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I think you know what this mod is about when you read the title. Yes, with this mod you are able to ride a deer through Los Santos.
NUMPAD 7: Activate/Deaktivate
NUMPAD 4: Spawn Deer/Ride
Tab, F: Get on/off deer
You need ScriptHookDotNetV v2.4 to get this mod working
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2019-10-22T22:09:48Z
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Postmodern French Teapot by Pierre Casenove for Studio Salins, 1980s$800.00
French, 1980s ceramic teapot in brilliant white with a postmodern style by Pierre Casenove for Studio Salins. Zigzag handle brings a jolt of energy to the design and an atypical anchor-like shape makes this functional object an extraordinary one for serving up the tea. For everyday use, or on special occasions; for serving guests or as a decorative piece to your space. Only perfection throughout this teapot, a testament to France's edginess in pomo design.
DIMENSIONS: H 11.4 in x W 6.3 in , H 29cm x W 16cm
MANUFACTURER: Studio Salins
DESIGNER: Pierre Casnove
MATERIAL: Glazed Ceramic
COLOR: Glossy White
PRODUCTION: Out of production
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12-Year-Old Prankster Throws Dead Snake on Woman's Car and Gets Flattened by Husband
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57 Radical Randoms to Review When You're Bored
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57 Chinese Spy Balloon Memes We Recovered from the Wreckage
After a 7 day trip across the US, the Chinese spy balloon was shot down. The wreckage fell to the ground and the memes flooded the internet.
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21 Memes Calling Out Leonardo DiCaprio For Dating Much Younger Women
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Doja Cat's NSFW Fleetwood Mac Cover Is an Instant Classic
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‘I Totally Understand’: Ice-T Gives Random Dude Props For Checking Out His Wife at the Grammys
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This is Li Wei Yang from Taiwan, and she has an incredible, if not unique talent: Spinning just about anything in just about any way with her feet.
20 Movies That Hit Their Climax, but Still Weren’t Over
In a world full of comic book movies, film universes, and A24 epics, you're gonna have some 3 hour movies that just don't need that long to tell their story.
Wholesome Bros Have an Intense Circle Drawing Competition
These bros are just a bunch of guys being dudes, having a circle drawing competition.
25 Fresh Memes of the Dankest Kind
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The List of Bad 'Harry Potter' Character Names Just Got Longer
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Twitter Reacts to Joe Biden's Cookie-filled Breakfast, 'Those Better Have Fiber in Them'
Because as any American knows, nothing says “the state of our union is just fine!” like eating dessert well before 11 am.
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Nineties alt/rock band Eve 6, the masterminds behind such hits as Here's to the Night, Inside Out, and Anytime, may have just perfected the art of punishing your child.
20 Savage Tweets That Are Straight-up Diabolical
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Moron Pumps $500 Worth of Gas Down His Rod Holder Instead of His Fuel Tank
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AI 'Seinfeld' Banned From Twitch after Making Anti-trans Joke
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30 Hard Truths No One Wants To Accept
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'You're a Broke B**ch': Dollar Tree Cashier Owns Karen While Keeping the Checkout Line Moving
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Gen Z’s Drink of Choice is the BORG (Blackout Rage Gallon)
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Employee Leaves Boss Holding the Bag After Being Told 'I Have a Line of People Ready to Take Your Job'
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30 Rarely Seen Portraits of Iconic Historical Figures
Adriana Chechik Used to Farm World of Warcraft Accounts to Sell for Money
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2023-02-09T05:35:43Z
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HT: Downtown Cliff
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Are we witnesses to the death of the American Dream? A Brookings Institution analysis just out of the 1970 t0 2000 census data for neighborhoods in the 100 largest metro areas finds that middle-income neighborhoods are an increasingly endangered species. Staggering to me is how the decline of middle-income neighborhoods in three decades has lead to class polarization and segregation as lower-income families become more likely to live in lower-income neighborhoods and less likely to have the opportunity of a growing stock of middle-income neighborhoods to move into. 55% of lower-income families lived in middle-income neighborhoods in 1970; by 2000 only 37% lived in middle-income neighborhoods. Middle-income neighborhoods as a proportion of all metropolitan neighborhoods dropped from 58% to 41% over the same period. That is an incredible sign of the times.
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Natural Cures for Tics and Tourette Syndrome is the title of a book I had on hold at the library for a few weeks and was actually looking forward to reading. Disappointed! What childhood disorder are they NOT going to attribute to video games, red food dye and vaccinations? It is hard to hear another testimonial from a parent who is sure that the MMR vaccine caused their kid’s autism. How many vetted journal articles do you have to read until you accept that there is absolutely no causal link between the MMR vaccine and Autism??? But I digress.
I have watched YouTube videos of other parents of kids with TS to see what they are doing and one woman actually spends over $500 US dollars on herbal supplements and vitamins. As she is pulling each item from the shopping bag she goes on to say that none of them have really shown any marked improvement in her son’s symptoms but it “couldn’t hurt”. I couldn’t help but wonder what her son would have to say about that. He can’t love his gluten-free, dairy-free, sugar free existence when he is at his little league pizza and pool party and all the other kids are swimming in the sugar pit and making cheese angels. I imagine giving up gluten and dairy wouldn’t be all that much of a sacrifice if it made a difference in the number of symptoms you experience but, they aren’t so why are we holding on to these theories that don’t hold up under scientific scrutiny and evidence to the contrary?
Let’s wade into even murkier waters.
Wait! Hold up. Disclaimer: I practice yoga. I meditate. I pray and I believe that we have untapped personal resources that could be used to dramatically reduce our personal suffering and improve the quality of our lives. In fact, studies on the healing power of prayer concluded that the person who is being prayed for does not even need to know that people are praying for them for positive effect. This positive effect is statistically greater than those people who do not have people praying for them. I even hold the belief that the placebo effect is not really a “placebo” but our minds’ ability to convince ourselves of just about anything as long as we truly believe in it. Now, hopefully this deters those who would take offence to my opinion using the ‘she’s just a bitter, negative person who likes to bitch and moan’ argument. I do enjoy a good bitch and a moan from time to time but I believe in . . .stuff. Let’s just leave it at ‘stuff’ for now because the stuff isn’t really relevant to this blog.
So here is it. Murky water time.
I have had people offer to do some “energy work” on my son. Now let me also say that the people who offer to do this are coming from a place of pure intentions. They really think this is going to work but what they are forgetting is that I am . . . .skeptical at best. I can only imagine what my 15 year old son would say if I brought home a well meaning hippie who asked him to sit under their hand constructed power pyramid while they placed crystals around the perimeter to absorb his tics. Show me it works. Give me some sort of rational explanation for why a crystal would be the cure for TS. Is it just an alternate way of prayer? Many criticisms of the prayer studies have always stemmed from the largely Judeo-Christian definition of prayer. Do crystals have some sort of elemental properties that can heal people? Just give me one valid reason and perhaps I can be persuaded to consider ‘energy work’. (Except that the words ‘energy work’ evoke a visceral response in me every time I hear them that is not unlike that feeling you get when you know a stranger is walking too quickly behind you in the dark.)
But then what do I know? Maybe I am just a jaded Jude.
And maybe I don’t need to believe in it for it to work. Much like the people who don’t know they are being prayed for. Blurg.
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Tuning house DMC has released the first teaser image of the firm’s upcoming secret Aventador project. The model is said to be inspired by the one-off Aventador J by Lamborghini.
DMC says that he model is based on their Aventador LP700 / LP900. The LP900 model is expected to carry a tuned version of the 6.5 liter V12 making close to 900-hp.
DMC tuning will unveil the car on Dec. 12 – stay tuned for all the details and images.
– By: Omar Rana
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Amazon Sues NY Over The "Amazon Tax"
Generally, only those companies that have a physical presence — like an office or store — in the state where the purchase is made are required to collect the tax.
The new law is based on a novel definition of what constitutes a presence in the state: It includes any Web site based in the state that earns a referral fee for sending customers to an online retailer. Amazon has hundreds of thousands of affiliates — from big publishers to tiny blogs — that feature links to its products. The state law says that thousands of those have given an address in New York State, although the addresses have not been verified.
The law says that if even one of those affiliates is in New York State, Amazon must collect sales tax on everything sold in the state, even if it is not sold through the affiliate. This is an extension of an existing rule that companies employing independent agents or representatives to solicit business must collect taxes for the state.
Amazon’s suit challenges the constitutionality of this interpretation and seeks a declaratory judgment that it is invalid.
Amazon says the statute is unconstitutional since it singled out Amazon to collect the tax. They have a point. The New York legislators that passed the law called it the "Amazon Tax." Now they get to go in front of a New York judge in a New York courtroom where everybody's salary is paid with New York tax money and explain why they don't want to collect New York tax.
Good luck with that.
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2010 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate: Moon, Mars and Beyond
One of the hottest topics of recent years for the manned program at NASA is whether the agency should return to the Moon, where we have already been, or proceed straight to Mars. Central to the subject are thorny issues that relate to science, launch hardware, International competition, national security, shrinking budgets, and political will. Join Hayden Director Neil deGrasse Tyson as he hosts and moderates five experts on space exploration for the tenth annual Asimov Panel Debate.
- Kenneth Ford—Founder and CEO of the Institute for Human & Machine Cognition
- Lester Lyles—United States Air Force (Ret)
- Paul Spudis—Lunar and Planetary Institute
- Steven Squyres—Cornell University
- Robert Zubrin—Mars Society
Host & Moderator
- Neil deGrasse Tyson—Astrophysicist and The Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium.
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Monday, December 10, 2007
Revisionist history at EPCOT
Several news blogs, including BoingBoing, have reported that the new refurbished "Spaceship Earth" ride at EPCOT now includes a diorama of Wozniak's and Jobs' garage where Apple got its start in the mid 1970s. Very nice. But take a look at the computer that one of the Steves (presumably Wozniak, the more technical of the two) is working on -- is it an Apple I, the computer that was actually designed in the garage? No -- it seems to be some sort of fictional primitive Lisa or Macintosh -- machines that weren't designed until years later. Why, oh why? Are they planning an diorama with Henry Ford building a primitive Taurus?
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2017-07-24T06:35:59Z
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EVA Violin Course: A multi media project (illustration, layout, animation) for a music school in Sydney
This work involves illustrations and the layout of print & e-Book publications of a violin course book for EVA (Elite Violin Academy), each for children (32 pages) and for adults (44 pages). In the childrens‘ edition, enchanted creatures, Butterphants and Elephlies, are going along with the beginner through the learning process while the adult’s version is more based on detailed explanations by texts. The first book introduces the art of playing a violin from the very beginning and is supposed to lead to the accomplishment of playing a complex music piece in two voices in ten lessons. The first module, consisting in a print & e-Book version of the children’s and adults‘ edition is now being published.
Client’s review: „We couldn’t imagine the work without Linde now and couldn’t recommend her more highly!“
For each music piece of the book, an animation was composed to assist the learning process. As a result, 52 animations are part of an online learning tool where the student can play along the pieces of the book while watching the animations. EVA offers their students an exciting new way of learning the violin, and more modules are planned. We show here excerpts of the book and one animation, but if you are interested in more information, check out the company’s website eliteviolinacademy.com.au
Client’s review: „Linde inspires with her illustrations. Her work is incredible. All the while she stuck to the schedule and kept me posted and included in the process. I’m so impressed and couldn’t recommend her more highly. We are embarking on the next project and I am already very excited by how it is turning out.“
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By Magdalena on
Vehicle2000 Ford Mustang 2dr Coupe
ReviewI would never buy a Ford again. I have
had three and I have learned my
lesson. The catalytic converter went
out on my 2000 Ford Mustang and it was
very expensive. Ford did not replace
any parts to it and I would not
recommend anybody struggling with any
Ford vehicle. Prior to that I had a
Taurus that the transmission went out
on it. They are the worst and
unreliable cars that I've had.
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Lead and Nickle FREE! Dazzle with this silver clasp charm bracelet. Dripping with a collection of round pink, white rose and silver disc charms, you are sure to fall in love as soon as you close the clasp!
Spoken For Pink-Paparazzi Accessories-I am NOT a consultant
$5.00 Regular Price
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[TriLUG] Playing DVD's under Suse 10.1
william at trilug.org
Wed Jul 5 11:02:03 EDT 2006
I believe mplayer can play dvds as well....
On Wed, 5 Jul 2006, Joseph Mack NA3T wrote:
> On Wed, 5 Jul 2006, Matthew Hamlett wrote:
> > I can mount Data DVD's, home made DVD's, Cd's and about
> > anything else. The problem is, whenever I put a movie DVD
> > in the drive and try to mount it, I get, "cannot mount:
> > medium not found" error.
> a movie (and CD audio) isn't a filesystem so you don't mount
> > is there any way for a Linux user to legitimately play
> > movie dvd's?
> not unless you pay a fee
> however xine plays DVD movies
More information about the TriLUG
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The Red Cedar is British Columbia’s Young Reader’s Choice book award. Every year, thousands of children between grades 4 and 7 from across the province are invited to read books from the nominated lists of non-fiction and fiction titles and vote for their favourite. We would like to congratulate Jonathan Auxier whose Sweep won this year’s award.
Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster
By Jonathan Auxier
368 Pages | Ages 8-12 | Hardcover
ISBN 9780735264359 | Puffin Canada
Eleven-year-old Nan Sparrow is quite possibly the best climber who ever lived–and a girl. With her wits and will, she’s managed to beat the deadly odds time and time again. But when Nan gets stuck in a deadly chimney fire, she fears her time has come. Instead, she wakes to find herself in an abandoned attic. And she is not alone. Huddled in the corner is a mysterious creature–a golem–made from ash and coal. This is the creature that saved her from the fire.
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cd06645: STKc_MAP4K3 (this model, PSSM-Id:132976 is obsolete and has been replaced by 270812)
Catalytic domain of the Protein Serine/Threonine Kinase, Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase kinase 3
Serine/threonine kinases (STKs), mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) kinase kinase kinase 3 (MAPKKKK3 or MAP4K3) subfamily, catalytic (c) domain. STKs catalyze the transfer of the gamma-phosphoryl group from ATP to serine/threonine residues on protein substrates. The MAP4K3 subfamily is part of a larger superfamily that includes the catalytic domains of other protein STKs, protein tyrosine kinases, RIO kinases, aminoglycoside phosphotransferase, choline kinase, and phosphoinositide 3-kinase. Members of this subfamily contain an N-terminal catalytic domain and a C-terminal citron homology (CNH) regulatory domain, similar to MAP4K4/6. MAP4Ks are involved in some MAPK signaling pathways that are important in mediating cellular responses to extracellular signals by activating a MAPK kinase kinase (MAPKKK or MAP3K or MKKK). Each MAPK cascade is activated either by a small GTP-binding protein or by an adaptor protein, which transmits the signal either directly to a MAP3K to start the triple kinase core cascade or indirectly through a mediator kinase, a MAP4K. MAP4K3 plays a role in the nutrient-responsive pathway of mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin) signaling. MAP4K3 is required in the activation of S6 kinase by amino acids and for the phosphorylation of the mTOR-regulated inhibitor of eukaryotic initiation factor 4E. mTOR regulates ribosome biogenesis and protein translation, and is frequently deregulated in cancer.
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THE ENTOURAGE GROUP - Revolutionising high-end hospitality
Renowned for creating cutting-edge food and drinks concepts, THE ENTOURAGE GROUP is transforming the face of high-end hospitality in the Netherlands and beyond.
‘As a creative concept developer, I envision and feel the places I design before they actually exist. I love to develop something from the roots and pay attention to every tiny detail. Every aspect has to be captured by the same language’, – Yossi Eliyahoo, founder of THE ENTOURAGE GROUP
About THE ENTOURAGE GROUP
The brainchild of creative entrepreneur Yossi Eliyahoo ‘Hospitality Entrepreneur of 2015’, THE ENTOURAGE GROUP’s story began in Amsterdam in 2008 with the launch of MOMO, a sophisticated Asian-fusion restaurant, bar and lounge that immediately established itself as the go-to venue for local and international tastemakers. The success story continued with the creation of A-list favourites such as IZAKAYA, THE BUTCHER, THE BUTCHER Social Club, SHIRKHAN, THE DUCHESS, MR PORTER, TONI LOCO and MAD FOX club.
From gourmet burgers at THE BUTCHER and chic Japanese cuisine at IZAKAYA to elegant Belle Époque inspired dining at THE DUCHESS and Mumbai street food at SHIRKHAN, THE ENTOURAGE GROUP is not just creating restaurants, but creating experiences that unite individuals.
‘Whenever I’m creating, I’m always really precise to ensure every place completely has its own identity: nothing is repeated,’ explains creative concept developer Eliyahoo, who co-founded THE ENTOURAGE GROUP along with renowned hotelier Liran Wizman.
It was only a matter of time before the rest of the world wanted their own slice of THE ENTOURAGE GROUP’s slick hospitality and design concept: since 2016 the ever-growing group has launched several stylish venues across Europe, in destinations ranging from Berlin and Munich to Hamburg and Ibiza. Look out for THE BUTCHER Milan, IZAKAYA Milan and THE DUCHESS Milan in 2020. Eliyahoo: ’I’m proud that my Amsterdam-born concepts have evolved into internationally acclaimed brands; people visit Amsterdam to eat at places like MOMO or THE BUTCHER.’
Wherever the city and whatever the concept: all locations have different characters as well as different dishes: that is the beauty of the ‘Entourage’ vision. THE ENTOURAGE GROUP always ensures new venues are adapted to their local culture yet simultaneously offer something new. Eliyahoo carefully evaluates the energy of a particular city, the available sites, and what’s missing in a certain metropolis before deciding on the direction his concept will take.
From Amsterdam to the capitals of Europe and beyond, THE ENTOURAGE GROUP is setting the new standard for modern, high-end hospitality.
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Izzy Eats: The art of raising a gourmand, one bite at a time
Stirring tales of eating, cooking and foraging in my never-ending quest to provide, great-tasting (local and organic whenever possible) EATS for me and my boy(s).
Saturday, August 4, 2007
Long Beach Island Locale: Beach Getaway
Izzy and I (with A. for a few days) will be exploring Long Beach Island Eats, for the next week or so. We have had the unexpected good fortune of a stay at Grandpa Joe's beach house which is only block from the ocean. Stay-tuned for how I manage to keep Izzy eating well when surrounded by unmentionable attractions. Will I find organic eats? Will anything be local? I have a feeling it might not be easy but I remain optimistic.
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ELIOLITE 1 S.R.L. SOCIETA' AGRICOLA is a company located in Italy, 39100 BOLZANO at VIA L. GALVANI, 33. ELIOLITE 1 S.R.L. SOCIETA' AGRICOLA has an ACTIVE entity status and an ISSUED LEI code. The Legal Entity Identifier code of ELIOLITE 1 S.R.L. SOCIETA' AGRICOLA is 815600D2FA89467C1224. The legal form of this company is 8888.
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The Public Interactives Research Lab (PIRL) investigates how emerging technologies will transform urban media landscapes. The lab researches new technologies that draw on developments in ubiquitous computing, public art, and environmental design to create new interactive public experiences.
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Collaboration is the heart of ATEC. Learn how faculty, research and creative practice, and future-making are connected.
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This Soundz Music+ Mega Pack includes three great products to help you enjoy your music: a pair of Bluetooth Wireless Headphones, a Bluetooth Wireless Speaker and a Slimline Powerbank to keep everything charged up and ready to use - even when you’re out and about.
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into your Soundz Wireless Headphones.
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small size for the ultimate in portable music technology. With it’s
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Rapids unbeaten in last five
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. -- A defensive approach is beginning to pay dividends for the Colorado Rapids.
"We always knew that we had to be a good defense," coach Oscar Pareja said. "We knew that if we played good defense, we would find ways to score goals."
The blueprint was in play in a 2-0 win over Chivas USA on Saturday night.
"Our defense was one of our weaknesses we had last year," Pareja said. "What we put in our players' minds was that we needed to defend better, be solid defensively and the goals would come."
"Defense is what you build your team off of," Sturgis said. "You try to finish [your scoring chances] and the last couple of games we have put teams away."
The Rapids are unbeaten in six home games against Chivas USA, and have eight wins and two ties in their last 10 against the Los Angeles club overall since losing on March 21, 2009.
Rapids goalkeeper Clint Irwin is 5-2-4 with five shutouts since taking over for injured Matt Pickens, who is out several months because of a broken right forearm.
Chivas USA (3-6-2) has been outscored 13-1 in four straight losses.
"We've had a lot of roster moves to make and these aren't my players," said Chivas coach Jose Luis Sanchez Sola. "One player plays a 4-4-2 and another plays a different system and it will take time."
Neither team had a shot on goal until Christopher Klute found Harris behind the defense in the 11th minute.
The defenses dominated play for most of opening half.
Chivas USA's offense came alive over a seven-minute stretch, getting free for several shots. Gabriel Farfan broke free from just outside the penalty box, but had his shot sail into the stands in the 22nd minute.
Bobby Burling's shot went off the side of the goal and Farfan had a shot easily handled by Irwin, who made only one save in the half.
Colorado was aggressive enough to draw fouls and two yellow cards in the waning moments of the half.
Scoring chances remained at a premium in the second half. Deshorn Brown broke free for a shot that was deflected wide of the right post in the 56th minute
Irwin made an easy save on a shot by Eric Avila in the 69th.
Brown set up Sturgis' goal in the 78th minute.
The win completed a season-series sweep by the Rapids, who also won the April 13th meeting 1-0.
"We have given up too many goals in as many weeks and it hasn't been good for us," Burling said. "It is a tough stretch and only the people in the locker room can change it."
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The term DEEP STATE can be defined as : ”a system composed of high-level elements within the intelligence services, military, security, judiciary and organized crime. The Deep State is a hybrid association of elements of government and parts of top-level finance and industry that is effectively able to govern the nation without reference to the consent of the governed as expressed through the formal political process.” – Mike Lofgren (1) emphasis added
”US government spent hundreds of millions, perhaps billions of dollars in Ukraine to foster organized opposition (…) Washington’s agenda has little to do with democracy and freedom, and a lot to do with destabilizing Putin’s Russia.” – William F. Engdahl (2)
Syria and Ukraine: ”It has to do with a major pipelines that supply western Europe of its natural gas – and to some extent crude oil, but these are mainly what I call the gas pipeline wars. (…) the west does not want to see US-UK and western Europe, they do not want to see Russia dominate Europe with energy supply.” – Jim Willie (3)
Ukraine: A Deep State Analysis
By Charles Hugh Smith
February 26, 2014
Some preliminary thoughts on a complex situation.
It doesn’t take any special insight into the situation in Ukraine to conclude that no one narrative illuminates all the dynamics. Various contesting Grand Narratives have emerged in the media–neofascist coup, rampant corruption, east versus west, to name a few–but these only describe a few of the regional fault lines and complexities.
At my request, correspondent A.C. offered a preliminary Deep State analysis of the situation. A.C.’s perspective is informed by decades of experience in Eastern Europe, Russia and the Baltic region.
I recently discussed the Deep State in The Dollar and the Deep State, and offered this definition by Mike Lofgren:
The term “Deep State” was coined in Turkey and is said to be a system composed of high-level elements within the intelligence services, military, security, judiciary and organized crime.
The Deep State is a hybrid association of elements of government and parts of top-level finance and industry that is effectively able to govern the nation without reference to the consent of the governed as expressed through the formal political process.
I describe the U.S. Deep State as the National Security State which enables the a vast Imperial structure that incorporates hard and soft power–military, diplomatic, intelligence, finance, commercial, energy, media, higher education–in a system of global domination and influence.
One key feature of the Deep State everywhere is that it makes decisions behind closed doors and the surface government simply ratifies and implements the decisions. I have covered various aspects of geopolitics and the Deep State for years, for example:
The Great Game: Geopolitics and Oil (October 19, 2010)
The Banality of Evil and Imperial Over-Reach (December 14, 2010)
Speaking of Iraq–let’s start with the obvious Deep State agenda in Ukraine: energy. Nations with a strategic “vital interest” in the region’s energy mix include Ukraine, Russia, Poland, Germany (and the rest of the European Union, which currently depends on natural gas piped through Ukraine from Russia), Romania and (of course) the United States, which maintains a strategic interest in every square meter of the planet (including the seas and ice caps).
It’s not much of a stretch to say that Russia’s fiscal health and geopolitical influence are based on hydrocarbons–specifically gas and oil delivered to other nations for cash and/or political favors.
The maturation of fracking technologies have led to the exploration of western Ukraine, Poland and Romania by super-major oil companies such as Chevron: Where We Operate – Chevron
Chevron holds four shale concessions in Poland—Frampol, Grabowiec, Krasnik and Zwierzyniec—which total approximately one million acres. In the Grabowiec concession, drilling of the first well was completed in March 2012, followed by a diagnostic fracture integrity test in December 2012. A first well also was drilled in the Frampol concession in 2012. In the Zwierzyniec concession, drilling began in December 2012. Continued exploration drilling is planned for 2013.
Chevron holds more than 2 million acres in Romania, including a 1.6-million-acre concession in the Barlad Shale. We plan to drill an exploration well in 2013. We hold three additional concession agreements covering 670,000 acres in southeast Romania. Acquisition of 2-D seismic data across these concessions is expected to begin in 2013.
Chevron successfully bid for the right to exclusively negotiate with the government of Ukraine for the Oleska Block. The company is expected to operate and hold a 50 percent interest in the 1.6 million-acre concession.
The development of gas fields in these regions poses a direct competitive threat to the near-monopoly currently held by the Russian national oil company, Gazprom. This sets up a scramble for energy, where western Ukraine, Poland, Romania and the EU have powerful financial incentives to develop energy sources outside of Russian control, while Russia has an incentive to secure energy resources and assets in Eastern Ukraine and Crimea.
Here is A.C.’s outline of some of the key dynamics:
This gas pipeline map graphically illustrates Gazprom’s real problem. A major competing gas field is appearing literally underneath a major existing east-west gas pipeline running into central Europe. Drill wells and immediately begin selling to Germany and other existing Gazprom customers. And also undercut Gazprom’s pricing by a touch.
The extent to which US-based multinational oil and gas firms are directly displacing Russian enterprises in supplying the EU is remarkable. Chevron and Exxon are very prominent in the emerging offshore and shale plays.
I think the imminent threat of Ukrainian shale gas development is a factor in forcing Putin’s hand over the EU trade deal. Putin’s regional Great Power ambitions are backed entirely by strong arm hydrocarbon diplomacy. Putin’s domestic political position equally rests on stable and elevated hydrocarbon prices to fund the state budget.
He has no revolutionary ideology with mass appeal in religion, politics or economics. Nor does he possess a large internationally recognized sphere of dominance like Stalin obtained at Yalta in 1945.
Nor does he have a large land army with which to intimidate and subdue neighboring states. He’s only managed to convert a portion of the shrunken Army to “kontraktniki” (well-paid professional volunteers). These guys are the ones suppressing the Muslim insurgents in the Caucasus. If Putin attempted to openly intervene in the Ukraine with the available and virtually untrained conscript military forces it would produce a political explosion in Russia’s own internal politics. This is addition to the surge of Ukrainian nationalist opposition that would ensue.
Putin’s risk arises not just from the example being set for Russian domestic opponents. If Putin is seen to be responsible for alienating and finally “losing” the Ukraine he’ll find himself in trouble with the Russian Deep State.
Will Ukraine Break Apart (New Yorker)
As this piece notes, modern Ukraine in its present form is an artifact of the 1945 Yalta Conference and the post World War II order. Just like Yugoslavia. Unfortunately for all concerned, this latent instability is now compounded by a happenstance of geology and the recent maturation of the technology for exploiting shale gas reserves. Adjoining neighbors like Poland now have motives that were missing when the Ukraine was a poor and primarily agrarian land.
The gas pipeline map shows the major incentives and rational objectives of a partition strategy from Putin’s perspective. He can’t stop development in Polish Lublin or near Lviv. He at least needs to keep control of infrastructure in the eastern Ukraine. Offshore Black Sea oil and gas tract concessions are also at stake.
This suggests that the interests of all parties align in supporting a de facto partition rather than a civil war in Ukraine in which neither side could establish stable, long-term control of the other.
I asked A.C. for his view of the U.S. Deep State’s goals in the region.
The short two-part answer is:
1. Frustrate Moscow’s ambitions to dominate Eurasia. The operative strategic analyses employed are MacKinder’s World-Island Theory as subsequently and heavily modified by modern hydro-carbon fuel economics: The Geographical Pivot of History.
2. Continue to improve the EU’s Central European position with respect to its hydrocarbon fuel supplies. The Neocons were already deeply worried about the growth of NATO dependence on Gazprom and the eastern pipelines in the mid-1980s. This has been on their radar for decades.
The overall objective is to destroy Putin’s capacity to set marginal natural gas prices in Europe. If pipelines under the Baltic and Black Seas are feasible so are pipelines under the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa to France, and from the eastern Mediterranean and Aegean to Greece and southeastern Europe. Add some LPG terminals and European shale gas operations and this is achieved.
There may be a third goal in trying to set an example for domestic Russian opponents, which exist in great numbers. I think it’s more likely the Russian Federation’s Deep State will find another leader first.
Thank you, A.C., for your perspective on this complex, fast-evolving situation.Sometimes strategic goals can be met not by establishing overt control (i.e. becoming a target) but by indirectly thwarting the goals of competing Deep States. (1)
Gas Pipelines Wars
Extracted from :
Kerry Lutz’s–Financial Survival Network
– Exclusive Interview with Jim Willie Part 1 26.Feb.14 –
(Rough and partial transcript by CNLib)
Jim Willie, on Syria and Ukraine:
”It has to do with a major pipelines that supply western Europe of its natural gas – and to some extent crude oil, but these are mainly what I call the gas pipeline wars. Not in the news in the United States, was a very big factor regarding Syria, that the Iran gas pipeline was to have a final port somewhere – I don’t know the exact location but somewhere – in Syria, at the Mediterranean edge. Which was going to be servicing western Europe. And the US and its allies, the British, the Israelis, all these folks, they didn’t want that. So they tried to create a war.”
”There is another hidden element to it also; they didn’t only want to disrupt the gas pipeline from arriving to the Mediterranean, they wanted to disrupt some of the legal rights for the offshore oil and gas gigantic find in the Mediterranean that Lebanon and Syria both have rights for. So the common theme in Syria and Ukraine is: pipelines – energy pipelines, for supply of western Europe”
”This is really the same kind of formula that we have been seeing now for 30 years coming out of the US government and its vast array of security agencies, and their mercenaries, and whatever, to foment instability with popular reform demands, at the grass root level, causing instability, causing the rioting, causes the change of government, cause all kind of mayhem. And, you know, I ask the same question: the US seems to have a strategy to destabilize and ruin the world so they could rule it. And it’s insane”
” (…) and right now they are focused in Ukraine. It’s just insane what’s going on but the big issue, I believe, has to do with energy and it has implications with the petrodollar and the stability of the dollar. And the big issue is the Gazprom monopoly, with its vast array of pipelines. And Gazprom is the major Russian conglomerate (…) But the west does not want to see US-UK and western Europe, they do not want to see Russia dominate Europe with energy supply. So wherever it’s possible, like say Cyprus, cause some problems, disrupt the banks – well you know the hidden issue in Cyprus was one of the biggest bank there was Gazprom Bank (…) a couple of big Russian banks where involved in securing gold and making payments in Cyprus. So the Us the UK and Europe want to disrupt Gazprom. Because what’s coming, is what I call (…) a natural gas co-op. And it involves a rather strange group of bedfellows : Turkmenistan, Qatar, Israel, Russia, Iran – that’s what’s going to eclipse and push aside OPEC.”
”So instead of having Saudi Arabia running OPEC, as the petrodollar official station, you are going to see Gazprom and Iran working together with the Nat-Gas co-op, that really knocks dead the dollar. So that’s what is going on with Syria and Ukraine. And I don’t want to go in all of the details of Ukraine, but there is a lot going on there. It’s a divided nation (…) Russia is just not gonna let this go! So, we are likely going to see a lot of events happening real soon now in cleaning things up because the Olympics are over.” (…)
”When I look at Venezuela, I see what’s coming to the United States . Because when the dollar loses it’s standing, and the reserve currency status, when the King Dollar is pushed off his throne by whatever means (…) we are going to see the US suffer tremendous chaos economically (…) What’s happening now in Venezuela is your preview of the United States . This is a very important point here. We are now going to get out of this. The US is going through a very ugly adjustment process.” (2)
Listen to the complete interview with Jim Willie HERE.
A lot to do with destabilizing Russia
February 27th, 2014
(Rough and partial transcript of the interview by CNLib)
In this wide-ranging interview, author and geopolitical analyst William Engdahl of WilliamEngdahl.com breaks down the history and context of the geopolitical machinations in Ukraine.
William Engdahl, on the situation in Ukraine:
”So it became very clear that it was a direct US State department Coup d’État instrumentalizing the person who they were going to bring in to oust a democratically elected, in an election which was a western election monitors claimed was relatively fraud free. So, Yanukovich, because people were feed up with the previous government of Yushchenko – this was the pro-NATO government – they voted Yanukovich because they felt maybe they would get a little bit better situation out of him. So this was an elected government.”
”The US comes in and says: ” we don’t like what you do, so we are going to change you by essentially our colour revolution part II.” And that’s what we see. (…) This is the US dictating what the shape of the new government down the person is going to be, and this is interference in a Sovereign Nation, even if Washington doesn’t like the policy”
”Can you imagine if Putin came in and started dictating to Vice President Biden or the Russian ambassador in Washington who they wanted to come in and be vice- president and secretary of defense, and so forth in the United States government, after they financed a so called ” colour revolution” on the streets of the United States with students and unemployed and so forth, marching against Washington, that would have become public. And that wouldn’t go down very well the US population, I don’t think…”
”So this is illegal what the US has done; it’s illegal what (…) John McCain has done going to Kiev with the International Republican Institute – he is the chairman of it – which is a regime change NGO created on the plan from CIA Bill Casey during the Reagan Era.”
”So these are not nice people, Victoria Nuland herself is a real peace of work! By all her public credential, she started out as an aid to Dick Cheney (…) to become US ambassador to NATO – at the time NATO was expanding into the Warsaw pact countries – the former communist countries of the Soviet Era. Victoria is married to one of the leading neo-conservative in Washington, and she, herself, is a neo-con. So this is a distinct network, they are tied to the US military industry, very intimately, and various foundation board and so forth. And so this is not an innocent support of destroying a democratically elected regime.”
(…) ”It has the potential of getting very nasty; I think that a large part of the eastern Ukraine wants secession from the western Ukraine. Western is not interesting for the European Union because it has virtually no industry, it has a lot of trees, a lot of forests, it has this history of being part of Poland, part of Austro-Hungary (…) Europe and the west wants to take the Eastern part, which is where the Russian influence is strongest, where Yanukovich origins are and where is bases are, so I think it’s not to be ruled out that there is a civil war in Ukraine in the next months and that there is a split into two countries – one going toward Russia and the Eurasian Union (…)”
”Since the collapse of the Berlin Wall in November 1989, the Pentagon, the State department, the US through that NATO have never deviated from the idea of destroying entirely the military capability of what was left of the Soviet Union, in terms of Russia.”
”People who know the book The Gran Chessboard by, Zbigniew Brzezinski, from 1997, Brzezinski then made clear that the sole potential challenger in the world for a United States sole superpower hegemony was the combined nations of Eurasia, that includes Russia and China (…) British geopolitics since 1904 has been to prevent that coming together of Eurasia and Brzezinski says openly in 1997- seven years after the collapse of the Soviet Union: ”That remains America’s central foreign policy, (geopolicy) today to prevent that.” (3)
Listen HERE to the complete CorbettReport interview with William Engdahl, a world renowned expert in geopolitics.
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Featured Image: Paul Rudderow
Part one left off at the start the Second World War. Part two picks up with the first friendly in Philadelphia after the war, beginning with Liverpool’s tour of the States in 1946.
Friendlies in Philadelphia following the Second World War: 1946-1960
The first international club team to travel the US after the Second World War was Liverpool FC, who toured the US from May 11 until June 12 of 1946. They played ten matches and won every one of them. Philadelphia enjoyed the distinction of suffering the biggest loss of the tour when they conceded 12 goals while scoring none on May 12 while Liverpool would go on to win the 1946-47 League One title in England. In September, Puentes Grandes returned to the US where they beat Philadelphia Stars 1–0 on the last match of their tour.
In 1947, Hapoel FC of Tel Aviv toured the US and defeated Philadelphia Stars 1–0. The tour is noteworthy for being both the first coast-to-coast tour of the US by an international club and for featuring the first televised matches in US soccer history. Both the first match against New York Stars at Yankee Stadium and the last match against the American League Stars at Ebbets Field were televised. Hapoel won the first match 2–0 and lost the second by the same score.
1948 saw the return of Liverpool. The Philadelphia Stars fared better than in 1946 but still lost 5–2.
1949 saw three international teams come through Philadelphia: Belfast Celtic, Inter Milan and the Scotland national team. On May 25, Belfast Celtic defeated the Philadelphia All-Stars 4–2. They then faced the Philadelphia Nationals on May 30. The Nationals, who would win the mini double—the ASL championship and the Lewis Cup (the league cup)–in 1949, played the visitors to a 3–3 draw. The Philadelphia Stars would lose 4–2 to Inter on the last day of that tour and were walloped 8–1 by Scotland.
Manchester United came to the US for the first time in 1950. While they did not play in Philadelphia, a combined Kearny, New Jersey-Philadelphia all-star team played them at Randall’s Island in New York on May 21. Four members of the Philadelphia Nationals and future Hall of Famers were on the Kearny-Philadelphia squad: Jack McIlvenny, Walter Bahr, Benny McLaughlin and Nick Kropfelder. After going down 1–0 to United on a goal from Jack Rowley, Paul Campbell equalized and Art Scheppel put the Kearney-Philadelphia team ahead. The Kearney-Philadelphia team was able to hold off United’s furious attack until John Aston equalized in the 89th minute. McIlvenny and Bahr would be part of the US team that defeated England in the 1950 World Cup little more than a month later. After the World Cup, McIlvenny left the Philadelphia Nationals to play briefly for Manchester United.
Playing in Philadelphia in 1950 were Hamburg and Besiktas, the first German and Turkish teams to tour the US. Hamburg defeated Philadelphia All-Stars 5–0 on May 21, the same day as the Manchester United match in New York. Besiktas defeated Philadelphia Stars 7–1 on June 6.
In 1951, Celtic returned to the US. In Philadelphia, they defeated Philadelphia Stars 6–2 on June 3. Walter Bahr, Tom Oliver and Len Owen of the Philadelphia Nationals and John Hughes and Bob Gormley of the Philadelphia Americans were part of the American League Stars team that traveled to Israel in October of 1951 for three matches. Their sole win came against a combined Hapoel-Haifa team on October 22 with a final score of 2–1.
1952 saw the return of Manchester United and the second visit by a German team, the Stuttgart Kickers. Philadelphia soccer fans could have seen two international friendlies in a week when Manchester United came to town on May 11 and Stuttgart visited on May 18 as long as they didn’t mind seeing the Philadelphia Stars defeated by the combined score of 14–2.
An American League Stars team traveled to Guatemala in 1953 to participate in a three team tournament that included Palermo and Comunicaciones of Guatemala City. On the squad from Philadelphia were David Dick and Jack Huffin of the Philadelphia Nationals as well as Ed Emberger and Bob Gormley of the Philadelphia Americans. The American League Stars beat Comunicaciones 6–2 but lost twice to Palermo.
On the Philadelphia stop of their 1954 tour England’s Plymouth Argyle beat Philadelphia All-Stars 3–2. When Nuernberg and Sunderland visited in 1955, Nuernberg defeated Philadelphia All-Stars 8–5 and Sunderland defeated Uhrik Truckers 3–1. On the Nuernberg squad was Max Morlock, a member of the West German team that won the 1954 World Cup. Both the Germantown Cricket Club team and Uhrik Truckers traveled to Bermuda in 1954. Neither team won a match in their three game series and each finished with one draw and two losses. When Schwaben Augsberg came to Philadelphia as part of their 1956 tour, they beat Uhrik Truckers 4–0.
Another German team, Kaiserslautern, came to Philadelphia in 1957 where they defeated Phoenix Stars 10–1 in front of 9000 spectators. Hapoel returned also. Uhrik Truckers beat them 3–2 in front of 5000.
Manchester City kicked off their first US tour against a Uhrik Truckers/Ukrainian National select team on May, 18, 1958. The visitors won 6–1. West German side Kickers Offenbach had played Philadelphia Stars seven days before. While the the result for that match (and a Offenbach match against Hartford) is not available, the recorded results of Offenbach’s other matches on their tour show them winning against all opposition by a combined score of 17–3. It’s probably safe to assume that Philadelphia did not prevail.
Helsingborgs of Sweden visited Philadelphia as part of their 1959 tour. They faced Uhrik Truckers and defeated them 4–2.
Friendlies in Philadelphia: 1960–1970
The Ukrainian Nationals would play host to three international clubs in 1960, two club sides and one national team side. On February 13 they managed a respectable 2–2 draw with Austria. On May 21 they lost a close match with Third Lanark FC of Scotland 2–1. Facing Manchester United on June 12, the last day of United’s tour, the Nationals lost 10–0.
The Ukrainian Nationals again lost to Third Lanark 2–1 when the Scottish side returned in May of 1961. On June 4 the Philadelphia Ukrainians held Stuttgart Kickers to one goal in their loss, a dramatic improvement over the Philadelphia Stars 10–2 loss nine years earlier. Another lopsided results would soon follow, however, when Baden Amateurs All-Stars came to town on June 18, 1961. They defeated Philadelphia Stars 12–1.
1962 saw three German sides and an English team come through Philadelphia. The Ukrainian Nationals lost 5–0 to the North German All-Star team and a combined “Ukes and United League” team lost 2–1 to Saarbruecken. Nuernberg defeated a Philadelphia United League select team 5–2. The Ukrainian Nationals were hosts to Sheffield United for the first match of their 1962 US tour and lost 4–1.
In 1963, the Ukrainian Nationals fought a close match with Wolverhampton Wanderers but lost 3–2. 1963 was also the first year that Philadelphia saw its first friendly between two international clubs when the West German sides Platting SC and Karlsruher FV met on June 16. Platting won 2–1.
In 1964, two Philadelphia teams traveled abroad. The German Hungarians played nine matches in Germany where they recorded a record of one win, one draw and seven losses. The Ukrainian Nationals played four matches in Bermuda, winning all four. Lighthouse Boys Club faced the Irish Republic Juniors in Philadelphia, losing 6–1.
In 1965, the Ukrainian Nationals narrowly lost to Nottingham Forrest in Philadelphia by the score of 3–2. In 1967 they lost to Dundee 1–0. A match between Bavarian All-Stars and Philadelphia All-Stars was a wild 7–7 affair and United German Hungarians had a close 1–0 loss to Turngemeinde Heinbronn of West Germany while Philadelphia All-Stars lost 2–0. But, the scoring gap opened again when Dunfermline of Scotland beat the Ukrainian Nationals 7–1 in 1968.
United German Hungarians continued the program of friendlies with German teams begun in 1967 with Tennis Borussia Berlin visiting in 1968. In 1969 came TSV Meinaschaff and Phoenix Durmersheim. 1970 saw visits by Eintracht Lueneburg, who they played to a 3–3 draw and Allemania Karlsruher FV, who they lost 2–1. 1970 also saw saw Italian side Bari beat Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0. In 1971, UGH played Neustadt-Diespeck and TSV Ottobeuren. In 1972 the club hosted Falke-Steinfeld and FC Perlach.
Friendlies in Philadelphia: 1973 to the present
The rise of the North American Soccer League in the 1970s meant that international clubs were focused on playing NASL teams. Though the NASL’s first season was in 1968, Philadelphia didn’t get an NASL team until the Philadelphia Atoms were established in 1973.
The Atoms trained in England before the start of their first season and picked up several players there including three from Southport FC. They had a remarkable first season which concluded with them winning the NASL championship. Along the way they enjoyed a 1–0 victory over Mexico side Vera Cruz on June 24, 1973. This match wasn’t really a friendly because the NASL included the results in the league standings. The Atoms did play Ireland’s Finn Harps in a friendly in 1973, beating them 4–0 in front of some 10,000.
In 1974, the Atoms faced Universidade Honduras, beating them 7–0. They also played the Italian National Army team to a 2–2 draw. Perhaps the biggest friendly of 1974 featured the Atoms against the Soviet Red Army team, which the Atoms lost 6–3. The match, referred to as “the Big Bang of Indoor Soccer,” was a major impetus in the establishment of indoor soccer in the US. But by now, the Atoms fortunes were in decline and the team was disbanded after 1976. The Philadelphia Fury came to town in 1978 but they were gone to Montreal in 1981. (If anyone knows if the Fury hosted any friendlies, please let me know.)
Without a stable professional team, Philadelphia no longer was a destination for international clubs on tour. The same was true for much of the rest of the US, unless you were home to an NASL powerhouse like the New York Cosmos or the Tampa Bay Rowdies. Some top NASL teams embarked on tours of their own. Beginning in 1975, for example, the Cosmos began a succession of very successful international tours.
But with the demise of the NASL, even fewer friendly tours would occur. It wasn’t really until the inaugural season of the MLS that international clubs like Fiorentina, Feynoord, and Sporting Lisbon began to return to the US for friendlies with clubs in the new league. The 13 friendlies played between MLS teams in 1996 became 32 in 1997, dipped in 1998 and 1999, and began to pick up again in 2000. By 2001 a few MLS teams were beginning to travel abroad for tours of their own.
From the last friendly hosted by the Atoms in 1974, it would take 15 years for Philadelphia to reappear on the international soccer friendly map. In August of 1989, 43,000 filled Franklin Filed to see the USMNT defeat Denpr of the Soviet Union 1–0. Two years later, 44,000 went to Veteran’s Stadium to see the USMNT defeat Sheffield Wednesday 2–0.
Lincoln Financial Field’s first ticketed event was a match between Manchester United and Barcelona on August 3, 2003. Some 68, 396 people attended the match, the last of the Champions World Series which also featured Celtic, Boca Juniors, Juventus, Club America. Manchester United won 3–1.
In 2004, more than 55,000 came out to the Linc to see Celtic beat United 2–1 in a series of matches that included Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Roma, Porto, AC Milan and Galatasaray. Some 39,000 also watched AC Milan defeat Chelsea 3–2 that year.
Philadelphia would have to wait six years for its next international friendlies. On May 29, 2010, the US team defeated Turkey at Lincoln Financial Field in its last home match before leaving for the 2010 World Cup in front of more than 55,000 at Lincoln Financial Field.
On October 8 of 2010, PPL Park was host to a friendly between the USWNT and China that ended 1–1. The USMNT played Columbia to a listless 0–0 draw at PPL Park October 12. Thankfully, Faryd Mondragon liked what he saw and decided PPL Park was worth coming back to.
2010 marked the return of professional soccer to Philadelphia with the debut of the Philadelphia Union. During their preseason, the Union played friendlies while training in Mexico. A match on February 25 was called in the 78th minute with the scoreline at 3–1 in favor of the Atlas U-20 side for fear that an all-out brawl was about to begin. Three Union players had already been ejected from the match. On February 27, the Union played a mixed Chivas de Guadalajara side of first team players, reserves and U-20s to a 2-2 draw. On March 2, the Union defeated Universidad de Guadelajara 1–0.
On July 14, the Philadelphia Union defeated Celtic 1–0 at PPL Park after a stormy day threatened the cancellation of the match, becoming the first Philadelphia team to do so in three attempts. On July 21, the Philadelphia were defeated by Manchester United in a close match 1–0 in front of some 44,000 at the Linc. The Union played their last international friendly of 2010 against Chivas de Guadalajara at PPL PArk, defeating them 1–0.
The 2011 preseason included two friendlies on foreign soil. On February 28, the Union drew 1–1 with Greek SuperLeague-side Ergotelis. On March 2, they defeated Hersonissos 5–0.
On Wednesday, July 20, the Union defeated Everton at PPL Park 1–0. They face Real Madrid at the Linc on July 23.
A version of this post originally appeared on July 20, 2010 before the Philadelphia Union v Manchester United match.
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According to a new report published today, production of the next chip in the Ax series of SoCs by Apple have begun. The chips will be used in a new product in the first half of 2012.
The news comes from Taiwanese news outlet Taiwan Economic News which cites sources from the industry which, in turn, claim that trial production of the Apple A6 chips has started. The product design will be, reportedly, finalized in the first quarter of 2012 while it will be publicly unveiled – we expect – with the iPad 3 in first half of 2012.
Apple A6 chips will be produced by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. as Apple Inc. seems to be moving away from Samsung Mobile – a rival company with which Apple has been fighting with in court over copyright infringements.
From Taiwan Economic News:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TSMC), the world’s largest semiconductor foundry by market shares now, has allegedly started trial production of the A6 processor in cooperation with Apple Inc., with the production design to be taped out in the first quarter of next year and scheduled to be publicly unveiled in the second quarter at the earliest, according to industry sources.
In fact, the sources said, TSMC has been capable of handling processor production for Apple, but didn’t build the business ties with the customer in the past due mainly to limited production lines, which were almost fully booked by existing customers, including Nvidia and Qualcomm. But, the industry has been experiencing a depression, making TSMC stand the chance to collaborate with Apple on processor production this year.
We previously reported back in June that the A6 chip won’t be manufactured by Samsung Electronics which manufactured the Apple A4 and A5, news which has been reaffirmed today from a separate source.
The Apple A6 chip will be used in the next next-generation iPhone, iPod touch and the iPad 3. It will reportedly be based on a 28nm process with 3D stacking technology . Other details about the A6 aren’t available yet, but we expect it to either be a faster clocked version of the dual-core A5 chip with more efficient architecture or, who knows, it just might pack a quad-core processor as NVidia/Qualcomm plan to introduce quad-core chips to Android smartphones / tablets by late 2012/early 2013!
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#1 Make sure your child's backpack weighs no more than 5 to 10 percent
of their body weight
#2 Your child's backpack should never hang more than 4 inches
below the waistline.
#3 Purchase backpacks with individualized compartments. This help to position the contents more effectively
#4 Purchase small to medium
sized backpacks. The more room there is in a backpack, the more your child will carry.
#5 Encourage your child to wear both shoulder straps
#6 Choose backpacks with wide, padded straps
#7 Purchase backpacks with adjustable straps
, so the backpack can be fitted to our child's body.
#8 If the backpack is still too heavy
, talk to your child's teacher. Ask if your child could leave the heaviest books
If you find that your child is struggling to get their backpack on or off, has back pain, has to lean forward to carry the backpack, or has numbness or weakness in the arms and legs, it is important to insure the health of the spine is not being compromised. Chiropractic and strengthening exercises have been proven to help decrease back pain. Strengthening and stabilizing muscles of the torso, including the lower back and abdominal muscles. Enjoyable activities such as yoga and tai-chi can be effective in strengthening those muscles. A chiropractor is trained to analyze, detect and correct misalignments in the spine that may result in improper posture which could lead to early degeneration in the spine. Chiropractic care is a great choice for everyone who wants to improve the function of the body.
References: American Chiropractic Association and Pediatric Chiropractic Association on Backpack Safety for Kids.
Complete Care Chiropractic
Dr. Laura Duke, D.C.
Lafayette, CO 80026
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Farewell quantitative tightening, we hardly knew thee. It seems that the financial experiment by the Federal Reserve of raising rates and reducing its balance sheet is over. With negative interest rates being so ubiquitous globally (see Figure 1), perhaps it was just too radical an idea. The Federal Reserve's balance sheet increased during the third quarter and ended at over $3.8 trillion, well above the projected ending point of $3.5 trillion (see Figure 2). It's back to joining the European Central Bank, the Bank of Japan and their liquidity pumping monetary policies, often dubbed "QE Infinity." For capital market purists, such a move might be characterized as a step closer to a centrally planned economy versus a free-flowing capitalist one.
Given the repeated stance by the Federal Reserve that it is "data dependent," proactive rate cutting and an aggressive balance sheet pivot is a bit incongruous. Such actions give the impression that perhaps the Federal Reserve is overly focused on the senescence of the equity bull market, or worse, that their brief dalliance with trying to normalize financial conditions revealed fragility they were not expecting. Has all the easy money since the Great Financial Crisis created a snowflake global economy? Economic data in the U.S. seems to indicate the domestic economy is still moving along nicely. Perhaps the mountain of debt accumulated by consumers, corporations and the federal government is looming a bit larger for the Federal Reserve as it hashes out its next policy moves.
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On Sunday a friend sent me this link to an article in The New York Times
about one of our friends from Cornell . During college, Carl – that’s his name, Carl Bass – could be seen walking around snowy, freezing streets barefoot with his dog, Charlie, tagging along behind him. When about eight of us lived together in a rundown old barn on Williams Street, he used to go to the computer lab at all hours of the night, feeding slotted papers into a huge machine, talking about computer programming and things that nobody else understood anything about before he dropped out, took off for five years, and then dropped back in again.
I assume he’s now wearing shoes – although the picture in The Times was from the waist up. He was talking about running his company, Autodesk, and how, as the CEO, he has to stay on course and not keep swerving the bus.
So this is my tool for Tuesday: Don’t swerve the bus.
Let’s take it down a notch to our personal lives. “You’re the one who’s driving the bus,” Carl said. “And if you’re erratic while you’re driving, everyone gets pretty nauseous. It’s really important to be as clear as you possibly can be and not just wake up one day and say we’re going this way and the next day we’re going that way.”
Don’t be afraid to make decisions that people might not like. You can choose what you want to do carefully, but ultimately, put yourself on the line. Get into the driver’s seat. Be willing to risk other people’s disapproval. People often get depressed because they get stuck. They can’t make a decision. They are so worried they might make the wrong one. They get so paralyzed with fear that they’re going to make the wrong choice that they don’t make a choice at all. Look at what is and then act.
Take risks. Don’t hesitate and wonder how Mr. X will react or what Mrs. X will say. If you’re faced with a decision, get out a pen and paper. Draw a line straight down the page. On one side, write, YES. On the other side, write NO. List all your reasons for doing something, no matter how silly they seem. Then list all your reasons for not doing it, no matter how silly they seem. This is your list between you and you. Nobody has to see it if you don’t want. Then count up the reasons. The list that has more items — even if it won’t bring you popularity — is the thing you need to do. Or not.
You can talk it over with a trusted friend but it’s your thoughts that count in the end. Then get on the highway and stay in your lane. Don’t swerve the bus. Keep going. Do whatever it is you feel you must do.
Run in the rain. Get divorced. Stay married. Dye your hair red. Let it turn gray. Wear suspenders. Don’t wear socks. Skip down the street. Sit and watch the birds. Go back to school. Learn tap-dancing. Write a haiku poem – 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables – about what you feel right here, right now. Knock on your neighbor’s door and bring her nectarines. Oh, do anything you want but don’t keep swerving the bus back and forth.
Make a decision and stick with it no matter the consequences. You can’t know everything until you get started. And sure, you’ll make mistakes and get knocked down along the way but keep going. Don’t keep trying to get everyone to like you. They’re not going to approve of what you do all the time. But you need to approve of yourself.
Send in your haikus. Send me your thoughts. Don’t be shy! Pick a funny pen name. Be bold. Be the hero of your own life. As I emphasize again and again, especially in this link, To be more you, be less you.
Don’t keep trying to get everyone to like you. They’re not going to approve of what you do all the time. But you need to approve of yourself.
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On September 19, 2014, the Don H. Liu Scholars Program hosted its inaugural fundraiser dinner at Vermillion.
The evening began with a cocktail reception, during which attendees had the opportunity to meet and mingle over drinks and appetizers, followed by dinner. During the dinner program, Don spoke about his personal journey as an attorney and the importance of the Scholars Program for future Asian American law students and the advancement of Asian Americans in the legal profession.
Austin So, Executive Director of the Program, provided an update on fundraising efforts and recognized Founders Circle donors. Austin also acknowledged Cravath, Swaine & Moore, LLP who helped the Program surpass its first year fundraising goal of $125,000 within the first six months. We extend our deepest thanks to all who continue to support the program, including those who attended this event.
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Recycling programs may be local in nature, but they're tied intrinsically to the global economy. That's never been clearer than in the past several months....
Recycling programs may be local in nature, but they're tied intrinsically to the global economy. That's never been clearer than in the past several months. Last fall, the prices of recyclable commodities suffered their worst crash in history, falling from record-high prices to record lows. Markets for metals, paper and plastics simply froze, leaving municipalities and their haulers to stockpile mountains of the stuff. The situation with paper was especially instructive. The United States had been exporting 20 percent of its recycled paper to China, where it was made into boxes for packaging shoes, electronics and other goods to be shipped right back. When consumer demand fell off a cliff in October, it dragged the economics of paper recycling right down with it.
Things are a little better now. Commodity prices have bounced back, if only a little. And markets for recyclables are moving again. But municipalities are in for a year or more of tough choices about the most visible initiative they undertake in the name of protecting the environment. When prices were at their peak, a large number of cities and counties made money on recycling. Now, at a time when budgets already are tight, many will have to pay someone to take all those bottles, cans and newspapers off their hands. "Smart people working in this field recognized that there would be a market correction at some point," says John Skinner, executive director of the Solid Waste Association of North America. "But no one thought it would be so quick and deep."
Richard Hills, director of waste management in Middlesex County, New Jersey, says he's seen ups and downs in recycling markets before, but "this is probably one of the most dramatic swings." Hills expects his county's recycling costs to go up later this year when the contract with its waste hauler expires. While some counties in New Jersey are thinking about scaling back their recycling programs, Hills has no plans to do so--it can cost even more to send recyclables to a landfill, he says.
Unless commodity prices rise quickly, some localities may be forced to increase the fees that homeowners pay for recycling. Others may look at reducing hours at recycling centers or decreasing the frequency of curbside pickups.
Despite the worsening economics, many localities intend to grow their recycling programs. Anne Arundel County, Maryland, is carrying on with a public relations blitz aimed at increasing participation in curbside recycling. Matt Diehl, spokesman for the county's Department of Public Works, admits that recycling no longer generates the revenues it once did, but the county nevertheless wants to see the proportion of waste that gets recycled reach 50 percent.
What no one seems to be talking about is giving up on recycling entirely. In some cases, state law requires localities to recycle a certain percentage of their trash, so they have no choice. But recycling's resilience also is a sign of the growing green consciousness in many cities and counties across the country. It's taken decades to get people used to the idea of placing glass, plastic and paper in separate containers, and they don't want to go back. "Once you turn a program off," Skinner says, "it's really hard to turn back on."
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2016-08-31T21:45:52Z
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The wind is blowing over 50 mph so the snow can't stick. I'm hunkered down in my basement working on my income taxes. Oh joy. Needless to say my brain is dead so I though I'd throw some friendly reminders out there instead of doing a poor post on my new favorite shirt! (spoilers, my dear)
Stashbusters, Go VOTE!! You only have two days to help Cindy and I by narrowing down all those fabulous February projects. All you have to do is click on the little star under your favorite but you only get to vote once so choose wisely!
I'm going to do a round up of my favorite makes that were NOT made for others on the day we announce the winner! So keep posting your pics in the flickr pool. There is some truly fabulous sewing going on!
Calling all Stashbusting Pinners! Since our seasons are so varied I wanted a more diverse pinterest board for March's Seasonal Change. If you would like to pin your season's dreams, leave me a comment below with your pinterest name or hop on over to our board and leave me a comment there. I will happily add you as a contributor.
Lastly, I joined Covert Robin!
Stay warm, or cool depending on where you are and don't let this wind blow ya away! Until next time, Happy Sewing!
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You should be much more poised and brazillian to be able to be varied off their individuals who are also evident and much too flirty. When it comes to dudes, these are typically style of liberated to impress. You have to be suave and attention getting so which he will select you against the numerous fishes into the marriage. Generally men and women feel coming quicker to a romantic date is brazillian than becoming late so like they just got hit by a marriage that they can prepare themselves and save them the embarrassment of coming late and looking. But brazilians usually do not look at the really time unlike some individuals. They might come ten minutes as well as 2 hours later. You might additionally review: why you need to Date a Brazil. Becoming faithful could be the base for virtually any relationship. And quite often becoming inside a culture that is real adequate to justify that both lovers own one another.
Your lover, whether guys or women, is likely to be actually possessive of you.
Also most readily useful you merely wish time alone to search or even to travel, they will certainly go on it myself and they’re going to believe you don’t like all of them any longer. Then when online online internet dating a brazilian, be online of the side-effect and attempt to discover a way around their particular possessive behavior. Dating is a fairly steps that are big. So those who really wants to carry on a day will plan the place probably, some time attire days before do this they could prepare on their own. But that’s maybe perhaps not the wedding with Brazilian men and women.
Brazilian everyone loves an act that is spontaneous particularly in dating.
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2021-06-15T03:09:33Z
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World is moving towards mobility. Mobile development is seeing an ever rising trend. With so many mobile apps being launched everyday and eyes prying for mobile apps, Mobile App Testing becomes extremely important.
There are many interesting challenges when it comes to mobile testing. With so many available screen sizes and different platform versions, no matter how hard testers try, giving best test coverage in short span of time or just before release is a bit difficult. In such situations it very important to follow the crux, that can ensure a healthy release.
So here we list down top five tests to perform prior to release.
“Bad Performance” of an app decides how soon user is going to uninstall the app. Most of us are victim to our mobile’s battery performance. Imagine what you are tempted to do if you find out that the app is consuming all the battery.
Key analysis which can help in improving mobile apps performance are:
It’s very important to analyse battery consumption when the app is running in foreground as well as in background. Sometime there are some unnecessary connections in an app which results in more battery consumption. Even though the app is in background some processes are running which are consuming more battery.
Specific set of memory is allocated to an app in any device. App runs a background processes called garbage collection (GC) which clears the heap memory to make sure that allocated memory space is free and there is no out of memory crash. With memory analysis a tester can figure out whether there is any memory leak or not as well as whether there is any chance of app going out of memory.
Numerous numbers of requests from user on the app can cause serious data consumptions. With network analysis a tester can find out all the duplicate contents, insufficient use of data connection as well as data consumption when app is in background. All these factors can consume 50% more data if not noticed and reported on time.
Security is always a major concern whether it’s mobile or web. There are several tests a tester can do to make sure that app is secured from vulnerabilities . To start with, a tester must do as a basic vulnerability test for the app.
It’s very necessary to store sensitive information / data in encoded form. With the help of tools it’s easy to determine if stored data is in encoded form or not.
Brute force attack
Brute force attack is an automated process of trial and error used to guess a person’s username, password or credit card number. If there is no limit to number of login attempt then that app is exposed to brute force attack.
With reverse engineering it can be determined whether an app is asking for unnecessary permissions or not. There are possibilities that some other app can use these unused permissions to exploit the app.
Is your application using certificates? If there is no certificate then there is a default certificate being used for authentication which can be easily hacked and hacker can see the entire source code of the app ( this code can be further used to extract sensitive information from the app).
It’s always a good practice not to print sensitive information in logs. After connecting app with log analyzer anyone can see the information getting printed in log. Mostly username and password can be extracted by reading logs.
Functionality of an application is its backbone. The functionality should be tested properly against the business requirement given to the tester. Divide and conquer strategy is the best approach to test each module followed by integration testing. Along with that there are few more tests needs to be done like:
Designed and undesigned task
During functional tests testers only validate whether the application is performing designed task or not but it’s also important to validate that application shouldn’t do any tasks which are not as per the design.
The running applications must handle the interruptions like phone call, notifications, text message or an alarm properly. If any of the interruption is not handled then it can lead to crashing of application.
Installation / Uninstallation / Reinstallation
Install the application to validate its compatibility with hardware. Uninstall it and verify that everything related to application is uninstalled like local database, directory etc. Then reinstall the app and validate the same again.
USABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY TESTING
Wearing a user’s hat can help us predict user behaviour. Usability of the app will differ based on different end user, an app build for a housewife will have different UI / colour / design compared to a tech savvy. Sometime it’s about how easy the application is in use and sometime it’s about UI of the application.
Sign In & Sign Up using social media
Any user who is connected to internet is definitely having a social media account. Providing sign up / sign in using social media helps user to connect to the app in much easy and faster way.
Text Size and colour
Mobile comes in different screen size and sometime the app’s text size is so small that user can hardly read it. Different colours also attract user’s attention, for example something in red indicated that it’s error or warning. So anything in an app which business wants user to notice should be in different colour.
Gesture & Orientation
Almost all the application have a similar gestures. In case there are some complex gesture which user can’t figure out by his own then those gesture should be displayed once by the app. The application supporting both landscape as well portrait mode should behave (functionality) similarly in both the modes.
Crash or ANR
Crashes or App Not Responding always disappoints the user. Application should be tested for all the edge cases scenarios which can crash the app.
PLATFORM AND DEVICE SPECIFIC TESTING
With so much of variation in screen size, hardware configuration and operating system the application is intended to change it’s behaviour. As a result it is very important to test the application on different devices.
Even with the change in operating system’s version the behaviour of the app can change. This happens because app is designed in such a way that it should interact with the mobile OS and do the work. But change in mobile OS can cause some issue to the app’s functionality. As a result an app should be tested against multiple OS.
There are certain iOS and android guidelines which app developers must follow. Especially for iOS, not following the guidelines will lead to App Store rejections and hence it’s very important that the app be properly tested against the guidelines before its submission to App Store.
Rooted / Jailbroken devices
Rooting is the Android equivalent of jailbreaking, a means of unlocking the operating system so you can install unapproved (by Google) apps, update the OS, replace the firmware and so on. App is designed to interact with OS and do its task, customizing OS can create some issues.
Hope this helps, Happy Mobile App Testing!
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2020-06-06T02:34:31Z
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Feel free to skip right to the video below. We just watched a new form of snowboarding and it’s rightfully named “Spring Boarding”. Once only an acrtivity for skinny, Speedo wearing divers, you may start seeing these odd creations on at a resort near you next season (If you do, please take a photo!).
Sure, it all started with skis and bobsleds, then along came snowboards then ski-blades which later helped revolutionize the ski industry with twin-tips and so on. However, this…really? What do you guys think?
Personally, this Summer’s Facebook posts about men wearing crochet shorts and lace pants seem to be more likely to catch on. Sorry if that our opinion of the “Spring Boarding” idea is laughable as it may just be the inner skier guiding that opinion.
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2019-06-16T11:34:16Z
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Background Little is known about the short-term and long-term sequelae of concussion, and about when athletes who have sustained such injuries can safely return to play.
Purpose To examine whether sports-related concussion increases the risk of subsequent injury in elite male football players.
Study design Prospective cohort study.
Methods Injuries were registered for 46 male elite football teams in 10 European countries in the 2001/2002–2011/2102 seasons. Two survival models were used to analyse whether concussion increased the subsequent risk of an injury in the first year.
Results During the follow-up period, 66 players sustained concussions and 1599 players sustained other injuries. Compared with the risk following other injuries, concussion was associated with a progressively increased risk of a subsequent injury in the first year (0 to <3 months, HR=1.56, 95% CI 1.09 to 2.23; 3 to <6 months, HR=2.78, 95% CI 1.58 to 4.89; 6–12 months, HR=4.07, 95% CI 2.14 to 7.76). In the second model, after adjustment for the number of injuries in the year preceding the concussion, this injury remained significantly associated with the risk of subsequent injury in the first year (HR=1.47, 95% CI 1.05 to 2.05).
Conclusions Concussion was a risk factor for sustaining subsequent injury within the following year. In-depth medical evaluation, which includes neurological and cognitive assessment, is warranted within the concussion management and return-to- play process.
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Sports are a major cause of concussion, often referred to as mild traumatic brain injury within general medicine.1 Despite an estimated annual incidence of 1.6–3.8 million sports-related concussions in the USA alone, very little is known about the consequences of early return to play following such injuries.2–4
Traditionally, contact sports such as boxing, rugby union and American football have been associated with a high risk of concussion.5 Recently, awareness of the potential consequences of head injuries has increased within other contact sports, such as football (used synonymously with ‘soccer’ in this paper unless specified), the most popular sport in the world with more than 265 million players.6 Studies have investigated the incidence of concussion in football players of different ages, genders and participation levels. In general, the risk of concussion appears to be increasing over time,7 ,8 and more than half of the players in some football leagues have a history of concussion, or symptoms corresponding to this type of injury.9 Other researchers have reported that head injuries comprise 4–22% of all football injuries.10
In the short-term recovery period, concussion has been associated with at least short-term cognitive impairments affecting patients’ attention, executive function and visuospatial skills.11 This mild degree of cognitive impairment may make the player more vulnerable to injuries in the first weeks after trauma. Consistent with such risks after sports concussion, men in the general population who have reduced cognitive function are at increased risk of concussion and more severe head injuries than their cognitively normal peers.12 ,13 The primary aim of this study was to examine the risk of subsequent injury after return to play in football players who had sustained concussions.
Materials and methods
This study is part of the on-going Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Champions League injury study, which is a long-term prospective observational cohort study of the highest level of professional European football players. In short, 46 senior professional male football teams from the top divisions in 10 European countries were followed prospectively for 172 team-seasons (1–11 seasons) between July 2001 and June 2012. The teams’ squad consisted of 28±8 players (range 15–57) with a mean age of 26±1 (range 22–30 years). The registration of exposure to, and occurrence of, injuries has been detailed previously.14 ,15 The study design followed the consensus guidelines for definitions and data collection procedures for studies of football injuries outlined by the UEFA14 and in the consensus document for football injury surveillance studies.16 Based on type, injuries were diagnosed and registered in the injury database by each team, and classified as gradual onset (eg, tendinopathy, stress fracture and musculoskeletal pain) or sudden onset (eg, fractures, contusions, ligament sprains and muscle strains).
All injuries preventing players from participating fully in training or matches were recorded. Players were considered to be injured until medical staff had cleared them for full participation in training and availability for match selection. The local ethics committee of Linköping University approved the study protocol.
Characteristics are described using means and SDs, unless stated otherwise. Differences between groups were assessed using Student t test for independent samples or the χ2 test. The risk of sustaining an injury subsequent to concussion was evaluated using two different statistical models. Cox proportional hazard models were used to compare the risk of sustaining a subsequent injury in participants with a concussion (n=66 cases), with that of sustaining a subsequent injury after a randomly selected non-concussion injury in the rest of the cohort (n=1599). Study end points for these models were the occurrence of a new injury or 365 days of follow-up, whichever came first. The models were adjusted for the influence of the number of injuries occurring in the previous year. Using a marginal model developed by Wei et al,17 which is an extension of the Cox model, we compared the risks of injury in the 1-year periods before and after concussion in 66 players who had sustained concussions. This model included all injuries occurring during this time period in these players, with each participant considered to be at risk for all possible events. Separate baseline hazards were thus estimated for all events using stratification. In both models, we used the ‘estat phtest’ procedure (Stata software) to check for time-dependent effects. A p value <0.05 was considered significant. SPSS (V.20.0 for Macintosh; IBM Corporation, New York, USA) and Stata (V.12.1 for Macintosh; StataCorp, Texas, USA) were used for statistical analyses.
During follow-up periods of 1–11 seasons (range, 2001/2002–2011/2012), 1665 players on 46 European football teams sustained 8695 injuries. These injuries included 71 concussions in 66 players (table 1). No significant difference in age, weight or height was observed between players who did and did not sustain concussions. Compared with other injuries, concussions were associated with a shorter mean absence from training and matches (19.6 vs 9.9 days, p<0.001) and fewer missed matches (3.3 vs 1.7) and training sessions (11.9 vs 6.1) (p<0.001 for both comparisons).
In general, the 66 players who sustained concussions were more prone to injury than the rest of the cohort (mean, 11.5 vs 5.0 registered injuries; p<0.001; table 1). In the year preceding injury, more injuries occurred in players who subsequently sustained concussions than in the rest of the cohort in the year preceding a randomly selected injury (1.8 vs 0.9, p< 0.001; table 1). Table 2 lists the types and numbers of injuries occurring during the total follow-up time, that is, from the 2001/2002 season to the 2011/2012 season. Muscle injuries were the most common injuries both in players who sustained concussions and in the rest of the cohort.
To evaluate whether concussion was associated with an increased risk of subsequent injury, we compared the risk of one new injury in the year after concussion (n=66) with that of the risk after a randomly selected injury in the rest of the cohort (n=1599). As a formal test (‘estat phtest’ procedure) indicated that the risk of injury was time dependent (χ2 test, p=0.008), we analysed these risks up to 3 months, 3 to <6 months and 6–12 months after injury. After adjusting for the number of injuries occurring in the year before injury (table 1), concussion was associated with a progressively increased risk of injury (0 to <3 months, HR=1.56; 3 to <6 months, HR=2.78; 6–12 months, HR=4.07; table 3). In separate analyses, concussion was found to increase the risks of sudden onset injuries and gradual onset injuries (table 3).
In the second model, the numbers of injuries before and after concussion were compared in the 66 players who sustained this injury. In the year before and after concussion, the 66 players with concussion sustained 127 and 153 injuries, respectively. The concussion was associated with a significantly increased risk of a subsequent injury in the first year (HR=1.47; 95% CI 1.05 to 2.05; table 4). This increased risk was not time dependent. Concussion increased the risk of sudden onset injury (HR=1.70; 95% CI 1.20 to 2.41), but not gradual onset injury (HR=1.00; 95% CI 0.60 to 1.66), in this analysis.
The results of the study indicate that male football players who sustain concussions are generally more prone to injury, both prior and subsequent to incidence of concussion. The risk of subsequent injury during the total follow-up period was approximately 2.2 times greater in the concussed players. The risk of injury was also approximately two times greater in the year before concussion compared with randomly selected injuries in analyses that excluded the effect of concussion per se. These findings may be related to playing positions or styles of play that increase elite football players’ risk of injury. After adjusting for this increased risk, the risk of subsequent injury in the first year after concussion remained higher than that after other injuries. Confirmation of these results in other types of athletes prone to head injuries and further evaluation of the mechanism underlying this increased risk would be valuable.
In addition to documenting an increased risk of injury after concussion, analysis of the total cohort demonstrated that the risk of all injury types increased gradually in the year after concussion, reaching about fourfold greater than that for other (non-concussive) injuries at 6–12 months. Although the analysis of hazards in the total cohort was adjusted for the number of injuries before the index trauma, it may not have accounted for other confounders influencing the risk of injury specifically in players who had sustained concussions. We thus conducted additional analyses of data from the years before and after concussion exclusively, which produced consistent results but yielded a lower risk value than in the total cohort, suggesting the presence of residual confounders in the initial analysis. Interestingly, concussion was associated with an increased risk of sudden onset, but not gradual onset injuries in this sub-cohort analysis, which is plausible from a mechanistic perspective. To the best of our knowledge, there are no previous studies that have investigated the relationship between concussion and the risk of subsequent injury in football players. However, we recently reported that concussion increased the risk of subsequent concussion by approximately twofold in a nationwide cohort of men, after adjustment for other confounders.12
These results are of great interest, given that current clinical guidelines suggest that a graduated return to play can be started once self-reported symptoms have resolved.18 ,19 McCrea et al20 followed 79 collegiate football players who had sustained concussions for up to 90 days after the trauma, finding that initial deficits affecting balance and cognitive function typically resolved within 1 week, with no significant difference from control participants after 90 days. In general, other studies of athletes have produced similar results with respect to the time required for full recovery,20–22 which are supported by the mean absence from training and matches of 10 days in the present study. However, the cognitive tests used in these studies, such as the trial-making test,23 may be insufficiently sensitive to detect subtle changes in neuropsychological domains in elite football players, such as reaction times, decision-making and perception. In support of this hypothesis, several retrospective imaging studies have shown deficits in axonal integrity24 ,25 and grey matter lesions after concussion.26
Of special interest with respect to the sustained increased risk of additional injury after concussion, apoptosis and atrophy in the brain seem to be more prominent 6–12 months after a traumatic head injury than initially.27 ,28 However, to the best of our knowledge, such brain abnormalities have not been associated with impairment in cognitive performance relative to that before the trauma. Nevertheless, our results may suggest that a more thorough medical evaluation is of importance after a concussion, focusing on assessment of neurological and cognitive functions. The results also suggest that following concussion, participants should be closely monitored for at least 1 year. Given that symptoms of concussion are often subtle, preseason tests of various aspects of cognitive function could be valuable in determining readiness to return to play and subsequent injury risk.
Several limitations of the present study should be considered. As the study included only elite male football players, the results may not be generalisable to the effects of concussion on other types of athlete or the general population. Diagnoses of concussion or concussion registered in the injury database could not be confirmed, and diagnostic criteria may have differed among teams and/or countries. Furthermore, football players with severe enough injuries who were forced to end their career or players who moved to a team that did not participate in the project could be lost to follow-up. To reduce this risk we restricted the follow-up time to 1 year for most analyses. Finally, the present database would not capture concussions sustained prior to 2001, or concussions sustained during traffic accidents or similar. However, participants lost during follow-up, any heterogeneity, poor sensitivity, poor specificity of diagnoses and missed diagnoses would likely attenuate the hazards associated with concussions towards zero.
In summary, we found a substantially increased risk of additional injury within the year after concussion in a cohort of elite football players. The results of this study are of interest within the context of current clinical guidelines,18 which typically result in the commencement of a graduated return to play within 7–10 days of this trauma.
What are the new findings?
There was an increased risk of a subsequent injury within the year following concussion in elite football players.
Analysis of previous injury history revealed that those elite football players who subsequently sustained a concussion, had also suffered more injuries than their counterparts who did not suffer concussion (ie, concussion may be part of an ‘injury prone’ phenotype/behaviour).
How might it impact on clinical practice in the near future?
The increased risk of subsequent injury during the year following a concussion:
Is of interest within the context of current clinical guidelines, which suggests that a graduated return to play should start after concussion-associated symptoms have subsided, which is usually within 7–10 days.
May suggest that a more in-depth medical evaluation is necessary after a concussion, focusing on assessment of neurological and cognitive deficits. Given that symptoms may be subtle, comparing preseason and postconcussion tests of various aspects of cognitive function could be valuable to determine readiness to return to play and subsequent injury risk.
Contributors AN and JE conceived the idea for the study. PN and AN compiled and analysed the data, and made initial drafts of tables and results with input from JE. AN led the writing of the paper, with contributions from JE and PN.
Funding The study was supported by grants from UEFA and the Swedish National Center for Research in Sports.
Competing interests None.
Ethics approval The study design was approved by the UEFA Medical Committee and the UEFA Football Development Division.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.
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Tommen Baratheon and Ser Pounce by TheMico
|Owner||Tommen I Baratheon|
|Born||In 300 AC, at the Red Keep|
A Feast for Crows (mentioned)|
A Dance with Dragons (mentioned)
|TV series||Season 4|
A Feast for Crows
Queen Margaery Tyrell gives King Tommen I Baratheon three black kittens, which he names Boots, Lady Whiskers, and Ser Pounce. Dorcas makes Tommen a mouse from scraps of fur and ties it on a fishing pole. The kittens love to chase it and Tommen likes nothing better than jerking it across the floor as the cats pounce on it. Ser Pounce catches a mouse but Lady Whiskers steals it from him. When Tommen tells this to his mother, Queen Regent Cersei Lannister, she replies, "Ser Pounce must learn to defend his right. In this world the weak are always the victims of the strong."
A Dance with Dragons
When King Tommen dines with his mother and his great-uncle, Lord Regent Kevan Lannister, the boy brings his kittens. At the dinner he claims Ser Pounce hissed at the bad cat that was at his window and scared him away. After dinner the king and his kittens are escorted to the royal bedchamber by Ser Boros Blount.
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2022-01-29T12:39:22Z
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Bob Vila Radio: Outdoor Living Adds Value
Summer’s here, and it’s a great time to expand your living space—and your home’s value—by making the most of the great outdoors!
Listen to BOB VILA ON OUTDOOR LIVING, or read text below:
Nothing beats the farmer’s porch as an old-fashioned, gracious way to greet neighbors and provide shade on the front of the house, and a covered porch can do a lot for a home’s style. But these days the trend is toward more private backyard hangouts: patios, pergolas, decks and cabanas are all great do-it-yourself projects that show big returns on your investment when it comes time to sell.
Add some landscape lighting and you’ve got a great place to hang out at night as well.
Privacy fencing is also well worth the effort and expense, transforming the landscape by limiting the view, both in and out.
Even if all you build is a bench among the flower beds, providing a place to linger outdoors helps you make the most of your home while the weather’s fine!
Bob Vila Radio is a newly launched daily radio spot carried on more than 60 stations around the country (and growing). You can get your daily dose here, by listening to—or reading—Bob’s 60-second home improvement radio tip of the day. Today, it’s all about Outdoor Living.
For more on outdoor living, consider:
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There’s no doubt that your loved one cannot continue to live alone. That means it’s time to consider alternatives. You’ll find that there are facilities offering several different types of living arrangements. As you approach one of these senior placement services, be prepared to answer some questions. Your responses will make it easier to identify the type of setting that would provide the care that your loved one needs.
What Health Issues Does Your Loved One Have at Present?
Early in the discussion, there will be a question about the health of your loved one. Specifically, are there chronic or short-term issues that will require some attention? The goal is to assess the loved one’s current state of health and identify which options for assisted living would be best.
Perhaps your loved one deals with an emotional illness like depression. Perhaps a chronic condition like type 2 diabetes is part of what your loved one lives with each day. Maybe your loved one is beginning to become a little forgetful. Anything that you can provide in the way of information will make it easier to select the right type of living arrangement.
What Sort of Care is Needed to Help Manage Those Conditions?
Along with discussions about health conditions, there’s also the need to address the type of care that may be necessary. Perhaps your loved one needs to observe a specific type of diet. It may be that your loved one needs someone to ensure medications are taken on time every day. There may be the need to provide help with tasks like bathing.
The level of care needed makes a difference in the type of facility chosen. Some patients need basic care like prepared meals, someone to do the cleaning, and possibly help with taking a shower. Others may need more comprehensive help. If so, then the choice of living facility will vary.
How Mobile is Your Loved One?
How well can your loved one get around? If it’s possible to manage well using a cane or walker, certain types of facilities will be fine. Someone who uses a wheelchair may need a facility with certain features. Those who have relatively little mobility will need placement in a facility where there’s more help with getting in and out of bed and moving around the space.
You may find that some senior placement services provide multiple facilities that cater to people with different needs. This is a good thing for you, since it means your loved one may not need to leave that facility as his or her mobility decreases. Instead, it may mean making a move from one part of the facility to another area. This ensures it’s still possible to maintain the friendships made and not have to adjust to totally new surroundings.
What Features and Amenities Would Help Your Loved One Be Happier?
Just about every patient will have something that would make their transition to assisted living a little easier. It could be something as simple as being able to bring along some of their own furnishings. Perhaps a room with plenty of natural light would be desirable. The type of activities offered at the facility may also make the space more welcoming.
By providing information about what your loved one likes in terms of surroundings, hobbies, and other interests, it will be easier to identify the amenities and features that are most likely to receive favorable attention. Those in turn will help the loved one feel at home faster.
Remember that your goal is to select a facility where you loved one receives the attention needed and also has the chance to be happy. With help from the right placement service, you can achieve both goals/
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Seven muscoxen were culled on Wednesday at Dovrefjell. The aim of the National Nature Conservation Survey is to kill up to 20. Four animals were culled earlier this winter.
The seven animals were part of a small flock in an area by Hjerkinn, according to NRK.
The culling began in February and runs until 15 March.
The management plan’s goal is to keep the population of about 200 winter animals in the core area of the species on Dovrefjell. Last winter, 244 animals were registered under the muscoxen count.
The county governors in Oppland, Møre og Romsdal and Trøndelag councils requested in October last year to reduce the muscox population this winter.
© NTB Scanpix / #Norway Today
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Appartement Ceilidh, Alvor
Nombre max. de visiteurs4
Salles de bain1
- Adapté aux familles/enfants
- Machine à laver/sèche-linge
- Fumeurs acceptés
- Accessible aux personnes handicapées
|Adresse||Urbanização Mar e Serra, 8500-783 Alvor, Portugal|
|Type de logement||Appartement|
|Code de l'offre||73CKV610|
|Arrivée avant||Sur arrangement|
Enorm vriendelijke ontvangst. Goede accommodatie.
The house is great, exactly as the ad shows.The bed is very good, the kitchen has good conditions to cook, the water of the swimming pool has a good temperature, even when the sky has clouds, the place is very nice and calm.
The point less positive is the fact that I didn't found a satisfactory system of transportation, possibly for making my stay in October, so in the winter, will be perfect if you bring a car with you, even to make food shopping because the local market is weak.
I had difficulties to make my check in at the time that was supposed, but the host waited patiently for me and was really kind with me, contacting me after I went out, to know if I was satisfied with my stay.
With a car, I surely come back to this magnific place.
Simply awesome! Thanks a lot for everything. Awesome apartments, the nicest stuff and lovely place. We will come back for sure!
Hemos pasado unos dias maravillosos, muy tranquilo inclusive para ir con niños. La atención del personal muy bien, lo recomiendo. Muchisimas gracias
- Qualité des logements garantie!
- Vérification de l'hôte par téléphone
- Paiement sécurisé via SSL encryption
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Set of 4 Adlake lamp lantern reflex marker switch coupling rings 5 3/8
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Sold Date: 12/04/2011
Channel: Online Auction
Category: Transportation and Vehicles
Over the next few months, I will be selling all types of railroad items for a friend of mine who has decided to sell his ENTIRE collection. There will be tools, oil cans, hand lanterns, caboose lanterns, Lionel, American Flyer, literature and much more.Here is a set of 4 vintage antique 5 3/8 inch coupling / retaining rings removed from an Adlake reflex switch marker. They are in fair condition with dents and dings. One has 2 tears (see pic. 2). Unmolested & unrestored. Original & Authentic. No reasonable offer refused! and ! Free shipping to USA. As always, I am happy to combine items to save you money on shipping. Feel free to email me if you have questions or need more pictures. Check out my other items ! GO 4 G at G randpa G ary's G arage G oodies!
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Originally Posted by JB98
They are only five games back in a tightly-packed division. It could be a lot worse.
It could be a lot worse. But unfortunately they are 5 games back but also in 5th place. So ideally the White Sox are 10-12 games out of first place. So far, the good thing is the AL West is awful so maybe the wildcard will be a possiblity for the central which gives the Sox 2 chances if they turn it around.
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Just curious... I haven't had to use Subversion so far and as soon as I commited I lost the ability to start a local server from the local copy.
The whole green 'play' button is disaplyed. I guess I can't even do a local db:migrate? I resorted to just using a console window to start up the local copy. I really missed rubies console with the nice links to take you directly to where a problem is :(
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Jasper County School District will be offering student registration for the 2018-2019 school year completely online.
The online registration “window” will be open from Monday, July 16 to Tuesday July 31, 2018. You will be able to register your students by going to TeacherEase and entering your username and password. Once online registration opens, click on the Online Registration link and complete each form. Credit Card payments can also be made online. Additional instructions will be provided during the online registration process. For the best online registration experience, we recommend using a desktop or laptop computer instead of a smartphone or tablet.
If you have forgotten your username and/or password or need further assistance, please contact your student’s school.
Physical examinations and immunizations are required for all students entering Pre-K, kindergarten, sixth grade and ninth grade prior to school beginning for the 2018-2019 school year. Students will be excluded from school if they do not provide proof of having received their vaccines. Dental exams are due by May 15, 2019.
Complete requirements are available on TeacherEase online registration.
Sports physicals are not acceptable as the school physical. However, the school physical will be accepted for the sports physical. Any student new to the district must also provide physical examination and immunization records. Physical exam forms and updated immunization records must be turned in or mailed by August 15, 2018 or parent must show proof of appointment.
School calendar information is also available online.
A birth certificate is required for all Pre-K students, Kindergarten students, and all transfer students. When applying for free or reduced price meals, you must know the gross monthly earnings for each household member. If you received a letter this year stating your household was automatically approved for free meals, you do NOT fill out the application for free or reduced meals, otherwise, applications must be filled out yearly to receive these benefits. Also, please be prepared to provide home, work, and emergency phone numbers. If you do not have a phone, you must provide a phone number that will allow the school to contact you in the event of an emergency.
If you have questions, you may call the school your child will be attending at the phone number listed below:
Ste. Marie Elementary - Pre-K and K 455-3219
Newton Elementary – Grades 1-6 783-8464
Jasper County Junior High Grades 7-8 783-4202
Newton Community High School Grades 9-12 783-2303
Transportation Office 783-3023
District Office 783-8459
The first day of attendance for students will be Wednesday, August 15, 2018. The first day of attendance for Pre-K students will be Wednesday, August 22, 2018.
Parents of students new to the district (who are not pre-registered) should call the school the child will be attending at the phone number listed above before registration day in order to minimize registration and scheduling problems.
All new students should have a certified copy of their birth certificate and health/immunization records.
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Written by NZINGHA for TheGlamSquadFiles
For me it started one day when I was shopping in a beauty brands store downtown Manhattan. I was shopping for a project I was working on at the time.
So, if you know anything abut me I’m very organized so going in any store I already know what I came in for , I find it, purchase it and then I’m gone because I have a list of other things to do and I don’t waste time AT ALL.
So I go in and I get 12 of these, 12 of that, and 24 of those, OH WAIT!!!…and 24 of this right here!
So a young lady finally comes sauntering around the counter and finally asks me if I need help and here’s a basket. Duh!!! Clearly I need help and a basket!!! She was on her phone texting behind the counter, not recognizing that she has a major sale on her hands.
Which in her case may mean a big commission or maybe even a long awaited promotion because you’re cash register is full and you gone beyond your daily sales quota.
She says to me ” I see you have several dozens of similar items, are you a Makeup Artist?” I smiled and said “Yes, Yes I am.” She says “Wow! I thought so. Where do you work?”
So I tell her what I’m working on and why I’m purchasing so much product. The girl almost fell off of those 4″ heels she was wearing. I chuckle a bit and tell her to calm herself.
She says “Thats what’s up! I want that!” I said “What do you want dear heart? To work as a Makeup Artist? She said ” No, to be FAMOUS, well no, yeah, to be a FAMOUS Makeup Artist! Yeah a FAMOUS Makeup Artist.”
I thought to myself “A FAMOUS MAKEUP ARTIST”? Well, I personally don’t believe in luck but ummm yeah, good luck with that one honey!
Try being a GOOD MAKEUP ARTIST first, then graduate to being a GREAT MAKEUP ARTIST, BUT that doesn’t mean even if you’re a GREAT MAKEUP ARTIST that you’ll wind up being “FAMOUS”!
All kinds of thoughts ran through my head. Mostly thoughts of how naive she actually was about how this industry really works.
Well, I just stopped short and looked at her with a blank stare.
Why did I look like that?
Well, mostly because at first glance of this young lady and hearing what she’d said to me made me think and really look at her. And I thought about an industry I’d worked so hard for years to get to work in.
So many years I’d put in doing home study and classes. Talking to Pro’s I’d admired. And I even had the pleasure and honor to speak to them. And to get information and encouragement from them.
I was ambitious and just wanted to be a GREAT Makeup Artist when I came into the biz. Clearly, speaking to that young lady, there is a difference in our reasons why we wanted to be Makeup Artists. I asked her “How old are you dear heart?”, “I’m 24.” I thought to myself….shoot, at 24, I was already deep in the entertainment industry!!!
At her age I had already been on a major music World tour with the #1 Pop/R&B Artist in the world!! I’d travelled the world 2x at that age! Wow! I thought gee what a privilege it was for me BUT NO, I worked really hard to get to that level. I’d earned my respect in the industry because of the years I’d put in, in work!
WHY ARE YOU IN THIS GAME?…HONESTLY??
When I worked I always wanted my work to be recognized and considered GREAT, which in my mind means to always do what I loved doing…MAKEUP!!!!
Me doing makeup wasn’t about me being famous but about my work! This girl who stood before me wanted to simply be famous!
Which said to me she could care less about being a Makeup Artist! So many REAL Makeup Artists sacrificed their lives and sometimes family life to work on sets perusing and living out their dreams to be real Makeup Artists.
When I speak to my professional colleagues they all seem to have the same feeling. That feeling is that our once respected industry is flooded with individuals who could care less about it.
That the makeup is all the same and unoriginal. That the “artists” are in the biz for all the wrong reasons. The major cosmetic brands who once respected the Pro MUA now questions our credentials because a generation of “artists” we see now simply do not have any work credits but have “followers”!!! So now our years of hard work and contribution to entertainment is put into question by a generation that is simply duplicating what we had long before created.
Most of these Pro’s are asking where is the respect for us and the craft! The industry of beauty would not exist if there were not qualified tenured Makeup Artists to showcase those products or faces that we work on so diligently. Real Pro Makeup Artists are not sitting at home…they are out in the field working on their craft, working on sets for hours standing on their feet, hustling on every form of transportation to get to their jobs. We get cheques from major film companies, record labels, magazines and beauty brands.
I have to laugh!!! Really laugh at the notion that people think that a makeup Enthusiats, a YouTuber, Vlogger is actually a Pro Makeup Artist. *****NEWSFLASH*****
There is a difference! Pro MUA’s actually do makeup on other people besides themselves! In fact they are working so much on other people that they barely have time to put makeup on themselves!
What Pro MUA’s actually do:
- Design Makeup for projects
- Read Scripts/ Video Treatments
- Sit in production meetings/A&R meetings
- Hire teams of other MUA’s
- Build relationships with product brands
- Build their brand by the projects they work on
- Constantly doing makeup homework i.e., combing through old and new magazines, looking at vintage makeup,
Let me first say this to be very clear….THERE IS NO CAMPARISON OR REAL COMPETITION!
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I understand the critics of physiognomy. Correlation is not causation, etc. At the same time, unwillingness to look for red flags can backfire badly, dangerously and hilariously.
Let’s talk about banksters. Here’s Lando Calrissian:
And here’s Arlando Henderson, trusted vault manager for Wells Fargo until he posed with their money on Facebook:
Which one should you hire to work at your bank? Neither? Correct, but one could be forgiven for trusting the smooth con artist.
Somebody should be fired for hiring Arlando.
Arlando Henderson began working at a Wells Fargo location in Charlotte in April of 2019, according to the unsealed criminal indictment. Henderson had the keys to the bank vault and within two months of being hired, allegedly began stealing.
Federal prosecutors say that Henderson is accused of pocketing money from the vault on at least 18 separate occasions. The money he allegedly stole came from deposits made by bank customers.
Arlando Henderson posted about having access to large amounts of money on his social media accounts. In July and August of 2019, he shared several photos of himself holding stacks of cash. One caption read, “I make it look easy but this shyt really a PROCESS.”
Around July 16, 2019, Henderson attracted attention when he used $20,000 in cash to make a down payment on a Mercedes-Benz. He shared photos of the vehicle on social media as well. The indictment adds that Henderson also used falsified bank statements to acquire a loan from Ally Financial to pay for the vehicle.
Large cash purchases must be reported to the Feds. This law was first enacted to thwart drug money laundering and kept on the books because, as we see here, it detects other forms of money laundering, too.
Thus, Arlando’s bragging about the thefts in amateur rap videos on social media was helpful but unnecessary.
Arlando Henderson uses the nickname “AceeyFoez” on social media and appears to be an aspiring rapper. A link on his Instagram account leads to a Youtube music video.
His trademark phrase appears to be “Aint Wit Being Broke.” In the Facebook photo where he posed with the Mercedes Benz, he was wearing a T-shirt with the initials AWBB. His Instagram bio also includes the phrase.
Some sources say he claimed to be a military veteran but if so, probably only technically so. “Your country thanks you for the thirty seconds of service it took you to fail your first drug test.”
Federal court records show that an Arlando Mautrell Henderson filed for bankruptcy in Cumberland County, North Carolina, in June of 2013. Documents suggest that he owed more than $26,000 to various entities. Henderson appears to have agreed to pay $447 per month for 60 months.
Management didn’t trust the visual red flags OR do a background check before giving him vault keys!
[He] was arrested in San Diego on December 4, 2019.
Authorities probably feared he would flee the country. He probably was just making another rap video.
Henderson faces charges including financial institution fraud; 19 counts of theft, embezzlement, and misapplication; and twelve counts of making false entries. He was being held at a federal detention center in San Diego, according to inmate records.
The bank manager faces one charge of being a dumbass.
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Yamada Shintaro protects monsters from exorcists with a two-by-four and a talking rabbit. Transferring to a new school, he meets Nao and falls in love with her nape.
Nao annoyed me. But aside from that, there’s no reason to actually spend much time talking about this. It was cancelled or whatever so ends with a major cliffhanger and doesn’t bring anything to a close. It just pisses me off that I wasted time on this when there was no end.
It was fun but there’s no point, so I wouldn’t recommend it.
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The Fear of Rebranding
Rebranding fears. Tackling the issues.
Humans, by their very nature, don’t like change, and few things are more stressful in business than changing the face of your business.
We can help you with tackling rebranding fears and avoiding mistakes.
Brand is more than just the face, but the reasons to rebrand and knowing how to do it can soften that emotional blow, and have a powerful impact on your market.
Let’s start by correcting a perception about brand. Brand is not just a logo and a color palette. Those are just representations of your brand in which target audiences recognize both what the brand means.
Instead, brand is a single-minded reflection of who your target audience aspires to be when they used your brand and it is the ways you fulfill that brand promise internally and externally. Brand is you and it is them.
Rebranding fears need culture change. As a result, there are legitimate fears of rebranding
There are good reasons for rebranding fears, not the least of which is to stay viable in the market or simply to survive. The history of business is littered with companies that refused to change and are now left as footnotes.
1. Has your market share consistently decreased? If so, consider the reasons for it. The economy, market trends and the lack of best business practices can be reasons for a drop in market share.
But if your competitors are taking market share from you, then changes must be made or you risk irrelevancy.
Rebranding fears go away when you are becoming more meaningful to your target audience.
2. Do you have permission to move into new markets? That is, does what you stand for as a brand makes sense to the customers of that market?
Think of it this way. FedEx always stood for “peace of mind.” So did Kinko’s. When FedEx bought Kinko’s to form FedEx Office, it was a brand marriage made in heaven and a new business model was born.
But the aligning brands is what allowed it happen and make sense for target audiences.
Think of Nike’s “Just Do It” brand, in which Nike customers see themselves as winners with no tolerance for nonsense. Being about what you do or make is the business of your business. It is not the business of your brand.
4. Are you different than the competition? In most markets, the players in them all say the same things. From the point of view of the target audience, that means they all blend together and inertia sets in.
Or worse, the market itself becomes less important to them. Think about the declining sales of beer. Budweiser, Miller and Coors all feel and look the same with similar messaging.
Therefore, it’s no surprise the sales of beer are sagging because the brands are no longer capturing consumers’ interest like they once did.
1. First, know your customer. If any branding company tells you they have the answer without conducting research, it’s a bold-faced lie. The only way to know your customer and, more importantly, the customer of your competition is to conduct market research that goes beyond simply measuring usage and attitudes.
That research must be quantitative with projectable data that uncovers emotional triggers, such as precepts, that control behavior.
If you don’t find the highest emotional intensity in your market, you cannot find the single most persuasive thing to say that would make target audiences covet your brand.
Rebranding fears are justified if you don’t know your customer.
2. Ensure your brand position is different than the competition. If it is not, then you do not represent a true choice to the target audience.
You are the same as the rest and audiences will default to the market leader or they will choose the brand that does represent a true choice. When everybody copies Wal-Mart, Wal-Mart wins.
3. Have attitude. Being different than your competition means more than just having a different message, even if it’s meaningful. You must look and feel different.
One of the simple reasons Stealing Share has branded companies in the medical field with a different color palette than blue is simply because everybody in that market is blue. Attitude counts even more. Rebranding fears that arise because your brand has no attitude are to be taken seriously.
4. Change internal processes to fulfill the brand promise. A brand only works if it is most meaningful to the customer, positioned against the competition and you are able to fulfill the brand promise.
If it is not true about you, but represents the greatest opportunity, then you must make organizational changes.
The final point might be the most important point and the hardest to implement. Without being able to fulfill the brand promise, without being able to live it each day, the brand will fail.
Too many think of rebranding as simply a marketing tool. This is one of my greatest rebranding fears
You are a marketing company, which means all aspects of your company must have that single brand focus.(Read about brand as a marketing tool here)
Rebranding can seem daunting but, if done right, it can only be a positive. For the company itself, it provides a focus and a direction for your employees.
For the market, it signals a change is taking place that will worry your competition and force them into mistakes.
It also represents a long-term solution to your problems.
If you are only about product benefits and innovation, then you constantly have to keep up and make changes every day.
Brand, when it is the most meaningful one in the market, keeps you ahead of that curve and weathers any economic storms.
Most of all, smart and strategic rebranding creates preference and is designed to steal market share from the competition that your target audiences have already lumped together in one pile.
In most markets, there are very few meaningful brands. The ones that are most meaningful and powerful win.
If you don’t have that, then it’s time to rebrand and time to put rebranding fears aside.
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Reposting to put this at the top of the blog for the next few hours.
Some news: I have informed Princeton that I will be retiring at the end of next academic year, that is, in June 2015. In August 2015 I will join the faculty of the Graduate Center, City University of New York, as a professor in the Ph.D. program in economics. I will also become a distinguished scholar at the Graduate Center’s Luxembourg Income Study Center. You can read all about it in the Graduate Center’s announcement.
None of this will have any effect on my work at the New York Times, so unless you’re just curious about the guy behind the column and blog, you needn’t read further.
So, why am I doing this? It is in no sense a commentary on Princeton, which has been a wonderful place for me professionally and personally. In particular, I can’t praise Princeton’s intellectual quality enough: it has been a great honor to be affiliated with a superb public policy school and an equally superb economics department.
Instead, my move reflects some hard thinking about how I can best make use of my time.
Fairly obviously, the center of gravity of my work has shifted over time toward more of a public policy focus; and of course I also have a fairly unusual role as an academic who is also a columnist at the world’s greatest newspaper. Meanwhile, I’m now 61, and I realized that it’s time to take a hard look at where I really want to be at this point.
In terms of geography, the answer seemed clear on reflection:
somewhere near Zabar’s New York is the best place to pursue my current interests. Given that decision,
I sought an academic base.
Here too the answer seemed clear: more and more of my work has focused on issues of income inequality, and nobody does more important work producing the hard data on which all of this work relies than the Luxembourg Income Study, directed by Janet Gornick, professor of political science and sociology at the Graduate Center of CUNY. So I approached Janet about the possibility of some kind of affiliation with LIS that would give me both an office and the ability to interact with the excellent group LIS has assembled in New York.
That is indeed going to happen, but to my surprise the Graduate Center offered me a faculty position as well, which I quickly realized would be a wonderful thing. The Graduate Center is a remarkable locus of public affairs-oriented scholarship, and is in the process of assembling an incredible team associated with LIS. I couldn’t imagine a better place for me at this point; I also, to be honest, like the idea of being associated with a great public university.
I suppose there’s also a bit of coming home here. I grew up in the New York suburbs, and always imagined that “the city” was where intellectuals went to live once they, as my grandmother used to
say, reached “mature adultery.” At any rate, I truly do love New York, so that there will be
a lot more good restaurants a lifestyle gain to complement
the professional advantages.
So there you have it. Again, this will have no effect on my work for the Times.
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Nursing your newborn may come with a few bumps in the road, but these quick strategies will help smooth things over.
Assume the position. As tiny as she is, your baby can quickly become a pain in your neck, back and biceps if not properly supported during feedings. Finding a relaxed (preferably cushioned) position will help you stay comfortable throughout her meal until the last drop. Pillows will be your best friend, and they even make specialty ones designed for the best breastfeeding posture.
Clear the way. Have you ever wondered why babies always seem to have a stuffy nose? It’s because infants are obligate nose breathers, meaning they can’t breathe through their mouths for the first few months of life. Their immature nasal passages are easily irritated, so it’s best to leave them alone and use a cool-mist humidifier, like this one from Crane, to keep her airway clear and moist. This will help her to breathe easily while nursing, and it provides a nice atmosphere for your designated nursing space.
Keep things close. Nothing disrupts your wee one’s mealtime like realizing you’re too cold and need a blanket, or extremely thirsty and need some water. Setting up a quiet place where things are easily reachable is key, so you can keep your drink on a side table or quickly grab a burp cloth from a nearby basket. We are also fans of surrounding your space in neutral colors and soft textures. This will help you find your Zen, which is important for feedings since stress can make milk letdowns difficult.
This post was made in partnership with Crane, a line of quality air purifiers helping you sweet bundle breathe better, so you two can share a meal.
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Visibility 9-11 welcomes David Chandler, American Association of Physics Teachers and member of Architects and Engineers for 9-11 Truth.
David has a BS from Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA (IPS major--independent program of studies with emphasis in physics and engineering); MA in education from Claremont Graduate University; MS in mathematics from Cal Poly, Pomona and has taught Physics/Mathematics/Astronomy at K-12 and Jr. college levels. He is also and author and served formerly on the editorial board of The Physics Teacher, an AAPT journal. David is also an active designer and inventor of educational materials emphasizing quantitative visualization.
David's recent article, WTC7: NIST Admits Freefall focuses on some of the significant errors and descepancies in the final NIST report on the collapse of tower 7 and includes exerpts from a tehnical briefing held by NIST on August 26, 2008. During this briefing, questions were put to the panel by David Chandler as well as Dr. Steven Jones.
Intermission music by Libra Project.
Ending music by Prymal Rhythm.
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Crystal Trees | Peridot + Amethyst + White Topaz + Citrine + Aurora Quartz
This tree is concocted from Peridot + Amethyst + White Topaz + Citrine gems wrapped with intention in copper wire and sits upon a beautiful Aurora Quartz base.
We are so stoked and honored to be able to carry these incredibly beautiful and powerful crystal trees that are created from one of our good friends @KrystalRootsLLC.
Each copper wire wrapped tree contains a beautiful arrangement of real crystals with powerful magical and spiritual properties. The copper wire wrapping adds an element of amplification as copper itself is a huge amplifier of energy especially when using it in alchemy and spell work and most definitely when you combine it with crystals and minerals.
Another special aspect of us now carrying these beautiful pieces in our shop is that the money will go towards helping a fellow prisonwife! I am so grateful to have the friendship of this talented babe who has in the past gifted me one of these beautiful trees and I have to say it is one of my favorite prized possessions. This is our way to help her and her partner continue to hire their legal team for her husband! This is a great cause and we are truly honored to have her works in our shop!
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Feasibility of flotation concentration of fungal spores as a method to identify toxigenic mushrooms
Lisa J Bazzle,1 Marc A Cubeta,2 Steven L Marks,1 David C Dorman3
1Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Center for Integrated Fungal Research, 3Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
Purpose: Mushroom poisoning is a recurring and challenging problem in veterinary medicine. Diagnosis of mushroom exposure in animals is hampered by the lack of rapid diagnostic tests. Our study evaluated the feasibility of using flotation concentration and microscopic evaluation of spores for mushroom identification. Evaluation of this method in living animals exposed to toxigenic mushrooms is limited by ethical constraints; therefore, we relied upon the use of an in vitro model that mimics the oral and gastric phases of digestion.
Methods: In our study, mycologist-identified toxigenic (poisonous) and nontoxigenic fresh mushrooms were collected in North Carolina, USA. In phase 1, quantitative spore recovery rates were determined following magnesium sulfate, modified Sheather's sugar solution, and zinc sulfate flotation (n=16 fungal species). In phase 2, mushrooms (n=40 fungal species) were macerated and digested for up to 2 hours in a salivary and gastric juice simulant. The partially digested material was acid neutralized, filtered, and spores concentrated using zinc sulfate flotation followed by microscopic evaluation of spore morphology.
Results: Mean spore recovery rates for the three flotation fluids ranged from 32.5% to 41.0% (P=0.82). Mean (± standard error of the mean) Amanita spp. spore recovery rates were 38.1%±3.4%, 36.9%±8.6%, and 74.5%±1.6% (P=0.0012) for the magnesium sulfate, Sheather's sugar, and zinc sulfate solutions, respectively. Zinc sulfate flotation following in vitro acid digestion (phase 2) yielded spore numbers adequate for microscopic visualization in 97.5% of trials. The most common spore shapes observed were globose, spiked, elliptical, smooth and reticulate.
Conclusion: Flotation can concentrate mushroom spores; however, false negative results can occur. Spore morphology could not be used to differentiate species of mushroom-forming fungi since the spore shape and surface characteristics seen in the present study were often observed with multiple species of mushroom-forming fungi.
Keywords: gastrointestinal contents, mushroom spore identification, mushroom toxicity, Amanita spp.
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It’s been a crazy week with parent-teacher conferences and kids hopped up on sugar! Instead of all the great informative things I want to post, I’ll just say Happy Valentine’s Day! Love, Jenna
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Our September newsletter is out!
In this newsletter we cover;
- Our project references
- Our new team members
- Our latest news
- Our slides of the month (SOTMs)
- Upcoming events and much more.
As always, this newsletter gives only a short overview of our activities. In case you desire more information on a specific topic, please do not hesitate to contact us. We would be pleased to give you more insights.
Read all that and more here.
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Mangaluru, Aug 18, 2018: Though water level in Nethravathi and Kumaradhara rivers receded in Dakshina Kannada district, low-lying areas continued to remain under water on August 17, Friday.
Around 50 houses at Uliya in Ullal have been marooned. The water has entered the courtyard of the houses of several people.
“The water started rising at 11 pm on Thursday. We kept all our belongings at an elevated place inside the house. The local youths have come to our help,” a resident, said. The Ullal CMC proposes to set up a gruel centre.
Meanwhile, landslide occurred at Machina and affected arecanut plantations in the village. Also, the breaching of the streams has led to the inundation of arecanut plantations in the region.
Following landslide, the house of Ramesh Mudaladka is facing the threat of collapse. The Zilla Panchayat road has developed cracks in Macchina in Belthangady taluk.
DK District In-charge Minister U T Khader and DC Sasikanth Senthil visited the rain-affected areas at Sahasralingeshwara Temple, Halegate in Uppinangady, Goodinabali, Aladka, and Panemangaluru in Bantwal on Friday. Khader also inspected the landslide on Shiradi Ghat stretch till Marenahalli. Later, he visited Subrahmanya and Kulkunda Kuduremajalu Colony.
Khader said that as a precautionary measure, the movement of heavy vehicles multi-axle lorries and tankers are banned on Charmadi Ghat.
Though flood receded in Kumaradhara river at Subrahmanya, the Subrahmanya-Manjeshwara bridge continues to remain under water.
The residents of flood-affected Beedanagadde, Kulkunda Colony, Kuduremajali area in Subrahmanya have taken shelter at a gruel centre at Kulkunda. The Kukke Subrahmanya temple is supplying food to them. All the flood-affected people underwent a health checkup conducted by the doctors from Subrahmanya and Panja PHC. The landslide also occurred in Pushpagiri hilly range. Landslide continued near Gulikakana Colony near Kalmakar Estate, Manadu, Balugodu as well.
With the floodwater entering substation at Kumaradhara, the power supply has been affected at Subrahmanya, Harihara, Kollamogru, Kalmakaru, Balugodu, Ainakidu for the last two days.
As many as 539 people from 101 houses situated on the banks of River Nethravathi have been shifted to safer places. The villagers were shifted from Guddeangadi, Bhogodi, Aladka, Banglegudde and other places. The affected people have been provided shelter at Sri Sharada High School, Panemangalore, Old Inspection Bungalow, Bantwal Kasaba village and Zilla Panchayat School, Navoor. Only 152 people have taken shelter in these centres. The rest have taken shelter in their relatives’ houses.
The district recorded 95.6 of rainfall in the last 24 hours (ending 8.30am of Friday).
Belthangady received the highest rainfall of 119.3 mm, followed by Puttur—117.8 mm, Sullia—100.8 mm, Bantwal—77.6 mm and Mangaluru—62.5 mm. Last year, the district had received 17.3 mm of rainfall in the corresponding period.
On August 17, Friday, the water level in the Nethravathi river at Bantwal was 9.5 metres above the danger level of 8.5 metres. The water level of the Nethravathi river at Uppinangady and Kumaradhara were 25.5 metres.
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Which Museums In Milan Are Worth Visiting An Itinerary For All Budgets
Museums in Milan
There are many museums that Milan hosts on its metropolitan ground, some located in the central circle, others in the outer ones; most of considerable width, but the smaller and hidden ones have nothing to envy to the big names.
Personally I am a lover of museums, if I have the opportunity I visit even more than one a day, and that is why, with this article travelhoundsusa, I want to tell you the three that I prefer in the Lombard capital.
Along one of the main courses in Milan, in Via Magenta, in a setting of beauty and historical importance, the city’s Archaeological Museum is located.
Inside there are exhibits dating back to different eras from Prehistory to Roman times up to the Middle Ages. In many cases the explanations, shown on the explicative panels on display, are available to everyone, young and old.
One of the must-sees is the Patera di Parabiago, one of the most important finds found during the excavations of 1907 in the town of the Milanese province. This is a silver ritual plate of the fourth century, finely worked and made in perspective of the cover of a funeral urn.
The museum itinerary is interesting because it allows the visitor not only to see the interior, but also the external ones thanks to the walkway that connects the Roman area to the tower hosting the other sections (Etruscan, Greek and medieval).
Before reaching the aforementioned modern tower, one can admire the old ones where, in one of them, there is a cycle of frescoes from the well-preserved medieval period. Returning to the starting point, it is possible not only to visit the small and well-stocked bookshop, but also the underground floor set up for temporary exhibitions, one of the best on the excavations in the Fayum in Egypt.
Once out of the museum, we recommend the visit to San Maurizio to the major monastery, located right next the frescoes in the chapels and the choir in front of the central altar are rare and make this church a sort of Sistine Chapel Milanese.
Between the Brera area and the fashion streets stands the Museo del Risorgimento housed inside Palazzo Moriggia. Spread over an entire floor, it is divided into several sections the Napoleonic era, the Five Days of Milan, 1848, the Wars of Independence, the Garibaldi section. Here are exhibited weapons and uniforms of the time, but also numerous paintings depicting famous people, such as Cavour, Napoleon, Garibaldi, and field battles, such as that of Custoza or Novara.
The must to see, however, are others! This is the kit with which Napoleon was crowned king of Italy in the Duomo of Milan, May 26, 1805; the original copy of Le mie prigioni by Silvio Pellico and the poster with his conviction; the cast of the hand of Giuseppe Garibaldi and the desk of Mazzini.
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Some of Montreal’s most modern bowling alleys can be found at BoulZeye. We’ve even have movie screens, lounge couches and a brand-new Brunswick Sync system. This is the latest system on the market and offers many entertainment options and the opportunity to play new games on the lanes such as Angry Bird, Horse, E-Z Bowl and many more.
In addition to 16 bowling alleys, we also have three bars, a billiards room and—drum roll—a two-storey laser tag arena! Challenge your bowling partners to something new and discover unsuspected talents. Need some rest? Why not have a bite to eat at our snack bar or grab a drink at our bar?
You won’t want to leave!
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Tarquin's Limited Edition Cranberry & Orange Gin
This gin is a limited-edition, seasonal product made with whole cranberries and fresh oranges. The gin is distilled in flame-fired copper pot stills, then infused with additional cranberries for added flavor. It is crafted in small batches at a distillery located on the Wild Cornish Coast. The gin is described as having a natural sweetness and a zesty finish.
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Ahhh, Dystopia, that imagined land where we watch zombies and Katniss and Mark Zuckerberg dance a creepy new form of the tango while asking ourselves, “If that’s what things are going to be like after The Fall, why in God’s name would I want to stay alive to be a part of it?”
Good question. So let’s talk about that.
I am by no means an economist, nor a “there’s-a-sex-trafficking-ring-in-the-pizza-place’s-non-existent-basement” conspiracy theorist. I’m just a guy who looks at the world around him and wonders exactly how hard of a push we as a society truly need to tumble over and turn our most desired mode of transportation away from the new Tesla and toward this:
And here’s the thing: Conditions exist to make the case that the push isn’t going to need to be hard.
First, some foundation. Americans aren’t necessarily the best at extracting lessons from significant historical events, and things that might appear obvious in the moment (for example, the power of unity in the wake of 9/11) have a nasty tendency to fade fast once power brokers start putting their spin on them and using them for ulterior motives (See: “There most assuredly, 100%, definitely are weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, whose government is in cahoots with al Qaeda”).
In the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the nation’s Capitol, we quickly were shown images of this guy …
… and a lot fewer images of, say, your high school science teacher who stood by his side. That allowed so, so many of us to quickly move on from the significance of the event by portraying it as a thing done by a bunch of fringe wackos — and to be fair, there were a fair amount of those.
What was missed on the grand scale of American society was exactly how close we came to the summary execution of national leaders because of fervor whipped up by 2016’s duly elected president who, I believe substantial members of both parties would agree, wouldn’t exactly object if a path were cleared for him — no matter how — to return the Oval Office.
Had one substantial military unit — or even a significant number of law enforcement near the scene — chosen to support the insurrectionists, what we all like to think of as The Greatest Society in the History of the World would have toppled faster than Joe Biden trying to climb a flight of stairs.
The point of that foundation is this: We are not as stable as a country as we think we are and we are perhaps closer to the brink of a complete breakdown than we have been since the Civil War.
If you zoom way out, you can look at America since the end of the Cold War and make a case that, once we became the world’s only superpower, our national identity evaporated, leading to internal rot, and we riled up a historically unique type of external enemy — the kind without a nation state — and then fundamentally mishandled our attempt to eradicate them, which caused further erosion of our societal unity.
And then came COVID, which not only was horribly mishandled by the president and his administration but also provided the general populace the extra time to sit around and take a look at some of the racial and economic disparities that have largely existed since the time our Founding Fathers claimed a godly mandate and steamrolled across the continent abusing, displacing and killing anyone with darker skin pigmentation.
In short, if you want to light a match to take a closer look at the current point in our national history, you could make the case that you just introduced a flame to a heaping pile of economic, political and cultural dynamite that might blow our country off the map.
Here’s how that could happen.
Step 1: Inflation
This one’s already happened, and smart people saw it coming a long time ago when the federal government, in the wake of the 9/11 attacks and again after the housing foreclosure crisis (more on that in a bit), started pumping huge amounts of cash into the economy.
Inflation isn’t complicated. If I have $20 and no one else has $20, that $20 is very valuable; if I have $20 and the government gives a million other people $20, the value of my $20 has gone down. So when billions of dollars started flowing into the economy without a plan as to how to get them back out, the value of everyone’s dollar went down.
What happens when people have more dollars? They buy more stuff. Sounds great, and it is. Until it isn’t. When demand goes up and supply can’t meet it, prices go up because there are more dollars competing for not enough stuff. Good-ol’ capitalism contributes to the problem, because businesses recognize they have an opportunity to get more money for whatever they can produce.
Prices rise even more.
Then, COVID. and, along with it, billions and billions of more dollars pumped into the economy by the government (oh, those awesome stimmy checks), followed by huge supply chain problems pushing down attempts to make more stuff.
So whether it’s a trip to the grocery store to buy a good steak to grill (or a gallon of milk to feed the baby) or a venture to an open house to inquire about a nice three-bedroom home in a good school district, we all see it: Stuff costs more today than it did six months ago, a year ago, two years ago, five years ago. Your $20 does not go as far as it once did.
Which is fine, as long as wages keep up — as long as you keep getting more $20 bills to spend.
But they’re not.
Step 2: Wage and Energy Issues
One of the effects of Covid, besides killing off a small percentage of the workforce, was to make less-desirable, public-facing jobs that faced an increasingly irritable and irrational public less attractive. As in the “I’d-rather-stay-home-and-Netflix-and-chill” type of less attractive.
So right now, businesses are having to jack up wages to incentivize workers to be willing to have a burrito thrown at their head by a Chad. They’re up 4.2% in the past 12 months alone. That’s great for the worker (though the burrito part still sucks). More money in the paycheck means more money to save.
It means more money to buy stuff.
The business is now losing some of its profits to increased costs in the form of those higher wage. That’s OK and it might be able to be outpaced by higher sales due to more money in people’s pockets, but it’s not fine when it’s coupled with those supply chain problems and huge increases in energy prices.
Look. I get it. We’re killing the planet. And we really should do something to stop that, though I would contend it’s incredibly arrogant to think we can have that big of an impact when the majority of the existing species have gone extinct five times in our planet’s history and not one of them was caused by humans because nothing close to resembling a human even existed during those five mass-extinction events.
Top 5 Things You’ll Learn If You Read This Whole Thing There have been five previous mass extinctions. We’re in the middle of the sixth. We evidently don’t know about 90 percent of the species on our planet. Knowing where babies come from is a relatively new thing. Humans aren’t that special. What if you…Keep reading
The reality is that Mother Earth… well… she’s kind of like a moody teenager who never grows up. She likes to pop her zits (volcanos) and get cold and blow up again, and apparently she’s an incredible target for really big celestial bodies.
But fine. If we want to think we can stop the sixth extinction that was already happening before the industrial revolution and has been accelerated by only a small percentage because we’re horrible abusers of the environment, great. Let’s do that.
The reality is that, right now, the technology to do that costs a lot of money, and we’re not exactly eager as a developed nation to have less-than-100%-reliable electricity. I mean, think about how your neighbors react if a huge storm causes an outage that lasts more than 24 hours in, say, the middle of August. It’s not pretty.
But more important than the meat in your freezer going bad, businesses love reliable and affordable electricity. They kinda can’t do their thing without it.
Energy prices across the globe are already skyrocketing, and it doesn’t help this country that the majority of what we think we need is controlled by the people with a similar absence of fondness for Amuricah who correctly saw what we said was our just cause to avenge 9/11 as decades of attacks on people who had absolutely nothing to do with that.
So higher wages plus higher energy prices mean businesses are either going to become unprofitable and go bye-bye or … they’re going to raise prices, which fans the flames of inflation.
Remember that 4.2% increase to U.S. salaries and wages over the past 12 months I was talking about? The Consumer Price Index , a measure of inflation, has gone up 5.4% in that same period. It can (and will) get worse.
If that continues, suddenly, the once-booming businesses that were able to hand out raises and signing bonuses and $18 starting wages for the oh-so-difficult skill of brewing coffee suddenly are like, “Nope. Can’t do that any more.”
Which leads to …
Step 3: Wage Growth Stops
What happens when you make the same amount of money but stuff costs more?
Well, you’re American, so of course you’re going to put it on a credit card. And then when you don’t have more money when the credit card bill comes due, you’re going to keep right on diggin’ that hole.
The reason I’m saying this is not because I don’t like you. It’s because I know you. You’re an American, no more or less entitled than the next one down the street living in the home that he overpaid for.
So you go to your boss and ask for the raise you rightfully deserve. Because, like I said, I know you and you do make one helluva pumpkin spice latte every August through November. And ordinarily, your boss would reward your exemplary work with more money. But she can’t. Why? Because instead of taking up X% of her budget, your wages and the electricity to run your little latte machine now cost X+30% of her budget.
You can’t pay a raise with revenue you don’t have. Well, unless you’re the federal government. Then, as we’ve talked about, you just print more money and dump it into the economy with no plan to get it out.
So suddenly, your job is paying you the same and the price of stuff is still going up because of those energy prices and the drive to return some businesses to profitability.
“But this will just effect places like Starbucks. If push came to shove, I’ll just make my own coffee.”
First off, no you won’t. Don’t lie to me. And second, what do you think happened to Mary, the senior I.T. professional, when she saw Tracy, the barista, making just a tad too close to what she makes?
“Hey boss! The barista at the coffee shop I go to got a honkin’ raise just so she wouldn’t quit. What about me? I run the entire I.T. department and have been here for 15 years!”
And so to keep Mary around, the boss gave her the same percentage raise as the barista. Of course, Mary’s 10% added up to a whole truckload more dollars than the barista’s.
So all the way up the ladder and across the economy, higher wages dent profits until there’s no money left to give.
Introducing …. Stagflation!
Step 4: Economic Stagnation
Yeah, it’s called “Economic Stagnation,” but “Stagflation is just much more… edgy.
It occurs when there’s slow economic growth (meaning, the country is making less stuff) coupled with slow wage growth and high unemployment.
Oh. Wait. You thought you’d be able to hang onto that $18-an-hour barista job because you were … what? Special?
Yeah, you might make a good PSL, but so can Bill. And Bill’s willing to do it for $10-an-hour. So not only are you gone, but so are two more of your $18-an-hour-lovin’ friends. Bill seems to be pretty motivated to do a lot more work than you were, so that coffee shop doesn’t need quite so many employees to keep the train rollin’. And guess who’s coming soon? These guys:
That’s right. We’re not too far away from robotic automation eliminating a ton of unskilled jobs (and sorry, making good PSLs for the caffeine-addicted masses is not a real skill). Even Cheap Bill isn’t as valuable as a robot who doesn’t need Saturdays off (or Sundays or Mondays or Tuesdays or Wednesdays or Thursdays or Fridays).
Oh, and Mary? The senior I.T. professional? Yeah, her company went bankrupt. So she and the other 1,500 people who used to work there lost their jobs.
“But Mary’s brilliant! She’ll land another job quickly.”
How brilliant is Mary really when suddenly there are 100 people applying for the one job that is similar to what she lost — a job that pays 10% less than her previous job? Because the boss just might take “kinda brilliant” at 15% less because she’s working hard to make shareholders happy on the road back to profitability. Even the person who lands that job is going to be bringing home less money to buy stuff that costs more.
So suddenly you have people with no jobs or worse-paying jobs coupled with a government that’s not exactly in the best place to start pumping money back into the economy in the form of lower interest rates that it just raised, and all of that fun is joined by stuff that still costs a lot because the price of everything to make that stuff remains high
Oh, and did we mention Mary’s now a few months behind on the mortgage for the home she bought in 2021 when the housing market was so hot? Dang, she loves that house. She loved it so much that she got in a bidding war with 15 other buyers and paid $50,000 over the list price. Seemed like a good idea at the time.
Of course, now she can’t pay her debt. Or the heating bill. Or for the car that’s in the garage that she financed because that’s what Americans do.
Step 5: Foreclosures Abound!
Zillow — that real estate… thing — just announced it is underwater on more than $1 billion-with-a-B of homes it bought during this red-hot sellers market in the hopes of flipping them for a quick profit.
Now, investors are rightly asking, “Ummm, whatcha gonna do with all those houses when what you owe is greater than what they’re worth?”
Bring that home to Mary. She overpaid for her house. It seemed entirely logical at the time to pay $50,000 over list price. After all, wages were going up! And if she hadn’t bought it then, well, who knows how much it would have cost two years from then.
I do. It would have cost a lot less than what she paid for it. $100,000 less? $50,000 less? We’ll see. But the reality is, a lot less.
Housing prices skyrocketed for one reason, and it’s the same force that governs just about everything in life, the same force we already talked about: supply and demand. The demand for homes was huge because the government pushed interest rates artificially low, which made it attractive for people to buy because they could borrow money cheaply. Every home had 25 buyers lined up the moment the Realtor drove the “For Sale” sign into the lawn.
But if you know basic economics, you’ll know that when you flip the script — when the supply outpaces the demand — one thing happens: Prices (and, along with them, valuations) drop. When once there were 10 houses for every buyer, well, now you better do something to get that buyer interested in your house, and having the smell of fresh-baked cookies wafting out the door as soon as it opens ain’t gonna cut it.
No, if you want to sell your home, you’re going to have to lower the list price. Which you can do… up to a point.
What happens when people don’t have a job and can’t pay for their homes that are suddenly worth less than they paid for them and, more importantly, worth less than what they owe?
Foreclosures. Lots of them.
We saw it in 2008 and 2009.
Theoretically it won’t be as bad this time because regulations on whom bankers could lend money to tightened after that fiasco. But they’re not as tight as they were right after the crash. “Pro-business” government leadership relaxes them.
People are going to lose their homes. And they’re going to lose their homes after a prolonged period in which they aren’t paying to live there. People who don’t pay to live in a place also tend to not pay for something else: Maintenance. So what you’re going to have is a glut of poorly kept homes on the market, which will push prices even further down. Remember, higher supply = lower prices.
Ordinarily, this might cause a boom for those businesses that do things like fix up run-down homes. But those supply chain issues are making it — and could continue to make it — extremely difficult and expensive to get the stuff needed for the fix-ups. And if people know this, they won’t buy the run-down homes because they know they won’t be able to make them un-run-down.
Step 6: Homelessness
This is where I’m going to lose a lot of people. I know that. Many aren’t willing to think this can actually become a major societal thing in Mighty ‘Muricah. But stick with me, because it can.
People who can’t pay for homes get kicked out of those homes. They might be able to pay for a place to rent for awhile. They might be able to downsize into something they can afford.
But not likely.
Remember: They’re American. The house isn’t the only thing they can’t pay for — nor is it the only thing they haven’t paid for. Americans still have an astonishing amount of credit card debt. The average American has more than $5,300 of it. And those credit card companies don’t let you use their card (read: borrow their money) because they want your wallet to be not-so-thick with all those pesky bills. They do it because they expect you to pay them back — with interest. A lot of interest. And when you can’t pay them, they come after you and ruin your life.
So please don’t tell me that a spike in homelessness isn’t at least a possibility. It is. Some might have good relatives who let them crash on their couch. Great. Family should take care of family. Friend should take care of friend.
But what happens when that family or that friend is in the same situation?
Well, at least you’ll have company under the bridge.
And here are two statistical facts to go along with what’s going to come:
- The population that will be affected most by this will be the ones with that darker skin pigmentation that has been trampled by the American Dream and its Manifest Destiny since they first became unwilling cruise ship passengers.
- Whenever there is an increase in the homeless population and wherever the homeless population is the greatest, there’s a corresponding spike in crime.
And that, my friends, is not good news.
Step 7: Political Instability
Which brings us back to where we started — the missed lessons from the Jan. 6 insurrection and our blind spots caused by the fact that we were dealing with a pandemic when the most effective cry for racial justice happened since the Civil Rights Movement.
Our political system is already extremely fragile. I am neither Republican nor Democrat. I have been the former. I now reject those who would vote, not once, but twice for a president who had no qualms about driving a stake into the cracks of America’s foundation to open up a massive divide between human beings.
The base of the support for the Trumpian movement is created by those who bathe in even greater economic advantages without concern for the growing disparity between “haves” and “have-nots” and the dwindling of the “have-somes.” I am all for those who achieve success to be able to enjoy the fruits of their labor. I am not for a nation in which those fruits are enjoyed in greater abundance by fewer and fewer while more and more starve.
These extremely, extremely wealthy individuals’ foot soldiers are a rabid group of ultranationalists and white supremacists whose banter leading up to the Jan. 6 insurrection, actions during the Jan. 6 insurrection and continued banter after the Jan. 6 insurrection, demonstrates their willingness to be the tip of the spear for an armed coup based on patently false propaganda.
Those in charge of the response to that insurrection have rightly been criticized for how slowly they addressed the situation. But let’s make one thing very clear: One of the reasons that response was slow was because there was fear in the more sensible parts of the government what the president would do with already-deployed National Guard troops technically still under his command.
Do we really think there’s it’s out of the realm of possibility that portions of the military or law enforcement could side with someone other than the duly elected president or pick the guy who’s stepping far outside the bounds of the Constitution in a desperate attempt to hold on to power — or return to it?
I imagine the British thought no one would ever take up arms against the king, too.
My point is not that this will happen. My point that there is enough social, economic and political instability that will only be heightened by joblessness, inflation, crime and the inequities inside each.
And then we’ll have a presidential election.
I’m sure that will go smoothly.
What Happens Then?
This is where the fun begins.
What we’ve talked about already are the ingredients in a recipe that, when cooked, become the breakdown of American civilization as we know it. And as goes America, so will go much the rest of the world — if not all of it. Besides, the same forces creating such instability here are also rocking other parts of the world — both developed nations and those with far less.
Covid, supply chain issues, inflation, political division, increasing polarization, climate concerns.
And to think all of it could come down to Mark Zuckerberg’s ability to keep The Facebook running.
Oh, you laugh?
What happened when his little machine went on the fritz for six hours late this summer? Sure, your teen couldn’t post her to-die-for outfit on Insta. But in many places, Facebook is the internet. It’s not only how people communicate, it’s how they do business. Which isn’t to suggest it’s not how we do business here, too. The estimated economic tally of, as a reminder, the six-hour outage, was $160 million.
What happens if the entire internet goes down?
Of course it’s possible. It’s a machine. One that relies on other machines that rely on other machines. No matter how much you try to control chaos, it always seems to be there. Remember, an inquisitive squirrel once set in motion the cascading machine problems that blacked out the whole eastern portion of these here United States.
The internet and its infrastructure are also a very attractive target to those who would like to actively inject some chaos into our world.
If you take away the internet in a country and a world with tremendous amounts of instability, you’re introducing match to fuse.
How are you going to get information about what happened and what is going to happene next? The TV? Nah. They need the internet to run. Newspapers? Um, you do know what’s happened to them over the past 15 years, yes? Besides there being hardly any actual journalists left in them, there are no old-school presses with type-setters and stuff. They all run at the push of a button through the — say it with me — internet.
Radio stations? Gone.
Ahhh, your cell phone!
Nope. Gone. Got a landline? Does the person you need to reach?
History tells us people who lack authoritative communication in the midst of a national emergency make incredibly bad decisions.
And do you think maybe-just-maybe people who are a little bit, shall we say, tense (and armed) might jump to the wrong conclusions or, worse, jump to the right conclusions about the cause of the outage? Do you think the types of people who invaded the Capitol — or those of similar enthusiasm from the other side of the aisle — could use that type of situation for their advantage?
What happens then as information — true or not — is slow to spread?
But let’s back away from that for a second and talk about how you’re going to check on Mom.
“What do you mean, “How am I going to check on Mom?’ She lives 15 minutes away.”
Sweet. Go over and see her. I hope your gas tank is full and that, if you plan to keep going to see Mom, you have a secret stash of unleaded somewhere. How are you going to pay for the gas you need to fuel the car? The internet can’t process your transactions. Got a wad of cash? Be careful how you use it because it’s going to be difficult to get more from ATMs that don’t work.
“I’ll just go to the bank.”
And so will everyone else. You think they have the actual amount of cash on hand to cover the accounts of all their customers? What might happen when people go to get their money and it’s not there? Are they just going to turn around and walk calmly back to their car and push it home?
Oh, and another thing… the electric grid is pretty dependent on the internet too. And those gas pumps are tied to electricity. So when this outage happens, let’s just hope it’s not too hot or too cold. Sweaty and freezing people also make bad decisions.
As do hungry ones. You do know that the food that appears on the shelves in Wal-Mart comes from places that make them with things that use electricity and transport them with trucks that run on gasoline, yes? Remember how Americans behaved when there was a toilet paper shortage during the early days of Covid? Have you seen a supermarket checkout line before a snowstorm comes? What if those folks are joined by those who realize there actually is something to worry about this time?
Americans don’t do well when they are denied access to the stuff they want, the things they feel they’re entitled to because they’re American. There really wasn’t a toilet paper shortage back in 2020. There was just an unwillingness to wipe American butts with anything other than the comfortable stuff we’re used to.
What if there’s a real shortage and no knowledge of what the government is planning to do about it? Do you think we’re all going to behave calmly and rationally as our own individual stashes of things that keep us alive dwindle? Are we going to be that Christian nation of our Founding Fathers that will take care of each other and give of our bounty to those without?
Not bloody likely. Not in the long run, not in sufficient quantity. And who knows what “the long run” is when the flow of reliable, authoritative information has stopped? What you’ll have is an offline, localized Twitter, which, before Twitter, was called the rumor mill. What Billy heard from Bobby who was at the gas station with his siphon trying to suck the last bits out of the underground tank will suddenly become gospel and then get passed forward as such — except incorrectly, because “Telephone Game.”
And this is where I leave you, at the Dawn of Dystopia. It’s not because I can’t take you further. I could play this game out to its end. But I think it’s a good place for each of us to walk for a while on our own.
Like I’ve repeatedly said: I don’t think this will happen. I’m saying it’s entirely possible that it could happen. No empire — and that’s what we are — has ever lasted. Similarly, no empire at the height of its power ever thought it would fall. But the one thing the Mongols have in common with with Romans and the Romans have in common with Ottomans and the Ottomans have with the British is that all once were on top and now they’re not.
America has been a land of hubris since its inception. We started as a rag-tag bunch of idealists (who, incidentally, never came close to practicing their ideals when it came to that “All men” thing, which set us on the road to where we are with racial disparities today). These guys used the benefit of close-by communication to beat an enemy headquartered an awfully long way away to win a war of independence.
Ever since that moment, we’ve been living beyond our means. When we ran out of room and stuff, we claimed that God had ordained us to “Go West, young man,” and discover new lands to house us and provide the stuff we “needed.”
That God had already had others “discover” that land was a mere obstacle for American exceptionalism to overcome. The fact that they had darker skin and acted so “uncivilized” made it easier for us to label them as essentially subhuman and destroy cultures that predated ours by thousands of years.
When we reached the limits of new shores on the other side of the continent, we extended our reach beyond them, conveniently subjugating those who inhabited places with stuff we wanted and claiming it was in their best interest to learn about our ways of life and government and religion, again, conveniently missing the point that these folks had perfectly fine ways of life and government and religion before they were so lucky to be “helped” by us.
All of this has birthed in us this belief that we’re somehow different, that our empire is for some reason permanent, because if we really did have the blessing from God (who makes no mention of us in our own holy books), how could we not be around until those mystical “End Days?”
To that I say, here’s how.
John Agliata is a professional storyteller with a background in newspaper journalism. You can reach him here.
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Top 3 questions to ask yourself before going into business with relatives. My wife, Carla, is an amazing woman. She is exceedingly brilliant, the owner of a whole lot more A’s in school growing up than her future husband had. We’ve known each other for nearly three decades now, the past 25 as spouses. And […]
Any idiot can gather data. In fact, idiots are gathering data all the time. Smart people are, too. So are ants and mosquitos. Every time I drive a car, I’m constantly gathering data. My brain is doing what human brains do to judge distance, speed and alignment and how each might be influenced by things […]
My elder son started an internship today at a company that makes stuff taste good. He’s a sciencey kid, very much like his mother, and will tell you the chemical name of the thing that makes something taste like cherry before he’ll tell you that it tastes like cherry. He came home from Day 1 […]
As a professional, I’m good at many things. I can churn out 500 really good words for a story or article on any topic very quickly. I can design an amazing social media ad or flyer. I can produce a funny or informative video. I can develop killer and KPI-moving strategies. What I can’t seem […]
Ask every single person whose job it is to manage other human beings and exactly none of them will self-report as a micromanager. Why exactly, then, do they seem to be so prevalent in the working world? No one ever wakes up one morning and says, “Ya know what? Today I’m going to decide to […]
I was talking with a business professional recently who was lamenting his company’s inability to hire and retain quality talent. People come in and are often highly touted, he said, but they either flame out or leave far sooner than what is good for the business. I offered to look at the company’s job postings […]
What makes a good coach? Interesting question, but it’s the wrong one. Oh, that question has all the right words. They’re just in the wrong order. If you want to talk about what makes a good coach, we can list a bunch of coach-worthy attributes — things such as charisma, assertiveness, fairness, consistency. But again, […]
I have absolutely zero formal training when it comes to planning events. Before this became part of my job duties, I hadn’t planned so much as a birthday party for my child. Of course, I have zero formal training for a lot of the things I do in my job as a marketer and communicator. […]
Last week, a woman took to Twitter (because that’s what we do these days) to ask for advice on what to do following a male co-worker’s inappropriate sexually charged remarks, and ho-ly-crap did the Twitterverse jump all over that. So frequent were the calls from well-meaning Twits for the women to take the matter to […]
It’s easy to say Facebook — sorry, Meta — is evil. They do such a good job of proving the point for us. They routinely violate their own privacy policies, they know what they do is bad for people and bad for society, and they lie when subpoenaed to testify before Congress because they know […]
It appears as if The Great Resignation is going to stick around for awhile. More than 4.4 million people quit their jobs in September, amounting to 3% of the workforce. That beat the barely-had-time-to-take-its-coat-off record of 2.9% the month before. So what are the three biggest lessons for employers? While it might be tempting to […]
⬇️ What’s Below ⬇️Marketing: Science or Art? 🔬🎨The nature of feelings 🤗😭😡How to measure success in marketing 📊 Here’s one thing that doesn’t impress me much as a marketing guy: The popular vote. This might seem crazy, considering the goal of marketing is, at its core, to inspire the most people to buy your product […]
Welcome to The Bad Marketing Files, the place where we look at marketing efforts ranging from the slightly off-message to the truly horrendous. The SettingA Goodwill/St. Louis Aquarium billboard on Interstate 70 The ProblemThe billboard sends messages neither entity wants associated with its brand. Today’s BM Rating💩 out of a possible💩💩💩💩💩(Translation: It’s not good, but […]
For as much as we try to complicated it with heady notions such as meaning, purpose and lasting significance, life essentially can be boiled down to two principles with roots in economics. Strip away all the not-unworthy teachings from self-help books, leadership seminars and religious institutions, and what you’ll find is that humans act as […]
Website redesign projects suck. Anyone who has ever been a part of one will tell you that, and anyone who tells you it doesn’t suck is a liar or a masochist. I have been a part of four website redesigns, and none has launched within a three months of the original schedule. When my most […]
I love the movie ‘The Godfather.’ Yes, part of it might have to do with my Italian heritage and how extended family reunions always seemed to be more than a bit like the wedding scene that opened the movie. But it’s more than that. ‘The Godfather’ is brilliant, innovative storytelling at its finest. In that […]
The tale of the tortoise and the hare is one of the most misunderstood fables in literature, but it holds a great lesson for employees, businesses and business leaders. The story was written by evidently armless Greek fabulist Aesop, who was once described as “of loathsome aspect … potbellied, misshapen of head, snub-nosed, swarthy, dwarfish, […]
Remember that first night after Christmas when you were a kid? Your reward for being good all year (or, at least, being seen as less-than-horrible in December) sat right there beside you as the stars twinkled outside … that new doll or Transformer or videogame system. Where was that toy the next time Christmas Day […]
So what exactly is going on here? Well, a lot. This website is various measures of creativity, therapy, safety, career exploration, vanity and insanity (plus a few mystery ingredients I haven’t quite identified yet) — all dumped into one glass, shaken (not stirred) and poured into a 32-ounce Big Gulp cup. To better understand what […]
I freely admit I have a bit of a Joker problem. OK fine. Maybe it’s more than “a bit.” I am far from an educated film critic, but as far as I’m concerned, Heath Ledger’s portrayal of the infamous Batman villain in “The Dark Knight” is the single best written, filmed and performed character in […]
Let me introduce you to Mr. Al Dunlap. I typically have respect for the whole, “Don’t speak ill of the dead” thing, but Dunlap’s been gone since early 2019, so I think we’re good in giving a critical review of a man who once tried to stop a company from using its plane to transport […]
I have made a living off the First Amendment for three decades now, remarkable only in that it has not yet driven me fully insane. The first part of my career was spent as a print journalist and had the greatest potential to send me to the looney bin. I started as a sports reporter […]
Stop. Take a look around your office. Put on your judge’s robe and see if you can’t classify every single person into one of these three categories: 1. People who make things better Few in number, these are the people in your company who have vision. They take what exists and improve it based on […]
I love free food at work. I don’t even have to particularly like the food being served. If it’s free, I’m happy. Not everyone shares this positivity. Every single place I’ve ever worked has nestled in its bosom at least one person who is negative no matter what the company does. “Let’s honor our company’s […]
Here’s a working world truth: Just about anyone can become a manager, but only a small percentage of people can be effective leaders. Stick around a company long enough or apply for the right positions and show an ounce of charisma, and you’ll probably get an opportunity to be a manager. Suddenly, you’ll have actual […]
Dave had about as good of a year as any first-year reporter at could ever have. I could spend paragraph after paragraph detailing all the ways he exceeded expectations, how he took the job description and obliterated it with awesomeness and work that went far beyond the words on those pages. Well, in fact, I […]
When it comes to podcasts, I need a 12-step program. I counted this morning, and I regularly or semi-regularly keep up with 16 of them. There are dozen and dozens of more that had a limited run that I plowed through at some point over the last seven or eight years. My addiction is a […]
You’ve probably heard the theory that a frog placed in a pot of water that is ever-so-slowly heated to a boil will stay in said pot and die a blissfully ignorant death. This science experiment is often brought up as an analogy for things in our lives that gradually get worse and fail to spur […]
For prospective employees, Human Resources folks are the contact lenses of a company. Through these fine folks, a candidate is able to bring into focus what the company is all about, how it operates, what it values and what day-to-day life is like there. After more than two decades in the workforce, I’m wondering why […]
Let me state this straight-away: I never peed in a bottle while I was working in an Amazon warehouse. That said, It doesn’t surprise me that some employees evidently have. Some background: I worked in an Amazon warehouse for about three months during the oh-so-fun year that was 2020. I was a marketing/communications guy in […]
Human resources folks get giddy when you start a new job. Suddenly, their purpose in life is fulfilled — fresh meat to season with all the really important information that will ensure you have the best chance of success at the company! Most of that seasoning is a different jar of the same salt you […]
One of the best parts of being a professional storyteller is that, if you find the right environments, you can explore the many different facets of your personality. And it’s a storyteller’s obligation to explore them, as well as to find the parts that are hidden in the dark corners or are guarded by the […]
“… to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected.” Facebook mission statement The time companies spend crafting mission statements is staggeringly stupid when you transform the hours into the dollars being paid to the people around the table (or, as of late, in the Zoom). I have been […]
Early this morning, as snow fell softly in the pre-dawn darkness outside and my family slept upstairs, I had a 45-minute conversation with a little boy who couldn’t understand a word I said and who said about only two words I was able to pick up — one of which led me to give him […]
What if I told you… … that when you visited a certain website, every single thing you do is being monitored? I’m not just talking about what you click on or what you buy. Most of us have at least an inkling that companies are doing that. I’m talking about actual recordings being made of […]
There are many paths to the C Suite, fewer to the top spot and even fewer who reach that top spot with a even a fundamental understanding of how to “do” marketing. This can be infinitely frustrating to those who were hired to be the experts at maximizing the effectiveness and efficiency of a company’s […]
Back in college at good old Drake University (JO 92… T-Ders will understand), I had some pretty fantastic journalism professors. There was, of course, the legendary Bob-Woodward-Not-That-Bob-Woodward, who, though he worked in Washington, D.C., during the Watergate era, did not, in fact, do any of the reporting that brought down a president. More important to […]
I am officially a Longhauler. Oh, I’m not sure that’s the actual term for it, but it’s the term I’m using to explain my membership in the oh-so-lucky club of people who are having often-debilitating COVID symptoms long after that 14-day period of suffering. We’re a fun bunch of people who are trying to support […]
I have interviewed hundreds of people during my career, everyone from professional athletes and presidential candidates to the woman promoting a charity bake sale. This past week, I interviewed my wife. Her dad — my amazing father-in-law — died early Sunday morning after a two-month fight with COVID and other complications. I sit here now, […]
His name was Fenton Powers, and my first impression of him was that he was insane. I was a newly minted middle schooler in suburban New York, reveling in the bigness of not only changing classrooms after an actual bell rang but, for my Spanish class, actually changing buildings. Anything could happen in those 40 […]
When I was a wee-little storyteller of 17 years, I had the opportunity to go to the New York Knicks training camp to interview their rookie point guard, Greg Anthony. At 6’0″, I was able to look eye-to-eye with the just-out-of-UNLV star while I talked with him in the weight room. Five feet away, a […]
One day back when your storyteller was still Newspaper Guy, I was sitting in my office one late afternoon editing the work of my reporters for the next day’s paper. It was the end of April in Minnesota, which meant the once-mountainous piles snow were down to about 2-foot-tall rounded mounds of filthy, pebble-strewn ice. […]
“Her name was Misti, but to those who lived around her in her Fairfield apartment complex, she was River Rat.” That was more or less how I started the story I wrote about the 8-year-old girl’s death back in July 1997. I was just more than a year out of college and was the editor […]
Shari’s message was one of five on my voicemail when I returned to the office after a COVID-inspired work-from-home quarantine. She told me she was one of our hospital’s first scoliosis patients 43 years ago, and, after seeing the patient stories during our recent telethon, she wanted to give back and start volunteering. Because of […]
When storytellers tell their stories, they don’t often beat you over the head with the lesson you should take away from their work. No author — be it of a 1,000-page novel or a 300-word article — says, “This is how I want you to think differently once you’re finished reading.” There are several reasons […]
On my second day of work here at Shriners Hospitals for Children — St. Louis, I received an email from our HQ in Tampa that Care Managers Week was coming up in October and asking us to do something on it. So I set about researching what Care Managers do and what this week was […]
All storytellers can be content writers. Not all content writers can be storytellers. And if you’re running a business or a marketing department, you most definitely want storytellers. So what’s the difference? There are many, but the key one is the focus. Content writers are fine. The good ones will produce lots of copy that […]
Doctors are smart people. Those whom I have met during my first two weeks at Shriners Hospitals for Children — St. Louis have impressed me, yes, with their competency, but even more so with their passion and compassion. I already have learned so much from these doctors. My education in things such as limb-lengthening procedures […]
Sometimes stories just don’t work out. You can do all the right preparation, educate yourself on what is to be discussed, show up at the right time with all the right equipment and BAM! This story you knew had tremendous potential just disappears. That happened this week. I had planned to tell a story about […]
I stood in the hallway outside a patient exam room and took a deep breath. On the other side of that door was the first potential story of a new chapter in my life. It was odd. I have been in the patient exam room of medical facilities in no fewer than six states during […]
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2018 (Freshman): Cyprus competed at the Purple Valley Classic in his first career collegiate race and posted a time of 27:40.1...at the All-New England Championships, the freshman was the first Jumbo to finish with his 11th place mark of 26:40.80...he competed in his first NESCAC Championship and finished 56th overall.
Before Tufts: Was on the cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field teams at Manhasset High School...was an All-Federation and All-State selection...winner of the NY Section VIII President's Award....was on the high honor roll...winner of the President's Award.
Personal: Son of Oriana and Nicholas...has two siblings, Margot (27) and Evans (25)...sister was on the crew team at Syracuse.
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Bricklayers Arms, High Wycombe [Pub & Food Bar]
SatNov18Tiny Tina Rock & Blues Band (Tribute Band, 5 piece) at Bricklayers Arms, High Wycombe Tiny Tina Band Will be ...ROCKIN tonight in Aid of‘SUE RYDER CHARITY’!.Please come and support this Wonderful Charity!...7pm - 9pm Info »
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Cedarville University recently played host to the First Conference on Creation Geology. The theme for the gathering of creation geologists from around the world was “Geology Education for the Future.” The first two days of meetings involved presentations by scientists. This was a forum for presenting new models and ideas to peers to foster communication among different disciplines and to receive feedback on the scientific and scriptural validity of the ideas being presented. Presenters included Dr. John Baumgardner from the Institute for Creation Research, Dr. John Whitmore from Cedarville University, Dr. Andrew Snelling (who will be writing a more detailed semi-technical report on the conference, highlighting the significant technical contributions, for this website soon) from Answers in Genesis, Mike Oard, John Woodmorappe, and many others.
Topics covered during the technical presentations included: advances in radiohalo studies, a new model for explaining rapid reef growth after the Flood, identifying the post-Flood boundary in the rock record, the presence of carbon–14 and xenon–129 in deep gas wells, a model for explaining magnetic reversals, developing a degree program to train creation geologists, and other ideas related to creation geology. After each presentation questions were taken from the audience of about 50. The questions and comments will now be used to refine the models as each researcher continues to understand different aspects of the geologic record and how they are related to the history revealed in Scripture.
This [conference] will aid geologists to shift from attacking uniformitarian and evolutionary claims to providing biblical explanations for the sequence and structure of the rocks and fossils found across the globe.
Creationist geologists have developed a big-picture view of how the rock record correlates to the Flood, but there are still many points on which they disagree. Meetings such as this one can only help to build lines of communication and cooperation in constructively critiquing ideas and models. This will aid geologists to shift from attacking uniformitarian and evolutionary claims to providing biblical explanations for the sequence and structure of the rocks and fossils found across the globe. The shift has already been seen in the recent RATE research and models like Catastrophic Plate Tectonics that present an alternative to the billions-of-years models proposed by secular science.
The session conducted on the third day of the conference allowed speakers to present information to the general public. The attendees heard of new mapping programs that allow detailed analysis of bone beds, an explanation of the Ice Age and global warming, new explanations for formations found in the Grand Canyon, caring for animals on the Ark, and several other topics. Abstracts from the conference can be viewed on Cedarville’s website [PDF].
As scientists who honor God and Scripture through their work continue to research the geologic record, we see more evidence that confirms the truth found in Scripture. Organizers of the conference are already working on the next meeting where the details of creation models can be refined in the fire, and iron can sharpen iron (Proverbs 27:17). Please pray for the researchers as they continue their work.
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Yes Virginia, there is a Kia tuner
Tomato Auto & Product Design, also known as Tomato ANP, produces aftermarket accessories for the South Korean and other Asian auto markets. You've probably seen a Tomato body kit on a Tiburon here in the States, as many members of the Hyundai Nation like to rock their Tibs with some KDM pieces from the peninsula. We rely on Paul Tan's blog to keep us updated on what's trendy over on the east side of the world, and we recently discovered this Tomato kit for a Kia Sorento. We're just stunned a bit because we're not used to seeing a Sorento doing its best impression of a Brabus M-Class. As a matter of fact, it's a pretty sharp looking Sorento, especially the quad tailpipes integrated into the rear bumper and the extra wide fenders.
Check out a shot of the rear after the jump and more pics at Paul Tan's website.
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The incidence of Diabetes Mellitus is increasing rapidly among the age group of 30-40 years in both sexes. The management of diabetes becomes a great deal to manage and control. In addition to oral hypoglycemic and insulin therapy, nature has provided us some effective herbs which activate the beta islets of langerhans of pancreas in the management of diabetes and its complications. Diabacyl is unique preparation derived from ancient Ayurveda rediscovered through extensive in-house research at North India Pharma.
|Each tablet contains:-|
|Gudmar buti Ext. (Gymnema sylvestre)||80mg|
|Bael patra Ext. (Aegle marmelos)||50mg|
|Methi Dana Ext. (Trigonella foenumgraecum)||50mg|
|Mamejava Ext (Enicostemma littorale)||30mg|
|Vijyasar Ext. (Pterocarpus marsupium)||30mg|
|Haldi Ext. (Curcuma longa)||30mg|
|Karela Ext. (Momordica charantia)||30mg|
|Check over fatigue, excessive thirst & urination etc.|
|Helps regulate glucose and lipid metabolism.|
|Prevents triopathic complications and tones the functions of kidney, eyes and nerves.|
|Tone up the body & build stamina.|
|Adjuvant in the management of diabetes mellitus.|
|Free from the risk of hypoglycemia|
|Controls diabetes mellitus.|
|Hepato protective and anti-oxidant.|
|Encouraging glycogenesis/ lipogenesis.|
|Taken regularly tends check the increasing requirement of other hypoglycemic.|
No adverse/ toxic effects have ever been observed in short/ long term usage of Diabacyl tablet in recommended dosage.
Keep the tablet away from direct sunlight, moisture and reach of children.
Container of 100 tablets.
DIETARY ADVICE AND LIFE STYLE
• Avoid sweets and food products containing refined carbohydrates, glucose or sugar.
• Restrict the usage of tubers (potatoes, sugar beat etc.), fruits containing sugar, milk, milk products, breads, oil and fried foods, meat and egg preparations.
• Freely take coarse cereals, green vegetables and fiber rich diet.
• Resume walks (3-4kms/ day), yoga and exercise daily as advised by respective experts.
• Avoid stress, strain and intake of alcohol and smoking.
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by: Kelly Symone
Posted: Dec 23, 2022 / 02:20 PM PST
Updated: Jan 10, 2023 / 12:12 PM PST
Many adoring cats and kittens looking for that special home for the holidays. Adoptions for all adults, bonded pairs and some specials needs is sponsored by a generous donor, Mark M Glickman.
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Want to know how to treat yourself like a celebrity? We’ve got the rundown of gifts for a Grammy-level self-pampering session.
Themed food and drinks are a surefire way to make your party stand out, and looking at past Grammy nominees is a great way to get inspiration.
With Grammy night around the corner, here are some fun ways to embrace the theme, boost your entertainment and make your guests feel a part of the festivities.
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Can we manage all symantec product manage one console.
Yes you can manage symantec product one console.
Central Intelligence and Management, Single Sign-on Web Console: You can efficiently manage your environment with a single sign-on web console that provides administrators full configuration management, report generation, and consolidated dashboard views across multiple Symantec protection technologies.
You can integrates with SPC
Symantec™ Endpoint Protection
• Symantec™ Network Access Control
• Symantec™ Messaging Gateway
• Symantec™ Mail Security for Microsoft® Exchange
• Symantec™ Data Loss Prevention
• Symantec™ Control Compliance Suite
• Symantec™ Encryption Family
• Symantec™ DeepSight™ Intelligence Services
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SEPM Knowledgebase Documents
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Latest and most popular Protection Center documentation
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I was inclined to just leave the ads up as earning a little is better than earning nothing. But now I'm seeing more poorly targeted ads and sometimes inappropriate ads.
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Bacardi Buildings Sold to National YoungArts Foundation for $10 Million
When Bacardi moved its headquarters to Coral Gables in 2009, it left behind two ornately tiled buildings at 2100 Biscayne Blvd. Preserved by historic status, but too pricey for most buyers in a down economy, the structures have sat unused for the better part of the last three years.
That'll change this month, when the National YoungArts Foundation, founded by Ted and Lin Arison, moves its administrative headquarters onto the property after purchasing the buildings for $10 million -- less than half of their market value.
Since 2009, preservationists have supported the idea of a nonprofit moving into the old Bacardi HQ. The YoungArts buy, though it comes later than most had hoped, might be the best possible realization of that vision. YoungArts has been established for three decades now, supporting and mentoring young artists age 15 and up, and counts celebrities like Vanessa Williams and Nicki Minaj among its success stories. Plus, it's bringing big names to its new center of operations, including Frank Gehry, who'll design the campus's master plan.
Facundo L. Bacardi, Bacardi Ltd.'s chairman of the board, told the Miami Herald that the company had held onto the buildings for so long because it was "looking for somebody to extend the legacy of the property and what it means to us." Money wasn't the driving factor in the sale, the Herald reports, but Lin Arison did sell a few prices pieces of art (a Money and a Modigliani) to help fund the $10 million acquisition.
Plans for events coinciding with the Second Saturday Art Walks in nearby Wynwood, and outdoor "wallcasts" similar to those at the New World Center (also designed by Gehry) are in the works. There's also a plan to turn an adjacent office building into a performing arts center, and a nearby parking lot into a park or green space, both of which fit nicely into the ambitious ;plans proposed in February by the Town Square Neighborhood Development Corporation to transform the downtown stretch of Biscayne Blvd into a pedestrian-friendly, green, cultural corridor.
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Although in one way they were not as poor as I thought (they had a very beat-up old car), in other ways they were poorer than I expected. They lack basic education and English skills, face serious health challenges, and have recently weathered family instability. Last Christmas the family did not have any presents due to hard times. When most families in the U.S
Some of the hosting families/organizations dropped off their presents and left, but Paul and I enjoyed sitting with the family and getting to know them better. I've included their stories in the photo section; you can click on each photo for details.
I learned that wealth is only one asset--and not as important an asset--among the many assets that others don't have. So, in that realization, they gave me a very important present. But will I remember it? Perhaps these photos and the stories they shared will help. [Names are changed to protect anonymity.]
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QED Connect Inc.'s Joint Venture Partner Sofame Technologies, Inc. Provides Details on Order from Leading Meat Processor
MANCHESTER, N.H., Sept. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- QED Connect Inc.'s (OTC Pink: QEDN) ("QED Connect") joint venture partner, Sofame Technologies, Inc. ("Sofame Technologies") (TSXV: SDW), today revealed the details on the recent purchase order from Olymel L.P., a leader in the processing and distribution of pork, poultry and meat products that has facilities in Quebec, Ontario and Alberta. Sofame's seventh contract with Olymel, previously announced, is for a Hybrid Percomtherm® unit, which operates at 96% efficiency and combines condensing recovery of waste heat from existing boilers with a new direct contact condensing burner to heat process water.
"At Olymel, energy efficiency projects pay for themselves directly by reducing annual fuel costs," stated William Laing, Director of Engineering Services at Olymel L.P. He added, "The decision to purchase the Sofame unit was based on its heat recovery characteristics and its ability to produce hot water more efficiently than the conventional boilers in use. Sofame systems are already operating in six other Olymel plants across Canada, and their reliable performance has led to this decision to make a new investment."
According to John Gocek, Sofame's President & CEO, "Sofame is pleased to continue working with Olymel and our partners in Quebec. This offering, which includes equipment, installation, and a financial incentive from the natural gas utility, gave the customer everything needed to assess project costs and benefits. We are delighted to be able to proceed immediately with this new contract."
Tom Makmann, CEO of QED Connect added, "As previously announced Sofame has secured orders for over $1.4M this quarter. This order and the Butterball contract validate the technology's application in food processing industry. We are very excited about Sofame's success and are looking forward to the Joint Venture, Sofame Energy, contributing to QED's future."
About Olymel L.P.
Olymel L.P. is a Canadian leader in the primary processing, further processing, and distribution of pork and poultry meat products, with facilities in Quebec, Ontario and Alberta. Olymel L.P. employs more than 10,000 people. Its international sales, mainly to the United States, Japan, Australia and some 60 other countries, represent almost 50 percent of its revenue. The company chiefly markets its products under the Olymel, Lafleur, Flamingo, Prince and Galco brands. For more information: www.olymel.ca
About QED Connect, Inc.
QED Connect, Inc. is a holding company which makes acquisitions, investments, and enters into strategic business partnerships. QED Connect seeks businesses with strong potential which it can assist in achieving their plans and realizing their maximum potential. QED Connect helps its partners and subsidiaries realize growth, which will in turn enhance QED Connect's shareholder value. For more information about QED Connect, visit www.qedconnect.com
About Sofame Technologies Inc.
Sofame Technologies Inc. custom engineers and manufactures unique, high-efficiency direct-contact industrial hot water systems which extract up to 99 percent of heat from flue gases depending on the application, and return the energy in the form of high-temperature hot water or pre-heated make-up air. Sofame's products help hospitals, food processing plants, universities, central heating plants, utilities and many more large energy consumers to significantly reduce fuel costs and greenhouse gas emissions. Using world-leading, patented green technology, Sofame serves industrial, institutional and commercial markets through a network of dedicated engineering representatives. For more information, visit www.sofame.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
Certain statements in this press release that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements may be identified by the use of words such as "anticipate," "believe," "expect," "future," "may," "will," "would," "should," "plan," "projected," "intend," and similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of QED Connect, Inc., (the "Company") to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The Company's future operating results are dependent upon many factors, including but not limited to the Company's ability to: (i) obtain sufficient capital or a strategic business arrangement to complete the Joint Venture with Sofame and to fund QED's overall expansion plans; (ii) build the management and human resources and infrastructure necessary to support the growth of its Joint Venture with Sofame and to fund QED's growth, generally; (iii) successfully obtain and fill potential Joint Venture product orders; (iv) generate sufficient revenue and efficiently manage operations to obtain profitability; (v) competitive factors and developments beyond the Company's control; and (vi) other risk factors.
For more information, contact:
SOURCE QED Connect, Inc.
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This was done from a googled photograph (gasp shock!) but it was enjoyable none the less! I was looking at a few of my favourite painters for inspiration on how to simplify areas and not use the pic slavishly. The biggest difficulties lies in the drawing, since its hard to get your head around how it works in 3d space. Easier if you're in front of it, so you can go round, "understand" how the car is built.
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Symptoms of TMD (Temporomandibular joint Disorder) is facial tension or pain, ear ache, headaches or migraines, neck and sometimes shoulder pain as well, jaw clicking and trouble opening jaws wide.
Causes of Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMD)
- Bruxism is the process of teeth grinding or teeth clenching putting pressure on the TMJ
- Malocclusion is bad bite and frequent pressure put on the TMJ leads to muscle tension, headache and facial pain.
- Frequent gum chewing, thumb sucking, and teeth grinding also leads to TMD
- Traumatic Injuries directed at the jaw
- Stress is the leading cause of TMD
Treatment Options for Temporomandibular Joint disorder
- With the help of orthodontics dentists correct bad bite allowing upper and lower jaw to meet harmoniously
- Mouth guards are used as treatment for teeth grinding
- The jaws are exercised to reduce stress and tension in the area
- Stress management in life itself.
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Well, now that the Blue Beetle Ted Kord is dead, I assume Booster Gold will become the new Blue Beetle using the Scarab.
This is a big change for both characters (um, Ted especially). But they've faltered since the demise of the JLI, and, though the current "SuperBuddies" storyline is nostalgic, it simply highlights the 1980s datedness of the characters.
Like Barry Allen, Ted will become one of DC's "sainted" figures, a better character dead than alive. And Booster, I mean, Michael Carter? Are you ready to see him shoot lightning out of his fingertips, 'cuz that Scarab ain't no piece of casual bling bling, folks!
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Frestyler Winter Stage is Belgrade’s newest and most probably best night club, built upon the idea of Freestyler Belgrade night club which has a tradition of being no1 party goer place in the last decade.
With even more fascinating light and light effects, tremendous sound, great barmen’s that will make you the best cocktails and drinks so you can join the great party atmosphere which will leave you awed.
Frestyler Winter Stage is located on top (parking) of Belgrade’s most visited hospitality venue building “Beton Hala” where you will find the best restaurants and bars in Belgrade.
The Frestyler Winter Stage is walking distance from Kalemegdan and the city centre.
Address: Bulevar Vojvode Bojovica 30.
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Henry Chmela (1899 - 1981)
Biography & Family History Add details
Henry Chmela (1899 - 1981) was born on November 11, 1899. He was born into the Chmela family.
He died in September 1981 at 81 years old.
Henry Chmela's last known residence is at Denville, Morris County, New Jersey.
This record of Henry Chmela comes from the United States Social Security Death Index. What is the SSDI?
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- Denville, Morris County, New Jersey
- Information on this page comes from the following source: U.S. Social Security Death Index
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Share your memories below with the rest of Henry Chmela's followers, by clicking on the box below. We'll message anyone else who is searching for Henry of your post.
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It’s all about sharing.
Hier ist mir leider mit den Content-Blöcken etwas durcheinander geraten, sorry. Bitte wieder ans Layout angleichen – danke!
(Headline: It’s all about sharing.)
Yes, BRIGHT is an out-and-out service provider. That doesn’t mean we wait to be told what to do. After all, we’re passionate consultants and media strategists, so we have lots of alternatives for you on how to reach your goals faster and with less effort.
However, we’re also down-to-earth pragmatists, who know that sometimes sky’s not the limit, but budget is. Still there’s a lot more that can be done on a smaller scale and with limited resources than most deciders would expect. You know where you want to go, but the plan for getting there is still a little sketchy? The sooner you involve us in your project plans, the better our skills and experience can work for you. Simply put: We love to share our ideas with you, so yours can take roots.
Let’s talk business.
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When the Magic Wagon comes to town, folks get a genuine medicine show that includes a wrestling ape, fancy shooting, and a peek at the petrified body of Wild Bill Hickok himself. They also get bottles of a whiskey-laced elixir to drown their aches and pains. Old Albert drives the wagon, a raw-boned youngster named Buster Fogg does the odd jobs, and "champion" trick shooter and fast talker Billy Bob Daniels owns the show.
Billy Bob claims to be the illegitimate son of Wild Bill himself. As storms hover in their wake, our intrepid trio (and one ape) make their way to a Godforsaken hole named Mud Creek, an East Texas town where the dark cloud of fate hovers and violence looms in the shadows....
"I remember the night I picked up Joe Lansdale's The Magic Wagon...it was the strangest Western I'd ever read, full of creepy-crawly stuff as well as gunfighters, straddling genres with authority, and it dealt with the human condition in a profound yet unpretentious manner that any sensible writer would envy." (Dean R. Koontz)
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- Jim "The Impatient" "My taste differs from kid books to gory horror books."
Fun and quirky
- Ruth Bain "RueRue"
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Question: How does Edit Scale Curves affect UCR/GCR and/or gray balance?
Answer: The curves do not affect UCR or GCR, gray balance, or total ink coverage at all.
Link-o-lator changes the curves (or tone reproduction) of pure channels of color only and does not affect the black generation, total ink coverage, and grey balance of a profile or link.
Question: How do I change my UCR/GCR or total ink coverage?
Answer: Left Dakota understands that Link-o-lator customers made a significant investment in what they feel is the finest color profiling software and we respect the technologies and sciences used by those vendors. If you need to adjust UCR or GCR, use the tools in your profiling application and modify the profile then rebuild your links in Link-o-lator.
Question: Link-o-lator won't run on my computer. What’s the problem?
Answer: Link-o-lator is a Macintosh-only program. Make sure you are using a computer that meets the minimum system requirements.
Make sure the Link-o-lator dongle is attached to a USB port on your Macintosh. Link-o-lator will not function without a dongle.
If you are using OS9, make sure Link-o-lator has at least 40 Megabytes of RAM allocated to it.
Question: Link-o-lator crashes or simply fails when making a link. What’s causing this?
Answer: Most likely you need to allocate more RAM to Link-o-lator (primarily in OS 9) Complex links don’t take up more disk space but do require more RAM to build, and Maxi-Channel links grow in size and consume disk space (and RAM) exponentially with each channel added. Link-o-lator can create very large links, however, if you decide to make monstrous links, you must allocate more RAM to Link-olator. You can also choose to build a link in 8-bit mode and with a smaller matrix. This requires less RAM in the link-generation phase, and the resulting link file will be smaller.
Some RIPS may not accept device links if they are too large. If you find yourself in this situation, you should create Maxi-Channel profiles in 8-bit mode.
Question: I’ve created a device link, but the results don’t match what Adobe Photoshop does with the same profiles.
Answer: Some deviation is normal and several things can cause this. Once difference can be the choice of CMM. Adobe Photoshop has its own embedded CMM that is set to be active by default. Link-o-lator does not have access to this CMM, and this can cause a color difference. If you want to achieve results as similar to Photoshop as possible, make sure you are using the same CMM in both Photoshop and Link-o-lator.
The number of data points used when building the link will subtly change the results. In Photoshop you can’t choose the accuracy values used to connect two profiles but with Link-o-lator you can. If the connection data points aren’t identical the results will be slightly different.
Also, Link-o-lator’s Black Point Compensation technologies are different from Adobe’s, so if you choose Black Point Compensation in Link-o-lator and Photoshop, you can definitely see a minor color difference. (Note: Ed Granger, the Mad Color Scientist, ex-Kodak scientist, and current RIT professor with 900 bazillion patents, insists that Link-o-lator’s algorithms are absolutely the best). Still, Photoshop is the de facto standard, and we do strive to match it as closely as we can.
Question: My profiles are @#$@%^ HUGE!
Answer: If you are creating Maxi-Channel profiles, this is to be expected. You can set Link-o-lator to use 8-bit mode or use a smaller matrix size. This will affect color accuracy, but will also reduce the size of the profiles. Also, you can reduce the size of Left Dakota MegaLinks by not embedding the source and/or destination profiles.
Question: I used the Equal Amounts of RGB equals K only feature, but now there are stray “light” pixels!
Answer: They aren’t light — they are black-only. Any pixel from the source image that actually is made of equal amounts of RGB will become a percentage of black-only, and can show up as a “light” pixel when located within a field of rich-black. We are aware this is a rather dangerous feature, and may not work for all images, but it is powerful enough that inclusion was warranted.
Question: When using Equal Amounts of RGB equals K only the resulting blends seem to drift in and out of black-only and 4-color in a “wavy” or “beating” fashion!
Answer: When you build the link use a higher Size setting. Select Custom and then try a number like 41. This will create a much larger link, but will solve the problem.
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Superhero Bits: Guardians of the Galaxy, Doc Savage, Avengers: Age of Ultron, X-Men: Days Of Future Past
Posted on Wednesday, September 18th, 2013 by Germain Lussier
CBM found some videos of what Batman: Arkham Origins multiplayer mode looks like.
A bunch of new promo images for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. have been released.
That’s Justin Matthew Sargent, who’ll be taking over the lead role in Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark.
Artist Andre Levy (via Like Cool) put pop culture characters on different coins.
Pajiba posted 20 things you probably didn’t know about Batman and Robin, or ones you chose to forget.
ScreenCrush listed the worst comic book based TV shows.
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kdawson from the for-your-eyes-only dept.
DefectiveByDesign writes "Remember how AMD said they'd make use of ATI's GPU technology to make better technology? Well, not all change is progress. InfoWorld's Tom Yager reports that AMD plans to block access to the framebuffer in hardware to help enforce DRM schemes, such as allowing more restricted playback of Sony Blu-Ray disks. They can pry my Print Screen key from my cold, dead fingers."
At the source of every error which is blamed on the computer you will find
at least two human errors, including the error of blaming it on the computer.
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Subject: Re: [boost] updated version of safe integer library
From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-02-04 01:31:57
On 2/3/16 9:05 PM, Noah wrote:
> On 2/3/2016 3:18 PM, Robert Ramey wrote:
>>> Would your library support limiting it's range checks for performance
>> I'm not sure what you mean here.
> Sorry, I meant for cases where performance is more of a priority, can
> people have range checking enabled for conversions, but disabled for
> arithmetic operations (except for maybe operator-=() in the size_t
> type). I assume that for arithmetic operations a lot of the range
> checking would occur at run-time. I'm assuming?
yep - you're assuming too much.
a) lot's of operations don't need checking:
int8_t i, j
i + j // can never overflow due to C++ type promotion rules
int l, m
l + m // can overflow.
But the later case can be "fixed" by changing the promotion policy
so that rather than int, the result is calculated in a larger
intermediate type. etc. etc. It turns out that many cases can't
fail anyway and others can be made safe with only minor changes.
This is why it's impossible to do without a type aware library
such as this one.
> Oh sorry, I wasn't clear. The main point of my library isn't the
> replacements for integers. Probably the main element of my library is a
> safe drop-in replacement for native pointers. And also an almost
> completely safe implementation of std::vector and it's iterators. I was
> thinking of dumping the integer classes from my library and just using
or maybe making a safe_pointer library. Feel free to borrow anything
from the safe_integer library which might be useful.
> So maybe our libraries actually target slightly different domains. Your
> library targets the "correctness" issue, where my library targets more
> the "language safety" issue. Your library wants to make sure ABS systems
> work reliably. My library is more targeted at reducing the incidence of
> hackers taking over online banking servers (or your ip camera) through
> web server vulnerabilities. (While, as much as possible, maintaining
OK - I can't really understand what your library does without
> You suggest, and you would know better than me, that your library has no
> audience because people just don't care. But I wonder if it actually
> would have an audience if there was more awareness. If it had better
Maybe, we'll see. Maybe a few more big crashes might help.
> I suspect that my library might also face an awareness issue
> in that its natural customer is not currently a C++ programmer. Security
> conscious applications often aren't written in C++ because of it's
> reputation as an "unsafe" language. But if there were a "safe" C++
> library, a single, standard, one-stop library for all your "safe" C++
> needs, a library that was truly useful, that library might have a better
> chance of achieving wider recognition. Don't you think?
maybe - it wouldn't hurt
> I mean maybe in this case there's an intermediate step before becoming
> part of boost. And that is becoming part of a proven, useful "safe" C++
> library. "Correct" being a subcategory of "safe". Also, while the
> performance cost may limit the (perceived) use cases for you library in
> deployed applications, the performance cost may be less of an issue in
> debug and test modes. So it might help if it was also marketed as a test
> library. Just brainstorming here.
LOL - aren't we all.
Actually, I've worked on a fair number of embedded systems - which is my
main inspiration for this. In the real world, there is huge pressure to
"make it work". I get this. Then it is "tested" until the bugs stop
appearing. It seems cost effective. And perhaps it is. Because, to
make a safe C++/C program now would require writing C code in the style
of assembler, checking all intermediate operations and doing conversions
by hand. So the choice is pretty simple - ignore the issue or don't
deliver the system. The ultimate customer doesn't seem to care. When
the Mars Lander crashed into mars - wasting several hundred million
dollars - due to a problem in conversion of english and metric units -
an extensive investigation was undertaken. The final result was ... it
was nobody's fault. To me this is incomprehensible. It seems as as a
facet of the "hacker mentality" which is widely lauded these days. I
think a big part of the problem is that I'm just to old and living in
the distant past.
> So I guess I'm wondering if you have any interest in general C++
> language safety, or just in the correctness aspect. Or are you of the
> position that C++ language safety, outside of correctness, is already a
> solved issue?
I want to be able to write and read a program which clearly states what
it is supposed to do and know that it will do exactly that or tell me
why it can't do that.
What I don't want is to write/read a program that no one can understand
what it does. I don't want it to return an incorrect result at all.
among other things things that means.
a) if you write i + j you will get either the correct arithmetical
result or some sort of exception that you are expected handle.
b) if you allocate an object ....
c) if you do anything at all - it either works as written or handles
some sort of
d) if I write x + y (floating point) I get either the expected result or
a reason why it can't be returned. This is a very difficult goal to
realize. Damian Vicino is working on this. I don't know his current
I believe that C++ already addresses some of this- memory allocation,
multi-threading, etc. But other parts are only addressed in an ad hoc
way - I want to see that changed.
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Work of Art: An Intention of Flowers
by Ken La Salle
My rating: 5 stars
Series: Work of Art - Book 1
Publication Date: November 1, 2017
Publisher: Ken La Salle
Genre: Adult /Older YA Fiction
Print Length: 249 pages
Thick tempera paint.
A parking lot filled with history, fear, and regret.
A young man named Joseph Arillo sits in the parking lot and paints the pavement with flowers.
And Andy Hollis steps in it.
As the new art teacher at Santa Ana High School, he’s too curious about Joseph’s Flowers and unravels both of their lives in his pursuit for answers.
He learns that it’s all part of a rite of passage, an absurd test started by Joseph Arillo’s father, the suspiciously world-renowned artist named only Tom. Which also connects to the drama teacher at Santa Ana High, Katie Bustos. Whose daughter, Desiree, may or may not be dating Joseph. Who is putting himself in danger from a local gang, the lot’s mysterious history, and the police.
Andy puts himself in danger of losing his job, his home, and his freedom. If he can’t solve the riddle of Joseph’s Flowers, both of their lives will go up in smoke – despite any help from Winny, the old, Slovakian bureaucrat at school, or his students, or Tom himself.
But is Tom trying to help? And is Joseph really up to his father’s test?
And is Andy really fit to be a teacher? He doesn’t understand kids, can’t get to school on time, and… doesn’t appear to care about art or families or anything. But Joseph’s Flowers will challenge everything Andy believes: about himself, about the world, and most importantly of all about art.
Before Andy and Joseph are finished, they will witness the power art has to provide inspiration, to waken our hearts, and to shatter everything you ever believed about humanity.
An Intention of Flowers is the first book in a 5-book series, modestly titled Work of Art, about growing into the person you always wanted to be, making the most of what you have to give and not just what you have, and the power in each of us when we chose to be ourselves.
Work of Art: An Intention of Flowers by Ken La Salle
Remember that teacher that cared? The one that went beyond classroom educating and became a teacher of life through caring and example? Andy Hollis was “accidently” that teacher. He never started out meaning to feel for his students or to see them as young adults struggling to spread their wings or to find their place in life. He certainly never expected to advocate for their individuality, and then he met Joseph.
Joseph wasn’t even one of his art students, but he was a boy on a mission to both please his father and pass a test of his commitment to art, a rite of passage so to speak. Andy found Joseph on his knees with coarse paint brushes, paint and a plan to cover the lot with his art. Under his patient hand, flowers came to life. Who knew such simple beauty would spark a tsunami of emotions, from pain to anger to awe? Who knew those simple flowers on concrete would light a fire of inspiration in the heart of a middle aged man whose zest for life had only been a spluttering match on the verge of going out?
Ken La Salle’s AN INTENTION OF FLOWERS is, in itself a work of art and inspiration that is hard to dismiss without awakening both the reader’s rapt attention and sense of the frailties of humanity that can be so easily dismissed through our own narrow interpretations.
With a rainbow of characters, unlikely allies will come together for one goal against all odds. Andy’s eyes and heart will be opened to the real meaning of art and its ability to evoke emotion, courage and sense of freedom, as well as a sense of camaraderie. Joseph encompasses youth, fledgling determination and inner strength as he attempts the near impossible task before him.
Moments of comedy, moments of revelations and even some jail time make this tale a heartwarming and completely engrossing read as Mr. La Salle opens not only his characters’ eyes, but his readers to the magic of expression that goes beyond the obvious. Within these pages lay another hidden gem that begs to be read and will be remembered! Perfect for all ages, but I really think this is something young adults will “get.”
I received a complimentary copy from Ken La Salle. This is my voluntary review.
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Friday, October 26, 2012
Foster Care Orientation
Last night was our foster care/adoption orientation class. I didn't learn anything new, but I did confirm that Mike and I will be invited to take the MAPP classes that begin in January. I am so excited to move forward in this process!!! I know that God is going to stretch and grow our family, and I can't wait to see how it all plays out. This is an answer to prayer for us. Now I am just praying that Mike's work schedule doesn't get in the way of him attending classes for ten weeknights in a row. If God wants us to foster or adopt, I am certain that He will not allow Mike's 12-hour shifts to get in the way.
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DE Hunter Snyder Makes it Official
East Lake (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) defensive end Hunter Snyder isnít a name you will find on the major recruiting websites, but donít tell the FAU coaches that.
Snyder verbally committed to the Owls Sunday night after months of communication with the coaching staff.
The 6-foot-6, 225 pound lineman clocked a 4.6 40-yard dash at one of FAUís development camps over the summer, which led to an offer from defensive line coach Matt Edwards. Snyder (pictured) unofficially visited for the Middle Tennessee State game earlier this season and eventually decided that he wanted to be an Owl.
ďI had been talking to [coach Edwards] this weekend, and I just decided to call him and make it official. I think the coaches are good and they have a good team… I just want to be part of it and make it better.Ē Snyder said.
Snyder had been hearing from schools such as Iowa State, but FAU was the only program to extend an offer. Edwards and the staff told Snyder that they liked his athletic ability and saw a place for him in the Owlís defense.
While he has played some tight end in high school, he is being brought in solely as a defensive end.
Snyder has three sacks this season for an East Lake team that is off to a 6-0 start. His highlights can be seen here.
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Small teams for big matters
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We serve as an effective advisor, problem solver and partner in strategic discussions for Norwegian clients in domestic or international matters, and foreign players facing challenges in Norway.
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Many of our clients have roots in Norway, but are global businesses and face international challenges. We can support your operations world-wide with advice and assistance based on our in-depth legal knowledge and experience. Where necessary, we can also call upon our international network of first-class contacts.
We seek to meet the strictest international standards for project execution and follow up, irrespective of time and place. Without losing sight of your objectives, it is also our job as Norwegian attorneys to understand and adapt to cultural differences, whether in procedure, forms of cooperation, or more general expectations about business conduct.
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It’s been a busy couple of weeks on and around Mars and with space exploration in general. This being the case, I’m going to be tagging some of the other items of potential interest to the end of this Curiosity update.
On September 24th, Curiosity obtained its first sample of rock gathered from the foothills of “Mount Sharp”, or Aeolis Mons as it is more correctly named. The sample was taken from a rock in the area dubbed “Pahrump Hills”, an uprising within the initial transitional zone between what is regarded as the floor of Gale Crater and the material making up the huge mound of “Mount Sharp” located at the centre of the crater.
The rover officially arrived within the area of interest on September 19th, and conducted surveys of its surroundings and a potential candidate area was selected for sample gathering. On September 22nd, an initial “mini drill” test operation was carried out on a rock surface in the target area, dubbed “Confidence Hills”, to assess its suitability for sample gathering.
As noted in a previous update, “mini drilling” operations are used to test a potential target for a range of factors prior to actually committing the rover’s drill to a sample-gathering exercise, the intention being to ensure as far as possible that nothing untoward may happen which may damage the drill mechanism or adversely impact future sample gathering work.
The September 22nd mini drilling was important for two reasons; not only was it intended to assess the suitability of the target rock for sample gathering, it also marked the first time the drill cut into what is essentially “new” and “softer” material compared to previous drilling activities, and it was doubly unclear as to how the drill or the rock might react.
The sample-gathering drilling took place on September 24th, PDT (Sol 759 for Curiosity on Mars) and resulted in cutting a hole some 6 centimetres (2.6 inches) deep into the target rock and the successful gathering of tailings. “This drilling target is at the lowest part of the base layer of the mountain, and from here we plan to examine the higher, younger layers exposed in the nearby hills,” said Curiosity Deputy Project Scientist Ashwin Vasavada following the operation. “This first look at rocks we believe to underlie Mount Sharp is exciting because it will begin to form a picture of the environment at the time the mountain formed, and what led to its growth.”
Curiosity is liable to stay within the “Pahrump Hills” area for a while prior to moving up onto the Murray Formation above it, which is regarded as the formal boundary area between “Mount Sharp” and the crater floor, and as such is designated a target of particular interest. As a part of its studies of “Pahrump Hills”, and as well as gathering an initial rock sample, the rover has been surveying the rocks in its immediate surroundings with other instruments including the ChemCam laser system and the high-magnification Mars Hand Lens Imager camera, also mounted on the robot arm.
Of particular interest to the science team have been a series geometrically distinctive features on the rock surface. These are thought to be common to the Murray formation mudstones, and are believed to be the accumulations of erosion-resistant materials. They occur both as discrete clusters and as dendrites with formations arranged in tree-like branching. By investigating the shapes and chemical ingredients in these features, the team hopes to gain information about the possible composition of fluids at this Martian location long ago.
Currently, the sample gathered from the “Confidence Hills” are held within CHIMRA, the Collection and Handling for In-Situ Martian Rock Analysis system, in the rover’s robot arm. This is a mechanism that allows sample material to be graded by the size of the tailings by passing them through a series of sieves as the robot arm is vibrated at high rates, producing multiple samples which can then be delivered in turn to the rover’s onboard science instruments for detailed analysis.
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Land-based mostly vehicle
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The limitations of VO, though complimentary to the INS, trigger the standalone resolution to float. Vehicle Technicians serve with the Canadian Army. They are employed maintaining, repairing, and overhauling land autos and related equipment for CAF coaching and operations.
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As proven in , exploiting nonholonomic constraints of a land automobile permits for the usage of 3-axis orthogonal gyroscopes with a single forward accelerometer. In the following, Section 2 supplies an outline of INS algorithms, VO advances, and recent work on their integration.
Following primary army training and Soldier qualification, the house unit will organize for added coaching for specialized abilities. Vehicle Technicians attend the Canadian Forces School of Administration and Logistics in Borden, Ontario for 4 weeks of Driver Training on industrial and navy-sample autos as much as a 3-ton capability.
Senior Flexonics produces and develops excessive-high quality components for land car applications. You will need to contact the relevant parish to problem the car with a notice to cease them from parking on your land. If the vehicle’s proprietor is present at the time when the car is parked in your land you may request for them to move or take away the car. If a car owner fails to move or take away the vehicle as requested, you’ll be able to name the police.
Experimental verification of the proposed solution is illustrated by way of three actual road trajectories, over two different land automobiles, and using two low-price inertial measurement models (IMUs). Vehicles are now coming outfitted with cameras which are used in blind spot show, lane departure warning, and collision avoidance.
Solar vitality is a extra modern development, and a number of other solar vehicles have been efficiently built and examined, together with Helios, a photo voltaic-powered plane.
For their full realization, autonomous automobiles (AVs) fundamentally depend on the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) to provide positioning and navigation data. However, in area similar to city cores, parking heaps, and beneath dense foliage, that are all generally frequented by AVs, GNSS alerts endure from blockage, interference, and multipath. These results cause high ranges of errors and long durations of service discontinuity that mar the efficiency of current techniques. The prevalence of vision and low-price inertial sensors supplies a gorgeous alternative to further increase the positioning and navigation accuracy in such GNSS-challenged environments. This paper presents enhancements to current multisensor integration systems utilizing the inertial navigation system (INS) to assist in Visual Odometry (VO) outlier feature rejection.
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Plane Crash Draws As Much Interest As Economy
Summary of Findings
Americans last week followed the dramatic emergency landing of US Airways flight 1549 in New York’s Hudson River as closely as they followed news about the nation’s number one problem: the troubled economy. One-in-four say the crash – which resulted in no fatalities and turned pilot Chesley Sullenberger into a national hero – was the story they followed most closely last week, while 23% say they followed economic developments most closely.
The crash and quick rescue of all passengers and crew from the river’s freezing water captured the very close attention of 44% of the public, according to the latest Pew Research Center weekly News Interest Index survey conducted Jan. 16-19. That compares with 43% who say they followed economic news very closely last week.
Among domestic airline and train accidents of recent years, only one attracted significantly greater public interest: the deadly crash of TWA flight 800 off the coast of New York after a fuel tank exploded. Fully 69% of the public followed this story very closely in July 1996. Roughly the same percentage followed the recent US Airways story as followed the crash of American Airlines flight 587 near New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport in November 2001 (48% followed news about this accident very closely). That crash resulted in more than 250 deaths.
The public also remains interested in news about the U.S. economy, though the percent of Americans following the financial crisis very closely has slipped considerably since its high in late September amid talk of an imminent global economic meltdown. About four-in-ten (43%) say they were following news about the economy very closely last week, which is little changed since early January (42%). In late September, 70% said they were tracking economic news very closely.
The current survey was conducted just prior to President Obama’s inauguration and just after the stunning Hudson River aircraft crash. But bad economic news was by no means the only major story breaking in early fall, either. The presidential election captured record high levels of interest during this period [See “Election Weekend News Interest Hits 20-Year High” released Nov. 6, 2008 and “Interest in Economic News Surges” released Oct. 1, 2008].
While the percent of Americans following economic news very closely has gotten smaller since September, the public remains highly concerned about the nation’s economic health and rising unemployment. Strengthening the economy and improving the job situation top the public’s list of priorities for 2009 [See “Economy, Jobs Trump All Other Policy Priorities In 2009” released Jan. 22, 2008].
The public also perceives a slight change in the tenor of the economic news. Two-thirds of Americans (67%) say they have heard mostly bad news about the economy in recent days. That is down from early December when eight-in-ten said they were hearing mostly bad news about economic conditions. The percentage saying that they are hearing a mix of good and bad news increased from 19% in December to three-in-ten now.
In both surveys, there was little partisan difference in these perceptions, with large majorities of Republicans, Democrats and independents saying they were hearing mostly bad news about the economy. The increase since December in the percent saying the economic news is a mix of good and bad can be seen among people of different parties, genders, ages, education levels and geographic regions. In December, those following the news less closely were more likely to see a mix of good and bad news than those following the news more closely. Now, there is little difference between the two groups.
Top Stories of the Week Attract Distinct Audiences
The public paid very close attention to several major news stories last week, dividing its time near equally between the emergency splashdown of US Airways flight 1549 and stories about the financial crisis. The debate in Washington over what to do about the ailing economy and news about cold winter weather across the nation also attracted considerable public interest. A third or more of Americans followed each of these stories very closely. Rounding out the major stories of the week, the survey finds that equal shares of the public followed news about presidential inauguration planning and the conflict in Gaza very closely (24% each).
The public’s most closely followed story of the week proved a virtual tie between news about the US Airways crash landing and news about the economic crisis, with each the choice of about one quarter of Americans. For more than one-in-ten, preparations for Obama’s inauguration (13%) or the conflict in Gaza (12%) was the top story of the week.
The story people were following most closely last week varied significantly by demographic characteristics and party identification. For example, more women (31%) than men (19%) list the US Airways crash as the story they followed most closely. For men, the economy and then the US Airways crash were the top stories of the week. A much larger percentage of young people (those 18-29 years of age) than older Americans cite the inaugural preparations as the story they followed more closely than any other: a quarter of young people vs. about one-in-ten (11%) older Americans list this as their top story. Not surprisingly, more Democrats than Republicans or independents say that the inauguration planning was their top story of the week. Republicans and independents were more likely to say that the economy or the US Airways crash was the story they followed more closely than any other.
These findings are based on the most recent installment of the weekly News Interest Index, an ongoing project of the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press. The index, building on the Center’s longstanding research into public attentiveness to major news stories, examines news interest as it relates to the news media’s coverage. The weekly survey is conducted in conjunction with The Project for Excellence in Journalism’s News Coverage Index, which monitors the news reported by major newspaper, television, radio and online news outlets on an ongoing basis. In the most recent week, survey data measuring public interest in the top news stories of the week were collected January 16-19, 2009 from a nationally representative sample of 1,004 adults.
About the News Interest Index
The News Interest Index is a weekly survey conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press aimed at gauging the public’s interest in and reaction to major news events.
This project has been undertaken in conjunction with the Project for Excellence in Journalism’s News Coverage Index, an ongoing content analysis of the news. The News Coverage Index catalogues the news from top news organizations across five major sectors of the media: newspapers, network television, cable television, radio and the internet. Each week (from Sunday through Friday) PEJ compiles this data to identify the top stories for the week. The News Interest Index survey collects data from Friday through Monday to gauge public interest in the most covered stories of the week.
Results for the weekly surveys are based on telephone interviews among a nationwide sample of approximately 1,000 adults, 18 years of age or older, conducted under the direction of ORC (Opinion Research Corporation). For results based on the total sample, one can say with 95% confidence that the error attributable to sampling is plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.
In addition to sampling error, one should bear in mind that question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of opinion polls, and that results based on subgroups will have larger margins of error.
For more information about the Project for Excellence in Journalism’s News Coverage Index, go to www.journalism.org.
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If you're a fan of Jim Butcher's Dresden Files then you should consider reading these four urban fantasy series too. Like the Dresden Files, these tend to have an element of humour, even though the subject matter can be grim and death can be quite a common occurrence.
Ben Aaronovitch's Rivers of London Series
Prior to publishing this series, Ben Aaronovitch was apparently working for Waterstones in order to support his book habit, despite having being a screenwriter, and having some published books for Doctor Who for Virgin's New Adventures, during the time when that drama was no longer being made. The Rivers of London series is, not surprisingly, London based, and the first book in the series shares the same name as the series although, in the United States, the book is called Midnight Riot and not Rivers of London.
Credit: eGDC LtdProbationary Constable Peter Grant, who is coming to the end of his probationary period, and it's looking like he's going to be stuck with doing paperwork for the rest of his career for the Case Progression Unit due to his "scientific background" - three C grade A-levels in Maths, Physics and Chemistry - which is something he really isn't looking forward to until, whilst guarding a murder scene in the middle of the night, he interviews a potential witness who turns out to be a ghost.
As a result of this, he is recruited into one of the smallest Operational Command Units of London's mighty Metropolitan Police Service, which consists of just Grant and his guv'nor, the older than he looks Detective Chief Inspector Thomas Nightingale, a wizard ("No, not like Harry Potter. I'm not a fictional character."), and believed to be the last wizard to still be alive in the United Kingdom, and the rather creepy and possibly not quite human Molly. Grant also becomes Nightingale's apprentice (and, being partially Sierra Leonean, he is less than enthralled with the traditional title of Master used in these relationships) in magic.
Grants finds himself in a world that's stranger, and more dangerous, than he previously suspected, filled with ghosts, wizards, vampires, genii loci (the spirits of a place) and other supernatural beings, which is tied together with a bunch of "agreements" that Grant is less than convinced actually exist. He isn't the most diligent of apprentices either, being rather too easily distracted - which is why he was heading for the Case Progression Unit in the first place. On the plus side, he has nice digs, is not going to spend the entirety of his police career doing paperwork, is now on track to advance in his career much faster - if in a rather specialised field - and gets to learn magic.
Benedict Jacka's Alex Verus Novels
Alex Verus runs an occult shop in Camden, London. This is not a magic shop, as he doesn't sell magic tricks, but he does sell a variety of occult items for the discerning practitioner - and sometimes the not so discerning, too. He is a diviner, which is also sometimes called a probability mage, and can see the future, an ability that makes him both in demand and feared. Alex is good at finding things, and finding things out, even those things that some would wish to keep hidden. The series is set mostly in London, and there's even a subtle reference to Harry Dresden early in the first book.
Credit: eGDC LtdAlex isn't the only mage around; they're at least somewhat organised. The Light Mages are part of the Council, which regulates how mages behave, and whom Alex has had a bit of a falling out with as he doesn't agree with many of their methods, considering them to be rather self-centred. The Dark Mages are more brutal and less organised, as might makes right. Neither Light nor Dark mages are particularly nice, as power is an important factor in how they treat people.
Alex Verus has been trying to avoid involvement in the affairs of either the Light or the Dark mages, but this is no longer going to be an option, as he is going to be dragged back in whether he likes it or not. The first book introduces the Precursors, a magically powerful former civilisation, but little is detailed on these, at least for now.
Charles Stross's Laundry Files
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Charles Stross's Laundry Files series is based out of London, and is not so much urban fantasy as urban Cthulhu, with "tentacled monsters" from beyond space-time. They do not always have tentacles, but they are always very, very dangerous. There is a strong Lovecraftian influence to the series, both from the works of H. P. himself, and that of others who wrote works inspired by him, and the stars are coming right for the Elder Gods to return. Which will be very, very bad.
Credit: eGDC LtdMagic is more a function of applied mathematics, which makes computers, as they are capable of running many mathematical functions, into really powerful and potentially really dangerous tools when it comes to magic. Technology is constructed which can have effects that seem magical, but it all boils down to maths in the end, and the shadows cast on the walls of Plato's cave. There are things out there that find humanity to be "crunchy with ketchup."
Robert "Bob" Howard (not his real name, for reasons that are explained in the series, anymore than his sometimes boss, James Angleton, is actually called that) is an expert in, among other things, computational demonology and works for the Laundry, the sole part of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) that survived that organisation's dismantling at the end of World War II. Its modern descendant is attempting to become the world's first ISO-9000 total-quality-certified intelligence agency, with all the joyful bureaucracy that will entail.
The books are mostly narrated from Bob's perspective, but this is less true in later books in the series. Most Laundry recruits are dragooned in under a section of the Official Secrets Act that's so secret that even knowing it exists is a criminal offence. The recruits can't retire from the Laundry (except through death, a very real prospect), and so have to be found a position doing something, so it's helpful for the organisation if the recruits actually have a useful skill, like Bob does. Unfortunately, most of them lack useful talents. Bob was recruited after something he was doing involving the area which came close to being called the former city of Wolverhampton thanks to his actions and, in the events of The Atrocity Archives, goes on active duty rather than just working as a computer specialist.
Kevin Hearne's Iron Druid Chronicles
The Iron Druid Chronicles are initially set in... no, you're wrong, it's not London but Tempe, Arizona, where Atticus O'Sullivan - real name Siodhachan Ó Suileabháin - the world's last surviving Druid, runs an occult store and is hiding from Aengus Óg of the Tuatha Dé Danann, a powerful people who were worshipped as the deities of pre-Christian Ireland - and still are, by Atticus. Aengus has been sending Faeries after Atticus for centuries, with no great effect, apart from making him have to move every so often. Something that's necessary to do anyway, when you continually look like a youth in his twenties. At least burning at the stake has gone out of fashion.
Credit: eGDC LtdAtticus has been keeping a low profile for years, even though his lawyers are werewolves (except for the one who's a vampire) from Scandinavia with a massive hate-on for Thor. As, apparently, has anyone who has ever had the misfortune to run across him, but this is about to change. He's going to get pulled into events involving the Tuatha Dé Danann, and other pantheons, whether he likes it or not, and whether or not doing so is actually a good idea for everyone else.
Unlike Harry Dresden, who worked his way up to going against really powerful beings, Atticus starts off taking on gods. This is probably because, by the time the series starts, he is over 2,000 years old already.
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WCCA TV is a media sponsor of the WCRN Block Party on Thursday, June 27, 2:00 to 7:00 p.m. , along Salem Street in Downtown Worcester. THIS WILL BE FUN !
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Each year Melbourne Fringe plays host to a range of artists, giving them a platform to voice their ideas, concepts and stories.
This year, musical composer Jordan Gilmour has designed an audio-visual installation to magnify voices of Indigenous Australians and asylum seekers in the exhibition For Our Freedom.
Gilmour explains that it’s essentially an “experience exhibiting a collection of stories of identity from Indigenous Australians and asylum seekers”.
When asked why he’s chosen these two groups of people in Australia to tell their stories, he responds saying, “Essentially it’s kind of removing the white man from the equation. Trying to represent the stories of those of the past and stories of those of the present and reflecting on the sort of cultural identity of a contemporary Australia.”
“I feel like if we have the opportunity to respond to that with our artistic integrity, we can essentially enhance these stories from these two culturally different ends of the spectrum without intruding into the actual meaning behind each story.”
The stories in the exhibition are a mix of Australian playwright, scriptwriter, musician, lecturer and Gunditjmara Aboriginal Elder, Richard J. Frankland; poet, writer and Somali asylum seeker, Hani Abdile; activist, podcaster and Sudanese refugee Abdul Aziz Muhamat; and human rights activist and Associate Professor, Munjed Al Muderis.
Gilmour is a long-time friend of Franklin, who’s a lecturer at VCA, and the two have worked on projects previously. For Our Freedom first began when Franklin gave some of his poetry to Gilmour, “I was very touched by it,” Gilmour says. “And kind of started the whole thing.”
Gilmour then went to the exhibition They Cannot Take The Sky at the Immigration Museum and found the works of Abdile. He reached out to her and over coffee, explained his project and in turn she talked about identity and what it means to belong in this country.
“I was kind of moved by that,” Gilmour says. And that got him thinking, “I’m thinking of the perspective from an Indigenous Australian, an Elder, verses a young Somalian refugee, who are both telling a very similar story of a traumatic past and a hope for a better future.”
“These are two very similar stories from two different cultures. And we’re on Aboriginal land and we have the audacity to refuse people seeking asylum to come into the country and it’s like, ‘well does anyone actually think to ask what Indigenous Australians think? They should be in charge of letting people in.”
From there, Gilmour found Abdul Aziz Muhamat and his podcast, The Messenger, which gives insight into the Australian immigration detention centre on Manus Island and his experience of fleeing tragedy and seeking asylum.
“And the final bit to that was finding one more voice,” Gilmour explains. That voice is Associate Professor Munjed Al Muderis, who describes the experience of coming to Australia by boat and the trauma that went with that. “And that was the final piece of information that I needed to stitch the whole thing together,” Gilmour says.
“So, it’s just a compilation of all these different people and their experiences of living in this country and how they got here and what it means to live here.”
The installation features these voices in an immersive experience for the audience; so they can feel the concept, not just listen to it. As Gilmour explains, “I’m essentially using projections and audio visuals and the narrative as my compositional fabric and then you’re manipulating the audience with that and guiding the audience’s attention on a multi-sensory spectrum, as opposed to just listening to music.”
“We’re trying to best represent the authors and the writers and the speakers as best as we can,” Gilmour notes. “If I can walk away with half a dozen people having been touched and wanting to contribute more to the idea of making Australia feel like a comfortable, multicultural country, then my job’s done.”
Catch For Our Freedom at the Brunswick Street Gallery from Thursday September 19 until Sunday September 29 (bar Monday) as part of Melbourne Fringe. More info via the Fringe website.
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We’re back aboard the Brilliance of the Seas! This time with photos of our ocean view stateroom and around the ship.
In October we went on a 5-night sailing aboard Royal Caribbean’s Brilliance of the Seas from Tampa, Florida. You know you want to watch us wander around the ship!
It’s (almost) time for another vacation! We feel like we deserve one after the summer we’ve had.
This time the focus isn’t really Walt Disney World. Well, there really is no focus to this trip because we’re doing a little bit of everything!
This trip’s agenda includes:
- 4 nights at Walt Disney World, staying at Disney’s Pop Century Resort
- 5 night cruise sailing out of Tampa on Royal Caribbean’s Brilliance of the Seas to Cozumel and Grand Cayman
- 2 nights at Universal to attend Halloween Horror Nights, staying at Universal’s Cabana Bay Beach Resort
It’s no startling revelation at this point to say that my wife and I are HUGE Disney fanatics. If we’re away from the parks for more than a few months we start to get antsy and are itching to return. But that’s not to say that we don’t enjoy doing other things as well. And, in fact, our love of Disney lead us to one of our new passions: CRUISING!
Our main motivation for our first cruise was because it was, surprise, a DISNEY cruise. We were excited for all of the unique Disney experiences on board, but we probably weren’t prepared for how much we would like cruising in general. I’d recommend taking a cruise, of any kind, to ALMOST anyone. I say “almost” because let’s face it, if you don’t like water, or food, or have motion sickness, it’s just not going to be for you.
So, without further ado, here are my Top 7 reasons that you (yes, YOU) should go on a cruise vacation!
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Best of Prague and Budapest Tour
More than 30 statues border the cobblestone walkway of the Charles Bridge. Look back at Old Town and see the spires of historic buildings towering over the streets. The Astronomical Clock chimes on the hour. In Budapest, the House of Parliament faces the rushing waters of the Danube River. Ancient thermal pools hide in caves in the quiet district of Pest. The elegance of the Austro-Hungarian Empire continues to adorn elements of the city. Discover extravagance and culture, history and legend during your 8-day tour of Prague and Budapest.
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Fat Injection, Facial Implants, Lip EnhancementConveniently located to service Ridgewood and Bergen County NJ
Fat injection reduces wrinkles and creases and plumps up areas that have lost volume as a result of surgery, injury, aging or another cause. Transplanted fat comes from the patient him- or herself, and therefore does not carry a risk of allergic reaction or rejection. Other advantages include a short recovery time, long-lasting results and effectiveness on any skin type.
The cost of fat injection varies based on the details of the procedure. For example, the price of fat injection for the full face ranges from $4,800 to $7,500. If you’re getting facial fat grafting for only a single area, cost is anywhere from $1,500 to $3,800. This is based on whether you’re augmenting thin lips, restoring cheek volume, or filling in various depressions or wrinkles.
Anesthesia costs also affect the overall price, as do any facility fees involved, the total time needed to perform the procedure, and the amount of fat transferred.
Whether we notice it or not, full cheeks are often a part of how we judge a person’s face. Cheek implants can have a major impact on the appearance and self-confidence of a person whose cheeks have thinned or sunken due to age, illness or other causes. Likewise, the chin helps provide harmony to the facial features. Patients often seek a smaller nose when, in fact, a chin augmentation provides a balance to the facial features.
Implant sizes and shapes to augment the cheek and chin areas are tailored to each patient’s desired appearance. The implants are placed during an outpatient procedure under local or general anesthesia, which usually takes less than an hour to perform. Your doctor will make the necessary incisions in inconspicuous locations to allow for minimal scarring.
Full and vivacious lips have always been recognized as aesthetically important features. Some of us, however, are born with thin, ill-defined lips, or our lips lose their fullness with age. But the appearance of our lips is now within our control. Fine lines and wrinkles, thin lips and a drooping corner of the mouth are all areas that can be aided with injectable fillers. The market is ever changing, with new products appearing rapidly. Care is individualized to provide safe and effective treatment options.
“Dr. Ganchi is not only very skilled – she has a wonderful bedside manner and, let’s face it, this matters! Her office staff is terrific and the office, in general, is calm, comforting and spotless. I would recommend her highly to anyone!”
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Amoxicillin with sinusitis: how to take, dosage for adults and reviews
How to take Amoxicillin with sinusitis?
Sinusitis is a serious disease characterized by an active inflammatory process, developing in the paranasal sinuses. The main symptoms manifested by nasal congestion, causing the inside of the sinuses begins to accumulate mucus and pus. The usual symptoms of sinusitis is considered to be headache, decreased sense of smell, feeling of heaviness in the head, fever, deterioration of health and a constant feeling of fatigue.
To treat sinusitis it is necessary and this is best done at the beginning of the disease. Otherwise, the disease will pass into the purulent stage, which is fraught with serious consequences, and takes quite seriously. To get rid of the main symptoms, it is necessary to take effective drugs, one of which is Amoxicillin. How to take the drug for adults and children, as it is effective in sinusitis, consider this article.
What is Amoxicillin?
Amoxicillin is a semisynthetic antibiotic penicillin group, the effectiveness of which has been repeatedly tested in practice. This is one of innovative developments, relatively inexpensive, able to compete with more expensive counterparts.
The preparation is successfully used in diseases, pathogens which are gram-positive and gram-negative microorganisms:
- hemophilic Bacillus, and others.
In contrast to other antibacterial drugs, Amoxicillin isn’t slowing down the reproduction of the pathogens: the drug has a destructive effect on the membrane of the cells, resulting in the collapse of the germs and bacteria.
The composition of its release
The release of Amoxicillin is carried out in various forms:
- granules (powder) for suspension.
The main active ingredient of the drug, regardless of the form of release of amoxicillin trihydrate. Different can only support the components included in the preparation.
Among all forms of release for small children the most suitable is the suspension.
Medication in the form of a suspension smells good and has a sweet taste. In the package in addition to the granules (powder) has a special dosing spoon.
The effectiveness of Amoxicillin in sinusitis
Does Amoxicillin with sinusitis? Doctors say that the drug treatment leads to the desired results, and shows sufficient efficiency.
The action of the antibiotic is aimed at a number of bacteria and microbes, contributing to the development of pathological changes that cause inflammation in the sinuses. As a result of taking the drug disrupted protein synthesis bacterial cell membranes, after which the pathogens die.
The destruction of Amoxicillin under the influence of β-lactamase, which is a special bacterial enzymes. This is because the germs that these substances are isolated, are not sensitive to Amoxicillin.
This antibiotic has been widely used in ENT practice.
In addition to sinusitis, it can help you to get rid of sinusitis that occur in the acute form of otitis media and pharyngitis.
The oral use, once in the stomach, Amoxicillin is not destroyed in the acidic environment. Originally absorbiruyaci in the digestive tract, it is carried by the body and purposefully affects inflammation.
Amoxicillin: instructions for use
For relieving the signs of sinusitis treatment should appoint only specialist. In this case, the otolaryngologist. Dosage is calculated individually for each case. It depends on the age of the patient, his weight category, gender, severity of the disease and neglect the process.
In this case, the importance and individual characteristics of the organism, such as the tendency to allergic reactions and the immune system. The best option is selected based on all above factors.
Approximate dosage of Amoxicillin for adults and children with sinusitis:
- For adults and children starting from the age of 10, a daily dose of 1500 mg. the dose of Amoxicillin should divided into three parts and taken throughout the day.
- Children from 5 to 10 years assigned to receive one tablet or capsule is 250 mg. to Take the drug should 3 times a day with eight-hour break.
- Children 2 to 5 years recommended suspension. The daily dose is around 375 mg.
The course of treatment with Amoxicillin is recommended for one week. Sometimes the duration of therapy may 10-12 days. How many days to drink the medicine, must solve the attending physician.
When monitoring patients in the positive can be accepted the decision on continuation of treatment with Amoxicillin.
If necessary, the drug can be substituted for another with similar spectrum of action.
Maximum therapeutic effect with the use of Amoxicillin can be achieved if you adhere to the following guidelines:
- Not to self-medicate. The appointment should the doctor based on the results of analyses and detailed examination of the patient.
- The course of treatment should not be more than a week. Exceptions may occur in rare cases, for example, at the advanced stage of sinus infection.
Ludmila, 30 years old, Novosibirsk: «the Amoxicillin was treated more than once. The universal and indispensable in the fight against inflammatory diseases, where conventional medicine can not cope with the problem. When I was diagnosed with purulent sinusitis, the doctor I was prescribed this antibiotic. I saw him 5 days. During treatment, the inflammation decreased, I began to get pus out of your nose and I regained the sense of smell. However, I must say that Amoxicillin should be taken with caution, as the possible emergence of such side effects as diarrhea and thrush. While taking antibiotics, be sure to use related drugs and products for normalization of intestinal microflora.»
Zinaida, 35 years, Krasnodar: «When I had a cold, it turned out that the disease was not golecino to the end, and I developed sinusitis. In this situation, I had to agree to the antibiotics, although I usually try to do without them. I have had a fever, his eyes were watering, nose was bleeding. When bending the headaches became unbearable. ENT prescribed me Amoxicillin. Though the drug helped me, while taking the antibiotic I felt a lot of side effects: diarrhoea, tachycardia, anxiety, insomnia, nervousness. After treatment, had to buy medication to fix these problems.»
Currently, for the treatment of sinusitis there are many drugs and methods. Amoxicillin is an effective tool against this disease. With its help it is possible to cure sinusitis even in the most severe form. However, it should be borne in mind that the action of this antibiotic is becoming weaker in purulent disease, and also in the occurrence of edema.
A comprehensive treatment, involving the use of complementary medicines in parallel with the Amoxicillin, is only possible with the permission of the doctor and in accordance with medical appointments.
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