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I keep reading about the lag issues etc with the 13" 2015 MBP. I currently have the 27"retina fully loaded iMac but after being tied down all day at work with a desktop Im starting to prefer the portability of the 13" MBP. Im considering selling the retina iMac. I just don't want to sit at a desk when I am at home. I picked up the middle road 13" MBP at the apple store and have no issues.


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Monday – Earthen Vessels
In today's first reading, St. Paul tells us that we hold great treasures in earthen vessels. The indwelling presence of God Himself resides in us when we are in a state of grace. We welcome Him into our weak mortal bodies and greet Him with love. Further, He gives Himself to us in another way whenever we receive Holy Communion. The God of the universe becomes our nourishment. He humbles Himself and enters into us that we may belong to Him more and more.
This is why we can be afflicted by great trials but not constrained or closed-hearted because God's love is within us. We can be perplexed by what we do not understand but never driven to despair because we trust that God has everything figured out. We can be persecuted by those who ridicule our faith but not abandoned because God remains with us. We can be struck down even to death but not destroyed because we will rise to eternal life.
God is with us always, closer to us than we are to ourselves. We must trust Him no matter what happens in this life and let Him guide us home to Heaven.
Tuesday – Look to God
The prophet Jeremiah knew exactly where to look in times of trial and suffering. Even though his world was crumbling around him, even though the Israelites were being carried off into captivity in Babylon, even though he was left at the head of a cowardly and disobedient remnant, Jeremiah looked to God. He looked to Him for comfort, for forgiveness, for hope. He looked to Him for guidance, for protection, for restoration. And he trusted that in His own time and His own way, God would provide all of this and more. We should do the same.
Wednesday – The Treasure
What would you do if you found buried treasure? Not just any buried treasure either but the most spectacular thing you've ever seen complete with diamonds, gold, silver, and other jewels. Let's say you found this treasure in a vacant lot with a for sale sign on it. What would you do? It's a pretty safe bet that you'd come up with the money to buy the lot. Maybe you'd even pawn off your valuables to earn enough cash. Perhaps you'd empty your bank account. After all, you would know that if you got that treasure, it would make up for everything you spent and far beyond.
What if you really do have access to a hidden treasure? Indeed you do! You have access to the marvelous graces of the living God, to the Kingdom of Heaven, to eternal life, to the very indwelling presence of God Himself in your soul. It's yours for the taking, but you must be willing to give up some things in order to receive it. You must renounce sin and vice. You must get rid of selfishness and pride and greed and dishonestly. You must let go of your own will. But this is a very small price to pay to attain a treasure that is wonderful beyond your wildest imaginings.
Are you willing to give everything you have to receive a treasure that will make you truly happy forever?

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Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the Caribbean, with up to a fifth of deaths attributed to the disease. Due to a number of challenging factors, such as the geographical spread of the Caribbean Islands, limited health care resources, and the absence of a plan for cancer control, providing effective cancer treatment is difficult. In many cases, patients lack access to cancer screenings, diagnostics, and treatment. Researchers conducted an analysis of the lack of cancer control in the Caribbean islands to shed light on this issue and published their findings in The Lancet Oncology.
The researchers reported that there are several reasons for lack of cancer control in the Caribbean: large debt burdens, financial pressures that reduce public investments, and lack of financial funding to reach a public health-expenditure of at least 6% of gross domestic product. In larger Caribbean islands, such as The Bahamas, Jamaica, and the Dominican Republic, among others, health care resources are more readily available compared with smaller islands. People living on the smaller islands experience obstacles to receiving treatment on the larger islands; travel between the islands is very expensive and difficult, therefore leaving these patients with few options for receiving optimal care. Improving universal health coverage is one of the first steps to taking back control of the cancer burden. The islands depend on private funding primarily in order to take care of health costs. Because of this reliance on private funding, patients must pay large out-of-pocket costs that many cannot afford. The lack of health care personnel also poses a huge problem; many Caribbean countries do not reach the World Health Organization recommendation of 25 health care providers per 10,000 people.
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are highly prevalent in the Caribbean and also contribute to the growing cancer burden. Despite government declarations of stopping NCDs, little progress has been made in preventing them. Community events are held on Caribbean Wellness Day to spread awareness of good health habits to promote living a healthy life in an attempt to decrease NCDs.
The researchers recommend the following for cancer control in the Caribbean islands: policy and planning solutions to be adopted by the Caribbean Community Council for Human and Social Development to implement these strategies, improved risk reduction, cancer prevention, and early diagnosis strategies by putting certain legislation, regulations, and public policies in place, and providing access to quality treatment for cancer by investing in properly training and educating health care providers.
"Much work needs to be done to reproduce examples of good practice across the region, and to implement new evidence-based solutions to improve care across the cancer continuum, including palliative care," conclude the study authors. "The region offers many examples of innovative action to build capacity and positively affect cancer outcomes; these examples include improving cancer surveillance through establishment of a Caribbean cancer registry hub, development of regional resource-stratified treatment guidelines, improved access to care for childhood cancers, and progressive models of supportive and palliative care."
For More Information
Spence D, Dyer R, Andall-Brereton G, et al (2019). Cancer control in the Caribbean island countries and territories: some progress but the journey continues. Lancet Oncol. [Epub ahead of print] DOI:10.1016/S1470-2045(19)30512-1
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In this Bard Care article I discuss some of the modifications I made to the condo I bought once I was ready to "fly to coop." Click on the picture below to read the article.
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Loved your article…we have had 96 yr old stepmom living with us for two years, so understand modification. Great job. Connie
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Tuesday, May 09, 2006
first and last
So there was this time, many many moons ago when I was no older than 17 years young. My cousin and I were in that vile place on the mountain, and I was desperate to get into the casino, just a month or so before I was supposed to leave for the UK.
Being an expert in such matters, my cousin (who was already 24 then) prepped me with the requirements. It's simple in theory. When the guard asks for your IC, hand it over. But of course, not before you had strategically placed a couple of ten ringgit bills under it. The cop then takes the IC from you, and upon feeling some paper-ish stuffs under the plastic would proceed to conceal the money with a David Blaine-ish hand movement, return your IC and let you into the casino.
But of course, that was all theory.
Still, being desperate just to have a look at the casino, I did just that. Corruption was so rampant, it was said. I heard hundred of testimonials of how easy it actually was. It was a dead cert that it would work. I had counted on everything, except of course a woman cop at the entrance.
It's intuition, you know. Like an assasin, who at the last minute gets a hunch that something would go wrong, I tried to abort the mission. My cousin convinced me that it wouldn't be a problem - a cop is a cop, and all of them are corrupt.
"But it's a woman!"
"No differencela."
Well, there was a difference. As soon as her fingertips touched my IC and the dollar bills under it, she looked at me funny.
"Ikut saya"
Ah, cool. She's taking me through some back entrance.
Goddammit. It's THAT easy.
And so the woman led me through a series of corridors, which is exactly what I expected. Back entrance, you know. Soon, I would see a door and she would say to me, "Nah, masuk diam diam." I would then enter the door and nobody would ever notice me entering the casino.
All was well.
Except for the glass door and the huge unmistakable blue logo hanging above it.
Ibu Pejabat Polis Genting Highlands
She entered and I sheepishly followed. She dumped my IC on a table along with the two 10 ringgit notes. The guy behind the desk, presumably her boss took a glace a the evidence, and then at me.
"Nak cakap apa-apa?"
"Minta maaf tuan. Saya tidak sepatut....."
If there ever was a time in my life which I was closest to pissing in my pants, this would be it. I was literally in deep shit. Any action he chooses to take against me would probably mean that I won't be able to go to UK to study in a month's time. This was a time when I was just like the other Malaysians out there - so convinced that the system we had in place here was so fucked up, it was peanuts to screw around with it. Except of course, the system worked this time and I was left cursing my bad luck - never mind that I was wrong in the first place.
And then the guy goes and says something I would probably never ever forget in my life. Two reasons : it was bullshit on one hand, but it was so true on the other.
"Kau fikir kau kat mana sekarang? This is Malaysia, you know. This is not Indonesia. We are not corrupt people. Kau masih muda...kat sekolah pun nak buat macam ni. Besok bila besar, cem mana?? Habis Malaysia ini kalau semua orang macam kau"
He then let me off with a very stern warning, but not before returning my money.
And if shit like that does not change you, then nothing will. That remains the first and the last time I ever tried bribing a cop. If it costs me 300 bucks because I was speeding, or because I jumped the queue - then it is MY fault and I will pay the piper. I make no excuses, I provide no justifications. No need for the bargaining. No need for the "Macam mana, tuan?" If you know you made a mistake then salvage what is left of your integrity by putting your hands up and admitting to your mistake.
Coming back from overseas and complaining that your country is fucked up doesn't help. Shit like that goes a long way though.
At MY age, I suppose that is a compliment.
If he wants to do social commentary, he should grow some moral spine and standards of his own first.
You are right. If stuff like that don't change a man, nothing will.
Hats off.
I agree that on one hand what he said was bullshit but on the other hand, it contains some truth in it.
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Remember that time where they took my very favorite book and made it into half of a movie? Somehow, that was two years ago. Good news: the name pf the sequel is in fact fine.
It Chapter Two does what was promised: we pick up the story a generation later, with the adult characters coming back to Derry to do what they promised, if there was a need. Pennywise is back, and he must be faced again in an apocalyptic showdown. But not before a lot of revisiting the past, both with additional flashbacks that sated my need for more scenes from that wholly non-idyllic summer of their youth and with the kind of revisiting the past that adults more traditionally do, gawking in disbelief at how the things that seemed so big and important now seem so small and far away. But with monsters.
I'll never really be able to explain why the source material for these movies is so powerful to me. Because the above reads like it's meant to be a joke, and not even a well-enough crafted joke to justify having made it, when the truth is I meant it sincerely. It's like, King's meditations on small town mid-century American childhood ring so true to me. And I know I'll never actually know, because I was never there, two different ways, but it generates the kind of nostalgia in me that powers a political party. Except he tells the truth via his metaphor, because in fact everything was just as bad then as it is now. There's a monster who comes back every so often to devour children.
Literally? Metaphorically?
But I digress. The last thing I'll say is that although it took me an hour or so turning it over in my mind, I've decided that they stuck the landing. It has a very strange climax, which could not possibly translate to a screen. At least, I don't think so. I know that everyone made fun of the television series ending, which held onto the literal half of the book's climax and scrapped the metaphysical version entirely, even though it's a 50/50 split. This movie, on the other hand, leans about 80/20 metaphysical/literal, which also I think loses something, but does play up the difficulty inherent to a climactic battle with a being that is only slightly literally real.
One thing you will not see the people of 2019 saying is, "Seriously? After all those transformations, Pennywise the Dancing Clown is just a big $spoiler? Seriously?!" When people said that in 1990, they at least had the virtue of a semi-valid complaint. Barely. So, it's a good thing to avoid.
Anyway. I think the kids did a better job than the adults, mostly, although I cannot deny that the adults did an excellent job of selling that they were the same people 27 years later. I also need to give props to Bill Skarsgård, who has supplanted Tim Curry in my mind's eye as who Pennywise is. That's impressive.
Not a bad way to spend three hours, although next time I won't do it at an 11pm show after a 12 hour day at work. (I hope.)


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Star Cottage is a name full of our family history.
"Star Cottage III" was the name of our grandparents' year-round home at the Delaware beach, where we'd spend summers sailing with our grandad and shopping with our grandmother; playing touch-football with our cousins at Thanksgiving; and making a lifetime worth of memories.
However, the name "Star Cottage" originally came down from our grandfather's great aunt, the world-renowned Harvard astronomer Annie Jump Cannon. A pioneering female scientist, her early love of the telescope and the stars blazed a path for others to follow. She built the original "Star Cottage" in Cambridge, MA as a getaway from the rigors of her research.
Our great-grandfather built "Star Cottage II" in Maryland in memory of his aunt; and our granddad followed the tradition, naming his home, "Star Cottage III" (in honor of his great-aunt Annie). So if you're keeping track, that makes Annie Jump Cannon our great-great-great aunt!
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How to Install a Roll-Up Awning
Roll up awnings are simple to use and very effective at shielding the elements. As an added bonus, the material in roll up awnings can easily be swapped out to give a fresh look or added curb appeal to the house. As a decorative treatment they are durable and low maintenance coverings to go over doors, patios, decks and windows. Installing the awning can vary slightly from each manufacturer, but in general is a quick process. The help of an assistant can greatly ease large awning installation by holding up the other side of chalk lines, levels or mounting hardware.
- Roll up awning
- Chalk line
- level
- stud finder
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- Screwdriver
- Assistant (optional)
Step 1 - Familiarizing Yourself
Take out all the pieces and the instructions for you awning. Identify each piece, where it goes, and how it functions for the awning. Most all roll up awnings are simple machines when understood, but can be frustrating if malfunctioning some how. Since they will be mounted overhead, the best time to understand the mounting hardware and functioning of your awning is before it is installed.
Step 2 - Deciding How High
Determine the height the awning should sit at to be of the most effective use. Taking into account where the sun and wind often come from can greatly help this process. When you think you have selected the best place, it is often helpful to have another person step back from the house to view the location from a distance. Since the awning is large, it can be difficult to get the big picture while attempting to mount it and even more frustrating to have to adjust the placement once mounted.
Once height is determined, snap a chalk line across the expanse the awning will be mounted against. Check the chalk line with a level before snapping to avoid confusion with multiple lines. Assistance holding one end of the chalk line can increase success with large expanses.
Step 3 - Locate Studs
Use the stud finder to locate the structural supports along the chalk line. Joists, headers and studs all work. Once the studs have been found, use a fine drill bit to locate the outer edges of each stud by drilling small holes one inch below the chalk line. Use the outer edges to find the center of the stud and mark it with a long vertical line. Once found, fill all holes with silicone sealant.
Step 4 -Mounting Hardware
Use the mounting hardware provided and the instruction manual to decide exactly how far apart for the awning brackets to be placed. Screw the brackets into the studs along the vertical lines designating center. Next, install the hood onto the mounting hardware. Insert the bar into the mounting hardware and secure with the washers and bolts provided with the awning.
Step 5 - Adjust the Pitch
Unroll the awning and adjust the pitch to the desired slope. Consider rain, snow, and wind when deciding on the angle of the awning because these elements can have large effects on the structure.


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Dr. Weiss is head of the Provincial ADHD Program and clinical professor at the University of British Columbia Children's and Women's Health Centre in Vancouver.
Disclosure: Dr. Weiss is a consultant to and receives grant support from Eli Lilly, Janssen, Purdue, and Shire. She also receives grant support from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
Please direct all correspondence to: Margaret D Weiss MD PhD, Head, Provincial ADHD Program, Clinical Professor, University of British Columbia, Children's and Women's Health Centre, Box 178 , 4500 Oak St, Vancouver, BC V7T 2Y2; Tel: 604-875-2010; Fax: 604-875-2099; E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com.
All assessments in child psychiatry involve evaluation of particular areas that are not typical in an adult assessment. These include a detailed school history, developmental history, a family interview, and collateral information obtained usually by rating scales from teachers and parents. In certain aspects of adult psychiatry some of these child procedures may also serve to augment the assessment process. Collateral information may be useful in assessment of a patient without insight, such as a patient with hypomania. Rating scales can be useful in identification of severity and follow up of improvement. Broad-based rating scales can be used to assure identification of diagnoses that might be missed by the clinician, or that the patient is reluctant to discuss.
Just as there are procedures that are unique to child psychiatry that may be of benefit to adult psychiatry, there are procedures unique to assessment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) for patients of all ages that may be useful to general child or adult psychiatrists. I will identify the modifications to the assessment process now in place in our Provincial ADHD Program which I think may be of use to those in general practice seeing patients with ADHD, or even to practitioners who are seeing patients with other diagnoses where the same type of issues arise.
In order to improve the efficiency of the assessment process and optimize the time available for discussion of psychosocial care we need to know quickly and as easily as possible Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition1 diagnoses that might have been missed, are comorbid, or represent differential diagnoses. We also need to identify those diagnoses that are apparent to different observers and in different settings. The Kiddie-Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (KSADS) has been used clinically for diagnoses, but the reality of the constrictions on the clinical time we have available is that this is expensive and limited to information from the family. The KSADS and other diagnostic interviews were designed for research. However, the objective of such interviews is as germane in practice as in research. For this reason, the Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance2 has developed a DSM-IV checklist that is completed by the patient and a collateral informant prior to interview. The advantage of this interview is not a substitute to the mental status, but to serve as a guide to the mental status and to assure the clinician remembers what the DSM criteria are as well as to identify important patient/collateral differences.
Since the emergence of the DSM, the diagnostic process has focused heavily on symptoms, and diagnostic criteria. However, patients do not typically present with the chief complaint that they have a DSM disorder. More often, they present with a problem in life functioning where they have difficulty meeting the new expectations of a developmental transition. While Axis V is meant to identify impairment, there is no description of what impairment is—whether it represents absolute impairment or impairment relative to potential—or the settings in which such impairment occurs. Nor on Axis V is there anything like the diagnostic criteria that bring interrater reliability and definition to Axis I.
The reality familiar to all clinicians is that there are patients who have significant diagnoses and function well and patients who have a vague mixture of symptoms from different diagnoses who are severely impaired. For this purpose, prior and post interview from the Weiss Functional Impairment Rating Scale for Self (WFIRS-S: adolescents or adults; Table 1) or WFIR for Parents (Table 2) examines impairment in each of the major domains. Like the Symptom Record, this can be reviewed, discussed with the patient, and used as a cross check on the interview. Within the busy service requirements of the ADHD clinic, psychiatrists do not have the luxury of psychologists to score complex scales. We use the simple rule of rating both symptoms and functional items that are of clinical significance by simply counting those items rated as 2 (pretty much) or 3 (very much) by the patient or informant. While simple, this is much like the Clinical Global Impression–Severity scale in that it gives a precise and clear characterization of the patient's difficulties.
Some differentials that are more common in ADHD, and therefore a necessary part of the evaluation. However, while they may be more common, they are by no means unique to ADHD. An ADHD assessment requires an evaluation for learning disabilities, sleep, nutrition, bullying, family discipline, and parental frustration. as well as capacity for activities of daily living, school or work success and adaptations, and risk factors such as drug use, driving, or injuries. Evaluation of these differentials and risk factors by self and other report on the Symptom Record and the WFIRS assures that patients receive the clinical attention they deserve.
Perhaps the most important and most often missed aspect of psychiatric assessment is that we are trained to be pathology sensitive. However, from the patient's point of view identification and reinforcement of strengths and successes sets a tone and models a positive experience. We know very little about what determines long-term outcome apart from obvious advantages such as income, personality, family support, and resilience. However, one aspect of possible prognostic signficance that is likely to be stable over time is the capacity to be compassionate and kind. For example, one of the most widely used child broadband rating scales in the public domain that is age and gender normed, the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire,3 has as one of its five subscales "prosocial skills." Kindness may well be a stable characteristic that when assessed at any age represents a relative strength that can be drawn on to identify to the patient that whatever the symptomatology, her or she is "a good person." Outcome is not only determined by what is disturbed, but also by what the patient does well. Are they empathic? Do they have a special passion for a skill they do well? Are they psychologically minded?
Apart from inclusion of the whole family, one aspect of child psychiatry that is unique and critical to ADHD is the developmental history. Has their been in utero exposure to nicotine, alcohol, or other drugs? Was their compromise to the newborn during delivery? What was the child's early temperament? (Temperament tends to be relatively stable, and early memories are of interest.) Were there notable developmental delays, such as clumsiness, indicative of residual developmental coordination disorder? An assessment of ADHD in adults requires the same type of evaluation, since like all neuropsychiatric conditions grown up, early childhood history is critical to establishing a developmental onset of difficulty. Again, while these questions are critical to assessment of ADHD, they may identify early onset prognostic deficits relevant to all adult conditions.
When one asks a child if they have problems paying attention or whether they get into trouble, they often know the answer. When asked if the problem is small, medium, or large, their assessment is also not unlikely to match the results of systematic interview. The point is simple: in adult psychiatry we have the advantage that we interview the patient directly, but nonetheless we may fail to bring into the office those significant others who know the patient in a way he cannot know him or herself. In child psychiatry, we often focus our interview on parent and teacher information. However, the informant who remains critical to an ADHD assessment or any child assessment is the child. A child might say, "I am lazy." "I only like recess because it is the only part of school that is not boring." "I have no friends because I am bad." Assuring that the child remains an important part of the interview provides clues to diagnosis, child insight, and functional impairment. It also tells the clinician the child's own experience of the impact of his or her disorder on quality of life. Whether this is an assessment of an adult with ADHD and we decide to include the spouse, or an assessment of the child and we interview the caregivers and obtain information from the school, assessment of ADHD is a reminder to all psychiatry that collateral information often brings surprises. In adult psychiatry, where most patients are seen individually for 1 hour, the use of collateral scales has a major role to play that has been under utilized.
The Symptom Record completed by patient and collateral provides a simple, cost effective way to obtain a pathway into the key problems, and an assurance that we won't miss disorders such as learning problems, sleep, or tics that might otherwise be missed. The Weiss Functional Impairment Rating Scales reminds us that patients came to the interview hoping to be able to do things or meet developmental milestones that have remained closed to them. It reminds the patient and the doctor that even when we get the diagnosis right, if we do not know the problem, the patient will not significantly progress.
ADHD is a neurodevelopmental condition which like many mental health disorders carries through the life cycle, presenting new difficulties as the patient faces new challenges. What we have to learn from assessment of ADHD in adults and children is that a developmental history, collateral information, and assessment of developmental cormorbidities such as sleep or learning have the possibility to deepen and create a better understanding for patients of all ages and all disorders. PP
1. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 4th ed. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association; 1994.
2. CADDRA. The Canadian Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Resource Alliance. Available at: www.caddra.ca. Accessed April 12, 2010.
3. SDQ. Information for researchers and professionals about the Strengths & Difficulties Questionnaires. Available at: www.sdqinfo.com. Accessed April 12, 2010.


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Roozbeh Tabrizian, Assistant Professor
Roozbeh Tabrizian received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, in 2007, and Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013. In 2014, he joined the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan as a Postdoctoral research fellow. In August 2015, he joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida as an Assistant Professor.
His research at the University of Florida involves linear and nonlinear phononic devices, RF MEMS, mixed-domain nano-systems for time keeping / transfer and memory applications, and secure M/NEMS sensors and identifiers.
Dr. Tabrizian is the recipient of DARPA Young Faculty Award (2019) and NSF CAREER Award (2018). His research has resulted in more than 60 journal and conference papers, 2 book chapters, 3 published patents and 10 patent applications. He and his students are the recipients of outstanding paper awards at the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) and International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators, and Microsystems (Transducers).
Mayur Ghatge, PhD Student
Mayur received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur (IITJ) in 2014. He joined UF in Fall 2015 after working for a year at Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, where he worked on quantum simulations of 2D-material based devices. At UF, his research focuses on theory and implementation of linear and nonlinear nano-acoustic waveguides and resonators.
Mehrdad Ramezani, PhD Student
Mehrdad received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology, Iran, in 2016. He joined UF in Spring'17 as a Graduate Student in Electrical and Computer Engineering department. Mehrdad's research focuses on development of novel fin-based nano-acoustic resonators for RF spectral processing applications.
Sushant Rassay, PhD Student
Sushant received his B.S in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pune in 2014. He also received his M.S in Material Science & Engineering in 2016 where he worked on simulation of electrical, electronic and optical properties of 2D Materials (MoSe2 and WSe2). At UF, his work currently focuses on implementation of nano-acoustic resonators for RF applications.
Faysal Hakim, PhD Student
Faysal completed his B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) in March 2016. He then completed his M.Sc. in EEE from BUET in November 2018, with a focus on modeling and performance analysis of plasmonic and upconverting organic solar cells. At UF, his research focuses on Ge based nano-acoustic devices incorporating acousto-electric effect
Troy Tharpe, PhD Student
Troy completed his B.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Florida in May 2019. He joined Tabrizian Group in Fall 2018. Troy is a recipient of the Graduate School Preeminence Award (2019). His research is focused on development of chip-scale instinctive RF micro-systems.


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What is your message to the football team and what are your views on South Africa hosting the FIFA World Cup?
My message to the team is to show the best of our football and show that you are fair players.
It is a challenge, a chance and a just reward for South Africa for her achievements in many sectors. Go RSA, go for the Cup and bring your joy to the world!
How far do you think your team will advance?
Second Round.
Who according to you are the top 3 favourite teams to win the FIFA World Cup in South Africa?
Spain, England, Germany.
Who is your favourite to win the "Golden Boot" award?
A South American player.


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ATLANTA - During an update at Medtrade on the separate benefit for complex rehab, attendees were given the chance to ask questions of Don Clayback, executive director of NCART.
Will the benefit include additional accreditation requirements for complex rehab providers?
Clayback says if providers are accredited already, they may have a few extra requirements to meet, but there shouldn't be any significant "additional burden."
Will the new benefit address the lack of funding for all the services provided?
Clayback says they seek to "formally record" all the services involved in providing a complex wheelchair. Also, they'll be looking for an increase in the allowable to better reflect those services.
CMS doesn't understand that it's less about completing a sale than managing a case.
Clayback advised attendees not to lose sight of the progress the industry has already made in recognizing complex rehab. The product category was exempted from competitive bidding and the elimination of the first-month purchase option. "We're not starting from scratch," he said.
Why not have separate codes for products and services?
"It's too risky in this environment," Clayback said.


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The backbench Labour MP Margaret Hodge has called for Jeremy Corbyn to "start rebuilding trust" and act to heal the wounds caused by the party's long-running antisemitism row.
Hodge was speaking the day after Labour's ruling national executive committee adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition in full with all 11 examples – as called for by the Jewish community – with the addition of a short statement reaffirming the importance of freedom of expression on Israel and the rights of Palestinians.
She said Corbyn should not have proposed a page-and-a-half additional clarification to the IHRA definition of antisemitism at Tuesday's NEC meeting because if it had been accepted it would have "offended deeply the Jewish community".
Hodge, a critic of Corbyn, said that had the additional clarification been adopted by the body it would have been "viewed by them as racist". She urged the Labour party leader to "start rebuilding trust" and act to heal the wounds caused by the antisemitism row.
The most contentious part of the clarification read out by Corbyn said: "Nor should it be regarded as antisemitic to describe Israel, its policies or the circumstances around its foundation as racist because of their discriminatory impact, or to support another settlement of the Israel-Palestine conflict."
Shami Chakrabarti, the party's shadow attorney general, said it was time for Labour to come together now it had agreed to fully accept the IHRA definition. She said to Hodge, other Jewish community leaders and anyone else who had been hurt by the row that "this is the time to come back into the room for discussion."
She told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme she hoped there could be reasonable debate on the subject: "We have accepted these [eleven IHRA] examples. It took so long because of genuine anxieties – however misplaced – about free speech on one of the most intractable problems in the world.
"Come back into the room. I will open the door. I will put the kettle on. But come back into the room because it's time for reasonable debate."
A tense three-hour discussion at the NEC culminated in Corbyn's statement being noted after a debate in which a wide range of views about it were aired. The agenda item was concluded when it was agreed to adopt the IHRA definition in full, issue the short supporting statement and hold a further consultation about antisemitism and the party's code of conduct.
A Labour spokesperson said: "The NEC has today adopted all of the IHRA examples of antisemitism, in addition to the IHRA definition which Labour adopted in 2016, alongside a statement which ensures this will not in any way undermine freedom of expression on Israel or the rights of Palestinians."
Other Jewish groups voiced concern about the statement Corbyn read out. The Jewish Leadership Council initially suggested that Labour had taken a necessary step in adopting IHRA in full, but later retracted that statement, saying it had been based on a "disingenuous presentation of what the NEC decided".
Simon Johnson, the JLC's chief executive, said in a second statement that Corbyn had "attempted shamefully to undermine the entire IHRA definition", adding that the free speech caveat "drives a coach and horses" through that definition. "It is clearly more important to the Labour leader to protect the free speech of those who hate Israel than it is to protect the Jewish community from the real threats that it faces," Johnson said.
Labour sources added that Corbyn had spoken about the importance of the NEC being united on the issue and said his statement was not formally moved. They added that there were "no votes" on antisemitism and the party's code of conduct at the meeting because decisions were reached by consensus.
Corbyn said Labour was committed to "eradicating the social cancer of antisemitism", the party sources added, and that he recognised "deep concern and pain" across the party over the loss of confidence among Jewish communities.


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• European Parliament, Strasbourg, 16 January 2013
• Speaker: Nigel Farage MEP, Leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), Co-President of the 'Europe of Freedom and Democracy' (EFD) Group in the European Parliament – http://nigelfaragemep.co.uk
• Debate: Programme of activities of the Irish Presidency, with the participation of the Irish prime minister Enda Kenny.
Council and Commission statements
So, there's nothing to worry about. Mr Barroso told us last week, 'I think I can say that the existential threat against the euro has essentially been overcome – nothing to see here, move along, crisis over.'
Well, Mr Draghi and Angela Merkel may well have committed the German taxpayer to unlimited sums of money in order to prop up the eurozone. And certainly ahead of the German elections there perhaps isn't much else she could have done. And I do accept that the pressure from the markets, Mr Barroso, has eased for now.
And from your perspective and everybody's perspective, I suppose, the champagne is still flowing, the chauffeur-driven cars are shiny, the salaries and of course the expenses are attractive, so everything is rosy in the EU garden.
But I don't think we should be kidding anybody, Mr Barroso, because the fundamentals haven't changed. In fact things deteriorated in 2012 substantially.
Unemployment has soared, particularly in the Mediterranean countries, with youth unemployment now up to 58% in two of those countries.
Manufacturing, both in the north and south of the eurozone is eroding with every single month that goes by. And the levels of human suffering we are seeing, with pensions being cut back, with soup kitchens growing all over the place, and with people in despair, and the prospects for 2013, particularly the Mediterranean are that it will be worse still.
And yet, the Commission, and Mr Barroso from your ivory tower, what you are saying is: Let them eat cake!
You are showing that the European political class are out of touch, uncaring and simply plain wrong.
But I'm pleased to say that in Britain there is a proper European debate that's started, driven I suspect by the rise of UKIP in the polls, and Mr Cameron, having postponed it for a few times will speak this Friday on the issue.
He wants to renegotiate the EU's deal, he wants us to have an a la carte menu. Well, you may give him some concessions, and you may not.
His real plan is of course to deflect all of this so that there is not a referendum for five years. That or not, actually the longer this debate goes on the more likely the UK is to leave the European Union and this debate will not stop.
And I'm pleased to say that democracy – the arguments for democracy – are now staging a fightback and I look forward to when the United Kingdom does get that referendum and I hope that many other countries will follow our lead, including Ireland in claiming back their rights of democracy and self-government.
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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - According to a new report, Kahului ranks as the most expensive city to purchase gas from in the nation.
The report looked at the top average gas prices nationwide. Kahului isn't the only city from the islands to make list. Hilo and Honolulu were also listed in the top 10 cities for the priciest gas.
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Psst, don't scroll away. I only want you to read this, ok! Shush, what you are about to read is top secret. So don't go telling everyone. Well not until you've spent time in London and been to the places I'm going to tell you about first. Just one question, are you heading to London anytime soon? Next year is perhaps as good a time as any.
If you are, and you want to know what the locals do? Take a look at the following on how you can have a good time in London from an insider's viewpoint.
All in the nose!
You'll probably visit the London Eye; you might even visit a Queens Head (a pub name if you're wondering!) So how about adding the London nose to your list. Rumour has it that there are seven noses on buildings around the Piccadilly area. Why not seek them out? You'll get to know the area if you do. So to get you started, there is one on Admiralty arch. Happy exploring!
More than a museum
London has an abundance of museums, some of the world's finest in-fact. You know the ones, The British Museum, Natural History and the V&A. However, it's the not-so-well-known that intrigues. The following are just a sample of the 'out-there' places. The Post Office railway museum is newly opened, in the Bank museum you can touch a bar of gold! Add on the cartoon museum, the magic circle museum, sewing machine and Sherlock Holmes museums. Starting to get the idea? Think of an object or famous person, well London probably has a museum dedicated to it.
Lunch and dinner
You'll find plenty of options for lunch and dinner in London's populated tourist areas. You'll know the chain restaurants and cafes. Look a little harder, and you'll find a growing trend toward pop-up street stalls and independent cafes and bars, each offering all types of cuisine and drinks to suit all palettes. They are usually reasonably priced and finding a good one beats lunch in the well-known eating establishments. You'll often see these stalls congregated near large offices spaces. Keep them eyes peeled! Borough Market on the South Bank is a good option too!
An alternative view
If the idea of having to pay to get a view of London isn't up your street, then there are alternative places to get that panoramic scene. Primrose Hill, Alexandra Palace and even The Monument (although you will have to pay) have their rightful place. Ok, so for the first two you'll need good London weather, but the walk up them is worth the energy. They are also famous romantic spots, so perfect if you're with someone special. For Monument (commemorating The Great Fire of London), you'll need to head right in the heart of the city. Count the steps and marvel at the view.
Go for a walk
Central London is pretty small. From Oxford Street down to the River Thames is a particularly pleasant walk. Head down Regent Street, through Piccadilly, Leicester and Trafalgar Square. Oh, and pop your head in to say 'hello' to the Prime Minister in Downing Street. Add in Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, and whoop, whoop, that's some walk. You won't see any of that sitting on the tube!
So why not make your time in London that little bit more special? By all means, head to the popular attractions, but with some insider knowledge, a whole new London opens before you.
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2019 Fellow
The second National Center on Philanthropy and the Law Fellowship in Nonprofit Law was awarded to Raphael ("Rafi") Stern. Rafi graduated cum laude from Cornell Law School in 2017, where he served as acquisitions editor on the Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy and a pro bono scholar at Mobilization for Justice. Since graduating from Cornell, Rafi has clerked for the Honorable Margaret Cangilos-Ruiz, Chief Judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of New York and worked as an associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. Prior to law school, Rafi worked as a program officer at the Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation and as an NYC Civic Corps member with Phipps Community Development Corporation. Rafi also participated in the Fellowship for Emerging Leaders in Public Service at the NYU Wagner School of Public Service. Rafi graduated from Brown University in 2010 with a B.A. in Economics.
2018 Fellow
The first National Center on Philanthropy and the Law Fellowship in Nonprofit Law was awarded to Grace Heusner. Grace graduated from Yale Law School in 2016, where she was active in the Community and Economic Development Clinic, the Yale Law Journal, and as a teaching assistant. Since graduating from Yale, Grace clerked for the Honorable Robert N. Chatigny on the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut and worked as an associate at Covington & Burling LLP. Prior to law school, Grace worked as an Honors Paralegal in the Environment & Natural Resources Division of the Department of Justice. Grace graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the College of William & Mary in 2010 with a B.A. in Government and Environmental Studies.


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Michael Klimkowski looks so much like unctuous megachurch proprietor Joel Osteen that strangers come up to him for autographs. Watch him throw on a suit and head out to Osteen appearances and events for a little mischief. Read the rest
Michael Klimkowski looks so much like unctuous megachurch proprietor Joel Osteen that strangers come up to him for autographs. Watch him throw on a suit and head out to Osteen appearances and events for a little mischief. Read the rest
"The most feared weapon of any dictatorship is satire," says Howard, the Australian who impersonated Kim Jong-un waving a United Korea flag in front of North Korean cheerleaders at the Olympics yesterday. He was rewarded with a none-too-happy response.
According to the impersonator, his stunt got him a kick in the shin and angry shouting by North Korean "tough guys." He was then detained by South Korean police, for his own safety, and wasn't allowed to leave until after the game had finished.
This Kim Jong Un impersonator walked in front of the North Korean cheering squad at the Olympics, and boy were they unimpressed https://t.co/ytFEvBGES5 h/t @yoonjung_seo pic.twitter.com/uVsusPRY2r
— Anna Fifield (@annafifield) February 14, 2018
At the united Korea vs Japan womens' hockey game, an apparent Kim Jong-un impersonator starts dancing in front of North Korean cheerleaders. Apparent employees of the DPRK push him aside. He's now sitting nearby giving interviews (in English) pic.twitter.com/PeVJYtri5Y
— Vincent Bevins (@Vinncent) February 14, 2018
Police have now surrounded and asked the apparent impersonator to come with him, he says his name's Howard, was just cheering and looks like this, and didn't commit any crime. Refuses to go with them. South Korea police apparently unsure what to do pic.twitter.com/pGzvV0ufcq
— Vincent Bevins (@Vinncent) February 14, 2018
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Survey says... This is weird!
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Xiao Jiguo is a successful Chinese Obama impersonator. In this interview he explains that his English skills are poor, and demonstrates the fake English he uses when performing. Read the rest
Last year, Nicolas Silberfaden photographed superhero and celebrity impersonators in Los Angeles. If they look bummed out, it's because Silberfaden asked them to "to manifest feelings of genuine sadness – honest emotions that are a consequence of our current times." Each photo, he explains, "is a somber, striking visual image that contradicts the iconic nature of strength and moral righteousness typical in American superhero and celebrity imagery. Creating the illusion that Superman does exist – that he too was fallible and affected by America's downturn." "Impersonators" (via Neatorama) Read the rest


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European equities closed higher on Friday as retail stocks helped bourses post gains, with Next seeing a rise of 10 percent.
The provisionally closed higher by 0.5 percent, at 1,312.04 points.
This followed losses for Asian shares despite upbeat global economic data as profit-taking set in amid low trading volumes.
However, U.S. stocks climbed on Friday, a day after Wall Street got off to its first negative open to a year since 2008, as investors waited to hear Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's thoughts on how the economy is faring.
Among the major U.S. automakers reporting Friday, Ford Motor and Chrysler Group both reported December U.S. sales below Wall Street's estimates.
Fed officials speak
Patrick Latchford at Monex Capital Markets said the overall mood of global markets did not appear to be positive going into the New Year.
"(It) does seem to be one of acceptance that 2014 is unlikely to be a vintage year for equities against this backdrop of rising borrowing costs and as a result there is no shortage of sellers at these levels," he said in a note on Friday.
Attention now turns to a raft of speeches in the U.S. Fed Chief Ben Bernanke, alongside Plosser, Lacker, Stein, Dudley and Rosengren, are due to speak and markets will be looking for hints of further reductions in monthly bond purchases.
Retail stocks up
Retail stocks posted the biggest gains across the sectors and helped European markets to buck the trend.
U.K.-based Next reported a strong holiday sales period and its shares provisionally closed higher by 10.03 percent. Shares of fellow retailer Marks & Spencer also saw some buying despite the firm not releasing its results till next week, closing higher by around 3.88 percent. AB Foods, which owns retailer Primark, also rose, closing higher by roughly 1.32 percent.
Telecom Italia were higher by 6.79 percent, after a press report that Spain's Telefonica is working on a joint offer for the Italian phone group's Brazilian unit TIM Brasil.
Shares in Remy Cointreau fell on Friday after the surprise resignation of Frederic Pflanz, the group's chief executive, after only three months in the job. Shares in the maker of Remy Martin cognac and Cointreau liqueur closed down by around 2.55 percent.
Many advanced economies are likely to require financial repression, outright debt restructuring, higher inflation and a variety of capital controls, a new research paper commissioned by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned.
Spanish unemployment figures showed their second-biggest drop ever on Friday, falling by 2.24 percent on the month. This left 4.7 million out of work, according to the data from the Labor Ministry.
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How the world's first cyber super weapon 'designed by the CIA' attacked Iran - and now threatens the world
- Experts believe it was designed by the CIA
- 'We have opened a new chapter in history' - expert
The CIA could have been behind a computer virus dubbed the world's first cyber 'super weapon' that attacked an Iranian nuclear plant, experts claim.
The launch of Stuxnet in 2010 marked the transformation of viruses into weapons of war.
Experts believe it was so sophisticated that it could have only been invented by designers with the backing of a nation state, with the spy arm of the U.S government being the main suspects.
It was purpose-built to attack Iran's Busehr nuclear plant, overriding and controlling circuits inside the plant to cause physical damage.
It was the first malware that could truly be described as a 'cyber-weapon'.
'With Stuxnet we have opened a new chapter in human history,' says Ralph Langner, the security expert who unravelled the attack. 'There is now no way we can stop or control the proliferation of cyber-weapons.'
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, visits the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility some 200 miles (322 kilometers) south of the capital, Tehran, Iran
'Everybody is going crazy about the offensive capabilities and opportunities it gives you,' says Ralph Langner. 'What people don't realise is how easy such attacks are'
To begin with, the sheer sophistication of the attack was what dazzled experts - it exploited four separate vulnerabilities in Windows to penetrate and override industrial control systems designed by Siemens.
It would have taken experts months to design.
But in the wake of Stuxnet, it's become clear that the weapon was almost over-designed for the job.
The Stuxnet attack on Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant - a computer 'worm' specifically written to attack industrial control systems - was proof that the software in many industrial plants was vulnerable to attack.
Since then, there has been increased interest in the idea - both from researchers, and from potential attackers. Since then, other software has 'copied' Stuxnet - raising the alarming possibility of attackers simply downloading such weapons and unleashing them at will.
Nations across the world have long warned that future wars will include cyber assaults on the industries and economies of adversaries, and the potential targets include power plants, pipelines and air traffic control systems.
More and more industrial equipment is connected to the internet - rendering it vulnerable to attacks by hackers
Relatively unsophisticated 'computers' used to control industrial devices are 'open' to the internet - leaving plants such as Busehr vulnerable to attack.
In theory, many plants - including utilities such as water and gas - are open to such attacks.
Earlier this month, suspicions were raised about a remote attack on a water plant in America - but it proved to be an engineer accessing his work remotely.
But governments, including Britain's, are trying desperately to shield vulnerable utilities before someone deploys the next cyber weapon.
The British government recently bought a 'cyber range' - designed to allow 'testing' of networks to harden them against hostile intrusions.
A senior engineer checks a rack in the main cyber range at Northrop Grumman near Southampton - a 'test-firing' range made to design, improve and modify electronic security arrangements
In America, government agencies are also taking action.
Acting DHS Deputy Undersecretary Greg Schaffer said that industries are increasingly vulnerable to hackers and foreign agents due to 'connected' equipment - and 'there have been intrusions.'
'We are connecting equipment that has never been connected before to global networks,' Schaffer said. Hackers and perhaps foreign governments 'are knocking on the doors of these systems - there have been intrusions.'
'Everybody is going crazy about the offensive capabilities and opportunities it gives you,' Langner adds. 'What people don't realise is how easy such attacks are, and that you don't need the resources of a nation state to pull them off.
'We can predict that rogue states, terrorists, criminals and hackers will soon be able to use them.'
'Some time ago at a conference where I had expressed my belief that Langley and the Department of Energy were the leading forces behind Stuxnet , I was later approached in private by an official of the US military who said: 'You're right, we are simply not smart enough to do something like this.' If the Pentagon had developed Stuxnet, it might have been much more crude and brute-force.'
The 'Stuxnet' worm - a sophisticated cyber attack on the Bushehr nuclear plant in Iran opened a new era of cyber-warfare. Duqu, detected in Europe, may well be from the 'same authors' says security firm Symantec
Many observers thought that the sophistication of Stuxnet would have required the resources of a nation to design. Others suspected it was produced by the U.S. or Israel.
The copycat, Duqu, required much less skill, though: it simply copied
Duqu is designed to penetrate industrial systems and send information to its creators. It's designed to run for 36 days, sending innocent 'dummy' images to its creators, then hiding stolen information such as design documents amongst them as it operates.
Unlike Stuxnet, it doesn't self-replicate inside computer systems - and is seen as a 'precursor' to an attack designed to cause physical or financial damage.
Symantec says that the detection of Duqu does not mean that the danger is over.
'The threat was highly targeted toward a limited number of organizations for their specific assets,' said the security firm in a statement. 'However, it's possible that other attacks are being conducted against other organizations in a similar manner with currently undetected variants.'
The nuclear power plant in Bushehr, southern Iran, which was the target of the Stuxnet worm. The Duqu worm is similar but is designed to steal information rather than cause physical damage
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said it was aware of the reports and was taking action.
'DHS' Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team has issued a public alert and will continue working with the cybersecurity research community to gather and analyze data and disseminate further information to our critical infrastructure partners as it becomes available,' a DHS official said.
'Parts of Duqu are nearly identical to Stuxnet, but with a completely different purpose,' Symantec said. 'Duqu is essentially the precursor to a future Stuxnet-like attack.'
Duqu is designed to gather data from industrial control system manufacturers to make it easier to launch an attack in the future by capturing information including keystrokes.
"The attackers are looking for information such as design documents that could help them mount a future attack on an industrial control facility,' Symantec said.
In a 2007 test at the Idaho National Laboratory, government hackers were able to break into the control system running a large diesel generator, causing it to self-destruct.
Before the test, he said, the notion of cyber warfare 'was mainly smoke and mirrors. But the Aurora tests showed that, you know what? We have a new kind of weapon.'
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Thee former Mr. Cougrat's latest offering, Rough Harvest, is a compatible collection of big hits and personal chestnuts, re-recorded with his fave-ravin' fiddle-and-drum band, during rehearsals, gigs, and other moments gracefully gleaned from the glimmering old gravytrain. No more huge hits a-coming, probably, but anyone who once tapped a toe to, then started to yawn along with, Hootie, Ani, R.E.M., or for that matter Dylan's once-ballyhooed Rolling Thunder Review (past Desire's "Hurricane") will nevertheless find here dang near a whole album's worth of purty pet (not pat) sounds suitable to shaking a stick or even a leg to (or at). Knee-haah!
However. Once I got used to jigging around at RH's immediately engaging hoedown, I started fretting the prominence of its folkie keep-on- truckin' farm, good-taste-bound. Bumper crop of beats notwithstanding, was this not basically bad faith with the hard-(Coug Age)-won, and even harder-(198998's Human Wheels, Dance Naked, Mr. Happy Go Lucky, John Mellencamp)-established balance of acoustic/electric, loud/soft, boy/girl "secret" alliances? Mellencholy comfort food for his/our downtime?
I mean, just consider a little ditty I know you know, about Jack and Diane. Ever the astute collector, Mr. Camp copped (one of) this song's famous phrases from Garland Jeffreys's Ghost Writer. GJ's "Spanish Town" was as much limbo as ghetto, about a guy who's "gonna suck on a chili dog"— seems like that's all his Hot Latin Heritage comes down to. Likewise, Jack and Diane are about to see their chili dreams left on ice, down by the Tastee-Freez. But there's something almost luxurious in the way John rasps "Ohhh Yeahhh," and then positively flourishing is "Life! goes on-n-n"— one hand's resting on the wheel, the other's magnanimously waving another driver by. So, " . . . long after the thrill/of livin' is gone" still is, like, foreboding, but ends up presuming it's got all the time in the world to be that way (and to take moody-broody satisfactions where it can).
My favorite bits involve the guitars. Acoustic serenades for Jack and Diane; mushy stuff offset by a remarkable refrain. Stern electric chords move in like a starchfront, only to meet a little patch of finger-, gum-, and even string-pops spelling out "So what?" (As in "What are you
rebelling against?" "Whaddaya got?") Cherrybomb-flava'd topping, on such an almost just-plain-pained-abundance of 'tude— thus, pop-wise, we're given the pause that (still!) refreshes. So ('tudinally), let's compare Harvest's nice new versions to the originals.
"Rain on the Scarecrow" (1985) was where John got (some of) the bathetic pseudo-populist crap scared out of him by the reality of farms disappearing in an epidemic of foreclosures, every day. So "Jack And Diane" 's robust "So what?" became two notes endlessly repeated by a rhetorical worm of mechanical guitar: "Dur-dur?" automatically shredding a glare-ice storm over a farm being taken, burying John's merely human, merely eloquent outrage. This current edition is merely (?) eloquent, period. And
"Jackie Brown" 's new purism dilutes Jackie's possible solace, glimpsed in Human Wheels's more "commercial" string arrangement. Yep, mighty Rough Harvest, by crackey— those two were too old for geldin'. But the rest of it's a trade-off that gets better all the time.
Human Wheels's title song is now minus some of the studio version's catchiness, but
also its arty-farty vocal filtration. The "Losing My Religion" parajangle R.E.M.ains (electric!). One or two other numbers do miss Kenny Aronoff (he's with Melissa Etheridge now), but new drummer Dane Clark (plus the return of Me'shell Ndegéocello's bass and vocals) keeps a live "Wild Night" shoulderbopping past Van Morrison's fancily nostalgic Tupelo Honey original. And the traditional "In My Time of Dying" 's buoyantly celebratory momentum makes Led Zep's (copyrighted) 11-minute Physical Graffiti wankathon seem positively Spïnal Tap.
As for the (appropriately) smoother stuff, that Pied Piper glint in Dylan's (Bootleg Series box) "Farewell Angelina" ain't here, probably because Mellen figures we'll never get out of this world alive, so rather than tease, he takes us on a merry-go-round tour of the song. Then he decides what the heck: his own "Minutes to Memories" forgoes its original antsiness to float a few between-the-Earth-the-Moon-and-the-Greyhound suspensions in its title's process. "Under the Boardwalk" 's harmonies have a cookout by the sea. And overall, Miriam Sturm's violin plays off Janas Hoyt's vocals, as well as her own (and everybody's rhythm): hazy one minute, prismatic the next. John's never sung better than on this album, un-der the moh-woh-woh-ohhn, of course. Pawp's Art!


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If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that – Stephen King, On Writing
A recent article from the New York Times describes Americans as poor readers. We're notoriously bad at reading comprehension. Consequently, we're not reading enough to fully comprehend complex books and articles. This shouldn't come as a surprise. We've known for years that Americans simply aren't reading enough. According to a 2015 Pew Research study, there is an overall downward trend in reading among American adults. Frighteningly, this same study shows that over a quarter (26%) of American adults haven't read a book in a year. Though two years have passed, I'm willing to bet that this trend hasn't improved. In fact, it's probably worse.
Now we're certainly reading. Everyday we're bombarded with the electronic word through social media. And while we tend to focus on the 'media' part of social media, we're actually reading a lot of content across posts, tweets, and forums. Personally speaking, I'm constantly bouncing back and forth across posts and article links from morning till night. Unfortunately, the time we spend on social media isn't creating better readers. As a matter of fact, it's making us worse. Social media and the internet has led to an array of bad reading habits.
I don't want to disparage against social media. I still think that it has the potential to create well-informed students. However, we're going to need to adjust our social media habits if we want to become better readers and students. Furthermore, I believe that better reading habits, including more quality reading, will improve our writing skills.
In the past, I've had a number of students ask: "how can I learn to write better?" My response is usually: "read more." There's no secret magic formula to writing well. It's not a mysterious skill that only a few possess. I believe that every single person has the potential to become a good writer. Does this mean that we all have the potential to be the next Shakespeare? Probably not, but there is absolutely nothing stopping you from becoming an effective and skilled writer. Writing is a skill, and you must immerse yourself in it to develop that skill.
Nothing will turn you into a good writer overnight. Much like learning a new language, writing skills take practice and patience. Yet, there are things you can do to speed up that process. Practice makes perfect of course, and learning to write requires doing more of it. However, that is only half of it. One of the best (and easiest) things you can do is read more!
Academically speaking, you'll want to read more in the field you're currently studying. Reading Harry Potter probably won't help you write a research paper (you should still read Harry Potter). This means that you'll need to tailor your academic reading to the top books and articles in your field. We learn by imitating and emulating the writing styles of others. The pressure to read is enhanced for academic writing. No one is born, even naturally gifted writers, with the ability to write great academic papers, theses, or dissertations. Yet, we expect ourselves to write these papers without reading and drawing upon prior examples. More often than not, we wait to read these things until it's time to write the paper, thesis, or dissertation. Thus, we've added the extra strain of learning how to write as we're writing. An almost impossible task!
Do you want to become a better academic writer? Do you want to remove the fear and anxiety you feel when faced with writing a final paper? If the answer is 'yes' then start reading!
Tips for reading to write:
Start by setting aside 30 minutes a day to read an academic book or journal article. I know that reading a book or article doesn't rank very high on your to-do list. God knows that there are some days that I don't feel like reading a theology or philosophy text. Nevertheless, you need to develop your academic skills and keep them sharp. Begin with a minimum of 30 minutes. As you continue, you'll probably want to increase that to 45 minutes or an hour. The most important thing is to not rush it. You won't become a better writer (and scholar) by cramming information. Writing is a lifelong process. It won't take long to get better at it, but you'll always have more to learn.
When reading, focus on unfamiliar vocabulary and academic words. Write down any words you don't know or understand. Search for those words using Google. You'll want to develop and fine-tune those comprehension skills. If you don't understand a word or phrase, then look it up. A better understanding of your field or topic will equip you for communicating and explaining it to others.
Read a wide variety of quality sources. Try to mix it up and read a large sample of what your academic field offers. Strive to read both books and articles. Draw from a diverse range of authors. In addition, find a balance between past and contemporary sources. Some fields (particularly STEM) draw heavily from contemporary research. Others (such as the humanities) incorporate classic texts from different eras. Knowing the major works, figures, and researchers in your field will help develop your reading list.
Be critical. Not everything you read will be a good example of academic writing. This is where the value of variety pays off. Reading more will enable you to find the common issues and problems that plague even the most gifted intellectuals. As you read, you'll become better at distinguishing good writing from bad. Compare the writing styles of different authors. Pay particular attention to those authors who write with clarity and conciseness. The overall trend in academics is direct language and active voice.
Don't be afraid to read outside your field. Whenever possible, expand your horizon to related fields and topics. Compare your field's style with others. Learn how to incorporate the best of others into yourself. Consequently, more knowledge will prove to be an asset later on.
You have to invest time to become a better academic writer. It's easy to be absorbed by whatever is happening on Facebook, Reddit, or Twitter. Just remember, the time you spend on social media is time you could spend reading. Skillful writing begins with making time for reading.
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PRIDE & JOY is about many things to all of us at RISE, our company, our talent and our fans. Above all else, it is about making an event filled with love, centered in inclusion and to make a positive impact in the Professional Wrestling and LGBTQ Communities.
We knew at the onset of PRIDE & JOY that part of the event would be to raise funds for an organization with a profound footprint in the LGBTQ Community. We considered many options, nonprofit organizations global, national and local. We have elected to stay local to our home base community, and we will be raising funds and awareness for Center on Halstead, right here in the heart of Chicago's Lakeview Neighborhood.
Center on Halsted is the Midwest's most comprehensive community center dedicated to advancing community and securing the health and well-being of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) people of Chicagoland. More than 1,000 community members visit the Center every day.
For more information on Center on Halstead, please visit their website centeronhalstead.org.
For the month of June, 100% of profits from RISE T-Shirts sales will be donated to Center on Halstead. This is not only applied to the RISE Pride Logo T-Shirt. Any and all T-Shirt profits for June from our store on Pro Wrestling Tees will be donated. Additionally, all future sales beyond June of the RISE Pride Logo T-Shirt will be continually donated to Center on Halstead.
The RISE Pro Wrestling Tees Store can be found HERE. The RISE Pride Logo T-Shirt will also be available to buy at PRIDE & JOY June 30 in limited quantities. Ordering in advance is strongly encouraged.
In addition, we will also be donating a portion of iPPV Sales from the LIVE Steam of PRIDE & JOY on FITE to Center on Halstead. To purchase the LIVE Stream with Unlimited VOD Replays, you can do so for $9.99 HERE.
June 30 will be an amazing day. After the Pride Parade at 12 PM, join us for PRIDE & JOY at 5 PM at Chicago's Logan Square Auditorium!
Tickets are still available HERE.


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Apple iPhone XR is the greatest phone this year. iPhone has many popular mobile phones in this world. Apple iPhone XR full review and show all the new features. Apple iPhone XR full review – show all the new features and specifications. iPhone always comes with new design phones in the market, all the mobile is different, exclusive design for Apple iPhone XR.
Apple iPhone XR looks at the very nice smartphone. iPhone is the best brand one in the top smartphone market all over the world. iPhone this year new mobile phone release in the market, phone name is Apple iPhone XR. This mobile is very nice to see. This phone screen size 6.1 inches – display resolutions 828 x 1792 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio ~326 ppi density full-screen display full HD PPI type Super AMOLED Touchscreen with Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating.
Apple iPhone XR phone colors available in market Black, Red, Yellow, Blue, Coral. Apple iPhone XR phone back camera resolution 12 megapixel, and front camera 7 megapixels full HD video recording, soft-toned selfie-light also good performers. This mobile's three version number one ROM 64 GB RAM 3 GB, number two ROM 128 GB RAM 3 GB, and number two ROM 256 GB RAM 3 GB. Because of this, the mobile price is a little low and more.
Apple iPhone XR phone first-time release September 2018. This phone battery backup was too good for the user, battery capacity 2942mAh. CPU Hexa-core (2x Vortex + 4x Tempest) Smooth gaming experience. Game faster and more efficiently with system-level optimizations.
Apple iPhone XR full review all specifications information.
|Info Names
|Network Scope
|Body & Weight
|150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3millimeter, 194 g (6.84 oz), Front/rear glass, aluminum frame (7000 series)
|Display Size & Resolution
|6.1 inches, 90.3 cm2 (~79.0% screen-to-body ratio), 828 x 1792 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
|Display Type
|IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
|Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
|SIM Card Type
|Nano-SIM and e-SIM
|Colors Available
|Black, Red, Yellow, Blue, Coral
|Camera Resolution (Back)
|12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF
|Camera Factors (Back)
|Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
|Camera Resolution (Front)
|7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
|Video Recording
|2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
|Operating System
|iOS 12
|Hexa-core (2x Vortex + 4x Tempest)
|Apple A12 Bionic
|Graphics Processing Unite (GPU)
|Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
|Memory Card Slot
|Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
|Battery Type & Performance
|Non-removable Li-Po 2942 mAh battery
|Wireless LAN
|Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
|Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
|Other Features
|– Bluetooth, GPS, A-GPS, MP3, MP4, Radio, GPRS, Edge, Loudspeaker, Multitouch, Web Browser HTML5 – Photo/video editor, Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min
|micro USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
|Special Features
|Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
|Release Date
|September 2018
|About 850 EUR
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DURHAM is one of the counties England Golf has selected to work with new partner Factory Eleven to reach out to communities and create opportunities for more young people to play, learn and volunteer.
The sports business, based in North Yorkshire, is supplying GolfParc equipment to clubs in four counties which are involved in a project to grow participation among young people and their families.
The counties are Durham, Cheshire, Somerset and Shropshire and Herefordshire, where clubs are taking the game out to the community.
GolfParc equipment can transform a wide range of recreational spaces such as sports facilities, parks, school halls and playgrounds into fun and engaging mini golf courses for family play, junior coaching or competitions.
This new approach to encourage clubs to engage with more young people and families in the community is part of England Golf's children and young people plan, "Growing the Game for the Future."
Lee Dolby, England Golf Young People Manager, said: "If we are going to create a meaningful impact on the participation of young people we need to work with a greater number of partners who can innovate and educate. We cannot do it alone and that is why I am so pleased to be working in this way and using Factory Eleven's GolfParc concept."
Factory Eleven has been involved in many major golfing projects and events over the past 15 years, including a number of Ryder Cup legacy projects.
RICHMOND Golf Club has started preparations for 2019 with the release of exciting new membership packages and 12 Open events to be staged throughout the year.
The 2019 annual membership is available for players wishing to join the golf club priced at £740, making it one of the best value for money deals anywhere in the region. Membership also comes with a host of other perks including use of the new state-of-the-art Golf Studio.
A new Winter Membership package is also available priced at £200. Winter membership runs from November through to the end of March, no winter greens. Offers can be taken advantage of on 01748 823231 or email@example.com.
Twelve Open events have also been scheduled at Richmond for 2019, starting with two Winter Opens on in January and February followed by the annual Spring Open in March.
Opens 2019: Winter Open 1 (26th Jan), Winter Open 2 (23rd Feb), Spring Open (30th Mar), Ladies Team Open 2019 (Visitors Only) (5th Apr), Senior Mixed Open (24th Apr), Stevie Dee Texas Scramble (27th May), Seniors Open (11th Jun), Gents Open 4BBB (6th Jul), Dales Festival (21st Aug), Mixed Team Open (14th Sep), Ladies Team Open (28th Sep), Autumn Open (5th Oct).


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Book Title: Marine Electrical Basics Workbook
Author: C.D. Motchenbacher
Format: Paperback | 183 pages
Publication Date: 01 Jun 2000
Updated with the 2000 rules, the Fourth Edition provides shipyard electricians and electrical designers with the step-by-step instruction they need to design and install electrical systems on marine installations, whether shipboard or offshore. Written for novices, this workbook offers three modules of skill level: Fundamentals, Intermediate, and Advanced. Within each module, the author provides five lessons filled with detailed outlines, diagrams, charts, formulas, examples, solutions, blank worksheets, and study guides for increased understanding. Suitable for use as either a course text or as a self-help guide, this workbook examines current rules and regulations of the American Bureau of Shipping, United States Coast Guard, National Electronic Code, and Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers 45. Using this information, readers will acquire a basic knowledge of task requirements, including basic ship construction as well as power-and-lighting-system building and installation. Featuring the editorial revisions of the "ABS Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels," this edition addresses changes made to the American Bureau of Shipping's (ABS) rules, including the re-numbering and re-organization of all section numbers. For ease-of-reference, the author includes a chart of both the new ABS rules and the old ABS rules used throughout the workbook.


text: katerr i am kate. i am a recent graduate from the evergreen state college where i studied experimental writing, critical theory, and book art. currently i am an mfa candidate at mills college in book art and poetry. my interests include work by women/queers that interrogates writing/forms/the book, the social function of writing, and experiments in language generation, as well as post-colonial feminist/queer/gender theory, independent music, d.i.y. culture, and general silliness. among many other things... Posts REVIEW: Ozalid by Biswamit Dwibedy November 28, 2014 REVIEW: Belladonna* Chaplet Series // Eleni Sikelianos November 26, 2014 THOUGHTS: poetry and activism November 25, 2014 REVIEW: Belladonna* Chaplet Series // Susan Briante November 21, 2014


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Although Amazon Prime Day 2019 isn't until July 15 and 16, Amazon has already released a handful of deals to get you excited for the big annual deals event.
These deals are live right now and available through Prime Day, which ends at 11:59 p.m. PT on July 16.
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We're compiling all the best deals across tech, home, kitchen, and more for Amazon Prime Day 2019. Bookmark our list of the best deals here.
Though Amazon's annual sales extravaganza, Prime Day, isn't until July 15, you can already start shopping some Prime Day deals today.
Every day leading up to Prime Day 2019, Prime members enjoy exclusive promotions and deals on Amazon products and services.
To shop these early deals and all Prime Day 2019 deals, you must be a Prime member. Sign up for a free 30-day trial here to get in on the Prime Day savings and try the many other benefits of a membership.
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Receive $5 in eBook credit when you spend $20 on eBooks (promotion ends July 14)
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These early Prime Day deals are a nice warm-up for the real event on July 15 and 16.
Make sure you're fully prepared by learning how to make the most of Prime Day 2019, looking at what deals were most popular (and are likely to be featured again) last year, and finalizing your Lightning Deal-grabbing strategy.
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This week we are revising phase 5 focusing on the sounds
u_e, wh, ph, aw, au.
Our spelling words this week are:
plume, useless, whistle, when, phew, triumphant,
straw, drawn, haunted, launch
Please encourage your child to practice their spellings daily using their spelling sheet which will come home on Monday. Children will need to bring their spelling book back on Friday to complete the spelling test.


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Like most people, I love a good invention, but even the really simple things get me excited. Anything that makes life easier or more comfortable is alright in my book. I'm especially a sucker for clothing items that make my wardrobe less of a hassle. Besides, who doesn't need a wrist wallet or a beverage pouch hoodie? We all do!
Some of these are actually really practical, while others would be just plain fun to have– awesome gift ideas! I own a few of them, while others I plan on owning very soon (beer koozie gloves). I hope you find something you like and can't live without on the list!
This unique scarf gives you the ability to go purse free! That, or hide valuable items while traveling like your credit card, passport, boarding pass, cash, and other items that need to be kept safe. Personally, I'd use this secret stash scarf to store my lipgloss for easy access!
These beer gloves are a must for football or baseball games! Now you can drink your beer in style while keeping your hand toasty warm and your beer ice cold. I'd probably even use this on my couch in the winter to match my knit booties.
You know you want one. Bras are annoying, and I'm not ashamed to say that I own one of these bra expanders in every color. I'm not saying my bras don't fit, but if I can get away with wearing my bras a little on the loose side under certain clothes– well, I'm not going to pass up on that opportunity.
If your thighs rub together (mine do!), you probably already know exactly what these are for. Bandelettes are designed to stay in place and keep your inner thighs from chaffing and sweating. They're perfect for under dresses and skirts, and pretty darn cute, too! They come in a lot of different colors, styles, and sizes so you get the fit that's just right for you.
If you like to wear flats or heels in the winter, these no-show socks (you can find them here) were made for you. They keep you warmer than footies without slipping off in the back so you can wear them to stay warm and comfortable with your favorite pair of shoes.
Where has this been all of my life?! Stash your house key, cash, or anything else you might need while out for a walk or run. In my case that would be a tube of Lipsmackers cotton candy chap stick. They also make some of these big enough to hold a phone.
Don't judge. Just about everyone could use one of these waist expanders over the holidays. You can add half an inch or more to your
Guard your ears against the winter chill while still keeping your hair back in a ponytail! This would make my morning run so much more enjoyable. This ponytail headband is made to wick moisture, and it also looks like it would keep flyways and bangs out of your face.
If you've got a dreaded interview coming up or something else that makes you a nervous wreck, don't sweat it! Stick on these underarm pads to absorb sweat and odor (prevents embarrassing wet spots on your clothes, too).
Aside from being super swanky, these "shoes" are designed to give you a barefoot feel but with added support, protection, and traction. Great for yoga, gymnastics, and dance! These studio wraps also come with a flat to put on over the wrap for your way in and out of the gym or studio. I think I might have just found a reason to give yoga a try.
Now I'm positive they've thought of everything! I've actually had this problem many times in the past– carefully placing my bras in my suitcase where I think they won't get disfigured, only to unpack them oddly out of shape. This case is hard molded to prevent dents and bent underwires. Genius! It also has a separate compartment sleeve for your panties.
These are basically like a shirt extender (for shirts that are too short or low rise jeans), but can also be worn under a top that exposes too much cleavage or as a chic way to layer at the beach over your bikini or swimsuit bottoms. 3 in 1! You can shop for them here on CamiBands.com.