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Farming Minister George Eustice has confirmed the Government will consider extending badger culling to Devon, Hereford and other potential new areas next year.
Responding to questions in the House of Commons, Mr Eustice acknowledged the Government had taken a 'measured' and 'cautious approach' in only rolling the policy out to one new area, Dorset, this year. Farmers in Devon and Herefordshire had applications for badger culling rejected this year.
Mr Eustice was asked by Devon MP Gavin Streeter when 'hard-pressed dairy farmers of south Devon' would see culling extended to their area.
He replied: "We decided this year to make a cautious roll out by adding one additional cull area in Dorset. In the light of that cull we will review things again.
"There were applications and expressions of interest both from north Devon and Herefordshire this year and I know there are many other interested parties that I'm sure will be considered in future years."
Labour MP Dave Hanson branded the cull policy a 'folly' that had already cost the taxpayer £17 million yet was less successful than the policy adopted in Wales.
Mr Eustice was asked by Shadow Farming Minister Angela Smith whether the extension to Dorset was part of a roll out of the policy or another pilot area.
"If Dorset constitutes the start of a national roll out how can this be justified on the past performance of the pilot culls," she asked,
Mr Eustice replied: "The extension to Dorset is part of a cautious roll out of the policy. We piloted the cull in the first year in Somerset and Gloucestershire. Our experience last year demonstrated the cull, along the lines we are pursuing, could be successful. It was successful and that is why we are continuing."
"If we were to do nothing to tackle this disease, it would cost us about £1 billion over the next decade.
"The reality is that no country in the world has successfully eradicated TB without also dealing with the issue in the wildlife population.
"That is why a cull will continue to be part of our balanced strategy, alongside tighter cattle-movement controls and other measures, such as vaccination."
Defra confirmed culling had started in Somerset, Gloucestershire and Dorset last Thursday, a week after Natural England confirmed it issued the respective licences.
The licences permit up to about 1,800 badgers to be culled across the three areas over six weeks, using a combination of controlled shooting and caged trapping and shooting. Experience from the first two years of pilot culls suggest the final number is likely to much lower.
As in the first two years of culling, much of the attention of activists has been focused on the Gloucestershire area.
In a letter to a local newspaper, Gloucestershire NFU chairman Tanya Roberts sought to explain to the public why the policy was necessary.
Thanking readers for their support for British farming, she outlined the 'heart-breaking' impact of 'this devastating disease' on farmers and explained the measures already being taken to stop its spread.
"With steps being taken to minimise the risk of disease spread in cattle, I believe it makes sense to reduce the risk of the disease spreading in badgers as well, otherwise reinfection will continue to occur and the disease will continue to spread," she wrote, adding vaccinating badgers will not work in heavily infected areas like Gloucestershire.
"There is a comprehensive strategy in place to eradicate bovine TB. This involves dealing with the disease by using all available options as other countries in Europe and around the world have done.
"We continue to ask for better testing methods and believe implementing the strategy in full as quickly as possible will give us the best chance of achieving what everybody wants – a TB free England."
Farmers in the areas that were rejected this year have been frustrated at the lack of explanation from Defra as to why they did not receive licences, according to National Beef Association South West TB spokesman Bill Harper.
He said: "There was tremendous frustration as they asked farmers to do all the work, take all the risk and pay all the expense – people have put thousands of pounds into this - and they couldn't even give us clear guidelines and there was no communication."
Obtaining licences might be easier next year after Defra issued proposals to tweak the licence criteria, including reducing the minimum area size from 150sq.km to 100sq.km.
Animal welfare campaigner Brian May led a 'Team Badger symbolic funeral parade', involving a real hearse, marking the killing of 2,263 badgers in 2013/14 from Defra's London headquarters on Monday.
The event was also addressed by Shadow Farming Minister Angela Smith and Green MP Caroline Lucas.
Expressing his anger that the 'failed' cull was continuing, Dr May indicated his Save Me animal welfare charity was on the verge of launching legal action against the cull.
Countryside Alliance chief executive Tim Bonner has urged the BBC to consider sacking Chris Packham because of his 'blatant political propaganda' on issues like badger culling.
In a blog on the alliance's website, Mr Bonner said the wildlife presenter was a 'disciple of the animal rights movement and signs up to its creed by voicing his opposition to all the usual activities from badger culling to grouse shooting and, of course, hunting'.
He referred to an article by Mr Packham in the latest edition of BBC Wildlife magazine in which he accuses organisations like the National Trust, the Wildlife Trusts and the RSPB of being 'hamstrung by outdated liaisons with the 'nasty brigade'.
Mr Bonner wrote: "It is bad enough that a BBC magazine should print such blatant political propaganda, but worse that it comes from the pen of one of its high profile employees.
"This is the clearest possible abuse of the position the BBC has given Chris Packham and as it is an ongoing behaviour, rather than an isolated incident, it is difficult to see how the situation can change. If it does not then the BBC's only answer can be to remove the BBC from Chris Packham's biography by refusing to employ him any more."


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awww i love the colours of the lace- so delicate and beautiful. I love going to a market near me, there is an elderly man there always selling old post cards, box's and box's filled with victorian children, animals, ladies and flowers...its always a joy to have a rummage through, the loveliest and funniest thing i bought recently from that same market was an owl...made from a dish cloth from the 40's with a note saying do not remove the pin and an old faded poem about the owl...its a funny looking thing, but i love it!... ;0)xReplyDelete
The soft, romantic colors are perfect. Don't ever think of changing just for change. I love your blog and all the creativity it displays. So happy I dropped by today =)ReplyDelete
Daughter M and I have bought tins of buttons on Ebay - just couldn't resist them! I love all your muted colours/ lace etc.ReplyDelete
The colours you chose are perfect!!! Those old cards are special. I am on the lookout for them at flea markets as well. I bought some old floral teacups recently. I couldn't resist them!ReplyDelete
Happy weekend,
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Hi everyone, Sounds like you have all found some great flea market treasures recently. Thanks for sharing them with me xReplyDelete


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Arcadia Landscape Architecture Scholarship for Indigenous Students recipient Kaylie Salvatori has joined the Sydney studio full time, after completing her final graduating studio at UNSW.
Kaylie's pathway to Landscape Architecture has included study for a degree in Fine Arts, during which time she explored notions of identity, community displacement and environmental degradation through her art. The issues she uncovered prompted a move to a double degree in Laws and Development Studies, with the intention of contributing to the community through environmental law and human rights. Meeting her partner showed her the potential of Landscape Architecture to combine artistic expression with community development and her connection with Country. Since studying Landscape Architecture, Kaylie has become passionate about higher representation of Indigenous people in the profession, as the discipline holds the potential to tap into intrinsic connections to Country, as well as both a symbolic and physical reclamation of stewardship.
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I called over at West Elm and reserved a pendant lamp (finally). Picked it up last week and finally installed it. I'm in love 🙂 You can see the before here.
Ok – I'm off for today!
I called over at West Elm and reserved a pendant lamp (finally). Picked it up last week and finally installed it. I'm in love 🙂 You can see the before here.
Ok – I'm off for today!
If you read this blog, you'll know that I've been working on building a fireplace mantle with my Dad. Well it's finished! I'm going to post the first section of the process here and then I'll post the completed one in another post tomorrow. So here we go!
Part 1: Building the frame and adding the panels.
My sketch and photo reference for the mantle. I wanted mine kinda skinny since my living room isn't huge. All in all – we spent about $130 on some really nice wood for the mantle. We got it cut down at Home Depot (they do it for free) so it would fit in the car and then we were off to get started!
We slowly put the frame together – followed by the panels. Dad came up with a pretty ingenious way to showcase the joints by routing out all along the edges of the frame so the panels "rested" into them. The end result was some extra details in the design. The above shot was taken before we had the rest of the decorative trim on which you'll see….. in the next post! We did some finishing nails to hold the panels in and wood glue for extra support.
Next up is part 2 with priming and distressing.
(Not sure how much you want to read on the details but I'm happy to answer any questions about what we did 🙂 )
Happy Tuesday 🙂
Morning! Wednesday is here and I'm getting excited about the weekend.
Onto another topic however: Outdoor Fabric. I've been all over planet earth looking for fabric for my cushions I'm recovering outside. Thought I'd post it here to see what you all think… ok. So here is a sketch I did really quickly of the pillow "arrangement". Really original I know 🙂
And the next image is two ideas I came up with for color combinations. The wicker is kind of dirty white right now but I want to paint it a soft gray/brown.
So that's what I have stewing in my head. Which one do you all like better?
All in all I've been frustrated with the amount (or lack of) outdoor fabric I've found online. Plus – it's all pretty pricey or unoriginal. What's a girl to do??
Talk to you all later!
Hello Everyone. This is Dave Coote; interior designer, furniture maker, and photographer.
Mr. Coote, this is everyone. I've been meaning to make the introductions since last week but of course time got away form me. Sorry! Dave Coote is a furniture and interiors designer in the UK. He has been running a successful design studio for nearly 20 years producing furniture, interiors, products and photographic sets.
Other news today? We had snow today again (wow) in Atlanta. I'm just ready for Spring!
Happy Tuesday!
~ Ashley
Back in October of 2008, I found a credenza on craigslist that I thought would be perfect for our large wall in our new kitchen. I had finished furniture before with my dad so I already had an idea what would work and what wouldn't. FYI, make sure you take someone with you when you pick up stuff on craigslist! I took a guy friend of mine and I'm so glad I did – the place where we showed up wasn't in a great part of town and I think I would have driven past and gone home if he hadn't been with me. We stopped to look at the piece and I made sure all the drawers were in good condition and there was no water damage or loose wood. A good thing to look for in old (and well… new too) furniture is dovetailed joints. Also be sure to completely pull out drawers and look inside and in back of the unit.
Anyway, lucky for me, the piece was sound. So I paid my money and brought my new furniture home with me. The first thing I did was wipe down the piece with a moist cloth to get rid of dirt and dust. I took out the drawers – remembering where they went – and put them aside. Then it was off to my local Home Depot for supplies:
— Kilz Latex Interior/Exterior Water Based Paint – got white b/c I was painting the piece white anyway.
— Several sheets of sandpaper. You can also try the blocks – they work well too and are a little easier to hold. Try buying a medium (around 80 grit), a fine (100 grit) and maybe another fine (120 grit).
— Gloves!! Sandpaper's awful on your hands.
— A nice paintbrush – the brush makes the difference on how your painted surface will turn out. Try at least a 2inch wide one from the paint section. If your piece is smaller – you know the drill.
— Water or oil based furniture paint. I get mine at Benjamin Moore – they usually have it towards the front of the store. Again, I got white but you can pick whatever you want! Also, I've worked with oil and water based… and unless you like dealing with the extra mess oil will get you – I'd go with the water based.
Ok! Supplies bought and I was ready to start. You've heard it before – sand in a well ventilated area – preferably outside. Start with the 80 grit and sand with the grain of the wood. Do not sand across it or you'll have these nice marks later when your paint settles. Trust me! Make sure to sand all surfaces to raise the grain of the wood to give the kilz something to adhere to. Now is the time to make edges rounded if you want or to disguise any chips in the piece by "softening" them with the sand paper. After you've sanded down the piece with the 80 grit, run that damp cloth (very very damp – almost dry) again over the sand paper to get rid of the extra dust. Take off your glove and run your hand over the piece to check and make sure you didn't miss anything. Touch up spots that aren't quite rough enough and then wipe again.
Yes, then we have a little more sanding. Get your 100 grit and run it over the piece lightly to get rid of any large scratchy areas. Then wipe again.
Ok kids, grab your paintbrush and the Kilz! Start on one section of the wood at a time. The object of the game is to coat one side at a time so you get seamless strokes. Again, follow the grain of the wood when you paint. Once you coat the entire side, run your paintbrush from one side of the grain to the other end – seaming your strokes together. Once your finished with that side, check for any drippy areas and them move on to the next side. I did about two coats of kilz and then three coats of my finishing paint. Leave plenty of time to dry – don't get impatient and try painting over again – you'll actually move the paint you just painted and get globs. Then you'll have to wait and sand it again later. Also, use your fine 120 grit and sand down the piece after each coat of Kilnz. This ensures you'll have a smoother finished piece.
Below you can see the finished product with new hardware I bought at Home Depot Expo (sad they're going under!) but you can get hardware online and or from other vendors. Some people coat their finished pieces with a clear coat. I haven't done that yet on any of mine and I've had no problems. I'll give it a go sometime in the future and see if I notice a difference. Thanks all!


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Leading the panel is one of your favourite hosts. He's why you came today.
The cameras are rolling. The lights are bright, and the air is studio-sterile. The debate among the guests is interesting and light-hearted for now. The audience is in high spirits, laughing; engaged.
You feel a sharp nudge in your right side. It's a gun. The man to your side tells you to get on the mic, live on TV, and declare your love for picking your nose and eating the boogers, or he'll shoot you and the panellists.
Would you be nervous?
Would you fear criticism; public ridicule; rejection at this point?
Of course you would.
It is normal to fear criticism for things that are obviously socially unacceptable.
The thing is, for some of us, we experience anxiety in perfectly normal situations.
Nervous around other people.
Anxious to call someone up or ask for a raise.
Worried about a presentation.
Hesitant to ask someone out or strike up a conversation with a stranger.
Fearful of sharing and promoting one's art.
These fears are over-blown and, though it is normal to feel some nerves, being completely avoidant and unnecessarily anxious is not necessary.
It stops us from reaching our goals and our potential.
It stops us from living free, expressive, playful and happy lives.
We have shame when there is something about what you've done that you think is not socially acceptable. Something led to you judging yourself harshly for not living up to some standard you set for yourself.
Some shame is normal, but when we allow our self-judgement to define who we are, that's when it can get tricky.
This is often the result of repeated negative self-criticism, even if the initial stimulus came from someone else.
This is what some psychologists would call 'toxic shame.'
It is taking our mistakes and making them a part of our identity.
Rather than saying: 'I did a bad thing,' which is something you can get past, you would instead say: 'I am a bad person,' which festers in you.
I've struggled with this.
I was shy and barely spoke at school and was criticised for it. It made me dislike this part of myself immensely. It made me view myself as inadequate.
When we view ourselves as not 'normal,' we feel we need to keep secrets, so as not to 'blow our cover' in front of others (that is shame).
When we keep hiding our perceived flaws, bottling them up, they persist and sometimes grow.
Hiding what we dislike about ourselves creates tension, which manifests as being withdrawn, anxious and depressed.
This anxiety leads to a very constricted and avoidant life.
This needs to end. It is no way to live.
To understand how to unravel this shame, and live healthy lives again, let's first unpack why it is that we fear rejection.
We fear it because we are social beings, and don't want to be banished from our communities; from other people.
Whether we want to admit it or not, we regard social ties as extremely valuable.
When we perceive ourselves to be doing things that are potentially socially unacceptable, there is a higher risk of rejection.
That's why we feel nervous.
It's all subjective.
If we view ourselves as inherently worthy and good, we will not fear rejection as much as someone who holds the negative view about themselves.
Make sense?
If we believe ourselves to be bad in some way, we fear rejection more, because we believe in the risk. It is right there in front of us.
The risk is real, and it is terrifying. So we get anxious, or we avoid the experience entirely.
If, for example, you believed yourself to be an inherently awful person, you would fear public speaking more than the guy who only had a couple of surface-level doubts about themselves.
When we truly love ourselves, we have less to fear. Less to lose. Our identities are not reliant on keeping secret our perceived flaws.
If we hate ourselves and attract criticism, that is confirmation of our negative identity — our poor self-image.
They say: 'your art is bad,' but we hear: 'you are bad.'
It's no longer the act that's getting criticised. It's the denial of our very soul.
This will hurt like hell.
It hurts so much because we believe the rejection to be real, and we think it to be about ourselves.
This is rarely spoken about. This is the crux of the problem. But it is also the birthplace of the cure.
Rejection seems like more of a risk when we believe our very identities to be worthy of dismissal.
If we like ourselves and get rejected, nothing changes. There is nothing to confirm. You are simply you — a good person.
Do you see the power in understanding this?
This is why some people don't seem to 'give a fuck,' and others, well, really do.
Those who truly don't give a fuck genuinely like themselves.
It makes sense, then, that to heal, we need to shift our view of us as bad or inadequate, to the other side — that we are good; acceptable; 'normal' people.
We need to view ourselves as good; as worthy, and we need to believe it.
That's it.
How to do that?
We need to change our self-image.
When we have overblown shame, it is because of our crappy self-image. It's the identity we have crafted through years of negative self-judgement.
We need to apply the same 'technique' we used in building up a negative picture of ourselves, to creating a positive self-image.
And we do that through words, images and feelings.
They all interconnect. To keep it simple, I focus on feelings.
Yes, feelings seem lame and woo woo.
But feelings are what solidified your shame and self-doubt in the first place.
When you associate negative feelings with yourself in certain situations, this will inform the mental imagery (and language) you link to yourself in those environments.
They are like a patchwork of memories, real or false — it doesn't matter. We hold them in our minds because they have been charged emotionally — with feelings.
To create positively-charged images in our mind, we start with this: a simple daily meditation.
Meditate on loving yourself. Start by noticing the feelings and sensations in your body. Let them reveal themselves to you.
Then, direct feelings of warmth; acceptance; love towards you. Let them appear, grow and spread.
You might also say the mantra 'I love you' repeatedly in your mind as you imagine yourself — your outline.
Feel the feelings of love wash over you.
You need to associate good feelings with YOU.
Doing this will slowly rewire your brain.
This is what will create a healthy self-image over time. Don't get hung up on the technicalities of it all. You need to feel good about yourself again.
This will lead to you automatically finding positive pictures and memories of yourself again, and it will also construct new, positive imagery from scratch.
"Your nervous system cannot tell the difference between an imagined experience and a 'real' experience." Maxwell Maltz
These images will gradually form a new mesh in your mind. This is your new, healthy self-image.
This is what will heal your shame. Other things will help too, like physically facing your fears incrementally, but this is the place to start.
Does it work? Yes. Over time. It needs practice.
It needs repeating. Just like you repeatedly berated yourself over the years, you need to repeatedly love yourself to erase the negative and populate your mind with the positive (though it doesn't need to take anywhere near as long!).
Start with the commitment to love yourself again. Then do this daily meditation for at least ten minutes every day for thirty days. Then keep going.
You can also repeat the 'I love you/myself' mantra throughout the day also, as I wrote here.
See how it changes you.
Write to me to tell me how it's working.
You will start to feel better about yourself. And when you do, your fears surrounding criticism will begin to lose their hold.
Because why should they?
If you are an inherently good, loveable person, who cares whether someone else judges you?
That's the trick.
Welcome to freedom.
See you on the other side.
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If you have 10 seconds, I'd love to hear what you think. Just a few words below. I appreciate them all.
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Contact me here if you want to work with me directly on this or issues regarding self-confidence.
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thank you dear very much!
I can't really say how I got here but the truth is, I feel like a total failure and still deep down in a pit. The past twelve years or so of my life has been purely on existence. No life. I don't want to go on with mentioning the costly opportunities I have lost to these fears. All that matters to me now is moving on with my life. It seems scary though buy then I do not want to do fear again. Thanks for the light you've thrown on thus matter. You must have lived it to have such understanding. This I am sure of


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Phone Writing & the First Word of God
I was out late last night, and the bus ride was dark and quiet. I had a line pop into my head that I wanted to capture, so I pulled out my smartphone and opened its note app. One line turned into a paragraph, a paragraph into a monologue, and, well, here's what I wrote


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In some respects, discussion on this issue has been very irrational, sporatic, littered with unfulfilled promises and shattered plans.
In an era of Facebook, Wordpress and Youtube it is difficult to teach efficiently with the lack of some basic functionality that other LMS's have had for (say) 7 years. eg
- subscribe at the thread level
- freeze threads
- sticky threads
- list attached files
- export threads
- push a single post out to users
- save drafts
- list posts by user
Here is a view: forums are pretty fundemental in Moodle. There is no equivalent to a Wall (in FB) a quality blog (like Wordpress) and the special equivalents in the verious flavours of Moodle: Joule, TotaraLMS, ELIAS etc - or the special communication enhancements in D2L, Haiku, Edmodo and Canvas etc. Moodle core lags behind.
See https://docs.moodle.org/en/Development:Forum_requirements Forums were in the Moodle roadmap for over a year. Then they just disappeared. There are now three big groups with their own forum/communication channels:
- Advanced Forums (Moodlerooms) http://talentmgt.com/articles/view/moodlerooms_releases_joule_1.1
- [ForumNG] (Open University)
- TotaraLMS
. . . but there has only been one small fix on Forums in core Moodle (fixing the bug that made the Q&A forum unuseable) Tracker: xxx and one enhancement of indeterminate value: Blog-style forums
To take just one feature (subscription at the thread level), the latest word is: "I can absolutely guarantee that this feature will be in the rewrite of forum when it happens" (10 March 2011) referring to the request made in 8th July 2004. ie 7 years, and a lot of effort from coders (all documented on the tracker)
It's the old problem: limited resources and competing demands. I'd like to see more effort made to shepherd the coding done with people outside Moodle core, to focus effort, provide feedback.
Forum: listing of attached files
In some respects, Moodle does not have an easy to use file sharing functionality. (Database if not really easy enough for a basic user) Hence this suggestion for an enhancement.
Tracker: http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-27062
Forum thread: http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=175989#p772104
Forum/Groups: Allow "Create new discussion for each group"
Tracker item: Allow "Create new discussion for each group" to enable teachers to post the same question for each group with only one posting http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-19670
Forum: locking a thread/forum
- Forum Post: 2006 - http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=45359
- Documentation: https://docs.moodle.org/en/Forum_permissions
- Tracker item: http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-12944
Forum: subscribe at the thread level
I notice in the tracker http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-1626 there is a request for the ability for notification (subscription) at the thread level, not just the forum level. It says it is in 2.0 in the tracker. What does this mean? Is this definite, since it is not mentioned in the roadmap? Is it too small an enhancement to justify comment in the roadmap? To what level of detail does the roadmap get maintained?
- Subscription at thread level: http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=111313
- With code: http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=115149
- Tracker, from 2006: http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-7368
- Tracker, from 2004: http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-1626
Forum: export posts at end of term
Tracker issue: https://docs.moodle.org/en/User:Derek_Chirnside
Forum: have ForumNG in core
Tracker issue: http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-21538


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Four articles on technology adoption in healthcare
The healthcare industry is difficult to penetrate when it comes to the application of emerging technologies; often being regarded as impersonal and often unable to tackle the deeper challenges.
It's a world in which a human touch and face-to-face contact is valued highly, but that doesn't mean there isn't a viable path for technology. Far from it.
Here are four articles about technology adoption in healthcare and the areas service providers like you could be working in with clients over the next few years, and beyond:
#1 How Mercy Hospital Network saved $4.3 million with nursing analytics dashboard
No one can argue that hospitals are under constant pressure to work with a limited budget. So, finding ways to increase revenue and/or decrease losses without sacrificing care quality can be especially difficult, especially if you don't have proper visibility of the inner workings of your business.
Mercy Hospital in Missouri were using inappropriate software systems to monitor nursing labour usage, and the data the system gave them didn't give them the confidence to decide on effective actions.
With a comprehensive analytics solution they were not only able to monitor labour leakage effectively, they could also identify the actions required to reduce it, saving them $4.3 million in just one year.
#2 Blockchain buzz is only growing louder in healthcare
By @GusVlahos
With conversations getting louder on the topic of Blockchain, its applications could offer strong potential in a number of key areas, particularly in healthcare.
As the healthcare gradually makes a move to a more technologically integrated world, the amount of data it collects grows with it. And when it comes to exchanging that data, keeping it secure is of paramount importance; especially considering the increased focus on legislation around data protection and data breaches.
IBM Watson Health is also studying the potential benefits of Blockchain for the healthcare industry – making this an area for interesting developments in the next few years.
#3 How Big Data allows pre-emptive healthcare to prevent disease
By @ryankhgb
We're continually finding new ways of collecting data, and as we begin to understand more about the data we collect, we can move further from the one size fits all methodologies and start thinking about more focused approaches to treatments.
And with increased understanding of diseases, centralised data sets and the application of artificial intelligence, we can even start to tackle diseases at the pre-emptive level.
Not only would better data management systems help improve health, diagnosis efficiency and save money, but it could open the door to completely different processes across the healthcare industry as a whole.
#4 Healthcare analytics market will be worth nearly $54 billion by 2025, report says
It always takes time for innovation and technology to find a meaningful way into any industry, even in those considered quite separate from the modern world.
But as the power of solutions based on the value of analytics demonstrate their potential in so many industries, speculation over what those solutions could bring to healthcare is helping generate ideas for application.
And with the healthcare analytics market predicted to be worth as much as $54 billion by 2025, the future for this industry looks set to be a very interesting one, full of exciting developments.
So, what do these examples mean for a service provider like you?
Healthcare is a unique environment full of complexity and barriers, but also ripe for opportunity. The key to solving important problems and improving lives is through proper understanding.
Healthcare experts are looking for service providers like you to help them understand their goals and barriers and overcome them with meaningful, agile and cost-effective solutions. Once dominated by simple pen and paper, the industry is receptive to the power of innovative technologies such as cloud, analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence, and is placing increased trust in smarter, stronger security systems. It's undergoing a transformation.
By starting at the beginning with your clients, and with IBM's growing ecosystem of solutions and support at your disposal, you can create the foundations for ongoing development, innovation and success.
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You can grant a Force bonus to a single ability score of your allies.
Prerequisites: Force level 3rd, Force-Sensitive, Sense, Wisdom 15
Benefit: The target of this feat each gain a +2 Force bonus to a single ability score of your choice (all those affected gain the bonus to the same ability score). This benefit requires a full-round action to initiate and lasts fore a number of rounds equal to your Force-user level. Using the Force Mind feat cost 4 vitality points plus 1 vitality point per target included. The individual using Force Mind may not be one of the targets.
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If you're looking to start your own business in 2017, you need to be great at listening. This may sound harsh, but it's true. The ability to build a passionate, resourceful, and committed team is paramount to the success of your new company. It's the first step in fulfilling your vision, which is why it's so important. For me, I pray for "soul players" or what I describe as people who are passionate about the work they do. Selling a vision (to investors, employees, customers, etc.) requires true passion and faith in what you're doing. While it's possible to achieve this on your own, having faith in God can make the process easier by reminding you of your self-worth and giving you confidence in knowing that God wants to bless you and your business.
- Passion – The entrepreneurial nature of a startup undoubtedly creates a lot of passion which means you will be working with colleagues every day who have the same positive energy and excitement as you do. With a smaller team, each person at a startup tends to have more opportunities to share, voice his/her opinions, and influence key decisions. You want that, right?
- Learn – The innovative nature of a startup usually allows you to have close contact with the founders (who are usually some of the best people to teach you honest entrepreneurial insights). Also, expect to get a lot of exposure to the intricacies of the entire business operation.
- Stock Options – Although working at a startup could mean a pay cut compared to a cushy corporate job, there are other benefits worth considering–including stock options (equity)–which may provide a huge upside for you if the company does well. If you get in the door early enough, this incentive can be positively life-changing!
- More diversity – There shouldn't be much pigeonholing at a startup; you're going to do and see a lot of different things. You will be thrown out of your comfort zone. You will get a chance to expand your horizons. With fewer (or zero) levels of bureaucracy, everyone is closer to one another. You should be well connected to your CEO as well as the network of customers, vendors, VCs, friends, etc. that surround the startup.
- Personal Growth – Last, but by no means least, you should join a startup because it's a unique experience to help build something and be part of its growth from the very beginning. This means living the high highs, low lows, and everything in between..
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Figures 7.40.28 through 31 show four major methods of batch control of pH. Each of the figures shows four possible locations for the electrodes. The submersion assembly which enters from the top is difficult to remove, decontaminate, and maneuver. Since the bulk velocity even in well-mixed tanks rarely exceeds 1 fps, this electrode response is likely to be slow and prone to problems due to coating or fouling. The side-entry electrode tip should be close to the agitator impeller to take advantage of the local increase in fluid velocity. Retractable insertion assemblies with ball valves for isolation and with optional flush connections (see Section 7.7) are used to allow withdrawal while the vessel is full. Locating the electrodes in a recirculation pipeline is the best from the standpoint of probe response, self-cleaning action, and ease of access, but this approach is generally more expensive due to the need for block, drain, and bypass valves (not shown) for retractable installations or because of the cost of the flow assemblies when the pipeline can be emptied for removal of the electrodes. Electrodes installed on the discharge side of the pump have a slightly larger transportation delay than do those on the pump suction but are less likely to be damaged, because the pump strainer catches and the pump impeller breaks up clumps of material in the process fluid. When the reagent is added to the pump suction, the electrode must be in the discharge location for feedback measurement. The electrodes should be about 10 feet from the pump discharge and have double junction references to prevent contamination from the high-frequency pressure pulsations.
The first method (Figure 7.40.28) is the simplest and works well only when the titration curve is flat, the influent flow is stable, and the control specifications are loose. Control is provided by two pH switches and two automatic on-off reagent valves. The large reagent valve is used at the beginning of batch treatment while the pH is in the flat portion of the titration curve. The small valve is used for the final adjustment, which usually occurs in the steep portion of the curve. Both valves are closed before the pH reaches the desired endpoint because the pH will continue to coast for the duration of the system dead time. If a ba
FIG. 7.40.28 Batch neutralization can be controlled on-off valves. If the batch is basic the large valve might pH = 10 while the small one closes at pH = 8.
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FIG. 7.40.28 Batch neutralization can be controlled on-off valves. If the batch is basic the large valve might pH = 10 while the small one closes at pH = 8.
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sic batch is being neutralized the large valve might close at a pH of 10 while the small valve closes at pH of 8. The second method (Figure 7.40.29) uses in-line sensors. The in-line controller (PHC-1) setpoint is biased to kept the reagent valve open beyond its low output limit and thereby to minimize batch treatment time. A suction or vessel pH switch (pHSL-2) terminates the addition of reagent as the pH approaches the endpoint. While the reagent valve is temporarily shut, a vessel pH reading is obtained from the electrodes at the pump discharge. When needed, the inline system can be momentarily restarted if the pH coasts to a value which is short of the endpoint. Variations of this strategy are used to operate continuous pH systems in
a semi-batch mode. This can be done when sufficient vessel capacity is available so that the vessel discharge valve can be closed while the pH of the vessel contents is being adjusted during start-up or after a big upset.
The third method (Figure 7.40.30) uses a proportional-only or proportional-plus-derivative controller (Fig. 7.40.17) with pulse width and amplitude modulation of the controller output to mimic the laboratory titration process. The further away the pH is from the endpoint, the bigger and longer are the reagent flow pulses. Manual mode outputs bypass the pulsation algorithms to facilitate manual stroking of the valve. While a variety of customized strategies can be developed to achieve the same result, this scheme has the advantage of a typical controller interface and tuning adjustments for operations and maintenance.
The last method (Figure 7.40.31) uses the titration curve and the vessel volume to predict required charge of reagent and the setpoint for a totalizer. It depends heavily upon the accuracy of the curve and may best be implemented by partitioning the curve into segments and by using multiple charges. The titration curve should be corrected for temperature and for composition variations. Titration of samples taken just prior to the batch being charged could be used to verify the curve.
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|B21C Groundwater Quality and Monitoring of Rapid Infiltration Basin Systems (RIBS), Theory and Field Experiments at Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware
|Andres, A.S., Walther, E.F., Türkmen, M., He, C., Chirnside, A.E.M., Ritter, W.F.
|B21B Hydrogeology of a Rapid Infiltration Basin System (RIBS) at Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware
|Andres, A.S., Walther, E.F., Türkmen, M., He, C.
|B21A Evaluation of Wastewater Treatment Options Used in Rapid Infiltration Basin Systems (RIBS)
|Türkmen, M., Walther, E.F., Andres, A.S., Chirnside, A.E.M., Ritter, W.F.
|RI78 Subsurface Geology of the Area Between Wrangle Hill and Delaware City, Delaware
|Jengo, J.W., McLaughlin, P.P., Ramsey, K.W.
|OFR43 Results of Trenching Investigations Along the New Castle Railroad Survey-1 Seismic Line, New Castle, Delaware
|McLaughlin, P.P., Baxter, S.J., Ramsey, K.W., McKenna, T.E., Strohmeier, S.A.
|OFR18 A Numerical Indicator of Water Conditions for Northern Delaware
|Jordan, R.R., Woodruff, K.D.
|OFR3 Preliminary Report on the Earthquake of February 28, 1973
|Woodruff, K.D., Jordan, R.R., Pickett, T.E.
|RI18 Geology and Ground Water, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
|Woodruff, K.D., Miller, J.C., Jordan, R.R., Spoljaric, N., Pickett, T.E.
|OFR2 Preliminary Report on Seismic Events in Northern Delaware
|Jordan, R.R., Pickett, T.E., Woodruff, K.D.
|RI11 An Evaluation of the Resistivity and Seismic Refraction Techniques in the Search for Pleistocene Channels in Delaware
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The ultimate rallycross experience!
The all new Xr5 Rally ARTR from MCD Racing
Following on from the pedigree of the peerless Xr4 Rally comes the latest incarnation - the brand new Xr5. Built on the tried and tested 5 series chassis the Xr5 shares many of the best high-end features of the XS-5 Super Sport but comes with it's own unique body, rear wing, top air intake and a specialised rigid roll cage to make this car one of the most robust in the range, ready to take whatever punishment you throw at it!
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Using our experience, we have taken the hard work out of choosing a package and crammed it all together at one amazing price. Now all you have to do is fit the servo's, set-up the radio gear and paint the bodyshell. Some small items are still required to complete the model, as follows:
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Since I posted about this before, there have been additional (terrible, horrible, no good, very bad) developments…
If Ya Can't Beat 'Em, Screw 'Em: North Carolina Governor Signs Bills Gutting Successor's Power
Current North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) has signed two bills that will drastically reduce the powers of his successor, incoming Democratic Governor-elect Roy Cooper.
House Bill 17 and Senate Bill 4 were introduced by Republican lawmakers in the state legislature on Wednesday [12/14]. Both bills passed in their respective chambers the following day by large margins.
McCrory signed SB 4 on Friday and HB 17 on the following Monday.
Gov McCrory signs HB17, which limits political employees & requires #ncga confirmation of Gov's cabinet. Criticizes confirmation req #ncppol pic.twitter.com/bTXVUtHZTE
— Nick Ochsner (@NickOchsnerWBTV) December 19, 2016
Critics view McCrory's haste to sign the bills as a power grab by a bitter incumbent and his legislature. Cooper declared victory over McCrory on Nov. 9, but McCrory refused to concede the race because it was too close to call.
Cooper was up by 4,300 votes on Election Day and continued to rise in the count. Instead of bowing out graciously, McCrory asked that all provisional ballots be counted, formally called for a statewide recount and made brash allegations of voter fraud before finally conceding on Dec. 5.
HB 17 mandates that Cooper's Cabinet picks receive approval from the Republican-dominated state Senate. It also bars Cooper from making any appointments to the University of North Carolina Board of Trustees or the state Board of Education.
The bill will also greatly reduce the number of administrative employees in "exempt positions" Cooper can designate. "Exempt positions" are not subject to the same hiring and firing rules that govern other state employees.
SB 4 takes aim at the North Carolina Board of Elections following several board decisions to extend voting hours in certain precincts in the Democratic stronghold of Durham County on Election Day.
The bill will increase the number of Board of Elections members from five appointed by the governor to eight, split evenly along party lines. Cooper would appoint four of them, while two would be picked by the state House and another two by the state Senate. SB 4 also increases county election boards from three members ― two appointed by the sitting governor ― to four members, split along party lines.
The bill could potentially undermine voting rights efforts in the state by requiring a 6-2 majority to move forward on any motions. The Board of Elections handles a number of questions related to election integrity.
Cooper, who is currently the state attorney general, said he is willing to sue Republicans over these bills or any other potentially unconstitutional measures.
"They will see me in court," he said during a press conference on Thursday. "And they don't have a very good track record there."
Source: HuffPost
Way to go, Gov. McCrory. You almost make Drumpf look like an adult by comparison! Almost.*
*Not really, but McCrory comes closer than I would have thought possible.
Source: ONTD_Political


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Favorite Things: Apps
I'm an Android phone lover, so I use all of these apps on my Samsung Galaxy S5. But, they're all available on Apple products, too.
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Yes! So grateful for the advancements in tech! :)
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It's such a cool app with SO many possibilities...I always seem to find something new!
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I had no clue about all these Apps! I turned to Apple products a few years ago and I love how everything syncs together, so I totally get how awesome it is to have all the gadgets get along :-)ReplyDeleteReplies
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It was my friend's birthday yesterday. There are friends who you remember when you see them, there are a few who you forget once you part, and then there are those really rare ones who you cant forget even years later.
She is such a friend. I have not seen or heard from her in the past nine years, but year after year, I think of her on her birthday. I am sure she has changed a lot by now, but for me, she is still that 15-year-old girl, and that is how she is going to remain for the rest of my life.
If I could go back and change my life, I would have made sure that we were friends, and had remained in touch. Unfortunately, I do not know where she is, what she is doing and I am sure that she does not remember me at all. But, I have passed that point where I measure the difference between the love and friendship that I give and receive. The fact that she was a good friend is all I need to remember her. That is a good enough reason to wish her a happy birthday every year.
Happy Birthday, Teena.
PS: The post was delayed, not the thought.
The picture is not of my friend, but of a person who resembles my friend.


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As fast as Ferraris are, they still can't achieve escape velocity. For that, you need a rocket.
No, this has nothing to do with Elon Musk and SpaceX. This is a different rocket. And no, Ferrari is not getting into rocket propulsion, though I'd be happy to test one of those, should they ever decide to do that.
Let's start a little further back. The vice president and events chairman of the Ferrari Club of America's Southwest region, Jim Bindman, does his job with an enthusiasm unmatched perhaps anywhere on this planet -- at least unmatched among car club vice presidents. A couple months ago, with Bindman's zeal, the club was able to attend a rocket launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base. A month after that, they helped celebrate the Air Force's 70th birthday with a car show at Edwards Air Force Base, with none other than Gen. Chuck Yeager in attendance. Now, as a fundraiser for the Navy Seal Honor Foundation the club just met at Virgin Orbit in bucolic Long Beach, California, where they held another car show of sorts.
The club had arrived en masse in 348s, 488s, F12s, FFs, GTC4 Lussos, a 330 (or maybe it was a 365), and one guy drove his magnificent F40 (all F40s are magnificent, just to clarify). That alone would have been worth seeing.
But the destination for the day's drive was Virgin Orbit, the new and innovative rocket launch specialists with otherworldly aspirations, all of which start in a 180,000-square-foot building next to the Long Beach airport.


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Chicken Hotdog
2 pieces of bread hotdog
2 pieces of leaf lettuce
2 tablespoons bottled mayonnaise
2 tablespoons bottled chili sauce
1 tomato, thinly sliced
Chicken batter, stir together:
250 g minced chicken
1 egg yolk chicken
1 tbsp plain flour
1 tbsp full cream milk powder
½ tsp pepper powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 tbsp finely sliced spring onion
A chicken egg white, beaten until frothy
100 g white flour PANIR
Setup Vegetables
Fresh Fruit
* Chicken Dough: Shape dough into round and oval pipihkan.
* Dip in egg white then flour PANIR dressing until blended.
* Fry in hot oil until crispy.
* Spread each bread with mayonnaise.
* Give se [Otong lettuce. Place chicken mixture in the center.
* Give sliced tomato and chili sauce.
* Serve immediately.
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I would like to thanks A_random_day for helping me with the structure.
Hey, you did the thing! It's a thing that needs some grammar help though, so clicky the pretty link for said help —
Whee, grammar! So, besides the stuff that's purely grammar, you should get someone with experience writing successful scips to proofread it for you. As I said in chat, I like the concept. Though I do feel like you left out too much of the story behind the coins, you might be able to include more of it via the engravings on the box?
But yeah, it's a thing, and I like it, and I think you should get someone with more experience to look at it because I want it to be a thing that succeeds.
I admit it, english is not even my second language, I wanted to correct the grammar and narrative errors before writing the addrendums and documents attached. Thanks for your feedback, I will correct my errors ASAP.
Its like a virus, the target is destroy precious metals.
Also there are three types of coins: Zinc, copper ad tin, with 4, 8, 4 of each respectively, what mean is that each type of con transmute in his respective metal and two zinc coins double the effect of one.
All corrected. Thanks.


text: This ebook is designed to help you learn to Tunisian crochet. It includes illustrations and photo tutorials to guide you through everything you need to get started, including the slip knot, foundation chain, Tunisian base row and return row, and several stitches (Tunisian simple stitch, knit stitch, purl stitch, moss stitch, basketweave stitch, and fan stitch). The ebook also includes other useful tips like Tunisian pattern reading abbreviations and appropriate hook sizes. The book includes 6 customizable scarf recipes, with instructions on how to choose a size, measure gauge, and calculate the number of chains you'll need to start the scarf. The stitch patterns can be used for other projects, like washcloths, afghans/blankets, and bags, too! I sell Tunisian crochet hooks in my Etsy shop (http://www.etsy.com/shop/UndergroundCrafter?section_id=10650226) if you are having trouble finding them :). All of my patterns are for personal use only. You may use the patterns to make unlimited items for yourself, for charity, or to give as gifts. You may sell items you personally make by hand from the patterns. If you would like to teach a class based on any of my patterns, please contact me to purchase a commercial use pattern. BASIC SKILLS NECESSARY None! This is a beginner guide to Tunisian crochet. GAUGE Various SIZING / FINISHED MEASUREMENTS This booklet includes 6 customizable scarf recipes.


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vaporization, change of a liquid or solid substance to a gas or vapor. There is fundamentally no difference between the terms gas and vapor, but gas is used commonly to describe a substance that appears in the gaseous state under standard conditions of pressure and temperature, and vapor to describe the gaseous state of a substance that appears ordinarily as a liquid or solid. Although most substances undergo changes of state in the order of solid to liquid to gas as the temperature is raised, a few change directly from solid to gas in a process known as sublimation.
The Boiling Point and Latent Heat of Vaporization
When heat is added to a liquid at its boiling point, with the pressure kept constant, the molecules of the liquid acquire enough energy to overcome the intermolecular forces that bind them together in the liquid state, and they escape as individual molecules of vapor until the vaporization is complete. Vaporization at the boiling point is known simply as boiling. The temperature of a boiling liquid remains constant until all of the liquid has been converted to a gas.
For each substance a certain specific amount of heat must be supplied to vaporize a given quantity of the substance. This amount of heat is known as the latent heat of vaporization of the substance. The quantity of heat applied for each gram (or each molecule) undergoing the change in state depends on the substance itself. For example, the amount of heat necessary to change one gram of water to steam at its boiling point at one atmosphere of pressure, i.e., the heat of vaporization of water, is approximately 540 calories. Other substances require other amounts.
Evaporation and Vapor Pressure
Liquids can also change to gases at temperatures below their boiling points. Vaporization of a liquid below its boiling point is called evaporation, which occurs at any temperature when the surface of a liquid is exposed in an unconfined space. When, however, the surface is exposed in a confined space and the liquid is in excess of that needed to saturate the space with vapor, an equilibrium is quickly reached between the number of molecules of the substance going off from the surface and those returning to it. A change in temperature upsets this equilibrium; a rise in temperature, for example, increases the activity of the molecules at the surface and consequently increases the rate at which they fly off. When the temperature is maintained at the new point for a short time, a new equilibrium is soon established.
The pressure exerted by the vapor of a liquid in a confined space is called its vapor pressure. It differs for different substances at any given temperature, but each substance has a specific vapor pressure for each given temperature. At its boiling point the vapor pressure of a liquid is equal to atmospheric pressure. For example, the vapor pressure of water, measured in terms of the height of mercury in a barometer, is 4.58 mm at 0°C and 760 mm at 100°C (its boiling point).
va·por·ize / ˈvāpəˌrīz/ • v. convert or be converted into vapor: [tr.] there is a large current which is sufficient to vaporize carbon | [intr.] cold gasoline does not vaporize readily. DERIVATIVES: va·por·iz·a·ble adj.va·por·i·za·tion / ˌvāpərəˈzāshən; -ˌrīˈzā-/ n.


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Moving to Puerto Rico
What do you have to do to move to Puerto Rico?
There's a lot to coordinate before you book a one-way ticket to Puerto Rico — from finding a way to move all of your household belongings to securing housing and jobs. And there may be questions that need answering before the move. What paperwork is required? Can you bring your pet with you? What are the transportation options on the island? We've got the answers!


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The only thing that might have been more shocking than Bobby Knight leaving basketball coaching to become a gray-haired Dick Vitale would have been if he'd become a basketball referee in a crew with Jim Burr and Timmy Higgins.
It wasn't so much that he didn't know his subject matter, for certainly he was well schooled in the art of basketball, but it was that in the past it seemed that he couldn't complete a sentence without a choice four-letter word slipping in there.
Didn't matter what the sentence was. Something as simple as "no way" would most often become "no bleeping way."
But he surprised those of us who knew him and managed to make the transition without losing his identity right down to the red sweater.
True, he wasn't smooth or glib and there were some things that gave him trouble, like say the name "Kilicli," which he spent butchering for most of West Virginia University's Wednesday night basketball game at Notre Dame.
WVU fans being what they are, this was taken as something of a slight in the TwitterWorld, bringing on an avalanche of scorn, fully misplaced, by the way, considering that such anguish should have been reserved for the team.
Indeed, as I tried to tell all those Turkish language majors out there, Bobby Knight had not been hired by ESPN for his the way he said things but for what it was he was saying.
True, he never did match the line of the night that came from ESPN's play-by-play announcer Rece Davis, who at one point during the Mountaineers' 16-point second half, proclaimed as another shot rattled off the rim "West Virginia has apparently given up scoring for Lent."
Early in the game — when it was still a game, WVU having trailed only by two at halftime — Knight picked up on the fact that Kilicli was sort of playing the game at his own pace. This was quite early, in fact, before the really bad problems began for the big man in the middle.
For example, Kilicli took a pass down low and took a dribble as he made his move to the basket, only to have one of the Notre Dame guards reach in and knock the ball loose.
"Kilicli has a bad habit of putting the ball on the floor when he doesn't have to," Knight said.
A short while later, on a high-low setup, Kilicli was passed the ball out there where Truck Bryant usually gets it. He stood there and looked, unguarded, and looked, still unguarded, and looked again, still unguarded.
"I never liked the big man going out further than he can shoot the ball because they don't have to guard him," Knight said.
He wasn't saying he didn't like Kilicli outside or in a high-low set, just not so far out that there was no chance of him shooting the ball, let alone making a shot.
But that was just the beginning; it was before even coach Bob Huggins became irritated with Kilicli.
That would become to come on a drive to the basket by Irish point guard Eric Atkins, who had such an obstructed run that he looked like a Mountaineer starter coming down the carpet during introductions in the Coliseum.
The fan's first reaction was to blame the man Atkins got past.
Not Knight's.
"Kilicli had to move to help and he made no effort whatsoever to get there," Knight said.
Rest assured, Huggins noticed it, too.
Then came the play that set Huggs off completely, a play where Notre Dame big man Jack Cooley beat everyone down the court.
Knight didn't pay attention to everyone, just Kilicli, who was supposed to be there.
"I saw that at Pittsburgh (Knight also was the color commentator on WVU's victory at Pitt) where Kilicli goes at his own pace. A couple of times he just went down the court ho-hum."
As the words were coming out of his mouth, other words were coming out of Huggins mouth, and Kilicli was removed from the floor.
"WVU has a good duo with (Kevin) Jones and Kilicli," Knight said, "but Kilicli better start hustling or he won't get back in the game."
What you were getting there was honest commentary from a coach who really is very much the same kind of coach as is Huggins, a coach who asked only that his players give their all and a little bit more, just as Huggins does.
Now we're not saying Bob Knight is another Jay Jacobs, mind you, but as a color analyst he's a pretty good coach.
Email Bob Hertzel at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow on Twitter @bhertzel.


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The Tom Clancy titles never got the full respect they deserve from me. I've only played Splinter Cell and Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter. I loved Splinter Cell and I cannot wait for the 2009 follow up. The game was a good change of pace after playing the CoD franchise religiously. On the other hand, GRAW was a bit difficult, but it was still fun to play, although I never finished the very last mission. I'll probably still play GRAW 2, but it might be sometime in the distant future.
Rainbow Six Vegas is currently sitting on my shelf. I've been holding off playing it until I'm done with GRiD, Saints Row, and Battlefield: Bad Company. Currently, RSV is getting the shaft and collecting dust. But I'll get to it, eventually, and I'm sure it will be a solid play. Yes, the Tom Clancy titles are good, but there are better games out there.
As for EndWar, I asked two other gamers their opinion of the demo, one replied back saying they couldn't play it because he didn't own headphones. While it's true a good set of headphones enriches the game, you can bypass this option and still play, it just won't be as fun.
The other gamer I asked to comment on the demo said, "Played a bit, but didn't understand really how to play. It didn't suck me in—the only thing I thought was fun was doing the voice commands. I've since deleted it and have no plans to ever play it again. BAD DEMO."
He was right about one thing, the demo is not intuitive, and it takes several tries to figure out the game play. I really wanted to like this game. So I gave it several chances. At first, I liked it, then I didn't like it, then I decided, yeah, I like it enough to trade for it down the line. It's not a $60 purchase in my opinion or the opinion of the two dudes I asked to comment on it. It appears that Real-Time Strategy games on the Xbox 360 and PS3 have a very uphill climb.
But still, the TC titles are worth playing. And you can get them cheap. Dirt cheap.
EndWar: Releases November 4
Splinter Cell: Conviction: Coming in 2009
GRAW: eBay $5.00; Goozex 350; Metacritic 90
GRAW 2: eBay $9.99; Goozex 450; Metacritic 86
Rainbow Six Vegas: eBay $10.00; Goozex 450; Metacritic 89
Rainbow Six Vegas 2: eBay $20.00; Goozex 550; Metacritic 82
Splinter Cell: Double Agent: eBay $8.99; Goozex 400; Metacritic 85