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Posted by Tursi on September 20, 1999 at 07:14:30:
In Reply to: Re: TI Speech posted by Roger on September 18, 1999 at 22:25:23:
: Since Ed Swartz source code is available, why
: don't you just work on his sound section
: instead of developing a whole new program?
(Assuming you mean using his speech routines)
Because it doesn't work overly well, I don't understand the 5200 chip well enough to fix it, it's tied at a low level to the Creative Labs CT-VOICE DOS audio driver, and it's 100% assembly, which I also can't manipulate well.
I did not write a new program from scratch. I ported a module which is already-written, working, and used in a fair number of programs from the MAME project. All I had to do was write the interface to it. ;)
If you mean why don't I work on V9T9 as a whole instead of Ami99 - because there is no joy in that. I could just as easily ask "Why don't you? Why doesn't anyone else?" I looked at the code and found it hard to follow, because it's all assembly. V9T9 is fast, very tight, highly compatible, and a beautiful program. But it's difficult for someone new to pick it up and do anything with it... originally I looked into it just to fix the sprite collision bug (CALL COINC(ALL) compares the co-ordinates of the sprites instead of doing a pixel-comparison collision. You can verify this by writing a simple program in Extended BASIC that moves a pair of magnified dot sprites around and watches the collision - it will trigger when the sprites overlap, but there is no visible collision. A real TI only collides when the patterns overlap.) Anyway... I was unable to get anywhere near comfortable enough to implement this. I couldn't even begin to understand his sound routines when I went to try and port the digital sound routines away from the Creative Labs driver. This isn't his fault - he intended to produce a fast and accurate TI emulator, and he did a great job. But it's not something someone can jump into in an afternoon and modify.
All I can say is I guess I was wrong. I was starting to think that maybe there was enough interest to resume Ami99, but if the only comment I get on progress is "Why don't you work on something else?", then never mind.
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CHM Group Release a New Tech to Curb PNG Music Piracy
This was revealed by CHM Managing Director Raymond Chin during the launch of RaitFM nationwide on Monday.
He did not release further details of the product but says it will be of great benefit to musicians and a boost for PNG Music.
The launch at their RaitFM Studios in Port Moresby represents a new era for the company, as it strives to protect and promote local PNG music.
It has taken 30 years for it to finally come to fruition.
Managing Director Raymond Chin said much of what has been the foundation of his vision for PNG music has been lost through music piracy.
But from hereon, with more listeners sure to be tuning into RaitFM nationwide, the company has plans to curb this growing problem.
The new technology soon to be released will come in the form of a flash drive, where consumers can directly download from music kiosks and not from computers or any other devices.
There is a booming music industry crippled by piracy that is costly to the business, with musicians not getting the required benefits.
The lack of political will in supporting the local music industry is not helping either. [EMTV]
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Some one plz help me,I'm really new at combustion cannons.
And i'm trying to make a mini one first,i used a chamber fan,a spark ignitor, using a mix of butane and propane.But a can't get it ignited!! some body plz tell me why and what's the basic things i need to make a good mini combustion cannon?thanks
How are you getting fuel into your chamber? Getting the correct fuel/air ratio (around 4% in your case) is very important for reliable function, especially in smaller combustions.
You might want to consider using a syringe:
how does it works, i do like to build a fuel inject system,but don't know how
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Ok, what is the volume of your chamber?
So, grab a syringe and lighter setup like in the photo above, measure 12mL of fuel, inject it into your chamber, voila
so i have to take out the syringe for the lighter frist?than inject in to the chamber?
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Don't worry about the gas leaking out of the nozzle while you do that
what do you mean by
you can use manometric metering but, AFAIK, it is a bit trickier to get right than this method
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You could also have a valve between the syringe and the chamber, which is closed when you fill the syringe, then open it and push in the plunger.
You'd also need a way to vent the chamber though.
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Our Firemen, The History of the NY Fire Departments
Chapter 33, Part V
By Holice and Debbie
NO. 8,--MANHATTAN -- ESSEX -- MANHATTAN ("ELEPHANT"), -- Engine Company No. 8 may be said to be the last company established before the Revolutionary War in 1776. We find the eighth company lying near the Tan Pits, at the foot of what is now Maiden Lane, at one time known as Shoemakers' Pasture. It was used in those days by one John Harpendinck. Little was known of the company till 1783, when they were re-organized with Herbert L. Proudfoot as Treasurer. Other foremen were Henry Riker (1783), John Post, David Morris (1783) and Thomas Browne (1796). In 1783 the company consisted of twenty-three men.
In 1793 Abraham Brevoort was assistant foreman, and on Morris' retirement Brevoort assumed the foremanship. Their early location was at the jail yard in Chatham Street, with Joseph G. Dunell, David Note, Thomas Hunt, Otis Harrington, Washington Ryder, John McBlair, John Welch, John Phillips, and George Enny as members. On April 4, 1831, Robert W. Piggott, Dennis Cornell, John F. Butts, and fifteen others joined the company, and had the location moved to Essex Street, where the name was changed to "Essex" and Piggott was chosen the first foreman, and from there moved to Ludlow Street. He was succeeded by Daniel Coger, who was elected an assistant engineer in 1835, serving until 1837, being followed by his brother, John Coger, Jr., who was foreman at the time of the Gulick troubles. At the fire where the trouble occurred Coger wished his company to continue at work, but they were driven from the brakes by the other firemen, and Coger was assaulted. After their hose was cut the company discontinued their endeavors to extinguish the fire. John Coger, Jr., also became an assistant engineer, serving from 1838 to 1841. Dewitt C. Mott was the next foreman of the company, and when he also became assistant engineer, which he did in 1842, he was succeeded by Charles J. Harris, who held the office for three years, and was succeeded in turn by Lewis d. Walters and James Tyler. Seth C. Douglass, afterwards deputy sheriff, Samuel Betts, John Boyle, Jesse Chase, Robert C. Brown, John C. Hooper, Charles Nicolls, and George T. Patterson, who remained until the disbandment of the Fire Department. Of this company, Jacob smith served as assistant engineer from 1803 to 1808; Edward Arrowsmith from 1825 to 1830; Richard Kelly from 1851 to 1853; and Joseph G. Ruch from 1856 to 1862.
At a fire in Florentine's undertaking establishment on Mulberry Street this company took the water of Twenty Engine, who took suction from the gas house cistern and was washed. The chief engineer sent the company's engine to the corporation yard on June 21, 1824, because the members permitted boys in the regular uniforms to run with them, contrary to law. The company made an excursion to Washington at the inauguration of President Pierce in March, 1853, and received quite an ovation from the citizens of that city. They were the first to run a steam engine, of which Edgar Laing was the engineer. This steamer the company owned themselves, and encountered much opposition from the other companies in the Department. They had a track of flag-stones built from their house in Ludlow Street to Grand Street, where they could strike the Belgian pavement.
At a fire in Rivington Street, June 10, 1850, the new steamer, under the management of this company, was given its first test in actual service. In seven minuets she had steam up and was ready to play. There was some little difficulty in supplying the engine with water, but when this was remedied she rendered great assistance, and, by the steady streams directed against the buildings, prevented the flames from spreading to the cabinet shop, 105 Norfolk Street, thus checking what threatened to be a vast conflagration. Mr. Wm. P. Allen, now chief clerk to the chief engineer, Charles O. Shay, was badly crushed by a collision between their large steamer and a wagon, August 11, 1864, on the Bowery, near Pell Street. He had the tongue at the time, and was thought to be fatally injured, but after four months of suffering was able to leave the house, although he did not recover his strength for over a year.
NO. 9. -- BOLIVAR.--Engine No. 9 was the first additional company organized after the evacuation of the city by the British. The whole Department was, in 1783, re-organized, five additional engine companies being established, making thirteen engine companies, all told, and two hook and ladder trucks. Among No. 9's early members were Theophilius Beekman, alderman of Montgomerie Ward, Wm. T. Ellsworth, and Samuel Johnson, both assistant aldermen. They were located in the Swamp, in Leisler Street. John Clark was the foreman from 1793 to 1796, when the company was located in Whitehall Street, near the Government House. From 1832 to 1834 the engine lay in Beaver Street, near Broad Street. In 1830 there was some dissatisfaction in the company, and the following members tendered their resignations on September 6: Caleb F. Lindsly, foreman; E. B. Hart, Ichabod Williams, Archibald Reed, John S. Smith, Samuel Riddell, A. W. Hardee, George Robertson, Wm. Dodson, Edward Watson, Wm. Webber, Isaac H. Cogswell, George Dawson, Joseph R. Young.
The company was disbanded on March 1, 1843.
FIFTEENTH WARD was organized on October 27, 1840, and was located in Mercer Street, near Bleecker Street. In 1841 it ran a hose cart, and on June 22, 142, was organized as Hose Company No. 35.
DOLPHIN. -- Organized February 1, 1843, at Forty-eighth Street and eighth Avenue; changed to Engine Company No. 1 on December 26, 1846.
UNITED STATES MARION (ROCK) was organized under peculiar circumstances. The first attempt at organization was an effort on the part of certain members, a majority of Hose Company No. 9, to change their title to Engine Company No. 9, which failed from the continued efforts of a few members who were unwilling to give up the Hose Company. Thereupon, a majority succeeded on the fourteenth of August, 1849, in obtaining a separate organization under the title of United States Engine Company No. 9, and located at 47 Marion Street, near Prince, in old Third Engine House, leaving but five or six men in possession of the hose house and carriage. A very bitter feeling existed for a considerable time between the members of the two companies, which extended itself to those who afterwards joined either of them. The first officers of the company were Daniel W. Talcot, foreman, (first and second) districts. Being located in a populous portion of the city, and in the same house formerly occupied by Engine Company No. 3, they soon had a great number of runners, who, under the title of "Rock Boys," kept the company in a continual excitement. At nearly every fire the runners would get the company into some difficulty, and one evening the company was twice attacked by the "Bowery Boys," most of whom were the runners of Hose Company No. 14. Mr. Talcot resigning his foremanship April 12, 1852, Charles F. Myers was elected in his stead, and Rudolph E. Abbey elected assistant in place of Archy McNaughton, also resigned. Mr. Myers had served some time in Engine Company No. 48, and was considered a good officer. Ex-chief Carson had great influence with the company, and induced them to accept one of his patent engines. After some years of hard work and the expenditure of a large amount of money, besides the two thousand eight hundred dollars of their original estimate, the engine was completed and became the wonder of the Department, but not from her extraordinary performance as a fire engine. The wonder ws how such an enormous weight could be compressed in so small a compass, and how any body of men could drag her through the streets. After a short service and the expenditure of a great deal of money in continual repairs and alterations, she ws laid aside in the corporation yard and afterwards sold for old iron. While the engine was building, the company, being unable to keep away their "help," were in continuos quarrels.
The foreman, Charles Myers, resigned in February, 1854, and James R. Tate was elected in his place. Mr. Tate's foremanship lasted but a few months as Mr. R. E. Abbey was elected at the next May meeting. The new foreman had a stormy time of it. The company was incessantly in trouble, which only ended in December, 1854, by their disbandment, a number of the members being expelled at the same time.
Harry Mansfield, a fine fellow and excellent officer, who came from Hose company No. 9, then took charge of the disbanded crown, and by strenuous exertions and pledges that a different state of affairs should exist if they were again permitted to do duty, the company was re-organized as Marion engine company No. 9. The list of members ws quite small at the beginning, and they did duty with a hose carriage. It was after this organization that the mammoth engine was first brought into use, and with this terrible load to start with they again went to work. They elected Harry Mansfield foreman and James McCully assistant foreman. After serving about a year, Mr. Mansfield resigned on account of ill health, and the assistant was promoted. In May, 1855, Patrick Cunningham was elected foreman. In 1856 William Gorman was chosen foreman at the annual election and served until February, 1857, when he was superseded by James A. Duncan. On May 12, 1857, Mr. James Hayes was elected foreman, and from that time until the Department was disbanded the fortunes of the company seemed to change, their roll numbers increased until it was seldom that there was a vacancy, and they became one of the quickest and hardest working companies in their district. In 1859 they received a new first-class Shanghai style of engine, and in 1861 did duty from a temporary location, No. 52 Marion Street, while their new house was building at No. 47 Marion Street. They now had members enough of their own, and being independent of any "help" they kept free from any trouble or entangling alliances with any other company. In 1862 this company procured a steam engine with which they did duty until mustered out. Mr. James Hayes continued to be the foreman of the company until the end, serving as such for nearly eight years and having none different assistant foremen under him. During this foremanship he was elected a councilman, supervisor, and assemblyman from the city.
At the Cable Celebration 9 Engine had made up their mind not to parade, as they said they had no suitable engine. Chief Howard, however, overcame their scruples, and gave them the right of the line and placed them in charge of the banner.
NO. 10. -- NIAGARA.--this was one of five companies organized about 1783 and until 1796 stationed at the top of Catharine Street, Chatham Square. The leader was Benjamin Blagge. In 1793 Robert Furman was foreman, in 1796 Leonard Fisher. In 1804 the engine was in Centre Street; in 1813 at the Bowery and Great Jones Street; from 1832 to 1834 at Fifth Street and Second Avenue; was disbanded on February 4, 1836. Among its earlier members were the following--all mechanics:
Moses C. Palmer (1820); Daniel H. Covert (1822); Daniel Horton (1822); Jacob M. Luff (1825); Stephen Jobs (1825); Peter Brown (1826); Thomas Lawrence (1826); Joseph Applebee (1826); Robert Patterson (1827); Daniel Morton (1828); Samuel B. Good (1829); William A. Good (1829); Thomas Good (1829); George S. Kip (1830).
Niagara ran an old style New York engine built in 1824.
WATER WITCH was organized on Janaury 4, 1837, and was located at 6 third Street. Disbanded March 1, 1843.
WATER WITCH (WREN), organized March 24, 1843. Located Ninth Avenue and Twenty-sixth Street, and later in Twenty-seventh Street, west of Ninth Avenue. Kipp & Brown, stage proprietors, famous in their day, were members when the company was in West Twenty-seventh Street. Disbanded, August 7, 1855.
UNITED WATER WITCH--The last engine company with the number "Ten," was organized in Yorkville, September 28, 1855, and located in eighty-second Street between Third and Fourth Avenue. Their first officers were John H. Hoffman, foreman; A. O. Alcock, assistant; Cyrus T. Frost, secretary; and George J. Gregory, treasurer. They first ran a double-end brake engine, built for them by the Burnhams of Yorkville. The name of the company was changed the following year to Water Witch, and in that year John Warne was made foreman and Thomas E. Dey assistant. Warne was re-elected the two succeeding years, Wm. Banham, Jr., becoming assistant in 1859, in which year the company discarded their first engine as being too heavy, and took charge of a new piano engine just finished for them by Van Ness. At the next election of the company, John R. Higbie was chosen foreman, with William Hay as assistant and William J. Kelly, whom many may remember as the famous catcher of the base-ball team of the Yorkville "Champion" Club. Secretary Higbie was continued in office during the following year. When William Banham, jr., was chosen foreman the company filled up rapidly. D applied for, and in 1864 obtained, a steam engine, which, after the reorganization, was transferred to the use of Engine Company No. 32 of the Metropolitan Fire Department. Banham was continued in the office of foreman until the disbanding of the company in 1865.
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Twenty-nine dogs that were once part of a "meat farm" in South Korea arrived Thursday in San Diego for possible adoption, part of a Humane Society program that hopes to end the Korean tradition of eating dog meat.
"The dog meat trade is one of the most horrific forms of cruelty," said Gary Weitzman, president and CEO of the San Diego Humane Society.
The Humane Society International has taken possession of more than 100 dogs from a South Korean farmer in recent months, paying the farmer to transition to other crops, according to news coverage in Korea.
The dogs have been sent to Humane Society and Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals chapters in the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento.
The 29 dogs -- mostly mastiffs, Jindo-mixes and Chihuahuas -- arrived Wednesday night on a 14-hour flight from South Korea to San Francisco International Airport.
A "special response team" from the San Diego Humane Society drove the dogs to San Diego, where they will be evaluated by veterinarians before being placed for adoption.
Dog meat is legal for human consumption in South Korea although increasingly controversial.
The Korean Assn. for Policy Studies estimated that 2 million dogs are slaughtered each year for food in the nation of 50 million people.
Amid a growing backlash, the number of restaurants in Seoul that serve dog meat has dropped to about 700 from a peak of 1,500, according to the BBC. Some of the dog-meat farms have just 100 animals, "others have 10 times as many," according to the BBC.
In San Diego, the 29 dogs are to make their debut at a news conference Tuesday, along with Humane Society officials.
The Humane Society hopes to provide "a second chance for ... animals destined for the worst type of abuse and slaughter," Weitzman said.
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I met with a young man this afternoon who wants to plant 100 apple trees on his acreage. I invited him to our property this afternoon to go over some basics.
I knew I could pass onto him in 30 minutes what has taken me years of trial and error to learn. These tips are not necessarily in order of priority AND not necessarily what another orchardist would tell you..these are just things that I would suggest. 😉 DM
The following are my notes:
#1 priority keeping the deer away from the trees…(for at least the first ten years). In hind-site, I would have installed an 8 ft metal deer fence around the whole area, even before planting the trees. You are welcome to put individual fences around each tree, and if you had 20 or less, that may be the route to go. In my case, I had 75 trees to protect. The first year we planted 50 trees, and in 2 nights, the deer came in and completely stripped all of the new growth on 80% of our trees. It was sickening.
#2 You will need to plan for regular watering the first 3 to 5 years until trees are established (consider drip irrigation if practical) (we did and it was…drip irrigation). Farmtek is a good place to purchase that system
#3 Need to decide what size tree you want to end up with (dwarf, semi dwarf, full size) This will determine which root-stock you order. I chose semi dwarf because the trees do not have to be staked long-term. Rootstock we went with was called EMLA7
#4 You will need to decide which varieties of apple trees you plant. (Also called Cultivars.) I would suggest a mixture, various maturity dates, as well as for eating, cooking, dual purpose… and disease resistance. That way you are not picking 100 trees at the same time, rather spread out over a 3 month period.
#5 While there are dozens of potential diseases and insects to protect against, Scab and Apple Cedar Rust are the most common diseases I've run into. Apple Coddling moth, and Japanese beetles are the two insects I fight the most. I wish I would have ordered more varieties that have a built-in resistance to scab (there are a handful that are genetically resistant)
#6 Pruning…The first 3 to 5 years are the most important in terms of pruning…because you are laying the foundation for the shape of the tree. I used the "Central Leader" model of pruning.. there are others out there. This is the one I'm most familiar with.
#7 The biggest enemy to my trees were #1 the deer, followed closely by rabbits….which love the soft tasty bark of young trees.
#8 Do a soil test before planting trees to determine the proper PH . Your local county extension office is a great resource to talk to.
#9 Mulching around trees (especially the first 5 years) is important…so your tree does not have to compete with grass… I would lay down a weed barrier and use washed river rock for mulch…vs. wood chips which attract mice/ voles, which also love the sweet tasty bark of your young trees.
#10 You may need to get your private applicator spraying license if you don't already have it, to have access to certain restricted chemicals. I order all of my chemicals from Crop Production Services out of Galesville WI. Phone: 608-539-2090. They have been great if I have questions as far as which chemical to spray, etc. I have chosen not to spray any more than absolutely necessarily. Yes, I do end up some spots, but they are not drenched in toxic chemicals. You will have to make that call.
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The Art of Miksang
I've been captured by the art of Miksang but let me preface this by letting you know I'm not a miksang master or a formal student and I have no training at all. My eye has been drawn to miksang photography for a long while but I must thank Mike Shell, who blogs at The Empty Path who introduced me to the art when he saw some simple shots on my Red Bubble photography site. Despite no training (as yet) I am drawn to miksang and love its pure simplicity and contemplative nature.
What is miksang?
Miksang is an art form centred on Contemplative Photography. Miksang is a Tibetan word that translates as "Good Eye" and is based on the Shambala and Dharma art teaching of the late meditation master, artist and scholoar Chogyam Trungpa, Rinpoche.
Contemplative Photography
According to the Miksang Institute for Contemplative Photography, miksang "is (at its most basic level) photography concerned with uncovering the truth of pure perception. We see something vivid and penetrating, and in that moment we can express our perception without making anything up – nothing added, nothing missing. Totally honest about what we see – straight shooting."
Simplicity is not 'simple'
What attracts me is the simplicity and purity of an object or form but it is surprisingly complex and difficult to achieve. When taking photos I can often be hindered by my internal monitor, judgement kicks in, as does photography 'training' and 'rules'.
Miksang frees me to be totally captivated with a vision and express it, just as it is, no judgement, no formula or rules, no arrangement or post-processing. It is raw beauty. I start to see things in their purest sense with a mind that is relaxed, open and free.
If you'd like to find out more about Miksang, check out these links:
- Miksang Institute for Contemplative Photography
- Miksang Society for Contemplative Photography
- Miksang Life Blog – with Julie DuBose (Miksang Instructor)
- Miksang Photo Gallery on Red Bubble
See my weekly Monday Miksang offerings to you here:
- Contemplative Photography 01 – Niche
- Contemplative Photography 02 – Rumi
- Contemplative Photography 03 – Angles
- Contemplative Photography 04 – Shapes
- Contemplative Photography 05 – Ring
- Contemplative Photography 06 – Metal
- Contemplative Photography 07 – Circle
- Contemplative Photography 08 – Stripe
- Contemplative Photography 09 – Classic shapes
- Contemplative Photography 10 – My approach to Miksang
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- Contemplative Photography 12 – The miracle of today
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Study of Perampanel as Adjunctive Treatment for Inadequately Controlled Seizures Associated With Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Know the risks and potential benefits of clinical studies and talk to your health care provider before participating. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02834793
Recruitment Status : Recruiting
First Posted : July 15, 2016
Last Update Posted : September 6, 2018
Eisai Inc.
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|Tracking Information
|First Submitted Date ICMJE
|July 13, 2016
|First Posted Date ICMJE
|July 15, 2016
|Last Update Posted Date
|September 6, 2018
|Actual Study Start Date ICMJE
|December 13, 2016
|Estimated Primary Completion Date
|July 13, 2020 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Median percent change in drop seizure frequency per 28 days during double-blind treatment (Titration Period and Maintenance Period) relative to the Prerandomization Phase [ Time Frame: up to 18 weeks ]
Drop seizures are defined as drop attacks or spells involving the entire body, trunk, or head that lead to a fall, injury, slumping in a chair, or the participant's head hitting a surface, or that could lead to a fall or injury, depending on the participant's position at the time of the attack or spell. Percent change from Baseline is calculated as: ([post-Baseline value minus the Baseline value] / Baseline value) * 100.
|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Same as current
|Change History
|Complete list of historical versions of study NCT02834793 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
|Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Same as current
|Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Descriptive Information
|Brief Title ICMJE
|Study of Perampanel as Adjunctive Treatment for Inadequately Controlled Seizures Associated With Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
|Official Title ICMJE
|A Multicenter, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial With an Open-Label Extension Phase of Perampanel as Adjunctive Treatment in Subjects at Least 2 Years of Age With Inadequately Controlled Seizures Associated With Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
|Brief Summary
|This study is being conducted to demonstrate that perampanel given as adjunctive anti-epileptic treatment is superior to placebo in reducing the number of drop seizures in participants with inadequately controlled seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS).
|Detailed Description
|This is a multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study of perampanel as adjunctive therapy in participants with inadequately controlled seizures associated with LGS. The study will consist of 3 phases: Prerandomization (4 to 8 weeks), Randomization (22 weeks), and Extension (56 weeks).
|Study Type ICMJE
|Study Phase
|Phase 3
|Study Design ICMJE
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Condition ICMJE
|Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS)
|Intervention ICMJE
|Study Arms
|Publications *
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|Recruitment Information
|Recruitment Status ICMJE
|Estimated Enrollment ICMJE
|Original Estimated Enrollment ICMJE
|Same as current
|Estimated Study Completion Date
|August 16, 2021
|Estimated Primary Completion Date
|July 13, 2020 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Eligibility Criteria ICMJE
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
|2 Years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers
|Contacts ICMJE
|Listed Location Countries ICMJE
|United States
|Removed Location Countries
|Administrative Information
|NCT Number ICMJE
|Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE
|Has Data Monitoring Committee
|U.S. FDA-regulated Product
|IPD Sharing Statement
|Not Provided
|Responsible Party
|Eisai Inc.
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Ever since the November election Pepsi has reworked its trademark logo to echo Obama's "O". I've been noticing it everywhere. At the beginning I thought it was a bit slizzy...but you know these guys have come with a brilliant idea. They were able to associate their brand with Obama's "Change" message. And the execution is impeccable. Hats off to the creative team. I wonder does Barrack drink Pepsi or Coke? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKPgnmDRIWA&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fmarketingrooster%2Ecom%2F2009%2F01%2F12%2Fbrand%2Dassociation%2Dand%2Dbarack%2Dopepsi%2F&feature=player_embedded
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Koutarou Satomi (里見 孝太郎)The main protagonist of the story, Koutarou moves out of his dad's house so he can live on his own during high-school life. He doesn't have the greatest budget though, with only 5000 yen per month. Surprisingly, he finds a six tatami mat apartment that he can afford! Unbeknownst to him, the price was so low because of rumors that it was haunted! He then meets a Sanae, a ghost, Yurika, a "Magical Girl," Kiriha, an "earth person" and Theiamillia/Thei, an alien, and they all turn his life upside down in a battle to claim apartment 106 as theirs!
Thei often calls him "Neanderthal."
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The innovation of 3D printing is heralded as revolutionary, but it will never threaten the value of originality, writes Tiffany Jenkins
Take a look at a 3D printer in action and you will soon get an idea of what it can do. I watched a small 3D printer produce a hand-sized bust of the Egyptian queen Nefertiti; an elaborate ring for my finger; and a model of the Parthenon that now sits on my desk, all at the push of a button from plastic, at low cost, with very little waste.
However, 3D printing, known as additive manufacturing, will be used for far more than gimmicks and toys. So it is no surprise that the concept has fired the imagination of everyone from creatives in design through to industry, the medical field, multinational corporations, and even governments. In his State of the Union address in February, US president Barack Obama declared that 3D printing had "the potential to revolutionise the way we make almost everything".
As with any new technological development today, you will find those that say it will change everything for the better in no time at all, and those who prophesy doom and gloom. Those on the side of The End is Nigh worry that it will see us all printing guns and drones in our homes, and displacing people in low-skilled manufacturing jobs. Those on the side of the hype make breathless proclamations about how it will democratise innovation (we all could print our own products in our own home and become widely successful); will bring about a revolution in manufacturing; and significantly revive the economy. The Economist has compared it to the printing press, the steam engine and the transistor.
Both factions overestimate the power of this technology.
In the art world some have become animated about possibilities and some great claims require a deal of scrutiny. This is not because it is does not have potential but hopes tend to underestimate social, political and cultural factors that influence the making and meaning of things. The 3D printer is great at producing objects that have already been invented and it can stimulate invention by making it easy to produce the embryo of an idea of an object, but we cannot rely on it to invent things from scratch. There are already too many artists using the technology as if the technology is so interesting that their work is good by default, but there is only so much a very able printer can do.
Elsewhere, scientists at the Delft University of Technology in Holland have been beavering away to try and produce 3D reproductions of artistic masterpieces. They have built a scanner that records depth and colour in such incredible detail that some say it results in a printed picture that has all the complexity of the original, down to the appearance and indentation of every pocket, lump and bump of paint. The team have produced a 3D reproduction of Rembrandt's The Jewish Bride, one of his self-portraits and one of van Gogh's sunflowers.
Fujifilm, the Japanese firm, have developed a process which not only replicates the painting, but also the frame and even the back of the work. Together with the van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam they have made copies of five of the artist's paintings, in limited editions, which have sold for as much as £21,000. The idea is not just that we can then hang them in our living rooms without paying the millions of pounds required for an original, but that galleries and museums could show them. Muritshuis Museum in the Hague is talking to the Delft University project with a view to hanging a van Gogh in an exhibition. It's as good as the real thing, some say, so hang and an audience will flock.
The technology and results are impressive, but there are critics who question just how good the reproductions could ever be. From what I have seen, there is a clear and visible difference between the real painting and the reproductions due to tone, texture, colour and light. Even with paint it is hard for the best forgers to come up with something that no one can tell is a fake. But that is not the only question for me. There is also the issue of originality and authenticity.
Originality and authenticity are important when it comes to what we treasure in art. Not every work of art, mind, not the more practical or useful items, not some architecture and design – but great work will always be seen as a one off. There there are historical and cultural instances where this is not the case – originality and authenticity is specific to a certain time and place rather than applicable across the whole of human history – but with the Renaissance, the idea of the artist genius emerged and it's never really gone away in the West. I would bet good money that no-one would pay to see a printed van Gogh no matter how similar it was if the real van Gogh work was available, because they would like to see the one that he did, with his fingerprints and brushstrokes. This is in part, I think, because we identify the original work with the origination of the idea of it, and that cannot be found elsewhere.
Couple this point with the demands of an art market, and there are reasons for why we will never accept a printed reproduction no matter how good it could be in the future. The 3D printed van Goghs that went for tens of thousands of pounds did not cost that much to make, after all. The market in art inflated them and that is reliant on the idea of the unique work and the genius of the artist, not the technology or materials.
If this was all going to change with technological developments, it would have done so already with mass production. Major changes in production in the last century did not eradicate the idea that the original work of art is unique. Take photography, this is instantly replicable and yet for a recognised photographic work you pay a great deal for limited editions and even more for the real thing. Photography still requires the idea of the first printed photo which will always be the most valued.
Ultimately, 3D printing will never be as good as real painting in our galleries and museums. Let's keep things in perspective. No printer can master the Old Masters.


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Eastern Seaboard Region National Parks and Monuments
A Collection of galleries from Parks, Scenic areas, Seashores and Historical & Cultural Monuments in the Eastern U.S
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USS Constitution is a wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy, named by President George Washington after the Constitution of the United States of America. The boat is the world's oldest commissioned naval vessel afloat. Launched in 1797, Constitution was one of six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794 and the third constructed, built in Boston, Massachusetts, at Edmund Hartt's shipyard. Constitution is berthed at Pier One of the former Charlestown Navy Yard, at one end of Boston's Freedom Trail. She is open to the public year round.


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According to Elliot Jaques, the man who coined the term "midlife crisis," it is a period where people come face-to-face with their limitations, restricted possibilities and mortality. It happens during a person's midlife transition where they realize that their life is likely to be more than halfway over.
The term "midlife crisis" is gradually being called the midlife transition as the word "crisis" does not always fit the situation. While many people suffer from depression through this time, it can also be liberating and become a period of growth for people. It is not a formal type of diagnosis for someone's behavior and does not always come at the same age. A midlife crisis might occur anywhere between the ages of 37 and 50.
The midlife crisis can be brought on by many different events in a person's life, such as the death of his or her parents, a child finishing college or even a birthday that takes the person into a new decade. It also affects people in different ways with many men often looking to validate their career and wishing to look successful while many women who did not have a work career may look inward to focus on being a good mother or wife.


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This interlude assumes that the group has defeated the Cult, or at least escape with the gem and the thief. Bittersnail soon succumbs to his wounds, meaning that whoever holds the gem is the new "lucky owner." Abazad immediately makes contact with the owner, informing him or her of the curse and making them an offer.


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Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Friday, November 30, 2007
At Peace
Cancer claims another soul. Thank you, Petra, for your guidance, your support and for pushing me to get the damn reports done on time!
We miss you.
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Wednesday, November 28, 2007
I'm Lovin' ....Myself
I don't know about you, but the vision of masturbating McNuggets is a tad....disturbing.
Of course, this just begs the question "What kind of sauce do they serve with a masturbating McNugget?"
Sweet & Salty?
Photo taken on November 26, 2007 at the corner of Queen Street and Rhodes Avenue, Toronto.
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Saturday, November 24, 2007
Shopped 'til She Dropped
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Thursday, November 22, 2007
Premature Solstice
"... I got a smile at the bite of the wind....watched the fresh fall of snow...."
Taken Thursday, November 22, 2007 near Pond Road, Markham, Ontario.
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Friday, November 16, 2007
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Thursday, November 08, 2007
Taken beside the Maple Cottage (where Alexander Muir wrote "The Maple Leaf Forever" in 1867) on Laing Street, Toronto, Ontario on October 26, 2007.
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Saturday, November 03, 2007
The (Better) Way To God
Now....typically I'm not the type to take photos in a public bathroom, particularly one on the TTC where the stench is enough (I'm positive) to melt sensitive electronics. During one particularly urgent rest stop, I found something so amazing, so uplifting, so.....INSPRING.... I just had to pee on it.
Taken on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at Eglinton Subway Station, Toronto, Ontario.
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Thursday, October 25, 2007
Havelock Line Revisited
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Sunday, October 14, 2007
Curly-haired Smart-ass
seen here with his wife and Rick Mercer, centre.
Photo Taken Saturday, October 13, 2007 at Indigo Books, Manulife Centre, Toronto, Ontario.
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Monday, October 08, 2007
Letchworth State Park
On this most hallowed of (Canadian) holidays, I spent the (Canadian) Thanksgiving weekend doing something very Canadian, I went to the U.S. When not shopping, my wife and I took the time to explore a beautiful part of New York State called Letchworth State Park. I liken it to Niagara Falls without the hotels and tacky souvenir shops. With the explosive autumn colours as a backdrop and a gentle haze as a filter, it was a perfect day for a stroll along the river.
And to take a few photos, too.
Photos taken Sunday, October 7th, 2007 at Letchworth State Park, NY.
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Friday, September 21, 2007
95 Days 'Til.....
The good boys and girls at GO Transit would like to wish you, the riding public, a most un-PC greeting in advance of the approaching, yet still mighty distant, Holiday season.
...and to all, a good night!
Taken (with a rather crappy camera-phone) on Friday, September 21 at the Finch GO Terminal, Toronto, Ontario.
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Saturday, September 15, 2007
Markham Twilight
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Friday, September 14, 2007
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007
A Dark, Wet Night
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Saturday, September 08, 2007
Well y'know...a trip to the Ex wouldn't have been complete without watching that wonderful display of aerobatics /slash/ waste of fuel called the Canadian International Airshow. Great to watch, horrible to photograph with yer standard point-and-shoot jobbie. Alas, the Snowbirds briefly slowed down just long enough for me to snap a few....
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Sunday, August 26, 2007
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Friday, August 24, 2007
One Woman's Shelter
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Wednesday, August 22, 2007
With the deaths of two more soldiers being announced this evening, I reacted with a head-shake, a "Why?", and a wonder. When will this insanity end?
Photo taken near CFB Trenton on June 18, 2007.
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Saturday, August 11, 2007
Oughta waaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Boy what a vacation! Three days in the nation's capital full of gettingstuckinanelevatorwith15mexicankidsforanhour, identity theft, and STILL an utter and complete lack of Record Runner (my personal disappointment). Despite all that, we managed to have a lovely time, and I managed to snap a few shots.
En route, we stopped in Westport, which frankly seems to be a sort of Niagara-on-the-Lake for white people without much money. Which of course, suited me just fine. Some of what I saw included...
Once we made it to Ottawa, we noticed that it was being overrun by a massive spider.
And of course, you can't forget the influx of 21st century yuppies to the Market area. I'm sure the fumes from the STO buses will make for sound sleeps.
Of course, some housing is somewhat puzzling.
Oh, Hi there.
Ahh....back to the hotel. I tell ya, the Quality Hotel on Rideau just oozes quality. If by 'quality' I mean lousy service, useless staff and elevators that just refuse to elevate.
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Use this guide to remove the small molded plastic cowl used to direct cool air toward the heat sink.
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Place your thumbs in the depressions cut into the bottom cover.
Rotate the bottom cover counter-clockwise until the white dot painted on the bottom cover is aligned with the ring inscribed on the outer case.
Remove the two 11.3 mm T6 Torx screws securing the fan to the logic board near the antenna plate.
There are actually 3 T6 screws securing the fan. The third screw is out of the screenshot, just below the RAM.
Nope, that third screw is actually just a post that the rubber grommet attached to the fan body slips over. Step 4 shows how the fan comes off of it. When you go to remove the fan, you simply remove the two screws closest to the antenna plate and then lift the fan off this post. The screw you are talking about is removed in Step 14 and does not need to be removed until this point.
Successful install completed, but I had some trouble getting the fan reinstalled. When I removed the fan from the "Step 14" post, the rubber piece stayed on the post. When attempting to reinstall the fan, it was impossible to get the loop to go back over that rubber piece. So, I had to remove the post (again), and with the help of the spudger and some patience, worked it through. Then installed the fan using the 2 screws and the post. I think it may have saved some time and trouble if I just removed all 3 in the first place, leaving the post in the fan.
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On mine I needed to remove the 26 mm T6 Torx standoff during this step rather than step 12
on my mid-2011 mac mini, that 3rd T6 post/screw had to be removed to get the fan out. It goes right through a hole in the fan housing. No way the grommet is slipping over anything without wreaking major havoc.
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Lift the ear of the fan nearest the RAM up off the standoff secured to the outer case.
A standoff is like a screw extender. It screws into a screw-hole, and its head has a screw hole on it. When you attach something to a standoff, it makes that something stand off the original screw-hole surface.
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Pulling on the ear didn't do anything, so I removed the whole screw at this step. The screw stayed fixed on the fan and I didn't have to remove it at the step where you remove the logic board screws.
Probably I didn't want to use too much force .. but it worked
This is the approach I used. no way was the "ear" pulling over the head of the standoff without breaking something. The standoff simply unscrewed from whatever is under the logic board and stayed with the fan assembly. WAY safe
When I pulled the fan ear off the standoff the rubber grommet stayed on the standoff. That's fine, but it makes it difficult to put the fan ear back on during reassembly. So I just pulled the rubber grommet off the standoff and put it into the hole in the fan ear. Then I was able to push the fan ear onto the standoff with out trouble during reassembly.
It seems easiest to just remove this screw now. It comes out in Step 12 anyway. This way you don't have to mess with the rubber grommet.
Lift the fan out of the mini for enough clearance to access its connector.
Carefully pull the fan cables upward to lift the fan connector up out of its socket on the logic board.
Remove the fan.
I was a bit too rough in unclipping the fan and broke off the connector on the board?
Is my only option to replace the board?
Remove the single 3.5 mm T6 Torx screw securing the cowling to the heat sink.
Mine is stuck together too, but with a twist. They are not coming off. It starts to "jump" in the end, probably because the cover is pushing inwards the metal case. Any suggestion?
Lift the cowling from the end nearest the antenna plate.
Rotate the cowling away from the outer case and remove it from the mini.
This is wrong step. If you need remove this out, it would be better to pull out logic board, and remember to remove cables attached on it before pull out.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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There's a disturbing trend in U.S. universities. It began about forty years ago, when there was a shift in public consciousness to the point of view that a university education should help graduates find a job. Before that time, most jobs had been in manufacturing, and what jobs were in management were primarily filled with those who rose through the ranks of workers. In the early 1970s, studies found that college-educated people tended to earn more, and the emphasis began to be on getting a job after graduation, rather than education for education's sake.
And little by little, universities responded to public pressure. Soon, instead of Latin, universities began requiring speech, communication, or computer science. Universities slowly transformed themselves, semester by semester, into glorified trade schools, all the while struggling to maintain the "aura" of education, without actually requiring its graduates to obtain one. Young persons who were not suited for it by temperament or talent were pushed into university education, and in order to maintain their graduation rates, courses were simplified so that most could pass them; grading systems were altered; and the result is the college graduates you see on "Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?" who cannot answer second-grade arithmetic questions.
The public responded to that in predictable fashion, by then devaluing the university education it had once esteemed. Universities, who had been largely self-supporting in the past, had to raise rates to accomodate the huge increase in students. Students demanded costs in proportion with the increase in salaries they expected to earn. Services were slashed, and budget cuts eliminated all the courses except those the public perceived as leading to better employment. And, somewhere along the way, the concept of research dropped off the map.
University libraries were among those whose services were most heavily affected. Their subscriptions to academic periodicals lapsed, and alumni, who used to carry on their academic careers long after graduation, gradually began to lose their library and research privileges. Without access to published research, alumni have become less likely to write books or carry on their own research. Although theoretically with the Internet access to academic resources should have become trivial, most alumni have no library privileges whatsoever, and certainly not off-campus.
What is the solution? First, universities need to establish programs regardless of cultural pressure. Those programs should ensure that every person who graduates has a reasonable amount of human capital (the skills to do things) and social capital (general knowledge to enable one to get along in society, such as knowing "Who wrote Dickens'Â A Christmas Carol?"--and believe me, some people won't get it, even if you ask it in exactly those words). Not everyone is suited for university education, or even wants one; those people should be encouraged to try trade schools or apprenticeships, or another solution that makes sense for them.
Second, universities should re-establish alumni privileges for research. Today, most research is done by professors, part of the "publish or perish" ethic cultivated in universities. But sometimes the most original research is done by those who have gotten their education, been out in the "real world," have seen problems that need to be solved, and have then decided to put in the research to solve those problems.
Third, universities should establish reciprocal privileges, so that graduates from one university who now live in another part of the world can access university libraries either locally or through the Internet.Â
I ran head-on into these problems when I was doing research for a forthcoming book—despite the fact that I had graduated with a B.A. from one university, and a Master's degree from another, neither university would allow me library privileges, even on-campus. In order to get access to materials, I had to turn to a friend at a major public library and get her to pull strings in order to get me resources that should have been available to me through alumni privileges (and were, up until thirty years ago, available to all alumni).Â
No-one is asking universities to turn back the clock. But universities must adapt to change, and must see that without research efforts coming from those graduates who are not ivory-tower eggheads, but those who have real-world experience, soon universities will become irrelevant. Without research and academics, you may as well go to a truck-driving school--you'll get a job more quickly and earn more money. If universities are to survive, they must abandon the trade-school path and re-establish a universal education model. And that, first and foremost, must include real research opportunities given to the ranks, and especially to the alumni, not just to the professors.
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Your tax dollars hard at work:
The state of Florida has joined a lawsuit aimed at blocking a massive cleanup plan for Chesapeake Bay.
The Chesapeake Bay.
And, no, you can't make this stuff up.
Last week, Florida attorney general Pam Bondi filed a brief — paid for with your taxes — attacking the legality of the Chesapeake Bay Clean Water Blueprint.
The plan was devised by six bay area states, the District of Columbia and the federal government. Its mission is to improve water quality in the rivers, streams and estuaries of the Chesapeake region.
A federal judge upheld the terms of the so-called blueprint, which will limit the amount of pollution being dumped, but the ruling is being appealed.
Why would the state of Florida try to obstruct the cleanup of public waters hundreds of miles away from our own? Because Bondi and Gov. Rick Scott are complete tools.
They aren't suing on behalf of the citizens of Florida; they're suing on behalf of big agricultural and development interests that don't want the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency enforcing clean-water laws anywhere.
Among the lobby groups trying to dismantle the Chesapeake Bay Clean Water Blueprint are the American Farm Bureau Federation, the National Home Builders and those famously civic-minded folks at the Fertilizer Institute. They want us to trust them to regulate their own pollution, and to hell with the EPA.
Quietly these industries recruited Florida and 20 other states — most led by Republican governors, of course — to join the lawsuit attacking the Chesapeake Bay plan. Among the other shameless meddlers are Kansas, Alaska and Indiana.
"To say we are outraged is a vast understatement," said Will Baker, president of the nonprofit Chesapeake Bay Foundation. "We find it almost beyond belief for any state outside of the Chesapeake Bay watershed to try to sue to stop us from cleaning up our waters. What are they afraid of if we have clean water in the Chesapeake Bay?"
Here in Florida, Bondi and Scott didn't hold a press conference to announce they were joining the Chesapeake litigation. In fact, they'd be much happier if nobody knew about it except the special interests for whom they're pimping.


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HOLLY RIDGE | No damage has been found by authorities after a report that a 200-year-old graveyard near Morris Landing was disturbed by developers, prompting the Onslow County Sheriff's Office to investigate.
Major Chris Thomas with OCSO said a deputy investigated the report stating a single headstone at the site was disturbed, but no evidence of damage was found.
"It's one gravestone and it does not appear to be disturbed," Thomas said. "It was checked on a week ago and there is no open investigation."
The family graveyard is along Cheswick Drive in Holly Ridge in the middle of a residential neighborhood undergoing further property development by Coleman Parks and builder DR Horton.
Resident Lori Emery spoke with a local television station last week about her concern that graves were disturbed, which brought the graveyard site to the attention of the greater community, according to neighbors.
Emery told The Daily News she spoke with a worker — whose name she couldn't recall — more than a year ago about an alleged incident with a bulldozer and unearthed graves.
"The developer came in there started developing where the graveyard was," Emery said. "I remember there was a guy on the bulldozer and he just stopped working because he went over the graves and after what he saw, he quit."
Emery and her cousin Jerry Chandler have family in the graveyard. Chandler's grandfather and great-grandfather are buried there.
According to Emory, the site is an old family and Confederate graveyard.
Other residents are saying the graveyard is well-known to the community and there is an unstated agreement among neighbors to respect the site.
"I don't think Coleman has broken any of (the headstones)," resident Kristina Smith said. "I don't think they have any plans of mowing it down like the article had said, but I don't think they have any plans of maintain it. They're just going to let it be."
Equipment operator Mike Hill, who works to develop the site around the graveyard, says he would never disturb a graveyard and the developer has plans to add a fence around it.
According to permits submitted to the Town of Holly Ridge, the graveyard is marked on the plans as a cemetery and won't be built on.
Holly Ridge officials say the graveyard hasn't been disturbed in any way by the builder or developers.
"When they first started that subdivision over there, the developer called and we were notified about the graveyard being there," said Larry Willaford, who works in code enforcement and building inspections for the Town of Holly Ridge. "They've surveyed it several times to make sure it was not disturbed, and I made sure the developer knew it could not be disturbed."
Not long after being informed of the site in 2012, Holly Ridge officials scouted out the graveyard to figure out the number of headstones on the site and how far the perimeter extended, according to Willaford.
There appears to be about 17 marked graves at the site. The oldest legible tombstone is dated 1804 to 1865 and the newest is dated 1869 to 1904, according to an observation made by The Daily News.


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St PETERSBURG, June 20 (Itar-Tass) - International Energy Agency /IEA/ forecasts a feeble demand for natural gas in Europe over the coming few year and a simultaneous increase of the role of Russian gas in supplies to the European market, the agency's Executive Director, Maria van der Hoeven told a news conference here Thursday.
She said that the demand for gas in the European countries will not return to the pre-crisis levels in the coming ten years even though the European economy is now getting back on track.
Van der Hoeven said that the imports of gas in Europe will increase in the medium term but largely due to the fall of production of energy resources in the European nations.
She admitted that the Europeans will be unable to subsist without Russian gas.


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Kevin Volland scores late as Germany U21s win 2-1 in Israel
Israel 1 – Germany 2 (U21 friendly, March 24, 2013) Lewis Holtby scored the first, getting a knock in the process, after his initial penalty was saved. Eyal Golasa equalised for Israel. Only for Kevin Volland to win it on 92.


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FCS is a cloud-based software system that is suitable for roofing businesses of any size. The solution's real-time processing allows data to be captured remotely on any device. Key features include customer relationship management (CRM), company record management, inspection documentation, invoicing and project tracking.
FCS helps roofing contractors to create a repeatable business model and manage communication with their customers. The built-in CRM module enables them to capture customer details using pre-built custom forms. The marketing and lead tracking features allow them to prioritize leads and schedule work orders accordingly.
FCR Roofing comes with a self-service client portal, that allows clients to submit their requirements, track work schedules and job progress, make payments and more. Users can download real-time inspection reports using pre-built reporting templates or can design their own templates with business branding for reporting.
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Amanda from Emerson Home Services LLC
Specialty: Roofing & siding
Employees number: 2-10 employees
April 2018
April 2018
We chose this software to help with scheduling and customer management we were told it's easy to use, but we are only slowly learning how o use all of the features.
Customer support is sometimes slow, but has always helped us in our development, and with navigating the app.
Rodger from Saint raphael roofing
Specialty: Roofing & siding
November 2015
November 2015
I like the program and love the results though it would be nice to have some help for the problems in the program.
I want to be able to speak to someone about the day to day problems that I'm having with the system to try to better it.
Please make sure you have a good rep or you'll have to figure it out on your own.
Anthony from R.H. Marcon, Inc.
Specialty: Roofing & siding
June 2015
June 2015
FCS has an easy to understand user interface, centralized location for all of our client's information, and a supportive staff that are constantly open to tweaks within the system. When we provide suggestions for improving the interface, FCS typically implements the suggestions in a very short time. Also, the ease of invoicing makes this such a desirable product. We have always had a great service department but with FCS we've created a self sustaining, well oiled machine.
The time card application is a bit jerky but we are slowly learning to use its features. There is no dedicated app located in Google Play or Apple's App store.
I feel if you have a service department or are trying to start one, FCS is a perfect company to begin with. I think at the very least, so sort of software for service techs to run in the field is key as it sets you apart from your competitors and it helps track and maintain a database of customers.
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Specialty: Paving
June 2015
June 2015
Web based and the service is phenomenal . I recommend this product for everyone. Very user friendly
There is nothing I don't like about this product. The experience has been great
Very user friendly. Best way to learn is to just jump in


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By Ruth Marcus
On the one hand, it became painfully clear to Clinton's team yesterday that his legalistic, definition-parsing defense on the issue of lying was not convincing lawmakers to turn away from impeachment proceedings but rather further inflaming their anger at the president.
On the other hand, the alternative approach demanded by Democratic leaders -- to stop what Senate Minority Leader Thomas A. Daschle (D-S.D.) called the "legal jousting" and simply say he lied under oath -- poses grave risks for the president both in Congress as it considers whether to launch a full impeachment inquiry and in the hands of independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr.
While Clinton has admitted an improper relationship with Monica S. Lewinsky, he and his lawyers have maintained that he didn't lie when he testified that what they did together did not amount to sex under the definitions he was given in legal proceedings. But those semantics are appearing to achieve nothing but making Clinton's potential allies as angry as his enemies.
"He's in a box," said Democratic political consultant Dane Strother, who is working for several gubernatorial and congressional candidates this year. "On one hand, he can't stand up and say, 'I absolutely broke the law.' There are legal ramifications if he does that. But there are political ramifications if he doesn't."
In Congress, as infuriating as lawmakers may find Clinton's "absurd legalisms," as Sen. Fred D. Thompson (R-Tenn.) put it yesterday, Clinton might be even more seriously wounded by admitting to crimes or actions that in effect amount to crimes. Such a presidential admission could basically give Republican lawmakers the rope with which to impeach the president and Democrats little choice but to go along or to otherwise look like they were defending an admitted lawbreaker.
"What they [Democrats] want us to do is help make it go away, but I'm not sure the course they're recommending is going to make it go away as quickly as they like," one senior White House official, who is not on the legal team, said yesterday.
"If he drops the mumbo-jumbo he's in jumbo trouble," said Leonard Garment, who served as Richard M. Nixon's White House counsel during Watergate. "He weakens his position to deal because then he has no position other than to bend his neck to the executioner's ax."
Moreover, the Starr investigation remains a live problem for the president. Although Starr has so far decided that it would not be wise to indict a sitting president, he has not absolutely rejected doing so, and the law is unclear as to whether such a thing is allowed.
While an indictment scenario has been considered only a remote possibility, legal experts said yesterday that Starr's office might pursue that course if Congress concludes that Clinton committed crimes but that those actions did not rise to a level of gravity requiring removal from office.
In addition, nothing would prohibit Starr, if he chose, from indicting Clinton for crimes arising from his relationship with Monica S. Lewinsky after he leaves office.
"This is a classic example where there's a conflict between what a good lawyer's advice is to a client to limit a client's future criminal exposure and good political advice," said UCLA law professor Peter Arenella. "It's easy for a Democratic congressman to say 'fess up to committing the crime of perjury and I'll just slap your wrist for censure.' They're not the ones who might face future criminal prosecution, much less the stigma of admitting to a significant crime." Similarly, the Democrats are in the minority in the Congress that will decide on impeachment.
"Common sense says that there are risks involved in dropping the legal defense in a way that is an admission" of criminal wrongdoing, said John Bates, a former deputy independent counsel for Starr. "If they can find a way to drop the hair-splitting but still not put themselves in that corner, then that's a good idea for them to do."
But there was no obvious way yesterday for Clinton to thread that needle.
The fundamental problem for the president appears increasingly likely to be his grand jury testimony Aug. 17. Lawmakers appear inclined to treat lying before a grand jury more seriously than lying in a civil case -- Paula Jones' sexual harassment lawsuit, in this instance -- particularly one that is later dismissed. And while Clinton could argue that he simply panicked and made a bad decision not to tell the truth when surprised by Jones' lawyers in his Jan. 17 deposition, he had months to prepare for what to tell the grand jury, so that any misstatements were knowing and deliberate.
Starr's report offered what a number of legal experts said they considered a strong case that Clinton did not tell the truth during his grand jury appearance. Even granting Clinton's counter-intuitive and tortured reading of the definition of "sexual relationship" used by Jones' lawyers, Clinton faces the difficulty of defending the truth of what the Starr report described as his "implausible" "hands-off" relationship with Lewinsky, in which she touched him in intimate ways but he supposedly never laid a hand on her.
Although he sought to avoid providing graphic description of their sexual encounters, Clinton said during his grand jury testimony that "I did not have sexual relations, as I understood this term to be defined."
Asked the prosecutor: "Including touching her breast, kissing her breast, touching her genitalia?"
Clinton: "That's correct."
That directly conflicts with Lewinsky's detailed account of 10 encounters during which Clinton fondled her, testimony corroborated by her accounts at the time to numerous friends and family members.
So far, Clinton's lawyers have neither disputed nor accepted Lewinsky's version of the facts but have merely suggested that the two sets of recollections differ, that Clinton could plausibly not remember the details of what he did with Lewinsky and that because a person accused of perjury must know his statement is false there is not enough to support criminal charges against the president.
Columbia University law professor Gerard Lynch said the quandary facing the president is inherent in the existence of the independent counsel statute and the broader criminalization of politics.
"If we're going to put our political leaders in a position where they're going to have to conduct their lives like suspects in criminal investigations, then we shouldn't be surprised they conduct their lives as the subjects of criminal investigations," he said. "The president is in a position and has been from the start of this where either he acts presidential at some risk to his legal position or he acts like someone who's got a grand jury breathing down his neck in which case it's hard to act presidential."
Staff writers Susan Schmidt and Terry M. Neal contributed to this report.
© Copyright 1998 The Washington Post Company


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WILMINGTON, Del. - March 10, 2013 --Police have identified the woman who was struck and killed by a train in Wilmington.
It happened around 10:00 Friday night on the 800 block of New Castle Avenue.
The victim is identified as 39-year-old Colleen Anderson.
Authorities received reports that a woman walked onto the railroad tracks as the train was approaching.
When officers arrived they found Anderson laying on the tracks unresponsive. She was taken to an area hospital where she was pronounced dead.
The train continued an unspecified distance before stopping.
An investigation into the incident is still underway.


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So someone merrily begins crocheting stash DK and works in a bit of Cotton Ease which decidedly is not DK, but--as we all know-- is WW. Someone then tries a final round with a too dark yarn that completely destroys the desired color palette thereby deciding that light gray will work beautifully! Alas, someone has a bit of gray DK cotton in the best possible shade, but it is only a bit, which would necessitate a purchase, you see?
Then again the stash DK cotton is of a small quantity, too small even for a lap ghan. In addition to the gray yarn, someone must also purchase complementary shades to complete the project.
And that is the thing about working through stash..."must purchase".
Is this stash busting?


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September: 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 24
September 1 Top'Titanic' exhibit setting sail soon
Just a few more days to catch "Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition" at COSI Columbus, 333 W. Broad St. The traveling exhibit, ending Sept.6 in central Ohio, includes 100 artifacts from the ill-fated ocean liner. (614-228-2674, www.cosi.org)Ohio landscapes pretty as a picture
The bucolic Ohio landscapes of Paul Hamilton will be on display through Sept.5 in the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio, 145 E. Main St., Lancaster. "Poetry of Place" presents plein-air paintings by the Granville artist and is part of the center's 10th-anniversary celebration. (740-681-1423, www.decartsohio.org)
September 2 TopShow gets jump on Halloween
Shadowbox will turn tricks and treats into fright night with pop songs and company-created sketches in Nightmare at Shadowbox, through Nov.13 at Easton Town Center. (614-416-7625, www.shadowboxcabaret.com)
September 3 TopHellenic happening toasts all things Greek
The annual Greek Festival means much more than stuffing yourself with baklava and shouting "Opa!" Take in the lively dancing and rich culture through Sept.6 at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 555 N. High St. (614-224-9020, www.greekcathedral.com)WaterFire features dancing, flames
As smooth as a flowing river, BalletMet Columbus dancers will perform along the Scioto River during WaterFire Columbus at 7:30 and 9p.m. at Genoa Park, 303 W. Broad St. (614-299-9221, www.waterfirecolumbus.com)
September 6 TopUpper Arlington celebrates art
Browse the wares of more than 200 artists and soak up the sun at the Upper Arlington Labor Day Arts Festival, a daylong affair at Northam Park, 2800 Tremont Rd. (614-583-5310, 614-583-5311, www.ua-ohio.net/artsfestival)
September 9 TopIbsen drama takes wing
Columbus Civic Theater will tackle The Wild Duck, Henrik Ibsen's classic drama about a secretive family whose happiness is based on lies, through Oct.2 at 3837 Indianola Ave. (614-447-7529, www.columbuscivic.org)
September 10 TopEvent puts its eggs in many baskets
You could buy a Longaberger basket, but how about making one? Basket making is on the bill at the Longaberger Heritage Days celebration through Sept. 11 at the Longaberger Homestead, 5563 Raiders Rd., Frazeysburg. (740-322-5588, www.longaberger.com/heritagedays)Hot times coming to Olde Towne
The Olde Towne East neighborhood will be jumping when the lively Hot Times Community Music & Arts Festival returns, through Sept.12, at E. Main Street and Parsons Avenue. (www.hottimesfestival.com)
September 13 TopChildren's museum full of young ideas
Have educational fun with the little ones at Aha! A Hands-on Adventure Children's Museum, 315 S. Broad St., Lancaster. Among the 23 exhibits: a fire engine with a flame-dousing laser, a build-a-house activity, a pretend bank and a honeycomb-climbing structure. (740-653-1010, www.aha4kids.org)
September 18 TopOpera adds spark to fire on the river
Melodies from Opera Columbus singers will waft through the air at WaterFire Columbus at 7:30 and 9 p.m. at Genoa Park, 303 W. Broad St. (614-299-9221, www.waterfirecolumbus.com)
24 TopOktoberfest: a party with lots of oompah
What has 50 bands, three stages, beer, brats and lederhosen? The German Village Oktoberfest, of course, taking place through Sept. 26 at the Ohio Expo Center, I-71 and E. 17th Avenue. (614-221-8888)
How to reach Ticketmaster: 1-800-745-3000, www.ticketmaster.com


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British Embassy Celebrates Capital Pride and the UK's LGBT Inclusive Economy
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By Deputy Head of Mission, Patrick Davies of the British Embassy
A 150-year-old British bank doesn't immediately spring to mind as a diverse workplace. Yet while you might think the boardroom at HSBC UK would be full of stuffed shirts, Antonio Simões is working to change that, as HSBC UK's openly gay CEO.
In an interview with The Guardian, he said, "It's never going to happen again in the history of HSBC that a 39-year-old short, bald, Portuguese becomes CEO of the bank. But I hope – in fact, I am sure – that we will have a lot more gay CEOs for generations to come."
HSBC is not the only UK organization to embrace more diverse boardrooms. From Virgin Group to Lloyd's Banking Group to the University of London, British business leaders agree that diversity in the workplace help a business's bottom line. Companies on this side of the pond also agree. Google, a corporate sponsor of the National Gay Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, are marking gay pride month by added a rainbow-coloured heart and paper doll chain image to the top of its results page for LGBT-related searches.
My own organization, the Foreign Office, has evolved on this issue. Until 1991, the Foreign Office banned gay people from working there. Today, diversity and inclusion are main pillars of our organization. And we're not the only UK government organization to feel that way – our military is rated the second most gay-friendly in the world.
We'll be joined on the parade route by some great British businesses. Baker & McKenzie, sponsoring our post-parade reception at DC's Brixton pub, are another example of innovative business leaders who are championing LGBT rights in the workplace.
There's no doubt that British businesses are leading the way for more LGBT-friendly workplaces. But there's still a lot we can learn from each other – and do together.
The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce is internationally partnered with the UK Gay Business Association and can help connect LGBT businesses on both sides of the pond. If you're interested in expanding your business to the UK or importing British goods, our dedicated staff in the UK Trade & Investment team can help you. With the lowest corporate tax rate in the advanced economies and the fastest growing economy in the G7, the UK is a great place to invest and do business.
And consumers are taking notice: research from Out Now's LGBT 2020 study, the largest global LGBT market research programme, shows that more than 10 million US consumers consider a country's equal rights for LGBT citizens as a major factor in deciding where to travel for vacation. It's clear that respecting equality for all is good for tourism and good for business.
The British Government strongly believes that the promotion of business and respect for human rights should go hand in hand. So whether you're waving a rainbow flag in your community, or supporting businesses that are a force for good, we hope you'll join the UK as we march at Capital Pride for a more prosperous and equal world for generations to come.
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Jessica Alba Films 'The Martha Stewart Show'
Jessica Alba heads to the Chelsea Television Studios to film another segment for The Martha Stewart Show on Friday. (Chelsea Studios is ex-talk show host Ricki Lake's former studios.)
Earlier in the day, the 26-year-old Fantastic actress was seen shooting another segment for Martha at Whole Foods Supermarket.
The mom-to-be then changed outfits and was seen leaving New York's Gramercy Park hotel for dinner at Cipriani's SoHo.
Jessica is expecting her first baby with fiance Cash Warren this spring.
Handbag by Bally Jana.
10+ pictures inside of Jessica Alba films The Martha Stewart Show…


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ongty wrote:Haha, I think it came from the back. People were getting impatient... they don't understand it's not glamorous if SCANDAL come on stage and have to spend 2 mins to adjust their equipment before the first song =P
Always remember the managers and roadies!
amen to that. The girls wouldn't be where they are today without them unsung heroes. Eisuke totally deserves the love )


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Today* I was feeding my 3 month old baby a bottle. He was hungry, and he was downing it. But I stopped him halfway through to burp him because he has a tendency to get gassy. Like, screaming in pain, gassy. And he spits up so much we're worried that he doesn't get any nutrition. At all. But don't worry, he's still miraculously gaining weight. Anyway, when I started burping him he immediately started screaming bloody murder. So, being the weirdo that I am, I started narrating his thoughts in the singsong baby voice I'm sure accurately represents what is going on in his head, "Mother, how could you starve me this way??? Why do you hate me so??? You're never going to feed me again!" "How could you just leave me here to starve to death?!" Trust me, it was hilarious. No really, it was. But I suddenly had a profound thought. That is pretty much how we feel in relationship to God when we don't get exactly what we want, exactly when we want it. "Why me?" "How could God let this happen?" "Is this some cruel joke?" "God must hate me!" I've had all of those thoughts and then some. But I really know God loves me. And I know that He helps me. So why doesn't He always give me what I want? Our relationship with God has many facets, and there are many scriptures that are seemingly contradictory. Like "God is love" and "Therefore is the anger of the Lord kindled against his people" but I really think they are much easier to understand if we think of Him as literally our Father in Heaven and compare that relationship to our relationship with our own children.
The scriptures tell us that God is our Father; that we are His children.
There are multiple examples in the scriptures describing this relationship in detail. One of my favorites is found three separate places in the LDS scriptures. It's in the Bible in Luke 11:11 and Matthew 7:9 and in the Book of Mormon in 3 Nephi 14:9. In Luke 11:9-13 (because I like this whole section so much) it says,
"9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
10 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
11 If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?
12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?"
Oh my gosh. This scripture gives me chills. The relatable comparison to the actual parent-child relationship helps me understand this concept so much more than if God had just said, "if you want something: ask." and left it at that. I would have thought (and sometimes still do), "Yeah, well I can ask, but that doesn't mean I'll get what I want so what's the point of even asking?" And while this is kind of true, it's more intricate than that.
Think of your own children. Don't you just have the most burning desire to give them the world?
How often do you sacrifice your own comfort/happiness/sleep/money so they can be happy? How often do you eat the crust of their sandwiches, change their diapers and clean their vomit in the middle of the night? The sacrifices we make, I believe, are surpassed only by the Savior Himself and the sacrifice He made for us. Don't get me wrong, His sacrifice INFINITELY surpasses our own. But ours is pretty dang big in our own individual sphere of influence. I know I have sacrificed, just about to my breaking point, many times for my kids and I bet you have as well.
I don't think that we shouldn't take care of ourselves or that we should spoil our kids rotten.
I mean, I'm writing this sitting alone in a Starbucks having a much-needed break from those adorable little cherubs that I adore so much. I even had to side-step the subject of where I was going tonight to sugar-coat the fact that I needed to get the heck away from the incessant whining, crying, yelling and general neediness. I may be a mother, but I'm still human. And I sure do want them to have a pain-free life, but I also know that's completely impossible. Which brings me back to Luke 11. Despite being "evil" (mortal/flawed/sinful/sick/tired/bored/stressed/anxious/depressed/lazy) we try our darndest to give our kids "good gifts." Not lame gifts. Not crap. Not a stone instead of bread (I mean, who mocks their child's hunger like that?!). So since God is perfect, wouldn't His gifts to us, His children, be that much more amazing? Of course!
Like with our children, everything we ask for is not necessarily in our best interest.
"No you cannot have JUST cookies for breakfast, lunch and dinner." But we still strive to make them happy by giving them things they like. "Eat your carrots and THEN you can have a cookie." We even try to ease the burden of the trials as much as we can. "Here's some ranch for your carrots." But we still require things of them. "No, licking the ranch off the carrot doesn't count. You must chew AND swallow THREE WHOLE (baby) carrots to get a cookie."
And this one scripture just scratches the surface of God's relationship with us.
There are myriad scriptures about this relationship, 3 Nephi 10:4-6, Isaiah 49:14-16 and Matthew 6:24-33 just to name a few.
I'm so grateful to know that God is legitly our Father.
And I think it's no mistake that He gives us the opportunity to be parents ourselves in this life because it helps us understand Him better, which in turn makes me feel so much better about life in general.
*Originally published back in 2015


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Procrastination: Some thoughts on Resistance
Procrastination is a gift. It is a gift that is like a neon road sign direct from Las Vegas baby. You are avoiding something to be done, you are late, you are too busy, and it's all about the 'not doing'. The road sign is telling you that something is not right. Why else would you do everything possible to not be in the flow, be stressed or unhappy. Why would you do that to yourself?
What is the flow? For me, it's that feeling you have when it's all working out; the lights in the street agree to be green as soon as you pass them, you arrive at the dentist and they are waiting for you, your taxes are done, and it didn't feel like a big deal, you even got your snow tires off before it hit 30 degrees. I mean, you are in the flow, and things feel right. You aren't rushing or late, you just show up, you arrive not hassled and apologetic. You haven't forgotten anything vital to your next meeting. It's a state we all aspire to, reach at times, but more likely the slippery slope of procrastination greats you ever so often, or for some, really often. This is true for all of us.
How do I get that flow? More importantly, how do I manage these blocks and patterns that I see in myself? How do I manage the thoughts that make me feel like if I don't have a handle on my own procrastination, perhaps I'm not a good enough coach? I think that the answer is the same for both me and my clients.
But first, I'd like to point out that many of us coaches are entrepreneurs, and creativity is an essential part of the character and core skill set needed as entrepreneurs. But the same holds true for those that are employed as coaches. We all use our creative energy as coaches because essentially, the co-creative process of coaching requires that we use imagery, metaphors and our imagination to coach successfully.
Creative people experience creative blocks; generously lumped into the 'procrastination bucket'. Steven Pressfield in The War of Art calls it resistance. I am a card-carrying member of my very own procrastination brigade specializing in resistance. Being coached has shown me how very hard it is to maintain my 'sweet spot' of flow, and the humbling realization of how hard my clients work at getting out of their own way.
So the answer to procrastination is also a little reminder for my self and my clients. The first step is to deal. Look it straight in the face, see it for what it is, even if it's not a shining example of my best moment. Then step back and realize I'm not alone in this. It's a small comfort I know, but at least with practice, I'll have more compassion for myself and others. The point is to not spiral into the negative slippery-slope of frustration and self recrimination.
Then, when I realize I'm imperfect and accept it, realizing that trying to be an ideal or 'perfect' version of 'me' is highly unrealistic. The reality; it's attainable some of the time, and with practice I can get better, but expecting myself to always keep it together is a sure way to let myself down.
I have managed to dig deep and see why I'm avoiding certain tasks. I realized it was two factors; one was my sense of self worth was allowing my fear to gum up my flow. I really think this is a hidden problem of confidence, because courage is confidence in action. Second, (and this is a big one) my commitment to myself is apparently spotty; it needs a tune-up big time!
There is more to procrastination, but being compassionate with myself is a first step.
Teaching my clients to forgive their short-comings, yet encouraging them to dig deeper into their patterns will help them break through. Yes, I can procrastinate and be a great coach, especially because when I tap into my humanity, humility and empathy as a coach.
Note: the original post I wrote for ICF Quebec, I have modified it here for the purpose of this Blog


text: A warm afternoon, and our front porch is on the west side of the house. I sat on the porch swing and drew and then since my little paintbox needs refilling with gouache, I got out my watercolor set and used those colors instead. Our roses are just beginning, but I haven't picked any yet. In the little green caper jar are blue wood hyacynths and a sprig of the late Korean lilac, 'Miss Kim.'