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|07/12/2018 - 2:04am
|Get bent
Gee I…
Get bent
Gee I wonder why all the political posts have started in the comments. Wonder who set that example up and basically told people to go fuck themselves if they had a problem with it.
|06/06/2018 - 11:38pm
|I am unhappy. No one will…
I am unhappy. No one will read this post though.
|05/31/2018 - 12:34pm
|As a fan of a franchise who
As a fan of a franchise who did not understand what a "down year" or "down period" is until we REALLY experienced it, this might be the most ridiculous instance of a manager being pressured to resign.
Auburn got rid of Gene Chizik two seasons after winning the national championship. However, he did have a really bad season in there.
I know you said American but....Leicester City fired Ranieri months after winning the Premier League.
Cannot really think of too many more
|05/30/2018 - 4:03pm
|Nice things and having them!
Nice things and having them!
|03/08/2018 - 12:37am
|That's why you have NBA
That's why you have NBA scouts. Scouts will tell players coming out of high school the reality that they will not be starting or even playing at their current talent level and could use more seasoning in college.
The hurry is if you want to do something and are qualified and capable of doing something....why arbitrarily wait to do that thing? Especially when this could be your livelihood.
|02/28/2018 - 10:09pm
|I have a lucky number....
I have a lucky number....
|02/28/2018 - 1:09pm
|I appreciate you doing this.
I appreciate you doing this. Thanks!
|01/24/2018 - 1:47pm
|I would be absolutely shocked
I would be absolutely shocked if he was not killed in prison. My friend went to jail for three years for statutory rape (he 100% deserved this) and when someone found out that he had some kind of sex crime with a minor without knowing the slightly mitigating details of it being consensual he knocked out my friend with a punch from behind.
A lot of people are going to know who Nassar is. I don't like his survival chances.
|01/09/2018 - 10:26am
|I'm so fucking sick of
I'm so fucking sick of threads like this.
|12/17/2017 - 2:08pm
|I liked the movie overall but
I liked the movie overall but it was too long.
I liked the "ticking clock" they set up with the cruiser slowly running out of fuel trying to escape the star destroyers and liked the mutiny that happened.
I liked the lesson Poe learned about not going on crazy missions which will result in a bunch of death.
I loved Luke almost killing Kylo Ren in his sleep and the dual perspectives of the two on the event.
I loved the Kylo Ren and Rey force connection conversations.
I loved when Snoke was on screen in all the throne room scenes but absolutely hated how we never found out who the hell he is and where he came from. (Friend brought up the insane theory that maybe he's so powerful with the dark side he can reform himself which is why his head was partially split open and jaw all messed up.. so he's still alive)
I hated the casino side mission that ended in failure and betrayal anyways.
I hated Luke dying through....overuse of the force or something?? Choosing to?
I loved seeing and hearing original puppet Yoda, but very much disliked the idea that in death he could make lightning strike down from the sky.
I hated BB-8 saving the day with the AT-ST. Same problem I had with Rogue One. If droids are such great assets in fighting why not use them instead of people.
I thought Carrie Fisher was a much better actor in this one than Force Awakens though I hated Leia's force flying through space to save her own life.
I didn't hate all the comedy but I hated when the comedy happened during either serious moments or badass moments.
I was disappointed for the first time in a main Star Wars movie no real lightsaber duel unless you count Luke vs Rey with sticks or Luke and Kylo's lightsabers touching in the flashback.
|11/30/2017 - 1:38am
|Second toilet? Hell no. A
Second toilet? Hell no. A door to the one stall we have?.....we will think about it
|11/24/2017 - 11:26am
|It's killing me to say but I
It's killing me to say but I am not even going to watch this game if O'Korn is the starter. I know Peters is out of the concussion protocol but that doesn't necessarily mean he's starting and still is there any real reason to hope he won't get crushed again by Ohio State's D Line who will be smelling blood?
Maybe this will finally be the game where Michigan gets all the turnover luck and gets a couple pick sixes, which isn't impossible given Barrett's shakiness at times and Michigan's solid pass coverage. More likely OSU will grind it out on the ground until Michigan's defense breaks from exhaustion because the offense can never stay on the field.
|11/16/2017 - 8:24pm
|It kills me to be this guy
It kills me to be this guy now because I was that person who would watch a ton of college football a year and literally every bowl game humanly possible live (conflicting games at the same time and all)....and of course every Michigan game
Michigan games were a non negotiable 3 hours of non interruption. I then started to let my wife plan family parties or up north trips during the Michigan season with the stipulation that I would get to watch the game for three hours. We have fought about this when up north didn't have live TV or she took me to a restaurant that was not open for the entire time of the game with a casino nearby.
I'm slowly slipping. I've missed parts of Michigan games to see my niece and nephew's soccer games, scheduled work when I know it means I will miss a half of football, listened to one of the games on the radio, and attended other events where my enjoyment of the game will be lessened.
The Ohio State game last year may have broken me a little. I did not go to a party my cousin was having because I was going to be miserable. Just not worth it to get that worked up over sports.
|11/08/2017 - 12:05pm
|What are you talking
What are you talking about?
Ohio State beat Penn State (AKA somebody!) and is overall 7-2. They aren't getting severely punished because their losses are to Oklahoma (top 10 who may not be as good as ranking but they are a brand name program who has only lost once to a not bad team)
...and Iowa is a team with two good wins (OSU and Iowa State) without a bad loss (Penn State by 2, Michigan State by 7, Northwestern by 7).
Michigan hasn't beaten a team that is even bowl eligible! And even if it was close with Iowa and Michigan they would look at common opponents and say well Penn State kicked the shit out of Michigan and Iowa lost to them by 2. Michigan State would be dead even for both teams and we obviously didn't play Northwestern.
|11/06/2017 - 1:24am
|I just watch with pure
I just watch with pure jealousy the amount of time JT Barrett gets in the pocket to throw the football....and he still throws four picks. I dream of a day when a seasoned Michigan QB under Harbaugh has that kind of time.
|11/05/2017 - 9:59am
|I feel like I'm not reading
I feel like I'm not reading the tiebreakers wrong.
It looks to me like it says if there is a tie we go to the result of the head to head winner, which means MSU>UM, MSU>PSU, PSU>UM, OSU>MSU, OSU>PSU, UM>OSU. There is no clear head to head winner with a four way tie using that criteria.
So tiebreaker number one says specifically overall record should be compared.
Michigan would be 10-2, OSU would be 9-3, Michigan State would be 9-3, Penn State would be 9-3. Tiebreaker done without going to the next step looking at division record, which would be unfavorable to Michigan.
Right? I know it's still highly unlikely but it would be a real nice feeling to control our destiny if Ohio State beats Michigan State next week.
|10/30/2017 - 12:46pm
|I obviously want Michigan to
I obviously want Michigan to go with the best option to win games. O'Korn vs Peters was special circumstances because O'Korn could not conceivably be worse and then you might as well go with the guy with a future in the program next year and after.
I would feel slightly bad for Speight because it's not his fault the offensive line blocked terribly early in the year. We have seen Speight be very good when not hurt or had some form of protection/trust in his O line.
I trust in Harbaugh but I think you stick with Peters if he keeps playing well.
|10/24/2017 - 6:56pm
|4-8 Notre Dame still in the
4-8 Notre Dame still in the playoff race a season later....and our fanbase is bitching about likely finishing 8-4 with a ton of great talent who just need some seasoning (exactly like Notre Dame last year)
|10/20/2017 - 10:09am
|Mock before being
Mock others before being legitimately lambasted for being a rape enabler I guess?
....I'm embarrassed that at one point in time if Michigan couldn't win the Big Ten in a year I was rooting for Penn State to win. Never again.
|09/29/2017 - 11:03am
|Pedal bike car through Ann
Pedal bike car through Ann Arbor tonight...after I fix the lawn entirely. Aerated this morning, needing to add top soil, seed, fertilizer, and milorganite this afternoon.....then trimming the day lillies and hastas for the winter when the toddler I am watching all day has a nap.
I mean, I'd argue I deserve a bang or two.
|09/29/2017 - 10:56am
|I prioritize my wife 365 days
I prioritize my wife 365 days a year minus three hours each on thirteen Saturdays (and still make exceptions for that with weddings and visiting her family hours away up north!). Forty hours a year out of 8760 is not asking too much.
My wife is thrilled about Wifeday. Not because she is a henpecking nag. She is excited because I am available for doing fun things with her without having to worry about being around a TV for football. Because she is awesome we are going on a pedal bike car through Ann Arbor tonight and surely going to be doing something great tomorrow.
It can still be Wifeday even if you are a female fan. You are not tied down to having to watch football either...so it is still your day. The "joke" also ignores single fans, homosexual male fans, or men with just girlfriends. If you cannot tell, I greatly dislike your comment.
|09/18/2017 - 12:20pm
|Hated almost all the choices
Hated almost all the choices he made as an athletic director and he definitely had to go but why do people find enjoyment in this? The guy loves Michigan but was stupidly trying to fit his business CEO model in a place it did not belong. He was walking into an already really rough rescue situation at Toys R Us so do not act like this was all on him.
|06/09/2017 - 3:06pm
|I feel that many people do
I feel that many people do not realize how many terrible Olympic events there are.
If you can win a gold medal for speedwalking why not 3 on 3 basketball?
|05/23/2017 - 8:50am
|Preseason Rankings Pet Peeve
I hate these preseason rankings lists. It's shocking how often the writers put teams in an almost identical position to the way they finished last year and then move around or add a few others so it's not a complete copy.
Out of last year's final AP top 25 rankings, Western Michigan, Colorado, West Virginia, Utah, and San Diego State are the only one's to not make Athlon's Top 25. Fine, a year without much shakeup. Guess it's not too crazy.
More damning, only one of last year's AP top 10 is predicted out of the top ten....that's Wisconsin who they dropped from finishing 9th last year to 12th this season.
Compare that with how teams fared in the last ten year to year rankings. How many teams failed to make the AP top 10 rankings in consecutive years?
Year 2015 to year 2016 the AP top 10 had six different teams in it.
2014 to 2015 the AP top 10 again had six different teams in its final rankings.
2013 to 2014. Six different teams in top 10
2012 to 2013. Six again.
2011 to 2012. Six.
2010 to 2011. Four.
2009 to 2010. Six.
2008 to 2009. Four (though to be fair Oregon was #10 in 2008 and #11 in 2009 so it's nearly three)
2007 to 2008. Six or Seven. (Boston College and Texas tied for #10 so if you count it as Boston College it's seven if you count it as Texas it is six)
2006 to 2007. Six.
So, in the last ten years of polling, only one season produced less than six different teams appearing in the AP top 10 from the previous year. Yet, every preseason ranking list every damn year will always predict more of the same from the end of last year.
It's just not how college football goes. These list writers always underestimate the player losses for the great teams from last year and the growth of teams with a lot of returning talent who were not amazing last year.
|05/06/2017 - 4:04pm
|Feeling snarky so I'll
Feeling snarky so I'll say.....wait, but I thought he was God's gift to coaching and if he had gotten a fair shake at UM would be winning Big Ten championships on the regular now?
It was one of my biggest points of contention with Brian and crew that Rich Rod was a great coach. I think he's a good coach who has an offense that feasts on bad defenses, but has not succeeded against great defenses even with incredibly talented players. That will usually get you to 8+ wins a year but will never win conference or national championships.
|03/30/2017 - 2:10pm
|I thought it was a great
I thought it was a great video highlighting what Peppers can do. I thought it was especially good at showing where his perceived coverage weaknesses come from.
However, I do find it funny that he argues that man coverage is the thing Peppers does best after saying there is not much film on it. How do you know that if there is barely any film on it?
|03/29/2017 - 10:22pm
|I'm only in the start of year
I'm only in the start of year 2.
I was really worried about the blood and thought seeing the baby come out was going to get me squeamish. Thought I was going to just be by my wife's head holding her hand and encouraging her....
....but nope lots of nurses busy at the time she was pushing so I had to hold a leg and saw everything. The blood I saw was all coagulated so really wasn't too bad. Saw top of my daughter's hair and then suddenly she pops out covered in cream cheese!
The placenta looks like a meat brain so prepare for that. I actually thought the cord was one of the grosser things looking like a much larger tentacle and an uglier color than I was expecting.
We had a baby with colic so we had the joy of jumping around the house to put her screaming self to sleep (good exercise). One of the best things I think we did early and often was had her at events with noise and people, which means when baby is napping you can actually accomplish stuff or watch TV or whatever. She's a super social toddler and is not reliant on just being with me and my wife.
Don't be afraid to be ridiculous with your daughter. I sing to her with my terrible voice, wrestle her, give silly voices to her toys, make funny faces and sounds to her, and put her pants on my head.
Good luck! You'll be fine. And congratulations :)
|03/24/2017 - 1:06am
|To this day, Chapelle's
To this day, Chapelle's Killing Them Softly is my favorite comedy special so I was really looking forward to this.
Watched the first Netflix one and while it was funny I was slightly disappointed. It's almost like a lot of it was stuff he felt he had to talk about rather than things he observed and made jokes about. Bill Cosby being his crushed idol, Kevin Hart doing Chapelle better than him, his "breakdown", the black community being somewhat against him, and even that dig about Key and Peele.
He made it all funny but he can do better. I'm encouraged to hear the Texas one might be that.
|03/14/2017 - 12:28pm
|Wait, but your comment is too
Wait, but your comment is too reasonable! I think this is a great criterion.
|03/14/2017 - 12:24pm
|Why are the kids on social
Why are the kids on social media then? You are taking away the entire point. Most people aren't on there just to connect with friends. Especially on Twitter.
I think it's weird that grown adults want to connect with 17 year old strangers but it bothers me that the adults on here aren't grown up enough to handle how social media works.
Don't want any attention from strangers? Then don't have a Twitter account or make it private.
|03/14/2017 - 1:27am
|Can't the rule just
Can't the rule just be....don't be a fucking asshole? Seems easier and more complete to me.
I don't tweet but I don't really see anything INHERENTLY creepy about tweeting at recruits. I work with kids tutoring students as much as twenty years younger than me all the time (I'm 30). The parents don't really know me going in and I'm usually working in their homes...but I establish boundaries that keep anything from getting creepy territory. I'm not there to be their friend and hang out with them even though I am friendly.
Twitter to me is similar although people are not being paid to tweet. If you're trying to tweet at recruits to become their "friend" or give them unsolicited life advice or yell at them or try to hang out with them you are a creep. If you are sending well wishes to someone who your only connection is that they may end up playing for the team you support I don't see much problem with that.
The Internet connects friends and strangers. It doesn't have to be a bad thing. Just don't be an asshole....or a creep.
|02/22/2017 - 9:41am
|I went to Divine Child so
I went to Divine Child so yeah, fun facts time.
Gary Danielson went to school there. Funny enough, he was on the football team as a freshman when my dad was the senior starting running back, and back then they made the last string (which Danielson was) wear pink jerseys and move all the equipment and what not.
The 2004 class sent two players to Michigan State. Kicker Todd Boleski who ended up as a long FG and kickoff specialist and tight end walk on David Lesmeister who caught some passes but left the team when he didn't get a scholarship after his first or second year.
That is really all I know about the football talent, but my 2005 class was very good at baseball. Three pitchers from that class alone earned college scholarships and the fourth pitcher probably could have but he took a scholarship in golf and last I heard was sort of on the fringe of being a professional. The one pitcher, Chris Rusin, made it to the MLB with the Cubs and gave up Ichiro Suzuki's 3000th hit.
|02/16/2017 - 11:39am
|Great for Rudock! He's
Great for Rudock! He's honestly one of the smarter quarterbacks I have seen play even though I do not think he is as physically gifted as the elite ones. I think he will be successful.
Stafford is physically elite but is definitely missing something in his play. Killer instinct to put teams away? Situational awareness? Not sure what it is.
For example take Matt Ryan in the Super Bowl. Excellent stats, crazy efficient, but two crucial bad plays. The fumble when he got hit by Hightower was not from his blindside so you could argue he should have pulled the ball down and taken the sack (or thrown it away) since he could see the rusher coming. Then the sack he took when they were in field goal range to probably (Matty) ice the game. If he was paying attention to the situation he would have been quick to throw it away at even the hint of pressure.
I just constantly feel like Stafford is making plays like that to ruin all his excellent stats and play besides those moments.
|02/03/2017 - 2:27pm
|Glad you gave recognition the
Glad you gave recognition the Players Tribune and the Sklars. The stream has been excellent both years. I figure it is a tough hosting job with a varied demographic audience and trying to talk to 18 year olds who are not used to this kind of situation. The Sklars have been great.
|02/01/2017 - 4:59pm
|Maybe it should be its own
Maybe it should be its own thread.....but Chris Partridge appreciation. Listed as the #1 recruiter in the country and primary recruiter of Solomon, Anthony, Vilain, Martin, St. Juste, Ruiz, Singleton, and Hawkins. Also helped on a number of other guys.
Gdang man. Thanks for joining the coaching staff.
|01/30/2017 - 4:18pm
|Sports do not necessarily
Sports do not necessarily need to be separated from politics entirely. I personally despise most sports articles about politics because they take quotes from one or two players or coaches and use it as evidence to write an article implying that most people feel that same way. Players and coaches are just people usually with no real background in the issues they speak out on and their opinion deserves as much attention as your next door neighbor.
I have the same annoyance with all the supposedly professional news media that write an article and then site a few tweets as supporting information. Twitter is used by 20% of the population yet seems to have undue influence in getting news coverage.
I have my masters degree in government and have worked in politics in the past but a lot of times I want a space to get away from it. Politics interests me but it also upsets me so I like coming here to not even have to worry about it (except the times where people ignore the damn rule and act like they are not ignoring the damn rule).
|01/10/2017 - 5:09pm
|The point was not about
The point was not about O'Korn beating Speight. The point was that just because a guy has more game experience, like O'Korn did over Speight this year, does not mean that he is the better person to be the starter.
Speight COULD be passed by Brandon Peters though Peters does not have the game experience Speight does.
|12/15/2016 - 3:05pm
|I need help on what to do
I need help on what to do with Julio Jones. I am in a 20 team league so there are slim pickings at WR. I have Jeremy Kerley and just picked up Ty Montgomery. Any thoughts?
|11/22/2016 - 1:32pm
|Ohio State could have five
Ohio State could have five losses and Michigan in the same position and I would be nervous as hell about this game.
|11/17/2016 - 9:26pm
|Louisville is getting exposed
Louisville is getting exposed as a pretender. Look at the teams they have played. Besides an okay Florida State team and a Clemson team they lost to.....not that great of a team.
|11/14/2016 - 1:55pm
|Unsurprising but
Unsurprising but disappointing. Still, O'Korn has not looked out of his depth in his backup time. I may be doom and gloom if he is horrible against Indiana but I don't really see that happening.
|11/14/2016 - 1:49pm
|Thank you for not
Thank you for not overreacting. Our defense did not feel invincible, yet gave up only 12 points. Offense was an absolute mess from playcalling to quarterbacking to failed receiving.
I am hoping this is our Ohio State-Michigan State 2015 Urban Meyer wtf were you thinking reckoning where the entire staff reevaluates and corrects all their deficiencies and goes and smacks down its remaining opponents the rest of the year.
|11/07/2016 - 11:14am
|To David Pollack..."It
To David Pollack..."It doesn't matter what you think!"-The Rock
If we win the national championship beating whoever gets there ESPN will be salivating all over us until the end of Harbaugh. Every strength will become the greatest in the nation and every weakness will be glossed over with trust in Harbaugh or "these are highly talented guys they are just young and need to learn Harbaugh's system" to explain away early losses.
Alabama and Ohio State deserve ESPN's slobber based on results in previous years...which will be annoying if they win and it seems to confirm their point.
|10/30/2016 - 11:07pm
|I enjoy these ever so much
I enjoy these ever so much especially since TWIS doesn't exist anymore.....but can we stop with the little brother/little sister garbage?
|10/29/2016 - 4:12pm
|I will question a bit why we
I will question a bit why we gave up being creative on offense.....but at least there was no disrespekt to be had!
A win is a win. Yay muppets!
|10/26/2016 - 1:48pm
|I vividly remember in
I vividly remember in preseason 1997 asking my dad (I was 11 at the time) if he thought Michigan had a chance this year at winning it all.
He said eh Michigan's good but they have a really tough schedule so I don't think so. Coincidentally, my brother was saying the same to me preseason this year so I am hoping history repeats itself.
|10/21/2016 - 1:47pm
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
|10/14/2016 - 4:42pm
|This is exactly how Rich
This is exactly how Rich Rodriguez lost me. It pissed me off watching him berate Tate Forcier on the sideline during one of the games and then Tate slunked his shoulders. A coach is supposed to be Raising You Up! (wink)
I highly doubt Kelly gets fired this year even if they go winless the rest of the season. He has a good winning percentage and did get them to the national title game a few years back. Also won ten games just last year with their consistently difficult schedule. I put him in last year Les Miles territory if they lose out or go 1-5 or something. Very hot seat but bring him back unless next year goes badly.
|10/09/2016 - 1:40am
|This was amazing. Thank
This was amazing. Thank you!
Very much hoping I get to read two more of these threads from Michigan State and Ohio State this year.
|10/06/2016 - 1:55pm
|I got this notice and was
I got this notice and was texting other friends who work there asking am I supposed to not be laughing at this??


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Illustrator and writer, Chris Riddell is the newly appointed Children's Laureate and visited Northbrook's Illustration degree students last week to give an inspiring talk about his career, industry and the joy of drawing.
Chris talked about what it was to be an illustrator. He gave one word descriptions of what an illustrator needs to be. Each word was followed by an image of himself in an amusing situation that portrayed the word he had chosen in cartoon form. He also brought in some sketch books and some of his published books. The talk was very well attended, with past students coming into Northbrook to learn from the top illustrator.
Chris has worked with authors Quentin Blake, Michael Rosen and Neil Gaiman and illustrated Russell Brand's first kids' book. He has just been named Children's Laureate, a role which enables him to promote and encourage children's interest in literature and reading. He is the ninth author to hold the two-year post. Riddell has already begun a "Laureate's Log", which will depict every day of his tenure for the next two years, and be shared on social media. His maxim is: "Wherever there are words let there be pictures".

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Marc Friedman and Story Pirates
While off the road, the members of The Slip have been working on some intriguing side-projects. Bassist Marc Friedman will shift gears for a second and play two shows with the comedic theater group Story Pirates. According to a post on Friedmans MySpace page, This is a very cool group of actors and musicians and a bunch of these cats OWE ME MONEY! But nevertheless, we will provide for a very solid night of entertainment and I will play multi-instruments in the live band. As of press time, Friedman will perform with the ensemble at New Yorks Zipper Factory on June 21 and July 19. Friedman also recently laid down some tracks with Natalie Merchant and Slip drummer Andrew Barr and has clocked in a few dates with singer/songwriter Sonya Kitchell and Slip guitarist Brad Barr. The bassist will perform with Kitchell at Los Angeles Hotel Cafomorrow.


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CIRAD in Cambodia
Last update: 1 June 2016
A rural world under reconstruction
Cambodia used to be the leading rice exporter in Indochina and a substantial producer of natural rubber, thanks to its highly suitable soils and climate over part of its territory (red soils). Cambodia was torn by war, with the massacre of a large share of its population by the "Khmer rouge" regime from 1975 to 1979. By the end of the war in 1991 it was a country in ruins, and is still today in the process of reconstruction, receiving major international aid.
Researchers hosted by their partners
One researcher is based at the Ministry of Agriculture, CIRAD's main partner in Cambodia, in the Department of Agronomy and Agricultural Land Improvement; one researcher is based in the Epidemiology and Public Health Unit at the Pasteur Institute of Cambodia (IPC).
Numerous missions are undertaken there from neighbouring countries, notably Thailand, and from France for the natural rubber supply chain.
Main fields of involvement
- Support to agricultural development in Cambodia
- Epidemiology of emerging animal diseases
- Food quality
- Rubber plantation and agronomy
Research platforms in partnership
- Conservation Agriculture Network in Southeast Asia - CANSEA
- Management of Emerging Risks in Southeast Asia - GREASE
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RIP Monarch Airlines.
This is a must read and must bookmark: How to Book Hotel Rooms For Someone Else With Points.
American Airlines CEO Doug Parker did say "I don't think we're very going to lose money again". Arrogant? Yes. Message to free loader hackers? Your days are over!
American Express is adding two new more Centurion lounges in Hong Kong and Philadelphia.
The first direct flight between Athens and Beijing took place over the weekend. Air China will fly this route twice a week. If it goes well, it may go to three weekly flights. For some reason the Chinese are flocking to Greece in droves (well, like everywhere else it appears). Many get married in Santorini!
For some reason my blog has become THE place to go for all things…sex robots. I spared you the shocking videos. No more! Controversial sex robot that can orgasm is now for sale. And then it can go into family mode! Shaking my head to bolivion! Since I am not much of a credit card seller, maybe I should get the intern to see if we can work out an affiliate arrangement or something with the company perhaps? Woohoo! Anyways, the video is hilarious and bizarre….and then the inventor's wife comes in the end to speak her mind, that she is not threatened by Samantha, the sex robot. Oh, minor detail. Samantha runs with AI and she can tell jokes and read stories to children too….If you don't find this entertaining or you are offended, you can leave. Now.
Excellent story about the Financial Independence, Retire Early movement. Which I think is a lot of hogwash. But I will save that beating for another blog post, if I ever get around to it. This is an Excellent Case Study: Self-Employed and Free with excellent advice on how to do this. I did it about twenty years ago and never looked back! I left a very lucrative job which would get me to FI sooner too but I did it anyway. The subject of the blog post goes into why he did it and then goes over all the reasons we frequently offer to ourselves why not to do it. If you are thinking about it, it is a great read! I want to see where this guy is a year from now though….having to do everything yourself sometimes it proves to be that it is NOT for you. But no regrets then hey?
Love this post: Tracing the lost history of post-Soviet Kazhakstan.
The Stockholm Telephone Tower. I had no idea this even existed!
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Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 203278
keyboard and/or mouse randomly unrecognized via USB hub
Last modified: 2008-01-19 23:37:09 EST
Description of problem:
Boot system with USB keyboard and mouse plugged in via a USB
hub, and sometimes linux seems one or both and sometimes it
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
x86_64 kernel 2.6.17-1.2174_FC5
How reproducible:
random, but fails fairly often
Steps to Reproduce:
1. boot system
2. try to type
3. nothing happens
Actual results:
randomly nonresponsive keyboard and/or mouse
Expected results:
keyboard and mouse working perfectly
Additional info:
I've tried several things to gather data points:
For one thing, I've never had a problem talking to the motherboard
BIOS via the hub, that is the primary thing that leads me to suspect
linux rather than hub hardware.
If I plug and unplug the keyboard in the hub, nothing happens. It
is like linux isn't noticing new devices via the hub (or isn't paying
the same kind of attention to them that it should - perhaps this is
the same problem as bug 181732).
If, on the other hand, I plug the keyboard into the hub, then unplug
and plug in the hub itself, sometimes linux will then notice the
keyboard (sometimes not :-). I even once had a case where the keyboard
was working via the hub, and then stopped working (but I didn't
plug or unplug anything).
I've never had a problem with the keyboard and mouse plugged directly
into a usb port on the motherboard.
Here's what lsusb says about these devices when they happen to be working:
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0aa8:8001 TriGem Computer, Inc.
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 033: ID 047d:1002 Kensington
Bus 001 Device 032: ID 06a3:8000 Saitek PLC
Bus 001 Device 031: ID 04cc:1521 Philips Semiconductors USB 2.0 Hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 04a9:221c Canon, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
The mouse is Kensington, the keyboard is Saitek, and the hub I am
trying to use is Philips.
Same hub and keyboard plugged into a windows box has no problems.
Sometimes it takes windows a few minutes to actually recognize
everything, but it always seems to get it right eventually.
P.S. I'm just guessing that udev may be the component for this bug,
it is hard to know exactly what to classify it as :-).
I'm off to try my FC6t2 boot partition and see if it has the same
More data: Booted FC6t2 partition, and it did (once) recognize the mouse
and keyboard via the hub. Decided to try some other stuff with the hub.
Plugged in a littl thumb drive, nothing happened. lsusb shows:
[root@zooty ~]# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0aa8:8001 TriGem Computer, Inc.
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04cc:1521 Philips Semiconductors USB 2.0 Hub
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 04a9:221c Canon, Inc.
Bus 002 Device 005: ID 06a3:8000 Saitek PLC
Bus 002 Device 006: ID 047d:1002 Kensington
so the thumb drive doesn't show up at all. Leaving everything plugged
into the hub, I unplug and plug the hub, now lsusb shows:
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0aa8:8001 TriGem Computer, Inc.
Bus 002 Device 021: ID 05dc:a430 Lexar Media, Inc.
Bus 002 Device 019: ID 047d:1002 Kensington
Bus 002 Device 017: ID 06a3:8000 Saitek PLC
Bus 002 Device 013: ID 04cc:1521 Philips Semiconductors USB 2.0 Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 04a9:221c Canon, Inc.
So the thumb drive is there now (Lexar), but it wasn't mounted - opening
the "my computer" in gnome doesn't show the lexar drive as it normally
does when I plug it directly into the motherboard.
I'll try booting FC6 a few more times to see if it suffers from the
random failures like FC5.
FC6 seems better with the mouse and keyboard. I've booted a few times
now and it always recognized them, but the thumb drive is never recognized
in the same hub (this smacks of someone special casing the keyboard and
mouse somewhere to get them to work rather than fixing the general problem :-).
However, I did have some kind of problem on FC6. I was tying in a gnome
terminal and suddenly an infinite number of hyphen characters started
spewing. Had to unplug the keyboard and plug into motherboard connector
again to solve that one, so FC6, while better at initial recognition,
still has problems when a hub is involved.
Still never had a problem with initial recognition in FC6, but I also noticed
some additional data points:
The problem on FC6 is mainly that the keyboard will stop working after a while.
I'm wondering if some kind of power management thing is interacting
with usb - it turns everything off, then forget to turn it back on?
The Windows box I tried this on has both usb 1.1 and usb 2.0 ports. It is
definitely much flakier when I plug the hub into a 2.0 port. It takes much
longer to "settle down" and fully recognize the mouse anhd keyboard following
standby, and I can only bring it out of standby with the power switch, when
I'm plugged into the usb 1.1 port, the keyboard will bring it out of standby.
Despite the increased flakiness, everything does eventually work OK on
the Windows box.
Yet another box I tried is an old fedora core 4 system which has only usb 1.1
ports. On this box (still with the same hub) it is absolutely rock solid.
Never once did I have a problem with recognition.
It is beginning to look a lot like whatever is going on has something to
do with usb 2.0 problems (unfortunately I have no usb 1.1 ports in my
main machine, so I can't solve the problem by switching ports).
My final data point for a while (I'm getting tired of experimenting :-).
On FC6, if I find and turn off every power management option I can
locate going through preferences and screen savers and wot not, the
keyboard apparently works forever, seems as solid as the fedora core 4
box was.
With all the default power management settings, if I leave it for a
while and come back, the keyboard will be inoperative and I'll have
to unplug it from the hub and plug it directly into the motherboard
to get it back.
Since my FC5 and FC6 testing is all on the same machine, it certainly
seems to indicate that something is different at a software level and
it isn't hardware (or not all hardware anyway) causing the problem.
Well, I tried one more thing after all. I found another hub collecting
dust because it had failed miserably the last time I tried to use it, but
I gave it a whirl anyway, and in this case, it (so far) seems to be working
perfectly. None of the symptoms have cropped up in either FC5 or FC6t2.
This one shows up as:
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 050d:0234 Belkin Components F5U234 USB 2.0 4-Port Hub
instead of the Phillips one I'd been using before (sold as brand name "Targus").
I guess I'll stick with the Belkin for now (but the different behavior
on FC5 and FC6t2 still makes it seem like some software is involved
This isn't a hal issue. Most likely a USB driver issue.
Whereever the bug belongs, I can add that the Belkin hub has been working
almost flawlessly since I added comment 5 above, but I have had it fail
to recognize the mouse once after a reboot. Unpluging and pluging back
in the mouse from the hub fixed that glitch.
I did find that a usb->serial cable that I use for my cellphone doesn't
work in the belkin hub (I think that was the original reason I concluded
the hub was busted). If I plug it into the motherboard, it works fine.
A new kernel update has been released (Version: 2.6.18-1.2200.fc5)
based upon a new upstream kernel release.
Please retest against this new kernel, as a large number of patches
go into each upstream release, possibly including changes that
may address this problem.
This bug has been placed in NEEDINFO state.
Due to the large volume of inactive bugs in bugzilla, if this bug is
still in this state in two weeks time, it will be closed.
Should this bug still be relevant after this period, the reporter
can reopen the bug at any time. Any other users on the Cc: list
of this bug can request that the bug be reopened by adding a
comment to the bug.
In the last few updates, some users upgrading from FC4->FC5
have reported that installing a kernel update has left their
systems unbootable. If you have been affected by this problem
please check you only have one version of device-mapper & lvm2
installed. See bug 207474 for further details.
If this bug is a problem preventing you from installing the
release this version is filed against, please see bug 169613.
If this bug has been fixed, but you are now experiencing a different
problem, please file a separate bug for the new problem.
Thank you.
(this is a mass-close to kernel bugs in NEEDINFO state)
As indicated previously there has been no update on the progress of this bug
therefore I am closing it as INSUFFICIENT_DATA. Please re-open if the issue
still occurs for you and I will try to assist in its resolution. Thank you for
taking the time to report the initial bug.
If you believe that this bug was closed in error, please feel free to reopen
this bug.


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The leak was above average but it was not until a follow-up appointment that November revealed it had worsened that Mark learned he would need heart valve replacement surgery within the next few months. Choosing Northwestern Medicine was a given for Mark. "This was uncharted territory for me – I never had heart surgery before – and knowing the reputation gave me confidence and helped reduce the stress," Mark said. "To know I was going to one of the best possible places and having one of the best heart surgeons in the country certainly calmed my nerves a great deal." The Program for Atrial Fibrillation at Northwestern Medicine offers the most advanced medical and surgical techniques for treating irregular heartbeat. This includes, but is not limited to, a miniature remote cardiac monitor – 87 percent smaller than previous monitors – that is easily injected under the skin, transmitting data back to the care team at night. More recently, the team performed the first successful placement in Illinois of the WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) device, a minimally invasive and potentially life saving procedure that reduces the risk of stroke. Mark met with Patrick M. McCarthy, MD, the heart surgeon that first drew him to Northwestern Medicine, and Pablo Denes, MD, who would become his cardiologist. The first date he requested for his procedure was April 21 – two days after the Boston Marathon. When Dr. McCarthy found out Mark planned to spend the intervening months training and running, he ruled that out. Mark's second suggestion was that very day – to allow the most possible time to recover for the race. They settled on February 1, two weeks later. The day before his open-heart surgery, Mark ran 10 miles. As during the preceding weeks and months, he was in no pain, he felt nothing wrong. His procedure lasted six hours. 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- Calories 189
- Caloriesfromfat 22%
- Fat 5g
- Satfat 1.3g
- Monofat 2g
- Polyfat 0.5g
- Protein 13g
- Carbohydrate 23g
- Fiber 2g
- Cholesterol 14mg
- Iron 2mg
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Sprinkle steak with 1/4 teaspoon salt.
Place steak, quartered onion, pressed garlic, and broth in a 3-quart pressure cooker.
Cover cooker with lid, and seal securely. Set on high-pressure setting, if available. Cook over medium-high heat until pressure cooker steams and full pressure is achieved. Reduce heat to medium, and cook for 45 minutes.
Remove from heat; release pressure. Carefully remove lid so that steam escapes away from you. Remove meat from cooker. Let cool slightly. Strain onion mixture, reserving broth for another use; discard solids.
Sauté chopped onion and bell pepper in hot oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat 7 minutes or until tender. Add minced garlic, and sauté 2 minutes. Stir in remaining 1 teaspoon salt, diced tomatoes, lime juice, hot sauce, ground cumin, and pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, 7 minutes or until most of the liquid evaporates.
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As she sought a group home placement for her mentally ill, young adult daughter, commercial real-estate professional Carol Reynolds, president of Province Valuation Group of Sandy Springs, Ga. and a local NAMI member, found a lot that she didn't like about these homes. She found that the surroundings were "very stark" and noted that due to the financial circumstances of many mentally ill residents, many of the homes were located in troubled or undesirable neighborhoods. Yet, even then there appeared to be a "huge need" and demand for residential treatment options due to the closure of psychiatric hospital units in the region.
After 20 plus years specializing in appraisals for acute-care, senior-care, and long-term residential facilities, Reynolds was reluctant to place her daughter into a facility she did not like. So, she decided to put her skills to work to create a new, residential mental health treatment setting.
It all started when she looked at a home across the street from her business, Province, which was located in a former single family home—one of 14 mature, mostly rental properties on a quiet mixed business/residential street. Working with an associate, who also owned a home in the neighborhood of mature residences, Reynolds acquired a third property.
"I decided to present three houses for rezoning," she said. Her goal was to rezone the properties—all of which were originally single family homes— from office and institutional (O&I) use to a new use: assisted living for mentally ill or developmentally disabled individuals.
A logical presentation
Because she specializes in the valuation and market analysis of acute care, senior care, and assisted living properties, Reynolds was well prepared for the challenge and controversy involved in launching a residential mental health treatment center—what was to become The Cottages On Mountain Creek—in a neighborhood setting.
Some of The Cottages' neighbors were upset by the prospect of a small mental health treatment community opening within their neighborhood. Some expressed concern to local officials, notably during the zoning process, that The Cottages might drive down property values or scare residential rental customers away. But once again, Reynolds' experience in valuing, siting, and developing medical and assisted living properties served her well as she was able to show added real estate value for the neighborhood. "I know the business, so I was able to present the need in a logical way, maintain support for the project, and see it through."
The financial challenge was also expected, she explains. "Bankers kept saying, 'What is your demand? Where is your market data?'" Because she didn't have any demand or pricing data for residential mental health businesses, Reynolds had to finance project costs herself—a challenging, but not insurmountable problem for an experienced businesswoman like her. But to satisfy future questions—and prove the worth of her investment—Reynolds worked with a market research firm to develop a national mental health housing survey and, with the help of the local NAMI chapter and the publisher of SZ (schizophrenia) magazine, launched it. She expects to have definitive survey data soon that will help her to identify national and regional service needs, pricing points, and other key information.
Launch with three types of services
After the success of her rezoning effort, Reynolds, now CEO of the new organization, acquired three more neighborhood homes, "got an assisted living license, made renovations, and decided to become Joint Commission accredited." With those steps completed, Reynolds hired several key staff members and launched The Cottages On Mountain Creek. "We have a director of operations with over 20 years experience in mental health and SUD treatment, individual and group therapy, case management, medical management, and adjunct and life-skills training (yoga, culinary, music, equine, and more). Dietary and food needs are handled by an executive chef and an organic garden.
She sees The Cottages as a place where individuals with mental illness may take advantage of three levels of care: A 24/7 residential treatment program offers a range of intensive, supportive therapies for a period of six to twelve months. After acquiring these life skills, Reynolds sees many 24/7 residents stepping down to long-term structured independent living that offers fewer services with the freedom for residents to reach out and "live a fuller life" at work or in the community. A third option, day treatment, is open to non-resident consumers.
"We're open now, with a female assisted living residence (her daughter is a resident), a wellness/therapy center, and two adjacent residences (one male, one female) for supportive independent living. The remaining two homes are open for future growth, with one likely to open as a male assisted living residence in the near term. At present, Reynolds says that, "We're looking for long-term residents (male and female) in our 24/7 and structured independent living homes, and we have opened day-treatment services in our wellness center."
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text: When people look at anonymity services, they're always talking about services like Hide My Ass and other proxy services. I may be thinking old school, but the first thing that comes to mind when I think of online anonymity is TOR. While the speeds are relatively slow, they have become much faster in the recent years. The problem I'm facing however is that TOR seems to be blacklisted just about everywhere you go. Google always demands some sort of Captcha when using it, and certain websites are entirely blocked. In fact, I managed to get a Yahoo Mail account blocked just from using it. Are all of the nodes on TOR blacklisted everywhere? Is there a way to determine when a new node has come online and if so, is it possible to select it specifically as your final node on the network?


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text: Site Based Reporting Tool Originally developed for Kentucky school districts, the Site Based Reporting Tool replaces days of work by allowing you to set specific parameters and extracting your site based information into a customized Excel spreadsheet. Once the parameters are in place, they only need to be slightly adjusted for the following years and reports are completed in a matter of minutes. The Site Based Reporting Tool is a no brainer for Kentucky school administrators who prepare annual site based reports. Features Benefits Site Based Reporting Tool contains the following features: Extracts detailed information from the MUNIS data base, thus eliminating the need to keep separate data bases and spreadsheets with this information. Asks you for guiding parameters that control the report. These parameters include Projected enrollment by grade/program Tax information in case taxes will be different next year Amounts and percentages for Section 6, SEEK and Section 3 projected ADA Excludes predetermined specific pay types and object codes. Specific project codes can be specified for inclusion. Provides a district summary page in Excel. Presents comprehensive information for each site. Gives you incredible power to manipulate the information once the results reside in an Excel spreadsheet. For example, replacing a Rank 1 twenty-year teacher with a Rank 2 twelve-year teacher uses salary tables built into spreadsheets (pulled from MUNIS) to automatically adjust every element of the spreadsheet affected by this change. Allows you to use current year data or any year's projection table. Site Based Reporting Tool offers the following benefits:The Site Based Reporting Tool greatly reduces the time, effort and stress of your annual site based reporting. This straight forward product pays for itself by assisting you in more efficiently using your time.


text: Honestly, Alice from our story didn't mean to say it – somehow it just came out in the heat of the moment during a row with her stepmum. She instantly regretted it, but couldn't find quite the right words to apologise. So instead, she's using a different kind of language – the powerful language of cupcakes – to say sorry. To her huge relief, it works*. First, make the sauce. Heat the caster sugar in a pan with 4 tbsp water, until dissolved, then bring to the boil slowly. Bubble for 3-5 minutes, until you have a dark amber colour. Remove from heat and add the butter, stirring until melted. Mix in the cream and a pinch of salt, then leave to cool for 1 3/4 hours. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to gas 4, 180°C, fan 160°C. Cream the butter and brown sugar, until pale. Add the eggs, one at a time, and mix well, then add the vanilla, if using. Sift in the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder and mix, until a soft dough forms. Divide the mixture equally between a 12-hole muffin tin and bake for 23-25 minutes. Remove from the oven while still quite soft in the centres. Using a small jar, gently press a well in the middle of each. Leave to cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then put on a wire rack to cool completely. Using a piping bag fitted with a star nozzle, pipe the caramel into each cupcake, or spoon it in and swirl with the back of a teaspoon. Scatter with a pinch of salt and chocolate shavings. Refrigerate until serving. Little help No time to make your own sauce? Use Tesco Finest salted caramel sauce, but spoon it in rather than piping. Leftovers If you can resist eating it straight away, chop the leftover chocolate into chunks and scatter over ice cream or throw into the mix the next time you make cookies. *These cupcakes are quite rich, so save them for a treat.


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Rizzo Hall originated in Montreal in 1960 and branched out to Toronto in 1977, during which time we have continued to expand our knowledge and expertise in the hospitality business. We have now served millions of satisfied customers, who appreciate our quality, service, experience and hospitality.
Peter Rugiano, our original chef, who continues to supervise the daily operations of the kitchen, travels the world to bring both new and traditional ideas in International Cuisine to please our valued customers.


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There is room for your computer plus lots more in our Amish handcrafted Flat Top Computer Desk with Hutch Top. This computer desk has an attractive appearance for your home or office. Choose from over 9 wood types and many stain selections to customize your look. Please call to speak to a sales representative with questions on our Flat Top Computer Desk with Hutch Top!
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Assessment and feedback
The University has approved a new Assessment and Feedback policy. We understand the importance of the assessment you undertake and the feedback you receive throughout your course.
We recognise that feedback provides developmental support and constructive suggestions for how to improve performance, as well as explaining the mark you have been given. The University therefore expects that your deadlines are all published well in advance, feedback is accessible and prompt wherever practical and reasonable.
We recognise that learning, teaching and assessment comes in a variety of forms and as such a number of exceptions to the policy are expected – therefore you will be advised how the policy will be applied to your course.
Read the Assessment and Feedback policy (PDF).
Academic Learning Development
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Disability Learning Support
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Vintage Done Right
America is a place of innovation achievement and genuine craftsmanship. At Sandast, MADE IN USA is not a gimmick or sales tactic it's a seal of quality and symbol of pride. Using techniques from our ancestors and classic designs, we're doing vintage goods the right way to produce lifetime pieces that truly demonstrate American Quality


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Industry news
Simplifying healthcare reform: The known and the unknown
Simplifying healthcare reform: The known and the unknown
The healthcare industry stepped into 2017 with a sense of unease—and understandably so. In addition to the usual list of issues that challenge healthcare organizations, this year President Trump's pledge to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the start of the first MACRA performance period following last October's 2,000 plus page final rule have sparked questions from every corner of the industry. How quickly will any changes stemming from the ACA repeal start taking place? What impact will those changes have on patient access and provider patient populations? Where is the industry headed in terms of payment reform?
Do these sound familiar? You're not alone in your uncertainty.
While the answers to some of these questions may not surface for a while, there is one certainty providers can bank on: the broader shift to value-based reimbursement is here to stay.
What do we know is certain?
Amidst the uncertainty surrounding the ACA, there have yet to be any serious discussions about making fundamental changes to MACRA. The reason? Despite, its flaws and limitations, the MACRA law was a bipartisan effort more than a decade in the making that itself represents the unsustainability of the fee-for-service payment system. Furthermore, MACRA is just one component of the industry's shift towards value, which is being driven by both government and market forces. As such, providers must continue to align their 2017 priorities to enable success under MACRA's new Quality Payment Program, including making critical assessments of existing technology infrastructure and detailed evaluations of care new delivery models.
In light of the continued push for value, and even recent legislation included in December's 21st Century Cures Act, interoperability and health information exchange will also remain industry priorities for the foreseeable future. Infrastructures must support the consistent and accurate flow of data to drive performance improvement and enable healthcare organizations to measure, analyze, and report cost and quality metrics that will drive reimbursement under value-based payment models.
Where do we go from here?
Nearly every day there's a new headline about healthcare reform. NextGen is committed to helping providers cut through the noise and focus on what's important. Stop by our booth (#3361) at HIMSS17, where we will be separating the knowns from the unknowns, the "real" news from the "fake" news, and answering your healthcare reform questions to help dispel confusion about where the industry is headed.
To learn more about how to handle MACRA during this transition year, Check out our Definitive Guide to Value-Based Care. Join Government Affairs Advisor, Chris Emper, for late afternoon coffee at our booth #3361 on February 20th-21st to learn what you can do today to prepare for change.
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The Trump Administration's 2018 Healthcare Reboot
2017 was a year of tremendous uncertainty for healthcare providers. After spending the previous several years adjusting to the realities of and…
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Medical scheduling software
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Understanding MACRA: Value-based healthcare today and beyond
Get the facts about MACRA compliance to achieve your practice's maximum reimbursements.
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NextGen Healthcare's latest blog discusses "connected health," also known in the industry as "interoperability." The seamless connectivity among differing…
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Dr. Betty Rabinowitz discusses a study calling for the evaluation and implementation to reduce the socioeconomic inequalities that…


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Jemisin is a brilliant world-builder -- and this is (at least) her third world. The Stillness is prone to shakes, quakes, and other geological happenings; certain people, called orogenes, have the power to stop these shakes before they start. Orogenes are feared and hated, unless they're part of the Fulcrum, where they are trained and controlled. Jemisin weaves three storylines -- a mother looking for her kidnapped daughter; a girl taken to the Fulcrum; two orogenes, reluctantly working together -- into a mesmerizing whole, building a vivid, uncertain world populated with unforgettable characters. (Molly)— From Molly
"[It] shines for its remarkable characters and graceful prose" -
-Library Journal (Starred Review) on The Killing Moon
"Jemisin proves yet again that she is one of the important new writers in the sff scene." -
-Kate Elliott, author of Cold Fire, on The Killing Moon
"[A] gripping series launch...as well as a rousing political and supernatural adventure."
-Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) on The Killing Moon
This is a book that readers won't be able to put down...A magnificent novel and one of the best books this reviewer has read this year."
-RT Book Reviews on The Inheritance trilogy
"N.K. Jemisin has written a fascinating epic fantasy where the stakes are not just the fate of kingdoms but of the world and the universe."
-sfrevu.com on The Inheritance trilogy
"The very best kind of sequel: as lush and evocative and true as the first, with all the same sense of mystery, giving us the world and characters we already love, and yet with a new story and a wonderfully new perspective on the whole dazzling world and pantheon the author has built."
-Naomi Novik on The Inheritance trilogy
"Jemisin's engaging debut grabs readers right from the start...a complex, edge-of-your-seat story with plenty of funny, scary, and bittersweet twists."
-Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) on The Inheritance trilogy
"A compelling page-turner."
-The Onion A.V. Club on The Inheritance trilogy


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Barn House Designs, Geelong
The Barn House is a semi-rural house design consisting of two barn-shaped buildings with a central private courtyard. While the materials, corrugated Colorbond sides and cedar-end walls were selected to enhance the country feel, the detailing is distinctly modern.
Our builders in Geelong have made the walls and roof extend past the cedar-end walls, suggesting a thin structural skin. Windows are narrow and slender, set within a protruding white frame and giving the illusion of a shadow box. Even the pergola follows the barn-shape profile.
At Topic Builders & Architects, we pride ourselves on our Geelong house designs which offer our clients a home that is both functional and visually stunning.
Principal architect: Buck Grgic


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Become part of the Seasons Series with a Creative Fashion ART portrait session with Megan Rizzo
BECOME the Autumn Queen at the Best Gold Coast Photography Studio.
Do you love the colours and the feel of each Season as they turn?
I look forward to the very first day of Autumn as the season turns around every year. This is the third Autumn series I have shot here at Studio Fascino. The enjoyment I receive from creating Fine Art Portraits in my Professional Gold Coast Photography studio here on the Beautiful Gold Coast is glorious.
I am looking forward to creating some more Autumn glamour portraits for all of the Goddesses out there. You can become the Autumn queen with Megan of Studio Fascino, or any other Seasons Queen actually. Give her a call or an email to schedule your creative Photoshoot.
Autumn is a season for balancing light and dark, letting go. It is also a season for accepting the impermanence of things.
The autumn equinox marks the arrival of the season of Autumn. Traditionally Autumn is seen as a period of changes leading to the dark of winter. Interestingly enough, Autumn is actually the beginning of the cycle.
As we watch leaves fluttering to the ground in Autumn, we are also reminded that nature's cycles are mirrored in our lives. Autumn is a time for letting go and releasing things that have been a burden. Autumn is the right time to practice getting out of the way and letting Spirit take charge of our lives.
The warmth, and scents such as brown sugar, poets, change, cinnamon, baking, pumpkin, res, yellows, orange, brown, solitude, apples, beauty, almond, amber, hibernation, maple, pear, pecan, pinecones, golden & wondrous.
You have an opportunity to be photographed by Megan Rizzo in her unique, artistic style as the AUTUMN QUEEN in her Gold Coast Photography Studio. This is a one of a kind portrait experience to create a piece of artwork to adorn the walls of your home.
Megan designs costumes, backdrops, makeup & personalised styling to transform you into a majestic scene for a one off shoot. Miss Bree will work her Makeup magic using gorgeous Autumn tones and either styling your hair to suit the concept or adding be autumn wigs to set the scene. You will receive a beautifully printed and matted 16x20inch wall portrait plus a complimentary digital copy for you to share on your social media.
Or, Maybe Winter is more your thing.
Even on the coldest days of winter the sun is bright in the sky, bringing joy to my heart. The snow has a purity that elevates my spirit, the world made as pristine as a book ready for new stories. Already my creativity is surging, dancing around the evergreens with the delight of a child. Even the coldness upon my face is refreshing, my body cozy inside a warm coat.
The Seasons SeriesWatch the video of the behind the scenes and the finished Artworks.
As seen in BNE MAGAZINE
Can Fine Art photographs be created with a $2 placemat from Kmart and a stapler?
Speak to Megan Rizzo of Studio Fascino and you will see that the answer is definitely YES!!
You can also read the Blog Post written by Dead Gorgeous Hair & Makeup Styling here or click the Image below.
Gold Coast Photography Studio
It is also a time to have a look at the wardrobe as well as our hair and makeup styling.
Here are some gorgeous makeup ideas for Autumn looks.
Featuring Bree of Dead Gorgeous Cosmetics wearing @toofaced Sweet Peach So exciting to play with Autumn tones with my makeup now that the Autumn Queen has returned. Think browns, golds, oranges loads of warm tones and neutrals. Eyes: @toofaced Sweet Peach palette Lips: @mermaid_salon lipstick in "Fawns Horns"
Lets look to the covers of Vogue for some Autumn Fashion Inspiration
I have created an Autumn Pinterest Board as well. Have a look and add your favourite inspirational Autumn looks, colours, tones and makeup idea's.
Gold Coast Photography Studio
Places will go fast. Secure your spot during Autumn via this link or email firstname.lastname@example.com
"Autumn has always been my favourite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if Mother Nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale" – Leauren Destefano
Miss Enya behind the scenes during her shoot.
View the Autumn Queen and the Seasons Full Gallery here on YOU TUBE
Here in the Studio Fascino Gallery
some Behind the Scenes images for you at Studio Fascino on the Gold Coast.
Now you can learn how Megan does it all!
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About Megan
Megan Rizzo is a Multi Award Winning Gold Coast photographer and the owner of Studio Fascino. Studio Fascino specialises in creating classic and creative photography images that capture the elegant and timeless vintage look and feel reminiscent of Hollywood's golden era starlets as well as Megan's unique Creative styling with her Seasons Queen Series.
Megan has a passion for Vintage & Creative styling and has been collecting for over 20 years. Megan also is a trained Beauty Therapist, Makeup Artist and Creative. She knows what looks great when styling her models to bring a creative vision to life.
Megan creates the costumes by hand or sources them from her extensive vintage collection. She hand paints the canvas backdrops herself adjusting tones, textures & colours, & she works exclusively with her Hair & Makeup Artist to bring a character to life. Megan has extensive knowledge of photographic lighting styles to bring a certain "feeling & mood" to an image to compliment the styling perfectly.
Contact Megan at firstname.lastname@example.com or
give me a call on 0430 156 333
You can also view Blog posts on the Summer Queen, the Winter Queen and the Spring Queen.
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A VANISHED WORLD. With a Foreword by Elie Wiesel.
VISHNIAK, Roman.
Price: $75.00 USD
Place Published: New York
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux.
Date Published: 1983.
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good in Dust Jacket
Book Id: 310352
First Edition. Quarto, original brown titled in gilt and blind.boards. Fine copy, dust jacket is VG only (Short closed tears at spine head and onto front panel of jacket, small tape repairs).
¶ An extraordinary record of the lives of German and Eastern European Jews in the years immediately preceding the Holocaust. Vishniac, a Russian Jew, began to take photographs of village life during World War I, when Russian Jews who lived near the front were accused of being German spies and were deported to Siberia. He later moved to Germany, where he witnessed the horrible events of Kristallnacht and the anti-Jewish legislation that allowed Hitler to declare his enemies stateless and therefore unworthy of international protection. As we study Vishniac's photographs--a surviving fraction of the more than 16,000 he took--we are aware that we are seeing the faces of those soon to die, witnessing a world that has all but perished. Yet that world, of shops and schools, of busy streets and quiet farms, remains with us if only as a ghostly memory, thanks in part to Vishniac's compassionate eye.
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"We're thrilled about this donation," said Richard Brown, Autism Speaks national director of leadership giving. "It will enable us to produce the Employment Tool Kit, post it on our website and make it available to employers willing to think about hiring individuals with autism. And it will help families explore viable employment options as their children move into adulthood."
"QBE is pleased to support this outstanding organization that helps individuals be the best they can be," said QBE the Americas President and Chief Executive Officer John Rumpler. "We want to assist people from all walks of life so they can help support themselves."
"We hear from employers that they are extremely pleased with the skill, work ethic and productivity of their employees who have autism," said Lisa Goring, Autism Speaks vice president of Family Services. "The Employment Tool Kit will help provide tools for employers to support individuals with autism so that they are successful in their jobs, and provides information for individuals with autism and their families to investigate various employment opportunities they may not otherwise have thought about."
Autism Speaks is one of 10 charities receiving grants from QBE in 2011. More than 200 charities providing vocational services in QBE's local communities were nominated and voted on by employees in 143 offices across the country.
About Autism
Autism is a general term used to describe a group of complex developmental brain disorders – autism spectrum disorders – caused by a combination of genes and environmental influences. These disorders are characterized, in varying degrees, by social and behavioral challenges, as well as repetitive behaviors. An estimated 1 in 110 children in the U.S. is on the autism spectrum – a 600 percent increase in the past two decades that is only partly explained by improved diagnosis.
About QBE
QBE Insurance Group Limited is one of the top 25 insurers and reinsurers worldwide. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, QBE operates out of 49 countries around the globe, with a presence in every key insurance market. The Americas Division, headquartered in New York, conducts business through various property and casualty insurance subsidiaries in 10 countries. QBE's Americas Division produced $5.2 billion in gross written premium in 2010and an 89.7percent combined operating ratio.QBE Insurance companies are rated "A" (Excellent) by A.M. Best and "A+" by Standard and Poor's. For more information, visit qbe.com.
About Autism Speaks
Autism Speaks is the world's largest autism science and advocacy organization. Since its inception in 2005, Autism Speaks has made enormous strides, committing over $160 million to research and developing innovative resources for families. The organization is dedicated to funding research into the causes, prevention, treatments and a cure for autism; increasing awareness of autism spectrum disorders; and advocating for the needs of individuals with autism and their families. In addition to funding research, Autism Speaks has created resources and programs including the Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network, Autism Speaks' Autism Genetic Resource Exchange and several other scientific and clinical programs. Notable awareness initiatives include the establishment of the annual United Nations-sanctioned World Autism Awareness Day on April 2, which Autism Speaks celebrates through its Light it Up Blue initiative. Also, Autism Speaks award-winning "Learn the Signs" campaign with the Ad Council has received over $300 million in donated media. Autism Speaks' family resources include the Autism Video Glossary, a 100 Day Kit for newly-diagnosed families, a School Community Tool Kit, a Grandparent's Guide to Autism, and a community grant program. Autism Speaks has played a critical role in securing federal legislation to advance the government's response to autism, and has successfully advocated for insurance reform to cover behavioral treatments in 29 states thus far, with bills pending in an additional 10 states. Each year Walk Now for Autism Speaks events are held in more than 80 cities across North America. To learn more about Autism Speaks, please visit www.autismspeaks.org.
About the Co-Founders
Autism Speaks was founded in February 2005 by Suzanne and Bob Wright, the grandparents of a child with autism. Bob Wright is Senior Advisor at Lee Equity Partners and Chairman and CEO of the Palm Beach Civic Association. He served as Vice Chairman of General Electric; and as the Chief Executive Officer of NBC and NBC Universal for more than twenty years. He also serves on the board of directors of the Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation, Mission Product, EMI Group Global Ltd., and AMC Networks Inc., and is a Trustee of the New York Presbyterian hospital. Suzanne Wright is a Trustee Emeritus of Sarah Lawrence College, her alma mater. Suzanne has received numerous awards, the Women of Distinction Award from Palm Beach Atlantic University, the CHILD Magazine Children's Champions Award, Luella Bennack Volunteer Award, Spirit of Achievement award by the Albert Einstein College of Medicine's National Women's Division and The Women of Vision Award from the Weizmann Institute of Science. In 2008, the Wrights were named to the Time 100 Heroes and Pioneers category, a list of the most influential people in the world, for their commitment to global autism advocacy. They have also received the first ever Double Helix Award for Corporate Leadership from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, the NYU Child Advocacy Award, the Castle Connolly National Health Leadership Award and the American Ireland Fund Humanitarian Award. In the past couple of years the Wrights have received honorary doctorate degrees from St. John's University, St. Joseph's University and UMass Medical School.