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Lee College Behavioral Intervention Team: Creating a Community of Care
The BIT is dedicated to a proactive, coordinated, and planned approach to the identification, prevention, assessment, management, and reduction of interpersonal and behavioral threats to the safety and well-being of Lee College community. The team meets regularly to review referrals brought forward by faculty, staff, and students regarding behaviors of students that can be concerning, disruptive, or threatening — behaviors that potentially impede their own or others ability to function successfully or safely.
It is the responsibility of the campus community to immediately report any situation that could possibly bring on harm to anyone at the college.
Behavioral Intervention Team
The BIT provides support and consultation to the campus community in assisting students who display concerning or disruptive behaviors. Membership includes representation from Student Affairs, Disability Services, Advising/Counseling Services, Veteran Services, Security, and Faculty. Additional members from the campus community are included in meetings as necessary.
Using a case management approach, the BIT reviews each situation, gathers information, makes an assessment, and recommends appropriate intervention strategies which may include connecting the student with campus and/or community resources or referral to a disciplinary action. There is also ongoing monitoring of students who have displayed disruptive or concerning behavior.
Team Members / Contact Information
How to Report a Concern
It is the responsibility of individuals within the campus community to immediately report any concerning behaviors. Each report will be reviewed for appropriate action. There are two ways an individual can be referred to the BIT.
- Complete the Online Report (Convercent)
- Convercent is a confidential, anonymous incident reporting system for Lee College students, faculty, and staff. While it is not part of the college, it notifies appropriate personnel while allowing the person reporting to remain anonymous if he or she chooses.
- Complete the secure online report
- Make a report directly with one of the Core Team members


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Tech Specifications
Puts lead generation on steroids, making a direct positive impact on sales. Works on both Desktop & Mobile. Supports multiple languages.
Other Extensions by Knowband
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Forget the conventional & boring pop-up boxes. Spin and Win for Magento offers an Interactive Gamified Interface for the eCommerce store owners to make the visitors engage more with the website. Simple 10% Discount pop-up in exchange for his Email does not let the visitor have a feeling of winning something. This is countered by the Spin & Win module where the visitor engages in a game and wins. This win entices the user to celebrate the same by buying something from the website, thus, improving the chances of conversion and direct sales. The extension allows integration with MailChimp and Klaviyo, although the integration is optional and if you want, you may even work without integrating with them.
New themes have been added to the Spin & Win Popup Module - Valentine, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Black Friday,& Diwali.
Third Party Integration (Optional): MailChimp & Klaviyo
Spin & Win Extention provides an integration with MailChimp & Klaviyo. The module syncs the captured Email IDs into MailChimp & Kalviyo subscription list. Separate account for MailChimp & Klaviyo will be required but that is completely optional & same can be configurated from the module admin panel. For Pricing of the MailChimp & Kalviyo, please follow the links below:
Business Value
- Lead generation on steroids. Gamified interface makes the customer win and feels special.
- High impact on Direct sales. Turn your visitors into customers.
- Drastically improve Conversion Rate by providing the users a different way to win and use coupons and discounts.
- Trigger popups using Entry and Exit intent.
- Design elements in your control. Match it to your website's theme.
- Fully customisable (multi-lingual).
- Detailed reporting.
- Extremely easy to use intuitive backend interface.
Advantages For The Customer
- The roulette wheel provides the customers the much-needed discounts and offers without annoying them.
- The visitors can apply the discount coupon to any purchase in the store.
- The admin can even convey the offers won by spinning the wheel via email. This helps the customers come back and use the coupon.
- The attractive interface optimizes the user experience and makes the whole idea of online shopping even more fun for the customers.
Design Control
- The frontend Pop-up design control is completely in control of the web store administrator.
- You choose to set the right colors and logo on the pop-up to match your store theme. Ability to change the text and text color on the pop-up.
- If you are a techie, you may utilize Custom CSS and Custom JS options to further change the pop-up UI or behavior.
Choose When, Who, and Where to show the pop-up
- Choose if you want the Pop-up to auto close and also choose the delay after which it should auto-close.
- Decide where to display the pop-up i.e. homepage, category page or any other specific page
- Total control on whether you want to show the pop-up to all visitors, new visitors, or returning visitors.
- You may even decide the Geo Locations for which the pop-up would be shown.
Set the Discount Options
- The administrator chooses the discounts and offers to be shown on the wheel slices.
- The extension allows choosing the discount to be Percentage OFF or Fixed value discount.
- Administrator gets to choose the Probability (Gravity) of discounts being chosen. This helps you lure the customers by giving them a chance to choose an extreme discount value and control the probability of that offer being won by the customer.
- The system generates unique Coupons automatically. No need to generate and share the same coupon with multiple users.
Design the Coupon Email to be sent
- You choose the coupon will be shown right there on the screen after the customer spins the wheel and wins a discount or it will be sent via email or both.
- 5 inbuilt Email Templates to send out the email with the discount code.
- Full WYSIWYG email template editor for you to customize the emails being sent to the customers.
- Ability to test the email before you send it.
- View the performance of the Spin & Win Pop-up by comparing the coupons issued vs coupons used.
- View the statistics between defined dates.
- View the statistics by Country, by Device (Mobile or Desktop).
- View the email IDs registered and corresponding Coupon Code generated.
Demo Links
Release NotesBack to top
- Compatible with Open Source (CE) : 1.9.1 1.9.2 1.9.3 1.9.4
- Stability: Stable Build
[ADD] Admin URL Rewrite option
[Fixed] Email and Test email issue
[Fixed] None theme selection issue
[Fixed] Overlay design issue
- Compatible with Open Source (CE) : 1.9.1 1.9.2 1.9.3 1.9.4
- Stability: Stable Build
New Valentine Themes are now available for the Spin and Win Module.
- Compatible with Open Source (CE) : 1.9.2 1.9.3
- Stability: Beta Build
[ADD] New Interactive themes for the Halloween, Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Diwali.
- Compatible with Open Source (CE) : 1.9.2 1.9.3
- Stability: Stable Build
New Sports themes added
- Compatible with Open Source (CE) : 1.9.2 1.9.3
- Stability: Stable Build
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This ability is acquirable through practice, from installing computers and televisions many times. With little working room available, being able to connect the cables after a glimpse of the connectors' positions is very useful.
But at the same time, this practice can be dangerous.
So I was connecting my speakers to one of my amplifiers. I saw the black connector of the cable was already in. So I took the red one, inserted it, then turned on the amp.
Well not totally nothing, the other speaker is working fine.
Reinserted the connectors on the amp side. Still nothing.
Looked at the connectors on the speaker side in order to reinsert them.
Both the red and black connectors plugged into the black terminals.
It can happen because my speakers are bi-wireable (or bi-ampable for people who don't acknowledge the legitimacy of that concept), and the terminals are arranged in a neat row:
I wasn't worried, because the short-circuit protection of this amplifier is tried and tested (not the first time I accidentally shorted it, which was 50% due to my own fault).
But try that on another amp, and who knows. I wouldn't try that on circuits designed by d.i.y.ers, for example.
This happened because I did not look at things when I am touching them. I did look at the black connector, but s*** happens, and at least if I had looked, I would have noticed the mistake before powering up.
While the "eyes-free" method is (relatively?) safe with computers and AV equipment, this is because of the unspoken rule of not using the same connector for two different things. As in two different types of signaling, voltage and etc. (Different USB devices use the same USB connection, and different-colored analogue RCAs, that's fine.) Or at the very least, if the same connector has to be used, make it in such a way that things don't explode when you plug them into the wrong hole.
Because, even if they are looking, people will plug any thing into any hole that fits. And push any switch that they can. I wonder what that 230V switch does.
This is one of the reasons why the USB connector is square on the equipment side (because connecting two computers via a normal USB cable will cause things to fry), the LPT cable is different on the computer vs the printer, why the 15-pin midi port is different from 15-pin VGA D-sub, why some connectors must be male and why some female. Apart from the obvious money from licensing. Well yea.
Well, audio is a place where such rules of safety (there are others too) cannot be properly followed, due to too many different requirements, the need for compatibility and the lack of customized standards.
However, many places are still using bare wires. Carries anything from turntable output to 230V live AC. Ok, maybe live AC is exaggerating, but speaker cables capable of a few amps is possible.
And those exposed connectors, omg. I don't care if it is isolated (from the mains) or not, 100V is still 100V and it still burns you and stuff.
It would take some effort to child-proof this thing. But then again, the way people place their equipment on stands and platforms, they are probably not intending to have babies.
Anyway, my point is that getting high-current wires with opposite polarities to share the same type of connectors which are placed next to each other is a very bad idea, even if the connectors are color-coded.
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Family's lost dog adopted out in microchip mix-up | Animal Lovers
RIO LINDA, CA - EXCLUSIVE: Christina Kimble is trying to get her family dog back after losing her several weeks ago.
Kimble says in 2008 she adopted Miley from a family friend and was given a microchip certificate, just in case the dog was ever lost.
A few weeks ago, Miley got loose from behind her father's gate at his Rio Linda home and went missing.
A passerby found Miley and took the dog to the Rio Linda Veterinary Clinic where receptionist Julie Hammons ran the microchip on the lost dog.
"The microchip was not registered to an owner, but that it was placed at Homeward Bound," said Hammons.
A volunteer with the golden retriever rescue organization Homeward Bound picked up the dog a short time later and started looking for the dog's owner.
"We posted on Craigslist. We put up signs and we even contacted our adopters in the Rio Linda area if anyone was missing a dog," said Jody Jones.
For 18 days Jones says she looked for the rightful owner, and because there was no correct microchip information, Miley was adopted by a new family.
"We have a dog that has no ID on it, no registration to, for the microchip other than to Homeward Bound. We posted trying to find the owner. We got no response so we placed the dog in a new home," said Jones.
Experts say mistakes happen with microchips. Pet owners need to have an ID collar on their dog or cat at all times, and it's up to pet owners to register the microchip and update the information when they move.
Kimble said she hopes to get Miley back, and she does not want a new dog.


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God does so much and asks so little
There could be many titles to this blog post— God Does Much And Asks So Little, Aha (!) Moments are God Moments, God is in Control, Queen of Procrastination Yup, that's me, queen of procrastination. It probably doesn't matter what the title is, but I will likely spend as much time considering the title as… Continue reading God does so much and asks so little


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Project Manager - San Francisco
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Skylight Studios partners with premier real estate developers to provide access to otherwise inaccessible raw spaces for Fortune 100 activations.
- Created pipeline and coordinated strategic outreach to Fortune 500 event clients resulting in the addition of 45 accounts over a 6 months period.
- Supported outreach efforts for venue acquisition resulting in the contracting of 4 new venues and a potential 2 new venues currently in negotiation resulting in the addition of +200,000 sqft to the
- Collaborated with a bi-coastal marketing team to create individualized outreach collateral for event production and real estate developer clients.
- Worked across time zones to manage inbound event-client calls for both San Francisco and New York venues.
- Developed manual and trained new hires on best practices for San Francisco venues.
- Mediated event client and real estate developer negotiations to ensure all parties' deliverables while remaining in compliance with fire and zoning code.
- Wrote and reviewed venue contracts, coordinated COI's, and reviewed floorplans for developer compliance nationally.
- Built relationships with local and national organizations to advance the political and regulatory interests of the events industry in San Francisco.


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The unprecedented infrastructure investment we saw in Budget 2016 is a critical step forward in improving the quality of life for Canadians.
Opinion: Federal budget will impact Canadians in every community
To most Canadians, federal budgets may seem a little distant or far removed from the realities of their daily life. But that certainly wasn't the case on March 22, when Finance Minister Bill Morneau delivered Budget 2016. This year, Canadians will see and feel the impact of the federal budget. And they'll feel it in the communities they call home.
The unprecedented infrastructure investment we saw in Budget 2016 is a critical step forward in improving the quality of life for Canadians. It will mean shorter commutes in our cities because transit systems can be better maintained. It'll mean more affordable housing for seniors and our most vulnerable. It'll mean more community centres for our young people and better broadband access in rural areas. And it'll mean a more sustainable future for our children.
Municipal leaders have been calling for this kind of investment for quite some time. We understand that when you invest in local communities, the country as a whole is better off. But the truth is, it's not just mayors, reeves and councillors who welcomed this infrastructure investment. Canadians, too, know that these investments are needed. In fact, according to an Abacus poll commissioned just before the budget, 74 per cent of Canadians agree that investing in community infrastructure should be a priority for the federal government.
So let's look a little more closely at what Canadians have been asking for, and how it will impact our communities.
We all know that public transit is a smart mode of transportation in our cities. Budget 2016's $3.4 billion in new dedicated funding for public transit means that local transit systems can repair and refurbish their equipment and begin planning for expansion projects. More people using public transit also means cleaner urban environments and less greenhouse gas emissions. And it helps grow Canada's economy: For every $1 billion invested in transit, $3 billion in economic growth is generated.
It's hard to imagine anything more fundamental than ensuring that we all have an affordable place to live. That's why it was so important to see Budget 2016 include almost $1.5 billion over the next two years for affordable housing. Investments in housing provide families with the stability and security that will enable them to participate in their community and the economy. Every billion dollars invested in housing grows the economy by $1.4 billion and generates up to 13,000 jobs.
Water and waste water infrastructure is another essential part of keeping our communities healthy and livable. Many systems across Canada require major upgrades in order to meet new federal waste water regulations, while in other communities there is an urgent need to reinvest in aging treatment and distribution systems. Through an investment of $2 billion over four years in a dedicated Clean Water and Wastewater Fund, Canadians will start to see improvements right their communities — and in their homes.
Canadians want to live in green and sustainable communities and they want to leave a green legacy for their children. Budget 2016 delivers on that front. Through a combination of climate change mitigation and adaptation programming, Budget 2016 will help cities and communities lower GHG emissions and become more resilient to extreme weather incidents, like the floods and storms, that are now hitting our communities with more frequency.
Whether in urban Canada or in a rural or remote community, Canadians want to be connected with each other and the world. Budget 2016 increases dedicated funding for high-speed broadband Internet in rural and small communities by investing $500 million over five years. Rural Canada is home to more than 10 million Canadians and it generates one-third of Canada's GDP in sectors like agriculture and manufacturing. Expanding high-speed broadband is about creating local jobs so that young people don't have to move away to find opportunity, and it's about providing rural entrepreneurs with equal access to broadband Internet so they can grow their business where they live.
Budget 2016 shows what's possible when all orders of government work together. With this new, stronger relationship between the federal government and municipalities, this budget delivers results for all Canadians. And it builds the foundation of a stronger, more vibrant and more sustainable Canada.
Raymond Louie is president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.


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Darkest Fear by Harlan Coben is the 7th novel in the Myron Bolitar series.
This book was released on June 13, 2000.
Darkest Fear book description
Myron never saw it coming. A surprise visit from an ex-girlfriend is unsettling enough. But Emily Downing's news brings him to his knees.
Her son Jeremy is dying and needs a bone-marrow transplant — from a donor who has vanished without a trace. Then comes the real shocker: The boy is Myron's son, conceived the night before her wedding to another man.
Staggered by the news, Myron plunges into a search for the missing donor. But finding him means cracking open a dark mystery that involves a broken family, a brutal kidnapping spree, and the FBI.
Somewhere in the sordid mess is the donor who disappeared. And as doubts emerge about Jeremy's true paternity, a child vanishes, igniting a chain reaction of heartbreaking truth and chilling revelation.


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Let's rethink Clinton's war on pharma; The FDA can't order the genie back into the magic lamp
Endpoints assesses the big biopharma R&D stories of the week, with a little added commentary on what they mean for the industry.
Survey says!
Ever since I first started thinking about partnering up with Arsalan Arif on Endpoints News, I wanted to do a quarterly survey of a substantial number of biotech execs to keep my thumb on the industry's pulse. Now, 4 months from our launch, we did the first E100 survey that found the pulse is quite strong. Yes, there is some fluttering evident when you bring up topics like future financings, IPOs, access to talent, and so on. But by and large, biotechs are expanding their teams and planning to go into 2017 with ambitious plans. We'll follow up with a special 2017 forecast in January. No one knows this industry better than the E100 combined. And you won't want to miss what they have to say in the future.
Hillary Clinton's war on pharma was no chance event.
The latest batch of emails from WikiLeaks includes the background discussion that occurred among Hillary Clinton's campaign staff around her attack of Martin Shkreli, who still wears the black hat in biotech after he decided to jack up the price of Daraprim by more than 5,000%. Clinton called it price gouging in a Tweet, triggering a rout in biotech shares as the implications over some kind of price controls sank in. "FYI—We have started the war with Pharma!!" exclaimed senior adviser Ann O'Leary. "Great!" replied Mandy Grunwald. There are better ways to have this discussion than singling out one bad actor to slime an industry. Biotech is not Martin Shkreli, and the price of real innovation in drugs will not be cheap. But that's not price gouging. It's time we separated drug development and the price of new drugs from the notorious practice of routine price hikes — or overnight profiteering — on old therapies. Maybe Clinton could Tweet about it some time. There's no question now that she's the odds-on favorite to win this election.
Kite is flying high as its pioneering biologics application heads to the FDA
When Kite Pharma's Arie Belldegrun took to the stage in New York earlier this week to spearhead a discussion on the company's ambitious plans to launch the world's first CAR-T, you could hear plenty of grumbling on the sidelines. The data are early. We all know that 3 months of responses in their pivotal study is a quick read. Some want to wait for 6 months. We'll see how that discussion plays out. But while the competition at Juno and Novartis has fallen well behind, Kite continues to aggressively press forward, not willing to give an inch unless regulators require it. Win or lose, you have to admire the spirit and competence behind that.
The FDA can't make the Sarepta fallout just disappear
Now that the FDA has actually approved Sarepta's eteplirsen for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, the agency is trying to blunt the fallout. Step one, for senior FDA official John Jenkins, was to spell out all the bad things that the biotech had done and then essentially insist that no other biotech will win an OK under similar circumstances. Whip up advocates to the extent they attack FDA reviewers? Bad idea, says Jenkins. Use suspect data from a woefully inadequate study to insist on an approval? Uh-uh. The list goes on and on. Whatever the FDA says now, though, will do nothing to dispel the lessons to be learned from eteplirsen. And the next time a biotech comes along with an angry mob of supporters behind it, the FDA – and Janet Woodcock – will have no one to blame but themselves. This story is just beginning.
CRISPR: Losing some of the glitter
It was inevitable. The third big IPO in gene editing didn't play out all that well, formally ending gene editing's rep as the hottest thing in biotech. Nothing, of course, stays hot. But CRISPR Therapeutics had to be disappointed this week that its timing was off. Editas and Intellia had both made it out in big IPOs, only to see their shares fade over the year. Gene editing is still a preclinical field, with lots of changes in the tech to come. Development efforts will be slow and painstaking, and it's asking a lot of investors to stick through everything that has to happen before we see any actual products come out of it. Revolutions never come fast or easy in biotech. Now comes the hard part. But it's also the most valuable stage for what comes next.
Gilead misses, again.
Gilead has plenty of resources to do R&D right. So it was kind of oddly funny to see its messy data from a tiny mid-stage program on a slate of indications for GS-4997, including a positive snapshot for NASH. The problem, though, was that the picture proved too fuzzy to make out any exact ideas about its potential. Gilead needs to prove now that it can do something dramatically great. This little stumble comes at a particularly bad time.


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JOHANNESBURG, Feb 12 (Reuters) - South African retailer and wholesaler SPAR Group Ltd on Tuesday reported an 8.2 percent increase in 17-week sales, buoyed by its Southern Africa operations.
SPAR, a grocery chain which also sells building materials and medicine in Southern Africa, said group sales for the 17-weeks ended Jan. 26, rose to 36.53 billion rand ($2.65 billion)from 33.78 billion rand in the comparative period last year.
South African retailers have struggled to significantly lift sales and profit to double-digit numbers as elevated household debt, higher fuel prices and an increase in value-added tax has squeezed consumers' income.
In Southern Africa, its biggest market, turnover increased 7.7 percent, while on a like-for-like basis, sales increased by 7.6 percent, "reflecting the weak consumer spend," the group said in its trading update.
The liquor business remained resilient over the important holiday shopping season, with growth exceeding 19.2 percent in a highly competitive retail sector.
In Ireland, the business increased turnover by 8.4 percent in euro-currency terms, while SPAR Switzerland continued to reflect the negative local market conditions with sales declining 1.5 percent in Swiss franc currency terms.
SPAR will publish its interim results on May 15. ($1 = 13.7942 rand) (Reporting by Nqobile Dludla; editing by David Evans)


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Crisis Control Ministry to Host Annual "Hope du Jour" Fundraiser on May 2
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (APRIL 3, 2017) – On Tuesday, May 2, Crisis Control Ministry will host its 27th annual "Hope du Jour" fundraiser, benefiting the programs and services provided to families throughout Forsyth County.
Full-service restaurants, bakeries, coffee shops and more in Winston-Salem, Kernersville, Lewisville and Clemmons will come together to support Crisis Control by donating 10% of their proceeds from the entire day on May 2 to the organization.
"Hope du Jour has become such a great tradition in our community," said Margaret Elliott, Executive Director of Crisis Control Ministry. "We are so grateful for all of the restaurant partners that we have each year, our generous sponsors, and for all of the wonderful folks that dine out for Hope du Jour to make this day a success."
Over 130 area restaurants participate in Hope du Jour each year, making it convenient for folks anywhere in the area to find a spot to eat to support the work done by Crisis Control. Diners are also encouraged to host "Restaurant Parties" by recruiting a group of friends to eat together at one of the participating restaurants.
"Community is very important to us," said Mary Haglund, owner of Mary's Gourmet Diner in Winston-Salem. "We believe in supporting those in our city who are in crisis whenever we can. Hope du Jour makes that an easy goal to achieve."
For more information on Hope du Jour, becoming a participating restaurant or a restaurant party host, please visit hopedujour.org or contact Shannon Heck at
336.201.5599 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
About Crisis Control Ministry
Now in its 44th year and with offices in Winston-Salem and Kernersville, Crisis Control Ministry is a Christian-based ministry whose mission is to assist people in crisis to meet essential life needs and to become self-sufficient. Crisis Control Ministry also offers a food pantry and licensed free pharmacy for Forsyth County residents. For additional information, go to their website at www.crisiscontrol.org.


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The General Assembly today elected 18 members to the key United Nations forum tasked with discussing international economic and social progress.
Australia, Cameroon, China, Ecuador, Finland, Gabon, Hungary, Latvia, Malawi, Mexico, Nicaragua, Norway, Pakistan, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Russia, Senegal and the United Kingdom were elected, and in some cases re-elected, to serve on the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
The Council, comprising 54 members elected by the General Assembly, meets yearly to further economic and social cooperation and development. Those elected today will begin their three-year terms on 1 January 2011.
The other current members of the ECOSOC are Argentina, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Estonia, France, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, India, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Malta, Mauritius, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, United States, Venezuela and Zambia.
Among the many issues discussed in the ECOSOC is progress in reaching objectives such as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), eight targets for tackling poverty, hunger and other social ills by 2015, as well as international development cooperation and the global financial situation.
ECOSOC's week-long high-level segment this year featured the Development Cooperation Forum, which centred on development cooperation in times of crises, the Annual Ministerial Review, which focused on gender equality and the empowerment of women, and a policy dialogue on the state of the world economy.


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- The definition and scope of marketing
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- Current situation
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- The strategic opportunities
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- Confidentiality statement and memorandum of risk
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- Importance of branding
- The corporate identity mix
- Brand development: brand extension and multi-brands
- Brand management
- The marketing communications plan
- The communication mix
- Analysis tools: SOSTAC, the 3 M's, DAGMAR and AIDA
- Situation analysis and the marcom plan
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- The rules of integrating communications
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- Research: information is power
- Customer-driven versus product-driven marketing
- Essentials of global marketing strategy
- Relationships and brand loyalty
- Strategic tools to keep your focus
- Marketing processes
- Defining the competition
- Understanding marketing strategies
- The marketing mix
- The relationship between sales and marketing
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We believe that real strength lies in unity. For this reason we have gathered different Chinese cornerstones under a unique Pan-European entity with the aim of developing the Personal Care market.
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Building long term business relationships with partners and customers: the key to success is building relationships that go beyond one-time projects and provide value to clients on a consistent, ongoing basis.
Our strong commercial network has gained several years of experience in the Personal Care raw material distribution, allowing us to satisfy the customers' needs thanks to the deep knowledge of this market.
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IP Networking
- December 12, 2018
12 Dec'18
'Best-of-breed' SD-WAN option supersedes big boxes, expert says
When it comes to SD-WAN technology, deployment options vary, largely dependent on business requirements. But a multiple-vendors strategy might be better than all-in-one SD-WAN.
- December 11, 2018
11 Dec'18
VMware service mesh aims to help DevOps with microservices
VMware has introduced the NSX Service Mesh. Based on the Istio platform, the VMware service mesh manages traffic between microservices and enforces access policies.
- December 07, 2018
07 Dec'18
Packet broker added to Big Switch cloud fabric on AWS
Big Switch cloud fabric for AWS has a network packet broker. The company launched Big Mon for the cloud this week. Upcoming tech includes Big Cloud Fabric and Multi-Cloud Director.
- December 07, 2018
07 Dec'18
SolarWinds adds SDN monitoring to network management tools
In networking news, SolarWinds updates its network management software; a report predicts SDN's future; and Barefoot Networks updates its P4-programmable switch.
- December 05, 2018
05 Dec'18
Juniper ATP appliance gets broader device support
Juniper has bolstered the security features in its Advanced Threat Prevention product. The vendor also released a Juniper ATP appliance for midsize enterprises.
- December 04, 2018
04 Dec'18
ONAP Casablanca release targets cross-carrier deployment, 5G
ONAP's latest release, Casablanca, focuses on enhancing existing features within its architecture to better support cross-carrier site connectivity, deployment and 5G.
- November 30, 2018
30 Nov'18
What's in AWS Outposts with VMware?
AWS Outposts, the new on-premises hybrid cloud, includes a VMware Cloud version that is not expected to provide NSX as a native option for connecting to the AWS public cloud.
- November 29, 2018
29 Nov'18
Aviatrix unveils AVX Orchestrator for AWS
Aviatrix has introduced software for dividing virtual private clouds into secured groups on AWS. AVX Orchestrator complements AWS' Transit Gateway, launched this week at re:Invent.
- November 28, 2018
28 Nov'18
Apstra AOS IDs root cause of network problems
Startup Apstra has launched version 2.3 of its intent-based networking OS. The new Apstra AOS includes analytics for finding the root cause of network problems.
- November 21, 2018
21 Nov'18
Oracle faces Talari SD-WAN strengths and weaknesses
With the Talari acquisition, Oracle's communications unit gets SD-WAN technology that improves VoIP reliability. But the Talari SD-WAN also lacks important enterprise features.
- November 21, 2018
21 Nov'18
Cato SD-WAN service targets last-mile management
In networking news, Cato Networks unveils an SD-WAN tool to detect network outages; SolarWinds spotlights DevOps features; and Kaloom gets $10 million.
- November 16, 2018
16 Nov'18
Cisco earnings, revenue up as sales rise across product lines
Cisco earnings and revenues grew in the quarter ended Oct. 27 as sales increased across product lines, geographies and customer segments.
- November 16, 2018
16 Nov'18
Aruba 802.11ax APs, switches address niche market
Aruba has launched access points and switches aimed at early adopters of the next-generation Wi-Fi standard. The Aruba 802.11ax gear is aimed at colleges, retailers and hotels.
- November 16, 2018
16 Nov'18
LiveAction updates LiveNX network management service
In networking news, LiveAction launches LiveNX 8 and LiveWire; Kaloom and Red Hat collaborate for a virtualized central office; and Siemens and Aruba bridge the IT-OT gap.
- November 15, 2018
15 Nov'18
SonicWall bakes SD-WAN software into Capture Cloud Platform
Security vendor SonicWall added SD-WAN software to its firewall appliances while retail companies are hoping SD-WAN can reduce network complexity, according to a Forrester report.


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To view HEIC formatted Photos in Windows, you must:
iOS 11 has introduced a new format to store photos and videos that are taken with the camera. The new format used is known as HEIF/HEIC or 'High Efficiency Image Format'. This new format boasts a smaller file size with an improvement in image quality. This functionality is currently only available on devices that are running iOS 11 and have an A10 chip or newer.
TouchCopy can transfer your HEIC photos from your device to your computer. However, a downside to the file format is that HEIC image viewing is not supported natively in Windows. This means that it is not currently possible to view HEIC images files within Windows without either downloading a third-party image viewer that is compatible with this format, or by using a conversion application to convert the image file to a supported format such as JPEG or PNG.
TouchCopy will let you know if it detects any HEIC format images on your device. If it does, it will prompt you to download an additional componant (free of charge), which will allow you to preview your device's HEIC photos in TouchCopy, and even save them to your computer as JPGS.
When transferring photos and videos from your device, your device can automatically choose a compatible format for the device that the content is being sent to; or it can send the file in its original format that it is currently stored as. You can change the setting used by following the steps below:
We recommend setting the option to 'Automatic' as the device can then decide the best format in which to transfer your images and videos. The option to 'Keep Originals' should only be used if you require the files to be in their current format, regardless of compatibility.
If your device can take HEIC formatted photos, it is possible to change the format in which photos are taken using your camera. To change the format, follow the steps below:
There are currently two options available. These are 'High Efficiency' and 'Most Compatible'. By setting the format to 'High Efficiency', future photos and videos will be stored as HEIF/HEIC files. By setting the format to 'Most Compatible', future photos and videos will be stored as JPEG/H.264 files.
Please note that changing the camera format will only affect future photos and videos that are taken after the format has been changed. Existing photos and videos will not be reformatted to the newly chosen setting.
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Lite Potato Salad w Mustard and Relish
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- Servings Per Recipe: 3
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 182.8
- Total Fat: 3.3 g
- Cholesterol: 6.7 mg
- Sodium: 285.2 mg
- Total Carbs: 32.2 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.5 g
- Protein: 9.1 g
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*Yukon Gold Potato ( 1 medium sized potato), 3 serving (remove)
Heinz Sweet Pickle Relish, 1 tbsp (remove)
Egg White from hard boiled egg, 3 serving (remove)
Yellow Mustard, 3 tsp or 1 packet (remove)
*Onion Yellow Chopped (1/2 Cup / Serving), .5 serving (remove)
Parsley, dried, 1 tbsp (remove)
Kraft Miracle Whip Light Dressing, 2 tbsp (remove)
Celery seed, .25 tsp (remove)
Hellmans Light Mayo, 1 tbsp (remove)
Great Value Low Fat Sour Cream, 2 tbsp (remove)
Cook potatoes until fork tender. Chop potato and egg whites, aded onions and celery seed. Mix wet ingredients together, pour into potato egg mixture and blend.
Serving Size: Makes 3 servings
Number of Servings: 3
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Serving Size: Makes 3 servings
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Clendons on Licensing & Distribution Agreements
Clendons on Licensing & Distribution Agreements
Our Designers Institute Honorary Solicitor, James Carnie, Principal of Clendons, has prepared a White Paper on Licensing & Distribution Agreements.
"There are a variety of 'types' of licensing and distribution agreements, from a simply royalty sales agreement to a global licensing, manufacturing and distribution agreement. The legal issues arising from licensing and distribution arrangements can be complex and specialised, and an awareness of the potential risks and challenges is essential at the outset to avoid wasted investment and lost opportunities." (James Carnie)
This paper discusses some of the key issues arising in licensing and distribution agreements, both domestic and international, and identifies important terms and conditions that should be agreed by the distribution partners at the outset.
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It's not often that two indie gaming rock-stars join forces, but when it happens everyone should really pay attention. Adam Saltsman, the creator of Canabalt of Semi Secret Software, and Greg Wohlwend, the "Greg" half of Mikengreg, creators of such titles as Solipskier and Gasketball, have combined their vast powers to bring us Hundreds, a wonderfully elegant puzzler based on an old Flash game. This isn't just a simple port though. The game has been reworked heavily from the ground up, adding more complex and varied mechanics and an extra coat or three of polish.
Essentially, your job is to grow circles in size by touching them. The larger they get, the more points they are worth. In all of the game's one hundred levels, you need to get the circles to add up to one hundred in any combination. Gee, I wonder why this game is called Hundreds. It's not so simple though, as while you're filling a circle, they can't touch anything else at all, or you lose. Naturally, as more circles pack the screen, this can become a harrowing task of timing and finesse. Soon, you're dealing with negative circles, saws that drain all the size from any circle they touch, bubbles that you can pop, chained circles that must be grown in pairs, saws that you can turn off for a short time, and so on. There were a crazy number of new mechanics that I came across, and I only got about halfway through the game.
The art is minimalistic yet fits the game perfectly. The music is ambient and fantastic, and as with Adam Saltsman's other games, headphones are recommended. There are leaderboards to climb and the game is iOS Universal too, though I just felt it works a bit better on the iPad. This game exudes elegance and personifies good design. Every mechanic introduced changes the formula in two or three good ways, and the game is constantly building on itself. If you're a puzzle game fan, or just a fan of clever indie games in general, then don't pass this one up. Hundreds is available for three dollars at the time of this review, and that is actually a special launch price. It will go up a bit in the future, so grab it now.


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``Guiding people in this environment is unique. I'm always looking for that wow factor, that expectation that around the corner is something that is going to blow people's mind. It's an amazing honour and pleasure to be able to experience that as a guide.`` - Jeff Allen
"Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit, and as vital to our lives as water and good bread.`` - Edward Abbey
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As you may know, HaplotypeCaller performs a local reassembly and realignment of the reads in the region surrounding potential variant sites (see the HaplotypeCaller method docs for more details on why and how this is done). So it often happens that during the calling process, the reads get moved to different mapping positions than what you can observe in the BAM file that you originally provided to HC as input.
These remappings usually explain most discordances between calls that are expected based on the original data and actual calls made by HaplotypeCaller, so it's very useful to be able to visualize what rearrangements the tool has made.
Please note: The bamout file cannot be generated when using
-nt or
To generate the bamout file for a specific site or interval, just run HaplotypeCaller on the region around the site or interval of interest using the
-L argument to restrict the analysis to that region (adding about 500 bp on either side) and using the
-bamout argument to specify the name of the bamout file that will be generated.
java -jar GenomeAnalysisTK.jar -T HaplotypeCaller -R human_b37_20.fasta -I recalibrated.bam -o hc_variants.vcf -L 20:10255630-10255840 -bamout bamout.bam
If you were using any additional parameters in your original variant calling (including
-ERC and related arguments), make sure to include them in this command as well so that you can make an apples-to-apples comparison.
Then you open up both the original bam and the bamout file together in a genome browser such as IGV. On some test data from our favorite sample, NA12878, this is what you would see:
You can see that the bamout file, on top, contains data only for the ActiveRegion that was within the analysis interval specified by
-L. The two blue reads represent the artificial haplotypes constructed by HaplotypeCaller (you may need to adjust your IGV settings to see the same thing on your machine).
You can see a whole group of reads neatly aligned, with an insertion in the middle. In comparison, the original data shown in the lower track has fewer reads with insertions, but has several reads with mismapped ends. This is a classic example of a site where realignment through reassembly has provided additional evidence for an indel, allowing HaplotypeCaller to call it confidently. In contrast, UnifiedGenotyper was not able to call this insertion confidently.
Although we don't recommend doing this by default because it will cause slower performance and take up a lot of storage space, you can generate a bamout that contains many more intervals, or even covers the whole genome. To do so, just run the same command, but this time, pass your list of intervals to
-L, or simply omit it if you want the entire genome to be included.
java -jar GenomeAnalysisTK.jar -T HaplotypeCaller -R human_b37_20.fasta -I recalibrated.bam -o hc_variants.vcf -bamout bamout.bam
This time, if you zoom out a bit in IGV, you will see multiple stacks of reads corresponding to the various ActiveRegions that were identified and processed.
In some cases HaplotypeCaller does not complete processing on an ActiveRegion that it has started. This is typically because there is either almost no evidence of variation once the remapping has been done, or on the contrary, the region is very messy and there is too much complexity. In both cases, the program is designed to give up in order to avoid wasting time. This is a good thing most of the time, but it does mean that sometimes you will have no output in the bamout for the site you are trying to troubleshoot.
The good news is that in most cases it is possible to force HaplotypeCaller to go through with the full processing so that it will produce bamout output for your site of interest. To do so, simply add the flags
-forceActive and
-disableOptimizations to your command line, in addition to the
-bamout argument of course.
java -jar GenomeAnalysisTK.jar -T HaplotypeCaller -R human_b37_20.fasta -I recalibrated.bam -L 20:10371667-10375021 -o hc_forced.vcf -bamout force_bamout.bam -forceActive -disableOptimizations
In this other region, you can see that the original mapping (middle track) was a bit messy with some possible evidence of variation, and in fact UnifiedGenotyper called a SNP in this region (top variant track). But HaplotypeCaller did not call the SNP, and did not output anything in our first bamout file (top read track). When you force an output in that region using the two new flags, you see in the forced bamout (bottom read track) that the remapped data is a lot cleaner and the evidence for variation is essentially gone.
It is also possible to force an ActiveRegion to be triggered at specific intervals; see the HaplotypeCaller tool docs for more details on how this is done.


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Lydia loved music and enjoyed listening to anything that had a beat. Her favourite TV programme was Pippin the dog on C Beebies and also her beloved Tweenies.
Lydia was a very special girl who suffered a lot of pain, she spent a big proportion of her last 3 years in Alderhey hospital on both the neurosurgical and oncology wards, and then her final days at claire House childrens hospice.Throughout all this time Lydia kept us entertained with her funny little ways and amazing stamina, until on the 13th of July 2009, the fight became too much for her, and she passed away peacefully in the arms of Mummy and Daddy.
Lydia was a true inspiration to us all. A gift from heaven x
We, her fathers colleagues at Royal Mail in Crewe are determined to help them achieve this aim and raise as much money as possible as a fitting tribute to Lydia's memory


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"Talking of shaders and AGK... GarborD, would you be interested in doing some AGK tutorials for the forum?. Paid of course at a proper hourly rate. If your interested in such a thing then PM me and we'll work out all the details."This is a serious offer as I think some quality tutorials in this area would be great for many users both old and new.
Thanks man. I am having fun playing with this stuff.
GTX1070. The CPU is kinda irrelevant (midrange i7-7700, no OC)
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The best from Cor Leytens
Cor Leijtens claimed victory no less than eight times in 2015, making him one of the most successful fanciers in C.C. Midebo. His descendants of Lammert and Reneris continue to dominate the competition.
Cor Leijtens has had another solid season in 2015, with a number of excellent results in his favourite races (up to 700km).
In his first few seasons after the turn of the century Cor relied on a few exceptional racing birds: his NL98-1436441 Lammert won no less than five first prizes (against 3237 p. on average), and he represented The Netherlands at the 2001 Olympiad in South Afirca, as 1st Dutch Olympiad Pigeon Sprint. One year later the NL99-1107523 Reneris was born. He proved equally successful, winning four first prizes against aproximately 2600 pigeons. Both these racing cocks proved to be talented breeders as well: Reneris was the sire of Benicia, 1st National Ace Pigeon middle distance 2005. A granddaughter of Lammert, NL10-1326498 Anita, raced by the Verbree combination (Putten, NL) became 1st Best Hen of The Netherlands 2011 in the national WHZB competition. The stars of their current racing team are mostly youngsters, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of these two invaluable breeders of Cor Leijtens.
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via What I PERCEIVE is what I BELIEVE!
What I PERCEIVE is what I BELIEVE!
via What I PERCEIVE is what I BELIEVE!
Let Go & Live Life!
via What I PERCEIVE is what I BELIEVE!
Great article about our perception!
Zoe Life Personal Life Consultant
When I'm talking about perceiving something. I'm really talking about our perception. Perception defined means: a way of regarding, understanding or interpretating something; a mental impression or intuition, understanding, or insight.
Often times we pay no attention to our perceptions. Our perceptions are usually our own personal insight, interpretation, and reality of how we mentally see, know and experience something. It's not just based upon experiences or personal situations, but what we witness and experience around us and inside of us. This is a lot is mental ground to cover. The problem though with perception is that it is usually judged upon our own unconscious memories and deep seated beliefs about who we are. Core beliefs are those quiet, unspoken things we believe about ourselves. While they can be negative and positive, we usually filter through the negative UNLESS we are intentional in renewing your mind. (ROM 12:2).
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Founded in 1993, the Carolina Renaissance Festival is one of the largest Ren Faires in the country, averaging some 200,000 annual visitors. The entire festival is held in the town of Huntersville, North Carolina, near Charlotte.
The fictional village of Fairhaven provides the setting for the Carolina Renaissance Festival, which features 1,000 artists and performers, arts and crafts, handmade jewelry, glass-blowing demonstrations, and of course, food from the medieval area. It wouldn't really be a ren fest without some giant turkey legs or fish and chips.
In addition to watching daily jousts, visitors can try their hand at archery, crossbow shooting, ax throwing, and other period games and events.
The 2018 festival will be held Saturdays and Sundays, Sept. 29 through Nov. 18.
Admission for the 2018 Carolina Renaissance Festival varies depending on when, where, and how you purchase your tickets. Advance discount tickets are available online or at Harris Teeter stores, priced at $24 for adults, $14 for kids ages 5 to 12. Tickets purchased at the gate are $25 for adults, $15. Children under 5 are always free.
For seniors over 60 and active or retired military personnel and spouses, tickets online or at Harris Teeter are $22; for children of military personnel, tickets are $12.
Season Passes
Visitors can purchase season passes online or at the main gate ticket office, until 5 p.m. on Sept. 26. After Sept. 26, season passes are only available at the ticket office.
An adult season pass is $140, a child season pass is $80. There are conditions on the passes; no refunds are given for closures due to weather or other unexpected conditions.
The admission price includes parking, all entertainment shows, including the Tournament Jousting and Birds of Prey show. It does not include the purchase of arts and craft items, food or beverages, or rides and games. You can also buy a season pass that's valid for any festival day.
Discounted Tickets
Save $23 on opening weekend admission by receiving two adult tickets for just $23 at the Festival box office with a coupon.
Student Days
The festival will open on three special weekdays to accommodate students and teachers who wish to enjoy a very distinctive field trip opportunity. The student days program was created to highlight the educational aspects of the festival and to give school groups a chance to join the fun.
The 2018 student days are available on the Renaissance Festival website.
A special student day admission of $10 is made available to students. All entertainment, jousting, birds of prey presentations, and craft demonstration programs are included with admission. One teacher or chaperone is admitted free for every eight student tickets purchased.
Bus drivers will be admitted free (with valid driver's license). Additional adults (beyond the 1 per 8 requirement) are also just $10. Coupons and weekend festival tickets are not accepted on student days. On student days, the festival gates open at 9 a.m. and will close at 2:30 p.m.


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♂ Braidy
What does Braidy mean?
Braidy as a name for boys means "descendant of Brádach". Braidy is an alternate spelling of Brady (Irish, Gaelic).
STARTS WITH Br-
VARIANTS Braydie, Braidie, Braedy, Bradie, BradeyCREATIVE FORMS
Braidy Bruce (B.B.), ..
How popular is Braidy?
Braidy is an uncommon first name for men. Braidy is a unique surname too for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Brady (#221 IN 2016) is the only prominent varying form of Braidy (NOT RANKED). Other variants, like Braedy, are seldom used. Adoption of this form of Braidy was at its highest a decade ago (ADOPTION OF 0.24%) and has become much less since (ADOPTION 0.09%, ▼61%). (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2016)
Similar Names
Braidy is pronounced similarly to Broddy, Brodey and Brody. Other recommended sound-alike names are Baily, Baird, Bard, Barde, Bardo, Brad▼, Bradd, Bradly▼, Braiden, Braidin, Brain, Brand, Brando, Brandt, Brandyn▼, Branly, Brauly, Brawly, Bray, Breed, Brily (see Briley), Brit, Britt, Brod, Grady▲, Graidey and Graidy. These names tend to be more frequently used than Braidy.See names in meaning and etymology.


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Last week, I was honored to take part in the filming of a documentary by the Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC) on single people around the world, called Flying Solo (to be released, Fall, 2013). As you probably know by now, there are more single people than married people, for the first time in U.S. history. What you may not know is that this trend is happening all around the world. In just about every developed country, the number of single people is rising. (As in the U.S., some are single for life, some marry later, others are divorced but at any given point in time, the percentage of singles is trending upward.)
Scott Harper and his crew showed up at my apartment around 8am to set-up. We filmed for 3-4 hours, including a lunch I had with some girlfriends at Eolo, an Italian restaurant in my neighborhood.
It was at this lunch that I was reminded of one of my favorite blog posts by another blogger. Scott asked us something about the difference between single and married women. I paraphrased a line from a blog post by Jen, at Sheality, a blog written by five women: "It's about what you're willing to tolerate; being lonely -or- being annoyed." Here's a lift from the Sheality post:
"I have a theory. There are only two kinds of people in the world: lonely (and single) or annoyed (and in a relationship). I think we all have a higher tolerance for one – either you're better at being lonely or you're better at being annoyed. But they are really your only options. Either you're lonely or you're annoyed.
I mean sure – early love is great and you want to be with that person all the time. When you live with someone, you can get a hug at the end of a long day, or someone to make your coffee in the morning. I have been there. But sooner or later, the lust wears off and their annoying habits and idiosyncrasies start to surface – like I don't know – their breathing – in and out, in and out, in and out…
When you are alone, sometimes it is awesome – like when you are so comfy because you have the whole bed to yourself. Or no one is around to judge you when eat an entire can of frosting or don't wash dishes for a week. But sometimes you want someone to talk to, or make you tea when you're sick, or have sex with you."
The first time I read this, it was like a lightbulb when off in my head. Aha!
That's it! It is a perfect description of me. I, a single woman, am much better at tolerating the occasional loneliness I feel than I would be at tolerating the frequent annoyances I feel I'd have to put up if I lived in the same house with my (non-existent) husband. One of the other single women at the lunch agreed that this description also fit her well.
And the married ladies? They also thought it fit them. They acknowledge the continual annoyances they must tolerate when sharing living quarters with their husbands, and also acknowledge that they'd choose those annoyances over living alone.
I love it! I think this is the perfect analogy. (Actually, I'm not sure it's a true analogy…but you get my point.) I now have the answer I can give to concerned people who like to ask why I'm not married: "I choose loneliness over annoyance." To me, one's not better (or worse) than the other, they're just different.
Can you think of any other non-scientific comparisons that explain this whole "single vs married" thing? Make it fun!


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A Year
While writing about my experiences last time I had no idea it would be another long year before I would visit my dashboard again.
Its been a tumultuous journey. Several heartbreaks, a few breakthroughs and the regular ounce of wisdom that only a year's worth of growing up brings. I went to several places . Too many really, for a laidback traveller's comfort. But I am at a stage where professional responsibilities always come first, in the hope that someday responsibility to myself will take the coveted place.
Anyway, one and a half month of nothing to do will hopefully block my writer's block to come up with more interesting articles like those of my yester-years -> this , this and this.
Stay tuned. I'll be coming back soon.
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Adrian M. Di Bisceglie, MD; Hari S. Conjeevaram, MD; Michael W. Fried, MD; Richard Sallie, MD; Yoon Park, RN; Cihan Yurdaydin, MD; Mark Swain, MD; David E. Kleiner, MD, PhD; Kevin Mahaney, MD; Jay H. Hoofnagle, MD*
To evaluate ribavirin, an oral antiviral agent, as therapy for chronic hepatitis C.
Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
Clinical Center of the National Institutes of Health, a tertiary referral research hospital.
29 patients with chronic hepatitis C who received oral ribavirin (600 mg twice daily) for 12 months and 29 controls with chronic hepatitis C who received placebo for 12 months.
Effects of therapy were evaluated by measuring serum aminotransferase and hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA levels before, during, and for 6 months after therapy and by histologic examination of liver specimens before and at the end of treatment.
Patients treated with ribavirin had a prompt decrease in serum aminotransferase levels (54% overall) compared with levels before treatment and levels in controls (5% decrease). Serum aminotransferase levels became normal or nearly normal in 10 patients treated with ribavirin (35% [95% CI, 18% to 54%]) but in no controls (0% [CI, 0% to 12%]). Aminotransferase levels remained normal in only 2 patients after ribavirin therapy was discontinued (7% [CI, 1% to 23%]). Serum HCV RNA levels did not change during or after therapy. Liver biopsy specimens showed a decrease in hepatic inflammation and necrosis among ribavirin-treated patients whose aminotransferase levels became normal.
Ribavirin has beneficial effects on serum aminotransferase levels and histologic findings in the liver in patients with chronic hepatitis C, but these effects are not accompanied by changes in HCV RNA levels and are not sustained when ribavirin therapy is discontinued. Thus, ribavirin alone for periods as long as 12 months is unlikely to be of value as therapy for chronic hepatitis C.
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"The Bunnyman Massacre" is the sequel to indie slasher horror "Bunnyman". In this second installment Joe and the Bunnyman continue their brutal, emotionless slaughter. The film once again sees Carl Lindberg returning to the director's chair which is appropriate since he created this modern horror franchise. "The Bunnyman Massacre" stars David Scott, Julianne Dowler, Jennifer June Ross, Joshua Lang, Marshal Hilton, Heather Daley, Maria Olsen, Kate Bowen and Jamie Bernadette.
The story follows Joe and the Bunnyman as they continue their ploy of carnage, adding to their body count in a small rural community hanging on the outskirts of a ghost town. It is a very simple concept with no real depth, which basically puts female's and the occasional male in the psycho killer's path for a visceral, bloody death. "The Bunnyman Massacre" doesn't really focus much on dialog, just quick quips and profane banter that creates the cruel personas of Joe and the Bunnyman. It works for the purpose of gritty, grindhouse horror, but the writing is two dimensional and gives us no real protagonist to root for through most of the film. Their is one present but very weakly represented. The point of view seems to be a celebratory embrace of the killer as the star of the show. That is fine for a small select audience but with no way to emotionally connect the victims or "protagonist" in the film, "The Bunnyman Massacre" falls a little flat.
Now as far as special effects are concerned, "The Bunnyman Massacre" continues the raw, gorefest that the first film provided. There are a couple of moments when CGI blood is added to the kills for splatter, however it seems acceptable because there is still plenty of practical fluid drenching the screen and victim. Creative angles and gimmicks make most of the kill scenes work well with minimal flaw. That is crucial for this film because with the lack of real story or heart shown in "The Bunnyman Massacre" you need some clean, kill effects that are organic and visceral. The overall special effects component to this film creates a traditional grindhouse feel to the horror elements.
The sound effects and soundtrack are your expected, atmospheric redundancy that can be heard in any number of horror films, both classic and modern. Some of the sound effects have been taken from other horror films. Not sure if it works as tribute or rip-off in "The Bunnyman Massacre", the creepy sound effects work here but they are reminiscent of other classics. The soundtrack overall fails to create any real suspense or chill factor in the film, but that just adds to the fact that the story is emotionally void and the point-of-view is that of the killers. The cold, brutality on top of a lack of heart doesn't allow you to connect with the victims or the story enough to feel anything real. It is just a "set 'em up, knock 'em down" situation. Plus so many scenes in "The Bunnyman Massacre" are straight from other horror icon's stories that at times the originality seems questionable. See it if you want but you're not really missing much if you decide to pass on this one.


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Fig and Pig Pizza
I would be remiss to continue on much further in this blog without sharing one of my favorite fig-based dishes. I first enjoyed a Fig and Pig Pizza at a wine tasting event at Buena Vista Carneros Winery just a few months after moving to San Francisco. A traditionalist, I hardly ever stray from my favorite, the pepperoni pizza. However, Fig and Pig Pizza is a delicious San Francisco taste adventure that is very simple to make at home. Buon appetito!
Pre-made pizza dough
Provolone and/or Mozzarella and/or Gorgonzola cheese
shreddedProsciutto, cut in bite-size pieces
Fresh figs, sliced
Caramelized onions
Honey, a drizzle
Olive Oil , a drizzle
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Roll out pizza dough onto round pan or pizza stone. Cook dough for about four minutes to create a light crust, then remove from oven. Brush a thin layer of olive oil over crust, then spread desired amount of cheese(s), caramelized onions, figs and prosciutto. Drizzle a light or liberal amount of honey over the entire pizza. Cook pizza for 10-12 minutes longer until cheese is melted and prosciutto is browned. Eat and be one with delicious San Francisco cuisine.
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This sounds yummy! Feel free to make it for me next time I come to visit! Also, my favorite meal in San Fransisco was the Crab Legs you made for me last time I was there. Miss you lady!


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When Racha Kamal, 27, was offered the opportunity to be the first patient at the Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute to undergo a minimally invasive procedure to repair a hole in her heart — rather than the traditional open-heart surgery — she was understandably nervous.
"The prospect of a smaller scar, getting out of the hospital quicker and recovering faster all sounded great — but I wished they could have had a few patient success stories before it was my turn," says Kamal.
The local woman started experiencing chest pains around six years ago. After her referral to a cardiologist at the Mazankowski, Kamal was diagnosed with atrial septal defect (ASD), a hole in the muscular wall that separates the heart's two upper chambers.
In May, Kamal opted for the less-invasive surgery; she spent one night in intensive care and three days on the cardiac surgery ward before being discharged. Open-heart surgery patients typically stay in hospital from five to seven days.
"I'm so happy I chose the minimally invasive approach," says Kamal. "I was out of the hospital faster, I wasn't on long-term medication, and my recovery was faster. I'm so glad this option is available in Edmonton."
Traditionally, surgeons cut open the chest and use their hands to hold or manipulate the heart during surgery. Using the minimally invasive approach, surgeons make a small incision through the ribs to access the heart, then complete the procedure using state-of-the-art equipment and a tiny camera.
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Candidates for the minimally invasive heart surgery include patients who require an aortic valve replacement or mitral valve repair or replacement; procedures which enable surgeons to repair or replace failing heart valves; or those diagnosed with ASD.
Twelve patients have undergone the procedure since the program was launched in Edmonton in May. This surgical option is also available in Calgary.
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Zimmerman's work has been featured in solo exhibitions at Art Palace Gallery in Houston, The Old Jail Art Center in Albany, TX and the Austin Museum of Art, and as part of group exhibitions in New York, Philadelphia and Chicago. He has held teaching positions at St. Edwards University and the University of Texas at Austin. Zimmerman received his MFA from the University of Texas at Austin in 2005 and BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art in 2002. In addition to his studio work Zimmerman is editor of the contemporary e-journal... might be good. His critical writing has appeared regularly in Glasstire and Art Lies. The artist lives and works in the Trivoli, NY.


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(Reuters) - U.S. and European stocks were little changed on Thursday as investors digested testimony from former FBI Director James Comey, while Britain's pound fell after an exit poll predicted Prime Minister Theresa May has lost in her electoral roll of the dice.
Sterling slumped by about 2 cents to $1.27 after the poll suggested May's Conservative Party would not win enough seats in Parliament to take office alone, a shock result that would plunge domestic politics into turmoil and could complicate Brexit talks.
Comey told U.S. lawmakers in a congressional hearing he had no doubt that Russia had interfered with the 2016 election but was confident that no votes had been altered. The Dow briefly hit a record intraday high of 21,265.69 during his testimony, while the Nasdaq Composite closed at a record high after a boost from Yahoo YHOO.O and Nvidia (NVDA.O) shares.
The FTSEurofirst 300 of top European equities briefly hit a three-week low of 1,526.29 after the ECB said subdued inflation meant it would continue to pump more stimulus into the region's economy.
In reference to Comey's testimony, Jefferies & Co money market economist Thomas Simons said: "I think the market is taking less of an alarmist review of this situation because there is no smoking gun here. So it's not particularly impactful for thinking about... Trump's economic agenda to go through."
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Doris Elliott of Weston, CT died peacefully in her home on July 17th, 2015.
Doris left her birth home of Dusseldorf, Germany in 1933, fleeing Hitler's regime. She moved from Holland to Belgium, to Aruba, then Mexico and finally landed in New York City at the age of 17 where she was accepted at New York University where she majored in languages. She became extremely proficient in eight languages and graduated in 1948.
Doris then returned to Europe to pursue a career in film. She appeared with Marlon Brando in The Young Lions as well as other films and several TV shows, notably The Bob Cummings Show and as a hostess on the $65,000 Challenge. Upon returning to the U.S she married the well-known jazz musician Don Elliott and took over the management of his career.
Don Elliott had been successfully playing with jazz greats such as George Shearing, Artie Shaw, Dave Brubeck, Quincy Jones, Jerry Mulligan and others. Additionally, Doris created new avenues for his talent in the world of TV commercial jingles. Upon her husband's death in 1984, Mrs. Elliott started a nanny agency and listed celebrities such as Leona Helmsley, Christie Brinkley and Renee Fleming among her various clients.
Mrs. Elliott was politically active as well, hosting many gatherings for Martin Luther King and also played a large part in introducing young unknown talent such as Billy Charlap, Marcus Roberts and others to the jazz world.
She is survived by a daughter, Doriane, son, Dean and three grandchildren.
A memorial gathering will be held at the Weston home sometime in the spring.
WISS, Doris
Born: 193?, Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Died: 7/17/2015, Weston, Connecticut, U.S.A.
Doris Wiss' westerns – actress:
The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV) – 1958 (Guadalupe Smith)
The Rebel (TV) – 1960 (Flory)