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To the Celestiall and my soules Idol, the mot beau tified
O deere
ken my groanes, but that I loue thee best, Oh most best be
leeue it! adew. Thine euermore most deare Lady, whilst this
machine is to him.
For if the sunne breed maggots in a dead dogge, being
a good kissing carrion. Haue you a daughter?
How say you by that, still harping on my daughter, yet he
knew me not at first, a sayd I was a Fishmonger, a is farre gone,
and truely in my youth, I suffred much extremity for loue, very
neere this. Ile speake to him againe. What doe you read my
Slanders sir; for the satericall rogue saies here, that old
men haue gray beards, that their faces are wrinckled, their eyes
purging thick Amber, & plum‐tree gum, & that they haue a plen
The Tragedy of Hamlet
though I most powerfully and potently belieue, yet I hold it not
honesty to haue it thus set downe, for your selfe sir shall grow old
as I am; if like a Crab you could goe backeward.
Though this be madnesse, yet there is method in't, wil you
walke our of the ayre my Lord?
Into my graue.
Indeede that's o
his replies are, a happines that often madnes hits on, which reason
and sanctity could not so prosperously be dliuered of. I will leaue
him and my daughter. My Lord, I wi
You cannot take from me any thing that I will not more
willingly part withall: except my life, except my life, except my
Begger that I am, I am euer poore in thankes, but I thank
you, and sure deare friends, my thankes are too deare a halfpeny:
were you not sent for? is it your owne inclining? is it a free visita
tion? come, come, deale iustly with me, come, come, nay speake.
What should we say my Lord?
Any thing but to'th purpose; you were sent for, and there is
a kind of confession in your lookes, which your modestyes haue not
craft enough to cullour, I know the good King and Queene haue
sent for you.
To what end my Lord?
That you must teach me: but let me coniure you, by the
rights of our fellowsh
obligation of our euer preserued loue; and by what more deare a
better proposer can charge you withall, bee euen and direct with
mee whether you were sent for or no‐
What say you?
Nay then I haue an eye of you, if you loue me hold not off
My Lord wee were sent for.
I will tell you why so shall'my anticipation preuent your
discouery, and your secrecie to the King and Queene moult no fea
ther, I haue of late, but wherefore I know not, lost all my mirth,
forgon all custome of exercises, and indeede it goes soe heauily with
my disposition, that this goodly frame the earth, seemes to mee a
sterill promontorie, this most excellent Canopie the ayre, looke
you, this braue ore‐hanged firmament, this maiesticall roofe fret
ted with golden fire, why it appearth nothing to mee but a foule
and pestilent congregation of vapours. What peece of worke is a
man, how noble in reason, how infinit in faculties, in forme and
moouing, how expresse and admirable in action, how like an An
gell in apprehension, how like a God: the beauty of the world; the
parragon of Annimales, and yet to mee, what is this Quintessence of
dust? man delights not mee nor woman neither, though by your
smiling you seeme to say so.
My Lord there was no such stuffe in my thoughts.
Why did yee laugh then, when I said man delights not me.
To thinke my Lord if you delight not in man, what Lenton
on the way, and hether are the coming to offer you seruice.
He that playes the King shal be welcome, his Maiesty shal
haue tribute on mee, the aduenterous Knight shal vse his foyle and
target, the louer shal not sing gratis, the humorous man shal end his
part in peace and the Lady shal say
verse shal hault for't. What players are they?
Euen those you were wont to take such delight in, the Trage
dians of th
How chances it the trauaile? their residence both in repu
tation and profit was better both wayes.
I thinke their inhibition, comes by the meanes of the
late innouation.
Do the hold the same estimation they did when I was
in the City? are they so followed?
No indeede are they not.
It is not very strange, for my Vncle is King of Denmarke
& those that would make mouths at him while my father liued,
giue twenty, forty, fifty, a hundred duckets a peece, for his Pic
ture in little: s'bloud there is something in this more then na
turall, if Philosophy could find it out.
There are the players
Gentlemen you are welcome to
Elsonoure, your hands,
come then th'apportenance of welcome is fashion and ceremo
nie; let mee comply with you in this garb: let my extent to the
players, which I tell you must showe fayrely outwards, should
more appeare like entertainement then yours? you are welcome:
but my Vncle‐father, and Aunt‐mother, are deceaued.
In what my deare Lord.
I am but mad North North west; when the wind is Sou
therly, I know a Hauke, from a hand‐saw.
Well be with you Gentlemen.
Hark you
that great baby as you see is not yet out of his swadling clouts.
Happily he is the second time come to them, for they say
an old man is twice a child.
I will prophecy that he comes to tell me of the players;
marke it, you say right sir a Monday morning t'was then indeed.
My Lord I haue newes to tell you.
My Lord I haue newes to tell you: when
Rossius was
an Actor in Rome.
The Actors are come hether my Lord.
Buz, buz,
Vppon my honor.
Then came each Actor on his Asse.
The best actors in the world, either for Tragedy, Comedy,
History, Pastorall, Pastorall‐Comicall, Historical‐Pastorall, seeme
Seneca cannot bee too heauy,
Plautus too light for the lawe of writ, and the liberty: these
are the onely men.
Ieptha Iudge of Israell, what a treasure hadst thou?
What a treasure had he my Lord?
Why one faire daughter and no more, the which hee lo
ued passing well.
Still on my daughter.
Am I not i'th right old
What followes then my Lord?
Why as by lot God wot, and then you know it came to
passe, as most like it was; the first rowe of the pious chanson will
show you more, for looke where my abridgment comes.
You are welcome maisters, welcome all, I am glad to see
thee well, welcome good friends, oh old friend, why thy face is
valanc'd since I saw thee last, com'st thou to beard me in Dēmark
what my young lady and Mistris, by lady your ladishippe is
nerer to heauen, then when I saw you last by the altitude of a
chopine, pray God your voyce like a peece of vncurrant gold,
bee not crackt within the ring: maisters you are all welcome,
weele ento't like friendly Faukners, flie at any thing wee see,
weele haue a speech straite, come giue vs a taste of your quality,
come a passionate speech.
What speech my good lord?
I heard thee speake me a speech once, but it was neuer ac
ted, or if it was, not aboue once, for the play I remember pleasd
not the million, t'was cauiary to the general, but it was as I recei
ued it & others, whose iudgments in such matters cried in the top
of mine, an excellent play, well digested in the scenes, set downe
with as much modesty as cunning. I remember one sayd there
were no sallets in the lines, to make the matter sauory, nor no
matter in the phrase that might indite the author of affection,
but cald it an honest method, as wholesome as sweet, & by very
much, more handsome then fine: one speech in't
I chiefly loued,
Æneas talke to Dido, & there about of it especially when
he speakes of
Priams slaughter, if it liue in your memory begin at
this line, let me see, let me see, the rugged
Pyrhus like Th'ircanian The Tragedie of Hamlet Pyrrhus. The rugged Pir rhus, hee
whose sable armes,
It shal to the barbers with your beard; prethee say on, he's
for a Iig, or a tale of bawdry, or he sleepes, say on, come to
Looke where he has not turned his collour, and has teares
in's eyes prethee no more,
Tis well, Ile haue thee speake out the rest of this soone,
good my Lord will you see the players well bestowed; doe you
heare, let them be well vsed, for they are the abstract and breefe
Chronicles of the time; after your death you were better haue a
bad Epitaph then their ill report while you liue.
My Lord, I will vse them according to their desert.
Gods bodkin man, much better, vse euery man after his
desert, and who shall scape whipping, vse them after your owne
honour and dignity, the lesse they deserue the more merrit is
in your bounty. Take them in.
Come sirs.
Follow him friends, weele here a play to morrow; dost thou
The Tragedy of Hamlet Gonzago?
I my Lord.
Weele hau't to morrow night, you could for need study
a speech of some dosen lines, or sixteene lines, which I would set
downe and insert in't: could you not?
I my Lord.
Very well, follow that Lord, and looke you mocke him
not. My good friends, Ile leaue you till night, you are welcome
Good my Lord.
That if you be honest and faire, you should admit
no discourse to your beauty.
I truely, for the power of beauty will sooner transforme ho
nesty from what it is to a baude, then the force of honesty can trans
late beauty into his likenesse, this was sometime a paradox, but now
the time giues it proofe, I did loue you once.
You should not haue beleeu'd me, for vertue cannot so
euacuat our old stock, but we shall relish of it: I loued you not.
Get thee a Nunry: why would'st thou be a bre eder of sin
ners? I am my selfe indifferent honest, but yet I could accuse mee of
such things, that it were better my Mother had not borne mee: I am
very proude, reuengefull, ambitious, with more offences at my becke,
then I haue thoughts to put them in, imaginatiō
or time to act them in: what should such fellowes as I do crauling be
tweene earth and heauen? we are arrant knaues, beleeue none of vs.
go thy waies to a Nunry, Wher's your father?
If thou doost marry, Ile giue thee this plage for thy dow
rie, be thou as chast as yce, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape ca
lumny get thee to a Nunry, farewell. Or if thou wilt needs marry,
marry a foole, for wise men know well enough what monsters you
make of them: to a Nunry goe, and quickly to, farwell.
I haue heard of your paintings well enough, God hath gi
uen you one face, and you make your selfes another, you gig and am
ble, and you list you nickname Gods creaturs, and make your wan
tonnes ignorance; goe to, Ile no more on't, it hath made me madde,
I say we will haue no mo marriage, those that are married already, all
but one shal liue, the rest shall keep as they are: to a Nunry go.
Speake the speech I pray you as I pronoun'd it to you, trip
pingly on the tongue, but if you mouth it as many of our Players do,
I had as liue the towne cryer spoke my lines, nor doe not saw the aire
too much with your hand thus, but vse all gently, for in the very tor
rent tempest, and as I may say, whirlwind of your passion, you must
acquire and beget a temperance, that may giue it smoothnesse, O it
offends me to the soule, to heare a robustious perwig‐patd fellowe
lings, who for the most part are capable of nothing but inexplicable
dumbe shewes, and noyse: I would haue such a fellow whipt for ore
dooing Termagant, it out Herods Herod, pray you auoyde it.
I warrant your honour.
Be not too tame neither, but let your own e discretion bee
your tutor, sute the action to the word, the word to the action, with
this speciall obseruance, that you ore‐steppe not the modesty of na
ture: For any thing so ore‐doone, is from the purpose of playing,
whose end both at the first, and now, was and is, to hold as twere
the Mirrour vp to nature, to shew vertue her feature; scorne her own
Image, and the very age and body of the time his forme and pressure:
Now this ouer‐done, or come trady off, though it makes the vnskil
full laugh, cannot but make the iudicious greeue, the censure of
which one, must in your allowance ore⸗weigh a whole Theater of o
thers. O there bee Players that I haue seene play, and heard others
praysd, and that highly, not to speake it prophanely, that neither ha
uing th'accent of Christians, nor the gate of Christian, Pagan, nor
man, haue so
tures Iournemen had made men, and not made them well, they imita
ted humanity so abominably.
I hope we haue reform'd that indifferently with vs.
O reforme it altogether, and let those that play your clownes
speake no more then is set downe for them, for there be of them that
will themselues laugh, to set on some quantity of barraine spectators
to laugh to, though in the meane time, some necessary question of
the play be then to be considered: that's villanous, and shewes a most
pittifull ambition in the foole that vses it: goe make you ready. How
now my Lord, will the King heare this peece of worke?
O God! your onely Iigge‐maker, what should a man do but
be merry, for looke you how cheerfully my Mother lookes, and my
father died within's two howres.
So long, nay then let the diuell weare blacke, for Ile haue a
sute of sables; O heauens, die two months ago, and not forgotten yet,
then there's hope a great mans memory may out‐liue his life halfe a
yeare, but ber Lady a must build Churches then, or else shall a suffer
not thinking on, with the Hobby‐horse, whose Epitaph is, for O, for
O, the hobby‐horse is forgot.
I or any show that you will show him, be not you asham'd
to show heele not shame to tell you what it meanes.
The Mousetrap, mary how tropically, this play is the Image
of a murther done in
Vienna, Gonzago is the Dukes name, his wife Baptista, you shall see anone, tis a knauish peece of worke, but what
of that? your maiesty and we shall haue free soules, it touc
let the gauled Iade winch, our withers are vnwrung. This is one
Lu cianus, Nephew to the King.
So you mi
thy damnable faces and begin, come, the croking Rauen doth bel
low for reuenge.
A poysons him i'th Garden for his estate, his names
Gonza go, the story is extant and written in very choice Italian, you shall see
Thus runnes the world away. Would not this sir and a forrest of fea
thers, if the rest of my fortunes turne Turke with me, with prouinci
all Roses, on my raz'd shooes, get me a fellowship in a city of players?
O good
pound. Didst perceaue?
Your wisedome should shew it selfe more richer to signifie
this to the Doctor, for, for me to put him to his purgation, would per
haps plunge him into more choller.
The Queene your mother in most great affliction of spirit,
hath sent me to you.
You are welcome.
Nay good my Lord, this curtesie is not of the right breed, if
it shall please you to make me a wholsome aunswer, I will doe your
mothers commaundement, if not, your patdon and my returne, shall
be the end of busines.
Sir I cannot.
What my Lord.
Make you a wholsome answer, my wits diseasd, but sir, such
answere as I can make, you shall
mother, therefore no more, but to the matter, my mother you say.
Then thus she saies, your behauiour hath strooke her into a
mazement and admiration.
O wonderfull sonne that can so stonish a mother! but is
there no sequell at the heeles of this mothers admiration? impart.
She desires to speake with you in her closet ere you go to bed.
We shall obey, were she ten times our mother, haue you any
further trade with vs?
my Lord you once did loue me.
And doe still by these pickers and stealers.
Good my Lord, what is your cause of distemper, you do sure
ly barre the doore vpon your owne liberty, if you deny your griefes
to your friend.
Sir I lacke aduancement.
How can that be when you haue the voyce of the King him
selfe for your succession in Denmarke.
I sir, but while the grasse growes, the prouerbe is something
musty, oh the Recorders, let me see one, to withdraw with you, why
do you goe about to recouer the wind of me, as if you would driue
me into a toyle?
O my lord if my duty be too bold, my loue is too vnmanerly.
I do not well vnderstand that, will you play vpon this pipe?
My Lord I cannot.
I pray you.
Beleeue me I cannot.
I beseech you.
I know no touch of it my Lord.
It is as easie as ly
gers, and the thumb giue it breath with your mouth, and it will dis
course most eloquent musique, looke you, these are the stoppes.
But these cannot I commaund to any vtrance of harmonie,
I haue not the skill.
Why looke you now how vnworthy a thing you make of
me, you would play vpon me, you would seeme to know my stops,
you would plucke out the hart of my misterie, you would sound mee
from my lowest note to my compasse, and there is much musique ex
do you thinke I am easier to be plaid on then a pipe, call me what in
strument you wil, though you fret me not, you cannot play vpon me.
God blesse you sir.
That I can keepe your counsaile and not mine owne, besides
to be demaunded of a spunge, what replication should be made by
the sonne of a King.
Take you me for a spunge my Lord?
I sir, that sokes vp the Kings countenance, his rewards, his
authorities, but such Officers do the King best seruice in the end, he
keepes them like an apple in the corner of his iaw, first mouth'd to be
last swallowed, when he needs what you haue gleand, it is but squee
sing you, and spunge you shall be dry againe.
I vnderstand you not my Lord.
I am glad of it, a knauish speech sleepes in a foolish eare.
My Lord, you must tell vs where the body is, and go with vs
The body is with the King, but the King is not with the
body. The King is a thing.
A thing my Lord.
Of nothing, bring me to him.
Not where he eates, but where a is eaten, a certaine conua
cation of politique wormes are een at him: your worme is your only
Emperour for dyet, we fat all creatures else to fat vs, and we fat our
selues for maggots, your fat King and your leane begger is but varia
ble seruice, two dishes but to one table, that's the end.
A man may fish with the worme that hath eate of a King,
eate of the fish that hath fedde of that worme.
Nothing but to shew you how a King may go a progresse
The Tragedy of Hamlet
In heauen, send thether to see, if your messenger find him
not there, seeke him i'th other place your selfe, but if indeed you find
him not within this month, you shall nose him as you goe vppe the
stayres into the Lobby.
Well good dild you, they say the Owle was a Bakers daugh
ter, Lord wee know what wee are, but know not what we may be,
God be at your table
I hope all will be well, we must be patient, but I cannot chuse
but weepe to thinke they would lay him i'th cold ground my bro
ther shall know of it, and so I thanke you for your good counsaile.
There's Rosemary, that for remembrance, pray you loue re
member, and there is Pancies, thats for thoughts.
There's Fennill for you, and Colembines, there's Rewe for
you, & heere's some for me, we may call it herbe of Grace a Sondaies,
you may weare your Rewe with a difference, there's a Dasie, I would
giue you some Violets, but they witherd all when my Father dyed,
they say a made a good end.
A shall sir and please him, there's a Letter for you sir, it came
from th'Embassador that was bound for England, if your name bee
lowes some meanes to the King, they haue Letters for him: Ere wee
were two daies old at Sea, a Pyrat of very warlike appointment gaue
vs chase, finding our selues too slow of saile, we put on a compelled
valour, and in the grapple I boorded them, on the instant they got
cleere of our ship, so I alone became their prisoner, they haue dealt
with me like theeues of mercy, but they knew what they did: I am to
doe a turne for them, let the King haue the Letters I haue sent, and
repayre thou to mee with as much speed as thou wouldst fly death.
I haue words to speake in thine eare wil make thee dumbe, yet are
will bring thee where I am,
course for England, of them I haue much to tell thee, farwell.
So that thou knowest thine Hamlet.
High and mighty, you shall know I am set naked on your kingdome,
to morrow shall I begge leaue to see your kingly eyes, when I shall,
first asking you pardon, there‐vnto recount the occasion of my sud
daine returne.
Is she to be buried in Christian buriall, when she wilfully
seekes her owne saluation?
I tell thee she is, therfore make her graue straight, the crow
ner hath sate on her, and finds it Christian b
How can that be, vnlesse she drown'd herselfe in her owne
Why tis found so.
It must be so offended, it cannot be else, for heere lyes the
poynt, if I drowne my selfe wittingly, it argues an act, and an act hath
three branches, it is to act, to doe, to performe, or all; she drownd her
selfe wittingly.
Nay, but heare you good man deluer.
Giue me leaue, here lies the water, good, here stands the
he, nill he, he goes, marke you that, but if the water come to him, and
drowne him, he drownes not himselfe, argall, he that is not guilty of
his owne death. shortens not his owne life.
But is this law?
I marry i'st, Crowners quest law.
Will you ha the truth an't, if this had not beene a gentlewo
man, she should haue bin buried out a Christian buriall.
Why there thou sayst, and the more pitty that great folke
should haue countenance in this world to drown or hang themselues,
more then their euen Christen: Come my spade, there is no aunci
ent gentlemen but Gardners, Ditchers, and Graue‐makers, they hold
vp Adams profession.
Was he a gentleman?
A was the first that euer bore armes.
Ile put another question to thee, if thou answerest me not to the pur
pose, confesse thy selfe.
Goe to.
what is he that builds stronger then either the Mason, the
Shipwright, or the Carpenter.
the gallowes‐maker, for that out‐liues a thousand tennants.
I like thy wit well in good faith, the gallowes dooes well,
but how dooes it well? It dooes well to those that do ill, now thou
doost ill to say the gallowes is built stronger then the Church, argal,
the gallowes may doe well to thee. Too't againe, come.
Who buildes stronger then a Mason, a Shipwright, or a
I, tell me that and vnyoke.
Marry now I can tell.
Masse I cannot tell.
Cudgell thy braines no more about it, for your dull asse will
not mend his pace with beating, and when you are askt this question
next, say a graue‐maker, the houses he makes last tell Doomesday.
Goe get thee in and fetch me a soope of liquer.
Has this fellow no feeling of his busines? a sings in graue
Custome hath made it in him a property of easines.
Tis een so, the hand of little imploiment hath the daintier senc
That skull had a tongue in it, and could sing once, how the
knaue iowles it to the ground, as if twere
Caines iaw‐bone, that did
the first murder: this might be yͤ pate of a polliticiā
now ore‐reaches. one that would circumuent God, might it not?
It might my Lord.
Or of a Courtier, which could say good morrow my Lord:
how dost thou sweet Lord? This might be my Lord such a one, that
praised my lord such a ones horse whē
I my Lord.
Why een so; & now my Lady wormes Choples, & knockt
about the maz er with a Sextens spade; heer's fine reuolution and
we had the trick to see't, did these bones cost no more the breeding,
but to play at loggits with them: mine ake to thinke ont.
There's another, why may not that be the skull of a lawyer?
where be his quiddities now, his quillities, his cases, his tenurs, & his
trickes? why dooes he suffer this mad knaue now to knock him a
bout the sconce with a durty shouell, and will not tell him of his acti
on of battery: hum, this fellow might be in's time a great buyer of
Land, with his Statutes, his recognisances, his fines, his double vou
chers, his recoueries, to haue his fine pate full of fine durt: will vou
chers vouch him no more of his purchases & doubles then the length
and breadth of a payre of Indentures? The vety conueyances of his
Lands will scarcely lye in this box, and must th'inheritor himself
haue no more? ha.
Not a iot more my Lord.
Is not parchment made of sheepe‐skinnes?
I my Lord, and of Calue‐skinnes too.
They are Sheepe and Calues which seeke out assurance in
that, I will speake to this fellow. Whose graue's this sirra?
Mine sir, or a pit of clay for to be made.
I thinke it be thine indeede for thou lyest in't.
You lye out ont sir, and therefore tis not yours; for my part
I doe not lye in't, yet it is mine.
Thou dost lye in't to be in't and say it is thine, tis for the
dead, not for the quicke, therefore thou lyest.
Tis a quicke lye sir, twill away againe from me to you.
What man dost thou digge it for?
For no man sir.
What woman then?
For none neither.
Who'is to be buried in't?
One that was a woman sir, but rest her soule shee's dead.
How absolute the knaue is, we must speake by the card, or
equiuocation will vndoo vs. By the Lord
haue tooke note of it, the age is growne so picked, that the toe of the
pesant comes so neere the heele of the Courtier he galls his kybe.
How long hast thou bene a Graue‐maker?
Of the dayes i'th yeare I came too't that day that our last
How long is that since?
Cannot you tell that? euery fool
very day that young
I marry why was he sent into England?
Why because a was mad: a shall recouer his wits there, or if
a doe not, tis no great matter there,
Twill not be seene in him there, there the are men as mad
How came he mad?
Very strangely they say,
How strangely?
Faith eene with loosing his wits.
Vpon what ground?
Why heere in Denmarke: I haue beene Sexton heere man
and boy thirty yeares.
How long will a man lie i'th earth ere he rot?
Faith if a be not rotten before a die, as we haue many poc
kie corses, that will scarce hold the laying in, a will last you some
eight yeare, or nine yeare. A Tanner will last you nine yeare,
Why he more then another?
Why sir, his hide is so tand with his trade, that a will keepe
out water a great while; & your water is a sore decayer of your whor
son dead body, heer's a scull now hath lyen you i'th earth 23. yeares.
Whose was it?
A whorson mad fellowes it was, whose do you think it was?
Nay I know not.
A pestilence on him for a mad rogue, a pourd a flagon of
Renish on my head once; this same skull sir, was sir
Kings Iester.
Een that.
Alas poore
iest, of most excelent fancy, hee hath bore me on his backe a thou
sand times, and now how abhorred in my imagination it is: my gorge
rises at it. Here hung those lyppes that I haue kist I know not how
oft: where be your gibes now? your gamboles, your songs, your fla
shes of merriment, that were wont to set the table on a roare, not one
now to mocke your owne grinning, quite chopfalne. Now get you
to my Ladies table, and tell her, let her paint an inch thicke, to this fa
uour she must come, make her laugh at that.
What's that my Lord?
Doost thou thinke
Alexander lookt a this fashon i'th earth?
Een so.
And smelt so: pah.
Een so my Lord.
To what base vses we may returne
imagination trace the noble dust of
Alexander, till a find it stopping
a bunghole?
Twere to consider too curiously to consider so.
No faith, not a iot, but to follow him thether with modesty
enough, and likelihood to leade it.
Alexander died, Alexander was
Alexander returneth to dust, the dust is earth, of earth wee
make Lome, & why of that Lome whereto he was conuerted, might
Thy state is the more gratious, for tis a vice to know him,
He hath much land and fertill: let a beast be Lord of beasts, and his
crib shall stand at the Kings messe, tis a chough, but as I say, spaci
ous in the possession of durt.
Sweet Lord, if your Lordshippe were at Leasure, I should
impart a thing to you from his Maiesty.
I will receiue it sir with all dilligence of spirrit, your bonnet
to his right vse, tis for the head.
I thanke your Lordship, it is very hot.
No beleeue me, tis very cold, the wind is Northerly,
It is indifferent cold my Lord indeed,
But yet me thinkes it is very soultry and hot, or my com
Exceedingly my Lord, it is very soultry, as t'were I cannot
tell how: my Lord his Maiesty bad me signifie to you, that a has layed
a great wager on your head,
I beseech you remember.
Nay good my Lord for my ease in good faith, sir here is newly
come to court
The Tragedy of Hamlet
deede to speake feelingly of him, he is the card or kalender of Gent
try: for you shall finde in him the continent of what part a Gentle
man would see.
Sir, his definement suffers no perdition in you, though I
know to devide him inuentorially, would dizzie th'arithmeticke of
memory, and yet but raw neith
in the verity of extolment, I take him to be a soule of great article,
and his infusion of such dearth and rarenesse,
of him, his semblable is his mirrour, and who els would trace him,
his vmbrage, nothing more.
Your Lordship speakes most infallibly of him.
The concernancy sir, why do wee wrap the Gentleman in
our more rawer breath?
Ist not possible to vnderstand in another tongue, you will
doo't sir really.
What imports the nomination of this Gentleman?
His purse is empty already, all's golden words are spent.
Of him sir.
I know you are not ignorant.
I would you did sir, yet in fayth if you did, it would not
much approoue me, well sir.
You are ignorant of what excellence
I dare not confesse that, least I should compare with him
in excellence, but to know a man well, were to know himselfe.
I meane sir for this weapon, but in the imputation layd on
him by them in his meed, hee's vnfellowed.
What's his weapon?
Rapiar and Dagger.
That's two of his weapons, but well.
The King sir hath wagerd with him six Barbary horses a
gainst the which he has impaund as I take it six french Rapiers and
Poynards, with their assignes, as girdle, hanger and so. Three of the
cariages in faith, are very deare to fancy, very responsiue to the hilts,
most dilicate carriages, and of very liberall conceit.
What call you the carriages?
I knew you must be edified by the margent ere you had
The carriage sir are the hangers.
The phrase would be more German to the matter if wee
could carry a Cannon by our sides, I would it might be hangers till
then, but on, six Barbary horses
signes, and three liberall conceited carriages, that's the French bet
against the Danish, why is this all you call it?
The King sir, hath laid sir, that in a dozen passes betweene
your selfe and him, hee shall not exceede you three hits, hee hath
layd on twelue for nine, and it would come to immediate tryall, if
your Lordshippe would vouchsafe the answere.
How if I answere no?
I meane my Lord the opposition of your person in tryall.
Sir I will walke heere in the hall, If it please his Maiesty, it
is the breathing time of day with mee, let the foyles be brought, the
Gentleman willinge, and the Kinge hold his purpose; I will winne
for him and I can, if not I will gaine nothing but my shame, and the
odde hits.
Shall I deliuer you so?
To this effect sir, after what florish your nature will.
I commend my duty to your Lordshippe.
Yours doo's well to commend it himselfe, there are no
tongues els for's turne.
This Lapwing runnes away with the shell on his head.
A did so sir with his dugge before a suckt it, thus has he and
many more of the same breede that I know the drossy age dotes on,
onely got the tune of the time, and out of an habit of incounter, a
kind of misty collection, which carryes them through and through
the most prophane and trennowned opinions, and doe but blowe
them to their tryall, the bubbles are out
My Lord, his Maiesty commended him to you by younge
hee sends to know if your pleasure hold to play with
you will take longer time?
I am constant to my purposes, they follow the Kings plea
sure, if his fitnes speakes, mine is ready: now or whensoeuer, pro
uided I be so able as now.
The King and Queene and all are comming downe.
In happy time.
The Queene desires you to vse some gentle entertainment
Shee well instructs me,
You will loose my Lord.
I doe not thinke so, since hee went into France, I haue bin
in continuall practise, I shall winne at the ods; thou would'st not
thinke how ill all's heere about my heart, but it is no matter.
Nay good my Lord.
It is but foolery, but it is such a kinde of game‐giuing, as
would perhaps trouble a woman.
If your mind dislike any thing, obay it. I will for
repaire hether and say you are not fit.
Not a whit we defie augury, there is speciall prouidence in
the fall of a Sparrowe, if it be, tis not to come, if it bee not to come,
it will be now, if it bee not now, yet it will come, the readines is all,
since no man of ought hee leaues, knowes what ist to leaue betimes,
let bee.
Bound by me at
Hampstead 1893.
T. J. Cobden‐Sanderson.
Hoe 1:2972‐3150.


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Real-life coaching experience? Proud dad of a seven-year-old boy and five-year-old girl. Coaching the East is very similar to being a dad – loud car rides, snacks, group text chats, snacks, trying to make sure they don't miss their tee time or school, snacks, ice cream as a reward, repeat…and did I mention snacks?
What's your favorite way to get pumped up for Wyndham Cup? Easy…watch Cody Proveaux's putt from the 2012 Wyndham Cup at Bay Hill. If that doesn't do it for you there's no hope for you!
Any weird superstitions? Never eat or drink anything the color blue. That's just a good rule to live by more than anything.
What's your captain's cart stocked with? Hopefully the snack aisle from the local grocery store!
Fist bump or high five? Fist bump
Bucket hat or flat bill? I enjoy both for their style and function
Who would win in a ping pong match, you or Jason Miller? Is anyone really proud of a Ping Pong prowess? (Editors note: so...Jason Miller)
This year's game plan in a hashtag? #GoEast305s
Katie Tahara
What are you most looking forward to? Interacting with the juniors on a whole new level. I've been a TD for five years now and we get to "hang out" with the juniors a little bit at regular tournaments, but being an Assistant Captain will let me get to know them even more. Excited for the memories and the laughs!
What personal attributes make you a great assistant captain? I'm a kind and caring person, but when it comes to competition, I'm ready to win.
Favorite motivational quote? Because this is hanging in the majority of our office cubes I'll go with the Michael Jordan quote… "I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."
Who would win in a golf match, you or Mark Oskarson? I mean, I think I could take him.
Go-to on-course hairdo? Half-up / Half-down
Any weird superstitions? Yes – hard to explain, but if I start out with a lot of clothing (because it's cold in the morning) and I am playing well, and then it starts to warm up… most normal people would shed the clothing. I'm the opposite. If I'm in the zone, I don't take jackets or rain pants off especially if I'm playing well. If I'm in the groove, keep it going and don't mess that up.
As tournament director of the PING Junior Solheim Cup, how does it feel to have boys on your team? I think it will be a good change. Guys bring in a whole new dynamic to team play and it should be a lot of fun!
Jason Miller
Real-life coaching experience? With five kids, I coach constantly – whether on a field or not. I will be coaching my oldest in the Georgia state All-Star baseball tournament in mid-July. I've coached five levels of baseball, basketball, softball and throw in golf and fishing.
What's your favorite way to get pumped up for Wyndham Cup? Watching the interview with Ben Crenshaw from the 1999 Ryder Cup. I attended that year and experienced that magical comeback on Sunday. Everyone on the grounds felt the momentum that day. I'll never forget standing left of 18 fairway and hearing the roar on 17 when Justin Leonard sank his putt.
Any weird superstitions? My first Wyndham Cup captaincy in 2008, I kept on a wig once our play turned around. I have continued to wear blue and white ribbons each year.
What's your captain's cart stocked with? Snacks, fruit, candy bars, blue sports drinks, water, bandages, ibuprofen, ball markers, tees, yardage books, golf balls, a golf towel and most importantly, safety pins.
Fist-bump or high five? Old school…high five
Bucket hat or flat bill? Bucket hat
Who would win in a ping pong match, you or Mark Oskarson? Me, no question.
This year's game plan in a hashtag? #oneteamonegoalonewest
Blair Thompson
What personal attributes make you a great assistant captain? First of all, I like to think I'm fun. I have fun in everything I do…I don't take myself or life too seriously. But with that being said, I'm also competitive, maybe too competitive and I always want to win. And finally I'm team player. Winning Wyndham Cup is not just about your golf game, but your whole team. I will do my absolute best to create that team unity that is so important and make all my decisions based on what's best for our team as a whole.
Favorite motivational quote? "At any given moment, you have the power to say: This is not how the story is going to end."
Who would win in a golf match, you or Jason Miller? Unfortunately, I have to be honest and say JMills. He secretly is a very good golfer. I think he gets more practice than me…
Go-to on-course hairdo? I'm a total hat girl. Sleep 'til the last second, throw on a Polo and a hat, and I'm out the door.
Any weird superstitions? I am EXTREMELY superstitious and one of my favorite sayings is, "It's only weird if it doesn't work." So while I don't have one superstition, whatever I'm doing while my team is doing well, I continue to do. For example, last fall I was listening to the first half of a Mizzou (my alma mater) football game in the car on the radio. We were winning at half time and I refused to watch the rest of the game on TV when I got home. I listened to it on the radio as I cleaned my apartment and did laundry. And yes, we won.
As a die-hard Cardinals fan, how does it feel to wear blue for a week? It will be weird not being in my natural Cardinal Red…but lucky for me the Cardinals incorporate quite a bit of blue/navy into their jerseys, logo, memorabilia. So it's not too much of a stretch or too uncomfortable. I guarantee you for the week July 7 – 10 I'll be bleeding BLUE!


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Dell's UltraSharp U2711 is one of the best performing monitors we've seen; but at $1,049, its price will be prohibitive to some buyers. However, the U2711 earns its high price with incredible performance, a plethora of connection options, and the monitor's piece de resistance, its 2,560×1,440-pixel resolution. Dell also fixes the static dithering issue that plagued the U2410's release. This is the monitor to buy if you have the money. Honestly, even if you don't have the budget, you should probably start pinching pennies because it is that good.
Design and features
The 27-inch Dell UltraSharp U2711 looks a lot like a larger version of the U2410 that Dell released a few weeks back–in fact, it's larger by 3 inches, at least for the screen. Like the U2410, the U2711 has a matte black chassis with a gray highlight running through the middle of the panel. The panel is 1.75 inches deep; however, the back of the display–which houses the backlight, connection options, and ventilation system–extends another 1.5 inches, bringing the full monitor depth to about 3.4 inches. The panel width measures 25.4 inches long and the surface of the screen itself is a slightly frosted and smooth matte. The bezel measures 0.8 inch long on all sides.
Its rectangular foot stand measures about 12.5 inches wide by 7.8 inches deep. When knocked from the sides, the U2711 wobbled more than the U2410 did. On the U2410, wobble was nearly nonexistent. With the screen height at its lowest, the distance from the bottom of the bezel to the desktop is 1.7 inches, and at its highest it's 5.1 inches. The panel swivels about 70 degrees left and right and tilts back about 25 degrees. The panel can be unscrewed from the stand and mounted (VESA-style) on the wall. Unfortunately, there is no portrait mode, unlike with the U2410.
Dell includes a plethora of video connection options for the U2711, all located on its back, including VGA, HDMI, DisplayPort, Component, Composite, and two DVI ports. S-Video is the only missing connection, originally included on the 2408WFP. Also included are two downstream USB ports, one upstream port, an audio out port, and a speaker port. Accessing these connections was fairly easy; we were only hampered by the lack of a pivot feature on the monitor. On the left side of the panel are two additional USB downstream ports and one card reader port compatible with xD-Picture cards, MultiMedia cards, Secure Digital cards, and Sony Memory Sticks.
The onscreen display follows Dell's label-free design seen in many recent Dell monitors. Five buttons line the lower right-hand corner of the bezel. Pressing any of the buttons brings up the OSD, which pops up parallel to the button array, and each option corresponds to one of the four buttons. Once a new menu comes up, the function of the buttons changes dynamically, as the top two buttons become the up-and-down arrow buttons used to navigate through the newly seen menu. Since any button labels for the OSD are actually on the screen (instead of on the bezel), calibrating the display in a dark room is easy.
The Dell U2410's OSD buttons have low sensitivity, making it necessary sometimes to push them harder than what we consider normal. The U2711 didn't have this problem, as the buttons were appropriately responsive.
Its OSD menu options include the standard brightness, contrast, and various color options. The presets are separated into two categories: Graphics and Video. There are six Graphics presets to choose from: Standard, Multimedia, Game, Warm, Cool, Adobe RGB, sRGB, and Custom. Its Video presets are: Movie, Game, and Nature. The presets don't change anything other than the red, green, and blue color balance; therefore, how well each setting works is subjective. There are options to adjust the hue, sharpness, and color saturation as well as additional options for setting the OSD to stay onscreen up to a minute (useful for anyone who will spend a good amount of time calibrating).
The Dell UltraSharp U2711's 16:9 aspect ratio has a 2,560×1,440-pixel native resolution. The 16:9 monitor trend currently sweeping the market has given many smaller monitors higher resolutions than they were capable of at 16:10 aspect ratio. A 22-inch model with a 16:9 aspect ratio now has a potential high-definition, native resolution of 1,920×1,080 (1080p) pixels as opposed to 1,680×1,050 pixels.
Manufacturer's specifications:
Resolution: 2,590×1,440 pixels
Pixel-response rate: 6ms
Contrast ratio: 1,000:1
Brightness: 400cd/m2
Connectivity: DVIx2, VGA, HDMI, DisplayPort, Component, Composite
HDCP compliant? Yes
Included video cables? DVI, VGA, DisplayPort
Backlight type: CCFL
Panel type: H-IPS
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
We tested the Dell UltraSharp U2711 with its DVI connection in the Standard (default) preset. The display posted a composite score of 98 on CNET Labs' DisplayMate-based performance tests–one of the highest scores we've yet seen. The U2711 scored well in all of our color and uniformity tests–it didn't have the color compressing issue that we saw with the U2410 or the slight pink screen tint.
The Dell UltraSharp U2711 achieved a brightness score of 333 candelas per square meter–less than the U2410's 434 cd/m2. While at first glance, this may seem like a disadvantage, but the U2410's higher brightness strained our eyes over prolonged use. With the U2711's lower base brightness, our eyes were spared such fatigue.
We looked at "Kill Bill Vol. 1" on DVD and several 1080p movie files from Microsoft's WMV HD Showcase. Movies on the Dell looked great thanks to the display's deep blacks and colors that look full and natural in the Movie preset.
Unreal Tournament 3 and World of Warcraft both looked great running at 2,560×1,440 pixels and showed no signs of ghosting or input lag. Compared with the U2410, the U2711 exhibited deeper and richer color in both games. Its color saturation is among the best we've seen–ranking as good as the HP LP3065's full and deep colors.
We also looked at some high-resolution photos with the U22711 and found that is produced natural and vibrant colors, proving that the two aren't mutually exclusive.
On the Dell U2410, when viewing dark gray in the SRGB and Adobe RGB presets, we noticed apparent static dithering. We didn't see this dithering at all on the U2711 in either RGB mode or in any of the other presets. This should come as a relief to consumers that viewed this flaw as a major sticking point on the U2410.
The optimal viewing angle for a monitor is usually directly in front, about a quarter of the screen's distance down from the top. At this angle, you're viewing the colors and gamma correction as they were intended. Most monitors are made to be viewed only at that angle. Depending on its panel type, monitor picture quality at nonoptimal angles varies. Dell used an H-IPS panel to make the U2711, which usually shows only minimal color shifts with angle changes. On the U2410, we noticed a faint white glow when viewing dark images at off angles and a dark shadow when viewing light images in the same way, about 120 degrees to the left or right and even less from above. The shift isn't as dramatic as with a TN panel, but it was slightly more dramatic than with the 2408WFP; however, its color didn't shift as much as the perceived brightness did.


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Wish you all a super scary, funny, magic Halloween night!
Monday, October 31, 2011
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Griffindor bear
I like so much this tiny bear pendant!
His mustard and red scarf reminds me of Griffindor colours, but I suppose he does not know he looks like an Hogwarts student.. : )
Hope you like him, and wish you all a lovely weekend!
Thursday, October 27, 2011
In a world of kittens..
..a puppy suddenly appears! :D
He's just a quarter of an inch long, and a bit scared, but I'm pretty sure all of my kittens will be kind to him! : )
Hope you like them all! : )
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Still raining here..
..and I like it so much!
October is one of my fav months, as it offers so many little pleasures, from roasted chestnuts to cinnamon pumpkin soup..yum yum! : )
Ps: the minis in these pics were custom orders, I had so much fun creating them. There's a boy version of my tiny elf girl, and some larger bunnies with a hole to use them as pendants. Hope you like them! : )
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Winter is coming..
As I already told you, I'm a George Martin enthusiast (even this tiny ice castle reminded me of Winterfell), so what a better theme for my minis than A song of Ice and Fire?
First of all, a small cameo featuring three Targaryen dragons, Drogon, Viserion and Rhaegal. Then a tiny grren and gold dragon figurine, and a miniature version of Daenerys, the silver queen ( this is a bit geek, ain't so? ^_^ )
Winter is coming indeed! : )
Ps: thank you so much for all of your lovely comment on my last post.. I have to admit that I am pretty shy about posting pics of myself, so it was great to feel your appreciation! Many thanks, my friends : )
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Falling leaves
A little experiment.. : )
About 1.5 inch large, this tiny brooch has been handcut from a bright mustard felt, then the two layers of the leaf have been carefully handsewn together, embroidered with red thread and decorated with a silk ribbon bow and a handmade polyclay bead.
.. oh, and this is my very first time as a model, too :D
Hope you like it! : )
.. oh, and this is my very first time as a model, too :D
Hope you like it! : )
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Wonderland is getting tinier and tinier
Since I sculpted my very first Cheshire Cat, I desired to create a teeny tiny version of him..
How does 3/8 of an inch sound to you? : )
And here is the result!
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
Woodland playset
A super quick post to show the whole new set I added to my tiny fairy doll (more pics here and here ).
You can spot a sweet caterpillar - it's her pet! -, a cute leaf carpet made of felt, with a tiny ladybug on it, and a miniature mushroom house, matching the doll's hat.
Hope you like her new friends! ^_^
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Of bunny and carrots
I baked a delicious morotskaka this weekend! It's a Swedish carrot cake, quite spicy (it has cardamom, ginger and cinnamon in it, along with almonds, nuts and cheese frosting). Yum!
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ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Nuclear waste issues will be addressed by two speakers Thursday evening (Jan. 31) in a program presented by the St. Bonaventure University Center for Nonviolence. The talks will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Walsh Science Center on campus.
In a presentation titled "The Nuclear Dilemma: No Good Place to Put the Waste," Dr. Ray Vaughan, an environmental scientist with the New York State Attorney General's Office, will address the question of what to do with the nation's nuclear waste.
Vaughan will discuss the accumulation of radioactive waste at sites across the country, including nearby West Valley, where the U.S. Department of Energy has for decades been overseeing the cleanup of a defunct radioactive waste reprocessing center.
Also presenting at the session will be Barbara Dyskant of Olean. Her talk, "Radioactive Forks, Watches, Toys and Zippers?" will address a controversial Department of Energy plan to release and mix radioactive metal into recycling and landfill operations.
Dyskant said the proposal calls for the release of some 14,000 metric tons of metal from radioactively contaminated weapons sites into the recycling stream; metals that could end up in consumer and industrial products such as silverware, pants zippers, watches and furniture frames.
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(PilotsFor911Truth) – Recently Pilots For 9/11 Truth have analyzed the speeds reported for the aircraft utilized on 9/11. Numerous aviation experts have voiced their concerns regarding the extremely excessive speeds reported above Maximum Operating for the 757 and 767, particularly, United and American Airlines 757/767 Captains who have actual flight time in all 4 aircraft reportedly used on 9/11. These experts state the speeds are impossible to achieve near sea level in thick air if the aircraft were a standard 757/767 as reported. Combined with the fact the airplane which was reported to strike the south tower of the World Trade Center was also producing high G Loading while turning and pulling out from a dive, the whole issue becomes incomprehensible to fathom a standard 767 can perform such maneuvers at such intense speeds exceeding Maximum Operating limits of the aircraft. Especially for those who research the topic thoroughly and have expertise in aviation.
Co-Founder of Pilots For 9/11 Truth Rob Balsamo recently interviewed a former NASA Flight Director in charge of flight control systems at the NASA Dryden Flight Research facility who is also speaking out after viewing the latest presentation by Pilots For 9/11 Truth – "9/11: World Trade Center Attack".
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The Effect of Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment on PTSD Symptoms. (PTSD)
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Last Update Posted : September 25, 2014
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Design: This is a pilot study to study the effect of nasal CPAP on the symptoms of PTSD in veterans.
Recruitment Methods:
Veterans with PTSD will be recruited from the Northport VAMC PTSD unit. The ACOS/Mental Health will refer patients that meet inclusion criteria and do not have an impaired decision making capacity. Subjects will be screened for decision-making capacity by their treating psychiatrist as part of their clinical assessment upon admission to the PTSD unit.
Study Methods
This will be a prospective, randomized, controlled interventional trial:
- Participants will undergo a routine clinical sleep study at the PTSD unit (using a portable polysomnographic recording unit). or undergo a routine clinical polysomnography to diagnose sleep disordered breathing
Participants who demonstrate SDB will be randomized into two groups based upon their body mass index
- Group A: BMI < 30 kg/m2
- Group B: BMI > 30 kg/m2 The reason for these two arms is to study the effect of nasal CPAP upon PTSD symptoms in veterans with a high prevalence of sleep apnea ( BMI above 30 kg/m2) and in veterans with predominantly snoring (BMI below 30 kg/m2).
Each group will then be randomized into two sub-groups regarding treatment.
- Treatment group receives an automated CPAP unit to use during sleep for 6 weeks in conjunction with their usual care in the PTSD unit (psychotherapy).
- Control group receives the usual care that is provided in the PTSD unit for 6 weeks (change in medications will exclude the subject from the study), if any participant in the control group would like to try nasal CPAP, then he will be crossed over to use an automated CPAP unit during sleep for his second 6 weeks in the PTSD unit together with usual care.
All participants will fill out the following questionnaires at baseline and after 6 weeks. (Those in the control group who have been crossed-over to nasal CPAP will also fill out a set of questionnaire at 12 weeks).
- PTSD checklist-military version (anxiety)
- MASQ anxious arousal subscale (anxiety)
- Insomnia Severity Index (insomnia)
- The alcohol craving questionnaire (with an alcohol history during the intake) The changes in patient's reported outcomes will be compared before and after CPAP treatment and psychotherapy alone
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|The Effect of Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (Nasal CPAP) Treatment on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptoms.
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- The Effect of nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (nasal CPAP) Treatment on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptoms. [ Time Frame: six weeks of nasal CPAP ]A comparison of the effectiveness of six weeks of nasal CPAP plus usual care to usual care alone at decreasing the symptoms of PTSD (anxiety, insomnia and alcohol craving) among veterans with PTSD and SDB
- The Effect of nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (nasal CPAP) Treatment on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptoms. [ Time Frame: 6 weeks of nasal CPAP ]A comparison of the change in symptoms to the change in the total of sleep stage shifts during sleep for all patients with PTSD and SDB participating in the study.
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A. Admitted to PTSD unit at NVAMC and will remain in the unit for at least 12 weeks after initiation of study participation.
B. Found to have SDB by polysomnography
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- Impaired Decision-Making Capacity, as determined by treating psychiatrist.
- No sleep disordered breathing found by polysomnography
- Unable/unwilling to use the nasal CPAP
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|PTSD unit at Northport VAMC
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Co-creation methods: Rationales for their selection, implementation and evaluation from a firm's perspective. WI 2013 - 11. Internationale Tagung Wirtschaftsinformatik, Doctoral Consortium.(2013).
Co-creation as they like it - Opening up the organizational curtain to innovation co-creation. British Academy of Management Conference (BAM) Doctoral colloquium.(2013).
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The Two IFC building provides indoor connection to the IFC mall with Airport Express Hong Kong MTR Station directly beneath. The IFC mall houses over 200 different luxury brands and restaurants. On its door step is the legendary Star Ferry, which plies the waters between Central and Tsim Sha Tsui. The Two IFC building was also used for filming in the 2008 Batman film. As one of the most iconic buildings in Asia, Two IFC makes a fantastic address to use as an Asian base for your business.
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Every year on Thanksgiving, after a few glasses of wine, my family and I like to discuss what we are most thankful for.
It's an important thing to consciously ask yourself because it allows you to reflect on your life. Even if you have been going through hard times, you can remember the ones around you that love you or that you are healthy and have a roof over your head.
Today I have a list of everything I'm thankful for, and boy is it a dozy!
- My health after a big scare with breast cancer 10 months ago.
- Our families new dog.
- That my youngest son graduated from 3rd grade.
- Our new addition to the house.
- That all of my family members are healthy and happy with their lives.
- My husbands new boat.
- The Saturday nights I get to spend with my oldest friends.
- The fun things I've learned taking art classes.
- My new job.
- My husbands promotion.
- That I learned calligraphy for our Christmas cards this year.
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Less than one second! With so little time to make a positive first impression on a visitor, this site could benefit from better overall design and layout. Can you help? http://www.BudgetOrlandoTravel.com
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BudgetOrlandoTravel.com markets affordable Orlando Florida vacation package options. The site is considering new designs and layouts and the most important elements are:
- Positive First Impression – present a clean, professional, familiar, travel/commerce website*
- Horizontal Offer Layout - enables consumers to quickly compare the offers above the fold
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IMPORTANT NOTE - that page currently only features two (2) offers stacked vertically. For the new design, please add a third offer (ok to just display the 2nd offer again) as we often must support a total of three (3) offers per page. Also, the new design should lay out the three offers horizontally on the page (versus the current vertical) for easier user comparison and to enable more content above the fold.
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- Nothing in the current graphical design is sacred
- Use the current site navigation elements: Home, Rooms, Packages, Theme Parks, Activities, Last Minute, and About Us
- Use the current intro copy found on the current Packages page
- Add a third package (just copy the 2nd and use it again as a place holder) as we often support three (3) offers per page
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Having turned down the Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) proposal to hold a national affairs conference, President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) has invited Premier Sean Chen (陳冲), Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平) and Examination Yuan President John Kuan (關中) to discuss plans to reform the nation's pension systems.
Ma wants these top officials to play a guiding role, but he might as well ask a ghost for a prescription, because if they had any idea about how to fix the problem, they would have done so long ago. Why would they wait until now?
The DPP, following a joint initiative by Chairman Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) and former chairperson Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文), strongly supports the idea of holding a national affairs conference to work out reforms to the pension annuity system. Instituting such reforms would be in keeping with generational justice.
However, Ma does not want to go down that path and would rather hand the issue over to his muddle-headed government team. Unfortunately, there is not much chance that they will come up with any meaningful reform.
Ma and his team have been in office for more than four years. In addition to raising the income replacement ratio for civil servants' pensions, which had been cut during the tenure of Ma's predecessor, former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁), the Ma administration has raised the salaries and benefits of select social groups. In contrast, the wages and salaries of people working in the private sector have not gone up at all — in fact, they have fallen.
Businesses have gone downhill and the stock market is chronically depressed. However, that has not stopped the savings of plenty of retired senior officials belonging to Ma's Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), and those of Ma and his wife, Chow Mei-ching (周美青), from growing continually as the years go by. Social conditions have become so miserable that it feels as though we have gone back to the bad old days when the KMT government under Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石) first took over Taiwan.
Besides, what can the Cabinet, the Legislative Yuan and the Examination Yuan teach anyone about efficiency? Everyone knows how inefficient they are.
The Cabinet cannot even work out what to do about the year-end bonuses given to retired civil servants, public-school teachers and military personnel, never mind figuring out reforms to the pension annuity system. Lawmakers and other people working for the Legislative Yuan have long been accustomed to enriching themselves through influence-peddling. The legislature is hardly fit to reform itself, never mind anything else.
Kuan served as a KMT party official for 12 years. Why should he be able to include that time in the calculation of his years of government service? How could Kuan have the nerve to say that he "only" gets an extra NT$20,000 a month by virtue of the preferential 18 percent interest payment that he and other state employees get on their pension funds. Besides Kuan, the Examination Yuan has a heap of officials who are paid high salaries and enjoy excellent benefits, although nobody is sure what they do. Surely the Examination Yuan is itself in need of reform.
Considering the state of the Cabinet, the legislature and the Examination Yuan, what results are likely to come from Ma's invitation to the premier, the legislative speaker and the Examination Yuan president to discuss pension reforms? Not a great deal, probably.
Teng Hon-yuan is an associate professor at Aletheia University.
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Those who protest the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki have to say what they would have done instead.
By Christopher Hitchens
Probably because it mainly provides the kind of short-term cinematic satisfaction that characterizes the Hellfire terminus, the flashy ending of al-Qaida's main media star has only led to the reopening of some pressing questions about the nature of the jihadi menace.
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Stainless Sales to Add Slitter Line, Bridge Crane
A 60-in. slitter, from Chicago Slitter, Itasca, IL, along with a traveling bridge crane are on their to stainless-steel service center Stainless Sales Corp., Chicago, IL, for installation later this year. The slitter features three slitting heads and will run a newly purchased shimless tooling system that the firm pledges will quicken setups, improve setup accuracy and produce tighter tolerances.
Also, Stainless Sales recently invested in a remote-controlled 20-ton overhead crane from T&M Equipment Co., Merrillville, IN, to increase its inventory-storage capabilities.
See also: Stainless Sales Corporation
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In this article, I will explain How
Extend the SQL Server Evaluation Period
When I tried to open SQL Server Management Studio evaluation edition, I got the below error message:
SQL Server Evaluation period has expired
Extend the SQL Server Evaluation Period Steps
Extend SQL Server Evaluation Period prerequisites list.
- First of all, you must change the SQL Server machine date to a specific date that the SQL server was working properly.
Note: After extending the SQL Server Evaluation Period, you will need to readjust the machine date to today again,
- Make sure that the Service Pack 1 has been installed before upgrading SQL Server 2012 evaluation edition to any licensed edition.
- If it was not installed, you should install it from SQL Server Service Pack 1.
- Open Registry,
- Go to Start Menu > Open Registry Editor.
- The register editor should be shown > Navigate to the following path
- Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\110\ConfigurationState
- Edit the REG_DWORD value of the Common Files.
- In value data, set it to 3.
Upgrade the SQL Server Edition to Extend the Trial Period
In this section, I will demonstrate how to upgrade your edition to extend the evaluation period by doing the following:
- Mount the same SQL Server installation media (ISO/CD) that was used to install SQL Server previously. (or an ISO image with the same SQL version)
- Go to installation file of your SQL Server Edition, Run Setup File.
- Select Maintenance section, and click Edition Upgrade
- In Setup Support Rules, click Next.
- Check "Enter the product key", Usually it is automatically filled for
- Developer edition; or
- Licensed ISO file is used.
- Accept the License Terms.
- Select the instance that you would like to upgrade.
- Make sure that the Edition Upgrade Rules have been verified, then click Next.
- Finally, Click "Upgrade".
- Once the upgrade is completed successfully, click Close.
- Open "SQL Server Configuration Manager".
- Restart the SQL Server Service.
- Open "SQL Server Management Studio" that should be now opening properly.
The SQL Server Trial Edition has extended successfully.
The Extended SQL Server evaluation period has expired again, How to extend it?
The above steps would extend the SQL Server trial period, but Is it possible to extend the extended SQL Server period again?
There is a workaround that should help you to extend the extended SQL trial period after it expired, Please check it at The extended SQL Server evaluation has expired again, How to extend it?
Applies To
- SQL Server 2012.


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Selling to the City and the County
General Information
The City/County Procurement Division is directed by Purchasing Manager Sue Ownby, CPPO, who is authorized by the City Council and Board of County Commissioners to buy or make commitments on both entities behalf. While the City is mandated by City Charter, as well as City Code and State Statutes, the County is mandated mostly by State Statutes. Although individual departments have their specific needs and criteria for purchases, all purchasing activities, including issuance of Purchase Orders, the written quote and sealed bid process are done by the City/County Purchasing Division.
Procurement is centralized at $10,000 for both the City and the County. Purchases over these amounts must be routed through the City/County Purchasing Division. The formal sealed bid limit for both entities is $50,000 at which notices are placed in the Yakima-Herald-Republic Legal Notice Section and on the City/County Purchasing web page. Specifications may be picked up, mailed, or downloaded off the web page (preferred). Sealed bids are opened and read publicly in the City Council Chambers, or another designated location. Bid tabs are available online.
If the purchase is for a Public Work and Improvement Project, both entities are subject to the current Revised Code of Washington Statutes (RCW's), Title 39. At the City, Purchasing handles only Limited Public Work under $35,000. Larger projects go through the City's Engineering Division at 509-575-6111. At Yakima County, all Public Works are handled by the Public Services Department at 509-574-2300.
Sales Representative Visits
While every effort is made to accommodate visits, it is strongly urged that you call to make an appointment to meet with either the Purchasing Manager or the Senior Buyer. https://www.yakimawa.gov/services/purchasing.
All deliveries shall be submitted FOB destination, ready for regular and safe operation, unless otherwise requested. Delivery location will be specified at time of order.
After a purchase order is issued to the contracted vendor, the using department will process the purchase order for payment within 30 days after:
- Receipt and acceptance of goods, and
- Receipt of properly completed invoice.
All City Invoices shall be mailed to:
City of Yakima
Accounts Payable
129 North Second Street
Yakima, WA 98901
All County Invoices shall be mailed to address given at time of order.
WMBE/DBE Goals
The City has an established WMBE (Women and Minority Business Enterprise) goal of 10% and a DBE (Disadvantaged Business Enterprise) goal of less than 1%. It is the City's policy to ensure that WMBE's and DBE's have an equal opportunity to receive and participate in City Contracts.


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The Stanley Cup Playoffs, like the NBA playoffs, drag on for what feels like an eternity-spanning April, May and June. If every day shakes out the way yesterday did, however, then it might be worth it. Four games were played and three went to overtime. Four series had the chance to go 2-0 and all four series are now tied 1-1. Three of the four wins were for the road team.
The Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins actually went to double-overtime before Nicklas Backstrom beat Tim Thomas less than three minutes in to the second overtime session.
With the goalie pulled in a frenzied final minute of regulation in Phoenix, Chicago finally scored with 5.5 seconds left. The final push, with about 30 seconds left on the clock, operated in slow motion. The puck, bodies, sticks—whatever—were flying all over and after what felt like at least 29 seconds, there was still 20 seconds to go. 14.5 seconds later, Patrick Sharp redirected a Brent Seabrook shot for the equalizer and, unlike Game 1, Chicago would go on to win in overtime.
St. Louis tied its series with the San Jose Sharks in yesterday's snoozer—a 3-0 affair. The game was not without its own moments, though. St. Louis weathered a goalie change due injury when a teammate barreled in to Jaroslav Halak, shots were bouncing of the posts left and right, and a brawl erupted after the final horn sounded. In all, the teams amassed 132 minutes in penalties, 88 of which were on 15 penalties at the end of the game.
The Rangers and Senators also went to overtime—barely. The Rangers had been in control of most of the game, one in which the referees tried to set a tone early by kicking out the Rangers Brandon Dubinsky and Ottawa's Matt Carkner with game misconducts, only to let the same one-sided "physicality" prevail all game (including a Carl Hagelin elbow to Daniel Alfredsson's head). Things settled down and Ottawa tied the game with less than five minutes to go in regulation. They would win it almost immediately in the extra period.
Yesterday had it all. A home team win to tie the series, with some fireworks at the end. A double overtime nail biter ending in a road victory and series equalizer. A crazy-intense slug fest, tied late and won in overtime by a team seeking justice for Game 1. And finally, an absolute thriller in the last seconds of regulation to force the day's third overtime game and level the fourth series of the day at 1-1.
Good luck, today.