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CLASS REVEAL TRAILER: https://twitter.com/makap0/status/1162654684248567809
RELEASE date: DECEMBER 18TH
About Étoile
--A class with a variety of evolved guarding actions and innovative party support skills.
--They, however, are not able to use Technics.
--Each weapon type has unique guard-related weapon actions.
--Double Saber: The standard Etoile weapon which excels in aerial combat.
Contains a wide variety of guarding and counter actions.
Guard Action: Deflect
--Dual Blades: Utilizes attacks called [Edge] which allows you to attack and defend at the same time.
Guard Action: Parry
--Wand: Allows you to constantly move while guarding or attacking.
Has access to two styles of PAs.
Guard Action: Protect
Double Saber Demonstration + Tidbits
--Double Saber Gear
Gear is gained by attacking enemies.
Gear is consumed upon being hit, reducing the damage received.
--Enhance Attack (Long Press Normal Attack with Gear)
Powerful Attacks that consume Gear
--Weapon Action: Deflect
Guard while moving in any direction.
While guarding, you can perform an approach attack.
This can be repeated, and the weapon action will attack with the same performance.
The next Weapon Action will be strengthened upon a successful Guard.
Dual Blade Demonstration + Tidbits
--Dual Blade Gear
Gear is gained by attacking enemies.
Gear can be consumed to perform Special Attacks
--Weapon Action: Parry
Activate at any time to parry an enemy attack
--Step Edge (Weapon Action during Step)
Hurls an [Edge] and performs a long-range attack.
Doing a Weapon Action during Step Edge, consumes gear, and performs a special attack that mows down the surroundings.
Performing a Weapon Action again, consumes gear, and performs another special attack that cuts widely in front of the player.
--Edge from Photon Arts
An [Edge] is an additional attack that occurs with Photon Arts.
Edges can track onto on enemy or attack a wide area.
Wand Demonstration + Tidbits
--Wand Gear
Gear accumulates when attacking enemies, moving, or Just Guarding
When Gear is accumulated, you can perform Special Attacks
--Focus PA
Focus PAs can be activated by using the Weapon Action at a certain time during the PA.
Focus reduces the PAs area of attack, but lets you focus on attacking a single enemy.
--Weapon Action: Protect
Hold to consume Gear and extend Just Guard duration
The Weapon Action can be charged to perform attacks
Charge 1: Perform a Long-Distance Attack while moving
Charge 2/3 with 1 Gear or more: Perform Special Attacks according to the amount of Gear consumed
Étoile Skills
--Support Skill: Over Drive
Active skill that recovers HP & PP and increases the partys MAX PP for a limited time.
--Overdrive [Active Skill]
Your Partys Maximum PP Increases for a certain period of time. Full Recovery of HP and PP at the time of activation (Main Class Only)
--Recast Save
Reduce the Recast Times of Party Members Class Skills (Main Class Only)
--Just Guard PP All
Restore PP of all Party Members when Just Guarding successfully (Main Class Only)
--Around Mate Up
Enhance the recovery effects of items used by all members on the field. (Main Class Only)
--Double Saber Skip Arts
Skip the first half of the PA when using it without a directional input. (Main Class Only)
--Dual Blade Lock-on Chase
When locked onto an enemy, approach them when normal attacking. (Main Class Only)
--Wand Special Ability Plus
(Wand Only) References the high value of S-ATK/T-ATK stats from special abilities of the weapon equipped.
--Double Saber Step Slide
Using a Step during a Step will let you slide for a certain distance. (Main Class Only)
--Dual Blade Gear Heat Up
Provides a Gear Accumulation Bonus for a limited time when using [Connect] or [Full Connect]. (Main Class Only)
--Etoile Will
When taking a fatal blow, survive with 1 HP and fully recover. (Main Class Only)
--Double Saber Quick Take
Modifies the behavior of the [Weapon Action] and [Normal Attacks] when activated at a specific time. (Main Class Only)
--Wand Focus Dash
Increases movement speed for a limited time when using Focus PAs. (Main Class Only)
--Double Saber Step Guard
When locked-on to an enemy, a special counter attack occurs when you step forward at the time of the enemys attack. (Main Class Only)
--Wand Teleport
If you press and release the weapon action, youll move based on the directional input and attack. (Main Class Only)
--Damage Balancer
Greatly reduces damage taken, and reduces certain HP Recovery Effects
--Same Arts PP Save
Reduce the PP Consumption when using the same PA in succession
--Etoile Mag
Coverts Total Attack Power of equipped Mag into S-Atk, R-Atk, and T-Atk
--Etoile Boost
Temporarily reduces damage each time you are attacked
--Tech Art Count Bonus
Gain a bonus to PAs a certain number of times when using different PAs in succession
--Etoile HP Restoration
HP regens after dropping under a certain threshold
--Flat Attack Bonus
Increase Damage of non-Just Attacks
--Etoile JA Bonus
Increase Damage of Just Attacks
--Standing Massive
Prevents being launched or blown-away when standing still
--JA Critical
Gain a Critical Rate Bonus when Just Attacking, Techs Excluded
Recommended Weapons + Units + SSA's + Mag build + Rings
Spoiler!Weapon wise your go-to's are going to be Atra Ex, Lightstream and Austere NT. Crafted weapons are optional but can be very expensive and are extremely subjected to future power creep making them fall further below and eventually obsolete just like in the past before the Craft revival update.
Units, (as of 10/5/2019) would still be full Lightstream, its still better than the newly released 13* Schvelle units which only offer utility currently. If you're someone who just came back, depending on your situations for Ebo Stones to trade for Lightstream or you farmed enough of the LQ's/Enchanted Forest boosts that Sega constantly pushes out then you can opt for 13* Schvelle units instead if you want. It is still HIGHLY recommend you wait for better 13* units to release before making the jump or risk wasting millions of Meseta on a build. You can obviously do a budget build if you wish too just be wary of the power creep to come.
SSA wise, if you're not a fan of mates after all this time and Sega trying to push for it (varying on your build for this class though) then you can still opt for S2: Sturdy Recovery and S4: Vampiric Strike.
Damage SSA's, you can opt for your usual flat dmg or crit dmg SSA's
Mag Build is luckily back on to the same skill as Hero and won't require a specific stat to build into because having (as an example) 200 T atk will share across to S/R atk for a cross stat build of 200/200/200. No Dex build needed here
Ring Wise, will update this later
DPS Rotations
Spoiler!will be updated at least a week or two after the class releases to give people (and me) some time to try and test things out
Weapon Meta
Spoiler!unknown currently, you can place your bets though!
ALL INFORMATION IS BORROWED from Bumped & Swiki and posted here for ease of access. I give my thanks to the people working hard on translating and updating the information we use on a daily basis to help ease our life while playing PSO2 and being able to enjoy the game today and forward into the future. Consider visiting them for more information that may or may not be here or for your general update information for the game:
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In the past year, the veteran country-pop singer has played at the Bonnaroo festival and sat in with Phish. Now he's bound for Glastonbury in England, via the Belly Up in Solana Beach.
How cool has Kenny Rogers become, against all odds, as he approaches his 75th birthday in August?
Let us count the ways:
This summer, the veteran country-pop vocal star will co-headline at
His Glastonbury gig comes a year after he appeared, however improbably. at the 2012
More improbably, Rogers not only performed a full set with his own band at Bonnaroo (which last year also featured Radiohead,
Billboard hailed Rogers as "spellbinding" and "breathtaking," and credited him for delivering "one of the 10 best performances of Bonnaroo 2012."
Spin agreed, noting: "The 73-year-old country star fit in beautifully with the festival's tie-dyed demographic."
Fuse went a step further, gushing: "He delivered the most exciting set of the day."
Rogers, who performs here Thursday at the Belly Up, happily recalled taking the stage at Bonnaroo last year.
"The first thing I said was: 'Kenny Rogers and Bonnaroo? What's wrong with this picture?" he chuckled.
"Because I felt a bit uncomfortable. At the same time, what I've learned is that all the people who cared about my music in my prime forced their kids to listen to it! And while I know that qualifies as child abuse, the audience at Bonnaroo knew those songs of mine...
"I was totally shocked by the degree of acceptance I got and the (favorable) reviews. I don't think I deserved them. And I was shocked, sitting backstage with Phish, to find — in addition to 'The Gambler' — they knew 10 other songs of mine they offered to play. Bonnaroo was a great opportunity for me to do what I do, and then go to their stage for a song."
How did Rogers end up at Bonnaroo in the first place? Is it because his longtime lighting director, Jeff Metter, used to work for the Grateful Dead? Guess again.
"My manager handles (Bonnaroo favorites) Kings of Leon," Rogers replied.
"I really prefer small venues. The thing I learned playing to 60,000 people is, you play to the first 10 rows and acknowledge the last 10. In a small venue, you play to all the rows. It's not important to me that anyone leaves my show saying: 'He was the best singer I've ever heard.' What is important is that people say: 'I had a really good time'."
Now at work on his next album, Rogers doesn't have to work to hard to give fans a good time.
The former jazz bassist — "I liked Charlie Mingus and I really loved Ray Brown's playing in the Oscar Peterson Trio" — has 24 No. 1 singles and 12 No. 1 albums to his credit. A three-time Grammy-winner, he's sold more than 120 million albums worldwide. Moreover, such Rogers songs as "Lucille" — which was memorably covered by the San Diego roots-rock band the Beat Farmers — have become part of the American musical fabric.
"We're all products of our history and, in my case, I loved jazz," Rogers noted from a recent tour stop in Virgina. "I've always said that I'm a country singer who's had a lot of other musical influences. To this day, I love jazz, although some of it today is too abstract for me. My guys in my band are all jazz-capable players and play jazz in their off-time."
Reading between the lines of his recent best-selling autobiography, "Luck or Something Like It," Rogers seems to imply he would have been happy to continue playing jazz as a member of the Bobby Doyle Three, the Texas band in which he cut his musical teeth.
At least, he would have had he not found commercial success, first with The New Christy Minstrels, then with The First Edition and, finally, as a top-selling solo artist. Asked if that is an accurate inference, Rogers sounded, well, jazzed.
"Yeah," he said. "The great thing about success in this country is spotting opportunity and taking advantage of it. The pianist I was with, Bobby Doyle, was very avant garde, in that he wrote arrangements for a three-piece band that made it sound like there were four or five musicians . He orchestrated all the vocal parts we were going to sing. And they were very difficult, totally incongruous to what we were playing (instrumentally). At the time, it was a truly unique union of music and ability.
"I was with him for six years and then I went straight from the Bobby Doyle Three to the New Christy Minstrels, which was (doing) probably the simplest form of music I'd ever heard. What I found in folk music that I didn't find in jazz were the stories -- stories that affected people. The thing about folk music is, it really is about the people and the political side of things, and I loved that. So some of my songs, when I got into country-music, reflected that."
In his book, Rogers recounts not only his many hits (and some flops), but also his multiple marriages. In 1964, at the age of 25, he married for the third time.
"I've learned that I am somewhat codependent, that I'm not happy being alone and that I can commit," said the bearded singer, who is now in the 15th year of his fifth marriage.
"I'm 74 and my body is falling apart. But I think I'm singing OK. Apart from the fact that I have 8-year-old identical twin boys, music is my purpose (in life)."
As for his legacy, Rogers is content.
"I don't think I have anything left to prove," he said. "The older I get, the better I used to be."
Kenny Rogers and
Back in the 1980s, the nationally prominent San Diego roots-rock band The Beat Farmers often performed an especially memorable version of "Lucille," which in 1977 gave Rogers the first solo hit of his career. As sung by the deep-voiced Country Dick Montana, the Farmers version added some choice profanities to "Lucille's" sing-along chorus.
Asked if he was familiar with The Beat Farmers' rendition of "Lucille," Rogers paused for a moment.
"Hmm," he said. "I think someone played me their version on YouTube. Is that the one where they sing: 'You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille -- you whore, you (female dog)'?"
That's the one.
Rogers laughed heartily.
"I like it," he said, "when people take songs to a different level."
An Evening with Kenny Rogers
When: 8 p.m. Thursday, March 21
Where: Belly Up, 143 South Cedros Ave., Solana Beach
Tickets: $98-$103
Phone: 481-8140
Online: bellyup.com

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Well, another unproductive Monday morning is rapidly transitioning into an equally unproductive afternoon. I had such great plans for today; it's funny (irritating) how the smallest, seemingly most insignificant of things can totally put the kibosh on good intentions.
Today, it was hair issues. I know, I know. In the big scope of things, this doesn't matter one bit. Logically, I know there are real issues to worry about in the world, but that doesn't help me when I'm staring at yet another clump of hair in my hand! Yes, my hair seems to be jumping ship in alarming quantities and I find it most disconcerting. After looking at this latest group of follicle deserters, my heart sank, and I could no longer find any motivation to accomplish my daily tasks. I mean, what's the point…to anything…if my hair is deserting me?? Believe me, I'm no spring chicken, I have aches and pains in places I didn't know you could get aches and pains, and now my hair is falling out? WHY BOTHER GOING ON??? It's just all down hill from here, right?? What does it matter?
It's at these moments, when I am at my weakest, that my motivation sneaks in and takes advantage. It's almost like I can hear it whispering, "You're so right, what's the point of doing anything if you're already falling apart at the seams? YEAH! I'm outta here, you balding loser!" (My motivation has a really hateful personality.)
This is the thing that annoys me most about my personality (although there are so many things to choose from). I can get derailed by the silliest concerns and "zap!" my motivation totally deserts me. It's so fickle. It cannot be trusted or relied upon under any circumstance. It has no staying power. In fact, in recent years, it's almost assumed an identity of its own, like some mysterious entity that shows up when, and if, it wants to making my attempts at accomplishing anything significant completely dependent upon its tendency to appear and disappear at will. It's sort of like the bad roommate – the one who never holds up his or her end of the bargain when there's work to be done in your living space, but who sure talks a big game. "Spring clean? Sure, let's do it! Won't it feel awesome to open all the windows, let in the fresh air, clean out the cupboards, get the laundry caught up, organize your life!!" Then, when the big day arrives, they've somehow managed to weasel their way out of the task at hand.
I fight with my motivation, or lack thereof, almost daily. So much so, that most days I have to resort to my "do one thing" mantra. When my motivation decides to abandon me, I am often reduced to endless hours of mindless internet browsing, typically beginning with a daily check of the local obituaries ('cause that will surely cheer you up), then onto an endless array of useless inquires – Why is the nail salon trade such a popular business choice among the Asian community? How can I wean myself off junk food (an inquiry usually made whilst snacking on a bag of chips)? What exactly is this soda doing to my insides (yes, typically entered while drinking a large Coke)? Are cats really that clean if all they're doing is essentially bathing in their own saliva?? The list of useless information goes on and on. On those days, I have to constantly remind myself to "do one thing" such as put in another load of laundry, finish the dishes, scoop the litter, etc. The problem is, that this is sometimes a very slow way to accomplish household tasks and other daily goals. But, I suppose it's better than nothing?
I don't know if I'll ever be fully reconciled with my motivation or that we'll ever learn to work together consistently. Visible representation of our dysfunctional relationship can be seen in the half-completed home improvement projects scattered throughout the house. There they sit, waiting and hoping for the day my motivation and I get it together. Who knows when that day will be. My motivation appears to have a mind of its own and rarely makes an effort to communicate its plans and schemes to me. I just have to be ready to jump to it whenever it does make a rare appearance.
Anyway, that was a really useful piece of information to share but at least I accomplished something! Also, I'm really hoping I am not the only one who faces this constant battle with motivation. Surely, I'm not, right?


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So my friend Irene came over my house and watched Les Miserables. I don't have a choice but watch the movie again. And guess what? I got the same reaction when I first watched the movie myself - in total AWE.
Actors Hugh Jackman (Jan Valjean) and Russel Crowe (Javert) did a great job playing their roles. They just made me fall in love with both of them all over again. The women - Anne Hathaway (Fantine) and Amanda Seyfried (Cosette) were not only gorgeous. They proved to me that they both have singing prowess! I was definitely surprised that Amanda can sing! LOL!
I actually haven't watched a musical. This is my first time to have seen a musical and it's in a film. I like it better because the emotions are felt by the audience such as myself since the words were not only said. They were sang.
I would love to watch some more musical in the future. I just hope I'd be able to get a ticket for free or not that expensive, though.
Here's a plot of the movie Les Miserables courtesy of imdb.com:
In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after he breaks parole, agrees to care for factory worker Fantine's daughter, Cosette. The fateful decision changes their lives forever.
I don't want to be a spoiler so I won't get into details of the movie. I want you all to watch the movie yourself and appreciate it. Happy viewing! :)


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In my recent discussion about SaaS, I get often asked what multi tenancy means.
Here is my "current" take:
In a pure multi-tenant architecture a single instance of the hosted application is capable of servicing all customers (tenants). Unlike more classical web applications or web services "in the cloud" which behave the same way for each requests, a multi-tenant architecture is designed to allow tenant-specific configurations at the UI (branding), business rules, business processes and data model layers. This is has to be enabled without changing the code as the same code is shared by all tenants, therefore transforming customization of software into configuration of softwre. As you can imagine, this drives the clear need for "metadata driven everything". The other main challenge is being able to co-locate (mingle and "de-mingle") persistent data of multiple tenants in the same data infrastructure.
In other words, the challenge for the multi-tenant application is to behave as if it was fully dedicated to a single tenant but is actually serving all of them in parallel on the same code base. I call this "you are my #1 customer" approach; which means every customer believe they are the #1 customer but in reality they are all served by a talented customer rep.
The main advantage of this architecture is (at least) twofold (a) the underlying infrastructure is shared, allowing massive economy of scale with optimal repartition of load and (b) because the very costly infrastructure and application development costs are shared, the "enterprise grade" application can be offered to very small businesses as well, permitting to address the long tail of the market.


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My top two cards are below. My first proper Hank Aaron as a player card. I do have a couple of cards with Hank as a league leader slammed on a card with a few other players but didn't have one from his years as a player yet. The other is a Thurman Munson which I think puts me at having nearly all of this cards from his playing days.
|1975 #660 Hank Aaron
|1973 Topps #142 Thurman Munson
To make it a little easier, I've made a little slide show of the remaining cards I picked up. Enjoy:


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He was not happy. His Imperial Majesty, Royal Highness, The Right Honourable, His Eminence, General President T'Mbolo M'shombou was a father to his people. His loved them all. Some more than others. It was a measure of their ingratitude that again, the trouble making Baako tribesmen of the south were causing trouble.
Did they not have work? Working 14 hour days in the Uranium Mines? Digging underground for diamond? Did they not have food? They were given a coconut and rice each day? His advisers had warned him that the Baako were trouble. Their spokesman, Beeko Mumfasa was stirring up dissent.
Well, his uncle, the Great and Wondrous Aboiye had been forced to lop off a few heads. It was time to do so again.
So confident was the General President of Victory, that he left his Presidential Palace Grenadier Life Guards in the Capital, M'shombou City. He went south with some of his beloved Zogo African Rifles.
Trouble in ZOGO ( For more pics see Spyros' Blog 'No Duff Gamer', down the right hand side!)
GAME ONE: Battle of Alako
Personally leading elements of his Zogo African Rifles, General President T'mbolo M'shombou was confident that he could put paid to some straggly, drug stuffed, starving rebels.
An impetuous advance well into Baako heartland, the southern province of Patanga, with a number of ZAR units, with armoured car support, the President found the Rebels waiting just to the north of the city of Alako. Alako is the centre of the country's uranium mining.
The President's famous ability to prophesize the future failed the great man on this day. The short violent clash led to a REBEL Victory. The rash assault of the vehicles saw both the tehcnical and the armoured car destroyed by accurate RPG fire.
'Where did they get those?' mused the President, thinking of the large numbers floating around in his sourthern neighbour, The Democratic Republic of Congo.
At one stage during the combat a wounded group of civilians ( we were using the Force on Force Bush Wars Fog of War Cards) pleaded with the Government forces for help. The Great President was more than obliging by sending more bullets their way. This atrocity would later cause problems for the President.
The Government lost an armoured car, a light vehicle and three complete squads were wiped out.
Rebels recovered 1 light vehicle and repaired their own. They then followed the retreating government forces who were retreating to the north of Patanga province.
|The Zogo African Rifles advance warily
|The Village: All is peace and quiet- the calm before the storm
|His Eminence, Royal Highness, Imperial Majesty, By the Grace of God, The Most Enlightened, His Grace, President for Life: T'mbolo M'shombou
|A group of Baako tribesmen prepare to ambush the Zogo Army forces
|More Baako tribesmen
|The area of the first defeat of the President's forces.
|The Boss looks all business in his Admiral's Uniform.
|The boys from the ZAR advance
|Baako separatists prepare a surprise in the elephant grass
|Great success!- The first of the Zogan armoured cars that would be a smoking ruin by the day's end.
|Strike two! Another ZAR vehicles on fire
|Are we being beaten?....NEVER- the President cannot be defeated!
|The Baako advance
|A line of ZAR advance
|The Second battlefield area
|The Baako await the ZAR and the all the President's men.
|Here they come!- You can see his Imperial Majesty, Royal Highness!
|Advance en masse!
|An explosion amongst the tribesmen. The figure in the foreground is wearing a Green Beret- It must be Meeko Mumfasa, Brother of Beeko, leader of the rebellion
Unable to believe the outcome, The Great and Noble President called on another detachment of his ZAR. Combining the reminder of his first force, he withdrew from the province. Then after summoning an armoured column of his Presidential Palace Grenadier Life Guards, he launched another attack- without waiting for the Guard. It is believed that his family witch doctor foresaw a great victory if the great man drank elephant's blood and crushed goat testicles.
'After all,' he claimed. 'Am I not the most popular leader in world History? I was democratically elected with a 99.7% approval rating! I am more popular than the Australian Kevin Rudd! ( this was 2009). More enlightened than Kim Jong –il. More Wise than George Bush?'
His advisors assured him that this was all true.
So, encouraged by his incredible insight, and democratic mandate, he led his forces against the rebellious scum of Patanga province.
GAME TWO: Battle of Balankan
In the second clash in the north of Patanga Province the Rebel Leader Beeko Mumfasa in conjuction with his brother Meeko inflicted another, even more humiliating defeat on the Great Man. The Brothers were easily identified on the battlefield by the red and green berets they respectively wore. In a repeat performance of the first action, his 3 light vehicles and armoured car were rendered inoperative due to machine gun and RPG rounds in the very early stages of the fight. To add insult to injury, a group of hostile civilians ambushed and destroyed one of his units- in revenge for the massacre of civilians at Alako. Particularly galling to the President was that the Armoured car was his personal favourite and was named after one of his 67 wives; Moeshia .
In response to the defeat the General President had his family witch doctor drowned in a bath tub of elephants blood and crushed goat testicles.
Retreating in Bangsu province, the remnants of the government forces fell back into the main city of Ngui, in the hope that the armoured column from the capital would arrive. But this was not to be. They were followed quickly by the Rebels. In a disturbing report, the President was told that some Baako tribesmen from the Congo were now joining the forces of the Mumfasa brothers. The Rebels also had repaired the armoured car named after his wife as well as the technicals. Outnumbered and outgunned, the President and his forces in Ngui await the assault of the Rebels. (Stay tuned for more!)
Very disturbing news reached his Eminence as he sat brooding in Ngui.
There had been rumours of Islamic militant preachers preaching Jihad in the north eastern provinces. The President had acted with his usual calm and benevolence. He hadthe offending militants arrested and drowned.
Islamic Insurgents declared rebellion in the northern city of Yalingu (Yalingu Province) on the border with Sudan.They then attacked the city of Tambura in the south of Yalinga. The small garrison of police and ZAR held on grimly . In a stroke of luck, an armoured car arrived to help the defence and the militants withdrew rapidle back to Yalingu. It transpired that the commander of the Armoured column, of the Presidential Palace Life Guards had decided to dispatch an armoured car which arrived in time and helped drive the northern insurgents back.
Understandably the President was most upset, that a junior regional commander should actually win a victory, when he had suffered two defeats. So he sent him congratulations. And had him drowned.
So the situation in the north seemed contained, but the south was a seething mass of discontent.
|The outskirts of Tambura
|The so called- Right Fists of God, preparing to assault the ZAR positions
|The armoured car that arrived in the nick of time- Here come the cavalry!!
|A victory in the north? I must congratulate my local commander. Now where was that tub of water?


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Many regard Purcell as the greatest English composer of all time. Among his most influential works are the opera Dido and Aeneas and the semi-operas The Fairy Queen and King Arthur.
The inventiveness, skill and emotional power of so much of Purcell's music always rewards re-interpretation and listening. Here's the Gramophone guide to 10 of the best Purcell recordings... Read more
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Review: TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4
If you would like to download a free trial of the software from Pegasys, you can do so here: Free trial
Getting Started
At first glance, TMPGEnc has an easy interface. There are four options, Start a new project, disc writing tool, open a project file and batch authoring file. As can be deduced, starting a new project will lead you to the starting steps of authoring a new project. You can open an older, saved project with the second option, or you can burn a project with the disc writing tool.
Starting a New Project
I would first implore you to head over to Options and set all output folders to where you want them. Then head over to Start a New Project. You can choose between using a file from your PC, from a camcorder, from a disc (including Blu-ray) or even from a color matte. I chose an HD trailer, from my computer. It was a WMV file, but most file types work.
Editing the file
You can now edit the file to your liking, cutting, adding transitions, boosting audio (in Audio Filters) or even adding Subtitles, via the subtitles editing tab, on the top (next to clip properties and cut edit). In clip properties, you have more powerful options as well, including the ability to add more files, add new audio streams, or set the framerate, aspect ratio or display mode. If you are unprepared to set these manually, the program smartly does it automatically. The subtitle menu is straightforward as well, allowing you to add multiple subtitle streams (different languages, perhaps) as well as allowing you to go to exact seconds to start the subtitles (as well as change font, size, etc).
The next tab is the Menu screen. You can manually choose the format (either Widescreen or 4:3 full screen) and then whether you want to make a menu based on a template or completely custom. There are some nice templates, and all are easily editable. You can also choose to have no menu, choice is up to the user. I have selected custom menu.
From here you can choose from tons of top menus, top tracks, navigational buttons, thumbnail frames and backgrounds. If you make a mistake, you can always go back and edit. The program will also save your preferences in case you forget to save and will remain there the next time you open. To edit the text in the menu, as well as colors, or add audio, and even effects, hit the Page Editor
I have not made the prettiest menu in the world, but if you take your time you can make some excellent work.
The next part of the progression is the Stimulation, aka the "preview. Here you can preview your menu and your edited clip before actually encoding. You can always go back and edit if you do not like what you see.
All that is left is to output your file, so head to the output tab and choose the target size you want your file authored too (I chose single layer DVD). Also, select where you want the files outputted to. You can also choose to burn the output to disc, by selecting Write to the media disc after output completion. If you do not, you can always burn the authored video later using TMPGenc and their Disc Writing tool.
Disc Writing Tool
If you did not choose to burn before, you can do so from the starting page, using the disc writing tool. Hit add file or folder and select the file. Choose your burner and your speed (8x should be standard).
Overall, the software is very easy to follow, has a good interface, and is very powerful. Authored video gives good quality and the variety of inputs and file formats is great as well. If you like simple, but powerful authoring software, TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4 is a smart choice.


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With its first run in January, Farm to Fork Week returns Saturday through Sept. 17.
Formed by a small group of restaurants, farms, wineries and breweries, the groups' mission is to raise awareness of the local and sustainable food systems while supporting local farmers, the local economy and local families.
To date, 15 restaurants are participating, including Garden Kitchen and The Red Door, both offering three-course prix fixe menus for $40; and chef Willy Eick at 608 Oceanside is planning three hyper-local courses for $25.
In addition to traditional meals, the weeklong event will feature a farm tour and cooking class, happy hour tour and a "Dinner on the Farm" collaboration dinner. For more information, visit farmtoforksd.com.


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It's not even old enough to have evolved this far, but Lin um's wee LFX with the wacko tweeter has changed. Hell, I only reviewed it in October '92 but here it is with enough revisions to justify a MkII prefix...though Linaeum hasn't made much noise about it. I think the company, like so many others, prefers not to create havoc with existing owners, hiding instead behind the blanket 'We reserve the right to improve this product without notice' type of caveat which allows a manufacturer to tweak in secret, without controversy. But owners of the MkI LFX don't have to worry about a thing, because the big changes make less difference to the already staggering performance than the small refinements, and the most important of the small refinements might be retrofittable if Lin um is in a generous mood.
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• Read more floorstanding speaker reviews from HomeTheaterReview.com.
• Find a subwoofer to pair with the Linaeum LFX.
LFX-Two uses a woofer sourced from another maker, the clear Mylar figure-of-eight which gives the novel tweeter its distinctive look is now black, the crossover has been tuned to accept these modifications and the hefty binding posts have been drilled to accommodate banana plugs. The change of woofer came about because of the need for deeper bass (my fellow Americans really do have a near-anal obsession about this, much to my embarrassment...) and higher power handling. The change in tweeter colour? The chaps at Linaeum hmm'd and aah'd but didn't say much, and my ears couldn't identify any radical sonic metamorphosis when I played the new ones side-by-side with the old ones...with the grilles removed. Which brings us to the most important change of all: the new grilles.
Some know-nothing, stone-deaf klutz specified, for the early LFX, the thickest grille used since the 1950s. Maybe he had a garage full of Hudson Bay blankets or LL Bean sleeping bags, or maybe he was shtupping someone at the local carpet factory. Whatever, it was impossibly dense and it obscured the main feature of the Lin um: the magic tweeter. The new grille, on the other hand, is sensible. It's thinner and it therefore allows the tweeter to sing. You can, of course, run the old or the new LFX without grilles, but this worries me because the tweeter rests on the top of the cabinet and it's something of a dust trap. I prefer the peace of mind the grilles provide. And the new grille does far less to compromise the tweeter than the old one.Read more about the Linaeum LFX speakers on Page 2.


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Imagine a 1 on 1 (not teams) competition between AI bots, like the Google AI Challenge. The various bots are assigned an ELO rating based on the outcome of the various versus matches. The reason I specify AI bots as they can compete 24/7 without regard for player fatigue, geolocation, etc.
Given limited server resources only so many bouts can be run per day. I'm looking for a heuristic (or an optimal algorithm) to choose which two bots should compete next.
All the past competitions have been tracked. By this I mean that the algorithm has more to work with than just the ELO ratings.
The use cases I'm partitularly interested in:
- The competition has been pairing randomly for while and now I want to make intelligent pairing decision.
- The Elo rating have stabilized and a bot is updated.
- The Elo ratings have stabilized and new bot is introduced to the competition.
I need to clarify. I'm not looking for an algorithm that will provide fair matches. I'm looking for an algorithm that will find matches most likely to update the Elo ratings of the bots to their "true" ratings with the least number of matches.


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If there's a website or webpage that you access frequently (like Subject Outlines) you can save it to your home screen so that it looks and functions just like an app.
This feature is a built in feature on both iOS and Android and once you have an icon on your homescreen will look and function just like an app.
- Open Safari and navigate to the website you wish to save.
- Tap the Share button on the bottom menu bar.
- Tap on Add to Home Screen and choose a name and confirm the web address. Finally, tap Add in the upper-right corner.
- Open the browser and Bookmark the page you want to add to a home screen making sure to choose a name and confirm the web address.
- Go to the home screen you want to add the link to
long-press in an empty space to bring up the Add to Home Screen menu
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Two weeks ago I posted a few pictures I took on the set of Alex Nevsky' latest music video On leur a fait croire. Now that I'm back from vacation I can finally post it! As a colorist, I find that taking set photography is very useful. Being on the set helps me witness and understand the problems the crew members are facing. I can start thinking about it before the post production process begins to ultimately save time during the grading session. Sometimes, a certain problem can take half an hour to fix on the set or 5 min in post. So it's useful to communicate and have a post guy on the set to make sure that not a single minute is wasted. The pictures are also handy for color grading tests when you can't have the footage beforehand. The range and the format is obviously very different, but the look development is still relevant regardless of source you are working with.
Anyways, here's the music video. Enjoy!
Track : ON LEUR A FAIT CROIRE
Artist : ALEX NEVSKY [alexnevsky.ca]
Label + Producer : AUDIOGRAM [audiogram.com]
Production House : PARCE QUE FILMS [parcequefilms.com]
Director : MATHIEU CYR ET GABRIEL GRENIER
Producer : OLIVIER PICARD
Cam.Assist : PIERRIC SOUCY
Production manager :CATHERINE GUYOT SIONNEST
Executive Producer: PHILIPPE ACHKHANIAN
Stylist : JENNIFER BERGERON
Make-up : ANIK BOUCHER
Artistic director : PHILIPPE ACHKHANIAN
Editing : ALEXANDRE DIONNE
Color Grading : CHARLES-ÉTIENNE PASCAL / SHED
Postproduction manager : CATHERINE GAGNÉ
Data wrangling : PERIHAN ICEGOZ
Gaffer : HUGO ROY
Key grip : SIMON GAUDREAU
Prod.Assist : WILLIAM GIGNAC ET JEAN-FRANÇOIS LEFEBVRE
Actor : ROXANNE MORIN


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Mountain Biking is often associated with freedom, adventure, discovery, and exercise and promotes an opportunity to explore local and national wilderness environments. Group leaders should always foster a high regard for the environment and other users and inhabitants and encourage in others an understanding of the problems of conservation, access and erosion. The 'Mountain-Bike Instructor Award Scheme includes consideration for all of these aspects, which are vital if the ethics and traditions of the outdoors are to continue.
- Established in 1989
- 17,800 members
- 35 UK & International providers/tutors
We provide structured training for those involved in leading mountain bike trips both here in the UK and abroad. With many courses for the armed services in countries such as Kenya, Germany and Cyprus.
We are an inspectorate for Adventuremark and Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC)
We have been instrumental in the development of the QCF framework for the Mountain Bike accreditation, working with the Awarding Body IAO (Leading Awarding Organisation). We Currently offer QCF/IAO Level 2 Award in Assisting Mountain Bike Activity Leadership and live now QCF/IAO Level 3 Certificate in Mountain Bike Activity Leadership. (These QCF MTB courses are available for other organisations to use).
There are currently six levels of Mountain Bike Leader training and instruction. The first three levels, are leader awards, while the three higher levels are for those tutoring or organising courses, the initial three levels are:
- Mountain Bike Leader Level One (MBL1) – Non Technical Terrain – This is a 2 day course and the qualification allows access into low-level terrain, with few potential hazards, i.e. country parks, canal towpaths, and non-wilderness areas where help is almost immediately accessible. This includes blue forest trail routes. There is an alternative for the younger person to take the 'Assisting Mountain-Bike Leader' Level One (AMBL).
- Assisting Mountain Bike Leader Level One (AMBL) – Non technical Terrain – This is a 2 day course and the qualification allows access into low-level terrain, with few potential hazards. This is a site specific award designed for organisations such as outdoor center's that primary use MTB on site and the AMBL is working under the guidance of a qualified Mountain Bike Leader member of staff.
- Mountain Bike Leader Level Two (MBL2) – Technical Terrain – This is a 2 day course and the qualification allows access into open country, with the potential hazards that surround such terrain. The leader will operate within 20 minutes of cycling assistance. AALS may also require you to hold additional qualifications to work in this terrain. Includes red forest trail routes.
- NOTE: All of the above qualifications can be delivered within the same course over a 2 day period
- MIAS Mountain Bike Leader Level Three (MBL3) – Mountainous Terrain – (2 days +) this level covers areas defined as mountainous by the Mountain Training UK, but excludes ridges and potential hazardous routes such as ridges or routes involving scrambling. To lead groups on accessible routes to cyclists that are defined by map and ground. The leader will operate within 30 minutes of cycling assistance. AALS may also require you to hold additional qualifications to work in this terrain (e.g. ML, WGLA or equivalent MOD qualifications. Includes red/black forest trail routes.
Tutor Levels
|Mountain Bike Tutor Level Four (MBT4)
|Assistant Mountain Bike Leaders
Mountain Bike Leaders Level 1 & 2
|Assistant Mountain Bike Leaders
Mountain Bike Leaders Level 1
|Mountain Bike Tutor Level Five (MBT5)
|Assistant Mountain Bike Leaders
Mountain Bike Leaders Level 1, 2 & 3
|Assistant Mountain Bike Leaders
Mountain Bike Leaders Level 1 & 2
|Mountain Bike Tutor Level Six (MBT6)
|Assistant Mountain Bike Leaders
Mountain Bike Leaders Level 1, 2 & 3
|Assistant Mountain Bike Leaders
Mountain Bike Leaders Level 1,2 & 3
The Assessor must have a Mountain leader qualification
Additional Mountain Bike Awards
Fast Track Award/Mountain Bike Conversion Course (FTMBL) Available for those holding qualifications with CTC, OTC, SMBLA, MBLA, BC, BSCA, MBCuk
Fast Track Award for MIAS Mountain Bike Leaders (MBL2) who wish to deliver QCF/LAO Level 2 Award in Assisting Mountain Bike Activity Leadership. (FTQCF)
Gears (Personal Skills) Cycling Awards Gears 1 to 6 (levels)
Emergency Services Cycle Patrol Award Including MTB Search and Rescue levels 1 to 6
Cycle "Fit" Maintenance Course Levels 1 to 4
Bolt on awards:
- MTB Expedition (MBLE)
- Night Riding (MBLN)
- On Road Cycling (MBLO)
- Alpine MTB leader (used mainly by the MOD abroad) (MBLA)
uAims & Objectives
The aims & objectives of MIAS are as follows:
- To create an organisation that provides all mountain bikers with access to quality coaching.
- To develop and maintain a coaching system.
- To recruit, train and further develop coaches.
- To monitor and maintain examination standards linked to a graded award system.
- To maintain a database of qualified coaches.
- To develop and maintain effective communications.
- To keep coaches aware of up to date information on mountain bike coaching and associated topics.
- To issue, monitor and update coaching material which will form the basis for the education, training and assessment for mountain bike coaches.
- To encourage qualified coaches to apply their experience and expertise to promote safe mountain biking.
- To offer insurance through the ABCC to protect all registered mountain bike coaches against insurance claims, which may arise during coaching activities.
- To maintain all avenues for the coach to progress to their full potential.
All qualified coaches will have practical and theoretical knowledge in the following areas:
- Code of safe practice
- Kit and equipment
- Access and conservation
- Bike familiarisation
- Bike preparation and maintenance
- First aid relating to biking activity
- Bike skills (on and off road)
- Bike leadership and group management
- Risk assessment
uOther Qualifications
MIAS links in with the "outdoor world qualifications":
- Mountain Leadership (ML) for over 600 metres (Mountainous Terrain)
- Basic Expedition Leadership Award (BEL) – for up to 600 metres (Wild Country)
- Walking Group Leader award
- Local Authority Cycle Awareness Courses
It is the only course that has a Leader Log Book, which ensures that a record is kept on the progression of the individual. The Adventurous Activities Licensing Authority endorse it.
It links in with numerous Adventurous Activities Licences which incorporate mountain biking. It transfers to any centre to run the scheme themselves, with qualified staff. Individuals are continually updated and have the opportunity to take an active part in any of the future planned courses. Instructors have a personal development plan interview once a year. Bike leaders are encouraged to further their own skills and involve others within the sport. It offers a "Personal Skills" section, which looks at the young person with learning difficulties, to attain an Academic, National Accreditation (Certificated). It offers Cycle Maintenance
- The Association of British Cycling Coaches
- Adventuremark
- LOtC
- Cadets
- Birmingham City Council Engineers Department (Road Safety Unit)
- Birmingham City Council Adventurous Activities, Policy Guidelines
- Many other West Midlands Councils
- Staffordshire Council
- Shropshire Council
- Powys Council
- Norfolk Council
- Merseyside Police
- North Yorkshire Police
- Essex County Council
- Leeds University
- R.A.F. Royal Air Force
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Jeremy Meeks, the "prison bae" whose mugshot went viral and led to all sorts of modeling offers, has been released after spending two years in jail.
On Tuesday, Meeks met his wife and children before he was transferred to a transitional housing facility for a few weeks before he is "completely free to start his new journey," said his manager, Jim Jordan.
Jeremy Meeks Plans Modeling Career
"We have a lot in store regarding Jeremy's new career," Jordan said in a statement on Wednesday. "There are a multitude of offers on the table. Jeremy is humbled and grateful and overwhelmed by the outpouring of love, support, and prayers for him and his family."
#PrisonBae Sentenced To More Than Two Years
With job offers and freedom ahead of him, Meeks said that he was ready to take on whatever the future held.
"I want to thank my family and everybody for all your love, support and prayers," he wrote on Instagram on Wednesday. "I'm overwhelmed and grateful for what lies ahead. I'm ready."
Jeremy Meeks Lands Lucrative Modeling Contract
Even after his arrest, Meeks remained active on social media and continued to post pictures and updates letting his fans know when he was going to be released. Just before his release, he posted online, saying, "Looking forward to reuniting with my family. Counting down the days. #6days #spreadtheword."
Meeks' manager Jim Jordan provided a statement about his release to theGrio.com:
Jeremy was released at 9:00am March 8th, 2016. He was greeted by his wife Melissa, his three children, and myself Jim Jordan his manager. Jeremy had a very limited time before having to arrive at transitional housing where he will be for the next few weeks before he is completely free to start his new journey.We have a lot in store regarding Jeremy's new career. There are a multitude of offers on the table. Jeremy is humbled and grateful and overwhelmed by the outpouring of love, support, and prayers for him and his family.


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Cranberry White Chocolate Cheesecake Bites
Um, hi. Remember me? Anyone still out there? *taps glass*
I know it's been a while, but I hope you'll forgive my extended absence because these Cranberry White Chocolate Cheesecake bites are sooooooo good. Seriously. Cheesecake is not my most favorite dessert, and also white chocolate and I are not on speaking terms. I think it tastes kind of toothpaste-y. Don't even get me started on how it's not actually chocolate, despite its name.
Then I discovered that when you combine white chocolate and cheesecake some sort of undeniable magic happens – they both get instantly better. A LOT better.
Like, please-take-these-away-I-can't-stop-eating-them better.
Aside from how scrumptious these little bites are, I also happen to like how easy they were to make. Mini cheesecake pans make pretty mini cheesecakes but having to divide everything into umpteen separate tiny cups is kind of a pain, right? You don't have to do that with this cheesecake! It bakes in an 8×8 pan. Serve it whole, cut it in half and split it with your spouse, or cut it into 36 bite-sized pieces: the choice is yours.
Cheesecakes are normally paired with cherry or strawberry, but cranberries are seasonal right now and I'm not gonna hide it – I can't get enough of them. So I topped my cheesecake with cranberry jelly. If you think cranberry jelly sounds complicated, it's not. It's pretty much just strained cranberry sauce. It also happens to taste fairly similar to raspberry jelly, so even my cranberry-hating husband liked it!
Oh, and did I mention this cheesecake is ideal for stress-free holiday entertaining because you can make it ahead of time? Make it two days ahead and keep it in the fridge (if you think you can avoid eating it), or pop it in the freezer for longer and defrost at room temperature the day you plan to eat it.
I hope this recipe makes your holidays a little more merry and bright!
Cranberry White Chocolate Cheesecake Bites
Adapted from Food in Jars and A Farm Girl Dabbles
Makes one 8×8-inch cheesecake, or roughly 36 1-inch square cheesecake bites
There's no canning required here! My instructions cover making refrigerator cranberry jelly (for storing in the fridge). The bright red jelly will start to bleed into the cheesecake after a few days in the fridge. I recommend adding the jelly topping the day you plan to serve the cheesecake, or freezing it after adding the jelly and thawing the day of serving. You won't need all of the jelly, but don't be afraid to slather it on generously. I wished I had used a bit more.
The outside edges rose a bit while baking, so for even square bites I trimmed the edges off (and ate them – yum!) Tip: For the cleanest cuts, rinse a sharp knife under warm water & dry between each cut. Tedious? Yes. But it works! Also, try to cut straight down and avoid any sawing motion.
Cranberry Jelly Ingredients
1 pound whole cranberries, washed
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup apple cider
juice of 1/2 lemon
Cheesecake Ingredients
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 ounces 65-70% dark chocolate, broken into pieces
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
3.5 ounces (about 1 cup) chocolate graham crackers crumbs
8 ounces white chocolate, broken into pieces
16 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
little pinch of salt
2 ounces white chocolate, broken into pieces (for drizzling)
1/8 teaspoon coconut oil (optional)
Make-ahead Cranberry Jelly: Combine cranberries, sugar and apple cider in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook until cranberries burst and start to break down. Remove from heat. Stir in lemon juice. Pour through a fine mesh sieve, pressing on the skins as needed to filter the jelly. Store in refrigerator overnight or until set.
To make cheesecake: Preheat oven to 325°F. Line an 8×8-inch baking pan with a double layer of foil, taking care to leave some overhang on the edges to lift the cheesecake out later. Butter or spray with non-stick spray.
Add butter, chocolate and cocoa powder in a medium saucepan over low heat. Heat, stirring frequently, just until melted and combined. Remove from heat. Stir in graham cracker crumbs until thoroughly coated. Press mixture firmly into the bottom of prepared pan. Chill crust in freezer until ready to bake.
While the crust chills, make the cheesecake. Heat 8 ounces of white chocolate in the microwave in a small, microwave safe bowl for 1 minutes on 50% power. Stir, and continue microwaving for 30 second intervals, stirring thoroughly between each, until completely melted. Set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer using the paddle attachment, beat cream cheese until smooth and creamy, 1-2 minutes. Add eggs and sugar, and beat until combined. With the mixer on low, add melted white chocolate, vanilla and salt. Spread cheesecake mixture (may be thick) over chilled crust. Smooth top with a spatula. Tap pan on the counter a few times to release any air bubbles.
Bake at 325°F for 40-45 minutes, or until edges are set and barely browed while center still jiggles some. Cool completely on a wire wrack. Chill in refrigerator for at least 4 hours, and up to 2 days.
Place about half of the cranberry jelly in a microwave safe bowl and heat for 20-30 seconds, then stir briskly until jelly is loose and pourable. Spread evenly over cooled cheesecake. Return to fridge and chill for at least 1 hour. (Ideally you will do this step the day of serving to prevent any color bleed into the cheesecake.)
Using the foil overhang, carefully lift cheesecake from pan. Melt remaining 2 ounces of white chocolate in the microwave. (Stir in coconut oil to thin for easier drizzling.) Pour melted white chocolate into plastic sandwich bag, snip off a tiny piece of the corner, and drizzle over cheesecake.
Serve cheesecake whole, or cut into bars or bite-sized pieces. Leftovers (as if!) can be stored in the fridge or freezer in an airtight container.
December 13, 2012 11:54 am
They look beautiful, and I'm sure they taste great too. Thanks for sharing. Susan @ respectyourfood
petit4chocolatier permalinkDecember 13, 2012 10:31 pm
Gorgeously delicious :)
blowingoffsteamandmore permalinkDecember 14, 2012 10:27 am
These look ridiculously delicious. Thanks for sharing!
erin permalinkDecember 18, 2012 4:46 pm
oh-hoooo my gracious. yum.
deliciouslynell permalinkDecember 30, 2012 9:22 pm
Hi there, I've nominated you and your amazing blog for the sunshine award. If you're interested please do check out this post for the rules, etc. And have a happy new year! http://ineedafeed.wordpress.com/2012/12/31/im-walking-on-sunshine-311212/
Katie permalinkJanuary 2, 2013 2:18 am
Awesome recipe :)
I love a good cheesecake… Here's a New York Cheesecake you might like to try.
New York Cheesecake Recipe
Thanks for sharing.
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|Horacio J. Adroguee
Professor of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Section of Nephrology, Houston, USA
|Research Interest
|The overall goal of my research is to deepen our understanding of disorders of fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance, as well as the role of sodium and potassium in the pathogenesis of primary hypertension. We have done original investigations that uncovered a number of fundamental issues, some of them listed below, including the determinants of hyperchloremic acidosis in diabetic ketoacidosis; maladaptation of the kidney in both metabolic acidosis and alkalosis; role of normal variations in PCO2 as determinants of plasma bicarbonate; changes in plasma anion gap during acid-base disorders; determinants of the changes in serum potassium in acid-base disorders; changes in bicarbonate space caused by titration of non-bicarbonate buffers; effect of respiratory and metabolic acid-base disorders on carbon dioxide titration curve in vivo; impairment in distal nephron acidification in chronic respiratory acidosis; acid-base patterns in patients with status asthmaticus; role of intracellular pH in acidification by the proton pump in turtle urinary bladder; uniformity of the ventilatory response (?PCO2 / ?HCO3?) in metabolic acid-base disorders; mechanisms of the arteriovenous acid-base disparity in circulatory failure; impairment of tissues glucose consumption in acidemic states; the salutary effects of modest fluid replacement in the management of diabetic ketoacidosis; impact of acute and chronic respiratory acid-base disorders on preexisting metabolic acidosis; demonstration of an apical chloride conductive pathway and GTP-binding proteins in turtle urinary bladder epithelial cells; mechanism of acetazolamide-induced rise in renal vascular resistance in the intact dog; and the regulation of potassium excretion in chronic renal failure. Our interest in hyponatremia and hypernatremia led to the introduction of the Infusate formula and the Fluid-loss formula that allow quantitative projections of prescribed fluid therapy and ongoing fluid losses on the patient?s serum sodium. These simple equations known as the Adrogué-Madias formulas, have gained popularity among clinicians. More importantly, studies by other investigators have corroborated the predictive accuracy of these formulas. Our focus on the role of sodium and potassium in the pathogenesis of hypertension allowed us to demonstrate the role of the Na+ / K+ ATPase on the K+-induced vascular relaxation; the rebound hypertension and impaired urea reduction ratio post-dialysis with low potassium dialysate; the interdependency of sodium and potassium intake in the pathogenesis of hypertension; and the role of potassium as a true antidote with respect to the non-salutary effect of sodium in primary hypertension.


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ART: FriendsWithYou x The Hole x Opening
I went to the FriendsWithYou opening at the HOLE on Friday and was pretty happy with everything I saw. FriendsWithYou makes art that makes people not only feel happy, but also hopeful. It's a simple message, but an important one. SO much of art today is pretentious and recycled, it's refreshing to finally go to...
Daily Inspiration: Artist x Matt Golden x Antique Picture Frame Chairs
Matt Golden lives and works in London; he is also a musician. This project, titled "Maverick" consists of a series of chairs made from antique, old picture frames. Such a simple yet beautiful idea, truly inspiring.
Daily Inspiration: Alison Knowles x Visual Artist
Born in 1933 in New York City Alison Knowles is a visual artist that incorporates sounds, installations, publications, etc into her many pieces. She was a big part of the Fluxus movement and remains active. Fluxus (via wiki): a name taken from a Latin word meaning "to flow"—is an international network of artists, composers and...
ART: Painter x Dan Gualdoni
Artist Dan Guadoni of St. Louis makes the dreamiest atmospheric paintings I have ever had the pleasure of laying my eyes on. Soft and almost glowing, one can find themselves staring at the paintings for a prolonged period of time before realizing that what they're viewing is not an old medium format Square Shooter Polaroid...
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Incase x Andy Warhol x Party.
Two nights ago I went to the Incase x Andy Warhol event on Mulberry St with some of my friends. The party was nice, i.e. the drinks were pouring and the mood was nice. Oh course I was in the company of some of the best folks ever, Yanna and her friends. Yes! I ran...
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SO you know where I will be this evening! Be there. -Antwan.
Lynda Benglis opening x New Museum
Last night was the Lynda Benglis opening at New Museum and excitement was in the air…well, cold cold air was in the air, but in the museum itself, "excitement" was in the air! Lynda Benglis' work is unlike the work of many of the exhibitions I have been to in the past. Her work is...
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Photographer I Love: Stephen Gill
I don't particularly remember how I came across the work of talented U.K. born photographer Stephen Gill, but I'm sure as hell glad I did. Though all of the work in the his portfolio is interesting and truly intriguing, the work in his series called "Outside In" is what really left me speechless.


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SUBJECTS: Visit to Rockhampton region, disaster funding, Decentralisation, APVMA.
HOST ANGUS PEACOCK: The Shadow Minister for ag has just come into the studio, and he joins me now.
JOEL FITZGIBBON, SHADOW MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES, FORESTRY AND RURAL AND REGIONAL AUSTRALIA: Great to be with you Angus.
HOST: What brings you to the region?
FITZGIBBON: Im here at Bill Byrne's invitation. You know I have been a regular visitor here. You cant have a strong national economy without a strong Queensland economy and you cant have a strong Queensland economy without strong regions. Of course the Rockhampton region is critical to all of that. Im a regular visitor here and Bill has invited me to talk on a range of issues including of course to have a look at post cyclone recovery and how all that is happening.
HOST: Where do you intend to go to observe that?
FITZGIBBON: Im in Bill Byrne's hands today and havent seen the program but we are certainly going out to Rookwood Weir because as you know that has been a point of contention and Bill would like me to get a better understanding of exactly where that is and what it will do, what is the cost and what is the business case. But along the way Im sure well be having a look at some of the areas most affected and how people are dealing with the clean-up.
HOST: Well I guess it really shines the light onthe Federal Governments involvement in these issues, it cant obviously stop them but it can play a role in how we respond to them and the main way it does that is through the category A,B and C funding arrangements which is distributed through (inaudible) and we have category C for some districts. Can that system be improved?
FITZGIBBON: Systems can always be improved. Its a system we have been working through for a very long time. Full credit to Joe Ludwig the former Labor Minister from Queensland who I think improved that system markedly when he was in that role. Its a pretty good system but it could always be improved. Of course we were all pretty disappointed with the way Barnaby Joyce tried to politicise that process.
HOST: He wouldnt say that, I think there were two parties politicising it and they were politicians and thats what they do. In the end he has approved category C funding for these people and its significant amounts of taxpayers money so maybe there needs to be a political fight before those decisions are made.
FITZGIBBON: Well not when you create the political fight deliberately for your own political advantage. We shouldnt dwell on it because people dont want to hear it. It was a great source of disappointment to me but we wont improve this system while ever people are trying to gain political mileage.
HOST: So what incentive would Barnaby Joyce have, given hes a member of a regional area, what incentive would there be there for him to hold up that money? The incentive on his part would be to give the money because it reflects well on him.
FITZGIBBON: No one is suggesting that Barnaby Joyce sought to hold up money. Im certainly not doing that. Two words explain all of this- One Nation. Barnaby Joyce sees everything through that prism. The Nationals are very concerned about One Nation eroding their primary vote. So Barnaby likes to create straw men which is exactly what he did with disaster relief so he could ride into town making himself look like a hero at the expense of others.
HOST: So how concerned are you about One Nation? You are obviously up here visiting our local member. The State election is not that far, I dont know if thats related? Are you concerned about One Nation eroding the support base the Labor Party has in this region?
FITZGIBBON: Nowhere near as concerned as the LNP of course.
HOST: Thats open to interpretation I guess.
FITZGIBBON: I think its fair to say that One Nation poses a greater threat to the LNP than the Labor Party. Thats just a statement of fact and you see it in everything Malcolm Turnbull and Barnaby Joyce do at the moment. A fear on One Nation - all of these things he is announcing this week is a reaction to One Nation.
HOST: Now we only have two and a half minutes until we have to go to AM, but decentralisation is probably the other issue that has been in the headlines. From someone who lives in a regional centre, I would welcome some Government instrumentalities where it makes sense moving them to the regions. Whats your view on it?
FITZGIBBON: Well you made the point yourself Angus, where it makes sense. The fact is this Government doesnt have a decentralisation policy, it has a few spin lines mainly provided by Barnaby Joyce. You havent seen Malcolm Turnbull for example give any imprimatur to what Barnaby Joyce has been saying. Decentralisation can work when it is properly planned and its rational and logical and has been done properly and is cost effective. But Barnaby Joyce has a whole series of thought bubbles. His attempt to move this pesticides authority to his own electorate is going to cost tax payers $60 million and decimate the authority and its capacity to deliver for farmers.
HOST: Well you could also say Armidale is a hub for agriculture research throughout entire Australia in fact our research, that used to be here in Rockhampton, a lot of it has gone to Armidale so it makes sense, from an outsiders perspective, perfect sense that the pesticides authority would go to Armidale.
FITZGIBBON: Except the APVMA doesnt do research. It analyses..
HOST: No but its a research hub for agriculture.
FITZGIBBON: Im sorry but its not. Its an authority paid for by the chemical companies through fee applications and what it does is analyse the data provided by those companies to make sure crop protection for example isnt harmful.
HOST: Isnt that research?
FITZGIBBON: No they just analyse the data, its a much different concept.
HOST: Thats research I think.
FITZGIBBON: There is no argument for putting the APVMA near of next to a university. Its a pork barrel and probably ...
HOST: Yeah but its in the hub of probably one of the most productive agricultural hubs and one of the highest pesticides user in the Australian agricultural economy.
FITZGIBBON: And what all those farmers rely upon is an APVMA that in a timely and affordable way can deliver them the crop protection and animal medicines they need to lift their productivity and what this relocation is doing is driving staff out of the agency and undermining its capacity to do just that.
HOST: I know staff have chosen to stay in Canberra and people make those decisions for all sorts of family reasons, but change is discordant so how do we decentralise and make it a good idea without there being this resistance as theres always resistance.
FITZGIBBON: The Labor Party has a rich history in decentralisation and where we have done it, weve done it logically and we have done it well. Its this current Government that has been unwinding all of thatby closing down agencies in regions, sacking people in Centrelink. If they just restored the jobs they have taken away in the regions, they would do much more than by to pork barrelling agencies into electorates like Barnaby Joyces.
HOST: Alright thank you, got to go to the news, thanks for coming in.


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Seymour, E. & Hewitt, N. M. (1997). Talking about leaving: Why undergraduates leave the sciences. Boulder, CO: Westview.
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Today, Dubai is recognized as the world leader in industrialization and is the global point of intersection for business hot spots. Traders/ industrialists are targeting Dubai for their business accomplishments, majorly because Dubai offers the most modern infrastructure and there are no tax and no trade barriers, which make things easier for people.
A large number of leading projects are undertaken by Dubai every year and this has also led to an overflow of foreign trade, thereby increasing the per capita income which exceeds that of any other nations in the world. This flourishing trade opportunities and dynamicity in business expansion, has put the UAE government in a fix, as they need to devise policies or stringent norms for intellectual property protection.
In order to ensure that the Intellectual property rights are not violated, the government induces international standards of intellectual property rights protection. These laws are similar in form to the types of intellectual property protection laws, recognized by the U.S, U.K. and European systems.
Also, you will be glad to know that UAE being an active member of the nationwide conventions on intellectual property that includes WTO, TRIPS, and the Madrid Convention etc.; it offers recognition to global intellectual property rights.
If you are a trader in Dubai or planning to establish your business footprints on the land of the international business hub, you need not worry, because the customs officials and local law enforcement officials are always on guard and contribute their part in safeguarding the intellectual property rights. In case if someone is found violating or acting in accordance with the intellectual property infringement, the law enforcement takes necessary steps to curb the counterfeiters indulged in illegitimate acts that are legally prohibited.
Owing to the introduction of newer strategies and trade policy updates, businesses are growing more intense on adopting safety measures to ensure their intellectual property is protected against any kind of fraudulent activities that might pop up at anytime in the long run. Now that you have decided to choose Dubai for its luxurious and business-friendly atmosphere for your business formation, you need to familiarize with the operational consistencies that prevail in the new jurisdiction.
Each business has to deal with a large volume of personalized data which is in fact increasing day-by-day and there should be some form of legal protection that businesses need to collaborate with their data storage system. According to the data privacy law, a legal protection is guaranteed during the collection, storage, use, and disclosure & also processing of your personal data to ensure that it is safe and protected.
As per the jurisdiction of UAE, there is no particular law for ensuring data privacy, but do not worry, there are certain legislative elements that have been formed with regard to providing data processing privacy for businesses. These are:
The UAE government also implements certain rules and policies for storing specific sections of data such as the employees personal information, maintaining the data related to the business's financial operations, etc. The businesses need to seek the assistance of a legal advisor to assure that they are operating as per the legal rules in their jurisdiction.
The Federal Law of UAE deals with the Intellectual property Rights and its registration.
Being an active member of the World Trade Organization, UAE abides by the provisions of the World Intellectual Property Organization's Agreement on TRIPS. The agreement sets a minimum standard for protecting the Intellectual Property. As we have already discussed there are certain elements of the legislation that applies to the protection of Intellectual Property rights in Dubai though there is no particular law that has been framed for IP rights. There are no courts in UAE meant for preserving IP rights and no specialist IP lawyers for the same. Usually, the procedures related to IP enforcement can be done by filing a complaint via the police or custom personnel responsible for law enforcement in the concerned jurisdiction.
Different types of Intellectual Property that needs to be registered for with the government of UAE:
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Due to its coalition into the worldwide convention/treaties on IP rights, if you register for a trademark in UAE, it will be applicable globally, in future if you plan to expand or move abroad. As per the Federal Law No. 37 that came into implementation in the year 1992, anyone who is approved by the UAE Ministry for the trademarks that they have registered it provides their product or service protection against any kind of infringement that might occur.
The mark that is registered needs to be unique and distinct from the already existing marks. You can register for a trademark with the UAE Trade Mark Office. Also, remember that if you are requesting for a trademark for goods (alcoholic beverages or pork) that is in any way found to be offensive then you will not be permitted to do so. If you own a trademark with international reputation, then you need the consent of the original owner to get it registered in UAE.
Also, a trademark that you have registered has a lifetime of 10 years after which you need it renew it. If you have not been using your trademark consecutively for over a period of 5 years, then a third party can claim for it while yours gets cancelled. Do not forget to register your trademark with the Ministry of Economy which is the protection protocol you have against infringement and third party claims.
Patents are the medals or trophies earned by highly intellectual scientific inventions and provide with opportunities for industrial exploitation. The inventions that are actually capable of industrial exploitation though it doesn't matter if it comes with no inventive step and unpublished know-how, industrial models or designs but still it is protectable under the Utility law.
This enforcement was brought into action by the Patent Law No. 44 that was formed in the year 1992 which was again repeated by the Federal Law No.17 in the year 2002. This was mainly repeated to synch UAE Legislation with TRIPS. The approval of a patent might take several years from the day of filing in the UAE though its yours for the next 20 years and the protection for design patents last for over 10 years from the date of filing.
If you acquire a patent license, you need to file it with the Ministry of Economy and a failure to do so will leave it ineffective against third parties.
A Federal Law No. 7 came to be formed in the year 2002 covering protection rights for a variety of entertainment elements that includes artistic, musical, dramatic and literary works. The law protects any kind of third party infringement over copying these works. It automatically arises for an original work that is in material form.
The works generated by an employee can be utilized for the employee's benefit as it is not considered to breach the UAE laws if the employer has not made the required contractual agreements. This helps them to safeguard or protect the works generated by their employees and prevent any unauthorized usage of this data.
You need not register to get a protection. Just submit an application to the Ministry of Economy and Commerce and pay a small fee and get the registration done. The lifespan for protecting written works is lifetime plus another 50 years.
These are some of the key points that you need to know about the law of Intellectual PropertyRights.
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Several studies have indicated that vitamin D deficiency is associated to the following:
1.) The flu - In a study published in the Cambridge Journals, it was discovered that vitamin D deficiency predisposes children to respiratory diseases. An intervention study conducted showed that vitamin D reduces the incidence of respiratory infections in children.
2.) Muscle weakness – According to Michael F. Holick, a leading vitamin D expert, muscle weakness is usually caused by vitamin D deficiency because for skeletal muscles to function properly, their vitamin D receptors must be sustained by vitamin D.
3.) Psoriasis – In a study published by the UK PubMed central, it was discovered that synthetic vitamin D analogues were found useful in the treatment of psoriasis.
4.) Chronic kidney disease – According to Holick, patients with advanced chronic kidney diseases (especially those requiring dialysis) are unable to make the active form of vitamin D. These individuals need to take 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 or one of its calcemic analogues to support calcium metabolism, decrease the risk of renal bone disease and regulate parathyroid hormone levels.
5.) Diabetes – A study conducted in Finland was featured in Lancet.com in which 10,366 children were given 2000 international units (IU)/day of vitamin D3 per day during their first day of life. The children were monitored for 31 years and in all of them, the risk of type 1 diabetes was reduced by 80 percent.
6.) Asthma – Vitamin D may reduce the severity of asthma attacks. Research conducted in Japan revealed that asthma attacks in school children were significantly lowered in those subjects taking a daily vitamin D supplement of 1200 IU a day.
7.) Periodontal disease – Those suffering from this chronic gum disease that causes swelling and bleeding gums should consider raising their vitamin D levels to produce defensins and cathelicidin, compounds that contain microbial properties and lower the number of bacteria in the mouth.
8.) Cardiovascular disease – Congestive heart failure is associated with vitamin D deficiency. Research conducted at Harvard University among nurses found that women with low vitamin D levels (17 ng/m [42 nmol/L]) had a 67 percent increased risk of developing hypertension.
9.) Schizophrenia and Depression – These disorders have been linked to vitamin D deficiency. In a study, it was discovered that maintaining sufficient vitamin D among pregnant women and during childhood was necessary to satisfy the vitamin D receptor in the brain integral for brain development and mental function maintenance in later life.
10.) Cancer – Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington DC discovered a connection between high vitamin D intake and reduced risk of breast cancer. These findings, presented at the American Association for Cancer Research, revealed that increased doses of the sunshine vitamin were linked to a 75 percent reduction in overall cancer growth and 50 percent reduction in tumor cases among those already having the disease. Of interest was the capacity of vitamin supplementation to help control the development and growth of breast cancer especially estrogen-sensitive breast cancer.
Why are some many people Vitamin D deficient?
You don't consume the recommended levels of the vitamin over time.
Your exposure to sunlight is limited. Because the body makes vitamin D when your skin is exposed to sunlight, you may be at risk of deficiency if avoid the sun or if you wear sunscreen. Sunscreen blocks UVB light which is necessary to stimulate Vitamin D synthesis in the skin.
You have dark skin. The pigment melanin reduces the skin's ability to make vitamin D in response to sunlight exposure. Some studies show that older adults with darker skin are at high risk of vitamin D deficiency.
Your kidneys cannot convert vitamin D to its active form. As people age, their kidneys are less able to convert vitamin D to its active form, thus increasing their risk of vitamin D deficiency.
Your digestive tract cannot adequately absorb vitamin D. Certain medical problems, including Crohn's disease, cystic fibrosis, and celiac disease, can affect your intestine's ability to absorb vitamin D from the food you eat.
You are obese or overweight. Vitamin D is extracted from the blood by fat cells, altering its release into the circulation. People with a body mass index of 30 or greater often have low blood levels of vitamin D.


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A booster compressor is a type of compressor made to boost pressure in a system, typically by four to six times the normal pressure produced by machines in factories. Most factories that need a booster compressor only use this temporarily, because sustaining such high pressure can be difficult and costly. While this can be used to work a device, it more often is used for tests. Most of these compressors are pneumatic, or use air, but some have other power sources.
Factories are where most booster compressor devices are found, because few consumers need the high pressure and power these compressors can offer. Factories' machines commonly are equipped to output about 100 pounds of pressure per square inch (PSI) (6.89 bars), which is enough to run most devices, but not enough for some other uses. When a higher PSI is required, these boosters are used, and they commonly can output from 400 to 600 PSI (27.57 to 41.36 bars).
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If a device, such as a nail gun or refrigerator, needs high pressure to work, then a booster compressor can be used. At the same time, most devices do not require the high pressure this type of compressor can make, and the high pressure may be detrimental in terms of functionality; for example, a nail from a nail gun may shoot a hole through the wall instead of simply being driven into the wall. For this reason, a booster compressor is more often used to test presses, pneumatic lifts and other devices based on pressure. Fittings and clamps that need to hold tight at certain pressures also will be tested through this compressor.
The most common type of booster compressor is pneumatic, because this is generally easy to use and only a relatively small amount of energy is needed. Other common sources of power for this type of compressor include electric, diesel and nitrogen. The other sources tend to use more power, and they usually need other resources, so they are not as common as pneumatic systems.
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