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We cover a post by Dr. Rory Spiegel, EMNerd: The Case of Differing Perspectives, on the results of the ATACH-2 trial on blood pressure control in intracranial hemorrhage (ICH). This study sought to determine the safety and efficacy of the intensive blood pressure lowering.
Population: adults (>18 y/o) with ICH on CT scan, GCS ≥ 5 and <4.5 hours since symptom onset (changed mid-study)
Intervention: Reduce and maintain the hourly minimum systolic blood pressure in the range of 110 to 139 mm Hg throughout the period of 24 hours after randomization ("intensive treatment"). Preferred agents for blood pressure control in order of preference were 1. nicardipine 2. labetalol (diltiazem or urapidil if not available)
- Mean minimum in hours 0-2: 128.9±16 mm Hg
Control: Reduce and maintain the hourly minimum systolic blood pressure in the range of 140 to 179 mm Hg throughout the period of 24 hours after randomization.
- Mean minimum in hours 0-2: 141.1±14.8 mm Hg
Outcome: The primary outcome was the proportion of patients who had moderately severe or severe disability (modified Rankin scale score (mRS) 4-5) or those who had died (mRS 6; hereafter referred to as "death or disability") at 3 months.
- death or disability: Intensive treatment = 186 participants (38.7%) vs Standard treatment = 181 (37.7%)
Bottom Line: INTENSIVE blood pressure lowering <140mmHg is not supported by the literature. AHA and Rosens/Tintinalli recommend goal of 160-180 mmHg or diastolic <130 mmHg.
We also discuss the history of blood pressure control in ICH and the pendulum swing on this in recent years, using an episode of the Skeptic's Guide to Emergency Medicine, Episode 73. This episode covers the Interact-2 trial.
Core Content
We delve into core content on ICH using Rosen's (8th ed) and Tintinalli (8th ed)
The use of platelets in patients with ICH on antiplatelet agents (aspirin, clopidogrel, etc) has been controversial and both Rosen's and Tintinalli acknowledge that there is no good quality evidence that platelets are beneficial in this population. The PATCH trial, recently published in the Lancet, found no benefit to platelet transfusion in patients with ICH who had taken antiplatelet agents in the 7 days prior to their ICH. See this review from Dr. Salim Rezaie of Rebel EM.
Population: patients ≥18years of age with non-traumatic ICH confirmed by CT and GCS ≥ 8 who took antiplatelet agent for at least 7 days prior (excluded thrombocytopenia/known coagulopathy)
Intervention: platelet transfusion
Control: standard care without platelet confusion
Outcome: primary outcome was the difference in functional outcome at 3 months after randomisation scored with the mRS
- Odds of a shift towards death or dependence at 3 months: adjusted OR 2.05 (95% CI 1·18–3·56; p = 0.0114). This favors the control group.
- Secondary outcome of survival: 68% in platelet transfusion group vs 77% in standard group (p = 0.15)
Note: Like many stroke trials, the planned statistical analysis plan changed after the data came in. Initially authors planned a fixed dichotomous analysis (yes or no, did they have an mRS of 4-6 at 3 months). They changed this to an ordinal logistic regression analysis of the shift of all categories of the mRS at 3 months as this has greater "statistical efficiency".
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Question 1. A patient presents with nausea, vomiting, right-sided hemiplegia and non-occipital headache. His gaze is deviated to the left, but he denies loss of sensation. Thirty minutes later, he becomes stuporous and progresses into coma. The pupils are now fixed and dilated. Abnormal posturing is absent. A brain CT scan is ordered. You would expect to find intracerebral hemorrhage in which of the following sites
A. Left pons
B. Left putamen
C. Right cerebellum
D. Right thalamus
A large putamen hemorrhage results in a rapid progression of hemiplegia, nausea, vomiting and headache over 30 minutes, which is quickly followed by ipsilateral deviation of the eyes,stupor, coma and mydriatic pupils ("blown-pupil", associated with brainstem compression and occulomotor nerve palsy). Acute management includes controlling intracranial pressure and hypertension. Surgical removal of clots is seldom successful, however, some neurologic function may be salvaged in those without coma or those with lobar clots.
Pontine hemorrhages (A) are characterized by total paralysis, rapid coma, decerebrate rigidity (abnormal posturing marked by shoulder adduction, elbow extension, wrist pronation and flexion, digit flexion, leg extension and plantarflexion) and small (miotic), not mydriatic, reactive pupils. Cerebellar insults (C) are evidenced by vomiting, occipital headache, inability to stand, vertigo, and eye deviation to the opposite side of the lesion. In this scenario, the eye deviation makes sense, but not the presenting symptoms.Thalamic lesions (D) are marked by complete hemisensory loss. Also common is hemiparesis (bleeding extension into the internal capsule) and aphasia.
Putamen Hemorrhage: Contralateral hemiparesis/hemiplegia, Contralateral sensory loss, Homonymous hemianopia
- Qureshi AI, Palesch YY, Barsan WG, et al. Intensive Blood-Pressure Lowering in Patients with Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage. N Engl J Med [Internet] 2016;NEJMoa1603460. Available from: http://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1603460
- Anderson C, Heeley E, Huang Y, et al. Rapid Blood-Pressure Lowering in Patients with Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage. N Engl J Med [Internet] 2013;368(25):2355–65. Available from: http://www.nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1056/NEJMoa1214609
- "Spontaneous Subarachnoid and Intercerebral Hemorrhage." Chapter 166. Tintialli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Review. 8th ed.
- "Stroke." Chapter 101. Rosen's Emergency Medicine. 8th ed.
- Baharoglu MI, Cordonnier C, Salman RA-S, et al. Platelet transfusion versus standard care after acute stroke due to spontaneous cerebral haemorrhage associated with antiplatelet therapy (PATCH): a randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial. Lancet [Internet] 2016;6736(16):1–9. Available from: http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0140673616303920
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I'm probably going to regret doing this. In fact, I'm certain that I'm going to regret it. Oh well- it will make for some really funny blog posts!!
Let me introduce......The Nail Art Challenge!!!
Here's how it's going to work! I've picked out some different nail art ideas on Pinterest that I'd like to try. At least once a week, I'll have to try one of the ideas myself and show you all how it turned out. I'm pretty terrible at nail art, so it's going to be both a learning experience for me, and a bit of a Pinstrosity for you all!!! So sit back and get ready to laugh at my lack of art skills....
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Simple enough...right?
Ombre! I can totally do this...
I've always wondered if using tape for French tips would work...I guess we're going to find out!
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Malaysian service providers score lower than emerging market when delivering convergence between traditional and digital transactions
Kuala Lumpur, 5 May 2014 - Most companies in Malaysia are failing at keeping their customers from switching service providers despite 98 percent of Malaysian consumers using at least one digital channel to search for information via highly-influential corporate sites. As a result, there is a potential US$53 billion of revenue at play in the market represented by the 'switching economy'*, according to new research released by Accenture (NYSE:ACN).
The research revealed that in the past year, almost 80 percent of Malaysian consumers switched service providers due to poor customer service experiences. The findings are published along with the ninth annual Accenture Global Consumer Pulse Survey, which measured the experiences of 12,867 customers in 32 countries and across 10 industries to gain insight into the changing dynamics of today's "nonstop" customers and assess consumer attitudes toward marketing, sales and customer service practices. The survey included more than 1,027 industry responses from Malaysia.
Key points highlighted in the survey include:
* 79% of Malaysian customers have switched due to poor service in at least one industry. For Malaysian customers, when switching due to poor service, both 'price' and 'customer service' are the main factors when selecting new providers.
* Just 19% are satisfied overall with their existing service providers.
* 73% of switchers are driven by price when considering new providers putting Malaysia well above the Asia Pacific average of 67%.
* 72% of consumers who switched say companies could have done something to prevent them from switching - first contact resolution being a significantly influence on their decision to switch (52%).
* Just 17% Malaysian customers find that their providers are very effective at delivering convergence between traditional and digital interactions. Malaysia scored lower than emerging market averages.
* About 94% of the consumers read about companies' products and services on social media sites and close to 46% do it several times a week.
"Low levels of customer satisfaction and changing customer behaviors in the digital marketplace are driving the switching economy that presents opportunities as well as threats. When done right, the customer experience can become a source of competitive differentiation that pulls companies away from competition," said Joon Seong Lee, Managing Director, Sales & Customer Services, Accenture ASEAN.
Digital customer demands tailored experiences
Despite a high percentage of Malaysian consumers using digital technologies, there is a gap between digital use and the ability of companies to use them to improve customer experiences. Malaysia scored lower than emerging marketaverages at just 17% customers finding the service providers effective in this area.
In this respect, the retail industry is most popular for its loyalty programs in Malaysia with 54 percent consumers participating in at least one programme displaying 68 percent persuasion efficiency. The Property and Casualty Insurance and Cable/Satellite industries witnessed the lowestparticipation levels. While best deals and tailored programmes are successful at persuading consumers to stick to loyalty programmes, these are the very reasons people find them ineffective. It could mean that the competitors in the market are equally weak in offering better deals.
Lee emphasised that improvement is not only digital capability; success in the age of the nonstop customer does not all come down to digital.
Knowledgeable, polite and friendly employees who can solve customer problems effectively and the assurance of personal data protection are important customer service dimensions for more than 80 percent customers. Seamlessly integrating the digital and offline worlds give customers the ability to choose their experience and maximize control over how they interact with companies. That control extends to their personal information and how companies balance creative use of digital applications with privacy and data security.
The report found that companies that delivered valued customer experiences exhibited five common high impact capabilities, known as the customer-driven digital blueprint. These capabilities include:
1. Hyper-relevance: Show customers the company learns from every interaction and applies it at a more personal level, including customising their channel and interaction preferences, so customers don't have to repeat themselves or hit unnecessary roadblocks. This means using predictive analytics to provide a more tailored customer experience with more customisation and personalization.
2. Relationships at Scale: Digital gives businesses rich channels through which to communicate with customers in much more personal ways and manage relationships with customers at scale. Use digital to bring the intimacy of the corner store to all customers and then give them more convenient access and more tailored services that matter to them.
3. Seamless Experience: Creating a seamless experience requires a multi-channel approach. Integrate information and processes that enable customers to flow easily across different channels when and how they choose.
4. Inherently Mobile: Learn from customers about what they want to do differently with mobile, and invest in mobile services and support capabilities that stand out to customers.
5. Social Media: Harness social media in order to deliver up-to-the-second customer preferences, greater levels of trust, a mechanism for direct and dynamic interaction and more and more usable data upon which business decisions can be made.
Monday, May 5, 2014
Accenture: Malaysian 'Switching Economy' Worth Over US$53 Billion in Revenue
Malaysian service providers score lower than emerging market when delivering convergence between traditional and digital transactions
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Stately buildings and a few odds and ends.
A standard style. Ground floor is business. In this case the second (American) floor is also business, floors 3-5 are apartments and 6 is the garret with attic gables for additional decoration and possibly illumination. Windows have decorative shutters and railings.
Ground floor business, 2nd to 6th are apartments. Balconies scattered here and there.
Plainer buildings down the streets, a fancier building with an extra floor on the corner.
The French play a grand game of tic-tac-toe. Here illustrating a dominating 5 in a row.
A vertical garden. Water is dripping down the wall, the plant life is lush and green. The Musée du quai Branly featuring indigenous art.
Somewhere on the left bank. A 7 story narrow building. Corner of Avenue Rapp and Rue Edmontin Valentin. That's a Lancia/Alfa Romeo dealer on the ground floor.
This optical illusion on a building wall at the end of Square Rapp.
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Issue Dropbox changes break Technic Platform links
GenPage posted a topic in Platform PagodaIt has been reported on the Tracker that Dropbox recently made a change to their direct download links that breaks the Platform/Launcher link. Tracker report: http://forums.technicpack.net/tracker/issue-2309-modpack-download-link-length/ New Dropbox Link: https://www.dropbox.com/meta_dl/eyJzdWJfcGF0aCI6ICIiLCAidGVzdF9saW5rIjogZmFsc2UsICJzZXJ2ZXIiOiAiZGwuZHJvcGJveHVzZXJjb250ZW50LmNvbSIsICJpdGVtX2lkIjogbnVsbCwgImlzX2RpciI6IGZhbHNlLCAidGtleSI6ICI3ejQ5Y20wNjdmbTFpcDQifQ/AALEAZwB_ipxYVobUzUgESgRP2H92s9cKZVaI2z-xEIauQ?dl=1 What the Technic Platform saves: https://www.dropbox.com/meta_dl/eyJzdWJfcGF0aCI6ICIiLCAidGVzdF9saW5rIjogZmFsc2UsICJzZXJ2ZXIiOiAiZGwuZHJvcGJveHVzZXJjb250ZW50LmNvbSIsICJpdGVtX2lkIjogbnVsbCwgImlzX2RpciI6IGZhbHNlLCAidGtleSI6ICI3ejQ5Y20wNjdmbTFpcDQifQ/AALEAZwB_ipxYVobUzUgESgRP2H92s9cKZVaI2z- This is due to the standard length of characters a normal test field/string saves (255 characters). Since the new dropbox links are longer than 255 characters, it cuts off the rest of the new link. We are working to fix this issue. Expect a hot fix within the next day or so. Edit: http://copy.com has been suggested as an alternative.
Java Upgrading Java version 1.6 to 1.7
GenPage posted a topic in Platform PagodaWith the next upgrade in Minecraft and Minecraft mods progressing into 1.7.2, more and more mods are dropping support for Java 6. Before upgrading Java make sure your computer supports it by checking here: http://java.com/en/download/help/sysreq.xml Unlike Windows and Mac, major Linux distributions such as Ubuntu, Fedora or Red Hat Enterprise Linux offer OpenJDK as their default Java SE implementation. 32-bit vs 64-bit and what does it mean? Long story short, you cannot run a computer with more memory than 4GB if you use 32-bit. Technic recommends using 64-bit versions of Java (if supported). This allows more memory for Minecraft to use. Questions or how to check your system can be found here: Windows users: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/32-bit-and-64-bit-windows Mac users: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3696 Linux users: http://stackoverflow.com/a/246014 If you are needing to upgrade your Java install, grab a copy from here http://java.com/en/download/manual.jsp and follow these guides: Windows Users: Check what version of Java your running by going here: http://java.com/en/download/uninstallapplet.jsp Or checking your installed programs by going to: Control Panel -> Programs and Features and following this guide: http://java.com/en/download/help/windows_offline_download.xml Mac Users: You have special requirements for installing/uninstalling Java on your computers Please read CLOSELY here: http://java.com/en/download/faq/java_mac.xml If you cannot uninstall Java 6, install Java 7 and then follow thses steps: Next start the Java Preferences app from /Applications/Utilities Drag Java 7 to the top of the list like in the screenshot. This will make locally run Java applications use Java 7 instead of Java 6. You can uncheck the Java 6 options if you do not want them to be allowed to run. This section is for the Java runtime for local applications, and has nothing to do with the web plugin. Linux Users: Ubuntu and Fedora users: http://openjdk.java.net/install/ Red Hat, SUSE, Oracle, Oracle Enterprise, SLES users: http://java.com/en/download/help/linux_install.xml After you have installed Java 7, check to make sure it is installed here: http://java.com/en/download/installed.jsp Hope this helps clear things up! EDIT: Add Mac instructions.
MCPC Spigot/MCPC Server Bug
GenPage posted a topic in Platform PagodaCredit to Kobata for noticing and informing me of the tweet. This is an issue that affects Spigot which is built into MCPC-Plus This has been fixed in Spigot: http://www.spigotmc.org/threads/arrayindexoutofboundsexception.14826/ Just waiting on MCPC now. The error that crashes your server will be a java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException I will be following this closely as many seem to be having issues with players joining your servers. UPDATE: Build #251 of MCPC-Plus is now recommended. http://ci.md-5.net/job/MCPC-Plus-164/251/ Download this new jar, replace, restart
http://technicpack.net is currently down. We are beginning our update process.
Okay here is what you do: Next start the Java Preferences app from /Applications/Utilities drag Java 7 to the top of the list like in the screenshot. This will make locally run Java applications use Java 7 instead of Java 6. You can uncheck the Java 6 options if you do not want them to be allowed to run. This section is for the Java runtime for local applications, and has nothing to do with the web plugin.
What version of Mac OS X are you running? and have you tired these steps: http://java.com/en/download/help/mac_uninstall_java.xml
Issue Dropbox changes break Technic Platform links
GenPage replied to GenPage's topic in Platform PagodaThis is actually a viable fix. I have successfully tested this. Thanks for sharing! I tried scouring the web for something like this but it looks like I didnt look hard enough.
MCPC Spigot/MCPC Server Bug
GenPage replied to GenPage's topic in Platform Pagodayes, update to the latest build
Please start using this for the tracker. Bug Report Template: http://forums.technicpack.net/tracker/issue-925-bug-report-template/
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Sapling Grove along the Santa Fe Trail lives in history as the first "camp of commerce." These exhibits in Overland Park, Kansas tell the tales of emigrants, Indians, missionaries, traders, trappers, and federal troops that passed by and utilized Sapling Grove campground.
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News and updates on potential cures for type-1 diabetes, that are in human (or clinical) trials.
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Data From A Phase-I Clinical Trial of Polyclonal Tregs
18 Month Data from a Phase-I Trial of Polyclonal Tregs
I previously blogged on this research here:
so please read that blog posting for details of what is being tested, and who it is being tested on.
A quick summary is this: Dr. Trzonkowski and co-researchers at the Medical University of Gdańsk remove one specific type of T regulator cell (called "CD3(+)CD4(+)CD25(high)CD127(-)") from a person with type-1 diabetes. They use these cells to grow a lot more of them, and then put them back in the body. Since regulatory T cells naturally regulate the body's immune system, the hope is that they will prevent the autoimmune attack which causes type-1 diabetes.
The previous data was from 10 children, who were treated within 2 months of diagnosis. But this new data covers 12 children (aged 8-16), also treated within 2 months, and were followed for 18 months. They were compared to a placebo (untreated) group.
The big news is simple: two of the treated children did not need to inject any insulin at all for 11 months. The treated patients in general generated statistically significantly more C-peptide than the untreated group, which means they were generating more of their own insulin. And obviously, two of the treated kids were generating a lot more insulin. It is important to remember, that some honeymooners do not require insulin for some part of their honeymoon time. However, I think that 2 out of 10 is far more than would be seen randomly, and I think that 11 months is longer than one would expect naturally.
A pessimist might say "It only works for honeymooners, it worked for less than 20% of the people, and it only worked for 11 months." But I am an optimist. I say "If it works for honeymooners now, maybe it will work for established type-1 diabetics in the future, or might work when combined with a beta cell growth factor. Previously we had a prevention for no one; if this work pans out, we will have something that works for some people, and if we start out with 11 months, maybe we can stretch it longer with more research, or repeated doses.
So I think these results are very interesting, and well worth following. I'm very happy that at least one other group (Drs. Gitelman, Bluestone, and Herold) also have a 14 person, phase-I trial going into this treatment. However, that group is not expected to finish their trial until 2016. Hopefully Dr. Trzonkowski and his co-researchers will have a phase-II trial well underway by then; maybe even finished (if their phase-II trial gets funded quickly).
Abstract: http://app.core-apps.com/tristar_ada13/abstract/9b942b88cb23351f1c62fdf808057354
Joshua Levy
All the views expressed here are those of Joshua Levy, and nothing here is official JDRF or JDCA news, views, policies or opinions. My daughter has type-1 diabetes and participates in clinical trials, which might be discussed here. My blog contains a more complete non-conflict of interest statement. Thanks to everyone who helps with the blog.
Clinical Trials Blog: http://cureresearch4type1diabetes.blogspot.com
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Hi -- I'm the dad of a newly diagnosed T1D boy. Your blog is an amazing island of real facts in an ocean of simplified nonsense. Thank you. Do you accept emails/is there a way to communicate with you other than the comments section of your postings?
- July 31, 2013 at 12:05 PM
- Joshua Levy said...
Thanks for your kind words. I'm glad you find the blog helpful.
It used to be hard to contact me via email, but I recently set up a new email specifically for this. You can send to publicjoshualevy at gmail dot com.
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The CdM Aquatics 14U girls' water polo team won the Turbo Orange County Cup gold division championship game Sunday.
CdM defeated Riverside WPC, 8-4, in the title match. The eighth annual Turbo OC Cup was played at pools around Orange County and included boys' and girls' teams at the 10U, 12U, and 14U age-group levels.
CdM won two games on Saturday and one on Sunday morning to advance to the final. In Saturday's opening match CdM defeated Los Alamitos, 14-3. In the second game, the CdM girls beat Rose Bowl "B" 14-6 to advance to Sunday morning's semifinal match against the Trojan WP Club. In a well-played game, CdM outscored the Trojan girls, 10-5.
Riverside beat South Coast WP, Anteater WPC and VC Premier on its way to the final before falling to CdM.
Matilda Bress, Eliza Britt, Heather Feibleman, Shannon Frome, Georgina Laube, Grace Morgan, Kelly Morgan, Maddie Musselman, Sammie Pratt, Heidi Ritner, Emily Ritner and Bridget Storm all contributed to the weekend victories.


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A few weeks ago we had a big 5-course family meal (for 11) where each of us contributed one course to the evening. We chose the fish course. Then begun the challenge of finding something to make. We wanted something simple, tasty and light enough to leave room for the other courses. We ended up with a bit of a cross between something we'd seen on Jamie's Fish Suppers and a recipe in Nigel Slater's The 30-Minute Cook ('An Indian way with a fish fillet'). The result was very tasty and simple to put together. I'm sure we'll have them again some time.
750g White Fish
Large Handful Coriander
2 Garlic Cloves
1 inch Green Chilli
Olive Oil
Lemon Juice
5 tbsp Yoghurt
4 slices Breadcrumbs
• Cut sweet potatoes into wedges, place in a roasting dish with a little oil and dust with paprika and cumin (or whatever takes your fancy). Place in the oven at 200°C to cook whilst you prepare the fish fingers.
• Blitz the coriander, garlic, and chilli with two tablespoons of olive oil and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice.
• Prepare the fish (scale, bone etc.) and cut into inch-thick fingers accross the fillet.
• Dip each fillet in yoghurt, then cover in about a teaspoon on coriander paste and finally roll in breadcrumbs.
• Fry the fish fingers gently for about 4 minutes each side until firm and golden brown.
• Serve with the chips and some mayonnaise mixed with lemon juice and capers.
1 comments...:
- mumsie said...
Truly the best fish finger I have ever had the pleasure to eat.. not long after that event and always keen to do 'something different' I used salmon as my fish base and spread it with aubergine pesto before breadcrumbing! Richer than the white fish but also utterly delicious !
- 14 August 2011 at 12:32
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The B&L Cremation Systems, Inc. BLI 800 MW medical/pathological waste incinerator has a primary chamber volume of 54 cubic feet. The burn rate is 100 pounds per hour.
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Propane Gas: 11″ W.C.
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3″ 1900 – board insulation
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castable refractory lining
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Width: 40″
Height: 36″
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Width: 1.02 m
Height: 0.91 m
1.53 m³
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Afterburner Maximum: 1,000,000 BTU's per hour
Modulation Minimum: 100,000 BTU's per hour
Cremation Burner: 800,000 BTU's per hour
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Drupal and Leveraging a Cloud Platform
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If the amount of sleep one gets at a conference is inversely proportional to how good the conference is, then DrupalCon Munich was a huge success for me. I'm back home now, still catching up on sleep, and I've had a chance to reflect on the conference. Once again, I learned a great deal (it was great to get the scoop on what's coming in Drupal 8…I'm very excited about the Symfony integration), I got caught up with some old friends, and I made some new friends.
With the presence of the Symfony guys, core PHP folks (there was a great session by Pierre Joye on how to contribute to PHP core!), PHPBB, and Joomla!, and more, it dawned on my just how "open" this event was. The lesson here: everyone is always looking to learn more, and that happens through being more and more open.
Of course, now the real work begins. With all of the new technology I learn and with all the new people I meet, I realize how much I don't know (i.e. how much work I have ahead of me). Until I get caught up on sleep and am ready to tackle what I don't know, I'll just call that realization "job security". In the meantime, here's a quick summary of what Microsoft was doing at DrupalCon Munich…
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday – The Microsoft Booth
Once again, as a DrupalCon sponsor Microsoft had a booth. Together with several colleagues, I spent quite a bit of time at the booth, which provided an excellent forum for showing curious passers-by all the new fun ways to deploy Drupal in Windows Azure (Windows Azure Web Sites and Linux VMs). (We also had lots of fun showing off Windows 8!) We all had the opportunity meet new people and to learn about new things people are trying on the Windows Azure platform. I'd like to reiterate my thanks to the people who stopped by – without you stopping by I wouldn't come away with valuable information (or at least leads on information) that I can pass along to our product teams so that they can improve interoperability with Drupal.
Tuesday - Comparing the Drupal Cloud Providers in the Market
This was a panel discussion among 4 representatives from companies that offer cloud hosting for Drupal: Jeff Pflueger from Pantheon, Kieran Lal from Acquia, Robert Douglass from Commerce Guys, and Mark Brown from Microsoft. The format of the discussion was this: each representative had 90 seconds to answer a question posed by the moderator (the very diplomatic George deMet, founder and co-owner of Palantir.net). All representatives were asked the same 7 questions.
I found the discussion interesting because it brought to light the fundamental differences between Microsoft's Windows Azure offering and the others. Fundamentally, Windows Azure is a cloud platform designed to provide elastic scalability for any application, whereas Pantheon, Aquia, and Commerce Guys leverage a cloud platform (such as Windows Azure or Amazon Web Services) to provide Drupal-specific hosting solutions that leverage the value proposition of a cloud platform. This meant that for some questions, the answers weren't really comparable. For example, one question was "What customer service and support options are available on your platform?" Windows Azure offers support for the platform itself and, in the case of Cloud Services, the operating system. (In the case of Linux VMs, OS support is provided by the distributors of the images in the Gallery.) However, Pantheon, Aquia, and Commerce Guys focus on application support, troubleshooting Drupal-specific issues that may arise, while relying on a cloud provider for platform support.
Another question whose answers were difficult to compare was this: "How do you ensure privacy and security of customer data?" Again, Windows Azure takes measures at the platform level to provide security and privacy of customer data, while Pantheon, Aquia, and Commerce Guys focus on security and privacy at the application level.
Some of the similarities between represented providers were that they all provide multiple hosting options for Drupal (Windows Azure Web Sites, Linux VMs, and Cloud Services in the case of Windows Azure) and they all support multiple migration paths (Git and FTP on Windows Azure Web Sites, and Drush on VMs).
Wednesday - BoF session Drupal in the cloud on Azure
This session, as with most Bird's of a Feather sessions, was informal and mostly just Q & A. Microsoft MVP Alessandro Pilotti came prepared to do a very condensed version of the Deploying Drupal at Scale on Microsoft Platform training he did at DrupalCon Denver, but there were enough questions that he had to save that for another day.
Wednesday - Redefining : The Mind Shift at Microsoft on OSS and Community
This was another panel session. This time the participants included Grace Francisco, Mark Brown, Michaela Kraft, and myself, and we talked about how Microsoft has shifted to embrace OSS and communities in recent years. You can watch a complete video of the session here, but main message is that you might be surprised at what Microsoft has learned in the last few years. From contributing to OSS projects to creating more and more open source projects, to partnering with communities like the Drupal community to improve interoperability, Microsoft has taken some big steps toward becoming a valued participant in the OSS world. Of course, the discussion that followed the presentation (and the discussion is included in the video) was perhaps the most valuable part of the hour. Some folks were somewhat skeptical about Microsoft's continued commitment to OSS communities, and I personally think that is a fair point of view. However, when I attended DrupalCon San Francisco in 2010, I noted that only with time will people be able to judge our commitment. And, when you look at our commitment since then, I feel pretty good about what we have done.
One of the key things that I took away from the conference was that Microsoft has made some big strides toward being a real participant in the Drupal community. One thing that will help us do even more here is to have more examples of folks deploying Drupal on Windows Azure in ways that really leverage what the platform has to offer. We have some examples of this (the SAG Awards website is one), but we need more. As I said at the beginning…the real work starts now.
I hope you all had as productive and fun a DrupalCon as I did. If you attended any of these sessions (or even if you didn't), we'd love to get your thoughts and/or questions in the comments below.
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Arts and craft
I was reading this post at Picklebums the other day and it got me thinking about arts and crafts.
My children LOVE to do all kinds of drawing and painting and cutting and pasting and and and so on. I HATE cleaning it up. At the ages my kids are I can only reasonably expect so much help from them in the tidying up of this sort of epic mess. We rent and I'm always mindful of painty handprints on walls and glitter glue in the carpet. I'm mindful of cleaning up one painty child while another runs riot and the smallest one climbs onto the table and eats whatever is closest. I'm also shit at keeping a user friendly art cupboard.
I know the kids love to create and I know how important it is for them to do so but I must confess that i do find it a bit stressful with certain mediums and I have to talk myself into not being all moany about the mess.
So. Where to from here?
I am going to clean out and rearrange said art cupboard this weekend. I am going to do an inventory of supplies and get more of what we like and are running low on. I am going to make a commitment to setting up an uber messy project at least once a week while Harper is asleep during the day. I will learn to cope better with non house damaging mess like cutting paper and gluesticks. I will be mindful of how much my kids like to create and of how small an issue it really is for me to clean it up.
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- katepickle said...
Oh you are good committing to one messy activity a week... I was going to say ditch anything too messy. It doesn't have to be messy to be worthwhile.. so I'd save messy till the weather improves and it can be done naked and outside. LOL
- June 17, 2010 at 4:41 PM
- Hands and Hearts said...
Word for word, I could have written that. I LOVE art anf craft, LOVE it! I hate cleaning it up, and having it done at my house.
My number one priority in our house we are building is a big outdoor area under cover. Then the kids can go crazy.
- June 22, 2010 at 2:41 PM
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2011 prediction-survey roundup: I've already blown one!
In announcing my forecasts in our recently 2011 prediction survey, I said the Bears would not even win one game in the NFL playoffs. I'm glad to have been wrong about that, and hope now that the 42 percent plurality of readers who said the Bears would win only one game in the playoffs also turn out to be wrong, and that the 17% who said the Bears will win the Super Bowl turn out to be prescient.
The approximately 650 readers who registered their predictions disagreed with me on six other questions:
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With the sun still shining now's the best time to give you our Top 10 places to slurp a Suffolk Coast ice cream…
Situated right next to the promenade and the wide sandy, award-winning beach at Lowestoft, the kiosk in front of Claremont Pier sells the normal range of branded lollies, plus delicious Mr Whippy cones, topped with a flake and hundreds and thousands. Stroll along the beach, paddle a while but make sure you do it with ice cream in hand!
A quirky 1940s tea room in the pretty seaside town of Southwold; at Southwold Boating Lake and Tearoom you can sit amongst the reeds and have a few moments soaking up the sun as you enjoy your ice cream overlooking the boating lake, surrounded by wildlife and enjoying the views.
Afterwards, children will love a ride on the pedalos and a round of crazy golf!
A fine example of a Victorian pier including many period attractions, the Beach Cafe at Southwold Pier sells a range of ice creams, plus sandwiches, cakes, teas and coffees and fish & chips. Once you've picked your flavour, stroll past Southwold's famous beach huts as you savour your 99.
Woodbridge has a fab ice cream kiosk, located at the Riverside Restaurant & Theatre. Grab one before enjoying a film or show and sit outside on one of the brightly coloured deck chairs whilst you soak up the September sun.
Described as a 'Great little find' by customers reviews on TripAdvisor, at South Kiosk in Martello Park in Felixstowe you and your dog can have your favourite ice cream. Yes, that's right, ice cream for your pooch topped by a bone shaped biscuit! If the weather takes a turn for the worse, you may prefer to tuck into the warm sausage rolls and hot chocolates instead!
Overlooking the busy Port of Felixstowe, the View Point Cafe is the ideal spot to slurp an ice cream while watching huge ships enter and leave the port. The cafe also serves a range of breakfasts, lunches and butties if you fancy filling your boots before a day of exploring.
Located at Wherstead, near Ipswich, Suffolk Food Hall is renowned for its large array of locally produced food and produce. When you've stocked up on supplies relax with an Italian-style ice cream from The Beach Hut.
When you visit Aldeburgh make a beeline for Ives Ice Cream Parlour in the High Street. The ice cream comes from individual UK farmers and suppliers with over 30 flavours to choose from including raspberry cheesecake, stem ginger, pistachio, maple walnut, salted caramel, orange and chocolate and Devon toffee to name but a few!
Sitting on the banks of the River Deben in Woodbridge, The Tea Hut is a relaxing spot to sit and watch the world go by, whilst tucking into a delicious ice lolly! Children will enjoy sailing their boats on the model boat pond and dogs are welcome too, it's for you to decide whether they're allowed a lick!
Located near Felixstowe's Seafront Gardens, The Little Ice Cream Company make their own ice cream using locally sourced ingredients including fresh milk from Felixstowe's dairy herd at Adam's Farm. Favourites include candy store, complete with hundreds and thousands and pick and mix, and honey monster with chunks of honeycomb swirled in!
Whether you're in search of a great family day out, a birdwatching haven, or trip back in time, the beaches along the Suffolk Coast will provide you with a memorable day out whatever the time of year.
Southwold is a popular destination for the many visitors to the East Coast and its most prominent attraction, the pier, hosts a wide range of things to see and do.
Claremont Pier Leisure and Family Entertainment Centre is situated in between Lowestoft's Award winning beaches in South Lowestoft.
It's a hive of activity and entertainment, from traditional fruit machines and video games, to roller skating, fantastic live music, perfect party venue, great fish and chips and fabulous brasserie dining with the best sea views in town!
Two fabulous seaview venues in one stunning location! The Lounge is a first floor carpeted space with panoramic views of the sea, Felixstowe Pier and the maritime traffic to Harwich & Felixstowe Ports.
At promenade level there is also The Terrace; a cosy beachside venue with plentiful outdoor seating and a Mediterranean ambience with the sea views framed by palm trees.
Inside, the tearoom can seat 16 people comfortably, with far more seating available outside. Families and friends can also hire the venue for birthday parties, anniversaries, mother and toddler groups, small wedding parties, wakes and coach parties.
Award-winning family run bakery set in the historical town of Woodbridge baking fresh bread and creating beautiful cakes using the best ingredients available and designing cakes that are visually stunning and taste delicious.
The Riverside Restaurant in Woodbridge is a privately owned restaurant (since 1985) with an independent cinema. Renowned for the fashionable trendy style and daily written menus, as quoted by The Financial Times "The right side of casual". Whether you choose to dine or combine a cinema ticket, you will enjoy your experience!
A small cafe and bar serving delicious coffee, cocktails, snacks and rather impressively roasting their own coffee!
The Cookhouse Restaurant is a unique place to eat or have a drink whilst enjoying stunning views down the river.
The Tea Hut cafe/restaurant sits on the banks of the beautiful River Deben in Woodbridge.
The farm cafe + shop, Marlesford is an oasis on the A12 a few miles from Woodbridge.
View Point Cafe is a warm and friendly cafe with both indoor and outdoor seating serving all day breakfasts, snacks, fish and chips, 'dish of the day', cakes, ice cream, teas and coffees.
Southwold Pier has a fabulous choice of restaurants and cafes to fill the gap from breakfast, through to morning coffee and pastries, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner!
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Wedding in a Week, a large-scale giveaway event, involving 23 of the industry's top wedding vendors, launches today, Monday September 28th on The Broke-Ass Bride (http://www.thebrokeassbride.com/).
With 11 separate giveaways for brides-to-be and beyond to enter, the event aims to give budget brides a (possibly huge) break.
The event runs the week of September 28 - October 5, 2009.
Dana LaRue, founder of The Broke-Ass Bride is giving readers a chance to win over $11,000 in prizes, donated from companies of all shapes and sizes, with new prizes being revealed and giveaways starting twice and sometimes three times, daily. Prizes include a free custom couture wedding gown, wedding photography packages, invitations, card boxes, dance floor monograms, custom maps, choreographed first dance and lessons, veils, garters, bouquets, flowers, ceremony accessories, skin care products and more!
Winners will be announced the following week on The Broke-Ass Bride.
"I'm ecstatic to be offering such a stellar array of prizes," LaRue says, "I wanted to give away practically a whole wedding's worth of prizes over a week, and break them down into separate but concurrent events, so people can pick and choose what they want or need to enter and win. I was a broke bride myself, so its thrilling to now give back to brides like myself out there, who are desperately stretching their dollars to make their own weddings dreamy and memorable. Many generous companies helped me to have a spectacular wedding within my budget, so its a meaningful way to honor the vendors, too. It's a win-win, a way to help everyone! What could be better?"
Donating vendors include Next Exit Photography, Christianne Brunelle Couture Bridal, Princess Lasertron, Hazelnut Photography, Weddingish, Clarisonic, For the Modern Bride, Beau Coup Favors, Beach Body, California Blooms, Pantomime Papers, Kasia Fink Veils, EcoUsables, Ten23 Designs, Julianne Smith Garters, Bottle Your Brand, Best Wedding Sites, Good Gals Inc., E-Fin Wear, Dance Fusion Studios (c/o Hot Pink Petticoat), Customized Wedding Creations and Just Wenderful.
The Broke-Ass Bride is an entertaining and informative resource providing "bad-ass wedding planning" and lifestyle inspiration to broke-ass couples around the globe. Using her own creativity and a healthy dose of moxie, Dana LaRue, aka The Broke-Ass Bride and founder of Bride$hare (http://brideshare.net/), planned a magical, fully-customized and eco-friendly wedding worth three times more than her budget.
Known for her quirky style, progressive approach, practical advice, and sassy attitude, The Broke-Ass Bride teaches couples how to save green while being more green. Her relatable, honest and fun perspective on all things wedding planning and more have made The Broke-Ass Bride an award-winning and beloved resource, drawing readers at every stage of life back time after time to see what new advice or inspiration awaits.
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The Incredible Jobs Machine
How can government do the right thing to help productivity and the employment it fosters? Get out of the way. Every government-mandated low-flow toilet, phosphorous-free dishwasher detergent, CFL light bulb, and carbon-emission regulation is another obstacle on the way to a productive, job-creating economy that produces things consumers really want.
WSJ, July 16, 2012 , Andy Kessler
Creative Destruction in Action
The singular aspect of Moores law means that these disruptive forces are becoming more frequent and therefore occurring over a shorter period of time. We should prepare ourselves for some exciting developments over the coming decades.
Lobnek Wealth Management, Newsletter, May 2012 , Altug Ulkumen, CFA, Partner & Chief Investment Officer
Capturing Value in Global Networks: Apples iPad and iPhone
"We find that Apple continues to capture the largest share of value from these innovations (...) Chinas role is much smaller than most casual observers would think."
University of California, Irvine, University of California, Berkeley and Syracuse University , Kenneth L. Kraemer, Greg Linden, and Jason Dedrick
Apple vs PIIGS
As of April 2012, Apple was worth almost as much as all the companies In Spain, Portugal and Greece combined.
Investments Office; Birinyi & Associates
U.S. Corporate Profit Margins Highest Ever!
An interesting chart from GMO, and a strong case on the driving force behind these margin expansions
What Goes Up Must Come Down! - GMO White Paper, March 2012 , James Montier
The Economic Impact of a Lone Business Jet
In those times of private-aviation bashing, here is a very thorough description of the positive economic impact and multiplication-effect related to a single business jet.
Jeremy Cox, January 2012
A Web of Misperceptions
A look around the web at some common misperceptionsand some alternative perspective to consider.
Fisher Investments MarketMinder , 02.01.2012
The Long March of the Euro Communist Economies
"The media all over the world, but especially in France, are presenting the crisis as a financial one, as if the governments and the politicians have no responsibility. This crisis is in fact very typical of a communist system arriving at the end of its ability to borrow and make the productive system service the debt it has accumulated, simply because the productive sector is going bust."
GaveKal Five Corners, Volume 12, Issue 24, Monday, December 12, 2011 , Anatole Kaletsky, Charles Gave, Francois Chauchat
There will be Oil
For decades, advocates of 'peak oil' have been predicting a crisis in energy supplies. They've been wrong at every turn, says Daniel Yergin.
WSJ, December 2011
Creative Destruction at its Best: The History of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, 1896-2010
Over 106 stocks have been a member of the Dow at some point or another. This chart marks the span of time that each one of these stocks spent in the Dow, and shows the rise and fall of the index over this time frame.
Financial Graph & Art , John Paul Koning
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Back again with a quick share for this months Life Paper Scrapbook Mood Board Challenge
The colours of the board are not something that I would normally use to scrap photos of Leila, but I was up for a challenge! I was super inspired by the receipts in the top right corner, so i went to town with a bunch of notebook paper and some mists.
Ive layered the notepaper up with scraps of vellum, a Studio Calico transparency,
more papers from a Typo notepad and some Heidi Swapp banners.
Embellishments are from the Heidi Swapp 'Favorite Things' collection.
Letters are Pink Paislee Color Wash alphas
Thanks for stopping by, be sure to check out the LPS blog and enter your layouts :)


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Ahoy mateys!
For those of you cast adrift on the high seas, or who simply don't know any better, today is Talk Like A Pirate Day.
Visit http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html for more details on this annual buccaneer holiday.
To fully experience this important event, enjoy a cup of grog with your grub, do a hornpipe and then shiver me timbers.
Captain Steve


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Introducing Cypris Chat!!!
Cypris Chat Island, a Virtual World English Learning Community in Second Life and what she found there was a wonderful community of educators and students. Visiting their website, Pio read their credo:
and also found a really smart idea of what learning English should be about:
"Learning English should be a way of life instead of a struggle to achieve."
- Professor Merryman, Founder
- Professor Merryman, Founder
Today she received an invitation on the chat group to join a class on grammar and also to participate in a Christmas group photo. Of course, she loved the idea, since she's been there before observing classes. After the class and before going to the photo place, she found a note card that explains what this community is about... Professor Merryman wrote it. But let's Pio introduce this wonderful educator first:
Cypris Chat, a not-for-profit English speaking practice community. He's an American living and teaching English in Japan as an adjunct professor. He's researching ways to help adult learners learn English.
Mike's Philosophy:
Teaching helps us discover new strengths and weaknesses.The first question, then would be.... What is Cypris?
Learning is something we do to keep us looking forward.
Home is a place where your mistakes are forgotten.
Reaching the peak late in life gives us enough time to enjoy the ride.
The name Cypris comes from the island where this group first formed. It is actually a type of moth we find to be very beautiful. The symbolism also fits well with our community because a moth or butterfly represents the freedom to choose. Moths can listen while clinging to a wall or fly in to the middle of a conversation. Members of our group come and go as does the Cypris moth. We are not a school. Cypris is a co-op learning community supported solely by donations. group members who are studying are referred to as learners. Teachers are referred to as tutors. We believe language learning is best when experienced within the context of living. For this reason, a community which lives together for the purpose of helping one to learn or teach languages makes for a more engaging and memorable learning experience.
Something that Pio agrees with 100%. She smiled after reading this part of the notecard and thought ... this is my kind of place.. from her experience visiting communies in SL or in the web... Setting times to get on line is somehing really diffiuclt to do.. Real Life is always demanding and even if we want to be a full time participant of these communities we find we can't. Open programs help students to come and go and give tutors freedom to select topics or activities that fit more the needs of the participants, so when they do come they just join a welcoming community that supports each other because they are used to have new comers all the time.
Who are the participants? Professor Merryman says:...
Our group is made up of people from all over the world but the bulk of our members come from Japan. That is because the founders of the group live in, or are, Japanese. The age range of our members seems to be between 30 and 50 and their level of English competence ranges from intermediate to almost fluent. With this in mind, it is best to tailor lessons for intermediate speakers and then make adjustments for each group meeting.......Pio found out that it's open to students from all the world and newbies are welcome, too. She's there observing classes, that's how she learns best. So educators are welcome to volunteer and observe and maybe later on give it a try with their students. Pio is considering to offer herself as a tutor and bring URBE's students to practice.
|Taken from: http://cyprischat.org/center/
What is a typical chat meet up? Now, this is really interesting and helpful. Next, professor Merryman provides a model of best practices...
We try to be consistent with every meeting so learners and tutors know what to expect from every lesson. Each lesson should include the following content within the given timeframe.
15 minutes - Welcome and warmup
Give a little time for late comers and technical difficulties while introducing new members and getting to know each other.
45 minutes - Present, practice, perform
In each lesson, the tutor should present the topic, vocabulary, phrases or related material to be learned. They should then have a section of the lesson dedicated to practicing those points. Finally, learners should perform what they have learned. At this point there should be a wrap-up with a little feedback to the group and questions if there are any.
30 minutes - Activity
This activity does not have to relate to the lesson all though it would be best. The purpose of this time is to give learners a chance to interact with the group and practice chatting in English. Activities should be group centered and give everyone a chance to participate.
30 minutes - Travel Time
This time is used as if going on a field trip together. There are two reasons for doing this:
1. It's fun! Do you remember when you went on field trips in class. The teacher was responsible for organizing and telling the class where to go and when while learning something at the same time.
2. Our group shows its support to the community by bringing people to places that appreciate our visits.
During this portion of the meetup, all members need to be in group chat before leaving Cypris. We do this because group chat lets us keep in touch with everyone no matter where we are in SL. Also, we do this before leaving Cypris due to technical problems that can in other sims while joing group chat. Local chat and text chatting is discouraged.
Tips to make the experience better
Below is a list of tips and suggestions to help us all enjoy our community even more.
- Be on time. Start the chat and finish the chat on time. Consistency is most important. Some members only come to study, others for the activity and others for the travel time. If we are late or early at any of those times then we are doing a disservice to the community.
- Make lessons interesting, fun, active, and above all...nice. We are here to have fun and learn something at the same time. If you are having fun, then our members are having fun.
- Be patient. SL is a crazy place to teach in. So many different people means a lot of different learning obstacles. The group officers try to monitor who becomes a member of the group and whether there is anyone we feel does not fit in our community. But to do that we need to give everyone a chance to fit in.
- To manage large groups, try to introduce your learning objective and then seperate the group into smaller groups with one native speaker wishing to help. This gives a chance for native speakers who are interested in tutoring a chance to try teaching.
- Send out a notice card the day before your lesson and a group text chat notice 5 to 10 minutes before your lesson starts.
- During the Travel Time, copy the SLurl into group chat so everyone in the group can access it.
- Be sure to thank everyone for joining your lesson and encourage them to show their support by leaving a few lindens in the donation box (Wishing well for now) at the entrance to Cypris Village.
Those are wonderful tips that will certainly give us an idea of how classes can be conducted in virtual worlds.... The last tip is also really important... smiles.. everybody can contribute to keep places like this open to everyone. So if you go visiting, please... a little something would be appreciated.
The Photo shooting!!!
But now, let me tell you about the Christmas photo.. It was fun.. well, this a slide show of the adventure of taking the photo.. giggles... The most difficult part was to have all the participants standing in their pose balls. Participants were supposed to stand infront of the Christmas tree and around Santa's chair. Well..it was harder than poor Professor Merryman expected. Anyway it was great practice, since all the directions were given in English, using voice .. students had to follow directions and practice their prepositions of place. Some of the students helped their partners by providing support and laughing...
After the photo .. we had fun ice skating... They have a ice skating tour around the Sim.. and the music is wonderful.. Pio had a great time.. so if you want to come..let her know .. we can ice skate together.


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Well this was going to be a lovely day, a trip to Cheshire, until some plonked decided to fix a piece of board on the M56, yes that was the MAJOR REPAIRS … which gel up 15 miles of traffic…. crazy could have been completed at night…. But I did get to see Frodsham and very nice


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When country vocal band Home Free was crowned champion of NBC's The Sing-Off, their victory was by no means the beginnings of a career for the five country stars from Minnesota… rather it was a satisfying culmination of nearly a decade of hard work and commitment to a vocal craft growing in popularity.
They have become known for their high-energy performances, peppered with quick-witted humor that meshes Nashville standards with pop hits dipped in country flavor. This December, they bring their Home Free for the Holidays Tour to town, combining new music from their recent release, Country Evolution, and their 2014 Holiday Album, Full of Cheer.
Since their Sing-Off win, Home Free has released two albums (Crazy Life and Full Of Cheer), selling more than 150,000 copies, and are preparing a third album, Country Evolution, out on Columbia Records on September 18. They've amassed more than 40-million YouTube views and sold more than 100,000 tickets on three national tours.
VIP Ticket includes a seat on the Main Floor Rows BB-EE Center Stage, Swag Bag, and Meet'n'Greet.


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Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have received much attention lately, some of it unwanted, such as mistaken association with polygamous groups that have made recent headlines.
A group of Mormon scholars, however, hopes to focus positive attention on LDS issues in an upcoming conference sponsored by the grass-roots volunteer organization FAIR.
FAIR the Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research will hold its annual conference Aug. 7 and 8 at the South Towne Exposition Center in Sandy.
Among the topics being presented are Book of Mormon Geography, Philosophy and Mormonism, Joseph Smith's DNA Revealed, the White Horse Prophecy, the Book of Abraham, the Joseph Smith Papers, and Shaken Faith Syndrome (based on the newly released book of the same title).
It is open to the public. More information can be found at www.fairlds.org.


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Aisii Portrait by AisiiWatch
©2013-2019 Aisii
seriously beautiful, posture, clothes, colors, light, simple, gorgeous, perfect.
Perfect beauty
Stunningly gorgeous!
You look like Barbara Bach in the James Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me" as her character Major Anya Amasova !
In other words you look Astounding ! ! ! Beautiful, Lovely, EXQUISITE !
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- Daniel
In other words you look Astounding ! ! ! Beautiful, Lovely, EXQUISITE !
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- Daniel
Your photo is so gorgeous. <3
Stunning!!! love:
I would like to thank you for providing inspiration. As I said, I indeed try to use this image as reference to the portrait. Personally I believe it is not doing you justice, but I am curios to hear what you think of it. The angle was suprisingly challenging... I just realized that of the thousands portraits I did over my my life I never captured this particular angle...
Always stunning.
Beauty like this is why I believe in God.
Beautiful and mature.Thanks
stunning ..
"Exquisite Presence !"
I love this contemplative look. It has to go in my faves.
cool work !
I love the mood the shadows and the colors bring to the image. It really draws you in.
I love the posture and the gaze. Simply stunning. Nice job with the lighting too
Thats Stunning!
Thats Stunning!
Lovely shot. You make such a beautiful model!
great portrait!!! I like it!!!
mercy me. unbelievably beautiful
Such gorgeous eyes...
Beautiful portrait and a stunning model.
This gorgeous work has been featured here: People and Portraits Spotlight Vol. 48.
Looking forward to seeing more art from you at #devPREMIUM!
Looking forward to seeing more art from you at #devPREMIUM!
Beautiful work!
You're so great!!!
Beautiful shot! I actually thought it was going to be a digital painting when I clicked on it.
Beautiful Aisii!
foarte frumos
Pure beauty.
amazing shot!
i love your work and your face, and i love your husband's photography, but this particular image the shadow on your left breast felt a bit odd for some reason?
I looked, the shadow is the same in original image. But it's nothing wrong with it. Probably you should calibrate your monitor. Thanks.
gorgeous! Eşti foarte frumoasă


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New York City in the late 70s and early 80s what a time and place to be. In the face of a collapsing city infrastructure, the explosion of AIDS and the dawn of the crack epidemic, the city produced one of the most vibrant creative eras of the past century, a teeming ecosystem that would mark a decisive changing-of-the-guard across a whole slew of genres and mediums. Punks nervous, poppy aggression was a jumping-off point for no waves new, much harsher art-based anti-rock. While disco suffered from some serious post-Saturday Night Fever overexposure and backlash, it was simultaneously being reconfigured off the grid into a new music called hip hop. And minimalisms formal clarity gave way as a fresh generation of composers, performance artists, and dancers came up its wake, untethered from the classical establishment. Sounds like fun.
Elodie Lauten was one such composer/performer type, and Piano Works Revisited collects some of her early pieces from those heady days. The bulk of these two CDs draws from releases and live recordings put to tape between 1983-85, as well as one solo piano performance recorded in 1991, and the vibe here perfectly suits the era; as with first-wave lions Steve Reich and Philip Glass, theres a tension between shimmering beauty and stark austerity. Unlike them, Lauten is clearly of the second wave, and a low-budget tangle of experimentation was the order of the day. After 1976s Music For 18 Musicians and Einstein on the Beach double hitter, there would be no going back.
The first disc kicks off with Lautens debut album Piano Works, a collection of pieces for solo piano with added layers of tape collage and quite a lot of bubbling synth. Two things are immediately apparent: First, Meredith Monk was clearly an influence, especially her solo work on Dolmen Music. Lauten crafts moody, modal melodies that work the space between windswept emotionalism and modern experimentalism. Second, she eerily prefigures a new millennium archetype: Lauten worked at a gallery, jammed at home with whatever inexpensive gear she could get her hands on, and self-released records. Sound familiar? Were she just getting her start today, shed probably be assembling her next tape release, have a bunch of Boss pedals and be playing warehouse shows.
My major criticism of Piano Works is that its not enough of the artistic mastery that calls forth Monk, and feels too much like the sketches of the bedroom jammer. Rather than groundbreaking art, it feels like stopping by your cool friends house and hearing some of the stuff shes been working on recently. Thats fine, especially considering the cultural wave she was riding on, but it doesnt offer up any "a-ha" moments, either.
The material that follows is markedly more developed, although at the same time still developing. Concerto for Piano and Orchestral Memory features some intriguing collaborators: Arthur Russell and his frequent cohort Peter Zummo, on cello and trombone, respectively. Considering the staggering power of Russells own compositional work, I had high hopes. Unfortunately, as the title might suggest, this ones marred by some serious music school damage. Although some ideas are more fleshed out here than in Piano Works, you also have her unfortunately blooming neoclassical vibe to deal with, as well as some bland stretches of aimless avant-gardeisms. Lautens tastes are clear enough, but so far we havent clearly heard her voice.
Luckily, the material on the second disc redeems this earlier work. 1991s Variations on the Orange Cycle has some grandiose (and a little bit funny) conceptual parameters to unpack apparently it "translates brain activity into music in real time," something I thought all music does, anyway but it definitely soars where the earlier stuff just churned. Ditto for 1985s previously-unreleased live recording of Sonate Modale, which dwarfs the other material from the same era. It makes sense, as these two discs chart the development of a composer from awkward beginnings to a confident career and artistic voice. A lot can happen in the two years after your first record comes out, and a lot more still can happen in the years following that.
If hardly essential, the compendium of Piano Works Revisited nonetheless offers up something worthwhile. A lost (now found) transmission from an era of blinding vitality, it reflects a glimmer of that light, and that light is good. And, being essentially a collection of baby photos, it exudes a certain beginners luck charm.
By Daniel Martin-McCormick


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These fragments come from an account of a terrible cold snap in the winter of 1683. The author begins by recounting some of the more infamous frosts experienced in England, and then goes on to provide an interesting account of how Londoners are coping with the freezing conditions of 1683.
In the reign of King Edward the Third, a frost lasted from the midst of September to the month of April, and a great part of the time with great violence. In the 15th year of the reign of King Henry the Eighth, after great rains and winds, there followed so sore a frost, that many dyed for cold, and some lost fingers, some toes, and many their nails. In the seventh year of Queen Elizabeth, on the 21st of December, began a frost so extreme, that on New-Years-Eve, people passed over the Thames on foot. Some played at Football, some shot at Pricks, as if it had been firm ground. Yet the great frost, the third of January at night, began to thaw, and by the fifth day, there was no ice at all to be seen, which sudden thaw, caused great inundations. In the sixth year of the reign of King James the First, 1608, a frost began in December, which continued till April following, with such violence, that not only the Thames was so frozen that carts loaden were driven over as on dry land, but many fowls and birds perished; as also much herbage in gardens, especially Artichoaks and Rosemary were destroyed. In the ninth year of the reign of King Henry the Fourth, there was so sharp a winter, and so great a frost, with such abundance of snow, continuing December, January, February, and March, that great quantities of cattle and large fowl died, and almost all small birds perished through hunger.
About the midst of December 1683, at first by mean and ordinary degrees, but towards Christmas, came a sharp frost. The first week of January the river Thames was so frozen that people began to walk over. On Monday January the 7th, on the change of the moon, there were expectations, and some likelyhood of a thaw; but presently after, it froze more violently, and on the 10th and 11th in the morning, a coach plied between the Temple and the Old Barge house. Yet towards night on the 11th it thawed a little, and the 12th and 13th was fine gentle weather, yet not much thawing, the wind continuing still at north-east. On the 13th, it froze again briskly, till the 17th, when a great snow fell. The 18th came high, most sharp, and piercing winds, and on the 23rd the air was more severely piercing than ever and more snow fell. And being the first day of the Term, coaches plied at the Temple Staires, and carried the lawyers to Westminster on the ice. A kind of a fair was kept there on the river, called Blanket-Fair, from the numerous company of blankets used to cover huts or tents, where both men, women, and children, horses, carts and coaches, went thereon as on dry ground. Whole streets of shedds everywhere were built on the Thames, thousands passing, buying, selling, drinking and revelling (I wish I could not say on the Lords Day too) and most sorts of trade shops on the ice. Foot passengers went as thick as in any street in London. There were also several diversions, as bull-baiting, nine-pin-playing &c. A whole oxe was roasted on the ice against Whitehall, and likewise a printing press was kept in a booth over against York Stairs, where many thousands had their names printed. All of which still continues at the writing hereof, being January the 29th 1683.
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A tall silver pipe made of two types of silver: one is decorated repoussée and the other is engraved. The stem is made of engraved and cold- pressed silver. The core of the pipe bowl is meerschaum. XIXth century
The world of antique pipes is a fascinating place full of surprising materials, shapes, styles, sizes and configurations and, depending on where the pipes were produced, can be encountered in a broad range of embellishments and accents in precious and semi-precious stones, silver and gold filigree, amber, ivory, horn, bone, and tortoiseshell.


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Wireless biometric access control specialist BIODIT has launched a biometric car security device with the potential to revolutionise how we protect vehicles against theft.
Known as CarSec®, the BIODIT solution is an ergonomically designed fingerprint reader that can be deployed near the ignition of any modern car.
The CarSec® system, which has been tested and approved by several insurance and car companies, can store one master and nine other user fingerprints in its system memory.
The readers offer a standalone solution for enrolment and programming of various functions – users only need to follow a simple set of instructions.
CarSec® enters a passive mode when it is not in use, and doesn't draw from car batteries. The energy-efficient system protects the vehicle with interlocks that prevent the engine starting.
The solution addresses issues raised by the invention of immobilisers.
Since these anti-theft devices became ubiquitous in the late 1990s, thieves have increasingly turned to more violent crime such as car-jacking and house burglaries to obtain keys.
Indeed, over 2,700 vehicles are still stolen every day throughout Europe, according to Europol, and over 50% of these stolen vehicles are never recovered. Meanwhile, some 85% of stolen cars registered after 1997 were taken with the car keys.
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