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T.W. Fendley, Author Historical fantasy & science fiction: BRoP Interview #1 Cole Gibsen
Emily has Part II on her blog Realms of a Fantastical Mind
Sandra Ulbrich Almazan, Speculative Fiction Author has Part III
Tomorrow Terri Bruce will conclude with Part V
However, today she is a guest here at The Write Time where she talks about her current work. So we'll just sit down here in these two wing back chairs and chat a bit about what you've been up to.
Tell us about your new book and when it is out?KATANA is about a seventeen year old girl who, after surviving a mugging in the mall parking lot, finds herself possessed by the spirit of a 15th century samurai.
It debuts in stores March 8th, 2012.
(Here is the book blurb.)
Kill Bill meets Buffy in this supernatural samurai tale. Rileigh Martin would love to believe that adrenaline gave her the uncanny courage and strength to fend off three muggers. But it doesn't explain her dreams of fifteenth-century Japan, the incredible fighting skills she suddenly possesses, or the strange voice giving her battle tips and danger warnings. While worrying that she's going crazy (always a reputation ruiner), Rileigh gets a visit from Kim, a handsome martial arts instructor, who tells Rileigh she's harboring the spirit of a five-hundred-year-old samurai warrior. Relentlessly attacked by ninjas, Rileigh has no choice but to master the katana--a deadly Japanese sword that's also the key to her past. As the spirit grows stronger and her feelings for Kim intensify, Rileigh is torn between continuing as the girl she's always been and embracing the warrior inside her.
What was the hardest part of writing this book?
Finishing is always the hardest part for me when it comes to writing. I have a very loud, very obnoxious internal editor who likes to scream at me about how much I suck. Some days I can tune him out just fine and others…not so much.
What was your favorite chapter (or part) to write and why?The 15th century Japanese chapters where my favorite to write. I did a lot of research to make sure they were as authentic as possible.
Did you learn anything from writing this book and what was it?
As my debut book, I've learned so much about the publishing process. Everything from how slow the publishing industry works (my book sold in 2010 and will be published this year), to how to roll with the punches of a bad review (not always an easy thing.)
What are your current / future project(s)?
BREATHLESS, a young adult novel about killer mermaids, will be released March 27th through Crescent Moon Press. The sequel to KATANA will be released spring 2013.
(Another book blurb for you)
In a world where death is an ever-present shadow and motives are as dark as the bottom of the ocean, Edith must decide if her life is worth risking for a love that can't survive past the shore. Obituary-reading emo girl Edith Small is broken - the end result of forcing herself inside a mold that doesn't fit. All she wants is to conform to her strict sergeant stepfather's rules long enough to make it to graduation day. But a boat accident threatens to unravel the life Edith has worked so hard to keep. After waking up in a hospital with a lacerated shoulder, Edith fakes amnesia. Because admitting she received her injuries from a blue-haired girl who breathes underwater is all the reason Sir needs to send Edith on the first bus to military school. Safe at home, Edith struggles to put the nightmare behind her. But the mysterious creatures that live in the ocean aren't about to let her forget. After meeting Bastin - a strange boy with silver hair and black eyes - on a secluded dock, Edith learns about the war raging undersea to end human existence. A war that Edith, unwittingly, has become the key to winning.
Find out more about Cole and her books at: www.colegibsen.com
Where can your readers stalk you?Blog: http://colegibsen.blogspot.
Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/
Goodreads author page: http://www.goodreads.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Katana-
Other: www.ColeGibsen.com
Is your book in print, ebook or both?
When Cole Gibsen isn't writing books for young adults, she can be found rocking out with her band, sewing crazy costumes for the fun of it, picking off her nail polish, or drinking milk straight from the jug--provided no one is looking. She debuts in March with two young adult novels--KATANA on March 8 from Flux and BREATHLESS by March 27 from Crescent Moon Press.
Thank you for your time. You can read the final section of Cole's interview on Terri Bruce's blog.


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...or the question I have been asking myself a lot lately: "Why not both?"
When I look at what I do and what I like, I guess I am a very lucky person. My job just so happens to be one where my performance is evaluated based on what I do, not what I look like. In contrast to many office or client based jobs, I don't have to wear a "suit and tie" to be taken seriously.
Nobody cares about my tattoos.
Nobody cares about my hair color.
Nobody cares about my clothes.
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Energywatch received 40,000 complaints last year, including gripes about firms failing to deliver bills for months and sometimes years.
The watchdog has asked regulator Ofgem to investigate the issue, in what is the first energy "super complaint".
The Energy Retail Association (Era), representing suppliers, said it was surprised by the move.
Under the Enterprise Act 2002, consumer bodies, such as Energywatch, can use a super complaint to bring particular issues to the attention of regulators.
Ofgem confirmed it had received the complaint and said it would respond within 90 days.
As part of the process, Ofgem said it would also be inviting views from energy suppliers.
Reform 'resisted'
Energywatch said it had become increasingly fed up with "incompetence" over billing and said suppliers had consistently failed to address the issue.
It said customers were being sent bills which were not their own, or which were too high. Despite the mistakes, customers were being threatened with being cut off for not paying.
In one area, the consumer group said that more than a hundred pensioners on an estate went unbilled for at least six months.
"Billing is the single biggest problem consumers have with energy suppliers," said Energywatch's chief executive Allan Asher.
"Industry has consistently resisted any reform which is why we hope Ofgem will force through a radical overhaul of the billing process."
But Era said complaints were low and had fallen. It said complaints to Energywatch about billing over the last year had fallen by 17%.
"It is baffling that Energywatch has chosen to lodge a super complaint... especially since last month we announced a programme of industry-wide work to tackle billing issues," said Duncan Sedgwick, chief executive of Era.


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Greg Bryda is an art historian. He is writing his dissertation at Yale on late Gothic art in southern Germany. Inventing an app for art historians fits squarely with his professional background. Before Yale, he was an Associate Vice President at Citi's Private Bank, having studied economics at Penn's Wharton School in addition to art history at Penn's College of Arts and Sciences.
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There are probably wild plants growing in your own backyard—or at least in a nearby public park—just waiting to become a free, tasty meal. Watch this video to make sure they're actually edible. Survive in the wild with these plant identification tips.
You will need:
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Warning: Ingesting unknown vegetation is always dangerous. If you have any doubt about something, don't eat it. Into The Wild's Christopher McCandless may have died from eating inedible wild plants.


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Creative Prompt for Kids - Start with a Cardboard Tube
Some of the prompts I've come up with have led children to create in paint, in fabric, by cooking, by sculpting, through choreography and photography. I brainstorm a couple of ideas, but then it's up to kids to brainstorm more, and choose one they like. They might start with a cardboard creation, then go on to compose a piece of music about it, or invent a character for a play they plan to write. Below today's post, you'll also find an embedded List of all my prompts to date.
Today's prompt is a cardboard tube. You can find them inside packages of paper, but you can also make your own by rolling thin card. Shops that sell material may even have very large card tubes they no longer need or you may find tubes via a recycling centre.
* What sorts of things can you do with a cardboard tube? What does it make you think of? Play a mime game with your friends where each person has a turn to use the cardboard tube to BE something. It could be a comb for a giant, a microphone, or an umbrella.
* What kind of noise can you make with a cardboard tube? What could you do to a tube to make it sound different again?
* What could you add to a cardboard tube to make it become a monster, a pirate or a fairy?
* Use a cardboard tube to represent a famous character from history or your favourite book or movie character.
* Invent a cardboard tube family. Give them names, facial features, clothes, head gear and anything else you think they need.
* How could you build a structure from cardboard tubes? What would make it strong?
* Can you make a maze with cardboard tubes? Try to run a marble through your maze.
* Set up two cardboard tubes as racing tunnels for two toy cars. Experiment with cars and angles to work out how to have the fastest car.
* Look at the shape of a cardboard tube and figure out how to use it to make something useful. Can you also decorate it to make it attractive as well?
* Can you combine cardboard tubes with cardboard boxes and other materials to make a fort or a cubby house?
* If you have a small cardboard tube, you can use it as the neck of a puppet and make a head with a piece of material filled with scrap paper or cotton wool. Think what you could use to make your head secure and how to add features to it like a nose, hair, eyes etc.
Here are lots of hints on how to work with cardboard in case you need some inspiration.
I'll be adding this new prompt to my list, Creative Prompts for Kids, on Listly. That list is embedded below.
Creative Prompts for Kids
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Mahmoud Abbas Sponsors Event to Celebrate Terrorist's Brithday
Mahmoud Abbas, chairman of the Palestinian Authority, sponsored an event organized to celebrate the 50th birthday of Dalal al-Maghribi, a female terrorist who participated in the terrorist attack on a bus on the Coastal Road in 1978.2 The ceremony was attended by senior members of the Palestinian Authority, and there was a parade of children. A giant poster bore a picture of Dalal al-Maghribi and the inscription, "With the sponsorship of his Excellency President Mahmoud Abbas." Fatah and the Palestinian Authority have made the terrorist a role model in the same way Hamas makes its shaheed operatives killed in terrorist attacks against Israel into role models. She has been commemorated many times by the Palestinian Authority, and has had schools, computer centers, summer camps, sports tournaments and a square in Ramallah named after her.
Children on parade at the birthday celebration
(Photo courtesy of Palestinian Media Watch).


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Alas, poor Legolas. All he wanted was to be a happy couple with
Freckles Tauriel. But nope, "brother she's never had." Truly awful.
The Brotherhood Workshop, responsible for the excellent LEGO version of The Hobbit's trailer, this time went more a more focused short about Legolas' love life... or lack thereof. To be fair, he could always hook up with Gimli. Bet that's been done to death by the fanfic crowd.
Legolas Gets Friendzoned [BrotherhoodWorkshop@YouTube]
Questions? Comments? Contact the author of this post at andras-AT-kotaku-DOT-com.


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STANFORD, Calif. – Sacramento State's six-game win streak came to an end Friday afternoon as the Hornets fell, 11-0, to the Stanford Cardinal in the first game of the Div. I NCAA Stanford Regional.
The region's No. 1 seed and the No. 11 team in the tournament, No. 4 Stanford (42-11) advances to face the winner of tonight's game between second-seeded UC Santa Barbara and three-seed Fresno State. Sacramento State, the four seed, will face the loser of Friday night's game tomorrow at 1 p.m. PT.
The Hornets kept the Cardinal offense at bay for three innings, dancing around some early danger and allowing just one run on a sacrifice fly in the third. After a Sacramento State error and a misplay in the the bottom of the fourth, Stanford opened things up with a four-run inning.
"They have some big time power and can absolutely be tough to pitch too, but I think we had chances," said head coach Reggie Christiansen after the game. "I think Scott nibbled a little bit, but even then, the first run we gave up, it was a wild pitch then a sac fly. It was the next inning, an error then they bunt and we don't make a play and suddenly it's 5-0."
On the mound, starter Scott Randall battled through 3.2 innings and was charged with five runs, though just two of them were earned. He threw 83 pitches (52 strikes).
Sophomore reliever Travis Martizia continued his impressive streak out of the bullpen on Friday, throwing 2.1 innings of one-run ball and striking out five in relief of Randall. Martizia threw 10.1 scoreless frames in the WAC Tournament last week.
"Travis came in and kept us in the game," added Christiansen. "He was outstanding last week in our tournament and he's a big part of why we're here. He's been a huge part of our bullpen all year long."
The Cardinal added runs in each of the sixth through eighth innings and hit four home runs. In total, Stanford scored its 11 runs on 13 hits and three walks.
With a runner on first in the top of the sixth, Keith Torres very nearly gave the Hornets their first runs of the game, smashing a 1-1 pitch to left field. Stanford's left fielder Kyle Stowers made a spectacular leaping grab, getting his glove up over the top of the wall and taking away a would-be two-run home run.
"I think that's the turning point in the game," said Christiansen. "We get a chance to get back in it and Stowers makes a big-time catch to rob a home run. If that ball goes out it's 5-2 and it's a different game."
Sacramento State put base runners on in six different innings, but was unable to bring any of them around to score. In total Friday afternoon, the Hornets went 0-for-14 with runners on base. They had just four total hits in the game.
The team had a chance to take an early lead when the Hornets put two runners on in the first inning. With two outs, Sacramento State was unable to come up with that timely two-out hit that seemed so prevalent in last week's WAC Tournament.
With the loss, Sacramento State will play next at 1 p.m. tomorrow, Saturday, June 1 against either UC Santa Barbara or Fresno State. The Gauchos and Bulldogs face off tonight at 7 p.m. at Sunken Diamond.
Saturday's elimination game will again stream online on ESPN3 and the Watch ESPN app. The game will also include an audio-only broadcast online at HornetSports.com/Radio.


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Mike Cameron drove in the winning run with a two-out, bases-loaded walk in the 14th inning Sunday, and the Florida Marlins benefited from an overturned ruling after a video review to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4.
Hunter Pence was ruled out on fan interference in the sixth inning after initially being awarded a double, and the ruling change may have cost the Phillies two runs. They played the game under protest.
The lead changed hands four times, and Florida came from behind for the second game in a row to take the series.
The Marlins had a hit in all but two innings, but they stranded a franchise-record 23 runners and went 3 for 19 with runners in scoring position. They loaded the bases against David Herndon (1-3) with one out in both the 12th and 13th inning but failed to score, then benefited from his wildness in the 14th.
Emilio Bonifacio led off the inning with a walk and advanced on a sacrifice. After Greg Dobbs was intentionally walked, Gaby Sanchez lined out. Logan Morrison also received an intentional walk - the fifth issued to the Marlins in the final four innings - before Cameron walked on a 3-1 pitch.
Herndon gave up three home runs in one inning when the Phillies blew a late lead Saturday.
The Phillies lost for only the seventh time in their past 29 games in Miami since September 2008. It was their final game at the stadium that has been the Marlins' home since their first game in 1993. Florida moves into a new ballpark next year.
Phils ace Roy Halladay went six innings and allowed nine hits and three runs. He gave up an unearned run when he committed his first error this season by dropping a throw covering first.
Florida's Anibal Sanchez also went six innings and allowed two runs, both unearned because of an error on third baseman Dobbs. Plagued by poor run support, Sanchez has won only once in his past 15 starts.
Halladay was in line for his 18th victory when the Phils scored twice in the seventh to take a 4-3 lead. Shane Victorino and Michael Martinez walked, and Ryan Howard hit a two-out, two-run single.
Florida pulled even in the bottom of the seventh on Gaby Sanchez's RBI groundout. Michael Schwimer walked three in the inning but struck out John Buck to end it.
Clay Hensley (3-6) pitched two perfect innings.
Philadelphia went 2 for 12 with runners in scoring position and stranded 11. Chase Utley went 0 for 7 and finished 4 for 33 on the Phillies' trip. Hunter Pence went 0 for 6.
The video review occurred with the score 2-all and a runner at first in the sixth. Pence was ruled out when a spectator wearing a Phillies jersey leaned over the outfield railing and tried to catch the ball with his Phillies cap. Marlins right fielder Bryan Petersen tried to make the catch, but his glove brushed the fan's cap, and the ball deflected to the warning track for an apparent double that put runners at first and third with none out.
Both managers complained. The Phils' Charlie Manuel wanted the play ruled a home run, and the Marlins' Jack McKeon wanted Pence called out. Following a video review, the umpires ruled Pence out. Manuel argued and was ejected. Raul Ibanez followed with a double, but the Phils didn't score in the inning.
The fan was Alex Dicandio, a college student in Tampa. His take on the ruling?
"It should have been a home run," he said.
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Although Hamilton's life had been filled with extraordinary successes, the year 1797 marked a turning point in his life. From this point on until his death, Hamilton's life was plagued with scandal and political frustrations. His first pitfall struck in 1797, when James Monroe, who would later become president but was at this time a prominent Congressman from Virginia, denounced Hamilton as an adulterer. Monroe accused Hamilton of having an affair in 1791 and 1792 with Maria Reynolds while Hamilton's own wife was away in Philadelphia with their children, and of trying to bribe Reynolds's husband into keeping the affair quiet. Hamilton did, in fact, bribe James Reynolds, but he argued that the money he paid came out of his own pocket, and not out of the government's purse. Monroe had earlier pledged to keep quiet about the affair, but chose for unknown reasons to break his pledge in 1797. Hamilton wrote a public statement admitting his involvement in the extramarital affair, but continued to deny that he had used government funds to pay the bribe. Historians have since determined that James Reynolds had actually encouraged his wife to seduce Hamilton so that the family could make Hamilton purchase their silence.
Hamilton's public humiliation, however, did not hamper him from working. In the late 1790s, a conflict between France and the United States seemed inevitable. French naval ships had attacked hundreds of American merchant ships in the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic, and in 1798, President John Adams asked George Washington to resume his post as commander of the U.S. military. Washington consented, on the condition that Hamilton be named as his second-in-command. Adams agreed, and Hamilton eagerly accepted the assignment. He had been a lieutenant-colonel in the Continental Army but now served as a major-general.
Hamilton's primary duties as Washington's executive officer were to organize the troops and prepare for war with France. He made numerous recommendations to Congress on how best to improve the military. The thought of leading his country to war as a great military commander excited him greatly. He was sadly disappointed when, in early 1799, President Adams sent a peace delegation to France that ended the undeclared hostilities between the two countries.
In December of 1799, General Washington died. Hamilton had always admired Washington as a general, father figure, and friend, and the news of Washington's death stunned Hamilton. Without an enemy to fight or general to follow, Hamilton resigned his commission and returned to his law office in New York City.
As a lawyer, Hamilton focused his attention on his wealthier clients, mostly because he needed to pay for his new house in Manhattan. By this time, Hamilton had two daughters and five sons, but maintained an active public life as well. He founded a Federalist newspaper called the New York Evening Post, and later defended the editor of this paper in a libel suit that helped validate American's First Amendment, which grants freedom of speech.
Nor was Hamilton out of touch with the political scene, although his involvement in national and state politics worked to his disadvantage and disappointment. As the election of 1800 drew nearer, Hamilton found against all three of the presidential candidates. He disliked both Adams and Thomas Jefferson from his earlier political career, but he was especially opposed to Aaron Burr, a former lawyer from New York. Hamilton encouraged Federalists throughout the country to abandon their candidate, John Adams, and vote for Charles Pinckney, who had once served Washington. Hamilton's efforts against Adams worked the the advantage of the other two candidates, and both Adams and Pinckney were easily defeated, leaving Jefferson and Burr with an identical number of votes. Under the Constitution at this time, one of these remaining candidates was bound to become President and the other Vice President, while both candidates from Hamilton's own party were eliminated from holding either office.


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I stood there waiting by the door. I would start to pace back and forth for a while.
I kept thinking "Why hasn't anyone called? Where are they?"
You see, just moments before, I was on my way home from picking up my daughter from school. We saw some police lights about a mile down from our community entrance. The minute I saw them I felt sick.
I rushed to the house, opened the garage door, and pulled in. I jumped out of the car and ran into the house calling his name.
No answer.
My 7-year old walks in behind me and says "I wonder where Daddy went. I hope he's okay."
I ran back to the garage and noticed his motorcycle was gone. I felt even more sick. I left her with her older sister and told her I had to check on something real quick.
I got back in my car and drove as close as I could get to the police lights. My heart started beating so fast I thought it would explode. I saw an officer directing traffic and I pleaded with him "Can you tell me if that is a motorcycle accident?"
He looked at me with hesitation and we both knew why I was there.
I sat in my car waiting for them to tell what color the bike was. If the rider was OK. If they could identify the rider. If they could give me any information. Everything was moving so slow. Time seemed to stop. I called my Dad because I knew I shouldn't be alone and someone needed to be with the kids.
Dad was there before I knew it and we waited. After what seemed like forever (only 30 minutes in real time) the officer told him to take me home.
That is where I am at right now. Waiting to hear about my husband. Dad drove back to see if they would tell him anything. I'm just waiting.
Next thing I know, Mom and Dad, my brother-in-law and his girlfriend, and my best friend are all pulling up to my house. I take one look at my mom's face and fell to the ground.
At that very moment my heart shattered into a million tiny pieces and I am screaming at the top of lungs, without regard to the many sleeping neighbors. My oldest watching from her bedroom upstairs.
I can't breathe. My head is pounding. A million thoughts run through my mind.
We had had an argument just moments before I went to get the little one. He was mad at me and I was mad at him. I should've just shrugged it off. I should've told him to come with me. I should've given him a hug. I should've said "I love you." I should've told him how much I loved him even though we had that stupid little argument.
I should've. I could've. My fault. Why did I have to be so stubborn? Why can't I let things go? Why? Why him? What did I do so wrong? What about the kids? How am I going to do this by myself?
As I write this, it's only been a few months since he has passed away.
I'm not by myself. I have two beautiful girls who depend on me everyday. We give each other strength. I am totally amazed at how strong they have been throughout everything. They get that from their Daddy.
Sure we have all had our meltdowns. Me more than them, but I think because they know I am still here for them.
Everyday has been struggle. I think "Oh, he would've loved that" or "That's something he would say" or "Where are you when I need you?" after toting kids to softball, t-ball, scouts, school programs, and doctors visits. It's exhausting being the only parent.
I also have a great support system: my parents, my in-laws, my BFF, my work family.
I don't know what I would have done without them and I know they will continue to help out whenever needed.
What does it really come down to? Every day I mark on the calendar how many days it's been since he passed away.
And every day I am one more day stronger. Sure it still hurts. I expect it will for a very long time, but just because it hurts doesn't mean I'm broken.
A special thanks to Angel Malone for sharing her story with us. If you're interested in contributing to Hello Grief, please email us at email@example.com


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In an interview, Bizarre reveals that Eminem served as his primary inspiration to get sober and talks about D12 and his own projects.
The last we heard from rapper, Bizarre, he was leaving D12 due to "creative differences," way back in 2012. Now the Detroit rapper reveals that D12 will forever be tied with him and they are currently working on new projects.
This is good news for the D12 fan who found Bizarre's often shocking and, frankly (forgive us), bizarre contributions to the groups tracks. While speaking to Peter Czymbor of WXBR, he said:
"D12 is always gonna be attached to my name. I'm a founding member of D12. It's not a game. It's something that's a life commitment. And we are definitely in the process of talking about a new album. Getting the guys all together…It's coming soon. It'll definitely be a new D12 album coming."
On his recent sobriety, Bizarre offered Eminem as a guiding light, saying, "Marshall is one-hundred percent sober. He really believes in it. Takes it very, very, very seriously. That's why I made that reference in the song, 'Marshall quit, why can't I/In two weeks I'mma give it a try.' I basically was saying he's my motivation. To see where he was at with it and for him to make a change with his life and do something different it's an inspiration towards me."
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Moose Activities
Probably no animal in Algonquin Park is as photographed as the Park's largest animal, the Moose. A fairly visible animal, the Moose stirs the curiosity of visitors and researchers alike. Over the years, many mysteries surrounding the Moose have been unraveled by research conducted in Algonquin.
To further investigate the many fascinating areas of Moose ecology and research by exploring one of the activities below.
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Adviser Services
Matthew McKinnon, Head of Business Development - Asia Pacific
- Matthew is responsible for intermediary and institutional business development for VanEck in Australia.
- Matthew has over 20 years experience in financial services with his most recent role being General Manager of Distribution for Equities at Perpetual.
- Previously Matthew worked at IOOF, Rothschild, Morgan Stanley International and Merrill Lynch in London.
- Matthew has a Bachelor of Business from Victoria University.
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- Nick is responsible for business development across the broker and financial planning channel in New South Wales and Queensland.
- Nick has over 15 years' experience across wealth and asset management at Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, Macquarie Bank and CMC Markets.
- Nick has a Bachelor of Arts (Joint honours) from the University of Wales, and a Diploma of Applied Finance. Nick is a member of AFA.
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Organizations are collecting and utilizing a massive amount of data. New research asks the question, "When is the right time to refresh that data?"
Creating insights from data is an important, and costly, issue for many companies. They spend time and effort collecting data, cleaning it, and using resources to find something meaningful from it. But what about after the insights have been generated? Do insights have a shelf life? If so, when should knowledge gleaned from old data be refreshed with new data?
In their new research paper, When is the Right Time to Refresh Knowledge Discovered from Data? Xiao Fang and Olivia R. Liu Sheng of the University of Utah, in collaboration with Paulo Goes of the University of Arizona, suggest that for real-world Knowledge Discovery in Databases (KDD) — applications like customer purchase patterns or public health surveillance — new data is imperative:
It could bring in new knowledge and invalidate part or even all of earlier discovered knowledge. As a result, knowledge discovered using KDD becomes obsolete over time. To support effective decision making, knowledge discovered using KDD needs to be kept current with its dynamic data source.
However, staying current with data sources is a fundamental challenge, rated as one of the top three management issues cited by knowledge management practitioners, according to the researchers:
A trivial solution is to run KDD whenever there is a change in data. However, such solution is neither practical, due to the high cost of running KDD, nor necessary, since it often results in no new knowledge discovered. On the other hand, running KDD too seldom could lead to significant obsoleteness for the knowledge in hand. Therefore, it is critical to determine when to run KDD so as to optimize the trade-off between the obsoleteness of knowledge and the cost of running KDD.
Their solution? Model an optimal knowledge refresh policy.
With research areas spanning machine learning and data mining (Fang), data mining and optimization techniques (Sheng), and modeling of complex production and information systems (Goes), the model developed by the researchers is — for those in management who don't have a PhD in information systems — hopelessly bound in mathematical equations.
So I asked the authors to explain in lay terms how their research — and model — can help managers decide when the right time is to refresh knowledge discovered from data.
"The model itself aims at deciding when to run KDD to refresh knowledge such that the combined cost of knowledge loss and running KDD is minimized," wrote Fang in an email.
He explained that knowledge loss refers to the phenomenon that knowledge discovered by a previous run of KDD becomes obsolete gradually, as new data are continuously added after the KDD run. Knowledge loss has impacts on several levels: if KDD is run too infrequently, for instance, customers may not respond to promotions that are based on obsolete customer purchase patterns; yet there is a personal cost of managing the KDD process, and there are computation costs of running KDD, regardless of whether it's run in-house or in the cloud, so running it frequently isn't the answer.
"We model the problem of deciding when to refresh knowledge as a Markov decision process and establish that it is always beneficial to run KDD such that the combined cost of knowledge loss and running KDD is the lowest when the amount of new data reaches a tipping point," says Fang. "Such a tipping point can be computed based on the arrival rate of new data, the frequency of decisions that utilize knowledge discovered from data, as well as the estimated costs of knowledge loss and running KDD."
Fang said that in using their solution, organizations can effectively decide when to refresh knowledge simply by monitoring the amount of new data accumulated against the computed tipping point.
"According to our empirical study in a major e-commerce company, our solution can reduce cost by at least 30%, compared to current industry practice of refreshing knowledge periodically (e.g., daily or weekly)," says Fang. "While many enterprises are deploying big data analytics, our solution will greatly sustain the value of these fast growing big data analytics applications."


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Wellington Shields Capital Management LLC Takes Position in Air Lease Corporation (AL)
Eqis Capital Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Sealed Air Corporation by 0.3% in the first quarter. Utah Retirement System holds 17,435 shares. Air Lease Corporation's dividend payout ratio is presently 8.70%. TRADEMARK VIOLATION WARNING: This piece of content was first reported by The Cerbat Gem and is the sole property of of The Cerbat Gem.
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U.S. warship sails close to China-held island in disputed seaThursday's freedom of navigation operation was the third of its kind carried out by the USA since President Donald Trump took office in January. " China holds indisputable sovereignty over Nansha Islands and surrounding waters", Beijing's defense ministry said.
'There Are No Mixed Messages' From Our Administration on North KoreaBut that's ridiculous. During a burgeoning worldwide crisis, White House officials can't just shrug off the sitting president's nuclear threats as if they were minor inconveniences. "Over the past couple days, President Trump has taken one of this world's gravest threats - nuclear conflict - and treated it in a way that is both reckless and needless", said Rep.
On Guam, The Mood Is Calm Despite Being In North Korea's CrosshairsThat base and a USA naval base are home to about 13,000 American military personnel. How anxious should we be about conflict breaking out, accidental or otherwise? South Korea's military said on Thursday North Korea's recent statements regarding striking the US territory of Guam are a challenge against Seoul and the US-South Korea alliance.
Amid Dokhlam standoff, Sushma Swaraj meets Bhutanese Foreign Minister Damcho DorjiThe Chinese Foreign Ministry reacted to a report where China had allegedly offered to move its troops back 100 meters, after India sought the pullback of Chinese troops by 250 metres. New Delhi has said both sides should withdraw their troops and begin talks to resolve the matter. In the first signs of thaw between India and China over the two-month-long standoff over Doklam region, senior Army officers of both sides are holding a meeting at Nathu La in Sikkim.
Amid SP walkout, BMC makes Vande Mataram must in schoolsThe proposal will now be sent to the Maharashtra government for a final decision. It proposes to make singing the national song compulsory in civic-run and aided schools twice a week. "We are not against Vande Mataram, but making it compulsory is undemocratic". "Therefore, I strongly felt that the BMC should consider this proposal".
Economic Survey Part II: Growth in tax revenue achieved by CentreThe survey called for a further drop in interest rates - now at 6 percent after a 25 basis points cut last week. On farm loan waivers of many state governments, the survey said that there are rising concerns that the waivers may disrupt finances of the said state government .
Mark Stoneman has great England opportunity ahead of Ashes, says Mike AthertonJennings made 127 runs in eight innings in the Investec series against South Africa, and was beset by... "Selectors would like of offer their congratulations to Mark Stoneman and Mason Crane who thoroughly deserve their opportunity in the squad ", said National Selector James Whitaker.
Botswanan Sprinter Isaac Makwala Runs Solo In World Athletics ChampionshipsThe 30-year-old was eventually granted an opportunity to reach the 200-meter semifinal on Wednesday - albeit under freakish circumstances. Despite missing Monday's heats, Makwala was given a reprieve to compete by himself in a 200-metres time-trial in a bid to reach the semi-finals.
DineEquity (NYSE:DIN) Given Daily News Sentiment Score of 0.12On August 8 Maxim Group left the company rating at "Buy" and lowered the price target from $94.00 to $55.00. On September 7 the company was rated "Overweight" according to a KeyBanc report which is up from the previous " rating. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 3,497 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $190,000 after buying an additional 3,348 shares during the period.
Police Officer Survives After Being Shot Multiple Times At Point-Blank RangeOrr was walking with his back to the officer and one hand holding a cellphone to his ear. "Stay with me, man", as he struggles to figure out how he can best help Smith, who goes to the ground outside his patrol auto. The footage was used in the trial against Orr and he was handed a 35-year prison sentence on Wednesday. Smith scrambles to the patrol vehicle to alert his dispatch.
House 'blown apart' by explosion in SunderlandSupt Steve Hartley, from Northumbria Police, said: "Thankfully she was OK and taken to a local hospital". She wrote: "There must be a God somewhere". Tracey Pounder, 51, said: "I heard an almighty bang". Local Lauren tweeted about the explosion this morning, saying: "Right so it's just sounded like a bomb has exploded in ryhope; house literally shook".


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The Bachelorette Still Scores 1.5 Mil Viewers Despite Daily Mail Ruining The Ending
An emotional finale which saw Sam Frost choose Sasha Mielczarek over Michael Turnbull won the night for Ten, and this was despite the Daily Mail allegedly posting photos of Frost and Mielczarek kissing mere hours before the finale.
While some social media users were unsurprisingly royally ticked off, OzTam's preliminary ratings still saw 1.52 million tune in in a five-city metro for the final decision on Thursday night.
Network Ten as well as understandably pissed off at the spoiler from the Daily Mail, with News Corp reporting this morning the network took out an injunction against the publishing company to have the article and subsequent photos pulled from the internet. However, the Daily Mail has said it will challenge the injunction.
Network Ten said in a statement: "Network Ten is looking at its options in seeking relief, including costs and a permanent injunction. As the matter is back before the court on Monday, we will not be making any further comment."
The hoard of people glued to the TV to see who Frost would pick (if they didn't already know) was enough to pull Ten over the line for the evening, winning the highest share overall at 27.9 per cent.
Nine was second with 25.5 per cent, followed closely by Seven at 25.1 per cent.
Yesterday, social media intelligence company Meltwater, pulled the numbers for B&T to have a squiz at who the audience wanted to win; Sasha Mielczarek or Michael Turnbull.
Tunrbull may have had more chatter about him in the social media sphere, however due to much media coverage about his apparent fib at being a professional soccer player, only 17 per cent of those conversations were positive.
He also had 36 per cent convos with a very high negative sentiment.
On the flip side, Mielczarek had 24 per cent positive sentiment in conversations, 27 per cent negative, and 49 per cent neutral.
Frost and Mielczarek are making the media rounds this morning, stopping by 2DayFM brekkie duo Dan & Maz – who will soon be replaced by Rove McManus – to share some of the love.
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Some of the Twitter reaction to Daily Mail spoiler.
'Dear Daily Mail: F*** you. Sincerely, Everyone' https://t.co/zHb3XkdWAa
— Sydney Confidential (@SydConfidential) October 22, 2015
ABANDON INTERNET: Daily Mail just leaked photos of The Bachelorette winner: https://t.co/TMfZsRfKC2 pic.twitter.com/nFrHXkZzC2
— PEDESTRIAN.TV (@pedestriandaily) October 22, 2015
— Gabrielle || 20 ✨ (@Gxbriellemxry) October 22, 2015
Don't watch the show (friend updates are enough) but boo to the Daily Mail for announcing who the Bachelorette chooses.
— Amy Remeikis (@AmyRemeikis) October 22, 2015


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Kampala — Government and other stakeholders must invest in both short and long-term initiatives if Uganda is to realise its potential in the coffee sub sector, the National Union of Coffee Agribusinesses and Farm Enterprises (Nucafe), has said.
Speaking at the handover of equipment worth Shs5.7b donated by the Agribusiness Initiative Trust (aBi) and the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation in Namanve, Mukono District, Mr Joseph Nkandu, the Nucafe executive director, said stakeholders must invest in the coffee sub-sector to realise sustainable income growth and crop continuity.
"We must work together and seek interventions where possible to create business [coffee production] continuity. We must all seek ways through which we can help to grow the coffee sub-sector into a sustainable business," he told farmers who had turned up for a stakeholders training.
Uganda, under the National Coffee Policy, is seeking to enhance coffee production, exporting at least 20 million bags by 2020 from the current 4.5 million bags.
Coffee remains one of the most important agricultural commodities and the major foreign exchange earner, contributing an annual average of 20 per cent of Uganda's total export revenue.
The equipment among which included two trucks, motorcycles, scale metres, laptop computers furniture and moisture metres will seek to enhance production and quality of speciality eco-friendly coffee as well as boosting incomes of more than 25,000 small scale coffee farmers.
The coffee subsector provides an income to at least 1.5 million households. The crop is mainly grown in central and parts of eastern Uganda.
Nucafe, according the Mr Nkandu is currently implementing a five-year activity plan that seeks to reach out to more than 50,000 farmers across coffee growing regions with the view of building capacity for farmers to effectively implement good agricultural practises and climate smart agriculture for resilience in coffee farming.


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A Planet Scarred And Scared
by Fran Withrow
Jane Alexander is multi-talented. You may know her as an actress, but you may not be aware that she has a gift for writing as well. "Wild Things, Wild Places" is her passionate book about traveling around the world as an advocate for conservation.
And travel she has. From Mexico to Nepal, and from Amazonia to Ecuador, Alexander has explored the world extensively, writing knowledgably about a wide variety of animals and their struggles to survive in an ever-changing world. She meets with scientists on the forefront of the conservation movement and shares their dedicated work with her readers.
Alexander also describes the work being done by various countries to combat poaching and the loss of wildlife habitat. Some countries face an incredibly uphill battle, and I am filled with admiration for their efforts. And while it may seem hopeless, it is not. Alexander cites the example of Chinese film star Li Bingbing, who has become one of Asia's leading advocates for Elephants, fighting illegal wildlife trade. It only takes one person.
But her true love is for the animals themselves. Her excitement upon seeing a rare Monal Pheasant in Bhutan is palpable. Throughout the book, Alexander capitalizes the names of animals as a way of "elevating their status." I found this to be a powerful means of according animals the respect they deserve, and I applaud her decision.
Alexander seamlessly blends her explorations with tales from her life, one rich in encounters with nature, explaining how a love for wildlife was instilled in her at an early age. Yet she is not maudlin about the changes has seen. In 1943 she visited Walden Pond, then a place rich with frogs, clear water and little fish "swimming between our legs." It's all developed now, but she can still see the beauty "in a shaft of light across pavement in the big city…. It is there for us, even in the ugliness we've inflicted." She reminds us that the earth is "scarred" as well as "sacred."
Alexander is a tireless advocate even with her own grandchildren. One charming tradition I love is her plan to take her grandchildren anywhere they want to go for their twelfth birthday. (Her granddaughters nixed Paris and Hawaii for Galapagos. How great is that?) What a lovely way to educate the next generation about the importance of preserving the richness of what we have on this planet.
We cannot save everything, she acknowledges. Some species that occupy very specific habitats may not survive. But we can help, with "thoughtful management," as "there is life everywhere, and life wants to thrive."
Alexander's book is positive in nature, filled with photos (though I wanted more, and of those, more in color). I sped through it, riveted, cheering for her and her critical work for our world. I was pleased to see that she ends with a list of her favorite organizations promoting conservation, as well as an extensive bibliography of books "about wild things and wild places." I will definitely be reading more.
"Wild Things, Wild Places: Adventurous Tales of Wildlife and Conservation on Planet Earth"
by Jane Alexander
352 pages
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group


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Safari Group (NZ) Ltd is pleased to present yet another unique property development, Lakeside Resort and Spa - Rotorua located in the beautiful surroundings of Lake Rotorua, with stunning views across the water to Mokoia Island. This development is clearly a piece of paradise in Rotorua, which annually boasts the third highest number of annual tourist visitors in New Zealand. The latest tourism forecasts indicate that the tourism sector in Rotorua is expected to increase with total visitor number to reach 3.332 million by 2013. Rotorua Airport is now operating as an international airport which now truly makes Rotorua accessible from anywhere in the world.
The opportunity consented is for a five star resort comprising 34 luxury villa residences. The resort will be complete with a full geothermal heated pool and health relaxation spa, complimented with a resort restaurant and conference and function centre, all on the picturesque Rotorua lakeside.
Understanding that life's true luxuries exist in natural beauty, space and tranquility, Lakefront Villas presents superbly appointed residences offering the highest level of quality, service and surroundings that only a few discerning investors will have the privilege of owning.
Safari Group's future five star development on the edge of Lake Rotorua has gained resource consent, so the construction design work is now underway. This property comprises 34 villas allowing 68 separate key luxury suites, with an on-site restaurant and conference centre available for business travellers, and luxury spa facilities available for the leisure traveller.
Safari Group is also proud to announce its partnership in securing a Resort franchise licence to flagship this property. Rotorua is one of New Zealand's premier central North Island tourist destinations and is renowned for Maori cultural, and geothermal attractions. This property will be released to the market in 2015 and construction will commence on site in late 2015.
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Teriyaki Chicken
Teriyaki is a cooking technique used in Japanese cuisine in which foods are broiled or grilled in a sweet soy sauce marinade (tare in Japanese). Teriyaki is served in most modern Japanese cuisines. Traditionally the meat is dipped in or brushed with sauce several times before and during cooking.
Traditional way: Homemade teriyaki sauce for chicken or red meat:
You need:
1 cup of sugar
1 cup of soy sauce
1/2 orange
2 jalapeno peppers - seeds removed
5 green spring onions - chopped
1/3 cup of ginger - peeled and chopped
You do: Put all the chopped or sliced ingredients into a food processor or a simple blender. Blend it until the souce is smooth, without chunks.
This recipe will make 3 cups of sauce which is enough to marinate about 1 kg of chicken or other king of meat.
Another way: Buy a bottle of teriyaki sauce in a supermarket, pour over the meat and marinate it for at least 3 hours. Grill it!!! Enjoy!!!
P.S. Sorry for the quality of the photo because I made it with my phone as my camera broke down. :D


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|Miguel Trevino Morales "40"
Link to the article http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jul/16/los-zetas-drug-cartel-boss-trevino-morales-capture/?page=all#pagebreak it is by Jerry Seper
Los Zetas' drug cartel boss, Trevino Morales, captured in Nuevo Laredo near border
The notoriously violent leader of the Mexico-based drug cartel known as Los Zetas, whose bloodletting and butchery had become its trademark, was captured Monday by Mexican marines near the border city of Nuevo Laredo, intercepted in a pickup truck containing more than $2 million in cash.
Miguel Trevino Morales, 40, was taken into custody in a pre-dawn raid along a dirt road when a marine helicopter halted the truck just outside the border city of Nuevo Laredo, which has long been the headquarters of Los Zetas.
Trevino Morales, also known as "Zeta 40," was arrested with two companions, a bodyguard and an accountant, and Mexican authorities seized eight weapons from the vehicle, according to Mexican government spokesman Eduardo Sanchez.
In a statement, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration congratulated the Mexican government on the Trevino Morales arrest, noting that the drug boss had been wanted for years.
"His ruthless leadership has now come to an end," the DEA said. "Thanks to the brave men and women of the Government of Mexico, Trevino Morales will now be held accountable for his alleged crimes."
The statement described Trevino Morales as of one of the "most significant Mexican cartel leaders to be apprehended in several years" and pledged to continue to support the Mexican government "as it forges ahead in disrupting and dismantling drug trafficking organizations."
Recent law enforcement intelligence bulletins said Los Zetas had expanded its operations into the U.S., recruiting American prison and street gangs, and non-Mexicans, for its drug trafficking operations in Mexico and the U.S.
An FBI intelligence bulletin noted that "multiple sources" reported the shift in Los Zetas recruiting. The cartel sought to maintain a highly disciplined and structured hierarchy by recruiting members with specialized training, such as former military and law enforcement officers.
Trevino Morales is fluent in Spanish and English, and had established what U.S. authorities described as criminal contacts on both sides of the border.
The expansion of Los Zetas operations across the southwestern border has long been a concern of U.S. authorities. Trained as an elite band of Mexican anti-drug commandos, Los Zetas evolved into mercenaries for the infamous Gulf Cartel, unleashing a wave of brutality in Mexico's drug wars.
Violence continues to be Los Zetas' trademark.
"See. Hear. Shut up, if you want to stay alive," read a note written in block letters on blood-splattered poster board after a December 2009 killing spree in the border town of Reynosa, Mexico, across the Rio Grande from McAllen, Texas.
Los Zetas has used beheadings and dismemberments to punish rivals or betrayers, establish turf, terrorize citizens against testifying and press political leaders to collaborate. Many of the gang's targets have been Mexican military and police personnel, but U.S. law enforcement authorities also have come under attack.
As early as 2008, the FBI warned U.S. authorities that Los Zetas was attempting to gain control of drug routes into America and had ordered its members to use violence against U.S. law enforcement officers to protect their operations.
Los Zetas also has pushed its way into legal and illegal businesses by killing, kidnapping or extorting those in control. According to U.S. law enforcement and intelligence reports, gang members use their massive supply of weapons and high-tech equipment to instill fear to take over businesses.
Seeking to grab a larger portion of the $25 billion cocaine, heroin and marijuana market in the United States, Los Zetas is estimated to have between 1,000 and 3,000 hard-core members and 10,000 loyalists across Mexico, Central America and the United States.
A 2009 indictment handed up in federal court in Washington said Trevino Morales was actively involved in managing the activities of the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas, including the coordination of cocaine and marijuana shipments into the U.S. and the receipt of bulk cash shipments into Mexico from the United States.


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Gaming website CVG has it on good authority that the Nintendo 3DS is going to launch in October this year.
The official launch announcement is expected at E3 giving Nintendo ample time to build up some market buzz before October rolls around.
The news has come as a bit of a surprise to a number of publishers who didn't expect the handheld to appear until March next year. Releasing in good time for the holiday season does allow Nintendo time to show us why we all need one under the tree, though.
There's no specifics on which territories the 3DS will launch in, so we have to assume it's a global release. In the U.S. Nintendo loves to launch products on a Sunday, so the October 10th seems likely because it is also a memorable date (10/10/10).
Will you be pre-ordering one?
Read more at CVG


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Liter of Light
Started: 2011, completed: 2012.
A Liter of Light Switzerland is a project which aims to provide an ecologically and economically sustainable source of light to underprivileged households that do not have access to electricity or simply cannot afford electricity. The source of light consists of a plastic bottle filled with a water & bleach solution which is embedded in the roofs of houses. The solar bottle harnesses the light from the sun, capturing and diffracting the light to all parts of the room. This source of light is not only environmentally friendly but also easy to install and requires only simple technology and accessible materials. The impact of installing these solar bulbs goes beyond providing light. It will lead to a better quality of life for the families, create new working opportunities and will reduce the carbon dioxide footprint.
The invention of the Solar Bottle Bulb was developed by students from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and has already been implemented in multiple countries. Our approach is to support existing Liter of Light organizations (e.g. in Columbia) and expand Liter of Light into new countries through partnering with local NGOs, eventually building up a global network together with independently existing Liter of Light organizations (e.g. Philippines).


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Working in radio has always been one of Fiona's Dreams. She's always had a Big Love for broadcasting. It's a career that's taken her anywhere and Everywhere, making documentaries and meeting people.
Producing a daily talk show means her motto is 'Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow' and she's always on the look out for a good story.
As a radio producer, she's always looking for the facts, and you won't find her dealing in Rumours or Second Hand News.
Fiona McGarry – a fan of Fleetwood Mac
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|Propranolol increases the complexity of heart rate fluctuations--a mode of antiarrhythmic action?
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|PMID: 15726879 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|OBJECTIVE: To study the beta-blocking effect of propranolol on heart rate and arterial blood pressure fluctuations in healthy subjects using linear methods and a set of nonlinear models. METHODS: In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, healthy young adults received a 40 mg oral dose of propranolol (n = 12) or placebo (n = 12). The effects of propranolol and placebo were assessed using time series of the RR interval (RRI) and systolic arterial blood pressure (SAP) obtained from continuous ECG and blood pressure signal recordings. Heart rate and systolic arterial blood pressure fluctuations were analyzed using nonlinear and linear methods of time series statistics. RESULTS: Propranolol significantly increased the complexity of heart rate fluctuations in terms of symbol dynamic (SymDyn) entropy and symbol dynamic percentage of forbidden words. Propranolol augmented cross entropy between RRI and SAP and increased fractal dimension of RRI. beta-blockade also affected linear measures of RRI fluctuations by increasing parasympathetic, respiration-related high-frequency (HF) variability and arterial baroreflex-related low-frequency (LF) variability. Propranolol administration, however, had no effect on the complexity of SAP fluctuations assessed using nonlinear time series statistics. CONCLUSIONS: beta-blockade by propranolol has a differential effect on RRI and SAP fluctuations in healthy subjects. Propranolol increases the complexity of RRI fluctuations. The effect is associated with the cardiac vagotonic drug action of propranolol. SAP fluctuations are almost unchanged. The increased complexity of RRI fluctuations may be a beneficial feature of beta-blockade, since many cardiovascular diseases decrease the complexity of RRI time series by dampening cardiovascular reflex actions.
|A Lepoluoto; J Nino; K Tahvanainen; R Ylitalo; T Kuusela; M Kähönen; T Kaila
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|Title: International journal of clinical pharmacology and therapeutics Volume: 43 ISSN: 0946-1965 ISO Abbreviation: Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther Publication Date: 2005 Feb
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Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / administration & dosage, pharmacology*
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Heart Rate / drug effects*
Propranolol / administration & dosage, pharmacology*
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In an extract from a GMC book, David Springett explains how to turn perfect spheres
An accurately turned sphere is the basis of many of the projects in my book. Thinking about turning spheres is far more worrying than actually making them, so let's begin. There are two methods described in my book; this one uses a sphere-turning jig.
Making a sphere-turning jigThis basic sphere-turning jig can be made in an ordinary workshop using simple tools and readily available materials.
The simple version shown here will function very well, but once you understand its principles you may see ways to adapt it in order to fit different lathes and produce larger or smaller spheres. It could be made in a more sophisticated manner with more refined materials; the choice is yours. As you can see from the various photographs of this jig, the rotating arm which holds the cutting tool sits upon a wooden 'saddle' fitted over the lathe bed. This saddle is screwed firmly to the bench to which the lathe itself is fixed.
Build the wooden saddle first. Its construction and size depend upon the lathe you have. It must provide a flat, firm and stable base which is parallel to the lathe bed and perfectly level. You must make provision to screw or fix the saddle in some manner to the bench upon which the lathe sits.
The height of the saddle top depends upon the size of the sphere you will be turning. I suggest that for a 62mm diameter sphere, the top of the saddle should be about 80mm (3 1/8in) from the centre of revolution.
The rotating armThe rotating arm is laminated from two pieces of 12mm (1/2in) thick MDF and a central layer of 6mm (1/4in) thick hardwood.
Accurately measure the distance from the top surface of the saddle to the centre height of the lathe; call this height X (step 2).
Take the 12mm (1/2in) MDF and mark out the two pieces as shown in steps 3 and 4. The top and base lines are parallel; the height will be X + 6mm (1/4in).
Take the 6mm (1/4in) thick piece of wood and mark it out as in step 4. The top and base lines are parallel, and the height will be X 3mm (1/8in). All pieces for the swinging arm are shown in steps 5 and 6.
Carefully glue the three parts together, sandwiching the hardwood piece in the middle so that the base edges all line up perfectly. Make sure that the channel formed in the top of the swinging arm is free of glue. Before the glue sets, test the tool bit in the channel and adjust the fit if necessary. Step 7 shows the parts glued together, with the cutting tool in place to check that the fit is exact. Make sure that the top edge of the 6mm (1/4in) central layer is parallel to the base; the tool sits upon it and must not slope up or down. When the glue has dried, remove the cramps, bandsaw the arm to its final shape and clean up (step 8).
To mark the position for the point of rotation on the swinging arm, measure 20mm (3/4in) from the front of the piece (step 9) and mark the exact centre of its width (which will fall on the centre of the 6mm (1/4in) thick middle part of the laminate). Using a 20mm (3/4in) drill bit, drill vertically through this marked centre.
The cap and plugFor the cap which secures the tool in position, cut a piece of 12mm (1/2in) thick MDF, 30 x 40mm. Pencil in the diagonals on the top to locate the centre (step 10). Take a 6mm (1/4in) nut and bolt, 40mm (19/16in) long, and drill a hole at the marked centre to accept the nut so that it sits flush with the surface. Then drill the rest of the way through the marked centre using a 6 mm (1/4in) bit. Clean up, and glue the nut into the hollow using epoxy resin. Make sure that the hole through the nut and the MDF remains open.
Turn four wood 'rivets', 6mm (1/4in) in diameter with a 9mm (3/8in) cap. These should be 33mm (15/16in) long. The rivets will be glued in place to hold the top securely; screws will not hold sufficiently well in MDF. Mark the rivet positions on the cap as shown in step 10. Drill through the marked centres using a 6mm (1/4in) drill.
Hold the cap on the top of the rotating arm with the inset nut facing down and, using one of the drilled holes as a guide, drill through into the top of the rotating arm. Push one of the wooden rivets partially into the hole before drilling the next hole and inserting a second rivet. Repeat this process at the third and fourth holes (step 11). Try the tool bit in place and gently lock it down using the bolt through the centre hole. Adjust to make sure firm contact is made with the tool.
When satisfied, remove the bolt and carefully glue the rivets in place, making sure there is good glue contact between the rivets and the holes in the top of the rotating arm. Make sure that the channel in which the tool sits is cleared of any squeezed-out glue. Leave to dry. Turn a plug to fit the hole in the rotating arm, as shown in step 14. This plug must fit the hole precisely without any play. It should be a fraction longer than the depth of the hole, so that when it is locked down the surrounding arm is still free to rotate. Apply candle wax to this plug to act as a lubricant.
Set the saddle on the lathe. Place the centre in the headstock and, placing a try square on top of the saddle with its blade held upright, mark vertically down from that point to the top of the saddle.
Place a centre in the tailstock and repeat the procedure. Join the two points with a pencil line. Mark a position halfway along that line, and drill a hole through to accept the coach bolt. When the coach bolt is first tightened, the square section beneath the curved cap is drawn into the wood, locking the bolt in place.
FinishingFinally, clean up the whole jig and polish. Step 12 shows all the parts of the jig.
Once the jig is assembled, the tool has to be ground so that the cutting edge is precisely at lathe-centre height; grind the tool as illustrated in step 13.
The blank is turned, between centres, to exact diameter and width, with the centre line of the blank located exactly above the centre of rotation of the jig.
When using the sphere-turning jig, apply light pressure on top of the rotating arm to prevent bounce and chatter.
Turning a sphereTurn the block between centres as shown in steps 15 and 16, to produce a cylinder of 62mm diameter with spigots at either end and a marked centre line. Switch off the lathe.
Set up the jig so that the top of the tool is exactly at lathe-centre height, and both the front middle tip of the tool and the pivot point of the jig are exactly in line with the centre line around the blank (step 17).
Swing the jig to the right and move the tool forward so that it just touches the corner of the block. Check the left side in the same way, then lock it down firmly. Bring the jig back to the central position and switch on the lathe.
Applying slight pressure to the top of the jig, slowly swing it to the right, cutting a small amount from the corner of the block (step 18). Repeat this procedure on the left, then return to the centre. Turn off the lathe, and adjust the tool so that it will cut a fraction deeper on the next pass.
Repeat the cutting process as many times as necessary, swinging right, then left and back to centre, always turning off the lathe before readjusting the tool for the next cut (step 19). Each cut should be reasonably light.
The final cut is made so close to the drawn centre line that it almost touches it. Do not cut any wood from the centre line (step 20).
Once the final cut has been made, turn off the lathe, remove the jig and sand up the part-turned sphere. Cut short the stubs at either end, leaving 6mm (1/4in). Now set the part-turned sphere aside.
Mount the second piece of wood, 90mm diameter by 56mm thick, on a faceplate and turn it to a finished size of 85mm diameter by 50mm (2in) thick. Turn a hole 35mm in diameter and 18mm deep into the centre of the face. Chamfer the edges of the hole with a good 45 degree cut. Turn away the outer edge, sloping back towards the faceplate, but do not disturb the turned chamfer, which will support the part-turned sphere.
Take the third piece, 33mm diameter by 20mm thick, and turn it to 30mm diameter by about 18mm thick, with a central hollow at one end into which the revolving centre will fit, and a curved hollow at the other, to match the curvature of the sphere.
With the faceplate still mounted at the headstock and a revolving centre fitted into the tailstock, place the part-turned sphere into the chamfered hollow on the faceplate (step 21). A little adhesive putty spread inside the small turned cup will help it seat firmly against the sphere. The small turned cup, supported by the revolving centre, is then brought up against the other side of the part-turned sphere. Ideally the two small stubs should be at 90° to the axis of rotation; at any event they must be positioned in the central exposed portion between the two supports, so there is plenty of access for them to be turned away. Bring the toolrest across and rotate the work by hand to make sure that nothing catches. When the lathe is switched on, the two stubs will show as 'ghost' images, while the spherical surface will appear solid (step 22). Cautiously bring the gouge into contact with the 'ghost'and turn it away, leaving the outer surface of the sphere untouched. If the sphere has not been turned true, there will be a ghosting of the untrue area, which can then be turned away, producing a truly spherical shape. This completes the first method.
Complete as before, by holding the sphere between the faceplate hollow and the tailstock cup, turning away the ghost images of the stubs until a true sphere remains (step 23).


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