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PRICE- Prices charged are those ruling on the date of despatch
GOODS – All products or services supplied to the customer
SELLER- CentreStage Technology Ltd.
CUSTOMER- The person, firm or company (hereinafter referred to as "the Customer")
whose order is accepted by CentreStage Technology Ltd.
- All orders are accepted subject to these Terms & Conditions.
- No variation to the Terms and Conditions of Sale is permitted unless expressly authorised in writing by a director of RSV.
- No other person is authorised to neither accept, confirm or vary any order nor make any representation promise or warranty on behalf of RSV.
- The giving by the Customer of any delivery instructions for the goods or services or any part thereof or the acceptance by the Customer of delivery of goods or completion of services shall constitute unqualified acceptance by the Customer of these conditions.
The waiver by RSV of any breach of any of these Conditions of Sale shall not in any way prejudice the subsequent enforcement of the term and shall not be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach thereof.
The quotation or contract to which these are the Conditions Of Sale is personal to the Customer who shall not without prior written consent of RSV assign any rights or obligations hereunder to any other person, firm or company.
- All terms and conditions implied by common law, statute or otherwise are hereby expressly excluded.
- In no event shall RSV be liable to the Customer for any indirect loss or damage of any kind (including but not limited to loss of profits, business, revenue, contracts, goodwill or anticipated savings) whether arising in contract, tort (including negligence), and breach of statutory duty or otherwise.
- Any dates for delivery of goods or actioning of services given by RSV (whether before or after acceptance of order) are given in good faith and in expectation that RSV shall be under no liability for loss, damage or expense suffered by the Customer or any third party arising from failure of RSV to deliver goods or action services on any specified date or at any specified time.
- Where RSV is satisfied that the Goods have been delivered to the Customer damaged or materially defective, RSV undertakes to replace the damaged or defective goods with similar goods provided that the Customer notified RSV in writing of the damage or defect within 48 hours of delivery.
- Without prejudice to the foregoing RSV's total and aggregate liability to the Customer whether arising in Contract, tort (including negligence), and breach of statutory duty or otherwise shall be limited to the total price charged.
- RSV and the Customer acknowledge and agree that the allocation of risk and liability contained in these Conditions of Sale is reasonable in all the circumstances having regard to all the relevant factors including the ability of the Customer to rely on its own insurance arrangements and other resources to bear or recover any loss or damage covered.
- Nothing in this Clause 5 shall limit or exclude liability for death or personal injury resulting from RSV's negligence nor shall it exclude the undertaking implied by Section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979.
- All goods whatsoever supplied and all services rendered at any time by RSV to the Customer shall remain the sole and absolute property of RSV until such time as the Customer shall have paid to RSV the agreed price together with the full price of any other goods or services which are the subject of any other contract with RSV outstanding at the time of invoice.
- The Customer acknowledges that the Customer is in possession of the goods solely as fiduciary agent and bailee for RSV until such time as the full price is paid to RSV in cash or cleared funds together with the full price of any other goods which are the subject of any other contract with RSV at the time of the invoice for which payment is then due.
- Until such time as the Customer becomes the owner of the goods the Customer will store them on his premises separately from the Customer's own goods or those of any other person and in a manner which makes them readily identifiable as the goods of RSV. The Customer's right to possession of the goods shall cease if RSV's right under clause 7 shall become exercisable.
- Subject to the terms hereof the Customer is licensed by RSV to agree to sell RSV's goods subject to the express condition that such an agreement to sell shall take place as agents and bailees of RSV whether the Customer sells on his own account or not and that the entire proceeds thereof are held in trust for RSV and are not mingled with other monies or paid in to any overdrawn bank account and shall be at all times identifiable as RSV's monies.
- The Customer shall execute all such documents and authorities and do all such things as may be required by RSV to give effect to the foregoing provisions of this condition.
- If the Customer (being an individual) becomes bankrupt or makes a composition or arrangement with his creditors or if the Customer (being a company) shall convene a meeting of its creditors or if a proposal shall be made for a voluntary arrangement within Part 1 of the Insolvency Act 1986 or a proposal is made for any other composition, scheme or arrangement with (or assignment for the benefit of) its creditors or if the Customer shall be unable to pay its debts within the meaning of Section 123 or the Insolvency Act 1986 or if a trustee, receiver, administrative receiver or similar officer is appointed in respect of all or any part of the business or assets of the Customer or if a petition is presented or a meeting is convened for the purpose of considering a resolution or other steps are taken for winding up of the Customer or the making of an administrative order (otherwise than for the purpose of an amalgamation or reconstruction) or if the Customer undergoes an analogous act or proceedings under foreign law then RSV has (a) lien on the goods as long as RSV is in the possession of them, (b) right of stoppage in transit, (c) right of resale or (d) right to suspend further deliveries of goods.
- RSV shall be entitled to treat the contract as repudiated by the Customer.
- All amounts owing to RSV under this or any other contract between RSV and the Customer shall become immediately due and payable.
- All sales invoices rendered by RSV for equipment supplies (only) that are not part of an installation project shall be paid in full by the Customer in advance of the despatch of the order unless otherwise agreed by a director of RSV.
- For installation projects, our preferred terms are 50% of the project value with order, with the balance due upon project completion. However, these terms can be varied to suit both parties by mutual agreement of the Customer and a director of RSV, in advance of project commencement.
- Such variations will be either alternative percentages of advance payment prior to project commencement and balance payment following project completion, or stage payments throughout the term of the project. Either form of variation will be fully agreed between the Customer and RSV upon placement of an order by the Customer.
- Full payment of invoices raised for stage payment projects shall be required by RSV in advance of work commencing or continuing, or any equipment or materials being delivered or continuing to be delivered to the Customer.
- In accordance with the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998, RSV reserves the right to charge interest on overdue accounts at the rate of 8% per annum above the Bank of England base rate calculated on a daily basis from the due date of payment to the actual date of payment.
- If any invoice outstanding beyond the previously agreed period as stated on the Company invoice itself, is referred to solicitors acting on behalf of the Company for recovery of the sum due, all legal fees, professional costs and disbursements will be the full responsibility of the Customer and will be legally enforceable.
- Credit/Debit Card: We accept most major credit and debit cards.
- Cheque (UK only): Please make your cheque payable to 'CentreStage Technology Ltd'.
- Bank Transfer (BACS / CHAPS): Please contact us by for our bank account details.
We are committed to protecting your privacy. We will only use the information that we collect about you lawfully (in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998). We collect information about you for two reasons:
a) To process your order
b) To provide you with the best possible service
- The type of information we will collect about you includes your name, address, phone number, e-mail address and credit/debit card details (if applicable).
- We will never collect sensitive information about you without your explicit consent.
- We will never send email to you without first getting your consent.
- The information we hold will be accurate and up to date. You can check the information that we hold about you by e-mailing us. If you find any inaccuracies we will promptly delete or correct it.
All equipment supplied by RSV includes our own free three year extended warranty against defective components or workmanship, subject to the conditions as detailed below. RSV's installation services plus associated cables, connectors and fixings have a one year warranty.
Equipment Extended Warranty Conditions
- The RSV three year equipment extended warranty is offered at the sole discretion of the directors of RSV and, if stipulated, specific equipment may be deemed to be excluded from the RSV three year warranty and covered by the manufacturers' one year warranty only.
- Unless otherwise agreed by a director of RSV, our equipment warranty does not include the provision of temporary replacement equipment (for the entire three year period) or the costs of any required service engineer visits (in years two and three).
- Warranty repairs are effected via a site visit by RSV's regional engineer or by the faulty product being sent back to RSV, the manufacturer or our nominated repair centre by the Customer for technical attention off site.
- Carriage costs for returning equipment, in or out of the warranty period, will be borne by the Customer.
- RSV will bear the cost of returning the repaired item back to the Customer.
- All warranties specifically exclude items such as lamps for projectors or stage and effects lighting, re-chargeable or standard batteries, turntable styli, etc. which are classed as 'consumables'.
What Is Included:
- Repairs to the equipment for electrical, electronic or mechanical failure for the period of three years from the date of the sales invoice and repairs to installed cables and connectors for the period of one year from the date of invoice, excluding those causes which are not covered as listed below. RSV's liability is limited to the amount as shown on the original equipment purchase invoice.
What Is Not Included:
RSV will not be liable for the cost of:
- Routine maintenance as required by the manufacturer or supplier or where a third party maintenance contract is in place
- Repairing or replacement of consumables and limited life elements including but not limited to lamps, styli, plugs, fuses, batteries and software
- Any repair or replacement completed without the prior authority of RSV
- Any expenses incurred where no fault is found
- Any costs arising as a result of connectivity or compatibility issues
- Any costs associated with de-installation and or re-installation of equipment
- Any repair or replacement where parts are no longer available or the manufacturer has ceased trading
- Compensation for loss of use of the equipment or any other consequential loss
- Failure or damage as a result of fire, lightning, explosion, flood, rust, corrosion, dampness, radioactivity or sonic boom
- The cost of materials and labour charges where the manufacturer is responsible under the terms of their own guarantee or warranty
- Use of accessories not approved by the manufacturer
- Faulty software, configuration or programming
- Failure as a result of wear and tear, operational error, wilful neglect or misuse
- Failure of the equipment left unattended in a public place or during the hire or loan of the equipment to a third party
- Any additional items in the form of upgrades or additions of any sort
- Cosmetic damage
- Loss of data or information stored on the equipment
- Fraudulent claims
Additional Exclusions for Projectors, Plasma Screens & LCD Screens
- any repair or labour charges associated with pixel failure within manufacturers' specifications
- any repair or labour charges associated with the colour filter or glare filter
- The Customer shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that the equipment is operated and serviced in accordance with the manufacturers' recommendations and all reasonable precautions to prevent or minimise any loss or damage or accident involving the equipment.
- All delivery charges are for an un-timed next working day service, subject to equipment availability. Pleasecontact us if you require a timed delivery so that we can advise you of the supplemental charge for thisenhanced level of service.
- When signing for the delivery, please check the quantity and condition of the parcels. Reject damagedparcels (which will be returned to us) and print 'Not Checked' when signing for the goods if indeed you donot have the opportunity to do so.
- If, within 14 days of supply, you discover that the equipment is not suitable for your purposes, thenprovided it is undamaged and in its original packaging (where possible), together with all instructionmanuals, connecting cables and accessories we will provide a more suitable alternative (additionallycharging or crediting you accordingly) or we will offer you a credit note or a full refund.
- Returned equipment which does not comply with the above conditions will be subject to a re-stockingcharge equivalent to 15% of the original invoice price. All carriage costs will be the responsibility of thecustomer.
- Credit notes issued by RSV to account or non-account customers are valid for up to one calendar year fromthe date of issue.
- We reserve the right to levy engineering labour costs for initial installation and subsequentremoval plus all cable and connector costs for any installed system supplied by RSVthat is subsequently required to be removed from site in order that the equipment can be permanentlyreturned to our head office.
The risk in the goods shall pass to the Customer upon delivery which shall be deemed to have taken place when the goods have been delivered to the Customer's premises
In the event of a Customer refusing to accept delivery of goods without just cause, the Customer will be liable to pay all carriage charges and administration and handling charges.
In all instances, please contact us first if you need to return equipment regardless of whether it is inside or outside of its guarantee/warranty period. We will advise as to the best method for returning the equipment and whether it should be sent to the manufacturer, our nominated repair centre or us. If the returned equipment is in need of repair, we will monitor the progress of the repair so that it can be dispatched back to you as soon as possible.
- We firmly believe that the essence of good working relationships is that both parties clearly understandwhat they are expected to do.
- RSV shall provide to the Customer a fully working system designed specifically to meet the requirements ofthat Customer.
- In providing this service, RSV shall provide and install all equipment as described in theschedule (subject to availability at the time of supply) including all cables, connectors and fixings requiredto complete the system installation so as to meet relevant industry standards.
- In the event of proposedequipment not being available at the time of supply, an alternative of equal or better standard will beoffered.
- RSV's costings are based on working during normal hours (08.00 hrs – 18.00 hrs) with no restrictionof noisy working unless otherwise agreed.
- We shall always do our best to accommodate the Customer'srequests and act with consideration to your neighbours re working hours and noisy working. RSV shall makeevery reasonable effort to comply with the Customer's wishes as regard to the personnel involved in theProject but RSV reserve the right to make the final decision as to whom shall be involved.
- Once a Project has been approved and ordered by the Customer, RSV shall make every effort toaccommodate variations to the order but reserves the right to (a) charge extra for the additional work and/or materials required if there are significant Project variations and/or (b) carry out the variation once the main Project is completed and charge separately and additionally for the variation.
- RSV shall make every reasonable effort to ensure the Project is completed on time.
- The Customer must recognise that other contractors on site and equipment manufacturers may cause unavoidable delays forwhich RSV may not be held responsible.
- RSV will ensure the Customer is kept fully informed of the planned Project timetable and progress onceworks have commenced.
- RSV will ensure the site is cleared of all their installation rubbish and in good order before hand over to theCustomer.
- On completion of the Project, RSV shall carry-out by appointment at a mutually convenient time, a ProjectHand-Over to the Customer's representative at which every aspect of the system's operation will bedemonstrated and all manuals, drawings, diagrams and schedules as and if appropriate handed over tothe Customer.
- RSV shall provide at the hand-over meeting a training session in the use and operation of the installedsystem. This shall be for a maximum period of two hours. Training sessions at a time other than that ofhand-over may be subject to a surcharge.
- All Project prices are in £ sterling and shown net, exclusive of VAT, and are valid for 30 days from the dateof issue (unless otherwise stipulated) following which they are subject to confirmation.
- The Customer by ordering the Project agrees to RSV's conditions of sale which are shown elsewhere in thisdocument.
- The Customer shall make payments to RSV as mutually agreed in advance of commencement of the Project.
- Unless payments are made by the due dates as agreed we may suspend performance of ourobligations to you.
- The Customer shall ensure RSV free and unimpeded working once the Project has commenced on site inaccordance with the agreed Project Schedule.
- If the Customer requires the works in general or particularly noisy workings to be carried out outside of normal hours (see 1.2 above) RSV must be advised prior to commencement of the project otherwise delays and additional costs to the Customer may be unavoidablyincurred.
- RSV's costings for the Project are based on the provision of a clean site, free from other trades, dust and dirt which potentially may harm the system components being installed and it is the Customer's responsibility to provide such an environment. Failure to provide such an environment may result in additional charges to cover the costs of establishing a suitable site or the invalidating of equipment warranties.
- The Customer shall make every reasonable effort to provide RSV with any drawings, building details or other contractors' details that may be required in the efficient carrying out of the Project installation.
- The Customer shall ensure that RSV are provided with details of any relevant modifications to the Project as and when they are agreed and provide updated drawings.
- On completion of the Project the Customer shall ensure a responsible member of their staff shall attend the Project hand-over by appointment and be authorised to receive the Project documentation and sign-off the project satisfaction document.
- The Customer is responsible for ensuring that all designated members of staff are available for the training session at the appointed time. Additional training is available at extra cost.
- All system designs, specifications, schematics and drawings are confidential and remain the property of RSV until full and final payment is made for the Project. If any part of these are used as the basis for a competitive tender or quotation, or if RSV is engaged to undertake any aspect of the Project which is subsequently cancelled due to circumstances beyond the control of RSV, then RSV shall be entitled to a design fee equivalent to 15.0% of the Project value plus incurred expenses, over and above the invoiced value of any work undertaken to that point.
Any provision of these Terms and Conditions held by a court to be enforceable shall be deemed severable from the rest which shall remain valid and binding.
Without prejudice to other remedies and accrued rights RSV shall have the right forthwith to terminate the contract and claim of any resulting losses of expenses if the Customer commits a breach of this or any other contract with RSV and fails to remedy the breach within a reasonable time of a written notice to do so.
If the performance of the contract or any obligation under it is prevented, restricted or interfered with by reason or circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the party obliged to perform it, the party shall be excused from performance to the extent of the prevention restriction or interference but the party so affected shall use its best endeavours to avoid or remove such causes or non-performance and shall continue performance under the contract with the utmost despatch whenever such causes are removed or diminished.
- These Terms and Conditions are the entire agreement between RSV and the Customer relating to the subject matter of such documents and supersede all other agreements, understandings, representations or warranties written or oral.
- The Customer agrees that it will have no remedy in respect of any untruestatement made to it on which it relied in entering into these Conditions of Sale (other than an untruestatement made fraudulently).
All contracts to which these Terms and Conditions apply shall be construed and applied in accordance with the law of England and the English Courts shall have sole jurisdiction in any dispute relating hereto.
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Here's a video for all those who mistakenly think that any animal's name ending with the suffix -saur refers to a dinosaur. It's humor for all us mesozoic-loving nerds. Comedian Dan Telfer confronts the controversial issue of the what the best dinosaur is. His arguments are sound. And his belittling of the audience is righteous. However, I humbly doubt his pronunciation of deinonychus. It's pronounced di-non-i-kus, not dino-nik-us. Who's the king of paleo-jeopardy now, Telfer?
2 responses to "What Is The Best Dinosaur?"
That was hilarious! I kind of wish I had been in the audience for that one.

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Screenshot: SFMTA reEnforce pilot app
One high-resolution image of the SFMTA's reEnforce pilot app. reEnforce is a data collection tool which utilizes SFpark's real-time sensor and meter data to show Parking Control Officers (PCOs) where vehicles are parked at unpaid meters or in commercial spaces. The app does not issue citations. The SFMTA is introducing reEnforce as a six-month pilot project through spring 2013, with five PCOs using the app at one time.


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• Chartered Financial Analyst
• Certified Public Accountant (inactive)
• MBA, University of Michigan Ross School of Business with Distinction
• BS in Accounting, Miami University, Oxford OH
• Over 20 years accounting and finance experience
Why I chose this profession
After college (Miami OH), I worked at Deloitte in the Audit Department. I audited mostly financial firms; banks, brokerage firms, credit unions and credit card companies. After five years, I realized I wanted to be on the front end of the business, not reviewing everything in painstaking detail a year later. So, I did what many undecided achievers do, I went back to Business School full time (University of Michigan). It was here I was introduced to Wealth Management as a career. It was a perfect blend of financial analysis and personal interaction for me. I accepted an internship and later a full-time job in the Associate Training Program at JPMorgan Private Bank. I worked there for five years on the brokerage desk, working with the rich and not-so-famous. I learned so much at JPMorgan and my clients and colleagues were enjoyable. However, I tired of arriving at my desk at 6:30am and resented being tethered to it all day. I only had five social lunches in five years! At the time, I was single and knew I needed to take the risk and a make change. I was living to work, not working to live. Shortly after leaving, I connected with GEM Asset Management, LLC, a nascent firm based in Michigan. I knew the founder well and agreed to start a satellite office for them. After a few months of idle bliss and a language immersion program in Argentina, I started developing my own client base. It was slow progress at first but after ten years, I have developed profound client relationships with many amazing people. I love going to work every day. Being a trusted resource for my clients is rewarding in so many ways.
Outside of work, my passions include
My husband, Craig, and our three kids; Max, Tad, and Henry. My stepsons and son range in age from 17 to 5 so they keep us up early and late! I love walking our black lab, Betty, and sweating in a hot yoga class.
One goal I am planning for
Paying for college for our three boys. I definitely relate to the sacrifices my clients make in saving for education.
The ways I am advancing my career knowledge
I have been a continual student in life and seem to have a penchant for exams. I passed the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam after college and became a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) during my time at JPMorgan Private Bank. I attend seminars regularly through the Estate Planning Council of Cleveland and the Cleveland CFA Society, among others. I subscribe to Investment News, the Economist and The New York Times. Every client brings their own set of unique circumstances. When I do research for one family, I know that in the future it will help me with another.
What I am doing in my community
I am committed to doing pro-bono financial planning and am active in our local public school, helping in the classroom and volunteering my time. In the past I helped tutor English to refugees at the Interfaith Refugee Center in Chicago, was involved with fundraising for a number of non-profits and was on two non-profit boards. I wish there were more hours in the week as I found it necessary to pull back from many commitments to focus on my young family.


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The terrifying moment a group of people narrowly escaped armed bandits on a remote road has been captured on dashcam.
Lauren Swenson and her husband Bryant, who according to Fox13 moved to Kenya a couple of years ago to open a CrossFit gym, shared footage of the frightening encounter near Maai Mahiu on Facebook.
Ms Swenson explained in a lengthy post online that she had been in a land cruiser with her husband Bryant and two of their trainers on Friday, when the group decided to take a different route because there was a traffic jam on a highway.
Shortly after leaving the paved roadway the group came across a matatu, a public transport vehicle, which had been stopped in the middle of the road.
The Swenson's passengers knew that seemed strange, but the couple originally from the US did not.
As the minibus pulled away three bandits are seen standing behind it. In the video, the armed trio immediately run towards the Swenson's land cruiser, with one waving a machete.
The passengers inside tell Mr Swenson "drive" and he starts to reverse.
"I had to back up long enough to roll my window up before passing by the guy wielding the ponga (machete.),"Mr Swenson wrote online.
"The guy on the far left had a handgun, but couldn't get it out of his waist belt in time."
As the bandits appear to reach the car, Mr Swenson hits the accelerator.
"The bandits chased after us when we passed them, but by then we believe the matatu had alerted the police and you can hear in the video as Collins told us that the police were coming," Ms Swenson wrote online.
"Then we heard the rifle shot and continued high-tailing it out of there."
Fortunately the four in the land cruiser escaped unscathed.
"For me, everything unfolded as if it was a cartoon – seriously. I really didn't process what was happening as dangerous," Ms Swenson wrote online.
"It just seemed odd and sort of like a Jackie Chan-style scripted bad guy chase."
And it wasn't until afterwards when Ms Swenson viewed the vision, did she realise the driver of the minivan had flashed their lights in an attempt to warn them about the danger.
Ms Swenson said she is very thankful they got out of the situation safely.


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Developers at MMMOOO (who were responsible for iXP – XP for S60V5) have built a flash based Windows 7 gimmick UI called Win 7 for Symbian V5. Though it's prowess is much limited when compared to the actual windows 7, it does provide us with a nice and familiar interface.
With fully functioning widgets to changeable wallpapers, Win 7 emulates it all. Some of it's important features are:
- Direct access to target apps via Start menu.
- Even if another application is run from Win7, it remains active.
- 6 different wallpapers
- Analogue clock and calendar
- Landscape mode on supported phones.
- Navigation can be done in two ways – using D-Pad (if present) or by touchscreen
- Excellent transparency and transition effects
- Works very fast.
Though most of the phones support both landscape and portrait mode, some phones (like Nokia 5800-XM) may have some problem with the portrait mode.
You can buy this amazing software for 4.99$ here.


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In County Clare, Doonbeg Holiday Homes are in the centre of the village, within walking distance of the White Strand beach. These holiday homes sleep up to 5 guests and have free on-site parking.
Note: Map is an approximate indication ONLY. Please contact Doonbeg Holiday Homes for directions and precise location prior to your visit.


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On October 13, the Nobel Prize committee announced that Bob Dylan would be this year's Nobel laureate in Literature. Some praised the decision, some mocked the committee, like Irvine Welsh who tweeted: "I'm a Dylan fan, but this is an ill-conceived nostalgia award wrenched from the rancid prostates of senile, gibbering hippies."
The word laureate comes from Latin, meaning "crowned with laurels." A wreath of laurel was given to the winner in the Pythian games in honour of Apollo. In Christianity, it became to symbolize the triumph of humanity.
What is so exceptional about laurel that it is reserved for and signifies the highest achievements?
Bay laurel leaves never decay. What a perfect way to crown winners, suggesting the timelessness of their accomplishments! The laurel wreath's symbolism has its roots in the myth of Apollo and Daphne.
According to Greek mythology, mighty Apollo ridiculed Eros, the god of love. The insulted Eros shot an arrow with a golden tip at Apollo that made the son of Zeus fall passionately in love with the nymph Daphne. But Eros shot at Daphne with an arrow with a lead tip, which caused her to reject Apollo's love. Apollo wouldn't stop following her, so Daphne begged her father, the river god Peneus, to save her from the stalker by changing her form. Peneus turned her into a laurel tree. From that day onwards, Apollo decided to wear a laurel wreath made from the leaves of his love.


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Kirby Krackle and Nerd Rock/
There is a growing music scene that I've been hearing more from lately, Nerd Rock. There's been several artists that I've really liked: 'Weird' Al Yankovich, They Might Be Giants, Jonathan Coulton, Paul and Storm, John Anealio, The Decemberists, amongst others. A new find of mine, Seattle-based duo Kirby Krackle, joins this genre with their two albums, their self-titled debut disc (Kirby Krackle, 2009) and their latest release, E for Everyone (2010).
E for Everyone is possibly one of the best examples of Nerd Rock, with a great alternative – rock sound that sounds incredibly polished and energetic, with songs about superheroes, comic books, video games and geek life. Within minutes of finding the band's name on twitter, I was able to listen to a couple of their songs off of their website, and within minutes, I had both of their albums off of iTunes. Of all of the bands that I've listened to, they're one of the more exciting, with a great sound and some fantastic lyrics.
The album starts off with Vault 101, about the video game Fallout 3, with a good kick, but the really good start comes with On and On, a song about Wolverine from X-Men, and his own struggle with immortality, thanks to his rapid healing. The rest of the album is a fairly diverse grouping of songs that is much better than their first album. Secret Identity is as it sounds (about a guy with a secret identity – it's not specific to any one superhero), Roll Over feels like a party song that references just about every 1980s cartoon that I can think of, while Henchman follows a character trying to be a henchman for a super villain – asking some good questions: what are their hours, and what can they offer for health insurance? – Ring Capacity opens with a bright sound and looks to Green Lantern for inspiration. Can I Watch You? Is a funky song about Uatu and Take it from Me is about Mega Man. The last three songs on the album, Great Lakes Avengers, Dusty Cartridges and Long Boxes and Going Home are some of the best songs on the album, if not Nerd Rock in general. Great Lakes Avengers is plain fun: a character tries to join the X-Men, Justice League, Fantastic Four, Green Lantern Corps, (amongst others), while trying to avoid the eye of the Great Lakes Avengers, who are apparently a disaster, being some of the worst superheroes of all time. The album turns from lighthearted fun to more serious fair with the light ballad Dusty Cartridges and Long Boxes, a sweet story of a geek in love with a geeky girl. Going Home ends E for Everyone on a great note about the joy of attending a convention, describing it in the best way that I've heard: "We're on the road, we're going home/To the place where wild nerds roam/With pretty girls and dudes in capes/Going to cons is our escape." The sound is chalk-full of energy and feels perfect for blasting over the speakers as one drives over to any given convention. For all of those thinking of attending the upcoming Celebration V or Dragon*Con, this will be a good one to start off with.
Nerd Rock is something that I've been looking for, and as I've looked, there's a good variety of material out there. The internet is a good medium for aspiring artists, and in a number of cases, there's a lot of material that wouldn't normally work its way through the music industry: as people are able to make music on their own, there seems to be a greater variety of music, which bodes well for the larger geek-community. Artists such as John Anealio and Jonathan Coulton both have had success with their own music, self-released, about various subjects in the speculative fiction genres. Kirby Krackle doesn't seem to have the same exposure to the fan community, but has gone with their own route, essentially self-publishing their music and selling it through iTunes and their own website, gaining fame in their own circles.
The album succeeds on its own because it's not a gimmick. Singer-songwriters in general are at their best when they've put together a song that they and their audience can get behind and relate to: that's exactly what Kirby Krackle seems to have done with their two releases, and E for Everyone feels like a refinement over their first album. They've found exactly what they want to sing about, and people who will listen to, and they've taken off from there. This album exudes confidence, skill and some very good songwriting behind the sound. The duo, Kyle Stevens and Jim Demonakos, have some serious geek credit with them: Demonakos founded Emerald City ComicCon and has penned a graphic novel and founded a chain of comic book shops in Washington, while Stevens has released six albums with other groups. More importantly though, it sounds like they're having a good time on stage.
This sub-genre of Nerd Rock is a positive thing for fandom: music is a fantastic venue for telling stories on its own (and Kirby Krackle does this with a couple of songs: Henchmen, Great Lakes Avengers, Dusty Cartridges and Long Boxes and Going Home) but is also a good venue for humor, reflection, and something in the music world for fandom to relate to. The inclusion of science fiction and fantasy elements in songs isn't a new thing: just look at some of Iron Maiden's songs for music about Dune, Lord of the Rings, D-Day and quite a bit more, but new artists bring fresh air to fans. I've gotten a kick out of a number of songs about some of my favorite things, and a new venue for speculative fiction is a very good thing, because music tells stories differently than prose or video.
The bottom line is: Kirby Krackle is on a roll with E for Everyone, and they're a band that I hope to hear a lot more from in the coming years. In the meantime, they've left me with a fantastic album to listen to over and over.


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Global Summary Daily Weather Data in R.
Provides automated downloading, parsing, cleaning, unit conversion and formatting of Global Surface Summary of the Day (GSOD) weather data from the from the USA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) for use in R. Units are converted from from United States Customary System (USCS) units to International System of Units (SI). Stations may be individually checked for number of missing days defined by the user, where stations with too many missing observations are omitted. Only stations with valid reported latitude and longitude values are permitted in the final data. Additional useful elements, saturation vapour pressure (es), actual vapour pressure (ea) and relative humidity are calculated from the original data and included in the final data set. The resulting data include station identification information, state, country, latitude, longitude, elevation, weather observations and associated flags. Data may be automatically saved to disk. File output may be returned as a comma-separated values (CSV) or GeoPackage (GPKG) file. Additional data are included with this R package: a list of elevation values for stations between -60 and 60 degrees latitude derived from the Shuttle Radar Topography Measuring Mission (SRTM). For information on the GSOD data from NCEI, please see the GSOD readme.txt file available from, .
Adam Sparks
Author(s): Adam Sparks [aut, cre], Tomislav Hengl [aut], Andrew Nelson [aut]
License: MIT + file LICENSE
Uses: curl, data.table, dplyr, fields, plyr, purrr, R.utils, readr, rgdal, sp, ggplot2, testthat, raster, lubridate, reshape2, spacetime, rgeos, roxygen2, knitr, plotKML, tidyr, rmarkdown, covr, ggalt, tibble
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Day 1 - 4/8/2015
2.45pm - Flight to Don Muang Airport, Bangkok. (2 hours flight).
3.30pm - Arrival at Don Muang Airport. (Take note that Thailand time zone is one hour earlier than Malaysia).
4.00pm - Depart to LemonTea Hotel (about 25km) Transportation was 1400THB for an entire 12 seater van. We divided into 6 people for transportation which means 233THB per person. This is extremely expensive. I'll give you tips on this later on.
5.00pm - Check in LemonTea Hotel.
6.00pm - Pratunam Market (located 400 meters away from our Hotel). Jalan kaki saja lor. We had our dinner at one of the seafood restaurant along Pratunam.
8.30pm - Asiatique 400THB per way (66.7THB per person)
11.00pm - Brown Cafe
11.30pm - Foot Massage 250THB per hour.
* Tips : Always travel in pairs. It can be in two, four, six, eight or ten.
If you're travelling in two or four people, then it is easier to get a four seater cab. However if you're travelling in six then it is better to get a 6 seater van. If you're travelling in a group of 7-12 people, obviously you should opt for a 12 seater van.
The van that we booked from the airport back to our hotel was a 12 seater van. That is why the price was expensive. If you get a smaller van or cab, it cost only about 500-700THB from airport to Pratunam area.
We've learned our lesson.
Day 2 - 5/8/2015
8.15 am - Depart to Hua Hin (Transportation was 6500THB in total for a 2 days 1 night trip to Hua Hin)
11.15am - Swiss Sheep Farm, 120THB per entrance.
12.30pm - Santorini Park, 50THB per entrance.
2.40pm - Camel Republic (Free Complimentary Tickets)
4.00pm - Check in Homestay Ruankasalong Hua Hin Holiday House
6.30pm - Chatsila Market
10.00pm - Back to our homestay
Day 3 - 6/8/2015
9.30am - Hua Hin Railway Station
10.00am - Hua Hin Beach
10.30am - Hua Hin Market Village
12.00pm - Plearn Wan
1.30pm - Headed back to Bangkok
4.30pm - Check in Asia Bangkok Hotel
5.30pm - Pratunam Market
9.30pm - Foot Massage 200THB per hour.
* Note : Maeklong Railway Market is currently under maintenance and it is expected to re-open somewhere around November 2015. We didn't get the chance to visit the place. Sob.
Day 4 - 7/8/2015
10.30am - Grand Palace, 500THB for the cab. Grand Palace entrance fee is 500THB per person. (It was supposed to be a half day trip to Grand Palace but the place was super packed and crammed with humans. We decided to leave earlier).
12.30pm - Chinatown 150THB per tuk-tuk from Grand Palace (fits only 3 people). There is nothing in Chinatown. So please don't go that place. Wasting time only.
1.30pm - Platinum Fashion Mall 150THB per tuk-tuk from Chinatown (3 people only).
7.30pm - Dinner at some restaurant which I can't recall the name because I was dead tired and hungry as hell.
Day 5 - 8/8/2015
9.00am - Depart to Honey Factory (The taxi driver will only charge us 100THB to reach our destination which is the Chatuchak Market with a condition - to stop by at the Honey Factory) Since it is only 100THB for the transportation, therefore I see no harm in stopping by Honey Factory right. You don't have to buy anything there. So no worries.
10.00am - Chatuchak Market
4.00pm - Back Hotel 200THB per tuk-tuk from Chatuchak Market (3 people only)
8.00pm - Chocolate Ville 1400THB for the cab. Price was quite expensive. We got cheated by the bloody driver. He told us 1200THB for two ways and when he brought us back hotel he said it was 1500THB because we made him waited for two hours.
We argued with him and he decided to charge us 1400THB. WHAT THE HELL??? Later on we decided to just let it go. Cilaka punya driver.
11.00pm - Head back to Hotel
Day 6 - 9/8/2015
10.00am - Flight back to Reality (500THB from Asia Bangkok Hotel to Don Muang Airport).
We did not visit the floating market because I read and heard feed backs/review from blogs and friends of mine who visited the place. Which I find rather not worth visiting lor unless you want to go just for the sake of experiencing the boat ride.
The boat ride would cost 500THB to 1000THB per person and basically you'll do your shopping by riding the boat. Stuffs sold there are way more expensive and the food is dirty as well. Several friends of mine actually suffered from food poisoning.
That's all for my so called 'brief summary' on Bangkok-Hua Hin Travel Guide.
I will blog in detail for each place in my upcoming post.
Until then...
See ya.
May this post be helpful to some of you.
I will post some of the reliable drivers contact number next time. Feel free to leave a comment for further inquiries. I will try my very best to answer your question(s).
Here's a detailed post for my trip.


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The use of the first person narrative in fiction, as in non-fiction, is one of literature's most effective mechanisms, enabling a reader to see the world differently through the eyes of a central character, to experience other places, other events, to understand their thoughts and opinions, to connect with their point-of-view.
Many classic novels draw on this method, creating the mood and the tone of an earlier era for a modern reader, as do many of the genre novels of today. And in non-fiction works, whether they are biographical, part-bio, or observational, the first-person viewpoint brings the subject matter much closer to home.
In his book, "A New Earth," Eckhart Tolle takes us on a journey of discovery, putting forward thought-provoking ideas on the individual and collective spiritual aspects of the human race. Tolle tells us his own story along the way, and we are part of the process: his work, his relationships, his life, his studies, and how ultimately they led him to the insights in the book, insights that provide much food for thought.
Of course, being drawn into the world of the writer shouldn't be taken the wrong way. My neighbor Buggeroff, read four of Ian Fleming's James Bonds novels in a row, then went out and hired an expensive, flashy sports convertible for a week. He barely had enough cash that week to buy petrol, and spent his spare time driving that thing to the local shop each day for bread and milk. Buggeroff really needs to read Eckhart Tolle.
Speculative fiction is a style of fiction that is not easily classified, as it contains ideas that transcend the established range of genres and sub-genres, ideas that are often mind-expanding in their scope. Science fiction and fantasy are the usual suspects in showing those sides, but sometimes the most amazing discoveries are all around us, hiding in plain sight in the everyday.
The first-person viewpoint can therefore be just as effective, in surprising ways, in fictional works that transcend genres, as I found recently when reading 'The Silver Mist,' by Martin Treanor, and which I reviewed on the Good Reads site.
There's always something particularly exciting about seeing the world differently through a character's eyes.
Silver Mist, The by Martin Treanor
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Before I had finished the first chapter of this novel I knew I was in for a very special reading experience. Poignant, emotive and superbly written, it perfectly invokes the mood of 1970's Belfast, as seen through the eyes of Eve, a young Down's Syndrome woman. Eve's friendship with the mysterious Esther opens her eyes to both the horrors and wonders of our world through a series of spiritual journeys, and we are there every step of the way. Treanor's tale is intriguing, heartfelt and uplifting. It provides some thought-provoking insights into the nature of our existence and has stayed with me after turning the final page. A rare and highly commended read.
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[Studs does Bob, also re: radio]
Studs Terkel does a promo for Image Union with its mascot, Bob, for the 10th anniversary show. He then moves in to a discussion of radio in Chicago and how it's changed since he entered the field. Some of this footage was used in "Studs On A Soapbox." Continue reading


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Spartan Sprint Toronto 2011
On Sunday over 2,000 mighty Spartans tackled the obstacle course in Milton for the 2011 Spartan Sprint. The money raised went towards wounded Canadian soldiers.
I have photos of the 10 a.m. first wave of Spartans in my online store if you would like a photo. They are $5 each.
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Chudnite Mostove, photo: Evgeni Dinev
Dyavolski Most, photo: Evgeni Dinev
Chudnite Skali, photo: Evgeni Dinev
Rila Monastery, photo: Maria Novatschkova
Kaliakra, photo: Evgeni Dinev
Shipka, photo: Evgeni Dinev
Nestinari, photo: Nikolay Dimitrov
Buzludzha, photo: Evgeni Dinev
Plovdiv, photo: Yael Levey Photos on pinterest
Plovdiv, Photo: Dora Apostolova
Rila Mountains, Seven Rila Lakes. Photo: viktoriyaveselinova.wordpress.com
Sofia, photo: Ashraf Tariq
Shipka, photo: Evgeni Dinev
Balchik Gardens, photo: www.bgkranevo.com
Rhodope Mountains, photo Evgeni Dinev
Devetashka Cave, photo: Yael Levey Photos on pinterest
- Don't even get me started on the lakes
Rila mountain, photo: Evgeni Dinev
Krushunski Waterfalls, photo: Niki Todorov
Camp Gradina, photo: Petar Tashev
Cubo bar, Varna, photo: Cubo on facebook.com
Madara Rider, photo: Wikipedia
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Sofia, photo: Ashraf Tariq
Bubreka Lake, photo: Evgeni Dinev
Tsarevets, Veliko Turnovo, photo: R. Ivanova
- In conclusion, you see yourself that there isn't really much to do and see, so don't bother going to Bulgaria. Never!


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Witch of Kodakery: The Photography of Myra Albert Wiggins
Washington State University Press
The extraordinary biography of a photographer, painter, and poet who influenced the artistic development of photography at the turn of the 20th century
Myra Albert Wiggins, a successful early-20th century Oregon photographic artist and member of Alfred Stieglitz's elite Photo-Secession group, embodied the ideal of the "new woman"—independent, energetic, and ambitious—as depicted by the Eastman Kodak Company's Kodak Girl. Her award-winning photographs, many reminiscent of paintings by the Old Dutch Masters, were exhibited across the United States and Europe. Her biography includes reproductions of her stunning artwork and insights into the Pacific Northwest art community at the dawn of the 1900s.
A significant contribution...It not only thoroughly chronicles the life of an important regional photographer, it also provides many insights into the development of fine art photography on the national and international level.
~Susan Seyl, Photographs LIbrarian, Oregon History Center
Worthy of an exalted display is Carole Glauber's well-researched volume on one of the semi-forgotten stars of photography. Like a fine page turner of a novel, Glauber's 'herstory' works on several levels. In an attractive balance of text and visuals, the author provides a first-time biography of an Oregon woman who became known as 'the Dean of Northwest Painters.' Concurrently, Glauber offers a personalized social history of the West as well as the arts and media.
~Writers Northwest
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As Geoff (his descendant) said in his comment on the post, they did wonder what had happened to William ...
So naturally Geoff set immediately to work on the new information and he has just contacted me with this:
Morning Chronicle (Sydney, New South Wales), Wednesday 17th September 1845
William Orton was indicted for having, at Black Creek, on the 26th of April 1845, passed certain forged orders, each for £1, drawn on John Welsh, with intent to defraud William Jones.
The jury found a verdict of guilty, but in consequence of having received a most excellent character, his Honor sentenced him to the lightest punishment which the law allowed, namely, two years imprisonment in Parramatta gaol.
Could it be William of Hutton Rudby again, resorting to forgery after years of excellent behaviour and now aged 67?
Still, I'm glad to think he was flourishing out there, though two years in Parramatta Gaol can't have been fun for a chap in his late sixties.
Meanwhile, back in Hutton Rudby – with everybody knowing their story, which must have been difficult in its own way – his wife Elizabeth and their daughters got on with their lives ... I wonder if they ever heard from William?


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2018-08-22 by Adam Dill
Incentivize is an incentive platform that enables organizations or individuals to distribute Stellar Lumens (XLM) to project contributors. The software industry is lacking an incentive platform for building developer communities around projects. Existing solutions include bounty offerings, wages and salaries, and donations for maintainers. These solutions have a high barrier of entry, and are often difficult for random developers and companies to take part in.
Contributors to open and closed source projects should be incentivized for the value they bring to a project beyond their time. We have been tracking contributions internally at Revelry for over a year, and this project brings some of our concepts public.
How does it work?
Users sign up on Incentivize using their GitHub account. From there, users can decide to support an open source project by providing funding towards a project. They can also contribute to an existing repo on the platform. A project fund is where a supporter's Lumens are held. Supporters decide which actions on a repo are rewarded and how many Lumens a contributor receives for each contribution. This means you can be rewarded not just for contributing code, but also for commenting on issues, closing pull requests, and more.
What contributions would you like to see on the actual platform?
We welcome any contributions. We are especially looking for any UX/UI tweaks for better usability, support for emails and notifications, and batch processing or scheduling of contribution rewards.
Contributions are welcome! To join in on the conversation, check out the #incentivize channel on the revelry-public Slack team.
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H-22411: BOTOX® for Peyronie's Disease
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00812838
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified November 2016 by Mohit Khera, Baylor College of Medicine.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : December 22, 2008
Last Update Posted : November 9, 2016
- Study Details
- Tabular View
- No Results Posted
- Disclaimer
- How to Read a Study Record
Peyronie's disease is a condition in which a plaque, or hard lump, forms on the penis. It causes hardened tissue, pain, and an abnormal bending in the penis. These symptoms are more severe during an erection. Significant bending of the penis can result in pain, poor erections, and an inability to engage in sexual intercourse.
This disease affects about 3% of the male population. The average age of onset of this disease is 57 years old. The cause of the disease is unknown. However, many believe that it may be due to trauma to the penis (such as injury or extremely vigorous sexual activity).
|Condition or disease
|Peyronie's Disease
|Drug: 100 units of Botulinum Toxin Type A Other: Preservative free normal saline
|Phase 2
Treatments for this disease have been limited and often unsuccessful. The goal of treatment is to reduce pain and maintain sexual function. Oral medicines that prevent plaque formation and promote plaque breakdown have not been effective. Many patients with the disease will require injections of medicines directly into the plaque. These injections have been used for over 50 years in the treatment of major Peyronie's disease. The disease often resolves on its own without treatment. Surgery may be performed to remove hardened tissue in the penis. However, surgery is not done during the first 12 months of the disease.
There are 2 phases of the disease: the active phase and the inactive phase. The active phase usually occurs during the first 12 months of the disease. The stabilization of the plaque is known as the inactive phase. We are inviting men with stable disease to take part in this study which will test BOTOX® versus a placebo (a placebo contains no medicine).
This will be a randomized, placebo-controlled, cross-over, single-center trial. Study drug is Botulinum toxin type A (BOTOX®). Subjects who meet the inclusion criteria for the study will be randomized to either the treatment or placebo arm.
- Treatment: Injection solution will consist of 100 units of BOTOX® in 10 cc of preservative free normal saline, or
- Placebo: Injection solution will consist of 10 cc preservative free normal saline.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Estimated Enrollment :
|20 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|The Efficacy of Botulinum Toxin Type a in Treating Peyronie's Disease
|Study Start Date :
|February 2009
|Estimated Primary Completion Date :
|July 2017
|Estimated Study Completion Date :
|January 2018
Experimental: 100 units of Botulinum Toxin Type A
Injection solution will consist of 100 units of BOTOX® in 10 cc of preservative free normal saline
Drug: 100 units of Botulinum Toxin Type A
Approximately 20 to 30 injections of 100 units of BOTOX® given with a 20 gage needle directly into the penile plaque
Other Name: BOTOX®
Placebo Comparator: Normal saline
Injection solution will consist of 10 cc preservative free normal saline
Other: Preservative free normal saline
Approximately 20 to 30 injections of 10cc of preservative free normal saline given with a 20 gage needle directly into the penile plaque
- Change in penile curvature [ Time Frame: End of treatment at 16 weeks ]
- Improvements in penile blood flow [ Time Frame: End of participation at 16 weeks ]
- Reduction in penile plaque size as seen on ultrasound [ Time Frame: End of participation at 16 weeks ]
- Changes in IIEF (International Index of Erectile Function) scores [ Time Frame: End of participation at 16 weeks ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subjects with stable Peyronie's plaques.
- Males at least 18 years of age
- Must give informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects in the active phase of Peyronie's disease.
- Subjects with less than 1 year history of Peyronie's disease.
- Subjects taking oral medications for Peyronie's disease which include Trentol, Viagra, vitamin E, colchicines, L-arginine, and tamoxifen. There will be a 2 week wash-out period if patients are on these medications.
- Subjects with more than 1 penile plaque will be excluded from the study.
- Subjects with calcified plaques demonstrated by ultrasound will be excluded from the study.
- Known allergy or sensitivity to any components of the study medication (botulinum toxin A), anesthetics, or any other product associated with the treatment and general study procedures.
- Any medical condition or neuromuscular disorder that may put the patient at increased risk with exposure to botulinum toxin A (BTX-A), including myasthenia gravis, Eaton-Lambert syndrome, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
- Patient taking aminoglycosides or any drug known to interfere with neuromuscular transmission.
- Patient has hemophilia or other clotting factor deficiencies or disorders that cause bleeding diathesis.
- Patient must not be taking aspirin, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or Coumadin for 7 or more days prior to Botox injection.
- Episode of unstable angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, transient ischemic attack, or cerebrovascular accident within the past 6 months.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00812838
|Contact: Sharon Harrison
|United States, Texas
|Baylor College of Medicine
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
|Contact: Mohit Khera, MD, MBA
|Sub-Investigator: Larry I. Lipshultz, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Christopher P. Smith, MD
|Principal Investigator:
|Mohit Khera, MD, MBA
|Baylor College of Medicine
|Responsible Party:
|Mohit Khera, Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00812838 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|December 22, 2008 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|November 9, 2016
|Last Verified:
|November 2016
|Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
|Plan to Share IPD:
|Plan Description:
|Data will be published in aggregate.
Penile Induration
Penile Diseases
Genital Diseases, Male
Connective Tissue Diseases
Botulinum Toxins
Botulinum Toxins, Type A
Acetylcholine Release Inhibitors
Membrane Transport Modulators
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Cholinergic Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Neuromuscular Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents


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after last weekend's wedding..i am pretty sure its hard to beat colorado in september. what a privilege it was to land in the centennial state and make my way up into the mountains for jessica and dylan's wedding celebration. when your views look like they did for me, you have to tell yourself over and over to keep your eyes on the road...such a beautiful place!
i actually met dylan and jessica via Skype when our family was still living over in oxford for the year. it was so incredible to have a chance to get to know them and plan for the wedding day, while we were living nearly 5,000 miles away from each other! but everything came together, and oh how magical it was! from the detailed direction of our wedding planner juls, to the perfectly timed snow gracing the tops of the surrounding peaks..it was a perfect day!
thank you d&j for such a lovely weekend. it was a true pleasure meeting your friends and family, and an honor to document such a joyous occasion! say hi to those pups for me, and blessings to you as you start this new and beautiful chapter together!
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What was the inception of Paratodo?
Paratodo began when I was studying abroad in Costa Rica and meeting so many people who were following their passions to later lead them to their future careers. I was a double major (Criminal Justice / Spanish) but had no idea about what to do after college as I didn't want anything to do with CJ. I was modeling and working at Ps&Qs at the time and I had always loved streetwear and menswear but always considered it a personal vice more than a career path. And although I didn't want to do anything with my cj degree, I still wanted to help people, so I came up with the concept to help people accordingly through something I was passionate about: clothing.
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We pick the charities based on what we feel as though needs more attention paid towards that issue. We then research organizations to make sure they're transparent and reliable.
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+1 on keeping the section. I think we could come up with a better adjective than "exhaustive". Perhaps "well known" or "known" would be sufficiently precise for now. Regards, Tim Hahn IBM Distinguished Engineer Internet: firstname.lastname@example.com Internal: Timothy Hahn/Durham/IBM@IBMUS phone: 919.224.1565 tie-line: 8/687.1565 fax: 919.224.2530 "Mary Ellen Zurko" <email@example.com> Sent by: firstname.lastname@example.com 04/09/07 10:26 AM To Web Security Context WG <email@example.com> cc Subject Re: ISSUE-28: \"available security information\" > However, in its current state, I'm inclined to consider this section neither > "exhaustive" (as the text claims it is), nor particularly useful. I disagree on the utility. It's good to see an overview of the available security information that we've identified. Readers don't need to ask "have you thought about using x?", since they can just check the list. And it has useful references as well. I would argue against removing it, even in its current form. MezReceived on Monday, 9 April 2007 15:23:16 UTC
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Well, a glimpse about the author: Regina is a 50-year-old writer, single parent who has been battling cancer, building her spiritual life and working to have peace with her childhood. In my eyes, Regina is a common woman (despite of the gender) who has an ordinary life – like all of us humans – but she's been digging to find the beauty within life; which is a true beauty.
Some people who saw this book might have said, "Oh, self-motivation one?" or "An inspirational and self-help kind of book, isn't it?" – and you can say that as well. But for me, this book is beyond that self-help, inspiring one. It's the book that I can have many things to grasp, to apply and to bear in mind. This book is worth the time.
Why did I state that? When I read the book, I was feeling like my clothes were put-off one by one and I was going naked in a time. I'm saying that words by words in several of its lessons (chapters) clearly described life experiences which were a bit similar to me. Practically, Regina puts stories that represent me, which I seemingly would never be able to describe that feeling of my experiences.
Here what I love from the book:
Lesson 2: When in doubt, just take the next right step.
"What would I do with my life. The future overwhelmed me… It's scary to make major changes, but we usually have enough courage to take the next right step. One small step and then another. That's what it takes to raise a child, to get a degree, to write a book; to do whatever your heart desires… whatever it is, take it!"
After I have this moral lesson, I think I know what I should fix and improve within me. I should not see the forthcoming giant future as it would burden me. I should see the outlook within my reach, where my eyes are able to grab and touch it; forget the long, long future dream/goal in which I may be scared to even think about it. Relax, stay calm, focus and have fun with life. I will.
Lesson 4: Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
"I was born with the idea that I had to be perfect in all things, because deep down I felt like one big fat nothing at everything. All my life, my brain has set out false warning signals. It constantly tells me that I'm not perfect, I have failed…"
"My brain is color-blind, it sees world in black-white, yes-no, right-wrong, all or nothing. It can't discern that there are shades of gray coloring everything in life, that the world isn't a class you take pass-fail. Lighten up. You're too intense. Don't take yourself so seriously."
Yes, I'm listening, I have been boring listening to this kind of advice and I have been always taking myself too serious, damn it. What can I do? (instead of saying the hey-imma-Virgo-so-please-understand-me excuse). But I can bravely say that I'm working on loosening myself up, and take a deep breath just to ensure that I'm not exhausted living the life I want. If I attempt to work my ass of hard, I have to have fun around harder. I understand that.
Lesson 6: You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
"You aren't going to convince me and I'm not going to convince you, so let's agree to disagree… That means no one has to be right and no one has to be wrong."
And my criticism-trait has much contributed me to this person I'm living my life now. I comment regarding various things a lot, I argue with people about things – considered important or not – and I often tell people about my opinion and try to tell them what I think is right. Shut the fug up, myself…
I now discern this lesson, and am thinking to keep them in my head – not pouring it out to people around me. I should really, genuinely understand that personal taste can't ever be argued and stop caring of what people think. Just freaking stop it.
Lesson 15: Everything can happen in a blink of an eye. But don't worry, God never blinks.
"We see the world as fragmented, because we blink. But God, who never blinks, sees the entire universe as we cannot see it. Whole."
Now, tell me. You people, who have yet judged others, spoiled beans, talked dirty and did bitchy in front of anyone else, honestly? Indeed, people will always see the others differently according to what they really see with their eyes. If we are coincidentally caught saying "bad" words, people would label me as "someone" inappropriate to befriend with, or else whatsoever. And this is what I mean that human's eyes blink. We blink.
We do miss so many things in life – that we have long been expecting not to miss any single seconds of anything. The only way to experience and observe things beyond our limitation is to keep it wise and simple. If you want to judge obviously, keep it inside. If we're blame for something we didn't do, they didn't believe it, let it go. Heaven knows your true color. Humans (we) miss things, but act like we know almost everything. "There is no darkness that is so dark that the light of a single candle cannot pierce it."
Lesson 16: Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living or get busy dying.
"It's about what is possible when you have the collective will. I had the installation of hope…"
This is what inspires me the most. If I fail on something or don't get results as expected, I should have not shrink in a sorrow too long. Get back, try it again, do it my utmost, and see the result – over and over again. Nothing to lose and many to gain, right?
If things seem so hard at first, all I can do to make it easier is only jump on it and do it, learn it and roll it. Fail? Time's there, waste no breathe and work it! (Talking to the man in the mirror, anyway…)
Lesson 46: No matter how you feel; get up, dress up and show up for life.
"Don't 'awfulize' what you're feeling. The world isn't ending. You are just experiencing turbulence. The plane is safe. The pilot is good. You're in the right seat of life. You just hit a patch of bumpy air. Wait. It will pass."
This is the last great lesson I obtained from the book. Face the day vertical instead of surrendering to it horizontally. As woman, dressing up is a good process: we like to adorn and decorate ourselves with beautiful pieces of cloths, rings or bracelets, scarves, shoes, even good, silky hair. We may constantly feel that we can conquer the world today. And that's a good things, confidence. Show up for life is the gold medal, after all. Go out there and seize anything you plan to get, and let no obstacles cross you to do your best – which is varies.
These are just little insights, that have spiced me some spirit and flame to keep riding my life through a roller-coasting journey… (:


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This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
- Yemen suicide bombings bring sectarian civil war closer
- Benjamin Netanyahu's 'no Palestinian state' scandal exposes political fantasies
Yemen suicide bombings bring sectarian civil war closer
Aftermath of suicide bombing of Shia mosque in Sanaa during Friday prayers (SABA)
Suicide bombers on Friday in Yemen blew up two busy Shia mosques in the capital city Sanaa, during Friday prayers when the mosques were packed with people. At least 137 died, with 357 injured.
As I reported yesterday, the war in Yemen widened when Iran-backed Houthis, who took control last year of the capital city Sanaa, expanded it by attacking targets in Aden in the south of Yemen, where Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi, the Sunni internationally recognized president, had fled.
The Islamic State (IS or ISIS or ISIL or Daesh) has taken credit for the attack. However, it is believed that the actual perpetrators were a local anti-Houthi terrorist group that has linked itself with ISIS. ISIS has become a brand name, and any terror group rebranding itself as ISIS gets them attention, money and recruits.
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), which is headquartered in Yemen, condemned the attack because it targeted mosques. However, that al-Qaeda linked Taliban in Afghanistan regularly bomb Shia mosques.
Yemen is currently in total chaos, with two governments, two capitals, and with the army split between the two. Friday's bombings were the worst violence that Yemen has seen in years, and has raised sectarian tensions to an alarming level. AQAP is taking advantage of the chaos by targeting both sides. Yemen's Shia former president Ali Abdullah Saleh has allied with the Houthis and is fighting against Hadi and his Sunni tribe supporters. Iran is actively supporting the Houthis with weapons and forces, while Saudi Arabia is considering whether to support Hadi. As I have predicted many times, the Mideast is headed for war, and now Yemen may be close to a sectarian proxy war. Saba News (Yemen) and Toronto Star and BBC
Benjamin Netanyahu's 'no Palestinian state' scandal exposes political fantasies
I have been watching the political circus these last few weeks with a great deal of bemusement. I take no position on whether it was a good idea or bad idea for Republicans to invite Israel's prime minister to speak to Congress, and the same for Congress to send a letter to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei.
What has been astonishing is to watch the almost hysterical overreaction by the Administration. If they had simply issued a statement like, "The Republicans have a right to do these things, but they're not helpful," then they would have scored points without embarrassing themselves and making themselves look like petulant teenagers.
The latest such incident occurred during the last minute campaigning in Israel's election, when Netanyahu said that there would be no Palestinian state on his watch:
I think that anyone who is going to establish a Palestinian state and open up territory is giving radical Islam a space to attack the State of Israel. Whoever ignores this is burying his head in the sand.
This is actually a perfectly reasonable statement, based on Israel's experience since Gaza was evacuated in 2005. But, once again, the reaction from Washington was close to hysterical, with hints that the Administration might turn against Israel in the United Nations, or even cut off aid to Israel.
In fact, this is exactly what I have been saying time and again for 12 years. The very first Generational Dynamics analysis that I posted, in May 2003, was that President George Bush's brand new "Mideast Roadmap to Peace," which advocated a two-state solution by 2005, would fail, because the young generation of Palestinian militants would never allow it. That has been proven true time and time again, and today it is so evidently true that it is hard to believe that anyone could possibly believe that a two-state solution is possible. When I wrote it in 2003 it was a novel prediction, but today you would have to be crazy to believe that a two-state solution is possible.
So now Netanyahu is saying what I have been saying for 12 years, and the reaction from the Administration is threats and hysteria.
This is highly personal for me, as I have discovered that as one Generational Dynamics prediction after another comes true, I become the target of scorn and abuse, usually by people who absolutely no idea what is going on in the world. Being right means nothing to these people.
So one might ask why Generational Dynamics is right in one analysis and prediction after another, while mainstream politicians, analysts and journalists are wrong at least half the time.
I have identified two major reasons why mainstream politicians, analysts and journalists continually get things wrong:
- They don't do their homework. Back in 2006, the Congressional Quarterly did a survey of Mideast 'experts' in Washington, and discovered that they didn't know the correct answers to simple questions like the difference between Sunni and Shia, or whether al-Qaeda was a Sunni or Shia organization. The London Times followed up with a similar survey in London, with similar results.I see this all the time in mainstream articles. The author is too lazy to do the research necessary to support his article. I typically look at and save copies of 20-40 articles from multiple sources for each World View column. Also, I try to find articles that talk about what the PEOPLE are saying, not what the politicians are saying. So if I'm writing about an event in Pakistan, I'll read as many articles as I can find FROM PAKISTAN, as well as articles from other sources that I trust. It's particularly helpful to listen to on-site reports from reporters on BBC or al-Jazeera, because they often provide analyses that don't make their way into print. I don't want to risk the humiliation of getting anything wrong. And if I do make a mistake, I apologize and correct it immediately. Mainstream politicians, analysts and journalists do little research, and when they make mistakes they become defensive and abusive to anyone who points them out. I doubt that any of them could tell you anything about the Battle of Karbala, or about Iran's Constitutional Revolution. If you know nothing about these things, then you're going to make one stupid mistake after another, just as you would if you were writing about US politics, but know nothing about the Civil or Revolutionary wars. You will be incredibly stupid about the present if you know nothing about the past.
- They only listen to politicians and each other. This is related to the previous point. If you're too lazy to do research, then the easiest thing to do is to just quote a liberal politician (if you're liberal) or a conservative politician (if you're conservative) or another journalist who thinks like you. That's the stupid leading the stupid. As I've pointed out many times, it's a core principle of generational theory that even in a dictatorship, major policies and events are determined by masses of people, entire generations of people, and not by politicians. So, for example, Hitler was not the cause of WWII. Iran's Supreme Leader is not going to make the final decision on whether Iran develops a nuclear weapon. If you want to understand what's going on, you have to understand what the people think, not what the politicians or your friends think.The reason that mainstream politicians, journalists and analysts are so frequently wrong is because they're too lazy to do research, so they listen to each other. I would tell these people (for all the good it will do) is that you have to do all the research, and you've got to stop listening to politicians and to each other.
I have seen this same behavior from Gen-X managers in the computer industry. As a software engineer, I know that the worst person to work for is a manager who has taken a couple of computer courses in college and thinks he's smarter than everyone else. These are the people who cause the disasters that are characteristic of Generation-X, and many Boomers as well. I have personally seen these disasters occur when I was working at General Dynamics, Digimarc, and Ability Networks. And the greatest IT disaster in history, Healthcare.gov, was filled with managers who pocketed almost a billion dollars on a $25 million project that still doesn't work right, for the same reason. I've written several stories about these and other disasters, and there are more stories that will come at the appropriate times.
Now with that background, I'll repeat a couple of Generational Dynamics predictions that I've been making for years:
- The Mideast is headed for a new war between Jews and Arabs, refighting the genocidal 1948 war that followed the partitioning of Palestine and the creation of the state of Israel.
- Irrespective of what agreement, if any, the West makes with Iran, Iran will not be prevented from developing a nuclear weapon, though it will not be used on Israel. ( "15-Mar-15 World View — Report: Iran's Supreme Leader has already vetoed any nuclear deal")
Now let's apply all of the above to understand the Administration's hysterical and abusive reaction to Netanyahu's statement that there will be no Palestinian state on his watch.
- President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry are abysmally ignorant about what's going on in the world. They only listen to each other, and they're abusive towards anyone who disagrees with them.
- They think that all they have to do is get a deal with Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas, and the two-state solution will be immediately solved. They have no concept about the fact that younger generations of Palestinians, especially in Gaza where the median age is 17, will never accept any such deal, which means that such a deal is impossible.
- They think that all they have to do is get a deal with Iran's Supreme Leader, and Iran will not develop a nuclear weapon. They completely oblivious to the effect of Saddam Hussein's recent WMD attack on Iran, and they have no clue the vast majority of young Iranians demand a nuclear weapon for self-defense.
- Since their opinions are patently absurd, they're constantly facing the fact that none of their policies works. The Obama-Kerry team have had one foreign policy disaster after another. And when something goes wrong, it creates a severe case of cognitive dissonance in their minds, and they resolve it by identifying someone who's "the problem," and become abusive and even vindictive toward that person.
- Neither of these policies — the Palestinian policy or the Iran policy — can possibly ever work, and they've identified "the problem" as being the Republicans and Benjamin Netanyahu.
The ancient Greeks understood how all of this works, which is why they created the story of Cassandra and the Trojan Horse. When the citizens of Troy not only ignored Cassandra but treated her abusively, they paid the price by being nearly exterminated. Today, I'm the modern day embodiment of Cassandra, and on this one issue, apparently Netanyahu is Cassandra as well.
Whether it's in the computer industry, or on Wall Street, or in politics, these policies of glorifying stupidity never end well, and produce the world's greatest disasters and the world's worst wars. Israel National News and CNN
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Denomination: 120 Grana (Piastra)
Reference: Davenport 1409, KM-C#66b.
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Ferdinand I (Ferdinando Antonio Pasquale Giovanni Nepomuceno Serafino Gennaro Benedetto, January 12, 1751 – January 4, 1825) was King variously of Naples, Sicily, and the Two Sicilies from 1759 until his death. He was the third son of King Charles VII of Naples, later Charles III of Spain, King of Sicily by his wife Maria Amalia of Saxony. On August 10, 1759, Charles succeeded his brother as King Charles III of Spain. Treaty provisions made Charles unable to hold the titles of all three Kingdoms. On October 6, 1759 he therefore abdicated in favour of his son Ferdinand (Charles's eldest son, Philip, was mentally retarded and the second son, Charles, was destined to inherit the Spanish throne).
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On January 23, 1799, the Kingdom of Naples was declared to be abolished and replaced by the Parthenopaean Republic which only lasted until June 13, 1799. Ferdinand was restored to the throne for a while. On December 26, 1805, Napoleon I of France declared Ferdinand deposed again and replaced him with his own brother Joseph Bonaparte on March 30, 1806. Ferdinand was restored for a third time by right of the Austrian victory at the Battle of Tolentino (May 3, 1815) over rival monarch King Joachim I. On December 8, 1816 he merged the thrones of Sicily and Naples to the throne of the Two Sicilies. He continued to rule until his death on January 4, 1825. However, his reign up until 1812 was mainly dominated by his wife.


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Abraxas Petroleum announced a record 2014 during its earnings call on March 4th and reported on their 2015 spending plan.
2014 Highlights include oil production that averaged 5,720 Boepd and $63.3 million in net income. Abraxas' fourth quarter net income was $30.1 million, which is up over the same period in 2013 when they reported $27.0 million. The company's adjusted net income for Q4 was $6.1 million, compared to $1.4 million in 2013.
Related: EOG Reduces 2015 Capex 40 Percent
Abraxas plans to cut its capital spending to $54 million for 2015, compared with $193 million in 2014. The company further expects a 26% growth in production to 7100 barrels a day as it completes the nine wells it drilled during 2014.
Abraxas' operations in North Dakota spans has roughly 5,000 net acres in the Bakken, mostly in McKenzie County. The company announced that it recently drilled four wells to about 21,000 feet each on their Jore Federal West pad in record time and at a low cost. The company will defer completion on these wells as they wait for better weather and for production costs to decrease.
Find out more at abraxaspetroleum.com
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