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The FEMA-administered computer course, entitled "IS-907- Active Shooter: What You Can Do," is a 45-minute tutorial that provides guidance to all employees on how to recognize indicators of possible workplace violence and what to do should their office be invaded by gunmen and focuses around three main options; either evacuate, hide out, or in dire circumstances, take action.
Everything You Think You Know About An Active Shooter Situation Is Wrong BY JEFF SANDERS JULY 14, 2017 CHAT 11 COMMENTSImage Courtesy ShutterstockI have just completed the ALICE training course on dealing with an active shooter situation. If your business has not gone through this, you need to get them on board. Immediately. This is simply some of the best training I have ever been through. And it does not involve using firearms at all.We have all heard about the tragedies at Columbine, Sandy Hook, Aurora, and Virginia Tech where an active shooter massacred people. Sadly, this sort of thing is probably not going away any time soon. How should people caught in this situation respond? Not everyone is going to carry a gun. (I am a concealed carry weapons instructor and strongly support the 2nd Amendment. But let's face it, many people simply are not going to carry, and many should NOT carry a firearm.)Very, very few people will dedicate the necessary amount of time and training to be able to shoot an attacker without accidentally shooting innocent people. And even if you are armed and trained, it would be incredibly difficult to react fast enough and track down the killer and eliminate the threat. There is training, however, that uses our natural God-given abilities that even children can use, and it's in the ALICE training seminars."ALICE" is the acronym for a series of responses: Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate. You do not need to do all of these responses, or in the order spelled out in the acronym. You do whatever your situation demands at the moment.But before we get into the responses, take a look at the perpetrators in many or most of these tragedies. Usually it is one shooter. (Quite often deranged too.) Not very well trained in firearms. And they are using (in many cases) a handgun. A pistol is much less accurate than a rifle.And the shooter often does what when the police show up? They shoot themselves, or they give up. They are shooting unarmed people who are not fighting back ... so the perp is generally not the most courageous person on the block.3 Tactics to Help You Survive an Active Shooter SituationWhat if everyone just scattered at the first shot? Do you know how incredibly difficult it is to shoot a moving target? I don't want predictability. I want chaos and movement. It's pretty hard to hit numerous targets all chaotically scattering at once. Here is a video of a man with a .38 caliber revolver shooting at another man — six times — and missing!Lesson learned: MOVE! The perp was a lousy shot. Keep moving and you will increase your chances of survival. And if you run away, you will become a smaller target. The worst thing to do is stand still.Yet that is what happened at Columbine and Sandy Hook. At Columbine High School the students were instructed to hide under desks. That is what they did in the library. Stay there and wait ..."until help arrives." We listened to the 911 call from the teacher in the library who told the students to stay still. They waited ... four minutes and ten seconds until the two shooters showed up and killed ten students.At one point in the 911 call a student says "Can't we just leave?" There was a door, right there in the library, that led to the outside. They could have all escaped. This video accurately portrays the scene where the students hid under desks, waiting for the killers to arrive (it is not the actual footage of the massacre):At Sandy Hook the shooter shot his way through the glass near the front door and into the office and killed the principal and the school psychologist. The school's PA system was on, so everyone in the building heard the shooting. The teachers did what they were told to do: lock the door, turn out the lights, retreat into the bathroom.The murderer broke into the first room, heard the children in the bathroom, and killed everyone. Did the same to the second room. When he came to the third room, one little boy, Jesse Lewis, yelled "RUN!" and several children ran right past the killer. He was so focused on what was directly in front of him that he did not see the six children run past him. They lived. The rest died.And that brings up another very interesting bit of information. When people are in a heightened state of anxiety or stress, and are focusing on the one thing in front of them, they get tunnel vision and cannot focus on anything else (like six kids running past them). Watch this video and follow the instructions carefully.6 Things You Can Do to Disarm the Shooter if You're Ever Involved in an Orlando-Style AttackDid you follow the instructions? Did you notice anything else? I DIDN'T when I saw this for the first time! I was completely stunned when I later realized what I missed!! So ... remember to do something, anything, to throw off the attacker's plans. If dozens of people are running away in dozens of directions at the same time, he cannot focus on all of you.The ALICE acronym begins with Alert. When we are at work, we should be in a state of awareness that it may not be just another day. Listen to your instincts. Your mind is constantly picking up signals from your environment ... and it may be telling you that something is out of place. Something is not right. If it doesn't seem right, it probably isn't right. How attune to your environment or people's behavior are you? Please watch this video all the way to the end. It sure surprised me.Can you spot trouble before it happens? Don't forget the lesson of that video. Also, do you know gunshots when you hear them? At Virginia Tech some people heard the gunfire, but told themselves it was just a car backfiring or fireworks. A professor, Dr. Lebrescu, knew gunfire when he heard it (he was a Holocaust survivor). While others were trying to figure out how to respond, he immediately told all the students to jump out of the second story window. Sixteen jumped and lived. He died in a hail of bullets as he was blocking the door from the killer.Not all guns sound alike. A .22 sounds a lot different from a 12-gauge shotgun or a 9mm pistol. Educate yourself, and be alert.Lockdown. This is the "hide" in "run/hide/fight" that many schools and businesses use. If you cannot get out, then shelter in place. But does that mean just lock the door? Of course not. You MUST prevent them from getting in. You can move heavy pieces of furniture like a desk in front of the door.In my ALICE training, the others and I worked as teams in drills to do this. If there is rope or 550 cord (have some in your room), tie it around the door and hold the rope at an angle away from the door. I did this and the "attacker" simply could not open the door no matter how hard they tried. Of course, stand at an angle away from the door so they cannot shoot you.This video shows students at Auburn University (War Eagle!) undergoing ALICE training. Please note how they barricade, beginning at the 2:55 mark. The video also shows other creative ways (like looping a belt around the top of the door) to prevent entry by the killer.When the Virginia Tech killer tried to enter Room 205, the students had moved a desk to block the door. The killer could not enter; no one was shot in that room.When Is It Legal to Go Lethal? 8 Tips on the Limits of Self-DefenseInform. If you are on the PA system, clearly communicate to the whole building what is happening. Do not use code words. Do not say, "Code Silver" or something cryptic like that. Say, "Active shooter in the building! This is not a drill. Active shooter from the entrance, approaching the south wing of the building," or something similar.Wherever you are, use your cell phone to clearly tell dispatch where you are and what you have seen. Now would be a good time to learn the difference between revolvers and semi-automatic pistols, shotguns and rifles. If you can accurately identify what kind of gun you saw, what the shooter was wearing and what direction they were going, that would greatly help the police.Counter. In a previous article that I wrote last year, I said that if you have a gun, shoot the attacker.Yes, if you are sufficiently trained and legally carry a firearm, you certainly have that option. However, remember ... you cannot miss. You are responsible for every bullet that exits your gun. You must know that in all the commotion, there is a very real likelihood that you may shoot innocent bystanders.If you are not armed, and the vast majority of people reading this will not be armed in such a situation, you can still counterattack and take out the bad guy. The attacker cannot react as fast as you can react. I proved that when the ALICE instructor gave me an empty airsoft pistol and told me to point the gun at his forehead and pull the trigger as soon as I saw his hands move.Every single time I saw his hands move, I pulled the trigger. But it was too late. He had already grabbed the gun and pushed it out of the way. I could not react fast enough to his action. This action/reaction delay is also called the "OODA Loop." OODA stands for observe, orient, decide, act. This is the pattern our mind follows. When we face something we have never experienced (like an active shooter) we will quite possibly freeze up because our mind is stuck on "observe" or "orient" but we've never trained to "decide" and then "act."Same goes for the shooter. He finally breaks through the barricade and enters the room, but as soon as he gets through the door he is hit by numerous flying objects coming at him (books, phones, coffee cups). What is his natural reaction? Flinch. Move his hands up to protect himself.That is when we swarm him and take him down to the ground. The instructor showed us how to do it, and we practiced it many times (sometimes without the "shooter" knowing that we were going to fight back). This tactic definitely works. Then you hold him down until the police arrive.7 Tips to Defend Yourself Against a Knife-Wielding AttackerJake Ryker was shot in the chest at a high school shooting in 1998. Amazingly, he got up and tackled the shooter and held him down until help arrived. (Ryker later joined the Marines and served well.)What do you do? Counter. Throw. Tackle. Yell. Strike. Something to disorient the shooter and throw him off ... or you will most surely be shot and probably die.And what do you do with the gun? Put it in a trashcan. If you are holding it over the attacker, the police may not know you are the "good guy" — and you may get shot.Evacuate. Know where all the exits are (not just doors, how about windows?). The bad guy cannot shoot you if you are not there. If you have a bunch of kids with you, tell them to run for it — and scatter. You can find them later. DON'T tell them to stay in one place. If you are in a hospital or nursing home, obviously many of the people cannot get away. Your best option is lockdown and counter.When you get in your car and drive to work, you perform hundreds of complex skills to get yourself there. You are not even conscious of it, probably. You have developed "unconscious competence," because you have done it over and over again. When it comes to protecting yourself against active shooters, your school or business should conduct these drills on a regular basis.You have regular fire drills, right? Do these drills too. The body cannot go where the mind has never been. Take your mind and body on these drills and practice. And learn how to save lives. Have ALICE instructors come to your business or school. To find out more about ALICE Training, go to www.alicetraining.com.
...sounds basically like the react to close ambush drill.
a different way to look at dealing with Active Shooters:https://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/2017/07/14/everything-you-think-you-know-about-an-active-shooter-situation-is-wrong/
Swarming the attacker has worked to an extent in at least two real word situations. The passengers in United 93 managed to break into the cockpit, but were unable to save themselves and the airplane (but did prevent another deadly suicide attack), and three people rushed a would be attacker on a French train and took him down, despite being in the most disadvantageous position imaginable, being funnelled down a single avenue of approach.
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About Osteria Mozza
Osteria Mozza is the Michelin Starred upscale sibling to the adjacent Pizzeria Mozza, both the brainchild of partners Nancy Silverton, Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich. Anchored by Nancy's massive Mozzarella bar, the soaring Osteria provides a sophisticated but lively environment to enjoy a menu inspired by her dazzling work with Mozzarella and other fresh cheeses and Batali's exploits throughout Italy. The all-Italian wine list
continues the tradition by offering bottlings from the country's finest producers with a focus on Piedmont, Friuli and Tuscany.
Los Angeles, CA 90038
Dining Style:
Casual Dining
Italian, Mediterranean
Hours of Operation:
Dinner: Monday - Thursday: 5:30pm - 10:00pm; Friday: 5:30pm - 11:00pm; Saturday: 5:00pm - 11:00pm; Sunday: 5:00pm - 10:00pm
Cross Street:
Highland Avenue
Dress Code:
Business Casual
Price Range:
$50 and over
Payment Options
AMEX, MasterCard, Visa
Phone Number:
(323) 297-0100
Parking Details:
Valet parking south of entrance on Highland Avenue
Executive Chef:
Matt Molina
Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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Private Dining
The "Primo Ministro" Room is the perfect venue to host your private events in dramatic elegance paired with the world renowned cuisine of Mario Batali and Nancy Silverton.
Osteria Mozza Ratings and Reviews
The overall experience was good. I had read that it could get a bit noisy, however, we were lucky to be seated in an adjacent room to the main one, so it was not noisy and we could enjoy our conversation without raising our voices. We ordered the Mozzarella tastings to share because of the name of the restaurant, expecting that it would surprise us, however, it did not, at the end of the day mozzarella is mozzarella, not an incredibly interesting cheese. The pasta dishes were delicious, especially the raviolo. We ordered 2 desserts to share, they were ok, but rather on the very heavy side. The sommelier was very helpful and helped us to choose a very good wine without being on the expensive side of the list.
The food was excellent, fresh mozarella was superb. The service on the other hand was pretty abysmal. The first server who gave us our menus disappeared and we sat there waiting to order for almost 30 min. Finally a different waiter came by and took our order. All throughout our meal our water glasses remained empty and there were long pauses between courses. For a restaurant of this caliber I expected more.
Tables for 2 were 4 Inches apart..hence private discussion not possible.
The air was stale with aerosolized grease..hence clothing stank on leaving.
Food was O K, lady sommelier was excellent.
Our waiter was not particularly service oriented.
Surprised that this restaurant received such a high ranking from LA times.
We came here on our 5th anniversary on a recommendation from a foodie friend. We had a delicious meal - the mozzarella bar alone is worth the drive to Hollywood, and the pasta was delightful. We both enjoyed our mains (I had the duck, my wife had the tuna) and the dessert was also delicious. Our server was exceptional - she guided us through the menu and gave us recommendations based on our taste, while still hinting at what her favorites were. We would eagerly come back again!
I had such high expectations for this restaurant and had heard great things! The atmosphere threw me off when we first arrived. It was loud and overly crowded. The noise isn't usually an issue but with the high ceilings of this room, the sound was amplified. The tables are so closely packed together that you have to practically sit on the other table to get to your seat and then shuffle around the tables and waiters to go to the bathroom. Our waitress described the food as being "lovely" and "beautiful" and "fun" when we asked for her recommendations. I'm not sure about you, but I don't know what those words TASTE like. She surely meant well but was not very helpful.
On top of that, the couple next to us decided to have a full blown argument about cheating - dropping the f' bomb and calling each other names. Again, the tables are REALLLLY close, and we felt like we were sitting in on their argument. Needless to say, we lost our appetite for dessert and left early.
I indicated on my open table reservation that this was a birthday dinner. I called the restaurant right after making the reservation to make sure they got the note. I even let the waiter know it was my friend's birthday. They did nothing. Didn't even say happy birthday. Did not acknowledge it at all. We wanted to order burrata first and let them know our order while we were eating it, but our waiter said we couldn't do that. He said we have to put in our entire order at one time and we can't order appetizers first. I wanted to order from pizzeria osteria to go from our waiter, and he said no. He said we have to go there ourselves. In the past, I've ordered pizzeria osteria to go from our waiter and picked up the food from the pizzeria. Since our waiter refused to take the order, I spoke to the hostess and ordered with her. When I went to the pizzeria to pick up my food, they never received th order. I've been to osteria mozza a lot, but this was the worst service I've ever experienced there. I am very disappointed.
The big problem with our dining at Mozza was they put our party of 4 at a table sized for two in the middle of a crowded dining room. We couldn't get to the center of the table for sharing plates without having the waiter remove our water glasses and bread plates and even then the space was simply too tiny. It was a claustrophobic dining experience for my husbands birthday. Our seating was crowded and the room very noisy. I had requested a quiet table as my husband is hard of hearing when I made the reservation and again when I confirmed. We won't be back.....
Everything was delicious except our dessert torte was a little burnt. The Buffalata was creamy. The bread was insane with perfect crust. Lamb chops were over the moon. Our table in the side room was romantically lit with a view of the street. I'm a huge Nancy fan - such pleasurable dining experience!
Restaurant has a lovely feel and nice vibe. Our first selection from the Mozzarella Bar was good but bris all. The Oxtail pasta dish was delicious, but the Bologna's was bland, dry, and not great. The Bass en croute was very fishy and did not taste fresh. We sent it back and replaced it with a grille top, which was good...not great. The Octopus arrived when everyone else had finished their meal. We were rather surprised that there was no effort to comp anything....very surprising and disapppinting. We will not return.
Be honest, we were a bit disappointed. The safe brussels sprouts were at as well as the corn pasta. I would say The squid ink pasta was on sale pretty great. Our main entrée ice fish and although cooked well, it was very fishy. The gelato was amazing. We wanted to love it but didn't.
Food was excellent. You have to order all your food at the same time which is kind of odd since we wanted to order appetizers while we decided what we wanted as a main course, however it did work out because all the courses were delivered in a timely manner one after another. Service with refills on drinks was slow. Would totally go back though. The shaved brussel sprouts might have been my favorite, right up there with the burratta with artichoke.
The service was amazing. The waiter/waitress are engaging and really try to consider what you want and how you want it. The food is amazing as well and definitely fresh. The lighting is a bit dark but at the same time, fitting because despite having people nearby, it feels like they aren't there. Would recommend to others.
I went to Osteria because I get to know about the Chef (Nancy) in a great program in Netflix. I was in LA for some days so I took the chance and even though Nancy was traveling her team took care of the dinning experience. The option of wines & spirits is huge till the point that I just went for my strong knowledge: tequila & mezcal. Not too many in that area though fair options. I ended up asking for a recommendation of red wine which was also fair (from the 1st page). I took the plate that has a red asterisk in the menu & the beef with some greens. Thanks good I was able to have cheese in the salad as it is one of the species in this place. Being lactose intolerant I just needed a small try and it was great. The dessert of olive gelatto is really something everyone should try. So parts might be a little salty although avoidable in the mix of taste.
we were absolutely taken by the ambience, the food, the service and the wine list, a bit noisy at times but one of the best restaurant LA has to offer, with a really unexpected menu items, definitely not like any other Italian restaurant i have been too ...we will be back for some excellent pasta!!!!
Not much vegan food which is why I gave it lower points but the chef was able to make things vegan plus our waitress was very very very good about knowing which things were vegan or had dairy/meat elements so that was appreciated. Overall the service was EXCELLENT. A lot of times in restaurants, the men who bring bread by are very disconnected from the rest of the service staff but everyone at this restaurant from the waitress to the sommelier to the nice gentleman who brought by bread were not only nice but legit animated while speaking with us. It was an incredibly WARM, not stuffy, environment - honestly, THIS is what people will come back for, if not the food.
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x-studio365 is a game develop tool based on cocos2d-x;It support Particle editing,Scene(UI) editing,Screen Adapting preview, Download the latest version: http://en-us.x-studio365.comcocos2d-x version: 3.13, spine runtime version: 3.4
Editor major features:1. Using cocos2d-x to render the main editor UI directly.2. Supports more than 20 1K-layout methods.3. Supports ParticleSystem Editing, import & export plist file.4. Supports view real adpating vision for any-size of devices.5. Supports import CocosStudio ccs project, and json format ui published by CocosStudio.6. Supports import .csb, and publish designed ui to cocosstudio(ccs), json, csd formats.7. Integrated AES batch encrypt/decrypt tool which work on CBC mode, and support MD5 checksum.8. Supports Chinese and English.9. Supports SpriteSheet creation.remark: It's not support Timeline Editing currently.
#. Add json format ui import support. #. Add general undo redo support for ui editing.
#new: Add *.csb batch import support.
#new: Add toolbar 1K-layout undo redo support.
x-studio365 10.0.540.3(2016.7.1 released)1.Finished RedoUndo support.2.Optimzie: Do not clear recently project list after new version installed.3.fix some bug.
@halx99 I went to the download page http://pan.baidu.com/s/1mhCBGZewhen clicking the download file im getting this popup when i click the big blue button i getting malware downloaded . Man your application installs "BaiduYunGuanjia.exe" without me asking to install it in chines language Which do some internet Malicious actions according the anti virus , what the hell is it ?
Hi, thanks for your feedback, Because the Baidu corporation restrict, you need download and install baidu cloud client program to download the x-studio365 installer. I use MFC framework, and create a independent thread for OpenGL render to combined the OpenGL event loop into your GUI loop. At next version, the default language of x-studio365 will be english, and I will try to upload the installer to some US cloud storage, Could you introduce some popular & easy cloud to me?
dono .. dropbox ?
Thanks, I will try.
Hi @Meir_yanovich I uploaded installer to github, you can try download again.
#upgrade cocos2d-x engine to 3.13 #upgrade spine runtime to 3.4 #fix could not open project when restart program #Add import spritesheet support #Optimize open project speed #fix crash when load a invalid spine animation #fix focus problem after exit preview. #Add spine event trigger logs. #support UIButton & UIText Glow(.csb)
Can i ask, why not developed for example in Qt, to be platform independent?
Yes, because I'm a microsoft windows fans, and I combine MFC+cocos2d-x properly.
x-studio365 10.0.980.3(2016.10.10) #feature: Support Lua debugging and edit.
x-studio365 10.0.992.0(2016.10.31) #feature: Complete Lua debug feature, CallStack & Watch Window like Visual Studio. Now it is becoming the best free Lua Debug tool on Windows platform.
Usage: Open the BabeLua project, then press F5 to start debug.
Call Stack:
x-studio365 10.0.1000.0 (2017.2.11) #new: Add Unity 64/32 (ulua, tolua) Debugging support.
UnityLua_DebugTutorial: http://git.oschina.net/halx99/UnityLua_DebugTutorial
Hi, I tried to download it but the windows smart screen says that the app could be dangerous
just ignore it, windows smart screen will prevent any application which is not system application at first time to run.
By the way, The latest version of x-studio365 is 10.0.1066.0, you can download at this page: http://cn.x-studio365.com, I will update the english website later.
The software is a bit buggy and crashes from time to time, however so far is looking really good.Good job


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Original paper
Towards a three-dimensional numerical simulation of fluvial geomorphological processes and the reconstruction of past events
Burkow, Markus; Griebel, Michael
Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie, Supplementbände Volume 59 Supplementary Issue 3 (2015), p. 15 - 32
published: Nov 1, 2015
DOI: 10.1127/zfg_suppl/2015/S-59215
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This paper gives an overview on the applicability of numerical simulation as a possible additional mainstay in fluvial geomorphology. After a short introduction into computational fluid dynamics, some simulation results of fluid flows are presented. To this end, a morphodynamic model involving bed load and suspension load is discussed and the results of a numerical simulation of a fluvial obstacle mark and a dune are shown. Moreover, the two phase flow around an erodible cone and the overspilling of an erodible dam are studied. These examples demonstrate that computational fluid dynamics is indeed a viable tool for the better understanding of geomorphological processes and in particular for the reconstruction of hydrological extreme events.
numerical simulation • geomorphological processes • sediment transport • two-phase flow


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ERD and Natural join
Hi, With respect
According to this diagram:
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In your opinion,
What is the minimum and maximum number of records to Natural join these two entities? Minimum = 200 and Maximum = 1000 ? or Minimum = 0 and Maximum = 1000 ? and Why?
Thank you very much
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This smacks of being a homework question because:
A) It is utterly generic.
B) It is the type of nonsense question that only a professor would think up. "Minimum and maximum number of records to Natural join these two entities?"
No records are required in either table in order to establish a relationship between the two.If it's not practically useful, then it's practically useless.
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TAXI passengers will be hit with a $2.50 surcharge on Friday and Saturday nights under changes recommended by the pricing regulator in a bid to reduce Sydneys weekend taxi shortage.
The Independent Pricing And Regulatory Tribunal draft 2013 Review of Taxi Fares report recommends Sydney taxi fares fall by an average of 1%, but flagfall is set to rise by 50 cents to $4 to tempt drivers to take shorter trips.
Under the proposed changes the daytime distance charge would fall from $2.14/km to $2/km and the night rate will drop from $2.57 to $2.40
The report also recommends delaying the start of the night time surcharge, which current starts at 10pm, until 12am each day.
IPART predicts the changes will result in a 6 per cent increase in total taxi trips and a 6 per cent reduction in passenger waiting times on Friday and Saturday nights.
If the government adopts the proposals all passengers travelling more than 4km during the day will pay less with day-time passengers saving $14 on a 25km trip.
However, on Friday and Saturday nights, the new peak surcharge would mean that passengers travelling between 5pm and midnight would pay up to $3 more,
IPART chairman Peter Boxall said Sydney's high taxi fares were the major reason people didn't hail a cab.
"Taxi fares have gone up by more than the rate of inflation for the past 10 years," Dr Boxall said.
"Sydney taxi fares are relatively high compared with those in Melbourne and other parts of Australia, and are the major reason Sydneysiders choose not to catch a taxi.
"Fares have become inefficient and unaffordable for many passengers, and there is no evidence that past fare increases have improved the income of drivers and operators.
"It's time for a new approach that encourages passengers to catch taxis by improving both their affordability and availability, which leads in turn to more paid trips for drivers and operators."
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Cynthia, AB T0E 0K0
- Listing ID E3411529
- Building Type: Single Family
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Land Size: 2196
- Space: 1690 sq ft
- Status: For Sale/Active
- Days On Website: 945
- Age of Building: 2003
- Parking Type: 220 Volt Wiring, Parking Pad Cement/Paved, Single Garage Detached
- Features: Fireplace: Wood
- Laundry: Y
- Heating: Forced Air-1, Natural Gas
- Community: Cynthia
- Amenities: Back Lane, Flat Site, Landscaped, Not Fenced, Priv
- Basement: No Basement, None
- Construction: Wood Frame
- Exterior: Vinyl
- Flooring: Ceramic Tile, Laminate Flooring
- Roofing: Asphalt Shingles
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As you enter this amazing home you will be greeted by a large living room with a huge bay window. Enter the eat-in kitchen area and you will be blown away by the amount of cupboard space and you will fall in love with the island. Travel a little farther in and you will find a master bedroom complete with an ensuite with Jacuzzi tub. There are also three more bedrooms and a full bathroom. This home is on a treed half acre lot, and there is plenty of room for the children to play on the included trampoline and playset. For the adults you will find three sheds, a large single car garage 16'x18' complete with electricity and a garage pad ready to build which has gas pipes and electrical run to it. Relax in the evening at the firepit with family and friends. Upgrades include: water heater / furnace replaced in 2008, new doors and triple pane windows throughout. This home is also on munipal water and sewer. A great home, loads of space, welcome!
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The traditional Pre-test De-stress Day at Jordan-Elbridge High School added a community service element May 28, putting J-E students out on the streets Jordan and Elbridge to spruce up the villages while taking a break from test preparation.
Seniors shared lacrosse and volleyball skills, a sing-along and friendly games of kickball and tag with students at Elbridge Elementary. A play written, composed and directed by high school students was staged by elementary students, who were rewarded with customized T-shirts created by J-E seniors.
But beyond the schools buildings, students were hard at work volunteering for the villages. Freshman scraped fire hydrants to prepare them for a fresh coat of paint, and weede and mulched the library, fire house and trooper barracks in Elbridge.
In Jordan, flowerbeds were weeded and new plants installed at Jordan Bramley Library and along the Memorial Day parade route.
Elbridge Mayor Hank Doerr and Jordan Mayor Dick Platten assisted the students with flowerbed projects; materials were donated by Anthony DeMarco and Sons of Elbridge.
Back at the high school, sophomores helped teachers pack their classrooms and ready for upcoming building renovations while juniors received college preparation information.
In the afternoon, all classes enjoyed a picnic lunch and competed in various activities. The day culminated with English teacher Sue Osier's fulfillment of her "Kiss the Cow" obligation.
Osier received the most votes in the Class of 2012 fundraiser, and was rewarded for "winning" the contest by kissing a cow, brought in courtesy of Hourigan Dairy Farm.
Runner-up Bill Schlegel, social studies teacher, smooched a sheep on loan from Baner Family Farm.
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The Worlds Most popular messaging app "WhatsApp" has finally launched WhatsApp Web Version, this feature allows the end user to access his WhatsApp account from the web browser either from laptop or desktop.
WhatsApp Web is currently working with Google chrome and it promises to support more web browser in the feature & regarding the mobile platforms, it supports to the Android devices, Windows Phone devices, Black berry and Nokia Devices.
Simply get the updates on your browser without touching your phone while you on the web browser and also you can set the preference for notification alert.
WhatsApp Web has almost every feature of WhatsApp on your smart device except the feature of updating your status and profile picture during the time of publishing this article and it will be added in the feature.
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- Visit web.whatsapp.com from your Google chrome browser .
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As a plus sized girl, I've always found it difficult to get the cute clothes that fit me well! I'm a tall size 22 and that seems to be the size of the season in plus sized stores. So, whenever I shop, I have to pay full price (no sales on this size). So, to justify the price, I often find myself just wearing what I buy until it gets holes in it.
Yes, I was hopeful in the beginning to not be plus size when it came time for the wedding, but now that I'm a little under 5 months away from the big day, it's time to face the music!
I remember reading on The Knot about all the cute bridal accessories available in stores and online. The problem?
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Then, Mom Ballet Flat showed me a beautiful dress (possible rehearsal dress) on a plus sized designer's site called Kiyonna, and within the site, I found the bridal shop! A PLUS SIZED bridal shop!
Let's just say I'm gonna go a little purchase happy whenever it gets closer to the wedding! This apparel goes up to 3x and even some styles go up to 5X on this site.
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Hello all, I have a complete set of model engineers that cover the LBSC Petrolea build, however, some one without thinking about preservation of such documents decided to take a razor blade to one of the pages and remove the paragraph where LBSC starts to talk about valve timing...
The said page is Model Engineer Vol 91, No 2263, pg 271. I would need the front and back of this page scanned. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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The Tower Suite comprises a bedroom with kingsize antique French bed upholstered in Carolyn Quartermaine fabric, an ensuite travertine marble shower room and drawing room with velvet sofa, enormous antique mirror and expansive sea views. The Tower bedroom has views in all four directions, the drawing room a deck overlooking the garden and ocean, perfect for watching the sun go down and gazing at the Milky Way.
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The coastal path runs through the grounds and the view is to die for – you can see St Michael's Mount on a clear day. Be greeted by homemade biscotti and organic coffee roasted in Cornwall. Bedrooms, contemporary, quirky and full of charm, are super-private; 'Tower' is in the house, with a velvet sofa and a French bed. Elsewhere: recycled wooden floors, art on white walls, bowls of wild flowers. You can walk to three amazing beaches, a 13th-century church, a golf course and a gastropub. Heaven."
Everything we could hope for! With an 8 week and 2 year old boys we still managed to relax in this incredible place. A huge thanks to Roger and Lucy for the amazing breakfast and all round relaxed experience.
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Wonderful, comfortable stay! Love being on the clifftop "aerye by the sea"! Todd and Tim, Seattle, USA 11.9.12
Thank you for having us to stay in your beautiful home. The beautiful sunsets and sunrises were just magical! And the breakfasts and comfy bed made our stay very relaxing!
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Back for the 3rd time to celebrate our wedding anniversary. The Tower Room once again is fabulous. I am childishly excited on our journey down here as I know our weekend will be fabulous. Roger and Lucy are wonderful hosts providing great breakfasts and assistance with dinner bookings and taxis. Kota was a wonderful night out for dinner. Will see you next year!
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uPONICS was the brainchild of a group of friends, Josh, Jonathan and Kieran. Jonathan had always loved Hydroponics and Aquaponics, ever since he went through the "Living with the land" ride at Epcot in Orlando Florida, and always hoped to start a business using the technology he saw there. All 3 men are passionate about being good stewards to the planet, conserving water, and increasing food security throughout the world. Their goal is to provide a comprehensive resource that will help people all over the world start to grow their own food and have greater food security no matter what the political or economic climate may be.
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VANCOUVER (Reuters) - A tentative labour agreement has been reached between forestry companies and about 2,000 workers in northern British Columbia who have been without a contract for over a year, the union said on Tuesday.
Details of the four-year deal were not released, but it includes wage increases in the last two years, job security measures and the possibility of profit-sharing if lumber markets improve, the United Steelworkers said.
The union reached the agreement with Conifer, which is the bargaining agent for several forestry companies with mills in northern British Columbia, including Tolko Industries, AbitibiBowater Inc, Conifex Timber Inc. and West Fraser Timber Co.
The industry's previous contract expired at the end of June 2009, but the workers remained on the job. The new agreement appears similar to a deal the union reached in February with Canfor Corp.
Forestry contracts in British Columbia are negotiated largely on a regional basis. Talks continue between the union and employers in central and southern British Columbia, as well as those in the coastal region.
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Randy Angst is a Republican and former member of the Missouri House of Representatives, representing District 146 from 2003 to 2004. Angst is a 2012 Republican candidate for District 129 of the Missouri House of Representatives.[citation needed]
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Angst graduated from Conway High School in Conway, MO in 1975 and attended Missouri State University.[1] He and his family live just outside Lebanon and own and operate Bailey's TV. They are also active members of the First Baptist Church of Lebanon.
While in the Missouri House of Representatives, Angst served on the following committees:[2]
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iptables - simple hint
I'd like to know how to load an iptables script.
I wrote my rules in a .sh file: I executed this file, and then I did /etc/inid.d/iptables load active and /etc/inid.d/iptables save active but I'm not sure the firewall is up.
iptables -L says my default policies is set to ACCEPT, but in my script is set to DROP.
How to load this script? How to save it?
Thank you very much.
P.S.: my system is a Debian Woody with a 2.6 kernel.
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Just run the script. You may have to chmod it to 750 to make it executeable. Make sure you are root when you do this as only root can institute iptables rules."Time is an illusion. Lunchtime, doubly so."
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Looking forward to Nebraska
So we made it to the Sweet 16, and the past few years, regionals have been fairly close to home -- Rhode Island, Philadelphia, Bridgeport -- but now Nebraska. Although I'm not the biggest fan of flying and traveling, mainly because I'm so big and even charter planes aren't very large, basketball has given my teammates and I the opportunity to visit some pretty cool places. During my college career alone, I've gotten to go to quite a few U.S. states, Italy and St. Thomas, and as a part of USA basketball, I visited Chile as well.
As much as I love playing home games in front of our crowd in Gampel, away games have their perks. We travel, which means long bus and plane rides, where we play what we like to call "cut-throat" Uno. It doesn't matter that we're teammates, during this game no one looks out for each other, and Morgan Tuck usually ends up with the entire deck. Another one of our favorites used to be Catch Phrase; Heather (Buck) always brought it on the bus rides, and it usually would have us dying laughing at someone because of their description that didn't make sense.
Another thing I love about away trips is our associate head coach Chris Dailey. She always has something fun planned, whether it's a walk outside to explore the city, or a trivia game before pregame to see how much we know about the state we're in or just crazy stories she tells about being around coach all the time. The team is usually making fun of the game CD creates, but when we're doing it, we get super competitive and want to win no matter how ridiculous it seems. Oh, and Stewie always wins, whereas I never win! It gets annoying.
The last thing I love about these trips are the dinners. We get to go to some nice places for dinner as a team and they're always so much fun, not to mention we eat a ton of amazing food. I've gotten to try different fish, like swordfish and tuna, and in Texas I ordered escargot! I didn't hate it, but I didn't particularly love it either … it was interesting.
But when you're constantly traveling, you don't always get to just sit down with the entire team and reminisce, so we do at dinner. That's why I love them so much and I know my teammates would agree.
So, that being said, I'm looking forward to experiencing Nebraska and seeing what CD has planned for us, and playing in the Sweet 16 and hopefully the Elite Eight.


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The Journey Of A Cheese Sandwich
☺ By Adolfo López Herrera ☺
The oesophagus links the mouth and the stomach together, so the particles of the cheese sandwich enter the stomach organ next, where the food mixes with enzyme which digests protein.
What Are All This Things For?
"The carbohydrates which were digested in the mouth were used for energy.
There is high of starch content in the bread of the cheese sandwich. Protein,
on the other hand which will be found in cheese is used for building cells.
Proteins are vital for growth and to repair damaged areas of the human body. Hydrochloric acid is present in the stomach to kill bacteria. It has a low pH,
and the enzymes produced by the stomach work best in acidic conditions.
Finally: Egestion (Is Water PArt Of The Digestion Of a Cheese Sandwich?)
Here the water is absorbed so it is not wasted and passed out with the faeces. Water plays a major part in digestion as 75% of our body is made up of water. The rectum stores the waste products and non-digestible food and completes the re-absorption of water. Finally, when convenient, the waste faeces are passed out of the body through the anus. This is called egestion.
The cheese sandwich's journey begins when it is taken into the mouth:
Large particles are broken down into much smaller particles, by chewing, which also mixes the food with saliva which contains a enzyme.
Beggining: Ingestion
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This amylase digests the starch in the sandwich to glucose. The saliva is produced in the three salaivary glands. These are called, parotid, sublingual and submandibular.
When the sandwich is swallowed, the food reaches the gullet.
The food empties from the stomach into the duodenum where it is mixed with enzymes and salts produced by the liver and enzymes made in the pancreas. The pancreas secretes three main enzyme types: protease enzymes, carbohydrase enzymes and enzymes run into the duodenum at the top the small intestine, where it continues its journey. The fats in the sandwich are also used for energy. Bile is also alkaline to give the correct pH for the enzymes in the small intestine. The small intestine produces more enzymes to further digest proteins, fats and carbohydrates.
Pancreas, Intestine ...
Around the oesophagus and throughout the small intestine (duodenum and the 20ft long ileum) are circular muscles which press the sandwich particles along in a contacting and wave motion, so the food gets pressed along. This contracting and relaxing motion is called peristalsis. They become stronger by fibre going down and because fibre is difficult to digest the muscles have to press hard. they become stronger when they are worked on.
In The Intestine
In the small intestine are millions of villi. These are small, but visible to the human eye, which line the small intestine and are perfect for absorbing the food. The main reason why villi are so good at absorbing food is that they have a thin layer of outer cells, which act as a cell, called micro-villi. Whilst villi are structures, micro-villi are tiny cells outside the villi. In the small intestine the food is absorbed through the gut wall into the blood, which takes it around the body to wherever the particles are needed. The job of the enzymes in the small intestine is also to break down the foods.
This is the intestine
Chemical digestion, under the control of enzymes throughout the digestive system, takes up to twenty four hours to complete, depending on what the is being digested.
Chemical Digestion
Mechanical Digestion
Mechanical digestion happens quickly but is less thorough at breaking down food. Only particles which have been chemically digested are able to pass through into the blood through the cell wall.
Mechanical digestion on the other hand is done mostly in the mouth (where the teeth are biting down the cheese sandwich into much smaller pieces), but also in the stomach which churns food through muscular action.
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'Welfare queens'
• Your report that "child benefit payments to over 5,600 people have been suspended for January -- because they failed to respond to a department check on their residency details and entitlements", has a familiar ring to it.
In the US, in the last decades of the 20th Century, actions that emanated from Ronald Reagan's ideas regarding 'welfare queens' -- a jibe at lone parents, which claimed that they procreated just to access benefits -- began to take hold.
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CHICAGO (AP) - In a case fraught with ethical questions, the parents of a severely mentally and physically disabled child have stunted her growth to keep their little "pillow angel" a manageable and more portable size.
The bedridden 9-year-old girl had her uterus and breast tissue removed at a Seattle hospital and received large doses of hormones to halt her growth. She is now 4-foot-5; her parents say she would otherwise probably reach a normal 5-foot-6.
Some ethicists question the parents' claim that the drastic treatment will benefit their daughter and allow them to continue caring for her at home.
The case has captured attention nationwide and abroad. "Offensive if not perverse," wrote one person on an online bulletin board. "This smacks of eugenics," another wrote.
Right or wrong, the couple's decision highlights a dilemma thousands of parents face in struggling to care for severely disabled children as they grow up.
"This particular treatment, even if it's OK in this situation, and I think it probably is, is not a widespread solution and ignores the large social issues about caring for people with disabilities," Dr. Joel Frader, a medical ethicist at Chicago's Children's Memorial Hospital, said Thursday. "As a society, we do a pretty rotten job of helping caregivers provide what's necessary for these patients."
The case involves a girl identified only as Ashley on a blog her parents created after her doctors wrote about her treatment in October's Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. The journal did not disclose the parents' names or where they live; the coupld do not identify themselves on their blog, either.
Shortly after birth, Ashley had feeding problems and showed severe developmental delays. Her doctors diagnosed static encephalopathy, which means severe brain damage. They do not know what caused it.
Her condition has left her in an infant state, unable to sit up, roll over, hold a toy or walk or talk. Her parents say she will never get better. She is alert, startles easily, and smiles, but does not maintain eye contact, according to her parents, who call the brown-haired little girl their "pillow angel."
She goes to school for disabled children, but her parents care for her at home and say they have been unable to find suitable outside help.
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This solid text presents ideas and concepts more clearly for students who have little or no background in statistics. The Twelveth Edition retains all the elements and style that educators nationwide have come to expect—clear prose, excellent problems and precise presentation of mathematics involved—while eliminating some of the computational drudgery.
Introduces fundamentals of statistics, covering areas including measures of location, probability distributions, regression, and nonparametric tests. Features learning aids such as chapter summaries, key terms, conceptual and computational exercises and answers, and cumulative review questions, plus statistical tables. This ninth edition offers displays of key equations and concepts, MINITAB 10 examples, reduced complexity of exercises, icons identifying optional material, and a new chapter on multiple comparisons. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)


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The home side faced a huge task after being forced to play over 50 minutes with a two-man disadvantage
In the 34th minute, Hernandez went hard into a challenge and referee Mark Geiger did not hesitate in showing the midfielder his second yellow after he was booked for dissent 10 minutes earlier.
Just three minutes later, the home side was down to nine. This time, Geiger showed Perez a straight red for leaving his foot up in an aeriel challenge with Colorado's Drew Moor.
The away side made its two-man advantage count in the second half, scoring twice. First, Brian Mullan found the head of Jaime Castrillon for the opener, then Martin Rivero collected a cross in the box and had plenty of time to pick out his corner to make it 2-0.
It wasn't all good news for the away side, however. Forward Omar Cummings left the match in the first half with a sprained ankle, and will be further evaluated on Monday.
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Tom Brady threw for 296 yards and four touchdowns, and the New England Patriots beat the Houston Texans, 42-14, in Foxborough, Mass. on Monday night.
Dramatic comebacks highlighted the action in Week 14 of the 2012 NFL season. Here's a recap of this week's games:
Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Josh Brent was arrested on a charge of intoxication manslaughter Saturday after the car he was driving crashed, killing his passenger, Jerry Brown Jr., a linebacker on the Cowboys' practice squad.
Juan Manuel Marquez knocked out Manny Pacquiao with a powerful right hand to the face at the end of the sixth round of their fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
There are just four weeks left in the 2012 NFL season. Four playoff spots have already been filled, but two more teams can clinch this week. Here's a preview of this week's games:
The Kansas City Chiefs won despite a most difficult weekend, and four teams clinched playoff spots. Here's a recap of all of Sunday's games:
As reported earlier, a member of the Kansas City Chiefs committed suicide Saturday morning. While no motive has been released, the player's name and more details in the tragedy have emerged...
The Falcons intercepted Drew Brees five times, and Atlanta beat the New Orleans Saints, 23-13, in Atlanta on Thursday night.
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To understand the difference between sterilization and depyrogenation, we have to discuss both of them separately, in length to really know the line that separates them. Basically, sterilization is a method that can remove, kill and deactivate microorganisms on a surface like for example the stainless equipment, media etc. On the other hand, due to the high variability of their molecular weight, pyrogens are hard to sterilize. Depyrogenation refers to removing pyrogen from a solution or pharmaceutical vials. Endotoxins are bacterial byproducts that become pyrogenic (active) when released into the blood stream.
As you are perfectly aware, eating food or injecting drugs that contain microbes will cause infections. Sterilization is used in the food manufacturing and pharmaceutical industries to destroy microorganisms that contaminate the injectables. Depyrogenation is widely used in the pharmaceutical field and that is basically to clean articles that come into direct contact with people or animals.
Chemical sterilization is about letting toxic gases to penetrate into the material. It's the most unstable method to use. These gasses are very poisonous (ethylene oxide) and highly explosive (and thus carbon dioxide is always added to minimize the chances of a detonation). But because pyrogens are tough even for toxic gases, a process of depyrogenation called oxidation is used in treating pyrogens in a solution of hydrogen peroxide.
Filtration is literally about filtering the bacteria in a solution using specific bacterial filters. This is good for sterilizing heat sensitive liquids though the main disadvantages are: a) High chance of clogging and b) extended time to complete the process. There are three types of filters: Membrane filter which is made from cellulose can be put in a syringe for online sterilization of gasses or liquids. Seitz filters are thicker than membrane filters. They are padded to prevent rupturing but the disadvantage for that is that solution can get absorbed in between. Since the size endotoxins can vary widely, ultra filters can be used and this method is called depyrogenation. However, filters are limited to the size of endotoxins they can remove. Smaller endotoxins can manage to cross through the filter.
Heat sterilization and depyrogenation is the cheapest and most common of all. And this is where sterilization and depyrogenation sound very similar. However the later deals with pyrogens while the first one only deal with any thermal sensitive microbes and spores. The duration of the heat and the temperature are base conditions for dictating the extent of sterilization in both processes.
Sterilization using heat is possible in the form of dry heat (hot air oven, incineration, flaming, radiation sterilization) and moist heat (boiling, pasteurization and steam). Depyrogenation is very popular for sterilizing pharmaceutical vials. It involves heating articles in depyrogenation tunnel which have been specifically designed for the process for thermal stable articles where the normal sterilization process has failed to eliminate them. Depyrogenation and dry heat sterilization are basically different processed for achieving the same result that is to kill endotoxins and exotoxins.


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I'm a bad writer, I know. Not because I'm incapable of writing well, but because I'm often incapable of keeping the "real world" from interfering with my writing. I came home from DragonCon enthused after spending most of a week with my friends, energized to get some new words down on paper, and really psyched to finish some projects by the end of the year.
Then life happened.
I got back to work and started taking care of the things that had piled up while I took Thursday and Friday off to attend the con. I started prepping for auditions for the show I'm directing this fall. I started sending out invites for The Big Bad 2, and looking over some of the early submissions. And I did get a little writing done. About 5,000 words since I've been home.
That sucks. It's not enough writing. It's not enough time spent at the keyboard.
Then I hurt my foot, and the last thing I want to do when I get home is sit at a desk longer. The injured foot story is over at my website, which I'm trying to post at once a week as well as here, but the short version is I forced my foot into an odd position while driving for six hours, and got tendinitis of the Achilles as a result. It's a lot better today. Ice and ibuprofen is a wonderful combination.
But that's the life, I suppose. We can find any excuse to keep from writing, no matter how many deadlines we've got staring us in the face. And I have no sympathy for any of us, myself included. I have a laptop, if I really wanted to write, I'da been sitting in the recliner with ice on my foot hammering away. But I didn't, so I'll play catch-up this weekend. And I guess that's the point of this post – at the end of the day, we must write. We have to put words down on paper. If you're incredibly disciplined (as I have been at some points in my career) and hammer out 2,000 words every single day, that's awesome. If you write in fits and starts and lurch your way to the end of the story, that's awesome too. But you must write.
I must write.
Not just because I have bills to pay, which I do.
Not just because I have fans who want the next book, which I'm incredibly grateful that I do.
Not just because it's the only way to get the voices in my head to give me a moment's peace, which it is.
But because I'm a writer. This is the gig. I must write. Sometimes it's between phone calls at work when I can make a (late) blog post happen. Sometimes it's late at night after the wife has gone to bed. Sometimes it's all weekend when I'd rather be watching football. But I must write.
Now – what's your biggest distraction? Is it Lost Girl on Netflix? Is it worrying about work? What keeps you from writing and what are you going to about it? I've used my bad foot as an excuse and am going to write all weekend to make up for it. How are you making up for lost time?


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Effects of Power Mobility on Young Children With Severe Motor Impairments
This study has been completed.
University of Oklahoma
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First Posted: December 9, 2009
Last Update Posted: January 14, 2016
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
University of Oklahoma
|Tracking Information
|First Submitted Date ICMJE
|December 7, 2009
|First Posted Date ICMJE
|December 9, 2009
|Last Update Posted Date
|January 14, 2016
|Start Date ICMJE
|November 2008
|Primary Completion Date
|December 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Same as current
|Change History
|Complete list of historical versions of study NCT01028833 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
|Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Same as current
|Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Descriptive Information
|Brief Title ICMJE
|Effects of Power Mobility on Young Children With Severe Motor Impairments
|Official Title ICMJE
|Effects of Power Mobility on the Development and Function of Young Children With Severe Motor Impairments
|Brief Summary
|The purpose this study is to determine the effects of power mobility on the development and function of young children of young children whose severe physical disabilities limit their exploratory behaviors and may unnecessarily restrict their cognitive, communication, and social-emotional development.
|Detailed Description
|Not Provided
|Study Type ICMJE
|Study Phase
|Phase 2
|Study Design ICMJE
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Condition ICMJE
|Intervention ICMJE
|Other: Power mobility
Project staff will use structured power mobility training program to teach the children to use the power mobility devices. Project staff will schedule 1-hour sessions with each family 3 times per week for the first month of the project and will decrease in the following manner as the child becomes proficient and develops basic wheelchair maneuvering skills: two one-hour session per week for 4 weeks; one one-hour session per week for 4 weeks; two one-hour sessions per month for 4 weeks; one one-hour session per month for the remainder of the study.
|Study Arms
|Publications *
|Not Provided
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
|Recruitment Information
|Recruitment Status ICMJE
|Enrollment ICMJE
|Completion Date
|December 2012
|Primary Completion Date
|December 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Eligibility Criteria ICMJE
Inclusion Criteria:
|14 Months to 30 Months (Child)
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers
|Contacts ICMJE
|Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
|Listed Location Countries ICMJE
|United States
|Removed Location Countries
|Administrative Information
|NCT Number ICMJE
|Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE
|Has Data Monitoring Committee
|U.S. FDA-regulated Product
|Not Provided
|IPD Sharing Statement
|Not Provided
|Responsible Party
|University of Oklahoma
|Study Sponsor ICMJE
|University of Oklahoma
|Collaborators ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Investigators ICMJE
|PRS Account
|University of Oklahoma
|Verification Date
|January 2016
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Liverpool claim Suarez evidence withheld
Liverpool last night claimed the Football Association was guilty of systematic bias and suggested sections of evidence had been deliberately withheld, as they begrudgingly accepted Luis Suarez's eight-match ban for the abuse of the Manchester United defender Patrice Evra.
Though a regulatory commission has published a 115-page report of unprecedented detail in finding that Suarez used the word "negro" or "negros" seven times in the space of two minutes when Liverpool played Manchester United on 15 October, Dalglish said the club would not apologise and suggested that sections of evidence had been omitted from the commission's written reasons, published on New Year's Eve. "We know what has gone on. We know what is not in the report and that's important for us," Dalglish said. "I think it is very dangerous and unfortunate that you don't actually know the whole content of what went on at the hearing. I'm not prepared, and I can't say it, but I am just saying it is really unfortunate you never got to hear it."
Pressed on precisely what had been omitted, Dalglish declined to say. When it was suggested that if Liverpool were unhappy they should appeal the commission's verdict, he insisted: "There's a lot of things we'd like to say and a lot we could say, but we would only get ourselves in trouble. We are being evasive because we don't like getting ourselves in trouble."
Dalglish has been on the receiving end of the greatest criticism for the Suarez T-shirts he and his players wore before their game at Wigan on 21 December, a gesture he said last night had been "a fabulous statement to make, visually, of their support of a guy who is endeared in the dressing room, one of their closest friends in the dressing room."
The FA, which convened the commission, did not respond publicly to a Liverpool statement, sanctioned by the club's American owners, claiming that the commission "chose to consistently and methodically accept and embrace arguments leading to a set of conclusions that found Mr Suarez to 'probably' be guilty."
But Liverpool, whose miserable start to the new year was compounded by a comprehensive 3-0 defeat at Manchester City, have taken relations between the club and the governing body lower than ever. The FA would have been prepared to establish another three-man commission had Liverpool wanted to appeal.
Liverpool said they were only accepting the ban now to prevent their work with the football authorities in fighting racism from being obscured and when it was put to Dalglish that some kind of apology might be in order for the use of the word "negro" he replied: "I would have thought that if you pronounced the word properly, you maybe understand it better."
The manager appeared to hint that Suarez had been punished because the FA wanted to make a point about racism. "Maybe wrong place, wrong time. It could have been anybody. I can't answer for the FA, you ask them," he said.
Suarez will return for the club's home match with Tottenham on 6 February – thus missing only four Premier League games. If Liverpool are eliminated from the FA Cup at the third-round stage, against Oldham Athletic on Friday, he will be back for the club's trip to Old Trafford on 13 February.
The Uruguayan, who said ahead of the commission inquiry that whoever was found to be in the wrong should apologise, also refused to back down. "In my country, 'negro' is a word we use commonly," he said said. "A word which doesn't show any lack of respect and is even less so a form of racist abuse."
Statements: Liverpool and Suarez have their say
Liverpool statement:
It is our strongly held conviction that the Football Association and the panel it selected constructed a highly subjective case against Luis Suarez based on an accusation that was ultimately unsubstantiated. The FA and the panel chose to consistently accept and embrace arguments leading to a set of conclusions that found Mr Suarez to "probably" be guilty, while in the same manner deciding to completely dismiss the testimony that countered their overall suppositions.
Mr Evra was deemed to be credible in spite of admitting that he himself used insulting and threatening words towards Luis and that his initial charge as to the word used was somehow a mistake. The facts in this case were that an accusation was made, a rebuttal was given and there was video of the match. The remaining facts came from testimony of people who did not corroborate any accusation made by Mr Evra.
In its determination to prove its conclusions to the public through a subjective 115-page document, the FA panel has damaged the reputation of one the Premier League's best players, deciding he should be punished and banned for perhaps a quarter of a season. This case has also provided a template in which a club's rival can bring about a significant ban for a player without anything beyond an accusation.
Nevertheless, there are ultimately larger issues than whether or not Luis Suarez has been treated fairly by the Football Association in this matter. There are important points we want to make that overshadow what has occurred during the past two months.English football has led the world in welcoming all nationalities into its Premier League, and Liverpool Football Club has been a leader in taking a progressive stance on issues of race. The Luis Suarez case has to end so that the Premier League, the Football Association and the club can continue the progress that has been made and not risk a perception that would diminish our commitment on these issues.
Liverpool have supported Luis Suarez because we fundamentally do not believe that Luis did engage in a racist act. Notably, his actions on and off the pitch with his team-mates and in the community have demonstrated his belief that all athletes can play together and that the colour of a person's skin is irrelevant. It is time to put the Luis Suarez matter to rest and for all of us to work to stamp out racism in every form.It is for this reason we will not appeal the eight-game suspension of Luis Suarez.
Luis Suarez statement:
I would like to thank everyone for the help and support I have received. Thank you to my family, my friends and everybody at LFC. I understood more than ever what 'You'll Never Walk Alone' means. I was born and raised learning what respect, manners and sacrifice mean. Never, I repeat, never, have I had any racial problem with a team mate who was of a different race or colour to mine. I am very upset by the things which have been said during the last few weeks about me, all of them being far from the truth. Above all, I'm very upset at feeling so powerless while being accused of something which I did not, nor would not, ever do.
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Interesting to read all the replys Marlee-
I have always taken a multivitamin, but I have been on B-12 subl. for about 2 months now and I have gained weight. I always put on at least 5 pounds over the winter, but I have gained 13 pounds! I've had more fatigue over the winter months so I'm not burning the calories either. We'll see when spring and summer get here when we get a little more active, if the pounds keep piling on or not. Yikes! I hope not!
I have noticed a weight gain over the last few weeks after getting serious about taking my vitamins/calcium etc.. I'm not taking extra B's - just a multiple, extra Vit D, Fish Oil, Magnesium and Calcium. I've been trying to figure out what is causing the weight gain, besides winter inactivity. Your post jogged my memory. This happened the last time I started taking multiple vitamins and minerals (concentrated) a couple years ago. I mentioned it to my massage therapist and she said she knows a couple people, her husband included, who won't take vitamins because they gain weight on them. I'd forgotten until this post! I'm going to go back off and see what happens. I just don't understand the "why" of it!


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This is a pair of Frankart Elephant bookends. They are 7-1/2" high to the top of the trunk and 7" wide at the base. T is one area of damage - one of the tusks has broken off (picture 6) but will be included in the package so it can be repaired. The other elephant has no damaged areas. The finish on the bookends needs some cleaning but I will leave it to the buyer to do as they wish. Because of the damaged tusk, I have started the bidding at a very low price.Buyer pays for shipping and insurance. Insurance will be required on items selling for more than $100, otherwise insurance is optional. If insurance is not purchased by the buyer, the buyer will be taking responsibility for any loss or damage caused during shipping. PayPal, checks, and money orders accepted. Items paid with personal checks will be held until cleared. Payment must be received within 10 days of auction ending. Satisfaction of item, as described, is guaranteed unless damage is caused during shipping and insurance was not purchased. BUYERS OUTSIDE THE U.S. - PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR SHIPPING RATES BEFORE YOU BID!


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Kenneth Brian never had a choice about his career path — he was born loving music and remembers early on "sittin' with my Grandma Syble in West Virginia listening to Hank Williams singing 'Hey Good Lookin'' and 'Your Cheatin' Heart.' I used to put my ear right up to the record machine and she'd say 'you're gonna go deaf doin' that,'" Brian said.
The women in his family have been his musical foundation, and he counts his mother as his biggest supporter throughout his career.
Brian explains: "In the music business people come and go but you've only got one mother."
His appreciation for the women who surround him transcends into his dream duet with Billie Holiday.
"To me she was just best that ever was. Her voice, feel, and phrasing can't be beat," said Brian.
This choice shows that Kenneth can't be labeled as only country.
"I think most folks that are music fans just wanna hear something that comes from the heart. Our southern American culture and music has always been a mix of English, Irish, French, African, etc. roots. All music, whether its Jimmie Rodgers, Outkast, or The Allman Brothers is a mix of different influences in one way or another," Brian said.
This perspective helps free himself from restrictions when writing music. "I don't ever think 'I'm gonna write a country song or a blues song;' I just go where the groove of the song takes me. You owe that to the music," Brian said.
He explains his background in punk, metal, and rock influences his current music: "As far as punk rock goes, if you've been involved it in some way it sticks with you. It's more of an attitude that you carry with you onstage and off."
Combine this influence with his love of jazz, and you've got a recipe for a unique sound. However, this background made his acceptance into the "Nashville (Music Row) take some time. That really just started to happen in the last few years," Brian said. Thankfully, fellow musicians made him feel immediately welcomed, and he was able to land a regular weekly gig.
Resilience is a must in this business. "I think if you do what you love to do in the best possible way you know how, you've 'made it,'" Brian said.
"If there are any musicians just starting out reading this I just wanna say listen to you heart. You're gonna hear 'No' from a lot of people in the business. You have to be the one saying 'Yes' even if you're just saying it to yourself," he enthused.
This advice has served him well, leading him to even saying "yes" when offered an acting gig which he initially had no intention of taking.
"I was playin' a show at The Continental Club in Austin, Texas, and the director of the play approached me backstage; he offered me the part right then and there. I had no interest in acting at the time but when I read the script in the van on the way back to Nashville, I knew I had to do it...a week later I was in Austin rehearsing 14 hours a day," Brian said.
This experience made him learn "a lot about what I did and didn't want to do with my life and my music. All of the sudden I was in "Show Business" and had to deal with all that comes with it...there's a lot more to being a performer than just showin' up at the gig and singing your songs." With his foremost passion being music, expect "songs written and played from the heart by people who live and breath music," Brian said.
In other words, he promises "a damn good show."
10 p.m. Aug. 6, The Jinx, 127 W. Congress St., 912-236-2281, for ages 21 and older.
Other Shows at The Jinx
6-8 p.m. Aug. 6, Damon & the Shitkickers
Tantra Music Lounge
8 Broughton St., 912-231-0888
For ages 21 and older.
10 p.m. Aug. 5, Soap (R&B/soul/funk/rock)
10 p.m. Aug. 9, Grupo Son Del Coqui (salsa)
Live Wire Music Hall, $6
307 W. River St., 912-233-1192
2 p.m. Bethesda Fundraiser with music all day
9 p.m. Aug. 10, Eric Culberson Presents an Evening of Jamming with Local Artists (all genres) free
9 p.m. Aug. 11, New Familiars (rock)
Wild Wing Cafe
27 Barnard St., 912-790-9464
Free, 21 and older inside. All ages outside, free with purchase.
5-8 p.m. Aug. 5, The Design (rock)
1-6, 7-11 p.m. Aug. 6, Natalie Stovall (country)
6-9 p.m. Aug. 9, Chuck Courtney (one man band)
6-9 p.m. Aug 10, Jeff Beasley (one man band)
The Wormhole
2307 Bull St., wormholebar.com
Aug. 6, Word of Mouth (rock/hip-hop), Free with $15 purchase of comedy show admission
Aug. 9, Honkey, with Pinkus from The Butthole Surfers (rock)
Rock House Tybee
1518 Butler Ave., 912-472-4233
8 p.m. Aug. 4, Within Reason and Brokn Tyme (rock), for ages 21 and older
8 p.m. Aug. 5, Basik Lee (hip-hop)
9 p.m. Aug. 6, Two-year Anniversary Party with Souls Harbor and Madam Adam (rock)
Blowin' Smoke BBQ
514 Martin Luther King Junior Blvd.
912-231-2385, blowinsmokebbq.com
Free with purchase.
Aug. 5, JOB
Aug. 6, Josh Maul Band (blues)
Lulu's Chocolate Bar
42 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
912-238-2012, luluschocolatebar.net
For all ages; free with purchase.
7-10 p.m. Aug. 7, The Royal Noise Trio (jazz instrumental)
15 W. Broughton St., 912-629-0880
Aug. 5, Eric Culberson (blues)
1213 U.S. 80, Tybee Island
912-786-5900, hucapoos.com.
Aug. 6, Junkyard Angel (American/rock/country)
Loco's Grill & Pub
301 W. Broughton St., 912-236-8711
Aug. 7, Veraflames
The Warehouse
18 E. River St., 912-234-6003
Aug. 4, Eric Britt
Aug. 6, Jon Lee and the Canebrakes
Aug. 7, Thomas Claxton (various)
North Beach Grill
33 Meddin Drive, Tybee Island
6 p.m. Aug. 4, Melvin Dean of Steel the Show
Aug. 6, The Magic Rocks (alternative/Rock)
Aug. 7, Georgia Kyle (Southern)
Shawndra Russell can be reached via her blog at www.shawndrarussell.blogspot.com or email at email@example.com.


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8" Stagg Brilliant Medium Splash.
This Stagg Brilliant Series 8" Medium Splash is a new addition to our pre loved section. Perfect for new drummers on a budget or as an extra splash for practice. This Stagg cymbal has a few stick marks and dents from use but that hasn't affected the sound as it still sounds great! We only have one of these extremely affordable cymbals in stock so get your hands on it now!
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Kenworth of Louisiana-Shreveport recently opened a facility about a half mile south of Interstate 20.Read More
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Both Peterbilt and Kenworth announced in recent days they too will be sitting out the 2016 Mid-America Trucking Show, joining all other major North American truck manufacturers in doing so. Both also have indicated they intend to return to the show in 2017.Read More
This blue 2000 Kenworth W900L is owned and operated by Livingston, Montana, resident Nick Richards, who uses the rig to haul heavy equipment and ag machinery for his Renegade Trucking Inc. More on the haul here, including a full YouTube webisode.Read More
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Some old-school owner-operators are more than happy to take a fuel economy penalty for the honor of driving something like a W900. That leads us to the Icon 900 – a special-edition W900 unveiled this year. Here's Overdrive's test drive.Read More
Every new Kenworth Class 8 truck equipped with a Paccar MX-13 engine now comes with a complimentary subscription to TruckTech+ as long as the truck is under the 2-year standard warranty.Read More


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