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A £3,000 reward has been offered for information on a Chapel-en-le-Frith burglary, in which an 86-year-old woman was attacked.
The incident occurred at a property on Sycamore Road, between 4.30am and 5am on June 24.
The victim's son, who did not wish to be named, said: "This 'hero' got into the house, she heard a noise, decided to get up and go to the bathroom and he was blocking the way, stood in the hallway. It's not right, she's 86, she doesn't deserve this."
The intruder forced her back into her bedroom, causing scratches and bruises to her face and hands.
The son explained that his brave mother tried to negotiate with the burglar: "She said: 'If I give you this money, will you go away?' But he didn't and she said: 'You told lies!' She's quite remarkable. She loves CSI and even suggested to police to scrape her fingernails for his DNA."
The grandmother gave the offender an envelope containing £500, which she had put to one side to repay relatives for doing odd jobs for her.
The son continued: "An 86-year-old shouldn't be subjected to that. She's very concerned about being by herself. She's only just done the first night on her own. She was very, very nervous. We just want him to be caught."
The 61-year-old, of Chinley, added: "It's not just somebody trying the door, they carefully planned it. They even removed a section of fence between Sycamore Road and Long Lane to take a look. It's quite scary. There were no signs of a break-in. Either she left the door open, which I don't think she did, or somebody had a key."
He explained that the burglary could be linked to when his sister's house in New Mills was broken into and a set of keys was taken, including a key to his mum's house.
The offender is described as a white man of stocky build, wearing dark clothing and gloves and had his face covered.
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This passage provides some important lessons for Matthew's first audience and for us today.
God Protects Jesus and His Family (2:13) Matthew here narrates God's protection for Jesus (2:13-15) and Herod's brutal massacre of other children (2:16-18). Although the narrative rings with inspired grief and rage against Herod's act, God does not stop the injustice in this narrative any more than in most of the narratives we hear played on the evening news. Yet this narrative contains a kernel of good news that human reporters often cannot adequately discern until after the fact: the injustice of a world run by rebels against God cannot thwart his ultimate purposes for justice in that world.
Jesus Is a Refugee, a Model for Suffering (2:14)
If we read 2:13-14 in the context of Matthew's Gospel, we realize that even in his childhood the Son of Man already lacked a place to lay his head (8:20). Disciples would face the same kind of test (10:23; 24:16).
Jesus' miraculous escape here should not lead us to overlook the nature of his deliverance (compare, for example, 1 Kings 17:2-6). Jesus and his family survived, but they survived as refugees, abandoning any livelihood Joseph may have developed in Bethlehem and undoubtedly traveling lightly. Although travel within Egypt was easy for visitors with means (Casson 1974:257), many Judeans had traditionally regarded refuge in Egypt as a last resort (2 Macc 5:8-9; compare 1 Kings 11:17, 40; Jer 26:21).
Some Christians in the West act as if an easy life were their divine right, as if to imply that suffering Christians elsewhere lack faith or virtue. Yet from its very beginning the story of Jesus challenges such a premise. Of the millions of refugees and other impoverished people throughout the world (for reports, see, for example, B. Thompson 1987), some are our brothers and sisters in Christ; many others have never yet heard how much he loves them. Reports of hundreds of thousands of civilians being tortured or slaughtered each year for political, ethnic or religious reasons can inoculate us against the reality of the human pain involved, but firsthand accounts from some of my closest African friends have brought the tragedy of this plight home to me. Many could resonate with the story of Jesus the refugee who identified with their suffering. Indeed, Western Christians should not be so arrogant as to think that we could never face such affliction ourselves; in due time Christians in all nations will receive their share of hardship (see 24:9).
Like other episodes in Matthew's first narrative section (1:18-4:25), the accounts of Jesus' childhood fulfill Scripture, with at least one explicit quotation per section. But all four stories in chapter 2 also surround place names rooted in Scripture. Jesus is "forced to wander from place to place," King of a world hostile to him (Schweizer 1975:41, 45). The world's treatment of Jesus likewise promises little better for his followers (10:23-25). While Christians are right to work for change within this world, we should not be surprised when we face hostility, false accusations or even death for Jesus' name (10:17-39; 13:21; 16:24-27; 24:9-14; compare 1 Thess 3:3; 1 Pet 4:12-13).
In Jesus the Anticipated Salvation of God's People Has Begun (2:15)
When Matthew quotes Hosea, he knows Hosea's context. The past exodus with which Jesus identified (Hos 11:1) was the historic sign of the covenant anticipating a new exodus (Hos 11:11). By quoting the beginning of the passage, Matthew evokes the passage as a whole and shows how Jesus is the forerunner of the new exodus, the time of ultimate salvation. Matthew uses God's pattern in history to remind us that our call and destiny, not the ridicule of outsiders, must define us. We are the people of the new exodus, the people of God's kingdom.
Matthew declares (2:15) that Jesus' sojourn in Egypt fulfills Hosea's prophecy Out of Egypt I called my son (Hos 11:1). But this second line in Hosea's verse directly parallels the first, "When Israel was a child, I loved him." Thus by citing Hosea 11:1 Matthew evokes the new exodus in Jesus, who embodies Israel's purpose and mission (Longenecker 1975:144-45). But by emphasizing that Jesus' return from Egypt reveals his sonship, Matthew again emphasizes that Jesus' mission is for all peoples (compare Acts 6:13; 7:33).
Matthew's quotation from Hosea also reminds us that Jesus identifies with his people's heritage. Jesus appears as the promised one greater than Moses (Deut 18:18; compare Mt 4:2; 17:2) and the heir of God's call to Israel. As God protected Moses when Pharaoh killed the male Israelite children, so God protects Jesus.
Further, Jesus goes to Egypt like Israel under the first Joseph, and like Pharaoh, Herod slays male Israelite children (Ex 1:16-2:5; Ps-Philo 9:1). To persecuted Christians, Herod's Pharaoh-like behavior is significant. Infanticide and more frequently child abandonment constituted typically pagan offenses that the Jewish people despised (for example, Wis 12:5-6; 14:23; Ps-Philo 2:10; 4:16); only such pagan evildoers as Antiochus IV Epiphanes had repeated Pharaoh's murder of Israelite babies (1 Macc 1:60-61; 2 Macc 6:10; 8:4).
Part of the moral of the story is therefore how it reflects on rulers among God's people: if a supposed "king of the Jews" can be a new Pharaoh, one cannot necessarily count on one's own people for allies. Matthew again challenges his readers' prejudice against Gentiles, reminding them of their opposition from fellow Jews. In a world still divided by racial and national ties, Christians from all peoples must remember that no group of people is incapable of producing evil. Herod's behavior may thus summon us to examine the sins of our own people first (compare 7:1-5).
A Ruler's Injustice Is Denounced (2:16-17)
We lack concrete historical record for Matthew's next episode (except a garbled account from Macrobius; Ramsay 1898:219), but it certainly fits Herod's character (France 1979; compare Soares Prabhu 1976:227-28; Stauffer 1960:35-41). When Herod's young brother-in-law was becoming too popular, he had a "drowning accident" in what archaeology shows was a rather shallow pool; later, falsely accused officials were cudgeled to death on Herod's order (Jos. War 1.550-51). Wrongly suspecting two of his sons of plotting against him, he had them strangled (Jos. Ant. 16.394; War 1.550-51), and five days before his own death the dying Herod had a more treacherous, Absalom-like son executed (Ant. 17.187, 191; War 1.664-65). Thus many modern writers repeat the probably apocryphal story that Augustus remarked, "Better to be Herod's pig than his son" (Ramsay 1898:219-20).
The murder of the children of Bethlehem thus fits Herod's character; yet it is not surprising that other early writers do not mention this particular atrocity. Herod's reign was an era of many highly placed political murders, and our accounts come from well-to-do reporters focused on the royal house and national events. In such circles the execution of perhaps twenty children in a small town would warrant little attention-except from God (see France 1979:114-19).
Matthew does not simply report this act of injustice dispassionately; he chooses an ancient lament from one of the most sorrowful times of his people's history. Jeremiah 31:15 speaks of Rachel weeping for her children, poetically describing the favored mother of Benjamin (standing for all Judah) mourning because her descendants were led into exile (see Montefiore 1968:2:10-11). Rachel, who wept from her grave in Bethlehem during the captivity, was now weeping at another, nearer crisis significant in salvation history (compare Mt 1:12, 17).
More important, however, the context in Jeremiah 31 also implies future hope. Rachel weeps for her children, but God comforts her, promising the restoration of his people (Jer 31:15-17), because Israel is "my dear son, the child in whom I delight" (Jer 31:20; compare Mt 2:15; 3:17). This time of new salvation will be the time of a new covenant (Jer 31:31-34). The painful events of Jesus' persecuted childhood are the anvil on which God will forge the fulfillment of his promises to his people, just as the cross will usher in the new covenant (Mt 26:28).
This text shows that God called his son Jesus to identify with the suffering and exile of his people (as in 1:12, 17; compare Jer 43:5-7) as he identified with their exodus (Mt 2:15). In his incarnation Jesus identified not only with humanity in an abstract sense but with the history of a people whose history is also spiritually the history of all believers (because we have been grafted into their history and use their Scriptures).
Yet we may also suspect that this identification speaks of a God who feels our human pain as deeply as we do. While philosophers and theologians must address the problem of evil intellectually, many grieving people inside and outside our churches face it existentially. To broken people wounded by this world's evil, Jesus' sharing our pain offers a consolation deeper than reasoned arguments: God truly understands and cares-and paid an awful price to begin to make things better.
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Inflation Is Tame Unless You Eat Bacon or Smoke Cigarettes
From burgers to cupcakes, almost everything is better topped with bacon. But does that list include inflation?
Consumer prices increased slowly during the past five years, up 8.2% from 2008 to 2013, according to the Labor Department. That's an average gain of less than 2% per year. (By comparison prices rose 17% from 2003 to 2008.)
But bacon prices haven't been held back by a weak economic recovery. The price for America's favorite cured meat increased at more than three-times the rate of inflation since 2008. Users of peanut butter, tobacco and college text books may also have a hard time believing inflation is mild.
Tomato-loving couch potatoes, however, have little to complain about. Prices for furniture, televisions, tomatoes and even potatoes have declined in the past five years.
Below see a sortable list of price changes since 2008 and share of consumers' budgets for more than 300 products, but first some highlights:
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Cigarettes and tobacco increased in price more than any other product during the past five years, up almost 50%. The story is mostly taxes. The Labor Department measures the price consumers pay out of pocket, tax included. Federal tobacco taxes increased by 62 cents to $1.01 per pack of cigarettes in 2009. So-called sin taxes were also popular among state legislatures desperate for revenue following the financial crisis. Fifteen states increased cigarette taxes in 2009 and another 13 state-level increases were implemented over the following four years, according to the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.
Long-distance calls on land lines became more expensive, up 44.5%. But tracking the data likely became difficult during the five-year time frame because mobile phones, which typically don't charge separate prices for local and long-distance calls, became even more prevalent.
Peanut butter prices accelerated faster than any other food item, jumping in price by 36.8% during the five-year period. The culprit was likely consecutive years of poor crops in 2010 and 2011 due to drought conditions in Georgia and other peanut-producing states, said Patrick Archer, president of the American Peanut Council.
Bacon prices were sizzling in recent years, climbing almost 30% since 2008. That's the most of any meat. ConvergEx Group, whose research note last week inspired this post, said "a mysterious virus" called Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea began killing mass numbers of piglets in April of last year. The result was raising prices for pork products. Perhaps that's why Olympic snowboarder Sage Kotsenburg received a meat medal made of turkey bacon.
Falling prices:
Television prices fell the most of any product, down 67% the past five years, according to the Labor Department. The big drop highlights that consumer price data sometimes struggles to keep up with changing tastes. While a comparable 32-inch TV is certainty cheaper today than in 2008, Americans aren't necessarily spending less. Instead, a 2012 study by IHS Technology found consumers were opting for larger screens with more features.
Computers prices, down 40%, similarly are skewed by the declining popularity of traditional desktops and laptops in favor of tablets. The Labor Department doesn't (yet) have an iPad category.
Gas utility service prices fell almost 30%, and you can thank your local fracker. U.S. natural gas production has increased more than 20% over the past five years, according to the Energy Information Administration. Tapping into shale gas reserves is the primary driver. And increased supply puts downward pressure on prices.
Tomatoes are one of the few food items to significantly decrease in price, down 4.4%. Warm temperatures in recent years that challenged other crops were welcomed by the sun-seeking fruit. "Warm weather and good growing conditions across North American production regions produced large supplies of high-quality fresh tomatoes," the Department of Agriculture said. That supply kept prices in check.


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A lot of PC makers are riding the going green pony pretty hard these days, but the folks at Dell — you've got to give them credit — are making a show out of boiling the poor thing down to eco-friendly glue.
Nary a week goes by without Dell reminding us how they intend to sponge off our ravaged Earth Mother. Don't get the wrong impression — nature is wicked rad and all that. And at least Dell has come a long ways from the days using prison labor to scrap their toxic waste. But give our inbox a break.
Today, Dell is claiming it will become the first computer manufacturer to make its operations "carbon neutral."
CEO Michael Dell heralded a series of programs to shrink the company's carbon footprint and offset its greenhouse gas emissions by 2008.
"Carbon neutral!" you might exclaim. "That sounds fantastically impressive."
Well hold your — er — horses a minute. That particular buzzword deserves a disclaimer.
For every unit of greenhouse gas that goes into computer production and distribution, Dell will find an equal offset through investing in renewable energy sources or energy efficiency. Of course, the carbon still going into the atmosphere isn't actually "neutralized" in any real sense. It's an eco-friendly step, but calling it "carbon neutral" is a little like saying 10 - 5 = 0. But we digress.
"I think it's the right thing to do," said Michael Dell. "These are important issues. When you think about our industry, we produce 260 million computers a year. There's a responsibility that comes with that."
Dell said the company will invest more in technology to reduce its energy consumption and participate in programs such as efforts to plant more trees. In fact, Dell is expanding its "Plant a Tree for Me" program for private consumers to "Plant a Forest for Me," for companies buying in bulk.
The company says its Texas operations already get 10 per cent of its energy from "green sources," but wants to increase that percentage. Their efforts will primarily involve emissions impacts created by electricity use and facility heating and cooling. Lighting fixtures will be replaced with energy efficient florescence, and carbon-spewing machinery will be tuned or replaced. Turning off equipment at night when it's not being used has already saved $1.8m in electricity bills in the past year, Dell said. The company also vows to offset the emissions impact of employee business travel.
Of course, much of Dell's supplies come from contract manufacturers who are not bound by the company's eco-friendly guidelines. Dell is trying to account for this by requiring major suppliers to identify and report their emissions impact. The company says it is the first step in a long-term strategy to minimize emissions from supply-chain operations.
But it considers the practice a last resort. "We would just as soon not do any offsetting," said Mark Newton, Dell environmental policy leader. "We would like to make things green to the point where offsetting is not needed." ®


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Wang Wuka's snooker talent was spotted after he took part in China Fitness Talent, a competition held by HUPU Sports in August.
Gripping a child's cue that is almost as high as him, little Wang pots 15 balls in ten seconds before beaming with delight to the cameras.
The toddler from Anhui province, who stands on a customised foot-high platform so he can reach the table, began practising when he was just one-year-old.
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Wang's father hopes his some will one day compete at a youth snooker match, and maybe one day rival China's most famous snooker player Ding Junhui.


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Apple is far from done expanding distribution
That's still a high end discussion. Unless and until it does the now Unicorn-status iPhone 2, it isn't really a player in this argument.
You can't really ignore it though. Apple sells phones at $375, $550, and $650 price points, and improving distribution is key in actually getting those customers. Your mention of the 'cheaper iPhone' is merely a positioning game of the intersection between iOS capability (there), pricepoint (almost there), and availability (almost there).
In other words within a year they will have a $375 iPhone 4S, $550 iPhone 5, and $650 iPhone 5S according to their current strategy; a $375 iPhone 4S is not all that different from your Unicorn-iPhone, excepting it's probably $75 more expensive than the market would like and at that point a little slow compared to the expected A15 or A7.
However, unlike the existing iPhone 4, I don't think it's performance will be so poor that it will be an unreasonable phone to sell at $375.
To date, I'd say that the evidence (especially downloads) suggests that Android phones are being used as smart phones even if they browse less and even if they are not as willing to pay for the software. Even if, in other words, they aren't high end phone consumers. They are still recognizably using the phones as smart phones.
Which makes the distribution of $375 iPhone 4 to the broader China market relevant. If you only need a fraction of the available capability then even now the $375 iPhone 4 is a reasonable phone. I know plenty of people still using them today because they don't actually need more.
But, maybe as that moves down market, the lines between feature phones, outright dumb phones, and smart phones really starts to blur in a more serious way.
What are you talking about? That already exists today at the $300 and the $200 pricepoint. Witness the Nexus 4 vs the HTC Desire C.
I don't understand why you object to lookmark's point when everything you say applies to Apple.
There's loads of people who don't want/need to pay/use the best/fastest/most for their phones, and Apple is not allergic to selling them a $375 iPhone, and Apple, like everyone else, needs to keep expanding their distribution to reach them.


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SANTA BARBARA, Calif.– UCSB triumphed at the Cal Molten Classic with two thrilling five set victories over Nevada and New Mexico State, giving Nicole Lantagne Welch her first wins as the Gauchos' new head coach. Outside hitters Ali Barbeau and Leah Sully were named to the all-tournament teams for their big roles in UCSB's tournament.
Sully recorded a double-double in both of UCSB's tournament matches for a total of 29 kills and 28 digs. Barbeau earned the All-Cal Molten Classic accolade with her outstanding play off the bench. The sophomore contributed with 17 kills, the second-most for Barbeau over a two game span.
Making her season debut at the tournament, opposite Katey Thompson was the Gauchos' kills leader in both matches, finishing the day with 33.
The Gauchos improve to 2-1 on the season, while the Wolf Pack and the Aggies drop to 0-3 and 1-2, respectively.
UCSB will continue play next week when they head down to Malibu to compete in the Pepperdine Invitational.
Match One – UCSB triumphed in their match against Nevada with three gauchos reaching double-digit kill figures. Leah Sully nabbed her first double-double of the young season with 13 kills and 11 digs. Katey Thompson, in her season debut, led UCSB with both 16 kills and 15 digs. Completing the attacking trio, Britton Taylor swung an efficient .458 kill percentage for 13 kills. Hanna Nielson paced the floor with 51 assists.
The Gauchos' lead in the first set was in danger when Nevada trailed 16-15. Back to back UCSB kills from Ali Spindt and Thompson, respectively, gave the Gauchos their initial separation in a 9-4 run, winning the first set 25-21.
The teams switched roles in the second set, as the Wolf Pack were the victors in a tightly contested set ending in a 25-22 decision.
The pivotal third set was decided by a late UCSB run. The Wolf Pack challenged the Gauchos to a 18-18 score, that's when Katey Thompson took over. The senior opposite dealt three service aces on five serves to keep Nevada out of reach. UCSB used a 7-2 run to win the set and gain the 2-1 advantage.
With as competitive as the first four sets were, the Wolf Pack their edge and gave up eight points to the Gauchos off their service and attack errors. UCSB's kills leaders took care of the rest. Taylor and Thompson recorded a pair of kills each in the fifth, while Sully chimed in with one that started a four-point run for UCSB.
After the hard earned victory, the Gauchos wouldn't get a chance to celebrate as their next match was only three and half hours away.
Match Two – The Gauchos took New Mexico State down to the wire in the decisive fifth set, topping the Aggies 15-13 to seal the victory.
The senior duo of Leah Sully and Katey Thompson led the attacking game, as they swung for 16 and 17 kills, respectively. The Gauchos showed their vigor on defense with four players reaching double-digit dig figures.
After dropping the first set 25-22, UCSB battled back in the second and third to take the 2-1 lead.
In the second, the Gauchos found themselves down 10-6 early. The Aggies dictated the pace of the set, but costly errors gave UCSB its opportunity for a comeback. After UCSB tied the score at 17, the Aggies committed six errors over the next 11 plays. The Gauchos took advantage and Ali Spindt and Thompson sealed the set with a kill each during that stretch.
The third showed both teams going on three and four point runs, but UCSB was able to maintain a lead after breaking the 18-18 tie. Ali Barbeau had the tiebreaking kill and added an ace to help UCSB pull away and earn the third set victory.
New Mexico State picked up momentum with a decisive 25-17 win in the fourth set and carried it over to the fifth as they roared out to a quick 7-2 lead. That's when Sully fired off two consecutive kills which started a run that brought the Gauchos back within one at 7-6.
UCSB soon held the advantage at 14-13 and Ali Barbeau thundered home the final kill to give the Gauchos the victory. Santa Barbara defeated the Aggies and swept their tournament play.


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The Dolby Atmos surround-sound format for home theaters made its debut this week with product announcements from several manufacturers and live demos in New York City at the Consumer Electronics Association's CE Week trade show. The technology that Dolby first introduced to theaters in 2012 offers the potential for a far more immersive audio experience than the traditional 5.1- and 7.1-channel systems that are still mostly employed today, and having experienced Atmos in the cinema, I admit I was pretty pumped heading into the demos.
And I wasn't let down. Atmos in the home environment seems to work—surprisingly well, in fact. Caveats? Yeah, there are a few worth watching out for that I'll get to later. But overall, I'll go on record that this is probably the most discernable advance in home theater sound since the introduction of lossless digital audio in the Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio formats on Blu-ray. And it's one that leaves all the pre-existing height- and width-channel surround formats— including Dolby Pro Logic IIz and DTS Neo:X—in the dust. Finally, this may be one that will truly make it worth the trouble of adding those extra speakers. Maybe...
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September's issue of Sound And Vision includes an article written around the differences between 5.1.2, 5.1.4, and add-on modules versus ceiling speakers. Interesting read that has me pumped for my upcoming basement finish.
To the point regarding the advancement of Dolby TrueHD and DTS-MA, I was ecstatic when we first bought a Blu-ray player. Yes, the picture was superior to DVD. But it was the depth and detail of the sound that really captured me--Rush's Snakes and Arrows was the first thing I watched.
I think 3D TV and Blu-ray movies are fun every now and again, but television is still too much of a two dimensional medium for me. I think peripheral vision would need to be engaged/stimulated in order to be truly enveloped in a 3D viewing experience, but the cost of displays could break the bank in an effort to make that happen.
Back to audio, it appears Atmos (and DTS-X, potentially) has the capability to fully surround a viewer with sound in height, width, and depth, really localizing "objects" in the viewing/listening space. So far, it appears (as stated above) that Atmos will be the next significant advancement in home theater technology. If so, please sign me up.
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Rotter however, in his interview with Trader Monthly magazine refuted these claims and says that he is just another local in the Bund who's been there for over ten years and isnt doing anything that he hasnt been doing trading for a long time.


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The kidneys are part of the body's urinary tract. The urinary tract consists of two kidneys, two tube-like ureters that drain urine from each kidney into the bladder (a storage sac), and the urethra, another tube that carries the urine out of the body. Muscles help control the release of urine from the bladder.
The kidneys are a pair of bean-shaped organs that are located at the bottom of the ribcage in the right and left sides of the back. Within them are about a million tiny blood filtering units called nephrons. In each nephron, blood is continually filtered through a microscopic cluster of looping blood vessels, called a glomerulus. The glomerulus allows the passage of water and small molecules but retains blood cells and larger molecules. Attached to each glomerulus is a tiny tube (tubule) that collects the fluid and molecules that pass through the glomerulus and then reabsorbs what can be used by the body. The remaining waste forms urine.
The kidneys control the quantity and quality of fluids within the body. They also produce and release erythropoietin (EPO), which stimulates the bone marrow to make red blood cells, renin, which helps control blood pressure, and calcitriol, the active form of vitamin D, which is needed to maintain calcium for teeth and bones and for normal chemical balance in the body. Among the important substances the kidneys help to regulate are sodium, potassium, chloride, bicarbonate, calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium. The right balance of these substances is critical. When the kidneys are not working properly, waste products and fluid can build up to dangerous levels in the blood, creating a life-threatening situation.
Although the body is equipped with two kidneys, it can function with one reasonably healthy kidney if the other is damaged or removed. However, when kidney – or "renal" – function drops below 25% (people with two healthy kidneys have 100% of their kidney function), serious health problems occur, and when function drops below 10-15%, critical intervention in the form of dialysis or kidney transplant becomes necessary to maintain life. This is called end stage renal disease (ESRD).
A sudden loss of kidney function, such as over a few hours or days, is called acute kidney injury (AKI, formerly called acute renal failure or ARF). When kidney damage and decreased function occurs over time and/or lasts longer than 3 months, it is called chronic kidney disease (CKD). The next page of this article provides information on some of the causes of these conditions.


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NFC TIMES Exclusive – China's major bank card network China UnionPay is badly losing the battle for mobile payments market share against Ant Financial and Tencent Holdings, and now the two Internet giants have turned their attention to enabling mobile transit ticketing across the country.
Ant Financial and Tencent together already have more than 30 cities using their respective QR code-based mobile payments services, Alipay and WeChat Pay, to enable riders to pay bus and metro fares. UnionPay, fearing it could lose this market as it has mobile retail payments, is pushing open-loop fare collection in some of the same cities as Ant Financial and Tencent have entered and already has 14 major projects in China in play (see table below).
The UnionPay projects support either contactless bank cards and NFC phones or QR codes or both. They include open-loop fare collection in such major cities as Shanghai, Guangzhou, Tianjin and Hangzhou–the latter supporting real-time authorization of transactions.
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NFC TIMES Exclusive Insight – Kaohsiung, Taiwan's second-largest city, plans to enable riders to enter subway gates by tapping contactless EMV credit cards and NFC wallets by the end of the year, working with Mastercard.
NFC TIMES Exclusive Insight – Struggling U.S.-based watchmaker Fossil has introduced NFC for the first time, in its Q line of smartwatches, hoping the support for Google Pay and other smartwatch applications will help the mainly traditional watchmaker to stay competitive as more consumers turn away from traditional watches.
NFC TIMES Exclusive Insight – Apple released the number of global transactions for its Apple Pay service–believed to be the first time it has done so–as the tech giant touted a tripling of transactions to more than 1 billion for the latest quarter. Apple also disclosed plans by two more large U.S. retailers to accept contactless payments and announced that another major country, Germany, would support Apple Pay, later this year.
NFC TIMES Exclusive Insight – SoftBank Group's reported plans to launch a mobile digital payments service in Japan by year's end–collaborating with Indian mobile payments provider Paytm–is an attempt by SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son to do what other large companies have tried and failed to do: wean Japanese consumers off of cash.
NFC TIMES Exclusive Insight – U.S.-based wearables maker Garmin has introduced a fourth smartwatch to its lineup of devices supporting its NFC-enabled payments service, Garmin Pay, the high-end D2 Delta watch series targeted at aviators or aviator wannabes.
NFC TIMES EXCLUSIVE Insight – Hong Kong's MTR Corp., which runs the city's subway system, next month will accept tenders from technology and payments providers for a QR code-based fare collection service that will serve as an alternative to its much-used contactless Octopus card.
NFC TIMES Exclusive – NFC-based student ID cards provisioned to Apple Wallet beginning this fall won't include the open-loop debit payments that are often part of plastic student ID cards, NFC Times has learned.
NFC TIMES Exclusive Insight – Milan is the latest city to enable collection of fares by contactless bank cards and NFC phones, with public transport company Azienda Trasporti Milanesi, or ATM, rolling out the service to more than 100 stations on its metro system. The company plans to expand the open-loop payment service to buses and other surface transport modes it manages.
NFC TIMES Exclusive Insight – Google Pay launched today in Germany, making Google the first of the major backers of a Pays mobile wallet to launch service in the country. Yet, prospects for Google and any of the other international Pays that decide to launch in Europe's largest economy are not promising.
NFC TIMES Exclusive – HANOI, Vietnam: For several years, EasyCard Corp. of Taiwan has been seeking to enable its popular transit fare collection and retail e-money service for mobile and other digital payments, but it has hit several roadblocks along the way.
NFC TIMES Exclusive – HANOI, Vietnam: Since Apple Pay launched in Japan in the fall of 2016, the number of users for the Mobile Suica transit and retail payments application has grown by 50%, although the vast majority of transactions for Suica are still conducted with cards.


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Cory Schneider has waited much longer than a 113-day lockout for this chance.
For the first time in his pro career, the goaltender entered a Vancouver Canucks training camp as the go-to guy in goal, a role he has coveted since he entered the organization.
Schneider displaced Roberto Luongo as Vancouver's starter in training camp last year and is slotted for permanent No. 1 duty. Luongo, who said after the season that he would waive his no-trade clause, is attending camp amid an uncertain future.
He is expected to be traded, with the Toronto Maple Leafs rumored to be the most likely suitors.
Vancouver coach Alain Vigneault has refused to anoint a starter, but it's clear the job is Schneider's once Luongo's future is determined.
Schneider signed a three-year, $12 million contract extension last summer.


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Fred Talbot released on bail
Weatherman Fred Talbot has been released on Police bail following a second allegation of historic sex abuse.
He was arrested on suspicion of indecent assault.
63-year-old Talbot was held over the suspicion of indecent assaults yesterday after an allegation of five assaults on five former pupils at Alterincham Grammer School for Boys in Greater Manchester was made to police.
Talbot was also held for another incident which is reported to have occurred in the North East.
Talbot was first held by Police on 9th April over the allegations of school pupils, he was re-arrested yesterday and has been bailed until 27th January.
Police have confirmed No Further Action is to be taken over his arrest on the 9th April.
Let us know your views by tweeting @PoliceHour We'll feature the best tweets within the article.
Scott Findlay subjected young mother to harrowing sex attack & punched her while she cradled 6-week-old baby
A MAN who raped a young mother and repeatedly punched her as she cradled a six-week-old baby in her arms has been jailed.
Scott Findlay subjected his victim to a "prolonged and harrowing" attack in front of her two young children.
Today, at York Crown Court, Judge Simon Hickey sent the 27-year-old, from Ferryhill, in County Durham, to prison for 15 years for offences including rape, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and threats to kill.
The court heard that the victim pleaded with Findlay, who was armed with a kitchen knife, for her children to be prevented from seeing the attack.
Speaking after sentencing, Detective Constable Katrina Meisuria, of Durham Constabulary's Safeguarding Unit, praised the victim for her courage in giving evidence.
She said: "Scott Findlay subjected his victim to a prolonged, harrowing and violent attack in front of her two young children.
"It took great bravery by the victim to provide evidence at court reliving those events again.
"There is no doubt these crimes have had a life-changing effect on the victim and her children, but the conviction will provide the family with the opportunity to move forward".
In a statement released through the police, the victim said: "This has been an extremely difficult time for me and my family.
"The incidents occurred only six weeks after the birth of my daughter who was in my arms as Scott Finlay repeatedly punched me about the head and my seven-year-old looked on in terror begging for him to stop hurting his mammy.
"No child should ever have to witness such an attack".
She added: "My family and I are pleased with the outcome and relieved it is finally over and we can move forward to rebuilding our life".
After a four-day trial at Durham Crown Court in May, a jury found Findlay guilty of three counts of rape, one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and one count of making threats to kill.
He had earlier pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, driving while disqualified and criminal damage.
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Man attacked staff with a traffic cone at petrol station
Police are appealing for information after a man was assaulted with a traffic cone at a petrol station in Newcastle.
At around 12.05pm on Monday afternoon police received a report that a staff member at the Shell garage on the Great North Road in Gosforth had been assaulted with a traffic cone.
The male offender had filled up a motorcycle with fuel but was challenged by staff when it appeared that he would not pay for the fuel.
He became aggressive and then assaulted the staff member with a traffic cone before fleeing the scene on foot in the direction of The Three Mile Inn.
The victim of the assault was later taken to hospital with a suspected broken nose and cheekbone. It is also believed the motorcycle the offender left at the garage was stolen.
Enquiries into the incident are ongoing and police are now appealing for help from the public to identify the offender.
He is described as wearing all black with a white motorcycle helmet that had the visor down.
Officers also want to speak to any witnesses to the incident as there were a number of people on the garage forecourt who police have still not spoken to.
They are also keen to speak to any motorists who may have dash-cam footage showing the motorcycle in question.
Anyone who knows the man, or witnessed the incident on Monday, is encouraged to contact police on 101 quoting log 423 13/08/18 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
You can also email the OIC on [email protected] or report online at www.northumbria.police.uk/contact.
Let us know your views by tweeting @PoliceHour We'll feature the best tweets within the article.
Women takes wrong turn at level crossing sparking police response
A woman has brought Metro trains to a standstill after a woman took a wrong turn at a level crossing and drove on the tracks.
How on earth she managed to do that we will never know, despite the bumpy journey and being on a train track she continued her journey, Maybe she was taking a shortcut?.
Police raced to the scene and Trains were suspended causing delays between Newcastle Airport and Regent Centre after the car was spotted on the line at Kingston Park.
Nexus Rail worker Danny Usher has told Police Hour that an 89-year-old woman got confused and took a wrong turn and made a mistake,
"The lady was 89 years old the poor women got confused and made a mistake luckily nobody was hurt and the police have taken her licence off her for her own safety"
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— Police Hour (@PoliceHour) August 14, 2018
Police have said the driver had gotten lost and took a wrong turn onto the railway and was heading towards Bank Foot station before she stopped at the platform.
Police responded to the incident at 8.30pm and helped get the woman out of the car to safety.
The track has also been checked for any damage before trains resumed at 9.15pm.
Let us know your views by tweeting @PoliceHour We'll feature the best tweets within the article.
Tragic missing teenager found dead on the Isle of Lewis
Scott Findlay subjected young mother to harrowing sex attack & punched her while she cradled 6-week-old baby
Man aged 67 left with broken ankle and rib after Hartlepool Street Attack
Man attacked staff with a traffic cone at petrol station
Urgent child safety alert Sunderland Jordan Nicholson aged 14 is missing
Victim's Dad Arrested After 'Acid Attack' On Three-Year-Old Boy
Girl 13 raped and murdered police make arrest
3 year old attacked by three men with acid at retail park
Young girl swept out to sea in Kent
Boy six has died after being shot with pellet gun
Thames Valley Police launch new Animal Whispering unit
Watch: Teenager groomed and attacked by what he believed was Paedophiles
Unilad Meet the Paedophile Hunters Dark Justice
Parents warned about grooming after 15-year-old groomed, raped and murdered.
Control rooms across the land help is at hand, dinner with one empty chair putting up with the hoax, abuse only showing caring
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Urgent Child safety Alert 14 year old Ashleigh last seen 2.30am this morning
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Urgent child safety alert Sunderland Jordan Nicholson aged 14 is missing
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Sunderland Doctor secretly took pictures of woman at stages of undress while seeing the DR


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Former Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann is encouraging voters to support Mitt Romney because President Barack Obama is "extremely wealthy" and can't relate to the "common man."
USA Today caught up with Bachmann at the Republican National Convention earlier this week and asked her how someone with "vast wealth" like Romney could "connect with the American public, really understand what the plight of the American public?"
"Well, President Obama is extremely wealthy," Bachmann replied. "He and his wife have been wealthy for a number of years, and so I think that's really the issue. Obama is wealthy, what do, or — what does he understand about the common man right now?"
"And I think what people care about is not hating someone for what their assets are — the American people don't hate President Obama because he's a very wealthy individual," she added.
"What they care about is how their lives are, would their lives be better? And I think it's very clear under the Romney-Ryan ticket the average Americans' lives will be much better, they'll have a lot more money to spend in the way that they want, and they'll also have a much more secure future for their children."
In late 2011, New York magazine determined that Obama had a net wealth of about $7.3 million, thanks to his successful books and his presidential salary of $395,188.
Romney, however, had net worth as much 136 times greater than the current president. The Republican candidate has personally estimated his wealth to be between $190 and $250 million. But former Massachusetts State Democrat Party chairman Phil Johnston believes that the number is closer to $500 million and Romney's close friend, Hugh Hewitt, has speculated that the former Bain Capital CEO could be worth $1 billion.
Watch this video from USA Today, broadcast Aug. 29, 2012.
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[Correction: A previous version of this report incorrectly listed Phil Johnston as the current Massachusetts State Democrat Party chairman. The current chairman is John Walsh.]


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Welcome to FSEconomy!
FSEconomy is an environment where flight simulation enthusiasts can add a new aspect to their flying. Since 2005, FSEconomy has allowed over 10,000 registered simulator pilots to earn in-game virtual money by flying general aviation aircraft to and from nearly every airport on Earth. With those virtual earnings, pilots can purchase their own airplanes, join or start virtual businesses with other members, operate FBOs, and more - all within the free world of FSEconomy. FSEconomy adds a new dimension to your flight simulation experience, and that doesn't even count all the people you will meet along the way.
If you are just returning to FSE after an absence, this site looks completely different that it did before. This is just a new Forums website. You can continue to access the main FSE Website ("FSE Game World") at http://server.fseconomy.net You will need to update your client from the home page of that website in order for your client to get the new URL to communicate between your simulator and the server.
If you have an existing FSE Account, and you cannot log on to this website, you probably just need to register for a new account on this site. Use the register links above. If you get an error that an account already exists, please click here for instructions on how to proceed.
Once you complete the registration for this new forums website, DO NOT ASK FOR A NEW GAME ACCOUNT - you already have an existing FSE game account, and nothing for that account has changed. Your account name and password are the same as they always were. Your account name for this site MUST be the same, but your new password will be different (unless you take actions to change it).
The following video is used with permission from FSE Member Avagood1. FSE does not endorse the FSE Flying Groups listed within.


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Android Applications • YoWindow Weather v1.26.4 [Paid]
[content] YoWindow Weather v1.26.4 [Paid]
Requirements: 2.3+
Overview: YoWindow is a unique new weather app. The magic of YoWindow is a living landscape that reflects your actual weather. For instance, if it's raining – it rains in YoWindow.
The sunset and the sunrise in YoWindow happens at exactly the same time as in real life.
But the great thing is you can scroll the time forward. Just swipe the screen and you will see how the weather is going to change throughout the day.
All the weather at your fingertips. You see the current weather, the forecast for today and for several days ahead.
State of the art landscapes change depending on the season. The artwork is designed down to the smallest detail. Choose a landscape that fits best for your area.
YoWindow is a window in your pocket =)
The weather forecast is provided by yr.no and NWS – the leading meteorological organizations.
Watch weather with pleasure!
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– FIXED: Alarm may not ring on Android 6 and Android 7 while the device is sleeping in doze mode.
– FIXED: the landscape is too bright when the rain is falling.
– Text tips added to mini tutorials (swipe weather information up, tap Inspector).
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Reviewed By Luke P (FARGO, ND) Reviewed for a 2008 Dodge Charger —7/16/2014 2:57 PM
Pretty easy to install, make sure to read and understand the instructions fully before install, or you might have to backtrack during installation. The measurements that were included for my car were not accurate, I ended up having to set the footings about 1-2 inches wider than the specs indicated to be able to get a secure fit on my roof. Other than that, these things are sturdy, fairly quiet, and easy to remove/reattach as needed, just what I was looking for.


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WCSU department of social work focuses on helping the homeless
DANBURY, CONN. — The Western Connecticut State University department of social work has scheduled several events this spring to bring awareness and help to the area's homeless population. The culmination of their efforts will be the "Uniting as One" event that will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. on Friday, April 13, 2012, in the Bill Williams Gymnasium in Berkshire Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury.
The WCSU department of social work's "drive committee" has been collecting clothing and toiletries that will be distributed at the April 13 event that will provide the homeless population of Danbury with free services provided by 11 local agencies including: Paul Mitchell and David's barber shop; the AIDS project; Green Chimneys; and LASO, the university's Latin American Student Organization, which will provide translation services as needed. Lunch will also be served. For more information, send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Social workers and social work students interested in advocating on behalf of the homeless also convened at the annual Beatrice K. Nemzer Social Work Symposium on Wednesday, April 4, at Western's Midtown Student Center.
For more information about the WCSU department of social work, call (203) 837-8410.
Western Connecticut State University offers outstanding faculty in a range of quality academic programs. Our diverse university community provides students an enriching and supportive environment that takes advantage of the unique cultural offerings of Western Connecticut and New York. Our vision: To be an affordable public university with the characteristics of New England's best small private universities.


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Welcome to the Project Outreach forums!
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Hi all. In case anyone here hadn't noticed, the Project Tamriel forums are being restructured. A new forum is being put together to house all the Project Tamriel province mods under one roof. All existing forums will remain open, but have the posting and new registration disabled.
The new forum is now ready to be used and popualated with stuff. Project Outreach will remain open as an archive.
So head over to Project Tamriel and get registered and start posting!
Cheers guys. If you have ay issues feel free to let me know.
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Ok so the site is up. Had to roll back to an earlier date due to a php bug. Didn't bother backing up the 4 posts, didn't really see the point.
Quickly added the Khaki_Black style and added the header logo. Re-sized the logo slightly as it was pretty massive.
Couple of little things aren't quite 100% with the style but it should do for now. The good thing about this style is that it barely changes many files, so it has all the same features as the standard proSilver one.
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#4 - Constructive criticism is a must. But please be thoughtful of others and understand that people aren't trying to constantly demotivate you.
#5 - No Racist, sexist, homophobic or religious talk. I need say no more.
#6 - Don't post OR link to anything pornographic, disgusting, gory, or illegal (including illegal file sharing). Keep it to yourself.
Anyone seen to be breaking any of the above rules can be banned permanently. The first four rules when broken will be taken lightly depending on the severity of the situation. But either one of the last two will result in an instant ban. No exceptions.
We aim to keep this place as friendly and civil as possible. If you think someone is being an abusive in any way, please avoid retaliating. Retaliation causes more trouble than its worth. Instead, notify an Admin or Moderator and the offender will be dealt with.
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Joyce Evelyn Clark
On November 14, 2013, Jesus received a "big hug" when Joyce Evelyn Clark, 89, went to be with the Lord. She was born to Saline Cairo and Ruth Griffin on May 14, 1924 in Kingsland. Evelyn was a very loving and caring mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Her family always came first; she loved doting on her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was a great cook and enjoyed family get togethers. Evelyn was a member of First Baptist Church in Benton and enjoyed fellowship with her Sunday School class.
Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents, her loving husband of 42 years, Leonard Stanley Clark, Sr., and three siblings: Florence Imogene (Griffin) Skillern, Hanna Ailline (Griffin) McMurtrey, and William Randolph Griffin.
She is survived by three children, Leonard Stanley Clark, Jr. (Pattye), Jimmy Wayne Clark (Jo Ann), and Joyce Elaine (Clark) Johnson (Amy); six grandchildren, Leonard Stanley Clark III, David Wayne Clark, Jennifer Ashley (Clark) Denison, Courtney Elaine (Knowles) Major, Joseph Michael Tadlock, and Izzie Elaine Tadlock; eight great grandchildren, Lauren, Clark, Wesley, Haley, Madelyn, Rachael, Emily, and Jonathan; and three siblings, Shelby Charles Griffin (Berta), Norma Lavone (Griffin) Shollenberger, and Shirley Ruth (Griffin) Manis. Evelyn also leaves a host of family and friends.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 18, in the chapel of Griffin Leggett Forest Hills, 10200 Hwy 5 N., in Alexander with burial following at Pinecrest Memorial Park.
A visitation will be held 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, at Griffin Leggett Forest Hills Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Evelyn's name to St. Jude's Research Hospital in Memphis.
Online guestbook: www.griffinleggettforesthills.com


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I came across an old video I made in 2010 of me blowing a glass vessel during one of my live studio broadcasts. I thought it would be fun to bring it back to the light as I am sure there are plenty of lampwork artists out there who would find this tutorial of sort very helpful in getting started with blowing glass vessels on a torch. An artist can never have too many skills in their bag of tricks, right?
Seeing this old video brought back some good memories of my old studio. I now feel the need to start blowing my little vessels again.
View and purchase my lampwork blown glass vessels.
If you have any questions please leave a post in the comments and I'll do my best to answer them.
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The Detwilers - Time Critical Diagnosis
Joe and Cecilia Detwiler were critically injured in a motor vehicle accident near their family farm. After months of rehabilitation following a brain injury for Joe, and a nearly severed leg for Cecilia, both are alive, thriving and providing proof to their loved ones that miracles do happen.


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Fourth Quarter Sinks Lady Crusaders, Fall 61-33
NEWPORT–Fresh of their first win of the season, the UCA girls had a tough battle on Saturday afternoon when they played host to the Concord Wildcats at Newport Elementary, dropping the contest 61-33.The first quarter was an evenly played eight minutes for the Crusaders, as they displayed a competitive brand of hoops in the early going.Concords' Kasey DeGreenia got the game started with a lay-up, and UCA's Laura Libby answered right back with three pointer. They followed that with a pair of buckets from Hannah Piette to jump out to a 7-2 lead.DeGreenia struck again, and Christina Maxwell matched it with a leaner to make it 9-4.But DeGreenia, who ended the night as the game's high scorer with eighteen points, was not finished. She went on to add another six points, and along with two points from Tori Ballou, the Wildcats were now up 12-9 heading into the second quarter.At the half it would be 24-15 Concord, but it could have been closer. The Crusaders went to the line ten times, and with a cleaner style of play, held the Wildcats off of the line completely. Unfortunately, UCA shot just forty percent, leaving six points on the floor.The third quarter was the best eight minutes the team would play on the afternoon. With DeGreenia on the bench, the Crusaders responded, scoring thirteen points and holding Concord to eleven, the Wildcats lowest scoring quarter of the game."We tried our full court press, and it seemed to rattle them," said coach Sarah Roy, "It was only the second time we've pressed and I was hoping to create a little chaos for them and it did seem to work for a little bit."Piette had five points in the third, Libby four, and Maxwell and Olivia Foster each had two. With eight minutes remaining it was 35-28, and the game was very much still in reach.In the fourth it became out of reach. The Wildcats put twenty-six points on the board compared to just five for the Crusaders.As the quarter wore on, it was becoming apparent that Concord had the game in hand, and could have backed off a little, but they were relentless.The team went hard to the basket right up until the final buzzer, leaving some fans grumbling in the stands.Piette had fine game for the Crusaders in the loss, leading the team with ten points, but more importantly she was an emotional rock for the Crusaders, earning praise from her coach."She was able to maintain a sense of calm out there. She was a little frustrated, as they all were, with the man-to-man pressure and she handled herself really well," said Roy.It will be two days of practice, then back to competition on Wednesday kicking off the double-header against Masse Vanier at 4:00. The game will be held at the Municipal Building in Newport instead of at the elementary school.


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The General Surgery Residency Training Program provides basic and advanced surgical experience for those seeking a career in general surgery as well as for those who plan to undertake further training in a surgical specialty.
The program is designed to be flexible and meet the needs of individual surgeons, whether they are preparing for community practice or academic and research roles.
Though broad-based, the residency emphasizes in-depth training, with graded operative responsibilities for few trainees selected rather than superficial and limited training for a large number.
The size of the program encourages esprit de corps and commitment to high standards in patient care.
Learn more about the General Surgery Residency Program on the University of Pittsburgh's website.
As part of this ongoing commitment to train tomorrow's physicians, the Department of Surgery offers residency and fellowship programs in various sub-specialties, including:
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ARM will demonstrate many of its latest technologies, together with solutions from its broad Partner network, for designing, building or supporting ARM® core-based digital devices. Live demonstrations at the booth include:
For more information about electronicaUSA/Embedded Systems Conference, please visit: http://www.electronicaUSA.com.
30 March – 1 April 2004
electronicaUSA/Embedded Systems Conference, Moscone Center, South Hall, booth #1825, San Francisco, California
ARM [(LSE: ARM); (Nasdaq: ARMHY)] is the industry's leading provider of 16/32-bit embedded RISC microprocessor solutions. The company licenses its high-performance, low-cost, power-efficient RISC processors, peripherals, and system-chip designs to leading international electronics companies. ARM also provides comprehensive support required in developing a complete system. ARM's microprocessor cores are rapidly becoming a volume RISC standard in such markets as portable communications, hand-held computing, multimedia digital consumer and embedded solutions. More information on ARM is available at http://www.arm.com.
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Each student is assigned a Faculty member as an advisor. Please feel free to contact that Faculty member at any time for advice about course selection, the bar examination, study skills, or any other issues.
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Pasadena is a lively mix of past and present. Steeped in history, the city manages to honor long-held traditions including the Tournament of Roses Parade while also embracing the future by being one of the major hubs of technology and innovation in Southern California and home to Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the California Institute of Technology. The city also has deep cultural history anchored by the Pasadena Playhouse and the Norton Simon Museum.
Real Estate: Pasadena has a wide variety of single family homes for sale as well as condominiums, townhouses and apartments. Real estate can be classic, including many Craftsman, Tudor, and Spanish Revival homes but recent developments have also given the city a modern flair. From the quaint charmers of Bungalow Heaven to massive estate properties along Orange Grove Boulevard, Pasadena real estate truly offers a wide variety of options for any homebuyer.
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Education: The Pasadena Unified School District encompasses Pasadena, Altadena, and Sierra Madre with 17 elementary schools, five middle schools and four high schools. There are also a number of private and parochial schools in the area. The former campus of Ambassador College is now Maranatha High School, a college preparatory Christian private school. Other private schools include Mayfield Senior School, Chandler School, La Salle, and St. Francis. Other educational opportunities in Pasadena include the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Fuller Theological Seminary, Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, Pacific Oaks College, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena City College, and Los Angeles Music Academy College of Music.
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Local Attractions: The Tournament of Roses Parade is the biggest draw for Pasadena bringing thousands of tourists each year who camp out on Colorado Boulevard for the chance to watch the spectacle or attend the game at Rose Bowl stadium. Those who come to the area also enjoy visiting the historic Colorado Street Bridge and historic homes such as Wrigley Mansion and Fenyes Mansion. There are a lot of museums including the Pacific Asia Museum, the Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena Museum of Art, and Armory Center for Arts.
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Welcome to this new 'French' tarot which has the ability to handle 4 players games over the internet.
The game is localised in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish and Dutch.
Current development has been focused on the multiplayer part of the game, which means that everything has been done to ease human players to reach each others.
For instance, a game hosted and running from a PC can be joined by anyone on any type of device, from computers to smartphones!!
I've also added 'Robots' for single play and they are playing quite well for a first implementation and for a future update, i've got plans for better robots using a 'neuron network' that will be able to play as professionals!
Of course, there are many more features to come such as support more platforms like IOS, Samsung Bada, WebOS, Mac OSX and so on...
But also a landscape mode for mobile devices, online ranking system, better robots and more, of course all updates and new stuff will depend on your interest and support for Net.Tarot.
Others clients versions are available for download on Net.Tarot website!


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GPSolo Magazine - December 2005
Mac User
The Who, What, Where, Why, When, and How of Backup
W here to start? The list of issues that affect lawyers using Mac OS X—particularly those topics relevant to security—is almost overwhelming: viruses, phishing, wireless security, software and hardware protections. . . . In light of the hurricane-induced disasters this past summer, I will focus on backups and disaster recovery.
The Why
Lawyers today must think through how they're going to handle a disaster, regardless of its cause. Backups guard against loss of data, time, and money as a result of a disaster, whether it's a spilled Coke in the keyboard, a hurricane or fire, or a terrorist attack. For lawyers and their clients both, not losing information may well be essential. Posts by Louisiana lawyers to listserves after Hurricane Katrina attest that being able to grab a backup drive and laptop and dash out the door allowed some to be up and running within days.
Lawyers cannot afford to let client data become lost or unsecured. Computers, hardware, communications systems, software, office furnishings, and the like can all be replaced with enough cash, but data cannot.
Reviewing how best to do this, I recently downloaded an excellent $10 e-book from TidBITS, "Take Control of Mac OS X BackUps," by Joe Kissell (www.takecontrolbooks.com). I'm a devotee of the Take Control series and have several of the e-books, each some 30 to 60-plus PDF pages of solid advice on various computing topics for Mac users. (Mac OS X users can easily access the books using OS X Preview, which will quickly open them into a searchable document, without the need for Adobe Reader or its full application.) Kissell's book outlines the many reasons to back up your essential data and discusses the methods available to do so; if you're serious about protecting your data, the $10 is well worth it.
What you will want to back up depends on the purpose of the backup (discussed in more detail below). If you have paper files, keeping them safe from fire, flood, and theft may not be practical because of the amount of copying and physical storage space duplicates would entail—you might end up hauling boxes of them to an off-site location. Protecting digital files is not that difficult and need not be expensive. In fact, recent ethics discussions suggest it might be a form of malpractice to fail to take steps to protect confidential data on your computers.
Just realize that it is better to err on the side of over-inclusion and over-duplication. You can always delete and trash extraneous data, but you can't recreate it if it doesn't exist.
The Where
Backing up data using a Mac—or any other computer system—requires access to the source computer (with the data you want to preserve); a target site (a drive, tape, CD, DVD, or other medium to hold the transferred data); a software program that will create what you want (a bootable clone, synchronization, or archival storage); and a plan to allow you to save what you need in a logical and useful fashion. Remember: garbage in, garbage out. If you don't save the right stuff or can't restore the data, backups are pointless.
Recently I had to do some major maintenance on my trusty 17-inch iMac that required me to copy its contents before wiping the hard drive and reinstalling the operating system and other contents. (I'm now using Tiger 10.4.3 and am a big fan of it.) I am insecure enough to want to have two or three backup copies when I do this; others may not need that level of comfort.
To back up that computer, I have a 500 GB LaCie external hard drive; I have a similar separate drive for my other computer, a G4 Cube. You may store your data in other ways (tapes, CDs, or DVDs), but a Firewire hard drive is the most efficient cost- and time-saver for immediate storage purposes. I use LaCie hard drives because I've found them reliable over the years, but many others are available as well. (Friends on the listserve www.maclaw.org have mentioned excellent performance from Wiebetech and Maxtor One Touch.)
This backup process in OS X is speedy and simple, whether to an external drive or another computer. Using another computer's hard drive as the backup target in "Target Disk Mode," so that it becomes yet another hard drive attached by its Firewire cable to your computer, provides a fast, reliable connection for the transfer of data. (For a full discussion, see http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58583.) When it's time to replace the backed-up content into the computer, the OS X program "Disk Utility" will help restore it. (Consult the Help section of Disk Utility for more information.) There is also a new "Migration Assistant" that will automate reentering only portions of your data after the backup process is complete. Having just used both, I can say they were easy, relatively quick, and very painless.
Another need is off-site storage. Backups that are stored next to your computer will likely be destroyed by anything that destroys the computer (although there are some excellent disk-recovery services these days, if you want to pay the price). Most experts in the data backup and retrieval business suggest that essential files be kept at another location, separate from the computers they replicate. Even simple locations such as your home, a neighbor's house (though you'd want to encrypt the data to prevent snooping), or a bank safe-deposit vault will secure data away from your office. Those of us who lawyer from the comfort of our homes often move the data off-site by backing up to an Internet storage location. Apple's new Backup 3 utility has a 1 GB storage capacity that may help, at least for the most essential data.
The What and the How
There are many different strategies for backing up data, and what you decide to do will depend on the nature of the data and what it is you hope to accomplish. If you simply want to save family pictures, perhaps a CD or DVD will work, as long as it's stored safely; you can do that with Apple's iPhoto system, Mac's OS X Finder, or through third-party software. If you want to store client information that you will access every now and then, a periodic duplicate of the source disk may suffice. If you need to be able to roll back data to a version you stored in a previous backup session, you may need an archival copy (generally called an "incremental copy"). For a more detailed explanation, consult the Kissell e-book mentioned at the beginning of this article. Thinking about the value of the data you already have, and when you might need it next, is a good discipline—you might even decide to get rid of some stuff from the early 1990s, as I recently did. Upgrades of Mac hardware and software can enable data recovery even from 15 to 20 years ago, although that is unusual.
Some people consider making a "bootable clone"—a precise duplicate of all OS X system files along with the contents of the hard drive—an essential part of a backup system, anticipating the day the actual computer dies and the clone on the external Firewire hard drive takes its place for the immediate future. This doesn't happen often, but Murphy's Law frequently controls our affairs. The bootable clone (also called a perfect copy) can restart operations if something goes haywire with the computer. Not every piece of software will make a true bootable clone, so searching diligently for the right software is essential. Here again, Joe Kissell's e-book will help.
The When
Once you have the right hardware and software, you need to develop a backup strategy. Determining your strategy will involve deciding what to include and exclude, how often, and by what method. You may decide some files don't need backing up—I caution you from personal experience: Err on the side of complete backups. I learned my lesson about 20 years ago, after I had a tech "wizard" set up my Retrospect backup system—but he failed to include my Timeslip data folder. I ended up spending a few days reconstructing and reentering my work and that of several staffers when I needed that Timeslip data. I learned then that making a complete duplicate more frequently was a good idea.
Most users back up data when people aren't in the office inputting new data at the same time. I do it between midnight and 6:00 a.m. Making a bootable clone every week, late Friday or early Saturday, is probably a good idea. It may be overkill, but you're simply overwriting, not adding to, the data saved. For archival purposes, plan to copy new or revised data to the backup every day or so. Some do it hourly or in real time—which is really a form of synchronization—but once per day is enough for me. When you set up the script, be sure to select the addition of new changes to the saved data, not replacement of the data, so that you retain previous versions of documents in an incremental backup. (Once again, Kissell's e-book has a detailed explanation.) Then rotate the incremental archives every month or so, replacing the oldest backup with the fresh incremental backup.
The Who
Several companies offer excellent backup products for the Mac.
- The gold standard for backup software is Retrospect by Dantz (www.dantz.com); it creates backups in its own unique format, which can be both a good and bad idea. Kissell highly rates it; I have used it for many years but wanted to change to something easier to access if desired.
- SuperDuper! is a program by Shirt-Pocket Software (www.shirt-pocket.com), which is my current favorite and rates high with other lawyers. It makes bootable clones, smart updates, and other types of backup and updating choices. The manual is excellent, although it requires some study to be confident about your backup strategy.
- Silverkeeper is a freeware application available from LaCie (www.lacie.com). It's an excellent product to use if you want to protect yourself while you're figuring all this out. It allows for scheduled backups and has other features.
- Another favorite of mine is MimMac (www.ascendantsoft.com): a barebones, easy-to-use application that is a bit more limited than others mentioned here.
- Others lawyers tout several excellent products that I haven't checked out myself, but I trust their recommendations. You can find them at Versiontracker.com or by googling their names: Carbon Copy Cloner (mainly pre-OS X 10.3), Tri-Backup from Tri-Edre.com, DataBackup by ProSoft Engineering, ChronoSync from Econtechnologies.com, and Synchronize Pro X (and other varieties by the same company). You can find others by searching for "back up" in the search bar of Versiontracker.com, Tucows.com, and other Mac OS X- and Apple-oriented software sites.
- Apple provides exceptional tools for backups. The iPod is itself a backup of the music in your computer's iTunes folder, selected to update to the iPod. The iSync program that is part of the Mac OS and .Mac site allows OS X users to create data on one computer, upload it off-site to their storage space at .Mac, and then download it (sync it) to other computers, iPods, Palm PDAs, and cell phones. I have data on my Cube that is also on my .Mac space and is also copied to my iMac, Powerbook laptop, Kyocera phone, Palm PDA, and other devices.
- Apple's newest Backup Version 3 sends your data to CDs or DVDs for burning, to external hard drives, or up to the .Mac server space for off-site storage. This might well be the perfect solution for those of us who might otherwise have problems maintaining data off-site. Other commercial companies (xdrive.com and others mentioned in Kissell's e-book) will provide space for such storage.
- Several types of Unix, open source, freeware, and easily available bits of software can be used to create good backup systems, although those named above may be easier for us non-techies to use.
Just remember, if something can go wrong, it will. So be proactive, take precautions in advance, and go about your work with a clear conscience and less stress.
Victoria L. Herring practices in Des Moines, Iowa, in an office that has used only Apple/Macs since the early 1980s. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Latest video from Liang feat. Dayang Nurfaizah. It premiered on 8TV Quickie recently.
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Latest video from Liang feat. Dayang Nurfaizah. It premiered on 8TV Quickie recently.
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