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Criminal lawyers were due to launch a barristers' charter at the weekend to improve standards and to cut down on last-minute changes in counsel.
The proposal put foward by Manchester solicitor Michael Hopkinson, of Bridgwood & Hopkinson, at a conference of the Criminal Lawyers Solicitors Association (CLSA), follows a report on Bar standards which highlighted similar problems.
But Michael Jones, of Sheffield's Rodgers & Howe, who helped to draw up the charter, says the CLSA's measures go further than the recommendations by the Bar Standards Review Body.
The review body concluded that in many cases the Bar could not be held responsible for briefs being returned late. It recommends that barristers should be obliged to provide written explanations if quizzed by solicitors about the return of briefs. It also suggests that barristers returning a brief should be responsible for ensuring as little disruption as possible to the case.
But the review came out against "contracts" arguing that the natural caution of those entering them would "tend towards the lowest possible commitment".
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The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has stepped up its investigation into alleged price-fixing among pharmaceutical companies, with Lawrence Graham last week winning work representing employees being cross-examined by officers.
The instruction coincide with the launch of the firm's corporate governance team LG Corporate Investigations, which comprises some 80 per cent of its litigation team and elements of its corporate practice.
It is representing an undisclosed number of employees from some of the six pharmaceutical companies being investigated by the SFO, which include Generics UK, Goldshield Group, Kent Pharmaceuticals, Norton Healthcare, Ranbaxy UK and Regent-GM Laboratories. The employees will be interviewed as part of the SFO's ongoing evidence-gathering process.
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There are two things in particular that I remember from lessons with Ms Jones – as I still instinctively want to call her nine years after our A-level English class left that room on the top floor of the sixth-form block at Edmonton County for the last time. The first was the drive of her dramatic energy: her ability as a teacher to use her emotions and ours to pull us moany, tracksuited teenagers through what seemed like endless reams of bloody Carol Ann Duffy.
The other was her endearing love of what she freely admitted was "depressing literature". We didn't have to study any Sylvia Plath poetry for our course, nor Wuthering Heights, yet those names stick in the mind when thinking back simply because of her self-confessed passion for them.
Terminal illness changes the context of everything in life, big and small. Those two small memories have certainly felt different since Lindy became one of the 5,000 people in the UK to be suffering from motor neurone Disease (MND).
She began developing symptoms of the condition – which involves the steady decline of the brain's ability to communicate with muscles in the body, resulting in the gradual loss of bodily functions and usually ending in breathing failure – just over two years ago.
First it affected the muscles in her tongue, then her mouth, neck and arms. It now means that not only can she not teach any more, but she can't eat or talk. With her mouth too weak to chew or swallow, she is fed through a tube into her stomach, and relies on a breathing ventilator at night.
For now, she still has use of her fingers and communicates by typing on her iPad mini, though missing the social aspect of chatting with friends and family is "almost unbearable," she tells me. "I now feel terrified of anyone trying to talk to me. It's like being a toddler."
Typing has, however, allowed her to self- publish her memoir, The Voice In My Head Is Perfect, a deeply moving but often brilliantly funny book recounting her experience of being diagnosed with MND and trying to cope with the inevitable, inexorable decline. With all profits going to the Motor Neurone Association, it is now also being recorded as an audiobook. And the process of writing it has provided at least some form of catharsis.
"I have always kept diaries and written stories, so when I was diagnosed with MND, writing about it seemed something I just had to do," she tells me. "At first I felt too depressed to write, but it has given my life meaning and purpose now that I am no longer able to teach. Although obviously it isn't really the book I ever imagined myself writing, as getting MND is not something the average person spends much time thinking about, seeing the finished book was an amazing experience."
Visiting her in her house in Enfield, north London, which she shares with her husband Gareth, two sons in their twenties, Robbie and Owen, and her loveable dog Scrappy, we laugh as we discuss schooldays and our class's creative writing trip to Wales – recalling how she a found an empty bottle of vodka under the sofa after my friend Tom and I smuggled in some booze for the group, bought from a local petrol station. But such memories are bittersweet.
Though she is in no physical pain, her condition is rarely comfortable. "I have to wear a collar to support my neck. One of the most distressing aspects of the disease for me is my uncontrollable drooling, and now my arms are so weak I am unable to wipe my own mouth thus having to have someone else to do this, which is humiliating. I imagine people looking at me thinking I must be mentally subnormal."
In time she will have to communicate through a computer detecting words through her blinking patterns, and she may only have months to live. "It all depends on how my respiratory muscles hold up," she writes. "I was told last May, after a lot of pushing, that I had about a year. But it depends on my health. If I get a chest infection it might kill me. I feel very afraid of the future so I try and live from week to week."
Remembering the fountain of enthusiasm that once sprung from her lips in those lessons has therefore become hard to take, for her and others, since it has been corked up inside a willing mind but a failing body. As for her love of "sadcore" writing, her temptation is to wonder if it was some kind of curse, as she moves the search for poetic justice that informs the reading of many books to an examination of her own life.
Along with writing to a prisoner on death row, thoughts of her grandma, "Mad Mary", having a lobotomy in the 1960s, and the trauma of a false accusation of assault made against her by a pupil in 2005, "an unhealthy interest in books about death and suicide" is among a list of possible "bad karma" triggers she drew up in vain hope of trying to explain or justify what was happening to her. "I found it very painful going over reasons for why I might have got MND, as no one knows what causes it," she writes. "You keep thinking: why me?"
The lack of medical understanding of what causes motor neurone disease indicates the extent of the challenge still ahead in developing better treatments, let alone a cure. There is currently only one drug for the condition – and that extends lifespans by just three to six months. What makes things worse for sufferers is the lack of knowledge about the disease and its severity among people they encounter – some people naively attempted to reassure Lindy she would live to be a grandmother, not realising how quickly MND usually ends a life.
Stephen Hawking's appearance at the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games last summer further cemented his position as what Dr Brian Dickie, director of research development at the MND Association, describes as "the best and the worst example of motor neurone disease". "Here we have this brilliant mind trapped inside a body that isn't working, which is the best example, but on the other hand as far as we know he holds the British record for survival," he explains. Unfortunately, Hawking's case really can be classed as unique. "He's lived with his disease for more than 40 years. That just isn't the normal reality of this disease, but it's often how the public perceive MND – they don't think of it as being rapidly progressive, relentless and terminal."
But it is not only the public who lack awareness. Farah Nazeer, director of external affairs at the MND Association, says many in the health and care services are equally ill-informed due to the relatively rare number of cases, meaning diagnosis can be delayed and palliative care can be painfully slow in being arranged – a particularly bad situation given that half of sufferers die within 14 months.
Ms Nazeer says the problem is compounded by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence's "appalling" lack of any official guidance on the disease for GPs. Indeed, Lindy's book comes at an important juncture for sufferers: a parliamentary audit into what services primary care trusts are commissioning for the disease will be published, and Ms Nazeer warns that the results will be "shocking".
It takes around 18 different professionals to provide the various aspects of care needed for an MND sufferer, but in many places these services cannot be obtained or are not co-ordinated in an effective way. "It's like being doubly discriminated against," she says. "You've not only got this condition but you've got one that the health service just isn't able to respond to or respond to quickly enough."
This is one respect in which Lindy can consider herself lucky, saying that her care from the NHS and the North London Hospice has been excellent. Nevertheless, she feels a "burning anger" at how MND is largely ignored compared with similar neurological conditions such as MS and Parkinson's.
Hopefully, her book might help address that for the benefit of future sufferers. As for Lindy, there is still the writing, as she slips into dreams of being her hero, Emily Bronte, "roaming the moors full of intensity, passion and suffering".
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Brett Connolly's lone goal of the contest proved to be the difference maker as the Rochester Americans were shutout 1-0 by the defending Eastern Conference champion Syracuse Crunch Saturday at the War Memorial at Oncenter. The loss snaps a brief two-game winning streak for the Amerks, who despite the setback remain in sole possession of first place in the American Hockey League's North Division.
Nathan Lieuwen stopped 26 of 27 shots in the loss, while Johan Larsson finished with a team-high five shots and had the game's best scoring chance for Rochester.
Connolly's second goal of the season at 14:18 of the first period stood as the only tally in a game that featured a combined eight power-play opportunities for both teams, including seven for the hometown Crunch. Dmitry Korobov and Luke Witkowski each earned assists behind a 27-save effort from goaltender Kristers Gudlevskis, who picked up his second shutout of the season and helped Syracuse snap a four-game skid.
Artem Sergeev appeared to give Syracuse the lead midway through the opening period when his one-timer off a feed from Joey Mormina apparently beat Lieuwen to the upper left corner. Controversy would ultimately go in favor of the Amerks, however, as official video replay revealed that Sergeev's blast caromed off the crossbar and brushed the right post before coming to rest in the crease.
The go-ahead goal did eventually come for the Crunch, as Connolly redirected Korobov's point shot just minutes later to put Syracuse on top. Witkowski gathered a loose puck off the right wing boards and moved it across the blueline to a waiting Korobov, who quickly fired a shot toward the goal-mouth. Just as Korobov released the shot, Connolly skated through the low slot and deflected the offering past Lieuwen for the eventual game-winner.
Larsson nearly knotted the contest for the Amerks after he sprung free on a shorthanded breakaway opportunity, but Gudlevskis kicked out his right leg to preserve the lead for Syracuse heading into a scoreless middle frame.
Despite outshooting the Crunch 12-7 through the final 20 minutes, the Amerks could not solve the Syracuse netminder even with an extra attacker. Gudlevskis came up big in the final 45 seconds, first stopping Mike Zigomanis from the right circle before shutting the door on Phil Varone's rebound attempt moments later to give the Crunch the win.
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New Braunfels Herald Zeitung (Newspaper) - February 5, 1984, New Braunfels, Texas Sports Hwrald-Zritung Sunday, February 5,1904 7AHockey battle heating up in Sarajevo SARAJEVO, Yugoslavia (AP) — Canada threatened Saturday to protest the eligibility of players on most other Olympic hockey teams if the United States tried to take any action against Team Canada, and the Canadians might even pull the team out if a U.S. protest were successful. The United States says that four Canadian players have too much professional experience to count as amateurs, but no formal protest has been filed. F. Don Miller, executive director of the U.S. Olympic Committee, has said he would wait until after a private meeting with Canadian officials Monday before taking such a step. Murray Costello, the director of the. Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, said Saturday he would file protests stating that players on eight or nine of the 12 teams in the hockey field were ineligible if the U.S. challenges his own team. Asked whether the Canadian hockey team would withdraw if an American protest was successful, Costello said: "We'll have a hard decision to make. That's a possibility." But Dave King, coach of the team, said the Canadians would be playing in the 1984 Winter Games even if they have only 16 eligible players. While the officials worried about the rule book, hockey players concentrated on the possibility of a historic rematch. Both the Soviet and the U.S. teams arrived here Saturday and the Soviets made it plain that they intended to win back the gold medal the United States won in I,ake Placid in 1980. As the countdown to the first events of these Games on Tuesday continued, snow fell on the mountains around Sarajevo and rain drenched the city itself. And, in the first men's downhill training run before the Olympics, Peter Mueller of Switzerland proved he is in fine form when he was clocked with the fastest time — I minute, 48.19 seconds. He was 19 hundredeths of a second faster than Vladimir Makeev of the Soviet Union. The training was halted after 46 of the 81 skiiers had gone through the run because of poor visibility from the snowfall. It was obvious that the Soviet hockey team had only too well remembered the gold it didn't win in I^ake Placid. Goaltender Vladislav Tretiak, a veteran of three Olympics and about to play in his fourth. said as the Soviet team arrived Saturday, ' We'll get the gold and there is no doubt about it." Meanwhile, with three days remaining before the Olympics begin, IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch said he can see the day when the IOC will pay the expenses every athlete competing in the Olympics. Samaranch said the possiblity for paying athletes' expenses is becoming more real because of the millions of dollars in revenue from television. ABC paid more than $90 miHion for the American rights to televise the Winter Games this year. The network will pay $309 million for the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary. When the Soviets, decked out in fur lined coats and fur hats, arrived by plane Saturday morning. Tretiak made it clear what the team's intentions were. "We'll get the gold and there is no doubt about it," he said. Tretiak's words were not rash, for the Soviet Union is considered the best and the strongest team here. Hts coach, however, chose to be more cautious. "We think we are the favorites, but everyone has a chance. Sport is sport," said Soviet hockey Coach Viktor Tikhonov "Everyone will be playing their best game against us and each team will try to beat us. "Our first goal is to end atop our group. Then we'll worry about the finals Most of these teams are very good."Foul-plagued Unicorns fall to Apaches By DORIAN MARTIN Staff writer New Braunfels had some tough opponents to overwhelm Friday night. In the scorebook, the Unicorns faced Gonzales, who was tied for the District 13-4A lead with Kerrville Tivy going into the match. But the Unicorns also had to face a slew of questionable calls by the referees, including a technical on normally mild-mannered Coach Cliff Wilkins in the crucial second half. In the end, New Braunfels couldn't quite overcome both opponents and lost 50-45. After the first half, the Unicorns looked like they had almost put themselves out of the ballgame. "We couldn't buy a shot in the first quarter," Wilkins said. "We played them even from then on out." The Unicorns made only six of 16 field goals in the first half, and rarely got an offensive rebound. "They muscled us underneath pretty good," Wilkins said. "I think that was the ballgame." New Braunfels scored only nine points in the first quarter, and the whistle began to make a difference in the second period. John Matney was called for three fouls within a two-minute stretch. • The Unicorns didn't fare any better offensively during the second quarter, although they switched to a man-to-man defense which slowed the Apaches down to a 24-17 halftime lead. But the third quarter was one marred by whistles — 13 player fouls (three of which were offensive fouls I and the technical. The Unicorns got off to a good start as John Muschalek, Victor Sierra and Greg Bender ripped the nets, pulling the Unicorns closer. But with five minutes remaining, the dam burst on New Braunfels players. Kenan Ikels was called for a hacking foul, his second of the game. At the 3:22 mark, Muschalek was called for his first foul. A few seconds later, Ikels was called for an offensive foul, his third. l^ess than a minute later, Muschalek picked up his second foul when referees called him for charging while he was driving for a lay-up. At the 1:42 mark, he was whistled for a third, an offensive foul while he was trying to get out of a tangle of defenders with his rebound. That call pulled Wilkins off the bench to complain, and the referees quickly called a technical. Gonzales led 38-30 after three quarters, but the Unicorns weren't through. Bender popped two quick jumpshots and two free throws to start (te period and pull the Unicorns within six, 42-36. * Following a bucket by David Caddell, Sierra grabbed a defensive rebound, brought it down, and drove for the lay-up. He didn't score, but he drew the foul. He hit one of a pair of free throws to pull the Unicorns to 42-39 at the 5: OO mark. A minute later, a Gonzales player was whistled for his fifth foul, but then New Braunfels' Brent Free was called for his third. The Apaches converted the free throws, and then moved back to a 48-41 lead, despite a basket by Caddell. With 2:31 left in the game, Gonzales' Darren Hunt, the top scorer for the night with 14 points, fouled out. But Sierra, who earlier had missed a free throw that would have pulled the Unicorns within two points, was unable to hit the first free throw on a one-and-one. While the score was still close, Unicorn players missed two other opportunities on the first free throw of a one-and-one chance. All of these miscues were rebounded by the Apaches. iespite a strong effort, the Unicorns couldn't find the basket, although Muschalek hit four more points befoi e the game ended. "I thought we had a chance with the one-and-one's (free throw opportunities) to get within two, but we didn't convert," Wilkins said. "I'm just real proud of our kids, but we can't make the big effort when we needed," the coach explained. "Again, we just can't get over that hump." The Unicorns dropped to 8-17 on the season and 1-8 in district play. route* SO, Na* Buntal* 46 Urn*/ Biaunla* John Mu*chal#k 2-7411; Veto* Snwa 62 1 12; Bf-tlr 4 20-10, John Mainly 02 3 2, Tdo Schmtdi 1002; ■VMI Ca'Vft* J-1 2 7; Kaftan Ik ala 0030. Siam Fia# OI 31; Todd *•0-000 Total* 16161045 a*fuck 4030; Hunt 64 614; NaWcw 1062, Hanaloid 2 ZI2; GraathouM Z2 IO; Hunt 3040, Xndtat 6000 Total* 200 I SB cora toy Quartan aw 6 Buntal* • I J! ^ —r,it1 14 10 # 20 60 Technic* foul Maw Biauntal* Coach CHH W4km*. Gritty Rangers fall to Bandera Smithson Valley's Scott Balmos snags a rebound By DAVID KING Sports editor l,ooking at the physical matchups. Snuthson Valley hardly belonged on the same court with Bandera Friday night. The Bulldogs brought a tall, senior-dominated team to face a small, sophomore-dominated Smithson Valley team. On the surface, the Rangers didn't have a chance. And Bandera did w in the District 26-3A game. 43-39. but not without a fight "Ifs disappointing to lose, but these kids aren't losers," Rangers Coach Roger Kraft said. "They 're not losers "We didn't match up with them very well — they 're a senior ballclub, they're more physical, they're more talented But our kids played with guts and courage. "It tears your guts out for the kids to play like that and come up short " Smithson Valley whipped the Bulldogs in the first half, taking a 28-21 lead on the strength of a smothering zone defense and a patient offense that shot 48 percent from the field Bandera, which had 6-7 Bruce Robison, 6-3 David Schwarz. 6-3 Steve Parker and 6-1 Jon Graves in its starting lineup, had three offensive rebounds in the first half against a Smithson Valley team that started one player - Butch Hegeman — who was over six feet tall Hegeman, 5-10 sophomore Rolando Trevino and freshman Scott Balmos, another six-footer who came off the Rangers' bench, fought the Bulldog* hard under the basket. Hegeman managed to score 16 points and Trevino nine. But the strain of keeping the ball away from Robison on lob passes and stopping Parker, who had a game-high 18 points, w as too great Smithson Valley's defense stayed tight in the second half, but the Rangers could manage only ll points the entire second half on 5-for-25 shooting from the field and l-for-10 shooting from the free throw line "We had lo do every thing right, and when that happens one breakdown can kill you," Kraft said "I thought that was the best defensive game we've had since I've B#*«MH*43 Smith»or V*n*« 39 Bar*)*** P*fk*<S2 21B Boto*o*i30 36 Bulk* 2 206 Schaaf 3066 G**«»* 2044 A##*** 1103 B»*jo*on0 010 Tom* lf 6 1643 Smithton V*u»v Butc*> Madman 7 2 3 IS Sa**' 2 014 Pau Booth 1012 Mat Vvma 1012 tootando Tray mo 4 12# Scott Barnet 2 I 2 5 Chn*Cabman*OI 01 Total* 176IO 39 Scot# bv qua*ta** Banda*# 12 9 12 IO 43 Smithton vaMay 12 16 4 7 39 JV tco*a Smithton Va*a« 61 Banda** 42 been here," he added "We knew that we had to do and we did it " Handera overcame Smithson Valley's halftime lead in the third quarter, hitting three long-range jump shots to pull within three at 30-27. Schwarz dropped in a short shot off a jump ball to make it 30-29. and a minute later he followed up a miss to give Bandera a 31-30 lead Smithson Valley fought back lo trail 33-32 at the end of the period, but Bandera kept the advantage the rest of the way as the Rangers could hit only one of six free throws in the fourth quarter, A short flurry late in the game pulled the Rangers to within one point twice. Trevino made it 36-35 with a 10-foot jump shot with 2 55 left, but Parked answered with a jumper of his own The Rangers' Paul Booth made it 38-37, and Parker was called for a foul at the other end But Balmos missed the front end of a one-and-one, Robison scored, and Smithson Valley was never closer than two points again. The loss drops Smithson Valley into a three-way tie for second in the 38-3A race The Rangers are now 4-3 <7-17 overall) and tied with Boerne and Southside,one game behind 5-2 Bandera In other district games Friday night, Boerne s Bo Summer scored 24 points to lead the Greyhounds to a 62-58 victory over Randolph, and leonard Cortez scored ll points to lead Southside to a 68-59 win over Cole. In Tuesday's games, Smithson Valley is at Southside, Boerne meets Bandera and Cole batties Randolph Cougars run past Rebels, 73-59 Canyon's Thomas Hauessler put together his second straight outstanding game Friday night, leading the Cougars to a 73-59 rout of the Hays Rebels at Hays. Haeussler, a senior point guard, had 22 points as the Cougars imrpoved their record to 15-11,5-4 in District 13-4A play. "Haeussler just took complete control oi the game from the outset," Canyon Coach David Taylor said "He had 22 points, ll assists, six rebounds, three steals, drew a charge and carried the water. He did it all." Haeussler scored 24 points Tuesday against Fredericksburg. Canyon ran a fast break almost the entire game, and four Cougars benefitted to score in double figures. Besides Haeussler, Mike Wolfshohl had 16, Todd Banks 15 and Ben Garcia 12. Wolfshohl added nine rebounds and four steals. "I can't remember the last time," the Cougars had four players in double figures, Taylor said. "It's an indication that we've got somebody to move the ball around. The Cougars led 35-27 at the half and stretched the lead to 56-41 after three quarters After the way we played (Friday), I'm even more confident about how we'll do in our last three ballgames," Taylor said Canyon is off Tuesday, but faces lAxkhart at home Friday. In the junior varsity game, Canyon beat Hays for the first time this year, 75-35. Canyon 73 Hay* 59 Canyon Thorn** HMwuia 94 22 Ma* Wo**no« B-0 16 Todd Ban** 7 116 Ba* Gait a 6 2 12 Tioy Mea* 20 4 Bandy H JV* 102 Chuck Sin 102 Bodnay Hantan OOO Tola* 33 7 73 Hay* PannrnQlon 107 27 Paich 3410 MonlQom#»y 6 111 Eya<*oH 2 3 7 McComa*02 2 La*** 102 T Ola* 21 1769 Sco** by UU**lei* Canyon 20 15 21 17-73 Hay* 14 13 14 18-69 JV rnoia - Canyon 75 Hay* 36 Houston wipes out Mustangs, 76-57 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HOUSTON — Forward Michael Young scored 26 points to lead sixth-ranked Houston to a 76-57 victory over Southern Methodist Saturday night in a Southwest Conference game. The Cougars, 19-3 for the season and 9-0 in SWC play, extended their record of consecutive regular-season conference wins to 33. SMU feU to 18-5 and 6-3. Houston's 7-foot Akeem Olajuwon blocked eight shots, scored 16 points and pulled down nine rebounds. Jon Koncak, SMU's 7-footer who in Houston's 68-89 victory in Dallas last month had 21 points to 14 by Olajuwon and a 15-6 rebounding edge, scored 12 points Saturday night to lead four Mustangs in double figures He also had eight reboundsArkansas 63, Baylor 44 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark — Reserve Darryl Bedford led a second-half explosion as Arkansas snapped a two-game losing streak by crushing Baylor 63-44. The Razorback* improved their record to 18-4 overall and 7-1 in the league. Baylor fell to 5-15 and 1-8. Bedford, who did not play in the first half, scored seven consecutive points in less than one minute as Arkansas pulled away to a 21- point lead, 53-32, late in the gameTexas Tech 47, TCU 45 FORT WORTH - David Reynolds scored on a jump shot with 5 seconds remaining to give Texas Tech to a 47-45 victory over Texas Christian Tony Benford's goal from the left comer gave Tech a 45-45 tie with just under five minutes remaining The last of 14 TCU turnovers gave Tech possession again, and the Red Raiders stalled until Reynolds' game-winner. Tech used up the game's final 44 minutes with a four-corners offense against TCU's zone. With IO seconds left, Reynolds took a pass inside the circle from Beni or d Reynolds, who led Tech with 14, faked to his left before putting up the winning basket from 15 feet. Rice 43,Texat Aft M 42 COLLEGE STATION - Tony Barnett, who had a game-high 12 points, hit two free throws in the final bu seconds to give the Rice Owls a 43-42 victory over Texas AfkM. Rice broke an eight-game losing streak to the Aggies with the win and railed its record to 7-12 overall and 4-5 in the conference. The Aggies fell to 11-10 and 4-8 in the SWC. Rice never led by more that three poults in the second half and Texas AAM never UM in the half by more than two. ;
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Swan Lake Royal Festival Hall, London SE1
Resolution! Robin Howard Dance Theatre, The Place, London WC1
For festive newcomers to dance, the Moscow Stanislavsky Ballet's Swan Lake proved an excellent introduction to the most famous ballet of all. What you want for your first Swan Lake is a production that doesn't mess with the music, the story or the flock of identical swan-maidens in white tutus. Once you know the conventions, the madder caprices of directors and designers can be indulged or deplored to your heart's content.
Vladimir Bourmeister, the Moscow company's choreographer from 1941-1971, went back to first principles when he mounted his version for them in 1953. As far as possible, he kept Tchaikovsky's score intact, in the order in which it was originally written. This meant restoring the music usually associated with the Black Swan pas de deux in Act III to its proper place in Act I, where Bourmeister used it to provide Prince Siegfried with a chance to dance. Siegfried is a more active participant in the court revelry than usual, giving the Queen Mother cause for concern. A Charles and Camilla situation seems in the offing, with one young woman singled out for particular attention, before a flight of swans distracts the prince from his conquest.
Bourmeister evidently intended Siegfried to be a regular guy and his true love, Odette, a flesh-and-blood girl. In a prologue, we see her rashly picking flowers by moonlight, when a huge pair of wings descends from a cliff and carries her off; a model swan swims across the backcloth. Later, it glides back along its string for Act II, to be transformed into a ballerina who is more bird than woman.
Natalia Krapivina, on Tuesday, had the puffed-out carriage of a swan, her supple arms held way behind her. She danced with exemplary clarity, telling Odette's sad story without recourse to mime. Her Siegfried, Georgy Smilevski (a curiously apt Le Carré name), partnered her somewhat awkwardly. A fine if effete dancer, he had toned down his fidgety first-night performance to suit the restricted stage space. Like all the dancers, he needed far more room to move.
The Festival Hall is a nightmare for unfamiliar companies, especially since the backstage-craft that once served Festival Ballet so well seems a lost art. The Moscow company's lovely sets, by Vladimir Arefyev, had to be yanked noisily into place and the Soviet-era happy ending, with Odette restored to womanhood, was not as magical as it should have been. Still, by Tuesday, initial glitches had been sorted out and the swans' Busby Berkeley formations, tutus neatly overlapping, were immaculate.
The Place's Resolution! series, billed as new dance for a new year, brings in debutant companies and audiences on a random basis. Three slots each evening (until 16 February) are taken by performers presenting their own work, many for the first time in London. A sample selection involved a white-painted Butoh troupe from Oxford, a lie-down comedian (Steven Winnery) and three women munching doughnuts (Misnomer Dance Company) who, while challenging received ideas about female dancers' bodies and behaviour, could have been a whole deal ruder. But the evening was a disarmingly family affair, with a very young scene-shifter in the Butoh performance and a babe-in-arms in the audience.
'Should I go or should I stay?' asked Winnery in mid-performance. We all agreed to stay, greedily accepting Misnomer's hand-out of doughnuts. A scoff-it-and-see experience.


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On April 6, V3Fights will make their way back to Minglewood Hall (Memphis, TN) for more non-stop, action packed, amateur MMA action. This card will feature five title fights. The main event will see Michael Bunch (8-2) taking on PJ Bonner (11-1) for the vacant welterweight title. Both fighters are known for their dominant striking and are determined to prove that not only are they the best welterweight in Arkansas, but in the southeast region. In the co-main event, "Jesse" James Wallace (13-3) will find himself in familiar territory when he tries to reclaim his featherweight title against undefeated, TJ Brown (8-0).
History will be made when V3Fights crowns their first even women's champion when Amberlynn Orr (5-1) takes on Miki Rogers (3-0) for the women's flyweight title. Newly crowned flyweight champion, Hunter Joffre (4-0) will put his title on the line against former teammate and number one contender, Jesse Parker (11-4). Lastly, after an outstanding performance in January, middleweight champion, Dekaire Sanders (6-1), will put his new title on the line against Kenny Smith (4-0) in a fight that will have the fans on the edge of their seats.
This event will be aired on both Comcast Sports South and Aggression TV.
WHAT: V3Fights: Bunch vs Bonner
WHEN: Saturday, April 6, 2013
6:00 p.m. Doors open
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WHERE: Minglewood Hall
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Memphis, TN 38104
ADMISSION: $45, $35 (reserved seating), $25 (general admission)
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All ages are welcome
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Holiday Lights at Thanksgiving Point
By Aimee Cook
Although our weather here in Salt Lake may seem unseasonably warm, the holidays are right around the corner. Each year, Thanksgiving Point decks a few acres out in one million lights and holiday scenes and although the snow is missing this year, my family and I would not miss driving through this ho... Read More
New Studio 444 Exhibit: RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD
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Dec. 5 - Jan. 30 Friday, Dec. 5, Opening Reception: 5 - 7 pm Traveling from Utah Department of Heritage and Arts, this exhibition displays the illustrations and text from the book A World of Faith. Peggy Fletcher Stack, religion writer for The Salt Lake Tribune, provided the text for the... Read More
Flabbergast Family Movement Workshop
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Discovery Gateway in creative partnership with Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company Flabbergast Family Movement Workshop Saturday, January 31st 12 – 4 pm $15 Child, $20 Adult Member Prices $17 Child, $22 Adult Non-Member Prices Join Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company and Discovery Gateway fo... Read More
Zaniac Robotics: LEGO® Workshop
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Saturday, December 27 12 – 2 pm & 3 – 5 pm Member Family tickets: $20 up to 6 people Non-Member Family tickets: $30 up to 6 people Zaniac's LEGO robotics gets children excited about STEM by teaching them real world applications for math and science. Your child will have a bla... Read More
The Secrets to Happiness
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The Secrets to Happiness | December 11th Most of us have bought into the American Dream: succeed and happiness will follow. Science has now proven the exact opposite to be true: happier people are more likely to succeed. But how? Many have fallen prey to the myths of happiness and even if t... Read More
Discovery Gateway's Holiday Food Drive
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Wednesday, November 26 during regular museum hours from 10 am - 6 pm Make it a family tradition to give back to the community on the day before Thanksgiving at Discovery Gateway! Bring in a donation for the Utah Food Bank and receive 1 FREE admission for every 2 non-perishable food items don... Read More
How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Reader Discount!
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Kick off the holiday season with the magical tale of Dr. Suess' How The Grinch Stole Christmas. As part of the Broadway Across America traveling productions, your family is sure to enjoy this spectacular performance as it warms your hearts. Performance dates are November 18-23 with various perfor... Read More
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'Tis the season to be jolly and the jolly man himself will be hosting a free breakfast on Saturday, November 15 at the South Towne Center at 9 am in the food court. The morning kicks off with a holiday parade, followed by breakfast and craft making. Everyone who visits Santa will receive a free gift... Read More
Funtopia Birthday Party Giveaway in Lehi, UT
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Utah Mamas! The coolest place is opening in Lehi - just in time to bust winter boredom - and we're giving away a birthday party package so your child and their friends can go and check it out! Funtopia is a wall to wall playground full of exciting (and safe) challenges to conquer. Whether slidi... Read More
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The deadline for all Community Calendar items is 4:30 p.m. the day prior to publishing. To list your event, email Matt Harrelson at [email protected] or call 910-817-2674. Please send an email or call as soon as possible if your event is canceled due to weather.
June 11
PANCAKE BREAKFAST sponsored by the East Rockingham United Methodist Church men's club will be from 7 to 10 a.m. in the church's fellowship hall. The price is $4 for all-you-can-eat. A sweets and crafts sale will be held at the same time.
ROCKINGHAM HOUSING AUTHORITY AND ASHA B'S CLOSET will celebrate male role models in the community with a fun field day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Falling Creek Recreational Park. The main attraction will be a family obstacle course with top prizes of $100 and bragging rights. There will also be bounce houses, free food while supplies last, face painting and games. The event is free and open to the public.
DOBBINS HEIGHTS SWIMMING POOL, located at 224 Earle Franklin Drive, will open at noon.
LAWNMOWER RACING will take place at the Ellerbe Lions Club lawnmower track with gates opening at 4 p.m. and racing starting at 7 p.m.
June 13
6TH ANNUAL STRIKE OUT AUTISM will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. at Striker's Bowling Alley, 1010 East Broad Ave., Rockingham. Cost is $15 per person, and there will be a 50/50 raffle. Money raised will go towards raising awareness of autism in Richmond County. Sponsorships are also available. Make checks payable to ASNC-Richmond County Chapter. Donations are tax deductible. To register, call 910-334-1363 or email [email protected]
MARINE CORPS LEAGUE DETACHMENT 1252 will hold its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. at First Bank on Fayetteville Road in Rockingham. All Marines and Fleet Marine Force Corpsmen are welcome. First year's dues will be waived for new members. For more information, call Wayne McIntyre at 910-652-5591.
EAST ROCKINGHAM MEN'S CLUB will meet at 7 p.m. at the East Rockingham Fire Department.
June 14
FLAG DAY CELEBRATION will begin at 11 a.m. at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4203, 106 Old River Road, Rockingham, with a flag ceremony by the AMVETS Post 316 and a special program by the children of Edge Summer Camp. Hot dogs will be served at noon.
RICHMOND COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY will meet at 6 p.m. at Pat's Kitchen in Rockingham.
RICHMOND COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY will meet at 6 p.m. in the Richmond County Judicial Center in Rockingham.
RICHMOND COUNTY NAACP will have its monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. at New Bethel AME Zion Church, 100 Bethel Church Road, Dobbins Heights. All members and friend are invited.
June 15
ROCKINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1958 will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. at Henry's Uptown Café.
ROCKINGHAM HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS will hold its regularly scheduled board meeting at 5 p.m. at the Rush building, 733 Armstead St., Rockingham. The Rockingham Housing Authority is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs and activities for individuals with disabilities. To request a reasonable accommodation for this meeting, call 910-997-3316.
RICHMOND COUNTY ENRICHMENT CORP. will hold its board meeting immediately following the Rockingham Housing Authority board meeting at the Rush building, 733 Armstead St., Rockingham. Richmond County Enrichment Corp. is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs and activities for individuals with disabilities. To request a reasonable accommodation for this meeting, call 910-997-3316.
June 16
GANG AWARENESS WORKSHOP hosted by Connections Family Support Program will take place from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall of First United Methodist Church, 410 E. Washington St., Rockingham. Information will consist of recognizing gang involvement and activity in Richmond County and what individuals can do to protect themselves and their community from organized crime. Space is limited, and registration must be done by June 13. Resources and lunch will be provided at no charge. To learn more or to register for the workshop, contact Suzanne Maness toll free at 877-211-5995 or by email at [email protected]
BUSINESS AFTER HOURS hosted by the Richmond County Chamber of Commerce will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Sandhills Regional Medical Center, 1000 W. Hamlet Ave., Hamlet. Join the free event for food, refreshments and networking. RSVP to [email protected] or by calling 910-895-9058.
June 17
MONTHLY FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT will be held at 7 p.m. at Cordova Baptist Church. The feature presentation for this month will be "Courageous." Popcorn and drinks will be provided. For more information, call 910-895-4045.
OUTDOOR MOVE NIGHT will begin at 8:15 p.m. at Timbers Crossing Free Will Baptist Church, 277 Loch Haven Road, Rockingham. The movie being shown is Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors. Refreshments will be served. Please bring a lawn chair. In case of inclement weather, the movie will be moved inside. For more information, contact Preacher Charlie Tyler at 910-582-4517.
June 18
COUNTRY BREAKFAST will be from 6:30 to 10 a.m. at Pee Dee Methodist Church in Rockingham. Price is $6 for three meats, grits, sausage gravy and homemade biscuits and is all-you-can-eat.
MEGA MERCHANDISE SALE will take place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Wayman Chapel Church, 1923 Osborne Road, Hamlet.
THE HAMLET SENIOR CENTER ADVENTURE CLUB will depart at 8:30 a.m. from the senior center to travel to Burgaw, North Carolina, for the Blueberry Festival. Cost is $5 per person.
FATHER'S DAY PICNIC AND FISH FRY sponsored by First Baptist Church in Hamlet's men's ministry will begin at 11 a.m. with a choice of fish, chicken or grilled chicken plates for $7. Hot dogs, hamburgers and fish sandwiches will also be available for $3. The church is located at 329 West Ave., Hamlet.
June 20
TOWN OF HOFFMAN SUMMER ENRICHMENT CAMP will be held from June 20-Aug. 4 at the Hoffman Complex Center, 2176 Caddell Road. The camp will run from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday. There is a registration fee of $25 per child and will include breakfast and lunch during camp operation, T-shirt, field trips and other activities. For applications or more information, contact camp director Rory K. Jones at 910-603-3181, assistant director Cynthia Northcutt at 910-206-2383 or town hall at 910-281-3606.
CUB SCOUTS OF THE PEE DEE DISTRICT will offer a summer day camp from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 20-24 at Fellowship United Methodist Church in Hamlet. This year's theme is "Cub Scout Games," and participating Scouts will train to be champions in camping, science, cooking and more, all while learning about sportsmanship, teamwork, fair play and doing their best. Richmond County Schools has partnered with the Cub Scouts to provide a nutritious breakfast and lunch for all campers. The cost of the camp is $50 and includes a T-shirt, patch, snacks and supplies. Siblings are also welcome to register for an additional $25 each to cover supplies. The deadline to register is June 6. For more information, contact Shannon "Nikki" Keyes at 910-331-2877.
June 21
RICHMOND COUNTY SCHOOLS will offer bus driver classes at 8:30 a.m. June 21-23 at the Richmond County Schools Central Office, 118 Vance St., Hamlet. Before taking the class, interested applicants must complete at background check through the RCS Human Resources Department. Call Kevin Mabe at 910-997-9841 for more information.
ROCKINGHAM DOWNTOWN CORP. will meet at noon at the Agricultural Services Center, 123 Caroline St., Rockingham. Lunch will be ordered at a cost of $7. For more information, contact Susan Kelly at 910-997-8255 or [email protected]
HAMLET HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1960 will meet for lunch at 12:30 p.m. at Jones Café on Main.
June 23
VETERAN'S BREAKFAST AND LEARN presented by Richmond County Aging Services will be from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Ellerbe Senior Center, 306 Millstone Road, Ellerbe. The free event will feature a flag honor guard presentation, retired special forces Master Sergeant David O'Neal, James Parker with the NC Department of Commerce and local veterans' service officer Tonia Hildreth. The event is for veterans age 55 or older and registration is required by June 17. Call 910-997-4491.
MASONIC MEETING: STATED COMMUNICATION will be at 7:30 p.m. at the Hamlet Masonic Lodge, No. 532 A.F. & A.M., 307 Main St., Hamlet.
June 25
SUMMER 2016 LITTER SWEEP hosted by Ellerbe Mayor Lee Berry and the town council will take place from 8 to 11 a.m. Those willing to help clean up Ellerbe and pick up roadside trash can sign up at the town hall on 108 W. Main St. Orange bags will be provided. Contact councilwoman Elsie Freeman at 910-817-4720 for more information.
June 30
RICHMOND COUNTY SENIOR SYMPOSIUM AND DOG SHOW will be from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Cole Auditorium in Hamlet. Classes to be held include Medicare 101, Diabetes, Tai Chi, Scams, ID Fraud, SHIIP and Cardiac Care. The dog show will be from 2 to 4 p.m. with a $5 donation to the Humane Society. Adoption fee will be waived to those 60 and older who wish to adopt a dog. There will be door prizes, and lunch will be provided. For more information, visit the Hamlet Senior Center at 102 Veterans Drive or call 910-582-7985.
July 1
HOT DOG SALE from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at J.C. Penney in the Richmond Plaza Shopping Center. Hot dog plates are $5 each and include two hot dogs, bag of chips and drink. Proceeds will benefit the United Way of Richmond County.
July 9
WATER BLAST presented by Sister Circle Women of Color will be from noon to 3 p.m. at Falling Creek Park, 405 Hood St., Rockingham. The free event will feature water slides, swimming pools, food and a live DJ. Bring a lawn chair, bathing suit and towels.
July 11
MORNING DAY CAMP PROGRAM for youth in Kindergarten through 8th grade will take place from 8 to 11 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from July 11-Aug. 12 at Ellerbe First United Methodist Church, 2281 N. Main St., Ellerbe. The free program will provide breakfast, healthy snacks, reading and writing enrichment and special activities with regular visits to Kemp Library, Rankin Museum and Discovery Place Kids.
July 22
BLOOD DRIVE BY THE AMERICAN RED CROSS will be from 2:30 to 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 2116 Main St., Ellerbe. Sign up online with the sponsor code "First Baptist Church Ellerbe," or contact Elsie Freeman at 910-817-4720 to make an appointment for a whole blood or double red cell donation.


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the restoration of tissue architecture and function after and injury. The inflammatory response serves to eliminate injurious agents and initiates the process of repair. So repair comes after intimation
damaged tissue are replaced by component cells and return to normal state (only labile and stable cells)
Labil cells, bone marrow hemopoietic cells, skin epidermis, Gi epithelial cells
Stable cells, hepatocytes, renal tubular cells, pancreatic acinar cells, adrenal cortical cells
When?, Extensive structural damage (framework damaged), Permanent cells, myocardial muscle cells, skeletal muscle cells, ganglion cells (neurones)
Components, angiogenesis, migration and proliferation of fibroblasts (granulation tissue formation), endothelial cells are most common here, deposition of ECM, collagen synthesis (scar formation), connective tissue remodelling
Control of cell proliferation, balance between:, fibrogenic agent, transforming growth factor (TGF) beta, Metallopoteinases
functions of ECM, mechanical support of cells, control of cell growth, maintenance of cell differentiation, scaffolding for tissue renewal (basement membrane for liver cells)
cell cycle is regulated by cyclins
labile cells contain stem cells that differentiate to replace lost cells, embryonic stem cells are pluripotent, adult stem cells are multi potent
granulation tissue
ECM deposition and remodelling
wound contraction (in large wounds)
First intention (clean surgical wound), few epithelial cells and focal basement damage, epithelial regeneration predominates, small scar and minimal wound contraction
Second intention, extensive tissue loss, large scar and wound contraction by myofibroblasts, more intense inflammation and granulation tissue, examples, abscess, ulceration, infarction in parenchymal organs, large wounds
After surgery: 70% of strength of unwounded skin (because of sutures)
after removing sutures (by one week) only 10% strength
strength increases rapidly over 4 weeks with collagen synthesis
after 3 months 70-80%
prolongs the inflammatory phase
increases local tissue injury
Vitamin C deficiency -> inhibits collagen synthesis
Glucocorticoids --> anti inflammatory effect
bone fragments
excessive collagen accumulation
Keloids (raised scars)


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Awsome. Id love to have a RIA
This is a discussion on My New Rock Island .45 within the Defensive Carry Guns forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Here is my new RIA compact for EDC. I fill it with WIN. Silvertip 185 gr. HP's. Use strictly wilson combat mags,work the best for ...
Here is my new RIA compact for EDC. I fill it with WIN. Silvertip 185 gr. HP's.
Use strictly wilson combat mags,work the best for me. I have a bersa Thunder all blue .
380 coming in today for my BUG or summer carry at times.
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Awsome. Id love to have a RIA
It was hard to find bud. Got lucky at a gun show up in melbourne fla.
I got the grips from Esmeralda in cali.
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Excellent! I love the grips.
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Good looking gun Love the grips
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Have one just like yours (except grips). It's a sweet shooter.
10-4 that forestranger!
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Congrats on the 1911. Before I read your second post I was going to ask you if you had gotten the grips from Esmeralda. I have been looking at exactly those grips for a while now, but I want them slim. Do not forget to write a range report.
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Question: Have you had any problem with the small RIA 1911 FTF or FTE?
Reason I ask is I read and hear reports that the 3" or so barrel 1911 have many problems.
Was hoping RIA would be different as their other 1911s are good shooters.
I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness,
nor the arrow for its swiftness,
nor the warrior for his glory.
I love only that which they defend.
-J.R.R. Tolkien
I should have a range report by the wkend.The action is slick on dry runs, we'll see.
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Congrats on the new 1911. Good looking pistol.
Yeah, I've heard about the 3" problems too, but my Kimber Ultra doesn't care, or didn't hear about it cause after seven hundred rounds DR not a single malfunction. Go figure.
Nice! Good pick on the grips too.
Retired USAF E-8. Curmudgeon at large.
Lighten up and enjoy life because:
Paranoia strikes deep, into your life it will creep. It starts when you're always afraid... Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth
Nice new pistol! What did you pay if you don't mind the question... They have really good reviews... the 3" slide is mentioned often about being "less reliable" and I guess its due to the short slide cycle / spring. But I haven't read too many complaints direct from users or specific instances of an FTE etc... It would be nice to have some specific numbers...
Both of my RIA 1911's are very good handguns. I've not had any problems out of them, except a few FTE, FTF on my Full size after painting it. Got a little to thick around the slide area.
Compact with thin grips and a mild de-horn job. Needs better sights the cheap ones I put on aren't very good.
Full Size, bobtailed and trijicon sights installed.


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start dir /s
But what about synchronization? Here, an interesting but little known command-line utility is the WAITFOR command. This can be used to synchronize the execution between two scripts. The command is easy to use. In a CMD script, we can wait for a certain (named) event, say YourEvent1:
waitfor YourEvent1
Then, in a separate CMD script you can signal this event by calling again WAITFOR but with the /SI flag:
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It is even possible to specify a certain timeout (with the /Toption), or even signal on a different system. I even use WAITFOR as a cheap trick to sleep a number of seconds in a batch file. For example, the command below waits for ten seconds:
Y:\util>waitfor /T 10 NonExistentEvent
ERROR: Timed out waiting for 'NonExistentEvent'.
In some form, WAITFOR is the equivalent of the Windows Events (the CreateEvent/SetEvent/PulseEvent API). But in reality, waitfor doesn't use events. It internally uses a mailslot device instead (since events cannot be set/reset over the network, but mailslot devices can). For example, if we run "waitfor SetupReady" command we can see the mailslot device being present with that name:
The WAITFOR command can be used in more elaborate ways. For example, you can implement a simple CMD batch file that serializes the execution of two separate commands. Here is the code:
@echo Create the lock path if missing…
set LOCK_PATH=%systemdrive%\_lock\
if not exist %LOCK_PATH% md %LOCK_PATH%
set LOCK_FILE=%LOCK_PATH%\lock_file.cmd
@if "%1″=="/force_unlock" @goto :UNLOCK
@echo Get a unique ID …
@set UNIQUE_ID=%date%-%TIME%-%RANDOM%
@echo Unique ID: %UNIQUE_ID%
goto :ATTEMPT_ACQUIRE
@echo wait for the unlock signal
waitfor LOCKSIGNAL
@echo Unlock signal detected.
@echo Wait for a random number of seconds to avoid bursts …
@set /A random_seconds=%random%/3000
waitfor /T %random_seconds% NONEXISTENTSIGNAL
@echo Attempt to grab the lock …
if exist %lock_file% goto :RETRY
echo set PERSISTED_UNIQUE_ID=%UNIQUE_ID%> %lock_file%
@echo Check to see if we succcesfully grabbed the lock
call %lock_file%
if "%PERSISTED_UNIQUE_ID%"=="%UNIQUE_ID%" goto :ACQUIRE_LOCK
goto :RETRY
@echo Execute the command: %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
call %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
@echo Signal all other CMDs that we are done
del /f %lock_file%
waitfor /SI LOCKSIGNAL
In the example above, I used WAITFOR to communicate between several processes on the same machine. Along with the WAITFOR command, I also used a global store (which in this case is a file) but you can use also a registry key or something similar. To use this script, just invoke it with the command to be serialized as parameter. For example, the commands below will be serialized even if they are executed in separate CMD windows (or even different logon sessions):
(command window 1)
serialize.cmd dir /s z:\
(command window 2)
serialize.cmd dir /s y:\
To conclude, although a little cumbersome, you can use WAITFOR to implement all sorts of synchronization options using these commands in a CMD script. If you know other CMD tricks for inter-process syncronization, I would love to learn them…


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I have 3 red hat enterprise version 4 in my network and a few Windows workstations. I cannot collect information on any of these machines as all of them show under unknown category.
How do I get these servers recognised and collect information on their harware performance?
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akp982 is an IT service provider.
Hiya and welcome to the community.
have you read
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Normally it is due to a permissions error can you login locally to the windows machine using the login set in the network scan?
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Six great Slideshare decks on content marketing and strategy
Whether you like the phrase or not, content marketing is here to stay, and it works well.
It combines a number of disciplines, including editorial, social, SEO, PR and marketiing, and a well-planned content marketing strategy can help these teams to focus on long-term goals.
There has been a lot written and spoken about content marketing over the past couple of years, including on this blog.
Hre, I've rounded uo some of the best presentations on content strategy from SlideShare...
Five cool things you can do with WordPress
This blog post is based on a presentation given at last week's BrightonSEO entitled 'Cool shit you can do with WordPress' but to call it that I'll have to check if we're allowed to say it first.
Depending on what the headline above says right now will let you know the outcome of that little query.
I've covered WordPress extensively on the blog, taking new users through sign-up, the best responsive templates and SEO best practice, but there are always more tips and tricks to learn.
Patrick Hathaway is the SEO consultant at Hit Reach and he had these tips to offer on how you can make the most out of the WordPress platform.
Looking at the pros and cons of tag tracking
Firstly, thanks for all the great comments and emails I received following the first instalment of this article.
A lot of people commented on the many overlaps between the themes and particularly around the tagging requirements.
Tagging is a great area to explore, so I thought I would take this and a few of the other themes that were proffered before looking at areas to postpone focus, in the next instalment.
If you would like to see these prioritised further or which companies are differentiating themselves in this space, please let me know or add in the comments field below.
How The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's interactive 2014 letter doubled its reach
Last week I attended Sitecore Digital Trendspot 2014 and listened to the UK CEO of POSSIBLE, Justin Cooke, speak on how his agency helped transform the annual missive from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and more than doubled its expected reach.
As you are probably aware, Bill Gates has dedicated much of his recent life and indeed billions of dollars to philanthropy.
In 2000 The William H Gates Foundation was renamed The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and as of 2008 Gates has taken a full-time role co-chairing the charitable foundation.
By May 2013 Bill Gates had donated 28bn dollars to the foundation and yet is still currently the richest man on the planet with a personal fortune of $76bn.
The foundation's aim is to tackle the world's 'toughest problems'. Extreme poverty and poor health in developing countries, and the failures of America's education system.
One of the key methods of communication that the foundation uses is an annual letter, written by Bill Gates himself, in which he shares in a frank way the foundation's goal, where progress is being made and where it is not.
The challenge of blending content with data: discussion and infographic
How to use content effectively at each stage of the funnel, from awareness to lead generation, lead management to sales and retention?
I moderated a discussion at Econsultancy's Digital Cream event yesterday about B2B content marketing and this was among the many things we talked about.
Of course, one of the discussion points was how to ensure content is good, ergo in the right format and length most appropriate for the customer's location in the funnel, as well as best suited to your specific product and sector.
Creating good content may also entail curating content held internally, making sure that it is repurposed in ways that suit the customer, perhaps dialling down some of the technical fervour within your organisation to make things easily 'digestible'.
But aside from these myriad discussions about content formats (what it takes to be a good writer/editor/producer, who should create the content and how often) there was a bigger beast to slay.
That beast is a mess of data that may be inaccurate. A consensus that the buying journey often affords a company only 'one shot at a customer' was clear for many of the people I talked to. Having good data and a good contact strategy is key.
In this post I thought I'd continue the spirit of Digital Cream and spark discussion of combining content with customer data. I've also shared an infographic from Experian Data Quality, discussing data quality more generally, and the impact it has on businesses.
No one cares: three reasons your sales pitch isn't working
The strongest aspect of the roundtables Econsultancy runs around the world is that marketers drive the conversation. If they want to jump from emerging trends to what annoys them about digital marketing sales pitches, we're happy to sit back and learn something.
That's just what happened at one of our South by Southwest roundtables, co-hosted by Rapp and Adometry. What emerged was the start of this list of dos and don'ts that we hope will help save time and sanity on both sides of the table.
In this post, client-side marketers share their unvarnished advice on how digital marketing sales people should improve their pitches.
How to keep infrequent purchasers engaged
Whether it's a few hours, a day, a week, two months, or ten years, purchase cycles exist for every product.
The length of the cycle usually reflects the magnitude of the purchase, with smaller items such as cups of coffee having a typically short purchase cycle and more significant transactions such as cars or fitted kitchens tending towards far longer cycles.
Axel Springer: how a big media company fostered a startup mentality
The Axel Springer group is pretty big, it's active in 44 countries and generated revenue of €3.3bn in 2012.
13,650 people are employed across the group, which includes more than 230 publications such as Bild, but also companies such as Zanox (which includes Affiliate Window).
But despite its size, Axel Springer is using startups and a new culture to drive digital change and growth across the group.
This has been a big step and is a trend we're seeing in many industries – see John Lewis' recent announcement of JLabs, a call for entrepreneurs with a £100,000 investment to the best new startup.
At Digital Media Strategies 2014, Springer Electronic Media CTO Ulrich Schmitz talked to us about developing a digital portfolio.
How does one develop new business models in the light of digital? What is the best way to foster innovation and entrepreneurship? And when does one integrate digital investments or indeed keep them separate.
16 content marketing examples that hit the sweet spot
Last year I watched a panel debate on the following question: "Is it content, or is it an advertisement?" The panelists went round and round in circles for an hour, and there was no conclusion. My own thinking is along the lines of "it doesn't really matter, and it's probably both."
I happen to think that we have entered a new golden age for advertising. The very best ads are conceived as shareable content experiences, and we've only just scratched the surface of what's possible.
Unfortunately most TV and radio ads are still utterly intolerable, but I feel that the bar has been raised in recent years, driven by YouTube, social media, audience participation, and aspirations to be more creative. The best ads are anchored around compelling content. Execution, as with most things, is paramount. Combine the two and you might have a big hit on your hands.
There is a flipside: a lousy idea executed brilliantly is still a lousy idea. If the content is underwhelming then you will have to pay to gain reach. So much for earned media. If you are paying a small fortune to seed your content then you're very much in the realms of paid media. I call this 'the shareability gap', and I believe that brands should invest in creativity, not media.
If a brand has paid for the content, then it pretty much wants you to buy something, or at the very least like it a little bit more, but that doesn't mean that the content has to suck.
Here are some non-sucky content marketing campaigns that I've seen recently. I've taken quite a broad brush approach here with regards to formats: there are ads, pop-up installations, photographic collections, blogs, and helpful guides. I like the ideas and the execution. Have a look and do let me know what you think...
The dirty secrets of clickbait. This post will blow your mind!
Over the past year or two, sites like Buzzfeed and Upworthy have introduced a new type of content marketing to the masses.
Lovingly referred to as clickbait, it has so thoroughly revolutionised the way content is shared that there are rumours Facebook has tried to ban it.
So why do people have such a love/hate relationship with these entertaining articles? And what can marketeers learn from clickbait marketing?
The 21 reasons why your boss should pay you to browse reddit
Occasionally you see an incredulous question posted to reddit, along these lines: "What job do you have that allows you to browse reddit?"
I happen to think that all kinds of professionals should keep a close eye on reddit, as it is an ever-changing repository of the best content and discussion on the internet. Yes, there are too many cat gifs, but scratch below the surface and it is a fantastic place to find inspiration, examples, insight and expertise.
I thought I'd provide an overview of some of the categories (aka 'subreddits') that are worth subscribing to. Each of these subreddits has plenty to offer, especially for those of you - like me - who work in the digital industry. Creative and marketing folk would do well to tune in.
For the uninitiated, The Observer's Tom Lamont recently published an insightful feature on reddit, which covers a lot of ground. Be sure to install the Reddit Enhancement Suite and download Alien Blue for your smartphone. Both are world class examples of apps that help extend and improve on the overall experience of a website (in terms of usability, and content access / discovery / bookmarking).
Right then, where shall we start?
A blogger's guide to setting up a WordPress site: 14 vital widgets
This is the third in a series of posts discussing how to set up and run a WordPress blog from a relatively experienced expert, which will feature many helpful and hopefully relevant tangents.
In the first article I discussed the first few steps involving sign-up, the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org, and your social media presence.
Last week, I looked at writing your first post using the WordPress content management system (CMS) and I also offered some general writing tips for new bloggers.
This time I'll be delving into the dashboard to help you set up the 'backend' of your blog, by taking a look at the diverse world of widgets.
Firstly though a quick note about the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org in relation to 'plugins'.


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Very Satisfied!
Extremely fun content, and lots of stuff to do. I've already spent hours in the space, and can't wait to go back and experience more. I can only hope to see more spaces like this in the future and/or they continue to evolve this one. Absolutely amazing.
If I had to pick something I was disappointed in, it would be the ticket system. Obviously they want to make it harder for you to obtain tickets, because they want your money, but they could have provided more ways to get Free tickets than just waiting every 30 minutes or provided unlimited access as Loki6669 pointed out.
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I don't care for games like this and I don't like to buy tickets. I never bought tickets for Midway which was fun to hang around in.
However, in there early in the morning I wondered around and had fun even though the games I tried with the free ticket (got more than one) I was hopelessly lost at playing.
I get it that people like it and see why and while I won't be spending money there and probably won't visit after a few more times, I gave it a Satisfied rating because of the good time I had there.
Got some nice rewards which I had seen before too which I had admired.
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I been a big Fan of Peakvox for years now... So seeing it in NA home was very nice... One thing was a disapointment is it's not the CURRENT version of Peakvox that has more PRIZES and GAMES to play....
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(with many hugs and giggles)
27 Body Transformation Habits You Can't Ignore ReviewReplyDelete
Tired of seeing sluggish progress with your weight loss goals? If so, it might be time to consider all the exercises you are doing and determine if they're in line with what will get you to the finish line. Far too often, people neglect one exercise. Push-Aways. Now, this isn't an exercise you do in the gym. Unlike most exercises, this is an exercise you do at the table - you push yourself away.
Looks to me like the bear is having a great time.ReplyDelete
Don, I see you've got a spammer above!
Pandas live in the MOUNTAINS of China. They know and enjoy snow. Pandas are playful. I see nothing in that short video but a panda having a great time playing in the snow.ReplyDelete
Give the bear a break, he has no idea what an angel is supposed to look like, so just cheer him that he tried.ReplyDelete