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ICSSA offers an international Summer School opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students one week prior to the official conference at St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences. This year students will receive an introduction to cyber security Capture-the-Flag (CTF) events. During Summer School, students will have an opportunity to hone their penetration testing skills with the guidance of a team of experienced professors from the USA, Austria, and South Korea.
- Learn how to:
- Play cyber security CTF events
- Discover vulnerabilities and bugs
- Exploit vulnerabilities
- Compete in an on-site CTF event
- Participate in lectures provided by internationally renowned experts
- Receive one-on-one mentoring from experienced faculty members
- Network in an international environment with both peers and professors
- Network with industry partners and sponsors
- Enjoy cultural events and the beautiful surroundings of St. Pölten, Austria
July 21st (Sunday) – 24th (Wednesday), 2019
- Summer School tuition: 250€
- Student registration fee for the conference: 100€
- Housing: Please contact sebastian[dot]schrittwieser[@]fhstp[dot]ac[dot]at
Day 1 (Sunday): Pre Summer School meetup
Day 2 (Monday): Machine learning, web and application security
Day 3 (Tuesday): Web and application security
Day 4 (Wednesday): CTF
Day 5 (Thursday): ICSSA 2019 Day 1
Day 5 (Friday): ICSSA 2019 Day 2
Social Events:
Day 1 (Sunday): Meetup (games, get-together)
Day 2 (Monday): Vienna
Day 3 (Tuesday): Wachau (Danube valley)
Day 4 (Wednesday): CTF and visiting St. Pölten
The Capture-the-Flag event is an on-site, jeopardy-style hacking challenge competition. It will feature several beginner friendly tasks in the areas of cryptography, forensics, pwning and web. The goal is to introduce the participants to CTFs and solidify the knowledge gained from the preceding lectures.
Prof. Hyoungshick Kim, Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea
Prof. Hae Young Lee, DuDu Information Technologies, Inc., South Korea
Prof. Syed Rizvi, Penn State Altoona, USA.
Prof. Jungwoo Ryoo, Penn State Altoona, USA.
Prof. Sebastian Schrittwieser, St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences, Austria
Prof. Simon Tjoa, St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences, Austria


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Media Release
W. H. Shipman, Ltd. recently made contributions to Kea'au High School for its wrestling team and graduation night programs; WHS also provided support to the Hawai'i Island Chamber of Commerce to support education and legislative activities.
A kama'aina family-owned company established in 1882, WHS has a history of community involvement.
WHS stepped in when Kea'au High's wrestling team was short $600 to cover its trip to the state Wrestling Tournament, held on
O'ahu. The company also gave the school $1,000 toward the graduation night event that provides a safe celebration.
"Kea'au schools are part of our immediate community and we believe businesses and residents should support them, through financial help attending events and participating in school councils or other ways. Each of us has a responsibility to educating our community's youth," said William Walter, WHS president.
"We also gave the Hawai'i Island Chamber of Commerce $2,000 to support programs, particularly ones that help business ride this economic wave we're on," he added. "We need to stick together to keep East Hawai'i as strong as possible."
W.H. Shipman has 17,000 acres in the Puna District and is engaged in agriculture and commercial/industrial development and leasing.
As a land steward, the company holds a long range-view to sustainability and planned development for balanced community use.
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This release note lists down the New Features, Bug Fixes and Open Issues that we have done in this release:
New Features:
1. Generate iOS App Build instantly using Phonegap Build Account.
2. All Mofluid mails are send through Mandrill Api.
3. Phonegap version has been upgraded from 3.3 to 3.6.3 for Mofluid Mobile App
Bug fixes:
1. Table Rate Shipping Method Issue
2. Update Mofluid Admin UI structure at Magento site to easily configure iOS and Android.
3. Text displayed for title "All Products" should be customized from admin panel
4. When user search for a random key word keyword {{serachstring}} appears on result page.
5. Account credentials tab – Display helptext for title "Mofluid Username".
Open Cases:
1. Custom options are not supported for configurable product type.
2. Mofluid does not Support Tax and Tax Rules.


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Big Data and Predictive Analytics
We all know that 'Big Data & Analytics' is the emerging trend in the IT industry. The fact that 90% of the data today was created in the last two years is no surprise, considering the staggering petabytes (1015) of data generated by Facebook, Twitter & Google every day. Believe it or not, it is predicted that 40 Zettabytes (1021) of da Read more


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Ranch Style Modular Homes Appeal to All Generations
A ranch style modular home in Charles City, VA is appealing to a wide variety of homeowners for numerous reasons. This type of home is an ideal option for convenient and cost-effective living. As a matter of fact, in terms of energy efficiency, a modular ranch is easier to cool and heat because moderate temperatures can be kept constant easily throughout a single story home.
A ranch style floor plan has one floor expanding horizontally instead of vertically, although many of the floor plans are ready for home additions. This way, if the homeowner decides to build a second floor, the home is ready when you are. Additionally, there is also a hundreds of customization options that allow homeowners to modify the features of the ranch style home, both exterior and interior, based on personal preference and other requirements.
Modular home construction has redefined the ranch home by creating a space for easy living for all generations and in adding certain features that maximize its benefits and beauty. By using the modular construction process for custom-building, homeowners will benefit from a ranch that offers single story living. Modular homes are built in a few weeks to a few months, so homeowners can move-in faster and and enjoy the new home.
To find out more about ranch style modular home, contact Tidewater Custom Modular Homes.


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Lohri is celebrated among Sikhs and Hindus in Punjab every year in January. On the night of Lohri, a bonfire is lit and friends and families come together to exchange pleasantries. Punjabi folklore dance to the beats of dhol and nagara. Delicious savouries and desserts are exchanged among friends and families. Children form groups and roam around in their locality while gorging on delectable dishes. Desserts made of jaggery is the main highlight of this festival.
Also known as a winter harvest festival, as it is linked with the harvest of rabi crops. Sugarcane products, jaggery (gur), gajak (sweet dish made of sesame seeds and ground nuts), sarson da saag (mustard leaves curry) with makki di roti (unleavened corn bread) are the food items eaten with utmost delight during the festival. But, if you're looking to add a little twist to the dishes this time around, we have some recipes ready for you. Surprise your loved ones with these dishes to tantalise your taste buds this Lohri!
Gur Chawal
By Chef Vijay Sethi
4 cups – Basmati rice
1 cup – Jaggery (pounded)
1 tsp – Black cardamom seeds
2 tbsp – Sliced dry dates
2 tsp – Fennel seeds
4-5 – Green cardamom
2 tbsp – Ghee
2 – Cinnamon
2 tbsp – Yellow butter
* Soak jaggery in warm water and prepare a sweet syrup.
* Wash and soak rice for half an hour.
* In a vessel, heat desi ghee and add cinnamon, fennel seeds, green cardamom and black cardamom.
* Add soaked rice, and allow it to cook by adding some water in a sealed vessel.
* Turn off the heat. Add the rest of the jaggery syrup with yellow butter and chopped dry nuts to it.
* Mix it slightly and serve hot. Garnish it with chopped nuts.
Moongphali Chikki
By Priya Shiva
1 cup – Raw peanuts
1 cup – Powdered sugar
2 – Powdered cardamom
2 tsp – Crushed pistachios
A pinch – Salt
2 tsp – Ghee
* Grease a plate with oil or ghee and keep it ready.
* Heat a frying pan and roast peanuts on low flame for few minutes. Transfer the contents on a plate.
* Once the peanuts cool down, rub them between your fingers to remove the skin. Lightly, crush them.
* Heat the same pan, add two teaspoons of ghee, sugar, 2 tablespoons of water, salt and mix well. Bring to boil. Once it starts boiling, lower the flame and keep stirring until the sugar starts changing color and turns brown.
* Add a few drops of syrup in the bowl filled with water to check consistency. It should not get dissolved in water immediately, and you should be able to form a ball with it.
* Once you've reached that consistency, remove from flame and add roasted peanuts and cardamom.
* Gently mix to combine the peanuts.
* Transfer the contents onto a greased plate and spread evenly. Sprinkle some crushed pistachios over it.
*Cut it into equal pieces using a greased knife when it is still warm. When it completely cools down, break into pieces and store in air-tight container
Sesame Potato
By Chef Choong Chew Loon
2 – Potatoes (peeled and slid into a triangle shape)
4-5 tbsp – Cornflour
To taste – Salt
1 tbsp – Red chilli powder
1-1/2 tbsp -Tomato ketchup
2 – Cloves and garlic (minced)
4 tbsp – Cooking oil
* To start preparing it, combine potato fingers, corn flour, red chilli powder, tomato ketchup, garlic and salt in a mixing bowl. Mix it well.
* Deep fry potato fingers until golden brown in a deep fry pan. Once all potato triangles have done, keep them aside.
* Heat 1/2 tablespoon oil in another pan. Add garlic paste, sauté for few seconds on high flame.
* Add red chilli sauce, tomato ketchup, vinegar, soy sauce, mix it well. Add fried potatoes and toss it well.
* Sprinkle toasted sesame seeds and garnish with green chilli and spring onion. Serve hot.
* Serve Sesame Potato along with Cantonese Style Vegetarian Chowmein for a weekend night dinner.
Makke di Roti
By Mother India, Connaught Place
2 cups – Maiza flour
1/2 tsp – Salt
* Mix the maize flour and salt in a shallow plate. Add a little water at a time to knead the flour into a dough.
* Divide into equal-sized balls. Put a square sheet of foil on the surface on which rotis will be made. Lightly, add flour to the surface.
* Put a ball of the kneaded dough on the paper and cover with another piece of foil. Press with the ball of your palm till it takes the size of a roti. Remove the foil cover and transfer the roti to a hot skillet.
* Cook on low heat, and keep turning it until both sides are roasted. Serve with butter and sarson da saag.
Sarson da Saag
By Mother India, Connaught Place
1 kg – Sarson saag (mustard green – finely chopped)
¼ kg – Spinach (finely chopped)
1 cup – Water
2 – Red chillies
4 – Garlic cloves (minced)
2 – Ginger (minced)
2 tbsp – Gram flour
1 tbsp – Butter
2 – Green chillies (minced)
4 tbsp – Ghee
To taste – Salt
* Pour water into a pan. Add sarson and spinach. Boil until cooked.
* Drain the extra water.
* Mash the vegetables and keep aside.
* Pour about four tablespoons of ghee into a pan and melt.
* Add the spices – green chillies, garlic, ginger and broken red chillies. Sauté until browned.
* Add gram flour to a little water and form a paste. Combine this with the mixture you have made and cook for about half an hour.
* Add one tablespoon of butter on top.
* Serve hot with makke di roti — it makes an irresistible combination for Lohri!
Til Gur Roti
By Chef Vijay Sethi
8 cup – Whole wheat flour
1/4 cup – Jaggery
2 1/2 cup – Water
4 tbsp – Ghee
1 tbsp – White sesame seeds
* Heat ghee in a pan, add sesame seeds to lightly toast them. Leave aside to cool.
* Add jaggery to water and mix well until it dissolves.
* Sieve flour, add toasted white sesame. Slowly add jaggery-water to make a smooth dough.
* Leave the dough to rest for 50-60 minutes.
* Make small dough balls of 80 grams each and roll it with a rolling pin to make a slightly thick roti.
* Heat the griddle to medium flame. Place til-gur roti and cook both sides. If required, baste with ghee closer to the end of cooking to make the it crisp.
* Serve hot — plain or with pickle.
Cholia Tikki
By Chef Vijay Sethi
250g – Fresh gree cholia
1g – Ginger (chopped)
5g – Cumin seeds
2g – Asafoetida (hing)
5g – Green chilli
To taste – Salt
5g – Jeera powder
5g – Garam masala
20g – Coriander
100g – Boiled potatoes
20g – Roasted chana powder
15g – Yoghurt
5g – Raisins
* In a pan, boil water and blanch cholia for three to four minutes.
* Strain it and keep it under cold water to keep it fresh and green in colour.
* Coarsely, blend it in a mixer.
* In a pan, heat ghee and add cumin seeds, chillies, ginger, hing and sauté.
* Add mashed potatoes, all the spices and mix well.
* Add coriander, roasted chana powder and check for tikki consistency.
* Make a stuffing with yoghurt, raisins and add the seasoning.
* Make round patties stuffed with the yoghurt mixture.
* Shallow fry in ghee in a non-stick pan.
* Serve hot.
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I am spring fever's bitch.
I am wrapped around her middle finger
which she has raised in defiance
of structure and order.
I cannot stop her
from spitting in the face
of all my responsibilities.
When I sit down to work,
She bangs pots and pans in my head
and I can hear the sun calling me out.
She wants me to burn
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It's like a hickey
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I distinctly remember times during my childhood in which I felt extremely sorry for my parents. Actually, given the fact they had to deal with me, I frequently felt sorry for my parents when I was a kid.
Never did I feel more sorry for them, however, than when we visited Kings Island Amusement Park.
Every summer, my parents would pack up their five children in the family station wagon — a death-defying experience in and of itself, considering the lack of seat belts in the car — and cart us down to Kings Island. We would stay from the time the park opened until it closed.
In the intervening 12 hours, all of the kids would go racing around the park like the Brady Bunch in search of missing architectural plans, zipping from one roller coaster to the other, in search of the latest, greatest thrill ride. My parents would follow dutifully behind, never once getting on a ride themselves.
They would see us off to the front of the line, then meet us when we got off the ride.
I always wondered why they chose not to partake in any of the rides themselves and what they possibly could have been doing while we were standing in line and then riding the roller coasters.
Now I know. They were enjoying every second of the peace and tranquility, while at the same time avoiding the headaches and upset stomach.
I have come to the conclusion, in my ever-advancing years, that roller coasters simply aren't made for folks of a certain age — or body type.
When I was younger, I couldn't get enough of the roller coasters. My parents would practically have to force me to stop riding them for 20 minutes to eat lunch or dinner during our time at the amusement park. I simply couldn't understand how they could spend an entire day at Kings Island and not get on a single ride.
They would always report back to us that while we were on the rides, they were walking around inside the shops, sipping sodas and eating slices of pizza. Didn't sound like much fun to me.
Like so many other things I am finding out in adulthood, however, my parents were right. Roller coasters and other thrill rides are, in general, a painful physical and psychological process.
For starters, there are the lines. Long lines. Seemingly never-ending lines. Lines that remind me of waiting to pay my taxes until the last possible day and standing there, zombie-like, at city hall, hoping that by the time I get to the front, I've remembered all of my paperwork.
The lines themselves are bad enough, but the worst part is the people you get trapped in line next to, which is a total roll of the dice. There is always a chance you could get stuck in line next to someone who is, to use a technical term, a total moron. You just never know when you are going to be fortunate enough to spend the better part of an afternoon standing next to someone who talks about inane things, invades your personal space, doesn't practice good hygiene or — if you are lucky enough — some combination of all three.
There are generally people you would not associate with during the course of your daily life, but since you both have a burning desire to ride "The Beast," you are thrown in with them for a few hours and forced to endure all of their foibles.
Then, if you are lucky enough to survive your time in line, you actually get to ride a roller coaster. This is a regular barrel of laughs because, in some sort of technological marvel, all roller coasters now being built are much smaller than roller coasters used to be. Even the roller coasters that were built 40 years ago when the park opened are smaller than they used to be.
Somehow, the people who build roller coasters figured out a way to go back and shrink the roller coasters that already were built. The seats are smaller and the safety bars they use to keep you in place — and from suing the park — are much, much smaller than they were when I was a teenager. No longer are they suitable for a normal-sized adult — or me. The only people meant to ride roller coasters these days are people under the age of 15 and former Romanian gymnasts.
Of course, should you manage to shoehorn yourself into a roller coaster, then you are faced with the pleasant chore of actually riding a roller coaster. This usually consists of three minutes of having your body tossed around from side to side and all of the softest parts of your body that you managed to squeeze into the safety devices pinched.
All of this tends to leave you with a headache, stiff neck and upset stomach for the rest of the day — which just makes standing in line for the next roller coaster that much more pleasant.
My wife and I took our children to Kings Island earlier this week. They rode all the rides in the park. At the end of the day, my daughter looked up at me and said, "Dad, what was your favorite part of the day?"
To which I replied, "eating pizza."
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Product Opportunity Assessment
I see organizations struggle with this decision time and time again. There is plethora of great ideas for new products or business offerings, however, how do we pick out the ideas that we're willing to invest further from the ideas that might not be right for our organization?
In many organizations such decisions are often left to intuition – a gut feeling, a spidey sense. In a perfect imaginary world of unlimited budgets and happiness, we'd simply start to build all of these ideas at once to see what sticks, however in the non-imaginary world this isn't very achievable or prac – so how do we choose?
In my experience, all product or offering ideas go through a lifecycle. I'm a big believer in the Customer Development model, where a product's evolution is very customer driven ensuring an idea or product concept is best aligned to our customer's needs as possible. However, even before we begin the investment into a new product or idea, we may want to have a few gates or a checklist that will help us choose the right innovations to further invest in.
I'm a big fan of checklists – as these are extremely efficient ways to help embed practices throughout our organization. Years ago I created a "practice maturity model" for Imaginet where practices (essentially the same as a product but for consulting and service organizations) would go through a maturation process – and it would start with a simple "should we even do this" checklist. Why a checklist? Well, the simple reason was that I didn't want to see investment into new practices that were clearly not going to work for the company. Making effective decisions requires massive elimination and the removal of options. I also wanted to make sure that certain conditions would be met (entry criteria) before a practice was considered for further investment.
Turns out I was on to something. In 2008 I read a book called "Inspired: How to create products customers love" and came across a section called Assessing Product Opportunities. The author describes his use of a very lightweight document called the Product Opportunity Assessment (POA). The POA servers a few purposes – first, it can help prevent the company from wasting time and money on poor or immature opportunities and second, allow the team to focus and understand what success ultimately looks like for the products that will continue to get investment.
The POA asks 10 fundamental questions:
- What problem with this solve (value proposition) – this helps to capture the initial assumptions around the value the product provides to the customer
- For whom do we solve that problem (target market) – this is the beginning of a deeper understanding and identification of the paying customer.
- How big is the opportunity? (market size) – gets the author of the POA to think about how broad the product appeal could be and how many customers can benefit from the solution.
- How will we measure success? (metrics/revenue strategy) – a recognition that in some form, we're going to do this to make money or achieve some other goal – what are these goals?
- What alternatives are out there now? (competitive landscape) – forces the author to take a look around to see what others are doing in this space.
- Why are we best suited to pursue this? (our differentiators)- allow the author to express why we would be different than the next best solution on the market.
- Why now? (market window) – forces the author to think about the timing of the solution in the market. This is an important aspect to any product.
- How will we get this product to market? (go-to-market strategy) – a brainstorm of ideas on how we'll reach our customers.
- What factors are critical to success? (solution requirements) – this will help us determine an initial guess of the minimum viable product.
- Given the above, what's the recommendation? (go or no go)
This document is not a detailed plan to the end of days. The POA is a document of assumptions – a set of "best guesses" aka a hypothesis that we can work to further refine and evolve through additional customer development practices. What this document does do, however, is gets us to start thinking about some really important things before we start jumping into the solution. If we can't answer questions like "who the target market is" or "what problems we're trying to solve" or "what makes the idea different", then we should stop and consider the investment. Most importantly, I'm a huge believer with "starting with the end" – meaning, if you want to know how to be successful, you need to start with the end state, and work backwards. If we can't envision and measure success – this is a clear indicator to me that the idea may not be mature enough for further investment.
Of course, the POA as outlined in the book "Inspired" is one example of such an exercise. You may choose other techniques as well. Another common model that seems to be in fashion these days is the "Business Model Canvas." The Business Model Canvas is a strategic management template for developing new or documenting existing business models. It is a visual chart with elements describing a firm's value proposition, infrastructure, customers, and finances. It assists firms in aligning their activities by illustrating potential trade-offs. The Business Model Canvas was initially proposed by Alexander Osterwalder based on his earlier work on Business Model Ontology all the way back in 2004. Its been recently popularized by a book called "Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers"
Similar to the POA above, the Business Model Canvas gets its authors to decompose the idea a bit, as well as answer a few questions. The BMC can be used both pre-investment as a checklist for further investing, or as a tool to help document a business model for an existing or changing product or offering.
Another variation of the Business Model Canvas is the Lean Canvas. The Lean Canvas focuses more on the Problem, Solution and Key Metrics that are promoted in Lean Startup books such as "Lean Startup" Lean Canvas was designed for entrepreneurs, not consultants, customers, advisors, or investors.
Personally, I really like all models and I promote doing what comes naturally to you and your organization. I personally like to start with a POA since it's something that you can easily type up and not worry about graphics and spacing. The BMC or the Lean Canvas is an excellent communication tool as it helps to distill your business model into a single page representation.


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abundance of activity happening during my recent printmaking workshop in Kenora
This past weekend I gave a lively workshop to around 14 enthusiastic participants in Kenora, Ontario. This was part of the Community Arts Hub initiative arranged through the Kenora Association for Community Living . Kenora is a picturesque city located on the shores of Lake of the Woods in the further most western region of the province of Ontario near the province of Manitoba and state of Minnesota borders. It has a robust arts community and is a busy place especially during the summer months with a great influx of tourism due to it's beautiful surroundings and many appealing recreational activities. Below are some photos taken during the weekend. The first batch listed under Kenora are from the town itself. These are followed with a series of photos from the workshop that focus on the creation stages, printing and a few of the results produced by participants. A big thank you to Jeff, Laura and M.E. for your hard work that allowed this to happen. I also want to personally thank each participant who attended, your creative spirit was very evident during the weekend.
nice evening colours over Lake of the Woods
View of Lake of the Woods looking south
Lakeside Inn Kenora ON
Collagraph and drypoint on acetate
The workshop was divided into two sessions that inclued a three hour intro and demo on the Friday evening and a full 8 hours on the Saturday. The activity took place in a space that is a converted older residental home. When you fill these mid size rooms with tables and people it can get a bit tight for space. The trick was to organize areas for particular things such as where one can work on making a plate, where to place the press, an area for applying the inks, an area for papers and space to put prints to dry post printing.
Participants created collagraph prints using collage techniques and choosing from a variety of materials to adhere with adhesives to mat board base sheets. These were sealed mainly under plastic food wrap using a tack spray adhesive coupled with the pressure of the press roller. Plates were passed under the printing felts to mold the plastic over the low relief elements.
We used non-toxic Akua Intaglio inks since these produce fairly vivid colours but also their ease of clean up and lack of odour. The ink was wiped, painted and rolled onto the plates and then the plates had damp Canson Edition rag paper set over top, newsprint and 3 layers of wool felt blankets. They were passed under the top roller of my small press using various pressures depending on the plate heights.
For the second component of the workshop participants were given the opportunity to scribe a simple sketch into thin acetate sheet using anything from an etching needle, awl tip to nail head. These had ink wiped into the line, the excess surface ink was wiped away with tartalan bundles and then a relief roll of a contrast colour was applied with a brayer to produce a simple but colourful print.
here I am giving a demo of the printing stage
showing the print on paper
Saturday morning participants work on constructing their plates
from which collagraph prints would be created.
corner for applying inks
paricipant applying ink to her plate
she used an actual dried swallowtail butterfly as one of her collage elements
a bit of a tight squeeze not only for the press procedure but for participants who want to get by
the reveal of a monochrmatic collagraph that incorporated birch bark and fern leaf
a colourful floral theme was produced in this print
from a plate that incorporated a variety of materials
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slighter pressure passing the plate under the roller
coupled with selective spot wiping produced this energetic study
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this participant brought some of her own handmade paper
It was derived mainly from cotton but also had organic found objects
including cat tail fibers and the foam that is found floating on the surface of water along shore
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monochromatic collagraph print taped onto thin hard board to dry
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example of participant collagraph print
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collagraph print
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monochromatic study of a birds nest collagraph
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very bold monochromatic collagraph
drypoint with relief roll from acetate sheet
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collagraph derived from fern leaves
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collagraph produced from various organic elements
including insects and grasses
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Marketing is more than just generating leads. Marketing involves engaging with all your customers, but in order to do that successfully, you have to be using the right tactical tools for the job. CRM is one of those tools, and with the right strategy, you can seamlessly integrate your marketing efforts with Dynamics CRM and other PowerObjects PowerPack Add-ons.
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Hi, my name is Dean. I'm a Senior Vice President here at PowerObjects and today I want to talk to you about marketing. Today, organizations are trying to figure out how to use marketing in their CRM. We use tactical tools such as web traffic, email, SMS, web forms, surveys, and scoring to be able to handle the tactical aspect of your marketing message.
What do I mean when I'm talking about the marketing message? A lot of people are looking at their marketing automation to just generate leads. Marketing is far more than that. When I'm talking about a marketing message, I'm talking about how do we engage our customers? Whether that's fear, giving them an emotion and confirmation of a product that they are using, are we educating them, or is it just marketing 101, let's create a dragon and slay it. How do you take the tactical tools and engage your customers?
To deliver that marketing message, PowerObjects took an example and we created a trivia game. PowerTrivia leverages tactical tools such as SMS, web forms, and surveys. By doing this, we are able to deliver our marketing message using marketing tactical tools, a fantastic way to deliver your marketing message. Thanks for watching. Now it's time to go give PowerTrivia a try. Also, check out our LinkedIn articles on digital marketing with CRM and marketing automation. Thanks for watching The CRM Minute!


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Spells and Magickal Etiquette
This is only a guide and does not express the opinions of all Wiccans and Pagans. Use this list and add more to it if you desire.
* Remember the Wiccan Rede . . . "Do as you will, and harm none.".
* Never do magick or a spell that seeks to control anyone else. That includes spells you think are for their own good. Never try to dominate another through magick. This rule makes loves spells controversial.
* Only cast a spell for another person if they have asked you to do so. Then ONLY do the exact spell that they have asked for…do not add to or take away from what they have specified.
* There are exceptions to every rule for example, animals, the sick and elderly, minors, physically disabled or other persons who are under your care. Always check carefully to make sure you're magick is within the Divine will.
* Think all magick through thoroughly. Try NOT to do magick that affects a whole community (i.e. weather magick). Weather magick will change the natural pattern . . . You could be responsible for far-off droughts or floods. Which in turn affects farmers and their crops and livestock. Which directly affects their income.
* Be respectful to your magick. Always perform your spells in places where you can remain focused and uninterrupted.
* Clean up your magickal/sacred space before you begin. Use your besom and/or vaccum, dust, consecrate your tools, when wiping things down use salt water for purification, censor or walk the area with a incense stick or cone.
*Clean up your magickal/sacred space residue. Release the elements and deities, thank them or show appreciation for their presence, erase signs and symbols, and open the circle before you leave.
*Try not to leave your circle during rituals and spell casting but if you must, ALWAYS cut a door/opening with your wand, athame or index finger of your power hand.


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So I see that in the light of the recent shootings you dusted your good old argument that every problem in this world is caused by white men. More exactly, they are caused by whiteness and maleness. Help me out here just a little bit, please… Do I understand correctly that your opinion is that:
Men are still not suppressed, emasculated, shamed, feminized, denigrated, bashed and demonized enough? What we need is more of these? If we started squeezing little boys' souls a little bit earlier, like, as soon as they enter kindergarten, or maybe in their cradle even, then they would grow up as
women happy and healthy human beings? If we squeezed men's souls just a little bit harder then they would be freed from their innate anger and aggression? If we force them to consider themselves worthless scum, that will lessen the number of tragic emotional outbursts?
"Machismo" is long gone, traditional gender roles are long gone, two-parent families are on their way out, "male virtues" are bashed to the ground, anything male is a target for ridicule and anger. Is this not enough? The problem is still too much maleness?
What could be the cure then? Eradicate males, like some feminists suggest? Kill'em all? Excluding you, of course, because you are enlightened. You're a feminist. But still, you're a male – so you're going down with the rest of us. To the gas chamber with us, so we can save the planet by dying together. Your only escape would be to follow the footsteps of your fellow men's studies beacon of light, the source of ultimate knowledge on maleness, Robert W. Connell, who turned himself into a woman. That is the only way to redeem yourself.


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The 6th ranked Texas A&M Aggies 5-0, 2-0 SEC (1st SEC West) played the unranked Arkansas Razorbacks 3-2, 0-2 SEC (6th SEC West). The game was played at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Saturday, September 27th 2014 with the Aggies winning in OT 35-28.
The A&M Aggies presented their fans with a nail biter of a game that presented a real late thrill in this overtime game. At half time the Razorbacks were leading the Aggies 21 -14 and at the end of the 3rd quarter they were leading the Aggies 28 -35. The Aggies QB threw two long TD passes in the game to tie the score and put the game into OT.
No other than Johnny "Football" Manziel was at the game as his Cleveland Browns were on a bye week, as the 2012 Heisman winner saw his Aggies go to 5-0 for the first time since back in 2001. He also gave a lot of encouragement to their QB Hill who completed 21 of his 41 passes for a total of 386 yards and 4 touchdowns with 1 interception. Two Aggie receivers scored 3 touchdowns, one by Pope who had 4 receptions for 151 yards and 2 touchdowns while Reynolds had 4 receptions for 89 yards and 1 TD. The running game for the Aggies did not do to well as two RBs had a total of 14 carries for 85 yards and no touchdowns. Texas A&M actually trailed 28-14 until QB Hill hit Pope for a pass that went 86 yards for a TD, then Hill hit Reynolds for a 59 yard TD that tied the game with 2:08 left, and two plays later the Razorbacks missed a field goal that would have won the game. The Aggies got the ball back with 1:18 to go in regulation and not timeouts and when it came down to 4th and 18, the Aggies decided to let the time run out and move on to OT.
The Arkansas team had some crucial penalties that may have cost them the game, 1st in the 2nd quarter they had a TD pass nullified by a holding penalty on OL Skipper and in the 4th quarter a tripping penalty that erase a 55 yard run that would have placed the ball on the Aggies 3 yard line.
The Hogs had a couple of highlights in the game as their Australian punter Irwin-Hill ran 51 yards for a TD on a fake punt, and QB Allen turned a fake handoff into an easy pass for a Razorbacks TD, a team that hasn't beaten an SEC opponent since a 49-7 win over Kentucky in 2012. Arkansas QB Allen completed 15 of 27 passes for 199 yards and 1 TD and RB Collins had 21 carries for 131 yards and 1 TD, while RB Williams had 18 carries for 95 yards and a TD.
Statistically the Aggies had 21 first downs with 523 total yards with 386 passing and 199 rushing with 1 turnover, while the Razorbacks had 22 first downs for 484 yards with 199 passing and 285 rushing with 1 turnover.
The Aggies won the game on their 1st possession in OT as QB Hill hit WR Kennedy for a 25 yard TD and then their defense stepped up a stopped the Razorbacks.
Texas A&M 5-0 (1st SEC West) fanatics who bet on college sports at a offshore sportsbook, your Aggies play the No. 12 Mississippi State Bulldogs 4-0 (1st SEC West) on Saturday, October 4, 2014 in what should be a real exciting game for these two undefeated SEC Teams tied for the 1st place in the SEC West.


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text: Copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) with their unique propertiesare central for economic growth, quality of life and creation of new jobs. The base-metalproducing sector is, however, under growing public pressure in respect toenergy and water requirements and needs to meet several challenges, includingincreased demand and lower ore grades generally associated with larger resourceuse. The development of technologies for metal production from secondarysources is often motivated by increased sustainability and this paper aims to providefurther insights about one specific aspect of sustainability, namely climatechange. The paper presents a review of carbon footprints (CF) for Cu and Znproduced from primary and secondary raw materials, by analyzing data taken fromscientific literature and the Ecoinvent database. Comparisons are carried outbased on the source of data selected as reference case. In the case of Cu,reduced CF of secondary production is indicated, although there is large datavariation. As for Zn, production of this metal from secondary sources seems to bebeneficial but the number of data and cases to be compared is much smallercompared to Cu. The general variation of data suggests that standardization ofcomparison is needed when assessing the environmental benefits of production inline with the principles of waste valorization, zero waste approach andcircular economy.


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On 10th May 2016 we had the pleasure to host a reception at the Mall Galleries. This was the occasion of our second award of the annual £1,000 Smallwood Prize for Contextual Portraiture as part of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters annual exhibition. Our collaboration with the Royal Society has been a fascinating and enjoyable interface between our buildings as built portraits of our clients and the work of artists painting or drawing the individual.
2016 marks the 40th year anniversary of founding of the practice.
We were delighted to award this year's prize to Lyn Gray for her work entitled "Stephen with Bill".
Guests on the night included Next Generation members of the HHA and The Georgian Group, joining clients, colleagues and friends of the practice in a most memorable and enjoyable party.


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May 31, 2020, 11:41:22 pm
The freeze 0 top move selection glitch is a glitch in Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow that allows the player to use a move at the top of the fight menu, even if it had 0 PP.
It is one of three known glitches that allow the PP of a move to wrap around from 0 to 63. Others include the Hyper Beam automatic selection glitch and the switch PP underflow glitch.
This glitch is special because it allows the PP of theoretically any valid move to underflow; not just Hyper Beam or a partial trapping move, but since this glitch is only known to happen in a link battle the underflowed PP cannot be kept. However, the full PP Ups effect can be kept in at least Red and Blue.
This glitch also causes a battle to de-sync, like the partial trapping move link battle glitch.
For this article, the side with the slower Pokémon will be referred to as 'player one' and the side with the faster Pokémon will be referred to as 'player two'.
According to player one's side, after the glitch the move selected before the switch will be used, yet the PP of the move at the top of the fight menu will be reduced. On player two's side the game will say that the move at the top of the fight menu was used.
This can lead to a 'desync', which is where both games think different things about the statuses of the Pokémon. If a Pokémon faints on one side but is still active on the other, then an unexpected Pokémon (including glitch Pokémon) may be sent out on the side that the opponent fainted.
If the PP was 0 with no PP Ups applied, it will underflow to 63 with full PP Ups applied. If it was 0 with at least one PP Up applied, it will underflow to 63 with one less PP Up applied.
This is because in Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow and Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal, PP and the amount of PP Ups applied are stored in the same byte. If bit 6 (+40h) is set, then it indicates that one PP Up has been used. If bit 7 (+80h) is set, then it indicates that two PP Ups have been used. If bit 6 and 7 (+C0h) are set, then it indicates that 3 (the maximum amount of) PP Ups have been applied.
Examples: A value of 40h means 0 PP with 1 PP Up applied, a value of 80h means 0 PP with 2 PP Ups applied, and a value of C0h means 0 PP with 3 PP Ups applied. A value of 3Fh means 63 PP with 0 PP Ups applied.
There are only 64 (80h-40h) possible values for PP itself, meaning that the maximum amount of PP is 63.


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Lacklustre West Ham beaten by Crystal Palace as revival stalls
PUBLISHED: 22:06 03 December 2013 | UPDATED: 08:45 04 December 2013
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New Palace boss Tony Pulis celebrated his first game in charge at Selhurst Park by grabbing all three points against the Hammers
Crystal Palace 1 West Ham United 0
Ex-Hammer Marouane Chamakh swooped to snatch victory for the Eagles at Selhurst Park, where Tony Pulis celebrated his first home game in charge with three priceless points.
The Hammers loanee Moroccan international had failed to make any impression during his three blank claret and blue outings in the East End in January but, 11 months on, his 42nd-minute header proved to be the derby decider for Palace.
And while Chamakh celebrated his second goal for the south Londoners, Sam Allardyce's side saw all the weekend's hard work undone by a dismal defeat that leaves them just three points clear of the drop-zone.
Saturday's valuable victory over Fulham had given the Hammers some much needed breathing space and following that 3-0 win Sam Allardyce made a quartet of changes as Razvan Rat, Joey O'Brien, Ravel Morrison and Carlton Cole were called up in place of rested substitutes Guy Demel, George McCartney, Matt Jarvis and Modibo Maiga.
That starting berth was due reward for Cole, who had stepped from the bench to net his first goal since re-joining the Hammers but the popular striker soon found himself starved of service as Big Sam's side failed to carry on from where they had left off, three days earlier.
On the other hand, a narrow one-goal defeat at Norwich City on Saturday had left Palace rooted to the foot of the table with just seven points to show from their 13 outings but following that Carrow Road reverse, Tony Pulis named an unchanged side.
There was no frenetic opening to this crucial London derby, however, and apart from a lofted Mile Jedinak scuff and a wayward Barry Bannan curler, the Eagles failed to offer anything until Jason Puncheon forced Jussi Jaaskelainen to save his low 25-yarder on the quarter-hour mark.
For their part, the Hammers had to wait until the half-hour mark before finally troubling Julian Speroni with a legal effort, when the marauding Morrison was tripped in full-flow by the consequently cautioned Damien Delaney.
In a move carefully crafted at Chadwell Heath, Mark Noble lofted the ball over the Palace wall but, unfortunately for Kevin Nolan and the travelling fans, the escaping Hammers skipper could not replicate his training ground finishes and the Palace 'keeper easily held the weak, ten-yard shot.
Shortly afterwards, Cole's strength saw him break upfield but with just Speroni to beat, he unselfishly squared to supporting Stewart Downing who failed to control the ball and, instead of bagging the opener, West Ham were forced to settle for the booby prize of a throw-in.
Mohamed Diame nodded over, too, and with three minutes of the first-half remaining, the visitors paid the price for not taking those chances.
Joel Ward's speculative 30-yarder was deflected for a corner and when Bannan's flag-kick was half-cleared back to him on the right flank he returned the ball into the six-yard box, where the rising Chamakh managed to get half-an-eyebrow on the cross to direct a faint header beyond Noble and Nolan on the left-hand post.
Buoyed by that first-half breakthrough, Palace came out with all guns blazing after the break and goal-scorer almost turned provider, when he squared to Puncheon, whose 15-yarder deflected off the sliding James Collins before Jaaskelainen tipped the ball on to the post and away for a corner.
With West Ham in total disarray, Kagisho Dikgacoi nodded Bannan's consequent cross over the top and then, just seconds later, Cameron Jerome broke clear but the advancing Jaaskelainen denied the Palace striker with a brave stop to keep his side in the contest.
That was the cue for a double-substitution as Joe Cole and Maiga replaced Nolan and Carlton Cole but they would have no impact and, although, Downing forced the ball into the net shortly afterwards, his effort was ruled by the flag of an assistant, who had harshly spotted a tussle between O'Brien and Chamakh.
A quarter-of-an-hour from time, Downing was threatening once more but this time, Speroni gratefully gathered his 25-yard free-kick and then an ambitious Morrison drilled well wide from similar range.
At the other end, Dikgacoi forced Jaaskelainen to save his rising 18-yarder but by the time Chamakh departed to rapturous applause with five minutes remaining that priceless Palace victory had long been in the bag.
And the Hammers were left to contemplate a daunting trip to Liverpool on Saturday without Morrison, who was booked after the final whistle for a scuffle with Ward after James Tomkins had kicked the ball into the back of a Palace defender on a night of frustration for wobbling West Ham.
EAGLES: Speroni, Ward, Moxey, Gabbidon, Delaney, Jedinak, Dikgacoi, Bannan (O'Keefe 82), Puncheon (Kebe 65), Chamakh (Williams 85), Jerome. Unused subs: Price, Mariappa, Phillips, Gayle.
HAMMERS: Jaaskelainen, O'Brien, Rat (McCartney 78) Collins, Tomkins, Noble, Nolan (J Cole 58) Morrison, Downing, Diame, C.Cole (Maiga 58). Unused subs: Adrian, Jarvis, Collison, Demel.
Bookings: Delaney (31), Tomkins (67), Morrison (f/t)
Referee: Lee Mason
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Ice skating has been popular for a long time. Back in the days when I was a child, we would enthusiastically head down to the ice rink on a Saturday morning for an inelegant, but exhilarating, skite about. In recent years, skating seems to have had a resurgence, perhaps thanks to a certain primetime telly show. Temporary skating rinks pop up all over the country around Christmas time, to tempt us into showing off our moves.
My little boy, James, is now two years old, and at this time of year I am particularly keen on finding indoor activities that keep him entertained and keep me out of the drizzle. However, I must admit that I hadn't realised ice skating was an option for such a young child. In Perth, Dewars Centre sits right alongside the Leisure Pool, and skaters of all ages and abilities can enjoy showcasing their spins and speed on Olympic Standard ice. 2-5 year olds are welcome at the seasonal Snow Babes lessons.
James and I decided to give it a whirl, and headed along one Sunday to try out his turns and jumps. I anxiously packed him into several layers of clothing to cushion any falls, and hoped that he could stay on his feet long enough to avoid any toddler meltdowns. The Snow Babes classes are run on a drop-in basis, so there's no need to pre-book, and skate hire is included with your admission fee. I opted for a skate with two blades for James, which simply strapped on top of his shoe. The extra blade made him steadier, but lots of kids in the class were happy with a single blade. Adults can accompany their wee ones onto the ice, but it's requested that you keep your shoes on and don't skate.
Our teacher, Moira, gave us a warm welcome and James began to take a few tentative steps on the ice. Large, supportive 'walkers' are available in the shape of penguins and snowmen, and provide a fun way for the kids to get started with the reassurance of something to hold on to. Moira gathered the class together for some initial instruction - she showed the children how to move with little baby steps, keeping their feet turned out, and their arms out wide for balance – and we were off.
Now, to be perfectly honest, it was slightly to my surprise that it turned out James absolutely loved skating! My memories of him learning to walk feel pretty recent, and expecting him to navigate a strange, slippery surface, well … I had been expecting either comedy or tragedy. But the class allows beginners to take things at their own pace. There is no pressure; Moira zooms about offering guidance and encouragement wherever it's needed, but James was able to totter around and find his feet in his own time. Although it's a popular class, the ice rink is huge and we have it all to ourselves. There is loads of space for making mistakes without crashing into anyone else.
I remember the sense of freedom and joy that comes when you start to get the hang of ice skating, picking up speed and confidence. I could see that same feeling of delight in James as he puttered along with a big smile on his face. He seemed to think this latest madcap idea of his mother's was a great laugh, and even when he inevitably fell over, that was funny too. The other kids in the class were skating with a wide variety of style and skill, but there was admirable concentration and good humour all around. I spotted a couple of little girls living the dream in pastel-coloured tutus!
Moira got the class together again and explained how best to slow down and stop on the ice. But she emphasises the importance of keeping things fun for young children, and getting them accustomed to the ice rink, much more than polishing particular tricks or techniques. By the end of the class, James was managing to move about without assistance.
There was a selection of small vehicles, toys, hockey sticks and balls laid out on the ice, and before we headed off James played gleefully on a little yellow truck. The forty-five minute class is a perfect amount of time to keep the kids engrossed. And if you find that the exercise has given you a bunch of hungry mouths to feed, the café overlooking the ice rink is a handy place to recharge with hot and cold drinks, snacks, or lunch.
For full details on Snow Babes, as well as Learn to Skate classes for age 5+, and public skating times, check out the Live Active timetable >
Horsecross Arts is launching Virtual Voices, an online version combining the popular regular singing group Horsecross Voices with Little Stars.
May 21st Thursday 2020
A group of creative families in Scone have discovered the perfect way to prevent social isolation and encourage each other to enjoy their exercise!
May 18th Monday 2020
It's best to start young when learning a second language and now La Jolie Ronde French classes are available for children in Perthshire
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Search engines step up to the plate with child abuse content reforms
The search engines have undoubtedly stepped up to the plate.
Their reforms will clean up web searches, and help remove video child abuse content more quickly and comprehensively.
Much of what Microsoft and Google are promising has already been put into action; first in the UK and soon globally. Searches are already cleaner and safer.
Early indications are that 20 per cent of those who have sought child abuse images online in the UK in the past six weeks, and who have encountered the new warnings, deterrents and clean searches, have chosen to "go no further" with their illegal enquiries.
Critics say however that committed and experience criminals will not be deterred by these proposals as they can still access material on peer to peer networks and in the deep web.
They also point out that it is catching child abusers that matters, not stopping them looking at illegal material, and to do that we need better intelligence and more resources.
But some progress has undoubtedly been made to make accessing illegal child abuse images more difficult.
There has also been some progress made to make it more difficult for children to access legal but adult pornography.
More of the Internet Service Providers (or ISPs) have followed the lead of Talk Talk, and also come up with solutions to ensure families can block adult content when they sign up to their ISP contracts.
But once again, the warning from child safety experts is that parents can't assume the battle is won and out source their responsibilities. Nothing beats education and information, because curious children will always be able to find one "adult" computer with the content they seek.
The Prime Minister has forced solutions from the industry and although it is our job as journalists to criticise those who claim to have delivered solutions, on this occasion, I think we are scrutinising largely good measures.
The negative (which journalists always seek) is my observation that it has taken a very long time to get here; a long time for a very rich and smart industry to offer the solutions we have been begging for for a very long time.
I was one of the first journalists to campaign about this 10 years ago, because as a parent of young children I could see we were in uncharted and dangerous territory.
Then, like many other parents, I had to embrace new technology with one hand because it helped my kids enter a wonderful world, whilst censoring it as best as I could with the other because it opened a window onto another terrifyingly unsuitable adult landscape.
It was never easy to balance that very well and there wasn't support from the industry to help me to do it.
But today is a day when we can reflect that support is starting and something has at last been done, particularly with illegal child abuse content, although determined criminals may not be deterred.
Nothing, though, can beat parental responsibility and vigilance guarding against legal but unsuitable content.
So see this as a beginning - not the end.


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With the recent approval of afatinib, now becoming commercially available as Gilotrif, there is the potential new strategy for patients with an EGFR mutation who develop acquired resistance to a different EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) in an earlier line of therapy. Afatinib was approved as a first line treatment for patients with an EGFR mutation, a setting in which I don't think it represents an especially appealing option, but does it perhaps represent an answer to the common question of how we should best treat patients who develop acquired resistance to another EGFR TKI?
I'd say that as a single agent, the answer is going to me no, except in a small minority of patients. This question was directly studied in the LUX Lung-1 trial of afatinib vs. placebo in patients who had gone at least 12 weeks with stable disease or a response to Iressa (gefitinib) or Tarceva (erlotinib) previously, and it wasn't a resounding success for afatinib. While afatinib was associated with a significant improvement in progression-free survival (PFS) of 3.3 vs. 1.1 months, afatinib conferred absolutely no improvement in overall survival (OS), and in fact median OS was more than a month longer in the recipients of placebo. The better OS in the placebo arm was not a statistically significant difference, but it's not what you hope to see for a new targeted therapy. Moreover, as discussed in my recent prior post about the potential role of afatinib, its side effect profile can be very challenging, typically worse than Iressa or Tarceva.
Afatinib has been available in an expanded access protocol for several months, and this has given me occasion to give it to several of my own EGFR mutation-positive patients with acquired resistance to Tarceva and those referred from other centers in the region as a potential therapy in this setting. In short, it has never been effective in any of the handful of patients I've treated, and all have experienced more toxicity than they had on Tarceva. That's just a small sample, but it corroborates the larger experience with single agent afatinib. I know that there are rare patients who benefit, including at least one in the GRACE community, but I think it's fair to say that this is not a realistic expectation.
The combination of afatinib and cetuximab (Erbitux) has looked promising in a small study of 40 evaluable patients, and there are plans for it to be studied in a larger setting. In the meantime, however, we know that skin side effects for this combination can be quite severe, and Erbitux isn't FDA approved for lung cancer, making it potentially challenging to have it covered by an insurer. For these reasons of having it relatively unlikely to be covered without a potential/probably expense of thousands of dollars per month for patients and a real concern that it won't be a tolerable combination in a broad population, I don't think it becomes a viable treatment option off protocol without more research, even if it shows promise now.
That's one opinion, and we'll need to see how afatinib is actually integrated into practice once it becomes widely available. We also don't yet know how it will be priced, which will certainly be a factor in its uptake.
Stay tuned as this story evolves.
Dr. Howard (Jack) West
Associate Clinical Professor
Medical Oncology
City of Hope Cancer Center
Duarte, CA
Founder & President
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Sunday, August 23, 2015
Fig tree favourites
Sarah for her to work her magic on the long arm.
So thats what I have been up to lately. I hope you are having a lovely weekend.
12 comments:
- a good yarn said...
I love Fig Tree patterns but there's a little too much yellow in her fabric ranges for my taste. Right now, 3 Sisters fabrics are my favourite but the past ranges which aren't available any more! Love your cushions - especially the basket block one. Terrific projects for a magazine. What a gorgeous quilt (more baskets yay!). Sarah will quilt it beautifully too. Pretty projects to brighten a greyish day in Sydney.
- August 23, 2015 at 11:56 AM
- a good yarn said...
I forgot to mention how adorable your little wagon is. Perfect for your table runners!
- August 23, 2015 at 11:58 AM
- Gina said...
Great finishes. I love your quilt wagon. So much prettier than it being outside. As for fabrics, it has to be either batiks or Moda marbles ( or similar). Alot of the fabric around today is a bit too twee and cutesy for me
- August 23, 2015 at 4:14 PM
- Oddbjørg said...
Great cushions and quilt!
Love your little wagon.
Thanks for kind words on my blog!
- August 23, 2015 at 6:35 PM
- Christine B said...
Hello Leanne! Love your latest quilt and congratulations on being a cover girl with your fabulous cushions! Your wagon full of quilts is an adorable addition to your home! Hope you are having a great weekend! Christine x
- August 23, 2015 at 7:25 PM
- Susan Snooks said...
All so pretty Leanne! Love the little wagon with the table runner display! I seemed to get a lot done, even though I started the weekend looking for my sew-jo!
- August 23, 2015 at 8:37 PM
- Lynda said...
Love the wagon - what a great way to store your table runners. Lovely cushions and basket quilt.
- August 24, 2015 at 12:57 PM
- dream quilt create said...
I really love your pillows, Leanne! How wonderful that it made the cover of the magazine!!! All of your creations are so pretty :) That wagon is darling too, I'd love to find something like that. My husband and I go antique hunting from time to time...
- August 24, 2015 at 4:18 PM
- Christine M said...
Your cushions are lovely, Leanne, as is your quilt top. I love the wagon with your runners in it.
- August 24, 2015 at 4:25 PM
- Life on Lemon Lane said...
I love fig tree quilts as well. I love the softness of the colors and the way all the lines work so well together. Even if I just buy a few half yards of one I know I can always pull from older lines to round it out. You are such a good finisher.
- August 25, 2015 at 1:37 AM
- Stephany said...
The wooden wagon is lovely with the tablerunners! I think you can almost start a shop with all your goodies Leanne :-)
- August 26, 2015 at 10:46 PM
- Helen Philipps said...
Beautiful fabrics and gorgeous pillows. Your little wagon is adorable, and so lovely to display your pretty makes.
Helen xox
- August 28, 2015 at 5:32 AM
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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Officials say police have found the driver who sheared a utility pole early this morning in Oakland.
The accident happened around 12:30 a.m. on Morewood Avenue.
The impact of the crash brought live wires crashing to the ground.
Authorities later found the vehicle abandoned at Morewood Avenue and Castleman Street in Shadyside.
Police have reportedly located the driver, but the circumstances surrounding the crash remain unclear.
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Why is the new year changeover from one year to the next, special? After all, it happens every year. It's always one minute to end the current year, and another minute to greet the new year! How can it be special this year, last year, and each year before that?
This year was different. For the first time since I started working, I tried to take a break on a vacation that would be wholly about life outside of work! Yes, it does exist, but was extremely difficult to accomplish as I discovered trying to bravely avoid the daily electronic requests. Even though internet connections were spotty and phone coverage was not good, the times they worked seemed to conspire to drag me back into what was happening back in the office.
Our older daughter, Elise, learned she was accepted into NYU, her number one choice. It would be our last holiday vacation together before she steps out into the brave new independent world, and i wanted to enjoy this time with her as much as I could. Her younger sister, Sara, just starting out in High School, was becoming a new person. She was finally asserting her position and demonstrating her creative personality. She had several solo performances at a major dance show at school, and showed us a side that we had not seen before. It was a joy just to observe the two sisters bonding and growing up together right before my eyes!
When you are passionate about what you do, as I am and I know you are, work can be encompassing. I love what I do, I love the people I work with, I love putting in place solutions for our clients that help them build a more successful operation or a safer world. And that love usually translates work into an all-consuming essence of life. But it's not complete!
Work will get done, with or without me. I like to think it's better, easier, more perfect with me, but it will get done. Miss those special moments with the family and friends though, and they are gone forever.Miss those special moments with family and friends and they are gone forever. Please Click To Tweet
Oprah Winfrey said "Cheers to a New Year and another chance for us to get it right."
This transition over new year is special. It is a refreshing occasion to look back and reflect on where we have come from, and to think ahead, to dream of what we want the new year to be like, and where we are going.
Standing on the Hong Kong Harbour this year, surrounded by what seemed like a million strangers all from diverse backgrounds and with their own dreams, it was easy to see how different we were.
We all got there from different backgrounds, experiences, achievements, and were all in different stages of our lives.
For me, it was an incredible journey from the tropical jungle in South America to that night in Hong Kong. As I reflected on my journey, I could not help but be grateful for the amazing friendships built along the way, for the lessons I had learned from working with and getting to know a lot of wonderful people along the way. The sum of all those experiences and differences were what defined me.
Yet, despite those differences, all of us there on the Harbour that New Years Eve were similar. I could feel the common energy, the enthusiasm, the sense that this year can be a wonderful opportunity. We all were there to celebrate the beginning of a New Year, all with a hope that 2013 would be the best yet, that our friends and families would find success this coming year. We were all there thinking this is yet another chance for us to get it right!
I have learned a lot over the years from all the people I have worked with. And, I have committed to do a better job of sharing what I have learnt. I believe that fundamental progress is only made when we play non-zero games (looking for win-win), which is why I am such a fan of collaboration. It is at the heart of synergy and one of the few ways I know where one plus one can add up to more than two. So this year I am resolving to spend more time coaching, writing and sharing my lessons learned. Together, I hope we can build some synergy and ensure 2013 is special.Win-win is at the heart of synergy and one of the few ways where one plus one can add up to more than two Please Click To Tweet


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Safety of nalbuphine on neural tissues of rats and its efficacy in the treatment of acute herpetic pain in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Josef Z Attia1, Maha Y Kamel2, Rehab K Yousef3
1 Department of Anesthesiology; Intensive Care Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt2 Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt3 Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt
Correspondence Address:Josef Z AttiaPhD, Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, 61111 Minia EgyptSource of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: NoneCheckDOI: 10.4103/2356-9115.172801
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
BackgroundAcute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has been previously shown to cause severe impairment in immunity, in turn making children more susceptible to viral infections, especially herpes zoster, which manifests with severe pain.Materials and methodsThe main purpose of this study was to experimentally evaluate the safety of nalbuphine on the neural tissues of rats treated with nalbuphine at doses of 0.5, 1, 2, 4, and 5 mg/kg injected intrathecally every alternate day for 14 days, and to determine the efficacy of caudal injection of nalbuphine with a minimal dose of oral paracetamol as an analgesic in pediatric patients with ALL suffering from acute herpetic pain.ResultsThe results revealed that nalbuphine exerted no pathological changes in either the cerebellum or the spinal cord. However, the protective effect of nalbuphine with the minimal dose of paracetamol was associated with a significant analgesic effect in ALL children. Its analgesic effect was assessed by means of the Facial Pain Scale and the behavioral pain assessment scale, and motor block assessment was made on the basis of the Bromage score.ConclusionCaudal nalbuphine with a minimal dose of paracetamol has adequate analgesic effect on acute herpetic pain in pediatric patients with ALL, without any pathological changes in the cerebellum and spinal cord.
Keywords: Herpes zoster, motor block, nalbuphine, pain assessment


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February is National Children's Dental Heath Month and if your child is over the age of one and has not seen a dentist, it's time to go. Many parents are anxious about the dentist themselves, or are nervous about getting their child to sit in the dental chair calmly and happily. Either way, skipping out on the dentist can lead to dental health problems for your child. The first step to take is to locate a pediatric dentist in your area. Taking a child to a pediatric dentist will make a big difference in your child's dental experience. But there's even more you can do as a parent to help your child like going to the dentist.
1. Know Your Child
Some children like to have a heads-up before they go to a doctor's appointment. They prefer to know in advance because it gives them time to prepare. For other children, knowing in advance leads to anxiety as they wait for the day to approach. Depending on the age and personality of your child, give her as much or as little advanced notice as you see fit.
2. Prepare
Letting your child know what to expect is important. You can prepare your child by watching a video or reading a book about the dentist. You can talk about how the dentist will look at and clean your child's teeth, and you can model good dental office behavior by letting your child play dentist and look at your teeth.
3. Accentuate the Positive
The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) wants parents to avoid words like "hurt" and "afraid". Even though we have good intentions when telling a child that something won't hurt or won't be scary, we've now planted the idea of hurt and fear in her mind. She will wonder why you even brought those words up and her red flags will go up. You should also refrain from using this language after the dentist. Don't say "That wasn't so bad" or, "You were so brave" as this implies that there is something about what the dentist did that was frightening.
4. Time It Right
The AAPD also suggests scheduling your child's appointment during a time of day in which your child is rested and alert. If your child is sleepy and can get cranky in the afternoon, making the appointment for 2 p.m. is a big mistake. Schedule the appointment during the morning hours when your child is more likely to be happy and agreeable.
5. Give Her Power
Letting your child have some level of power will help her feel in control at the dentist, according to the AAPD. Give her choices such as whether or not to bring her favorite stuffed animal, whether she will hold her toy or you will, which toothbrush she wants, and which sticker or toy she wants from the choices your dentist probably has available for kids.
6. Make It Fun
Create a special book for your child's visits to the doctor and dentist. It can be a sticker book or a photo album. At each visit, bring the book and place your child's new sticker in it, or take a picture for her album. You or she can write how she felt about going to the dentist or doctor and you can refer to the book before her next appointment, reminding her that the dentist can be fun.
7. Children With Special Needs
Some children with special needs will be more susceptible to tooth decay due to a specific health condition or regularly taken medication. And while parents may want to avoid the dentist because it's yet another appointment for their child, it is vital to take them. According to the AAPD, pediatric dentists have two or more years of advanced training beyond dental school that focuses on care for children with special needs, and pediatric dental offices are designed to be accessible for patients with special needs. Prepare your child with special needs to go to the dentist the same way you would any child, in a manner that is appropriate for her age, understanding, and personality.
The dentist may not be your favorite place to go, but you can still make the experience enjoyable and even exciting for your child. You can find more tips to help your child like the dentist, as well as locate a pediatric dentist in your area, by visiting the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry website.


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By: Heather Somaini
I think having babies is by far the most stressful time and anything you can do to make it better is a plus. Here are my Top 10 things you should know before your baby is born –from a non-birth mother's point of view:
1. Take everything you can from the hospital. It's all great and you can't find anything like it in the real world. Blankets, diapers, bottles, thermometers – but most especially, the little blue suction thing that they use on the baby's nose/mouth. You'll never find another one like it.
2. No visitors at the hospital. Although we loved having visitors, it's the one thing I sort of regret. Take the time at the hospital for yourselves. It's a busy time and you're a bit overwhelmed with the newness of everything. Let everyone come see the new baby after you've gotten home. It gives you a great excuse to let them hold the baby while you take a long, hot shower.
3. Put that baby on a schedule. If you can, put the baby on a 3-hour schedule as soon as possible – every 3 hours the baby is changed, fed, burped and then put back to sleep. Even if they're sleeping…wake them up. Free went on this schedule immediately because of his "residency" in the NICU. It's like baby boot camp up there. They don't mess around.
4. Handle the car seat. Bring the car seat up to the room or nursery and adjust the straps for the baby the day BEFORE you leave the hospital. Ask one of the nurses to help. Depending on the size of the baby, you may need to use one of their rolled-up blankets to fill in the space between the baby and the head guard thingy.
5. Prep the house. If you thought saving any baby projects until after their return home was a good idea, don't. Assemble everything. Build everything. Wash all the baby clothes. Stock the refrigerator. Clean the house. Make sure your home is in great shape before they return.
6. Read/watch the following ASAP:
- RAISING BABY GREEN by Dr. Alan Greene
HAPPIEST BABY ON THE BLOCK by Dr. Harvey Karp
THE SLEEP EASY SOLUTION by Jill Spivack & Jennifer Waldburger (for sleep training starting around five months)
THE DUNSTAN BABY LANGUAGE DVD by Priscilla Dunstan 2-3 weeks after the baby is born. It sounds crazy I know, but I was shocked when I heard the same cry our twins had been making and it was clear we weren't burping them enough. It's seriously real and spooky that some chick actually figured this out.
7. Order everything online. It's cheaper, usually sales tax free, and best of all – it's delivered to your house. We NEVER bought a diaper in a store. Really, we didn't. Diapers, wipes, lotion, BPA- free bottles, shampoo/body wash, ointments (Aquaphor is a must – don't mess around with any other diaper rash ointment). If you're doing formula, we found the cheapest at Costco but they have a very limited selection.
8. Go out with baby. The first 3 months are pretty much the only time the baby will have no interest in the outside world and sleeps constantly. You can take her to dinner, to the movies, to the mall. Do it. It will help ease you into the next phase of baby alertness. We saw at least three movies and countless dinners with the twins. People thought we were nuts but it works.
9. Date Night. You MUST have date night at least once every two weeks. Please, I beg of you – take your wife out to eat in a restaurant. Make a reservation. Put on some clean clothes. Act like you wouldn't pay $1,000 for sleep. If you want to stay married for a long time, take her out. Remind her that she's still the one you fell in love with and would marry all over again.
10. Don't listen to a word she says. I know you've experienced a hormonal mom-to-be, but you have no understanding of what a new hormonal nursing mom is. Don't let anything she says get into your head. None of it will make sense. It's completely illogical. This won't stop until at least a month or two after she stops breastfeeding. Hopefully yours won't decide to nurse forever and you'll find your wife again one day soon. Or better yet, she's decided formula is the way to go.


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Autumn is a good season for appreciating lots of beauties, ginkgo leaves for example, looks wonderful in autumn when the leaves turn vivid golden. Upon autumn's arrival, crowds rush into the ancient Ginkgo forest park in Xuanbao Town Taixing City under the jurisdiction of Taizhou for the astonishing
Ginkgo, also called maidenhair tree is easy to recognize by its unique fan-shaped leaves, which turn a brilliant golden yellow in autumn. They remain on the tree until late in the season and then cascade to the ground, sometimes all in one day. This extraordinary tree can adapt to just about any climate.
The park covers an area of 9,800 acres which is the largest intensive Ginkgo forest in China. It is estimated that there're altogether 13,800 Ginkgo trees, among which three are over one thousand years old. About eighty percent of China's Ginkgo output comes from Taixing. As an old saying goes, "China is the best place to appreciate Ginkgo trees while the best place in China is Taixing Ginkgo Forest Park." Falling leaves have always been typical imagination for autumn in our mind, they are beautiful, but before you see the overwhelming golden ginkgo leaves in the ancient Ginkgo forest part, it's still too early for you to deem the world "amazing".
Gardeners appreciate ginkgo trees (Ginkgo biloba), also referred to as maidenhair trees, for their interesting visual appeal. Those interested in learning how to enhance their longevity may want to look to Gingko Biloba, whose very existence today as a "living fossil" speaks volumes to its ability to survive conditions that would otherwise kill or dramatically shorten the lifespan of most other species. The rate of evolution within the genus has been slow, and almost all its species had become extinct by the end of the Pliocene; the exception is the sole living species, Ginkgo biloba, which is only found in the wild in China, but is cultivated across the world. The relationships between ginkgos and other groups of plants are not fully resolved.
Ginkgo has an irregular growth habit and green, fan-shaped leaves that display a vivid yellow hue during autumn. You should choose male plants for the home garden, because females produce foul-smelling fruit. These slow-growing deciduous plants may reach a height of up to 80 feet when provided appropriate care. Though they rarely suffer from health problems, they are not wholly immune. As for the well-known medical use, ginkgo leaves are believed to contain compounds that thin blood and help to improve muscle tone in the walls of blood vessels. This may enhance blood flow, so they are used to improve memory, and help cure diseases like Tinnitus, Alzheimer's disease, Peripheral artery disease, Macular degeneration, Glaucoma etc., as well as to enhance blood circulation.
If you are in Beijing, Diaoyutai will be a good place for appreciating golden ginkgo leaves. There is a wall in the Guesthouse tall ginkgo tree planting over the path, on the arrival of autumn, the leaves become golden garden trees.
That's a place where artists love to go for drawing and photographing, and they call the place "A paradise of artists."
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During my first year of uni I really wanted my nose pierced. I even went into a piercing and tattoo parlour with a friend to try to summon the courage to have it done. Unfortunately the establishment in question didn't fill me with confidence, just a dose of fear. Quite honestly, I chickened out. I don't know if it was the scare stories of nose piercings that healed up if they were left empty for just one evening, or the stories of piercings that never healed up, leaving an ugly permanent hole. Perhaps it was the horror stories of infections, and the nasty things that happen when you have a cold. Maybe it was just that I am a wimp and I hate pain.
A couple of years later nose piercings fell out of vogue, and I was fairly happy I hadn't bothered with the piercing. But these things come around and suddenly nose rings are everywhere again, and I remember why I wanted one in the first place. So a few days ago I uploaded a picture of myself, sporting a nose ring, to my Facebook. The reviewed were mixed, my sister panicked, phoning me saying; "Have you thought this through? You are getting married in a couple of months!" my dad gave me talk about how no one will want to employ me, my darling fiancée took great offence and demanded to know 'what I had done', but my friends said it suited me and that they liked the new addition to my face.
The thing is... it isn't real. Yep, the title of this post alludes to the truth, I am 'fessing up to fakery, I am wearing a faux nose ring. I spotted these while shopping in River Island and I decided it was time to give a nose piercing a go, the risk-free way. And for just £1.50, it would have been rude not to. I don't know what you think, but I reckon they look quite realistic! I have noticed fake piercings are becoming more common place, with faux ear cuffs becoming popular again. I have one of these too, obvs.
I was quite surprised at how impassioned some of the comments were about my new piece of jewellery. Even when they found out it was fake, the haters still hated. I don't think it is a big deal, like the rest of my jewellery, it is worn occasionally and for fun.
And I think this is the key. I am wearing them for fun. I am not thinking of getting my nose pierced anymore. I don't want a permanent piercing in the middle of my face, for many of the above reasons. But to be able to wear one now and again, sounds all right to me.
What do you think? Naff? Tacky? Horrible? Good? Do you have any facial piercings, real or otherwise? Would you wear one of these?


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The Pachuca family says an image on their pickup truck is a miracle. The image, that came in an unlikely form of a bird dropping, appeared Sunday July 12. That was the first time Salvador Pachuca had been back to the home since having an accident there four months ago.
"I told my brothers come over here and see what this is and they say this is the Virgin," says Salvador Pachuca.
Family members made their way outside to see the image on the truck's side mirror. Cristal Pachuca says she took pictures and began making calls to invite others to see, what she describes as, a miracle.
"We just all feel protected. It's a blessing to our family and to everybody that comes to see it," says Cristal Pachuca.
Cristal says the truck doesn't get much use, but last weekend her husband decided to take it out of their garage and wash it. A few moments later the image appeared. Since Sunday, a steady stream of family, friends, neighbors and strangers have stopped by to pray and take pictures of the image.
The Pachuca's say the image is more than a coincidence especially since it happened on the 12. The family says in Mexico, December 12 is celebrated as the day of The Virgin Guadalupe. Onlookers say the image is a miracle because the distinct colors and outline of the image on the truck match the image of Virgin Guadalupe.
The Pachuca's say they will continue to welcome anyone who wants to see the image, because the image isn't going to go away anytime soon.
"I think we're going to just put it on a shelf outside, probably take off the mirror and keep it there cause its something special to us. I'm not going to wash it off," says Cristal Pachuca.