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Agreed -- the announcement that Canonical has two partners for the production of its Ubuntu-based phones is important news. However, the news needs to be seen in perspective. Instead of being an accomplishment in itself, the partnerships are only the successful overcoming of the first of many obstacles.
This is a perspective that is rarely offered in coverage of the news. Too often, the free software media gives Mark Shuttleworth, Canonical's founder, uncritical coverage, accepting what he says without question or requests for detail. Evidently, too, Canonical includes some shrewd publicists, given that the news was discussed at face value in places like USA Today.
What has happened is that, after months of effort, Canonical has taken the first steps to breaking the double-bind that makes the entry into the hardware market so difficult for newcomers. That is, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers are reluctant to deal with newcomers without an established sales record, yet, unless someone decides to deal with the newcomers, they cannot have any record. This is the same problem that KDE's cooperative brand MakePlayLive has been struggling with in the last two years in its effort to bring its Vivaldi tablet to market.
If you have never seen a product brought to market, you could easily believe that having found two partners was the end of the process. But the truth is, despite the strenuous efforts needed to enter the market, in many ways that is just the beginning. Much still depends on how the partners approach the partnership, as well as their success at persuading distributors and retailers to carry Ubuntu phones.
Still to come
Aside from the bare fact of the partnerships, few details about the partnership have been announced. In fact, considering that one partner was uncertain what licensing fees it would be charged or need to charge others, perhaps the details are still being negotiated.
The newly announced partners are Meizu, a medium-sized Chinese-based designer and producer of smart phones and bq, a small Spanish that distributes a variety of hardware devices. Meizu appears more established and to have more employees, but, judging from its website, bq is an up and coming company with a solid reputation. Both are trying to expand into Europe and North America, where they must challenge industry leaders such as Apple or Samsung directly.
Not being household names, both Meizu and bq need to offer something new in the heavily saturated phone market if they want success.
However, the role that Ubuntu-based phones will play in these companies' expansions remains unannounced. Meizu has already mentioned that is experimenting with adding Ubuntu to its top of the line phone, and is considering adding it to other models as well. What is not known yet is whether Ubuntu will be the only option on certain models, or one of several.
This is an area in which the interests of the partner may not coincide exactly with that of Canonical: Meizu might want to hedge its bets and offer a variety of options, while Canonical would undoubtedly prefer Ubuntu as the only option on the new phones.
By contrast, bq may be relatively uninterested in Ubuntu phones and be waiting for an Ubuntu tablet. If bq does include an Ubuntu phone, it might have less incentive than the more specialized Meizu to promote it, simply because its product lines are more diversified.
Of the two, Meizu mentioned the partnership first, which might indicate that it is the more eager of the two partners to come to an arrangement. Possibly, however, bq simply lacks the staff to respond as quickly.
Such details matter, because when the products are ready for release, Meizu and bq are most likely to be the ones encouraging local distributors and retail buyers to carry Ubuntu products. On the one hand if Ubuntu is only one of several possible innovative elements in a product, then Meizu and bq are less likely to help Ubuntu phones sell and more likely to watch how they sell by themselves. On the other hand, if Ubuntu-based phones are intended to be flagship products, then the companies are likely to make greater efforts to promote them.
In turn, the enthusiasm that the partners display can help determine the enthusiasm of regional distributors, which in turn can affect whether retail clerks become enthusiastic about Ubuntu phones when talking with customers.
The unfinished story
Such details -- or, to be more accurate, the lack of details -- explain why announcing partners is only a first step.
True, finding a way to enter the market is more than many would-be manufacturers do, and Canonical deserves credit for finally succeeding.
However, the announcement is no guarantee of success. Nor, as many seem to be assuming, is it the climax of the story. Instead, it is barely the first complication in a five act play. There will be many more before the curtain falls, and we know whether Canonical should be commiserated with or congratulated.comments powered by Disqus


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text: YouTube Tuesday: CinemaSins Dan Koelsch, January 1, 2013January 1, 2013 We at MovieViral know our viral videos pretty well, so we decided to share our knowledge to those looking to expand their Internet horizons. YouTube Tuesday is a weekly feature where we shine the spotlight on our favorite YouTube channels related to movies and television. We focus on channels that provide new videos on a regular basis, especially ones that we feel need more exposure. This week we bring you the critical videos of CinemaSins. CinemaSins came onto the scene just a few weeks ago, but they have made a big splash. The channel\'s videos list in very quick order, all the problems with a film. The three videos so far, covering The Avengers, The Amazing Spider-Man, and The Dark Knight Rises, already amassed almost 2 million video views total. While the videos bring up some good points, I\'m not a fan of the random \"humorous\" bits in between. However, the views and 35,000 subscribers show that the channel has its fans.Thanks to Chuck (via email) for the recommendation!Have an idea for YouTube Tuesday? Let us know in the comments below! More YouTube TuesdayGlove and Boots | Freddie Wong | Film Riot & Film State | BriTANicK | Legolambs | Genrocks | Epic Rap Battles of History | AndrewMFilms | VFX Bro | How It Should Have Ended | DJ Steve Porter | Pogo | The Fine Bros | Corridor Digital | Samseed85 | Alamo Drafthouse | Above Average | PWNISHER | hh1edits | Screen Junkies | Vitaliy Zavadskyy | Bri Ray | Ziccup | Teddie Films | Joel Walden | Edmund Earle | Cyriak | Wreck-It Ralph | wekejay | Matt Mulholland | Patrick Lo | Dunk3D | Cruciatus | DJC Productions | TheMMCchannel | Jacksfilms Features YouTube Tuesday CinemaSinsYouTube Tuesday


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I just got my first glimpse of Comet Pan-STARRs this evening a bit before sunset — no binoculars needed! And I of course thought how spectacular it would be to see from the Santa Lucias out over the Pacific.
So do try to take a look if you have a moment. It was just to the left (south) of the Sun approx 15 mins bef sunset. At first glance it looks kind of like a jet contrail — except that unlike a contrail, it isn't moving. Tomorrow (sunday) eve, it will be slghtly higher in the sky, so one will be able to see it longer into the dusk. And judging by its tail this evening, it could really turn into an impressive sight by monday/tue when it will appear close to the new crescant Moon. So, be sure to get out and look for it! (And binoculars won't be required, but are a very good idea)
Here is an article on where to look:
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Here is what one can expect to see – okay, having trouble uploading a photo! Grrrr…) I photographed it with my iPhoto, but tomorrow night, I will make sure and have my Nikon available. As you can see, I found it slightly to the right, or north of sunset tonight.


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FBI Added Lulzsec Hactivist Jeremy Hammond To The Terrorist Watchlist A Year Before He Was Arrested
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Jeremy Hammond — a member of various Anonymous offshoots — had the misfortune of being prosecuted in the United States. While his UK accomplices in the Stratfor hack were sentenced to 1-3 years, Hammond received a 10-year sentence (along with three years of supervised release) for his participation. The length of Hammond's sentence was mainly due to the CFAA (Computer Fraud and Abuse Act) being a horribly-written law (and there's a possibility it will get much worse in the future), and the FBI's willingness to toss the hacktivist under the bus for the sins of Anonymous, while glossing over the fact that it was an FBI informant (Hector Monsegur, aka Sabu) who handed out hacking targets to Hammond.
Hammond's lengthy prison sentence may also have to do with other bad laws written by legislators who didn't have a full understanding of the issues they were attempting to address. A leaked document obtained by the Daily Dot [pdf link] shows the FBI put Hammond on the government's terrorist watchlist more than a year (Date/Time Entered: 1/19/2011) before he was arrested for the Stratfor hack.
A leaked document originating from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) reveals that Hammond was considered a "possible terrorist organization member," and indicates that he was placed on the multi-agency Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB), alongside individuals suspected of ties to Al Qaeda, Somalia-based extremists al-Shabaab, and Colombia's leftist FARC guerilla movement.
Here's the pertinent information is all of its teletyped glory:
The document also includes Hammond's rap sheet, which up to that point, only includes fraud and unauthorized computer access related to the theft of credit card information from a conservative website. What it doesn't include is anything that might justify his addition to the terrorist watchlist — unless the FBI considers protests to be a terrorist activity.
Of course, the government agencies that have the power to place US citizens on terrorist watchlists don't seem interested in providing justification for their decisions. Just having a vague sense of unease seems to be all the "evidence" any agent/official needs to declare a person a threat to this country. Nearly 40% of those currently on the government's terrorist watchlist have "no known affiliation to recognized terrorist groups."
The government has long shown it doesn't understand hacking and is no fan of activism — generally viewing both activities as some sort of threat. So, on the watchlist Hammond went, something that presumably played a part in the prosecution's push for a decade-long sentence for the hacktivist. His actions and motives were often far from pure, but his imprisonment appears to be a result of the FBI throwing an unwitting operative onto the judicial scrapheap before moving onto its next sting operation.
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Three Not So Little Pigs
Three Courses of one of our favorite meats: Pork. Course One: A Creative Take on Comfort Food In a medium sized bowl, steam rises from a very hot dish. After three long days, this braised pork shoulder was carefully pulled into shreds. Black beans cooked to perfection swirl together underneath a pillow of avocado sour cream and long cut scallions. What makes this dish remarkable is the scoop of white cheddar grits. Get a little bit of everything in your spoon and it will be a harmonious experience. Course Two: Breakfast Entree A breakfast tradition, bacon and eggs will seem unlikely as a main course. However, when melty pork belly meets cooked egg yolk shavings under a drizzle of berry gastrique…you will forget the rules. It is so delicate, a butter knife slices right through it. Course Three: An Interesting Use of Bacon The ultimate dessert: Bacon immersed in toffee dipped in chocolate on a lollipop stick. The Black Pig Meat Company has designed an friendly way to combine two odd things together. Rich, savory, and easy to eat, it will be gone before you know it! ...Read More
Fermin: Lomo Embuchado Cured Pork Loin
Lomo is Spanish for tenderloin; and Lomo Embuchado is a specific type of dry cured pork tenderloin. Made from exclusive pigs born and raised in the mountains of western Spain, Fermin products are high in quality. A longer curing process translates to more complexity in the taste and texture of the meat. Serve with soft, ripe cheese and crackers or add to a sandwich to make it divine.Read More
Berkshire Pork
Named for a county in England, Berkshire pork is prized for its flavor and tenderness. Also known as Kurobuta pork (meaning black pig in japanese), it is well marbled and can withstand both high heat and slow cooking. The finest pork available, it is a throwback to how pork used to taste.Read More


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The Potential And Function Of Music
The Department of Music promotes the follow, understanding and delight of music within the college, offering a broad array of instructional opportunities with specialization in composition, performance, musicology, ethnomusicology, and music expertise. The music that composers make can be heard by way of a number of media; probably the most conventional manner is to hear it dwell, in the presence of the musicians (or as one of many musicians), in an outside or indoor area reminiscent of an amphitheatre, live performance hall , cabaret room or theatre Because the twentieth century, live music can be broadcast over the radio, tv or the Internet, or recorded and listened to on a CD player or Mp3 player.
While Romantic era classical music from the mid- to late-1800s makes great use of dramatic changes of dynamics, from whispering pianissimo sections to thunderous fortissimo sections, some complete Baroque dance suites for harpsichord from the early 1700s might use a single dynamic.
Immerse your self in your chosen model and examine with world-class faculty and visiting artists in state-of-the-art facilities. The Department of Music on the University of Connecticut affords intensive diploma applications to arrange people for the numerous careers in music.
Nonetheless, in the twentieth and early 21st century, as "frequent observe" Western artwork music performance grew to become institutionalized in symphony orchestras, opera homes and ballets, improvisation has played a smaller position. Lately the constructive potential of music has been rediscovered as many psychological health and therapy organizations are now together with the usage of music as a part of there therapy and recovery packages.
In neighborhood settings, advanced beginner musicians perform with professional musicians in a variety of ensembles akin to neighborhood concert bands and group orchestras. Different sorts of music—including, but not restricted to, jazz, blues, soul , and country —are sometimes performed in bars, nightclubs, and theatres, where the viewers may be able to drink, dance, and express themselves by cheering.
In the nineteenth century, one of the key ways that new compositions grew to become identified to the general public was by the gross sales of sheet music , which center class beginner music lovers would carry out at home on their piano or different widespread instruments, reminiscent of violin.
Princeton University absolutely embraces the performing arts as a necessary part of its educational mission, and music is at its core. This interrelationship between music and dance is so profound that it's even one of the crucial sacred of all expressions, being ritualistic in many religions and even thought-about one of many highest forms of connecting with a deity.… Read More..


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Des Moines Triathlon
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This past Labor Day weekend, I competed in the Des Moines Triathlon. This was the same race that has been taking place this weekend since 2011, but it has a new name and different sponsors. In the past Hy-Vee was the title sponsor for this race and made it's mark on triathlon with some of the richest prize money pay outs in the history of the sport. I was fortunate to be part of this historic race from 2007-2010 (when I was and ITU race in June) and 2011-2012 (when it became on OLY non drafting race over Labor Day weekend). I missed the race the past two years when the course was changed to a one loop bike, so this was my first year racing on the new course.
My race preparations were vastly different than any race I have competed in before. As I mentioned in an earlier blog, I suffered a fourth metatarsal stress reaction and had to take a month off running after the Pan American Games through the middle of August. I made a trip to Colorado Springs at the beginning of August. I met with the sports medicine team there to have a bone density test, run on the Alter-G, and train at the facilities. Nate, Caroline and I also got to catch up with some old friends! The positive news is that my bone density has improved greatly since last summer, so I am on my way to a full recovery. When I started running on the Alter-G and back on 100% body weight mid August, I was extremely apprehensive not to push too hard too soon. I started most of my runs on the treadmill that included a 3-5% incline for most of my running workouts. This way, I could still get my heart rate up and build leg strength, without much pounding on my foot. I never ran two days in a row and had a handful of runs outside prior to the Des Moines race. Caroline suffered a cold several weeks before the Des Moines race and the weekend before the race, I could tell that my body was fighting off the cold. The cold seemed to linger all week, so I was hoping I would not be affected on race day.
Nate, Caroline and I were very excited to see our Minnesota family and we were planning a reunion of sorts in Des Monies. We all stayed together at a hotel in West Des Moines and I had three nieces compete in the kids race on the Saturday before my race. I got the opportunity to cheer on the girls and the last 15 min of the race, stand in the finishing shoot and give kids high-fives before they crossed the tape. Watching the kids race, gave me some inspiration and joy to help me prep for my own race. I was feeling pretty lousy the day before the race, but I tired to put those feelings behind me and just take everything in stride. After the kids race,k I did a 30 min spin. I tried some efforts, but felt spent, so decided to just shut it down. I called it a day for anymore pre-race tune-ups and skipped trying to fit in a swim.
Race morning, I wasn't too nervous. I was just happy to be racing and back in the groove. Transition was across the lake from swim start, so I jogged over to the swim. Before the gun went off, I thought to myself to put everything behind me, not worry about my injury, my cold, but to just believe in myself and race.
I started off the swim at a controlled pace. It was a short run in and after tripping a little running into the water, I quickly moved over a few spots the outside. After the first turn buoy, I moved into first position and held that position throughout the remainder of the swim. The last 600 meters were absolutely brutal for sighting. All I could see was bright, blinding sun. I swam straight for the sun and fortunately did not swim too far off course.
I had a good transition and was first off on the bike. Once on the bike, I felt good. My breathing was not too hampered by my cold and I felt strong. I enjoyed this new bike course. The first half was flat and fast and the second half had several long rolling hills. The terrain had lots of opportunity to put your head down and go! Checkout my Quarq Pwoermeter file presented by Trainingpeaks!
Running off the bike, I had a 2:30 lead from second and a 4:30 lead over Mirinda. Miranda is an amazing runner and I knew that she was capable of closing a big time gap. I knew that my running legs would lack any sort of speed, but just wanted to keep my form together and keep a nice solid tempo pace. At the halfway mark, I was feeling pretty good, but had a heavy feeling in my legs. At the end of the run I felt like I was in mile 10 of a half race, but very happy with my performance with just a few weeks of training under my belt. The finish was brutal, and I quickly remembered that big hill all the way to the finishing tape! Just before I crossed the finish line, I got to see all my family and break the tape in first.
I am looking forward to finishing off the season with some strong performances. Thank you to all my sponsors, family and friends. Hope everyone had a wonderful summer and enjoy the upcoming fall season.


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Mastering Depression and Mood with Nutrition, Diet & Supplementation [Interview][Transcript]
Guest: Dr. James M. Greenblatt
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: James M. Greenblatt, MD, is a pioneer in the field of integrative medicine and one of the founders of Integrative Medicine for Mental Health (IMMH). He currently serves as the chief medical officer and vice president of medical services at Walden Behavioral Care in Waltham, Massachusetts. Dr. Greenblatt is also an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston.
Segment overview: Dr. James Greenblatt, MD, talks about his newly published book, "Breakthrough Depression Solution: Mastering Your Mood with Nutrition, Diet & Supplementation" (Sunrise River Press, May 17, 2016).
Health Professional Radio – Mastering Depression and Mood
Neal Howard: Hello and welcome to Health Professional Radio. I'm your host Neal Howard, thank you so much for joining us today. Our guest in studio today is Dr. James Greenblatt, expert in Integrative Medicine and one of the Founders of Integrative Medicine for Mental Health or IMMH, currently serving as the Chief Medical Officer and Vice-President of Medical Services at Walden Behavioral Care in Waltham, Massachusetts. He's also an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston and he's here today to discuss with us his brand new book, 'Breakthrough Depression Solution: Mastering Your Mood with Nutrition, Diet and Supplementation.' Welcome to Health Professional Radio Dr. Greenblatt.
Dr. James Greenblatt: Thanks very much, it's good to be part of the show.
N: Thank you. Now in addition to everything that you're doing, you're also as I said an author. You wrote this book, Breakthrough Depression Solution, are we talking about an absolute lack of medications for depression?
G: No. The term that I like to frame the work that we do is called Integrative Psychiatry. So we are looking at all the tools that we have to help our patients struggling with depression. The reality and what was the impetus behind this book is our current treatment models utilizing medication are not effective for a large number of patients, some of the 40 to 50 percent. So we need other tools and nutrition and metabolic medicine is one of the tools that we discuss in the book.
N: Normally when I hear of treating mental disorders, especially depression I'm hearing about Prozac, I'm hearing about other medications, I see it on the internet, I see it on television, I'm hearing about it on the radio and you're saying that what we eat can play a huge part in treating depression specifically?
G: Absolutely. We use the term, depression's not a Prozac deficiency and although the medicines can help particularly someone with severe depression that our diet can have profound effect and what we look for is the major nutritional deficiencies of vitamins and minerals and how the GI tract function that can contribute and/or aggravate an underlying depression.
N: Are there certain vitamins or minerals that are, I guess the major culprit when it comes to not controlling or treating depression through nutrition?
G: I think there are many and I think that's kind of the difficult part for the consumer who reads an article on a B vitamin or a fatty acid and they take the pill and they hope that the depression is lifted and it's not that simple. And so a lot of the work that we do is looking at nutritional deficiencies based on blood tests or other kind of ways of analyzing nutrition to see what might be contributing. One of the most common would be a deficiency of vitamin B12 and that's something that's what we've been using for many, many years.
N: Now, is a deficiency in some of these key nutrients the cause of depression or is it the cause of inefficient or ineffective treatment of depression? Or is it combination of the two?
G: I think a combination of the two, absolutely. If someone has a B12 deficiency that persists for many, many years the symptoms, the signs of B12 deficiency can be all the same kinds of symptoms that we would read in a textbook on depression, so it could be fatigue and not sleeping and sadness and low energy and even suicidal thoughts. You take the B12 and the depression can be lifted for some individuals. So for that individual it was the deficiency. What we've also found is sometimes these nutritional deficiencies get in the way of the medications working effectively. So the nutritional therapies can be used with or without the medications.
N: Have you found that, I guess recommending a change in a person's nutritional intake, kind of as a standard once they start taking medications for depression or do you have to say "Hit-and-miss" kind of like when you're trying to determine what's the best medication for a person? Is it the same type of trial and error when it comes to nutrition?
G: Well the trial and error is really what we're trying to minimize and that's what the field of psychiatry has become, this trial and error pharmacy, polypharmacy approach. And what we're describing is a really very clear organized pattern of one, we look at tests and genetic test that might help us predict which medications, so we start looking at personalized choices and then the laboratory tests will help us look at which nutrients. There is pretty good research that demonstrates there's some nutrients particularly zinc magnesium and the essential fatty acids, what's in fish oil, that has been shown if we added those to the antidepressant there's an augmentation effect, there's an enhanced effect of the medicine.
N: Let's talk about Breakthrough Depression Solution: Mastering Your Mood with Nutrition, Diet and Supplementation, this brand new book that you've authored. Who is your audience? Are you talking to other health care professionals who are looking for a solution or better care for their patients who suffer from depression or is it to the consumer who's looking for an alternative to medications and maybe an alternative to their current provider?
G: The book was written for the consumer to kind of empower, better understanding and to help with some of the frustration with the traditional psychiatry. The way the book is written that many professionals can really get a lot out of it because most professional psychiatrists, psychologists treating mental illness, they have no training in nutrition. So often times their patients who've done their homework and research no more than our doctors. So it's really written for the consumer but very appropriate for a professional learning how integrative medicine can help patients with depression.
N: What type of reception have you received from your colleagues who've taken a look at your book or some of the patients who've taken a look at your book and maybe some lights have gone on in their heads as well?
G: Well we've been doing this for many, many years and I think that the rest of medicine and our culture in terms of health and nutrition has really caught up that what's good for the body we now know is good for the brain. So in the old days 20 years ago I was lecturing to naturopathic and chiropractic groups and now I'm being asked to talk at grand rounds, at traditional medical and psychiatric hospitals because they're hungry for this information. How nutrition effects the brain and how nutrition can affect their mental health.
N: And where can our listeners get a copy of your book other than the normal outlets, say Amazon and Barnes and Noble?
G: We have a website that's jamesgreenblattmd.com, where it lists this book and other books on integrative medicine that we have written.
N: And you are currently an Assistant Clinical Professor at the Department of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. Have some of your techniques or information been implemented already as you teach future psychiatrists?
G: Absolutely. I do a lot of education around them, eating disorders, women who have anorexia and malnutrition and between grand rounds and teaching residents how important some of these nutrients are, the essential fatty acids, folic acid and B12 in particular are all part of the teaching that we do with the residents.
N: Thank you so much. You've been listening to Health Professional Radio, I'm your host Neal Howard. And we've been in studio talking with Dr. James Greenblatt, pioneer in the field of integrative medicine and also one of the Founders of Integrative Medicine for Mental Health also currently serving as an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston and Chief Medical Officer and Vice-President of Medical Services at Walden Behavioral Care in Waltham. And we've been here discussing his brand new book, Breakthrough Depression Solution: Mastering Your Mood with Nutrition, Diet and Supplementation, talking about why he wrote the book, to who the book was written and some of the results from the publishing of this brand new book, talking about some breakthrough methods in treating depression not with pharmaceuticals but with proper nutrition. It's been a pleasure talking with you today Dr. Greenblatt.
G: Thank you very much, appreciate the opportunity.
N: Thank you. Transcripts and audio of this program are available at healthprofessionalradio.com.au and also at hpr.fm and you can subscribe to this podcast on iTunes.


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CDC Paints a Grim Picture of the U.S. Fentanyl Crisis in Ohio
In their September 1 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) examined the fentanyl crisis in Ohio. The CDC described in 'Overdose Deaths Related to Fentanyl and Its Analogs — Ohio, January–February 2017' how fentanyl in both counterfeit pill and powder form is killing American citizens in record numbers.
According to the CDC, "Approximately 90% of unintentional overdose deaths in 24 Ohio counties that occurred during January and February 2017 involved fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, or both."
The CDC points out "During 2010–2015, unintentional drug overdose deaths in Ohio increased 98%, from 1,544 to 3,050." In Montgomery County, which was the focus of the CDC study, unintentional overdose deaths increased 40% in one year, from 2015-2016.
Former FBI Director Louis J. Freeh has warned that this crisis will be exacerbated by drug importation proposals. "Large-scale of importation of pharmaceutical products from outside the United States would only strain law enforcement's already overburdened resources that have been focused on the opioid crisis." Drug importation would provide cover for criminal organizations to smuggle illicit drugs in the U.S. "masked as legitimate prescription drugs." There is already precedence for illicit opioids to be hidden in legitimate-looking medications, with counterfeit pills containing fentanyl found in the majority of U.S. states.
The CDC's findings in Montgomery County illustrate how severe the fentanyl crisis is there. They examined 281 unintentional overdose fatalities throughout Ohio and found "90% of all decedents tested positive for fentanyl, 48% for acryl fentanyl, 31% for furanyl fentanyl, and 8% for carfentanil."
The CDC also emphasizes that fentanyl death numbers may be underreported because illicitly manufactured fentanyl (IMF) has "not been part of routine toxicology testing at the coroner's offices and other types of medical and criminal justice settings across the country Thus, data on IMF test results in the current outbreak have been limited."
In June of this year, the Montgomery County Coroner Kent Harshbarger described for NBC News how fentanyl is creating a "mass casualty event" in his county. NBC also notes, "The death toll has overwhelmed the coroner, who tests for more than two dozen varieties of fentanyl during autopsies, and the county morgue's body cooler is consistently filled with overdose victims."
Counterfeit versions of medications such as Xanax, Percocet and Oxycodone have all turned up in Ohio in the last year. To learn more about how counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl are menacing Ohio residents, please read Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills In Ohio.


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When you are looking for the perfect mirror for your bathroom you may encounter a new designer-style mirror that looks ideal for the smallest room – the illuminated bathroom mirror. The reviews for this product sound excellent, and the mirrors certainly look fresh and contemporary. But is it really worth buying one of these mirrors over a standard mirror? Are illuminated mirrors worth it? Here we investigate the advantages of a lighted mirror for your bathroom.
Direction and Strength of Lighting
It is important to be able to see your face clearly when you are shaving or applying make-up. You need a clear image of yourself in the mirror for make-up – you don't want to get to work and check your face to discover how strange your make-up looks. Using overhead light or light from behind you makes it hard to get it right – bathroom mirror lights cast an even light over your face and eliminate harsh shadows. According to http://www.lightmirrors.co.uk, this kind of mirror creates the right lighting for close tasks, and makes it easier to match colours and decide how much make-up to apply.
Mood and Atmosphere
It is important to remember that lighting sets the tone of the room as much as your décor choices. The bathroom is the place to relax and unwind as well as brush your teeth, do your hair and check your make-up. Ideally you want to be able to use stronger lights and more focused light for close tasks, and to wake yourself up in the morning. But you also want to be able to create a cosy and relaxing ambience for when you need to wind down with a warm bath. The illuminated mirror allows you to do this – use the mirror's lights to focus light on the face for make-up and grooming, or switch on the mirror without the overhead light when you want a soft glow in the bathroom for taking a bath. You can use the mirror's lights with the overhead light for creating a more energetic atmosphere in the morning.
Looks and Style
The mirror can be a focal point in the room so it pays to have a mirror that is sleek, attractive, and elegant. You can find illuminated mirrors in many different styles so you should be able to choose one that suits the look of your bathroom. Generally speaking, designer illuminated mirrors look both sophisticated and elegant. If you want a bolder look then choose a mirror with more prominent lights, or choose a double vanity with twin mirrors.
Features and Practicalities
Many illuminated mirrors have cupboards built in. A wall-mounted bathroom cabinet is a great addition to the room, particularly if you don't have much space. Similarly, extra additions to the illuminated mirror that help seal the deal include anti-mist glass and shaver sockets.
Illuminated mirrors may be more expensive than a basic, plain mirror but the advantages add up to more than the small extra cost. Take a look at the different ranges available and find something that suits your bathroom.
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The AICPA asked around and it turns out that most CPA firms across the country have a seen an increase in fees in the last couple years. That's good! Consequently, partners are doing a little better than they were just two years ago. That's good! So good, in fact, that everyone at the adult table is back to 2008 numbers:
Average partner compensation jumped to $188,500 in 2012, an increase of 10 percent over two years ago, and now stands at virtually the same level as 2008, when it was $188,572. The 2008 [Management of an Accounting Practice] survey was conducted before the steep slide in the U.S. economy, so it represents a good guidepost of recovery.
Not only is this pleasant news for the new partners, it's also music to anyone's ears that fears the senior manager parking lot because it won't be long before some of the older partners start moving on:
While overall client fees have increased for many firms, per-partner fees dropped in the latest survey. [AICPA VP Mark] Koziel said this probably reflects the addition of new partners, particularly at larger firms, which are planning ahead for the pending retirement of Baby Boom-generation leaders. This benchmarking category should improve as an expected wave of partners steps down over the next decade.
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Created by Jijith Nadumuri at 20 Feb 2010 16:33 and updated at 20 Feb 2010 16:33
Mahabharata: 18 Parvas
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|There were Asokas and Champakas and Chutas and Atimuktas in abundance: and there were Punnagas and Karnikaras and Vakulas and Divya Patalas and Patalas and Narikelas and Chandanas and Arjunas and similar other beautiful and sacred trees resplendent with fragrant flowers and sweet fruits.
|He beheld all around Palasas and Tilakas and Mangoes and Champakas and Parihadrakas and Karnikaras, Asokas and Kesaras and Atimuktas and Kuruvakas with swarms of maddened bees sweetly humming about.
|There were Amras mango trees and Amaratakas, and Kadamvas and Asokas, and Champakas; and Punnagas and Nagas and Lakuchas and Panasas; and Salas and Talas palm trees and Tamalas and Vakulas, and Ketakas with their fragrant loads; beautiful and blossoming and grand Amalakas with branches bent down with the weight of fruits and Lodhras and blossoming Ankolas; and Jamvus blackberry trees and Patalas and Kunjakas and Atimuktas; and Karaviras and Parijatas and numerous other kinds of trees always adorned with flowers and fruits and alive with feathery creatures of various species.
|And it was adorned with forest of Karushakas, Vilwas, and Amratakas, and Atimuktas and Kashandas and Parijatas.
|And he saw many Sahakaras adorned with blossoms, and Ketakas and Uddalakas, and Dhavas and Asokas, and blossoming Kundas, and Atimuktas.
Jijith Nadumuri Ravi
Research data published for the interest of people researching on Mahabharata.
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|Reference:- Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli; Source of Plain Text: www.sacred-texts.com; Wikified at AncientVoice.


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This is the first time in many years that I still consider my iPhone X — I'm now into over three months using it daily — still a novelty. It still excites me whenever I take it out of my pocket. I continuously stare at the gorgeous screen, not quite believing that this tech is possible today. And no, the notch doesn't bother me. At all.
This happened twice so far (I owned every single iPhone model, apart from the 3G, 5C and SE) — with the first iPhone and then with the iPhone 4, when it went Retina.
The iPhone X is a milestone and I can't help but wonder, when the next one comes along, will it be an iPhone? Or a smartphone at all?


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Has anyone experianced an issue with crop marks not showing when using a workflow with "add 90 degree rows or columns when possiable?" It will rotate an image but that roatated image doesnt have crop marks like the rest of the non rotated image on the page.


text: Sketchers is in familiar territory and by that meaning they are getting sued by someone, and it is a familiar foe: Adidas. The Three Stipes levied a lawsuit against Sketchers in Sepetmber of 2015 for it's "unlawful behavior" over mimicked designs of the their Stan Smith sneaker with their Onix shoe, which is a carbon copy of the Smith. That case is ongoing and Adidas has received a temporary injunction. Monday, Adidas America slapped Sketchers with a lawsuit. The suit alleges the Manhattan, California footwear company is selling shoes, an…Read More


text: Megapixel Cameras for Business Value Bill Zalud July 1, 2015 It turns out that the hype about higher and even higher resolution security video is both real and unreal. The drums are now beating about 4K video but, according to end users and the experts, today's megapixel sweet spot is 2 megapixels. It provides the image clarity, fits into many budgets and can work with most network infrastructures.Read More


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Academic Progress
Students at this school are making less academic progress from one grade to the next compared to students at other schools in the state.
Low progress with high test scores means students have strong academic skills but are making smaller gains than their peers at other schools in the state.
This school is far above the state average in key measures of college and career readiness.
Even at schools with strong college and career readiness, there may be students who are not getting the opportunities they need to succeed.
College Success
This section reflects how well this school serves students from low-income families.
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text: Video games are an easy scapegoat for youth crime rates, but the evidence just isn't there. GTA V, Videogame Photography March 18, 2016 Grand Theft Auto doesn't cause crime, but poverty and alienation will Michael Kasumovic, UNSW Sydney Victorian police are attributing a rise in car thefts to the "Grand Theft Auto Generation". But blaming video games just distracts from bigger questions of inequality and societal detachment.


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A gift of friendship from the French to the American people, the statue was a celebration of a century of independence. The brainchild of French politician Edouard-RenE Lefebvre de Laboulaye, it has become a potent symbol of freedom and democracy since it was unveiled by US president Grover Cleveland on October 28, 1886. Its spirit is encapsulated in a line from the sonnet engraved on its base: "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free." After years of wear and tear, the statue needed restoration — it was given an expensive facelift in time for its 100th anniversary in 1986.
Building the Lady
In his Parisian workshop, the sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi began by creating four scale models, the largest at one-fourth the actual size. This was divided into 300 plaster sections, and each section was then enlarged to full size. A mold of laminated wood was made from each of these sections, and sheets of copper were pounded into the molds to a thickness of just 0.1 inch (2.5 mm). In all, 350 sheets were connected with 2-inch (50-mm) wide iron straps. The straps acted like springs, which allowed the surface to flex in high winds or extremes of temperature. The statue arrived in New York packed in more than 200 crates and was attached to the frame using an estimated 300,000 copper rivets.
Although the French contributed to the cost of the statue, early on in the plan it was decided that funds for the pedestal would come from the US. Since fundraising was going slowly, the media baron Joseph Pulitzer used the editorial clout of his newspaper, The World, to criticize the wealthy for withholding their financial support and the middle class for relying on the wealthy. He pointed out that the statue was a gift to the entire US and attacked those who were not supporting it on the grounds that it was a New York project. Soon, the whole nation was involved, and the funds were raised.
The Museum
The Statue of Liberty Museum is located in the base of the structure. The Torch Exhibit in the lobby holds the original 1886 torch. The Statue of Liberty Exhibit, on the pedestal's second level, is a biography of Lady Liberty and an examination of the ideals for which she stands. Seven displays, featuring artifacts, photographs, videos, and oral histories, focus on her history. Another area has sections on her symbolism, exploring ideas such as "Mother of Exiles" and "The Statue in Popular Culture." There is also a display of full-scale models of Liberty's face and left foot (a model figure).
A bronze plaque bearing the text of Emma Lazarus's famous sonnet, The New Colossus, was added to the pedestal in the early 1900s.
The Statue
With a height of 305ft (93 m) from ground to torch, the Statue of Liberty dominates the harbor.
Original 1886 Torch
This now stands in the main lobby.
The statue's base is set within the walls of an army fort. At the time, it was the largest concrete mass ever poured..
Central Pylon
This anchors the 225-ton statue to its base.
Golden Torch
The torch is a 1986 replacement for the original, which became corroded over the years. The replica's flame is coated in 24-carat gold leaf.
Face of Liberty
The sculptor's mother was the model for Liberty's face. The seven rays of her crown represent the seven seas and seven continents.
This was designed by the great engineer Gustave Eiffel, who realized that the copper shell would react to the iron frame and so put a barrier between them.
354 Steps
These lead from the entrance to the top.
Statue of Liberty Museum
Posters featuring the statue are among the items on display here.
Statue of liberty National Monument
The statue sits on a 12-acre (5-ha) island at the entrance to New York's harbor. For more than 120 years, it has welcomed the millions of immigrants to the US who have arrived by sea.
Ferries to Liberty Island
Ferries cross New York's harbor to Liberty Island, which was originally known as Bedloe's Island.
Restoration Celebration
On July 4, 1986, after a $100 million clean-up, the statue was unveiled. The $2 million fireworks display was the largest ever seen in America.
A Model Figure
A series of graduated scale models en abled Bartholdi to build the largest metal statue ever constructed.
Making the Hand
To create the copper shell, the hand was first made in plaster, then in wood.
From Her Toes to Her Torch
Three hundred molded copper sheets riveted together make up Lady liberty.
Frederic Auguste Bartholdi
"Liberty Enlightening the World," more commonly known as the Statue of Liberty, was intended by its designer, the French sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, as a monument to the freedom he thought was lacking in his own country. He said, "I will try to glorify the Republic and Liberty over there, in the hope that some day I will find it again here." He devoted 21 years of his life to the project, traveling to the US in 1871 to persuade President Ulysses S. Grant and others to help fund the statue's pedestal.
Structural Genius
French engineer Gustave Eiffel, creator of Paris's Eiffel Tower, was commissioned to solve the problems of building a large hollow statue that could withstand the forces of wind and weather. His solution was an internal, diagonally braced frame of 1,350 ribs and verticals. This, and his use of steel posts, were seen as structural innovations.
Key Dates
1865: Bartholdi has the idea of building a tribute to Liberty in America.
1876: Bartholdi is given the commission to create the Statue of Liberty.
1886: The Statue of Liberty is dedicated; Bartholdi himself unveils the face.
1986: The Statue of Liberty is reopened after extensive restoration.


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The Incredible Shrinking Act
A little over a week ago the Illinois Appellate Court, Workers Compensation Division, issued its decision in the case of Murff v. IWCC, 2017 IL App (1st) 160005WC. At issue was the Court's interpretation of Sections 19(h) and 8(a) of the Illinois Workers' Compensation Act.
The factual background is a city garbage collector suffered a work-related injury and ended up with permanent restrictions. Those restrictions kept him from garbage collecting, but the city offered light-duty work in its rodent-control department for the same rate of pay – thereby attempting to defeat an argument for wage differential benefits due to a reduced earning capacity. The case went to hearing and an award was entered. Basically, all was fine until a few years later when the city decided to no longer off the light-duty work. Because the injured worker could also not return to garbage collecting and now faced a reduced earning capacity, he asked the Commission to award vocational (job assistance) benefits under the Act. He was denied.
First, the Court in Murff addressed that Section 19(h) – the Section of the Act that allows post-judgment modification of an award for a period of time – is only triggered when there is a change in physical disability; not a change in economic circumstances. Since the former garbage collector had no different restrictions or disability now than when he received his award, the Court found Section 19(h) did not apply and that the worker's claim for further benefits was rightfully dismissed.
Second, the worker argued that he should be allowed to petition for vocational benefits under Section 8(a) of the Act alone, which is where one's rights to vocational benefits even comes from. In a foreboding statement, the Court found Section 8(a) provided no independent right of review for a final award. If the legislature wanted to provide a right to review it needed to state so in the law's language. Therefore, the only access a worker has to an award modification is through 19(h) – which again requires a change in physical disability.
The Court previously restricted rights to post-award benefits in Curtis v. IWCC, 2013 IL App (1st) 120976WC, finding that any further temporary total disability benefits must fall within the 30 month time-window for award modification under 19(h) (or 60 months under a "wage impairment" award). Piece by piece, the Court has restricted the amount of benefits available post-award and limited their recovery to a short few years post-decision.
The Murff decision is important to understand for two reasons. First, notice how the employer offered accommodated work for the same rate of pay, only to terminate the employment a couple years later. This is a warning shot to any injured worker and his or her attorney to remain diligent in fighting "sham" job offers intended for no other purpose than to reduce an award and the worker's rights. Second, the most potentially disturbing aspect of Murff is the Court states Section 8(a) offers no independent right to review. Do you know what comes right before vocational benefits in Section 8(a)? Medical benefits. It has long been assumed medical rights remain open indefinitely post-award. It is a cornerstone of our practice. I am not so sure now. The Court did not address open medical rights in Murff or Curtis, but only because that question was not before it. It is not hard to see, however, that the same logic of Murff and Curtis could be extended to open medical benefits. It is hard to understate the dramatic impact this would have.
You might ask how it is possible the Court could potentially find something so contrary to decades of practice. Let us not forget in Will County Forest Preserve District v. IWCC, 12 IL App (3d) 110077WC, the same Appellate Court upended a century of Commission precedent where an injury to the shoulder was classified as an "arm" under the law. The Court, instead, found the shoulder to be part of a "person-as-a-whole." What was the rationale for the dramatic departure with the way it has always been done? "This court has not had occasion to consider the classification of a shoulder injury." Will County, 12 IL App (3d) 110077WC, ¶ 18. Meaning, no one's ever asked us before.
Is it possible the only reason everyone thinks open medical rights continue under Section 8(a) indefinitely post-award is because no one has ever bothered to ask if that is true?
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This is a list of Asana features across all tiers to help you understand what Asana can do, with links to more resources that teach you when and how to use them. This list is constantly growing. To stay up-to-date on feature releases, head to our Release notes article, which is updated monthly
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Work, project, and task management
- Projects—Organize your work into shared projects as lists or kanban boards for your initiatives, meetings, and programs.
- Tasks—Get clarity on who is doing what, by when.
- Subtasks—Break up a task into smaller parts, or show additional steps to complete a large task.
- Task assignees—Give tasks a clear owner, so everyone knows who's responsible.
- Sections and columns—Group tasks into sections in list view, or columns in board view to keep tasks organized, or match your workflow stages.
- Custom fields—Create single-select, multi-select, number fields, or text custom fields in projects and portfolios to capture information uniformly, track the status, and to sort and filter information (like spreadsheet columns.) You can also get notifications when custom fields are updated.
- Forms—Capture the right details every time for any work requests. Forms are directly connected to projects, so you can track form submissions all in one place.
- Due dates—Due dates ensure every task gets completed on time. You can view tasks on an Asana calendar, or even your work calendar.
- Due times—Specify the time something is due so you don't miss a deadline, and everyone will know when you need it by—no matter their time zone.
- Start dates—Start dates show when you should begin your work to hit your deadlines without the last-minute scramble.
- Timeline—A Gantt-style view of task and project deadlines to help you better plan, see schedules, and hit deadlines.
- Attachments—Add files from your computer, Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, or Box to any task or message.
- Likes—Acknowledge a task or comment, say thanks, give a thumbs up, or vote for a task with a like.
- Multi-home tasks—Keep the same task in multiple projects to show work in different contexts without duplicating efforts.
- Dependencies—Task dependencies make it clear which tasks are ready to start, and which tasks are waiting on others.
- Rules—Create rules to automate manual processes like triaging, assigning tasks, updating Asana fields, and more.
- Templates—Teams can get started quickly with templates and reuse them every time they run a project. You can also save your own projects as a template to make sure you never miss a step.
- Comment-only projects—Prevent accidental changes to your projects or templates by allowing certain project members to make only task comments, while still giving them access to information in the project.
- Approvals—Request and give approvals on work in Asana.
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- Task comments—Comment directly on a task, to clarify exactly what needs to be done, and @mention teammates or other work in Asana so everyone and everything stays connected.
- Proofing—Give clear feedback by leaving comments directly on images or PDFs that turn into tasks for easy tracking.
- Project messages—Discuss a project's progress to keep the momentum going.
- Team pages—See all of your team's projects in one place, have a space for all-team messages and announcements,and add a description of your team.
- Languages—Asana is currently available in English, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Dutch, Polish, Italian, Swedish, Korean, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish and Japanese.
- Rich text—Use rich text in larger text fields to make your message clear and organize your thoughts with numbered and bulleted lists.
- My Tasks—Plan your day with a prioritized to-do list.
- Inbox—Receive and filter notifications only for the projects, conversations, and tasks you're following.
- List—The grid-like structure makes it easy to create, filter, and format tasks to actively collaborate with your team.
- Search—Find the work you need quickly, without having to organize it painstakingly.
- Saved searches—Save searches based on specific criteria to help you find work again, or make assessments based on your search criteria.
- Workload—Asana's resource management feature provides a single view of team bandwidth. It helps you make informed staffing decisions and rebalance workloads if needed.
- Calendars—See any list of tasks on a calendar to get a clear view of when work is due.
- Files view—Find the project files you need quickly in a gallery view with all of the project's attachments.
- Colorblind friendly mode—See the full Asana color palette clearly in colorblind friendly mode.
- Goals—Set, track, and manage company goals while connecting it to work to achieve it for a single source of truth for leads, executives, and individuals.
- Milestones—Make project goals clear and keep your team motivated by setting task milestones as key markers of progress.
- Portfolios—Organize strategic initiatives and monitor the status of all your important projects as a list or on a timeline in one place.
- Status updates—Craft a status update in seconds to share with relevant stakeholders and to populate Portfolios. You can also save update templates and utilize graphs from a dashboard to populate updates.
- Dashboard—Provides custom real-time charts to help you understand where work may be blocked or off-track, with the ability to export charts.
Team management
- Teams—Create teams to organize your projects and connect teammates with a shared calendar and conversations. You can also control team privacy settings.
- Collaborators—Add teammates as collaborators so they can follow along with work on the task and receive relevant notifications with task updates.
- Guests—Collaborate with vendors, contractors, and partners in Asana for free.
- Permissions—Limit access to any project, create private teams for sensitive work, or make public teams and projects for access by your entire organization.
- Admin controls—Designate organization super admins and admins who can add, remove, and manage members and their settings, and enforce password complexity. Customers can have additional controls with SAML and our Admin API.
- Privacy controls—Limit access to any project, create private teams for sensitive work, or make teams public.
- Data security—Easily export or delete data from Asana, and have your data backed up on a separate server.
This is only a select list of top Asana integrations. Visit our apps page to see all integrations, or our developers page to learn about building your own.
File creation and sharing
- Dropbox, Google Drive, and Box—Attach files directly to tasks with a built-in file picker.
- Adobe Creative Cloud—See new tasks, share designs, and incorporate feedback delivered in Asana—all without leaving your Creative Cloud tools.
- Slack—Move work forward faster by creating, completing, and editing tasks directly from Slack. When there are updates to tasks and projects in Asana, updates will automatically post to a Slack channel.
- Asana for Gmail Add-on or Asana for Outlook—Turn emails with clients, customers, and teammates into actionable tasks that are tracked in Asana—without leaving your inbox.
- Zoom—Create or link to Zoom meetings right from an Asana task. When the meeting's over, you'll also have the transcript and recording attached in the task.
Other top integrations
- Google—Connect your Google Drive to Asana, log in with Google SSO or SAML, add tasks to Asana from any web page in Chrome, and more.
- Microsoft—Asana integrates with a suite of Microsoft tools like Teams, Office 365 and Outlook, OneDrive, and Power BI to ensure that your team can coordinate work effectively across your most essential tools.
- Salesforce—Drive better collaboration throughout your sales cycles by tracking follow-up work, automatically creating projects when customers reach key opportunity stages, and more.
- JIRA Cloud—Create a smooth two-way sync between Asana and JIRA to prevent duplicate work while keeping information where teams want to see it.
- Harvest—A built-in timer so you can track time on any task without leaving Asana.
In addition to the web app, Asana also offers mobile apps for iOS and Android. Most features are available on mobile, but they may differ between device types and with our full web app.
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Rana Good is the founder of Naïra NYC. A writer for publications such as Forbes, Travel + Leisure, Coveteur, Mens Journal and others, she created her own platform celebrating women of color.
It's really, really easy to skip working out while traveling. First of all, you might be experiencing fatigue and jetlag which can make you feel too sluggish for the gym. Then your days are filled with activities (even if those activities are lounging by the pool or eating delicious food) so where's the time to work out? Lastly, you might not have had space to pack a full gym outfit. They can take up a lot of room!
My number one tip for you? Pack a gym jumpsuit. It's an all-in-one outfit so you don't have to bring leggings, a sports bra and top with you, rather just this one item that won't take up a large portion of your suitcase. Out of all of the options of what to wear to the gym, it's the easiest and can be layered if you're in a chillier climate. I'm counting down the best gym jumpsuits to pack on a trip with you.
1. Live The Process – Sky Bodysuit (pictured above)
I get nonstop compliments when I wear this ultra-flattering one-piece. It provides compression while still being super comfortable with very soft material. The jumpsuit slims your waist while amping your décolletage. It also comes in a large variety of colors — you can go with black which looks great on everyone or choose from multicolor combinations like black ruby/mother of pearl. This bodysuit is perfect for a barre class and if you were in a pinch it's chic enough for you to throw a skirt on top and wear on a night out.
2. South Beach Seamless Bodysuit
Are you unsure about wearing a onesie at the gym? Not ready to shell out for something you might not like? Then this is the gym jumpsuit for you. It's simple, black and on sale for $12. You can try this one out for the same price of a cocktail, except if it motivates you to work out then it's definitely better for you.
3. Ernest Leoty – Ilona Two-Tone Stretch Bodysuit
This ballerina-esque jumpsuit features thin straps and stretch fabric that sculpts your physique, equally perfect for you to do an arabesque or downward dog. In the past, this brand made corsetry but recently ventured into the more contemporary niche of activewear creating a beautiful gym jumpsuit to wear to exercise in your hotel room or hit up a local class.
4. Adidas By Stella McCartney – Train All-in-One Jumpsuit
Of course, the queen of stylish athleticwear Stella McCartney designed a striking gym jumpsuit for Adidas. It features a futuristic and body-contouring design with a racerback that guarantees everything stays in place even during intense exercise. This one is great to wear for a circuit training or boxing class as it features a higher neckline that holds everything in even when you're jumping or running.
5. Beyond Yoga – Amanda Kloots Biker Bodysuit
On top of my love for gym jumpsuits, I also have a great level of affection for biker shorts, so this Amanda Kloots piece merges both of my comfortable fashion interests. This gym jumpsuit is ideal for hot weather vacays to get in a short workout before you head to the beach. The cross-back design holds you in place while the original print on the leg is a fun design note.


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- Name: Enslaved Odyssey To The West
- Platform: Xbox 360
- Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian
- Genre: Adventure
- Format: ISO
- Size: 6.81 GB
- Date: 02-10-2010
- Region: 0
Download Enslaved Odyssey To The West by Torrent Description:
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is a post-apocalyptic reinvention of the classic novel Journey to the West, more than 400 years ago. Set within 150 years, the game shows us a world destroyed by war and ecological disasters world, which survives only a handful of survivors. In Enslaved: Odyssey to the west, players embody Monkey, one, though solitary strong, athletic figure, who has been captured by one of the mysterious slave ships, which harvest the little remaining population to take to the west, never to return. Trip, a young and intelligent technology woman who is also a prisoner on that ship, manages to escape. No soon realizes that Monkey, with his raw strength and power, is her only hope to survive the perilous journey back home.
Pirates tape for slaves and puts it on Monkey, linking them at all levels: if she dies, he dies … Her journey has also become his, and Monkey must travel west to Trip while going through a world destroyed, under the constant threat of deadly dangers and capture.


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4 - 5 September 2019
LinkIO will participate in the upcoming SB4SC trade fair which will take place in Brussels, Belgium on the 4-5 of September 2019.
Here we will be presenting our new cloud platform to supervise and control devices from afar, and our gateway which allows compatibility with major voice assistants.
LinkIO offers the participants of this edition of SB4SC a simple and global wireless connectivity solution. We fully accompany you in your smart home products' projet :
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LinkIO is getting the chance to present solutions with major players in the industry including EnOcean, ABB, Schneider, etcetera. As interoperability becomes a rising trend in the market, LinkIO's solution is in the forefront with its ease of use, an ecosystem of products from various sectors, and the option to have a local solution as well as long-distance control.


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Fulfilling the Firthian Maxim
J. R. Firth's famous quotation, "You shall know a word by the company it keeps," is cited as the beginning of corpus linguistics, the study of language as expressed in samples. This approach had great success in the growth of English lexicography. In 1990, the advent of computerized samples (corpora) brought about the emergence of […]Read the rest of this entry »


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Healthier Onion Rings for Onion Ring Day
Move over French fries - here comes some healthy and tasty recipes for onion rings in honor of national onion ring day, June 22.
Think all onion rings are created equal: crisp, hot, exquisitely floury– but laden with fat and calories? While many onion aficionados even favor dredging their rings in pancake batter for a sweeter, cake-like result (and who can argue with that?!) alternative recipes push consumption of the ringed fast food into the realm of reasonable — even healthy! Onions contain flavonoids which, according to sources, are noted for their anti-inflammatory, anti-cholesterol, antioxidant, and anticancer properties, not to mention their ability to help protect blood vessels from rupture or leakage. So why not uninhibitedly indulge on June 22nd: National Onion Ring Day!
Coating the vegetable with panko (lighter, finer Japanese breadcrumbs), cornflakes, crushed nuts or chickpea flour and then baking instead of frying can justify enjoying the fast food delicacy without compromising taste — and in fact some say taking onion rings to gourmet status.
But first, food historians report the onion ring initially entered the purview of American consumers around 1933, when a Crisco ad in The New York Times Magazine featured a recipe for onions dipped in milk, dredged in flour, and of course fried in their product. Prior to that, the 1802 cookbook "The Art of Cookery Made Easy and Refined," by John Mollard, featured a recipe entitled "Fried Onions with Parmezan Cheese." Cutting onions into half-inch rings, cooks were then advised to dip them in flour, cream, salt and pepper, and Parmesan cheese, ultimately deep frying in boiling lard. Serving suggestion was with a sauce made of mustard and melted butter. Kind of like a delicious triple bypass on a plate.
But today, in the quest for flavor, texture, less fat, and perhaps some identifiable health benefits from what we eat (who says we can't have it all!), the onion ring's mouthwatering makeover is well within our grasp. Try these healthier, tasty take-offs on conventional recipes, and celebrate National Onion Ring Day in guilt-free style!
Baked Panko Onion Rings
2 large Vidalia (or other sweet) onions
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
2 cups panko crumbs
Cooking spray
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
Peel onions and cut into thick, approximately 1/2-inch slices. Separate into rings. Set up breading station with three bowls. In one bowl place the flour, salt, and pepper. Mix well to combine. In the second bowl, beat together eggs and milk and in the third bowl, place the panko crumbs. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper. Spray parchment lightly with cooking spray. Set aside.
Coat onion rings by dredging first in flour. Remove from the flour, shake off any excess, and drop into egg and milk mixture. Remove the onion ring from the egg mixture allowing any excess to drip back into the bowl; place the coated ring into the panko crumbs. Toss lightly to coat.
Place coated onion rings on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat until all onion rings are coated.
Spray prepared onion rings lightly with cooking spray. Place the baking sheets in oven and cook for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and flip each onion ring carefully using a spatula or tongs. Replace the sheets in the oven and cook for an additional 10 minutes or until crispy and browned.
Baked Crushed Nut Onion Rings
1 onion
1/2 cup crushed mixed nuts
1 cup crushed 'coating' (your choice of the following: whole wheat pretzels or crackers; cornmeal; whole wheat cereal)
2 eggs (beaten)
Chili Powder
Olive Oil
Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees F.
Grind nuts and your choice of coating above. Place in a small bowl and set aside.
Beat 2 eggs in a small bowl and set aside. Slice onion lengthwise into disk-like shapes.
Separate onion rings and dip into egg, then into bowl of nuts and coating mixture. Be sure to cover each onion ring completely. Place each onto a baking sheet drizzled with olive oil. Sprinkle chili powder and rosemary on top. Bake for 15-20 minutes, depending on level of desired crispness.
Beth Herman
Beth Herman is a freelance writer with interests in healthy living and food, family, animal welfare, architecture and design, religion, and yoga. She writes for a variety of national and regional publications, institutions, and websites.


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"The god that people reject is not the true god, it is a god they have conjured up apart from proper education, and understanding. In such cases, the least Fools Crow will do is to call their assumptions into question, and force them to re-evaluate their position."
Thomas Mails Lakota
If what we have learned and felt and seen means anything at all, it means that all of us, whatever our race, color, or creed are the children of a living Creator with whom we may form a relationship upon simple and understandable terms as soon as we are willing and honest enough to try.
Big Book pg. 28
We used to amuse ourselves by cynically dissecting spiritual beliefs and practices when we might have observed that many spiritually-minded persons of all races, colors and creeds were demonstrating a degree of stability, happiness and usefulness which we should have sought ourselves.
Big Book pg. 49
There is one God looking down on us all. We are all the children of one God. The sun, the darkness, the winds are all listening to what we have to say.
Great Spirit lead us on your path.


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August 03, 2010
Written agreement with Community Capital Corporation and CapitalBank
For immediate release
Note: The Written Agreement attached to the August 3, 2010 press release contained clerical errors. On November 23, 2010, it was replaced with the corrected version of the Written Agreement. It is attached.
The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and among Community Capital Corporation, Greenwood, South Carolina, a registered bank holding company, CapitalBank, Greenwood, South Carolina, a state-chartered member bank, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, and the State of South Carolina Board of Financial Institutions.
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Normal Swelling or Serious Risk?
- Category: Cancer, Diseases & Conditions, Rehab & Physical Therapy
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- Written By: Baton Rouge General
Lymphedema is painful swelling in the arms or legs most common after cancer surgery or radiation of the head, neck, breast and legs. An estimated 3-5 million Americans suffer from lymphedema, including many that are undiagnosed or undertreated. When the lymphatic system is compromised -- or lymph nodes removed completely -- fluid can't drain properly and builds up.
But, it's not limited to cancer. Lymphedema can also occur after severe trauma, kidney disease, orthopedic surgery, stroke, or due to vein issues. It can be either primary or secondary. Lymphedema caused by cancer and other conditions is considered secondary, and is most common. While rare, lymphedema can result from a congenital defect of the lymphatic system. This is considered primary lymphedema.
Cancer patients are at a high risk for developing lymphedema, and many times it may not occur until months or even years after treatment. In fact, 40% of breast cancer patients will develop lymphedema within five years of surgery. In 2019, more than 331,000 new cases of breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in women in the U.S. If you do the math, you can see just how widespread lymphedema is.
If you've been diagnosed with cancer, you should discuss lymphedema prevention with your doctors. They can tell you what to be on the lookout for and when you may need to be referred for lymphedema treatment. In addition to cancer as a risk factor, age, obesity, and rheumatoid or psoriatic arthritis can also play a part in lymphedema.
When lymphedema goes untreated, it can cause long-term physical, psychological and social challenges. There is no cure, but symptoms can be treated effectively with a combination of physical and occupational therapy, manual massage, compression bandages and garments, exercise, skin care and pump therapy.
After getting the proper treatment, patients with lymphedema will start to feel more like themselves and can get back to life as they know it. Plus, their improved immune systems get a much-needed boost to help fight future issues. With better skin integrity, there's a decreased risk of infection, and less swelling means less stress to the heart. Better mobility allows patients to be more active, which is also great for heart health.
Christine Perkins, Occupational Therapist
Baton Rouge General Lymphedema Clinic
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Feature #7361closed
Adding Pathname#touch
Pathname has an #mkdir method to create a directory at the path, but does not have a #touch method to create an empty file at that path.
There were numerous cases where I had to fallback to using
new_file = Pathname.new('location/for/new/file')
instead of simply being able to use:
I would like to add this method. If you like it, let me know. I will provide a patch then.
Updated by mame (Yusuke Endoh) about 11 years ago
- Status changed from Open to Assigned
- Assignee set to akr (Akira Tanaka)
- Target version set to 2.6
Updated by Salzig (Ben Rexin) almost 9 years ago
Any way i can help?
Updated by djberg96 (Daniel Berger) almost 9 years ago
I'm a little surprise there isn't an option for this in
FileUtils. Something like
FileUtils.touch('/location/for/new', :force => true). I'd be in favor of adding that, or an option to
Updated by dsisnero (Dominic Sisneros) over 7 years ago
Any update on this
class Pathname
def touch(options={})
FileUtils.touch(@path, options)
Pathname('test.pdf').touch(mtime: 1.hour.ago)
"#mkpath" almost works but doesn't have the mtime option
Updated by akr (Akira Tanaka) over 7 years ago
- Status changed from Assigned to Rejected
I don't like the method name "touch".
"touch" command has multiple features:
create empty file, update mtime.
So, the intent of touch method is ambiguous.
Updated by najamelan (Naja Melan) over 7 years ago
I prefer something like (warning, untested code):
def touch( subPath = '', **options )
path = @path
ret = self
if directory?
ret = join subPath
path = ret.to_path
FileUtils.touch( path, **options )
lets you do:
mydir.touch 'somefile'
I think touch is a good name because everybody already knows it and it's what people will try out spontaneously before even looking in the docs why it doesn't work. Joel Spolsky explains quite well why this is a good thing.
Updated by shyouhei (Shyouhei Urabe) over 7 years ago
We don't always blindly import broken designs; for instance Ruby do not have creat(2) equivalent method. "Everybody knows it" is (definitely a good property but) not enough.
When it comes to touch, there already is
FileUtils.touch so your urgent needs are already satisfied I believe. Here on
Pathname let us consider a clearer design.


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06/23/2021 / By News Editors
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed new legislation on Tuesday that will require public schools to teach students about "the evils of communism."
(Article by Dillon Burroughs republished from WesternJournal.com)
"The sad reality is that only two in five Americans can correctly name the three branches of government, and more than a third of Americans cannot name any of the rights guaranteed by the First Amendment," DeSantis said at a news conference.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announces he is signing a bill requiring high school students to learn about the "evils of communism and totalitarian ideologies." The bill also creates a library that allows students to learn about "real patriots" who escaped communism and socialism. pic.twitter.com/x9cvBv5jXK
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) June 22, 2021
"It is abundantly clear that we need to do a much better job of educating our students in civics to prepare them for the rest of their lives," he added, according to a news release from the Florida Department of Education.
One of the three bills included a requirement to specifically teach about the negatives of communism.
"The bill also expands our previous efforts in civics to add a requirement for the high school government class that students receive instruction on the evils of communism and totalitarian ideologies," DeSantis said.
"We have a number of people in Florida, particularly southern Florida, who've escaped totalitarian regimes, who've escaped communist dictatorships to be able to come to America," DeSantis said.
The governor tweeted on Tuesday a video of Ana Abaunza, "who escaped social regimes" in Nicaragua and Venezuela before coming to the United States, according to the news release.
Today, I signed HB 5 alongside Ana Abaunza, who escaped socialist regimes. Her story spotlights the necessity of teaching our youth why we have and will continue to fight for freedom.
Read more: https://t.co/I5h8k1zft6 pic.twitter.com/6avyv1KliZ
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) June 22, 2021
The specific bill teaching against communism is House Bill 5: Civic Education Curriculum.
It states, in part, "It further expands required instruction in high school to include a comparative discussion of political ideologies that conflict with the principles of freedom and democracy essential to the founding principles of the United States, such as communism and totalitarianism," according to The Daily Wire.
DeSantis has signed several recent bills related to education in Florida. Last week, the governor signed a bill that will require public schools to hold a moment of silence at the beginning of each day.
The bill will give students the opportunity to "reflect and be able to pray as they see fit," WJXT-TV reported.
"The idea that you can just push God out of every institution and be successful, I'm sorry, our Founding Fathers did not believe that," DeSantis said.
HB 529, which will go into effect on July 1, will put in place one- to two-minute moments of silence in the classrooms of the Sunshine State's public schools.
"The Legislature finds that in today's hectic society too few persons are able to experience even a moment of quiet reflection before plunging headlong into the activities of daily life," the bill reads, according to the Orlando Sentinel.
"Young persons are particularly affected by the absence of an opportunity for a moment of quiet reflection. The Legislature finds that our youth, and society as a whole, would be well served if students in the public schools were afforded a moment of silence at the beginning of each school day."
First-period teachers will be required to institute the moment of silence in public schools, WJXT reported.
The law states that teachers aren't allowed to "make suggestions as to the nature of any reflection that a student may engage in during the moment of silence," WJXT reported, and students "may not interfere with other students' participation."
Read more at: WesternJournal.com and PublicEducation.news.
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Raymond County Park
OverviewRaymond County Park is located in Kachina Village, seven miles south of Flagstaff. It has a ball field, ramadas, basketball court, and restroom building. A watchable wildlife viewing platform is installed to complement adjacent Pumphouse County Natural Area, a popular wildlife viewing area in the springtime that emphasizes protection of wetland habitat and water resources.
History of ParkRaymond County Park was established in 1972, when the Raymond Foundation donated five acres of land in Kachina Village to Coconino County. The land was part of Dr. Raymond's ranch holdings that contained several natural springs. The site includes Dr. R.O. Raymond's grave. Dr. Raymond (1876-1959) was a physician, stockman, humanitarian, and philanthropist who moved to Williams, Arizona, from Missouri in 1904 and to Flagstaff in 1909.
In 2001, Coconino County Parks and Recreation acquired the adjacent pond north of the park. The park now spans 12.5 acres; the purchase of additional 7.5 acres was funded by the Coconino County Parks and Open Space Program (CPOS).
In 2010, the park was redeveloped to include the ball field, basketball court expansion, ramadas, restroom building, paved parking lots, ADA sidewalks, and additional play equipment. The project cost of $1.2M was funded by CPOS.
Pickleball Courts AddedWhen Flagstaff Pickleball Association approached Parks & Recreation in Spring 2021 to create pickleball courts at Raymond County Park, we were excited to encourage our neighbors to be more active, especially in the outdoors. Pickleball is one of the fastest growing sports in America, with the Sports & Fitness Industry Association reporting a 21.3% increase in the year 2020. In Summer 2021, Parks & Recreation superimposed pickleball court lines on one of the basketball courts at Raymond County Park, and players may bring their own nets and equipment to play. Basketball users will still be able to practice on the other basketball court in the park even when the pickleball nets are in place.
Bullfrog Removal EffortsIn March 2016, in cooperation with Coconino County Parks and Recreation, the Arizona Game and Fish Department and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service drained Raymond Pond and began long-term monitoring to remove adult bullfrogs and tadpoles that were illegally introduced to the pond. Bullfrogs are an invasive species, and prey on fish and native amphibian species. Read more about bullfrog removal efforts, as well as a story in the Arizona Daily Sun and a story on Channel 12.
- 12.5 acres
- Two Ramadas - visit Reserve a Ramada for more information
- Ball field with terrace seating
- High school dimension basketball court and a half court
- Pickleball court (court lines on basketball court)
- Climbing wall and two playgrounds
- Pond and Watchable Wildlife Viewing Platform
- Restrooms
- Drinking fountains
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An automoblie caravan: Virgo 20
Tribal migration
Travel with others with whom you share tribal affinities.
Tribal means groupings of people bound together through shared vision, values, lifestyle and life sensibility. If you are going somewhere, it furthers one to travel with those who resonate with your destination and means of travel.
Every venture will start off slow, perhaps awkwardly, perhaps with some contentious issues to work out, however, once in motion, all should go smoothly.
Good day to go somewhere, get things done and to bring a mindful approach to all you do. Good idea to bring ice if out for a picnic or some such event. It will help cool more than just the drinks, such as those crying the martyr for example.
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Racing in Madison County
The Madison County Historical Society presents "Racing in Madison County" Exhibit which will run the entire month of May. The display is at the History Center, 7 West 11th Street, Anderson, Indiana.
This is a display of our collection of documents, pictures, and memorabilia. Within the exhibit are many references to individuals, their accomplishments, and successes. Under the leadership of Suzy Chambers, the exhibit has been collected, organized, and displayed.
You will be amazed at the scope, detail, and size of the exhibit. You will want to take your time as you walk through each station to grasp the history and significance of the events that shaped the lives of so many families and individuals in Madison County.
Visit today or very soon and be sure to bring a friend or family to see this awesome display!Our very special "Thank You" to Suzy Chambers for all her work in setting up this display and all the research done to share this collection with the community.
The Exhibit Hall will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Please note all MCHS activities, meetings and exhibits are free to everyone in the community. It is for you and your family; that's why we do it! For more information and/or questions, please call us at (765) 683-0052 during public hours. Thank you!
Bob Carey
Madison County Historical Society|15 West 11th Street, P. O. Box 696, Anderson, Indiana firstname.lastname@example.com


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