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Well this sucks, I kind of already had a clue that something was wrong when he missed the game vs Boston. Hopefully he doesn't miss anymore than 3 weeks and throughout the season he loses the injury bug. We need to figure out how to get Amare and Melo to work as soon as possible but all of these injuries are making it difficult.
as for Kurt Thomas, he'll give you 8 and 8 and is a great passer and elite post defender. We need post defense, and passing at the PF position over Amare's scoring.
Amare is bench to be utilized as an Al Harrington off the bench scoring spark when Melo needs relief.
Amare and Melo are not compatible.
They should spend as litle time on the court together as possible.
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Amare being injured is not a good thing at all for this team who already has too many players missing quality time to build chemistry. The most important factor Amare and Melo's chemistry is gonna take a even longer to develop now. But I would not say their not compatible if they both want to they can make it work it will take time. Like somebody else said it took Wade and Lebron until like January to click and on paper their even more incompatible than Melo and Amare.
And as good the vets are and how promising Copeland looks this team NEEDS Amare to play at a high level to go anywhere Melo cannot carry them in the playoffs and you can't rely that much on Camby and Kurt Thomas. Not to mention trading him is out of the question because nobody will take him.
It's annoying that he's injured I was really looking forward to seeing his new post game and chemistry with Melo. But I was watching NBAtv and they were talking to this doctor and he was saying this injury is not a big deal at all and the 3 week time period is really just precautionary the rest is really for his bone bruise and these type of injuries usually only take a week or two to heal. He also said he wouldn't be surprised if Amare plays on opening night.
But I forgot to put in my previous post even though I think eventually Amare and Melo can play together I still would like to see Amare get more minutes with the 2nd unit. If they do get their chemistry in order they'll still play their best apart imo.
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By MARC BERMAN
Last Updated: 9:31 AM, October 27, 2012
Posted: 2:30 AM, October 27, 2012
Though Tyson Chandler said he absolutely expects to be on the Brooklyn floor Thursday for the season opener despite his left-knee bone bruise, nobody can say when Amare Stoudemire and his ailing left knee will step onto a court again.
According to a confidant of Stoudemire, the Knicks ailing power forward will have his MRI exam looked at by his former orthopedist with the Suns for a second opinion. Stoudemire is not visiting Phoenix, however.
Stoudemire was holed up in the treatment room Friday at the teams Westchester campus. He hasnt spoken to reporters in eight days since he made his preseason debut in Montreal and reported feeling fine.
Seeks 2nd opinion on knee.
The Knicks have given a timetable of at least two to three weeks, but coach Mike Woodson said Friday he really doesnt know when Stoudemire will be back as he battles his latest injury a ruptured cyst in the back of his left knee.
Contrary to reports, however, Stoudemire did not have microfracture surgery in 2005 on his left knee. It was his right knee.
I have been speaking to him, Chandler said. My whole thing is for him to stay mentally strong right now. I know he wants to be out there. Its more important to have him out there healthy. Right now we got to keep his spirits up.
The Knicks have talked about Stoudemire in graver terms than their timetable suggested. Carmelo Anthony, last Saturday in Syracuse, called Stoudemires situation sad.
Nevertheless, the Knicks wobbly frontcourt rotation is sharpening into focus for opening night, with Chandler and Rasheed Wallace a yes and Marcus Camby and Stoudemire a no-go.
In fact, Woodson said he doesnt expect Camby (calf strain) back at practice until at least Tuesday. That would be four weeks since he first hurt himself after the Knicks gave him a 7-to-10-day timetable.
The Knicks frontcourt depth is already being tested. Kurt Thomas, 40, will start at power forward on opening night, probably alongside Chandler.
Hopefully we can pick up the pieces and hold the fort until the guys get back, Woodson said. Im hoping thats the kind of team we have. I feel good about the team we assembled in that regard. Last year we had so many injures and got caught off balance not having enough to support those injuries. This year I think we do.
At least Chandler is on pace. Nursing a bone bruise he suffered in Wednesdays preseason finale, he didnt practice yesterday and had treatment. The MRI exam result was a sigh of relief for Chandler, who thought there was structural damage with his ligaments, either a sprain or tear.
He is listed as day to day and is shooting to return to practice Monday.
Im doing good, good news all the way around, looking forward to being back on the floor with my teammates, Chandler said. Im hoping I can get back on the floor Monday. I just got to take it easy the next couple of days, let it come down a little bit.
Woodson was more cautious than Chandler, saying he couldnt say for certain his starting center will be ready.
It all means the press is on for Wallace, The Knicks didnt have any full-court scrimmage Friday only halfcourt. It was the first time Wallace participated in contact drills and is expected to play Thursday after missing the entire six-game preseason schedule with conditioning issues.
I thought Rasheed looked pretty good, Woodson said. He got through the conditioning and banging. I think hes going to be fine. Hes got to be in a little more game shape.
Saturday, Wallace will compete in his first full-court scrimmage and Woodson is just hoping hes the same defender he was before he retired in 2010.
Im just looking for, can he keep up?, Woodson said. Can he still compete and do the things necessary from a defensive standpoint. I still think he can make a shot. Thats not my worries. My worries is making sure he can defend the post, get up and down and defend the pick and roll actions.
Chris Smith, who had left knee surgery early in camp, was waived Saturday.
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Second baseman talks about his fourth-inning grand slam
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KAZ MATSUI: It was an inside, straight.
And did you know you hit it out when you hit it?
KAZ MATSUI: Yeah, after I hit it, yeah, I knew it was gone.
Did the idea of a grand slam even cross your mind when you stepped into the batter's box?
KAZ MATSUI: I didn't think about any like grand slam at all. Like yesterday, I was like, I've got a chance and I couldn't hit. So I just stepped into the batter's box and I tried to hit.
You've been through a lot in your Major League career; did it take a fresh environment in order to succeed in the big leagues?
KAZ MATSUI: Well, my baseball career, I came from Japan to play on a Major League level and this is my first playoffs and I'm so excited and I'm so happy that I'm here.
Did you realize in your last at-bat that you had a chance for a second one?
KAZ MATSUI: Well, not thinking about the cycle, it's kind of difficult not to think about that.
But the last at bat before the last one, I just go for it.
Do you think had the Mets been more patient with you and you continued to play in New York, that eventually you would have begun to play up to your capabilities?
KAZ MATSUI: Well, I don't know about that.
Could you compare playing in New York to playing in Colorado?
KAZ MATSUI: Well, I played good baseball in New York and I just couldn't make a good result, but I played good baseball over there.
However, at this point I'm playing for the Colorado Rockies in Denver and it's a really good team and I'm playing good. I got in a good environment on a good team and I'm so happy about that.
Why do you think you were so successful today at the plate?
KAZ MATSUI: Well, I don't know why I played good today. I'm not one to ask that kind of question. The only thing I could think of was that yesterday, our team won kind of good, and I was in the lineup and first batter, so I just tried to, you know, keep playing good.
When Kendrick was replaced with Lohse, did it change your approach to the plate at all in that at-bat?
KAZ MATSUI: Well, I didn't change that much, and like what I did yesterday, I thought about a little bit. Then I tried to be like a lot from yesterday and that's how I faced him.
What does this streak that the team has been on feel like? Have you ever been through anything like that in Japan? And when you came back from your injury, do you feel like you brought new energy to the team in the middle of the streak?
KAZ MATSUI: After me, there's nice hitters a lot, if I'm hitting first and second. So me and Tulowitzki try to get on the base and try to make it confusing.
You were a huge star playing in Japan. Is this the first time you felt like you were in that big spotlight again for the first time in the United States playing baseball?
KAZ MATSUI: Right now, only thing I can think of is to win the game. We, the Colorado Rockies, want to win and that's the only thing I can think about.
Do you remember your last grand slam -- I think it was in Japan, and is today's grand slam the biggest thrill of your baseball career?
KAZ MATSUI: It's not a comparison. I mean, today was like the best, so exciting and so glad I could hit.
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If you haven't seen it already, I highly suggest you pick up a copy of today's Houston Chronicle, featuring a special section previewing the 2013 Dynamo season. If you can't get to a newstand, here' s a rundown of articles you can read.
Familiar Dynamo lineup has look of another contender
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Dynamo, Sounders start at top
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Dynamo at forefront of growth movement in MLS
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This just a sample of articles you can see in today's paper. Be sure to visit pick up your copy for the complete section and then come to the stadium tonight for the season opener vs. D.C. United (7 pm, BUY TICKETS).


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Jeremy Fitzhardinge is a hacker working for XenSource, who lead the integration of Xen on top of the kernel paravirt_ops.
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On Sunday, 4,000 motorcycles jammed State Street for the annual Ride for the Fallen. The line of riders who turned out to honor police officers killed in the line duty stretched more than seven miles.
Some of the riders believed that the spirit of Millard County Deputy Josie Greathouse Fox accompanied them just two days after the man who had confessed to police to killing her later to retract the admission on the witness stand was acquitted by a jury.
The 6th annual ride began at Timpanogos Harley-Davidson in Lindon and ended at the Law Enforcement Memorial on the grounds of the state Capitol where Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff emotionally denounced Friday's acquittal.
"There is no justice when a cop killer walks free," Shurtleff told the applauding leather-clad audience. "But there is justice in what you're doing here today."
His voice trembling, Shurtleff mentioned the 16 other officers who had been killed in the line of duty during the nearly 12 years he has been attorney general.
"One of the things I didn't expect was that I would attend so many funerals for police officers," Shurtleff said.
State Parks Ranger Brody Young thanked the audience for their support of the memorial for the families of fallen officers. In 2010, Young barely escaped having his own name added to the memorial when he was shot by a man he discovered sleeping in a car at a trailhead near Moab.
Young recovered and returned to duty, an accomplishment he attributed at least in part to those in the community who supported causes like Ride for the Fallen.
Although she did not address the audience, the widow of Ogden Officer Jared Francom, whose alleged killer is awaiting trial, flew with her two young daughters from Lindon to the Capitol in an aircraft donated by Utah Helicopter.
Thad and Rosemary Adams, of Orem, have attended nearly every ride and police memorial since the 2001 murder of their son Lehi Officer Joe Adams.
"It's wonderful that so many people care," Rosemary Adams said.
But many at Sunday's gathering felt a sense of injustice in the acquittal of Roberto Miramontes Román.
Several police officers in attendance expressed frustration in a system they believe had failed them.
"It makes it tough to go back out there and risk our lives," said one officer who asked not to be identified."But it helps to come here and see thousands of citizens who support us."
Young, who returned to duty despite the danger and the occasional injustice, is helping to sponsor a similar ride for fallen officers.
In April 2013, Young and the Utah Peace Officers Association will dedicate a trail north of Moab as the Fallen Peace Officer Trail. An annual ride will be held there to raise scholarship funds for the children of officers killed in the line of duty.
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Many of Florida's residents and visitors enjoy the state's abundant natural resources. From the clear waters of the Keys, to the vast Everglades to the Panhandle's rolling hills, Florida is a unique and beautiful place.
Fishing, hunting, boating and wildlife viewing are multimillion-dollar industries in the state.
We all want to participate safely, conveniently, and in a manner that doesn't harm the environment and wildlife.
Enter the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers.
We all have a right to enjoy the outdoors, and with that comes responsibility to protect the outdoors and the people and wildlife in it. FWC officers have the extra duty of being these natural resources' frontline guardians. They are responsible for protecting paradise for current and future generations to enjoy.
There is a legal and philosophical concept, referred to as the "Public Trust Doctrine," accepted nationwide. It is the idea that natural resources are for public use and that the government must maintain them. The methods to achieve that concept have developed over the years (like the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program), but conservation officers have always been an integral part of making it a reality.
As you are out enjoying all Florida has to offer, you'll likely encounter some of the 853 FWC officers across the state. Keep in mind the big job they have to do and the common interest you share.
In fulfilling your responsibility to protect our "public trust," you can help FWC officers do their job.
Talk to them.
FWC officers must listen to a concern from a boater or a question from a landowner. That helps our officers target their efforts and provide better service. Their community involvement also includes participation in youth and outreach activities.
The FWC's Wildlife Alert Reward Program is another great way to help; you can report violators like poachers or people boating under the influence. Col. Jim Brown leads the FWC's Division of Law Enforcement, and he wants to hear from you too — whether you have something positive or negative to say — about different issues around the state or interactions with officers in the field.
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- Agriculture potential, silviculture and mineral wealth (diamonds, gold and uranium)
- Significant international financial support
- Economy vulnerable to external shocks
- Poor transport infrastructure and inadequate power production capacity
- Landlocked
- Unstable political and security situations, increasing religious tensions
- Presence of several armed foreign rebel groups (in particular the Ugandan ADF rebels)
Improved macroeconomic context but internal tensions continue to drag down growth
Growth is expected to increase in 2017 with a gradual upturn in exports, following the lifting of the embargo on diamond sales, and in foreign investments. However, these are not likely to return to their levels prior to the 2013 conflict because of the enduring insecurity which is acting to dampen economic activity.
Domestic demand is likely to remain flat given the exile of almost a quarter of the population (1 million people have left the country since the start of the conflict and have yet to return). The arrival in power of a stable government in 2016 could mark the start of a period of transition and could see an increase in agriculture and mining operations. Agricultural production, which accounts for more than half of GDP and employs almost 75% of the population, remains the dominant activity in the Central African economy. Despite the emergency aid granted by the EU and IMF, the country is struggling to recover, as are both private and public investments which are likely to remain marginal in 2017.Inflation is falling but is expected to continue above the 3% target of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community. The slight reduction will probably be due to lower domestic agricultural product prices (thanks to an increase in supply).
Public finances and exports driven by international aid
In partnership with the IMF, the new government is going to gradually restart the budget reforms that were interrupted by the 2013 coup d'etat and the ensuing conflict. At the end of July 2016, the IMF approved a three-year aid plan covering around 6% of GDP. On top of this, the international community announced in November 2016 the provision of grants equal to the country's GDP. The actual delivery of these grants remains uncertain as many allowances are never paid (only 34% of the grants under the Humanitarian Response Plan were paid in 2016). Nevertheless, these should help the country to significantly reduce its public debt.
Revenues should increase slightly thanks to improvements in administration by the tax and customs authorities aimed at maximising the benefits of growing trade flows. Government revenues however are likely to remain too small to pay for all current spending and service the external debt, making the country extremely reliant on international aid. Expenditure should rise, less rapidly, with the desire of the government to focus on a national disarmament plan for the rebel groups.
The current account deficit should fall in 2017, boosted by the partial lifting of the embargo on Central African diamonds. However, any recovery in exports is going to be gradual and will depend on the ability of the government to restore the markets that went into the informal sector with the start of the conflict in 2013. Exports of wood, coffee and cotton (the country's leading agricultural resources) are expected to continue struggling in the face of the insecurity and the disruptions impacting on the transport and logistics sector. Despite weak domestic demand, imports are likely to continue to rise as oil and gas prices gradually recover.
The government's search for unity remains contingent on the internal conflicts that are seriously undermining the business climate
The presidential and parliamentary elections (held simultaneously on 14 February 2016), concluded with the election of Faustin-Archange Touadéra to office following the validation of the results by the Constitutional Court on 1 March. With the formation of his government, in April 2016, Touadéra demonstrated his desire for a unified republic with the appointment of members of the opposition. The new President did however exclude any representatives of armed groups. This decision could however fan certain tensions, reflecting the growing discontent within the population concerning the government's inability to defend people against the rebel militias. The government is tied hand and foot by the international embargo on weapons and thus is unable to defend its citizens by forming a Central African army. Whilst talks between the government and the United Nations on lifting this embargo are ongoing, the UNPeacekeepers are tasked with protecting its citizens. The fighting has not in fact ended, as was demonstrated by the skirmish between former Séléka and anti-Balaka militias in the north of the country in October 2016, which resulted in considerable numbers of civilian deaths.
In this context of friction, the business climate is likely to remain unstable and strained. Thus according to the World Bank, the Central African Republic was, in 2016, one of the worst rated countries in terms of government effectiveness, regulatory quality and rule of law.
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Hi we found this burned into our patio chair on SUNDAY 19th MAY around 1pm. No one is doing any work or building nearby and our garden is surrounded by tall conifers. We live Kidderminster , Worcestershire
You can see although tiny it has clearly burned a crater into the plastic and also looks like it has maybe bounced as there is another tiny mark near it. The Rock is indeed Magnetic but only about 4mm across.
We have had some close up shots taken and are in the process of having even better ones done.
You can see it has holes in and specks of gold in it.
Any help or identification of this would be wonderful.
We are very excited about it :))))
Many thanks!
Wow - I think you may have areal one there!
I think you need to bring this into the Museum for closer inspection.
However, I can't formally advise on that because I'm independent of the Museum.
Hopefully one of the Museum Team members will comment...
Oh thank you ! Can't believe the odds!!! If it would've fallen anywhere else we would never have seen it. :)
More close ups here Mike!
Can you pick my lottery numbers please?
Before your luck runs out!
Great find, treaure it.
Hee hee wouldn't that be nice, a lottery win would topic off nicely!
More pics here too!
I sense a smidge of excitement!
Do follow it up; email the NHM if necessary.
...And post here when you have further comment.
I will do. :)
Have emailed the images across but have gad auto response to say there is huge delays in responding. But tweeted them to say I have sent them across.
Will let you know
Many thanks again.
Not a great reply.... but im not convinced the whole thing is very strange! i saw this link that says noone knows really how hot they are when they hit the earth?!! a mystery! :)
We have had a quick look at your images and the object does not look like a meteorite to us. Here are some links to meteorite information you might find useful -
As it melted your chair we would guess that it has come from a bonfire. Meteorites are not hot when they land, certainly not hot enough to melt a chair! If you would like one of our mineralogists to look at the actual specimen you can post it to us at -
Identification Service
Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road
As you mentioned we do have a bit of a backlog for palaeo and mineralogy specimens, but we will examine your object as soon as we can.
Best wishes
Hannah (NHM ID Team)
Thanks for the reply! Nobody has had any bonfires anywhere near here and as fires are not allowed in this area it couldn't be from a bonfire?! Also as mentioned above our garden is surrounded by tall trees.
Not sure at all what it is then.
Thank you for the response .
Also it's magnetic so it's a mystery. :)
Yes - a mystery.
From your photos, I thought I was seeing a fusion crust.
Also my comments bore in mind what you were saying about no local source, such as bonfires.
Definitely needs somebody to look at it under a microscope (thin section transmitted light and/or reflected light) to try to determine its compostion. In the first instance, it would be interesting to see if it was crystalline (could be amorphous or cryptocrystalline). If not, other methods would be needed to determine its make-up.
:) I will look into it further our next door neighbour has some contacts that maybe able to look at it too.
Really thankful for your replies.
I have suffered something very similar a few years ago.
But firstly have you just noticed the specimen or have you recently purchased the chairs or had some metal work done near your house?
I used to park my car next to a metal erectors workshop right next to were they cut 'H' girders up using oxyacetylene blow torches until one day when I sat in my car and noticed several objects stuck into the rear window.
Upon further investigation I found similar objects to yours that had melted into the window!
They also were just going rusty and could have only come from the red hot metal produced during the cutting process.
Good Afternoon,
I have just spoken to two of our meteorite specialists at the museum about your specimen and I have shown them your photos. They are both world experts in their respective fields and they have both said that unfortunately they do not think that your specimen is a meteorite but they are more than happy to examine it to try and identify what it could be. They have noted that the specimen is rusty. In order for rust to occur oxygen has to be present and as there is no oxygen in space it suggests that your specimen has been on Earth for long enough to enable to the rusting process to occur. Also the specimen appears to be hollow and meteorites are solid. If you could like to have it examined by the specialists please send it to the address Hannah gave above and we will have it looked at ASAP.
It looks like a bit of 'clinker' to me, from a coal fire. Impurities in coal go up the chimney as red hot lumps and rain down...


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Law enforcement agencies that subscribe to the service can use the recorded audio to respond to incidents of gunfire in real time; the recordings have also stood up in court as evidence during trials.
"One of the key missions of our company is to reduce gun violence and illegal gun use," said Lydia Barrett, vice president of marketing and communications for ShotSpotter.
In the past, after ShotSpotter set up an array of geo-tagged acoustic sensors for a law enforcement agency, it was up to that agency to monitor the system. Systems have been set up in 58 cities throughout four countries, including Panama, the United Kingdom, Brazil and the United States.
In the future, however, the activity picked up by the acoustic sensors will be monitored by ShotSpotter's staff of experts, who will, in turn, relay information to the subscribing agencies.
The service has always been a time-saver for emergency responders, according to Barrett. Now, she said, ShotSpotter will be cheaper for subscribing agencies than it was before. Set-up costs will be lower, as agencies will not have to purchase the hardware needed to collect the data from the acoustic sensors.
According to Doris Cohen, a gunshot forensic analyst for ShotSpotter, when an average citizen calls 911 to report hearing gunshots, it may take the responding dispatch center several minutes to relay that information to police in the field. Dispatchers must first vet each call to make sure a caller is telling the truth. Getting an accurate description of the shots' location can be difficult, as people reporting gunshots are often unsure of where the sound came from.
With the ShotSpotter system, the location of each round fired is triangulated and fed to officers in the field within seconds.
"We use it extensively on a regular basis," said Jeff Liu, acting captain of the East Palo Alto Police Department. According to Liu, it increases his department's response time, allows officers to determine exactly how many shots have been fired and has served as evidence in criminal prosecutions.
Liu said that the system has been a great investment for his city, adding that ShotSpotter is "not like Big Brother," since the acoustic sensors are not as sensitive as microphones and do not pick up people's conversations.
The Mountain View Police Department at one point discussed using ShotSpotter's services, but ultimately decided against it, according to Liz Wylie, public information officer for the department.
Wylie was not sure why the department decided against using ShotSpotter, but she did acknowledge that gun violence is not a big problem in Mountain View.
"We don't have a lot of reports of shots fired, and there are even fewer shootings in town," she said.
ShotSpotter builds a city monitoring system in blocks, three square miles at a time, Barrett said. A typical block will have about 45 acoustic sensors. Each three-square-mile block costs about $150,000 to install and run for the first year. In subsequent years, it costs a city about $120,000 per block, Barrett said.
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using bitwise operations how could i split a 16 digit binary number into two seperate 8 digit binary numbers?
using bitwise operations how could i split a 16 digit binary number into two seperate 8 digit binary numbers?
like this:
number2 will contain the least significant bits (right bits) and number1 will contain the leftmost bits. Since number1/number2 are only 8 bits, you can also use a char type to store the content.Code:int number_16bit = 0xFFFF; int number1_8bit = (number_16bit >> 8) & 0xFF; int number2_8bit = number_16bit & 0xFF;
in that case will number2 the one that contains the least significant bits always contain 1111 1111?Originally Posted by KONI
i obtained the left side of the 16 digit binary number by doing the following
I am then going to conver the integer values into char values.Code:int value2 = FileSize >> 8;
Number2 will contain the least significant bits of your input since I masked it with an 0xFF mask. The bitwise AND together with the mask (0xFF) keeps the 8 least significant bits without changing their values and sets the rest to 0.
The code above only works if FileSize is exactly 16 bits, it won't work if FileSize is 17 bits or above. By masking with an 8 bit mask, you're making sure that the rest of the bits is discarded/set to zero.Code:int value2 = FileSize >> 8;
I know it will always be exactly 16 bits as i put the data in as 16 bits, thanks a lot for your help, anding a binary number with that mask only checks the first 8 digits and then set the rest to 0?Originally Posted by KONI
so if i and the digits 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 with 0xFF the output should be 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0.
exactly, this is because the mask 0xFF has every bit set to 0 if you bitwise AND it with a number larger than 8 bits. And because, if you AND whatever bit with 0, the result is 0, you eliminate all the bits apart from the 8 first ones.
But for joining them back together as one int would i have too loop around each individual bit, for both of the seperate numbers, comparing them against a 16 bit 0 number?
Or you could just shift them in together in two swppos. Kind of the opposite of what you did to extract them in the first place.
Like this:Originally Posted by black_watch
C makes sure that, if you left shift a number, only 0's will be added.Code:number_16bit = (number1_8bit << 8) | number2_8bit;
That worked great, thanks a lot guys, i think im understanding this whole bitwise thing a little better now.


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You know how you plan something in advance, have plans to execute it methodically but then something happens and the plan takes a 180 turn? Well, this is what happened to me last week. Here I was all geared up for my Dosa Month event, and had few dosa recipes in mind to try and post but then I got bitten by the FLU. So I had to deal with the usual high fever, body aches and chills and was restricted to bed/couch for almost 4 days. As expected I did not have the energy to move or walk let alone cook and post.
Anyway, it has been 3 days since I recovered and I have got most of my energy back. Hopefully I will be able to post few of the recipes I had in mind.
Here is a simple dosa made out of cornmeal, Corn Meal dosa. This is an instant dosa and so that means no grinding or fermenting is required. This tastes a whole lot like Rava Dosa with some after taste of corn.
Category: Instant No Soaking, Grinding or fermenting required.
Recipe Adapted from: Simply Spicy
- ¼ cup rice flour
- 1 green chilli chopped finely
- 1 cup yellow cornmeal
- ¼ cup sooji/rava/semolina
- Turmeric (a pinch)
- 1-2 tsp chopped coriander leaves (optional)
- Salt to taste
- 1/4 tsp cumin seeds/ Jeera
- ¼ tsp mustard seeds
- 4-5 curry leaves chopped
- oil
- In a bowl mix together the cornmeal, turmeric, semolina, rice flour, salt, chopped green chilles and coriander leaves.
- Add water and make a smooth paste. The batter should be thin (unlike a regular dosa).
- Heat little oil in a pan, and then do a tadka/seasoning of add jeera, mustard seeds, curry leaves.
- Add this to the batter, stir and keep aside for 20-30 minutes.
- Heat a dosa tava/non-stick pan and grease it lightly.
- Mix the batter again well and add more water if needed.
- Take a ladle full of batter and pour starting from the center and then towards the edges. You will not be able to spread the batter like a regular dosa and also this dosa will not be round.
- Spread oil around the edges and through the holes. Cook until the bottom part gets lightly browned and then flip it over and cook on the other side. Spread little more oil.
- Fold the dosa and serve hot along with chutney.


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Items where Department is "Faculty of Health and Medicine > Health Research" and Year is 2007
Number of items: 138.
Addington-Hall, Julia and Bruera, E. and Higginson, J. and Payne, Sheila (2007) Research methods in palliative care. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198530251
Addington-Hall, Julia and Payne, Sheila (2007) Cancer experiences research collaborative annual progress report, year 1 : May 2006-April 2007. Working Paper. NCRI, London.
Arai, Lisa and Britten, Nicky and Popay, Jennie and Roberts, Helen and Petticrew, Mark and Rodgers, Mark and Sowden, Amanda (2007) Testing methodological developments in the conduct of narrative synthesis: a demonstration review of research on the implementation of smoke alarm interventions. Evidence and Policy : A Journal of Research Debate and Practice, 3 (3). pp. 361-383. ISSN 1744-2648
Barnes, S. and Gott, M. and Payne, Sheila and Seamark, D. and Parker, C. and Small, N. and Gariballa, S. (2007) Coping with Death and Bereavement: Views of Carers' of Older Heart Failure Patients in the UK. European Journal of Palliative Care, 10th C. p. 145.
Barrowclough, Christine and Lobban, Fiona (2007) Family Interventions. In: The Clinical Handbook of Schizophrenia. Guilford Press, New York.
Bennett, Michael I. and Attal, Nadine and Backonja, Miroslav M. and Baron, Ralf and Bouhassira, Didier and Freynhagen, Rainer and Scholz, Joachim and Tölle, Thomas R. and Wittchen, Hans-Ulrich and Jensen, Troels Staehelin (2007) Using screening tools to identify neuropathic pain. Pain, 127 (3). pp. 199-203. ISSN 1872-6623
Bennett, Michael I. and Bouhassira, Didier (2007) Epidemiology of neuropathic pain : can we use the screening tools? Pain, 132 (1-2). pp. 12-13. ISSN 1872-6623
Bennett, Michael I. and Livingstone, Helen J. and Costello, Patrick and Allen, Keith R. and Degg, Tim J. (2007) Symptom scores, serotonin and 5-hydroxyindole acetic levels in ovarian cancer patients with and without bowel obstruction. Palliative Medicine, 21 (2). pp. 157-159. ISSN 1477-030X
Bingley, Amanda F. and McDermott, E. (2007) Resilience in resource-poor settings. In: Resilience in palliative care: achievement in adversity. Oxford University Press, Oxford. ISBN 9780199206414
Bingley, Amanda F. and Milligan, Christine (2007) Sandplay, clay and sticks:multi-sensory research methods to explore the long-term influence of childhood play experience on mental well-being. Children's Geographies, 5 (3). pp. 283-296. ISSN 1473-3285
Bray, Stephanie and Barrowclough, Christine and Lobban, Fiona (2007) The social problem-solving abilities of people with borderline personality disorder. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 45 (6). pp. 1409-1417. ISSN 0005-7967
Briggs, Michelle and Bennett, Michael I. and Closs, S. José and Cocks, Kim (2007) Painful leg ulceration : a proaspective, longitudinal cohort study. Wound Repair and Regeneration, 15 (2). pp. 186-191. ISSN 1067-1927
Brown, E. and Bennett, Michael I. (2007) Survey of blood transfusion practice for palliative care patients in Yorkshire : implications for clinical care. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 10. pp. 919-922. ISSN 1557-7740
Bruera, Eduardo and Palmer, J. Lynn and Pace, Ellen and Zhang, Karen and Willey, Jie and Strasser, Florian and Bennett, Michael I. (2007) A randomized, controlled trial of physician postures when breaking bad news to cancer patients. Palliative Medicine, 21 (6). pp. 501-505. ISSN 1477-030X
Centeno, Carlos and Clark, David and Lynch, Thomas and Rocafort, Javier and Praill, David and De Lima, Liliana and Greenwood, Anthony and Flores, Luis Alberto and Brasch, Simon and Giordano, Amelia (2007) Facts and indicators on palliative care development in 52 countries of the WHO European region:results of an EAPC task force. Palliative Medicine, 21 (6). pp. 463-471. ISSN 0269-2163
Centeno, Carlos and Clark, David and Lynch, Thomas and Rocafort, Javier and Praill, David and DeLima, Liliana and Greenwood, Anthony and Alberto Flores, Luis and Brasch, Simon and Giordano, Amelia (2007) EAPC Atlas of Palliative Care in Europe. International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care. ISBN 0975852558
Chatzidamianos, Gerasimos (2007) Mental health and deafness:the Greek reality. In: Panhellenic Conference with International Participation. University of Patras, Patras.
Clark, David (2007) From margins to centre: a review of the history of palliative care in cancer. Lancet Oncology, 8 (5). pp. 430-438. ISSN 1470-2045
Closs, S. José and Staples, Victoria and Reid, Innes and Bennett, Michael I. and Briggs, Michelle (2007) Managing the symptoms of neuropathic pain : an exploration of patient's experiences. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 34 (4). pp. 422-433. ISSN 0885-3924
Cohen, Keren and Shmotkin, Dov (2007) Emotional ratings of meaningful life periods and their relation to subjective well-being among Holocaust survivors. Personality and Individual Differences, 43 (3). pp. 495-506. ISSN 0191-8869
Convery, Ian and Mort, Margaret and Bailey, Catherine and Baxter, Josephine (2007) Role Stress in Front Line Workers during the 2001 Foot and Mouth Disease Epidemic: the value of therapeutic spaces. Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies, 2.
Dolby, Paul and Pearce, Nick and Fish, Adrian and Van Ark, Ties and Crouchley, Robert (2007) Supporting the uptake of Cyberinfrastructure in the Social Sciences and the challenges faced. In: Third International Conference on e-Social Science, 2007-10-072007-10-09.
Emerson, E. and Hatton, C. (2007) Poverty, socio-economic position, social capital and the health of children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities in Britain: a replication. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 51. pp. 866-874. ISSN 0964-2633
Emerson, Eric and Hatton, Chris (2007) Contribution of socioeconomic position to health inequalities of British children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities. American Journal of Mental Retardation, 112 (2). pp. 140-150. ISSN 0895-8017
Emerson, Eric and Hatton, Chris (2007) Mental health of children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities in Britain. British Journal of Psychiatry, 191. pp. 493-499. ISSN 1472-1465
Emerson, Eric and Hatton, Chris (2007) The socio-economic circumstances of children at risk of disability in Britain. Disability and Society, 22 (6). pp. 563-580. ISSN 0968-7599
Emerson, Eric and Robertson, Janet M. and Wood, Justin (2007) The association between area-level indicators of social deprivation and the emotional and behavioural needs of black and south asian children with intellectual disabilities in a deprived urban environment. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 20 (5). pp. 420-429. ISSN 1360-2322
Emerson, Eric B. and Hatton, Chris (2007) The contribution of socio-economic position to the health status of children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities in Britain. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 112 (2). pp. 140-150.
Field, David and Payne, Sheila and Relf, Marilyn and Reid, David (2007) An overview of adult bereavement support in the United Kingdom : issues for policy and practice. Social Science and Medicine, 64 (2). pp. 428-438. ISSN 0277-9536
Fineberg, Iris Cohen and Aziz, N. M. and Grant, M. and Payne, R. (2007) Prospective integration of cultural consideration in biomedical research for patients with advanced cancer: Recommendations from an international conference on malignant bowel obstruction in palliative care. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 34 (1). S28-39.
Foster, C. and Brown, J. and Killen, M. and Brearley, S. G. (2007) The NCRI Cancer Experiences Collaborative: Defining self management. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 11. pp. 295-297. ISSN 1532-2122
Foster, Julie and Turner, Mary (2007) Implications of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 on advance care planning at the end of life. Nursing Standard, 22 (2). pp. 35-39. ISSN 0029-6570
Froggatt, Katherine A. (2007) The 'regulated death': a documentary analysis of the regulation and inspection of dying and death in English care homes for older people. Ageing and Society, 27 (2). pp. 233-247. ISSN 0144-686X
Garg, Anupama (2007) Racism at work : inter-spouse stress and strain transfer. In: Triennial WES Conference: Beyond these shores, sinking or swimming in the globalised economy, 2007-09-122007-09-14. (Unpublished)
Giga, Sabir and Archibong, Uduak (2007) The Health Effects of Racism on Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Nurses and the Early Onset of Retirement. unknown.
Goodwin, Dawn (2007) Upsetting the order of teamwork: is 'the same way every time' a good aspiration? Sociology, 41 (2). pp. 259-275. ISSN 1469-8684
Gott, Merryn and Barnes, Sarah and Payne, Sheila and Parker, Chris and Seamark, David and Gariballa, Salah and Small, Neil (2007) Patient views of social services provision for older people with advanced heart failure. Health and Social Care in the Community, 15 (4). pp. 333-342. ISSN 0966-0410
Gott, Merryn and Barnes, Sarah and Payne, Sheila and Seamark, David and Parker, Chris and Gariballa, Salah and Small, Neil (2007) Dying trajectories in heart failure. Palliative Medicine, 21 (2). pp. 95-99. ISSN 1477-030X
Grinyer, Anne (2007) Young people living with cancer: implications for policy and practice. Open University Press. ISBN 0335221548
Grinyer, Anne (2007) The biographical impact of teenage and adolescent cancer. Chronic Illness, 3 (4). pp. 265-277. ISSN 1742-3953
Grinyer, Anne (2007) The ethics of Internet usage in health and personal narratives research. Social Research Update, Issue.
Hanratty, Barbara and Holland, Paula and Jacoby, Ann and Whitehead, Margaret (2007) Financial stress and strain associated with terminal cancer:a review of the evidence. Palliative Medicine, 21 (7). pp. 595-607. ISSN 0269-2163
Hatton, Chris and Lobban, Fiona (2007) Staff supporting people with intellectual difficulties and mental health problems. In: Psychiatric and Behavioural Disorders in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 388-399. ISBN 9780521608251
Hatton, Chris R. and Gudgeon, E. and Craig, J. and Wigham, S. (2007) Developing measures of job performance for housing support staff working with people with learning disabilities. .
Hodge, Suzanne (2007) Why is the potential of augmentative and alternative communication not being realized?:Exploring the experiences of people who use communication aids. Disability and Society, 22 (5). pp. 457-471. ISSN 0968-7599
Hodge, Suzanne and Perkins, Elizabeth (2007) Communicative rationality in the clinic?:exploring the parental role in the management of gastro-oesophageal reflux in children. Social Theory and Health, 5 (2). pp. 107-125. ISSN 1477-8211
Hodge, Suzanne and Robinson, Jude and Davis, Philip (2007) Reading between the lines: the experiences of taking part in a community reading project. Medical Humanities, 33 (2). pp. 100-104. ISSN 1473-4265
Hoel, Helge and Giga, Sabir and Davidson, M. J. (2007) Expectations and realities of student nurses' experiences of negative behaviour and bullying in clinical placement and the influences of socialisation processes. Health Services Management Research, 20 (4). pp. 270-278. ISSN 0951-4848
Hudson, P. and Payne, Sheila (2007) Collaboration on research into family carers moves a step forward. European Journal of Palliative Care, 14 (5). p. 218. ISSN 1352-2779
Jones, Steven H. (2007) Current state of the evidence for psychological treatment of bipolar disorder and initial findings for early intervention. Clinical Psychology Forum.
Jones, Steven H. and Burrell-Hodgson, Gerrard and Tate, Graham (2007) Relationships between the personality beliefs questionnaire and self-rated personality disorders. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 46 (2). pp. 247-251. ISSN 0144-6657
Jones, Steven H. and Shams, Methab and Liversidge, Tom (2007) Approach goals, behavioural activation and risk of hypomania. Personality and Individual Differences, 43 (6). pp. 1366-1375.
Kennedy, Kate and Limmer, Mark (2007) Alcohol, Self-Esteem and Aspiration: Exploring the context of young people's sexual risk taking. Rochdale Teenage Pregnancy Strategy.
Knowles, Rebecca and Tai, Sara and Jones, Steven H. and Highfield, Julie and Moriss, Richard and Bentall, Richard P. (2007) Stability of self-esteem in bipolar disorder : comparison of remitted bipolar patients, remitted unipolar patients and healthy controls. Bipolar Disorders, 9 (5). pp. 490-495. ISSN 1398-5647
Kornbrot, D. and Msetfi, Rachel M. (2007) The dog that didn't bark... Interpreting non significance. In: 23rd meeting of the International Society for Psychophysics, 2007-10-01.
Kornbrot, D. E. and Msetfi, Rachel M. (2007) The results weren't significant, BUT ... on how people interpret non-significiant findings. In: Experimental Psychology Society and Psychonomic Society, Edinburgh meeting, 2007-07-01.
Kortuem, Gerd and Alford, David and Ball, Linden and Busby, Jerry and Davies, Nigel and Efstratiou, Christos and Finney, Joe and Iszatt-White, Marian and Kinder, Katharina (2007) Sensor networks or smart artifacts?:An exploration of organizational issues of an industrial health and safety monitoring system. In: UbiComp 2007: Ubiquitous Computing, 9th International Conference, 2007-09-162007-09-19.
Limmer, Mark (2007) Addressing sexual risk taking in young men: Wrong time, wrong place. In: Mobile Masculinities: Spatial, intimate and bodily transitions, 2007-05-16.
Lobban, Fiona and Gamble, Carol and Kinderman, Peter and Taylor, Lee and Chandler, Claire and Tyler, Elizabeth and Peters, Sarah and Pontin, Eleanor and Sellwood, William and Morriss, Richard (2007) Enhanced Relapse Prevention for Bipolar Disorder - ERP Trial:a cluster randomised controlled trial to assess the feasibility of training care coordinators to offer enhanced relapse prevention for bipolar disorder. BMC Psychiatry, 7 (6). pp. 1-9. ISSN 1471-244X
Mackenzie, Mhairi and Blamey, Avril and Halliday, Emma and Maxwell, Margaret and McCollam, Allyson and McDaid, David and MacLean, Joanne and Woodhouse, Amy and Platt, Stephen (2007) Measuring the tail of the dog that doesn't bark in the night:the case of the national evaluation of Choose Life (the national strategy and action plan to prevent suicide in Scotland). BMC Public Health, 7.
Mallinson, S. L. and Popay, J. (2007) Describing depression: ethnicity and the use of somatic imagery in accounts of mental distress. Sociology of Health and Illness, 29 (6). pp. 857-871. ISSN 0141-9889
Martin, Francis L. and German, Matthew and Wit, Ernst and Fearn, Thomas and Ragavan, Narasimhan and Pollock, Hubert M. (2007) Identifying variables responsible for clustering in discriminant analysis of data from infrared microspectroscopy of a biological sample. Journal of Computational Biology, 14 (9). pp. 1176-1184. ISSN 1066-5277
McLennan, Jim and Birch, Adrian and Beatson, Ruth and Cowlishaw, Sean (2007) Factors impacting on recruiting and retaining Australia's volunteer firefighters:some research evidence. Australian Journal on Volunteering, 12 (2). pp. 59-69. ISSN 1325-8362
Milligan, Christine (2007) Geographies of Voluntarism: mapping the terrain. Geography Compass, 1 (2). pp. 183-199. ISSN 1749-8198
Milligan, Christine (2007) Restoration or risk? Exploring the place of the common place. In: Therapeutic Landscapes: Advances and Applications. Ashgate Publishing, Aldershot, pp. 255-272. ISBN 9780754670995
Milligan, Christine and Atkinson, Sarah and Skinner, Mark and Wiles, Janine (2007) Geographies of Care – a critical commentary. New Zealand Geographer, 63 (2). pp. 135-140. ISSN 1745-7939
Milligan, Christine and Bingley, Amanda (2007) Restorative places or scary spaces? The impact of woodland on the mental well-being of young adults. Health and Place, 13 (4). pp. 799-811. ISSN 1873-2054
Moores, Thomas S. and Castle, Keri C. and Shaw, Karen L. and Stockton, Michael R. and Bennett, Michael I. (2007) Memorable patient deaths : reactions of hospital doctors and their need for support. Medical Education, 41 (10). pp. 942-946. ISSN 0308-0110
Moran, P. and Towler, M. R. and Chowdhury, S. and Saunders, J. and German, Matthew J. and Lawson, N. Stuart and Pollock, Hubert M. and Pillay, I. and Lyons, D. (2007) Preliminary work on the development of a novel detection method for osteoporosis. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 18 (6). pp. 969-974. ISSN 0957-4530
Msetfi, Rachel M. and Murphy, Robin A. and Simpson, Jane (2007) Depressive realism and the effect of intertrial interval on judgements of zero, positive, and negative contingencies. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Series a Human Experimental Psychology, 60 (3). pp. 461-481. ISSN 1464-0740
Mullin, Stephen and Simpson, Jane (2007) Does executive functioning predict improvement in offenders' behaviour following enhanced thinking skills training? Legal and Criminological Psychology, 12 (1). pp. 117-131. ISSN 1355-3259
Murray, Craig and Fox, Jezz and Pettifer, Stephen (2007) Absorption, dissociation, locus of control and presence in virtual reality. Computers in Human Behavior, 23 (3). pp. 1347-1354. ISSN 0747-5632
Murray, Craig and Pettifer, Stephen and Howard, Toby and Patchick, Emma and Caillette, Fabrice and Kulkarni, Jai and Bamford, Candy (2007) The Treatment of Phantom Limb Pain Using Immersive Virtual Reality : Three Case Studies. Disability and Rehabilitation, 29 (18). pp. 1465-1469. ISSN 0963-8288
Noyes, Jane and Popay, Jennie (2007) Directly observed therapy and tuberculosis: how can a systematic review of qualitative research contribute to improving services?:a qualitative meta-synthesis. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 57 (3). pp. 227-243. ISSN 0309-2402
O'Shea, E. and Murphy, K. and Larkin, P. and Payne, Sheila and Froggatt, Katherine and Casey, D. C. and Ni Leime, A. and Keys, M. (2007) End-of-life care for old people in acute and long-stay care settings in Ireland : final report. Working Paper. National Council on Ageing & Older People and the Irish Hospice Foundation.
Oliviere, D. and Payne, Sheila (2007) Meet the Expert Session: user Involvement and Palliative Care. European Journal of Palliative Care, 10th C. p. 102.
Payne, Sheila (2007) Grounded theory. In: Analysing qualitative data in psychology. Sage, London, pp. 65-86. ISBN 9781412907835
Payne, Sheila (2007) Improving hospices and of life care: vulnerability or resilience? In: Hospice: the heart of end-of-life care. , London, p. 12.
Payne, Sheila (2007) Public health and palliative care. Progress in Palliative Care, 15 (3). pp. 101-102. ISSN 1743-291X
Payne, Sheila (2007) Reinforcing our aims: "better research by better researchers". Cancer Experiences Collaborative CECo News, 1 (2). p. 1.
Payne, Sheila (2007) Resilient carers and caregivers. In: Resilience in palliative care : achievement in adversity. Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 83-97. ISBN 9780199206414
Payne, Sheila (2007) Survivorship in advanced disease. In: Handbook of cancer survivorship. Springer, New York, pp. 429-446. ISBN 9780387345611
Payne, Sheila (2007) What is 'hospice'? European Journal of Palliative Care, 10th C. p. 99.
Payne, Sheila (2007) The research page : supportive and palliative care : cancer experiences. Hospice Bulletin, 5 (3). p. 3.
Payne, Sheila and Addington-Hall, Julia and Richardson, Alison and Sharpe, Michael (2007) Supportive and palliative care research collaboratives in the United Kingdom : an unnatural experiment. Palliative Medicine, 21 (8). pp. 134-144. ISSN 1477-030X
Payne, Sheila and Field, David and Rolls, Liz and Hawker, Sheila and Kerr, Chris (2007) Case study research methods in end of life care : reflections on three studies. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 58 (3). pp. 236-245. ISSN 0309-2402
Payne, Sheila and Froggatt, Katherine (2007) Bereavement and loss. Help the Aged.
Payne, Sheila and Froggatt, Katherine and Hockley, J. (2007) Dying : a guide for hospital staff. Help the Aged.
Payne, Sheila and Hawker, Sheila and Kerr, Chris and Seamark, David and Jarrett, Nicola and Roberts, Helen and Smith, Helen (2007) Healthcare workers skills : perceived competence and experiences of end-of-life care in community hospitals. Progress in Palliative Care, 15 (3). pp. 118-125. ISSN 1743-291X
Payne, Sheila and Seymour, Jane and Ingleton, Christine (2007) Principy a Praxe Paliativní Péče : Společnost pro odbornou literature. (2nd Czech ed.). Unknown Publisher.
Payne, Sheila and Stevens, T. and Burton, C. and Addington-Hall, J. and Jones, A. (2007) Palliative care in acute stroke: preliminary analysis. In: Hospice: the heart of end-of-life care. , London, p. 48.
Payne, Sheila A. and Hawker, Sheila and Kerr, Chris and Seamark, David and Roberts, Helen and Jarratt, Nicola and Smith, Helen (2007) Experiences of end-of-life care in community hospitals. Health and Social Care in the Community, 15 (5). pp. 494-501. ISSN 0966-0410
Popay, J. M. and MacKian, S. and Mallinson, S. L. and Kowarzik, U. (2007) Social problems, primary care and pathways to help and support at the individual level. Part II lay perspectives help and support: addressing health inequalities. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 61 (11). pp. 972-977. ISSN 0143-005X
Popay, Jennie and Kowarzik, U. and Mallinson, Sara and Mackian, Sara and Barker, Jacqui (2007) Social problems, primary care and pathways to help and support : addressing health inequalities at the individual level:Part I: the GP perspective. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 61 (11). pp. 966-971. ISSN 0143-005X
Pope, C. and Mort, Maggie and Goodwin, Dawn and Smith, Andrew F. (2007) Anaesthetic talk in surgical encounters. In: Discourses of Hospital Communication and Organization: Tracing Complexities in Contemporary Health Care Organizations. Palgrave Studies in Professional and Organizational Discourse . Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, pp. 161-181. ISBN 9781403998484
Pope, Catherine and Popay, Jennie and Mays, Nicholas (2007) Synthesising qualitative and quantitative health research:a guide to methods. McGraw-Hill / Open University Press. ISBN 9780335230150
Porroche-Escudero, Ana (2007) (Re) Construyendo mitos:crítica feminista sobre la construcción social de la sexualidad femenina y sus repercusiones en la violencia sexual. Clepsydra: Revista de Estudios de Género y Teoría Feminista, 6. pp. 139-158. ISSN 1579-7902
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Dear Santa Claus: I have been a good little travel editor this year.
I love Paris, Rome and Berlin, but this year I passed on the usual suspects and opted instead for Istanbul, Athens and Moscow.
My overriding theme this year was "what's new for me."
New places or new spots in old places. I went to four new countries: Greece, Turkey, Ukraine and Bulgaria. In Portland, Ore., I stayed in a new neighborhood (Nob Hill), and on visits to London and Washington, D.C., I opted for new discoveries instead of old favorites, which resulted in sleeping in a converted train station in one and decamping across the Potomac in another.
I was nice to people whether they were grumpy (Moscow), thought I was invisible (New York City) or greeted me with depressed carping about unending rain (London, Honolulu and just about everywhere in Oregon). I paid less than $3 a gallon for gasoline in Houston and nearly $6 a gallon in Lanai. I went on the newest airliner in the world, the Boeing 787, but also drove a mud-splattered Jeep with 75,000 very hard miles, doors that jammed, a sand-stuffed CD player and brakes that earned it the nickname "Squeaky" throughout my trip.
I bought a bronzed fig leaf to symbolize making peace with traffic in Los Angeles, rental car taxes, cold room service food, airline fuel surcharges, TSA agents going on break during long lines, and the uniquely Soviet-style bureaucracy of applying for a Russian visa (name every country you have visited in the past 10 years, with the dates of the visits and the reason).
So Santa, all I ask for Christmas is that my travels in 2013 be a lot like these from 2012:
Most beautiful place: Santorini, Greece. Yes, it is overrun with tourists every day. Yes, the famous bay created by an ancient volcano imploding fills up with bulbous cruise ships. True, there's hardly a shop that doesn't cater to tourists. But some places are on the beaten path for a reason. Santorini, with its white houses, steep black cliffs, blue-domed orthodox churches – all above a deep electric blue sea – cannot be ruined. It is eternally sublime.
Favorite foreign city: Istanbul. It's hard for me to believe that it took me so long to visit the city that along with Rome and Jerusalem so effortlessly shows the passing of the ages. I was especially entranced by the Hagia Sophia, the great Christian cathedral that was converted into a mosque when the city fell to the Turks, ending the last vestiges of the Roman Empire. I arrived and left by sea, through the Dardanelles and the Bosporus, the narrow channels where so many trying to capture the city met defeat.
Favorite U.S. city: Alexandria, Va. From the French and Indian Wars to Robert E. Lee to the Doors' Jim Morrison's childhood, every foot of old town Alexandria has a story to tell. Plus the Federalist period buildings are filled with great restaurants and coffeehouses. I only stayed there early this summer because of the ludicrous prices at D.C. hotels across the Potomac. Now I think I would prefer to stay there and use the easy subway connections into the capital.
Favorite tourist trap: Lenin's Tomb, Moscow. The great revolutionary still lurks, rubbery and pink, inside his huge mausoleum on Red Square. Admission is free, though everyone has to keep moving as they pass by the stern visage of a man who died 90 years ago. We beat the Soviets to the moon, but they won the Embalming Race. Russians are debating whether to keep Lenin in his place or bury the past with the man.
Favorite souvenir: Evil-eye charms, Greece and Turkey. Discs, usually ceramic, that look like a blue eye, meant to ward off evil spirits. Regardless of whether it was a Christian or Muslim country, the charms were there. They hung on bus drivers' rear-view mirrors, in restaurant doorways and on baby strollers. Sizes ranging from manhole cover to key-chain bob were on sale.
Favorite people-watching: Saturday in Odessa, Ukraine. In a perfect world, every day of a travel trip would be a Saturday. Odessa's main park was full of families on late summer walks or saddling their toddlers up on miniature ponies for a walk around the gardens. War veterans met for coffee atop the famous Potemkin Steps above the harbor, and a woman was trying very hard to look like Paris Hilton – right down to the pink outfit and small Chihuahua. But the kicker was that on every corner, there seemed to be brides, brides, brides. Some were actually getting married, others posing with their husbands-to-be or solo at the opera house, war memorial or other spots. Times are tough in Ukraine, but on Saturday there is still time for love, family and fun.
Favorite foreign hotel: Renaissance St. Pancras, London. I've been waiting for this grand, Gothic, 1880s rail hotel to be resurrected. The long-delayed plans finally became reality last year when the former Great Western Hotel reopened after a half century of decay and near-demolition. The red and white turrets and clock towers are a throwback to a muscular era when Britain ruled the world and the trains ruled Britain.
Favorite U.S. hotel: Magnolia Hotel, Houston. The fact that the hotel is the former headquarters of the Houston Post newspaper would be enough to get me in the doors, but once inside I found a sleek boutique hotel within walking distance to both Minute Maid Park, the home of the Houston Astros, and the arts district with its Italian coffeehouses, "buy local" produce markets and concert halls.
Favorite "comfy-cozy" lodging: Alpine Village Cabins, Jasper, CanadaAlberta. I drove from Calgary to Jasper and stayed at two of the great old railway hotels, the Banff Springs Hotel and the Chateau Lake Louise, both now run by Fairmont. But my favorite stop was this ultralow key resort of blond wood log cabins just outside of town. The collection ranges from rustic and inexpensive to luxuriously modern. I picked a midpriced one-bedroom amid the pine trees with a fireplace and kitchen. While the two Fairmont hotels were grand, the cabin was the kind of cozy, warm mountain experience I was really looking for in the Canadian Rockies.
Favorite inexpensive foreign hotel: Bungalows, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. I visited the Mexican resort at the tip of Baja California for the first time and tried the "Goldilocks" approach of three kinds of stays. The Westin in the tourist zone was luxurious and had a great beach, but it was too far from the action in Los Cabos. The Casa Dorada was right smack in the middle of Medano Beach with its all-day, all-night partying – too close for me. The "just right" combination was at Bungalows, a B&B in the hills above town that was relatively inexpensive, beautifully maintained, quiet at night and yet within relatively easy walking or driving distance to the "Cabo Wabo" tequila Jell-O shots scene or the boats out to Los Arcos for an escape to the beach.
Favorite inexpensive U.S. hotel: Hotel Lanai, Lanai, Hawaii. I like Waikiki, but nothing is more head-spinning than going from the cacophony of Kalakaua Avenue one day to the silence of the Garden of the Gods in Lanai the next. The slo-mo feel of the "Pineapple Island" is best captured at the small Hotel Lanai at the top of Dole Park. The two Four Seasons resorts are islands on the island.
Favorite airport hotel: Springhill Suites, Houston. I've stayed at scores of airport hotels and most are utilitarian pit stops on the way in or out of town. Many have nice touches like free breakfast and working stations with lots of electrical sockets in the rooms. But few combine that with the genuinely fun and warm welcome that you get at Springhill Suites. I've seen plenty of fake friendliness on the road, but this place serves genuine Southern hospitality in what's usually a sterile environment.
Favorite meal: Room service Thanksgiving, Heathman Hotel, Portland. Our family tradition is to travel on Thanksgiving – it's the holiday when my wife and I met and now we take along our two children. A slip-up in planning (Hmmm. Wonder who that could be? Mirror, mirror … ) had us booked into the Heathman Hotel but without reservations to its sold-out buffet and dining room Thanksgiving dinners. No worries – the Heathman arranged to bring Thanksgiving to us, rolling up to our room with turkey, stuffing, pumpkin pie and all the trimmings. It shows what a great hotel can do to turn a potential disaster into a memorable feast – and save Dad/Husband's skin in the deal.
Favorite takeout food moment: Grizzly bears in Jasper. I wanted some company for my trip from our rental cabin outside of Jasper into town to pick up a takeout pizza for dinner. But my wife, son and daughter were all too tired or entranced by their books or smartphones to come along. So I embarked on my own, picked up the pizza and was on my way back when a massive grizzly bear with two cubs ran across the road in front of me, up an embankment and into the woods. Two park wardens followed, firing darts from rifles in hopes of knocking the bears out so they could be taken away from the town where they were foraging for food in the garbage. I had to honk my horn and wave out the window to prevent an 18-wheeler from plowing into the middle of the scene. When I returned with pizza and my bear tale, everyone was sorry they hadn't traded their screens for a bit of impromptu natural drama.
Favorite pool: Hyatt Maui, Kaanapali, Hawaii. I have never been a big fan of the 1980s hotels that went up around Hawaii, particularly in Maui and the Big Island. They tried to be the equivalent of Disneyesque water parks. When I did my first survey of the best swimming pools in Hawaii about 10 years ago, I skipped right over the Hyatt on purpose. But during an impromptu visit to the "doc-in-a-box" drop-in medical center to clear out my son's waterlogged ear a few years back, we had to kill time and enjoyed walking around the bridges and tunnels, past the flamingos and the kids playing basketball in the pool. We gave in to the allure of the waterfalls hiding a swim-through grotto with its mid-grotto secret bar, the cool waterslides and the swinging bridge. I surrender. Over the top can sometimes be fun.
Favorite travel movie: "Skyfall." I've often been immune to the more prosaically photographed locations that are thrown in as eye candy in the half century of James Bond films. But "Skyfall" director Sam Mendes had a way with the many worlds 007 raced through. The movie had me saying, "I want to go there … or there … or there … " from start to finish. The bazaar in Istanbul (which I visited this year for the first time), Shanghai's skyscrapers, Macau (the Las Vegas of Asia), the moors and rolling treeless hills of the Scottish Highlands, right up to the final scene with a triumphant Bond standing on a London rooftop, looking out across the cityscape with a half dozen or so Union Jacks flapping in the breeze.
Favorite fight: LAX to Houston on 787. United briefly operated the next big thing in commercial flights from Los Angeles to Houston. I grabbed a ticket and enjoyed the big windows, high ceilings, bigger carry-on bag bins and seatback screens. It's not the revolution of Boeing's canceled Sonic Cruiser program, but it's a nice upgrade from the cramped, old 757s on so many routes today.
Favorite new route: SNA Orange County to Cabo on AirTran. Fly two hours south to the West Coast's most popular Mexican resort without first making a two-hour trip north to Los Angeles International Airport. This simple piece of vacation math has proved so popular that AirTran is adding a second flight. Interjet, the Mexican carrier that launched service from John Wayne Airport to Guadalajara and Mexico City, also has permission to fly to Cabo but has yet to schedule flights. It's possible that Orange County could have three daily flights during peak periods to Cabo.
Favorite drive: Icefields Parkway, Alberta, Canada. The titanic geological forces that shaped North America are on display along this drive between Banff and Jasper, Alberta. The carving and flooding are seen at Lake Louise, Moraine Lake and the Vermilion Lakes with their green-tinged glacier water. The massive amounts of ice melt that fuel the thundering Athabasca and Sunwapta Falls, and the up-and-over folding of land that creates the mountains that flank the road. All around are mountain goats and bighorn sheep, plus the regular "bear jams" when cars stop to watch black bears eat berries by the roadside or a rare grizzly making its way across a mud flat. The star of the trip is riding the special tractors out on the Columbia Icefield to experience a last remnant of the great glaciers that once covered most of North America. Bring an empty cup along to drink water directly from the glacier lip.
Favorite coffee spot: Street 14 Coffee, Astoria, Oregon. During an especially wet week in Oregon, I stopped three times at Street 14 Coffee. At first I was lured by the huge, neon orange "Coffee Shop" sign that hangs behind the counter. But I came back for the beautifully drawn espressos, made from Stumptown Coffee Roasters beans – one of my favorite spots in Portland. Owners Jennifer and Micha Cameron-Lattek moved from Berlin to help caffeinate the ongoing renaissance of Astoria.
How to get more information on the hotels, cafes and some attractions in the story:
Renaissance St. Pancras, Euston Road, London, United Kingdom. marriott.com. Rooms from 221 pounds (about $355), but rates vary widely with season.
Magnolia Hotel, Houston. 1100 Texas St., Houston. magnoliahotels.com/houston or 713-221-0011. Standard rates around $225 a night, but frequent discounting.
Alpine Village Cabins, Jasper, Alberta, Canada. alpinevillagejasper.com or 780-852-3285. Rates from $120 to $450 depending on cabin size, luxury and season.
The Bungalows, Nuevo Blvd. Miguel Angel Herrera s/n, Cabo San Lucas 23410, Mexico, thebungalowshotel.com. Rooms from $95 per night.
Hotel Lanai, 828 Lanai Ave., Lanai City, Hawaii. hotellanai.com or 808-565-7211. Rooms from $99 plus tax.
Springhill Suite Houston Intercontinental Airport, 15840 John F. Kennedy Blvd. Houston. marriott.com or 281-442-2275. Rates from $99 per night.
Heathman Hotel, 1001 SW Broadway, Portland, Ore. heathmanhotel.com or 503-241-4100. Rates from $140 per night, varying widely by season.
Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa, 200 Nohea Kai Drive. Kaanapali, Hawaii. hyatt.com or 808-661-1234. Rates from $323 per night, varying widely by season.
Icefields Parkway, Alberta, Canada. icefieldsparkway.ca
Street 14 Coffee, 1410 Commercial St., Astoria, Ore. street14coffee.com or 503-325-5511
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Lewis Hamilton Wins In JapanSunday, September 30th, 2007
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton wins the Japanese grand prix. Hamilton is now leading the Formula 1 World Championship by 12 points ahead of Fernando Alonso. It looks more and more likely that Hamilton will be Formula 1 World Champion.
An eventful and very wet race at the Fuji Speedway in Japan started behind the safety car with near zero-visibility. After some laps behind the safety car, conditions started to improve and the race got underway with Hamilton leading. Lewis was pulling away from Alonso and was leading by over 2 seconds after a few laps. Everything seemed to go his way until Fettel rammed into the right-rear wheel of Hamilton – but Lewis was able to continue the race, and he was over 9 seconds ahead of Alonso at that time. But then Alonso also was hit by another driver (Vettel again?), but Fernando was able to continue despite some bodywork damage.
But with 25 laps to go Fernando Alonso aquaplaned off the track and into the barriers retiring him from the race letting Lewis gain 10 points more than him with only 2 races to go.
All in all a very eventful race, some nice action, some spins, some crashes and at the end there was some awesome action between Raikkonen and Kovalained fighting for second place and Massa overtaking Kubica on the last lap trying to pass by going over grass and blocking – some exciting few seconds. 🙂
Japanese Grand Prix, Fuji Speedway Race Results:
1. HAMILTON McLaren 2h00m34.759s 2. KOVALAINEN Renault +8.3s 3. RAIKKONEN Ferrari +9.4s 4. COULTHARD Red Bull +20.2s 5. FISICHELLA Renault +38.8s 6. MASSA Ferrari +49.0s 7. KUBICA BMW +49.2s 8. LIUZZI Toro Rosso +55.6s 9. SUTIL Spyker +60.1s 10. BARRICHELLO Honda +88.3s 11. BUTTON Honda +1 lap 12. YAMAMOTO Spyker +1 lap 13. TRULLI Toyota +1 lap 14. HEIDFELD BMW +2 laps 15. SATO Super Aguri +2 laps R. SCHUMACHER Toyota +12 laps R. DAVIDSON Super Aguri +13 laps R. ROSBERG Williams +18 laps R. VETTEL Toro Rosso +21 laps R. WEBBER Red Bull +22 laps R. ALONSO McLaren +25 laps R. WURZ Williams +48 laps


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MORE OPENINGS AT THE MALL ... Also at Stanford was the recent opening of the Container Store, which took over the Andronico's space next to Nordstrom. This Container Store location is the fifth in the area and the 63rd in the country; the store donated 10 percent of its opening-weekend sales to TheatreWorks. Meanwhile, American Girl, known for its line of dolls and accessories, has scheduled its opening weekend for Nov. 16 and 17, with balloon artists, face painters and gifts. The two-level, 15,000-square-foot store is the first American Girl store in Northern California and the 16th in the country. In addition to selling dolls and products, the store will have a hair salon for its dolls and a bistro that serves lunch and dinner.
TUTORING CENTERS ABOUND ... What is it that attracts tutoring companies to South Palo Alto? Two more centers are on the verge of opening in the south part of town. Kumon Learning Center is taking over the former space of Papa Murphy's Pizza at 2730 Middlefield Road, ending the one-year vacancy in the small strip mall. The after-school math and reading tutoring service plans to relocate from its current spot at Cubberley Community Center in late fall. Also looking at a late-fall opening, at 3775 El Camino Real, is Eye Level Learning Center. The Singapore-based tutoring center has pegged Palo Alto as its eighth location in this country. Kumon and Eye Level join three other tutoring centers already doing business in the south part of town. Huntington Learning Center opened in Charleston Shopping Center earlier this year; C2 Education had its grand opening in August at 3990 El Camino; and Think Tank Learning operates at 4131 El Camino Real. Wow. That's one heck of a lot of learning.
PALO ALTO BUSINESSES GET ACCOLADES ... Shout-outs to Paxti's Pizza downtown, which made it into the "Fast 100," a San Francisco Business Times report of the fastest-growing Bay Area private companies for 2013; and the Town & Country Village ice-cream shop Tin Pot Creamery, for its recent mention in Sunset Magazine. Tin Pot made the "Licks We Like" section.
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