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"Lounging around in the sun and heat may leave you craving light, veggie-focused meals. Chef Tanya's Kitchen, a charming vegan spot, has you covered. Mostly a take-away spot, Tanya's is the place to grab salads, bowls, and tempeh burgers to stock your Airbnb kitchen or pack for a day trip to J-Tree. A favorite order? The Fleetwood Macaroni Salad, of course."
18 Essential Palm Springs Restaurants, Winter 2018
"Hidden away in an industrial complex is Tanya Petrovna bastion of plant-based fare. The takeout-only spot offers a selection of deli sides including an eggless egg salad and a Moroccan-spiced cauliflower salad with sweet potatoes and chickpeas. Heartier offerings include entree-sized salads and sandwiches, like the pinto bean and seitan Mexican torta. Look out for a different to-go dinner entrée every Wednesday, as well as an "After 4 Bowl" special each week."
Welcome: These are the restaurants that opened in the Coachella Valley in 2017
"I'm not a follower of the vegan lifestyle in any way, but after taking a bite of Chef Tanya's Kitchen's "El Cubano" sandwich, I almost converted.
At Chef Tanya's the ham for the Cubano is substituted with seitan -- a wheat protein that, marinated the "Tanya way," provides an exquisite alternative. For owner Tanya Petrovna, the eatery represents a return to the Coachella Valley food scene after founding, and later leaving, Native Foods Cafe.
You don't have to be vegan to enjoy this restaurant located in Palm Springs' industrial area. Just give that Cubano a try and get back to me."
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"This plant-based take-away spot is in an inconspicuous location in an industrial area, but this does not stop it from having a continuous line during lunch hour. This place will have vegans and non-vegans alike raving about every single bite."
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"Chef Tanya's Kitchen is a low-key Palm Springs eatery opened in 2017 by executive chef Tanya Petrovna, known for its excellent all-vegetarian menu offerings. The restaurant, which was originally founded as a tempeh and seitan production facility, serves up deli sandwiches throughout the day today, stuffed with delicious vegan cheeses and ingredients such as avocado, pickled cabbage, chickpea mock tuna salad, and mock tofu bacon. Specialty sandwich offerings include vegan mimics of popular favorites like pastramis on rye, Cubanos, and barbecue rib sandwiches. Diners can also enjoy vegan lasagna at dinner, complemented by a selection of seasonal veggie bowls, loaded salads, and daily scratch-made soups."
5 Spots for Healthy Eats in the Desert
"If you want to learn just how mainstream a meatless diet has come, ask longtime Palm Springs resident Tanya Petrovna. When she opened her first vegetarian restaurant in town back in 1990, she didn't even include the word 'vegetarian' in the name for fear of scaring off potential customers. She later founded the vegan chain Native Foods and, more recently, opened the doors to her plant-based paradise known as Chef Tanya's Kitchen.
The counter-service spot hidden within an industrial neighborhood started as a deli with little seating but has morphed into a lunchtime gathering spot. Tanya's fabled housemade seitan is the base for hearty sandwiches, and there are lots of colorful salads, daily specials including tacos on Tuesdays, rotating soups, and ever-changing agua frescas. You can also grab deli salads like Moroccan-roasted cauliflower or eggless egg salad to go along with jars of her addictive cashew-based crack cheese."
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VIDEO: Chef Tanya Petrovna
"Chef Tanya Petrovna has one mission: to make vegan food taste good."
Check out the video above to hear more from Petrovna about her approach to vegan food, sourcing ingredients and more.
You won't think of vegan food the same after trying Palm Springs' newest lunch place
"Chef Tanya's Kitchen, which opened its doors earlier this summer, is more than a restaurant. For Petrovna, it is a triumphant return to the Coachella Valley food scene. For patrons, it's the source for that healthy and delicious plant-based dining option they've been asking for. And for everyone involved, it is a fun and friendly breath of fresh air."
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Sprout's honor: Palm Spring dishes vegetarian options
"The real standouts here are the hot pressed sandwiches. My two favorites are the Cubano and the Chupacabra. Trust me: you will be back for either of them. Both sandwiches are made with seitan, on crusty rolls that stand up to the other tasty ingredients."
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The Indy Endorsement: El Cubano at Chef Tanya's Kitchen
"When done right, a Cuban sandwich is one of my favorite foods. Chef Tanya's version subs out the usual ham and pork for slow-roasted citrus and garlic seitan, and while I can't say the seitan made me forget about the absence of those meats, it made for a damn tasty sandwich. It melded with the tomatoes, pickles, onions, lettuce, mustard, mayo and freaking amazing bread to create a hot-pressed delight."
Where to Eat in Palm Springs
"It's the definition of hidden gem: a takeout place buried within an industrial complex touting creative plant-based fare created by a legit chef in a town lacking in vegan eateries. Got all that? Inside her deli/lunch counter, Tanya Petrovna (the original founder of vegan chain Native Foods) offers rotating deli salads including eggless egg salad; Moroccan-spiced cauliflower with sweet potato and chickpeas; and a pepita-spiked creamy cabbage slaw along with sandwiches like a pinto bean-and-seitan Mexican torta. The kitchen stays open until 8 p.m. on Wednesdays to offer a vegan dinner entree with sides, and you can also buy packages of housemade sliced seitan and jars of her nut-based "crack cheese" any day of the week."
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New places to eat and drink in Greater Palm Springs
"We love the Chupacabra Chicken sandwich (thinly sliced seitan filets, avocado, cilantro, house-pickled jalapenos, lettuce, roasted tomato, onion, chipotle mayo on a torpedo roll), or try one of the many deli salads, like the Moroccan Chop (local sweet potatoes, cauliflower, chick peas, parsley, red onion, Moroccan vinaigrette, currants, almonds, Flying Disc dates, green olives)."

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Free-response questions on the AP US Government exam are more straightforward than those on some other AP tests, but they can still be tough if you're not ready for them. In this guide, I'll lay out a step-by-step method for answering AP Government FRQs, go through a real example, and tell you where you can find additional practice resources.
AP Government Free-Response Section Format
The free-response section has four questions total, each of which is worth an equal percentage of your score. You'll have an hour and 40 minutes to answer these questions, which means you should spend no more than 20-25 minutes on each of them. Each question is typically worth between 5-7 raw points, and the free-response section as a whole makes up 50 percent of your score. All the free-response questions have pretty much the same format, so it's one of the simpler AP free-response sections overall.
Free-response questions on this exam will ask you to integrate your knowledge of the various content areas covered by the course. This includes analyzing political events in the US, discussing examples, and demonstrating your understanding of general principles of US government and politics. You'll also be asked to examine data from charts, define key terms, and explain the roles that different parts of our government play in the political system.
AP Government FRQs: Step-By-Step Solution Process
This section provides a step-by-step process for answering any question on the AP US Government exam. Here's a sample question that I'll reference throughout so that you can see how these steps might work in practice:
Step 1: Read the Introduction to the Question
Most questions on this test will have an introductory sentence or two before they break down into parts that you need to answer. This will give you background information and a general sense of what to expect in the rest of the question. Some questions are accompanied by images or charts (as we will see in the example section). If that's the case, you should also take a second here to review the graphics and make sure you understand what they're showing.
If you want, you can read the intros to all the questions before choosing where to begin. It may help to build your confidence and improve your efficiency to start with a question that's easier for you. In the sample question, you would note from the introduction that the question is going to be dealing with the role of political parties in US government. The intro also tells us that political parties have recently gained influence in Congress while losing influence in the actual election process.
Step 2: Identify (and Underline, If You Want) the Command Verb
For each part of each question, you're given specific instructions on the type of answer that is expected. These instructions include verbs like "identify", "explain", "describe", "define", and "compare." It's important to be aware of exactly what the question is asking you to do so that you can earn full points. These command verbs are the first words you should zero in on as you read. If you think it will help keep you focused, you can even underline them as you go through the question.
In part a of the sample question, the command verb is "describe." This indicates that you need to do more than just state an important function of political parties; you need to expand on exactly what it is. In parts c and d, the command verb changes to "explain", which means you'll need to include even more elaboration in your answer on how certain factors have affected party politics.
Step 3: Address All the Potential Points
After finding the command verb in the part of the question you're answering, take note of how many examples or descriptions you need to provide. Each of them will almost always correspond to a point in your raw score for the question. Be careful to answer the question thoroughly but directly, addressing all of these points in a way that will make it easy for graders to assess your response. You don't need to write an essay for these free-response questions. Just go straight for the answer to avoid ambiguity.
For part a of the sample question, you're asked to describe two important functions of political parties, which means that part a is almost certainly worth two points. You need to make sure you provide two distinct functions and make it easy for the grader to award points for your answer. If you go through the rest of the question, it looks like there are five raw points available in total: two for part a, one for part b, two for part c, and one for part d. Write your answer carefully so you can scoop up all of them!
Step 4: Reread Your Answer
Finally, reread what you wrote to ensure that it makes sense and addresses the question completely. Did you give the correct number of descriptions/examples/identifications? Does your answer directly respond to what the question is asking overall? If you're satisfied, move onto the next part of the question and return to step 2!
AP Government FRQ Example
Now, I'll go through the answers to a real AP Government free-response question from the 2013 exam to show you what your responses should look like:
First, let's consider the chart and the introductory sentence for this question. It looks like we're comparing the distribution of judicial appointments by gender and ethnicity for two different presidents.
For part a, you are asked to describe one way in which the judicial appointments of Obama and Bush were similar. You might say that in both cases more than half of the appointees were white, with Obama at 59 percent and Bush at 82 percent white. You could also say that the percentage of Hispanic nominees was similar for each president or that in both cases Asian American nominees were the rarest of all the ethnic groups. You would earn one point for this part of the question if you included either of those responses.
For part b, you are asked to describe two differences between the presidents in their judicial appointments. One difference you might point out is that a significantly larger percentage of Obama's nominees were women - almost half compared to Bush's mere 22 percent. A second difference is that Obama appointed a greater percentage of candidates from racial minorities. For example, 22 percent of his appointees were African American as compared to Bush's 7 percent. You could earn two points for part b, one for each difference between the two sets of nominees.
Part c asks you to explain how party affiliation impacts judiciary nominations. You might say that the President often chooses nominees with similar views who will adhere to his policy preferences. This typically means people who belong to the same political party as the President.
You could also say that the President tends to choose nominees who will make his party's electoral base happy and lead to victories in future elections. Part c was worth one point.
Finally, part d asks you to describe what a President can do to increase the likelihood that his federal court nominees will be confirmed. Possible answers to part d include:
- Consulting with the Senate/using senatorial courtesy
- Selecting a moderate candidate in the first place
- Properly vetting candidates and choosing people who are highly qualified
You would earn one point for this part of the question if you described any one of these methods. Notice that this question was worth a total of five raw points, which is probably the lowest raw point value you'll see on any of the AP US Government free-response questions. However, a lower raw point value doesn't mean it's worth any less in your final scaled score; each free-response question is equally important on this test.
Even people who make extremely important decisions, like federal judges, are appointed partially based on their political favorability.
How to Practice AP US Government Free-Response Questions
There are several resources that you can use to hone your skills in answering AP Government FRQs.
Official College Board Resources
The College Board site hosts free-response questions from previous tests that you can use for practice. Questions that come from tests administered between 2004 and 2015 are accompanied by scoring guidelines, so you can check your answers and tally up how many points you would have earned. These are the best sample free-response questions you can get because you know for sure that they accurately represent what you'll see on the real test. The questions from 2002 and 2003 don't have scoring guidelines, so be aware that you won't be able to check the official answers if you choose to use them.
Review Books
Review books can also be good resources for free response practice although they tend to vary in quality. The Princeton Review book for AP Gov includes five full practice tests, so there should be plenty of free response questions that you can use to practice your skills. The Barron's review book also has a couple of practice tests and extra free response questions that may be useful for practice.
If you don't want to buy the book, you can also take Barron's free online practice test for AP Gov, which includes free-response questions and scoring guidelines. If you use these free-response questions for practice, just be sure to intersperse them with official questions from the College Board so that you maintain an accurate sense of what to expect on the real test.
Review books can be great resources for free-response and multiple-choice practice questions and for test-taking strategies that you may not have discovered on your own.
The four free-response questions on the AP US Government exam can be approached methodically to earn the maximum number of points. Read the introduction to the question first so you can get your bearings. Then, for each of the separate parts, identify the command verb, address all aspects of the question, and double check your answer for missing pieces and careless errors.
I'd suggest practicing at least a few free response questions before heading into the exam. The best resource to use is the College Board website, which has an archive of past questions accompanied by answer guidelines. These questions are pretty simple compared to the free-response questions on other AP tests once you get the hang of them!
What's Next
Not sure where to begin in studying for the test as a whole? Read our five-step plan that will help you prepare to take on any AP test.
If you're missing some of your notes that you need to study for AP Gov, check out this article with links to all the content you need to know for the test.
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Fresno, California - Damacio Diaz, 44, of McFarland, formerly a detective with the Bakersfield Police Department, pled guilty Tuesday to bribery, possession and attempted possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, and making and subscribing a false income tax return, Acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
According to court documents, between April 2012 and February 2015, while employed as a police officer with the Bakersfield Police Department (BPD), Diaz handled a criminal informant who was involved in the large-scale sale and distribution of methamphetamine. Diaz continued to operate the informant even though he was fully aware of the informant's ongoing criminal activity. During this time, Diaz received bribes from the informant in return for intelligence on law enforcement activities as well as protection from investigation and arrest.
In addition to accepting illegal bribes, Diaz also engaged in drug trafficking while with the BPD. On September 20, 2012, while on duty, Diaz stopped a vehicle operated by two individuals from Yakima, Washington and used a BPD dog handler and police dog to search the vehicle. The search uncovered an ice chest containing approximately 10 pounds of methamphetamine divided into multiple bags. The BPD dog handler did not seize any of the drugs from the vehicle, but turned the scene over to Diaz and his partner to secure the methamphetamine and oversee the investigation of the incident. A week later, Diaz booked approximately one pound of methamphetamine from the vehicle stop into evidence. Diaz and his partner maintained possession of the remaining nine pounds of methamphetamine, and they ultimately sold it for their own personal gain.
According to the plea agreement, Diaz also filed a joint income tax return for the calendar year 2012 that falsely reported total income of $168,485 and did not include additional income of at least $97,900.
Acting U.S. Attorney Talbert stated: "The defendant attempted to take advantage of the trust placed in law enforcement officers for his personal gain. Law enforcement officers who accept bribes put the public and other law enforcement officers in danger. We appreciate the full cooperation of the Bakersfield Police Department and Chief Williamson, as well as our federal partners, in the investigation of this case."
"Law enforcement officers who abuse their authority for personal gain betray the community they have been sworn to protect," stated DEA Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin. "DEA is committed to working with our law enforcement partners to hold those accountable who participate in criminal activity that tarnishes the badge."
"When individuals working in an official capacity violate the trust of their communities by abusing that power, they undermine the hard work of the entire law enforcement community," said Michael T. Batdorf, Special Agent in Charge, IRS Criminal Investigation. "In exchange for cash, Detective Damacio Diaz agreed to tip-off and protect a known drug dealer. IRS CI followed the funds in his accounts and determined how much of the illegal proceeds did not make it to his tax returns. IRS-CI will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to ensure that those who attempt to illegally profit from their trusted positions are brought to justice."
"The public rightfully expects every law enforcement officer to obey all laws they are sworn to enforce. Damacio Diaz's illegal activities were in conflict with public safety, the law, and the safety of his fellow officers," said Special Agent in Charge Monica M. Miller of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Sacramento field office. "Such illegal and dangerous activity is not tolerable—especially when committed by an officer sworn to protect and service his community—and the FBI will continue to work with its partners to ensure any officer who engages in illegal activities and damages public trust in law enforcement faces justice."
Diaz has also agreed to the forfeiture of $128,000, which constitutes property which was derived from, or is traceable to the proceeds obtained directly or indirectly from the commission of his criminal conduct. This case is the product of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation, and the Bakersfield Police Department. Assistant United States Attorneys Brian K. Delaney and Angela Scott are prosecuting the case.
Diaz is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill on September 26, 2016. Diaz faces a maximum statutory penalty of life in prison and a $10 million fine. The actual sentence, however, will be determined at the discretion of the court after consideration of any applicable statutory factors and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, which take into account a number of variables.


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Sometimes victories earned over extra obstacles are the sweetest; however, in the case of Upper Cherry Creek, the standard version involves an 11 mile hike to the put in, providing plenty of suffering for even the most hardened masochist. Unfortunately, the Rim Fire of 2013 burned large sections of the Stanislaus National Forest, resulting in subsequent closures for the summer of 2014. Despite that the Upper Cherry Canyon remained unburned (it's hard to burn granite), the roads used to access the put in trail and take out at Cherry Lake were closed, so we hatched an alternative plan.
Bourland Meadows, a trailhead on the west rim of West Cherry Creek, was still accessible and was only about 4 miles from Upper Cherry Creek as the crow flies. After a quick look at the satellite images for the area we discerned that most of the hike could be done on open granite and there was a small pass between West Cherry and Cherry Creeks we could use to prevent significant additional elevation gain at the expense of extending the hike to 4.5 miles. So we had a way in, but the way out was not pretty.
The closure extended to just above the confluence of West Cherry and Cherry Creeks, and all potential access points further down towards the lake were also closed. Sometimes lack of options brings clarity. We would be taking out just above the confluence and hiking back up the West Cherry Canyon to Bourland Meadows, a hike of 7 miles and about 2500 ft. gain with no trail but significant open granite. And that was the plan. We knew it would be brutal but there weren't any other options for kayaking in California, so we we're in. We tried briefly to wrangle a few others in, but no one was convinced about all the off trail hiking, so we set off as a team of two.
We were planning to hike one day, kayak a day and a half, and then hike out that afternoon. Instead we got an extremely late start out of Sacramento, resulting in having to call ahead for our wilderness permit since we weren't going to make it by the 5 o'clock close. The open roads to Bourland Meadows were pretty burly and we didn't arrive until 7:30 pm, so we decided to camp there and start early for a two day mission.
We didn't wake up quite as early as planned, but we were still walking by 8 am. We started out on the trail, figuring we had almost a mile until we'd be breaking off based on topo maps. Instead, the trail kept going the direction we wanted to head, so we kept following it for about an hour until we gained an expansive view of the West Cherry canyon. We did a quick map check, confirming the notch we saw upstream and on the far side of the valley was what we wanted, and took off down the slab aiming for just below a forested section of creek. We quickly reached the creek and hopped in our boats to cross to keep our feet dry before continuing upstream across the slabs towards the pass. About an hour's push saw us to the pass and our first view of Upper Cherry Creek.
JJ taking a rest on the pass between West Cherry and Cherry Creeks. Photo: TJ
TJ excited that we can finally see our destination. Photo: JJ
We took a good long break at the top before heading down into the first Manzenita of the hike. There were little game trails occasionally, but there was also some serious bushwhacking. Hindsight suggests that maybe traversing left at the pass would be easier, but the 15 minutes of Manzenita wasn't too bad either. Eventually, we regained the open granite and made good time to the river while avoiding a few swampy areas. It was only 12:30 and the hike was about as easy as an off trail hike in the California wilderness could be, so we took a quick dip and ate lunch thrilled to have made the river so quickly.
TJ coming down the slabs. Photo: JJ
TJ figuring out where to navigate this swampy area. Photo: JJ
Our put in. Photo: TJ
After lunch we geared up and hopped in our boats, not knowing exactly where in the run we were other than we were below the put in slide and above Cherry Bomb Gorge. We started off with wide open granite before things quickly tightened up into classic California slides. Soon, we reached (and portaged) our first major rapid: West Coast Gorilla. We now knew where we were and that our hike had dropped us in about half a mile above the Gorilla. We continued on with lots of great slides and little scouting since we had both done the creek 2 times previously. Despite the slightly low flow, the kayaking on Upper Cherry is phenomenal in the fun department with very little stress, so much so that we were pretty much giggling at times.
Upper Cherry gets slightly more serious as you approach and pass through Cherry Bomb Gorge, where the creek has carved it's way between two 500 ft. domes resulting in a ultra-committing canyon with no opportunity for egress. Fortunately, the boating in Cherry Bomb Gorge is of the highest quality and at low flows not too difficult other than Cherry Bomb Falls. After a quick portage to the top of the falls, we dropped in, avoiding the pothole on the wall and the subsequent weir hole. The rest of the gorge was smooth and we continued rallying down through the big slide and the teacup waterfalls above Flintstone Lake. We were all smiles as we pulled into camp with the place to ourselves and the rest of the afternoon to walk back up and lap the big slide and teacups. We cooked up a little dinner over the fire and the full moon emerged, lighting up the canyon. It didn't take much brotherly jeering before we were walking back up for some moonlight laps on the teacups.
TJ starting in on the big slide. Photo: JJ
About to catch some air. Photo: JJ
The bottom of the big slide. Photo: JJ
Suns out, guns out. Photo: JJ
This one has a nice twisting entrance. Photo: JJ
Ready for landing. Photo: JJ
JJ just below the big slide. Photo: TJ
JJ on another perfect teacup. Photo: TJ
From another angle. Photo: JJ
Hydration is important! Photo: TJ
The moonlit teacups under the stars. Photo: TJ
TJ walking up for a moonlit lap. Photo:JJ
JJ sliding under the stars. Photo: TJ
We were up early the next morning knowing we had some good paddling and brutal hiking ahead of us. We quickly made it through the classic section below Flintstone Lake including West Coast Groove, Double Pothole, and the Waterfall Alley. With a crew of two we didn't mess with Kiwi in a Pocket or Dead Bear Falls. Below Dead Bear the classic read and run continues along with some beautiful meadow paddling under towering pines. Unfortunately for us, the trip had to end above the lower gorges, so we took out in the meadow above the confluence and ate a quick bite while our gear dried. As we ate we were both wondering the same thing: how bad was the hike out going to be?
We knew the first part was going to be rough as West Cherry goes off a huge cascade on it's final plunge into Cherry Creek, but after a little bit of route finding through some cliff bands we were cruising on granite slabs. The top part of the cascade looked a little difficult to bypass, but we were able to keep the boat backpacks on the through a slightly technical section. We took a quick rest and the views of Cherry Lake reminded us of the easy way out.
Then the meadows started. We did pretty well for a while, finding a well defined game trail and eventually paddling upstream through sections of lake. Then we started to get bogged down as the terrain went to domes amongst thick manzanita. The route finding was more difficult and we were starting to wear down, but we pressed on. Eventually we made it to the ridge that leads up towards Bourland Meadows and we slowly slogged up the steepest section of the hike with the sun setting. It felt like forever but finally we found the trail we had hiked in on. Fatigue was setting in hard and we lost the trail in a large meadow, wondering about for 20 minutes until we regained it while the mosquitoes massacred us. Once back on the path, we picked up the pace, knowing a big push would see us to the trailhead just at dark. 30 minutes later we stumbled into the parking lot, finally relieving ourselves of our masochistic loads. It wasn't pretty, but we had gotten it done.
A few notes for the future:
Hopefully the Rim Fire Closure will be lifted before the 2015 season so that no one will ever have to do that hike out again.
The Bourland Meadows hike in is substantially easier than the standard Kibbie Ridge hike in while only missing the put in slide and a few others. It makes the shuttle quite a bit longer but if I had shuttle I would hike in Bourland Meadows and paddle out to the boat ramp on Cherry Lake.
There's now a CDEC gauge on Upper Cherry Creek - http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/queryF?UCC. It's stage only with no CFS at this point and we didn't get to see it so I don't know what the stream bed is like near it, so this is somewhat speculative. We had decent low flows and the gauge read 0.72 ft. our first day and 0.70 ft. our second day (June 10 and 11). This is an ideal level if you're looking for a mellow run through Cherry Bomb while not being too scratchy the rest of the way. I think an ideal flow for the whole creek would be a few inches higher, say maybe 0.9-1.0 ft. Any higher than that and I'd guess Cherry Bomb would become extremely dangerous but the rest would probably be good a little higher too.


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Monday, May 14, 2012
Modern Pastry: Always the Bridesmaid?
Modern Pastry lives just a block away from Mike's Pastry in the North End, and is often mentioned as the one Italian bakery that might compete with it. Yep, it's named "Modern Pastry" and it's an old-school Italian bakery. Cynics might say it's the bakery people go to when the line at Mike's is just too bloody long to wait in. But as I chatted with a local at the counter today, he said what a lot of Bostonians might find, that it's much less touristy and has the feel of a more personal bakery than Mike's. You will find two small cases of desserts and a wall of cookies in frumpy-but-practical bags.
Rather than 500 cannolis, Modern has about twenty, and they fill it for you there on the spot, so that you can be sure the crunchy stays crunchy.
Presentation doesn't seem to be quite as big a deal at Modern. It's the sort of place that wraps their whoopie pies in plastic bags to make sure they stay fresh. And their selection definitely varies from just traditional Italian goodies. Behind a slightly foggy case I spied some tasty looking fruit tarts.
So what is the cannoli verdict on Modern? I had the audacity to line up one of their cannolis with one of Mike's and do a mano-a-mano cannoli deathmatch. I cannot tell a lie. Modern's was the same price but half as big, the cookie shell was denser and the cream just didn't taste quite as good. It wasn't that it was bad, it just wasn't as dang tasty and impressive as a cannoli from Mike's Pastry. I fear that, yes, Modern Pastry's cannolis may well be the bridesmaid of Little Italy, as much as I was rooting for the underdog to win. But if you want a smaller, possibly less crowded experience (read: you have a chance of scoring a table here), give Modern Pastry a try. It might just charm you.
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In memoriam Georges Auric
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Today would have been Georges Auric's 107th birthday. Since many people are unfamiliar with him and since he's the subject of my dissertation, I thought I'd offer a few words...
Auric was born in Lodève, a small town in southern France. His family soon moved to Montpellier, where Auric began studying music at the Conservatoire. In 1913, a music critic encouraged the precocious pianist and composer's parents to move to Paris, where Auric could continue his studies at the Conservatoire National Superieur. The family arrived in May 1913, just in time for Auric to attend the premiere of Stravinsky's Le Sacre du printemps [The Rite of Spring].
That fall, he enrolled in Georges Caussade's class at the Conservatoire and he soon received his Parisian premieres as both performer and composer. In October 1914, he performed a recital for the Société Musicale Indépendante. In attendance were the conductor Inghelbrecht; the composers Albert Roussel, Charles Koechlin, and Louis Aubert; Maurice Ravel was Auric's page-turner. The following March, in a concert sponsored by the Société Nationale de Musique, Alfredo Casella (on piano) and Mme Paule de Lestang (the star of the day at the Lyon Opéra) performed two sets of Auric's songs. Two articles on Erik Satie, written by Auric in the fall of 1913, were published in the Revue Musicale de Lyon and in the Nouvelle Revue Française. 1914 also saw Auric join Vincent d'Indy's composition class at the Schola Cantorum.
World War I caught Auric by surprise and did much to shape the anti-German/pro-French sentiments that would define his music in the early 1920s. Following his 18th birthday, in 1917, he was called up by the army. He was initially stationed in Le Mans, but influential friends assured his safety by securing a transfer to a desk job at the War Ministry in Paris. By 1919, Auric was at the center of the Parisian avant-garde. His circle of friends and acquaintances included such luminaries as the painters Picasso, Braque, and Laurencin; the writers Cocteau, Apollinaire, Radiguet, and Max Jacob; the philosophers Jacques Maritain and Léon Bloy; the composers Stravinsky, Milhaud, Honegger, and Poulenc; as well as prominent patrons of the arts, such as Serge Diaghilev, the Beaumonts, the Princesse de Polignac, and Misia Sert. Auric's place in history was already assured, as the dedicatee of Cocteau's infamous musical manifesto, Le Coq et l'Arlequin.
In 1920, with the encouragement of Cocteau, music critic Henri Collet wrote two articles in which he coined the name "le Groupe des Six." This tag—referring to Auric, Louis Durey, Honegger, Milhaud, Poulenc, and Germaine Tailleferre—was a public relations hit, and remains recognizable to many concert-goers today. The group, however, was really more of a collection of friends. After one collaboration, the 1921 ballet Les Mariés de la Tour Eiffel [The Wedding Party at the Eiffel Tower], Durey left the group over artistic differences. The intransigence of Auric and Poulenc toward Ravel's music soon drove Tailleferre out, too. By 1924, Milhaud and Honegger were also pursuing other artistic directions.
Auric's career was hardly finished by the dissolution of les Six, however. In 1921, Serge Diaghilev commissioned a ballet from Auric for his famed troupe, the Ballets Russes. The work, Les Fâcheux, was finally premiered in January 1924 and was such a success that Diaghilev commissioned a second. Les Matelots premiered in June 1925 and, again, was such a success that a third was immediately commissioned. Even though La Pastorale's May 1926 premiere was an overwhelming success, there would be no further collaborations—Auric's growing fame encouraged him to demand increasingly higher fees. Diaghilev, who preferred young (and less expensive) talents, passed on further collaborations. I should note, however, that no other composer received three commissions from Diaghilev in consecutive seasons; and Stravinsky was the only composer to receive more commissions than Auric (6 over nearly 20 years).
After a brief turn to opera produced three mediocre comic operas, Auric sought a new medium. Thinking first of absolute music, he wrote a piano sonata, the Sonate en fa, 1930–1931 (a new recording is being done this summer by Julian Jacobson, I am anticipating the best!!). At about the same time, he and Cocteau collaborated on a film, Le Sang d'un poète [The Blood of a Poet] (completed in 1930, but not released until 1932). Another film collaboration, René Clair's A Nous, la liberté! (1931), set Auric on his new career path. From 1934 to 1940, Auric was involved in about twenty film projects. Many of these scores show his turn toward a populist musical style, while the films reflect his increasingly public leftist political sentiments.
Auric spent much of World War II in southern France, the region that was always his spiritual home and his escape from Parisian life. During the war, he was involved in a musicians' resistance group, the Front National de Musique, and composed music for several films that contained subversive, pro-French messages. The most famous of these is undoubtedly Jean Cocteau and Jean Delannoy's L'Eternel Retour [released under two different English titles: Love Eternal and The Eternal Return]. The film is a modern version of the Tristan and Isolde legend, recapturing the medieval French myth from German hands (the most familiar version of the legend remains Richard Wagner's Tristan und Isolde). Auric's music during WWII turned increasingly toward an aesthetic modelled on Debussy's music. Though Auric had, following World War I, condemned musical impressionism as German music transplanted in France, he now encouraged French composers to adopt this "essentially French" aesthetic.
Following the war, Auric's film career rolled forward. With Delannoy's 1946 La Symphonie pastorale, he received the Music Prize at the 1st Cannes Film Festival; the same year, he composed the score for Cocteau's La Belle et la Bête [Beauty and the Beast]. A 12-film contract with Britain's Ealing Studios led to such classics as The Lavender Hill Mob, Hue and Cry, and Passport to Pimlico. Many of these film scores were recorded a few years ago by Philip Lane and Chandos Records. He composed for Hollywood, as well, creating the "continental sound" desired by John Huston in Moulin Rouge and by William Wyler in Roman Holiday. His music, a dominant force in 1950s French cinema, would eventually be recognized through the Music Prize at the 1950 Venice Film Festival (for Cocteau's Orphée) and an Emmy nomination (for the 1963 NBC documentary The Kremlin). All told, he collaborated on about 136 films and 7 television projects. You can find a relatively accurate list at the Internet Movie Database.
Outside of films, Auric's career continued its upward path to the end. He composed several successful ballets in the 1950s and his masterpieces are the two-piano Partita (1953-55) and Doubles-jeux (1970-71), along with the adventurous series of pieces titled Imaginaires (six pieces from 1968 to 1976). He was elected president of SACEM (the organization that manages copyright and royalties for musicians in France) in 1954, and was reelected numerous times before being named Président d'honneur in 1979. Elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1962, he served as that institution's president in 1967. From 1962 to 1968, he was Adminstrator of the Réunion des Théàtres Lyriques Nationals (meaning that he was in charge of both the Paris Opéra and the Opéra-Comique); under his tenure, the two theatres finally rebounded from the artistic drought they'd been suffering since the 1920s. He was named a Grand Officier in the Légion d'Honneur and in 1979 was also named to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. In 1979, he published Quand j'étais là, the first volume of a projected two- or three-volume memoirs (this was the only volume published).
Auric died on July 23rd, 1983 and was interred with his wife Eleanore Vilter (a painter better known as Nora Auric; she died in 1982) in the Cimitière Montparnasse in Paris.


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In The Beginning
WNPV began its regular broadcasting schedule on October 17, 1960. The main focus of the station was, and continues to be, delivering pertinent information to Montgomery and Bucks County residents.
WNPV Morning Show with Dick Heist (includes music, news and an old Clyde S. Walton spot!)
businessman was exploring the possibility of putting a radio station on the air in the North Penn area.
This prompted them to move forward with a plan which eventually won the blessing of the FCC.
A 1960 Christmas message from George Knipe
Listen to an early William A. Gum Insurance commercial
Leroy Nuss was hired to be the Chief Engineer and was largely responsible for designing the broadcast facility on Snyder Road that continues to serve AM-1440. While Nuss took care of the technical side of getting WNPV up and running, Richard Heist was hired from WPAZ radio in Pottstown to be the station's first Program Director.
The station's future owner, John Skibbe, who was the head of circulation for the Equitable owned Reporter Newspaper, was appointed WNPV's Business Manager. The first line up of radio personalities included Heist's Sunrise Serenade, Bob Allen during the midday and Stu Montgomery on during the afternoon drive. Bob Fretz who was with the Reporter, but had previous broadcast experience on WBUX in Doylestown was the station's first News Director.
WNPV puts up their "nightime towers" a first! With "Jungle Jim Church" Classic!
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Relying on a minor clause in a 1984 law, the FCC is attempting to assert regulatory control over the cable industry. The FCC contends that cable companies now reach a wide enough audience and intends to assert control to "ensure diverse programming." (FCC Vote Affecting Cable TV in Jeopardy.)
There is already a regulatory agency overseeing the cable industry and ensuring programming choices appropriate for the local market. That agency is known as the local consumer. All legislation and regulation has done to the cable industry is eliminated programming that was available to the consumer prior to the enactment of such legislation. In the Rhode Island area, for example, several popular Boston area channels were removed from the line-up as a result of legislation intended to protect the local channels if two or more belonged to the same network. That the Boston area channels had always been available over-the-air didn't seem to factor into the equation. That is what legislation and regulation can do to the cable industry.
The FCC has forever been an agency devoted to controlling not only the diversity of programming, but also the content of that programming. The programming freedom enjoyed on the subscription channels has never been available to channels that fell under FCC regulation. Rather than permit the market - that is, we the viewers - to determine what type programming is appropriate and what is offensive, the FCC believes itself to be far better suited to make that determination for us. What has never quite been explained is how the FCC fails to violate the freedom of speech portion of the First Amendment by asserting such control over the type of programming permissible.
Rather than expand the authority of the FCC, what is sorely needed is a retraction of the oversight granted to that agency. The cable industry, and more importantly the American consumer, does not need an extension of the FCC's policies into a programming model that currently best serves the demands of the consumer. More programming restrictions as imposed by the FCC will only result in higher costs and less programming choices. Neither the industry nor the consumer would benefit from either. The FCC is intrusive enough already. We certainly don't need it meddling in the cable industry as well.
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* New 2.0-litre diesel BMW 5 GT driven * Brings emissions down to 139g/km * On sale now, priced from 36,605...
The BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo (or 5 GT) has traditionally been available only with relatively thirsty six- and eight-cylinder engines.
Now, though, BMW has slotted its frugal 2.0-litre four-cylinder diesel under the bonnet of this big executive hatchback to create the 520d GT.
The new model averages 53.3mpg and 139g/km of CO2, a significant improvement on the 43.5mpg and 173g/km of the next most efficient 5 GT, the 530d.
What's the 2012 BMW 520d GT like to drive?
The 5 GT weighs almost 200kg more than the 5 Series Touring, so BMW's 2.0-litre diesel engine has a fair bit of extra work to do. It acquits itself well, though, delivering the sort of acceleration that allows stress-free overtakes when needed.
The GT's bulk is more obvious when you turn into a bend or brake. Engine refinement is more impressive, but there's too much wind noise at speed, and road- and suspension noise intrude over rough surfaces.
However, the steering isn't as sharp as you might expect from a BMW, and the firm suspension makes the ride unsettled, but still allows a large amount of body roll.
What's the 2012 BMW 520d GT like inside?
The cabin of the 5 GT is built from high-quality materials and most functions are controlled through BMW's intuitive iDrive system.
There's plenty of space for six-footers in both the front and rear, but rear visibility is restricted due to the 5 GT's steeply sloping rear screen with blacked-out side windows.
BMW has also put a foldable bulkhead between the cabin and the boot, which makes dropping the rear seats a long-winded experience.
The tailgate opens in the style of both a hatch and a saloon, but the 5 GT has a relatively modest 440-litre boot capacity when its rear seats are in place; a 5 Series Touring gives you 560 litres.
Should I buy one?
This is the best version of the 5 GT, because it offers all the performance you need and is the cheapest to buy and run. However, a 5 Series Touring is cheaper, more enjoyable to drive and more practical, so it's a much better option.
Alternatively, if you're after a stylish four-seater with hatchback practicality, we'd urge you to consider the Audi A7 Sportback.
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Saunders Loses in Oriole Debut; Dylan Bundy will not be called up this season...
It was ugly last night for the Orioles, as they lost 8-1, last night at Camden Yards. They could not take advantage of a Yankees' loss in New York; however, they still lead the Wild Card hunt along with Oakland.
Virginia native Joe Saunders who was making his first start as an Oriole just was not effective on Wednesday. Saunders pretty much doomed the Orioles as he gave up four runs in the opening frame and got marginally better throughout night; however, the offense could not get out of the hole he dug early.
Overall, Saunders lasted 5 1/3 innings, gave seven runs – six earned – struck out four and walked two.
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On this day in the Euros, June 12: Greece spoil Portugal's party
The exciting hosts opened the tournament against the rank outsiders. You can guess what happened next…
Managed by World Cup winner Big Phil Scolari (height: 5ft 11.5in), the 2004 hosts Portugal couldn't have asked for a better opener: outsiders Greece had only previously qualified for the Euros and World Cup once each (1980 and 1994), and hadn't won a single game.
However, the Greeks' 65-year-old gaffer Otto Rehhagel was your archetypal Wily Old Fox, who after 30 years' management in Germany had drilled the Ethniki into a superbly organised defensive unit. And after the pomp and nonsense of the opening ceremony, it only took Greece seven minutes to grab a lead they could hold on to.
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It's not fair to characterise the Greeks as entirely defensive — they pushed for a second against a bizarrely sloppy Portugal — but they did replace Karagounis for the more defensive Kostas Katsouranis at half-time, while a fuming Scolari hoiked Rui Costa and Simao Sabrosa for Deco and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The teenage Manchester United winger had an effect six minutes into the second half: tracking back with the overlapping right-back Giourkas Seitardis, he naively gave away a penalty which Angelos Basinas duly converted. Ronaldo nodded in a Luis Figo corner in injury time, but the game was lost.
Portugal recovered to top the group, knock England out on pens, beat the Dutch and reach the final. There they met the Greeks again, who had snuck through behind them, shocked France and squeezed past the Czechs in injury time.
And in the final, Angelos Charisteas made it three successive 1–0 wins, and glory for Greece. The 42 minutes in that opening group game between Basinas's spot-kick and Ronaldo's consolation were the only time in the tournament Rehhagel's team held a two-goal cushion. Try finding a Greek fan who cares.
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Resume of Eric Saunders
(last revised October 23, 2019)
NNovember 10, 2019
Education (Photography):
Rocky Mountain School of Photography, Weekend Digital Photography Workshop, Raleigh, North Carolina (February 24-25, 2006)
Bill Lea Workshop in the Great Smokies, Townsend, Tennessee (March, 1992)
Boulder Photo Center, Boulder, Colorado (1984-85)
Education (General):
Princeton, New Jersey (grades K-8)
Boulder High School, Boulder, Colorado (1966-69) (valedictorian)
Yale College, New Haven, Connecticut (B.A. 1973 cum laude)
Yale School of Music, New Haven, Connecticut (M.M. 1976)
Galleries and Art Organizations:
Artists of Fearrington Village, Pittsboro, NC (2014 - present)
Hillsborough Gallery of Art, Hillsborough, NC (August, 2008 - present)
Chatham Artists Guild, Pittsboro, NC (March, 2017 - present)
Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC (1997 - present)


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The purpose of the Global Studies Committee is to promote, coordinate and give advice on programs aimed at increasing the global awareness and competency of our students, faculty, and staff and build global learning and global awareness across the college. Another purpose for the GSC was to shepherd the globalization objectives within the strategic plan, review them, identify areas not sufficiently accomplished, and to propose courses of action to address these; thereby, providing advice for improving these programs and/or expanding them across the college. The committee reports to the Executive Vice President for Academic and Student services.
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Current Members Member Name Campus Position Term Ends Spring of Annette Haggray AL Admin Faculty 18 Abbas Eftekhari AN Admin Faculty 17 Debby Wyne LO Admin Faculty 17 James Baer, HIS AL Teaching Faculty 17 Dali Tan, CHI AL Teaching Faculty 17 Jill Caporale, BIO AN Teaching Faculty 17 Sana Hilmi, ARA AN Teaching Faculty 17 Barbara Crain, GEO, Campus Outreach Coordinator LO Teaching Faculty 17 Meena Nayak, ENG, Chair LO Teaching Faculty 17 Khall Al-Tahrawi, ARA MA Teaching Faculty 17 Gregory Perrier, BIO, Recording Secretary MA Teaching Faculty 17 Daria Amato, NUR MEC Teaching Faculty 17 Sue Bhati MEC Teaching Faculty 18 Frank Ferrara, BUS, Vice-Chair WO Teaching Faculty 17 Carmen Figueroa, SPA WO Teaching Faculty 17 Ana Alanso, Chair, Study Abroad Sub-Committee AN Teaching Faculty 17 Lucy Gebre-Egziabher/Learning Resource Services (LRS) AL Teaching Faculty 18 Twyla Jones/International Student Office AL College Staff 18 Tiffeny Laing/Student Services LO College Staff 18 Raphael Soberano/Financial Aid AN College Staff 18 Russell Grooms/Librarian WO College Staff 18 Jason Skinner/ELI CS College Staff 18
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Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Happy Haunting!
Good evening everyone! Sorry for the late post today! I completely forgot to post this before I left for school this morning! I seriously wish I could get on blogger while at school so that I could work on it over my lunch period. Oh well!
Anyway, I decided to pull out the fabulous new Taylored Expression's Frightful Night set that you can buy over at the Taylored Expressions store. I just love the images in this set. They are so fun and simple! This card seriously came together in a snap! The hardest part was coloring in the house and even that wasn't too difficult with the right materials (my SU! markers and blender pens)! I love the versatility of this set too. I definitely could have made this a regular, non-Halloween card if I had wanted to. The house, moon, and stars by themselves would make a gorgeous scenery card! However, I am in a Halloween kick so I made it a little spooky! I added the black cat and bats to the scene and used Halloween colors to give it a Halloween feel. I added some crystal effects to the windows, the moon, and the stars. I also popped the house up on dimensionals for a little added effect. It's hard to see it in the picture but it's there! :D
Well, I hope that you are loving these new stamps as much as I am! If you do purchase the stamps and you would like to share your creations with me, just send me a link and I will stop by! Thanks for taking the time to read my blog today! I truly appreciate it!
Stamps: Taylored Expressions Frightful Night
Paper: Elegant Eggplant, Sumer Sun, Basic Black, Whisper White, Gable Green
Ink: Black StazOn
Accessories: SU! Markers, Ribbon (Taylored Expressions: Halloween Key Ingredients kit), Crystal Effects, Word Window Punch, Dimensionals
5 comments:
- Ana said...
Super cute Steph!!
- September 9, 2008 at 7:10 PM
- Donna said...
I love it, the colors are great!
- September 9, 2008 at 7:19 PM
- StamperSharon said...
Very cute, Steph -- love the bright green accents!
- September 9, 2008 at 8:06 PM
- Denise (peanutbee) said...
Love the colors!!
- September 10, 2008 at 4:22 AM
- Christi (Cici510 on SCS) said...
I love this!!!
- September 10, 2008 at 4:37 PM
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Emerging markets have often struggled with proper education and information, especially as regards basic healthcare knowledge for the main part of the population. Eyeing that gap, Google has made a big move on its Indian site: it added health information on its Knowledge Graph – Google's semantic search base, which it uses to supplement organic search results with summarised information.
This means that next time someone in India uses Google to search common health conditions, it will show information cards (illustrated with pictures) with typical symptoms, as well as details on how common the condition is, whether it's critical, if it's contagious, and what ages it affects. Google said that it will serve 'lite' versions of the cards if a user is on a limited internet connection, as mobile connections in India can be slow and intermittent.
According to this TechCrunch article, Google's move came as response to the boom of startups dedicated to democratising healthcare in India, appearing in a very fast pace. One of them is Lybrate, a New Delhi-based startup aimed to increase access to doctors and quality healthcare information – it's a certainly a giant mission on a billion-plus country population.
Lybrate is web-based and has an app service where users can ask questions to doctor online (they also can choose to do so anonymously), as well as search doctor and surgeries near them and make and manage appointments. Lybrate makes money by charging an "internet handling fee" when the user enters a one-on-one chat with a doctor. The app can handle several kinds of communications where the user can share photos and videos too.
eHealth Startups Are 'Uberfying' Doctor Visits
In Brazil, eHealth start-ups Docway, Beep Health and Dr Vem! are connecting Patients and Doctors visits requests through an app and the web. These apps work on the same principle whereby potential clients can browse available doctors nearby. Doctor have to be registered with the app – the only difference from Uber-type apps is that the doctors decide their own consultation rates. The apps also allow the users to browse doctor's resumes before making a decision to book an appointment. Most users of this Uber-style medicine are parents looking for paediatricians, followed by elderly people with limited mobility.
The apps also provide an additional source of income for doctors – they can accommodate as much or as little appointment according to their availability through the app. So far, DocWay has 1,700 registered doctors, Beep Health has 750, and Dr Vem! has 140.
And There is Big Data
Needless to say, the lack of official data is one of the main problems. Healthcare professionals have to be creative when trying to find data.
As people in emerging markets are largely 'unbanked', most transactions are made in cash. Transactions at pharmacies and hospitals can go undocumented for either lack of infrastructure or simply to avoid taxes being charged. This is where Big Data comes in handy.
For instance, smartphones are the primary way to browse the internet in emerging economies and can be an excellent tool for data collection. In addition, social media and search engine activity can give provide an indication of people's health.
Singapore-based consultancy mClinica is one good example of using Big Data to help healthcare companies and professionals. It has patterned with pharmacies and clinics in emerging markets to gather data on medicine sales. The consultancy also monitors physician prescribing habits team that with patient demographics. mClinica is present in Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Indonesia—four countries with growing healthcare markets but still somewhat underdeveloped infrastructure.


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This Thursday's episode of Grey's Anatomy is going to be unique, as it will focus mainly on just four characters – Meredith, Stephanie, Richard and Owen – as they try to save a patient and all the drama will be confined to the OR.
The episode is titled The Room Where It Happens, and it will see Richard teaching some new techniques to his fellow colleagues as they operate on a badly injured patient. Richard will encourage the doctors to form a connection with the patient and it will result in them recollecting several sad moments from their past.
For instance, Meredith will think back to the day she lost Derek and Owen will recall an interaction with his sister Meghan. For Stephanie, it is growing up with chronic illness. As for Richard, it is rumoured that viewers will get to see a bit about his years as a young boy.
"Everybody in that place has ghosts," actress Jerrika Hinton, who plays Stephanie, told TVGuide. "Every surgeon there has ghosts that inform the way that they practice. What you find out with Stephanie is that her ghost isn't a separate person, it's not a separate entity. It's her. It's this other version of her, and I think that's a bit unique. It makes her challenges, the things that drive her, a bit more complex and a bit more nuanced, perhaps, than she's been given credit for."
Hinton also added that viewers will see a side of Stephanie's that hasn't been on display before. "She has this burst of insight into what's likely happening, and her superiors aren't willing to hear this," Hinton says. "So, she has to fight for this patient. This is kind of a story beat that we're used to seeing in every episode, right? That the surgeon has this amazing realization and then has to go in and fight for this patient, against all odds. But she's also fighting for this younger version of herself."
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Controversial "Snake Pastor" Penuel Mnguni has approached televangelist Pastor TB Joshua to be saved from the "spirit" that pushed him to engage in bizarre' inhumane actions.
In his confession, Mnguni said that after he was arrested in July last year, he realised that what he practised in his church was not written in the Bible.
"I started watching Emmanuel TV and listening to Pastor TB Joshua, and I came to realise that what I was doing was not scriptural'" said Mnguni on the Christian TV network founded by the televangelist.
Mnguni' of End Time Disciples Ministries and popularly known as the "Snake Pastor", made headlines for feeding snakes to the members of his congregation as a purported demonstration of God's power.
Among the bizarre things he did was feeding parts of a live rat to congregants' locking one of his congregation in a deep freezer for more than 30 minutes, and driving a car over congregants.
These acts outraged human and animal rights organisations and he was arrested for his antics.
Mnguni approached Joshua for deliverance "from the spirit that pushed him to engage in such bizarre, inhumane actions". The 'Snake Pastor' appeared before the Synagogue Church of All Nations service on Sunday.
"It was a shock to many," wrote TB Joshua on his Facebook page. "Penuel told the congregation that he had read certain scriptures such as Mark 16:17-18, which led him to believe he could feed his congregants with strange items to prove the power of God."
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Counting simplified fractions
We all know that many fractions can be simplified, for example, 6/20 may be better written as 3/10. So how many fractions (less than 1) really use a denominator of 20? The answer turns out to be exactly eight… 1/20, 3/20, 7/20, 9/20, 11/20, 13/20, 17/20, and 19/20. But is there a rhyme or reason to this answer?
Mathematicians have given a name for the quantity we are talking about. For any number n, we let phi(n) be the number of simplified fractions (less than 1) with a denominator of n. Knowing its values is important in subjects like number theory and cryptography. In this investigation we explored the pattern of values of phi(n).
We quickly realized that if n is a prime number, then it is easy to find phi(n). We then advanced to the cases when n is a power of a prime, or a product of several distinct primes. Eventually, we developed a method to calculate phi(n) for any n.
A plot of the phi(n) sequence reveals its complexity as well as some striking patterns:
For further reading, see the Wikipedia article on the totient function.


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Sugar and spice and all things nice! This post is for you girls out there.
Let's talk clothes! First of all, the Japanese are very conservative. There seems to be a kind of uniform worn by office workers and store assistants and it's typically some form of black suit, be it pants or skirt, and white shirt. The clothes are all impeccable and fit their slim builds beautifully. Even the school children in their uniforms are clean and neat as a pin, not to mention polite and well behaved. I'm sure there are exceptions but I haven't seen any.
For those not in 'uniform' the word 'conservative' also applies. The colours are muted and bland with the most popular garment being the beige trench coat. Those of you who know me may remember that I like bold colours and unusual designs, as a consequence of which I'm drawing a bit more attention than I would wish.
Shopping is disappointing for people like me who want to buy uniquely Japanese products. The products are mostly imports and prices very high. But even the imports of the big labels tend to be bland and uninteresting, probably because that's what the market here dictates.
So I've given up on shopping except, of course, for ikebana containers. But here lies another problem - that of weight. I'm looking into freight costs before I splurge on more unnecessary but much wanted containers.
Enough about shopping. Let me tell you about my first hairdressing 'Experience' here. Shortly after Sam left, I ventured out on my own, found the Takashimaia department store, went to the 12th floor and found the hairdressing salon. In my very broken Japanese, I made an appointment for a fortnight later.
By the time the date arrived I was a lot more comfortable in getting around, so I made my way there with ease. I was taken into a cubicle where a gown was ripped out of its plastic covering and given to me to wear. My bag and earrings were put in a locker and the key given to me.
I was taken to a chair and was met with a young man (Shigenobu san) with no English at all and I had to make him understand what I wanted. I have to confess here that I am a dreadful creature of habit, as is evidenced by the fact that I have had the same hairdresser for over 30 years. So I was filled with trepidation but my consolation was that no matter how bad it's cut, hair does grow back.
My hair was to be wet, cut and then shampooed. The chair at the basin reclined and supported my neck perfectly. With my hair wet, I was shown to another chair where the cutting was to take place. Shigenobu san looked carefully at my hair and, as he started to cut, he turned into Edward Scissorhands! There were hands and combs and scissors flying all over the place. I've never seen anyone cut so fast. I was terrified and kept my eyes closed, peeking every so often to make sure I still had hair.
He finished in less than half the time it takes my hairdresser to cut my hair and, I need not have worried, because he did a beautiful job.
Then he guided me back to the basin and introduced me to a young lady who, not only washed and conditioned my hair but also gave me a head massage and finished off with a hot towel under my neck while she gently dried my hair. Ahhhhhh.
So then I was taken to a different chair for blow drying and finishing but before Shigenobu san came back she asked me if it was ok for her to massage my shoulders and neck. I wondered if anyone ever said no to that question. Certainly I didn't. After about 10 minutes of bliss my young man came back and finished my hair.
After all of this attention I expected the cost to be high but was pleasantly surprised at how reasonable it was. I am willing my hair to grow back quickly so I can go back.
This morning I stumbled across a quilting exhibition in the Park Towers, which is across the road from my apartment. Quilting is not something I was ever interested in doing myself but, as a sewer, I can appreciate the work involved.
Over the years I have seen some interesting quilts but these blew me away. I can't find appropriate words to describe the exquisite beauty of these works. I believe they are of museum quality. As I looked at each one I kept wishing I could have had with me my two friends, Debbie and Loretta, both of whom are expert quilters. They would have been in Quilters Heaven!
They allowed me to take photographs but not with my camera, only with my mobile so the quality is not great. Below are a few to give you some idea of the quality of the work but they are a tiny snippet of what was exhibited.
It was difficult to pick one but this next one was my favourite.
On our way to the Nezu Museum, my sister, brother-in-law and I came across this amazing building. It was such an architectural marvel that it deserved a photo. Turns out it was the Prada building, girls and I recommend a visit just to see it never mind the handbags.
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Dr. Randolph Stone - Professor D. Varma - Dr. Andrea Rabagliati - Dr. Joel Goldthwait et al
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Varma's work has branched into two major forks. One fork was created by Stanley Lief ND?DC who studied with Varma in the 1930s and who went on to create European Neuromuscular Technique (NMT) and the other was developed by Dr Randolph Stone DO?DC?ND, a pioneer in energy medicine, who was also strongly influenced by Varma's work. Stone was the founder of Polarity Therapy which shares many similarities with Neuromuscular Technique but has, to this day, maintained more of the original vitalistic approach that Varma taught. This book also includes the previously unpublished notebooks of Dr Randolph Stone written in the early 1970s at the end of his teaching career. Euro price equivalent €22.00
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This is a reprint of the 1916 book by Dr Andrea Rabagliati of his book INITIS. Nutrition and Exercises.
The book is a delightful mix of the scientific and the esoteric, containing his unique viewpoints on the body and its many ailments. Rabagliati was of the opinion that many of the conditions that afflicted his patients had come about by a congestion of the body's connective tissue and could be alleviated by changes in diet coupled with simple self-exercises involving massage and movement.
His work is as valuable today as it was at the beginning of the 1900's. Indeed we are now seeing the results of overeating in a population that is increasing beset with health conditions such as heart disease, diabetes and arthritis.
It is time once again to look at the probable causes of these conditions and take more than a leaf from Dr. Rabagliati's book which is produced here in its original form with original photographs of his self-help exercises.


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Singer Ronan Keating insists the No Matter What hitmakers refuse to accept their pal is gone, and still expect him to join them in the studio.
And all four members struggled to film a promo video for an upcoming single, because heartbreaking images of Gately were beamed onto a wall during the shoot.
Keating tells GMTV, "None of us can deal with it. We can't. We still feel he is going to walk in the room. I can't get my head around the fact he is gone. It doesn't make any sense to any of us. I can't understand it. He was so young, so healthy, (had) so much to live for. It's just bananas (crazy) that he is gone.
"We shot the video for the new single and it was really tough because we had some footage of him on a projector on the wall. It's just crazy - we just can't fathom it. I don't want to believe it as well, that's the other thing. You don't want to believe it's true that he's gone.
"It's hard to believe. He was so fit and so healthy. But these things happen in life."
Gately died at his home in Majorca, Spain, in October (09) after suffering a build-up of fluid in his lungs.


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Summary Courtesy of The National Registry of Exonerations
by Maurice Possley
On March 22, 1984, two girls, ages 14 and 15, were confronted by a man with a gun as they walked along Illinois Avenue in Dallas, Texas. The man marched them to a nearby vacant lot where he tied them together at the legs and raped them.
The man fled on foot and the victims went to a nearby home and called police.
A few days later, the two were at the 14-year-old's apartment when they noticed a man in the parking lot who they believed was the man who attacked them. They recorded the license plate number of the man's car and called police.
Police spoke with the owner, who said he had loaned the car to 28-year-old Johnny Pinchback. When Pinchback learned that police were looking for him, he went to authorities. After briefly questioning him, Pinchback was released.
But on April 4, police presented a photo line-up to the two girls and both identified Pinchback as their attacker.
On October 5, 1984, Pinchback was convicted by a jury based almost solely on the identifications of the victims. Pinchback testified and denied the attack. He was found guilty of two counts of aggravated sexual assault and was sentenced to 99 years in prison.
After his conviction, Pinchback learned the name of a man that his friends claimed had confessed to committing the rapes. A motion for a new trial was filed based on newly discovered evidence, but was rejected.
Pinchback lost his appeals and in October 2007 wrote a letter to the Innocence Project of Texas. In May 2009, the Project launched an investigation of his case.
Charles Chatman, who had been exonerated by DNA in Dallas County in 2008 and had met Pinchback in prison, repeatedly reached out to the Innocence Project to work on Pinchback's case because he believed in Pinchback's innocence.
Most of the biological evidence, however, was not preserved. All that remained were pubic hair cuttings from the second victim.
On July 13, 2010, the Dallas County District Attorney's Office joined with Innocence Project lawyers to request DNA tests on the pubic hair. The testing found a small amount of seminal fluid on the hairs and isolated a male DNA profile from the fluid that was different from Pinchback's, proving that he was not the rapist.
On May 12, 2011, Pinchback was released from prison and the charges were dismissed. Pinchback was awarded $2,131,000 in state compensation plus an annuity of $12,600.