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Published Bernice on Tuesday, March 6, 2018
A-Level students can take 100-150 hours of full online classes designed by online learning professionals for free no matter when and where
(4th March 2018, Hong Kong) ITS Education Asia, a Hong Kong based school organisation established in 2005, has released the world's first set of video-based lessons for the globally recognised International A-Level (link: http://www.itseducation.asia/online/distance-education.htm). With an entry point of zero cost, students from all backgrounds are now able to gain A-Level qualifications for entry to universities around the world in the following extensive range subjects: Accounting, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Geography, History, Mathematics, Physics and Psychology.
The lessons have been specifically produced for maximum effect online learning by ITS' professional teaching staff, all of whom have extensive experience in teaching the course to students in the classroom and achieving excellent examination and university entry results. Every student can now watch 25 sessions of video lessons per unit of A-Level (around 100 to 150 hours in total depending on subject requirements) absolutely free of charge. There are an additional set of 5 revision videos per unit for those wishing to upgrade.
Registration for free classes is a simple log-in process via the ITS Education Asia website (link) which also includes all the information students need to make informed subject choices depending on their needs and wishes. Having sampled up to 10 hours of free online A-Level courses, students can explore a comprehensive range of affordable online support packages to suit every need and budget for the remainder of their course, or alternatively continue with just the videos for free. To date the most popular and cost-effective packages, comprise the modestly-priced "Mentor". Other expert support services include personal homework marking and fully live tutorial lessons with individual teachers. The courses allow maximum flexibility for students wishing to have more control over how, when and where they learn. They bring the A-Level into places where no traditional schools could ever hope to deliver such a high-end programme and to millions around the world wishing to study A-Levels to enter universities around the world. And of course they overcome quality international education's biggest barrier to entry - price, by making A-Level classes online and extremely affordable.
ITS co-founder, and Oxford graduate, Danny Harrington explained, "based on our experience by far and away the best value package is "Mentor" which comprises all the video lessons on demand, access to notes, model answers, access to peer-to-peer forum and a free education planning consultation for a mere US$195/two units, which is a fraction of the cost of traditional face-to-face tutoring and allows flexibility of timing and without the need to attend a specific location and needing nothing but an internet connection to a simple smartphone, tablet or laptop."
ITS sees these courses as ideal for students who
- cannot access other schools/institutions to complete their exams;
- face mobility problems that make it difficult for them to attend mainstream schooling;
- are home-learners and looking for additional qualified expert, experienced teaching support;
- do not wish or cannot afford to attend overseas boarding schools to complete their senior secondary education;
- are studying the IB, BTEC or other syllabus but wish to add an additional subject to improve their academic portfolio as well as chance of university entrance
- are at an international school and want to review their course content;
- are post-compulsory-school-age who need formal qualifications, or
- life-long adult learners wishing to enhance/or change their career or secure university courses.
"We have always sought to release students from the cost, time and locational limitations of mainstream education models while still allowing students to gain the qualifications they need to progress in the modern world. ITS Education Asia has worked hard and is proud to have devised the very first globally recognised and affordable online A-Level programme content for the most popular subjects taken. With this International A-Level project we believe ITS Education Asia has found a way to bring university entry possibilities to millions around the world." Danny concluded.


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Charles Green is Professor of Contemporary Art in the School of Culture and Communication at the University of Melbourne. Author of Peripheral Vision (Craftsman House, 1996) and The Third Hand (U Minnesota Press, 2001), he recently completed a history of biennials in contemporary art, Biennials, Triennials and Documenta (Blackwell Wiley, forthcoming 2016), with Associate Professor Anthony Gardner (Oxford University), assisted by an Australian Research Council Discovery Grant. Lyndell Brown and Charles Green have worked in collaboration as one artist since 1989. They are based in regional Victoria. Their works are included in most of Australia's public art collections and many private and corporate collections. In 2007, they were Australia's Official War Artists, deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, and between 2011 and 2014 worked on a follow-up collaboration with artist Jon Cattapan (assisted by an Australian Research Council Discovery Grant) about the aftermath of Australia's wars since Vietnam, which the three artists exhibited in Melbourne across two galleries in late 2014, accompanied by a book (Framing Conflict: Contemporary War and Aftermath, Macmillan, 2014). Dr Lyndell Brown is an Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Culture and Communication at the University of Melbourne.
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Saturday, December 12, 2009
Robotic image-guided radiosurgery for the treatment of neoplastic vertebral pain
IRCCS Neuromed IRCCS, Via Atinense 18, 86077 Pozzilli, Italy
Metastatic spinal lesions are common in cancer patients. Spinal metastases usually involve the vertebral bodies and are characterized by severe pain. Surgical treatment, as a consequence of its high invasiveness, is rarely offered to patients with metastatic disease and expected limited life span. Spinal radiosurgery provides high rates of pain and local growth control with limited risk of neurological complications. The use of radiosurgery to treat spinal lesions has been strongly facilitated by the development of image-guided robotic radiosurgery, a technique able to deliver stereotactic irradiation to intra- and extra-cranial targets.....
.... Three image-guided linear accelerator (LINAC)-based devices are currently used to deliver spinal radiosurgery : the Novalis Tx...TomoTherapy® Hi-Art® ...and the CyberKnife...
Several studies have demonstrated that radiosurgery is feasible and effective for palliation of spinal metastases. Cyberknife radiosurgery has been used and reported much more than other modalities of spinal radiosurgery, due to the intrinsic ability of the system to provide accurate single stage irradiation to the spine. A limited number of studies reporting the outcome of spinal radiosurgery using the Novalis and the Hi-Art systems will be discussed first....
Future Perspectives
Although spinal radiosurgery remains in its infancy, the data reported in the literature clearly show an effective role for it in the treatment of spinal metastases. Stereotactic delivery of radiation to metastatic lesions near the spinal cord can result in good tumor control, rapid and durable pain relief, and in some cases recovery of neurologic function, with little evidence of radiation-related side effects or radiation necrosis. The largest studies of spinal radiosurgery have consistently shown excellent clinical outcomes without complications using single-fraction approaches. Gerszten et al. presented outcome of a 115-patient study including 108 metastatic lesions (14). They treated all patients with a mean single-fraction dose of 14 Gy (12-20 Gy) prescribed to the 80% isodose line. No acute radiation toxicity or new neurological deficits occurred during the follow-up period (median, 18 months). Axial and radicular pain improved in 74 of 79 patients. In the large-scale study from the same group, not a single instance of radiation-induced neurological complications was observed.
Taken along with the current findings, pain control and local control after single-fraction or hypofractionated radiosurgery are equivalent. This is consistent with results of randomized studies that have failed to show significant difference in pain control between single- and multifraction regimens for external-beam radiation therapy. We can conclude that single-fraction radiosurgery is effective in most cases of spinal lesions, and that hypofractionated radiosurgery should be reserved for treatment of special cases (e.g., larger tumors). The efficacy and safety of highly conformal radiation therapy against metastatic spinal lesions appears to be well established based on the data in the literature....
Spinal radiosurgery is a fast, non-invasive treatment used with good results in a growing number of patients with vertebral metastatic pain. In particular, radiosurgery is rapidly becoming the main treatment option for patients with stable vertebral disease, offering high rates of pain and tumor growth control and low incidence of neurological complications.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Miami's 3rd CK will be installed at Mercy Hospital (the 17th CK in Fl)
Miami's 3rd CK will be installed at Mercy Hospital (the 17th CK in Fl)
** Florida is the state that has the most CK (15). Including the new CK at U.of Miami and Mercy Hosp-Miami, there will be 17 CK in Fl.
The CyberKnife Institute at Mercy Hospital is scheduled to open February, 2010, and will be the first hospital based CyberKnife system in the Greater Miami metropolitan area. The CyberKnife system offers State-of-the-Art "Image Guided Radio Surgery", the most advanced tool available in fighting cancer through radiation oncology. Providing patients with world class doctors, technology, and research, the CyberKnife Institute represents the highest quality of care obtainable.
Accuray shares rise on UBS upgrade
NEW YORK — Shares of Accuray Inc. rose Wednesday after a UBS analyst upgraded the maker of medical radiation equipment, citing stable orders of the company's CyberKnife system.
UBS analyst Erik Schneider raised his rating to "Neutral" from "Sell" and reaffirmed a $6 share price target.
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Una nuova cura per le cefalee a grappolo. E' quanto presentato da Pantaleo Romanelli, esperto di neurochirurgia funzionale dell'Istituto Neuromed di Pozzilli (Isernia), all'European Protocol Development Committee della Cyberknife Society, durante la riunione dei maggiori esperti del settore che si e' svolta a Milano nei giorni scorsi. Si tratta di un nuovo protocollo per il trattamento di forme gravi di cefalea a grappolo resistenti alla terapia medica.
Il protocollo presentato da Romanelli si base sull'utilizzo del Cyberknife, un robot radiochirurgico capace di inviare fasci sottili di radiazioni su bersagli intracranici con precisione submillimetrica, al fine di fronteggiare una patologia che incide sensibilmente sulla qualita' della vita di coloro che ne sono affetti. Questo robot finora e' stato utilizzato per il trattamento non invasivo di tumori intra ed extra cronici con ottimi risultati. Romanelli, applicando la tecnologia Cyberknife nel trattamento di casi severi di cefalea a grappolo resistenti alla farmacoterapia, ha selezionato come bersaglio del trattamento il ganglio sfenopalatino, una struttura nervosa della faccia coinvolta nella genesi della cefalea a grappolo.
Il trattamento e' efficace, del tutto non invasivo e presenta rischi molto contenuti. In seguito alla presentazione di questo protocollo la Cyberknife Society ha incaricato il dottor Romanelli di coordinare uno studio multicentrico internazionale al fine di trattare casi selezionati di cefalea a grappolo con questa nuova metodica.
Equinix Appoints Kei Furuta as Managing Director in Japan
David Wilkinson, the Former Managing Director, Becomes Senior Director, Business Development for Equinix Asia Pacific
Tokyo, Japan, 9 December 2009 – Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), a provider of global data center services, today announced that Kei Furuta has joined Equinix as the managing director for Equinix Japan K.K.. In this role, Furuta will be responsible for the overall performance of Equinix's operations in Japan, where the company currently operates two data centers. David Wilkinson, the former managing director for Equinix Japan K.K, will take on the new regional role of senior director, Business Development, Equinix Asia Pacific, to oversee the company's growing business from financial services companies in the region.
Furuta comes to Equinix with a wealth of experience, having held various executive positions with industry leading companies. He served as regional head at AboveNet and Sprint where he managed operations in Japan and Korea. He was also a founder of Energy Initiative Japan (EIJapan), an engineering and consulting firm for energy-saving and environmental technologies. Furuta started his career 15 years prior at leading trading company, Marubeni Corporation.
Wilkinson, in his new capacity as the senior director, Business Development, Asia Pacific, will lead the regional strategies and business development for Equinix Financial eXchange, to support the community of global capital market participants that locate within Equinix data centers to establish highly reliable and low latency connectivity. Wilkinson spearheaded Equinix's expansion to Japan and has built a strong team of professionals and foundation in Japan over the past seven years.
Equinix entered the Japan market in 2002. It is currently the third largest Internet Exchange in Japan via operating two International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data centers in Heiwajima and Shinagawa, Tokyo, respectively. The two data centers, interconnected directly by Equinix's IBXLink service, serve as a major Internet exchange platform for the interconnection of enterprise, service provider and content company networks. Both local and foreign corporations entrust the highly secure infrastructure and network density of Equinix's Tokyo facilities to optimize network performance and efficiency.
"We are very committed to Tokyo as a strategic market for Equinix in the region. Kei Furuta will bring new vision and leadership to drive further success in Japan, while David Wilkinson assumes his new role to develop Equinix's positioning in the financial service market in Asia Pacific, including Japan," said Samuel Lee, president, Equinix Asia Pacific. "Our proven business model, coupled with our local market expertise, ensures that our Japan customers will enjoy strong support within the country as well as at Equinix locations globally."
Thursday, December 10, 2009
A new CK in Pasadena CA will be installed soon
>>I called more than one neurosurgeon's office at 630 S.Raymond Ave, Pasadena, CA and have confirmed that a new CK will be installed on the 1/F of the building, probably this month. The CK will be co-owned.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Samsung bada
Samsung today unveiled its new smartphone platform, Samsung bada. Based on Samsung's signature TouchWiz user interface, the Samsung bada platform will provide flash control, web control, motion sensing, fine-tuned vibration control as well as face detection and recognition. Samsung bada will also support sensor-based, context-aware applications. By using various sensors such as accelerometers, tilt, weather, proximity and activity sensors, application developers can implement context-aware interactive features in applications.
Samsung bada also supports Open GL ES 2.0 for advanced gaming capabilities. For haptic functionality, Samsung bada uses Immersion's TouchSense Player. Another key feature in Samsung bada is Lifelog, which lets developers create intelligent call logs to let users quickly figure out who they call most often etc.
Low Latency Landscape
Low Latency Landscape
By Steve on Dec 06, 2009
This was the 5 minute speech I gave at the Low Latency Trading Solutions seminar with RTS Realtime Systems and Equinix before the FIA event in Singapore began this past December 2, 2009.
Good morning everyone. My name is Steve Edge Director of AsiaEtrading.com. I would like to thank you for attending our Low Latency trading solutions seminar. Our hosts today are RTS Realtime Systems a leading global trading systems provider. And Equinix a provider of global data center services.
Low Latency Solutions Seminar A Great Success
By Steve on Dec 08, 2009
Our low latency trading solutions seminar held December 2nd preceding the Futures Industry Association (FIA) conference in Singapore was a great success. With 79 attendees in the standing room only venue at the St. Regis hotel the 90 minute event ran without a hitch.
...John Knuff the Director of Business Development of Equinix was on hand to present the final part of the low latency trading solutions seminar. He touched on the firms approach to data centers and low latency connectivity worldwide. His polished performance made a great anchor to what was otherwise a very successful seminar.
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PIPE International Chooses Equinix Sydney Data Center As Global Interconnect Provider For New Undersea Cable
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), a provider of global data center services, today announced that PIPE International (Australia), a wholly-owned subsidiary of PIPE Networks (ASX: PWK) has selected Equinix as a key interconnect provider for its new PIPE Pacific Cable (PPC-1) undersea cable. Through Equinix Sydney-1 (SY1) International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data center located in its Sydney campus, Equinix will provide PIPE with convenient, secure and cost-effective access to the aggregation of Australia's leading carriers operating within the center.
In addition to the Sydney IBX data center, PIPE is also utilizing Equinix's global footprint and operational expertise, with deployments to Equinix centers in Tokyo, Japan and San Jose, CA, USA.
PIPE International's newly laid PPC-1 undersea cable runs 6,900 km from Guam to its landing point on Sydney. With a capacity of 2.56 terabits per second, the PPC-1 system will provide significant additional capacity to Australia, and also will provide onward connectivity to Asia and the United States.
"We are extremely pleased to have been selected by PIPE International to help create market interest for the PPC-1 undersea cable project," said Samuel Lee, President, Equinix Asia Pacific. "We provide a very efficient and secure means to distribute optimized traffic to the Australian market as well as increase the options for international transit and transport services out of Australia. The new PPC-1 cable system will also enable our customers to increase the resilience of their international network and provide additional redundancy."
"Our landing of the new cable is to provide Australia with enhanced, competitive connectivity to the rest of the world," Bevan Slattery, CEO of PIPE International said. "Equinix's global data center services create an ideal partnership for us in the mission-critical project."
Equinix operates IBX data centers in 18 countries, including a Sydney campus that houses two facilities, Sydney-1 (SY1) and Sydney-2 (SY2). With a combined floor space of approximately 120,000 square feet (11,145 square meters) and featuring state-of-the-art power, cooling and security systems, they provide the utmost reliability and connectivity for cable operators.


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Make Up Forever becomes the latest international beauty brand to come to India
After years of patient waiting, Make Up For Ever (MUFE) finally opens its doors in India. LVMH's professional make-up brand recently opened its first outlet at Mumbai's Inorbit Mall. As a brand loved by makeup artists and Hollywood celebrities alike, the launch of MUFE calls for celebration for all the beauty fanatics in India.
With a dazzling array of over 1400 products for eyes, lips and face, the brand is known for its long lasting cosmetics and its 3 step High Definition Range. The HD range in particular has been favoured by the actors, as it helps them achieve a flawless complexion in front of the camera. We cannot wait to get our hands on MUFE's intense pigments that last all day and night and are resistant to extreme heat, intense light, and humidity. Pure, professional make up, here we come!


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To provide livestock producers with the opportunity to participate in a short-term alternate water system assessment, where the benefits of clean water and increased riparian vegetation growth can be tested. This program will ultimately enhance livestock productivity, encourage sustainable land management and protect overall surface water quality.
Program Details
- At the request of the landowner, and based on availability, LPCD staff will deliver and install one of two systems available for trial.
- Landowner will supply a $100 security deposit on system for duration of use.
- Water system is provided on a trial bias only, maximum of three week trial – extension of trial is possible pending demand for program participation.
- Participants will be notified one week prior to removal of system to allow for alternate watering arrangements to be made.
- Participant is responsible for notifying the LPCD of any problems with the trial water system
- LPCD staff are responsible for maintenance of trial water system.
Eligibility and Conditions
- Project lands must be within the Lake of the Prairie Conservation District
- Applications will be approved on a first come, first serve basis.
- Trials for the purpose of removing livestock from watering in natural watercourses will be given priority.
Note: All equipment remains the property of the Lake of the Prairie Conservation District and is not for sale at the end of the trial. Producers interested in purchasing similar units are encouraged to inquire at the district office for retail and technical information.
To arrange for a trial of the solar-powered trough trailer, please contact our office at 564-2388.


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Namely, cancer can be effectively treated by means of healthy foods and earth elements, which may be equally beneficial in the case of numerous other health issues.
It is of great importance that you know that there is a hidden story behind the anti- cancer treatments with a remedy called Laetrile, or b17 vitamin.
The richest source of this vitamin is the apricot seed which is located beneath the hard pit. This vitamin contains a powerful anti-cancer agent, called amygdalin.
As believed, this agent is extremely effective in the case of cancer, as it successfully eliminates it. But why isn't it prescribes as a treatment by the modern doctors?
- Edward Griffin gives the simple answer: "A control for cancer is known, and it comes from nature, but it is not widely available to the public because it cannot be patented, and, therefore, is not commercially attractive to the pharmaceutical industry."
Therefore, it all originates from the need of high profits for the pharmaceutical industry. Apparently, the lives of numerous cancer patients are not more important that the incomes of the doctors and the number of expensive chemotherapies.
The power of b17 vitamin lies in the fact that it consists of glucose and hydrogen cyanide. It effectively kills cancer cells by the glucose 'injecting' itself into the cancer cell. Then, the glucose's cyanide and benzaldehyde form a targeted poison that destroys the cancer cell.
However, many people believe this natural chemotherapy to be controversial, as numerous medical professionals suggest that b17 vitamin is toxic. Yet, we all know, cancer is toxic by nature, so this vitamin can be toxic only to cancer cells and the wicked policies of the government,
And this is how the effects of this vitamin has been proved:
This treatment was not approved by the FDA, but some doctors, including John A. Richardson M.D., started using it "illegally" in the treatments of cancer patients at his clinic in San Francisco. Namely, these methods with laetrile gave fantastic results which were documented in Laetrile Case Histories: The Richardson Cancer Clinic Experience, by John A. Richardson M.D. and Patricia Irving Griffin, R.N.
Yet, this teams was afterwards forced to minimize the benefits of b17 vitamin when they attacked the conventional cancer treatments, and the FDA even strongly intervened. They claimed Laetrile to be illegal as an unapproved form of treatment. Therefore, Laetrile cannot be bought in the US, but you can purchase b17 vitamin / amygdalin in supplement form.
Furthermore, you can also consume apricot seeds at your discretion as a preventive measure as cancer- fighting agent.
Yet, frustrated and outraged due to the whole cover- up procedure concerning the documented benefits of b17 vitamin by the FDA and the AMA, many studies by Sloan-Kettering have examined the anti- cancer properties of b17 vitamin for a period of 5 years, between 1972 and 1977, and found that.
- Laetrile prevents cancer
- It enhances the overall health of the patient
- It soothes pain linked to cancer
- It inhibits tumor growth
- It prevents and stops the spreading (metastasizing) of cancer in mice.
Dr. Kanematsu Sugiura, which was a member of the team on the panel, was asked whether he stuck to the belief that laetrile may stop the development of cancer. He confirmed.
Yet, Sloan-Kettering then came out and fired a top spokesman on the subject, Ralph Moss, for reporting on the findings, which had a negative effect on the general public concerning the natural cancer treatments.
Yet, apart from these clinical trials of b17 vitamin, there are also personal experiences and testimonies of people who have used this treatment and eliminated cancer despite all this.


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Emotional memories can be suppressed with practice
Emotional memories can be suppressed with practice new CU-Boulder study says.
A new University of Colorado at Boulder study shows people have the ability to suppress emotional memories with practice, which has implications for those suffering from conditions ranging from post-traumatic stress disorder to depression.
The study, which measured brain activity in test subjects who were trained to suppress memories of negative images, indicated two mechanisms in the prefrontal region of the brain were at work, said CU-Boulder doctoral candidate Brendan Depue, lead study author. The study may help clinicians develop new therapies for those unable to suppress emotionally distressing memories associated with disorders like post-traumatic stress disorder, phobias, depression, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive syndrome, he said.
The study was published in the July 13 issue of Science. Co-authors on the study included CU-Boulder Associate Professor Tim Curran and Professor Marie Banich of the psychology department. All three authors are affiliated with CU-Boulderâs Center for Neuroscience and the Institute of Cognitive Sciences, and Banich also is affiliated with the CU-Denver and Health Sciences Center.
âWe have shown in this study that individuals have the ability to suppress specific memories at a particular moment in time through repeated practice,â Depue said. âWe think we now have a grasp of the neural mechanisms at work, and hope the new findings and future research will lead to new therapeutic and pharmacological approaches to treating a variety of emotional disorders.â
During the training phase of the study, subjects were asked to learn 40 different pairs of pictures, each pair consisting of a âneutralâ human face and a disturbing picture such as a car crash, a wounded soldier, a violent crime scene or an electric chair, Depue said.
After memorizing each associated pair, the subjects were fitted with special viewing goggles and placed in MRI scanners at CUâs Health Sciences Center in Denver. Subjects were shown only the face images and asked to either think about, or not think about, the disturbing image previously associated with each face, he said.
The functional brain imaging scans taken during the study indicated the coordination for memory suppression occurred in the brainâs prefrontal cortex, considered by neuroscientists to be the âseat of cognitive control,â he said. The team found that two specific regions of the prefrontal cortex appear to work in tandem to suppress particular posterior brain regions like the visual cortex, the hippocampus and amygdala, which are involved in tasks like visual recall, memory encoding and retrieval, and emotional output, he said.
âThese results indicate memory suppression does occur, and, at least in nonpsychiatric populations, is under the control of prefrontal regions,â the researchers wrote in Science. The most anterior portion of the prefrontal cortex highlighted in the study is a relatively recent feature in brain evolution and is greatly enlarged in humans when compared to great apes, said Depue.
The study showed the subjects were able to âexert some control over their emotional memories,â said Depue. âBy essentially shutting down specific portions of the brain, they were able to stop the retrieval process of particular memories.â
Depue speculated that memory suppression could be a positive evolutionary trait, using the example of a Stone Age hunter narrowly escaping from a lion while hunting antelope. âIf the hunter became so beleaguered by memories of that incident that he stopped hunting, then he would have starved to death.â
It is not clear to what extent an extremely traumatic emotional memory, like a violent battlefield incident or a crippling car accident, manifests itself in the human brain, said Depue. âIn cases like this, a person could need thousands of repetitions of training to suppress such memories. We just donât know yet.â
Originated by psychologist Sigmund Freud more than a century ago, the concept of repressed memories is extremely controversial, said Depue. There is considerable debate today over whether repressed memories and suppressed memories are interchangeable terms, and even as to whether repressed memories exist at all, he said.
âThe debate over repressed memories probably wonât be resolved in my lifetime,â said Depue. âI think the important thing here is that we have identified neural mechanisms with potential for helping the clinical community develop new therapeutic and pharmaceutical approaches for people suffering from emotional disorders.â
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5 reasons why landlords should insist their residential tenants have contents insurance
Lately there has been a spate of house fires around Australia where the tenant has been uninsured. Having been doing claims for over 45 years now, I have witnessed countless times the devastating effect that not being insured has on someone.
When landlords lease out their commercial premises it is standard practice to at least have the tenant hold public liability insurance. This is a basic risk management measure to protect the landlord from becoming the last resort for most public liability matters, as these issues can often fall back to them as an occupier's liability rather than a building owner's responsibility.
With these two issues rolling around in my head, I have come up with 5 major reasons why I believe that all landlords of residential properties should insist and seek proof of their tenants having contents insurance.
- With home contents insurance the insured, typically, has $20 million dollars of public liability insurance. It often ranges from $10 to $30 million. The liability coverage afforded by a contents policy can include protection for some claims by a landlord to the tenant for negligence, say leaving something on the stove and accidentally setting fire to your property. The same goes if they leave the plug in the bath and flood your building.
- The liability coverage also provides protection to the tenant should someone come on to the property and injure themselves. Such a person would look to the tenant in the first instance and if their insurer sorts out the claim, you as the landlord are left out of it bearing in mind, even defence costs can be expensive and time consuming to you.
- In the event of a fire, the tenant's policy provides coverage to remove the debris from the building. With no insurance, the tenant usually walks away leaving you with the mess. As it is not your property (items damaged in the fire) your insurer may not cover this cost.
- A tenant that has insurance shows that they embrace risk management and I would suggest this shows a better quality tenant who will also take other measures to safe guard both their property and yours.
- By insisting they have insurance you could be a saviour to them should there be a fire and they have that all important protection.
Contents insurance is inexpensive for most people. Less than $10 a week for approximately $50,000 of contents cover and as I say typically $20 million of that all-important personal and public liability.
Think about it, you could be helping yourself and your tenant!
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We discussed this at a training session in Perth today and one of the brokers made a good point that landlords will ask for confirmation of insurance from a tradesperson who may come into their residential property for 2 hours and yet do now worry about the tenant who has control of their asset for the term of the lease. A very good point that perhaps should be point 6.


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Dandi Bagh, Himachal Pradesh, India, 13th September 2016, 7:30 am:
For the past few years, Mela Ram Uncle's elder son Manoj and his wife Anu (Anita) Bhabhi have been working here on a nursery, making flowering plant saplings for sale. Over the years, they have increased the variety of flowers being brought up, even going to the extent of rearing them in different seasons other than the traditional.
They send these plants to Chandigarh for sale. Their reputation has grown such that sometimes the pickup vehicles directly come to their home to buy and take away the plants.
This time round, I saw the following plants at the nursery:
- Begonia
- Sempleflorens
- Salvia
- Dianthus
- Pansy
- Marigold
- Cyclamen
- Gazania
- Barbina
- Geranium
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Kilometre of Sculpture 2015
An express interview with exhibition's organisers Michael Haagensen and Siim Preiman
Kilometre of Sculpture 2015
Exhibition 'The Visitors'
Võru, Estonia
July 4 – 26, 2015
Last year saw the Kilometre of Sculpture (KoS) international outdoor exhibition held in Estonia for the first time. Works by Latvian, Estonian, Swedish, Finnish and Austrian sculptures were displayed throughout an approximately kilometre's worth of walking in the rolling castle park and urbanscape of the North Estonian town of Rakvere. The new initiative was undertaken by Michael Haagensen with a team that included principal curator Niekolaas Johannes Lekkerkerk from the Netherlands. This year, an edition of the Kilometre of Sculpture exhibition entitled The Visitors has been put together by guest curator Andreas Nilsson from the Moderna Museet, Malmö, with assistance from exhibitions manager, Siim Preiman. And this year it is Võru, a town in the south-east of Estonia, that has become a temporary home to the works of the outdoor sculpture exhibition. Meanwhile, three of the twin towns of Võru – Alūksne (Latvia), Landskrona (Sweden) and Laitila (Finland) – have been chosen as the venues of KoSx Side Programme, the parallel programme of the Kilometre of Sculpture exhibition.
Read in Archive: Kilometre of Sculpture in Rakvere
Arterritory.com asked the brainfather of the Kilometre of Sculpture exhibition and project manager Michael Haagensen and exhibitions manager Siim Preiman with some questions regarding the new outdoor exhibition. The express interview also touches upon Michael Haagensen's view on contemporary art in Estonian public space in general and his secret dream in this respect.
Please tell us about the Võru landscape and what was taken into consideration when integrating this year's exhibition in it?
Michael Haagensen: The landscape around Võru is about as hilly as Estonia gets. So the landscape generally is open and picturesque. The town of Võru features a fascinating combination of architectural styles from a range of eras. It includes many extremely old wooden and stone buildings as well as Soviet structures that filled the gaps left after bombing destroyed parts of the town during WWII, and also a scattering of more recent buildings. But being the largest town in the south-east, and therefore the furthest from the capital, it also suffers from a population drain that the larger centres exert upon it. For that reason, many buildings are empty, and property prices are among the lowest in the country. One of Võru's biggest assets is being situated on the shores of Lake Tamula, which makes the whole town like an inland seaside resort, and summer is the season to visit. So it sounds like a town of contradictions, and in many ways this is true. I have been particularly struck by how positive and energetic the locals are, considering the obvious economic problems the town has to deal with. The people are the life of the town, and they really have something to be proud of in that respect because the feeling is palpable.
The exhibition for 2015, The Visitors, has been put together by guest curator Andreas Nilsson from Moderna Museet Malmö (Sweden). Could you introduce us to Mr. Nilsson and his experience or background in sculpture?
Michael Haagensen: I am not sure that Andreas has any special connection to sculpture as such, but we knew that he had been involved in curatorial projects in the Baltic States, and more importantly, that he had a professional interest in the region. In 2014, he co-curated the Moderna Exhibition (Society Acts) for his home institution along with freelance Latvian curator Maija Rudovska. This exhibition put together an exciting and varied collection of work from the Baltic Sea region and formalised Andreas' interest in the contemporary artists of this part of the world. This was perfectly timed in many ways, because the research involved in such a major show, a smaller version of which later travelled to Kim? in Riga, meant that he could readily put together an interesting exhibition for Kilometre of Sculpture. And in regard to sculpture, he saw the township of Võru as an ideal canvas for exploring the limits of what we call sculpture or public art by presenting works of a more temporal and ephemeral quality.
Archive: Photos: The Kilometre of Sculpture in Rakvere
Could you tell us what unites, and what divides, this year's entries you received after the open call? What is this year's 'common feeling of sculpture'?
Michael Haagensen: My feeling at the moment, and I am sure it will change as the exhibition unfolds, is that the exhibition The Visitors seems to be about telling stories. Some are themselves inspired by Võru, its people and history; others are brought like gifts from other cultures; still others are built as a result of interaction with the local people and their town, while the remaining works seem to comment on narratives that could apply quite universally but nevertheless engage in this case specifically with the urbanscape of Võru. A number of the works are performance-based, and some require local participation, so there is not much chance that the locals can stand by as Kilometre of Sculpture comes to town in a flurry of activity and leaves three weeks later. The people of Võru, whether they like it or not, will be a crucial part of this exhibition.
Siim Preiman: We received quite a lot of entries for the open call, over 40 applications in all. At first the works seemed quite different both from each other and from the curated section. Andreas' selection of works naturally shares a lot of qualities and relates strongly to the overall conception. Only after finishing the open call selection process did I start seeing the selected works in their full potential as parts of the exhibition. Both sections of the main exhibition share similar qualities like site-specificity, ephemerality but also a kind of subtlety and weightlessness that we wouldn't expect from sculpture in the traditional sense. Even the few works that have, let's say … more body or weight than others still differ in their subject matter from the kind of monumental or traditional themes usually associated with sculpture.
Were there any other conditions that artists had to take into account when creating their work?
Michael Haagensen: Well, the general brief indicated they should consider the town itself of course, but Andreas' concept started from Joseph Beuys and his notion of social sculpture and the idea that a sculpture is never finished but always negotiated and re-negotiated with its public, and this social dialogue drives the concept. But maybe you can talk some more about that, Siim…?
Siim Preiman: I think something to take into consideration with a town like Võru is the nature of the public space itself. It seems that not only artists but also other team members had something slightly different in mind when we talked about public space. In Võru's case it doesn't have all the elements or visual qualities that we take for granted in bigger cities – there are only a few large shop windows, no high-rise buildings at all, etc. The cityspace is rather an extended private space we have been invited into and given warm permission to access. This private nature of the public space sets its own rules and possibilities for action. There is no abstract anonymity in the sense of bigger cities, there's no chance of slipping under the radar and organizing an exhibition (even an ephemeral and lightweight one) without someone noticing you snooping/looking around and recognizing you as a visitor.
The opening weekend will feature special performances by GIDEONSSON/LONDRÉ, Laura Kaminskaitė, Essi Kausalainen and Liina Siib. Could you tell us what exactly will be shown?
Siim Preiman: The opening weekend will start off with Essi Kausalainen's performance on the main square. In her work, she explores the relations between people, animals, plants, minerals and objects. You could say that through her work she proposes an alternative way of understanding the co-existence of essentially equal agents in the game of life. GIDEONSSON/LONDRÉ have installed modest wind-up clocks in five different public locations all over Võru. During the opening weekend they will personally walk around Võru and wind up their clocks, a task which will later be carried out by the people working at the locations. Laura Kaminskaite will have an actor present her previous works in an intimate café setting. Liina Siib will re-enact poetry readings at the monument of Estonian writer Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald, which originally took place in the late 80s and were organized by young people protesting against the Soviet rule.
Last year, when asked about the origin of KoS idea, you said that it originally came as a response to two main problems that had been discussed in the Estonian media for some years. First, the gulf that seemed to have emerged between the field of contemporary art and the general public, and secondly, the lack in Estonia of any major event specifically designed for artists working in three dimensions. What has changed since then in the context of contemporary art in the public space? And what is the way forward?
Michael Haagensen: In the field of contemporary art in Estonia, I think a lot has changed in the last two or three years. In many ways, the environment here in the aftermath of the financial crisis was ripe for new initiatives and new directions. A new team had just taken over at the Centre for Contemporary Art, Estonia; the Köler Prize was establishing itself; galleries were starting to embrace more internationally-orientated ambitions and were assisted in that by independent public initiatives, and a whole new generation of art practitioners and producers were graduating and coming online. So I think there were a number of initiatives, Kilometre of Sculpture being just one, that all emerged around the same time. Some of these have been truly innovative in a universal sense, while others are just new for Estonia. Kilometre of Sculpture, for example, is not new at all. Exhibition events in the public space have been held in many places in the world for decades, and there is nothing particularly innovative about the format. It just seemed that there was a gap and, as you mention in your question, there was a problem, and so we started with that. Now that we are in our second year, the process of adapting an old idea to the particular context of Estonia and the Baltic Sea region is taking us as an event into interesting new directions. We have started to explore the general value of one of our promises – to bring a quality international exhibition to a regional town – and this means two things. First, that we have to be ready to engage with the host town in a very thorough manner. We have to be ready to research the town and co-exist with it during the organization process, so we can penetrate the public space we are working with, but also to let that space penetrate us. Landscapes and urbanscapes affect us as people, and vice versa. And this element has to be a part of how we become cognizant of our contribution. It is partly about being sensitive to the host town, but also just being aware of how our presence changes things, changes us, changes everyone. Secondly, we realized that one way to try to make sure this one event in a single regional town could have a more lasting impact was to key it into a network of similar regional towns in neighbouring countries. So we started with the twin town network and sought out creative exchanges. This year we have three such exchanges – with Alūksne in Latvia, Landskrona in Sweden and Laitila in Finland – and these take the shape of exhibitions which are part of our Side Programme. We will then also send each of these twin towns a flat-pack documentary exhibition of what happened with Kilometre of Sculpture in Võru in 2015.
LIKE by Kristine Niedraja (LV)
Don't you secretly dream of a permanent sculpture park somewhere in Estonia?
Michael Haagensen: I certainly don't. My dream is a little different. I would like to explore the notion of 'long-term temporary'. In the coming years part of our programme will be to introduce this idea as part of our exhibitions, so that each year the guest curator might consider commissioning a work from an artist that stays behind in the town as a long-term fixture, but one that has an expiry date. Say, 3–7 years. We have for too long been straightjacketed by the processes and traditions surrounding monuments and public art. The whole selection process and bureaucracy involved not only wastes a lot of public funds, but also seems to cause a lot of conflict in the community. No artwork will please everyone, but that is no reason to stop offering public commissions to active contemporary artists. The public space belongs to its community, so what better place to have a kind of visual forum, an exchange of ideas that is both positive and challenging? We all need to be reminded which century we are living in, so it is pointless to commission public art that belongs in the 19th or early 20th century. So no, I don't dream of a sculpture park for Estonia, but instead perhaps… of an active dialogue about public art in regional communities, and a temporary work or two as focal points for that dialogue.


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Posted by the mama monster at Tuesday, September 22, 2009
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Humana People to People trains small-scale farmers in sustainable agriculture practices among them as conservation farming, and equips the farmers with knowledge that they can use to adjust to the changing conditions. As an integrated part of the training, the farmers get organized around exploring and sharing water resources, securing inputs and marketing of the produce. General knowledge and skills within nutrition, health and community development are also included. This training is called Farmers' Clubs.
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I sent an email to my mailing list last night announcing that Ten Thousand Gods was free on Kindle this week when it was actually just 99 cents. Well, shit.
I got a flurry of emails over the next few hours from people pointing out my mistake. Thanks for catching that, folks.
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Mid 60's at AltonTowers
These pictures have been shared very kindly by Sue Riddell (nee Griffiths) from a family visit to Alton Towers in 1964. This picture shows Sue with the Bandstand in the background where it also seems people were maybe gathering during some sort of musical display.
This picture features Sue on a carousel type ride in the fairground area.
We see a scene in the gardens here. It seems that the area below where the picture was taken would be Le Refuge.
Here is a recent picture of the above.
Here we see Sue in front of the fountain at the front of the Orangery. We can see 2 domes of the Grand Conservatories in the background.
Now a recent picture of the above.
Now an even older one from a different angle:
This one was taken inside the Ingestre Stable buildings aka the Tavern area.
A recent view of the above.


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Growing Sense TV Series features Rosmarie Lohnes
Watch episodes of Growing Sense and enjoy an insightful and rewarding experience learning about our connection to Nature.
Ecological Restoration
Helping Nature Heal Inc. is proud to be Nova Scotia's leading-edge ecological restoration company. President and Designer, Rosmarie Lohnes, leads an expert team of scientists and experienced crew who find sustainable solutions for any environmental challenge. Our designs bring unique beauty, healthy ecology, and re-connection with nature to property owners and communities.
Helping Nature Heal's team specializes in sustainable ecosystem construction and stewardship methods that are customized for coastal areas of eastern Canada. Notable projects include creating Living Shorelines for public lands in Nova Scotia and PEI, developing forest management and trail plans for private homeowners, designing and building the landscape for the first LEED Platinum Certified house in the Maritimes, and remediating a toxic site to create a community park in Petite Rivière, Nova Scotia.
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A suspect has been arrested in connection with a December armed robbery of a Miami Gardens CVS, police said.
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Shortly after Apollo 16 blasted off from Florida in 1972, the Saturn V Booster was used as an experiment in and of itself, to measure seismic activity within the moon. Now, the crash site has been found.
Shortly after it was used to bring the mission into Lunar orbit, the S-IVB was to be used to measure seismic activity on the moon's surface. Unfortunately, the rocket dropped its tracking data early, and it was lost.
The crater was discovered by Jeff Plescia, who's become an expert in locating lost hardware, using high-resolution images from the LROC system on the NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
"I did finally find the Apollo 16 SIVB crater," reports Jeff Plescia of The Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland.
Image Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University
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Supposing Jane Austen had been a crime writer?
Leading crime author and television screenwriter, Isabelle Grey, explains why she thinks Emma was the first novel of psychological suspense.
Posted on March 14, 2016 in Self incrimination
Tags: Isabelle Grey, author piece, jane austen, self incrimination
My copy of Jane Austen's Emma is the one I had for English A Level, complete with under-linings and notes scribbled in the margin. I thought then how cunning and ingenious the narrative was, yet, although I dreamt of becoming a novelist, I had no idea I would write crime fiction nor that I might come to see Emma as the first ever novel of psychological suspense.
It's all about setting a trap for the reader. Once you have finished Emma, it is impossible to read it a second time in the same way. Neither Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca nor Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl can offer any tricks that Austen hadn't already pulled.
Right on the first page Austen sets out a clear warning that Emma Woodhouse's cleverness, combined with her sense of entitlement, is going to lead her into unperceived danger – a premise familiar to modern readers of domestic noir.
Of course in Emma's world the dangers are not violent or criminal – although Frank Churchill's charm and his fluent and conscience-less ability to lie come pretty close to sociopathic – but it's clear that for the inhabitants of Highbury the stakes are high. And, as the tension and misery of the various social gatherings increase, there is a feeling that Emma is a young woman in jeopardy – although we fail to see the killer twist ahead.
This is because Austen has fooled us into us into thinking how clever we are to spot how wrong Emma is about what would make Harriet Smith happy, how wilfully blind she remains to Mr Elton's interpretation of her encouragement; we congratulate ourselves on anticipating the painful lesson Emma inflicts on herself by her rudeness to the garrulous Miss Bates and await the consequences that must follow.
Thus Austen steers us into a complacency as blinkered as Emma's about our own cleverness – before springing her trap. Once the reader learns (spoiler alert!) that Frank Churchill is secretly engaged to Jane Fairfax, everything changes. Like Emma, we look back and realise how blindly we missed what was hidden in plain sight.
Reading the novel a second time, it becomes deliciously clear just how astonishingly clever and original Austen's writing is. I am no expert but I suspect this was the first time any novelist had crafted such a concealed narrative twist. The more crime novels I write, the more my admiration for Emma grows.
As it does also for 'handsome, clever' Emma Woodhouse. Indeed, I'd like to think that my DI Grace Fisher shares some of Emma's spirit and enterprise, her ability to make and overcome mistakes. Equally, as happens in Shot Through The Heart, if someone – perhaps a disaffected soldier from the Napoleonic Wars – took his musket and shot five inhabitants of Highbury one Christmas Day, I wouldn't be surprised if Emma and her investigative team of Mr Knightley and Mrs Weston turned detective and worked through the web of secrets and lies to uncover the truth.
If Jane Austen had lived on for another century or two until the genre flourished, I bet she would have adored crime fiction.


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The darn winter here in Maine took me out of commission for a bit from enameling, hammering and all the fun! Yes, too much shoveling wears out your arm. Anyway, I finally got it back enough to be able to do some copper work. I can't wait!
I was super happy of my results. I think I have discovered a bit more technique, and acquired a bit more courage to try my own things. I am really into this melting copper wire on the enamel right now, you can get some really interesting results (or, a total failure is possible, too…) I've tried different swirls and even what I call "metal rain" – just cut a lot of little pieces and sprinkle!
And yes, then there are the poppies, I have become a poppy maniac. I quite weirdly got the inspiration on this color scheme of blue and turquoise by looking at a bunch of laundry…crazy, right? The laundry was sitting on the floor and it was a shirt and a fleece coat and the color combination was just marvelous. "That would look great in enamel" and there I go. You can get inspiration everywhere – even in your laundry! This poppy color is quite awesome, I am so excited about it. I really hope I can make somebody else as excited about it as well! It certainly catches the eye. I will be making many and many of these.
I have tried to master this "two prong" technique, since I'm drilling two holes in my poppies. So far, better that I expected. I haven't dropped or anything. It does take some more concentration and a bit of planning, and your enamel needs to be deep enough so you can dip the two prong into it. This reminds me that I do need to get some more metal containers for my enamels that are deep and rather narrow. It just works better.
Hope you can experiment, too. There is an endless learning curve with this stuff and that does keep it interesting, I'm hoping forever!


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The first disc begins with six songs from Dave Mason's 1973 release It's Like You Never Left, all of which were written by Dave Mason. The compilation starts with "Misty Morning Stranger," which reminds me a bit of Steve Miller during the verses. This song boasts some good lyrics, like these lines: "The guilt that you feel will not heal you" and "Don't ever doubt what your heart says/When everything round you says no." "Baby… Please" likewise has some good lines, like "I'm a slave to the way that you move me" and "Well, I'm pacing the floor like a tiger." And then "The Lonely One" features Stevie Wonder on harmonica. This is one of my favorite tracks, with its beautiful, sort of relaxed country rock vibe. "Through the truth and through the lies/There is really no disguise/To hide the lonely ones/You can find them on a card/Being matched with other hearts/The really lonely ones."
Five songs are included from his 1974 record, Dave Mason, an album that reached #25 on the Billboard chart. Two of them are covers, "All Along The Watchtower" and "Bring It On Home To Me." Dave Mason had earlier played on Jimi Hendrix's recording of "All Along The Watchtower," and his own version has some similarities to the Hendrix version, but definitely stands on its own. And Dave Mason's rendition of Sam Cooke's "Bring It On Home To Me" is one of my favorite tracks on this disc. It's a wonderful rendition which begins a cappella, then builds, and features some wonderful work on both keys and guitar. The vocals are tinged with a gospel feel, and are beautiful. This has always been one of my favorite songs, and this version is one of the best I've heard (even if, like many versions, it leaves out the last verse). "If you ever change your mind/About leaving, leaving me behind/Oh, oh, bring it to me/Bring your sweet loving/Bring it on home to me."
The first disc contains four songs from Split Coconut, a 1975 release that has something of an island influence, heard on particular tracks. David Crosby and Graham Nash contribute some vocals to this record. "You Can Lose It" is a really good song written by Dave Mason and Jim Krueger. "She tells you she loves you, and calls you her man/But you're only just a small part of her plan." "Split Coconut," the album's title track, is a whole lot of fun, with a groove to get you dancing. But the most surprising selection from this record is Dave Mason's cover of Buddy Holly's "Crying, Waiting, Hoping." This is the one that really gets the island treatment, an interesting approach to this early rock and roll number. The Manhattan Transfer provide backing vocals on this track.
The second disc begins with five tracks from Certified Live, a double live album from 1976. The first track is a very cool, funky version of what is probably Dave Mason's most famous composition, "Feelin' Alright," which was originally recorded by Traffic. The song has been covered by many artists over the years, and Joe Cocker had a hit with it. This live version by Dave Mason is excellent, with a lot of energy and a great groove. He follows that with "Pearly Queen," another song from the same Traffic record that included "Feelin' Alright." This live version doesn't have that mellow intro, but basically gets right into it. "Pearly Queen" was written by Steve Winwood and James Capaldi. Mason then does an Eagles cover, "Take It To The Limit." I am not an Eagles fan, but this isn't a bad song, and Dave Mason does a good job with it. Also from Certified Live is a good version of "Only You Know And I Know," a song that Dave Mason included on his 1970s release Alone Together, and which was subsequently a hit for Delaney And Bonnie. Interestingly, Bonnie Bramlett played on Alone Together, and Dave Mason played on D&B Together (the album which includes their version of "Only You Know And I Know").
This compilation includes six tracks from Let It Flow, Dave Mason's 1977 release, including "We Just Disagree," one of Dave Mason's biggest hits, which was written by Jim Krueger. "I'm going back to a place that's far away/How about you, have you got a place to stay/Why should I care when I'm just trying to get along/We were friends, but now it's the end of our love song." "So High (Rock Me Baby And Roll Me Away)" was also released as a single, but didn't chart nearly as high as did "We Just Disagree." "Let It Go, Let It Flow" is the most fun track included from this album. This one was written by Dave Mason.
Only two songs are included from the 1978 release, Mariposa De Oro, an album that I really like (I still have it on vinyl). The first is the album's lead-off track, "Don't It Make You Wonder," an excellent song written by Dave Mason and Kathy Nicholas. The other track is a cover of "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow," written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, and originally recorded by The Shirelles. It's not a bad cover, but there are other tracks from this record that I would have chosen instead. And two tracks are included from the 1980 release, Old Crest On A New Wave (a title that reminds me of Leonard Cohen's 1974 record, New Skin For The Old Ceremony). Neither song was written by Dave Mason, and neither is all that great. The first, "Save Me," features Michael Jackson on backing vocals.
CD Track List
Disc One
- Misty Morning Stranger
- Baby… Please
- The Lonely One
- Head Keeper
- It's Like You Never Left
- Every Woman
- All Along The Watchtower
- You Can't Take It When You Go
- Show Me Some Affection
- Bring It On Home To Me
- Relation Ships
- You Can Lose It
- Split Coconut
- Crying, Waiting, Hoping
- Long Lost Friend
Disc Two
- Feelin' Alright
- Pearly Queen
- Take It To The Limit
- Sad And Deep As You
- Only You Know And I Know
- We Just Disagree
- So High (Rock Me Baby and Roll Me Away)
- Then It's Alright
- Seasons
- Let It Go, Let It Flow
- Mystic Traveler
- Don't It Make You Wonder
- Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
- Save Me
- Paralyzed
The Columbia Years: The Definitive Anthology was released on March 11, 2016 through Real Gone Music.


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Global Nanocoatings Market is Expected to Reach USD 6.75 Billion in 2019: Transparency Market Research
31 Mar, 2014, 12:30 BST
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According to a new report published by Transparency Market Research, "Nanocoatings Market (Anti-fingerprint, Anti-microbial, Anti-fouling & Easy-to-clean, Self-cleaning and Others) for Medical & Healthcare, Food Manufacturing, Packaging, Marine, Water Treatment, Electronics, Building & Construction, Automotive, Energy and Other End-user Industries: Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2013 - 2019", the global demand for the nanocoatings was valued at USD 1.45 billion in 2012 and is expected to reach USD 6.75 billion in 2019, growing at a CAGR of 24.7% between 2013 and 2019.
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Glucosio is an open source project I founded recently. I blogged about the kick off here. I wanted to give an update as the project is moving forward better than I had imagined.
We are currently aiming for our Glucosio for Android Alpha release this month with a tentative release date on September 20th, 2015. This being our Alpha and our first public release will be the base of the app. It will have basic functions but the more advance features on our roadmap will be distributed across subsequent releases and I'm sure we will keep coming up with innovative ideas as we research the needs of people with diabetes. Hat tip to Paolo, Ahmar, Satyajit and Elio who have been working tirelessly on this release.
I'm happy to report that Glucosio is already translated into 13 languages. More specifically: Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Bengali (India), Breton, Bulgarian, Chinese Simplified, German, Italian, Spanish, Spanish (Venezuela), and Spanish (Mexico). We plan to have Greek, Japanese, Vietnamese, Malay, Portuguese, Russian, Hindi before launch. (Want to translate these for us? Check here.) Translations are really important to this project because every language we can offer is a population of people we can reach with our app seeing as diabetes is a global problem. The more people we reach worldwide, the more we can offer great tools to and the more opt-ins to share anonymous trends and demographic data with diabetes researchers we can get. Hat tip to Arturo who is leading our l10n efforts!
We are still actively looking for a lead iOS Developer or even two people contributing part-time on our Glucosio for iOS product. If you know someone, tell them to ping me!
HTML5 App (Firefox OS, Ubuntu Phone and Tizen)
This is sitting in our backburner but it is definitely within the scope of our vision and will help us reach platforms like Firefox OS, Ubuntu Phone and Tizen. We initially looked at doing cross-platform development but realized we could give a better experience if we built individual apps for Android and iOS.
Currently, this project has been very low cost thanks to some great supporters. Other than that, I have bootstrapped any costs, which again have been very small. We have decided from the start of this project that we do not want to monetize our apps because we feel it will dilute our vision and goals for the project. That being said, maybe the team will look into donations, crowdfunding or other options in the future if it becomes necessary. We are also looking into becoming a SPI (Software in the Public Interest) associated project so we will have a financial home and some resources available to us.
What's next?
We are just going to be focusing for the next few weeks on getting this Alpha out the door. That includes wrapping up translations, doing some internal testing, and making sure we get out a crisp Alpha (that happens right?). Then we will sit down and discuss next things we want to prioritize and have a release post-mortem to improve our next cycle.
How you can help?
We have a really great team of people and would love to have more help. It has so far helped for us to have lots of hands in the pot and allowed us to scale as a project and get a lot of work done in a very short amount of time. If you are interested in contributing, hit us up at hello [AT] glucosio.org or ping us on Twitter at @GlucosioApp. We have contribution areas to include Development (iOS/Android/HTML5), l10n, Marketing, QA, and more. Hopefully by our Beta release, we will have some crisp documentation on our wiki on how to get started on all of these pathways!