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Judging from the look of horror in our faces (can you imagine being in a business like online news and NOT look to grow outside your current geographic markets???), the executive felt compelled to explain to us that that's not how the newspaper business works. They have their markets, their competitors have theirs, and everyone lives happily ever after. Oh.
What the exec who said that didn't realize was that a strategy like that works well until something disruptive (like, i don't know, say......THE INTERNET?!) comes along. Then things must change.
With the internet/ blogging/ search engine revolution, media distribution became cheap and easy. Newspapers used to having a monopoly on these things were suddenly forced to (horrors!) compete. Different places to spend ad money jumped up, large audience footprints we established, more interesting ad products developed and, accordingly, newspaper revenue felt the pain. Previous luxuries of the business, like journalism, became re-characterized as cost centers, bait for readers if you will. And just like the old saying goes, if you're not catching fish, it's time to cut bait. And so has been the history of the newspaper for the past couple of years.
Anyway, fast forward a few years, KR no longer exists, NY Times stock sinks like a stone, Tribune gets sold off and the tombstone for the newspaper industry starts being chiseled. And that's that, right?
Hmmmm. Maybe not. Maybe there is a hero in this story. When Tribune is sold its buyer is actually someone NOT in the media industry. Someone who is untainted by the political/ emotional baggage of the past. A fresh set of eyes and a strong personality. Someone who understands the need to actually forget about past glories and question everything and anything. And not to be nice about it. That last part is key, by the way.
Sam Zell seems to be that guy. Turning around a sinking ship is hard business. There are lots of tough decisions ahead and more enemies than friends to be made along they way. I like what he's doing though. He's ruffling feathers. Making people uncomfortable. From what I've seen he's trying to message out that newspaper employees should stop worrying about nonsense like Pulitzers and start worrying about things like monetization, advertisers, CPM's, audience packages, etc. High mindedness is a luxury of successful businesses, not failing ones. This guy may just be the exact kick in the pants that the industry needs.
Now with that, ruffling feathers is only half the job. There still needs to be strategic decisions made around product, distribution, monetization, etc. I don't know where he'll come out on those. But shaking off the ghosts of the past and looking at the business with fresh eyes is certainly a good start.


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Ladies and gentlemen of the jury,
I am writing from my soundproof cell in order to ask a favor. It's nothing too presumptuous – I know better than to wheedle you good people for clemency. They will keep me in this hotbox forever, and that's fine. I had a good run of things, and I embrace my punishment.

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The Australian dollar flexed its muscles on a timorous yen on Monday, building on a bull trend that has delivered double-digit gains so far this year.
The dollar held near 10-month highs at 88.47 yen, with a break of the 88.00 barrier setting up a test of the 2011 peaks near 90.00. It has gained more than 12 per cent since January 1.
The yen has been under pressure following last month's surprise easing by the Bank of Japan, which made the yen the funding currency of choice for carry trades.
A recent surge in US Treasury yields has added to the downward pressure on the yen as the greenback is now less appealing for carries.
"We did see a massive move on the IMM yen net short positions," said a trader at a European Bank. She forecasts the Aussie to reach 90 yen in the medium-term.
Data from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission showed currency speculators have increased bets against the yen to their highest in nearly a year.
Against the US dollar, the Aussie held firm at around $US1.06, aided by solid Asian bourses. It touched a 10-day high of $US1.0616 after stops above $US1.0600 were tripped.
The Australian dollar showed little reaction to a speech by Reserve Bank of Australia governor Stevens who said the economy was not doing too badly.
He cautioned that Europe's debt problems were still a risk to the global economy, but remained upbeat on the outlook for China and the rest of Asia. China is Australia's top export market.
A shift away from safe havens saw US Treasury yields spike higher last week, knocking Australian bond futures to their lowest in four months.
The Australian three-year bond contract eased 0.030 points to 96.180, having troughed at 96.150 its lowest since November. The 10-year contract fell 0.040 points to 95.670, within easy reach of November 9 lows.


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Green Tortoise Hostel
San Francisco's Favorite Party Hostel! The most authentic & all-inclusive hostel in North America. We are family owned and operated and dedicated to the traveler.
Why green tortoise?
- MORE for the money & a unique San Francisco experience
- FREE wifi throughout building & rooms
- FREE dinners 3 times a week - pasta, tacos, curry - wholesome & made with love!
- FREE breakfast every day (fruit, bagels & spreads, orange juice, eggs, baked beans and organic oatmeal)
- FREE linens (comfy duvets in private & dorm rooms)
- FREE pub crawls (buy your own drinks)
- FREE sauna
- FREE computer lounge (printing is available too!)
- FREE under bed lockers (bring your own padlock, or buy one for $5)
- FREE tea & coffee 24/7 - great assortment of quality tea bags
- FREE fully equipped kitchen with the latest equipment open 24 hrs
- FREE activities
- FREE day luggage storage before check in and after check out
- FREE maps & tour information
- FREE organic lavender shampoo, condition, body wash, and use of hair dryers
- FREE spirited
- Solid beds, real mattresses, not foam
- 4 outlet plugs per bunk plus a reading light
- Discounts on bicycle rentals
- Discounts at local stores
- Airport shuttle back to SFO airport - $14/person
- Legendary adventure tours on our own sleeper coaches
- Napa & Sonoma wine tours, Muir Woods, Yosemite
- Friendly and knowledgeable staff
- 11am check-out
- Huge kitchen
- Giant common room with a pool table, foosball, giant Jenga, piano, stereo, and musical instruments
Green Tortoise has been the favorite of backpackers and travelers for decades. People rave about our unbeatable location in historic North Beach... just a few steps to San Francisco favorites like Chinatown and Little Italy, and a quick walk to Fisherman's Wharf and Union Square. After participating in our nightly activity, such as our famous Pub Crawl or Beer Olympics, you can get comfortable in our funky dorm rooms or cozy private rooms and enjoy our delicious free meals. If you have the time, hop on our "hostel on wheels" for a famous Green Tortoise Adventure Travel trip to Yosemite, Baja, Alaska, Burning Man, and other US National Parks! These are just a few of the reasons the Tortoise has become a legend.
*Some colorful adult entertainment clubs are located in our vicinity, also a busy & noisy area on the weekends and in peak season from clubs on the street.
If you're looking for a sterile, dull hostel that you can forget about the moment you leave San Francisco, the Tortoise isn't it. Time after time, our guests tell us that their favorite memories of San Francisco are of the times they spent in the hostel itself, meeting and hanging out with other backpackers, enjoying nights in our ballroom, making friends while enjoying our free dinners (3 times a week), or dancing in the ballroom until all hours. If the sun comes up before you've gone to bed, you know you've had a good night at the Green Tortoise.
To make it like your home, there's no curfew, huge kitchen, giant common room with a pool table and foosball, piano, stereo, bicycle rack and quiet places to fill in the journals of your travels. The rooms are all non-smoking with large lockers under the bed to store your gear safely, comfortable beds with reading lights & 4 individual outlets per bunk, and new friends to meet. Our private rooms give you a real home away from home feel with comfy beds so you can chill out and have quiet time with your travel mate.
Visit more of California and travel across the United States with the Green Tortoise Adventure Travel, located inside the Green Tortoise Hostel, stop in and see where you can go in style in our legendary 'Hostel-On-Wheels' Sleeper Coach Bus Trips. Take trips to Yosemite, down the Cali Coast, Alaska, Baja, Burning Man, and across the USA! Check us out online for a complete list of adventures & trip dates for 2016-2017.
A discount parking coupon is available at check-in for a nearby parking garage for $20 for a standard vehicle. Please use our loading zone in front of the hostel to unload your luggage and collect the parking coupon.
The prices listed do not include tax. Taxes are added to your total reservation price at check-in. A 16.25% tourist and hotel tax will be added when the nightly rate is $40 or more, and only 1% tax will be added when the dorm bed rate is less than $40..
There is a $20 cash key deposit per person which is returned upon checkout. The key deposit must be paid in cash.
We accept Visa, MasterCard and US cash for payment at the hostel. Credit card surcharge is $1 extra per night for dorms, and $2 extra per night for private rooms. No surcharge for US debit cards or cash.
Checkout is at 11am. Check in is at 4pm or earlier depending on availability. Please check with reception. Our luggage room is available for those times before and after.
Guests under 18 years old must be in a private room with their parent or guardian.
Each guest much show a government issued photo ID from outside of the Bay Area. We do not host anybody living in the Bay Area. Proof of travel may be required.
We do not accept groups of more than 4 people. Group bookings consisting of 5 or more persons may be asked for payment prior to arrival. Please contact the hostel directly.
We have a 48 hour cancellation policy. Reservations canceled within 48 hours will be charged for the price of the first night.
예약 가능 여부 및 가격예약 가능 여부와 가격을 보려면 날짜를 선택한 후 '날짜 업데이트'를 클릭하세요'
호스텔 시설 & 정책
- 24시간 리셉션
- 24시간 보안
- 어댑터
- 공항 픽업 및 드롭오프
- 자전거 대여
- 자전거 주차
- 보드 게임
- 책 교환
- 조식 포함
- 유료 전화
- 일반실
- 신용 카드가 허용됨
- 무료 시티 맵
- 무료 인터넷 액세스
- 무료 와이파이
- 축구
- 헤어드라이기
- 헤어드라이기 대여
- 온수 샤워
- 청소
- 인터넷 액세스
- 키친
- 늦은 체크아웃
- 세탁 설비
- 시트 포함
- 사물함
- 수하물 보관소
- 식사 이용 가능
- 미팅 룸
- 통금 시간 없음
- 금연
- 당구대
- 독서등
- 안내 데스크(운영 시간 제한)
- 안전 금고
- 한증실
- 세금 포함되지 않음
- 차&커피 시설
- 투어 여행 데스크
- 타월 대여
- 자동판매기
- 세탁기
취소 정책이 숙소는 1일 취소 정책이 있습니다. 이 시간 내에 취소하지 않으면 체류 첫날 밤에 부과되는 숙박료와 똑같은 금액의 취소 수수료가 발생합니다.
약도지도 보기지도 숨기기
From the airport:
There are numerous shuttle companies. We have a special deal with Airport Express SF and they will drive you to the Green Tortoise Hostel for $10 per person. You need to book directly through them and tell them that you are staying at the Green Tortoise. Their number is 415-775-5121. It would be best to call them at Baggage Claim and have them pick you up there. If you cannot contact them then find them upstairs at Arrivals at 'Ground Transportation'. They drive shuttles until 9:45 pm.
There are other shuttles that will drive you here 24/7 and cost around $20 per person.
The BART, the subway ($8.95) is also fairly easy - take any train except the Millbrae train and get off at the Montgomery St. station. From there, walk north on Montgomery St. to Broadway. Make a left on Broadway and you will find the hostel on the right hand side of the street, at the corner of Broadway and Kearny. The walk takes about 15 minutes.
From the Greyhound:
The Greyhound station is located on Folsom and Main streets at the Transbay Termainal. If you prefer to take a taxi, the fare should be less than $10. Otherwise, you can walk (25 - 30 min.) - walk east on Folsom street and turn left on Embarcadero. Walk up Embarcadero and turn left on Broadway and walk about 6 blocks to Broadway and Kearny, we are on the right side. Or you can take the city MUNI bus #10 or #12 ($2.50) from the corner of 2nd St. and Stevenson St. Get off at Pacific St. and Kearny St. then walk 1 block up Kearny St. to Broadway St.
From the Amtrak:
There is no train depot in the city so the Amtrak shuttle bus will leave you at the drop-off point of your choice. The Financial District drop off at the Hyatt Regency Hotel would be the closest, about a 15 minute walk. Walk up California St. until Kearny St. then turn right and continue up Kearny St. until Broadway St.
A discount parking coupon is available at check-in for a nearby parking garage for $20 for a standard vehicle. Please use our loading zone in front of the hostel to unload your luggage and collect the parking coupon.


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Describe Heathcliff's death in "Wuthering Heights."
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Heathcliff's death,which actually occurred three months ago, is reported orally by Nelly Dean to Lockwood: "three months since...I'll tell you all about it" Ch.32.
In Ch.34 Nelly gives a detailed daily account of the deterioration of Heathcliff's health and how he finally dies in April 1802. Heathcliff passes sleepless nights wandering outside the house. He refuses to take any food and wishes to be left alone. But most importantly, "he had a strange joyful glitter in his eyes that altered the aspect of his whole face." Nelly soon realises that he has seen Catherine's ghost and that shortly he will die. He refuses to accept Nelly's advice to repent of his evil past and seek seek God's forgiveness. That night he locks himself up in his room "graoaning and murmuring to himself." He refuses to see anyone even the doctor. Next day morning Nelly discovers him dead with his hand stretched out on the open window sill, hinting that he has become a ghost just like Catherine's. It is reported that the villagers have seen the ghosts of Catherine and Heathcliff.
In Ch.29 he reveals to Nelly that he had bribed the sexton to remove one side of Catherine's coffin so that his body can be placed on that side so that at least after his death he can be united with her. In Ch.34 he is buried just "as he had wished."


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Multnomah University prepares students for meaningful careers that serve Jesus whether they're called to traditional ministry or the marketplace.
Stay connected to our community and help the next generation of Christian leaders become agents of positive change, whether they're serving across the street or across an ocean.
Dr. Robert Smith is an ordained pastor with 20 years of experience. He is currently the professor of Christian Preaching at Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, Alabama, and the author of "Doctrine that Dances: Bringing Doctrinal Preaching and Teaching to Life."


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This monograph presents new work by profilic artist Yumiko Kayukawa, hailing from the small rural town of Naie in Hokkaido, Japan. The love of nature instilled in her from a young age is combined with contemporary influences such as manga, kawaii, and American pop culture films, music, and fashion.
The pieces in Japanese Wolf are culled from her work of the last six years, after a move to Seattle, Washington in 2005. These large scale paintings are fantastical in subject matter and always include a human woman and surrounding animals, seemingly expressing Yumiko's inner worlds.
Imagery of blue sequined mermaids, hyenas, alligators, lotus blossoms, geishas, peacocks, bright flamingos, egrets, flying squirrels, charging bison, ninjas, and veiled dragons parade into the foreground or recede into the background, supporting elements in constant interaction with the solitary human figure. Panes of flat color and criss crossing patterns form dynamic movement across each piece, an open invitation for us to enter Yumiko's complex and expressionistic world.
Published by Zero+ Publishing 144 pages, Hardcover 11 1/4" x 11 1/4" (286 x 286 mm) 95 color illustrations, English
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Striking graphics from the latest State of the Climate report show how our Earth is warming
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Thursday, July 17, 2014, 6:40 PM - The American Meteorological Society released their latest State of the Climate report today, solidifying 2013 as one of the top ten hottest years on record and highlighting the continued rise in global air and ocean temperatures, rising sea levels, the impact of rising temperatures on sea ice in both the Arctic and Antarctic, and some of the extreme weather events experienced due to these trends.
The graphic above shows Earth's surface temperatures, over both land and ocean around the world, from January to December 2013, as they differed from the average set from 1981-2010. As the plot shows, although parts of North America and western South America tended towards below average temperatures for the year, and central Europe had slightly below average temperatures, nearly every other region of the planet recorded average or above average temperatures in 2013. Australia, in particular, recorded their warmest year since record keeping began there back in 1910, and eastern Europe and western Asia experienced temperatures well above normal. Click here for the AMS discussion.
According to the report, for every year from 1976 up to and including 2013 average global temperatures have been above the long-term average. Temperatures over land have warmed by an average of 0.28 C per decade and over the oceans by 0.11 C per decade during those 37 years.
Even the 30-year averages that have been used for climate comparisons have changed dramatically over the years, as shown in the graph above (which has been edited from the original to add in the 1951-1980 average).
Along with the atmosphere, the oceans are warming as well, as shown in the above graphic, which plots sea surface temperatures against the 30 year average from 1981-2010. Although there are some regions that were cooler than normal, especially along the west coast of South America due to the upwelling from neutral El Nino conditions, much of the ocean surfaces had above normal temperatures for the year.
Surface temperature isn't the only aspect to note about the oceans, though, because heat gets circulated down into the depths. The above plot shows heat content of the water reaching down to 700 metres below the surface, as compared to the 1993-2013 average value Click here for the report's summary on ocean heat.
In September 2013, the ice extent didn't reach as low as it had just a year before, when sea ice extent reached its lowest value on record. Despite being predicted by climate scientists, as those kinds of extremes are rarely repeated from one year to the next (due to natural variability in the weather), it was heralded as 'a recovery' by those attempting to downplay the seriousness of the climate change issue. However, sea ice extent still reached its sixth lowest levels on record, continuing the alarming downward trend in Arctic ice.
Conversely, at the other end of the planet, glaciers in West Antarctica continue to lose ice at record rates, which pours fresh water into the ocean surrounding the continent. This results in more sea ice freezing, which is being spread further out from the continent than usual by stronger winds circulating around the land mass. This is resulting in record sea ice extents in the southern ocean, to the tune of over 5 per cent higher than the 1979-2013 average and an increase of a little over 1 per cent per decade.
However, this minor rise in Antarctic sea ice can not, in any way, compensate for the fact that Arctic sea ice was 18 per cent below average last year, and is losing ice at a rate of 13.7 per cent per decade.
According to the report: "From devastating cyclones to crippling drought, this map highlights the events that climate scientists from around the world have concluded should go down in the record books as the year's most significant." Click on the image for the original, or click here for an interactive version of the map.
Not every instance of extreme weather can be directly attributed to the effects of global warming and climate change, of course, simply because we do not have a second Earth to use as a 'control' for comparison. However, as more weather and climate data are gathered, the severity of these events is showing an increase. For example, although there was roughly average tropical cyclone activity around the world, November's Typhoon Haiyan was the strongest of these storms ever recorded - across every part of the planet - to make landfall. Even Tropical Storm Chantal, although it wasn't an extreme storm with regards to strength, clocked in as the fastest moving storm ever recorded in the tropical Atlantic. It's these highly unusual events, along with the rest, that are raising eyebrows and causing concerns for what kind of weather we will see in the future.
This report, accessible in several formats - from simple highlights to the full text report - on the web, is the latest to point out our dire situation. The latest IPCC reports from the past year, the 2014 National Climate Assessment report released by the U.S. government, the Risky Business report that talked about the economic risks faced in the warming world, and now the latest World Meteorological Organization report that pins $2.4 trillion dollars in damages and nearly 2 million lost lives on worldwide weather from 1970 to 2012.


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The emotional aftermath of sexual abuse is painful and can be long-term. Survivors can benefit greatly from counseling, but they may be reluctant to seek professional help.
The following are some ways you might respond to a sexual abuse survivor's concerns about counseling.
|Sexual Abuse Survivor
|Supportive Friend/Family Member
|"So you think I'm crazy?"
|"Not at all. I think you are hurting--that's normal because sexual assault is very traumatic. Counseling would help you begin healing emotionally."
|"But I already spoke with an advocate the night of thecrisis intervention, because it continues over a longer assault."
|"I'm glad you did. But, counseling is different from period of time."
|"I just want to put this behind me and get on with my life."
|"I know you do. Unfortunately, even if you try your best to block it out, I think this will continue to upset you. I Care about you and want you to have lots of support."
|"Shouldn't I be over this by now?"
|"Please don't give yourself a deadline. You will heal, but it will take time."
|"What happens during a counseling session?
|"A counselor is someone who will help you identify andexpress your feelings. He/she can help you gain important insights, help you recover from trauma and ask for what you need from your support people.
|"I wouldn't know where to start."
|""There's no one "correct" starting place when talking to a counselor. Your feelings may be unclear to you at first. Just start wherever you feel comfortable."
|"I can't afford it."
|"Seeing a counselor at the UNI Counseling Center for individual and/or group counseling sessions is free because you are a student.
|"Will my parents find out I'm going there?"
|"No. The fact that you have sought counseling and everything that you share during your appointments is confidential."
|"How long would I see the counselor?"
|"That's something that you would decide jointly with your counselor based upon your progress.


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A RETAIL and business group set up to promote Northallerton is inviting all local traders to an informal social event next week.
Northallerton Retail & Business Forum will meet for its first social event at Barkers' 1882 Café & Bistro on Thursday, from 6pm. Drinks and light refreshments will be served.
Organiser Gareth Dant, a PR consultant based in the town, said: "After all the hard work before Christmas, we thought it would be a great idea to just get together for a bit of a network. We've also got some good news to announce."
Anyone with a business in or around the town is welcome to attend, but Mr Dant said the group was particularly keen to see retail businesses well represented, whether they were independents or national chains.
Those wanting to attend are asked to phone 01609 765149.


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I'm not a fan of the so-called comedies that make their way out of Bollywood.
I wasn't a fan of the Golmaal franchise either. Therefore, it didn't really make me a difference when Golmaal 3 released on Diwali. I was away celebrating in Hong Kong.
However, the cinema enthusiast in me was bullied by dear friend Aniruddha who insisted it was important I watch and like Golmaal 3. Consequently, I found myself in the car en route to my theatre to catch this flick.
As was totally unexpected I couldn't stop laughing! I was pretty much rolling on the floor until interval point. I did think the second half was a little stretched. And just so, during the climax, I had a personal joke to laugh about. You guys can join in as I share with you.
Photograph: Aniruddha Guha
A year and a half ago, Aniruddha gifted me this skirt from Loose Ends. The print on the fabric is very vibrant and happy. Of course, I used to also think 'unusual'.
Little did I know, when I'm at the movies, life is full of funny co-incidences.
If you noticed, in the last three frames, Johnny Lever is wearing a floral shirt.
Of course, the print on the shirt had to be the same as my skirt. I find it totally hilarious! Don't you?
Photographs: Dhruvi Shah
Share such funny experiences via comments and we can have a good laugh. 🙂


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It's important for you and your child to attend follow-up clinics when treatment is over.
The doctors will want to check that everything is well and ensure that your child doesn't have any long-term problems following their cancer treatment.
Certain treatments can sometimes affect a child's future development. We discuss some of these effects below.
The doctors will be able to discuss any specific long-term effects your child might have in more detail with you.
Some treatments may affect your child's puberty and fertility. These include:
Your child will be checked regularly for signs of puberty. If this appears to be delayed, hormone replacement therapy may be needed so that puberty can occur.
Understandably, it's very distressing to think that your child may not be able to have children in the future. They may also find this difficult to cope with, either now or in the future, as they move towards adulthood.
For children who have already reached puberty, it can be difficult to know whether or not cancer treatment has affected their fertility until they're old enough to have hormone tests. This will be discussed at follow-up clinics.
If fertility is likely to be a problem, older boys may be given the option of storing sperm before they start treatment. It may also be possible for girls to have ovarian tissue stored. The hospital staff can tell you more about this.
Radiotherapy can have an effect on a child's growth and development. It may affect growing bones - for example, if radiotherapy is given to the spine, your child may not grow as tall as expected, or if radiotherapy is given to a leg, that leg may be shorter than the other.
The pituitary gland at the base of the brain produces hormones that help to regulate growth and development from childhood to adulthood. Radiotherapy to the brain may affect the production of growth hormone by the pituitary gland. If your child doesn't produce enough of this, they will not grow normally and may need treatment with a man-made growth hormone.
Your child will be regularly weighed and measured at the follow-up clinics. If their growth has been affected, tests will be done to see if replacement growth hormone is needed.
Certain treatments can affect the heart and lungs. These treatments include some chemotherapy drugs and radiotherapy. The effects may not be seen for some time after treatment finishes. If your child is at risk of these problems, they'll be regularly followed up with echocardiograms (heart ultrasound scans). Sometimes, special tests on the lungs (lung function tests) are also needed.
Hearing problems after cancer treatment are uncommon but they may occur with certain drugs and after radiotherapy to the head, in the region of the ear. Cisplatin is the drug most likely to cause hearing impairment (i.e. partial deafness). This causes particular difficulty in hearing high-pitched noises, and can be detected by sensitive hearing tests. It is seldom severe enough to be noticeable by either the patient, their family or friends, since the lower pitched noises used for speech are not usually affected.
These can occur after some types of treatment for children's cancer, but fortunately they aren't usually severe. Removal of one kidney as part of treatment doesn't usually cause any problems because the remaining kidney can make up for the one removed.
Some chemotherapy drugs can cause kidney problems. If your child has had these drugs, their doctor will arrange tests, such as GFR, to check their kidneys from time to time. Children whose kidneys are working well at the end of treatment shouldn't develop problems in the future.
Following treatment, most children are able to continue with normal education and the development of their ability to think and understand (intellectual development) is not affected. However, some children, especially children treated for brain tumours, may develop learning difficulties and need to have special help at school. The extent of these difficulties will depend on the age of your child when they were treated, and the treatment they had.
Some children will need a statement of special educational needs to provide the necessary help in the school environment. You can discuss this with your child's doctor who can give details of treatment and, if necessary, contact the school or education authority.
A very small number of children who are cured of cancer may develop a different cancer later on in life. There are two main reasons for this. Firstly, some families have an inherited risk factor for cancer, although this is rare. Also, some cancer treatments can themselves increase the risk of developing other cancers. Your child's doctor will be able to discuss any worries you may have about this.
The information about children's cancer was written by the Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG). It has been reviewed and edited by their publications committee, which includes medical experts from all fields of children's cancer and care.
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Next planned review: 2016
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Developers behind plans to regenerate Kingston's Eden walk shopping centre have called for more shoppers to give their feedback on proposals before a public consultation closes this week.
A pedestrian path through Memorial Gardens and a boutique cinema in Eden Walk were some of the suggestions on show during a public exhibition by centre co-owners British Land and USS earlier this month.
Although almost 1,000 people attended the three day event, the public consultation does not close until Thursday, July 31.
Eleanor Wright, Community Executive from developer British Land said: "We are delighted that so many people have taken the time to come and talk to us.
"The response has been really positive, with many visitors agreeing that Eden Walk needs to be regenerated and revitalised.
"It is really important for us to get the views of Kingstonians on the future of Eden Walk to help shape and inform our future proposals and we would encourage anyone with an interest in the town to give us theirfeedback."
Other proposals currently include retaining and refurbishing Eden Walk car park and a potential new landmark building to act as a wayfinder for the shopping centre.
Click here to see the plans and give feedback.
The Surrey Comet visited the exhibition asked on its final day and asked visitors what they thought. Here's what they had to say:
Brian Godding, 85, a retired architect and vice-chairman of the Kingston Society, said: "This scheme will only benefit big retail companies.
"The development will cause absolute chaos when it's being built. Kingston will be a huge building site for years."
Brian Godding
Rickey Godding
His wife Rickey Godding, a retired health professional, said: "The development will cause tremendous upheaval to commuters and people who have to use public transport."
Harry Dillamore, 18, an Esher College student from Hampton Wick, said: "A 'Brick Lane' of Kingston would be amazing. It's a great idea to have more independent shops.
"If a cinema could match Odeon prices, I'd definitely go for the atmosphere, but a boutique cinema sounds expensive."
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His mum Lorraine Dillamore, 49, a school office administrator, said: "Eden Walk is individual and hopefully it will keep that individuality. A pedestrian route through the memorial gardens would be lovely."
Retired Diane Watling, from north Kingston, said: "Memorial gardens are memorial gardens and that's how they should stay.
"It's very good to increase links but this isn't the way of doing it."
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Shirley Carter, 79, from Banstead, said: "I've been coming to Kingston since I was 10. A pedestrian route through the Memorial Gardens will make it less peaceful.
"I think we should have quality stores and a few more seats rather than wasted shops."
Berrylands resident Caroline Hutchings, 56, said: "Eden Walk needs to be revamped. At the moment the roofs leak. I'd like to see a nice balance of shops, and to keep BHS, Sainsbury's and Boots."
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Jerry Irving, chief executive of the Kingston Chamber of Commerce, said: "The plans are welcome. They are a positive step for Kingston.
"They need to be considered alongside other proposals such as St George's site across the road [The nearby Ashdown Road car park re-development].
"Turning Kingston into a huge building site won't be welcome. But we want to see consideration on the part of developers about the effect on non-retail small businesses."
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Now, I remember of having a ball of light on a photo from one of my college trips, but I don't have it anymore... So I wanted to check my other photos, but didn't have time (I had a lot of work with my niece's birthday party) and today, my sister was taking some photos with her camera. When I uploaded them on my computer, I saw something strange. There was a huge ball of light over my sister's head and a few smaller ones underneath. Check it out:
I only cropped this photo and blurred our faces. I swear. There are other photos taken from the same spot in the same direction (with the same camera settings) that don't have these ''suckers'' on them. I'm actually speechless. I don't know what this is, but one thing is for sure. I DON'T want to believe these are ghosts. I do believe in them, but I don't want them near me. That creeps me out. Unless if it's one of my cats. Gaia? Yeah, I'm loosing my mind...
What do you think, Diana? Is this a coincidence or what!
Let me know your theory on these balls of light, dear Readers. Do you have them on any of your photos?
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Premier Robert Ghiz, centre, is joined by Chief Brian Francis, Abegweit First Nation, and Chief Matilda Ramjattan, Lennox Island First Nation, during the recent annual P.E.I. Provincial Cabinet and MCPEI Board of Directors Forum.
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In the summer of 2011, as the issues of disclosure and transparency made front-page sensational news across Canada, the accountability of the Atlantic First Nations Chiefs' leadership, to their people and the broader community, was of paramount importance.
The Atlantic Chiefs took a proactive approach to research and help determine the rates of compensation, based on an objective assessment of their jobs. Our organization, the Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs, engaged the HayGroup, an internationally recognized firm with expertise in research and benchmarking employment compensation in public and private sectors.
It was a first-ever study by a First Nations community in Canada.
The study concluded that all First Nation leaders in Atlantic Canada were below the recommended salary compensation identified. Other study highlights noted that our First Nation chiefs generally donate up to 25 per cent of their own personal income to support individual band members in their times of need. If this flow through of income were quantified, the positioning of the band chiefs would weaken even more against comparator markets.
The HayGroup provided a methodology and recommendations on the possible levels of compensation for our elected leaders, based on clear identification of job responsibilities, size of community, and other measurable benchmarks. From the study, a template job description was developed and shared will all member communities for their consideration. A complete copy of the study and findings were made public and provided to all First Nations leaders and councils for consideration and follow up action. The study is still posted on our website: www.apcfnc.ca
The First Nations Accountability and Transparency Act, imposed on First Nations by the federal government, is now law and has been since April 2013. These new efforts of accountability and disclosure now make it a requirement, by law, for all First Nations leaders to ensure information on compensation for all elected Chief and Councils in Canada is made public. This means that all Canadians, not only First Nations, will have access to see what levels of compensation and benefits are provided to First Nations elected leaders.
An important issue which has been neglected in all disclosures is that funding for the majority of First Nation leaders does not come from taxpayer funding nor the federal financial contributions provided to First Nations communities. In the majority of cases, funding spent to cover the costs of governance and compensation of Chiefs and Councils is secured through other First Nation own-source revenues, such as commercial fishery, retail gasoline sales, and so on.
The Band Support Funding Program, which is formula-based; is how the Federal Government has funded First Nations to cover the costs of governance and compensation of the Chiefs and Councils. This funding has been capped by the federal government at a fixed funding amount for at least the past 10 years.
The federal government has imposed this cap with no consideration of the increase in the First Nations membership, the rising cost of living; let alone the ever-changing responsibilities of the First Nation elected officials. It's hard to imagine any organization — government or private — that can sustain a 10-plus year freeze. It's hard to imagine any employee going for 10 years without a cost of living increase.
Unless thoughtful people take the time to review and do the required detailed analysis of the audited financial statements for First Nations, this issue will be clearly misunderstood by media and others who wish to be critical of First Nations leadership. At APCFNC, we welcome the opportunity to help clarify or explain any of this publicly-available information.
Chiefs in our region have been working hard, collectively, and within their own communities, to provide leadership and approaches that offer transparency, good governance and accountability.
Such negative incorrect characterizations of the First Nations leaders, as has appeared in recent news articles, only leads to greater disparity, misunderstanding and harmful hostility among Canadians, which does not protect or build the future of Canada that we all want.
John G. Paul is Executive Director, Atlantic Canada Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs Secretariat, a policy research and advocacy organization that analyzes and develops culturally relevant alternatives to federal policy for 37 Mi'kmaq, Maliseet, Passamaquoddy and Innu communities and peoples.


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It was a "pay school," and thither young Banneker was sent at a very tender age.
Banneker was so interested in this new knowledge that he could think of nothing else.
The whole do not amount, in point of evidence, to what we know ourselves of Banneker.
The good which Banneker did to the cause of his colored brethren did not cease with his life.
Banneker's span of earthly existence covered the 75 years from 1731 to 1806.
A farmer by occupation, Banneker was the son of a native African slave and a free mulatto woman.
But notwithstanding Banneker's limited means and scanty education, he made an excellent Almanac.
Banneker absorbed these and other works that he borrowed and went on to explore the wonderful new world they opened up for him.
Finally, in the spring of 1789, Banneker submitted to Mr. Ellicott his first projection of an eclipse.
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iPhones, BlackBerrys, and the Gospel of Christ
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- 2008 Dec 08
During church yesterday a teenager in the seats in front of us used his iPhone throughout the sermon to text friends and play checkers with his younger brother. I noticed the dad was constantly checking his BlackBerry as well. Like father, like son.
It seems to me that this is a perfect example of when technology has become an unhelpful distraction. And while we didn't say anything to the family, we wondered over lunch whether we should have. After all, the family in front of us wasn't getting all they could out of church and, given our site lines, we weren't either.
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Petree's Weakness Makes You Beautiful Inspires
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- 2010 15 Jul
Artist: Petree
Title: Weakness Makes You Beautiful
Label: Dream Records
After first finding fame with secular standouts Shiny Toy Guns, Stephen Petree pursued a more spiritually centered solo career. These days, he's returned to collaborative contexts with a trio that's adapted his namesake and merged the best of that original band and individual offerings. Expect plenty of keyboards colliding with electric guitars, allowing some songs to land in dance floor circles and others to adapt an alternative rock centering. All the while, Petree's lyrics inspire listeners to seize each day and transform weaknesses into assets.
WE LIKE: "Come Get It Now"
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When I'm
polishing my car, I like to use an orbital buffer. But when
I'm waxing my car, I haven't found that the machine helps very
much and in fact I think it goes slower than it does by hand.
I like to use a microfiber
sponge to apply the wax. The name is not 100% accurate
in that the "microfiber sponge" is really microfiber
cloth wrapped around a regular sponge.
Surface Preparation. The
surface of the car should be absolutely clean before you
begin waxing. If it isn't clean, waxing will scrub grit
into the surface and scratch your paint.
Direction to Apply the Wax.
On top panels (hood,
trunk, roof), use front-to-back motions. On side
panels, use up-and-down motions. I'm
not sure why this matters, but it seems to work. The
main point, I think, is forget about the old "circular
motion, wax on, wax off" idea. That's just a recipe for
putting swirl marks on your car. If you drop the
applicator, even if it looks clean put it in the wash
and get a new one; it isn't worth the risk of grinding
unseen grit into your finish.
How Thick to Apply the Wax.
Most waxes work best when applying a very thin layer.
You're going to rub off the excess anyway, so there's no
benefit in putting it on thickly. I find it easier to
apply thin layers when I keep the applicator slightly
damp. I keep a spray bottle filled with water handy for
this purpose.
Removing the Wax. Some waxes
recommend immediate removal, some recommend letting them
haze first, and some (notably Zaino) recommend a
specified drying time of 15-30 minutes or more. Follow
the manufacturer's directions in this regard. Remove the
wax with a clean towel, turning the towel often to avoid
scrubbing any foreign substance across the car. Be
careful not to let the towel touch the ground. If it
does, put it in the wash and get a new towel. I have
gone back and forth between using large vs. small towels
for this. The advantage of large towels is that you
don't need as many of them. The disadvantages are that
you have to keep refolding the towel and it's easier to
accidentally drag part of a larger towel on the ground.
I've mostly been using smaller towels lately.
What Kind of Towels to Use. As
with every other aspect of car detailing, there are
strong opinions about whether 100% cotton or microfiber
towels are better. I've used both, and both work well.
The advantage of microfiber, which for me is compelling,
is that the tiny fibers seem to do a better job of
completely removing the wax, which essentially means
that removing the wax and buffing the car occur
simultaneously. Another way of saying the same thing is
that, given the same wax, I think I get a slightly
better shine when I remove the wax with microfiber
rather than cotton. On the other hand, cotton towels
seem easier to maintain than microfiber. Cotton seems to
release the wax in the wash, whereas microfiber seems to
hold on to some of it. You also have to be careful not
to use fabric softener with microfiber. Fabric softener
actually makes the fibers hard, which defeats the
purpose of using microfiber in the first place. Chemical
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After leading Ohio State to just the sixth undefeated and untied season in the history of the program, Urban Meyer is now in the discussion for Big Ten Coach of the Year, as well as the AP Coach of the Year. After all, what Meyer accomplished in his first year was nothing short of amazing -- he inherited a team that went 6-7 in 2011 and his squad was hit with a one-year bowl ban a month after he took over. He proceeded to take nearly the same cast from a year ago and guided the Buckeyes to a 12-0 season in what was supposed to be a rebuilding year.
With all due respect to Meyer, though, he's not even the best COY candidate in his own division. Penn State coach Bill O'Brien has undertaken the biggest rebuilding project ever in college football and led the Nittany Lions to an 8-4 season. Even more important than the results on Saturday afternoons, he's led PSU out of the most sordid scandal in collegiate athletics and restored pride and dignity back to the program.
O'Brien hasn't just turned in the finest coaching job of 2012 -- his work with the Nittany Lions ranks as one of the best single-season performances in the history of the sport.
He took over in January, and six months later, the NCAA hit O'Brien's program with crippling sanctions as it vacated 112 wins, fined it $60 million and took away 80 scholarships over four years.
Moreover, if any of the Nittany Lions chose to transfer, they would immediately be eligible at any school -- every single player was a free agent. This would be like taking over as the CEO of a company and after a few months being told that all of your employees are being encouraged to look for work elsewhere. It looked like Penn State could have as many departures as Harrisburg International Airport.
As a result, perhaps the most critical part of O'Brien's job came in late July, when he had to re-recruit his own players. He turned to four seniors who pledged to stay and together O'Brien, the four seniors and his coaching staff worked to keep the team cohesive. In the end, it worked. On a roster with 85 scholarship players, all but nine chose to stay, despite the fact that they would never again compete for a Big Ten title or play in a bowl game.
Despite the scandal, Penn State is still one of the most tradition-laden programs in the country, and O'Brien has been able to mix his own directives with the old customs. One of the most visible changes is on the back of every single player. For the first time in school history, every jersey had the player's name on the back. Former coach Joe Paterno had built his program by emphasizing the team over the individual. O'Brien, though, made the switch because, after the sanctions, those particular players who stood with the program were the reason Penn State took the field at all this season.
Going into the season, the Nittany Lions, who had gone 9-4 in 2011, were picked by most analysts to finish no better than fourth in the Big Ten Leaders Division. After two setbacks to open the year, even fourth place seemed far-fetched. The Nittany Lions lost their home opener to Ohio 24-14 after surrendering 21 unanswered second-half points and lost to Virginia 17-16 the following week when kicker Sam Ficken missed four field goals.
After the July sanctions had rocked his new team and the entire Penn State community, all year O'Brien was adamant that his team's only option was to move forward and turn the page. That's exactly what it did, as PSU closed the season by winning eight of its last 10 and finishing second behind the Buckeyes in the Leaders Division. Two of those wins stand out. One was a 39-27 victory over Northwestern, which was unbeaten at the time, in the Homecoming game on Oct. 6, with PSU scoring 22 unanswered points in the fourth quarter. The other was the season finale at home, in which the Nittany Lions knocked off Wisconsin 24-21 in overtime, with the winning field goal coming from Ficken, the same guy who'd missed four kicks in Week 2.
It's easy to look at where Penn State was a year ago and credit the turnaround to motivational pep talks and postgame speeches. However, O'Brien has done it with more than just smoke and mirrors. The former Patriots' offensive coordinator has had the most impact on -- not surprisingly -- offense, where the Nittany Lions are putting up 10 more points per game and gaining an average of 85 more yards than last year.
The most important statistic, however, of Penn State's season is the more than 70 players who could've transferred late this summer but chose not to. The commitment showed by those players stands as a welcome contrast to the cowardice exhibited by PSU administrators. That dedication starts with O'Brien and together they have done more than just win games -- they've begun to heal a wounded community.
Unfortunately for O'Brien, the road from here is steeper than the Allegheny Pleateau. The loss of scholarships will be felt in the coming seasons and recruiting will only become more difficult. It's quite possible that 8-4 will be Penn State's best mark over the next four years.
There's also chatter that O'Brien will become an NFL head coaching candidate as soon as this offseason. I hope, though, that O'Brien shows the same commitment to his players that they showed to him three months ago. For that reason, it seems unlikely that O'Brien will leave because he knew what he was getting into when he took the job -- he knew full well that it was anything but one-year or two-year process.
That's another difference between O'Brien and Meyer. Meyer is poised to have the Buckeyes in contention for Big Ten and national championships year in and year out. O'Brien's team, meanwhile, isn't just ineligible for the next three seasons -- it'll have to fight tooth and nail to just finish 6-6. In essence, Meyer inherited a mansion, but needed a little time to renovate the kitchen. O'Brien, on the other hand, took over what was once a palace, but after a year has only begun to rebuild the foundation.
So far, though, he seems to be on the right track. While Meyer led the Buckeyes to the most wins in the Big Ten, O'Brien had the most influence on his program because of the adversity he and his players were able to overcome.
Andrew Vogel can be reached at 330-287-1624 or email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter at @andvogel.
Andrew I knew I liked you! Haha As a PSU alum and with a sophomore daughter attending currently, I can tell you that Bill O'Brien has been a blessing not only to the players, but the alumni, students and all Penn State fans. I personally could care less who gets the best coach award, both Meyer and O'Brien have earned the award for very different reasons. What speaks volumes to me is how lucky the big 10 is to have so many great choices in the running for Coach of the year. Both Meyer and O'Brien have proven to be a great fit for their teams. We Are....Still Penn State! BILLIEVE! O'Brien's Lions!


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Even though it's been hot enough to fry eggs on the boat ramp concrete, crappie fishing is about as good as it gets on Sam Rayburn.
"This lake is in magnificent shape, about as good as I've seen it in 10 years," said guide Bill Fondren. "This week I had the Lamar University football coaches out on the lake, and we caught enough crappie to sink the boat."
Sometimes the fishing situation is not exactly as one would believe. By exactly, I mean the action is not always limited to the crack of dawn or dusk. Sometimes during the summertime, there is some hot action during midday.
The Coastal Conservation Association STAR tourney, which runs through Sept. 3, is getting a lot of attention from Southeast Texas fishermen. One of the most coveted spots on the leader board is held by Sour Lake angler Michael Fesco. He's leading in the speckled trout category with an 8 pound, 10 ounce trout caught on Sabine Lake with live bait. That's the heaviest trout to be entered into the STAR in the upper coast division.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has just announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has approved the 2012-13 Texas early migratory game bird seasons. As of now, it's all good news. Dove hunters across the state will have a 70-day season with a 15-bird daily bag limit. The icing on the cake is that we'll have a 16-day early teal season.
With the saltwater fishing going full blast, there have also been many questions about deer range conditions. Certainly the rains that have been widespread have benefited all of the deer ranges. We all remember that by this time a year ago, we were well into a super drought. Many deer hunters are questioning the outlook for the upcoming hunting season.
Have you ever wondered why the professional fishing guides seem to be more consistently successful than most other anglers? The first thing that comes to mind is the fact that they are on the water more than lay anglers. However, there are some non-professional fishermen that are afloat regularly and they seem to have more lean days than successful ones. It is sort of like a hit or miss on each outing. In our local saltwater this time of year, it seems that the speckled trout especially will be stacked in an area one day and seem to disappear from the earth the very next day.
During the early part of the summertime, outdoor situations are continually different from day to day. I've noticed that it's tough trying to stay on fish such as speckled trout. They will be in one area one day and then seem to disappear. Some of the more experienced guides have so many productive areas in their repertoire that they do catch fish on most days. Weather conditions as well as water conditions are governing factors as to where a good place to begin might be. Knowing this, the rest of us can go to once productive areas and do the trial-and-error search.
What you might not know is that flounder fishing on Sabine Lake and East Galveston Bay is good pretty much year round. The only exception might be the cold-water months of January through March. Something else you might not know is that there is a passel of fishermen that target flounder throughout the summer months.
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On the plus side I recon this'lll mean we might be able to get Jeremy Coney on as a comm for the series.
On the plus side I recon this'lll mean we might be able to get Jeremy Coney on as a comm for the series.
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Pretty sure the bigwigs in the BCCI are slightly powermad, and just enjoy ****ing about to see how much they can get away with. Must be particularly satisfying for them to do it to the English, AKA the former colonial masters.
Batsman I tolerate: V. Richards, S. Tendulkar, E. Morgan, N. Hussain. KEVIN O F******* BRIEN
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Was the obvious joke but had to be done. Well played.
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The endless struggle of life.
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Re: how decrease computation time?
the 1:64 speed ratio of C to Mathematica is quit good, I have seen much
slower cases 1:100 to 1:300 it depends ...
What did you expect ? Mathematica is a Computer Algebra System (!!!!).
Ok version 4 is faster than Mathematica 3.0 but it is still an
that don't use the sophisticated optimization of a true compiler.
a) Look if you can use the symbolic power of Mathematica to save
some of your NIntegrate[] calls by analytic integrations
b) Look again if You can symbolical simplify your equations
c) if you have a C program you should use MathLink and use
Mathematica for pre/post processing
Hope that helps
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> > Hi, I' m a new user of Mathematica and I try to translate C program in
> > Mathematica language;
> > When I do a calculation with Mathematica it takes too many time
> > compared with C program (6.4 second versus 0.1second);
> > Please excuse me for the lentgh of my message but I really don't know
> > what to do for increase the speed;
> > (Note that separately each function doesn't take many)
> > If any one could help me....
> > Thanks
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Pedro S. Dandan
Pedro S. Dandan was a Palanca Award-winning Filipino fictionist, playwright and poet. Writing since the 1940s, he had published more than 300 literary works, including numerous Filipino short stories that have become cornerstones of contemporary Filipino fiction.
Early career
Dandan was born on 30 June 1916 in Baliwag, Bulacan. He first worked as a billing clerk with the Philippine National Railways in 1940. He devoted himself to writing during off-days. Since the 1940s, he had published hundreds of literary pieces which composed of fictions, essays, poems and novels. He first won a Best Short Story award from the Surian ng Wikang Pambansa, where the former First Lady Doña Aurora Quezon presented to him the P200 cash prize. His second award was conferred by the most prestigious literary competition in the country, the Palanca Awards, through his story Mabangis na Kamay, Maamong Kamay in 1951. This was followed by Sugat ng Digma (short story, 1st prize 1957); Lakas (short story, 3rd prize 1958); Anino ng Kanyang Ama (short story, 2nd prize 1966); Ang Daong ni Noe (short story, 1st prize 1973); and Tinig: Sa Bagong Panahon (poetry, honorable mention 1974).
Anthology and Novel
Many of his works found its way into numerous textbooks and writing instructional materials. Most popular of which was his Inahing Aso at Limang Tuta which was translated into English by Buenaventura S. Medina, Jr. and was included in The Philippine Literature, a college textbook. He also wrote a novel, "Si Ringo Ata ng Bulag na Anghel," which earned for him the first prize in the Malacañang Balagtas Memorial Award in 1969. Some of his fictions were also included in many fiction anthologies, such as May Buhay sa Looban and Ang Daong ni Noe.
- Pedro S. Dandan. Baliwag. (Accessed on 18 November 2009).
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J.J. "Grossout" Gumbroski (John DiSanti) and the beer-swilling wise guys of Pi Kappa Delta go for the gassy gold when they enter a campus-wide farting contest in hopes of besting their WASP-y rivals at Yellowstream University. Mooning, drinking, partying, tasteless pranks and flatulence jokes loom large in this raunchy riposte to Animal House, which was released one year earlier. Dan Chandler co-stars as Chief Latrine.


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The facility, owned and operated by the University, with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as a tenant, provides a state-of-the-art research, operational, and teaching facility. The center fuses renowned educational, research, service and operational components into a single environment while promoting an international reach for the University of Oklahoma. The resulting 244,000-SF Meteorology Center benefits NOAA, which gains access to unique equipment, and benefits the university, which gains an academic facility with a greater sense of purpose due to the interaction with NOAA professionals. To encourage eight university groups and four NOAA entities to work together, the facility was designed with an open-area space plan to promote interaction among interdisciplinary research groups, while providing quiet individual spaces. As NOAA is a federally funded agency, a security system was incorporated to meet required government measures, yet allowed openness for the student population. The facility stands as the southern gateway to the University and sets a tone for future Campus Research and Technology Park buildings.
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One aspect of deep IT that has always intrigued and delighted me is the fact that it's always changing. There are always new technologies, new standards, new languages, new methodologies, new everything. IT tends to completely reinvent itself at least twice a decade, and even the so-called minor changes can be extremely significant.
It's the flow of moving from Wi-Fi as a novelty to Wi-Fi as a basic requirement of most networks. It's building a data center from scratch, and completely rebuilding that data center (at least logically) within a few years. We strive for and deliver stability in an inherently unstable environment. We constantly feel the thrill of the chase, the push for newer, bigger, faster, more.
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But while we research and embrace new ways of handling business problems and challenges, we tend to establish a baseline for ourselves somewhere along the way. For instance, an IT pro who was extremely well-versed in how to build and maintain physical data centers is now likely to be extremely well-versed in building and maintaining virtual data centers. It's a professional necessity to move with the times.
However, that same IT pro might have developed a set of skills during their formative years that have become ingrained and reflexive. They've encountered the same basic problem so often that they have almost involuntary reactions to it and let their animal brain take over to fix the problem, even if there are newer and better ways to achieve the same goal.
I'd say that this tendency is more visible and significant on the Unix side of the house rather than the Windows, storage, or networking domains. This is probably due to the fact that Unix-like operating systems have an extremely long and stable history, and the tools that were in use 20 years ago are just as relevant today as they were back then. The same cannot be said for Windows or storage or, to a lesser degree, networking.
A small example of this might be your basic Unix shell. There are myriad shell options out there, from ash to zsh, but bash seems to be the most common choice. It's a fluid, easily understood shell with a ton of support on nearly every conceivable platform. It offers a quick learning curve to get started, but has significant power on the other end to perform complex tasks that, frankly, should probably not be undertaken with a shell but done with an actual programming language.
Bash has evolved greatly over the years. But those who grew up using bash in its adolescence found ways to use the shell and the accompanying userland tools in a particular way. So as bash and other small tools have evolved, many admins stopped paying attention to those advances and continue using their tried-and-true methods. To be fair, those methods continue to work. But the fact remains that in some way the technology has advanced beyond their understanding, if for no other reason than they simply don't have the time, inclination, or need to evolve with it.
This is not the case with Windows, primarily because Windows server management tends to funnel people through a narrow window of available operations. There's usually only a single way to achieve a certain goal. And when Windows evolves to providing a new method, then the first becomes inoperable, forcing a change in reflexive response.
An easy example of this would be the method to uninstall an application in a Windows system. Start with Windows NT and work through Windows Server 2012. You'll find that while there are some similarities, both the procedure and the requirements have changed -- dramatically in some cases. On Red Hat Linux, by contrast, there may be various GUI wrappers built around it, but the rpm command has been doing the job for 15 years.


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"We are deeply saddened by this very unfortunate event," OceanaGold managing director Mick Wilkes said in a statement.
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Local police are investigating the incident.
OceanaGold's Didipio project, located in northern Luzon in the Philippines, is currently under construction, with commissioning expected towards the end of 2012.


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I was diagnosed with RA in December, and was prescribed diclofenac. It helped greatly with the pain, but my liver enzymes have been going up steadily since then even after lowering the dosage. I'm currently off all medications.
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