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If you are new to cyber risk management, we'll help you to find your feet.
If you are building a cyber security team, we'll guide you with analysis, selection and training.
If you are procuring solutions and services, we'll ensure you don't waste your money.
If you are worried about third-party risk, we'll help you to support your subsidiaries, supply chains and partners.
Finally, if you are all set for the cyber age, we'll test your assumptions and put you through your paces.
When it comes to cyber threats, do you know what you look like to an attacker? If they attack you how successful will they be, or will it be easier for them to attack someone else instead? We believe that the best way to prioritise your limited cyber resources is firstly to understand your overall cyber posture. Cyber Security Assessments quickly, and cost effectively, answer these questions whilst highlighting areas where immediate action can bring demonstrable benefits. Our assessments are typically conducted over the course of five to ten days for small and medium sized organisations who are new to cyber security. We assess the threats to your organisation and create a bespoke programme of testing to simulate the ways you are most likely to be attacked.
We gather empirical evidence regarding the effectiveness of your mitigation measures. We assess your people, policies, processes and technology, and we create your own cyber get well plan.
Knowing your own security posture is just one part of the cyber puzzle. For larger organisations, your subsidiaries, suppliers and partners can sometimes put you at risk, no matter how effective your own cyber security programme may be.
XQ can quickly and cost-effectively assess the posture of your supply chain. We provide a fully managed service, based upon our proprietary CyberScore™ service, that categorises and peer-rates your suppliers based upon technical data. We identify priorities, manage emerging threats, and oversee your consolidated get well plan across thousands of organisations.
XQ is a CHECK service provider trusted by the UK Government to deliver penetration testing. We employ humans to test only where necessary – the rest we automate. Using our proprietary CyberScore™ software, we minimise technical testing costs while maintaining a high level of quality and consistency.
Our reports are clear and concise, and our technical team is available all year round to support the implementation of our findings. XQ customers are offered free access to the CyberScore™ workflow platform, making it easy to share and track implementation progress with team members and service providers.
For customers with a high degree of cyber maturity, XQ can simulate real world threats in either the cyber or the physical realm. Our red team employs an objective-lead approach, typically to address specific customer concerns. We employ an industry-leading red team methodology, augmented by insights generated from CyberScore™.
For customers possessing defensive security operations, XQ can augment red teams with highly experienced blue team members, to guide your managers and executives, capturing critical learning throughout.
Designing security and resilience into projects and programmes is an effective means of reducing operational and IT security costs, and mitigating technology related risk.
XQ offers high and low level design services from first principles. We review existing security architectures from an offensive cyber security perspective and we develop reusable security architecture patterns. We advise procurements to vouch for the efficacy of proposed solutions, whilst avoiding excessive spending. We guide implementation projects to ensure that solutions are delivered cost effectively without compromising security.
A cyber security breach is, for most organisations, a certainty. XQ provides expert practitioners to design, build and run scenarios to help you to understand how your organisation will cope in a crisis.
Exercises simulate highly realistic scenarios, tailored to your business. They identify weak links in your response plans, offering a means to test your team and to make sure that everyone - from a junior analyst to the CEO - knows what to do when an incident occurs.


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The Stand Movie Has Been Shelved, But There's Still Plans For A Stephen King Revival
Director Josh Boone made a huge splash in Hollywood two years ago with The Fault in Our Stars, a massive hit that resulted in some exciting new opportunities. Boone decided to go with an adaptation of The Stand, the 800-page Stephen King epic that previously spawned a successful 1994 mini-series. Prior to Boone's involvement, directors Ben Affleck and Scott Cooper both considered the project, but Boone brought something new to the table: unwieldy ambition. He was determined to turn this novel into a four-film series, a pricey proposition that may explain why the project is now on hold.
In spite of this disappointment, Boone is sticking with Stephen King for an adaptation of Revival, one of the author's two novels from 2014. It's the story of Jamie Morton, a New England boy who develops a close bond with minister Charles Jacobs. "When tragedy strikes the Jacobs family, this charismatic preacher curses God, mocks all religious belief, and is banished from the shocked town," the official synopsis explains. Years later, Jamie is a small-time musician, struggling with addiction—when he reunites with Charles. "Their bond becomes a pact beyond even the Devil's devising, and Jamie discovers that revival has many meanings."
Speaking to Deadline, Boone said he instantly related to the material. "When I read Revival, I was like, man, did you write this for me? I'd been on both sides of that pendulum. I call myself a non-believer now, and when I moved to LA, it was like Neo being pulled out of The Matrix. Oh my god, none of that stuff is true! But it was what I'd been taught and what I believed in since childhood. I believed in the devil, in Jesus, and even now as a non-believer, I'm still fascinated by that world."
As it turns out, Boone's script for Revival is ready to go—and he promises a genuinely spooky King adaptation. "Revival is the scariest thing he's written since Pet Sematary," he explains. "He tricks you, drawing you in gently, with that narrator's voice and a long time span that reminds you of The Shawshank Redemption or The Green Mile, and then he pulls that rug from under you in that last act and you're like, oh my god, what have I gotten myself into?"


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Last year, I did the Omra and the Haj.I knew that wearing niqab was forbidden, but Ithought that Ihad to wear it because there were a lot of people.During the Haj, someone told me that what I did was wrong and that I had to veil my face with something else. What have I to do to correct this mistake?.
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A lot of people hate cryptocurrencies… but no one seems to hate them more than wealthy investors.
According to one poll, households making more than US$100,000 per year are 33 percent less likely to buy crypto than the average American.
When I bring up bitcoin with wealthy investors, they're quick to dismiss it. I've spent a lot of time trying to get them to change their minds. And even though they're missing out on potential 10x, 20x, or 50x returns, they're content to sit on the sidelines – for now. As I'll explain today, I think that's about to change.
But first, let's look at why many wealthy investors have avoided cryptocurrencies…
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1. The current banking system is designed to serve the wealthy.
Why take millions of dollars out of a 200-year-old bank, and use it to buy bitcoin that you have to store yourself?
Insured bitcoin custody solutions are developing (more on that below), but if you're wealthy, the modern banking system already has everything you need. Deposit accounts are insured and wire transfers are relatively inexpensive if you're moving large sums of cash around the world.
"I don't see a need for bitcoin," I've been told. That's true when you're not worried about a US$45 wire transfer fee. But US$45 isn't pocket change for everyone. It's 15 percent of a minimum wage earner's weekly income in the U.S.
Worldwide, 22 percent of the population is unbanked. That's 1.7 billion people without access to the modern banking system. Another 340 million people live in countries with inflation rates of 20 percent or higher. The current banking system simply doesn't serve everyone equally.
2. Wealthy investors hate regulatory risk.
It doesn't matter if you're rich or poor – bitcoin is hard to understand, and it's easy to misunderstand (see 5 myths about bitcoin that have got to die). I've been obsessed with bitcoin for six years, and I'm still learning new things about it.
The wealthiest people I know aren't interested in how bitcoin works. They're seeing scary headlines in financial publications. Often, they conclude that governments would never let a digital currency achieve mainstream adoption.
However, radical new technologies often force governments to adapt rather than the other way around. We've seen that happen with ride-sharing apps like Uber. Governments at various levels around the world have modified their rules to reflect the market Uber created. I believe the same will happen with bitcoin.
When governments take a hard stance on crypto, they risk losing start-ups (and their potentially enormous tax revenues) to friendlier jurisdictions. China's experienced it already. After banning crypto exchanges, dozens of them – including the world's largest exchange, Binance.com – moved offshore, where they continue to operate today. More progressive governments are choosing to regulate crypto companies instead… making money off them in the process.
Switzerland's insane and unexpected banking law: how YOU can benefit (even if you're not Swiss)
An out-of-the-blue Swiss banking law titled "Article 9" has ignited worldwide controversy.
It opens the door for you to grow crazy Swiss wealth, too.
Click a few buttons and you too can join the moguls, superstars, and high-powered heavyweights getting "Swiss Rich" right now.
3. Wealthy investors have more opportunities.
"Business opportunities are like buses," British business titan Richard Branson once said. "There's always another one coming."
With that perspective, it's not surprising that many wealthy investors are willing to let regulators and the market sort bitcoin out before buying it. After all, it's still unproven technology. For example, bitcoin takes longer to process transactions than Visa, Mastercard and PayPal, and it only handles a fraction of the volume.
And the wealthy who are interested in investing in bitcoin can do it indirectly. For example, they can invest in services that look to profit off the crypto industry.
As accredited investors (individuals with incomes north of US$200,000 or a net worth of US$1 million or more), they get access to private equity offerings the middle class can't touch. Sharespost.com, for instance, gives accredited investors access to shares in Robinhood, a free stock and crypto trading platform, Circle, which owns the crypto exchange Poloniex, and Ripple, which developed XRP, a crypto token designed for banking.
But change is on the horizon
On average, every 1.2 days, an economist, news site, or wealthy investor proclaims that bitcoin is dead, according to 99bitcoins.com. Nonetheless, bitcoin just celebrated its 10th birthday. Every day it survives strengthens the argument that there's a need for an inflation-proof digital currency that's free from government manipulation.
And Wall Street is coming.
A December survey of 150 financial advisors found 22 percent of them plan to start a new crypto allocation (or add to an existing one) in client accounts this year. Fifty-five percent of advisors also expect bitcoin prices to climb over the next five years. Their average price target for the end of 2023 is US$17,571.
We're seeing increasing evidence that Wall Street believes deep-pocketed investors will want access to bitcoin. And just about every major investment bank and brokerage house is working to bring crypto products to the market.
In March, Asset manager Fidelity, which manages US$2.5 trillion in assets, will launch a bitcoin custody platform that gives investors a place to buy and store bitcoin. Citigroup is working on a similar product. Meanwhile, investment bank Goldman Sachs has partnered with BitGo (a blockchain security company)… and Japanese investment bank Nomura has partnered with Ledger, which makes hardware to protect cryptos.
The most anticipated offering of all, though, is coming from Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the team that operates the New York Stock Exchange and 11 other major exchanges. ICE plans to launch a start-up crypto exchange called Bakkt this spring.
Twelve investment funds and global companies poured more than US$180 million into Bakkt's first round of funding last month. Why? Because Bakkt could become the go-to platform for institutional funds and money managers to trade bitcoin.
Not only will Bakkt's holdings be insured (meaning traders shouldn't need to store their bitcoin themselves), the platform can draw on ICE's reputation and decades of experience. What the NYSE is to stocks, Bakkt will be to crypto.
Finally, Wall Street money managers will have a place to buy and store bitcoin that's as trusted and secure as the NYSE itself.
As soon as it launches, massive amounts of money could start flowing through it. For a lot of institutional (or big-money) investors, this will be the first time they can safely and easily buy bitcoin.
If ICE can't get the attention of deep-pocketed investors, no one can.
Bitcoin will get too big for anyone to ignore
Every day, more and more people and businesses are getting involved in the crypto space.
Coinbase, the world's largest crypto exchange, now has more than 25 million users. And it's adding 25,000 new users every day. For comparison, the biggest stock brokerage firm in the U.S. has 21 million brokerage accounts.
And companies across almost every conceivable industry are investing in blockchain technology (you can learn more about the blockchain here). Auditing firm PwC recently surveyed 600 executives from 15 territories. They found that 84 percent of organizations have at least some involvement with blockchain.
It's possible, global auditing firm PwC says, that by 2030, 10-20 percent of the global economic infrastructure will run on blockchain-based systems. Global tech research firm Gartner agrees. It forecasts that blockchain will generate some US$175 billion in annual business value by 2025 and US$3 trillion by 2030.
In short, soon, bitcoin will be too big for anyone – including wealthy investors – to ignore. And Bakkt will give money managers a safe and secure place to invest in bitcoin.
So if you haven't invested yet, now is a great time to get in.
Good investing,
Fred Marion
Cryptocurrency Analyst, Stansberry Pacific Research
P.S. If you want to make big money in cryptocurrencies, it's urgent that you get in right away. In our recent report, we explain the big event happening soon in cryptocurrencies. It could cause a massive amount of money to flow into the space – and some cryptos could soar 100x. You can get the full story here.


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No one wants to wait in the rain for a bus after a hard day of shopping, or struggle with heavy bags on a busy train and that is where we come in. Banbury Station Taxis offer an affordable and reliable service for short and long distance journeys.
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We have provided a well-loved local taxi service for over 20 years, operating in the local area and transporting people further afield. All our drivers are NVQ certified and know the area like the back of their hand, so you can feel confident that you are travelling with a reliable and courteous service. We are even licensed by Chiltern Railways.
Whether you are visiting Banbury for a local day out or are travelling to London or Birmingham airport, we have a service to suit you. We even specialise in arranging meetings and journeys to:
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Initiatives by Local Health District / Specialty Network
Initiatives have been piloted, implemented or key activities/milestones have taken place or are planned in sites relating to this Local Health District / Specialty Network.
Sydney Local Health District
SEPSIS KILLS Program
Aim: To improve the recognition and treatment of sepsis and septic shock in NSW healthcare facilities and to reduce their impact, mortality and financial costs.
Benefits: Successful implementation of the SEPSIS KILLS program is providing significant benefits at both clinical and system levels, including: more timely, standardised and effective detection and management of sepsis; reduced mortality, morbidity and bed-stays from sepsis-related conditions; enhanced clinician skills in sepsis recognition and management; enhanced networking opportunities across the system for clinicians and service teams; improved quality and safety of care; a better and safer patient experience.
Ready to Implement Added: 6 November 2013|Last updated: 5 February 2015
In Safe Hands Program
Aim: The In Safe Hands program aims to build and sustain effective health care teams. It is intended to give these teams the structure and tools to redesign their units into strong, interdisciplinary teams, working together to deliver highly reliable, planned care to all patients.
Benefits: Teams that have implemented In Safe Hands have identified the following benefits: Reduced patient length of stay; Reduced unexpected deaths; Reduced adverse events; More satisfied staff; Improved patient experience; Improved safety culture.
Ready to Implement Added: 6 November 2013|Last updated: 12 January 2015
Endoscopy Information System (EIS)
Aim: To develop a high-quality endoscopy reporting system to ensure that an accurate assessment of NSW endoscopy services can be undertaken against accepted patient safety, quality and utility benchmarks.
Benefits: The implementation of a standard EIS across NSW Health will:Provide accurate statewide information on endoscopic procedures carried out in NSW public hospitals; Inform on issues of productivity, activity, costs, and access to services; Facilitate the comparison of services against critical safety and quality benchmarks; Facilitate electronic reporting to the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program's Register; Enhance the efficiency and accuracy of clinician procedure-reporting through electronic image capture and customisable reporting templates; Allow endoscopic reports to be electronically stored and accessed...
Ready to Implement Added: 5 November 2013|Last updated: 23 September 2014
Blood and Marrow Transplantation Long Term Follow Up (LTFU) Project
Aim: The primary goal of this project is to develop clinical guidelines for management of patients following allogeneic blood and marrow transplant. The guidelines apply to adult patients and patients transitioning between paediatric and adult services, across metropolitan, regional, and rural areas.
Benefits: LTFU assists early recognition of complications, survival and quality-of-life issues for patients post-BMT transplant. These benefits have been supported by recently published guidelines including the Joint Recommendations of the European Group for BMT, the Centre for International BMT Research, and the American Society of BMT (1).
Future Initiative Added: 8 November 2013|Last updated: 5 August 2016
Factsheet on Food and Nutrition in NSW Hospitals
Aim: To provide introductory information for patients and their carers about food and nutrition care in NSW hospitals.
Benefits: Benefits include clear information for consumers on food and nutrition care provided in hospital.
Ready to Implement Added: 5 November 2013|Last updated: 13 April 2015
Electronic Persistent Pain Outcome Collaboration - routine patient outcomes reporting of pain management intervention
Aim: The NSW pain plan provided funding and an outline of a system of collecting and analyzing data from NSW pain clinics which quantified patient outcomes.
Benefits: The routine collection and analysis of data regarding patient outcomes is an important aspect of service delivery and improvement. The data enables benchmarking across NSW services as well as nationally enabling us to build on the service aspects that deliver the best outcomes.
Ready to Implement Added: 25 February 2015|Last updated: 25 February 2015
Standards for High Risk Foot Services (HRFS) in NSW
Aim: "The Standards" will be used to:Provide a consistent definition for HRFSReduce clinical variation, aligning existing services tostate, national and international guidelinesGuide the implementation of new HRFSIdentify services with the capacity to provide Telehealth services to support areas without a comprehensive high risk foot clinic
Benefits: Facilitate equity of access to an appropriate level of foot care for all patients in NSW by supporting a basis for standardising the clinical servicesImprove care co-ordination and strengthen the multi-disciplinary approach to management of the high risk foot
Ready to Implement Added: 18 June 2015|Last updated: 18 June 2015
NSW Stroke Reperfusion Project (SRPP)
Aim: To improve early access to thrombolysis for ischaemic stroke patients.To improve pre-hospital assessment by paramedics for identification of stroke through a validated standardised assessment tool. To improve in-hospital reception, assessment and management of stroke patients to achieve early access to safe reperfusion. To improve mechanisms across the whole patient journey to deliver effective rehabilitation.
Benefits: There are multiple benefits involved in this project:To train paramedics in the application of the 'FAST' (Face, Arm, Speech and Time) stroke assessment tool, which is both internationally recognised and validatedTo define, locate and govern permanently operating stroke-unit hospitals that offer thrombolytic therapyTo provide road-based transport for stroke patients to arrive at stroke-unit hospitals within 4.5 hours of symptom onsetTo maintain strong networks between facilities, so patients are returned appropriately for ongoing acute and rehabilitative care, close to their point...
Ready to Implement Added: 8 November 2013|Last updated: 25 June 2015
Blood and Marrow Transplant Environmental Cleaning (BMTEC) Project
Aim: To ascertain the methods by which units are cleaned (e.g. frequency and process), resourcing, training, and education of environmental service personnel and clinical governance; To facilitate compliance with the Environmental Cleaning Policy NSW (PD2012_061) in regard to external auditing. To measure and benchmark the level of cleanliness of the transplant wards of the BMT Network. To inform quality improvements in environmental cleaning standards in BMT/Haematology units (an extreme-risk functional area). To assess sustainability of improvements made.
Benefits: With the support of the BMT Network Council and ACI, the BMTEC project provides the following benefits: (i.) Enhanced compliance with the Environmental Cleaning Policy NSW (PD2012_061). The categorisation of risk in the Policy provides a basis for recommendations of frequency and minimum cleaning standards for each functional area. Additionally, the policy outlines measures to evaluate cleaning outcomes and the acceptable levels of quality that should be achieved for a given category of risk. The BMTEC's external cleaning audits provide...
Ready to Implement Added: 8 November 2013|Last updated: 20 April 2018
Osteoporosis Refracture Prevention Model of Care
Aim: To ensure people who sustain a minimal trauma fracture have access to early identification, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up for osteoporosis.
Benefits: Benefits include improved patient outcomes, better utilisation of hospital services, and reductions in health system costs for at risk people.
Ready to Implement Added: 7 November 2013|Last updated: 9 February 2015
Accelerating Implementation Methodology (AIM)
Aim: To increase Implementation capability across NSW Health; To embed AIM principles in large-scale program and model of care implementation; To apply AIM principles in Local Health District project implementation.
Benefits: Given the scale and pace of change-initiatives there is an ongoing demand for increased capability in applying AIM principles across the NSW Health system. The AIM strategy moves beyond training, to build capability through application of the principles in practice.
Ready to Implement Added: 8 November 2013|Last updated: 17 January 2014
NSW Pain Clinic Referral Form and Process
Aim: To provide a consistent method when making a referral from primary care to a tertiary pain service, irrespective of where the service is located.
Benefits: All services will have the same triage criteria and process for accepting patients from primary care.
Ready to Implement Added: 7 November 2013|Last updated: 17 November 2014
NSW Chronic Pain Clinics Information Flyer
Aim: To provide information to consumers and primary care clinicians on the purpose and approach of various pain management services, alongside relevant contact details.
Benefits: Benefits include improved information for consumers on available pain-management services in NSW. The flyer outlines each of the publicly-funded pain management services in NSW and supplies contact details.
Ready to Implement Added: 7 November 2013|Last updated: 22 January 2014
Collaborating Hospitals' Audit of Surgical Mortality (CHASM)
Aim: To improve the quality and safety of surgical care in NSW hospitals. To reduce the number of preventable surgical deaths in NSW hospitals.
Benefits: All surgeons who are in operative practice are required to report the clinical management of their patients who die while under their care to CHASM for peer review. CHASM provides feedback on the peer review findings to surgeons to facilitate reflective learning and improvement in surgical care.
Ready to Implement Added: 30 October 2013|Last updated: 30 May 2014
Nutrition Standards for Adult Inpatients in NSW Hospitals
Aim: To define the types and amounts of foods that must be offered to patients on standard hospital menus in NSW.
Benefits: To provide an evidence-based guide on food and nutrition in hospitals.
Ready to Implement Added: 23 October 2013|Last updated: 13 April 2015
NSW Standardised Pain Charts (adult)
Aim: Development and implementation of statewide charts to be used at the bedside when delivering Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA), ketamine infusions and neuraxial opioid administration. To standardise practice and reduce error relating to documentation, monitoring and prescription across NSW.
Benefits: Benefits include improved safety and quality of care for patients.
Ready to Implement Added: 7 November 2013|Last updated: 15 December 2014
Care of Confused Hospitalised Persons (CHOPs) program
Aim: Provide simple strategies to improve the care outcomes of older patients with confusion in NSW hospitals, through:increased staff knowledge and skills to identify, treat and care for older people presenting to their hospitals with confusioninvolvement of carers and families.Achievements, innovation and knowledge will be shared and systems embedded into practice to sustain and spread improvements in care.
Benefits: Increased screening, improved risk assessment and more appropriate treatment and management of confusion.Increased awareness, knowledge and skills of staff to better care for older patients with dementia/delirium.Minimisation of harm during care and safer and more supportive hospital environments.Improved patient outcomes, including:prevention of functional declinereduced morbidity and adverse eventsreduced length of stayreduced readmissionsreduced rate of admission to a residential aged care facility upon discharge.Greater accuracy of coding for delirium DRGs.Reduced per capita cost.
Ready to Implement Added: 13 August 2015|Last updated: 14 August 2015
High Volume Short Stay Surgical Units (HVSSS)
Aim: The HVSSS Unit Model emerged as a model of care from the Surgery Futures – A Plan for Greater Sydney project (released January 2011). This toolkit provides Local Health Districts with information about the key features of the model, processes for service delivery, staff roles, diagnosis-related groups suitable for HVSSS, key success factors, benefits, and steps for implementation of this model.
Benefits: Improved access to planned surgical services; Improved service efficiency, regarding both operating theatre and bed utilisation; Extended range of procedures suitable for the short-stay environment; Release of additional clinical capacity (including beds, staff and other resources) within tertiary/quaternary surgery centres; Reinvestment of this additional capacity into emergency and complex service needs.
Ready to Implement Added: 7 November 2013|Last updated: 30 May 2014
Health Pathways Implementation and Evaluation
Aim: The ACI is supporting three sites to implement and four sites to evaluate Health Pathways. Local services review and clarify their patient pathways between primary and specialist care and share the information on a reference website for health professionals. This process is aimed at improving patient management, assessment and referral through streamlined links between primary and secondary care clinicians and providing clear information for referrers. The Local Health District/Medicare Local sites that the ACI are supporting are the Central Coast,...
Benefits: Creates clear referral pathways between services Provides comprehensive service information for referring clinicians Links clinicians to the appropriate best practice information Increases the appropriateness, quality and timeliness of referrals to specialist services Highlights opportunities for service improvement and redesign Creates links between primary and secondary care clinicians
Ready to Implement Added: 4 December 2013|Last updated: 5 December 2013
Stroke Clinical Variation Statewide Strategy (SCVSS) & Stroke Clinical Audit Process (SCAP) V2
Aim: The SCVSS will ensure the delivery of best quality care through a process which regularly assesses clinical variation , determining and correcting its causes through a quality improvement process on a site by site basis.The SCAP V2 will provide data analysis and support to LHDs to improve service delivery through the development of quality improvement action plans and forums for shared improvement strategies and learning across NSW.
Benefits: Reduction in mortality and functional outcomes for stroke (ischaemic and haemorrhagic) patients admitted to NSW public hospitals.
Ready to Implement Added: 30 June 2015|Last updated: 14 July 2015
Nutrition Standards for Paediatric Inpatients in NSW Hospitals
Aim: To define the types and amounts of foods that must be offered to paediatric patients on standard hospital menus.
Benefits: An evidence-based guide on food and nutrition for paediatric patients in hospital.
Ready to Implement Added: 7 November 2013|Last updated: 20 June 2014
Statewide Burn Injury Service (SBIS) Telehealth Project
Aim: To establish a Telehealth model of care for the Statewide Burn Injury Service.
Benefits: There is significant potential for Telehealth to focus on patient centred care and improve the quality of care for:Patients by providing services that will allow patients to receive their care and treatment closer to home that will save time and money for the patientBurn Units by reducing the demand on tertiary burn units and save on bed days and ambulatory care clinic attendancesRural/non-burn unit clinicians by increasing their experience and knowledge in the treatment of burn care and provide a...
Pre-implementation Added: 27 March 2015|Last updated: 16 April 2015


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Though Pinako and Winry never complained about their extended stay, Ed knew
it was time to go. They were being pushed out—not by the women, but by their
automail clients. There was only one guest room in the house, and while it was
quite large and held three beds, it still was a pain to share. Especially after
Al caught one of the customers looking through Ed's personal alchemy notebook
like it was casual reading.
"We need privacy," Ed explained. "And we really need to
get started in our lives. We aren't automail engineers. We need a place to set
up shop on our own."
Winry had stormed off when they told her they were leaving.
But the next day, as if it were nothing at all, she'd accompanied them into
town to look for a place to hang their shingle. She found one only a block from
the train station, a two story brick row house in a mixed use neighborhood.
The lower floor could easily be converted into a shop and workroom, and the
upper floor was a fine two-bedroom apartment.
"The Elric Brothers Alchemists," said Al proudly looking
over the sign he'd just painted. "I think we are in business."
They visited the Rockbell's every Saturday. And after
dinner, if it was at all clear, the three of them would go out and stare at
the stars.
Ed tried to envision the pictures everyone else seemed
to see in the dots, but nothing came. He turned to Al to mention the silliness
of grouping unrelated stars simply because they were visible together in the
night sky when he noticed Al had rolled away from him.
He and Winry were close to each other, whispering too
low to be heard over the wind. Her hand touched Al's back. His hand touched
her hair. There was a smothered laugh at something meant only for the two of
Ed felt a flush of anger at being snubbed, then a dull
resentment settled in behind his stomach.
It was not as if he'd been courting Winry.
It was not as if he expected Al to live in his shadow.
It was not as if he didn't want them to be happy.
But right at that moment, Ed didn't want to see them together.
So as quietly as he could he stood up and backed away, over the grass and back
to the house. And when their voices called out to him, he didn't look back,
and pretended not to hear.
Al knew his brother wasn't content. Honestly, he wasn't
either. Every day Al saw the glint of metal on his brother and turned his head
away. A little reminder of unfinished business. They never mentioned it to each
other but the subject lay in the background, just waiting to rear its head again.
"I've been thinking," said Ed one night over spaghetti.
"The real trouble with human Alchemy isn't in the body. The body is just flesh
—material components. It's easy to reproduce. It's the soul, always the soul
that gets in the way."
Al nodded. "It's unquantifiable. How can you trade for
something you can't measure?"
"But what if the soul isn't involved? Then is it really
so terrible to do a transmutation on human flesh?"
"You mean on dead things?"
"No, no." Ed leaned forward over the table, not noticing
his sleeve dipping into the sauce. "For example, someone cuts off their hand.
Would it be so hard to put it in an alchemy circle and attach it back on again?
The man's alive, it's just putting the pieces together, just like a stereo or
any other piece of junk. The soul isn't in your hand. Or would the soul have
to be joined back into the part? In any case, no one would be creating a soul.
It's not a factor."
"Are you wanting to put Winry out of business?" said Al
with a smile.
"Of course not, but think it through. If it works with
a hand, why not some part that we DON'T have automail for. How about an eye?
Or a heart? Or even an illness? Why can't we use alchemy to heal instead of
hurt. Hell, we can put a man in the hospital with ease, so why can't we use
alchemy to take him back out again? We aren't talking resurrection. We're talking
Al was intrigued.
"I want to go back to Central," said Ed.
Al's heart sank. "You aren't signing up again!"
"Hell, no! No I won't have access to the National Library,
but there are other libraries there. Maybe not as thorough, but open to the
public. I can check them. See if anyone else has thought on these lines."
"Mustang won't be able to help you," said Al.
The silence was heavy for a while.
Mustang was in prison. His coup had failed. Failed even
before it had really started. Ed never wanted to talk about that either. Al
knew he felt guilty. If Ed hadn't resigned, perhaps the coup would have gone
But this was the past. Mustang was still alive, for now
at least. The last the two of them had heard, he had confessed in exchange for
all his underlings getting off with a demotion and reassignment to different
regiments. It was strange to think that a man who was so in control would be
reduced so low.
They had not bothered to send him a letter. They knew
he wouldn't have received it.
"I think after all the death and destruction, I'm ready
to do a bit of healing," said Ed, switching the subject back. "It will be a
worthwhile cause."
"I have something to show you," said Al the day of Ed's departure. Ed woke up
out of his reverie and noticed that Al was looking exhausted. "It's down in
the workroom. I was up all night making it." Al caught his flesh arm at the
elbow and tugged him down the stairs.
On the workbench was a large piece of parchment with an
unusual array drawn on it. Curiosity piqued, Ed hurried over to study it, running
his fingers along the black lines. "What is it? It's similar to arrays for making
duplicates of something."
Al smiled broadly. "You aren't the only one who can do
his own research."
Ed felt his stomach growing heavy. "I can't take you to
Central with me, Al. Someone needs to stay here and mind the store."
"I know," said Al. Ed heard the bitterness in his voice.
It was true, between Ed's automail and the setting up shop most of their father's
money had been spent. With Ed's military income gone, the shop was their only
source or revenue. If Ed was going to realize his dreams of Alchemical Medicine,
he would need a lot of equipment and resources. Al's unspoken job was to provide.
"But that doesn't mean you need to spend weeks away. Hand
me your notebook," said Al.
Ed raised an eyebrow but complied, pulling the slim volume
from his coat pocket.
Al put it into the array and then laid another notebook
next to it. "Look: blank," he said. Then he laid a bottle of ink between the
"If you wreck my notes..." threatened Ed.
"Watch." Al touched the array. Bright light flooded the
workroom, and then the bottle of ink was empty. Ed snatched back his notebook
and glanced feverishly through the pages. They were exactly as he had written
them. But then Al picked up the blank notebook and showed him. There, oh God,
there was an exact replica of his writing, down to the ink splotches.
Al rolled up the parchment and handed it to him. "Instead
of doing your research there, bring it home. We can do it together."
Ed broke out into one of his fiercest smiles. "You bet."
Winry knew Al was sad. He hid it pretty well, but on those
days when Ed was off running around the country in pursuit of whatever it was
he was pursuing, Al would become extra quiet, as if a part of him had gone along
for the trip and left his body behind.
It annoyed her.
They were kissing now, tenderly on the porch. Feather
light touches of lips against lips, against hands. Necks. A gentle stroke down
the back of her dress. Their feet slid out of shoes, his toe playfully scratched
her instep.
But he wasn't hers. Some part of him was still grafted
onto his brother. And Ed didn't even seem to appreciate it. He didn't even seem
to notice the hurt when he missed Al's 16th birthday. True the trains had been
unexpectedly shut down for a few days, Fuhrer's orders, but still, it made Winry
mad. Ed could have found a way to get home. Ed simply apologized off handedly
and switched the subject. None of them had mentioned it again.
She had dinner quite a few nights at Al's place, while
his brother's room lay darkened. She'd tease Al while he cooked, spanking him
lightly with a spatula. And they'd hold hands over the table, and talk about
politics, and automail, and alchemy, and art. Al would wrap his arms around
her as she washed the dishes and whisper nonsense words in her ears, drawing
out each syllable until she laughed at the absurdity, or threatened to break
a glass.
Al never invited her over when his brother was there.
"It makes him uncomfortable to see us together," Al said
"Then he really should get used to it."
"I think maybe he's jealous."
"Well, he certainly had his chance with me," Winry said.
"I used to have a huge crush on him when I was younger. I'd give him grief for
messing up the automail, but I loved working on it. But he never ever did anything.
Well, the crush is over. I've found the right brother. He can live with it."
"It's nice to know you settled for me," Al said, and Winry
just about kicked herself.
"I didn't say that."
"It's ok. I'm used to being the other Elric."
"You were NEVER the other Elric. Not with me." But he
wasn't convinced, and he never really smiled until his brother returned.
No, you aren't the other Elric, thought Winry bitterly,
as she watched the two hug each other on the train platform, but perhaps
I'm the other Ed.
Fourteen months after Al became flesh, he dropped a letter onto the workbench
next to Ed and then stood back. "What do they want, Brother?" The dangerous
tone in Al's voice jerked Ed to attention.
He looked up from the broken toy he had been about to
fix, and flipped the letter over. The return address was Army Headquarters in
Central. It wouldn't be Mustang, Ed knew. It was nine months too late for that.
He didn't know of anyone else who would even want to contact him. Anger settled
into the pit of his stomach.
"I hope it's back pay," he groused as he pried the letter
State Alchemist Edward Elric, aka Fullmetal,
Your request for resignation has been denied. You are
hereby ordered to return to Army Recruitment Headquarters, Central Division,
by no later than October 5th for reassignment. Failure to do so will be considered
an absence without leave, punishable by fine, loss of rank, and or up to five
years hard labor.
Lt. Colonel Avery Dunn
Recruitment, Reenlistment and Reactivation Supervisor
"What the HELL!" yelled Ed. "I retired! They ACCEPTED
my retirement! They can't retroactively deny it. It's been a whole goddamn YEAR."
Al swallowed hard. "It's the war." Ed never wanted to
hear about the war. He didn't want to know about the news at all. In fact it
had gotten to the point that Al had asked Winry to buy papers for him which
he'd read feverishly during his visits to her house, or when Ed was out of town.
"I'm not a State Alchemist anymore," said Ed. "I didn't
go back for Mustang, I certainly am not going to go back for Dung or whatever
his name is. It's THEIR war. I will have no part in it." Ed suddenly left the
workroom. Al followed him upstairs to Ed's bedroom. When he got there the familiar
old suitcase was open on the bed and Ed was pulling out his latest notebook
and his clothes from his bureau.
"I'm going out West this time. I've heard of a couple
of libraries out that direction. I may be a few weeks."
"What should I tell them if they come looking for you?"
"Tell them you don't know where I am. Then show them the
letter that says I'm officially RETIRED and tell them to go screw themselves
with it."
"That would probably wreck the letter," Al deadpanned.
That had gotten a laugh out of Ed.


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Quest for Blackbeard
Baylus_Brooks posted a topic in Captain TwillThe printers for Quest for Blackbeard are offering a 25% discount on print versions till Christmas plus whatever the revolving weekly discounts are, as listed on their home page http://www.lulu.com/home. Quest is available also in ebook/Kindle format and is the most updated version. Go to http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/bcbrooks to order. This is quite a savings! Author site: http://baylusbrooks.com #blackbeard #pirates #history #maritime
Android game. "The Golden Age of Piracy" - simulator pirate se
guniball posted a topic in Pyrate PopThe Golden Age of Piracy "The Golden Age of Piracy" - physics-based time-killer arcade about sea battles of pirates in which you need to defeat the enemy using your accuracy and logic. Different types of shells have their own characteristics, such as buckshot is better to use against the crew, and the bombs are good against cannons. Weather conditions and obstacles also affect the gameplay, which greatly complicates your task. Immerse yourself into the atmosphere pirate battle. Weigh an anchor! Features: - 12 different levels. - 4 legendary empires of sailing. - 7 types of ships. - 3 types of shells. - many achievements. - variable weather conditions affect the gameplay. - magnificent scenery. - delightful atmospheric music. Google Play
Hastings Pirate world record!
Gallows posted a topic in The Crow's NestAhoy me'earties, This is the second time I've been to Hastings (in the UK) for a pirate world record attempt and the 2nd time they've broken it! Over 14,000 pirates showed up in Hastings on Sunday afternoon to set the new record for most pirates in one place :) it's actually the 4th time I've been performing at a world record breaking attempt, I guess we're the lucky charm! As I was touring with Pyrates! at the time it's featured on our little tour trailer below: there will be a slightly longer feature in the next few weeks :)
Seeking Info on the Hawaii Pirate Raid of December 1884
TheBryantFamilyChronicles posted a topic in Captain TwillI am researching a story I found about one of the last pirate raids. Besides a few online summaries and forums, I have not been able to find too much more of the details. I have been able to locate the full newspaper article from the Daily Alta California from December 15, 1884. A library source has scanned and converted to text using OCR software. I cleaned up the OCR errors. I've included it below. It's a good story. I'm trying to find out if anyone knows any more details to this event. I cannot find any other articles to substantiate this story. Most facts check out. It talks about the King and the palace. The palace was built in 1882. The first silver coins were minted in 1884. Much of the items in the palace were sold off after the overthrow of the Queen in 1893, so the items listed as stolen would be difficult to disprove. Most details I checked out were consistent with historical accounts. But I have not found any later information to say if this was a tall tale that was printed prematurely or real. Any help would be appreciated. PIRACY. Honolulu Captured and Sacked by an Armed Force. The Most Audacious Piratical Raid on Record. NO ATTEMPT AT RESISTANCE The King, Public Treasury and Merchants Despoiled. Over Three Millions in Coin and Plate Carried Off. CAPTURE OF THE PALACE. The Town in Possession of the Pirates for Nine Hours. Not a Blow Was Struck Nor a Shot Fired. BISHOP'S BANK PLUNDERED The Piratical Band Supposed to Have Organized in This City. Escape of The Filibusters Next Morning — Probabilities that a Pursuing Vessel Will be at Once Dispatched from This Port. The details of the most audacious and successful filibustering raid on record were communicated to this office at a late hour last evening. The manner" in which they were reported, and the circumstantial nature of the narrative are proof positive of their veracity. So startling and voluminous are the incidents, and so extraordinary the particulars of this bold and colossal robbery, that it is difficult to make a satisfactory beginning, or give the particulars in a connected form at this late hour. At 11 o'clock last night James Moran, second mate of the Mendoza, from Iquique with nitre to the California Powder Works, entered the Alta office and informed the city editor that he had news of the utmost importance to communicate. His vessel had arrived that morning and was lying in Santa Cruz Harbor. In latitude 26.40 she had spoken the barkentine Tropic Bird, from Tahiti for this port, which had carried away her foretopmast, and having no spare spars on board, had signaled the Mendoza. She sailed from Honolulu December 2d, where she had put in for supplies, the day after the Alameda left, and to Moran her captain related the following STARTLING NARRATIVE: At 2 o'clock of the afternoon of December 1st a strange vessel was sighted off Diamond Head. The Alameda had passed out, and was well into the Molokai Channel by this time. [As the memoranda of the Alameda made no mention of this incident, she could not have seen her. — Ed.] The craft, which was rigged like a steam whaler, after standing close along shore, shaped her course to the southward, and was soon a mere speck on the horizon. Towards evening, however, she was observed to go about and steer direct for Honolulu. The theory of those who watched her was that something had gone wrong, which seemed plausible from the low speed at which she steamed towards the entrance of the channel. At 9 p. m., or thereabouts, the stranger hove to just outside the reef, and a boat, containing Colonel Curtis Iaukea, the recently appointed Collector of the Port, and four men, pushed off for her. About half an hour afterwards a second boat was sent from the Custom House, as the one containing Iaukea had not returned. At 10 o'clock five boats, filled with armed men, pushed off from the strange craft and came alongside the Oceanic Steamship Company's wharf. A few natives who were engaged in catching the red fish, a shoal of which had come into the harbor, ran up town with the intelligence that the wharf was thronged with armed men. Mr. Brown, a reporter of the Pacific Commercial Advertiser, met them, and, doubting the information, walked down to the water front. He found himself at once SURROUNDED BY AN ARMED FORCE, Who bound him hand and foot and left him in charge of a dozen of their number, while the rest, about seventy or eighty, marched up Fort street in solid column. All had Winchester repeating rifles, revolvers and cutlasses. Nine o'clock in Honolulu sees the streets almost deserted, with the exception of a few natives and policemen. Three of the latter were captured by the filibusters, for such was now their unmistakable character, bound and carried into Nolte's coffee saloon on Fort street. The astonished inmates of the restaurant were told to remain where they were and no harm would befall them, and two of the armed men stood on guard at the door. By this time a native had carried the news of this singular visitation to the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. Mr. George Fassett, the manager, was inclined to believe the whole matter a hoax, but brought the man to Mr. Tilden and Mr. Dexter, both of whom are employed in the hotel. There were only nine guests in the house, and these at once proposed that if this were really a filibustering raid they should take some steps to protect their property. The captain of the Tropic Bird was playing billiards down stairs at the time, and told Mr. Moran these circumstances: " I laughed at the idea," he said, " and assured them the native must be lying; but I had scarcely made the remark when a column of men marched into the hotel grounds, halted some yards before the entrance, presented their rifles, STANDING IN REGULAR LINE OF BATTLE. "The leader, a tall man with a long, red beard, walked deliberately towards as with a cocked pistol in his hand. We stood in the porch, sort of paralyzed. No one tonight of making any resistance then, and I tell you the rifles looked mighty wicked in the light of the lamps of the hotel ground." "Now, gentlemen," said the Captain, "I don't want any foes. We have not come here to play at soldiers, and we don't intend to get hurt. If any of you show a weapon or make a threatening motion, we'll fire-on you. We have not come here to rob you; you ain't going to be a dollar out, but we will not be interfered with." "Then what the deuce are you doing here, anyhow?" said Mr. Fassett. "Never you mind," said the Captain. "Give me the keys of the house." They gave them to him, and I was locked up with the rest. There was a sentinel posted at each entrance, and we sat in our rooms looking out of the windows, for no one knew how many men were on the island, or exactly what they wanted, for that matter. CAPTURING THE KING'S PALACE. That the leader was a man well acquainted with the town there can be no doubt, and, indeed, Dexter identified him as a person who had once been employed as a steward on board the Mariposa, and who had worked his passage in the steward's mess. So far, no one in the upper portion of the town, except the hotel people, knew anything about the invasion. The "King's Own," a company of about forty men, Kalakaua's special guard, were in their barracks, near the Palace, and the sentries were posted in their usual places at the Palace gates. The filibusters marched directly from the hotel to the Palace. The king had a dinner party that evening, and was entertaining his Ministers, the occasion being the return of Attorney General Neumann from Mexico, and among the guests was General A. B. Hayley, Commander in Chief of the Hawaiian forces. The gates were opened by the unsuspicious sentinels, who were overpowered without offering any resistance, and the filibusters marched directly to the Palace door. Mr, Walter Gibson, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, was the first of the guests to comprehend that something unusual had occurred, and he hurried to the portico of the palace, followed by Hon. Paul Neuman, the Attorney General, and General Hayley. They were immediately surrounded, but in the confusion that followed General Hayley managed to slip through the hall and to the barracks, through the rear entrance of the palace. Mr. Gibson was about to address the leader of the gang when the King pushed him aside and demanded haughtily what the meaning of all this was. "It means, sir," said the leader, "that we've just taken possession of this little kingdom of yours, and we mean to hold it, too, by G — d ! " RALLYING THE FORCES. While this was going on General Hayley had rallied the "King's Own," with the idea of making some resistance and at least protecting the person of the King. The Krupp battery, which His Majesty had purchased from the German Government about a year before, but which had never been mounted, was, of course, useless. But the General succeeded not only in getting his men together, but in sending a native to Capt. Aldrich, of the Honolulu rifles, a volunteer military organization, to beg of him to come to his assistance. Scarcely had the messenger clambered over the wall than some twenty-five of the filibuster marched directly on the barracks. General Hayley made a desperate attempt to form his men to repulse him, but the Kanakas were demoralized and threw down their guns without waiting for the opposing force to fire a single shot. General Haley was tied hand-and-foot and locked up in the barrack cellar, and with Mr. Ralph Smith, the editor of a Honolulu newspaper, who was calling at the Palace on business connected with his journal. Before hacking the Palace the King and his guests were locked up the dining-room under guard. The Palace now being in possession of the filibusters, they proceeded to raid it in the most systematic manner. The feather cloak of the Kamehamahas, which is prized by the Hawaiians as a sacred relic, was carried off. The presents of silver plate which the King had received in his European trip were also taken off in addition to the silver service in daily use in the Palace. Colonel Charles Judd, the King's chamberlain, who had a large number of valuable orders which he had received while traveling with the King, was forced to give up every one of them, and besides was treated with ignominy by the leader, who seemed to entertain a personal spite against Judd — for after tearing the orders from that gentleman's breast he knocked him down and kicked him in the stomach. SACKING THE TREASURY. Mr. Frank Pratt, the Public Registrar, who keeps the keys of the Treasury, was seized at his residence on Beretania street, dragged to the public building on Aeolani Hale, and forced to open the vaults. Here were $700,000 in Hawaiian currency—silver dollars and half-dollars— and $200,000 in American gold and silver. All the money the pirates sacked up and sent down to their boats. Their next proceeding was an attack on the residence of Mr. C. R. Bishop, the well-known banker. Mr. Bishop, who lost his wife recently, and who is in ill health, was taken from his bed and forced to open the safe in his bank on Merchant street. Here the filibusters bagged in the neighborhood of $500,000 in gold, silver and greenbacks. The door of the business house of W. G. Irwin & Co. was forced, where some $300,000 which Mr. Irwin had sent from San Francisco several weeks ago, rested. This money was taken off with the rest. Among the business places raided were the houses of G. W. Macfarlane & Co., Dillingham & Co., J. E. Wiseman, Eisenberg & Co., C. O. Berger & Co., and nearly all the important houses in the town. Mr. Irwin's city residence was also plundered, and Major Wodehouse's, the British Commissioner, place was visited, but here the filibusters found nothing worth carrying away, except some liquors which the Major had received a few days before from an English war vessel. The American Minister, Mr. Daggett, was visited, and one of the party seemed to know Mr. Daggett, for he addressed some facetious remark to him, but the Minister failed to recognize the filibuster. In all, the filibusters must have secured over $2,500,000, besides a large quantity of valuable plate. THE NEXT MORNING. At daybreak the next morning the leader withdrew his men from the town, and released the King and the other prisoners who were confined in the Palace and the barracks. Not a blow had been struck on either side and no one was injured or insulted except Colonel Judd, who was bruised and kicked by the sentinel left in charge of him. General Hayley had his left wrist broken in a fall over the breach of one of the Krupp guns in an attempt to escape from town after the first alarm. The Honolulu Rifle Company had weapons, and would have turned out and offered some resistance to this wholesale plunder, but they had no ammunition. Mr. Henry Sandsten, the employee of a Fort-street tailor, declared positively that he knew the leader of the gang; that he had seen him in San Francisco when he was a mining speculator. Such is the remarkable story which Mr. Moran brought to this office. The utterly defenceless condition of Honolulu, and the perfect practicability of such a scheme, removes all doubt about the matter. Moreover, the names Moran has given are those of well-known Honolulu citizens. That the filibustering expedition was fitted up in this city and sailed from here with the express purpose of sacking those islands, knowing how easily it could be accomplished, is evident. They laid their plans cleverly. In the first place they watched for the departure of the Alameda, and also until there was not a single war vessel in the harbor. They took with them someone who knew the town thoroughly, and who also understood that it was at the mercy of any BAND OF DETERMINED MEN, No matter how small, who had the nerve and purpose for the job. It does not seem remarkable, in view of all this, that the raid should have been so easily accomplished. Where the vessel sailed for, or what her name was, Moran did not hear. She was away by daybreak, and possibly sailed for the Gilbert group, or perhaps Tahiti. That they melted plate and Hawaiian currency into bullion before they departed, Moran's informant had no doubt. Every act in this strange and unprecedented affair was most deliberate. The following paragraph appeared in the local columns of the Alta some six weeks ago: A MYSTERY. For some days past those living on the creek at East Oakland, have been perplexed by the singular midnight excursions of some men to a vessel lying in mid-stream. They go and come at all hours, no matter how dark or unpleasant the night, but during the day there seems to be nobody on the vessel but a negro care-taker. Of course there is no certainty that this was the vessel fitted out by the buccaneers, nor indeed is there any evidence that she sailed from this port at all on her filibustering expedition. The entire matter, so far as who the men were, or where they came from, is shrouded in mystery. That they succeeded in capturing an immense quantity of plunder without striking a blow or firing a shot, will not seem remarkable to any one acquainted with the Sandwich Islands. Their total helplessness in case of attack, without a single fort or a military company which might be depended on in an emergency. It seems strange that Honolulu, where so much of the wealth of the islands is concentrated, has escaped so long. There is little hope that the raiders will ever be detected. When the plunder is divided they will separate, and it may be that the very ship that carried them on their filibustering cruise will return to this port or wherever she sailed from, with a cargo from some South Sea island, in the guise of a peaceful trader. Moran, whose wife resides in this city, is a seaman possessed of far more than the average intelligence of his class. He lives on Stevenson, near Third Street, and will this morning visit the offices of the consignees to confirm the information laid before this paper. It is not unlikely that the merchants here who are interested in the island will make application to the Secretary of the Navy this morning for a steam vessel to go in pursuit of the pirates, although if they managed their exit as cleverly as their attack, it seems a hopeless task.


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1, Beta Colony and various other planets in the Vorkosigan series
Lois McMaster Bujold makes many of her places quite compelling.
2, Alexandria
Various historical texts and historical fiction books make Alexandria seem like a magical place. (and not in the T.A.H.I.T.I way :))
3,The Summer lands
Even though the Summer lands can be quite a cruel place to humans, Seanan McGuire makes it a very tempting place.
4, San Fransisco
I've never visited US but various books make Frisco seem like a very welcoming place.
5, Venice
Donna Leon's books are just the latest to add to my Venice obsession. I've wanted to visit it for quite a long time now.
6, The Armstrong Dome
Even though this Moon Dome has been subject to too many bombings, it still sounds like a great place to visit. From Kristine Kathryn Rusch's Retrieval Artist series.
7, Amber
Roger Zelazny's Amber actually has all alternate and imaginary worlds.
8, Cairo, Egypt
Amelia Peabody and her family spend a little time there between digs.
9, Sherwood forest
From books to comics to movies to TV-shows, Robin and his merry gang have a place in my heart.
10, The Dreaming
From the Sandman comics. I'd especially want to spent a few hundred years in Dream's library.


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No matter how much you love hazelnut chocolate spread, "Nutella" is not a name fit for your child—at least according to the French court system.
This week, the French news site La Voix du Nord got the Nutella-adoring Internet up in arms by relating the story of young Nutella, a girl born on Sept. 24. Though French parents are free to name their children whatever they want, the law does allow for public officials to report names they feel are contrary to a child's interest to a prosecutor.
In Nutella's case, the matter ended up before a judge in family court. "The name 'Nutella' given to the child is the trade name of a spread," the court's decision read, according to a translation provided by Time. "And it is contrary to the child's interest to be wearing a name like that can only lead to teasing or disparaging thoughts." Clearly, there is nothing similar going on in the United States, or there would be fewer little Pilot Inspektors and Bronx Mowglis running around.
In one final bizarre twist, the child's parents didn't attend the November hearing, so the court chose to rename the baby itself, selecting the name "Ella." It's Nutella, just hold the Nut—which certainly doesn't sound anywhere near as tasty.
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If you have made it this far in your fantasy football season, congratulations. Should we expect a thank you card in the mail anytime soon? It's okay, we know you're far too busy stressing over configuring the best lineup possible that will bring home the championship. So, in an effort to not inundate you with endless amounts of stats and everything else, we have condensed our analysis to nice bite-size morsels. Here is Start or Sit? Complex Sports Fantasy Football Tips (Week 16). Good luck!
Houston Texans @ Indianapolis Colts (THU, 8:20 ET)
START: RB Ben Tate
SIT: RB Donald Brown
With the Texans guaranteed a playoff spot, you have to wonder how much they're going to use Arian Foster in this game. But besides that, for the last couple of weeks, Ben Tate has been taking away carries from Foster at an alarming rate, so roll with Tate at the flex spot if you're in a crunch.
Cleveland Browns @ Baltimore Ravens (SAT, 1:00 ET)
START: WR Torrey Smith
SIT: RB Peyton Hillis
If you're in a league where you need to start three receivers, Torrey Smith may be a good as they come. Surprisingly, the Ravens rookie receiver has 4 more touchdowns on the season than their #1 wideout, Anquan Boldin. Boldin is set to have knee surgery on Thursday to repair his torn meniscus, so expect a lot of looks in Smith's direction.
Denver Broncos @ Buffalo Bills (SAT, 1:00 ET)
START: WR Demaryius Thomas
SIT: QB Ryan Fitzpatrick
Has Demaryius Thomas become Tim Tebow's new favorite receiver? It sure looks like it. In his last three games. Thomas has amassed 338 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns. It all sounds like must-start material, except when you factor in who is throwing the ball his way. If you're down with taking risks at this stage of the game, start Demaryius and keep those fingers crossed.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Carolina Panthers (SAT, 1:00 ET)
START: RB DeAngelo Williams
SIT: CAR Defense
What a loooong season for DeAngelo Williams owners. But if you've survived up until now, all that hate for DeAngelo may dissipate after Saturday's game against the Bucs and their horrible run defense, which gives up an astounding 141 rushing yards per game! Need we say more?
Arizona Cardinals @ Cincinnati Bengals (SAT, 1:00 ET)
START: WR Jerome Simpson
SIT: CIN Defense
The status on Cincy's #1 receiver, A.J. Green, is very much in the air. So, just in case Green is unable to play on Saturday, start Jerome Simpson with confidence. Do we need to remind you of the last game A.J. missed this season and Simpson racked up 152 yards against the Ravens? Well, we did.
Oakland Raiders @ Kansas City Chiefs (SAT, 1:00 ET)
START: KC Defense
SIT: WR Darrius Heyward-Bey
Just because Heyward-Bey had a great performance last week doesn't mean you take a chance on him with the championship on the line. The Chiefs pass defense is a lot better than Detroit's. Just ask the Packers receiving corps. Whatever you do, don't take a ride on the Raiders receiver carousel; you'll only end up nauseous at the end.
Miami Dolphins @ New England Patriots (SAT, 1:00 ET)
START: RB Reggie Bush
SIT: RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis
Don't look now, but Reggie Bush is on pace to have 1,000+ rushing yards in a season. So, he must be doing something right on the offensive end. As a newfound threat out of the backfield in both the rushing and passing game, Bush should pile on the total yardage with at least one score. That's pretty solid RB2 material right there.
New York Giants @ New York Jets (SAT, 1:00 ET)
START: WR Santonio Holmes
SIT: WR Hakeem Nicks
This is a receiving battle through and through. The Jets' wideouts should be able to take advantage of the below-average Giants' secondary, while every receiver on Big Blue besides Hakeem Nicks will see plenty of looks. With the aforementioned Nicks stuck on Revis Island, all those fears that were once felt will come back in horrifying fashion.
START: RB Roy Helu
SIT: Toby Gerhart
Roy Helu has four straight games with at least 23 carries. In three of those games, he's broken the 100-yard mark. Even against a tough Vikings rush defense, the amount of touches he's seeing makes him a flex start. Don't be fooled by Gerhart's two receiving touchdowns last week. With Peterson back, he's not somebody you should be starting in a playoff game.
St. Louis Rams @ Pittsburgh Steelers (SAT, 1:00 ET)
START: RB Rashard Mendenhall
SIT: QB Ben Roethlisberger (Injured)
The Rams are dead last in the league in rushing yards allowed at 153.4, and Ben Roethlisberger will be sitting on the sidelines as he heals for the playoffs. Both point to a perfect opportunity for Mendenhall to have a huge game.
Jacksonville Jaguars @ Tennessee Titans (SAT, 1:00 ET)
START: RB Chris Johnson
SIT: QB Matt Hasselbeck
We're pretty shocked that Matt Hasselbeck is still expected to start this game. He's been battling multiple injuries, has thrown one touchdown to five interceptions in his past five games, and Jake Locker has the Titans under much better control in his few appearances this season. Apparently Tennessee doesn't have the cajones to hand the tiny playoff string they are grasping to a rookie.
San Diego Chargers @ Detroit Lions (4:05 ET)
START: QB Philip Rivers
SIT: Both Defenses
Philadelphia Eagles @ Dallas Cowboys (SAT, 4:15 ET)
START: RB Felix Jones
SIT: WR DeSean Jackson
What a merry-go-round the Cowboys backfield has been this year. Jones has more than made up for the loss of DeMarco Murray with two straight games of over 100 yards, and Philly has given up 324 total yards to the top three running backs they have faced. As for Jackson, he suffered an elbow contusion last week and only has 121 yards over the past three games.
San Francisco 49ers @ Seattle Seahawks (SAT, 4:15 ET)
START: TE Vernon Davis
SIT: QB Alex Smith
Davis hasn't been flashy or put up huge number this year, but he's a solid option this week. He's coming off one of his best games of the year with 72 yards and a touchdown, and he caught five passes the first time the 49ers played the Seahawks this year.
Chicago Bears @ Green Bay Packers (SUN, 8:20 ET)
START: WR Donald Driver
SIT: RB Marion Barber
Mid-season, this looked like it was setting up to be the best game of the regular season. Now, it might just be a game that dads fall asleep during after their Christmas feast. Considering virtually all of Chicago's offensive weapons are injured, and you already know who to start on Green Bay, I'm going to propose an intriguing start for deep leagues with Donald Driver. Greg Jennings is out, and Driver has three touchdowns in the past three games. With Jermichael Finley dropping passes, Rodgers might be more confident throwing to a sure-handed vet.
Atlanta Falcons @ New Orleans Saints (MON, 8:30 ET)
START: WR Julio Jones
SIT: RB Chris Ivory
Yes, Ivory has had three straight games with at least 13 carries, but he has no touchdowns, there's a chance Mark Ingram might start, and the Saints aren't going to all of a sudden stop passing so much. With this much on the line, it'd be better to just walk away from this guy.


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Nothing beats a bowl of homemade chocolate ice cream made with real, simple ingredients. Make it your own by adding your favorite ingredients during the last few seconds of processing, such as chopped walnuts or chocolate chips.
- 240 ml (1 cup) milk
- 50 g (½ cup) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 100 g (½ cup) caster sugar
- 35 g (½ cup) non-fat dry milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 520 g (4 cups) ice cubes
- Place all ingredients into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure lid.
- Select Variable 1.
- Turn machine on and slowly increase speed to Variable 10, then to High. Use the tamper to press the ingredients into the blades.
- In about 45 seconds, the sound of the motor will change and four mounds should form.
- Stop machine. Do not over mix or melting will occur. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Information
|Serving Size
|120 ml (½ cup)
|Amount Per Servings
|Total Fat
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|Saturated Fat
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|5 mg
|40 mg
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