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Learn how to build and style websites and landing pages using HTML, CSS & JavaScript. During this 6 week program you will build your own website from scratch, learn the core principles of responsive design, and leverage JavaScript to make your site dynamic and interactive. If you manage a website, want to build your own website, or work with dev teams building web applications, this program will provide you with a great foundation in front-end web development.
This program is designed to whet your appetite for learning to code. If you are curious about how websites are built and want to try it first hand this program is a great platform to do so.
Do you operate a blog or website and want to make it stand out? Or maybe you have an idea for the 'next big thing'? The fundamentals we cover will kickstart your ability to bring those ideas to life.
Are you a marketer who is trying to customize email templates, landing pages, and WordPress sites? Are you grappling with tracking pixels and tag management? Or are you a Product Manager or Designer working with a dev team on a web application? This program will empower you to take on tasks yourself and communicate more effectively with your in-house and outsourced development teams.
Unsure if a career as a developer is right for you? Our part-time program is a great way to dip your toe in the pool before diving right in. It will give you a great introduction to the world of software development.
What does all that code mean? Have the intricacies explained in a way that informs and empowers you.
Learn to create gorgeous, responsive web pages and captivate audiences using HTML5 and CSS3.
JavaScript is the universal programming language of the web, used by many and loved by all. It makes websites dynamic and interactive and is the key to unlocking the full potential of front-end web development.
Make your projects stand out through the use of jQuery, one of the most popular JavaScript libraries.
Classes will be focused on building your coding knowledge with languages such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript and libraries such as jQuery. You will get plenty of hands on practice building web pages and will get a strong understanding of how the technologies work together. Talented developers from your community will mentor you throughout the program!
WEEK 1 & 2 Web Programming with HTML & CSS
Learn the main languages of the web, HTML & CSS. Our instructors will teach you how a browser understands a web page, and empower you to start building your own.
Web Development 101
What does all that code on a page mean? Have the intricacies explained in a way that shows you the ropes.
These are the primary building blocks of webpages. You'll learn how to structure your pages with HTML and make them look the way you want with CSS. Get introduced to the tools you will use throughout the program including:
• Brackets, a modern open source code editor
• Compass, our custom built Learning Management System
• Github, a service to keep track of the development of your projects.
WEEK 3 & 4 JavaScript and jQuery
This week will introduce some advanced CSS concepts and responsive design to complete the first project of the program. We'll also dive into JavaScript and jQuery and start building our first dynamic web page.
Advanced CSS
• Learn how to take your web page styling to the next level by learning more about advanced selectors and pseudo selectors.
• CSS animations allows animation of most HTML elements
Responsive Design
• Make your project suitable for mobile and tablet views by learning media queries.
Introduction to JavaScript & Programming
• Learn about how a computer uses logic, syntax, and data and how you too can use them to do amazing things.
• Learn the fundamentals of programming in JavaScript including integers, strings, booleans, variables, arrays, if statements, loops, objects and basic functions.
Introduction to jQuery • Learn how to access and manipulate the Document Object Model.
• jQuery is one of the most popular JavaScript libraries. Learn how to use it's helper methods to make your website interactive.
Much like your mother's casserole, we show you how to mix code and content together so that you can dynamically build a website piece-by-piece.
WEEK 5 & 6 Deploying Your First Website
The final section of the program has you not only putting the finishing touches on your very own web application, but deploying it on the web so that friends and family can see what you have accomplished. Then, we will show you what else is out there and how to take your new skills to the next level.
Advanced jQuery
• Learn how to add and remove elements dynamically from the DOM.
• Read JavaScript methods.
• Work with JSON.
Server vs Client
• Two sides to every coin, right? Some of the work on a webpage happens on another computer, the server, and some happens right in your browser. We teach you what happens where, and why.
Understanding HTTP
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Ajax Requests & APIs
• Learn how to use AJAX to request a smaller piece of information and display it without reloading the page.
• Send GET requests with jQuery.
• Understand how to read API documentation.
Deploying your first Web App!
• Live, on the web, you can show people you know what you've built and have them marvel at your new skills.
• Understand what else is out there!
Now that you've exposed the tip of the digital literacy iceberg, learn how much more you can do based on the skills you've learned. Get some tips and tricks for building your next project.
Learn from professional developers who bring years of experience and passion for mentorship into the classroom.
You will also be supported by our awesome staff.
Not only do you leave with a new skill set under your belt, you meet a significant amount of super talented and passionate people.
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What's the difference between the Intro to Web Development and Intro to Front-End with JavaScript course?
Think about it this way, the Intro to Web Development course covers the breadth of Web Development including both front-end and back-end, while the Intro to Front-End with JavaScript course deals solely in front-end development in greater depth. If you want to get a good understanding of how teams web technologies work and gain a better way to communicate with developers, then take the Intro to Web Development Course. However, if you want to learn more front-end skills like learning how to style websites and gain a more practical skillset, then the Intro to Front-End with JavaScript course should be your pick.
There is no right or wrong choice but they provide different outcomes based on what you are looking to gain out of the course.
Which should I take: the Intro course or the Bootcamp?
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If the answer is 'yes', then there is no question that the full-time development bootcamp is the program you need.
The goal of our bootcamp is to transform you into a professional full-stack developer. You'll come to understand coding logic, and learn how to think like a dev by building software from the ground up using industry-relevant technologies. Our program will provide you with mentorship, data-driven curriculum and a top notch learning environment that will launch you into your first junior developer role.
If the answer is 'not sure', taking our part-time course might be the best option.
Our Intro to Web Development, Front End Fundamentals with JavaScript & iOS Development courses are excellent for:
You can read more on the subject in our blog post: Full-time vs. Part-time: Which Program Is For Me?
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Our bootcamps run year round, on a rolling basis. In Vancouver and Toronto they starts every 4 weeks. Our part-time courses run every 6-12 weeks.
You can see all upcoming start dates when submitting your application!
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The environmental consequences of the use of armed drones
To date, debate over the implications of the growing use of armed drones has focused on human rights, on the expansion of the use of force into new contexts, and on the imbalances created by the newfound ability to project violence at a distance. Reaching Critical Will invited Doug Weir and Elizabeth Minor to consider the environmental dimensions of the use of drone warfare for a recent publication 'The humanitarian impact of drones'. They found the literature to be largely absent of considerations over the environmental and derived humanitarian impacts […]Read More
ISIL's scorched earth policy in Iraq: options for its victims to be recognised under international law
With what has been called a 'landmark' resolution, the UN Security Council has established a team to investigate international crimes committed by ISIL in Iraq. Will the investigative team also seek accountability for the victims of its scorched earth policy and oil fires? On which criminal provisions could the team of experts rely to address conflict-related environmental harm? This post by Eliana Cusato argues that, whereas these issues raise fundamental legal and practical challenges, environmental degradation associated with armed conflict should be regarded as a serious concern by the international […]Read More
London conference highlights opportunities to improve environmental response to conflict pollution in Iraq
As the dust settles from the battle to recapture Mosul, and the urgent humanitarian crisis reaches its peak with millions of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in desperate need of medical help, shelter food and water, Iraq is beginning to reflect on the extent of the damage inflicted by the battle against the so-called Islamic State (IS). Beyond the immediate needs of IDPs, it is becoming clear that recovery and reconstruction will be a huge challenge, requiring billions of dollars to rebuild the country. One element that will need to be addressed writes […]Read More
The environment and conflict in 2016: a year in review
Marking the UN's international day on conflict and the environment in November, the Special Rapporteur tasked with reviewing and developing the law protecting the environment before, during and after conflict argued that 2016 was "…set to be a milestone in global efforts to protect the environment in connection with armed conflict." But it has also been a year where such efforts have seemed more vital and urgent than ever. This blog takes a look back at conflict and the environment in 2016, at the progress made and considers what should […]Read More
The environmental consequences of Iraq's oil fires are going unrecorded
Oil facilities have been targeted during conflicts since the start of mechanised warfare. It is a practice that can have serious consequences for the environment and human health. Oil fires started by Islamic State in northern Iraq have now been burning for months, exacerbating an already serious humanitarian crisis, but right now nobody seems to be monitoring their impact on the ground. The oil fires burning in and around the northern Iraqi town of Qayyarah began in July when retreating Islamic State forces ignited wells, storage tanks and a refinery. […]Read More
UN Special Rapporteur calls for action on TRW to protect children
This month, Baskut Tuncak, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights and toxics, presented the findings of his report on the effects of hazardous substances on the lives of children around the world to the 33rd session of the Human Rights Council. His conclusions were bold and brave for their implications on conflict: States should take responsibility for cleaning-up of the toxic remnants of war and provide medical aid to affected communities and individuals afterwards. Environmental pollution as result of warfare is a topic of growing of concern among […]Read More
South Sudan's broken oil industry increasingly becoming a hazard
The environment has long been a factor in violent conflict in South Sudan, especially with respect to control over oil. The first oil was discovered in 1999, and by 2007, hydrocarbons accounted for over 95 percent of Sudan's income. South Sudan became independent in 2011 after years of war with the Sudanese government in Khartoum, intensified by local conflicts over access to oil-rich border areas. But beyond conflict, South Sudanese communities have also been ringing the alarm bell about pollution and health hazards caused by the oil industry. PAX's Wim […]Read More
What the environmental legacy of the Gulf War should teach us
February marked the 25th anniversary of the 1991 Gulf War's end. The intensity and magnitude of the allied coalition's offensive, followed by the systematic destruction of Kuwaiti oil wells by retreating Iraqi troops, led to an unprecedented environmental disaster. Yet within two months, and in a first for international armed conflict, a post-war claims and remediation mechanism ─ the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) ─ was in place. Its aim was to not only help neighbouring states recover from the personal and financial losses inflicted during the war, but also […]Read More
Calculating the environmental benefits of peace in Colombia
Colombia's environment has suffered widespread and severe damage as a result of half a century of armed conflict. With a peace agreement with FARC on the table, the government has been reviewing the financial costs of the damage – and the economic and environmental benefits of peace. By its own calculations, an end to the conflict could see the government saving US$2.2bn a year in addressing avoidable environmental damage. But a sustainable environment will first require a sustainable peace. The instability that led to Colombia's 50-year conflict has its roots […]Read More
Five years on: lessons learned from the environmental legacy of Syria's war
This week the Toxic Remnants of War Network commemorates the beginning of the conflict in Syria. The devastation wrought upon the country has cost the lives of hundreds of thousands of civilians, wounding many more and displacing millions across the region and beyond. They have left behind cities turned to rubble, ravaged towns and barren lands scarred by fighting. A recent study on Syria undertaken by the World Bank noted the enormous damage to health facilities, critical infrastructure, education and the economy. The conflict has not just been a humanitarian tragedy; […]Read More

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The tiny house on wheels sits across the way from a charming old farmhouse and barn in a rural setting where the only neighbors are livestock and a small stream. Despite the remote feel, those staying at the tiny house are actually just a few minutes from New River tubing, kayaking, fishing, and Railroad Grade road, where High Country locals and visitors alike flock for biking and jogging along the picturesque river.
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CognitiveVR Namespace
Code references on this page assume you are using the CognitiveVR namespace.
using CognitiveVR;
Session Name
You can set a custom name for a user's session. This can be useful for organizing sessions in SceneExplorer. If you do not provide a session name, one will be generated for you. This can be changed on the dashboard. You can set a session name before or after the session is initialized.
A LobbyId connects multiple user sessions together to display a multiplayer experience. Please get in contact to discuss your implementation details.
To see more info on this, go to the Lobby System page.
Recording a user name for a user allows you to see how they experience multiple sessions, potentially across multiple devices. This will not set the Session Name that you can see on the dashboard. Think of this as a unique User ID that you might set for a logged in user.
This can be added at Initialization:
//YourClass.cs void Start() { var UserProperties = new List<KeyValuePair<string,object>>(); CognitiveVR_Manager.Instance.Initialize("John Smith", UserProperties); }
Or this can be added while your application is running:
//some function in your app when you know who has logged in void OnPlayerLogIn(string UserName) { Core.SetSessionProperties(new Dictionary<string, object> { { "PremiumUser", true }, { "SignUpPromotionUsed", "FreeMonthTrial" } } ); Core.SetSessionProperty("InternetAccess",true); }
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An enterprise can avail several advantages by automating its software testing process. Along with reducing the development and test cycle, a comprehensive test automation strategy can further get higher ROI, along with increasing efficiency and productivity. Each organization also has option to choose from loads of testing tools and frameworks according to specific needs of individual projects. But the test automation strategy of an enterprise must consider some key points to optimize efficiency and productivity with test automation.
6 Ways to Effectuate Your Test Automation Strategy
1) Decide the Test Cases to Automate: Each enterprise has option to automat all as well as selected test cases. Therefore, the test automation strategy must identify what test cases to be automated. It is always a good idea to decide the test cases to automate based on the repetition of the test. If a test case needs to run frequently or perform the same action by using a huge volume of data, it must be automated. On the other hand, the test cases that run only a few times may not be considered for automation.
2) Test Early and Frequently: Unlike manual testing methods, automation testing can be carried out without investing any additional time and effort. Further, the test cases can be reused and used repeatedly to evaluate the application in detail. But each organization must start testing the software as early as possible, in addition to testing frequently to identify all bugs, errors and flaws in the application. The automated unit testing will further make it easier to build automated test suite without any hassle.
3) Pick Customized Test Automation Tools: An organization can further optimize its test automation plan by choosing the most effective tools and frameworks. As it has option to choose from a large number of test automation tools, the enterprise must evaluate the pros and cons of each tool according to the requirements of the project. At the same time, the company must opt for innovative testing tools that enable users to test a software application across multiple operating systems and web browsers.
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6) Evaluate Quality of Test Results: The quality of test results is essential to take several important decisions. The accuracy of test results will also have a huge impact on the data-driven applications. Often the data used for testing are stored externally, and accessed from database tables, Excel sheets, XML files and similar data sources. The test cases can be made more reusable and easy-to-maintain by storing the data that will be entered into input fields in external files. Further, the scope of the test case can also be extended without changing the test scripts. At the same time, the testing professionals must put some amount of time and effort to present the test data in a structured way.
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FDP Forum / The 'Pup' Tent / How I learned to like the P100 and overcome the visual illusion
Dec 1st, 2017 02:50 PM Edit Profile
A couple of decades ago (actually a bit more than a couple) I bought an ES-135. It came with P100 pickups, which everyone at the time cheerfully said, "it's like a P90 that doesn't hum!" The guitar itself played beautifully in spite of some factory cosmetic sloppiness, and I'm happy to say that 20+ years later, it still does. The ES-135 has a few weird quirks, one being the balsa wood center block. It isn't a 335 and it isn't like a full-hollow ES either. It is a thing unto itself.
Well, I played it for a while and after the newness wore off after a few months, just wasn't happy. A P100 really doesn't sound at all like a P90. It's like looking at a wine glass full of delicious looking cabernet and taking a sip to find it is really just grape juice. It could even be really good grape juice, but once the eyes decide it is cabernet and then you taste Welches, well, it just ain't what you expected.
So I did what everyone else did - put in a set of P90 clones. They were pretty darn good ones. They sounded like P90's - hot ones. But for whatever reason, I slowly lost interest in that guitar and it spent more time in the case and I went back to my MIJ mid-eighties Stratocaster. (which I also still have, and it is a very good guitar that's seen a lot of gigs)
Began to think about selling the ES-135 not long ago and since I religiously keep original parts, I put the P100's back in.
Then the enlightment happened.
I didn't expect P90 sounds anymore. I knew in spite of their visual appearance, they weren't. I just let them be themselves. What I discovered is they really suited the odd acoustic character of the ES135 and its balsa center block. I got the snappy highs of the balsa the bridge makes a killer crunch with a little gain. The more I played it, I realized that they sound a whole lot more like a conventional humbucker than they ever did a P90. Treat them to the same sort of amp and gain settings that suit my ES335 dot-reissue's "57 classics" and they made more sense and honestly, sound pretty good.
Why did I hate them so much back then? Why does everyone complain about the P100 for that matter. I think it is largely because it *looks* like a P90 and it just *ain't* a P90. Like getting grape juice instead of wine, or a chicken burrito when you ordered beef. The juice or the chicken burrito might be perfectly delicious on their own, but not what you expected to taste. Like I said, a P100 can work just fine in its own right - but it will never sound like a P90.
In retrospect, I think that if the P100 looked physically different, it might have had better acceptance. But I also think if it looked different, it never would have sold either. I completely get the whole marketing angle thing of "vintage looks" being what sells and the misguided notion that jamming something other than a P90 into a soap-bar or dog-ear housing was going to be better than just putting a P90 in there in the first place.
But - letting my ears do the deciding, rather than my eyes and my expectations - I'm here to say, it isn't a bad pickup at all and in some guitars anyway, probably a good one. A LP Jr reissue with a P100 in it is just flat out wrong. But in the ES135, they work. I know the later iterations of the 135, Gibson switched to regular humbuckers and in the 137, they also went to a maple block. All good moves, especially taken together, so it is kind of a down-scale ES335 now.
I know it is heresy, but that's how I see it after all these years.
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Dec 1st, 2017 05:24 PM Edit Profile
Enjoy the grape juice! Cool analogy!
I had an LP Jr. with the P100 and hated it. I traded away the guitar in part for an ES-137 actually.
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Dec 2nd, 2017 12:58 PM Edit Profile
Welcome to the club! I have a 2000-era 135 with a pair of P100s, and it's a tone beast.
That is the beauty of different guitars and different pickups: they each have their own personality.
I should play it more... Thanks for giving me a kick in the 135 pants!
Dec 4th, 2017 11:29 PM Edit Profile
You know I totally get the deal with a LP Jr that has a P100 stuck in it.
When I see or play a LP Jr, I know what I want it to be. I've played enough real ones to know what they're supposed to be, from the never possible to get right intonation, down to the wooly-bite of the P90 on a mahogany slab.
Put a compensated bridge on it and a P100 and well, it just ain't what it is supposed to be.
I had the 335-Dot and the ES-135 out again today. The 135 is brighter, with a snappy kind of sound to it - largely due to its construction and woods. Good in its own way. The 335 has more output and more of a the mid-range focus that is part of that whole thing.
I was planning to sell the 135. I've had for over 22 years now. It was my 30th birthday present to myself. Figured I'd put it back to stock and sell it, but now it is harder to let go of it. Both that it was a milestone guitar for me and fun to play with.
Also stuck trying to decide about a MIJ 1987 Stratocaster. I put the original japanese non-staggered p'ups back in it too and have decided, it ain't half bad either. It still plays good. I called it the gig-o-matic back in the day. Played the hell out of that guitar and it shows!
I was working music shop in the early 1980's when CBS sold Fender. We got the first MIJ Strats in 1983 I think. I still remember that red MIJ - it was the first actually good new strat any of us had seen in years. Everyone in the store was floored by it. Most of the customers wouldn't touch it because it was MIJ.
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admits to not being a comic book fan, and even how silly it must feel to put on tights in a superhero film. He claims that he has something to bring to the role that can only come from lack of comic book knowledge. "
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I did do 3-D image scanning. I don�t know what they�re doing with it. This Bat truck turned up at my place in L.A.. It had these gadgets and cameras that zoom around you and up and down you. It instantly projects a three dimensional image of you. I�ve never used anything that high tech before in a film. I felt like I was in the truck from Knight Rider.
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Mr. Ponomarev, a New York Times photojournalist, and Mr. Arango, The Times's Baghdad bureau chief, are in northern Iraq covering the Mosul offensive and the intensifying humanitarian crisis surrounding it.
Each day, dozens of families pick their way out, some carrying white flags even as they come under mortar or sniper fire from the Islamic State. Billowing black clouds from oil wells set on fire by militants provide a dystopian background to the scenes of flight; it is so bad south of Mosul that the sheep there have begun turning black.
The military campaign to retake Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city, is in its sixth week and bogged down in a grueling fight. Seeking to escape the fighting, more civilians than ever are taking the risk of evacuation, hoping to find help if they can make it past the militants' gun range.
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Last week, people were finally able to relive the one piece of the Switch launch trailer that made the system seem so magical. And for others, PSVR finally got its killer app.
I'm talking, of course, about Skyrim. It was one of the biggest drawcards for the Switch when Nintendo announced: a major game from a third-party developer that you'd want to play on the go, and the kind of game that typically didn't grace Nintendo's consoles.
But after the port of DOOM, more games like Skyrim seem possible. And that's helped by the fact that Skyrim on the Switch is very, very capable, partially helped by the fact that playing on a small screen makes it difficult to see (in motion) some of the compromises Bethesda had to make.
Don't get me wrong - that's a good thing! And it makes you wonder: what other major AAA games from years past would be benefited with the portable experience? Could we look forward to remastered Switch versions of Oblivion or Morrowind? Would Assassin's Creed make the jump one day? Personally, I'd really like to see a game like the original Dragon Age come over.
But back to Skyrim. The biggest drawcards on the Switch version are the fact that you don't get the benefit of the many mods released over the last few years.
Skyrim PSVR might also have mods at some stage - the store description noted that there were in-game purchases - although dealing with PSVR is a totally different kettle of fish. And while the port in general made Heather feel a little unwell, the addition of VR was good enough to justify diving back in all over again.
Skyrim VR Actually Made Me Throw Up, Yet I Want To Play More
Skyrim was released Friday on PlayStation VR. The VR version manages to capture the game's scale and beauty in astounding new ways, but you might need to equip a barf bag alongside your ancient Nordic axe.
So, Skyrim. Does the portability make up for the trade-offs and justify a second/third/fourth purchase? And what about the immersion of VR? If you've been playing either version, let us know!


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Book of Days 2013 the last pages
Yes, I did it. I finished Book of Days 2013
Here are my very last pages
Week 16 BOM, a page with an image transfer
I used an image from Teesha Moore's astronaut club ( https://theartstronauts.com/ ) which I actually transfered twice
I used a print on an overhead sheet, did a transfer on the left page and since there was enough ink left, did the second transfer on the right page. Added some words and color
The second page is the week 17 BOD
A page with two nature photo's, stencil with gesso, words with markers
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On TV, he is a harried father of eight with a wife who is constantly on his case, so it's not surprising that Jon Gosselin needs to blow off some steam.
And in recent weeks, the star of the TLC reality show Jon & Kate Plus 8 has been doing just that — slipping away from his new $1.3 million mansion to party the night away with a bevy of college cuties!
The father of twins and sextuplets has been living it up in Huntingdon, Pa., where his mom resides. He turned up uninvited at a Feb. 6 party thrown by Juniata College seniors Erin Albert and Mariel Little — and ended up playing the drinking game beer pong with members of the women's volleyball team!
We're not saying we condone stepping out on the mother of your 8 children, but we kinda maybe sorta understand these sorta things. It's not that Jon may have meant any sort of ill will toward Kate, his wife, things like this just happen if you're playing beer pong with the girls volleyball team at a college in PA. Jon, it's not your fault. Chicks obsessed with TLC reality shows, need a scapegoat? Here's what you blame. College. It makes grown men do childish, childish things…like bang the volleyball team.


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Power Button Flashlight is an Android app that wants to make it as quick as it possibly can be to get the flashlight started on your smartphone. It does this using the LED that doubles as your camera flash and the physical Power button, making sure you have an accurate and bright hardware flashlight to help you see in the dark when you need it most. Power Button Flashlight uses your phone's power button to make it super-easy to launch the flashlight in total darkness without any fiddling since you don't have to unlock your your phone and it works even when the screen is off. This app makes your device feel just like real flashlight. It's free to download and use, and there are extra features for a small fee, too.
Like other Android apps, you just need to download Power Button Flashlight from the Play Store or from Amazon, and then test to see if it works with your LED on your device.
Making sure the app works is nice and simple, and you can always open the app up like this to use the app as a normal flashlight app.
Here's a look at my lockscreen after pressing my power button, as you can see it's set the flashlight going and I can tap the notification to stop it.
There are some settings that you can change, adjusting the time between button presses and more.
That's all there is to it for the most part, but there are more settings available to you, like the ability to turn off the flashlight using your power button if you were to upgrade to the full version of the app, which is really quite cheap.
Flashlight apps on Android are fairly common, let's be honest, but that doesn't mean that some aren't better than others. A flashlight app is great for those that spend time in areas that are poorly lit or if you just use it for work or something like that. However, some of these apps can be just too complicated and involve far too many steps. My Dad is a prime example here; he loves having the ability on his G3, but he's not so good at juggling his flip case and the touch controls and such. So, Power Button Flashlight would be perfect for him as all he needs to remember is a short sequence of pressing the power button, it really couldn't be easier. The refreshing approach to upgrading to the pro version is nice as well, it's easy to do and it's really not that costly at all. A great, neat app that worked like a treat on my Xperia Z2, Power Button Flashlight has kicked other apps on my device to the kerb.
- Speed (4/5) – Getting used to the speed of pushing the button in sequence doesn't take long and your flashlight comes on immediately.
- Theme (4/5) – The app itself is fairly easy to use and all of the settings and buttons in Power Button Flashlight are easily laid out and quick to find.
- Features (4/5) – When looking to get a flashlight up and running, there's no quicker way than with Power Button Flashlight. No need to unlock your phone, no need to open up the flip case, none of that; it just works.
- Overall (4/5) – There's nothing revolutionary about a Flashlight app, that's true. However, Power Button Flashlight makes it so easy to shine some light on a dark situation that over the course of a day it could save you a lot of time. Plus it's super-easy to launch when you need a torch real quick.
- Easy to get to grips with thanks to straightforward operation and settings.
- Works great on devices with easy to use power buttons and such.
- Unlocking more features in the pro version costs very little and is super-easy to do.
- Perfect for older users not interested in fiddling with apps or quick toggles, just press the power button three times and you're done.
- There's a lot of choice out there, and if you're used to one flashlight app that might be good enough for you.
- Doesn't offer flash or strobe options as far as I can tell.
All-in-all, Power Button Flashlight does exactly what it promises to, and it does so with little to no fanfare; it just works. This makes it much, much easier to summon a flashlight on your device, and there are no fancy settings or anything of the sort that get in your way. There are options you can tweak if you want, but the defaults are fairly good here, and upgrading to the pro version is inexpensive and painless. If you're frustrated with opening your phone, finding the toggle or an app just to light up the LED on your device, then Power Button Flashlight is the app for you.


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Sir Anthony Wagner, a scholar of medieval history and former head of the College of Arms, Britain's official arbiter of heraldry, died in London on May 8. He was 86.
His friend, Gerard Brault, an American medievalist, reported his death this week.
Sir Anthony was Garter King of Arms, the senior herald of the 500-year-old college, from 1961 to 1978.
In that post, he supervised the designing of coats of arms for new peerages and the granting (for a fee) of new coats of arms to contemporary worthies. He also decided who was entitled to display existing coats of arms, which derive their name from the brightly colored coats that medieval knights wore over their armor to distinguish helmeted friend from helmeted foe.
Sir Anthony took the subsidiary position of Clarenceux King of Arms in 1978, but he remained active until his death. Last month he joined in a decision, announced this week, that rewrites the rules of heraldry to allow a married woman to display her own family's coat of arms.
The College of Arms also organizes ceremonies of state. As Portcullis Pursuivant, a junior position he took upon graduation from Oxford in 1931, Sir Anthony led the Coronation procession of King George VI. He also supervised Winston Churchill's funeral and the investiture of Charles as Prince of Wales.
Widely praised for restoring the scholarly reputation of the college, Sir Anthony, who was knighted when he became head of the college, was the author of numerous reference books, among them "Catalogue of English Medieval Rolls of Arms," "English Genealogy," "English Ancestry" and "Heralds of England."
For all the snobbism associated with heraldry, Sir Anthony regarded himself as the antithesis of a snob. He liked to point out that his most illustrious ancestor had been hatter to King George I, and he often quoted Seneca's borrowing from Plato to the effect that there is no king who is not descended from a slave.
A native of London, where his father operated a day school for boys, Sir Anthony was a scholarship student at Eton, where he served as George Orwell's servant. At Oxford, he received a degree in classics from Balliol College.
Sir Anthony created a splash in the United States in 1939 when he disclosed research indicating that George Washington and Queen Elizabeth, now the Queen Mother, were distant cousins.
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I'd like to introduce to you, the Topps Star Wars Black and White set!
Hello Star Wars Fans Everywhere!!!
One of the most anticipated Topps sets to release in 2018, the Star Wars A New Hope Black and White Set! As always, I will be sharing the work of several sketch artists that I am friends with, that have provided photos of the masterpieces they created for this set.
What is there to chase?
Great question! A complete base set from 1-140 would be a start, when purchasing a case, you will get almost four complete base sets, much less than say The Last Jedi, which was pretty much a base set per box, and there's twelve boxes in a case. It makes it harder for the collectors that don't buy boxes to get, because they're not so massively produced.
Base parallels come in the following colors: sepia, blue, green (#/99), purple (#/25), red (#/10), and metal (1/1). Insert sets to chase are Behind The Scenes, Iconic Characters, and Poster cards! Hits include: Hand drawn sketches, by the best artists you will find today, Autograph cards and parallel Autograph cards Blue /99, Green /25, Purple /10, and Red 1/1. You may also find a Dual Autograph, Triple Autograph, or even a Six-Person Autograph card!
Not only is the Six-Person Auto one of the MOST sought after autos from this set, the next would have to be the Harrison Ford, Peter Mayhew Dual Autograph, and I seen a friend pull it live too! There are only three of these Duals Autographs made for this set, and a friend that lives in Germany pulled one of them. Everyone was so blown away and in shock, it was great, congrats again my friend!
I think Topps did a pretty good job on this set, the cards look very nice in all parallels, the autos look great even though I feel the dual and triple autos could have been a little better in regards to the combos of signers, but between the inserts, the base cards, autos, and sketches, this set is a must have for A New Hope fans! I was able to purchase one of the metal cards and I couldn't be happier.
Continuing the fun, let's talk sketch cards. The amazing artists have created so many more masterpieces for us collectors, the work is truly phenomenal. Not only did they do normal sketch cards, but they also have die-cut Vader and Trooper sketches as well! I have another close friend, that I've known since high school, that is putting a collection of the Die-Cut sketches together, and he has some beauties, as shown here in this photo. Below are pictures of the sketches that I pulled out of the case I purchased.
The time has now come, for me to share with you all some of the sketches that some of the marvelous artists created for us! Again, these photos were sent to me by each of the artists, along with their social media info. I encourage you all to follow them and message them directly if you're interested in purchasing any of their artwork, enjoy!
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Dear Annie:
I've spent years watching my youngest brother tear my family apart, and now I need to make it stop. Coming into high school, he was bratty, angsty and entitled, but he was also the baby of the family and, let's face it, a teenage boy.
Fast-forward to four years later, and he is never sweet, never thankful and never kind. My parents both work multiple jobs to keep our family afloat and are nothing but kind and understanding. All they want is their son back. But he is a nightmare, both in and out of the house. He won't keep a job. He won't do his schoolwork. He won't respect my parents. He takes money from my mom's wallet and has been caught with drugs and alcohol. None of their punishment has ever worked; he just refuses. They've even tried therapists and counselors, but that hasn't made a difference.
But now it's coming to a breaking point:
He turns 18 in a month, and his principal just called to say that if he makes one more mistake, he'll be expelled. How far can rock bottom be? My sister moved away because she can't handle it, but I can't watch my parents' hearts and spirits break any more. What can I do to fix this mess and keep my family sane?
— If He Only Had a Heart
Dear If He Only Had a Heart:
The first thing you can do is to take that enormous burden off your shoulders. Though I commend your kindness and concern for your brother's behavior, it is in no way your responsibility. The last thing your parents need is two unhappy children. Perhaps you could stage an intervention in which each of your family members writes your brother a letter saying how much he is loved but firmly laying out how he is hurting himself and the family. If drugs are the problem, he may break down and ask for help. Worst case is that he will have to hit bottom before seeking help. But knowing that he has a loving family is a major plus.
Dear Annie:
I'm a man in my 30s who is a nudist at heart. Though I enjoy doing things clothes-free, my wife, "Jamie," does not. Jamie has gone with me to a nude beach — and "participated" — only once, and that was as a gift for my quitting smoking.
Jamie reluctantly allows me to attend one nudist event a year, but I have found myself wanting to do more.
I know that Jamie would not want to go to any nudist events herself — though I would love it if she changed her mind — so I'm trying to figure out how best to broach the topic of my wanting to go alone.
The problem is that she, like so many others, mistakenly believes that naturism is a sexual thing. For me and the vast majority of nudists, it's not. I simply enjoy the freedom of being able to be outside naked.
How should I let my wife know about my desire to go to more nudist events?
— Free Bird
Dear Free Bird:
If being a naturist is that important to you, I would say to continue this dialogue with your wife about why you enjoy it and what the benefits are for you as an individual. Marriage is about compromise and seeing things from the other perspective. Continue to talk to her about the importance of it to you, and be grateful that she does not object to your annual nudist event, especially because she has no interest in participating. You can never force someone to do something she does not want to do, but you can continue to communicate to her about why it is so important to you.
Dear Annie:
My wife of 30 years moved out of the home a year and a half ago and into our adjoining apartment. We had not been getting along for a while. But she is always angry with me, and it seems I can't do anything right.
Originally, our plans were to eventually sell our house, retire and travel. My thinking has changed over time. I love my wife. But it seems very unrealistic to consider selling everything to retire with someone who doesn't like me and can't even live with me under the same roof.
I feel our relationship needs to be fixed before there is any discussion of retirement and selling the house, especially because I love where we live. She is angry with me for changing our plans. I am confused and frustrated. We're seeing individual counselors and a couples therapist together. The couples therapist says my wife is full of wrath. I would appreciate your perspective.
— Blamed and Alone
Dear Blamed and Alone:
My perspective is the same as your counselor's. Your wife's profound unhappiness wasn't caused by your marriage and certainly won't be fixed by it. She needs to decide for herself that she's tired of being miserable and really commit to treatment. I think you're wise to hold off on selling the house. If you were to travel the world together with all this resentment in tow, it would weigh you down so much that it would be the only thing you remember about the trip. Continue with counseling, and take your own self-care seriously.
Dear Annie:
If anyone could ever die of a broken heart, it would be me at 77. I have been a faithful, loyal wife for 60 years. My husband, whom I've always thought was wonderful, and I have always been godly people.
He had chest pains earlier this year, and while in the hospital, he revealed that he'd been having sexual affairs our whole marriage. He said he'd cheated on me with 50 women. I went into shock and ended up in the hospital myself for a week. I am so devastated. I'm sick to my stomach. I am underweight, nervous and heartsick.
He is in a nursing home and says he has done no wrong. He just says, "I am sorry you're hurting." I can't undo any of this. I want to forget, but I don't know how. What now? How do I go on?
— No Name
Dear No Name:
Your husband's revelation was so out of the blue and his callousness so out of character that I'm concerned about the possibility that he's suffering from cognitive decline and not really aware of what he's saying. Talk to his health care providers about having him evaluated for dementia. Whatever the case may be, you're experiencing a tremendous deal of stress. I implore you to seek the help of a licensed therapist. Your physician can refer you to one if you're not sure where to start. I know you're hurting, and my heart goes out to you.
Your husband's revelation was so out of the blue and his callousness so out of character that I'm concerned about the possibility that he's suffering from cognitive decline and not really aware of what he's saying. Talk to his health care providers about having him evaluated for dementia. Whatever the case may be, you're experiencing a tremendous deal of stress. I implore you to seek the help of a licensed therapist. Your physician can refer you to one if you're not sure where to start. I know you're hurting, and my heart goes out to you.


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Anthony Bourdain was discovered dead Friday in his lodging room in Strasbourg, France, where he had been chipping away at his CNN arrangement, Anthony Bourdain: Parts Obscure. His body was found by his companion and kindred gourmet expert Eric Ripert, who said Bourdain had submitted suicide.
Bourdain carried on a considerable measure in his 61 years. In his mid ones, he managed habit ("Everything I can let you know is this: I got off of heroin in the 1980s. … There are a considerable measure of folks that didn't get that far," he once said), however he transformed his adoration for sustenance into a profession that in the long run took him around the world. The man who didn't have an investment account until the point when he was 44 stated, "I should've kicked the bucket in my 20s. I wound up effective in my 40s. I turned into a father in my 50s. I have a feeling that I've stolen an auto — an extremely great car — and I continue looking in the rearview reflect for glimmering lights."
Sustenance was his most surely understood enthusiasm, yet he had numerous others, including jujitsu, for which he got grants. What's more, he had a ton of enthusiasm for the ladies throughout his life. He was dating Italian on-screen character Asia Argento, remaining steadfast close by after she approached as a Harvey Weinstein informer and working together with her on his show. He was hitched two times beforehand and furthermore abandons a 11-year-old little girl.
To begin with marriage to Nancy Putkoski
As per a 2017 New Yorker include, "In secondary school, Bourdain experienced passionate feelings for a more established young lady, Nancy Putkoski, who kept running with a junkie group, and he began fiddling with illegal substances himself." In 1973, he took after her to Vassar yet dropped out following two years and selected at the adjacent Culinary Organization of America. He graduated and moved back to New York with Putkoski, getting married with her in 1985. In the meeting, he compared their marriage to the film Drugstore Cattle rustler, which depicted Matt Dillon and Kelly Lynch as medication addicts who burglarized drug stores to encourage their addictions. "That sort of affection and codependency and feeling of experience — we were hoodlums together," he said. "A great deal of our life was worked around that, and cheerfully so."
Bourdain's fixation was not kidding, and he has discussed being trailed by the Medication Requirement Organization. He said that beside their medication utilize, they carried on with a calm life, viewing The Simpsons, getting takeout, and putting something aside for a pleasant Caribbean excursion at regular intervals. (As far as it matters for her, Putkoski told the New Yorker that her ex was "quite sensational." She stated, "It looks really dreary in the rearview reflect. However, when you're living it, it's simply your life. You battle through.")
Bourdain worked his way up in the eatery business, and an article he composed for the New Yorker in 1999, "Don't Eat Before Perusing This," turned into a smash hit book, Kitchen Secret: Undertakings in the Culinary Underbelly, multi year later. In 2005, his television profession took off when he started facilitating the Movement Station's Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations. That was additionally the year his marriage finished.
Dating tattle journalist Paula Froelich
For a while in mid 2005, Bourdain had a sentiment with then-Page Six feature writer Paula Froelich, who is presently a movement essayist. Their relationship status was affirmed at her book party for It! 9 Privileged insights of the Rich and Renowned That'll Take You to the Best that April when she was asked by a New York Times journalist how she got Bourdain to cook the occasion. "I need to disclose to you he offered," she answered, "which I never would have asked him. I imply that is excessive, you know, to resemble, 'Gracious hello by the way I realize that we get a kick out of the chance to hang out and engage in sexual relations yet will you cook for my gathering?' You know, no. He advertised."


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If the Catholic clergy in Croatia wants to drive women away from the Church, they may have found a good way to do it.
In one of the most outrageous examples of what was said from the pulpit, Bosnian cardinal Vinko Puljić said that "only the role that God gave to women will give them their dignity back." He then spurned the Istanbul Convention, an international human rights agreement that conservatives manipulate into a fight against gender equality.
So here is a question for bishops: If more than 86% of Croatians are Catholics, how come reports of domestic violence are so common? Why are women still fighting for equal rights?
And here is a question for women: when will we stop tolerating these patronizing speeches?
Details from the story:
- High-ranking Catholic priests throughout Croatia spoke about the protection of women and importance of motherhood during their Easter services and traditional holiday press events.
- Archbishop Josip Bozanić encouraged Croatians to stand by their Catholic Church since "it has answers to many questions."
- Croatian archbishops have made it clear that believing in God will do a far better job of protecting women than any legislation.
- The ongoing debate around ratifying the Istanbul Convention in Croatia was one of the main themes in sermons all over the country this Easter.
- Some bishops implicitly referred to abortions as contrary to Christian principles of "protecting human life from conception to death."


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William F. Owen, MD
William F. Owen, Jr., MD, FACP, was appointed Dean and Chancellor of Ross University School of Medicine (Ross) in March, 2017. He is an accomplished medical academician, experienced clinician, highly respected scientific researcher, and a leader in global health-sciences education. Immediately prior to joining Ross, Dr. Owen was the Dean of Medical Sciences at American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC), a sister medical school in DeVry Education Group.
A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Dr. Owen is a graduate of Phillips Academy and Brown University. He earned his MD with high honors from Tufts University School of Medicine in 1980, and trained in internal medicine and nephrology at Harvard Medical School's Brigham and Women's Hospital, where he was a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Fellow in the Minority Medical Faculty Development Program. At Harvard he was a full-time faculty member, and later went on to serve as a tenured professor at three institutions -- Duke University, the University of Tennessee, and AUC. He was a Visiting Professor at Imperial College London in its Institute of Global Health Innovation, and at the National University of Singapore.
In a stellar career that has included many firsts, Dr. Owen served as the first African-American Chancellor and Senior Vice President of Health Affairs at the University of Tennessee, where he led the College of Medicine and five other health professions colleges. He then served for five years as President of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, the statewide health education and medical services component of Rutgers University, the largest publicly-funded academic health system in the US. In this role Dr. Owen was responsible for two allopathic medical schools and an osteopathic medical school, as well as colleges of nursing, public health, allied health, dentistry, graduate medical sciences, and several large magnet teaching hospitals and research institutes.
In 2012 he was appointed the inaugural Chief Executive Officer of Sidra Medical and Research Center in Qatar, the major international training site for Weill Cornell Medical College. He was also the inaugural health policy advisor to the President of the International Association of University Presidents, an NGO that advises the United Nations on matters of higher education.


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Aries Ascendant Lordships and Planets
The ascendant or sign of Aries is ruled by Mars it covers the degrees between 0 to 30. Sun is exalted when placed in Aries and Saturn is debilitated. The direction governed by this sign is East and element core element for Aries is fire. Friendly Planets for this Sign are Sun, Moon, Jupiter and Ketu. Enemies Planets for this Sign are Mercury, Saturn, Rahu … Continue reading Aries Ascendant Lordships and Planets


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Tennessee readers of this blog may be interested to know that the daughter of comedian Joan Rivers has initiated a medical malpractice lawsuit against the medical clinic and the physicians who were in charge of the medical procedure that claimed her mother's life. What was supposed to be a routine medical procedure caused Joan Rivers to stop breathing, and she later died as a result of complications. Now, the parties who were allegedly responsible will have to face the wrongful death claim in court.
Joan Rivers' daughter said that pursuing the wrongful death claim was a very difficult decision for her to make. She said that it was her belief that no one should ever have to experience what she and her family have had to endure. She said that the level of incompetence, medical mismanagement, outrageous behavior and disrespect has been shocking and nearly incomprehensible.
Joan Rivers was a successful comedian who often appeared on television with her daughter. She passed away at the age of 81 on Sept. 4. According to the medical examiner's report, Rivers passed away as a result of a brain damage caused by oxygen deprivation, which resulted from a cessation of breathing while receiving an endoscopy. In medical terminology, her cause of death was labeled a therapeutic complication.
It is sad that this great woman's life was cut short due to allegedly unnecessary complications during a routine medical procedure. Unfortunately, no amount of legal proceedings will ever bring back a loved one who dies. However, in cases that involve negligence, Tennessee families may be able to achieve some level of justice through the pursuit of a wrongful death claim, and this may assist them as they grieve for their loved one.
Source: entertainment.inquirer.net, "Lawyers: Daughter sues Joan Rivers' doctors for medical malpractice", Jan. 27, 2015


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Market focus is largely attuned to global trade developments, as sentiment improved on a report that more progress has been made in talks between the world's two largest economies.
Chinese Vice Premier Liu He spoke via telephone with U.S. Trade Secretary Steven Mnuchin and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, Xinhua news agency reported Friday.
It comes after Mnuchin said on Thursday that a summit to secure a comprehensive trade agreement between President Donald Trump and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping would not happen at the end of March as previously discussed.
In Asia, MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares, excluding Japan, rose 0.5 percent.
Back in Europe, British Prime Minister Theresa May is preparing once more to try and win approval for her twice-rejected Brexit deal.
U.K. lawmakers voted on Thursday to seek a delay in Britain's exit from the EU. It marked the end to a dramatic trilogy of events this week which have added yet more confusion into the whole Brexit process.
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal suffered a second humiliating defeat as it was voted down by a majority of 149 votes. Then on Wednesday, U.K. lawmakers rejected the idea of leaving the bloc without a withdrawal agreement in place.
On the data front, investors are likely to closely monitor a final reading of annualized euro zone inflation rate data for February at around 10:00 a.m. London time.


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Astronomers have found an extremely faint dwarf galaxy in the halo of the Milky Way, which may be the faintest satellite galaxy ever found.
Astronomers have discovered an extremely faint satellite galaxy orbiting around Milky Way. The satellite galaxy, named Virgo I, lies in the direction of constellation Virgo and it could be the faintest ever found in our region of the universe.
The discovery suggests that there could be many more such galaxies out there yet to be found. If detected, these dwarf satellites could provide important clues into the formation of our galaxy Milky Way.
"This discovery implies hundreds of faint dwarf satellites waiting to be discovered in the halo of the Milky Way," said researcher Masashi Chiba from Tohoku University. "How many satellites are indeed there and what properties they have, will give us an important clue of understanding how the Milky Way formed and how dark matter contributed to it."
The galaxy was discovered using powerful 8.2m Subaru Telescope and is one of those galaxies detected during recent Subaru Strategic Survey. Overall, some 50 satellite galaxies have been identified in the Milky Way. Most of them are faint and belong to a category of dwarf spheroidal galaxies – a group of ultra-faint dwarf galaxies that are accompanied by Milky Way. However, previous surveys have detected only those satellites that were relatively close to the Sun or were having higher magnitudes, leaving out the more distant or faint ones.
The Subaru Telescope alongside its Hyper Suprime-Cam (HSC) instrument has made it possible for researchers to spot even the most faint satellite galaxies that were lurking in deep space.
"Surprisingly, this is one of the faintest satellites, with absolute magnitude of -0.8 in the optical waveband," said Daisuke Homma, one of the researchers involved in the study.
"This is indeed a galaxy, because it is spatially extended with a radius of 124 light years – systematically larger than a globular cluster with comparable luminosity."
The newfound satellite galaxy is located at the distance of 280,000 light years away from our solar system but whether it is the faintest ever, it's yet to be confirmed. If it turned out the way researchers expect, it will beat the previous known faintest dwarf satellite Segue I, discovered by Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) and Cetus II. SDSS had also surveyed the same area in the direction of constellation Virgo but could not detect Virgo I.
The current Subaru Strategic Survey will continue to explore much wider area of the sky and is expected to find more satellites like Virgo I that could provide more insight in the formation of galaxy Milky Way.


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Speaking at the opening of Confed18 this morning (June 13), NHS Confederation Chair, Stephen Dorrell said now is the time to move from merely celebrating the idea of the NHS and the achievements of the last 70 years and rise to the challenge of the future. This involves making and committing to those difficult decisions that turn an aspiration into a reality rather than "so much hot air."
His comments are not aimed merely at politicians but at everyone who works within the health and care system. Nor are the challenges merely of a financial nature; Dorrell laid down the challenge of money, structure and working methods as the theme of the conference.
Earlier this year the NHS Confederation joined with the Health Foundation and the Institute for Fiscal Studies to sponsor their report on funding of health and social care between now and the 2030s. Dorrell explains: "Every person in this hall is familiar with the resource pressures facing the NHS and social care. It could hardly be otherwise. Those pressures shape the daily experience of those who work in the sector.
"What is more difficult is to stand back from day to day reality and understand long term trends. That is question which this report addressed."
The report also took a view of both health and social care as being intrinsically linked.
"This report acknowledges what we all know – that it makes no sense to look at trends in the NHS separately from trends in social care. Both sectors serve the same communities, and failure in either leads to demand pressures in the other.
"More importantly, failure of the NHS and social care to work with each other and the rest of local public services doesn't just lead to distorted demand patterns; it leads to worse outcomes and damaged lives. It violates the principles of universal healthcare of which we claim to be the guardians.
"So this report looks at trends in health and social care together and it draws two stark conclusions. First - looking backwards, if allowance is made for the effect of the growing elderly population, it concludes that real per capita spending on health and social care services has not risen since 2010. Not the conclusion of a lobby group, or of a party politician, but the evidence gathered by two of our leading independent commentators on public services and public finance. Small wonder our services feel themselves to be under pressure.
"But that provides the background to the second and most important conclusion I want to highlight from the report. If we are to deliver universal healthcare which meets the needs of our changing population, the authors conclude that there needs to be a commitment to increase taxpayer resources available to both health and social care services at the rate of 4% per annum.
Not 4% for the NHS and a squeeze local government – or a special fund to ease the pressures on social care. But 4% per annum for the NHS and 4% per annum for social care, year on year, between now and 2030."
Structure & Working Methods
"When we speak of challenges it is always easier to focus on the challenges which face others - particularly the politicians – rather than address the challenges we face ourselves.
"One of the biggest of those challenges which faces every generation of NHS management is the need to ensure that our services are flexible and respond quickly to the changing needs of the communities they serve.
"We are all familiar with the problem. Communities, both inside and outside the NHS, grow used to established ways of working. We make the mistake of thinking that the familiar institutions are the essence of the NHS – we attach our loyalty to the institutions rather than to the values they were intended to deliver.
"Good management cherishes the values – but ensures that that the structures change to allow them to be better delivered. That is what lies behind the development of new structures for accountable and integrated care.
"Heaven knows we have talked about it for long enough.
"We all know that the individual patient too often experiences our services as a series of disconnected episodes, rather than as a single joined up service.
It may have been unavoidable in the days of black and white television and fax machines. But there is no excuse for it in the era of digital exchange and artificial intelligence.
"We sometimes think our task is to introduce new technology to support service delivery. But that is wrong; it is much more fundamental than that. Our task is constantly to reinvent our services to use the full range of resources available to us to meet the needs of our citizens.
"That requires new methods of working within the NHS, and it requires new relationships with other partners in delivering joined up public services to local communities."
NHS Confederation is supporting the process of moving to integrated and accountable care, working with other organisations, such as the Local Government Association. "Failure to implement new working methods across traditional institutional boundaries undermines the effectiveness of our services – and it undermines our commitment to the very principles of universal healthcare," asserts Dorrell.
"The foundation of the NHS was a commitment to an untested idea; the best way to celebrate its 70th anniversary is to commit, once again, in the vanguard of testing new versions of best practice."
Power of people
It is the people that work in the NHS that really have the power to make a difference to the lives of others and Dorrell concluded by recognising the dedication and professionalism of the NHS workforce and acknowledging that the responsibility for facing the current challenges of the NHS rests on the shoulders of this group of people.
"My challenge at the beginning of this conference is simple. We shall discuss money and structures and working methods. But it is all so much hot air if we don't connect the discussion with what goes on in the surgery, the things that make a difference to the nurse's life.
"We are all part of the team. We share responsibility for its successes and for its failures. But it is the dedicated professional people who deliver our services on whom our fellow citizens rely. It is our task and our privilege to help them make a difference."


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I've learned that it is important to remove the beam from my eye before trying to focus in on another man's problems; to be careful of passing judgment because my perspective on the situation may be all jacked up. It is better to evaluate myself first and then ask God how to pray for my brothers and sisters. He alone knows the heart of the matter and can judge accordingly.
Be Strengthened – Be Encouraged – Be Blessed
Much Love, Dawn


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As September creeps forward so secondary school music teachers will have established a sense of purpose and direction in their GCSE classes as they grapple with the new specifications. They are likely to have attended courses run by the examining boards, they will have sample assessment materials along with the guides that accompany and support the specifications. For these teachers the time for debate about the character of examination courses in Music, and in particular GCSE, is past, for there is much work to do.
The new specifications are in large part representative of wider changes in national curriculum where more academic rigour is the order of the day, where there is a commitment to an academic education for all children. Music is no exception.
In the case of music at GCSE one striking feature is the redefining of musical knowledge. Music knowledge is reduced to a list of abstractions and the list grows long. Musical knowledge, as now conceived, is stripped of it embedded and aesthetic nature, its ethical and social character and most significantly its origins and life within diverse social practices. Only when in the specification are 'musical contexts' introduced is this form of knowledge called to account and weakly so. The elements of music reign triumphant.
In recent blogs I have been drawing upon an ethical perspective on music education, one set out by Kathryn Jourdan in her extended enquiry into the philosophy of music education guided by the thinking of Emmanuel Levinas.
We will recall that Kathryn's starting point was the disquieting classroom experience of observing the rich variety of musical expressions being reduced to one and the same. 'All music has rhythm … Mozart uses chords just like the Beatles …'
Kathryn was later to observe these totalising practices in a Scottish school and where contextual richness was discarded, complexity eschewed and where there was early closure. All this is in opposition to the practice of infinity where there is
'contextually rich, complex material which keeps offering fresh insights and challenges' and that 'embraces complexity, resists early closure and allows time for pupils to explore unexpected pathways into deeper learning, responding with flexibility to follow new turnings.' [1]
The new GCSE specifications are strong on a newly conceived form of musical knowledge and its application. It is this that gives succour to the idea of enhanced academic rigour. A careful reading of Kathryn's work will expose the ethical vacuity of this position.
The knowledge lists are long in the new specifications.
Would not less be more?
Would not complexities then be embraced?
Would not early closures be avoided?
Would not then there be time for pupils to explore unexpected pathways into deeper learning?
Would not then there be more opportunity for teachers to become inextricably bound with pupils' experience of learning?
Is this not how the arts should be?
[1] See recenet blogs for a fuller context.


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On June 25, the Supreme Court upheld a key element of the Affordable Care Act, allowing millions of low- and middle-income Americans to use any exchange – state or federal – to enroll in a health plan and obtain financial assistance to pay their health insurance premiums. How will the Court's decision impact the federal exchange, Medicaid, and future ACA litigation?
In 2013, the FDA released its proposed food safety regulations for public comment, as required under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The public had a wide range of feedback and practical concerns regarding the agency's first attempt to establish science-based minimum standards for the production and harvesting of produce. As a result, the FDA made a number of revisions to the regulations.
A number of revisions were made to the FDA's proposed food safety regulations, including an increase in the number of small farms that would be exempt from regulations, updated agriculture water safety standards, and a change to safety standards for the application of raw manure. This primer outlines some key provisions of the food safety regulations, along with recent revisions.
In 2012, more than 2,600 Floridians where killed by drug overdose — the majority from prescription opioids such as OxyContin and hydrocodone. That year, Florida has passed the "911 Good Samaritan Act," which protects a person who seeks medical assistance in overdose situations. This year, the state passed a law designed to increase access to naloxone, an overdose reversing drug.
As the use of radiation has increased in the 21st century, so has the potential for a national radiological incident requiring a public health response. Until recently, the legal patchwork of statutes and regulations that support public health response and recovery strategies and procedures in such incidents has, however, been largely unexamined. This webinar, co-sponsored by the Network and the CDC's Public Health Law Program, aims to examine state and local legal authorities related to preparedness for and recovery from radiation incident. The webinar is free and will take place on Thursday, July 23 from 12:30 – 2 p.m. (ET).
Many in public health see telehealth services — such as doctor-patient video-conferencing — as a game-changer for health care. This webinar, taking place on August 20, will examine how telehealth can improve access to health care for rural communities, how telehealth is used in schools, the use of video directly observed therapy for the treatment of tuberculosis, and the laws currently regulating telehealth practices in each state.
The Network was recently contacted by a state health department drug and alcohol program about whether medical record privacy rules permit or forbid an employer to ask a job applicant to disclose his or her history with drug addiction.
Public Health Law Research has been collaborating with the CDC Public Health Law Program, the Network for Public Health Law, and ChangeLab Solutions to advance the field of legal research and policy surveillance. A number of materials are now available.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is seeking to identify and support community collaborations and initiatives that have used shared data and information to increase their capacity for planning, implementing and evaluating health improvement activities.