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New lines on a map will shape Toronto's political future and could affect the urban-suburban power balance.
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton squared off in the first of three presidential debates Monday. Here are some memorable moments.
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Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump tangled Monday night over trade, taxes and how to bring good-paying jobs back to the United States as they opened their first face-to-face presidential debate.
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When your computer outlives its usefulness, do you sell it, donate it or take it to the dump? Or how about applying some DIY thinking and find another use for them. Here are some suggestions:
* Put some housing on your hard drive
This one is very easy to implement. Even if it's just a 20-gigabyte (GB) drive, an old hard drive is ideal as an external drive for data backups. All you need is a housing with a USB connection, available in most stores.
You'll need a 3.5-inch version for PC hard drives or a 2.5-inch version for laptop hard drives. Be careful when setting up the connections. Older drives use the IDE plug while newer ones use a SATA plug. Even if your notebook or PC lacks a USB 3.0 port, it's still worthwhile to buy a housing that supports the newer, faster USB standard.
Turn a computer into a network driveOld PCs or unused laptops or netbooks can be turned into a home network drive. First, take out everything that's unnecessary and uses up power (like graphics, sound and video cards). For software, you can always use an old Windows licence with the freeware FileZilla server. When installing, pick the option "Install as a service started with Windows", so that the program starts with Windows. Users who want to access the mini-server need the free FTP client FileZilla.
* Turn your PC into a media centre
If you don't have a digital video recorder or a network-capable receiver, turn your PC into your living room's home movie centre for accessing movies, pictures, music or internet radio. If your computer doesn't have the appropriate TV connections like HDMI, you can always buy a cheap graphics card with the proper ports.
The software you'll need to set up the media centre is usually free, like the open source MediaPortal, which can work with a variety of remote controls.
* Routers into repeaters
An old wi-fi router still has a long life ahead of it. For example, it can be repurposed as a repeater, or signal amplifier, to expand the reach of a house's wi-fi network. That expanded signal can then, for example, reach into upper storeys or the garden. This works best using the wireless distribution system (WDS) with a router made by the same manufacturer. Routers that don't support WDS can often be turned into repeaters using the free Linux software DD-WRT.
* Laptop as second monitor
If you need a second monitor and have an old laptop handy, turn that mobile computer into a second screen for your PC. Since laptops have no video input, you'll need special software like Maxivista. This installs a virtual graphics card on to your PC and tricks Windows into thinking that an additional monitor has been connected to the computer. This forces the operating system to expand the desktop over both graphics cards. The virtual graphics card then sends its part of the desktop to the notebook via LAN or wi-fi, where the second desktop half is then displayed.
* Processors as fridge magnets
A well-affixed magnet can turn an old processor and other chips into refrigerator magnets. Cooling elements of processors or graphics cards can also make great business card or letter holders.

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Innovations in Policing : New Focus in Aurora: Crime, Quality of Life, and Traffic
By Ricky G. Bennett, Chief of Police, and Kenneth M. Murphy, Investigative Division Chief, Aurora Police Department, Aurora, Colorado
n 1998, members of the Aurora Police Department began developing a strategic plan for the department's future. The strategic planning committee was tasked with developing a plan to increase the department's effectiveness and efficiency and improve the quality of customer service. The committee addressed many important aspects of agency operations, including future technology acquisition, employee career development, and the physical decentralization of departmental resources to better serve the community. The committee emphasized providing a more efficient and effective delivery of police services through an enhanced problem-solving approach. This required a change in the physical structure of departmental resources, developing a new philosophy, and implementing a new approach to address community concerns with an emphasis on customer service through problem solving.
The new approach was to concentrate efforts on three main police mission areas that negatively affect the neighborhoods and businesses of Aurora: crime, quality of life, and traffic, or CQT. Under the new philosophy, the traditional pillars of law enforcement-random patrol, fast response, and turning all cases over to the detectives for follow-up-are replaced with teamwork, problem solving, and accountability.
In January 2002 the Aurora Police Department embarked upon the new CQT philosophy to provide better customer service to the community as a result of its strategic plan.
Quality of Life: The department is committed to improving the quality of life for the residents of Aurora. Perceptions of quality of life are often directly related to crime and the residents' perception or fear of crime in an area or neighborhood. There are several actions taken to improve the quality of life. For example, Aurora has the Block-by-Block program, which requires police area representative (PAR) officers to walk their entire beat block-by-block with a city code enforcement officer. The goal is to identify problems or potential problems, such as abandoned vehicles on streets, inadequate lighting, malfunctioning traffic controls, and code violations, and solve them.
The Homeless Project identified significant problems with homeless persons living under roadway bridges. These living conditions cause a number of health and environmental hazards including large amounts of refuse, discarded hypodermic needles, and open fires, as well as crimes committed against other homeless people. The project coordinates officials from different city departments and state agencies, along with hundreds of volunteers, to clean up these areas and relocate the homeless to shelters.
The department established an electronic communications tree to include neighborhood watch coordinators, motel watch coordinators, and other business owners to provide direct contact with individual PAR officers. Each month, residents and business owners receive neighborhood watch crime statistics, safety tips, and information about crime trends and patterns.
Traffic: Traffic issues remain a significant concern to both the police department and the citizens of Aurora. A goal of the department is to reduce the number of motor vehicle crashes resulting in serious injury or death. A traffic officer has been assigned to review all crash reports (citywide) to identify not only the top vehicle crash locations but also to determine causation and recommend either environmental changes or enforcement actions. Weekly bulletins are published about traffic complaints from citizens, government officials, and others, providing the district officers with timely information to respond to the complaints. The tactical crime analysts in each district produce monthly maps for their districts displaying the top 25 accident locations.
Mobile variable message signboard trailers are used to reduce speeding and traffic crashes. The trailers are rotated among strategic locations known for speeding or crashes. Humorous traffic enforcement messages are displayed on the board to remind motorists to drive safely and within posted speed limits. The project has become popular with citizens and the department has received significant amount of positive media coverage from television and radio stations. The project appears to be exceptionally effective at reducing speeding and collisions.
Also, a traffic enforcement vehicle is designated for use as an interdiction vehicle with a mannequin placed inside. This vehicle is strategically placed in high-volume infraction areas as a deterrent.
Decentralization to Deliver CQTIn January 2002 the Aurora Police Department began its district operations to reach the community and delivery quality service. The department currently has three districts, the most recent opening in January 2004. Departmental resources were physically moved and rearranged to accommodate the new philosophy. Each district has all the necessary personnel to provide invaluable customer service for those problems that are negatively affecting the community. Patrol officers, police area representatives, direct action response teams, traffic officers, persons and property detectives, and a tactical crime analyst are now housed together and share the same geographic responsibility to assist the citizens in their respective districts and to provide quality police service and resolve problems.
This decentralization of resources increases individual ownership and responsibility and raises accountability in each of the officers. They share the burden of responsibility and have to work as a team to be successful in dealing with community concerns. Due to the allocation of personnel, the same officers will always be handling geographically based problems, regardless of their assignment; it is now a district responsibility.
In addition, a new approach called "sectoring" was started and geographically based sectors were created. Each sector has a lieutenant assigned as the commander. The sector commander has the ownership, personal responsibility, and resources to identify problems and effectively resolve them. But, overall, the district captains are ultimately accountable for the resolution of any problems in their district by working closely with their lieutenants, officers, and residents.
Monthly CQT Meetings: A key component to measure and monitor the success of decentralization and the positive impacts in the community is the implementation of a monthly crime, quality of life, and traffic meeting, now commonly known as CQT.
Each month, the district and bureau commanders are required to attend, participate, and formally present relevant information in a CQT meeting. Commanders are obligated to provide verbal and documented support for respective assignments. The purpose of the CQT meeting is to provide a formal setting for each respective commander to discuss community-policing and problem-solving efforts under their command in front of their peers, the division chiefs, and the chief of police. The meeting serves as a conduit to increase the flow of communication between and among executive staff and commanders of operational units and to be informed about crime concerns and problem-solving efforts leading to success.
The commanders are encouraged to use their staff to help prepare and present the information using electronic format and documented material. The district captains rely heavily upon their assigned tactical crime analyst for statistical information to proactively assist in the problem-solving process. The crime analysts also present information at CQT.
All commanders are held personally accountable for their subordinates' efforts. The CQT meeting ensures that the commanders remain knowledgeable about the problems in their respective assignments and burdens them with the responsibility to resolve those problems. It is a learning environment for everyone in attendance and a collaborative sharing of information to explore ideas and discuss effective problem-solving approaches. Everyone is informed about crime concerns negatively impacting the community and learn about problem solving efforts leading to successes. Individual members and units are recognized and rewarded for their outstanding work. In some cases, police department employees are formally awarded with recognition letters, chief unit citation awards, and other departmental recognition for information provided at CQT.
The CQT communications between and among the districts, the units, and the assignments has greatly improved. Commanders have active involvement in and direction over issues under their control. Teamwork and geographical-based problem solving is being inculcated into the organization. Officers are talking to each other in briefings, i offices, and in hallways. They discuss mutual problems in the district and work together as a team to resolve problems. Detectives are responding to calls to assist patrol and provide their expertise at crime scenes. CQT emphasizes decision-making at the lowest level and increases ownership, responsibility, and accountability for all members. ■
For more information, write to Ken Murphy in the Investigative Division, Aurora Police Department, 15001 East Alameda Parkway, Aurora, CO 80012; send an e-mail message to him at (firstname.lastname@example.com); or call him at 303-739-6018.
From The Police Chief, vol. 72, no. 1, January 2005. Copyright held by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, 515 North Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 USA.


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Yesterday I was a passenger on board a 737-600 for a late evening 45 min flight. Approx 50 pax on board and a 3900 m. Rwy, winds calm, +5C. I was amazed at the low (derated) lake-off thrust selected and the very poor initial rate of climb. About one minute into the flight, a significant increase of thrust was felt. The noise outside must have been significantly reduced!
Is there a defined derated thrust limit, or is it up to the pilots to decide the minimum thrust required based on runway length, weights etc.?
The landing took place without reverse thrust (wheel breaks only), and I have experienced that only once before. How common is that?


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Just before ejaculation, the male removes his erect penis and finshes on the female's right or left cheek. Upon ejacuation, the male slaps his dick agressively on the girls cheek, which has been covered in ejaculate, creating a red mark.
Dude, I gave that chick the biggest fucking slugger last night. She'll be red for a week!
por Trevor Chapman 02 de Fevereiro de 2008
A Slugger or Sluggermon is a mythical slug-like being, which is typically green, slimy and sensitive to salty substances. Frequently referred to as the child of Rachel Stevens or a fan of Girls Aloud and Finch, the Slugger is a mutation of a human which has become sluggish and moderately entertaining, depending on the environment in which it is nurtured; warm environments, where a radiator is still emitting heat, can lead to aggravation and as a consequence violence. Sluggers can sometimes develop into Sluggercrows, which abandon their slimy characteristics for those of a bird.
"Sluggermon I choose you!"
"Ca caw."
"Wow, it's producing mathematical objects!"
"Slime attack Slugger!"
"Ca caw."
"Wow, it's producing mathematical objects!"
"Slime attack Slugger!"
por XX, XY 11 de Maio de 2006
pne of the nik names of jarv
oy slug come over here
por jarv 23 de Abril de 2005
a stream of snot shot from ones nose
I shot a slugger across the room.
por John 10 de Julho de 2004
1.A person who owns the hell out of noobie clans in call of duty
2The best player in call of duty
2The best player in call of duty
Omg i got fucked up by slugger
por Some noob who got pwned by slugger 11 de Agosto de 2004


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My husband and I (mid 30's) cruised with our kids (4 yrs and 9 months) on the Sunshine and had a great trip! My aunt (late 40's) joined us as well to help out with the kids, though she had her own cabin. We were in cabin 5340, corner aft Ocean Suite which ended up being a perfect cabin for our family. When I originally booked this cruise and cabin it was designated as 9C with a wraparound balcony...I thought I would miss the wraparound but really the layout was perfect. Our cabin steward Brian was very nice, though he seemed a little frazzled and at times our service was lacking. The way he interacted with our son made up for it...our boy misses him still :). The location of our cabin was great as well. My husband loves to gamble, so being right by the casino was great for him. My son loved being right down the hall from the arcade and candy store. I enjoyed having the Taste Bar right there because I could grab breakfast or lunch to bring back to the cabin if the kids were sleeping.
We spent most of our time at the Water Works and the pool. My four year old was SO excited to finally be tall enough for the big water slides! He wore me out doing the racing slides...lots of steps to the top! We had no trouble finding loungers by waterworks or by the pool. The pool was also never crowded when we were there. Times for waterworks opening were all over the place, not consistent at all but also not a huge problem. My son found a bat stuck under the ledge at waterworks early one morning. A crew member took it away in a cloth napkin.
We only went to the dining room one night when my son went to eat with the kids at Camp Carnival. Our service was great and the food was good. I think they served us quickly due to having an infant with us. My husband and I ate at JiJi one night then my aunt and I ate there another night...it was great! We didn't have reservations either night so they hesitated seating us, but there were plenty of empty seats, so they let us in. Well worth the $12 cover charge. The pork belly and the short ribs were really good as were the chili shrimp. My husband and I also ate at the steakhouse one night and it was excellent as well; also worth the cover charge. My son ate lots of pizza, my baby girl loved all the fruits, veggies and breads. We ate the buffet most mornings and visited the omelet station in the Havana bar...weird that they have it so separate like that. I tried and thoroughly enjoyed the breakfast burrito from the Cantina on the Lido deck. We all loved Guys burgers and fries. The toppings bar makes it, but the burgers are better than the old ones. We certainly had no issues with the food on this trip.
We didn't attempt any shows or participate in any of the other entertainment. We pretty much used the arcade and water attractions with the kids. Can't really comment on the entertainment. My son only went to camp carnival once to eat with the kids and play a little after, but never asked to go back. I didn't push it since I wanted to spend family time on the trip; we went back together to do the build a bear and enjoyed that. There was also a playground area outside camp carnival that both my kids enjoyed.
We ordered Patron for our cabin ahead of time and brought on Margarita Mix, so we mixed our own quite a bit, but we also ordered bar service and had excellent drinks. The mojitos were really good as were the rum runners. My son loved the "strawberry smoothies" and had a couple a day. My husband earned the "drinks on us" card in the casino and was able to order a drink every 15 minutes if he was in there. He's not a big drinker so he'd order and bring us one every once in a while. We also brought champagne onboard and made our own mimosas. Our bar tab was small.
We didn't do many pictures, but the ones they took were good and we ordered a couple. I didn't find the photographers as pushy as I have on past cruises which was nice. I did a load of laundry which cost $9; $3 to wash and $3 to dry but I had to run them through the dryer twice. The hose on the back of the dryer was crushed which I'm thinking could be a fire hazard.
We went to the Westin hotel for our port day in Grand Cayman. It was $154 for our party of 5 and included access to their beach, pool, a room and other hotel facilities. We had a great day there and really enjoyed the beach and pool but I wouldn't pay that again. We went to the room just to check it out since we paid for it but never needed to use it. We also took a dip in the pool just to say we did and it was nice. We ate lunch there and it was expensive...$80 for three wraps, a PB&J and some fruit for the baby. The property was fabulous but again not the best bargain for a port day. We had trouble getting transport back to the port; the taxis didn't want to take us and told us to catch the bus. We didn't feel comfortable with this since we had the kids and eventually the hotel staff called a taxi for us and instructed them to take us to the port. I was thankful for them taking care of that!
We visited Nachi Cocom for our port day in Cozumel. We've been there a couple times before and knew what to expect...perfection! Sadly I dropped my camera (red Lumix TS25) in the taxi on the way there and didn't notice it was gone until later. Regardless we had an excellent day at Nachi with great service, great drinks, and great food! My husband saw a baby sting ray while snorkeling off the beach, we buried our son in the sand, and built several sand castles. All food and drinks are included here; we had several margaritas apiece, nachos, guacamole, shrimp & rice, garlic shrimp; cheese quesadilla, chips and salsa...all were excellent!
On the last day of our cruise we had cookies delivered to our cabin courtesy of the Players Club (my husband apparently made a nice donation to the casino). Then we received meringue cookies courtesy of the Steakhouse which was nice. Finally we received a letter that my husband "won" a free cruise courtesy of the Players Club (though I'm sure he paid for it a couple times over). So, we'll be booking this week for another cruise in March for our anniversary. Can't wait to sail with Carnival again...all our experiences (4 so far) have been positive.
Oh yeah, this was our first time to leave out of New Orleans...all others have been out of Galveston. I have to say the port of New Orleans was SO nice and organized from the parking to embarkation to debarkation. We had priority boarding, so we had such an easy time getting boarded. We chose self assist debarkation, so we got off early as possible and got to bypass lines since we had the baby in a stroller...they flagged us to a separate area to use elevators which put us quite a bit ahead of the line. We would certainly consider sailing from here again and it's only an hour further than Galveston for us.
Over all we had an excellent family vacation. I was glad to have my aunt along so my husband and I could dine without the kids and she was great to hang out with. She enjoyed the time with the kids as well. I have read a lot of negative reviews about the Sunshine but I really had no issues that are worth complaining about. My previous sailings with Carnival have been on Ecstasy, Conquest and Magic so a pretty good mix. I can't wait till the next trip :D


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Sweetheart Rose Collection: Flower Girl Basket
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From Clover Needlecraft's Sweetheart Rose Collection there are simple instructions in how to make your own Flower Girl Basket. The small embellishments will help any flower girl stand out during her shining moment walking down the aisle.
- Puff Quilting Clip Set (large) #8401
- 1 ½ yd. Fabric to make 16 large puff squares, handle and basket
- Stuffing to fill 16 large puff squares
- Sweetheart Rose Maker (small) #8470
- ½ yd. fabric to make 8 small Sweetheart Roses
- 1" wide green ribbon to make 16 small leaves
- 1 pack 1" wide Create- A-Strap interfacing #9502
- 1 pack Shape 'n Create White #9503
- 5/8"- 7/8" wide White ribbon for the handle
- Make 16 large Puff Quilting Squares following the directions in the package.
- Stuff and stitch the opening closed.
- Slip stitch 8 puffed squares together in a row. Make a second row of 8 puffs
- Slip stitch one row on top of the other row then connect the ends together to form a tube.
- Draw a circle around the inside of the tube to determine the size of the basket base. Cut this circle out of Shape 'n Create for a nice firm base.
- Cut a circle from the basket fabric twice the size of the base, fold outside edges under ¼" and gather stitch around the circle. Insert the Shape 'n Create circle and draw up on the gather stitches: tie off. Slip stitch the base to the puff tube to form the basket.
- Make handle using Create-A-Strap interfacing. Cover the raw edges using white 5/8"-7/8" ribbon; edge-stitch along both sides of the handle. Attach the handle to the inside of bag.
- Make 8 small Sweetheart Roses.
- Make 16 small leaves.
- Fold ribbon at a 45 ° to form a point.
- Fold the other side to 45 °.
- Trim ribbon even at the base and baste.
- Gather the basting stitches and make a knot.
- Fold ribbon at a 45 ° to form a point.
- In the space where the puffs meet glue a rose with a leaf on each side.
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For much of his young life Antwone Nicholson has been uncontrollable. Abused as a toddler, he threw chairs at classmates, set fires and got into frequent fights. His adoptive mother, Evelyn Nicholson, tried everything to curb his behavior, but neither the five psychiatric treatment centers he went to since he was 13 nor psychotropic drugs helped the Freeport, N.Y., teen much. Then, in November 2003, Antwone was sent to a place of last resort, the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center, a residential facility with a proven track record—and a radical method of treatment.
The center said Antwone's behavior did improve—but only after staffers at the Canton, Mass., facility began delivering painful jolts of electricity via wires attached to his arms and legs. Known as "aversive therapy," the technique is so controversial that JRC is the only place in the country to practice it—and even then not without a court order and parental consent. Antwone was fitted with a fanny pack containing a remote-controlled device called a Graduated Electronic Decelerator and low-wattage electrodes held in place with Velcro straps. If he disobeyed orders, became belligerent—or even used bad language—staffers could give him a two-second zap to the skin that's been compared to a bee sting. (It's far less damaging than the electroshocks made famous in movies like One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.) Antwone's mom initially approved the treatment, but after increasingly mournful phone calls from Antwone—"He said, 'Momma, I don't believe you love me anymore because you're not trying to get me out of here. Am I not your son?'"—she stopped it in February and is removing him from the center. JRC says Antwone, 17, was shocked 79 times, about once a week—which is average.
Now Nicholson's lawyer, Kenneth Mollins, has begun legal action to block the New York State Education Department from sending children to JRC, claiming that shock treatment is abusive and goes against state education policy. He is also planning to bring a suit for monetary damages against Antwone's local school district. Yet other parents who have sent their children to the Rotenberg center consider the shock therapy a lifesaver. Lunda Payne of New York City says it gave her hope for her daughter Frances, 17, who is bipolar and once carved the word "death" into her arm with a knife. With GED treatment, those behaviors have disappeared. "If this is what keeps her from hurting herself or someone else, I'm all for it," Payne says.
The therapy is just part of JRC's complex approach to treating children with severe behavioral problems. The facility, founded in 1971, is a highly stimulating environment of kaleidoscopic designs and brilliant colors. Its 250 patients, ages 6 to 45, many with multiple disorders, are weaned from their medications and initially managed through rewards for positive behavior like trips to the school arcade or store. If that fails—and it does for about half the patients—the center begins shock treatment. JRC's founder, psychologist Matthew Israel, says the treatment lessens negative behavior 100 percent of the time. Then "you can teach the student new behaviors that weren't possible before because they weren't cooperating," he says.
Still, JRC comes under regular attack. There is an annual motion in the Massachusetts legislature to shut the center down, and critics call the treatment barbaric. Psychologist Edward Carr of Stony Brook University says there is a good reason JRC is the only facility practicing shock therapy: It doesn't work. "The problem with punishing people is it doesn't lead you to discover the factors driving the problem behavior," he says. "How come all the other [centers] in the country are able to manage without it?"
But, according to Israel, "the real child abuse are those programs that warehouse and fill students with psychotropic drugs that have no real effect except to make the student fall into a kind of stupor." Still, his center could be in jeopardy. As a result of the controversy, New Jersey's Division of Developmental Disabilities has decided not to send any more patients there. New York, which currently has about 170 patients at JRC (at a cost of more than $214,000 per patient), is reviewing the matter. Left in the lurch for now is Antwone. He remains at JRC until Evelyn, 58, can find him a new facility, preferably one closer to her home. She's certain Antwone will thrive at another center, and so is he. "He told me, 'Just get me out of here and get me in another place. I can be better in another place.'"
Shock Therapy: The Jolt of Controversy
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Carl S Bobbitt, memorial 72078667, was the son of Beniah Bryan Bobbitt, memorial 36619781, and Iva Susan Fleshman Bobbitt, memorial 36619854. I noticed you did all 3 memorials. Thank you very much.
Beniah (aka Ben) was my great uncle and Iva my great aunt, making Carl S (which stands for Spurgeon) and Beatrice my second cousins. I knew uncle Ben when I was growing up in East Rainelle, WV.
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The work of civil and environmental engineers has tremendous positive impact on the health and welfare of individuals and communities. One way to expand this impact in the developing world is to transfer technology and engineering expertise globally, while adapting it to local needs. This issue of On Balance looks at such a transfer of technology for hazard and risk assessment to help prevent typhoon-induced landslides, which pose a huge risk for Southeast Asia. Landslides cause thousands of deaths and billions of dollars in property damage each year. In 2006, a landslide destroyed the entire village of Guinsaugon, Philippines, killing most of its 1,857 residents. The mountainous region near Baguio City, Philippines, about 200 kilometers north of Manila, experienced some 65 recorded landslides between 1991 and 2004. Baguio sits 1,500 meters above sea level, has an annual rainfall of 3,648 millimeters, and holds the world record for most rainfall in 24 hours: 1,168 millimeters in July 1911. As a desirable tourist destination, Baguio has become increasingly populous and developed, leaving the area in greater danger of landslides and increasing the human and economic costs when they occur. Blasting for mining, and deforestation from logging and slash-and-burn farming also contribute to the problem, but no system exists for analyzing and managing the landslide risks.
Professor Herbert Einstein of the MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and graduate student Artessa Saldivar-Sali developed a simple system for determining a landslide risk rating based on commonly available data for a 50-square-kilometer area surrounding Baguio City. Using the area's landslide history and hazard contributory factors—type of underlying bedrock, slope gradient and vegetation growth—they determined a hazard rating for each slope. They converted that into an overall landslide risk rating by using multipliers based on land use and population.
The researchers concluded that landslide hazard is determined by a combination of two factors: the underlying bedrock and the slope gradient. They found that landslides are less common in areas with limestone bedrock, even though these may be relatively steep. While roughly half of the bedrock in the area is from the Pliocene Baguio Formation, only 5.7 percent of landslides occur on this, and more than half of those took place on moderate slopes. Broadleaf trees provided the least amount of protection on this type of bedrock. But in general, a mix of broadleaf trees or bushes and scrub provide the best protection. The highest incidence of landslides in the area (14.3 percent) occurs on bedrock from the oldest geologic era represented, the Cretaceous Pugo Formation of volcanic rock, which accounts for only 1.4 square kilometers of the total area.
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Brief Summary
Official Title: "A RANDOMIZED OPEN-LABEL PILOT TRIAL TO EVALUATE THE SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF REPETITIVE TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION IN CANCER PATIENTS WITH DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY"
Cancer is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. In addition, cancer is associated with high rates of depression and anxiety among its sufferers, and cancer patients with depression usually have worse treatment outcomes and long-term survival. Surprisingly, many cancer patients with depression do not receive treatment for their depression, perhaps because treatments for cancer-related depression are usually adapted from those used in non-cancer populations and may not be suitable for cancer patients. Moreover, cancer patients with depression are more likely to have a long latency of anti-depressant drug action, negative drug-drug interactions with cancer chemotherapies and an increased susceptibility for systemic side effects. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a new treatment modality for depression that affects the brain directly with no systemic side effects and poses no potential for drug-drug interactions. rTMS therapy was recently cleared by the FDA as an antidepressant treatment for treatment-resistant Major Depressive Disorder, and now is being evaluated for a wide array of additional psychiatric indications. This randomized, open label, two-arm, pilot study will investigate the safety, tolerability, feasibility and the efficacy of two forms of rTMS (i.e., left (fast) and right (slow) sided rTMS) in cancer-related depression. The study hypotheses are that rTMS will significantly reduce symptoms of depression and that right-sided slow rTMS will be more effective than left-sided fast rTMS for the treatment of severe anxiety.
- Study Type: Interventional
- Study Design: Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Study Primary Completion Date: August 2017
Interventions Used in this Clinical Trial
- Device: Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)
Arms, Groups and Cohorts in this Clinical Trial
- Experimental: Right-Sided Low-Frequency rTMS
- Participants will have rTMS administered at 1Hz to the right dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (dlPFC) once a day for 40 minutes, 5 days a week, for a total of six weeks.
- Experimental: Left-Sided High-Frequency rTMS
- Participants will have rTMS administered at 10Hz to the left dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (dlPFC) once a day for 40 minutes, 5 days a week, for a total of six weeks.
Outcome Measures for this Clinical Trial
Primary Measures
- Overall change in depression severity
- Time Frame: 0, 2, 4, and 6 weeks
Safety Issue?: No
- Time Frame: 0, 2, 4, and 6 weeks
- Relative change in depression severity
- Time Frame: 0, 2, 4, and 6 weeks
Safety Issue?: No
- Time Frame: 0, 2, 4, and 6 weeks
- Presence and changes in severity of side effects
- Time Frame: 0, 2, 4, and 6 weeks
Safety Issue?: Yes
- Time Frame: 0, 2, 4, and 6 weeks
Secondary Measures
- Overall change in anxiety severity
- Time Frame: Weekly (starting with week 0 through week 6)
Safety Issue?: No
- Time Frame: Weekly (starting with week 0 through week 6)
- Relative change in anxiety severity
- Time Frame: Weekly (starting with week 0 through week 6)
Safety Issue?: No
- Time Frame: Weekly (starting with week 0 through week 6)
- Correlation of anxiety with change in depression severity
- Time Frame: 0 and 6 weeks
Safety Issue?: No
- Time Frame: 0 and 6 weeks
- Correlation of anxiety with harm avoidance personality trait
- Time Frame: Baseline
Safety Issue?: No
- Time Frame: Baseline
Criteria for Participation in this Clinical Trial
Inclusion Criteria
- Female
- Age 22-70
- Had a previous diagnosis of cancer (any type or stage) confirmed by official medical records
- Has a DSM IV diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder
- Has a HAM-D 24-item score of more than 20
- Failed to receive satisfactory improvement from one prior antidepressant medication at or above the minimal effective dose and duration in the current depressive episode
- All participants must have given signed, informed consent prior to registration in study
Exclusion Criteria
- Participant had breast cancer with brain metastases
- There is evidence of the disease at the time of entry into the trial
- Presence or recent history of other concurrent cancers, with the following exceptions:
- Participants with completely treated basal or squamous skin cancers can be included in the study if their physicians deem that they are medically stable
- Participants with completely treated in situ carcinoma of the breast or cervix may be included in the study if they have not had chemotherapy within the past month and their physicians deem that they are medically stable
- Participants with pre-cancerous lesions in the colon can be included in the study if they have not had chemotherapy within the past month and their physicians deem that they are medically stable
- Participant had recent surgery (within two weeks)
- Participant is undergoing chemotherapy
- Participant is pregnant or nursing
- Participant has any metallic object in or around their head
- Participant has a pacemaker
- Has unstable suicidal ideation as determined by the patient's treating psychiatrist
- Substance use disorder within the prior six months
- Significant history of head injury/trauma as defined by loss of consciousness for more than 1 hour
- Recurring seizures resulting from the head injury
- Clear cognitive sequelae from the head injury and cognitive rehabilitation following the injury
- Any disorder that would predispose the participant to seizures
- Use of concomitant medications that substantially increase seizure risk. Such drugs could include neuroleptics (ex. haloperidol, droperidol), clozapine, tricyclic antidepressants (ex. amoxapine, clomipramine), bupropion (particularly the immediate release – IR – formulation) donepezil, psychostimulants (ex. methylphenidate), theophylline and/or other drugs that reduce the seizure threshold. For individuals on any of these medicines, a study clinician will evaluate the drugs and doses to determine the risks and benefits. These will then be discussed with the individual's Primary Care Physician to determine if the individual should be excluded from the study.
Gender Eligibility for this Clinical Trial: Female
Minimum Age for this Clinical Trial: 22 Years
Maximum Age for this Clinical Trial: 70 Years
Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted for this Clinical Trial: No
Clinical Trial Investigator Information
- Lead Sponsor
- Northwestern University
- Collaborator
- Neuronetics
- Provider of Information About this Clinical Study
- Principal Investigator: Mehmet Dokucu, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry – Northwestern University
- Overall Official(s)
- Mehmet Dokucu, MD, PhD, Principal Investigator, Northwestern University
- Overall Contact(s)
- Marko Mihailovic, (312) 503-9096, email@example.com
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George MS, Lisanby SH, Avery D, McDonald WM, Durkalski V, Pavlicova M, Anderson B, Nahas Z, Bulow P, Zarkowski P, Holtzheimer PE 3rd, Schwartz T, Sackeim HA. Daily left prefrontal transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy for major depressive disorder: a sham-controlled randomized trial. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2010 May;67(5):507-16. doi: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2010.46.
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Schutter DJ. Antidepressant efficacy of high-frequency transcranial magnetic stimulation over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in double-blind sham-controlled designs: a meta-analysis. Psychol Med. 2009 Jan;39(1):65-75. doi: 10.1017/S0033291708003462. Epub 2008 Apr 30.
Slotema CW, Blom JD, Hoek HW, Sommer IE. Should we expand the toolbox of psychiatric treatment methods to include Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)? A meta-analysis of the efficacy of rTMS in psychiatric disorders. J Clin Psychiatry. 2010 Jul;71(7):873-84. doi: 10.4088/JCP.08m04872gre. Epub 2010 Mar 9.
Additional Information on this Clinical Trial
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on September 23, 2016
Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record. – https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01701284
Study ID Number: NU 12CC12
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01701284
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board


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16 NOV 07 | All those that say the social justice movement has fizzled out at NYU, would have a hard time explaining the 100 plus student attendance at Oxfam America at NYU's annual Hunger Banquet. On November 16th 2007, over one hundred students chose to spend their Friday night learning about global hunger, on the top floor of Kimmel, overlooking New York City and its plethora of distractions. The evening however was not a passive learning experience, but an interactive dinner, with dynamic speakers, all reigniting the embers of student activism.
The first speaker was, Agnes Kamara-Umunna, an advocate for child soldier of her home country Liberia. She spoke of her search for oral histories, which she collects from the 1000s of Liberian refugees that live in our neighboring borrow of Staten Island. She highlighted hunger as a manipulation tactic in the times of war. Addressing the immense power of food, a commodity we so readily take for grant and often abuse.
Bring the perspective of an America college student, Lauren Bush, also spoke about her initiation of the FEED project. She launched FEED after a trip to Africa, where she was overcome by all the hunger she witnessed in school children. Using her passion of fashion she designed the FEED bag, which when purchased provides food school lunch for a child in Africa for one year. She told students she hopes her bags are not only monetary assistance, but also a conversation pieces to open up a dialogue about inequalities.
Guests entered the room and received a character card with their new identity for the evening. The objective of Oxfam's Hunger Banquet is to get NYU students to start thinking about those outside their own privileged communities (images of abundant dining halls come to mind.) Guests were arbitrarily given a ticket that indicated whether they sit on the floor in chairs or at a fully serviced dinner table. The randomness is important we do not have any control over the location, income and access to resources to which we are born.
In closing, Carter Carter, an NYU student, read his own spoken word. The last poem, "A day in the life of a student activist," elicited the loudest laughter. Although a few Oxfam members may have been embarrassed by the direct references to their own routines, guilt, and coffee habits, his up beat tone ended the evening with the message that ending hunger does not have to be depressing or serious, it just has to happen. Judging from the empowered students that left the banquet, this generation could make the change to make hunger a past reality.
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One in six American adults has high cholesterol. If you just found out that you're one of them, you probably have many questions about the impact this diagnosis will have on your health. Here are answers to some of the most frequently asked questions that people have about high cholesterol.
What is cholesterol?
Cholesterol is a waxy substance that your body needs to function healthfully. Your body actually makes all the cholesterol it needs, but you end up getting additional cholesterol from the foods you eat. Eating too much of one type of cholesterol — your LDL or "bad" cholesterol — can cause it to build up inside your blood vessels and form plaque. This plaque causes decreased blood flow and increases your risk of heart attack.
Why is some cholesterol "good" and some "bad"?
High-density lipoprotein, or HDL, cholesterol is "good" because it can be taken to your liver to be excreted. Low-density lipoprotein, or LDL, cholesterol is "bad" because it sticks to blood vessels and builds up in your arteries, increasing your risk of heart attack and stroke. "Your doctor will want to see your HDL cholesterol go up and your LDL cholesterol go down," Bartfield explains.
Why did my cholesterol levels get too high?
Many factors cause high cholesterol levels, and some you can control, such as your diet, your weight, and how often you exercise. Other causes of high cholesterol can't be prevented, like getting older and having a family history of high cholesterol.
Does having high cholesterol mean I will have a heart attack?
"That's the first thing many people want to know," says Jessica Bartfield, MD, an internal medicine, nutrition, and weight-loss specialist at Loyola University Health System's Gottlieb Memorial Hospital in Maywood, Ill. Each year more than a million Americans have heart attacks. But not all people who have heart attacks have high cholesterol, and not all people who have high cholesterol have heart attacks. "There are plenty of things you can do to lower cholesterol and decrease your risk of heart attack," Dr. Bartfield explains. If you have high cholesterol, talk with your doctor about your treatment options.
How important is my HDL or "good" cholesterol?
Many people think that if they get their LDL cholesterol, or "bad" cholesterol, down that it's time for high-fives. "It's also really important to work on getting your HDL, or "good," number up, too," Bartfield explains. "Your HDL cholesterol has a major protective effect against heart disease."
Can I just take a pill to lower my cholesterol?
Bartfield says that people commonly want to know this right off the bat. "If I had one pill to give them, it would be an exercise pill," she says. For most people, the first step to take to lower cholesterol isn't medication, it's making better lifestyle choices. These include adopting a heart-healthy diet, not smoking, losing weight, and getting regular exercise.
How safe are statin medications?
Statin drugs may be used along with healthy lifestyle changes to lower cholesterol. But some people wonder whether they should avoid statins because of possible side effects. "These medications are very safe for and well tolerated by most people," Bartfield says. "Even though heart disease is still common in people with high cholesterol, we're starting to see some real reduction in deaths from heart disease, and statins are one of the reasons why."
How will I know if my cholesterol treatment is working?
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For defense attorneys Zack Wilson and Terry Tallach, time is precious. Not just because they're paid by the hour. Or because their careers have taken off after a succession of high-profile cases. Or because a baffling, shocking serial murder case is threatening to tear Zack's family apart. For these two lawyers, time is precious because they have just walked into the wrong courtroom at the wrong time, where a man is shooting a gun into a crowd that includes Zack's innocent young son.
Enemy Combatantby Ed Gaffney
A man charged with the brutal act of terrorism. . . A lawyer sworn to defend him. . . A courtroom spinning wildly out of control. . . In the trial of the decade, attorney Tom Carpenter was just a spectator. Until, to his own astonishment, Tom finds himself thrust into a case primed to explode... The whole world thinks Tom's new client is guilty of the worst act of terrorism since 9/11--except for one shadowy figure, who feeds Tom astounding inside information. But just as the trial is about to break wide open, Tom receives a chilling threat. Suddenly Tom cannot trust anyone, and his family must run for their lives. The only way to survive--and the only hope for justice--is for Tom to crack a terrifying conspiracy so vast and so powerful that anyone who believes it has already been marked to die.... From the Paperback edition.
Premeditated Murderby Ed Gaffney
In a New England courtroom, two young defense lawyers face a trial they cannot win. For attorneys Zack Wilson and Terry Tallach, partners and best friends, it seems an open-and-shut case. Their client confessed to a horrific multiple homicide-and Zack and Terry have only one hope: to spare him from the death penalty. But even that is a long shot...until the case takes a sudden, strange turn. The two lawyers may have stumbled on a loophole: their client had a secret motive for his indefensible act-a motive that might even free him if Zack and Terry can pull off an ingenious defense.But as the media descend on a quiet Massachusetts town, and as Zack and Terry fight to save their client's life, a surprise witness turns the trial into something no one could have predicted. Because only he can put all the pieces of an astounding puzzle together-and expose a conspiracy that is more shocking, far-reaching, and treacherous than anyone could guess.From the Paperback edition.
Suffering Foolsby Ed Gaffney
Attorneys Zack Wilson and Terry Tallach--friends, partners, and complete opposites--have perfected the recipe for legal disaster. Begin with a fool for a client--a man who can't even testify convincingly to his own name, much less to an alibi. Add a couple of determined private investigators and a brave, beautiful police detective whose work only confirms that your client is impossible to defend. Then go to trial. Welcome to the real world of criminal law, where the truth is out there--maybe.
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How can you get KCAL,WKBD KCOP KUIC KICU KTVU? Why cant I get waivers for WB and UPN to watch baseball?
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Posted 11 June 2003 - 01:20 AM
Posted 11 June 2003 - 06:33 AM
What do you have E*(Dish) or Direct?
Posted 11 June 2003 - 07:39 AM
You can only get waivers from what the FCC defines as a "network". A network has 15 hours of original primetime programming. UPN and WB fall short of that, so there is no waiver process, which means there is no way to get waivers for WB or UPN.
Posted 11 June 2003 - 01:11 PM
In addition, all of the above stations are on "spot beams" on Dish (and I guess on DirecTV as well). This means even if you had a waiver, you wouldn't be able to watch the stations unless you are in their general area - i.e. no Dodgers unless you are in southern Cal., no Tigers unless you live in Michigan / Indiana / Ohio.
Posted 11 June 2003 - 03:30 PM
Before spot beam some of these TV Stations that carry games were on satellite. Now unless you live in that market where those stations broadcast area's are you won't be able to see these games. I personally wish I could get WCIU out of Chicago because some Chicago Cubs games are on this channel that you cannot see on Fox Sports Net Chicago or WGN Superstation. I am at the mercy of the Cubs opponent that night to see if the game will be on their Regional Sports Network Station. If both games are over the air locally and not on any satellite station like last night when the Giants played the White Sox in Chicago both those teams telecasts were on Local over the air stations only in Chicago and San Francisco people who are subscribed to MLB Extra Innings are screwed.


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Commander Matthew Humphrey of Canal Winchester, Ohio, graduated from Miami University with a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics in 1995. He received his commission upon completion of Officer Candidate School in 1997 and was designated a Naval Aviator in 1998.
Commander Humphrey's first fleet service was piloting the SH-60B with the "SwampFoxes" of HSL-44, where he made a deployment on USS THOMAS S. GATES (CG-51) conducting counter-illicit trafficking operations, and a Mediterranean and Persian Gulf deployment on USS SIMPSON (FFG-56) conducting maritime interdiction operations. While serving with HSL-44, Commander Humphrey earned recognition as the Pilot of the Year for HSLWINGLANT 2001.
Commander Humphrey's next tour of duty was as the helicopter weapons subject matter expert at Strike University and as an instructor at the Rotary Wing Weapons School with the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center. Commander Humphrey followed that tour assigned to CVW 11 Staff deploying aboard USS NIMITZ (CVN-68), working in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2005. During this tour, Commander Humphrey served as the ASW/ASUW Officer and represented the HSL community prior to the execution of the Helo CONOPS. He then reported to the Naval War College, Newport, RI, where he completed a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies in February 2008.
For his Department Head tour, Commander Humphrey reported to the "Raptors" of HSM-71. He served as Training Officer and Detachment 1 Officer-in-Charge on USS PREBLE (DDG-88) for the first deployment of the MH-60R. He finished his tour December 2010 as the Squadron Operations Officer.
In January 2011, Commander Humphrey reported to Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATFS), Key West, FL as a Command Duty Officer in the J3. He ultimately earned the position of Joint Operations Center Officer in Charge leading his watch in the fight against illicit trafficking. Upon completion of this tour, Commander Humphrey earned the Joint Qualified Officer designation.
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Tesla died in a hotel suite 3327 at 33 floor of the New Yorker Hotel, 7th January in 1943. age 87. It was officially recorded as having died of coronary thrombosis. Despite the sale of patents in the field of alternating current, Tesla died poor and in debt. On this occasion, Mayor of New York LaGuardia said:
Nikola Tesla died. He died poor, but he was one of the most helpful people who have ever lived . What is created is great, and, as time passes, it becomes even greater.
Funeral was held 12. January in the Church of St. John the Divine in Manhattan, New York. After the service the body was cremated . The ceremony was attended by about 2000 people, among whom were many significant figures and Nobel laureates. All the leading New York newspapers had their own reporters.
Urn with Tesla residues in the Nikola Tesla Museum in Belgrade.
At the funeral played his friend, violinist Zlatko Baloković, then one of the greatest virtuosos in the world, accompanied by Slovenian choir Slovan, and, at Tesla's request, Schubert's first song "Ave Maria" and then Serbian song "There away". It was noted and memorable farewell speech former Mayor of New York Fjorela Henry LaGuardia.
Later, in 1943. The U.S. Supreme Court returned the Tesla patent rights to 645,576 recognizing its primacy on the radio patent.
Soon after Tesla's death, the FBI had asked the Immigration Service seizure of all the deceased's personal belongings and documents, although Tesla was a U.S. citizen. Later, the Defense Department contacted the FBI, and Tesla's declared top secret documents. All Tesla's personal property by order of J. Edgar Hoover and the President's advisor is labeled *highly confidential* because of the nature of Tesla's inventions and patents .


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Gollancz Team: Gollancz - April 13th, 2015
Fantasy, TV shows
We are delighted to be able to share a post with you from the extras of HBO's Game of Thrones. All this week we will be adding new voices and new reviews of Inside Game of Thrones Volume II from the amazing extras team.
Stephanie Dodds:'This fantastic book came along just at the right time ! I was a newbie to Game Of Thrones, having only getting round to watching the TV show over Christmas 2014 and what … More
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Gollancz Team: Sophie - November 6th, 2014
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Today is the publication day for Inside HBO's Game of Thrones II the second official companion book, following the hugely successful Inside HBO's Game of Thrones. Inside HBO's Game of Thrones II gives fans new ways to enter the world of Westeros and discover more about the beloved (and reviled) characters and the electrifying plotlines. Hundreds of set photos, production and costume designs, storyboards and insider stories reveal how the … More
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Gollancz Team: Gollancz - March 24th, 2014
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Gollancz is delighted to welcome guest blogger, Tom Abba to the blog. Tom Abba is a specialist in narrative theory and practice, working within interactive media, and across film and television. Today, Tom shares some insight into The King in Yellow, HBO's True Detective, digital books and beyond. You can find out more about Tom on his website.
Okay, so here's the thing. The King in Yellow is either the thematic backbone of HBO's True Detective,or it's an incidental device being utilised by the hipster crowd to draw in the weird fiction mob and convince them that this series is worth sticking with. Time will tell which of these is true, but in the words of a noted writer of my acquaintance (hi Nick), rest assured, there is a Dog. It might not be the dog you expected, but it is there and it is barking.
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Gollancz Team: Marcus - February 21st, 2014
Fantasy, Horror, News, TV shows
If you're on Twitter as much as Gollancz tends to be, you've probably noticed all of the excitement there's been about HBO's new series TRUE DETECTIVE. Starring Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey, it's being hailed as 'the best detective show since the Wire' and there's no doubt that it's making a huge splash over in America (and wherever else people *ahem* watch things they shouldn't. So the internet, basically). It comes to 'nobody I know has … More
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Gollancz Team: Alex Crow - February 17th, 2014
Guest Post, TV shows
It's the return of our guest blogger, Adam Whitehead today, who blogs over on The Wertzone on all things SF and fantasy. Last week we shared a post on films, which you can catch-up with here, and today he's sharing what television shows to look out for this year. You can follow Adam on Twitter and be sure to check his blog out for more on SF and fantasy films and culture.
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Your doctor has recommended you for a lumbar puncture (also known as a spinal tap). The lumbar puncture takes a sample of the fluid which surrounds your brain and spinal cord so that it may tested. It is often used for the diagnosis of an infection or diseases of the nervous system, to test the pressure of the spinal fluid, or to inject medications into the spinal canal. Franklin Moser, MD, Director of Neuroradiology, heads our team of imaging physicians, nurses and technologists who specialize in these procedures.
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You should plan to arrive two hours before your scheduled procedure (three hours if you have not had all your pre-op lab work done).
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You will be asked to change into a hospital gown.
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Your back will be cleaned.
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A needle will be inserted into the space between two of the bones in your back, and some fluid will be removed. A special gauge might be attached to the needle to test the pressure of your spinal fluid.
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Building bridges for Israel in Cardiff
Nearly 600 people turned out to support "A Night to Honour Israel" organised by The Bridges For Peace at the City Hall, Cardiff.
Jerusalem-based Bridges for Peace is a Christian organisation building relationships between Christians and Jews worldwide through education and practical deeds. The evening included films, musical recitals and exhibition stands by the Israel Information Centre Wales and Magen Dovid Adom.
Richard Simon, regional director of MDA, said: "We have our Christian friends here tonight exhibiting. They have collected nearly £200,000 for MDA over the past four years. An excellent promotion for Israel."
Speakers at the event included Pamela Thomas, national director Bridges for Peace UK; Ellen Davies of the Association of Jewish Refugees, the Israeli Embassy's Amir Ofek, and Philip Kaye, Honorary Consul for Israel in Wales.
Musical presentations were by Grace Fryer, 14, who sang in English and Hebrew and Noa Gabay, 14, who played the Welsh harp.


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England's New Virginia Woolf? Some Say It's Maggie Drabble
Drabble's latest work is The Middle Ground (Knopf, $10.95). Like most of her quasi-autobiographical novels, it is the story of an intellectual feminist struggling to balance career and family, played out against what she calls "the surfaces and textures of London life." If the novel offers no easy solutions, Drabble says, "It reflects my own confusion and feeling that everything is slightly out of control and falling apart."
Such a gloomy assessment does not seem to apply to the author herself. "My life is quite orderly," Drabble acknowledges. "I keep thinking something's got to crack. I feel I'm living in a charmed quarter. But I can't write a book saying, 'I've been lucky.' I have been, though—to be able to earn a living by doing what I want, to have recognition, good friends and three wonderful children."
There is no mention of her ex-husband, actor Clive Swift, from whom she was amicably divorced five years ago. "I am not very good at being married," Drabble admits. "I'm glad to have done it once and gotten it over with early. We're both very powerful personalities, and we get along very well if we don't have to live together."
Even as a precocious child in her "slightly struggling middle-class" family in Sheffield, Margaret—"Maggie" to her friends—displayed her single-mindedness. "She was a fiery child with a hyperactive mind," recalls her mother, Marie, a former English teacher. "She gave me many sleepless nights. In Christmas pantomimes, Margaret was invariably a witch, dark and scowling." Her father, John, a judge now retired, encouraged her passion for arguing causes, especially unpopular ones. She read "everything," and by the time she was a teenager had conquered a stutter to become an accomplished debater.
Drabble did not turn to writing until the acting commitments of her husband made her "so used to doing everything independently that I found myself an independent person." She punched out her first novel, A Summer Bird-Cage, on a secondhand Olivetti. Since then she has produced a stream of novels (The Ice Age, The Realms of Gold), as well as a full-length biography of writer Arnold Bennett.
She lives with her children—Adam, 19, Rebecca, 16, and Joseph, 15—in a red-brick row house near Hampstead Heath. Mornings are devoted to writing in a cluttered office in Bloomsbury. Evenings are for films, theater and casual dinners. On Tuesdays Drabble teaches literature at London's Morley College.
Recently she accepted the prestigious editorship of the revised Oxford Companion to English Literature, and will preside over the first major overhaul of the 972-page book since it was originally published in 1932. "I couldn't resist the challenge," she says. "It's like getting another university degree by seeing the whole of literature as a continuum." Drabble has already analyzed one potentially troublesome entry: her own. "If someone wrote an effusive comment on my work, it would be embarrassing," she notes. On the other hand, "It would be equally embarrassing if it were overcritical." Drabble's solution? "I'll write it myself and keep it brief and neutral."
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More than 700,000 degrees have been awarded in Penn State's storied history. From the first 12 in 1861 to the more than 18,000 a year today, the Penn State Family continues to grow and expand, with the current number of living alumni pegged at more than 645,000. These Penn Staters can be found in all 50 U.S. states and more than 160 countries in the world—and the Penn State Alumni Association connects them all through a broad array of programs, events, services, and activities.
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Founded: 1870
Members: 177,307*
Total Penn State Alumni: more than 645,000*
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The mission of the Alumni Association is to connect alumni to the University and to each other, to provide valued services to members, and to support the University's mission of teaching, research, and service.
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Teenagers who took up cricket to get them off the streets have won a competition.
The Waltham Foresters beat teams from five other areas in the UK to lift the StreetChance trophy after beating Manchester in the final last Thursday.
The teenagers were congratulated by Warwickshire fast-bowler Boyd Rankin at the Cricket Foundation event in Birmingham.
Team coach, Donovan Miller said: "I'm really proud of my boys for doing so well. They gave each game their all and saw off some very tough competition. "This is the first time they've won, so as you can imagine, they're over the moon. It's a great way to finish the half-term."
Street cricket is designed for confined spaces and played using a tennis ball wrapped in electrical tape.
StreetChance is promoting the sport as a way to break down barriers between police and young people by setting up games between them.
If anyone aged between eight and 15 would like to join the Waltham Foresters' junior team they can attend training at 135 Wadham Road, Walthamstow.
To book please contact Mr Miller on 07931 132 165.