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This is the amplicon context sequence in accordance with the minimum information for the publication of real-time quantitative PCR experiements (MIQE) guidelines. For more details, please refer to the following publication, "Primer Sequence Disclosure: A Clarification of the MIQE Guidelines."
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- Rachel Chia/Business Insider
If the queues at its preview on Thursday (April 11) were anything to go by, Singaporeans couldn't be more pleased at the selection of stores in Changi Airport's new mall, Jewel.
The 10-storey complex houses over 280 shops and eateries, of which about half are Singapore brands.
Read also: PHOTOS: The world's best airport just unveiled a $1.3 billion glass dome mall with a stunning forest waterfall – here's what it's really like inside Jewel Changi Airport
Apart from the usual suspects like Bengawan Solo, Old Chang Kee and Bee Cheng Hiang, Jewel also plays home to local brands like Rich and Good Cake Shop, Naiise, and Supermama, as well as international brands like Muji, Nike, and Lady M.
Business Insider rounded up eight of the most special stores worth the visit (and potential queue):
#1: Pokemon Center Singapore
- Rachel Chia/Business Insider
The first and only Pokemon Center outside of Japan was packed on preview day with fans eager to get their hands on official merchandise.
Each Pokemon Center has its own trio of mascots, and Singapore's is Pikachu, Lapras, and Celebi. The former two are featured at the main entrance to the store, while the latter hangs beside the cashier.
- Rachel Chia/Business Insider
There's also a model of a Gyarados spewing water – a nod to the Merlion.
- Rachel Chia/Business Insider
Read also: Nintendo just announced 2 brand-new Pokémon games coming to the Nintendo Switch later this year
#2: Shake Shack
- Rachel Chia/Business Insider
The American burger chain is so popular, it practically has a cult following – but Singapore fans will have to wait, as it only opens its doors on Jewel's official opening day of April 17.
Once open, the store will offer exclusive local items such as a pandan shake made with vanilla frozen custard ice cream, gula melaka crumble, and coconut. Go early or risk waiting for hours.
Read also: 11 Reasons People Are Obsessed With Shake Shack
- Rachel Tay/Business Insider
This fast food chain was once popular here, but closed all its stores and left Singapore in 2003, according to a report by The Straits Times.
Now, the brand is back once again, and its signature root beer float and coney dog will be on sale at Jewel 24/7.
#4: Tiger Street Lab
- Rachel Chia/Business Insider
The Tiger Street Lab is Singapore's first Tiger Beer store – but it comes across more like an eatery. At this preview, the brand had a food partner – heartland favourite Keng Eng Kee – responsible for whipping up dishes, one of which was made with Tiger Lemon Radler.
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#5. Burger and Lobster
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Located close to the Tiger Street Lab is Burger and Lobster, a restaurant from London famous for – you guessed it – lobsters. Like other eateries in the Canopy Park – Jewel's topmost floor – this joint will be open until 3am daily.
Read also: Science explains why lobster is so expensive
#6: Starbucks
- Rachel Chia/Business Insider
Starbucks' Jewel outlet includes wall art with a nod to Singapore, as well as three Singapore-exclusive dishes that can only be bought at the airport.
- Rachel Chia/Business Insider
The dishes are a chicken satay sandwich, a chicken-rice inspired salad, and a tiramisu made with milo powder, all inspired by popular local food and drinks.
- Rachel Chia/Business Insider
#7: Emack and Bolio's
- Rachel Chia/Business Insider
This American ice cream chain is known for its Instagrammable cones, which feature crispy cereals and biscuits – like Froot Loops, Coco Pops, and Oreos – stuck onto the cone with melted marshmallow.
- Rachel Chia/Business Insider
#8: Five Spice by Food Junction
- Rachel Chia/Business Insider
Hungry before or after the late night movie? No problem. Just beside the cinema is Five Spice – an atas (high class) food court. About half the stalls here will be open 24 hours.
The stalls in Five Spice are all shops with over 25 years of operations, including Fu Lin Yong Tofu, Huat Huat BBQ Chicken Wing, Guan Chee HK Roast, and Li Xin Teochew Fishball Noodles.
There's also Chen's Mapo Tofu, a szechuan cuisine stall set up by Michelin Starred restaurant Shinsen Hanten by Chen Kentaro.
- Rachel Chia/Business Insider
Read also: VIDEO: The world's largest indoor waterfall at Jewel Changi Aiport is even more stunning at night


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Tuesday, April 2, 2013
When do I get to be that old?
Today would have been my Grandpa Knecht's 92 birthday. It made me think about the last birthday we spent with him. We brought him Taco Bell nachos, a Pepsi, and chocolate silk pie and we ate dinner in his hospital room. He was happy and talkative until he started eating his pie and then he started taking things seriously. Someone asked him a question and without even looking up he said, "Don't bother me. I'm busy." The man loved his dessert. Sometimes when we would go out to eat he would just order a giant sundae. If anyone questioned him he would simply say, "What? I'm old. I get to eat ice cream for dinner if I want to." Fair point.
Who Said So? rachelsaysso on Tuesday, April 02, 2013
4 comments:
- Gina said...
Oh, I wanted to go to TB yesterday in honor of the big man. But alas, I had other responsibilities. Don't worry, though. There is TB in my future today. #5 with a Pepsi, please. Let's just say I'm doing it for "Lopez, over there."
- April 3, 2013 at 6:08 AM
- Laura said...
This man was a genius! Is 39 (almost 40) too young to eat ice cream for dinner if I want?
- April 3, 2013 at 6:29 AM
- Rach said...
He sounds like a great man. And I think any age past 35 should count, right? My justification is that I had to eat my green beans for 18 years, and I'm definitely a grown-up now, so yes, please. I'll have a sundae for dinner.
- April 3, 2013 at 8:31 AM
- Camille said...
I put my hand over my heart when I drove past a taco bell yesterday. Love that man!
- April 3, 2013 at 9:04 AM
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Ten lucky designers, including Prabal Gurung (above), were named as finalists for the prestigious CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund. If you've been living under a rock, the Fashion Fund is an Anna Wintour project which grants $200,000 to emerging designers. Past winners include Alexander Wang and Proenza Schouler's Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez. Here's our cheat sheet on this year's finalists:
With an impressive resume that includes design gigs with Proenza Schouler and Givenchy, Joseph Altuzarra is a front runner for the CFDA award.
Before starting his own line, this Nepalese designer was at Bill Blass. His celebrity clients include Demi Moore, Michelle Obama and Katie Holmes.
Eddie Borgo has created work for fellow finalist Altazurra, as well as 3.1 Phillip Lim and Marchesa.
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All three of these well-known primocane varieties are proven winners, carrying the coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit.
Primocane varieties flower and fruit on the first year's growth, and are exceptionally easy to maintain and care for. They will fruit well into autumn - even after October - and being short, the canes need little or no support.
All three are perfect for the home gardener or those with smaller fruit and vegetable plots. The collection consists of 18 canes, six canes each of:
Autumn Bliss-With its distinctive red berries, disease resistance and long cropping season from early August to first frosts, this short, strong caned variety has been the gardeners' choice for many years.
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Polka-The 'must have' primocane variety for every home gardener, with exceptional yields of up to 2.5kg per plant in ideal conditions, and sweet tasting fruit twice the size of Autumn Bliss!
The prize-attributes of primocane raspberries?
You can pick primocane raspberries until the first frost!
Plant & eat same year! Primocane varieties flower and fruit in the first year.
They are easy to maintain: simply cut back to ground level in January/February.
Short, sturdy canes need less support and are easier to grow - perfect for smaller gardens or when you are short of space.
Primocane (autumn-fruiting) varieties fruit on canes produced in the current year. After cropping, these should be cut down to ground level to promote the growth of new canes. Allow primocane raspberry beds to spread up to 75cm (2 1/2 ft) wide but dig out any canes which start to grow between the rows.
The delivery came when stated, plus the root system was was fantastic on the raspberry canes, so I�m expecting a great crop this time next year.
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题目:Nilpotency Conjecture, a Geometric Approach to Milnor's Problem on Group Growth
报告人:胥世成 (首都师范大学)
摘要:This is a joint work with Lina Chen and Prof. Xiaochun Rong. The Milnor Problem (modified) in the theory of group growth asks whether any finite presented group of vanishing algebraic entropy has at most polynomial growth. It is conjecture by Grigorchuk and Park to be true. We show that a positive answer to the modified Milnor Problem is equivalent to the Nilpotency Conjecture in Riemannian geometry: given n, d>0, there exists a constant \epsilon(n,d)>0 such that if a compact Riemannian n-manifold M satisfies that Ricci curvature >=-(n-1), diameter <=d and volume entropy <\epsilon(n,d), then the fundamental group of M has a nilpotent subgroup of finite index. It is our hope that this equivalence will bring geometric tools into the study of Milnor Problem, since by the equivalence progresses made in either problem will shed a light on the other.
From the geometric viewpoint, Nilpotency Conjecture is a natural extension of earlier known results and conjectures on the fundamental group of manifolds under lower curvature bounds. We will verify the Nilpotency Conjecture in some cases, and we will verify the vanishing gap phenomena for more cases i.e., if $h(M)<\epsilon(n,d)$, then $h(M)=0$. The gap phenomena was raised to the author by S. Honda in 2016.
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While the benefits of eating breakfast are well-known — it can prevent weight gain, boost short-term memory, lower the risk of type 2 diabetes, and even make us happier — most of those health rewards depend on choosing the right foods.
"In general, a healthy breakfast contains protein, fruits, whole grains, or vegetables," says Ruth Frechman, MA, RDN, CPT, nutritionist and author of "The Food is My Friend Diet." Typically, you want to include foods from at least three of these groups, says Frechman. Read more
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5 Uses of Coconut Oil
The coconut is rich in vitamins, minerals and fiber, made up of medium-chain fatty acids, which have antimicrobial properties, and are beneficial to the immune system. Coconuts are rich in lauric acid, similar to that found in breast milk. The lauric acid found in coconuts is said to have antiviral, antibacterial and antifungal properties.
Readily available in the tropics, this fruit has seen a recent resurgence in popularity. Here's a list of a few uses of this amazing fruit.
1) Skin care
For dry and aging skin relief, a dab of coconut oil will leave your skin feeling refreshed and looking great. The oil helps to reduce the appearance of wrinkles without irritating. Coconut oil also works wonders on skin problems like psoriasis, dermatitis and eczema. The oil from the coconut forms a lipid barrier that wards off sun damage and keeps skin moisturized. The oil's health-promoting nutrients pass readily through the skin, so using it topically brings benefits that go far beyond skin deep.
* As a Daily Moisturizer: use in place of over the counter lotions. In its natural form coconut oil replenhies dry skin and locks in moisture.
* Eye makeup remover: dab a small amount of coconut oil on a cotton swab and wipe your eye makeup off. Cleanse your skin as you would normally
2) Digestion
The saturated fats in coconut oil have anti-bacterial properties that help control parasites and fungi that cause indigestion and other digestion related problems such as irritable bowel syndrome. The fat in coconut oil also aids in the absorption of vitamins, minerals and amino acids, making it a healthy addition to any meal.
3) Hair Care
Coconut oil provides the essential proteins required for nourishing damaged hair. Massage a bit of the oil onto your scalp to help keep hair moisturized. It also helps to reduce dandruff. Coconut oil can be found in many over-the-counter hair products. It is one of the most nutritious products you can put on your hair.
4) Cooking
Virgin Coconut Oil is the purest form of cooking oil available. Coconut oil is much less vulnerable to heat damage when heated, making it suitable for cooking. And it helps to enhance the caramelized flavor of roasted sweet potatoes.
5) Overall Health
* Help you lose weight, or maintain weight
* Reduce the risk of heart disease
* Lowers cholesterol
* Improve conditions in those with diabetes and chronic fatigue
* Increase metabolism and promotes healthy thyroid function
* Boost your daily energy
These are just a few of the numerous benefits of the coconut. Go crack open a coconut today.
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Apply to face liberally with fingers. Do not allow mixture to get in contact with your eyes. Leave on for 15 minutes, then rinse it off and wipe with a warm towel.
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Use a blender and puree the cucumber. Take cheesecloth and sieve puree over a glass bowl, allow puree to stand for 15 minutes while the juice drains. Take the juice, put in a bottle and add honey.
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Stir or shake mixture until ingredients are combines. Using a cotton ball dap mixture on face.
Apply to face and neck. Solution will air dry within 5 minutes.
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Using a spoon mash Avocado into a smooth texture, little or no lumps would be best
In a small bowl mash the cucumber into a smooth paste, similar to the avocado. Dicing the cucumber into very small pieces would help with the mashing process. Be sure to remove the skin before dicing
Combine ingredients in a small bowl add sugar, avocado, cucumber, and honey. Mix the ingredients together add olive oil to the mixture until the consistency of the mixture is pasty.
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Apply scrub to face generously and rub with fingertips using circular motions. Leave scrub on skin for 15 minutes then wash off with lukewarm water and pat dry with a towel.
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Coconut Oil is a great remedy for the body, hair, skin and immune system. A few drop of Coconut Oil applied to your face will keep it moisturized throughout the day
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A bad situation worse
To the Editor:
First it was Home Depot; then Costco. Now we have Lowe's coming to Connecticut Avenue to add to the hideous amount of traffic one already encounters.
Have you tried getting from the fire station to Kohls or WalMart on a Saturday morning? Impossibly frustrating. And what about exiting I95 at the REI exit? You take your life in your hands trying to make the left as it's nothing but gridlock at most any time of the day. BJ's on route 7 has been squashed, for the moment at least. But what monstrosity is lurking to takes it's place? Now Norwalk is considering a mall in South Norwalk. Are you kidding me?
What happened to the "pedestrian" center that was supposed to be built all along West Avenue? Why is it Norwalk has such difficulty identifying a good plan for expansion and making it happen? Existing businesses lost their long-time locations because this plan was going to be so great for the city and here we are years later with nothing to show for it except good businesses that have left Norwalk.
I have nothing against any of these stores -- they all serve their purpose. The problem is Norwalk has seen fit to place them all in the same area of town, where the infrastructure can't support the traffic. We need corporate businesses where Norwalkers can work and use mass transit if they choose to help alleviate traffic, not stores that bring in people from out of town, contributing to the traffic nightmare.
More cars in South Norwalk? Just what we need.
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The Forum Game is Real Life
I'm a lurker for the most part. While I might register for a forum I rarely remember to actually login as I rarely post. Though there have been some in the past that have jerked me in to discuss the MMO of my dreams - this includes Vanguard Forums (prelaunch), Metaplace, and a few others.
Is anyone else noticing that The Forum Game is getting more and more heated? Been lurking around Darkfall and absolutely amazed at the anger and frustration being expressed at an Indie Developer.
One argument that has astounded me is that because it's indie they should charge less? Huh? If I remember right EVE costs more than any other MMO and could rightfully be considered indie when they first came on the scene. And MMO's don't cost a ton of money for the entertainment they give. Around the price of going to a matinee once a month you get hours and hours of game time.
Have any of the people thinking that MMOs aren't worth the money looked into what it takes to run one? I'm not talking developing one - that's it's own financial nightmare - but run one? There are all kinds of things to manage and keep track of such as accounts, community (forums, wikis, web sites etc), hardware, distribution, bug fixes, and security.
What also amazes me is the folks actually rooting for Darkfall to fail. Why, even if you don't like the game, would you want it to fail? Is the objective now not about finding a game to play but instead to go out of your way to hurt people in real life? Not just telling forum posters that they're idiots but also devs that they're worthless? What ever happened to graciousness? If you don't like a game why continue posting? Learn to move on, though that is hard as there isn't a lot new to change focus to. I wonder why? Would you actually invest years of your life to develop something just to get this amount of grief?
Anyways just had to post about the fact that The Forum Game being played by a lot of people is not really a game at all but Real People in Real Life expressing their opinions.


text: This beautiful black male cat has stunning white markings. He is a very loving, playful character who really wants a home. Probably born around March 2018, he has just been sterilized and is vaccinated. He is great with children and adults alike. Whilst he could certainly be adopted on his own, he would probably be very happy if you would adopt his sister SASHA as they have been together ever since they were rescued.


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So, justice will be dispensed at the turn of a wheel somewhere in the ethernet – rather like a game of social roulette – except that instead of chips, we are playing with human lives – and all because we no longer have time for – people.
There may be one consolation; machines could be considered impartial, but not incorruptible since they can be programmed or fixed, and can only ever be a good as the individual operator.
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A tri-party anti-Congress alliance of Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Jana Sena is apparently taking shape in Andhra Pradesh (AP), particularly in Seemandhra region. Behind the scenes, it is said that TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu and Pawan Kalyan already met and discussed about the election alliance. BJP has already expressed its inclination to ally with TDP.
Having understood that Congress won't come to power in Seemandhra, Congress leaders' exodus into TDP was continuing, while its leaders - Raghuveera Reddy and Chiranjeevi were scheduled to take a poll tour in campaign buses from 21 March 2014.
Taking the advantage of Pawan Kalyan's announcement that he is ready for a poll tie-up with all non-Congress parties, BJP veteran leader Venkaiah Naidu has expressed to go with Jana Sena, the party launched by the maverick Telugu hero actor. Venkaiah Naidu has stated that within a week the party will finalise its poll alliances in AP.
Meanwhile, TDP has received a shot in the arm with scores of Congress leaders joining it in Seemandhra. Buoyed by the exodus of Congress leaders, Chandrababu said that his party can win all the 25 parliament seats in Seemandhra. He expressed confidence that TDP will play a pivotal role in forming the next government at the Centre. Witnessing the trend of Congress leaders' defection to join TDP, some Union ministers like Kavoori Sambashiva Rao were also mulling to join the regional party.
Seemandhra region Pradesh Congress Committee president Raghuveera Reddy has announced that the party will hold poll tour in bus from 21 to 27 March 2014 in the remant AP (excluding Telangana). Along with Reddy, Union Tourism Minister Chiranjeevi and other ministers are also expected to lead the poll campaigning.
In Telangana, Congress leaders claim that crossovers of Congress leaders into Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) has come down as Rahul Gandhi has announced that he, along with his mother and party president Sonia Gandhi and sister Priyanka will tour AP before 30 March. It is said that Rahul is convincing party leaders who wanted to abandon the party to join TRS, not to leave the party. Thanks to Rahul's initiative, two MLAs, who were planning to join TRS, decided to remain in the party.
The two MLAs received a phone call from Rahul, who convinced them not to leave the party. One of the two MLAs - Nandishwar Goud from Patancheru in Medak district said: "He (Rahul Gandi) told me that the Congress was a party of backward classes and advised me not to leave the party. I informed him that I did not want to quit, but some people were creating such conditions," Zeenews quoted.
On the other hand, Jaganmohan Reddy's YSR Congress still rules out TDP's chances of sweeping votes in Seemandhra and Telangana. He says he will ally with whichever paties that form the next government at the Centre. His party is also contesting in Telangana region, where his mother Vijayamma is to campaign extensively.
Andhra Pradesh, comprising both Telangana and Semandhra, has 42 Lok Sabha seats and 294 Assembly seats.


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In this series of blog post I'll try to present an unbiased set of facts concerning people with mental health issues and gun violence. I think you get enough from the talking heads that spew uneducated sensationalised vomit on our main media channels. Why do people that we are supposed to trust lie about such an important subject. Shame on them.
After the Sandy Hook tragedy in 2012, a senator announced that he supported mea-
sures to keep guns "out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill" (Strauss
2012). Shortly thereafter, a National Rifle Association official stated in a press
conference that "our society is populated by an unknown number of genuine
monsters. People that are so deranged, so evil, so possessed by voices and driven
by demons, that no sane person can even possibly comprehend them. . . .How can
we possibly even guess how many, given our nation's refusal to create an active
national database of the mentally ill?" (The Washington Post 2012). Such state-
ments, widely disseminated by the media, reinforce the existing societal presump-
tive association between "criminals," "evil," and "the mentally ill." In fact, such
misguided associations need no further reinforcement. The lay public requires
little persuasion to associate mental illness with criminality and evil (Coulter 2012)
In no way will this kind of rhetoric bullshit be helpful in preventing gun violence. I will try to provide you with some real facts from people who know and are in the trenches.
Mass Shootings and
Mental Illness
James L. Knoll IV, M.D.
George D. Mass Shootings and\nMental IllnessAnnas, M.D., M.P.H.
Common Misperceptions
Mass shootings by people with serious mental illness represent the
most significant relationship between gun violence and mental illness.
People with serious mental illness should be considered dangerous.
Gun laws focusing on people with mental illness or wiCommon Misperceptionsth a psychiatric
diagnosis can effectively prevent mass shootings.
Gun laws focusing on people with mental illness or a psychiatric diag-
nosis are reasonable, even if they add to the stigma already associated
with mental illness.
Evidence-Based Facts
Mass shootings by people with serious mental illness represent less
than 1% of all yearly gun-related homicides. In contrast, deaths by
suicide using firearms account for the majority of yearly gun-related
The overall contribution of people with serious mental illness to vio-
lent crimes is only about 3%. When these crimes are examined in de-
tail, an even smaller percentage of them are found to involve firearms.
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Laws intended to reduce gun violence that focus on a population rep-
resenting less than 3% of all gun violence will be extremely low yield,
ineffective, and wasteful of scarce resources. Perpetrators of mass
shootings are unlikely to have a history of involuntary psychiatric hos-
pitalization. Thus, databases intended to restrict access to guns and
established by guns laws that broadly target people with mental ill-
ness will not capture this group of individuals.
Gun restriction laws focusing on people with mental illness perpetu-
ate the myth that mental illness leads to violence, as well as the mis-
perception that gun violence and mental illness are strongly linked.
Stigma represents a major barrier to access and treatment of mental
illness, which in turn increases the public health burden.
Mass shootings understandably create outpourings of public horror and
outrage. Nevertheless, and contrary to common media depictions and the gen-
eral public's beliefs, mass shootings are extremely rare events. These tragedies
are influenced by multiple complex factors, many of which are still poorly un-
derstood. However, the lay public and the media typically assume that the perpe-
trator has a mental illness and that the mental illness is the cause of these highly
violent acts of horrific desperation. Although some mass shooters are found to
have a history of psychiatric illness, no reliable research has suggested that a
majority of perpetrators are primarily influenced by serious mental illness as
opposed to, for example, psychological turmoil flowing from other sources. As a
result, debate on how to prevent mass shootings has focused heavily on issues
that are 1) highly politicized, 2) grossly oversimplified, and 3) unlikely to result in
productive solutions.
In this chapter, we discuss the existing research, limited though it may be, on
mass shootings and then examine the nature of the link between gun violence
and mental illness. We consider the value of gun laws focusing on mental illness,
with attention to their potential efficacy in preventing future mass shootings. We
conclude by proposing that instead of the focus on mental illness, increased at-
tention should be paid to sociocultural factors associated with mass shootings
and exploring other interventions and areas for further research.
Because of frequent and sensational media coverage, it may appear that the era
of mass shootings began in 1966, atop the tower at the University of Texas in
Austin, and became a part of American life in subsequent decades (Associated
Press 2007). However, cases of mass murder, of which mass shootings are a sub-
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set, have been recorded over time long before mass shootings captured public
attention. For example, in the Bath school disaster of 1927, to this day the dead-
liest mass murder in a school in United States history, one man killed 38 Mich-
igan elementary school children and 6 adults and injured at least 58 other
The farmer who perpetrated these attacks had run into financial trouble. His
wife was seriously ill with tuberculosis. He reportedly became angry after an in-
crease in taxes and losing an election in which he had run for town clerk. He first
killed his wife, then firebombed his farm, and then detonated explosives in the
Bath Consolidated School, before committing suicide by detonating a final explo-
sion in his truck. Like many modern-day mass murderers, he left a final com-
munication. Stenciled and painted on a board outside his property, his message
read, "Criminals are made, not born"—a statement suggestive of externalization
of blame and long-held grievance. Many "premodern" cases of mass murder often
involved a depressed and angry male who killed his family and then himself. Such
cases did not capture much media attention because they were regarded primar-
ily as "family business" and were "too close for comfort" (Dietz 1986, p. 481). In
contrast, mass shootings beginning in the 1990s and covered intensely by the me-
dia appeared to be a different type of violence, at least in the eyes of the public.
Heavily armed individuals who had meticulously planned a public massacre in
which they intended to spread as much destruction as possible and then kill
themselves seemed a new phenomenon. Compared with depressed and despair-
ing familicide-suicides, these "modern" cases seemed distant enough from the av-
erage person's experience to capture the public's attention with morbid fascination
over prolonged periods of time.
Mass shootings cause endless public speculation regarding causes and mo-
tives. However, high-profile cases of mass shootings, which typically receive the
most intense media coverage, are in fact the least representative of mass killings.
In reality, such rare cases are the result of many complex factors. Nevertheless,
the news media have heavily influenced the public's perception of mass murders
(Duwe 2005), offering simplified explanations that assume the perpetrator is ei-
ther "mad or bad." After all, who but a madman would execute innocent people
in broad daylight, while planning to commit suicide or be killed by police?
Such simplistic explanations are easier for the media to report, as well as eas-
ier for the public to accept. Nevertheless, these explanations are often inaccurate
and based on little or no evidence. In addition, they stoke the political fires sur-
rounding debates concerning regulation of firearms while providing no construc-
tive suggestions to prevent future tragedies. Psychiatric illness, although present
in some mass murderers and mass shooters, is far from the most significant or
consistent finding from attempts to investigate the nature of these deeply trou-
bling events.
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An adoption can be one of the most rewarding experiences in the lives of new parents and their adopted children. But since it's such an important and life-changing event, it's crucially important to understand your legal rights and responsibilities at every step of the adoption process. While a successful adoption is an extremely rewarding experience, related legal matters can make the process of going through an adoption extremely stressful and emotional.
Therefore, it's generally a good idea to have an experienced adoption attorney by your side. They can help make going through the adoption process as smoothly as possible while helping you avoid potential pitfalls. Perhaps even more importantly, your attorney can work to ensure that your interests, as well as your child's interests, are protected to the fullest extent possible.
Learn about getting legal help with an adoption professional below, including common legal issues and ways in which an attorney can help with the process.
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In any adoption, there are a number of legal and/or personal issues that may arise, ultimately complicating and prolonging the adoption process. Without legal representation, however, some of these important issues may not even be raised until it's too late.
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As it premieres this week, Goodbye Mr. Black just had its press conference earlier today, where all the main cast strutted out their spiffy looks. Lee Jin Wook was dashing in his black pinstripe suit while Moon Chae Won was even cuter with her shorter hair and looked alluring in her one-shoulder jumpsuit. The lead stars were also much buzzed about as they exhibited amazing synergy in front of the press. Lee Jin Wook was especially thoughtful to his leading woman, putting his jacket around her 🙂 He's definitely a gentleman, but he also knows how to excite an audience!
Of course, a long preview was unveiled at the event, and while there are plenty of biting action and numerous funny scenes on the show, will those be enough to bite a chunk out of Descendants of the Sun's ratings? Probably not, but I still hope the show does well.
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Thai Voters OK New Constitution
BANGKOK (AP) -- Thai voters on Sunday overwhelmingly approved a new junta-backed constitution that lays the foundation for a civilian government influenced by the military and controlled by appointed — rather than elected — officials.
In a referendum called by the military government, 62 percent of the voters said they approved of the new constitution, while 38 percent rejected it, Election Commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn told reporters. He said that 91 percent of the ballots had been counted, and that the result was not expected to change much after all votes are in.
The referendum was seen as a test of the popularity of the military government of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, a retired army general who has severely curtailed dissent since coming to power in a 2014 coup. But his rule has also brought a measure of stability and ended the frequent street violence and divisive politics that had frayed Thailand's social fabric for years.
That veneer of stability could help explain the "yes" vote for the new constitution.
The charter "speaks to a lot of worries and concerns that a majority of Thai people have," Gothom Areeya, a professor at Thailand's Mahidol University, told The Associated Press. "Many Thais want to see an end to corruption and the return of peace and development. Even though experts like me may criticize it a lot, our message just didn't reach a lot of the people."
In addition to asking for an opinion on the constitution, the referendum also asked a supplementary question on whether voters wanted an appointed Senate to choose a prime minister. That question elicited a less enthusiastic approval — 58 percent "yes" and 42 percent "no," Somchai said.
Fifty-five percent of Thailand's roughly 50 million registered voters cast ballots in the referendum.
Although no irregularities were reported in the voting process, critics are likely to point out that the vote was skewed because the "no" camp was denied the opportunity to present its case.
The junta imposed severe restrictions in the run-up to the referendum, banning political rallies, independent campaigns and open discussion about the draft constitution. Criticism of the draft was made punishable by 10 years in jail. Critics say the restrictions ensured that most people were unaware of the pitfalls of the charter, and were probably anxious to get the long-drawn process over with so that they could move on.
There was also the allure of new elections that Prayuth has promised to hold in 2017, after the approval of the new constitution, although he's said he would call the vote even if the referendum was defeated.
Analysts have said that a "yes" vote would be a setback for democracy in Thailand.
"It adds that touch of legitimacy to the coup makers," Pavin Chachavalpongpun, an associate professor at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies of Kyoto University in Japan, said after the referendum results were announced. "It gives them the green light for the next few steps they want to take. They will say the opposition cannot say anything now."
Pavin, a Thai and a vocal critic of the junta, told The Associated Press that even when the military is no longer in power and a civilian government is in place after the 2017 elections, the military "will have the constitution as a remote control. The constitution can be used as a device to hold onto political power."
The main criticisms of the draft constitution are:
— A transition period of at least five years to civilian rule.
— A 250-member appointed Senate that includes the commanders of the army and other security services.
— A deadlock in the 500-member elected lower house could trigger a selection of a prime minister who is not an elected member of parliament. Under the abolished 2007 constitution, half the Senate was elected, and the prime minister had to come from the lower house.
— Emergency decrees enacted by the junta without any parliamentary consent remain valid.
Thailand has endured 13 successful military coups and 11 attempted takeovers since it replaced an absolute monarchy with a constitutional one in 1932. This would be Thailand's 20th constitution.
Leaders of the latest coup say frequent political conflicts had made the country ungovernable and that military rule was necessary for stability. The junta set up hand-picked committees to draft a charter that would enshrine its declared goal of reforming politics by eliminating corruption.
But others believe the new constitution has a different aim: to weaken allies of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, the central figure in the roiling of Thai politics.
Thaksin's political machine has easily won every national election since 2001, mainly due to the support of working-class and rural voters who benefited from his populist policies. Leading the other side is Thailand's traditional ruling class and royalists — known as the "yellow shirts" — unnerved by Thaksin's support, especially as it contemplates its future. King Bhumibol Adulyadej, whose righteous rule has anchored the kingdom since 1946, is 88 and ailing.
The army ousted Thaksin in a 2006 coup, after "yellow shirt" protesters took to the streets and accused him of abuse of power, corruption and disrespecting the king. He has lived abroad since 2008 to avoid prison for a corruption conviction that he says was politically motivated. The 2014 coup ousted his sister Yingluck Shinawatra, who was elected prime minister in 2011.
Those who brought Thaksin down now seek to weaken major political parties, which would ensure that real power stays in the hands of what is dubbed the permanent bureaucracy: the military, the courts and other unelected guardians of the conservative bloc.
Gothom, the Mahidol professor, said that Thailand may see peace now, but that it will likely be a peace enforced by military power.
"How much or how little freedom of expression will be allowed to the people, we will just have to wait and see," he said.


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Sacred Magnetic Heart
Artistic Representation of the Magnetic Heart © 2002 Francisco Rosero
A great deal of confusion exists regarding the terms Soul and Spirit. For many people they represent the same thing; for other philosophies Soul and Spirit represent very different things.
The Magnetic Heart is located in the center of the chest and it is different from the physical heart; it is sacred because it is eternal and dwells in infinity. It is self-aware and is the everlasting source of life, energy, and wisdom. The MH is different from our physical heart and it is not Energy Center 4.
The Magnetic Heart is a combination of both Spirit and Soul. The human spirit is a point of infinite potential, and as a point of Infinity, it is our source of unlimited energy, abundance, life and consciousness.
The spirit is the Divine Spark, the part of the Creator that resides within the core of ones Magnetic Heart, MH. The Spirit is our internal I Am, our divine identity.
The Soul is the individual expression of consciousness to replicate or imitate the Creators work; to fulfill this mission the Soul is equipped with formidable intelligence, memory (not genetic intelligence) and self adjustable mechanisms to bring harmony and balance to any situation. The Soul envelops and protects the Spirit.
The Soul surrounds and protects the Spirit; it consists of seven concentric spheres of awareness or dimensions of intelligence. Our Soul is the collector of all intense and profound experiences and emotions of all our life times; these strong experiences are imprinted o n the seven spheres of awareness. Superficial experiences are not registered in the Soul.
The seven spheres of awareness or understanding (the Soul) are enclosed o ne within the other. Each one spins in a different direction, producing a unique color, light, and sound frequency. When the SMH is in absolute harmony, the combination of the seven different colors manifests a clear light, similar to sunlight. This brilliant and translucent radiance is the light of Compassion.
This marvelous combination of Spirit (Aspect of God) in the center and Soul (the seven dimensions of consciousness) form the Magnetic Heart, which attracts (magnetizes) to our lives all that we need. Many times the SMH attracts dramas and lessons to our lives which are necessary to restore harmony to one or more dimensions of consciousness. As we begin to walk along our true spiritual path, the dramas cease and our SMH begins to magnetize synchronicities which accelerate our evolution.
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Master Of Poisons Part 2
Posted on Tue Aug 14th, 2018 @ 8:16pm by Ships Doctor Luka Mahone (Mirror) & Jasper Offermans & Chief Operations Tucker Youngblood
Mission 7 - Sabotage
Location: Deck 3 - Mess
Timeline: MD 03 07:00
The ship was still lurching through space at the speed of light with no end location yet decided. It was unknown when and where she would stop but ship routines like mealtimes still had to happen. It might be oh-seven-hundred but there was no food in the mess hall and people were milling around unsure what to do, this type of thing had never happened before.
Tucker had managed to get four hours of sleep in his office, before waking up at 0600 and getting right back to work. That meant a stop in the mess for something to eat and the biggest thing of coffee he could manage, as well as a short break just to reset his brain, so he could look at the problem fresh. After finishing his third or fourth cup of coffee, he stood up to get some to go and headed into the back of the mess hall.
As soon as he crossed the threshold into the back area he spotted someone on the ground and started kicking at the foot of whoever it was, "Hey, you awake? I want more coffee."
The the form didn't move, he leaned down and looked over the body, "Hey, one of the doctors in here?"
Luka had taken the moment to wander in, ready for a cup of something warm and refreshing. With or without their current ordeal, he had been pouring over the medical charts of the comatose patients. A coffee had sounded like a good idea, but of course, nothing worked out the way he wanted it to.
"I'm a doctor." Eyes narrowing at Tucker, then down to where the man was examining, Luka begrudgingly made his way around the table. Then, he cursed. "I'll admit, I didn't think we'd had resorted to cannibalism on this ship."
"cannibalism?" Lhaes had caught the tail end of the conversation as he walked in, then looked down. "Are we eating the chef now?" he continued, moving to crouch beside Tucker. "Did you find him like this? Have you touched him?"
"What?" Tucker looked at the two that had just walked in. "I just walked in here, so no I didn't start chowing on the dead body. I'm not a zombie after all."
"Jokes." Luka deadpanned, pulling out a tricorder and crouching to the other side of the body. "Did you just say he was the chef? Irony is not lost after all."
Jasper entered the mess hoping he could find something to quill the growling in his stomach and a decent cup of joe. His brow furrowed and his eyes caught sight of Tucker and Lhaes back in the area reserved for the chef, "Tucker, Doctor, you two making breakfast?"
"Yes, fresh human steak and eggs, you like your medium rare?" Tucker said flatly, he was being an ass but it was one of the things he was good at. "No, we found a dead body and the Doc is taking a look. I just wanted some coffee."
"Dead body," in the mess," Jasper shook his head as he tried to figure things out, "I'll pass on the human steak as his face wrinkled at the thought. "First the Engineering chief and now someone else?" He shook his head as he approached a bit cautiously, "it's the chef."
"At least here we have a body," Lhaes commented dryly, while taking out his tricorder. "Better call security, because this man has been murdered.."
Jasper shook his head, "yes but another death, I don't like it."
He took in a deep breath, "I can run there but I don't have a COM badge."
Luka looked between the trio, who by now had fully taken in the joke he took pride in, but turned to look seriously into the matter. "Security and science, in case this wasn't a murder. There's traces of something odd in his stomach, and I can't quite make out what. Poison maybe. Don't we have one of those comm stations in here?"
"There is," Jasper admitted but the connections were removed some time ago." "I think Deacon was going to swap it out but hadn't got to it yet."
"Well if it's poison then I can likely find out which one and find an antidote for anyone who might need it," Lhaes answered confidently.
"You think he might use the same poison?" The Ops officer furrowed his brow as he thought about it, "wouldn't it be smarter for the person doing the poison to use a different one?" "It would make it harder to figure out who it was."
"Logically, yes, but murderers seldom act with a sense of logic," Lhaes replied calmly, "tell me, Jasper, how much do you know about poisons?" He looked up at the others. "Or you two, how much do you know? Where would we start looking for likely suspects?"
Jasper shook his head, "not too much, I know how to read an SDS but how to purposely poison someone, haven't got a clue."
"I do," Lhaes answered, realizing this could very well compromise him and his mission. "I know how to create them, use them, and combat them."
"This might have been a single instance," Luka persisted, eyes upon the body. "The substance, whether it be poison or something else entirely, might not have done the killing. Nevermind the fact that if it was a poison, Doctor, it does incriminate you as a potential suspect." He didn't bother to give Lhaes a moment to respond to that, instead looking to the Ops Chief. "I assume then this is exactly how you found the man, and you haven't touched him or had contact with him in any sense?"
"I kicked his foot, thinking someone had a few too many and was sleeping it off in here," Tucker answered. "When I started to suspect it was more than someone being passed out I called out to see if there was a doctor. I should also be on the list, I'm still new here and all this stuff started going wrong since. I also found the body."
"Me," Jasper began begging to circle the scene, "I haven't done anything but talk so far."
"Oh no, naturally we're all suspects in this sense, until the security tapes and the evidence determine otherwise." Luka said matter of factly. "Or at least until we can rule out certain causes. But it doesn't help if we discover that there's something in his system that Doctor Lhaes can make, or if we all discover you were alone in the room...." He gestured to Tucker, unaware of the man's name. "I'm the newest, so either I did it because I'm new, or I didn't because of the same reason. For all we know, the Captain could have finally lost it on the chef for hiding all his vodka. But incriminating ourselves further is probably the least favorable idea."
"We should get security to investigate, and move the body to sickbay," Lhaes suggested calmly.
"I can go get them," Jasper offered, "that is if you trust me to do that." He tilted his head, "actually none of us can leave until they get here can we?"
"... You all think too much like Starfleet. I'm going to go get the Captain." Luka didn't give the others a chance to interject, already turning to leave the Ward Room. "It's not like we're all going to abandon ship midwarp. We all know where to find each other."
"Then I suggest locking the mess, and we all return to quarters or duty station," Lhaes suggested.
Jasper Offerman
S.S. Mary Rose
Luka Mahone
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(PNPC Uhin)
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Senior Medic
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Tucker Youngblood
Chief of Operations
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By Captain Rueben Gregnol on Wed Aug 15th, 2018 @ 11:44am
'For all we know, the Captain could have finally lost it on the chef for hiding all his vodka.' I love this post. Really good work guys! Can't wait to see what happens next.


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ILHG III was another blast
The september 2015 ILHG edition was another great festival of historical european martial arts. We all had a blast. Afterwards I felt tired, satisfied and grateful to all the wonderful people who made this possible. Our instructors, volunteers and participants all worked together to create three days of HEMA goodness.
We had a new tournament director, Arturo Camargo of Krigerskole, Toluca, Mexico, who made sure all tournament fights went smoothly. Great job brother!
ILHG 2014 another succes!!
ILHG 2014 another success!
Wow, the ILHG is over! And it's time to write an epilogue. I think the second ILHG went very smooth, we didn't have a lot of hiccups. So I'm happy! And only thanks to you guys, who made it possible again! We were not sure about a sequel. In the end Matthys convinced me we should and now I don't regret it for one bit. I got a lot of good feedback and more than enough to realize we need to keep this event going. I already have new ideas for next year and, luckily, there is still a lot of room for improvement. So now nothing else to do, then express my gratitude to everyone that came over either again or for the first time! THANK YOU!
And I want to thank the people that helped this event come alive: the AMEK Power Team. My special gratitude goes to Oskar ter Mors (instructor Chapter The Hague) for dealing with a lot of administration bullshit and Bjorn van der Klugt for all the driving around and picking up everybody, and, last but not least, Ties for organizing the tournaments!
I want to congratulate all the winners on their victories, well done! Personally I was happy to have proceeded to the next round in the invitational, but stepping out was the best thing I could have done, as I still needed to play guitar that evening and my arm was already dead due to a close encounter with, again, a Swede. I also needed that arm for the Game of Thrones gig. So tough luck, but yeah shit happens all the time. And to be honest, I'm completely out of shape and I was again impressed by the speed and skills you guys laid upon me. The reality is, one just has to look at the ILHG fights and a man cannot but appreciate the fighting talent that we currently have in the community! And I think the Invitational was a huge success and the level of fighting was again superb. Also the open longsword and the women tournament displayed a huge amount of skill. I think you guys are really the role models that draw the people from the community into fighting tournaments and therefore you guys are in fact the living marketing of our art in this modern age.
I was very honoured that the Mexicans came over and apart from that, I'm proud to call them my friends, they also have my respect; marketing and businesswise. Especially Arturo Camargo, who started his own club and organizes a yearly event, which is a great success over there! I think you guys do a hell of a job. Keeping in mind, that you guys don't have a lot of interaction with European community, training wise, and started relatively late. And look at you guys now! You are rocking! I'm very proud of them and I think in a few years these guys will kick our asses on European soil! I also want to thank all the sponsors that helped out with our event and also seeing you guys in person was again a happy encounter. Finally, I want to thank the younglings from the AMEK the boys that fought in the Kids Dussack Tournament. You guys did awesome. Everyone that saw you guys fight, was amazed. Exiting to look at, good dynamics and technique. Really, you guys are the future of HEMA and seeing you guys fight, well, it just radiates hope for the survival of our art. It's as simple as that.
So that was it I guess! Nothing more to say then that I hope we see you all again next year for ILHG III !
A young man with endless potential, a great charisma and loving character, and one of the most promising HEMA fighters of this century took his own life during Christmas in 2012. He trained in my club and was my student and friend, and of many others. His name was Rory van Noort.
If you fly in on Thursday, then we will take you to Woodstock in Zandvoort an amazing beachclub that won three years in a row the 'Best Beachclub of the year' award. Palmtrees, good music, sun, sand and awesome people. Here you can unwind, chill, smoke something or enjoy a cold beer. You can also take your nylon wasters and beat the crap out of eachother on the beach or in the sea!
As you are used to we will have a special program on Friday, to relax with friends and see something of the Dutch culture and heritage.
Saturday we will have all the tournaments. Except the single handed tournament, which will be on Friday.
We have a Open Longsword, Female Tournament and the Rory van Noort Memorial Invitational Longsword Tournament.
Saturday evening
Saturday evening we will have a great medieval diner at a medieval monestary, with entertainment and music. If you play an instrument you can bring it along.
Sunday we can unwind after the tournaments and get inspired by HEMA specialists from around the globe.
The majority of these instructors run their own clubs and are an inspiration to others. Moreover, they are great fighters in the ring, in mentality as in skill. And all of them are known to provide excellent workshops. We have Solo workshops and Duo workshops and lots of different weapon disciplines. Also there will be demonstrations, lectures and a 'KIDS' Dussack tournament. (7-13 year)
Kids Tournament & Demonstrations
On Sunday we have apart from workshops, also the Kids Tournament and the Kids Weapon Demonstration.
The young warriors from the AMEK will show their skills in the ring with the Dussack. More over they will display their skills with flowdrills and technique demonstration.
Monday is a special Dussack Gaming training day. You don't pay anything extra for it. It's just something we offer on the side. We call them the 'Rory Games' as Rory liked them a lot and also invented quite a few new games. We will have whole teams fighting each other with dussacks In teams of 8-10 we will fight each other and try to win as a team. You only need one person to screw it up for the rest of the team, and the whole team will lose. So I'm sure there will be a lot of flat edge ass spanking going around with the dussacks! Also these games are designed to have fun and practise HEMA at the same time. Last year we had a great group of people playing and I hope that also this year people will take the monday of to fight in the Dussack games!
Sponsors & Prices
We have a lot of sponsors that were willing to help us out with prizes so we have a lot of stuff to hand out.
These are not just for the tournament winners: we will have a Saturday evening lottery for you to have a chance to win an awesome price which will be revealed on location!
End Word
Our credo is VINCIT QUI SE VINCIT (he conquers who conquers himself), meaning you have to confront your own fears and inadequacies.., once you have faced these, all other obstacles will fall before you.
May these words linger and grant all of us the strength to challenge our darkest demons and overcome and prevail to fight and live another day…
In the memory of Rory van Noort (1984 – 2012)
I really hope to see you guys here again in Holland and make sure you catch still the early bird!
Best regards,
Mishael Lopes Cardozo
President AMEK


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Should I Use My Logo or My Headshot for my Profile Picture? People do business with other people, not with brands!
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This photo was taken by Peter O'Byrne and is reproduced courtesy of Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Herbarium, Jany Renz. http://orchid.unibas.ch
This photo was taken by Peter O'Byrne and is reproduced courtesy of Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Herbarium, Jany Renz. http://orchid.unibas.ch
Origin in the Wild
Elevation in the Wild
I could find no record.
Habitat in the Wild
This plant has been collected near Berastagi in North Sumatra. The photos taken by Peter O'Byrne were taken at Utara in the Barisan Range.
The Plants Description
The rhizome is long and has internodes of 2.5cm and pseudobulbs spaced 5cm apart. The pseudobulbs are shaped cylindrical and are swollen basally. The pseudobulbs measure 2.5cm long and 5mm in diameter. The leaves are petiolate; the petiole measures 1.5cm long. The leaf blades are shaped oblong-lanceolate and have acuminate apices. The leaf blades measure 15cm long and 2.8cm wide.
The Inflorescence
Overall the inflorescence measures up to 25cm long including a peduncle of 10cm.
The Flowers
The flowers measure 3.8mm across and are greenish-white. The sepals and petals are shaped lanceolate and have acuminate or acute apices. The labellum is 3-lobed; the side lobes are erect and grow from the base of the labellum. The mid-lobe is long and tongue shaped with an acuminate apex. There are 2 calli located at the base between the side lobes. The column is short and has a large truncate apical hood. The stelidia grow from half way up the column and exceed the apical hood.
Herbarium Specimens
Unknown type material
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew (K)
Specimen K000078214 (photo)
I could find no record
Flowering Season
Ridley's specimen at Kew was collected in flower during February
I do not think this species is in cultivation.
Similar Species
Additional Information
No other information
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COMBER, J.B. Orchids of Sumatra, 2001, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 20 September 2008. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.kew.org/wcsp/ accessed 20 September 2008.


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2006 Hemi-Powered Jeep Wrangler LJ
Understated Excellence
Most people who live in states with strict emissions laws can appreciate the difficulty of doing an engine swap and making it legal. However, in most states the process is pretty straightforward and reasonable. In California, however, only those that really want a legal engine transplant will persevere, and the process only gets more difficult as the vehicle in question is newer. There are hundreds of hoops to jump through, multiple referees to contend with, and mounds of paperwork. It's not a coincidence that getting a smog certification for an engine swap is often referred to as a golden ticket. Bob Besch is one such holder of a golden ticket, and the 5.7L Hemi breathing under the hood of his 2005 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited does so with the full knowledge and blessing of the state.
When you ask Bob about how difficult obtaining the golden ticket was, he develops the thousand-yard stare of someone who spent a lot of time in the trenches and changes the subject. We managed to get out of him that even the part numbers for the charcoal canister and catalytic converters were scrutinized and cross-referenced during the referee process. But nevertheless, the torque of the Hemi is a welcome addition under the hood. Not surprisingly, the engine looks like it came from the factory between the LJ fenders. While it's easy to focus on what's under the hood, there's a lot more cool stuff worth checking out on Bob's Jeep.
King coilovers peeking out from the fenderwells grabbed our attention first. The TJ has a very conservative stance; it's low, wide, and stable, which is exactly what we like to see. The stance is courtesy of a GenRight Legend suspension system, while the 2-inch Kings at all four corners handle the spring and damping duties. The Jeep rolls on 37x12.50-17 Pro Comp Xtreme MT2 tires wrapped around a set of Walker Evans beadlock wheels. The extra clearance for the tires comes from a full complement of GenRight aluminum fenders and armor. Underneath is a TMR skidplate keeping the drivetrain well protected and tucked up out of harm's way.
The Hemi torque passes through a Dodge 545RFE transmission on its way to an Atlas 4-Speed transfer case. From there, it's split to a pair of Dynatrac ProRock 60s filled with 5.38 gears and ARB Air Lockers.
Though Bob's LJ may have been overkill for the relatively mild-mannered trails of the 2018 Jp Dirt 'N Drive presented by Jeep, it had clearly been well sorted out and didn't have the typical bugs and quirks that come with such a highly custom build. To our knowledge he never needed to spin a wrench during the trip, and the LJ kept Bob and his wife warm and dry thanks to the fully functioning HVAC system. The Jeep is clearly built for hard trails, but is equally at home on the street as it is on the thousands of miles of dirt roads all over the Southwest.
Hard FactsVehicle: 2006 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
Engine: 5.7L Hemi
Transmission: 545RFE
Transfer Case: Atlas 4-Speed
Axles: Dynatrac ProRock 60s w/ 5.38 ARB Air Lockers front and rear
Suspension: GenRight Legend w/ King coilovers
Tires: 37x12.50-17 Pro Comp Xtreme MT2
Wheels: 17-inch Walker Evans beadlocks
Special Features: TMR skidplate, GenRight armor, GenRight tire carrier, Warn winch


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Five years after its launch, sales for Grand Theft Auto V continues to be strong while 2018 has been one of its best years.
During a conference call, Take-Two Interactive Software revealed that Grand Theft Auto V has sold 10 million units in 2018, This brings the total number of units sold to 95 million, a major jump from the 85 million as reported back in late 2017.
According to Jeff Grubb of VentureBeats, the game could hit the 100 million sales mark before 2019. This is is based on interest from new gamers that could be generated following the release of the Premium Online Edition.
Grand Theft Auto V was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in late 2013 followed by a Next-Gen release in 2014 and a PC release in 2015. The story follows Michael Townley, Trevor Philips and Franklin Clinton who are seeking the American Dream in a post-2008 crash society.
At the time of launch, it was the fastest selling media title of all time after hitting the $1 billion mark in three days. As of 2018; the only other work of media to come close would be Marvel's The Avengers: Infinity War, having hit the $1 billion mark in 11 days. Grand Theft Auto V is currently one of the best selling games of all time, surpassed only by Minecraft and Tetris.


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A list of the most viewed games of 2016 seems to prove that gamers really did hate 2016's offerings. The list was put together by githyp, who also recently did another statistical breakdown of games people played most on Steam in 2016.
The list from githyp focuses on Twitch streams and the games people watched streamers play on them. Unsurprisingly, Overwatch was a popular 2016 title amongst the herd… but not quite as popular as the media might lead you to believe. In reality the peak players and the most viewed games actually fit in line with the other charts detailing 2016's stats: a lot of games not released in 2016 achieved the peak amount of views and the peak amount of viewers.
The most watched game of 2016 was actually Riot Games' League of Legends, followed by various other competitive multiplayer games. The top five most watched games of 2016 are below.
- League of Legends / 116,997 viewers per hour (#1 in 2015)
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive / 59,730 viewers per hour (#2 in 2015)
- Dota 2 / 56,127 viewers per hour (#3 in 2015)
- Hearthstone / 53,820 viewers per hour (#4 in 2015)
- Overwatch / 23,515 viewers per hour (new)
The tally relates to average viewers per hour. The only two titles from 2016 that made the top 10 list were Overwatch and FIFA 17. The rest of the titles were games from 2015 and farther back. In fact, there was only a 6,000 average viewer difference between Overwatch and World of Warcraft between fifth and sixth place on the chart. Number seven on the list was Call of Duty: Black Ops 3. That's right, 2015's Black Ops 3 actually made the top 10 chart.
Minecraft took ninth spot and H1Z1 took 10 and 13 due to the vanilla version of the game and the King of the Kill expansion pack being counted separate.
To really give you a scope of how badly 2016 made impressions on gamers, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare made the 19th spot on the most watched games of 2016 list. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered was in the 21st spot, just two spots removed from the 2016 outing.
Battlefield 1 managed to take the 15th spot, but it ranked a lot higher in terms of peak viewers, hitting the fourth spot in peak viewer count of 2016 thanks to the promo event EA held in May. However, all of the major shooter games released in 2016 were beat out in average views per hour by Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. In fact, what's worse yet is that 2001's Runescape managed to capture the 14th spot, beating out Battlefield 1, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare and Tom Clancy's The Division.
If you rearrange the list by total accumulated views, the list mostly stays the same, with the exception that the Call of Duty games released in 2016 ended up getting bumped out of the top 20 list.
There's this pervading theme throughout the statistical, analytical, market and sales data coverage of video games over the past year: gamers really hated games in 2016.
The telltale signs popped up with the U.K., showing a massive 13.4% drop in retail revenue from 2015 to 2016 in year-over-year sales. Many of the other top-selling games in the U.K., in 2016 were also from 2015. This was headlined by the fact that Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare's sales were down 50% compared to the far superior and more content-rich offerings of Call of Duty: Black Ops 3.
We then saw the first annual community Steam Awards pop up, with many of the titles preceding 2015 taking away the nod from actual gamers. Only two games from 2016 came away with community awards: Dark Souls III and DOOM.
The top 100 best sellers of 2016 saw a majority of games from 2015 and prior making the top list. Although, the top sellers did show better signs of appreciation from the community over the other stats, given that six of the top 12 best selling games of 2016 were actually released in 2016. However, the number of 2016 releases dwindled vastly further into the list, with only nine out of the 28 other top selling games actually having been released in 2016. The further into the top 100, the fewer the appearance of 2016 titles.
That sentiment was further exacerbated by the fact that despite some of those games selling quite well in order to make the top 10 ranks, few of those games were actually played consistently by gamers. In fact only one game from 2016 made the top 15 list of the most played games in 2016 and that game was Paladins. No game released in 2016 made the top 5 or even the top 10 list for the most played of the year.
Now before you assume that all the games that people played were just multiplayer titles, keep in mind that Football Manager 2016 was ranked no. 7 on the top 100 list, and Sid Meier's Civilization V ranked no. 5 on the list, with Skyrim, Garry's Mod and GTA V also making the top 10. So it wasn't all just multiplayer-only games filling out the most played games list of 2016. It was basically games that people thought were actually fun.


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Friday, February 19, 2010
Sweet Sunshine
16 comments:
- Poetry24 said...
That is some view you have there! The sun is shining in our neck of the woods just now, but everything is soggy underfoot.
I'm willing that Pansy on!
- February 19, 2010 at 4:58 AM
- Pat in east TN said...
We had snow flurries up until noon yesterday and by 3 had glorious, beautiful sunshine and last night stars so close you could have touched them! I can't believe how quickly the snow melted in some areas, and like Martin H., those areas are quite soggy.
- February 19, 2010 at 5:45 AM
- Carol Murdock said...
Hey Vicki,
I think we are all ready for some warm weather. We are expecting sunshine and 62 today! We have been in the low 20s every night and heavy white frost every morning. I'm longing to get my hands in the dirt!! :)
- February 19, 2010 at 7:30 AM
- Liz said...
I feel a lot like that crumpled pansy!!
- February 19, 2010 at 9:10 AM
- Tess Kincaid said...
It's sunny this morning in my neck of the woods, too. What a treat!
- February 19, 2010 at 9:22 AM
- Vicki Lane said...
And that was yesterday -- today is all out sunny and warmer than it's been in months!
Unfortunately, the sun reveals the dust that has settled everywhere and makes the house look winterworn. So I'm scurrying about trying to make things look better.
Poor Liz! I feel sure that both you and the pansy will uncrumple soon and smile in the spring sunshine!
- February 19, 2010 at 10:37 AM
- Kaye Wilkinson Barley - Meanderings and Muses said...
Don't you just love the sun? I will never ever take it for granted again.
And - Speaking of dust . . .
Having been snowed in for so long over here and getting the beginning stirrings of cabin fever. Guess What?!
I've gotten a big head start of my spring cleaning - Yay!!!! Dust Bunnies are dying by the hundreds.
And I join everyone in cheering on that Pansy!!!!!
- February 19, 2010 at 11:03 AM
- Friko said...
poor sweet little pansy.
No more snow, pleaaaaase. We too woke up to more snow this morning. I want to get out into the garden and start my labour of love.
- February 19, 2010 at 11:53 AM
- Miss_Yves said...
Thank you very much, dear Vicki Lane for your excellent translation !
The little pansy seems so fragile ...
- February 19, 2010 at 3:28 PM
- Stella Jones said...
Well that's more like it, I must say. Lovely blue sky. You are very high up aren't you. How high exactly?
Blessings Star
- February 19, 2010 at 5:54 PM
- Merisi said...
Glorious pansies, they will melt the snow in no time with the help of the sun!
I was trying to search for "Laroes" - I had never heard that word. before. Seems to be a Dutch surname, but I could not find anything about the meaning of the word. Intriguing!
- February 19, 2010 at 6:02 PM
- Vicki Lane said...
Yep, let's get the winter crud out of the house and be ready for the garden -- though it is quite soggy just now. I have great hope for the pansies -- they are amazingly tough.
Thank you Miss Yves! As I said -- I'm learning French, three lines at a time.
Star, our house is at about 2500 feet and the mountain rises behind us to about 3000 feet.
I have searched many places, Merisi, and have yet to find an answer to the question of laroes.
- February 19, 2010 at 7:40 PM
- Victoria said...
And here in the California mountains I'm happy because the sky is cloudy, the wind is howling and it's starting to rain! But that rain will turn to snow by morning. Different strokes... :)
- February 19, 2010 at 10:32 PM
- Vicki Lane said...
I know, I know. But we've had what might be termed a gracious plenty of precip.
- February 19, 2010 at 10:36 PM
- Tipper said...
Pretty photos! My snow is almost gone-and I'm ready for spring.
- February 21, 2010 at 11:49 AM
- Miss_Yves said...
You are a very good pupil !
Congratulations !
- February 23, 2010 at 3:55 PM


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