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Wireless communications towers operator $CCI reported a decline in 2Q16 earnings due to higher costs and expenses as well as wider losses on retirement of long-term obligations. Income from continuing operations fell to $86.06MM or $0.22 per share from $166.53MM or $0.47 per share last year. Net revenue grew to $962.41MM from $899.44MM.
$CCI announced that it is commencing a public offering of senior notes due 2023 and senior notes due 2028. Net proceeds will be used to repay its Senior Secured Tower Revenue Notes, Series 2010-3, Class C-2020 issued by certain of Crown Castle's subsidiaries and a portion of the outstanding borrowings under its existing revolving credit facility.
$CCI announced that the quarterly dividend on its 6.875% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock will be paid February 1, 2018 to holders of record on January 15, 2018. The dividend will be paid in cash at a rate of $17.1875 per share of Preferred Stock.
In 4Q17, $CCI expects net income in the range $91-116MM, and AFFO in the range of $430-435MM. In FY17, net income is anticipated to be $433-468MM, and AFFO between $1.779-1.784Bil. For FY18, net income is expected to be $4.54-4.59Bil and AFFO to be $2.21-2.26Bil.
Wireless infrastructure provider $CCI reported 7% growth in 3Q17 net revenue to $1.4Bil, helped by 10% hike in site rental revenues. Net income attributable to $CCI common stockholders was $85.2MM, or $0.21 per share, compared to $87.3MM, or $0.26 per share a year ago. Meanwhile, AFFO grew 10% to $459MM during the quarter.
$CCI has closed its concurrent offerings of 40.15MM shares of its common stock at $96 per share and 1.65MM shares of its 6.875% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A, at $1,000 per share. The common stock offering and the Convertible Preferred Stock offering generated net proceeds of approx $3.755Bil and $1.606Bil, respectively.
$CCI has priced its public offering of 3.2% Senior Notes due 2024 and 3.65% Senior Notes due 2027, in aggregate principal amounts of $750MM and $1.0Bil, respectively. The net proceeds from the offering are expected to be approx. $1.73Bil and will be used mainly to finance its acquisition of LTS Group Holdings LLC.
$CCI priced its concurrent offerings of 36.5MM shares of its common stock at $96.00 per share and 1.5MM shares of its 6.875% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A, at $1,000.00 per share. The offerings are expected to close on July 26, 2017.
Wireless infrastructure provider $CCI reported 8% growth in 2Q17 net revenue to $1.04Bil, helped by improved mobile data demand growth. Net income attributable to $CCI common stockholders was $112.1MM, or $0.31 per share, compared to $75.06MM, or $0.22 per share a year ago. Meanwhile, AFFO grew 12% to $440MM during the quarter.
$CCI agreed to buy LTS Group Holdings. On an EPS basis, the transaction is expected to be modestly dilutive during the first full year of ownership, due primarily to the expected depreciation and amortization expense associated with the transaction. After deal closes, $CCI expects to lift annual dividend rate between $0.15 and $0.20 per share.
$CCI agreed to buy LTS Group Holdings. $CCI expects deal to be immediately accretive to its adjusted FFO per share and lift its prior 6-7% long-term annual dividend growth target to 7-8%. In first full year, $CCI expects LTS Group to contributed $850-870MM in site rental revenues, $510-530MM in adjusted EBITDA and $465-485MM in adjusted FFO.
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Anyone here watch Grey's Anatomy? It's rather a scattered potpourri of mostly doctors at a fictitious Seattle hospital, playing out multiple plotlines, medical and interpersonal and too frequently with about as much reality involved as the Mad Hatter's Tea Party, but that's beside the point. There was one particularly refreshing event which occurred in the most recent episode, broadcast naught but a handful of minutes ago as this was written, between Drs. April Kepner and Jackson Avery, recently and rather impulsively married, but now at odds regarding their value and belief sets. Dr. Kepner is a very serious Christian … except when she isn't, and Dr. Avery is the man who called her out as she was about to be married ("if any man here sees reason why these two should not be wed") and she actually ran with that and him. To call their relationship tempestuous and quixotic might well be to understate and pretty badly, but sometimes, you have to deal with approximations.
In any case, the episode played on Thursday, 17 April, 2014 featured, among other things, an argument between this husband and wife, initially regarding a patient who was a candidate for a cochlear implant and evolving from there to a theoretical deaf child of theirs and how it would or would not be treated and thence to Kepner's closely held Christian beliefs. Avery calls her on it in a bold and necessary statement:
Kepner: Jackson, you think what I believe is ridiculous.
Jackson: Yes, because it is! Your god is like our hypothetical deaf child; it doesn't exist!
How is it that a sophisticated 21st century doctor can believe in a 2,000-year-old myth while at the same time acknowledging the skills and abilities she has spent an enormous part of her life refining and perfecting, even if it is only a fictitious television drama? To me, this is the height and hallmark of compartmentalization and unambiguous evidence of someone who has been so indoctrinated in the above-mentioned myth that it would take serious introspection and effort, neither of which this particular character is remotely interested in, to disabuse herself from it. Kepner clings to her faith because she was taught to, because she was taught that believing in something you can't confirm is somehow a virtue, a virtue her new husband clearly disdains. More importantly, he has the cojones to say so to her face, rather a radical event for network television.
And I see that as being important. It's one of few times we see the concept of faith-as-a-virtue openly and blatantly challenged and held up to ridicule, as it deserves to be. Apparently, April Kepner would not have her own child fitted with a cochlear implant because she believes that deafness is "a blessing," perhaps much in the same way that women who are raped and impregnated from the rape are supposed to find the child resulting from that rape a blessing in the same measure. This is the kind of thinking which says that if god decreed that something should happen, it should not be interfered with. The problem with that line of thought is that it obviates the purpose of doctors, altogether. If god is the final arbiter and the author of all events, there should be no treatment for anyone, because the almighty wanted things exactly as they are transpiring.
This needs to be pointed out … repeatedly … until those who wish to mix superstition and science understand exactly how foolish they look in the light of their own chosen profession. A cochlear implant is effective. Prayer is ineffective. Bible study is ineffective. Belief in a god –any god – is ineffective, counterproductive, and in the face of modern-day technology, utterly and inarguably ludicrous.
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Just as cochlear implants are effective, prayer is ineffective.
So is study of Gray's Anatomy effective, bible study is ineffective.
A lesson sorely needed in today's world.
I wrote Don's research papers for him when he was in dental school and Gray's Anatomy (the book, not the TV program) is an old friend.
I agree totally, Loren. Effective television can be a strong medium of change and I think we have many non-believers behind the scenes today. Bringing issues of this nature up on TV will help eliminate the god myth. Internet and TV will work together doing this, as we have a new breed of people in the medium.
For years archeology was always trying to "prove the bible." People were so excited about that in a dumb founded way. The archeology of today goes another direction and it usually proves the bible to be false. That's what free thinking will do.
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Closest main city: Lannion. Just a few kilometers south of Trébeurden harbor.
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Easy to find?OK
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Wave qualityRegional Classic
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DirectionRight and left
BottomSandy with rock
PowerHollow, Fast, Fun
Normal lengthShort (< 50m)
Good day lengthLong (150 to 300 m)
Good swell directionNorth, NorthWest, West
Good wind directionSouth, SouthEast, East, NorthEast
Swell sizeStarts working at 1.5m-2m /5ft-6ft and holds up to 5m / 16 ft and over
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Best to not surf alone here (even if it's not the first time), because the rivermouth can build HEAVY currents that will send you offshore with no hope of paddling against...maybe you end up in Great Britain...
Especially if it rained a lot inland the days before, which happens frequently.
This spot is close to an archeological site (Celtic and Middle Age period) you can see from the water. Get there by early morning and good surf conditions...just feel the centuries sitting close to you, waiting for a good set.
But if the swell is close to (or above) 10 feet, believe me, you won't have the time to breathe the slow, slow tide of History !
Wonderful place, mainly unknown, mainly unsurfed.
Can be as fun as anywhere else; and more...stressful than most of the other surf-places around.
Typically a winter place with cold air, cold water, lots of rain (cold) and wind (cold).
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C'mon B.Hang the fat Palette charger!!!!! - Hello mozaire-foquairz!!!Well Beg Leguer was indeed a wonderful spot for surfing and better even for bodyboarding with nice little rides and a particularly powerful shoerbreak with sandy barrels, but it's really bad now, nomore swell coming through... I agree with the black short B.Hang who perfectly knows the story of this spot since the last 15 years. The best reef around is at the north of the bay (direction trebeurden) with a moule-full rock thats makes incredible "mollets-destroying" waves and sick barrels. It's a totally crazy right-handed wave!! Go to it and shred the lip with your mach 5!!!PS: The spot is now better known for its gay meetings at the place called "panorama". Be careful, hetero people, gays are many many to fuck in the landscape. Radif found used condoms near his tent when he slept over there with a famous britton photograph. New Name of the spot: Homosexualz...
By Tahitian Supa'man , 29-08-2002
To Yannick Yellow Board. - What is up yellow man?You seem to be a philosopher. You write like you know your shit.Please, try to shut it up and live your "celtitude". Britanny should be independant, be proud of being britain and stp sharing you spot with french bastards who do not resect nothing.Peace in middle east
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We experimentally demonstrate optical delay in the second-order Brillouin gain spectrum by incorporating a double Brillouin-frequency shifter into the system. By coinciding the seed signal with the second-order Brillouin gain spectrum, it was found that the seed signal experienced significantly larger delay as compared to the Brillouin slow light generated from the first-order Brillouin spectrum. At a Brillouin gain of 17 dB, the delay was found to be at maximum of 60 ns. This widens the window of promising opportunities into the deployment of all optical tunable delay into the existing optical signal processing.
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McAllister, Mary and Michael (Renotice)
October 21, 2009
Applicant: Mary and Michael McAllister
15 Beechtree Lane, Apt. 1C
Bronxville, NY 10708-1414
Project Application Number: 1-4728-02009/00001
Project Location and Description: Applicant is the owner of a certain parcel of real property located at 200 Broadway, Saltaire, Town of Islip, County of Suffolk, State of New York 11706. The parcel is improved by a single family dwelling. The parcel contains a Class II freshwater wetland. Applicant proposes to expand the existing single family dwelling by the addition of a second story comprising 460 square feet (sq. ft.).
Permits Requested: Applicant has applied to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ("Department") for a permit pursuant to article 24, title 7 of the New York State Environmental Conservation Law ("ECL") (Freshwater Wetlands Regulations), and part 663 (Freshwater Wetlands Permit Requirements) of title 6 of the Official Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York ("6 NYCRR"). In addition, the project will require approvals from the Town of Islip.
SEQRA Status: Department staff determined that the project is a Type II action pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act, ECL article 8 ("SEQRA") and 6 NYCRR part 617.
Department Staff Position: The Department's Division of Environmental Permits reviewed the application and denied the permit with notification to applicant by letter dated April 19, 2006. Department staff determined that the proposed activity did not meet the standards for permit issuance pursuant to article 24, title 7 of the ECL and part 663.5 of 6 NYCRR. A copy of the letter of denial is available for public inspection at the locations indicated below.
Specifically, noting that the proposed construction would occur within a Class II regulated freshwater wetland, Department staff determined, pursuant to 6 NYCRR 663.4(d)(42), that this activity within the wetland is incompatible with the wetland and its function, as it will result in significant impacts to the wetland. Moreover, the proposed activity does not meet the standards set forth in 6 NYCRR 663.5(e)(2). The proposed construction would result in a 50% increase in living space which has the potential to greatly increase the amount of sanitary effluent produced. Sanitary systems near wetlands "may contaminate ground and surface waters with undesirable chemicals, nutrients and organisms." 6 NYCRR 663.4(d). Human pathogens can enter surface waters creating a potential human health risk.
Written Comments: All persons, organizations, corporations, or government agencies that may be affected by the project are invited to comment in writing on the application.
Written comments must be mailed to be received on or before Wednesday, November 18. 2009, at the Office of Hearings and Mediation Services at the address listed below.
Issues Conference and Adjudicatory Hearing: Should the Department receive petitions for full or amicus party status as indicated below, a pre-adjudicatory hearing issues conference will be scheduled in this matter and all petitioners will be notified of its date, time and location. The purpose of the issues conference, if required, will be to define, narrow, and resolve, if possible, the issues that are proposed as subjects for adjudication. The known issues include Department staff's basis for the denial of the application. Other issues may be proposed for adjudication and must be both substantive and significant in accordance with 6 NYCRR 624.4(c). It is important that any person requesting party status file a petition for party status by November 10, 2009, as indicated below. If an issues conference is scheduled in this matter, the adjudicatory hearing, if any, will be scheduled to take place at the same location, immediately following the issues conference, and will continue from day to day thereafter as necessary.
Party Status: Party status to participate in the adjudicatory hearing will be accorded only to those persons who file a written petition requesting party status. The petition must include the facts intended for presentation pursuant to 6 NYCRR 624.4(c) and 624.5(b). Any petition must fully identify the proposed party together with the name(s) of the person(s) who will act as the proposed party's representative(s), the proposed party's environmental interest in the proceeding, any interest relating to the statutes administered by the Department relevant to the project, whether the request is for full party or amicus status, and the precise grounds for opposing or supporting the project. Mere opposition to the project is not a sufficient basis to be granted party status. Please see 6 NYCRR 624.4. and 624.5 for further information on party status and identification of issues.
If seeking full party status, the petitioner must propose issues that could result in permit denial, major modification of the proposed project, or the imposition of significant permit conditions. The petition must identify all statutory and regulatory requirements the project may not meet and provide an offer of proof explaining why. If a petitioner intends to rely upon expert testimony, the petition must also include an offer of proof that specifies the witness(es), the nature of the arguments and other documentary evidence that the petitioner intends to present at the hearing, and the basis for the assertions as to the existence of proposed adjudicable issues.
All filings requesting full or amicus party status must be received on or before the close of business Tuesday, November 10, 2009, at the Office of Hearings and Mediation Services, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, 625 Broadway, First Floor, Albany, New York 12233-1550, attn: Chief Administrative Law Judge James T. McClymonds. Electronic filings or telefaxed submissions will NOT be accepted. Copies of the filing are to be sent at the same time and in the same manner to: Kari Wilkinson, Esq., Assistant Regional Attorney, at the Department's Region 1 Office, Office of General Counsel, SUNY Stony Brook, 50 Circle Road, Stony Brook, New York 11790-3409; and to Mary and Frank McAllister, 15 Beechtree Lane, Apt. 1C, Bronxville, NY 10708-1414.
If no petitions for party status are filed by the above deadline, or if any filed objections are withdrawn and all proposed issues are satisfactorily resolved before November 18, 2009, no issues conference nor adjudicatory hearing will be scheduled in this matter. However, written comments may still be submitted to the Department until Wednesday, November 18, 2009.
Document Availability: All filed documents, the application, and other papers are available for inspection during normal business hours at the Department's Region 1 Office, SUNY Stony Brook, 50 Circle Road, Stony Brook, New York 11790-2356, attn: Roger Evans, Regional Permit Administrator, telephone 631-444-0361, and at the Office of Hearings and Mediation Services, telephone 518-402-9003. A copy of 6 NYCRR part 624 may be obtained from the Office of Hearings and Mediation Services, or from the Department's website at www.dec.ny.gov/regs/4483.html.
Statutory and Regulatory Provisions: This application is processed and this proceeding is conducted according to ECL article 1 (General Provisions); article 3, title 3 (General Functions); article 8 (State Environmental Quality Review, "SEQR"); article 24 (Freshwater Wetlands); and 6 NYCRR part 617 ("SEQR"); part 621 (Uniform Procedures); part 624 (Permit Hearings); and part 663 (Freshwater Wetlands Permit Requirements).
James T. McClymonds
Chief Administrative Law Judge
October 21, 2009
Albany, New York


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Dear everyone,
I searched this forum, to answer my question whether FMOD works with Windows Mobile 6+. Some mentioned that yes it was working, some say it is not supported because WM lacks floating point math.
Could I kindly ask to clarify the answer:
[list:1t4o2vca]Is FMOD possible to use on Windows Mobile 6+? I search for a way how to play Amiga .mod files on smartphones.
In case of negative answer, could I kindly ask for an information(source code) on developing my own .mod playing library, please?
Is suitable alternative known, that is possible to play .mod files under Windows Mobile 6.+ please?[/list:u:1t4o2vca]
With best regards…
- Bunkai asked 9 years ago
I've heard it works, but saying it is not supported because WM lacks floating point math is strange, because FMOD was developed back in WM1/2/3 days. This is WM6.
FMOD uses fixed point integer maths for all of its internals although it does accept floats still as the parameters.
- brett answered 9 years ago
Dear Brett,
Thank you for answer. I decide wether to purchase iPhone or WM based device, and sound support is one of the variables I consider too.
Well, it was you who mentioned that FMOD is not planned to be supported on Windows Mobile just because of Floating Point support. I probably misunderstood someting. Could I kindly ask to clarify.
Here is your answer:
http://188.8.131.52/forum/viewtopic.php … ght=mobile
Thank you.
There are two different versions: FMOD Ex and FMOD3
That other post was in the FMOD Ex forums, FMOD Ex will never be supported on any platforms without floating point support.
FMOD3 doesn't require floating support, as Brett mentioned it uses fixed point integer maths for all it's internals. Thats why it runs on Windows Mobile based devices.
- Guest answered 9 years ago
Thank you very much for your great support. FMOD is really very powerfull tool. It has no competitor afaik.
With best regards…
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The internet is a solid 70% pet videos, the rest of it is useless government websites, flash games, porn, Holy Taco, and instructional videos on DIY home projects. People just really love uploading millions of inane pet videos and all of them generally fall into one of seven categories. These are those 7 categories and, it should be noted, we probably don't need any more of these videos for a while. We have lots, thanks.
You took a lot of time to make this happen and now your pet has a skill no animal in the wild ever needed. Good for you.
Your pet is so wacky you had to film it being wacky. When thousands of other people tell you that their pet does the same thing it somehow doesn't diminish the value of the video in your eyes.
Your pet is so adorable or so butt fugly you needed to share it with people. It may even be famous for its stunning visage now.
Cats and dogs are for losers, you have a Peruvian Death Weasel. Look at it, everyone! Look and be envious. Pray for your own Ikea monkey, jealous slobs!
Your pet has a mental disorder but it makes you laugh so why not put it online?
Pets don't have shame that anyone is aware of so this sort of thing is still considered cute in many circles. Many sad, sad circles.
You realize you pet is pretty much like a bajillion other pets. However, your skills in video editing just made it kind of awesome.


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More than half the world's children study Shakespeare, but the story of Britain's literature doesn't end with the Bard. Classic writers like Dickens are known around the globe, and modern British writers have their own special magic.
If you'd like to talk about literature in class, there is a Literature is Great lesson plan on the British Council TeachingEnglish site.


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Hey gang. I heard an interview from the FMOD gang at the Austin GDC, and after years of meaning to try it out, I'm finally here and ready to check out FMOD.
I can't get the C# examples that came with FMOD to work, VS2005 just auto-converts them, chokes out on errors, and leaves me kinda ass out. I won't bother you guys with the errors on the conversions since I saw this post:
where it seems others were having issues with C# tutorials as well. Are we C# users ass-out of luck when it comes to FMOD? I saw it advertised as being compatible with C#.
I'm developing in XNA for Windows only, not XBOX360 and I sure detest the XNA native sound manager XACT and all its related hassle.
I searched around on these forums and google as well for any, ANY tutorials, but all I get is code snippets having to do with actual operations and not setup and implementation. I mean, irrklang has some simple examples for their sound engine:
using IrrKlang;
namespace HelloWorld
class Example
static void Main(string[] args)
// start up the engine
ISoundEngine engine = new ISoundEngine();
// play a sound file
// wait until user presses ok to end application
System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("Playing, press ok to end.");
} // end main()
} // end class
} // end namespace
All I'm looking for is a place to start, maybe a template solution that I could download and then tinker with from there?
I'd sure appreciate it! (I'm sure other C# folks would too!)
Please don't leave me to the mercy of XACT. Please?!
- mroberti asked 10 years ago
I just opened up the examples with vs2005, auto-converted them and they build and run fine without any problems at all.
I don't know why you are having problem since you didn't give any details. It probably won't make today's release, but I'll include the vs2005 examples in next week's release.
- chenpo answered 10 years ago
Thank you sir! I'm looking forward to 'em!
Man, I was a dummy. The examples convert and work fine, I was just not setting the 'Set as Startup project' properly. Awesome, thank you and I'm looking forward to using the library!
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Vietnam's domestic airlines conducted more than 17,856 flights in July. Seventy-two flights were cancelled while 3,817 delayed, accounting for 21.4 per cent of total flights, or 42.7 per cent higher than in the first six months of the year, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam.
Vietjet Air had the most delayed flights, of 23.5 per cent of its total, followed by Vietnam Airlines and Jetstar, with 21.2 per cent and 20.7 per cent.
In the first six months of the year domestic airlines operated more than 101,000 flights, with 5,176 delayed flights (15 per cent) and 535 canceled flights.
In term of causes for the delayed flights, 25.8 per cent were due to equipment, airport services, operational management, and aircraft. The late arrival of the aircraft was the most common reason for subsequently delayed flights, accounting for 69.8 per cent."This is the peak season for travel so the airlines had to increase the number of flights to meet the needs of passengers," CAAV explained. "Therefore, there was congestion on the runway and apron that caused queues and slow departures and landings of other flights".
In addition, Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City repaired a runway from July 16 to 19 because of a lightning strike and there was heavy rain in the south during July. Another cause was a technical malfunction in the aircraft prior to departure.


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Tuesday, February 23, 2016
A Theory Why Breaststroke And Freestyle Were Developed
When we first heard of Captain Matthew Webb's unprecedented swim across the English Channel, we were impressed that someone in 1875 was able to swim from England to France in 21 hours 45 minutes.
We were even more impressed when we realized that he swam the entire way breaststroke.
When competitive swimming was first introduced in Great Britain around 1800, mostly breaststroke was used. Breaststroke continued to be the swimming stroke of choice throughout Europe, although sidestroke was also used by many.
The freestyle was first seen in a swimming race held in 1844 in London where it was demonstrated by Native Americans. Two Anishinaabe, Flying Gull and Tobacco, from Canada (First Nations) were invited by the British Swimming Society to race one another in an exhibition at the swimming baths in High Holborn. After the demonstration, English society considered this style to be barbarically "un-European" due to the splashing and kicking as the British continued to swim only the breaststroke in competition.
Three decades later, English swimmer John Trudgen introduced an overhead freestyle-like stroke in 1873 after copying the front crawl he saw native South Americans use in Argentina. But his trudgen stroke integrated a scissor kick from the more commonly used sidestroke into the trudgen stroke instead of the traditional flutter kick traditional used in the Americas in order to reduce splashing.
This hybrid stroke (trudgen stroke) was faster than breaststroke and sidestroke and started to become more widespread.
Later, Alick Wickham from the Solomon Islands [shown on left] introduced the freestyle stroke to Australia when he demonstrated the crawl at Bronte Beach in Australia.
At the time, freestyle was widespread in many parts of the Pacific.
The Native Americans and people in the South Pacific used a form of freestyle prior to the 20th century.
Additionally, the sub-Sahara African people were known to be very proficient in the water, especially those who learned to swim in the coastal and river villages of west Africa.
According to the International Swimming Hall of Fame, the west Africans were regarded as the world's greatest swimmers of their era. African swimmers and divers discovered enormous wealth by harvesting pearls and recovering sunken treasures in offshore waters in the course of their slave labor.
On the other side of the globe, the Japanese had continued its development of suijutsu (水術 in Japanese) that was a part of the samurai's training over the millennia. The Japanese warriors develop a variety of swimming skills because Japan is surrounded by water where combat took place. Depending on the speed, size, and depth of the water that was nearby, different swimming skills were developed. They developed methods for swimming under water, shinden ryu (marathon swimming), kankai ryu (ocean swimming), suifu ryu (river swimming or swimming in fast-moving rapids), as well as several other methods that were based on the topography and waterways (e.g., coastline or mountain areas). For example, if the samurai had to fight while wearing armor, they would study the kobori ryu where the samurai would eggbeater (tread water) while keeping their upper body above water to fight with swords, fire arrows or guns while in or crossing a river.
So while the Europeans focused on breaststroke and sidestroke for much of history, it was the peoples of Africa, the Americas, South Pacific and Japan that had developed other means to propel themselves in the water.
Why did these different types of swimming styles develop over history?
This is a question that has not been answered in our research.
But we have a theory.
The freestyle stroke is faster and is more conducive to moving quickly through the water, especially due to the more streamlined body and head position relative to breaststroke. So while the breaststroke is comfortable and relatively easy to learn for many, the freestyle most probably took a bit more training and effort to become proficient.
But in the calm conditions of lakes and lidos throughout Great Britain and other major European cities of pre-20th century society, it was not necessary to move quickly through the water. Swimming was a leisure activity with very few people doing it as a profession or even in competition. Breaststroke was sufficient and acceptable in these tranquil conditions - and the preferred swimming style used by Captain Matthew Webb on the first crossing of the English Channel.
But in locations where ocean swells, waves, currents, eddies and tidal conditions made the offshore waters more turbulent, a faster swimming style was necessary. Therefore, it made sense that the peoples of coastal Africa, coastal American cities, South Pacific islands and Japan would developed other (faster) means to propel themselves in the water. People could get in and out of the surf with the more streamlined freestyle; less so, swimming breaststroke. People could catch fish and hunt for - or swim away from - marine life better with freestyle than breaststroke.
So, although this theory is yet to be vetted by aquatic anthropologists, we can imagine that breaststroke was developed over time by people who swam in relatively tranquil conditions while freestyle was found to be more useful by people who swam in more turbulent conditions.
In essence, the existence and lack of waves and currents may have played a role in the development of swimming styles over the centuries in different locations around the globe.
We welcome any comments and finding by anthropologists and historians as to whether or not this theory holds any water. To send information, submit questions or alternative theories or evidence, email here.
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On Patriots Daily, we enlist the help of old friend Albert Breer in breaking down the Giants three playoff games.
Mike Reiss has the Patriots choosing to let Tom Brady rest his sore ankle and not participate in practice yesterday. Karen Guregian has Brady as the invisible man at practice yesterday, as his clothes were spotted in his locker, but the QB was nowhere to be seen on the practice field. Jennifer Toland says that Bill Belichick was not offering details on Brady's ankle. Mark Farinella says that the boot was not spotted at Gillette yesterday. Neither was Brady. Dan Shaughnessy says that Brady will start in the Super Bowl, but that we should all prepare for a lot of nonsense and speculation between now and then. Jeff Jacobs notes that we're dealing with "paparazzi journalism" when it comes to Tom Brady. Christopher Price has the Patriots keeping quiet on Brady. Mike Lowe says we probably won't ever learn the extent of Brady's injury. David Brown compares Brady's boot to when Cinderella lost her glass slipper.
Michael Felger examines how what the Patriots have done this decade is more impressive than the Cowboys of the 90's, and also goes 10 questions with former Pats tight end Christian Fauria. Douglas Flynn says that the game could come down to the Giants' soaring confidence against the Patriots' experience. Joe McDonald examines how Adalius Thomas has actually been a perfect fit for this Patriots defense. Jeff Horrigan looks at the size advantage that Plaxico Burress enjoys over Ellis Hobbs and what the Patriots cornerback plans to do to try and counter it. Farinella notes that Mel Mitchell was placed on IR yesterday, leaving the Patriots an open roster spot.
Michael Vega looks at the Patriots having to deal with a lot of "cheap" talk over the course of the entire season. John Tomase has more on this topic, with the Patriots deciding to leave the talking to others. He also specifically addresses Richard Seymour's situation with San Diego center Nick Hardwick. Price looks at whether the Patriots just play 'hard' ball with their opponents. Jennifer Toland has more on the allegations against the Patriots. David Heuschkel has Matt Light choosing not to comment on Osi Umenyiora's allegations that he played dirty. Chris Kennedy has Seymour disputing the dirty play charge from Hardwick. David Brown has more on the "cheap" talk about the Patriots. Jeff Howe and Farinella have more on Seymour defending himself.
Bob Hohler has a piece on Giants kicker Lawrence Tynes, who has been through some tough stretches both professionally and personally. Steve Buckley has Tom Coughlin trying to get his Giants to stay quiet during this two week period, and just focus on the game, and playing as a team, Bill Russell-style. Dom Amore says that the Giants aren't satisfied with just being in the Super Bowl. Sarah Green says that the Giants could make this an epic game.
Jessica Heslam profiles Patriots fans and Giants fans and finds that the New England supporters are "smarter, classier and healthier and own pricier homes than the riff-raff who root for the New York Giants."
Nancy Marrapese-Burrell has WBZ-TV touting its Super Bowl coverage and access over the next week.
The Globe notebook has Belichick praising the Giants for their playoff improvements and talking about his relationship with Tom Coughlin. Guregian's notebook has Randy Moss talking about his web site about what the Super Bowl means to him, and she also has Rodney Harrison dispensing advice to the younger players. McDonald's notebook has more on Brady's absence from practice. Flynn's notebook also has the Patriots keeping Brady's injury under wraps. Toland's notebook has the Patriots gettting a sendoff at Gillette Stadium as they depart for Arizona. The Standard-Times notebook has Seymour seeing some of the '01 Pats in these Giants. Flynn's notebook provides us with some reading material leading up to the Super Bowl.
It's reunion night at the Garden, as the Celtics host the Minnesota Timberwolves, who boast six former Celtics on their roster, mostly notably Al Jefferson and Antoine Walker. It will also be Kevin Garnett's first regular season game against his old team.
Marc J. Spears and Steve Bulpett have Garnett viewing this as just another game for all involved. Mike Szostak has Garnett just thinking about the present, not the past, as the Wolves come to town. Bill Reynolds says that he never realized just how great Garnett truly is.
Binyamin Appelbaum reports how Celtics fans can make playoff reservations right now. Bulpett's notebook has Jefferson's star rising in Minnesota, while Spears' notebook has Garnett topping the polls in the All Star balloting and being named a starter for the East.
The Bruins were 4-1 winners over the Islanders last night. Check the coverage at BruinsLinks.com.
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|JimInks (2195)
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The various cavendishes offer some grass and citrus, toast and bread, and sugar with a slight nuttiness, which indicates to me that a little burley was processed in the cavendish style. The rum is a little more obvious than the butter. Barely has any nicotine. Won't bite or get harsh. Burns cool and clean at a reasonable pace with a mostly consistent flavor, though the rum seems to weaken slightly toward the finish. I also recommend a moderate puffing cadence as it can get slightly warm if rushed. Leaves little moisture in the bowl, and needs an average number of relights. Has a pleasant, short lived after taste. An all day smoke.
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My Smoking Shop-Buttered Rum. When I opened my pouch and took the initial smell it made me want to eat it. The smell is fabulous, a nice smooth tobacco aroma with a good addition of lively rum.
Being Cavendish tobacco it's mainly dark brown with some flecks of black throughout. The moisture's perfect enabling it to be enjoyed imminently.
The flavour is very enjoyable. The rum lends a good zesty piquancy while there is a superb buttery creaminess of an equal weight. I find after about ten minutes the rum becomes a little stronger. Not overly so but it slightly overtakes the creaminess.
Although this isn't strong with nicotine it has enough to be easily noticed and identified. Hard-core N lovers would probably want more but I feel it would be enough for the most of us.
The room note is pleasant enough and it doesn't cause too much smog in the room.
I wasn't expecting too much from this blend really, rum is a popular addition to many aromatics but I find the creaminess from this outstanding.
Highly recommended.
Pipe Used: Peder Jeppeson
Age When Smoked: New
Purchased From: My Smoking Shop
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|Aaron Strout
It's been nearly two years since Forrester Research's senior VP-idea development, Josh Bernoff, co-penned the groundbreaking book "Groundswell." Widely viewed as one of the first meaningful business books focused on social technologies, Bernoff and co-author Charlene Li's initial offering laid the foundation for Bernoff's second work, "Empowered." Building on the POST methodology (People, Objectives, Strategy, Technology) featured in "Groundswell," Bernoff introduces the concept of a HERO (Highly Empowered Resourceful Operative) in his latest book co-authored with Forrester colleague Ted Schadler.
While the HERO acronym comes off as a little contrived at first, it is the right fit for a book that asserts that technologies like smart mobile devices, pervasive video, cloud computing and social technology have moved beyond the experimentation phase and inside the walls of corporate America. Due to the disruptive nature of these technologies, Bernoff and Schadler insist that companies need internal HEROes and grassroots technology projects to take full advantage of social and mobile technologies.
Bernoff and Schadler begin each chapter with an engaging case study, moving beyond the usual suspects like Dell, Zappos and Intuit (although there were some of those as well) to accounts of how HEROes from organizations like Microsoft, the NHL, FICO and Black & Decker helped solve problems and create real value for their customers using some of these newer, disruptive technologies.
Perhaps my favorite story in the book is that of Leonard Bonacci, director-event operations for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles who saw a problem -- unruly fans at the stadium -- and solved it by creating a text-messaging-based solution provided by a company called GuestAssist. Using a simple mobile technology called short codes, Bonacci and GuestAssist were able to reduce complaints at Eagles stadium by crowdsourcing the job of security -- that is, asking fans to assist in the policing of unruly fans. It's these types of innovative approaches by rank-and-file employees that Bernoff and Schadler hold up as the key to success at companies big and small.
But the authors are not content only to report -- they have developed prescriptive frameworks to help companies succeed. One is IDEA: Identify the mass influencers; deliver groundswell customer service; empower your customers with information; and amplify your fans by finding the people who love you. And for me, IDEA embodies the essence of what it takes for companies to succeed in the new world of web 2.0 technologies and social media.
Demonstrating that they weren't afraid to practice what they preach, one of the more useful aspects of the book is its own use of web 2.0 technologies, namely the social bookmarking site Delicious. Bernoff and Schadler's sharing of their "notes" with anyone who has web access makes it easier to dig deeper into the research, case studies and other background material that went into the writing of this book. If you want a sneak peek, the "Empowered" notes can be found here.
If I have one complaint about the book it's that it lacks some of the big picture/strategy elements that shined through in Bernoff's "Groundswell." That's not to say that "Empowered" isn't strategic, but it appears to purposefully take more of a pragmatic approach than many business books. Given the glut of web 2.0 and social media-focused business books on the market, this "roll up your sleeves" approach by Bernoff and Schadler may result in them getting lost a little in the shuffle.
All in all, "Empowered" is a well-written, useful guide to how companies can empower their employees -- or HEROes -- to move the business forward. And while I don't expect it to be the juggernaut that "Groundswell" was when it introduced social technologies to the marketing world in 2008, its fresh case studies and insights will be very helpful for business people looking to build the case for web 2.0 and social technologies.


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Jan 25, 2017
Music To Draw To @ DRAWING EVENT at RIVOLI
Toronto, ON, Canada
Music To Draw To Event at Rivoli!
5 hour set of quiet time records to work to
bring your sketchbooks. draw, paint, knit, write, code that video game, finish that screenplay!
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Chandigarh, November 9:
"Women occupy a prominent place in the society and they are the axis of purity, goodness and gentleness around which the well being and progress of any society revolves."
Delivering a straight from the heart address during the inaugural day of the 3 day 17th All India Poetess Conference (AIPC) here today at the Randhawa auditorium of the Punjab Kala Parishad, the Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister, Punjab, Mr. Navjot Singh Sidhu said that such occasions symbolize the women power and clearly signifies the trend that sees them taking their deserving and rightful place in the society around the globe.
Calling the present occasion a special one in the annals of Punjab, the minister said that it is heartening to see famous poetesses from all around the country lending grace to this prestigious event. He also said that such events act as a unifying force with people from diverse backgrounds gathering at a common place and getting to know about the culture, traditions, art, literature, customs and history of the other states thus strengthening the ideology of unity in diversity.
Throwing light on the culture and history of Punjab, the minister said that the State has always been a shining beacon of secularism, communal harmony and peaceful co-existence so perfectly symbolized during the rule of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. He further said that the secular principles so deeply rooted in the soil of Punjab had a profound effect on the literature originating from this great land.
Divulging about the steps being taken to give a fillip to the art, literary and cultural activities, Mr. Sidhu announced the approval of Rs. 2.01 crore grant to the Punjab Kala Parishad and Rs. 33 lakh to the each of the 3 academies (Punjab Sahit Academy, Punjab Lalit Kala Academy and Sangeet Natak Academy) functioning under the Punjab Kala Parishad.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chairman of the parishad Dr. Surjit Patar said that lingual harmony is the need of the hour as it is a perfect way to achieve synchronization among the vastly different cultures existing in the country. He also reiterated that the Punjab Kala Parishad would leave no stone unturned to ignite the fire of renewed awareness about Punjab's culture and historical heritage at the grassroots level.
In his address, the founder of AIPC Mr. Lari Azad said that the whole country takes inspiration from and salutes the glorious historical, cultural and literary heritage of Punjab which has always shown the path of unity to the nation. He said that renowned poetess Lt Amrita Pritam was one of the founding pillars of AIPC.
Earlier, Mr. Navjot Singh Sidhu garlanded the bust of Dr. M.S. Randhawa and then inaugurated the conference by lighting a lamp in the presence of Dr. Surjit Patar, Convenor AIPC Simrat Sumaira, Chairperson AIPC Dr. Vijay Laxmi Kosgi, Satinder Pannu, President Punjabi Sahit Akademi Dr. Sarabjeet Kaur Sohal, General Secretary Punjab Kala Parishad Dr. Lakhwinder Singh Johal. On the occasion, Mr. Sidhu was honoured also.
The special highlight of the occasion was the releasing of approximately 20 books in various languages besides the souvenir of the conference which saw Hindi, Urdu, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Gujarati, Bangla, Kashmiri language poetesses marking their attendance apart from the delegates from abroad.
Other dignitaries present on the occasion included President Punjabi Jagriti Manch Mr. Satnam Singh Manak, Mrs. Sukhwinder Amrit, Daler Ashna Deo, Krishan Bhanot, Mahinder Geet, Surinder Deol, Dalvir Kaur and Harki Virk.


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Por favor, contribuir al fondo de defensa del movimento "Desencarcelar PA". Siete personas fueron arrestadas el lunes, 19 de noviembre en un acto de desbediencia civil por bloquear la construcción de dos prisiones nuevas en Graterford, PA.
Please, make a contribution toward the defense of the Decarcerate PA movement. Seven people were arrested on Monday, November 19th for an act of civil disobedience to block the construction of two new prisons in Graterford, PA.
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BOYNTON BEACH — Police are investigating two recent house burglaries.
A resident in a home in the 400 block of West Ocean Avenue was awakened by a burglar about 4:45 a.m. Tuesday, police said, while a burglar escaped with some jewelry.
A purse was stolen from a home in the 900 block of Northeast Third Street in a burglary reported about 7 p.m. Monday.A burglar took jewelry valued at $1,926 early Tuesday from bedrooms of a Eighth Avenue North home while its elderly resident watched television in her living room, police said.
The woman did not hear the burglar, police said. The thief entered and left the house through an unlocked back door, police said.
Thieves pulled the wheels off a parked car early Tuesday, letting the car`s underside rest on the ground without support, police said.
The wheels and tires, valued at $460, were stolen while the car was parked in a lot on Barton Road, police said.
An unlocked boy`s chrome BMX bike, worth $200, was stolen Monday from the yard at North Grade Elementary School, 810 North K St., police said.A Colt revolver and a lady`s ring were reported stolen Monday from a mobile home in the 6900 block of North Federal Highway.
Someone broke into the home by pushing in the screen to a window sometime between 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., according to the police report.


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Discussion in 'BlackHat Lounge' started by RedKiller, Jan 13, 2011.
"So this SEO expert walks into a bar, grill, pub, public house, Irish bar, bartender, drinks, beer, wine, liquor"
Lol...bet that was the most bitter yogurt they've ever downed in their life.
Been there, done that
I think there going to need a lot more then just some glasses after that little incident
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At last, I get it. During the 3.5 years that I've served on the ISC Board of Directors, I've heard innumerable references to past ISC conferences and how great they were: "Remember Pittsburgh, Chicago, Houston…" You could hear the longing in the speaker's voice. And with every such reference, never having been to a major ISC conference, I could only wonder to myself what these people were talking about. While I made it to the "mini-conference" in New Orleans last year for Antony Gormley's keynote (which was, as anyone there can attest, truly captivating), I didn't get the full "conference experience." But I was in Cincinnati for the entire event, and it bears repeating—I get it.
I had thought that the time for these conferences came and went back in the '60s, '70s, and maybe even the '80s, but Cincinnati proved me completely wrong. I found it to be a terrific experience—fun and educational. I met dozens of new people, and I hope that I made a few new friends. I ran into old friends and was shocked to run into some from my own backyard who I had no idea would be at the conference. Perhaps most importantly, I feel as though I learned quite a bit about what it means to be a sculptor today: I have a better understanding of the challenges that dedicated artists face every day, both in and out of their studios. I experienced, first hand, the optimism of sculptors just coming out of graduate school and the pragmatism of seasoned sculptors taking a brief respite from their work. I also saw the genuine camaraderie of several hundred sculptors who enjoyed being together to share their experiences, their knowledge, and their mistakes before retreating to the relative isolatation of their studios. Oh, and I saw some great sculpture.
Although my job as the ISC's Chairman requires that I critique every aspect of what we did in Cincinnati to help insure that we do it better with each successive conference (and we will), I think I can say that the event was a huge success. Thanks to the generosity of the O'Shaughnessy Foundation, the Garner Foundation, the Pat Renick Gift Fund, and Proctor and Gamble, we were able to underwrite the attendance of over 300 students. In all, we had over 500 registered attendees, along with nearly 70 speakers, panelists, and mentors. I couldn't possibly thank everyone individually in this letter—there are simply too many of you—so thank you to all who came, all who participated, and all who supported us. And thank you Cincinnati—what a great city. I think it's safe to say that conferences are, and will remain, a thriving part of the ISC's overall programming.
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So I've finally outgrown my old M-audio Firewire Audiophile 2x4 interface and am looking expand. Basically I want to wire up each of my synths plus loop back to a couple fx units via a patchbay to at least an 8x8 rackmount interface and doing away with my scratchy old Behringer mixer.
So far I've had my eye on the Focusrite Saffire Pro 40, http://global.focusrite.com/firewire-au ... ire-pro-40 , which has 8 balanced XLR/Jack inputs and 8 balanced jack outputs (+monitor out), MIDI and an additional 8x 44.1/16 ADAT input, which can be had for about AU$550 posted.
Another option is the Presonus Firestudio Project, http://www.presonus.com/products/FireSt ... t/features . It also has 8 XLR/Jack inputs and 8 balanced jack outputs + monitor out and 2 stereo aux send/returns and MIDI. No ADAT expansion but can be linked with another Firestudio for additional channels. It's about $200 more expensive than the Saffire.
The ESI ESU-1808, http://www.esi-audio.com/products/esu1808/ seems to have more inputs and outputs to poke a stick at. It seems to have 16 inputs ranging from XLR, Hi-Z, and balanced jacks although whether it's capable of A/Ding all 16 simultaneously remains unknown. It also had 8 balanced jack outputs and MIDI but no further expansions and is well priced at about $450. I'm a little dubious about this one though - not many reviews out there.
Finally I've looked at the Mackie Onyx Blackbird, http://www.mackie.com/products/onyxblackbird/ , which is similarly priced to the Saffire but lacks the same number of outputs and no MIDI. On the plus side, the ADAT input supports 8x 24/96 and word clock. This seems to be more of a recording interface than a general project interface.
Additionally, Behringer supposedly are releasing the Firepower FCA1616 http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/FCA1616.aspx but it's been "Coming soon!" for nearly 18 months now.
That's 4 I've looked at (I'm excluding the Behringer for now). So far the Saffire seems to be winning on price and features but I want to know if anyone's had any experience with any of them and/or have any recommendations?


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- Overall Length:6.375"
- Blade Length:2.75"
- Blade Thickness:0.09"
- Blade Material:Stainless Steel
- Blade Style:Drop Point
- Blade Grind:Flat
- Finish:Satin
- Edge Type:Plain
- Handle Length:3.75"
- Handle Thickness:0.51"
- Handle Material:Wood
- Color:Wood
- Bolster Material:Stainless Steel
- Weight:1.70 oz.
- Knife Type:Manual
- Opener:Nail Nick
- Lock Type:Slip Joint
- Brand:Antonini Knives
- Model:Caltagirone
- Country of Origin:Italy
- Best Use:Collection
- Product Type:Knife
Antonini Knives feature handmade Italian craftsmanship at an affordable price. The Small Caltagirone comes equipped with a stainless steel blade, kotibe wood handle scales, and a stainless steel bolster. It opens with a nail nick and secures in place with a sturdy slip joint mechanism. The Caltagirone has a classic Italian design that will look great in any collection. This Small Caltagirone model has a 2.75" blade with a satin finish and a kotibe wood handle.


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Academic stress differentially influences perceived stress, cortisol and immunoglobulin-AStress
Document TypeArticle
Publication Date1-1-2010
AbstractAcademic examination stress is reported to increase physiological and self-report measures of stress and to decrease immune functioning. Here, we investigate biochemical and self-report measures of stress, immune functioning, and academic pressures before and during a midterm examination period. Undergraduate students were asked to complete a measure of global stress, the perceived stress scale (PSS-10), and to indicate their current level of perceived stress. They also answered questions regarding specific academic pressures and provided a saliva sample for cortisol and salivary immunoglobulin-A (S-IgA) quantification. Students showed increased salivary cortisol concentrations and also reported greater acute perceived stress during the examination period compared to the non-examination period. Although cortisol concentrations and perceived stress were significantly higher during the examination period, participants reported similar levels of global stress (PSS-10) during both testing sessions. Additional analyses showed a non-significant increase in the level of S-IgA from the non-examination period to the examination period. Specific pressure variables that appeared to contribute to stress regulation during the examination week included the amount of time spent studying and concern about the impact of examinations in the future. By demonstrating measures of chronic examination stress, these findings provide new insight into the complex relationship between examination stress, cortisol, and immune functioning.
Citation InformationL. Murphy, R. Denis, C.P. Ward and Jaime L. Tartar. "Academic stress differentially influences perceived stress, cortisol and immunoglobulin-A" Stress Vol. 13 Iss. 4 (2010) p. 365 - 370 ISSN: 1025-3890
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OCZ's new device is definitely worth a mention (being shown at CES), though with certainty will be an expensive one once you add in the drives for it. Anandtech.com is showing us how OCZ has united four Indilinx Everest controllers and put them in conjunction with custom OCZ FPGAs with a VCA (virtualized controller architecture) format. The result is the Chiron.
This enclosure will hold a maximum of 4TB and in a 3.5" form factor. It features transfer rates as high as 560 MB/s and over 100,000 4k IOPS.
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ObamaCare and the American Dream
Why must Belgians travel abroad for a cancer treatment they industrialized? 'Politics.'
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Imagine you're a Belgian industrialist with an idea for a device to treat certain cancers. You're convinced it would be a huge improvement over the existing standard. But it would also be hideously expensive, at least initially, and your specialized contraption will provoke cold sweats among your country's public-health accountants. How to convince investors you're not insane?


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Africa's demographic future and the SDGs' focus on people: Challenges and prospects
By Patience W. Stephens
from Global Newsletter - September 2017
Concern for "the people" is at the heart of the historic declaration on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development that the 193-member United Nations General Assembly adopted on September 25, 2015. Underscoring that emphasis is the fact that "people" is the first of 5 areas identified by the declaration as being of critical importance for humanity and the planet. The other areas are "planet", "prosperity", "peace" and "partnerships." Seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets are expected to guide and drive global development efforts through 2030.
With respect to the people, the 2030 Agenda seeks to "end poverty and hunger, in all their forms and dimensions, and to ensure that all human beings can fulfil their potential in dignity and equality and in a healthy environment." It aims to empower people who are vulnerable, especially children, youth, persons with disabilities, people living with HIV/AIDS, older persons, indigenous peoples, refugees and internally displaced persons and migrants. Member States resolved to work towards meeting the special needs of people living in areas affected by complex humanitarian emergencies and in areas affected by terrorism. The declaration serves as a "plan of action for people, planet and prosperity" and a plan "of the people, by the people and for the people" (paragraph 52).
Two years into the life of that path-breaking international document, there is evidence of certain challenges and limitations in reaching the primary focus of the 2030 Agenda-- "the people". First of all, knowledge of this international document remains very limited. Even in more developed regions with high educational and professional attainment, many never heard of it or profess not to care about the Agenda. For example, a recent report from a meeting of the Asian Venture Philanthropy Network confirms that the staff of most corporations are not even aware of the SDGs. The World Economic Forum's 2017 World Shapers Survey of young people aged 18 to 35 years found that 44.7 per cent said they were not sure or did not know about the SDGs. That fact alone is a source of concern, given that it is the young people of today who will be bearing the brunt of climate instability in the near future and who might be considered the standard-bearers in adaptation efforts.
Apart from that, this shortcoming is worrisome, given that over the 15-year projected life course of the 2030 Agenda, practitioners and policy makers will not only have to meet the needs of the world's existing 7.4 billion people in 2015, but also the 1.7 billion yet unborn but who will be added through 2030.
Africa, a region that already faces strong demographic pressures, where large segments of the population lack access to basic infrastructure and services, and where levels of illiteracy are high while education opportunities and levels are compromised for many, will experience a substantial increase in its population during the period of SDG implementation, including some vulnerable segments. That increase cannot but impinge on the 2030 Agenda's stated intent to "leave no one behind", reaching the people and securing for them the benefits of sustainable development.
According to estimates and projections of the Population Division of the United Nations, between 2015 and 2030 (the period covered by the 2030 Agenda), the world's population is expected to increase by 15 per cent – from some 7.3 billion to 8.6 billion. Developed regions will see an increase of about 3 percent, and developing regions will grow by 18 percent. The population of the least developed countries with high levels of poverty and lacking social services will increase by 39 percent. In general, the population is expected to increase by smaller percentages in other world regions, except in Europe where a slight decline will occur.
Africa's population growth will be particularly rapid and threatens to complicate and derail the achievement of the goals of the 2030 Agenda. Between 2015 and 2030 the region will see the number of people grow by 43 per cent – from 1.2 to 1.7 billion. In sub-Saharan Africa, the growth will be from 969 million to 1.4 billion people (46 per cent increase). That means that in Africa in 2030, there will be just about one additional person for every 2 people that were there at the start of the pursuit of the SDGs in 2015. The implications of that demographic challenge for attaining the SDGs and for reaching "the people," especially those furthest behind, could be far-reaching.
The consequences of high population growth for the attainment of the 2030 Agenda's goals on the sustainable management of natural resources and the protection of the planet are well-recognized and often referred to. Equally important are the implications of population trends on the achievement of the other SDGs, especially those on poverty, hunger, health, education, gender equality, decent work and peace and justice. While theoretically, the expected population pressure in Africa could trigger a demographic dividend and spur development within the region, that is by no means certain, especially in the African context where there are weak opportunities for education, skills development and decent work. There is indeed evidence that much of what is often perceived as a pure demographic dividend may, in fact, be an education dividend.
Given that demography might be a politically sensitive subject, the 2030 Agenda does not address demography specifically and makes only one action-oriented mention of population trends by noting in paragraph 34 that --"We will also take account of population trends and projections in our national rural and urban development strategies and policies." If the saying that "demography is destiny" is correct, then Africa's demographic trends could well be its destiny with respect to the future of the SDGs in the region. An urgent and proactive approach is required for addressing the headwinds that population trends in the region present. Considerable investment will be needed simply to keep up with demographically driven increasing demands for health care, education, jobs and other basic services and infrastructure for a rapidly growing population.
It is important to note that, although the largest part of the increase in population in Africa will be the result of births (which will increase by 11 per cent between 2015-2020 and 2025-2030), the increase in the size of the population in the region will also partially be the result of greater longevity. The proportion of the population aged over 50 years is expected to increase from 11 to 13 per cent over the period, adding to the challenges of Africa's youth bulge, newer pressures from an increasing older population. Intergenerational solidarity might be tested under the new circumstances, but it remains a pre-requisite for sustaining social cohesion in the quest for a "society for all".
Reaching and serving Africa's growing and increasingly diverse population and ensuring that all people reap the benefits of the forward-looking international plans embodied in the 2030 Agenda will require a multi-pronged approach. At the national level it will require the efforts of society as a whole. Addressing high fertility by ensuring access to family planning and reproductive health services is a necessary and important part of interventions. However, given the fact that the momentum for much of the population growth in the next 15 years or so has already been created by the large cohorts of women and men in the reproductive age groups, policies will be needed to accommodate and mitigate the negative effects of the rapid growth of the population on the achievement of the SDGs. Increased and targeted investments in high-quality and relevant education, including efforts to incorporate the 2030 Agenda and SDGs in school curricula at all levels, will be of critical importance. Civil society must also be actively engaged in the design and implementation of interventions in order to ensure that they are relevant to society and reach sub-populations that are the furthest behind.


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Happy Santa by John Smith
Designer: John Smith Folder and Photographer: @Origami_Kids
Difficulty level: Easy. Time to fold 15 min. 20 steps. Head and hat of Santa Claus, from 2 uncut square origami piece of paper red and white , about 25cm x 25cm.
Very simple yet very effective. This is a wonderful and simple holiday model, and it's perfect for Christmas!
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Making this food will gain you points of fame. Once you gain enough fame you can upgrade your little food truck to a trendy cafe, but if you can keep that kitchen burning the mayor will surely recognise you for your popularity, allowing you to become the Head Chef of the town's one and only gourmet restaurant !
In addition to cooking food, as one of the townspeople, you bring with you your past experiences, giving you a unique ability for you to master.
Manage all of this, and you will agree … Victory never tasted so good !
Game Summary:
Each player starts with a character card that comes with their own unique ability, this will ensure each game is different from the last as you experiment to find the best way to make use of your ability to reach your goal, while also trying to stop your opponents master plans.
Each player has 5 actions per round. These can be either:
1. Pick an Ingredient card from the ingredient deck.
2. Play a Food (combination of ingredients) from your hand to earn points of Fame.
3. Play a Power card to either disrupt other players, or give you a boost.
4. Play 2 like ingredients to the trash for 1 Fame (Trade).
5. Buy a leftover card.
Players are limited to 4 cards in hand at the end of their turn, so any extra are discarded to the leftovers pile. These leftovers can be bought by other players for the cost of 1 action token, so be careful what you put out !
Once a player has 10 points of fame they must upgrade their food truck to a cafe at the permanent cost of 1 action token, this leaves them with 3 actions per round for the rest of the game as the cafe will require setup (tables and chairs) each round. Once a player reaches 20 points of fame, they will be able to be promoted to the Head Chef of the restaurant for the cost of 2 action tokens.
The first player to hit the restaurant will become the Head Chef!
If you want to win, you will need a pinch of luck, a side of risk and a helping of strategy.
Will you strive to cook up a burger with your extra hand size as the stock taker?
Or maybe stick to smaller foods and net yourself more fame per sale with your expert Salesperson skills?


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January 2017
Session code for pharmacists: 17DT01-JPP48
Session code for pharmacy technicians: 17DT01-XJK33
This month's CE activity, "New options when statins are not enough" is open for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians can earn up to 2 hours of CPE credit for completing this knowledge-based activity from the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy and Drug Topics.
The goal of this activity is to prepare pharmacists with the knowledge they need to have to provide contemporary pharmacologic therapy to patients with hyperlipidemia.
To read and print the article with TEST QUESTIONS, click here.
To proceed to the online exams and earn up to 2 CPE credits, click here to log in with the session code for pharmacists: 17DT01-JPP48 or the session code for pharmacy technicians: 17DT01-XJK33
Copy the appropriate session code above before logging into the Online CE Center. When the page for the Online CE Center opens, paste the session code into the appropriate field, under your NABP ID.
First-time users must pre-register in the Online CE Center.
The login to the Online CE Center is https://web2.uconn.edu/pharmacyce/login.php.
To review you registration page to ensure the data is up to date, or to register,
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For a full list of courses, go to http://pharmacy.uconn.edu/academics/ce/drug-topics-and-uconn-ce/.


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Imperial Glass produced their Candlewick pattern from the 1930s through to the 1980s and it proved a popular pattern with it's simple yet elegant forms and bead trim. I am pleased to offer you this small, shallow bowl with a wide flat rim which is called a Baked Apple bowl. If you were as lucky as me this will conjure up memories of steaming apples slathered in a buttery, brown sugar syrup, fresh out of the oven.
This piece measures 6 1/4" in diameter and 1 1/4" in height.
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Class sizes would not exceed 30 under Manchester school planBy TED SIEFER
New Hampshire Union Leader
January 22. 2013 11:38PM
MANCHESTER - A key school board subcommittee Tuesday approved a policy that sets a maximum enrollment in high school classes at 30 students and a minimum enrollment of 15.
Should a class exceed 30 students, another section would have to be added, and if fewer than 15 students signed up for a class, it would be cancelled.
The Curriculum and Instruction Committee approved the policy 3-1. The vote sends the policy to the Coordination Committee.
Superintendent Thomas Brennan has proposed the change as a way to ensure that classes aren't too crowded, while also weeding out more obscure classes that some board members have labeled as "boutique."
The proposal comes as the towns of Hooksett and Candia have taken steps to remove their children from city high schools over large class sizes, which town representatives say violate their contract with the district.
Brennan said the policy may require additional staffing, but, more important, it would force school administrators to make hard decisions. "I believe we need to say 30 and hold to that and see what happens. I believe we will have the staffing if we're fortunate to get budget we requested," Brennan said, referring to his recently proposed budget of $160 million, which exceeds the tax cap.
School board member Art Beaudry said he was less optimistic that the aldermen would approve the budget, and that maybe the school board should wait until it has better sense of how much it has to spend. "If I knew that we would have the amount of teachers we'd need to keep us line with the policy, I'd pass it," he said. "Maybe we're putting the cart before the horse."
Brennan responded: "Your number one obligation is to create policies to provide for the number one education for our students. I think we say this is what we need in our school district, and if the money isn't forthcoming we'll have to address that."
Beaudry was the only committee member to vote against the policy, which, if passed, likely wouldn't have an effect until next fall.
Principals from Central, Memorial and West high schools also expressed reservations about the proposal on Tuesday.
"I'm trying to see the scenarios that this policy would have to bump up against," Memorial Principal Arthur Adamakos said. He pointed to a situation in which students might drop a course before it starts, bringing it below the minimum enrollment and depriving the remaining students of the chance to take the class.
On the other hand, Central Principal Ronald Mailhot said the policy would make clear the extent of staffing shortages. "This will reveal how many teachers we would need," he said.
The strongest push-back against the policy came from school board member John Avard, who is not a member of the curriculum committee but is on the committee that will next review the proposal.
His objection concerned the minimum enrollment requirement, which he said would disproportionately affect students at West, which has a smaller enrollment than the other high schools.
"If you're looking to get rid of boutique classes, I'm fine with that, but when it comes to Level 4 classes, to Advanced Placement classes, that's not appropriate," he said. "This is not equity across the district. I will never support a policy unless all our students get the same rights and opportunities as anywhere in the district."