text: Print Overview Umbilical herniaUmbilical herniaAn umbilical hernia creates a soft swelling or bulge near the navel. It occurs when part of the intestine protrudes through the umbilical opening in the abdominal muscles. Umbilical hernias in children are usually painless. An umbilical hernia occurs when part of the intestine protrudes through the umbilical opening in the abdominal muscles. Umbilical hernias are common and typically harmless. They are most common in infants, but they can affect adults as well. In an infant, an umbilical hernia may be especially evident when the infant cries, causing the baby's bellybutton to protrude. This is a classic sign of an umbilical hernia. In children, many umbilical hernias close on their own by age 1 or 2, though some take longer to heal. To prevent complications, umbilical hernias that don't disappear by age 4 or those that appear during adulthood may need surgical repair. SymptomsAn umbilical hernia creates a soft swelling or bulge near the navel (umbilicus). If your baby has an umbilical hernia, you may notice the bulge only when he or she cries, coughs or strains. The bulge may disappear when your baby is calm or lies on his or her back. Umbilical hernias in children are usually painless. Umbilical hernias that appear during adulthood may cause abdominal discomfort. When to see a doctor If you suspect that your baby has an umbilical hernia, talk with your child's pediatrician. Seek emergency care if your baby has an umbilical hernia and: Your baby appears to be in pain Your baby begins to vomit The bulge becomes tender, swollen or discolored Similar guidelines apply to adults. Talk with your doctor if you have a bulge near your navel. Seek emergency care if the bulge becomes painful or tender. Prompt diagnosis and treatment can help prevent complications. Request an Appointment at Mayo Clinic CausesDuring pregnancy, the umbilical cord passes through a small opening in the baby's abdominal muscles. The opening normally closes just after birth. If the muscles don't join together completely in the midline of the abdomen, this weakness in the abdominal wall may cause an umbilical hernia at birth or later in life. In adults, too much abdominal pressure can cause an umbilical hernia. Possible causes in adults include: Obesity Multiple pregnancies Fluid in the abdominal cavity (ascites) Previous abdominal surgery Chronic peritoneal dialysis Risk factorsUmbilical hernias are most common in infants — especially premature babies and those with low birth weights. Black infants appear to have a slightly increased risk of umbilical hernias. The condition affects boys and girls equally. For adults, being overweight or having multiple pregnancies may increase the risk of developing an umbilical hernia. This type of hernia tends to be more common in women. ComplicationsFor children, complications of an umbilical hernia are rare. Complications can occur when the protruding abdominal tissue becomes trapped (incarcerated) and can no longer be pushed back into the abdominal cavity. This reduces the blood supply to the section of trapped intestine and can lead to umbilical pain and tissue damage. If the trapped portion of intestine is completely cut off from the blood supply (strangulated hernia), tissue death (gangrene) may occur. Infection may spread throughout the abdominal cavity, causing a life-threatening situation. Adults with umbilical hernia are somewhat more likely to experience incarceration or obstruction of the intestines. Emergency surgery is typically required to treat these complications. By Mayo Clinic Staff Request an Appointment at Mayo Clinic Diagnosis & treatment June 06, 2018 Print Share on: FacebookTwitter References Hernias of the abdominal wall. The Merck Manual Professional Edition. http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/gastrointestinal_disorders/acute_abdomen_and_surgical_gastroenterology/hernias_of_the_abdominal_wall.html#v890814. Accessed March 2, 2015. Kelly KB, et al. Pediatric abdominal wall defects. Surgical Clinics of North America. 2013;93:1255. Brooks DC. Overview of abdominal wall hernias. http://www.uptodate.com/home. Accessed March 2, 2015. Palazzi DL, et al. Care of the umbilicus and management of umbilical disorders. http://www.uptodate.com/home. Accessed March 2, 2015. Earle DB, et al. Repair of umbilical and epigastric hernias. Surgical Clinics of North America. 2013;93:1057. Barreto L, et al. Umbilical hernia. BMJ. 2013;347:f4252. Hoecker JL (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. March 12, 2015. Hassan AMA, et al. Outcome of sublay mesh repair in non-complicated umbilical hernia with liver cirrhosis and ascites. International Journal of Surgery. 2014;12:181. Cameron JL, et al. In: Current Surgical Therapy. 11th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2014. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed March 15, 2015. Umbilical herniaSymptoms & causesDiagnosis & treatment Advertisement Mayo Clinic does not endorse companies or products. Advertising revenue supports our not-for-profit mission. Advertising & Sponsorship Policy Opportunities Ad Choices Mayo Clinic Marketplace Check out these best-sellers and special offers on books and newsletters from Mayo Clinic. FREE TRIAL – Mayo Clinic Health Letter4 Simple Steps to a Joy-Filled LifeMayo Clinic on Digestive HealthStop Osteoporosis in its TracksThe Mayo Clinic Diet Online CON-20378670 Patient Care & Health Information Diseases & Conditions Umbilical hernia


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Arkansas Tornadoes: January - April
Arkansas Tornadoes: January - April
With all of the cold and snow recently there's been a lot of talk about our area experiencing a below average tornado season. While our viewing area has generally been quiet, it's important to look at the entire state of Arkansas.
From January through April 30th Arkansas recorded 12 tornadoes. The normal for the first four months is 14. That's based upon the 30 year average.
Here's a snapshot of the last 5 years in Arkansas. With the exception of 2011, the tornado count through April has been pretty consistent.
This is not the time to let our guard down. May can be a very active month, so it's important to always have that severe weather safety plan in place.

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The University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
The University of Pennsylvania Medical School was founded in 1765 as the nation's first school of medicine. The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) founded in 1874 is the first university-based hospital. The current hospital facility consists of 701 patient beds located in the Dulles Building, Founders Pavilion, Gates Building, Maloney Building, Ravdin Building, Silverstein Pavilion, White Building and the Rhoads Building. The University of Pennsylvania has become an internationally renowned medical center with established expertise in almost every medical specialty. A major emphasis has been on cancer research as well as the clinical care of the cancer patient. Facilities for hospitalized oncology patients include a 21-bed medical oncology in-patient unit, a 15-bed surgical oncology in-patient unit and a 25-bed gynecologic oncology unit.
The University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center was founded in 1973 and is one of 39 comprehensive cancer centers in the United States as designated by the National Cancer Institute. The purpose of the cancer center is to conduct basic and clinical research, undergraduate and postgraduate training, and to develop new and innovative treatment programs. The programs are interdisciplinary. There are currently 166 members of the cancer center with representatives from the School of Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Dental Medicine, Engineering, Nursing, Wharton School, and faculty of the School Art and Sciences. There are two major divisions for the center's research (fundamental and clinical) as well as programs in epidemiology and psychosocial research.
The Veterans Administration (VA) Hospital of Philadelphia is a 440-bed general medical and surgical hospital located on the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center campus. Medical students, interns, and residents rotate through the VA Hospital. Certain subspecialties are the responsibility of the Allegheny Medical College of Pennsylvania, however, Hematology, Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Surgery and the surgical subspecialties are the responsibility of their parent departments at HUP.
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), founded in 1855, is the oldest pediatric hospital in the United States. It currently is a 259-bed facility adjacent to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Radiation oncology is provided by HUP's Department of Radiation Oncology.
The Presbyterian Hospital was founded in 1871 and in 1965 became the Presbyterian-University of Pennsylvania Medical Center. It is a 324-bed facility. HUP's Department of Radiation Oncology provides radiation therapy for Presbyterian Hospital.
Pennsylvania Hospital is a 433-bed hospital about 2 miles from the University of Pennsylvania. It was established in 1751 and was the first hospital in the United States. It has a separate radiation oncology department, where residents may receive special brachytherapy training.
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FutureComms16 will bring together some of the greatest minds and inspirations from the world of PR, comms and marketing. Join us at BAFTA on 15th June for a day of talks and tips around brand storytelling, social media, measuring PR, monetising your work and more.
Charismatic Sauce-man and Entrepreneur, Levi Roots first shot to fame on BBC2's Dragon's Den in 2007, when defying the odds with his spirited Reggae Reggae Sauce song, he charmed dragons Peter Jones and Richard Farleigh into investment in his tangy homemade Reggae Reggae Sauce. With a speedy launch at Sainsbury's only a few weeks later, the sauce flew off the shelves, outselling even Heinz Tomato Ketchup and it's been a whirlwind ever since.
As well as his wide range of products, Levi has released a 6 cookbooks and a business book. Levi is also a MOBO nominated musician and is currently working on his 4th album. The Levi Roots Brand continues to blaze a trail while Levi's warm and infectious ethos of Caribbean Sunshine continues to put music into food, and life everywhere across the nation. Levi recently opened his first 'rastaurant' Levi Roots' Caribbean Smokehouse at Westfield, Stratford.
Louise Hodges is Travelzoo's European Head of Communications and Global Coordinator, responsible for pulling together the 25 markets in which the company operates and building brand awareness in key markets.
Simon Waldman runs his own media training and consultancy business built on his long experience with BBC News. He led teams in both TV and radio for more than twenty years, edited all the major television bulletins, and helped launch Breakfast (Time and News) and Radio 5 Live. He covered many of the biggest news stories from the field, including the fall of the Berlin wall, the release of Nelson Mandela and the Lockerbie and Brighton bombs.
Sharon is the founding director of content marketing and communications, BrandContent. She started her career as a journalist and worked in journalism roles including the Financial Times before stepping into the world of marketing. She has held senior leadership marketing roles at leading UK brands including Confused.com, MoneySuperMarket, TravelSuperMarket.com and has had her views and approach published in various marketing books. Sharon is a huge advocate of the role content can play in the broader communications mix to deliver meaningful and measurable business results. She also recently launched Outfoxed – the content marketing magazine.
Voted one of Britain's 100 most influential digital leaders for 2016, Shivvy is a video storyteller often cited as spearheading influencer-led thought leadership years before it became 'the thing' to do! The media awardee is head of digital content for Telefonica who back the two video series' she produces (Digital Futures and The Trailblazers).
Hermes Holm is Public Affairs Manager at Edelman Deportivo. He spearheaded the election campaign that saw the first feminist party gain a seat in the European Parliament. He then served for two years as Chief of Staff at the office of European Parliamentarian Soraya Post. He has studied both political science and macroeconomics along with continuous communications studies and work.
Stefan Ronge is the chief creative officer at Edelman Deportivo. He is an Executive Academy Member & Webby judge at the IADAS and lecturer at Berghs School of Communication.
Edelman Deportivo has been awarded world's best small agency (-150 people) by Ad Age and has launched machines turning sweat to drinkable water, tweeting dresses, anti smoking campaigns in Minecraft and made art with Andy Warhol from the other side for Absolut.
Technology PR Manager at Visa Europe, Rica has more than 20 years' integrated marketing communications experience gained in the US and UK markets.
As the Communications Lead for Innovation and Product for Visa Europe, Rica Squires is responsible for all internal and external communications regarding products ranging from contactless, mobile and personal payments to tokenisation and the Internet of Things.
With 20 years of media relations experience that started with the rise of the Internet economy, Rica's current focus is on fintech and how that technology is revolutionizing the way consumers pay for the things they need. At Visa, she coordinates agencies throughout Europe to promote the company's leading role in supporting the new technologies of today as well as the investment that Visa is already making in future innovations. She also coordinates to ensure that all external messages are communicated to internal stakeholders as well as the company's hundreds of partners.
Prior to joining Visa Europe, Rica has managed communication teams in the UK and Europe, the US and Australia working with one of the earliest App brands, Shazam, where she led media relations for more than 4 years. During her tenure with the company, she helped pivot the brand profile to include music, television and advertising.
Other roles in her career have included partner communications for a non-profit organization dedicated to improving internet access for the underserved, as well as working on the digital communications team for a White House anti-drug campaign during the Clinton administration.
She holds a Journalism degree with a minor in Political Science from Georgia State University.
Emma is an Account Manager at Manifest London, an award-winning comms agency that delivers strategic campaigns designed to drive the media agenda and shape the future of communications. Since graduating with a degree in Public Relations from Bournemouth University, Emma has spent the last four years working on both B2B and B2C PR campaigns. She has a passion for evaluation in order to ensure PR has a voice on any company board.
Author, blogger and former Social Media Editor for Glamour UK, Emma Gannon has worn a few different hats within the media industry.
From being the "voice" of Dove's global social media to consulting on social media strategy for the likes of Heinz, Unilever, P&G and Diageo, she is a marketer at heart and loves the science behind building a good brand.
Jessica is an Account Director at Manifest London, an award-winning comms agency that delivers strategic campaigns with purpose, as well as buckets of creativity. She has spent the last eight years working on PR and social campaigns for some of the world's biggest brands.
Having worked for numerous titles, Susie grew Nuts magazine's 60, 000 new Twitter followers within 6 months & went on to run the social media accounts for LOOK magazine. Now as a freelancer, Susie juggles writing features with motherhood & blogging on parenting, lifestyle & travel site My Milo And Me.
Alex is director and co-founder of Manifest London, a multiple award-winning creative communications consultancy built around the changing shape of the media, the changing role of brands and the changing demands of their audiences.
Starting life as a journalist, Alex moved into PR almost a decade ago, developing integrated and award-winning campaigns for a variety of brands.
Laura Richards joined Northstar Ventures in 2015 after gaining several years of experience in marketing and communication roles in the UK and overseas. Her role at Northstar involves leading their ongoing in-house PR and Marketing strategy as well as developing the company's PR 'platform services': an innovative approach to supporting Northstar's portfolio with PR and Marketing activities and training.
A geek for all things branding and anything digital, Laura recently gained a certificate in Digital Marketing from Squared Online.
Paul Sutton is an independent digital media consultant, providing strategic consultancy, creative campaign advice and best practice training to agencies and in-house communications teams. His work has won 16 social media awards in the last three years.
Jonathan is responsible for the global marketing and growth organisation at Mynewsdesk including corporate development and acquisition, retention, product and content marketing. A sought after speaker and blogger on the subject of marketing, communications and innovation Jonathan has spent his 15 year career in advertising, communications, media and technology businesses. He has a Honours Degree in Communications and an MBA from Henley Business School.
Starting her communications career, Rebecca is in her second year of the Hill+Knowlton Strategies graduate scheme. Placing purpose at the heart of brand strategy and communications, she has been able to work across a variety of sectors with global organisations such as P&G, Gilead Sciences, Bayer and SunEdison.
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I was honored to speak at the California League of Middle and High School's annual RTI and Technology Conference this Friday. Below is screencast of my presentation recorded using Screenflow. WARNING: this video/presentation is EXTREMELY janky! The internet connection was very poor/no-interent, and thus, many examples and demonstrations did not happen. Either way, I had a blast and the participants were awesome and challenged me with fabulous questions.
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A new artificial mouth will allow robots to snack on our tasty human flesh. French scientists have developed a way for robots to simulate the act of eating and tasting, using pointy artificial teeth combined with the proper chemical and environmental conditions found inside a mouth, including fake saliva. What's the use of such a device?
If you want to analyze taste, you can't just perform a chemical analysis of the food. Taste as experienced by humans includes the physical changes food undergoes as it is chewed (increasing surface area), chemical reactions with enzymes in our saliva, and volatile compounds that reach our olfactory receptors. This new artificial mouth is an attempt to take all these factors into account and create a situation very similar to what happens to food in a human mouth.
Why? It could be a first step toward codifying taste, allowing food scientists to test and create flavors in a laboratory kitchen without the time and effort of human taste tests. At some point, we might be entering flavor codes into the machinery at food production plants. Can Trek-style food replicators be far behind? Of more immediate concern is food safety. An artificial mouth can test the food supply for problems that might not show up until the food is chewed, although following that idea to its logical conclusion would seem to suggest a need for an artificial stomach as well.
Hungry robots. Yeah, that's not scary at all. Image by: American Chemical Society.
Effect of Apple Particle State on the Release of Volatile Compounds in a New Artificial Mouth Device. [American Chemical Society]


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McDonald's cautioned Monday that the stronger dollar and commodity costs will likely squeeze its first-quarter revenue results and margins.
The fast-food chain said it anticipates quarterly sales to be off by at least $600 million and earnings to be hurt by 7 cents to 9 cents per share if foreign-currency rates stay at current levels.
The results are also expected to include a 3 cents to 4 cents-per-share gain from McDonald's sale of its minority stake in Redbox Automated Retail LLC. Redbox rents DVDs for $1 a night out of vending machines.


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Legislatures and utility commissions across the country are discussing reforms to existing solar policies prompted by strong solar market growth.
Legislatures and utility commissions across the country are actively discussing changes to existing solar policies. The declining installed costs of solar have led to significant market growth and prompted conversations about altering existing incentive programs. Net metering policies have been a central focus of these debates.
Why debate these policies now?
In general, net metering customers are able to apply credits for excess generation to their utility bills, which reduces the volumetric or variable portion of their bills. Traditionally, volumetric rates are used to recover volumetric costs (e.g. electricity supply) as well as portion of a utility's fixed costs (e.g. transmission assets). Of the utilities surveyed by Utility Dive, 68% indicate stagnant load growth. As the number of solar net metering customers increases, the debate has centered around how to balance the benefits these customer provide and costs these customers incur.
For a more detailed discussion of these issues, please reference our report co-authored with the North Carolina Clean Technology Center for the Solar Outreach Partnership entitled: Rethinking Standby and Fixed Cost Charges: Regulatory & Rate Design Pathways to Deeper Solar PV Cost Reductions.
How are states addressing this issue?
Utilities and public utilities commissions are just beginning this conversation in many states. A holistic solution to address declining usage across customer classes and the benefits of distributed resources and efficiency programs will require comprehensive reforms.
Currently, each state is approaching this issue differently, in part due to their differing stages of solar market development. As a follow-up to the Solar Outreach Partnership report on fixed charges, Meister Consultants Group contributed to a new quarterly update series entitled The 50 States of Solar, which was released this month by our partners at the North Carolina Clean Technology Center. This report showcases the diversity of discussions around the country during Q1 2015, and provides a high-level overview of the evolving debates concerning distributed solar. We intend to continue to provide updates and briefings on the state of solar policy in the United States to remain engaged with these dialogues as they evolve throughout the country.
The Top Five Distributed Solar Policy Developments of 2015
- Net Metering and DG Compensation Policies in the Spotlight, from Hawaii to Maine
In the final quarter of 2015, regulators in both Hawaii and Nevada became the first two states to end net metering as it is commonly defined. Instead, customers will be compensated for grid exports at the avoided cost rate, a type of policy known as "net billing." In contrast, California regulators upheld retail rate net metering until at least 2019, and after lengthy investigations, regulators in both Colorado and Iowa decided to keep existing net metering policies without changes. South Carolina implemented net metering rules for the first time, whereas Mississippi regulators enacted a net billing policy after years of deliberation. Maine, Louisiana, and a number of other states are considering alternative policies to replace net metering.
- Utilities Request Substantial Increases in Fixed Charges, New Solar Charges
Sixty-one utilities in 30 states proposed increasing fixed charges levied on all residential customers, making it the most frequent policy proposal impacting distributed solar in 2015. Since fixed charges generally cannot be offset with net metering credits, higher fixed charge components in a utility's rate design can significantly reducing the financial value of going solar. There were 21 examples in 13 states of utilities proposing extra charges or fees on solar, distributed generation, or net metering customers, but few were approved.
- New York, Arizona, and Utah Among States Studying Costs and Benefits of Solar
The Arizona Corporation Commission and the Utah Public Service Commission are reviewing the costs and benefits of net metering for utility customers in those states. The value of distributed generation is also being studied as part of grid modernization efforts such as the Reforming the Energy Vision proceeding in New York. The results of these studies will influence future net metering policy development and any successor tariffs.
- Minnesota Unlocks Solar Boom with Community Solar Program
Xcel Energy's community solar gardens program has catalyzed development activity in Minnesota. The program remains one of the most ambitious community solar solicitations in the country. As of January 2016, only one project had been developed with over 1,500 additional applications in the queue, totaling more than 1,400 MW.
- Georgia Clears Path for Third-Party PPAs, as Florida Ballot Initiative Sputters
Third-party ownership (TPO), in the form of solar leases or power purchase agreements (PPAs), is a financing mechanism that has fostered the growth of solar markets throughout the U.S. In 2015, the Georgia legislature passed House Bill 57, which enabled third-party ownership. A Florida ballot initiative to legalize third-party PPAs was postponed until the 2018 election.
The 50 States of Solar 2015 Policy Review and Q4 Quarterly Report is available here.
PowerPoint slides containing the report figures can be viewed here.
Previous 50 States of Solar Quarterly Updates


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I admit, I'm a fan of independent travel (read: travel on a shoestring) and a seeker of the unexpected, but when I decided to go to rural India, I felt right to book a guided tour. The main reason was that I was staying for only ten days and I wanted to see as much as possible, without wasting time looking for transports, entrances and understanding how to get about.
Certainly, getting around has been much easier, so my first need, as I expected, was fully met, however, I grew increasingly happy to have a guide all throughout rural India.
Traveling in Rajasthan can be tricky, despite my guide's recommendations on basic safety rules, I got sick and spent a whole night throwing up everything I had eaten probably in the past six months, with the result that the morning after I looked like a zombie.
Although I love street food, I haven't had any in India, I have always been very careful to drink only bottled water and avoided anything "risky". Probably what got me was some milk-based dish in which the milk could have been expired.
How to avoid getting sick in India
Apart from that, the trip went smoothly, and I have only nice memories. The travel guides I've had were great, and I'm happy we are still in touch (yes, thanks to the magic of the Internet..).
Clearly experienced travel guides, they provided me with colourful anecdotes everywhere we went, contributing in unveiling the idiosyncrasies of the Indian society I wouldn't have been able to capture on my own in such a short time, also by visiting local food markets wherever we went. South India, too, has pretty great food markets, so that will be my next destination.
From day three, travel agent Sushila joined us. The official reason was that "she had never visited the cities we were going next", but I believe the real aim was that she was worried about a little girl travelling all alone throughout rural India. Not sure why everybody thought I was 20, but I'm certainly not complaining about it.
In every city, there was a local guide ready to take over the stint to show me around and all I had to do was follow, listen and, obviously, take thousands of pictures. Travelling has never been that easy.
Rural India
In Agra, Danish showed me the Agra Fort and introduced me to the story of love and pain behind the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Taj Mahal with such passion that sometimes I thought he wished he had built the Taj himself.
In Jaipur, I was escorted by Bisaj, who explained me Indian complex astrology system, according to which they assess everybody's "luck" in order to arrange future marriages. When he learnt I was 32 and unmarried, he kindly offered to find out what's wrong with me and work out my luck. I'm still waiting full of hope.
Jodhpur was a blast. Literally. Escorted by Chhotaram Prajapat, Sushila, the driver and myself ventured into the beautiful Salawas village, in Jodhpur district. After enjoying an otherworldly immersion in nature, admiring shy deer, antelopes, black bucks and peacocks, we had a taste of what village life in rural India looks like.
The tour of the tiny hamlet started with the ceremony of the opium, a central part of their social mores, carried out during special occasions and to make up in case of arguments. When everything was ready, I was inevitably asked if I wanted to try it out, and my thrilled "Yes" was met by Chhotaram's smirk and the driver's eye-rolling, who I'm pretty sure was thinking "Oh my God, she's gonna get sick again."
Leaving Jodhpur, we drove to Jaisalmer, where my tour of the city was coloured by the tales of Papu, or Prem, not sure. Like the driver, also Papu seemed very concerned about my eating habits, because "not only work is important, you need to take care of your body first." He still reminds me, so how can I forget.
Apart from my not-eating-enough sorrow, Papu was very busy all the time we spent in the desert trying to find a toilet for me. When I realized the best solution he had come up with was to go behind a tree, I decided to keep it, also because the desert is not exactly synonymous with lush vegetation.
After the desert safari, we "casually" ended up at a 5-star hotel, so after avoiding the tree, I had the chance to try out a 5-star toilet. Papu couldn't believe it: "I've never met anyone able to keep their wee for two hours."
The last city I've visited was Bikaner, too short time for a tour, so Sushila and the driver brought me to a temple devoted to mice: thousands of mice darting in and out so fast that at every step I made I was afraid to crash some. Like in every other temple, shoes were not allowed, and since mice are not my favourite pets, I threw my socks out after the holy visit. But I still truly appreciate Indian love for animals.
With the benefit of the hindsight, I think I wouldn't have been able to enjoy India as much as I did without the aid of my local guides, who have definitely made my trip more colorful and authentic.


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Reg embeds hack in Second Life
NSFWWe welcome freelancer Destiny Welles to Vulture Central. She will contribute an occasional column from within Second Life: thus we join our colleagues CNET and Reuters with a correspondent embedded in the popular online universe. As a budding young journo, Destiny has already earned a remarkable reputation for hard-thrusting investigative work - Ed.
The Top 20 Weirdest gadgets of 2006
It's been one of those years when technology came on in leaps and bounds. Around the world, thousands of pointy-headed scientists and product designers beavered away in high-security laboratories, investing time, money and effort to create... more silly USB gadgets.
Nintendo faces Wii Remote wrist-strap class action lawsuit
US law firm Green Welling (GW) has filed a class action lawsuit against Nintendo, alleging the videogames pioneer breached its own product warranty by shipping its Wii games console with a Remote wrist-strap that breaks even when used as directed.
Thinktank kicks off robotic civil rights debate
A wide-ranging government-sponsored futurology effort has fingered a campaign for robots' rights as a policy headache for 2056.
Virgin foxes Firefox?
Anyone planning to collect a picture message sent by a Virgin Mobile subscriber will need to have a range of web browsers available, as the operator's site compatibility seems to be changing daily.
Do you have a mature testing process?
How mature is your testing? Do you slip in a few tests if you have time after the final compile, or are your requirements each defined by a set of tests before you start? Do you review the quality of what you delivered afterwards with a view to doing better next time – or avoid such post-mortems, in case they provide a further opportunity for promoting the guilty and sacking the innocent?
Ericsson buys Redback to challenge Cisco
Ericsson has agreed to buy multi-service router firm Redback Networks for around $1.9bn in cash.
Swiss roll over for mobile music service
Social networking service Phling has published usage figures from the first 30 days since the launch of its service on Swisscom's mobile network.
All I want for Christmas...
Mark Rasch takes a step back and offers his holiday and New Year's wish list of all things security - items that should exist, be made available and be easy to use for everyone over the coming year.
Irish company aims to free eBay's flow
Irish firm Freeflow has teamed up with eBay in a deal that will see it offer pre and post-auction business services to the e-commerce site.
Home Office to register biometrics of foreign nationals in UK
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Can't Keep Me On Hold
Ladies and gentlemen. I was going to post some teasers from Bobby Analog's "Bare Back Jack" EP (fucking fantastic, btw) but this track is simply too good to ignore any longer.
Magna, one of PGR's newer additions, has been churning out disco house for just a few short months, and already he's crafted his first veritable banger. I present to you, Power Supply:
Magna - Power Supply
This sounds like the sweet sounds of Poka and The Phantom's Revenge having an orgy at Fake Blood's house with Oizo DJing in the background.
I challenge you to find me a better track than this. Go ahead. I'm waiting.
(Also: Magna appears to be looking for remixers. His MySpace is here. Go get 'em. :D)
Blood running cold,
Article written by Wulf on 11:46
See more: fake blood, magna, mr. oizo, pgr, poka, power glove records, the phantoms revenge
8 comments:
- untra said...
mother of god... this is spectacular!
- 24 April 2010 at 14:07
- Here said...
oh god. Amazing, seriously wow.
- 24 April 2010 at 16:44
- Nite said...
That is an amazing track i should say, and im not a huge fan of disco house, so thats really saying something there.
- 24 April 2010 at 16:51
- Magna said...
Thank you guys so much! Glad you like it!
- 24 April 2010 at 17:04
- Deejay Perrier said...
Quite the description :)
- 25 April 2010 at 15:19
It's a good track, but I'm not a fan of the mixdown... I had the feeling I was listening to a radio rip. It's like there are no low sounds :(
- 25 April 2010 at 18:31
Nice song! Luv it! I have heard to the ch1m3r4's remix too... both are cool tracks :D
- 8 May 2010 at 02:30
Where can I download this? Truly amazing.
- 16 June 2010 at 20:26
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Jose Rosales was a devout Christian. He sent every spare penny he made as a landscaper and handyman back to his family in Guatemala, and he was so strong and industrious that he did the work of three men. He had the complete trust of the Brar family who hired him.
In turn, Rosales appreciated the steady work the Brars gave him in their construction and real estate businesses and around their 10-acre Centreville property and 9,000-square foot mansion, especially in tough economic times.
So on Monday morning, when two armed men broke into the family's four-car garage, Rosales stood between them and the Brars. "Get away from my brother and my mom," he said.
Then, the stocky Rosales decided to fight back. He jumped one of the invaders and wrested his gun away, sources familiar with the case said Tuesday. But the other man turned his gun on the family's mother. He threatened to kill the matriarch if Rosales didn't give the gun back. Rosales did, the sources said.
And then the gunmen shot and killed Rosales.
"Without Jose, I firmly believe I would not be alive right now," said Robbie Brar, a member of the stunned family, who spoke publicly for the first time Tuesday. "In a situation where most people probably run away, not only did he not run away, but he stood strong to protect people that are not related to him. He's a guardian angel."
The two intruders fled as soon they killed Rosales. Nothing was taken from the home, the sources said. Police said they did not know whether the family was targeted or the crime was random.
Fairfax County police said that the Brars did not know the intruders and that they do not know why the gunmen went to the Tudor-style mansion on Compton Road about 10:30 a.m. Monday. The police have no suspects. But they are looking for an older model white Toyota pickup. A witness reported seeing a man jump into the truck's bed on Compton Road near Bay Valley Lane about 10:50 a.m., and then seeing the man pull a tarp over himself as the truck sped east toward Union Mill Road, police said.
Jose Ramiro Rosales Cardona, 39, was the father of two sons, now in college in Guatemala, his friends said. When he wasn't working, he was studying to become a minister or spending time with a church group in Manassas discussing the Bible, playing the guitar and singing Christian songs, his friends said.
Fairfax police declined to discuss Rosales's actions Tuesday. But two sources familiar with the investigation used the same words: "He is a hero."
Rosales had been in the United States for at least eight years, his friends said, and most recently rented a room in a Manassas Park home. He came to the United States to work and support his family. Brar said Rosales hoped one day to return to Guatemala, build and own a home, and resume farming, as his family once did.
"He was an excellent person," said his housemate of two years, Jose Molina. "Never any problems. Always spending time at the church."
Rosales was part of a small church, Mision Evangelica San Juan, that met in the home of its pastor, Jaime Zuniga. He was there four times a week, Zuniga's brother Luis Zuniga said, and everyone at the church knew him as "Brother Jose."
"Every day that he has time," Luis Zuniga said, "he's here to talk about God. . . . Anybody who talks with him, the first thing he says is, 'Jesus Christ loves you.' "
On the day that Rosales died, Zuniga said, he was supposed to lead the Bible study. Instead, an overflowing group of Rosales's friends filled the house Monday after learning of his death.
Zuniga said Rosales was an accomplished guitarist and would join Zuniga on piano and another guitarist to form a trio. Rosales hoped to record a CD of his guitar playing sometime, Zuniga said.
The group had been looking at properties in Manassas to buy for a permanent church. Now the group will try to send the money to Rosales's family, Zuniga said.
Brar, 28, said his family has a number of construction and real estate ventures in Northern Virginia, in addition to a check cashing and mortgage store in Manassas.
The family regularly hires laborers to do landscaping and maintenance. About a year and a half ago, Brar said, he met Rosales and soon came to "trust him with anything."
The Brars would hire Rosales to paint, build, clean or mow lawns. "He pretty much could do anything," Brar said. "He painted like a professional. He did landscaping like a professional."
Sitting in the truck with him at jobs, Brar learned of Rosales's two children in college, his sick mother in Guatemala, his background as a farmer. When it came to religion, Brar said, "he was very tolerant of others' beliefs. He was a very intelligent guy." Brar said Rosales had some medical education, as well as police and military training before leaving Guatemala for work in America.
Rosales's focus was on becoming a pastor, Brar said. "I never saw him angry," Brar said. "He always spoke with respect to every single person he came across."
Brar said that when it came to money, "pretty much everything but his food and rent money he sent to his ill mother and children."
Brar did not want to discuss the specifics of the attempted home invasion. But, he said, "I believe Jose was sent into my life a year and a half ago by some higher power." Brar, his parents and younger brother were home at the time of the attack.
Brar said he plans to help Rosales's family "like he helped my family. Now I'm the brother and the son. Money comes and goes. We're going to help his family out however we can."


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I finally accepted a RN position.
Is it what I wanted?
You can't win them all.
After getting over the disappointment of not landing my dream job and being forced into a position I didn't even apply for, I have made up my mind to be happy. Why? Because I have to live with me. Being a new nurse is terrifying. I don't want to be miserable and terrified. In the position that I accepted, I will have the opportunity to care for ICU, progressive, and acute care patients from all different service lines and specialties throughout the teaching hospital. The unit also cares for floor declines/crashes, ED (admitted) overflow, direct admits, etc.
If you recall, I have worked in this particular hospital for the last 2 years as a pool nursing care tech. Being in the pool allowed me to work in every single unit throughout the entire hospital. Which means, I've teched many times in the unit I will be working in as a RN. It also means that I am well aware of the reputation and atmosphere of every unit in the joint. The unit I was forced into has one of the worst reputations in the place. I've seen both sides of the coin, and I do believe (in some instances) that this reputation is unfair. The set up of this unit is a hard concept to understand, unless you've experienced it. The goal for an acute/progressive pt stay is <30 hrs. For an ICU pt it's <60. That means on most days, the unit turns over at least half, if not more, of their occupied beds. This creates a hectic environment and the units receiving our patients are never happy. Labs weren't drawn, orders left uncompleted, no/bad IVs, poor communication, the complaints go on and on. However, I have witnessed the instances where this reputation is fair. I have seen lazy nurses choose to send their patients out like a hot mess with uncompleted orders, dirty briefs/beds, and bad/no IVs. But…there are lazy nurses everywhere. And I refuse to be one of them. Therefore, I have made up my mind to be happy. Maybe I'm the change they need? Or maybe, I'll just do my 6 months and transfer. Who knows?! Either way, I'm happy.
Orientation started yesterday. I have already been through this junk once, but they are paying me 2x as much this go around. I did get out of a second hospital orientation, which is why you're getting this blog post. *thumbs up* I am so anxious to get to the floor and start working. It feels like it has been too long. My nursing skills are going to be rusty!
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Drew Harrison, the renowned "Lennon" vocalist Northern California's premiere Beatles tribute band, The Sun Kings, performs a very special show celebrating the life and music of John Lennon.
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Texas crop farmers are advised to give serious consideration to rotating herbicides as the potential for resistance to certain compounds becomes more common, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service specialist.
"Weed resistance to some herbicides is affecting a large number of acres in the southeastern United States," said Dr. Paul Baumann at the recent Stiles Farm Field Day at Thrall, attended by more than 300 producers. "Glyphosate (i.e. Roundup) resistant Palmer amaranth pigweed and others have been documented in other parts of the country. The occurrence of these (glyphosate resistant) weeds has been very limited in Texas."
Another pigweed species, common waterhemp, has displayed resistance to glyphosate and several ALS inhibitor herbicides along the Texas Gulf Coastal region, Baumann said.
"My opinion, shared by many of my weed scientist peers in Texas, is that weed resistance has not been a major issue for us yet. This is because along with using Roundup or other glyphosate products, we also use soil-active chemistries, such as yellow herbicides in cotton (and other crops)."
Baumann said this has helped manage some of the resistance issues "by throwing different herbicide modes of action in the mix."
"No question, we will continue to see some weed resistance in Texas," Baumann said.
Farmers can guard against weed resistance issues by using alternatives to glyphosate or adding an additional herbicide in the program that has a different mode of action, controlling the targeted weeds.
"The point is, from a research standpoint, we have got to do two things: We have to look at alternative chemistries to see if they will perform, especially against pigweed or water hemp," he said. "We've got to do tests so that we can recommend to our growers methods to control these types of weeds. We also need to develop specific herbicide programs to keep from having resistance issues. If we continue to employ a single herbicide-use pattern, such as glyphosate products year after year on crop after crop, and not putting another herbicide chemistry in the program whether it be in corn or cotton, we will develop resistance issues."
Meanwhile, Dr. Tom Isakeit, AgriLife Extension Service plant pathologist, discussed experiments using flutriafol to combat cotton-root rot. Stressing that his work is only in the experimental phase and not approved for commercial use, Isakeit said results so far have generally been favorable.
"On dryland farms, we've been conducting experiments spraying the lower stem with the fungicide," he said. "With an experiment at the Stiles farm in 2009, a 2-ounce rate reduced the amount of root rot by more than 50 percent."
Isakeit said the treatment only protects the plant itself and doesn't penetrate the soil and destroy the fungus. The cost is $20 an acre.
"So far, this is very promising work," he said. "But we need to complete more testing before this can be available for growers."
Dr. Gaylon Morgan, AgriLife Extension Service cotton specialist, said the Texas cotton crop is in "a whole lot better situation this year as opposed to 2009."
"We had 34 percent abandonment in Texas last year and only 3 percent this year," he said. "We're looking forward to a good crop. This year the state is in good to very good condition with only about a third in fair condition, and five percent in poor condition. We're pretty good overall."
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Mature ACOs more likely to hit targets
CMS acting administrator Andy Slavitt has said recent changes to ACOS in the Medicare Shared Savings program will reward those with good quality.
More than 100 Medicare accountable care organizations qualified for shared savings payments in 2015 by meeting quality performance standards and hitting their savings threshold, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said in August. The total cumulative savings for the federal government through the program is up to $1.29 billion.
ACOs with more experience showed more improvement than newer participants, Patrick Conway, M.D., CMS Principal Deputy Administrator and Chief Medical Officer, said during a media call. For example, 42% of ACOs that started in 2012 generated savings above their Minimum Savings Rate.
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According to research by the Survey Research Laboratory at East Carolina University, an undergraduate degree from ECU may be worth more than a million dollars.
Demographic information gathered from 22 eastern North Carolina counties for The East Book: A Guide to Markets and Purchasing Patterns in Eastern North Carolina, supports this conclusion, according to Dr. Ken Wilson, associate professor of sociology and director of the Survey Research Laboratory.
The East Book, released this year, was done through a phone survey of 2,200 households. Among the questions asked was total household income and the highest degree earned by anyone in the household.
According to survey results, in households where no one earned any degree beyond high school, the average yearly income was $24,728. In households where the highest degree was from a community college the average annual income was $33,666 and in households where at least one person earned a four-year college degree the average annual income was $48,603.
Wilson said these data indicate that in the average household in eastern North Carolina where at least one person earned a community college degree, annual income was increased by $8,938.
While the cost of a community college degree varies, the Pitt Community College Admissions Office estimates the average cost of earning a degree is about $2,000 (including tuition, fees and books). "Even after adjusting for the fact that the high school graduate will be able to work more years than the community college graduate, this investment increases family income by more than $400,000," Wilson said. The data also show in households where at least one person earned a four-year college degree, annual income increased $23,875.
The East Carolina University Cashier's Office estimates that a North Carolina resident could earn a degree at ECU for roughly $26,000 (including tuition, fees, books, room and board). Again, adjusting for the high school graduate having more "working years," Wilson said this investment increases family income by almost $1.1 million. Wilson concludes that a college degree is not only a good investment for the student, but also for the state.
"North Carolina currently pays $6,977 per semester for each in-state student at ECU but each graduate pays extra taxes on that extra income they earn. If the student remains in North Carolina, over the course of their lifetime the state should collect about $100,000 in extra taxes."
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Today at Nokia World 09, Nokia will be talking more about their upcoming new mini laptop the Nokia Booklet 3G which was announced last week.
Nokia has just announced that the Nokia Booklet 3G will ship with Windows 7. The Nokia Booklet 3G comes with built in A-GPS functionality. Because of this, it can take advantage of the Windows Sensor and Location Platform which means your PC and programs can know where they are for location aware computing. With built in 3G/HSPA capabilities, it will also utilize Windows 7s mobile broadband enhancements. The Nokia Booklet 3G + Windows 7 is an exciting combination!
The Nokia Booklet 3G brings Nokias extensive experience to the PC for a fresh perspective. With the Nokia Booklet 3G, Nokia wants you to be able to leave your cables and chargers at home just like with a mobile phone. With up to 12 hours of battery life, the Nokia Booklet 3G is perfect for all-day mobility. Nokia as adopted its overall design DNA with the design of its first laptop. The Nokia Booklet 3G features a premium design with a chassis made from a single piece of machined aluminum. The aluminum chassis is strong and robust. It requires no fan (thats right no fan) making for one quiet PC. The HD display for the Nokia Booklet 3G is glass covered for a crisp and clear view of the screen. Nokia wanted to keep the design clean and uncluttered so the Nokia Booklet 3G includes a single HDMI port, 3 USB ports and a single headphone jack that doubles also for a microphone.
The performance is equally as impressive as its design. The Nokia Booklet 3G is designed to go from being shutdown to checking email or browsing the web in around a minute.
For a better look at the Nokia Booklet 3G, I suggest checking out this really slick video here. A for the full spec line-up, click here.
I look forward to checking out the Nokia Booklet 3G in the very near future. Stay tuned for more information (it will be available in a number of markets the 4th quarter 2009) and pricing.
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What is Moodle?
BCLN has choosen Moodle as it's standard learning management system. Thus, all BCLN resource development and Student Management System is based on Moodle. Why Moodle?
- Moodle has great flexibity for various teaching styles.
- Moodle is easy to learn for teachers.
- We aren't dependent on any particular host.
- Open source allows us to modify the LMS to suit our needs.
- There is NO license fee for Moodle!
- It can be hosted locally to remove any legal concerns with student data.
The video below provides a general overview of Moodle.
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|One of the most important aspects of Moodle for teachers is that it is an open-source product. Teachers worry about spending a large amount of their precious time developing resources in a commercial product, as a change in licensing and/or ownership has the potential to leave them stranded. This is not the case with an open-source product like Moodle. Even if something crazy happened to Moodle developers, you can always use existing code.
Distance and Blended Learning
Historically, Moodle has primarily been used for Distance Learning (or DL). These are the programs throughout BC where the students can sign-up for a class to be done "at a distance." In these settings, face-to-face contact with the teacher is typically not a requirement.
It is becoming more common for Moodle to be used for Blended Learning (or BL). Since most teachers taking this course will be using it for BL, many of the explanations will be aimed at the classroom teacher experimenting with a Blended Learning approach.
There are MANY variations on BL, but the video below is probably the best overview I've found.
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Staff Sgt. Robert E. Thomas Jr. of Fontana, Calif., died Friday from injuries he sustained in April while in Maiwand, Afghanistan, in the southern part of that country.
Thomas died at Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston near San Antonio.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team at Fort Bliss near El Paso, Texas.
A Fort Bliss spokesman said Saturday that Thomas was injured while at an Army base in Maiwand, but declined to provide any further details.
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|Sooner or later almost all runners experience pain in the calf or shin. There are several types of overuse injuries that may develop in this region as a result of the repeated pounding from running. Shin splints, stress fractures, and chronic compartment syndrome have a common mechanism of development. Understanding the circumstances that lead to these injuries is the key to preventing them.
The overall recurring theme that leads to overuse running injuries is excess training with inadequate recovery. Excess and inadequate are relative terms and must be judged against ones usual training routine. The more that excess and inadequate deviate from the usual training routine the less time it takes for an overuse injury to develop. Keeping this theme in mind one can now examine the specifics for how shin splints develop.
A simplified view of the mechanics of running shows a foot-strike, then a loading/energy transfer phase, and finally a push off (toe-off) with the forefoot. Each foot-strike delivers a shockwave that travels up the leg. This energy must be absorbed by the musculoskeletal system. The harder the running surface the greater the shockwave. Soft grass, smooth dirt, asphalt, and concrete represent, in order of increasing hardness, the usual spectrum of commonly encountered running surfaces. Concrete is very hard on the body and training on this surface should be avoided.
Distance running shoes are specifically designed to provide padding and support for the biomechanics of endurance running. They help absorb shock and facilitate efficient energy (motion) transfer. Matching the type of running shoe to the athletes specific biomechanics, and proper shoe fit are important. Similarly, worn out shoes should be replaced early because of reduced shock absorbing capacity. Runners with high rigid arches tend to experience greater pounding shock, whereas those with flat feet tend to experience greater fatigue of the muscles that support the foot -- and push-off. Both tend to develop shin splints
The term shin splints refers to a painful condition that develops along the inside (medial edge) of the shin (tibia). The usual location is along the lower half of the tibia, anywhere from a few inches above the ankle to about half-way up the shin. The repeated running cycle of pounding and push off results in muscle fatigue, which may then lead to higher forces being applied to the fascia, the attachment of fascia to bone, and finally the bone itself. Respectively, this represents a spectrum from mild to severe. On the relatively more severe end of the scale the injury may progress from stress reaction within the bone to an actual stress fracture.
In the early stage of shin splints a runner will describe a pain that is present when the training run first begins, but then disappears as running continues. The pain will often return after exercise or the following morning. As the injury progresses the athlete will experience more time with the pain, and less time without it. There is frequently a tender zone along the medial edge of the tibia that one can map out by pressing with the fingertips as they march up along the bone. Eventually, if ignored and training continued, the pain may become quite sharp and may focus on a very small area of the bone. If this happens a stress fracture should be considered.
The treatment for shin splints is rest. Depending upon severity it is often necessary to completely stop running for a period of time. Generally this is done until day-to-day activities are pain free. When running is resumed and this is where many injured runners make a mistake it must be significantly different from the routine that lead to the injury. The concept of relative rest employs lengthening the interval between training as well as decreasing the volume and intensity of training. One can often substitute cross-training activities (e.g., bicycling) for running to help increase the interval between running days. There should be a graded and gradual increase in run training, keeping an eye out for the return of any shin splint symptoms.
Stretching and strengthening the calf muscles can help prevent the injury from returning. However the most important preventive strategy is not to repeat the mistakes that lead to the injury. Examine all the training variables surface, shoes, training volume, intensity, workout type, hills, weather conditions, etc. Seek help from a qualified trainer or coach. This all takes time and effort, but it is well worth it.
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Does Middle-East peace process matter?
Does the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians matter to anyone but themselves?
Is this, as the Quartet representative to the Middle East, Tony Blair, and British government spokesmen would have it, the central problem in the Middle East which, if solved, will help to change the broader climate in the region?
Or, given the turmoil in Egypt, Syria, Iraq and beyond, has Israeli-Palestinian peace become an issue apart; less a barometer for regional tensions and more an intractable struggle that shows no sign of ending?
With US-brokered talks between the two sides due to begin again this week there is an all-encompassing sense of diplomatic deja-vu.
We have been here many times before.
There are the almost ritual concessions to get talks going - the release of Palestinian prisoners by Israel; a cloudy understanding either to freeze or restrict new construction in Israeli settlements; and the equally public announcement of new building anyway as a conservative Israeli government seeks to placate domestic opponents of the peace talks to its right.
Given Israel's stark political divisions and the Palestinian split between Hamas in the Gaza Strip and the Fatah-dominated West Bank - not to mention more extreme Islamist groupings antithetical to both - US Secretary of State John Kerry's investment in re-booting the peace process might seem to the casual observer to be naive and destined to end in failure.
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But two major trends underpin Mr Kerry's efforts - and for many analysts they make an Israel-Palestinian peace more important now than ever.
One trend is the growing belief in many quarters - you hear it explicitly from British Foreign Secretary William Hague - that the opportunity for a "two-state" solution, a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip living alongside Israel, is fast running out.
"The window for a two-state solution is closing," Mr Hague noted in December last year.
According to this view the occupation risks becoming permanent, raising profound questions about the nature of Israel's democracy and for the way the country is viewed abroad, especially in the West.
The other trend is the chaos and uncertainty ushered in by what used to be called the "Arab Spring".
Popular upheavals have degenerated into military take-over, near anarchy, full-scale civil war and the renewal of bitter sectarian violence.
The crisis in Syria has called into question the very borders of some of the states established in the wake of the departure of the colonial powers after World War II. It is clear that these processes are profound and will unfold over a considerable time period.
It is not so much that an Israel-Palestinian peace will solve any of these problems. It will not. It won't even contribute to resolving them.
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
Season the lamb with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Smash up the coriander seeds and dried chile and mix with the dried marjoram. Roll the lamb in this mixture, pressing it in well. Dust the lamb with the flour.
Heat a thick-bottomed casserole pan, add the oil, brown the meat on all sides and then remove from the pan. Add the garlic, carrot, celery, onions, chopped rosemary, and a pinch of salt and sweat them until softened. Add the balsamic vinegar and allow it to reduce to a syrup. Pour in the white wine and simmer for 2 minutes. Add the anchovies (these really seem to intensify the lamb flavor) and then add the tinned tomatoes, kept whole. Shake the pan and return the lamb to it. Bring to a boil, put on the lid and simmer in the oven for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, then remove the lid and cook for a further 1/2 hour. Skim off any fat and taste for seasoning. Finally, stir in a handful of roughly chopped fresh basil, marjoram or flat-leaf parsley.
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"Shame," like so many films slapped with an NC-17 warning by the atrocious MPAA, is perhaps as well known for the fuss around its rating and sexuality as it is for the work itself.
In fact, "Shame" features a story with enough restraint that it has at times been labeled reactionary in contrast to the lewdness one might expect. There's no sensationalism or lascivious content in this film about a tortured sex addict, but instead many scenes of great beauty, and an enormous sorrow.
That this warrants an NC-17 while sleaze like "Piranha 3D" is branded R-rated content is a disgrace.
Set in Manhattan, it follows Brandon (Michael Fassbender), an affluent, quiet man with an addiction to sex. His every moment revolves around carnal satiation, mostly with women, though not necessarily. The film never specifies this, though Brandon plainly carries a great burden. The sexual behavior on display is devoid of joy or sincere satisfaction. His needs are better served by anonymity; when faced with the prospect of sex with a woman that might care for him, he shuts down.
Brandon's life, and with it the routine that satiates his desires, is thrown into disarray upon the uninvited arrival of Sissy (Carey Mulligan), his sister. From the outset, it's clear their relationship fails a wholesomeness test, though in what way we're left to speculate. She's a wayward soul, her instability the antithesis of the sad order of her brother's life, her presence ruining his essential solitude.
Here's a film that, much to the frustration of many viewers, spells out little. What happened in their childhood that they speak about only briefly and in sad terms? Was it in Brandon's youth that his addiction was formulated, or is that just incidental?
British director Steve McQueen keeps his characters at a modest arm's length, the camera normally maintaining a distance, closing in on subjects for moments of emotional import. It's almost a deceptive style, one that appears clinical but nonetheless allows us to feel the pain and emptiness of these characters. We see them hurt at a distance, and then up close.
Last year proved a star-making journey for Fassbender, who also played Magneto in "X-Men: First Class" and Carl Jung in "A Dangerous Method." Since "Shame's" plot unveils only modest amounts of personal information, it's as much Fassbender's job to write the character as the screenwriter's. Here, he imbues Brandon with pity that matches our empathy but doesn't overpower it.
I have little argument with those who find this boring, or distant, or even pretentious. Even I didn't find it enjoyable in the sense I normally do when watching a film I consider great unfold.
The Blu-ray includes bonus features such as profiles of both Fassbender and McQueen, "The Story of Shame" and "Fox Movie Channel Presents: In Character with Michael Fassbender."


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