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I recently participated in a study on open source software conducted by Oliver Alexy at Technical University of Munich. I just received the final report – not yet public but I'll post the file or a link if/when I can. It got me thinking about the problems corporations face with open source, the protectionist attitude which is so prevalent in the software industry, and the challenge of building a common infrastructure.
When Alex Stepanov created what is now the "C++ Standard Template Library,":http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl" his intention was that the library would be an example of how to write such libraries which can be heavily reused and are minimally intrusive. Although STL is a success, and there have been many libraries built using ideas from STL, for the most part Alex's vision of having a very rich environment of many algorithms just hasn't happened. If you've been following Alex's "notes on programming":http://stepanovpapers.com/notes.pdf then you get an idea of how much STL itself could be improved.
What I'd like to create is a environment where computer scientists could collaborate on a library of algorithms, the concepts upon which the algorithms are defined, and data structures to support these concepts. I'd like this to be language neutral, with documentation for various languages describing how ideas such as refinement, models, and type functions are implemented along with quality libraries for many languages. One of the largest hurdles in making such a library a success is getting past the protectionist policies of companies such as Microsoft and Apple so they can use, and contribute to, such an effort. My hope was that releasing ASL under the MIT license would encourage Apple and Microsoft to borrow and contribute to the effort – so far that hasn't happened.
Just today I was trying to hunt down what Apple recommends as the replacement for the deprecated Carbon API, SetCursor() – after much searching I found "example code":http://developer.apple.com/samplecode/CarbonCocoa_PictureCursor/index.html of how to use the Cocoa NSCursor to replace it. The sad state of affairs is that all the cursor libraries I've ever seen are remarkably similar with only superficial differences – yet to the best of my knowledge no one has tried to get to the minimal requirements for a cursor and write this API for the last time.
With ASL we're trying hard to define "concepts":http://opensource.adobe.com/group__asl__concepts.html as we discover them. Currently our notation is C++ centric and as such even our definition of "regular type":http://www.stepanovpapers.com/DeSt98.pdf is only an approximation. I have some ideas about how to get such a library started and I'm sure I could quickly round up some university involvement – but I'm at a loss as to how to penetrate the protectionist commercial environment and ultimately I believe that will be necessary for success.


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A WEST Somerset property which falls in the badger cull territory could be made into a nature reserve.
Save Me, a conservation charity set up by former Queen guitarist Brian May, is looking at the Chargot Estate in Exmoor National Park.
The £7 million shooting estate is up for private sale. If Save Me did purchase the property, it could dent Defra's plans to continue the badger cull in West Somerset, but its location is not the main reason for the charity's interest in purchasing the estate.
Anne Brummer, chief executive of Save Me, said: "We buy properties for conservation that are over 500 square acres.
"Our land agent alerted us to the property and is looking in to it for us.
"It does of course fall into the cullzone, but that is not a reason as to why we would be interested in purchasing it.
"We don't purchase properties for emotional reasons, we purchase them to carry out our conservation work.
"A report will need to be complied first and we have to take into account many different things before I can even show it to Brian who will then say yes or no."
Mr May has been an active opponent to the cull, which was rolled out in Somerset and Gloucestershire last year.
The rock legend even led a rally of 250 people at Somerset College last June against plants to kill badgers.
Save Me was set up in 2010 when David Cameron announced he would try and bring back fox hunting by repealing the ban.
The conservation charity now has five land holdings countrywide and as well as looking at Chargot Estate, is also looking at a large piece of land in Devon.
At this stage, only Save Me officials and staff have been involved in considering Chargot.

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I only skim epoxys or SUP them. Hate the feel of them otherwise
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I only skim epoxys or SUP them. Hate the feel of them otherwise
All I ride is epoxy boards these days. I Love them. I've got tufflite, EPS and firewire; they all are great!-cheers.
Ive had two in my 30 years of surfing and hated them. felt way to corky.
I've been saying for almost 10 years, I need to pick up a new board. But, since I moved from the beach 2.5 hours inland 10 years ago (for work), I only get to surf a couple of weekends a month from May-Sept (my mom still lives in Atlantic Beach). So every summer I say I'm going to buy a new board and haven't. I was looking around this weekend and found a retro fish for $350. I asked the guy at the shop about it and he said it's shaped out of VA beach. It was a Mike Dolsey. I had never heard of it since I hadn't done any real research into a new board in over 10 years. So I picked it up. I rode it all weekend and enjoyed the hell out of it. I got home last night and started looking around and found a few negative comments on surfing forums. I was a little bummed this morning and regretting the purchase even thought so far it's been a good ride. But after reading your comment, "if you are happy with it, that's what matters" I realized there's nothing I can do now but ride it until it falls apart or doesn't. If it does, I won't buy from that shop again. If it holds up and continues to ride good, awesome. Nothing I can do now but ride it out. Thanks!
I have ridden both, and on most normal days if it's not too choppy, an epoxy board is great. They can be harder to duck dive, and on bigger surf you want a traditional fiberglass that flexes and gives you that shotgun effect off the bottom to propel you. But I've made an epoxy over EPS foam Fish, and it rides great rail to rail in waist to head high.
My late friend made high performance longboards using epoxy over Clark Foam ( he's been gone for a while), and they are super light and haul ass. The trick is getting sharp, thin rails in the tail, and using a lot less foam to begin with if you want a board that can shred. But another friend of mine who shapes and shreds calls epoxy dead sleds cause they don't flex. To each his own.
My long board is tufflite construction and I love it. I didn't particularly like the short boards I have ridden in tufflite-kind of pingy, especially in choppy surf. My short boards are stringerless hand laid epoxy with Resin Research epoxy used....Absolutely love them. Being stringerless, they have a bit more flex and a more lively feel, but are still tuff as nails....My two cents...
Epoxys are taking over, for better or worse. Many hate on it because most shaper's do not shape them, but they are definitely becoming more popular.
Epoxy is not only lighter and more floaty, but it is strong as hell. My longboard has falled over onto concrete without even a ding. My shortboard dings if you blow on it too hard.
I've said it before on this forum... EPS/Epoxy comes in all varieties. If you know how to work with the stuff, and you know your resins and fibers, you can address all of the negatives (stiffness, corkiness...), and are left with only the positives (stronger and lighter). The only down side is in production... it takes longer and the materials are more expensive; limiting waste helps address the later.
As an aside... quality epoxy over PU is winner. That's what we do for the Brookdale class.


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G.Skill Overclocking World Cup at Computex 2014: $10,000 for #1by Ian Cutress on 6/11/2014 9:40 AM EST
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MichaelD - Wednesday, June 11, 2014 - linkI know what the nitrogen does, but how does the blowtorch factor in? Isn't the purpose to make the components as cold as possible? Reply
Ian Cutress - Wednesday, June 11, 2014 - linkCertain components will not work below a given temperature. E.g. certain CPUs will only work down to -130ºC. If you accidentally make it colder than that and the system crashes, you need to heat it back up again. Also if you want to take out the CPU and put in a different one, or if you are packing up for the day.
Sometimes the cold boot bug (the temperature at which the system fails at boot) is much higher than the cold bug (the temperature the system fails in OS). So if you need -60ºC or above to POST, but can go down to -110ºC for the benchmark, if you restart the system it needs to be warmed up.
LN2 overclocking is all about managing temperatures. If you have a nice architecture and a lucky chip that does not cold bug at all, you still need the blowtorch to warm everything up at the end of testing. Reply
Flunk - Wednesday, June 11, 2014 - linkThis is one of the reasons LN2 overclocking is largely pointless. It requires constant attention and it's never going to be "stable". I'm not sure when overclocking competitions became about momentary glory over everything else but I personally no longer care about them. If maybe the system had to survive a 12 hour benchmark run to qualify, that would have some relevance to real world overclocking. Reply
Jedi2155 - Monday, June 16, 2014 - linkFor an application perspective, its absolutely pointless. But for the sheer fun of it, its cool. Why do people play games? Or care about sports? There's no application but yet there's a large audience simply for the cool factor. That's one thing I've learned growing up as an engineer. Reply
endlesszeal - Wednesday, June 11, 2014 - linkIn the pic, 3rd from the bottom, why are the two PSUs on the left "bridged?" Looks like one connector goes back into the unit.... For more power on a specific rail? Reply
Ian Cutress - Wednesday, June 11, 2014 - linkProbably so they are all turned on at the right time together. Each one of those PSUs would be more than enough to power a card each. Reply


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Have you noticed that there are 67 days until Christmas? That means 34 days until Thanksgiving, and 35 days until Black Friday. I've spoken with a few retail analysts who's palms start to sweat when they think about 12 hour sessions in a war room, urgent text messages from executives, and constant requests for sales and promotion updates.
Do you publishers sit back and chuckle at the stress over the holiday season? You deal with this every day!
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Lisbeth Salander – Er, Rooney Mara – to Host the 2013 Punk-Themed Met Ball
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, aka Rooney Mara, will be hosting the Met Costume Institute Gala in 2013 for their PUNK: Chaos to Couture exhibit. Yea/nay?
-Lucia Peters
This year's Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute exhibit, Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations, may not have been a big hit, especially in comparison to 2011's Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty masterpiece; but obviously that's not stopping the Met from moving full steam ahead with 2013's exhibit (this is the Met we're talking about here, after all). And hey, guess what? The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo star Rooney Mara is set to host the exhibit's gala!
Rather than focusing on just one designer, the 2013 Met Costume Institute exhibit will stage a tribute to the entire punk movement. Called PUNK: Chaos to Couture, it will feature over 100 punk-influenced pieces of men's and women's fashion—both haute couture and ready-to-wear—from designers such as Alexander McQueen, Dolce & Gabbana, Marc Jacobs, Rodarte, Jean Paul Gaultier, Anna Sui, and more. Rumor has it that the Gianni Versace safety pin dress worn by Elizabeth Hurley in 1994 will also make an appearance. You know, this one (Hugh Grant not included):
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"Punk broke all the rules when it came to fashion, and everything became possible after punk," said Costume Institute curator Andrew Bolton, according to WWD. "Its impact on high fashion became so enormous, and continues at the same time." The exhibit will take a look at the punk movement in both London and New York, connecting the dots between them and looking forward from them into the future.
I don't know about you, Bettys, but I can't think of a better person to host the gala that will open the exhibit than Rooney Mara. Ever since she took on the role of punk hacker extraordinaire Lisbeth Salander, she's walked the line between punk and high fashion on the red carpet, often with some fabulous results. She'll be joined by Lauren Santo Domingo, Riccardo Tisci of Givenchy, and (natch) Anna Wintour as co-chairs for the event.
Vogue has a pretty nifty first look of some of the glorious pieces that will appear in the exhibit, so head on over there to take a look.
Tell us: How do you feel about Rooney hosting the Met Ball?
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Chef Chuck Hughes is a busy guy. When he isn't juggling the successful restaurant Garde Manger in Montreal, he's cooking for family, friends and restaurant staff in his show, Chuck's Day Off.
But he's finally taking some vacation and headed down to Mexico. With an entire week to work with, he's really looking to spice things up!
From famous fish tacos and legendary pork sandwiches to deep-sea fishing and horseback-riding, Chuck's embarking on his biggest food adventure yet. Can he handle the heat?
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Chuck gives "catch of the day" a whole new meaning when he reels in a massive marlin.
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The video told the story as it made the rounds on the Internet: An emergency landing forces down a Boeing 787 Dreamliner in Japan. Shaken passengers evacuate via inflatable emergency slides onto an airport runway. Airline officials later bow deeply in apology at a news conference called to discuss the upsetting incident.
These images were not what Chicago-based Boeing Co. had in mind when it staked its future on the innovative new aircraft (list price: $207 million apiece). Much of the plane consists of carbon-composite materials that, because they are lighter than metal, make the Dreamliner fuel-efficient.
Only about 50 Dreamliners have come into service so far. Half of those, based in Japan, were grounded in the wake of incidents that raised safety concerns. The problems culminated in the emergency landing Wednesday, after a battery malfunctioned on an All Nippon Airways jet and released an electrical odor. Late in the day, the Federal Aviation Administration announced that it is grounding U.S.-registered 787s pending proof that the batteries in question are safe.
Taken individually, some of the events aren't particularly unusual: a cracked windshield, a fuel leak. But the spate of them — a half-dozen in little more than a week — is unusual. So too was a Jan. 7 incident in which a fire broke out on an empty Dreamliner in Boston. "People look at that, and I can understand that it gives them pause," said Boeing spokesman John Dern.
Reliability rates for the 787 are on a par with other aircraft, Dern noted. Airlines that have been flying the 787 were doing safety checks every day. It is worth noting that before any Dreamliners entered service, the aircraft faced a rigorous certification process. Before Wednesday's FAA order, federal regulators last week had ordered an in-depth safety review. A Qatar Airways official has described the issues as "teething" problems. Some airlines set to introduce the 787 into their fleets in coming years have expressed confidence in it as well.
As of Wednesday, Dern said, no one had canceled any of the hundreds of pending orders. "If the planes weren't safe, we wouldn't be delivering them," he said. "The airplane's safe."
Yes, but: For the passengers contemplating a Dreamliner flight, qualms are only natural.
Here's a bit of reassuring news. The International Air Transport Association recently reported that there was but one accident for every 5.3 million commercial flights last year. That made 2012 the safest year for global air travel since the dawn of the jet age.
The trade group, whose members account for 84 per cent of the world's commercial air traffic, broke out its calculator to celebrate the milestone. It reported that, at the current level of air safety, a passenger would have to take a flight every day for 14,000 years before having an accident. (But imagine the frequent flier points.)
There are no absolute guarantees that all air travel is always safe — that your flight is safe. Still, we suspect that in spite of the legitimate concerns under investigation, the Dreamliner will prove to be a safe way to get from here to there — and because of its cutting-edge design, perhaps even safer than many of the other, almost unfailingly safe commercial aircraft whose vapor trails encircle the globe every hour of every day.
Living in Boeing's hometown, beside one of the world's busiest airports, everyone in metropolitan Chicago should hope the 787's "teething" pains quickly give way to the smooth and safe service that air travelers have a right to expect.


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I understand that it is a good thing to use canonical links so that Google sees the www and non www site version as the same site.
My question is which is it best to include in the canonical link - the site name with or without the www?
Hope this makes sense.
I think it is not as important, as long as you pick one, and keep building links to the other "version" of the site.
Its better to use 301 redirection for merging your www and non-www version of your websites. Canonical tags are required to use in cases where search engine is discovering your web pages from different path.
Sorry if this is a daft question, but if I chose the www version to be the main version, why would I build links to the non www. version?
Whatever version you choose for your site (www or non-www) use that in your canonical tag and build links to that version chosen.
Also make sure you choose the same version in Google Webmaster Tools.
It does not matter which one your choose. I personally prefer with www rather than without it.
You wouldn't but other people quite likely will. Since 99% of links to sites are built by people other than the site owner and you don't have any control over how they do the link you will likely end up with perhaps 20-25% of the links to your page using the one you didn't choose simply because some people always include the www and some people always leave it out regardless of what the site they are linking to uses.
At most you will build a few thousand links to your page but if your page is to be popular it will need millions of links to it - hence 99%+ of the links to your page will have to be created by other people.
Thanks everyone for great explanations - they've been really helpful.
One aspect of this not yet mentioned is that Google webmaster tools lets you set your preferred domain.
It mentions at the bottom of the page that a 301 redirection is a good way to help keep things in order.
Zorro D is absolutely correct: instead of relying on an invalid, proprietary google-only attribute in your markup, make your server redirect with a 301... search engines (and hopefully those linking to you) will update their indices.
it doesnt matter which would you like to use for. as long as you know where is your portal for links. for me then i rather use with www.
Even if you have a 301 redirect, it's still not a bad idea to include a canonical meta tag on large sites... just to be extra careful you don't have any pages displaying the same content under different URLs.
You can use which ever you want (www or non-www version) but make sure to set your preferred domain in Google Webmaster tool.
i like to see www version of website in google listing.
I am using www for my website as redirection and as canonical. So i'll suggest same.There is not any difference, you can use any one from these two.
i think with www is preferable.....but it does,not affect more in any way so its your choice to go either way...but make sure that you use only one URL for your website with or without www
Good luck
I don't think there's a point in using the canonical tag if there are 301s anyways.
Its not matter that you should write www or not its all about you choose canonical links or not. So always use canonical links for saving duplication.
That depends on the setup of your site. Sometimes you can end up with multiple variations of an address, eg if you use dynamic URLs, and then a canonical is a very handy way to guide Google. And even if that isn't the case, belt and braces never hurts!
and then a canonical is a very handy way to guide Google. And even if that isn't the case, belt and braces never hurts!
Spreading proprietary stuff that only works for the single head of a monopoly never has!
I use a shoopping cart software called volusion and it will not let me use 301 redirects for my home page. so is the conical the correct way to go?


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Kobe Bryant wanted to prove a point near the end of the Lakers' scrimmage Tuesday afternoon in El Segundo. He soared toward the rafters, over Antawn Jamison and delivered a thunderous dunk, a payback for a slight earlier in the workout.
Bryant's dunk only bruised Jamison's ego.
It ended up causing Bryant a good deal more physical pain.
Bryant went home and his right shoulder began to throb later in the evening. He underwent treatment Wednesday, but could not play in the Lakers' 93-75 exhibition loss to the Portland Trail Blazers at the Citizens Business Bank Arena.
Sitting out was an easy decision.
Bryant went to Lakers coach Mike Brown and told him he might not play.
Brown said, "All right. Done. I'm not risking anything."
So, Bryant joined Dwight Howard and Jordan Hill in skipping the second of the Lakers' eight exhibition games. Howard and Hill were ruled out because of back troubles. Howard had surgery in April and Hill is out because of a herniated disc.
Bryant said he could be back in the starting lineup for Saturday's exhibition against the Utah Jazz at Staples Center. He also said he would play with no hesitation if Wednesday's exhibition were a regular-season game.
"He's a tough cat," Brown said of Bryant, who has played all but 17 games over the last five seasons, missing seven in 2011-12 because of a shin injury. "It's the coach's decision to hold him out. He always champs at the bit to play."
In fact, after Bryant told Brown he might not play Wednesday, their conversation continued.
According to Brown, it went something like this:
Bryant: "What if I want to fight you on it?"
Brown: "It's done."
Bryant: "Oh, it's like that?"
Brown: "It is like that."
Brown said it's important to make Bryant sit out when it's necessary.
"I remember in training camp last year he turned his ankle really bad and I told him to go sit down," Brown recalled. "He tied his shoe, and when I wasn't paying attention, he was back on the court playing. He's just weird like that."
This time, Bryant sat in the locker room and underwent further treatment.
He also held an extended and very lighthearted session with reporters.
Bryant talked about learning to surf with his daughters. He said he enjoyed the Lakers' annual October barnstorming tour of California and southern Nevada. He spoke about jelling with new Lakers point guard Steve Nash.
Bryant also couldn't resist taking another shot or two at former teammate and frequent punching bag Smush Parker, saying, "I told Steve, 'You were winning the MVP and playing with (Leandro) Barbosa (in 2005-06) and I was playing with Smush Parker.'"
"Smush Parker was the worst," Bryant continued without pausing as a pack of reporters howled along with him. "He shouldn't have even been in the NBA. We were too cheap to afford a real point guard. So, we let him walk on."
Blazers beat Lakers
Jodie Meeks started in place of Bryant and scored six points on only 1-for-7 shooting in 23 minutes, 52 seconds as the Lakers' second, third and fourth units fell apart in the second half for the second consecutive game.
Portland outscored the Lakers 49-31 after halftime.
Nash led the Lakers (0-2) with 13 points and Metta World Peace added 12 points.
LaMarcus Aldridge and Damian Lillard each scored 14 for the Trail Blazers (1-0).
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Student-Written 'Lesbian Fairytale Musical' Screened at Ithaca College
ITHACA, NY—The film version of "Lesbian Fairytale Musical" — an original full-length musical written and performed by Ithaca College students — will close out this year's Out of the Closet and Onto the Screen series on Thursday, April 11. The 7 p.m. showing in Textor 103 is free and open to the public.
In this fairytale, a princess is sent as a peace offering to another country and is set up to marry a prince. Rather than falling in love with her betrothed, she takes notice of the prince's sister instead. Come to the screening to find out which couple ends up together living "happily ever after."
The Out of the Closet and Onto the Screen series is sponsored by the Ithaca College Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Education, Outreach, and Services.
The story of "Lesbian Fairytale Musical" was written by television-radio scriptwriting major Sarah Kasulke '12, with the music and lyrics by music composition major Will Shishmanian '13. Drama major Sara Stevens '13 directed the original stage version, while cinema and photography major Amy Obarski '13 created the film, which showcases the talents of more than 30 additional IC students who served as the cast and crew.
Shishmanian came up with the idea for the musical and approached Kasulke to write the script. Both are part of the LGBT community on campus.
"We wanted to make something for everyone, not just people like us, but we wanted it to be about people like us," according to Kasulke. "This wasn't, 'Hey, let's make a gay thing for gay people.' It was, 'Hey, let's make a gay thing for everyone.' Just one step closer to more common and accurate media portrayals of LGBT characters as just people, rather than stereotypes or token characters."
The musical was first staged on campus and at the Community School of Music and Arts last year, to a positive reception.
"It was really awesome seeing so many people come out and cheer on this little lesbian couple's love story," said Kasulke. "You don't get to see that every day."
"This year for the very first time, the film series opened, and will close, with films created entirely by IC students, featuring IC students," noted Lis Maurer, program director of the LGBT Center. "Our students are amazingly talented, and it's truly wonderful to be able to highlight their work as part of the series."
For more information, visit www.ithaca.edu/lgbt.


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STRUGGLING pubs across Worcestershire have been handed a vital lifeline - with tough new rules coming into place to help keep them open.
The Government has announced a new statutory code is coming into place offering landlords guaranteed rent reviews and a crackdown on tied contracts that force them to buy booze at sky-high prices.
The code is a major victory for Worcester MP Robin Walker, who is part of a House of Commons committee which first called for changes last year and launched a campaign in March to keep more city pubs open.
Under the new rules, pub owners will have the right to get an independent review into any rental increases they are slapped with.
Almost half the country's 50,000 pubs are run under contracts in which they buy beer from the firm that holds their lease at 'above market prices' in return for other benefits.
The code gives landlords the right to call upon an independent adjudicator to solve any disputes and get an assessment to see if they would be better off without a tied deal on beer purchases.
Mr Walker, who led the charge for a strict code on a commons' business select committee, said: "For a long time now I've been concerned about landlords being locked into deals where they end up paying a lot more than they should for their beer.
"It's a real tie and can drive them out of business - a lot of pubs have said to me they want to be in a much stronger position and hopefully this will help more of them stay open."
In recent years scores of Worcester pubs have closed down and are increasingly being turned into houses.
It includes the like of the Berwick Arms in Bath Road, The Arboretum Inn in Northfield Street, The Babourne Inn in New Bank Street, Barley Mow in Sidbury and The Lansdowne Inn in White Ladies Walk off Upper Tything.
Landlord Colin Kenwrick, who runs The Berkeley Arms in School Road, St John's said: "I'm with Marston's and I've got 10 years left on my tied deal.
"They are a good company to work with because they brew their own beer, but I do moan about the prices.
"If they dropped it say 10p I could give 5p back to the customers.
"If I was able to buy nine gallons of bitter elsewhere it'd save me £40, but I can't."
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DEMENTIA sufferers in Wiltshire and Swindon are being made to wait nine months before being seen at a memory clinic, despite experts recommending a maximum wait of six weeks.
The figures have been released by the Alzheimer's Society, which this week revealed that nearly 400,000 dementia sufferers in Britain have never been given a formal diagnosis.
In Swindon, 44 per cent of people with dementia are diagnosed, with the total in 2012 standing at 2,232 patients, with 1,246 undiagnosed.
In 2021, the number of those with dementia in Swindon is set to rise to 2,977, while those that are undiagnosed will stand at 1,667.
In Wiltshire, there are 6,737 people with dementia, while 4,407 are undiagnosed.
The charity also surveyed memory clinics in the country and found that the average waiting time for an appointment is 32.5 working days, which is over the four to six weeks as recommended by Memory Service National Accreditation Programme.
Some memory clinics reported longer waiting times of up to nine months, including Wiltshire and Swindon.
A spokesperson for NHS Swindon said work is being carried out to improve waiting times.
"Following recent initiatives put in place to raise awareness of the symptoms of dementia, Swindon has recently recorded a higher than national average rate of diagnosis of patients with dementia.
"As a result, the number of patients referred to the care of the memory clinics has increased.
"This means some patients are asked to wait longer for their appointment, and we are currently working to address these waiting times."
At the Great Western Hospital, work is taking place to increase early diagnosis rates following the national campaign A Day to Remember, which was launched by the Department of Health with support from the Alzheimer's Society.
The campaign encourages people to have that first 'difficult conversation' with a friend or family member when they spot the signs and symptoms of dementia, and encourage them to visit their GP.
At the GWH, an appeal was recently launched for more staff to become Dementia Champions, who will become experts on the syndrome and be able to offer advice and support to others.
Changes have also been made on wards, including discreet systems to make sure all staff are aware which patients have dementia and may need special support, as well as adaptations to bathrooms to make them more accessible and easy to use.
Wendy Johnson, senior sister for coronary care and dementia champion, said: "Often people with dementia can have problems with height or seeing things properly – they may see a step when there isn't actually a step there, so we have made adaptations to reduce the risk of falls.
"We have also installed more clocks on wards as dementia patients often have difficulty in distinguishing between day and night."
In mid-February, the GWH will be taking part in a special peer review with Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which will see a group of dementia experts visit the GWH to review the care and support being provided for dementia patients and their carers.


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By: Mary Lou Valdez
Last week I had the opportunity to discuss many of the challenges of globalization in my FDA Voice post entitled Collaboration for a Global Product Safety Net. Today I would like to tell you more about what FDA is doing to meet the challenges of globalization as described in our new report entitled Global Engagement. The report showcases FDA's role as a strategic leader and partner in improving global product safety and quality.
And we are also launching a new Global Initiative web page where starting today you will see regular updates on our work to carry out our public health mission on the global stage.
FDA is undergoing a critical transformation. As I discussed last week, the food and medical products we use are increasingly coming from overseas. The globalization of commerce presents an incredible challenge to FDA. We are being asked to do more than ever before and consumers expect us to ensure the safety and quality of FDA-regulated products.
FDA has made great strides over the last few years to address the challenges of globalization. The Global Engagement report chronicles these activities, organized by seven key strategic areas, including:
- Establishing foreign posts
- Strengthening regulatory systems capacity
- Harmonizing science based-standards
- Leveraging knowledge and resources
- Conducting risk-based monitoring and inspections
- Preparing and responding to public health crises
- Advancing regulatory science
You will see that our current global engagement work complements FDA's overall transformation. About 10 months ago, the Commissioner of FDA, Dr. Margaret Hamburg, released a special report, Pathway to Global Product Safety and Quality. This report established a global operating model for moving FDA from a reactive approach in which we merely intercept dangerous products, to a proactive approach where the arrival of harmful goods is anticipated and prevented. This global safety action plan will allow us to more effectively oversee the quality, safety, and efficacy of all products that reach U.S. consumers and patients in the future. It relies on strong and effective collaboration, improved information sharing and gathering, data-driven risk analytics, and the smart allocation of resources, leveraging the combined efforts of government, industry, academia, and public- and private-sector third parties. Most importantly, it anticipates the need for, and puts concrete steps in place to expand the global product safety net.
FDA recognizes that it must transform itself from a largely domestically-focused agency reacting to a globalized world, to one that proactively engages in a regulatory environment in which product safety and quality know no borders. I hope you will continue to visit our globalization web page and watch the transformation firsthand.
Mary Lou Valdez is FDA's Associate Commissioner for International Programs and Director, Office of International Programs


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The idiosyncrasies that come with the world of multisport racing can be quite overwhelming for the novice athlete to grasp. There are so many things that can go sideways in training and racing. Learning the ropes early on, and being flexible, can be key elements to enjoying yourself and having memorable experiences.
I believe that there are no secrets in multisport training or racing. I believe this because anytime someone comes up with a new concept, they want to share it with the world. However, what works for one may not always work for most. I'm going to highlight some of the things you should be doing, and some you might want to consider not doing from an etiquette standpoint. These are things that are nice to know, so you don't become "that guy" at your first or next event. I hope these tips will foster the enjoyment you receive from the sport, and by so doing, make you the kind of person we all appreciate competing with. I'll break this down into the three areas of swimming, biking and running, but first I'll talk about your transition area.
Transition Area
Do This:
Get there early and choose a spot that is advantageous to you. Maybe you like the end of the rack where there's a little more room, or you can hold on to the rack while stepping into your shoes? If there are open spaces on "extra" racks that are not designated for any bib numbers, ask the race staff if you can set up there. Don't worry if they appear to be farther away from your exit. The time you save by not having to wrestle into your space could mean a quicker transition anyway.
Put your gear beside your bike, on the same side as wheel that's touching the ground. This is actually a little known (and adhered to) USAT rule. No matter how you rack your bike, either by handlebar or seat, your gear goes on the same side as the grounded wheel.
Establish your space with a towel. Not a beach towel, and not a "bath sheet", but a towel just wide enough to stand on when changing shoes. All of your gear should fit on this towel and return to the towel when you make your transitions.
Keep you transition gear orderly. Nobody should risk tripping over your gear. And if they do, you'd be surprised how far things will end up from where you actually left them. It shouldn't look like a 15-year-old's bedroom.
Respect others' gear and space, always!!
Don't Do This:
Move other bikes or gear without the owner's permission. They got there ahead of you and might not be the ones who should move their gear.
Leave your gear in the aisles after changing. Room is tight, and again, nobody should be tripping over or kicking your stuff.
Use spray-on sunscreen in the proximity of others' gear or bikes. Not only is this dangerous if it's any oily type of sunscreen, but some of these products have been known to damage paint, decals and clear-coats on frames.
Go blasting through transition without regard for others. It's kind of like "pit row" at Indy. Save the speed for out on the course.
Do This:
Position yourself at the start according to your real ability. If you're not going to mix-it-up with the Big Dogs, then stay out of their way and save yourself the abuse. This is not the time to be losing time while repositioning goggles knocked off in the first 40 yards or checking to see if your nose is really bleeding.
Continue to swim with those of similar ability. This doesn't mean you shouldn't draft behind someone faster, it just means you'll avoid getting constantly pummeled as you sight for the next buoy, if everyone around you is moving at the same relative speed.
Move out of the swim line if you need a break, need to use a resting stroke (breast, back, side etc.) or need help. You'll avoid disrupting others and in the case of needing help, you'll be more visible to safety personnel.
Swim all the way to the sand. Chances are you can swim faster than you can walk through waist deep water, so keep swimming until your hands start to hit bottom. You may be surprised that you'll be passing people who've stood too early.
Don't Do This
Abrupt starts or stops can injure other swimmers. If you suddenly stop to take a breather, someone can swim right into you. If on the other hand you start swimming again and decide to breaststroke, your sideways kicking action can be a hazard to those coming up alongside you.
Hitting back at someone who unintentionally or seemingly-intentionally hits you, is a waste of energy and falls into the category of poor sportsmanship. If you notice it's a continuing problem, report the participant to the race director when convenient, for further action.
Crowd the turn buoy. If you aren't keeping up with the group you're swimming in, don't expect them to show you any courtesy if you decide to take the inside line on the turns. You will get swam over, or at the very least, irritate those around you
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Be cautious leaving T1. This is not the place to light the afterburners and show the crowd what you can do. There will be others still wobbly from the swim, who'll be doing all they can to stay upright. This could include inadvertently weaving into your very path with no warning.
Familiarize yourself with any course abnormalities, as well as the USAT Rules for bike course conduct.
Ride to the right side of your lane. It may not always be the "with traffic" lane in every case, so stay right and pass left.
Because most triathlons in the U.S. are non-drafting events, you're not required to point out obstacles for competitors behind you. But if you've just made a legal pass on someone, and they've not dropped out of your draft zone yet, as a courtesy, you could point out an obstacle they might be unable to see. It's the right thing to do.
Ride your line and be predictable. Erratic riders can be dangerous, so give them space when you overtake them too.
Don't Do This:
Littering is a penalty and includes anything that falls off your bike too. Ejected water bottles can be quite the hazard on the bike course, but so can a slick gel packet or CO2 cartridge. Make sure your gear is secure enough to withstand the bumps and jolts and occasional railroad tracks.
Roadside repairs should be done far enough off the road so as not to create a hazard to you or others. They may not be expecting you while you're concentrating on the final steps of repairing a flat. It might not be that you're in the way, but that they just didn't see you soon enough to react. Better safe than sorry.
Spit or blow your nose anywhere but to your right. Need I say more?
Carry too much speed through aid stations. The volunteers might not be expecting you to come through so fast and so close. Don't put either of you in jeopardy.
Ride on the tops of your shoes into the dismount area, when you've only seen it done by others. It takes a fair amount of practice to control your bike while getting your feet out of your clipped-in shoes. Don't be a hazard to others.
Blast into the dismount with enough speed that you skid to a stop or nearly run into the back of someone else. This is not the place to show the crowd what a crash looks like.
Do This
Just as on the bike, run to the right, pass on the left.
If you are not taking aid from one of the stations, move one or two steps to your left. This will keep you from running into anyone leaving the station or impeding anyone heading in.
If you plan to walk through the station, it would be best to grab your aid before slowing to walk, then move over as far right as you can after passing the station. Again, there may be someone coming up behind you, wanting to grab and go.
If you plan on refilling your hydration bottle or system, most aid stations are happy to help. It's best to go to the end of the station and step out of the flow of traffic to do this.
Make your intentions known. If you're looking to grab water, go ahead and vocalize this so they'll expect you to take it.
Use the trashcans. Every one of those cups needs to be picked up by the volunteers. Help those who help you.
Thank the volunteers, as often as possible. Without them, the events can't take place.
Don't Do This:
Hog the path if you're on one. Everybody is entitled to a fair amount of room. If you decide to pace with someone, you are still required to yield the right of way where necessary. If this means you need to run single file in some sections, so be it.
Assume that someone wants your company. Whether the person is pacing nicely at a speed you like, or struggling, they may not want you in their space at the moment. Be courteous and ask if you might run along with them, or if they'd like some company and "teamwork" to finish.
Be a Chatty Cathy. I know people who would rather go their whole run without having a single conversation with anyone. They find their groove or zone, and you might not be a part of it.
Spread your negative attitude. Just because the course is kicking your butt, doesn't mean we all need or want to hear about it, especially if it's doing the same to us. We all deal with hardships differently, and for some, it may mean going internal and getting the mind straight. Positive thoughts to pull you through.
Berate any volunteer. These people are out on the course to help you, make sure you get what you need within their power, and try to make it enjoyable for you. If the water jugs are completely empty, yeah, it's a problem. But take it up with the Race Director, because they're the ones who dole out the supplies. And maybe someone's already on the way with more water?
You probably have your own list of Dos and Don'ts that you've built. The main thing is to help those just starting out in the sport, and hopefully over time, all of these things just come naturally.
Good Luck Out There, and Train With Grain!


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DALLAS, Texas - Saint Leo junior left-hander Rick Teasley has earned the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) South Region Pitcher of the Week recognition as it was announced earlier this week. The award follows his second Sunshine State Conference Pitcher of the Week accolade earned in as many weeks.
Teasley, a native of Port St. Lucie, Fla., tossed another gem in the Lions' 6-1 victory at Eckerd. Working all nine innings, he surrendered one earned run on six hits with no walks. He struck out nine Triton batters.
He joins Florida Tech infielder Alex Alfonso, who was named the NCBWA's Player of the Week for the same period.
Now earning votes in the NCBWA's South Region poll, the Lions will take their 8-3 overall record to Orlando, Fla. and face Florida Christian College on Friday evening. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. For the latest news, information, and updates on Lions' Baseball, visit SaintLeoLions.com.


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Mar 15 2013
The University of the Arts is closed today for Spring Break.
The building schedule for Spring Break is as follows:
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- Monday, March 11 and Friday, March 15: Closed
- Tuesday, March 12, Wednesday, March 13 and Thursday, March 14: Normal operating hours with the normal access protocol after hours
Residence Halls
- Open
- There will be no access to any of the academic buildings on the days they are closed.
- If there are special events scheduled for a building, the building will be open for those events.
- Dining Services will be posting hours of operation.
- University of the Arts identification is required for admittance to any academic building on Monday, March 11 and Friday, March 15. These IDs should be up to date with a current year sticker on the back of the ID. If the sticker is not current, the card holder will not be admitted. An up-to-date sticker can be obtained from the office of Student Financial Services, 2nd floor, Hamilton Hall.
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It's the season fro giving, but for scam artists, it's the season for taking. Unfortunately they most frequently target the elderly.
"Scammers are often using the holidays as a backdrop to solicit people… they think people are a little more trusting during that time and a little more giving," explained U.S. Postal Inspector Lori Groen.
So, as you visit grandparents this season, there are a few things you need to be on the lookout for.
"First, look for solicitations of sweepstakes, things that say they have won fabulous prizes. Also, look for foreign lotteries, all foreign lotteries through the mail are illegal," said Groen.
Another warning from postal inspectors: Beware of offerings of so-called valuable items like watches, gloves and jewelry.
"This was something that was described as some fabulous jewelry that someone would have one in a sweepstakes. In reality, it's nothing but costume jewelry," said Groen.
Also, keep in mind that many scam artists will be dialing for dollars during the holidays. Never give out personal information over the phone and don't donate money unless you know exactly who you are dealing with.
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Did you know:
which banned films were shown in 1929?
where the travelling cinema of Albert Frères had a show in 1907?
who was the owner of the Pompenburg Theatre in Rotterdam?
Quote from The Bioscope, reporting on the world of early and silent cinema:
"What is the finest film reference source on the Web, for all film let alone silent film? With all due respect to the Internet Movie Database, I think it is Cinema Context, a Dutch site created by Karel Dibbets and the University of Amsterdam. Describing itself as "an encylopedia of film culture", the site documents film distribution and exhibition in the Netherlands in 1896. It does so through four data collections, on films, cinemas, people and companies, derived from painstakingly researched data on nearly all films exhibited in Dutch cinemas before 1960. The research team located film programmes from 1896 onwards in each of the major Dutch cities, entering all film titles, names, dates, cinemas etc, and then ingeniously matched this data to the records of these films on the IMDb.
The result is an incomparably rich resource for tracing films, the performers and the producers across time and territories, opening up whole new areas of analysis. Cinema Context also contains comprehensive data from the files of the Netherlands Board of Film Censors 1928-1960. As the site states: "Cinema Context is both an online encyclopaedia and a research tool for the history of Dutch film culture. Not only can you find information here about who, what, where and when: you can also analyse this information and study patterns and networks. Thanks to Cinema Context, we are now able to expose the DNA of Dutch film culture." Naturally, it is available in both Dutch and English.
This is the new film research. Every nation should have the same."
The water-colour drawing of the Rembrandtplein in Amsterdam was made
by Bart Peizel in 1934 (Amsterdam Municipal Archive)
Google Maps added
Cinema Context is now able to visualize in Google Maps the exact location of every single movie theater in past and present.
You can retrace all lost cinemas in any town instantly in today's street plan, for instance in
The new maps will also show you which towns and villages have been visited by a travelling cinema before 1914 like
Alex Benner's Bioscope.
Moreover, Google Maps offers a visualization of the geographical distribution of every film that has ever been screened in the Netherlands up to 1947, for example
De Jantjes (1934)
More censorship data
Cinema Context is a gateway to the files of the Dutch Board of Film Censors from 1928 through 1960. The website provides for basic
information about every censored film. It also offers now a direct link to the new website of the National Archives, where you can
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Indiana State University has a long and proud history of strong faculty governance.
The faculty, collectively and through their elected representatives, have been empowered by the Faculty Constitution approved by the Board of Trustees for over thirty years. This Constitution is based on the principle of shared governance. It defines the areas of the faculty's primary and advisory authority, as well as the structures and operations of the governing bodies through which this authority is exercised - the Faculty Senate and its standing committees.
This website is an evolving resource designed by faculty for faculty. Its purpose is to not only provide information on Senate activities to the campus and interested members of the community at large, but to make faculty government accessible to those it serves.
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Johan Santana starts today to extend the Mets winning streak to three straight here and six in a row overall. Santana has eight no-decisions on the season, with the Mets going 4-4 in those games. There's little doubt he could have won 20 games with more support.
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A lot going on today:
-The Mets get reliever Luis Ayala for Anderson Hernandez. Let's not get carried away and think he's the answer. He is 1-8 with a 5.77 ERA.
-David Wright gets the day off.
-Ryan Church left Florida for New York because of the approaching bad weather.
-Billy Wagner returned to New York to have his left elbow examined.


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All columns consist of either floats or integers, so the only "mixed" part is in the index. Within my dataframe I have invalid points flagged as -999. I want these removed before I start doing my stats work, but this fails:
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from numpy import*
import pandas as pd
tmp = pd.load(filename)
tmp[tmp==-999] = NaN
Though this works:
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tmp = tmp.T
tmp[tmp==-999] = NaN
I get the following error when I do not transpose:
ValueError: Cannot do boolean setting on mixed-type frame
I guess this is from the mixed index, but I can't imagine why I would get flagged for this.
I have another problem. Normally, the .describe() function will return a list of stats such as:
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tmp = pd.load(filename)
>>> tmp.pixel_0.describe()
count 859.000000
mean 3388.121071
std 99045.175315
min -999.000000
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'Kiss My Ass': Fear and Loathing in the Romney Campaign
The GOP candidate's disastrous foreign tour reveals his arrogance
On the trip's final leg, the world saw the most unattractive side of the Romney campaign, when the traveling press secretary loudly told reporters to "kiss my ass" and "shove it," in a display of the attitude that trickles down from the top.
Contempt toward the press is an important aspect of this attitude. For most of the campaign so far, Romney has pursued a media strategy that has become increasingly typical of Republican presidential candidates: Speak with Fox News, and avoid the rest of the national press corps. That is because Fox journalists (an oxymoron?) are far less likely to ask questions that the candidate doesn't wish to answer, such as the inquiries shouted at Romney in Warsaw on Tuesday.
Why were they shouting at him? Because during the entire trip, he had essentially refused to engage with reporters at all.
According to a CNN transcript, American reporters were calling out questions in frustration as Romney walked away at a public plaza near Poland's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, when press secretary Rick Gorka confronted them.
CNN: "Gov. Romney, are you concerned about some of the mishaps of your trip?"
NYT: "Gov. Romney, do you have a statement for the Palestinians?"
Washington Post: "What about your gaffes?"
NYT: "Gov. Romney, do you feel that your gaffes have overshadowed your foreign trip?"
CNN: "Gov. Romney, just a few questions, sir. You haven't taken but three questions on this trip from the press!"
Gorka: "Show some respect."
NYT: "We haven't had another chance to ask a question..."
Gorka: "Kiss my ass. This is a holy site for the Polish people. Show some respect."
Within moments, Gorka told Jonathan Martin, a reporter for Politico, to "shove it."
Just Like Sarah Palin
Although Gorka called reporters later to apologize, his blustering attitude revealed the Romney campaign's fury over the negative fallout from the trip—and its arrogance toward the press, which it regards as an obstacle to its ambitions.
The emerging truth about the man who will soon accept the Republican presidential nomination is that—like Sarah Palin—his handlers cannot trust him to cope with unscripted questions. That was particularly true on this trip, where his plenteous gaffes would only have multiplied if anyone had been able to ask a tough question.
And as with Palin, the difficult task faced by the Republican campaign is to protect Romney from the press scrutiny that is so essential to our process, and so damaging to his prospects.
Joe Conason is the editor in chief of NationalMemo.com.
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So this past weekend (03/02/14) I decided to some some briskets, I had one frozen and one that was whispering to me..."smoke me.....smoooooke me...." so I did. I havent had time since Christmas to get my smoke on. These were a 19 and 18 lbs prime briskets, so I prepped as normal, trimmed the fat and silver skin off as much as possible, got the points off the flats and put them to bed in foil pans for the night, as I'd inject and rub in the morning while I got the fire up and running.
The next morning I am greeted with a balmy 5 degrees outside with sleet/snow and big Kansas wind. Luckily my BBQ "porch" is protected on 3 sides so wind was not really an issue.....but damn it was cold!
I got the fires lit for the coal base, 4 chimneys of lump. I also fired up the pellet just in case (good thing I did). While the pit is coming up to temp, I went in and injected the briskets (Butchers BBQ Prime Dust and a little worcestershire) and then got some rub on them, one in Plowboys Bovine Bold, one in BPS Money. Points were the same.
Next began a epic 6 hour struggle between me and my fire! Good lord what a fight. Normally my Yoder runs 250 to 300 with little effort on my part other than a good coal base and 1 stick an hour, one stick at 45 mins to the side of the firebox to get right up to ignition temp, and one on top to get "warm". Think assembly line. This one required 1 chimney of lump and 2 sticks every 30 mins and I was barely keeping up. I was alternating 1 stick of Pecan and 1 stick of Oak or 2 sticks of Pecan. It was insane how much fuel I was going thru. Even though my Yoder has a ton of thermal mass, when its 5-7 degrees ambient, the temp swings were not fun to watch. All I kept thinking was "just get it to the foil....all will be good then" because I knew I could foil and get them in the pellet to finish and I was about out of sticks and lump. This was my plan, so when the flats got to the right color and about 150ish temp wise, I wrapped them and the points and put them in the pellet.
The points got done 1st (naturally) so I make burnt ends, and put a light coat of sauce on them then back in the pellet to glaze in....
The flats got done (finally!) and I brought them in for slicing.....not looking too bad considering the battle just rendered!
And they passed the bendy over the finger test! Sorry cant do a pull test as my dog sucks at holding the camera stable without shakes and wild swings of where the lens is pointing (Squirrel!)
And all packed up for the office and some friends to sample. The office devoured what I took in and my friends.....are still my friends so I guess I did ok.
Hope all your smokes go better than mine. Just remember, when its super cold out.....have lots of fuel!


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Fires that prompted evacuations of some schools and neighborhoods May 2 in Ventura County, Calif., had comparatively minor effect on agriculture in the Oxnard area.
Spokesmen for Boskovich Farms and Deardorff Family Farms said none of their crops burned, but news media report some fields in the region were affected.
"We have ranches that were in the path of smoke from the fires," said Russ Widerburg, sales manager at Boskovich Farms. "So we had to curtail harvest on four or five items about mid-morning. The air quality affected the labor force so they pulled some crews. Probably some strawberry growers and maybe a half dozen vegetable growers were affected. We're one of them."
The real effect was higher up.
"There are some growing areas nestled up against the foothills that were affected," Widerburg said. "But we're in the flatlands, probably 7 or 8 miles from the fires."
"No crops burned here," he said. "I did hear that there were a few storage facilities and equipment yards that had some damage."
"The fires themselves won't do the damage," he said May 2. "We had some record-high temperatures. There could be weather damage. Radish is very sensitive. When you have 90-degree temperatures and 40 mph winds, the tops get beat up. We'll end up losing some small acreage of radish and maybe some spinach."
The evacuations included sites in Newbury Park and Camarillo.


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The Cariboo Regional District has applied for a legal injunction to require the city of Williams Lake to honour its pre-referendum offer to provide fire protection services to fringe area residents and to ensure that those services cannot be terminated.
"We have a court time for about 9 a.m. this morning in Vancouver," CRD chair Al Richmond said Friday. "That just means our solicitor is in court at that time, that doesn't mean we're going to be heard or not. There's a possibility they could put it over to Monday."
The Cariboo Regional District issued a statement late Thursday saying it has not received formal notification that fire protection service will be extended into the new year.
At this time the city's only offer to extend the service is based on the Regional District agreeing to enter into a short-term contract at the maximum amount that can be raised under the terms of the referendum, A CRD press release stated.
"Our primary focus is to ensure our residents receive uninterrupted fire protection services to keep them safe and protected into the New Year. With a looming deadline of Dec. 31, the Christmas season upon us, the possibility that many snowbird residents are completely unaware that their fire protection services may be in jeopardy, and the demonstrated lack of commitment of the city to honour previous offers, the Regional District felt forced to act to secure that safety," the press release noted.
Richmond said it's unfortunate it's happened.
"This is the same agreement we negotiated in 2011, but it never got dealt with before the election. It was worked out with the previous committee, but it never got to council."
Hopeful the CRD will have an answer soon and residents will be able to breathe easy over the Christmas holidays, he added.
"The city will not be making any comments at this time about the fringe fire agreement, " Mayor Kerry Cook's executive assistant Heather Silvester said Thursday.


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A FORMER Dursley Rugby Club player is inspiring his friends and family with his determination to make the most of his life following a tragic car accident leaving him paralysed from the neck down.
Rob Camm, 20, from Berkeley, suffered a severe spinal injury in an accident in Dursley on September 15 last year – a week before he was due to start his studies at York University.
Mr Camm now suffers from tetraplegia which means he will spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair and requires a ventilator to breathe.
The active sportsman enjoyed playing rugby and was a keen rower before the accident and is determined to rebuild his life, inspiring those around him.
He currently lives at a specialist spinal unit in Salisbury but hopes to return home at some point so family and friends are fundraising to help meet the costs of the equipment he will need.
He has also recently been given an unconditional offer by Bristol University to study a degree in politics and philosophy in September.
As well as a hub for news about the various fundraising events being held by those close to Mr Camm, www.cammpaign4rob.co.uk is also home to his blog, where he records how he is learning to adapt to his new life.
His uncle Mike Camm from Sharpness, who runs the website, has described his nephew as a "shining light" in his determination to make the best of his life.
"The changes from where he was to now is unbelievable," he said.
Mr Camm said Rob's family, including parents Ian and Gillian and his17-year-old sister Kirsty wanted to thank everyone running events and were grateful for their support.
"The number of people and the range of groups giving up their time to support has been absolutely fantastic," he said.
"We haven't asked anybody to do anything. Everyone has elected to do this. We are very grateful and I know it gives Rob a great lift."
One fundraiser is Sheryll Goddard who studied at Wycliffe College with the former prefect.
The 19-year-old from Minchinhampton is to take part in a 160ft bungee jump at the 02 Arena in London on Saturday, March 22 as she believes her friend is a "local hero".
"He has become an absolute inspiration to lots of people," she said.
"It was really heart-breaking to hear about the accident, which could have happened to anybody."
The Stonehouse college is holding various fundraising events, including a Big Brother event on Friday, March 14, where students who will be locked away for the weekend and their antics captured on camera.
The college is also hosting the Run4Rob event on Saturday, May 31 which encourages people to walk or run any distance up to 26 miles on a designated course from the college.
Headteacher Margie Burnet Ward said she was struck by how determined he was to make the best of his situation.
"The way he has responded to this is really inspirational. There's nothing he thinks he cant do, and we want to support that," she said.
"He is a bright young man and a good example of the kind of person who the school is proud of."
To donate for Sheryll Goddard's bungee jump, visit: www.gofundme.com/70hhao


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EXPECTANT mums and proud new parents at Yeovil Hospital will soon be able to enjoy brand new facilities at YDH thanks to funding received from the Department of Health.
The hospital has received £200k the Department of Health after submitting a bid which demonstrated how the money would be used to make a difference to the care experiences of women, their partners and their babies.
The money will be spent on refurbishing four side rooms, making them en-suite, giving women privacy and dignity while they bond with their baby on the post-natal ward.
Two new side rooms will be created and all side rooms will have a convertible sofa bed for their partners to sleep on. This gives women an improved experience when they stay in hospital.
The increased capacity in rooms means that some of the parents whose babies are in the Special Care Baby Unit will be able to stay on the ward which is on the same level as the unit. Currently this arrangement cannot be guaranteed due to space requirements.
Jacqui Tully, lead midwife, said: "I am really excited about upgrading some important facilities on the maternity unit postnatal ward as a result of receiving some funding from the Department of Health.
"Now it has been confirmed that we have been successful with our bid all the staff who work in the Yeovil maternity Unit are thrilled. Last year we were lucky enough to receive some funding from the Department of Health for the labour ward.
"The changes to the antenatal and labour ward environment have made such a difference already to women and their families and to have the opportunity to upgrade facilities on the postnatal ward is really important.
"All the work has improved privacy and dignity for women and the planned en-suite areas on Freya will take this theme further again enabling women to have support from their partners and families when they most need it in a private and appropriate environment further enhancing the care they receive from our dedicated team"
James Kirton, Head of Fundraising at Yeovil, said: "Putting this bid together so quickly was really hard work so we are obviously elated with the outcome. I know that many hospitals have been disappointed so we feel so pleased to have been awarded so much.
"It is something that the midwives have wanted for a long-time now so everyone is feeling really positive. The improvements to the Women's Health and Maternity Unit have been dramatic over the last couple of years and it reflects the huge ambition we have here at Yeovil to provide the best possible care in the best possible environment."
The project will commence in March 2014 and will be finished in March 2015.
Disruption to services in the maternity ward will be kept to a minimum and expectant mothers and their families can be reassured that this work will not affect the care they receive.


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Urethral Suspension—Transvaginal Suspensions
Urethral suspension is a surgery to correct stress incontinence in women.
|Female Bladder and Urethra
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Reasons for Procedure
The goal of this surgery is to place the urethra and bladder back into the correct position. This will stop the uncontrolled leaking of urine.
Possible Complications
Complications are rare, but no procedure is completely free of risk. If you are planning to have a urethral suspension, your doctor will review a list of possible complications, which may include:
- Bleeding
- Infection
- Reactions to anesthesia
- Inability to urinate
- Continued incontinence or recurrence of the problem
- Damage to other nearby organs or blood vessels
- Pain, such as during sexual intercourse
Before your procedure, talk to your doctor about ways to manage factors that may increase your risk of complications such as:
- Smoking
- Drinking
- Chronic disease such as diabetes or obesity
What to Expect
Prior to Procedure
Your doctor will try to find out why you are leaking urine through:
- Medical history—information about medications, illnesses, number of pregnancies, and previous surgeries; pattern of leaking and how it is affecting your life
- Urine sample—to look for the presence of infection or other problems
- Physical exam—includes a rectal and vaginal exam
Additional testing may be ordered to evaluate bladder function and urine flow, such as:
- Urodynamic testing (urine flow studies)—a temporary catheter is placed to study bladder function
- Cystoscopy —a procedure done to view the inside of the bladder
Leading up to surgery:
- Talk to your doctor about your medications. You may be asked to stop taking some medications up to one week before the procedure.
- Arrange for a ride home from the hospital.
- Do not eat or drink anything after midnight the night before.
You may receive a spinal anesthetic to numb your lower body. General anesthesia may also be used, in which case you will be asleep.
Description of Procedure
This procedure is done through the vagina. There are no visible cuts made in the skin. Special surgical tools will be passed up through the vagina. These tools will be used to place sutures near the bottom of the bladder. The threads will then be tied to the abdominal wall or the pelvic bone. The thread will pull the bladder back into its normal position. The threads will be left in place to continue to support the bladder.
Immediately After Procedure
After surgery, you will be monitored in a recovery room. You will most likely have a catheter in place to drain your urine.
How Long Will It Take?
1-1.5 hours
How Much Will It Hurt?
Anesthesia will block pain during the surgery. After surgery, you may experience some pain or soreness. You will be given pain medication to relieve the discomfort.
Average Hospital Stay
You will most likely be sent home the same day.
Postoperative Care
At the Hospital
At first, your urine may look bloody. This will resolve over time.
When you are able to empty your bladder completely, the catheter will be removed. You may be asked to get up and walk around.
During your stay, the hospital staff will take steps to reduce your chance of infection such as:
- Washing their hands
- Wearing gloves or masks
There are also steps you can take to reduce your chances of infection such as:
- Washing your hands often and reminding visitors and healthcare providers to do the same
- Reminding your healthcare providers to wear gloves or masks
At Home
Certain steps will allow healing to take place. General steps include:
- Avoid lifting and strenuous exercise for six weeks after surgery.
- Ask your doctor when it will be safe to have sex or use tampons.
To help ensure a smooth recovery, follow your doctor's instructions.
Call Your Doctor
After you leave the hospital, contact your doctor if any of the following occurs:
- Signs of infection, including fever and chills
- Redness, swelling, increasing pain, excessive bleeding, or any discharge from the incision site
- Pain that you cannot control with the medicines you have been given
- Cough, shortness of breath, or chest pain
- Severe nausea or vomiting
- Trouble urinating
- Pain, burning, urgency, or frequency while urinating
If you think you have an emergency, call for emergency medical services right away
- Adrienne Carmack, MD
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- Updated: 12/20/2014
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Red Sox avoid being no-hit, but skid hits five
BOSTON -- As Matt Shoemaker's masterpiece for the Angels gained steam on Thursday night, the chatter in the Boston dugout became more frequent.
"Absolutely," said Will Middlebrooks, who explained the type of things that are said in that situation. "'There's a no-hitter.' 'Nobody's got any hits'. Yeah, there's plenty of talk. Yeah, we're trying to ruin it."
And it was Middlebrooks who spoke with his bat, lacing a double into the corner in left with two outs in the seventh, snapping the no-no, but the Red Sox took a 2-0 loss that pushed their latest skid to five games and completed a four-game sweep.
The double by Middlebrooks was the only hit the Red Sox had on the night, marking the second time they've been one-hit this season.
"He was obviously making good pitches with all three pitches," said Middlebrooks. "He had a good split, his slider was working and he was mixing a curveball in, too. Everything was just black away, black in, at the knees or below. He did a good job."
Thanks to Middlebrooks, the Red Sox avoided being no-hit at Fenway Park for the first time since 1958, when the Tigers' Jim Bunning pulled off the feat. As a team the Sox haven't been no-hit since April 22, 1993, when Chris Bosio did the honors at Seattle's Kingdome.
"I didn't even really know or even think about it until the fifth or sixth," said Shoemaker. "It's like one of those things you don't even know or think about it until it's like, 'OK, who's coming up?' And you realize where you're at in the order, and go, 'Man, all right. Let's just make pitches.' Take that out of my head and just go pitch."
A day after the Angels were dealt the blow of losing solid starter Garrett Richards for the season, Shoemaker came up large, stifling the Boston bats to the tune of one hit over 7 2/3 innings. He walked one and struck out nine.
Rubby De La Rosa took a tough-luck loss, scattering eight hits and two runs over 6 2/3 innings. He walked three and matched a season high with eight strikeouts.
"After the second inning, [when] he did a very good job pitching out of a bases-loaded jam, I thought he settled in," said manager John Farrell. "He was really strong early on, with better velocity than we've seen. He settled in and was very good. Very good changeup, good slider at times."
The Red Sox rested David Ortiz, and Mike Napoli missed his second game in a row with back spasms. Their third thumper, left fielder Yoenis Cespedes, left the game in the top of the third due to a personal matter.
In fact, the only reason Middlebrooks, who has been battling issues with his right hamstring, was in the game is because he replaced Cespedes.
"A little tight," said Middlebrooks. "I wasn't 100 percent coming into the game, but I was good enough to go. It was fine, just a little tight."
The Angels rallied in the first. After a leadoff single by Kole Calhoun, Josh Hamilton clubbed an RBI double off the Green Monster to make it a 1-0 game. Howie Kendrick laced a single into left, and third-base coach Gary DiSarcina sent Hamilton, but Cespedes made a perfect throw home to cut down the run.
De La Rosa wove his way out of a jam in the second and settled in for a fine performance.
But the Red Sox couldn't touch Shoemaker, who hit Brock Holt to start the first. The next baserunner was Middlebrooks after his double in the seventh, which left Shoemaker seven outs shy of the no-no.
"He was spotting up his fastball, working it in and out, and he was also throwing his splitter -- at least to lefties," said Daniel Nava. "Everything was on point, and I think that's the goal for every pitcher, is to have more than one pitch to hit your spots, with good arm movement and deception."
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brownie Points, and follow him on Twitter @IanMBrowne. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A WAREHOUSE was flooded after thieves tried to steal pipes from the sprinkler system.
Firefighters were called to the former Scapa building at Witton Business Park, Blackburn, at 8pm on Tuesday to help clear the water.
Crew manager Dave Hilliard said: "When the thieves tried to steal the pipes, the pressurised water system has caused a major flood. The building was not occupied but there is a lot of water damage."
Mushtaq Khanjra, finance director or commercial letting firm Adhan, which owns the site, said damage was minimal.
He said: "Our in-house team has assessed the damage.
"It is probably kids who have gone in and caused the damage, which has now been repaired."


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Our shelter has more than 500 volunteers that help in all areas. We also have an extensive Education Department that visits schools on a regular basis to teach respect and kindness to all animals.
In addition to spaying and neutering all the pets that are adopted, we also offer low-cost spay/neuter services for pets belonging to residents in our community and feral cats. To get your pet sterilized contact email@example.com
Other programs and services the shelter offers include:
low cost dog obedience classes; free behavioral counseling; pet loss and grieving sessions; animal assisted therapy, foster care; cruelty investigations; vaccination clinics; owner's request for pet euthanasia and cremation; pet boutique and community events.
Adoptions open every day at 10:30 AM.
The adoption fees are $30.00 for felines over six months and $60 for felines under six months; $100 for dogs six months and older and $185 for dogs under the age of six months and $235 for designer breed puppies. The adoption fee includes spay/neuter surgery, preliminary vaccinations, deworming, treatment for fleas, microchip, limited 10 day health care plan courtesy of VCA Animal Hospitals, feline leukemia test for cats, heartworm test for dogs over the age of 7 months, and rabies vaccination. The adoption fee for rabbits is $50.
Thank You!
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You'll receive a copy, too, at to help you keep track of which pets you've inquired about, and which shelters and rescues you've emailed.
NOTE: Some shelters have physical locations you can visit; some of these shelters may only have pets for a limited time, so please do not wait for a reply—just go visit the shelter! Other organizations are rescue groups run by busy volunteers who may take a while to reply. You can find information about the shelter or rescue group caring for this pet, and their adoption procedures, on the pet's details page on Adopt-a-Pet.com.