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Khichudi a delicious one pot meal , is one of the favorite meals of the people from the state of West Bengal popularly known as Bongs all over the world.It is a casserole which consists of nutritive and filling food items such as rice lentils ,vegetables ,meat etc. Khichudi is also known as khichdi is a popular dish in the other states of India as well is a popular vegetarian version.During the monsoons and winter seasons we would be craving for its aromatic, lip smacking ,peppery flavor .
- Rice 1 cup
- Yellow lentils(Moong dal 1/2 cup)
- Chicken boneless (400 gms)
- Onion(1 cup chopped)
- Ginger garlic paste(2 tbsp)
- Green chillies(3 to 4) chopped
- Tomatoes( 2 chopped)
- Cumin powder(1 tbsp)
- Red chilly powder
- Turmeric(1/2 tsp)
- Bay leaves
- All spice powder( 2 cinnamon sticks, 3 to 4 cloves ,2 to 3 cardamom) powdered around 2 tsp
- Clarified butter(ghee) 2 to 3 tbsp
- Oil 1/4th cup
- Coriander leaves(for garnish)
- Marinate the chicken pieces with a pinch of turmeric ,salt and lemon juice for around an hour.
- Dry roast the lentils in a pan over heat by continuous stirring till it leaves a beautiful aroma.
- Wash rice and soak in water for at least half an hour.
- In a deep pan add oil for heating.
- Fry bay leaves and red chilies.
- Add chopped onions and fry till golden brown
- Add ginger garlic paste followed by the spices.
- Add chopped tomatoes and saute till the water all evaporates and oil begin to float.
- Add salt to taste and the chicken pieces and fry in slow heat
- Next add the lentils and rice and add 5 to 6 cups of water.Stir and let it cook on slow flame till the lentils and rice get completely cooked.
- Check the salt at this stage.
- It will be mushy but the rice should not be overcooked or completely dissolved.
- Take off from the heat.
- In a small pan add clarified butter and add all spice powder ,chopped green chilies and 2 whole red chillies.
- When it starts sizzling add this hot oil on the khichuri and stir.Serve hot garnished with coriander with any fries or pickles


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Our first real snow storm of the school year and the end of the first trimester! We are celebrating the change in seasons and the fact our students have now made it one third of the way through the year!
As we end this week we officially begin the first extended vacation of our year. Snow is falling and the landscape outside is changing. Everyone is looking forward to a week off from classes and time to rest. Students staying on campus will enjoy plenty of downtown mixed with some new activities and events. The week will be highlighted by a traditional Thanksgiving meal shared by our entire residential community.
When we return to school, the Residential Life Office will be sending trimester one grades. There will be just over three weeks remaining before the Christmas holiday vacation is upon us.
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text: Veronica has been reporting at The Tribune since 2012. First assigned to a Great Bend beat, she's continued to expand her horizons, first as County Reporter and now as Area Reporter. She's become familiar with the issues, people and places in the communities of Barton and Pawnee Counties. Originally from the Denver metropolitan area, her love of rural living and all things Kansas continues to deepen every year. She is an active member of First United Methodist Church in Great Bend, a first year Barton County Master Gardener, and enjoys learning about local and Kansas history.


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Kinnah #45, Eli Tzion, is traditionally sung as the final elegy of the morning, to help console the distraught Jew and serve as encouragement to begin contemplating the future. "Wail for Zion and her cities like a woman giving birth, and like a bride dressed in mourning for her husband on her wedding night." The author (some claim it to be Rabbi Judah Halevi) employs two examples of people who cannot be consoled: a women in the midst of the pains of childbirth and a widowed bride. The idea with which we end the "morning of mourning" is to tell ourselves that even though Tisha B'Av will end and we will ultimately rise up from our bereaved state, we will bring this awareness of sin, exile and national tragedy with us to our post-Tisha B'Av lives of normalcy.
The Jewish people are able to move on only because we hope and pray for an end to the bitter exile. Jacob was never consoled over the death of Joseph. So long as he believed Joseph was dead he was unable to prophesy. Why not? Some commentators argue that he could not be consoled because, in reality, Joseph was not dead. A pillar of Jewish faith is to pine for redemption, even though we may not be consoled, but we must be comforted knowing that our current status is only temporary.
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Pontus Dahlberg has reiterated his desire to get a loan move away from Watford in January, following comments he made back in October.
In an interview with Goteborgs Posten, the Swedish goalkeeper said he is already in the process of trying to line up a move to get himself some important game time, after finding himself fourth in the pecking order at Vicarage Road behind Ben Foster, Heurelho Gomes and Daniel Bachmann.
The 20-year-old said he was happy with how he had developed with the club since he arrived almost two years ago, but that game time was now his priority,
"We are trying to get a loan. That's the priority for me right now. I have to get away and play matches at some point," he said.
"It's nice to be here with the guys in this team. It feels good and I have a positive development that I have shown in the recent U21 matches, I have a good feeling that I can build on. Those who are critical are usually people who do not have such good visibility. It has been a very good training environment."
Despite the fact he is yet to make his first-team debut at Watford, Dahlberg said he has no regrets about making the move to England.
For him, a long-term plan was much more important and he believes the Hornets presented him with his best option when it was time for him to leave IFK Goteborg in 2018.
"You want to see a long-term view of things from the club," he said.
"The most important thing for me was that you get a good idea around what the club wants from you. You should not go for the first, but try to get the best plan for you.
"Each individual player is special and has their own situation. I can only look after myself. I did well here [Goteborg] in one and a half season and thought I was ready. It has not worked out as well as I had hoped, but there are different reasons for it."


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Baldness is present in over 64% males in India. Our forefathers too developed baldness but when they did, it was at a later age than us. It is common to see baldness today in the early 20s and this ia achieving alarming proportions and is almost akin to an epidemic. With underlying genetic prediliction coupled with environmental factors like growing pollution and changing lifestyle, hairloss takes a heavy toll on our minds The hair loss pattern starts showing up and becomes prominent within no time. Under such a scenario, it becomes very important for people to go for hair treatment or simply have a transplant to look natural.
In so doing many fall prey to fly by night operators or technicians who have opened shop all over the world. These unethical for profit only clinics make it absolutely important for a bald individual to do his research well. The most important question and the foremost is- Are you a good candidate for a hair transplant?
This article will answer this question as best as any can-
1. What factors do you need to consider?
In order to get the right answer to the question "ARE YOU A CANDIDATE FOR A HAIR TRANSPLANT!", you need first look inwards and see if you have the mindset for a hair transplant. Do you have realistic expectations? After all hair transplant does not compete with God's creation. We do mimic it closely but can never give full density which some may expect. Also baldness being a continuous process, this may not be your last procedure.
2. Is there anything that may worsen your predilection for genetic hair loss?
Many things play important roles behind the salubrious hair. These include:
i. Your health
You must be at the best of their health before undergoing any surgical process. Good health includes a great immunity system too. So before making up your mind about undergoing a surgical process of hair transplant, it is wise to inform the surgeon about your medical history in order to avoid complications.
ii. Your food habits
Good Food habits and lifestyle have a direct say in the quality of hair you have. A balanced diet, regular exercises and stress-free life could enhance your health and help you maintain good hair appreciably. However, in the adverse situation, where you fail to attain these necessities, the hair starts losing its shape and breaks right from the roots.
3. What you want matters?
When it comes to hair transplant, age is just a number. It really does not matter how old you are or whether are you a good candidate for hair transplant even at middle age or more. It only depends on what you want and what suits the best as per your personality. At Darling buds Clinic, Dr Bhatti has operated on several patients above 80 years of age!
When you are a candidate for a procedure, here is what we can do after exaning and assessing your pattern-
• Complete hair restoration for extensive baldness Grade 5 and 6
• Receding hairline correction in Grades 2 and 3
• Bald spot filling in the crown area alone for Grade 4
• Filling up of thinning areas along important zones like hairline and temples, etc.
So you don't need to wait for your head to go completely bald, instead, you can opt for hair transplant right the time you observe the first signs of hair loss. Provided the density has fallen to less than 50%.
4. Types of hair treatment you can expect
You can always take care of minor or temporary hair fall issues by natural remedies. However, there is a very fine line between minor hair fall and permanent hair fall, as the latter extends for a longer period of time and seems irreversible.
• Generally, hair fall occurs in a pattern and this is the case with most people. The hairline starts to recede, especially on the sides, exposing a very broad forehead.
• Simultaneously, the crown of the head starts to lose a lot of hair, exposing the bald scalp.
• The hair keeps thinning, especially from the front and the crown until the front portion of the head does not have any hair.
Thankfully, hair transplant can restore all the hair back and you can start looking young again.Since baldness is progressive, you may continue to gt touch ups for newer areas of baldness that may appear over the years.
5. Your patience and commitment is the key
While you research and make up your mind to undergo a hair transplant, you need to patiently consider the following-
• Hair transplant requires pre and post-surgery care. Make sure you follow the surgeon's instructions for a speedy recovery.
• Have realistic expectations. You won't just walk in with thin hair and walk out with a head full of hair. It takes time.
• In respect to the hair fall and extent of baldness, the surgeon might prescribe more than one implant procedure sessions so that hair restores back to its full potential.
So are you a good candidate?
Now that you know what all it takes to get under the needle for a hair transplant, you are better equipped to ask yourself the question, "Are you a good candidate?"
Hair transplant can restore your confidence and bring you out of the situation where you might feel socially awkward due to rigorous hair fall and thinning. Don't let it steal your confidence. Walk into Darling Buds and get and honest consultation on your hair loss, and discuss with Dr Bhatti himself, the options and plans available. Our expert surgeon will also help you to know if are suitable candidate for hair transplant after analyzing your health and body conditions properly.


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A Day of Smash
So, today was a pretty eventful day as Smash Brothers for the 3DS came out in Japan. Thus, Nintendo also did a stream showcasing some of their upcoming games. I was really excited to see Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (though, one of the levels seemed really hard and now I'm scared of how long it'll take me to 100% it :P Still looks fun though!) and Fantasy Life–though, I wish we also got to see more of both too.
During Nintendo's Stream, they said they'd be sending out the demo to Platinum Members (2014 ones) until the Smash Brothers stream started. It hit 4PM, I didn't get one and I'll admit I felt a bit discouraged. I knew I had all notifications activated so imagine my surprise when at about 4:20PM I received an email! I don't know if there was a delay sending them or if they planned to send them out longer (their stream went longer than originally stated as well), but it made my day. I think the only thing that could've made me more excited was a code for Fantasy Life :P
I played the SSB4 demo for about 4 and a half hours and I definitely enjoyed it a lot. My only real "complaint" is I wish you could've chosen between time or stock (even if 2 minutes or 2 lives was still set) and I wish there was also a training mode available. It's been such a long time since I played that I had a hard time getting a hang of it again and having to just jump back into a match and do my best rather than really getting to practice was a bit frustrating. That said, I still managed to beat the computers on each level of difficulty.
I had the most fun using Villager in the Demo. I expect to still use Jigglypuff and Kirby most of all–they are just much more my playstyle, but I think Villager will be up there with Peach in 2nd for characters I enjoy playing as. I really want to try out Duck hunt Dog, Robin, Mii Fighters, and Rosalina. I expect at least Robin and Rosalina to also be in the 2nd category for me, but not sure on Duck-hunt Dog just yet. I'm not sure which Mii Fighter I will go with–probably the Fighter type honestly, but I may try each just incase the trophy at the end of the Adventure mode varies based on what Mii type you use.
I haven't decided how I plan to unlock others. I want to try to unlike Jigglypuff first if possible–I know doing vs mode to unlock everyone would be faster, but I want to do the Adventure mode with everyone anyway so I may just do it that way (plus more to unlock)… Just need to figure out which characters require a certain intensity level.
In which I have to say I hate that the intensity level is required for some. I've really only good with a couple of characters and even then, I have my limits. Sad that the achievements/challenges section has various stuff in songs too as now I need to do them all :P Regardless, it'll be a lot of practice for me to get decent enough to do everything… And also a lot of practice learning the controls too.
Anyway, I am very excited to be playing as this adorable bow Jigglypuff (Jigglypuff looks so cute in this game):
I miss the crown one, but her new bow is adorable (and was the other I played as)–I also like the one with the nurse hat. I do miss her teal eyes though! The blue does look nice, however.
I am a little sad though about the Ice Climbers leaving–I never really used them, but I liked them and felt they were interesting… Also that Jigglypuff has the same final smash–I think something similar to Peach's or a fairy move like Dazzling Gleam or Moon Blast would've been much better. Finally, considering Little Mac has 16 colors, I wish other characters did. Robin, for example, only has 4 per gender which kind of stinks as I would've liked to play the white robe with black hair, but that is male only. I'll probably end up using the pink because of this… But I guess it just makes me wonder why they didn't do more options with other characters.
Regardless, I am still looking forward to it. I hope I can get a lot of it done before Fantasy Life comes out though…
And if you still want more Smash Brothers, you can check out the newest Nintendo Minute too along with various streams on Twitch that are still going (I'll probably stream more tomorrow).
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Tanzanian actress and model, Wema Sepetu has denied claims that she is competing for Diamond Platnumz attention with his baby mama, Hamisa Mobetto.
In an interview, she advised ladies against having any affection for Daimond Platnumz because he will cheat and can never be faithful.
She said,
"Keep off Diamond, he's a serial cheater who can never change his way."
"To be honest, even if Diamond comes swearing that he has cleaned up his past and wants to marry me, I won't accept it. That would have happened back then but not now. I know Nasibu too well after being together with him for two years. I know his ways. He will still cheat, he can never be faithful to any lady," Wema said.
"I dumped CK (Clement Kiondo) to be with him, but he still cheated on me with fellow bongo movie actress Meninah and I don't see him changing his ways even in marriage".
Diamond Platnumz cheated on me even after I dumped my boyfriend for him – Actress Wema Sepetu Diamond Platnumz cheated on me even after I dumped my boyfriend for him – Actress Wema Sepetu
Before she started dating Diamond, Wema Sepetu was in a relationship with Clement Kiondo, a former flamboyant chief accountant at Air Tanzania who is currently serving a 5-year jail term after he was sentenced last year in a corruption scandal.
Her claims are coming just few days after the singer was arrested by the police for a video he uploaded on social media. The video which is described as obscene shows the singer and his baby mama Hamisa Mobetto caressing on bed. Reports have it that he uploaded the video to spite his other baby mama, Zari Hassan.


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Former UFC light heavyweight champion and former pound-for-pound king Jon "Bones" Jones was recently handed a temporary suspension from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) after testing positive for two estrogen blockers in a USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency) administered drug test prior to his scheduled UFC 200 (July 9, 2016) main event with Daniel Cormier which he was pulled from just days prior.
In the aftermath of the shocking news, Jones and his team have continued to deny the allegations of knowingly taking any banned substances, and "Bones" recently said that he knows deep down he isn't a cheater. It has also appeared that his team has blamed a tainted supplement for the failed test, a situation in which his manager, Malki Kawa, doesn't feel as if he should be blamed for.
In fact, Kawa, who recently spoke with Chael Sonnen on the matter, used quite an interesting analogy, comparing Jones to a victim of drug rape:
"If somebody takes something that they are not supposed to take and they knowingly do so, you got a product, at the end of the day, if I'm taking steroids, I know what I'm taking. If I'm taking estrogen blockers, I know what I'm taking. If I'm drinking alcohol, I know what I am drinking. Right? This is the problem with the whole system. This is like saying, and I might get ripped for this tomorrow, but If you're a girl at the bar, alright, and you have your drink there and guy comes and sits next to you and he slips something into your drink and you get raped, well, sweetheart, you should have been watching your drink. That's exactly what you tell anybody who says, 'Wait, I didn't do this, I'm not a cheater, I got all these blood tests I've done so far that prove I'm not cheating, and now all of a sudden I'm cheating? Wait a minute, I didn't cheat.' It has to be somewhere. Yoel Romero's case, okay, these guys had no clue that the substance they popped for was in there supplement. It just doesn't happen to my guys, it happens to everybody. They didn't know it was in the supplement. That guy is not a cheater, I don't care what anybody says. Now, is he responsible for what he puts in his body? Absolutely."
Kawa did admit that his client is obviously responsible for whatever is put into his body, but we have seen fighters in recent memory receive lesser suspensions due to a tainted supplement. Do you expect to see Jones sidelined for the full two years, or could he get off easy?


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Why won't it grow in the vegie patch like this?
Saturday, 29 September 2007
Self seeding lettuce?
I'm pretty sure this is some sort of lettuce that has appeared in my lawn!
Labels: Anecdotes, Vegetables
2 comments:
- Maggie said...
Fantastic! maybe you could plant them back in the vege garden. They remind me of Fern Ave where that lettuce grows around the paths, maybe it does not like much water.
Maybe you have lettuce fairies in the bottom of your garden!
- 7:04 am
- Kate said...
There are lettuce fairies here too - mostly in my sawdust paths. They can happily be transplanted .
- 8:20 am
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text: Employers have a great deal of control over when their employees may take annual leave – this is something that many employers are unaware of. The Working Time Regulations 1998 provide employees with a minimum annual leave entitlement to be taken in a leave year. The Regulations state that an employee may take holidays on days as he may choose, by giving a notice to his employee of the dates. However, the Regulations give employers control over how they may respond to that notice which can mean that employees cannot simply take holidays whenever they choose. An employer is entitled to refuse a request to take annual leave. The Regulations do not give examples of situations where a refusal will be justified and therefore the reason for the refusal can be wide and varied. Refusals should be made on fact, however, and should not be made on any other basis as this may carry opportunity for an employee to claim unfair treatment and may lead them lodging a grievance. It may be necessary to refuse leave where, for example, the workplace would be understaffed were the request to be permitted; or because the amount of leave requested is longer than the maximum amount of days permitted per request e.g. if staff are contractually restricted to taking a maximum 2 weeks at a time and the request is for 3 weeks. An employer who wants to refuse a request must give the required notice of the refusal. The refusal notice required is equal to the amount of days' leave requested. Therefore, if an employee has requested a week off, the employer must give a minimum week's notice in advance of the first day of the requested leave that the leave has been refused. An employer is also entitled to block out areas of the leave year when annual leave is not to be taken. This can either be set out at the beginning of a leave year or can be done by giving notice of at least double the amount of time to which the block relates. For example, if an employer wishes to block out a month during which no annual leave is to be taken, at least 2 months' notice must be given of this. Employers may also enforce annual leave on an employee, by again giving notice that is double to the amount of leave in question i.e. if an employer wishes to impose a week's leave, he must give at least 2 weeks' notice that leave must be taken for that week. Employers should retain some flexibility with holidays, particularly if extended leave or short notice leave is required for religious reasons. This can be a confusing issue that requires clarification, contact the Peninsula Advice Service on 0844 892 2772.


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For single youngsters or single adults, one of the happier words to hear is, it's a match. A huge number of people are searching for the match on the internet with the help of online dating apps. We are finding no difficulty or uneasiness in finding the true for us. If you are facing the same issue like either you are not finding love in real life or you are being continuously rejected or you are not finding a "perfect match" so, the online dating apps are the right way for you.
The online dating apps work on a basic fundamental I.e., transformation. First, you register yourself on the app and once you have the account, you will see a list of options to talk. You can choose any one option by looking at the profile.
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You can start talking to each other and then you can transform your online date into the real done by planning a special date in the real world. In this way, you can transform your online date into the real one. In simple words, dating apps are for the people who want to change their status from single go un-single.
The dating apps are not just like anything. It means that they do not show the options randomly. In fact, the apps offer the matches compatible with you. The dating apps match a fix by considering the profiles of both the accounts. The dating apps decide by considering the location, profession, interests, hobbies, life goals and several other factors. Some people or users complain of lower quantity. It means that, they get lesser number of profile options as compared to other users. Do you know why? Because, the dating apps are focused on offering the compatible and perfect match for you. The dating apps are not focused on providing the high quantity but their focus is to offer the best quality.
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The dating apps offer the matches for you by doing the proper filtration. The filters do the filtration on the basis of hobbies, height, location, age, family type, life interests and many other related things. If you want to know more, you can check alt com review for having a clear picture.


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S0224, Docetaxel in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Penile Cancer (TERMINATED)
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00058448
Recruitment Status : Terminated (Study terminated due to poor patient recruitment.)
First Posted : April 9, 2003
Last Update Posted : June 28, 2018
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RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy such as docetaxel use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.
PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of docetaxel in treating patients who have locally advanced or metastatic penile cancer.
|Condition or disease
|Penile Cancer
|Drug: docetaxel
|Phase 2
- Determine the confirmed complete and partial response rate in patients with locally advanced or metastatic epidermoid carcinoma of the penis treated with docetaxel.
- Determine the progression-free and overall survival of patients treated with this drug.
- Determine the qualitative and quantitative toxic effects of this drug in these patients.
OUTLINE: Patients receive docetaxel IV over 15-30 minutes on days 1, 8, and 15. Treatment repeats every 4 weeks for up to 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year and then every 6 months for 2 years.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 20-40 patients will be accrued for this study within 3-5.8 years.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|1 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Phase II Study Of Weekly Docetaxel In Patients With Advanced Epidermoid Carcinoma Of The Penis
|Study Start Date :
|October 2004
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|November 2005
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|November 2005
- Response rate as measured by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria every 8 weeks during treatment [ Time Frame: up to 24 weeks during treatment ]
- Safety as measured by Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTC) Version 3.0 every 4 weeks [ Time Frame: up to 24 weeks during treatment ]
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Histologically confirmed epidermoid carcinoma of the penis
- Distant metastases (M1) OR
- Pathologically confirmed regional nodal metastases (N1-3)
Measurable disease
- Soft tissue disease irradiated within the past 2 months is not considered measurable disease
- Not specified
Performance status
- Zubrod 0-2
Life expectancy
- Not specified
- White blood cell (WBC) count at least 3,000/mm^3
- Absolute granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm^3
- Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3
- Bilirubin no greater than upper limit of normal (ULN)
Aspartate aminotransferase (SGOT) no greater than 2.5 times ULN
- If SGOT is greater than ULN, alkaline phosphatase must be no greater than 2.5 times ULN
Alkaline phosphatase no greater than 4 times ULN
- If alkaline phosphatase is greater than ULN, SGOT must be no greater than 1.5 times ULN
- Not specified
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception
- No other malignancy within the past 5 years except adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer or stage I or II cancer currently in complete remission
- No grade 2 or greater peripheral neuropathy
- No hypersensitivity to drugs formulated with polysorbate 80 (e.g., recombinant interferon alfa-2a, multivitamin infusion, etoposide, infliximab, or NovoSeven factor)
Biologic therapy
- Not specified
- No prior chemotherapy for penile cancer
Endocrine therapy
- Not specified
- See Disease Characteristics
- At least 28 days since prior radiotherapy and recovered
- Not specified
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00058448
|Study Chair:
|Tomasz M. Beer, MD
|OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
|Study Chair:
|Roland T. Skeel, MD
|Medical University of Ohio Cancer Center
|Responsible Party:
|Southwest Oncology Group
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
S0224 ( Other Identifier: SWOG )
U10CA032102 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|First Posted:
|April 9, 2003 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|June 28, 2018
|Last Verified:
|April 2013
stage II penile cancer
stage III penile cancer
stage IV penile cancer
Penile Neoplasms
Genital Neoplasms, Male
Urogenital Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Genital Diseases, Male
Penile Diseases
Antineoplastic Agents
Tubulin Modulators
Antimitotic Agents
Mitosis Modulators
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Enriching lives with experiences from across the globe.
Tablez, an organised retail arm of the $7.4 billion LuLu Group International, has diverse interests in fashion, lifestyle, speciality retail, and food & beverages in the GCC and the Indian subcontinent. Riding the wave of expansion in both these geographies and elsewhere, Tablez is making significant investments across several key verticals.
Be a leading global retail company — powered by joy, trust, learning, innovation, and human centricity — delivering authentic and rewarding personal experiences to our consumers on an everyday basis.
Deliver an outstanding consumer experience that meets and exceeds expectations.
Establish the commitment to focus on making a difference, in everything we do.
Explore new market opportunities and augment the value of all initiatives.
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Drive transformation and fulfillment in the workplace to influence consumers.
Inculcate diversity in relationships with consumers, employees, and associates.
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Whether it's home grown concepts such as Bloomsbury's & Peppermill or franchise concepts like Famous Dave's, Cold Stone Creamery & Galito's, our dedication to provide a customer's palate with an innovative and enchanting experience grows stronger each day.explore more
Speciality Retail
The foray into speciality retail powered by world-class toy brands like Toys"R"Us, Babies "R"Us and Build a Bear, multi-sport retail brands like Go Sport, toddler/kid apparel brands like Oshkosh B'gosh, and sports shoe fashion brand Courir puts us at the center of an extraordinary consumer experience.explore more
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Partnering with global high-street fashion brands like Desigual and Springfield, intimate wear brand Women'secret, and fast-fashion leisure lifestyle brand YOYOSO enables us to extend a high-quality value offering to the new generation in search of original and innovative experiences.explore more


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Check out the preview for the 2nd Episode of 'Jessica and Krystal'
I won't be surprised if many of you are now excited for Tuesdays!
That's because that's the airing day for OnStyle's 'Jessica and Krystal'. What can we expect for their episode this week? Check out their fun teaser clip below where you can also see SNSD's Tiffany and Hyoyeon~


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Feeding your Dog a balanced diet just became that much easier!
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Falsification/Fabrication on Campus
Rumors and gossip will be the standard wherever large groups of people congregate. A college setting, with many diverse people from all age groups and backgrounds, is no different. Sometimes an individual will purposely report false information in order to get another student in trouble. The accused student will suddenly be facing disciplinary charges for the school administration, and possibly criminal charges from local authorities. This purposeful intent to mislead others is where falsifying or fabricating information differs from everyday gossip. Another student is typically undermined and they can have their life goals compromised even though they did not do anything.
Some of the common situations that involve falsification or fabrication on a college campus are:
- Reporting False Events
Sometimes a student may knowingly report events or details that did not happen, but sometimes the mistake is unintentional. The student may be basing their report on unverified information. Either way, the college will take swift action.
- Misleading Words
Students can sometimes state something in a way that can be misconstrued by others or authorities. It may not be intentional, but if the school administration believe that the statement was purposely made to be misleading, they will take action against the student.
- Protection of Friends
Friends and social structures can have an immense influence on a student's life. If they see that either one faces disciplinary action, they may resort to speaking false information in order to protect them. Though the intent is not malicious, the consequences of speaking falsehoods can cause everyone that is connected to it to suffer harsher penalties.
How Can Falsification or Fabrication Affect Me on Campus?
A college can impose strong consequences against any student that they believe has made false statements. An innocent student who believes they are protecting a friend can be wrapped up in the school's disciplinary process, and depending on the severity of the claim or investigation that it hindered, they can be suspended or even expelled. Hindering the investigation of local authorities will cause even more severe consequences since the student will then face criminal charges. Schools and local authorities will work together to build evidence against the accused student.
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Contact Manchester & Associates today for help if you have been accused of falsifying or fabricating statements. Though this offense is often rooted in good intentions or the perceived protection of others, it is against the college's code of conduct and state law. The consequences can be severe depending on how much an investigation was hindered. Fighting a case on two fronts can be overwhelming and exhausting for a student to do alone. An attorney can help a student through both of these processes.


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The consumer group HomeOnwers' Alliance says buyers of new build homes should be able to retain 2.5 per cent of the sale price for six months to ensure the build quality if appropriate and any snagging difficulties are resolved.
The HOA has made the recommendation as part of a call for the property industry to give buyers greater peace of mind when buying a new built home.
The HOA is also helping buyers by partnering with King's College London to publish the first consumer rights guide for new home buyers.
The alliance says that according to the Home Builders Federation, 49 out of 50 new home buyers now report defects to their builder, with one in four reporting more than 16 problems.
Separate research by the HOA itself claims that the bad reputation of poor quality of new homes is now one of the main reasons why twice as many buyers prefer old homes to new ones.
In addition to the retention of 2.5 per cent of the agreed price, the alliance wants buyers to have the right to inspect a newly built home before moving in, without prejudice.
It claims that some builders selling properties off plan refuse to let buyers see the property after it is completed but before buying it.
The HOA is calling for a range of other reforms for new build, such as standard contracts and an ombudsman service.


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Homeland Security Precrime Division to Read Your Mind
The Department of Homeland Security is developing a new program called "MALINTENT" which would read your mind to see if you might have terrorist tendencies.
This is eerily similar to the "Pre-crime" division in Philip K. Dick's "Minority Report" and the Tom Cruise movie based on it. Are we going to start being arrested because we might commit a crime? When are you going to stand up for your rights? When are you going to wake up?
~ by skepsis on September 24, 2008.
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Movavi is a video editing software that is perfect for beginners and can help you to make a cartoon with very simple instructions. This software uses very simple techniques ranging from simple stop motion techniques to adding photos, media, soundtrack, files and can help you to save your cartoon for you to upload and voila, this software can help you to Watch Funny video you have created yourself!
This is a free software that runs easily on almost all platforms. This software can help to create your own logos and artwork from the very beginning and can also help you to draw the cartoons for the animation. This software can convert images in bitmap format into vector images and is very similar to adobe illustrator and can also help to design different websites.
Artoonix is one of those softwares that just needs nothing but your imagination. Having a creative mind is the key to create cartoon animation on this website which can help you to create cartoon characters as well as add any sound effect that you want to with the multi-task sound editor feature.
This is one of the programs that was produced by the MIT and is one of the best for creating some basic and simplistic cartoons. This is open source software, which basically means that it can be used by any person on any platform whatsoever. This software can also help you to add some animations and add triggers and sprites. This is a free software and can also help you to make games and videos can be shared with other Scratch users and help you and your friends to watch funny videos.
Web Cartoon Maker
This is one of the best cartoon animation software and can be used by people who love animating and can allow you to create your own characters and can design elements like its hairstyles, dress, the face and also the entire body of your character. This is free to use and can also be accessorized as per your wish.
This is one of the easiest websites that you can use. This software can help you to upload hand drawn photos on the website and create cartoons out of them by adding effects from a huge gallery. What you are sure to love about this software is that it is actually quite simple to use, since it literally is clicking on an effect and it will be applied to your design.
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Rock N Roll Smorgasbord
Presented by John Robb, Lord Pig and The King
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Presented by John Robb, Lord Pig and The King
Tagged as: Rock 'n' Roll
Rock & Roll Smorgasbord features a wide variety of music focusing on new and unsigned talent mixed in with well-known artists.
The boys are proud of the fact that in this digital day and age every program they present is 75% vinyl, one of the very few radio shows left that still spin records. There are lots of regular segments during the programme including digging out an old 78rpm record, just to take you right back in time. John has been hosting the show for over 23 years, Lord Pig has co hosted with John for over 10 years and The King has been with John and Lord Pig for over 5 years.
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Lovell Corners (GNIS FID: 613375) is a populated place located within the City of Weymouth Town, a minor civil division (MCD) of Norfolk County.
The elevation of Lovell Corners is 85 feet. Lovell Corners appears on the Weymouth U.S. Geological Survey Map. Norfolk County is in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours).
Norfolk County: Subdivisions (MCDs) | Cities & Towns | ZIP Codes | Features (airports, churches, hospitals, etc.)
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| Weymouth Town city, MA (1.4 miles NW)
Southfield CDP, MA (3.4 miles S)
Hingham, MA (3.6 miles NNE)
Braintree Town city, MA (3.9 miles W)
Holbrook, MA (5.1 miles SW)
| Quincy, MA (5.5 miles NW)
Randolph, MA (6.3 miles WSW)
Abington, MA (6.4 miles S)
North Scituate, MA (7.4 miles ENE)
Hull, MA (7.4 miles N)
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Tuttleville, MA (1.4 miles NE)
Finnville, MA (1.4 miles E)
South Weymouth, MA (1.9 miles SW)
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Weymouth Heights, MA (2.4 miles NNW)
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text: Who would have thought that here in well organised Switzerland such a thing could happen. There is an overpass road bridge that doesn't go anywhere. The planners hadn't realized that it would conflict with a rail track. So they spent all this money and when the last part was put in place it must have been one of those 'Doh' moments. It is a bit like life really, sometimes we have an idea to do something, invest a lot of time, energy and maybe money into something only to find we come up against an insurmountable object. And like this bridge, we look back at the the relics of all our hard work as they remain as a permanent reminder of what a monumental cock-up we made.


text: Today the Culinary Arts and Foods Students took an interesting field trip to the Jiffy plant in Chelsea, Michigan. They received free mixes, a tour of the plant, and a visit from the owner. Students learned how a major food business works and saw the pride that people have in their product.


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Chapter 16 of the text, Introduction to Teaching, discusses how to succeed in a teacher education program and how to continue to improve one's teaching once someone begins teaching. Submit a 600-word journal entry (not including a title page or reference page) that describes your own professional development. To check and improve your college level writing please use the Ashford Writing Center resources at:
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With Child Development as my area of specialization, coming up with strategic ways of becoming successful in the field is necessary. Currently, the world is facing major social as well as economic problems such as teenage pregnancy, crime, high school dropout rates, obesity, and many other health conditions. It is not a surprise that most of the causes of these problems can being faced by our children and youth can be traced back to low levels of childhood development skill and ability in the society. In coming up with strategic ways of delivering state-of-the-art childhood development teachings and services, there are various tools that I intend to be using. An example is in promoting and gauging cognitive ability through IQ and achievement testing. Ensuring to not leave any child behind in the development process is a chief strategy that I intend to utilize. Promotion of cognitive abilities in children greatly contributes to their positive performance in society and also helps in determining scores on the tests used in monitoring their cognitive achievement.


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The successful bank of the future will have fewer branches but better branding, with technological advancements getting priority over the traditional neighborhood touch, according to an analysis that sees an industry "inflection point" at hand.
Bank branches have been in a modest decline over the past several years, but an acceleration in the trend is one of the major changes that many experts see occurring in the future.
Amid shifting customer needs and demands to find new ways to make money as regulatory pressures increase, banks are adjusting their models toward improving the mobile experience and continuing customer service with less of a physical footprint.
Of the 12 largest banks in terms of branches, only two—Wells Fargo and U.S. Bancorp—are increasing branches. Expect the trend to continue, according to financial services firm Keefe, Bruyette & Woods.
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"We believe that reducing the number of branches and reinvesting some of that savings in brand enhancement will be the winning retail bank strategy of the next 10 years," KBW analysts said in a report for clients.
Commercial bank branches edged lower in 2014 to 82,613 from 82,860 a year earlier, according to FDIC data. The number peaked at 83,663 in 2013.


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For the past few weeks my life has been nothing but anxiety, packing tape and exhaustion. Now that we've officially started the epic journey of relocating our family (and cat) from Indiana to Boston, I've spent every second I am not working or attending to the task of keeping my offspring alive, packing or painting or pitching or bitching and often it's all of the above simultaneously. It sucks. Moving sucks. Selling a house sucks. Buying a house sucks. It all just sucks. What sucks more is that by no choice of their own, this has become my kids' life too.
"Mom, where is my Eagles jersey?"
Sorry buddy, I packed it.
"Mom, where is my blue Nerf gun?"
Sorry buddy, I packed it.
"Hey Mom, I can only find one pair of underwear."
Oops, perhaps I packed too much.
Due to our familial crap show of late, I owed my dudes a little fun while Baba was out in Boston house hunting. When my dear friend (who I'm about to abandon amid the Hoosiers) suggested we take our male-spawns to Vikingfest, how could I say no?
Full disclosure, I don't know a lot about vikings. I know they're scruffy and untamed. (Much like my children.) I know they are surly and hostile. (Again, much like my children.) I know they are all named Thor and usually wear horns on their heads and pigtails. I know they ride boats and like to carve broads with big hooters on the fronts of said boats and I know that their female counterparts wear metal bras. (I learned that from Elmer Fudd so it's legit.) But the ad for Vikingfest promised ax throwing, jousting and traditional food and unless it's a cannibal convention, I'm always in with the phrase "traditional food." We were in.
After driving past the venue twice, we finally arrived to a giant field with a huge fire burning in the center which I hoped was for viking burials or at least a good virgin sacrifice. (Spoiler alert, we caught neither but we were there during daylight hours so I hold out hope.) Aside from the fire, the entrance was a bit underwhelming but we were all game for an adventure so we pressed on with hopeful souls.
As we made our way to the "Wolf Petting" (Spoiler alert – it might have been a husky.) we met our first vikings. She wore a metal bra (See, Elmer Fudd IS historically accurate.) and was wrapped in a skimpy but seemingly vikingesque ensemble. Her male counterpart wore horns on his head and was dripping in faux furs. That couple was all I needed and I was 100% in on the adventure. If grown-ass adults are willing to don full costumes on a chilly Sunday morning and commit to this adventure I was down enough to pretend that a husky was a wolf too.
We soon learned that first couple were just an introduction. Down a winding path through the woods, we found a viking village fully stocked with grown-ass adult cosplayers who were so into their roles, they refused to admit their real names were not Asgaut and Esbjorn. I get it. It's hard to be a pillaging bad-ass named Larry. But that was real commitment.
These modern-day vikings committed to their roles so hard that most had even camped there over the weekend under nothing more than traditional lean tos. I respect commitment but it was 30 degrees that night and there was was a Holiday Inn just down the road – vikings are not a sensible people.
During the hands-on-fashion segment of the experience, one could slip on a nice chainmail top and a festive steele helmut while accessorizing with a throwing axe. Fearing the enticing combination of chainmail and cleavage, I determined my rocking such an ensemble might be too much for the nerd population so I left the fashion segment to Number 1 Son. As a viking supposedly named Asguat but likely named Steve, slipped the chainmail over my son, I waited for his Turkish conqueror genetics to take over. I expected him to embrace his proven link to Genghis Khan. (Fo reals – I heard it on NPR, 98% of all males of Turkish and Arab descent share DNA with Genghis Khan which so explains Nugget.) I hoped for a battle roar and an arm raised in victory. Instead I got, "Ow. Mom, this is heavy. I don't want to wear it." So much for genetics.
Overall I'm pretty nerdy by nature. I've got a solid knowledge of all things Star Wars and if an episode of classic Star Trek is on, I'm there. Oh, and don't expect to see me do anything but bask in the glory of the Christmas Doctor Who marathon. My nerd hand is definitely strong, but I've never cosplayed. I mean not since I rocked my Wonder Woman Underooos back in '82. I was a professional costume designer for years back in Philly but it never once crossed my mind to get into this whole world of make believe. However, I'm ridiculously fascinated by the concept of cosplay. What makes these people go all in and what keeps me from joining in the nerddom?
The more weekend warriors we encountered, the more my fascinated grew. Walking around in pelts and a metal bra all day before bedding down on some pine needles and wolf-hides for the night in the middle of suburbia doesn't call to me. At all. But these people were game-on all weekend long and that's when I got it.
Vikingfest, just like all the other events that draw cosplayers like moths to flames, are escapes. That chubby dude in the fur tunic sucking on the giant turkey leg is likely an I.T. guy. The only war he wages all week is against people using PASSWORD as their company password. But for one weekend in some unnamed park in the middle of nowhere, he can pretend to be a total badass named Tahvo. Let's let him have that with respect because tomorrow Tahvo will be the guy saving those files you thought you'd saved while staring over his glasses and scoffing at your stupidity.
If anybody could use an escape from reality right now it's a full-time working mom at the end of the school year, selling her house while simultaneously buying another 1000 miles away, packing up an entire family (and cat) to move across the country the day school ends. So pass me a metal bra and pour me a drink Tahvo, Brunhilda might be joining you soon!


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HERstory Festival: Soul Line Dance Demo Explosion | SF
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Western Addition Branch Library | 1550 Scott Street, San Francisco, CA
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SF's HERstory Festival: 100+ Events
In March 2019, the San Francisco Public Library presents HERstory, a month-long celebration of Women's History Month, honoring and acknowledging the contributions of women and the unique experience of being female today with a diverse array of lectures, films, performances and programs for all ages at every library location.
HERstory 2019 / Women's History Month Festival
March 1-31, 2019
San Francisco Public Library – All branches
FREE – All programs and exhibits are free and open to the public
HERstory Program Guide (PDF) | See full list of 100+ events
Sunday, March 31, 2019
SF's HERstory Festival: 100+ Events
Patricia Lowe-Copeland, aka Chocolate Platinum, is an award-winning, ICLDI (International Consortium for Line Dancer Instructors) 2nd Level Certified Line Dance Instructor, Choreographer, and performer. Patricia believes that her classes provide an opportunity for community members to get together and dance for health and wellness, and have fun at the same time.
Bringing a passion and energy to her classes, she believes in empowering people of all ages to have fun dancing while at the same time staying active and getting in shape. Patricia will demonstrate her original soul line dancing choreography, followed by an opportunity for the audience to join in on the fun.
Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.
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Cost: FREE
Categories: *Top Pick*, Dance, Fairs & Festivals, International Women's Day, Kids & Families, Lectures & Workshops, San Francisco, Sports & Wellness


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Lamentations and a Hymn
The Lord has been speaking the word "hope" over me in regards to my upcoming trip to India. I believe that He wants to send hope with me there to the little girls, and build my own hope. So in preparation, I've been doing some studying on hope in the Word. I ended up in a very interesting place in the Bible – a place you wouldn't expect to find hope. Lamentations. But this is what I read in Lamentations 3:
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What's the best way to develop for a Web gone wild? That's easy. Simply scrap the rules you've relied on all these years and embrace uncertainty as a core tenet of design. In this practical book, veteran developer Rob Larsen outlines the principles out what he calls The Uncertain Web, and shows you techniques necessary to successfully make the transition.
By combining web standards, progressive enhancement, an iterative approach to design and development, and a desire to question the status quo, your team can create sites and applications that will perform well in a wide range of present and future devices. This guide points the way.


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My grandmother-in-law pays a lady to finish her quilt for her. She's earned it — she's been sewing and crafting forever, and there's a point where, hey, I did the quilt top, the rest is really monkey work and why should I be bothered when I can help support the local economy and get on to the next creative project?
She's also done so many amazing projects in her time that she is lightyears away from feeling that she has to prove her abilities.
But for me, I still feel like I have to do the whole thing myself, from picking out the pattern to presenting the final product. I've only done about 7 quilts (one of them was a baby quilt that I hand sewed completely, having no machine at the time) so I still want to prove to myself that I can do it all.
I was going to try machine quilting this one (which I've only ever done once before) but then I realized I was supposed to buy a special foot, and I was supposed to roll it and reroll it and all kinds of craziness so that it would work out okay.
So far I've already ripped out an entire row because it was too bunchy.
But sitting there with needle and thread, taking tiny steps along an immense path toward the destination, there is something awesome about it. Every show I watch or music I listen to or conversation I have somehow gets stitched into the blanket, and my life becomes part of the life of the recipient.
One of these days it will be done, the weight of three (four?) years of working on the project will be lifted off my shoulders, and I can start something new.


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Game two of Saturday's doubleheader featured a premiere pitching matchup between Cortland's Alex Weingarten and Oswego's Tim Cronin. Cronin came into the contest with a 1.99 ERA while holding opposing batters to just a .235 average which has earned him a 7-0 record this season so far. Weingarten has been equally impressive, posting a 2.34 ERA in 42.1 innings while holding the opposition to a .232 batting average.
Matthew Personius tripled in the bottom of the second to drive in Marcos Perivolaris who reached base on an error by Oswego second basemen Kyle Simmons. Nate Budge drove in Personius with a ground ball to second on the next play and reached safely due to another error by Simmons.
In the top of the third with 2 outs, Alex Weingarten threw a pitch to 3B Eric Hamilton and immediately doubled over in pain. After a brief meeting on the mound between Coach Brown and his infield, Brown pulled Weingarten and Mike Harrington came in to pitch.
"He felt a tug in his oblique, we'll re-evaluate tomorrow," said Coach Brown.
SS Paul Dondero led off the bottom of the third with a single up the middle. Justin Teague followed him with another single, pushing Dondero to third base. After a strikeout by catcher Jack Massa, Patrick Schetter grounded into a fielders choice but the throw was bobbled at second by Simmons. Dondero scored on the play making it 3-0 in Cortland's favor.
Oswego put two runs on the scoreboard in the top of the sixth. The first one came off an Eli Holton ground out to Dondero which scored John Barnes, who reached on an error. Joe Brown then made a pitching change, bringing in lefty Andrew Barnes to face the left handed part of the Oswego lineup. Barnes gave up one hit which scored Mike Dellicarri, bringing the score to 3-2.
Billy Goncalves came in for Cortland in the top of the seventh only to throw 6 pitches, all of them balls and one of them a wild pitch. With Oswego threatening to tie the game with a runner in scoring position, Coach Brown pulled Goncalves quickly and put in Payten Boice to close out the game.
Zach Whelan pushed a SAC bunt to the third base side, moving the runner to third for Oswego. SS Robert Donnelly blooped a single into left field to tie the game 3-3.
With runners now at first and third, Cortland was in trouble. Boice walked John Barnes with a wild pitch that allowed Donnelly to score. Mike Dellicarri flew out to right field driving in another run to make it 5-3 Oswego.
Cortland went down quietly in their final opportunities to put runs on the board and lost 5-3, thanks to a Cronin complete game. Cronin did not let up an earned run and earned his 8th win of the year. "Outstanding," said Oswego's head coach. "He didn't get a lot of help (defensively) and he hung in there. That's what he's done all year for us."
Oswego head coach Scott Landers, a former player of Cortland head coach Joe Brown in the 90's, was feeling good after sweeping a doubleheader versus his alma mater.
"Everyone feels good," said Landers. "Since I've been here they've been the best team, not only in the northeast and our conference, but nationally. To come here and win two in one day, it's a great feeling."
Coach Joe Brown was visibly upset with his team's performance Saturday.
"We've seen better. We made 7 errors today. There were two times where they scored runs in the first game where we would've had two outs and no one on, and we extended the inning with errors. Quite frankly it's an embarrassment to the program. I told them I'm going home and sending an email to 850 alumni I'm going to apologize because Cortland shouldn't play like that."
Brown holds his team to a high standard, and that's what many admire in him.
"I want to see us compete (tomorrow). We need quality at-bats. We've barely got by the past six games with Plattsburgh and New Paltz. This has been coming. I've told these guys our record has overshadowed our weaknesses, and that's why we're supposed to have three or four good days of practice to show and improve those areas so that when you get games like this, you don't make those mistakes."
Let's see if Coach Brown and his team can improve upon their weaknesses and turn things around before playoff time.


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Department of Philosophy
Pierre Carvalho
11th March 2019
The department of Philosophy conducted a movie based activity to explore hidden ideas in popular movies. For this particular activity, we selected the 2009 movie 'Avatar' as a subject of discussion. We explored the ideas of consciousness and mind-body problems, as well as, the idea of Nature and climate change that is implicit in the movie.
A pair T test was conducted before and after the activity to measure the impact on the students. This was done using the deviation in opinion before and after the activity.


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President Files Response to Mutasa, Mliswa
President Mugabe acted within the law when he fixed dates for by-elections in Headlands and Hurungwe West pursuant to a notice of vacancies that had arisen in the two constituencies. The Head of State and Government was responding to a constitutional challenge by former Zanu-PF MP for Headlands Mr Didymus Mutasa and former Hurungwe West legislator Mr Temba Mliswa, who are challenging their expulsion from Parliament.
Mutasa and Mliswa also want by-elections in the two constituencies set aside until the finalisation of their case.
They were expelled from Parliament after Zanu-PF aised the House of Assembly Speaker Cde Jacob Mudenda that they were no longer members of the party.
After receiving notices from Parliament of vacancies in Headlands and Hurungwe West, President Mugabe proclaimed June 10 as the date for by-elections in the two constituencies.
Nominations for by-elections for the two constituencies are slated for April 8 at Mutare and Chinhoyi magistrates' courts respectively.
Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who was authorised by President Mugabe to respond to the duo's constitutional challenge, filed his response at the Constitutional Court yesterday.
He argued that the relief sought by Mutasa and Mliswa had been overtaken by events since President Mugabe had acted in terms of the Constitution and published a proclamation calling for the election in the vacant constituencies.
". . . the second respondent (President Mugabe) has discharged his obligation in terms of the Constitution, other constitutional procedures and eventualities now flow from that action which the second respondent himself has no control over nor, with all due respect, does this court," said VP Mnangagwa.
He argued that the dispute, according to the duo's papers, revolved around the manner in which the declaration of vacancy arose in Parliament.
"The second respondent in his capacity as the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe has no role to play in the events leading up to the expulsion of the applicants (Mutasa and Mliswa) from Parliament, nor the declaration of the expulsion itself," he said.
VP Mnangagwa further argued that the involvement of President Mugabe in the matter ended with calling for an election upon aice of a vacancy by the Speaker of the House of Assembly in terms of the Constitution and the Electoral Act.
"As far as the legal role the President played . . . his was clearly lawful in terms of the applicable law," he said.
The Vice President also argued that Mutasa and Mliswa's expulsion was a consequence of the Speaker's action in terms of Section 129(1) (k) of the Constitution.
"Having carried out his functions, the Speaker duly notified the second respondent," said VP Mnangagwa. "This factual and legal position is very difficult to challenge."
He said since it was clear that the President acted according to the law in fixing the dates for by-elections, the application by Mutasa and Mliswa should be dismissed.
"The application is totally without merit and should be dismissed with costs. The applicants had clear recourse to other remedies which they chose to ignore."
Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku ruled on Monday that the constitutional challenge by Mutasa and Mliswa was urgent and would be heard by a full Constitutional Court bench on 1 April.
Source : The Herald


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Migrating from previous Android Mobile Agent versions
This is documentation about migration to the legacy version 7.x. For instruction on migration to the most recent version see Migrate to Dynatrace Android Gradle plugin version 8.x.
Version 8.x is only supported with AppMon 2018 October!
Changes introduced with AppMon 2018 October
The migration steps for AppMon 2018 October are based on an AppMon 2018 April setup.
The support of the JSNativeBridge interface is discontinued. Instead use the JavaScript Agent to instrument hybrid apps. With this change the new
minSdkVersion for hybrid apps is 15 again.
Manual instrumentation
- The support for Apache HttpClient in the Android Agent library is discontinued, as Android no longer officially supports it since Android 6. You can still monitor web requests made with this library by using the generic web request monitoring method calls.
- Support for
endVisit()calls inside a user action is discontinued, as it caused correlation issues. Instead, simply call
endVisit()outside of any user action.
- The
setMonitorCookie(String)call is removed and replaced with the more generic
setBeaconHeaders(Map<String, String>)call.
- The old startup method calls are removed and replaced with the more generic method call
startup(Context, Configuration).
- Standalone web requests are no longer wrapped inside of actions, because standalone web requests are supported since the AppMon 2018 April release. All properties, that are related to web request wrapping, are no longer available:
- Because of security concerns the loading of BKS files was removed (
DTXBKSPasswordproperties). The KeyStore file must be loaded manually and set via the
Dynatrace Gradle plugin
Update the Gradle plugin configuration to fetch an AppMon 2018 October Mobile Agent (use
classpath 'com.dynatrace.tools:android:7.2.+')
Changes introduced with AppMon 2018 April
The migration steps for AppMon 2018 April are based on an AppMon 2017 May setup.
- Android (native): New minSdkVersion is 15
- Android (hybrid): New minSdkVersion is 17
Deprecated Methods/Constants/Properties
- Methods
Dynatrace.startup(Context, String, String, boolean, KeyStore)
Dynatrace.startup(Context, String, String, boolean, KeyStore, KeyManager[])
- All status code values
- ...
- Auto-instrumentor properties
Manual instrumentation
- The agent library was converted to an AAR library (
Dynatrace.aar). It automatically adds the mandatory permissions and protects the library from obfuscation and optimizations.
- New startup API:
Dynatrace.startup(Context, Configuration)
- Customize agent communication with the
Dynatrace.setBeaconHeaders(Map<String, String>)and
ConfigurationBuilder.withCommunicationProblemListener(CommunicationProblemListener)methods. This feature can be used to place custom headers (f.e. the
Authorizationheader) on the http requests of the agent.
- Hybrid monitoring is disabled by default to improve performace for native apps. Activated hybrid monitoring with the class
- New web request timing API for 3rd-party http frameworks:
WebRequestTiming.stopWebRequestTiming(String, int, String)and
WebRequestTiming.stopWebRequestTiming(URL, int, String)
- The
DTXInstrumentWebRequestActionWrappingproperty is disabled by default. If you use the AppMon 2018 April Mobile Agent with an older AppMon server, you should enable it, because the older AppMon servers can't process standalone web request events.
- Hybrid monitoring is disabled by default to improve performance for native apps. Activate hybrid monitoring with the
- The
DTXAllowFileCookiesproperty was removed (is now part of property
- The
DTXForceJSBridgeproperty was removed (it is not needed anymore).
- Disable auto-start injection with the
Dynatrace Gradle plugin
Update the Gradle plugin configuration to fetch an AppMon 2018 April Mobile Agent (use
classpath 'com.dynatrace.tools:android:7.1.+')
JavaScript Bridge
The JavaScript Bridge is now deprecated. The interface will still remain in the Mobile Agent (so it will not break your code), but will be removed with upcoming versions. This means if you want to manually instrument JavaScript code, you have to insert the JavaScript Agent and use its interface to create manual actions. The Cordova plugin is already including the definitions for the JavaScript Agent. The deprecation of the JavaScript Bridge was introduced because of the WKWebView in iOS, as it runs async. Therefore the communication from JavaScript to Native is not suitable anymore.
Changes introduced with AppMon 2017 May
The migration steps for AppMon 2017 May are based on a 6.5 setup.
Manual instrumentation
- The
com.dynatrace.android.ext.jarlibrary has been removed. You must do your own lifecycle instrumentation for activity classes that are not part of the Android SDK. See Lifecycle instrumentation for more information.
- The
DTXApplicationIDproperty is mandatory. The auto-instrumentor does not use the application name as fallback. However, you can still use your application name as application ID value, if it is unique for your environment.
- The auto-instrumentor uses the APK Signature Scheme v2 with a debug certificate to sign your instrumented APK file
- The auto-instrumentor contains a new preparation step for multi-dex applications. See multi-dex applications for more information.
- The auto-instrumentor can monitor
OkHttp 3web requests and
OkHttp 3-based frameworks like
- The Android auto-instrumentation wizard in the AppMon Client has been removed. You shouldn't use the wizard from a 6.5 AppMon client to instrument an application with an AppMon 2017 May mobile agent. This use case is not supported.
Dynatrace Gradle plugin
Update the Gradle plugin configuration to fetch an AppMon 2017 May Mobile Agent (use
classpath 'com.dynatrace.tools:android:7.0.+')
Changes introduced with AppMon 6.5
The migration steps for AppMon 6.5 are based on an AppMon 6.3 setup.
Replace DynatraceUEM.jar with Dynatrace.jar
- Add the
Dynatrace.jarfile to your
/libsfolder where the
DynatraceUEM.jarfile currently resides.
- Update any classpath references from
- Remove the old
DynatraceUEM.jarfile from your project.
- Update any reference of
Replace com.dynatrace.android.ext.jar if needed
- Replace the old the
com.dynatrace.android.ext.jarfile in the
/libsfolder with the new one.
- Sherlock Activity classes are no longer supported.
Search and replace
- Change status code return value prefix of manual instrumentation methods from
- Update
- Update any reference of
- Update any reference of
- Update any reference of
- Update any reference of
Other changes
- The
APK-Instr.propertiesfile now only uses
DTX_keys. Migrate the settings from your previous
- Contact support for the
DTX_replacement if you use undocumented keys.
- Update your ProGuard settings.
- If you need additional logging, output see advanced settings on how to enable in AppMon 6.5.
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In previous posts, I spent a lot of time talking about the difficulties and limitations of making an aircraft that
I have previously looked at how past human endeavour has inspired and shaped the design principles at Passerine Aircraft. In
In my last post I mentioned that there have been several attempts at making functional vertical take-off and landing (VTOL)
In this blog post, I am going to look at some basic aircraft design principles and how they have shaped
The sale of commercial drones is expected to be a $12 billion industry by 2021, so what are all these
In the previous blog, I said Passerine aircraft is developing a new type of drone, but what does that mean?
In recent years drones have become commonplace, normally in the form of multi-rotors. These small flying machines are fantastic due


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< The experience was the opposite of what this picture symbolises!
As a more or less new employee here at STAGIS, I had a brand new experience personally and professionally the other day at work. I had a coaching-session with Mr. Nikolaj Stagis as part of a normal staff development interview. The session was build up in a way that maked me evaluate and think about my new life as a STAGIS-employee but at the same time, my new (practical) life in the business of communications. I study PR at Roskilde University beside this student job.
It was a transcendent experience because suddenly I noticed myself telling my boss about things which I would never had imagined. The purpose of the whole thing was to get me to reflect upon my role in the STAGIS company together with my private life. Summing up, the real experience was that I, as a result of this coaching, could talk myself to the answers of my questions emerging from my new role in the "real" life of communications.
The experience has later made me reflect on the effect this coaching had on me. Now I feel myself more confident in the new role having shared my emotions and experiences with my boss. At the same time, my general idea of how internal atmosphere on a workplace can be and evolve to and what boundaries there is between the work staff is in my mind more flexible now.
In the work STAGIS do where authenticity is the basis in the approach to the clients, I can easily draw a parallel to this experience. To work together efficiently and with a nice and relaxed karma, I find it the most important to stay authentic with one another. Don't you?
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The southern U.S. state of Arkansas is bordered by the mighty Mississippi River and is a favorite holiday destination for outdoor enthusiasts who come to take advantage of the numerous parks and wilderness areas. The diverse terrain includes beautiful rivers, hot springs, mountains, and caves, crisscrossed by numerous hiking and biking trails. For art, musical events and museums, visit Little Rock, Fayetteville, Hot Springs and Eureka Springs. Here are the best places to visit in Arkansas.
1. Hot Springs
2. Little Rock
3. Bentonville
4. Conway
5. Fort Smith
6.Mountain Home
8.Arkansas tourist attractions: Buffalo National River
9.Places to Visit in Arkansas: Lake Ouachita State Park
10.Petit Jean State Park
11.Arkansas points of interest: Beaver Lake
12.Arkansas tourist attractions: Grand Promenade
13.Places to Visit in Arkansas: Big Dam Bridge
14.Hot Springs Mountain Trail
15.Ozark Folk Center State Park
16.Arkansas points of interest: Christ of the Ozarks
17.Mount Magazine State Park
18.Riverfront Park, Little Rock
19.Lake Catherine State Park
20.Places to Visit in Arkansas: Mammoth Spring State Park
21.Hawk's Bill Crag Trail (aka Whitaker Point Trail)
22.Places to Visit in Arkansas: Pinnacle Mountain State Park
23.Blanchard Springs Caverns
24.Hemmed-in Hollow Falls
25.Magnolia Falls
25 Best Places to Visit in Arkansas
- Hot Springs, Photo: Hot Springs
- Little Rock, Photo: Courtesy of Katherine - Fotolia.com
- Bentonville, Photo: Bentonville
- Conway, Photo: Courtesy of poutnik - Fotolia.com
- Fort Smith, Photo: Fort Smith
- Mountain Home, Photo: Mountain Home
- Hope, Photo: Hope
- Arkansas tourist attractions: Buffalo National River, Photo: Courtesy of benjaminjk - Fotolia.com
- Places to Visit in Arkansas: Lake Ouachita State Park, Photo: Courtesy of Carmen - Fotolia.com
- Petit Jean State Park, Photo: Courtesy of kanonsky - Fotolia.com
- Arkansas points of interest: Beaver Lake, Photo: Courtesy of Wirepec - Fotolia.com
- Arkansas tourist attractions: Grand Promenade, Photo: NPS Photo
- Places to Visit in Arkansas: Big Dam Bridge, Photo: Big Dam Bridge
- Hot Springs Mountain Trail, Photo: NPS Photo
- Ozark Folk Center State Park, Photo: Ozark Folk Center State Park
- Arkansas points of interest: Christ of the Ozarks, Photo: Courtesy of michael langley - Fotolia.com
- Mount Magazine State Park, Photo: Courtesy of Zack Frank - Fotolia.com
- Riverfront Park, Little Rock, Photo: Riverfront Park, Little Rock
- Lake Catherine State Park, Photo: Lake Catherine State Park
- Places to Visit in Arkansas: Mammoth Spring State Park, Photo: Courtesy of Pakhnyushchyy - Fotolia.com
- Hawk's Bill Crag Trail (aka Whitaker Point Trail), Photo: Courtesy of khlongwangchao - Fotolia.com
- Places to Visit in Arkansas: Pinnacle Mountain State Park, Photo: Courtesy of leekris - Fotolia.com
- Blanchard Springs Caverns, Photo: Blanchard Springs Caverns
- Hemmed-in Hollow Falls, Photo: Courtesy of madajar - Fotolia.com
- Magnolia Falls, Photo: Courtesy of watcherfox - Fotolia.com
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Why is the steam pressure zero?
a. On-off valve defective
To do:
1. Check movement of actuator on-off valve (SV).
2. Manually open the valve or see if it opens in maintenance mode from the HMI.
3. Replace if actuator not working
b. Solenoid Valve defective on SV
To do:
1. Check if valve is defective by activating manual override.
2. Check electrical signal.
3. Check control box, according to electrical diagram.
4. Replace defective fuse, electrical component or wire.
5. If electrical signal is ok, then replace solenoid.


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A Guide To The SMOK OSUB Plus Kit
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The OSUB Plus that's manufactured by SMOK (Shenzhen IVPS Technology Co., Ltd)
is constructed of a zinc alloy material with a stainless steel SMOK
Brit Beast Tank that rests just atop. With an internal 3300mAh battery,
the OSUB Plus is essentially an all-in-one kit, meaning that when you
buy it, you can take it out of the box, add e-liquid, and you're ready
to rock.
Measuring in at 75mm tall, 25mm deep, and 54.5mm wide, the OSUB Plus is a compact box that fits perfectly in the palm of your hand. Along with a firing button that encompasses the entire side of the device, tactile adjustment buttons, and a super bright OLED screen, operating the OSUB Plus is simple, as is charging and upgrading this miniature beast. Truthfully, it's designed for new users, but as a growing number of experienced vapers are heading away from massive devices and vaping at less than 100 watts, the OSUB Plus is a great all-day-vape for everyone. While the OSUB Plus may feature a compact structure, it has the ability to range in power, stretching its wattage from as low as 1W and up to 80 watts. In addition, this little guy is also equipped with temperature control settings for stainless steel, nickel 200, and titanium wire between 200 and 600°F (100 – 315°C). There's no doubt that the OSUB Plus offers a varied vaping experience for all.
The SMOK Brit Beast Tank on top of this little guy sports coils that offer sub-ohm capabilities, a 3.5mL e-liquid capacity, pyrex glass reinforcement, a flavor-focused design, a threaded top fill design, top dual adjustable airflow control, a wide bore drip tip for even great airflow, and it's all based on a 24.5mm diameter and a stainless steel construction.
What's Included In The SMOK OSUB Plus Kit
The OSUB Plus Kit is, in my opinion, worth its weight in gold. We're going to list each item that comes in the pack, that way if you just bought one or are looking to grab one in the near future, you know what to expect.
Package Content:
While the OSUB Plus Box Mod can be used with any 510 connected tank on the market, we suggest sticking with the Brit Beast Tank for the simple fact that it uses the Baby Beast coils, which is known to produce amazing flavor and an incredible vapor production. In fact, Blake Brown (owner of GuideToVaping.com) swears by these coils because of their large coil design. They have great airflow passage, making for an awesome free-flowing vape experience.
SMOK OSUB Plus Operation
In this part of the guide we'll share the basics on how to verify that your OSUB Plus Mod is authentic, how to use the included warranty in case the mod is defective, some preparation tips before your first use, and explain how to fill and install the Brit Beast Tank. If you're already past the basic set-up, feel free to skip to the next page to learn more about the OSUB Plus operation.
VERIFYING AUTHENTICITY: To verify the authenticity of your OSUB Plus Mod, visit the smok support page on SMOK's official website. Scratch off the coating that's covering the 16-digit authenticity code, which is on the sleeve that covers the box. The 16-digit code is located on a sticker that is placed on the right side and towards the bottom. Once you've revealed your 16-digit code, type the code into the box on the support page to verify. The result will be displayed after a few seconds.
PREPARATION BEFORE USE: As the OSUB Plus has an internal battery, we don't need to worry about buying 18650's or their amp ratings. As soon as you take it out of the box, the device is ready to roll, although it may need to be charged. Open the Brit Beast tank, ensure the coil is fitted snugly into its base and then fill it up with e-liquid. Give the tank a few minutes to saturate the coil and then screw it to the box.
NOTE: Make sure that the tank is hand tight, over tightening can cause damage to the box mod and tank.
SMOK OSUB Plus Operating Manual
POWER ON: When the device is powered down, hit the power button 5 times within 2 seconds to bring the OSUB Plus to life.
NORMAL VAPING: While the device is powered on, holding the power button will allow the device to produce vapor. Holding the power button down for more than 12 seconds will result in the OSUB Plus locking itself to prevent over-heating or accidental firing.
SCREEN UNLOCKED STATUS: Pressing the +/- buttons simultaneously and choosing Up/Down LOCKED will prevent accidental operation of menu buttons.
CHOOSING WORKING MODES: Pressing POWER and – buttons simultaneously will allow you to choose between the working modes of TC and Wattage.
VAPING EFFECTS: Pressing the POWER and + buttons simultaneously to choose between different ramp effects of MIN/SOFT/NORM/HARD/MAX.
SCREEN LOCKED STATUS: Press +/- buttons simultaneously while the device is locked to show daily vaping time and the total number of puffs.
TURNING THE DEVICE OFF: While the device is locked, hold the POWER button for 5 seconds and choose power off to turn the OSUB Plus off.
Menu Options and Prompts
After start-up — or at any point during normal operation — fast clicking the power button 3 times in 2 seconds will take you into the operational menu. To confirm a function, long press the POWER button or allow it to time through taking you to the next menu option, +/- buttons allow you to navigate through the options.
TC/VW Mode
Temp Mode
Variable wattage mode
Choose different effect between Min, Soft, Normal, Hard and Max
Choose coil types: Ni200, Titanium or Stainless Steel
Choose between Single or Dual coil
Choose different effect between Min, Soft, Normal, Hard and Max
ALREADY: # of puffs taken
MAX: Set the number of puffs between 0-999
NEVER: Represents unlimited number on puff counter
PUFFS RESET: Clears the counter and resets it to 0.
Adjust Initial Ohms
Initial Ohms can be adjusted in TC or wattage modes.
TCR Mode
Adjust the resistivity of Ni200/Titanium/Stainless Steel coils
Wait for 5 seconds or long press the power key to enter sub menu options
Stealth On: In this mode, the display will turn off.
Choose Stealth off the set the screen saver time 915 through 240 seconds.
Contrast range is between 5 and 100. It can be adjusted using the +/- keys
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Just some feedback from me. And yeah, i know it's "beta"
I think 3.1 was the best "lightweight" version for me since i'm only interested in the OC working correctly but i'll continue using 3.3. Oh and there are some games where the plugin still doesn't load/work. Probably because of missing modules or how they were dumped.