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1.0.0[−][src]Struct std::
ffi:: CString
A type representing an owned, C-compatible, nul-terminated string with no nul bytes in the middle.
This type serves the purpose of being able to safely generate a C-compatible string from a Rust byte slice or vector. An instance of this type is a static guarantee that the underlying bytes contain no interior 0 bytes ("nul characters") and that the final byte is 0 ("nul terminator").
CString is to
&CStr as
String is to
&str: the former
in each pair are owned strings; the latter are borrowed
Creating a
CString is created from either a byte slice or a byte vector,
or anything that implements
>> (for
example, you can build a
CString straight out of a
String or
&str, since both implement that trait).
new method will actually check that the provided
does not have 0 bytes in the middle, and return an error if it
finds one.
Extracting a raw pointer to the whole C string
CString implements a
as_ptr method through the
trait. This method will give you a
*const c_char which you can
feed directly to extern functions that expect a nul-terminated
string, like C's
strdup(). Notice that
as_ptr returns a
read-only pointer; if the C code writes to it, that causes
undefined behavior.
Extracting a slice of the whole C string
Alternatively, you can obtain a
] slice from a
CString with the
as_bytes method. Slices produced in this
way do not contain the trailing nul terminator. This is useful
when you will be calling an extern function that takes a
*const u8 argument which is not necessarily nul-terminated, plus another
argument with the length of the string — like C's
You can of course get the slice's length with its
len method.
If you need a
] slice with the nul terminator, you
can use
as_bytes_with_nul instead.
Once you have the kind of slice you need (with or without a nul
terminator), you can call the slice's own
as_ptr method to get a read-only raw pointer to pass to
extern functions. See the documentation for that function for a
discussion on ensuring the lifetime of the raw pointer.
use std::ffi::CString; use std::os::raw::c_char; extern { fn my_printer(s: *const c_char); } // We are certain that our string doesn't have 0 bytes in the middle, // so we can .expect() let c_to_print = CString::new("Hello, world!").expect("CString::new failed"); unsafe { my_printer(c_to_print.as_ptr()); }Run
CString is intended for working with traditional C-style strings
(a sequence of non-nul bytes terminated by a single nul byte); the
primary use case for these kinds of strings is interoperating with C-like
code. Often you will need to transfer ownership to/from that external
code. It is strongly recommended that you thoroughly read through the
documentation of
CString before use, as improper ownership management
CString instances can lead to invalid memory accesses, memory leaks,
and other memory errors.
impl CString[src]
pub fn new<T: Into<Vec<u8>>>(t: T) -> Result<CString, NulError>[src]
Creates a new C-compatible string from a container of bytes.
This function will consume the provided data and use the underlying bytes to construct a new string, ensuring that there is a trailing 0 byte. This trailing 0 byte will be appended by this function; the provided data should not contain any 0 bytes in it.
use std::ffi::CString; use std::os::raw::c_char; extern { fn puts(s: *const c_char); } let to_print = CString::new("Hello!").expect("CString::new failed"); unsafe { puts(to_print.as_ptr()); }Run
This function will return an error if the supplied bytes contain an
internal 0 byte. The
NulError returned will contain the bytes as well as
the position of the nul byte.
pub unsafe fn from_vec_unchecked(v: Vec<u8>) -> CString[src]
Creates a C-compatible string by consuming a byte vector, without checking for interior 0 bytes.
This method is equivalent to
new except that no runtime assertion
is made that
v contains no 0 bytes, and it requires an actual
byte vector, not anything that can be converted to one with Into.
use std::ffi::CString; let raw = b"foo".to_vec(); unsafe { let c_string = CString::from_vec_unchecked(raw); }Run
pub unsafe fn from_raw(ptr: *mut c_char) -> CString1.4.0[src]
Retakes ownership of a
CString that was transferred to C via
Additionally, the length of the string will be recalculated from the pointer.
This should only ever be called with a pointer that was earlier
obtained by calling
into_raw on a
CString. Other usage (e.g., trying to take
ownership of a string that was allocated by foreign code) is likely to lead
to undefined behavior or allocator corruption.
It should be noted that the length isn't just "recomputed," but that
the recomputed length must match the original length from the
into_raw call. This means the
from_raw methods
should not be used when passing the string to C functions that can
modify the string's length.
Note: If you need to borrow a string that was allocated by foreign code, use
CStr. If you need to take ownership of a string that was allocated by foreign code, you will need to make your own provisions for freeing it appropriately, likely with the foreign code's API to do that.
Creates a
CString, pass ownership to an
extern function (via raw pointer), then retake
ownership with
use std::ffi::CString; use std::os::raw::c_char; extern { fn some_extern_function(s: *mut c_char); } let c_string = CString::new("Hello!").expect("CString::new failed"); let raw = c_string.into_raw(); unsafe { some_extern_function(raw); let c_string = CString::from_raw(raw); }Run
pub fn into_raw(self) -> *mut c_char1.4.0[src]
Consumes the
CString and transfers ownership of the string to a C caller.
The pointer which this function returns must be returned to Rust and reconstituted using
from_raw to be properly deallocated. Specifically, one
should not use the standard C
free() function to deallocate
this string.
Failure to call
from_raw will lead to a memory leak.
The C side must not modify the length of the string (by writing a
NULL somewhere inside the string or removing the final one) before
it makes it back into Rust using
from_raw. See the safety section
use std::ffi::CString; let c_string = CString::new("foo").expect("CString::new failed"); let ptr = c_string.into_raw(); unsafe { assert_eq!(b'f', *ptr as u8); assert_eq!(b'o', *ptr.offset(1) as u8); assert_eq!(b'o', *ptr.offset(2) as u8); assert_eq!(b'\0', *ptr.offset(3) as u8); // retake pointer to free memory let _ = CString::from_raw(ptr); }Run
pub fn into_string(self) -> Result<String, IntoStringError>1.7.0[src]
Converts the
CString into a
String if it contains valid UTF-8 data.
On failure, ownership of the original
CString is returned.
use std::ffi::CString; let valid_utf8 = vec![b'f', b'o', b'o']; let cstring = CString::new(valid_utf8).expect("CString::new failed"); assert_eq!(cstring.into_string().expect("into_string() call failed"), "foo"); let invalid_utf8 = vec![b'f', 0xff, b'o', b'o']; let cstring = CString::new(invalid_utf8).expect("CString::new failed"); let err = cstring.into_string().err().expect("into_string().err() failed"); assert_eq!(err.utf8_error().valid_up_to(), 1);Run
pub fn into_bytes(self) -> Vec<u8>1.7.0[src]
Consumes the
CString and returns the underlying byte buffer.
The returned buffer does not contain the trailing nul terminator, and it is guaranteed to not have any interior nul bytes.
use std::ffi::CString; let c_string = CString::new("foo").expect("CString::new failed"); let bytes = c_string.into_bytes(); assert_eq!(bytes, vec![b'f', b'o', b'o']);Run
pub fn into_bytes_with_nul(self) -> Vec<u8>1.7.0[src]
Equivalent to the
into_bytes function except that the returned vector
includes the trailing nul terminator.
use std::ffi::CString; let c_string = CString::new("foo").expect("CString::new failed"); let bytes = c_string.into_bytes_with_nul(); assert_eq!(bytes, vec![b'f', b'o', b'o', b'\0']);Run
pub fn as_bytes(&self) -> &[u8][src]
Returns the contents of this
CString as a slice of bytes.
The returned slice does not contain the trailing nul
terminator, and it is guaranteed to not have any interior nul
bytes. If you need the nul terminator, use
as_bytes_with_nul instead.
use std::ffi::CString; let c_string = CString::new("foo").expect("CString::new failed"); let bytes = c_string.as_bytes(); assert_eq!(bytes, &[b'f', b'o', b'o']);Run
pub fn as_bytes_with_nul(&self) -> &[u8][src]
Equivalent to the
as_bytes function except that the returned slice
includes the trailing nul terminator.
use std::ffi::CString; let c_string = CString::new("foo").expect("CString::new failed"); let bytes = c_string.as_bytes_with_nul(); assert_eq!(bytes, &[b'f', b'o', b'o', b'\0']);Run
pub fn as_c_str(&self) -> &CStr1.20.0[src]
Extracts a
CStr slice containing the entire string.
use std::ffi::{CString, CStr}; let c_string = CString::new(b"foo".to_vec()).expect("CString::new failed"); let cstr = c_string.as_c_str(); assert_eq!(cstr, CStr::from_bytes_with_nul(b"foo\0").expect("CStr::from_bytes_with_nul failed"));Run
pub fn into_boxed_c_str(self) -> Box<CStr>1.20.0[src]
Converts this
CString into a boxed
use std::ffi::{CString, CStr}; let c_string = CString::new(b"foo".to_vec()).expect("CString::new failed"); let boxed = c_string.into_boxed_c_str(); assert_eq!(&*boxed, CStr::from_bytes_with_nul(b"foo\0").expect("CStr::from_bytes_with_nul failed"));Run
pub unsafe fn from_vec_with_nul_unchecked(v: Vec<u8>) -> Self[src]
Converts a
Vec of
u8 to a
CString without checking the invariants
on the given
The given
Vec must have one nul byte as its last element.
This means it cannot be empty nor have any other nul byte anywhere else.
#![feature(cstring_from_vec_with_nul)] use std::ffi::CString; assert_eq!( unsafe { CString::from_vec_with_nul_unchecked(b"abc\0".to_vec()) }, unsafe { CString::from_vec_unchecked(b"abc".to_vec()) } );Run
pub fn from_vec_with_nul(v: Vec<u8>) -> Result<Self, FromVecWithNulError>[src]
Attempts to converts a
Vec of
u8 to a
Runtime checks are present to ensure there is only one nul byte in the
Vec, its last element.
If a nul byte is present and not the last element or no nul bytes is present, an error will be returned.
A successful conversion will produce the same result as
new when
called without the ending nul byte.
#![feature(cstring_from_vec_with_nul)] use std::ffi::CString; assert_eq!( CString::from_vec_with_nul(b"abc\0".to_vec()) .expect("CString::from_vec_with_nul failed"), CString::new(b"abc".to_vec()).expect("CString::new failed") );Run
A incorrectly formatted vector will produce an error.
#![feature(cstring_from_vec_with_nul)] use std::ffi::{CString, FromVecWithNulError}; // Interior nul byte let _: FromVecWithNulError = CString::from_vec_with_nul(b"a\0bc".to_vec()).unwrap_err(); // No nul byte let _: FromVecWithNulError = CString::from_vec_with_nul(b"abc".to_vec()).unwrap_err();Run
Methods from Deref<Target = CStr>
pub const fn as_ptr(&self) -> *const c_char[src]
Returns the inner pointer to this C string.
The returned pointer will be valid for as long as
self is, and points
to a contiguous region of memory terminated with a 0 byte to represent
the end of the string.
The returned pointer is read-only; writing to it (including passing it to C code that writes to it) causes undefined behavior.
It is your responsibility to make sure that the underlying memory is not
freed too early. For example, the following code will cause undefined
behavior when
ptr is used inside the
unsafe block:
use std::ffi::CString; let ptr = CString::new("Hello").expect("CString::new failed").as_ptr(); unsafe { // `ptr` is dangling *ptr; }Run
This happens because the pointer returned by
as_ptr does not carry any
lifetime information and the
CString is deallocated immediately after
CString::new("Hello").expect("CString::new failed").as_ptr() expression is evaluated.
To fix the problem, bind the
CString to a local variable:
use std::ffi::CString; let hello = CString::new("Hello").expect("CString::new failed"); let ptr = hello.as_ptr(); unsafe { // `ptr` is valid because `hello` is in scope *ptr; }Run
This way, the lifetime of the
CString in
hello encompasses
the lifetime of
ptr and the
unsafe block.
pub fn to_bytes(&self) -> &[u8][src]
Converts this C string to a byte slice.
The returned slice will not contain the trailing nul terminator that this C string has.
Note: This method is currently implemented as a constant-time cast, but it is planned to alter its definition in the future to perform the length calculation whenever this method is called.
use std::ffi::CStr; let cstr = CStr::from_bytes_with_nul(b"foo\0").expect("CStr::from_bytes_with_nul failed"); assert_eq!(cstr.to_bytes(), b"foo");Run
pub fn to_bytes_with_nul(&self) -> &[u8][src]
Converts this C string to a byte slice containing the trailing 0 byte.
This function is the equivalent of
to_bytes except that it will retain
the trailing nul terminator instead of chopping it off.
Note: This method is currently implemented as a 0-cost cast, but it is planned to alter its definition in the future to perform the length calculation whenever this method is called.
use std::ffi::CStr; let cstr = CStr::from_bytes_with_nul(b"foo\0").expect("CStr::from_bytes_with_nul failed"); assert_eq!(cstr.to_bytes_with_nul(), b"foo\0");Run
pub fn to_str(&self) -> Result<&str, Utf8Error>1.4.0[src]
Yields a
&str slice if the
CStr contains valid UTF-8.
If the contents of the
CStr are valid UTF-8 data, this
function will return the corresponding
&str slice. Otherwise,
it will return an error with details of where UTF-8 validation failed.
use std::ffi::CStr; let cstr = CStr::from_bytes_with_nul(b"foo\0").expect("CStr::from_bytes_with_nul failed"); assert_eq!(cstr.to_str(), Ok("foo"));Run
pub fn to_string_lossy(&self) -> Cow<str>1.4.0[src]
Converts a
CStr into a
If the contents of the
CStr are valid UTF-8 data, this
function will return a
with the corresponding [
&str] slice. Otherwise, it will
replace any invalid UTF-8 sequences with
U+FFFD REPLACEMENT CHARACTER and return a
) with the result.
to_string_lossy on a
CStr containing valid UTF-8:
use std::borrow::Cow; use std::ffi::CStr; let cstr = CStr::from_bytes_with_nul(b"Hello World\0") .expect("CStr::from_bytes_with_nul failed"); assert_eq!(cstr.to_string_lossy(), Cow::Borrowed("Hello World"));Run
to_string_lossy on a
CStr containing invalid UTF-8:
use std::borrow::Cow; use std::ffi::CStr; let cstr = CStr::from_bytes_with_nul(b"Hello \xF0\x90\x80World\0") .expect("CStr::from_bytes_with_nul failed"); assert_eq!( cstr.to_string_lossy(), Cow::Owned(String::from("Hello �World")) as Cow<'_, str> );Run
Trait Implementations
impl AsRef<CStr> for CString1.7.0[src]
impl Borrow<CStr> for CString1.3.0[src]
impl Clone for CString[src]
impl Debug for CString[src]
impl Default for CString1.10.0[src]
impl Deref for CString[src]
impl Drop for CString1.13.0[src]
impl Eq for CString[src]
impl<'_> From<&'_ CStr> for CString1.7.0[src]
impl<'a> From<&'a CString> for Cow<'a, CStr>1.28.0[src]
impl From<Box<CStr>> for CString1.18.0[src]
fn from(s: Box<CStr>) -> CString[src]
impl From<CString> for Vec<u8>1.7.0[src]
fn from(s: CString) -> Vec<u8>[src]
impl From<CString> for Box<CStr>1.20.0[src]
fn from(s: CString) -> Box<CStr>[src]
impl<'a> From<CString> for Cow<'a, CStr>1.28.0[src]
impl From<CString> for Arc<CStr>1.24.0[src]
fn from(s: CString) -> Arc<CStr>[src]
impl From<CString> for Rc<CStr>1.24.0[src]
fn from(s: CString) -> Rc<CStr>[src]
impl<'a> From<Cow<'a, CStr>> for CString1.28.0[src]
impl From<Vec<NonZeroU8>> for CString1.43.0[src]
fn from(v: Vec<NonZeroU8>) -> CString[src]
impl Hash for CString[src]
fn hash<__H: Hasher>(&self, state: &mut __H)[src]
fn hash_slice<H>(data: &[Self], state: &mut H) where1.3.0[src]
H: Hasher,
H: Hasher,
impl Index<RangeFull> for CString1.7.0[src]
type Output = CStr
The returned type after indexing.
fn index(&self, _index: RangeFull) -> &CStr[src]
impl Ord for CString[src]
fn cmp(&self, other: &CString) -> Ordering[src]
#[must_use]fn max(self, other: Self) -> Self1.21.0[src]
#[must_use]fn min(self, other: Self) -> Self1.21.0[src]
#[must_use]fn clamp(self, min: Self, max: Self) -> Self[src]
impl PartialEq<CString> for CString[src]
impl PartialOrd<CString> for CString[src]
fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &CString) -> Option<Ordering>[src]
fn lt(&self, other: &CString) -> bool[src]
fn le(&self, other: &CString) -> bool[src]
fn gt(&self, other: &CString) -> bool[src]
fn ge(&self, other: &CString) -> bool[src]
impl StructuralEq for CString[src]
impl StructuralPartialEq for CString[src]
Auto Trait Implementations
impl RefUnwindSafe for CString
impl Send for CString
impl Sync for CString
impl Unpin for CString
impl UnwindSafe for CString
Blanket Implementations
impl<T> Any for T where[src]
T: 'static + ?Sized,
T: 'static + ?Sized,
impl<T> Borrow<T> for T where[src]
T: ?Sized,
T: ?Sized,
impl<T> BorrowMut<T> for T where[src]
T: ?Sized,
T: ?Sized,
fn borrow_mut(&mut self) -> &mut T[src]
impl<T> From<T> for T[src]
impl<T, U> Into<U> for T where[src]
U: From<T>,
U: From<T>,
impl<T> ToOwned for T where[src]
T: Clone,
T: Clone,
type Owned = T
The resulting type after obtaining ownership.
fn to_owned(&self) -> T[src]
fn clone_into(&self, target: &mut T)[src]
impl<T, U> TryFrom<U> for T where[src]
U: Into<T>,
U: Into<T>,
type Error = Infallible
The type returned in the event of a conversion error.
fn try_from(value: U) -> Result<T, <T as TryFrom<U>>::Error>[src]
impl<T, U> TryInto<U> for T where[src]
U: TryFrom<T>,
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You can't file Bill Brewster snuggly under one genre: he's done all the cool stuff we dream of doing but just never get round to. DJ, writer, record label boss, club night organizer and, hell, sometime chef at a Michelin-starred spot, Bill Brewster is a jack of cool and a master of it, too.
We're not over-exaggerating: Bill, originally from Grimsby, was once co-editor of football magazine When Saturday Comes, an editor at Mixmag USA and has also written four books with longstanding partner-in-crime Frank Broughton, including the encyclopedic Last Night A DJ Saved My Life.
The one thread that stitches Brewster's myriad passions together is music. One of the founding residents of Fabric, Bill has played everywhere from Ibiza to the webcam world of Boiler Room, each time delivering genre-bending sets that draw from his expansive collection of disco, Balearic, rock and hip-hop rarities.
There's no doubt that Bill is a proper music nerd. So much so, that over the year's he's often pulled from his ever expanding record collection to deliver excellent compilation albums like Late Night Tales and his latest collection, Tribal Rights.
Which is why he's the ideal Umbrella-ist: passionate, funny and completely immersed in popular culture.
"We never had a proper, dedicated record store in Grimsby for the entire time I grew up there. I used to buy my records from Boots, WHSmith and Woolworths. When got a bit older, I started hitchhiking the 85 miles down to Nottingham to visit Selectadisc, or buying mail order records from the back of the NME."
"Nobody in my family was really into music. I was the eldest so I didn't have an older sibling to shape my musical tastes. Whether I was fatefully supporting Grimsby Town FC or cooking as a chef, music was the thing that always consumed me."
"The was this man called Jack Wattam who was really famous in Grimsby during the '60s and '70s. Jack was in the Guinness World Records for being the oldest footballer in Britain… he was about 64 and looked like Victor Spinetti. Apparently he played football well into his 70s. He also had a junk shop close to where I lived stacked full of cheap records."
"Growing up I didn't have much money, so if a record was 79p and the other was £1.29, I'd buy the 79p one. So I ended up with some bizarre records. I've always wanted to find really great music not really rare music. The two don't always correspond."
"Often when I hear collectors rave about a record, it often ends up sounding like a shit version of Chic or David Morales. I love digging in the value crates as much as I love hunting down rare records. The whole pricing thing puts me off."
"I collect music rather than artefacts. I still collect a lot of vinyl but I also buy CDs. I download music, too. Getting fixated on buying vinyl, or any one medium for that matter, can be a narrow path to go down."
"I can't deny that there's an element of one-upmanship in record collecting. That's not simply to say, 'I've got this and you haven't.' It's more about owning the sounds that will excite and enthrall an audience when you play them. I like finding things that could posses more than monetary value further down the line."
"Sites like Discogs, iTunes and Shopify have helped democratise record collecting. Speaking as someone who grew up in a town that didn't have a proper record store I think that's really good. Before the internet, the people who tended to have the best records lived in the big cities like Manchester or Bristol. If you grew up in Carlisle, Grimsby or Swindon you were at a disadvantage. It's good that everyone can access music nowadays."
"Even though it's easier to find music, there's so much out there that it's harder to find the good stuff. When I was editing the weekly Mixmag Update 24 years ago, there were about 200 releases to sift through a week. The idea of a DJ being a filter is more important now than then."
"I love buying compilations. If I'm just discovering a scene or a genre, the first thing I'll do is try and hunt down a compilation to give me a primer on the scene."
"The Late Night Tales compilations were aimed at functional dancefloor-friendly music for 3am. Whereas my Tribal Rights album is more personal to the music that's influenced me and the different music styles I love."
"I started out writing about football. Every working class kid likes football, music or both. There's even a lot of parallels between cooking and music, although they might not be immediately obvious. Part of what you're doing as a cook is taking different ingredients, and blending them together to create something new. And that's what DJing is."
"Time is what turns a great record into a classic. I try to find tracks that aren't being hammered by everybody, and then I'll keep playing them for up to a year in order to make them a real focal point of my sets. There's no edge when you're playing big-room stuff that isn't really unique to you. I'll often 'retire' a record if it gets massive."
"There's a funny ownership thing with records. You haven't produced it, it's not on your label yet you feel like you own it. The DJs I follow religiously, like Paul 'Trouble' Anderson and Danny Tenaglia, used to have records that felt like their signature tunes."
"The ability to select the right record for that moment in time is much more important than skill. Some of my favourite DJs can't mix – like [Loft legend] David Mancuso. Nowadays it's de rigueur that a DJ can mix so that puts everyone on a level playing field. Then it all becomes about selection."
"New York's music scene felt really special to me when I lived and worked there. Sure, it wasn't as special as it was in the 1980s; mayor Rudolph Giuliani had just got into power and clamped down on fun but places like the Sound Factory, The Roxy, plus afterhours spots like Save The Robots still harboured a great scene."
"We were disciples of ['90s New York DJ] Junior Vasquez so we used to go to the Sound Factory every Saturday until it closed in January 1995. That influenced us to start our own party two months after. We couldn't hope to emulate it but in our own way we were doing our own special thing. I didn't meet my best pal, co-author and co-conspirator Frank Broughton, until I moved to New York."
"London's club culture is really good. Sure, it's a struggle for venues to survive but there's loads of exciting things happening. Actually, the crowds are probably a lot more responsive and open-minded now than when I was Fabric resident. They're not just stuck in a single BPM range."
"Every 10 to 15 years dance music seems to go in and out of popularity. In the early '00s, dance music was oversaturated with too many sponsors and too much money. But places like Fabric kept the underground alive with a small party ethos."
"There's an OCD element to record collecting that nobody really wants to admit to. I can see it in some of my hoarding habits. Being married to a normal person, she's often very keen to point out the madness of my habits."
Bill Brewster Pres. Tribal Rights is out now on Eskimo Records. You can buy it here

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Drugmaker Dendreon files for bankruptcy protection
The prostate cancer drug developer Dendreon (DNDN) is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and has reached a financial restructuring agreement with investors holding more than $520 million in debt.
The Seattle company listed more than $664 million in total debts and $364.6 million in assets in a U.S. Bankruptcy Court filing on Monday. Its largest creditor is Bank of New York Mellon, which holds $620 million in notes.
Dendreon Corp. makes the prostate cancer treatment Provenge. It said Monday that its reorganization allows for the continued delivery of the drug to doctors and patients. The drugmaker also said it has enough cash to support all operations during its restructuring.
The company will attempt to sell itself to a buyer that would continue to produce Provenge, or, if it receives no qualifying bids, continue as a stand-alone company.
Dendreon warned shareholders in August about its debt load and said then that it that it was considering alternatives that could wipe out their ownership. The company said then that there was a "significant risk" that it would not be able to repay or refinance $620 million in notes due in 2016.
The company said Monday that its reorganization plan involves converting all 2016 notes into equity of the reorganized company.
Dendreon launched Provenge, its first commercial product approved by the Food and Drug Administration, in 2010. The drug trains a patient's immune system to fight cancer. Analysts initially expected sales to reach into the billions of dollars. However, the drug's performance has been hurt in part by its cost, limited benefit and reimbursement rates.
The drugmaker changed leadership last summer when it named former Discovery Labs leader W. Thomas Amick president and chief executive officer. The company had said in June that former CEO John H. Johnson planned to resign for personal reasons.
Shares of Dendreon, which is based in Seattle, shed most of their value Monday before markets opened, sinking 59 cents to 35 cents. The stock had slipped below $1 earlier this fall and has tumbled most of this year after closing 2013 at $2.99.


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Look at me standing here like I know what I'm doing,
Like I know where I'm going and I'm not afraid to go there.
Let the rain smash against me, plundering my very existence,
Plastering my clothes and my hair to my body like an artist
Because it sure doesn't feel like this human being is moving.
Sometimes I wonder at the scope of my dreams, at the very breath I take.
I look back for my shadow and it's not there, hiding, no doubt,
From the wrath of my very Catholic guilt for not becoming good.
I'm not the successful one, I'm not sure how to step forward
Into the darkness, I don't understand how to live a life of meaning.
So does it matter if I stand in the thundering rain like an idiot
Waiting for the light to turn green, looking like I might step off the curb
And walk to somewhere and someone who might actually care?
This is a strange world and I'm a stranger in it, no doubt about that,
And damn if I can decipher my relevance in this loud stomping place.
So let the rains soak me, melt me, pound me until there's nothing left
To gather up in this corner that I have painted as human and alive,
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Djibouti: A Small Place with a Big Heart
Bright and early on Sunday morning, Ewan made his way from Ethiopia to Djibouti ('ji-boo-tee' ). The rest of the South African team couldn't make it across because of VISA clearance troubles, but this didn't matter in the end, the support and response on the ground was awesome!
Camp Lemonnier
The Pizza Hut in Djibouti is inside Camp Lemonnier, an active US military base. So the game plan was slightly different to other countries. We began the event by visiting the ADPEB Orphanage outside of the camp, who will be the beneficiaries of the African Literacy Project in Djibouti. The experience of sharing and exploring the Red Reading Boxes with these kids makes it clear how worthwhile this project is.
The generosity we've seen on this journey never ceases to amaze us. We'd like to thank Omar from Bukhowa Investments – and Pizza Hut franchisee – for the incredibly generous donation of $5000 to the orphanage, as part of the African Literacy Project.
Keeping Great Company
By all accounts, Djibouti was a star-studded event. Captain America made an appearance, and as though that wasn't enough, the US ambassador to Djibouti, Larry Andre, also spent the whole day with us, pledging his support and commitment to the project.
A Token of Appreciation
We're on this journey to make a difference in the communities we serve. So when we're recognized at the military base, in the presence of the US Ambassador, and awarded with gold military coins as a token of appreciation and recognition, it's a great affirmation that we're on the right track. Thank you for this truly incredible honor.
Photo credits: https://www.flickr.com/photos/usembassydjibouti/
Share this post, follow the journey, make a donation, and let's get Africa reading!
Downloadable press resources and photographs: https://pizzahutafricanliteracyproject.prowly.com
For interviews with the General Manager of Pizza Hut Africa, Ewan Davenport, or other team members, please contact Lizzy Moletsane – email@example.com / +27 (0) 83 256 3918 / +27 (0) 11 886 0211
The Slice of Africa is Pizza Hut Africa's contribution to the global initiative called Pizza Hut: The Literacy Project. Established in 2016, Pizza Hut: The Literacy Project was created to encourage literacy through providing reading resources and engaging customers to make a difference for the cause. In its first year, the global campaign impacted 15.9 million people and distributed more than 275,000 books and educational resources to communities in the U.S., Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica and South Africa.


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Embraer eyes Bombardier with new Alcoa tech deal
Brazilian plane-maker announces technology sharing agreement with Alcoa to upgrade its current family of aircrafts
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MONTREAL—Embraer will team with U.S. aluminum giant Alcoa to make improvements to the fuselage and wings of the regional aircraft it sells to compete with Bombardier.
The Brazilian plane maker has decided against developing a plane to compete with Bombardier's CSeries.
Instead, Embraer announced a technology sharing agreement using Alcoa's proprietary aluminum alloys, design, manufacturing techniques and its fastener technologies to develop a new fuselage and wings for its current family of aircraft.
Embraer and Montreal-based Bombardier compete head to head primarily for regional jets with less than 120 seats.
Pittsburgh-based Alcoa said the deal will "leverage Alcoa's 100 years of aerospace technology experience and latest technology innovations to help Embraer develop high-performance aluminum aircraft."
Among Alcoa's arsenal are lightweight aluminum and aluminum lithium alloys.
In June, Alcoa launched new alloys and technologies it says will lower the weight, cost and maintenance of new aircraft compared with composites.
The CSeries, scheduled to enter service by the end of 2013, is substantially made from lightweight composite materials. The plane's Pratt & Whitney engines promise 15 per cent lower operating costs and 20 per cent fuel burn savings.
But the challenges of developing a product with new technology has prompted industry observers to suggest CSeries deliveries will be delayed.
"Embraer is known for developing high-performance aircraft and we are pleased to have Alcoa join us to work on developing the next phase of solutions that will take performance to an even higher level for our customers," said Jorge Ramos, Embraer's vice-president of technology development.
Embraer sells commercial, business and defence aircraft. It has more than 17,000 employees and a firm order backlog of US$16 billion.
Alcoa's aerospace business includes four units operating around the world that generates about $3 billion a year in revenues.
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Since yesterday we have strong winds and high waves of 3-4 meters that make diving impossible. I can see a ring of white foam around Little Munsom, no boat could land on it now.Tonight it started to rain but the sun seems to be coming out now.
Thorsten and me will use the day to study the NAUI Nitrox Textbook (A Guide to Diving with Oxygen Enriched Air). We are taking the NAUI Enriched Air Nitrox Diver course with NAUI Instructor Yun Hyun-Shik from Scuba People in Sogwipo. I am excited about it and want to start reading.
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When I think boho I think Serena Van Der Woodsen. Her iconic blonde hair paired with loose boho maxi skirts and lace tops are forever a theme of Gossip Girl.
I love that this outfit looks so bland when no-ones wearing it, but when you put it on, you can literally change it by adding a statement necklace or wearing a biker or a loose cardigan.
This style just reminds me of Greece with the white, blue and gold. It's so ornate and delicate at the same time.
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The Christmas Cube
The cube is a great activity that can be held indoors or outdoors and the actual activities which make up The cube can be tailored to meet your specific objectives. We recommend teams no larger than 10 per team for 6 – 200 guests.
Your guests will be welcomed and introduced to 'The cube', which can be branded with logos or images (festive branding also possible).
The guests will be divided into teams; each team will be set a series of exciting and challenging activities (some with a festive twist!) in which they can earn one of the smaller cubes.
Some are fast and furious
Some are logical
Some are guessing more accurately than the other teams
Some are relatively easy to achieve
Some are harder than others
Some of the challenges will have a festive theme / slant
Some will require only one or two team members
Some will require the whole team
All are lots of fun… The activity is fundamentally collaborative as all the teams work towards rebuilding the cube at the activities conclusion.
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ST. PETER, Minn. – The Gustavus football team was overmatched by No. 10-ranked Saint John's University's strong offensive attack Saturday afternoon at Hollingsworth Field, falling by a score of 56-10. With the loss the Gusties fall to 3-4 (1-4 MIAC), while the Johnnies improve to 7-1 (5-1 MIAC).
The Johnnies raced out to a 35-3 lead at halftime and maintained control the rest of the way. Saint John's outgained Gustavus 437-129 in total yards, limiting the Gusties to 91 yards passing and 38 yards rushing.
After trading possessions on the first two drives of the game by each team, Saint John's found the endzone on its second drive with an 11-play, 45-yard drive. The Gusties were forced to punt on the following drive, but a fumbled punt return was recovered by Schuyler Thompson (Jr., Millville, Minn.) at the visitor's 13-yard line. The ensuing possession stalled after four plays, but Brendan Boche (Jr., Lakeville, Minn.) put the Gusties on the board with a 26-yard field goal.
The Johnnies returned the next kickoff 75 yards, leading up to a 14-yard touchdown through the air three plays later. After the first quarter, Saint John's led 14-3.
The visitors intercepted a pass to start the second quarter and took advantage of the turnover three plays later with an impressive 75-yard reception as Evan Clark hauled in a one-handed catch and raced to the endzone, giving the Johnnies a 21-3 lead. Another long touchdown pass, this time 63 yards, gave Saint John's a 28-3 lead with 9:33 remaining in the half. After forcing another punt, the Johnnies capped an 11-play, 75-yard drive with a one-yard touchdown rush, taking a 35-3 lead into the locker room. The Johnnies scored touchdowns on five of their eight drives in the first 30 minutes, while the Gusties ended three drives on a punt and two others on an interception.
Saint John's gained a 42-3 advantage on its first offensive series of the second half, reaching the endzone after a six-play, 45-yard drive. The Black and Gold showed a spark of life midway through the third quarter as Ben Rengel (So., Sartell, Minn.) intercepted a pass at the Johnnie 17-yard line and returned it for a touchdown.
The Johnnies returned the favor shortly thereafter as Sam Archer (So., Zimmerman, Minn.) was sacked and fumbled the ball at the home three-yard line. Saint John's recovered the fumble and scored a touchdown two plays later, taking a 49-10 lead through three quarters.
Saint John's tacked on its final touchdown of the day early in the fourth quarter and played keep-away the rest of the game. The Johnnies were able to run a majority of the time off the clock with an 18-play, 49-yard drive that lasted 11:28.
Christian Haffner (Fy., Lebanon, Tenn.) completed 9-of-18 passes for 83 yards and two interceptions. Ellis Hirman (Jr., Zumbrota, Minn.) was the top target with four catches for 39 yards. DaiVon Poole (Jr., San Angelo, Texas) carried six times for 24 yards. Drew Fredericksen (Jr., Forsyth, Ill.) led the team with 126 all-purpose yards, all on kick returns. Leeland Lauti (Jr., Ewa Beach, Hawaii) and Zack Martinez (Sr., Lenexa, Kan.) led the defense with 12 tackles each.
Gustavus travels to Northfield, Minn. next Saturday for a conference battle against St. Olaf (2-5, 1-4 MIAC), who defeated Carleton 32-25 today.


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Do you let the ducks roam in your garden? Do they destroy any of the crops? Do you need a pond for ducks or can you raise them similar to chickens in a coop?
Slugs taste like chocolate…
To a duck.
Eliot Coleman's wonderful book, "Four-Season Harvest," had come just in time.
We had been considering chickens as pets for Miss Muffet and Bo Peep. We liked the idea of actually getting something back from a pet (other than love and affection, of course), especially with all of the eggs we consume in a week. And we also liked the fact that it would be socially-acceptable to eat said pets if things didn't work out.
But then I was reading Mr. Coleman's book to better plan our all-season garden, and I came across his chapter on ducks. Yes, an entire CHAPTER devoted to ducks, which he considers the real-life Schmoos of the garden, providing fertilizer, natural pest control, and an egg-laying rate superior to chickens. And unlike chickens, ducks eat SLUGS! Slugs are one of the greatest threats in low tunnel gardening, thriving in the moist and protected environment of the tunnel. He said ducks were essential to slug control. He said that SLUGS ARE A DUCK'S FAVORITE FOOD!
I had my pet! Slugs were already my greatest enemy!
Each year, we would lose about a quarter to a half of our strawberries to slugs. We would harvest beautiful heads of broccoli with slimy slug trails marching across their surface. No amount of beer traps could save us; the slugs came in droves to the keg party and munched drunkenly on our vegetables. Surely ducks were the answer!
At first, I didn't think ducks would be possible in our little city lot. I had childhood memories of the mallards that inhabited our pond in Robbinsville, NC. I had memories of… duck poop. Stepping barefoot into duck poop. Slipping and realizing I had fallen in duck poop. Petting the dog and realizing she had rolled in duck poop.
I also recalled that ducks FLY! We have chain link fence around our current property, but we had an even higher fence around our pond in NC and the ducks STILL got out every spring. I would herd ducks after school with the family mutt, Shongelo. She would catch them by pinning them to the ground, then allow me to scoop them up and toss them over the fence. Take that, duck! Shongelo loved it; it brought out her inner bird dog.
But I soon learned I wouldn't have to do any wing clipping after all. Mallards fly, but most domestic duck breeds, being heavier, do good just to get airborne. When they manage to get aloft, they are only good for low flights over short distances.
And I had no idea that there were so many duck breeds! Many of these are considered as threatened as some of the heirloom seeds I grow: heritage breeds. Since we had no experience with any of them, we each picked out our own breed of duck to try out in our backyard:
The following spring, we lost hardly any strawberries to slugs, even though we fenced the ducks out of the patch when the first strawberry flowers appeared. The only strawberries damaged by slugs were at the extreme edge of the patch where it bordered our neighbor's property. Too bad slugs can crawl through chain link fence.
And the eggs? Oh my! If you have never eaten a duck egg… well, at least you don't know what you're missing! They are larger, with yolks like bright marigolds (V calls them "orange eggs" when scrambled).
People are always surprised that we eat duck eggs; they expect them to taste like slugs, I guess. Duck and chicken eggs are extremely similar in taste, except a duck's egg is RICH, the yolk being slightly thicker in consistency. Just one egg can fill you up (unless you're Pa Hubbard). I can't eat a boring commercial chicken egg now. It just looks and tastes so… blah.
As for the duck poop?
It is fantastic garden fertilizer!
And it gave me an excuse to get the girls some really cute muck boots.
But have we completely embraced its inevitable presence in the backyard?
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I love it! It's so different and informative!….. Makes me give a duck a second look..I always thought ducks were entertaining birds to watch at the park…But never consider one as a pet..
Still contemplating on whether or not I could stand dealing with the Ducky Doo… LOL!
I love the last photo….. Lol! poor baby!
Love your ducks!!
I can only have one. Which breed would you recommend? The slugs eat most of my crops and organic slug pellets are so expensive
Greetings from Tripp, SD, fellow duck owner. Our ducks, Welsh and Orpingtons, and geese, Toulouse, also came from Metzer. Of the Orpingtons, there are three named Iris, a Selma, a Ruby and two males, Alfred and Albert. Of six Welsh, there were four males, and now just one, Archie, plus the girls, Alice and Audrey. Geese, Henry Higgins, Zooey, and Zinnia. (Yes, I get goofy about names.) Three Welsh and the beta male were dressed out. (What, you don't know how wonderful duck fat is?!). Down to minus 14 ten days ago, eggs dropped to nothing, but are back to 2-3 daily. We intend to have goslings next year as a meat supply and, hopefully, more ducks. I've had success giving sprouted wheat berries to the ducks, and sprouted barley to the geese. We have no slugs in SD. We are fortunate to have 2.09 acres. I've found your ten things posts very informative; especially the broadfork post, and the low tunnels for winter veggies. Have you ever considered breeding rabbits for meat? It is not difficult, and you eat the ones from the freezer after forgetting which named rabbit it was. We had 14 before leaving St. Paul for Tripp. Godspeed.


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I hate you people. - Zoey
So, it seems like a lot of what I talk about here has to do with pee, dongs and poo. There is a reason for that.
You know what's never good? When your adorable toddler daughter walks up and hands you a piece of poo, origin unknown. I thought she was coming in for a hug because she was smiling and holding out her arms but instead she plopped this little turd in my hand, smiled warmly and walked away. As soon as my brain registered what I was holding, my face turned to horror and disgust I'M SURE, and then Zoey and I locked eyes and she took off so I assumed, based on the fact that a few minutes prior I saw her dragging her ass on the carpet, that she was the culprit. I chased her down the hall with a piece of toilet paper, hoping to get whatever else was hanging off (once it was a hairball (she eats her own fur but we can talk about that another time) and I didn't know it and when I tried to pull it off her butt, let's just say it was like that magic trick with the scarves. You can probably figure it out from here.) but after inspection I saw she was clean as a whistle and was probably just scratching her butt. She has no hands, you know.
Anyway, after she was cleared I went back to the living room where I found Mia standing by the back door with a very strange smile on her face and her little hand down the back of her diaper. Uh oh. Oh please no. Did I mention SHE WAS CHEWING SOMETHING? I looked down and saw that the rest of the contents of her diaper had been neatly placed on the TILE floor in a little pile like cannonballs. My brain was trying NOT to put the pile and the chewing together but it couldn't help it and I was like "HOLY LORD MIA, OPEN YOUR MOUTH!" and to my utter delight, saw half chewed waffle stuck in her cheek like chewin' tobaccy. YES! I decided that worrying about where she got the waffle since they had eggs that morning would have to wait, I'm just so glad it wasn't poo, and after a Silkwood shower for the both of us and a Swiffer cleanup on aisle 10, she was clean, dry and wearing packing tape around her waist. I'm not taking any chances.


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Enterprise Software: How Is It Different from Other Software?
Enterprise software is also scalable and can be used for a range of activities, including supply chain management,...
Yes, you heard right, you can start a business of your interest with least investment to earn more profit. So, let's have a look at Top 10 small business ideas for Techie Entrepreneurs with less investment.
One of the most remarkable advancements in the food industry is the introduction of mobile apps. Food ordering app has made the life quite easy for customers and profitable for the restaurants. Earlier practice was to keep the menu card has become old-fashioned now. So, if you are looking for new business ideas, then developing such app will surely be profitable for you.
For this, you just have to contact few restaurants initially and brief them the idea actually you are working for and how the same can be profitable for them. Once you convinced them that the app will help them connect directly even with the remote customer, they will surely become your client.
The app should have restaurants list, Automatic or manual confirmation or rejection of bookings, Email notifications, automatically block bookings when the restaurants are closed, customized to manage bookings, Dynamic booking form to any page, post or widget area, Add and edit bookings – directly from the admin panel and so on.Feedback providing section is a must for this application as people would like to see the review prior to check in.
This is another interesting small business idea which is tried and tested with low investment. E-commerce platforms are the bestselling businesses nowadays as people like to shop from the comfort of the home due to time constraint. To start this business, you just have to look around the vicinity and find out the things which are actually required. The only thing you need to keep in mind is that the idea should be fresh.
The success of an e-commerce platform largely depends on the promising seller and the product quality. Prior to starting the same, you have to decide on the products you want to be displayed and sold them. If you decide to cater specific industry, then the properties have to get developed accordingly.
While developing the e-commerce site, keeping in mind the features such as:
Payment gateway Integration and so on is immense importance. So, come up with a unique idea and you do not have to wait long for investors as well as the customers.
Whether you think of India or abroad as the client base, the job portal is in demand everywhere. Ever since globalization, the job aspirants continuously looking for new and better opportunities. So, developing Job recruitment app can be fruitful for them and ultimately for you.
Job application app should have features like registrations forms, free Resume posting and editing, search and apply, uploading or attaching Image in the resume job seeker management, employer management, category management and so on.
The best part is you just need a system with internet and few formats required to develop such sites. Being technical, this can prove best for your career. Just try this with low investment along with less risk.
The recruitment site can be offered to employers with an annual subscription and some premium services to the job seekers. This is the best way to earn a profit. For this, you need to add a key of subscription and payment option.
Now there is a difference between learning and smart learning. Simple learning can be forgotten easily but the things we experience visually is hard to forget. And here comes the importance of E-learning. Yes, this can be your future. Start developing the Education Application Development as numerous companies and institutions are in search of better learning apps.
E-learning app should have diverse training modules in form of audio-visual sessions, self-paced programs, system based training, web-based training, and so on. Integrating all these at one platform is critical but if developed strategically can prove best.
The features you need to cover while developing this application are the virtual classrooms, online exams, audio-visual streaming, online courses, interactive presentations, multimedia features, real-time communication, social integration, etc. So, if you have interest in education, this app will be the best idea for the startup.
Undoubtedly, the mobile based applications are handy and best in providing quick assistance in the need of hour. Along with all another mobile app, Healthcare App is of immense importance in terms of life-saving.
In time, when you require knowing the nearest doctor available or hospital or blood bank or pharmacy, this app will be of great use. So, why don't think to develop such unique app.
isn't it a great small business idea? Yes, it is.
Continuing with this idea, you would require to visit the doctors, hospitals, pharmacy and also have to meet some patients to understand the actual requirement. The app should have the facility to book an appointment with doctors, the pathology facilities data, available pharmacy, working hours and so on.
As the app will be too personal, keeping the data secure should be given the priority. Developing this app, you can serve the industry better in terms of
The app can be developed from the doctors, hospitals, pharmacies, patients and so on. The app can provide support to all of them and ultimately to the patient.
Nowadays, people need everything handy and so, they require a mobile app for each and everything including event management app. Start your new business by providing the facility to users for registering themselves for any type of event or happenings through the app.
Be it a party or conference or fair or any other occasion, the app should provide them an all-around information to attract heavy traffic and huge revenue. So, if you have even a little understanding and interest in this field, this business can surely lead you towards success.
Typically, the below things should be included while developing this app for better user experience:
Start by providing the maps for event location which is integral for any event app and a great help for the people traveling from other places.
Next, it should allow easy booking and cancellation. This can be made easy by providing the registration link.
In short, the below features are eminent:
Being a techie, you must be aware of the software part of the systems. So, acquiring a little knowledge about hardware can lead you towards the path of success. Nowadays, every single urban personal is having either laptop or desktop of other similar systems and so, repairing and maintenance activity they surely would like to have.
As the systems have become an integral part of life, keeping the data safe and secure is the another hurdle for them. And all of them are well aware that only periodical maintenance and timely repairing can keep the valuable data secure.
So, why you should not think to assist them in professional manner. This can be a great idea to start a business. This small business idea can be started with low investment and even with the lower risk factor. You just require some tools for startup.
Below are few highlight which can give you the reasons for thinking about this idea.
As innovation transforms, you have numerous approaches to extend your service offerings, let's say remote computer data access, Cloud backup configuration etc.
As people have started moving frequently from one city to other, most of them would like to have the rental furniture as they do not want to carry with them. So, developing a Furniture rental app can be of great assistance for the people coming to the unknown city. And also a great small business idea.
The furniture business owners will definitely get attracted to your idea. Most of the professionals who live alone, require such services. You have to add some key features like:
Packages :
Most of the fitness equipment seller is always in look for increasing revenue through various means. They can be the potential buyer for your Fitness app. You can also offer a subscription with some charges. As they are already selling the product, guiding the existing and target customers through this app would be quite helpful for them.
Maintaining fitness is one of the biggest challenges now a day and the prime culprit is the time constraint. So, if the people will be served with this app along with the fitness equipment, managing overall health will become much easier for them. So, just give a thought to this small business idea out of many and become your own boss.
Various types of apps can be developed to keep the people healthy and fit. It can be
Basic features for any of these apps:
Any of the mobile application has been developed to provide better use assistance a so the Real Estate App is. The idea is great for a startup business. With a low investment, the idea can be sold easily.
By adding the following features, the app can be fruitful for real estate business.
The app can be used for various purposes such as:
Detailed visual showcasing of property listings and inventories The Real Estate App is not only helpful for local customers but great assistance for the Nonresidents and the people shift from other cities. So, why can't sell your knowledge and skill with the best-developed platform?
Here is the list of some small business ideas for technical persons and any of them can be started with low investment. Now you do not have to generate idea rather have to start working on any one of them. Initially, it might look little difficult but then expertise and hard work always count. So, just go ahead and lead your life proudly.
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- Composer
- Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry
- Lyricist
- William Blake
- Type
- Hymn
- Year composed
- 1916
- Instruments
- Voice, Piano, Organ
Free sheet music
- Jerusalem
- Conductor
- David Robertson
- Orchestra
- BBC Symphony Orchestra
- Choir
- BBC Singers
- Choir
- BBC Symphony Chorus
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- Royal Albert Hall
- Last Night of the Proms 2009 youtube.com
- Jerusalem
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- 29 April 2011 youtube.com
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- Much disputed version of this hymn. Recorded in the wild seventies. youtube.com
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"And did those feet in ancient time" is a poem by William Blake from the preface to his epic Milton: A Poem in Two Books, one of a collection of writings known as the Prophetic Books. The date of 1804 on the title page is probably when the plates were begun, but the poem was printed c. 1808. Today it is best known as the hymn "Jerusalem", with music written by Sir Hubert Parry in 1916. It is not to be confused with another poem, much longer and larger in scope, but also by Blake, called Jerusalem The Emanation of the Giant Albion.
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With the Driver Manager 7.0.4 release we've included support for the latest versions of System Center Configuration Manager, Symantec Deployment Solution/IT Management Suite and Symantec Ghost Solution Suite.
We've also made some driver download and analysis enhancements and fixed some Driver Manager console UI issues.
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Study Finds College 'Hookup Culture' Is Over-Hyped
In contrast to recent studies of college campuses, a new investigation finds that sex on campus is at about the same level as it has been for the last couple of decades.
In the study, University of Portland researchers challenge the popular perception that there is a "new and pervasive hookup culture" among contemporary college students.
"Recent research and popular media reports have described intimate relationships among contemporary college students as characterized by a new and pervasive hookup culture in which students regularly have sex with no strings attached," said study co-author Martin Monto, Ph.D.
"This implies that the college campus has become a more sexualized environment and that undergraduates are having more sex than in the past. We were surprised to find this is not the case."
In their study, Monto and co-author Anna Carey used a nationally representative sample from the General Social Survey of more than 1,800 18 to 25-year-olds, who had graduated from high school and completed at least one year of college.
Monto and Carey compared responses from 1988-1996 with those from 2002-2010, the era that researchers often describe as characterized by a "hookup culture."
"We found that college students from the contemporary or 'hookup era' did not report having more frequent sex or more sexual partners during the past year or more sexual partners since turning 18 than undergraduates from the earlier era," said Monto.
Researchers were surprised to find that among the 1988-1996 cohort, 65.2 percent reported having sex weekly or more often in the past year, compared to 59.3 percent of college students from the "hookup era."
In addition, 31.9 percent of the earlier cohort reported having more than one sexual partner in the past year, compared with 31.6 percent of contemporary college students.
Moreover, 51.7 percent of the earlier group reported having more than two sexual partners after turning 18, compared to 50.5 percent of the 2002-2010 cohort.
Sexual attitudes toward other sexual norms were found to be the same in the cohorts.
That is, contemporary college students were no more accepting than those in the earlier cohort of sex between 14 to 16-year-olds, married adults having sex with someone other than their spouse, or premarital sex between adults.
However, contemporary college students were significantly more accepting of sex between adults of the same sex.
"Our results provide no evidence that there has been a sea change in the sexual behavior of college students or that there has been a significant liberalization of attitudes towards sex," Monto said.
Despite the similarities, some change in sexual patterns has occurred over the past decade.
For example, it is true that sexually active college students from the contemporary era were more likely than those from the earlier era to report that one of their sexual partners during the past year was a casual date/pickup (44.4 percent compared to 34.5 percent) or a friend (68.6 percent compared to 55.7 percent), and less likely to report having a spouse or regular sexual partner (77.1 percent compared to 84.5 percent).
"Contemporary college students are coping with a new set of norms in which marriage occurs later," Monto said.
"This means the idea of waiting until marriage to begin sexual behavior is a less tenable narrative.
"Courtship and relationship practices are changing, and the implications of these changes present a new unique set of challenges, but this study demonstrates that we are not in the midst of a new era of no rules attached sexuality.
"In fact, we found that, overall, sexual behavior among college students has remained fairly consistent over the past 25 years."
Source: American Sociological Association
Nauert PhD, R. (2018). Study Finds College 'Hookup Culture' Is Over-Hyped. Psych Central. Retrieved on September 28, 2020, from https://psychcentral.com/news/2013/08/15/study-finds-college-hookup-culture-is-over-hyped/58484.html
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Carla Bejasa – CSR and Administrative Assistant
Hi, I'm Carla and here is my story.
It's been a challenge for me to write my story because it is full of pain and challenges and tears. Some people who've heard it say it is a good story and should be televised on national prime time drama! lol – my friends are a bit crazy.
Well all kidding aside, I would like to share my story with you, so you get to know me better.
I am the only child of my biological father and mother but I have siblings from both sides as well. My parents were separated from the start and my mother works as a house maid and I was raised by the family she serves. They treated me well and treated me as their own. I was the only child in that house, so I got all the love and attention. My mum worked for them so she could send me to school. She was trying to be responsible and raising me on her own. As I grew up, my expenses grew larger as well, and my mother wanted to save up so we could have our own place and a better life. She left me with her boss's family so she could work abroad as a domestic helper. I was only in grade 3 at that time. When she left, even though I was in the care of that family, their attention was now directed on their own grandchildren. I felt so alone, and I had to teach myself to be independent and responsible from the time I was 10 years old.
I met my biological dad and he tried to get me into his family, but unfortunately his plans didn't work out. There are times when you have to let go of things that are not meant to be.
I was emotionally exhausted from all the things that had happened to me at that time. I was still a child and I had no one to talk to or to care for me. I don't have an open relationship with my mum, with the people who raised me, or even with other people who surrounded me.
That part of my life taught me a lot, I became strong, I became flexible because I had to adapt and adjust, depending on where I was and who I was with. But along the way, as a kid, you make mistakes – but mine was a very advanced type of mistake.
I tried finding my worth by being in a relationship, not knowing the consequences. I ended up having a child at 17 years of age. This was why I wasn't able to finish college because we couldn't afford it and especially now that I'd brought another life in this world! My mother was home from working abroad before I gave birth and everything she'd saved was sold so that we can pay for my hospitalisation. Of course, as life is so dynamic, challenges didn't end there and my mistakes didn't stop there.
Fast forward, I met someone at work who is now my current partner – and we have a beautiful family. I have four kids that I have to support and give a strong foundation to so they have a good future. I juggle to be a mother to all of my kids while building a safe home for them. All my efforts are for them.
Along the way, even though I didn't finish college, I tried applying to various call centres and was lucky to get work for a couple of years before I ventured out to the online world.
All the things that I've been through made me who I am today; a passionate, honest, resilient person, dedicated in what I do. I always strive to learn new things to compensate for the things that I didn't achieve in school.
I am hoping that through my VA journey in life it will give me stability, room to shine and the opportunity to achieve the things that I never achieved before.
Again, I am Carla and this is my life story.
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Todd Gamblin is a computer scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. He leads a number of research projects focusing on performance analysis for large-scale scientific simulations. Todd is also the creator of Spack, a package manager for high performance computing.
Todd Gamblin has been a guest on 1 episode.
Episode 11: Spack with Todd Gamblin
January 21st, 2019 | 56 mins 37 secs
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Whole-body vibration could spare teens from type 2 diabetes
A unique finding from Georgia Health Sciences University research shows daily vibration might help thwart diabetes for teens that show signs of insulin resistance or prediabetes from obesity.
Vibration technology was originally developed in the former Soviet Union to help prevent bone loss and muscle wasting on cosmonauts. In 2010, Medical College of Georgia researchers found the therapy might help prevent age-related bone density loss that leads to osteoporosis.
In mouse studies, the researchers tested whole-body vibration delivered for 20 minutes for 8 weeks in mice. They found the therapy lowered HgA1C levels.
For their studies, researchers use mice deficient in the hunger hormone leptin.
Dr. Jack C. Yu, Chief of the Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Health Sciences University explained in a press release that just 4 days of vibration therapy improved the ability of the body to manage glucose surges in normal mice.
Yu, who is also a craniofacial surgeon, routinely performs breast reductions on obese and prediabetic adolescent males. He also studies bone formation and developed the whole body vibrator used in the studies with the help of Biomedical Engineer Karl H. Wenger.
He explains in a press release, "The only way to burn fat is to exercise. We shake the bone for you rather than the body's muscle shaking it. This is a highly efficient way to fool the bone into thinking we are exercising."
One of the reasons vibration might help curb diabetes is because it stimulates osteocalcin that's necessary to keep bones strong. Osteoclastin also signals the pancreas to release insulin.
Gerard Karsenty, MD, PhD, chair of the Department of Genetics and Development at Columbia University Medical Center explained in a 2010 news release: "Insulin is a street-smart molecule that takes advantage of the functional interplay between bone resorption and osteocalcin, to turn-on the secretion and synthesis of more insulin."
Karsenty and his team suggested there may be ways to boost osteocalcin in the body to treat type 2 diabetes, in findings published in the journal Cell.
Another possible explanation for why vibration therapy could work to curb diabetes is because it boosts immune system function.
Type 2 diabetes brought about by obesity upsets immune system balance leading to inflammation that is a hallmark of type 2 diabetes.
Researchers believe fat causes inflammation that the immune system misidentifies as infection; leading to more inflammation and more fat storage.
Yu found that vibration calms cytokines (inflammatory molecules) like Th17 and boosts proteins like FoxP3 that helps restore immune system balance.
Mice given vibration therapy also seemed to like the treatment. Yu said there was no effect on controlling glucose surges in older, normal mice.
The next step is to test the therapy in prediabetic teens who, like many individuals, fail to exercise regularly.
In the study, daily whole-body vibration dramatically reduced inflammation and blood glucose levels in mice; measured by HgA1C levels. The therapy also reversed symptoms of frequent urination that accompany high blood sugar levels.
Georgia Health Sciences University
October 19, 2012
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Best Bran Muffins
Having these muffins for breakfast provides a good start to a busy day. My husband loves pineapple, which makes these muffins moist...and delicious!
Total TimePrep/Total Time: 30 min.
Makes18 muffins
- 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup all-bran cereal
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple in natural juice, undrained
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts, dates or raisins
- In a bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Make a well in the center. Combine the egg, oil, molasses, buttermilk and pineapple with juice. Pour into well; mix just until dry ingredients are moistened. Stir in the nuts, dates or raisins.
- Fill 18 greased muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 400° for 12 minutes or until golden brown.
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Oct 26, 2019
Very moist and naturally sweet without a sugary sweetness. Doubled recipe, it made 2 1/2 doz. Husband said to SAVE this recipe!
Sep 25, 2013
I think this is a lovely, moist muffin. It's not too sweet. I used raisins but nuts would be nice too, I'm sure. Mine made 15 nice-sized muffins. I'll freeze these and make this again.As an update the next day, these froze really well and my husband liked them and he's not usually a fan of bran muffins. I followed the recipe exactly and used coconut oil instead of vegetable oil. A keeper!
Jul 17, 2006
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