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Henry Wolfe, Leftover Cuties, Adam Arcuragi, Jail Weddings
A Highland Park living room
Better than... spending Saturday night in your own living room, unless you're naked and with someone special, in which case, yeah.
Irony is not dead, but it took a short nap on Saturday night in a living on North Fig, where Henry Wolfe, Leftover Cuties, Adam Arcuragi and Jail Weddings each played four, primarily acoustic songs for a small, quiet crowd.
The pop-up gig was organized by Sofar Sounds, whose mission statement reads: "We have created a movement which brings music lovers together in secret living room locations to hear some of the world's most cutting edge artists." On any other night this kind of gathering would be called "a house party with a few bands," but Saturday was all about meticulous genuineness.
"This is a very good idea, and it's well executed," said Adam Arcuragi, whose guitar-strumming and boot-stomping, accompanied by drum and banjo, might've been the highlight of the evening.
Sofar (Songs From A Room) hosts similar gigs in 15 cities around the world, and each is carefully filmed, taped, photographed and tweeted. If you think smartphones are the death of the live concert experience, this is probably not the show for you.
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The apex of post-irony came about halfway through the evening, when the Leftover Cuties' Shirli McAllen, straight-banged and strumming a ukelele, began singing the first lines of Coldplay's "Trouble." There were no eyerolls in the crowd, no judgmental harumphs of Coldplay!?! Just quiet, peaceful attention.
Personal bias: My first Sofar experience was a couple months ago, when The Tontons and other bands played an Echo Park living room, so I was chasing the dragon a little on Saturday.
The crowd: Clean people with smartphones.
Notebook dump: Good thing there wasn't a raucous birthday party next door that particular night.

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RAS PN09/21 (NAM 08): Lightest exoplanet yet discovered
"The holy grail of current exoplanet research is the detection of a rocky, Earth-like planet in the 'habitable zone' -- a region around the host star with the right conditions for water to be liquid on a planet's surface", says Michel Mayor from the Geneva Observatory, who
led the European team to this stunning breakthrough.
Planet Gliese 581 e orbits its host star – located only 20.5 light-years away in the constellation Libra ("the Scales") -- in just 3.15 days. "With only 1.9 Earth-masses, it is the least massive exoplanet ever detected and is, very likely, a rocky planet", says
co-author Xavier Bonfils from Grenoble Observatory.
Being so close to its host star, the planet is not in the habitable zone. But another planet in this system appears to be. From previous observations -- also obtained with the HARPS spectrograph at ESO's La Silla Observatory and announced two years ago -- this star was known to harbor a system with a Neptune-sized planet (ESO 30/05) and two
super-Earths (ESO 22/07). With the discovery of Gliese 581 e, the planetary system now has four known planets, with masses of about 1.9 (planet e), 16 (planet b), 5 (planet c), and 7 Earth-masses (planet d). The planet furthest out, Gliese 581 d, orbits its host star in 66.8 days. "Gliese 581 d is probably too massive to be made only of rocky material, but we can speculate that it is an icy planet that has migrated closer to the star," says team member Stephane Udry. The new observations have revealed that this planet is in the habitable zone, where liquid water could exist. "'d' could even be covered by a large
and deep ocean -- it is the first serious 'water world' candidate," continued Udry.
The gentle pull of an exoplanet as it orbits the host star introduces a tiny wobble in the star's motion -- only about 7 km/hour, corresponding to brisk walking speed -- that can just be detected on Earth with today's most sophisticated technology. Low-mass red dwarf stars such as Gliese 581 are potentially fruitful hunting grounds for low-mass exoplanets in the habitable zone. Such cool stars are relatively faint and their habitable zones lie close in, where the gravitational tug of any orbiting planet found there would be
stronger, making the telltale wobble more pronounced. Even so, detecting these tiny signals is still a challenge, and the discovery of Gliese 581 e and the refinement of Gliese 581 d's orbit were only possible due to HARPS's unique precision and stability.
"It is amazing to see how far we have come since we discovered the first exoplanet around a normal star in 1995 -- the one around 51 Pegasi," says Mayor. "The mass of Gliese 581 e is 80 times less than that of 51 Pegasi b. This is tremendous progress in just 14 years."
The astronomers are confident that they can still do better. "With similar observing conditions an Earth-like planet located in the middle of the habitable zone of a red dwarf star could be detectable," says Bonfils. "The hunt continues."
This discovery was announced today at the JENAM conference during the European Week of Astronomy & Space Science, which is taking place at the University of Hertfordshire, UK. The results have also been submitted for publication in the research journal Astronomy & Astrophysics ("The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets:
XVIII. An Earth-mass planet in the GJ 581 planetary system", by Mayor et al., 2009).
The team is composed of M. Mayor, S. Udry, C. Lovis, F. Pepe and D. Queloz (Geneva Observatory, Switzerland), X. Bonfils, T. Forveille , X. Delfosse, H. Beust and C. Perrier (LAOG, France), N. C. Santos (Centro de Astrofisica,Universidade de Porto), F. Bouchy (IAP, Paris, France) and J.-L. Bertaux (Service d'Aéronomie du CNRS, Verrières-le-Buisson, France).
ESO, the European Southern Observatory, is the foremost intergovernmental astronomy organisation in Europe. It is supported by 14 countries: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Finland, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. ESO carries out an ambitious
programme focused on the design, construction and operation of powerful ground-based observing facilities enabling astronomers to make important scientific discoveries. ESO also plays a leading role in promoting and organising cooperation in astronomical research. ESO operates three unique world-class observing sites in the Atacama Desert region of Chile: La Silla, Paranal and Chajnantor.
Science Contacts:
Michel Mayor
Geneva University, Switzerland
Prof. Mayor will attend the JENAM conference from 20 to 21 April and
can be reached by phone through the JENAM press centre.
Xavier Bonfils, Thierry Forveille
Grenoble Observatory, France
Phone: +33 476 63 55 27, +33 4 76 51 42 15
Stephane Udry
Geneva University, Switzerland
Phone: +41 22 379 2467
* Science paper: http://www.exoplanets.eu/Gl581_preprint.pdf
* ESO Exoplanet media kit:
* Images and Footage of the 3.6-metre telescope:
* Images and Footage of HARPS: http://www.eso.org/gallery/tag/Harps


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Skiing in Spain
Skiing is rarely the first thing that springs to the minds of foreigners planning a holiday in Spain. More than 50 million foreign visitors flock to the country each year but the vast majority come armed with sun cream and swim wear rather than ski suits and snow goggles.
Skiers from northern Europe tend to head for the better known winter sports destinations of the French and Austrian Alps and the Italian Dolomites. But ski-ing is a popular sport among the Spanish and there are more than 20 resorts to choose from including several which offer sophisticated facilities and a wide range of pistes to suit all abilities.
The few foreigners to be found on the Spanish slopes tend to be those who live in Spain and skiers disillusioned with the crowds, commercialism and extortionate prices of better know European ski centres.
Where are the best ski resorts in Spain?
Undoubtedly the best known Spanish ski resort is Pradollano in the Sierra Nevada which hosted the 1996 World Alpine Ski Championships. It holds the distinction of being Europe's most southerly ski resort (you can see Morocco on a clear day!) and in the winter months holidaymakers are able to ski for a few hours before heading off to sunbathe on the beaches of the Costa del Sol. It's the resort which has the most international feel of all Spain's ski centres, largely because of its accessibility to foreign visitors. The great city of Granada, with its awesome Alhambra Palace, has an international airport and is just 32 kilometres from the resort. And Malaga airport, with numerous daily cheap charter flights to and from all major European destinations, is within easy driving distance, 160 kilometres to the west of Pradollano (also known as "Sol y Nieve" meaning sun and snow).
It's an ideal resort for those seeking a taste of Spain combined with all the services and facilities you'd expect to find in the popular Alpine ski villages. There's a good range of pistes serviced by more than 300 snow cannon, several ski schools and a wealth of bars, restaurants, hotel and apartments to suit most tastes and budgets.
Ski resorts in northern Spain
The majority of Spain's ski resorts are to be found at the other end of the country, in the Pyrenees bordering France. These resorts are less accessible by air and so remain far more Spanish in character. The most exclusive is Baqueira-Beret in the gorgeous Valle de Aran – the combination of good ski-ing and stunning scenery in this part of the Catalonian Pyrenees attracts Spain's smart set including King Juan Carlos and his family.
For some of the most challenging ski-ing in Spain, head for Candanchu in Huesca province in the Aragonese Pyrenees. More than 30% of the slopes here are designed for expert skiers and together with the newer neighbouring resort of Astun there are nearly 30 tough black runs (you can use the same lift pass for both ski centres). Other popular resorts in the Aragonese Pyrenees include Formigal, Cerler and Panticosa.
The oldest ski resort in Spain is La Molina in Catalunya, where men used to ski in jackets and ties accompanied by women in long skirts at the beginning of the 20 th century. These days the resort's sophisticated lift system is capable of transporting more than 16,000 skiers an hour (with not a long skirt in sight!).
Many Spanish resorts including Masella – one of the biggest ski centres in the Spanish Pyrenees – are used by schools for week-long ski holidays. Their facilities are geared to cater for large groups of youngsters which is ideal for the school children themselves but is something to be wary of if you're looking for peaceful pistes and elegant après ski.
The pretty ski centres of Valdelinares and nearby Javalambre, both near Teruel to the north west of Valencia, are two of the smallest "resorts" in Spain. They provide limited ski-ing and facilities but are in a gorgeous setting making them worth a weekend visit as long as you're not expecting death defying black runs and all night partying.
Ski facilities
The bigger ski centres offer most of the facilities that you'd expect to find in the better known Alpine resorts – ski schools, kindergartens, bars and restaurants on the pistes and a good selection of accommodation including hotels with spa centres and entertainment.
Many now offer good facilities for snow boarders along with various other activities such as cross country ski-ing, helicopter and para ski-ing, husky sled excursions and snow racket walking.
The smallest centres have limited or no accommodation near the slopes so you'll need to find your own small hotel, hostal or self-catering chalet or apartment in the surrounding area. That may not be everyone's idea of the perfect ski holiday but it does make for a more "Spanish experience" and it usually works out far cheaper than staying in one of the larger resorts where prices tend to be over-inflated.


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ID Cards
Your Drew Card performs many functions on campus. First and foremost it is a student or faculty/staff Identification Card which is issued to all members of the Drew community. These cards are required for use of the University Library and access to University buildings and facilities.
Your ID card also manages:
- Your meal plan (Undergrad Resident students and others who have chosen a plan). At the close of each semester, any remaining meals/points with your semester plan are forfeited.
- Your Extra Food Account – funds deposited into this account will be carried from semester to semester. You can use it in places like the Java City, C-Store, Ehringer Center Food Court.
- Your Bookstore Account – funds deposited in this account will be carried from semester to semester. You can use it at the Bookstore, Laundry Machines, Copiers in the Library, and Health Services.
- Your library card (must be presented in order check to out books)
- Drew Dollars – Students with money deposited in their bookstore account may now use their card at selected local merchants. Learn more about Drew Dollars
IMPORTANT NOTE: Your Drew Card contains internal programming (smart chip inside). Punching a hole in the card, cutting any part of the card, or bending it will deactivate the card permanently.
Add money to your Bookstore or Extra Food Account(s) – You can now load your Drew Card electronically by logging in to your TreeHouse (your proxies can also log in to put money on your accounts), there is no fee for this service. On the Student Tab in the box titled "Dining Plans and Drew Card" click on the link for "View Drew Card Balances and Add Funds" taking you to TreeHouse Self Service. Click on "Add Funds to Drew Card" and it will take you to our payment Gateway (with your information already populated). All you have to do is add dollar values to one or both of your accounts, enter your payment information (you can use Visa, Mastercard, Discover, Amex, or a Checking or Savings Account ), and then verify and submit your transaction. Your funds will show on your Drew Card within a couple of minutes. Questions should be directed to the Student Accounts Office. Though we recommend adding funds through TreeHouse, you can also visit the Drew Campus Card Payment Gateway directly (without going through TreeHouse). Please note however, you will have to enter the student information yourself (you will need the 9 digit Drew ID and Student Name to begin the transaction).
If you lose, damage, or break your ID, you must come to the Student Accounts Office immediately to obtain a replacement card (especially if it is lost so that we can deactivate your lost card so it cannot be used by someone else). There will be no charge for the replacement of ID cards that are damaged due to normal wear and tear. This includes demagnetized, cracked, or completely faded cards. DO NOT THROW YOUR CARD AWAY, students must bring the entire damaged card to the Student Accounts Office in order to receive the replacement card for free. A $25 fee will apply to the replacement of a lost or stolen ID card which can be paid to the cashier or charged to your student account.
New students, faculty, and staff must come to the Student Accounts office immediately to obtain an ID.


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Combine all ingredients in a stainless steel bowl and adjust seasoning. Will hold for 5 days under refrigeration.;
In a large skillet melt the 4 ounces of butter, turn up the heat to full and quickly sear the fish (in batches so it doesn't leach). Add the flour and allow to cook out for 2 minutes, next add the olives, wine, and 1 cup whipping cream. Bring to a simmer, correct the seasoning and allow to cool.
Lightly brush one sheet of phyllo with some melted butter. Place another sheet on top of the first and also brush that one with melted butter. Cover remaining sheets and set aside.
Cut the 2 layered sheets crosswise into 3 equal strips. Place one rounded tablespoon of filling about 1-inch from the end of each strip. Starting at the edge, bring up the phyllo and roll it over the top of the filling, roll once and then tuck the ends in as you would an eggroll, and continue to roll the strudel until you reach the end of the dough. With end underneath, brush top with melted butter and place on parchment lined sheet pan. Repeat this until you have used all the phyllo.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Combine the 2 cups heavy cream, lemon juice, and saffron in a non-reactive bowl, correct seasoning and allow to stand (this will allow the acid time to acidulate the cream and thus thicken slightly to yield a sauce consistency).
Strudels will hold 5 days under refrigeration, or can be frozen for up to 4 weeks. Acidulated cream will also hold up to 5 days under refrigeration.
Place on a sizzle plate (2 per order) and bake for 8 to 10 minutes until hot inside and golden brown outside. Present crossed, on warm plates with sprigs of fennel fern, drizzled with acidulated cream, and olive relish sprinkled randomly around.
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BAGHDAD — The soldiers came at 1:30 a.m, rousing family members who were sleeping on the roof to escape the late-summer heat.
They broke down the front door. Accompanied by dogs, American and Iraqi troops burst into the Jassam family home in the town of Mahmoudiya south of Baghdad.
"Where is the journalist Ibrahim?" one of the Iraqi soldiers barked at the grandparents, children and grandchildren as they staggered blearily down the stairs.
Ibrahim Jassam, a cameraman and photographer for the Reuters news agency, stepped forward, one of this brothers recalled. "Take me if you want me, but please leave my brothers." The soldiers rifled through the house, confiscating his computer hard drive and cameras. And then they led him away, handcuffed and blindfolded.


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Letters responding to: For a free press, with no buts, by Mick Hume
Thanks to Mick Hume for his contribution to the Sky paper review. For once someone was prepared to stand up to the Leveson Inquiry and this sinister attempt at state press control. His comment about'mission creep' was spot on and it's shameful the way the grief of the bereaved families has been hijacked by those seeking to further their own political agenda.
Please carry on making his voice heard for all of us who want our press to remain free.
C Denton, UK
The question of how free the press is to tell us the facts (assuming it would like to be) can be determined by comparing the coverage given to the Savile scandal in which the BBC clearly committed sins of omission and the coverage of the far greater 28gate scandal where the entire BBC organisation knowingly and deliberately lied, for at least six years in an open attempt to promote totalitarian controls over us all.
With a relatively few honorable exceptions most of the press had censored, spiked or ignored any mention of a fraud to keep most people in Britain ignorant.
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Justin Bieber has credited New York pastor Carl Lentz for his life turnaround, insisting his 'time out' with the Hillsong Church leader and his family was just what he needed.
The God-fearing Baby singer realized his head was in the wrong place after a series of legal issues and bad publicity, and reached out to Lentz for help.
"Something clicked one morning and I was like, 'Yo, this is not me'... so I reached out to some people I really know care about me and they brought me in and I stayed with their family for a couple months and literally did regular stuff; hung out with their family, ate dinner with them," he tells Access Hollywood.
"He (Lentz) put his arms around me, and the way he lives his life is really what he talks about... When I go to his home, I feel really loved."
The pastor offered the pop star a lot of advice and mantras to live by, but one thing really stuck: "You have to give it all you've got," Bieber states.


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There was no state championship to be won by the Mourning boys' volleyball team Friday night, but you might not have known that by the way fans, players and coaches stormed the center of the court in a mass celebration.
The celebrating was over a fifth-year program that had just won a marathon 25-18, 21-25, 25-20, 23-25, 15-10 thriller over Boca Raton in a state quarterfinal at Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale.
And with it will come a daunting task as the Sharks (19-6) will be looking at defending-state-champion and nationally-ranked Longwood Lyman in a state semifinal at 10 a.m. Saturday. Lyman (28-0) comes in on a 58-match winning streak dating to last season, and has lost just three sets during this season.
"I'm so proud of them," Mourning coach Dee Rey said. "For us being just a fifth year program to make it this far is really something. Lyman is going to be a big challenge for us [Saturday] but obviously we would rather have it in front of us than not have it."
After winning two of the first three sets, Mourning led the fourth 15-10 only to watch Boca come back to win it 25-23 and force a fifth set. The Sharks took a 5-1 lead in the fifth, and the Bobcats never got closer than two points before senior Daniel Barrera closed things out with a high-flying, thundering spike, his final of a game-leading 13 kills, for the match-winner.
It was a year ago when Mourning made a maiden voyage to the state tournament and was promptly bounced out in three straight sets by Orlando Bishop Moore, and all agreed it was a lesson the team brought with it to Friday's match with Boca.
"You see people you love in the bleachers and we had all of our fans here today and it meant a lot and helped carry us through," Barrera said. "Going through what we went through last year [losing at state] helped us because it wasn't something that was brand new to us this time."
•State quarterfinal — Longwood Lyman d. Killian 3-0:
Having already pulled off an upset win over Southwest just days earlier to qualify for the state tournament, asking Killian to knock off the defending state champion was probably too much.
The Cougars fought hard and played about as well as could be expected, but in the end, they turned out to be no match for Longwood Lyman as the Greyhounds prevailed 25-17, 25-23, 25-18 in a state quarterfinal at Pine Crest School.
The Cougars led for much of the second set and were up 18-15 when Lyman scored six consecutive points to go up 21-18. The Greyhounds won the set when a thunderous kill from Kenneth Lawrence was partially blocked by Killian's Jose Martinez, and the ball barely landed out of bounds, giving the set to Lyman.
"Their front line is tough and they really don't have any weaknesses but they can be broken down," said Martinez who had seven blocks and three service points for Killian, which finishes the season 23-6. "We thought we might get them in that second set, which would've made it 1-1 and maybe given us some momentum, but they made one more big play than we did."
•State quarterfinal — Tampa Berkeley Prep. d. Ransom Everglades 3-0:
Tampa Berkeley Prep proved to be just a little tougher and made just a few more clutch plays down the stretch to knock off Ransom Everglades 25-18, 26-24, 25-23, knocking out the Raiders, who were in their first state quarterfinal.
Ransom (26-4) led the second set 22-19, but Berkeley ran off four consecutive points and won it 26-24 to go up 2-0 in the match.


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How Good is Your Nutritional Care?
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Spreading Improvements in Nutritional Care
In 2016 BAPEN was awarded £28k from the Health Foundation which is being used to help spread system wide improvements in the delivery of nutritional care. BAPEN members can get involved and help on a local level.
We have made a film which will help CCGs and providers understand what changes they can make to ensure they deliver excellent nutritional care. The film we have made describes the case for change and signposts tools and resources such as our new Nutritional Care Tool that can help ensure best practice.
Our desired outcome is for organisations across a health economy to work together to improve the nutritional care delivered to local populations and patients. You can help by sending the link to this film to five key decision makers in your trust and health economy.
LINK: www.bapen.org.uk/how-good-is-your-nutritional-care
Please send the link to five of the following:
- Your Chief Nurse
- Your Medical Director
- Your Chief Executive
- Your finance Director
- Your PALs lead
- Your chairman
- Your commissioners
- Your social care Director
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Introduction to Malnutrition
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What is malnutrition?
Malnutrition is a state of nutrition in which a deficiency or excess (or imbalance) of energy, protein and other nutrients causes measurable adverse effects on tissue / body form (body shape, size and composition) and function and clinical outcome. The term malnutrition does include obesity, however BAPEN is focussed on the problem of "undernutrition". The term "malnutrition" is used on this website to mean "undernutrition". For further information on obesity please go to NHS Choices website
What are the symptoms of malnutrition?
Malnutrition can often be very difficult to recognise, particularly in patients who are overweight or obese to start with. Malnutrition can happen very gradually, which can make it very difficult to spot in the early stages. Some of the symptoms and signs to watch out for include:
- Loss of appetite
- Weight loss – clothes, rings, jewellery, dentures may become loose
- Tiredness, loss of energy
- Reduced ability to perform normal tasks
- Reduced physical performance – for example, not being able to walk as far or as fast as usual
- Altered mood – malnutrition can be associated with lethargy and depression
- Poor concentration
- Poor growth in children
Who is at risk of malnutrition?
- Older people over the age of 65, particularly if they are living in a care home or nursing home or have been admitted to hospital
- People with long-term conditions, such as diabetes, kidney disease, chronic lung disease
- People with chronic progressive conditions – for example, dementia or cancer
- People who abuse drugs or alcohol
There are also social factors that can increase the risk of malnutrition including:
- Poverty
- Social isolation
- Cultural norms – for example, hospitals and care homes may not always provide food that meets particular religious or cultural needs and so increase the risk of malnutrition whilst a person is away from their normal environment
Physical factors can also increase the risk of malnutrition. For example:
- Eating may be difficult because of a painful mouth or teeth
- Swallowing may be more difficult (a stroke can affect swallowing) or painful
- Losing your sense of smell or taste may affect your appetite
- Being unable to cook for yourself may result in reduced food intake
- Limited mobility or lack of transport may make it difficult to get food
It is also important to realise that if an older person is less able to feed themselves and becomes malnourished, this will make them more susceptible to disease, which in turn will make their nutritional state worse and impair recovery. The Malnutrition Carousel below describes this downward vicious spiral.
What are the consequences of malnutrition?
Malnutrition affects every system in the body and always results in increased vulnerability to illness, increased complications and in very extreme cases even death.
Immune system
Reduced ability to fight infection
- Inactivity and reduced ability to work, shop, cook and self-care
- Inactivity may also lead to pressure ulcers and blood clots
- Falls
- Reduced ability to cough may predispose to chest infections and pneumonia
- Heart failure
Impaired wound healing
Inability to regulate salt and fluid can lead to over-hydration or dehydration
Malnutrition causes apathy, depression, introversion, self-neglect and deterioration in social interactions
Malnutrition reduces fertility and if present during pregnancy can predispose to problems with diabetes, heart disease and stroke in the baby in later life.
Impaired temperature regulation
This can lead to hypothermia
Consequences of malnutrition in children and adolescents
- Growth failure and stunting
- Delayed sexual development
- Reduced muscle mass and strength
- Impaired intellectual development
- Rickets
- Increased lifetime risk of osteoporosis
Consequences of specific micronutrient deficiencies
There are very many of these and so only the commonest are given below:
- Iron deficiency can cause anaemia
- Zinc deficiency causes skin rashes and decreased ability to fight infection
- Vitamin B12 deficiency can cause anaemia and problems with nerves
- Vitamin D deficiency causes rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults
- Vitamin C deficiency causes scurvy
- Vitamin A deficiency causes night blindness
How is "undernutrition" recognised?
The best way to detect malnutrition is by the use of malnutrition screening tools, such as the 'Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool' ('MUST').This tool consists of three parts:
- Body Mass Index (BMI) – this is calculated from an individual's weight and height. A BMI of less than 18.5kg/m2 suggests a significant risk of malnutrition.
- A history of recent weight loss that has happened without any intention to lose weight. The unintentional loss of more than 10% of normal body weight in the last 3 -6 months suggests a significant risk of malnutrition.
- An "acute disease effect" associated with being acutely ill and unable to eat for more than five days.
This tool assesses patients as being at low, medium or high risk of malnutrition and guides the user to develop individualised care plans for treatment if required and further monitoring.
What is the size of the problem in the UK?
It has been estimated that malnutrition (or "undernutrition") affects over 3 million people in the UK. Of these about 1.3 million are over the age of 65. Whilst most of those affected are living in the community (about 93% or 2.8 million people) BAPEN's Nutrition Screening Week surveys (2007-11) have shown that:
- 25-34% of patients admitted to hospital are at risk of malnutrition
- 30-42% of patients admitted to care homes are at risk of malnutrition
- 18-20% of patients admitted to mental health units are at risk of malnutrition
Surveys of the 700,000 people living in sheltered housing using 'MUST' criteria have shown that 10-14% are at risk of malnutrition.
How much does it cost?
In November 2015, a new report published by the National Institute for Health Research Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (NIHR Southampton BRC) and the British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (BAPEN), estimated that the cost of malnutrition in both adults and children in England in 2011-12 was £19.6 billion and is only set to increase with an aging population and the rising cost of health and social care. This new figure represents almost a 50% increase in estimated costs compared with the £13 billion stated in the 2007 report.
In primary care, disease related malnutrition results in
- Increased dependency
- Increased GP visits
- Increased prescription costs
- Increased referrals to hospital
- Increased admissions to care homes
In secondary care, disease related malnutrition results in
- Increased complications such as wound infections, chest infections, pressure ulcers
- Increased length of hospital stay
- Increased numbers of patients who are readmitted to hospital
- Increased numbers of deaths
How is malnutrition treated?
Recognising the problem is the most important first step. Once individuals and those involved in their care are aware of the problem, often simple measures to increase food intake may be enough to reverse the downward cycle. We know for example that giving nutritional supplements to malnourished patients reduces complications such as wound breakdown by 70% and death by 40%.
Once an individual has been assessed as being at risk of malnutrition it is always necessary to assess the problem in more detail and identify any other factors that are contributing to the problem. Treatment should always be tailored to the needs of the individual, but in general, if a person is able to eat and does not have a diminished appetite, then the first step would to encourage this with a "Food first" approach. This may be in the form of advice on meals, snacks, nourishing drinks and food fortification, but should include setting goals of treatment and a plan for monitoring to ensure that these goals are met.
If simple measures are not working or where the patient has a reduced appetite, then an assessment and support from a dietitian may be needed. In addition to fortifying food and increasing what you eat , there are many different oral nutritional supplements. These should usually only be used under the supervision of a dietitian or doctor. It is also possible that you may need to take a vitamin and mineral supplement – but only if advised to do so by the professional treating you.
For patients who are unable to eat, nutrition can be provided by tube feeding – either into the gut (Enteral) or directly into the bloodstream via a vein (Parenteral). In the UK, both Enteral and Parenteral feeds are manufactured to contain all the nutrients your body needs.
Enteral tube feeding (Enteral Nutrition / EN)
The commonest type of enteral tube feeding uses a tube that is passed through the nose and down into the stomach (a nasogastric tube). This is usually for short term feeding (less than 4 weeks) to provide nutritional support as a patient recovers from illness.
For longer term feeding into the stomach, a tube is usually placed through the abdomen directly into the stomach (a PEG tube, or Percutaneous Gastrostomy tube).
If it is not possible to use the stomach, it is also possible to place tubes into the jejunum (the first part of the small intestine or small bowel). These can either be nasojejunal tubes (short –term) or jejunostomy tubes which are place through the abdominal wall directly (long-term).
For more information on enteral feeding please visit the PINNT website.
Parenteral Nutrition (PN)
If it is not possible to use your gut for nutrition (for example in patients who have lost part of their gut or in whom the gut does not work properly to be able to absorb nutrients) then nutrients can be given directly into the blood stream. The sterile feed is given through a small tube (catheter) placed in a vein and is tailored to ensure that you are given all the nutrients that your body needs. For most patients this is done whilst they are in hospital for no more than a few weeks as they recover from illness. However for some patients, this is their only means of nutrition and they learn to do this themselves at home (Home Parenteral Nutrition or HPN).
For more information on Parenteral Nutrition please visit the PINNT website.
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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – There is sweet news about your chocolate cravings.
A new study in the journal "Archives Of Internal Medicine" looked at frequent chocolate eaters.
The study found that people who consume moderate amounts of chocolate more frequently are thinner than those who eat it less often.
The chocolate-lovers tended to have a lower "body mass index."
Experts say more research is needed.


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What's In the Bible? 12 Questions of Christmas
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This is question 7 of 12 in the What's in the Bible? 12 Questions of Christmas Blog Tour. Be sure to visit www.whatsinthebible.com tomorrow to find the location of the next video in the series.
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Examinations & Results
Results 2017
The Gov.uk website has provisional 2017 results for Key stage 4 available including pupil destinations. Revised results will be published in January. At the site compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk you can see the results for St Joseph's and compare with schools locally and nationally. Results include Attainment 8 (45.5 points), Progress 8 -0.1, E Bacc at grade 5/ C or above (15%) and the percentage of students staying in education or entering employment (99%).
The new system is very different to the A -C method. If you wish to understand more about this or anything else on our website please contact a member of the senior leadership team who will be able to help you.
GCSE Results 2016 - 2017
As you are probably aware the government has introduced radical changes to the structure and assessment of GCSEs. A more challenging content has been studied by the current Year 11 who receive their results today. We are also moving away from the familiar system of A*-G grades to a system of grading with numbers 9-1. Courses have been designed for two years of study and are no longer divided into different modules. Coursework is no longer included in assessment. Students receiving results today took all their exams in one period at the end of their courses.
Probably the most significant difference that students and parents will notice is the new grading scale of 9 to 1, with 9 being the top grade. This year English and maths are being graded in this manner with other subjects following in the coming years.
Please see the table below:
Against this background of significant change I would like to say well done to all our students who worked hard with their teachers to achieve the grades they have received today.
Our initial unvalidated data indicates that 84% of students were graded 9 – 4 in English and 71% of pupils were graded 9 to 4 in maths.
I would like to say a particular well done to the following students who achieved excellent grades across a range of subjects.
Agneta Baranowicz, Oskar Rosa, Stephen Caayao, Alanna Dooley, Ellie Beale, Hannah Gaffney, Georgina Muroki, Eleanor Ng'ang'a, Darius Michienzi, Finn Trinci, Elizabeth Johnson, Estelle Cobbson and Aleksandra Wisniewska.
We wish all of our students the best of luck as the move on to the next phase in their education.
A-Level Results 2016 - 2017
Congratulations to our Sixth form students This set of results reflects the work done by staff and students in both A level and BTEC qualifications over the past two years. The pass rate has been calculated as just over ninety five percent. There were some very good individual performances including John Toop-Rose and Ciara O'Neill who achieved exceptionally high results.
Good luck to all students in their future studies and careers.
Click here to view national performance tables for the College.
2015 – 2016 Headline GCSE figures
A*-C in Maths 77% A*/A 20% A*/A/B 44%
A*-C in English 86% A*/A 24% A*/A/B 38%
73% of our students achieved A*-C in English and Maths against a National Average of 59%
37% of our students achieved the English Baccalaureate against a National Average of 23%
5A*-C (including E&M) 67%
47% of students achieve at least one top grade (A/A*)
98% of students achieved 5A*-G (inc E&M)
In English & Maths the average level of Progress was above national expectations.
Headline A level figures
94% Pass Rate
58% of students achieve 3 or more qualifications (80% achieve 2 or more)
Grade 'A' qualification achieved by 21% of students
2014 - 2015 Headline GCSE figures
A*-C in Maths 80% A*/A 26% A*/A/B 44%
A*-C in English 69% A*/A 18% A*/A/B 38%
5A*-C (including E&M) 58%
43% of students achieve at least one top grade
97% of students achieved 5A*-G (inc E&M)
In English the average level of Progress was in line with that expected by the DFES, in Maths it was above.
Headline A level figures
94% Pass Rate 58% of students achieve 3 or more qualifications (80% achieve 2 or more)
Grade 'A' qualification achieved by 23% of students
Average points per student in 2015 was 710
Headline GCSE figures
A*-C in English 89% A*/A 24% A*/A/B 54%
A*-C in Maths 79% A*/A 22% A*/A/B 43%
5A*-C (including E&M) 67%
24% of students achieve at least one top grade
Headline A level figures
98% Pass rate 75% of students achieve 3 or more qualifications (95% achieve 2 or more)
Grade 'A' qualification achieved by 36% of students
Average points per student in 2011 was 639 Average points per student in 2012 was 661 Average points per student in 2013 was 664 Average point score per student in 2014 over 700
Headline GCSE figures
Percentage achieving 5 + A* - C GCSEs (or equivalent) GCSEs; 82%
Percentage achieving 5 + A* - C GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and Maths GCSEs; 67%
Percentage achieving the English Baccalaureate 17%;
Current "progress" in English and Maths individually, Percentage achieving a C grade or higher. In English 84%
In Maths 74%
Headline A level figures
Percentage of students achieving 3 or more A levels 70%
Percentage of students achieving 2 or more A levels 96%
Percentage of students achieving 1 or more A level 99%


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Cairo (CNN) — An eerie calm descended over Cairo early Thursday, following the bloodiest day since the revolution two years ago that was envisioned to bring peace and democracy to Egypt — but has not.
The violence Wednesday pitted Egypt's military and current government against backers of deposed President Mohamed Morsy, though others also were caught up in the fray.
At least 278 people were killed in Wednesday's violence, including 235 civilians, state TV reported, citing an Egyptian emergency official. Interim Interior Minister Gen. Mohammed Ibrahim said that an additional 43 police officers had died.
"It's an open war," said one protester who managed to escape one of two Cairo camps raided Wednesday.
The 2011 revolution that led to the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, who kept a firm grip on power for 30 years, was followed by Egypt's first democratic elections. Morsy — a leader of the Islamist group the Muslim Brotherhood — won the presidency after that 2012 vote, but was forced out by the military last month.
Taken into custody immediately, Morsy hasn't been seen since. Yet his supporters have very public in voicing their opinions, massing on the streets of Cairo and elsewhere to slam military leaders that ousted their leader and demand his return to the presidency.
Egypt's government had given no indication it would back down, criticizing elements of the protest movement and specifically ordering them to leave two spots where they'd been gathering in Cairo for six weeks, or else they'd force them out.
On Wednesday, they did.
Bloody 'war zone' as security forces clear Cairo square
The story of what exactly transpired — who attacked whom, who opened fire, who was to blame — varied 180 degrees depending on where one stood in the debate over Egypt's past, present and future.
On the one side, there were Morsy supporters, one of whom accused the government forces of waging a "full-on assault" on what they said had been, to-date, peaceful demonstrations. On the other, there were those like Ibrahim, who professed to being "surprised" by the "Muslim Brotherhood's (decision) to attack the security forces."
What couldn't be mistaken was the chaos, the bloodshed and the sense — even with Prime Minister Hazem Elbeblawi's pledge "we hopefully will rebuild our nation" — that the already volatile situation in Egypt could be getting even worse.
"I think what we're seeing right now is just the beginning of what is promising to be a very, very long and bloody battle as the interim government and the security forces try to regain control of the streets," CNN's Arwa Damon reported from Cairo.
Diplomats condemn violence, calling it 'deplorable'
By midnight Wednesday, much of Egypt was quiet — a byproduct of a curfew declared through 6 a.m. Thursday in several provinces, including Cairo, Alexandria, Giza and Suez.
The government on Wednesday, according to state TV, issued a month-long state of emergency. This a loaded term in Egypt, given that Mubarak long ruled under such a decree that barred unauthorized assembly, restricted freedom of speech and let police jail people indefinitely.
The prime minister said the government felt compelled to act in order to ensure stability, praising security forces for their "calm" and claiming some in the anti-government camp's had weapons and artillery.
"We are here to build a democracy based on justice," Elbeblawi said. "… We have to reason and use common sense. We are all part of this nation."
Yet not everyone expressed faith in his government, which came under criticism not just from Muslim Brotherhood backers.
Mohammed ElBaradei — a secular leader who had unsuccessfully ran against Morsy, then became one of his biggest critics before joining the government that replaced his — resigned Wednesday as vice president of foreign affairs, state-run Nile TV reported.
World urges Egypt to show restraint, protect civilians
The European Union's top diplomat, Catherine Ashton condemned the violence, urging "security forces to exercise utmost restraint and on the interim government to end the state of emergency as soon as possible, to allow the resumption of normal life."
In light of the ongoing violence, the United States is considering canceling next month's planned biennial military training exercise with Egyptian forces, an official in President Barack Obama's administration said.
Voicing strong opposition to the state-of-emergency and urging Egypt's government "to respect basic human rights," U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said that Wednesday's "deplorable" events "run counter to Egyptian aspirations for peace, inclusion and genuine democracy."
"The path toward violence leads only to greater instability, economic disaster and suffering," he said.
Army to help police maintain security
Police can detain people for extended periods of time
Unauthorized assembly barred
Authorities to monitor communications, media
A curfew imposed in Cairo and other provinces
The unpopular state of emergency law was in place in Egypt from 1967 to 2012
It was was lifted after the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak
Morsy's government declared a limited state of emergency in January 2013
'They're prepared to die'
For weeks, the two makeshift Cairo protest camps had become cities unto themselves — with people sleeping in tents, vendors hawking everything from haircuts to masks, and children playing in inflatable castles and splashed in kiddie pools.
At dawn on Wednesday, they came under siege.
Security forces came in, bulldozing tents and escorting away hundreds. Some mothers and fathers managed to whisk away their children, gas masks on their faces.
Within three hours, the smaller camp — Nahda, near Cairo University — was cleared, except for shreds of torn-down tents that remained.
But the larger protest, near the Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque in eastern Cairo, proved trickier, with forces facing heavy resistance. The military called in special forces.
Chaos ensued. Many protesters refused to leave, even in the face of bulldozers and surrounded by the injured and dead. "They said they're prepared to die," CNN's Reza Sayah reported.
Along with smoke, bursts of rapid gunfire continued to fill the air. It was unclear who had the weapons, and who was shooting at whom. People could be heard wailing.
State TV reported that snipers from the Muslim Brotherhood — Morsy's party — were exchanging gunfire with Egyptian security forces near a university building.
Sky News cameraman Mick Deane was killed, the UK-based news channel reported. Deane had worked for Sky for 15 years — and for CNN well before that. The rest of his team was unhurt.
Reuters photojournalist Asmaa Waguih was shot and wounded Wednesday covering the clashes, the news agency told CNN. She was being treated in a hospital.
And Habiba Abdel Aziz of Gulf News, who was in Egypt in a personal capacity having celebrated the Eid holiday, was also killed, editor-at-large Francis Matthew told CNN.
'Walking on the blood of the victims'
Visiting makeshift hospitals, a CNN crew was "literally walking on the blood of the victims," Sayah reported.
Security forces pushed doctors out of one hospital at gunpoint, a witness told CNN.
Ibrahim, the interim interior minister, claiming that armed protesters were the aggressors — including trying to storm police stations, the Ministry of Finance building and other targets in Cairo.
The fighting wasn't limited to the capital, though. Morsy supporters reportedly besieged various churches in Sohag, setting fire to Saint George's Church, a tour bus and a police car, Egypt's state-run EGYNews said.
Naguib Sawiris, an Egyptian billionaire who helped found the anti-Morsy Free Egyptian Party, said his party had video of Muslim Brotherhood members "shooting machine guns on civilians, on police. So anyone who wants to call this a peaceful demonstration would be wrong."
But Ahmed Mustafa, a Muslim Brotherhood spokesman, told CNN from London that Sawiris was trying to misrepresent video of masked people with weapons.
Besides claiming they'd been shot at, the Muslim Brotherhood also accused police were throwing Molotov cocktails at makeshift clinics.
Yet Ibrahim said government forces had done what they could to limit casualties, with his ministry insisting, "Egyptian security forces are committed to the utmost self-restraint in dealing with the protesters."
Divisions rife, future uncertain in Egypt
Rather than uniting Egypt after Mubarak's fall, divisions remained rife — and, in some ways, intensified — in the Middle Eastern nation during Morsy's time as president.
Critics accused him of being authoritarian, trying to force the Brotherhood's Islamic agenda, not being inclusive and failing to deliver freedom and justice.
'Nail in coffin' for Arab Spring?
The military coup to dismiss him, they said, was necessary since Morsy didn't fairly represent all Egyptians. So, too, were the efforts to force his supporters off the streets.
"We believe in human rights," said Shehab Wagih, a spokesman for the Free Egyptian Party speaking in favor of the military. "But at the same time, we cannot accept the idea of having a state inside a state."
Morsy's backers, meanwhile, accuse the military — and the government it appointed — of undermining the people's will, as expressed at the polls. The deposed president wasn't given a fair chance, they say, and his supporters have been unfairly targeted for trying to express their opinion.
In an interview Wednesday with CNN, Abdul Mawgoud Dardery of the pro-Morsy Anti-Coup National Alliance blamed "corrupt elements" in the Egyptian army, calling their actions a "crime against humanity" and "state terrorism."
"All presidents make mistakes, but you don't have the army to remove them," Dardery said. "… What are we telling to the rest of the Arab world, the Muslim world — that bullets are better than ballots?"
Opinion: Morsy holds key to Egypt's future
–CNN's Ian Lee reported from Cairo; CNN's Greg Botelho and Josh Levs reported from Atlanta; CNN's Saad Abedine, Holly Yan, Barbara Starr and Salma Abdelaziz contributed to this report.


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Animal Adaptations & Characteristics
Activate Turkey Power! | Wild Kratts
Chris, Martin, and the gang check out a wild turkey close up and learn about its special characteristics. Aviva programs a new creature power disk with turkey powers, and the Wild Kratts kids encourage Martin and Chris to activate their new creature powers!
Grades: 3-4
Anti-Venom | Wild Kratts
Martin runs into a venomous gila monster and learns how strong they really are. Jimmy and Koki mistakenly believe that he has been bitten when it takes a liking to one of his adventure boots and refuses to let go of his foot.
Grades: 3-4
Creature Powers on the Fritz! | Wild Kratts
Show students what animal characteristics fit in different environments. Martin and Chris try to use their creature powers to race, but Zack has other plans.
Grades: 3-4
Discover the Secret of the Basilisk Lizard | Wild Kratts
Come learn about the characteristics of the basilisk lizard with the Wild Kratts gang. A basilisk lizard uses his creature powers to avoid becoming a snake's lunch.
Grades: 3-4
Dragonfly Power | Wild Kratts
Come learn about dragonflies and their characteristics with the Wild Kratt gang. The brothers activate dragonfly creature powers to save the Tortuga.
Grades: 3-4
Fire Fliers! | Wild Kratts
Prepare to learn about fireflies with the Wild Kratts gang. Aviva shrinks the guys down so that they can study these lightning bugs.
Grades: 3-4
Frogfish - Wild Kratts | PBS KIDS Lab
Use this video to teach children how the frog fish captures its prey. The Wild Kratts meet a fish with lightning fast animal power!
Utiliza este vídeo par enseñar a niños cómo los peces rana capturan su presa. Los Kratts conocen a un pez con poder rápido.
Grades: 3-4
Hummingbird - Wild Kratts | PBS KIDS Lab
Use this video to teach children how hummingbirds are high-energy birds that need nectar to fuel their activity. The Kratts brothers use their hummingbird powers to save a hummingbird's eggs.
Utiliza este vídeo par enseñar a niños cómo los colibríes son aves de gran energía que necesitan néctar para alimentarse. Los hermanos Kratts usan sus poderes para salvar a los huevos de colibrí.
Grades: PreK-4
In the Bag | Wild Kratts
Come learn about opossums with the Wild Kratt gang. Just as they are about to leave to get ice cream, Chris remembers that he left his backpack filled with inventions with a group of them in the forest.
Grades: 3-4
Keeping Up with the Wolf Pack | Wild Kratts
Come learn about wolves with the Wild Kratts gang. Chris and Martin try to keep up with a wolf pack, but it's harder than they thought!
Grades: 3-4
Koki and Aviva on a Creature Adventure! | Wild Kratts
The Wild Kratts switch explorer and inventor roles. Koki and Aviva go on an adventure of their own and test one the brothers' inventions.
Grades: 3-4
Koki and the Fish | Wild Kratts
Koki shrinks down to discover the secret of how fish fly. Gathering creature data isn't as easy as it seems.
Grades: 3-4
Mobile Marsupial Invention | Wild Kratts
Learn about the creature powers of the opossum with the Wild Kratts gang. The crew is hard at work looking for their marsupial friend, Jillybean. To help the search effort, Aviva creates some opossum creature power discs for Martin and Chris.
Grades: 3-4
Monkey Mysteries Revealed! | Wild Kratts
Come learn about proboscis monkeys with the Wild Kratts. They have noses that are "resonating chambers", which allow them to make loud noises. They also have four stomachs!
Grades: 3-4
On Your Mark, Get Set, Go! | Wild Kratts
Come learn about the speeds of different creatures with the Wild Kratts gang. Chris uses his pronghorn creature powers to race against Koki's cheetah powers.
Grades: 3-4
Orbit Makes a Web - Wild Kratts | PBS KIDS Lab
Use this video to teach children about spider silk, the toughest material made by any animal on the planet. Chris and Martin watch Orbit, the Spider, make a new orb web.
Utiliza este vídeo par enseñar a niños acerca de la seda de araña, el material más resistente hecho por animal. Chris y Martin miran a Orbit, la araña, hacer una telaraña.
Grades: 3-4
Otter Power! | Wild Kratts
The Kratt brothers learn about adapting to their environment. They have a close call with a gar fish while they teach Slider the otter how to hunt. The brothers come to the creature rescue.
Grades: 3-4
Ouch! | Wild Kratts
Come explore the cypress swamp with the Wild Kratts gang. While on an adventure, they get swarmed by a bunch of biting mosquitoes and observe how the creatures draw blood.
Grades: 3-4
Secret of the Hermit Crab Home | Wild Kratts
The gang discovers why hermit crabs live in shells. They must find new shells as they grow for more space and protection.
Grades: 3-4
Sledding Otter-Style | Wild Kratts
Join the Wild Kratt gang as they go sledding with an otter, a natural sledder! Their soft, warm fur next to their skin keeps them warm, even when they're sliding on their bellies. They also see that geese can stand on ice without getting cold. However, Martin isn't so lucky!
Grades: 3-4


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(AP) Iran's leader jabs US as presidential vote begins
By NASSER KARIMI
Associated Press
TEHRAN, Iran
Iran's top leader gave a salty rebuke Friday to U.S. questions over the openness of the presidential contest in the Islamic Republic, telling Washington "the hell with you" after casting his ballot in a race widely criticized in the West as rigged in favor of Tehran's ruling system.
The vote _ bringing an end to the eight-year era of the combative President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad _ has taken unexpected turns in the past days as reform-minded Iranians surged behind the lone moderate left on the six-candidate ballot.
A victory by former nuclear negotiator Hasan Rowhani would be seen as a small setback for Iran's Islamic establishment, but not the type of overwhelming challenge posed four years ago by the reformist Green Movement, which was brutally crushed after mass protests claiming Ahmadinejad's 2009 re-election was the result of systematic fraud in the vote counting.
If no candidate wins an outright majority, a runoff pitting the two top finishers would take place June 21, so even a strong showing by Rowhani in Friday's voting could be overturned.
Rowhani's backers, such as former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani _ who was blocked from running by Iran's ruling system _ have urged reformists and others to cast ballots and abandon plans to boycott the election in protest over years of arrests and pressure.
Iran's security networks now appear to have blanket control, ranging from swift crackdowns on any public dissent to cybercops blocking opposition Internet websites and social media. Yet other cracks are evident.
Western sanctions over Iran's nuclear program have pummeled the economy by shrinking vital oil sales and leaving the country isolated from international banking systems. New U.S. measures taking effect July 1 further target the country's currency, the rial, which has lost half its foreign exchange value in the past year, driving prices of food and consumer goods sharply higher.
Such concerns could have a direct effect on the outcome of the election. Tehran's mayor, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, is widely viewed as a capable fiscal manager and could draw in votes, since economic affairs are among the direct responsibilities of Iran's president.
Other key issues, such as the nuclear program, defense and foreign relations, are all fully controlled by the Khamenei, his inner circle and its protectors, led by the powerful Revolutionary Guard. The other candidates permitted on the ballot by election overseers are seen as hard-line loyalists, including current nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili and Khamenei adviser Ali Akbar Velayati.
Such insiders in the presidency would give Iran's leadership a seamless front with significant challenges ahead, such as the possible resumption of nuclear talks with the U.S. and other world powers and the increasing showdown in Syria between rebels and the Iranian-backed regime of Bashar Assad. On Thursday, the White House said it would begin sending arms to Syrian rebel fighters after intelligence officials concluded Assad's forces used chemical weapons.
Recent comments by Khamenei were interpreted as support for Jalili, whose reputation is further enhanced by a battlefield injury during the 1980-88 war with then U.S.-backed Iraq that cost him the lower part of his right leg. Khamenei, however, has not publicly endorsed a successor for Ahmadinejad, who had a spectacular falling out with the theocracy over his attempts to challenge Khamenei's near-absolute powers.
Khamenei remained mum on his choice even as he cast his ballot early Friday. Instead, he blasted the U.S. for its repeated criticism of Iran's clampdowns on the opposition and the rejection of Rafsanjani and other moderate voices from the ballot.
In Washington on Thursday, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said that while the U.S. does not think the Iranian election process is transparent, it is not discouraging the Iranian people from voting.
After voting, Rafsanjani said he hoped the election would lead to "national unity, a requirement for success against any domestic and foreign risks."
But there also are clear chances that the election could leave Iran further divided. Rowhani's rapid rise from longshot to reformist hopeful _ aided by endorsements from artists and activists _ has shown the resilience of Iran's opposition despite relentless crackdowns. A defeat could leave them even more embittered and alienated.
At final rallies, Rowhani's supporters waved his campaign's signature purple _ a clear nod to the single-color identity of the now-crushed Green Movement and its leader, Mir Hossein Mousavi, who has been under house arrest for more than two years. On Wednesday, the last day of campaigning, thousands of supporters welcomed Rowhani in the northeastern city of Mashhad yelling: "Long live reforms."
Some Rowhani backers also have used the campaign events to chant for the release of Mousavi and other political prisoners, including former parliament speaker Mahdi Karroubi, leading to some arrests and scuffles with police.
Rowhani is far from a radical outsider, though. He led the influential Supreme National Security Council and was given the highly sensitive nuclear envoy role in 2003, a year after Iran's 20-year-old atomic program was revealed.
But he is believed to favor a less confrontational approach with the West and would give a forum for now-sidelined officials such as Rafsanjani and former President Mohammad Khatami, whose reformist terms from 1997-2005 opened unprecedented social and political freedoms that have since been largely rolled back.
It was unclear how much the boycott calls by reformists could cut into the turnout among Iran's estimated 50 million voters, which was reported at 85 percent four years ago. In Tehran, lines were seen at various polling stations. State TV also showed video of voting queues in various cities.
Journalists were under wide-ranging restrictions limiting movement around the country. Iran does not permit outside election observers.
Ali Akbar Nategh Nouri, a close adviser to Khamenei, predicted there would be no need for a runoff round next Friday. But Iran's interior minister, Mostafa Mohammad Najjar, dismissed "any speculation before ending the vote counting" by his office. Results are expected early Saturday.
Outside Iran, votes were casts by the country's huge diaspora including Dubai, London and points across the United States.


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The difference between Hard-working & Workaholic
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☝The both are used for people who Work a Lot with a lot of Efforts.
✍ A workaholic person is someone who has Spent their lives on their Jobs and work Long Hours at work even on Weekends and they are used to it.
✍ A hard-working person who put a lot of Efforts in their Jobs also they Don't Neglect their Lives, Families or Health.
☝Workaholic people are Addicted to their Job but Hard-working people Work a lot in A Wise way.
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1⃣ My father used to be a workaholic worker but He got fed up(tired) with working a lot of hours without taking pleasure in it so he cut down on his working time.
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"I haven't had access to the medieval tale, but I just have read that it does exist too, which was interesting. I think both of us thought it was a core story that was so powerful, and was relevant way back then and it's relevant now."
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Quote, Unquote : Wes Craven On Freddy Krueger
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R.I.P. Wes Craven
Fvck you cancer, you fvck!
Man, Wes Craven was one of my favourite directors, through the decades giving us iconic characters, disturbing stories and unforgettable anti-heroes. I guess like most kids of my generation, my first encounter with Craven's work was A Nightmare On Elm Street which scared the living hell out of me when I first saw it. It might be strange to think now after Freddy's watering down to basically become a comedy character with horrific touches, but this original film produced a terrifying villain who could easily stand with Dracula, The Wolf Man and the other iconic horror icons. Years later and Freddy was in music videos with the Fat Boys and I remember being astounded that an American toy shop that I shopped in sold Freddy bouncy balls. How surreal. Of course, Craven himself brought the darkness back with New Nightmare, where he took the Meta route years before Scream and Terrified us all once again with the tale of Krueger BEING REAL, with Craven and Heather Langenkamp playing themselves. At this dark time, take another look at this classic sequel that you may have forgotten.
I mentioned Scream and here once again, Craven became the main man when it came to popular and scary characters and the trilogy (quadrilogy eventually) changed all the rules of the genre and put Craven back on the top where he belonged.
There were a few other classics to remember too – The Serpent And The Rainbow, The People Under The Stairs, Shocker, The Hills Have Eyes, Craven took us into the darkness time and again with more imagination used in each film than most horror auteurs manage in a career.
My favourite Wes Craven film is Last House On The Left, probably my favourite horror movie of all time, although the horror here was much more realistic and disturbing, it is the kind of film that you feel you need a shower after watching. As I grew my film knowledge and began hoovering up all the horror I could handle, Last House On The Left was the big unavailable treat. I could read (and did) a number of books on the film, read up all the interviews with Craven and star David Hess, but we lived under the iron censorship of James Ferman, the head of the BBFC who was not letting us see some of the most iconic horrors ever with little explanation, other tan he was better than us and knew what was best. Idiot. This was before the net became a cinematic playground and you could just find anything from around the world. Eventually I got around the ban by buying a copy of La Derniere Maison Sur La Gauche. It seemed our French cousins didn't go insane by being able to watch Craven's masterpiece and ths uncut version would not appear in this country for years, until we got an incredible double disc which as well as the uncut adventures of Krug And Company (a different version of the film under that name was included) featured a great documentary, featuring Hess, Sean Cunningham and Craven himself. I always remember Craven from this, he talked enthusiastically about a film he must have been asked about a million times and despite what he was talking about being one of the darkest films ever, his conversations were animated and as enthusiastic as can be. This is the Wes Craven that I remember. He gave us Freddy Krueger. He gave us Ghostface. He gave us Krug. He gave us nightmares and i loved him for it. Rest in peace, Sir. Cinema will miss you. x


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I moved to Frederick MD! There is someSome good riding here. Gambrill State Park is about 7 miles from where I am living. Winter should be a bit less brutal here than Maine so hopefully I will be able to ride more.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
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H2H and Atlantic Super Series MTB Races should be good. We'll miss you up north.
- October 25, 2009 at 8:06 AM
- Jason said...
Lots of good stuff down that way. Virginia has a TON of great riding and racing as does WV. You're not too far away from all that, as well as the Mid Atlantic Super Series as "Anonymous" suggested. Good luck with your move and have fun. Maybe I'll see you at the races.
- November 6, 2009 at 9:49 PM
- mikejoos said...
yea i plan on doing some of the Atlantic super series...thanks for the well wishes.
- November 23, 2009 at 8:25 PM
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One of the premiere SF webzines was Event Horizon, an early publisher of stories by the likes of Kelly Link, Jeffrey Ford, and Severna Park, as well as fiction by long-established pros like Gardner Dozois and Barry Malzberg. The site also featured nonfiction by Lucius Shepard, Jack Womack, Douglas Winter, and other names you might recognize.
Thanks to a comment in the previous post from Ellen Datlow, the editor of Event Horizon, I discovered that even though the old web address no longer works, the content is still entirely available via the Wayback Machine.
I had no luck getting past the first page with the Safari browser on a Mac, but after patient assurances from Ellen that, indeed, the entire content was really there, I switched over to Firefox, and, lo and behold, there it was.
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This year's spectacular MTV Europe Music Awards were held at the O2 World in Berlin, where XL Video's UK and French offices combined forces to provide a dynamic interactive video backdrop for this high profile event.
XL Video France supplied a massive 22 projector system managed by Klaas Eecloo, comprising of Barco FLMs for front and rear projection on the main set, 2 IMAG projection screens either side of the stage, a PixLED F-40 LED screen in the "Glamour Pit" and a Barco Encore screen management system to size and shape the content for the screens.
Chris Saunders from XL UK took on the role of screens director under direction from video consultant Richard Turner, and headed up XL's on site team, following on from his work at the MTV African Music Awards in Nairobi, Kenya a couple of weeks previously.
The set designer for MTV Europe was Florian Wieder, whose exciting concept consisted of a complex series of multi faceted boxes - multiple surfaces onto which Turner mapped a combination of general production video content and material supplied by individual artists, giving it a 3D appearance. The screens trucked open at strategic points in the show to reveal an ultra wide cyclorama screen behind.
The 2009 MTV EMAs were presented by Katy Perry, with a star-studded line up, and included stunning live performances by Beyonce, the Foo Fighters, Green Day, Leona Lewis, Shakira, and Tokio Hotel.
The control set up was designed by Saunders with 4 Catalyst digital media servers at its core. The production video playback material, graphics and filler sequences were all made by UK-based Hello Charlie, with the footage for Tokio Hotel being created by Falk Rosenthal. All of this content was stored in the Catalysts, which were operated by Ben Miles. They also ran 2 x Video On The Air machines and a virtual VTR for the playback, all of which, together with a 22 camera IMAG mix from Alfacam cut in the OB truck, were sent to the Encore run by Jonathan Bond to be shaped and output to the screens.
Throughout the intense rehearsal period, Saunders and the Hello Charlie team worked closely with several artists' visual directors including those from Tokio Hotel and Jay-Z, who supplied video footage exactly sized and proportioned to fit the multi-screens, really optimising the 3D effect.
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Pure Networks' Network Magic 2.0
January 17, 2006
Home networking, even today, is harder to set up and manage than it should be, but this software delivers some easy tools (as well as remote access) for your in-house administration.
Price: $40 (for up to 5 PCs)
Pros: Simplifies folder and printer resource sharing; provides remote Web-based access to folders; helps monitor network activity.
Cons: Cant force unauthorized systems off the network; remote file access feature provided on a subscription basis only.
These days, home networks are extremely common a fact made possible not only by cheap and ubiquitous hardware, but also by the user-friendly networking features introduced back with Windows XP. And while theres no question that networking with Windows XP is easier than with any previous version of Windows, many non-technical users still often find it a challenge to share resources across multiple systems.
Network Magic 2.0 from Pure Networks aims to give these users some relief, in large measure by consolidating and simplifying a variety of network management and troubleshooting functions into a single application that most will find easier to understand and navigate than the motley collection of network-related dialogs, wizards, and utilities that are strewn about the Windows OS. Network Magic also includes a feature called Net2Go which provides remote Web-based access to specific files and folders on your computer. (It doesnt provide the kind of comprehensive desktop access you get from GoToMyPC or PCNow, however.)
Network Magics interface is divided into five main sections. The Network Map displays a comprehensive graphical representation of your network and all the devices that have been detected on it, including your PCs, router, and other connected devices like game consoles or DVRs. Devices connected over wireless indicate the approximate signal strength via a five-bar scale that updates continually. When an item is highlighted, various hardware and software details about the device are displayed, and you can perform certain device-specific tasks via a context menu. When a PC is displayed in the Network Map, any sharable resources attached to it (like printers) are shown as well, though if sharing isnt enabled for a particular device, it will be grayed out.
You can also use Network Map to monitor when devices (wired or wireless) join your network. All the items displayed on the Network Map fall into one of three categoriesThis Computer (the one being used), Other Devices and Intruders. By default, any new device on the network is placed in the Other Devices category, though you can reclassify any device as an intruder. That should probably be the other way around, but as it turns out, labeling a device as an intruder doesnt give you the ability to force it off the network, only to monitor its comings and goings.Resource Sharing
Next up is Printer Manager, which displays all the printers found on the network and indicates whether theyre available for use. You can share or un-share a particular printer with just a couple of mouse clicks, though you must still do so from the machine that the printer is physically connected to. The process works well; printer makes and models were automatically detected, and the appropriate drivers were installed with little fanfare.
What the Printer Manager is to Printers, the Shared Folders section is to files. This area lists all the shared folders present on the network, including those that predate the installation of Network Magic. Highlighting a specific folder displays pertinent info like the size and number of files and subfolders, as well as the local and/or network path to the resource. New folders can be shared through a wizard (usually in only two mouse clicks), and you can modify share settings (i.e. making it read-only) by right-clicking a folder.
One of the neat things about Network Magic is the fact that it advertises all the folders and printers available on the network in a single place. This saves you from having to know what system hosts which resource and having to browse though a lot of hierarchy to get to a shared resource.
Resource sharing on peer networks is often made difficult by software firewalls, but Network Magic seems to do a good job playing nice with most of them. It can automatically modify the Windows XP SP2 firewall as needed, and the softwares help feature includes step-by-step directions (including screen shots) outlining how to configure third-party firewalls from McAfee, Symantec and Check Point (ZoneLabs).
Network Magics Whats New section lists the folders that have been most recently shared, as well as any existing shared folders that contain new files. This area also displays a running log of each time a device joined or left the network, highlighting the activity of potential intruders (you can also choose to be notified about these events by a pop-up dialog). Ever present in the upper right hand corner of all five sections is a box that continually displays the status of your networks link to the Internet.Remote File Access
Network Magics Net2Go feature will be immensely useful to anyone who wants to get Web-based access to their files from a remote location,, or to provide specific folder access (for instance, that latest batch of digital family photos) to outside users. Net2Go requires a compatible router (supporting UPnP) so that Network Magic can automatically configure the ports required to facilitate sharing, but the list of compatible hardware includes about 100 devices from more than a dozen different vendors.
When you set up Net2Go, you can specify a personal portion of the remote URL (i.e. fredsmith.net2go.com) so its easy for you (and others) to remember. And to improve security, when its time to select a password the software provides helpful tips (make it at least eight characters, mixed-case, and include a number) and it helpfully ticks off each rule as the password you create satisfies each requirement. (It wont force you to abide by the password guidelines, though.) When sharing a folder, you can specify either public or private access.
If setting up Net2Go is easy, using it is just as simple. Accessing public folders requires little navigation, because theyre displayed right on the main page. You can sort the list of folders by computer, and when a folder contains photos, you can display them as thumbnails or as a slide show.
Net2Go is arguably the most compelling feature within Network Magic, but it follows a rather unfortunate trend these days: simply buying the software doesnt entitle you to use all the programs features in perpetuity. The Net2Go feature is provided on a subscription basis, so after one year, youll need to open your wallet again to continue using it.The Bottom Line
Those who want to take advantage of the functionality of a home network beyond simply sharing Internet access, but are intimidated by the complexity of resource sharing, will definitely find a friend in Network Magic. You can download a fully-functional version for a 14-day trial period, and the company offers a 30-day money back guarantee if youre not satisfied after paying the registration fee. (As of this writing, Pure Networks was offering Network Magic for special price of $29.99.)


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Open Thread: Everything You're Reading, Watching, Listening To and Looking At
This is your place to talk about the TV, movies, music, books and art that are thoroughly entertaining you.
Lest I be inundated with irate comments, the headline for this post does not refer to the "Goonies" film itself; I think we can all agree that this story holds up brilliantly considering its origins as a goofy kid-driven romp in 1985. Remember when movies let 12-year-old actors indulge in really absurd sexual humor? Those were the days.
Also, did you know that Chunk is now an entertainment lawyer in his late 30? He's all slender and handsome now, but back in the day, did I ever identify with Chunk and his put-upon, perpetual-outsider, oversharing ways.
What I really want to talk about is the video for Cyndi Lauper's "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough," the movie's theme song, as it were, and a bit of pop culture history of which I have especially fond memories. The song itself was considered a rarity until 2003, as it was never included on any of Lauper's albums or compilations. In the dusty years before filesharing and digital downloads, I had to special order an import CD in order to get a copy of it myself (someday, remind me to tell you of my hunt for a copy of "Goodbye Horses," best known as the song playing in the background in the "I'd f*ck me" scene from "Silence of the Lambs" -- the lengths to which I would once go to get one freaking song, y'all).
Apparently the reason for this was that Cyndi Lauper hated the song, calling it "terrible" in an interview from the mid-90s, something I do not understand at all, as I have (obviously) loved this song near-obsessively for 20 years. That said, thanks to YouTube's time-machine-like qualities I've recently revisited the video, and I have to admit: That hasn't quite maintained the same sheen for me.
Technically, this song had two videos, the first premiering prior to the opening of the film, and the lesser-known second part showing up later. Both parts heavily feature many popular professional wrestlers, most of the cast from the actual film, and a plot that is pretty incoherent, not to mention some inexplicably frenetic editing choices. Why did I love these videos so much as a kid? Was it because they were completely deranged?
In part one, which has an extended introductory sequence before even getting to the song itself, Cyndi goes in search of buried treasure to save her parents' gas station from foreclosure. Because it's professional wrestlers, the acting here consists mostly of hoarse man-screaming and wild gesticulation. Also, check out the cameo by Steven Spielberg wearing smoked aviator glasses.
In the oft-forgotten part two of the video, Cyndi is captured, and then escapes with the treasure. With some help from Andre the Giant, she drives off the evil pro-wrestler creditors and takes back the gas station. If the band of female pirates in this part look unexpectedly awesome for a bunch of extras, it's because they're actually The Bangles.
Am I being unkind? I want to look back on these videos with forgiveness, keeping them in the context of their time, but really, I find them almost unwatchable now.
At least one thing hasn't changed: I still want Cyndi Lauper's mid-80s hair.