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HADLEY, Mass. - A total of seven women, representing six institutions, have been nominated to represent the NESCAC as its NCAA Woman of the Year nominee. A committee of conference administrators will select the NESCAC's representative for the award.
The NCAA Woman of the Year Award honors graduating student-athletes who have distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate careers in the areas of academic achievement, athletics excellence, service, and leadership. The award has been given annually since 1991 and the 2019 NCAA Woman of the Year will be announced on October 20 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Maeve McNamara – Amherst
Maeve McNamara was a two-sport athlete at Amherst, competing on the women's basketball and soccer teams while carrying a 3.70 GPA as a double major in biology and film and media studies.
Although she won two national championships as a basketball player and four NESCAC titles across both sports, one of McNamara's most rewarding experiences at Amherst came while creating a film for her senior thesis working with four elderly women from a local independent living community. She was inspired through the relationships she forged with the women to extend her studies and pursue a research position at Harvard Medical School where she will join a team to investigate the role of epigenetics in aging.
On the soccer pitch, she started 61 of the 75 games she played and finished her career with 29 points (8 goals, 13 assists). The Mammoths won the NESCAC title in 2016 and advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen in 2018. On the court, she played in over 100 games as a guard on the women's basketball team, including starting 23 of 28 games as a senior. She helped the Mammoths win two national championships and three NESCAC titles.
Outside of her athletic achievements, McNamara was a student leader on campus through various admissions and educational policy committees. She was a senator in the Amherst Association of Students, served on three different committees related to admissions, financial aid, educational policy, and athletics. She also served as a committee member for the Amherst Faculty/Staff Sexual Respect Task Force and held roles as a research assistant and a teaching assistant.
McNamara was a six-time NESCAC All-Academic honoree, earning the honor each year she was eligible in both basketball and soccer. She was honored with the Amherst Leads Distinguished Captain Award and the Peter Gooding Award for her efforts in soccer. She also earned the Edward Spugnardi Award, which is presented to the student who, through the qualities of sportsmanship and dedication, has made Amherst a more enjoyable place as a student and an athlete.
Sarah Rothmann – Bates
A nine-time NESCAC All-Academic selection as a member of the cross country, and indoor and outdoor track & field teams, Sarah Rothmann was the winner of the Milton L. Lindholm Scholar-Athlete Award, which is given to the Bates varsity letterwinner with the highest cumulative grade point average. She recorded a 3.93 GPA as an English major and minored in educational studies with a concentration in film and media studies.
Rothmann graduated with magna cum laude honors and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She was presented with the William H. Dunham Sr. '32 Literacy Award, which is given to a graduating English major who has displayed excellence in the study of English or American Literature.
In addition to her academic accolades, Rothmann also spent over 200 hours teaching in elementary, middle school, and high school classrooms in Lewiston, Maine, and is headed the Czech Republic to teach English as a Fulbright Scholar. On campus, Rothmann climbed the ladder to the role of Editor-In-Chief at The Bates Student, the school's newspaper.
Rothmann was a three-sport captain and earned All-America honors as a member of Bates' distance medley relay team. She competed in the NCAA Cross Country Championships, twice helping the Bobcats finish 17th at the 2018 championship, the second-best finish in program history. She was also named to the NESCAC All-Sportsmanship Team in women's cross country in 2016 as a sophomore.
As a middle-distance runner for the track & field team, she earned All-America honors in 2017 as a member of the Bobcats' distance medley relay team that finished fourth and was part of the team's runner-up performance at the Open New England Indoor Championships. In 2016, Rothmann was a member of the Bates 4x800 relay team that placed third at the ECAC Outdoor Championships and became the third-fastest 4x800 team in program history. She was a two-time USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree in track and field
Chandler Solimine - Trinity
Chandler Solimine, the 2018 NESCAC Offensive Player of the Year in field hockey, aspires to use the lessons learned as a female student-athlete to further the cause of gender equality. As an American Studies major with minors in writing, rhetoric, and media/studio arts, she developed an understanding and passion around the topic through work for her thesis which focused on media coverage of women's ice hockey and its impact on gender equality.
Solimine graduated from Trinity with a 3.77 GPA. She was a five-time NESCAC All-Academic honoree for both field hockey and ice hockey, which she played two years for the Bantams. She was a three-time NFHCA National Academic Squad selection and earned Faculty Honors six semesters. In 2018, she was awarded the Rosamond M. Mancall Prize, which is presented to an outstanding member of the junior class who is an American Studies major.
Solimine finished her career starting 61 of 72 games and recorded 117 points (45 goals, 27 assists). Her 45 goals rank fifth all-time at Trinity, and the 14 game-winning goals she scored in her career are second among the Bantams' all-time leaders. She earned All-NESCAC First Team in 2018 after earning Second Team honors in 2016 and 2017. Solimine, a co-captain, ranked fifth in the conference in scoring with 32 points on 12 goals and eight assists. She netted five game-winning goals to lead the Bantams to the NESCAC Semifinals in 2018.
A three-time NFHCA All-New England selection and a 2018 First Team All-American, Solimine helped Trinity finish as the NESCAC Runner-Up in 2017 and earn a pair of NCAA appearances in 2016 and 2017.
Among her many activities outside of athletics, Solimine was a senator, representing the Class of 2019, in the Trinity Student Government, served as a student representative on the Bantams in Balance Committee, helping promote healthy lifestyles to the campus community. She also served as a first-year seminar mentor, a Big Brothers Big Sisters mentor, and helped organize charity events for the National Multiple Sclerosis Foundation with the field hockey team.
Colleen Doolan – Tufts
Colleen Doolan, who graduated from Tufts with a 3.93 GPA as a double major in biology and community health, was selected to receive an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. She also earned a spot on the 2019 CoSIDA Google Cloud Academic All-District Women's At-Large Team.
Through her time as a member of the Tufts women's swimming and diving team, she learned the value of teamwork to help fulfill goals and also learned the values of service from a pair of trips to developing nations to provide medical services. She hopes to use that knowledge to have an impactful career in medicine. She is currently working in clinical research at Boston Children's Hospital and will enter the Tufts University School of Medicine in the fall.
Doolan worked as a non-medical volunteer with the Little by Little Medical Team organization in Gramothe, Haiti. She supported the clinical team as a medical scribe in the woman's health clinic, collecting and organizing data about the patient population to be reported to the Haiti Ministry of Health. During the summer of 2016, she went on a Projects Abroad Medical Internship in Cape Coast, Ghana. She triaged incoming patients and provided care based on physician instructions, provided wound care in the community leprosy camp, schools, and hospitals, while also performing health screenings, teaching CPR, and offering health education in the community.
In addition to her two trips to developing countries, Doolan worked as a clinical research assistant and intern at Boston Children's Hospital and was a Pre-Medical Society Mentor at Tufts. She also served as a member of Tufts' Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), participating on SAAC's Jumbo Experience Committee, and was the Event Chair for Tufts' annual Relay for Life fundraiser.
A four-year member of the women's swimming & diving team, she was a three-time NCAA qualifier and three-time honorable mention All-American. She was part of Tufts' 800-meter freestyle relay that placed ninth at the 2019 NCAA Championships with a time of 7:31.14, marking the best relay finish in the Tufts program's recent history. Doolan was also a member of the 400-meter freestyle relay that posted a school-record time of 3:28.22 and finished 16th to help the Jumbos finish 16th in the team standings, the highest place for the program since 1990.
In her rookie season at the 2016 NCAA Championships, Doolan achieved honorable mention All-American accolades with a 12th-place performance in the final of the 200 butterfly (2:04.11). She is also a three-time NESCAC All-Conference performer.
Victoria Yu - Wesleyan
Women's tennis standout Victoria Yu graduated from Wesleyan with a 3.98 GPA while majoring in chemistry, molecular biology and biochemistry.
She was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in 2019 and recognized as a CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American in 2018. A three-time NESCAC All-Academic honoree, she was presented with the 2019 Hawk Prize by Wesleyan. The honor recognizes students who have done effective work in biochemistry. Yu will continue her academic career in medical school in 2019.
She led the Cardinals to their first NCAA Division III National Championship this spring to go along with the NCAA Doubles title she won in 2017. Yu won the ITA Small College National Doubles titles as a rookie and was a four-time ITA New England Doubles Champion. She also won the ITA Division III Oracle Cup National title as a junior and finished her career winning 80 singles matches (80-26) and 115 doubles matches (115-23).
Yu, a six-time All-American, was the ITA Senior Player of the Year in 2019 and earned Northeast Player of the Year honors as the No. 1 player in both singles and doubles for the Cardinals. She was an All-NESCAC First Team Singles player in 2019 after being a Second Team selection the previous three years. She was also a first-team all-conference doubles honors in 2017, 2018, and 2019. In 2019, Yu helped the Cardinals claim their first NESCAC Championship.
She was honored with the Wesleyan Scholar-Athlete Award three times, garnered a spot on the Dean's List each semester from 2015-2019, and was presented with the athletic department's Maynard Award which is given to the senior scholar-athlete who best exemplifies the spirit, accomplishments, and humility of alum Roger Maynard '37. She also received the 2019 Suki Hagland Award presented annually by the athletic department for outstanding contributions to women's athletics at Wesleyan and was honored with the Jones Award which is given to a member of each women's team at Wesleyan acknowledging dedication to her sport.
Off the court, Yu was a volunteer at the New Braunfels Food Bank in her hometown of New Braunfels, Texas. She also served as a teaching assistant in chemistry and was a research assistant in organic chemistry at Wesleyan. Yu also spent two years as a peer tutor for students taking the Intro to Biology course at the institution.
Olivia Barnhill – Williams
Olivia Barnhill pursues excellence in whatever she is doing. She graduated from Williams with a 3.72 GPA as a double major in biology and psychology with a concentration in neuroscience, while winning three NCAA Women's Soccer titles, including back-to-back championships in 2017 and 2018, as a goalkeeper for the Ephs.
Barnhill graduated with honors after completing a research project involving an uncharacterized brain region and its connection to appetite suppression. She was inducted into Sigma Xi, an honor society for scientists and engineers, and was a named to the Dean's List five times throughout her career.
She helped the Ephs capture two NESCAC titles in 2015 and 2017 and finish as the NESCAC Runner-Up in 2018. Barnhill was a three-time all-conference selection, earning first-team honors in 2018 after back-to-back years on the second team in 2016 and 2017. Barnhill ranked among the NESCAC leaders in save percentage and goals against average three of her four years. She finished her career starting 68 of 69 games and posted a 0.47 goals against average and .861 save percentage with 32 shutouts.
During her time at Williams, Barnhill also served as a teaching assistant for various biology courses, mentored 28 first-year students as a Junior Advisor to the Class of 2021 and was a member of the Williams Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). She also coordinated educational events for the Rape and Sexual Assault Network and was the student-athlete liaison to the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness group on campus.
Cordelia Chan – Williams
Cordelia Chan became the second Williams golfer and the second NESCAC golfer to win an NCAA Individual title in 2019. She will pursue a career in dentistry after graduating from Williams with a 3.63 GPA as a biology major.
Chan earned medalist honors at the 2019 NCAA Championships following a round of 72 on the final day and finished with a four-day total of 296. The Ephs finished the tournament as the national runner-up for the second straight year. Chan, the NESCAC Player of the Year in 2017 and the league's Rookie of the Year in 2015, is a three-time All-NESCAC selection. She posted a school-record round of 67 to claim first at the Mount Holyoke Invitational this past fall and was runner-up at the NESCAC Championship as the Ephs won their fourth straight NESCAC title.
In addition to her accomplishments on the course, Chan was a teaching assistant for several biology courses and co-authored a published paper in physiology. She tutored students at Mt. Greylock Middle and High Schools as a teaching fellow for the Center for Learning in Action. Chan also taught dental hygiene as a SMILE Makers volunteer to kindergarten students at local schools. Chan served as also the Team IMPACT liaison for the women's golf team and a member of the Williams Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).


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Procrastination means postponing actions. We all know how to procrastinate in one way or another. Time flies but not the work. Let us beat the habit of procrastination and be productive by following simple steps.
Procrastinating is an ever ending habit, if not controlled and take actions consciously. You literally reached this page, in search of a solution to solve the problem. Give a pat to yourself. This is the first step in breaking the cycles to procrastinate. Yes. You observed that you are postponing things to be done. This is a good sign because you can easily identify the cause of this problem.
Procrastination is a common feeling that makes us stop doing certain things. It may be from cleaning your messy cupboard to updating your outdated resume for applying for jobs.
Initially, let us decode the reasons for procrastination.
Reasons to procrastinate
We often come up with reasons like feeling bored, feeling busy in some other work, feeling stressed, feeling inexperienced and so on. But in reality, it is nothing but the comfort zone in which your activities wish to revolve.
- Getting out of Comfort zone - It is the most simple one but ends in dragging us from doing things. Yes, it might seem like a big thing before you do something new. But it is completely normal. For Example, you plan to wake up early and go for a morning walk or jog. When the alarm rings, your mind makes you smash that snooze button. Once the comforts of draping under the carpet get killed, you would have made a few lapses that day.
- Lacking lucidness - Have you been in a situation, where you get committed to a work, with greater enthusiasm, but cannot maintain the excitement till the end. You often think of giving up even in the middle. This is due to the lack of clarity about the work to be done.
- Lack of appraisal - It may be the personal work or professional work. We perform well only a certain recognition is given. If not, the quality of work you do will not get the expected results. It makes you procrastinate because you are not going to lose anything.
- Fear to do it - You may not be aware of this fact, but deep inside a small fear about doing it can be one of the reasons for procrastinating. For example, you might have chosen a topic to write a thesis on. But you have no idea about the topic and you have to research on it before starting. This feeling can make you afraid and you do all other to work except starting the thesis.
- Overconfidence - Sometimes we overestimate ourselves to be superior and we would procrastinate to work say, you need to study for the semester exam. There would be enough study holidays given before the exam. But the majority, end up studying only the day before the exam.
Your life is taking place right now: Don't let procrastination gain control of your life. Be courageous and take risks. Your life is right now.
7 tactics by which you can end procrastination
Procrastination is nothing but the habit we created. Anything we create can be changed. Here are the seven tips to end procrastination
- Taking baby steps - Do not bulk up the work till the last day. Start today by initiating an action. If you need to write the thesis, just start writing the topic name, date and time today. These small steps taken consistently becomes a habit and you will end up more engaged in that work without procrastination.
- Setting goals - It is the most crucial step, even in life. Without a goal, you cannot lead a prosperous life. Likewise, set time or date, within which you should get the task completed. This step is where you need to include gratification. Appraise yourself by giving small gifts, once you complete the task within the prescribed time. As a social animal, we have the tendency to work for a pay. Assure yourself, if I complete this work, I'll get an Ice-Cream.
- Setting mood - It is necessary to de-clutter things both physically and mentally to do new actions. Even your mobile asks you to clean up the memory storage often. Create a perfect work space, so that your mind excites and compels you to sit and start the work. Have a coffee mug beside you and have a small green plant on your desk. These things create vibes that push you to work.
- Music while working - Music is a good thing to have a prolonged focus. Listen to mild music, while working and you could see how your productivity gets increased. It has an amazing power to put you in the zone. It has an astounding effect to beat procrastination and distraction.
- Journaling - The top business magnets have this powerful habit of journaling their schedule. A Journal is followed to do certain tasks on that particular day. If you start journaling, you could feel that you are in control of your life. To end procrastination habit, start journaling in the morning on what tasks to be done and at night by checking off the completed tasks. This practice makes you be productive every day.
- Meditate - As I said earlier, de-cluttering and erasing unwanted things from your mind is very important. Meditate in deep silence for at least twenty minutes before you start your work. This makes you focus on the task that is in front.
- Visualization - When you become aware of procrastination, shift that thought by thinking of the result you would get if the work gets completed. For Example, if you wish to work-out and you are procrastinating to go to the gym, think of yourselves being fit and good-looking. This power of visualization can have dramatic results in your work.
- Vision Boards - Mount a Vision board at the top of your desk. The vision board should consist of your inspirations, travel goals, fitness goals, everything you wish to do in your life. A vision board must be designed in such a way that, when you see this board often, you should stop the thought of procrastinating and get to work immediately.
There is no day in a week like someday - Janet Dailey
This day, this hour, this minute and this second is not going to happen in the future. Life is ticking very fast.
Let us make use of every minute in an efficient way to be happy and prosperous.

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Langer Mesomelic Dysplasia (LMD)
Categories: Bone diseases, Fetal diseases, Genetic diseases, Rare diseases
Aliases & Classifications for Langer Mesomelic Dysplasia
MalaCards integrated aliases for Langer Mesomelic Dysplasia:
Orphanet epidemiological data:60
langer mesomelic dysplasia
Inheritance: Autosomal recessive; Prevalence: <1/1000000 (Worldwide); Age of onset: Infancy,Neonatal; Age of death: normal life expectancy;
shox is located in the pseudoautosomal region of the x and y chromosomes
lmd is the homozygous form of the less severe leri-weill dyschondrosteosis
pseudoautosomal recessive
langer mesomelic dysplasia:
Inheritance autosomal recessive inheritance
MalaCards categories:
Global: Genetic diseases Rare diseases Fetal diseases
Anatomical: Bone diseases
Summaries for Langer Mesomelic Dysplasia
NIH Rare Diseases : 54 The following summary is from Orphanet, a European reference portal for information on rare diseases and orphan drugs.Orpha Number: 2632Disease definitionLanger mesomelic dysplasia (LMD) is characterized by severe disproportionate short stature with mesomelic and rhizomelic shortening of the upper and lower limbs.EpidemiologyPrevalence is unknown but less than 70 cases have been reported in the literature so far.Clinical descriptionLMD represents a more severe form of Léri-Weill dyschondrosteosis (LWD; see this term) with severely shortened long bones of the limbs (involving both the middle and proximal segments), deformity of the humeral head, angulation of the radial shaft, carpal distortion, a short femoral neck, and absence or hypoplasia of the proximal half of the fibula. Mild hypoplasia of the mandible has been reported in some cases. In contrast to LWD, Madelung deformity (see this term) is not typically present in LMD. Associated malformations are rare and intellect is normal in almost all reported LMD cases.EtiologyLMD is inherited in a pseudoautosomal recessive manner and is associated with homozygous or compound heterozygousmutations and deletions of the Short stature HomeobOX (SHOX) gene (which maps to the pseudoautosomal region 1 (PAR1) of the sex chromosomes; Xp22.33 and Yp11.32) or of the downstream PAR1 (where SHOX enhancer elements are located). LMD is part of a spectrum of disorders (ranging from the most severe, LMD, to LWD, isolated Madelung deformity and so-called idiopathic short stature; see these terms), all associated with SHOX/PAR1 anomalies. The prevalence of SHOX/PAR1 mutations is estimated at 1/1000.Diagnostic methodsDiagnosis of LMD may be suspected on the basis of the clinical and radiologic findings and can be confirmed by molecular analysis (microsatellite analysis, FISH or, preferably, MLPA for PAR1 deletions, high resolution melting (HRM), dHPLC and/or DNA sequencing for point mutations, small deletions and insertions of SHOX).Differential diagnosisLMD may also be suspected by ultrasound at 20 weeks of gestation and at this stage should be differentiated from femur-fibula-ulna (FFU) complex and the Reinhardt-Pfeiffer form of mesomelic dysplasia (see these terms).Antenatal diagnosisPrenatal genetic testing is available; however, requests for testing for these disorders are uncommon but are more frequent for LMD.Genetic counselingGenetic counseling should be proposed and families should be informed that SHOX/PAR1 anomalies are inherited in a pseudoautosomal dominant manner. Each child of an individual with LWD has a 50% chance of inheriting the mutation. If both parents have LWD, the offspring have a 50% chance of having LWD, a 25% chance of having LMD, and a 25% chance of having neither condition. All children of an individual with LMD and an unaffected parent will present with LWD.Management and treatmentThere is no effective treatment for LMD. The symptomatic medical management of children with LMD begins at birth and continues into adulthood. Careful monitoring of height, weight, and head circumference is essential.PrognosisThe short stature and limb deformities are severe but life expectancy is normal.Visit the Orphanet disease page for more resources.
MalaCards based summary : Langer Mesomelic Dysplasia, also known as lmd, is related to leri-weill dyschondrosteosis and ulna and fibula, hypoplasia of. An important gene associated with Langer Mesomelic Dysplasia is SHOX (Short Stature Homeobox). Affiliated tissues include bone, testes and breast, and related phenotypes are abnormality of epiphysis morphology and high palate
Genetics Home Reference : 26 Langer mesomelic dysplasia is a disorder of bone growth. Affected individuals typically have extreme shortening of the long bones in the arms and legs (mesomelia). As a result of the shortened leg bones, people with Langer mesomelic dysplasia have very short stature. A bone in the forearm called the ulna and a bone in the lower leg called the fibula are often underdeveloped or absent, while other bones in the forearm (the radius) and lower leg (the tibia) are unusually short, thick, and curved. Some people with Langer mesomelic dysplasia also have an abnormality of the wrist and forearm bones called Madelung deformity, which may cause pain and limit wrist movement. Additionally, some affected individuals have mild underdevelopment of the lower jaw bone (mandible).
OMIM : 58 Langer mesomelic dysplasia (LMD) is characterized by severe limb aplasia or severe hypoplasia of the ulna and fibula, and a thickened and curved radius and tibia. These changes can result in displacement deformities of the hands and feet. Hypoplasia of the mandible is also observed (Langer, 1967). See also Leri-Weill dyschondrosteosis (127300), a less severe phenotype that results from heterozygous defect in the SHOX or SHOXY genes. (249700)
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot : 76 Langer mesomelic dysplasia: Autosomal recessive rare skeletal dysplasia characterized by severe short stature owing to shortening and maldevelopment of the mesomelic and rhizomelic segments of the limbs. Associated malformations are rarely reported and intellect is normal in all affected subjects reported to date.
Wikipedia : 77 Langer mesomelic dysplasia (LMD) is a rare congenital disorder characterized by an altered bone... more...
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In Kill Sector, you and your friends enter a deadly world of flesh and steel, blood and wires, violence and ashes, acid and fire. People come into the arena from all walks of life. What connects them are the ability to die and the desire to kill. You will do battle against hordes of fiends, beasts, aliens, robots, and other such baddies. It's your ragtag squad against the world, the world being the odds-on favorite. Suit up, load up your plasma blaster, sharpen your fangs, and get ready to tear through this world like a red-hot chainsaw through a cyborg barbarian's robot hide.
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Elements NAS media storage and server transmit video from South Korea to Austrian station
Last Updated: February 13, 2018 1:31 am GMT
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, developer of advanced solutions for unrestricted collaboration in shared media workflows, has announced that its long-time customer Broadcast Network Connections (
) is deploying an ELEMENTS NAS 60bay plus JBOD expansion in PyeongChang to establish a steady connection for transmissions between onsite editing and producers in Vienna, Austria. BNC, a Berlin-based production company, has been contracted by Austria's public (service) broadcaster
for ingest and content management during the global sports event to ensure up-to-the-minute coverage.
The raw video footage, provided by several Electronic Newsgathering (ENG) teams (XDCAM), will be streamed through
XT[3] servers to the ELEMENTS NAS server to be edited by a team of four editors onsite in South Korea, utilizing
Adobe Premiere
. While the editing suites are connected via 1GbE, the EVS servers utilize a 10GbE connection to ELEMENTS NAS. During the entire event the ELEMENTS NAS will be connected to the media server at ORF, enabling the producers in Vienna to provide additional content for download from the home-base to be included in the live-edit.
The edited video content will be airing in local South Korea TV stations, and simultaneously be transmitted via Signiant/PCMS directly to the media server at ORF for airing in Austria.
"This project is a prime example for the versatility and flexibility ELEMENTS provides." says André Kamps, CEO of ELEMENTS. "Being completely open for collaboration with other systems and applications, while enabling users to work even from the most distant locations, ELEMENTS opens up entirely new possibilities for remote workflows."
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ELEMENTS, developer of the award-wining all-in-one media server and storage solution ELEMENTS ONE, provides high-performance hardware and software solutions for the post production and broadcast industry. Originally a supplier of high-end turnkey solutions and support for the post- production and broadcast industry, the German solution designers and system engineers leveraged their vast knowledge and expertise in the post-production and broadcast industry to develop ELEMENTS, a line of dedicated products specifically designed to meet the high demands of workflows sharing media. Besides being extremely efficient and delivering excellent performance, ELEMENTS' StorNext-based products provide a truly unique benefit: native project and media sharing capabilities, including AVID Media Composer, Adobe Premiere, Apple Final Cut Pro, and other non-linear editing and VFX applications. Equipped with an all-embracing package of exceptionally easy and intuitive management and workflow enhancement tools, ELEMENTS contributes to significantly simplified and increased collaboration and streamlined workflow processes. With almost 15 years of experience incorporated into the products, ELEMENTS has earned a reputation as a provider of exceptionally customer-favorable solutions that deliver high-performance while being easily maintained and managed while virtually requiring no IT skills.
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I have noticed, quite a lot, that neurotypical people don't often know the difference between a meltdown and a tantrum and why this can be damaging to autistic people. It seems simple, huh? You'd be right. I guess this is just another case of neurotypical people refusing to listen to autistic people.
Tantrums are usually a way for people, typically children (some adults do, I'm not disregarding that!), to act out in order to get what they want. This in the case of my brother (he's seven years old) would be crying and screaming and saying it's not fair! and but I want it!, occasionally a but we're shopping for food, you have enough money to buy it! In this situation, the tantrum would be over a toy he wanted and my mother would say "I don't have the money to buy it" or just a simple "no". Tantrums usually end when the person/child throwing the tantrum gets what they want.
Tantrums are fully in control of the person having the tantrum and they are solved when a solution turns up.
Sure, children don't really have very much self-control (at least…my brother doesn't), but a conscious decision was made to have that tantrum and decisions continued to happen to decide what they were going to do in order to get what they want. while the tantrum is happening. Arguably, perhaps not the best decisions but still 100% a self made decision.
Meltdowns, however, are not like that. Keep in mind that I am speaking from personal experience and I do not speak for every other autistic person when I talk about what meltdowns are like for me.
Meltdowns are not a conscious decision to get what you want. For example, I had a meltdown earlier today. I have been having some ear troubles. I've been taking ear drops for a couple of weeks. I went to get them syringed. They couldn't do very much, so they had to stop and we're getting the rest done next Wednesday. However, I could hear better now. Not much better but better than before. The world was at a higher level of noise than I was not used to and couldn't cope with so a meltdown happened. Yes, twenty year old autistic people have meltdowns because they are not tantrums and often happen when that person is overwhelmed.
Even with a solution presented, meltdowns do not stop and will persist until the person having the meltdown feels calm/no longer overwhelmed and is taken out of the stressful/overwhelming environment. Meltdowns present themselves in a multitude of ways. Again, I can not speak for other autistic people, but mine are usually uncontrollable crying and bursts of anger/rage directed at myself or other people. There is a lot of hyperventilating involved and rocking back and forth. They do not calm down until I am taken out of that environment and I no longer feel overwhelmed. They do not happen because I want something. I wanted nothing but to be out of the situation I was in.
They are not a result of a parent incorrectly disciplining a child. They are not a label as an excuse to be a "lazy parent".
I don't usually write posts aimed at neurotypical people as my aim of this blog isn't to educate neurotypical people on autism but to help autistic people in the community feel less alone and to talk about the things they experience through discussion. Not knowing the differences between a meltdown and a tantrum harms autistic people/children and repressing meltdowns through fear of being punished for being overwhelmed can cause massive amounts of internal anxiety and stress. This is more to help the autistic community than anything as, like I said, that's why this blog exists.


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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont is lauding an agreement that will keep the Millstone nuclear power plant complex open for the next decade.
The Democratic governor and Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz (BY'-suh-wits) were invited Monday by Millstone's owners, Dominion Energy, to tour the Waterford facility and celebrate the deal reached last month between Dominion and the state's two electric utilities.
Dominion had signaled Millstone could close in 2023 if a long-term power contract wasn't reached.
Lamont thanked Dominion, Eversource and United Illuminating for "coming to the table to advance a better deal for Millstone's power." He says Millstone's premature closure would have meant electricity price spikes, rolling blackouts and increased carbon emissions for New England. The facility employs 1,500 people.
The agreement awaits a review by Connecticut's Public Utilities Regulatory Authority.
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Prince Rogers Nelson was a prolific musical innovator and songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer who sold over 100 million records, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time. His shocking death on April 21, 2016, however, made him more than a genius—it made him a legend. A year after his passing, Prince: The Story Behind Every Album, sheds light on this wild, mysterio… us and controversial musician, with illuminating and authoritative stories about his many hit recordings and his astounding life. Featuring rare interviews and intimate photos, this special takes you on a journey through the fascinating details and creative epiphanies the shaped his 24 studio albums and astounding body of work.
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In Robert's post, What I learned, he states, "Fish Slap Calm Me," ok not really, but that would have been funny.
In his post Robert outlines the mistakes he felt he made with the videos he posted concerning the direction of what he calls Social Graph Search. I referenced some of the sensationalism and personal attacks that followed this conversation in my post Sometimes the Conversation is a Slap in the Face. For my post I added the face slap with fish picture, so now whenever I think of my post, I immediately think "Fish slap calm me" from 50 First Dates. BTW – 50 First Dates is a really funny movie with Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymoore, but I digress.
Robert posts a list of the 20 mistakes he made in creating the video. From his post:
Of COURSE I made a mistake. Anytime you open yourself up to personal attacks the kinds of which have been made on me the past few days that's explicit evidence that I made a mistake in some kind of judgment. Even I get that. Especially punctuated when you get really smart people like Danny or you to attack.
But Dave's right. Time to make an accounting of the mistakes and things I have learned.
I think the ideas that Robert generated were reasonable, yet for some reason part of the response generated was of the tone that Robert is some kind of madman. I understand people responding to his ideas, but I don't think the personal attacks were warranted or necessary, even with Dave Winer's talk of colorful language. I don't mind a bit of colorful language, I used some in the title of this post, but that doesn't mean the responses need to be personal.
Robert also detailed his argument in a written list, acknowledging that using video as the message medium, some people were unwilling to invest the time to watch the video. He states he is using different mediums for his messages, and video is the message he choose for this content.
I find this post to be an interesting, insightful accounting of the last few days for Robert. As always, I wish him the best of luck and will continue to follow his posts.


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The perfect Gentleman Jack launch!
Gentleman Jack is launched! Thank you to all those who helped.
Gentleman Jack, the seventh novel in the DI Yates series – and the first about a serial killer – was published on October 15th 2018. This is a round-up of the events and some of the reviews I've been lucky to have received since.
On October 15th, Bookmark in Spalding – always a staunch and much-appreciated supporter of my novels – gave me a signing session.
On the 17th, I had a very lively interview with David Harding-Price at Radio Lincoln City.
Then it was back to Spalding for an event in the library on the afternoon of the 18th and to give a talk at Bookmark that evening. Both talks featured serial killing and how I have tackled the subject. At these events, I was delighted to meet so many friendly faces, both those well known to me and some new ones. A very happy direct outcome of the Bookmark occasion was that I was able to meet an old schoolfriend whom I last saw before I was married; I was also reconnected with two other friends from Spalding High School. I was also privileged to be supported in the evening by the current owners of the real Sausage Hall and their daughter.
My sincere thanks to Sam and Sarah at Bookmark and Sharman in the library, not forgetting all their colleagues for making these events a success.
On October 19th, I was interviewed by BBC Radio Lincolnshire's Carla Green, who was as generous as always with her time and praise. (Then I went to India for five days – the day job intervened.)
On my return, Walkers Books of Stamford provided their usual impeccable hospitality with a signing session – this has become an annual event – and, as always, I enjoyed talking to their customers, who included some of the people I met at the Stamford Academy Literary Festival last June. A big thank you, therefore, to Jenny and Linda at Walkers.
Meanwhile, Emma Dowson, Salt's PR Manager, had organised the best blog roll I've ever had the good fortune to experience. I'd like to thank all the bloggers for their very generous reviews, and for publishing several articles they requested from me as guest posts on their blogs. Zoe Myall, of the Spalding Gazette, wrote a brilliant review of Gentleman Jack and I'd very much like to thank her, too.
My final event before Christmas was, if not the most ambitious, certainly the quirkiest. I am a frequent visitor to Papworth Everard, in Cambridgeshire, as I have family living there, one of whom told me that a micro-brewery had recently opened in the village and that it sold a beer called 'Mad Jack' – not quite 'Gentleman Jack', but near enough! The micro-brewery is situated outside Papworth, but its products are sold in a coffee shop there that doubles as a bar and gin palace in the evenings – it's called 'The Courtyard'.
(As one of my readers said – 'Crime and gin – what more could anyone want?') I happened to pop in for a casual gin and met Chris Jones, the proprietor of both bar/gin palace and brewery, who told me that he had been thinking of holding some events there. One gin led to another and we agreed to collaborate to provide a crime evening with a focus on the DI Yates books… and with liquid refreshment! It proved a winning combination! 😉
I made many new friends there and was also supported by several long-standing ones. Much gratitude to the captive audience of locals who'd only dropped by for a drink but nevertheless joined in, one of whom even called up his wife, a book enthusiast, to bring her down! I was also staggered that one member of the group had bought and read In the Family in advance of the session – much appreciated, Nathalie! I also particularly enjoyed having the opportunity to meet and chat to the members of the Papworth Reading Group. Huge thanks to Chris Jones and his long-suffering staff, who cheerfully waited for us to leave some time after closing time. You, Chris, will be pleased to know that Mad Jack is now being celebrated far beyond Papworth!
I do have one more piece of news, but I'll save that for another post. For now, I'd like to thank everyone who has helped Gentleman Jack to meet the world, including the many people whose names I have not been able to mention in this short post.
And if your library, bookshop or reading group is looking for someone to talk crime, killers and bodies, you know where to come!
A shared Salt publication day!
My copy of Gentleman Jack has arrived at last! I am, as always, delighted with Chris Hamilton-Emery's brilliant jacket design and distinguished typesetting. 'Jack' is officially published today, 15th October 2018. It's my first novel about a serial killer. I've thought for a long time about the best way to tackle this type of criminal in my fiction. Indirectly, it draws on my own experiences of living in Leeds as a young woman when the Yorkshire Ripper conducted his reign of terror, but, like all my novels, it is much more concerned with portraying the psychology of the killer than the 'blood and guts' of the crimes themselves. It's also about the organised theft of agricultural vehicles, a scourge which periodically afflicts farmers in Lincolnshire and other rural areas.
I know that many of my regular readers – across the world – have been looking forward to reading it. I'd like to take the opportunity to thank you all for your support and your continuing enthusiasm for my books. Ipso facto, one can't really be an author without readers; words cannot express how much I value the time you spend on reading my books. I offer you my profoundest thanks. And I do hope you will enjoy Gentleman Jack!
Also published today is The Book of Alexander, the debut novel of Mark Carew, a fellow Salt author. I was privileged to read this book in draft form and I heartily recommend it. It's not exactly a crime novel, although there are some relevant features: Alexander, the protagonist – stalker or not? No spoilers!
The Book of Alexander follows the time-honoured and exciting literary tradition which explores different versions of the self. Who is Alexander? Who is his mysterious grandfather, 'Mr Travis'? Who is Melanie, Alexander's down-to-earth girlfriend, and is she really competing with rivals for Alexander's affection? Above all, who is the dullish private detective who tells the story – and is he really so dull?
The second half of the novel is episodic. Alexander embarks upon a journey, not to distant lands – although I suspect he may do that in a future novel – but through the city of Cambridge and around the River Cam and its environs. This journey is by turns sinister, comical and exasperating.
The Book of Alexander contains a rich cast of characters, including: Mick and Yin, who run the garage where the private detective roosts when spying; a bevy of girlfriends (real or imagined?); and Alexander's eccentric but lovable parents, who perhaps hold the key to Alexander's whimsical character. Or then again, perhaps they don't!
Have I hooked you yet?
Having my cake… and eating it!
On a very wet day during the long August bank holiday weekend, I got up early to arrive at Bettys (sic.) cookery school in Harrogate by 8.30 a.m. I had booked myself in for a day's tuition on patisserie. The course didn't begin until 9 a.m., but the students were advised to arrive half an hour early for breakfast, which consisted of Bettys croissants and pains au chocolat. Delicious!
For those of you who aren't familiar with Bettys, it's an upmarket baker and confectioner operating six tea-shops in Yorkshire. It's not named after a woman – Mr Betty was an immigrant, an Austrian patissier who came to the UK in 1919 and opened his first shop in Harrogate, then still a famous spa town.
The cookery school is a relatively recent innovation. It's been running for a few years – my son attended one of the early sessions, on boning meat – and since then the courses have proliferated. Passionate about Patisserie, the course that I attended, was a present from my son and daughter-in-law. (No ulterior motive, they assured me… though I'm a touch dubious about that! I am a keen baker, which they appreciate, but I'd never before done any of the fancy stuff.)
All fifteen places on the course were filled; only one of the students was male – a man attending with his daughter, because, she explained, she'd been away all summer and hadn't seen much of him. I was very impressed by this – and later came to realise that she, too, may have been influenced by a filial ulterior motive, as he proceeded to do all her washing up as well as his own. Together we made one of the groups of three – each of the five work benches had three sinks and three ovens. I enjoyed working with these two throughout the day; I also spent some time talking to a woman in her fifties who had inherited money from her parents, retired early and become a sort of Bettys junkie. She does all the courses and avidly waits for new ones to appear.
There were two Bettys staff taking the course, led by Lisa, who said she'd been working for Bettys for more than thirty years – she must have joined the company as soon as she left school – while one other – Philippa – was catering for the participants; it was she who made the breakfast pastries, the lunch of quiche, salad, rosti and lemon tart and the afternoon tea of scones, cream and jam, while we concentrated on our own cakes and pastries. It was the one time in my life I've experienced the opportunity to have my cake and eat it!
I found the day relaxing for many reasons. Foremost among these was that there was an unquestioning assumption that patisserie is all about taste and look. There were no apologies for the number of calories involved or concerns about whether the fats were saturated or the sugars 'organic'; no consideration, even, of the expense of the ingredients!
Despite this, it was by no means the cake version of a Bacchanalia. Each step of each recipe (we completed three) was completed with military precision and each was accompanied by some precious nuggets from Lisa's store of cake wisdom. Thus I learnt that: metal mixing bowls give the best results; you should never remove the 'twiddly' bits when preparing eggs for cake-making, because they are your friends – they help to stabilise the mixture; and that getting the temperature right is key – since all ovens, even new ones, vary from one day to the next, an oven thermometer is an essential investment. There was something I didn't need telling, because I found it out for myself years ago: baking well is an art as well as a science. Like good writing, it is 95% hard graft, 5% inspiration.
We all completed our three recipes and everyone's efforts were successful. However, as well as getting the temperature right, I'm also aware that weighing ingredients correctly is imperative to getting good results. This was something we didn't have to do – probably because there wasn't time – so we were supplied with little packages of all the ingredients we needed, no doubt weighed accurately down to the last milligram. Repeating the recipes, therefore, may still be a bit of a challenge!
The need to get the temperature right reminds me that, two years ago, I finally abandoned my ailing and capricious electric Aga, which had never worked properly since it was bought new seventeen years before (a Friday afternoon job, obviously). It would actually be more correct to say that it abandoned me – it finally gave up the ghost just before Christmas (!), having cost as much again in repairs as was spent on it originally. We replaced it with a Falcon range, which, mercifully, fitted (to a millimetre) the gap vacated by the Aga… exactly, perhaps because Falcon was acquired by Aga! Then I discovered that the Falcon, unlike the Aga, has no dedicated cookery books and I vowed to write one myself – perhaps with a criminal theme! This ambition was rekindled by the Bettys experience – so if anyone reading this has some Falcon recipe tips, I'd be glad to receive them.
While I was at Bettys, my husband spent the very damp morning at RHS Harlow Carr gardens, where there is a Bettys café, reading the digital proofs of Gentleman Jack, drinking Bettys coffee and, like me (though he didn't know it), indulging rather more heavily in their breakfast pastries. So much for his plaintive declaration, when we met up again, of indifferent supermarket sandwiches for lunch… and he timed his arrival for the cookery course tea and cream scones!
After returning home, I unpacked my bunch of goodies to show him and went off to get changed. On coming back downstairs, I couldn't find one of the small fruit tartlets, which I was sure had been there. Hmmm.
Writing at Lincoln Central Library
On Saturday 14th April 2018, I spent the afternoon at a Lincoln City Library event organised for me by the indefatigable Tina Muncaster and her colleagues (indefatigable, because we first tried to run this event on 3rd March, but were thwarted by the astonishingly heavy snow that had gridlocked Lincoln a couple of days before, when I was very kindly interviewed by Lincoln City Radio). As Tina said, when she re-invited me, perhaps the daffodils would be blooming if we rearranged for April! This turned out to be correct: the daffodils in Lincolnshire are magnificent this year.
Arriving in Lincoln early, I decided to explore the city. I've been to Lincoln several times before, both as a child and later, but in the past I've always headed for the Cathedral and the steep streets that lead to it. This time, I visited the waterfront and was amazed both by its beauty and its long history. (I particularly wanted to see the Fossdyke Navigation, which features in Gentleman Jack, my next novel.) I've already published a separate post about my explorations.
Nine people attended the event, with Tina and her colleagues joining in as their work permitted. The members of the audience – or, I should perhaps say, my fellow writers – were wonderful. There was an almost equal balance of women and men, from a wide age range. I was particularly happy that Elise Harrington, of Lincoln City Radio, was able to join us.
Like the event in February in Spalding, this was not just about reading from the DI Yates novels and talking about them. Tina had said that she thought her library patrons would also be interested in discussing how a really bad character is created and so we planned a modified version of the Spalding activity. We therefore focused on Hannibal Lecter for the first part of the discussion and considered some published extracts depicting evil characters before I read a short passage about Peter Prance, taken from In the Family.
After a break, during which the Library served up tea and delicious biscuits and almost everyone bought a copy of one of the DI Yates titles (I'd like to say here how grateful I am for this), we got down to the business of creating some brand new nasties! The group worked in twos and threes. It's no exaggeration to say that everyone was fascinated by the task and completely absorbed by it, as I hope the photographs demonstrate. The villains created were imaginative and ingenious – they included a woman who was a housekeeper and 'saw' everything, a transgender sailor and a male villain with a 'small man' complex.
After everyone had shared their villains with the others, the event concluded with another short reading, this one from Fair of Face. By this time, it was 4 pm – and the event had been scheduled to run from 1.30 pm – 2.30 pm!
If you were one of my fellow crime writers on Saturday, I'd like to thank you very much indeed for sharing your creative ideas and for so obviously enjoying yourself. And double thanks to Tina Muncaster and her colleagues: they've kindly said they'll invite me to Lincoln again and I shall jump at the opportunity. Thank you also for my beautiful bunch of tulips, the first I have enjoyed this year.
Finally, I'd like to thank Sharman Morriss at Spalding Library, both for hosting me there and also for setting in train a series of Christina James events in libraries around Lincolnshire. I'm next at Gainsborough Library and then, shortly afterwards, at Woodhall Spa, a stone's throw from the River Witham I wrote about in my previous post.
Writers' workshop in Spalding
Readers of this blog will know that DI Yates and I have been fortunate enough to have been supported with many events in Spalding, owing to the extraordinary generosity of a growing list of people, especially Sam Buckley and her team at Bookmark, Michele Anderson and her colleagues at Spalding High School and Sharman Morris and the other librarians at the public library. As regular readers also know, I've now been privileged to lead several writers' workshops in other places. This Spalding event was my second workshop there and, like the first, was hosted in the library by Sharman, and thanks to her and her colleague, Amanda, and the wonderful audience they gathered, it was a resounding success.
We took as our main topic 'How to create a really evil character' and we began by considering the attributes that such a character requires the author to deliver to make him or her come alive. We talked at length about how to achieve credibility and what sort of writing maintains the tension demanded by an evil character (and the kinds of writing that fail to maintain that tension). We considered Hannibal Lecter's first meeting with Clarice Starling, how it is described by Thomas Harris in The Silence of the Lambs and what that tells us about Clarice, as well as Hannibal himself.
The audience then broke into small groups to work on creating some evil characters of their own.
All of the groups were totally engaged and they came up with some startlingly fresh ideas. I particularly enjoyed the debate that took place between the four members of one group as they discussed whether or not to allow the serial killer's dog to travel with him in his cab. The dog would be a useful tool to deflect suspicion, but – amid much hilarity – could not be trusted not to eat his sandwiches, so he wouldn't be able to leave those in the cab as well! I hasten to add that this was actually only a small part of the conversation, most of which was a serious consideration of how alibis work and what constitutes 'normal' behaviour – and how the Victorian music-hall villain is a stereotype that never occurs in real life. Real-life killers don't provide good role models for authors, either, as they are frequently banal – 'black boxes' who don't tick. We agreed that to be a successful evil character in fiction you must always have an inner life which the reader is allowed to penetrate, and often also demonstrate a certain glamour.
As the groups read out what they'd written and described the progress they'd made with creating their characters, some of the audience also began to share fascinating real-life anecdotes. One was about a dog which actually did eat its owner's sandwiches every time it was taken in a vehicle; two others focused on making unfair judgements about people because of mistaken preconceived ideas. One of these told how his grandfather liked to dress up and go to a pub on a Saturday night. One Saturday, slightly well-oiled, he tripped and hurt his face on the pavement. Several people passed him by without stopping, assuming, despite his good clothes, that he was a habitual drunk. It was only when a party of punks saw him that anyone helped him to his feet: having done so, they walked him two miles home and made him a cup of tea. This story prompted someone else to recount how, when she moved to a new area, she thought the local pub looked rough and shunned it until she, too, tripped outside and was helped inside and cared for by some of the regulars whom she'd previously disdained.
I gave two short readings from my own books, the first from the passage where Grace Brackenbury asks to see the bodies of her foster mother and baby daughter in Fair of Face and the episode in which Peter Prance begins to challenge Hedley Atkins on the train journey to Liverpool in In the Family. Many of the audience stayed to talk to me informally after the organised part of the event was over. We spoke some more about reading and writing and what they mean to us. It was very clear that all participants in the session had enjoyed themselves. For my own part, I had a fantastic time: it was a great privilege to be able to spend a Saturday morning with such a lively group. They've asked me to lead another workshop after Gentleman Jack is published and I shall be delighted to do so – if Sharman doesn't mind weaving her magic again!


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The Nerd Herd
By Deane Barker on September 11, 2007
Chuck (TV series): I saw a preview for this show on the flight from Denver to San Francisco. It looks pretty hysterical — Chuck is a member of the
Geek Squad "Nerd Herd" at Best Buy "Buy More," and he gets a bunch of spy secrets embedded in his brain. The government wants them back. Hillarity ensues.
It's kind of a Johnny Mnemonic meets WarGames type thing, with a little Office Space thrown in.


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The 1883 Eruption
The massive 1883 eruption of the volcanic island of Krakatoa in Indonesia ejected more than 6 cu mi (25 cu km) of rock and ash, destroyed the island, and left more than 36,000 people dead. The eruption's explosive power was about 13,000 times greater than that of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, and the sound of the explosion, believed to be the loudest sound in recorded history, was heard some 3,000 mi (4,828 km) away. What was the only living thing researchers found on the island in 1884?


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Which Britney Spears Song Best Matches Your Personality Based On Your Zodiac Sign?
We all already know (or, at least, everyone should know) that there's a Britney Spears lyric for everyone in the world, and that her first album can teach us all many valuable life lessons (like the fact that crop tops are essential to every music video). We also should all know that her faces are always on point: from her tenure on The X Factor alone, there's a Britney Spears reaction GIF for every occasion. But, did you know that in addition to all of this, there's also a Britney Spears song to best match everyone's individual personality, based on their zodiac sign?
I know! The stars know everything.
It's true: Just like there's a Britney song for every mood, there is also one for every zodiac sign. Her songs range from moody ballads to dance hits to stories of girls like "Lucky" — and, also, autobiographical anthems like "Piece of Me." We all grew up with these songs: Even if you haven't heard them in years, it's crazy how the lyrics all come back to your head like it's been your ringtone this whole time. Everyone has a story with these songs, whether you choreographed dances to them in your bedroom or danced to them at your middle school formal, so it can be difficult to pinpoint which fits one best.
With so many options, we have to look to science — the science of astrology, that is — to figure out which fits us best. Here are the Spears hits that correspond to every sign of the zodiac.
Capricorn (December 22 — January 20): "My Prerogative"
Capricorns are stubborn, and not satisfied until they're at the top — so the title "My Prerogative" says it all.
Aquarius (January 20 — February 18): "I Wanna Go"
People whose star sign is Aquarius are trendsetters, in addition to eccentric and distant. In other words, they "wanna go."
Pisces (February 18 — March 20): "Toxic"
Alluring. Sensual. Co-dependent. Considering there's a line in this song that's literally, "I'm addicted to you," Pisces get "Toxic."
Aries (March 20 — April 20): "Gimme More"
Aries are brave, independent and assertive — and nothing says assertive like "Gimme More."
Taurus (April 20 — May 21): "Everytime"
Taurus are sensual and down-to-earth, so one of Britney's most powerful ballads would fit them best.
Gemini (May 21 — June 21): "Criminal"
Geminis can be two-faced — they are "the twins," after all. They like games and are mischievous... perfect for a "criminal" life.
Cancer (June 21 — July 23): "I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman"
Sensitive, practical, and caring, Cancers can also be a bit self-pitying and moody. Like, say —not a girl, not yet a woman?
Leo (July 23 — August 23): "Work, B*tch"
Leos are dominant, creative, and often very popular — so when they tell you to "work, b*tch," you do.
Virgo (August 23 — September 23): "(You Drive Me) Crazy"
Virgos are analytical and observant types — which means they can also be skeptical and fussy and "drive you crazy."
Libra (September 23 — October 23): "Lucky"
Libras love excitement and adventure, but often hide their true feelings, which is "why the tears come at night."
Scorpio (October 23 — November 22): "Oops!...I Did It Again"
Scorpios are fiercely independent, but can often be mischievous and manipulative: They'll play with your heart, and get it lost in the game.
Sagittarius (November 23 — December 22): "If U Seek Amy"
Independent and adventurous, but sometimes unemotional and cold. They are fiercely clever, which is why they embody the song with the best innuendo title of all time.
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It's never too early or too late for a snack, so crank up that volume on your computer.
The word foodie — it's been around for a while now, but seems to be gaining in irritation and folly. The Simpsons' excellent Food Blog Rap is a great send-up, with lyrics like:
"I'll Rhyme about radicchio, criticize Colicchio
Every pub is gastro, and all my beef carpaccio"
A pithier example, although NSFW, is the new song Foodie by rappers Jelly Donut, Ashkon, and Daveed Diggs chronicling the perils of the New York foodie scene. Yes, that is an image of a talking Cronut in the sky from the video. (Don't say we didn't warn you...)


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Six Ways To Pull Yourself Out Of A Work Slump
Even people who love their jobs can find themselves in a rut. Here's how to get out of it without quitting. Sometimes it's more than just a case of the Mondays. When you don't want to go to work on… Continue Reading


text: AMADA SENIOR CARE Amada Senior Care says its ultimate success as an emerging franchise system is finding the right people. and train a caregiver and match them in the senior's home, where they will assist seniors with daily tasks such as bathing, errands, light housekeeping, meal preparation and medication reminders. Homecare can be beneficial because "when you're sick, you want to be in the comfort of your home with the appropriate support system around you," Jefferson says. About four years ago, Amada Senior Care recognized - in some cases - homecare is not a good fit for all seniors, so it began to offer assisted-living placement, financial care coordination for long-term care insurance and veterans assistance and additional technologies. "We've developed proprietary software and developed different verticals to help families with the transition," Jefferson explains. "For seniors at home, we now have technology that uses pressure sensors and infrared sensors that monitor seniors in their home to see when things are going wrong," Fotheringham 92 franchising-today.com SUMMER 2016 adds. "A pressure sensor slides under the mattress and if they're out of bed at night for longer than 30 minutes, their relative can get an alert." STRATEGIC TERRITORIES Amada Senior Care's original location was performing well above industry average, so the company took a chance and decided to start franchising its operations four years ago. It has grown to 62 territories across the United States. Its next goal is to have 200 units, each garnering $5 million in revenue in the next 10 years. "Our plan is to grow systematically and be selective in who we partner with," Jefferson says. "You have to have a special skillset to be successful. Our ultimate success as an emerging franchise system is dependent on us finding the right people." Territories and franchising opportunities take geography and population into consideration. The territory must have at least 40,000 seniors over age 65. This sets Amada Senior Care apart because it customizes the locations for its franchising partners rather than pre-mapping the entire country. The company specifically targets areas that are guaranteed to help its franchise partners succeed. Once a territory is selected, Amada Senior Care then vets the potential franchisee to see whether it would be a beneficial partnership. "When people come through the discovery process, it's very evident whether we're a good fit or not," Fotheringham explains. "But through the process, they'll see [Jefferson] has 20-plus years' experience. The fact we have the offerings under one model shows a certain level of expertise. No one in this space has been as successful in senior care as him. There maybe other people that have more franchising experience, but we have a great team that does that. "We have the complementary aspect of franchise expert and senior care expert. It creates an offering that, when compared to other systems, it's an unbeatable match." Jefferson, on the other hand, says that Fotheringham's former corporate pharmaceutical experience helps propel the franchising growth once the right partner has been found. "He was able to grow quickly and move up the management chain and bring a lot of that corporate culture and training into our system," he says. STRONG VALUES Amada Senior Care believes in enriching the lives not only of the seniors it serves, but also of the employees, caregivers and franchise partners. Every person who works for the company receives a coin with Amada Senior Care's core values on it: compassionate and charitable, competitively driven to be the best, urgency in allhttp://www.franchising-today.com


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Secret Diaries – crowdfunding tips from Art with Heart
Crowdfunding tips from the Heart Once in awhile a workshop facilitator gets a fantastic participant – one who gets the topic (warts and all), is enthusiastic, asks loads of questions and more importantly has loads of creative ideas to share. Sarah Evans, from Art with Heart, was one such at one of my crowdfunding workshops … Continue reading
How does it feel to back crowdfunding projects
I have made donations to a number of crowdfunding campaigns over the past few months Was it a positive experience? Did it give me a warm glow inside? Yes – but it could have been better I have been investing in Kiva loans for a couple of years and donating to favourite charities for … Continue reading
How to fail at crowdfunding
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Top crowdfunding tip – launch with 30% pledged
The 30% magic rule There is nothing worse than having a look at a crowdfunding pitch and no-one has backed it – no-one , not even the project owner or their friends. How does this come across? My instinctive reaction is that there is something wrong, if friends or family don't like the campaign– why … Continue reading
Crowdfunding a community festival – case study and tips
Friends of Cale Green Park (Stockport) are running a campaign of part of the NESTA funded CrowdMatch Project. Partners Community Development Foundation, Buzzbnk and CrowdfundUK are supporting organisations in running crowdfunding campaigns across the country. The donations they raise will be matched by a Community First Grant. The Friends of Cale Green are crowdfunding on … Continue reading
Crowdfunding success – heirloom scarves and women's empowerment
APOCCAS – heirloom scarves, handmade virtuously Earlier this year Alexandra du Sold had an amazing success with her project to raise funds for her new season collection of scarves by 'pre-selling' its pieces via attractive rewards at friends & family discount prices. The campaign on IndieGoGo raised £12,354 of its £9,000 goal in October 2013. … Continue reading
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Alice de Ville raised £3,982 of a £2,500 goal (159%) for her Chorlton Art Market Mural project from 68 backers. Alice moved to Chorlton in 2006 and dreamed about doing something with the unused, neglected space in the precinct. She never had time until she gave up work and went freelance after the birth of … Continue reading
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Helen Lederer is crowdfunding on BloomVC Helen Lederer, the Welsh comedian, writer and actress has joined the growing list of celebrities who are crowdfunding. Crowdfunding started as a way for independent, mostly unknown artists to appeal directly to the public to fund their film, music or creative project but now a growing number of established … Continue reading
Making a viral video – tips from and expert
Something out of nothing Tips from Patrick Cox founder of the Male Cancer Awareness Campaign Before you read – have a look at Chris O'Dowd in MCAC's new video! Male Cancer Awareness Campaign – a young and innovative charity which aims to educate men and their partners the importance of early detection and hopes to build … Continue reading


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Seep near BP oil well raises concerns
New Orleans, Jul 19: The seep which was detected around BP's oil well in Gulf of Mexico raises concerns about the working of the newly installed cap. This incited the US government to demand the company to intensely monitor their actions.
Thad Allen, Retired Coast Guard Admiral and the federal oil-spill response chief, declared the seep on Sunday, Jul 18 but he did not say what was coming from the seep. He also made the government's demands in a letter to BP. Allen gave the company until 9 pm (Eastern Time) to respond to them.
The pressure readings on the cap were not as high as expected. So the doubts are whether there is a leak elsewhere in the well-bore. If so the company will have to reopen the cap to prevent the environmental disaster from becoming worse and harder to fix.
Scientists could not confirm if the pressure readings mean a leak elsewhere in the well bore, possibly deep down in the bedrock which could make the seabed precarious.
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In 1997, Nosrat enrolled at UC Berkeley, majoring in English. As a sophomore, she ate dinner at Chez Panisse and immediately decided to get a job there as a busser. Nosrat eventually worked her way up to the restaurant kitchen, becoming a cook and working with Alice Waters, who described her as "America's next great cooking teacher." After leaving Chez Panisse, she worked in Italy and other Berkeley-area restaurants.
She later worked with Michael Pollan, and was included in his book and Netflix special Cooked as "the chef who taught Michael Pollan how to cook".
Nosrat became a regular "Eat" columnist for The New York Times Magazine in 2017.
Nosrat's 2017 cookbook Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat was named "Food Book of the Year" by The Times of London, and was a New York Times best seller. The cookbook also won a James Beard Award in 2018.
A Netflix docu-series based on the cookbook, also called Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, was released on October 11, 2018, with each of the four episodes based around one of the four words in the title. In episode 1, Nosrat goes to Italy to talk about fat in cooking; in episode 2, Japan for salt; in episode 3, Mexico for acid; and in episode 4, the United States for heat. The show was described by The Washington Post as "unlike any other food show on TV."


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Engine Specs: Cummins QSMIL 715 hp. 26.5 kt cruise / 30 kt max.
Sleeping Accommodations: 3 cabins, 2 heads.
The Ferretti 550 boasts a brand-new hull design and a brand-new main deck and interior layout.
Another excellent collaboration between Ferretti's internal research and development department, AYT&D, and Studio Zuccon International Project, this model offers exceptional performance that remains highly efficient. Its optimized weight balance allows for the use of a light, low-consumption engine, meaning that the twin 715 HP shaft drive engines can still power the yacht up to 30 knots with a cruising speed of 26.5 knots.
The Ferretti 550's unprecedented hull design combines elegance and a very sporty character, with clear-cut and yet very seducing lines. The main deck's uninterrupted glazing 'cuts' the yacht's profile, increasing its dynamic look, while the three large cabin windows on the hull sides perfectly harmonize with the overall design and grant magnificent views from the interiors as well as allowing plenty of natural light. The frameless fiberglass flush portholes result in very clean lines.
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The dollar had a strong day on Friday as US Non-Farm Payrolls data beat expectations along with the Average Hourly Earnings numbers. The combination increases the chances of further rate hikes from the Fed and should keep the greenback well supported in the first few sessions of the week, alongside dollar strength the US 10 year yield jumped to 2.94% . Adding to the mix, President Trump advised that he's prepared to impose tariffs on everything that hits US shores from China, this has put the stock markets on the back foot with the Asian indices set to open in the red this morning.
Emerging markets currencies did gain a bit of a respite on Friday despite ongoing trade fears, but given the latest comments from the US, investors are likely to see the potential for further depreciation with the trade war cranking up yet another notch. Many EM's have broken ranges to trade at historically weak levels and investors will continue to monitor the sector closely with contagion fears still very much a major concern.
The Aussie dollar again took another step lower against the greenback and opens the week just above 71 cents. Negative market sentiment on global trade concerns should continue to drive the battling currency lower despite a strong GDP print last week and a more positive RBA outlook. Next stop on the down side technically is the key psych level of 70 cents and a break of there will see if test the 2016 low of 0.6827, after that its plain sailing to the low 60's and levels not seen since the Global Financial Crisis in 2008.
It's another potentially volatile week for the markets ahead with a plethora of tier 1 data risk events, two major central bank announcements and plenty of key speakers. The UK will be under the investor microscope for most of the week with the GDP and Manufacturing production data due out tonight, earnings numbers tomorrow and the Bank of England's Official Rate announcement on Thursday as well as the every present Brexit sentiment see saw.


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Cyber sleuths operate in the digital realm Computer crime unit has paid dividends, local police say June 29, 2008Posted by cyberpatrol in Cybercrime groups.
The Eagle Tribune, 29 June 2008
By Jim Patten
Staff Writer
From the comfort of his North Andover home, Richard Disler trolled the Internet chat rooms, trying to hook up with underage girls.
That's where the 43-year-old accountant met a girl named "Sara." They began chatting online, and she eventually suggested a place where they could meet.
But Disler was arrested before the meeting occurred. That's when he learned that "Sara" was actually Medford police Lt. John J. McLean, commander of the North East Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council's Computer Crime Unit.
The Computer Crime Unit was also called in several years ago when a Vermont man traveled to Haverhill to have sex with an underage local girl he had met online. While in Haverhill, the man took nude pictures of the girl. He was caught by police, and the Computer Crime Unit retrieved the pictures from his laptop.
Haverhill Detective Capt. Alan Ratte said as criminals become more adept with their use of technology, the Computer Crime Unit's expertise is critical to local police departments.
"I think the value of the unit speaks for itself," he said.
North Andover police Detective Lt. Paul Gallagher agreed, calling the unit an "invaluable asset" to local police.
NEMLEC and its various specialized units serve 48 police departments and two sheriff's departments in Essex and Middlesex counties. Formed in 2001, the seven-member Computer Crime Unit has investigated 800 cases, averaging between 135 and 200 a year, McLean said. It is based out of Medford and Peabody.
"Seventy-four percent of our case load is child exploitation," he said. The rest are financial crimes, fraud, threats, and other crimes.
Officers assigned to the unit are drawn from various Massachusetts police departments. They must have good computer and investigative skills, and are sent to a series of training courses to become certified.
Computer crime investigations involve both forensic work and cyber investigations.
In forensic work, investigators examine the contents of computers that have been seized, and contact internet service providers to determine what information the user had on the computer, McLean said. Cyber investigations involve actual online work, tracking offenders and making undercover approaches to them, as in the Disler case.
Since the formation of NEMLEC's Computer Crime Unit, there has been an explosion in technology and its uses, McLean said. Now the unit is getting involved in homicides, rapes, and other crimes because of what criminals are putting online or sending via their cell phones.
"The days of old where we just did kiddie porn and electronic crime are long gone," he said.
Middlesex County Deputy Sheriff Tim McGibbon, a three-year veteran of the unit, says the effort is definitely worthwhile.
"More and more search warrants are including standard language to grab computers, cell phones, and PDAs," he said. "Everybody knows everything is stored on computers."
For all of their hard work, McLean said, he is concerned about the future of the Computer Crime Unit because it doesn't have a steady source of funding.
"Without sustained funding, I don't know what the future holds," he said.
McLean said the unit depends on contributions from NEMLEC member communities and corporate donations for support. He said the costs for hardware, software, training and upgrades can reach about $75,000 a year, and that does not include the salaries of unit members, which are paid by their respective departments.
"That is a reasonable figure, but on the low end for the size of the unit and the number of jurisdictions we cover," he said.
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Five things to know about Monmouth basketball
Five things to know about Kentucky basketball's opponent on Wednesday night, the Monmouth Hawks:
1. Monmouth has yet to win a game this season
The Hawks are 0-7. They lost 85-61 to Lehigh; 87-74 at Colgate; 78-63 at St. Joseph's; 71-53 to West Virginia; 64-53 to Valparaiso, 87-63 to Cal-State Fullerton and 60-57 to Princeton.
Monmouth actually led Princeton 47-37 with 8:58 remaining only to lose by three points to the Tigers. To show you just how much John Calipari is focusing on his own team, the Kentucky coach didn't even bring that up in his day-before press conference on Tuesday. Normally, to talk up his opponent, Cal would have said, "Monmouth should have beaten Princeton. They had Princeton beat."
Monmouth is currently No. 263 in Ken Pomeroy's efficiency rankings. They are 303rd in adjusted offensive efficiency and 193rd in adjusted defensive efficiency. The Hawks are 317th in Jeff Sagarin's computer rankings. And they are way, way down the list, No. 345 out of 353 Division I teams in the new NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) rankings.
By comparison, Kentucky is 19th in kenpom; 47th in Sagarin and 61st in the NET.
2. King Rice and John Calipari share a coaching connection
A native New Yorker and former point guard at North Carolina, Rice coached with Calipari on the USA Basketball Men's U19 World Cup team in 2017. Calipari was the head coach. Rice, Tad Boyle (Colorado), Danny Manning (Wake Forest), Matt Painter (Purdue) and Ed Cooley (Providence) served on the staff that helped pick the team and aided Calipari as assistants.
Alas, Canada knocked off the U.S. 99-87 in the tournament semifinals behind 38 points from R.J. Barrett. That's the same R.J. Barrett that is now starring for the Duke Blue Devils, and who scored 33 points in Duke's 118-84 win over UK on Nov. 6.
In his eighth season as the Monmouth head coach, Rice is 117-119 overall. The 49-year-old is coming off an 11-20 season in 2016-17. Before that, however, he experienced his two most successful seasons as a head coach. The Hawks were 28-8 overall and 17-3 in the MAAC in 2015-16, then 27-7 overall and 18-2 in the conference in 2016-17. Alas, the Hawks did not make the NCAA Tournament in either season.
Before coming to Monmouth, Rice was an assistant under Kevin Stallings at Vanderbilt from 2006 through 2011.
3. Kentucky handled Monmouth last year in New York
The Cats handled the Hawks 93-76 at Madison Square Garden in the CitiHoops Classic. Hamidou Diallo celebrated his Big Apple homecoming with 23 points. PJ Washington scored 17 points in the first half, finished with 20, and was praised by Calipari for losing weight since coming on campus. Washington was 9-of-9 from the foul line. And Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 15 points for the Cats.
UK jumped to a 29-12 lead on the way to a 54-31 halftime lead. The Cats led by as many as 29 points in the second half before Monmouth went on a 15-6 run over the game's final 2:43 to cut the final deficit to 17 points. Micah Seaborn led Monmouth with 18 points.
4. Micah Seaborn is no longer with the Hawks
After averaging 13.7 points as a junior, the 6-foot-5 guard from Fort Worth, Texas, was expected to return to Monmouth for his senior season. Instead, Seaborn announced that he would graduate and then transfer to another school for his final season.
When that didn't work out, he entered the NBA Draft. That didn't work out either as Seaborn eventually withdrew from the draft. Instead, he entered the G League draft where he was taken by the Grand Rapids Drive with the 19th overall pick.
Aside from losing Seaborn, Rice pulled the scholarship of forward Pierre Sarr. The 6-8 forward from Senegal averaged just 3.1 points and 2.8 rebounds in 9.7 minutes per game as a junior.
5. This Monmouth team has trouble from three
It especially has trouble shooting the basketball from three-point range. Monmouth ranks 339th out of 353 Division I schools in three-point field goal percentage at 25.5 percent. The Hawks have made just 33 of 131 three-point attempts.
Deion Hammond, a 6-4 sophomore, has made 16 of 50 three-pointers for 32 percent. He leads the Hawks in scoring at 12.9 points per game. He is also far and away Monmouth's best three-point shooter. Louie Pillari, a 6-6 junior, is 5-of-26 for 19.2 percent. George Papas, a 6-5 sophomore, is 3-of-20 from three for 15 percent.
Kentucky is 350th out of 353 nationally in three-point defense. Opponents have made a sizzling 43.4 percent of their shots beyond the arc against the Cats. VMI was 19-of-38. Winthrop went 13-of-28. Last time out, Tennessee State was 6-of-16.
Here are Monmouth's three-point numbers in each of its seven games:
- Lehigh 4-of-21
- Colgate 6-of-18
- St. Joseph's 4-of-18
- West Virginia 7-of-18
- Valparaiso 4-of-18
- Cal State Fullerton 3-of-21
- Princeton 5-of-17


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Glasgow trio Chvrches are up to something. The band recently posted a brief and equally enigmatic video of singer Lauren Mayberry using lipstick to draw a heart on a mirror, then immediately cover it with a giant "X." It's soundtracked by billowing synths and only provides the short caption, "GET IN." The cryptic spree doesn't stop there; the band wiped their social media channels clean, deleting all past Instagram posts and tweets. It can only mean one thing — new music is nigh.
Chvrches' last two releases were 2013's The Bones of What You Believe and 2015's Every Open Eye. The two were self-produced and set them as a guarantee on the festival circuit, and now for their third release, the band is widening their inner circle. Mayberry and bandmates Iain Cook and Martin Doherty brought on producer Greg Kurstin — who's worked with big names like Adele and Pink — onto the new project.
"He's done such big pop records, but they've always got a bit of saltiness in them," says Mayberry. "He pushed what we were doing to be bigger in some ways, but he also pushed us to be weirder. He'd be like, 'If the vocal melodies are as sweet and as precise as this, why don't we make these other sounds so f—ed up and gnarly and strange?' I loved that."
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