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MX884 - High-Side Current Monitor With 10-Bit Serial Digital OutputIXYS 2009/12/19 09:35
The MX884 targets power management applications where high noise immunity and low cost are primary requirements. Its integrated 10-bit ADC provides high resolution, making it ideal for current monitoring systems. The MX884 enables digital power management, in which a microcontroller can readily monitor the current in a system and perform other control functions in power systems and motion control products.
The MX884 converts a small voltage developed across an external "current" sense resistor to a 10-bit digital output. It features a wide common mode input supply voltage range of 3V to 60V and easily interfaces to most microcontrollers. The design is simple yet cost-effective, requiring very few external components, making it especially suitable for high volume applications.
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Linda Levy, Présidente de la Fragrance Foundation US
The Fragrance Foundation has named Linda G. Levy President, effective September 5, 2017. Levy has played an integral part in the Foundation's organization and currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors. She recently worked with the Foundation on the innovative consumer Scent Event. « We are delighted to appoint Linda Levy as the […]Lire la suite


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Inspired by the shape of a tulip and a Faberge egg, this Victorian themed fabric is new to our collection and comes in 13 delectable colors!
The "egg" print is very big and covered in tiny sequins on a 4-way stretch, mesh background. 4-way stretch materials with intricate designs such as this one are very popular and sell out quickly because they can be used to design very beautiful and very versatile pieces of clothing from wedding gowns to sexy lingerie.
This is a very popular runway fabric used by highly acclaimed couture designers (can't divulge due to privacy)
There is a 4-way stretch to this fabric making it ideal for dancewear, maternity wear and all forms of attire that require movement.
The width is 55" and each yard measures 36"
This fabric is ideal for the following purposes: wedding gowns, bridesmaid gowns, prom dresses, maternity wear, Quinceanera dresses, dance costumes, lingerie, trim work, stage costumes, Halloween costumes, cosplay, pillows, accent detailing, etc.
We do not offer samples of this fabric.
The color in the photo may not always match your screen, so please ask questions before making your purchase.
PLEASE NOTE: This fabric was photographed on a brown table so the color you see peeping through the mesh is the table, not the fabric.


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We all have a place where we belong. Featuring all-new stories from Howard Chaykin (American Flagg), Marc Guggenheim (Arrow), Chris Roberson & Dennis Culver (Edison Rex), Adam P. Knave (Amelia Cole), Jed Dougherty (World's Finest), and many more! Proceeds benefit organizations including GLAAD, Prism Comics, and Stand For The Silent.
Stand up against bullying! Featuring all-new comics from Marc Andreyko (Batwoman), Sina Grace (Li'l Depressed Boy), Vasilis Pozios, Marguerite Sauvage (Sensation Comics featuring Wonder Woman), Kristopher White (Father Robot), and MANY more! Proceeds benefit organizations including GLAAD, Prism Comics, and Stand For The Silent.
A comic book tackling the subject of teen bullying and suicide, written by Charles "Zan" Christensen and drawn by Mark Brill.
Shannon gets picked on a lot; his dad and teachers think he should just "fit in" more, but that doesn't help. So Shannon escapes into a super-powered alter-ego whenever he's in a bad situation. But will the power within be enough to save him?
In addition to the main story, the book contains bonus pages by a collection of comics industry heavyweights, including Gail Simone (Wonder Woman, Birds of Prey), Phil Jimenez (New X-Men, Wonder Woman), Greg Rucka (Detective Comics, Gotham Central), Matthew Clark (Outsiders, Wonder Woman), Stephen Sadowski (JSA, Warlord of Mars), Dan Parent (Archie, Kevin Keller), Donna Barr (The Desert Peach), Andy Mangels (Gay Comics, Iron Man: Beneath the Armor) and Carla Speed McNeil (FINDER).
Copies of The Power Within are available free of charge to youth services organizations and teachers' groups. Please contact us by email to request copies. The book contains discussion questions so that the book can be used as a tool to start a conversation about issues of bullying and harassment.
Read the first part of the story right now!
Review at Gay.com by Jase Peeples — "Moved by the rash of suicides committed by bullied LGBT teens last year, Christensen and Brill took it upon themselves to create a story they hope will reach others in a way only comics can."
Interview on Tacoma KOMO — "Imagine a world in which bullied teens are protected by muscled superheroes. It sounds fantastic, but this is exactly the world Zan Christensen and Mark Brill have created in a new comic intended to help teens cope with bullying and harassment in school."
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Pride High is an award-winning independent comic book series about a gay-straight alliance at a high school for superpowered youth.
This special edition of the first issue is optimized for digital reading and gives readers a great introduction to the series.
Pride High writer and co-creator Tommy Roddy was the co-recipient of Prism Comics' 2008 Queer Press Grant.
From 1995 to 1998, David Kelly's "Steven's Comics" ran in LGBT and alternative newspapers around the country. This comic strip explored the world of a sensitive boy coming of age in the seventies, with all its joys, quirks, and heartbreaks. Rainy Day Recess: The Complete Steven's Comics collects the entire Xeric-Award-winning series in one volume suitable for young adult and adult readers, with additional material created specially for this collection.
The book also includes a foreword by advice columnist and It Gets Better Project founder Dan Savage; Northwest Press will be making a donation to the It Gets Better Project with every copy sold.
Includes a foreword by It Gets Better founder Dan Savage.
You can read a preview of Rainy Day Recess: The Complete Steven's Comics right here on the site.
Pride High is an award-winning independent comic book series about a gay-straight alliance at a high school for superpowered youth.
This collection assembles the first seven issues of the fan-favorite series, optimized for digital reading, as well as a foreword by Fanboys of the Universe Editor-in-Chief Chance Whitmire, bonus sketches, creator bios and a brand-new cover illustration.
Pride High writer and co-creator Tommy Roddy was the co-recipient of Prism Comics' 2008 Queer Press Grant.
From the moment Kitty, a ballerina doll, is assembled in the Doll Factory, she questions her existence. She ends up in a suburban home where a little girl plays domestic games with her and Soccer Scotty, a male doll happy with the status quo. The restless Kitty escapes, along the way meeting Army Jim, a military action figure. He's heading for Dolltopia, where dolls have created their own society, separate from humans. She joins him on the journey and the biggest adventure of their lives! They give themselves makeovers, meet a helpful black cat and other free-thinking dolls, lead a raid on the Doll Factory, and Kitty undergoes plastic surgery by Dolltopia's mysterious Doctor. Just as she's getting settled in, Soccer Scotty tracks her down. Things get even worse when a human discovers Dolltopia! Acclaimed graphic novelist Abby Denson brings her trademark manga- and punk-inflected style to this imaginative graphic novel.
From the mischievous mind of David Cantero comes Little David, an exploration of all the ways kids become part of a family, from same-sex parents to in-vitro fertilization to adoption to step-parents. Meet Little David and all his Little friends as they ask questions, make jokes, and figure out that they're not really that different after all.
Inspired by shounen-ai manga—melodramatic Japanese comics by girls about gay boys—Tough Love is a teen romance and coming-out story about a shy boy named Brian. More realistic than Japanese manga, this story centers on the relationships Brian develops with the boy he likes, Chris, and Julie, the girl who befriends him. Serious issues like gay bashing, suicide, and coming to terms with one's own sexual identity are depicted with an honest, gentle touch. Socially relevant, fun, immediately accessible, and a bit of a soap opera, Tough Love helps gay teenagers to be more comfortable with themselves and less troubled, especially when they're feeling alone and misunderstood.
148 pages, black-and-white.
You get every in-print Northwest Press book published to date, plus all the digital editions in 3 formats, with no digital-rights-management (so you can put them on as many devices as you want).
Included is everything in the video, plus our latest releases: A Waste of Time #3, Dash #4, Mama Tits Saves the World, and Hard to Swallow!)
30 books and comics in all—take a look at the full list here—a $500 retail value!


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Farm Survey 1767 – Funk's Farm
In 1767 William Dodd also instructed John Bowra to make a map of FUNKS FARM, which is on the hillside immediately west of Scabharbour Lane . This was a small farm of only 33 acres and all the farm buildings and farmhouse were rebuilt when this farm became part of the Southfield estate then owned by the Gordon Family (Gin).
John BOWRA who made the maps of both Clark's Farm and Funks Farm was born in 1716 and was a very well known agricultural surveyor. He seems to have been a colourful character in his youth and Gordon Ward in his Sevenoaks Essays describes a conflict which took place between Excise men and a smuggling force which consisted of 29 horses and men armed with long guns which set out from John Bowra's house in Groombridge. John Bowra married in 1738 and settled down to a more respectable profession as a cartographer.


text: Ilmestys are a raw black metal band featuring Andy Stammers and Eric King from Column Of Heaven, ex Slaughter Strike, etc. This Demo introduces some really gnarly, raw-as-fuck black metal similar to Arts, Bone Awl, Grinning Death's Head. If you're into this faction of black metal, don't sleep on this one. Great Demo. Nevermind the quality of the files below (given by the band) just think it sounds more kvlt this way. Grab a copy here.


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This is the liquid gold of the cleaning products!!
"This powerful essential oil blend is combined with plant-based derivatives that provide a non-toxic and biodegradable way to clean and eliminate odors, so it is safe for loved ones as well as the environment. The multi-purpose capabilities of doTERRA On Guard Cleaner Concentrate make it perfect to expertly clean hard surfaces in the kitchen, bathroom, or any room, leaving behind a clean and invigorating scent."
MULTI-PURPOSE CLEANER: Mix 2 tbsp of concentrate per 24 oz. of water.
BATHROOMS: Mix 3 tbsp of concentrate per 24 oz. of water.
DISHES: Mix 3 tbsp of concentrate per gallon of water.
TOUGH JOBS: Apply concentrate directly on designated area and let soak.
I personally have used it on many more ways then it is advertised! I use it for stains on clothes, added boost to my laundry, hand soap, you name it, I use it!
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Thursday, August 23, 2012
A Traveling I go...
The gm is using all kinds of different Traveller products and we are based out of the Gateway Sector so it is a bit different than the Spinward Marches and all. My ship I inherited from an uncle who passed and wanted me to have it...a former Scout it is a bit different now owning a merchantman but I am looking forward to seeing how much trouble we can get in!
Thursday, August 16, 2012
What I believe is they want to generate more money by selling some older materials, they made money on the 1st ed reprints, and they can also use that as a test market..seeing what older editions sell and market the new game to that crowd. Paranoid aren't I!
I don't give a hoot what they do personally, I have what I need and when the time comes and WOTC is ready I will make a choice...right now that group of people do need to do more right by us as consumers and less wrong.
Time will tell...
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Swords and Wizardry
Swords and Wizardry White box...I ordered this two years ago and I have played it and I have to tell you that I really enjoyed myself. I had forgotten how "simple" things were meant to be and how much fun "simple" could be. I started re-reading the rules and I may have to run a throwback game somewhere just for snicks and grins but we shall see.
On a side note I am excited to hear that Delving Deeper is going to be hitting my mailbox soon, it has been over 18months and I know that John and BHP have had issues so I am not upset about the wait, I am EXCITED to hear that it will be coming in the next two weeks though.
Ok enough for now I have to get back to paying bills!
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
DnD Next...
I like what I have seen from a quick read through....I know it's not final and I don't see me giving up Pathfinder yet BUT I will be having my kids give it a chance.
More as I read on...
Monday, August 13, 2012
My SciFi Sandbox...
I have two political entities that are in close proximity to each other the first is a Monarchy and the other is more of a coalition of like minded peoples. The Monarchy has been in business for just over 1000 years and it resembles Great Britain in it's Empire days...this of course is influenced by David Weber and his Harrington series.
Bristol Star: There are two planets that are very much inhabitable within the system, the first is Bristol with the capital of New Haven. The world itself is about 60% water and there are large tracts of land that are bring left undeveloped for now. There is a large population and most of those are centered around New Haven, Port Royale and Southwicke. Bristol also is home to the Royal Naval Academy.
Cambridge is the second planet in the Bristol system and though it does not boast as large as a population as Bristol it is where the New Cambridge University is based. NCU is also the leader in the study of psionics, the Duke of Cambridge is a well known psionicist as is his family. Cambridge is a world covered in water and fogs tend to develop very quickly inland and at sea, making travel for those dependent on sight very dangerous. Though the air is breathable many people rarely leave the comforts of the domes and tubes that connect the cities and buildings of Cambridge.
The last feature of the Bristol System is the Naval Station known as Pearl Station, it is a small planet onto itself and is the largest naval port for the Monarchy. Repair and construction yards are here as well as research and development of many new weapons systems.
The closest planets are; Gryphon, Canterbury, Fenris and Basilisk. Gryphon is a rocky, dry and hot world filled with large deserts and deep canyons. The key to Gryphon is the mining that is done here, the Mining Guilds supply many of the precious metals the Star Kingdom needs, while the Guilds do have quite bit of control the government has no problems with nationalizing the mines if needed and will not be held hostage. The Star Kingdom maintains many mines of it's own but for the most part it does let the Merchant Houses and the Mining Guild do most of the dirty work. The navy does maintain a base here, Braddock Station, named after Colonel Henry Braddock one of the most decorated Royal Marines in the Star Kingdoms history. Rumors have it that elements of the Blackrazors train here. The Blackrazors are the kingdoms black bag specialists, and they have a very nasty reputation.
More to follow....
Sunday, August 12, 2012
I remember playing this when it debut at GenCon and we had a blast at the table. I always thought it was neat how the tech and magic blended well together, my Elf carrying a blaster pistol and hi-tech keyboard was just enough to remind me of Shadowrun! I wonder how hard it would be to use Pathfinder for this...
I have found this site: http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?616065-Dragonstar-Remade-in-Pathfinder
I wonder what else there is...
There is this: http://paizo.com/products/btpy8qh4?Veil-of-Truth-Space-Opera-Rules-and-Setting
but I WANT magic....I will have to continue to dig!
Friday, August 10, 2012
Inspiring...my Scifi flame...
I have always been a big scifi nut, when I was a kid I read the Perry Rhodan series, the Ensign Flandry books most of the E.E. Doc Smith books across all of his writings. I loved reading Piper and a little bit of Asimov and Heinlein, these are the books that have colored my views of scifi before Lucas and Star Wars.
Today I love reading Weber (Honor Harrignton), Jack Campbell (The Lost Fleet) and David Drake (RCN series) these authors today are what color my scifi now. When I prep for a scifi RPG this is what is in my mind and I'm not sure if that is good or bad but it is what it is....
What Scifi authors color your games for you?
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
While sleeping today....
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Northlands Shift....
Now the HS group only meets once a week for about 90 minutes and we get stuff done BUT not a lot and once or twice a year I will give them on Saturday for 8 hours....my kids group meets once a week on Saturdays for three hours a day. There is some flexibility there and we have played a lot of different games and systems. My adult group meets about once a month for 8-9 hours a meeting, sometimes we can get a twice a month meet in there but that is a rarity. We are going to be finishing up our Pathfinder/Dragonlance game here in the next few months and I am going to be going back behind the shield again...something that I miss. Now don't get me wrong I like playing but I find my mind wanders a lot as a player and while it is easy to stay with what is happening in the game I am used to being the GM and wanting to stay ahead of the group.
Well I have been trying to find the next game I want to run this next session, most likely to last a year or more and I think I am going to give Shadowrun a chance. I have flirted with this game like a high school boy flirts with the new girl in school. I have had all the different editions at one point or another and this last edition (anniversary) seems to have boiled it down nicely. I might let the kids group look at this down the road for a one shot or a holiday session but not a regular game. I was speaking to some of the player's in the group about it and one is really excited and another has always wanted to try this so....off we go.
I will be looking at this for now in my free time, I have spent a lot of time gathering what I need now it's time to start making notes and moving forward.
Cya Chummer!
Monday, August 6, 2012
I think I have some ideas for a post on this one....just need some time to get to post it...
Saturday, August 4, 2012
http://starfrontiersman.com/downloads/starfrontiersman again and I have to say that the ease of this game was lost on me as a teen. Now taking a look and really getting into it with an open mind...it really is pretty darn good!
I am going to spring this upon my three kids and test it out and see how it looks, I think they will enjoy it...I am going to change how skills are initially bought AND I am changing the whole piloting thing as well.
I have gone as far as ordering the Alpha Dawn book from LuLu...I will share when it gets in my thoughts on it...
I am going to spring this upon my three kids and test it out and see how it looks, I think they will enjoy it...I am going to change how skills are initially bought AND I am changing the whole piloting thing as well.
I have gone as far as ordering the Alpha Dawn book from LuLu...I will share when it gets in my thoughts on it...
Scifi Horror...
All of the kids loved it and I have been told that "next" time I have to continue this...should be fun!
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Eclipse Phase?
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Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine
- Location
- Yeovil, Somerset
- Salary
- £40,037 - £74,661 per annum
- Posted
- 11 Sep 2019
- Closes
- 15 Oct 2019
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- Sector
- Hospital, Emergency medicine
- Career Level
- Specialty doctor
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Specialty Doctor (Middle Grade) to work in the Emergency Department (ED) at Yeovil District Hospital (YDH). This is a permanent or fixed term position and can be part time or full time working on an extremely flexible annualised rota, particularly suiting candidates who would benefit from regular paid time off to travel and candidates with young families. We are a modern Foundation Trust, with a friendly supportive working environment; we have been repeatedly rated as one of the top-10 healthcare employers in the country. We are one of only a handful of Trusts in the country to consistently achieve the 4 hour standard, and for 2017 achieved more than 95% for a full 12 months. This was achieved by integrated working with the hospital wide Patient Flow team and extensive work within the Trust to develop robust pathways for patients requiring support and rehabilitation, meaning they do not stay in hospital as long as they used to.
Our diverse patient-mix of approximately 50,000 attendances per year (both adult and children) and responsibilities as an accredited Trauma Unit provide varied and interesting clinical challenges. Our geographical location, which is approximately an hour and a half from the regional Major Trauma Centre (MTC) in Bristol, means that the department receives some trauma patients who due to the severity of their injuries would, if we were located closer, go directly to the MTC. The department therefore requires Doctors to be skilled to deal with a wide variety of trauma, some of whom are critically injured and support can be given for any candidate who wishes to improve their skills.
It is an extremely exciting time to join Yeovil District Hospital. We have already made good progress in developing an Ambulatory Emergency Care (AEC) Unit, supported by Advanced Nurse Practitioners, which is co-located with the ED. We also have a newly revamped Frailty Assessment Unit which has strong links with the Emergency Department. Within ED there is a Clinical Decisions Unit and a Paediatric Assessment Unit. The support and engagement of the Trust management at all levels enables creative and rewarding leadership of the service; innovative thinking is encouraged.
Although not a formal training post, the post holder will participate in the teaching programme and will be encouraged to attend appropriate courses to further his/her career. Some of our current Specialty Doctors are currently working for their CESR with consultants working in the department who have already completed Article 14. There is a purpose built education and clinical skills centre within the hospital available for use by all health professionals.
There is a high level of Consultant supervision and support with regular Clinical Governance meetings and bite size teaching sessions. Audit and research interests will be encouraged.
There is a purpose built education and clinical skills centre within the Hospital, available for use by all health professionals. Yeovil District Hospital is located within pleasant countryside, only two hours from London and less than one hour from the coast. Brand new single and family staff accommodation is located a few minutes away from the hospital.
Whether you are an established Specialty Doctor looking for a challenging new role or you think that life in a rural ED in one of the most beautiful parts of the UK might suit you, we would like to hear from you for a no-obligation chat.
For further details / informal visits contact:
For any inquiries please call Dr Jonathan Tipping, Clinical Director on 01935 384388 or 07751 663811. For further information about working for Yeovil District Hospital, please refer to our website.


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Eric Schmidt, Google's talkative executive chairman, has launched a mini offensive over the company's controversial UK tax affairs, claiming Google is a key element of the tech scene that's driving the UK's recovering economy so we ought to be grateful for its presence instead of moaning about its suspiciously low tax bills.
Talking on BBC Radio 4, the round-faced business expert tried to take credit for indirectly employing everyone who works in IT in the country, saying: "We empower literally billions of pounds of start-ups through our advertising network and so forth. And we're a key part of the electronic commerce expansion of Britain which is driving a lot of economic growth for the country."
When pressured about Google's UK tax affairs, which saw the advertising and search behemoth contribute just £6m in corporation tax in 2011, Schmidt used the old excuse that the arrangements "fully comply with the law" and that its accountants are therefore only bending the rules by shoving all its earnings through an office registered in the tax friendly orbital jurisdiction of the International Space Station. [BBC]


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Expressions Of Interest 2020
Our 2020 EOI process is now closed. Please contact email@example.com for any questions regarding the Easts NPLW program.
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Eastern Suburbs FC prides itself on its continual improvement, development opportunities and management strategies, enabling it to be a truly integrated football club. The Club currently has over 170 female players, accounting for 30% of the overall club membership.
The National Premier Leagues Program Women's (NPLW) is an integral component of East's footballing culture, and provides many opportunities for aspiring young players as part of FFA's Elite Player Pathway. The NPLW has enabled licenced clubs to establish much more organised and professional coaching structures and lifted the standards with respect to the expectations, technical ability and tactical awareness of the players within the system.
Several players over the past three seasons have advanced into Football Queensland (FQ) State Representative Programs and been identified into the FQ development squads with Roar's NTC program.
Supporting the NPLW is a 'Feeder Program' which concentrates on the development of individual 'Skills'. SAP (Skill Acquisition Program) is another FFA initiative concentrating on players within Skill Acquisition age groups (9-13) and bases itself on the '4 Core skills' (First Touch, 1 v 1's, Striking the Ball & Running with the Ball).
Easts have been fortunate in meeting with the compliance requirements of SAP and will run the program for identified Under 9/10 and 10/11 year old girls. These players work at honing their skills and have opportunity for entry into the NPLW pathway after SAP. Please follow this link to the SAP application form: now closed for 2020 season.
Whilst the NPLW and SAP are the elite pathway players, every effort is made with our Eastern Suburbs FC coaching network to provide as many additional opportunities for young female players just outside of the player pathway (players develop at different rates). In conjunction with SAP we also run a Skills Development Program to accommodate late bloomers and enable them to learn more about the game in a fun, game centred environment.
For additional information on the NPLW / SAP or our Skills Development Program please contact our Administrator by email firstname.lastname@example.com
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Level 8
- Telephone: 01273 696955 Extension 2503
- Fax: 01273 523139
- Ward Manager: Hannah Lines
The Paediatric Critical Care Unit treats and cares for critically ill children and young people from Brighton, Hove and the wider Sussex area.
The unit has ten beds, receiving children from the operating theatre, A&E department, neonatal service and our partner paediatric intensive care units. The unit works in conjunction with the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Trevor Mann Baby Unit and the Adult Intensive Care Unit locally. The unit also works closely with the South Thames Retrieval Service and the Paediatric Critical Care Unit at the Evelina London Children's Hospital.
The unit provides care to the standard of Critical Care Levels 1 and 2 for an indefinite time period, including longer term, non-invasive ventilation.
The unit also stabilizes critically ill children requiring retrieval to a regional paediatric intensive care unit for level 3 critical care, including ventilation.
The Paediatric Critical Care Unit has a nurse led outreach service which can carry out Paediatric Critical Care Unit-level assessment and, if necessary, treatment to the child within the Alex. The team also provides a mobile children's pain management service, with support from the hospital's Pain Management Group.
The unit develops the skills of both medical and nursing staff, as well as other members of the multi-professional team, through the Paediatric Critical Care Unit nurse educator.
The Alex has an active research programme, having developed the nationally recognised Brighton Paediatric Early Warning Score (PEWS). Further research will have an initial focus on infectious disease genetics.
Definitions of levels of care provided in Paediatric Critical Care
- Level 1 High dependency – Patients requiring closer observation and monitoring than is usually available on an ordinary children's ward. This can include single organ support and monitoring or 'step-down' facilities for patients who no longer need intensive care but require continued detailed observation.
- Level 2 Critical care – Children needing continuous nursing support and who need ventilatory support, or support of two or more organ systems.
- Level 3 and above – Children with two or more organ systems needing technological support, including advanced respiratory support. They require intensive nursing supervision at all times and will be undergoing complex monitoring and/or therapeutic procedures.


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Despite the United States' boom in fracking-related oil production, the U.S. and rest of the world are still dependent on the Middle East for oil and gas reserves, Majid Jafar, the CEO of Crescent Petroleum, told CNBC.
"North America isn't independent from what's going on in the Middle East," he said. "It... still has roughly half the world's reserves, and for regional players like us, some of the foreign companies leaving actually opens up opportunities."
Crescent Petroleum is the Middle East's oldest private oil & gas company and is based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
(Read more: Steady oil market at risk from sabotage, instability)
Jafar said that the Middle East had clearly lost capacity on the world markets over the last few years because of political unrest in the region, and that the U.S. had taken up that flak.
This mirrored the comments of BP CEO Bob Dudley, who told CNBC that the oil market has had a "remarkable three years" with prices stable at around $100 per barrel as supply disruption in North Africa and the Middle East was matched by an unexpected increase in production from the U.S.
(Read more: US crude production continues relentless rise: IEA)
The International Energy Agency (IEA) said this week that U.S.crude output for 2013 outstripped its projections from a year ago by around 455 kb/d, and noted that "U.S. crude oil supply in 2013 registered the fastest absolute annual supply growth of any country in the last two decades, rising 15 percent in 2013."
But Jafar still emphasized the abundance of opportunity in the Middle East and that the shale gas boom in North America had acted as a catalyst for increased production in the region.
"The low cost reserves are in still in the Middle East, there is a lot of opportunity there," he said. "I actually think the shale gas revolution in North America has revitalised the whole oil and gas sector, and for independent players, that's where you're seeing the big value addition."


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A new drug created by Cuban doctors may give hope to lung cancer victims, according to a story on CNN.com. The drug, named ClimaVax EGF has been in development for almost 20 years. Clinical trials have taken place in the UK, Canada and Cuba and over 700 patients have received the vaccine.
The vaccine extended the lives of terminal patients by four months, but some patients have had their lives extended for several years. The results were compared against those who only received conventional therapies like chemo and radiation. Younger patients appeared to have greater rates of success.
The drug encourages production of an antibody that inhibits EGF (epidermal growth factor), a substance in the body which drives lung cancer cell growth. It is hoped this treatment can be developed into something that can bring lung cancer under control, in the same way other chronic diseases are controlled by medication. Promising news.


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For everyday Minnesotans, getting into solar energy is about to get easier
Renewable energy -- like hydroelectric, wind and solar power -- recently dethroned nuclear power as Minnesota's second-largest source of electricity after coal. On top of that, the state's overall solar capacity has pretty much tripled since last year.
Still, solar capacity remains at less than half the production of Minnesota's largest coal-fired power plant, Sherburne County Generating Station. And it's mostly being employed by large businesses, which can afford the upfront costs of installation and reap the benefits of Minnesota's incentives.
It's not easy for most homeowners to throw a solar panel onto their roof -- or for renters to convince their landlords to do it.
Community solar is hoping to offer an alternative. Essentially, solar farms partner with energy companies (your Xcels and whatnot) to let customers take advantage of renewable energy without having to install a panel of their own.
Here's how it works: Customers sign up to get a portion of the farm based on their past energy usage. The farm generates energy for Xcel. The customer gets two bills -- one from Xcel and one from the solar garden -- but Xcel gives them enough of a discount for pitching in on the solar garden that the total energy cost usually ends up being the same as, or even less than, what it would be without the solar farm. Meanwhile, the customer gets to support renewable energy.
The problem is that you have to live in or close to the county where the solar farm is located in order to be eligible, and there just aren't that many. But there are going to be a lot more.
CleanChoice Energy and Cypress Choice Renewals just announced they were adding 42 megawatts of community solar, accessible in over 35 Minnesota counties, which will increase the capacity for community solar by about 10 percent. They're specifically saving thousands of those spots just for residents.
"If it sounds like we're pretty excited, we're pretty excited," managing director Laura Pagliarulo says. If all goes well, the number of residential community customers could increase by 50 percent and offset 20,000 tons of carbon pollution each year.
The solar market isn't exactly a cornucopia right now. There's way more interest than there is availability or practical usage. CleanChoice spokesperson Kate Colarulli says the farms will probably sell out in the next few months.
"We've gotten contact from hundreds of interested customers," she says.
It's a sign that the market is making room for more regular people. And probably not a moment too soon. By 2025, the state hopes to have emission levels 30 percent lower than in 2005. If this is going to work, it has to be possible for people to buy in.


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This card is for Seize the Birthday #15-masculine challenge. So far I have participated in a few of the masculine challenges, but have failed to do any of the female ones. I must make it a point to do that! I will probably have a good chance, because STB is switching over to a two week challenge format.
Since this was a masculine challenge, I went for one of the most manly paper packs I own....Well Worn. The color palette is mostly rusts, blues and browns. I was going in a totally different direction, as far a color goes, until I spotted this patterned paper. I had never really seen it before.....how could that be? It's really different from any other design in that bunch and I was drawn to it. I pulled out the colors from it--Early Espresso, Black, Vanilla and River Rock. Ahhhh, River Rock. I used to really, really dislike River Rock. Then I made this card and it made me see River Rock in a totally new light. From that time on I had a different relationship with River Rock. I actually came to love it. But, now it's retiring and I'm really gonna miss it! I like the way it's kinda green and kinda tan all at once. Farewell, River Rock. You must go so there can be room for a much more hip shade of gray.
Ok...enough nostalgia, let's get back to the task at hand. After I had my paper in place, I tried to go for a masculine stamp set. I decided I wanted a sentiment as the focal point of the card, so I went for Daring Adventure. This could be turned into a graduation card too. I stamped the sentiment onto a framelit oval and embossed it with Early Espresso EP. I added some River Rock splotches from French Foliage and then very, very lightly sponged on some black ink to mimic the background of the DP.
Next, I added all the chotchkies, which are what make a card special, I think. I stamped the typed words from the Daring Adventure set in River Rock and punch it out with the Postage Stamp punch. I added the footprints in black and sponged on some black ink too. Wooden buttons, a library clip holding some linen thread complete this card.
Here's a list of my supplies.....
Stamps: Daring Adventure, French Foliage
Paper: Early Espresso, Black, Vanilla, River Rock, Well Worn DP
Ink: VersaMark, Black, River Rock
Accessories: Library Clips, Designer Natural buttons, Postage Stamp punch, Oval Framelits, Chevron EF, Early Espresso EP, Linen Thread, Early Espresso ribbon
Thanks for taking a peek!


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"I read an article several months ago where a few celebrity trainers were spouting off about workouts that they hated. Pilates made the list with one trainer even claiming that most Pilates teachers wouldn't be able to handle the monkey bars. Well, as a physical therapist and Pilates teacher, I'd wager that he'd probably have difficulty handling my resistance bands and 1 pound weights because I can pinpoint someone's weak-spots pretty quickly, but that's besides the point." (Wells, 2016)
Yes. So much Yes.
Wells discusses some interesting Pilates/fitness misconceptions in this article. She defines the core, static versus dynamic stretching (holding a stretch versus moving stretches), and agonist/accessory muscles versus stabilizing/neutralizing muscles.
Read more here!


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Adoptable Thursdays
Being a huge animal lover, I consider myself very lucky to be able to photograph animals from two amazing animal rescue groups: Fur-Ever Homes Rescue and AARCS. I love that by getting a photograph that captures an animal's personality, that photograph can potentially help an animal find its own for-ever home. Gone are the days of those horrible "shelter photos" where the animal is cowering in a cage, ears down and wearing terrified look on their face. Instead, those photos have been replaced with animal rescue groups teaming up with fantastic pet photographers who donate their time and skills to presenting a beautiful new family member to the public.
I know for me, personally, I run into an issue when I walk into Fur-Ever Homes Rescue. And that issue is that I always manage to fall in love with the dog I'm about to photograph. In the month that I have been photographing for them, I think I have fallen in love with twenty or so dogs. Some of these dogs find homes right away, and others are still in the shelter and have been long before I've met them. Fur-Ever Homes has a shortage of foster homes, so many of their dogs remain at the shelter, waiting to be adopted or at the very least, fostered.
As a result, and because my husband has told me I can't bring home anymore animals, I've decided to devote one day a week to showcasing one of the lovely animals that Furever Reflections have been lucky enough to photograph. This week I'd love to introduce is Betsy, pictured below.
I don't know too much about Betsy's background. I do know she's only a year old and probably hasn't spent too much time in a loving home. She's such a sweet dog though, and I've begged my husband to let us foster her but I have yet to get my way. Betsy always wags her tail the moment I walk into Fur-Ever Home's facility and she has a never-ending supply of kisses waiting to greet me. Unless she has one of her toys, at which point she's not sure if she should drop the toy from her mouth or just keep it there and wag her tail like there is no tomorrow. She is fantastic on a leash and responds to her name. One thing I noticed while we were doing her photo was how gentle she was with us; we gave her treats and she put her paw on Ashley's hand and gently took the treat (as seen in the middle picture on the bottom row). Betsy's underbite just adds to her charm - it makes her a very memorable dog and she will steal your heart the moment you meet her.
If you are interested in meeting, adopting or even fostering Betsy, pop over to Fur-Ever Homes Rescue and fill out an application form. You won't regret it.
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Becky and Ashley of Furever Reflections Pet Photography
January 2014


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Decoding and dealing with browser error messages
"The sad thing about Unix is that no matter how many times you hit yourself over the head with it, you never quite manage to lose conciousness." If you've ever stumbled over cryptic browser messages such as 400: Bad request or 404: Not found you may appreciate some of the hostility that is directed towards Unix, the operating system upon which most of the World Wide Web was built. Unix is so opaque it makes DOS seem warm and cuddly. Mostly, this lack of user friendliness doesn't matter as it remains hidden from the average Internet user. But if you come face to face with any of those not-so-rare Internet error messages which somehow make you feel as if you're to blame, you're going to need some Unix-to-human translation to understand what's gone wrong. So, here it is...
"The sad thing about Unix is that no matter how many times you hit yourself over the head with it, you never quite manage to lose conciousness."
If you've ever stumbled over cryptic browser messages such as 400: Bad request or 404: Not found you may appreciate some of the hostility that is directed towards Unix, the operating system upon which most of the World Wide Web was built. Unix is so opaque it makes DOS seem warm and cuddly.
Mostly, this lack of user friendliness doesn't matter as it remains hidden from the average Internet user. But if you come face to face with any of those not-so-rare Internet error messages which somehow make you feel as if you're to blame, you're going to need some Unix-to-human translation to understand what's gone wrong. So, here it is...
400: Bad request
The address you typed is somehow incorrect. The URL may not exist or you may not have authority to access the document on the server.
How to handle it: Check that you typed the URL correctly. Remember that Internet addresses are case sensitive, so www.pagopago.com/Holidays is not the same as www.pagopago.com/holidays (although sometimes sites will redirect requests for one URL which uses mixed case to another URL which has only lowercase). If you're not used to typing URLs, it's very easy to leave out the correct punctuation or to substitute a slosh (\) for a slash (/). Computers are very finicky about this stuff.
If you're trying an address you found elsewhere – perhaps in a magazine or on a Web site – it's possible the original author got it wrong. You might want to check the capitalisation or try just the first part of the address. For instance, if you can't get to www.pagopago.com/Holidays, try www.pagopago.com by itself, and then see if you can manually navigate to the Holidays page.
401: Unauthorised
You're treading on restricted ground. The page you've tried to access is only available to people authorised by the host or those with the correct password. Sites can also restrict access to those people who are connecting from a particular domain: for instance, you might only be able to access a site if you connect via a .edu or .gov domain or via a particular country domain.
How to handle it: If you know you should have access to the site, check the spelling of your password, including the case. If you still have no success, contact the site administrator to see whether there's a problem with your logon ID or password.
403: Forbidden
This is very like 401. The page you're trying to view is password protected or restricted in some other way.
How to handle it: If you have the password for the site, check the spelling. If you still can't get in, you may need to e-mail the site's Webmaster.
404: Not found
The particular page you're looking for can't be found on the server. It may be that the page no longer exists (remember, the Web is a very volatile place and no page lives forever) or that it's been moved to another location or renamed.
How to handle it: Once again, check the spelling of the URL. You can also try going up one or more levels and seeing if you can locate the page that way. For instance, if you're looking for www.microsoft.com/ie/IE40/security.asp and can't seem to find it, try www.microsoft.com/ie/IE40 and, if that doesn't help, try www.microsoft.com/ie and finally www.microsoft.com. Once you manage to load a page, you can then try navigating your way to the page or using the site's search facility, if it has one, to locate the page you want.
|geekgirl.technote: Custom-designed error pages
|Because the standard error messages Web servers provide are usually difficult to comprehend, many Web site owners create their own hand-crafted error pages. Such pages most commonly pop up in place of the 404: Not found message, but sometimes in the place of other messages, too.
Most Web designers try to make their messages more informative and helpful than the standard messages, although some use the occasion to have a little fun. Check out Area 404 at the 404 Research Lab to see a whole pile of examples and to learn how to do the trick on your own Web site.
I use a customised 404: Not found page on geekgirl's, too. You'll come across the page anytime you mistype an address on the site, or any time I've let a link get out of date. To try it out now, just type an address to a non-existent page -- such as www.geekgirls.com/gone.htm -- in your browser's address box and see what happens. You should see the page illustrated below. Note that this customised page provides a whole lot more information, plus a choice of options to help you track down the missing content.
500: Internal Error
There's something wrong at the Web site itself. As their server is not functioning correctly, it's unable to provide you with the requested Web page.
How to handle it: Contact the site's Webmaster or administrator, or try again later in the hopes that they have noticed the problem and fixed it themselves.
502: Bad gateway
The server from which you tried to access a document needed to obtain that document from another server, and received an error message from that server in the process.
How to handle it: There's not too much you can do about this apart from trying again later.
503: Service unavailable
This is a "temporarily out of order" sign, and it's sometimes reported as Gateway timeout. It means either the server that hosts the site is currently not working or is unavailable, your ISP's server is down, or your own system or company Internet gateway (if you're on a LAN) is not working.
How to handle it: Wait a minute and try again. If you get the message for a lengthy period or with every attempt to connect to any site, check that your PC and LAN connections are functioning, and then check with your ISP or the remote site. This may entail a phone call to their tech support line.
Bad file request
You've requested a page that contains a form with a feature your browser can't support.
How to handle it: Let the Webmaster know the form is unusable.
Connection refused by host
Like the Forbidden and Unauthorised messages, this one usually means you've tried to access a password-protected site or one that's restricted to users from particular domains.
How to handle it: If you have the password, check that you typed it correctly and try again. If it still won't work, contact the Webmaster.
Failed DNS lookup
You've typed a URL that can't be converted into a valid Internet address.
The 'DNS' in this message stands for domain name system (or service). Addresses on the Internet take the form of a string of numbers. For instance, www.geekgirls.com is the domain name of this Web site; 126.96.36.199 is its Internet address. Because we, as humans, tend to handle names more easily than strings of numbers, we type in the domain name, which is looked up in a table and matched to its corresponding, computer-friendly, Internet address. In the case of a failed DNS lookup, the domain name can't be found in the table.
How to handle it: Check that you typed the URL correctly. If you did, wait a few seconds and try again.
File contains no data
You've connected to a server that doesn't have any Web documents on it.
How to handle it: Try the URL once more. If you still get the same message, try again later: it may be that you've stumbled onto the site just as it's being updated.
Host unavailable
The site's server is currently down.
How to handle it: Try again a few times. If you still can't get in, the site may be down for maintenance. Try again later.
Host unknown
It could be that the site's server is down (as with the previous message) or that your modem lost the connection.
How to handle it: First try reaccessing the site by hitting the Reload button. Make sure you've typed the URL correctly and that you're still online.
Network connection was refused by the server
This usually means you've come across an overworked server that can't handle any more users. This is the message you get if the server hasn't been set up to display the more informative "Service temporarily overloaded" message.
How to handle it: Try again. If you still don't get on, be patient and try again later.
NNTP server error
This is a Usenet newsgroup error message. You'll come across it when you're trying to join a newsgroup but can't get access.
How to handle it: First, make sure you typed the newsgroup address correctly. If you did, try again later. If you still can't get on, it may be that your ISP doesn't provide access to that particular newsgroup – you'll need to contact your ISP to find out and, perhaps, complain about its absence.
Permission denied
This is an FTP message which you'll see if you try to upload a file to an FTP site and the site administrator doesn't want you to. You may also see it if you try to download a file using the wrong syntax or simply when the site is to busy to handle an upload.
How to handle it: Check that you're using the correct syntax. If so, try again later. If you still can't upload the file, contact the site's administrator.
Server returned extended information
This one usually pops up when you try to access a file download or file download site that's very busy.
How to handle it: While the browser message is not very informative, if you're using an FTP program you'll probably see the much more informative "There are too many anonymous FTP users using the site at this time. Please try again in a few minutes." That's exactly what you should do.
Too many connections – try again later
You're trying to access a site that's already overwhelmed with visitors.
How to handle it: Try again a few times and, if you still can't get in, try again later.
Too many users
This is the FTP equivalent of the Too many connections message. FTP sites allow a certain number of anonymous connections at any one time. If you try to log on when that limit is reached, you'll receive this message.
How to handle it: Keep on trying. Remember, some of the really big download sites, such as Tucows, have mirror sites elsewhere which make the same files available. If you are locked out of the main site by heavy traffic, see if you can find a mirror site to use.
Unable to locate host
This is similar to the Host unknown message. It means the site's server is unavailable at the moment, or that you've lost the modem connection.
How to handle it: Check the spelling of the URL and click Reload to see if you can get through. If not, make sure you're online. You may need to wait and try later.
Unable to locate the server
The particular server where the site is located cannot be found – either it no longer exists or you've got the URL wrong.
How to handle it: Check your spelling.
You can't log on as an anonymous user
This is a message from an FTP site. Either the site doesn't provide anonymous access, or it's reached its limit for anonymous users.
How to handle it: Try again later. If you're using your browser to access the FTP site, make sure you've configured it correctly: most FTP sites require an ID of anonymous and your e-mail address as the password.
Helper application not found or Viewer not found
Most browsers require additional programs to 'view' files such as sound clips, video, 3D VRML pages, Zip (compressed) files, spreadsheets and so on.
How to handle it: The latest versions of the major browsers usually offer to install the required 'viewer' or 'helper' program automatically. If you want to view the file, click OK to install the program and follow the prompts. If your browser doesn't prompt you for automatic installation, you'll usually find the error message provides information about the type of file that can't be viewed. Look for a reference to graphic, VRML, audio and so on.
Most sites will provide a link to another site where you can download a viewer. Alternatively, try out Netscape's extensive list of plug-ins (there are almost 200 plug-ins available) and its guide to configuring helper applications.


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Do office kitchens exist in some kind of vortex that holds in microwaved food smells? I feel like when I'm at home, I can microwave the stinkiest foods on the planet and the scent dissipates after a few minutes. Office kitchens? That shit lingers for HOURS.
The smell...oh god, the smell. It was some Bog of Eternal Stench style putrescence. It was so overwhelming today that I literally held my breath while making copies. (Yes, the copier is in the kitchen.)
I totally understand that folks need to eat and bringing food from home is less expensive, so I deal with ze smells. But yea. Wow. Smell bad, yo.


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By Debbie Ploschnitznig, CRN-C
Degenerative disc disease (DDD) describes the symptoms of pain and possibly radiating weakness or numbness stemming from a degenerated disc in the spine. Simply put, degenerative disc disease occurs when an intervertebral disc loses its integrity, eventually causing pain. The condition is most often caused by age-related deterioration of the spine. (more…)


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As previewed last night, the jobs "whisper" risk was to the downside, and in what was a very disappointing print released moments ago by the BLS, the whisper was spot on with only 138K jobs added in May, far below the 185K estimate, and below the lowest estimate of 140K. This was the second lowest print going back all the way to last October. Additionally, April's big beat of 211K was revised substantially lower to only 174K, suggesting that any expectation the Fed may have had of "evidence" the recent economic slowdown was transitory was just crushed.
The change in total payrolls for March was revised down from +79,000 to +50,000, and the change for April was revised down from +211,000 to +174,000. With these revisions, employment gains in March and April combined were 66,000 less than previously reported. This means that over the past 3 months, job gains have averaged 121,000 per month, a far cry from the 181,000 average jobs added over the past 12 months.
To be sure, as SouthBay Research points out, a big reason for the unexpected miss was the sharp seasonal adjustment favtor, which was the biggest going back to the financial crisis days:
Not helping the Trump agenda, manufacturing jobs declined sharply, posting the weakest growth of 2017.
Looking at the Household survey revealed an even uglier picture as the number of employed workers declined by 233K to 152,923, the lowest since March.
Even worse for wage watchers, while the average hourly earnings rose by 0.2% monthly, the annual increase also missed printing at 0.2%, with April revised from 0.3% to 0.2%, while the annual increase was 2.5%, also missing the expectations of a 2.5% print. This was the lowest annual increase in average hourly earnings since March 2016.
On an absolute basis, the rebound in average hourly earnings has now fizzled completely.
While there was a silver lining in the unemployment rate which declined again to 4.3% from 4.4%, a bigger problem emerged in the participation rate which took a big step lower from 62.9% to 62.7%.
More details from the report:
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 138,000 in May, compared with an average monthly gain of 181,000 over the prior 12 months. In May, job gains occurred in health care and mining.
Employment in health care rose by 24,000 in May. Hospitals added 7,000 jobs over the month, and employment in ambulatory health care services continued to trend up (+13,000). Job growth in health care has averaged 22,000 per month thus far in 2017, compared with an average monthly gain of 32,000 in 2016.
Mining added 7,000 jobs in May. Employment in mining has risen by 47,000 since reaching a recent low point in October 2016, with most of the gain in support activities for mining.
In May, employment in professional and business services continued to trend up (+38,000). The industry has added an average of 46,000 jobs per month thus far this year, in line with the average monthly job gain in 2016.
Employment in food services and drinking places also continued to trend up in May (+30,000) and has grown by 267,000 over the past 12 months.
Employment in other major industries, including construction, manufacturing, wholesale trade, retail trade, transportation and warehousing, information, financial activities, and government, showed little change over the month.
The average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged at 34.4 hours in May. In manufacturing, the workweek also was unchanged at 40.7 hours, while overtime edged up by 0.1 hour to 3.3 hours. The average workweek for production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls edged down by 0.1 hour to 33.6 hours.
In May, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 4 cents to $26.22. Over the year, average hourly earnings have risen by 63 cents, or 2.5 percent. In May, average hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees increased by 3 cents to $22.00.
The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for March was revised down from +79,000 to +50,000, and the change for April was revised down from +211,000 to +174,000. With these revisions, employment gains in March and April combined were 66,000 less than previously reported. Monthly revisions result from additional reports received from businesses and government agencies since the last published estimates and from the recalculation of seasonal factors. Over the past 3 months, job gains have averaged 121,000 per month.


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It was a crawfish, or mud bug, whatever you call them in your part of the country. Darn, too bad there was only one. A few more and we could have had dinner. "Them are good eatin'!"
Archive for the 'Paige' Category
My girls are wimps!August 1, 2009
I just bolted outside to see what child had lost a limb. You would think someone had by the amount and the tone of screaming.
I made them fish it out…
When that got old after 10 minutes of uncoordinated fun, I tried myself to catch the intruder. Hmmmm, harder than it looked.
I finally got him and let Emma show him off!
Do you ever find random bugs, crawfish, animals in weird places?
What is a Compound Word?March 17, 2009
As I am typing, the kids are supposed to be cleaning the playroom. This is all I hear:
Emma: "No it's NOT!"
Paige: "Yes it IS!"
Avery: "Uh huh!"
I stormed in. "Why aren't you picking up your toys!?" Emma answered, "Mom! Paige said that 'clean up' is a compound word!" To which Paige argued, "It is! It is!"
So there you have it-my kids are so smart they argue about what is compound and what is not… while cleaning their playroom.
Lemonade StandFebruary 24, 2009
How could you not stop by this stand and get some lemonade from these four little girls? You can't! They're too cute. We decided that it was finally time to dejunk the garage this Saturday, and while we were cleaning we had quite a few people stop and start "shopping around" what they thought was a garage sale. Guess we had a lot of crap.
So the girls thought they'd do a lemonade stand, it's the traditional activity when Mom and Dad are cleaning the garage or having a sale. It's perfect for two reasons:
1. It kept them occupied and
2. It kept them occupied.
Paige and Emma busied themselves getting the tables and chairs, Aunt Anna made the lemonade and I made the sign. Soon they were out to make their first dollar. It was so funny to watch them interact with their guests. All in a five minute period, this is what was going on:
Emma looked like an air traffic controller waving cars in to park so they could get lemonade
Paige was doing a butt swinging dance and then pointing to the sign
Avery was waving like Miss Texas
And Storie was licking all the straws (and putting them back) and drinking all the lemonade.
As the show went on, Storie became even more helpful-adding straws (the licked ones) to drinks, taking a sip and announcing, "Is good!!"
I know what business I'm going into next, lemonade stands. They made $26!!!


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The 8U Carolina Crush were the Nations Baseball Eastern United States All Age Point Champions for 2009!!!!
by Pete Ramadanovic, 2019-05-04T17:00:00.000-07:00May 04 2019, at 05:00 PM PDT
Carolina Crush Baseball!
Welcome to the 11U/12U Carolina Crush website. We are a premier travel baseball team based out of the Lake Norman, NC area. As an organization, we are committed to providing an environment in which all of our players can progress th... [more]


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Just click it on your handle of your BIG MAX trolley (Blade+, IQ+, Autofold+/FF, Wheeler) and have your drinks always with you.


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This is the first post from the 2017 delta crossing expedition of the Okavango Wilderness Project. Relive previous trips, see photos and videos, and explore the adventures through maps.
By Luke Manson
I'm sitting in a tree on an island outside the Okavango Delta. It's sizable enough that I can be a responsible adult climbing out onto one of its sweeping branches as it leans out over the water. I feel like a little kid though, with my legs dangling down, laughing at nothing. On either side is a wall of 6-to-10-foot-high papyrus that reflect the sunlight like an army of gold and green Fraggle Rock heads. I can see a hippo just over the top popping up for air and snorting every few minutes in the river. I can't tell how many birds I am listening to. I could be in a tree on a perfect summer day anywhere, but it's winter and I'm in Botswana.


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Writing our first Swift app/
Just released Yearn (shameless plug time: app store link, or mini-site), which has been entirely developed in Swift, and I wanted to do something green-field in Swift (before looking at a transition plan for other apps if Swift proved to be mature enough), and this was an app idea that had been bubbling away for a while. Swift and iCloud Photos beta made it feel like the timing may be right.
TLDR? Swift itself was an real win, although the tools have some catching up to do.
The Language
Swift had two clear design goals (at least, two that really resonated with me): Be concise, be robust. In the first, I really feel Swift excels. Even simple things like dropping semi-colons clears a lot of useless noise from your screen, add in other small details like removal of brackets for conditions and I felt that my code was and remained highly readable.
I think the second will be tested as the App gets used on a broader range of devices, but I can comment on beta testing results (for which Test Flight performed admirably).
After writing about the language features of Swift, I settled on a list of rules that I would follow. The one I felt was most important was that I would avoid forced unwrapping at all costs. I think this is key. There are other language features (requiring forced fall-through for switch statements, generics, forcing braced if's) but making you think about how nil can propagate through your code drives some important behaviours, it must be handled. Of course you can force unwrap with the ! operator, but as stated I decided that this would be a real no-no. However, there are those that argue that this drives clutter into the language, directly in opposition to the goal of concise and clear code. It's worth looking at a few common patterns used to deal with optionals.
The first concerns methods or variables that may be nil. Swift makes it very easy to deal with these with unwrapping. If we have a function
func myFunc()->MyObject?
We can still chain other methods calls against the returned MyObject?
let result = myFunc()?.objectMethod()
Of course, result is now optional too, but as we know Swift has another language short-cut to make that situation easy to deal with
if let result = myFunc()?.objectMethod()?.anotherValue?.serverResponse { //Everything went well } else { //Handle the problem }
The same pattern can be employed on longer method chains, but of course each step obfuscates the root cause of the issue; which call returned nil? If you want to respond intelligently, or report a useful actionable message to the user, We found a useful pattern to deal with this using switch.
//Break out my chained calls, not worrying about optionals on the way let myFuncResult = myFunc() let anotherValue = myFuncResult?.anotherValue let serverResponse = anotherValue?.serverResponse //Deal with any failure in the chain switch (myFuncResult,anotherValue,serverResponse){ case (nil,_,_): println("Couldn't get my object") case (nil,nil,_): println("No value available") case (nil,nil,nil): println("Couldn't get response string from response tuple") default: println("Server responded \(serverResponse!)") }
Of course this is a trivial example that leaves more boiler plate than code, but I'm sure you can see the strategy here. Stop at each point in the chain where nil would be indicative of a actionable or communicable state, and then at the point where you are either done or in trouble have a single chunk of code that will either move forward with a usable result or respond to a problem.
The key thing here is that the application logic is left unadulterated by risk from nil, but the error handling is able to use information about the chain.
Otherwise Swift was a pleasure to use. We didn't start until close to the GM, and by that time Swift churn had calmed down enough to mean we had little if anything to do in each subsequent release. The language feels ready for prime time, with perhaps one plank in its eye.
The tools
I'm not going to spend too long here, if you you've XCode with Swift you already know what I'm going to say
It doesn't get really annoying until that has been flickering up a boing-ing message so much that the main thread is blocked. By the time XCode 6.1.1 had rolled around almost everything else that felt it was getting in the way had been fixed, but this really breaks your flow as you work. So work still to be done editing code... what comes after editing... oh yes compilation
Whilst the situation improved during the various beta's, there were (and are) two major bugs that caused me to change the structure of our code (both around protocols and class/static variables with generics). I'm sure they will be solved, but these issues need to be at the top of Apple's list.
So you've edited (boing boing boing boing boing, beach ball, back), compiled (1 error, segfault in the compiler, refactor to carry on), which just leaves debugging... To be fair to Swift the aggressive avoidance of forced unwrapping meant that we only needed the debugger for functional problems rather than crashes. However, all to often the debugger is unable to tell me what is in self, let alone things that might live a little further out of scope. One can work around this (although I can't add po's to the breakpoints as they deliver the same result) with println's and similar techniques, but it's frustrating and difficult at times.
So you know, apart from editing, compiling and debugging the tools are in great shape. I'm not an idiot, and I am deeply impressed that Chris and the rest of the Apple team have come this far in such a short space of time since beta 1, but there is still a way to go and to ignore that would be fool-hardy.
Overall, it was a pleasure. Of course I've need to work in other languages during the period, and Swift has managed to make all of them (strangely with the exception of JavaScript) feel heavy and cluttered (especially Java). The tooling issues are an annoyance, and they have cost me hours of time. However, overall my feeling is that it has taken me less time, not more, to develop the app, and that it is more stable as a result. I have been able to focus on the functionality, when I have had to spend time on other projects it has been easier to settle back in to Yearn, Swift leaves your logic exposed and readable.
That has to be a major win just 6 (ish) months after the release of a brand new language. Here's to the future.


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"Organizers" shall mean FPPEDUMedia. "Customer" shall mean any person or persons, firm or company, their servants or agents, or contractors applying for and being allotted space or other services. "Contract" shall mean these Terms and Conditions together with the official online application form for and on behalf of the Organizers and the "Event" shall mean the event stated on the face of the contract or invoice form. "Space" shall mean the area in the EventOnline / building applied for by or allotted to the customer.
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3. Abandonment and Limitation
a) In the event of abandonment, postponement or cancellation of the Event for any reason or limitation of the use of the Event premises / Online Platform or of any of the services provided therein resulting from circumstances beyond the control of the Organizers or intervention by an outside authority or by a decision found necessary by the Organizers, the Customer shall have no claim against the Organizers in respect of loss, delay, costs, expenses, monies or damage and the Customer\'s liability under this Contract shall not be reduced. b) The Organizers reserve the right to alter the layout of the event in any respect and at any time. Should it be necessary to rearrange the event or transfer it to another location, the Organizers shall be entitled to allot alternative space to the Customer as the Organizers may determine. They will adjust the cost of the space as necessary for the Customer if the space is affected by such alteration but will not be liable to make any further payment or compensation and the Customer will not be entitled to withdraw from the contract. c) In case the Customer does not take possession of the space by the time specified previously on the opening day of the Event, the Organizer reserves the right to allot the space to others without refunding the participation charges already paid.
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In the event of the Customer being declared bankrupt or going into voluntary or compulsory liquidation or failing to observe and perform the obligations or make payment under the terms of the Contract, the Customer may be determined to be in breach of the Contract and all monies paid by the Customer shall be forfeited without prejudice to the right of the Organizers to claim for breach of contract.
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a) All exhibits articles and other property brought into the event hall by the Customer, shall be at the risk of the Customer. The Organizers shall not be responsible for any loss, damage or destruction occasioned by any cause whatsoever. b) The Customer shall be liable for and agrees to indemnify and keep indemnified the Organizers against any action, liability, costs, claims, expenses, damages and losses (whether loss or profits or otherwise) arising out of any act or omission of whatsoever nature by the Customer within the Event premises. c) The Customer is requested to bring his own power adapters/converters for a stabilized supply of power to their devices, since the Organizer cannot ensure stabilized power supply at all times. d) Customers will be fully responsible for any damage done to the premises, furniture and fixtures provided to them, and the decision of the Organizer in this respect will be final.
6. Withdrawal
Without prejudice to the rights and remedies of the Organizers in respect of any breach of the Contract on the Customer\'s part, the Organizers may at their discretion allow the Customer to withdraw from the Event subject to the following conditions. a) the Customer must give written notice and if this notice is given prior to 90 days of the commencement of the event, a 30% cancellation fee will be applied. b) the Customer must give written notice and if this notice is given prior to 60 days of the commencement of the event, a 50% cancellation fee will be applied. c) if the customer gives notice of cancellation within 60 days of commencement of the event, no cancellation will be permitted and the full amount will remain either payable or no refund will be offered on monies previously paid. d) the Organizers will notify customer of cancellation in writing and from that time will have the right to deal with the space in the way the organizers consider best including the reallocation to another customer. e) when payment of the above amounts to the Organizers is received, the Contract shall be finally cancelled and one part shall have no further claim on the other.
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Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHIATS)formerly known as Allahabad Agricultural Institute is a government aided deemed university located in Allahabad. It is certified as a Christian Minority Educational Institution. It is one of the oldest universities in India and was established in 1910 aimed towards improving the economic status of rural population. It became the first institute in India to offer a degree in Agricultural Engineering in 1942. Since its inception, the institute has produced many notable scientists, geneticists, and agricultural engineers.
The Ministry of Human Resource Development has placed SHIATS in the list of elite category 'A' deemed universities on the basis of the expert committee recommendation. The university has been re-accredited with a CGPA of 3.14 on a four-point scale and has received an 'A' grade from the NAAC. SHIATS was also accredited in 2009 by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and in 2010 by Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE).
The academic infrastructure of the university is organized into eight faculties (8) — which are divided into twenty two (22) constituent schools. It contains a total of seventy eight (78) academic departments and three (3) research centres with emphasis on scientific, agricultural, technological education and research. Check SHIATS Admission
The University invites Applications for admission to the Master of Business Administration (MBA) Programme, Master of Commerce (M.Com.) Programme and Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) Programme. The MBA and M.Com. Programme are for a duration of 2 years and the admission to both the programmes are based on the Entrance Test conducted by the University. The M.Phil. Programme is for a duration of one year and admission to it is based on the Faculty level Test and Interview.
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You can obtain the Application Form and Prospectus either online from the University website or manually from the University. If you are getting it in person, it will be available for Rs. 400 which can be paid in cash. If you are accessing the Application Form online, its cost will be included in the Application fee.
Manual Submission of Application Form:
You must fill the Application Form with the required personal and educational details. You must also affix a recent passport size photograph in the space provided.
Pay the Application fee of Rs. 1000 through a Demand Draft in favour of SHIATS, payable at Allahabad or a university cash receipt of the aforesaid amount.
The duly signed Application Form along with the Demand Draft or cash receipt must be submitted at the following address:
The Registrar,
SHIATS, PO. Agricultural Institute,
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Online Submission of Application Form:
Step 1: You should go to the University website and click on "Online Application Form"
Step 2: You must then fill the Application Form with the required personal and educational details.
Step 3: Submit the Application Form by clicking on the Submit button. After you submit the form, you will get the Online Application Form with the Query Number and Query Code. This is the Confirmation that your Form has been successfully submitted.
Step 4: You should then upload a passport size photograph of not more than 40kb in size.
Step 5: You must then take a print out of the Application Form.
Step 6: Pay the Application fee of Rs. 1400 in either of the following ways:
Step 7: You should then affix a photograph on the printed Application Form. Mention your query number, Name and Contact Number on the back of the Payment Details and send them to the following address:
The Registrar,
SHIATS, PO. Agricultural Institute,
Allahabad, UP - 211007
Master of Business Administration Programme (2 years)
Master of Commerce Programme (2 years)
For all Programmes:
You should have a Bachelor's Degree in the final examination in the specialization mentioned below under the 10+2+4 or the 10+2+3 as per the qualifying examination.
You are also eligible if you are appearing in the final examination provided that you submit the documentary proof of successfully passing the examination when you come for counselling.
Specific Requirements:
The following are the specific qualifications required for eligibility for some courses:
For Agribusiness: B.B.A. (Hons) Agri. Business Management / B.Tech. Agriculture Engineering / Food Tech. / Dairy Tech. or B.Sc. Vet. Sc. & AH or B.Sc. Home Science, or B.Sc. Forestry or B.Sc. Ag., or B.Sc. Horticulture or B.Sc. AH & Dairying or B.Sc. Dairying or equivalent.
For Pharmaceutical Management: Graduation with PCB/PCM/PCZ/PCMB /B.C. Biotech /B.Sc. Microbiology/B.Sc. Biochemistry/B.Sc. MLT /B.Sc. Health Science/B.Sc. Home Science/B. Pharm/B. Tech in any discipline or equivalent.
There is 50% of reservation of seats for candidates of the Christian community and the remaining 50% seats are available for general category candidates strictly by merit.
For the programmes in fields of agriculture, agricultural engineering and allied sciences, 25% of the seats will be filled through the all India Entrance test conducted by ICAR and the rest of the 75% of the seats by the Entrance Test conducted by SHIATS.
For MBA and M.Com. Programmes: The selection for the programme will be based on the Entrance Test conducted by SHIATS. The Test will have a total of 160 questions which are to be answered in a duration of two hours. The test will comprise of 40 questions of General Aptitude and 120 questions of the respective optional section.
The Entrance Test shall be conducted in English language only. There shall be negative making with one marks being deducted for every wrong answer.
For M.Phil. Programme: The selection will be based on the Faculty Level Test followed by an Interview.
There is provision for scholarship to be provided by the Government of Uttar Pradesh to eligible candidates of SC/ST/Minority/OBC/General category of Uttar Pradesh only.
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FIFA Women's World Cup
Mjelde's emotionally charged free-kick
22 Apr 2019
- Mjelde scored an unstoppable free-kick against Germany
- Mixed emotions made the goal extra special
- Vote for your favourite goal from the ten on the shortlist
As part of our search for the best goal in the history of the FIFA Women's World Cup™, today we focus on a strike from the last edition at Canada 2015.
Emotions are as much a part of football as the fans, goals and the ball itself. With that in mind, Maren Mjelde's effort for Norway has all the ingredients to be a strong contender to win the vote.
"Even now, I get emotional talking about it," Mjelde once told FIFA.com when asked about her goal. That she still gets a lump in her throat has less to do with the quality of her shot or its significance in the 1-1 group stage draw with Germany than it does with the backdrop to the game.
Her mother, who was battling cancer at the time, was watching on in the stands and it was to her that Mjelde dedicated the goal. Her mother has since recovered and Norway have qualified once more for the Women's World Cup, with Mjelde set to captain her country again in France in just a few weeks' time.
The goal
Norway had been a goal down since Anja Mittag's sixth-minute opener for Germany in the Group B encounter at the Lansdowne Stadium in Ottawa on Matchday 2. When the Scandinavians were awarded a free-kick on the edge of the penalty area, Mjelde grabbed the ball, took a three-step run-up and curled an unstoppable effort over the wall and in off the underside of the bar to secure her side a 1-1 draw.
Norway finished as group runners-up behind Germany and progressed to the knockout rounds, where they were eliminated by England in the last 16.
What they said
"I remember I had been practising free-kicks the whole month leading up to the World Cup, and I couldn't have hit that one any better than I did. I've actually been trying ever since and never managed a free-kick as perfect as that one. So, to do it in a World Cup, in a game like that, you can't get much better.
"And yes, it was very emotional for me because in the year leading up to the World Cup my mum had been diagnosed with cancer. She's fine now fortunately – she's through all that and healthy again - but it was a worrying time. Even now, I get emotional talking about - but it's good emotions these days at least. My parents were in the stands to see that goal and it made it extra special because we had gone through a lot together during that period."


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On Friday, Aug. 10, 2007, an important, albeit invisible, torch was passed. The ownership of the local newspapers in Marysville and Arlington changed, almost literally with some strokes of a pen and a click of computer keys.
The new owner is Sound Publishing Inc., the expanding group of Washington newspapers establishing itself as a print/web media company to be reckoned with. Sound Publishing is a subsidiary of Black Press Ltd. of Victoria, B.C., which owns weeklies in that province and a daily in Alberta and the Honolulu (Hawaii) Star-Bulletin and Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal dailies.
Sound now owns 32 weekly, bi-weekly and daily newspapers, 18 classified shoppers in the Nickel Publications group, and also has 18 network partner newspapers in northwestern Washington and northwestern Oregon more papers than any other single owner in the area. The total weekly circulation of the group tops 850,000.
Last Friday Sound added five more, these from Sun News, Inc. Included in the purchase were the Wenatchee and Bellingham Business Journals, monthly publications and the regional Express Shopper, owned with the Globe and Times by Sun News.
As one of those former owners and the Editor and Publisher of the Marysville Globe and Arlington Times, I am writing this news story in the first person, an uncommon undertaking in journalistic circles but the event seems to justify the treatment.
The other owner of this paper, Robert Marshall, was diagnosed with ALS or Lou Gehrigs Disease late last year. His decline has been much faster than expected. The disease attacks muscle systems resulting eventually and inexorably in death. Bob took the diagnosis like a temporary setback. He had qualified to run in the Boston Marathon in the spring. He eventually did run and finish in one of the worst weather conditions in recent marathon history. But he walked as much as he ran as the ALS ate away at his system.
Marshalls wife Debi, wrote often of her own experiences with cancer and the trials and successes of many others in our communities who battled disease and heartache in her Silver Linings column during the first several years of our ownership. She just finished another chemotherapy round in a regular series begun 14 years ago. She was told back then she would be dead in a week. Fourteen years of chemotherapy and related cancer treatments have taken a toll on her body but not her spirit.
Both Debi and my own wife, Catherine, are partners in Sun News. Catherine has been working again recently in various capacities at the Globe and Times after serving as a copy editor during several of the early years. The four of us also own three other community weeklies in the Mountain West. The Marshalls mounting health problems have made the management task unworkable.
The four of us formed Sun News to purchase the Globe and Times in February of 1997, just over 10 years ago from Sim Wilson III. Later we purchased similar community papers in Idaho and Utah. On September 11, 2001, we purchased three business monthlies. The transaction was held up because our financial transaction was handled by a company whose offices were destroyed in the Twin Towers.
It has been my job these last ten years to be a steward of our community newspapers and business journals. I will continue on as a steward but more importantly so will the others on the staff. Scott Frank continues as Managing Editor and Sarah Arney continues in that post at the Arlington Times. Reporters, sales staff and support folks will be the same people and for readers and ad customers the ownership change will be mostly invisible.
Not that there wont be some changes. Our copy customers in Arlington and Marysville are adjusting to the closing of our copy center, ScrivenerCopies. Both the Times and Globe will likely be going to the narrower page format favored by most newspapers today. The New York Times just made that switch as well, so we are in good company. Sound is completing a large new printing facility in the Paine Field complex that over time will provide our publications, advertisers and printing customers with opportunities not available currently.
The future under Sound Publishings ownership looks promising for our community newspapers, and that parallels and supports the promising future for our communities. Weekly newspapers are strong across the country and we expect our own to add to that trend under Sound Publishings ownership.
Comments on the ownership change should be sent to LETTERS TO EDITOR at www.marysvilleglobe.com.
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