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Qaddafi Seeks Exit Guarantees: Russian Envoy
Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi will have to receive security guarantees to relinquish his four decades of rule over the North African nation, said Mikhail Margelov, Russia's envoy for negotiating Qaddafi's departure.
"Qaddafi will be interested in getting guarantees about his personal security," Margelov said in a phone interview from Harare today after holding talks with Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe.
Qaddafi is willing to surrender power in exchange for security guarantees, Moscow-based Kommersant reported today, citing an unidentified high-level Russian official. President Dmitry Medvedev yesterday discussed an African Union plan to resolve the conflict in Libya with his South African counterpart Jacob Zuma and North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in Russia's resort of Sochi.
"The meeting was very effective because Mr. Zuma set out his vision of how to achieve a political solution in Libya," Dmitry Rogozin, Russia's ambassador to NATO and a participant in the talks, said by phone today from St. Petersburg.
NATO must end its campaign against Qaddafi's forces to allow the political process to go forward, Rogozin said.
Unfreezing Assets
Countries including France have signaled they may meet Qaddafi's conditions by unfreezing his assets and providing immunity from the United Nations war tribunal in The Hague if he cedes power peacefully, Kommersant reported.
"It's clear that many countries will be ready to be quite flexible toward Qaddafi to convince him to give up all his political posts and his family to give up their economic influence," Margelov said.
The Libyan leader is also demanding that his son Saif al- Islam Qaddafi take part in the elections that would follow his resignation, according to Kommersant.
Qaddafi will not be able to stay in Libya, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, the head of the National Transitional Council of the rebels, said yesterday. Jalal el-Gallal, a spokesman for the council, had separately said that the rebels would tolerate the presence of Qaddafi in Libya were the leader to resign and face prosecution.
The next step under the African Union-sponsored peace plan is for high-ranking Libyan rebel and government representatives to agree on how to negotiate a final settlement, according to Margelov.
Personal Security
"The question of his personal security must be guaranteed by the Libyans themselves," he said. "No one is demanding that Qaddafi leave Libya. He can stay in his country, of course, if there is an agreement on both sides."
Rasmussen said yesterday that the alliance would continue its offensive in Libya until it meets the goals sanctioned by a United Nations resolution that authorized military action to protect civilians.
NATO has set three objectives: a complete halt to attacks on civilians by government forces, the withdrawal of those troops to barracks and access to humanitarian aid for the people of Libya, Rasmussen said in Sochi.
Russia, which abstained from the UN Security Council vote in March that backed the NATO-led military action in Libya, has repeatedly criticized the alliance for going beyond its UN mandate.
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The living room and loft feature soft, leather furniture where you can relax after a hard day of "playing" on the many area rivers or hiking in the Smokies.
The loft area has a spectacular view of the mountains and many vintage books if you choose to spend the day reading and relaxing.
Angel's Way has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths and will comfortably sleep 6.
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Grant Homes is offering a FREE Geothermal Heating and Cooling System in your new home for a limited time at their Summit Ridge Community in Lehighton Pennsylvania. These systems are an increasingly popular and cost effective choice, using the Earth's natural, renewable thermal energy to provide you with high quality, comfortable heating and cooling throughout your home.
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Approximately six feet below the Earth's surface, the ground maintains a constant temperature between 45 and 70 degrees. A geothermal heat pump circulates a non-toxic mixture of water and antifreeze through a series of pipes, known as loops which are installed underground. In winter, the Earth's natural heat is drawn through a heat pump and transfers it to your home. In summer, excessive indoor heat is drawn away from your home through the heat pump and transfers it back to the ground.
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Ocean City won seven bouts as the Red Raiders edged Mainland Regional 33-32 in a Cape-Atlantic League wrestling dual meet Monday.
Jeremiah Johnson and Luke Demore each won by a pin for Ocean City. Cliff Owens, Cooper Gallagher and Jeff Payne won by decisions.
At 106 pounds, Mainland's Justin Bishop won by major decision.
The Mustangs also won seven matches, but had to forfeit two.
*106-Justin Bishop MR md. Dustin Oves 13-2; 113-Jeremiah Johnson OC p. Frank Trifiletti 5:30; 120-John DiNofrio MR won by forfeit; 126-Brendon Islinger MR d. Jake Tuso 10-9; 132-Cliff Owens OC d. Justin Walsh 5-2; 138-Garrett Ewing MR md. Vinny Levin 13-4; 145-Luke Demore OC p. Austin Amato 3:42; 152-John Fitzpatrick MR p. Kevin Burcaw :31; 160-Colin O'Hara MR d. Jeremy Grund 7-2; 170-Kolin Roberts MR p. John Dupont :50; 182-Cooper Gallagher OC d. Timothy Lenzsch 9-3; 195-Jeff Payne OC d. David Evans 11-9; 220-Josh Johnson OC won by forfeit; 285-Clint Pearson OC won by forfeit.
Records-OC 11-7.
*Match began at 106 pounds
Cedar Creek 36, Absegami 22
106-Kelvin Siem A p. Dean Mazza 1:19; 113-Yonni Patsaros A p. Tyshonn Williams 2:33; 120-Chris D'Alfonso A md. Carlos Rivera 16-3; 126-Austen McGinnis CC d. 3-2 Chris Harvey; 132-Matthew Jiampetti CC p. Kevin Vazquez 2:35; 138-Aaron Soloman CC d.Yuoquoy Kukulo 6-4 (OT); 145-Eric Hanusewicz CC d. 9-3 Robert Mears; 152-Kyle Murrey CC d. Jack Willette 20-14 ; 160-Brian Bellace CC d. Andrew Gabros 4-2; 170-Stacy Sullivan p. Nick Mille 3:53; 182-Michael Carter CC won by forfeit; *195-Thomas Renault CC d. Alvin Mears 6-4; 220-Tiger Kirvay A d. Benjamin Keating 5-1; 285-Roman Rudisill A d. Christopher Brown 2-1.
Records-Cedar Creek 8-8; Absegami 5-15.
*Match began at 195 pounds
Atlantic City 44, Gloucester City 27
106-Tre Gilbert GC won by forfeit; 113-John Swift AC p. Anthony Gallagher 3:06; 120-Sam Cohen AC d. Zach Sherlock 10-6; 126-Johnathan Perez AC p. Jordan Frenette 3:58; 132-Tommy Forkin AC p. James Bonilla 1:09; 138-Jon Lado GC p. Luis Matos-Nunez :34; 145-Andrew Sujansky GC d. Giancarlo Martinez 6-4; 152-Joseph Cutugno AC md. Christian Pnelphs 13-4; 160-Nick Plamer AC p. Trevor Bathurst :58; 170-Cesar Balmaceda AC p. :56; 182-Lierma Percy AC md. Keith Reuen 21-8; 195-Diego Gonzalez GC p. Amaury Ortiz 1:55; 220-Saeed Saad AC d. Kevin Brown 8-2; 285-Allan Westenburger GC p. Omar Hayatt 2:17.
Records-AC 4-12.
St. Joseph 39, Gloucester Catholic 27
106-double-forfeit; 113-double-forfeit; 120-Colin Ward GC won by forfeit; 126-Bill Gartland GC p Tom Suski 5:54; 132-Nick Santore SJ p Frank Romeo 1:32; 138-Alec Barbone SJ d Zach Kumar 6-3; 145-Doug Kramer SJ p Ilias Massey 4:55; 152-Matt Davis GC d Logan Laughlin 5-3; 160-Mark DeBeradinis GC p Hayden Scojana 1:49; 170-Jesse Hutwagner SJ won by forfeit; 182-Christian LaFragola SJ p John Laranjaira 2:41; 195-Silvio Maione SJ p Ant Antonini 3:10; *220-Dave Alessi GC won by forfeit; 285-Roy Lucas SJ p Connor Morgan 1:46.
Records-St. Joe 3-17.
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YANA BUROVA began playing the violin at the age of five and was accepted at the Central Music School "D.Hristov" in Varna, Bulgaria to study with Mrs. R.Koleva. During that period she won various prizes and awards, including first prize in a "Czech Music Competition" and second prize in National Competition "Svetoslav Obretenov."
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Milwaukee Public Market gets a new market and a new bear
Yesterday was a big day for the Milwaukee Public Market, 400 N. Water St.
Nehring's Family Market opened in the old Rupena's space, and features a small market of prepared foods, pasta, tomato sauces, oils, Purple Door Ice Cream and more.
There's also a sit-down, tavern-style area with 12 local beers on tap and about 20 different bottled beers.
A wood-fired pizza oven will be in full swing soon.
The new stall is unique and feels a little more secluded and unlike anything else in the Public Market.
John and Anne Nehring also own the Sendik's on Oakland Avenue in Shorewood, V. Richard's Bakery in Brookfield and G. Groppi Food Market in Bay View.
The Public Market also welcomed the "tightrope bear" from The Shops of Grand Avenue. After balancing back-and-forth on a tightrope for 30 years at the mall, the bear, named "Professor Stein," is now perched atop the South entrance of the market.
"For now, we mainly wanted to get him in place and on display. We're exploring addition options for him," says Paul Schwartz, operations and communications manager for the Milwaukee Public Market.
"We've already had a number of people standing beneath him and taking pictures and a few came into the office to say, 'I used to drive from the suburbs to come see that bear at Grand Avenue!'"
In 1982, The Rouse Company developed The Grand Avenue Mall with traditional German influences featuring the Speisegarten food court, modeled after a traditional German Beer Hall. Rouse also incorporated a whimsical 7-foot bear dressed in a top hat and suit coat, riding along a tightrope on a unicycle.
When Northwestern Mutual Life redeveloped the mall in 2004, the bear came down and went into storage.
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Super excited about a wood-fired pizza at the Market! Any idea when this is happening?
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Hey all, this thread has long completed, so I'm going to tally up the results. For every option in (+1, +0, -0, -1) I'll include the number of "votes" in the form binding/total, where binding votes are those by PMC members. On 08.01.2009, at 04:30, Antony Blakey wrote: > 1. Remove the _temp_view facility completely, because you can use a > temporary _design view, at which point you should understand the > performance implications, and it cleans up the code. +1: 2/6 +0: 1/2 -0: 1/1 -1: 0/0 > 2. Leave it as _temp_view, because it does the equivalent of view > create/query/delete view in a single POST, and you can document the > performance issue. +1: 2/6 +0: 1/1 -0: 1/2 -1: 1/1 > 3. Change it to _slow_view, because compared to _temp_view, the name > should act as an immediate warning for people who haven't read the > documentation. +1: 1/1 +0: 1/1 -0: 1/1 -1: 2/6 One thing that's clear is overwhelming objection against the renaming to _slow_view. There seems to be a slight preference towards removing temp views altogether, but I think that may take more discussion. I would suggest we move forward here by first backing out the change to _slow_view. It's been in there way too long considering the lack of consensus over the change, and moving back and forth on such things is a real pain for authors of apps and/or libraries that would like to stay compatible with trunk (for example, I never made the change to _slow_view in couchdb-python because I was optimistic that the name wouldn't stick ;) ). Then, we can start discussing the potential removal of temp views, preferrably based on a concrete patch. Cheers, -- Christopher Lenz cmlenz at gmx.de http://www.cmlenz.net/
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Cleft lip and palate is the most common congenital anomaly ("birth defect") of the head and face. When there is a cleft of the lip, there is a separation or a gap within the upper lip. This separation can vary from a subtle notch or groove to a wide gap. This separation can involve the roof of the mouth, or palate, also. Cleft Lip and Palate (CLP) and isolated Cleft Palate (CP) are two separate entities.
No, clefts are not painful for the infant. From the infant's point of view, the cleft is "normal". Facial movements, such as with crying or smiling, are not painful for infants with clefts.
Just as there are variations in the types of cleft lip, there are also different types of cleft palate. The palate forms the roof of the mouth, and extends from the gums just behind the lip to the uvula toward the back of the throat. Cleft palates may be Unilateral or Bilateral, depending on whether there is a gap on one side or both sides of the midline. The cleft may include just the front of the palate, just the back of the palate, or the entire palate.
When the cleft occurs on only one side of the upper lip, it is called a Unilateral Cleft Lip. When it occurs on both sides of the upper lip, it is called a Bilateral Cleft Lip. When the cleft results in a gap that goes all the way from the lip and mouth into the nose, it is called a Complete cleft. When the gap does not extend from the mouth all the way into the nose, it is called an Incomplete cleft. When the incomplete cleft is very minor (a groove or a notch), it is called a Microform cleft. Cleft lip and palate is more common on the left side, less common on the right, and least common bilaterally.
Clefts can occur in any newborn infant. Of all babies born with clefts, two-thirds have cleft lip and palate while one-third have isolated cleft palate. Clefts of the lip and palate together are more common in boys, while isolated clefts of the palate occur more commonly in girls. Clefts of the lip and palate are most common in Asians and least common in African-Americans. Clefts of the palate alone are equally common among all races.
Clefting is also more likely to occur in a newborn who has a family history of primary relatives (parents, siblings) with clefts.
There appear to be a number of different factors that are important in clefting. These include genetics, ethnic background, and certain environmental and chemical/drug exposures. Thus, clefting is considered a "multifactorial" problem. About one third of infants born with clefts have a family history of clefting. All families with cleft-affected children are encouraged to consult with a geneticist, who can define the risk of clefts in future children.
When the fetus is developing, the face forms by the fusion of five different facial processes. These processes are like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, that must fit together perfectly to create a complete face. When two of these processes fail to come together, for whatever reason, a cleft is formed.
It is extremely unlikely that the cleft is a result of anything that the parents may have done during the pregnancy. Many parents feel a sense of guilt that they may have somehow caused their baby's cleft. However, in the vast majority of cases, that is not the case.
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The feeding of infants with a cleft of the lip and/or palate is a critical issue for parents and health care providers to understand. These infants can have problems with failure to thrive if special care is not taken with their feeding. The basic problem is that infants with clefts involving the palate have difficulty generating suction with their mouths. Therefore, breast-feeding is difficult or impossible, as is sucking from a standard bottle and nipple. However, the infant can still receive the benefits of breast milk if the mother pumps milk that is then fed through a special type of nipple and bottle. These types of nipples and bottles work by a "squeeze" mechanism, so that the infant does not need to suck. There is almost never a need for feeding tubes to be placed.
Aside from nutrition, the three key issues related to clefting of the lip/palate are: 1) Speech; 2) hearing; and, 3) facial growth. The development of normal speech requires an intact palate with normal muscle function in the soft palate. Without timely repair of the palate (i.e. by 18 months of age), normal speech cannot develop. In addition, an intact palate with normal muscle function is necessary for proper drainage of the middle ear. This is why almost all infants with cleft palate will develop ear infections and require ear tubes to help drain the ears. Finally, some infants with clefts will have deficient growth of the upper jaw that may require surgical correction. The timing of and type of surgery performed to repair the lip and palate can also affect facial growth. Cleft treatment protocols must take all these considerations into account and balance the important concerns of developing normal speech while allowing normal facial growth.
Some children with a cleft will have another congenital anomaly or birth defect. The most commonly associated problems include cardiac abnormalities (heart problems), central nervous system (brain, spinal cord) problems, and club foot. It is important for the baby with a cleft to be carefully evaluated by the pediatrician and other specialists on the cleft treatment team to determine whether any associated problems exist. In some cases, the cleft is part of a syndrome, or collection of abnormalities that affect different areas of the body; these syndromes often have a genetic basis. Syndromes are more common in children with isolated cleft palate than in children with cleft lip-and-palate.
While every patient is treated individually, with treatment plans made specifically for him or her, some generalizations are possible. Babies with cleft lip and palate will have multiple surgeries during their infancy, childhood, and adolescence. Depending upon the severity of the case, these surgeries can include the initial repair of the lip and nose (in the first 6 months of life), the palate repair (by 12-18 months of age), and repair of the cleft in the gumline (approximately between 7 and 9 years of age). Each of these surgeries is done on an inpatient basis, with the child spending one or two nights in the hospital. Additional revision or "touch up" surgeries may be done on the lip and/or nose before the child starts school. In addition, some children need additional surgery on their palates to improve their speech. If the upper jaw does not grow properly (the patient has an "underbite"), a jaw surgery may be necessary during the mid-late teen years to move the upper jaw forward. Finally, a "finishing" rhinoplasty, or nasal surgery, may be done in the teen years.
If the infant has a cleft of the palate only, it is possible that only one surgery will be required, to repair the palate. However, further surgery is occasionally required for speech problems.
Infants are seen during the first week of life, and are followed closely as they grow. For infants with complete clefts of the lip and palate, some stretching and reshaping of the tissues of the lip and nose can be done before surgery. This can be done in various ways. We prefer to use either taping of the lip with a special technique, or a technique called nasoalveolar molding (NAM). NAM requires the placement of an intraoral plate, or retainer, and then the addition of an extension that goes up into the nostril(s) to gradually align the cleft segments of the palate and to shape the nose. The goal of any of these pre-surgical techniques is to stretch and align the tissues so that the surgical repair of the cleft is technically easier and, ultimately, creates a better appearance of the repaired lip and nose.
The optimal treatment of children with cleft lip/palate is achieved in a multidisciplinary setting. Children with cleft lip/palate have multiple issues, such as nutrition, speech, hearing, and facial growth that require specialized attention. A number of different health care providers from various specialties work together to treat these children. These providers include a plastic (craniofacial) surgeon, an orthodontist, a pediatric plastic surgery nurse, a speech pathologist, an otolaryngologist (ENT), a dietician, an audiologist, and an oral surgeon.
Because the treatment of children with clefts is an ongoing process that continues throughout childhood and adolescence, the children and their families become very familiar with their craniofacial surgeon, and often develop very close relationships with him or her.
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Chapter 3
|1And the Lord said to me: Go again, love a woman beloved by her companion, yet an adulteress, like the love of the Lord of the children of Israel, who turn to other gods, and love goblets of grapes.
|אוַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֵלַי עוֹד לֵךְ אֱהַב אִשָּׁה אֲהֻבַת רֵעַ וּמְנָאָפֶת כְּאַהֲבַת יְהֹוָה אֶת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְהֵם פֹּנִים אֶל אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים וְאֹהֲבֵי אֲשִׁישֵׁי עֲנָבִים:
|beloved by her companion: Cherished by her husband and beloved to him, who [nonetheless] commits adultery under his domain, [paralleling thereby] the love of the Holy One, Blessed Is He, for the nation of Israel who [nonetheless] stray from under His domain towards other gods.
|goblets of grapes: Heb. אֲשִׁישֵׁי עֲנָבִים. Menahem (Machbereth p. 34) explains. 'goblets of wine.' They are fond of becoming drunk with their wine and do not engage in Torah. And so we find that elsewhere he castigates for this: "that drink wine in bowls, etc" (Amos 6:6).
|2And I bought her for me for fifteen pieces of silver, and a 'chomer' of barley and a 'lethech' of barley.
|בוָאֶכְּרֶהָ לִּי בַּחֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר כָּסֶף וְחֹמֶר שְׂעֹרִים וְלֶתֶךְ שְׂעֹרִים:
|And I bought her: It is an expression of a business transaction, 'bargaine' in Old French, similar to "which I have purchased (כָּרִיתִי) for me" (Gen. 50:5). Now in the sea-towns they refer to a sale (Heb. מְכִירָה) as כִּירָה [from Hullin 92a].
|for fifteen pieces of silver, and a chomer of barley and a lethech of barley: Jonathan paraphrases: "And I redeemed them at My command on the fifteenth day of the month of Nisan, and I made shekalim of silver an atonement for their souls, and I declared that they offer before me an 'omer' as heave- offering from the barley harvest; that is to say, I did not weary you with difficult duties."
|for fifteen pieces of silver: It is the numerical equivalent of Nissan. Now in the Pesikta it is expounded: "fifteen pieces of silver," on the fifteenth day of Nissan. Now a chomer and a lethech total forty-five, for the chomer equals thirty seah, and the lethech is a half-chomer.
|3And I said to her: 'You shall remain as mine for many days; you shall not play the harlot, and you shall not belong to another man; so will I be towards you.
|גוָאֹמַר אֵלֶיהָ יָמִים רַבִּים תֵּשְׁבִי לִי לֹא תִזְנִי וְלֹא תִהְיִי לְאִישׁ וְגַם אֲנִי אֵלָיִךְ:
|and I said to her: You shall remain as mine for many days: The plural "days" refers to (a minimum) of two, "many" to (a minimum of) three, making a total of five. This (the forty-five of the previous verse added to the five of this verse) alludes to the fifty days between Passover and Pentecost. On that day I offered her the Torah, admonishing her:
|you shall not play the harlot and you shall not belong to another man: [that is], "You shall have no other gods before Me" (Exodus 20:3); so…
|will I be towards you: "I am the Lord your God" (Ex. 20:2). Now the reason he split the fifty days into separate calculations, one at the conclusion of "chomer" (i.e., 50 days), the other at the conclusion of "lethech" (i.e., the ensuing 15 days), is to represent the "manna" that descended upon them at the culmination of thirty days [from their exodus] on the fifteenth day (sic) of Iyar. From that point, for an [additional] fifteen daysthe numerical equivalent of the number of seah in a lethechon that day they arrived in the Sinai desert on the first day of the month of Sivan. Now in the name of Rav Hai I found a most fitting thing: "So I bought her to me etc.," (verse 2) I have established her atonement indemnity money as a light sum, for whosoever states: "My valuation is incumbent upon me to contribute to the sanctuary, should he be from the age of sixty and above" his valuation shall be fifteen shekels (Lev. 27:7). This sum of fifteen shekels is, according to this interpretation, symbolized by the fifteen pieces of silver of v. 2): Now the "chomer" of barley [represents] the valuation of a male aged twenty and above until sixty, viz. fifty shekels (see Lev. 27:3), the amount of redemption money of a chomer of barley which is similarly fifty silver shekels (See Lev. 27:16: "And if a man shall dedicate to the Lord some part of his field… the seed of a " chomer " of barley shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver.") Now regarding the lethech of barley, the amount for redeeming a field containing a lethech of barley for the sanctuary is twenty-five shekels, which is [equal to the sum of] the valuation of someone from one month up to five years, which equals five shekels (Lev. 27:6), and that of one from five years up to twenty years, in which cases, "the valuation shall be twenty shekels (Lev. 27:5)," totalling twenty-five shekels. After all this display of affection [by allowing for such relatively easy absolution,] I said to her:
|[3] You shall remain as mine for many days; you shall not play the harlot: by turning to other gods, for, if you do play the harlot, your children shall remain for many days…
|4For the children of Israel shall remain for many days, having neither king, nor prince, nor sacrifice, nor pillar, nor ephod nor teraphim.
|דכִּי | יָמִים רַבִּים יֵשְׁבוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֵין מֶלֶךְ וְאֵין שָׂר וְאֵין זֶבַח וְאֵין מַצֵּבָה וְאֵין אֵפוֹד וּתְרָפִים:
|having neither king nor prince nor sacrifice: in the Temple in Judah.
|nor pillar: The pillar of Baal in Samaria of the kings of Israel.
|nor ephod: of the Urim and Tummim, which discloses to them hidden things.
|teraphim: They are images constructed, having in mind a particular hour established, at which time they speak of their own accord and tell of hidden things. So does Jonathan translate: and there shall be no ephod or oracle.
|5Afterwards shall the children of Israel return, and seek the Lord their God and David their king, and they shall come trembling to the Lord and to His goodness at the end of days.
|האַחַר יָשֻׁבוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וּבִקְשׁוּ אֶת יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיהֶם וְאֵת דָּוִיד מַלְכָּם וּפָחֲדוּ אֶל יְהֹוָה וְאֶל טוּבוֹ בְּאַחֲרִית הַיָּמִים:
|Afterwards: Following the days of exile.
|shall the children of Israel return: It was taught in the name of R. Shimon the son of Yochai: The children of Israel rejected three things during the reign of Rehoboam; the Kingdom of Heaven, the kingdom of the House of David, and the Holy Temple, as it is written: "What portion have we in David" (I Kings 12:16) which may be understood literally; "to your tents O' Israel" (ibid.), do not read, "to your tents" (Heb. לְאֹהָלֶ) but "to your gods" (Heb. לֵאלֹהֶ) "now see your own house, David" (ibid.), refers to the Holy Temple (see Rashi I Kings 12:16). R. Shimon the son of Menassiah said: Israel shall not be shown any omen of good until they repent by seeking out all three; "Afterwards shall the children of Israel return, and seek their Lord their God," which refers to the Kingdom of Heaven; "and David their king" is self explanatory; "and shall come trembling to the Lord and to His goodness," which refers to the Holy Temple, as it is written "that good mount" (Deut. 3:7) (a reference to the Temple Mount. [from Midrash Samuel 13:4]


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An overview of the condition of pancreatitis, the inflammation of the pancreas.
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This paper looks at the function of the pancreas, as well as the causes, symptoms, and treatment of pancreatitis, an inflammation of the pancreas, which can be subdivided into two types: acute pancreatitis and chronic pancreatitis.
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From the Paper:"Chronic pancreatitis has symptoms similar to acute pancreatitis. These include abdominal pain radiating through the back. Like acute pancreatitis, the pain often becomes worse with coughing, movement, deep breathing, and eating. Because chronic pancreatitis is caused by digestive enzymes attacking and destroying the pancreas, it almost always becomes worse after eating or drinking. In some cases, the pain associated with chronic pancreatitis is reduced as the condition progresses, with this occurring because the condition has destroyed pancreatic tissue, meaning that less digestive enzymes are produced. The reduced production of digestive enzyme also results in individuals with chronic pancreatitis losing weight, despite having normal appetite and normal eating habits."
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In accordance with my resolutions to 1) work on curricular material and goals, and 2) use materials available in the school, I've been working on written language with many of my students. Many of my students have really good narrative language goals (I love inheriting so many goals from other wonderful SLP's!) Narrative language is a key to school success, and many of "our " students struggle both orally AND in writing.
Sometimes I get classroom assignments from teachers in advance, sometimes I find fun activities on "Teachers Pay Teachers" or sometimes I create my own little thematic/calendar appropriate writing lesson.
In order to help my students be successful, I use graphic organizers to help them plan in advance. There are many good ones online, I like to use the ones at http://www.enchantedlearning.com/, and http://www.readwritethink.org/. At times, I have been able to access a free day on http://www.writinga-z.com/ which provides lessons based on books in the http://www.readinga-z.com/ website. I also like letting kids make their own graphic organizers using Kidspiration (http://www.inspiration.com/) on the computer and on the IPAD.
Sometimes all it takes for a reluctant writer is something special! My students LOVE to use mechanical pencils and SMENCILS (purchased cheaply at an after holiday sale at Barnes and Noble.) I also like to create graphic organizers and writing prompt on different sized paper! It's funny how motivated they can be to get a HUGE piece of ledger paper with plenty of space to doodle and write.
I have my students read what they have written, and go back to "fix" grammar/syntax that doesn't sound correct. If they can't figure it out, then I give them a choice, "Is it I HAVE or I HAS?"
I like to tell my students what I want to do, give them some time or have them verbalize how to begin, and if they can't, provide scaffolding for their success. Success is the goal, and I try very hard to ensure that everyone meets the goal for the session.
Finally, there's nothing like carrots at the end of the session! Sometimes I might tell kids they can choose a quick IPAD game (there's been LOTS of Bad Piggies" in my room lately, kids have to cooperate, problem solve, and it doesn't take over the session.)
It's always important to collaborate with classroom teachers and consult with the OT's to ensure that my sessions piggy back on the rest of their targets.
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"Cool" mechanical pencils definitely do motivate reluctant writers! Favorite's are twist n write and griptec pencil (found for only $1 at pfot.com)
They also like writing on magnetic slates or write n wipe boards.
Great post! I am an SLP in an elementary/middle school. Can you post examples of some narrative language goals that you like? Also, how do you take data for these goals? Thanks!!!


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Summary : Spend 10 nights aboard a comfortable and well-appointed vessel as you explore the Antarctic Peninsula. Throughout your adventure, your highly experienced and personable expedition staff will provide excellent customer care in a casual and active environment—daily hikes, kayaking excursions for those who sign up, and daily Zodiac rides. Discover an unimaginable profusion of penguins, whales cresting the waves in close proximity, and sweeping ice sheets that span an entire continent. Explore Petermann Island or Wilhelmina Bay where you encounter colossal icebergs and, of course, the ice landscapes that stretch as far as the eye can see. Hardy adventurers or those with a yen for history have the chance to camp out on the ice overnight and feel the thrill and audacity of early explorers who attempted to conquer this continent.
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Crossing the Drake Passage there is so much excitement in the air as you make your way ever closer to the white continent. Soak up the friendly atmosphere onboard as your numerous Polar experts prepare you for your adventures with presentations on everything Antarctic, from wildlife to history. Eventually, you will cross the Antarctic Convergence where you will notice a distinct drop in temperature as you enter the waters of the Antarctic Ocean. Along the way, you witness all kinds of spectacular sights from icebergs to an array of seabirds and even several whale species who will occasionally flaunt their size in full breach.
In the waterways of the Antarctic Peninsula, explore by inflatable Zodiac boats to marvel up close at nature's glory. Planned excursions might include Neko Harbor, Wilhelmina Bay and even the southerly Petermann Island, where you can observe Weddell, crabeater and elephant seals, skuas and other seabirds as well as a shocking abundance of penguin species including some very large colonies of the comical Adelie penguin. At Half Moon Island, observe a breeding colony of chinstrap penguins that share their territory with fur seals and blue-eyed shags. You may also see the gentle humpback whale dining on krill in its feeding grounds and possibly have an opportunity to observe killer and Minke whales.
You finally arrive on the continent of Antarctica at Paradise Bay or Neko Harbor. Prepare to be dazzled by your first glimpse of the continent. The scenery here is amazing. In particular, you will be struck by the oddly-shaped icebergs that look like sculptures, as well as the colossal tabular icebergs that break away from the continent's ice shelf. Hopefully the weather will be mild enough to allow you to step foot on the White Continent itself. Some may wish to camp on shore overnight. Whatever your vantage point—whether it is onboard or onshore—expect to feel transformed as you experience a twilight from the very bottom of the planet. After several days exploring the Peninsula, head for the South Shetland Islands before returning north.
As you leave this magical place and make your way back, heading again across the Antarctic Convergence and the Drake Passage before rounding Cape Horn, you will spend the time sharing and reflecting on the wonderful experiences of the last few days. Sailing down the Beagle Channel, celebrate the conclusion of your expedition at a special dinner.
In the early morning, arrive back in Ushuaia. It is time to say farewell to your crew and fellow travelers. Guests will be transported to their hotels or to the airport for return flights home.
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Pre-booked option for up to 16 guests. If you have experience sea kayaking and are interested in doing this activity during the expedition, you will need to book this option prior to departure from home. You cannot book this activity once onboard. There is a separate document for sea kayakers that you will need to review beforehand. Provided equipment includes full Gore-Tex drysuits, kayak specific PFD's, neoprene booties, a waterproof deck bag, pogies and many other vital paddling accessories.
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Final Fantasy XIV Online
Review by RyutheLegend
"How can you mess up a FF MMO not once, but twice? Ask Square"
Let me start by saying, I love the FF series. I'm as big of a fanboy as you can get; to the point of doing to cons with my friends dressed up as the cast of the one of the games. When FF11 was revealed to the public, I was head over heels and writing almost hourly entries in my game blog about it. I downloaded the ingame clips and kept em on my phone to view whenever I wanted. Then it came out, and I become dissappointed within the first 6 hours.
Now comes FFXIV and I loved all the clips, intros and trailers released. The game looked amazing and much bigger then 11 was. However, my love ended up broken hearted very quickly into day 1.
Control Setup:
Plays amazingly well on the keypad, unlike how 11 was. Personally though, I prefer using my 360 controller as it feels more at home to me. The lack of some text commands from 11 bugs me, but overall control is tight and smooth. If you dont have access to a wired ps2 or 360 controller, get one.
The detail going into the characters and monsters in the game is epic, but the landscapes, boats, cities etc... just seem bland. Like very general models got some extras put on via copy/paste in photoshop. Really, any photoshop pro can make the city layouts in this game. Seems like a major knife in the back yes, but it's the cold sad truth. Aside from that, the "boss" battle graphics are top notch, but the spell graphical details look like rips from 11.
This is the same dull junk we put up with in 11. Stand there and attack until either you or the target is dead. Just like in games such as Everquest, you spend hours killing critters, rats and ladybugs...yes ladybugs and they can kill your whole group easily. What the heck? This is hopelessly lost and boring to the point where I wanted to go pop in Duck Hunt on the nes to get some enjoyment factor. The map while big, is not that detailed and the mini map is horrid to the point where it shouldn't even exist. How can you mess up a Final Fantasy MMO not once, but twice?
Enjoyment Factor:
Not until the mid 20s is it enjoyable in the least bit. It gets a bit better then, but not by much. You move on from bugs and critters to...sheep and boars and the random and rare actual monster; like a dragon whelp or something. At this point, I gave up, canceled my account and went back to my other games.
Overall, this isn't even worth being called an MMO. Hours turned into days on launch of servers crashing, random disconnects and just pure dull gameplay. This is what an offline game looked like, like the first Monster Hunter game years back. Save your money, or go spend it on a better title like Guild Wars 2 coming up, or back to World of Warcraft. Don't waste your time on this thing, no matter what your friends tell you; it's not the kind of MMO you wanta put your life hours into.
Reviewer's Rating: 1.5 - Bad
Originally Posted: 10/11/10
Game Release: Final Fantasy XIV Online (US, 09/30/10)
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5. AHRQ ePSS
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) should be commended for moving into the mobile space. Whereas pharma and other sectors of the medical industry are struggling to "go mobile" — the US Department of HHS has had an iPhone app available for about two years now.
Aptly named "Electronic Preventive Services Selector", their iPad app does not disappoint. Bringing the United States Preventive Services Task Force's (USPSTF) recommendations to mobile form. Although if you're a Urologist, you might not care for the USPSTF's recommendations (reference their decision of PSA and Prostate cancer screening — we couldn't help but inject some humor into this piece).
One of the neat features of the ePSS app is the ability to link to HTML calculator pages within the app. For example, in the below video we show how the app links to a Risk Assessment tool for estimating the 10-year risk of having a heart attack — based on the Framingham Heart study.
There are even sections linking you to patient education PDF files, enabling you to email your patients learning material. In future iterations we would love to see a comprehensive search function within the app.


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Little Chrissy (occasionally addressed as Chrissy or Chris) is the lead singer and piano player for Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats. He is voiced by his namesake, Christopher Cerf, who also wrote most of the character's songs. Jim Henson usually performed the actual puppet until his death in 1990.[1] Frank Oz puppeteered Little Chrissy in a sketch where Don Music rewrote "Yankee Doodle".[2]
Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats first appeared on Sesame Street in 1973, performing the song "Count it Higher." Other songs by the band include "Exit," "You're Alive," "Rock 'N Roll Readers," and "Cluck Around the Clock." Little Chrissy has sometimes been backed by Big Jeffy (often filling in for the Lavender Alphabeat) in the songs "Gonna Rock You to Sleep," "I Go to School," and "Startin' Kindergarten." Chrissy and Jeffy have sung with Elmo on a few occasions, including a doo-wop version of "London Bridges."
Little Chrissy occasionally performed without the Alphabeats, in songs such as "Eight Balls of Fur," "Raise Your Hand," "The Opposite Song," and "Wet or Dry." He also can be seen in the audience of The Amazing Mumford's magic act in the storybook, The Amazing Mumford Presents the Magic Weather Show.
His most recent appearance occurred in Season 30, acting as piano accompanist to Patti LaBelle's rendition of "Gospel Alphabet."
See also
- Chrissy (member of Little Jerry and the Monotones)
- ↑ Cerf, Christopher Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music booklet, p. 12
- ↑ Pastimes, March 1976 issue, includes a photo of Frank performing Chrissy and the Lavender Alphabeat


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About the Book
Laura Wooten presents her yearlong journey of creating a collage each week for the year of 2012. As an artist living in the Virginia suburbs, Wooten seeks to both confront and integrate her multiple identities of artist, wife, mother, and suburbanite. Breaking from her previous body of work, depicting imaginary landscapes, Wooten finds inspiration in the details of her everyday life.
Juggling a busy schedule of art, work and family, the steady practice of making small drawings becomes the foundation for the collages. A commitment to weekly creativity brings a new momentum and spirit of discovery to her work, resulting in a heightened sense of curiosity, gratitude, and the ability to see the extraordinary in the ordinary. This project explores what is achievable in tiny increments over time, by committing to small consistent actions and an attitude of openness to what is here, now, in the present.
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- Publish Date Jun 01, 2013
- Tags modern life, creative process, collage, art, suburbia, landscape, memoir, painting, drawing
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Laura Wooten has been making art since she could hold a crayon, and her work continues to be influenced by the gardens and landscapes of her childhood. Her paintings and collages explore the intersection of observation, memory, and invention, presenting a richly layered view of her intricate and imaginative worlds. Laura earned her undergraduate degree in Art and Architecture at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, and continued on at UVa as an Aunspaugh Post-Baccalaureate Fellow in Studio Art. She attended the summer program at the Chautauqua Institution School of Art, NY, for two summers before earning her MFA from American University in Washington, D.C. in 1997. She also had the opportunity to spend a summer in Perugia, Italy at the Accademia de Belle Arti Pietro Vannucci, where the panoramic Mediterranean landscape took hold of her imagination. Her work continues to be influenced by her travels to far away places, as well as the familiar joys of home.
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Tapiture's First Foal is a Filly
The filly out of Set'n On Ready was born Jan. 11
The filly out of Set'n On Ready was born Jan. 11
A new partnership called Darby Dan Farm Racing resurrected the famous Darby Dan silks for a colt named Manitoulin, a son of Soaring Softly, who finished fifth in his maiden special weight debut Nov. 22.
Darby Dan Farm's schedule of 2016 fees is unchanged from 2015 apart from new additions Tapiture ($7,500) and Sky Kingdom ($5,000).
In the early morning hours, Asmussen worked Untapable, Tapiture, Holy Boss, and Nickname for their respective Breeders' Cup races.
Untapable was a dominating winner of the 2014 Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff (gr. I) but has underwhelmed thus far this season. She gets a chance at redemption when she goes for a Distaff repeat Oct. 30.
A pair of Winchell Thoroughbreds' leading contenders for the Breeders' Cup were on the track at Keeneland early Oct. 18, with Untapable breezing five furlongs in 1:01 1/5 and Tapiture getting the same distance in 1:00 3/5.
Tapiture and Holy Boss, two Breeders' Cup World Championships hopefuls trained by Steve Asmussen, breezed at Keeneland the morning of Oct. 11.
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Winchell Thoroughbreds' Tapiture returned to winning form Sept. 26 at Churchill Downs, gamely holding off favored Viva Majorca to win the $100,000 Ack Ack Handicap (gr. III).
Still looking to find his stride in 2015, Winchell Thoroughbreds' Tapiture will dial back to try a one-turn turn mile in the $100,000 Ack Ack Handicap (gr. III) Sept. 26 at Churchill Downs.
Tapiture, Winchell Thoroughbreds' multiple grade II-winning son Tapit, will stand at Darby Dan Farm near Lexington following the 2015 racing season.
Michael Langford's Carve, a determined neck winner of the 2014 Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Handicap (gr. III), is back in the 2015 edition and looking for his second score of the season June 27 at Prairie Meadows.
Bloom Racing Stable's Majestic City made his trip from California to Texas worthwhile with a wire-to-wire victory in the $200,000 Lone Star Handicap at Lone Star Park May 25.
After winning the Texas Mile (gr. III) May 1 at odds of 24-1, Paul Rigali Jr.'s homebred Texas Air will look to provide another upset in the $200,000 Lone Star Park Handicap (gr. III) May 25.
Winchell Thoroughbreds homebred Untapable, winner of last year's Longines Kentucky Oaks (gr. I), breezed five furlongs May 11, and on May 14 was shipped to Belmont Park to prepare for the Ogden Phipps Handicap.
WinStar Farm's Skip Away Stakes (gr. III) winner Commissioner will look to claim his second graded event in a row in the $300,000 Pimlico Special Stakes May 15 at Pimlico Race Course.
Workouts of note May 4 included last year's 3-year-old champion filly Untapable and grade I winner Lea, who both worked in Kentucky.
Matthew Schera's Race Day is proving to be a bargain after taking the $600,000 Oaklawn Handicap (gr. II) at Oaklawn Park on April 11.
Winchell Thoroughbreds homebred Tapiture will look to rebound in the $600,000 Oaklawn Handicap (gr. II) April 11 at Oaklawn Park. Race also features Razorback Handicap (gr. III) winner Race Day.
Ackerley Brothers Farm's Bold Conquest tuned up for the Arkansas Derby (gr. I), working a half-mile in :48 3/5 April 6 at Oaklawn Park.
Last year's 3-year-old filly champion looks to bounce back from a defeat in the Azeri Stakes in the Apple Blossom Handicap
Trainer Steve Asmussen said champion Untapable exited her runner-up effort in the $300,000 Azeri Stakes (gr. II) March 14 in good condition and will remain in training at Oaklawn Park until early April.
Matthew Schera's Race Day edged past a stubborn Midnight Hawk near the wire to capture the $250,000 Razorback Handicap (gr. III) for 4-year-olds and up March 14 at Oaklawn Park.
Two-time grade II winner Tapiture, who closed out last season with a runner-up finish to Goldencents in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I), is scheduled to make his 4-year-old season debut March 14, in the Razorback H.
Untapable, last year's 3-year-old filly champion, continued her steady works at Fair Grounds Race Course and Slots, breezing an easy half-mile in :51 on Feb. 2, while stablemate Tapiture breezed his half in :50 3/5.
Untapable completed the first workout of her 4-year-old season Monday, Jan. 26, when she breezed four furlongs in :51.4/5 on a fast track at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots for trainer Steve Asmussen.
Barbara Livingston has won an unprecedented third Eclipse Award for photography for her photograph of Tapiture working out in a driving rainstorm at Churchill Downs in preparation for the Kentucky Derby.
As a companion to the January 10, 2015 issue of The Blood-Horse, we present a look at Tapit's 2014 successes on the track and at the sales. view slideshow
Likely 3-year-old filly champion Untapable and multiple graded stakes-winning stablemate Tapiture are busily preparing for their 4-year-old campaigns after arriving Dec. 13 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.
Achievement and retirement. Shame and success. Low points and comebacks. 2014 offered a taste of just about everything. Here are a dozen people who stood out this year for leaving their mark on the industry.
Charles Cella, president of the Oaklawn Jockey Club, announced Dec. 10 that the Arkansas racetrack will waive its $2 general admission fee for the 2015 season that begins in January.
Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) winner Bayern and Besilu Florida Derby (gr. I) victor Constitution headline 20 horses nominated to the $500,000 Clark Handicap Presented by Norton Healthcare (gr. I) at Churchill Downs.
Oaklawn Park reported Nov. 7 that it has received a record number of stall applications for the 2015 winter/spring race season.
Gainesway sire Tapit set the single-season earnings record for a North American-based sire Oct. 31, when Untapable won the $2 million Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff (gr. I) at Santa Anita Park.
After flying through a half mile in :44.80, Goldencents dug deep to hold off a determined Tapiture in the stretch to win the $1 million Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I), successfully defending his 2013 win in the race.
Leading North American sire Tapit has piled up impressive numbers this season and, as you might expect, his progeny figure prominently in the weekend's Breeders' Cup World Championships Oct. 31-Nov. 1 at Santa Anita Park.
The winner of last year's edition of the $1 million Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I) leads a group of 11 entered for the 2014 edition as he aims to become the first two-time victor in the race's seven-year history Oct. 31.
Claire Novak updates us on California Chrome's arrival, Majestic Harbor, Tapiture, Untapable, Bob Baffert's reaction to the works of Bayern and American Pharoah, and Capo Bastone being out of the Breeders' Cup.
Claire Novak updates us on California Chrome's arrival, Majestic Harbor, Tapiture, Untapable, Bob Baffert's reaction to the works of Bayern and American Pharoah, and Capo Bastone being out of the Breeders' Cup. watch video
The 3-year-old Tapit colt is following the route taken by another Winchell-bred son of Tapit, Tapizar, who won the Dirt Mile in 2012.
Goldencents, winner of the $1 million Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I) in 2013, leads a group of 12 pre-entered contenders for the 2014 edition as he aims to become the first two-time winner in the race's seven-year history.
Longines Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) winner Untapable, who suddenly looms as a possible favorite in the Breeders' Cup Distaff (gr. I) following the defection of Beholder, turned in a bullet five-furlong move at Santa Anita Oct. 19.
Working under a fog so thick her trainer couldn't even see it, two-time Eclipse Award winner Beholder went five furlongs in company the morning of Oct. 12 in 1:02 1/5 under regular rider Mike Smith at Santa Anita Park.
Bayern seized a clear lead through a half-mile Saturday, Sept. 20, in the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (gr. II) at Parx Racing and drew off in the stretch for an easy victory, spoiling California Chrome's comeback.
Trainer Art Sherman couldn't be more pleased with how California Chrome is coming up to the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (gr. II) at Parx Racing Sept. 20.
Nominally a Grade 2, the $1,000,000 Pennsylvania Derby has a Grade 1 feel this year, as well as a Grade 1 purse, and that, of course, is due to the presence of 2014 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner California Chrome. read blog
California Chrome, winner of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands and Preakness Stakes (both gr. I), will break from the rail in the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (gr. II) Sept. 20 at Parx Racing.
Frank Angst and Evan Hammonds handicap the talented field of the Pennsylvania Derby. California Chrome, Candy Boy, Protonico, Bayern, Tapiture and more. Who do you think is the best horse in the field? watch video
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Katy B may be new to the airwaves in America, but the London-based singer and producer has already made a major name for herself in Europe with her dubstep-meets-R&B sound. Katy was nominated for the prestigious Mercury Prize earlier this year and every single she's released in England to date has earned a top-ten spot on the charts. Now that she's conquered the music scene in her home country, Katy's bringing her talents stateside, and was recently in LA for MTV VMAs week. During her visit to California, Katy stopped by PopSugar Studios for a chat about some of the musicians she's had a chance to perform with — including John Legend — and how she got her start as an artist. She also gave us a special in-studio performance of the song "Broken Record" from her debut album. Check out our video and pick up Katy's CD, On a Mission, in stores now.


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Final Submission Numbers on Proposed District Plan
Final Submission Numbers on Proposed District Plan
The final number of submissions on our Proposed District Plan has come in at 1236.
Submissions closed on 14 March 2014, however late submissions were accepted for a short period after this date.
Our District Plan team are now summarising all the submissions and the summary of decisions requested, which will be publicly notified at the end of May.
"We've found through processing the submissions that they affect all of the Plan , excluding some public works designations and statutory acknowledgements," says District Plan Manager Leigh Robcke. "What that means is no part of the Plan can be treated as operative until the Council makes decisions on submissions next year".
Until then the current Operative District Plan remains in effect. Rules in the Proposed Plan relating to heritage, biodiversity and earthworks in flood areas continue to have effect, but won't be treated as operative until the Council issues decisions on submissions.
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• Increasing the number of paid guests from 6 to 12 in holiday home accommodation.
• Existing use rights to remain allowing people to cut native bush (kanuka/manuka) for domestic use.
• Heritage buildings around Coromandel Town to be either included or taken off our Heritage Schedule
• The Coastal Environment. Landscape and Natural Character overlay to be removed.
After the summary of submissions is publically notified in May, anyone who has made a submission, or is affected by a submission has the chance to make a further submission.
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The U.S. Senate is due to take up the long-overdue comprehensive reform of the nation's antiquated and counterproductive immigration system. It is crucial, for reasons political, economic and, most of all, humanitarian, that this reform package move forward with all deliberate speed and not be allowed to run aground on any of a multiplicity of troublesome details.
A key to the success or failure of this reform is Utah's senior senator, Orrin Hatch. His status among his fellow Republicans can provide needed leadership or political cover for others who may be on the fence.
Hatch has long called for a reworking of the nation's immigration laws and has, off and on, championed such excellent ideas as legal status for people brought to the United States as children, as well as expanding the availability of guest worker status for both agricultural workers and for workers valued by the high-tech sector.
Sadly, though, Hatch has also proposed an amendment to the immigration bill that would, if adopted, unnecessarily complicate both the politics and the practical application of reform. His proposal would require that the immigrants who would be eligible for new legal status and, eventually, citizenship, cough up all back taxes they may owe.
In principle, it's a simple and valid point. In practice, it would be a bureaucratic nightmare. So many immigrants who have worked in this country without proper documentation have been paid under the table, or at least without proper records, that calculating what those back taxes might be in millions of cases would be a major impediment to bringing these people out of the shadows.
Meanwhile, our economy continues to be hamstrung by either a lack of sufficient labor or a reliance on labor that is undocumented.
The agricultural sector is particularly in need of the reform bill's passage. And the farm labor sections of the bill, supported by both growers and labor organizations, would be a huge improvement over the status quo in allowing farmers to hire temporary help. It would recognize that jobs on many farms, from orchards to dairy barns, are, indeed, skilled positions that can best be filled by people who come from generations of farm workers, most of whom just happen to be citizens of other nations.
Utah's other senator, Mike Lee, stands opposed to any comprehensive reform package, and his ideologically retrograde contribution to this process will be predictably nil.
Hatch, though, can still do a great deal to move this reform forward. He should do so. Proudly.


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Miami (AFP) Aug 1, 2011
With their mouths watering, thousands of divers took to Florida's waters for the southern US state's annual 48-hour mini-season when lobster lovers can hunt for gourmet gold.
The two-day window allows fishermen to legally catch up to 12 lobsters per person per day, before commercial fishermen start their season on August 6.
State fishery managers estimate that on average more than half of the 50,000 divers who chase lobster during the mini-season head for the Florida Keys in south Florida.
With their license to fish and hunt in their boats, entire families take to the sea with special lamps and banners to hunt for the lobsters.
"I came up on one hole and they were all sitting right there," said Christine Mathew, who caught five lobsters at Biscayne Bay. "The best part for me is to cook and enjoy it with family."
Like Mathew, most hunters during the mini-season plan to eat their catch said George Pino, a spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).
He added that divers should be aware of the risks they face.
"In years past, divers participating in the sport season have died, because of accidents in the ocean, heart attacks and other medical problems," said Pino.
"Some of them have been hit by boats and have drifted away in the current, triggering ocean searches by the Coast Guard. Our main focus is to urge people to dive safely, boat safely and know the rules so they can stay out of trouble."
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A few hours after the season began at midnight on Wednesday, a 54-year-old man was killed while diving in the Upper Keys area. He had been diving with his son, according to Monroe County police.
"I'm worried this year, because the weather is not the best right now, there are a lot of winds, and that could change the current and is risky for divers... There is a high risk of rip currents," Pino said.
The weather did not stop Thomas Edwards from venturing to Crandon Park in Key Biscayne to join in the hunt for lobsters.
Edwards, who took home six lobsters, said he had a different type of scare. "I saw a shark very close. I broke off the antenna of one (lobster) and I tried to stab it, the shark, you know, to get it away from us. It was big, it could have eaten us, all," he said.
Precautions were taken to warn other boaters to steer clear of areas where lobster divers were preying on their game.
"As every year, the FWC is asking boaters to be keenly aware of red and white diver-down flags during the lobster mini-season," said Pino.
"Florida law requires boaters to make every attempt to stay 300 feet (91 meters) away from dive flags in open water and 100 feet (30 meters) away in rivers, inlets and navigation channels."
The mini-season was first launched in 1987 to help minimize clashes between commercial trap fishermen and recreational divers.
Alex Matos, a Cuban fisherman, said the fishing was fun and the lobsters were plentiful, though he did acknowledge rough seas. "We'll go out again tomorrow," he said Wednesday after catching eight lobsters. "We want to catch more and make a good lobster enchilada."
Carlos Aspuro arrived at Biscayne Bay with his uncle late Tuesday night to be two of the first to begin hunting. He brought with him a flashlight, a flag to mark his space and a ruler to measure the catch.
State law forbids keeping any lobsters smaller than three inches (7.6 centimeters), and Aspuro said he planned to adhere to the rules.
"If you break the law and catch more than the amount allowed or lobsters that are smaller than allowed, you can pay heavy fines," he said.
According to the FWC, fines begin at $500 depending on the crime, and could lead to as much as six months in jail, as well as losing a fishing license.
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Dozens of wild boars have turned up dead this month around a beach in western France, suspected victims of poisonous blue-green algae, officials say. Three dead boars were found on Wednesday at the mouth of the Gouessant estuary in Brittany, an AFP journalist witnessed, bringing to 31 the number found this month, floating in the water or washed up in the area. The nearby beach has been c ... read more
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The complexity of biology can befuddle even the most sophisticated light microscopes. Biological samples bend light in unpredictable ways, returning difficult-to-interpret information to the microscope and distorting the resulting image. New imaging technology developed at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Farm Research Campus rapidly corrects for these distortions and sharpens high-resolution images over large volumes of tissue.
The approach, a form of adaptive optics, works in tissues that do not scatter light, making it well suited to imaging the transparent bodies of zebrafish and the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans, important model organisms in biological research. Janelia group leader Eric Betzig says his team developed the new technology by combining adaptive optics strategies that astronomers and ophthalmologists use to cancel out similar distortions in their images.
In a report published online on April 13, 2014, in the journal Nature Methods, Betzig, postdoctoral fellow Kai Wang, and their colleagues show how the technique brings into focus the fine, branching structures and subcellular organelles of nerve cells deep in the living brain of a zebrafish. These structures remain blurry and indistinct under the same microscope without adaptive optics. "The results are pretty eye-popping," Betzig says. "This really takes the application of adaptive optics to microscopy to a completely different level."
"Our technique is really robust, and you don't need anything special to apply our technology. [In the future] it could be a very convenient add-on component to commercially available microscopes," says Wang, a postdoctoral researcher in Betzig's lab.
Over the last decade, Betzig and others have taken a cue from astronomers in using adaptive optics to correct for the light-bending heterogeneity of biological tissues. Astronomers apply adaptive optics by shining a laser high in the atmosphere in the same direction as an object they want to observe, Betzig explains.
The light returning from this so-called guide star gets distorted as it travels through the turbulent atmosphere back to the telescope. Using a tool called a wavefront sensor, astronomers measure this distortion directly, then use the measurements to deform a telescope mirror to cancel out the atmospheric aberrations. The correction gives a much clearer view of the target object they want to observe.
A microscopy technique that Betzig developed in 2010 with Na Ji, who is now also a group leader at Janelia, achieves similar results by using an isolated fluorescent object such as a cell body or an embedded bead in the tissue as the "guide star." This target is imaged many times from many different angles to determine the correction that should be applied.
While this approach works even in scattering tissues such as the mouse brain -- where the new technique does not -- the process is slow and exposes a sample to a lot of potentially damaging light. To improve images of large samples where the aberration changes quickly with position, researchers needed to speed up the correction process.
Betzig and Wang focused on devising an adaptive optics strategy for new microscopy methods that image dynamic processes non-invasively and at high resolution. Such technologies - such as the Bessel beam plane illumination microscope that Betzig's team developed in 2011 and the simultaneous multiview light sheet microscope developed by Janelia lab head Philipp Keller in 2012 - perform well on cells or small embryos, but image quality degrades in larger samples.
Those microscopes are used exclusively to image transparent samples, narrowing the scope of the problem. Betzig and Wang needed a rapid, non-invasive way to correct for heterogeneities in the composition of cells and tissues, but because it would only be used on transparent tissue, they did not need to compensate for light-scattering.
"If you're in a regime where there is no scattering, then you can do exactly what the astronomers do," Betzig says, explaining that because transparent tissue would not scramble the light waves returned from a guide star, they could detect and measure its wavefront directly.
The team created a guide star by focusing light from the microscope into a glowing point within the sample. Using a technique called two-photon excitation, they could penetrate infrared light deep within the tissue and illuminate a specific point. The wavefront sensor would then determine how the light that returned from this guide star had warped as it passed through the tissue, so that the appropriate correction could be applied.
However, because biological tissue is so heterogeneous, the situation was more complicated. "In biology, unlike astronomy, the wavefront errors are really complex," Betzig says. "As light from the guide star returns to the sensor, the wavefront gets much bumpier in microscopy than in astronomy. If you fix the guide star at a single point, that bumpiness confuses the sensor, so you don't get a good correction." Furthermore, a correction that works at one point won't be effective at a spot elsewhere in the sample that bends light waves in a different way.
The solution to this problem, Betzig and Wang determined, is to scan the guide star over a small region of the sample, instead of parking it in one spot. For the sensor to interpret the information returned from this moving guide star, the light must be made stationary, or "descanned." This is achieved by bouncing the light off the same mirrors that tilt to project the guide star to different points in the specimen. The resulting wavefront is used to generate an average correction over the scanned region.
Betzig explains that a similar strategy is incorporated into adaptive optics that corrects images of patients' retinas, which are distorted when light passes through the eye's cornea and lens. Measuring and correcting those aberrations is complicated by movements of patients' eyes, so ophthalmic imaging uses descan to average out motion-induced errors.
"We combined the descan concept from the ophthalmologists with the laser guide stars of the astronomers, and came up with what amounts to a really good solution for aberrating but non-scattering transparent samples, like the zebrafish," Betzig says.
"We kept on pushing this technology, and it turns out it works," says Wang. "When we compare the image quality before and after correction, it's very different. The corrected image tells a lot of information that biologists want to know."
To image of a large section of tissue, a microscope might generate and compile tens of thousands of images of smaller volumes, each requiring its own adaptive optics correction. So it is essential that those corrections are determined and applied quickly, Betzig says. The new technique handles the task well, updating its corrections in just 14 milliseconds. And when the microscope is used in its two-photon mode, the adaptive optics work automatically.
"You don't have to slow down or do anything different," Betzig says. "It's just happening in the background as you're running the microscope."
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