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Botanical name: Ribes hirtellum (American)
Small and firm but sometimes ribbed and translucent, gooseberries are a unique little plant-based food growing on relatively small, thorny bushes. Although their history is rooted in Europe, gooseberries were cultivated in Asia and Africa before the British began developing new varieties in at least the sixteenth century. There are now around 2,000 cultivars and two main gooseberry types: American and European (Ribes uva-crispa), which are larger and said to be tastier. They're from the same botanical family as currants, and grow wild and prolific in places like North America and Siberia.
Interestingly, this one berry comes in varying shades of yellow, green, red, or black, and can be round, oval, pear-shaped, or elongated. There can be tart and sweet berries on one bush, each containing a plethora of miniscule, edible seeds. Gooseberries thrive in changing seasons involving frigid winters and humid summers, and they're more shade-tolerant than other fruits.
The Indian gooseberry (Emblica officinalis, or amla) is light green and extremely bitter. The Cape gooseberry - sometimes called a Peruvian cherry - is yellow-orange and surrounded by a paper-thin husk that falls off as it dries. In the U.S., fresh gooseberries are usually ripe for the picking around July; red berries are generally sweeter.
Because ripe but not quite ready berries offer the most tartness, our great-grandmothers often made their gooseberry pies less sour by mixing in other fruits. Gooseberries are also excellent in meat dishes as a sauce.
Unfortunately, gooseberries can host a serious fungal disease that can kill white pines. They're actually banned from cultivation in some states. Gardeners are advised not to plant gooseberries within 1,000 feet of white pine trees or within 1,500 feet of areas where white pine seedlings are growing because of this problem.
Flavones and anthocyanins are compounds in gooseberries found to have numerous health beneficial effects against cancer, aging, inflammation, and neurological diseases. Rich in antioxidant polyphenolics and vitamins, the fiber content constitutes 26 percent of the daily recommended value, which has the ability to prevent colon cancer.
Gooseberries also contain a healthy dose of scurvy-preventing vitamin C – 69 percent of the daily value, and nearly 20 times the C in oranges. And get this: gooseberries lose none of the vitamin C nutrition in the cooking process.
A wide array of other vitamins and minerals, plus protein, superoxide dismutase, and omega-3 fatty acids make this little berry exceptionally nutritious. A comprehensive list would include vitamin A, folates, pantothenic acid (vitamin B5 - for healthy adrenal glands), pyridoxine (vitamin B-6), and thiamin (vitamin B1), as well as the minerals calcium (to prevent osteoporosis), magnesium, potassium (to help balance blood pressure and balance acids), copper, phosphorus, and manganese. The iron content maintains good blood circulation and red blood regeneration.
All these compounds are meaningful to the human body, but in more understandable terms, benefits include diabetes prevention and control by stimulating the body's ability to produce insulin; strengthened heart muscles; antioxidant power for slowing the aging process; and cataract-correction due to the retinol in the vitamin A. Gooseberry juice is also said to improve skin tone, prevent and restore hair loss, and rejuvenate for a general feeling of well being.
However, consume gooseberries in moderation because they contain fructose, which may be harmful to your health in excessive amounts.
The Indian gooseberry - amla - has been used in traditional Indian medicine, called Ayurveda, for millennia. Clinical studies suggest it has a positive effect on Alzheimer's disease, but on prevention, rather than cure.
Another study showed gooseberries to block breast cancer cell growth and metastasis potential in vitro. They also may have anti-cancer properties, as well as cough-, fever-, pain-, stress-, and diarrhea-suppressing effects. To gain these health benefits of gooseberries, however, ways to make the sour berry more palatable is an ongoing conversation.
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Gooseberries were one of four plant-based foods evaluated for their total phenolics and antioxidant capacity in relation to the potential management of hyperglycemia and hypertension. The major phenolic compounds were found to be quercetin derivatives in the black currants and green gooseberries, and chlorogenic acid in the red currants and red gooseberries.1
Scientists reported in another study that Indian gooseberries (amla) are used either alone or with other plants to treat such maladies as cold and fever; as a diuretic, laxative, a tonic for the liver and stomach, to fight inflammation, prevent peptic ulcer and dyspepsia, and aid digestion.
Preclinical studies indicated that amla has properties that can be cardio- and neuro-protective, prevent high levels of cholesterol in the blood, relieve pain, prevent anemia, diarrhea, and hardening of the arteries, balance blood glucose levels, suppress coughs, and improve wound healing. Not least, amla contains properties that can treat and prevent cancer, and warrants further studies for these purposes.2
✓ 750g peeled gooseberries
✓ 125g dried apricots, finely chopped
✓ 15g fresh ginger, finely grated
✓ Juice of 1 lime
✓ 2 fresh vanilla beans
This recipe makes 12 servings (1/4 cup per serving).
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Gooseberry fool has remained a favorite dessert in Britain since the Tudors controlled the throne. This reflects a national hysteria over the fruit, especially since competitive gooseberry growing was a popular pastime up to World War I, when there were 170 shows in Northern England.
The Egton Bridge Old Gooseberry Society, established in 1800, is the oldest surviving gooseberry show in the country.
They're tart. They're wild. Despite these facts, the little gooseberry is quite underutilized in the culinary world. Gooseberries offer a piquant flavor that's still a favorite in England for jams, jellies, juice and the old "fool" recipe.
Rich in antioxidant polyphenols, vitamins, and other beneficial nutrients, gooseberries can vary in color, flavor, and shape, but all come with many tiny, edible seeds. They also come with 26 percent of the daily recommended value in vitamin C - 20 times that of oranges. A wide array of other vitamins and minerals, plus protein and omega-3 fatty acids, makes this little berry exceptionally nutritious.
Able to defend the body against infection, gooseberries are said to produce insulin, strengthen heart muscles, slow aging, protect the eyes, improve the skin, and prevent hair loss. Ayurveda, traditional Indian medicine, uses it for many cures, but clinical studies reveal gooseberries to have true nutritional benefits. The one gram of fat? That's unsaturated.
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- 2016-02-22
Amazing. This video makes me sad that Bush left office. I want more.
infinite zest
- 2016-02-22
What's really sad is I check my news every day, and this wasn't even a front page story.
- 2016-02-22
did you guys see the recent bit on either daily or nightly show where they posited the theory of the bush family only put jeb out there so fail spectacularly so he could garner sympathy and therefore make Dubya ultimately look a little better Historically speaking?
- 2016-02-22
No, but it certainly did the opposite. Jeb!'s candidacy put W's legacy back in the forefront to get shat on.
- 2016-02-22
It's sort of the same theory that Tiberius gave Rome Caligula so he'd look closer to Augustus by comparison.
- 2016-02-22
Jeb reminds me of one of my hapless friends; he doesn't really have a great sense of humour, he isn't charming or well-read, tends to stumble from job to job never really getting ahead or falling behind, does the same with marriages. But if you ever needed his help with something, he would be right there trying (and failing) to help ... it's hard to feel strongly one way or another about Jeb.
- 2016-02-22
Being "the only adult in the room" is now a proven losing strategy within the GOP.
- 2016-02-22
You're giving too much credit to the guy who's mommy carried him through the campaign trail.
- 2016-02-22
Who, btw told him he wasn't her favorite in front of everyone.
infinite zest
- 2016-02-22
I think that whole bit was meant as a joke: anyone with siblings knows what mom will say when you ask who's their favorite, even if one of them is the black sheep currently incarcerated or something.
- 2016-02-23
There is no reason to feel sorry for this person.
He was supposed to win.
GOP magnates dumped 0,000,000 into this endless blackhole of a man, and I hope his failure marks the end of the Bush dynasty forever.
- 2016-02-23
For you baleen.
- 2016-02-23
Jesus, Cena, that's great! Stars for you.
I'm assuming that guy is Gitmo now, right?
- 2016-02-23
Nah, Paris still raps. He released a new album just a few months ago.
- 2016-02-23
The Bush bloodline must really be hurting! I can't imagine what would happen to someone who rapped that sort of stuff about Obama.
It's a shame, though, about Jeb. As we all know, the Bush wrestling dynasty produced some of the best heels in the business! They were political-entertainment's Guerrero family, and they will be missed. (at least until Jenna is old enough to run for office)
Oscar Wildcat
- 2016-02-22
I'm still trying to wrap my head around the notion of running for political office when your last name is so toxic it can only be represented in public by a bang character. Also : 130 million USD campaign! 3000 USD per vote in SC. Hell, he'd have won the state if he could have borne paying the voters directly instead of the middle men, but there's a Bush for you.
- 2016-02-22
What gets me is when he chokes up -- he must have thought he had a chance!
- 2016-02-23
>> I'm still trying to wrap my head around the notion of running for political office when your last name is so toxic it can only be represented in public by a bang character.
You'd think this, and yet, lo and behold, the Democrats are seriously considering Hillary as their candidate.
Oscar Wildcat
- 2016-02-23
Maybe you've been hanging out at the VA too much, Homer. The Clinton name is exactly what is keeping this person afloat. Outside of that and her hoohah, what does she really have to offer the voters?
I suppose in deference to Bort I should point out that, on paper at least, she's the best qualified and most experienced person for the job. But we all know how things will go when she is in office: her great flaw being that she is genetically incapable of not responding to republican trolls. Lots of drama about nothing burgers, and nothing substantial gets done.
I'll admit, I'll miss the current guy. Not because he's been such a fantastic president, but because he's the only adult in the room. It's been really nice having a president that doesn't make you feel ashamed of being American. I think we'll all come to appreciate that in the years to come.
- 2016-02-23
I've told you this before, it's a Connecticut VA. We're the heart of Blue Team America; people there will vote for whomever the Democrats offer up, regardless of the context. Which I guess also answers your question: what she has to offer besides her name is her party affiliation. It's a stupid reason to vote for her, I know! I agree with you 110% that she's a terrible candidate and 120% that the underclasses should stop putting their faith in top-down solutions. But hanging around this particular VA, most people like Clinton. Or Trump. Which makes sense, given that he's just as neo-liberal as Hillary, and a better paymaster to veterans.
However, that is just my local frame of reference. The Clintons are pretty notorious in Red Team America - at least as notorious as the Bushes are here! (ironic, given that Dubs was born just down the street from where I live) I think you know this AND agree with me already, hence why you suspect I've "spent too much time around the VA" - the underlying conceit being that veterans are Red Teamers who hate the Clinton name. (not true about the veterans, true about the Reds)
Oscar Wildcat
- 2016-02-23
Well out here in the Wild West, ours are and do, stridently. Better Red than Dead. It's what we're fighting for.
Any predictions on who might win in a Trump/Clinton showdown?
- 2016-02-23
I predict Kodos.
Oscar Wildcat
- 2016-02-23
Besides, I mean toxic to everyone, Republicans included. If the primary results weren't enough to convince you, consider jeb2016.com vs hillaryclinton.com. Notably absent from the latter, is the name Rodham. Now the former... Say, that guy looks familiar. What was his name?
- 2016-02-22
Jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeb!
What is it, Granny!?
- 2016-02-23
That's exactly what I hear in my head whenever I see "Jeb!"
That guy
- 2016-02-23
recount, muthafukka
(like it matters..... the dubya admin damage is already done)
- 2016-02-23
I think the Jeb v Trump dynamic represents a rejection of the RNC establishment and status quo by the belligerent working class and middle class of the party more than anything.
Now what are the Republicans going to do? They've got a sociopath in Cruz who's garnering the evangelical vote. They've got Il Duce with a toupee in Trump who is the monster they've made with running against politics for the past ten years or more. And then they've got Rubio who is desperately being clung to as the next great Latino hope for the establishment GOP.
It doesn't look good.
And the DNC is determined to force Hilary down our throats and make us beg for more. Both parties are completely out of touch with the people.
- 2016-02-23
I'm not as scared of Trump as I used to be. I've seen this anti-Trump ad, where he's saying all kinds of liberal things.
I'm starting to believe that Trump isn't as far right as I feared, he just knows what he needs to be to win the GOP Primary. Once he wins, we can see the real Trump.
- 2016-02-23
>> I'm starting to believe that Trump isn't as far right as I feared, he just knows what he needs to be to win the GOP Primary.
He's not, Cena. I've mentioned this numerous times before, but up until a few years ago, he was a Democrat and a close friend of the Clintons. He's a neo-liberal and a welfare cheat, which makes him a perfect centrist candidate for either party! The "real Trump" will be the same as the real Obama, or the real Bernie, or even the real Cruz.
There's nothing "scary" about Trump - at least, nothing scary as compared to any of the other candidates, which is admittedly still pretty scary when considered in a historical perspective.
- 2016-02-23
I guess I should give you more credit. It's just after some of the crazy things you've said about sampling, Steven Universe, Andy Warhol, Frankenstein, etc. I might jump to conclusions that you're wrong.
- 2016-02-23
Oh ye of little faith...!
I'll give you an example. Here's an interview he did waaaay back in 2004, during the height of the Bush years:
This is all in the public record and well-known to people who've had a working relationship with Trump, yet neither the corporate media, nor his fellow candidates, bother to mention it. Why do you think that is...?
- 2016-02-23
il duce with a toupee is the best thing I've heard all campaign.
- 2016-02-23
I really don't know why? That political ad I posted is the only real thing I've seen come up on Trump's liberal past. I don't get why the GOP has allowed him to run amok as he is. He's turning their whole system upside down destroying establishment and the evagelion candidates, and I'm loving it.
Sanest Man Alive
- 2016-02-24
Well, Cena, if you really wanna drag the Evangelion candidates into this...
Shinji would vote for Trump in the primaries if everyone else told him to/guilted him into it, but as soon as November rolls around he'll somehow singlehandedly undo first-past-the-post polling, vote for himself, and win.
Asuka would gladly vote for Trump and even volunteer for his campaign at first, but when he eventually makes his counter-heel-turn she'll go off the grid for a while before committing suicide by cop on the 5 o'clock news.
Rei is barred from all polls owing to a cloning vote fraud scandal from a year ago.
Toji would say nothing but hint strongly at voting for Trump, until he storms a convention hall, declares his own candidacy for the Republican ticket, opens fire on the audience, and has to be neutralized by Shinji.
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The SPES HEMA Mask Overlay with Back of the Head Protection is a more or less irritating product for me. First the one and only good thing: the occipital protection is quite good against strikes.
Now to the rest of the product, the bad and the not so good things. I compare the product to the Allstar HEMA Head protection while I try to ignore the fact, that I got the "cheaper" version having cloth as a fabric and not leather. You should know that the "cheaper" SPES Overlay comes more expensive for 80 Euro while the Allstar leather based version comes for nearly the same price. It would be better to compare the SPES Leather fencing mask occipital overlay with the Allstar product because they are more similar and here is the SPES product 10 Euro cheaper. This SPES leather overlay lacks in some points too.
The SPES Mask Overlay has some extras missing in the Allstar (and the similar SPES product). This is an extra larynx protection cap integrated in the neck and shoulder protection (red circle in the image). While the Allstar production has no shoulder and neck protection in the overlay at all. At the first glance this is a draw back for the other overlays. When the goal is that no bare skin may be exposed to the blade, a hood covering the neck in front and at the side seems to be a good idea. But the frontal neck is already protected by a part of the mask withstanding at least 350N or as recommended 1600N. The larynx should be protected by a fencing jacket collar and an extra neck protection close to the skin. In my opinion a third or fourth layer of protection to the neck adds only a heat problem. The hood design does not protect from thrusts from below or slipping up from the breast. The hood design gives extra protection from thrusts coming from the side. The normal overlay shows some skin here that may be covered by the extra neck protection product but there is a small chance that a thrust may enter here and scratch the back of the head. In 99.99% of the cases (my estimation) injuries will do no great harm here if a neck protection is in place but worst case scenarios do happen. Strikes will probably not enter here in a way that they do much harm. The reason is the mask design and the overlay design of the occipital protection. The lateral protection of the hood design may lessen the impact more, but again this part of the body should already be protected by an extra neck protection and the collar of the jacket.
The SPES overlay advertises with additional shoulder and neck protection by the hood design. But checking out the protection gear used by BotN style full heavy contact sword fighting sports, this is nearly useless regarding the collarbone (clavicle) and surrounding muscles. Using a neck protection in a gorget style is much more useful (like the PBT Gorget Protector or the Absolute Force HEMA Deluxe Neck Protector). Such a protection is needed because of the lack in collarbone protection for some of the SPES jackets.
The occipital protection offers good protection to strikes and some thrusts. Comparing to the Allstar product the sides are not closed by a folded piece of cloth, but are open so that a thrust may enter between the protection and the edge of the mask. This is most unlikely to happen in a normal duel like situation but in brawl games this is not all too unlikely. But an injury by such a entering thrust will probably (and hopefully) present not much harm.
In my case the occipital protection was badly sewn on the overlay. It ripped of a third way while I was mounting it on my old mask using some but not inordinate force. That is quite OK with me, because I will remove that part of the product and mount it to a very old mask overlay (from times before there was a HEMA product at all). But to most of the customers this would be annoying.
The hood fit well on the standard mask according to the correct head size. If the mask is bend or does not have the exact size it will not fit. There is no tolerance.
The protection from strikes to the head in the overlay part does nearly not exist. Because fencing masks offer only very little protection against the impact itself - they flex and get bent - the head has to take most much of the impact force. An overlay should offer some good absorption of the impact. The "comfort" protection offered by this product is not good at all. Compared to the Allstar leather product it does seemingly not exist. An fencing mask overlay should do some more here, not only to protect the wearer but the mask too, such that the mesh is not bent too often in technical training.
Over all I do not recommend this product. The plastic cap as a larynx protection and the collarbone protection should not be part of a hood but of a gorget type neck protection. The latter offers better protection and more movability to the fencer. A hood with an additional gorget would make it (like used in some of the BotN equipment kits) but the current design is not satisfying. I think that a redesign is necessary in a direction of a gorget style hood to make it distinct from the other mask overlays. And it needs more "comfort" protection in the overlay itself.


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With Apple's new iPad event officially scheduled for October 16, it's time to take a final look at all of the leaked and rumored hardware specs and design details. In some ways, Apple's new iPads will actually be more interesting than the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus: While the smartphone market is still growing rapidly and the iPhone continues to be disgustingly popular, iPad sales have started to slow over the last 12 months, meaning Apple might be attempt something a little more daring than just a thinner and lighter version of last year's model.
Without further ado, let's dive into the rumored and leaked specs of this year's new iPads.
iPad Air 2
Last year, Apple redesigned the iPad 4 to have thinner bezels and be significantly lighter, and called it the iPad Air. This year, rather than going thinner or lighter, the rumor mill is leaning towards a larger 12.9-inch iPad Air… and a boring thinner-and-lighter 9.7-inch model as well! If Apple keeps the same 4:3 aspect ratio, a 12.9-inch iPad Air would have 76% more screen area than the current 9.7-inch model.
Along with a larger screen, the 12.9-inch iPad Air would also come with a higher-resolution display — possibly as high as 3840×2160, or whatever resolution Apple deigns to classify as Retina HD. The new iPad Air will also get the A8 SoC which debuted in the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. We wouldn't be surprised if, like the new iPhones, the new iPad sticks at 1GB of RAM. Leaked dummies of the new iPad Air also show redesigned, recessed volume buttons. But otherwise, the new iPad Air looks much like the old one.
There's relatively little information on whether there will only be one new iPad Air this year, or if the product line will be split like the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. I think it's likely that Apple will release both a 9.7-inch iPad Air 2 and a 12.9-inch iPad Air Plus.
The video below shows a dummy of what purports to be a 9.7-inch iPad Air 2.
In the recent beta build of iOS 8.1, there are references in the source code that indicate the new iPad Air will also get the Touch ID fingerprint scanner and NFC/Apple Pay. Yes, not only will you soon see people taking photos with their 12.9-inch iPad, but they'll also whip it out when paying for groceries. Fun times.
We have no information about either the rear or front camera for the iPad Air 2, but presumably it'll be a reasonable upgrade.
On the software front, the larger iPad Air may finally see the introduction of split-screen mode. Early versions of this mode that have been discovered in iOS 8 seem to show functionality that's very similar to the Windows 8 Metro interface, where you can have two apps side-by-side, and move a divider in the middle to give each app more or less space. This would be a welcome change for the iPad that would increase productivity. If split-screen mode makes it into the new iPad Air, it might get 2GB of RAM instead to help with multitasking.
The new iPad Air will probably offer the same storage options as the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. Pricing will definitely depend on screen size: If Apple goes ahead with a 12.9-inch iPad Air, rest assured that it will be very expensive.
The new iPad Mini
Last year, the Apple Mini got a Retina-class 2048×1536 display — and that's about it . This year, there's surprisingly little info on what Apple plans to do with the third-gen iPad Mini.
The same references in iOS 8.1 indicate that the iPad Mini 3 will have a Touch ID sensor. The chassis will presumably be thinned down slightly and receive the same recessed-button treatment as the larger iPad Air. An upgrade to the A8 SoC seems like a shoo-in, too.
Where do tablets end and phablets begin?
One possibility for the lack of iPad Mini leaks is that there won't be a new one unveiled on October 16. While all signs point to the iPad Mini being very successful , Apple might be wondering if it's wise to release a 7.9-inch device so soon after the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus. Apple might view the iPhone 6 Plus as something of a risky experiment, and thus will wait a little while to see how consumers react.


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Jean Gray Mohs is an artist born and raised in North Carolina. She has been drawn to art her entire life.
When age four, she asked her art teachers if she could draw everyone in her class. While the others napped,
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used to grab a pencil out of her mom's purse and start sketching on napkins. When her mom would stare at lots
of white paint chips thinking they were all the same Jean Gray could easily discren the different hues immediately
Before the age of five, she profoundly declared to her mom . . . "But, Mom, I am art!"
Surely art is not all crayons andconfection. Her solid education foundation, her gift of color and placement and especially
her "old soul" - all of these impact her art. Her strength is in oil painting and in drawing with pencil. Her gifts are color
and Shading. And just as her often-worn t-shirt states "Good art won't match your sofa," Jean Gray does not
paint to please the audience. Instead she connects with her life experience, placing it boldly on the canvas.
Her work draws you in.
Jean Gray received her BFA from Georgia Southern University in December of 2002.
Upon graduation, she decided to pack her bags and move out west. She settled into the northwest and lived
there for two years. There she enriched the lives of at-risk youth with a variety of creative programs
she developed and taught. Jean Gray then moved to Swainsboro, GA to collaborate and continue working
with the StillmoreRoots Group, www.stillmoreroots.com, an artist group she has been a part of since 2002.
The StillmoreRoots Group exists to sponsor art events that display their commitment to create not only challenging,
accessible art, but also an environment that inspires community involvement and experience that provokes thought,
dialogue and new relationships.
Upon earning her Master of Arts in Teaching in 2008 she settled back into
North Carolina where she is an active artist and writer. Her work has been seen in Southern Living and has been
show around the world. She just recently released her first illustrated children's book, Mamalu's Secrets, which
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Proximity Toolkit
Prototyping Proxemic Interactions in Ubiquitous Computing Ecologies
Ubicomp ecologies are now common, where people's access to digital information increasingly involves near-simultaneous interaction with multiple nearby digital devices of varying size, e.g., personal mobile phones, tablet and desktop computers, information appliances, and large interactive surfaces. This is why a major theme in ubiquitous computing is to explore novel forms of interaction not just between a person and a device, but also between a person and their set of devices. Proxemic interaction is one strategy to mediate people's interaction in room-sized ubicomp ecologies. It is inspired by Hall's Proxemic theory [11] about people's understanding and use of inter-personal distances to mediate their interactions with others. In proxemic interaction, the belief is that we can design systems that will let people exploit a similar understanding of their proxemic relations with their nearby digital devices, thus facilitating more seamless and natural interactions.
A handful of researchers have already explored proxemic-aware interactive systems. These range from spatially aware mobile devices, office whiteboards, public art installations, home media players, to large public ambient displays. All developed novel interaction techniques as a function of proxemic relationships between people and devices.
Building proxemic-aware systems, however, is difficult. Even if sensing hardware is available, translating low-level sensing information into proxemic information is hard (e.g., calibration, managing noise, calculations such as 3D math). This introduces a high threshold for those wishing to develop proxemic interaction systems. As a result, most do not bother. Of the few that do, they spend most of their time with low-level implementation details to actually access and process proxemic information vs. refining the interaction concepts and techniques of interest.
To alleviate this problem, we built the Proximity Toolkit. Our goal was to facilitate rapid exploration of proxemic interaction techniques. To meet this goal, the Proximity Toolkit transforms raw tracking data gathered from various hardware sensors (e.g., infra-red motion capturing systems, depth sensing cameras) into rich high-level proxemic information accessible via an event-driven object-oriented API. The toolkit includes a visual monitoring tool that displays the physical environment as a live 3D scene and shows the proxemic relationships between entities within that scene. It also provides other tools: one to record events generated by entities for later playback during testing; another to quickly calibrate hardware and software.


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Fantasy Bball On My Mind
So it is week 5 of the Fantasy Basketball Season and I guess 4th place out of 10 isn't so bad for a first timer but I am determined to place in the top 3. My desire to win is partly fueled by my competitive nature but I also think it would be hysterical to see a group of guys lose to "Glitter Jam." Unfortunately, I can't take all the credit for this fun name a good friend of mine suggested it due to my obsession with glitter and rhinestones so it is quite fitting!
The season began with our online fantasy draft which I was a little nervous about but it was executed flawlessly without any technical difficulties. My handy dandy rotowire fantasy NBA cheat sheet helped guide my choices. I tried to pick players strategically according to the scoring categories and the overall espn/rotowire rankings. Each of the 10 in our league had to pick 10 starting players and 3 benchwarmers. My first few picks I was able to scoop up Kevin Love and Deron Williams in hopes that these two gentleman would score me some major points. I also picked up James Harden, Tony Parker, Marc Gasol, Mike Conley, Danilo Gallinari and Jrue Holiday. The drafting of the majority of my roster was all a very good deision.
The way that the scoring works in my fantasy basketball league is pretty simple. Each week you play against an opponent and the scoring categories are Field Goal Percentage, Free Throw Percentage, 3 Pointers Made, Rebounds, Assists, Steals, Blocks and combined Points made. There are several games played each day so it is vital to check on the status of your players. Once you check all the news to make sure that players aren't hurt you set your lineup for the day. The interesting thing about fantasy basketball is that you can drop, add and switch players up until the game begins but once a game begins a player is locked and can not be moved. At the end of the week it tallies the wins-losses-ties based on the 8 different scoring categories and then the scores from previous weeks just accumlate.
So far fantasy basketball has been a great time and I look forward to the weeks to come. Watch out for Glitter Jam!


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Psychedelic pop infused four-piece, Captain Kidd once again showcase their songwriting capabilities with 'LIMIT'.
Speaking of the track, they explain
"Limit" is our most collaborative effort as a band yet. We bounced a ton of ideas off each other and really stuck to our decision to not overthink anything, but rather let the song develop naturally as those ideas poured out. We had fun with this one. We were watching 007 Casino Royale and thought, "hey let's write a James Bond dance song.""
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Preview all 31 finished projects in our exclusive Look Book!
In Knitted Beanies & Slouchy Hats, Diane Serviss, the design force behind the fantastically successful Pixiebell, offers up 31 original designs in an incredible range of styles, utilizing a wide variety of textured stitches and colorwork techniques.
A self-described "Indie Handmade Knitwear Artisan & Designer and Fulltime Wisenheimer", Diane Serviss is the co-owner (with her husband) of and design force behind Pixiebell and Elfinwear, which sell patterns for knitwear (predominantly hats), as well as finished handknit items, through Etsy, Ravelry, and Craftsy. Her hats have made it onto both small and big screens: Ty Pennington wore one of her hats on an episode of Extreme Makeover, as does Dakota Johnson in the indie movie Theo, which released in 2013 and also stars Mira Sorvino. Celebrities number among Pixiebell's customers, including Ricki Lake, Nina Dobrev from Vampire Diaries, and Jim Shearer from MTV/VH-1. A born and bred Vermonter, Diane lives with her family just outside of Tampa, Florida.


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Original reporting: indie + vintage toys, shop visits, interviews, event coverage.
Thursday, June 30, 2016
Toys & Life in Residential Japan: Potted Plants Filled with Toys
Toys and characters are a big part of life in Japan. It's much more common to see an Ultraman or Kamen Rider promotional tie in than, say, something from the latest movie. So you see posters, signs, and all sorts of other things related to Japan's character kings like Mario, Doraemon, Godzilla, Pikachu - the list goes on and on...
People in Japan like putting little statuettes (toys, animal sculptures, etc.) in front of their houses. Sometimes you'll even see them cemented onto walls and fences. Recently, I came across a home that tops them all. In front, there were dozens of little toys stuffed into planters, like a mini display being shared with everyone passing by.
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The last few years have been full of changes for Deaf Can:Do, The Royal South Australian Deaf Society and we are excited to be planning for our future. To help us do so, we have engaged an independent market research company, Intuito, to conduct some research which aims to help us improve our service delivery and programs.
As you have been a client of Deaf Can:Do, we thought you might be interested in participating in a group discussion about your experiences with us and how we can better serve you, and others in the Deaf community, into the future.
The group discussions should be an enjoyable 90 minutes of discussion and will involve up to 10 people from the South Australian Deaf community, facilitated independently by a native Auslan user and staff from Intuito. Participants will be paid a $60 cash honorarium for their participation.
The groups will be held in May at McGregor Tan Research in Frewville and there will be some refreshments provided.
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So after you get past the fact that today is Tax Day. The deadline that so many of us wait until to file our income taxes. I filed ours last night, so I am right there with the running late people. Not quite as bad as people who drive to post offices open until midnight to get theirs postmarked in time, but still on the late side. But heck, we owed money and who "wants" to pay any earlier than necessary. We pay A LOT in taxes already and paying even more is painful. So my title for today is about the downer that today is and I still need to read up on how the Tax Day Tea Parties went. I did not get to attend one this year since there was no daytime rally near me and with my three kids (age 5,8,10) I don't think taking them out after school when they are already getting a crabby and tired anyway was a very good idea. But I was there in heart.
So my big reason for posting tonight. I have an acquaintance on Facebook who posted a link to a CNN article regarding Obama issuing hospital rights to gay and lesbians as well as widows/widowers and members of certain religions. The post was in reference to what the "Red States" will say about this and making some commentary as to what kind of comments Ann Coulter will make. Personally I have no issues with people have someone with them in the hospital. I have no issues with the gay community being allowed to be with each other in the hospital. This would be the same stance I would take on a heterosexual couple who were not married but in a common-law marriage. My issue is simply with gay marriage. Marriage to me is reserved to be between a man and a woman. There is a much deeper significance to me in the sanctity of marriage.
So personally I don't think there will be a huge backlash on this issue. And if there is, it will be because people view it as a give an inch take a mile thing, but I don't think it should be. I think going out looking for a fight with the "right" will not always result in what the "left" is looking for. The big bad right, you know us right-wing extremists stay at home moms who drive soccer carpool are not the big bad boogie man. The generalizations are amazing.
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- Study protocol
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Preventing the acute skin side effects in patients treated with radiotherapy for breast cancer: the use of corneometry in order to evaluate the protective effect of moisturizing creams
© Di Franco et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2013
- Received: 27 September 2012
- Accepted: 3 March 2013
- Published: 12 March 2013
Background and purpose
The purpose of this study was to add, to the objective evaluation, an instrumental assessment of the skin damage induced by radiation therapy.
Materials and methods
A group of 100 patients affected by breast cancer was recruited in the study over one year. Patients were divided into five groups of 20 patients. For each group it was prescribed a different topical treatment. The following products were used: Betaglucan, sodium hyaluronate (Neoviderm®), Vitis vinifera A. s-I-M.t-O.dij (Ixoderm®), Alga Atlantica plus Ethylbisiminomethylguaicolo and Manganese Cloruro (Radioskin1®) and Metal Esculetina plus Ginko Biloba and Aloe vera (Radioskin 2®); Natural triglycerides-fitosterols (Xderit®); Selectiose plus thermal water of Avene (Trixera+®). All hydrating creams were applied twice a day starting 15 days before and one month after treatment with radiations. Before and during treatment patients underwent weekly skin assessments and corneometry to evaluate the symptoms related to skin toxicity and state of hydration. Evaluation of acute cutaneous toxicity was defined according to the RTOG scale.
All patients completed radiotherapy; 72% of patients presented a G1 cutaneous toxicity, 18% developed a G2 cutaneous toxicity, 10% developed a G3 toxicity, no one presented G4 toxicity. The corneometry study confirmed the protective role of effective creams used in radiation therapy of breast cancer and showed its usefulness to identify radiation-induced dermatitis in a very early stage.
The preventive use of topic products reduces the incidence of skin side effects in patients treated with radiotherapy for breast cancer. An instrumental evaluation of skin hydration can help the radiation oncologist to use strategies that prevent the onset of toxicity of high degree. All moisturizing creams used in this study were equally valid in the treatment of skin damage induced by radiotherapy.
- Breast cancer
- Cutaneous damage
- Topical treatment
- Radiotherapy
- Corneometry
The most important aspects in the management of radiation–induced skin reactions are prophylaxis and, when they appear, their appropriate treatment. Breast cancer has an high incidence rates in Italy, and it is the first cause of cancer death in women [1]. Screening programs increased the diagnosis of breast tumors in the initial stage and then survival [2]. Every year about 35,000 new cases are diagnosed and 80% of these being treated in Italian Radiotherapy Centers [3]. A great number of patients are submitted to adjuvant radiotherapy after surgery with or without chemotherapy. In the course of radiotherapy, skin toxicity remains an important clinical problem for many patients. The severity of the acute toxicity is related to several factors: dose per fraction, total delivered dose, location and volume of the treated area, radiating energy, other treatments received concomitantly or before. The literature shows individual variations depending on age, chronic diseases, skin types, genetic predisposition, skin damage from the previous and concomitant drug therapy (cytotoxic chemotherapy) [4, 5].
However, it is difficult to estimate the frequency and intensity of these adverse effects. Temporary skin reactions vary from mild erythema to brisk moist desquamation. At present, guidelines regarding skin care during the course of radiotherapy remain inconsistent. Moreover all treatments remain linked to a subjective evaluation of the patient that the specialist involved (Dermatologist, Radiation Oncologist, Surgeon or Medical Oncologist) performs, in the majority of cases without a multidisciplinary evaluation [6].
Our treatment policies provide a prophylactic use of a topical therapy to prevent skin damages. The purpose of this study was to add to the subjective evaluation of the topical therapy, an instrumental measurement for the assessment of skin damage induced by radiation therapy.
Methods and material
From January 2011 to December 2011 we enrolled a group of 100 consecutive female patients, aged from 29 to 75 years (median age 59) with a pathologic diagnosis of breast cancer. Were included in the study patients treated with conservative surgery (quadrantectomy), surgical margins were free of disease, and there wasn't indication for regional nodal radiation therapy (less than four nodes involved) according to our national guidelines [7]. Therefore they were candidates for adjuvant radiotherapy with 6 MV photons, with a dose of 50 Gy (2Gy/fraction) to whole breast with tangential fields, and a subsequent additional dose of 10 Gy (2Gy/fraction) to the tumor bed [8]. All patients were submitted to a simulation Simulation CT-Scan, the three-dimensional treatment plan was set with the Pinnacle® TPS system, the target volumes were delineated according to the criteria of the International Commission on Radiation Units [9, 10].
In our Department is active from 2010 a multidisciplinary ambulatory in which Dermatologists and Radiation Oncologists can visit the patients at the same time.
Characteristics of patients enrolled in the study
Characteristics of patients
0 (0%)
72 (72%)
28 (28%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
Skin hydration
dry skin
56 (56%)
normal skin
10 (10%)
sensible skin
34 (34%)
Human skin Phototypes (Fitzpatrick TB)
Always burn easily, never tans
Always burn easily, tans minimally and with difficulty
Burns minimally, gradually and uniformly
Light brown
Burns minimally, always tans well
Rarely burns, tans profusely
Dark brown or black
Never burns, tans profusely
Patients were randomized into five groups. Each group received the prescription of a prophylactic moisturizing cream.
Topical treatments prescribed to five groups were as follows:
Group A = Betaglucan, sodium hyaluronate (Neoviderm®)
Group B = Vitis vinifera A. s-I-M.t-O.dij (Ixoderm®)
Group C = Alga Atlantica and ethylbisiminomethylguaicolo Manganese Cloruro (Radioskin 1®) and metal esculetina, ginko biloba and Aloe vera (Radioskin 2®)
Group D = Natural triglycerides-fitosterols (Xderit®)
Group E = Selectiose, thermal water of Avene (Trixera+®)
Patients were evaluated, with corneometry, by dermatologists before and during radiotherapy and clinically together with radiation oncologists. At that moment of the CT Simulation they were instructed to apply cream topically every day (2–3 times/day) before (least 3 hours before) and after the radiotherapy treatment. They started radiation therapy medially 15 days after the beginning of the topical treatment and it was indicate to use the products also 1 month after the end of treatment. Moreover, during radiotherapy it was prohibited to use other types of creams or perfumes on the irradiated skin. Patients were asked not to apply the creams within 3 hours before radiation treatment and were educated to carefully wash the area only with special oil soap and to wear loose clothes, preferably made of cotton.
The patients were subjected to clinical examination plus Corneometry: 1) at the time of CT simulation, and 2) every week during treatment and 3) 1 month after the end of therapy. The evaluation was carried out jointly by the radiation oncologist and dermatologist. The radiation oncologist evaluated the radiodermatitis, according to the RTOG scale, the dermatologist evaluated the hydration of the skin with corneometry. The clinical examination consisted of physical examination of the breast skin, the corneometry measured numerically skin hydration. During treatment with radiotherapy, local side-effects were recorded according to the RTOG scale [12]. Corneometer CM® 820 is a simple instrument that measure the water content of the skin. The examination is based on the measure of the ability of a dielectric medium, so any change in the dielectric constant caused by the change of hydration of the skin alters the measurement supplied by the condenser [13]. The corneometry provides an indirect measure of the barrier function, and values of hydration of the skin are considered normal if included in the range 60–90 a.u.
ROTG scale used
Grade 0
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Light and/or painless erythema
Sensitive and /or intense erythema
No changes
Widespread sweating
Partial sweating
Marked edema
Moderate edema
Percentage of patients treated with systemic therapies (chemo therapy CT, hormonal therapy OT and biological therapy BT) and breast volume for each group
Breast Volume > 500 cc
Breast Volume ≤ 500 cc
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Median of corneometry value at start and end of therapy
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Start 40.6
Start 40.2
Start 42.6
Start 41.8
Start 40.7
(range 32.7 - 44.6)
(range 30.9 – 42.2)
(range 31.08 – 44.6)
(range 33.8 – 42.0)
(range 34.3 – 43.5)
End 70.8
End 75.7
End 65.8
End 70.9
End 70.9
(range 39.5 - 71.9)
(range 37.2 – 77.0)
(range 38.6 – 68.0)
(range 39.0 – 72.1)
(range 38.4 – 73.2)
We evaluated the correlation between the values measured with the corneometry in the various groups and systemic therapies carried out by the patients, in particular for each type of therapy (shown in Table 4) we evaluated the absolute risk reduction (ARR), relative risk (RR) and odds ratio (OR). We have not found a clear correlation between systemic treatments and the values of corneometry, probably for the small number of patients examined.
Regarding the correlation of the measurement with corneometry with the breast volumes, we found breast volumes > 500 cc both in groups B and D. We can hypothesize a correlation between breast volumes of the group D and skin toxicity, but without a statistical significance. The values of corneometry however were similar in these groups, so we can't describe a direct correlation between the breast volumes, the corneometry values and the local toxicities.
Group A
Of the 20 patients, 18 showed G1 toxicity and 2 G2 toxicity during radiotherapy. All patients had a good grade of hydration measured with a corneometer, also at the first follow up. Betaglucan and sodium hyaluronate encourage and speed up the regeneration and quickens the healing of irradiated skin. The level of skin elasticity and skin dryness is good.
Group B
Of the 20 patients 16 showed G1 toxicity and 4 G2 toxicity during radiation therapy. Measurement of hydration showed a value of moisture of the skin with a slight decrease during the therapy and at the first follow up.
Group C
Of these patients 19 manifested G1 and 1 G2 toxicity at the conclusion of radiotherapy. The measurement with a corneometer emphasized the effective role of moisturizing cream. The Alga Atlantica has a central role in protection the skin's microcapillary integrity.
Group D
Of 20 patients, 4 had G1 toxicity, 8 a G2 toxicity and 5 a G3 toxicity during the radiation treatment. Eight patients who suffered cutaneous toxicity during the treatment also showed G1 toxicity at the first follow up.
Group E
Of the 20 patients, 15 had a G1 cutaneous toxicity, 5 a G2 toxicity. Selectiose has a role in inflammatory reactions. Avene thermal water and glycin modulate itch and reddening.
The measurement with a corneometer confirmed the protective role of effective creams used in our Departmets routinely during radiation therapy of breast cancer. This allowed us to identify radiation induced dermatitis in a very early stage compared to only objective examination by allowing to treat early stage patients with a greater hydration or with steroid creams to intervene with early onset of erythema.
Skin side-effects, using radiotherapy techniques, are a common consequence of radical doses of radiotherapy, and many products have been introduced in order to prevent such side effects. Now radiation techniques have been improved but concomitantly there is a wider attention on the problems linked to skin irradiation. Currently, there is no standard approach for the prevention and treatment of radio-induced skin lesions, although several studies have been published on the use of various kinds of topical agents [14, 15]. Patients with breast cancer are increasing and their call for help expresses the need for new medical equipment. There is a growing attention on the local side effects of therapies in the field of oncology, and radiotherapy above all, also because there is an increasing request by these patients, to preserve as much as possible their physical aspect. Despite the common occurrence of radiation skin toxicity, there are very few trials on the argument.
In our study, we show that a good hydration of the skin before, during and after radiotherapy treatment can have a positive effect on the skin tolerance of treatment. In our clinical practice we use to prescribe moisturizers to all patients with an indication for radiotherapy for breast cancer. In fact we believe that a preventive therapy of the skin side effects is more effective than a treatment of the local side effects once they appear. This approach shows significant effectiveness in reducing the onset of acute dermal toxicity. Moreover, the radiotherapy treatments were well tolerated by patients and no treatment delays were necessary because of skin reactions. Acute radiodermatitis may affect the patients' quality of life and daily activities. In some cases, unplanned gaps in treatment could occur, which decrease treatment efficacy [16]. Apart from thorough skin cleaning and prevention of local irradiation-induced trauma, there is no well established protocol to prevent skin radiation toxicity [17]. According to literature data we know that there are some risk factors including concurrent therapy, the use of bolus and smoking, previous or concomitant chemotherapy because of the change in the smallest blood vessels [4, 5].
In our experience we tested five different products in one hundred patients. The formulations of creams used showed good results. For all of them we received a satisfactory result, with only five patients with a grade 3 dermatitis and twenty with a grade 2 dermatitis. It is impossible for us to draw a conclusion about the question of what product is more active also because the number of patients is too small and because there are too many variables in the groups. In fact there are personal differencies, of the phototypes, but also differencies about the age of patients and the therapies that they received before, such as chemotherapy, or after surgery and concomitantly with radiotherapy, like ormonal therapy. The largest number of patients with a recorded skin toxicity a month after radiotherapy, in group D of our study, can be related to the patient's biggest breast volumes, although we do not have a statistical significance. Moreover the values of corneometry allow us to attribute a good moisturizing effect for products used in five groups of patients. Certainly the creation of a multidisciplinary team has allowed, with the corneometry conducted at the same time of the clinical evaluation, to identify cases of skin toxicity in a first phase and to determine the appropriate treatment to prevent the onset of dermatitis of high level which may affect the tolerance of treatment for these women.
The first physiopathological step of radiation toxicity to the skin is known to be an overproduction of free radicals, which is responsible for damage to the basal epidermis layer cells and the endothelial cells. Degradation of the latter cells induces a perivascular inflammatory infiltrate around dilated blood vessels. Degradation of the former cells (proliferative layer) induces the transcription of pro-inflammatory cytokines, which are responsible for the inflammatory cascade. As a consequence of those effects, early radiodermatities are clinically observed [18–20]. The physiopathology of moist desquamation involves the loss of basal layer cells of epidermis. Erythema reflects an inflammatory response and a damage to basal layer cells. Aloe vera could be used to limit erythema, leading to an overall lower skin toxicity score. In literature, the prophylactic or therapeutic use of topical betamethasone is often present. The evaluation of skin side effects during and after a radiotherapy treatment normally is a clinical evaluation and it represents a subjective point of view of the phenomenon. In our study, we have combined clinical examination with corneometry. Although it is a measure of the water content of the skin, it is only an indirect measure of barrier function. However, there is a good relationship between numeric value and the extent of hydration under various physiological and pathological phenomena. Since water loss through the skin normally occurs by passive diffusion through the epidermis, smaller values indicate greater water loss and are consistent with increased damage of the barrier function of the stratum corneum [21–23]. Use of Corneometer to study water content of the skin is valid because of the skin has mechanic properties in relationship to hydration state; so a dry skin will be less elastic than moisturized skin. The assessment "in vivo" of the hydration is very important for clinical and experimental evaluation of the real capacity of a cream to moisturize skin and repair skin barrier. Some patients started radiotherapy already with low hydration value probably because of the chemotherapy treatment received before radiotherapy. Women treated for breast cancer request a satisfactory aesthetic condition according to a resolution of oncologic problems. It was impossible for us with a small number of patients, to evaluate which is the best product of the five used.
Our study confirms that moisturizers have an important value in the prevention of radiotherapy-induced skin damage and indicates that an instrumental assessment of skin hydration can help the radiation oncologist to use strategies that prevent the onset of toxicity of high degree.
Today it is ethically unacceptable to wait for the appearance of side effects to treat them. The prevention is required. Our patients receive a positive relationship with the radiation, which occurs after surgery and sometimes after chemotherapy, because they feel that the oncology team seeks to preserve their femininity. The interaction between medical specialties (Dermatology and Radiotherapy) has been valuable in this experience and has brought added value to the benefit of our patients.
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Richard Lerner's highly acclaimed film was originally released in 1987.
An illuminating tribute to Jack Kerouac, king of the Beat Generation and author of ON THE ROAD, a cultural icon whose influence is felt around the world.
The words come from Kerouac himself, as well as fellow Beat writers, his ex-wife and ex-girlfriend, his daughter, his priest, and the incredible footage of Kerouac on the Steve Allen (1959) and William Buckley (1968) TV shows. This revealing portrait shows us what happened when fame and notoriety were thrust upon an essentially reticent man.
3DD is representing the original film (now remastered) for the World ex USA & Canada. 3DD is also releasing the film on DVD in the UK, in association with Fremantle Media in early September 2012.


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UPBSN Recruitment 2016 Senior Manager, Draftsman and Various 23 Posts
Uttar Pradesh Bhumi Sudhar Nigam (UPBSN) is on the lookout to hire services of professionals for the recruitment to 23 posts of Senior Manager, Draftsman and Various purely on contract basis.
All eligible and Interested candidates must apply by 03-10-2016 by sending their completed applications in given format along with all the requisite documents, fees (if applicable), etc by due date.
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Two Major Banks (Federal Bank & South Indian Bank) ATM booths provide service for you round the clock. These booths are situated near front office (ground floor) in our hospital.
A number of coffee stalls are situated near two wheeler parking area, casualty waiting area, near hospital grotto, near hospital canteen etc to cater to the patients. Also coffee stalls offering tasty, but light meals and refreshments that are freshly prepared daily.
Hospital Chapel located on the first floor. The serenity of the Chapel can offer a peaceful reprieve for those coping with the illness of a loved one. The Chapel is open from 5.30 a.m. until 8.30 p.m. Masses available on everyday at 6 a.m. Also Rosary is conducting on every day 6.30 p.m. All Chapel Services live telecast available on Hospital channel "Caritas Vision" (channel 1) All faith of worship can fulfill in the prayer room located in Caritas Cancer Institute ( 4th floor)
Information Desk is located, Near to casualty on the ground floor. Staffs are available around the clock to help you. They are available to help locate patients, Doctors, staff, and departments. Information about Ambulances, taxis also is available here
Parking area is available for patents and visitors within the hospital grounds
PCO/FAX/PHOTOSTAT available on the first floor
Caritas Hospital offers full service centralized OP (out-patient) and IP (in-patient) hospital pharmacies. Pharmacy is geared up to cater to the medication needs of our patients 24hrs. Services are provided for all IP-patients, as well as those patients served by our OP service departments.
Pharmacy is manned by competent and experienced pharmacists. Our pharmacy staffs are trained in counseling patients about the correct method of taking medicines. Generally, people have very little knowledge regarding proper use of medication. This lack of knowledge may become harmful as it may lead to aggravation of disease, more side effects, less compliance, and even increased cost of therapy. Various studies have shown that when patients discuss their therapy related problems and concerns with a drug expert (pharmacist), it resulted in increased compliance and better treatment outcomes. Several studies have shown that patient education programs by pharmacists had a tremendous impact on patient compliance, medication error rate and therapy outcome. It definitely helped in improving patients' quality of life.
The Angel store is located inside the hospital near to LAB (1st floor). The store is open Monday through Saturday 8am to 5pm. Baby items, Books, Cosmetic items, Cool drinks, Garments, Religious items, Sweets, Toys, and small personal items are available.
Uniformed security guards are on duty 24 hours.
Taxi stand available near to casualty
Televisions with cable TV channels are installed in all waiting areas of the hospital also televisions are provided in each patient rooms & wards. Hospital chapel Services live telecast available on Hospital channel "Caritas Vision" (channel 1). [Note: other channels are not available in chapel services time]
Pure drinking water is provided by the hospital near OP Departments, Casualty etc.
The hospital has washrooms & toilets for patients and visitors near to OP departments and other waiting areas
Smoking is not permitted in the hospital compounds; similarly, the hospital policy strictly prohibits consumption of alcohol anywhere in the hospital premises.
Patients and visitor are requested not to take any photographs inside the hospital.
Our hospital employees have been instructed not to accept any tip or gratuity from patients or visitors, because as a service organization, we wish to extend every courtesy to you. We appreciate your cooperation in maintaining this policy
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Videogame OST Analysis #2 | Sonic The Hedgehog (1991)
I was only five years old, but I remember most of this stuff...I think.
Game Profile
Title: Sonic The Hedgehog
Release: 1991
Composers: Masato Nakamura
Platform: Sega Genesis
Type: Platformer Pop/Jingles
Track #1 – "Title" – 0:08
Most Prominent Appearance – Entire eight seconds
The tune that signaled the 'finger wave' was cemented into Sonic's debut as an easily identifiable theme. More importantly, it was the auditorial fireworks show that followed the universally known "Sega!" logo crawl that preceded most of the Genesis games. The game's visual appeal and rich audio have certainly aged, but eighteen years ago it was a blast (no pun intended to the processor jokers) in the face to many gamers, both young and old.
Track #2 – "Green Hill Zone" – 2:16
Most Prominent Appearance – First two seconds, for the seamless translation the game makes from the title screen to this zone's music. Those two seconds connect a quite a bit without even trying to sometimes.
Though the GHZ's theme music has become a bit over-saturated over the years (various remakes and the like), it definitely deserved the majority of its praise. This is because it's a symbol for the entire game's musical wardrobe. Things like the overlay in its melody weren't really all that common back then, so it had that as an automatic advantage. The thing about firsts or pioneers in any category is that they tend to be spoiled with praise more and more as time goes on. Nostalgia is a powerful force and the Green Hill Zone is a prime example of that. Dynamic in flow, the rhythm is both simplistic and travels in an ironically ascending and descending fashion. By pure happenstance, it's actually more probable that the player will be traversing this level in tandem with the music's own beat, which is almost like a set of hills itself.
Track #3 – "Invincibility" – 0:36
Most Prominent Appearance – Majority of the track, specifically the looping theme of the title screen's music; not so much the transition phase.
Part of the reason why the game's title music is so ingraining is because the invincibility powerup uses it in a slightly more upbeat fashion for 36 seconds while the player can survive anything but a direct fall into an off-screen pit. The powerups are of course, scattered across most of the levels, but when the player attains one, it becomes and event --- they are essentially in god mode for the better part of a minute. Being that this is early nineties gaming, that kind of thing stuck with players. Through the many platformers of that period, the you-can-touch-me-powerup usually always had music to match it and Sonic was no exception. Something also to note here is the overload of stars that surrounded Sonic in this specific game. They downgraded to a few large twinkles in the sequels, leaving this title as the only one where Sonic had dozens of the damn things flying around him. Those 'cognitive connects' are definite aids to the game's visual marriage with its own music.
Track #4 – "End of Act" – 0:06
Most Prominent Appearance – Entire track
Sonic levels are fast-paced and typically very tense. Creating a track to lure the player down from that consistent high is something I'd imagine to be difficult, but this track definitely does it. It was the first batch of beats to follow the slams into those poles. In tune with Sonic's whole musical motif, it has a signifying sense of conclusion as well. If offers a second of reprieve without trying to relax the player too much before the next level.
Track #5 – "Special Stage" – 1:17
Most Prominent Appearance – The xylophone type tunes in the background
This one is the oddest of the bunch and I'd hold it to the equivalent of being high as a kite when I was only five years old. It's a song that the player must submit to entirely or they'll end up hating it. This submission is pretty damn cool since that's how the levels are built as well; that of partial submission. The tumbling block maze which leads to a Chaos Emerald is setup specifically so that the player only has a certain amount of control. This track is one of partial submission, filled with a very hazy and slow-paced air of having no solid foundation.
Track #6 – "Get Chaos Emerald" – 0:03
Most Prominent Appearance – Entire track
This is a track that pretty much appeared in most of the Genesis games and there was no real reason to touch it. Why? Well, it's as close to a sound effect as it is a melody. Tracks like this provide continuity between games and its debut showcased a very nice instance of having accomplished something significant. Considering how intense some of the special stages could get, this always provided a cathartic release of aquirement.
Track #7 – "Get Continue" – 0:04
Most Prominent Appearance – The entire track. It never gets old
This track is the equivalent to a stranger walking up to you on the street and handing you a twenty dollar bill for no reason whatsoever. Even if the player knows they're going to get an extra continue at the end of the level, the tune is ridiculously appealing to hear each time. This track is effectively Sonic's 'reverse lullaby'.
Track #8 – "1-Up" – 0:04
Most Prominent Appearance – The artificial drum sound
Fleshing out the random batch of music effects is this, which is a stylized and overly compensating sense of "I-just-got-something-awesome". The edges of the tones almost sound like trumpets and coupled with the drum sound, it helped establish Sonic's visual thematic in conjunction with its visual appeal.
Track #9 – "Dr. Robotnik" – 1:16
Most Prominent Appearance – First eight beats
This is most likely the most nostalgic track in the game for me, and it's related to the 1-Up beat in that it's overly compensating for what's going on in front of the player's eyes. It plays during the encounters with Dr. Robotnik and is a very haughty set of high pitched tension tones set against a drum effect. It's not my favorite Robotnik theme, but it certainly simulated the whole cursory 'arrogant evil' thing Robotnik is meant to be seen as, and it does it quite effectively.
Track #10 – "Game Over" – 0:13
Most Prominent Appearance –Last three seconds
This is an almost satirical toned theme in that it was a long drawn out slap of failure that almost lured the layer to listen to the entire thing. Due to that, it could almost effectively (and single-handedly) take the player out of the mood to keep playing, depending on how much they had done so far.
Track #11 – "Continue" – 0:10
Most Prominent Appearance – First four tones
Other than the first four tones, this track is a complete turn off for me. Not because of the quality unique to it, but because of its ties to the concept of trying again. It comes off as the opposite of the Game Over theme when it shouldn't. It's actually a very spoiled complaint on my part, but this track doesn't inspire me to try again. Rather than a successful transitional theme, it just drags out the Game Over theme in an extremely dysfunctional way while the player hovers around the decision on whether or not to keep playing.
Track #12 – "Marble Zone" – 2:15
Most Prominent Appearance – The solitary tones that kick in about every thirty seconds
I never liked the Marble Zone; it always kind of depressed me. Both visually, and through the music, I always got the distinct impression that I was being wacked over the head with something. The culmination of the music, the level layout, and the overall color palette just made this level dreary to me. That being said, the second level's theme song does have a very subterranean nature and it usually happens every thirty seconds when the rest of the music dies away and the song kind of rests on a solo of sorts as the main theme sets itself up to loop again.
Track #13 – "Spring Yard Zone" – 2:15
Most Prominent Appearance – Anytime the xylophone type tones sounds kick in
I used to love this music when I was a child, but it steadily lost its appeal to me over the years. I didn't know why until I listened to it as an adult, but the song's structure repetitively keeps rebooting itself. On the surface level, most of this game's music does that in general, but SYZ has very precise instances between its transitions. The xylophone-esque sounds consistently save the song, but it always bounces back down. I'd love to say that fits the thematic of a spring, but it almost works in reverse here. The fifteen seconds that keep bouncing the song back just don't lead up. In fact, they almost lead down --- in sort of a sink fashion. As a closing note however, I'd like to say when I slightly sped the tempo up in this song manually, the song sounded infinitely better; go figure.
Track #14 – "Labyrinth Zone" – 2:15
Most Prominent Appearance – The peak that kicks in every thirty seconds
Although I hate the Labyrinth Zone, its music definitely works for me. The constant twang that the track lets loose meshes with the water-based structure the player has to navigate. There's an instance in one of the Zones where the player is forced to unlock a new path, lest they keep falling down a looping water fall. The first time I became stuck there, it was the music that kept me from chucking something into the TV (I was a very impatient five year old). It's a blanket over a level I otherwise detest and that's something I consider pretty neat. The only thing that disrupts a rather soothing Sonic track is the transition it inevitably has to make once facing off against Robotnik. The fact that the fight is very different however, works in its favor (I also recall a glitch here that shuts off Robotnik's theme and makes the level's main tune starts playing again, but I could be mistaken).
Track #15 – "Star Light Zone" – 2:15
Most Prominent Appearance – The climax that kicks in at the thirty second mark
I remain neutral on the Star Light Zone. While it's very relaxing, the beat always dictates a fairly active pace, which is odd when contrasted with Sonic's own rate of progress. The level does a fairly competent thing here however, and that's being open against a fairly spacious looking background. As far as nailing freedom goes, the song carries off that task well. Being related to the Spring Yard Zone in some regards, it's a lot more easy going, without many constant threats of death. The music is there to catch the player on the chance they do run into something though and that's praise I'll keep granting this track.
Track #16 – "Scrap Brain Zone" – 2:15
Most Prominent Appearance – No passage in particular, just the dynamism of the song.
Scrap Brain is very odd, but in a good way. The melody moves very sporadically, but it always stays consistent with a long 'fluteish' drawl being pressed behind everything else. That of course matches up with the level, which is filled with a very hindering structure of industrial hazards and newly placed obstacles that would be revisted multiple times in the game's plethora of sequels (e.g. the ball-tossers). What really proves this song's worth is how the third level changes everything up. By swapping the Labyrinth Zone's color palette for a dreary pink/purple haze, the song had to visit slightly new ground and it still managed to keep up with the level (which is technically the final formal stage). The only thing that remotely disrupts the level shift in act three are the drum effects, but at the same time they're kind of encompassing and keep the song from becoming too hollow against the newly placed water level; which is a good thing.
Track #17 – "Final Zone" – 2:16
Most Prominent Appearance – Any ascending tone in the track
I'm a sucker for the overdone dramatic tracks and this is Sonic's, making it my favorite piece in the game. Starting off with five very intense beats, it introduces the final boss of the game. Though he's not very hard, the music turns it into an epic confrontation. The height of the track's tones match ideally with the sounds emanating from the electric charges Robotnik sends down to the player. Since those charges happen about every five or so seconds, it forcibly connects the song to the player's actions. The rest of the song is serving as lovely epic fluff to Robotnik's overdone piston-trap-machine-thingermajig. The lower undercurrent of the song's beats also match with the grind that the pistons make when they start. That in turn acts parallel to the high tones I just mentioned, happening every five or so seconds as they smash down...or up. It's songs like this that gave Sonic a narrative climax when he had 'no story' to begin with. The amount of pleasure one can take from the conflict's final moments (Robotnik's ship repeatedly exploding as it crashes downwards) is something I love about this song, as it's nearly an interactive cutscene; finally being able to engage him as he runs away.
Track #18 – "Ending" – 0:19
Most Prominent Appearance – last ten seconds
This is just a remixed version of the title screen's music with a high-pitched ten second addition at the end to signal success and a conclusion. The songs all affect the player in some fashion and this one sufficiently conveys a conclusion.
Track #19 – "Credits" – 2:03
Most Prominent Appearance – Any transition the song makes between level themes
The credit songs in all the Sonic games are always remixed mashups of every main zone's tracks. The transitions being the most relevant portion here, I'd note that the switch between The Labyrinth Zone and the Marble Zone are my favorites (ironic in that they're my two most hated levels). My least favorite is the transition the song makes between the Scrap Brain and Spring Yard Zone (two of my favorites).
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Innovation at Confidex
Making cities, factories and supply chains smarter
RFID technology is a backbone technology for the Internet of Things. It has become a part of everyday life for most of us. It has become a vital part of supply chain management, improving delivery capabilities and traceability of items. Today RFID is widely used in access control, border control and public transportation.
The adoption of RFID technology is largely driven by our need to improve security, safety and efficiency. Many cities around the world are expanding at an increasing rate, forcing the bustling urban centers to cope with massive population increases, incoming goods supply, waste management, traffic congestion and rising levels of urban carbon dioxide emissions. While governments and municipals are struggling with these challenges, many industries need to find new ways to improve their global competitiveness, utilizing Internet of Things technologies and cloud computing.
It is in these domains that IoT makes a difference. IoT solutions can help improve the way we manage traffic, public transportation, waste collection and logistics in Smart Cities. IoT helps retailers and manufacturers in their attempt to fine-tune the efficiency and productivity of manufacturing or supply chains. IoT enables better visibility, data analytics and resource utilization. Consumers will experience enhanced services and innovations.
Working with RFID industry to nurture the next wave of the Internet enabled and connected world
Innovation is embedded in the core of our company values, and the need to understand our customers' needs and requirements is in our DNA. Our aim is to lead the industry by continuously developing our performance and skills. Confidex is working with the key industry consortiums to further develop RFID technology to meet the demands of the new connected world. As an example, Confidex is a member of the RAIN industry alliance whose purpose is to promote various RFID initiatives and to accelerate UHF RFID growth and adoption in business and consumer applications worldwide.
To date, Confidex UHF RFID tags and labels have been used in many of the harshest industrial environments – including the demanding production conditions in automotive manufacturing, pulp and paper processing, as well as global supply chains. Developing such RFID solutions has demanded special domain understanding, RF engineering, ingenious packaging design and materials knowhow. Typically RFID tags have performed poorly near metal and moisture, but Confidex has created unique patent-pending RFID antenna technology, overcoming the limitations caused by the environment.
Innovations in Smart Ticketing support a growing number of commuters and a variety of services
Contactless ticketing solutions using RFID - while being more robust and secure than traditional paper tickets and magnetic stripe technology - enable smooth passenger flows at mass transportation hubs or events. In addition, commuters benefit from improved product quality and safety of Confidex Smart Ticketing solutions.
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In addition to mass transportation, Confidex smart ticket offering spans to personal identification and various access control applications in hospitality, events, theme parks and tourist attractions – to mention a few. Our continuous innovation, commitment on high quality and fully integrated secure production has made Confidex the leading supplier of RFID credentials globally – producing over 15 million products per month.
Contactless smart tickets must be considered a part of a complete system. Confidex smart tickets are certified by system integrators and industry organizations globally and we maintain close relationships with the IC vendors as well as with leading system integrators such as Cubic, Thales, ACS Xerox, VIX, Scheidt & Bachmann and Indra to continuously improve our products. We pay special attention to the compliance of our tickets with the existing ticket vending machines (TVMs) at each stage, from designing to manufacturing and delivery. To ensure highest standards of quality, all process steps including inlay manufacturing, converting and personalization are done in-house
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Our ingenuity, knowhow and passion to excel have resulted several milestones where Confidex has achieved something as the first in RFID industry. These include:
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- First +200C tolerant RFID UHF label – Confidex Corona.
- First IP68 tag in the market – Confidex Ironside.
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- First AS5678 compliant tag in the market – Confidex Ironside.
- First hard tag in the market – Confidex Survivor.
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- First to manufacture and supply RFID tickets in China.
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- Confidex Named one of CIOReview's "20 Most Promising Smart City Solution Providers" for 2016
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- Inaugural 2010 Bully Award winner
- Number one ranking: ABI Research vendor matrix for specialty passive UHF RFID tags
- Red Herring winner 100 Europe and Global 200 finalist 2008
- Frost & Sullivan Technology Innovation Award 2008


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The very first Emmy® Awards were held on Jan. 25, 1949.
With the 69th Emmy® Awards on the horizon, we got to thinking about history—Emmys® history!
Wouldn't it be fun to hit rewind and take a trip back in time to the eve of the very first Emmy Awards? (Answer: Yes.) Before the red carpet, before the ceremony was telecast, before the long, long list of nominees... Weird to think about, right?
READ: Jim Parsons, Allison Janney, Shemar Moore, And More To Present At The 69th Emmy Awards
So, in the spirit of looking back, we compiled a list of mind-blowing facts about the first Emmy Awards for you to ponder.
The first Emmys were held on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 1949. What's more, only shows that were produced—and aired!—in Los Angeles' media market were eligible to win!
Think of how that would go over today?
(Prediction: Probably not very well.)
Watch the 69th Emmy® Awards, hosted by Stephen Colbert, live on Sunday, Sept. 17 at 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT on CBS and CBS All Access!


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MS Dhoni, who is rested for the Nidahas Trophy 2018, is shocked after Rohit Sharma's failure against Sri Lanka in the opening match of the tournament. Yes, just like all of us, Dhoni was also stunned. India lost the opening encounter of tri-nation series and Virat Kohli couldn't stop himself from sharing tips.
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