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Group C sees a very cagey group with France anticipated to lead the way, partnered by the Danes, Peruvians and the Tim Cahill army.
It wouldn't be right to start this overview without mentioning France first. Their squad is arguably unmatched by any other side in the whole of the world cup with fantastic strength in depth. Players like Alexandre Lacazette and Anthony Martial aren't even going to this world cup and most teams would probably be starting them. The French midfield is going to be very tough to break down with N'golo Kante running the midfield, Paul Pogba distributing the ball and Blaise Matuidi as a box to box threat.
This is without even mentioning the likes of Corentin Tolisso and Steven N'Zonzi who could do the jobs just as well. Ousmane Dembele is a player who could have a fantastic tournament, he's been injury ridden this season and is finally coming back to fitness and looking the threat that Barcelona expected him to be when they paid 105 million euros for him. The amount of service that Antoine Griezmann and Olivier Giroud are going to get should definitely prove the French with a non stop goalscoring threat. France should take this group apart with the squad they have and I'd be very surprised to see anything less.
Predicted group finish: 1st
Peru are a very interesting side and perhaps one to follow for this World Cup. Their qualifying form and recent friendlies have shown that they are by no means an underdog and are not to be underestimated. In their groups they finished in the last qualfiying spot above Chile and have since gone on an unbeaten run of 15 games coming into this tournament. Veteran striker Paolo Guerrero fired in 6 goals during the group stage and the Peruvians would be hoping to see the same in this group stage. The skill and speed of Watford's Andre Carrillo down the right side will be utilised regularly and after a fairly poor season in the Premier league this season he'd be hoping for the performances he usually gives at the international stage.
Peru's defence is the downside though, with an average backline especially after shipping an average of 1.4 goals a game in the group stage they will need to be focused enough to prevent the threats from the world class forwards in their group.
Predicted group finish: 3rd
Going down under to Australia they have a very tough task on their hands in a group with some classy attacking outfits. Trent Sainsbury leads the backline, with Brighton shot-stopper Mathew Ryan behind him. Ryan had a fantastic first season in the premier league with Brighton, who despite shipping one of the most goals in the league this season, he managed to keep 10 clean sheets in the process. He'll need to very much be on form if he's to stop Australia leaking goals left right and centre. Moving forward to the midfield, the Aussies have Aaron Mooy of Huddersfield who provides a very good box to box midfielding style along side Celtic's Tom Rogic. Rogic is known for his long shot taking, will give the sense of the unknown and the moments of magic he provides, Australia will hope come frequently. Talking of unpredictability there's nothing unpredictable about Australia legend, Tim Cahill. This will unsurprisingly be his last world cup as he's still knocking around at the age of 38, but Aus fans will be hoping he can bang in at least one more header.
Predicted group finish: 4th
The last participants of the group Denmark have become quite a threatening side in recent years with players such as Kasper Schmeichel and Christian Eriksen moving through the top tiers of English football and really proving themselves to be top, top players. This Danish side not only has the rock of Schmeichel in goal but they also have Andreas Christensen of Chelsea in defence. The young Dane has broken through the Chelsea ranks this season and proved himself to be a brilliant young up and coming centre back in the premier league. RB Leipzig striker Youssef Poulsen has grown into a brilliant young player over the last years during Leipzig's rise into the high end of German football, and his threat in the air along side Nikolas Jorgensen will prove hard to deal with for the small defences. The two Danes stand at over 6ft 4 each, with Christian Eriksen's genius on dead balls it will clearly prove a dilemma for teams.
Predicted group finish: 2nd
Example group standings:
1st: France :7 Points
2nd: Denmark :5 Points
3rd: Peru :4 Points
4th: Australia :0 Points


text: Snow Angel ~ Charlie Baker has always had a wandering heart, and when research for his next book takes him to Eversnow, he wanders right into trouble! Fortunately, EMT Jeff Wolf is there to rescue him, but as Charlie's broken bones heal, it looks more and more likely that his wandering heart might hurt them both in ways that can't be mended. Charlie will have to decide what he wants more: a life on the road alone or love settled down with Jeff… his snow angel.


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The Two Generals' Problem
- Published: 12 August 2019
- Time to tell a story about idempotency, computer science, and the Night of the Multiple Orders. • Sponsored by Dashlane —try 30 days for free at: dashlane.com/tomscott
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Comments • 2 132
- Tom Scott 4 weeks back
Yes, I had help with the graphics for this series. There's no way I'd have animated that myself! On that note, thanks to Dashlane for sponsoring and helping me hire an animator: their free trial link is https://www.dashlane.com/tomscott
- Sweet's Channel 3 days back
@Masked Death True... I admit that the reply was a bit aggressive. I Should have been more polite from the start. Have a nice day 😊👌
- Masked Death 3 days back
@Sweet's Channel no problem, mistakes happen, sorry for lashing out - your reply was a bit aggressive and it caught me off guard. My bad.
- Sweet's Channel 3 days back
@Masked Death oh... now I understand. your talking about the sponsor of the video. I'm sorry 😔
- Sweet's Channel 3 days back
@Masked Death No it doesn't. the issue talked about in the video... starting at 3:00 it has to do with the implementation of Fetch/Ajax/Json
the coder should have made sure that communication works as it should with some sort of REST API Tester example with Restlet Client or postman
I'm not aggressive but frustrated because the app you are talking about is app for end user and not a coders broblem
- Masked Death 3 days back
@Sweet's Channel yes it does, it's an alternative to Dashlane except you don't have to pay for it. Not sure why your response is so aggressive unless you're shilling for Dashlane tho
- Andrew Blucher 59 minutes back
"A single human error is never the root cause"
This applies to almost everything.
- Netbattler11 6 hours back
you know this really seems like something which should have been at least mentioned in passing in my CS curriculum
- Jeff Sergeant 20 hours back
If Dashlane is compromised, an unauthorised update to the App could be sent which takes your master password and sends it in plaintext to the attacker; it's much easier to break than you imply... that's just one attack I thought up in about 5 seconds! you know no system is perfectly secure, such a sell-out move... to imply it is just because they're sponsoring you
- Bibi Mizrah 1 days back
Dash Lane is good. If you want self hosted multi device password manager that's open source I recommend Bitwarden
- deka W 1 days back
Are you sure you want to send this form again?
- 607 1 days back
Ah! When I was in Rome in 2016 with school (a Dutch school), a few text messages sent to me on one of the days, from two different people, arrived 3-6 times each, with an interval between each time that seemed to increase. Maybe that could have been solved by such an idempotency key system! In fact, maybe the messages _do_ have one, but my phone simply doesn't do anything with it.
- blooDDragoNNetwork 2 days back
This guy is something between 20 and 60 years old i cant tell
- ben brunyee 2 days back
Try IBM MQ
- Burning Wang 2 days back
I use just eat, never used Deliveroo so I'm reet
- Bernd Knauer 2 days back
Send smoke signals, PrObLeM SoLvEd
- Christian Rasmussen 2 days back
Neat. I'll float this to pupils who might appreciate this kind of problem. :)
- Stephen Cooper 2 days back
There is a fix though, General A just sends the messenger over and over again until they receive a reply?! General B knows that as long as the message keeps arriving then his own messenger hasn't gotten through?!
- Lysergesaure1 2 days back
7:40 you can definitely bribe the company to make the app send the master pasword to their servers, and none would be the wiser. Use something open source, and audited.
- Guinness 2 days back
What you're saying is use the order, user and date but not the time add the key?
- Guinness 2 days back
Easy way to run a scam
- Dominic Quick 2 days back
Make sure the same soldier gets back?
- Ahmad Pujianto 3 days back
This is quiet a basic thing for payment gateway.. System should consider multiple order as a sign of failure, either in user device or on any infrastructure within the system itself.
- فاء بن ألف' 3 days back
Can't just 1 red messenger send the message then come back?
- فاء بن ألف' 3 days back
And if they want confirmation the blue's would send one and verify it then go back, it doesn't have to arrive even; both of them would attack anyway and they'll win
- Souvik Aswad 3 days back
Great video!
- J Espinola 3 days back
How did this not happen sooner?
- Yasir Arshad 3 days back
So like free food?
- Silverwolf0080 3 days back
So what would be the equivalent of the idempotency for the two generals. Damn it, now I'm gonna be thinking about that all day.
- Brian Bacc 3 days back
you're awesome subbed and liked
- gepisar 4 days back
!! I just came from another one of your videos that warns us not say "Tired and Emotional"... i think i know what you mean by "Tired and Exhausted" AND "Tired and Hungry"... is this self-libel?
- Autotrope 4 days back
By your own description of the two generals problem, an idempotency token does not solve the problem.
- alex chamber 4 days back
Why don't you keep acknowledging until everyone has more than 3 ack-ah...
Why don't you send 20 messengers at once? One will get through.... Ah, that too.
Right time to watch the solution.
- jammin023 4 days back
I wish these videos had been around back when I was doing Soft Eng at uni... your explanations are so much clearer than my lecturers could manage!
- Orion Red 4 days back
This is exactly how I ended up with two gallons of milk in my fridge and two loaves of bread in my cupboard last week. It's also how I ended up with a gallon of spoiled milk and a loaf of stale bread this week.
- ruwiki 4 days back
"it's unsolveable"
me at 2 am: well, there must be a way ...
- Stephen Cooper 2 days back
General A just sends the messenger over and over again until they receive a reply?! General B knows that as long as the message keeps arriving then his own messenger hasn't gotten through?
- Oz El Coskuner 4 days back
Just giving thumbs down for showing 2 long (unskippable) ads. I hope creators puts some pressure on YouTube. Because YouTube literally don't give a damn about feelings of customers who are not paying. WHY WE STARTED WATCHING YOUTUBE? The biggest argument was "so that you don't have to watch long commercials of TV and get brainwashed". Now average ad on YouTube is surpassing TV. Anyway, since I got Amazon prime, I reduced YouTube time to 2 hours a week. Much happier. And I will never pay for YouTube, just because their approach. You cannot shove your will down to people's throat and expect success. When I see YouTube logo, I see a RABID DOG with dollar symbols on his red eyes. Disgusting.
- John Dean 4 days back
There IS answer to the Two Generals' Problem: go to your local chippie.
- Airpolygon 4 days back
Very interesting!
- Rens Breur 4 days back
But this anecdote isn't REALLY an example of the two generals problem right? The only 'attacker' is the server processing the order request. The two generals problem can't be solved by using a unique key.
- Joseph Thomas 4 days back
Can you find a different shirt?
- iammaxhailme 4 days back
"Next time, I'll just cook for myself"
Or, you can just call the restaurant and place your order verbally. Magic!
I don't know how it is in the UK, but in NYC you sometimes get it a bit cheaper this way becuase apps take a cut
- Jonathan Tikhonoff 5 days back
Actually the two general story is already solved through encryption system. I know of one encryption system that can confirm to both users at same time that each other got the message. I assume that Deliveroo didn't use such encryption because it might be thought of as a bit too complicated and too costly for such simple service.
Source: I took cryptography class few years ago so my memory are a bit shaky on details but I clearly remembered Bob, Alice, and Oscar model system about this problem.
- Nubby Tope 5 days back
The main problem is that they built a castle in a valley.
- ruwiki 4 days back
@Nubby Tope as well
- Nubby Tope 4 days back
ruwiki - fortifications like castles are built on high ground.
- ruwiki 4 days back
why? to protect an important river crossing, for example.
- Zen Lucas-Divers 5 days back
wouldn't the best option to just meet somewhere else, send a message to one side and keep doing so until a messenger gets through and tell them to meet a one point so that you can attack together.
- Techno_mage_21 5 days back
Maybe a joke comment cause excuse my incompetence but why isn't the problem set in 3D? Cause then they could just go around?
- Zachary Wilson 5 days back
Are you in the Centre for Computing History in Cambridge?
- less kiss 5 days back
very close to this idea. Her paper was entitled "Network layer protocols with Byzantine robustness"
- Caleb_ Artzs 5 days back
Why not A send a messager at same time as B? So both can meet at the middle and both can go back and inform there general's
- Deep hug 5 days back
to prevent jamming of wireless signals.
- soap's alt 5 days back
The messengers could meet in the valley and then return with an agreement.
- Jose Rojas 5 days back
without some form of instantaneous communication, neither general will never know with 100% confidence that the other general's messenger made it back safely to relay the agreement. The point is there's always some assumptions made at some point by one general that the last message went through and by the other general that the previously sent messages were sufficient to proceed with 'enough confidence'.
- BleedingRaindrops 5 days back
this is a really cool problem. and a really great explanation. Not being a software engineer myself, a lot of why I'm here is through sheer curiosity, but your explanations are always entertaining and easy to understand, so I keep them on a backlog for the day they become relevant to me. Thanks for keeping this channel awesome.
- Deep hug 5 days back
attack. If you stop receiving messages, count 1 for each missed message, Reset counter if you receive a message. If count exceeds 6, attack. If the number "I last saw mess
- XerO 5 days back
couldnt you just send one messenger with a message to have the a messenger from each side to meet at some kind of halfway point and then return to their general
- George Hugh 5 days back
Castles aren't built in valleys, generally, generally.


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blogging 101, child abuse, children, family, father, hurting, kids, mother, parenting
I had planned on posting about something different today…………………….until I saw this video:
I was beyond horrified then realised this happens every day to some child around the world. So what happens to your children when you're not looking? We take it for granted that the people we pay to watch our kids love doing so; how wrong. Most nannies would rather do something else but there is such a demand that they 'fall' into the role with no desire whatsoever to care for someone's snotty-nosed kids. How many times have you been so exasperated with your children that you wanted to throttle them? Children that you may have carried in your womb or adopted, that you love to pieces? How many parents verbally or physically abuse their kids every day?
Then you hire a nanny who is angry with life (and maybe God) for giving you a life she wants for herself and believes you don't deserve any more than she does. She may have been hurt as a child, a teen, all her life? Maybe she was beaten and molested by so many people before she was old enough to run? And she comes, broken and in need of transformational love and counselling, to care for your child(ren) and voila! You're off to work, a party or somewhere else and leave your precious ones in her care. Even where there are two (2) nannies on staff, they will bond and eventually collude to rip out the innocence and love from your children.
You believe your nanny is so nice and caring? As humans we learn the art of the cover up pretty young. How many children who have been hurt, often paste bright smiles on their faces and pretend they're fine? They escape to their own world to escape the horror of their present life. ………….You take care of your nanny and treat her like family? Doesn't matter. She knows she's not and doesn't really care either way. Very few people who have been hurt are able to overcome their anger, bitterness and rage enough to not hurt other people. Just look at all the broken relationships in the world…….all because we don't deal with or at least face our baggage before including someone else in our lives.
You think you'd know if your child was being battered? Really? Some nannies have perfected the art of beating your kids without leaving any bruises and some children are so used to being beaten that it never crosses their minds to report, even if they are old enough to do so. Plus when we as parents spank our children as a mode of discipline (it's not illegal in most parts of the world and some parents take the scripture "spare the rod and spoil the child" a little too much to heart), it can get to the point where your children accept brutality as the norm. I am not against discipline for children but with all the evil that we perpetuate in the world, did your parent's beating correct most of your negative behaviour patterns? I think not. We wouldn't so often give in to irresponsible behaviour if values had been instilled in us via the cane. No! Discipline and proper upbringing for children flow from these four (4) key areas:
– Love (God's way, not some misguided, covetous thing that stems from selfishness)
– Values (that you live and not just preach to your kids hoping it'll somehow stick and they are blind to the fact that you don't hold yourself to any high standards of behaviour)
– Understanding there are consequences for every action (the carrot and the stick for good or bad behaviour)
– Being made to pay penance of some sort for small infractions to ward them away from worse ones in future
Daycare is an option, but have you vetted it? Is it professionally run? Do they have adequate and sufficiently trained staff? You prefer the ones run out of people's homes because it has a 'homey' feel?
Yes they must be cared for by someone other than you at some point, but how much vetting do you do to ensure you've done more than enough to keep them safe? There are enough things out of your control; why abdicate your responsibility in the areas you can control? Why oh why, did you have kids?
I leave you with this thought:
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In a fascinating experiment with the phenomenon of too-much-info movie trailers, a movie critic writes his review of the movie "21" based solely on the movie's preview. Using only the information released by the studio (including the characters' names found on imdb.com), he was able to review the entire story arc, take a well-educated stab at the ending, and make a plausible argument for the quality of the flick. Then, the following day when the movie was actually released, he watched a screening and then posted an update to his critique with anything he may have gotten wrong.
Sadly, the review of the preview was actually more complimentary than the one of the movie itself, and was pretty darned spot-on as to the plot details. With a few minor revisions which seemed to be due to deliberately deceptive editing in the preview, the two reviews are the same except that it appears we got the better version of the movie in the trailer.
This method of getting people to go to the theater and watch your crappy movie seems so obvious, so pathetically transparent and so easily avoided that I wonder why the studios are still doing it. Anyone who watches a trailer like that might thing, "Hey, that looks like a fun movie. Maybe I'll go see it." Then when the movie comes out, wait one day or less and read a review or two, find out if the trailer was being manipulative or not, and then make a decision about whether or not to plop down ten bucks to watch the thing. A boring, badly-made movie isn't going to be made into a blockbuster by a faux-exciting trailer, and no matter how much the studio plasters the trailer across websites and cable stations, it can't hide behind the trailer when it is released in all its redundant glory.
Worse is when a preview for a comedy comes out, and you laugh your head off for the 60-second duration, and when it's over you realize that you probably got every laugh out of the movie that you're going to get. Cheap entertainment, yes, but sad to think that this valuable form of advertising has been watered down into nothing more than misleading freak show teasers – see the horse with its head where its tail should be! Of course, it's a horse standing in its stall backward. What a letdown.
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Local professor wins honors from USC
The University of South Carolina has announced that University of South Carolina Beaufort philosophy professor Gordon Haist, who has served the university for 36 years, has won the Carolina Trustee Professorship Award.
Haist is one of three professors in the eight-campus USC system to receive this year's award, which recognizes teaching excellence, outstanding research and university service, according to a news release. The award is given by the USC Board of Trustees.
Haist is chairman of the USCB Faculty Senate and serves as the historian on the courses and curricula committee. He led the development of USCB's liberal studies degree and is an active researcher, presenter and writer.


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Monday, March 16, 2009
Training Week 1 - a bit of a detour...
Friday morning, I upped my weights and lowered reps per workout schedule. It was tough but I managed to get through it. However, the rest of the day at work I was foggy as heck. I asked weight training friends who don't have FM and they said they would feel out of it after a heavy session as well, so I was somewhat relieved.
Saturday morning I got up with a lot of pain. Sore, yes, pain, double yes. I took it easy that morning and ran some errands to get my body moving. Afternoon yoga - even that was a painful session and I barely finished a short 45 minute routine. I was planning on going hiking afterwards but I just didn't have the strength to do more.
Sunday morning I forced myself to do a 40 minute run before going to church. Basically, I came home feeling like I got hit by a car instead of my usual exhiliarating *i'm glad i went running * feeling. I didn't make it to church, I passed out for a couple of hours after a tough shower. Taking a shower never felt so painful! So ironic!
So the rest of Sunday was just a tough fight to stay awake and moving even in the smallest scale. That fog since Friday stayed on strong, and man, I had zero energy, no matter what I took (vitamin Bs, Flexessentials, Vitamin Cs, you name it). Frustrating as heck, but there was nothing I could do but wait. I spent some time adjusting my training schedule, moving things around, etc... thinking about how realistically can i complete all the items that were currently in my training schedule. But I also knew that in a couple of days I am going to feel ok and would be able to do a couple of great training sessions and feel like a champion again. I mean, I am a veteran at this point when it comes to training, then hurting, then training again. I shouldn't even be surprised, but I have to say going through it sucks every time and it doesn't get any easier.
Alright people, the fog has cleared a bit now and I'm feeling slightly better. I'm going to take it easy today and see what I can do tomorrow when I wake up. I can't plan anything right now, and sometimes you gotta let opportunities present themselves before you. I'm not going to freak out right now!
God bless,
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- jodi said...
Thank you for your helpful response. I am glad to see you are better and got a good swim under your belt. I feel better when I read that you got better. I do have a questions for you. I read what you posted on diet and I had already dropped sugar and coffee and wine. Do you know if coffee or wine causes pain or just messes with your sleep? The weird thing is, I sleep like a dog. I could really use a glass of wine but I am afraid of what it could do to me. Basically, I am afraid of everything right now. I seem to be in pain daily. I don't know if it's the stress of what I'm learning or If I'm paying too much attention, both of which are likely caused by the news of this diagnosis. It seems to be all I think about right now.
I've been upping my walks to almost 4 miles but today I am pooped and in a lot of pain. I'm trying to learn how much to do on the bad days - do I rest or warm-up my body? Do I force a walk of stretch and rest? I tried the yawn stretch that you mentioned and that helped.
My biggest question to you is: do you feel any pain on your good days? You seem to be doing so much and refer to flar-ups. I'm just curious how good you feel on a goood day.
Sorry to leave such a long comment.
Have a great day today. I'm so grateful to read about the amazing work you are doing.
- March 18, 2009 at 9:41 AM
- jodi said...
Hi Minnie
Me again (sorry, I'm starting to feel a bit stalker-ish :.). I apologize for leaving some of those questions which I now see are answered in your posts from 2008 (I had only read 2009 and 2007). Your information is sooo helpful. I am going to try some of the supplements you mentioned. I went to a chiropractor today. She was really helpful and optimistic. Tomorrow I meet with a yoga instructor tp get some moves down. I've been feeling very alone with this horrible condition. I can't tell you how much your blog is helping. THank you for writing it.
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Instagram Steals Thunder from Snapchat Ahead of IPO
Six months ago, Snapchat was the undisputed social media king. But as Snap Inc. — the photo-messaging app's parent company — gears up for its highly-anticipated IPO, a storied rival has become a thorn in its side.
In August 2016, Facebook announced the launch of Instagram Stories, a clone of Snapchat's main stories feature even down to the name. The borrowed idea was no secret, as Instagram's head of Product Kevin Weil recently explained: "[We] built on a format that Snapchat invented…It's a format, [and] we believe that format will be universal."
Snapchat began 2016 with consecutive quarters of monstrous growth. In Q1 2016, Snapchat averaged 122 million daily active users, growing 14 percent from the previous quarter. In Q2 2016, Snapchat had its best quarter ever, hitting 143 million users at a growth rate of 17.2 percent.
Then, Instagram Stories happened.
With a new competitor on the block, Snapchat's growth slowed to 7 percent in Q3 2016, then even more drastically to 3.2 percent in Q4 2016.
Prominent Snapchat users noticed a difference in viewership too. Social media stars reported declines in Snapchat Story view counts ranging from 15 to 40 percent.
In the six months since its launch, Instagram Stories has attracted 150 million users – the same number of users that Snapchat reported in June 2016 after five years on the app store.
Facebook isn't slowing down with its expansion of the stories "format" either. WhatsApp, a popular messaging app owned by Facebook, announced on Monday it's rolling out its own version of Stories.
The stories expansion adds an interesting chapter to a rivalry between social media giants. In 2013, Snapchat turned down a $3 billion offer from Facebook to purchase the company. In the years following, Facebook launched several apps to compete with the startup, but found little success in stalling Snapchat's growth (remember Slingshot? Neither do I).
But by mimicking Snapchat Stories, Facebook found a way to steal its rivals lunch at an incredibly vulnerable time. Snapchat's parent company — Snap — is preparing for its landmark initial public offering as soon as March, and last week the company's founder slashed its valuation from $25 billion to $18.5 billion, a sign that it could be feeling the heat from competitors.
And Facebook isn't the only one breathing down Snapchat's neck. A new wave of live stream apps — led by the rapidly growing Houseparty — is testing the loyalty of Snapchat's critically important 18-to-24-year-old demographic.
Snap acknowledged the increased competition in its recent IPO filing:
"We face significant competition in almost every aspect of our business both domestically and internationally. This includes larger, more established companies such as Apple, Facebook (including Instagram and WhatsApp), Google (including YouTube), Twitter, Kakao, LINE, Naver (including Snow), and Tencent, which provide their users with a variety of products, services, content, and online advertising offerings, and smaller companies that offer products and services that may compete with specific Snapchat features. For example, Instagram, a subsidiary of Facebook, recently introduced a "stories" feature that largely mimics our Stories feature and may be directly competitive."
Now that the cat's out of the bag, Snap will have to re-gain trust from investors that are questioning whether it's worth the valuation it's seeking. This is no easy task considering that 2016 was the slowest year for U.S.-listed tech IPOs since 2009.
The process begins this week, as Snap kicks off a multi-week "road show" in which it will present to investors in London, New York, Boston and San Francisco. If Snap wants to convince investors it will pop, it needs to show why it belongs in the same class as Facebook and Apple rather than Twitter.
Snap must demonstrate that it's transforming into a content and media company, and that its very large and very young user base — 45 percent of snapchat users are between 18-24 — will translate into a massive advertising business.
It also needs to show that its foray into hardware — Snap recently launched a pair of camera equipped glasses — is a strategic investment into product innovation and not a goofy spin-off.
Additionally, it needs to position its founder, Evan Spiegel, as an innovator that will one day be seen in the same light as Mark Zuckerburg or Steve Jobs.
If Snap can weather the storm of recent competition and convince investors that its app is just the tip of an iceberg, it can turn its fate around, and possibly that of the technology industry too.
This will be the largest U.S.-listed tech offering in three years, and you can bet that investors in companies such as Uber and Airbnb will be watching closely for signs of revival in the tech IPO marketplace.


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We have a nuts weekend this weekend but we are ready to go and the staff are excited. We have the whole weekend mapped out. We're going to be at Corpus Christi, Nazareth Hall, Holland Gardens, Rosary Cathedral, Hilton Garden Inn, Zoar Lutheran, and Belmont Country Club. And then on Friday one of my best friends from college is getting married and I am so honored that she asked me to design her flowers! So I will be in Waynesburg, OH on Friday and I am so fortunate that my husband will be driving with me so as soon as we're done we can head back to make sure everything is perfect for the Saturday weddings! We are so excited to be working with our friends Bee for a Day twice this weekend, Shutter Love, Grand Lubell, Serendipity, Chris Schooler, Estons and Decorative Sound! It's so awesome to already know everyone we are working with! The whole weekend is going to be awesome! Here is your sneak peak!
The Eisel Family: Your sneak peak will be up tomorrow! I am so sorry but I somehow missed your pictures today at work but I will add a few tomorrow. Your roses are beautiful and I LOVE the pink hydrangea! I can't wait for you to see and I apologize that you have to wait until tomorrow!


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Busing & Parking
Bus Transportation and Parking
For 2018 we have six different bus routes planned to facilitate riders and spectators getting to where they need to go before, during and after the races. For everybody's safety, pets are not allowed on any of the bus routes. All of the busses and shuttles will be followed be a Penske truck to carry bikes and other equipment.
FRIDAY PARKING at TIMBER RIDGE
Free Parking at Rasho Road on Friday to Pre-ride the Finish
See the pre-ride map to the right.
The parking lots at Timber Ridge will be available for parking from 9am-5pm for $10 cash. Cars parked after
Free parking is available all day at Rasho Farm and
Additionally, riding backward to preview the course is not allowed. Two-way traffic on the race-course with single track & blind corners is asking for trouble and we want to ensure that everybody has a chance to race on Saturday. Look for our directional signs that will lead you to the Lands End crossing on the course and you'll be able to ride the last 4-5 kilometers securely. Once you've got the lay of the course finale and are cruising through the Merrell/BISSELL Celebration Zone keep your eyes open to all of the pieces coming together for the following day!
1) Rasho Farm **Recommended* & FREE (NO PARKING AT COURTADE Elementary!)- - 1.5 miles from Timber Ridge Served by FREE Shuttle to Timber Ridge or Kalkaska START (The Farm is just south of the school for your GPS Courtade Elementary School, 1111 Rasho Rd, Traverse City, MI 49696)
2) Kalkaska Area Public Schools Property - FREE parking - Grade School, Middle School & High School Property with FREE Shuttle Service to START and to Timber Ridge
3) Timber Ridge Resort - Hosting the event and post party so parking is LIMITED and is $35.00 in advance, $45 for overnight parking and/or $50 day of the event.
4) Snow Cone Racers - Park at Rasho Farms. There is no parking at Timber Ridge.
5) Slush Cup Racers -Park at Rasho Farms. There is no parking at Timber Ridge.
Fans/Observers/Onlookers/Others - Park @ Rasho Farm OR in Kalkaska Public Schools space. FREE Shuttle Service will take you to/from where you need to go in either place.
Subaru owners VIP Parking is back!
You asked, and Subaru Listed! Owners of Subaru vehicles will once again receive special VIP parking privileges at the Kalkaska Civic Center Start area and at the Timber Ridge Resort finish line venue for the 2018 event. With Subaru's return as the Iceman's official vehicle,
In Kalkaska, Subaru cars may follow part of last years course near the water tower and park in the Country Fair's demolition derby area.
Experienced Bell's Iceman riders who own a Subaru are familiar with the location of the Subaru VIP Parking Lot at Timber Ridge Resort. It is located in the northwest corner of the Timber Ridge Resort property and provides easy access to all the finish line activities.
With the move of the start line to the Kalkaska Civic Center, parking becomes a lot easier! (But, remember if you take the Early Bird Bus from Rasho Farm, you don't have to hassle with parking in Kalkaska!) There's plenty of parking in the Kalkaska Public Schools lots from Birch St. Elementary and the Middle School to the High School. There's also parking behind the County Buildings off Birch St. Additionally, the Kalkaska Church of Christ has graciously allowed Bell's Iceman riders to park in their parking lot just west of West Kalkaska Rd.
Subaru/VIP parking is available in Kalkaska! Note that the
The Kalkaska Area Recreation Trail (KART) encircles the entire area and is another way of getting to the Civic Center after you've parked.
PLEASE Ride the Bus in the Morning! Park at Rasho Farms, ride the bus in the
ALL Morning transportation to Kalkaska originates from Rasho.
For everybody's safety, pets are not allowed on any of the buses/shuttles.
All shuttles will be followed by a 24' box truck to carry bikes and other equipment.
Rasho Farm to Kalkaska (Strongly Recommended)
Last year's morning bus route from Rasho Farm to the Kalkaska starting venue was very successful. Over 500 riders took advantage of a stress-free trip to Kalkaska last year! Park at Rasho Farm, load your bike into the Penske truck, climb on board the bus and relax. What could be easier? Buses will depart Rasho Farm every half hour from 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM arriving in Kalkaska about 45 minutes later.
This is by far and away the most efficient use of time and resources to get to the Kalkaska Civic Center for the start.
Early Bird Buses
Rasho Farm to/from Timber Ridge Resort
The shuttle service between the Rasho Farm remote parking area and Timber Ridge Resort will run continuously from 7:00 AM until 6:00 PM. Shuttles will leave approximately every five minutes. Rasho Farm is only 1.5 miles from Timber Ridge, so it's a very quick trip.
GPS Users: Courtade Elementary School, 1111 Rasho Rd, Traverse City, MI 49696
Timber Ridge to Kalkaska (Post Race)
The original bus route from Timber Ridge Resort to Kalkaska ferries riders back to Kalkaska in order to pick up their car after the races. The buses to Kalkaska run every 20 minutes from 11:00 AM until 6:00 PM and depart Timber Ridge from the main parking lot in front of the Main Lodge.
Kalkaska to Timber Ridge Resort (Via Rasho)
Spectators can now park in Kalkaska and leave the car behind for the day. Just catch the "upload" bus to Timber Ridge Resort! The buses to Timber Ridge will load every 15 minutes at the Kalkaska Civic Center from 9:30 AM to 11:15 AM.
Grand Traverse Resort and Spa to Kalkaska and Timber Ridge Resort
Grand Traverse Resort & Spa will provide a shuttle bus from the Resort to Kalkaska for registered guests. The shuttle service is complimentary, just stop by the Concierge Desk to make your reservation. Buses will depart Grand Traverse Resort every half hour from 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM arriving in Kalkaska approximately 30 minutes later.
Additionally, Grand Traverse Resort & Spa will also run a shuttle from the Resort to Timber Ridge Resort in the morning for Meijer Slush Cup riders staying at the Resort. Again, please make reservations for the shuttle with the Concierge Desk. The shuttle will depart Grand Traverse Resort at 8:00 AM and 8:30 AM for the 15 minute trip to Timber Ridge.
For the trip back to the Grand Traverse Resort from Timber Ridge Resort, Grand Traverse Resort shuttles will begin picking up guests at 3:00 PM and will continue until 6:00 PM.
KPTA Shuttle to Start Venue
For riders and spectators parking near the Kalkaska Public Schools, the KPTA shuttle provides a way for spectators to catch a quick ride to the start venue at the Kalkaska Civic Center. The shuttle picks up passengers at the Kalkaska Middle School and the Kalkaska High School's front parking lot on Birch St and drops them off right at the starting line! The shuttle will loop between the locations continuously throughout the morning.
Anyone planning to go from Timber Ridge to Kalkaska in the morning should get to Rasho Rd one of 2 ways:
1) riding their bike (1.5 miles) to Courtade/Rasho Farm to get on a bus
2) take one of the early FREE shuttles from Timber Ridge to Courtade/Rasho Farm.


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We can't know how good mail service can be until others are allowed to try.
In the wake of the United States Postal Service's announcement that it would suspend Saturday service later this year, I caught a flurry of facebook support for that time-honored institution. Here are two examples. The first comes courtesy of Labor 411 and Save the Post Office:
If you know anything about facebook, then you know that the arrow points to a little avatar image of the person who posted the message. How cute. Here is the other example, courtesy of 'GOP – The Party of Mean'.
Now, if you Google up the phrase "Post Office Debt", you are going to get tons of hits from a variety of sources. I haven't personally looked at the books, but think the consensus is that the Post Office is, in fact, in debt. But 'GOP – The Party of Mean' included an explanation along with the picture. Here it is:
The US Post Office is NOT in trouble but that is not what the GOP wants you to believe. The GOP wants you to think the federal postal service needs to cut services, cut hours, lay off workers … And why? It's the GOP grand plan: PRIVATIZATION.
The only problem the US Postal Service has is a manufactured problem brought to them in 2006 by GOP-controlled Congress when they passed the 'Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act'. This bill requires the U.S. Mail service to pre-fund its retirement health care benefit account 75 years ahead of time. No other Federal Agency is required to do this. The Postal Service is mandated to pre-funding retirement benefits for employees it hasn't even hired yet. And this Act also restricts the USPS from increasing its rates. This is an unrealistic requirement and unbearable burden … and why? Ultimately it will lead to privatization of another government function. It's the same thing the GOP wants to do to schools, prisons, and our military. Every thing has a $ sign attached to for the GOP – The Party of Mean.
In essence, the Post Office is in debt only because the alleged 'Party of Mean' mandated that the Post Office pre-pay its employees ridiculous retirement benefits. The 'Party of Mean's ulterior motive, allegedly, was to drive the Post Office out of business where straightforward politics has failed to do so. But for this mandate, I presume the argument goes, the Post Office would be a profitable, self-sustaining business. Fair enough. I won't even challenge this argument. In fact, I think libertarians play up the alleged inefficiencies of the Post Office way too much. Here is one of my favorite commentators, Judge Andrew Napolitano, on the subject. Listen to the first minute:
What do you suppose the Judge means when he says, "the government can't deliver the mail"? I, for one, got my mail this morning. I received an invitation to a university reunion that I don't plan to attend, and some unmarked letter, ostensibly from my credit card company, that I have yet to open. I recently ordered several computer parts. They came as quickly as could be reasonably expected. I personally can't recall anything I've ever sent as having been lost in the mail. As far as I can tell, the Post Office is an effective business. Even so, I can not support it. If you continue listening to the judge, he'll tell you why.
In the 1840s, the Post Office charged about 14.5¢ to mail an average one-ounce letter from New York to Boston. That would be about $4.25 in today's dollars, according to DaveManuel.com's inflation calculator. A private citizen named Lysander Spooner therefore endeavored to compete with the Post Office. He set up his own American Letter Mail Company, and in the ensuing competition, the government was forced to lower its price to 3¢ before it arrested Spooner and outlawed his business. Three cents would have amounted to about 9¢ in today's money. To this day, it remains illegal for private business to compete with the Post Office without its express permission. 'GOP – The Party of Mean' seems to have forgotten a significant bullet point:
- Anyone who dares to carry on a mail delivery service that competes with the Post Office faces either a $500 fine, six months in prison, or both. 18 USC § 1696(a).
That is why I can not support the Post Office. I will not support any business that violently suppresses competition, no matter how self-sustaining it is, no matter how many veterans it employs, and no matter how constitutional it is.
So what's with all this caterwauling on the part of 'GOP – The Party of Mean' about PRIVATIZATION? All PRIVATIZATION means is that ordinary citizens will no longer be fined and imprisoned for doing a job that was formerly the exclusive province of government. If you are well off enough to be reading these words on a computer or smartphone screen, as a great and ever increasing number of people are nowadays, then look up for a moment and gaze upon of the material comfort that surround you. How much of it was the work of private people forming companies, doing work, and trading? I would venture to say most of it. Absent extraordinary circumstances and government intervention, prices tend to fall in the private market. The last time private parties entered the postal services market, prices fell by 80%. So what's the beef?
The only clue 'GOP – The Party of Mean' gives is in the last line of its lament: "Every thing has a $ sign attached to for the GOP – The Party of Mean." Is that all? 'GOP – The Party of Mean' hates private profit so much that it would rather see private competitors fined and imprisoned than see them make money by offering a superior product? Why? That's just … mean.
No, I can not support the United States Postal Service so long as it forcibly insulates itself from competition. I support private enterprise. I support Lysander Spooner and the American Letter Mail Company.


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Video of the final round of the 2009/10 Australian National Series. Feat. the junior riders including Troy Brosnan, Connor Fearon, Ayden Wyber etc. See what the Aussie juniors worlds team will look like (top three 19's) and also Phil Piazza who broke his shoulder at the event in a similar style to what Ayden Wyber did (featured). For more information including songs: http://www.rotorburn.com/forums/showthread.php?210092-2009-10-Australian-Downhill-Series-Finals-Mt-Stromlo-(Juniors)
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Andrew (blue/orange kit) and Jack (white/blue kit) riding together at a local track. Riders are 12 and 13 years old and have a very bright future ahead of them with a tonne of natural talent on a bike. Song is "All Stars" by Grafton Primary Report Video
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The unit will be in place by the spring, according to permanent secretary for government comms Howell James, who outlined the plans to senior practitioners at a breakfast meeting last month.
It will operate centrally, feeding into all Whitehall departments, the COI and their agencies. James said the structure and size of the marcoms function is the subject of a 'scoping study' being undertaken by COI chief executive Alan Bishop and Juliet Soskice, business development director at advertising agency St Lukes.
'Comms has traditionally been seen as the end of the process,' James said. 'We need engagement of communications at an earlier stage so that we move away from a culture of announcement to a culture of dialogue and debate.
'Marketing intelligence needs to be brought together earlier in the cycle to help inform policy'.
While the make-up of the marcoms unit has yet to be decided, James said there would be 'opportunities to share best practice from the private sector'.
He denied the plans amounted to 'government by focus group' but claimed they were about 'understanding the citizen'. He pledged to 'capture [certain] groups of citizens' by making 'more effective use of direct mail and web comms'.
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GRAZ, 03/12/2018: Only six months after launching its iOS and Android apps the technology leader in mobile video team collaboration eyeson exceeded the 1 million app download milestone and a total number of 1.5 million users. The user base is distributed around the globe and eyeson is receiving glowing customer reviews from all continents. A surprisingly high amount of corporate clients is using eyeson although the product is being targeted towards B2C customers.
"Achieving this vast and global user base with our mobile product in such a short time proves that we are on the right track. We are seeing a huge B2B upselling potential with our mobile product.", comments Andreas Kroepfl, CEO and co-founder. To support this extraordinary and surprisingly strong growth, eyeson has raised € 3 million in growth capital to quickly reach a B2C and B2B customer base in the millions and a corresponding SaaS revenue. The financing round was managed by eyeson's lead investor eQventure, an Austrian venture capital firm, and backed by a group of regional investors like renowned technology investor Hermann Hauser, co-founder of ARM.
To prepare for the next growth step, the management team decided to bring a professional CFO on board. With the support of the investors, the exit experienced corporate finance manager Bernd Guttmann (e.g. mySugr exit to Roche) could be won for eyeson. "We are very excited that Bernd is onboarding. With his expertise, we are ready for the next growth chapter.", said Michael Wolfgang, CTO and co-founder of eyeson.
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Bloating is a common and uncomfortable phenomenon most of us experience from time to time, however, feeling bloated is not normal.
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Maison Blanche - or the White House - is situated on the roof of Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, and one of the greatest assets of the restaurant is the fantastic panoramic view of Paris. The interior is all white, footage of black-and-white cinema is inconspicuously rolling on the curtains of side walls and rows of chairs discreetly remind that you have found yourself in a theatre. The place of a stage is taken by an enormous window with a view of the nocturnal Paris. Now and then a boat floats down the Seine, casting searchlights into the window. The lights flash on the plates and the traditionally black "packaging" of the patrons. Excellent cuisine and service.
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Beberapa ketentuan mengenai alat musik yang dipergunakan masih belum jelas, misalnya pada penggunaan spesifikasi alat musik, apakah alat musik lain seperti keyboard, gitar, bas, djembe, cajoon, dan lain sebagainya juga dapat dipakai dalam lomba. Decision Making: In line with a report by Americans for the Arts, artwork training strengthens drawback-solving and demanding-thinking abilities. I did this as soon as whereas I was working in a public faculty and ALL the kids (aged K-5grade) just cherished it. The creativity was SO totally different.
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Diamonds International will host a Business After Hours event Thursday from 5.30 to 8.30pm.
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Shares of Twitter jumped more than 20 percent Friday amid multiple reports the company was approaching potential buyers, with the Wall Street Journal claiming cloud computing company Salesforce was considering a deal.
Along with the newspaper, sources revealed to several news outlets, including CNBC and TechCrunch, that Google, Microsoft and Verizon are also discussing a potential acquisition of Twitter.
Shares of the microblogging platform rose almost 22 percent Friday to $22.66 in mid-day trading. The stock closed Thursday at $18.63. Twitter's stocks had fallen approximately 30 percent in the past year before Friday morning.
An early morning tweet from Vala Afshar, the "chief digital evangelist" of Salesforce, gave credence to the Wall Street Journal's claims.
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For a couple years now, I've been trying to think how I could be using YouTube, but any idea I came up with just seemed so time-intensive. Tutorials? Interviews? Analysis of plays and musicals? It all took research or extra prep that I just did not have time for. Well, I've finally landed on vlogging. A simple look-at-the-camera vlog. I've had younger and/or newer playwrights tell me that just hearing about my journey and work as a playwright/composer has helped them somehow. So, I'm starting a vlog and maybe someone will stumble upon it and find it meaningful for them. Who knows. I'll not make much of a hullabaloo because I'm also learning how to vlog as I… well, I explain all this in the video, so just watch if you like.
The Journey of GOLD: 8 years in the making
GOLD: The Midas Musical opens tomorrow at Bay Area Children's Theatre, and while it is my 9th world premiere, it actually has a past that begins all the way back in 2011. Nina Meehan, Executive Artistic Director of BACT, approached me with a commission to adapt the Midas myth into a musical for young audiences - particularly targeting those in upper elementary and above. I loved the idea of expanding this classic myth for contemporary theatregoers, and with a proposed opening of 2012, I set to work on it right away - writing sketches of about four songs and crafting a script that focused on the relationship between Midas and his daughter. But then, the direction changed.
Nina thought a stronger new work would be one that addressed Greek mythology broadly, rather than the one myth. Of course, she was right. I was just starting out as a writer, and BACT was just starting its programming for older kids. A show about several Greek myths would be more readily appealing to kids (Percy Jackson was just kicking into high gear), and had more potential for educational value for teachers. And so, Midas went into my figurative drawer, and Tales of Olympus was born. After its world premiere, Tales went on to a Bay Area school tour, a touring production in Chicago, a young actors adaptation, and will once again be produced at the Children's Museum Indianapolis this summer. So yeah, good call on the Greek myths thing!
But I always knew I wanted to re-visit Midas. In 2016, I opened the file and started to work on it again. It was strange. In those five years, I had changed as a writer. The jokes and lyrics felt like a younger me, and I had to think hard about what of the original sketches could be retained if I were to actually finish it. I completed the piece enough to do an informal table reading at Playwrights Foundation, to which Nina Meehan was invited. After the reading, she expressed interest in seeing how it developed further. And so, I continued to work on it, keeping her up-to-date on latest script drafts. Then, she included in BACT's 2018-2019 season.
It's very apparent to me that had I finished GOLD in 2012, it would have been a completely different show. In the eight years from conception to production, I have transformed into a much more competent, self-aware, and experienced writer. I believe I was able to bring an emotional depth to GOLD that might not have been there if I completed it on its original due date. Of course, there are still remnants of the original draft - three of those original song sketches have stayed in the show in some form, and I don't know that I'll ever lose my childish humor that others like to call "Min jokes." So, GOLD feels like a sort of commemorative piece for me. A marker to show how much I've progressed in career and creativity. I'm proud it's getting to see the light of day, and I hope you'll be able to see it before it closes!
To Be Seen
This weekend, I learned that I am a 2019 Jonathan Larson Grant Finalist. I was among the 25 to make it to the final round of consideration out of an applicant pool of almost 300. So, even though I didn't actually win the award, learning that I am a Finalist is its own boost of confidence. Because it means that I was seen.
I've been applying on and off for this particular grant for about 10 years now. I think in years prior, I applied with a sort of "please notice me" mentality - meek, somewhat apologetic, and really hoping the grant could be something that makes me. But last year, while applying for 2019, I felt different. There was a shift in me. I was no longer applying from a place of lowness, desperately hoping for a launch into the heavens. I was more sure of myself. I knew what I had to offer, and that it was worthwhile for the panelists to consider. And I believe that level of knowing myself helped me write a strong enough application to become a Finalist. I was seen, because I actually believed I was worthy to be seen.
Now, I don't want to set up a "prosperity gospel" of "If you simply believe it, it will happen!" Over these 10 years, I've also worked hard, written lots, made connections, gained skills and momentum. But I am saying that while you're doing the hard work, if you aren't fully believing that you're worthy of it all (and that's to be read differently than "entitled to it all"), it will bleed out into how you go about seemingly mundane things like grant applications.
Where did my self-assurance come from? Honestly - time. It has taken time to develop and discover both my writing and my identity. To go from apologetically inserting myself into the musical theatre field to proudly claiming my own space within it. Of course, self-doubt persists. It has not been eradicated. But, I've learned some life skills to help me sort through those negative feelings and hold myself with kindness. I'm already thinking of how I might update my application for next year. Even if I'm never awarded this particular grant though, I know I'll be able to carve my own path - the path I need - to be happy.
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"I often feel I am trapped inside someone else's imagination, and I must engage my own imagination in order to break free." - Adrienne Maree Brown, Emergent Strategy


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The second character trait that is essential to leadership is having a servant's heart. If leaders do not set an example for their ministry by serving, then many times the ministry will mirror their example. Whether it is helping clean up after a church event or preaching to a congregation, a servant's heart must be exemplified in leadership. When it comes to serving, actions speak louder than words.
Jesus was the prime example of having a servant's heart by washing the disciples' feet. Jesus explains the importance of following his example in John 13:15, "For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you." Jesus was willing to humble himself from the cultural norm as a Rabbi and set an example for the disciples. Jesus' heart is service, and when a Christian leader realizes that, then he will reap the benefits of placing others first and himself last.
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What Is Amantadine Used For?
Why Is Amantadine Used for Parkinsonism?
Amantadine is approved to treat parkinsonism, which includes Parkinson's disease and several other Parkinson's-like conditions. Specifically, it is approved to treat the following:
- Parkinson's disease
- Postencephalic parkinsonism
- Toxin-induced parkinsonism caused by carbon monoxide poisoning
- Arteriosclerotic parkinsonism.
(Please see Parkinsonism for more information on these different types.)
Amantadine seems to be less effective than levodopa for the treatment of Parkinson's disease symptoms. It can be used alone or in combination with other medications for Parkinson's.
Why Is Amantadine Used for Extrapyramidal Symptoms?
Some medications cause a group of side effects known as "extrapyramidal symptoms" (also known as EPS). These side effects include a variety of movement disorders, muscle tension disorders, and a few other miscellaneous problems. They are often caused by antipsychotic medications (especially older antipsychotics), but can be caused by other medications as well.
Amantadine is approved to treat extrapyramidal symptoms caused by other medications.
How Does Amantadine Work?Amantadine may work for the flu by inhibiting the uncoating of the flu virus, an important step in the replication (the "reproduction") of the virus. Specifically, it inhibits the activity of the influenza virus M2 protein, which forms a channel in the virus membrane. As a result, the virus cannot replicate (make copies of itself) after it enters a human cell.
Amantadine is effective only for some influenza A viruses and is not effective against influenza B viruses. Because the "bird flu" or "avian flu" virus (H5N1) is a type of influenza A, amantadine may work for some strains of this virus. However, many strains of H5N1 influenza are resistant to it.
For any given year, the predominant flu strain may or may not be susceptible to amantadine. If the predominant flu strain is not susceptible, this medication should not be used to prevent or treat the flu.
It is not known exactly how amantadine works for Parkinson's disease and other similar conditions or movement disorders. The drug is known to affect several different brain chemicals, including dopamine and NMDA (N-methyl D-aspartate).
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