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The joyous nights in Barcelona and Moscow will be fresh in United fans' minds for their whole life. The intensity of feeling which came from the fear of losing combined with the ecstacy of winning will be with us forever.
In Barcelona we were just minutes away from losing, going in to injury time still a goal down, whilst in Moscow an on target penalty from John Terry would have been enough to seal defeat. Yet on both occasions, United managed to pull through, meaning we'd won two European Cups in nine years.
Sir Alex Ferguson reflects on the similarities and differences between these two nights.
'In Moscow I thought we were dead then John Terry missed his penalty and I thought 'We have a break here'," said Ferguson. "In Barcelona, there were three minutes left and I was thinking 'What am I going to say to the players?' Then we got two goals and we win,. I was stunned. the players were all over the pitch celebrating, I had to go and speak to the TV people so we were all split up and didn't get together until a while after the game. I remember walking into the dressing room but it was so quiet, so I just went for a walk around the corridors, just taking it all in. Moscow was different. It was so wet I think everyone was glad to get into the dressing room. Both occasions were different, but fantastic."
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November 10, 2008 – Smutty Shout-Outs
To Lindy who's moving back to Ontario from Alberta – good luck with everything and congratulations on the new job! Mo and your Calgary public love you and will miss you dearly!
A belated smutty birthday shoutout to my oldest bff MaryAnne in Calgary. You will be the next Lainey! xxoo jody
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Pathophysiology and Hyperbaric Effects
Gas gangrene, or Clostridial myosistis and myonecrosis, is an invasive clostridial infection of muscle, characterized by toxemia, extensive edema, massive death of tissue, and a variable degree of gas production. Gas gangrene is either an endogenous infection, caused by contamination from a clostridial focus in the body, or an exogenous infection secondary to trauma. For the induction of gas gangrene, two conditions have to be fulfilled:
I. The presence of clostridial spores; and an area of lowered oxidation-reduction potential caused by circulatory failure in a local area, or
II. Extensive soft tissue damage and necrotic muscle tissue. This condition results in an area with a low oxygen tension where clostridial spores can develop into their vegetative form. Much of the disease process seen in gas gangrene is due to clostridial toxins. Nine clostridial exotoxins have been implicated in the local and systemic changes seen in gas gangrene: alpha, theta, kappa, my and pu toxin, fibrinolysin, neuraminidase, circulating factor, and bursting factor. The most prevalent is alpha-toxin, the oxygen-stable lecithincase-C, which is hemolytic, tissue necrotizing, and lethal. Alpha toxin can be fixed to susceptible skin cells in 20 to 30 minutes, is detoxified within two hours after its elaboration, and causes active immunity with production of a specific antitoxin. The infection, unfortunately, is so progressive, with continuous production of alpha-toxin that the patient dies before any effective immunity can develop. Local host defense mechanisms are eliminated when the toxin production is sufficiently high. Such an event results in fulminating tissue destruction, an increased volume of hypoxic tissue, and further clostridial growth.
The action of hyperbaric oxygen on Clostridia (and other anaerobes) is based on the formation of oxygen free radicals in the absence of free radical degrading enzymes, such as superoxide dismutases, catalases, and peroxidases. Van Unnink showed that an oxygen tension of 250 mm Hg is necessary to stop alpha-toxin production. Although it does not kill all Clostridia, it is bacteriostatic and bactericidal both in vivo and in vitro. The catalase effects of stimulating necrosis are inhibited by high oxygen concentrations. Demello, et al., demonstrated a reduction in the generation rate of heat-activated spores of Clostridia perfringens. Brummelkamp and Boerema were the first to report the successful use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) at 3 ATA in the management of gas gangrene.
Bakker DJ: The use of hyperbaric oxygen in the treatment of certain infectious diseases, especially gas gangrene and acute dermal gangrene. Drukkerij Veenman BV; 1984.
Bakker, DJ: Clostridial myonecrosis. In: Davis JC, Hunt TK, eds: Problem Wounds: The Role of Oxygen. New York, NY: Elsevier; 1988:13-172.
Balldin U, Hedstrum SA, Lundgren C, Thomson D: Cases of gas gangrene treated with hyperbaric oxygen. Nord Med 1968;79:589.
Bayliss GJ, Cass C: Hyperbaric oxygen used in the treatment of gas gangrene. Med J Aust 1967;2:991.
Bernhard WF, Filler RM: Hyperbaric oxygenation: current concepts. Am J Surg 1968;115:661.
Brummelkamp, WH, Hogendijk J, Boerema I: Treatment of anaerobic infections (clostridial myositis) by drenching the tissues with oxygen under high atmospheric pressure. Surgery 1961;49:299-302.
Brummelkamp WH: Considerations on hyperbaric oxygen therapy at three atmospheres absolute for clostridial infections type welchii. Ann NY Acad Sci 1965;117:688-699.
Darke SG, King AM, Slack WK: Gas gangrene and related infection: classification, clinical features and aetiology, management and mortality. A report of 88 cases. Br J Surg 1977;64:104.
Demello FJ, Hashimoto T, Hitchcock CR, Haglin JJ: The effects of hyperbaric oxygen on germination and toxin production of Clostridium perfringens spores. In: Wada J, Iwa JT, eds: Proceedings of the Fourth International Congress on Hyperbaric Medicine. Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins Co.; 1970:276.
Demello FJ, Haglin JJ, Hitchcock CR: Comparative study of experimental Clostridium perfringens infection in dogs treated with antibiotics, surgery and hyperbaric oxygen. Surgery 1973;73:936-941.
Demello FJ, Hashimoto T, Hitchcock CR, Haglin JJ: The effect of hyperbaric oxygen on the germination and toxin production of Clostridium perfringens spores. In: Wada J, Iwas T, eds: Proceedings of the Fourth International Congress on Hyperbaric Medicine. Tokyo, Japan. Igaku Shoin Ltd., 1970:276.
Duff JH, Shibata HR, Vanschaik L, Usher R, Wigmore RA, MacLean LD: Hyperbaric oxygen: a review of treatment in eighty-three patients. Can Med Assn J 1967;97:510.
Encinas CM, Herrero MJ, Sanchez GU, Ortiz MF, Santidrian MJP, Quesada SA: Gas producing necrotizing infections. Role of hyperbaric oxygen. Med Clin 1988;90:316.
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Guidi ML, Proiette R, Carducci P, Magalini SI, Pelosi G: The combined use of hyperbaric oxygen, antibiotics and surgery in the treatment of gas gangrene. Resuscitation 1981;9:267.
Hart GB, Lam RC, Strauss MB: Gas gangrene. J Trauma 1983;23:991.
Hart GB, Lamb RC, Strauss MB: Gas gangrene I A collective review. II A 15-year experience with hyperbaric oxygen. J Trauma 1983;23:991-1000.
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Lamy M, LeJeune G, Noel FX, Carlier P: Gas gangrene: importance of early diagnosis hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Rev Med Liege 1977;32:589.
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Omni Shoreham Hotel Celebrates the Anniversary of Its Own British Invasion 50 Years Ago
Landmark Luxury Hotel Features Memorabilia and More
WASHINGTON The Omni Shoreham Hotel is offering guests the chance to re-embrace the legacy of The Beatles with memorabilia, photography and a personal recollection of the legendary band 50 years ago.
Guests who book the Fab February 50th Anniversary Package will vacation where the band stayed when they came to America for their inaugural live concert performance on Feb. 11, 1964. The package includes deluxe accommodations, a commemorative gift and a welcome amenity. From a hotel display of Mike Mitchell photography capturing the bands Washington performance, and a tribute documentary running on the hotel televisions channel, to signature cocktails in the Marquee Bar and Lounge, guests can immerse themselves in the commemorations of an era that cultivated an entire generation.
Phil Hollywood, the hotels general manager, circa 1964, shared a few vivid memories of The Beatles visit to the Omni Shoreham Hotel. He recalled the band staying in room 625 (now a Presidential Suite), with the entire sixth floor sealed with guards. The Beatles used freight elevators to enter the hotel because thousands of screaming women - including a few hiding in the elevator were desperately hoping to ride with the stars. Hollywood also remembered that upon their arrival, the lead singer jotted down the play list of 12 songs on hotel stationary - a copy of which still remains in the hotels lobby today.
"These fellows were so nice, Hollywood said. When they left, they did so by bus - and by that time, everyone knew they were here. Kids were crowding every exit so I had two limousines positioned out back [to confuse the fans]. I brought the Beatles through the kitchen; they waved to everyone and got on their bus. They said it was the best departure they ever had. When the bus left and I dismissed the limos, kids were left crying I felt so bad about that.
The hotels current General Manager, Pete Sams, also expressed his excitement for the 50th anniversary. Throughout the Shorehams illustrious history, music has played a significant role in our guests experience. Jimi Hendrix composed song lyrics at the Omni Shoreham Hotel and many iconic stars have graced the stage of the famed Blue Room through the years. We feel the Omni Shoreham Hotel provides an exceptional setting to celebrate the Beatles 50th Anniversary in America and to host the Yesterday & Today Event in partnership with the DC Preservation League.
The Fab February 50th Anniversary Package is available from Feb. 1, 2014 through Feb. 28, 2014 starting at $119 per night. For additional information please visit omnihotels.com or call 1-800-The-Omni. Travelers or media can also follow Omni Hotels & Resorts at www.Facebook.com/OmniHotels and Twitter.com/OmniHotels.
About the Omni Shoreham Hotel
The Omni Shoreham Hotel, with 836 rooms and 100,000 square feet of meeting and banquet space, is Washingtons finest convention and meeting venue. Expert service, creative banquet culinary and stunning interior and outdoor spaces reflect the monumental nature of our Nations Capital.
The hotel is known for attracting famous politicians, as well as stars of Hollywood past and present. Today, the Omni Shoreham Hotel retains that heritage, while providing the latest in modern amenities and conveniences.
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Omni Hotels & Resorts creates genuine, authentic guest experiences that take guests on A Total Departure to more than 60 distinct luxury hotels and resorts in leading business gateways and leisure destinations across North America. From exceptional golf and spa retreats to dynamic business settings, each Omni showcases the local flavor of the destination while featuring four-diamond services, signature restaurants, Wi-Fi connectivity and unique wellness options. Known for its award-winning, personalized service, Omni leaves a lasting impression with every customer interaction, with a heightened level of recognition and rewards delivered through its Select Guest loyalty program and the companys Power of One associate empowerment program. The brand is frequently recognized by top consumer research organizations. To get additional information or book accommodations, visit omnihotels.com or call 1-800-The-Omni.
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I'm not listening to the story you're telling me. I'm listening to how you tell it./
My first experience with powerful coaching was a little discombobulating. I kept explaining to the coach what was up in my life, how things were going, how great my life was, how everything was moving along at a decent pace, and he kept asking me why I was so reluctant to be vulnerable and share the things that weren't working out for me. I would repeat that things were going well. He would ask me why I was so insistent and what I was avoiding. In a lot of ways, it's infuriating talking to someone that isn't interested in your story. All of the stuff that you've put together and concocted, they ignore. It often feels like they're not even listening to you at all. Except for the fact that every question they ask you resonates or triggers you deeply.
You see, as a coach, I don't usually focus much on the content of what you're telling me. The problem might be at work, it might be at home, it might be with your kids, or it might be with your wife (or anywhere else you choose). The thing is, it's not the story you're telling, it's how you're telling it.
What is the underlying pattern, underneath all of the drama that you're sharing? Maybe you're always a victim. Maybe you're always putting on a bubbly demeanour, but it's layered over top of a deep undercurrent of sadness. Maybe, like me, you share only the positives, and the negatives or things that are missing are never shared.
Whatever your thing is, it comes out in your stories. You probably notice the first layer of this with your friends too. Maybe one of them is always complaining about something in their lives. They're a walking complaint. It doesn't matter if it's a new job, a new boyfriend, some inheritance they came in to, a new house, whatever. Here's the secret: the circumstances are completely irrelevant.
At that first layer, you probably try to provide them with solutions to those problems (and maybe your friends do the same for you). But the punchline is that it doesn't matter, because it's not really about the content - it's the underlying story. Until you're actually addressing that underlying story, your well-meaning advice is going to, at best, shift them to the next circumstance (great, they dumped their boyfriend, but moved right along to a new dysfunctional guy).
This is exactly why winning the lottery does not change your life. Injecting a bunch of money into your life does not create any personal transformation. Your standard of living may rise, but you'll still show up the same way. Instead of running around late, trying to sort out rent for your apartment, you'll be doing the same thing trying to sort out rent for your mansion and your car. It's nice to have nice things, but you'll still be at the effect of your relationship with money and time.
Here are some of the common underlying stories that play out:
- Everything is always someone else's fault. The victim. Nothing is ever their fault, so they never need to change. So comfortable, so easy, so powerless.
- Life is fine and it's moving forward. There's nothing big on the horizon. This is usually the story of things being decent. If you don't take big risks, you won't suffer failure. Life is a 7/10 all over the place.
- X, Y and Z are currently making me miserable, but it's fine, I'm doing okay, don't worry about me, I'm fine. Coping all over the place. People like this show up with a dozen complaints, but quickly want to move past them, never actually getting their needs met.
- I've got it all figured out, things are going great, I don't need any help, let's talk about you. Oh, hello me. An inability to be vulnerable, sometimes to the extent of not even being able to see our own flaws, mistakes, or problems.
People are often resistant to being made present to these ways of being. It's okay - 99% of the population starts out uncoachable - and, the stuff that we have a trouble sitting with is usually the stuff that is sitting in our blindspots.
It can actually be incredibly empowering to get this kind of altitude and see how you're being. With that awareness, you can actually change it. Until we have that awareness, we're doomed to repeat the pattern. Until you see how you're choosing, what's to stop you from choosing it again? Your pattern will certainly be the path of least resistance - and more often than not, it will be the only path you can see.
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I watched for a while but quit because of the slow pace & difficulty seeing & hearing it. The females competing for the attention of the male/soldier, which was an important element in the original movie, was missing. Thus, little sexual tension & interest.
I have not seen the original so I cannot compare them, nor have I read the book. I thought this film caught the culture of the era and the jealousy elements very well. The understated elegance of the character portrayals was great. For those who say this film was boring, I would say you were not paying attention to the psychological components of the film. This type of movie is never going to be an action film, and the fact that they did not overdo the dramatic elements made it even better. The score was also great.
I still prefer the original which starred Clint Eastwood and Pamelyn Ferdin. But this was an excellent remake of a classic thriller.
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SOMA, Jugemu Ishiwa Kiiarda Sukekiyo Unkai Yakumo Neyume Yabukōji Sumako-no Sueno of the Soma Clan
HAIR: Light brown, chest length hair that is usually loose unless she's cooking at which time she ties it into a ponytail to keep it out of the way.
EYES: A rather bright blue.
BODY TYPE: Average
STYLE: Mu-chan likes to be comfortable but she accepts that she needs to look professional to some degree. Especially if she wants to be a teacher. That said, she teaches cooking so the clothes are bound to get dirty, stained, and who knows what else. To that end, she tends to wear cheap and comfortable clothing in muted colors cut in a professional style. And, of course, a great number of aprons
OTHER: No really identifying traits at all.
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STRENGTHS: A brilliant chef and a kindly smile.
WEAKNESSES: A sadistic streak, spicy food, and a love of love.
LIKES: Cake, pastries, pretty things, pretty people, virulent toxins, boys, girls, animals. But they must be cute.
DISLIKES: Heartbreak, people breaking up with her, spicy food, ugly things, and people who don't take her classes seriously.
AMBITIONS: Mu-chan wants to be a teacher, not really world famous, not even famous throughout Japan, she just wants to be a known and respected educator who helps lead young boys and girls into the world of culinary arts. And maybe show them how to elevate the art of poisoning a target beyond a casual bottle and cup of tea.
WEAPON: Knives, from bread knives to meat cleavers, she is a master with the kitchen blade. Not to mention a not inconsiderable skill with a hand held blow torch for creme brulee.
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BACKGROUND: One early april morning, the sun shone down on the town of Aizuwakamatsu and through the window of a large house to rest on the pudgy face of an unnamed baby. This was, perhaps, where the trouble started for that little girl. It had been several days after several tedious months and her parents had managed to agree on not a single name. They were not entirely young, the child had been considered a last hope amond the main branch of the family.
For here in this village, the Soma clan were in control, for what little that mattered as they were in the shadow of their neighbors, time and time again. There was a fear that the clan might die out with the young girl's parents. Not actually of course, there were cousins and other lines, but this was the most direct line of succession and the clan was already weakened enough as it was. No reason to take chances. Fortune finally smiled and the baby was born, a baby upon whom they could place their hopes and their dreams. The future of the clan could rest on her flabby baby shoulders.
Obviously, such an important child needed a name that would reflect her birth, reflect her status, reflect all that awaited her. But also, she would need a name that conveyed beauty, that represented her spirit, and would bring her happiness and luck as if it were a golden charm that none could steal from her. This was a tall order and none had managed to solve it. It was even considered that all the options might be put into a hat and drawn, but a baby such as this, with so much riding on her future, that could not be left up to chance. So the baby's parents took her and a select group of names to a soothsayer. Surely they would know the best option.
The soothsayer listened to the trouble of the parents and looked at the baby who was eagerly pawing at the dangling baubles of her earrings. The girl's actions made her laugh and, in laughing, she was reminded of a joke. An old folktale of sorts about a man with a name stuffed full of meaning, where the name itself required quick wit, a sharp tongue, and required a great deal of patience. A name that held meanings within meanings. So the soothsayer took the list of names and tore it apart. Then she rearranged it and added the name Jugemu as the topmost name. This and all of the rest would be her name.
Jugemu's parents were not entirely satisfied with this, but they had not made the effort simply to throw away the results. On their return, the baby was named, and named, and named again. Several times by the end of it, leading to a baby with a name far too big for it and a future too heavy.
Despite all that, Jugemu's child was normal, at least, she thought so. There was basic schooling, classes on etiquette and behaviour. She was taught the history of her clan, and how important it was that she do great things, attract attention, and impress the more powerful nobility once she'd left the Soma land. Her name was, after all, on the Bugei books from, well, the moment they'd managed to find a scroll long enough to send it in. Jugemu had other lessons too. Not content to simply be a diplomat, her parents feared that words would not be enough to elevate the clan up. It might take action, dark, cruel, unpleasant action. And so, she was also taught in the ways of murder. Her gender dictated that she would master poisons and she took to it with glee.
It was also at this time that she had her first crush. On her poison tutor in fact. Now this would end in tears, as most of her future relationships would. Though in this case it was because he never reciprocated her feelings. She even had taught herself the basics of baking to make treats to give him. But, he was suspicious, being so versed in poisons and not trusting this overly attentive student with a tendency to stare, he never ate any of them. It was a real blow to the young maiden's heart.
But time went on, she learned in private and public. Though her classes in public school remained small, the number of kids her age was low even in a town this size. She had several more instances of heartbreak and stirred up a ruckus after every one. But eventually she was old enough to be sent to Bugei, where she belonged. Bright eyed and firmly reminded of her duty to the clan, she set off for her new home.
It was a grand adventure to be sure. Jugemu met all kinds of new people, some were friendly, some were creepy, most were other students. It was an amazing place where she could fall in love all over again. However, there was one problem in the school. While there was a cooking club, actual lessons appeared to be completely glossed over. It was a travesty. No matter who she asked, it seemed that cooking was considered a soft science. Something that could safely be ignored in place of more fighting or track related pathways.
Jugemu found this repugnant and set about changing the sorry state. There was some level of chemistry being taught, and the apothecary classes certainly involved a lot of what was almost like cooking. But that wasn't the same as real cooking, making food you could eat or, more importantly, pass on to a lover. Still, despite the ups and downs of her romantic life and the rather annoying badgering of her quest for cake, her first year went well and she was found to have a natural aptitude for deadly consumables than even her tutor had realized.
It was in her second year that she had managed to draw a temporary teacher for cooking. It was more like another club meeting but he was a chef and he would occasionally have chefs from other restaurants come to teach a single lesson. Jugemu learned so much, she even started taking part time jobs in the local kitchens. Her talent with poisons seemed to be matched only by her talent at the stove. And her love of food never betrayed her like so many others she fell in love with.
This was, alas temporary. But a promise was made and Jugemu was able to take over the reigns in her third year. She discovered a new talent, and a new hobby. Education. Teaching the others how to make new foods filled her with joy, and if she was able to pass on advice about other things, even better. To some extent, it was also self taught, as she had to learn a lot of the things that she had missed out on learning. But that was fun too and she didn't mind the occasional failure as long as she made progress.
But the third year did not bring smiles alone. The earthquake came and threw it all into a jumble of chaos. Jugemu had been in the dorms trying to sleep off a stomach bug when it hit and found herself under an untold amount of rubble when it finally cleared. She was trapped and would stay there for awhile. She prayed and prayed for rescue without even a poison to ease her suffering or, at least, allow her to drift into unconsciousness for a time. But her prayers were answered and light of excavation crews found her eventually.
That light and luck did not extend to her family though. Well into their sixties, they had not been able to get out of their home when it collapsed. But they had gone together if any consolation could be found in such a situation. Jugume was not given any time to rest and recover. She had to return home. It took time, getting her affairs in order, seeing to what was left of her home and what was now her land. It took even more tricky work to set up trusted family friends and associates to take on the work while she finished school.
But she went back to finish, what choice did she have? But the taste of command was not to her liking. She preferred to work in the background, she was more comfortable there. Maybe it was her kitchen work, maybe it was her assassination training, but she did not dream of going back to lead her clan, more than that, she dreamed of staying at the school, teaching students year after year. There was a joy there like she only felt at the blossoming of new love.
But it was not long after she had returned to school and started to get back into the feel of teaching again that another disaster struck. While she had been away, the Ikko had made their first truly threatening attack on the Shogun and here they were starting a full out invasion. Unfortunately for everyone involved, this was right around the time that Jugume was dumped again.
She had been in the kitchen, cooking up a storm and debating if she wanted to make a few apology cookies, something to tell the guy that there were no hard feelings, with an added dose of something nasty to tell the guy that he was scum and deserved to suffer. Luckily for him, the Ikko attacked and distracted Jugume from her vengeance as well as gave her a new target to take out her frustrations on.
She stalked through the corridors nearly silently, in one hand was the ice knife, eighteen inches of nasty, in the other was a spritzing bottle. Normally for moistening dough and pastries, it was now filled with a mixture of cooking oil, sugar, and a nasty extract of a plant that caused numbness followed by rash. This was supplemented by the brulee torch on her belt and a foam gun charged with milk, egg whites, and capsaicin with several cO2 cartridges in reserve.
It deserves to be said that the Ikko who crossed her path deserved what she gave them. And she gave them a great deal. In the end, the burning foam was the most effective at neutralizing the threat but ran out quickly. The poison spritzer was quite ineffective until she supplemented it with the blowtorch. Then it was quite good. And, of course, the knife cut quite a bit more than ice that day as well.
It was a victory, but at great cost. Immense damage to the school, a great loss of life, so many students she had seen who would not be seen again. It hurt, much like when she'd said goodbye to her parents. It was a dark time but Jugemu had to be strong. That's what she had been raised to be, a clan leader. She may not have the strength or leadership capabilities of others in her year or the other clan kids, but she did have one thing. Cooking. And nothing helped people recover like a good meal. That was something she could manage.


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This is a very common problem, and the one that most of us have to deal with. Sound problems can occur due to various reasons such as improperly connected cables, damaged drivers, incompatible drivers, sound settings, missing updates, and issues with your sound card.
When you upgrade your Windows from one version to another, it occurs that current sound driver was compatible for the previous version of windows. And generally PC drivers got damaged due to virus and/or other PC problems.
If sound is not coming from your PC speakers/headphones, you may be in one of two situations. Either your hardware isn't setup properly or an outdated/incompatible/damaged driver is disrupting communication between the PC and the sound card. And it's possible too that your set defaults the volume on different input devices down to zero.
You need to check if the cables are connected properly and make sure they are plugged into a working power source and turned on. If it doesn't work, there are chances that you have an incompatible and/or damaged sound driver on your PC and Windows could not recognize your sound card or sound processor, leaving you with no sound.
You can fix this problem by updating sound driver using Windows Update or also you can do so from manufacturer's website.
There is a slim chance that Windows Update will find latest driver, and looking for the manufacturer, model name or number of your sound card seems an uneasy task.
There is another safe way! – using Advanced Driver Updater to update your latest sound driver is actually rather simple. You can easily find your latest driver and install it in a click, troubleshooting your sound problem. Advanced Driver Updater includes original manufacturer drivers in its database that ensures the fully compatibility with your devices and complete safety of downloaded drivers.


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Lionesses are independent, fierce, loyal, brave, strong, graceful and agile. The lion, a strong, proud and powerful animal, has long been associated with the Goddess…" ~Silvestra, Goddess Inspired
1. Celebrate your birthday like a Leo.
A Leo would consider it a travesty not to celebrate the day of her birth. The animal version of the lioness basks in the sunlight while the human version basks in the spotlight of her choosing. A day celebrating her life is certainly not to be squandered! She doesn't worry about turning another year older because she regards aging as a choice inferior species fall snare to. The lioness, instead, chooses to be "ageless":
To be ageless is to defy the rules of what it supposedly means to be this age or that age. It is, quite simply, to never grow "old"—to never feel as if the best days are behind you…" ~Christiane Northrup
2. Accept compliments like a Leo.
When you get a stage-ready physique, your body will become a matter of public discourse. You can fight it as much as you like, but it won't matter. So, just accept this unsolicited attention as the compliment it is. No one would comment if your physique wasn't "noteworthy". Now, some will passively (or not so passively…) critique your physique as too skinny, too muscular, or too…much for them, but, at the end of the day, it's your body, your masterpiece, your lump of clay to sculpt, so don't let either side of the pendulum distract you too much.
3. Recharge like a Leo.
Balance your badass work with legit pampering! One of the biggest gifts from competing is this one. With your diet/cardio/strength program rigidly in place, you can't caffienate, eat, or drink to do more. Without the option to deviate, you must recharge as you were meant to…legs up, Gorgeous!
4. Eat like a Leo.
In other words, EAT and secondly, eat what's going to be good for your body, your skin… and your lioness locks. Greens, steamed veggies, berries, sweet potatoes, avocados, flax oil, and almonds…in controlled portions and paired with ample protein, please!
5. Move like a Leo.
The attributes "soft and strong" are attributes that best personify the movements of a lioness. She is graceful and yet fierce. These are also the attributes of the anniversary I am currently celebrating… the second one… gift, cotton:
Like the interwoven fibers of cotton, the second year of marriage brings a couple closer together as their lives become increasingly intertwined. And as cotton is at the same time both strong and soft, the couple is learning how to be flexible and adapt to each other's needs.~Andrew & Christina Byers
As stage looms closer and all aspects of the process intensify, you learn how to be flexible and adapt to your own needs, too.
6. Live courageously like a Leo.
First and foremost, learn what's not worth worrying about…
Ageless living is courageous living. It means being undistracted by the petty dramas of life because you have enough experience to know what's not worth worrying about and what ought to be your priorities." ~ Christiane Northrup
7. Surround yourself with like-minded lionesses.
With whom we surround ourselves limits or expands us.
You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with." ~Jim Rohn
Think about it… think about the five people you spend the most time with…see their impact, and continue to think beyond yourself in isolation:
…the values of the world we inhabit and the people we surround ourselves with have a profound effect on who we are." ~Malcolm Gladwell
Who or what are you letting in? Filter accordingly. Be the lioness. Roar for your destiny.


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Welcome to the official website of international gymnastics tournament Miss Valentine!
Miss Valentine 2018 will be the 24th in a row. This year will be magical in its own way because Estonia is also celebrating its 100 years of Independence. The competition takes place on the 15th to 18th of february in Tartu, Estonia at A.Le Coq sportshall.
On this website you will find all relevant information connected to the traditional Miss Valentine tournament held each year in Tartu, Estonia. For more photos and additional information read our news and visit our social media sites. For more videos check out our YouTube.


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The ultimate adrenalin experience! After a twenty five minute nail biting plane ride to reach the required altitude, the roar of the engines softens and you realise your time has come, it's now or never as you are over the drop zone. What follows is up to 7,000ft of freefall at speeds of around 120mph strapped securely to a qualified instructor. At 5000ft the instructor deploys the parachute and you float gently into the landing zone.
Following a short pre-jump briefing you will be provided with a skydivers jump suit to go over your clothes (you should wear comfortable clothing such as a track suit and trainers). Then after fitting a tandem parachute harness (and appropriate headgear and goggles) the jump plane will take 20-25 minutes to reach the required altitude - then it's out in to the blue!
The lucky recipient's personalised Gift Voucher
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Turnover for the year up to July 2011 is £10.3 million, up from £6.2 million in 2010.
Projection has attributed the growth to its successful range of AlphaLED products. Export projects have shown significant growth and the company now has distributors in over 30 countries.
Projection is already forecasting an increase in sales for next year.


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Distance Calculator
MikkoStep is a pedometer distance calculator, if you have a pedometer that merely counts steps, this program provides an easy way to estimate the distance you've travelled.
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Zipoid is a ZIP Code verification, look-up and distance calculator tool. It contains a database of over 42000 ZIP Codes and is of great assistance to marketing, mail-order, transportation, relocation, shipping and catering companies. Zipoid allows its users to calculate the distance ranges...
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Time Palette provides extensive features for the international business traveler including: world time, alarms, international call scheduling, an extensive almanac, distance calculator and real-time worldwide weather reports. An extendable database containing detailed time zone information for...
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This short code provides a Tanimoto distance calculator for binary vectors. It emulates the pdist function of the Statistics Toolbox which does not provide a Tanimoto distance option.
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Photograph Viewing Distance Calculator is a tool to calculate the correct viewing distance for photos to preserve the original field of view and relative size based on focal length and camera sensor width. Requirements: iOS 4.3 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
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Zipdy is a program for calculating the distance between two zip codes and finding all the records in a RDBMS with a zip code with x miles of another zip code. Zipdy was written in C but is also available in PHP and perl.
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A free calculator that calculates the time a trip will take when you know the approximate
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Why use a map website, when all you need is distance calculated? With this compact widget, enter your starting zip code and your ending zip code and results calculated land on the ZipCodeWidget.com web page.
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Zipdy is a program for calculating the distance between two zip codes and finding all the records in a RDBMS with a zip code with x miles of another zip code. Currently, RDBMS support exists for postgreSQL. Additional future support for other databases will be added in future releases of zipdy....
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This I call the "Loose Leaf Log Manager for Truck Drivers". When I was driving I found myself spending too much time gleaning driving hours so I decided to develop this application which, after many hours of development, ended up being a database. FEATURES - Searchable database; Distance...
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World Book's translucent 3D globe utilizes satellite photography to give you an astronaut's-eye view of Earth and let you quickly find the distance between any two cities. Just enter your starting and ending points the Distance Calculator plots them on both a three-dimensional globe and a flat...
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Be an audio-visual pro wherever you go with AV Tools. A simple but very useful collection of audio-visual tools and information for use when ever you need. Audio Tools ? Delay calculator - A quick and easy way to convert from metres / feet to mS. ? DAW disk space calculator - Want to know how...
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On May 22nd, 1906, the Wright brothers patented their "Flying Machine with a motor", an event which heralded the beginning of the age of air travel. This huge achievement, which went on to influence every aeronautical invention since, began with some basic observations of nature.
After years of studying the motion of birds in flight, in 1899 Wilbur and Orville Wright wrote a letter of request to the Smithsonian Institution for information about conducting their own flight experiments.
The brother's detailed ornithological research led them to believe that they could use the way that birds soared into the wind, and how the air flowed over the curved surface of a birds wings to create lift, to help them design the perfect aircraft.
Combining this research about the way bird's wings re-shaped themselves to make the most of the air currents, with the information and ideas from the Smithsonian Institution, the Wright Brothers designed their first small aircraft.
Flown as an unmanned kite to test their solution for controlling the craft by wing warping, this initial craft was a small, biplane glider. It was to become the first of many unmanned gliders the Wright brothers designed over the next three years.
The steering and manual control of flying their crafts was the hardest problem to solve, and the brothers decided to consult with inventor Octiave Chanute, and studied the hang gliding flights of Otto Lilenthal in their hunt for the perfect solution.
Orville and Wilbur's first successful full sized glider test eventually came at Kitty Hawk in North Carolina in 1900. This biplane glider weighed just 50 pounds, and had a wingspan of 17 foot. Using the wing-warping system the brothers had developed from watching birds in flight, the glider was tested unmanned, before becoming the first full sized pilot glider.
It was due to the success of this short glider flight, that the Wright Brothers refined the crafts controls and landing gear, and went on to build an even bigger aircraft.
Dr Kathryn Bates is a graduate of archaeology and history. She has excavated across the world as an archaeologist, and tutored medieval history at Leicester University. She joined the administrative team at Oxford Open Learning twelve years ago. Alongside her distance learning work, Dr Bates is a bestselling novelist, and an itinerant creative writing tutor for primary school children.


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October 2005
Americans love their freedoms: free speech, freedom of religion, freedom of expression, free enterprise. In all these cases, to have freedom is to have the state butt out. What is not the state's jurisdiction is private.
Privatization is on the march. We have certain prisons that are run by private entrepreneurs. For several decades, the government has been de-regulating corporations -- i.e., making them more private. When America invaded Iraq, the U.S. immediately set about privatizing state enterprises. President Bush is trying to introduce privatization into Social Security. The thrice-married Newt Gingrich wants to privatize the National Zoo in D.C. There has been a persistent effort to privatize the Post Office. Presumably, privatization is a good thing.
So then, what's wrong with privatizing homosexuality? Until 1961, all 50 states outlawed homosexuality. Since then, sodomy laws have been stricken down, and now homosexual sex has been privatized.
The state has regulated marriage, stating that it must be between a man and a woman. What homosexuals and liberals are asking for is for the state to in essence privatize "marriage." (Hey, we've already privatized divorce via no-fault.)
If privatization is a good thing, what's wrong with privatizing abortion? That's what Roe v. Wade did. Were the state to outlaw abortion, we'd have to have bigger government. But the privatizers want to "get the government off people's backs," as Ronald Reagan said. Yes, the freedom of unborn babies to be born would be protected, but most Americans would regard this as an abstract concept, and most would regard the outlawing of abortion as a diminishment of freedom. Given that there is disagreement among Americans over the status of a "fetus," the privatizing argument would favor letting the individual, not the state, decide the significance of the "fetus."
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The Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change was published, amid great fanfare, in 2006. The message of the 700 page document, commissioned by Gordon Brown when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer, was simple: the cost of failing to act on climate change would be far greater than the cost of taking measures to mitigate it. The report concluded that countries would have to spend at least one per cent of GDP on measures to curb greenhouse gas emissions, or else the consequences of inaction could lead to a 20 per cent reduction in global GDP. Last year the author, economist Sir Nicholas Stern, revised his recommendation for expenditure on mitigation to two per cent.
Naturally the Stern Review was seized upon by the Climate Change lobby as a definitive demonstration that cutting carbon emissions not only made environmental sense but also economic sense. In truth, many academics have criticised the report, saying that its conclusions are based on questionable assumptions.
This is, of course, an inevitable part of trying to predict future economic trends, just as it is in predicting the course of climate change. Both are phenomenally complex systems, and it is therefore impossible to have any great confidence in the precise figures that Stern produced. However, the report undoubtedly had a huge impact in forcing policymakers to consider the economic consequences of ignoring climate change. As Mike Hulme, then director of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, said when the report came out, 'in a sense it's neither here nor there whether you believe the numbers. This will take the discourse away from the costs of taking action and put attention onto the costs of inaction.'
Of course, since the Stern Review was published, the financial climate has changed dramatically. But Stern says in an interview with the Guardian published today that the recession could even spur on moves towards a low-carbon economy.
'This recession is seen as something that would prevent action on climate change only if we confuse ourselves. If we think clearly, this is an opportunity to bring forward some of those investments, because resources are a bit cheaper at the moment. I've been struck that this climate change story has stayed very much on the agenda, the way that the green stimulus has been seen as part of the expansion package. In the next two or three decades, I think low-carbon technologies are going to be like the railways or IT – big drivers of growth.'
One of the stated aims of the G20 summit in London this week is to 'put the global economy on track for sustainable growth'. Let us hope that those attending recognise that keeping environmental considerations in mind will be integral to achieving this goal.


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Hello there!
Happy Thursday Everyone!
Boy what a rainy week its been! Hopefully these May showers will bring summer already!
Now I absolutely love the rain and even thunderstorms (the noise of thunderstorms relaxes me) but I am kinda bummed out this week because I had plans for a super fun photo shoot but due to the weather it has been delayed!
So I guess I'll have to do a casual outfit post today!
Now let's talk about something that every girl should have in her wardrobe!
I am a huge believer that leopard is a neutral! I mean the options are endless!
I wanted to make a "Modest In Leopard Look Book" to show different ways to style a classic leopard print!
For today's outfit I wanted to keep it simple but still have vibrant spring colors! (Even though its pouring out!)
So I decided on wearing my leopard peplum top I purchased from Poshmark! Out of all the clothes I own, this top is still being worn over and over again! I try not to repeat outfits but this top is just too cute!
Since we can all agree that leopard is a neutral I decided to wear a coral pencil skirt and a pop of turquoise on my shoes and necklace!
I can remember seeing this color combo on Pinterest and having an "A-HA" moment!!
My skirt was a thrift score find! It was brand new with tags and everything!
I love pencil skirts! They are casual enough to wear everyday but can easily be dressed up with a few accessories!
Now this wouldn't be a look book without a couple more outfits right!?
Here's a roundup of all my modest in leopard looks!
I hope you all enjoy!!
God Bless You!
Outfit Details:
Leopard Peplum Top : Poshmark
Coral Pencil Skirt: Thrifted but originally from Target
Turquoise Bubble Necklace: Utah Fashion Show
Tiffany Blue Studded Heels: GoJane


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My colleagues would understand if I did. They know I am American and, as such, a survivor of 18 years of education in a country addicted to multiple-choice tests. Throughout primary and secondary school, I endured a barrage of computer-scored, multiple-choice tests.
I was a bright, curious student but, according to standardised tests, I wasn't. According to the test results, I should abandon all academic and professional ambitions and hope to win the lottery.
So, after graduating with a master's from Harvard and becoming a teacher, I vowed never to "teach to a test". To this end, I opted to teach English in the private sector, where students are not required to pass state exams.
Naturally, when I came to England as an exchange teacher at an independent school in Wiltshire, I worried that public exams would impinge on my ability to teach English. However, I have found the current GCSE and A-level exams foster critical thinking, analytical writing, and problem-solving skills. Open-ended questions ensure that students can express what they know about a subject in varied contexts. The coursework component guarantees accountability for class time and also compensates for a "bad test day" or test anxiety.
American assessments are typically norm-referenced (where students are ranked on a Bell curve), multiple-choice, and scored by computers rather than teachers.
Nevertheless, and even amid pressure for schools to hit government test targets, some small changes have been made to multiple-choice formats. For example, Maine and Nebraska's state achievement tests have introduced "constructed response" sections. Even the behemoth Scholastic Aptitude Test (Sat), a multiple-choice college entrance exam taken by more than 2 million American pupils each year, has added an essay component.
Why, then, is England moving towards the standardised tests that Americans are starting to reject? Are US students learning more than English ones? Not according to the Programme for International Student Assessment (2000), which suggests UK 15-year-olds are much better than US peers at analytical thinking, which is fundamental to literacy.
So what is prompting the shift here? Could it be cash? There is a lot of money to be made in testing, something we Americans have known since the advent of the Educational Testing Service (ETS) in 1947. A non-profit organisation, ETS holds a virtual monopoly on standardised testing in America, Perhaps, in the wake of recently announced budget cuts for 2008, the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority wants to cut marking costs.
Using multiple-choice tests will do this: just ask ETS.
Can you imagine the new English-language GCSE - which last week included the writing prompt, "Describe yourself" - as a multiple-choice test? Proponents of the new science GCSE will argue that science is a more objective discipline than English. However, any real learning involves inquiry and analysis - processes that do not fit neatly into the new 20 to 30-minute science GCSE.
As Fair Test, an American educational research group, cautions: "When schools view multiple-choice tests as important, they often narrow their curriculum to cover only what is in the exams."
In my classroom, I have posted a quotation from the French philosopher, Roland Barthes: "Literature is the question minus the answer." When it comes to measuring what students know, we would do well to remember that their best answers can only stem from good questions.
Elizabeth Jackson has been on a Fulbright exchange at Warminster school.
She will return to Meadowbrook school in Boston, Massachusetts, in the autumn


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Rita Ora volunteers to help victims of Grenfell Tower fire
Pakistan beat Scotland 3-1 in World Hockey League
British PM May faces mounting criticism over London tower block blaze
- Bills' Allen unbothered by Jalen Ramsey calling him 'trash' 8/17/2018
- Roethlisberger leaves practice early for concussion evaluation 8/16/2018
- Championship report: Derby County 1 Leeds United 4 8/15/2018
- Ronaldo finally reveals why he chose to play for Juventus 8/13/2018
- Koepka, Schwartzel tie PGA record with 63s at Bellerive 8/12/2018
- Bairstow and Woakes put England on top against India in second Test 8/12/2018
- Cam Newton, Kelvin Benjamin Have Confrontation Before Game 8/11/2018
- Liverpool boss Klopp: Big spending always going to happen 8/11/2018
- Bayern Munich duo speak out on Jerome Boateng rumours 8/08/2018
- Jean Michel Aulas: 'Lyon still in race to sign Barcelona's Yerry Mina' 8/07/2018
Presidential Election 2017: BJP Parliamentary board to discuss Presidential nominee
Not only the Opposition; Shiv Sena, an ally of the NDA, also alleged that Kovind's name was not discussed with the allies. In the past two presidential polls, Sena broke ranks with NDA and backed Congress' Pranab Mukherjee and Pratibha Patil. 6/22/2017
Conor McGregor Shows Off New Floyd Mayweather Mural
The 40-year-old Mayweather has been retired since beating Andre Berto in September 2015 and improving his career record to 49-0. But Golovkin-Alvarez is a fight for the ages, one of the most eagerly awaited boxing match-ups in recent memory. 6/21/2017
Top Yankees prospect Torres needs Tommy John surgery
You see more guys try to do what Gleyber did , where they slide and stick their hand back and his hand kind of got caught. Christopher Ahmad, at Presbyterian Hospital in NY and diagnosed with a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow. 6/21/2017
Warriors Steal Game 3 From Cavaliers in NBA Finals
James was knocked flat in the first quarter, when he accidentally got blasted in the chin by teammate Tristan Thompson's shoulder. Cleveland had collapsed in the third quarter of the first two games, letting the Warriors run away and hide. 6/21/2017
British teams will learn European qualifying opponents
Fellow Scottish Premiership side St Johnstone will face FK Trakai of Lithuania in their tie, also at home in the first leg. They were eliminated in the first qualifying round a year ago after a 5-3 aggregate loss to Estonian side Nomme Kalju. 6/20/2017
YotaPhone 3 to launch later this year, priced around Rs 22000
Yota Devices has officially announced the next model, fittingly named the YotaPhone 3 , at the China-Russia Expo in Harbin. The third YotaPhone featuring an E Ink back should be available later this year from $350 for the entry-level 64GB model. 6/20/2017
Cuba rejects new US policy, saying pressure will not work
The move to end the decades-old US isolation of Cuba "does not help the Cuban people; they only enrich the Cuban regime", he said. Trump described his move as an effort to ramp up pressure to create a "free Cuba " after more than half a century of communism. 6/20/2017
British PM to meet fire survivors in Downing St
Grief over a London high-rise tower fire that killed dozens turned to outrage Friday amid reports that the materials used in a r. The identification of the victims is proving very hard - which experts attribute to the extreme heat of the fire. 6/19/2017
More than 20 dead from forest fires in central Portugal
Portuguese firefighters work to stop a forest fire from reaching the village of Avelar in central Portugal at sunrise Sunday. Media in Portugal said the fire is no closer to being contained despite about 600 firefighters working to put them out. 6/19/2017
Trump says he is under investigation in Russian Federation inquiry
Trump may be referring to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who in a memo to Trump raised concerns over Comey's performance. On Friday, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said that Trump technically "cannot obstruct justice" because he is the president. 6/19/2017
Republicans divided as Trump reverses some Obama Cuba policy
The Cuban government reacted happily and stated that they are ready to continue the respectful dialogue and cooperation. And, especially, American travelers coming to Cuba have given this economy a much-needed boost. 6/19/2017
Trump Representative Claims He is Not Under Investigation
Sekulow , who is chief counsel at the American Center for Law and Justice, said that if the Post's reporting were accurate, Mr. Sunday, Trump wrote: "The MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN agenda is doing very well despite the distraction of the Witch Hunt". 6/19/2017
Tottenham "name £50m asking price" for Man Utd target Dier
Smalling has become an important member of the England squad and has 31 worldwide caps under his belt. Manchester United have been informed by Tottenham Hotspur it will cost them £50m to sign Eric Dier . 6/19/2017
Trump confirms he is under investigation
On Friday, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said that Trump technically "cannot obstruct justice" because he is the president . Trump did not do anything to interfere with the investigation of Russia's interference in the election. 6/19/2017
Wife: Man who shot congressman wanted to work on tax policy
WANG: Well, it's a small town, and parts of it are pretty rural, including where the shooter's home is. Here's what she said. "I've been careful to clarify it moving forward", Collins said on MSNBC. 6/18/2017