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Charlie and The Lineup Factory
After the front office added two new everyday players, Phillies manager Charlie Manuel takes a stab at the lineup.
The last time Charlie Manuel addressed the Phillies beat scribes, we were all in Nashville having lunch and the front office hadn't done a thing to improve the roster.
But just before Manuel and Co. boarded a plane bound for Philly on Thursday, Manuel knew there was a very good chance he had two new pieces for his starting lineup. The Phils traded for center fielder Ben Revere and were awaiting word for Michael Young to accept the third base job.
On Monday, with most of his starting nine accounted for, Manuel tried to take a stab at his 2013 batting order.
"You know, when I think about it, Michael Young, I can hit him quite a few places," Manuel began. "And in the year, two years, Ben has mostly hit second. But, you know what. I can sit here and go over lineups all I want to, but when it really gets down to it, who we have on the corners and in the outfield, that's what is going to dictate where our lineup falls. You can say whatever you want to, but if you're going to have production, as far as RBI and runs scored..."
Like you, Manuel is waiting for the next move. And if history is any indication, there will be another move.
The Phils aren't going to run the foursome of Domonic Brown, Darin Ruf, Laynce Nix and John Mayberry Jr. into the final two spots in their outfield. After trying to fill one corner outfield spot with question marks in each of the last two seasons, there is no chance they go into 2013 with two question marks in the corners.
In 2011, the Phils hoped to replace departed free agent Jayson Werth with Domonic Brown. But Brown got hurt early in spring training, Ben Francisco struggled and the team eventually traded for Hunter Pence.
In 2012, the Phils hoped to replace departed free agent Raul Ibanez with John Mayberry Jr., who finished the previous season on a tear. But Mayberry never took hold of the job when the season began and was out-played by Juan Pierre, a limited veteran who played above the minor league contract he signed last winter.
The Phils could platoon one of those two spots in 2012 - say, Brown and Ruf in left. But they know they need a proven bat in the other spot, and after going cheap in center, they have money to spend, too.
Among the outfield bats still on the free agent market: Josh Hamilton, Nich Swisher and Cody Ross.
Since Charlie won't entertain a lineup until all of the pieces are in place, here's one man's guess. (I'm sticking Carlos Ruiz in there since he will be back as the team's regular catcher following a 25-game suspension).
1. Jimmy Rollins, SS
2. Michael Young, 3B
3. Chase Utley, 2B
4. Ryan Howard, 1B
5. Carlos Ruiz, C
6. Free Agent, RF
7. Darin Ruf/Domonic Brown, LF
8. Ben Revere, CF
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LAS VEGAS — If you've always wanted a fork that spies on your eating habits, you're in luck: A company has developed a utensil that records when you lift it to the mouth.
The electronic fork is one of the gadgets getting attention this week at the International CES in Las Vegas, an annual showcase of the latest TVs, computers and other consumer-electronic devices.
WHAT IT IS: The HAPIfork is a fork with a fat handle containing electronics and a battery. It's made by HapiIabs, which is based in the land of slow, languorous meals — France.
HOW IT WORKS: The fork contains a motion sensor, so it can figure out when it's being lifted to the mouth. If it senses that you're eating too fast, it warns with you with a vibration and a blinking light. The company believes that using the fork 60 to 75 times during meals lasting from 20 to 30 minutes is ideal.
Between meals, you can connect the fork to a computer or phone and upload data on how fast you're eating, for long-term tracking.
The electronics are waterproof, so you can wash the fork in the sink. If you want to put it in the dishwasher, you have to remove the electronics first.
WHY YOU'D WANT IT: Nutritional experts recommend eating slowly because it takes about 20 minutes to start feeling full. If you eat fast, you may eat too much. The fork is also designed to space your forkfuls so that you have time to chew each one properly. It's like having your mom in a utensil!
WHAT IT DOESN'T DO: The fork has no clue about the nutritional content of your food or how big your forkfuls are. It can't tell if you're shoveling lard or stabbing peas individually.
AVAILABILITY: The company is launching a fundraising campaign for the fork in March on the group-fundraising site Kickstarter.com. Participants need to put down $99 for a fork, which is expected to ship around April or May. Those forks will connect to computers through USB cables.
Later this year, the company plans to start selling Bluetooth-enabled forks to the general public. No price was disclosed for that version.

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As they tumble through space, objects like spacecraft move in dynamical ways. Understanding and predicting the equations that represent that motion is critical to the safety and efficacy of spacecraft mission development. Kinetics: Modeling the Motions of Spacecraft trains your skills in topics like rigid body angular momentum and kinetic energy expression shown in a coordinate frame agnostic manner, single and dual rigid body systems tumbling without the forces of external torque, how differential gravity across a rigid body is approximated to the first order to study disturbances in both the attitude and orbital motion, and how these systems change when general momentum exchange devices are introduced.
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P3Zine Issue 2 Released
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Our free PlayStation 3 magazine includes a huge GTA IV preview and massive The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion review, as well as an exclusive Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End interview, where we find out how the PS3 game is coming along and how it will fit with the film. We've also got full reviews of FEAR and Splinter Cell Double Agent among others, and previews of Colin McRae: DIRT and Bladestorm: The Hundred Years War. It's your essential PS3 guide.
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Being a Caregiver
What is a caregiver?
A caregiver provides assistance in meeting the daily needs of another person. Caregivers are referred to as either "formal" or "informal." "Formal" caregivers are paid for their services and have had training and education in providing care. This may include services from home health agencies and other trained professionals.
"Informal" caregivers, also called family caregivers, are people who give care to family or friends usually without payment. A caregiver gives care, generally in the home environment, for an aging parent, spouse, other relative, or unrelated person, or for an ill, or disabled person. These tasks may include transportation, grocery shopping, housework, preparing meals. Also giving assistance with getting dressed, getting out of bed, help with eating, and incontinence.
If you fit the description of a family, or "informal" caregiver, you are not alone. According to the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) and the National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC), estimates of more than 65.7 million Americans serve as informal caregivers either to a child with special needs or an adult who lives in the community and needs help.
Most caregivers (86%) are related to the care recipient with about a third caring for a parent. The average age of a caregiver is 49. Most caregivers are women (66%), but men also serve as caregivers. It is also a myth that most of the elderly are cared for in nursing homes in the U.S. Most long-term care is provided by family and friends in the home. Only 11% live in a nursing home or an assisted-living facility.
It is unfortunate that experts estimate that 1.3 million to 1.4 million children, ages 8 to 18, care for an adult relative. Three-fourths of these children care for a parent or grandparent. Their responsibilities may range from bathing, dressing, assisting with mobility, preparing meals, dispensing medicines, and communicating with medical staff. They do all this and their own school work, too.
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Family member or a private caregiver: What should be considered?
Caring for an ill, aging, or disabled person can be a rewarding experience. However, depending on the level of care needed and other demands on the caregiver's time and energy, it can also become an overwhelming responsibility. When this happens, it may be time to explore other home health care choices, like hiring a private caregiver. Here are some questions to ask yourself when considering a private caregiver:
How much time is needed to help care for the individual at home? Is this likely to increase or decrease over time?
What skill level is necessary to provide the best care for the individual at home?
Are family members and friends capable of providing the necessary care without any 1 individual becoming overburdened?
How does the ill, aging, or disabled individual feel about having a private caregiver assist with his or her care? Is he or she comfortable with the idea of a private caregiver? Does he or she understand the caregiver's need for care assistance?
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Are you a family caregiver? This guide provides valuable information and resources to make your journey as easy as possible.
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If the decision is made to hire a private caregiver, you will want to explore many choices. Also, it will be important to acknowledge and include the desires of the person who will be receiving care. Consider the following questions in your search for appropriate care:
What services would be required of the caregiver? (Try writing a job description outlining exactly what would be expected of a caregiver.)
Is the individual employed by an agency or organization licensed by the state?
What specific services will the caregiver provide, and will these services match your job description?
Will the patient's Medicare pay for the service? If not, decide exactly how services will be paid.
What are the qualifications of the person or people giving care?
Will the same person or people always be available, or will it be necessary to adjust to many different caregivers?
Does the agency or organization offer flexibility, making care available on weekends, at nights, and on holidays, for example?
How does the agency or organization make sure that its employees treat their patients and patient families with respect?
A report from the AARP revealed an increase in the participation of "informal" caregivers to provide care for older persons with disabilities and a decrease in the use of paid "formal" caregivers. As a result, there is growing concern about the well-being of the "informal" caregiver. Caregiver health self-assessment questionnaires are available to help evaluate behavior and health risks. The National Family Caregiver Support Program can offer help and support in areas like chore services, education, and counseling.
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Why you should add Bolivia to your Indie/RTW trip
Bolivia has two faces. One face is sweating in the dense jungle, the other is shivering at the top of a high mountain. Considered the most remote of South America's countries, Bolivia has much to offer the rugged traveler looking to really escape both the hassles and the comforts of home.
- Travel in Bolivia is not easy, but those who brave it will be rewarded with some of the most surreal, beautiful, amazing, and jaw-dropping landscapes on the planet.
- If you're looking to explore the Amazon basin, Bolivia is the cheapest place in South America to do so.
- Speaking of cheap, Bolivia is probably the cheapest country in South America to travel in. Indie travelers can get by here on about $25USD per day – extreme budget travelers even less!
- Want to get away from the crowds in the Peruvian Andes? Head to Bolivia and challenge yourself with some top notch hikes, and have the mountains all to yourself.
- Jungles, mountains, salt flats, and the highest lake and capital city in the world – explore them all in a week in Bolivia.
- The ancient Samaipata ruins are located just two hours east of Santa Cruz and the UNESCO endorsed Tiwanaku archaeological site is said to be an amazing and peaceful destination where they work to uncover Bolivia's history.
There are daily flights to La Paz from North America and Europe, and both flights and trains from South America. The train system in Bolivia is seemingly always being overhauled and trains vary in quality. Trains are cheaper than flights but may not be worth the extra time and the extra cold if you're not of the disposition that shared discomfort with locals makes traveling worthwhile. Travel by bus in Bolivia is the norm for indie travelers, but be prepared for little comfort, bumpy rides, and white-knuckled adventures.
La Paz is Bolivia's capital city, the highest capital in the world, and home to much of Bolivia's lodging. The accommodations run the gambit of quality, but you would have stopped reading long ago if you were looking for five star resorts.
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15 Best Eye Wrinkle CreamsSee which creams, gels and serums opened (and smoothed and firmed) readers' eyes |
Each time the muscles around your eyes contract, that repeated folding action contributes to the dreaded wrinkles and fine lines we all develop in our skin (a harsh but sad reality).
In our teens and twenties, these lines are only noticeable when the muscles contract, like when we scrunch up our face, wink or squint. But ultimately the continual folding invites the lines to stay for good -- even when the muscles are relaxed.
We're not suggesting that you stop making facial expressions forever. (Now that would really go against our nature.) That said, we have to ask: Is it possible to return to the smooth surface we started with? And can skin-care products really help? In short: yes. The proof? Three words: eye wrinkle creams.
Our dependable TotalBeauty.com reviewers scoured the skin-care aisles at drugstores and department stores, slathering their under eye areas in eye wrinkle creams of all kinds so you don't have to. What they found was this list of the very best.
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I've tried many of these eye products, and while they are okay, I would like to share what works for me. The very best eye firming creams I've ever tried (and trust me, I've spent a ton of time & money trying to find great eye products) are, in reverse order: 3. Dior Capture Totale Multi-Perfection Eye Treatment, $93 2. La Mer Eye Balm Intense + La Mer Eye Concentrate, $180 each 1. Chanel Sublimage Eye Cream, $225 This Dior line is great overall, and decently priced. The results are quite good. If you have a little extra to spend and are really out to find AMAZING results, try the La Mer duo or the Sublimage by Chanel. In all honesty, the Chanel Sublimage line is by far my fave, and not just for the eye area (the serum and face lotion is awesome, but this article is about eyes, so...!). The La Mer, like I said, is great, but I discovered that to get the very best results, you really need to buy both the Eye Concentrate and the Eye Balm and use them together. I decided that buying both was a bit pricey, so I tried the Chanel Sublimage eye cream. That alone worked better (for me, at least) than both the La Mer eye products together! Compared to $360 for both La Mer eye products, $225 for the Chanel Sublimage is the winner, hands down. Perhaps the Sublimage line doesn't get the hype that La Mer does, but it should!
by sarah_kelly_saenz Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 09:36AM Report as inappropriate
WOW! Olay, Mary Kay, Estee Lauder, and Lauder are at the top of my list. Also included here should be Ole Henriksen's "Ultra Lift Eye Gel." It is cooling, comforting, and extremely effective!
by GigiSD Friday, March 15, 2013 at 10:32PM Report as inappropriate
i realy realy love this Mary Kay Firming Eye Cream
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I wanted to try The Vitamin Enhanced Face Firming Serum from Made from Earth even though it had some mixed reviews. I have using it daily for almost three weeks. I am just starting to show my age and I don't really have wrinkles, just a few fine lines. I do however wake with puffy, tierd looking eyes that last most of the day and they make me feel like I look old and wrung out. It is a little heavy compaired to what I usually use. I found I don't like it under full makeup, which I only do 2 or 3 times a week for work when I have to go in. Most days I do simmple 5 minute makeup and then I use it twice a day. Now the best part, my sad eyes do seem to respond to the Vitamin Enhanced Face Firming Serum. I didn't expect much so I am thrilled to see any change. I took before pics and in a few more weeks if I feel brave I will post the afters. My husband and I see a change. My upper lids have a little more lift and are not as puffy/tierd lookig. It's subtle and not a miracle or anything but I have gotten compliments that I look good, or healthy several times this week. I'll take it!
by kim_young Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 11:46AM Report as inappropriate
I do a great deal of research on the web. A while back, I found a few independent sites that rate cosmetics. One, and I'm paraphrasing, stated that experts say that consumers do not need to buy eye creams at all! Less expensive facial moisturizers often contain the same ingredients. They specifically mentioned Olay Daily Regenerating Serum had almost identical ingredients to Olay Regenerist Eye Cream. The serum is more than three times the size of the eye cream and they sell for about the same price. Experts say both are perfectly suitable for any area of the face, including under the eyes and for eyelids. They did say that creams with caffeine are better for puffy eyes. I have been using the serum around my eyes and feel it works as well as various eye creams I've used in the past. I use only Olay products and like that this is a multi-use product so I'm saving money.
by ronist Sunday, January 20, 2013 at 06:36AM Report as inappropriate
Excellent tips... Just wish te eyecreams wasn't so costly...
by Tlee Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 07:08PM Report as inappropriate
I find most Clinique products to be highly overrated.
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Some products are so pricey, it might be a cheaper option to see a doctor.
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Luggage Shipping Company's Carbon Offset Program Marks Fifth Anniversary
BOSTON, April 26, 2013 – Luggage Forward, the leading provider of doorstep to destination luggage delivery, marks the fifth anniversary of offering carbon-neutral door-to-door luggage shipments for travelers worldwide. Luggage Forward's Carbon Offset Program began in 2008 in partnership with Carbonfund.org, the leading nonprofit provider of carbon offset and climate solutions.
Since the program's inception, thousands of clients have chosen to offset the carbon emissions generated shipping luggage from their home directly to their destination. The amount of carbon offset during the life of this program is equivalent to the annual CO2 emissions from more than 41,000 gallons of gasoline consumed, or the equivalent of taking 76 passenger vehicles off the road for a year.
"Many of our clients appreciate having the option to offset the carbon impact of their travel, so that the spectacular places they visit can be preserved for generations to come," said Zeke Adkins, Co-Founder of Luggage Forward, "we're pleased to have given our clients this choice since 2008."
Luggage Forward was the first, and remains the only, door-to-door luggage delivery service to offer such a program. However, many major shipping providers have since joined this effort and now offer carbon neutral shipping. To mark the fifth consecutive year of participation in the CarbonFree® Shipping Program, Carbonfund.org will be planting 50 trees in recognition of Luggage Forward at the end of the year.
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Since 2004, Luggage Forward has set the standard in door-to-door delivery of luggage and sports equipment. The smart alternative to carrying and checking bags, Luggage Forward's service is transforming today's travel experience for those who demand the utmost in convenience, reliability and predictability. By leveraging a worldwide network of shipping partners, innovative technology and honest, unparalleled customer care Luggage Forward guarantees that bags will be delivered safely and on-time.
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How to Be an Eco-Friendly Pet Owner
Those of us who are fond of the environment and our pets sometimes feel like eco-traitors, thanks to the periodic stories about how pets are ecologically unsound and we're singlehandedly responsible for global warming. The actual news on pets and the environment is a bit more complicated than some news stories might suggest; as Marion Nestle put it in a takedown of the claim that feeding animals is environmentally destructive, many of these studies are relatively simple and don't compensate for all the factors involved. For instance, commercial pet food is made with remaindered products, creating a use for scrap materials that would otherwise need to be handled in some likely energy-draining way.
But the fact of the matter is that pets do have an environmental footprint, and it can be quite large. Dogs and cats can be destructive to the natural environment as well as hazardous for native wildlife and plants. Those with medical conditions can generate quite a footprint as they undergo treatment which may involve radiation, medications, and frequent car trips to the vet.
I talked with veterinarian Lidja Gillmeister from La Jolla Veterinary Hospital about some of the measures they've taken to make their clinic green (the American Veterinary Medical Association has more information on greening clinics) as well as actions pet owners can use to shrink their carbon footprints. It turns out you can have your pets and your trees, too.
At the clinic, they instituted a rigid recycling program: "This includes any medical supplies (eg. syringes, fluid bags, etc) for which it is not contraindicated, boxes from our deliveries, paper products and the standard bottles/cans/boxes from items consumed by staff." They also went digital not just with medical records, but also radiographs, which cuts down on exposure to chemicals used in developing x-ray films.
She says disposal of pet waste is a particularly important issue, at the clinic and at home. Biodegradable waste bags and litter products are available, although no uniform testing to confirm biodegradability is in place, which can make it hard to verify the claims on packaging. As she points out, "landfills...are typically very densely packed with little oxygen," which makes it hard for products to break down. It's especially important, she adds, to take special care with cat waste, which shouldn't be dumped or flushed in the sewer because it contains pathogens harmful to sea life that aren't eliminated in standard wastewater treatment.
One option she suggested was composting; while animal waste cannot be handled like food waste, composting units are available or people can make their own. Keeping pet waste aerated will help it break down quickly and efficiently, and it can be used on ornamental plants.
She also advises pet owners to consult their local vet clinics or waste management companies about expired and unwanted medications (that goes for human as well as animal medications). These shouldn't be disposed of in the toilet because they can enter the water supply and endanger animal life. Specific guidelines can vary by region; in some areas a hazardous waste disposal pickup day may be available for people who need to get rid of medications, paint, and dangerous chemicals. In others, it may be possible to throw medication, tightly sealed, into the garbage. Needles and other sharps should always be handled in an approved sharps container.
Smaller pets tend to have a smaller footprint, but pets of all sizes should be kept indoors or in controlled areas, not just for their safety but that of songbirds and other animals. In ecologically fragile areas like wetlands, off-leash dogs and cats can disrupt nesting birds, damage native plants, and cause other environmental issues. A pleasant side bonus: Indoor cats and properly fenced dogs tend to live longer and experience fewer health problems.
Owners should also think about greening things like pet toys, which are often made from plastic, mylar, and similar substances that won't break down easily. Keeping a rotation of biodegradeable toys in use can ensure that pets don't get bored, and reduce the amount of pet-related garbage. It's also possible to use objects from around the house as pet toys, depending on the pet; knotted ropes, for example, can be enjoyable for dogs, while cats may enjoy emptied and closed medication bottles.
Happy pets and happy environments, it turns out, can go hand in hand.
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FDA Advisories for Antidepressants
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FDA advisories. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued advisories to patients, families, and health professionals to closely monitor for warning signs of suicidal behavior in children and adults younger than 25 who take antidepressants. This is especially important at the beginning of treatment or when doses are changed.
The FDA also advises patients to watch for an increase in anxiety, panic attacks, agitation, irritability, insomnia, impulsivity, hostility, and mania. It is most important to watch for these behaviors in children, who are less able to control their impulses and may be at greater risk for suicidal behaviors.
The FDA has not recommended that children and young adults stop using antidepressants. If you have concerns about a child or young adult who is taking an antidepressant, talk to a doctor.
After reviewing 24 antidepressant trials involving over 4,400 children and teens, the FDA concluded that young people using antidepressants are more likely to report having suicidal thoughts and behavior. On average, 4 out of 100 children who used an antidepressant reported having suicidal thoughts or behavior, compared to 2 out of 100 who took a placebo. This means that 96 out of 100 children who used antidepressants did not report having suicidal thoughts or behavior. The highest risk was during the first few months of treatment. The study found no increase in completed suicides, and no suicides occurred in any of the trials studied.footnote 1
A newer study found that the benefit of taking antidepressants was greater than the risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior in children and teens.footnote 2
The FDA has asked drug companies to include in their packaging inserts a "black box" warning, the government's strongest medication warning. The warning, appearing in bold letters inside a black box, recommends that anyone considering the use of that drug (or any antidepressant) in a child or young adult needs to carefully balance the risk of taking the drug with the need to use it. It also recommends that family members and caregivers closely watch for warning signs of suicide in a child or young adult taking an antidepressant.
The black box warning notes the drug's approved uses. Right now, only certain antidepressants are approved for use in children and teens. But other antidepressants are commonly used. Health professionals often prescribe medicines that are not specifically approved but may still be safe and effective. This is called unlabeled use.
The FDA also requests that a Patient Medication Guide (MedGuide), with user-friendly information about suicide risk and precautions that can be taken, be handed out with each prescription or refill of a medicine.
Although suicidal thoughts and behavior are a risk for an antidepressant, the FDA recognizes that for many young people, the benefits of antidepressant treatment with proper precautions may be greater than the risks. Left untreated, depression can cause a number of long-term consequences, including suicidal behavior. For some young people, taking an antidepressant can help ease the symptoms of depression and may actually reduce the risk of suicide in the long run.
If your child is currently taking an antidepressant, watch carefully for warning signs, especially during the first few weeks of treatment. If you are concerned about the FDA advisory or about warning signs of suicide, contact your child's doctor.
No one should ever stop taking antidepressants suddenly. An antidepressant should be tapered off slowly and only under the supervision of a health professional. Abruptly stopping antidepressant medicines can cause side effects or a relapse into another depressive episode.
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- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (2007). Antidepressant use in children, adolescents, and adults. Available online: http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/InformationbyDrugClass/UCM096273.
- Bridge JA, et al. (2007). Clinical response and risk for reported suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in pediatric antidepressant treatment: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. JAMA, 297(15): 1683–1695.
Current as of: May 28, 2019
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How to flash Samsung Galaxy On7 2016 SM-G6100
In this article I will clearly show where to download firmware on samsung galaxy on7 2016 SM-G6100 and how to install or update the firmware on this device without any problems.
But first, let us see who needs it and why.
Why update the firmware on Android
The answer is simple as a penny, often in software, specifically in the shell made by the manufacturer of a smartphone based on Android OS, for example, FlymeOS, there are many flaws and bugs. As a result of these flaws, the user has various problems and inconveniences. Consider the examples:
- Bad shots with an excellent camera, for example, you have a top camera, like on the Sony Xperia Z5, and the photos are blurred, "neither fish nor fowl."
- The smartphone does not want to turn on or restarts itself
- Constant freeze
- Overheating device
- Problems with communication (the problem may be in the hardware, but it is worth trying to reflash)
- Slow response multitouch screen
- Any other problems
There are other reasons, for example, I wanted to get a new functionality or look at a new Android.
How to flash Samsung Galaxy On7 2016 SM-G6100
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- The smartphone must be charged at least 30%.
- We will use TWRP Manager, you can download it in our archive with firmware or in the market
- Install TWRP Manager
- Download and download the file with the firmware (located below) and place it on the memory card
- We launch TWRP recovery mode by turning off the phone and holding the power key and the volume rocker up, the display should show "recovery" and the menu as in the screenshot below.
- At first we do data reset (button Wipe). Your smartphone will be cleared completely.
- Then click back and select Reboot recovery, this action needs to be confirmed (usually by swiping right, i.e. drag the slider across the screen to the right)
- Now you can click Install, selecting a file and confirming your intentions. I would like to draw your attention to the fact that the firmware process is not displayed on the screen, therefore you must sit and wait.
So we flash Samsung Galaxy On7 2016 SM-G6100 via TWRP recovery.
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How to root Samsung Galaxy On7 2016 SM-G6100
This knowledge is so to speak. We can recommend two universal applications for this case:
These are the latest versions at the time of this writing, perhaps there are newer ones that can be viewed on the websites of these programs
- ZYKURoot 2.4 – (download ZYKUroot 2.4)
- Rootkhp Pro 3.1 – (site rootkhp.pro)
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Science Versus Art in Risk Management: Lessons from Merrill Lynch
The belief that science is better than art or going by the gut is becoming increasingly widespread in U.S. society. We see it in the push for testing and teacher standards in education; in the rise of Sabermetrics and the Moneyball philosophy in baseball; and perhaps most significantly in the current thinking about risk management in banking and financial services. This is being fueled by the big data-driven explosion of information available to organizations for analysis, new and advanced modeling and quantification tools and capabilities, and an influx of physicists, statisticians and quants into the industry – not to mention regulatory requirements for stress tests and other numbers-based reporting. The conventional wisdom is that stricter adherence to the science of risk management -- models, tools, objective calculations -- could have prevented the worst of the subprime meltdown and global financial crisis.
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A fascinating article in the New York Times suggests that this is not necessarily the case. Jesse Eisinger, a reporter for Times partner ProPublica, spoke with John Breit, a former physicist who went into the private sector and eventually became head of market risk insight for Merrill Lynch (he resigned from the position in 2005). Breit, now retired, offers some very astute and disturbing analyses of the state of risk management in financial services. Specifically, this quant contends that there's too much reliance on science and numbers in financial services risk management. At Merrill Lynch, Eisinger writes, Breit "learned that his job was really psychologist, confessor and detective. He became the financial version of a counterintelligence officer, searching for the missed clues and hidden dangers in the firm's trading strategies." The article continues:
Instead of fixating on models, risk managers need to develop what spies call "humint" -- human intelligence from flesh and blood sources. They need to build networks of people who will trust them enough to report when things seem off, before they become spectacular problems. Mr. Breit, who attributes this approach to his mentor, Daniel Napoli, the former head of risk at Merrill Lynch, took people out drinking to get them to open up. He cultivated junior accountants. "They see things first," he said. "Almost every trading debacle was sitting on some accountant's desk."
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But the current practice of risk management -- driven at least in part by regulatory requirements -- is not conducive to detecting these potential disasters. According to Breit, "Regulators have reduced risk managers to box checkers, making sure they take every measure of risk and report it dutifully on extensive forms. 'It just consumes more and more staff, turning them into accountants and rotting brains.'"
Breit believes risk management procedures should be less standardized in order to reflect the strategies, approaches and decisions of particular firms. At the same time, risk managers should have more autonomy as well as more open communications with senior management, including the CEO, he says:
"The cynic in me thinks this is all in the interests of senior management and regulators to avoid blame. They may not think they can prevent the next crisis, but they then can blame the statistics." Instead, Mr. Breit says he believes that regulators should encourage firms when they reach different conclusions on what is risky and what is safe. That creates a diverse ecosystem, more resilient to any one pestilence. And the regulators should empower risk managers by finding out how many times they meet with chief executives and what they have recently vetoed, and by judging whether the traders respect the executive. "It's all completely unquantifiable and vague," he said, adding that a risk manager should be divorced from the profit and loss statement, the one "who throws sand in the gears."
Breit ultimately felt marginalized at Merrill Lynch and may have an axe to grind; and of course it's always possible to be insightful in hindsight. But I think he offers some really provocative observations here, and they don't apply only to risk management. What are the limits of data, rules and standards? When is flexibility, nuance and imagination appropriate?
It's not as simple as saying, "Let's hire English majors and philosophers, not scientists." Furthermore, given the intense and generally unfriendly regulatory and political scrutiny on banks, it's unlikely we're going to see any organizations buck the science and quantification trend. At least not before the next crisis.
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The SS United States' one-time speed rival RMS Queen Mary has found a home as a hotel in Long Beach, California, but it seems clear there isn't enough support to create the same fate in Philadelphia.
The SS United States is sending out what may be its final distress call.
The 990-foot-long ship could be sold for scrap within two months unless the grassroots preservation group that's working to secure a home and purpose for it can raise $500,000 immediately, the group told The Associated Press. Talks are under way with developers and investors about the ship's long-term future, but without the emergency funding, its caretakers fear they will run out of money before a deal is inked.
The historic ocean liner carried princes and presidents across the Atlantic in the 1950s and 1960s but has spent decades patiently awaiting a savior at its berth on the Philadelphia waterfront.
"We've made progress on the fundraising side and the redevelopment side," said Susan Gibbs, executive director of the SS United States Conservancy and granddaughter of the ship's Philadelphia-born designer, William Francis Gibbs. "Our immediate goal is to buy some time."
The group has raised $1 million through fundraisers and a website, where contributors can sponsor a piece of the ship for $1 per square foot, but has received no public funding. What is desperately and immediately needed, they said, are donors with deep pockets and high profiles.
"Are we giving up on successfully redeveloping the ship as a self-sustaining entity? Absolutely not," said Dan McSweeney, head of the redevelopment efforts. "We continue to have active discussions with potential partners, we have ideas of potential sites for the ship, but we need more time to get it off the ground … and we're running out of runway."
It costs $80,000 a month just for mooring, basic maintenance, insurance and security, he said.
The conservancy is exploring potential partnerships with four entities in Philadelphia and New York City to refashion the vessel as a stationary entertainment complex with 500,000 square feet of space for a hotel, theater, restaurants and shopping. The sluggish economy and other factors have slowed negotiations, McSweeney said.
As talks continue, he said, the hope is to convince corporate sponsors, influential politicians and prominent business leaders — are you listening, Donald Trump and Michael Bloomberg? — to lend their political and financial capital to the effort.
"Any way you look at it, there is no downside to this project," McSweeney said. "It's an economic and community development project that's going to create jobs."
The SS United States carried more than 1 million passengers at record-breaking trans-Atlantic speeds over the course of 400 round trips from 1952 to 1969, among them President John F. Kennedy, Prince Rainier of Monaco, Salvador Dali and Elizabeth Taylor. A joint venture between the Navy and ship designer Gibbs & Cox, the luxury liner was made with hidden military might: It could have been converted in a single day to transport 14,000 troops for 10,000 miles before refueling.
After being decommissioned it changed hands multiple times, from the Navy and on through a series of restoration-minded investors.
It was towed from Virginia to Turkey to Ukraine, finally arriving in Philadelphia as a gutted hulk in 1996. Another succession of developers and a cruise lines failed to return the ship to service as retrofitting costs proved too great.
A local philanthropist's 11th-hour gift of $5.8 million allowed the SS United States Conservancy to save the ship from the scrapper and keep it berthed and maintained for 20 months. That was last November.
"It's an all hands on deck moment," Gibbs said. "Now is the time, there's a window. Within months it will close unless everyone assists in the effort."
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The Nephite monetary system is set forth—Amulek contends with Zeezrom—Christ will not save people in their sins—Only those who inherit the kingdom of heaven are saved—All men will rise in immortality—There is no death after the Resurrection. About 82 B.C.
1 Now it was in the law of Mosiah that every man who was a judge of the law, or those who were appointed to be judges, should receive awages baccording to the time which they labored to judge those who were brought before them to be judged.
2 Now if a man owed another, and he would not apay that which he did owe, he was complained of to the judge; and the judge executed authority, and sent forth officers that the man should be brought before him; and he judged the man according to the law and the evidences which were brought against him, and thus the man was compelled to pay that which he owed, or be stripped, or be cast out from among the people as a thief and a robber.
3 And the judge received for his wages aaccording to his time—a bsenine of gold for a day, or a senum of silver, which is equal to a senine of gold; and this is according to the law which was given.
4 Now these are the names of the different pieces of their gold, and of their silver, according to their value. And the names are given by the Nephites, for they did not reckon after the amanner of the Jews who were at Jerusalem; neither did they measure after the manner of the Jews; but they altered their reckoning and their measure, according to the minds and the circumstances of the people, in every generation, until the reign of the judges, they having been bestablished by king Mosiah.
5 Now the reckoning is thus—a senine of gold, a seon of gold, a shum of gold, and a limnah of gold.
6 A senum of silver, an amnor of silver, an ezrom of silver, and an onti of silver.
7 A senum of silver was equal to a senine of gold, and either for a measure of barley, and also for a measure of every kind of grain.
8 Now the amount of a seon of gold was twice the value of a senine.
9 And a shum of gold was twice the value of a seon.
10 And a limnah of gold was the value of them all.
11 And an amnor of silver was as great as two senums.
12 And an ezrom of silver was as great as four senums.
13 And an onti was as great as them all.
14 Now this is the value of the lesser numbers of their reckoning—
15 A shiblon is half of a senum; therefore, a shiblon for half a measure of barley.
16 And a shiblum is a half of a shiblon.
17 And a leah is the half of a shiblum.
18 Now this is their number, according to their reckoning.
19 Now an antion of gold is equal to three shiblons.
20 Now, it was for the sole purpose to get again, because they received their wages according to their bemploy, therefore, they did cstir up the people to driotings, and all manner of disturbances and wickedness, that they might have more employ, that they might eget fmoney according to the suits which were brought before them; therefore they did stir up the people against Alma and Amulek.
21 And this Zeezrom began to question Amulek, saying: Will ye answer me a few questions which I shall ask you? Now Zeezrom was a man who was aexpert in the bdevices of the devil, that he might destroy that which was good; therefore, he said unto Amulek: Will ye answer the questions which I shall put unto you?
22 And Amulek said unto him: Yea, if it be according to the aSpirit of the Lord, which is in me; for I shall say nothing which is contrary to the Spirit of the Lord. And Zeezrom said unto him: Behold, here are six onties of silver, and all these will I bgive thee if thou wilt deny the existence of a Supreme Being.
23 Now Amulek said: O thou achild of hell, why btempt ye me? Knowest thou that the righteous yieldeth to no such temptations?
24 Believest thou that there is no God? I say unto you, Nay, thou knowest that there is a God, but thou lovest that alucre more than him.
25 And now thou hast lied before God unto me. Thou saidst unto me—Behold these six onties, which are of great worth, I will give unto thee—when thou hadst it in thy heart to retain them from me; and it was only thy desire that I should deny the true and living God, that thou mightest have cause to destroy me. And now behold, for this great evil thou shalt have thy reward.
26 And Zeezrom said unto him: Thou sayest there is a true and living God?
27 And Amulek said: Yea, there is a true and living God.
28 Now Zeezrom said: Is there more than one God?
29 And he answered, No.
30 Now Zeezrom said unto him again: How knowest thou these things?
31 And he said: An aangel hath made them known unto me.
32 And Zeezrom said again: Who is he that shall come? Is it the Son of God?
33 And he said unto him, Yea.
34 And Zeezrom said again: Shall he save his people ain their sins? And Amulek answered and said unto him: I say unto you he shall not, for it is impossible for him to deny his word.
35 Now Zeezrom said unto the people: See that ye remember these things; for he said there is but one God; yet he saith that the Son of God shall come, but he shall anot save his people—as though he had authority to command God.
36 Now Amulek saith again unto him: Behold thou hast alied, for thou sayest that I spake as though I had authority to command God because I said he shall not save his people in their sins.
37 And I say unto you again that he cannot save them in their asins; for I cannot deny his word, and he hath said that bno unclean thing can inherit the ckingdom of heaven; therefore, how can ye be saved, except ye inherit the kingdom of heaven? Therefore, ye cannot be saved in your sins.
38 Now Zeezrom saith again unto him: Is the Son of God the very Eternal Father?
39 And Amulek said unto him: Yea, he is the very aEternal Father of heaven and of earth, and ball things which in them are; he is the beginning and the end, the first and the last;
40 And he shall come into the aworld to bredeem his people; and he shall ctake upon him the transgressions of those who believe on his name; and these are they that shall have eternal life, and salvation cometh to none else.
41 Therefore the wicked remain as though there had been ano redemption made, except it be the loosing of the bands of death; for behold, the day cometh that ball shall rise from the dead and stand before God, and be cjudged according to their works.
42 Now, there is a death which is called a temporal death; and the death of Christ shall loose the abands of this temporal death, that all shall be raised from this temporal death.
43 The spirit and the body shall be areunited again in its bperfect form; both limb and joint shall be restored to its proper frame, even as we now are at this time; and we shall be brought to stand before God, cknowing even as we know now, and have a bright drecollection of all our eguilt.
44 Now, this restoration shall come to all, both old and young, both bond and free, both male and female, both the wicked and the righteous; and even there shall not so much as a hair of their heads be lost; but every thing shall be arestored to its perfect frame, as it is now, or in the body, and shall be brought and be arraigned before the bar of Christ the Son, and God the bFather, and the Holy Spirit, which is cone Eternal God, to be djudged according to their works, whether they be good or whether they be evil.
45 Now, behold, I have spoken unto you concerning the adeath of the mortal body, and also concerning the bresurrection of the mortal body. I say unto you that this mortal body is craised to an dimmortal body, that is from death, even from the first death unto life, that they can edie no more; their spirits uniting with their bodies, never to be divided; thus the whole becoming fspiritual and immortal, that they can no more see corruption.
46 Now, when Amulek had finished these words the people began again to be astonished, and also Zeezrom began to tremble. And thus ended the words of Amulek, or this is all that I have written.


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