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Book Series - No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency
Number of books (as of January 2015) - 15
Author - Alexander McCall Smith
My Rating - 4 Stars
When I first heard of the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, I was a little wary. The series was immensely popular and everyone who read it couldn't stop raving about it. I was looking for books set in Botswana for my Armchair Traveling Project and I needed a book that would be authentically Botswana and books written by a professor from Edinburgh didn't seem to be "authentic" enough. I couldn't have been more wrong. I am going to have to go along with all those other raving reviews and say that I am absolutely in love with this series!
The premise of the books is very simple. Armed with nothing but an inheritance from her dad, a book on private detection by Clovis Andersen, a keen sense of observation and a love for Botswana and it's people, Mma Precious Ramotswe decides to start her own detective agency - the first detective agency to be run by a woman in Botswana.
Through the lives of Mma Ramotswe and her assistant Mma Makutsi, and through the various cases they solve/resolve, we come to experience Botswana. The rich cultures and traditions of the country as well as the routines and habits of its people are beautifully weaved into the story line and transport us effortlessly to this beautiful country in southern Africa. I was amazed to see the author tackle complex themes like feminism, modernization, traditional belief systems etc effortlessly through various "cases" along the books.
The books are short, quick reads but I have to warn you, you definitely cannot stop with just one. There are 15 books in the series to date and after having read them all one after another, I can totally vouch for every single one of them.
If you are looking for a light, quick read that immerses you in the culture of Botswana, this series is definitely for you!


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Market 'reacting to buy-to-let reforms'
Houses used for student lets are going on the market in growing numbers as a crackdown on buy-to-let takes effect, it's been claimed.
It comes as eight properties on Eglantine Avenue in south Belfast go on the market for £525,000 in total, along with four apartments on Ireton Street for £250,000.
Economist Andrew Webb said investors were reacting to ex-Chancellor George Osborne's buy-to-let reforms and to a trend for universities and developers to build modern accommodation in Belfast city centre.
Mr Webb said Mr Osborne last year launched a "severe" raid on landlords when he scaled back the ability to offset mortgage interest against rental income. "Now, if you are a higher rate tax payer, the new tax will wipe out your gains if the mortgage interest is 75% or more of rental income," he added.
And he said developments of student accommodation which were winning planning permission in the city centre presented a "very compelling offer".
"This higher end accommodation really matters for the universities as they have set themselves very ambitious targets on attracting international students who demand quality accommodation."
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In my PHP scripts, I had been using only "<?" to indicate the start of PHP. That had gone without problems for a quite a while.
But recently, I found my scripts couldn't execute and the PHP code was showing on the web page. I had to change "<?" to "<?php" to get the scripts to run.
Is it possible to configure PHP (or perhaps the Apache config file) to tell the server to parse the scripts with just "<?" (i.e. with php appended to the question mark)?
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It could be a setting in your PHP,INI file
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Nidalee Build Guide by crystalfortress
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AP Midalee
Nidalee Build
Starting Items
Early Game Items
Possible 6th Items
Core Replacements
Enchantments and Trinkets
Ability Sequence
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Threats to Nidalee with this build
|You do excellent against karthus. His advantage against most lanes is that he can farm from far enough away that most lane dominance characters can't reach him to affect him, and then he just scales well. However, This makes him a sitting duck for a good Nidalee. He'll often farm at maximum q range, which makes hitting spears easy since he's far from minions. You've then also got the follow-up in cougar form to kill his squishy self. And THEN, you get a reset on pounce to quickly get out of the damage zone he leaves behind. He has no mobility or CC to stop you. You can also easily heal through his early game harass most of the time. Try to punish him early game to stop him from scaling.
Hi there, my name's Crystalfortress, and this is my guide to mid lane Nidalee (Midalee), as well as my 5th guide on Mobafire. I've loved this champion since before the rework, I had just never taken the time to make a guide. Since the rework, Nidalee hasn't been seen as much mid lane, but has become a powerful top laner. I still love playing her mid lane, although it requires a very different playstyle compared to before the rework. She's now more of an assassin, and less of a super-mobile, half-health-spear-throwing, no-interaction mage, and I like the change. Anyways, I hope that you enjoy the guide and hope that it proves helpful. If you did enjoy it, I would love an upvote and a comment. In addition, if you find something that you disagree with or that you feel should be changed, just let me know. Anyways, lets get started!
Also, I'd just like to say that I'm working on recording videos of my games that I might be able to use in the guide to provide live commentary talking about my decisions while playing Nidalee, and hopefully illustrating some of the things from this guide (and maybe giving people tips for how to land spears). Also, the matchups section of the cheat sheet is still a WIP, and will have more content added soon.
Awesome Games/ Top Plays/ Landmarks
This chapter will be dedicated to showing off the awesome games or huge plays that people make using this build, as well as for talking about the landmarks in viewership and voting that the guide reaches. If you have an awesome game in your match history or video of a huge play that you would like to share, PM me with a link to the videos, pictures, or match history entries that you want to share, and I just might include them.
7/11/2014 - Crystalfortress
I had one of my best games with Nidalee, in which I had an incredible early game (mind you against a mid lane Xin Zhao, but still pretty good), and then proceeded to get a PentaKill! Wish I had LolRecorder on :(.
Match History Entry
Pros & Cons
These masteries are my personal favorites for AP mid laners that use mana. The Offense tree is the obvious best choice, as it provides you with the statistics that you use to cause damage. I like the Utility tree mostly for the mana regeneration and neutral buff duration, which allow you to not really worry about mana that much in addition to the items you build. You could, however, just as easily go with 9 points in the defense tree, especially if you're in a rough matchup.
|These quintessences are really good on any ability power mid laner. They provide you with more offensive power, especially early game. The nicest part is that for you it also provides more sustain because your Primal Surge scales well with ability power.
|These glyphs are helpful against AP mid laners, which is what you come up against most of the time these days in the mid lane. The magic resist helps you mitigate more of their damage.
|These seals are great for Nidalee. The alternatives never really seem all that great, and these provide you with around 200 extra health late game, which is helpful since you'll be diving in.
|The best marks for an AP mid laner. They provide you with a huge boost in damage throughout the entirety of the game by allowing you to penetrate through more enemy magic resistance.
|These quintessences are pretty good on any champion, because movement speed is literally never a bad stat. I started off with these in all of my rune pages, because they are widely applicable.
|These quintessences could be used in a rune page for if you come up against an AD mid laner. In this situation, I would suggest replacing your glyphs, because you won't be needing the magic resist.
|These could be used instead of magic resistance glyphs if either: 1. you don't fear the enemy laner's early game, or 2. you are against an AD mid laner. They provide you with a good amount of offensive power late game.
|I would probably not suggest using these in most situations. They provide you with a really good amount of mana sustain, but you miss out on some helpful tankiness. Could be good if you have a blue-reliant jungler though.
|greater mark of hybrid penetration
|These are nice because they allow you to get more from your early game auto attack harass. This is only really helpful against melee opponents, because otherwise autoattack trading isn't worth it. Not as helpful late game, also.
|greater mark of hybrid penetration
Summoner Spells
|Flash is simply the best summoner spell in the game for most champions. The ability to run away, close gaps, dodge things, and generally out-maneuver and surprise your foes is irreplaceable.
|This spell is great for Nidalee, and assassins in general. It can provide you with that little boost in damage that you need to finish off that low-health enemy. Especially helpful against enemies that rely on regeneration or healing.
|This could be used as a replacement to Ignite if you are against an enemy mid laner that has a lot of kill pressure in lane. You will lose out on some kill pressure yourself, but this could save your life.
|Another potential replacement for Ignite, for a similar purpose as Heal. Using this on an enemy assassin when they jump on you will cut their damage in half. It also gives you some crowd control, which is nice. Often taken by supports, however.
I like this leveling order a lot. First of all, leveling w first gives you some really helpful things for before the minions are even coming down the lanes, including mobility, and you can set traps to stop the enemy team from invading your jungle. Next you level q for offensive power in lane. E comes next, providing you with sustain in human form and waveclear in cougar form. Max q first, because it provides you with a lot of damage. Next, max E for sustain. W comes last because leveling doesn't do much other than make it more easily spammed and slightly increase the damage. Level your ult whenever you can, as it increases the strength of all of your cougar form spells.
This passive is comprised of two parts. First of all, you get bonus movement speed whenever you move through a bush. This makes you move faster across large sections of the map than most other champions if you dip into a brush every once in a while. The second part is what is referred to as the "Hunt" mechanic. This makes it so that every time that you land a Javelin Toss or an enemy walks on a Bushwhack, it marks that person as "Hunted". All of your cougar form abilities gain bonus effects against "Hunted" targets, as explained in each of their individual sections.
The infamous spears, which used to make up pretty much all of Nidalee's damage. These days, they still REALLY hurt if you can hit them well. The thing to keep in mind is that their damage increases significantly the farther the spear has traveled past your auto-attack range. This means that hitting maximum range spears can deal a lot of damage. Landing one also marks the target as "hunted", allowing you to use your cougar form effectively against them. After the rework, they are also incredibly skinny, making them hard to hit.
This spell is awesome, and a highly underrated part of Nidalee's kit. When cast, this spell creates a trap at the targeted location, revealing a large area around it for a short time. It then spends about a second arming itself, at which point it loses the vision aura, but instead waits for an enemy to contact it. When one does, the trap activates, revealing the enemy and surrounding area, marking them as hunted, and dealing %current health damage. This spell is helpful mostly for the vision, which you can use for many purposes, including detecting ganks, protecting objectives, stopping invades, and much more. The thing to keep in mind is that the trap only lasts for two minutes. This means you can't just put them in bushes and assume your butt is covered, as they will expire. Also, enemy minions and neutral monsters will activate them. They are also visible to the enemy team, so I would suggest putting them at the edges of bushes.
In cougar form, casting q gives you a special on-hit effect on the next auto-attack. At first glance, the damage might look quite unimpressive. However, the most important part of the spell is the fact that it scales with missing health, up to %250 of the original damage. This means that if you use it at the end of a combo, when the enemy is low, it can deal quite a lot of damage, and will probably finish them off. Additionally, if you use it against an enemy that is Hunted, it will deal even more additional damage (%33).
The spell that gives Nidalee her mobility. Casting it without a Hunted target causes you to leap a small distance, possibly over some small walls, and doing damage near the impact point. Casting this form of pounce whenever it's off cooldown will allow you to cover ground much faster than most other champions. If cast on a Hunted target that's in range (750), you will leap directly to that target. Use this to engage on hunted targets from extremely long range. In addition, the cooldown resets to 1 second whenever Nidalee either: 1. kills an enemy in cougar form or 2. Swipes a Hunted target. Use this to move around teamfights and large groups of enemies very quickly.
Upon activation, this spell causes Nidalee to swipe her claws in a certain direction, causing area of effect magic damage in front of her. This spell is used for two purposes: first of all, It can be great for clearing waves of minions. Late game, one cast of Pounce and Swipe on the ranged minions will instantly clear all of them, and reset the cooldown on Pounce. Secondly, it is an important part of the cougar form burst assassination combo. This, in combination with the damage from Pounce should get an enemy low enough that Takedown will do a whole lot of damage. This spell interacts with Hunted targets by resetting the cooldown on Pounce whenever you Swipe a Hunted target.
The spell that gives Nidalee her identity. Casting this spell causes Nidalee to switch between her two forms, the long-range, mage/support human form, and the close-range, highly mobile assassin cougar form. The recent rework has made it so that both forms feel like they're an important part of her kit, each with it's own strengths and weaknesses that you, as the player, have to learn to play with and work around. After the rework, it is also now given to you at level 1, and having cougar form from the beginning gives you a good early advantage over many laners. One thing to keep in mind is that it does have a cooldown, meaning that you can't just constantly switch between your two forms whenever you want. Keep this cooldown in mind if you are pulling off any fancy maneuvers. In addition, marking a target as Hunted while in human form causes the cooldown on this spell to be instantly reset (so you can jump on them no matter the state of the cooldown).
|Doran's Ring is an excellent starting item on any AP mid laner, and Nidalee is certainly no exception. It provides you with excellent combat statistics in health, mana regeneration, and a mana regeneration passive. The health potions also give you health sustain in addition to your Primal Surge, which can help with early mana costs. The additional mana sustain is especially helpful for Nidalee because she can use Primal Surge to turn it into health sustain.
|Boots of Speed are great items to pick up early in most matchups. There is literally never a time that moving faster is a bad thing. Having the extra movement speed can open up lots of opportunities for you, including chasing enemies, running away, showing up from unexpected angles, and dodging skillshots (an important thing in the mid lane). Pick up early along with a part of your mana regeneration item if you have the gold.
|This item is an excellent early pickup for Nidalee. This item will give you so much freakin' mana regeneration you won't even freakin' believe it. Okay, maybe not THAT much, but a lot. The magic resistance is also really helpful if you are against an AP mid laner. It also builds into Athene's Unholy Grail, an important core item and common rush item on Nidalee.
|Another really good item to rush early, for the same reason as Chalice of Harmony, which is that it builds into Athene's Unholy Grail. The stats that it provides are also really nice and helpful early game, upgrading your damage and decreasing your cooldowns.
|Seeker's Armguard is a highly situational early game buy. Only buy one of these early if you are against an AD mid laner. The AP is pretty good, and the armor it provides is pretty helpful early game to help mitigate the physical damage they will be dealing. It also builds into Zhonya's Hourglass, an important item to rush if you are against an AD mid opponent.
|Getting a Needlessly Large Rod early game can be very difficult. It is super expensive (1600 gold, as a matter of fact). However, if you can afford one early, the payoff is huge. It gives a massive amount of AP, your offensive stat, and is an ingredient in two of your core items ( Rabadon's Deathcap and Zhonya's Hourglass). However, in most games you won't be able to afford one super early.
|Blasting Wand is a nice early game item to pick up. It only costs 860 gold and gives a pretty good amount of ability power. It also builds into Rabadon's Deathcap, a really good item to get as early as possible as well as Void Staff. However, if you have enough gold to get this very early, I would still suggest getting one of the parts of Athene's Unholy Grail.
|These are almost always the best boots for Nidalee. The additional magic penetration that they provide will help you deal a lot more damage, and the additional movement speed is really nice.
|This item is nice on most of the AP mid laners. The main selling point is the mana regeneration and cooldown reduction, but the ability power and magic resist are also not bad at all. Getting this item pretty basically means that you don't need to worry about mana that much any more, especially in addition to a blue buff. If against an AD mid or regeneration-heavy opponents, consider replacing it with the Morellonomicon.
|This item is completely awesome. It not only provides you with 120 ability power, the highest flat amount alongside Deathfire Grasp and Zhonya's Hourglass, but also the humongous ability power passive. Completely irreplaceable on Nidalee.
|This item is really good in almost all situations, ramping up your damage immensely by penetrating through much more of the enemy's magic resistance. Especially useful for hurting enemy tanks, since they tend to stack resistances.
|This item is great in much the same way as Iceborn Gauntlet. The stats are great, with mana, movement speed and ability power all being really good for Nidalee. It has a spellblade passive just like Iceborn Gauntlet, which has great synergy with Nidalee's kit. The key differences are that this item doesn't provide cooldown reduction, which is a really nice stat, and that it is much more focused on damage, which can be nice, but it doesn't provide you with the area of effect damage or the crowd control that Iceborn Gauntlet does.
|Hextech Gunblade is a hybrid damage item, something you rarely see mid lane. However, Nidalee actually scales really well with AD as well, especially Takedown (>%300 AD scaling? OMG yes!). The lifesteal and spell vamp are also pretty nice for health sustain, something that Nidalee doesn't really need super bad due to Primal Surge. However, it can help you use your Primal Surge on more important targets. The active is also really nice, giving you a targeted nuke and slow, something Nidalee can easily make use of. You also easily tick down it's cooldown because you have a lot of single-target spells ( Javelin Toss counts) and autoattacking is easy since you're ranged.
|This item is nice if you need both health and offensive stats. It provides you with 500 health and 80 ability power. Both of these are really nice for obvious reasons, especially the health, which has good synergy with your previously built resistances (they make this health more effective by reducing the damage). It also has a nice little bonus from the passive, giving you the crowd control you need so desperately. Unfortunately, you only get the full slow from Javelin Toss and Takedown, but it still works pretty well with your kit.
|Spirit Visage is a really good final item if you need the defensive stats. It gives you health, magic resistance, and health regeneration. The passive is also really nice for helping your sustain, and makes you heal yourself for quite a lot.
|A 6th item similar to Spirit Visage in that it provides you with health and magic resistance. However, this item doesn't provide you with any kind of health sustain like the Spirit Visage does. Instead, it gives you a passive that blocks the first spell that hits you. This could be useless if you get hit by something that isn't super important, like a Bouncing Bomb or something, but it could also potentially block a Death Sentence or Cocoon.
|An item very similar to Randuin's Omen in that it gives you lots of armor and an attack speed slow. The main difference is in the other stats that it provides. Cooldown reduction and mana are helpful statistics for you. This item also provides you with more raw armor than Randuin's Omen, as well as a stronger attack speed slow. However, it doesn't provide you with any health, which is a really nice statistic, nor does it give you the crowd control.
|This item is highly situational, but can REALLY help out your team in certain situations. It has stats pretty basically exactly like Athene's Unholy Grail (ability power, mana regeneration, cooldown reduction), but instead of the passives that help you keep your mana full, it reduces healing on enemies. This can be nice if the enemy team is full of regeneration heavy enemies or if one is starting to get out of control. However, you could just as easily take Ignite for these purposes if the enemy team only has one. Weigh your options before the game, and if you need it, the Morellonomicon can stop regen-heavy enemies.
|These boots are usually not necessary for mid laners. They provide you with some magic resist and the best part, some tenacity, which reduces the duration of enemy crowd controls. This can be really important for Nidalee, because hard crowd control is the only thing that can cut down on her mobility. However, missing out on the magic penetration of Sorcerer's Shoes will really decrease your damage quite a lot. However, if the enemy team has a lot of crowd control, consider picking these up.
|Distortion boots are also excellent, especially for a close-range assassin like Nidalee. Whether you're using it to escape bad situations, close gaps to secure kills, or dazzle and outplay your enemies, Flash is an extremely helpful spell for you. These boots shorten the cooldown on it, allowing you to make these plays more often.
|This is one of the two possible upgrades to your Warding Totem. This one changes the totem so that instead of creating stealth wards, it creates vision wards. These wards will remain in their placed position until they get killed or until you place another one. In addition, they detect nearby invisible units, including wards. I, personally, prefer this to the other upgrade because vision wards are nice for controlling objectives like Dragon or Baron, detecting other nearby wards while providing you with one to keep an eye on the objective until the enemy team clears it.
|This is the other upgrade to Warding Totem. This one is considerably more simple, increasing the length that the placed wards last for. This is nice because it makes your placed wards more reliable for objective control or covering your butt in lane.
|Instead of upgrading your Warding Totem, another option is to replace it at some point with a Sweeping Lens. This trinket, instead of giving you wards to place, allows you to detect and kill the enemy's. This is especially nice for Nidalee, since she can get kills in the jungle pretty well, and getting rid of the enemy's vision of you is really helpful for this. This is the upgraded version of that trinket, allowing you to sweep more often in a larger area.
Nidalee used to be renowned for her incredibly weak early game before the rework. No waveclear at all, expensive heals, and spears too thick to go through minions? That's pretty easily exploited. However, the rework added level 1 cougar form, which has REALLY helped your early game. You now finally get a good bit of waveclear (albeit in close range), and the thinning of the spears has actually kind of helped your early game if you can hit them. This is because you can now much more easily weave them between groups of minions (still hard to do, but easier). Having cougar form before level 6 also allows you to go much more aggressive in the early game by allowing you to all-in if you ever hit a spear. So, the general strategy is pretty much this: farm in human form, looking for angles to hit a spear and using them. If you hit one, consider going all-in with cougar form if your foe is low enough. You can also last hit fairly well under turret using cougar form in my experience. However, you are more than likely to have to use this ability, since most enemies will punish your lack of long range waveclear.
Mid game, if you've been properly farmed, is when Nidalee starts to really take off. Your damage should be pretty impressive by this point, which may allow you to bully your opponent out of lane if you can hit spears. Whether or not you're dominating the lane by this point, your main strength is your roaming. You cross the map faster than most other champions, and hitting a spear from the side of a lane is fairly easy, and then you can jump on them in cougar form and do a full burst damage combo, which does quite a lot of damage. Your traps are also excellent for objective control. By spamming down traps in bushes in the area around a contested objective, you can easily lower the enemy team's health bars while giving excellent early warning to your team. If you can, use these opportunities to smack some people with spears as well.
Nidalee's late game is very different from other mid laners'. This is because, to be honest, you aren't that great in teamfights at all. You have very little area of effect, it's hard to hit spears on the proper target in the chaos of a teamfight, and unless you can mark a target as Hunted just before the fight begins, you likely won't be able to burst someone out instantly. You actually have the potential to do really well in drawn-out teamfights, with one team in a flat-out run from the other, because you can outmaneuver most enemies using Pounce, and if you can properly switch between forms, you can also throw spears and heal your allies while you're doing this. However, most teamfights tend to quickly have one victor, and you don't usually do overly well in these situations. So, the best thing that you can usually do as Nidalee in the late game is play the map to your advantage. Go and push a separate lane from your allies, using Bushwhack to detect approaching enemies and Pounce to run away from them. You can often draw a lot of attention from the enemy team this way without much payoff for them. If your team is good enough, they can often use this to get other objectives all over the map. You can also easily get solo kills in the jungle better than most champions. If one of your Bushwhacks or wards detects an enemy, try to mark them as Hunted and then (you guessed it) hunt them. Just don't overextend for kills.
Tips & Tricks
- Javelin Toss deals more damage the farther it is from the original thrown location starting after your autoattack range. This means that, so long as you can still hit them, the farther you are from your enemies, the more your poke hurts.
- While landing long range spears is extremely important for the initial poking, it also means that you can't follow up on it in cougar form because you'll be too far away to Pounce to the target. Sometimes it can be advantageous to hit a closer range spear.
- Bushwhack is visible to the enemy team. This means that it's best to place it in bushes, particularly near the edges, where the enemy won't be able to react to them until it is too late.
- Pounce can be used to jump over certain small walls or obstacles. Some examples of this are the walls near mid lane (facing towards bot lane from blue side and top lane from red side), parts of the walls surrounding blue buff, parts of the base walls, and even turrets. If you can, take advantage of this during chases.
Thanks for reading my guide! I hope that you enjoyed it and maybe even learned something! If you did, I would love an upvote and/or comment! In addition, if you notice anything that you don't agree with or that you think could be better, leave it in a comment. Also, I'm currently working on recording videos whenever I get a Nidalee game in ranked. Hopefully I'll get some good ones soon that I can use to show the way I play Nidalee. I feel like that is probably the best way also that I can give help showing how to use Javelin Toss. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed the guide and have an excellent day!
7/7/2014 - Guide Published
7/9/2014 - Added Enchantments and Trinkets section to cheetsheat and items chapter by suggestion of Foxy Riven


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Betty Jansen purchased this condo in 2004
The Island Surf building is a landmark in Kihei. It is located across from the infamous Cove park. The Cove has a lovely beach and is a great place for surfing and water sports. Built in 1973 the Island Surf has been very well maintained. It has elevators and plenty of parking. There is also a nice pool and BBQ area located on the same floor just down the hall from the Hulapalm. For your convenience the ground floor of the building is filled with shops such as scuba, surfing, salon, dinning, bikes, and more. The location for vacation necessities such as coffee, grocery shopping, restaurants, dancing, bars, and more are all within a few minutes walk. Across the street is Kalama park offering beautiful walks, runs, or bike rides along the ocean front. There are public tennis courts, horseshoes, volleyball, basketball, and even an ocean front skating rink. If you are so inclined you could easily take a cab, shuttle, or the Maui Bus to the Hulapalm from the airport and not need a rental car. Most everything you need is within walking distance and the Bus system can provide transportation to most attactions on the island. Within minutes of The Hulapalm you can find all you need to create your perfect Maui vacation.
The Hulapalm is a wonderful place to spend a vacation. The unit has many comforts and conveniences. The layout is very spacious for two. The front lanai is a great spot to check the surf, whale watch, people watch, or take in the sunset. The kitchen is fully equipped with new kitchen appliances, stove, refrigerator, microwave, table, coffeemaker, dishwasher and washer/dryer. The king bed is very comfortable and relaxing. The unit itself is very cool, quite, and private. We take great care to keep the unit clean and well maintained for our guests.
Loved this place! Clean and well stocked, we had everything nearby! Balcony view of the ocean is priceless. The location is great, close to water, shops and restaurants!
For just over $100 per night the price is right for this condo, right across the street from the ocean. Beautiful sunsets from the lanai, or the park, just steps away. Kihei is a great place to explore, we particularly enjoyed "little beach."
The check in process was very easy thanks to the instructions provided beforehand. The apartment itself had an unbearable location in south Kihei and was very clean. I would not hesitate to revisit or recommend the Hulapalm to other Maui vacationers.
Great location, great view. Just enough space for two people very comfortably. Walking distance to great food, coffee, activities, rentals. Across from great park, volleyball (only thing missing in stash of chairs, noodles, etc.) with nice trail to walk/run. My only criticism is that the bedroom did not have its own A/C unit which made it a bit harder to sleep some nights. Otherwise highly recommend to others and would stay again in a second. Great food and prices at deli in building!!!
What an amazing location, one block from all the shops and restaurants, bike rental, surf shop, snorkel rental, you name it! Ocean Front view with the park and beach in front. Spacious bedroom with plenty of storage for clothes and gear. Clean and fully stocked kitchen, including a bag of local coffee! The lanni was spacious and I sat and watched the waves come in every day. Pool was great, clean, lots of chairs, and brand new grills! The resident manager, Brian, was so helpful and gave me lots of tips. The common areas were always well cleaned and appointed, he's amazing. Any time I had a question, Betty answered within minutes! She had all the answers and I felt that she truly cared about me, my comfort and my visit! Can't wait to come again to Betty's condo in Island Surf!
Nice view of the beach. I didn't say great because being on the second floor had me in direct path of the power lines . Comfortable bed but the air conditioner barely made it back there . Definitely a temperature difference between the tv area and the back. The place was very hot as everything was off. I would have at least left the fans on to get some air circulation. Bathroom was fine . Stand up shower so if you have kids and need a tub this is not the one for you . I did notice some water damage behind the toilet . Probably water from shower from someone not closing the door. Kitchen was nice as well. You had soap to wash dishes , clean dishes and laundry. Complimentary bag of coffee which was great. One of the ice trays had a leak so water froze inside the freezer rack. Couch was comfy and balcony was nice. Tv was a little small but who goes on vacation to watch tv. Although ocean is accoss the street you can't really swim there. It's all rocks. That being said there is plenty of beach with in walking distance . I'd probably stay here again but not with my entire family
Island Surf is located in South Kihei, Maui. Nearby walking to groceries, restaurants, Kalama park, beautiful beaches and the Cove. The Cove is a famous spot for surfing and beach fun.
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Chautauqua Playhouse announces the first show of its 35rd season, the farcical comedy "Drinking Habits" by Tom Smith, opening on Aug. 19 at the Playhouse.
The show will run on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. through Sept. 25. All performances will be held at the Chautauqua Playhouse, 5325 Engle Road in the La Sierra Community Center in Carmichael. Admission is $19 general and $17 students, seniors, children and SARTA members.
Accusations, mistaken identities, and romances run wild in this traditional, laugh-out-loud farce. Two nuns at the Sisters of Perpetual Sewing have been secretly making wine to keep the convent's doors open, but Paul and Sally, reporters and former fiancées, are hot on their trail. They go undercover as a nun and priest, but their presence, combined with the addition of a new nun, spurs paranoia throughout the convent that spies have been sent from Rome to shut them down. Wine and secrets are inevitably spilled as everyone tries to preserve the convent and reconnect with lost loves.
The production is directed by Diane Bartlett and features Alison Whismore, Bob Nannini, Andrea Kersten, TS Hamilton and many other popular Sacramento actors. Set design is by Rodger Hoopman with costumes by Eileen Beaver. Lighting design is by Don Myers.
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What are some clues that my significant other is cheating?
Can a relationship survive after someone's cheated?
My boyfriend of two months was a virgin when we met. He says he wants to be monogamous, but I'm afraid that if he doesn't sow his wild oats now, he'll cheat on me later. I'm thinking about letting him sleep around for a bit just so he can get it out of his system. Is this ridiculous?
How long should someone wait after a bad breakup before having sex?
I had a threesome with my boyfriend and my best friend. Afterward, all three of us agreed it was like having the best of all worlds. Could this be the beginning of a successful three-way relationship?
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I'm sixteen and just lost my virginity to a much older man who I thought I was in love with. I now realize that it meant nothing to him and he took advantage of me. How do I get over a mistake like this?
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A TRAGIC Brit paid for his own execution when his Thai wife used his cash to hire the men who killed him, say cops.
Stephen Phillips, 59, was shot dead by two gunmen as he rode his motorbike.
The hitmen fired into his abdomen and both legs before putting a bullet in his head as he struggled to his door.
Cops in Baan Phai, Thailand, have charged his wife Wilaiwan, 29, and two Thai men with conspiracy to murder.
One man is believed to be her Thai-Chinese lover from the same village. Police think Stephen, from Manchester, may have unwittingly given his wife the cash to pay for his own execution.
Almost £12,000 had been withdrawn from his bank account. It is believed he had recently taken out a £200,000 life insurance policy.
A friend of his 81-year-old mother in Manchester said: ?He was back in the UK earlier this year and said he was not happy with his marriage.
?He had £12,000 in one bank account which he reported recently had been reduced to £300 by his wife. He was a quiet unassuming person. Apart from his marriage he loved the life in Thailand.?
Stephen moved to Asia after retiring as a rail worker in Torquay, Devon. He got married two and a half years ago in a Buddhist ceremony.
Wilaiwan denied any responsibility for the death but officers became suspicious of her behaviour at his funeral. She blamed his death on mafia gangsters. A Thai police spokesman said: ?The driver has confessed and we know the identity of the gunmen.?


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Spirit Lioness by SimbamarasaWatch
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Spirit Lioness (simbamarasa)
I know that this is a really old picture that i did in sketcher last year, but I really wanted to upload it here. Yes, there are anatomy errors, but i like it.
I know that this is a really old picture that i did in sketcher last year, but I really wanted to upload it here. Yes, there are anatomy errors, but i like it.
So cool I really like the golden eyes
very cool and beautiful!
All the freaky glowy-ness is really cool, I gotta say.
It looks like an ancient drawing coming to life. Beautiful!
¡Es muy bueno!
gracias! you iz muy bueno too!
You know that's not true...estoy muy mal...
Anatomy schmanatomy.
I like this
I like this
i saw that, from Audrey's page at fa - i left my own comment, it's quite amusing actually why people go to such lengths to get noticed
the same exact thing happened to me, so i'm sensitized to it now. probably very silly of me i guess. but you know how it is. when you do your very best work, you leave part of your own heart and soul in it. that's when theft begins to feel more like assault.
SO completelly coooooool!!
beautiful work, I really like the painted appearance and the glow <3
Wow, this is absoultely stunning. I love the glowing necklace and her eyes! Very, very beautiful!
This strikes me as being very spiritual. Beautifully done!
thank you. i wanted to try and do something that was mid-transformational, but not graphic or icky.
I love this, it's an awesome design
thanks. i am intrigued by TLKoB afro-centric style, so i guess i was trying it out for myself. i just love the "tribal" style, but i've seen it so rarely. wish people would do that kind of tlk art more often instead of just more simba-clones.
PRETTY. 8D great job!
NIce job with the colors, real flashy. The anatomy is looking great and the blur on it makes the pic look kind of distant. but in a good way. Amazing job as always.
I don't see any anatomy errors!!... it's great!! I really love this
beautiful! I really love the colors you chose on this and i love the markings it really has an african feel to it, im getting very inspired looking at itXD
thank you! that what i was going for. i did a lion too, but sketcher ate it
it's brilliant
woah, this is beautiful! I love the markings and the colors too, so sweet.


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A Note to the Reader: Game On, our WordPress plugin, is a piece of our #RethinkHighSchool puzzle. (When I say "we" or "our" I'm referring to my ongoing collaboration with students and other teachers.) The other pieces of our edu-puzzle thus far are: The Mac Lab Way, relevant bits of our classroom's history; Small Annoyances, odd bits of my personal history; (re)Imagine, my policies, expectations, and evolving edu-philosophy; and most recently, Game On: A Work in Progress, which explores the game mechanics we've built into the plugin.
As the title suggests, this post will cover strategies which have evolved over the years. Hopefully, you'll find it of some value. As one who firmly believes in Bach's, "You teach best what you most need to learn," I know I will. So, my sincere thanks to you, in advance, for the help!
What's Your Story?
Because Game On (referred to as GO from this point forward) is so customizable, users can easily create any backstory to build their game around. But as the folks at Pixar like to say, No amount of technology can overcome a bad story. So take some time to build your story well and weave your assignments, challenges, and resources into the narrative.
Our story? The School Sucks aspect is featured at the very beginning of The Mac Lab Way and our action plan is detailed in (re)Imagine. Authenticity is built in. If the kids are going to buy into your story, there's got to be a chance for them to connect to it in meaningful ways.
You need a why—as in the answer to, Why are we doing this? Sure, making knowledge acquisition more fun and engaging is important but profoundly altering the learning environment to make it more student-centered is even more so.
Ask yourself, What do I hope to achieve?
What's Your Purpose?
In Drive, Dan Pink describes Purpose as, The yearning to do what we do in the service of something larger than ourselves.
Purpose, as I wrote in (re)Imagine, isn't something we add to lend credence to our intent; Purpose (with a capital P) is the cornerstone of all we're hoping to achieve. Purpose is where we begin, what we lean on, and why we're willing to consider embracing these wild ideas.
It's not difficult to agree that some aspects of our education system are broken. The leap—the epic goal—is to state your intent to do something about it, back up your words with actions, invite the kids to take an active part in the adventure, and share it with the world.
The details of our epic goal are outlined in the related posts linked in the Note to the Reader at the top of the page. Please feel free to copy, paste, edit, fold, staple, and/or mutilate any or all of our strategies that you may find of value. Conversely, feel free to reject it all and simply use GO as you see fit.
Does that sound reasonable? On to the strategies!
In the Beginning…
That's what my class looks like when the bell rings at the beginning of the period.
In the End…
That's what my class looks like when the bell rings at the end of the period.
How and Why
Much of the why and some of the how is covered in (re)Imagine. (I strongly urge you to read that post as this outcome is part of a research-based, unified plan.) What's not mentioned there, is the application game mechanics within this type of classroom culture.
About midway through last year I introduced two new mechanics:
It worked well enough but the loot was a little too generous and the details (and options) weren't nuanced enough. More on that in a minute.
Years before I'd ever heard of gamification, I started charging kids for missing time at "work." (Hey, we're supposed to be preparing them for the real world.) I updated the spreadsheets each weekend and carried the updated copy for each period on a clipboard. On it I'd note off-tasks, tardies, absences (the clipboard was also a seating chart), and restroom passes. Absences were 60 minutes and the rest were 30 minutes each. Truancies, once they came to light were an additional 180 minutes. The message was clear: Take care of business or it'll cost you! Kids would come into the lab outside of class to make up time (I opened the lab early, stayed late, and had two open labs on Saturday each month). Kids recorded their extra time on a second clipboard near my desk. That clipboard was a primitive Leaderboard with time as the only loot that mattered.
Sounds harsh, right? But it cut tardies and restroom passes to near zero. Plus, it worked in conjunction with a lot of the strategies in (re)Imagine that I was beginning to employ prior to reading related research while earning my masters degree (in 2011) or beginning to devour books like these in my post-masters life. Kids, for the most part, loved the Mac Lab and they nearly always had positive minutes, some in outrageously copious amounts (14K minutes—Corey A—was the record for a semester).
The addition of the Early Bird and the Bell to Bell Bonuses offset the penalties and created an environment where kids hustled to class and worked even more diligently to pad their loot. To balance the inevitable absences and occasional need for an actual restroom break I added a new mechanic for students in one, two, or three periods:
Because some kids can't make MLSS (Mac Lab Saturday School) for whatever reason, I added this mechanic:
The object is to find a balance of sorts as we try to create a more fun and engaging, self-paced, student-centered learning environment.
Freedom with Responsibility
Please don't take this personally, but on hearing about our system, the number one question most teachers ask me is, How do you keep kids from cheating?
Do some students try to cheat? Of course! There's no such thing as a perfect system.
Newsflash: Everyone cheats—even you. Do you come to a full stop at every, single stop sign and never, ever exceed the posted speed limit? Cheater! But we know that we could be pulled over and ticketed for our transgressions, right? So what do we do? We find a personal balance and lead a (mostly) responsible life. Nobody's perfect.
The answer, or at least the one that seems to work for me, is to give kids even more freedom to choose to do the right thing while stressing the responsibility (and consequences) involved. I ask them not to make me the guy who has to enforce the rules. Freedom with responsibility is embedded in our classroom culture from day one. In the Mac Lab, we're all on the same team. Cheating actually conflicts with our Purpose. Plus, the game has ZERO impact on their grades so I have ZERO hesitation when calling a kid out for making me the bad guy. And guess who clicks to claim the Damage?
Students pay for their own tardies and absences—and they do it in a timely manner or it costs them double. I'm going to provide store items for all additional penalties next year (like the Bogus: Claim Your Tardy) and warn them that involving me after that will always result in treble damages. (I'll let them look up treble.)
I can't count the times I've been occupied at the start of class and a few minutes later discover a few self-declared tardy purchases sitting in the email queue. (Admins have the option to receive receipts from purchases.) GO can become the classroom equivalent of golf with students calling penalties on themselves.
Freedom with responsibility is a powerful concept to impart to a group of kids. Wrap it around your Purpose, embrace it yourself, invite kids to accept it, and in time it will become an integral part of your classroom culture.
It Takes Time
Students and teachers have been conditioned to expect certain things at school. Breaking that conditioning takes time and persistence. If you want kids to adapt, you must lead by example. Every day.
No pressure.
Don't expect magical results instantly. Using GO is a learning process for everyone—especially the teachers. What I would suggest is that you embrace a daily challenge. What follows is one I've tried (that works) and one I'm adding for next year.
The 411 (Daily Information)
From (re)Imagine:
Imagine students walking into your room, reading information on the board, opening their Chromebooks (or notebooks) and beginning the day's work without you having said a word or lifted a finger—all before the factory-inspired school bell has rung!
Wouldn't that be something?
That happens in my class every day. The without lifting a finger part is a bit misleading as the writing on the board, the daily blog post, and the respective embedded video(s) must be taken care of in advance but the benefits—to both you and your students—far outweigh the costs (in time and energy). Again, read (re)Imagine for more details.
Empowering students to begin the class on their own is a powerful first step in creating a more student-centered learning environment.
I also experimented with adding loot to the 411 in order to make it more quest-like. (Cloning these Store Items each day was a huge time-saver.)|
Again, the loot was too rich and lacking in nuanced options. I'll be working on refining this strategy for the fall.
POD Page (Point of Distribution)
Though the 411 is a perfect remedy for What did we do yesterday? it's not much help when it comes to Do you remember that quest we had last month? In response to the need for a centralized page to collect quests, resources, quotes, etc. I'm going to give the POD Page a go.
I've begun by creating some initial topics into which quests will fall and hope the system resolves the inevitable confusion encountered by some students—especially those who add the class during the course of the year.
Each of the rectangles is an accordion which opens to reveal its contents. I'm trying to make it easy to find content by topic first. Again, only time will tell if this strategy is sound but it has to be better than the 411 all by itself.
Get WoW-ed
Would you like to play a game?
Seriously, may I suggest you play the first 10 to 15 levels of World of Warcraft? WoW is the game that convinced me to pitch gamification to my students. (I had to play during a 10 day stretch when earning my masters.) You can play the first 20 levels for free.
After a bit of research, I began as a human hunter. (A hunter is among the easiest classes to solo.) The lore is also more easily grasped because, well, you're already human. The first few quests are simple and straightforward. Once you get to Goldshire (about 15 minutes into the game), the story begins to open up. You'll soon see that there are far more quests than you need to complete. Choice enters into the equation and that makes all the difference.
Plus, notice how there are no real instructions about how to play the game. You learn as you play. Each quest comes with instructions—where to go, what to do, why it's important, and what to do when you're done. Try to fit your subject matter into this conceptual model. How might you offer students various paths to mastery of the material? How might this make the learning environment more fun and engaging?
Important: I've published, but not completed this post. It, like Game On, is a work in progress. Check back for updates. I'll be writing and updating as inspiration calls. Since I'm dyslexic, you'll undoubtedly encounter grammar issues (and other confusion). It usually takes me 20 or 30 read-throughs to catch most of 'em.


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Anyone knows how to contact the admin of eclipseSDCC? The project seems dead. I have little to no experience about plugin, but I am willing to learn and maintain it. Thanks.
Anyone knows how to contact the admin of eclipseSDCC? The project seems dead. I have little to no experience about plugin, but I am willing to learn and maintain it. Thanks.
Hi ekawahyu,
Have you tried to send him a message through SourceForge?
If that doesn't work and you're serious about maintaining it, maybe we should fork it and add it to the SDCC project.
I did. I sent email to three persons who might have been in contact him. One reply says that he haven't received any reply from the author for over a year and I am still waiting for others. Then, I tried to contact Laurentiu Matei through facebook and I hope I am contacting the right guy (I found his name from eclipseSDCC website, right after the copyright statement).
I have no idea about plugin programming, but this will be a great chance for me to start with. It is too bad to see it dying just like that. I believe that we can make it alive with the emerging WSN with 8051 core.
Marteen, you can fork it to SDCC project, but how can you avoid people not to get confused with the original eclipse-sddc site at sourceforge?
If the project owner isn't communicating in a reasonable time frame you can submit a project takeover request. However, I can tell you from experience that it takes many months to get through the process. But the process does work.
My opinion is that it would be better to continue the development on the "original" branch. Even if it takes few months to get the project takeover is possible to make a temporary fork of the project, an when the takeover is approved, the fork can be re-merged to the original project and the forked project removed.
I don't think that it is a good idea to include the eclipseSDCC code into the sdcc project: it is already over-bloated, there are already many unmaintained peaces of code included (for example sdcdb, stuff in sdccextra, …), which we don't know what to do with it…
Borut, that was exactly what I thought. The idea to takeover the project was to integrate sdcdb better (or any debugger that there is) into Eclipse. This could leverage the use of SDCC among beginner, because this is exactly what they look for (compiler+debugger within and IDE). I will wait for another week before writing an email to sourceforge for taking over the eclipseSDCC. Meanwhile if someone can help me to speed up the transition process, you are more than welcome :)
BTW, who is the principal developer of SDCDB? I think I can start with that one while waiting for the response from eclipseSDCC guys.
The original developer of sdcdb seems to be Sandeep Dutta, at least from the copyright notice. The initial checkin to CVS was done by Michael Hope Jan 17, 2000.
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Apple has been busy testing iOS 9.2.1 lately, but because that's an x.x.1 update over what we all currently have, that update may not be super exciting to some folks. Well today Apple started offering an update that's a bit more exciting.
The first iOS 9.3 beta update is now available to registered developers. The update is build 13E5181d, and there are several notable features included.
The iOS 9.3 beta 1 update offers the ability to pair a single iPhone with multiple Apple Watches, and there's also a multi-user feature for the iPad. With the multi-user feature — which is being touted as an education feature — you can log in to the iPad and immediately have access to all of your apps and documents. Other new goodies include the ability to lock the Notes app with Touch ID, Health and CarPlay improvements, and Night Shift, which will shift the iOS device's screen to a warmer hue to make nighttime use easier on your eyes.
In addition to iOS 9.3 beta 1, Apple has pushed out watchOS 2.2 and tvOS 9.2 beta updates to registered developers. With watchOS 2.2, you can connect multiple Apple Watches to a single iPhone. Meanwhile, tvOS 9.2 includes several notable new features, including home screen folders, Bluetooth keyboard support, and a new App Switcher UI.
So yeah, it looks like these new updates are biggies. The iOS 9.3 update sounds particularly huge, bringing in major new features like Night Shift and multi-user support. The ability to have multiple user profiles on a single iPad is perhaps one of the most oft-requested iPad features, with folks wanting the ability to have separate profiles for families that share a single iPad. Apple appears to be touting this as an education-centric feature, so hopefully it's something that everyone else can utilize, too.
There's no word yet on when iOS 9.3 will launch to us regular folk, but because the first beta is rolling out today, it's likely at least a couple of months out. But hey, at least now we know that Apple is bringing major new features with the update!


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- Rebecca K West, Ramit Ravona-Springer, +8 authors Michal Schnaider-Beeri
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OBJECTIVES It is unclear why duration of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is associated with increased cognitive compromise. High hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) has also been associated with dementia, and is the primary contributor to T2D complications. Here we investigated whether the association of duration of T2D with cognitive functioning is modulated by HbA1C levels. … (More)
- Ramit Ravona-Springer, Anthony D. Heymann, +10 authors Michal Schnaider Beeri
- PloS one
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OBJECTIVE To study the relationships of long-term trajectories of glycemic control with cognitive performance in cognitively normal elderly with type 2 diabetes (T2D). METHODS Subjects (n = 835) pertain to a diabetes registry (DR) established in 1998 with an average of 18 HbA1c measurements per subject, permitting identification of distinctive trajectory… (More)
- Jimmy Akrivos, Ramit Ravona-Springer, +7 authors Michal Schnaider Beeri
- International journal of geriatric psychiatry
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OBJECTIVE Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and C-reactive protein (CRP) have been associated with cognitive impairment independently. However, it is unclear if their combination exacerbates poor cognitive function. We assessed whether long-term glycemic level and glycemic variability modulate the association of systemic inflammation with cognitive function, in a… (More)
- Ramit Ravona-Springer, Anthony D. Heymann, +8 authors Michal Schnaider-Beeri
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OBJECTIVE Haptoglobin (Hp) genotype (Hp 1-1, 1-2, or 2-2) is associated with risk for type 2 diabetes complications, but its relationship with cognitive compromise, a growing concern in type 2 diabetes, has rarely been studied. This study investigated whether Hp genotype is associated with cognitive function in cognitively normal elderly diabetic subjects.… (More)
- Ramit Ravona-Springer, Anthony D. Heymann, +6 authors Michal Schnaider Beeri
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AIM To assess whether the APOE4 genotype affects the relationship of long-term glycemic control with cognitive function in elderly with type 2 diabetes (T2D). METHODS Participants were cognitively normal and pertained to a Diabetes Registry which provided access to HbA1c levels and other T2D related factors since 1998. Glycemic control was defined as the… (More)
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BACKGROUND Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is associated with increased risk of dementia. The prospective longitudinal Israel Diabetes and Cognitive Decline study aims at identifying T2D-related characteristics associated with cognitive decline. METHODS Subjects are population-based T2D 65+, initially cognitively intact. Medical conditions, blood examinations, and… (More)
- Rebecca K West, Ramit Ravona-Springer, +8 authors Michal Schnaider Beeri
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We studied the relationship of adult body height with five cognitive outcomes (executive functioning, semantic categorization, attention/working memory, episodic memory, and an overall cognition measure) in 897 cognitively normal elderly with type 2 diabetes. Regression analyses controlling for sociodemographic, cardiovascular, and diabetes-related risk… (More)
- Rebecca K West, Ramit Ravona-Springer, +11 authors Michal Schnaider-Beeri
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INTRODUCTION Waist circumference is associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cognition, yet the relationship between waist circumference and cognition in individuals with T2D is not well understood. METHODS We studied the relationship of waist circumference with five cognitive outcomes (executive functioning, language/semantic categorization,… (More)
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Wright State's Dutch center Richelle van der Keijl out hustles defenders for rebounds on the court, and as a mass communication major off the court she has had experiences similar to those of the reporters that interview her.
This semester Van der Keijl has written several of her own articles for her advanced news writing course on the class's website, DailyFlipz.com. Though she favors public relations work over interviewing, Van der Keijl finds the experience of discovering new places in America interesting.
"The fun part about it is that you see a lot of new places and hear a lot of new stories from people," Van der Keijl said.
Van der Keijl says writing and interviewing can be a challenging aspect of her field of study, but she does see some benefits in it.
"I never really wanted to go into journalism, but here mass communication focuses on journalism. That is pretty hard, especially interviewing people and then writing at the beginning," Van der Keijl said. "I'm getting better at it. I think it is really good for myself to write a lot of stories to get better in English."
Van der Keijl took a shot at interviewing her teammates and head coach Mike Bradbury for one of her articles about the start of the team's season. Being interviewed by one of his own players was an unusual circumstance for Bradbury.
"I think she might have been the first one. She did a great job, Bradbury said. "Richelle is very smart, and she is going to be successful in whatever she does."
Standing tall at 6-5 and possessing the ability to get physical on the boards, Van der Keijl can cause problems for opponents in the rebounding game. Her physicality was on display against Austin Peay earlier this season when she was able to score a LeBron James-esque basket with defenders wrapped around her.
It is the physical battles for rebounds with her opponents that Van der Keijl enjoys most about her position.
"It is fun to play hard and know that they can beat you up and shove you down," Van der Keijl said. "I like that aspect of the game. I would rather be a center than a guard even if I could shoot."
According to Bradbury, Van der Keijl has become increasingly tougher and aware of what is happening around her on the floor.
"She has gotten a lot tougher since she first got here, and she knows what she is doing," Bradbury said. "You never have to worry about her being in the wrong spot. You can trust her."
Van der Keijl continued her strong start to the season with an impressive 12-rebound performance in a win against nationally ranked Georgia Washington over the weekend in Texas during the Lone Star Showcase tournament.
Van der Keijl has plans of playing professionally after her playing career at Wright State ends next season and later a profession that centers on public relations and marketing. Whichever course she takes, it should be tough to knock Van der Keijl down from succeeding.


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Lettings Direct - Letting Agents, Property Management Specialists and Buy to Let Experts.
Yield is the annual return you get on an investment against the purchase price. An example of a yield would be as follows:
You buy a house for say, £200,000 and you receive £1200 pcm rent - the yield would be calculated as follows:
£1200 (rent pcm) x 12 = £14,400 rent per year
/ £200,000 (purchase price)
x 100 (for percentage) = 7.2% yield
This is always a difficult one to answer - with interest rates being so low, then anything above 1/2% is a bonus, but as an Investor, we would not recommend you look at anything below 5% yield.
Again, a matter of choice, but sometimes you have to weigh up your "Return on Investment" or RIO as we call it - for example, if the property could facilitate a leverage type of deal, whereby your investment was substantially lower, then this would give a much greater ROI - this used to be common place with cash back deals that developers used to offer.
Another example would be if the property was a "Refurbishment" which you were looking to "flip" for a nice profit, once it was completed - always the danger with "flipping" is will the property sell once the works have been done, therefore research beforehand is crucial or you could be supporting a property you didn't intend to keep or selling at a much lower price.


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The first week of term started with a splash for Year 11 Geography students who were very excited to visit the River Tillingbourne in Surrey as part of their GCSE Geography Fieldwork. Four Year 11 classes, over two days, took the long journey to Surrey from Neasden with an early 7am start for all involved.
Despite the confusion over what constitutes 'appropriate' waterproof and mudproof clothing (Malyuun was dressed far too glamorously for the countryside!!!), students took to the day with gusto, measuring the features of erosion in a river channel.
Flow velocity, Float velocity, depth, width and load size were all measured, as was Human interference with the erosion process. Students learnt to use a wide range of devices such as a clipometre, and ranging poles to gather information to carry out their controlled assessments. The weather was on our side and the warm sun, country air and great team work meant that all students had a rewarding and fun day in Surrey hills.
Particular thanks to Ms Walcott-Cunningham and Mr Cahill for organising the trip. We look forward to reading students fieldwork over the coming weeks!


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Exotic birds featured at annual 'Bird Fair' July 30, 31
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) —
There's an old saying that birds of a feather flock together. But July 30 and and 31 , birds of many feathers will gather together again at the Abba Shrine Center just off Schillinger Road. The annual South Alabama Caged Bird Society's 'Bird Fair' is not to be missed if you have a pet bird or just love the sight of these amazing animals.
The event runs 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. both days at the center located at 7701 Hitt Road in Mobile. Admission is $5, and children under 12 are free.
There will be vendors offering all species of birds, bird toys, cages, and foods. There is a raffle table with many different prizes for bird lovers, dog and cat lovers, even gardeners and handymen.
Proceeds from the weekend will go to further avian research to help the birds live long happy lives, and help save species from the endangered/ extinct lists.


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While, not too many of us own one, it's almost certain that most of us are familiar with this luxury watchmaker and their quality timepieces. Much like the watch itself, the history of Rolex is quite intricate.
In the year 1905, at the age of 24, Hans Wilsdorf founded a company specializing in the distribution of timepieces. At the time, wristwatches were not regarded as precise or very reliable, however Hans Wilsdorf sought to change that. The visionary strongly believed that wristwatches could transition from the mediocre clocks that they were – to become reliable timepieces that also made a fashion statement.
Hans worked hard on what he believed in. His life's work concentrated on the quality of the movement, and his relentless quest for precision led to the company's quick success. In 1910, the Rolex was the first ever wristwatch to receive the Swiss Certificate of Chronometric Precision – more on that in a bit. Ten years later, Rolex moved to Geneva, and was registered under Montres Rolex S.A.
After the move to Geneva, the watch quickly made progress in its structural design. The Rolex brought with itself many firsts that are now considered standard in every modern day watch. First came the world's first waterproof watch (1926), and shortly after (1931) came the first ever, perpetual movement watch. This was the first implementation of a self-winding mechanism with a perpetual rotor in history of timekeeping. This ingenious system raised the bar for the wristwatch, and the mechanism is to this day implemented at the heart of every automatic watch.
While these watches are as undoubtedly beautiful, as they are functional, it's not unreasonable to ask 'what makes them so special?'
Well, let's take a closer look at one of the world's most luxurious watches. For starters, think of a Rolex wristwatch as an investment. This piece of Swiss engineering will last you a whole lifetime, and it might even become a family heirloom. Also, since the watches are highly regarded, they will retain (and even often gain) value as the years go on.
To begin answering our question, one must consider the intricate design of a Rolex watch. First, these watches contain many unique features, and each wristwatch takes about a year to make (sometimes even longer). Interestingly enough, nearly every single part of the watch is created in-house at one of the four – state of the art – Rolex manufacturing locations scattered over the beautiful Switzerland. The in-house quality control is more than rigorous; the watches do not leave the factory unless they are absolutely perfect. So far so good, the company has been able to keep up their impeccable image for over a century.
While the watches look stunning on the outside, the internals are even more impressive. The carefully crafted Rolex movement is made up of hundreds of meticulously manufactured components. The level of perfection that Rolex aims to achieve ensures that every single watch withstands the test of time, and guarantees long-term performance.
Each Rolex watch also undergoes an extreme 'exacting process', which entails careful assembly, minute adjustments as well as the positioning of the oscillator to ensure the watch's absolute accuracy. After this process each Rolex becomes a certified Swiss Chronometer – a title that not every watchmaker can claim to hold.
In order to achieve a chronometer certification, the movement must not only be made from the absolute highest quality components, but also needs to be in the special care of the finest watchmakers and timers during assembly. Fun fact: the fine regulation and chronometer characteristics of a watch can be destroyed in seconds by a rough or inexperienced hand.
That's not all; each watch is then individually tested for over two weeks in 5 positions, and at three different temperatures. Measurements are made on a daily basis with the help of specialty cameras. After the stats are gathered, seven pieces of criteria are calculated – the watch must then meet the (rather high) minimum of all, in order to receive the certification. Just to give you some perspective on the luxury status of this certification, consider that only 3% of high quality Swiss watches receive this honor each year.
Outside of the rigorous manufacturing and quality control process, the watch has a number of other notable features. Take the Oyster case for example – this Rolex original combines form and function into one attractive package. Regardless of construction material – steel, gold, or platinum – the case guarantees the movement protection from the elements.
In fact, the Oyster case was the world's first waterproof case for a wristwatch. Additionally, about a year after the introduction of the Oyster case (1927), Mercedes Gleitz became the first person to swim across the English Channel wearing a watch. Care to guess what timepiece he was wearing?
While, Gleitz crossing the Channel was a notable time for Rolex, there have been even more interesting events surrounding the world-renowned classic since. For starters, the first ever expedition to fly over Everest was equipped with Rolex Oysters. A Rolex classic was also on the wrist of Sir Malcolm Campbell, as he set a land speed record of over 300 miles per hour back in the 1930s.
Since the Rolex surfaced, there have been many famous events in which the watch was somehow involved – some of them were mentioned above. That being said, the most intriguing connection between the high quality timepiece and the outside world is the curious murder case that a Rolex helped solve.
The tale of Albert Walker is a dark and twisted one, but the man is now paying his dues thanks to the wristwatch that brought him to justice. To summarize, a scam artist by the name of Albert Walker Johnson had murdered his partner – Robert Platt – and dumped the body into the English Channel. After getting rid of the body, Walker decided to steal Platt's identity and go into hiding.
Meanwhile, nature took its course beneath the rough waters, quietly turning the cold corpse into fish food – all while the Oyster casing stood its course on Platt's wrist. After about two weeks, the lifeless body got caught in a fisherman's net, and the only identifiable object on the deformed body was the timepiece. Since every Rolex watch comes with a unique serial number, the police was able to determine the owner's identity, which led them directly to Walker. It's kind of poetic, really – the sea gave up its dead, and the Rolex gave up Walker – who is now serving some serious time for his transgressions.
While the murder-mystery is tough to beat, it's also worth noting that a Rolex watch was used during the great escape. That same exact watch was recently put up for auction at over $50,000. Even though not every Rolex timepiece has a story of similar caliber, each individual timepiece if a work of art on it's own.
With the Rolex line up being so desired, comes the inevitable consequence of fakes surfacing all over the place. They say imitation is the ultimate form of flattery, and if that's true, then Rolex is quite widely complemented. In this day and age you can find imitation Rolexes ranging from $20 fakes, to super well-engineered movements using actual Rolex parts. In either case, if you decide to pick up one of these replicas for yourself, the only person you're fooling is yourself.


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|Let the memory of Stephen be with us forever
"You are the light in the dark, the song in the breeze the dark in the night. You are the force in the spring the shine in the sun the crystal in the frost you are the sap on the bud the scent on the rose, you are the secret in my soul the beat in my heart, you are my love your song and writing remain here your laugh in my head your golden shdow across my path forever xxxx"
"The love of my life as Plato said as Stephen once told me xx a single soul falls to earth and is broken in two, it then spends its journey searching for the other half ,that he said was what happened to us, that we found each other was no accident that we remain together for all eternity is destined and this is my only lasting thought of joy, forever my darling xxxx"
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Problem wrecks and their cargoes
Posted on | June 14, 2011 | 4 Comments
There are of course others in virtually all of the worlds' oceans. Many of these wrecks pose environmental threats because of the hazardous nature of their cargoes, presence of munitions, or because of bunker fuel oils left onboard.
Admittedly, only a few can be dealt with, because of where they are, and the availability or lack of funding. As some wrecks corrode and decay, they may release oil or hazardous materials. Although a few, such as USS Arizona in Hawaii, are national shrines or memorials, most wrecks, unless they attract notice or pose a significant pollution threat or impede navigation, are isolated and forgotten, left alone in anonymity, until either they begin to leak or their potentially hazardous cargoes attract modern notice.
They have, however, names: Richard Lawrence, in the Thames estuary; Empire Knight off the coast of Maine; Coimbra, off Long Island; Mississinewa, in the lagoon of Ulithi atoll, Micronesia; Jacob Luckenbach, off the California coast; Montebello; Princess Kathleen, U-262, and many others.
Many of the ships were lost during the Second World War, and since forgotten, along with their cargoes. Many are war graves, containing artifacts and history; some are frequently visited by divers, but many are out of reach of all but professional salvors.
Many are close to beach resorts and fishing grounds.
Recent incidents, however, have heightened concerns about the potential environmental hazard posed by shipwrecks. In 2002, for example, the decaying wreck of S.S. Jacob Luckenbach was identified as the source of mysterious, recurring oil spills that had killed thousands of seabirds and other marine life along California's coast.
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) joined with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and other agencies in operations to remove the approximately 100,000 gallons of oil remaining in the wreck. This work may not be finished.
The public has long been captivated by shipwrecks and there is growing interest in the environmental impacts of these wrecks.
Dozens of stories have been written about the problems associated with leaking WWII era ships lost in both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
There is also increasing interest from both government and industry to systematically identify, investigate and potentially and eliminate environmental threats from wrecks before they begin to leak.
Those like that of the Coimbra, sunk by a U-boat in 1942, have been leaking for a great many years, and continue to "burp" oil, some of which goes ashore.
Others, including some U-boats, were configured to carry cargoes of Mercury, as barter between Germany and Japan in the late years of the war.
As the years have passed, public and political pressure has built to "remediate" toxic and environmental threats from these wrecks, particularly in North Atlantic waters. Norway and the United States have been particularly active in these remediation and abatement activities, which can be technically highly complex.
In Norway, the removal of Mercury from sunken U-boats, and leaking oil from those remaining in the port of Narvik, was preceded by pioneering and successful removal of oil from the sunken German cruiser Blucher, in Oslofjord.
The U.S. Marine Technology Society published special proceedings in 2004 focusing on such underwater pollution threats, and the 2005 International Oil Spill Conference furthered the discussion within government agencies and with the response and salvage industries. Much of the interest is because of the cost and limited effectiveness of emergency response. Removal of oil while it is contained within a wreck can be planned and managed more cost-effectively than a reactive emergency spill response while at the same time preventing impacts to surrounding habitats and sensitive natural resources.
On September 7, 1952, S.S. Princess Kathleen ran aground on Pt. Lena just outside Auke Bay near Juneau, Alaska and sank. The wreck had been a source of periodic releases ever since.
In 2010, the United States Coast Guard, with scientific support from NOAA, contracted removal of approximately 130,000 gallons of heavy fuel oil and an additional 220,000 gallons of oily water from the wreck.
The 2010 NOAA budget included a one-time appropriation of $1 million for the Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R), working jointly with the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), to solicit a one-time independent assessment of potential man-made undersea threats that could impact coastal and Great Lakes States. In 2010, NOAA hosted the International Corrosion Workshop which brought together experts from the fields of oil spill response, military munitions response, and historic preservation to compare how marine corrosion affects each field and to leverage technologies and experience necessary for threat remediation and preservation of historic materials.
There are approximately 20,000 known wrecks in US waters. Most are old and did not use oil as fuel or carry it as cargo, but some more recent wrecks are known to be relatively intact, and based on accident investigation reports and cargo records are believed to contain oil.
Dealing with these wrecks is an interesting process.
4 Responses to "Problem wrecks and their cargoes"
Chris Allport
June 21st, 2011 @ 9:16 am
Clay, a very interesting article. The fact that there are known to have been 20000 wrecks off the US coasts is of particular interest. I wonder how many have been located and their position and depth confirmed? The reason I ask is that many years ago I was involved in some research about the adequacy of hydrographic surveys in traffic separation schemes and later in waters around NWE. It was of particular interest to learn from the Hydrographer of the Royal Navy that there were 7500 known wrecks in waters around the UK, but that only 2500 had been located and identified. On average 4 or 5 were found each year, some in surprising positions. I recall one such wreck located off Dover in the middle of the SW TSS Traffic Lane?
Chris Allport
June 27th, 2011 @ 8:38 am
Following in Maasmond Clipping today:-
Emu finds Thames Estuary wreck
Sonar imagery of a previously unknown 45m wreck found in the outer Thames Estuary by Emu during recently completed pre-construction surveys for the London Array Wind Farm project and its associated export cable route. Maritime Journal said Emu of found the wreck in the approaches to Foulger's Gat in the Thames Estuary. Lying in 4.5m of water, its precise identity and circumstances of loss are not known. Using sidescan and swath sonar imagery aboard its vessel, Discovery, as part of an 11 month series of pre-construction surveys for the London Array Wind Farm project and an export cable route in the outer Thames Estuary 20 km off the Essex and Kent coasts, Emu says the wreck lies just east of part of the proposed cable route.
As a result, a new Archaeological Avoidance Zone has been established and further surveys will be required for re-routing part of the route. Meanwhile, Emu further reports that it is currently undertaking a number of ecological surveys for other undersea cable routes for wind farms and electrical supply developments in the Solent as well as northern and southern sectors of the North Sea. They involve sampling techniques comprising grab, trawl, video and stills photography for identifying habitat details along proposed cable corridors. Data is being processed and analysed in the company's marine laboratories at Trafalgar Wharf, near Portsmouth. Source : Dredging News Online
Maasmond Clippings 27 June 2011
James Nicoll
June 29th, 2011 @ 11:08 am
At the end of a war, the victor claims the spoils.
For all vessels that were sank, what does the end of war treaty treaty require?
Perhaps the paty who pays can be determined from the same.
Aleksis Pakarinen
September 1st, 2015 @ 7:24 am
most wrecks are older, pre industrial so their actcually ok even helpful providing lovely habbitats for wildlife in the form of wooden wrecks in the form of paddle boats or row boats depending on how you prefer to call it, to the schooners and such as frigates from the 1500s to 1800s, even after and perhaps before if you consider how many humans have been theoretically travelling across the world before columbus
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San Francisco North Beach and Chinatown Food Tour (Product Code: 2737-63031)**With Optional Wine Tasting**
Summary of The Day: Join us on the best and most authentic food tour of two of the most iconic (and well-fed) neighborhoods in San Francisco. Learn about the area's history and intangible culture as you sample the best foods these neighborhoods have to offer.
In Chinatown you will be delighted by the bustling Dim sum houses alongside the smaller cafes and tea shops. We'll take you to the fortune cookie factory, and to eateries off-the-beaten-path. Once we've soaked up all of the savory sauces in Chinatown, we'll walk over to the cafes, pizzerias, espresso houses, bakeries, and saloons of North Beach.
This portion of the food tour is all about Italian cuisine, as this is San Francisco's Little Italy. The locals are serious about their food. Along the way you will hear Italian spoken as much as English, the aroma of bread being baked, coffee roasting, milk steaming, soccer fans cheering, and the wild parrots of Telegraph Hill flying overhead.
On the day tour, we might visit a temple, the herbalist's shop, the flower stalls, produce stalls and gift shops never browsed by the average tourist.
At night, as the business world winds down and the work day comes to an end, the restaurant and cafe scene comes alive, and the nightclubs and bars open their doors for business.
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