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Once, when my youngest daughter was in middle school, I received a call from the school. It was one of those recorded messages from the principal.
It said there was a lock down and they were ordering the kids to shelter in place.
I was in the middle of Target trying to process what I was hearing.
It was 15 seconds into the message before they got to the part where they mentioned there was a spring swarm of bees in the courtyard and this was just a precaution so no one got stung by them.
15 seconds of my brain trying to grasp what might be happening.
Friday was this same daughter's final day of high school. A bittersweet moment full of change and promise in a person's life.
While I waited for her to come home from school, I watched my computer screen fill with images of students and parents in Santa Fe, Texas.
A Facebook "friend" posted a photo. It was from someone who was, to her, a "friend of a friend." That's how Facebook works.
The woman was looking for her daughter, a Santa Fe student.
The comments were filling with notes about who to call and where the meeting place was.
She had tried them all.
Later, we all learned that her beautiful, beloved child was among the dead.
My children's high school is right down the street.
On quiet winter mornings, if I am outside at just the right time, I can hear the marching band practice and the morning bells go off.
Or the fire alarms.
My kids have spent 6 years at this school.
When my son first started there, the school secretary sat right out front in the lobby at her desk. Behind her was a half wall, open to the attendance offices. She would smile at you and point out the table where parents could drop off the forgotten lunch or sports equipment for practice later.
A couple of years later, walls and locked doors and buzzers appeared. But she was still there, at her desk.
The lone sentinel.
Then that disappeared too.
More walls, more locks.
Now she sits behind glass, with a little pass through tray, like at the bank.
I don't know if the glass is bullet proof.
I hope so.
We have lived here, in the shadow of this school, for 17 years.
It has been part of our lives, from the Homecoming parade down the street out front, with students throwing candy to all the neighborhood kids, to the fireworks every year in the fall for football and in the spring for graduation.
So, as my daughter ran in from school to change her shirt and head to work, I am conflicted about my feelings.
I am excited for her to be finished, I am sad that the time has flown by so quickly…but I am also relieved.
Because while I would love to believe—while my ability to function every day while my kids were at school required me to believe---that it would never happen here…
I am sure that exactly what they thought in Santa Fe, Texas.
And in Parkland, Florida.
And I'm certain it never crossed the minds of those sweet little babies in Newtown, Connecticut.
And yet.
So, I am glad that we are done.
That my children are done.
I feel relief that we made it this far, without incident.
Then I look around at all the little ones in my neighborhood and I am scared all over again.
For them.
It's not supposed to be like this.
We don't have to live like this.
We don't have to die like this.


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This may sound a little crazy coming from me, but I couldn't wait to wear this polish. And even crazier, I love it. Of all the Germany collection polishes that I've tried, this is my favorite thus far.
Though this polish seems a little bland, something about it is extremely flattering and pretty. It's a warm, beige, nude-y creme. Although it seems very warm and pale, this polish was a pretty awesome looking mannequin hand manicure on me. This polish hit all the right notes for me and I can't wait to wear it again.
Cremes can be fussy, but I had no issues with Don't Pretzel My Button's formula. It went on smooth and very even for a creme. I used three coats to be safe, and got full coverage. As far as application tips, I'd just let each coat dry fully since cremes can drag easily.
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Battery's Abhi Arunachalam helped lead a panel discussion about the hot topic of artificial intelligence at a conference in San Francisco last week.
The panel at the Applied Artificial Intelligence Conference, sponsored by the group Bootstraplabs, explored current trends in AI investing as well as the topic of "deep learning", an evolution in computer programming that takes machine learning one step closer to true artificial intelligence. Arunachalam penned a blog post on the topic of deep learning recently for Forbes. Battery is actively exploring the deep-learning and AI sectors and currently has investments in companies including JASK, which is applying deep learning to cyber-security, and Narrative Science, a natural language generation platform powered by AI.
Other participants on Arunachalam's panel included Nicolai Wadstrom, founder of BootstrapLabs; Shivon Zilis, partner at Bloomberg Beta; and Bilal Zuberi, partner at Lux Capital. The moderator was reporter Jordan Novet of VentureBeat.


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John Silvera, 46, pleaded guilty to charges of shoplifting and simple assault in connection with his arrest last month. Police said he stole about $500 worth of shrimp in four separate trips to the Salem Market Basket.
The Eagle-Tribune reported his plea deal required him to waive extradition so he can answer to another shoplifting charge from Methuen, where he is accused of making off with a jacket full of frozen shrimp at a Market Basket there.
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STUDIO CITY (CBSLA.com) — Exes are posting nude photos of women online in what has been dubbed "revenge porn."
CBS2 investigative reporter David Goldstein said a certain website, which he chose not to identify, is the hotspot for ex-husbands, ex-lovers or ex-boyfriends to anonymously send in the naked pictures of their former significant others.
"Vicki," a 28-year-old Riverside nursing student and single mom, said she found naked pictures of herself, along with her phone number, on the website. She later discovered her former boyfriend was the culprit.
"It's horrible. It's disgusting. It's sad," she said. "It makes me feel like somebody could possibly stalk me, somebody could possibly hurt me, somebody could possibly rape me, murder me. So I live in fear."
Vicki told Goldstein, "My family could see these pictures. I have a 4-year-old son, and this could damage him, as well."
Craig Britton, a 28-year-old from Colorado Springs, owns the "revenge porn" site.
He told CBS2's sister station in Denver that he had no regrets about giving people a place to display revealing pictures of women.
"We're not doing anything to hurt them. We're not trying to hurt them. We're not out for revenge or any sort of malicious thing. We don't want these people to hurt. We just want entertainment. We want the money, so yeah, if it comes down to it, that's what we're after. We're out to make a buck," he said.
Vicki said Britton should "burn in hell."
"He probably knows that people hate him because I do. I hate him," she said.
Vicki said she blames Britton—more than her ex-boyfriend—for her photos ending up online.
"If there's no avenue, how's my ex-boyfriend going to post any pictures?" she said.
Goldstein said if women want their pictures taken off of the website, it can be arranged with what's known as the "Takedown Hammer."
The catch? It costs $250.
"I don't think anyone should have to pay any money to get their unwanted pictures removed," said Vicki.
According to federal statutes, however, it's perfectly legal.
Charlotte Laws of Woodland Hills said topless pictures of her daughter were posted online.
"The problem with 'revenge porn' is that it's basically not a criminal act," she said.
Laws said she's now become an advocate against "revenge porn."
"It's not the victim's fault. So many people want to blame the victim just like, 20, 30 years ago, they liked to blame the rape victim. No, that's not it. We need to change the law so these victims are not further victimized," she said.
Several states are looking into some way to prevent pictures from ending up online without permission.


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The band looks absolutely gorgeous. It's smooth and well made and really adds to the overall look of the Apple Watch. I was concerned that the bottom connector for removing the watch band would be too long, but it fits nicely over the bottom of my wrist.
As mentioned above, you also get a metal casing for the surround of the watch. This is pretty handy if you want to either change the colour of your watch, or just add a little more protection.
Is the watch band worth the asking price? Well, compare it to what Apple are charging and yes it is. It is well made, a perfect fit, beautifully presented, and really transforms the Apple Watch into something a little smarter. I'd definitely recommend this product.


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Missed me? Well, I missed you, dear reader. Been itching to get back to this blog all week, but circumstances prevented it until now. Oh, yes–my family's trip from Texas to North Carolina for the holidays was H-E-double-hockey-sticks, but we finally made it safely.
Speaking of HELL…
I had the pleasure of interviewing James L. Hatch, author of The Substitute,where Lucifer meets his match in a high school substitute teacher. James has written several books, but since we're discussing HELL, I thought this one was highly appropriate. Plus, James is one of our wonderful authors for The Day The Sun Stopped Shining Blog Tour, which begins tomorrow.
1. My, goodness. Who does your covers? They are stunning. Do you tell your designers what you want or just see what they come up with on their own?
James: There's an interesting mixture of creativity—some mine and some others. The cover for The Final Experiment was created entirely by the publisher, xoxopublishing.com. The covers for The Judge and Infinity Quest were collaborative produced between xoxopublishing.com and me, whereas I worked with a local studio to create the cover for The Empress of Tridon (an image of my daughter's face is superimposed atop a Hubble Space Telescope image) and Aftermath Horizon (I took the mountain picture from Mt. Rainier, and the studio later used Photoshop to add crater images from the Nevada Test Site web page). Solstice Publishing was entirely responsible for the covers for The Substitute and Oh, Heavens, Miss Havana! Likewise, Eternal Press created the cover for Kill Zone with no input from me. The amount of my involvement has been driven entirely by the creativity of the assigned artist, and the publisher's willingness to accept input from me. Xoxopublishing.com was very flexible when their artist was a little overwhelmed, so I helped where I could. To my surprise, my favorite covers (The Substitute and Kill Zone) were developed by publisher artists with little to no input from me. In both cases, the artists read the book, and then used their own impressions of the text to create the cover.
Dicey: Wow. That seems like an involved process. And it works, especially for The Substitute. I made sure to link to each book. I'll be happy to update this post with the link for Oh, Heavens, Miss Havana! when it's released.
2. With seven novels and one short story, which one did you enjoy writing most and why?
James: Without question, the most enjoyable to write was The Substitute. I had completed my Sci-Fi trilogy and my contemporary fiction works, and wanted to make a change in genre. The concept for Miss Havana, a stunning substitute teacher who everyone loved to hate, struck me in a dream, and I immediately got out of bed and started writing. It was a case of the main character (Miss Havana) taking over the author in quite a literal sense. I laughed almost the entire time I wrote that book – for about two months. Solstice accepted the novel in less than 24 hours from the time I pitched it (the editor wrote that she could not put it down). The only purpose for The Substitute is to make people laugh; however, all the biblical references in it are real. What struck me funny, while Miss Havana outwitted Lucifer and her daughter, Lilith, was the wild interpretations I could give to the biblical references. I tried to be accurate relative to the twenty-seven indicators pointing to the rise of the Antichrist, but every "rule" has a humorous (and a bit twisted) implementation.
While The Substitute is definitely my favorite, Aftermath Horizon runs a close second. Aftermath Horizon intertwines two love stories with a load of adventure. Instead of focusing on the doomsday scenario that kills almost everyone on earth, the novel concentrates on the recovery about 180 years after the end times. The heroine is a sixteen-year-old girl who is brave, honorable and quick on the uptake. Her adventures take her into a world of unbelievable peril, where every scrape with death brings her and her mate closer together. I loved the irony of writing about a time gone by, while presenting one potential future for the human race.
Dicey: Your concepts are intriguing, indeed. I can see why these are your faves.
3. In a recent blog post, you wrote: "In The Substitute, Miss Havana proved more conniving and evil than Lucifer, and eventually caused him great pain. People like it when the devil is defeated; it was easy to get laughs at Lucifer's expense." Which one is the real villain in your story? Miss Havana or Lucifer, and which one was more interesting to write? Why?
James: An excellent question! The answer to the villain question is "neither." The real villain is the daughter of Lucifer and Miss Havana, Lilith. The daughter inherits the evil nature of both Miss Havana and the devil, making her twice as caustic as her parents. As to which was the most interesting to write, that would be Miss Havana. I loved her complex, two-faced nature and the fact that no one could guess what she'd do next. Her quirky nature means no one will guess the end of the novel, even within a couple of paragraphs from the conclusion.
Dicey: Hope I didn't force you to reveal a spoiler about the daughter. 😉 Then again, I guess that's not the big secret since no one will guess the end even right up to the conclusion. I like surprises…in literature, that is.
4. In that same blog post, you wrote: "On acceptance of the manuscript, the Solstice Publishing editor offered, 'I found it to be a humorous, gory, graphic, moral and ultimately satisfying tale.' That is exactly what I intended." How did you insert morality into the story without losing the humor, gory, and graphic nature of the book?
The quote is in reference to the sequel novel to The Substitute, called Oh, Heavens, Miss Havana! The book is written like a saw tooth, with sharp teeth of humor between each horrifying social issue I addressed. To add humor, Miss Havana's spirit haunts a beautiful advice columnist known as "Miss Jackie." Of course, no one in their right mind would take the advice Miss Havana dispenses, but her multiple stints offering advice is a great opportunity for humor. As advice columnist, Miss Havana is guided by two basic tenets. First, that 'everyone is entitled to her opinion', and second, that she reached the point in life where everything was a lie; therefore, she is able to discern the truth. When her spirit is not destroying Miss Jackie's career, it occupies various felons, and she exacts retribution from almost everyone she stumbles into. She makes a great assassin as she comes to see herself as "The Angel of Death." As in the case of The Substitute, no one will guess the end of Oh, Heavens, Miss Havana! That ending is the most poignant I've written, so much so that one reviewer stated, "And what an ending…! I won't give it away but if it doesn't give you at least one sniffle, in the midst of all that dark laughter, then you've got Lucifer's sensitivity."
Thanks for having me on your blog, Dicey. Your questions are by far the most insightful I've addressed. Your readers can find more about me and my books at http://cookinwithmisshavana.blogspot.com/, where I will also be posting inputs from other "The Day the Sun Stopped Shining" blog tour authors. There are also free books and a cool contest there.
Dicey: With "Sharp teeth of humor" and "Lucifer's sensitivity", I can see you have a way with words that is both witty and entertaining. Thank YOU for taking the time to answer my questions with such depth. I'm glad you found them insightful. Your passion for your books showed through. It's been my pleasure. I'll stop by your blog to check out the contests and other author features.
Merry Christmas to all!


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Horses and people go way back. And so does their struggle. Animal cruelty is not a lecture we'll engage here; you already know there's no excuse for that. But cruelty can come in many forms, and sometimes it's not as outright as beating; sometimes abuse and neglect can be more insidious and, even, unintentional. But just as with children and others who are dependent on us, that makes it no less impactful.
Sometimes, even, people try and fail to do the right thing by a horse. Take, for example, the 19 year old girl who rescued two of our Standardbred rescue horses off the truck bound for slaughter. She couldn't bear for them to go to such a cruel end — and she was right. But not soon after, she found herself unable to care for them. They lost weight, became ill, and a humane agent of the public had to intervene.
Was she wrong to do what she did? That is a subject of hot debate. Yet even if these horses had ended euthanized, as was the debate of facilitators on the day they instead came to us, that would have been a more humane end than slaughter. And yet people with too few resources often have more heart than means to act. We'd like to encourage people to act humanely — or better yet, to have done so from the start.
Or take the example of racehorses as a whole. Racehorse owners are businessmen. If an animal is no longer producing, they can't maintain them: if every retired racehorse still lived in the barn, the operation wouldn't be profitable. Does that make the owners evil, then, to want to move them out? Again, this is a subject of hot debate: the question hinges on moving them to where? Certainly it's cruel if they send them into a long road of suffering decline. But if the race industry put aside funds for aftercare of these horses from among the money it earns from the horses' performance, the story could have a happy ending. Racehorses can convert to productive pleasure-horse careers for the remaining decades of the normal life of an ex-racer. All they really need is skilled retraining, and feed and housing while they get it. Then they can move on to ready homes, and make room for others — and so sustain both the industry and their post-racing lives.
We advocate for such an aftercare fund. We hope it's in the future of equine racers in every racing state of the nation. Until that day comes, we can come together to catch them, to catch the retirees, the underfed, the uncared-for, and the somehow-unwanted, yet beautiful spirits. We can catch these animals whose owners can no longer support them, so that they don't die of starvation and neglect, or get slaughtered inhumanely, and instead recover their health and vitality.
Horses have been part of the human experience for thousands of years. They're an archetype in all of us. Even people who don't ride, nor set foot on a track or trail, appreciate their beauty and what they represent. NLHR is an opportunity to put that empathy and appreciation into action — to help you make a meaningful connection with these animals in a very real way. NLHR can help you take that connection from an abstract idea to something substantive and real. Through NLHR, you can look that amazing spirit in the eye and say, Yes, You deserve to live, and I'm going to help you do it.
Your reward is their learning to eat again. Their joyful trot over when they see us coming, having just learned what a treat is, and how to enjoy it. The sweet little nuzzle of a filly getting her fuzzy winter coat on, fluffing up and smelling oh-so-earthy, farm-like, and right. The reward comes when the giant Thoroughbred who towers two feet above you — all 1,100 pounds of him, starved to nearly half that weight the year before — walks up to you softly, and gently rests his head against you, and closes his eyes in gratitude. Boy, those are the moments — you don't need to speak equine to hear that message. We'd work a thousand hours for every one.
That's why we do what we do. And if you want to, you can sponsor one of these magnificent creatures. We'll let you know how your support fares. We'll tell them who you are. And yes, it's the right thing to do. We (and, most importantly, they) thank you.


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French twist with a bun and ruffled mermaid dress for a Florida wedding
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Deco inspired. LOVE these!
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Christine and Mike's Washington DC wedding at the Fairmont Hotel. Christine wore an elegant blush bridal gown (Lea-Ann Belter Allison)!
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cute idea for the granola couple!
Wedding ideas ... for the cruise bound...
Wow, was looking through wedding photos of New York and found this with the Twin Towers still in the background.
Coming up on the 10th year anniversary of 9/11, this is an amazing photo of a bride and groom when the towers were still a part of the NY skyline.
NYC wedding invitations..
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This shot just gives me chills...
when you get stuck between the moon & new york city, I know it's crazy, but it's true--if you get caught between the moon & new york city, the best that you can do is fall in love.
Empire State Building behind them.
LOVE this.
The couple==
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Our wedding in New York, May 2011, shot on 5th at the southern corner of Central Park.
Shot by Maria Melin.
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Wedding photo taken by Olivier Lalin Photography - Cosmopolite, Global Wedding Traveller My name is Olivier Lalin, Artist-Photojournalist www.weddinglight.com
an incredible picturesque place to have a wedding!
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Feel free to use this picture. Please credit as shown. If you are a person that I have taken a photo of, it's yours (but I'd still be curious as to where it is).
Love the engaged couple on the DUMBO ride!
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I just recently did a Disneyland engagement shoot for 2 of my really good friends Thomby and Kriss. Here's a sample of one of the shots i took at their engagement shoot.
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If you are a person that I have taken a photo of, it's yours (but I'd still be curious as to where it is).
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Mamiya M645 Pro with Fuji Pro 160C negative film. This is one of the best negative films I've had the pleasure to work with. This shot is lit mainly by light bounced from a bunch of incandescant bulbs in the light fixture you can see at the back. I held a large white card over the fixture to bounce the light onto the cupcakes. There is also all kinds of other weird light sources because it is in a big hall.
I don't normally plan on scanning medium format images at 4000dpi because it is overkill. 360MB TIFF, anyone? But if anyone wants to see why the Coolscan 9000 ED is such a great machine feel free to click the "Original Size" link. I had to reduce the JPEG quality to 80 to squeek under Flickr's 20MB cap on image sizes! The final image size is 54 megapixel after cropping.
These were taken at my wife and daughter's stand for their business "Cupcakes" which is opening its first shop as we speak!
An idea for those who want color in your wedding!
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Gorzen Wedding in East China Michigan. It was on the stage of the Performing Arts Center. Feel free to look at some other shots!
Same photographer. WOW! Fantastic images and love the flower girl's hat and dress.
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(this photo has been used on: www.favorideas.com/learn-about/wedding-attire/wedding-hats/ Thanks for using my photo!)
ONe of my very favorite wedding photos of a bride ever. GORGEOUS!
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GREAT idea for sign for public weddings - WEDDING XING! Love it!
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My fiancee and I are getting married on the beach. What that means is we will have to cross a boardwalk frequented by rollerbladers and bike riders. We made this to give them a heads up. If this suits your purposes, feel free to use it!
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Vivian's Kitchen pink and lavender rose cream cheese wedding felt wedding cake at www.vivianskitchen.com
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Chad's fancy-dress hat and cane.
IN brown... love this!
Instead of rings, use a tattoo of your date...
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John Ritter , John Cash Rest in peace . This also happends to be my Wedding Anniversary .
Means "infinity" Infinity symbol
woven design
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instead of wedding rings (dru always loses rings), we got awesome star tattoos. dru's is slightly larger and is just the outline - picture coming soon.
(and blue skull bikini!)
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oMehndi tattoos for their wedding.
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This is what we give our bridal consultation clients as a test trial of our work.
Professional henna body art sevices:
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a picture where you can see the wedding tattoo that mandy and i each have
of a treehouse for the bride & groom
Love these! I'm Irish, but they are good for all!
Beautiful Military wedding couple!
Beach wedding ring shots
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This shot we have tried before. Dark sand doesn't work. This time we managed to get the perfect shot.
This was taken by Robert Scott my business partner.
Setup by me. :)
with the couple's name and the wedding date!
Wedding Tradition!
My dad always said he had to buy a lot of Cracker Jacks to get my mum's ring.
A great idea for to propose! a Cracker Jack box!
Wedding Rings
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The surprise inside the Cracker Jacks...our wedding rings.
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Wedding invitation with one of my photos on the cover.
candles -- can use Mason Jars or dollar store votives
Guest book and "photo booth" for the guests
Unique ideas for weddings.
Beautiful updo for the bride
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What a great idea to do a photoshoot at a carnival or fair.
I love the mix of summer fun with classic formal wedding!
Bride in feather hat veil and strapless wedding gown with front bow. Hair up in classic updo - retro style!
Love this -- Bride & Groom on a carnival ride. Too cute-- looks vintage and classic!
Hardware from Home Depot, etc.
Choose your fabric OR large tablecloth.
Offer propers. DONE!


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Earlier in February my engine light came on disabling my 4WD while taking a trip to the Oregon coast during a snow storm, after returning home the engine light shut off and my key fob completely stopped working. I took it to the dealership, they completely replaced the key fob, and didn't get any code from the engine light being previously on.
It's just turned on again. And a trip back to the dealership we go...
Anyone else have problems with their 2015.
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There is another thread that discusses this service light issue. So far everyone who had this happen lost their capability to change/put into 4wd until it reset. Had my renegade for 2 years before it happened. Decided not to risk it happening again, traded got a JK 2 door.
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Insights into the Interplay between KIR Gene Frequencies and Chronic HBV Infection in Burkina Faso
Pegdwendé Abel Sorgho1,2, Jeremy James Martinson3, Florencia Wendkuuni Djigma1,2*, Albert Théophane Yonli1,2, Bolni Marius Nagalo4, Tegwinde Rebeca Compaore1,2, Dorcas Obiri-Yeboah5, Birama Diarra1, Herman Karim Sombie1, Arsène Wendpagnangdé Zongo1, Abdoul Karim Ouattara1,2, Serge Théophile R. Soubeiga1,2, Lassina Traore1, Lewis R. Roberts6 and Jacques Simpore1,2.
1 Laboratory
of Molecular Biology and Genetics (LABIOGENE), University Ouaga I Prof.
Joseph Ki-Zerbo, P.O. Box 7021, Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
2 Pietro Annigoni Biomolecular Research Center (CERBA), P.O. Box 364, Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso.
3 Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, 130 De Soto St, Pittsburgh PA 15261, USA.
4 Division of Hematology & Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Arizona, 13400 E. Shea Blvd. Scottsdale Arizona, 85259, USA.
5 Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.
6 Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 1216 2nd St SW, Rochester, MN 55902, USA.
Received: May 25, 2018
Accepted: October 1, 2018
Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis 2018, 10(1): e2018060 DOI 10.4084/MJHID.2018.060
| This is an Open Access article distributed
under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License
(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is the leading risk factor for
cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).The objective of this
investigation was to assess the association between "Killer Cell
Immunoglobulin-Like Receptor" (KIR) gene frequencies and chronic HBV
Material and Methods
Type and population of the study. This was a prospective study conducted from January to September 2017. A total of 244 individuals aged 18 and over and divided into two groups were included in this study. The first group consisted of 110 carriers for chronic HBV (HBsAg positive > six months) recruited at the Pietro Annigoni Biomolecular Research Center (CERBA / LABIOGENE). The second group included 134 negative controls subjects for HBV, HCV, and HIV recruited at the Regional Blood Transfusion Center of Ouagadougou (CRTS / O).
Samples collection and measurement of HBV, HCV and HIV viral markers. Chronic HBV patient blood samples were collected in dry and EDTA tubes and stored in the Infectious Diseases Research Unit of CERBA. Control blood samples were collected from healthy volunteer non-remunerated blood donors at CRTS / O. Serological tests using four-generation ELISA Ag/Ab were performed for HIV, HCV and HBV screening and confirmation in the control group using cobas e 411 Analyzer (Roche Diagnostics GmbH Mannheim Germany) according to the manufacturer's protocol. After centrifugation at 3,500 rpm for 10 min, plasma was recovered for determination of HBV viral load and blood pellet for KIR gene research. The serum of HBV-positive patients was used to screen blood markers of HBV (HBsAg; HBeAg; anti HBe-Ab); using the HBV One Step Hepatitis B Virus Combo Test Kit (Abon Biopharm Guangzhou, Co., Ltd. China).
Extraction of viral DNA and Determination of HBV viral load. Viral DNA was extracted from 200 μL of plasma using the PureLink® Genomic DNA Extraction Kit (Life Technologies, CA USA) according to the manufacturer's protocol. The DNA samples were stored at -20°C until further analysis. Plasma viral load was determined using the 7500Fast Real Time PCR system (Applied Biosystems, USA) using the Genesig HBV Real Time Quantitative Kit Primer design kit (Southampton, United Kingdom).
Genomic DNA Extraction and Determination of KIR Genes by SSP-PCR (Sequences Specific Primer). Genomic DNA was extracted from the whole blood using the salting-out method and stored at -80°C until analysis as previously described.[34] DNA purity and concentration were determined using a Biodrop (Isogen Life Science, NV/S.A, Temse, Belgium). Approximatively 100 ng/μl of DNA was used to amplify the subset of 12 targeted KIR genes using the SSP-PCR method as previously described.[35] The PCR reactions were performed in 60 µL of the reaction mixture containing 100 ng/µL of DNA (variable volume), 7.5 μL of 10 × CPR buffer, 2.25 μL MgCl2; 0.6 μL of dNTPs and 0.375 μL of PlatinumTM DNA Taq polymerase in nuclease-free water.[35] The PCR reactions were performed as follows: after initial denaturation for 3 min at 94°C, the amplifications were carried out respectively for 5 cycles, 21 cycles and 4 cycles of denaturation at 94°C, annealing at primer specific temperature for 15 sec (65°C and 60°C) or 1 min (55°C for 4 cycles step), and extension at 30 sec at 72°C or 2 min for 4 cycles step with a final extension at 72°C for 7 min. The PCR products were separated on 3% agarose gel and visualized under UV light at 312 nm using the Gene flash apparatus (Gene Flash syngenge Bio Imaging, USA). PCR products were validated against a positive internal control corresponding to the DRB1 gene fragment.
Statistical analysis. Standard Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.0 was used for data analysis and interpretation. Changes were considered statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05, using the Fisher Exact test. Odds ratio (OR) and confidence intervals (CI) at 95% were calculated to estimate the associations between the KIR gene frequencies and HBV chronic infection using Epi Info 7.
|Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population.
Biochemical and virologic features of chronic HBV patients. Liver function was assessed using the measurement of Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) enzyme levels, and hepatitis B infection was determined by measurements of viral envelope antigen (HBeAg) and antibody (anti-HBeAb) levels. We tested HBsAg in all HBV chronic patients to confirm chronic HBV infection, and HIV, HBV, HCV tests were performed in controlled subjects to rule out possible cases of infection with these viruses. Viral load was below 2000 IU/ml for 57.3%, (63/110) of patients, and greater than 2000 IU/ml in 42.7% (47/110) of patients (Table 2). 17.27%, (19/110) of the patients were positive for HBeAg and negative for anti-HBeAb, suggestive of replicating virus, while 82.73% (91/110) of patients were negative for HBeAg and positive for anti-HBeAg, indicating chronic infection. In chronic hepatitis B patients who had HBeAg positive, 94.7% or (18/19) had a viral load greater than or equal to 2000 IU/mL compared to 5.3% (1/19) who had a viral load less than 2000 IU/mL. The univariate analysis showed that HBeAg is strongly associated with an increased viral load (Crude OR = 38.48, p < 0.001) and a multivariate age-sex-matched analysis supports that HBeAg is associated with increased HBV viral load (Adj -OR = 31.1, p = 0.002). A total of 34 patients had alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels greater than 40 IU/mL, and 76 patients had ALT levels less than or equal to 40 IU/mL. Among patients who had ALT levels greater than 40 IU/mL, 82.4% (28/34) had a viral load greater than or equal to 2000 UI/mL versus 17.6% (6/34) who had a viral load less than 2000 IU/mL. Univariate analysis shows that elevated ALT levels are associated with increased HBV viral load (crude OR = 14, p < 0.001), a multivariate age-sex-matched analysis supports the assumption that elevation of ALT levels is associated with high values of HBV viral load (Adj -OR = 12.02, p < 0.001).
|Table 2. Biochemical and virologic characteristics of cHBV patients.
Characterization of KIR genes by SSP-PCR. A total of 16 KIR genes were determined by PCR-SSP. Our results shown the different frequencies of KIR genes between chronic HBV patients and controls subjects in this study (Table 3). Thus a univariate analysis shown that KIR genes such as KIR2DL2 (crude OR = 2.82 , 95%CI =1.61-4.96 , p < 0.001), KIR2DL3 (crude OR = 2.49 , 95%CI = 1.47-4.21 , p ˂ 0.001) and KIR2DS2 (crude OR = 3.95 , 95%CI = 2.15-7.27, p < 0.001) were more frequent in chronic hepatitis B carriers than in control subjects however the KIR genes such as KIR3DL1 (crude OR = 0.49 , 95%CI = 0.28-0.89, p = 0.0018) and KIR3DL2 (crude OR = 0.41, 95%CI = 0.22-0.77, p = 0.005); KIR2DS1 (crude OR = 0.48, 95%CI = 0.27-0.86, p = 0.014) and the pseudo gene KIR2DP1 (crude OR = 0.49, 95%CI = 0.29-0.83, p = 0.008) were more frequent in controls than in chronic hepatitis B carriers (Table 3). An association has been found between the KIR genes and the viral replication marker of HBV, the univariate analysis shown that the carriers of the KIR3DL3 gene are likely to be HBeAg positive (crude OR = 8, 95%CI = 1.02-62.91, p = 0.048) (Table 4). We found a high frequency of the KIR3DL2 gene in chronic HBV patients who had a viral load greater than or equal to 2000 IU/mL, the univariate analysis shows that the KIR3DL2 gene is associated with the increase in the viral load HBV (crude OR = 3.21, 95% CI = 1.29-7.99, p = 0.012) (Table 5).
|Table 3. Frequency of KIR genes in chronic HBV patients and controls subjects.
|Table 4. KIR genes and Viral Markers.
|Table 5. KIR gene frequency and viral Load.
We have found that the presence of the viral replication marker is associated with viral loads greater than or equal to 2000 IU/mL (crude OR=38.48; p˂0.001). As in others studies that have demonstrated that HBeAg detection is associated with hepatitis B virus replication;[43,44] a multivariate analysis adjusted for age and sex shows an association between HBeAg and the viral load greater than or equal to 2000 IU/mL (Adj-OR=31.1 p=0.002). Similarly, alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels greater than or equal to 40 IU/mL in chronic HBV patients were associated with viral load values greater than or equal to 2000 IU/mL (crude OR=14; p˂ 0,001), adjusted for age and sex we found a significant association (Adj-OR=12.02 p˂0.001).
The main limitation of our study is that we have characterized only KIR genes, but not the KIR/HLA combination. The frequency of inhibitory genes KIR2DL2, KIR2DL3, and activator gene KIR2DS2 was high in chronic HBV patients than in control group while the frequency of inhibitory genes KIR3DL1, KIR3DL2, the activator gene KIR2DS1, and the pseudo gene KIR2DP1 were high in the control group than in chronic HBV patients. In our study, the KIR genes, KIR2DL2, KIR2DL3, KIR2DS2, are associated with HBV chronic infection, and KIR3DL1, KIR3DL2, KIR2DS2, KIR2P1 are associated with protection against chronic HBV infection. The KIR3DL3 gene was linked to the HBeAg positive status of patients. There was a statistically significant correlation between the presence of KIR3DL2 gene and a high viral load of HBV. A Chinese study suggested that the activating genes KIR2DS2 and KIR2DS3 genes could be associated with chronic HBV infection, which induced a persistent yet weak inflammatory reaction that results in continuous injury of live tissues on chronic hepatitis and that inhibitory genes KIR2DL5 and activators genes KIR2DS1, KIR3DS1 could protect, thus facilitate HBV viral immune clearance.[31] On the other hand, a Turkish study showed that the inhibitory gene KIR2DL3 and activator gene KIR3DS1 could be protective against HBV infection.[32] Alongside this Turkish study; Gao et al. (2010) found that the combination of KIR2DL3 and HLA-C1 conferred protection against HBV infection and that the combination KIR2DL1 and HLA-C2 could be associated with HBV infection;[45] Di Bona et al. (2017) found that KIR ligand group HLA-A-Bw4 and HLA-C2 are associated with HBV chronic infection. Subjects possessing these alleles are more susceptible to be HBV chronic carriers while KIR2DL3 confer protection against HBV chronic infection.[46]
In our study, patients who carried the KIR3DL3 gene were associated with HBeAg positive status which is a viral replication marker of HBV. Whereas, those who carried the inhibitory KIR3DL2 gene had a high HBV viral load. In the Gambia, a study showed that carriers of the KIR3DS1 gene were HBV-positive and had a high viral load while KIR2DL3 gene carriers had a low HBV viral load.[33] Genotypes and haplotypes containing more activator genes would play an essential role in chronic infection or elimination of HBV.[47] Combinations of KIR genes and HLA molecules are associated with the development of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients infected with chronic hepatitis B virus.[48]
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Garden Angels lived up to their name when the rear end of my garden was redesigned including, fencing, new patio and the lawn completely re-turfed. Matt and the team were professional, punctual, worked hard, were respectful of my property and had a sense of humour. Matt listened to any concerns I had, came up with suggestions and did a really good job redesigning the area concerned. Lorien kept in touch with me via email on a regular basis and the price I paid was fair.
I thoroughly recommend Garden Angels.
Valerie Male
The professional Garden Angel team maintain the Portsmouth High school grounds in excellent order. Lorien applies her horticultural knowledge in a practical and creative way to ensure that we keep our beautiful, and extensive gardens, well stocked with year-round interest for our pupils, staff and visitors.
Tanya Coleman
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Portsmouth High School for Girls
Lorien and her team are our first port of call when it comes to Landscaping and caring for our business parks in Hampshire, Surrey and Dorset.
When you need your Garden cared for by a team that know their stuff and care about your Garden too, there is only one Garden Angel.


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Overseer Demons
Overseer Demons
General Description
These monstrous demons can weigh in as much as 15 tons at 120ft. They can have many different colors, but they all share a blue luminescence that is displayed on their limbs. Overseer demons are the evolved and sentient form of gurud demons.
Young overseer demons seclude themselves so they can gain strength and power. Sometimes, they will form packs from dire gurud that swarm the hellscape. Centuries later, they are considered Arch Magis from demon kind, as they have grown in such strength and magical prowess. In common tongue, they are called Dragul.
Sigil Craft
Overseer demons created and perfected their own form of spell casting called Sigil craft. It is derived from the innate magic in these demons and is recognized at a young age in a burst of raw power. Sigil craft forces this power into a fine point through the use of the sigil craft alphabet and with the right combination of letters, it can unleash hell upon those unlucky enough to come across these sentient beings. Without absolute perfection when performing these spells, the blowback on the caster could be catastrophic. Masters of the craft created a shorthand that speeds up the process to deliver the magical blow onto their enemies.
For centuries, the overseers ruled hell, each carving out a territory and they managed to keep the peace amongst themselves. Secundis the Immortal changed that by hunting the Overseer demons, taking control of hell. His subordinates, the Elite Caste, nearly wiped them out. Those that survived this purge went into hiding.


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Get Lit Up at Joondalup's Kaleidoscope Festival
Following a spectacular launch last year, the Kaleidoscope Festival is back for its second year and is set to transform Joondalup City Centre into an extraordinary wonderland of electrifying illumination and art from 9th to 12th November.
It will be a vibrant visual feast for all the senses. Combining world-class illumination, art, installations, music and food, the program for 2017 is set to be even bigger and better. The festival is free, family-friendly and accessible for everyone to enjoy.
Over four evenings, Joondalup City Centre will become an interactive living, breathing entertainment hub with music and food starting at 5pm, and lights are on from 7.30pm to 10.30pm.
Some highlights (pun intended) not to be missed are:
Cast – by COMBS with illustrations by Kambarni and music by Ned Beckley (WA)
This is Kaleidoscope's major projection piece and promises to be a visual feast. Exploring form, blurring the lines between the organic and the geometric, and informed by sound, 'Cast' reflects the moulding of art by the limitations placed upon it by its medium.
Be Still My Beating Heart – by Lux Events (WA)
This installation spans 15 metres wide and is highly interactive as it's audience triggered. The must-see attraction is a self-standing 3D neon heart and 7 neon rings radiating outwards – lights pulsing with the sound of a slow steady heartbeat.
Light Forest – by Mellen Events (WA)
Thousands of strands of brilliantly lit fibre optic cable hanging along a 24-metre length of the front balcony of the Joondalup Library – and you get to walk through it.
Three words… bring your camera.
One Voice – by Charmaine Cole (WA)
Nine intense Noongar portraits by digital artist Charmaine Cole will be projected onto the facade of the Joondalup Admin Building, telling a dreamtime story voiced by Elder Joe Northover.
LED Starfall – by Christian Lovelady and Alastair Swanson (WA)
What do 79 awesome LED meteor tubes affixed to the facade of the Joondalup Public Library look like when they are creatively programmed by an enthusiastic recent WAAPA Lighting
graduate? Well, we think they look fantastically awesome – but you be the judge!
Event Details:
Thursday – Sunday, November 9-12, Joondalup City Centre. free entry.
For more information on what's on check out www.kaleidoscopefestival.com.au


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We've told you all about our exciting new partnership with the HERO Program already (Didn't see it? Click HERE to catch up), and now we're taking it to the next level… with a TV Commercial!
If you follow us on Facebook, or regularly tune in to KGET TV-17, you've likely seen our television commercials before.
(You can also see them online through our website HERE)
As always, it's our primary goal to not only educate and inform you on the many different products, services and programs Kern Glass offers, but to do it in a fun and light-hearted way. We love what we do and enjoy sharing our excitement with all of you.
For fun, here's a quick behind-the-scenes shot of our President, Adam Cline, filming in front of the green-screen at KGET's Eye Street Production studio. Stay tuned for the completed commercial coming to a TV, and this site, very soon!


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Green home remodeling also emphasizes savings— less money spent on energy and water, fewer building materials winding up in landfills, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and quality construction for a longer lasting home that's less expensive to maintain. I love creating environmentally sound "passive house" homes, yet well-crafted designs and solutions that address all of my clients' various needs. If you're interested in a stunning and also sustainable home, let's talk! Contact me to discuss your needs. Or you can download this free guide: Guide to Green Remodeling
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Let sDs – Sharkov Design Studio serve you during the construction process to:
- Help you in your selection process of a contractor
- Evaluate work for design compliance (including specified materials)
- Supervise contractors during construction phases and approve contractor requests for payment
- Work with the contractor on necessary design adjustments
Have questions about the construction process or on getting city approvals?
Elizabeth redesigned our entire grounds landscape and managed the entire process to completion. She worked with our board in developing a design consensus, converting our incongruous open spaces into one integrated expanse of both beauty and utility.
All this started in the winter rain, but was finished in time for our Easter celebrations. I often receive compliments about our garden from parishioners and guests alike.
She kept costs to an absolute minimum, and even recycled our old concrete material in creating inviting, comfortable seating areas. I highly recommend Elizabeth.
Elizabeth helped with the redesign of my corporate office space. She did an amazing job redesigning the layout and redecorating with current pieces of furniture as well as new pieces.
The end result truly improved the flow, the space perception (feels bigger), the functionality and the overall look. She is really a pleasure to work with, I definitely recommend her.
Elizabeth is a wonderful architect. I hired her because I was stuck – it was my first home improvement project and I had had very bad experiences with incompetent contractors and designers.
I called Elizabeth, hoping she could straighten out all the things that had gone wrong, and come up with some good ideas to help me finish my house and put it back together.
She listened to my ideas, then came back with drawing and ideas that were much better than what I had envisioned. Her primary goal was to create something workable, aesthetically pleasing, moderately priced and easily accomplished. Her fee was quite reasonable, and to tell the truth, saved me much more than I would have spent if I had tried to design the project myself.
She was always prompt and pleasant, and I looked forward to her visits as a ray of sunshine in the otherwise tense and anxious atmosphere of home remodeling. She dealt with hiring the contractor and supervising the workmen. If her standards were not met, they were ordered to redo the work. I was impressed.
I can't recommend a better person for any project than Elizabeth. She is honest, straightforward, creative, respectful, realistic and elegant. Give her a call, you will be glad you did and she will get the job done.
The sDs Process
I'm highly sought after for my proven skills to create environmentally sound "passive house" homes, yet well-crafted designs and solutions that address all my clients' various needs.
Sensitivity to the site, coupled with close attention to the smallest details throughout design and realization, are sDs – Sharkov Design Studio's strengths. That's how my clients' expectations are met and exceeded.
Sharkov Design Studio has developed a philosophy I call "Warm Modernism."
Whether it is Custom Residential, Small Scale Commercial or Interiors work, Sharkov Design Studio blends timeless aesthetics with an innovative approach to modern design.
Working with sDs – Sharkov Design Studio
My job is to turn your ideas and aspirations into imaginative, workable solutions – and it's what I love to do. When you contact me, we will run through a "reality check" with you on the phone to establish the approximate size of the project to make sure I can help you.
If that conversation is positive, we arrange to meet to discuss what you and any others involved (often your family) want to achieve both now, and in the future. We'll walk around your building or plot, talk about your own ideas, and often come up with some that you may not have thought of.
The promise:
It will allow you to start an exploration design to precisely understand what the City requirements are and what the potential roadblocks are.
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The Eight Essential Elements of an IT Service Lifecycle
Eric Feldman
5. Measurement - Organizations often include measurement as part of their ITSL requirement. This enables them to meter service consumption for billing, monitor automated service levels and deliver detailed service usage reports.
6. Cost Recovery Process - Cost recovery or chargeback takes many forms. If an organization employs a usage-based methodology, appropriate instrumentation is vital to achieve an accurate calculation. Another approach is to utilize standardized accounting methodologies such as high-level allocation or low-level allocation to distribute direct and indirect service costs.
Regardless of the cost recovery process, integration with an external financial system or ERP solution is often required. These systems generate journal entries for recovery costs to facilitate the billing process.
7. Assessment - Assessment is a vital element in the ITSL. As business requirements dynamically change any number of these elements may have to be modified to realign IT goals accordingly.
8. Ongoing Process Improvement - Business processes and service definitions are both abstract and dynamic. In the ITSL, each service is an opportunity for continuous process improvement, not a static deliverable.
Valued-Added, Strategic Business Partner
Using an iterative approach of assessment and improvement will yield the ultimate goal of managing the ITSL from a business perspective. This is the Holy Grail of efficiency and effectiveness that enables IT to run like a business.
A business-centric approach toward IT can yield substantial cost savings and significantly improve the alignment of IT spending with business need. By achieving accountability with these eight elements, you can help transform your IT organization from a reactive, cost-focused department to a responsive, value-added, strategic business partner.
Eric Feldman is a senior architect in the Global Business Services Optimization Practice at CA, specializing in IT Service Management. He is responsible for developing ITSM methodologies, best practices, and service offerings that create strong customer partnerships and ensure satisfaction.


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News to Digest: NewsHub aggregation service now powered with Tags Reaper
Most recent news aggregation service – NewsHub tends to provide a users with latest digests in PDF from more then major 450 sources all over the World.
NewsHub uses crawling and scraping platform of TagsReaper.com that allows to process more then 60,000 pages daily, generating pdf digests split by language and subjects ready to download.
Now NewsHub not only delivers to subscribers freshest pdf-digests but also provides largest and most recent news articles database for search, selection and analisys over API by external apps.


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On Mon, Nov 06, 2000 at 04:22:36PM -0000, Sean B. Palmer wrote: > 1. What really *is* the Semantic Web? [...] > My 2c worth: > 1. The Semantic Web is a machine processble self describing web of > extensible dynamic languages. It is logic based, but essentially provides a > huge database of Semantically marked up information, ready for output (whcih > should itself be Semantic). Allow me to add my own Hfl 0.05. Calling something "semantic" doesn't make it meaningful. Meaning is in the eye of the interpreter. + what do you mean by 'self describing'? + who or what is supposed to understand the description exactly? + why is 'the universe of XML documents' not a good implementation of 'the semantic web'? -- Reinier Post firstname.lastname@example.com on Wednesday, 8 November 2000 11:36:03 UTC
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LAURENCE KINLAN, BETTER known as Elmo from Love/Hate, may be one of the country's top upcoming actors, but he is still not averse to being a little starstruck.
The star this evening tweeted a pic of himself in a bar with ex-Liverpool players Robbie Fowler and Jason McAteer.
Peter Coonan, who plays Fran in the series, is also pictured.
The ex-Liverpool duo are in Dublin for a Carlsberg promotional event.
Hockey players knock lumps out of each other for a full minute… then high five>
11-year-old Cork boy picked for lead role in Roy Keane film>


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Fall 2013 MenswearA.P.C.
The Collected Wit and Wisdom of Jean Touitou deserves a hardcover printing, if not its own reality show. The A.P.C. founder took the stage to give a viva voce exposition on his new collection—reluctantly, he gruffly claimed. "I have to, because no one is in a bikini," he said. "It's not very spectacular. We need to make it exciting." He had no bones about airing his grievances about the state of contemporary menswear, nor about naming names of the gravest offenders. (Names redacted to protect the innocent.) "Straight guys look like gay guys from five years ago," he opined. Gay men of 2008, this is not a compliment.
The overall aesthetic of A.P.C. doesn't change much. It's rooted in jeans and a Gallic spin on preppy, though Touitou was parsing the difference between American prep and English prep, favoring the latter because the Americans aren't reverent or classical enough. In fact, it was hard to see anything but an American smirk in a sweatshirt emblazoned VARSITY, worn by a kid who might just be a welterweight soaking wet, or a leather and canvas golf bag that converts into a backpack. ("Golf should return to chicness," Touitou pronounced.) The show cycled through a section that drew on military garb, like a camouflage field jacket, and one that he said was for bankers—or the way he'd like bankers to dress. "Sometimes, you meet bankers in the morning and you think what planet am I living on?" One banker wore a casual double-breasted jacket and tie, but the even richer one (as he imagined him) wore a check shirt and leather jacket. Ka-ching!


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Leather Tanning in Morocco | Morocco Real Travel Experience
Leather making in Morocco.
It's definitely not for the faint of heart. 🙂 The pungent smells of raw leather are overwhelming and I was thankful for the sprigs of mint they gave us at the door to waft (or keep steady!) in front of our noses.
But that aside, I mean seriously, look at these amazing items:
The procedure of tanning leather is centuries old in Fes, Morocco. Here there is a place in the medina where dozens and dozens of "holes" are and where the procedure happens.
I found a great short video on the procedure. Simply click the picture below:
If you like leather goods, you definitely must stop into the Tanneries in Fes. MUST. 🙂
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Katy is a Clinical Researcher and DPhil student within the Psychological Medicine Research team.
She studied Music at King's College, Cambridge before undertaking her medical degree at King's College, London. She is now a Specialty Trainee in Palliative Medicine in Oxford and is completing a DPhil under the supervision of Professor Michael Sharpe.
Katy's current research uses mixed methods to describe the way that that doctors communicate with their patients about treatment options towards the end of life, particularly about resuscitation, and how we might improve these conversations.


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Late December brought news of new blood in the troubled Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice in the person of Stanford professor Pamela Karlan. Ms. Karlan will become the deputy assistant attorney general for voting rights, and will presumably take the lead in managing high-profile government cases against North Carolina and Texas.
Ms. Karlan will avoid the scrutiny of a Senate-confirmation battle due to the position's subordinate status. But her assignment to such a pivotal role within DOJ does warrant examination. Critics have dismantled her previous academic writings as imprecise and factually inaccurate. And her views of the Supreme Court and constitutional interpretation are anachronistic in all but elite academic institutions.
Back in 2009, Bush bashing was all the rage in leftist academic circles. Ms. Karlan contributed to the zeitgeist with a law review article condemning the Republican administration for failing to protect the rights of minority voters. Beyond the usual demagoguery, Ms. Karlan purported to offer damming facts: "For five of the eight years of the Bush Administration, [they] brought no Voting Rights Act cases of its own except for one case protecting white voters."
This statement is demonstrably false. J. Christian Adams proved as much by linking to cases on DOJ's own website. In fact, 2004 was the only year DOJ did not bring a Section 2 VRA suit, and in that year they brought no less than five suits under Section 203. Thus, the supposedly racially insensitive Bush-era DOJ brought cases to protect minority voters in all eight years. Ms. Karlan has never corrected the record on this point.
And that is not the only time she has played fast and loose with facts. National Review's Ed Whelan exposed a video where she blatantly mischaracterized an opinion by Justice Kennedy from 2007.
Perhaps more troubling is Ms. Karlan's view of constitutional interpretation. She makes no secret of her desire for a return to the halcyon days of the Warren Court, where Justices specialized more in social engineering than law. And where the liberal position always won because the Constitution, as interpreted, was a living, evolving document, subject to the whims of the nine "men in black."
But the backlash against such Warren-era value-driven judging, which started in 1970s and exploded under former Attorney General Ed Meese has never subsided. Today adherence to the text and history of the Constitution is ingrained in the legal culture and even liberals strain to bring originalist arguments to support their side of important cases.
Ms. Karlan's views may remain conventional in the elite academy, but the rest of the legal world has moved on. Her hiring speaks to a wobbly Justice Department stung by recent Supreme Court decisions and stuck in the past.
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I guess you can see where I spent most of my time on this visit to the park.
I'm not sure which I enjoy more....watching the ducks and swans or watching the little children watching the ducks and swans. Sometimes the simplest thing can bring so much pleasure.
The awe and wonder on the faces of little kids feeding the ducks and looking at the swans is simply magical!! Too bad we can't bottle that feeling and give it away to anyone who needs it--it puts you in a wonderful peaceful place.
I can't wait until our little granddaughter is big enough to bring down there.


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By Karen
I haven't written about Anthony Bourdain lately because No Reservations is leaving me meh, but attention must be paid to today's announcement that No Res is wrapping up after current Season 8 and he'll be leaving Travel Channel after filming one more season of The Layover. In 2013 he'll begin a Sunday prime-time series on CNN and become a domestic and international commentator.
Here at Cats Working, we've been saying for a long time that he's too good for TC, but I'm not sure CNN is good enough for Bourdain. What do you think?
This just in (5/30): The CNN arrangement calls for Bourdain to produce 8 shows in 2 seasons each year, or a total of 16 episodes. Will an 8-week "season" be enough to hook viewers so they'll remember to return 6 months later for more? Hmmm…
Bizarre Food's Andrew Zimmern, who's been lately talking like Bourdain's mini-me, must be giddy at the prospect of inheriting Tony's crown as the "grand old man" of TC.
CNN's news release describes Tony's as-yet-unnamed program as one that "will be shot on location and examine cultures from around the world through their food and dining and travel rituals."
I certainly hope this implies something more substantive than another opportunity for Tony to globe-trot, eat, drink, and shoot his mouth off.
Will CNN try to rein in Bourdain's tendencies to stir up controversy? At last weekend's Great GoogaMooga Festival in Brooklyn, Tony talked about doing unspeakable (if well-deserved) things to Dick Cheney and expressed a desire to soak an Olive Garden in gasoline so he could burn it to the ground over its pasta-cooking techniques.
Apparently, he's forgotten the heartfelt review of the new Grand Forks Olive Garden that got him so misty-eyed, he handed a publishing deal to its 85-year-old author that's probably doomed to produce a book to make Garrison Keillor seem like a pornographer in comparison.
Gothamist did a good job of putting Tony's kind gesture into its proper Photoshopped perspective.
Tony's long-awaited graphic novel, Get Jiro! is finally coming out July 3.
And someone is adapting his first novel, Bone in the Throat, into a movie.
Bourdain received an honorary Clio Award on May 15. I congratulate him, but I'm still trying to wrap my head around the rationale behind it.
I'd say Bourdain's career has hit critical mass. Like Paula Deen, whatever he touches, whether past, present or future, is destined to turn to gold.
Speaking of Paula, Tony tried to clarify that he objects to her misleading fans and profiting richly from diabetes, while Paula and her kids disingenuously spin it that Bourdain blames her for having diabetes.
A few other things I've collected that may interest you:
Tony told Eater he's still considering the year-in-Vietnam book, but opened the possibility of relocating it to Italy. YES, YES! Eater "gets" Tony, and their interview is well worth reading. In 2 parts.
Here are the first batch of books Tony has chosen to publish under his new Ecco imprint.
Ottavia's become a celebrity in her own special niche. Here's are some links to video interviews on how she got into MMA.


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Patrick Duggan: Defiance, Disruption, Dissent: On the Radical Political Potential of Performance
When: Friday 24th March, 9.30 am- 6pm, followed by dinner
Where: School of Walls and Space
This seminar seeks to explore the radical political potential of performance, both as an art practice and mode of analysis. Engaging with works that explore the politics of spectatorship through to those which analyse the place and function of performance in relation to crisis, survival and political expression we will look to discern the 'usefulness' of performance to understanding, challenging and disrupting dominant political discourses. Moreover, the seminar will work to understand the potential of performance (broadly defined) as a 'radical' political practice, and the possibilities and ethics of such an understanding.
The day will comprise of:
– A research presentation and facilitated discussion of day's topic (responding to / arising from the research paper and the advanced readings)
– Studio visits
– A performance-walk task (framed by the topic and earlier discussions), followed by a sharing of materials from the walk and discussion of the day
Readings in advance:
Dolan, J., 2014. 'The Discourse of Feminisms: The Spectator and Representation'. In Goodman, L. and de Gay, J., eds., The Routledge Reader in Gender and Performance. London: Routledge, pp. 288 – 294
Duggan, P. and Peschel., 2016. 'Introduction – Performing (for) Survival: Frameworks and Mapping'. In Duggan, P. and Peschel, P., eds., Performing (for) Survival: Theatre, Crisis, Extremity. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 1 – 13
Duggan, P., 2016. ''Dis-ease' and the Performance of Radical Resistance in the Maze Prison'. In Duggan, P. and Peschel, P., eds., Performing (for) Survival: Theatre, Crisis, Extremity. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 222 – 240
Kershaw, B., 1999. The Radical in Performance: Between Brecht and Baudrillard. Routledge, pp. 89 – 125 (Ch. 3
Patrick Duggan is a researcher at the University of Surrey in England, where he holds the posts of Director of the Institute of Performance; Director of Research, and Senior Lecturer in Theatre and Performance. He is currently working on two collaborative research projects that deal with fear, anxiety, performance, failure and human error.
He has published widely on the subjects of political activism, the history of the troubles in Northern Ireland and Trauma and Tragedy in performance.


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Three Openings [Two Month Review: The Invented Part]
Here are the first few paragraphs of Rodrigo Fresán's Kensington Gardens, translated by Natasha Wimmer:
It begins with a boy who was never a man and ends with a man who was never a boy.
Something like that.
Or better: it begins with a man's suicide and a boy's death, and ends with a boy's death and a man's suicide.
Or with various deaths and various suicides at varying ages.
I'm not sure. It doesn't matter.
Everybody knows—it's understandable, excusable—that numbers, names, and faces are the first to be jettisoned or to throw themselves from the platform during the shipwreck of memory, which always lies there ready fro annihilation on the rails of the past.
One thing, at any rate, is clear. At the end of the beginning—at the beginning of the end—Peter Pan dies.
And here's the beginning of The Bottom of the Sky (forthcoming), in Will Vanderhyden's translation:
Find yourself wherever you find yourself, near or far, if you can read what I now write, please, remember, remember me, remember us, like this.
Remember us, remember me, remember that in those days the inhabitants of our planet, of our miniscule universe, were divided into interstellar travelers and creatures from other worlds.
The rest were but secondary characters.
The anonymous builders of the rocket.
Or men and women enslaved by distant creatures of impossible anatomy that, nevertheless, a great mystery, always spoke our language perfectly.
Or humans who practiced the tongue of extraterrestrials that, an even greater mystery, was so similar to the English spoken by a foreigner of a not-too-distant country.
And astronaut or alien weren't yet terms of common use.
They weren't, like today, present equally in the mouths of children and the elderly. Those words, like a familiar taste, easy to identify at first bite for teeth both young and new or old and fake.
It wasn't like now (think of technological jargon as a new form of pornography, of the production of military and domestic gadgets of all size and utility, of faces and bodies modified by laser procedures, of a life after life, and of alternate realities tangled in a network of small computer screens) when there are days that I'm invaded by the suspicion that all the inhabitants of this planet are, without being aware of it, writers of science fiction.
Or, at least, characters created by writers of science fiction.
Back then, in the beginning, it was different.
Finally, here's the opening of The Invented Part, also translated by Will Vanderhyden:
How to begin.
Or better: How to begin?
(Adding the question mark that—nothing happens by chance—has the shape of a fish or meat hook. A sharp and pointy curve that skewers both the reader and the read. Pulling them, dragging them up from the clear and calm bottom to the cloudy and restless surface. Or sending them flying through the air to land just inside the beach of these parentheses. Parentheses that more than one person will judge or criticize as orthographically and aesthetically unnecessary but that, in the uncertainty of the beginning, are oh so similar to hands coming together in an act of prayer, asking for a fair voyage just now underway. We read: "Lasciate ogni speranza voi ch'entrate;" we hear: "Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more." And good luck to all, wishes you this voice—halfway down the road of life, lost in a dark woods, because it wandered off the right path—that the gag of the parentheses renders unknown. And yet—like with certain unforgettable songs, whose melodies impose themselves over the title and even over the signature lines of the chorus, what's it called? how'd it go?—this voice also recalls that of someone whose name isn't easy to identify or recognize. And, yes, if possible, avoid this kind of paragraph from here onward because, they say, it scares away many of today's readers. Today's electrocuted readers, accustomed to reading quickly and briefly on small screens. And, yes, goodbye to all of them, at least for as long as this book lasts and might last. Unplug from external inputs to nourish yourselves exclusively on internal electricity. And—warning! warning!—at least in the beginning and to begin with, that's the idea here, the idea from here onward. Consider yourselves warned.)
Or better still: To begin like this?
Although these are distinct, they each have an element of hesitation in them. Kensington Gardens opens strong ("It begins with a boy . . .") before undercutting that certitude ("Something like that."), and going off into other possibilites of how to frame the story ("Or better:" "Or" "I'm not sure. It doesn't matter.").
The Bottom of the Sky is more imploring in its opening hesitations, questioning if there's anyone out there to read these words, needing them to remember, before turning toward the past and trying to recover a sense of what that time was like.
After questioning its opening ("How to begin. Or better: How to begin?"), The Invented Part turns on a metafictional dime, grounding the idea that this is a book that is aware it is being written ("Adding the question mark that—nothing happens by chance—has the shape of a fish or meat hook.") and then addresses potential critics of this stylistic approach ("Parentheses that more than one person will judge or criticize as orthographically and aesthetically unnecessary . . .").
I'm not sure what to make of these three openings, except that there's something familiar between the three, a sort of groping around in the narrative voice that is—to me at least—inviting and honest. Looking at these after having read all three of these books, they call to mind the idea that these books sort of drift in out of the ether, signals from somewhere beyond that are in search of a reader. Once you get deeper into any of the novels, this sort of hesitation is shuffled off to the side, but it's as if the narrative has to lull you in first, aware that all works of fiction are essentially unstable and rely on the imagination and belief of the reader to really work.


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It is "inevitable'' that New Zealand will ditch the monarchy and become a republic, Sir Don McKinnon says.
Speaking on the eve of the royal visit by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the former deputy prime minister said the country has been moving towards republicanism "for a long time''.
"I'm quite certain the royal family understands that completely,'' Sir Don said.
''[There are] 54 countries in the Commonwealth, only 16 are realms, and I can tell you now that one Caribbean publicly, and three Caribbean, privately are probably going to give up that relationship with the monarchy when the Queen dies. So it is a diminishing group of countries, and the important thing is for us to openly and candidly debate the issue.''
Sir Don, who sat as the secretary-general of the Commonwealth of Nations for eight years, said he believed New Zealand would eventually become a republic.
"I think it's inevitable,'' he told TV One's Q+A programme this morning.
"I don't know when, and I'm not going to campaign actively one way or the other. I have a great respect for Her Majesty and I have respect for [Prince] Charles, but it's a debate that will continue and it's important we have a good debate about this and about the flag.''
Prince William and Catherine are due to arrive in Wellington tomorrow with their baby Prince George, on his first royal tour since his birth last July.
They will carry out a number of engagements across the country before flying to Australia to continue the tour.
Sir Don said he believed Kiwis will come out to see the royal couple.
"There's the celebrity side of it, these are two very attractive young people, and wherever they go, in the United States or elsewhere, they get crowds, so yes I believe people will come out,'' he said.


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