text: Cambridge Nanosystems is a UK-based start-up born out of Cambridge University that specialises in advanced materials. The company has developed a ground-breaking new method of producing ultra-high-quality, impurity-free graphene in high volumes. This process is based on the bottom up, molecular assembly of graphene sheets, using natural gas as carbon precursor and without the need of a catalyst. The innovative production method enables the commercial scale production of these multi-functional, high-performance materials.


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On average, 86% of all offers accepted in the past 30 days within my real estate office located in the Silicon Valley have not had any contingencies applied. In other words, removing loan, appraisal or physical inspections are a part of the contract. Most of these offers also were involved in a multiple offer situation, some ranging from 10-25 offers or more.
Thirty-five percent of home buyers who purchased a home in November and December said they made an offer on the home without seeing it first in person, according to a newly released survey of more than 1,500 home purchasers conducted by the real estate brokerage Redfin. That is up from 33 percent in May 2017 and from 19 percent in June 2016.
Sight-Unseen Offers
The following lists the percentage of buyers by metro area who said they made an offer on a home they hadn't seen first in person:
- Los Angeles: 57%
- San Diego: 46%
- San Francisco: 44%
- Portland: 30%
- Sacramento: 30%
- Seattle: 19%
Personally, I would seldom recommend to a buyer or an agent to follow this practice. And for sellers, honestly, letting them know that more often than not "blind" offers fail to go through with the transaction.

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Ohhh...The Creative Family. I got this book earlier this fall and have been perusing through it and her blog quite a bit. I've been loving both of them. I hope you start feeling better soon. Though sitting around knitting, drinking tea, and sipping soup doesn't sound half bad. I'll have to have you over so we can do these things together around a cozy woodstove ;) When you're well.
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Metroline wins electric bus tender
A London operator has been granted permission to run an additional fleet of electric buses, with 23 10.8 metre vehicles and their associated infrastructure due to be in service by summer 2018.
The buses will be operated by Metroline and will be supplied by the BYD/Alexander-Dennis Limited (ADL) partnership. They will be based at the operator's Holloway garage and will operate on Route 46 from Lancaster Gate to St Bartholomew's Hospital.
Royal Mail has signed an agreement with PEUGEOT to purchase 100 zero-emission Partner L2 Electric vans, to be used by postmen and women on their delivery rounds. The vans will go into service from December 2017 at delivery offices around the UK, supported by a comprehensive rollout of charging infrastructure.
The Government confirmed today that it will end the sale of all new conventional petrol and diesel cars by 2040, as it unveiled new plans to tackle air pollution.
The UK Plan for Tackling Roadside Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations produced by Defra and the Department for Transport outlines how councils with the worst levels of air pollution at busy road junctions and hotspots must take robust action.
Today's announcement is focused on delivering nitrogen dioxide (NO2) compliance at the roadside in the shortest amount of time. This is one part of our programme to deliver clean air – next year the Government will publish a comprehensive Clean Air Strategy which will address other sources of air pollution.
Air quality in the UK has been improving significantly in recent decades, with reductions in emissions of all of the key pollutants, and NO2 levels down by half in the last 15 years.
Despite this, an analysis of over 1,800 of Britain's major roads show that a small number of these - 81 or 4% - are due to breach legal pollution limits for NO2, with 33 of these outside of London.
Free webinar encourages fleet and road safety professionals to take part in Road Safety Week 2017
Brake, the road safety charity, is running a free webinar for fleet and road safety professionals on the benefits of taking part in UK Road Safety Week, and providing advice on how to get involved.
Road Safety Week is coordinated annually by Brake as a community event involving thousands of companies, schools, public sector organisations, and community groups. The theme for Road Safety Week 2017 (20-26 November) is 'Speed Down Save Lives' and focuses on the need to keep to lower speeds, especially in built up areas.
Brake's online webinar, Taking part in UK Road Safety Week 2017, is an opportunity to hear from companies that took part in Road Safety Week 2016, and will provide employers with inspiration and advice on running successful activities and communication campaigns, both internally and as community events. The webinar takes place 10am – 11.30am on Wednesday 20 September. For more information, and to book, visit www.brakepro.org.
Katie Shephard, development director at Brake, said: "Road Safety Week provides companies with a great opportunity to engage their staff, suppliers, and customers with vital road safety messages, as well as the opportunity to run awareness raising campaigns in their local communities. Road Safety Week is free to take part in, and we provide all organisations who get involved with ideas, resources, and support, to help make their activities, whether internal or external, as successful as possible. I'd encourage anyone interested in getting involved in this year's Road Safety Week to sign up for our free webinar to find out more about the many benefits of taking part."
East Ayrshire Leisure has taken delivery of two Mellor Orions to provide a library bus service to the community.
The bespoke vehicles have been fitted with a full-length awning and rotating book stands which can be secured when the bus is in motion. The Orion also comes with Wi-Fi, electrical sockets, space for a laptop or kettle and external sockets for convenience. There is also under shelf lockable storage, side door entrance and a manual ramp for easy wheelchair access.
Adam Geary, Cultural Services Manager for East Ayrshire Leisure, said: "It was fantastic to take delivery of our new mobile libraries and they have been a great hit with the public. Whilst they have less book stock than our previous mobile libraries, the smaller size has the advantage of greater accessibility in our smaller towns and communities."
The Orion range with its lightweight but extremely robust body construction utilises modern material and construction methods and delivers a class leading fuel economy of 22mpg on average.
The mobile libraries visit areas throughout East Ayrshire including schools, rural communities and residential homes. Scheduled stops are rotated fortnightly.
Drivers of vehicles leased from Alphabet won't be left feeling flat after they visit the company's new online Tyre Replacement Portal, delivered in collaboration with Kwik Fit.
In what is believed to be a first-to-market for the leasing and mobility industry, corporate drivers can arrange a quick, timed appointment to replace their tyres online or via an app. What's more, the new approach guarantees drivers get the right tyre at the right time – so no more wasted time hanging around or needless journeys.
The new service offers corporate drivers the choice of having replacement tyres fitted at their home or office via a mobile service or at a fast-fit centre. The system not only ensures that drivers have the correct tyres available to them at the first visit, it also offers a choice of timed appointments at convenient times and locations for the driver. Crucially, it checks that the tyre the customer requires will be in stock when they get there to avoid delays or wasted trips.
Chevin to Support Driving & Vehicle Standards Agency in New 'Earned Recognition' Scheme
Chevin Fleet Solutions, a leading global provider of fleet management software, will provide support to the Driving & Vehicle Standards Agency's (DVSA) new 'Earned Recognition' pilot scheme. Chevin's advanced reporting system FleetWave® can already be used to manage a number of functionalities including vehicle servicing, MoT renewals, driver and maintenance compliance and the management of online data, however, the software will be extended to automate reporting processes for the new DVSA Scheme.
Currently, when DVSA operatives stop a vehicle for checks they look at the vehicle's safety, inspection, MoT and servicing records, as well as driver compliance, tachograph and defect reporting. While a highly important process, for many fleets this can mean significant downtime which affects operational efficiency.
The development of the 'Earned Recognition' pilot scheme means that businesses will suffer from less downtime and any associated costs, as the DVSA will be satisfied on receipt of automated records – all of which will be audited and sent from FleetWave – that any fleet in question is compliant and legal. This will allow the DVSA to concentrate on stopping vehicles and businesses with less complete reporting structures and processes.
The increasing number of vehicles on the road and regulations that need to be observed make life more and more difficult for the professional truck driver. To help them carry out their work safely and responsibly, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has published a fully updated version of its Drivers' Handbook, sponsored by Mercedes-Benz Trucks, containing key compliance information which must be provided to all drivers of large and heavy goods vehicles by their employer.
The Handbook has been written by FTA specialists who advise the association's members on all aspects of commercial vehicle operation. It covers staying legal, driving best practice, looking after yourself, what to do when things go wrong and driving abroad. There is also a section of useful contacts and an HGV driver's walk around check pull-out. It includes key updates on a range of issues from changes to speed limits to a major update on load security.
Quartix research says speed limit is 26% too high on Britain's most dangerous roads
The study applies to rural, single lane carriageways with a 60mph speed limit. The roads are widely known to be the UK's most dangerous, with more deaths and serious injuries occurring on them than any other3. It shows that more experienced drivers are aware that it is not always safe to drive at or near the speed limit - something learned over a period of years. Below is a table detailing 10 of Britain's deadliest roads4 with exclusive data from Quartix revealing the average speed of the road or the 'free flow' rate (no congestion.)
Safety-conscious organisations from across the globe have made it through to the final stage of Brake's Fleet Safety Awards 2017. The road safety charity received a record number of first-time entries this year and now more than 70 organisations are in with a chance of winning one of 15 prestigious awards.
The annual event, sponsored by ARI and ProVision, recognises the achievements of fleet operators and suppliers who are working hard to reduce road crashes involving at-work drivers. This year's finalists include household names such as FedEX, Royal Mail Group, and British Gas, as well as smaller companies including TMJ Interiors, AbbVie and Reflex .
A full shortlist (details below) has now been released for each category, and winners will be announced at a gala dinner on Thursday 28 September 2017, at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole, Birmingham.
Tickets are on sale for just £150 per person and there are still some sponsorship opportunities available. Full details are available at www.fleetsafetyawards.com.
Corporate Vehicle Observatory 2017: More than half of fleets backing alternatives to petrol and diesel
More than half (56%) of UK fleets are already operating at least one alternative fuel to traditional petrol and diesel models or are planning to do so in the next three years – an increase of 6% since 2015.
Their choices include traditional hybrids (22% implemented / 27% planning to introduce within three years), plug-in hybrids (15% / 22%), electric vehicles (10% / 22%) and hydrogen fuel cells (2% / 18%).
The finding comes from the 2017 edition of Arval's long-established Corporate Vehicle Observatory Barometer, research which covers 3,847 fleets. It has become widely recognised as one of the most authoritative pieces of research carried out in the fleet sector. Each year, a wide ranging series of questions provide a comprehensive examination of fleet trends in the UK and across Europe. For 2017, 3,847 separate and detailed interviews were carried out with managers who were responsible for fleets ranging in size from one to thousands of cars and vans.
More than a fifth (21 per cent) of UK companies whose employees drive for work purposes have no road safety policy in place, new research has revealed.
The study by TomTom Telematics among senior managers at 400 UK businesses1 found a further four per cent did not know whether their organisation had a defined policy.
At the same time, 60 per cent of respondents said staff members had been involved in road traffic accidents while on business duty, with 78 per cent claiming this resulted in lost productivity due to injury or time off work.
"Driving is one of the most high-risk activities the majority of workers will conduct as part of their job, but is too often seen as a poor relation when it comes to workplace health and safety," said Beverley Wise, Director UK & Ireland at TomTom Telematics.
A new guide to help businesses electrify their commercial fleets, has been launched by the UK's biggest electricity distributor at the LoCITY roadshow.
UK Power Networks launched the guide at the event in London yesterday (July 12) to give fleet operators useful tips and information about the options available to connect to the electricity network. It also advises fleet operators to contact experts at UK Power Networks when they start their journey to invest in electric vehicles, to receive guidance on the charging connections available.
New electric fleets may need charging points installed on site and there are various options such as faster charging, to be considered. The guide explains what the connection process is for getting a new or upgraded electricity supply to power a fleet of vehicles, and estimates how much it will cost.
Not even the thought of causing an accident appears to be enough for some drivers to permanently break the habit of illegally using a handheld phone at the wheel, research for the RAC's Be Phone Smart campaign has found.*
While 60% of drivers said causing an accident would make them stop for good, the RAC is surprised the figure is not significantly higher given that the consequences can be so severe in terms of the impact on human life.
When given a range of scenarios** which might make a driver immediately stop using a mobile phone illegally, being personally responsible for causing an accident came top, followed by being caught or the threat of being caught by a police officer (55% and 54% respectively), knowing the victim of an accident where handheld phone use was a factor (54%), and causing a near-miss (53%).
The findings suggest a sizeable minority of drivers still do not see anything wrong with using a handheld phone illegally because they believe they are not likely to cause an accident or be stopped by the police. This is despite the clear risk of distraction while using a handheld phone – as shown by a number of high profile cases reported in the media – and the fact that police forces are now much more visible in their enforcement of the law on mobile phone use.
A new tipper body chassis cab variant for the multi-award winning Transporter has been created by conversion specialists Ingimex, in partnership with Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles.
Available for both the T30 and T32 (3,000 kg and 3,200 kg GVW) versions of Transporter, the new tipper body, known as the 'Tip-Up' has been designed to meet the needs of customers, reinforcing Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles' Working With You promise.
Although tippers are more commonly seen on Volkswagen's larger van, the Crafter, Ingimex has created this one for the smaller chassis of the Transporter.
The compact Transporter provides a strong platform for an urban load carrying solution, with the new Tip-Up body offering payloads of around 800 kg (for T30) and 1,000 kg (for T32). Ingimex can also offer dropside bodies for the T6, referred to as its 'Pick-Up' range, which boast payloads of around 1,000 kg and 1,200 kg. The Transporter chassis is also available with a 4MOTION all-wheel drivetrain which can be supplied to the Pick-Up and Tip-Up body, making it a highly capable vehicle for use on- and off-road.
A £20 million government investment will help develop electric vehicles capable of returning electricity to the grid. The new investment will support vehicle-to-grid projects as part of the government's Industrial Strategy and create a smarter energy system, while increasing the numbers of electric cars on UK roads.
The projects will investigate technology that allows plug-in electric vehicles to not only draw power from the grid when charging but return it to people's homes or back to the grid.
There are already 100,000 electric cars and 11,000 chargepoints thanks to government support. As this number grows they become a resource for a smart electricity grid – bringing benefits for drivers and creating a more flexible and efficient energy system.
Jaama, the UK's leading fleet and asset management software company, is helping truck fleets comply with tougher new roadside inspections by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) that include an emissions check.
Jaama's industry-leading, multi award-winning Key2 software enables users to record and store all emissions-related data and then use the information to trigger any rectification requirements.
The Department for Transport has said that from August, roadside lorry inspections will include an emissions check with DVSA enforcement officers particularly looking for use of so-called 'cheat devices'.
Although rogue hauliers are the DVSA's target, Jaama says that it is critical that all HGV fleets have a robust audit trail of emission data recorded at every vehicle check, including service schedules and MoTs.
Government publishes £6.1 billion programme of upgrades to major roads and motorways
Transport Minister Jesse Norman has unveiled a £6.1 billion programme of road improvements as part of the government's £23 billion upgrade to the road network in England.
Road users will benefit from shorter journey times, reduced congestion and increased capacity on roads, creating better local connections and improved passenger journeys as a result of these projects.
Over the coming six months, the government will take the next steps on 55 road improvements across the country, including opening eight schemes, consulting on 10 schemes and publishing final plans for another 29 schemes.
Volvo Cars, the premium car maker, has announced that every Volvo it launches from 2019 will have an electric motor, marking the historic end of cars that have only an internal combustion engine (ICE) and placing electrification at the core of its future business.
The announcement represents one of the most significant moves by any car maker to embrace electrification, and highlights how, over a century after the invention of the internal combustion engine, electrification is paving the way for a new chapter in automotive history.
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) – the country's biggest transport trade body representing half the UK fleet - says the Government's new transport investment plan is good news for the sector but more investment is needed to upgrade the road network.
The policy, announced yesterday (4 July 2017), dedicates funds raised from Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) to road improvements. The money can be used for major local authority roads as well as the Strategic Road Network but FTA says it cannot not be the sole solution to finance future road infrastructure projects.
FTA's Head of National and Regional Policy Christopher Snelling said: "FTA believes that the government focus on investing in roads that will deliver improved performance, economic growth and reduce bottlenecks is correct. Enhanced road infrastructure can only make Britain's logistics network and business dealings more efficient.
"Major local authority roads form a crucial part of the road network so our members welcome the news that the new fund can be allocated to support a wider range of projects. However, this extension of use will undoubtedly mean greater calls on one pot of money, so the Government will need to support infrastructure investment beyond just that provided by VED."
The announcement focuses on road spending but FTA understands the approach affects all aspects of transport expenditure.
Mr Snelling commented: "To help deliver the industrial and trading success the UK wants for the future, the Government needs to deliver a flexible transport network as a whole, not just roads. This must mean continued investment in rail infrastructure and also the delivery of the expansion of Heathrow. It is welcome that these areas will also be addressed with this approach."
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Chyavarprash is an Ayurvedic jam that consists of a mixture of sugar or honey, ghee, amalaki, sesame oil, berries and a variation of herbs and spices.
Chyavarprash is just one type of Ayurvedic jam, best known for its super power ingredient, amalaki. Amalaki, aka the Indian Goose Berry, strengthens the immune system and cools the body. The cooling quality of amalaki helps promote liver health and maintains the general balance of the Pitta dosha. The herb is also filled with vitamin C and antioxidants, which promote healthy skin through the encouragement of collagen and elastin production.
All Ayurvedic jams are commonly used as a carrier for other fruits, herbs, and spices. In this instance, Chyavarprash is specifically carrying amalaki. The ingredients, sugar/honey, sesame oil, and ghee, allow for the fruits, herbs, and spices within the jam to get deep into the tissues of the body.
In addition to being delicious, here are some of the amazing health benefits Chyavarprash has to offer!
Benefits of Chyavarprash
Rejuvenates all tissues in the body
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Our anthracite gray pipeline retail fixture selection consists of a variety of different retail displays. Whether you are looking to outfit your entire shop or just one section of it the grey pipeline retail fixtures are the way to go. Industrial pipeline display fixtures are constructed from 1.25" round industrial plumbing pipe, a variety of plumbing connectors, and are powder coated in anthracite grey. The industrial plumbing pipe construction makes it durable and attractive at the same time. Pipeline fixtures are in style and are ideal for creating vintage / urban retail display.
Our anthracite gray pipeline selection consists of clothing racks, retail display tables, nesting tables, outriggers, and counter tops. Combine all or just a few of the pipeline display fixtures and build your own urban retail showroom display.
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Proper noun
- The Aboriginal language (dialect), Yankunytjatjara, mainly spoken in central Australia and belonging to the Western Desert language group (language), which in turn belongs to the Pama-Nyungan subfamily.
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- Of or pertaining to the Yankunytjatjara people, culture, or language.
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Triangle String Light Wall Sconce!
Sconces are SUPER trendy, but also super expensive. But we're here to help! Today we're making this awesome DIY triangle wall sconce.
Three pieces of pine
String lights with battery pack - $10.99 http://bit.ly/2BagQIf
Circular saw
Power sander
Wood glue
Start by picking up three pieces of wood. When choosing your wood there are a couple of rules. Be sure to pick a wood that is not too heavy, such as a pine. Also be sure that two of the pieces of wood combined are thicker than the battery pack of the string lights you are using. We ended up picking up three pieces of pine.
Start by grabbing one piece of the wood, and trace out whatever shape you'd like. We decided to go for a triangle that has three 10 inch sides. Next, draw out a smaller triangle on another piece of wood. This piece will sit just behind the bigger piece and will hold the string lights. Our triangle ended up having three 8.5 inch sides. The final piece of wood is going to be a small rectangle that can fit inside of the smaller triangle.
Once all of these shapes are measured out, we went ahead and cut them out using a circular saw. Once cut, go ahead and sand these pieces down.
The next step is to attach all of these pieces together. Go ahead and stack all three of the pieces, biggest to smallest, adding wood glue to each piece as you stack. Use a clamp to hold everything in place while it dries.
Once everything is dry, grab the battery pack of the string lights and attach it to the back of the triangle, just below the rectangular piece of wood. We used some 3M sticky velcro strips. Once attached, go ahead and wrap the lights around the smaller triangle. Be sure to wrap the end of the string lights around the other string to hold it in place. To hang on the wall, we inserted a 3M hook into the wood. To drill a diagonal hole into the wood, start by drilling a bit into the wood and then turn your drill at a sharp angle and drill further. This should create a diagonal hole that your hook can easily slip inside of.
And that's it! Attach it to the wall and turn it on! Be sure to check out the video below for more DIY wall sconces! If you decide to make any of these sconces, tag us on Instagram using the hashtag #SorryGirlsSquad!


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Dale Lemieux's portfolio
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Unity Asset Store - Nanaimo Labs
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Top Dog: Showtime
This is a 3D local multiplayer game where players roll a dice and travel around a board while trying to collect all the elements needed to put on a stage show. Each space plays a custom story event, and the final scene is dependent on how well the players were able to collect the 4 show elements.
I created this game in Unity, and released it on Google Play and the Amazon Store.
Lost Footage
This is a 3D horror game that takes place in a forest filled with supernatural phenomenon. The game is based on the found footage horror genre, and requires the player to walk around with their camera and capture photos and videos of paranormal activity to hand in at the Institute, which will pay them for their efforts.
Every night (in real world time), the monsters and paranormal events in the forest are randomized so you never know what to expect. Even the terrain itself can rearrange into new paths and clearings. A server is used to ensure all players experience the same custom configuration each night.
I did all the development work for this including the camera recording system, cache boxes that could be opened and the objects inside inspected and rotated, a cell phone menu system, AI and pathing for monsters and animations that trigger for various paranormal events.
(Full version not yet released)
Fantom Feast
This is a 2D arcade game created in Unity where the player controls a ghost that has to eat enemies smaller than itself to grow as large as possible. The game also features power-ups and multiple worlds that introduce new hazards such as lasers, wind storms, rain fall, blizzards, and darkness.
This game is currently being developed and can be found on Steam here.
Mythari Park
Mythari Park lets you enter a mythical safari theme park and experience the wonders of their main attraction, the Chimera!
This classic MUD uses text based commands to let you explore the world and role play with others. You can play in any web browser (mobile included) or use a Telnet/MUD Client to connect.
I wrote this game in python and built it on top of the Evennia game engine. It was a submission for a 1 month game jam contest, and won 1st place overall as well as 1st place in the creativity, story, and codebase categories.
I am no longer hosting the game myself, but it can still be found on Itch.io and the code is available on github.
Additional Games
Top Dog: Lucky's Charm: A 2D adventure game for Android
Top Dog: Tic Tac Toe: Classic Tic Tac Toe game featuring the Top Dog characters
Shark Bait: A puzzle game for Android where the player arranges tiles so a shark character can swim and collect all the fish
Serpentio: An online multiplayer game where players form teams and controls snakes to grow as big as they can
Online Card Game Website: Implemented the logic necessary for 2 or 3 players to play the Yugioh card game with each other
Hue Am I: A 2D platformer created for the Global Game Jam, playable here.
Tools Programming
Player Path Tracking
For a 3D horror game that had players exploring a large haunted forest, I created a tool that would record player positions as they walked around, and then you could import that data into the Unity scene to visualize the paths they were taking. You could also see how fast they were walking or running with the data it provided.
Capturing feedback using PLAYER location data
For the Lost Footage project, I had to create a large forest level filled with varied terrain, plant life, and other features. Often times feedback would appear during a play session, and would pertain to the height of a certain bush that is blocking a view, or a piece of terrain that isn't smooth enough for the player to walk over.
With this tool, you could log a feedback message in the pause menu and it would be saved. Then, that feedback file could be imported on a designers computer and it would place the player's feedback in exactly the location they were standing when they noticed the issue (and show the orientation of the player's camera).
For Code Romantic, a visual novel that teaches C# programming, I provided several tools for the designer/author to help with creating the dialog, and working with the coding puzzles, event sequences, and word highlighting.
Most of the dialog was written in a program mean for creative writing, and so I created a script that was able to move thousands of lines of dialog into an XML format that we could easily work with in the Unity engine. The XML allowed us to start specifying character emotions/faces, and animations that were to trigger during the dialog as well.
Working with the XML file in Excel proved had several challenges, and so I also created a new tool that could display the XML and allow the author and designer to rearrange data, update text, and it would highlight specific events that formed logical breaks in the dialog for a chapter.
Loading Screen Tool - Unity Asset Store
Creating this loading screen tool provided 2 different uses for myself. First, it would help with all future games that required a loading screen, since I could quickly and easily create one by reusing the code I'd already written. And second, it gave me a chance to learn the publisher flow in the Unity Asset Store, their guidelines, and to provide this to anyone else out there with similar needs.
The goal was to create a simple loading screen that could still be customized by a user who didn't want to open any scripts or see any code.
It can be viewed in the Unity Asset Store here: https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/nanaimo-loader-83066
Creating a fill effect with sprites in unity
Written June 16th, 2018
Full article here: https://connect.unity.com/p/creating-a-fill-effect-with-sprites-in-unity
Unity editor tools - Create better games faster!
Written Nov 5th, 2018
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Political provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos accused Simon & Schuster of humiliating him by disclosing embarrassing editorial notes — while refusing to hand over documents he needs to prove his $10 million lawsuit against the publisher for canceling his book deal.
"They're, on the one hand, filing publicly and then leaking to the press documents intended to ridicule and demean me," Yiannopoulos said outside Manhattan Supreme Court Thursday.
Last month Simon and Schuster filed a marked-up manuscript of Yiannopoulos' "Dangerous." His former editor eviscerates his work and schools the writer on his claim that the Cold War ended when America landed on the moon.
The ex-Breitbart writer and college dropout is representing himself in court after firing his attorneys over an "irreconcilable breakdown over strategy" about how to obtain confidential documents from the publisher.
"They're abusing the process of designating those documents," he said, referring to Simon & Schuster's internal communications.
Yiannopoulos, 33, told the judge he didn't want to pay lawyers to fight over the information.
"I don't want to spend half million grinding through that process rather than doing it myself," said Yiannopoulos, who came to court toting a Gucci briefcase and matching backpack.
He told Justice Barry Ostrager that the documents were "absolutely essential for me to properly assess my own case."
The judge disagreed saying they contained "proprietary financial information."
"Those documents frankly have nothing whatsoever to do with the substantive merits of your case," Ostrager said.
Simon & Schuster's attorney Elizabeth McNamara has accused Yiannopoulos of canning his legal team and representing himself so he can see the files, which have been designated "for attorneys' eyes only."
McNamara said in court papers that Yiannopoulos wants to use the information to boost the publishing company he founded after Simon & Schuster dumped him for remarks that seemingly condoned pedophilia.
He insists the documents are relevant because his name is mentioned in them.
The judge said the matter should be discussed at a future proceeding.


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Business is going to the dogs
By Rami Grunbaum, deputy business editor Proving that the dog days are indeed upon us, BusinessWeek launched the month with a cover story...
Rami Grunbaum, deputy business editor, and Seattle Times Business staff
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Dog's best friend:
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Pillar Pet Products' Petfeeder
"Senior" investment advisers:
Securities & Exchange Commission web site on what seniors should know about common scam tactics
Regulatory organization urges investors to carefully check credentials of 'senior specialists'
Washington Department of Financial Institutions contact information
By Rami Grunbaum, deputy business editor
Proving that the dog days are indeed upon us, BusinessWeek launched the month with a cover story featuring testicular implants for neutered canines so people can "restore their pets to anatomical preciseness." Price tag: up to $919 a set.
The New York Times followed with news that Garmin now sells a $599 GPS tracking system and GPS collar for your dog.
Not to be outdone, we bring you Seattle's entry in the "What do you get for the animal companion who has everything?" derby:
The new Perfect Petfeeder from Pillar Pet Products of Fall City, is a $699 automated device that will dole out kibble to Mork or Lola at the appointed hour, in the desired amount.
CEO Scott Mcllarky acknowledges that the Petfeeder's "biggest competition is basically a measuring cup and your hand."
At the price point of a midrange refrigerator, the sculpted, stainless-steel device will appeal primarily to high-end consumers who want something "you're not going to be embarrassed to have around," he allows.
But Mcllarky insists the device is no mere frivolity. Based on personal experience, he says that when a veterinarian orders the owner of an overweight or borderline-diabetic pet to restrict the animal's diet, "your relationship becomes all about the food."
Delegating the task of feeding to a machine means pets will learn there's no point begging, or going bonkers when the human comes home, he says. Mcllarky developed the first prototype to counter just such behavior from two cats that he and his wife put on strict diets: "They found ever-increasingly creative and obnoxious ways to demonstrate their displeasure at not having food available 24/7."
The device, Pillar Pet's first product, is only sold from the company's Web site. Mcllarky says he's happy with initial sales, but isn't ready to predict how big a bite the company can take from the estimated $41 billion Americans spend on their pets annually.
"Response," he says candidly, "has been everything from 'My gosh, it's way too expensive,' to 'This is exactly what I've been looking for.' "
Beware "senior" investment advisers
With the vast cohort of baby boomers poised on the edge of retirement, financial regulators are worried that unscrupulous operators dispensing bad advice could turn the golden years to dross.
In Washington, the state Department of Financial Institutions is considering ways to rein in advisers who use spurious designations such as "senior adviser" or "retirement financial consultant" to suggest a special expertise in this arena.
People who aren't licensed as investment advisers have long dressed up their résumés and business cards with titles that may not mean much. "What's new here is they are being used in connection with seniors," says DFI Securities Division director Michael Stevenson.
Nationally, the Securities and Exchange Commission next month will convene its second "Senior Summit" of regulators, law enforcement and community groups to coordinate efforts on the issue.
"More than 10,000 Americans are turning 60 every day — and the net worth of older Americans is growing to historic proportions. That has made seniors the prime targets for scam artists and securities swindlers," said SEC chairman Christopher Cox in announcing the gathering.
DFI's Stevenson points to a 2004 case where a Vancouver, Wash., husband and wife were charged with promoting themselves as "senior consultants" and advised a senior citizen to empty an individual retirement account in favor of a promissory note supposed to pay a 20 percent annual return.
In fact, the purported financial advisers funneled the $36,000 to their own family members. (That case is still not closed and the department hasn't collected any fines or restitution yet.)
Washington is among more than a dozen states that already have laws that essentially say, "If you hold yourself out as a financial planner or use similar terms, you're going to have to license yourself as an investment adviser," Stevenson says.
A couple states have recently gone further. Nebraska, for instance, prohibits anyone from using professional designations that claim or infer a special knowledge of the needs of senior investors. Massachusetts puts the burden on advisers who claim to be specialists in giving advice to elderly to prove their designation is certified by an independent national agency.
DFI isn't ready to ask for any such rule, but officials here are fairly confident that by the end of the year they will propose tightening the regulations in some fashion, Stevenson says.
In the meantime, he advises seniors to check out what's behind any special designations dangled by people offering financial advice.
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The CEO Forum topic, Board of Directors Composition & Responsibilities, was the number 1 topic identified by portfolio company CEOs when surveyed by Connecticut Innovations.
The event will take place at the UCONN Business School in Hartford. The Connecticut Venture Group will be hosting an early stage venture fair at the same time as the CEO Forum. Following the conclusion of both of these programs, a networking reception will be held.
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We asked if you wanted the recipe and almost all of you said yes, so here you are! This is our favourite supergreen veggie fritter recipe (inspired and tweaked from the one and only Mr Jamie Oliver) - perfect for batch cooking and popping in the freezer for those lazy days when you want a quick and healthy dinner. They are super easy, completely delicious and full of all the good stuff. They are naturally gluten and dairy free (if you don't add the side of greek yoghurt to serve). Also delicious with a side of wild salmon too!
2 x chopped courgettes
200g kale
1 clove garlic
2 x chopped shallots
2 x chopped spring onions
3 organic eggs
Handful mint
Sea salt
Natural coconut (Coyo is our fave) / extra virgin olive oil
Dollop of coconut / thick greek yoghurt to serve
Toasted pine nuts
Squeeze of lemon
- Chop up the courgettes into thin slivers / small pieces. Add the kale and chopped courgettes to a pan with coconut/olive oil to soften.
- In a separate pan, fry the shallots, then add the garlic for the last minute once the shallots are turning golden. Take off the heat when cooked.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the greens, shallots and garlic. Add the chopped spring onions, chopped mint and sea salt. Whisk the eggs in a separate bowl and then add them to the green mixture.
- Place a large frying pan on a medium heat and add a generous dash of coconut/olive oil. Once it's hot, add the heaped patties to the pan (note: they may feel like they're falling apart here, but once they start to cook, the egg will hold them together).
- Once one side is looking golden brown, flip them over - this should be after approx. 2 - 3 minutes, until the egg is cooked through.
- Add your choice of toppings: we love them with toasted pine nuts, a dollop of natural yoghurt and a squeeze of lemon.
- Enjoy!
Please do let us know if you make them and we'd love for you to tag us @maia.wellco so we can see your creations! Happy cooking :)


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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - One result of the new criminal penalties attached to falsely certifying an SEC filing is that companies are disclosing more information in their 10-Q filings.
The disclosures range from over-dependence on a few customers, questionable transactions to rising bad-debt allowances.
After looking into its books, Overture Services OVER, +1.37% said in its 10-Q filed Wednesday that its largest affiliate partnerships were with Yahoo YHOO and Microsoft MSFT, -1.49%. Fifty-seven percent of Overture's total revenue came from advertisers whose traffic came from Yahoo and Microsoft. CNet CNET, +0.00% disclosed for the first time that Gateway GTW accounts for 11 percent of its sales.
WebEx Communications WEBX revealed the use of sales reserves and the use of revolving debt to inflate quarterly cash balances, wrote Suji De Silva, an analyst at CS First Boston. "In the current climate of heightened investor scrutiny, these issues temper our enthusiasm somewhat and represent an overhang on the stock," wrote De Silva.
While WebEx's deals raise some question marks, the high concentration of a couple of customers at Overture isn't viewed negatively.
"While the incremental data was interesting and provides more visibility into the company's affiliate deals, the data was roughly in line with our assumptions and doesn't alter our view on Overture," wrote Cathy Watters, an analyst at CS First Boston.
Additionally, Overture said the disclosures were not based on the Sarbanes-Oxley act. "The primary reason for the disclosure was due to changing composition of our traffic in the second quarter. AOL Time Warner was a supplier for one month in the quarter," said Jim Olson, spokesperson for Overture.
Meanwhile, AOL Time Warner AOL, -1.75% issued a press release late Wednesday calling into question three transactions the company's America Online Internet unit conducted over a period of six quarters. The deals may have been recorded incorrectly as advertising and commerce revenue, the company said. The total of the three deals is $49 million. The company said in its release that it learned of the possible irregularities within the past 10 days.
Register.com RCOM, +0.00% revealed in its 10-Q that its bad debt allowance grew 20 percent. CS First Boston analyst De Silva attributes the increase to weakening of the company's corporate customer base. The filing also revealed a lawsuit dated May 2002 which alleges that the company's SafeRenew program violates New York law, wrote De Silva, who has a "hold" on the stock.
By the close of trading, Overture added 3 percent to $21.53; CNet raged 41 percent to $1.10; Yahoo rose 4 percent to $12.22; AOL added 7 percent to $11.86; WebEx inched up slightly to $13.51. Register.com lost 3 percent to $4.33.
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Real's consumer subscription service saw sales rise 30 percent to $18 million in the second quarter vs. the first quarter. The business is the company's fastest-growing segment and accounted for 41 percent of its total sales. See full story.
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As part of my whirlwind trip to California, I decided to make my way to LA for a whole 24 hours. That's right people, I am THAT girl (was stupid planning on my part, I wasn't trying to make myself feel popular and in demand). By the time I landed at LAX, I was looking a pretty hot mess and my friend was kind enough to take me to The Dry Bar on Sunset Boulevard where my whole life turned around. It may be reasonably common knowledge that I go all a-flutter when anyone brings up Daniel Hersheson's Blow Dry Bar in London. So a-flutter, in fact, that I have started getting my hair done at their flagship salon for such a gross amount of money that I won't even mention it. (I also don't have a pound symbol on my computer and converting into $$$ might make me sob machine-gun tears.) Basically, you make an appointment, all styles are the same low price, you pick the one you want done to your barnet, and 30 minutes later you are all dolled-up and ready to hit the town! Brilliant.
This is a very similar kind of place based in the States but with a bit more of a salon feel. Instead of picking a beehive or a faux-hawk, you pick beachy waves, Southern volume or sleek and straight. All are customised to suit each client. I decided to go with something in between the beachy waves and volume and emerged 40 minutes later with a new lease on life for just $35! Small price to pay for happiness :)
There are a few locations in Cali as well as Arizona and Texas. My biggest hope is they come out to the East Coast. Wink wink nudge nudge.


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Saw Man of Steel over the weekend and, TL;DR, I loved it.
I'm going to hit a few points in particular, the things I didn't like and then address the big criticisms at the end. If you want to be spoiler free, don't click the JUMP. I'll be "spoiler lite" at first, but get spoiler heavy at the very end.
It surprised me to find out that this film was very much a science fiction movie. It addressed what it would be like for the world to find out that there are, in fact, aliens and also Kal-El's struggle with his ... shall we say, citizenship status. It was the scifi superhero movie that Green Lantern tried to be. While GL did fine in space, he floundered on Earth. Not so here.
Yes, there's a crap-ton of action and the camera's a bit shaky. Lots of BSG-style snap-zooms.
What didn't I like ... hmm. Well, the reviewers are right on one point and that's the lack of humor. There are a couple of funny moments, but those are few and far between. I think a big reason for this has to do with the plot. Because the timing of Superman's "coming out" is tied to the potential destruction of the world, there's not much time for cracking wise. Quips would have seemed out of place for a good hour or so of the film. I saw a couple of reviews that said the film skimped on the romance. You see, if the world's coming to an end, there's no time for love, Dr. Jones. Lois and Supes kiss. There's a hint of more to come.
Some have also said that there's a lack of "humanity." Well ... that's kind of the point. He knows he's an alien and he's been told for years by his adoptive parents that "they" (black helicopter types) might come to get him. Despite being loving people, the Kents have unwittingly fostered a sense of alienation (pun) within Clark and made him stand at a distance from mankind. A big part of the movie is about him learning to trust humanity (something Jonathan Kent didn't believe possible) and, in turn, Clark becoming human, too.
Here are a few points I want to make and expound upon.
- Lois Lane. Whatever concerns I had about Disney princess Amy Adams playing the part vanished when she referred to comparing anatomy. Follow that up with some actual journalistic detective work and you have the only version of Lois Lane on screen to date who seems like she may have won a Pulitzer. And thank Rao that she isn't being dumbed down to not see the mind-numbingly obvious. Very good move to let her be clued in from the start.
- Krypton. Beautiful and alien all at once. I wanted to spend more time there. And the concept of their society, too, was fantastic and well realized. Particularly the caste-based breeding program which brings me to ...
- Zod. Great job, Michael Shannon. Zod isn't some power-hungry tyrant, nor is he insane. He is simply doing that for which he was created.
- The Kents. A different death for Jonathan and a very different dynamic. Very real, though. Couple the dysfunction of having a semi-rebellious child who knows he was adopted with the palpable fear they had of him being discovered and taken away ... strong, strong stuff. I also liked how relaxed Martha seemed to be after Jonathan's death. (And I liked her line that seemed to homage 1978's, "Say, Jim! Whoo! That's a bad outfit!")
- Superbeings doing super things. An element previous films never seemed to capture, though the various DC animated series (Superman, Justice League) did: super power and super speed. I laughed during the scene where Faora takes on the soldiers and she zip-zip-zipped from one to the other, taking them out. It was marvelous. And the massive destruction caused by the end fight ... oof. Stunning, amazing and exactly what I hoped for. (I'll elaborate on the destruction at the very end.)
- Distancing itself from what came before. There are, of course, multiple ways this was accomplished but I'll focus on two. Origin. Despite this being an origin story, it stays away from the linear setup given to us in 1978's film. The flashbacks were effective and well spaced throughout the film. Music. Hans Zimmer has been in this position before. He had to score a new Batman movie back in '05 without using the iconic Danny Elfman score from 1989. For MoS, he had to score a new Superman movie without using the amazing John Williams score. I've seen some moronic reviewers point to this as a weakness. Seriously? If you're trying set up a new vision for a character, why would you want to connect yourself to previous versions so viscerally? The quiet Clark Kent theme is evocative and the Superman theme (heard in earnest at the start of the end credits) is rousing. What more could you want?
- Odds and ends. How the heat vision looks. The flush of x-ray, etc., imagery. The fact that there are probably a few people in Smallville who put two and two together (I'm looking at you, Pete). Jon Peters finally got Superman to fight a mechanical spider (sorta). The shockwaves from each punch that Zod and Superman deliver on each other. The sound of the World Machine's gravity weapon. The satellite in space that Zod and Superman destroyed. The name of the bully truck driver. The name of the general's assistant (the captain at the end; it's not a perfect match, but it's close). The laughter in the theater caused by seeing the launching of black dildos within which Zod and crew are encased. The next-to-the-last line in the movie.
- Henry Cavill. Last but not least. An unenviable position to be in, for certain, but he carried it very well.
OK. Now to address the big criticisms I've seen from fans and others regarding the climatic final twenty or so minutes of the movie, namely the battle in Metropolis and the death of Zod.
Funny: for years I've heard people dismissive of Superman because he's "a big blue Boy Scout" and here he is not being one (in their estimation) and people are complaining again. Maybe not the same people, though. But still.
Wanton destruction. I'm not talking about the World Machines here. I'm talking about the buildings that get destroyed by Superman and Zod in their final battle. (Also, the battle between Superman and Faora & Nam-Ek in Smallville.)
Read any one of dozens of comic issues. Watch the great Superman: The Animated Series and the Justice League follow-up series. When there's a big fight between Supes and Jax-Ur or Darkseid or Brainiac or Mongol or Metallo, etc., buildings get knocked down. Now, in those comics and cartoons, we don't see bodies laying in the rubble.
In MoS, everything is played for real. Like Nolan's Batman films, this movie takes place in a very real universe. So, when there's a big fight between superbeings (see above), stuff gets tore up. It looks frightening because it seems so real. It gives the proceedings weight and consequences. These Kryptonians are powerful and they can wreck a city when they fight.
It's important to note that I saw Superman try a couple of times to fly away, perhaps get away from the civilians, only to be attacked or pulled back down toward them. Also, it should be noted that there was an evacuation called for Metropolis that was possibly lost in the din of those scenes, so many of those buildings many have been near empty. Still ... people died. No question.
Now: is Superman to blame for this? How could he be? Zod was ready to destroy the world in order to repopulate it with Kryptonians. Superman fought back. He tried to escape and deal with things elsewhere, but it didn't work out.
Not that this is a great excuse, but you also need to remember that this Superman is a rookie. He's only been wearing that suit and flying for a few days when this all went down.
Killing Zod. This is the one that really has people talking. Superman doesn't kill.
Except when he does.
He killed Zod, Faora and another guy with kryptonite back in the day. Killed Doomsday. Killed the Anti-Monitor ...
"But those are just comics," you say. "Those don't count."
OK. On TV, in Smallville (I never got into that), he killed Titan.
In Superman II, he killed Zod:
Yeah. Zod, remember, is now without his Kryptonian powers. Smirk, dismissive head shake, toss. Zod falls into a chasm and isn't seen again. *
That's wanton.
Compare that to the finale of MoS. Zod was about to incinerate four or five people. Plus, he promised Superman that he would never stop, now that he was without his purpose. So ... crack. And then Superman wails. Why? Despair, frustration, anger, etc. Zod was his last connection to his homeworld and he had to kill him. I read an interview with writer David Goyer who said that this is when he developed his distaste for killing. Sure, you can be against something without ever having to confront that thing. What happens when you do have to confront it?
Man of Steel 2 - You didn't ask, but here's what I'd like: Lois and Clark trying to keep their relationship on the DL. Lex Luthor as a tech magnate who gets hold of some mysterious green ore. Being a tech magnate, maybe he can beef up one of his enforcers, a fellow named John Corben. And maybe we can find out who was in that sleep chamber aboard the 18,000-year-old scout ship (no, not the skeleton; the one that was open with no one inside).
* - Yes, I know there's a deleted scene that shows the trio being rounded up by the North Pole patrol, or whatever, but it's not in the movie. Doesn't count. Plus, imagine the absurdity of the police reports: "Called to the home of one Kal-El, 1 Polar Bear Way. Domestic disturbance involving three illegal aliens, escaped supercriminal Lex Luthor and the resident's girlfriend. ..."


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A Southern New England multiple listing service has launched a mobile Web application for property search.
RILiving.com partnered with Smarter Agent, a mobile real estate technology company, to power the free application. RILiving.com is the official consumer-facing Web site of State-Wide Multiple Listing Service Inc., which is a subsidiary of the Rhode Island Association of Realtors. RILiving.com displays property listings from Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut.


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Summit Psychology is considered an out-of-network provider for most insurance plans. Many insurance plans provide out-of-network benefits and will reimburse a percentage of my hourly fee. Please contact your insurance provider to inquire about your out-of-network mental health benefits.
How much will treatment cost?
An initial intake session costs $240 . Subsequent psychotherapy sessions cost $190.
How long do sessions last?
Sessions typically last 55 minutes. If you are late, the session will still end at the scheduled time so that time is not taken away from the next client.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an evidence-based approach to psychotherapy that involves helping people identify and change problematic patterns of thinking and behavior. This typically results in an improved emotional state. Numerous scientific research studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of CBT for treating a variety of psychological symptoms and issues including depression, anxiety, relationship problems, and more.
What is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)?
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is an approach to psychotherapy that utilizes mindfulness meditation as a way to help us remain present and give up our (often futile) struggle against psychological pain. This frees up emotional energy, which then allows us to explore our most deeply held values and make meaningful commitments to change that will steer our lives in a better direction. In this way, progress can be attained through mindfulness. ACT suggests that psychological pain is an inevitable part of the human experience, and our struggle against that pain is often what leads to entrenched suffering.
What is the difference between a psychologist, psychiatrist, therapist, and counselor?
It's complicated! Unless you are a mental health professional, there is no reason you would know the difference. Here's the basic breakdown:
- Psychologist: Psychologists have completed a doctoral degree program of philosophy (PhD) or psychology (PsyD). I am a licensed clinical psychologist, meaning that I provide mental health services to clients. Clinical psychologists are also sometimes referred to as therapists or psychotherapists. There are other types of psychologists that do not see clients and primarily conduct research in areas such as personality theory, cognitive psychology, human development, social psychology, and cross-cultural psychology. Psychologists can also specialize in areas such as forensic psychology or industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology.
- Psychiatrist: Psychiatrists complete medical school and have an MD degree . They specialize in prescribing medications related to mental health problems. In addition to managing mental health medications, some psychiatrists also provide psychotherapy. If you are interested in medication for a mental health issue, you will need to speak to your primary care doctor or to a psychiatrist.
- Counselor: Clinicians who refer to themselves as counselors typically have a master's level degree, such as a Master of Arts (MA) in Counseling. They may also be referred to as a therapist or psychotherapist.
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker: Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW) have a degree in social work and are licensed to provide social work and psychotherapy services. They are also often also referred to as counselors or therapists.
- Therapist: Therapist is a generic term meaning that a person is skilled in a particular type of therapy. This can include psychotherapy but also many other types of therapy (e.g., physical therapy, massage therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy).


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End Date: 2010-03-31
Host Institution: University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland
Host Country: Sierre (Switzerland)
Home Institution: Royal Holloway University of London
Home Country: London (UK)
In the context of Multi-agent Systems (MAS), the concept of agent environment is amongst the most promising concepts to model distributed applications. The agent environment works as a powerful coordination medium to handle the interaction but also to modularise and split the responsibilities in the system between heterogeneous entities. Modelling the concept of agent environment in MASs results in more manageable solutions when dealing with distributed and ubiquitous entities, thanks to its mediation properties. Also, an agent environment allows us to model the perception dimension as the situated agents can observe the state of the entities sharing the same portion of the agent environment. This research aims at studying the adoption of the concept of agent environment to model pervasive computing applications in the smartcare area. Smartcare is concerned with the continuous, automatic and remote monitoring of real time emergencies and lifestyle changes over time. The challenge is to manage the risks associated with independent living of people that have chronic or permanent health conditions such as diabetes, hepatitis or dementia. Starting from state-of-the-art technologies that support the concept of agent environment in a distributed setting, the concrete objectives of this research experience will be to
1. Create a prototype of a distributed agent environment that maps to a real environment, such as a small urban area, where the monitored patients live;
2. Connect the patients with the distributed agent environment by means of mobile devices with internet capabilities (such as smartphones);
3. Devise a cognitive model for an agent capable to perform roaming amongst the nodes of the distributed agent environment and pre-diagnose possibly dangerous conditions in the monitored patients.


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Xiaomi is reportedly all set to launch a much-anticipated smartphone Redmi 5 on February 14 in India.
On the contrary, there are few reports, which suggest that the Chinese company might unveil Redmi Note 5 instead of Redmi 5. As of now, it is difficult to confirm, which device will be launched on February 14. However, based on various media reports, the smartphone would likely be Redmi 5.
BREAKING – 5 is set to be unleashed on Feb 14. The countdown starts today! #GiveMe5 pic.twitter.com/rDzlfHmjo6
— Redmi India (@RedmiIndia) February 5, 2018
The smartphone will be the successor of highly popular mid-range smartphone Redmi 4. It is worth mentioning that the handset was earlier launched in China in December 2017. The phone will fall into the mid-range smartphone category with the price range around Rs 10,000 to Rs 12,000.
Xiaomi Redmi 5 is rumored to sport a 5.7-inch HD+ display with 18:9 aspect ratio and 1440 x 720 resolution. In terms of processor, it could feature an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 chip paired with 3GB or 4GB RAM. The phone might run on the Android 7.0 Nougat on the top of company's MIUI OS skin. Furthermore, the handset is expected to mark 3300mAh battery under the hood.
Not much is known regarding the phone yet, stay tuned with us for more updates on the Xiaomi's 14 February launch.
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Ag Career Spotlight: KDA Division Director, Value-Added Plant Production
My good friend Brent Burchett serves as a bridge between the business of agriculture and government. While becoming a "bureaucrat" was not really what he was after, I attest that he has a passion for serving Kentucky's farmers.
Brent grew up on a grain farm in Murray. He had always been interested in policy and politics, and his family instilled in him the value of public service. Brent attended the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture to study Public Service and Leadership and immediately earned his Master's from the UK Martin School of Public Policy and Administration in 2010.
During his education, Brent interned with Senator Mitch McConnell's office and as a legislative aide for the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council. He said he saw differences between the local, state, and federal government policy process through his experience, but realized the art of serving constituents was the same.
Shortly after graduation, Brent worked for Kentucky Soybean as their Programs Director. His duties included monitoring policy and regulatory issues, developing water quality research programs, and managing outreach initiatives to connect farmers with consumers. He also led the Kentucky Livestock Coalition, an alliance of the state's veterinary, livestock, poultry, and grain associations.
In January 2016, he was named the Director of the Division of Value- Added Plant Production at the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. Brent's primary duties include managing the activities and staff of several plant production, research and regulatory programs. These include ginseng, grape and wine, farmer's markets, organic and GAP certification and specialty crops, among others. Most of his time, however, is dedicated to industrial hemp and emerging specialty crops such as kenaf, hops, and barley. Brent also assists with water quality and market development programs.
Brent said the favorite parts of his job are advocating for farmers, promoting Kentucky agriculture through events, and finding new economic opportunities.
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"Speaking and writing ability will set you apart," said Brent. "You also need to give yourself a lot of career options and have a lot of educational variety. I actually wish I had more technical knowledge in agronomy, and I would have earned a law degree."
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Streaking TCU baseball aims to keep first place in Big 12
TCU takes a 13-game winning streak, matching its longest under coach Jim Schlossnagle, into the start of another Big 12 series.
The third-ranked Horned Frogs can match what is likely the school record of 14 consecutive victories, and also strengthen their grip on first place in the Big 12, by winning at West Virginia on Friday.
TCU (27-5, 8-1) leads the Mountaineers (19-12, 6-3) and Texas Tech (29-7, 6-3) by two games in the standings and has won 14 of its past 15 games.
"We've got a couple of things to clean up in all facets of the game," catcher Evan Skoug said following a victory in the series finale against Murray State last week. "But we're doing a lot of things right right now. I think we're really close to it, being what we want to be."
The Frogs have won every game since March 24, when they defeated Oklahoma State 7-5 behind home runs from Skoug, Luken Baker and Nolan Brown.
That started the first of three consecutive weekend sweeps, including two weeks ago against Kansas State and last week against Murray State. The Frogs also have a two-game sweep of UT Rio Grande Valley and victories against UT Arlington and Dallas Baptist.
TCU also won 13 consecutive games in 2014, a stretch from April 15 to May 9 that included weekend sweeps of Texas, Cal State Northridge and Kansas State, single-game victories against Houston Baptist, Texas Tech, Stephen F. Austin and the first game of a series against Oklahoma.
TCU won 14 consecutive games from Feb. 9 to March 2, 1993, under Lance Brown in a season that ended with a 34-22 record and sixth place in the Southwest Conference. Game-by-game school records go back to 1966.
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Spinach, tomato, feta, and mushroom crepe.
The first time I ever had a crepe was probably at IHOP. Tis a sad thing, but at least there was nowhere to go but up. It was a trip to the downtown mall in Charlottesville, VA that made me rethink the crepe. It was more than just a pancake - it was an experience. A thin, light, tender butter-kissed pancake stuffed with strawberries and nutella. Oh the simple joys in life. It has been almost three years since that day, and I think I have probably eaten more crepes in the past year than in my entire life.
Crepe Maker - Los Altos, CA
There were a plethora of crepe options in Boston, and that solidified my love of the crepe. With Matt in town for the weekend, AJ looked into crepe places nearby, landing on the Crepe Maker. At 8am, AJ questioned whether this was a place that sold crepes or a place that sold crepe makers. With a chuckle, I encouraged him to call and ask. "Is this the crepe maker?" With a pause, "Are you guys open?" I am not sure what the guy on the other line was thinking, but AJ seemed satisfied that they indeed sold crepes.
Jamba and crepes - the perfect start to the day!
We headed to downtown Los Altos to get in on the crepe action. I am always torn between the savory and sweet choices. While a strawberry and nutella crepe never lets me down, I like to explore other options. The mushroom, spinach, tomato, feta combination has never let me down, so I went with that one. AJ chose a similar combo of spinach, sun dried tomatoes, pesto, and feta. Matt, went with the classic lemon and sugar crepe. While we waited, he hopped over to Jamba Juice to round out his breakfast.
That is one large crepe. It better be for $9.
The crepes were pretty pricey - $9 for the savories and $6 for the lemon and sugar. While you can get a huge stack of pancakes with eggs for around the same price or less, crepes require more skill. We were also getting some premium fillings. However, our expectations were raised.
Can you tell I'm still a little sleepy?
The crepes did not disappoint. The great thing about crepes is that they always come hot off the griddle. They were also huge! The combination of feta, spinach, mushrooms, and tomatos takes me away to a mediteranean villa. While the salty, tangy feta was delicious against the light, slightly sweet crepe, I would have used a lighter hand with the cheese.
Eating outside in the warm sun, with a breeze sweeping in, I didn't care that I wasn't in Paris - the experience was still lovely.
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Though it's been tested to withstand the demands of racing and riding across Europe, according to the press blurb anyway, and other epic events and adventures, the Rapha Waterproof Frame Pack, and all frame packs really, are well-suited to a wide range of uses. So they're ideal for touring and Audax and handy for longer commutes too. And for regular rides where they are a good alternative to stuffing everything in a tiny saddle pack and your jacket pockets.
Obviously, this Rapha frame pack is at the pricier end of the scale. There are now plenty to choose from in this market and we've taken a look at many of the options in this guide. Back to the Rapha frame pack, and you're looking at a totally waterproof design and constructed from tough PU-coated ripstop polyester with minimal panels to save weight. There is 4-litres of space with a main compartment on the right and a sleeve pocket on the left for handy access items.
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We have just launched an update to our internal CMS replacing the old 3rd party file manager with our own in-house system. Theirs some work to do to integrate it a little more with some of our other modules but its already available within the WYSWIG editor. Read more
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Development Diary Part 6: Progress
Its been a while since my last post and I am finally making a some head way with my pet project though its been slower than I hoped just down to trying to fit time in on it between client projects.
For those that haven't read my previous posts on the subject as a developer who's work is done on a white label basis this means the majority of what I produce I cannot show to new or existing clients. Read more
Development Diary Part 5: The games (Part 2)
As this project serves no commercial purpose other than to demonstrate some of our digital development skills we only get to work on it in out spare time but even so I am happy with our progress the portal itself is coming along with WordPress and the Xenforo forum software integrated together. The integration between the games, the game scoring/ranking backend system and wordpress as the CMS is progressing nicely and in the next couple of weeks we hope to release a couple of early beta versions of 2 of the games to test the games themselves and the integration with the portal. In the meantime here's a couple more videos of games we have in development for our games portal. Read more
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Now we have the decisions on what will be used for the gaming portal and how this will be put together the work is underway to develop this and its now time to start looking at the initial games we will be developing to put on the site. To start as mentioned in a previous article we are aiming for 5 games ready for an official launch 4 of which are already in various stages of development and the 5th is still in planning. Read more
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For the portal we need to decide on what route we take either using an open source platform and tailor it to requirements or build our own. With this in mind I did a little research on some of the better available options. Read more
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In the post I am going to be roughly outlining what features and sections we wish to see within our gaming portal. These may not all make it into the first release as some may not be feasible for various reasons or we may push back features to later releases if we think it's going to delay the initial release to long but this will give us a starting point for research and development of the portal. Read more
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In this my 2nd post I want to outline what we will be producing along with a rough outline of features.
Their will be 3 distinct parts to this project. The games themselves, The online backend system for storing game data and the Portal. Read more
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This is a good weekend to be a fashionable man. The SocialPrimer opens in West Hollywood, the Fairfax Corner Sale offers plenty of bargains for streetwear fans, and NY-based men's line Operations is running not one but two trunk shows in town. Operations is known for taking the kind of utilitarian gear worn by construction workers and firemen and, as their name implies, giving it plastic surgery.
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