision. There are the brightly illuminated landmarks of the Empire State Building, New York Life Insurance Building, One World Trade Centre and Chrysler Building that provide orientation. And at Christmas time, the illuminated window displays of Macy’s and other department stores lure large crowds of onlookers after nightfall as does the renowned Christmas Tree at the Rockefeller Centre with is saturated festoons of lighting. However, I want to focus on three less famous attractions that were sited in Manhattan’s public spaces this year. Firstly, the World’s Largest Menora, celebrating the Jewish festival of Hannukah, lies at 5th Avenue and 49th Street, but rather than featuring this illuminated icon, I have included an image of the Christmas Tree at Wall Streeet at which a Menora is also situated, underscoring the multi-faith character of New York City as well as the ways in which many religions ritualistically deploy light to convey a host of symbolic meanings. Secondly, I have included the temporary installation New York Light, created by design company Inaba. Situated at the Flatiron Plaza next to Madison Square, this steel tube sculpture incorporates flashing LEDs that illuminate the cellular structure and are reflected by mirrored panels. Visitors can enter the enclosing form of the sculpture to experience a discrete calm space in the midst of busy traffic and pedestrian traffic flows, or they can step back and experience views that draw in the skyline, including the Empire State Building. The work convincingly transforms a familiar landscape so as to make it strange. It reconfigures the relationship of the square with surrounding buildings, and in attracting photographers, locals and tourists, it powerfully reanimates this well-known public space at night. Thirdly, since 2010, a giant string of 31 vintage Christmas lights has been installed during the festive period in front of the McGraw Hill Building on 6th Avenue, and they are now fitted with LED illumination. Together with the equally giant baubles that lie next to them, these striking lights were devised by PRG Scenic Technologies and designers from the American Christmas company. As enormous replicas of familiar everyday objects, they recall the gigantic modernist sculptures of Claes Oldenburg. This site has always warmed to the efforts of professional and amateur light designers that put on a Yuletide show. Christmas is the time of year when in accordance with ancient rhythms, the gloomy months are transformed by the deployment of bright lights to exterior and interior spaces. In many parts of the world, the holiday season continues to herald an ever-growing display of festive illuminations that include a variety of arrangements: indoor lights with which we garland Christmas trees and interior spaces, the festoons of strings of animated bulbs and illuminated figures that adorn house exteriors, and the large spectacles that festoon the streets and squares of city centre districts in endeavouring to attract shoppers and tourists to part with their money. This year has seen a particularly striking effusion of Christmas lighting, as exemplified by four extraordinary examples from different parts of the world. Let’s celebrate them! First, and exemplifying how Christmas is a time of magnificent excess, is the amazing choreographed sequences that are synchronised with selective pieces of festive music. Devised by Jeff Maxey at Yucaipa, California, the display incorporates 16 houses in creating an incredible son et lumière show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yvBtccWnp4 Second, the lights of Tokyo offer a different aesthetic to the multi-coloured effects of other cities but the quantity utilised produced whole landscapes that are saturated with festive spirit. The annual Illuminating York light festival took place from 29th October to 1st November 2014. As well as featuring a couple of projections on some of the many magnificent, historic buildings in the city, a number of light artworks were installed across its medieval centre, transforming the ways in which this heavily visited, iconic tourist city was experienced at night. Ritchard Allaway and Luc Jones created a light sculpture that evocatively displayed the textures of concrete, situated in a green, meditative setting adjacent to the magnificent cathedral. Close by, Joanne Geldard installed an illuminated greenhouse etched with scenes from the unheralded edgelands and waste sites that surround the contemporary city, the greenhouse itself representing a fixture that signifies a blurring of the rural-urban divide. And in King’s Square, Twist Design situated The Wheels of Industry, a car fitted with stained glass windows that could be illuminated by pedalling on an adjacent stationary bicycle. Though heralding the potential for more sustainable forms of power generation, the work simultaneously honoured the disappearing heavy industries and industrial cultures that pervaded the northern cities of England. Several of the projections at the GSPF use objects or unexpected surfaces, exploring materiality and its transformation through projected images and patterns. Olaf Meyer’s The People’s Car, parked a few metres down a sidestreet, is a 1968 white Volkswagen Beetle with digitally mapped projected designs that flicker, undulate and turn. Swirly stripes alternate with dynamic go-faster patterns and blocked colours that emphasise the shape, movement and psychedelic associations of the iconic car. On a smaller scale, broken brickwork is piled up in a shopfront to extend the illusion of masonry being shattered with a hammer. Keith Deverell’s Foundation speaks to gentrification (an aspect of recent developments in the Gertrude Street neighborhood) and processes of demolition. A still image from the projection shows a moment of impact, with bits of actual brick arranged to appear to cascade down from the flickering light of the installation. These works move beyond treating the surfaces of buildings as screens for projection art. Instead, they extend and deepen the artworks by blurring the material and immaterial and working narrative into the pieces, telling stories of and through the objects they employ. Mounted at street level, visitors can get up close to these works, and although the mechanics of the projectors are evident, the effect is still intriguing (posted by Shanti Sumartojo). The Gertrude Street Projection Festival, on the edge of Melbourne’s city centre, runs from 18- 28 July. Works are projected at 30 sites and the GSPF enjoys a mix of contributions from major and emerging projection artists, community engagement partners and art students. 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Latest News The money is in Vancouver, the prestige in Montreal and Manhattan, but is Mats Sundin's heart still in Toronto? The whole National Hockey League is scratching its head about that logic after Sundin went back into his contractual cocoon yesterday, stunning among others, the Vancouver Canucks, who wanted to make him the league's richest player. There could be more Toronto complications for the Canucks -- the Leafs are one of seven teams interested in Vancouver centre Brendan Morrison, who so far is getting just a one-year offer from the Canucks for less than $2 million US. It was thought the Maple Leafs captain couldn't possibly turn down Vancouver's two-year, $20-million offer, not without the leverage of a Cup win or a Hart Trophy, but he politely told all suitors to give him some space. SINCERE INTEREST "I would like to thank all the teams who have expressed such sincere interest in my services," Sundin said in a release through agent J.P. Barry of Creative Artist Agency. "The numerous options provided to me were impressive and I have no doubt that each one presented a unique opportunity for me to finish my career in a terrific hockey environment. I spent a great deal of time (Tuesday) reflecting upon the (estimated nine) teams who stepped forward and the opportunities that each provided. "Unfortunately, I am simply not close to being ready to make a decision about resuming my career at this time. I wish all the teams the very best and thank them for their interest." Claes Elefalk, who represents Sundin for CAA in Sweden, told Sun Media's Mike Zeisberger not to expect a quick decision. "It is more likely to take a month than a week before Mats knows himself what he will want to do," Elefalk said from Stockholm, where Sundin is now holed up. "Right now he simply does not know what he wants to do. "In one month, his answer could very well be 'no' to everyone. It could go much longer. He is still uncertain whether he wants to play any more. "He is aware the hockey world is in full spin. But he's not ready and he can't let anyone on the outside affect him." Toronto general manager Cliff Fletcher thought the door was closing here for Sundin at least three times the past few weeks; when he turned down a $7 million, one-year deal, when Fletcher granted the Canadiens exclusive rights to get a deal up to July 1 and when the Canucks made Tuesday's eye-popping offer. But Fletcher and Barry both have been careful not to rule out 100% that Sundin won't return. "Well, we know that Mats is a very conservative person," Fletcher said. "At some point, our team has to move ahead and plan to open up for next year, but if something happens at a later date with Mats, we'll deal with it then." Whether by design or not, the Leafs were not involved in yesterday's second round of free-agent bidding Fletcher said he still will seek a forward and defenceman, but added it's possible the Leafs are done. If he doesn't commit millions to Morrison or another forward in the coming days, it might not be so much saving money for Sundin as underlining what few impact scorers remain UFAs. "After the initial free agent frenzy, things can be fairly quiet," Fletcher said, adding he was glad most of the big names such as Marian Hossa, Brian Campbell and Sean Avery all went to the Western Conference. After picking his jaw off the floor at Sundin's announcement yesterday, Canucks GM Mike Gillis is said to be redoubling efforts to keep Morrison, who is being pursued by the Leafs and the Columbus Blue Jackets among others. Gillis probably had visions of Markus Naslund and Sundin as the marquee first line and the Sedin Twins topping the bill on the second. But he could end up without Sundin, Naslund or Morrison. The other GM in a jam is the Canadiens' Bob Gainey, now without Sundin or Hossa and possibly considering Naslund or Jaromir Jagr. Jagr is also mulling over an offer to return to Pittsburgh.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
And the NRA's ability to get an exemption from a bill that would require full-disclosure of an organization's campaign spending also illustrates the horribly corrosive consequences of special interest influence. Democratic leaders have lost their self-respect, and the NRA's willingness to play bully extends far beyond gun laws. On the same day the deal was revealed, local advocates for public financing of congressional campaigns made their pitch to the Express-News Editorial Board. The bill would provide $900,000 to House candidates who are able to raise $50,000 from $100 contributions in their home state. The funds would be split between primary and general elections. Senate candidates would get $1.25 million plus $250,000 per congressional district in their state. Candidates would have the right to opt out of the public financing system. The theory behind the effort is that politicians use too much time dialing for dollars and practically sell their souls raising money to get elected and re-elected. Both claims are credible. Lawmakers could represent their constituents better if they weren't preoccupied with the money chase. The Democrats' willingness to give the meanest dog on the block an unseemly special deal in their campaign reform measure proves just how little soul is left on Capitol Hill. Reform advocate John Courage, a Democrat who twice challenged U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith, R-San Antonio, said the current system makes members of Congress “very susceptible to owing the people that raised the money for them.” No kidding. The status quo is nauseating. But the reformers are running against a strong wind. A year dominated by a wave a national anger over federal spending and the mounting debt is a bad time to pitch the idea of getting the public to pay for political campaigns. It doesn't matter how sensible the plan may be. Giving politicians tax dollars for their campaigns would make voters even madder. Advocates say the public financing reform would cost about $850 million a year, but would save far more than that by reducing the ongoing rampage of earmarks. The legislation would pay the tab by auctioning the unused portion of the broadcast spectrum and using 10 percent for the campaigns. As of this week, 151 co-sponsors, mostly Democrats, were backing the bill in the House. Supporters include Rep. Solomon Ortiz, D-Corpus Christi. Most conservatives aren't buying it, and they are the ones catering to the angry tea party nation. This bill isn't going anywhere for now. Coupled with the insidious influence of gerrymandered districts, the huge power of special-interest contributions robs average voters of the influence they deserve with their lawmakers. It also helps keep strong challengers off the ballot in most congressional districts. The idea is worth debating, but the public financing structure for presidential races has been made obsolete by the huge amounts of private money accessible to candidates, such as President Barrack Obama. The proposed congressional plan is a start, but it does not offer a comprehensive solution.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Bob Dylan Shot of Love LP The 21st studio album from Bob Dylan was released in August of 1981. Considered to be the final album in a trilogy of Christian albums, the arrangements are rooted more in rock 'n' roll and less in gospel. "Every Grain of Sand" was noted as a stand-out track by Paul Nelson of Rolling Stone while Bono, of U2, described Shot of Love as one of his favorites due to Dylan's singing ability.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Yesterday, a grand jury in Travis County, Texas, indicted animatronic grizzly bear/"abortion-mill" truther Governor Rick Perry on two felony counts of "Abuse of Official Capacity" and "Coercion of Public Servant." I guess that's what happens when you cut off funding from a state corruption investigation team, demanding that its head, the district attorney, step down. Oops. Earlier this afternoon, Twitter was, uh, a-twitter with news that a judge had struck down that… Read more Read more The indictment stems from an incident surrounding the position of Travis County district attorney Rosemary Lehmberg. Lehmberg is a powerful prosecutor, a prominent Democratic voice, and head of the Public Integrity Unit, which investigates corruption perpetrated by state-level officials. Last year, Lehmberg was arrested for driving while intoxicated and accepted a 45-day jail sentence though she only served 20 days. Her drunken belligerence towards the police that arrested her was caught on tape and widely disseminated—multiple suits were filed against her, calling for her removal (something she pointed out was never demanded of any other male state or county officials who committed a DWI). Perry himself threatened to veto $7.5 million in state funding to the PIU unless Lehmberg stepped down (which would have allowed him to replace a key Democrat in a powerful position with someone a bit more compatible with his political leanings). When she refused to step down, he went ahead and cut off the funding. At the time, the PIU was looking into alleged ethical breaches and mismanagement of grants at the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas—a state government agency and one of Perry's projects. It was this veto that compelled non-profit watchdog group Texans for Public Justice to file a complaint, for which a judge appointed a special prosecutor. Of course his supporters have disparaged the indictment as a witch-hunt and Mary Anne Wiley, general counsel for Perry stated: "The veto in question was made in accordance with the veto authority afforded to every governor under the Texas Constitution. We will continue to aggressively defend the governor's lawful and constitutional action, and believe we will ultimately prevail." Perry faces a maximum 109-year sentence if found guilty. I guess we will have to simply wait and see just how long this case will drag out and exactly how this whole thing will affect Perry's presidential ambitions.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Australia's Peter Senior, 53, became the oldest Australian Open champion by 10 years, as the previous record holder was Peter Thomson, who won the title at age 43. In case you missed it this weekend, Australia's Peter Senior pulled off an amazing feat Down Under, winning the Australian Open at the age of 53, to become the tournament's oldest winner. It was the second Australian Open title for the appropriately named Senior, but the incredible thing about it is that his two wins came 23 years apart -- also a record. As reported by Martin Blake of emiratesaustralianopen.com.au: He is the oldest winner of any top-level Australian tour event, having set the previous record himself when he won the Australian PGA at Coolum in 2010 at 51. "It doesn’t get any better than this," said Senior, a profoundly popular figure in the Australian golf industry over three decades. Kudos to Senior. It seems all we talk about lately is the supreme talent of players at such a young age. For instance, New Zealand's Lydia Ko became the youngest LPGA winner earlier this season when she captured the Canadian Women's Open at 15 years, 4 months and 3 days. More recently, Guan Tianlang of China -- just 14 years old -- became the youngest player ever to qualify for the Masters after his win at the Asia-Pacific Championship in November. While it's fantastic to see that the future of the game is in great hands with the performances of these young players, it's also nice on occasion to see someone like Senior get the job done.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
reel nedir, reel ne demek? reel USUK Lively dance of the Highlanders of Scotland; also, the music to the dance; often called Scotch reel. Frame with radial arms, or a kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound; as, a log reel, used by seamen; an angler's reel; a garden reel. Machine on which yarn is wound and measured into lays and hanks, for cotton or linen it is fifty-four inches in circuit; for worsted, thirty inches. Device consisting of radial arms with horizontal stats, connected with a harvesting machine, for holding the stalks of grain in position to be cut by the knives. To roll. To wind upon a reel, as yarn or thread. To incline, in walking, from one side to the other; to stagger. To have a whirling sensation; to be giddy. The master roll of paper as it comes off the papermaking machine It is in its original width and is then cut into smaller rolls. The reel originated around 1750 in Scotland and the Irish dance masters brought it to full development The music is 4/4 time and it is danced at a relatively fast tempo Both men and women dance the reel For women, it is a light, rapid soft shoe dance that allows for plenty of leaping and demands an energetic performance from the dancer Men often dance the reel in what appears to be hard shoes without the toe tap up front Often a feis will include a special competition in the treble reel Here, dancers in a single line dance right and left leg Some separate out age groups, some combine the age groups into one competition Usually, audiences are extremely enthusiastic in their appreciation for this exciting performance. Polythene Film used on SITMA enclosing machinery is supplied in reels of approximately 35 kilos An average reel of 480mm wide plain film will wrap approx 7000 items. Fast-Paced dance for two or more couples, most common in Scotland and Ireland, but also encountered in Scandinavia and North America. Moderately quick dance in duple meter danced throughout the British Isles; the most popular Irish traditional dance type. To wind or pull in the fly line from the water. The flanged spool on which wire rope or strand is wound for storage or shipment Smooth Faced Drum - Drum with a plain face, not grooved. The act or motion of reeling or staggering; as, a drunken reel. Lively dance of Scottish highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector music composed for dancing a reel wind onto or off a reel. Roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector. Music composed for dancing a reel. Winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod. Winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy waves during her arrival Tuesday in Naha, Okinawa prefecture. (AP) NAHA, JAPAN — Several hundred people rallied Tuesday ahead of a visit by U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy to the Japanese island of Okinawa to protest plans to relocate an American military base there. Okinawa is home to more than half of the 47,000 American troops based in Japan under a bilateral defense pact. Kennedy, who arrived later Tuesday, is to meet with Okinawan officials and may see the base relocation site during her three-day visit, Kyodo News agency reported. Holding signs that read, "No base!" and "Bring democracy to Okinawa," more than 300 protesters, many of them families with children, marched on the main street of Naha to the sound of drums and music, urging authorities to remove the U.S. bases from the island altogether. "We as Okinawan people gave our answer many, many times that we don't want maritime bases here," said English teacher Kazue Nakamura-Huber, 47. "We want to stop the (new) base project here." Many Okinawans feel unfairly burdened by hosting many U.S. military facilities on the island, which holds a strategic location in the East China Sea, relatively close to China and Taiwan. The U.S. has proposed a broad plan to consolidate and reduce its troop presence in Okinawa, including a 1996 agreement to move the Marines Corps Futenma air station, which is in a populated area, to a more remote coastal area called Henoko in Nago City. The plan got a boost in December when the governor of Okinawa gave the go-ahead for land reclamation to relocate the base, whose plans include runways extending over water. But many Okinawans want Futenma closed and moved completely off the island. Opponents filed a lawsuit last week seeking to invalidate the governor's approval. The plan also faces uncertainty as Nago's mayor, a vocal opponent of the relocation plan, was re-elected last month. Wakana Toguchi, a 12-year-old school girl who joined the rally with her family, said she hoped to show Kennedy the planned relocation site in her town so the ambassador would understand why the base shouldn't be there. "If I get to see Mrs. Kennedy, I will invite her and show her the beautiful sea, jugons (rare sea animals) and lots of corals. She can perhaps enjoy riding a canoe," Toguchi said. "And I must tell her not to build the base."	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Site Mobile Navigation Pension Fund Losses Hit States Hard, Data Show When total state government revenues across the nation plummeted by a record-breaking 30.8 percent in 2009, the steep investment losses of pension funds proved to be an even bigger drain on state coffers than recession-battered tax collections, according to census data released Wednesday. States reported $1.1 trillion in total revenues in 2009, down from $1.6 trillion a year earlier — the steepest drop the United States Census Bureau has reported since it began collecting data on state government finances in 1951. Tax collections fell by $66 billion, blowing a hole in the operating budgets of many states. But the biggest losses will be felt only in the future: states reported a $477 billion decline in what the census calls “insurance trust revenue,” mostly from pension funds but also from funds for unemployment insurance and workers’ compensation. It is hardly a secret that the bursting of the housing bubble and the Great Recession pummeled state finances. But the new census data, for the fiscal year that ended for most states at the end of June 2009, provides the most comprehensive view yet of the decisions states made in the year they saw their revenues fall by record amounts. The data told a tale of states struggling to adapt to the new fiscal reality. Thanks to an infusion of federal aid, largely from the stimulus, states saw their general revenues decrease by only 1.4 percent — but general expenditures by state governments rose by 3 percent. The downturn gave states new priorities and needs. As more people lost their jobs, states found themselves paying $66 billion in unemployment benefits in 2009, up from the $35 billion that they had paid a year earlier. An error has occurred. Please try again later. You are already subscribed to this email. Donald J. Boyd, a senior fellow at the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government in Albany, said the new census data showed how state governments as a whole began to respond to the recession in what he called “the year of shock and awe for state government taxes.” Public welfare spending rose 6.1 percent in 2009, as needs rose during the prolonged recession and the federal stimulus bill provided more money to states for programs like Medicaid and the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families. But at the same time, Mr. Boyd pointed out, “spending on some of the bread-and-butter operations of government came to a virtual standstill” as corrections spending grew by only 1 percent, spending on government administration grew by less than half a percent, and spending on parks and recreation fell by 4.6 percent. Even though President Obama only signed the stimulus bill into law in February 2009, midway through the fiscal year for most states, the injection of federal money helped offset some of the loss of tax revenue: total federal grants to the states rose by nearly 13 percent that year to $477.7 billion. The stimulus money is set to run out this summer — leaving states facing big deficits next year, since their tax collections, which have begun to rise again, are still far below their pre-recession levels. The biggest loss recorded — the $477 billion decline in revenues earned by the pension funds and other social insurance trust funds — had little immediate impact on state budgets. But its effects are likely to be felt for years. “It is truly astounding,” Mr. Boyd said of the losses. “They don’t translate immediately into budgetary stress for states. But what does happen is through the wizardry of actuarial valuations, they will drive pension contributions by states and localities up considerably in the coming years, and that’s true despite the good stock market of 2009, and the relatively good stock market of 2010.” A version of this article appears in print on January 6, 2011, on Page A14 of the New York edition with the headline: Pension Fund Losses Hit States Hard, Data Show. Order Reprints\|Today's Paper\|Subscribe	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
How to attract PES investment from businesses? A new study has looked at why and how much private sector companies are prepared to invest in Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) schemes for tropical forests. Understanding companies' motivations and expectations can help develop new sources of funding for PES schemes from the private sector, increasing the area of tropical forest conserved worldwide. PES schemes can allow companies to pay to help conserve an ecosystem, to ensure that the service they depend on for their business is not at risk of disappearing, to secure access to biological resources, and to demonstrate environmental responsibility. PES schemes to conserve tropical forests are a relatively new concept and little attention has been paid thus far to examine the factors that influence whether or not businesses participate voluntarily. Using a detailed questionnaire and a complex statistical model, the study compared the hypothetical 'willingness to invest' (WTI) in tropical forest ecosystem services by 60 international and Costa Rican companies. The researchers focused on four ecosystem services: conservation of biodiversity, absorption of atmospheric CO2 (i.e. carbon sequestration), provision of water quality by filtering, flow regulation and prevention of erosion (i.e. watershed protection), and preserving scenic beauty. In total, the companies were willing to invest in conserving the equivalent of 878 km2 per year of forest by purchasing 'certificates of sustainable forestry'. This equated to paying €2.16 million per year for carbon sequestration, €143,000 for watershed protection, €21,900 for biodiversity conservation and €11,500 for scenic beauty. Costa Rican firms were willing to invest up to 7.5 times more than international companies (per year and per hectare) for watershed protection, biodiversity conservation and scenic beauty, reflecting a greater interest in protecting their national ecosystem services with local benefits. The difference was less pronounced for carbon sequestration, which is more relevant on a global scale. The results also revealed differences between companies in different sectors, such as higher WTI in consumer companies (consumer staples, discretionary staples and health care) than industrial companies (those active in the energy, materials, industrial and utilities sectors). However, the number of participants in each sector was relatively low, and a greater number could provide more certain results. Surprisingly, non-financial motivations (i.e. human welfare and ecological responsibility) and indirect-financial motivations (i.e. image benefits) were the biggest influences on WTI for all ecosystem services. Direct financial benefits (i.e. increased income, cost reductions and client demand) had very little influence. However, non-financial and indirect-financial motivations are unlikely to be enough to convince less environmentally-conscious companies to invest in PES, thus the potential financial rewards need to be highlighted as part of any marketing strategy, say the researchers. In some cases, previous experience of biodiversity projects had a negative effect on WTI, possibly implying ineffective PES projects and strategies in the past. The existence of an independent intermediary between private companies and forest managers to ensure that money is spent in the most effective ways was also an important deciding factor for international firms. Source: Koellner, T., Sell, J. & Navarro, G. (2011). Why and how much are firms willing to invest in ecosystem services from tropical forests? A comparison of international and Costa Rican firms. Ecological Economics. 69:2127-2139.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the Forum Rules by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. I'd like to introduce hackxor, a webgoat-like hacking game with a plot and an emphasis on realism, difficulty and actually exploiting vulnerabilities. It uses the amazingly nifty HtmlUnit to simulate other users, so you can write your own XSS/CSRF payloads. While the complete version is a VM image that has to be downloaded&installed aka DVWA, the first two levels can be played online, as SourceForge is bravely hosting them at http://hackxor.sourceforge.net/ It contains XSS, CSRF, SQLi, ReDoS, DOR, command injection and plenty of other vulnerabilities that don't have succinct acronyms. Sadly, due to time constraints there aren't any timing or entropy attacks (although you'll have a self-inflicted time-limit if you mess up the ReDoS). Still, I think the later levels will be difficult enough for nearly everyone to have a challenge.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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ART GOLACKI Art Golacki is a multidisciplinary artist working with traditional mediums as well as installations, photography and digital processing. He was born in Wroclaw, Poland where he also accomplished a Master Degree in Fine Arts. For the past twenty years, Golacki has lived and worked in the United Kingdom, currently in Millport, Scotland. In each of Golacki’senigmatic still-life images, a number of man-made, as well as organic objects, are covered inmonochromatic paint and arranged to mimic the classical memento mori. This process renders many objects unidentifiable and thus visually equal; creating a primal, intuitive scene devoid of arbitrary learned judgments or categorical labels. Golacki aspires to evoke a kind of reflective state of mind in the viewer while at the same time, creating an homage to the artistry of Old and also Contemporary Masters.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Bone Sarcoma in the Upper Extremity: Treatment Options Using Limb Salvage or Amputation Extremity bone sarcomas are rare and pose a challenging problem for patients and their physicians. Physicians who treat bone cancer are called orthopaedic oncologists. Osteosarcoma is the most common primary bone malignancy that is considered for limb salvage, although there are other types of bone cancer. The National Cancer Institute provides comprehensive information on bone cancer. There are approximately 500 and 1,000 osteosarcomas diagnosed in the United States per year. The majority of these bone cancers occur in the adolescent age group.1Enneking WF. General Principles of Musculoskeletal Tumor Surgery Natural History. In: Enneking WF, ed. Musculoskeletal Tumor Surgery, vol. 1. New York: Churchill Livingstone, 1983:3. A smaller number are present in children under the age of 10, and some develop in older people secondary to a pre-existing condition such as Paget's disease. In the past, extremity bone cancers were treated by amputation with relatively poor functional outcomes. Over the last 30 years, limb salvage (operations to save the limb rather than amputate) has evolved. This technique has been proven safe and effective in most cases. There have been developments in several areas to improve the outcomes with limb preservation. Adjuvant or "assisted" chemotherapy is now used for most bone sarcomas. Chemotherapy causes tumor necrosis, which allows for safer removal. In addition, chemotherapy causes the tumor to develop a rind or margin and in some cases shrink, helping the surgeon to completely resect the tumor and minimize the removal of normal tissue. Left, Magnetic resonance image scan (T1 weighted) revealing osteosarcoma in the metaphysic of the distal femur. The extent of the tumor is readily seen. Right, Gross specimen after resection of the distal femur. The true extent of the tumor matches the magnetic resonance image. Imaging also plays a major role in limb salvage. With the development of radiographic studies such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)2 Berquist TH. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Musculoskeletal Neoplasm. Clin Orthop 1989;244:101. , the surgeon can better see the extent of the cancer and plan the resection more precisely. The American Cancer Society provides more information on use of imaging tests to detect bone cancer. Finally, there have been major developments in limb reconstruction. Surgeons now have available implants that can be matched to the patient's size, stronger metals, bone and soft tissue allografts (transplants), microvascular and muscle transfer procedures, and bone graft substitutes. These techniques allow the limb to be restored with good function. There are even devices that can be expanded or "grown" for children to account for normal skeletal growth lost with limb preservation. Despite all of these improvements and the enthusiasm for limb salvage, it is not for everyone. There are contraindications and complications that need to be considered. The decision needs to be made by the patient after a detailed and lengthy discussion with their cancer surgeon. The patient needs to have a thorough understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of limb salvage before pursuing this technique. Anatomy and Pathophysiology Gross specimen after resection of a distal femoral osteosarcoma. Note the penetration of the growth plate by the tumor. Although they are seen in all parts of the skeleton, most osteosarcomas are located near the knee joint and involve the lower femur and upper tibia. The tumor usually occurs in the metaphysis or diaphysis of long bones. The tumor can invade and cross the growth plate. Osteosarcoma is an invasive cancer that usually extends out of the bone into the soft tissues. The tumor can involve the joint, muscles, nerves, and arteries near the bone of origin. As the tumor progresses, it destroys bone and may lead to fracture. Hematogenous (through the blood) spreading of this cancer is a significant risk. Patients need to be staged for distant disease. The greatest risk is spread to the lungs. The cause of this malignancy is not known. There is no hereditary link for a standard osteosarcoma. Known environmental risk factors include radiation. Left, Anteroposterior radiograph of the right shoulder. The osteosarcoma presents as a lytic defect (hole) with a pathologic fracture. Right, Several months later, the tumor is seen destroying the entire proximal humerus. Untreated osteosarcoma is rare. If left untreated, it will grow to an enormous size, destroying bone as it progresses. Pathologic fracture will inevitably occur, especially in weight-bearing bones.2 Berquist TH. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Musculoskeletal Neoplasm. Clin Orthop 1989;244:101. Osteosarcoma has a great propensity to spread to the lungs. The presence of micro-metastatic disease at presentation is common and is one reason for chemotherapy. End-stage patients will develop extensive pulmonary disease, and osteosarcoma will metastasize to other skeletal and nonskeletal sites. Nonsurgical Treatment Nonoperative treatment for osteosarcoma is not reasonable, except for tumors located in anatomically inaccessible sites. An example is a large tumor of the spine. In this case, palliative (non-curative) radiation and chemotherapy can be given. Management Even patients with demonstrated pulmonary metastatic disease are treated aggressively with chemotherapy and surgery. Some of these advanced-stage patients can be cured. The optimal treatment of osteosarcoma requires some form of surgery. Radiation can be used for inoperable tumors, but is only palliative and generally not curative. Current treatment for osteosarcoma uses neoadjuvant (preoperative) chemotherapy for approximately three months.3, Meyers PA, Heller G, Healey J, et al. Chemotherapy for Nonmetastatic Osteogenic Sarcoma: The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Experience. J Clin Oncol 1992;10:5. 4 Brien EW, Terek RM, Healey JH, Land JM. Allograft Reconstruction after Proximal Tibial Resection for Bone Tumors: An Analysis of Function and Outcome Comparing Allograft to Prosthetic Reconstruction. Clin Orthop 1994;303:116. The chemotherapy is given either through a vein (intravenous) or an artery (intra-arterial). Then, the patient is restaged both locally and systemically to see if the tumor has metastasized or changed in size. A decision regarding the type of surgery (limb salvage or amputation) is made. The resected tumor is evaluated by a pathologist for the amount of necrosis. There is a direct relationship between necrosis (the percentage of dead tumor) and survival. Tumors that are 90 percent necrotic or better after chemotherapy have an excellent prognosis.5 Picci P, Bacci G, Campanacci M, et al. Histologic Evaluation of Necrosis in Osteosarcoma Induced by Chemotherapy: Regional Mapping of Viable and Nonviable Tumor. Cancer 1985;56:1515. Chemotherapy alone is not enough to control the tumor in bone.6 Link MP, Goorin AM, Miser AW, et al. The Effect of Adjuvant Chemotherapy on Relapse-Free Survival in Patients with Osteosarcoma of the Extremity. N Engl J Med 1986;314:1600. Surgery is needed to remove the residual viable tumor cells. After surgery, patients are placed back on chemotherapy for up to one year. If pulmonary disease develops, the nodules can be removed surgically. Surgical Treatment The first surgical decision concerns the feasibility of limb salvage. Most osteosarcomas (approximately 85 percent) are candidates for limb preservation. There are some relative contraindications. Photograph of a fungating osteosarcoma of the os calcis. This tumor is best treated by below the knee amputation. Large growing tumors that are poor responders to chemotherapy are often best managed by amputation.7 Simon MA, Aschliman MA, Thomas N, Mankin HJ. Limb-Salvage Treatment versus Amputation for Osteosarcoma of the Distal End of the Femur. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1986;68:1331. Patients with tumors that infiltrate the skin around the bone are poor candidates to save the limb Cancers that surround important nerves and arteries may need to be amputated.7 Simon MA, Aschliman MA, Thomas N, Mankin HJ. Limb-Salvage Treatment versus Amputation for Osteosarcoma of the Distal End of the Femur. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1986;68:1331. Sarcomas in very young children are best managed by amputation. In these young patients, the limb length inequality after limb preservation will be excessive and de-functionalizing. Any patient who must decide between amputation and limb salvage must understand everything involved with both options. A consultation with a prosthetist is invaluable in understanding life with amputation. They can usually show the patient and their family an example of the prosthesis they would have, and videos showing the activities that the patient could perform. Also, most cancer surgeons can arrange meetings for a patient deciding about surgery with another patient who has already had that type of surgery. There are considerations in deciding between limb salvage and amputations. Emotional. Amputations can be both emotionally and physically devastating to patients. Technical. Unlike limb salvage, amputations tend to be technically less complicated operations for the surgeon, resulting in few complications. Ongoing surgery. Patients with amputations usually need no further surgery, while limb salvage patients may need multiple surgeries throughout their lives to fix problems that occur with the initial reconstruction. Return to Function. Amputation patients often have a faster return to function and may even have better function than limb salvage patients. Prosthetics. Artificial limbs have been improved in appearance and function. These limbs have endoskeletons (shells) that can be covered with a more natural appearing material to make them look more like a normal limb. The joint mechanisms are also very sophisticated and can return the patient to a more normal gait. A patient with a below-the-knee amputation usually walks without a limp and can play most sports. Most observers would not even know the patient, in long pants, had an amputation. Patients with above-the-knee amputations can also function very well.8 Harris IE, Leff AR, Gitelis S, Simon MA. A Comparison of Function and Walking Efficiency in Patients With Aggressive Tumors at the Knee Treated by Above-the-Knee Amputation, Knee Arthrodesis, or Knee Arthroplasty. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1990;72:1477. Although they often have a minimal limp and can play many sports, they tend not to function as well as below-the-knee patients because of the need for an artificial knee joint as part of the prosthesis. Limb-girdle amputations such as a hind-quarter (through the hip joint) can be fitted, but function is limited. Amputations closer to the hip require more energy from the patient to walk than distal amputations. Amputations A unique amputation procedure, called the Van Ness procedure, is useful in very young children. The tibia, foot, and ankle can be preserved and fixed to the remaining femur after rotating it so the foot points backwards. The ankle joint then acts as the knee joint.9, Cammisa FP, Glasser DB, Otis JC, et al. The Van Nes Tibial Rotationplasty: A Functionally Viable Reconstructive Procedure in Children Who Have a Tumor of the Distal End of the Femur. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1990;72:1541. 10, Kotz R, Salzer M. Rotationplasty for Childhood Osteosarcoma of the Distal Femur. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1982;64:959. 11 Merkel KD, Gebhardt M, Springfield DS. Rotationplasty as a Reconstructive Operation after Tumor Resection. Clin Orthop 1991;270:231. These patients can be fitted as a below-knee amputee with better function than a standard above knee amputation.12 Winkelmann WW. Rotationplasty. Orthop Clin North Am 1996;27:503. While this reconstruction always upsets the patient and their family when they initially hear about it, it is an excellent option, allowing these children to participate in almost all normal childhood activities. Amputations of the shoulder, arm, or forearm have a poorer functional outcome than amputations of the thigh or lower leg. This is especially true for the shoulder girdle. The terminal device (artificial hand) of the prosthesis has only a limited ability to return manual strength and dexterity. Myo-electric prostheses may improve some of these deficiencies. Limb Salvage After a decision is made for limb salvage, there are two basic types of reconstruction in adults. Most osteosarcomas involve the knee joint, which needs to be removed during the resection. Arthrodesis Postoperative anteroposterior radiograph of the knee after resection and fusion with an allograft. The upper tibia and knee is resected and fused with a donated human bone. Arthrodesis, or fusion, is a procedure that makes the joint permanently stiff.15 Weiner SD, Scarborough M, Vander Griend RA. Resection Arthrodesis of the Knee with an Intercalary Allograft. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1996;78:185. The knee joint will not bend. This can be accomplished with bone allografts,13, Enneking WF, Shirley PD. Resection Arthrodesis for Malignant and Potentially Malignant Lesions about the Knee Using Intramedullary Rod and Local Bone Grafts. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1997;59:223. 16- Gebhardt MC, Flugstad DI, Springfield DS, Mankin HJ. The Use of Bone Allografts for Limb Salvage in High-Grade Extremity Osteosarcoma. Clin Orthop 1991;270:181. 17 Sim FH, Frassica FJ. Use of Allografts following Resection of Tumors of the Musculoskeletal System. Instr Course Lect 1993;42:405. vascularized autografts,18 Weinberg H, Kenan S, Lewis MM, et al. The Role of Microvascular Surgery in Limb-Sparing Procedures for Malignant Tumors of the Knee. Plast Reconstr Surg 1993;92:692. or a combination. Once the knee is fused solidly, it is a stable, durable reconstruction. It can withstand physical stress. Follow-up surgery is less likely with arthrodesis. The disadvantages include: Loss of functions requiring the knee to bend, such as climbing or stooping. Arising from a chair is difficult, as is sitting anywhere that you need a bent knee, such as a movie theater or an airplane. Knee arthrodesis also places abnormal stresses on the joints above and below the knee, and can lead to future hip or back problems. Arthrodesis also increases the energy needed for the patient to walk. Arthroplasty Postoperative anteroposterior radiograph of the knee after resection and replacement with a joint allograft. Arthroplasty provides for a bendable knee. The procedure replaces the resected bone and joint. Arthroplasty can be accomplished with an allograft16- Gebhardt MC, Flugstad DI, Springfield DS, Mankin HJ. The Use of Bone Allografts for Limb Salvage in High-Grade Extremity Osteosarcoma. Clin Orthop 1991;270:181. 17, Sim FH, Frassica FJ. Use of Allografts following Resection of Tumors of the Musculoskeletal System. Instr Course Lect 1993;42:405. 19, Clohisy DR, Mankin HJ. Osteoarticular Allografts for Reconstruction after Resection of a Musculoskeletal Tumor in the Proximal End of the Tibia. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1994;76:549. 20, Mankin HJ, Doppelt SH, Sullivan TR, Tomford WW. Osteoarticular and Intercalary Allograft Transplantation in the Management of Malignant Tumors of Bone. Cancer 1982;50:613. 21 Zatespin ST, Burdygin VN. Replacement of the Distal Femur and Proximal Tibia with Frozen Allograft. Clin Orthop 1994;303:95. or a metallic implant.22, Bradish CF, Kemp HBS, Scales FT, et al. Distal Femoral Replacement by Custom Made Prostheses. J Bone Joint Surg Br 1987;69:276. 23, Choong PF, Sim FH, Pritchard DJ, et al. Megaprostheses after Resection of Distal Femoral Tumors. A Rotating Hinge Design in 30 Patients Followed for 2-7 Years. Acta Orthop Scand 1996;67:345. 24, Kawai A, Muschler GF, Lane JM, et al. Prosthetic Knee Replacement after Resection of a Malignant Tumor of the Distal Part of the Femur. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1998;80:636. 25, Morris HG, Capanna R, Campanacci D, et al. Modular Endoprosthetic Replacement after Total Resection of the Femur for Malignant Tumor. Int Orthop 1994;18:90. 26, Sim FH, Frassica FJ, Chao EY. Orthopaedic Management Using New Devices and Prostheses [Review]. Clin Orthop 1995;312:160. 27 Veth RPH, et al. Megaprosthesis in the Treatment of Primary Malignant Metastatic Tumors in the Hip Region. J Surg Oncol 1989;40:214. Allograft arthroplasty replaces the resected bone and joint with a bone transplant.28 Gitelis S, Piasecki P. Allograft Prosthetic Composite Arthroplasty for Osteosarcoma and Other Aggressive Bone Tumors. Clin Orthop 1991;270:197. These grafts are obtained from human donors and are frozen to diminish rejection problems. Freezing renders the bone dead and the cartilage can be kept minimally alive. The graft needs to heal to the host bone like a fracture. This healing can be impeded by the postoperative chemotherapy. Allografts can break or become arthritic, and the joint can be unstable. In the recent past, these arthroplasties were done with allografts alone, referred to as osteoarticular allografts (transplanted bone with its cartilage). These allograft reconstructions are now usually done by replacing the bone with an allograft, then replacing the cartilage with a total knee arthroplasty. This has an advantage of replacing the resected bone with bone rather than metal. This bone can be used for later reconstruction if the initial reconstruction breaks down, which happens often. The main disadvantage is problems with healing of the allograft to the patient bone. Left, Postoperative anteroposterior radiograph of the knee after resection of the distal femur and replacement with a modular oncology prosthesis. Right, Postoperative anteroposterior radiograph of the knee after resection of the proximal tibia and replacement with a modular oncology prosthesis. Metallic arthroplasty is done with a modular oncology prosthesis.14 Eckardt JJ, Eilber FR, Rosen G, et al. Endoprosthetic Replacement for Stage IIB Osteosarcoma. Clin Orthop 1991;270:202. The modularity allows the surgeon to assemble the necessary bone replacement in the operating room to match the patient's size and the amount of bone resected. The device can be fixed to the bone with bone cement (methylmethacrylate) or the surgeon may use a press-fit porous stem that allows the bone to grow into the prosthesis to anchor it into the patient's body. The joint bearing is a rotating hinge. While the bearing has some freedom of movement, it is more constrained or hinged than a normal knee.29 Kneisl JS, Finn HA, Simon MA. Mobile Knee Reconstructions after Resection of Malignant Tumors of the Distal Femur. Orthop Clin North Am 1991;22:105. This can lead to more problems than a standard total knee arthroplasty used in older adult patients. Problems can include loosening from the bone, wearing out of the parts, breakage of the parts, and stiffness. There is also some experience with a form of limb salvage for children using a "growing" or expandable prosthesis. The device can be lengthened as the child grows to keep up with growth of the opposite limb.30, Kenan S, Bloom N, Lewis MM. Limb-Sparing Surgery in Skeletally Immature Patients with Osteosarcoma: The Use of an Expandable Prosthesis. Clin Orthop 1991;270:223. 31, Kenan S, Lewis MM. Limb Salvage in Pediatric Surgery: The Use of The Expandable Prosthesis. Orthop Clin North Am 1991;22:121. 32, Lewis MM. The Use of the Expandable and Adjustable Prosthesis in the Treatment of Childhood Malignant Bone Tumors of the Extremities. Cancer 1986;57:499. 33 Uwin PS, Walker PS. Extendable Endoprosthesis for the Skeletally Immature. Clin Orthop 1995;322:179. These prostheses vary in their method of expansion from open surgical lengthening to magnetic expansion.34, Kenan S, Lewis MM. Limb Sparing Surgery in Children. The Expandable Prosthesis. Current Trends and Controversies after the First 10 Years. Eighth International Symposium on Limb Salvage (ISOLS), Florence, Italy, 1995;124. 35 Ward WG, Yang RS, Eckardt JJ. Endoprosthetic Bone Reconstruction following Malignant Tumor Resection in Skeletally Immature Patients. Orthop Clin North Am 1996;27:493. Removal of the cancer The first part of the procedure is the complete removal of the cancer with an adequate margin. The surgeon must be certain that the knee joint is not contaminated with tumor cells. If there is joint penetration, the joint is removed as one unit. The most reasonable reconstruction following this is a knee fusion. Most of the time, the joint can be opened and the distal femur or proximal tibia resected. Muscle covering the soft-tissue component of the tumor will be taken out to improve the margin. The nerves and arteries behind the bone are often identified and protected. Before the procedure, the bone cut is determined based on the MRI. Once the cancer has been adequately removed, the specimen is opened to be certain the margins are adequate. Reconstruction The next part of the procedure is reconstruction. If a modular oncology prosthesis is the desired reconstruction (most common), the femur bone is prepared by reaming the canal of the bone with a power instrument. The desired femoral stem diameter is selected. The tibia is next prepared by removal of its cartilage surface and preparing the canal. The trial modular device is assembled and placed in the bone to check length, stability, and patellar tracking. The patella can be resurfaced as desired. The final modular oncology device can be inserted cemented or cementless.37 Capanna R, Morris HG, Campanacci D, et al. Modular Uncemented Prosthetic Reconstruction after Resection of Tumours of the Distal Femur. J Bone Joint Surg Br 1994;76:178. Cementless devices are porous-coated and bone ingrowth is necessary for success.38 Ward WG, Johnston KS, Dorey FJ, Eckhardt JJ. Extra-medullary Porous Coating to Prevent Diaphyseal Osteolysis and Radiolucent Lines around Proximal Tibial Replacements: A Preliminary Report. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1993;75:976. This can be a problem in the presence of chemotherapy. The wound is closed in multiple layers. The ligaments do not need to be repaired because the rotating hinge bearing provides for joint stability. For tibial tumors, muscle flaps are necessary for closure and to repair the patellar ligament.39, Feldman JJ, Cohen BE, May JW Jr. The Medial Gastrocnemius Myocutaneous Flap. Plast Reconstr Surg 1978;61:531. 40, Guzman-Stein G, Fix RJ, Vasconez LO. Muscle Flap Coverage for the Lower Extremity. Clin Plast Surg 1991;18:545. 41 Malawer MM, Price WM. Gastrocnemius Transposition Flap in Conjunction with Limb-Sparing Surgery for Primary Bone Sarcomas around the Knee. Plast Reconstr Surg 1984;73:741. Allograft arthroplasty requires fixing the bone to the femur with a plate or rod.17, Sim FH, Frassica FJ. Use of Allografts following Resection of Tumors of the Musculoskeletal System. Instr Course Lect 1993;42:405. 21, Zatespin ST, Burdygin VN. Replacement of the Distal Femur and Proximal Tibia with Frozen Allograft. Clin Orthop 1994;303:95. 43 Jofe MH, Gebhardt MC, Tomford WW, Mankin HJ. Reconstruction for Defects of the Proximal Part of the Femur Using Allograft Arthroplasty. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1988;70:507. Rigid internal fixation is needed to promote healing. The allograft needs to be properly sized to match the bone and joint removed. All of the ligaments need to be sutured to the allograft to stabilize the joint. Instability is a significant problem with allograft arthroplasty.4, Brien EW, Terek RM, Healey JH, Land JM. Allograft Reconstruction after Proximal Tibial Resection for Bone Tumors: An Analysis of Function and Outcome Comparing Allograft to Prosthetic Reconstruction. Clin Orthop 1994;303:116. 44 Mankin HJ, Gebhardt MC, Jennings LC, et al. Long-Term Results of Allograft Replacement in the Management of Bone Tumors. Clin Orthop 1996;324:86. In general there are more potential complications with limb salvage than with amputation.7 Simon MA, Aschliman MA, Thomas N, Mankin HJ. Limb-Salvage Treatment versus Amputation for Osteosarcoma of the Distal End of the Femur. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1986;68:1331. Amputation Recurrence. There is less risk of local recurrence with amputation. Survival for osteosarcoma, however, is the about the same whether the patient chooses limb salvage or amputation. Phantom pain after amputation Neuroma after amputation Wound necrosis Bone prominence Bone overgrowth in children. This results from the bone growth potential still present in children, and may require re-amputation to shorten the growing bone. While troubling, phantom pain and neuroma usually can be managed with medication, and in some cases, a small surgical procedure. Infection. Infection is a serious problem that usually requires removal of the device before the infection can be cured. Wound necrosis. Wound necrosis can occur because of the extensive soft tissue dissection needed to remove the cancer. This problem can be minimized by the use of muscle flaps. Nerve palsy. Most of these operations require delicately separating the nerves from the tumor, which may lead to nerve palsy. The complication will usually resolve with time. Mechanical complications related to the prosthesis. The device can loosen or break, or the bearing (hinge) can fail. Wear of the bearing surfaces can lead to tissue reactions. Most mechanical complications can be minimized if the metallic device is used wisely. These implants are not made for functions such as running or impact athletics. Walking, biking, low impact dancing, and swimming are reasonable activities. Patients who are long-term cancer survivors will likely experience implant failure at some point in their futures. Amputation After a lower limb amputation, the surgeon can place either a temporary prosthesis or a soft dressing. The temporary prosthesis allows earlier functional rehabilitation and is suited for an amputation at an above-the-knee level or distal. A prosthetist may be asked to place the cast pylon device on the limb in the operating room. Physical therapy is started early for functional and psychological reasons. Therapy consists of gait training, joint mobilization, and muscle strengthening. If a soft dressing is applied, patients are also taught how to wrap the limb to diminish swelling. Prosthetic fabrication is usually held for about three months to allow the limb to regain its normal shape. After the leg is ready, the patient is taught how to use it. The higher the level of amputation, the more training is necessary. Patients with high level amputations may benefit from an inpatient stay at a rehabilitation center. Upper limb amputations need extensive rehabilitation by occupational and physical therapy. Prosthetic use is taught and the patient is instructed on how to use the opposite limb for activities of daily living. Limb Salvage Limb salvage with a modular oncology device also requires significant rehabilitation. Shortly after surgery, the patient will go to physical therapy for gait training, knee range of motion, and muscle strengthening. If the device is placed without cement, partial weight-bearing ambulation is necessary for six weeks. The soft tissue repair after limb salvage has a significant effect on rehabilitation. If a quadriceps reconstruction is performed, especially for proximal tibial tumors, this repair needs to heal before active exercise is started. This is usually at six weeks. Range of motion exercises are influenced by the patellar tracking and tightness of the knee. Limb salvage with an allograft requires somewhat different rehabilitation. The allograft needs to be protected with a walking aid until healing occurs at the junction of the allograft and host bone.8 Harris IE, Leff AR, Gitelis S, Simon MA. A Comparison of Function and Walking Efficiency in Patients With Aggressive Tumors at the Knee Treated by Above-the-Knee Amputation, Knee Arthrodesis, or Knee Arthroplasty. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1990;72:1477. Children especially need to be encouraged during the rehabilitation process. While they continue on chemotherapy, they have a diminished energy level and lack motivation to exercise. There is a strong tendency for children to develop a knee flexion contracture, and this needs to be avoided. Cammisa FP, Glasser DB, Otis JC, et al. The Van Nes Tibial Rotationplasty: A Functionally Viable Reconstructive Procedure in Children Who Have a Tumor of the Distal End of the Femur. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1990;72:1541. Kenan S, Lewis MM. Limb Sparing Surgery in Children. The Expandable Prosthesis. Current Trends and Controversies after the First 10 Years. Eighth International Symposium on Limb Salvage (ISOLS), Florence, Italy, 1995;124. AAOS does not endorse any treatments, procedures, products, or physicians referenced herein. This information is provided as an educational service and is not intended to serve as medical advice. Anyone seeking specific orthopaedic advice or assistance should consult his or her orthopaedic surgeon, or locate one in your area through the AAOS "Find an Orthopaedist" program on this website.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Miscommunication in genes, multiple births called anomalies What mice want are cozy, dark tunnels. That sense of shelter. A comfy assurance that nothing can swoop down from the sky and turn them into appetizers. Then there are Richard Schultz's mice. The males among them exhibit an uncommon comfort in the great outdoors. Such boldness is utterly unmouselike. Mr. Schultz, a researcher at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, developed these mice in an unusual manner. He allowed their embryos to live outside the womb for a few days. The little embryos grew in a brew of nutrients similar to what a human embryo might experience during in vitro fertilization. Then he put the embryos into mom, and let nature proceed. In most ways, these mice were like any others. They grew normally, grasped objects normally, they balanced on sticks with relative ease -- anything an average mouse might do, they did too. Then they were tested for anxiety levels in open spaces. There, the differences arose. Further tests revealed another problem: while all the mice were good learners, the petri-dish-raised mice had poor spatial memory. Of course, it's impossible to say whether Mr. Schultz's mice are adequate stand-ins for humans. But his work feeds into a growing body of research that suggests a small but significant increased risk for certain kinds of genetic defects among infants conceived through in vitro fertilization. They are called gene imprinting disorders. How imprinting works An embryo has two copies of every gene, one from mother and one from father. In imprinting, only one of those genes is allowed to "talk." Whether the active gene is the mother's or the father's depends on the gene, but which gene is active is very specific, and very consistent from one person to the next, explains Judith Hall, a professor at the University of British Columbia and an expert on genetic imprinting. In imprinting disorders, both gene copies are left on or turned off. "If you have two turned on, you have a problem. If you have none turned on, you have a problem," she said. Researchers worry that the nutrients in which embryos bathe in a petri dish, or the way a sperm and egg meet in a laboratory, could make IVF embryos particularly vulnerable to these types of defects. But does it? It's hard to say. The scientific literature about the risks of test-tube reproduction often is a befuddling storm of conflicting results, uncertainty, and inadequate data, said many who have attempted to sort it out. What's emerging from this research may be a conclusion of a different sort: There is not enough information about the more than quarter-million children conceived through IVF in the United States. There ought to be more and better statistics gathered on IVF children. And the number of studies contain inadequate data to support the reported results. "The papers are shoddy," said Dr. Hall, who is a member of a committee for the Genetics and Public Policy Center that spent the last year reviewing in vitro fertilization research. Studies often compare IVF infant health to infant health in the general population without distinguishing what kind of procedure was used to create the IVF embryo. "You would never publish a paper on mice where you didn't describe" research methods in detail, Dr. Hall said. "There's something kind of mystical about assisted reproduction technology. People say, 'we won't discuss that.' " Despite the blur in the literature, most observers agree that some IVF problems are unquestionably evident: IVF pregnancies result in a higher number of twin, triplet, and quadruplet births than natural conception. Such children face an increased risk of birth defects. Even IVF babies who do not share the womb with a twin are more likely to be premature than naturally conceived children and suffer the complications that may engender. IVF single births often are underweight, even when they are full-term. Fertility experts seem to agree that the number of multiple births is one problem that demands urgent attention. In fact, there has been progress. Recent statistics show a decline in these births. But the problem is far from solved and there still are many clinics where multiple births make up more than half of the successful IVF procedures. Nationwide, multiple births occurred in 40 percent of all successful IVF procedures among women younger than 35. Eight percent were triplets or more. Although a triplet pregnancy generally is acknowledged to pose a significant health risk, twins often are thought to be a fairly safe bet. But the risks that can accompany twin births are not trivial. Twins have a fetal death rate three to five times higher than single babies. Their newborn death rate is five to seven times higher. Twin births cost four times what single births cost. If the twin is severely underweight, medical costs for that first year of life can be as high as 44 times the cost of caring for a single infant. Reducing multiple births Fertility specialists are looking at a number of ways to reduce multiple births. For instance, many clinics in Europe return only a single embryo to the womb among patients with the best prospects for a successful pregnancy. But the trend has no evident following in the United States, where patients often pay for fertility treatment out of their own pockets, and an IVF attempt can run to $10,000 to $12,000. At that price, people want to get it right the first time. In Europe, fertility treatment often is part of government-supplied health coverage. In the United States, insurance coverage for such treatment is rare. In the United States, many clinics are choosing to grow embryos outside the womb for an extra day or two. Additional growing days could reveal which embryos are most likely to succeed. Thus, fewer embryos can be returned to the womb. Ironically, some research shows that this technique may increase the likelihood of identical twins. Others raise questions about the health consequences of a longer time outside the womb. Mr. Schultz, of the bold-mice experiment, conducted genetic studies on embryos growing outside the womb. These showed severe genetic errors. Specifically, the genes were not properly imprinted. Genes that were supposed to be shut off were turned on. Those genes gave bad instructions to other genes. More than 100 genes failed to behave the way they were supposed to. That's why Mr. Schultz decided to test the behavior of in vitro mice. Sure, embryos make genetic mistakes, but did it really make a difference in the adult mouse? His study of mouse behavior at least suggests that yes, it may. The issue is of rising importance as some clinics choose to grow embryos outside the body for longer periods. One troubling statistic that may relate to the shortcomings of raising embryos in a laboratory is an apparent slight but significant increase among IVF kids for diseases caused by imprinting errors. Because of the unique nature of the genetic failures in the mouse embryos, and this assortment of these diseases, Mr. Schultz said a critical next step would be a study that assigned one group of IVF patients to use embryos grown outside the womb for a short time, and another group to use embryos grown outside the womb for a longer time. The children of these practices should then be followed for life. As it stands, the United States doesn't track any IVF child, making it impossible to know if children born of these procedures are experiencing any problems as they get older. "These practices that [fertility doctors] do are very aggressively implemented,'' Mr. Schultz said. "The implementation has fairly outpaced the underlying science.'' He said IVF practices are often introduced into patient care without much long-term research, which "is a real anomaly in the practice of Western medicine." What's needed, many say, is a method to follow the health of children conceived from assisted reproductive technology in a systematic way. Canada recently passed legislation that requires more tracking of these children. Scandinavian countries already do this. But in the United States, record-keeping extends not much further than a fertility clinic's report that a birth was achieved and how many times a particular method was used to achieve a pregnancy. Often, a child's pediatrician will not even know a child was conceived with assisted reproduction, said Dr. Hall, the genetic imprinting expert from British Columbia. If they did know, there is no central database to report any problems that might arise for these children, she said. As a result, prospective parents can't know what risks their IVF child may face. The risks are probably statistically small, Dr. Hall said, but important. For instance, if there was a higher risk for a very rare cancer "wouldn't you want to know that? It seems to me these are highly highly valued children. If that's the risk, even though it's small, you'd monitor [the child] differently. But we don't know. We absolutely don't know, because they are not followed. They don't tell the pediatrician. We don't know the outcomes for these people,'' she said. "That's the whole frustration." Copyright 2018 The Blade. All rights reserved. This material may not be copied or distributed without permission.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
France is just stopped. Plunging into a crisis I have never seen before (and I am 50 !). And if the economic and social disasters were not enough, we now discover our "leader" has a real problem with women, and fire in a place my distinguished French education forbids me to name. La honte... Egypt is fighting the NWO conspiracy! If you are against the NWO, support Egypt in fighting terrorism, and Zionist Elite supporting terrorism. Egyptians had prevented the Third World War and the NWO, but you all people of all countries should support Egyptians. The Muslim Brotherhood and all their terrorist branches should be declared by all countries as terrorists. The UN should end and a new organization created by all countries and not only by Zionists should replace it. To all countries, pay attention, avoid NGO, and watch diplomatic bags, and Zionist Ambassadors and never believe that Zionist Elite ever keep their friendship with anyone. Come on people and use your rights and press on your leaders to join Egypt.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Four days after officials sealed off an entire floor of a federal courthouse in Washington, D.C. for secret arguments in a mystery case about a grand jury subpoena, a three judge panel unanimously agreed that an unknown company – owned by an unknown foreign country – had to abide by a lower court order enforcing a subpoena in a mystery case which some believe is related to the Russia investigation led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. “The Grand Jury seeks information from a corporation (“the Corporation”) owned by Country A,” the judges wrote in their three page opinion, the first public document in a case known only as “In Re Grand Jury Subpoena.” Without giving any details on the identity of the company, or the country, the ruling rejected the efforts of both to avoid the grand jury subpoena for unknown information, leaving the subpoena in place. The decision revealed that the company refusing to comply with the subpoena was being fined by the courts. “When the Corporation failed to produce the requested information, the court held the Corporation in contempt, imposing a fixed monetary penalty to increase each day the Corporation fails to comply,” the decision read. In their ruling, the judges said that sovereign immunity could not insulate foreign countries from criminal liability, meaning in this case that the U.S. legal system could have ‘subject-matter jurisdiction over criminal offenses’ involving this foreign company, owned by a foreign government. “Consequently, we are unconvinced that Country A’s law truly prohibits the Corporation from complying with the subpoena,” the judges concluded. The new bits of information spurred all kinds of speculation from legal and political circles – but the bottom line is that no one has confirmed what kind of company, which country, or even who is investigating the matter. Company owned by a country…I have some guesses https://t.co/CfFOyQBsXG — Scott Stedman (@ScottMStedman) December 18, 2018 Some legal experts believe the company is a state-owned bank, which might have done business with the Trump Organization – but those type of details remain unknown at this time. The court’s decision could still be appealed to the full D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, or directly to the U.S. Supreme Court. A federal judge agreed to delay sentencing for President Donald Trump’s former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty last year to lying to the FBI. >> Read more trending news Flynn resigned from his post in the Trump administration in February 2017 after serving just 24 days in office. He pleaded guilty in December 2017 to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russian officials and agreed to fully cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller’s team. >> From Cox Media Group's Jamie Dupree: FBI 302 shows Flynn misled FBI agents about 2016 Russian contacts Update 7:45 p.m. EST Dec. 18: Federal Judge Emmet Sullivan issued an order restricting the travel of former Trump National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. Sullivan ordered Flynn to turn over his passport and stay within 50 miles of Washington, D.C., beginning on Jan. 4, 2019, according to reports from CNN and Axios. Flynn has remained out of jail while awaiting his sentencing for lying to Congress. Update 2:20 p.m. EST Dec. 18: White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said at a press briefing Tuesday afternoon that Flynn’s criminal case had nothing to do with Trump. “The activities that he is said to ... have engaged in don’t have anything to do with the president,” Huckabee Sanders said. “We wish Gen. Flynn well and we'll continue to focus on doing what we do here everyday.” Update 1 p.m. EST Dec. 18: Attorneys for Flynn asked U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan to delay his sentencing Tuesday after the judge asked whether Flynn wanted to wait until after his cooperation with Mueller’s team was completed before being handed his sentence, CNN reported. Authorities said in court records filed earlier this month that Flynn has met with investigators 19 times since pleading guilty in December 2017. He’s provided information in three separate investigations, including the probe into Russian election meddling, officials said. >> From Cox Media Group's Jamie Dupree: After stern criticism, federal judge delays Flynn sentencing Sullivan paused court proceedings for about half an hour Tuesday to allow Flynn time to confer with his attorneys about whether to postpone the sentencing hearing until after he’s completed his cooperation with authorities, Vox.com reported. Flynn’s attorney suggested in court that most of Flynn’s cooperation with Mueller had been completed, the news site reported, although the attorney added that it was possible Flynn could cooperate further in a case brought against his former business associates in a federal court in Virginia. >> Michael Flynn's former business associates accused of illegally lobbying for Turkey An indictment unsealed Monday showed authorities charged Flynn’s former business partner, Bijan Kian, 66, and Turkish businessman Kamil Ekim Alptekin, 41, with conspiracy, acting in the U.S. as illegal agents of the government of Turkey and making false statements to the FBI. Update 12:50 p.m. EST Dec. 18: Court proceedings resumed just after 12:40 p.m. Tuesday after U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan called a recess to the proceedings. Sullivan cautioned people not to 'read too much into the questions' asked before the break, including a question about whether Flynn could have been charged with treason, The Huffington Post reported. 'I wasn't suggesting he had committed treason,' Sullivan said, according to Vox.com. 'I was just curious.' Update 12:05 p.m. EST Dec. 18: Court proceedings were paused Tuesday morning for a recess to allow Flynn time to confer with his attorneys after U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan asked whether Flynn could have been charged with treason, The Huffington Post reported. Court is expected resume at 12:30 p.m. Sullivan asked Flynn several questions earlier Tuesday to make sure he wanted to proceed with his sentencing hearing. Sullivan asked Flynn to consider whether to push the hearing back until after he’s completed his cooperation with Mueller’s team, Vox.com reported. Update 11:40 a.m. EST Dec. 18: Flynn told U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan on Tuesday that he knew it was a crime to lie to the FBI, CNN reported. Sullivan asked Flynn a series of questions Tuesday to make sure he wanted to move forward with his sentencing hearing after Flynn said in a defense memo that the FBI never warned him that it was against the law to lie to federal agents. Update 10 a.m. EST Dec. 18: Flynn has arrived at the courthouse ahead of his scheduled sentencing hearing. Original report: President Donald Trump on Tuesday wished Flynn luck ahead of his scheduled sentencing for lying to FBI investigators probing Russian election meddling and its possible ties to Trump and his presidential campaign. “Good luck today in court to General Michael Flynn,” Trump wrote Tuesday morning in a tweet. “Will be interesting to see what he has to say, despite tremendous pressure being put on him, about Russian Collusion in our great and, obviously, highly successful political campaign. There was no Collusion!” >> Michael Flynn's former business associates accused of illegally lobbying for Turkey Flynn is scheduled to be sentenced at an 11 a.m. hearing before U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan, according to court records. Prosecutors asked a judge earlier this month to sentence Flynn to little or no jail time in connection to the case, citing his cooperation with investigators. >> More on Robert Mueller's investigation In a memo filed last week, Flynn’s attorneys asked he be spared jail time and suggested that FBI agents played to his desire to keep the situation quiet and, as a result, kept him from involving a lawyer when investigators approached him just days after Trump’s inauguration. Mueller’s team has sharply pushed back at any suggestion that Flynn was duped, with prosecutors responding that as a high-ranking military officer steeped in national security issues, Flynn “knows he should not lie to federal agents.” >> Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen sentenced to 3 years in prison, Trump responds on Twitter Flynn is, so far, the only member of Trump’s administration to plead guilty to charges in the Mueller investigation, according to Reuters. Last week, a federal judge in New York sentenced Trump’s former long-time attorney Michael Cohen to 36 months in prison for charges that included one count of lying to Congress that had been levied against Trump’s former fixer by Mueller’s office. Trump has frequently railed against the investigation, which he has called a witch hunt, and denied any collusion with Russia. The Associated Press contributed to this report. As two Chicago police officers tried to locate the source of gunshots on the city’s South Side Monday night, they scrambled up an embankment and onto a set of southbound train tracks, walking south and keeping an eye on a northbound train as they searched for the potential shooter. Police officials said Officers Eduardo Marmolejo, 36, and Conrad Gary, 31, likely never heard the southbound train coming up behind them. According to The Chicago Tribune, one officer’s body camera footage offered investigators a glimpse into what took place as both men were killed. “They had no idea the train was behind them,” Anthony Guglielmi, a Chicago police spokesman, told the Tribune. “They hear the noise (of the northbound Metra train), we suspect. That masks the noise of the other train that is right behind them.” The oncoming South Shore train struck the officers on a viaduct over 103rd Street, the Tribune reported. They were killed instantly. >> Read more trending news The newspaper reported that it was not yet known how fast the South Shore train was going, but Michael Noland, CEO and president of the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, said South Shore trains typically go around 65 mph on that stretch of track. The company, which operates South Shore trains on the city’s Metra tracks, is downloading the train’s event recorder to turn over to police investigators. Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said Monday night that Marmolejo and Gary, both relatively new officers on the force, responded shortly after 6 p.m. that evening to 103rd Street and Dauphin Avenue when the city’s ShotSpotter system picked up the sound of gunshots. “While doing the most dangerous thing a police officer can do -- and that is to chase an individual with a gun -- these brave young men were consumed with identifying a potential threat to their community and put the safety of others above their own,” Johnson said. Guglielmi told the Tribune that the body camera footage shows the officers get out of their patrol car after spotting someone who could have been the shooter. They cross the viaduct and head south in the direction they apparently believe the suspect is moving. “They were deciphering the offender’s direction of flight,” Guglielmi told the newspaper. A gun and shell casings were found near where the officers died, the police spokesman said. A person of interest was being questioned in the case Tuesday, the Tribune said. Johnson said Monday night that Marmolejo had been on the force for more than two years. Gary was on the force for 18 months. According to the Officer Down Memorial Page, Marmolejo is survived by his wife and three children. Gary, a U.S. Air Force veteran, is survived by his wife and an infant daughter. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was subdued as he spoke of the effect the officers’ deaths on the department, which has lost two other officers in the line of duty this year. “I’m not usually one for a loss of words, but I think you can understand the idea in trying to express the immense sense of devastation to the Chicago Police Department,” Emanuel said. He praised Marmolejo and Gary for working to keep their community safe, at the expense of their own lives. “There they were, responding to ShotSpotter, doing their job trying to protect the rest of us,” the mayor said. “We’ve lost two young men, both fathers with young families. This holiday will never be the same for those two families, and while our hearts are with them, we’ve lost people who answered the call to make Chicago a better place.” Emanuel said he spoke to one of the families alongside the superintendent. “There are no words that can express the grief, the sense of loss -- it just knocks you back on your heels,” Emanuel said. “As we go about our time with our families, let us remind ourselves that there are others who cannot.” Marmolejo and Gary are the third and fourth Chicago officers slain in the line of duty this year. Officer Samuel Jimenez, 28, was one of four people who died, including the gunman, in a Nov. 19 mass shooting at the city’s Mercy Hospital & Medical Center. The other victims in that shooting were Dr. Tamara O’Neal, 38, and 24-year-old pharmacist Dayna Less. All three were killed by O’Neal’s former fiancé, 32-year-old Juan Lopez, who then killed himself. Cmdr. Paul Bauer, 53, was killed the afternoon of Feb. 13 when he attempted to help other officers take into custody a fleeing man sought for questioning in a previous shooting. The Tribune reported that officers had approached Shomari Legghette, a four-time felon, to question him when he ran away on foot. Bauer, who was in downtown Chicago for a meeting after a morning of training on mass shootings, heard the call over his radio and, after spotting Legghette running by, joined the chase. The 31-year police veteran got into a struggle with Legghette in a stairwell of a state building, where he was shot six times, the newspaper reported. Bauer’s weapon was in its holster and his radio and handcuffs were found next to his body. The Tribune reported that Legghette has been indicted on 56 felony counts of first-degree murder, armed violence, weapons and drug offenses. Marmolejo and Gary were assigned to the department’s Calumet District, which has lost three other officers this year. Two died of suicide and a third, Officer Vinita Williams, 47, died after collapsing at the station in July, the Tribune said.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
I did it! I made a list. I didn’t think it would happen being a new dad and all, but it happened. I’m going to try to make a Top Metal list too, but no promises. At 30 entries, this is the longest Top Drone list I’ve made. But I’ve been eschewing reviews lately and focusing on AGB Radio and A Thick Mist, so I figure 30 is acceptable if you count how many records I’ve directly recommended over the past year. I seem to continually expand my definition of what a Drone Record is, which means there’s probably a few on here that are stretching the confines of that label, but I still did my best to try to keep it as Drone as possible. There’s plenty of reoccurring themes in here. Namely, lots of voices/singing (11 have vocals present at least somewhere on the record) and lots of organs & harmoniums. Neither of those are all that surprising, though. But there’s two solo records from drummers, so that’s kinda cool. There’s also two heavily inspired by traditional Indian music, also kinda cool. I had fun with this one. I changed a few things up this year. First, I decided to exclude any artist that’s been on any previous list. This meant no Saåad, Roly Porter, Andrew Weathers, Sarah Davachi, Mamiffer, Ian William Craig, Danny Paul Grody, Jefre Cantu-Ledesma, etc. (Seriously though go listen to the new Saåad and Mamiffer records.) No one likes to see the same people on such a niche list over and over again, so this was a good way to keep things new and exciting. The other thing I decided to do was not rank this in the traditional way. Instead, I put the records in positions 7-30 into four groups of six, and the records within each group aren’t ranked. So that means the records in group 7-12 aren’t ranked, aside from me liking them more than the previous 13-30 drone records. I did this except for the top 6, which are ranked traditionally. I hope it’s not too confusing. As usual, I try to keep the Big Droners off this list because anyone who’s a fan of drone probably already knows that Eluvium and Tim Hecker put out records this year and while their music is A+ Amazing, they don’t really need a little DIY blog to help them out. Thanks for reading. Thanks for listening. Thanks for making incredible music.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Mumbai: Corporates are increasing focus on setting emission reduction and renewable energy targets besides putting up an internal price on carbon as part of risk mitigation, says a report. According to CDP's latest climate change report, as many as 47 firms on the BSE 200 index have disclosed information related to climate change as against 34 companies in 2010. Representational image. Reuters The report assumes significance following India, the world's third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, ratifying the landmark Paris climate deal earlier this month, giving a significant push for the agreement to come into force. CDP, through a study of these 47 companies, has found that there is an increasing focus on setting emission reduction and renewable energy targets with 38 companies reporting current targets for a cut in emission. About 15 of the 38 companies have short term emission target (till year 2020). The report noted adding that two companies, Infosys and Tata Motors, have committed to a 100 percent renewable energy consumptions target by 2018 and 2030 respectively. Besides, it was found that companies are setting an internal price on carbon. "In India, 15 percent of the responding companies currently put a price on their carbon emissions and 43 percent are planning to set a price on carbon within next two years," the report said. Further, CDP said the majority of the companies have at least one emission reduction initiative at implementation stage with the highest number of such steps from energy, materials and information technology sector.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Accessibility Links Briton ‘paid bribes’ to win contracts from royal family James Dean November 6 2013, 12:01am, The Times Victor Dahdaleh is accused of bribery over materials for smelting aluminiumGiuseppe Aresu/Getty A British-Canadian businessman paid £40 million in bribes to senior officials at one of the world’s biggest aluminium smelters to help secure £1.7 billion worth of contracts for companies he advised, a court was told yesterday. It is alleged by the Serious Fraud Office that Victor Dahdaleh, 70, made corrupt payments on a “very large scale” to Sheikh Isa bin Ali al-Khalifa, a member of the Bahraini royal family and chairman of the state-owned Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), and Bruce Hall, its chief executive, from 1998 to 2006. These payments were made to help secure contracts for raw materials and machinery that Alba needed to smelt aluminium, the court was told. Sheikh Isa and Mr Hall supplied confidential “inside information” to Mr Dahdaleh that he used…	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Adam Downing and Josephine Holman Adam Downing was born in 1795 in Connecticut. He died on 3 Aug 1886 in Pennsylvania. Adam married Josephine Holman about 1817 in Connecticut. Josephine was born on 14 May 1798 in Connecticut. She died on 21 Oct 1888 in Pennsylvania. They had the following children: Adam Downing was born in 1818 in Connecticut. He died in 1871 in Mathews County, Virginia.Henry Downing was born about 1821 in Connecticut. He died on 28 Feb 1874 in Middlesex County, Connecticut.Abraham Downing was born in 1824 in Connecticut. He died in 1824 in Connecticut.Martin Downing was born during 1828 in New Haven County, Connecticut. He died about 1896 in Pennsylvania.Rachel R. Downing was born during 1830 in New Haven County, Connecticut. She died circa 1865 in Virginia.Christopher Frederick Downing was born about 1833 in Connecticut. He died on 9 Nov 1893 in Virginia.Josephine F. Downing was born in 1837 in Connecticut. She died on 16 Nov 1902 in Virginia.Michael Cole Downing was born in 1839 in Connecticut. He died on 25 Apr 1921 in Mathews County, Virginia.Emily S. Downing was born during 1843 in New Haven County, Connecticut. She died in 1922 in Mathews County, Virginia.Ruth Clara Downing was born circa 1846 in New Haven County, Connecticut.William Downing was born in 1850 in Connecticut. He died in 1922 in Virginia.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
oh, bookworms! They live in books, and they love to eat valuable words.” Menu Category Archives: teaser tuesdays Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read. Open to a random page. Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page. BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) Share the title and author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! Here’s my teaser for today. Sitting on the front steps at twilight looking up at the heavens,Wondering how many brightly glowing stars I have counted. The summer’s humidity brings glistening highlights to my auraAnd I wonder if the giggling angels can observe my twinkle…as I can theirs. page 16 – Summer Night a sample from The Mountains Belong To Me by Linda Going Deckert I knew that this is not the usual Teaser that I post on our TT, because this is actually an excerpt from a collection of poems that have captured my attention. I was supposed to be reading Steampunks this week, but I wanted to try something for a change. The Mountains Belong To Me is such a great book that you would feel the writer’s passion for her work once you read her poems. 🙂 – taken from City of Bones – the first book in the New York Times bestselling The Mortal Instruments series, a young adult urban fantasy series set in New York City written by Cassandra Clare. Yes, I am re-reading City of Bones in anticipation of its upcoming movie release (on August 21). I am just so excited to see the movie! Share this: Like this: Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read. Open to a random page. Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page. BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! “All eyes turned to me, sitting quietly behind Dr. Raphael. The Council members agreed. My vote would decide the matter. I considered the choice before me, knowing that my decision put me at last among the angelologists. Share this: Like this: Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read. Open to a random page. Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page. BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! Here’s my teaser for this week: Yet still, I write this confession to you, my own wife, the one soul destined to wring something from naught. If I succeed in correcting what I have done, then I shall burn this missive and you will never know my sorry secret. If you are reading these words, then ’tis because I have failed. – page 8 of 300 The Countess (Bride Quest Book 4) By Claire Dela Croix P.S. I really like the cover of this book. The lady looks elegant but there is mischief in her eyes! I wish I had read the first three books before this edition. I am sure this is going to be an epic book from Ms Delacroix.. 🙂 4 out of 5 read-ologists recommend this WordPress.com site. ups and downs of writer's insanity and day to day life. I will write whatever makes the voices happy, for a writer that ignores her inner voices is merely a mental breakdown waiting to happen. Keeping the voices happy and creating new worlds for them to play in is my main goal.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
As seen in the previous articles, in Branch and Bound method, for current node in tree, we compute a bound on best possible solution that we can get if we down this node. If the bound on best possible solution itself is worse than current best (best computed so far), then we ignore the subtree rooted with the node. Note that the cost through a node includes two costs. 1) Cost of reaching the node from the root (When we reach a node, we have this cost computed) 2) Cost of reaching an answer from current node to a leaf (We compute a bound on this cost to decide whether to ignore subtree with this node or not). In cases of a minimization problem, a lower bound tells us the minimum possible solution if we follow the given node. For example, in Job Assignment Problem, we get a lower bound by assigning least cost job to a worker. In branch and bound, the challenging part is figuring out a way to compute a bound on best possible solution. Below is an idea used to compute bounds for Traveling salesman problem. Cost of any tour can be written as below. Cost of a tour T = (1/2) * &Sum; (Sum of cost of two edges adjacent to u and in the tour T) where u ∈ V For every vertex u, if we consider two edges through it in T, and sum their costs. The overall sum for all vertices would be twice of cost of tour T (We have considered every edge twice.) (Sum of two tour edges adjacent to u) >= (sum of minimum weight two edges adjacent to u) Cost of any tour >= 1/2) * &Sum; (Sum of cost of two minimum weight edges adjacent to u) where u ∈ V For example, consider the above shown graph. Below are minimum cost two edges adjacent to every node. Now we have an idea about computation of lower bound. Let us see how to how to apply it state space search tree. We start enumerating all possible nodes (preferably in lexicographical order) 1. The Root Node: Without loss of generality, we assume we start at vertex “0” for which the lower bound has been calculated above. Dealing with Level 2: The next level enumerates all possible vertices we can go to (keeping in mind that in any path a vertex has to occur only once) which are, 1, 2, 3… n (Note that the graph is complete). Consider we are calculating for vertex 1, Since we moved from 0 to 1, our tour has now included the edge 0-1. This allows us to make necessary changes in the lower bound of the root. How does it work? To include edge 0-1, we add the edge cost of 0-1, and subtract an edge weight such that the lower bound remains as tight as possible which would be the sum of the minimum edges of 0 and 1 divided by 2. Clearly, the edge subtracted can’t be smaller than this. Dealing with other levels: As we move on to the next level, we again enumerate all possible vertices. For the above case going further after 1, we check out for 2, 3, 4, …n. Consider lower bound for 2 as we moved from 1 to 1, we include the edge 1-2 to the tour and alter the new lower bound for this node. Time Complexity: The worst case complexity of Branch and Bound remains same as that of the Brute Force clearly because in worst case, we may never get a chance to prune a node. Whereas, in practice it performs very well depending on the different instance of the TSP. The complexity also depends on the choice of the bounding function as they are the ones deciding how many nodes to be pruned. This article is contributed by Anurag Rai. If you like GeeksforGeeks and would like to contribute, you can also write an article and mail your article to contribute@geeksforgeeks.org. See your article appearing on the GeeksforGeeks main page and help other Geeks. Please write comments if you find anything incorrect, or you want to share more information about the topic discussed above.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Water program brings a refreshing change for Nalika A few years ago, water at home was just a dream for the people of the 23rd Colony in Thanamalwila, Sri Lanka. Three tube wells provided drinking water for the entire village. Nalika, 18, and her family had to walk three kilometers to collect water from the lake. Nalika hardly had time to study and was always tired. * * * After a hot, dusty bus ride and long walk from the main road in the blazing sun, all Nalika can think about is a cool glass of water and a bath. The first thing she does when she reaches home after school is to head to the kitchen and gulp down a glass of water -- sometimes two. Just a few years ago, water at home was a mere pipe dream for the people in the village known as the 23rd Colony in Thanamalwila, where Nalika lives. Located in the dry zone in the south of Sri Lanka, Thanamalwila receives little rainfall from two spells during the year. The entire village had to depend on only three tube wells for their drinking water needs. Some families had to walk a kilometer or more to reach the nearest tube well. The other alternative was the lake, which also meant a very long walk. Collecting water was an exhausting task that often involved all the members of the family. “During drought, collecting water from the tube well was like a competition,” Nalika explains. “There were long queues. The water we collected was brown in color and tasted of rust.” The little water available in the tube wells was never guaranteed. “When there was no water in the tube wells, we had to walk almost three kilometers to the lake to collect enough water. As soon as I returned from school, I would accompany my mother to the lake. I had to go at least ten times,” Nalika says. Carrying water in cans and pots several times a day for such a long distance was tedious and left precious little time for anything else. “I was always so tired,” Nalika recalls. “After collecting water, I hardly had time to study before it got too dark, and then I had to study by lamplight. Sometimes I had to get up early again to collect water with my mother.” It wasn’t just exhaustion that Nalika had to deal with. She began to notice discoloration of her teeth and even stains, which were increasing. The marks became so noticeable that they had to be removed. Nalika was told that they were caused by the water they drank. “My mother used to get bladder infections, and sometimes when we bathe in the lake, our skin would get irritated and itch,” she says. When World Vision commenced a drinking water project, the people of the 23rd Colony embraced it. The water distribution system was secured by installing a dug well and by building a pump house with a 30,000-liter water tank. Today, a pipeline running 7.5 kilometers distributes water to over 600 individuals in 125 families. World Vision provided 8 million rupees (U.S.$64,000) for the infrastructure, while the community contributed 1 million rupees (U.S.$8,000). The community was involved in every stage of the project’s implementation and continues to take great interest in its maintenance. (Photo: Niroshini Fernando/World Vision) “We have clean drinking water in our home at all times. More than anything else, I am happy, because I have time to study and the energy to do it,” says a smiling Nalika. Looking out of the window of her home, she adds, “The farthest I have to walk now is up to the tap in our garden.” You can partner with us to bring many more water and sanitation success stories like this one from Nalika's community in Sri Lanka. Make a one-time donation to World Vision's Clean Water Fund in honor of World Water Day, March 22. Your gift will support our efforts to bring greater access to safe water and sanitation around the world, using interventions like traditional and deep wells, piping systems, storage and purification equipment, hand-washing stations, and more. Also, contact your members of Congress today. Urge them to support the Water for the World Act. This critical legislation would build upon the investments that the United States is making to improve global access to clean water and sanitation.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
It was just announced that DACA grantees will be allowed to enlist in the military, however, they must meet the MAVNI requirements. In reality very few DACA's will likely qualify. Below is the memo. Here is a link to the MAVNI requirements.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Parker, Colorado, USA – January 3, 2012: Stellacore Corporation, the creator of OrthoVista ®, today announced that it will re-engage in development, sale and support of OrthoVista ® since the exclusive marketing and development relationship it had with Trimble has now ended. OrthoVista ® has been the standard mosaicking application throughout the photogrammetric mapping and remote sensing industry since its creation by Stellacore in 1997. OrthoVista ® improves the quality, utility and value of digital orthophoto products by automation of the color correction and mosaic stitching process. Stellacore is re-engaging directly in active product development to provide a next generation OrthoVista ® with entirely overhauled high-performance throughput capabilities. “The foundation of OrthoVista ® we created in the 90s has stood the test of time and we see this new development as an exciting opportunity to evolve this essential product and adapt it to the ever increasing data volumes associated with 21st century sensor technologies.”, said Dave Knopp, President and founder of Stellacore Corporation. “The architecture of OrthoVista ® was quite good for the time but now we are looking to boost the performance by the orders of magnitude required to keep up with new sensor systems”, said Brian Olsen, VP of Technology at Stellacore. “In 2012, Trimble’s Geospatial division will continue marketing OrthoVista ® but it will be a different product than the revised and enhanced version of the next generation of OrthoVista ® from Stellacore Corporation”, said Joe Bima, Managing Director of Stellacore. “Our goal is to enhance the profitability of today’s production operations; we will apply our customer and market centric approach that spawned the original OrthoVista ® in the 90s to enhance its value to today’s demanding market”. Stellacore Corporation provides professional software products and consulting services addressing a variety of system technologies including aerial (vertical and oblique), ground, and hand-held non-contact sensing applications with a focus on integration, calibration, and processing for optical, laser, inertial and positioning sensing systems. A variety of software products, specialized in-house software components and consulting services are available for use on your imaging and LiDAR projects. Find out more at www.stellacore.com.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
The A$AP mob catch up with GBE’s Fredo Santana in Chicago and J Scott with a technical difficulty situation just minutes before they hit the stage. Sometimes it’s good to witness when things don’t go all as planned, so you see for yourself that there are ways to work around these “problems” (aka solutions). Truthfully that’s the ONLY reason this clip is even up here cuz I never heard of Fredo in my life…lol!	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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More good news for Bluebird Bio with CALD gene therapy The company is competing with other pioneering firms to develop transformative gene therapies for severe genetic diseases, as well as T cell-based immunotherapies for cancer. It has had a run of good news recently, including encouraging early stage results from its multiple myeloma candidate bb2121 at ASCO. But gene therapy Lenti-D is one of its two most advanced candidates, and has just produced encouraging topline interim data from its Phase 2/3 Starbeam Study (ALD-102). Lenti-D is being studiedin boys under 18 years old with CALD. The data shows that two years after receiving the gene therapy, 15 out of the 17 boys on the trial show are free of major functional disabilities (MFDs), the primary endpoint of the trial. Also known as Lorenzo’s Oil disease, adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is estimated to affect one in every 21,000 male births worldwide. Cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD), is a potentially fatal form of ALD that affects the nervous system of boys, and involves a breakdown of the protective sheath of the nerve cells in the brain that are responsible for thinking and muscle control. The current standard treatment for CALD is allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT), but complications including graft failure, graft versus host disease (GVHD) and opportunistic infections can be fatal. The Lenti-D therapy involves genetically modifying a patient’s own stem cells to contain functional copies of the ABCD1 gene.This restores the production of the missing ALDP protein, which helps to break down the very long chain fatty acids (VLCFAs) which cause the neurodegeneration. David Davidson “The hope that Lenti-D may benefit boys facing such a devastating disease inspires all of us at bluebird,” said David Davidson, M.D., chief medical officer, Bluebird Bio. “Having this proportion of the initial cohort of patients meet the primary endpoint is truly gratifying, bringing us one step closer to our goal of making Lenti-D available for patients with CALD. The two patients who did not meet the primary endpoint underscore the devastating nature of CALD, the importance of early diagnosis through newborn screening, and the challenges of the current standard of care with allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT).” The company commented on the condition of the two patients who hadn’t responded, including Patient 2016, whose disease progressed before he could receive the new treatment. He subsequently died from complications of the allogeneic transplantation, underlining the problems with current treatment. The Starbeam study had been expanded to treat eight additional patients at sites in Europe and the US, and the study is currently enrolling the additional patients. It says this expansion is intended to enable the first manufacture of Lenti-D in Europe, expand treatment to Europe and to bolster its overall clinical data package ahead of filing. The company has also just announced encouraging data from its other lead candidate, LentiGlobin. Its phase 3 Northstar-2 study in transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia (TDT) and non-ββ genotypes shows that trial participants are free from transfusions, three and a half years after receiving treatment. The firm, based in Cambridge, Mass, has also just announced announced a public offering of $350 million of common stock to help fund its R&D plans.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
(HONG KONG) Dragonair today announced the launch of a new inflight menu featuring an array of popular Chiu Chow dishes from the kitchens of renowned Hong Kong restaurant Pak Loh Chiu Chow. From today until 31 January 2016, the new menu will be available for First and Business passengers flying from Hong Kong to Beijing and Shanghai for breakfast and during refreshment time. This is the first time Dragonair passengers have been able to enjoy authentic Chiu Chow tastes in the air. Dragonair is committed to delivering the best possible inflight services for its passengers. To enhance the dining experience on board its aircraft, the airline continues to explore new options and foster partnerships with leading restaurants and hotels in the quest to create new and exciting dishes. Pak Loh Chiu Chow has been established in Hong Kong for close to 50 years, impressing the city’s food lovers with its traditional Chiu Chow specialties. The new menu comprises some of the restaurant’s signature dishes that are well-suited for passengers looking to enjoy a light and tasty inflight meal. Commenting on the new collaboration, Dragonair General Manager Inflight Services Brian Yuen said: “Dragonair is delighted to join hands with Pak Loh Chiu Chow to offer our passengers a range of local Chiu Chow delicacies. Chiu Chow cuisine involves a careful selection of ingredients together with sophisticated cooking techniques. Dragonair and Pak Loh Chiu Chow share the same passion for providing customers with an exceptional dining experience and we believe our passengers will relish this new inflight menu.” The Pak Loh Chiu Chow menu for Dragonair draws on the restaurant’s secret recipes and culinary craftsmanship. One of the signature dishes, “Marinated sliced goose meat in Chiu Chow style” uses a rich and fragrant marinade made from the restaurant’s own formula that uses premium ingredients such as cinnamon, anise, liquorice, tangerine peel, amomum fruit, bay leaves and galangal. Nostalgic tastes come courtesy of classics such as “Chiu Chow style congee” and “Chiu Chow style fish ball with rice noodles in soup”. The congee, more commonly known as “Teochew opera congee”, was often sold around opera theatres in the old days, and the Dragonair version uses a variety of seasonal ingredients including seafood, chicken and vegetables. The Pak Loh Chiu Chow fish ball noodles set is expected to be well-received by passengers as it is light yet delicious, suitable for those preferring a hot dish for breakfast or afternoon tea. In addition to introducing the new Pak Loh Chiu Chow menu, Dragonair has also added three top-notch wines to the First Class wine list in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the airline. From now until early 2016, Dragonair First Class passengers will be offered a wider selection of wines of Grands Crus Classés en 1855, with the addition of Château La Tour Carnet, Haut-Médoc (2011), Château Gruaud Larose, Saint-Julien (2012) and Château Desmirail, Margaux (2011). About Pak Loh Chiu Chow Pak Loh Chiu Chow has been serving authentic Chiu Chow specialties and retaining the traditional tastes of Chiu Chow since 1967. The restaurant group has five branches across Hong Kong and Malaysia, earning customer loyalty through its commitment to providing local Chiu Chow flavours and outstanding customer service. From fish ball with rice noodles to marinated meat, Chiu Chow congee to assorted dim sum, Pak Loh Chiu Chow strives to delight diners with fresh, hand-picked ingredients and innovative recipes. The restaurant’s Executive Head Chef Hui Mei-tak has participated in various prestigious cooking competitions and won many top honours, including “2015 World Champion Chef Shanghai – 3rd place” and “Year 2014 Golden Horse Award of China Hotel – Top 100 Master Chef”.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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I became the Leadership Editor of Forbes in December 2008, just as the American business world was crashing down and taking the jobs and homes of millions with it. Had I started the job a year or two earlier, I might have found that covering things like how to be a manager, corporate strategy, risk management, governance, and corporate social responsibility was worthy but possibly sometimes a little dull. Now I found that my beat was everything that had gone terribly wrong and was going to have to go very right to get us all back to prosperity. Since then, I've had the pleasure of publishing some of the world's best minds on every aspect of leadership. Previously I was a senior editor of Forbes magazine, and before that I was for many years the managing editor of American Heritage and the editor of the quarterly Invention & Technology. I've emceed the annual induction ceremony at the National Inventors Hall of Fame, done the play-by-play over the P.A. system on a cruise ship as it passed through the Panama Canal, and written on the history of bourbon whiskey and the making of Steinway pianos, among many, many other things. I prepared for all that by majoring in music in college and writing a senior thesis on the music of Hector Berlioz. Follow me on Twitter here. Names You Need to Know in 2011: FiveFingers Here’s something you need to know about: Could we be seeing the beginning of the end of the modern running shoe? A growing legion of runners and recreational joggers—I am one—backed by a rising number of physiologists, believe that running shoes do more harm than good for millions of people. With their inflexibility, cushioning, and raised heels, they almost force you to crash down on your heel and send the impact of all your weight in every step straight into your knees and hips. That’s not how our bodies were designed to work, and it does terrible harm. (This post is part of an ongoing effort to crowd-source a repeating feature in Forbes magazine entitled Names You Need to Know. We are looking for the people, places, products and ideas that will have significant impact in the near future. Join the ongoing conversation here. ) Millions of years of evolution gave us a much springier way of running, which begins with our coming down on the front of our foot, a little like when you run in place. You necessarily run that way when you run barefoot, because hitting with your heel would be unbearably painful. But who is going to run barefoot in the modern world? Enter FiveFingers, a line of shoes by the Italian company Vibram that are really gloves for the feet, with minimal protection and a finger for each toe. They look like the feet part of a gorilla costume, and they feel almost like being barefoot. They have grown a cult of devotees over the past few years, and they’re starting to go mainstream. You see them on more and more runners, and the stores that sell them can’t keep them in stock. The running shoe industry has begun trying to figure out how to either beat them or join them, and they and other new minimalist shoes are the subject of a long article in the November 2010 issue of Runner’s World. I’m a believer. I became one after seeing the wacky-looking things on someone, asking about them, learning more online, and deciding to spend the $85 to try out a pair of FiveFingers KSOs (a model that covers the top of the foot and “Keeps Stuff Out”). I feel freer, faster, lighter on my feet, and my knees and hips don’t hurt anywhere near the way they used to. Pronation and plantar fascitis seem to disappear when you start using your feet the way they were designed to be used. You have to adapt to barefoot or FiveFingers running very carefully and slowly. Much of the impact that used to shoot into your knees and hips now gets absorbed by your calf muscles. Those muscles will get very sore at first and then very strong. You have to wake up muscles all over your feet that you haven’t been using. You have to toughen the bottoms of your feet. You can get blisters—I wear five-fingered socks to prevent that. But I’m loving running more than in many years. I feel throughout my body that I’m doing something right that I always used to do wrong. If my experience and that of thousands of others is any guide, the FiveFingers phenomenon can only grow and spread. The age of the modern running shoe that began in the 1970s with Phil Knight and Nike could just possibly begin to enter its twilight. Do you agree with me that FiveFingers is a name to know in 2011? Please comment and let me know. I’ve written this as part of Forbes’s new “Names You Need to Know in 2011″ project. Find out about the project and how you can contribute to it here. Post Your Comment Post Your Reply Forbes writers have the ability to call out member comments they find particularly interesting. Called-out comments are highlighted across the Forbes network. You'll be notified if your comment is called out. I hadn’t seen that. Thanks. I see the government banned the shoes because they “detract from a military appearance,” not because of any perceived physiological shortcoming in them. I guess the Army prefers guerrilla warfare to gorilla warfare. My name is Michael Renwick. I am the PR Director for www.fiftysense.com. We are an information based site dedicated to educating through common sense ideas for active baby boomers. Our panel of testers, all over the age of 50, have been putting different fivefingers models to the test for over two years now. For a group with sore knees, less padding in their feet and an aversion toward new things–they love them. http://fiftysense.com/reviews/vibram.shtml I thought a first-hand account from testers themselves might be useful. Let me know if fiftysense.com can be of any further use to you. I’m a college student in Denver Colorado developing a complimentary product for this new emerging market. I bought my first pair of VFF’s in 2009 at a mountaineering and outdoor store in Glennwood Springs, CO and couldn’t believe the fit! (Prior to this I was a staunch shoe and sock wearer and never would consider walking anywhere bare footed.) Nor could I stop laughing for the first week every time I looked down at my feet. I am barely a novice climber and only run for enjoyment or out of necessity, so my perspective is a little different than most of the perspectives I’ve found during my research thus far. I did not follow the suggestions by the company with regards to allowing myself to gradually work into wearing the shoes and I didn’t experience much post exercise soreness or discomfort. However I didn’t over exert my feet either. I certainly would not try running competitively in these shoes, especially right off the bat but over time I think they will provide an edge for all who wear them. I don’t know about making the current shoe designs a thing of the past, but I am confident that these types of shoes will continue to grow in popularity. I am a non-runner. I will occasionally jog for a minute or two at a time during a warm up or cool down at the gym… However, I wear my VFFs to Zumba class at least 3-4 times per week (along with injinjii toe socks). All my life, I have had issues with blisters. I have never found a sneaker that was comfortable for walking all day or exercising. Every day at a theme park (and I live 2.5 hours from Disney World – so theme parks are just destined to be part of my son’s growing-up years!) resulted in at least 4 or 5 blisters on each foot. I got my VFF KomodoSports a year or two ago. I was wary of spending $100 on a pair of shoes, considering that I’ve never owned a truly comfortable pair of shoes. Moreover, I have high arches and always had a tendency to get cramps in my arches, and the beginnings of arthritis in my toes, which would have me removing my shoes and massaging my toes after about 20 minutes of a Zumba class. From the very first day of wearing my Vibrams, I have never had discomfort in my feet, and I have had at least a dozen theme park days with zero blisters. I intend to be a lifelong, faithful customer of Vibram FiveFingers. Who knows, maybe I’ll even become a runner like my husband and son… or perhaps at least less of a non-runner! I don’t like to be an apostate, but I just discovered Terra Plana’s Vivobarefoot Evo II shoe. It looks more like an ordinary shoe, without articulated toes, but it’s loose around its nice big toe box and holds your foot by the heel and ankle. The result, for me, is even greater comfort and an even fuller feeling of freedom than the Fivefingers. And you can wear it anywhere without drawing as much attention. I’ve also, incidentally, found that I was making the balls of my feet hurt a little by being too protective of my heels, barely touching them to the ground when I ran. I’ve learned to run almost flat-footed, bringing down the front of the foot slightly before the rest, but all of it down firmly. The crazy appearance and getting to chit-chat with perfect strangers is half the fun ;-) For me, having the separated toes is a large part of the comfort, though just wearing the injinjii socks with regular sneakers gives me some improvement compared to regular socks. 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Boko Haram remote control bomb kills two Niger soldiers NIAMEY (Reuters) - A bomb planted and remotely detonated by Boko Haram militants near the southeastern Niger town of Diffa has killed two soldiers and wounded a third, Niger military sources said on Wednesday. "We had two soldiers killed on Wednesday in a remote controlled explosion. We took up the chase and killed the two militants responsible for the attack," near a bridge over the Kamadougou river, an officer said. It is the first time the army has said it was attacked using a remotely detonated bomb since it launched a campaign in conjunction with Chad, Cameroon and Nigeria this year against the Islamist militant group.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Kenkaku: My favorite system against 4. e3, the Classical, and the Leningrad as black is to meet them with 4...c5. Are there any other proponents of this system on here? It's fairly universal in the Nimzo-Indian, and strong as well. Benjamin Lau: Against 4. e3, ...c5 is very strong, perhaps the strongest move (I think ...b6 is another good candidate). Black can usually equalize with it. Against the classical 4. Qc2, 4... c5?! is considered a little suspect at top levels these days, but has not been refuted and likely never will be. At lower levels, I think that it might be classified as ...c5 rather than c5?!. The point is that it often leaves black with a very difficult to defend backward d pawn, worst of all, it's on an open file (as in the classical Pirc variation 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5). ...c5 is a very good move in the Leningrad. Statistics show that it at least equalizes, but more often brings black a slight advantage with best play from both sides. NOTE: You need to pick a username and password to post a reply. Getting your account takes less than a minute, totally anonymous, and 100% free--plus, it entitles you to features otherwise unavailable. Pick your username now and join the chessgames community! If you already have an account, you should login now. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, or duplicating posts. No personal attacks against other members. Nothing in violation of United States law. No posting personal information of members. See something that violates our rules? Blow the whistle and inform an administrator. NOTE: Keep all discussion on the topic of this page. This forum is for this specific opening and nothing else. If you want to discuss chess in general, or this site, you might try the Kibitzer's Café. Messages posted by Chessgames members do not necessarily represent the views of Chessgames.com, its employees, or sponsors.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Category Archives: Journals The FDA has approved alemtuzumab (Lemtrada) as a treatment for patients with multiple sclerosis. The FDA was careful to cite that use of alemtuzumab was a high-risk option since the drug may cause an increased risk for malignancies, including thyroid cancer, melanoma, lymphoproliferative disorders, neuropathy, which in some instances proved fatal. The medication is also marketed as Campath, which […] Recent dramatic study highlights the fact that some neuropathies can be caused by viruses. In this case the virus is known as Dinocampus coccinellae paralysis virus (DcPV), which is a single-stranded, positive-sense RNA virus unique to insects. The virus creates a “zombie ladybug” by inducing a neuropathy that spreads to the ladybug’s entire nervous system and paralyzing […] European scientists at the Pain Evaluation and Treatment Centre of Hôpital Ambroise Paré, evaluated several medications for neuropathic pain in an article partially titled “Pharmacotherapy for neuropathic pain in adults“. While research reports and findings are peer-reviewed for scientific correctness, the director of the center, Dr.Nadine Attal, finds certain biases creep into the picture. For […]	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Available Options Known for his cryptic, often unreadable (and more often rendered in pure black) aesthetic, the patchwork pattern adorning this Yohji Yamamoto shirt includes youthful images of the designer and founder himself. Emulating an old school comic book print, the sleeves are detailed with squared-off boxes filled with text enclosed in cartoon-like speech bubbles. Set atop a longline poplin profile, keep pairings to a minimal – and opt for the label’s signature hue.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Blog dedicated to Street Fighter and Marvel vs. Capcom Menu Ed officially revealed for Street Fighter 5 Capcom has officially announced the newest Season 2 DLC character for Street Fighter 5, Ed. Click to see the trailer and additional info. Here is a more in-depth look on Ed’s V-Skill, V-Trigger, and Critical Art. V-Skill: Psycho Snatcher Ed releases Psycho Power from his palm, pulling himself or opponents depending on how long he charges it up. V-Trigger: Psycho Cannon With a full V-meter, Ed releases an enormous amount of Psycho Power. He can follow alongside it, allowing him to pepper in shots when it connects with the opponent. Critical Art: Psycho Barrage Ed lunges forward with a series of punches. If at any point he connects, he’ll continue weaving around the opponent, slipping in quick combinations of Psycho-punches ending with a powerful uppercut. Here are some stills of the story and premium costumes that are coming with Ed. I gotta say, I had my doubts about the look, but his fighting style looks pretty cool. Like a mash up of two of my favorite Street Fighter characters, M.Bison and Balrog. He looks like he will play a lot like Balrog, but will also weaves in his version of Psycho Power and kicks. I am really digging how he appears to play. Aesthetically, I’m not a huge fan of the one shoulder pad look, but his story and battle costume look pretty cool. Also, I could have done without another blonde in Street Fighter. At about 0:25 seconds in to the trailer, we get a look at Ed’s V-Reversal. It appears to be like Rashid’s where he switches sides. Ed’s V-Skill looks interesting, providing two different ways to close gaps. It looks like Ed’s V-Trigger is a lot like Decapre’s from Ultra Street Fighter IV.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
NAB Statement in Response to AT&T STELAR Blog WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to a blog post by AT&T on the upcoming expiration of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act Reauthorization, the following statement can be attributed to NAB Executive Vice President of Communications Dennis Wharton: “AT&T is being remarkably disingenuous in suggesting that broadcasters are responsible for rising pay TV prices. Pay-TV prices have increased independent of programming costs for decades. Further, as the attached chart from S&P Global notes, cable network fees are the primary driver of high programming costs. AT&T’s own CNN, TBS and TNT Networks are among the cable networks charging the highest fees, despite ratings that are paltry in comparison to eyeballs delivered by local TV stations. “There is no reason for ‘screens to go dark’ as a result of the STELAR bill, as claimed by AT&T. Instead, AT&T's DirecTV has the opportunity as a result of STELAR to fulfill its decade-long pledge to deliver local TV to tens of thousands of viewers in 12 ‘unserved’ rural markets. We are hopeful that AT&T delivers on that promise and supports the wishes of Congress in delivering local television signals to rural viewers.” About NAB The National Association of Broadcasters is the premier advocacy association for America's broadcasters. NAB advances radio and television interests in legislative, regulatory and public affairs. Through advocacy, education and innovation, NAB enables broadcasters to best serve their communities, strengthen their businesses and seize new opportunities in the digital age. Learn more at www.nab.org.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Hold Up the Sky: And Other Native American Tales from Texas and the Southern Plains Any used item that originally included an accessory such as an access code, one time use worksheet, cd or dvd, or other one time use accessories may not be guaranteed to be included or valid. By purchasing this item you acknowledge the above statement. Description Nearly all that remains of some Indian tribes of Texas and the Southern Plains are their stories. Here twenty-six tales are brought together from fourteen tribes and at least five different cultures. They are stories of humor, guidance, and adventure that have been passed down through the generations. From the Tejas story that explains how the universe began, to the Lipan Apache tale in which a small lizard smartly outwits a hungry coyote, these stories are sure to delight young readers. Additional information about each tribe is included in the "About the Storytellers" section. Once again Jane Louise Curry has skillfully retold traditional tales of Native Americans. Hold Up the Sky is in keeping with the style of her previous, highly acclaimed collections of Native American stories, Back in the Beforetime, The Wonderful Sky Boat, and Turtle Island. This, too, is a collection to be treasured.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Pages Tuesday, 1 May 2012 Good Things As a deeply rooted fan of Eve Lom's Rescue Mask, having never discovered anything even close, I was pleasantly surprise to stumble across a close contender for my 'favourite face mask ever' category. And, at £5.99 rather than £35, it is hard to argue. The product in question is Good Things Five Minute Facial Mask, which contains avocado and goji berry extract, and is amazing for a cheaper product. It is designed for younger skins, prone to blemishes, and gently soothes and reduces redness and inflammation without drying the skin at all. In fact, it softened my skin, while soothing irritated areas and getting rid of pesky spots. It also smells really good, softly fruity (not in the tutti frutti sense, don't panic), and doesn't set hard, which is a selling point for me. I'm always a bit cautious of anything designed to get rid of spots, as I think they are overly harsh and drying, and for me, can make the problem much worse. Good Things is based on the concept of gentle skincare, utilising natural ingredients to address skin problems. It's creator, Alice Hart-Davis, is a beauty editor, and has a refreshing approach to skincare. Advocating a consistent cleansing regime and the use of products that don't strip the skin, I was sold on her range instantly. The price bracket is the best part, nothing costs over £8.99, with the majority of the range under £5. You can't really go wrong! ♥ Good Things Five Minute Facial Mask, available from Boots and Superdrug for £5.99	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Main navigation Adam Rovner Adam Rovner is Associate Professor of English and Jewish Literature at the University of Denver. His articles, essays, translations and interviews have appeared in numerous scholarly journals and general interest publications. Rovner’s short documentary on Jewish territorialism, No Land Without Heaven, has been screened at exhibitions in New York, Paris, and Tel Aviv.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
In this article Owned Entity Types In this article Note This feature is new in EF Core 2.0. EF Core allows you to model entity types that can only ever appear on navigation properties of other entity types. These are called owned entity types. The entity containing an owned entity type is its owner. Explicit configuration Owned entity types are never included by EF Core in the model by convention. You can use the OwnsOne method in OnModelCreating or annotate the type with OwnedAttribute (new in EF Core 2.1) to configure the type as an owned type. In this example, StreetAddress is a type with no identity property. It is used as a property of the Order type to specify the shipping address for a particular order. We can use the OwnedAttribute to treat it as an owned entity when referenced from another entity type: Implicit keys Owned types configured with OwnsOne or discovered through a reference navigation always have a one-to-one relationship with the owner, therefore they don't need their own key values as the foreign key values are unique. In the previous example, the StreetAddress type does not need to define a key property. In order to understand how EF Core tracks these objects, it is useful to think that a primary key is created as a shadow property for the owned type. The value of the key of an instance of the owned type will be the same as the value of the key of the owner instance. Collections of owned types Note This feature is new in EF Core 2.2. To configure a collection of owned types OwnsMany should be used in OnModelCreating. However the primary key will not be configured by convention, so it needs to be specified explicitly. It is common to use a complex key for these type of entities incorporating the foreign key to the owner and an additional unique property that can also be in shadow state: Mapping owned types with table splitting When using relational databases, by convention reference owned types are mapped to the same table as the owner. This requires splitting the table in two: some columns will be used to store the data of the owner, and some columns will be used to store data of the owned entity. This is a common feature known as table splitting. Tip Owned types stored with table splitting can be used similarly to how complex types are used in EF6. By convention, EF Core will name the database columns for the properties of the owned entity type following the pattern Navigation_OwnedEntityProperty. Therefore the StreetAddress properties will appear in the 'Orders' table with the names 'ShippingAddress_Street' and 'ShippingAddress_City'. Sharing the same .NET type among multiple owned types An owned entity type can be of the same .NET type as another owned entity type, therefore the .NET type may not be enough to identify an owned type. In those cases, the property pointing from the owner to the owned entity becomes the defining navigation of the owned entity type. From the perspective of EF Core, the defining navigation is part of the type's identity alongside the .NET type. For example, in the following class ShippingAddress and BillingAddress are both of the same .NET type, StreetAddress: In order to understand how EF Core will distinguish tracked instances of these objects, it may be useful to think that the defining navigation has become part of the key of the instance alongside the value of the key of the owner and the .NET type of the owned type. Nested owned types In this example OrderDetails owns BillingAddress and ShippingAddress, which are both StreetAddress types. Then OrderDetails is owned by the DetailedOrder type. In addition to nested owned types, an owned type can reference a regular entity, it can be either the owner or a different entity as long as the owned entity is on the dependent side. This capability sets owned entity types apart from complex types in EF6. It is also possible to achieve the same thing using OwnedAttribute on both OrderDetails and StreetAdress. Storing owned types in separate tables Also unlike EF6 complex types, owned types can be stored in a separate table from the owner. In order to override the convention that maps an owned type to the same table as the owner, you can simply call ToTable and provide a different table name. The following example will map OrderDetails and its two addresses to a separate table from DetailedOrder: Querying owned types When querying the owner the owned types will be included by default. It is not necessary to use the Include method, even if the owned types are stored in a separate table. Based on the model described before, the following query will get Order, OrderDetails and the two owned StreetAddresses from the database: Limitations Some of these limitations are fundamental to how owned entity types work, but some others are restrictions that we may be able to remove in future releases: By-design restrictions You cannot create a DbSet<T> for an owned type You cannot call Entity<T>() with an owned type on ModelBuilder Current shortcomings Inheritance hierarchies that include owned entity types are not supported Reference navigations to owned entity types cannot be null unless they are explicitly mapped to a separate table from the owner Instances of owned entity types cannot be shared by multiple owners (this is a well-known scenario for value objects that cannot be implemented using owned entity types) Shortcomings in previous versions In EF Core 2.0, navigations to owned entity types cannot be declared in derived entity types unless the owned entities are explicitly mapped to a separate table from the owner hierarchy. This limitation has been removed in EF Core 2.1 In EF Core 2.0 and 2.1 only reference navigations to owned types were supported. This limitation has been removed in EF Core 2.2 Feedback We'd love to hear your thoughts. Choose the type you'd like to provide:	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
From the Archives Voters wait in line to vote early Monday. Lines streched long as record numbers of people turned out to vote early. Know where this slice of life in Arkansas is? Send along the answer to Times photographer Brian Chilson and win a prize. Once a month in this space, he'll post a shot from a relatively obscure spot in Arkansas for Times readers to identify. We also invite photographers to contribute submissions of both mystery and other pictures to our eyeonarkansas Flickr group. Write to brianchilson@arktimes.com to guess this week's photo or for more information. Last month's photo was taken on Hwy. 65 at St. Joe. The winner was Sandra Jackson. Blood splatter could be seen in a parking lot across from Power Ultra Lounge at 220 W. Sixth St. after a Saturday morning's shooting. Most Shared One of the booths at this week's Ark-La-Tex Medical Cannabis Expo was hosted by the Arkansas Hemp Association, a trade group founded to promote and expand non-intoxicating industrial hemp as an agricultural crop in the state. AHA Vice President Jeremy Fisher said the first licenses to grow experimental plots of hemp in the state should be issued by the Arkansas State Plant Board next spring. On the Buffalo National River, from Brian Cormack of the Arkansas Times' Flickr group. Leaves cover the sidewalk along President Clinton Avenue in the River Market district. Chris Kingsby, president of the Arkansas State Conference of the NAACP Youth & College Division, led a rally Sunday at the state Capitol as a show of unity and solidarity with victims of the Charlottesville violence.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Accessible Wearable Technology Hacks at evoHaX SE Accessible Wearable Technology Hacks at evoHaX SE evoHaX SE was two weeks ago and people are still reeling from the awesome technology and the innovative ideas produced by all five of the teams. The weekend long Hackathon, co-organized by EvoXLabs and Code for Philly to celebrate the Disability Awareness Month was a rousing success. Benjamin's Desk provided their incredible space for the entire weekend, October 23-25, and Friday kicked off with an amazing panel discussion. Featured on the panel were artist and maker/blogger from Adafruit Industries Leslie Birch, accessibility consultant for Philly Touch Tours Austin Seraphin, Senior Vice President and CIO for Independence Blue Cross Michael R. Vennera, Founder and CEO of Glass-U Daniel Fine, and Founder of CreativeTechWorks Design Studio Jamie Bracey with Juliana Reyes, lead reporter from Technical.ly Philly, as the moderator. The entire panel was full of energy and there were excellent discussions about the practice and promotion of accessible design - basically the perfect way to start the weekend. On Saturday, after a brief introduction and an explanation of the rules from EvoXLabs' Founder Ather Sharif, and a Hacking 101 talk by Code for Philly's Executive Director Dawn McDougall, the five teams were assigned their subject matter and industry experts. The subject matter experts each had a disability of some kind, blindness, deafness, cognitive disabilities, mobility disabilities, or advanced age, and served to mentor their team in designing a wearable technology solution to solve one of the challenges they face. The industry experts were people who have had professional interactions with people with disabilities, and ranged from doctors to therapists. Sunday the teams continued working on their projects, putting on the final touches on their designs until the stop coding call was given at 1 pm. All the teams worked extremely hard and everyone was extremely excited to see what they had worked on. The judges included Leslie Birch and Austin Seraphin from the Friday night panel as well as CEO and Co-founder of ROAR for Good, Yasmine Mustafa and Neil McDevitt, who is the Director of the Deaf Hearing Communication Centre. Here are the solutions developed at evoHaX SE: Team Blue Steel The team Blue Steel was paired with subject matter expert Andrew Rosenstien who has Dyslexia and ADHD, and created an app for both mobile and Pebble Smart watches to track a user's progress as he does different tasks so he can better estimate how long it might take him to do something similar in the future. The app claimed to improve study skills through prioritization and time management. Team Haptic High Five Team Haptic High Five was paired with Patrick Kilgallon, an expert who is deaf, and created a sensor to be placed in his back pocket that will vibrate whenever something gets too close or if there is a sudden spike in the noise level behind him. Drexel Dragons The Drexel Dragons were put with eight-year-old Helena Roberts who has cerebral palsy and is wheelchair bound, and uses an electronic, tablet-like device called a Tobii to communicate. They created a canopy to be used on her wheelchair to cut down on the glare the sun creates on her Tobii screen, which makes it difficult to use, and to provide cool shade on those hot sunny days. See more details about Drexel Dragons' hack. Red Team The Red Team worked with senior citizen Howard Bilofsky and developed an imaging device so users can tell how far apart their hands are to make doing tasks require a good sense of depth perception, like threading a needle, easier. The device was implemented using Google Glass and a Leap Motion. West Chester University The West Chester University team partnered with Walei Sabry, who is visually impaired, and developed a beacon that can be worn by a user's friend, sending signals to the user's phone, allowing him to find his friend in a crowd with significant ease. The purpose of the device is to allow blind individuals greater independence when attending large events with friends. The judges were absolutely blown away by all five projects and how hard the teams worked to produce such amazing results in just a short time. After the presentations were over the judges deliberated and then Tim Wisniewski, Philadelphia's Chief Data Officer, talked about the importance of civic hacking and the value it can bring to the city. Then he revealed the winners... The Red Team took second place and with it a set of Arduino Unos. Taking home first place and Pebble Time watches, donated by Pebble, was the Drexel Dragons with their canopy design. The event could not have been pulled off without the amazing team of volunteers. The volunteers were a mix of professional tech enthusiasts and students from local universities. A fleet of extremely generous sponsors also supported the event including AccessComputing, smart watch company Pebble, and Independence Blue Cross, among others. Join us to bridge the gap between technology and people with disabilities. It matters. About EvoXLabs EvoXLabs is an initiative dedicated to bridging the gap between technology and people with disabilities. We research and develop universally designed state of the art tools to improve Web Accessibility, and run projects such as evoHaX, FAWN and SCI Video Blog to improve lives.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Reviews by category Defrag 10 Professional Review controls As your hard drive is probably the slowest component of your computer system, it certainly makes sense to ensure you are getting the maximum possible response from this device. Buy Now... One way to help is to ensure that the drive is regularly defragmented so that files are stored contiguously rather than being scattered willy-nilly in different locations. The situation of files being broken up and scattered to various locations on your drive occurs through the normal use of the operating system. Rather than spend time looking for a space large enough to accommodate a file, the operating system will fill up spaces with portions of a file. When next required the operating system will locate the scattered segments and recreated the file ready for use but this process does take milliseconds and slows everything down. While Windows has its own defrag option, this is rather limited, slow and with a propensity to keep restarting for various reasons. One third-party solution, developed by the Berlin-based O&O Software Company, is that of O&O Defrag 10 Professional Edition. Available on a 30-day trial basis before you need to make a decision regarding purchase, O&O Defrag opens with a wizard designed to help you define the appropriate settings to optimise system performance. You can opt for an automatic or manual defrag; state whether a desktop/laptop or server will be involved; and state whether the computer falls into the category of work, home or gaming machine. O&O Defrag offers a choice of defragmentation methods. These include Stealth (optimised for large data drives); space (designed for heavy defragmentation); and Complete with files being sorted according to criteria based on name, modification or last access date. Let loose on my laptop, O&O Defrag displayed an interface that splits the screen into two horizontal areas designated as Tasks and Feedback with tabs allowing you to quickly switch between different options. The top pane has tabs for selecting Defrag; Jobs & Reports; View; and Help. There is also a tool bar whose content changes to reflect whichever tab is selected. The lower pane lets you switch between views showing the clusters on your hard disk; jobs; reports; and the drive's status with regards to the current defrag operation. Running a series of defrag operations using various modes on a 60GB hard drive divided into two partitions, the O&O software performed its designated task but could hardly be considered a speed king. In fact during one test, progress was so slow that I though the software had stopped responding. There appeared to be no disk activity and nothing was changing on the screen display. However I was wrong as the process was eventually completed. To give you some indication as to the speed, or lack of it, of operation, O&O Defrag took over 2½ hours to defrag less than 3GB of data made up of a mixture of small, medium and large files. You do get plenty of feedback about completed processes but this hardly makes up for the slowness of the program's performance. O&O Defrag has support for both 32 and 64-bit systems. You will need to be running Windows 2000/XP/Vista. O&O Defrag 10 Professional carries a £29.99 price tag but does nothing to persuade me to change from my preferred defrag software. Are you human? Access code : 5616 We've had lots of problems with spam-bots adding inappropriate comments to articles. To make sure you're real, please simply enter the 4 digit code above into the following box. We're sorry about this but we need to do this to prevent our site being abused by people looking for free advertising!	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Related Content Jerry Seib: Battling ISIS After the Fall of Ramadi 5/21/2015 6:00AM After the fall of the Iraqi city of Ramadi to the Islamic State, the United States is faced with several difficult choices on how to move forward in combating the extremist group. WSJ’s Jerry Seib explains. Photo: AP This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate. ... U S military and civilian officials are perplexed by the fall of Ramadi in Iraq this week to Islamic State fighters in to clear they're wondering why the Iraqi army abandoned from IV ... my colleague Julian Barnes had an interview this week with General Martin Dempsey the Chairman of Joint Chiefs of staff ... who said what happened there was an Iraqi forces decided unilaterally the Iraqi commander on the scene decided unilaterally ... to pull out move to safer ... positions because they're there was a sandstorm underway and they concluded ... because of the system they couldn't get U S airstrikes they needed to support them ... and to quote the general Dempsey provided Julie was the rocky army was not driven out of her body they grow value for money ... this is as a separate box of U S officials are raises the question where things go now in Iraq and I think the US faces some tough decisions ... a couple things need to happen first of all U S officials are already talking that they need ... to increase training of Sunni militias these are ... delicious to operate in the area around for a body which is the Sunni part of Iraq ... the government in Baghdad Shiite dominated so they're two different sides of this the Sunni militias who are willing to defend their their territory needs more help in the form of training secondly they also need more equipment provided to them by the central government in Baghdad one of these us been introduced puts more pressure on the Iraqi government ... to start providing equipment to the Sunni militias so they can find a better fight in the area around the Mahdi in the on bar province ... and thirty of those things don't work the US is been have to confront a question it is uncomfortable with but which is unavoidable if things ... go badly should the USB providing arms directly ... to Sunni militias and even the Kurdish militias in northern Iraq that would undermine the authority of the Iraqi central government ... Uniphase's not going there now but it's a question to remember down the road ...	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Additionally, all forums members must post information which are true and correct to their knowledge. I am a recent college graduate, and due to the bad economy have so far been unable to find employment, despite aggressively looking. I agree with Obama for what he's done for gay rights, but not the economy and jobs. I have been on Atripla since 2010 and thankfully Ryan White grant has enabled me to get my meds free of charge. So here's my question...exactly how does the Supreme Court's upholding of the Obama healthcare law affect those of us with HIV and who are on Ryan White? I also have insurance, but it hardly would make a dent in the cost of my HIV medication without Ryan White...theres a lot of bullshit and spin comng out of the mouths of politicians. So how does the healthcare law affect people like me who have HIV, and are on meds? As fate would have it, I am due to go down to my clinic today for an appointment and some pills, so I am planning to ask about this directly today. I am also on RW and ADAP. I am wondering how this might change things up through my IDP. I imagine others will have some feedback for you, but I'll try to post what I'm told later today or tomorrow. RW/ADAP was renewed up until 2014, after that things may/probably will change the American Academy of HIV Medicine explains it well on their site Quote Starting in 2014 thousands of Ryan White patients who previously received care and treatment through the Ryan White program will begin to receive coverage through other programs created under the ACA. A majority will become part of the new Medicaid expansion; another portion are likely to gain coverage through the State Insurance Exchanges and the new state Pre-Existing Condition Plans (PCIPs). Because Ryan White is a “payer of last resort” program, those patients who will have access to the new programs must use them first.However, since the states will have significant flexibility in establishing the new programs, it is possible that some former Ryan White patients may end up with insufficient benefits, inadequate access to medications, or possibly even less than adequate access to care. They may also see new or increased co-pays, deductibles, or other cost-sharing. It is possible that the Ryan White Program may be able to aid in supplementing some of these areas. Ryan White providers and clinics will likely help transitioning into these new systems, and ensuring inclusion in the new networks of care. Providers need to pay attention to the requirements and opportunities in their state to be included in the billing networks, referral networks, and care networks for their state’s Exchanges and state Medicaid program. Most of the provisions of the ACA do not take effect until 2014, and their overall effects of ACA implementation will not become clear until sometime after that. The Ryan White Program as a whole will likely see many changes. Some of these may include the types of patients accessing services, to what services are provided, how those services wrap around the new systems. However, it seems as though there will ultimately be a significant need for the Ryan White safety net after 2014. The Ryan White Program was reauthorized in 2009 through September 30, 2013. One positive change in the 2009 reauthorization was the removal of the “sunset” provision that had existed under previous reauthorizations. My pharmacy bill is just over $3600 each month which is 3X my SSDI income. It is paid by Medicare Part D, and other insurances. The other insurances are Medi-Cal and ADAP. A few years ago the Medi-Cal budget was cut so hard our ASO had to terminate Nurse visits. The ASO was also hit with the loss of RWCA Title I funding and struggle to serve a growing list of clients. In addition, Medi-Cal cut alternative medical practices, dental, vision and chiropractic. Our ASO had to close it's Russian River office and their main office which was once thriving with program, support services and staff, now looks like ghost town parade. I have been self case managed for about 5 years. That was Sonoma, they didn't put up much of a fight for their funding. In San Francisco, which remains a Title I EMA, 6 million was taken from the budget. Mayor Ed Lee has replaced the Title I funds for AIDS services in San Francisco for 2 years. Being already more than 133% below the poverty level, a 1/2 price reduction in the cost of medications are still not affordable. I will be really old in 2020 and wonder, who is going to pay for my medications then? Have the best dayMichael In San Francisco, which remains a Title I EMA, 6 million was taken from the budget. Mayor Ed Lee has replaced the Title I funds for AIDS services in San Francisco for 2 years. Being already more than 133% below the poverty level, a 1/2 price reduction in the cost of medications are still not affordable. I will be really old in 2020 and wonder, who is going to pay for my medications then? Have the best dayMichael Micheal honey, by the yr. 2020 I'll probably be DEAD ( I'm 55+ now) so I'm not worried about whats happened then, I can't even think past next-week, the thought of it makes my head-swell Logged "it's so nice to be insane, cause no-one ask you to explain" Helen Reddy cc 1974 Being already more than 133% below the poverty level, a 1/2 price reduction in the cost of medications are still not affordable. I will be really old in 2020 and wonder, who is going to pay for my medications then? Have the best dayMichael Its a sobering thought isn't it . While I'm very happy for all the people the health care law will impact in a positive way Im aware that for some of us on medicare who still face the same problems shouldn't count on much more happening for a long time in regards to any new reforms in heath care , its a great start but we sure have a long way to go before we feel the relief . No pun intended but we must stay positive . Its a sobering thought isn't it . While I'm very happy for all the people the health care law will impact in a positive way Im aware that for some of us on medicare who still face the same problems shouldn't count on much more happening for a long time in regards to any new reforms in heath care , its a great start but we sure have a long way to go before we feel the relief . No pun intended but we must stay positive . Hey Jeff, He has the tenacity, I read the President's books last year and was impressed with his Senate campaign. He walked neighborhoods, knocked on doors, stopped people on the street and spoke at every opportunity to find out what the American people want and need. Access to healthcare for all! The President has my vote and I am just looking at the possible details and how they concern me. Have the best dayMichael I am not sure how any of this will work out. My new case workers is so green behind the ears she actually believes we have laws that protect people. lol....Anyway, she told me they are under great pressure to get people off RWhite and onto the high risk pool for the state. I looked it up and you can not get a straight answer from their own web site. It will be anywhere from 199 to 600 per month for limited coverage and a one million dollar cap. There will be co-pays for everything. She informed me that under the risk pool that R.White would pay the premiums and co-pays and still save money over the old method. This made no sense to me, how can they save money by paying the premiums and co-pays. They also will allow a total income of 32 thousand gross and remain in the pool. Under R White I am currently allowed two doctor visits per year and they pay for my meds. I am going to give it one more try possibly with someone who is older and has more experience in the system but this may prove difficult as the case workers tend to hang around for a year or two at the max and then you get the nice letter saying they have moved up in the organization and I would be getting a new case worker. She informed me that under the risk pool that R.White would pay the premiums and co-pays and still save money over the old method. This made no sense to me, how can they save money by paying the premiums and co-pays. Right now, RW often pays the premium and co-pays for people who are financially eligible for ADAP. Since many HAART regimens cost around $2500 to $3000 per month, covering someone's insurance premium and co-pays is a lot less expensive than having to purchase the meds outright. I am going to give it one more try possibly with someone who is older and has more experience in the system but this may prove difficult as the case workers tend to hang around for a year or two at the max and then you get the nice letter saying they have moved up in the organization and I would be getting a new case worker. you may not get many answers right now. AHA won't be going into full effect, especially in regards to RW, until the RW act comes up for renewal in 2014. By then many things will have changed as some states will have created high risk pool, expanded their medicaid programs and created health care exchanges; while other states won't have any of that and won't be accepting any federal funds. if you re-read the large quote I posted from the American Academy of HIV Medicine website, and realize that it was just this last week the Supreme Court finally upheld the AHA so that it can now aggressively move forward, you'll understand that many of the details you're looking to find are probably just now starting to be worked out for a hopeful transition in 2014. I hope you can find out more about your situation; but in the middle of an transition from RW to AHA there may not be many answers for you quite yet. Logged leatherman (aka mIkIE) All the stars are flashing high above the seaand the party is on fire around you and meWe're gonna burn this disco down before the morning comes- Pet Shop Boys chart from 1992-2015Isentress/Prezcobix BC/BS offers 3 plans Basic, Enhanced, and Premium. I can not afford any of them today. I called the toll free number for a quote from an Agent. She said: Nothing is in the works now because the election is close and Obamacare will be replaced with whatever Mitt Romney has planned. The advantage to being on Medicare/Medi-Cal for prescription coverage, over the person who already has private insurance is... The Medi/Medi client can change coverage any time of the year, while the private insurance client can only change vendors at the beginning of the year. The Formulary, plan pricing, premiums and deductibles will be available to the Sales Staff on October 1st for the year 2013. On October 1st, 2013, the plan with pricing for 2014 will be available. We know nothing on this for 2 years. Have the best dayMichael As a person who uses Medicare, Medi-Cal and ADAP for prescription services Micheal.......what is the current-cut-off level for Medical, I had it for about 2 yrs. when I 1st got my SSDI back in 98...is it still 20k a yr. last i recall it was 17K or 18K a yr. but that was almost 12 yrs ago when I had it in Nor-Cal EDITED TO ADD: I did have ADAP also back then, but in Cal, Adap has no income level cut-off, as far as I know they don't, and they have a very nice Formulary, way better than in any other State except maybe NY-State..........duuno « Last Edit: July 07, 2012, 07:41:26 PM by denb45 » Logged "it's so nice to be insane, cause no-one ask you to explain" Helen Reddy cc 1974 Micheal.......what is the current-cut-off level for Medical, I had it for about 2 yrs. when I 1st got my SSDI back in 98...is it still 20k a yr. last i recall it was 17K or 18K a yr. but that was almost 12 yrs ago when I had it in Nor-Cal EDITED TO ADD: I did have ADAP also back then, but in Cal, Adap has no income level cut-off, as far as I know they don't, and they have a very nice Formulary, way better than in any other State except maybe NY-State..........duuno ----------- As I know of things, ADAP in CA has an income level cut-off of one's Federal Adjusted Gross Income of $50,000. Gentlemen, I have saved files for years and at this point can not find the income guidelines for Medi-Cal or ADAP. I have found a scale w/ 1-10 member families, where a 1 person family has to make $903.00 per month (last year). That same 1 person family may not have over $3000 in property but... I can not find a maximum income amount to qualify in the documents I have filed. Have the best dayMichael Once I got medicare A, B in 2000, medical told me, that you are on your own, I only got that when I didn't have any health Ins. after my Cobra & Obra run out, due to having a per-exstsing condition...Full-Blown-AIDS My guess ( If I wanted to move back to Nor-Cal) I would still get ADAP, but NOT medical, and I would probably have to sign all of my medicare over to an HMO, County Hospital, or something else to get Health care, like Labs, and Doctors Visits, I had Kaiser Permanente back then with co-pays for these such things.... If things go really south & downhill for me, I can always use the VA dunno, I feeling very home-sick for Nor-Cal, and kinda done with ABQ, I don't wanna die here, as I'm not a real native of New Mexico, Nor-Cal is my home and I miss my family Logged "it's so nice to be insane, cause no-one ask you to explain" Helen Reddy cc 1974 Today, I was at the Pharmacy picking up my monthly refills. The Pharmacist meets me once each month for less than 5 minutes and always remembers my name. Not bad in a city of 722,000 people... She does not know how much will be paid by whom in 2014 but will contact all of the client/patients when they do know. Not much more can be done until October 1, 2013. Have the best dayMichael	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
“The phenomena of ‘paid news’ is one of increasing concern for the EC, especially during polls run-up.” —Navin Chawla, CEC Advertisement opens in new window “The rot has set in in the system...language papers emulated the leading ones, which started the trend.” —Justice G.N. Ray, Press Council of India “Ultimately, the superintendence of elections rests with the EC and it should look into ‘paid news’.” —Rajdeep Sardesai, Editors Guild *** It was April last year and the general elections had just been announced when marketing whiz kids in the media saw a golden opportunity springing up. Poll campaigns had begun to roll out and they ran the whole gamut, from asking politicians to pay a premium for favourable reports to flattering interviews on TV to running down opponents who refused to oblige. In essence, media marketers worked overtime to milk netas and political parties, raking in the moolah even at a time when the general economy was reeling under a severe recession. Advertisement opens in new window While it is generally believed that the malaise of publishing news in return for money had kicked in way back in General Elections 2004, it was the scale of the phenomenon of paid news in 2009 that made many wake up and take notice. This has now forced statutory bodies like the Press Council of India (PCI) and the Election Commission of India to take note and try to set in place “guidelines” to rein in the practice. Chief election commissioner Navin Chawla says that “the EC proposes to convene a meeting of recognised national political parties shortly to discuss the issue”. The PCI has called for a meeting with editors of leading national dailies on January 12. The Editors Guild will also be seeking an appointment with the Election Commission to discuss the issue. There will be many questions on the agenda when the EC and the PCI hold discussions on the ‘paid news’ syndrome. Sale of editorial space is lucrative business even though it compromises on objectivity. How, then, is one to ensure that the news in the day’s papers is not paid for. More importantly, how can editors and managements be persuaded to keep a distinction between news, advertising and marketing supplements? Advertisement opens in new window But for things to even get off the ground, the body entrusted with the mandate of watching over the media has to have some teeth. It is widely agreed that the Press Council has very little powers, apart from issuing strictures against publications. In effect, its writ has no legal standing even if it identifies an unhealthy trend in the media. Justice G.N. Ray, who heads the council, had even earlier expressed concern at the malaise of paid news. “The rot has set in in the system and, unfortunately, language papers emulated the leading papers, which had started the paid-news trend...this reached a peak during the recent elections. But the Press Council is trying to assert itself,” he says. Now the council is in consultations with the Election Commission and will be examining the issue. The Press Council is, however, still in the process of collecting and examining “paid news items”, for which it has set up a committee. Meanwhile, what is the Election Commission doing? In its note to the PCI on December 16, it has acknowledged that it received “informal” complaints from politicians but also admitted that some of its proposed recommendations have not been acted upon by the government of India. The commission cites an instance in which a “national daily”, on being asked to furnish details of a surrogate advertisement, refused to oblige. “On the face of it, such advertisements give an impression of a genuine news report covering the election campaign of a particular candidate. But when such reports repeatedly appear in a newspaper, more or less on a regular basis, the matter does give rise to doubts about whether it was honest coverage,” the note from the commission said. Incidentally, a bjp delegation met the CEC recently and submitted a memorandum asking the commission to probe the Ashok Chavan/Maharashtra elections imbroglio, which sparked off the whole paid-news imbroglio. Advertisement opens in new window Again, while the rules governing the Representation of People’s Act (RPA), 1951, clearly state that no person shall print or cause to be printed any election pamphlet or poster unless a declaration as to the identity of the publisher thereof, signed by him and attested by two persons to whom he is personally known, is delivered by him to the printer in duplicate and handed to the chief electoral officer or the district magistrate—the note states that rarely are copies of posters etc furnished to the district magistrate. Quite clearly, it is the EC that needs to be reminded of its own responsibility at the time of elections, because its writ runs supreme. Interestingly, the commission has directed the PCI to determine what is paid news, so that the expenditure on such news becomes accountable. Sources in the EC admitted that they did not wish to be seen as overstepping their limits. “Our role only comes into play once the election dates are announced and the model code of conduct kicks in,” a senior official in the commission told Outlook. Advertisement opens in new window But as was noted during the assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh, politicians complained bitterly that the Election Commission did not give adequate importance to the issue. CEC Navin Chawla admitted to receiving complaints from political parties. “The phenomena of ‘paid news’ is one of increasing concern for the Election Commission, especially during the run-up to elections. We are awaiting the proceedings of the Press Council of India’s recent meeting in this regard. The Editors Guild is coming to see us on this subject shortly. If readers lose faith in the printed word, especially at election time, then an important pillar of democracy will stand compromised,” Chawla says. But Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, member of the two-man inquiry committee set up by the Press Council to examine paid news, asks, “How does one prove that a monetary transaction has taken place? All such transactions are clandestine and one can only go by circumstantial evidence.” The council has invited editors of leading publications on January 11 to put in place a mechanism of check and balances. Rajdeep Sardesai, president of the Editors Guild, says, “Ultimately, the superintendence of the elections rests with the Election Commission and it should look into ‘paid news’.” Advertisement opens in new window Ironically, the EC had recommended a crucial change in the RPA, which could have gone some way to ensure that advertisements and news are distinct from each other. “In the case of advertisements/election matter for or against any political party or candidate in the print media during the election period, the name and address of the publisher should be given along with the material/advertisement,” the Commission had suggested. Till date, the government has not responded. So, will the current exercise in reining in paid news pay any dividends? Most in the industry feel that unless changes are made in the RPA and organisations like the PCI are given powers, there will be no significant change. Perhaps newspapers and TV channels may become more careful in selling editorial space. But business, many say, will go on. Post a Comment I don't know why such a hue and cry NOW only, and about "paid news" only. Another one of the many ways to corrupt the press is to give them very expensive , genuine advertisements: e.g., on the inaguration of a railway station in some remote area (say, in the North East), by some cOnGRESS person. The full page ad will appear in some national newspaper, in its Delhi edition, on the morning of the same day as the scheduled inauguration. "All are welcome" to attend the inauguration. When our MPs and MLAs are paid for their vote even on nationally important issues, what more hell is going to happen if news are paid for? For sure our freedom has been vandalised by feudal family interests who are perpetually in power. Corruption is tolerated at all levels and the system allows the corrupt to continue in power even trial based on prima facie evidence goes on endlessly in courts. See the present scenario despite food prices sky rocketing, the voters can hardly do anything democratically to force our legislatures (many of them having vast business interests) to arrest it. Congress need not fear till next general elections and by that time will come out with another great 'waiver' thamasha. Till such time we get the right to call back our worthless reps and we limit their service to two terms, this tragedy will continue. It has been a well acknowledged fact of selection of 'KHAS' reporters and correspondents to help out and report flattering news of the contesting candidate as seen in all recent elections of the country. Ask Mr. Vinod Mehta any candidate on 'moral oath' whether he be it a winner or a loser did not go for the press on such counts? T. Vinod The media lacks objectivity in the first place.It usually favours one political party or other in pursuance of its own political agenda.So,when the media prostitutes itself in this fashion it is no big deal if it does such things for money. >There are limitations to what governmental bodies can do to exclude paid news from the news-space. There are umpteen numbers of ways government can do to control the wayward media & its excesses. Question is whether govrnments have any intention to do so. Absolutely no. Media on the other hand serves as an impotant adjunct to government misdeeds. For example never before overall governance standards fell to such appalling low as it is now during the current regime & its vegitating head who seems have taken a hands off policy in all matters of governmance. This old gentleman with his antedeluvial economic sense & with no faith in welfare state, only becomes hyperactive only in when matters which serve the interest of money bags & a superpower. 90% percent of his cabinetis packed with representatives of special interest groups - some mining, some aviation, some energy, some real estate, some telecom, some sugar & the list is endless.It was alwyas so, but has never been so blatant , all pervasive & so corruptive. By diverting & refocussing on perepherial issues such sexual escapades of politicians or a particular criminal police officer , media takes off the heat off politicians from common man, the beast of burden which is reeling under the pressure of 30% increase in prices of essentials.You will not hear or see a whip of mention in media about this unprecedented engineered price rise of essentials . So media & degenerating politicians are in cahoots. Thinking that government at all wants to control media is simplistic. What is the point discussing about smaller language print/tv channels? Just look at so called national dailies/tv channels specially English language? There are enough media took interview of Priyanka Vadra just before the general election talking about her father’s killer? What was that? I am sure everybody know it is method of publicity to garner sympathy vote? What about CNNIBN? Their whole profiling of politicians? Why gun down smaller mediums? What about VM himself? Sometimes it is paid by Indian politicians and some other times by some global vested interest parties! There are limitations to what governmental bodies can do to exclude paid news from the news-space. There are all kinds of ways to avoid being caught. It is up to the press itself to monitor and regulate itself. It is also up to an intelligent readership to shun corrupt outlets. The power of money is overwhelming. Look what it has done to the U.S. Congress!	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 New releases > Balblair 2001 Vintage The 2001 version of Balblair is the latest in a line of Vintages released by the Highland distillery - a range of single malt whiskies which are specially selected on the basis that, "our whisky tells us when it's ready, not the other way round" according to Distillery Manager John MacDonald. This policy started in 2007 and differs from the philosophy of most distilleries who release their whisky at various, well established age points such as 12, 18 and 25 years old. Balblair is located in the picturesque village of Edderton, near to the town of Tain. It lies close to the shores of the Dornoch Firth, one of Scotland’s largest estuaries, with the the Highlands rising up behind and the Inverness-Thurso railway track running next to it. The distillery is one of Scotland's oldest (it was founded by John Ross in 1790), although the current buildings were constructed in 1893. Balblair is currently owned by Inver House Distillers, which is a subsidiary of the larger Thai Beverages group, and they have owned it since 1996. Balblair is currently running at full capacity, which gives an annual production of 1.8 million litres. The Balblair 2001 Vintage is a landmark whisky for the distillery and Inver House. It is the first of their single malts to be released with a combination of being non-chill filtered, at a higher strength of 46% ABV and with no artificial colouring. Going forwards, all Balblair releases are being planned as such. This whisky has been matured in ex-bourbon casks and bottled at 10 years of age. Balblair 2001 was launched last week at the distillery and we were delighted to be invited to be part of the festivities. It will be available from specialist whisky retailers and on-line retailers very shortly and has a recommended price of £32.99. Our tasting notes The colour of the new Vintage is pale lemon yellow and the nose is delicate and fresh with initial aromas of green orchard fruits (especially pears and apples), honey and vanilla. Underneath are a series of subtle aromas that are interwoven with the more obvious ones. These include malty cereals, coconut, something floral (think of honeysuckle), orange zest and hints of almond and nutmeg. A lovely and highly distinctive note of marzipan develops with significant time (15+ minutes) in the glass. On the palate, a delicious zesty tangy kicks things off (imagine lime and lemon) and it feels like this whisky has been dipped in honey. This is followed by a pleasant combination of sweet malty barley, juicy and crisp green fruit (think of the pear and apple again), vanilla and a pinch of drying baking spices, especially cinnamon and nutmeg. The finish again offers immediate and sustained freshness in the form of citrus zest, dry wood spices and the green fruits, although these are more reminiscent of dried pear and apple by this stage and this gives a good level of sweetness. What's the verdict? This Balblair 2001 Vintage is a fine example of a whisky in the lighter and fresher style. It shows excellent delicacy, subtlety and what can be achieved with the sympathetic use of quality casks during maturation. If you like your whiskies richer or smoky, then you may come away disappointed but this is a great whisky to sip on during warm weather or as an aperitif. While talking with John MacDonald at the launch, he commented that "this is my favourite of the younger Vintages" - it's hard to disagree with him. No comments: Search Whisky For Everyone Get Social With Us Welcome To Whisky For Everyone Blogging about whisky since 2008. Whisky For Everyone is a blog for all lovers of whisky - beginner, keen enthusiast or connoisseur. Whisky is one of the most popular spirit drinks in the world and its sales and number of drinkers are increasing each year. This blog includes regularly updated tasting notes of all manner of whisky from the popular, inexpensive ones to the limited edition, rare bottlings. We also try to demystify the sometimes daunting world of the whisky industry by explaining in layman's terms about the language, processes, terminology and answering commonly asked questions. We also have a weekly whisky news round up feature called Inbox, which includes news on new whisky releases, events and other items of interest. There is a Whisky For Everyone and we will help you discover yours ... Drammie Award 2013 Winner All content (images, text and photography) on Whisky For Everyone is subject to copyright unless explicitly stated otherwise. The content of this blog may be linked to, printed, downloaded or quoted in an unaltered form (not distorted from its original format or taken out of context) with permission and copyright acknowledgment. Requests for permission to reproduce content for other purposes should be directed to whiskyforeveryone@gmail.com	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Coronavirus Pandemic Weekly Briefs Thursday 4th June 2020 Briefing number 13 (unlucky for some – more on that later!) sees NI move to the next stage of the Executives Recovery Plan. As well as being able to go to garden and recycling centres, we can now also take part in certain outdoor activities, such as tennis, golf, and angling, and meet in groups of up to six people outdoors. Of course, progress will depend on controlling the rate of transmission of the virus – something in which we all have a part to play. At Brooke House we are starting to explore how we may open more for our staff and our clients safely and slowly, in a way that is fully compliant with the social distancing guidelines. Volunteers Week This week (1st to 7th June) is also Volunteers Week – a chance to celebrate and say thank you for the contribution millions of volunteers make across the UK. As well as helping others, volunteering has been shown to improve volunteers’ wellbeing, gain valuable new skills and experiences, and boost confidence. We’d like to take this opportunity to give our thanks to the volunteers who help to make the Colebrooke Garden as productive and beautiful as it is. So, back to number 13 – lucky or unlucky? There is no scientific evidence to suggest that any number is inherently lucky or unlucky, but many people believe that 13 is unlucky. There is even a term for the specific fear of the number 13 – triskaidekaphobia. And it’s a fear believed to be rooted in ancient times. The Norse god Baldur, who stood for beauty and good in the world was murdered by Loki, the 13th guest at a dinner honouring Baldur’s memory. But maybe our view on the number 13 could be coloured by our level of optimism? Optimism Psychologists report that most of the population is largely optimistic. Research has shown that higher levels of optimism are associated with better mental health, more effective pain management, improved immune and cardiovascular function, and greater physical functioning overall. It is also associated with better health outcomes after physical illness as well as increased life expectancy. It has even been shown to be connected to increased success in sports and work. Optimism is designed to give us the energy, enthusiasm, determination, and positive attitude to move forward in our lives. It helps us to appreciate the glass as half-full. Optimists tend to apply better coping strategies when faced with adversity and look for meaning in that adversity, which can make them more resilient. The good news is that, while optimism may be part of our character, it can also be learned. Take 10 minutes or more out of your day and imagine yourself in a future, say 5 years from now, that has turned out to be the rosiest that is possible (but also realistic). In this future, you have achieved all the things that you wanted to, whether that’s being at the height of your dream career, living with the love of your life, being in peak physical shape, having a small circle of close and supportive friends, etc. You get the picture. Visualise what such a future will be like and feel like to you in as much detail as possible (see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_jEsnDEIa0). The more vividly your imagination can conjure up your best possible self, the more successful this exercise is. Even if you perform the best possible self exercise just once, your optimism will get a temporary boost. And if you perform it repeatedly, say every night, or a few times a week, there will be a persistent spike in your optimism. What is more, your mood will also improve, and you will feel happier. Last week we included a link to express interest in our Armed Forces Covenant grant funded online workshops allowing us to deliver existing and new material to support the health and wellbeing of our clients in a different way. We hope to offer online workshops in Nutrition, Gardening, Wellness and Horticultural Therapy. So far we have had a great response! There’s still time to register your interest using the following link: https://forms.gle/kzrH16VoHGrryYfh6 Here you can see all our previous posts, as well as new posts every week! This week we are sharing with you planting out brassicas and how the new market garden is developing. It is our hope to make the blog site interactive so you can comment and ask questions and share your own thoughts. Watch this space. If you have any queries or need additional advice/support you can call us on 07885 808550 or 07885 808546 during office hours or email us on info@brookehouse.co.uk . In a crisis please call Lifeline on 0808 808 8000 or Samaritans on 116 123. In the meantime, please maintain all the precautionary measures advised by the Government to protect yourselves and others. This week we are talking about your whole wellbeing and resilience. But first, some good news, Brooke House has been successful in obtaining grant funding from the Armed Forces Covenant to deliver online workshops during the Coronavirus Pandemic. This will allow us to deliver existing and new material to support the health and wellbeing of you, our clients, in a different way. If you would be interested in attending our online workshops, please register your interest using the following link:https://forms.gle/kzrH16VoHGrryYfh6 The 5 ways to wellbeing (Connect, Be Active, Take Notice, Keep Learning and Give: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/improve-mental-wellbeing/) are the foundations for resilience. The walls and the roof of our resilience ‘house’ are constructed from additional skills/behaviours. In briefing number 11 we covered ‘building and maintaining high quality connections’ – this week we’re talking about having meaning and purpose. As humans we need to find purpose in what we do. Imagine being on holiday (one day soon!), relaxing with your favourite food and drink to hand, feeling the warmth of the sun on your face, listening to the waves breaking gently on the beach – you’re feeling pretty good right? How good would it feel after being sat there all day? Maybe still good. What about after a week, a month, or a year? As much as we might hate to admit it, this same pleasurable situation will gradually become less enjoyable over time and not have nearly the same effect on us as it did at the beginning. So, what’s missing? Purpose – beyond feeling good, we need to find purpose in what we do. Resilient people have a strong sense of purpose – they know what they are doing and why. And here’s the science bit – having a sense of purpose in life has been shown to improve overall wellbeing and life satisfaction, to be good for our health and even to reduce the risk of death. What’s not to like? We have been advised of an opportunity to help make a difference in the current situation that some of you may be interested in. PT Security Services Ltd (https://pt-ss.com/about-us) has been awarded the contract to establish and staff the Covid-19 Mobile Testing Centre in Belfast. There is a requirement for 20 members of staff to begin training immediately at the SSE Arena, Belfast. The email address for those interested in applying is info@pt-ss.com. We all want to be part of something bigger. As an organisation we at Brooke House are looking to refresh our values and we’d be interested in hearing what you see as core to our way of doing things. Get in touch at info@brookehouse.co.uk with any ideas and please express an interest in our upcoming online workshops:https://forms.gle/kzrH16VoHGrryYfh6 Here you can see all our previous posts, as well as new posts every week! This week we are sharing with you how to support your runner beans using hazel rods, an update from the garden and sheep shearing, no lockdown haircuts here! It is our hope to make the blog site interactive so you can comment and ask questions and share your own thoughts. Watch this space. If you have any queries or need additional advice/support you can call us on 07885 808550 or 07885 808546 during office hours or email us on info@brookehouse.co.uk . In a crisis please call Lifeline on 0808 808 8000 or Samaritans on 116 123. In the meantime, please maintain all the precautionary measures advised by the Government to protect yourselves and others. Friday 22nd May 2020 Briefing number 11 comes towards the end of Mental Health Awareness week the theme of which is ‘kindness’. Studies have found that people who carry out acts of kindness experience greater wellbeing, increased feelings of happiness, and improved life satisfaction. It does not seem to matter whether we show kindness to our friends and family, our communities or even ourselves – the effect is the same. Not only that but, just reflecting on and remembering kind things we have done in the past may also increase our wellbeing. ‘Give’ is one of the 5 ways to wellbeing that we have covered before in our previous briefings. “Kindness is a gift everyone can afford to give” The 5 ways to wellbeing are the foundations for resilience. “Resilience enables us to function effectively, deal with the ups and downs of everyday life, adapt to change, bounce back from adversity and even grow as a result”. Some researchers have termed resilience ‘ordinary magic’ because we all have it to varying degrees and we can all learn to strengthen it over time. Have a look at this video – the power of resilience with Dr Sam Goldstein, Neuropsychologist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isfw8JJ-eWM One of the other important building blocks of resilience is developing and maintaining high quality connections (‘Connect’). Now that in NI we are permitted to be outside at a social distance with up to 6 people, we have an increased opportunity to enhance those connections. Resilient people are resourceful, and friends and family are among their most important resources. Resilient people have strong social networks, close connections to family and friends, can self-disclose about their troubles to people close to them, and ask for help when they need it We all need to actively build and maintain our own resilience; act early on any warning signs that our resilience is under strain; and, mobilise support when our resilience is threatened. The Action for Happiness ‘10 days of Happiness’ online coaching programme will help: https://10daysofhappiness.org/ Here you can see all our previous posts, as well as new posts every week! This week we are sharing with you how to grow the best carrots, an update from the garden and information about the Sika Deer who call Colebrooke Park home. It is our hope to make the blog site interactive so you can comment and ask questions and share your own thoughts. Watch this space. The ‘office’ will be closed for the public holiday on Monday 25th May. If you have any queries or need additional advice/support you can call us on 07885 808550 or 07885 808546 during office hours or email us on info@brookehouse.co.uk . In a crisis please call Lifeline on 0808 808 8000 or Samaritans on 116 123. In the meantime, please maintain all the precautionary measures advised by the Government to protect yourselves and others. The document sets out the approach the Executive will take when deciding how to ease coronavirus restrictions in the future. There are however no fixed dates for when any single restriction will be lifted leaving us all feeling a little uncertain. Uncertainty As human beings, we seek security. We all want to feel safe and have a sense of control over our lives and well-being. Research shows that fear and uncertainty can leave us feeling stressed and anxious. It can drain us emotionally and trap us in a downward spiral of negativity. But it doesn’t have to be like that – there are steps we can all take to better deal with the impact of uncontrollable circumstances and manage our anxiety. Uncertainty is often centred on worries about the future and all the bad things we anticipate happening. It can make things feel worse than they are and even paralyse us from taking action to overcome a problem. Worrying won’t give us more control over uncontrollable events – it just takes away our enjoyment in the present, drains our energy, and keeps us awake at night! But there are healthier ways to cope with uncertainty, for example creating a ‘safe space’ in your imagination. A ‘safe space’ is somewhere we can go to regardless of what is happening around us. Imagine a place that has a lot of positive associations, where you feel safe, comfortable, peaceful, or calm. Give it a name such as ‘home’, ‘woods’, ‘beach’ etc. Really focus on the image and describe the positive emotions it creates and notice where in your body you feel any pleasant physical sensations. Notice the sounds, smells, textures associated with the image. Make the image as vivid in your mind as you can. Identify a single word or phrase that fits the picture, e.g. “relax”, “safe”, “in control”, “at peace”. When your mind wanders back to worrying or the feelings of uncertainty return, refocus your mind on the image and your own slow, steady, deep breathing. The more practice you put into this, the more effective it will be at helping you to manage anxiety and worry. And, without some uncertainty and unpredictability, we would never have any surprises. As we have seen during this pandemic, good things do sometimes happen unexpectedly – the rise of volunteering and acts of kindness for instance. Facing uncertainty in life can also help us learn to adapt, overcome challenges, and increase our resiliency. It can help us to grow. If you have any queries or need additional advice/support you can call us on 07885 808550 or 07885 808546 during office hours or email us on info@brookehouse.co.uk. Out of hours, in a crisis please call Lifeline on 0808 808 8000 or Samaritans on 116 123. In the meantime, please maintain all the precautionary measures advised by the Government to protect yourselves and others. Thursday 7th May 2020 Briefing number 9 falls on an auspicious week. This year’s early May Bank Holiday has been moved back by four days to coincide with the 75th anniversary of VE (Victory in Europe) Day marking the day, towards the end of World War Two, when fighting came to an end in Europe. This holiday was to form part of a three-day weekend of commemorative events to remember and honour the heroes of the Second World War and reflect on the sacrifices of a generation. But all that was before the lockdown and the need for social distancing. But there is no reason why we can’t still mark the occasion. On Wednesday evening of this week, four members from Maguiresbridge Silver Band, came to the Walled Garden to help us to create a short clip to help celebrate VE Day. We hope you enjoy it. It can be viewed here https://youtu.be/MxL4JQBxO_Q A host of virtual and remote initiatives have been planned including a UK-wide two-minute silence at 11am, church bells being rung to mark the moment the guns of the Second World War fell silent, and a 9pm singalong to Vera Lynn’s We’ll Meet Again. Belfast City Hall will be illuminated and in Fermanagh there will be the projection of two beams of light in Enniskillen from Thursday to Saturday, to replicate the V for victory sign which lit up the skies in 1945. We’re all being encouraged to take part in the nation’s toast from the safety of our own homes at 3pm on Friday. Food and mood Weekly wartime food rations made creative cooks of everyone and there was little in the way of treats. You went to the butcher for weekly meat rations, visited the baker for your allocation of bread and so on. Some similarities with the lockdown you may think! But people now have more of an opportunity to adopt unhealthy behaviour patterns – overeating the wrong kinds of foods and drinking more. There are physiological reasons for some of these behaviours – when the body is stressed it produces too much cortisol, which makes us more likely to over-eat, particularly foods which are high in fat and sugar. The Association of UK Dietitians have written an article with hints and tips to help us eat for a healthy body and mind during the COVID-19 pandemic – https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/eating-well-during-coronavirus-covid-19.html. But food also affects our mood directly for instance, protein (found in lean meat, fish, eggs, cheese, peas, beans, lentils etc) contains amino acids, which make up the chemicals our brain needs to regulate our thoughts and feelings. MIND, the mental health charity, has information exploring the relationship between what we eat and how we feel, including tips on how to incorporate healthy eating into our life. https://www.mind.org.uk/media-a/2929/food-and-mood-2017.pdf Jane McClenaghan, a BANT Registered Nutritional Therapist, who ran a number of courses for us earlier this year has launched a Tuesday Teabreak where, every Tuesday morning at 10am, we can join her in her kitchen for an informal chat and catch up on all things nutrition. From planning healthy meals, to making sense of food labels and using simple ingredients in creative ways. We’re hoping to do some more work with Jane through lockdown so watch this space! Garden Blog We hope you are enjoying our Garden blog. This week we share with you an update from Dougal, how to look after your potatoes and carrots, and pictures of the Bluebells starting to appear in the Colebrooke woodland: https://brookehouse.co.uk/walled-garden-blog/ Veterans’ Gateway A 24-hour point of contact for veterans’ support, has launched a new app enabling any ex-Service personnel who are in need to get help with issues such as finances, housing, employment, relationship, physical and mental health. The link to the Directory of Local Support is here: https://www.veteransgateway.org.uk/local-support/. There is also a new category within the Local Support tool entitled Covid-19 Local Support that lists local ‘pop-up’ volunteer services. These have a Covid-19 icon to help individuals find them easily. The App also has links to allow an individual to call, email or live chat with the team at the contact centre – that continues to be fully manned 24/7 by Connect Assist advisers. The Veterans’ Gateway app is available for free on the Apple App Store and Google Play: https://support.veteransgateway.org.uk/app/answers/detail/a_id/820 There is also a YouTube video of the app in use. We will be closed on Friday 8th for the May Day holiday. If you have any queries or need additional advice/support you can call us on 028 8953 1223 or email us on info@brookehouse.co.uk. In a crisis please call Lifeline on 0808 808 8000 or Samaritans on 116 123. In the meantime, please maintain all the precautionary measures advised by the Government to protect yourselves and others. Friday 1st May 2020 Welcome to the eighth weekly briefing from Brooke House. This is our way of keeping you up to speed with events and providing information and tools to help us all manage through these unusual and unsettling times. Food parcels As you know, we have been assisting those of you who don’t have local support with a food delivery – if you think you would now benefit from this scheme please get in touch and we will discuss your needs with you. We will also call those who received a delivery previously to see if your needs have changed. To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow This week our focus is on Hope. The Rainbow of Hope has become a national symbol for supporting the NHS and getting through the coronavirus pandemic together. Hope has been shown to be connected to mental health, happiness, satisfaction with life, and psychological well-being across all age groups. There is an association between high hope and lower levels of depression, while low hope is associated with a reduction in well-being. Research has also shown that hope acts as a protective factor during life crises. People who have high levels of hope view barriers as challenges to overcome and can more easily find another way to achieve their goals. If we can value the positive things in life and be thankful for all the good, instead of worrying about what we don’t have or can’t change, our hope will grow. Like a virus, hope can also be transmitted to others but, unlike a virus, providing hope to others makes us feel happier and makes our lives feel more meaningful. Action for Happiness have produced a ‘Coping Calendar’ with 30 suggested actions to look after ourselves and each other as we face this global crisis together. You can download it as a PDF for printing, or pass it on to others and help spread the word. To sum up, hope can protect us against negativity and despair. It helps us keep in sight a better future in times of adversity, uncertainty, and crises. Hope is like a road in the country; there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence May Day Holiday We will be closed on Friday 8th for the May Day holiday. If you have any queries or need additional advice/support you can call us on 028 8953 1223 or email us on info@brookehouse.co.uk. In the meantime, please maintain all the precautionary measures advised by the Government in order to protect yourselves and others. Friday 24th April 2020 Briefing number seven is here already and we have just had the ‘lockdown’ restrictions extended for another 3 weeks. You will recall the Government advice to: As a result, all the Brooke house staff will be continuing to work from home until the advice changes. Walled Garden Blog We have developed in conjunction with Colebrooke Walled Garden, a blog to help keep members and friends of the Walled Garden in touch with what is happening during the Coronavirus lock down and beyond. This blog also contains information about the wider happenings in Colebrooke Park, check it out here: Walled Garden Blog Food parcels As you know, we have been assisting those of you who don’t have local support with a food delivery – if you think you would now benefit from this scheme please get in touch and we will discuss your needs with you. Mental Health As the lockdown continues there is increasing focus on mental health and wellbeing. We have already provided information and links to our website (https://brookehouse.co.uk/category/coronavirus/), the Health and Social Care NI leaflet – ‘Take 5 steps to wellbeing’, an NHS Scotland resource called ‘Tips on how to cope if you are worried about Coronavirus and in isolation’, and the Action for Happiness’ 3 good things exercise. This week our focus is on self-soothing techniques. These are simple things that you can do wherever you are that can bring calm to your mind and body. The most effective techniques involve one or more of our five senses – touch, taste, smell, sight, and sound. Here are some examples: Sound – listen to relaxing music, sing to yourself (or your neighbours!), try some positive statements out loud like I choose hope over fear, Positivity is a choice that I choose to make, I am grateful for the things I have,I can go with the flow. When trying these techniques focus completely on the task. If you get distracted simply bring your focus back. The more you practice the more effective they will be. Other Helplines Specialist helplines providing a variety of vital support services including information, advice, counselling, a listening ear, and befriending are available through the Helplines Network NI. Helplines are confidential, non-judgemental, and accessible sources of information, advice, and support. The Helplines Network NI website provides a single point of access to NI Helplines telephone numbers and websites. For further information visit www.helplinesnetworkni.com. Lifeline is a free, confidential telephone helpline available anytime every day on 0808 808 8000. Counsellors answer all telephone calls. They listen, help, and support you in confidence. They do not judge you. They can deal with different concerns including depression, anxiety, self-harm, suicide, trauma, sexual violence, and abuse. Lifeline can arrange an appointment for face-to-face counselling or other therapies in your area within seven days. They can put you in touch with follow-up services, so you get the best possible response. If you have any queries or need additonal advice/support you can call us on 028 8953 1223 or email us on info@brookehouse.co.uk. In the meantime, please maintain all the precautionary measures advised by the Government in order to protect yourselves and others. Friday 17th April 2020 This is the Brooke House briefing number six and will be slightly ‘briefer’ than usual due to the Easter break. We hope you all had a restful one. Reading In these unusual times many of us are rediscovering the joy of the written word. Not only is reading pleasurable, but research has shown that it can help to reduce stress. Reading as little as six minutes a day can reduce stress levels by 60% by slowing your heart rate, easing muscle tension and altering your state of mind. It often provides an ‘escape’ from the worries of the day, has been shown to slow memory loss and is good for our mental health. In case you are not aware, thousands of eBooks and Audiobooks are available to download for free from Libraries NI. You can borrow up to eighteen at a time for three weeks. To make use of this great free service you need to have a Libraries NI membership number. If you have a smartphone or tablet device download the Libby App or Overdrive App and create an account (Choose Libraries NI as your library). For PCs and laptops you need to install Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) software. So, get reading! Additional support So far we have made you aware of our website (https://brookehouse.co.uk/about/), the Health and Social Care NI leaflet – ‘Take 5 steps to wellbeing’, and an NHS Scotland resource called ‘Tips on how to cope if you are worried about Coronavirus and in isolation’. This week we’re focussing on gratitude – a thankful appreciation for what we receive and an acknowledgement of the goodness in our lives. Gratitude helps us connect to something larger than ourselves, be that other people, nature, or a higher power. In positive psychology research, gratitude is strongly and consistently associated with greater happiness and higher overall wellbeing. Gratitude helps people feel more positive emotions, relish good experiences, improve their health, deal with adversity, and build strong relationships. We can all cultivate gratitude on a regular basis and, although it may feel contrived at first, this mental state grows stronger with use and practice. You could write a thank-you note, thank someone mentally, or keep a gratitude journal, reflecting on what you are grateful for. See Action for Happiness’ 3 good things exercise: https://www.actionforhappiness.org/take-action/find-three-good-things-each-day If you have any queries or need additonal advice/support you can call us on 028 8953 1223 or email us on info@brookehouse.co.uk. In the meantime, please maintain all the precautionary measures advised by the Government in order to protect yourselves and others. Thursday 9th April 2020 This the fifth of our Brooke House updates. We hope you have been receiving the previous ones and finding them useful? Telephone checks It’s been great to hear how supported most of our clients are during these challenging times. Many of you have family and friends who have rallied round or local services/shops who have stepped up to deliver groceries and/or medicines. We have supplemented this with additional support through a food parcel to some of you and many of these have now been delivered or are on their way. We also want to make you aware of the Department for Communities NI food parcel initiative recently announced: https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/news/hargey-announces-thousands-benefit-food-parcels-service. If you are in receipt of a GP shielding letter or otherwise vulnerable you may be eligible for a weekly food parcel delivery. Ring 0808 802 0020, email covid19@adviceni.net or text ACTION to 81025. You will be assessed and, if suitable, you will receive deliveries through the registered voluntary/community groups operating in the area. If there are medical related supplies in the parcel, deliveries will be authorised by a community pharmacist. Additional support For those of you who prefer phone contact rather than emails we are setting up a periodic call system with our Health and Wellbeing Coordinators. We have also re-launched our website which, for the duration of the pandemic, will have regularly updated information and materials: https://brookehouse.co.uk/about/. We are planning to take a break for Easter so the ‘office’ will be closed from Friday 10th to Tuesday 14th April inclusive. Otherwise you can call us on 028 8953 1223 or email us on info@brookehouse.co.uk at any time if your circumstances change or you think we might be able to help with something. In the meantime, please maintain all the precautionary measures advised by the Government in order to protect yourselves and others. Friday 3rd April 2020 This the fourth of our Brooke House updates. Home working has not been without its challenges for our staff what with issues around connectivity and online tools! However, we are working our way around these. New referrals, initial screenings and reviews Since we started working from home, we have only received 3 new referrals which is not unexpected given the current situation. We have started to carry out initial screenings by telephone. Interventions All face-to face interventions have had to cease which means complementary therapies, physiotherapy, groups etc are on hold for now. However, approximately 20 of our clients remain in talking therapy and a few have been newly referred for this – all delivered remotely. Telephone checks We have also managed to call over 200 of you individually to check in and see if you are supported locally or need our help with anything. This has led to us arranging a small number of food deliveries across Fermanagh, Tyrone and Armagh for those who cannot manage to access food and supplies themselves using an existing support network. We are continuing with this work across the rest of NI. Most people we talk to have asked for ongoing contact by email and one or two have asked for a periodic telephone call which we will set up with the Health and Wellbeing Coordinators. Just a reminder to all of you that you can call us on 028 8953 1223 or email us on info@brookehouse.co.uk at any time if your circumstances change or you think we might be able to help with something. In the meantime, please maintain all the precautionary measures advised by the Government in order to protect yourselves and others. Friday 27th March 2020 This the third of what we hope will be fairly regular updates as we all see our way through the coronavirus pandemic. Currently all our substantive staff have transferred to home working. New referrals, initial screenings and reviews We are still receiving new referrals although we anticipate that these will drop off significantly in the coming weeks as people reprioritise and as a result of a lack of active promotion on our part. We are also conducting initial screenings and reviews by telephone wherever possible. These will be carried out by 3 new staff members: Amanda Armstrong, Andrea Milligan and Christine Spence. Interventions We have provided our Associate Talking Therapists with some guidance on how to maintain therapy remotely either by telephone or using an online platform. For those of you involved in this as clients you will receive some guidance shortly to help you manage this new way of working. Telephone checks For us to fully understand your current circumstances and how we might be able to support you further, we will be calling you all individually over the next few weeks. We’d like to know who is around to provide you with any practical support you may need at this time. It would also be useful for us to know if you have any benefits and/or pension concerns as we may be able to connect you with advice on this. We would also like to check that you still want ongoing contact with us. Some people prefer to wait until things are more settled, others are happy enough with periodic emails where others appreciate the option of a telephone call from time to time. Future support Once we have bedded in our new processes, we will start to work up some materials to help us all manage our psychological, and physical, wellbeing in these challenging times. Please watch this space. In the meantime, please maintain all the precautionary measures advised by the Government in order to protect yourselves and others. Wednesday 18th March 2020 As you know the situation in relation to the coronavirus pandemic in the UK changes daily. In response to the most recent Government advice and in order to protect our clients, our employees and NHS capacity in the coming weeks, Brooke House is suspending normal services effective immediately. We will be supporting our employees to work from home wherever possible. We are investigating the facilities for potentially delivering the following remotely, either by telephone or online: Screening appointments following referral Review appointments on completion of services Psychological assessment appointments Talking therapies interventions (Counselling, Clinical Psychology) – if your therapist has already made arrangements directly with you then please continue with that. Please do not come to the Centre in person. Instead call 028 8953 1223 or email us on info@brookehouse.co.uk. We will be contacting you all in the coming days with further updates so please keep an eye on your emails or for those of you who do not have an email address we will try to call instead. In the meantime, please maintain all the precautionary measures advised by the Government in order to protect yourselves and others. These are: Stay at home if you have coronavirus symptoms: If you experience recent onset of a new continuous cough and/or high temperature, however mild, stay at home and do not leave your house for 7 days from when your symptoms started. If you live with other people, they should stay at home for 14 days from the day the first person got symptoms. If you live with someone who is 70 or over, has a long-term condition, is pregnant or has a weakened immune system, try to find somewhere else for them to stay for 14 days. If you have to stay at home together, try to keep away from each other as much as possible. See: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/self-isolation-advice/ Only use the NHS 111 online or telephone service if needed: If your symptoms worsen during home isolation or are no better after 7 days, contact NHS 111 online or call NHS 111. For a medical emergency dial 999. Wash your hands: Wash your hands with soap and water often – do this for at least 20 seconds. Always wash your hands when you get home or into work and/or after coughing, sneezing and blowing your nose, or after being in areas where other people are doing so. Use hand sanitiser gel if soap and water are not available. Clean and disinfect door handles, objects and surfaces using suitable cleaning products. Cover your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze: To reduce the spread of germs when you cough or sneeze, cover your mouth and nose with a tissue, or your sleeve (not your hands) if you don’t have a tissue, and throw the tissue away immediately. Then wash your hands or use a hand sanitising gel. Keep more physically distant from other people: Do not use public transport unless you have to. Work from home, if you can. Avoid social activities, such as going to pubs, restaurants, theatres and cinemas. Avoid events with large groups of people. Use phone, online services, or apps to contact your GP surgery or other NHS services. As things change so may this advice and we will attempt to keep you as up to date as possible. In the meantime, look after yourselves and others. Monday 16th March 2020 As you know the situation in relation to the coronavirus pandemic in the UK changes daily. In response to the most recent Government advice and in order to protect our clients, our employees and NHS capacity in the coming weeks, Brooke House is suspending normal services effective immediately. We will be supporting our employees to work from home wherever possible. In particular, we will no longer deliver the following at all until advised it is safe to do so: We are investigating the facilities for potentially delivering the following remotely, either by telephone or online: Screening appointments following referral Review appointments on completion of services Psychological assessment appointments Talking therapies interventions (Counselling, Clinical Psychology) – if your therapist has already made arrangements directly with you then please continue with that. Please do not come to the Centre in person. Instead call 028 8953 1223 or email us on info@brookehouse.co.uk. We will be contacting you all in the coming days with further updates so please keep an eye on your emails or for those of you who do not have an email address we will try to call instead.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
arcana75 wrote:I too find EWs terrible. Other than roleplaying, why bother investing in a weapon skill that becomes semi-good in LA, when I can invest in nearly any other skill and be useful throughout the game? I fought the Dugan robots using all ballistic weapons and didn't really have an issue, no one went down, and the same weapon skills took me through AZ. I almost feel like the addition of Precision Strikes was a bad idea. I enjoy them and I love how much more tactical they make combat on SJ (it actually becomes pretty important to cripple legs and especially arms since there are many times where you're going to have to let them shoot back), but at the same time, it precludes things like, for example, instead of "conductive vs non-conductive", all energy weapons have a chance of simply shredding enemy armor with every successful hit, or anything like that. I love the concept behind energy weapons, I just think it's awfully hard to find a way to implement it where it won't be either underpowered or overpowered. If EWs ever do get fixed, Gamma Ray Blaster is going to need some massive nerfs, though. That thing should not be nearly as good as it is. I'll whine a little more about difficulty: why did you remove the whole fight against Leather Jerks in Rodia? Player is led to believe he/she's going to overthrow and kick Leather Jerks out of this nice town, enlists the help of locals & weakens minibosses (for no less than 5-10 hours of game time!) and in the end gets a 5 minute fight with 4 guys in a living room. All the scary Jerks (that you can even "lock up" to delay their vengeance!) instantly disappear without a single shot, or even a strongly worded retort. C'mon. Again, you can even lock some of them up, and they... disappear through the chimney? Fade away into thin air? MELT? Surprising that the villain's castle doesn't crumble into dust =) Nearly agree altho my energy weapons are nearly holding their own in combat, having two different energy weapons in the rangers hands gets two shots off, one higher costing AP and a lower AP for a second shot in a turn (high Dam + low Damage as opposed to one high Dam shot or two low Dam shots per turn), im at California so plenty of bots and cyborgs with conductive armour. My beef is the unique energy weapons, the one from Silo 7 and Tinkers weapons are completely and utterly RUBBISH! crap damage, the standard energy weapons are better than the unique weapons which shudnt be the case at all. PizzaSHARK wrote:I feel like there need to be a LOT more conductive enemies across the board. Energy weapons are incredibly weak in Arizona because even the toughest guys you run across aren't wearing conductive armor, even on SJ... with the obvious exception of the robots, but aside from Damonta, they're pretty much entirely optional. If I'm fighting a dude in Highpool and he's got 5 armor and we're talking like lvl 3-6 characters... man, that dude's clearly wearing Goat Hide Armor (and probably has Hardened or some other passive giving him free armor), and that shit's conductive. Are we supposed to believe a bunch of pissant raiders can afford tier 5 light armor that isn't even available until you get to California? Not even the random roaming vendor sells better than, what, +3 light armor? My thoughts exactly. Even at the start of California, you'll meet enemies with armor values of 8-9 that aren't conductive. How is that possible? Unless of course everyone is wearing Spectrum Assault Vests and have Hardened perk, which would still only come out to 8. Maybe they all have the Thick-Skinned quirk? Sorry for resurrecting this old topic, but I'm currently finishing my first play-through of WL2:DC and Dugan and his robots are definitely not conductive. Their armor does display a blue shield with a lightning bolt across it, however there is no damage multiplier added when I take the shot. Another issue is that I cannot use Computer Science on the two Worker Robots that fight with Dugan, and neither on the synths in the final battle, too. Is this intended behavior? I like Pizepi's combat performance more than Scotchmo's (char I used to roll with before). This is mostly because of her superior combat stats but also because energy weapon as a weapon class is much more flexible than shotgun class. (has longish range option, multiple low precision shots per turn with energy pistol option or heavy burst fire vs conductive armor using the gamma ray - only endgame weapon available in Arizona ..). It is impossible to precisely measure/compare the amount of damage she inflicted so far since the game forces me to dismiss her every time I get a (1 time) chance to recruit new personnel and resets her total damage accumulator stat. Pizepi + energy weapons offers in most fights way more options that the Scotchmo + shotgun combo. I think even a 7 man full energy party play-trough wouldn't be significantly to tedious even if there is only 1 gamma ray in the game .. Energy weapons do seem redundant, unless you are running low on 5.56mm or 7.62mm ammo. The same can be said for the other ranged weapons that don't use rifle calibers. I kept some energy weapons for my my heavy weapons guy though, because he was constantly needing more ammo for a while. Jozape wrote:Energy weapons do seem redundant, unless you are running low on 5.56mm or 7.62mm ammo. The same can be said for the other ranged weapons that don't use rifle calibers. I kept some energy weapons for my my heavy weapons guy though, because he was constantly needing more ammo for a while. I think there's some issue on how much damage they do in the endgame on conductive opponents, when/if that gets fixed it might change things. At any rate, Final Assessment with Pizepi is a great debuffer, and debuffers are vital on SJ. crimsoncorporation wrote:I think there's some issue on how much damage they do in the endgame on conductive opponents, when/if that gets fixed it might change things. At any rate, Final Assessment with Pizepi is a great debuffer, and debuffers are vital on SJ. I didn't notice energy weapons being any less or more useful at the end of the game, but I played at the default difficulty which is one step from the easiest setting. At this setting energy weapons are under powered but thankfully not useless. After a play through on Ranger difficulty putting points into Energy Weapons was by far one of the biggest wastes of skill points I made throughout the game. I even got more value from the points in handguns I gave my snipers. The whole conductive / non-conductive armor came across as an unrealistic and poorly implemented mechanic that mostly served to prevent me from using heavy armor on my team with zero value vs. enemies. The only thing that they were good for was when I was struggling with ammo needs in the mid game and it let me use a different ammo type on one party member. Playing on Ranger - just made it to Hollywood. I'm finding them pretty useful actually. Put Energy Weapons on my skill guy with Two-Pump Chump, and he's very reliably being able to throw 3 or 4 precision strikes out at the start of combat to cripple limbs and strip armor. I like energy weapons much more than handguns for debuffing because they have deeper clips, no deadzone, and the later ones have really decent range. Fighting Conductive armor is a nice when it happens but he's really there to cripple limbs and finish enemies. If you are any sort of good player you will already have your regular weapons AND energy weapons. That way when you do fight enemies that energy weapons can affect, you can quickly kill them with no sweat. Sure, 99% of the game you won't need them, but you'll level up a few weapon skills anyway so level up energy so when you do reach California you can blast down robots, etc super easy. What are you going to pick instead, pistols? SMGS? Heavy weapons? haha yea right. Get an assault/energy gunner and a sniper/energy gunner, and everyone else with the same, and your set. There isn't any 2ndary weapon that's useful. If your melee sharp/blunt your weapons can pen their armor excellent anyway you won't need energy. unarmed level 10, already know that. So with guns, there aren't many choices in the game. Assault and sniper are the only useful ones, and energy weapons the 3rd most useful. Any smart person leaves SMGS, pistols, heavy weapons left on the doorstep for the trash people.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
'At least for Europe it is obvious: All roads lead to Rome! You can reach the eternal city on almost 500.000 routes from all across the continent. Which road would you take? To approach one of the biggest unsolved quests of mobility, the first question we asked ourselves was: Where do you start, when you want to know every road to Rome? We aligned starting points in a 26.503.452 km² grid covering all of Europe. Every cell of this grid contains the starting point to one of our journeys to Rome. Now that we have our 486.713 starting points we need to find out how we could reach Rome as our destination. For this we created a algorithm that calculates one route for every trip. The more often a single street segment is used, the stronger it is drawn on the map. The maps as outcome of this project is somewhere between information visualization and data art, unveiling mobility and a very large scale.' 'Heavily tinted blue paintings form space stations, spacesuits, and rockets just after blast. Michael Kagan paints these large-scale works to celebrate the man-made object—machinery that both protects and holds the possibility of instantly killing those that operate the equipment from the inside. To paint the large works, Kagan utilizes an impasto technique with thick strokes that are deliberate and unique, showing an aggression in his application of oil paint on linen. The New York-based artist focuses on iconic images in his practice, switching back and forth between abstract and representational styles. “The painting is finished when it can fall apart and come back together depending on how it is read and the closeness to the work,” said Kagan about his work. “Each painting is an image, a snapshot, a flash moment, a quick read that is locked into memory by the iconic silhouettes.”'	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
No bodies found in capsized fishing boat off N.S. The capsized fishing boat Miss Ally is shown in an undated Canadian Forces handout photo. Share: Text: The Canadian Press Published Saturday, February 23, 2013 10:57AM EST Last Updated Saturday, February 23, 2013 9:08PM EST WOODS HARBOUR, N.S. -- The father of one of five young Nova Scotia fishermen lost at sea says word that divers found no sign of their bodies beneath a capsized vessel is hard to accept, yet it gives him a sense of closure. "There's no need for any more search," said George Hopkins, whose 27-year-old son Joel Hopkins was among the missing. Nearby, a dozen cars were parked and a steady stream of family friends came and went, offering condolences as they entered his brightly lit house. "It wasn't the result we wanted," said Hopkins. "But for me there's closure knowing the search is over and there's no hope now of anybody being alive." RCMP said Saturday they've been told no bodies were found in a search of an overturned boat off southwest Nova Scotia by divers on a private fishing vessel. The Mounties said the captain of the Slave Driver told the Canadian Coast Guard Vessel Sir William Alexander around 6 p.m. Saturday that divers had visually confirmed that there were no bodies in the Miss Ally. Supt. Sylvie Bourassa-Muise said according to the information police received, the divers also found that no wheelhouse or sleeping quarters were attached to the vessel's hull. For Hopkins, the details of the missing wheelhouse was decisive and crushing news. He said that no wheelhouse meant that the Miss Ally's life-raft was also torn away. "With the wheelhouse gone, I think things happened so fast, they didn't have a chance to get in the life-raft. It would be false hope to continue," he said. Searchers spotted the hull of the boat Saturday morning, about 239 kilometres southeast of Halifax and 46 kilometres northwest of the boat's last known position, RCMP said. Bourassa-Muise said the HMCS Glace Bay was expected to arrive at the site of the Miss Ally sometime overnight Saturday and would conduct an assessment with a remotely operated vehicle on Sunday morning. "That is simply done to confirm what the report was from the private fishing boat," said Bourassa-Muise from Woods Harbour, N.S., on Saturday evening. "That will conclude the efforts." Photos will also be taken during the assessment, RCMP said. The Mounties said an aircraft would continue to maintain a visual sighting of the boat overnight. The Miss Ally capsized in heavy seas last Sunday with the loss of five young fishermen. Police have not formally released the names of the fisherman, but a family member has identified one of those aboard as Cole Nickerson. The three other men were identified at a local prayer service last Tuesday evening as Katlin Nickerson, Billy Jack Hatfield and Tyson Townsend. The 13 metre vessel, which was on an extended halibut fishing trip, was last spotted by the coast guard on Tuesday. After the search for survivors was called off, the families of the fishermen asked federal authorities to recover the overturned vessel to determine if there were bodies inside. Sandy Stoddard, a Woods Harbour fisherman who helped organize the continued search by local fishermen, said he pleaded with the local RCMP to continue the search for the bodies. "They knew we weren't going to let this go until we were satisfied that nobody was on the boat," he said. "We are men of little patience. We don't wait for protocol to do things. When you're a fishermen on the ocean you don't follow protocol, you follow knowledge." The 57-year-old fisherman now praises the local RCMP officers for passing their message on to the Defence Department and the coast guard. "They went to bat for us," he said. Stoddard said he and many other fishermen in the community still recall a lost vessel from 39 years ago, when another seven men were lost at sea and never recovered. "There was never any closure to that accident. There was pleading to the authorities this time. We can't live through this for another 30 or 40 years," he said. Pastor Rod Guptill of the Wesleyan Church in Woods Harbour said people were gathered at a community centre Saturday to await word from searchers. "It's not good news. But it's news that does help us accept us begin grieving," he said. He said he will now turn his attention to a sermon for Sunday. "We will mourn with those who mourn. We are there to express our support and sympathy and grief for those who are going through the grieving process," he said.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
A remote fluid reservoir blow-molded of polymeric material is provided with an antechamber for the reception of incoming high velocity fluid and impinging of same in a sinuous course on walls of the antechamber which are so configured as to smoothly reduce flow velocity and avoid undue turbulence upon...http://www.google.com/patents/US4431027?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US4431027 - Reservoir for remote fluid system A remote fluid reservoir blow-molded of polymeric material is provided with an antechamber for the reception of incoming high velocity fluid and impinging of same in a sinuous course on walls of the antechamber which are so configured as to smoothly reduce flow velocity and avoid undue turbulence upon introduction of the fluid into a main storage chamber. Images(2) Claims(3) The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows: 1. A fluid reservoir molded of polymeric material and adapted for enhanced anti-turbulent storage of fluid entering at a high velocity from a fluid system, comprising, a main storage chamber portion, an antechamber portion separated from the main chamber portion, a fluid inlet opening formed adjacent the upper end of the antechamber portion for receiving high-velocity fluid from the fluid system, means adjacent the lower end of the antechamber portion defining an opening communicating the interiors of the antechamber and main chamber portions, the area of said communicating opening being a predetermined large multiple of the area of said inlet opening for passage of fluid from the antechamber portion to the main chamber portion at a velocity substantially reduced from that entering at said inlet opening, and the cross-sectional area across the direction of fluid flow of said antechamber between the ends thereof varying without discontinuity from a smallest area adjacent said inlet opening to a largest area adjacent said communicating opening for anti-turbulent transition of the velocity of fluid flow between said high and reduced values thereof. 2. A blow-molded fluid reservoir of polymeric material and adapted for enhanced anti-turbulent storage of fluid entering at a high velocity from a fluid system, comprising, a main storage chamber portion, an antechamber portion including walls separated from the walls of the main chamber portion, a fluid inlet opening formed adjacent the upper end of the antechamber portion for receiving high-velocity fluid from the fluid system, walls adjacent the lower end of the antechamber portion integrally associating said lower end with the main chamber portion and defining an opening communicating at said lower end the interiors of the antechamber and main chamber portions, said antechamber defining a sinuous course between said openings and the area of said communicating opening being a predetermined large multiple of the area of said inlet opening for passage of fluid from the antechamber portion to the main chamber portion at a velocity substantially reduced from that entering at said inlet opening, and the cross-sectional area of said antechamber across the direction of fluid flow between the ends thereof varying without discontinuity from a smallest area adjacent said inlet opening to a largest area adjacent the communicating opening for anti-turbulent transition of the velocity of fluid flow between said high and reduced values thereof. 3. A blow-molded fluid reservoir of polymeric material and adapted for enhanced anti-turbulent storage of fluid entering at a high velocity from a fluid system, comprising, a main storage chamber portion, an antechamber portion of generally L-shape in vertical section and including walls separated by a mold-closure gap from the walls of the main chamber portion, a fluid inlet tube formed adjacent the upper end of one leg of the antechamber portion and extending laterally of said leg for receiving high-velocity fluid from the fluid system and impinging the same on the opposed walls of the antechamber portion, walls within the other leg of the antechamber portion integrally associating said other leg with the main chamber portion and defining an opening communicating at said other leg the interiors of the antechamber and main chamber portions, the area of said communicating opening being a predetermined large multiple of the area of said inlet opening for passage of fluid from the antechamber portion to the main chamber portion at a velocity substantially reduced from that entering at said inlet opening, and the lateral cross-sectional area of said antechamber across the direction of fluid flow between the ends thereof smoothly varying from a smallest area adjacent said inlet opening to a largest area at the communicating opening for enhanced anti-turbulent transition of the velocity of fluid flow between said high and reduced values thereof. Description This invention relates to fluid systems and more particularly to reservoirs for such systems located remote from the system proper and connected thereto by conduits. Recent designs of automotive power steering systems separate the fluid reservoir of the system from what formerly had been unitary association thereof with the engine-driven pump. Crowding of engine compartments has led to need for more efficient utilization of space through location of the reservoir remote from the engine and the pump and connection between the two and with the power steering gear via connecting hoses. It is desirable to mold the remote reservoir of polymeric material for a shape suited to the available space at the selected location in the engine compartment. Additionally, it is necessary to ensure that as the reservoir receives relatively high velocity fluid flow returning from the power steering gear, it does so without undue turbulence within the reservoir and entrainment of air bubbles within the fluid. Such air entrainment affects the fluid viscosity and in turn degrades the efficiency of the fluid system. By the present invention there is provided a remote fluid reservoir moldable from polymeric or like material to a desired shape and provided with a main reservoir portion and an antechamber portion especially designed to receive the high-velocity incoming fluid flow, traverse it in a sinuous course through smoothly widening cross-sectional areas of the antechamber to substantially reduce the flow velocity, and introduce the flow to a main storage portion of the reservoir without undue turbulence and air entrainment. In a preferred embodiment, the reservoir is blow-molded and the main storage and the antechamber portions suitably defined as by the known use of mold-closure regions, the reservoir further featuring an antechamber of generally L-shape in vertical section adapted to reception of the incoming high-velocity fluid, as a first stage of the sinuous course, laterally at an upper narrow end of the antechamber and impingement upon opposed walls of the latter, thence a direction of the flow into smoothly widening areas of the two legs of the antechamber which achieve the desired velocity reduction. The fluid flow is turned and introduced to the main storage portion through an opening communicating the separate cavities of the two reservoir portions. In the blow-molded embodiment the communicating opening is formed incidental to a merging of walls of the two otherwise separated portions below a mold-closure gap defined by mating generally mirror-image mold pieces and at the margins of the mold cavities for the antechamber and main chamber portions. These and other objects, features and advantages of the invention will be readily apparent in the following specification and from the drawings wherein: FIG. 1 is a partially broken away elevational view of a reservoir according to the invention; FIG. 2 is a partially broken away elevational view taken generally along the plane indicated by lines 2--2 of FIG. 1; FIG. 3 is a plan view in the direction of lines 3--3 of FIG. 1; FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the plane indicated by lines 4-4 of FIG. 1; FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the plane indicated by lines 5--5 of FIG. 1; FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken generally along the planes indicated by lines 6--6 in FIG. 1; and FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view. The remote reservoir is indicated generally as 10 and is preferably fabricated by use of blow molding within mated mold halves. High ambient temperature-resistant nylon has been found to be a preferred material but other polymeric materials may be found to be equally acceptable. The illustrated shape of reservoir 10 has been found in one application to be well suited to the noted objective of efficient space utilization. It is mounted within the vehicle engine compartment generally in the upright or vertical condition illustrated. This design includes a main storage chamber portion 12 provided at its upper end with a filler neck 14 threaded for installation of a removable closure cap. Immediately therebelow, the main storage portion is molded with shoulder formations 16 and 18 defining a waist section adapted to cooperate with a clamp strap or band to mount the reservoir on a selected wall of the engine compartment. At the bottom of the main storage portion there is provided a depending well 20 containing a magnet disc 22 which attracts and holds any foreign metallic particles which may be introduced into the fluid circulating through reservoir 10. Connection of the reservoir to the supply side of a remotely located power steering pump and associated fluid system is provided via an outlet hose nipple or tube 24 molded integrally with and extending laterally of the bottom of the main storage portion 12. Connection of the reservoir to incoming fluid exiting the remote power steering gear or other element of such system is provided by an inlet hose nipple or tube 26. As is typical with power steering gears and like fluid motors the exiting fluid thereof is carried in relatively small diameter conduits or hoses at relatively high velocity. Nipple 26 is molded or sized to conform to existing automotive specifications for such hose, as is nipple 24. It has been found that in the circumstances of such high velocity, special needs do arise, when providing a remote reservoir, to handle the incoming fluid prior to introduction into the main chamber portion 12 so that it does enter at much reduced velocity and free of turbulence tending toward undue entrainment of air that may be contained in the upper region of the main chamber 12. To this end, reservoir 10 is molded with an antechamber portion 30 integrally associated with inlet nipple 26. Referring to FIGS. 1, 2 and 7, such antechamber portion is generally L-shaped in vertical section and structured to have a gradually varying cross sectional area taken in sections laterally across a sinuous path of fluid flow traversing the antechamber. Such fluid flow path is generally indicated by the arrows in FIG. 1 emanating inwardly from nipple 26. The fluid flow path leads through essentially a vertical leg of the antechamber ultimately to an opening 32 at the exit of the lower end or lateral leg region 34 of the antechamber. Such lower end or leg is generally triangular in lateral cross section as indicated best in FIG. 6 and has its walls 36 merging integrally with the walls of the main storage chamber 12 as seen best in FIG. 7. To minimize turbulence in the main chamber 12, the area of opening 32 is made many times larger than the area of the passage through nipple 26, thereby to substantially reduce fluid velocity. In one commercial embodiment, the area of opening 32 is in the order of 180 times larger than that of a nipple 26 having an I.D. of about 6 mm. In the particular illustrated embodiment, the cross-sections continuously widen toward the lower end 34, FIGS. 4 through 6 showing the transition that occurs. Above such lower end the antechamber, by known blow-mold techniques, has its walls separated from the walls of the main chamber by a mold-closure gap 38, this term being employed to identify regions where the two halves of the mold pieces assume very close proximity or actual engagement and define the margin of major mold cavities for the two chamber portions. Such mold halves are most conveniently of mirror image construction. During molding, some separation between the mold halves may be used to result in filling of the gap by a molded stiffening web 40 generally the full length of the gap. A similar mold-closure gap 42 exists just below the lower end 34 of the antechamber with a web 44 molded into such gap. During molding, the mold-closure represented by gap 42 defines the bottom wall of lower end 34 and the upper wall of a tapered outlet section 46 of the main storage chamber 12 leading to outlet nipple 24. As seen best in FIGS. 1 and 2 the outlet section 46 has generally the same shape in lateral cross-sections, i.e., triangular, as does the lower end 34 of the antechamber portion 30. As set forth, the conformation of antechamber portion 30 as defined by the mold closure gaps 38 and 42 is thus generally of L-shape to define a like fluid flow path. Additionally, with the lateral orientation of nipple 26, the flow first impinges upon the opposed wall 48 of the antechamber portion 30 and is directed downwardly to traverse the gradually widening cross-sectional area of successive lateral cross-sections of the antechamber legs until the fluid approaches opening 32. There, the bottom wall of the lower end or leg 34 redirects the fluid laterally through the opening 32 to the lowest levels of the main chamber. The incoming fluid has at that point a low velocity and relatively little tendency toward disturbance of the quantity of fluid contained within the storage chamber 12. While blow-molding is preferred, the reservoir may alternatively be fabricated otherwise, as by injection molding of halves and subsequent bonding thereof. Also, while the particular L-shaped antechamber with ever-widening sections has proven effective, it will be recognized that departure to similar shapes have and will yield beneficial results within the spirit of the invention.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
A blog on building a happy life by Fionnuala Zinnecker The 3 Ingredient Snack You Have to Make This Weekend The Bavarian adores peanuts – salted, spicy, in chocolate or straight from the shell i.e. monkey nuts. I, on the other hand, do not. I’d eat a few salted peanuts at a push, but I wouldn’t go out of my way to have them. But almonds, well, now they are a different story. The whole family loves almonds. While the boys and I devour anything with marzipan, The Bavarian is more of a purist. He’ll down a packet of plain, baking almonds in their skins as quickly as he puts away a pack of salted peanuts. But now we have come across one nut snack we both love. While not actual fusion food, it is a combination of nuttiness and saltiness that, serendipitously, appeals to both myself and The Bavarian and goes perfectly with beer, prosecco, wine or a G&T. Or two. So, what is it and how easy is it to make? The answers are salted almonds and very easy. With ten minutes and three ingredients you can be in snack heaven. Salty, crunchy, warm and nutty – what more can you ask for in a snack. Open your favourite bottle of Ingredients 200g almonds with their skins on 2 dsps olive oil Sea salt Perheat the oven to 200°C. Spread the almonds in a single layer on a baking tray. Drizzle the olive oil over the almonds. Sprinkle with some ground sea salt. Don’t overdo it. You can adjust the seasoning after roasting. Toss the almonds on the baking tray to ensure they are all lightly coated in oil and salt. Place them in the oven for 8-12 minutes, depending on how crunchy you want them. Remove from the oven. Tilt the baking tray to allow excess oil to drain off the almonds then remove the almonds to a small dish. Serve warm or cold with a cold drink. Fionnuala is an Irish mama to her three bilingual boys in Germany. She can usually be found, cuppa in hand, in the kitchen or garden with her children, chickens and dog. Planning new projects, writing, cooking, keeping an eye out for vintage treasures and taking photos for her award-winning blog are among her favourite pastimes. Her official job is project manager.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Pages Thursday, December 17, 2015 The best business leaders have a keen sense of purpose that drives their work. Ideally, they also have superior products and services that support that purpose. But noble purpose and brilliant products won’t get you far if you don’t have the right people to deliver them. In other words, our who matters even more than our what and our why. That makes selecting talent the most important task of today’s leader. It’s also the most difficult. So many managers don’t understand how to use the hiring process not just to fill a position, but also to truly add value that enriches and complements the company’s culture. I have worked at Chick-fil-A’s corporate headquarters for more than 30 years. I’ve spent most of that time as Vice President of Corporate Talent, and my decades of experience and devoted personal study have led me to believe that hiring is an art, not a science. While that may seem daunting at first, especially to those of us who crave facts and precision, it’s actually great news. Hiring as an art abandons robotic coldness in favor of human intuition. When we combine our instincts with finely honed processes such as behavioral based interviewing, we can achieve game-changing results. In my new book It’s My Pleasure: The Impact of Extraordinary Talent and Compelling Culture, I share secrets behind the exceptionally effective business model Truett Cathy pioneered when he founded Chick-fil-A in 1946. Truett’s entrepreneurial philosophy was way ahead of the curve. Over the years, he emphasized to me time and time again that our business was not about numbers, growth, or even chicken. To Truett, Chick-fil-A was always about people. In the midst of a fluid labor market in which individuals move from company to company with expected regularity, Chick-fil-A’s corporate staff retention rate has remained at 95-97% for almost 50 years. I believe that success can be traced back in part to how we hire. Here are six guideposts to smart, soulful hiring, shaped by Truett’s people-first ideology: 1.Think hard about the role and carefully craft its description. How can you use the new hire to address current weaknesses that may be slowing your staff down? Try also to think about the future instead of just the present. 2.Expand your search. In It's My Pleasure, I call it “casting a wide net.” Different perspectives and experience from other industries can bring invaluable new energy to your team. 3.Practice behavioral based interviewing. Behavioral based questions push candidates to draw on how they’ve responded to situations in the past. Instead, interviewers often ask questions that can only be answered hypothetically, which is not the best way to learn how someone will actually act. 4.Check references. Too many managers do not follow up with references thoroughly. This calls for more than just verifying employment: Take the time to ask about past performance, which we know is the best indicator of future performance. 5.Talk the candidate out of the job. Once you have decided to offer a candidate the position, try to talk them out of accepting. This may sound counter-intuitive, but it is an excellent way to gauge the individual’s level of passion and determination for both the role and your company. 6.Make a commitment to the new hire. Once the job has been accepted, do all you can to ensure the new employee’s success. They are your investment: Use the time and resources necessary to help them grow into the position. In It's My Pleasure, I explore each of these suggestions in greater detail, along with other proven hiring techniques. While there are no one-dimensional solutions to the challenge of recruiting and sustaining extraordinary talent, we can hold on to one simple truth: When we put people at the center of our strategies, we gain so much more than added sales. One person at a time, we build a thriving, compelling culture that extends far beyond business hours to impact the lives of everyone who comes into contact with it. That is Truett Cathy’s legacy, and one that is well worth trying to emulate. About Dee Ann Turner Dee Ann Turner is Vice President, Corporate Talent, for Chick-fil-A, where she began her career more than 30 years ago. Her first book, It’s My Pleasure: The Impact of Extraordinary Talent and a Compelling Culture, reveals never-before-shared secrets behind building and maintaining Chick-fil-A’s revolutionary business model. Dee Ann believes people are the most powerful commodity in any organization, and companies that recognize the value of individuals can succeed not just ethically, but financially as well. In addition to serving on the boards of the Kenya Project and Proverbs 31 ministry, the married mother of the three is also active with a variety of family-focused missions that support women and children. Thursday, December 10, 2015 The next time you are listening to someone during a difficult conversation or conflict and you are tempted to make a suggestion—don’t.Instead of making a suggestion, bring your attention back to what they are saying and why. Listen for what’s important, even if you think you already know. If you feel compelled to respond while you are listening, try asking questions that help the other person unfold their story. Avoid saying things like: “Well, you need to…”, or “What if you just…”, or “It sounds like the problem is…”. Instead, try asking questions that look for more information, like: “What’s the most important thing to you in this?”, or “How has this affected you?”. Whether with a colleague, a partner or a stranger, it’s obvious that listening is useful in communication. But often in the stress of a difficult conversation or conflict we don’t really listen. Even when we think we are listening, we are often caught up in getting ready to, or making, a suggestion. Listening and making suggestions are two different actions. Each of these actions leads us in a different direction and tends to provoke different outcomes in conflict. I have found that the principle: “When listening, avoid making suggestions”, often initially strikes people as odd. They say, “If I have a good idea, why shouldn’t I say it?”, or, “Just because I have a suggestion, it doesn’t mean I’m not listening.” There are times when it is important for us to offer our ideas, but there are many more times when the act of making a suggestion too early in the conversation can blind us to other options and get in the way of really hearing the information that the other person is trying to give us. It can be very tempting to make suggestions when time is short or we feel uncomfortable in the pressure of a conversation. The urge to say what you think the problem is or which action the other person should choose can be strong. However, what I have seen over and over, is that once people decide to stop making suggestions for a while—to stop telling other people what to do—they are often shocked by how little they had really been listening. They are often equally surprised and delighted by how radically relationships can improve and how beneficial the outcomes in conflicts can be when they listen first and look for solutions later. Here’s two reasons why differentiating between the action of listening and the action of making suggestions matters: 1. Your story is not their story. Making suggestions is about your point of view. Listening is about the other person’s point of view. One of the most basic things that people need in a conflict is to be heard. When we move from the action of listening to the action of making a suggestion, we’re changing the focus of the conversation from their point of view to our own point of view. If this change in focus happens too early in the dialogue, people often feel their story hasn’t been heard. It then becomes more difficult for them to listen to the rest of the stories in the conflict. 2. Solutions that don’t meet the needs of both sides usually fail. Whether we like it or not, in a conflict we need the other person’s story to be able to understand what is important and what kind of solution might be possible and effective. Listening is about allowing the landscape that you are both traversing to become more visible, which makes it more possible to find a pathway through it. Listening is a form of map-building. Offering a suggestion, on the other hand, is an attempt to find a solution. It is a proposed pathway. But, if we don’t have a good map of the landscape, we can’t know which path will get us where we want to go. Often it’s tempting to try to find solutions as soon as possible, because conflict can be uncomfortable. But, if we do jump into a solution too early, before we really know what’s happening and what’s important to people, then we are much less likely to find a solution that meets the needs of the situation– one that works and will last. So, the challenge: in the next difficult conversation you encounter, stop making suggestions for a while and see what happens. Develop an investigatory mindset and find out what really matters in the situation. Build detailed maps with people, even when you disagree, to see where you are and where you both want to go. Once you have this common ground, ideas and suggestions from both sides can be more easily heard and become useful in helping to find an effective pathway through the conflict. Dana Caspersen is the author of Changing the Conversation: The 17Principles of Conflict Resolution (Penguin, 2015), and works internationally as a conflict specialist, public dialogue designer, speaker and award-winning performing artist. Dana holds a master’s degree in Conflict Studies and Mediation and her focus is on helping individuals and communities develop their ability to see conflict as a place of possibility and the skills to make those possibilities become reality. Learn more about her work, talks, videos and events at danacaspersen.com Thursday, December 3, 2015 Two of the top challenges young professionals report facing while making the transition into management is a change in relational dynamics with former peers at work and the fear of disappointing the boss who promoted them. One young woman shared her distress when one of her best friends at work unfriended her on Facebook. The newly minted manager asked her friend, “Why the unfriend?” She replied, “You are the boss now, and I don’t want you creeping on my Facebook.” It is not uncommon for there to be a bit of a cold spell while the relationship with a peer goes through redefinition. At first glance, how your peers see you and what your manager thinks about you are unrelated, but being overly concerned with your manager’s estimation of you may inhibit your ability to effectively lead your peers and the development of your own leadership perspective. If you find yourself pre-occupied or even worried about what your boss thinks of you, give yourself a break. One of the reasons you made it to management is because you cared and your boss saw something in you that she did not see in your peers or others. That something is usually a comfort level with building a relationship with authority figures or appearing to be more mature than your peers. Perhaps you have heard your manager say things like, “You are different from other Millennials” or “You are a throwback.” The term throwback refers to someone who appears to be from a generation older than one’s own. It could be flattering, but be aware, it could also set you up to be perceived as someone you are not. It is a good thing to want your boss to be pleased with you. However, the danger comes when you become more concerned with the approval of your boss than being your own person or exercising your own voice. The slang behavioral diagnosis for those who quickly adapt what they think, say, and do in an effort to please their manager is brown nose—the kiss of death for building credibility with peers and exerting one’s own voice. The first step to overcoming the desire to please your boss is to accept there will come a day when you disappoint him or her—not necessarily because you have done something wrong, but because you did something different from what they would do. It is inevitable! Even the best of mentor/mentoree relationships end in conflict. It is a right of passage that eventually results in reconciliation and mutual respect. As an example, my mentor primarily consulted nonprofit organizations, and when I started working with major corporations, he was disappointed. It hurt me to let him down, but I had to pursue my own path even though it was emotionally difficult. Before he died, he affirmed me for having the desire to help all kinds of organizations with generational diversity and valued my work. The tension you may experience with your manager is often the result of leading from your own perspective. Not unlike what you experience with peers, your personal growth triggers a redefinition of the relationship with your boss. When you understand the relational dynamic that is taking place, there is no need to be defensive, make excuses, or villainize. No need to fret. It is a sign of a new phase of your leadership development. One of the first stages of leadership development is to develop your own perspective. Which leads to the second step of overcoming the need to please your boss—develop your own leadership perspective. What do you believe to be true? What are you convinced of? What are you willing to stand for? How would you want to be managed? The young professionals in research my coauthor Joel Schwarzbart and I have conducted talk about feeling torn between the way they wanted to manage and the way they thought their boss wanted them to manage. It was like having their boss on one shoulder and their preferred “me” on the other. The dialogue in their heads between the two created a migraine. The bipolarization also led to inconsistency in leader behavior. Having a perspective can be quite powerful. A perspective can be as simple as, “Everyone deserves a second chance.” Such a perspective has probably salvaged many a career. It is not true in every situation, but helpful in most. Not having your own perspective sets you up for being perceived as inauthentic and a mini-me of your boss. Inauthenticity is the kiss of death for a young manager. Your peers will not respect you, and ultimately your boss will be disappointed anyway. The third step is to understand that when a peer says you have changed for the worse or a manager says you are not ready for the next level, it may be a function of them not wanting their relationship with you to change. That is not a bad thing. You have to keep it in perspective. It is not our enemies who hold us back from achieving our full potential—it is usually those who care about us the most. When you grow, advance, and seek new opportunities, it threatens relationships. If you get that, it will save you sleepless nights, the need to defend yourself, and self-doubt. Embrace all kinds of feedback—the good, the bad, and the ugly—just have your own perspective.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }

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