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For a fun Xmas task, the folks at Code Computerlove were challenged to make something fun using SVGs (and probably some JavaScript). My entry to the challenge was a simple fighting game in which Santa takes on his yuletide rival, Krampus in a winner-take-all-battle-royal. The site uses JavaScript (and specifically Web Animation API) to animate … Continued
Fun with Canvas – Creating James Bond Intro
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Playing with CSS Drawing & Animations
I've been playing around on CodePen again recently, and decided to try my hand on some CSS drawing and animations. Actually, the first animation I did was some ants exploring a magical sugar cube, and rather than drawing the ants themselves I used an SVG (nature is tough to draw). Ants Animation You can see … Continued
100m Sprint (Sass / jQuery) Experiment
Inspired by the Rio 2016 Olympics I started playing around in CodePen and ended up creating this little 100m Sprint simulation. The experiment makes use of both Sass and jQuery random functions to generate a realist (kinda) run across the screen to the finish line – with each race ending in a different result. The … Continued
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Ultra pasteurized, pasture-raised organic milk contains all the fresh, wholesome goodness you expect from Organic Valley.
All Organic Valley dairy farms are pasture-based, meaning the major portion of the cows' diet comes from pasture.
Since grazing is a bedrock principle of organic farming system and philosophy, Organic Valley long ago created a strict pasture policy, which they are proud to say was the model for a supplemental federal rule in the USDA's National Organic Standards.
They believe that when cows eat well, you do too!
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Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has lost a beloved sister.
The royal's younger sibling, Inés Zorreguieta, has died at 33 years old of an apparent suicide. Her untimely passing was confirmed by Trudy Hulscher of the Royal House's communications department.
Zorreguieta was found in her apartment in Buenos Aires, according to officials in Argentina.
She previously worked as a psychologist for an office on social policies at the president's office, for the social development ministry in Buenos Aires and at a United Nations office in Panama.


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Mundine vs Green headlines the nine-fight bill tonight in Adelaide.
Mundine vs Green is a rematch when two Australian boxers square the differences of their 10-year rivalry. Anthony Mundine (47-7) of NSW and Danny Green (35-5) of WA fought in 2006. After twelve rounds of action Mundine earned a unanimous decision. 30k spectators witnessed the bout on May 17 at the Allianz Stadium, NSW.
Their rematch signed last July is a 10-round 83 kg boxing contest at the Adelaide Oval, SA. The official weigh-ins ceremony on Thursday followed the press conference that was held the day before.
Eight bouts feature on the Mundine vs Green undercard
In the co-headline event Trent Broadhurst faces off Nader Hamden. Quade Cooper is fighting Jack McInnes and Andrew Moloney is going up against Renoel Pael. In addition Tim Tszyu is battling out against Mark Dalby and Jason Moloney is taking on Marco Demecillo.
Also on the card Antonio Caruso vs Friday Nwaiwu and David Aloua vs Filipo Fonoti Maseo. In the first fight of the night Shane Tuck is facing off Ivan Kolar.
Mundine vs Green II airs live on Main Event on Friday, February 3 at 7pm.


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NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has officially published and distributed the draft of Baby League Operators Guideline and its Rules and Regulations to all State Football Associations for launch of Baby Leagues through State and District FAs.
AIFF is ready to receive interests from all stakeholders including State Football Associations, Affiliated Clubs/Private academies, Government Institutes, private/public entities etc. for organisation of Baby Leagues in India in adherence to the guidelines and regulations published by All India Football Federation (AIFF).
The 'AIFF Baby Leagues' is a player development initiative by AIFF, ratified by the Executive Committee dated 22nd March, 2017. The sole purpose of the initiative is to create an engagement model for young players aged between four to thirteen years for their technical and psychological development with respect to football. The organisation of Baby Leagues is open to anyone to operate as long as per the Rules and Regulations set by AIFF.
A potential Baby League operator is obliged to inform in writing their intent to run a league to AIFF and the concerning State FA. A League Organisation request form needs to be duly filled, signed and sent along with the cover letter to AIFF and the State FA for necessary information with regards to its organisation. The State FAs are obliged to acknowledge the intimation without any exchange of favors or payment. Once approved, a confirmation e-mail will be sent to the operator copying the State FA for the organiser to go ahead on the same.
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6,7, and 9 would not surprise me. Matter of fact, I already heard him address the "need for speed".
Top ten phrases I doubt we will hear coach Monken say.
10 Need to get the tight end the ball more.
9 This is a process.
8 Hopefully the new transfer will help.
7 We are just so young and need more team speed.
6 We are in a rebuilding mode.
5 Our standards are just so darn tough to recruit with.
4 Yes I have a CDL licenses.
3 Time to break out our bubble screen.
2 Our first game is nothing more than a scrimmage.
1 There is no option!
6,7, and 9 would not surprise me. Matter of fact, I already heard him address the "need for speed".
That depends on how many wins we put up. I'm sure if we aren't winning 8 or 9 games right away, then there will be reasons such as these or others not in this esteemed top 10 list that will be given for why we aren't getting it done.
Don't be too sure about not hearing a number of those this year. After this year they will probably be heard very little. But our new favorite coach has a mountain to climb this year.
The things that come to those who wait will be the scraggly junk left by those who got there first.
If everyone does their assignments, nobody can stop us. The only people that can stop us is Georgia Southern.-Teddy Craft
Some More:
1) Our pass protection is not what it needs to be
2) We're having a hard time hitting the open receiver
3) We'll add to the 6 NCs sooner than later
4) We're going to pitch it forward instead
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Ministero della Bellezza A Tribute
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Ministry of Beauty presents The Royalty of Beauty
The Beauty is where one does not attend.
Ministero della Bellezza, charity organisation, has pre-established its aim by multiple representations that declare, in all and for all, and the beauty becomes a trace of a spark, lighting up ones soul. Like two fresh roses harvested in Paradise, Ministero della Bellezza is a cause divine. But is it really just for the few of us, or for everyone?! All are in need of Grace and Beauty.
With Ministero della Bellezza, never again will there be artistic representations of obsolete empty minds, tableaux that elevate sublime shock aesthetics of horror or intellectualism of a collapsed thought.
Amidst all the elegance and luxurious excessiveness of Ministero della Bellezza nothing can ever be more beautiful than this breathtaking sparkle that lets you bare your soul.
"One is either a piece of art itself, or wears art"
Ministero della Bellezza shows that Beauty with all its representations is a dazzling glare of the eyes, precocious invitation, a natural high, a rendez- vous with life just discovered and strippe
In its very short life span Ministero della Bellezza has organized two National events:
"Le vesti magiche di Roberto Capucci" ("Magic robes of Roberto Capucci"),
the only world wide known stylist whose creations are considered to be not only to be sculptures but also a presentation of the Italian culture abroad;
"Il non cessar l'oro Federico Buccellati-eleganze e voluttà nei gioielli
da Gabriele d'Annunzio all'oggi" ( The gold never ends. Federico Buccellati, elegance and sensuality in jewelry of Gabrielle d. Annunzio today")
On the world level Ministero della Bellezza has exclusive right sto shows "Le labbra e il vino" (Lips and Wine),
"Le sacré sauvage" di Gerard di Rancinan
"Follement Marylin Monroe"
"Ce soir ou jamais": photographic exhibition with Cecil Beaton, Edward Steichen, Helmut Newton, etc
and "Approaching the new century", Works from Julian Schnabel.
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In this episode I´m joined by Adam Salem from Delawere, USA. He has taken part in the protests against what many see as widespread injustice embedded in global financial and governing systems. It´s a movement that literally and symbolically is trying to occupy Wall Street and Adam explains what it is that inspires the movement, what these people want to achieve and how he thinks the movement will develop into the future.
Episode links:
Amy Goodman
Occupy Wall Street
Panel Dialogue with Michael Moore
We are the 99%
Occupy Delaware
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Starting Two weeks ago; I reminded DH that he needed to pick up a card for SS16 to mail to his BioMom for Mother's Day. I reminded him several times. At least every other day.
Yesterday...I reminded him again as that was the last possible day to send it out for it to get there on time.
I got yelled at; because DH can't remember shit. Yes, part of it is because of his MS. Most of it is because it is not something he cares about; so he doesn't care to remember.
He sets SUCH a good example for SS16.
BTW...I can assure you they will do nothing for me. I want go out for Pho. I will be paying for it; because DH has already told me his monthly budge is scrapped.
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SS, despite his issues, is
SS, despite his issues, is old enough to remember his mother and send her a card. It's time for you to let this go and let SS (and, by proxy, DH) handle it.
As for Mother's Day, take yourself OUT for the day. If they won't do for you, do for yourself. Eff 'em.
^^^^^^^^^^^^ I 2nd that
^^^^^^^^^^^^ I 2nd that motion! Don't take things like this upon yourself. You are helping in enabling this behavior and you will pay dearly for it. Like Lieutenan_dad suggested, take yourself out for Mothers day and enjoy the day, it is well deserved.
Sweetie, stop reminding your
Sweetie, stop reminding your ungrateful husband. Yelled at you?? Then, tough gazongas for him.
There are these new-fangled things called calendars and smart phones. People can actually WRITE STUFF DOWN or ENTER IT IN THE PHONE!!!
Nope - no more reminders
Nope - no more reminders about holidays. YOU CANNOT CARE MORE THAN THE KID AND THE PARENT. Let this one die an ignoble death and be done with it.
Why do you stay with this guy?
Yes to all of the above.
Yes to all of the above.
Have a happy Mother's Day and treat yourself!
Oh I haven't had Pho in too
Oh I haven't had Pho in too long! I'll treat you!
Yall are right
BioBitch tends to blame me for things when she isn't recognized as all BioBitches do...But I am just tired of taking care of both DH and SS.I am always the bad guy; the disciplinarian, the one who gets shit done.
Who cares?
It is up to DH and SS. MS is not an excuse. He could tell SS to go online and get some $30 flowers delivered to BM.
If she wants to crab about it, let her. She isn't your mother or grandmother so ignore her rantings. As for being the Bad Guy ... not on your life! You can only wear the bad guy black hat if you choose to keep it on your head. Time to stop setting a precedent.
BioBitch can suck it. It is
BioBitch can suck it. It is not YOUR responsibility to remember dates that relate to HER. Are you supposed to rent a billboard or take out a full-page ad in the newspaper to remind everyone it's Mother's Day?? NO, you are not.
SS is old enough. He just doesn't care. The skids were 13, 10, 7, and 4 when DH split up with BioHo. He has never reminded any of them when it is 'Ho's birthday or MD or helped them buy her a card/present. 'Ho is such a narcissist, she never lets the skids forget.
I say f@ck em' all!! Lifes
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I know how you feel and it's
I know how you feel and it's really hard! You are trying to help and getting yelled at for it :(
No way! Your SS is plenty old
No way! Your SS is plenty old enough to not only BUY BM a card but GO GET IT himself. If he doesn't, oh well.
This is a 'die on the podium' point for me, coddling kids thus making them dependent forever. I WILL NOT coddle kids old enough to do for themselves.
And I agree with the others - take yourself out, treat yourself. Buy something selfish you have been hoping for. You are a MOTHER and deserve to be treated as such. Sad not being recognized, and I would put that in my book to be pulled out at a later date.
You can lead a horse to water
You can lead a horse to water . . . . He has some nerve yelling at you. it's not your job to care more than they do.
I didn't even bother saying anything to SO about mother's day. I helped the kids make cards for his mom and their mom two weeks ago. It was easier than reminding him a dozen times. BUT . . . the kids are 3 and 5. When they're 16, I would expect them to take care of mother's day on their own. And SO would know way better than to think mother's day was my responsibility. It's a nice bonus if it happens, but he's way too smart to complain about anything I haven't done for BM.
Go for Pho with a friend. Don
Go for Pho with a friend. Don't buy THEM lunch on your dime for Mother's Day, woman!
I second this!
I second this!
This is easy, stop doing it.
This is easy, stop doing it. Why would you even bother reminding them of this?
I had to double check the age
I had to double check the age of your step child.
16 right?
I thought at first the age was 6.
Then I can understand.
At 16
He is old enough to take care of things like mother day cards by himself. Or asked to be taken to a card store if it's too far to walk or bike. At 16 it was up to me to do these things by myself. I was closed enough to a store to walk to. I would think some type of gift would be in order also


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"Overall, the data show that OLUMIANT maintained its recorded safety profile," said
This long-term safety evaluation of OLUMIANT included all patients with active RA exposed to the medicine during eight randomized trials (including four Phase 3, three Phase 2 and one Phase 1b studies) and one LTE study (with data cut-off at
In total, 3,492 patients received OLUMIANT for 7,860 patient-years of exposure (PYE). More than three-quarters of these patients were treated for at least one year, and half were treated for at least two and a half years. Key findings from the analysis include:
- Overall, adverse event (AE) IRs per 100 PYE were consistent with prior analyses, and did not show evidence of increase with longer-term treatment.
- The malignancy (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer) IR was 0.8.
- The major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) IR was 0.5.
- The serious infection IR was 3.0.
- The IR for venous thromboembolism (VTE), which combined events of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), was 0.5.
- Fewer than 1.0 percent of patients discontinued treatment with OLUMIANT due to abnormal lab results. The permanent discontinuation IR due to AEs was 5.4.
Follow up investigations will continue to assess OLUMIANT's long-term safety profile, including malignancies, VTE and MACE.
"Integrated data analyses can provide important insights for healthcare providers who are considering treatment options for their patients," said
Later in the meeting, Lilly will share an updated analysis of cardiovascular safety data from patients with moderately-to-severely active RA treated with OLUMIANT for up to six years.
Indication and Usage for OLUMIANT (baricitinib) tablets (in
OLUMIANT® (baricitinib) 2 mg is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis who have had an inadequate response to one or more tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonist therapies. Limitation of Use: Use of OLUMIANT in combination with other JAK inhibitors, biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), or with potent immunosuppressants such as azathioprine and cyclosporine is not recommended.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION FOR OLUMIANT (baricitinib) tablets
SERIOUS INFECTIONS: Patients treated with Olumiant are at risk for developing serious infections that may lead to hospitalization or death. Most patients who developed these infections were taking concomitant immunosuppressants such as methotrexate or corticosteroids. If a serious infection develops, interrupt Olumiant until the infection is controlled. Reported infections include:
- Active tuberculosis (TB), which may present with pulmonary or extrapulmonary disease. Test patients for latent TB before initiating Olumiant and during therapy. Treatment for latent infection should be considered prior to Olumiant use.
- Invasive fungal infections, including candidiasis and pneumocystosis. Patients with invasive fungal infections may present with disseminated, rather than localized, disease.
- Bacterial, viral, and other infections due to opportunistic pathogens.
Carefully consider the risks and benefits of Olumiant prior to initiating therapy in patients with chronic or recurrent infection.
Closely monitor patients for the development of signs and symptoms of infection during and after treatment with Olumiant including the possible development of TB in patients who tested negative for latent TB infection prior to initiating therapy.
MALIGNANCIES: Lymphoma and other malignancies have been observed in patients treated with Olumiant.
THROMBOSIS: Thrombosis, including deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), has been observed at an increased incidence in patients treated with Olumiant compared to placebo. In addition, there were cases of arterial thrombosis. Many of these adverse events were serious and some resulted in death. Patients with symptoms of thrombosis should be promptly evaluated.
SERIOUS INFECTIONS: The most common serious infections reported with Olumiant included pneumonia, herpes zoster, and urinary tract infection. Among opportunistic infections, tuberculosis, multidermatomal herpes zoster, esophageal candidiasis, pneumocystosis, acute histoplasmosis, cryptococcosis, cytomegalovirus, and BK virus were reported with Olumiant. Some patients have presented with disseminated rather than local disease, and were often taking concomitant immunosuppressants such as methotrexate or corticosteroids. Avoid Olumiant in patients with an active, serious infection, including localized infections. Consider the risks and benefits of treatment prior to initiating Olumiant in patients:
- with chronic or recurrent infection
- who have been exposed to TB
- with a history of a serious or an opportunistic infection
- who have resided or traveled in areas of endemic tuberculosis or endemic mycoses; or
- with underlying conditions that may predispose them to infection.
Closely monitor patients for infections during and after Olumiant treatment. Interrupt Olumiant if a patient develops a serious infection, an opportunistic infection, or sepsis. Do not resume Olumiant until the infection is controlled.
Tuberculosis – Before initiating Olumiant evaluate and test patients for latent or active infection and treat patients with latent TB with standard antimycobacterial therapy. Olumiant should not be given to patients with active TB. Consider anti-TB therapy prior to initiating Olumiant in patients with a history of latent or active TB in whom an adequate course of treatment cannot be confirmed, and for patients with a negative test for latent TB but who have risk factors for TB infection. Monitor patients for TB during Olumiant treatment.
Viral Reactivation – Viral reactivation, including cases of herpes virus reactivation (e.g., herpes zoster), were reported in clinical studies with Olumiant. If a patient develops herpes zoster, interrupt Olumiant treatment until the episode resolves.
The impact of Olumiant on chronic viral hepatitis reactivation is unknown. Screen for viral hepatitis in accordance with clinical guidelines before initiating Olumiant.
MALIGNANCY AND LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS: Malignancies were observed in Olumiant clinical studies. Consider the risks and benefits of Olumiant prior to initiating therapy in patients with a known malignancy other than a successfully treated non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) or when considering continuing Olumiant in patients who develop a malignancy. NMSCs were reported in patients treated with Olumiant. Periodic skin examination is recommended for patients who are at increased risk for skin cancer.
THROMBOSIS: Thrombosis, including DVT and PE, has been observed at an increased incidence in Olumiant-treated patients compared to placebo. In addition, arterial thrombosis events in the extremities have been reported in clinical studies with Olumiant. Many of these adverse events were serious and some resulted in death. There was no clear relationship between platelet count elevations and thrombotic events. Use Olumiant with caution in patients who may be at increased risk of thrombosis. If clinical features of DVT/PE or arterial thrombosis occur, evaluate patients promptly and treat appropriately.
GASTROINTESTINAL PERFORATIONS: Gastrointestinal perforations have been reported in Olumiant clinical studies, although the role of JAK inhibition in these events is not known. Use Olumiant with caution in patients who may be at increased risk for gastrointestinal perforation (e.g., patients with a history of diverticulitis). Promptly evaluate patients who present with new onset abdominal symptoms for early identification of gastrointestinal perforation.
Neutropenia – Olumiant treatment was associated with an increased incidence of neutropenia (absolute neutrophil count [ANC] <1000 cells/mm3) compared to placebo. Avoid initiation or interrupt Olumiant treatment in patients with an ANC <1000 cells/mm3. Evaluate at baseline and thereafter according to routine patient management.
Lymphopenia – Absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) <500 cells/mm3 were reported in Olumiant clinical trials. Lymphocyte counts less than the lower limit of normal were associated with infection in patients treated with Olumiant, but not placebo. Avoid initiation or interrupt Olumiant treatment in patients with an ALC <500 cells/mm3. Evaluate at baseline and thereafter according to routine patient management.
Anemia – Decreases in hemoglobin levels to <8 g/dL were reported in Olumiant clinical trials. Avoid initiation or interrupt Olumiant treatment in patients with hemoglobin <8 g/dL. Evaluate at baseline and thereafter according to routine patient management.
Liver Enzyme Elevations – Olumiant treatment was associated with increased incidence of liver enzyme elevation compared to placebo. Increases to ≥5x and ≥10x upper limit of normal were observed for both ALT and AST in patients in Olumiant clinical trials.
Evaluate at baseline and thereafter according to routine patient management. Promptly investigate the cause of liver enzyme elevation to identify potential cases of drug-induced liver injury. If increases in ALT or AST are observed and drug-induced liver injury is suspected, interrupt Olumiant until this diagnosis is excluded.
Lipid Elevations – Treatment with Olumiant was associated with increases in lipid parameters, including total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Assess lipid parameters approximately 12 weeks following Olumiant initiation. Manage patients according to clinical guidelines for the management of hyperlipidemia.
VACCINATIONS: Avoid use of live vaccines with Olumiant. Update immunizations in agreement with current immunization guidelines prior to initiating Olumiant therapy.
Adverse reactions (≥1%) include: upper respiratory tract infections (16.3%, 14.7%, 11.7%), nausea (2.7%, 2.8%, 1.6%), herpes simplex (0.8%, 1.8%, 0.7%), and herpes zoster (1.0%, 1.4%, 0.4%) for Olumiant 2 mg, baricitinib 4 mg, and placebo, respectively.
PREGNANCY AND LACTATION: No information is available to support the use of Olumiant in pregnancy or lactation. Advise women not to breastfeed during treatment with Olumiant.
HEPATIC AND RENAL IMPAIRMENT: Olumiant is not recommended in patients with severe hepatic impairment or in patients with moderate or severe renal impairment.
Please click to access full Prescribing Information, including Boxed Warning about Serious infections, Malignancies, and Thrombosis, and Medication Guide.
About OLUMIANT
OLUMIANT is a once-daily, oral JAK inhibitor for the treatment of adults with moderately-to-severely active rheumatoid arthritis who have had an inadequate response to one or more TNF inhibitor therapies.1 There are four known JAK enzymes: JAK1, JAK2, JAK3 and TYK2. JAK-dependent cytokines have been implicated in the pathogenesis of a number of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.2 OLUMIANT has greater inhibitory potency at JAK1, JAK2 and TYK2 relative to JAK3; however, the relevance of inhibition of specific JAK enzymes to therapeutic effectiveness is not currently known.1 OLUMIANT is approved in more than 50 countries.
About Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation and progressive destruction of joints.3,4 Approximately three times as many women as men have the disease.5 Current treatment of RA includes the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, oral conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (csDMARDs) — such as methotrexate, the current standard of care, and injectable, biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) that target selected mediators implicated in the pathogenesis of RA.5 Despite current treatment options, many patients do not reach their therapeutic goals.6,7 There remains an important need to provide additional treatment options to improve overall patient care.
About Lilly in Immunology
Lilly is bringing our heritage of championing groundbreaking, novel science to immunology and is driven to change what's possible for people living with autoimmune diseases. There are still significant unmet needs, as well as personal and societal costs, for people living with a variety of autoimmune diseases and our goal is to minimize the burden of disease. Lilly is investing in leading-edge clinical approaches across its immunology portfolio in hopes of transforming the autoimmune disease treatment experience. We've built a deep pipeline and are focused on advancing cutting edge science to find new treatments that offer meaningful improvements to support the people and the communities we serve.
Lilly is a global healthcare leader that unites caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We were founded more than a century ago by a man committed to creating high-quality medicines that meet real needs, and today we remain true to that mission in all our work. Across the globe, Lilly employees work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. To learn more about Lilly, please visit us at www.lilly.com and newsroom.lilly.com/social-channels.
Follow @Incyte on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Incyte. P-LLY
This press release contains forward-looking statements (as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) about OLUMIANT (baricitinib) as a treatment for patients with rheumatoid arthritis and reflects Lilly's and
1 Olumiant [package insert].
2 Walker JG and Smith MD. J Rheumatol. 2005;32;1650-1653.
3 Hand Clinics, Advances in the Medical Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3135413/pdf/nihms305780.pdf. Accessed
4 Curtis JR and Singh JA.
5 Hunter TM, et al. Rheumatol Int. 2017;37:1551–1557.
6 Smolen JS, Aletaha D, McInnes IB. Lancet. 2016;388:2023-2038.
7 Sustained Rheumatoid Arthritis Remission is Uncommon in Clinical Practice,
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Had to cool me down to take another round.April 15, 2011
I don't remember the first time I heard "You Shook Me All Night Long." I can't even estimate the number of times I've heard it in my lifetime (let alone the times I heard it blaring from barroom speakers during my college years in Milwaukee). But I do remember the first time in high school that my old friend Brian recited the lyrics to me as if he was cluing me into some really great secret about how subversive the lyrics were. "C'mon Paul. 'She told me to come, but I was already there.' How great is that?" I also remember the laughter that eminated from him—half hysterical, half sinister—as he recited titles to me from the Back in Black album. "'Givin' the Dog a Bone!' 'Let Me Put My Love Into You!' HAHAHAHA!"
More than a decade after Brian harrassed me into buying Back in Black at a time when I wanted to do no more than spend my days discussing the merits of the Kinks and Kula Shaker, I got the opportunity through my day job to spend time having a chat with the finely weathered voice of AC/DC for the past 31 years. The meat of our conversation will go into a magazine article later this year, but when one has the opportunity to have a chat with a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, well, one must think of his music blog!
This will be the inductory piece for a new series on this blog called "Give Me Five," in which I ask musicians for five minutes of their time and pose five questions that tap into their own musical appreciation. I've already done two such questionnaires as addendums to my interviews with Murry Hammond of the Old 97's and Craig Reid of the Proclaimers. There will be more interviews on this site in the future, but if I can't get a full interview for the site, I'll always be gunning for another addition to the "Give Me Five" series.
AC/DC last year completed their tour for the Black Ice album, and Johnson is currently talking up his induction to the literary world with Rockers and Rollers: A Full Throttle Memoir. Johnson himself admits it's simply a few scribbles he wrote down while waiting to add vocals to Black Ice. The book is an an appreciation of automobiles and a collection of tales told as if he was telling you stories down the pub, but it's his little asides that really make it worthwhile. Example: "You see, I don't understand Saabs. They're a bit like U2: you know they're good but you just don't get it."
The morning after a night out with Ron White, he's kind enough to let us in on what he wishes he could've written and the surprising crew with whom he'd like to collaborate. And no, Jim Breuer is not included.
Give Me Five.
Five burning questions with Brian Johnson of AC/DC
What's your favorite Beatles song and why?
Ah, oh that's a toughie. That is a toughie. But I'm gonna have to say, oh, "In My Life." I think that one. (Sings) "There are places I remember …" I don't know why. I just love it when I hear it.
Who are three songwriters—living or dead—that you wish you could sit down and write a song with?
Oh, um, gosh darn it. Cole Porter. Unbelievable. Richard Rodgers. Brilliant. And Lennon and McCartney—I'm gonna put the two of them down, 'cos I can never make me mind up about them, they're brilliant. And I'm sure there's lots of others, I just can't think of them all.
If you had to pick one song that you've written that you think really sums you up as a songwriter, what would that be?
Oh, one that I've written? I still think, and for sentimental reasons 'cos it was the first song I wrote with AC/DC was "Shook Me All Night Long." And you can tell the car influence in it immediately, which is just the way it came out. It was the first song I wrote with the boys and I still enjoy the song today, you know? It's timeless. Timeless song, there.
What's the one song you wish you could've written?
"Low Rider" by War.
Have you ever covered that? That'd be interesting.
No, you know, there's very few bands to copy War. I mean, you've gotta remember these guys were black guys and Hispanic guys in L.A. gettin' together and just makin' a sound like, God dammit! It's just brilliant stuff.
Is there anything you're listening to right now that you're really digging?
Oh, I just mix everything up. At the minute, I'm just filling me head with Frankie Miller, and it's an old album, but I just dug it up again and it's just been in me car for the last month and I just rock on to it, you know?
A big thank you to Brian for letting me technically ask six and making us all ponder what a Porter/Johnson or Rodgers/Johnson tune might sound like. Methinks it would've given a nice charge to "The King & I" … or at least "Oklahoma!" No matter what Hammerstein's objections may have been.
AC/DC – You Shook Me All Night Long (Buy it here.) War – Low Rider (Buy it here.)


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Previous Flood Season Not Motivating More Flood Control for 2012
COLUMBIA - The US Army of Corps of Engineers released a study Friday regarding the Missouri River's 2011 flooding season and how little flood control would have impacted the damage.
The 2011 season broke records in water levels as well as devastation, an estimated $630 million, but preventing flooding, by constructing reservoirs and increasing flood storage, is costly as well. The Missouri River Communities Network (MRCN) said economic issues, as well as political reasons, remain at the forefront before the state builds changes in waterways.
"[Some states] are mad because they have an $80 million recreation industry in those lakes so somebody's going to lose money one way or another," MRCN's exective director Steve Johnson said.
Johnson said the 2012 flooding season should be mild, as last year's abnormally large Rocky Mountain snow pact, was a major factor in the flooding of the Missouri River area.


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Medical marijuana debate returns to Minnesota
The push to legalize medical marijuana in Minnesota moved a step ahead Tuesday after the bill passed a House committee on a voice vote.
The House Health and Human Services Policy Committee heard testimony from two dozen witnesses, but the bill still has a long road ahead in the Legislature - and remains controversial in the state and around the nation.
More from the Associated Press:
An informal coalition of law enforcement agencies, including county attorneys, sheriffs and police, issued a list of requirements for the bill, including that marijuana come in only pill, liquid or vapor form. The committee narrowly defeated an amendment that would have added similar language to the bill.
Champlin Police Chief Dave Kolb, co-chairman of the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association, said law enforcement groups object to any bill they view as leading to the expanded use of marijuana.
"If the bill becomes truly medical, we'd be neutral," Kold told The Associated Press before Tuesday's hearing.
Could Minnesota become the 21st state to legalize medical marijuana? Or are there too many unanswered questions surrounding the issue?


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Shazam! The Monster Society of Evil #1
"Chapter 1: YROOB SZH Z HVXIVG!"
Writer/Artist/Letters/Cover artist: Jeff Smith
Colorist: Steve Hamaker
Editor: Mike Carlin
Publisher: DC Comics
Price: $5.99 US/$7.25 CAN
When it announced when Bone creator Jeff Smith would write and illustrate a new Captain Marvel story, anyone familiar with his work and fans of traditional super-hero storytelling were elated. The news was celebrated, and we all sat back to wait. We waited, but we all knew what to expect, didn't we? We knew Smith was going to retell the Captain Marvel origin. We knew he was going to bring a lighter, more innocent quality back to the Marvel Family. Like so many others, I anticipated the project, but I knew it would hold no surprises. It knew it would be fun but that it would be familiar as well. I just knew.
Turns out I didn't know a damn thing. Smith does deliver that more traditional, more innocent tone that many expected, but he also has some surprises in store as well. He takes the origin of Billy Batson and Captain Marvel in unusual directions, and those unexpected twists have me absolutely riveted to this story. Another real treat about the book is that it's not just new-reader-friendly, but accessible and appropriate for a younger audience as well. If it follows the path begun by its first episode, Shazam! The Monster Society of Evil promises to be a true all-ages read, something kids and kids-at-heart can enjoy equally.
Billy Batson's life is a difficult thing. He sleeps in a condemned building, forever on guard for a local thief who beats homeless kids for what little money they manage to scrounge up to survive. Billy could stay at a shelter, but he doesn't like it there. He prefers the few friends he's found on the streets, even if it's dangerous. But when Billy spots a shadowy figure he believes to be his real father, the boy finds himself drawn into the secret, magical lair of an old wizard, who binds him to a powerful champion. And all Billy has to do to summon forth that powerful hero is to say a single magic word.
I'm really thrilled to see that Smith hasn't adapted his style all that much for the shift in genre and setting from his work on Bone. There's still a slightly exaggerated tone to his character designs. I was surprised to see how much he changed Billy Batson's appearance. In some ways, it's more of cute caricature, but in others, it's more realistic and expressive than the Billy Batson that creator C.C. Beck introduced the world to in 1940. Speaking of expressive, the smile the Wizard Shazam flashes warmly at Billy is incredibly effective. Until that moment, he's an enigmatic, creepy figure, but even behind that beard, the kindness and warmth in his character shines through. While the characters have a slightly exaggerated look, the backgrounds in the city scenes are surprisingly convincing and realistic, conveying Billy's unfortunate circumstances as clearly as any dialogue could. I was also quite taken with Smith's different take on the Rock of Eternity and how the spark of the Big Bang hovers above.
Smith offers up a bit of fun for readers with the chapter titles for this series. One can decode it on DC's website, but if one is also familiar with newspaper puzzles known as "cryptoquotes" (at least that's what I call them), it might be possible to find the real chapter title on one's own.
To my surprise, Smith's take on Captain Marvel isn't a transformed and empowered Billy Batson at adult size. Instead, he's a separate person, with his own personality. Initially, the concept of Captain Marvel is as wish fulfillment, a weak and vulnerable kid who finds himself powerful and respected, able to do whatever he wants. But in this story, when Billy says "Shazam," he isn't transformed. Instead, he's replaced. It's reminiscent of a different Captain Marvel concept — the one developed by Marvel Comics in the 1970s (with sidekick Rick Jones switching places with an alien soldier named Mar-Vell). Mind you, I've read little of the Golden Age incarnations of the original Captain Marvel and Billy Batson, so Smith may actually be touching upon something from the source material that's been lost over the years.
My favorite moment in this book comes in a solitary panel as Billy quietly offers up what should have been an obvious assumption. He kneels before the wizard and believes his miserable life is possibly being touched by a divine power. It's a powerful but understated moment in the story that brings credibility and vulnerability to the plot and characters. That stands out as the best example I can find of the refinement of Jeff Smith's storytelling for this project. He could have easily taken a shortcut and just retold classic C.C. Beck Shazam! stories as others have done before him. He still captures the charm and innocence of that yesteryear feeling, but he also injects some great emotion and sensitivity. 9/10


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Home on the range
Down on the prairie, something is stirring. A new style is coming our way faster than you can say 'Yee-ha!' Banish that celluloid vision of tumbleweed, bunk beds and bare board ranch houses - traditional home to the tough Wild West cowboy. This is a liveable look for today that embraces the softer side of rustic, with bleached wood and colour in woven blankets, Navajo rugs and reclaimed treasures.
"It's a style that says 'home' wherever you are," says author Fifi O'Neill, who celebrates it in her own house with folksy charm and an almost tangible welcoming atmosphere.
All the rooms in her converted 1920s barn, with its open rafters and raw wood walls, are decorated in a subtle dove grey and chalk white palette. Loosely woven linen curtains hang at the windows, filtering the bright sunlight, and it's the reclaimed furniture and intriguing personal touches collected over the years that are allowed to star.
There's no hall and the spaces flow seamlessly into one another. Everywhere there are examples of her creativity, from a fake plank floor - plywood given a distressed paint finish - to a carved mantel as a focal point with a grate filled with artfully arranged foliage and branches.
It's a winning decor effect for those who are on a budget (and these days who isn't!) and attracted so many fans that O'Neill has distilled the essence into a new book, Romantic Prairie Style.
Although French-born, 20 years ago she fell in love with vast plains and the sweeping grasslands of Canada and America, where originally many European immigrants created humble dwellings which, depending on their location, took on a variety of designs from ranches and cabins to cottages and farmhouses.
"Those homes all share common characteristics, among them a love and respect for traditions and honest materials, a need for tranquility and simplicity and a spontaneity of design, be it rustic, refined or understated chic," she says.
"What's so liberating and appealing is that prairie-style decorating doesn't answer to a set of rules but spells freedom and creativity - the only essentials are conjuring a personal sense of comfort and beauty. What could be easier?"
Settler-style resourcefulness and necessity work hand-in-hand in O'Neill's world.
"My own taste leans toward a refined rusticity, a look easily accomplished with pre-loved pieces, whisper-soft colours, romantic accents, eloquent objects and a 'do it yourself' attitude."
Quaint shutters are made from the doors of an old armoire, pillow cases are hand-made from vintage fabrics and outdoor metal furniture is given a gleaming finish with metal paint, making it elegant enough for a bedroom.
"Peaceful, uncomplicated and comforting, this barn is my prairie escape, my simpler life," says O'Neill. "I'm surrounded by treasures I've rescued from markets and second-hand shops.
"If you surround yourself with the things you love, you can't help but have a home in which you feel content." With O'Neill's help it's easy to create your own little house on the prairie.
Rustic prairie
This is a down-on-the-farm look, adaptable and versatile, which makes an easy marriage with an existing rustic scheme. "You don't have to opt for a bare look," says O'Neill. "Just don't over-clutter and keep the palette subdued. I like to play with textures and then add colour in accessories."
Emulate a chic pairing of vintage and industrial by featuring stout wooden furniture, hessian and linen fabrics that allow grain and texture to star and utility accessories such as farming tools or craftsmen's implements.
Prairie pretty
Light and landscape were integral to the original prairie homes, meaning nature's hues reflected in accessories, from pretty collections of glassware to posies of flowers, are all ingredients of a more decorative approach to the style. "I also like to incorporate French vintage charm into my schemes," says O'Neill.
"Of course, objects must be practical and functional but a crystal chandelier suits the glamour puss in me. My friends always laugh at the fact that even when I build, paint or drill I always do it in high heels!"
White-painted wrought iron bedsteads, dressers and antique chandeliers can be combined to give a more flirty, feminine feel but keep the look simple and grounded with stripped floors, and textured, plastered walls or homely wood-panelled ones and fabrics such as denim and gingham.
Pioneer spirit
Whimsical, small touches give the feeling you could step outside and 'ride into the sunset', no matter what your location, or spark a full-blown passion for life on the open range. "I like uncontrived arrangements - perhaps a collection of vintage tin containers, a candleholder and a collection of coloured glassware," says O'Neill.
"I think the world is longing to return to a simpler way of life, surrounded by things we cherish, amuse us or make us feel secure. This is style where you can have fun and relax."


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In light of the recent 'debate' regarding the legitimacy of various web resources for genealogy research (especially blogs and personal genea-sites, but I won't name names), and my own ponderings as to how one would ascertain whether that Sally Wilkins you've been chasing is actually the SAME Sally Wilkins that married your great great uncle Henry Jones in Chicago back in 1910 (or even whether that Henry and Sally are the CORRECT Henry and Sally in the first place) …I thought that it was time I added my contribution of thought to the topic.
As someone who has a stake in the success of a free online resource for genealogy research (who offers user contributed records), one who blogs, participates in online groups and discussions and leverages social media to this end, I certainly have a bias toward utilizing those types of services. As someone who studied science and journalism (yes, it's an odd combo I know) in college I also understand how important it is to corrobrate evidence with multiple sources if any certainty is to be acheived, if any REAL progress is to be made. Because of this and other experience I have ammassed over this varied and strange life so far, I believe I am uniquely positioned to offer something of value to this discussion. And so I offer you the upcoming Series: GeneaWEB2.0: Leveraging Online Resources For Meaningful Genealogy Research.
Topics of this series will include things like source citations, expectations and pitfalls, social media as a potential tool, and so on. My hope with this is (as always) to provide you a springboard from which to dive in to your research- with fresh perspective, ivigoration, and possibly even some wisdom (whether completely new or simply reminded). As always, your perspective is helpful and wanted, so please add your comments questions and suggestions as well. If there is anything that you would like to see more info about, let me know and I'll gladly pull it together for you!
The first issue of this series will be posted soon. If you would like notification you can subscribe to our RSS feed, follow our twitterings or various other micro-blogs, or any number of the other options that are expressed in various places throughout this blog and on this page.
Happy Hunting!


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It's a shame that language can be used in such a destructive way -- where people are conditioned to disregard entire topics of significance simply because of what they think they already know about it.
Let's start with religion. There's an awakening where many people today say, "I'm spiritual, not necessarily religious" because they are realizing a fundamental hypocrisy of religions (condemning nonbelievers).
The spiritual awakening is to consciously co-create with everyone for the greater good of all.
We've been conditioned not to talk about religion/spirituality in mixed groups so we don't take a look at our greater purpose in life. Isn't that the most important thing of all?
multi-level marketing." The financial awakening is to get out of the rat-race of exchanging time for money, and create sources of residual income so that we can do with our time what we love and what will make a difference for all of us.
Why aren't we supposed to talk about politics with others? The political structures of our planet directly affect the quality of our lives, and more significantly, the lives of our children. Don't we care about the direction of the human species? Have we been so drugged and brainwashed as a culture that we have become apathetic to our own enslavement?
The political awakening is shattering the left/right (democratic/republican, conservative/liberal) paradigm. It is understanding that social engineers have used the term "conspiracy theory" as a hypnotic trigger for people to dismiss valid information.
Finally, let's talk about sex. It's fascinating to me when people get offended by a rare use of the word "fuck" to emphasize a point, and then they go and watch commercials/news on television with their children that have subliminal messages of incest and pedophilia. If those who get offended would actually stop and listen to the lyrics of some rap artists who use that word often, they might realize that those artists are much more intelligent and socially conscious than they are.
The sexual awakening is to see substance, not cosmetics. It is going past the physical cover into the divine essence of another person. It is transcending from the superficial to the supernatural. It is co-creation at its best.
Share with your friends.
Let's love the world together...
[)anish /|hmed, blind visionary


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Oldest human voice recording!
Submitted by zzshupinga on March 28, 2008 - 1:43pm
We all hear growing up that the first recording of a human voice is Thomas Edison's "Mary had a little lamb." However, this may not be true. Audio historian David Giovannoni, has discovered a recording that predates Edison's by 17 years. Parisian inventor Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville used a phonautograph to create this artifacts.


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This is to inform you all that we have started a new project called Opening Books Series Collection
in which we will post the links of the Opening Books Series by which it will be available to the members in one place. For example: (X)Books will be available in one place from (X)1 to (X)17. Similarly we need different books here.
So, please help us and send the links of the books if it is available to you.
Thanks & Regards!
P.S. - No discussion only Links!!!


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Arturo Carrillo, a licensed clinical social worker and mental health supervisor for the Saint Anthony Hospital community wellness program, has been honored by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Chicago with their Community Health Advocate of the Year Award. This award recognizes Carrillo's major contributions toward bettering the lives of people in our community by making mental health services more accessible to those who fall through the cracks of the mental health system. According to NAMI Chicago, "One in four people experience a mental illness during their lifetime, yet only half will receive treatment of any kind." Stigma also continues to be the number one obstacle for obtaining treatment with inadequate resources a close second.
Carrillo started with Saint Anthony Hospital as an intern in 2007 and now oversees the mental health services initiative. He is currently a candidate for his doctorate in social work at the University of Illinois. Additionally, he is the cofounder of Roots to Wellness in Little Village, a collaborative group of mental health organizations, coming together to pool resources, share common concerns and develop collaborative solutions, since 2010. To reach the Saint Anthony Hospital community wellness program team, please call our Little Village site at 773.523.5079.


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When you think of healthy relationships, what comes to mind?
Absolute harmony? Lots of smiles and starry eyes? No misunderstandings, no raised voices, no hurt feelings?
Do you think of a young couple or one that is has shared the toothpaste tube for A LOT of mornings?
Can you build a healthy relationship that grows stronger year after year, or do you have to settle for the slow deterioration of a relationship, like the balding of the tires on our car?
Life throws a lot at our tires — tight curves, long miles, improper inflation, poor alignment. BUT we don't throw our hands up and stop driving because we know our tires will wear down. We take steps to improve their performance and we invest in new ones.
A healthy relationship needs similar care.
There are lots of great ways to invest in your relationship to increase the longevity and ensure a smoother ride — but sometimes it is hard to know where to start.
To get you started, here are three ways to have a healthy relationship and smooth out the ride for years to come:
1) Date Night. Each week. No excuses.
I know. I know. Your schedule is nuts.
You're tired from work. The kids want dinner. Homework insanity. Baths for the toddlers. Laundry, bills, and yard work.
It's never-ending. But that's just it. Because the madness never ends, you can't wait for a "good time" to set aside moments for just the two of you.
Schedule a date night, each week.
Just try it. It doesn't have to be elaborate. It definitely does not need to be expensive. It just needs to be dedicated time just the two of you.
Trade some babysitting time with a neighbor. Make use of time when the kids are at a practice or lesson. Or start by paying a sitter an hour each week (with a bonus for a dish-free sink).
Figure out a way to invest in your relationship without breaking the bank. But save up for a special date night once in awhile too — a play, a concert, that trendy new restaurant.
Scott and I have been married almost twenty years and we've rarely missed a weekly date night. You'd think we would get enough of each other at work, but work is work and a date night is different.
We aren't militant about it, but we even made a weekly date night a priority when I had breast cancer and was going through chemotherapy.
It wasn't easy, but we see now how much that investment in our relationship pays off all these years later.
2) Find "little" ways to encourage them often.
Plan ways to encourage your partner multiple times throughout the month or week.
Do they hate Mondays? Make sure you fill that day with funny, happy, silly gifs or texts all day long. Or share a meme with them that will make them smile.
Married to a morning person? (Ugh. There's one in every marriage.) After they're sound asleep at night, fill the bathroom mirror with sticky notes reminding them of their awesome traits, making the shape of a heart, or even writing "I" "love" and "you" across three of them.
Leave a romantic or funny greeting card on the seat of their car. Make a playlist of songs you both like and share it with them. Fill their shoes with their favorite candy.
Find little ways to encourage your mate and remind them that you're a fan, by showing them love in little ways.
Way back when you were first attracted to your mate, part of what you felt in the fluttering of your stomach was the realization that "he gets me" (or "she gets me"). Remind them that you do.
Who doesn't love to have a little encouragement in their day?
3) Pick a once-a-year "big deal".
Pick a resource to enhance your relationship: a workshop, some podcasts, a webinar, a YouTube series, a retreat, etc.
And schedule a time to make that "big deal" happen for your marriage.
OR if that sounds just too big this year…
Pick one month (February works nice with Valentine's Day — and it even has fewer days) to read a marriage book and discuss it. Just one month.
You can use your weekly date night to talk about what you've learned. You'll learn some new tips and tricks for this challenging thing called marriage.
But choose one "big deal" this year that will feel like adding hot fudge to your relationship sundae. And then choose an even "bigger deal" next year.
It pays to invest in a healthy relationship.
But much like financial investing, it takes some time and effort to see the payoff.
So keep at it. Little by little.
Invest for the long haul in your relationship. Nothing flashy and fancy that doesn't feel like the two of you. But look for opportunities to invest in your relationship.
No one knows your spouse or partner like you do.
Remind them as often as you can that you're a fan — their biggest! The investment will profit both of you.
Make it happen!
Scott & Bethany Palmer, The Money Couple, are financial experts who help individuals tackle money issues in their relationships. To learn more about how you are wired to handle money, take the FREE online Money Personality Assessment.


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I hope everyone is enjoying summertime, at least in the northern hemisphere. I'm about to head out to the pool, but before I go, here is a summary of this week's blog posts.
1. Introduction to Perl interface for Monitis API
Monitis announces a simple way to access its API through Perl, a high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming language. This post demonstrates some examples for using the API with Perl and describes some of the benefits of the programming language. The source can be found on our Github page.
2. 101 Tips to MySQL Tuning and Optimization
With more and more applications being database driven, many MySQL instances are being pushed to their limits. This post covers 101 ways to improve MySQL performance. The tips are broken down into 5 groups: MySQL Server Hardware and OS Tuning, MySQL Configuration, MySQL Schema Optimization, Query Optimization, and MySQL Backup Procedures. And of course, remember the most useful tip of all: Use Monitis MySQL Monitoring.
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Using VBScript and the powerful Monitis API, you can not only create monitors and feed them with data, but you can also manage your monitors and retrieve information. This post demonstrates how to use some scripts to use Monitis without the Web Console. Examples show how to suspend and resume external monitors, and export internal and custom monitor results into a CSV file. The scripts are available in the Monitis Github page.
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Shape memory alloy – the name says it all: It does not matter how much they are bent and deformed, they can always "remember" their original form when temperature is increased. This characteristic brings other benefits with it, like for example elasticity and resilience. Whether for stents, surgical devices or micro valves, medical technology has also recognized the advantages of nickel-titanium, nickel-titanium-copper and other shape memory alloys. Read more about their characteristics and uses and how much potential these materials still offer in our Special May.
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It looks like magic and always catches people by surprise: a paper clip, twisted and deformed, returns to its original shape – when you carefully hold it over a candle flame. This phenomenon goes by the somewhat awkward yet descriptive term "shape memory alloy". It is an alloy that "remembers" the shape it was given when it was produced.
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Shape memory alloys offer many possibilities in the field of miniaturization when it comes to pumps or valves for example. We spoke with Dr. Marcel Gültig and Christoph Wessendorf of memetis and asked about today's available options and conceivable future applications in medical technology.
Today we are visiting the INGPULS Company in Bochum. It produces nickel-titanium shape memory alloys used in medical devices. In this interview with Dr. Burkhard Maaß, we find out how SMAs work and in which areas they are being used.Source: COMPAMED-tradefair.com


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Bubble Trouble is a shooter game packed with actions. You have to aim and shoot down all bubbles that will bounce around, and your objective is to smash them down until there are no smaller pieces left on the screen. Make sure that no bubbles hit you, or else you will lose a game. Don't forget to collect power-ups dropped when the bubbles are destroyed. You can join single-player mode or two-player mode! Are you ready? Let's join the game now!


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Coenzyme Q10 is made naturally by the body. You can supplement with it; available in two forms, the common ubiquinone and the less frequent ubiquinol, coenzyme Q10 or CoQ10, was discovered in 1957 by Dr Fred Crane from the University of Wisconsin, who isolated it from beef hearts. Uniquinone is converted in the body to the circulating form, ubiquinol.
The name ubiquinone comes from the fact that it belongs to a group of substances called quinones, and it is ubiquitous.
Although it is found in all human cells, the highest concentrations are found in the heart, liver, kidneys and pancreas, organs which have the most metabolically active cells. It is also found in large amounts in the cells of the immune system.
Best natural food sources are offal, nuts like peanuts and walnuts, oily fish like mackerel and sardines, and seeds. However it is extremely hard to eat sufficient quantities to replace the shortfall in our bodies as we age. Levels drop dramatically after the age of 50.
A coenzyme is a compound that helps enzymes do their job and enzmes affect the biochemical processes in the body making them happen and even regulating their rate. Coenzme Q10 is involved in the energy producing systems of cells, and it is a powerful antioxidant.
Immune system
As a powerful antioxidant, CoQ10 neutralises free radicals and helps protect your DNA from damage. The NCI quotes studies that show it helps the body better resist cancer (1). It also works with vitamin E to protect cell membranes (and particularly immune cell membranes) from free radical attack, thus boosting the immune system. It also seems to activate macrophages, the seek-and-destroy cells of the immune system.
Heart disease and brain function
Interest grew in the 70s when researchers found patients with congestive heart failure had less CoQ1O in their hearts. They also found CoQ1O could improve heart function. In Japan, today, C0Q1O is essential treatment for cardiovascular disease.
In October 2002 at the University of California, San Diego, researchers found that large doses of C0Q1O in conjunction with vitamin E slowed the progress of Parkinsons disease significantly.
CoQ1O can cross the blood brain barrier and further studies have shown a protective role in delaying dementia.
Interestingly, the National Cancer Institute quotes research showing that CoQ10 helps the heart resist the damaging side-effects of the cancer drug doxorubicin.
Coenzyme 10 and cancer
Studies with CoQ10 and cancer started in the Sixties when it was shown that some patients with cancer were deficient in CoQ10.There are numerous small clinical studies on CoQ10 and its effects with cancer and, in America, The National Institute of Cancer is now proposing major research. Three studies on breast cancer showed clinical benefit - for example: Basic Clinical Toxicology 2007, June;100 (6): 387-91). However, there are questions over the numbers of patients and the controls used. To quote the NCI:
* In a study of coenzyme Q10 in 32 breast cancer patients, it was reported that some signs and symptoms of cancer went away in 6 patients. Details were given for only 3 of the 6 patients. The researchers also reported that all the patients in the study used less pain medicine, had improved quality of life, and did not lose weight during treatment.
* In another study led by the same researchers, 3 breast cancer patients were given high-dose coenzyme Q10 and followed for 3 to 5 years. The study reported that one patient had complete remission of cancer that had spread to the liver, another had remission of cancer that had spread to the chest wall, and the third had no breast cancer found after surgery.
Similar metastases-controlling benefits have been shown with melanoma patients and there is a little evidence that CoQ1O may help in the treatment of brain tumours.
With melanoma, for example, in a post-surgical 2007 clinical trial using alpha-interferon and CoQ10 with melanoma patients, the group taking the CoQ10 had a 10 fold lower risk of metastases than the placebo group overall, with a 13 fold lower risk in advanced cases of melanoma (2).
The NCI research proposal also confirms that animal studies have also shown that CoQ10 can fight certain forms of cancer, and laboratory and animal studies have shown CoQ10 can stop certain cancer cells growing.
If you are thinking of buying Coenzyme Q10 you might like to look at the Natural Selection Product of Choice. You can do this by clicking this link.
Recent studies have started to suggest exactly how CoQ10 might work -
* by strengthening the immune system to prevent or fight cancer,
* by reducing inflammation in the tissues and thus reducing initial causation, or longer-term metastases
* by shutting down vascular growth factors needed to support tumours
Power to the People
CoQ1O is essential for the effective working of mitochondria, or power stations, inside the cell and as such it is found in all human, animal and plant cells. The more energetic the tissue (heart, muscle, brain) the more mitochondria present.
CoQ10 is involved in the synthesis of ATP, the powering fuel of the mitochondria. However, in cancer, the mitochondria go "wrong" and shut down leaving energy production to the cytoplasm. Here glucose is burned in the absence of oxygen (anaerobically) with a completely different energy-producing system. One theory is that C0Q1O somehow protects the mitochondria from failure. The involvement with the bodys energy systems has shown that supplementation has a positive effect with chronic fatigue syndrome.
Early research was carried out by Dr Karl Folkers, who became interested when his next-door neighbour who had terminal metastatic lung cancer, started taking CoQ1O and had a complete remission.
Cancer patients (especially patients with myeloma, lymphoma, breast, prostate, lung, colon, kidney and pancreatic cancer) do seem to have low levels of CoQ1O in their blood (Lockwood 1994) and various claims for its effectiveness are made.
For example:
1. "The action of CoQ1O on the immune system is profound. It promotes bioenergetic processes in human immune cells" (Bliznakov).
2."CoQlO is a non-toxic natural substance that reduces the damage done to the heart by chemotherapy agent Adviamycin and may increase anti-tumour activity. CoQ1O protects the liver from the toxic effects of many chemotherapy drugs" (Wail).
3. "Supplementation with CoQ1O can cause completed regression of tumours in advanced breast cancer, including one patient with metastases to her liver". (Diamond).
However there is a warning. So "effective" is CoQ1O that there is a real warning that it should not be used during radiotherapy (Lund). Apparently, it can prevent the full action of radiotherapy. (OBrien).
So, C0Q1O may work in the mitochondria, with the immune system, and/or as an antioxidant. Research suggests it may help minimise some negative effects of chemotherapy especially on the heart, and it may help in brain tumours specifically.
The National Cancer Institute also report that it seems to offer benefits as an adjuvant therapy (i.e. a therapy after the primary therapy). It seems it may help as part of a total Integrative Programme but does not seem to work on its own. For example, in a study in Denmark with 22 breast cancer patients, high CoQ1O supplementation did play a significant factor but only with and after surgery.
There is also limited research that it can increase survival in prostate cancer patients. Low blood levels of Co Q10 have been found in cancer patients with myeloma, lymphoma, breast cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer and pancreatic cancer (NCI)
At the National Cancer Research Institute in Tokyo a research study using rats showed that one group who were supplemented with Co Q10 had significantly less cancer develop than the group not supplementing when both were infected with cancer.
Is Coq10 a cancer cure? No. Very clearly it isnt. But it may make a significant contribution if used in your overall Integrative and Complementary treatment prograame, although the benefits of supplementation seem to take three months to kick-in, according to research.
Warning: Statins
It has been clearly established that statins reduce Coenzyme Q10 levels in the body. Doctors can and do watch for signs of muscle and heart problems. However, they rarely check for the danger of developing dementia. Statins are the enemy of CoQ10 wherever it lies in tissues. And CoQ10 is important in brain function.
A deficiency of CoQ10 has been linked in research with fatigue, muscle aches, premature ageing and even DNA damage.
Supplementing? Ubiquinone or Ubiquinol?
Coenzyme Q10 is one of the bodys natural chemicals that is in plentiful supply at puberty, but declines with age. Studies in America showed that 60 year olds taking levels of CoQ1O around 30-50 mgs for a period of 3 months or more could restore serum levels similar to those of people in their Twenties. In other words, supplementation seems to deliver.
At one point all available CoQ1O supplements were produced by Japanese companies or under licence to them using a patented fermentation process. This made supplements expensive. This has certainly frustrated and influenced American researchers. The great majority of high street CoQ10 supplements are in the ubiquinone form. One in five Americans supplement with CoQ10, and it seems frequently advised if you take statins.
Ubiquinol is the reduced form of ubiquinone (the oxidised form of CoQ10) and in limited research studies it seems to be more bioavailable. Several studies with mice have shown greater uptake in the liver and greater anti-ageing benefits. (Green Med Info) The ubiquinone form is converted in the body to the ubiquinol form and 90 per cent of the circulating blood plasma CoQ10 is in this ubiquinol form.
No serious side effects are reported in healthy people using the supplement. It does not need drug approval as it is classified as a food supplement. If you are already contemplating supplementing with Coenzyme Q10 you might like to look at the Dr Mercola website in the USA or the Natural Selection Products of Choice in the UK. You can do this by clicking this link.
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1 :http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/cam/coenzymeQ10/patient/page1/AllPages/Print
2. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17505263
Please be clear: At CANCERactive we do not consider the above compound to be a cure for cancer, despite what the research says or experts doing the research may claim. The above, is an article on the compound from published research and expert opinion in the public domain. At CANCERactive we do not believe that any single compound (drug, vitamin, whatever) is a cure for cancer. We believe that people can significantly increase their personal odds of survival by building an Integrated Programme of treatments. Equally, cancer prevention is best practiced through a width of measures.


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For the base:
1/2 cup (55g) oat flour - plain oats ground up into a flour in the food processor. Use gluten-free oats if allergic/intolerant.
1/2 cup (50g) ground almonds
Pinch of salt
1 tbsp Biona Organic Coconut Blossom Nectar
2.5 tbsp Biona Organic Coconut Bliss, melted
For the filling and coating:
1/2 cup (65g) cashews, preferably soaked for 4 hours
1/2 cup (70g) raw or frozen strawberries
2 tbsp Biona Organic Coconut Bliss, melted
3 tbsp Biona Organic Coconut Blossom Nectar
5 tbsp Biona Organic Salted Caramel Coconut Bliss
150g Dairy-free dark chocolate
Mix all of the base ingredients together in a bowl and press into a loaf tin covered with parchment paper. Place in the freezer while you make the filling.
Add the cheesecake ingredients to your blender and blend until smooth. Pour over the base and spread evenly with a spoon or a spatula. Return to the freezer and leave to set for 1 hour.
Transfer the salted caramel into a small bowl and microwave for a few seconds to soften (makes it easier to spread). Spread on top of the strawberry cheesecake and place back into the freezer and allow to chill for another hour.
Once set, slice into 8-10 bars and drizzle with the melted chocolate.
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Playback the Tape, the fun event where they screen old VHS tapes, commercials and all, is back in our neighborhood. Their next event is tonight at the Coupe, starting at 7 pm, where they'll be showing Peanuts, Miracle on 34th Street, and other old holiday videos, all from home-recorded VHS tapes, which means they're complete with 80s and 90s commercials.
The events are a blast, it's a fun blast of nostalgia. I went to one two Halloweens ago at the Mothership (RIP) where they showed a Garfield Halloween special, which included commercials for My Little Pony, GI Joe, Teddy Ruxpin and lots of other funny ephemera I'd forgotten about.
Here's more about today's event:
to filter or #nofilter... that is the question! stirring up wonderment and controversy in equal doses, the 1985 debut of a computer-colorized "miracle on 34th street" proved more a marketing fad than a technological revolution. but with hues and tones intended to evoke a previous era, did this revised version also forecast our future instagram-colored world? join us for a re-airing of its original computer-tinted television broadcast (starring the recently-deceased maureen o'hara), preceded by "this is america, charlie brown," a retelling of the first thanksgiving fable, with peanuts playing the part of pilgrims. we're revisiting the revisionists, holiday-style -- all 100% home-recorded vhs with vintage commercials intact!


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The Ceph Storage Cluster is the foundation for all Ceph deployments. Based upon RADOS, Ceph Storage Clusters consist of two types of daemons: a Ceph OSD Daemon (OSD) stores data as objects on a storage node; and a Ceph Monitor (MON) maintains a master copy of the cluster map. A Ceph Storage Cluster may contain thousands of storage nodes. A minimal system will have at least one Ceph Monitor and two Ceph OSD Daemons for data replication.
The Ceph Filesystem, Ceph Object Storage and Ceph Block Devices read data from and write data to the Ceph Storage Cluster.
Config and Deploy
Ceph Storage Clusters have a few required settings, but most configuration settings have default values. A typical deployment uses a deployment tool to define a cluster and bootstrap a monitor. See Deployment for details on ceph-deploy.
Once you have a deployed a Ceph Storage Cluster, you may begin operating your cluster.
Most Ceph deployments use Ceph Block Devices, Ceph Object Storage and/or the Ceph Filesystem. You may also develop applications that talk directly to the Ceph Storage Cluster.


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Silent Killers: Snoring and Sleep Apnea
What do Rosie O'Donnell, Reggie White, and Shaquille O'Neal have in common? Sleep apnea. Surprised?
You may also be surprised to know that 80% of people who snore have some degree of sleep apnea. We work with many medical specialists in our area to provide treatment for snoring and obstructive sleep apnea. This week's blog will look at what sleep apnea is and why you should be aware of it.
Here are common symptoms associated with sleep apnea. Have you noticed any of these symptoms?
Courtesy of ellietheurer.blogspot.com
Untreated apnea has associated health risks of high blood pressure, stroke, heart attacks and heart failure, diabetes, depression, worsening ADHD, and even death. The most known tragedy of sleep apnea is the death of Reggie White. It was later put into the spotlight by Shaquille O'Neal and Rosie O'Donnell to raise the awareness that it is a serious condition that needs to be treated.
Treatment for sleep apnea depends on the severity of the condition. Options include positional therapy, oral sleep appliance, CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure), or for severe apnea dual therapy (oral appliance and CPAP). Surgical options are also a consideration in which the uvula is removed and parts of the throat are reshaped to enlarge the airway. This short video illustrates sleep apnea and appliance therapy very well.
CPAP is the gold standard for sleep apnea treatment but many people are unable to tolerate it. Sometimes the air pressure is too much or they feel claustrophobic. According to the American Academy for Sleep Medicine, oral appliance therapy is the first choice of treatment for mild to moderate sleep apnea. An oral sleep appliance is generally covered under medical insurance, including Medicare.
If you have concerns, the first step is to talk with your doctor. They will have you do a sleep test to see exactly what conditions you have going on and the best way to treat you.


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Aromatherapy Massage Oils, Carrier and Base Oils
Hot Rock Massage
This is a spa treatment from the Arizona desert. Select a large, flat smooth stone, the size of your palm Heat stone in a low temperature oven until warm but not hot. Rub some scented massage oil into the stone and use this heated rock to give your partner a soothing massage. The heat from the stone relaxes and penetrates the muscles. Use up to 15 drops of essential oils per 1 oz. of unscented oil. Start with less drops, you can always add more. Try Sweet Almond, Safflower or Apricot Oil.
Peace and Love Massage Oil
3 drops Patchouli 3 drops Sandalwood 1 oz. unscented base oil
Sweet Almond Oil Cold Pressed
Nourishing and pampering, suitable for all skin types, especially dry, mature or sensitive
skin. Sweet Almond Oil is lightweight and has excellent penetrating properties.
Contains vitamins ( A, B1,B2, B6, E ), minerals, fatty acids, and protein. Relieves itching, helpful for dryness, inflamation, burns, thread veins, use as a base for massage oil.
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Apricot Kernel Oil Cold Pressed
Smooth, lightweight, high in Vitamin A and rich in minerals and GLA It has a very nice texture and is good for all skin types, especially sensitive, mature, prematurely aged, dry or inflamed skin. Use as a base in massage oil.
|Apricot Oil / 4 oz.
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Jojoba Oil
Jojoba closely resembles the natural oil of our skin and has the
unique quality of being a liquid wax, which helps prevent rancidity. Non-greasy,
easily absorbed into the skin as it nourishes, lubricates, and softens.
Preparations made with Jojoba will never go rancid.
|Jojoba Oil / 4 oz.
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Calendula Oil
The infused oil of the Marigold plant (Calendula officinalis)in Jojoba
Calendula /1 oz.
Evening Primrose Oil
Botanical Name- Oenothera biennis Cold Pressed, France, 10% GLA (gamma linolenic acid) Note- This particular oil should be kept refrigerated. No additives, preservatives, antioxidants, or other foreign agents have been used or included in the manufacturing of this oil.
For External use only!: psoriasis, eczema; helps to prevent prematurely aged skin, aids wound healing and any sort of scars.
Evening Primrose Oil/1 oz.
Arnica Oil (arnica montana) Certified Organic
An herbal tincture
For bruises, sprains, may relieve rheumatic pain, chilblains, Caution Some sensitivity so please
do a patch test first. Use as a base.
Arnica /1 oz.
Rose Hip Seed Oil Organic Cold Pressed from Chile
Rosa Mosqueta, Rosa Rubignosa, R rubirosa, Contains: GLA, Linolenic acids, oleic acid, palmitic acid
Uses: dry, scaly fissured skin, dull skin, acne, eczema, psoriasis, over pigmented skin, scars, (Note, blend with Helichrysum Italicumfor fading old scars. prophylactic after burns or trauma; ulcerated veins and scars. Avoid with acne and oily or blemished skins. Use as 10% additive or neat for very dry, aging skins. Goes rancid very quickly.
Rose Hip Seed /1 oz.
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Botanical Name: Cocos nucifera Other Names: Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Coconut Oil
There has been another price increase due to increasing demand for this carrier oil. Hopefully prices will adjust again.
The great thing about using this oil is it does not stain sheets or clothing.
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Fractionated Coconut Oil / 1 Gallon ( 7 lbs.)
Grapeseed Oil
Vitis vinifera Contains: vitamins, minerals, protein, linoleic acid. Cholesterol free
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November 1, 2013
As of January 1, 2014, a newly-enacted section of the Rhode Island Payment of Wages Act will allow certain private sector employers to pay their employees less frequently than weekly. Employers who wish to run less frequent payrolls must petition the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training in writing, showing good and sufficient reason why they should be permitted to pay their employees bi-weekly, rather than weekly. Until now, the law allowed only the State, cities and towns, and nonprofit employers to pay their employees less often than weekly.
To be eligible for the Director of Labor and Training approval, the employer must demonstrate that its average payroll exceeds two hundred (200%) percent of the State Minimum Wage (currently $7.75 per hour). The employer must agree to pay wages on a pre-designated date no less than twice per month, and it must provide the Director with proof of a surety bond or some other form of security in the amount of the highest bi-weekly payroll exposure in the preceding year.
Employers whose average payroll is less than two hundred (200%) percent of the State Minimum Wage may also petition the Director to pay their employees less frequently than weekly, provided the employer has furnished to the Department certain information, including the method by which wages shall be paid, the requested frequency of payment, the employer's designated payday(s), and the classification and salary range of the employees involved. The employer must also make regular payment of wages no less than twice per month.
An employer petitioning the Director for permission to run fewer payrolls must also have no history of wage and hour violations, and if its employees are subject to a collective bargaining agreement, the employer must also provide the Director with the union's written consent to the new wage payment arrangement.
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Rolls-Royce - Strive for Perfection
This book was ignited by the exhibition "Rolls-Royce - Strive for Perfection" at the BMW-Museum in Munich. These highlights from the 110 years history of Rolls-Royce - which provides insight to little known or even strange facts - is concentrating on the many details of the exceptional Rolls-Royce motor cars that were exhibited at "Rolls-Royce - Strive for Perfection".
Bi-lingual (Texts in English and in German), 180 pages, ca. 250 mono and colour illustrations, 30,5 x 24,5 cm, hardbound, date4 of publication 2014.
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