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Bayer's Xarelto® (rivaroxaban) Becomes First Fixed Dose Once-Daily Anticoagulant Tablet Approved in the UK for Stroke Prevention in non-valvular Atrial Fibrillation; and the First Single Drug Regimen for Deep Vein Thrombosis
19 Dec, 2011, 14:26 GMT
NEWBURY, England, December 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
- First once-daily, fixed-dose preventative treatment for UK patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (an irregular heartbeat) at risk of the devastating consequences of stroke
- Xarelto offers a convenient, cost-effective, single drug solution for the treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) without the need for regular injections
- Xarelto is now approved in the UK for the prevention and treatment of three blood clotting conditions, offering an effective therapy without the need for regular blood monitoring
Bayer HealthCare's oral anticoagulant tablet Xarelto® (rivaroxaban) has been approved for use in the United Kingdom in two important blood-clotting disorders:
- Prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in adult patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF), often referred to as an irregular heartbeat, who have one or more risk factors
- Treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and prevention of subsequent DVTs and pulmonary embolism (PE) following an acute DVT in adult patients
The approvals were granted this week by the European Commission following a close review of the drug's clinical trial data by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). Rivaroxaban is already licensed for the prevention of venous blood clots in patients undergoing hip or knee replacement surgery and has treated over 1 million patients worldwide in this indication, including over 100,000 patients in the UK alone[1].
"The consequences of blood clots can be overwhelming and their prevention and treatment should rightly be considered a health priority," said Trudie Lobban MBE, Chief Executive and Founder of the Atrial Fibrillation Association. "Thrombosis represents a massive burden on patients and the UK health system. Warfarin eligible AF patients, especially those with a higher risk profile and with significant co-morbidities, tend to require more frequent INR testing. These additional tests have a significant impact on these patients' quality of life as well as on NHS resources, so the approval of new therapies to prevent stroke in atrial fibrillation are welcome."
Xarelto is the first in a class of drugs known as Factor Xa (ten-A) inhibitors, which act at a critical point in the blood-clotting (coagulation) process to prevent the formation of clots. The features of Factor Xa inhibitors include predictable effects, convenient oral dosing and a lower risk of drug-drug interactions as compared to VKA antagonists, meaning they do not require frequent dose adjustments or routine anticoagulation monitoring. Rivaroxaban will be made available at a fixed price of £2.10 per tablet. This provides the NHS with an effective and simple to use non Vitamin K antagonist (VKA) oral anticoagulant in the UK. For the majority of patients with AF a 20mg dose is appropriate, with a 15mg dose recommended in patients with reduced kidney function.
The most widely-prescribed drug in the UK for the prevention of stroke in patients with AF is warfarin. Warfarin is a highly effective stroke prevention therapy, but is subject to limitations including unpredictable anticoagulant effects which can cause difficulties in maintaining an appropriate therapeutic range, as well as a requirement for frequent routine coagulation monitoring. Additionally, for some patients warfarin can interact with numerous drugs and a wide array of food and drink.
The current standard of care for the treatment of DVT is the dual-drug approach of heparin, which acts quickly to provide an anti-clotting effect, followed by warfarin, which can take several days to begin working. Heparin requires administration by subcutaneous injection, which, although effective, can cause inconvenience, bruising and discomfort. Oral rivaroxaban provides a unique single drug solution, without the need for injections and has been shown to be effective and well-tolerated versus the dual-drug approach of heparin and warfarin. Like other similar anticoagulants (such as warfarin and heparin), rivaroxaban may cause bleeding.
"Xarelto represents a step forward in therapies to combat the consequences of blood clots which can be devastating for patients and their families," said Luis-Felipe Graterol, Medical Director at Bayer Healthcare UK. "There has been a long-established need for treatment options which don't require regular blood monitoring and avoid the potential limitations associated with both warfarin and injectable heparins."
Rivaroxaban is also indicated for the prevention of venous thromboembolism in adult patients undergoing elective hip or knee replacement surgery.
About AF
AF is the most common sustained cardiac rhythm disorder and affects approximately 750,000 people in the UK[2]. People with AF are at a five-fold increased risk for stroke, and it is a major cause of the 150,000 strokes in the UK each year[2,3]. An irregular heartbeat makes AF patients vulnerable to the formation of a blood clot in the atria, which can travel to the brain, potentially resulting in a stroke. Strokes cause damage to the brain, and can lead to physical and behavioural impairment, or even death.
About DVT
DVT is the formation of a blood clot in a deep vein that partially or totally blocks the flow of blood. In the UK, it is estimated that one in every 1,000 people are affected by venous thrombosis each year[4]. Of those, some have pre-existing risk factors including serious illness or major surgery (provoked DVT); however a number of patients will have no known pre-existing risk factors and can develop apparently spontaneous events (unprovoked DVT)[4].
The majority of patients suffering from a venous blood clot will experience a DVT alone. However, DVT can progress to become a potentially fatal PE if the blood clot breaks apart and travels to the lungs, ultimately blocking a blood vessel there. Even in the absence of a PE, DVT alone can have devastating and costly consequences such as post-thrombotic syndrome and an increased risk of recurring blood clots, and thus the achievement of treatment goals is critically important. The current treatment standard for DVT is the dual- drug approach of low molecular weight heparin administered by subcutaneous injection, with a VKA.
About Xarelto® (Rivaroxaban)
Rivaroxaban is an oral anticoagulant that was discovered in Bayer HealthCare's Pharmaceuticals' Wuppertal laboratories in Germany, and is being jointly developed by Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals and Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C. It has a rapid onset of action with a predictable dose response and high bioavailability, no requirement for routine coagulation monitoring, as well as a limited potential for food and drug interactions. Like other similar medicines (antithrombotic agents), rivaroxaban may cause bleeding which may potentially be life threatening.
Rivaroxaban is marketed under the brand name Xarelto® for VTE prevention in adult patients following elective hip or knee replacement surgery. Rivaroxaban is approved in more than 110 countries worldwide and to date has been successfully launched in more than 85 countries by Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals in this indication. In the U.S., where rivaroxaban has been successfully launched in July 2011, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a Johnson & Johnson Company) holds marketing rights for rivaroxaban. The Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals sales force is supporting the Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in designated hospital accounts.
The ROCKET AF study compared once daily rivaroxaban with dose adjusted warfarin in 14,264 patients with non-valvular AF who were at risk for stroke or non-CNS systemic embolism[5]. In EINSTEIN DVT patients with acute DVT taking rivaroxaban 15mg twice daily for 3 weeks followed by 20mg were compared with initial enoxaparin treatment followed by warfarin[6]. The ROCKET study demonstrated that rivaroxaban was non-inferior to warfarin in prevention of stroke in non valvular AF, and EINSTEIN showed that rivaroxaban was non-inferior to enoxaparin and warfarin in recurrence of symptomatic blood clots in patients with DVT. Rivaroxaban demonstrated a well tolerated safety profile in the studies[5,6].
About Bayer HealthCare
The Bayer Group is a global enterprise with core competencies in the fields of health care nutrition and high-tech materials. Bayer HealthCare, a subgroup of Bayer AG with annual sales of more than EUR 16.913 billion (2010), is one of the world's leading, innovative companies in the healthcare and medical products industry and is based in Leverkusen, Germany. The company combines the global activities of the Animal Health, Consumer Care, Medical Care and Pharmaceuticals divisions. Bayer HealthCare's aim is to discover, manufacture and market products that will improve human and animal health worldwide. Bayer HealthCare has a global workforce of 55,700 employees and is represented in more than 100 countries.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release may contain forward-looking statements based on current assumptions and forecasts made by Bayer Group or subgroup management. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could lead to material differences between the actual future results, financial situation, development or performance of the company and the estimates given here. The company assumes no liability whatsoever to update these forward-looking statements or to conform them to future events or developments.
1. Bayer IMS Data on File, 2011.
2. Atrial Fibrillation, The Stroke Association, December 2010
3. The Stroke Association: Facts and Figures about Stroke: Available at: http://www.stroke.org.uk/media_centre/facts_and_figures/index.html. Last accessed: 9 December 2011
4. Venous Thrombosis: Lifeblood, the Thrombosis Charity, 2011
5. Patel, et al. Rivaroxaban versus warfarin in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. N.Engl.J.Med 2011; 365 (10) 883-91
6. Bauersachs et al. Oral rivaroxaban for symptomatic venous thromboembolism. N.Engl.J.Med. 2010; 363 (26) 2499-2510
SOURCE Bayer UK


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The twerking craze has caught on fire as of late.
But for one would-be twerker, things got a little too heated.
Caitlin Heller was just a girl trying to make a simple video for her boyfriend. When it ended, she had crashed into a glass coffee table and set her leg on fire, WPLG-TV in Miami reported.
During the recording of the video, Heller was upside down against a closed door. It's when the door is opened by an unnamed guest that the "fun" really begins.
Caitlin apparently is OK as she's the one who posted the video and added, "I tried making a sexy twerk video for my boyfriend and things got a little too hot :)"
Since Miley Cyrus performed her twerking exhibition during the MTV Video Music Awards last month, the dance has become a controversial sensation. Even the Oxford Dictionary people have dipped a toe onto the dance floor by making "twerk" an official word.

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No. Seriously. I can fix it.
I offer no BS technical services for home and business. With over 25 years of hands on experience, I can help fix your problem, no matter what it is. Tired of getting the runaround from tech service providers that just read the script or go by the book? Sick of paying exorbitant fees for repairs because nothing is advertised up front? Don't want to deal with a repair place that's just trying to upsell you to buy a new PC? I was too. There's not a technical problem I've run into that I can't fix and if it's a new problem, I won't pass that research and testing time onto your bill. Want to get constant and heavily detailed updates on your problem? I do that too. I have nothing to hide and love for my clients to be well informed, even if it costs me. I'd rather you be able to fix your own problem then rely on me or any other technical service provider. Are you a novice and you just want it fixed right the first time and you don't need your bones rattled with technobabble? I'll do that too. Tired of tech service providers with pages full of stock photos of random people pointing at monitors and people wearing headsets! ME TOO!


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Location: New Haven
DeSimone Consulting Engineers is seeking a Forensic Architect to support growing operations of the Forensic Practice.
In addition to their award-winning structural design experience, DeSimone provides technical assistance, analysis and investigative services to the Insurance and Legal communities. With a focus on pre and post-loss investigation, analysis, cause and origin determination, DeSimone's experienced professionals provides best-in-class service when the built environment is impacted by the adverse conditions.
The ideal candidate should have a proven background in diagnosing building envelope conditions and the design of corresponding repairs. In addition, the candidate should have experience managing investigation and litigation support projects involving damage to structures from accidents, catastrophes, construction defects and/or other adverse conditions. The candidate will be required to coordinate with other team members and project managers on interdisciplinary efforts and in the support of marketing efforts. Candidate should have strong business development skills and an interest in assisting with building a business.
- Bachelor degree in Architecture or related field
- Excellent organizational and project management skills
- Minimum 10 years of experience in building envelope investigation and repair design, which includes field experience
- Technical knowledge of building envelope design and repair
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office and AutoCAD software
- Ability to travel locally and out of region
- Ability to work in adverse field conditions (at height, in confined spaces, etc.)
Preferred Skills
- Master's Degree in Architecture or related field
- Licensure as a Registered Architect
- NCARB Certification
- Working knowledge of Building Codes, local codes, and the ICC family of codes and applicable reference standard
- Strong technical writing and communication skills and field documentation skill
- Strong technical design and detailing ability
- Ability to efficiently manage multiple medium sized projects and staff
- Ability to efficiently work on projects independently or as part of a tea
- Ability to seek and nurture client relationships
DeSimone Consulting Engineers offers an excellent benefits package including medical and dental insurance, a matching 401(k) plan, and a friendly, collaborative work environment with an emphasis on both personal and professional development, where technical excellence and achievement is recognized and rewarded.


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After reading through the new rulebook a couple of times, one major question comes to mind — stupidity or malicious intent?
IDPA, which was once one of the fastest growing and most respected practical shooting sport, has been showing the need for a mid-course correction for a couple of years now. Membership has been flat, and the existing membership base has been clamoring for an overhaul of the rules to clear up inconsistancies, define terms that were used and not defined, bring the rulebook into line with the real-world way matches were run and — in short — fixing the glitches that are inevitable with Version 1.0 of anything.
Amazingly, IDPA World Command took this opportunity — and it was an opportunity — to instead whip out their blaster and shoot themselves in not just one, but both feet...and probably other some parts as well.
Many of the rule changes are clearly designed to eliminate specific weapons from IDPA competition, or to slant the playing field in the direction of a different gun. Here's a couple of example:
• The stainless steel SIG-220 .45 and Sig-226 in .40 S&W and 9mm have been eliminated because of weight. Under the new rules, the stainless steel SIGs are too heavy by a couple of ounces. The apparent rationale for eliminating guns that have been approved for years is that the guns were originally designated "S," for "Sport" in Germany, which last time I checked my atlas, wasn't even a state. Now why IDPA World Command overlooked this fact when the guns were approved in the first place is a question for another day, but the guns were approved and many, many people bought them to use in IDPA competition. Tough noogies, maggots! Interestingly enough, SIG, which had never really been in the competition arena, became a major sponsor for IDPA. If I were the folks at World Command, I probably wouldn't be holding my breath waiting for the 2005 check!
Parenthetically, a stainless SIG-220 was used by Ernest Langdon in 2003 to defeat Rob Leatham, Bill Wilson, John Sayles and the other Bishops of the Holy Church of the 1911 in the IDPA Nationals, a little trick that was widely considered to be impossible, since the 1911 is the be-all and end-all of handguns, forever-and-ever amen! Langdon predicted to me after his victory that IDPA would find a way to ban the gun he used. Surprise, surprise!!!
• Oh yeah, the new all-steel Beretta 92/96 doesn't make the weight restriction either. Once again, the argument is that slimy scumbag cheating weasel non-tactical "gamers" — who, to hear World Command tell it, apparently make up the majority of IDPA shooters — are buying those all-steel guns in the thousands to gain competitive advantage! I pointed out to the person telling me this, a gun writer, that he and I and a lot of people had at various times and in print eschewed aluminum-framed guns as insufficiently durable, especially for competition use where thousands upon thousands of rounds were fired. Tough noogies, maggots! Ya spends yer money and you takes your chances, maggots!
• Which brings us to the revolver category, or rather, categories, where after much agonizing (I'm giving World Command the benefit of the doubt here; these rules show no apparent application of a thought process of any kind), they set a weight limit that bans the two best all-around "fighting" revolvers in the world — the S&W 625 .45 ACP and the S&W 610 10mm/.40 — because they're too easy to reload using moon clips! Well hell, why not just specify that all revolver shooters duct tape their left hand to the back of their head and hop on one foot if you want to make things harder?
In one of those amazing coincidences, the only large frame S&W revolver that meets the new improved IDPA rules in the drastically overpriced Thunder Ranch Special .44 Special. Suprise, surpise! And if you bought a 5-inch 625 or 610; then bought a 4-inch 625 or 610 when IDPA banned 5-inch guns as "non-tactical," well, tough noogies, maggots!!! You want to play our games, you play it wtih our guns, maggots!
I won't even get into the holster rule changes, which were apparently designed to:
2) Try to keep Dave Sevigny from winning all the time
My favorite part of the new rulebook is the part where it reads, repeatedly, that IDPA wants to ban anything that"makes a travesty of the sport." Well guys, I'm pretty sure that nothing a shooter does in a match can make as much of a travesty of the sport has you already have.
By the way, my IDPA membership number (at least until World Command revokes it!) is A-00009. I though this was one heck of a sport! Travesty, indeed!


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|This is the article on manga volume. For a chapter, head to Sasuke vs. Danzō…!!.
|Sasuke vs. Danzō…!!
|(サスケVSダンゾウ…!!, Sasuke Bāsasu Danzō…!!)
|Volume Info
|Battle of the Death inside the Water Prison!!
|51 (Read Online)
|Everyone of Team 7!!
|Release Date
|April 30, 2010 (ISBN 978-4-08-870033-5)
|June 7, 2011 (ISBN 978-1-4215-3498-5)
Sasuke vs. Danzō…!! (サスケVSダンゾウ…!!, Sasuke Bāsasu Danzō…!!) is volume 51 of the Naruto manga.
Chapter 474
- "His Resolve as the Hokage…!!" (火影としての覚悟…!!, Hokage Toshite no Kakugo…!!)
Sai's ink clone tells Naruto about Konoha's resolution to personally eliminate Sasuke. Although Sakura agrees, she could not bring herself to tell Naruto and forbade her escorts from bringing it up. Sai speculates that, due to Sakura's feelings for Sasuke, she plans to kill him herself to not only repent for relying on Naruto for so long, but to make sure Sasuke doesn't sink any lower on the path of darkness. Naruto contemplates all of this, but is interrupted by the arrival of Gaara, who tells them what happened at the Kage Summit, including the actions of Sasuke. Gaara encourages Naruto to give up on Sasuke if he truly wishes to become Hokage. Elsewhere, Tobi confronts Danzō as he returns to Konoha.
Chapter 475
- "Madara Shows His True Worth!!" (マダラの真骨頂!!, Madara no Shinkotchō!!)
Gaara leaves the Konoha ninja. Before he goes he informs Kakashi that he and the other Kage will treat Kakashi as the new Hokage because of Danzō's actions, and while he repeats his personal recommendation for Naruto to give up on Sasuke, he also advises him to think and do what he thought was right for himself at least. Elsewhere, Danzō prepares for a battle with Tobi. While he does so, Fū Yamanaka and Torune Aburame fight Tobi, but are unable to land a blow. They try to hit him at a time when he is solid, but their attacks pass through him and they are ultimately warped away. With them gone, Tobi brings Sasuke and Karin to Danzō, offering to let Sasuke kill him. Danzō accepts the challenge, revealing an arm filled with Sharingan.
Chapter 476
- "Sasuke vs. Danzō…!!" (サスケVSダンゾウ…!!, Sasuke Bāsasu Danzō…!!)
Kakashi prepares to chase after Sakura, knowing that she is currently no match for Sasuke. As Naruto thinks about everything everyone has told him about Sasuke, he begins to hyperventilate and passes out. Elsewhere, Sasuke asks Danzō if it is true that Konoha ordered Itachi to kill the Uchiha clan. Danzō attacks him but is caught by Sasuke's Susanoo. Danzō admits it, then curses Itachi for putting so much importance in Sasuke, even going so far as telling Sasuke a secret that he was supposed to die with. Sasuke crushes him in anger. Despite his apparent death, Danzō appears behind Sasuke and offers to end their conversation.
Chapter 477
- "Don't Talk about Itachi" (イタチを語るな, Itachi o Kataruna)
Sasuke tries attacking Danzō with Susanoo again. Danzō once again appears to die, only to appear elsewhere unharmed. Even Amaterasu does not seem to affect him. Tobi and Karin study his actions to try and determine what he is doing, eventually noticing that the Sharingan eyes on Danzō's arms steadily close. Danzō congratulates Sasuke for, with his Mangekyō Sharingan abilities, earning the status as Itachi's brother. Sasuke is enraged by Danzō mentioning Itachi and only becomes more determined to kill him. After surviving additional attacks, Danzō is faced by Itachi.
Chapter 478
- "Sasuke's Susanoo…!!" (サスケの"須佐能乎"…!!, Sasuke no "Susanoo"…!!)
Danzō recognises Itachi as a product of Sasuke's genjutsu, though it's vastly inferior to the older brother's Tsukuyomi. He restrains Sasuke and tells him as much, which makes Sasuke angry enough to finally complete his Susanoo. Susanoo fires an arrow at Danzō, who is forced to use the Wood Release abilities that he gained from the implanted DNA of Hashirama to avoid the attack. Since this means he would have died, Sasuke assumes Danzō is now vulnerable and attacks again, only for him to once again survive the attack after seeming to die. Tobi conduces that Danzō is using Izanagi.
Chapter 479
- "Izanagi " (イザナギ, Izanagi)
Sasuke continues to attack Danzō, who, after using Izanagi — an illusion that completely alters one's reality at the cost of the caster's Sharingan — to survive the attacks, tries to kill Sasuke before he runs out of Sharingan. Once down to his last Sharingan, Danzō clashes blades with Sasuke in a final attempt to finish each other off. They stab each other.
Chapter 480
- "Sacrifice" (犠牲, Gisei)
With both Sasuke and Danzō wounded, the battle is over. Although Danzō believes Izanagi protected him from harm, thus making him the victor, he finds that he has been hurt; Sasuke used a genjutsu to make it look like Izanagi was still active. Karin heals Sasuke's wounds. Badly injured, Danzō loses control of the First Hokage's DNA that allows him to use Wood Release and he is forced to remove his arm. Determined not to lose, Danzō takes Karin hostage to buy his escape. Although Karin thinks that Sasuke will try to save her, Sasuke instead stabs through Karin, fatally wounding both her and Danzō.
Chapter 481
- "Danzō Dies!!" (ダンゾウ死す!!, Danzō Shisu!!)
Karin collapses. Danzō staggers towards Sasuke and Tobi, thinking about how he could never reach the same level as Hiruzen Sarutobi, namely by becoming Hokage. He settles for dying with honour just as Hiruzen did by trying to take Sasuke and Tobi with him. They escape his last attack and Sasuke expresses his desires to continue on to Konoha. As Sakura nears Sasuke's location, she tries to incapacitate her escorts so that she can face him alone, but is stopped by Sai.
Chapter 482
- "One More Time…" (もう一度…, Mō Ichido…)
Naruto wakes up and learns that Kakashi has gone to stop Sakura. He tries to follow, but is stopped by Yamato. Naruto accepts that he cannot go and asks to rest some more, but only takes the opportunity to sneak out. Elsewhere, Sakura manages to knock out Sai and her other escorts. Sai is able to inform Kakashi of her success before passing out. Meanwhile, Tobi advises Sasuke not to go to Konoha since his eyes are on the verge of blindness. He adds that it would be a good idea to finish off Karin. Tobi leaves and Sasuke prepares to kill Karin. He is interrupted by Sakura, who asks to join forces with him.
Chapter 483
- "Teacher and Student Once More!!" (再びの師弟!!, Futatabi no Shitei!!)
Sakura tries to convince Sasuke to let her accompany him, even if it means destroying Konoha. He agrees if she will finish off Karin. Sakura approaches her and tries to come up with a good way to kill Sasuke, but Karin alerts her to Sasuke's own attempts to kill her. She is saved by Kakashi. Kakashi, as Sasuke's teacher, offers to kill him so that Sakura doesn't need to and to redeem himself for not stopping the situation sooner, remembering how Hiruzen had to do the same with Orochimaru. Sakura heals Karin while Kakashi makes one last attempt to convince Sasuke to give up on revenge. He refuses, so they prepare for battle.
Author's Note
|You know, there's something that I think is really confusing: the term 3-D has been real popular lately, right? But that word has existed for a long time, from back when video games, anime, and movies first started using polygons and CG. But now, 3-D refers to three-dimensional images that appear to leap out at you, like 3-D films or 3-D live animation. I mean, I understand... I really do understand... My only question is, what should we now call what used to be called 3-D? 2.5-D? Or perhaps we should call the current stuff super 3-D?
—Masashi Kishimoto, 2010


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So arguably 2012's biggest tunes were Daphni's Ye Ye and Todd Terje's Inspector Norse
For some reason, whenever I went out clubbing over this year, attended private parties or spent more than two hours on the internet, there was no avoiding those two songs. Don't get me wrong, I remember getting the digital promo of both those tracks quite early and immediately thinking to myself those would go on becoming major underground hit tunes. Yet, as soon as I got somewhat excited with those did I also get almost instantly massively bored, or more precisely bored by the fact that those presented no challenge : both those wonderfully crafted tracks offer you everything before you even feel the need to go look for anything. Well, I like my music to fight back a little more before I bag it!
Take Wheez-ie for instance, a newly released artist from the states. His music obviously has some direct appeal, epic ravy stabs, cheesy vocal samples, manic breakbeats, yet I still need to sell it to the audience, listeners, etc, which makes it so much more rewarding to play out when you get the right timing, challenging the deep house heads of the day to a more hedonistic and back to basics style of electronic dance music.
Neud Photo's custom memories of the eighties presents the very same challenge with a rather different set of aesthetics but yet remains a quite obviously catchy tune, with an attitude, one that demands the listener to step aside from the current standard to get into the infectious groove.
If you take some of the entries from the previous post such as the Mickey Pearce, King Britt or Omar S ones, you will find this as well, obviously good music that just needs to be fought into the audience's ears, hips and shoulders, a magnificent statement to the DJing art's potential.
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November 23, 2005
before they all fall off
As I've mentioned in my last post, we're having a warmer weather in these autumn-winter months here, which makes colors of autumn leaves rather dull than they'd normally be. Leaves need sunshine during the day and chill of the night to change their colors to bright scarlet, orange, or yellow. Nevertheless, I got to view some beautiful tinted leaves up in the mountain in Nagano over the past few weeks, which I thought I'd like to share with you. To view a complete set of photos, click here so a new window will open to start a slideshow.
On the day I arrived at Nagano, we made a brief stop along the way from train station to the house to see a little shrine on the cliff in a wood.
The leaves hadn't colored completely and we thought it'd be only the beginning of the autumn-leaves coloring, only to figure out later that it would have in fact been the peak of this season, as they'd start falling off shortly; trees seemed to let leaves go before they were fully colored.
I was lucky though, having had a chance to get around and drop by a local small temple known as a spot for autumn leaves viewing. And it was breathtaking; I guess the clean air of the mountain area might have something to do with how the leaves appeared, in their clear-cut outlines and bright colors.
Then there were days of rains, which washed off many of the colored leaves in the area, while I was busy working at home, not having much chances to go out very far. We were located in the middle of a hilly area though, and I'd take a short break to get out of the house and walk for a minite or two into a wood, catching a glimpse of ever-changing trees and leaves towards the end of the season.
When I found it too cold for me to go out, I'd bake a little thing at home, like these cookies. These are apple and pear oatmeal cookies, based on a recipe here.
Soft and juicy thanks to the addition of fresh fruit chunks, they were a nice little change from classic oatmeal-raisin cookies as well as being seasonal treats, I think. Also, aren't they looking a bit like autumn leaves themselves? Well, maybe not bright red ones, but rather those brown, fallen leaves....
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Your beautiful pictures make me feel natsukashii for momiji. I lived in Kyoto and remember the gorgeous fall landscape. Thanks for sharing your photos!
Posted by Paige
- 4:31 AM, November 23, 2005
I've been reading your site for the last 8-9 months, and your pictures are truly fabulous. If only I could make cookies in my toaster oven.
What kind of camera are you using?
Posted by Anonymous
- 4:49 AM, November 23, 2005
Your pictures are great !
Posted by cécile
- 8:01 AM, November 23, 2005
- Scott said...
Ii na...
Looks nice. Hope you're enjoying the autumn weather. Such a beautiful area there...
- 3:58 PM, November 23, 2005
Your photographs are tremendously beautiful! Making me dream of Kyoto!
Posted by Rorie
- 3:59 PM, November 24, 2005
- Blackwidow said...
Those pictures not just beautiful, you have the skill of creating mood, stories, emotion. That's what photography is. The photo makes me think deep and imagine.
Posted by blackwidow
- 10:58 AM, December 08, 2005


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Char kuey tiao (fried flat rice noodles) - another famous hawker food from Penang after the Assam Laksa. T loves it so much that I am almost trained to be one of the char kuey tiao hawkers after n times of tasting and testing.
He always order char kuey tiao whenever we have our breakfast or lunch at the hawker. Also, he requests for home-cook version often that gives me plenty of opportunities to experiment and improve. At last, I am happy with this recipe. For home version, we like to eat with calamansi juice but it is optional.
Ingredients (2 servings):
200g kuey tiao (ask seller for stir-fry type)
6-8 medium size prawns (I used green prawn)
Some shelled cockles
1 no. large egg (add additional 1 if desired)
Handful mung bean sprout, washed and drained
4-5 stalks chive, cut (same length as bean sprout)
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 tbsp cooking oil
1 tbsp chili paste
1 tsp sugar
Seasoning (mix together):
1 tsp fish sauce
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp oyster sauce
Salt to taste
- Heat wok on high heat, add oil and garlic. Stir-fry few seconds.
- Add in chili paste and sugar, cook for another few seconds.
- Add in prawns, cook for few seconds.
- Add in kuey tiao, and seasoning. Mix well. Stir-fry for about 10 seconds.
- Add in cockles and eggs, cook for few seconds.
- Add in bean sprouts and chives. Stir to mix, cook for few seconds.
- Transfer to serving plates, serve warm.
Cook's note:
- Taste the sauce and adjust the measurement according to your taste. Bear in mind that different brands of sauce are slightly different in taste and level of saltiness.
- Char kuey tiao cooked in snap of time (+/-2 minutes) so all ingredients must be ready before cooking. This is not a dish that you can chop the veggies as you cook.
- STRONG fire aka high heat throughout the process is desired.


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Sunday, February 20, 2011
100 mississippi
A funny thing happened when I became a father back in 2008: I began to find myself constantly counting. It started with my son's bedtime. Each night when I thought he had finally nodded out, I would count to 100 mississippi for insurance, just to make sure it was safe to start my tiptoed retreat out his bedroom door. Being a neurotic individual, I somehow convinced myself that anything short of 100 mississippi would wake him up and prolong our bedtime routine.
Eventually, I started to become curious about how I could measure other things in my life by counting to 100 mississippi. How far could I walk? How many steps could I climb? How much snow could I displace using my landlord's snowblower?
This video was made in the midst of one of our many large snowstorms this winter. This is the first film of a series, it will be paired with photographs and diagrams. Here are some of the photographs made that day. They somehow got majorly screwed up but I kind of like the result.
Posted by jonathan Gitelson at 8:58 AM
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- Working Journal said...
John, you look frozen solid in those pics. Miss you in Chicago!
Robert on 10
- sewa mobil said...
Very nice, thanks for sharing.
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One Day at the Retirement Home
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And now for something completely unrelated to work... well, almost completely...
Dedicated to all my friends and colleagues who decided to move on to a Better Place...
On this optimistic note, this episode ends the 3rd season of My 25 Percent. Yes, this means there will be no updates for a while, which gives me a chance to relax a bit, and you a chance to browse the archives and the Facebook Page.
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Some old hard drives (often low capacity as well) may not work because they use an old IDE standard not supported by the duplicator. Use a newer drive to determine if the duplicator works or if the drive is not compatible.
StarTech.com hard drive and flash drive duplicators perform a sector by sector copy, which means that the target drive must be the exact same size (down to the sector) or larger than the hard drive or flash drive that is being copied. During a sector by sector copy, each individual sector is copied over to the target drive, regardless of whether or not any data is present. A 500 GB hard drive with 50 GB of data on it will take the same amount of time to copy as a 500 GB hard drive with 450 GB of data on it.
If you have two hard drives or flash drives that are listed as the same size but are different makes or models, you need to check how large both drives are down to the sector to ensure that the target drive is the exact same size or larger.
Solid-state drives (SSDs) use SATA connectors to access power and transfer data. Any duplicator that can copy to or from SATA hard drives will work with a StarTech.com duplicator.
Note: If you use a dock to duplicate SSDs, keep in mind that the StarTech.com disk duplicators execute a sector by sector read and write. SSDs are rated by a number of reads and writes. Repeated duplication and sector by sector reads and writes of SSDs can reduce the life cycle of the drive.
Software-level encryption on the drive poses no issue to StarTech.com duplicators, as the duplicators copy encrypted data sector by sector over to the new drive.
Hardware-level encryption or BIOS level hard drive locks cause the duplication to halt and fail, as the drive is unable to read or write the sectors that are encrypted.
Duplication of Hidden Protected Area (HPA) Partitions or Extended Industry Standard Architecture (EISA) cause the duplicator to halt and fail, as the drive cannot read and write the protected partitions on the drive.
Note: Our UNIDUPDOCK, SATDOCK22RE and SATDOCK4U3RE do include the ability to copy HPA partitions, but the duplication is still dependent on how the HPA partition is written to the hard drive, whether or not it is encrypted and how it is encrypted.
StarTech.com duplicators were not designed to recover failing or damaged drives. If the duplicator encounters a corrupt or unreadable sector, the duplication halts and fails. If the source drive has bad sectors, use the Read Error Skip feature if your model of duplicator has it; however, if there are too many errors, it may still halt and fail even with this feature. If this happens, you will need third-party recovery software or custom-built recovery hardware to copy from a failing or damaged drive.
Quick and secure erase functions
Quick erase and secure erase are functions the duplicators call on the hard drives themselves. How they work depends on the manufacturer of the hard drive.
Department of Defense erase function
A Department of Defense (DoD) erase is a function performed by the duplicator where it does three passes. The first pass writes all 0s. The second pass writes all 1s. The third pass writes 0s and 1s randomly.
Note: Not all duplicators will feature all of these erase modes. It is important to review the product manual to confirm the available erase modes.
To determine if your hard drive will work in this device, on the product page, click the Technical Specifications tab, and do the following:
- Make sure that the device supports the storage size of your hard drive. If the storage size of your hard drive is larger than what the device was tested with, the hard drive will likely still work with the enclosure.
- Confirm that your hard drive uses the same interface type as the device. For example, IDE, SATA, or M.2.
- Make sure that the device supports the physical size of your hard drive, such as 2.5 inches or 3.5 inches.
- Verify that the power consumption of your hard drive doesn't exceed the power output of the device. If you're using multiple hard drives, make sure that the combined power consumption of all of the hard drives doesn't exceed the power output of the docking station.
How to
It is not possible to duplicate from a larger drive to a smaller one. The capacity of the target drive must be equal to or greater than that of the source drive.
To confirm that the Mac OS detects your USB device, complete the following:
- Click the Apple icon.
- Click About This Mac.
- Click More Info or System Report.
- Under the appropriate heading, confirm that your USB device is listed and that there isn't an error. For example, a network card would be under Ethernet Cards.
You may need to refresh the System Information page after you plug in your device. To do so, press Command + R with the System Information page open.
Your USB device is listed according to the name of the chipset. To determine the name of the chipset of your USB device, navigate to www.StarTech.com and look on the Technical Specifications tab for your product.
Ensure there is no USB cable connecting the duplicator to a computer.
- The drive may be damaged. Test with a known-working drive, or test the drive directly to a PC.
- The operating system on the computer may not support reading and writing to the file system on the docked hard drive or SSD. Remember, Windows cannot read Mac or Linux file systems. Also, macOS can read but not write to NTFS drives.
- If the drives came from a RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks), they would not be accessible in our docking stations.
- If the drive uses 4Kn sectors, check the technical specifications of the docking station, and ensure it can read 4Kn drives.
When you troubleshoot issues with a hard drive dock or duplicator, there are some quick tests that you can complete to rule out potential problems. You can test to make sure that the following components are working correctly and are not the source of the issue:
- IDE, SATA, and eSATA cables
- Hard drives
- Hard drive dock or duplicator
To test your setup components, try the following:
- Use the cables, hard drives, and hard drive dock or duplicator in another setup to see if the problem is with the components or the setup.
- Use a different cable, hard drive, and hard drive dock or duplicator in your setup to see if the problem persists. Ideally, you should test a component that you know works in another setup.
When you test the hard drive and hard drive dock or duplicator, it is recommended that you do the following:
Note: For a hard drive duplicator you may need to switch the device to PC mode (if available).
- To check Disk Management, press the Windows key + R, type diskmgmt.msc, and press Enter. Check to see if your hard drive is listed.
- Do one of the following:
- If the hard drive is listed with unallocated space, the hard drive needs to be reformatted. Right-click unallocated and click New Simple Volume. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the reformatting.
Note: Formatting a hard drive erases all of the data on it. Make sure that you back up all of your data before you reformat the hard drive.
- If the hard drive is listed as healthy but does not have a drive letter, for example, C:, right-click healthy and click Change Drive Letter and Paths. Click Add, assign a drive letter, and click OK.
Note: A formatted hard drive will not show up in Computer or My Computer until it has a drive letter assigned to it.
This docking station allows the hard drive to enforce its own power state, as opposed to enforcing a power state that keeps the hard drive active at all times. Since most newer hard drives have low-power energy conservation modes, this will cause the hard drive to enter an idle state if it is not used for a certain amount of time.
You do not need to format your target hard drive before you begin to duplicate it, because the target hard drive is automatically overwritten during the duplication process.
The hard drive duplicator copies the exact partition from the source drive to the target drive. Since it is required that you use a target drive that is equal or larger in size than the source drive a portion of the target drive appears as free space. You can append free space to the live partition on the target drive so that the full size of the drive can be utilized.
Note: A partition cannot be extended on an operating system drive that is in use. You must extend the partition when it not being used by the operating system, and ideally when it is still connected to the duplicator.
Extend a partition on a computer running Windows
Note: Do not extend a System Reserved partition. Only extend the primary partition, which is typically the largest in size and formatted with NTFS or FAT32.
After you have successfully duplicated a drive and the target drive is still connected to your computer system (for example, through the duplicator), complete the following:
- Press the Windows key + R.
- Type compmgmt.msc and click Ok.
- In Computer Management, on the left side of the screen, click Disk Management.
- Find the target drive. It will most likely be at the bottom of the list, have a partition that is the same size as the source drive, and have an unallocated area on the drive.
- On the target drive, right-click the last partition on the right side of the screen and click Extend Volume.
- In the Extend Volume wizard, click Next. By default, the remaining drive area is the amount of space used.
- Click Next > Finish.
The primary partition on the drive now uses the entire drive area.
You can use the SATDOCK4U3RE to skip bad sectors on a hard drive. For more information, visit the following FAQ: http://www.startech.com/ca/faq/hard_drive_duplicators_failing_drives.
To use the SATDOCK4U3RE to skip bad sectors, you need to enable Read Error Skip. By default, Read Error Skip is disabled.
To enable Read Error Skip, complete the following:
Turn on the SATDOCK4U3RE.
Press ENT four times to enable Duplicator mode.
Press ESC to open the menu.
Press UP to open the Advanced Setup menu.
Press ENT twice to open the ReadErr Skip menu.
Select Enable and then press ENT twice.
Wait a few seconds for the unit to exit the menu.
StarTech.com hard drive duplicators only read from the source drive and only write to the target drives while in standalone duplication mode . A duplication that fails or halts will not cause a problem with the source drive.
You can use this device to duplicate an internal hard drive with the stand alone duplicator function if you remove the hard drive from the computer and connect it directly to this device.
Hard Drives
Windows 10
Before you can access a new or formatted drive in your operating system, you need to initialize it first and then create a partition on the drive. A partition defines an area of the drive to use for storing data. The partition uses a file system (for example, ex-FAT, NTFS, and so on).
Initialize a drive
Note: You typically only need to initialize a drive if the drive is new. If you cannot find an uninitialized drive in Disk Management, skip the following steps and try to partition your device.
Press the Windows key + R, type compmgmt.msc, and click Run to open Computer Management.
Navigate to Disk Management.
When prompted to, initialize your disk(s). If you are running Windows® 7 or later and are using a drive larger than 2TB, initialize the disk(s) with GPT. If you are running an earlier version of Windows, initialize the disk(s) with MBR. For more information, visit the following FAQ: https://www.startech.com/support/faqs/technical-support?topic=hard-drives#mbr-vs-gpt.
Click OK.
Create a partition in a drive
Note: The following steps create an NTFS partition that uses the entire drive space. To use a different file system, select a different option in step 6.
Right-click Unallocated or RAW volume, and select New Simple Volume.
In the New Partition Wizard, click Next.
Select Primary partition.
Leave the partition size set to default, and click Next.
Assign a drive letter or leave it set to the default, and click Next.
Enter the following settings to format the partition:
- In the File System field, enter NTFS.
- Set the Allocation unit size to Default.
- In the Volume label field, enter <your name/reference>.
- Select the Perform a quick format check box.
- Clear the Enable file and folder compression check box.
- Click Next > Finish.
The new drive should appear in Windows Explorer.
Mac OS
Before you can access a new or formatted drive in your operating system, you need to initialize it first and then create a partition on the drive. A partition defines an area of the drive to use for storing data. The partition uses a file system (for example, HFS+, ex-FAT, NTFS, and so on).
Initialize a drive
Mac OSX detects a drive that needs to be initialized and automatically prompts you to initialize the drive. If you are prompted to initialize the drive, click Initialize. If you are not prompted to initialize the drive and you cannot find the drive in Finder, you will need to create a partition on the drive.
Create a partition on a drive
Note: The following steps create an HFS+ (Mac OS Extended (Journaled)) partition that uses the entire drive space.
To create a partition on a new drive, complete the following:
Open Finder.
Navigate to Applications and click Utilities.
Open Disk Utility.
Select the new drive and click the Partition tab.
Click Options and verify that it is set to GUID Partition Table.
Enter a name for the partition.
Click Partition.
The drive should now be accessible in Finder.
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The latest figures from the National Center for Health Statistics indicate that in 2004 a record 1.5 million children were born out of wedlock, nearly 400,000 of them to African-American mothers (69 percent of black newborns that year were born to unmarried women). The difficulties these women face as single mothers are well known, but a recent study suggests that in one respect black women are even worse off if they marry. According to the Institute for American Values, which recently conducted a comprehensive review of data on marriage among African-Americans, married blacks of both sexes tend to have better incomes, face a lower risk of poverty, and report higher levels of happiness than their unmarried counterparts. However, while married black men report better health than single black men, married black women report
—"Preliminary Births for 2004," NCHS; "The Consequences of Marriage for African-Americans," Lorraine Blackman et al., Institute for American Values
Sociologists have long observed that religious participation correlates with lower levels of criminality, better health, greater marital stability, and greater self-reported well-being. They do not know, however, whether these effects are produced by religion itself or by other factors. An MIT economist recently investigated the matter by studying neighborhoods where many residents share a religion. He found both greater-than-average religious participation (Catholics are likelier to attend mass if they live in a heavily Catholic neighborhood, for example) and better economic and social indicators, including higher income and education levels and lower divorce rates. Other studies have shown that these indicators are lower than average in ethnic neighborhoods—suggesting that religion in particular, not a general sense of ethnic community or solidarity, leads to the gains. The author found minimal correlation between the religious makeup of a neighborhood and civic participation other than churchgoing—suggesting, similarly, that religious activity in particular, not civic activity in general, is the salient factor. He posits four ideas that might explain his findings: participating in religious activities may increase social interaction, and therefore social capital, in ways that participating in, say, ethnically oriented activities does not; religious institutions may provide greater emotional and financial resources than others during hard times; attending religious schools may bring some as-yet-unidentified extra benefits; and finally, religion may improve well-being directly, perhaps by reducing stress.
—"Religious Market Structure, Religious Participation, and Outcomes: Is Religion Good for You?," Jonathan Gruber, National Bureau of Economic Research
If you're thinking about kicking back at age fifty-five in order to make the most of your golden years, you may want to consider a new study published in the
—"Age at Retirement and Long Term Survival of an Industrial Population: Prospective Cohort Study," Shan P. Tsai et al., British Medical Journal
Newspaper headlines notwithstanding, a new study from the Canada-based Human Security Centre suggests that the world is less violent now than it has been in recent memory. The number of ongoing armed conflicts is 40 percent lower now than in 1992, and the number of deadly conflicts—defined as wars leading to 1,000 or more combat deaths—is 80 percent lower. The number of military coups and attempted coups was 60 percent lower in 2004 than in 1963. And the annual number of victims of genocides and mass killings fell by 80 percent from 1989 to 2001, even taking such places as Bosnia and Rwanda into account. The exception to this generally positive trend, of course, is terrorism. To explain the overall decline in violence, the report cites the end of the Cold War and the proxy conflicts that it fueled in developing nations; the end of the often bloody process of decolonization; and UN diplomacy, sanctions, and peacekeeping missions.
—"The Human Security Report," Human Security Centre, University of British Columbia
Political freedom isn't the only thing declining in the former Soviet Union: according to a recent World Bank study, poverty and inequality are also diminishing, as they are in many other countries of the former Soviet bloc. From 1998 to 2003 the proportion of poverty-stricken citizens (defined as those who earn $2.00 a day or less) in most countries in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union fell from about one in five to one in eight—a total decrease of 40 million people. (Notable exceptions include Poland and Georgia, where poverty has risen.) And in many countries, including Russia, the poor have seen bigger gains than the rich. But the most rapid decline in poverty has occurred almost entirely in large cities, leaving many people behind. In Uzbekistan, to cite just one example, 55 percent of the population in the countryside still lives in poverty, compared with only four percent in the capital, Tashkent. Altogether more than 60 million in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union remain poor, while 150 million others are deemed "economically vulnerable"—meaning they earn $4.00 a day or less.
—"Growth, Poverty, and Inequality: Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union," World Bank
Brain drain has long impeded development in the poorer parts of the world, and the loss of doctors in particular has been a stumbling block in countries struggling with rampant disease and inadequate health care. New research published in
—"The Metrics of the Physician Brain Drain," Fitzhugh Mullan, The New England Journal of Medicine
Most of us will admit to wasting some time at work. But three new studies suggest that more time is lost now than ever before. According to a survey by the magazine
—"What Blogs Cost American Business," Bradley Johnson, Advertising Age (article is available online for a fee); "Information Mapping Survey Reveals Email Writing Skills Vital to Job Effectiveness," Information Mapping, Inc.; "2005 Proudfoot Productivity Report," Proudfoot Consulting
As the Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of a New Hampshire law requiring parental notification for abortions, a new study provides some information about the impact of parental-notification and parental-consent laws on U.S. teenagers' sexual behavior. It finds that laws in both categories correlate with a reduced rate of gonorrhea infection—a marker of high-risk sexual activity. After such laws were passed, gonorrhea rates fell by 20 percent among Hispanic teenage girls and by 12 percent among their white counterparts.
—"Abortion Access and Risky Sex Among Teens: Parental Involvement Laws and Sexually Transmitted Diseases," Jonathan Klick, Florida State University, and Thomas Stratmann, George Mason University
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The PHP Conversion feature of FmPro Migrator Platinum Edition has been enhanced with a new login and role-based security feature within the generated PHP web application. Developers can quickly create secure web applications having sophisticated role-based security similar to the default FileMaker Pro privilege sets.
Role-based security roles can be fully customized and extended to individual converted layout forms. If users having a specific role are not allowed to edit or delete records within a specific layout, a few lines of code can be added to the layout controller to enable this functionality.
The login & role based security features include:
* 4 Default Roles - The access granted to these roles match the original FileMaker database privilege sets having the same names.
[Full Access] - This is the role which is required for administration of the User accounts. It is also the role required in order to view/edit records in the Base Table Controllers list shown on the default.ctp home page. The first user account created is automatically granted the [Full Access] role so that it can be used to administer the other user accounts. No role is automatically assigned to any other account used by the web application. Roles for additional accounts must be manually assigned by an administrator.
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* User Initiated Recover Password Feature - Users may initiate the recover password process by entering their email address if they have lost their password. A temporary login token, followed by a temporary password will be sent to the user. Administrators cannot directly see or change clear text passwords, because only the encrypted passwords are stored in the database.
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Fleetio offers simple and comprehensive management of day-to-day fleet operations like maintenance scheduling while also providing fuel card integrations, GPS integration, all-inclusive support, unlimited account users and mobile accessibility, including productivity apps like Fleetio Fuel. Fleets of all sizes can manage assets, maintenance, drivers, fuel and more in a modern system with Fleetio.


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|Welcome to the Sonic News Network, an encyclopedia for all information relating to the Sonic series by Sega! Thank you for your contributions!
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Interestingly, the questions lent themselves to a few obvious categories, so I've had the authors pick a question from each (yes, there is a food category, there were THAT many questions).
This week, I bring you the lovely Connie Keller! (*crowd cheers*)
Let's go straight to some Q & A, shall we?
The Writing Process: How do you develop a mental picture of your characters?
I'm a very visual person. When I read, books are movies in my head. When I write, it's the same. The characters come into my head fully developed. And their physical attributes (height, weight, etc.) are set as well. However, since I am face-blind, I have no idea what my characters' faces look like. To combat this, I either cut out a photograph from a magazine that fits my idea of the character, or I keep a detailed list of my characters' facial characteristics.
The Publishing Process: If you decided to self-publish, what was the final push that allowed that decision?
I'm not a particularly brave person, so I wasn't one who eagerly embraced independent e-publishing. And my previous writing experience has been more traditional. I have an English degree with a concentration in writing, and I worked as a writer for Harcourt, etc.
When my novel was finished, I went through all the traditional channels. And a lot of literary agents were interested. One of my dream agents sent me a glowing email, telling me how much she loved my book. I thought it was my big break, and I was euphoric. But a few days later, she declined to sign the book because another book with a similar plot element just sold. She explained that because of the market, publishers wouldn't sign a book with an element similar to one that had already been sold. Apparently, she wasn't the only agent who thought it would be a problem. I was so discouraged that I put my novel "on the shelf."
Months later, my daughter and my writing friends began to push me to e-publish. Plus, more and more traditionally published writers that I know began to e-publish. Another friend who is a very successful author told me to do it. She said, "It's the way of the future." Still, I waffled. Then I bought a Kindle. I'd never thought that I could forget about paper. But I did. Quickly. I fell in love with Kindle and realized everyone was right. E-readers are the way of the future, and self-publishing gave me an entrance into that market.
Writing and Food: Does chocolate help with the writing process?
Chocolate, being one of the essential writing food groups, is a great boon to writing. I'm a firm believer in the tush-in-the-chair-for-at-least-fifteen-minutes-a-day school of writing. A square of Lindt dark chocolate (either sea salt, black currant or intense orange) is my bribe.
Weird or Random Questions: What is your stupid human trick?
I can take a cherry stem and tie it into a knot with my tongue. While this may not be an especially marketable talent, it will keep children occupied for hours as they try to do it themselves.
(I'm going to interject here and say DUUUUUDE! That was MY stupid human trick and Connie, you totally stole if from me (not really of course), but I forgive you. There is room in the world for all the gifted people who have achieved the cherry-stem-tying-in-the-mouth trick.)
Thanks Connie!
Her book, Screwing Up Time, is now available! (Isn't that an awesome cover, btw?)
Buy at Barnes and Noble and Amazon!
For more details on her book, check out her Screwing Up Time Blog. Connie's also on Twitter too. :)
Happy Friday everyone, and thanks for stopping by!


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Humberside FRS crews head for flood hit Berkshire
18 February 2014
As the flooding situation across the South of England continues to develop, Humberside Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS) has committed further resources to help the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service.
In addition to the high volume pump and the crew of five firefighters which have been in the Reading area since last week, the Service has been asked by the National Co-ordination Centre to provide further resources to aid the flooding response. A flood rescue boat with six firefighters and one officer has been sent, as well as senior officers who are experts in tactics for flooding incidents.
As Royal Berkshire's appliances and crews have been severely tested over recent weeks, HFRS has also sent two of our spare fire engines crewed with firefighters to provide operational cover for the area which includes Reading, Windsor and Slough. Two officers have also been requested.
This mutual support is put in place between Fire and Rescue Services nationally to ensure that any significant incidents which require more resources than are normally available can be managed effectively. Other Fire and Rescue Services have provided the Humber area with support during previous flooding incidents. These arrangements will remain in place until the end of the week and will mean that a total of 26 Humberside Fire and Rescue Service staff, who are all volunteers, are currently out of the Service area providing assistance.


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Indonesia Trains National and Sub-National Decision-Makers on REDD+
The National Council on Climate Change (DNPI) and the Ministry of Forestry (MoF) of Indonesia organized a training workshop for decision-makers in Pontianak, West Kalimantan on 21-22 January 2014 to support the implementation of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+). 25 participants from national and local government, parliament, business, universities, NGOs and international partners took part. The event was supported by UN CC:Learn and facilitated by the Natural Resource Development Centre (NRDC). The workshop is part of an early implementation phase of Indonesia's National Climate Change Learning Strategy which was launched in August 2013 (see http://www.uncclearn.org/news/strategy_launch_indonesia).
The workshop covered five training modules in accordance with participants' background and learning needs:
- The role of forests in adapting to and mitigating climate change
- International policies and progress in REDD+ negotiations
- The concept of REDD+ in Indonesia
- National policies on REDD+
- Lessons learned from REDD+ initiatives on the ground.
This training was facilitated by a team from the National Forestry Training Centre in collaboration with resource persons from DNPI, MoF and NRDC. The training was enthusiastically received by participants eager to learn about the REDD+ programme in Indonesia and to share ideas that could support related policy both at national and sub national levels. During the group sessions participants were able to gain practical insights on how to implement REDD+ at province and district levels.
The workshop has triggered interest from regions in Indonesia. The training could also be conducted in countries that have a similar governance and forest management system as Indonesia.
About UN CC:Learn
UN CC:Learn is a partnership of 33 multilateral organizations which supports Member States in designing and implementing results-oriented and sustainable learning to address climate change. The Secretariat for UN CC:Learn is provided by UNITAR. An important aspect of UN CC:Learn is to support countries develop a National Strategy to Strengthen Human Resources and Skills to Advance Green, Low Emission and Climate Resilient Development through a multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder process. During the course of 2012-2013, Benin, the Dominican Republic, Indonesia, Malawi, and Uganda are participating as UN CC:Learn pilot countries. Core funding for the 2011-2013 implementation phase of UN CC:Learn is provided by the Swiss Government.


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