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Sales and Marketing IT Test Engineeringhttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/sales_and_marketing_it_test_engineering/atom.aspxTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)2013-01-11T10:09:00ZImproving ETL Processes http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sales_and_marketing_it_test_engineering/archive/2013/05/16/improving-etl-processes.aspx2013-05-16T20:00:00Z2013-05-16T20:00:00Z
My name is Ratna Rekha Koukuntla and I am a Senior SDET with Microsoft's Sales and Marketing IT (SMIT) organization. I am working on a Data warehousing application involving multiple ETL jobs and Packages. Based on our customer needs to have monthly releases, we moved to an Agile software development lifecycle, and since then, have been experimenting with ways for quick test turnaround, particularly in the area of performance testing.

In this post I have described the approach we have taken to auto baseline and monitor performance of our production environment.

Below are some release challenges we were facing with our project.

Significant amount of time spent on performance testing during QA phase.

ETL timings were changing randomly in Production environment.

The code changes in new and legacy code were causing ETL time and volume changes.

To solve the above mentioned challenges, we took the approach of auto base lining performance of the production environment and monitoring data over time.

Below is the outline of the approach we have taken to generate some informational charts related to performance:

To start with, we stored information related to ETL Packages and stored procedures execution time in the database. The information stored has the IDs, start/end timings, volume information and Pass/Fail details.

A Test engine is designed which will read the above information and for each object it auto baselines the previous information (last month averages in our case) and compares current information against the history for that object. As a team we have defined some threshold which is used
as an alerting mechanism. The engine will also send an email based on the information collected.

Email is scheduled to send weekly and contains below information (Note: Graphs are plotted using Excel API in email).

Graphs related to ETL Job execution timings by comparing it with earlier month's benchmark data.

Information Related to ETL jobs success rate.

Top stored procedures which took more time compared to earlier months with graphs which helps to show the variances quickly.

Top Stored procedures which improved in performance.

Top Tables which increased/decreased in volume.

Some benefits we could see with this approach:

When we used to do this effort manually, it took at least 8 hours of time in each release (once monthly). And additionally, there was a chance for human error, resulting in us having to re-run the tests.

The 40 hours we invested to automate this effort are paying great dividends as we now know which stored procedure requires optimizing, and needs to be scoped into the next release. Manual efforts are now focused on analyzing the data and logging bugs accordingly.

Additionally, the tool helps to identify other issues such as ETL failures occurring in production.

Sample ETL Analysis Email

Information Related to ETL jobs Success rate:

Process Name

In Current Month

Average Time

 In Previous Quarter ( excludes failed runs)

 ( Month A – Month B )

Average Time

Execution Time
 Variance

Passed

Failed /

 Cancelled

 ETL
 Process 1

100 Minutes.

100 Minutes To 125
 minutes.

30 times

2 times

75 Minutes.

ETL Job Trend using execution timings (graph compares current data with the past months benchmark data):

Stored procedures with improved performance:

 Stored procedures that require attention:

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While producing a high performing application, processes were required for each release and these tasks grew in size and complexity until it became necessary to document the process as a list that could be check pointed along the release cycle. Since the tasks applied to the entire project team consisting of development, quality assurance, program management, deployment, operations and business, the items required to be completed and tracked needed more and more visibility across the project. As we defined
these tasks, we consolidated and shared them with other projects here at Microsoft. This led to the development of the Application Performance Lifecycle (APL).

The APL is an iterative process used release over release, to guide the team to incorporate performance best practices for all disciplines on a project team. Below are the six phases of the APL with a brief summary of their purpose:

Envision

Every project begins with the Envision phase. From a performance standpoint, we begin planning for architecture, technology enhancements, development, team resourcing and requirements. This phase is also very important for subsequent releases and enhancements of an existing project, as we will typically receive new performance requirements and possible changes to the architecture. For these subsequent releases, we leverage current production usage to ascertain highest activity pages, poor performing pages, and review results from prior releases, and use this information to restate thresholds and other performance target loads we will be testing against.

Design

This phase of the APL is used to firm up and produce deliverables such as the performance requirements, performance test plan and hardware architecture diagrams. Additional activities include provisioning of hardware for the performance environments and controller/agents and securing team resources.

Build

At this point, we begin coding the performance test cases, preparing data sets, establishing and implementing monitoring of environment, prototyping test scripts and profiling the data and environment.

Stabilize

At this point, the project should be code complete, features locked and remediation of bugs in full swing. From a performance testing perspective, we begin executing load, stress and endurance tests. We continue to execute performance unit tests (written during build phase) and share this data as well as data generated through the load tests with the development team. Issues are isolated and recommendation made on tuning code and environment configuration.

Deploy

This phase is important for making sure all deliverables are ready and in place to set the application up in production. Performance reports are reviewed with stakeholders and a determination made as to whether or not the project is meeting goals needed for release.

Production

Once the application is live in production the performance work doesn't stop. The operations team is running full monitoring of end user processes and workflows looking for bottlenecks. Issues and alerts are shared with the engineering team to determine root cause of any constraints, this data then feeds into improvements needed for the next iteration of the project.

Below, I've included a diagram that helps illustrate the process flow of the APL:

Many will look at these processes and comment that they are identical to the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). This is done for the purpose of paralleling the APL to the SDLC. Specific tasks can then be assigned to the cycles as deliverables and improve the quality of the application performance at the turn of the cycle. This model is flexible for adoption under Waterfall, Agile, or a variety of other delivery patterns.

Part III of this series will detail the Envision stage of the APL.

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Hi, my name is Varun Gupta and I am a member of the MACH-IT program at Microsoft working on my first rotation in SMIT Engineering. Over the past few months I have been focusing on test automation for one of our CRM instances, and along the way, I've picked up a few tips and tricks around using Microsoft Test Manager (MTM) that I have found to be significantly helpful with driving efficiency of day-to-day testing tasks.

Test engineering teams are pushing hard to achieve high levels of 100% test automation, and many are successful in doing so. However, there are some hidden nuggets of MTM that folks may not be taking advantage of and so I wanted to share a few of them with you today.

Microsoft Test Manager provides a command line utility 'tcm.exe', which enables us to execute associated automation from a batch file, the batch file can be scheduled to run each time a new build is executed (see example below):

tcm run /create /title:"Midnight Run" /planid:11 /suiteid:52 /configid:2 /settingsname:"<Name of your automated test settings>" /testenvironment:"<Name of a matching environment>" /collection:<CollectionURL> /teamproject:<Team Project name>

For Reference: How to: Run Automated Tests from the Command Line Using Tcm

Even though we all strive to automate we may not be successful in doing so for a variety of reasons. In those cases we must revert back to manual testing, and this leads to the burden of executing hundreds of build verification tests in a short period of time. To ease regression testing, we can associate builds to the test plan in MTM, MTM will then call out all test cases affected by the latest build, thereby saving regression cycle time by enabling the tester to only focus on those test cases that were
impacted by the code changes:

MTM captures Test Impact Analysis, were user can collect information that can help him to decide which tests to rerun based on changes made to an application for a specific build. Test Impact is collected for test cases during the first test run, and then eventually used to compare with upcoming latest builds to measure rerun required. To enable Test Impact, go to Test Settings -> Data & Diagnostic Page.

For Reference: How to: Collect Data to Check Which Tests Should be Run After Code Changes

We've all encountered the situation where we log a bug but the response from the developers is that that the code was running perfectly on their machine but they're not sure why it's not running in the test environment, so they request repro steps to better understand what led to the defect. This is yet another area where MTM can be of tremendous help by logging bugs with repro steps, system information, data values and other useful information.

This detailed logging of repro steps is achieved by enabling IntelliTrace which is found in Test Settings -> Diagnostic Data Adapter. During test case execution, .iTrace is created and gets associated with the bug as soon as the defect is encountered. The file can be shared with other Testers and Developers to debug and resolve the issue.

For Reference: How to: Collect IntelliTrace Data to Help Debug Difficult Issues

Last but not least, each application has thousands of test cases and with time it grows as more functionality gets implemented. Sometimes new features and changes to user stories may require us to update or override previous test cases, resulting in unwanted work items that unnecessarily occupy space in our TFS Database.

To get rid of those unwanted work items, we can use the witadmin tool to create, delete, export and import work items associated with the team project. To use the witadmin command line tool, you need to have Project Administrator or Team Foundation Server Administrator privileges.

As an example:To delete a work item from TFS, you can use the below command:

witadmin destroywi /collection:CollectionURL /id:id [/noprompt]

This will remove the work item with a specific id, and using different options, you can write a batch file to delete a set of work items.

For Reference: Permanently Removing Work Items [witadmin]

These are just some of the key features of Microsoft Test Manager that can enhance the project's Test Life Cycle, and thereby lead to enhanced quality metrics for a product. I would encourage all test teams to learn more about the great features of MTM and take advantage of these features to drive efficiency with their testing.

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My name is Swati Bhat and I am a Senior SDET with Microsoft's Sales and Marketing IT (SMIT) organization. Automation is a top priority for testing at Microsoft. Moving to an Agile software development lifecycle, we have been experimenting with ways for quick test turnaround. On my project, a web based application, we have several challenges. These automation challenges are due to the age of the application and the fact that the business logic is distributed across the UI (user interface), middle tier service and backend layers. Automating the middle service layer did not provide 100% user scenario coverage, and hence it was necessary to automate the UI .
Whenever we can, we try to avoid using UI layer automation because it tends to be less reliable and more time consuming to write, it can also be more complicated, as well as carries a higher maintenance cost. When needed, the Coded UI feature in the Visual Studio 2012 product has been a great tool to use for automation of UI test cases.

After automating our 1st set of cases we saw a lot of false positive failures due to unavailability of the web browser controls, due to slow web page load times. To solve this problem, we developed our own framework utilizing the CodedUI. This new framework mitigated our issues and made our runs more reliable. I'll explain more on how we built this framework:

For this framework we defined:

A class for each of the webpages and explicitly defined the controls with its properties.

A TestHelper class which has the helper functions, these functions are based off Coded UI to do actions like input text, Click Buttons etc.

And finally a set of Functional Tests which will use the Classes for the Individual webpages and the TestHelper class to interact between the pages.

The advantages of this type of framework are:

Maintenance of the code is easy as it does not generate a large code set, which is often the case when even automating small UI operations

It has great Code Reusability as there is no duplication of recorded methods for the same actions

It has improved performance as it uses specific Property – Value pairs to identify and locate the UI Controls

I have used this approach for two of my projects and both have been a success. I am now trying to setup Lab Environment in Microsoft Test Manager (MTM), a component of Visual Studio 2012, for running of tests on multiple agents at the same time. I will share my experience in my next post.

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My name is Jim Nye and I am a Senior SDET with Microsoft's Sales and Marketing IT (SMIT) organization. As part of my role, I serve as the project performance lead on specific applications within SMIT developing performance processes and ensuring they adhere to best practices that improve quality and dependability for our end users experiences.

This is the first part of a multipart blog on Performance testing here at Microsoft. We'll be taking a close look at our matured processes and how they have helped us achieve consistency in our application Performance goals. The next blog will outline the Application Performance Lifecycle. Additional blogs will cover each of the
six stages in detail followed by a conclusion.

Performance testing has long been considered an after-thought, began only after the application was near the end of its testing cycle. In many cases it was work that was completed by an outside team, unfamiliar with the domain specific elements of the application. In essence Performance analysis was simply done on singular points in an application and reported as a deliverable note to the release of the application. Any throttling issues, bottleneck, or bad user experiences had fixes planned in future releases often passing the pain along to the customer to "deal" with until a new release could be ready. In extreme cases where user experiences were highly affected or the application simply would not work in production a critical issue would be raised and a response team formed to find out why the performance was broken, what choke point was at fault and how to fix the issue to get the application responding once more. Even for these critical issues it was more like placing a bandage on a leaky dam and hoping the rain would stop.

Today, efforts start from the project inception and take into account the need to keep the application running smoothly and yielding a quality experience the customers love. Getting from reactive mode to a quality responsive performing application does not happen coincidentally or simply because a problem had to be fixed. It begins
with a process. The last four years, I have held the role of Performance Lead for a Web Application project from the inception through several releases and now finally through sunset of the application as we phase it out in preparation for the next generation application. We thought it might be helpful to share with the community our learnings and findings on the processes that we developed and used over the life cycle of this application. These processes delivered a consistent application with performance tasks that guided us in delivery of over thirty releases during the life of the project without a single performance bug being found in production.

Even in our own domain this mindset doesn't always surface right away. A long history of performance reactivity across the software industry can often lead a team to wonder why they have to adopt a practice that is contrary to an industry standard. Media is not so forgiving. If a proven software company produces an application that
is not highly responsive, critics are the first to sound alarm, soon the concern is picked up by the media and before long even long term advocates of the software company begin to voice their dissatisfaction. As industry leaders we cannot settle for less than high quality and highly responsive applications.

Over the course of the past four years I have been fortunate to lead performance on a team that accepted the practices and policies required to produce a highly responsive application. With end customers being resellers, our user base didn't have time to sit around and wait for pages to load. Poorly performing applications are a sign of
complacency that somehow customers should have to accept "good enough" when working with our products. If they are not greeted with fast applications on the Web how can we expect them to believe our operating systems and business applications will perform any better? Over the lifetime of this project I just completed, we had no unknown performance bugs discovered in production, but more importantly, the mindset that allowing performance bugs to be released has changed. Twice we had Severity 1 performance issues outstanding at end of the release cycle and each time the bugs were escalated to the general manager for exception. The third time such a request was made the general manager firmly declined. This caused a hearty effort by the development and project team to fix the underlying issue and release high quality fix in time for production. The mindset had changed and the project team now believed they could and should always address performance issues prior to production.

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My name is Eddie Lau and I am a Principal SDET with Microsoft's Sales and Marketing IT (SMIT) organization. As part of my role, I serve as the performance engineering lead to help ensure our line-of-business applications meet performance requirements defined, and offer positive & predicable end users experiences.

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 is the core of our internal sales solution and the business requires it to manage large quantity of entity data such as Activities and Contacts. This created the desire for us to evaluate the effect of enabling SQL Server Data Compression on Dynamics CRM tables with millions of records. We were particularly interested in understanding the amount of storage savings that could be achieved, as well as the overall effect on application performance. Here is how the testing / evaluation was accomplished at a high level:

1. Conduct baseline performance load test by creating custom web tests using Visual Studio 2012, or leverage the Performance Toolkit for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011.

2. Retrieve table counts to identify large tables as candidates for data compression. For example:

select object_name(id), rowcnt
from sysindexes
where indid in (0,1)
and object_name(id) not like 'sys%'
order by rowcnt desc

It is recommended not to select tables that are frequently accessed or continuously updated such as PrincipalObjectAccess. Entity base and extension base tables are good considerations.

 3. Use sp_spaceused system stored procedure to retrieve data and index size in KB. For example:

sp_spaceused ContactBase

4. Compress table (enable table compression) by executing ALTER TABLE REBUILD WITH. For example:

ALTER TABLE ContactBase REBUILD WITH (DATA_COMPRESSION = ROW)

5. Optional: Compress underlying indexes of table (enable index compression) by executing ALTER INDEX REBUILD WITH. For example:

ALTER INDEX NC_FirstName ON
dbo.ContactBase REBUILD WITH (DATA_COMPRESSION = ROW)

6. Execute sp_spaceused to measure new data and index size after rebuild

7. Execute performance load test again to measure variations in transaction / page execution count, response times, server resources consumption etc. Note: Visual Studio Load Test Report Excel plugin provides an effective method for test run comparison

In our testing with SQL Server 2012 ROW compression, an average table size reduction of 49% was achieved by compressing 6 tables with the smallest table contains 6 million rows. From a performance perspective, 50% of the tested scenarios comprise of Quick Searches, Loading System Views & View / Update Entities have shown performance improvements in throughputs and response times, while performance of 42% of the scenarios remained at the same level. The remaining 8% of the scenarios have shown some performance degradations which were acceptable in our case.

It is important to note that there is an overhead associated with SQL Data Compression. In our performance environment, it was observed that average SQL Server processor utilization increased from 55% to 74% during tests, which was under our defined threshold.

In summary the benefits that SQL Server Data Compression offers in storage savings and performance improvements were well demonstrated on our sales solution powered by Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011.

Reference: Improving Microsoft Dynamics CRM Performance and Securing Data with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2

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Hello, my name is Irfan Chaudhry and I am the Director of Test Engineering for Microsoft IT's Sales & Marketing (SMIT) organization. SMIT provides IT solutions that support Microsoft's Sales & Marketing business processes.

The goal of this blog is to share Test Engineering best practices with a specific focus in the areas of: Test Automation, Code Coverage, Defect Management, Performance, Security and implementation of Visual Studio 2012. You will find that we will not only discuss best practices tied to products that we have implemented (e.g. Dynamics CRM, SQL Server, .NET) but also processes implemented as part of our testing methodologies. For instance, in an upcoming blog, we will discuss the "Application Performance Lifecycle" – a set of performance focused milestones that we've introduced into the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).

Over the next few weeks and months, team members based in Redmond and India will be posting to this blog. We look forward to receiving your comments on the various topics we'll be discussing, and we also look forward to answering any follow up questions that you may have about the content.

Once again, welcome to the blog and thank you for taking the time to read through what we have to offer.

Regards,
Irfan

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Loguen Fraser, became one the first African American women physicians when she earned her medical degree in 1876 from Syracuse University College of Medicine, which is now SUNY Upstate Medical University.
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Wheres Huddles? was a Hanna-Barbera animated television program which premiered on CBS on July 1, 1970 and ran for ten episodes as a prime-time summer replacement show for The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour until September 2, 1970. Repeats were shown on the networks Sunday afternoon schedule in the summer of 1971. It was the first primetime animated series to debut since The Flintstones went off the air in 1966, though it wouldn't be until The Simpsons premiered in 1989 that primetime animated shows would be popular again.The show centered on professional football quarterback named Ed Huddles (voiced by Cliff Norton) and his neighbor, the teams center Bubba McCoy (voiced by Mel Blanc, using his Barney Rubble voice), who play for The Rhinos and go through the trials and tribulations of being sports stars and family men.Other characters included Eds wife, Marge (voiced by Jean Vander Pyl, the same voice actress who played Wilma Flintstone), their rather jovial, if acerbic and most likely Camp Gay, neighbor Claude Pertwee (voiced by Paul Lynde) who tended to refer to Ed and Bubba as "savages," loved to see them screw up, and had a pet cat named Beverly; their token black teammate Freight Train (voiced by Herb Jeffries), and Ed's daughter Pom-Pom. Bubbas wife, Penny McCoy, was played by comedic actress Marie Wilson in her final role before her death from cancer in 1972.The show was similar to Hanna-Barbera's more successful series The Flintstonesnote , using several of the same essential plots and voice actors (Alan Reed, Mel Blanc, and Jean Van Der Pyl being the main three). Like The Flintstones, and unlike many other animated series at the time, Wheres Huddles? had a laugh track, incorporated more adult themes and references than The Flintstones did while simultaneously keeping it family-friendlynote , had the voice actors actually act and not have to put on cartoonish voices for laughs, and was a bit more abstract with its art, opting for more realistic colors and implied backgrounds. The show is also notable for the character, Freight Train, being the first regularly-seen African-American animated character on primetime.The show isn't remembered much today, unless you either watched it when it premiered or back when Cartoon Network aired obscure Hanna-Barbera series (along with the more well-known stuff, like The Flintstones and Scooby Doo), often as part of their "Boomerang" weekend block, where, between 5:00am and 7:00am, Cartoon Network would provide a sampling of what their spinoff classic cartoon channel was airing. Currently, it doesn't have a DVD release, though the Warner Archive DVD program (which releases a lot of Hanna-Barbera shows, a lot of which are just as unknown and semi-known as this series) is considering putting it out on a manufacture-on-demand basis.
- Accessory-Wearing Cartoon Animal: Ed's dog, Fumbles, wears a miniature football helmet and sneakers.
- Camp Gay: Claude Pertwee. He was voiced by Paul Lynde.
- Comic-Book Adaptation: Gold Key Comics published two issues; also appeared in issue #9 of Hanna-Barbera Fun-In (October, 1971).
- Hair Decorations: Marge wears a hair band, and Pom-Pom has a ribbon tied into a bow on her hair.
- Recycled In Space: It's The Flintstones, with many of the same voice actors, only set in the present and with the Fred and Barney expies as football players.
- Suddenly Voiced: Fumbles would be reused by H-B in 1974 for the halftime interstitials of NBC's NFL telecasts. Now voiced (Allan Melvin), Fumbles would explain the basics of football to young viewers.
- Token Minority: Ed's black teammate, Freight Train, was voiced by Herb Jeffries.


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Aloo Ki Sabji
|500 Gram
|125 Gram
|Poppy seeds
|25 Gram
|2 1⁄2 Gram
|75 Milliliter
|Cumin powder
|1 Gram
|1 Gram
|Coriander powder
|3 Gram
|Chili powder
|2 Gram
|Bay leaf
|1⁄2 Gram
|Black cardamoms
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1. Boil potatoes, peel and cube.
2. Heat fat. Add chopped ginger, chopped tomatoes.
3. Fry well till almost dry.
4. Add ground poppy seeds. Fry again.
5. Add curds. Mix well and cook till fat floats on top.
6. Add cumin powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, chilli powder, bay leaf, black cardamoms and salt to taste. Fry well.
7. Add boiled and cubed potatoes and a little hot water. Simmer till well blended. 8. Remove. Serve hot with puries.
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size
Calories 209 Calories from Fat 87
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10 g15.2%
Saturated Fat 2.6 g13.1%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 7.8 mg2.6%
Sodium 122 mg5.1%
Total Carbohydrates 28 g9.4%
Dietary Fiber 5 g19.8%
Sugars 2.9 g
Protein 5 g9.6%
Vitamin A 8.7% Vitamin C 49%
Calcium 14.1% Iron 11.8%
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Wittgenstein (film)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Theatrical release poster
|Directed by
|Derek Jarman
|Produced by
|Tariq Ali
Takashi Asai
Ben Gibson
Eliza Mellor
|Written by
|Ken Butler
Terry Eagleton
Derek Jarman
|James Welland
|Edited by
|Budge Tremlett
Release dates
|17 September 1993
Running time
|75 minutes
|Japan, UK
Wittgenstein is a 1993 film by the English director Derek Jarman. It is loosely based on the life story as well as the philosophical thinking of the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. The adult Wittgenstein is played by Karl Johnson.
The original screenplay was by the literary critic Terry Eagleton. Jarman heavily rewrote the script during pre-production and shooting, radically altering the style and structure, although retaining much of Eagleton's dialogue. The story is not played out in a traditional setting, but rather against a black backdrop within which the actors and key props are placed, as if in a theatre setting.
Principal cast[edit]
- Clancy Chassay (young Wittgenstein)
- Karl Johnson (adult Wittgenstein)
- Nabil Shaban (Martian)
- Michael Gough (Bertrand Russell)
- Tilda Swinton (Lady Ottoline Morrell)
- John Quentin (Maynard Keynes)
- Kevin Collins (Johnny)
- Lynn Seymour (Lydia Lopokova)
- Eagleton, Terry (1993). Wittgenstein: The Terry Eagleton Script, The Derek Jarman Film. London, England: British Film Institute, pp. 151. ISBN 978-0-85170-397-8
- Teddy Award for best feature film, 1993
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- Wittgenstein at the Internet Movie Database
- Wittgenstein at AllMovie
- Wittgenstein at Rotten Tomatoes
- View full film on YouTube
|This article about a biographical film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
- English-language films
- 1993 films
- 1990s drama films
- British drama films
- British biographical films
- British films
- British LGBT-related films
- 1990s LGBT-related films
- Films set in the 20th century
- Biographical films about philosophers
- Films directed by Derek Jarman
- Ludwig Wittgenstein
- Nonlinear narrative films
- Film4 Productions films
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Brussels, Apr 12 (EFE).- The European Police Office said Friday that Mexican criminal gangs are trying to establish themselves as major players in Europe's drug market and reportedly have been involved in the region in cases of weapons and human trafficking.
Mexican drug gangs are now "global market coordinators" of cocaine trafficking to Europe and North America, as well as of synthetic drug production and distribution in those two markets and in Asia, Europol said in a press release.
Mexican cartels such as Los Zetas, which the agency characterized as a "powerful and violent criminal syndicate," also participate in trafficking human beings for sexual exploitation from northeast Europe to Mexico.
"Mexican criminal groups are also trafficking firearms from southeast Europe to barter with criminals involved in the cocaine trade in Central South America," the press release said.
Europol said it recently stymied plans by Mexico's powerful Sinaloa cartel - headed by billionaire fugitive Joaquin "El Chapo" (Shorty) Guzman - to establish a foothold in Europe and develop its wholesale cocaine business in that region.
The EU law-enforcement agency said these gangs have an "extremely violent operating culture," although only "an isolated number of violent incidents" attributed to them have occurred in Europe to date, including an attempted murder.
"We do not want the level of violence and brutality which we see in Mexico mirrored in Europe," Europol Director Rob Wainwright said, referring to the tens of thousands of drug-related deaths in Mexico in recent years.
Europol said it has distributed its latest threat notice concerning Mexican organized crime's impact in Europe to its cooperation partners in that region and elsewhere.


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Binions Gambling Hall and Hotel
Originally called Binion's Horseshoe Casino Hotel, Binion's Gambling Hall and Hotel has 366 hotel rooms in its 25-story hotel tower, full casino, restaurants, a rooftop swimming pool and sun deck. This hotel is located right in the center of Downtown Las Vegas on Fremont Street.
24 Hour Front Desk
Concierge Service
Rooftop Pool, Sundeck
Valet Parking
3 Parking Garages
24 Hour Uniformed Security
Shoe Shine Service
Guest Dry Cleaning Service
Safety Deposit Boxes Available
Mail Service
Wheelchair Accessible Rooms Available
Electric Scooters Available upon request
The largest set of poker tournaments in the world, World Series of Poker, was started at this hotel by former owner Jack Binion in 1970. The World Series of Poker was bought by Harrah's group and moved to Rio hotel, Las Vegas.
Binion's Gambling Hall and Hotel is currently owned by TLC Casino Enterprises which also owns Four Queens Hotel and Casino in Downtown Las Vegas.
Binions Gambling Hall and Hotel Hotel Map
Hotel Address:
128 Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89101
Hotel Phone: 702-382-1600
Hotel Location: Downtown
Green circle indicates hotel location on the map.
Hotel Direction:
From I-15 in Las Vegas, change to freeway 95 East. Exit Casino Center Blvd on your right side. Go to Ogden Street and turn right. Hotel is 1/2 block up on the left.
Binions Gambling Hall and Hotel Standard Room
Standard rooms have either one king bed or two double beds, air-conditioning, full bathrooms, room service, color television, direct-dial phone, alarm clock, writing desk and chairs.
Binions Gambling Hall and Hotel Casino
The casino offers something for everyone - with 46 Table Games, this is the hottest place to play in town!
New exciting games Rapid Roulette & Texas Hold'em Bonus Poker. Binion's fast-paced casino features Single-Deck 3-2 Blackjack, Double-Deck Blackjack, Craps, Roulette, Three-Card Poker, Let it Ride with new 3 card bonus side bet, Mini-Baccarat, Pai Gow Poker
Binions Gambling Hall and Hotel Poker Room
Newly renovated poker room at Binions Hotel.
Binions Gambling Hall and Hotel Pool
Rooftop pool on the 25th floor open from May through October (weather permitting). Come and enjoy the spectacular view of Las Vegas.
Binions Gambling Hall and Hotel Entertainment
Boomer's will offer a live DJ playing music from the 60's and 70's. While Boomer's is aimed at Baby Boomers, it will appeal to all generations who love music from Elvis to Billy Joel. Boomer?s is open Thursday through Sunday from 8 p.m. to midnight. In addition to an ample dance floor and cocktail service, the lounge's muted television screens offer a chance to catch the latest sports scores or the game.
Binions Gambling Hall and Hotel Snack Bar
Binion's Burgers are a downtown classic and an instant favorite by everyone who has tried one. Every burger is made daily at Binion's Butcher Shop, never frozen and prepared to order.
Hours of Operation: Sunday - Thursday: 10:00am - 10:00pm, Friday & Saturday: 10:00am - Midnight.
Binions Gambling Hall and Hotel Restaurants
Binion's Ranch Steak House
The most spectacular view downtown Las Vegas has to offer. Binion's Ranch Steak house is located high above Las Vegas on the 24th floor.
Enjoy our USDA prime aged steaks prepared to your liking while listening to our baby grand player piano. Experience a romantic candlelit dinner while celebrating a special occasion. We proudly serve the best Lobster Bisque in Las Vegas along with traditional entrees such as Filet Mignon with an Australian Lobster Tail, Prime Rib of Beef, twenty-one (21) ounce Porterhouse Steaks, Halibut, Salmon, beer battered Prawns and our signature dish "Chicken Fried Lobster".
Great dining atmosphere for those times when you just want a great steak and a great view... Las Vegas' best kept secret. Hours of Operation: Sunday - Saturday: 5:00pm - 11:00pm
Coffee Shop
24 hour casual dining is available at Binion's Original Coffee Shop. Step back in time as you follow the oak stair case down to the Coffee Shop entrance. Breakfast available 24 hours a day, everyday. Hours of Operation: 24 hours, seven days a week.
Try one of our 1/2 lb fresh deli sandwiches made with "Boar's Head" deli meats. Every sandwich is made to order, just the way you like it. Want something hot? We stack a generous 1/2 lb of steamed Pastrami or Corned Beef between two slices of rye bread with Beaver brand mustards on the side. Hours of Operation: Seven days a week 10:00am - 10:00pm.
Snack Bar
Binion's Burgers are a downtown classic and an instant favorite by everyone who has tried one. Every burger is made daily at Binion's Butcher Shop, never frozen and prepared to order.
Hours of Operation: Sunday - Thursday: 10:00am - 10:00pm, Friday & Saturday: 10:00am - Midnight.
Hotel Summary
Total guest rooms at this hotel: 366 rooms
Hotel rating: 3 star hotel
Hotel location: Downtown, Las Vegas
Distance of the hotel to Las Vegas McCarran Airport (LAS): about 10 miles.
Suites at hotel: Yes
Handicapped guest rooms at hotel: Yes.
Maximum guests allowed in one hotel room: 4 guests
Children stay free at this hotel: Yes, children under 12 are free to stay with parents.
Room service at this hotel: Yes.
Casino at hotel: Yes, The casino at this hotel is about 87000 square feet.
Sportsbook at this hotel: Yes.
Minimum guest age to book this hotel: 21
Hotel restaurants: Yes, This hotel has 4 restaurants.
Swimming pool at hotel: Yes. Roof top pool.
Business Center at hotel: Yes.
Pets allowed at this hotel: No.
Parking garage at this hotel: Yes.
Airport Shuttle: This hotel offers shuttle service to Las Vegas McCarran Airport (LAS).
Childcare at hotel: This Las Vegas hotel does not have childcare facility on site. Hotel can offer guests phone numbers for outside childcare services in Las Vegas. The childcare service can send employees to your hotel room to care your children.
Information is subject to change without notice.
Almost all the major hotels do not provide baby sitting services. But there are some independent, licensed baby sitting service companies in Las Vegas. They will send people to the hotel to take care of your children in your room. Most hotels can provide the phone numbers for baby sitting companies.
MGM Grand
MGM Grand hotel has a Youth Center for children from 3 to 12 years old, featuring Super Nintendo, foosball, air hockey, pool table, floor hockey, basketball, dodge-ball, two-story playhouse, puzzles, dollhouse, dinosaurs, puppets, blocks, and much more.
The Youth Center is available to registered guests of MGM Grand and, on a limited basis, guests of other hotels. Current rate is $7/hour for hotel guests, $9/hour for non guests. Maxim 5 hours.
Gold Coast Hotel
The Gold Coast Hotel offers complimentary child care for their hotel and casino guests. The child care facility offers a variety of activities, including movies, games, crafts, puppet theatre and painting. Its hours of operation are from 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 a.m., seven days a week. In order to take advantage of this amenity, the parent(s) or guardian(s) must remain on property while the child is in the child care center. Ages 2 thru 8. In addition, the child needs to be out of pull-ups and potty trained and may only stay in the facility for up to four hours per day.
Orleans Hotel and Casino
Kid's Tyme Child Care Center at Orleans Hotel and Casino is open 7 days a week, for children 3 months to 12 years of age. The center features a magnificent jungle gym, movie room, arts & crafts, interactive play and much more. Hours: Sunday - Thursday 9AM - midnight, Friday & Saturday 9AM - 1AM.


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For every success in baseball, there's a failure.
For every big hit, a pitcher who failed to get that batter out. For every great catch, a batter who was robbed of a hit. For every catcher who throws out a would-be base stealer, a "caught stealing" on the other end.
And so when I saw that Dexter Fowler stole five bases Monday, I wondered to myself, "Now who was pitching and catching that game?" And it was even worse than I thought: The Rockies stole eight bases as a team Monday, and they all came against the same battery of Chris Young and Nick Hundley. Now that is not good for the ol' opponents' stealing percentage.
It immediately reminded me of my kid's Little League baseball team. It's their first year with kids pitching, and they have full baseball rules in tournaments: leadoffs, stealing, the throws over, etc. It's a miracle if there's a kid thrown out, at least at second base. As one of the coaches, I told our starting catcher before one game that if he threw out a baserunner, I'd buy him a milkshake.
Young Corey went home that night sans a creamy ice cream dessert, and it wasn't his fault. Our pitchers, both lefties and righties, have yet to figure out the nuances -- shortening the delivery, varying the timing, making the occasional pickoff throw -- of holding runners close and keeping them from getting a good jump.
Well, by all accounts from Monday's game, Chris Young apparently hasn't learned that either. The Associated Press called his delivery "methodical," and that's being generous. That 6-foot-10 guy was gawdawful slow to the plate. If Nick Hundley was the goat, then Young was the lazy donkey. Hundley could have overcome it, but the combination of the two made for a Rockies track meet.
And it got me thinking, which other pitcher-catcher batteries make for fantasy gold? Again, I say batteries because it takes two; if Yadier Molina had been catching, or Andy Pettitte and his excellent move to first base had been pitching, there wouldn't have been eight stolen bases. Simple as that. So, daily leaguers or weekly leaguers (if you see a few of these matchups in any given week), here are the 10 batteries to take advantage of, just as the Rockies did:
1. Young-Hundley: I have to put 'em first right now, right? Well, they belong there anyway. Since the start of 2007, Young has the highest stolen base success rate of any major league pitcher with at least 300 innings. Only two of 75 would-be base stealers have been caught while Young was pitching.
2. Gavin Floyd-A.J. Pierzynski: Since the start of last season, Pierzynski has thrown out just 11 of 121 runners, and nobody in baseball has allowed more stolen bases from the pitching mound than Floyd. Jose Contreras and John Danks have also had trouble curtailing the running game with Pierzynski back there.
3. Tim Wakefield-George Kottaras: This has nothing to do with Kottaras or really even Wakefield's ability to hold runners on. It's all about that fluttering knuckleball.
4. A.J. Burnett-Jorge Posada: Posada is bound to make this list, and Burnett also happens to struggle against the running game. You know who else knows this? Manager Joe Girardi, who has started strong-armed Jose Molina in three of Burnett's four starts. But Posada did start the most recent one.
5. Aaron Harang-Ramon Hernandez: Harang is known for his strikeout ability and Hernandez his power bat. Their ability to stop the running game? Well, did we mention Harang's K ability and Hernandez's bat?
6. Mark Hendrickson-Gregg Zaun: Granted, this is only reason No. 6 why you want your hitters starting in matchups versus Hendrickson.
7. Jair Jurrjens-Brian McCann: McCann, currently on the DL, throws out his share of runners, but he also has allowed more steals than all but three catchers since the start of '08. And opposing runners have an 87.9 percent success rate against Jurrjens since 2008. Jurrjens has been tougher to run on so far this year, but ...
8. Jered Weaver-Mike Napoli: You could see this, right? Weaver is all arms and legs, which makes him tougher to hit, but easier to steal on. Defensive-minded catcher Jeff Mathis can overcome this, and he has caught three of Weaver's four starts, but offensive-minded catcher Mike Napoli can't.
9. Gil Meche-John Buck: Miguel Olivo caught Meche's first start this season, and he is adept at throwing out runners, but Buck has allowed stolen bases at almost a 90 percent clip this season, and he has been the catcher for Meche's past four starts.
10. Kevin Millwood-Jarrod Saltalamacchia: Millwood is notoriously slow to the plate, and Salty has a poor throw-out percentage for his career, so why are they No. 10? Because the two have been pretty solid so far this season. Granted, Millwood has faced just one team ranked in the top 10 in total steals in his five starts, but Salty, surprisingly, has thrown out four of five would-be base stealers in '09. This is worth tracking right now, but nothing more.
Fortunes Rising
Andruw Jones, OF, Rangers: Is he back in form? Well, I suppose he is if your expectations are tempered to a .250 average with 20- to 25-homer power. As much as I can't believe I'm saying this, though, Jones makes for a nice pickup if Josh Hamilton (ribs) lands on the DL. Ten of the Rangers' next 14 games will be played at favorable hitters' parks (seven at Rangers Ballpark, three at U.S. Cellular).
Kosuke Fukudome, OF, Cubs: He's breaking out, right? Right? I'm not ready to believe that yet. Fukudome fell apart, not coincidentally, the second trip around the league in 2008, and I can't discount that from happening again this season. Also, I don't consider him to be a .300 hitter, a 25-homer guy or even a 15-steal candidate in the first place. Look, this might be a breakout season, but before you go tradin' for him, remember his ceiling isn't as high as it appears now, and he's due to come back down soon. Pay for what you'll get, not for what he's provided the other owner.
Fortunes Falling
Geovany Soto, C, Cubs: It's official, I'm concerned about Soto. I saw him up close in a recent series in St. Louis, and even though he hit a few balls hard, I didn't like what I saw. Perhaps because of his sore right shoulder, he's just not getting the extension at the plate to hit balls out in front of him and pull them with authority. His swing looks shorter and more compact, not like a power hitter's, and while he has been able to hit line drives to center field, he's also "rolling over" and hitting the ball on the ground more, which is displayed by his fly-ball/ground-ball ratio. Sadly, I think only time off will help him find it again.
Ty Wigginton, 3B/OF, Orioles: Luke Scott has looked good; Melvin Mora is back and hitting; Adam Jones is tearing it up; now Lou Montanez is up and getting playing time; and Nolan Reimold is beating up Triple-A pitching ... and ol' Wiggy is hitting .216 with a .256 OBP. He could find himself in a Matt Stairs-like bench role before long.
Brandon Moss, OF, Pirates: The Pirates are hanging tough in the NL Central, something their fans seem to be relishing. But Moss hasn't played much of a part in that. The Pirates are giving him every opportunity to hit, and lock down an outfield job, but he has shown neither the power nor the patience to do so. With the Pirates hoping to maintain some life in their lineup to stay competitive, I could see the team moving to another starter soon after Nate McLouth returns from an oblique injury. They might go with Eric Hinske and/or Craig Monroe for a while, but the buzz for Andrew McCutchen and Steve Pearce is definitely getting louder.
Pickups of the Week
Mixed: Fernando Tatis, OF, Mets: Starting regularly now, and accounting quite well for himself. You could do worse for a short-term pickup. He at least belongs on a mixed team by now.
AL-only: Eric Patterson, 2B, A's: Likely to get a decent amount of time at second base with Mark Ellis sidelined, and he was hitting .329 with nine steals in Triple-A.
NL-only: Adam Rosales, 3B, Reds: And away we go ... I touched on Rosales in last week's Hit Parade, and just like that, Edwin Encarnacion is placed on the DL, and here's Rosales. He had two hits and two RBIs in his first game and should get decent playing time, and like I said, I could see him hitting immediately.
Stat Talk
Perhaps nothing bothers me more than when I hear so-and-so has gotten off to a bad start because he's hitting .230 or something like that. Batting average isn't the whole story. In some cases, it just means the hits aren't falling in yet, especially in cases when hitters have maintained a high walk rate. They're still seeing the ball well, they haven't gotten overly anxious at the plate and they're still getting on base, appeasing their managers. Just a few of the players who have maintained a high walk rate to help offset below-standard batting averages: Lance Berkman, Mark Teixeira, Prince Fielder, Coco Crisp, Chone Figgins, Ken Griffey Jr. and B.J. Upton.
Ballpark Watch
It's still early, and obviously I'll keep tracking this, but I am getting concerned for Mets power hitters at the new Citi Field. Through Wednesday, the Mets have hit just seven homers in 12 games at home, an average of 0.58 homers per game. At Shea Stadium last season, the team averaged 1.17 homers per game, about twice as many more, with very similar personnel. It has taken the Mets 392 at-bats to hit those seven homers.
Position Watch
Kendry Morales, Angels: He qualified only at OF in many leagues heading into the season but is about to hit the 20-game plateau at first base.
Carlos Guillen, Tigers: Bad news for those of you waiting for OF qualification from Guillen. He hasn't played the field in more than a week and is sitting at just nine games in the outfield.
Skip Schumaker, Cardinals: He's getting closer and closer to 2B qualification in all leagues. Entering play Thursday, he has 15 games played at second base.
On the docket
Rafael Furcal is about to take off. In 2006, Furcal hit 64 points better at Dodger Stadium than on the road. In 2007, it was 57 points better at home. In 2008, he had only 143 at-bats for the season (he hit .333 at home), and he's hitting 116 points better at home this season. Well, the thing is, the Dodgers have played just six of their 22 games at home thus far in 2009. That tide is ready to turn: Beginning Thursday, the Dodgers play 17 of their next 23 games at Dodger Stadium.
Lineup Card
Yes, that was normal No. 2 hitter Mark DeRosa hitting in the seven-hole on Monday and Wednesday and the eight-hole Tuesday. That's bad news for his value, and it might not be short-term. Hot-hitting Asdrubal Cabrera has been moved up to the No. 2 slot, and likely will stay there until he cools down.
On the farm
Gordon Beckham, IF, White Sox: Speaking of buzz, Beckham is such a highly anticipated prospect that he's owned in a handful of standard leagues. Unfortunately, he shouldn't be. As good as Beckham will be someday, manager Ozzie Guillen told ESPN 1000's Bruce Levine that "when you see Beckham in the big leagues this year, we are in trouble." There you have it. Guillen wants to keep Beckham in the minors for all of 2009.
Sean Doolittle, 1B, A's: When I look at box scores and see "Jason Giambi, 1B," I want to add the label "injury risk." This is precisely why I have my eye on the next available option for the A's at first base at the minor league level, and you know what? I think Doolittle is that guy, and not Daric Barton. Doolittle has steadily worked his way through the system and posted a fine AFL season in 2008. He's currently slugging .507 with a Billy Beane-riffic 12 walks in his first 20 Triple-A games, and he's still at the developmental age of 22. On the same Sacramento team, Barton is hitting .141 with a .203 slugging percentage.
Final thoughts
"Trade season" is just about to begin in force, and what better time to remind you of one of my personal mantras: Don't underestimate the value of a throw-in option. I see it often in chats, questions involving the fairness of 3-for-1 or 2-for-1 offers in which big names change hands. When that's the case, lesser but still useable players can be included almost on a whim, and this early in the season, those "fringe" options could be useful to you. If they're not, you just cut 'em; in most cases, they weren't negotiated into the deal anyway.
Imagine haggling at a flea market, and you want to buy a rare baseball card. Let's say you reach an agreement to pay $40 for it, but only if the seller throws in a cheap Captain America Pez dispenser that you like but probably doesn't have much value to the seller anyway. In most cases, he'll say, "Sure, what the heck." The same is true in fantasy ball, and you can get backup outfielders, one-category players, starting pitching options et al who can strengthen your bench or even your starting staff, with your trade partner barely noticing.
Brendan Roberts is a contributing writer/editor for ESPN Fantasy.


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Crazy Substitute Teachers
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Markiplier Animated | Mark Of The Survey Corps
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lmao lol atleast it wasnt a fat unattractive gu doing the crazy numa dance lol
very nice i wish it was the whole song though
least u could have done was make this the entire song besides that it was nice not bad animation and it had a good punch line at the end overall i give it a 7/10 good job
Ahahahahahahahahahaha. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL. So funny. Good Job.
Love the original game
Love the Video
Love the song
His mouth stretched so big...wow. Great job!
Very well done, glad you actually put some story behind It, something I don't see much in many music videos. Real good, glad It wasn't just him singing, but built AROUND that. Good work. And departing from the seriousness of my reviews, If he really wanted peoples attention, he should have done a remake of Rick Astelys "Never Gonna Give You Up". Then again, It is far more lazy and easy to do the NumaNuma, so It makes sense he would choose the latter. I like this, but you should have put a button so you can play it again. That is my only complaint. Mettaur, Out!


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"Right now, we are being forced to witness the shadow of the psyche projected into material form through systemic misuse of technology, biospheric destruction, and corrupt geopolitics based on entrenched egotism and greed. As predicted by McKenna, Arguelles, and Calleman, time itself seems to be changing form, accelerating and intensifying, as events follow each other at breakneck pace. A cynical or nihilistic perspective on the imminent fate of our species is, of course, plausible, but unproductive. In fact, if consciousness is intertwined with physical reality, then a nihilistic perspective actively helps to bring a nihilistic result into manifestation. The alternate hypothesis of this book sees the destruction of the biosphere and the development of technology as by-products, nondual and integral aspects, of our psycho-spiritual evolution. If the shadows appear to be growing darker, it is because the light that casts them is getting brighter."
Daniel Pinchbeck
Source: 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl, Pages: 243
Contributed by: Chris
"It is my thesis that the rapid development of technology and the destruction of the biosphere are material by-products of a psycho-spiritual process taking place on a planetary scale. We have created this crisis to force our own accelerated transformation -- on an unconscious level, we have willed it into being. Human consciousness, the sentient element of the Earth, is in the process of self-organizing to a more intensified state of being and knowing -- what the Russian mystic G.I. Gurdjieff called a "higher octave." When the Hopi talk of a Fifth World, or the Aztecs anticipate a Sixth Sun, when St. John foresees the descent of the Heavenly City or New Jerusalem, they are describing the same thing: a shift in the nature of consciousness."
Source: 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl, Pages: 13-14
In relation to Gebser's notion of "time freedom" as humanity's next evolutionary breakthrough, Pinchbeck writes:"[O]ne can only wonder how the seemingly subtle process of transforming the inner sphere of consciousness -- no longer squandering 'free time,' but using it to attain 'time freedom' -- could provide any defense from the catclysmic ravages and global meltdowns to be expected when our "superannuated spatial world" crashes and burns, "as everything that becomes lifeless and rigidified breaks apart," a collapse that appears to be approaching us at high speed. Gebser's answer to this is similar to Sri Aurobindo's, Jung's, Goswami's, and Steiner's: If "mind-stuff," rather than matter, is the fundamental ground of being, then a transformation of consciousness has, potentially, far-reaching effects -- not just in the psychic world, but in the one we perceive to be physical, as well."
Source: 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl, Pages: 227
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The site on the sub-domain works pretty much correctly except its dashboard doesn't have any css applied to it. The JavaScript pop-out menus still work, however.
I tried the troubleshooting stuff in the guide - allowing for mod_rewrite through ssh. I'm thinking the problem might be in my wp-config. Currently the second site is using an exact copy of the other site's wp-config file... should it be something different?
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Heart Disease Health Center
New Computerized Scan May Spot Heart Disease
May 24, 2005 -- A new type of heart scan may offer doctors a realistic, three-dimensional view of without invasive procedures.
A new study shows the scan, known as multislice computed tomography (MSCT), is nearly as accurate as conventional, invasiveat spotting clogged arteries in need of repair.
Researchers say the results suggest that the new, noninvasive imaging technique may offer an alternative to angiograms for some people with suspected heart disease.
Detecting Heart Disease
Coronary angiogram is the recommended method to evaluate In a coronary angiogram, a thin, flexible tube called a catheter is inserted in a blood vessel, usually in the groin, and guided toward the heart. Then a dye is injected into the blood vessel to make it more visible on an X-ray.
The risks associated with coronary angiograms are small, but serious and potentially deadly complications can occur such as stroke, damage to the arteries, or internal bleeding. The test also causes some discomfort and requires follow-up care.
MSCT is a new type of X-ray scanning technique designed to detect heart disease. This new technique takes many more images within a few seconds than a traditional CT scan.
A computer then processes this information and turns it into three-dimensional images of the arteries. This procedure eliminates the risk and discomfort associated with angiograms, but there are the usual risks associated with exposure to X-ray radiation.
Comparing Detection Methods
In this study, researchers compared the accuracy of the recently developed MSCT to conventional coronary angiogram. Over a 10-month period 103 adults with suspected heart disease underwent both tests.
The study showed that compared to angiograms, the heart scan was 95% accurate in detecting significant artery blockages. The results appear in the May 25 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association.
Researchers say the results of the MSCT and angiograms agreed in most cases and identified patients who would have benefited from heart surgery to repair clogged arteries.
A New Alternative?
With this rapidly improving technology, researchers say MSCT may evolve from a useful complement of invasive angiography to a viable alternative.


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Steven Chu Grades Self 'Higher Than an A-Minus' on Handling of Gas Prices
**Written by Doug Powers
There are a variety of factors that lead to fluctuations in the price of gas or the bankruptcy of government-backed companies, but we can now confirm that a low self concept at the helm of the Department of Energy is not among them.
About three weeks ago, Energy Secretary Steven Chu was asked to grade his performance when it comes to stewardship of taxpayer dollars pertaining to the "clean energy loans" program that funded such gems as Solyndra and many others. Chu gave himself a grade of A-minus.
This time around, Chu was testifying before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and Rep. Darrell Issa asked Chu to broaden his report card by also grading his handling of gas prices. The answer: Higher than an A-minus:
This guy makes his boss and fellow Nobel Prize winner look humble by comparison. Chu probably gave himself a couple of fuel price reduction effort bonus points for admitting that he no longer agrees with himself about a desire for high gas prices.
After the hearing, Chu said the GOP is obsessed with letter grade requests. Maybe Republicans are tinkering with the idea of combining the DoE with the Department of Education, and with the grades Chu has given his job performance he'd be a shoo-in to head up the "No Energy Secretary Left Behind" program.
The grade question Republicans should be asking Chu at this point is "seriously Mr. Secretary, how screwed up would things have to get for you to give yourself a 'B'?"
Side note: Issa Tweeted a photo of Chu leaving today's hearing in a
Chevy Volt SUV.
Update: "You're telling my my constituents need to buy a Nissan Leaf?"
**Written by Doug Powers
Twitter @ThePowersThatBe
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Fear factor: Forum at MIT examines if a certain phobia is worsening global warming
May 10, 2016 10:36 AM by Doug Powers
John Kerry should tell the White House about his 'borderless world' prediction
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Have you heard about this new game yet? If not, it's all you're going to hear about for a while. Pokemon Go was released a little more than a week ago to a select few countries, and over the course of about 48 hours it had more active users than Twitter. Let that sink in…… Read More
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Warwickshire in a Wright mess
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Worcestershire paceman Damien Wright claimed 5-62 to help dismiss Warwickshire for 201 in Division One of the LV= County Championship at New Road.
The 35-year-old Australian was backed up by Gareth Andrew, who claimed 3-45, to skittle the visitors in 59 overs.
At the close Worcestershire's reply stood at 155 for two following a century stand between openers James Cameron and Daryl Mitchell, who made 56 and 43 respectively.
Warwickshire, after being put in on a tricky pitch, were brought back down to earth after scoring 642 at Taunton last week, which led to a record innings and 382-run victory over Somerset.
Worcestershire used their seam bowlers to good effect in the favourable conditions and reduced the visitors to 85 for four by lunch.
Wright made the initial breakthrough by producing a delivery which nipped back sharply to dismiss Ian Westwood.
He struck again shortly afterwards to remove Will Porterfield thanks to a comfortable catch at short mid-off by Cameron.
Mohammad Yousuf, on his Warwickshire debut, then became a slip victim for skipper Daryl Mitchell off Matt Mason, who was making his 100th first-class appearance.
It left Warwickshire 32 for three, although Varun Chopra and his captain Jim Troughton brightened the picture slightly by putting on 41.
Their partnership spanned 11 overs before Chopra missed a straight low delivery from Andrew and was trapped lbw for 33, which included a couple of hefty sixes and four fours.
Warwickshire pushed their tally into three figures shortly after lunch with Troughton and Rikki Clarke completing a half-century stand in 17 overs.
Troughton made 33 before falling to a super one-handed diving catch in the gully by Wright, who held onto the ball at the second attempt. It enabled paceman Alan Richardson to pick up his first wicket in the match against his former county.
Wright was centre of attention again soon afterwards when he tempted Clarke into offering a smart two-handed, diving catch low down at second slip for 34.
Andrew ripped out Richard Johnson and Ant Botha in the space of five balls and Wright accounted for Andy Miller before Chris Woakes, on 23, was put down on the square-leg boundary by Matt Pardoe off Andrew.
The escape allowed Woakes to top score with 47 not out from 52 balls and, despite having to contend with a sprained wrist, he put on 42 with Boyd Rankin who eventually became Wright's fifth scalp.
Openers Mitchell and Cameron capitalised on Wright's efforts by putting on 101 in 21 overs before Rankin had Cameron caught behind and Clarke snared Mitchell.
Vikram Solanki and Moeen Ali, who signed a new two-year contract this week, were unbeaten on 13 and 25 respectively.
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Jason Garrett talks Joe DeCamillis decision
By Todd Archer
INDIANAPOLIS – The Cowboys' decision to deny Oakland permission to speak with special teams coordinator Joe DeCamillis earlier this offseason was made because Jason Garrett did not want to lose a good coach.
New Raiders coach Dennis Allen wanted DeCamillis to run their special teams and be assistant head coach.
"I tell every coach I'm for the coach," Garrett said from the NFL scouting combine Thursday. "First and foremost my job is to do what's in the best interest for the
Dallas Cowboys
. But having said that I'm for the coach. I want to keep every coaching advancing in this profession. Hopefully they're advancing on our team but if there's another opportunity with another team, I want them to do that, but the first thing we have to address is what's in the best interest of the Dallas Cowboys."
League rules state a team only has to grant permission to another team regarding a head coaching vacancy. In 2007, Miami allowed Jason Garrett, who was the Dolphins' quarterbacks coach, to become the Cowboys' offensive coordinator after interviewing for the head coaching spot. Last year Green Bay allowed
Jimmy Robinson
to join the Cowboys as their assistant head coach.
"We have great conversations," Garrett said when asked if he was worried about DeCamillis being upset, adding, "We've been judicious with this. There's been some people we wanted to have stay here but felt like there was a better opportunity or a different opportunity. Again, we have to do what's in the best interest of the Cowboys."


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Police: Driver suffers medical issue before crashing into a train in Tampa
TAMPA, Fla - Paramedics say the 25-year-old female driver of a car is in stable condition after running into a train in Tampa.
The accident occurred on Adamo Drive near 26th Avenue. Tampa Police say the Kristen Brown suffered some kind of medical issue before impact, causing her to drive onto the train tracks.
The car was wedged under the train and dragged for a mile down the track.
Adamo Drive between 22nd and 34th Street was closed for over 4 hours during the investigation. It has since reopened.


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Associate Artists tour local schools
Last week, Anvil Arts Associate Artists The Brodowski Quartet took their Vivaldi's Four Seasons Unwrapped to local schools.
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Last week, Anvil Arts Associate Artists The Brodowski Quartet took their Vivaldi's Four Seasons Unwrapped to local schools.
Dynamic country duo The Shires will return to The Anvil in November, it has just been announced.
Two of our Christmas pantomime stars paid us a visit last week, to give us a taste of what to expect from this year's production Sleeping Beauty.
Tickets for Hampshire OctoberFest (7 - 9 Oct) at Basingstoke Cricket & Sports Ground are now available.
Autumn 2016 is now on sale. Download your Autumn 2016 ebrochure Comedy, drama, music, and of course, panto - it's all inside! Click on the above link to view the full brochure.
We will soon be recruiting for Front of House Assistants to start work in September 2016, at the beginning of our exciting new season.
Last week auditions were held at The Anvil for the young chorus in this year's pantomime.
Father's Day is this weekend, and if you've left present buying a bit late then don't panic - our online box office is open 24 hours.
Update: Our Twitter Q&A with Jamie Raven will now take place this Thursday 23 Jun at 1pm.
It's a big day for new shows, with all our fun-filled family shows and entertaining dramas now on sale for the autumn season Family
With great regret, Leif Ove Andsnes has had to withdraw from his performance at The Anvil on Thu 9 Jun due to medical reasons and sends his apologies to the ticket holders who had planned to attend his recital.
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Approaches to Teaching Achebe's Things Fall Apart
- Editor: Bernth Lindfors
- Pages: x & 145 pp.
- Published: 1991
- ISBN: 9780873525473 (Cloth)
- ISBN: 9780873525480 (Paperback)
Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart, with sales exceeding three million copies, is one of the most widely read works of contemporary fiction. A classic of African literature, it is taught in college courses ranging from graduate seminars in English and comparative literature to undergraduate offerings in English, history, ethnic studies, anthropology, folklore, and political science; it is also studied in high school literature and social studies classes. Yet teaching such a book presents special problems; Things Fall Apart is rooted in African social and historical realities that are often unfamiliar to North American readers. This collection of essays, all written by experienced teachers, aims to help instructors introduce students to the rich cultural background of the novel as well as to its narrative and structural complexities.
Like other books in the MLA's Approaches to Teaching World Literature series, this volume is divided into two parts. Part 1, "Materials," surveys biographical sources and interviews, background studies, critical commentaries, films based on Things Fall Apart, and other instructional aids. In part 2, "Approaches," sixteen contributors describe strategies they have used to teach Achebe's work. Several essays were solicited from eminent African scholars who, having taught abroad, know firsthand the challenges of conveying cross-cultural understanding through African literature. The volume features an introductory statement by Chinua Achebe, in which he comments on the responses his novel has elicited from readers around the world and offers advice on probing the significance of the story.


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Secretary-General's remarks to meeting of a group of supporters of UNRWA
New York, 26 September 2013
I am pleased to welcome you to today's Special Meeting of a Group of Supporters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, UNRWA.
I have convened this meeting along with the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, His Excellency Mr. Nabil El Araby because this vital Agency needs your support.
At a time of great turbulence in the Middle East, we need your commitment to intensify support for UNRWA and its crucial work on behalf of vulnerable Palestine refugee communities in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria.
Let me be clear: the demands placed on UNRWA today are unprecedented. Under very challenging circumstances, UNRWA is providing basic education, health, relief and social services to five million Palestine refugees. That number increases by 150,000 each year.
UNRWA is also managing crises affecting all its areas of operations. It provides emergency assistance to all more than half a million Palestine refugees registered in Syria. Over half of them are internally displaced, while 60,000 others have fled to Lebanon and Jordan.
UNRWA is also alleviating poverty and distress in Gaza. More than half the population there depends on food assistance from the Agency to survive.
The Agency needs adequate funding to continue assisting Palestine refugees to live in dignity until a just resolution of the refugee question is found. International donor contributions account for 97 per cent of UNRWA's funding.
Many donors, including some of the countries here today, have generously supported UNRWA over many years. I sincerely thank them for their efforts.
But more needs to be done to support the Agency. UNRWA faces a funding deficit on its basic programmes of $50 million. This deficit will double next year, calling into question UNRWA's future ability to provide basic services to refugees.
Already some UNRWA services have been cut. For example, the Agency can no longer make small support payments that helped the poorest refugees in Gaza and the West Bank. This is contributing to a heightened sense among Palestine refugees that the international community is abandoning them.
I am committed to finding concrete ways to reverse these trends.
UNRWA has worked hard in recent years to broaden its donor base, but it takes time to realize results from new donor partnerships.
I call on all of UNRWA's traditional donors, who account for around 90 per cent of UNRWA's financing, to sustain their efforts and, wherever feasible, to enhance their support to the Agency.
I also have a special message for the distinguished members of the League of Arab States. The League has a longstanding engagement to fund 7.8% of the costs of UNRWA's basic programmes. If this were realized on a sustained basis, UNRWA would be in a much more stable financial position. I urge you to back UNRWA with concrete pledges today or very soon after this meeting.
The Agency does not need a huge amount of additional resources, but the impact on Palestine refugees if these funds are not raised could be enormous.
We should view supporting UNRWA in the context of the negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis. I am encouraged by the commitment of the parties to make progress. Although challenges remain, direct negotiations are the only path for reaching the long awaited two-State solution, and establishing an independent and viable Palestinian state.
A comprehensive Middle East peace agreement will benefit everyone. In particular it should put an end to the dire situation of Palestine refugees and enable them to realise their justified hopes and aspirations.
Meanwhile, we must continue to honour our responsibility to assist the millions of Palestine refugees who depend on the United Nations. This is the mission of UNRWA and it deserves your urgent support.
Thank you for your support and commitment.
Statements on 26 September 2013
- New York, 26 September 2013 - Allocution du Secrétaire général prononcée à l'occasion de la réception offerte aux représentants des pays francophones par S. E. M. Laurent Fabius, Ministre des affaires étrangères de la France
- New York, 26 September 2013 - Secretary-General's remarks to the Group of Friends of the Secretary-General on Myanmar [as prepared for delivery]
- New York, 26 September 2013 - Secretary-General's remarks to Security Council meeting on Small Arms [Bilingual, as delivered, version follows; scroll down for all-English version]
- New York, 26 September 2013 - Secretary-General's remarks at high level event on the World Humanitarian Summit: "Partnerships in a Changing Humanitarian Landscape"
- New York, 26 September 2013 - Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the Appeals Chamber Judgment in the Charles Taylor Case
- New York, 26 September 2013 - Secretary-General's remarks to Thirty-Seventh Annual Meeting of Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Group of 77
- New York, 26 September 2013 - Secretary-General's remarks at High Level Meeting on the Sahel [scroll down for English version]
- New York, 26 September 2013 - Secretary-General's message on World Maritime Day
- New York, 26 September 2013 - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the Pakistan Earthquake
- New York, 26 September 2013 - Secretary-General's remarks to the High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on Nuclear Disarmament [scroll down for English version]
- New York, 26 September 2013 - Secretary-General's remarks at Ministerial Meeting of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Partners Forum [as prepared for delivery]


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I am looking to call the contents of a .txt document and randomize those contents.
I think I found the php code that might work. Would something like this be correct?
$f_contents = file("TheRandomContent.txt");
//$line = $f_contents[array_rand($f_contents)];
//echo $line;
If that is correct, then how can I alter it to call the document if it's located say here:
Am I on the right track here?
And, if so, how can I incorporate this in to the first code I listed? I'm a real beginner, so I'm kindly asking for specifics, please.
Thanks in advance for your help!