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Independent practitioners bemoan the increasing loss of autonomy and dwindling profit margins, as today's employer-based model forces them to consider alternatives to private practice. "Over 90% of new physician job openings feature employment by hospitals, medical groups, community health centers, or other healthcare facilities," according to a report prepared by physician search firm Merritt Hawkins (June 30, 2014). "The employed model is almost the only choice for physicians seeking practice opportunities today." Physician-provided patient care is giving way to team-based delivery models in which primary care physicians become healthcare coordinators. Whether in independent practice or employed, this is having a negative impact on physician incomes. "We are scrambling for other income sources just to make the same amount as before," says Dr. Sam Harrison (tmait.org, December 18, 2015).
Traditionally, physicians have preferred the clinical side of practicing medicine and have paid less attention to "running a business." Despite an assumed lack of "business smarts," physicians share certain personality traits with successful entrepreneurs, according to Shiv Gaglani (entrepreneur.com, 10/30/2013) in an article entitled "Why Medical Schools Are Pumping Out Entrepreneurs":
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- "Medical students and successful entrepreneurs are driven by a genuine mission."
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A Co-ed Retreat of REAL Yoga with Sofia Diaz
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Come join us for a Co-ed Retreat of REAL Yoga: Hatha Yoga, Relational Yoga, and Raja Yoga - All taught under the roof of Bhakta - devotion - to swim in the divine ocean of our unfettered nature.
Have you ever noticed that a human being is a 5 pointed star? Leonardo Da Vinci did. We don't end at our fingertips, or at our toes, and especially not at the top of our head.
Being alive is a conscious choice. Being the gesture of light we already are, is to love absolutely. This is not easy, but it is actually our very nature as humans.
In this age of the domain of abstracted light that is the internet, our feeling capacity becomes confused as it moves us into mind and inner emotional churn, instead of into our being-ness. This makes loving more difficult, and makes discriminating between our experience and anybody else's a greater mystery than it even was to begin with.
To touch is the answer. To feel, to be moved at the heart and then know what to do with that real and present feeling/energy/light of being human, is your birthright. Instead of this being obvious and easy, it has become abstracted and distant in these times of so much artificial light.
Take a fast from your phone, your email, your projected face in all the social spaces that aren't your body, and learn to breathe the feeling of being. Come be your free-est, not alone or lonely, but in the good company of those dedicated to real practice. Grow and soothe your nervous system though immersion into this generous love-wisdom and deep dedication.
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UW Men's Hoops | Huskies can't play it cool against first three opponents
Coach Lorenzo Romar told players they have to play hard against Wright State, Belmont and Portland State.
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Lorenzo Romar hates cool jackets.
When you wear cool jackets, the Washington men's basketball coach tells his players, bad things happen.
Players with cool jackets read press clippings and listen to family and friends who talk about booking Final Four reservations.
When you wear cool jackets, Romar says, you get complacent in games. You make mistakes. And you lose season-opening games against teams you're supposed to beat.
It has happened before. And if the 14th-ranked Huskies don't remember the painful lesson learned last year in Portland, Romar fears it could happen again when Washington opens the regular season at 7 tonight at Edmundson Pavilion against Wright State.
"It was a reminder that, at that time, as individuals, we weren't very good and we had to be a team and that we had to really work in order to be successful," Romar said of last year's 80-74 loss to the Pilots. "We couldn't just walk out on the floor and win games. I think that got our attention big time."
Many players point to that opening defeat as one of the games that put them on the path to winning the school's first outright Pac-10 title.
"I think about it all the time," senior forward Quincy Pondexter said. "We realized we weren't as good as we needed to be and we couldn't play cool. We had to play scrappy and hustle like any other team."
Which is where Romar's cool jacket comes in.
"Say you go on a date and you got your cool outfit on or your cool jacket and you think you're untouchable," Pondexter said. "So Romar uses that phrase to say we can't go out and be cool. We can't go out there and not go to work. We can't be a lazy team and win games. We have to be the hungrier team."
But it's the Huskies who hold the lofty national ranking as they host Wright State, Belmont and Portland State in the Athletes in Action Classic, starting tonight. It's three games in three nights against schools from smaller conferences.
Washington's challenge, especially the newcomers, is to treat every team as if it were No. 1-ranked Kansas.
"Before, when we weren't practicing and I was looking at the schedule, I'm thinking, 'Yeah, we can overlook these guys,' " freshman point guard Abdul Gaddy said. "I was thinking we're going to win this game, this game and this game. But Coach Romar preaches to us every practice that if you don't come in and play hard right away, you can end up with losses in these games.
"I've never really heard of these teams, but surprisingly those are kind of the worst teams to play against because you don't know what to expect. I think we just have to come out, play hard and do the things that coach Romar and all the coaches have taught us."
A year ago, the Huskies were out of sync early in the opener at Portland, shot .188 (3 of 16) on three-pointers against a zone defense and fell behind 26-16 before preseason All-America senior Jon Brockman scored a basket.
Washington regrouped in the second half, but never recovered.
"It's a lot different now," guard Isaiah Thomas said. "We just don't want to lose. We're going to do whatever we can not to lose. The people who are coming back from last year, we know.
"For these teams ... they're not as good as us, in terms of the rankings and whatnot, so it's their Super Bowl. They're going to come out bringing their A-game and playing hard. So we've got to come back and play harder than they do."
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Stratolaunch Systems, with corporate headquarters in Huntsville, AL, publicly announced today their quest to pioneer an air-launch space transportation system through design and development of the largest aircraft ever flown. This revolutionary air launch space transportation system will be accomplished with a collaborative effort lead primarily by three companies: Scaled Composites, Space X, and Dynetics. Included on the Dynetics team is Huntsville-based small business TriVector Services. TriVector is tasked to provide vital support in Systems Engineering, Integration, Test and Operations.
Scaled Composites located in Mojave, CA, is responsible for the Carrier Aircraft. Space X located in Hawthorne, CA, is responsible for the Multi-Stage Launch Vehicle, and Huntsville-based Dynetics is responsible for the Mating and Integration System, and Technical Integration of the Air Launch System. TriVector Services was recruited to help setup and manage the Systems Engineering and Integration of the ALS throughout the lifecycle of the program. Marc Verhage, TriVector's Chief Operating Officer, former Constellation Ares Upper Stage Chief Engineer and recipient of the 2010 Aerospace Engineer of the Year Award, was selected by Dynetics to play a key role in leading and managing Systems Engineering and Integration. Other TriVector employees lead efforts in defining requirements, interfaces and technical management of key SE&I products. Dr. Marc Bendickson, Dynetics CEO, said, "We are proud to have two local small businesses supporting our efforts." Verhage commented, "TriVector is excited about being part of such an innovative aerospace effort in support of outstanding companies like Stratolaunch and Dynetics."
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On Losing Myself in My Children
by Jeff Stern
For the past four years, I have been fascinated, delighted and terrified by the notion of losing myself in my children.
When my son Leo was born in 2009, my wife and I disappeared into the cave of very early parenthood. We lived moment to moment. We learned to assume nothing. We tried our best to appreciate an experience that was often terrifying. It was exhausting. It was chaos.
But in the eye of the hurricane, there were moments of crystal wonder. I started to see the world the way my son saw it. I spent all day with him as he fumbled with a slippery spatula, slammed his face into the aromatic rug, pushed his fingers into a sponge, stared into the bright light coming in from the mystifying outside, and cried at the angry sounds of a truck's shifting gears.
I was rediscovering the world through him. I realized that the world that a small child sees is raw, bright, loud, dangerous, and delicious. The word "overwhelming" doesn't do justice to the relentless overload. And yet, from the moment he is born, a baby will dedicate himself to the massive task of making sense of the world. I was humbled by my son's unwavering commitment to this task. And at several points I mused: what is my drive compared to his? What is my ambition, my hunger for truth, my willingness to fail until I get it right compared to his?
And the questions kept coming. Who was I before I was a parent? Who was I now? Was this what I was born to do? Or would I one day return to a life outside of my child? If I did, would that be selfish or healthy? Was it wrong to live through one's child? Or did that make me a good parent? And on and on.
The conflict became apparent. I loved my son. I loved being a parent. And yet, there were moments when I profoundly missed the freedom I once knew. I wondered if I would ever finish all of those things I was working on before my son was born. I loved getting lost in my son. But I didn't want to lose my identity.
So I decided that I wanted to share this nuanced feeling in the form of a movie. I wanted to explore the idea of losing myself in my child, in all of its myriad manifestations. I wanted to show the world the way I imagine my son sees it, and I wanted to explore the new ways in which I see it. I hope that what I have made is an honest expression of exactly how I feel: that my life is much harder than it has ever been and it is far, far richer than I ever imagined was possible.


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IT was an October evening in 1999 when 22-year-old Julie Bouvier was stabbed six times outside a Walmart in Cornwall, a small city in Ontario, Canada. She was about to be married and went to the shopping centre, with her friend, to buy nappies and baby formula.
She did not provoke her attacker, Sean Clifton. "The devil told him to stab the prettiest girl that he'd seen," says Bouvier's father.
Earlier that day, Clifton had snapped. He went to his local hospital's psychiatric ward for help, to tell them he was hearing voices again. The hospital was too busy to talk to him. He went to Walmart to attack a woman, any woman. He shoplifted the knife.
Bouvier could hear yelling as she was being attacked: "Die, you bitch." It felt like she was being punched in the stomach, as she fell. A calm descended over Clifton, who stopped his attack, and asked a bystander: "Do you think the police are going to come?"
Clifton waited for the police, and watched from a police car as Bouvier was taken away in an ambulance. Bouvier underwent two rounds of surgery. The stab wounds were less than half an inch from her heart, and skirted her spine. She had a collapsed lung, and slept upright in a chair for months afterwards because of the pain.
Clifton ended up in a forensic psychiatric unit at Brockville Mental Health Centre, where filmmaker John Kastner began filming him for his documentary, NCR: Not Criminally Responsible, which will be screened next weekend as part of the Cork Film Festival.
Kastner, who in 1978 won the first of four Emmy awards, had unprecedented access to the patients at Brockville for three-and-a-half years, which clarified his misconceptions. He was "spooked" on first entering the hospital, but humour broke down the barriers.
"A lot of my colleagues, even well-informed journalists, were under the impression: there's so little known about these guys that there's really nothing much that can be done for them. Well, there is a great deal that can be done," he says.
"I was present in an institution where guys would come in, having committed their crimes in what they call floridly psychotic states, literally 'raving lunatics', spouting gibberish, dangerous and violent, not just suicidal but homicidal. Then, they would give them two or three needles of anti-psychotics, and, in a remarkably short period of time, of two to three months, you see the evil Mr Hyde transform before your eyes into the good Dr Jekyll. You'd see the stages: first, the violence would calm down, and the gibberish would recede, and within about three months, you could have a reasonably normal conversation.
"Then, what would happen in many cases is that they would come to their senses again and it would hit them like a ton of bricks what they had done — that they had killed a mother or father or son or wife, and they would go into such a grief that doctors would often have to intervene, because, in some cases, they would be suicidal."
Clifton was one of the most difficult cases hospital staff encountered. He suffered from two conditions: schizophrenia and severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.
He was consumed with several daily rituals, which took up 10 to 12 hours of his day. At mealtime, he would have to adjust his tray 10 or 15 times before leaving the dining hall. To pass through a doorway, he would count its woodwork for an hour. If he was outside, he couldn't walk forward unless one foot was exactly in front of the other.
Clifton's upbringing was troubled. His parents split up when he was six years of age. He lived with his mother, who often threatened to commit suicide by throwing herself off the local bridge. Clifton began to feel mentally unwell from 14 years of age, and had suicidal thoughts.
In Brockville, Clifton was moved from a high-security ward to a minimum-security ward after eight months, and then to a group home, and a shared house, and finally to his own apartment. He does not have a full discharge, which would free him of the restraints of nurses, doctors and the legal system.
The documentary explores his relationships with Bouvier and with her parents. Bouvier's story, in coming to terms with her attack, is equally compelling. Kastner has a message for the management of mental-health institutions.
"Stop hiding the patients," he says. "It is a catastrophic failure of community-health policy. It sends a terrible message to the public. It says, 'these people are such freaks that we can't even allow you to have a look at them'."
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$345,000, meth found hidden in car in Merced
Nearly $345,000 in cash and an estimated $75,000 worth of methamphetamine were found hidden in parts of a car driven by a Southern California man, Merced police reported.
Charles Loretto Morales, 28, of South Gate was in a four-door Honda Accord LX when he was stopped Friday afternoon near Main and T streets in Merced by a detective acting on an anonymous phone tip, Cmdr. Floyd Higdon said.
A search of the vehicle assisted by a police narcotics-sniffing dog and members of the Merced Multi-Agency Narcotics Task Force uncovered hidden compartments, which yielded bundles of $5 to $100 bills and two packages of crystal methamphetamine.
Morales denied any knowledge of the money or drugs, and he signed a disclaimer of ownership for both the narcotics and the cash, Higdon said.
Morales was booked into the Merced County Jail on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance for sale, drug trafficking and possession or use of a false compartment with intent to conceal a controlled substance.His bail was set at more than $1 million.
10 arrested at DUI checkpoint in Fresno
Ten people were arrested Friday night on suspicion of driving under the influence during a DUI operation in central Fresno, police reported Saturday.
In addition to the arrests, 53 vehicles were impounded when the drivers were found without a license, police said.
Woman found dead in southeast Fresno is ID'd
The Fresno County Coroner's Office on Saturday made public the name of the woman found dead Friday afternoon in her apartment in southeast Fresno.
Joy Littlejohn, 21, was found on the 5700 block of East Kings Canyon Road.
Fresno County sheriff's deputies Friday described the death as gun-related, but they said they could not immediately determine whether the case was a homicide.
An autopsy was conducted Saturday, but a deputy coroner said investigators still did not know whether they were dealing with a homicide.
Missing at-risk man found safe in Merced
A missing at-risk Richmond man was reunited with family after he was found safe Saturday in Merced, a Merced County sheriff's deputy reported.
Lionel John Ward, 57, walked away from Mercy Community Medical Center about 3 a.m. Friday. He was found by Merced police about 1:30 a.m. Saturday as he was walking near the hospital, deputy Tom MacKenzie said.
Ward reportedly has been diagnosed with the beginning stages of dementia, along with other medical problems. He had been reported missing Monday from his home in Richmond.
He was found about 12:30 a.m. Friday on the side of Highway 99 south of Merced and was taken to Mercy Community Hospital, but he walked away before he could be turned over to Adult Protective Services.
Trail of blood leads to burglary suspect's arrest
A trail of blood from a broken school window has led to the arrest of a suspect in connection with a burglary last week at the Willow Glen Elementary School, Visalia police said Saturday.
Shortly after 3 a.m. Thursday, officers were dispatched two minutes apart to two locations. They went to the home of Andy Ross Sharp, 32. He was found to have a large cut on his arm and was transported by ambulance to Kaweah Delta Medical Center.
And they went to Willow Glen Elementary at 310 N. Akers Ave., where a broken window was found in the office, along with a trail of blood from the school to Sharp's home.
Fire destroys abandoned house in Reedley area
Fire early Saturday destroyed a two-story abandoned house at American and Buttonwillow avenues in the Reedley area, Cal Fire investigators reported.
The cause of the blaze was not immediately determined, Capt. Mike Bowman said. It was reported shortly after 6 a.m.
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Sinus Headache may sound common, but it is often confused with migraine headache or tension headache because some of the symptoms overlap. Sinus headache is pain in the head and face caused by inflammation of the lining inside the sinuses of the face. The open spaces in the bones above and below the eyes are called sinuses, and they can get inflamed and painful.
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Sinusitis can be caused by a bacterial or fungal infection, and these are treated pretty well with drugs. Some people are more prone to sinusitis because of asthma, allergies, or a weakened immune system. A typical patient with chronic sinusitis would have allergies and maybe polyps in the nasal cavities. The polyps offer more surface contact for infectious germs, and they can restrict breathing, making the struggle even worse. Sometimes headache, jaw pain, and tooth pain from teeth grinding can exacerbate sinus pain. There are good mouth guards to relieve symptoms of teeth grinding.
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Byelaw further protects marine wildlife on Dorset's coast
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) has welcomed a long-awaited byelaw, a remake from 2015, that will extend areas closed to mobile fishing (such as trawling and dredging), to cover features within Dorset's two inshore Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs), Poole Rocks, and Chesil Beach and Stennis Ledges.
The Southern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (Southern IFCA) who manage the Dorset, Hampshire and Isle of Wight coastline (out to six nautical miles), has announced the Bottom Towed Fishing Gear Byelaw.
This byelaw, a remake from 2015 that included three European Marine Sites, will also protect Poole Rocks MCZ and rocky ground within Chesil Beach and Stennis Ledges MCZ, both of which were designated in 2013.
Poole Rocks MCZ is a shallow site containing rocky outcrops attracting over 360 species, many of which are typically found at greater depths. It is designated for the rare Couch's goby and the threatened native oyster.
Chesil Beach and Stennis Ledges MCZ is designated for its pink sea fans – slow-growing corals and the threatened native oyster. This area is the most vulnerable of the two MCZs and has been subject to a voluntary ban on scallop dredging over rocky ground which offered no certainty that it would hold into the future. This new byelaw will now help ensure the safety of this vulnerable site.
Research has shown that when rocky reefs and their associated marine life are damaged by heavy fishing gear it can take many years to recover.
Emma Rance, DWT Marine Conservation officer said, "We are very pleased to hear that this byelaw has been confirmed. It will protect Dorset's most prized and sensitive marine habitats from the most damaging fishing methods representing 31% of Dorset's inshore waters – a great step forward for conservation.
"This byelaw will maintain the health, productivity and economic value of the marine environment for future generations of divers, anglers and inshore fishers."
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text: CeliacInSenegal 1 Report post Posted February 27, 2013 Hi all, I'm a recently diagnosed Celiac living in Senegal. I'm wondering if there are other Celiacs in this forum currently living in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Africa-related threads I can find on here seem to be pretty old. I've just started my gluten-free diet 10 days ago and so far so good, I think. Dakar has a lot of fresh food options and quite a lot of restaurant fare that seems to be naturally gluten free (for example grilled fish and an excellent Thai restau). I'd love to know how anyone else living in Africa has coped or is coping with being gluten free. It seems like there will be advantages (much less reliance on wheat in the local cuisine and less consumption of processed foods) as well as disadvantages (zero awareness among the general population and the food service industry). Anyone have any experience living and traveling gluten-free in Africa, particularly West Africa? Best, CiS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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A recent CCTV news report revealed that on July 17th, "a 19 year old Chinese student in Italy unexpectedly died." The news caused a surge of public commentary. Most internet users felt sorry for this young girl, but there were those who took delight in the tragedy.
One internet user commented, "I've been very safe growing up at home. I don't have money to go abroad, so being poor is kind of good luck. I have no sympathy for this kind of stuff. She deserved to die, anyway, they're all second-generation rich!" Reading such words, one really can't help but gasp. Such cold blood? Such hate for the rich? Or is some deeper psychological issue at play? Is study abroad really the exclusive right of second-generation rich?
Study abroad is not just for second-generation now
Many people think that only "rich people" with "wealthy family background" choose to study abroad. So how much does it cost to study abroad after all? Can someone "scrape together" enough money? Let's look at what it costs to study abroad in various countries.
The United States has the world's largest collection of higher education establishments, and many students hope to study there. There is a large range of tuitions for schools in the United States, with yearly tuition at public schools ranging from 70,000 to 150,000 RMB per year. Private schools are comparatively somewhat higher, from about 150,000 to 200,000 RMB per year. Living expenses are according to personal need and city of location. Generally, second-tier US cities are about 70,000 RMB per year for an individual, while in New York and other larger cities, living expenses can be kept under 120,000 RMB. Overall, if a student chooses to go to a public school in a second-tier city, expenses can be kept within about 200,000 RMB a year. If you're an MA student on a two-year program, 400,000 RMB can cover all your study abroad expenses. Students who have the chance to work or apply for scholarships can lighten the burden of their expenses, sometimes even by half.
Canada and Australia are superior to the United States in terms of immigration. In recent years, Australia and Canada have also become hotspots for study abroad. Australia, for example, has undergraduate tuitions of between 120,000 and 150,000 RMB per year, with graduate tuitions about 20,000 to 30,000 higher. In terms of living expenses, about 80,000 to 100,000 RMB is enough for a student. Although it's not as easy to apply for Australian scholarships as it is to apply for US scholarships, there's not much difference in terms of the time required. An MA student on a one-year program, 200,000 RMB should be enough. If you want to save a bit more, work-study programs are't a bad choice. Don't be shocked if you've heard some people spend 100,000 RMB on an Australian MA. Work-study programs allow students from less wealthy families go abroad to continue their studies.
With the development of China's economy and the increase of the RMB's exchange rate, study abroad is no longer only for the rich. Many people are relying on their own hard work to fulfill their study abroad dream. Also, as the funds necessary to live in some big cities in China are rising rapidly, the difference between the cost of studying in China and studying abroad is getting steadily decreasing.
Respect life & reject "hatred of the wealthy"
As for those who die abroad, we should mourn and express sympathy. This is respect for life. The cold-blooded and sneering crowd that delights in tragedy either suffers from "sour grapes" mentality or is dissatisfied with real life. No matter what, she has died, and we hope respect for life can be maintained, and those who hold a "rich hating" mentality can refrain from being heartless spectators.
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Supernovae are spectacular events--the death throes of stars that can be seen across the universe--and they can leave behind puzzling remnants in the form of neutron stars or black holes. In his Perspective, Gilmore discusses results reported in the same issue by Bietenholz et al. on the observation of a radio-emitting remnant in supernova 1986J. This unusual compact energetic object is apparently very similar to the supernova remnant in the Crab nebula, and represents the youngest neutron star or black hole associated with a supernova yet observed.


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Wheeler booksellers: railways and reading in colonial India
This paper examines links between spreading railway travel and the growth of bookselling, the circulation of newspapers, and the expansion of a reading public in colonial India. Railways came to India in 1853 and the first formal bookstall at a railway station opened in the late 1870s: the A.H. Wheeler bookstall located at the bustling Allahabad junction. Over the next few decades, Wheeler bookstalls became a staple at most large and medium-sized stations on railways in India. Especially in northern India, Wheeler had a near monopoly on selling books, newspapers, and magazines at India's railway stations (Higginbothams dominated railway stations in some of the more southern parts of India) With over 350 bookstalls, Wheeler remains ubiquitous at Indian railway stations even today. As railway travel increased in popularity, generations grew up getting their news and newspapers, popular magazines, and multitudes of inexpensive novels at Wheeler bookstalls. The numbers were not insignificant: in 1876-77, when the first Wheeler bookstall was established at Allahabad station, the East Indian railway line on which it was located transported close to seven million passengers (or about 25 percent of the roughly 30 million passengers who traveled that year). As Wheeler bookstalls spread to more stations on more railway lines in India, this expansion coincided with dramatic increase in passenger numbers: 175 million railway passengers in 1900. Wheeler's influence widened as the bookstalls became more eclectic in their offerings, selling both a broader range of newspapers and publications, as well as material other than the English-language books and journals imported from London. This change, in part, coincided with its founder Emile Moreau acquiring an Indian partner, T.K. Banerjee, who became Wheeler's sole owner in 1913. Subject to imperial licensing and press regulations, Wheeler's wares simultaneously became entangled in conflicts pertaining to imperial censorship of the nationalist press.
Ritika Prasad is Associate Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and the author of Tracks of change: railways and everyday life in colonial India (Delhi: Cambridge University Press, 2015). Her research and teaching focus on colonial South Asia and she has also published in Modern Asian Studies and South Asian History and Culture. Her current project examines the triangular relationship between press, public, and governance in India from the late eighteenth century onwards.


text: The 2016-2017 Mississippi school rankings are out! Since the release of these scores, there has already been talk about the state 'rejiggering' the score system. I will follow this post up with an article discussing the possible scoring changes. Pictured below are all of the DeSoto County Schools' rankings. DeSoto County Schools District ranked 11th out of 127 districts. That is also pictured below. If you are not in the DeSoto County School District and wish to see your district's scores, click on the following link.


text: I had the great privilege to photograph Scott Woolston and his awesome creations for Remnant Furniture for the latest issue of Nourish Magazine. More from that shoot HERE. It was so inspiring to see his creativity and craftsmanship in action from the workshop to his home. Scott uses a variety of found and recycled timbers to create beautiful handmade furniture and kitchens. He made the cafe furniture for Milk & Honey cafe - who I have blogged about before. Do check out more of his work on this website www.remnant.co.nz


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Court Sanctions City of Tucson for Withholding El Rio Records and Lying About It
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Judge Christopher Staring has ordered the City of Tucson to fully comply with plaintiff Cecelia Cruz's public records request by June 4th, 2014. Judge Staring made clear in his ruling last Friday that the city lied to plaintiff Cruz and to the court about "fully responding" to the records request in a hearing on July 8th, 2013. This misrepresentation altered the ruling and outcome of continued hearings over this matter and earned a sanction by Judge Staring against the city. On behalf of a variety of concerned Tucsonans, Cruz sought documents and correspondence surrounding the ill-fated attempt to sell off the historic city-owned El Rio golf course to a private university.
"Whose responsible for the lies? Do we have a Mayor and Council that is responsible to the citizens?…Maybe the city manager was a cop too long and thinks that that's what you do. You lie about everything all the time. I don't know. We do know that he's a party to the lies. That we know for sure. We know the city Clerk is a party to the lies. We know the Mayor and Council are party to the lies."
"nothing in this ruling should be construed as precluding Ms. Cruz from making additional requests for public documents pursuant to ARS 39-121, or from seeking any remedy provided for by law."


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Past to Present Online has uploaded an almost 1-hour long look at the cancelled Star Wars Battlefront III, which was being made by Free Radical Design.
Pandemic said Lucas Arts basically canned a finished game.
That game doesn't look finished to me.
Someone pass me a tissue so I can dry my bitter tears.
I don't want Star Wars 1313, I want this game.
I'm afraid to watch this.. it just might sadden me even more knowing we'll most likely never have it'
Oh, wow.
Pardon my ignorance, but I somehow had NO IDEA that the game was actually in development at some point until watching this video.
Why was it cancelled? Surely they could have continued development of both this game AND whatever Star Wars game they cancelled this in favour of.
Whats the source?
It looks fake. Like a Battlefront 2 mod gone bad.
If this was how Battlefront 3 was gonna look then im glad it got canned, it already looks 2 gens old.
Still It looks fake. Need more info on sources


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Hey Again,
Well it's 2010, a new year, a new decade. After doing my Close the Year 2009 yesterday I've now done my intentions or resolutions for 2010, what I'm aiming for and what I would like to see happen over the course of the next year.
My post is on my blog For The Hole Inside Everyone and it's called Start the Year: Resolutions 2010.
Hope you had a great time last night!


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Tapas Entertaining
When we have friends over we love this way of offering a variety of tastes of Spain - they showcase the pure, classic foods of Spain in surprising ways, plus each takes just a few minutes to prepare. And our friends and neighbors get to enjoy new flavors that make their visit memorable and fun. Flavorful, unique and easy to prepare - a recipe for a great party!
Jamón, Manchego and Guindilla Spears
Spear a wedge of Manchego cheese, a roll of ham and a guindilla pepper for a tapa to remember!
Anchovy Wrapped Olives
Our top selling anchovy olives wrapped in mild anchovies make for a classic tapa.
Pimentón Coated Almonds
Smoky pimentón paprika mixed with extra large Marcona almonds will become a new favorite.
Cured Meat and Cheese Platter
Always a hit, we have chosen a variety of classic cured meats and aged cheeses for you to enjoy.
Tortilla Espanola with Piquillos
Potato tortilla is Spain's classic comfort food, perfect paired with fire roasted piquillo peppers.
Cured Spanish Jamón
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IHS Study: Keystone XL Pipeline Would Have "No Material Impact" on U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Oil sands production expected to be similar regardless of pipeline's approval or rejection due to other transportation options; Imports of Venezuelan heavy oil likely take place of oil sands on U.S. Gulf Coast if Keystone XL does not go forward
(August 8, 2013) –The proposed Keystone XL pipeline would have "no material impact" on U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, according to a new IHS study. In the absence of the pipeline, alternate transportation routes would result in oil sands production growth being more or less unchanged, the study says. The study also found that any absence of oil sands on the U.S. Gulf Coast (the destination for Keystone XL) would most likely be replaced by imports of heavy crude oil from Venezuela, which has the same carbon footprint as oil sands.
The pipeline's potential impact on GHG emissions has been the subject of increased focus. President Barack Obama's June 25 climate address indicated that the relative emissions related to increased Canadian oil sands processing in U.S. markets resulting from the pipeline are a key criteria for the United States' decision whether to approve the project.
The new IHS CERA Canadian Oil Sands Dialogue study agrees with the conclusions of the U.S. State Department's Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Keystone XL that says oil sands production is expected to continue at similar levels regardless of whether Keystone XL goes forward. IHS currently expects oil sands production to grow from 1.9 million barrels per day (mbd) in 2013 to 4.3 mbd in 2030 and does not expect the Keystone XL decision to have a material impact on the production outlook.
The IHS study points out that 3 mbd of additional oil sands pipeline capacity (not including Keystone XL) is currently proposed. Eighty percent of this proposed alternate capacity travels exclusively through Canada—connecting the oil sands with Canada's west and east coasts—and thus would not require U.S. government approval.
Even if pipeline capacity were to lag behind oil sands growth, the study says that transportation by rail is expected to play an ongoing role and that greater investment could make rail more economic to a level approaching that of pipelines.
The study found that with sufficient scale and investment the additional cost of transporting oil sands by rail to the U.S. Gulf Coast rather than by pipeline could be lowered from today. If heavy oil sands producers were to invest in improved rail efficiencies, the economics could be within $6 per barrel compared to pipeline (for each barrel of oil sands produced). This would place rail well within the break even range for most oil sands production. One source of improved economics could come from shipping oil sands bitumen in its pure state. A lack of pipeline capacity would incentivize such added investment.
The study also found that, were oil sands not to be shipped to the U.S. Gulf Coast, it would result in little to no change in overall GHG emissions. The region—which contains 50 percent of total U.S. refining—has a large capacity to process heavy crude. This means that crude oils of similar GHG intensity would continue to be refined in the absence of oil sands, the study says.
Venezuela is currently the largest single supplier of heavy crude to the U.S. Gulf Coast and would be the most likely alternative source of heavy crude supply absent oil sands. IHS research has found Venezuelan heavy crude to have a similar range of life-cycle GHG emissions as oil sands imported into the United States.
"Venezuelan heavy oil—and Venezuela—would be the number one beneficiary of a negative decision on Keystone," the study says.
The complete study is available at the oil sands dialogue Web site, www.ihs.com/oilsandsdialogue.
About the IHS CERA Oil Sands Dialogue
Since 2009, the IHS CERA Oil Sands Dialogue has brought together policymakers, industry representatives, non-governmental organizations—including environmental groups—and other related stakeholders to advance the conversation surrounding Canadian oil sands development. The objective is to enhance understanding of critical factors and questions surrounding industry issues and foster a fact-based discussion.
About IHS (www.ihs.com)
IHS (NYSE: IHS) is the leading source of information, insight and analytics in critical areas that shape today's business landscape. Businesses and governments in more than 165 countries around the globe rely on the comprehensive content, expert independent analysis and flexible delivery methods of IHS to make high-impact decisions and develop strategies with speed and confidence. IHS has been in business since 1959 and became a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange in 2005. Headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, USA, IHS is committed to sustainable, profitable growth and employs approximately 8,000 people in 31 countries around the world.
IHS is a registered trademark of IHS Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright © 2013 IHS Inc. All rights reserved.
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4-5 Bonus Video Poker
The premise of 4-5 Bonus Poker is that you start with 4 cards instead of 5. You still get to discard any of the 4 cards you're dealt, and you get a 5th card on the draw. This has an interesting effect on the payoffs for the game, because it changes the probabilities significantly.
Game King introduced 4-5 Bonus Video Poker to land-based casinos in 2006. While it may never become the most popular video poker game in history, 4-5 Bonus will certainly be one of the most challenging. The odds table should make that clear. You get better payouts than in most video poker games because, frankly, you're less likely to hit those high paying hands.
You can still get a decent low value hand with about the same probabilities as in other video poker games. That's why you'll want to play this game. If you're dealt a high card in the first 4, you know your hand is playable.
4-5 Bonus Video Poker Basics
All video poker games, including 4-5 Bonus, work according to the same general rules. You're playing against the house. Each hand is played from a standard single 52-card deck unless the game specifies otherwise.
You're dealt an initial hand of cards. Your only objective is to end the game with as high value a hand as possible. You don't have to beat anyone else's hand. In effect, the house is betting that you will lose. In most video poker variants the probability that you will be dealt nothing is usually a little over 50%.
You get one opportunity to improve your hand. You select your hold cards (the game may do this for you to preserve obvious wins, but you always have the option to overrule the game's defaults). Then you click on "Draw" and the game replaces your discards (if any).
In 4-5 Bonus video poker, you're always dealt at least one new card on the draw.
Players have evolved basic strategies for winning in video poker. Any variations in game rules call for adjustments in game strategy. Almost every video poker game is compared to Jacks or Better, which is the most basic variant of video poker.
You bet from 1 to 5 coins in video poker. Nearly everyone chooses to bet 5 coins because only the maximum bet is paid the highest prizes for the Royal Flush and Straight Flush. In other words, these two high-paying hands receive extra multiples for 5-coin bets.
The rest of the prizes are calculated by multiplying the lowest prize by the number of coins wagered.
There are no special wins in 4-5 Bonus video poker.
The game begins with the deal, in which you get four cards.
You choose which cards to hold and then click on "Draw". If you have any discards, those will be replaced, but the game then also deals you a 5th card.
Your outcome is determined by what you are holding in your 5 cards.
The probabilities of being dealt most winning hands in this game are much lower than in Jacks or Better. You're not "burning" a 5th card on the initial deal. In Jacks or Better you have the potential for seeing 10 cards (5 on the deal and 5 on the draw).
But in 4-5 Bonus, you only have the potential for seeing 9 cards (4 on the deal and 5 on the draw).
This enables the game to offer higher payouts than most other video poker games.
How Does 4-5 Bonus Video Poker Affect Playback Percentage?
As noted above, the lack of a 5th card on the deal significantly alters the probabilities in this game. In fact, the probability you end up with nothing is about 63%--dismal when compared to most video poker games.
To compensate for the less likely chance of being dealt a winning hand, the game pays higher prizes. There's also a slightly different breakout on winning hands.
Here's an example:
The basic "single pair" is split into 2 categories:
- 1A pair of aces
- 2A pair of jacks, queens, or kings
You get a higher payoff for a pair of aces-2 for 1 instead of even money.
4 of a kind receives similar treatment. There are 3 categories for this hand:
- 14 aces
- 24 deuces, 3s, or 4s
- 34 of any other rank
The payoff for 4 aces is 200 for 1, but it drops to 100 for 1 for deuces, 3s, or 4s. All other 4 of a kind hands pay off at 80 for 1. These various payoffs for differently-ranked 4 of a kind hands are what distinguish Bonus Poker games from other video poker variatons.
Since players are more likely to throw away low cards, you're paid better for hanging on to a pair of deuces.
But you could just get lucky and be dealt a 4 of a kind made up of 3s on the draw. (It's easy to see which is more likely, though.)
In Jacks or Better, most players would go for a straight flush over 4 aces, but in 4-5 Bonus you're paid much better for the four aces.
Your chances of winning this game are best among the low value hands (pair of jack through king up through full house). If you can pull anything better than a pair of (jack through king) you'll come out ahead on your bet. In the long game conservative play, should keep you alive and (maybe) help you get ahead.
What the Pay Table for 4-5 Bonus Video Poker Looks Like
The following odds were computed by Michael Shackleford based on the pay table from the game. The ranking is based on probability and theoretical return to player, not by prize amount.
|PAYOFF (single coin)
|Royal flush
|Straight flush
|4 of a kind aces
|4 of a kind 2-4
|4 of a kind 5-king
|Full house
|3 of a kind
|2 pair
|Pair of aces
|Pair: jack-king
The payback percentage is the same thing as the expected return, which is normally converted into a percentage. In this case, the payback percentage for 4-5 Bonus is 97.6%. We recommend sticking with video poker games where you have a 99% payback percentage or better.
But if this is the best video poker game in the casino, or if you just want to try your luck at something different, 4-5 Bonus is still better than almost any slot machine.
Let's talk about the concept of payback percentage, too. That's the percentage of each bet that the casino mathematically expects to pay you back in winnings over the long run. It's based on the probability of getting each hand multiplied by the amount you win if you hit that hand.
In the short run, of course, you won't see this kind of return. The long run doesn't kick in until you've played thousands or even 10,000 hands. It's also an average-if you play 100,000 hands of video poker and average how much you win back by 100,000, you'll get your actual payback percentage.
Slot machines, by the way, are the only game in the casino where you can't calculate the house edge or payback percentage. The house edge is how much the casino expects to keep every time you bet, so the house edge added to the payback percentage always equals 100%.
The math behind the calculations is the same. To calculate the payback percentage for a slot machine, you multiply the probability of getting each result by the payoff for that result.
But on a slot machine, you have no clue about the probability of getting a specific symbol. In 4-5 Bonus, you know the probability of getting a specific symbol-it's 1 in 52. The random number generator for video poker games use a standard deck of cards to determine the probabilities of getting each symbol.
On a slot machine, the probability of getting a specific symbol might be 10%, 8%, 5%, or any other number you can think of.
In fact, most slot machines have a payback percentage of 95% or less. Most video poker games have a payback percentage of 95% or more.
The other major difference between slot machines and video poker games like 4-5 Bonus is the effect of player decisions. The payback percentage we just mentioned assumes you're making the correct decisions every hand. That's why strategy plays a role in video poker. There is no strategy for slot machine games.
4-5 Bonus Video Poker Strategy Tips
There are few expert opinions about this game, but the odds clearly favor the player who doesn't chase the royal flush. It's such a low probability outcome that you'll be better off concentrating on the middle value hands.
Hang on to pairs that you can turn into 3 of a kind, 4 of a kind, or a full house. If you're dealt 3 of a kind, you already have a strong hand.
You'll rarely draw to an inside straight, where you have the two high and two low cards needed for any kind of straight. If you have nothing in your first four cards then discard everything and hope for a pair or better on the draw.
4-5 Bonus is a different kind of video poker game from what most players expect. What makes the game fun and interesting is the incentive to play a different strategy than you're used to. You'll have to go deeper into your stake than you expect, but when you get those high value hands, the payoffs are better. And the expanded win list should appeal to some players, too.
We recommend you try this game just for the sake of variety. It underscores just how much variability goes into designing video poker games. The tradeoff for the disadvantage in starting with 4 cards may not be good enough for everyone. Still, if you like to push the edge and try new things this game is worthy of some coin if you can find it on the floor.


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If your relationship is challenged in any way, what is missing is simple: power in one form or another.
See it as a territory.
You and your partner own this territory.
If something you don't like is happening, you have the power and the right to shift it until both of you are 100% satisfied.
You manifest power when you realize this!
It is your right to express it.
This means that you are the ones who take decisions and rearrange life according to your needs.
You are the core of all that and you are the ones in charge.
Gaining back control means daring to express what is already yours: the right to choose, decide and design.
Everyone has that power over their lives.
However some people never use it because they actually never realize it is their right.
If you feel you are not getting your needs met, it is your right to wake up to this sense of ownership and start taking decisions and giving directions to your life.


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"ideaBOOST has helped us navigate the entertainment and technology startup market, sharpen our product vision, and refine our strategies to target audiences and generate revenue," said Sean Ramsay, Founder and CEO, Bublcam. "With support from some of the best minds in the digital entertainment industry, we are now positioned to get our 360-degree camera into key markets and in the hands of users across the globe."
The six products presented at ideaBOOST Launch Pad included the following:
1. Bublcam (Created by Bubl Technology)
Bublcam is a 360° spherical camera, which captures panoramic video and stream it live online. It allows users the opportunity to experience the world and capture memories like never before. Showing off its street cred as being the latest in camera technology, the Bublcam also has the ability to stream in 3D via the Oculus Rift. Bublcam is set to soon explode onto the market as they are about to launch their beta program in collaboration with a roster of corporate partners.
2. L.A.R.G.E. (Created by Albedo Informatics)
L.A.R.G.E. is a toolkit, which enables you to create location-based projects or games enhanced with augmented reality (AR). Use your smartphone to shoot spaceships in your neighbourhood or even walk with dinosaurs in the park! Albedo Informatics is looking for partnerships to help them use L.A.R.G.E. in creative ways.
3. RadioMogul (Created by Mediazoic)
RadioMogul is an easy do-it-yourself tool for building your own branded radio station. Mediazoic helps you tackle the two biggest obstacles in building an online radio presence: A cross-platform compatible platform and legal music licensing. RadioMogul lets brands tap into the emotional connections people form with music, which has been proven to effectively facilitate brand engagement amongst consumers.
4. Think Dirty (Created by Think Dirty©)
Think Dirty is an app which help users shop clean by making reading cosmetic and personal care product labels easy. The app clearly lays out all of the product's ingredients, whilst indicating which are dangerous to your health. Founder Lily Tse states that "transparency is the new currency in marketing" and Think Dirty endeavours to keep it that way for consumers in the future.
5. uMentioned (Created by uMentioned)
uMentioned is an anonymous photo messaging app, which helps students stay in-the-know and connected with their campus on a personal level. While competitors such as Yik Yak and Whisper are vulnerable to being used as a tool for online bullying, Founder Ade Labinjo took the unique step of specifically cultivating a safe and positive community in uMentioned. Users are free to express themselves without the fear of rejection and are unable to use the platform to attack others.
6. Weirdwood Manor (Created by All Play, No Work)
The Incredible Tales of Weirdwood Manor is a unique interactive experience that is part book, part game, and part animated film that will soon be available on the iPad. This series offers all of the elements for it to become a major hit: A robot butler, a Harry Potter-esque epic fantasy story, challenging puzzles to exercise the child's mind and much more.
Stay tuned, as you will be hearing about great things from these companies in the near future!
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Travel to Iran as a U.S, U.K, or Canadian Citizen
Travel to Iran for US, UK, and Canadian citizens is legal. The first advice for citizens of the three countries is to apply for their Iran visa 2-3 months before their trip.
Before applying for a visa , American, British, and Canadian travelers must obtain a travel authorization number from the Iranian Ministry of Foreign affair (MFA). In order to obtain the number form MFA the traveler must have an itinerary that will be given to him/her by an Iranian travel agency. The travel agency that is organizing your trip can help you with authorization number process. Once you have the number you can apply for your visa and you can choose which consulate or embassy you wish to pick up your visa from.
There are three choices for the travelers. First is to book a trip with a tour guide that gives you the opportunity to have a totally tailor made tour itinerary. It is just like solo traveling.
Second option to pay less for the travel is to book a small group tour. It is cheaper than traveling with a tour guide and you will have fellow travelers on your trip.
And the third is to book a tour with a bigger group that will be even cheaper and more people will accompany you during your Iran travel.
All the travelers including U.S, U.K, and Canadian citizens can enter all the seven Iran's Free Trade, Industrial & Special Economic Zones (Kish and Qeshm Island, Chabahar, Aras, Anzali, Arvand, and Maku) without a visa.
Whether you are traveling with a private tour or a group tour you will be warmly welcomed by the Iranian officers at the gate.
The only occasion in which your admission to Iran will be denied is if you have Israel visa or stamp in your passport.
Another rule that Iran travelers must be informed of is the country's dress code. Headscarf and loose clothing are mandatory for Iranian and tourist ladies. Gentlemen are required to wear long pants. You can read the details for dress code here.
Once the mentioned citizens are inside the country, everything is as normal as it is for other tourists. Despite what the western media is trying to show, Iran is a safe country for tourists. In fact, all Iran travelers enjoy the hospitality and warm welcomes from Iranians during their trip.