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«Finishing Cancer-Curing Experiments and medicine is ready to be released after the appovoral of the specialized Doctors» Says Prof.Dr. Mustafa EL-Sayed from Benha University
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This event was held in the presence of Prof.Dr. El-Sayed EL-kady, the university president, prof.Dr. Sohair Negm, the professor of Math and physics, the faculty staff members and the faculty's students. Prof.Dr. Mustafa EL-Sayed stresses that these cancer-curing experiments was applied to cats, rats and dogs.
After scrutiny for more than two years, the cure proves to be fatal to kill these cancer cells without any other side effects on the other cells.
Prof.Dr. El-Sayed EL-kady, the university president says that Prof.Dr. Mustafa EL-Sayed is a clear-cut example of patriotism, honor and integrity and he works hard to serve his country.
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The struggle of travelling in your country when you live abroad
By Dalila | Posted in Country,lisbon,portugal
August 25th, 2018
I have recently spent a couple days touristing in Lisbon with my family. I was amazed to see the amount of tourists in the city. People from all over the world I have to say. From France, Angola, China, Germany, etc. Is it silly that it made me proud?
It's interesting to see that while I am living abroad and discovering new places around the world when I can, people from around the world are travelling to my country and discovering my country.
I have non-portuguese friends who know Portugal better than I do. Friends who have been to more cities in Portugal than I have and honestly I am jealous of them. It's funny because people who have never lived outside their country may feel "jealous" of people who moved overseas because they are "discovering the world", but I feel jealous of my friends who live in Portugal and get to travel to Algarve or Alentejo or Gerês or other places in Portugal whenever they want. I can't help but feel a little pinch of sadness whenever I see pictures of friends in a random Portuguese city/town.
My country is beautiful and it makes me sad that I don't know it better. There are so many places where I would like to go. But being an expat restricts my opportunities to do so.
Having ties with both Porto and Luxembourg, whenever I come to Europe for a long vacation my time is pretty much restricted to those two cities as that's where my family and friends are. I feel like any time away from those two places would mean less time with them.
This year I decided that I would try to change this and find a compromise between spending time with my loved ones while also traveling in Portugal and the first attempt was a success I have to say. I spent 3 days with my family in beautiful and sunny Lisbon where I had never been as a tourist.
Discovering a little bit more of my country with my family was even more special because none of them had played tourist in Lisbon either so it was a first for all of us.
I have also planned to discover a little bit more of Portugal (Aveiro e Régua) with my friends in the upcoming days so maybe I found the perfect recipe? Meaning that indeed I need to spend time with my family and friends but that doesn't necessarily have to happen in Porto!

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4 Real and Fun Stories of (Over) Prepping for Baby
Everything about pregnancy is kind of on the strange and unusual side. Yes, it's a natural thing to become pregnant and, well, totally necessary to continue our species, but it's weird nonetheless. Watching your body change shape, feeling something grow and move, oh, and the dealing with the strange instincts that kick in at the same time, too? Weird.
One of the weirdest instincts has to be the whole "nesting" thing. Sometimes defined as a "pre-labor ritual that helps get your home ready for the baby and helps you pass the time," apparently humans are not the only ones who go into over-drive to make sure everything's ready.
I've been through this phenomenon four times now, and even still, it's something I swore wasn't going to happen. And the next thing I knew, I was all emotional because I just had to clean out the freezer before the baby was born. It's not like I was going to really need the freezer, and I wasn't planning on cleaning it so I could stock it full of pre-cooked meals I could just heat up. Nope. It was one of those things I couldn't understand, and looking back, it was a total over-prep for baby.
{ MORE: 7 Things You Can Do To Prepare For Your Baby Right Now }
I know I'm not the only one who has experienced this crazy over-nesting either. It's a story almost all pregnant women, and their partners and friends, have from pregnancy. And to anyone who is not in the moment pregnant, these experiences may all sound like spending time and energy just to over-prepare, but these stories are always fun to read. Click through to read four peoples' stories of pregnant women who, perhaps, have done some over-prepping of their own.
"Looking back, it's kind of embarrassing how insane I was. I had a closet full of clothes for my first son–literally everything he needed from premature (just in case) to age 2. You know, in case he was a giant or I couldn't get to the store for a few years. And I ironed EVERYTHING. Brand new clothes with tags? I ironed them. The ironing board stayed in my room for months so I could stay on top of the new clothes I would get as gifts."
— Tina Davis, Owner of Kindred Marketing Company
"Alysia is now expecting her first child this August and has recently partnered with Safe Kids World Wide, a foundation raising awareness on the number-one killer of children: preventable injuries. In preparations for her baby, Alysia has gone on a rampage updating her house, installing a new forced air heating system fit with an air purifier, re-piping the home to copper pipes, landscaping the backyard, mounting the TV, and upgrading the flooring. Alysia is now in the cleaning phase and is using nothing but organic and eco-friendly products, just like her diet."
— Louis Monta?o, sports agent for Olympian Alysia Montano
"My friend Meg Caswell (Season Six Winner of HGTV's Design Star) has a funny story. She, herself, just gave birth, and she told me that she nested out of control. I guess when you are an interior designer/DIY expert, that may happen. You should see her nursery. And surprisingly, she said she went through her kitchen with a fine-tooth comb during her nesting. She made a punch list of all of the utensils, devices, and dishes she needed to make the kitchen absolutely complete (I am talking MUST HAVE garlic press)."
— Orly Telisman, PR rep for Meg Caswell
"My ex-husband was not the best when it came to helping me out in the kitchen, so the thought of having a new baby and still having to cook, clean, and load/unload the dishwasher non-stop was a stressful thought to me. His excuse when I asked for help was always, 'I don't know where anything goes!' So I went and bought a label maker (it was 1999, so it was not a fancy one like they sell now, but the one you had to click into place for each letter), and I labeled every single shelf in the kitchen–pots, pans, plates, mixing bowls, Tupperware, etc. My crazy nesting thought was that if he KNEW where everything went, then he would help me. Yeah, that didn't work … and the labels started peeling off before the baby was even born!"
— Valerie DeLoach, parenting/blended-family blogger, Our New Party of Six
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13th Street Winery, 2010 Essence Syrah, Canada
I recently had the pleasure of getting my hands on 13th Streets, Syrah, from their Essence line. Now I have always been a fan of 13th Street Winery and as a result, expected to be pleasantly wowed with this syrah, and that indeed was the case here.
This syrah, from 13th Streets Essence line is deep red in colour, bordering on an eggplant shade. On the nose, aromas of spice, black currant and berries are ever present. Both the colouring and the nose on this syrah, told the story of how full the wine would be, which for any red wine drinker is enough to well them with anticipation. So, on to palate experience next. On the palate, you pick up plum, coupled with a series of dark fruit tastes, all of which are finished nicely with the tannins present. You'll also appreciate the lengthy finish of this wine, given it's deep mouth makeup.
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Welcome to 8th Grade Boys Socceris a 3rd quarter cut sport that begins on Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Please Register Your Athlete for practices and tryouts. Players will not be allowed to participate unless all paperwork is cleared. There will be a $20 fee assigned to your student that you can pay online via your Parent Portal. All uniforms are expected to be returned by the March 4, 2020.Coaches: Matt Bailey- Email Coach BaileyTryouts: January 8 - 13, 2020 (not including weekends)*tryouts are closed to family and friends,please do not wear Club affiliated clothing.*Practices: Monday - Thursday 4:15-5:45 p.m. except game daysMeet Schedule: 19-20 Q3 EVC Game ScheduleAll games start at 4:30pm....Our first game is Tuesday, January 21, 2020.We will have team pictures and a parent meeting on Thursday, January 16, 2020. Parents please meet at 5:15p in the Library!!
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Remember when you were a kid and the the first day back at school the teacher made you write an essay on what you'd been up to on your holidays? Do they still do that or am I just really old? And on a side note, isn't it odd that when I was 15 I hated writing and now that I'm 46 I would put it in my top ten things I love doing. Probably some kind of lesson there.
Anyway, Laura and I have just had a week off during which we pretty much stayed away from social media and blogging (well, maybe a couple of Instagrams…).
Was this a conscious decision? Partly I guess. Laura and I both work full time, so we have learned to value any time we get with our kids. Taking a break from writing content for this site and photographing some of the lovely meals we ate definitely helped us be more present in the time we were lucky enough to all spend together.
We decided not to go away for the week, since we moved to Kent ostensibly because we wanted to live in an area that gave us access to nature in the form of our garden, local woods and the relatively close coastline (The photo is our youngest feeding the geese at Leeds Castle).
It just seemed a little silly to drive to somewhere like Cornwall to have the same experience but with fewer home comforts. Again, I read this back and realise that this does make me sound like an old man. I think age has made me less apologetic for wanting to enjoy simpler pleasures.
Anyway, well rested and excited to talk about some of the stuff we've been up to, we'll be writing up some of the recipes we discovered as well as sharing some more tips and inspiration about trying to be more intentional. We're also going to be publishing some interviews with other families who are on a similar journey to us – so keep an eye out for that.
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Celebrating the International French Language Day with Ideas Box Burundi
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March 20th marked the celebration of the International day of the French Language. In Burundi, the partners and beneficiaries of the Ideas Box in Musenyi mobilized themselves and organized events within the Ideas Box, a unique place for accessing information and culture. Workshops were held throughout the day for the students in local schools as well as for young persons who have completed their studies.
For small children, a workshop was organized for creating songs in French. The children were then challenged to pronounce, understand, and memorize by both writing and speaking 10 French words put in the spotlight for the celebration: amalgame, bravo, cibler, grigri, inuit, kermesse, kitsch, sérendipité, wiki, zénitude.
The older children enjoyed a presentation on Francophone history and a dictation which were mixed with singing workshops, poems, and dances that they prepared.
These user-friendly activities in the Ideas Box helped attract participants. A competition was organized to reward the best texts and performances from each workshop. The jury, made up of 3 Ideas Box animators, a French teacher, and a school principal, are the only people who know the winners. The results and prizes will be handed out at the next event.


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Buildings eligible for MultiProof
For your design to be eligible for MultiProof it needs to be for a whole building.
To be eligible for MultiProof, you must submit a design for a 'building' as defined by the Building Act.
Your application must also relate to the building as a whole, but does not need to include features that are specific to a building site such as foundations or drainage. Building products, systems and designs for part buildings are not eligible.
You also must also intend and be able to build the approved design at least 10 times in a two year period.
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However, the innovation didn't draw much attention until 2008, when Satoshi Nakamoto provided an impetus to use the blockchain. He solved some significant technical problems which prevented the technology from being functional. Satoshi founded Bitcoin – a peer-to-peer electronic cash system built on blockchain technology. He also published the Bitcoin whitepaper, which outlined the coin's predicted milestones.
Many people speculated about the identity of "Satoshi Nakamoto." There have been numerous debates as to whether it is a single person, a duo, a group of people, or even a government, and whether the name is a pseudonym. Over the years, some evidence have linked the name to many different individuals, but none of them has been identified and confirmed as Satoshi Nakamoto.
Two things are certain though. First, whoever Satoshi Nakamoto is, he or she must now be wealthy. It is rumored that Satoshi holds about one million bitcoins. With the value of Bitcoin today, holding such a volume of Bitcoins would translate into billions of dollars.
Second, whether his or her identity is confirmed or not, and whatever his or her intentions were, blockchain technology has developed into the most prominent innovative technology of the decade, and Bitcoin – its brainchild – has transformed the way we look at digital currency today. In this article, we outline some ways blockchain technology has influenced the world as we know it:
- Blockchain technology enables faster payment and transfer of financial values
- Blockchain technology has revamped the data-storage system
- The technology has enabled a less corruptible election process
- "Red-tapism" is becoming obsolete
- Blockchain technology enhanced such concepts as transparency and accessibility.
- People now enjoy absolute control over their personal information
Considering the success that blockchain technology is currently achieving, the services of financial institutions may be rendered obsolete in the near future.
Blockchain technology has revamped the data-storage systemStoring data and information in a central database makes the database susceptible to cyber attacks, data loss, and human error. With the help of encryption, blockchain technology guarantees an impenetrable database.
The technology has enabled a less corruptible election processBlockchains can be used to register voters, verify voters' identity, and monitor e-vote counting to ensure all votes are legitimate. Its distinctive decentralized feature has been useful in creating an unchangeable public ledger of recorded votes. This is an excellent step in the right direction to ensuring elections are genuinely free and fair. Ukraine, for example has already adopted this blockchain-based voting system.
"Red-tapism" is becoming obsolete.Blockchain technology helped to cut out unnecessary bureaucratic redundancies that plague governments and public institutions, thus increasing their productivity.
With its automated, simple, and efficient mode of operation, delays are eliminated, fewer officials are required to process documents or render services. This also guarantees a low chance of not only human error but also other shortcomings that afflict the public service system.
Blockchain technology enhanced such concepts as transparency and accessibilityBlockchain technology runs on a distributed network, meaning it functions via numerous computers which are scattered all over the world. Any data stored on a single computer in the network is automatically stored across all computers in the network. This means any individual can access the information, provided he is privy to the encryption code or key necessary for the validation of ownership. This attribute is what gives blockchain its title of "public ledger." It is like a public logbook that can be accessed by anyone.
This distributed network is especially attractive to individuals who deal with the central depository of group information. With blockchain technology, such depositories are accessible by any member of the group as long as he or she possesses the right keys. For example, in the investment industry, there is now very little possibility for fraudulent or selfish acts, as shareholders and investors all have equal access to confidential details about company securities.
People now enjoy absolute control over their personal information.There have been contentions as to whether depositing personal details on blockchains is safer than conventional methods, but over time, this has proven to be true. You are in absolute control of your confidential information and how you share it. You can set your permissions so that only you can endorse and validate your transactions.
However, even with these notable achievements, blockchain technology is not without its shortcomings. Nonetheless, it is here to stay! Currently, various projects and experiments are being carried out to strengthen the technology's weak points and ensure that it will ultimately involve its full potential and value upon humanity.


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Last week I went to Cleveland to visit Mom for a few days. Mom had a full schedule for us and kept us running for all 4 days. It's great to see Mom and all the new sites of the city where I grew up!
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Scottish nurseries win end to business rates
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Day nurseries in Scotland will be exempt from paying business rates, in reforms to the country's business rates system.
In a speech to the Scottish Parliament, Finance Secretary Derek Mackay confirmed that nurseries in Scotland will be exempt from business rates from next April.
'I propose that the new relief for day nurseries will commence on 1 April 2018 and will be a full 100 per cent relief,' he said.
'Scotland has always been a leader in education and childcare and this is the first relief of its kind anywhere in the UK.'
The Scottish Government-commissioned report into non-domestic business rates by the Barclay review group recommended a new 100 per cent business rate relief be introduced for nurseries to support childcare provision.
According to the report, it will save the childcare sector around £8m a year.
The Finance Secretary told MSPs that he would be implementing 'the vast majority' of the 30 recommendations from the report into non-domestic rates in Scotland by Ken Barclay, which was published three weeks ago.
The report included plans to boost economic growth, improve administration and increase transparency and fairness.
Mr Mackay said that he was publishing a full response to the Barclay report and committing to a full implementation plan before the end of 2017.
'My message to business after announcing this package is clear. Come to Scotland. Invest in Scotland, and grow your business in Scotland,' he said.
The end to business rates for nurseries was warmly welcomed by the early years sector, with calls for England and Wales to follow suit.
Purnima Tanuku, chief executive of the National Day Nurseries Association, said, 'This really is fantastic news and the right resolution following determined campaigning from NDNA Scotland and our members, especially Stephanie Dodds our network chair who started the petition.
'Giving nurseries an exemption to business rates will make a huge difference to childcare businesses and support them in delivering expanded free childcare by 2020.
'We congratulate the Scottish Government for its progressive thinking regarding early years education.'
NDNA's annual nursery survey found that for 51 per cent of nurseries in England removing business rates costs would help them deliver 30 hours in lieu of an increase of their hourly rate, she added. In Wales, the cost of business rates was listed as the third biggest challenge facing nurseries, along with achieving profit or surplus and cost of utilities.
Mrs Tanuku said, 'We hope now that England and Wales follow suit – particularly in England where nurseries have the added financial burden of delivering 30 hours expanded childcare.
'We have long campaigned for exemption, arguing that nurseries offer a social and economic good in providing good quality early years education and allowing parents to work. Increasing business costs, including National Minimum Wage rises, mean many nurseries are struggling to stay in business and fees are rising for parents whose children don't qualify for free hours.'


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GhNT EMT equipped with syringe arm, manipulation arm, and light bar for first responder duty. Also includes optional utility arm sprue.
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years later. She worked for leading
lighting designers in Los Angeles
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Since 2011, Louise Santiago has been
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KSA and the Retail Wave in Oman.
Bradley Sisenwain, now an associate,
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later as a full-time lighting designer
in 2010. In the interim, he worked
as a teaching assistant, won second
place in the IES Design with Light
competition and worked full-time as
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Erco Lighting. Technical know-how has
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well as the effect of light on health and
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*Source: DTN News / Int'l News (NSI News Source Info) PHUKET, Thailand - July 24, 2009: North Korea and the United States exchanged harsh criticism Thursday at the conclusion of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum on Thailand's Phuket island. Most of the discussions focused on the security situation on the Korean peninsula and Pyongyang's efforts to build up its nuclear weapons program.Foreign ministers and representatives from Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) pose for photos during ASEAN Regional Forum in Phuket, Thailand, Thursday, July 23, 2009. Front row, from left are North Korea's chief delegate Pak Kun-gwang, Canada's Deepak Obhrai, China's Yang Jiechi, Cambodia's Hor Namhong, Brunei's Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, Bangladesh's Dipu Moni, Australia's Stephen Smith, Thailand's Kasit Piromya, Vietnam's Pham Gia Khiem, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, East Timor's Deputy Prime Minister Jose Luis Guterres, Sri Lanka's Rohitha Bogollagama, Singapore's George Yeo, Russia's Sergei Lavrov and ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan. Back row, from left are Mongolia's Sukhbaatar, European Union High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana, India's S.M. Krishna, Indonesia's Hassan Wirajuda, Japan's Hirofumi Nakasone, Laos' Thongloun Sisoulith, Malaysia's Anifah Aman, Myanmar's Nyan Win, New Zealand's Murray McCully, Pakistan's Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Philippines' Roberto Romulo, South Korea's Yu Myung-hwan and Papua New Guinea's Samuel Abal. Foreign ministers from mostly Southeast Asian and other Pacific-region nations ended their meetings in Thailand with smiles as they posed for pictures. Earlier the leaders from 27 nations did not come away with what they had hoped for: a commitment from North Korea to dismantle its nuclear program and return to six-party talks with the US, Japan, South Korea, China and Russia. North Korean delegate Ri Hung-sik told reporters at the forum his government was not against having a dialogue but he said "how can you have a dialogue with a knife at your back". "Until America's deep-rooted anti-North Korea attitude is solved, the problems will continue. Because of that, the Six-Party Talks are also over," he said. During the ASEAN forum the United States and other countries agreed on a package of incentives, including economic and energy aid, which could be offered to North Korea. But in a harsh criticism of Pyongyang, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the regime "had no friends left" to protect it from international efforts to end its nuclear program. She also expressed disappointment in comments by the North Korean delegation who attended the forum. "Unfortunately, the North Korean delegation offered only an insistent refusal to recognize that North Korea has been on the wrong course. In their presentation today, they evinced no willingness to pursue the path of de-nuclearization and that was troubling not only to the United States, but to the region and the international community," Clinton said. The meeting began with the hopes that North Korea would re-enter six-party talks on ending its nuclear program. North Korea dropped out of the six-party talks after the UN censured its long-range missile test in April. Thailand's foreign minister, Kasit Piromya, said ASEAN as a regional bloc will continue to play a role in the North Korean nuclear disarmament efforts. "The goal is to bring about peace and stability to the Korean peninsula and denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. So we urge the DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) to return to the Six Party Talks, look beyond the past and join others in finding the way forward," Piromya said. Despite the request, North Korean officials told reporters there would be no prospect of resumption of the talks unless the United States ends what it termed as its anti-North Korean attitude. Meanwhile ASEAN leaders also pledged to support the implementation of recent United Nations sanctions against Pyongyang.
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I run a small batch file for when I
shutdown my XP, that copies info from
a folder on my C: drive, to a mirror
image D: drive.
Unfortunately it has stopped working
and I can't figure out why. Here is the
xcopy /h /y /d /s /q
I have two folders off of my C: drive
called Programs, and Program Files.
The \Progra~1" is supposed to be
referring to my Program Files folder
and sub directory.
my guess would be the /D option with no date given. If backing up static files (programs and static data), the /D is better left off, since the static data should not change (and if it does change, better watch out! after all, why would you need to back up static material? it only needs to be saved once, and if it changes, you prob'ly don't want it anyway as it might have been corrupted)
If, as is more likely, backing up dynamic files, might be best to 1) check the dates of the files on D: drive, maybe they got set to the future, and of course verify your computer's date/time, 2) try xcopy with all your same options from the command-line, with the added option /L, and see what it gives you.
My guess is you got snagged by the LFN grinch. Try:
xcopy "c:\Program Files\Qualcomm" /s/d/blabla
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in my feeb opin, lfn is the bane of the windows world. I bet there is about 30 legions of microsoft (re)programmers who feel the same way. oh well... off subject anyway, apologies...
I tried several things, without any success.
I added the /L and no luck.
I removed the /d and no luck.
I changed the path to the full name of c:\program files\qualcomm and no
The dates on the D: drive are definately older than on the C: drive.
Let me ask you this....
If i have two folders that both start with Program ( program files and
programs ), how does xcopy know which folder i mean when i use progra~1
Also, my apologies for not adding this.
It gives me an error message of " File not found - *.* "
"It gives me an error message of " File not found - *.* ""
So are there any files in the source directory?
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Yes, plenty of folders, and files with dates later than what are on the D: drive.
I have several other lines of code that are looking at other folders ( i use this
batch file as a shut down at night, so it copies the latest files to my mirror drive
The other folders have their newer files updated, ( but not the ones in Program Files ), so I'm pretty sure it must be
the progra~1 But how to fix it, I'm not sure about.
It's probably time to post your bat; otherwise we're just flailing.
Since you're trying to copy from "program files" some may be in use. But that should not give file not found.
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Here is a copy of my "shutdown" batch file.
xcopy /h /y /d /s /q C:\Program Files\Qualcomm\*.* D:\Program Files\Qualcomm\
xcopy /h /y /d /s /q C:\MyDocu~1\*.* D:\Mydocu~1\
this line:
xcopy /h /y /d /s /q C:\Program Files\Qualcomm\*.* D:\Program
will surely NOT work without enclosing the paths in [double] quotes.
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Mechanix2Go, I'm not quite sure what you mean by the double quotes.
Do you mean like this:
xcopy /h /y /d /s /q "C:\Program Files\Qualcomm\*.*" "D:\Program
Files\Qualcomm" ???
xcopy "c:\Program Files\Qualcomm" /s/d/blabla
like this:
xcopy "c:\Program Files\Qualcomm" "D:\Program Files\Qualcomm" /s /d ...
or use the tilde (8dot3) version but making sure it's the right index (progra~1 and not progra~2 etc).
use DIR /X PROG*.* from root to verify that
"Program Files" does indeed equal "progra~1"
and verify the same on D:\
once verified, you can use the other way:
xcopy c:\progra~1\qualcomm d:\progra~1\qualcomm /s /d ...
Thanks alot guys !
Indeed, always use path (folder) names between double quotes, it also cannot harm if there are no whitespaces in them, so you can safely use them, only keep in mind you don't miss out one of a pair.
Don't use ~1 anymore ... the command CAN write a folder with that exact name, so, no as an abbreviation to the fullname, but actually that name. You really don't want to use that
Don't use ~1 anymore ... the command CAN write a folder with that exact name, so, no as an abbreviation to the fullname, but actually that name. You really don't want to use that
Definitely, but this is missing the most important issue of all. 8dot3 file name aliases can be turned off completely! They are really only there for dos executable compatibility.
Double quotes can also avoid issues with & and () which were added to the command line as new "command characters" but are still legal file name characters, again a legacy from dos.....
THANK YOU, so much, for your quick and concise replies.
They were all appreciated!


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A follow up from my last post.
After all my stress and futile searching, we ended up having a fun weekend anyway. Saturday morning I checked out the Facebook group Lastentapahtumat Helsinki where locals post information about children's events in Finnish. There is usually someone asking every weekend what's there is to do and people always come up with a few suggestions: many in Finnish like children's theatre shows, ect. but if your kids are like mine, they probably speak better Finnish than you and they will love something like that.
I was lucky to find a recommendation for a kids' Halloween kurpitsajuhla / pumpkin party at the toy museum at WeeGeeTalo. I've written a previous post about the museums at WeeGee here. Our guest managed to fill some of the time by wandering around the four other museums, getting a break from the face painting, wand making and other general chaos of the kids' activities.
Sunday we went to Porvoo. Our previous experiences of Porvoo left us wondering if this was a good choice. It's a lovely city, at least the Old Town where we've visited, but it seemed there wasn't a lot for kids to do and the weather was quite horrid with sleet so we didn't want to be wandering outside much. It's great if you like boutiques, but the kids are bulls in china shops when it comes to antiques and crafty shops and they get bored so quickly. Shopping was not something any of the adults were interested in either.
Disappointments: the Pieni Sukklaatehdas (Little Chocolate Factory) was closed on Sunday and you have to book in advance for the tour. The Lelu Museum (Toy Museum) was also closed for the autumn/winter. The kids were quite keen on both so something to save for the summer.
By the time we got ourselves to Porvoo we were very hungry. We didn't know what would be open, but we stumbled across a restaurant across from the Cathedral, just recently opened called Vanhan Porvoon Glassiko. They didn't have a menu posted, but they said it was a brunch so we thought we'd give it a try. I imagined a buffet brunch similar to what we've often found in Helsinki which usually has something my kids will eat, but we were blown away by Glassiko's Swedish-style brunch.
They brought platter after platter, course after course to the table - starting with homemade bread, croissants and jam, then fruit salad and Greek yogurt with museli, then the best Eggs Benedictine (bacon and spinach) I've had in Finland, then Swedish-style cold salads with smoked salmon, pork terrine, potato salad and bread and cheese. And just when we were totally stuffed they offered apple crumble and ice cream. We didn't realise there would be so much food, so I probably shouldn't also have eaten one of the kids' serving of eggs, but I don't regret it.
Even though it was obviously a sophisticated, proper grown-up restaurant they made our mob of children feel very welcome. Some of the food was just too strange for my picky kids, so they brought extras of the things they would eat, croissants, watermelon, a bowl of bacon, honey for the bread. We even had our own little section so the kids had a bit of space to be themselves without bothering other people.
The meal wasn't rushed. The staff were lovely, understanding and patient and even the owner/chef came out to see us (though I didn't know at the time that's who it was), Michelin-starred chef Samuli Wirgentius. Vanhan Porvoon Glassiko doesn't have a website that I can find yet, but here's the Facebook page.
|Apple Crumble and Tea.
The brunch cost 28 euros per adult and the kids cost a sliding scale with our four-year-old only 1 euro. There was so much gorgeous food, it was totally worth it, especially as a treat. I'm sure we will be back with other visitors, a perfect reason to get out of the capital.
It was still cold and sleeting out when we finished our extended lunch so we had to find something to keep the kids entertained. We bought tickets for the three Porvoo Museums around Vanhan Raatihuonetori, Holm House, The Porvoo Museum and The Old Town Hall. To visit all 3 museums it cost 8 euros for adults and the kids were free.
Some of the kids ran through them all rather quickly, but Holm House and the Old Town Hall had a few old toys that entertained them, including manual typewriters which they loved. This gave the grown-ups some time to actually look at the exhibitions. They weren't terribly exciting, but they do give you some interesting info about Finland and the local area, covering many different time periods. We maybe spent about a half hour in each museum. It got us out of the sleet, but I don't think I'd go back now that we've done them.
I'm looking forward to Porvoo in summer, but back to a Helsinki autumn/winter and a bit of flooding from a burst pipe.


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Player of the week: Jordan Taylor, Wisconsin
It's a good thing Cleveland State lost to Detroit earlier in the week or it would be hard not to give Norris Cole this honor after his historic 41-point, 20-rebound, 9-assist performance on Saturday. But alas, the Weekly Watch's player of the week award has rules and we don't deviate. You must win all the games in the week to get the honor.
-- Andy Katz
More performances that wowed us
-- Brett Edgerton
Team of the Week: Pittsburgh
The Panthers had every excuse to drop at least one game, perhaps two, in a daunting road swing through West Virginia and Villanova. Ashton Gibbs, the team's top scorer and lead guard, was out this week with an MCL injury. Pitt was going against two teams that have strong guards.
More teams that impressed us
-- Andy Katz
Observations from the week that was
Andy Katz
• College coaches who have been tossed aside or chose to leave at a higher level have resurfaced quite well this season and are proving that they can check their egos at the door and be successful at a lower level. Cliff Ellis, who had his share of success at Clemson and Auburn, is leading quite a run at Coastal Carolina with the Chanticleers atop the Big South with a 15-0 mark and the longest win streak in the country at 22.
Dan Monson was pushed out of Minnesota midseason and resurfaced at Long Beach State, where he has the 49ers at the top of the Big West with a 10-2 record and on their way to a No. 1 seed in the conference tournament. Bobby Cremins, who left Georgia Tech and who has the court named after him in Atlanta, has led a resurgence at the College of Charleston with a 12-2 mark atop the South Division in the Southern Conference and in position to get to the NCAA tournament. And in the Sun Belt, the home of so many second and third chances, the two division leaders are led by former big-time coaches in Mike Jarvis (St. John's) at Florida Atlantic in the East and John Brady (LSU) with Arkansas State in the West.
• I'm guilty every season of overreacting to early-season losses. UCLA and Florida are the two latest examples. The Bruins lost at home to Montana and didn't look good in New York in November. Now the Bruins are in position to possibly win the Pac-10 with a 9-3 league record and nonconference wins over BYU and St. John's that may make them an at-large lock fairly soon. Meanwhile, Florida has assumed its place atop the SEC East with a two-game lead, finishing off close games at home and on the road because of its experienced perimeter and inspired play from Chandler Parsons, who played 37 minutes with a bruised hip/thigh that will likely keep him out of practice all week (Florida doesn't play again until Sunday at LSU). How Florida lost at home to Jacksonville and South Carolina is still hard to fathom. But it happened and the Gators are hardly worse off for it now that they're 20-5 overall and 9-2 in the SEC. When will I and others learn to chill over odd losses in November and December? (Remember St. John's losing to Fordham and St. Bonaventure in back-to-back games?) Well, probably never.
For more of Katz's observations, see the complete post in the Nation blog.
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• Florida State will have to circle the wagons. If the tournament were seeded today, the Seminoles (18-7, 8-3 ACC) would be in. But the tournament isn't being seeded today. It's being seeded in a month, right around the time FSU's best player -- forward Chris Singleton -- could be returning from the fracture he suffered in his foot in Florida State's win over Virginia Saturday. It almost seems certain FSU will take a couple of extra losses in the next month. The question is whether the Noles can avoid a late-season collapse and, if they don't, how the committee -- which does consider injuries, team makeup, and relative results when selecting and seeding teams -- will treat a team that may or may not be getting its best player back in time for the tournament.
• Kentucky still hasn't solved the road. Here's a fun fact about the Wildcats, courtesy of A Sea Of Blue's Glenn Logan: Kentucky's five SEC losses -- all of which have come on the road, the most recent of which was Saturday's 81-77 loss at Vanderbilt -- have come by a total of 17 points. With a few breaks here and there, a few late buckets down the stretch, a few conversions instead of turnovers and, yes, a little luck, Kentucky could just as easily be 10-0 in the SEC. But we're not talking horseshoes or hand grenades. We're talking hoops. In college hoops, you're judged based on how many of those close road games you win. For a variety of reasons -- "lack of experience" is the most frequently cited analysis regarding this freshman-heavy team -- Kentucky hasn't gotten the job done.There are positive and negative conclusions to draw. You could argue that this doesn't matter; after all, there are no true road games in the NCAA tournament. On the other hand, you could argue that playing on the road is a pressure situation, and so are games in the tourney, and if you melt in one you're likely to melt in the other. Plus, UK has done some pretty serious damage to its chances of landing a seed higher than No. 4 or 5. In other words, Kentucky is not nearly as bad as its record implies. But there are reasons to be concerned all the same.
For more of Brennan's observations, see the complete post in the Nation blog.
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What's On Tap
7 p.m.: West Virginia at Syracuse (ESPN)
9 p.m.: Kansas at Kansas State (ESPN)
7 p.m.: George Mason at VCU (ESPNU)
8 p.m.: Maryland at Virginia Tech (ESPN3)
9 p.m.: Michigan St. at Ohio State (ESPN)
9 p.m.: St. John's at Marquette (ESPNU)
6:30 p.m.: Wisconsin at Purdue (BTN)
7 p.m.: Georgetown at Connecticut (ESPN3)
7 p.m.: Louisville at Cincinnati (ESPN)
7 p.m.: Vanderbilt at Georgia (ESPNU)
8 p.m.: UAB at Memphis (CBS-CS)
8 p.m.: UTEP at Southern Miss
9 p.m.: Oklahoma St. at Texas (ESPN2)
10:30 p.m.: New Mexico at SDSU (the Mtn.)
7 p.m.: Richmond at Temple (CBS-CS)
7 p.m.: Minnesota at Penn State (ESPN)
8:30 p.m.: Washington St. at Arizona (FSN)
7 p.m.: VCU at Wichita State (ESPN2)
9 p.m.: Connecticut at Louisville (ESPN)
Noon: Pittsburgh at St. John's (ESPN)
1 p.m.: Notre Dame at West Virginia (CBS)
1 p.m.: Georgia at Tennessee (CBS)
1:45 p.m.: Texas at Nebraska (ESPN3)
4 p.m.: Boston College at UNC (ESPN)
5 p.m.: Missouri St. at Valparaiso (ESPN2)
6 p.m.: Washington at Arizona (ESPN)
7 p.m.: UNLV at Colorado St. (the Mtn.)
7 p.m.: George Mason at No. Iowa (ESPN2)
9 p.m.: Utah State at Saint Mary's (ESPN2)
9 p.m.: Texas A&M at Oklahoma St. (ESPNU)
9 p.m.: Illinois at Michigan St. (ESPN)
1 p.m.: Ohio State at Purdue (CBS)
1 p.m.: Cleveland St. at Old Dominion (ESPN2)
10 p.m.: UCLA at California (FSN)
O'Neil: Three questions
• So who's No. 1?For the first time in a long time, there isn't a clear-cut answer. The likely candidate is Kansas, the team that was sitting right behind Ohio State in the most recent top 25. But there's no chance it'll be anywhere near a unanimous decision. The Jayhawks lost in their head-to-head game against the nation's third-ranked team, Texas, so how will pollsters account for that? And what to make of Ohio State? The Buckeyes lost to Wisconsin, but lost in a gym where the Badgers never lose. How much should Ohio State be penalized for that, if at all? Mix in the Pittsburgh conundrum -- what to do with a team that is 11-1 in the country's toughest league and beat Texas head-to-head -- and it all should make for an interesting (and ultimately meaningless) debate.
• How will the Bucks handle their first loss?Even if Ohio State had won at Wisconsin, this wasn't going to stack up as an easy week for the Buckeyes. On Tuesday they host Michigan State and on Sunday head to Purdue. Both teams have plenty of talent and are capable of going toe-to-toe with OSU. The Spartans are currently playing for their NCAA tournament lives and beating Ohio State would go a long way to restore some luster to Michigan State's résumé. Purdue, meantime, will be coming off a game against Wisconsin. If the Boilers win that one, this becomes even bigger. Remember, Purdue was undressed, 87-64, in Columbus last month. Ohio State has done a terrific job of handling the pressure of success all season, remaining a loose and relaxed group despite the bull's-eye that an undefeated mark carries with it. Can the Bucks handle a little bit of adversity equally well? • Does the NCAA Committee on Infractions get paid by the hour? Tennessee acknowledged Bruce Pearl misled NCAA investigators in September and Jim Calhoun stood before the COI on Oct. 15. And the Vols have yet to receive a notice of allegations and Connecticut has yet to receive its NCAA punishment. Pearl's eight-game suspension from SEC commissioner Mike Slive has come and gone, while the game between the NCAA's problem children has been decided -- and still nothing. As Andy Katz wrote last week, the NCAA promises that its work is progressing in the UConn case and presumably the same can be said about the Tennessee situation. But thanks to the sloth-like pace of the processes, both teams continue to play under a shadow. Being thorough is honorable, necessary and exemplary, but there is also a need here to give teams an answer. Just as asking Josh Selby and Enes Kanter to wait months to learn when and if they could play seemed unfair, asking these two schools to continue to cool their heels for nearly six months, unsure of what sort of punishment awaits them, seems a bit ridiculous, too.
-- Dana O'Neil
O'Neil on the No. 1 mystery
Places to be this week
Manhattan, Kan. (Kansas at Kansas St.): Kansas State's tourney chances were still very much alive before Saturday's devastating last-second, refs-at-the-monitor loss at Colorado. The Wildcats are now in much deeper trouble. Perhaps the only thing that could bring them back is an upset win over Kansas, so maybe it's convenient the Jayhawks come to Manhattan on Monday night. It's now or never, Wildcats.
Columbus, Ohio (Michigan St. at Ohio St.): Has Michigan State turned a corner? No, the Spartans' blowout home win over Penn State isn't going to revive this team's flagging at-large chances all on its own. But for the first time in a long time, MSU actually played some quality basketball against a decent opponent. If the Spartans have anything unexpected in the tank, they'll need all of it and more in Columbus on Tuesday.
West Lafayette, Ind. (Wisconsin at Purdue): Can the Badgers take their show on the road? If there's one frustrating thing about this Wisconsin team, it's that it doesn't always replicate its crazy efficiency in the Kohl Center in road conference games. Coming off Saturday's huge win over No. 1 Ohio State, Wisconsin will get a chance to do just that at Purdue, which has a gigantic week ahead with home games against the Badgers and Buckeyes.
Wichita, Kan. (VCU at Wichita St.): BracketBusters begins Friday night, and with the exception of Utah State's trip to Saint Mary's, this game might be the most intriguing fixture on the Busters docket. Both of these mid-major darlings could use a high-profile win to boost their at-large chances and their own conferences' odds of getting more than one team to the NCAA tournament in March.
Louisville, Ky. (UConn at Louisville): After three months of surprisingly impressive basketball, Connecticut appears to be sliding. The Huskies have lost three of their past five -- including winnable home games versus Louisville and Syracuse and a comprehensive blowout at St. John's -- and star guard Kemba Walker hasn't been the same player who catapulted himself (and his team) into the national conversation in November. The Huskies will have to rediscover their winning ways in a hurry here. As Syracuse discovered Saturday, beating Louisville on its own floor is no easy feat.
New York City (Pittsburgh at St. John's): St. John's has been walloping teams in Madison Square Garden lately -- most notably Duke and Connecticut. Pitt has been punching teams in the mouth on the road -- most notably Georgetown and Villanova. Unstoppable force, immovable object; you know the drill. But something has to give at the Garden on Saturday.
Tucson, Ariz. (Washington at Arizona): If Washington wants to dethrone Arizona and reclaim its top spot in the Pac-10 -- not to mention solidify its once-certain, now-shaky at-large hopes -- than it almost certainly has to get this game at the McKale Center. That will be easier said than done; the Wildcats are playing their best basketball of the season lately in a stretch that has seen them win six straight Pac-10 games, including wins over UCLA and USC, at Washington State, and a gutty triple-overtime thriller at Cal.
Moraga, Calif. (Utah St. at Saint Mary's): If you had to pick just one BracketBusters game to watch -- and I advise against this, because there are plenty of good ones on the schedule -- this would be it. Utah State is the classic mid-major team with a gaudy record but no good wins. Saint Mary's has been more impressive in general, but could use a high-profile game to solidify an otherwise so-so at-large résum&233;. You don't want to miss this one.
Cedar Falls, Iowa (George Mason at Northern Iowa): As I said: You don't want to pick just one BracketBusters game. While the Panthers have struggled somewhat lately, they are still respected enough that if the red-hot Patriots were to win at VCU midweek and then pick up their 13th straight win at UNI, they'd be getting pretty close to at-large heaven.
East Lansing, Mich. (Illinois at Mich. St.): In case you needed another reminder why predicting college hoops can be so difficult, take note that this game is College GameDay's featured game of the week. Rece, Digger, Hubert, Jay and the rest of the crew will be at the Breslin Center this weekend, and there's no mystery why: In the preseason, this looked to be a major Big Ten battle. Instead, it's a meeting of the Big Ten's two most disappointing, uneven teams fighting for their respective lives. In that way, it will be interesting, but it certainly won't be the top-10 cracker we would have expected in October.
West Lafayette, Ind. (Ohio St. at Purdue): We don't do double entries very often in the Places To Be, but this game deserves it. If Ohio State is going to lose again before the Big Ten regular season draws to a close, it's likely to be at Mackey Arena, where the Boilermakers have yet to lose this season.
Norfolk, Va. (Cleveland St. at Old Dominion): Another BracketBusters must-watch. Cleveland State's Norris Cole just put a bow on a 41-point, 20-rebound, 9-assist game against Youngstown State, but can he do enough to get his team an at-large bid in the NCAA tournament? Old Dominion is in much better shape at-large-wise after its impressive road win at VCU this weekend, but like the Vikings, the Monarchs could certainly use every win over a plausible NCAA tournament team they can get.
-- Eamonn Brennan
Brennan on UConn-Louisville
Upset pick of the week
St. John's over Pitt, Saturday: Why not? I just got done lauding Pitt's week and tabbed the Panthers as the team of the week. But the Red Storm have been quite a story in New York this season with four RPI top-10 wins at home against Georgetown, Notre Dame, Duke and Connecticut. Why not a fifth? St. John's has the toughness, experience and up-and-down style to get Pitt out of its comfort zone on the road. The Panthers have handled all sorts of challenges so far this season and this is yet another one. But no one will be shocked if the Red Storm can pull off another "upset" at home, given the way they have made Madison Square Garden a happening place of late. The Storm should be playing for seeding at this point, and this win would only help their status with the selection committee.
-- Andy Katz
Leung on Utah State-Saint Mary's
Week in quotes
• "Halfway through the league, when you've won one game and you're not competitive in others, you start to make some decisions."
-- Wyoming athletic director Tom Burman on the midseason firing of coach Heath Schroyer.
• "I don't really play the stats when I'm out there playing. After the game, I heard I needed one more [assist], but I'm more happy we got the win."
-- Cleveland State guard Norris Cole on a 41-point, 20-rebound, 9-assist performance against Youngstown State.
• "You can only be out there for so long, because there are so many people trying to get closer and closer, it is suffocating almost. It is fun to celebrate with them, but once you can't breathe you're like, 'All right, I have to get out of here.'"
-- Wisconsin forward Jon Leuer on the postgame celebration on the court after beating top-ranked Ohio State.
• "I don't look at [Thursday's] game as David vs. Goliath, it might be Fred vs. King Kong or something, but you don't have a chance if you play with fear."
-- Loyola Marymount coach Max Good to The Spokesman-Review before a loss to Gonzaga.
• "He was playing so well, and all of a sudden, the runners, the agents, the third-party people, they're all telling him he's an All-American and this and that."
-- Illinois coach Bruce Weber to ESPN 1000 in Chicago on guard Demetri McCamey.
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What does Pope Francis believe about God, Jesus, religion in general?
My analysis shows the belief involves a Trinity, which includes the Son. This Son has a divine nature, was there in the beginning, at the moment of creation (see John's Gospel). The man Jesus was the Son incarnated as a Homo sapiens specimen, who chose to be born in such conditions to be able to carry a message to humanity, and sacrifice the Homo sapiens body in a gesture to gain salvation for all humanity.
The "Jesus message" had Marxist elements (share what you have being the key one). It also advocated a spineless political posture (no mention of seeking freedom from slavery or servitude, a permissive attitude towards torture by government authorities). It also seemed to promise a quick trip to heaven for all of humanity (salvation is near, die and go to heaven if you have faith, if you don't you'll be burned).
Thus, the Pope believes a baby was born, a baby whose soul had volunteered or willed itself to be born in Nazareth.
The baby's parents' socioeconomic status was irrelevant given the presents brought by the Three Wise Men and the baby's divine nature. Evidently, this divine Jesus had whatever status it wished to have upon arrival in the flesh. No roof, humble roof, middle class roof, deluxe solid gold roof if it wished.
The Pope also believes the College of Cardinals elected him to be Pope (head of government of the Holy See) because he had an unique connection with said Trinity. And he seems to believe the "Jesus message" and most of the traditional Catholic theology (saints, help the poor, no women priests, forget abortion, reproduce until Homo sapiens population reaches an unknown upper limit). He also seems to have a bit of bias: Francis won't consider the plight of prisoners in Castro's jails, but has a very keen desire to visit jails in other countries).
As a non believer I have devoted a lot of time to this analysis. As a rebellious type, I found myself sympathizing with Catholics who were being persecuted by communists in Cuba. But my studies didn't yield faith in the belief structure. They do allow me to understand the religion as far as it can be understood. Judaism Is simpler, doesn't require the logic leaps demanded by Christianity. And I abhor Francis' two faced attitude towards dictatorships and human rights abuses.


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Tri tren side effects is a topic that anyone who wants to use this anabolic steroid needs to understand.
Not everyone who uses tren feels side effects, and it would be ridiculous to think that just because you don't feel any side effects that it is not working.
That being said it is still better if you know the facts and how you can prevent or minimize them.
Tren and Muscle Gainers
Tren side effects in men notwithstanding, they're still used because of their power. You can use tren for adding muscles and cutting, and it's also going to boost your recovery time.
There are different kinds of trenbolone, but tren A, the most widely used, has the added benefit of having a small ester, meaning it peaks rapidly and leaves your body quickly as well.
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A List of Possible Side Effects of Using Tren for Bodybuilding
Let's discuss some common possible repercussions of taking Trenbalone steroids alone or stacking for bodybuilding courses…
Androgenic Side Effects:
This includes hair loss and acne breakout, and it should not be surprising as tren acetate is very androgenic.
In some cases there is no hair loss reported and instead there is excess hair growth.
There is no question that these side effects have been reported and do occur, but almost always it affects those who are susceptible to those genetic conditions.
There are a lot of possible causes, but if it's in your genes, you'll likely develop the condition whether you use tren or not.
Effects on Cholesterol:
Trenbolone can also lead to an increase in LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol) and a reduction in HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol).
This negative effect is not as bad compared to other oral steroids, but it is more impactful compared to the injectable types.
High Blood Pressure:
Hypertension is another possible side effect, and while some don't feel any symptoms even when their blood pressure is high, others get dizzy.
If you're among those who don't feel any symptoms, you should keep a constant eye on your blood pressure while taking trenbolone.
Lowers testosterone:
There is simply no way to get around this as trenbolone will suppress your body's testosterone production.
All anabolic steroids reduce the body's testosterone levels, and with tren, the reduction can be significant.
Trenbolone is not hepatoxic and with the right dosages should not be toxic to your liver.
The majority of people who use tren have not suffered any liver damage, and the only time tren would cause any significant damage to your liver would be if you take it at extremely high doses. Otherwise it should not be a concern.
Other Potential Side Effects:
These can be collectively called response side effects, and they include increased heart rate, night sweats, anxiety, insomnia and irritation.
The degree of these side effects is not constant and varies from person to person; in addition, the duration differs as well.
Can the Tren Side Effects be Avoided or Mitigated?
Tren side effects bodybuilding, while they look disturbing on paper, can be countered in different ways.
Anti-estrogens will suffice, which entails the man growing fat on his breasts (known as man boobs or moobs) like a woman. Read more about Gyno and how to treat it here…
Acne and hair loss:
The best defenses against these are 5-alpha reductase inhibitors such as Finasteride.
But Finasteride and other inhibitors cannot metabolize this steroid's hormone nor limit its androgenic properties.
And also remember that genetics plays a huge role in determining if you'll be vulnerable to acne and hair loss.
Hypertension and high cholesterol:
Both of these side effects can be remedied by going on a diet low in sugar and fat and full of omega fatty acids.
You should also include cardio workouts especially during the off season so your cholesterol level doesn't shoot up too much.
As for your blood pressure, get a blood pressure monitor and make sure that it's at the normal range. If it suddenly shoots up, reduce the dosage immediately.
Low testosterone:
This is a well-known side effect. Low testosterone can result in all kinds of problems but you should be able to deal with it by adding a testosterone booster to mitigate the ill effects.
At the end of a tren cycle, your testosterone levels should go back up, but this can take a long time, so you will want to go on a PCT (post cycle therapy) to speed up the increase of your testosterone.
Other Side Effects:
With regards to the other side effects mentioned above, the best way to deal with them is to evaluate their severity.
If the effects are mild then you can probably deal with it during the cycle. But if they're too much, reduce the dosage and the effect should wear off.
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Why the Legal Trenbolone Alternatives are Now More Preferred
While it is possible to learn how to combat trenbolone side effects, it can and is still is a hassle to deal with them, and some men are just naturally more sensitive to these side effects.
It is this fact that has led to the surge in popularity of legal trenbolone such as Test-600 and Trenorol and other legal steroids, for bulking and cutting course.
Legal tren comes in many forms, but the one thing they have in common is their status: when we say they're legal, we mean they are 100% legal to order online.
You don't need a medical prescription and you can use it for cutting and performance enhancement.
As to their chemical makeup, it is obviously a bit different from raw, original steroids because the elements that generate harmful effects are no longer present.
However the potency is still there, and in just a few weeks you're going to notice changes in your body.
Another thing that's worth pointing out is most legal tren are in tablet form so they're easier to administer.
Legal tren has become a huge hit with a lot of fitness buffs because it offers all the positive features in trenbolone without the unpleasant effects, plus they're legal.
If you buy the raw, original trenbolone, you will need help with side effects and even then there's no guarantee you won't feel the effects.
With Trenorol it ceases to be an issue when you learn how to buy it properly or where to order the premium brands.
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Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen granted a team of researchers from the University of Washington with $1.5 million to develop a new prosthetic device.
The research team is developing a brain-computer-spine interface that can help restore hand and arm paralysis after spinal cord injuries through neuron signals. It has the size of a pacemaker that can relay signals from the brain into the spinal cord.
It is dubbed Brain-Computer-Spinal-Interface Project spearheaded by Dr. Joshua Smith in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering; Dr. Adrienne Fairhall in the Department of Physiology & Biophysics and Physics; and Dr. Chet Moritz in Rehabilitation Medicine and Physiology & Biophysics.
In a press release issued by the foundation, the description of the project says, "The new system will record a patient's intent to move a hand and arm via electrodes in the brain, then decode the user intention using an implanted computer and exchanging data with an external control unit. Finally, it will deliver real-time stimulation to the spinal cord to re-animate paralyzed limbs."
The neuroprosthetic device can be charged through a coil that patients will sleep above. It will minimize the surgeries needed to keep the system running.
Chet Moritz, assistant professor of rehabilitation medicine said, "We're now in the process of controlling those interspinal electrodes with brain activity," he said. The fund will aid the team for three to five years. Moritz said it will still take five to 10 years or more before the product is available in the market.
Susan M. Coliton, vice president of The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation also shared her sentiments, "We are committed to empowering creative researchers who are taking risks and making meaningful impact in the lives of individuals and in communities with their discoveries."


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Art & Industry
A retro game for mobile devices
Client: Acne
Agency: ACNE
Contact: Johan Holmgren
A thief has stolen the pizza present! Oh no! You are forced to chase it through levels filled with threats and dangers but to your advantage you can throw bottles of soda. Watch out for evil birds and furious dogs while you collect pizza slices and strawberries in a yummy mix. And don't forget to keep an eye out for lost kittens on your way ahead. In miraculous surroundings Pizza Boy is a true game sensation. Hurry and get it back before it runs cold!


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Darren B. Taichman, MD, PhD
Visit Annals Teaching Tools for more resources for educators from Annals and ACP.
From the Editors of Annals of Internal Medicine and Education Guest Editor, Gretchen Diemer, MD, FACP, Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education and Affiliations, Thomas Jefferson University.
Ask your learners what questions they ask when contacted about patients who have fallen. What do they look for on physical examination?
On what basis do your learners decide whether further evaluation is necessary (e.g., transport to the hospital or further assessments for patients who are already hospitalized)? Review the algorithm used for this study (presented in Figure 1 in the paper's Supplement). Do your learners like this approach to triage?
Review the results of this study. Do your learners think the approach is sound? Why or why not? What are the benefits of such an approach? What are the risks?
How big of a problem are falls among residents of assisted living facilities? Are the results of this study generalizable? Use the accompanying editorial to help frame your discussion.
Start a teaching session with a multiple-choice question. We've provided one below!
Review the recommended immunization schedule with your learners. What's new this year? What changed in the recommendations regarding MMR immunization? How about zoster vaccination?
Ask your learners whether they think they do a good job of reviewing their patients' immunization status. What systems are in place in your practice to facilitate keeping patients up to date with immunizations? Are they effective? How do you know for sure?
Invite someone from your organization's quality improvement group to review what is known about how well your practice performs in adult immunization. Ask your learners where the problems lie, and ask them to design interventions to address each problem. How would they assess whether each intervention works? Will your institution try them?
Ask your learners what symptoms may be due to perimenopause and menopause. How are they diagnosed? Is testing required? Use the recent In the Clinic: Perimenopause to find answers quickly.
Watch an interview of Ms. R with your learners.
Ask your learners what treatment options are available for Ms. R's symptoms. If treatment is started, how long should it be continued?
Watch or have your learners read the presentations by 2 expert clinicians whose answers to these questions differ. Now what would your learners do?
Download the prepared slides to help prepare for teaching. Use the multiple-choice questions to help reinforce learning points, and log on to enter your answers and earn CME/MOC credit for yourself!
Ask who is at increased risk for cellulitis and soft tissue infections. What preventive measures should be taken? Is antibiotic prophylaxis ever indicated?
What is the differential diagnosis of cellulitis and soft tissue infections? When are laboratory tests indicated, and which ones?
When are topical, oral, or intravenous antibiotics indicated? When should surgical intervention be considered? How is necrotizing fasciitis diagnosed?
Download the teaching slides to help with a teaching session, and break it up with the multiple-choice questions to help introduce new topics. Be sure to log on and enter the answers to earn CME/MOC credit for yourself!
Listen to an audio recording, read by Dr. Michael LaCombe.
Ask your learners to think about the teachers and mentors who made a difference in their lives. What qualities made them so influential?
Do your learners consider themselves teachers? Of whom?
Have they had opportunities to help students in need of extra attention? Did they find the time to help? How did it affect their students? How has it rewarded them as teachers?
Have they missed such opportunities? Why?
Does teaching come more naturally to some of us? How can thinking about our own experiences as students help us be better teachers? What motivates us to teach?
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Swiss biotech giant Serono S.A. said after the market closed Tuesday that its second-quarter profit soared 32.5%, partially due to higher sales of its Rebif multiple sclerosis treatment.
Serono SRA, -50.00% said it earned $175.1 million, or 30 cents an American Depositary Share, compared to a profit of $132.2 million, or 21 cents an American Depositary Share, in the year-ago period.
The profit in the latest quarter includes special items, including a gain related to the sale of a stake in Celgene Inc. and a charge related to the impairment of the value in Serono's stake in CancerVax.
Excluding items, the company would have earned 26 cents an American Depositary Share. Revenue rose 15% to $676.8 million.
Analysts polled by Thomson First Call were expecting a profit of 23 cents a share on revenue of $658.8 million.
In the second quarter, sales of Rebif rose 26.6% to $326 million.
Rebif leads the MS market outside the U.S. Overseas sales rose 22.3% to $229.8 million. Sales in the U.S. climbed 38.3% to $96.2 million.
Serono also on Tuesday reiterated its 2005 outlook for revenue of $2.6 billion and sales growth of 10-15%.
U.S.-listed shares of Serono closed at $16.17 on Tuesday, down 9 cents. The stock (001080537) was also down by less than 1% in Switzerland.


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Big Bear, CA - At 6:19am this morning, Big Bear's baby eagle Simba, who seemed reluctant to leave the nest, spread his wings and flew gracefully from his perch. On March 6th, Jackie, an eagle also born in Big Bear, laid the egg that Simba would hatch from on April 14th. He survived winter storms, earthquakes, and the loss of his eagle brother, Cookie. He thrived and grew strong … [Read more...] about Big Bear Lake's Young Eagle "Simba" Takes Flight
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RIP Cookie
Big Bear, CA - Big Bear mourns the loss of one of two baby eagles born in mid April. Just like last year when we lost one of two eagles born to local eagle-mom Jackie, a late-season storm brought rain and snow to the San Bernardino National Forest on Sunday night, with nighttime temperatures dipping to below freezing. The eaglet, known as Cookie, was the second of two chicks … [Read more...] about RIP Cookie
Bald Eagle Babies in Big Bear
Big Bear, CA - Big Bear's full-time bald eagle couple, Jackie and Shadow, are proud parents of two eaglets. Jackie laid her first egg on March 6th and the second one shortly thereafter. The first eagle broke through it's shell, with some help from an impatient Shadow, on Sunday morning, April 14th, with the second eagle emerging this morning. … [Read more...] about Bald Eagle Babies in Big Bear
Bald Eagle "Stormy" Fledgling Facts
Special thanks to Friends of Big Bear Valley. Bald Eagle fledgling information courtesy of Learner.org. The young will stay in the nest about 11 to 12 weeks. By this time their downy feathers are replaced by juvenile feathers. At the end of this time the adults will start encouraging them to fly. First flights are often rather awkward and up to half of fledgling … [Read more...] about Bald Eagle "Stormy" Fledgling Facts
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch in Big Bear
Big Bear, CA - The second chick hatched at approximately 12:20 p.m. Monday. Credit of images/videos goes to Friends of Big Bear Valley. Big Bear, CA - With all eyes glued to a live streaming "nest cam," viewers from all over the country watched as a bald eagle chick worked its way out of the egg at approximately 9:57 a.m. on the morning of Feb. 11, at a nest in Big Bear. … [Read more...] about Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch in Big Bear


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Copa del Rey: Getafe beat Valencia
Jorge Molina scored the only goal of the game to give Getafe a 1-0 lead over Valencia on Tuesday evening.
The opening quarter final tie of La Copa saw the Coliseum Alfonso Perez host Marcelino's unpredictable Los Che.
After a 4-0 win over Alaves at the weekend, Getafe are one of the most in-form sides in La Liga at present and they continued that form with a win and a clean sheet.
Having been beaten by Valencia in the 2008 final, Getafe got their revenge with a 1-0 win thanks to veteran striker Molina, who scored in the 77th minute.
Angel Rodriguez was denied twice by Valencia keeper Jaume Domenech as the home side looked to extend their lead heading into the second leg at the Mestalla next week.
Valencia failed to create many clear cut chances in what was another frustrating performance, however, Denis Cheryshev almost found a breakthrough – only to be ruled offside.
Jose Bordalas' side will now face arguably their toughest test of 2019 so far when they meet Atletico Madrid at the weekend, whilst Valencia will have to regroup once more this season as they prepare to face struggling Villarreal on Saturday evening.
With the pressure firmly on Marcelino, a result against the Yellow Submarine is a must.


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Dad creates ultimate play bed for his young son. And here's how he did it
Ikea hacks can be pretty clever – bordering on genius – but a dad in America has taken the crown for Ikea Hack of the decade (in our eyes, anyway).
Savvy dad Eric Strong wanted to get his son a new bed, as the not-so-little-lad had well and truly outgrown his cot.
Want more inspiration? Read: Ikea hacks – simple updates on bestselling pieces that anyone can do
And he didn't set his sights on any run-of-the-mill place for his son to rest his head. Oh no, Eric set out to create the Best Bed In The World. Complete with slide and secret room to read, play and generally enjoy life.
Eric promised his son 'the coolest bed ever'
– and we're pretty sure he delivered! The video below shows how the Dad of the Year created the impressive bed, which also includes a lofted mattress, a ball-and-pulley play system, a secret chamber with a lookout window, and trap door escape.
The project started with a simple Kura bed, Trofast storage system and the Besta shelving unit – all from Ikea.
Eric then spent 1-2 hours every night, over the course of two months, putting together the bed.
After sharing the photos on Reddit, Eric put together the below video to show how it's done, and was keen to point out the safety concerns online fans had raised. Alongside the video, Eric wrote:
"An overview of how I transformed IKEA's Kura Kids Bed by adding a secret room, slide, pulley, and ball run.
"Thanks to all the interest generated on Reddit and Imgur. To address some of the more common safety concerns:
"Rope is taken down when son playing by himself.
"The posts at bottom of slide have been sawed down and rounded since this video.
"The electric socket is no more dangerous than any other in the house.
"An adult can disassemble within seconds if he is stuck inside."
Take a bow, Eric. You have created the Ikea hack to end all Ikea hacks…


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Sorry Ladies, Tim Tebow is Engaged
He has been one of the most eligible bachelors in the world for years now, but the former Denver Broncos is now officially off the market!
Tim Tebow asked girlfriend, former Miss Universe, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, to marry him and she said yes!
According to People;
The former NFL quarterback proposed to Nel-Peters at sunset on Wednesday at his family's farm outside of Jacksonville, Florida, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal.
The couple strolled along the property, and stopped next to a small lake, where Tebow had installed an arbor and a specially made bench that was engraved with the date the couple first met.
For about five minutes, Tebow and Nel-Peters talked about their relationship and its future in hushed tones before Tebow, 31, dropped to one knee. "Demi Leigh Nel-Peters, I love you," he said. "Demi Leigh Nel-Peters, will you marry me?"
Oh, he also gave her a 7.5 carrot solitaire ring. I'm guessing it was probably in the $200,000 range!
Congrats to the couple!!


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Documentary Features Green Schoolhouse
After a portable classroom burned down in 2007, the school replaced it with a new, community-built schoolhouse. The schoolhouse is energy efficient, and teaches students how to lead a sustainable lifestyle.
"The entire Grant School has used the eco schoolhouse as a teaching tool to make our children aware of and practice daily things that are good for our environment." second grade teacher Jenifer Hartz said
Eco-friendly features of the schoolhouse include barrels that gather rain water. The rain is then used to water the student-planted garden.
Ken Leija directed Eco School House, and hopes that the film's message will help others lead eco-friendly lives. "You take away that it's possible to affect your environment. It's possible to do little things that add up to a lot" Leija said.
The film was released in April. A screening will take place on August 2 at the Columbia Public Library. Neighborhood screenings of the documentary are also in the works.


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Business Development & Sustainability Manager
If you are a driven, future-thinking, and entrepreneurial individual that strives on innovation with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment you might be the right person to help us contribute to this challenge.
Africans deserve an economy that allows each person to lead a dignified and meaningful life. We believe inclusive economies are critical for reducing poverty and inequality and unlocking the potential of regional integration to generate jobs, drive innovation, protect the environment and generate economic opportunities for all.
As part of our sustainability journey we will capitalise on our skills and capabilities to start a for-profit arm of the Trust The vision of the Southern Africa Trust Investment Holdings is to become a partner-of-choice and offer the Corporate Sector, Governments, Development Agencies and Philanthropy's the most appropriate strategies to alleviate poverty, inequality, and unemployment in the SADC region. To achieve this we are looking for a forward-thinking, dynamic and energetic Business Development and Sustainability Manager to do just that. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the position is a blend of analytical- and strategic thinking and management skills to coordinate the delivery of this agenda.
The Southern Africa Trust is an independent regional not-for-profit organisation with a dedicated and diverse team that supports organisations in Southern Africa to participate more effectively in policy dialogue so that policies and strategies across the region work better to end poverty
The main purpose of this position is to develop and manage the new business entity in so far as developing new business relationships leading to the generation of new income streams for the Trust. This will involve identifying new markets and business opportunities to improve market position and achieve financial growth. To achieve this, the ideal candidate will need to develop systems and processes aimed at increasing sustainability performance of the Trust, including ensuring compliance with legal and environmental instruments as well as have the responsibility of pulling together all elements of the Trust's sustainability portfolio.
Key Performance Areas and Responsibilities
- Developing and implementing strategy
- Driving business development & sustainability
- Supporting revenue creation through management and coordination of:
- Policy and Advisory services
- Inclusive Business strategies
- CSO Mapping and Rating
- Fund Management
- Office Rentals
- Marketing, communications and stakeholder relations
- Management of the Trust's investment activities in line with the Trust's investment policy.
- Sector research and analysis of markets
- Preparing and submitting reports to executive management of the Trust.
Competencies You Must Bring
- An Entrepreneurial spirit
- Strong Strategic leadership and business management skills
- Ability to lead change and provide strategic input
- Demonstrable ability to meet objectives within challenging timelines.
- Analytical ability and Decisiveness
- Understanding of the investment sector.
- A passion for development and an understanding of poverty and inequality
- Understanding of Corporate governance principles
- Project management and stakeholder engagement
- A sound understanding of global poverty challenges, human rights development and media.
- Sound knowledge of all applicable legislation
- Demonstrated experience of working in and coordinating diverse teams
- Strong negotiation skills with diverse stakeholders including private and public sector.
- Demonstrated self-motivation and the ability to work independently
- Demonstrated ability to adapt to an ever-shifting business environment and coming up with new and innovative ideas.
Qualifications and Knowledge You Must Bring
- Com degree plus an MBA or equivalent
- 5 to 8 years of corporate / relevant experience, of which at least 3 to 4 years must have been in the business development area.
- Fluency in English (both oral and written proficiency)
- Knowledge of French and Portuguese will be an added advantage
Please forward your curriculum vitae and covering letter explaining your interest in the work of the Trust to email email@example.com.
Please include "Business Development & Sustainability Manager" in the email subject line.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. The Southern Africa Trust is an equal opportunities employer.
Opportunity Closing Date: 18 October 2019
Location: Johannesburg, South AfricaRead More