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Amazon - Technical Program Manager (10-16 yrs)
Do you enjoy solving very complex problems with simple solutions? Are you excited by a fast paced multi-tasked environment?
Would you like to help us innovate on behalf of Digital and Device customers? Amazon, along with being a retail and technology company, is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineers high-profile devices like the Kindle and Fire family of products.
We have worked to produce best-selling tablets with breakthrough hardware technology, e-readers that have revolutionized reading, Fire TV, a tiny yet powerful way to watch the best movies and TV shows in the comfort of your living room and Echo, our latest cutting edge product.
What will you help us create?
- The Digital and Device Customer Service Technology team own critical applications and backend services.
- The team has the charter to innovate customer experience avenues that will push the boundaries of customer-device interaction.
- The team is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead high-impact, cross-functional projects that positively impact the customer experience.
- The TPM role requires hands-on project management skills, deep technical expertise, and excellent leadership skills.
- She or he will be responsible for collecting business and system requirements from internal and external customers, writing specifications, driving project schedules from design to release, and managing the production launch.
You will be comfortable in a fast-paced multi-tasked environment, with the ability to drive the technology strategy, collaborate with business and development teams across the company to analyze the cost/benefit of project selection, and manage all aspects of the project execution. A successful candidate must be able to:
- Interact with Project Leads, Technical Product Managers, Technical Program Managers, multiple Development & infrastructure teams to define and deliver complex features.
- Lead the effective and efficient delivery of the large, complex projects.
- Anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, anticipate and make trade-offs, and balance the business needs versus technical constraints.
- Work with cross functional teams
- Maximize resources for the greater good of the organization.
- Identify, assess, track and mitigate issues and risks at multiple levels.
- Create, maintain and disseminate project information to stakeholders.
- Drive effective teamwork, communication, collaboration and commitment across multiple disparate groups with competing priorities.
Basic qualifications :
- Experience developing and delivering on project milestones
- 5+ years- experience developing organization-wide and customer-centric solutions
- Proven track record of being able to learn, develop and implement new technologies, ideas and initiatives
- Extensive hands-on experience working across multiple disciplines, presenting findings to an executive audience and publishing findings in written format
- Knowledge of service-oriented architecture, product development and project management
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical fields
Preferred qualifications :
- 5+ years of relevant work experience in technical program and/or technical project management
- Experience communicating with technical and non-technical stakeholders across multiple business units
- Experience with Java based web services and mobile application development
- Knowledge and implementation of lean and/or Agile processes
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer. Amazon or its Recruitment Partners do not charge any fee or security deposit from the candidate for offering employment.


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Discrimination of grade 2 and 3 cervical intraepithelial neoplasia by means of analysis of water soluble proteins recovered from cervical biopsies Uleberg, Kai-Erik; Munk, Ane Cecilie; Brede, Cato; Gudlaugsson, Einar; Diermen, Bianca van; Skaland, Ivar; Malpica, Anais; Janssen, Emilius Adrianus Maria; Hjelle, Anne; Baak, Jan P. A. (BioMed Central, 2011-06-28)Background: Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) grades 2 and 3 are usually grouped and treated in the same way as "high grade", in spite of their different risk to cancer progression and spontaneous regression rates. ...Journal article

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LWVODC volunteers are very important to the success of the goals of the League of Women Voters. Volunteering is a great way to learn about LWV issues and have fun with other active League members. There are opportunities for one-time and ongoing commitments.
Needed: LWVODC members to greet participants at various League events, hand out name tags and LWV material.
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The main purpose of a bankruptcy lawyer is to help an individual or business go through the legal procedures for filing bankruptcy. Lawyers are meant to help deal with creditors, meet with the court systems to set up payment plans or repayment programs, gather together and liquidate assets, and fill out and file necessary paperwork. Just as a realtor would be the knowledgeable party in the selling or buying of a home, a bankruptcy lawyer will be that knowledgeable source during a bankruptcy proceeding.
From the start, a good bankruptcy lawyer should help you to determine which chapter of bankruptcy to file and will offer sound reasons why. If you don't know anything about the different chapters, this is an excellent reason to begin consulting a lawyer. Many lawyers will even offer a free consultation where you can simply claim the advice and move on to take care of the remainder of the case yourself. Often, though, lawyers will charge by visit or by activity, such as appearing at the courthouse or filing paperwork.
Keep in mind that not all bankruptcy lawyers specialize in the same type of cases, so it is important to find a lawyer who can help you with the type of financial difficulties you are having. Some bankruptcy lawyers work specifically with businesses, while others work solely with individuals. Having a good experience with your lawyer will undoubtedly include finding someone knowledgeable in the areas you need expertise.
Another excellent reason to consider hiring a bankruptcy lawyer is simply to have someone knowledgeable who can help guide you through the paperwork process. In bankruptcy cases the paperwork is the most overwhelming aspect and more often than not, bankruptcy lawyers will actually fill out and file all of the paperwork for you. This takes away the burden of dealing with paperwork in the middle of a financially and emotionally straining time.
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What a relief it is to have finished a knitting project, and even more so that I was able to knit from my new book afterall. I found some stray skeins hiding out in some boxes and after some quick calculations and a few yarn searches, I concluded that there was ample yardage to make this hat.
The hat turned out a little larger than I had anticipated, but the Telemark is sport weight whereas the recommended yarn is closer to fingering weight. Eh, whatever. I'll live. Here are a few more details:
Pattern: Uh, well, I'm still working on the translation. But it came from the Japanese book Simple Knit Wardrobe (I've also seen it deciphered as Easy Knit Wardrobe). For now, it's the Bayberry Hat.
Yarn: Knit Picks' Telemark in Bayberry, two skeins.
Needles/Hooks: (2) US 3 16″ circular needles and 3.5 mm crochet hook.
There were two more skeins of the Telemark in Lichen, which are currently being transformed into an additional hat for my SIL. This hat is so quick, I see a last-minute gift tradition brewing already. Imagine a baby version… AW! Sigh. A friend is pregnant (and a cousin, but we already know that one is a boy) and will, hopefully, be spying that X or Y chromosome soon.
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the first forty days after the birth of a child is an essential and fleeting period of rest and recovery for the new mother. Author Heng Ou (along with her co-authors and fellow mothers, Amely Greeven and Marisa Belger) channeled her own experience with zuo yuezi, a set period of postpartum "confinement," in which a woman remains at home focusing on healing and bonding with her baby, into the the first forty days, reviving the lost art of caring for a mother after birth.
As modern mothers are pushed to prematurely "bounce back" after delivering their babies, and are often left alone to face the physical and emotional challenges of this radically new chapter of their lives, The First 40 Days stands as a lifeline—a source of connection, nourishment, and guidance.
The book includes 60 simple and delicious recipes for healing soups; replenishing meals and snacks; and calming and lactation-boosting teas, all formulated to support the unique needs of the new mother (and to feed hungry partners, too). In addition to the recipes, this warm and encouraging guide offers advice on securing help during the postpartum period, navigating inevitable relationship challenges, and honoring the rite of passage that is pregnancy and birth
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The loss of a loved one is always a source of grief and emotional strain. Prearranging your funeral service relieves your family from the decision-making pressure at a time of anguish and confusion.
Funeral arrangements are a deeply personal choice. By pre-arranging, you and your family can discuss, in advance and without pressure, what type of funeral service best suits your personal wishes. Pre-arranging eliminates second-guessing, and reduces the possibility of emotional family disagreements about what your preferences are. You will be assured that what you want will be carried out as planned.
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Every time my father and I see a crappy movie together, Dad always makes the same face when the lights come on: His eyes bulge, it looks like he's trying not to laugh, and he unveils one of those "Let's get the hell out of here before anyone recognizes us" expressions, like someone who just let one fly in the back row of church.
Needless to say, we were about 20 minutes into "Undisputed" -- the undisputed second-worst sports flick of the year, only behind "Rollerball 2002" -- when I realized that Dad would be making that face. Within another 30 minutes, as the movie got worse and worse, I actually started looking forward to the Dad Face, only because it would be the highlight of the movie. But "Undisputed" wouldn't end. It wasn't a long movie as far as movies go -- 100 minutes -- but it was a long 100 minutes. Like sitting through Jim Kelly's Hall of Fame speech, only longer. When it mercifully wrapped up and the lights finally came on, Dad made his face and we left ... but not before he vowed, "I'm never letting you pick a movie again."
Hey, it wasn't my fault. Walter Hill was involved here, the same guy who directed "48 Hours" and "The Warriors" -- two of my favorite movies ever -- so I'll support anything from him (even if he lost his fastball about 10 years ago). Why would someone even need to keep directing after churning out those two classics? Maybe you just lose your edge. I mean, if it were me, I would just walk around telling people, "Hey, did you know that I directed '48 Hours' and 'The Warriors'? Yeah, both of them! That was me!" That must have been what happened to him.
|Page 2's Ralph Wiley doesn't exactly agree with The Sports Guy. In fact, Wiley called "Undisputed" an "eye-popping, soul-catching, neck-snapping knockout of a boxing film, a quick, square left hook to our collective heart of darkness."
For all who agree, The Sports Guy is recommending a 12-step DVD program starting with the Rocky movies. (Excluding V of course.)
Hill's latest project looked mildly promising on paper. For one thing, every boxing picture looks promising on paper. It's just a rule. The boxing world has goofy characters, characters with nothing to lose, guys double-crossing each other, sex and violence, and definitive endings with a winner and loser. What's not to love? And in this case, they centered the story around a prison boxing match between the prison champ and the real heavyweight champ (thrown behind bars). Decent premise, with some decent star power:
Anyway, that's the set-up. Hill, Rhames, Snipes, prison, boxing. Looks good on paper. So why did the movie suck so much?
For one thing, they made the critical mistake of ripping off "Bad Boys," one of my favorite '80s movies (and still the definitive Sean Penn performance -- for me, anyway). "Boys" centered around an inspired premise: Penn gets sent to prison for accidentally running over an unsuspecting kid during a police chase ... of course, the kid was the little brother of a rival Latino gang leader, who vows revenge and ends up doing unspeakable things to Penn's girlfriend (Ally Sheedy!) ... and, of course, they somehow end up in the same juvenile detention center, with everyone waiting for the inevitable showdown.
Just a classic idea, taken to the next level by Penn, Esai Morales, Clancy Brown (the head prison guard from "Shawshank," submitting his resume for the "Blonde Mullet Hall of Fame"), Poppy from "Seinfeld" and the guy who played Horowitz (who steals just about every scene and was never seen again). And since it worked so well, and since it came out 20 years ago, the creative forces behind "Undisputed" thought to themselves, "Hey, we'll remake 'Bad Boys,' but with a Mike Tyson-type character! This can't lose!" Don't you just hate Hollywood sometimes? Between the way they ripped off the Tyson Saga and the way they ripped off "Bad Boys," within 20 minutes, I was rooting against them.
There are some other major problems here. A script would have helped. Snipes' character was written so poorly, I'm not even sure how to describe him. He doesn't speak, he doesn't have any friends, he makes miniature houses out of toothpicks ... the audience is going to love him! I think Snipes gave up four days into filming and mailed in every scene after that; he has the same look on his face that Paul Pierce had during the final two games of the 2002 World Basketball Championships. And Rhames' character ... was I supposed to like him? Not like him? Kind of like him? Like and dislike him? Was he a villain? Was Snipes a hero? We might never know.
I might have figured this stuff out if my head wasn't spinning from the get-go. The movie kicks off with Snipes beating up someone in a prison match, a scene that gets utterly, completely and totally destroyed by Ed Lover's announcer character. I'm not sure which idea was worse, having a jailhouse announcer narrating every punch at the top of his lungs, or having Ed Lover play that same announcer. Frankly, it's a toss-up.
(Note: After about three minutes, Dad suddenly got up to go to the bathroom, even though he had just went 15 minutes before. His prostate's bad, but it isn't that bad. I think he just needed some air.)
Once the fight mercifully ends, they quickly rush through the "Iceman Chambers is coming to jail" plot, replete with flashbacks and flash-forwards. I think I gave up right about here -- flashbacks and fast-forwards are always a cry for help -- so I left to buy Sour Patch Kids, even it meant missing some key plot points (can you have key plot points if the plot sucks?). I returned just in time to catch Peter Falk (introduced as the connected boxing guru who runs things in jail), which led to this exchange:
--Me: "Peter Falk is still alive?"
--Dad: "He was available."
Actually, everyone in this movie was available, but we won't split hairs here. I'm not even sure how to describe what happens next. Ving Rhames goes to jail, makes friends with Wes Studi (a charter member of the That Guy Hall of Fame), beats up some prisoners to gain respect, and even picks a fight with Snipes (who gets sent into solitary confinement with a year's supply of toothpicks). Smelling dollar signs, Falk, prisoner Jon Seda and head prison guard Michael Rooker work behind the scenes to set up a Snipes-Rhames fight -- how funny was that last set of words? -- which eventually gets greenlighted after Falk threatens the Warden (one of the most incoherent, improbable monologues in movie history ... at this point, Dad and I became convinced that Falk died three years ago, and that they were digitally enhancing his scenes with footage from a "Columbo" reunion movie).
Some other stuff happened here, but I zoned out. Ever zone out in a movie theater? You start thinking about your life, and one thing leads to another, and then 20 minutes pass before you realize what happened? That was me. I came around just in time for the climactic fight between Rhames and Snipes, which would surely salvage the movie. Nope. Not only does the fight fall short -- too staged, no ebb-and-flow, no dramatic buildup -- but Ed Lover's announcing left me hitting myself over the head with my 256-ounce Mountain Dew. If there is a hell -- and I'm pretty sure there is -- something tells me that Ed Lover's shrieking voice is prominently involved. Call me crazy.
Anyway, Snipes ends up winning the big fight, and I'm only telling you this because I never want you to see this movie. (Repeat: DO NOT SEE THIS MOVIE.) Falk makes a ton of money, getting Rhames paroled in the process for agreeing to the fight (because that's certainly realistic). Snipes keeps his prison title, wins the respect of the inmates and gets an extra year's supply of toothpicks. And most importantly, the movie finally ends ... and Dad gets to make his famous face. I can't remember the last time I was so happy to see it.
Final Grade: D-minus-minus
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I made one other sacrifice this month for you, the home reader: pay-per-viewing Shaq's second "All-Star Comedy Roast," only because Emmitt Smith was being roasted (after his likable, engaging performance on "Hard Knocks," I couldn't resist). Plus, Emmitt's involvement also meant the potential involvement of Michael Irvin, Quincy Carter, Jimmy Johnson, Troy Aikman, Jerry Jones ... I mean, the possibilities were endless. For $9.95, I was happy to roll the dice.
And I'm glad I did.
I'll go this far ... I legitimately enjoyed "Shaq Roast II," a far superior production then "Shaq Roast I" (chronicled in this space last spring). Jamie Foxx hosted this time around, partly because they needed somebody more cross-eyed than Shaq, partly because Tommy Davidson was probably taken behind the stage and shot in the back of the head, execution-style, after the first roast. Hey, I don't need to sell you on Foxx; whether you like him or don't like him, at least he's funny, and he certainly doesn't give a crap. He brought a mean-spirited edge to the proceedings. As Foxx kept saying all night, "I don't give a (expletive)."
For instance, no-name comedian Doug Williams bombed miserably for a few minutes, then was heckled off the stage, mid-routine, by Foxx. You know the phrase "career-ending" performance? Well, Jamie Foxx ended this guy's career. I'm not kidding. It's over. Put a fork in it. Williams dug his own grave by ragging on Foxx's movie career, prompting a slightly miffed Foxx to let out an exaggerated, "Eddie Murphy in 48 Hours"-level fake laugh. Then he just zeroed in on the guy, mocking his jokes, eventually pretending that he was Williams' conscience ("This is your conscience ... I am going down in flames ... maybe I should get off the stage ..."). He wouldn't let up.
Here's where it became painful. Poor Williams had the Stan Humphries Face going to begin with; now, he was totally helpless, unable to interrupt Foxx or stop him from talking. Mostly he just stood there, thin smile spread across his face, allowing Foxx to rip him to shreds as everyone else on stage cracked up. Cutting his routine short, the embattled Williams finally stepped off the podium, but not before inexplicably doing the handshake/hug/"it's all good" thing with Foxx. And they kept showing him for the rest of the roast, sitting there with a "Should I go into real estate ... nah, I'll bartend for a couple of years" look on his face.
I can't emphasize this enough ... it was the most excruciating TV experience of my entire life. Ever been to a wedding where somebody gave an inappropiate toast and went down in flames? This was like 600 times worse. You can't even believe it's happening as it's happening. It left me queasy and sick, like the way you feel after watching one those old "Faces of Death" videos. Maybe it wasn't enjoyable, but it sure was memorable.
Some other memorable moments:
|Atlanta (-7) over Cincy: Where do I cash in my "The Bengals find out that Gus Frerotte isn't the answer" stock? Buffalo (+9) at Denver: The Bills are one week away from being officially frisky. Tampa Bay (+2) over St. Louis: Who's ready for the "What's wrong with the Rams?" Sports Illustrated cover next week? New Orleans (+1) at Chicago: It's only fitting that a Ewing Theory team has emerged during the same month as Patrick Ewing's retirement. It's a big day. (Last week: 1-2. Overall: 3-3.)
Some of Ross' best one-liners (at least the ones I can print): "I feel like I've died and gone to Harlem ... this ain't a roast, it's a barbecue ... it's an honor to be here at the Wayans brothers family picnic ... I'll keep it short, because Moose Johnston did all my stuff ... poor Shaq, he took me to Siegfried and Roy last week and the white tiger started barking at him ... Shaq, you were great in the Green Mile ... Troy Aikman wanted to be here, but he got a concussion opening the invitation ... hey, Jimmy (Johnson), the Dolphins called, they want their deposit back."
Need I say more? Actually, I do. Irvin's rambling speech even surpassed having him just sitting on the dais, where he was more of a lightning rod than R. Kelly. Isn't that a comedian's dream, speaking at a roast that has Michael Irvin sitting on the dais? Anyway, here were my favorite moments from Irvin's speech, centered around an incoherent story about driving Emmitt Smith somewhere:
"The only time you can get a bunch of black folks to sit still and have people talking about them is if they're in a courtroom" ... "Lemme give you all an Emmitt Smith story, I'm gonna try to remember it, you all know I smoked a lot of weed (laughs), it messes with your memory" ... (and my personal favorite) "Some of these fellas up here, I ain't ever heard of them. They can talk about me like they want to, but, um, I got my money ... so matter what you all say, Mike black, but Mike rich!"
I wish I was back in high school so I could use that as my high school yearbook quote:
"They can talk about me like they want to, but, um, I got my money ... so matter what you all say, Mike black, but Mike rich!" --Michael Irvin--
Hey, I'm not sure if I'm laughing with Shaq or at Shaq, but one thing's for sure: When they come out with "Shaq's All-Star Celebrity Roast No. 3," my $9.95 is ready to go. Besides, I can expense this stuff. At least, I think I can.
(Um ... maybe I better shut up ...)
Final Grade: B-plus
Bill Simmons is a columnist for Page 2 and ESPN The Magazine.
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Sports Guy: Readers write, and I right some wrongs
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All right, when I first started, I took my AK-47 and turned the handle so it's the ADK-45 used by the conscript.
"Conscript excited to fight!"
My favorite basic infantry though, was the peacekeeper, so I decided to model his shotgun.
"Blow'em away!"
Now, I was about to model the kinetic rifle of the imperial warrior, but for some reason, I went with the shinobi's shuriken.
That's all for now folks!
We are now recruiting in the following fields!
3d/ 2d artist
Programmer (some one that can code the W3d engine)
To make the list short, We (technically I) need help in all fields.
To join you must
- be able to show a sample of your work
- commit (not join and the run away)
- be mature (not insulting other team members)
- has time
- can finish within a reasonable amount of time (not spending a whole year on something as simple as a molotove cocktail bottle)
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The annual Mother's Day reckoning that places mom's value in terms of real-world wages says her value has dropped for the third time, but it's still higher than most moms think.
Each year, insure.com uses wage data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to put a dollar amount on what it would cost to hire someone to do mom's work, considering only household tasks. This year, that value is down to $59,862, a slight drop from 2012's $60,182 and 2011's $61,436. Even so, the report said, 56 percent of mothers estimate the value of their household tasks at amounts under $40,000. Another 7 percent put their value at more than $100,000.
"Average wages for typical Mom jobs have been dropping, pushing down Mom's annual value," said Amy Danise, editorial director for insure.com, in a release announcing the new numbers. "But the cheaper wages make it easier to hire someone else to do Mom's jobs, if a family wanted to outsource Mom."
Or if they wanted to give mom a break. There are some tasks moms don't like. When asked, 27 percent of the moms that were surveyed said their least favorite task is cleaning up, while another 19 percent said yard work. Thirteen percent would be happy to skip doing family finances.
According to the report, it is when mom is being an accountant and auditor, tackling family finance, that she makes the most per hour: $24.90. But it's not much of her overall value; she reportedly does that just a half-hour a week, compared to the 40 hours she spends as a childcare provider earning an imaginary $9.65 an hour.
Mom also spends some time as a cook, chauffeur, teacher, nurse, meeting and convention planner, hairdresser, personal care aide, yard maintenance worker, designer and private investigator, among other jobs.
The tasks the surveyed mothers "like the most" or "dislike the least" are taking care of the kids, 30 percent; cooking, 15 percent; and shopping for the family, 15 percent.
And if someone would outsource some of that effort, moms say they'd spent the extra time with family (40 percent), traveling or visiting cool places like museums (11 percent) or doing exercise and sport (9 percent).
That's not what dads said. Fathers predicted mothers would spend time with the family (25 percent), shopping (15 percent) and reading (8 percent).
The survey is based on responses of 500 women and 500 men with kids at home under age 12. They were surveyed in April.
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CSNPWDT is not just a really bad movie, or an episode of Supernatural, it's just a fact. Please note this disturbing video. Warning. As I mention, it's… disturbing. So Becca, the sick-o that she is, was inspired by this to create a perfume. Although, I hear she had help. Acorns, Oak, Vanilla, Apples, Roasted Spiced […]Continue reading
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Volume 11 – My Fall Style Every Fall I get myself a fancy new bag to use throughout the season and into the following Spring. Sometimes I go with black, last year I went with a gorgeous raspberry. This season I stumbled across this French blue satchel at Target and it quickly leaped into my […]Continue reading
I recently got a chance to try some of OHWTO that I'd never tried before. I decided to catalog them! A Stolen Bouquet Purple blooms sneakily gathered from the gardens of others while nobody was looking- lilacs and violets, accented with orchids, with a dash of powdery vanilla added to ground the scent. I just […]Continue reading
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What is it? It's Besos del Sol, which means "kisses of sun", and it's a summery floral blend which is best described as the scent of sun-warmed skin. Besos del Sol is a feminine and flirty scent. Creamy coconut and white gardenia star, supported by notes of white grapefruit, resinous amber, jasmine, a touch of deep, […]Continue reading
That Old Black Magic
Ella is amazing, I couldn't resist. What an amazing voice. My skin is driving me crazy. All in all it's rather just 'normal'. It's never overly dry or overly oily. It's not acne prone. However, I started on a Retin A treatment, Tretinoin, back in August to help with some issues left over from something. […]Continue reading
Blue Christmas
One of the most requested posts I get these days is for another Style Diary! I'd been avoiding them because I noticed that the title and style had been 'borrowed' by another blogger. Like I've mentioned before, I hate when that happens. I'd been working on this one a bit, but I'd been hesitant to […]Continue reading
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With a blog called Gothique I HAVE to host some sort of Halloween Giveaway, right? This year I'm proud to announce that together with Becca from OHWTO we've created Gothique's own signature perfume. Walking around the Mexican neighborhoods here in So Cal around Halloween all you smell is roses and Pan de Muertos, the traditional […]Continue reading
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Although I don't have these in full sizes (yet) these holiday scents from One Hand Washes the Other are defiantly my Picks of the Week. The scents are amazing and as always with OHWTO everything is vegan! Pumpkin Eater: No, it's got nothing to do with that movie from the 60's… it's more to do […]Continue reading
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Not too long ago I swatched the two OHWTO Lip Tints that I had (Frida and Caroline). Since then I've gotten them all and a lot of people have asked to see swatches! Arlette: A warm sheer red, but she's not one to follow conventions. Arlette stands out from the crowd with surprising green sparkles. […]Continue reading


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Dark Souls II Preparing for Closed Beta
Namco Bandai announced plans to host a closed beta for the PS3 version of Dark Souls II. The test will begin on October 5 in North America and Europe, and the company added that fans should check the official Facebook page starting September 5 for details.
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Designers of medical equipment using lasers must be careful in their selection of optical components in order to ensure safe and reliable operation. The high power density and narrow wavelength range of lasers create problems not found in other medical optics such as microscopes and cameras. Proper selection of materials, manufacturing specifications, and coatings becomes essential to avoid such problems.
The medical laser system designer does well to design for optics with high damage thresholds from the beginning of the optical design process, starting with material selection. One typical high-power substrate for lenses and windows is calcium-fluoride (CaF2), which provides high transmission from the UV through the IR. Because of the material's low index of refraction, it can often be used without the need for additional coatings. Magnesium fluoride (MgF2) has a similarly wide transmission region, but is transparent deeper into the UV and is also harder (and thus more durable) than CaF2. Both are used in mid-wave IR thermal imaging applications and in DUV lithography with excimer lasers. Materials commonly used for CO2 laser applications (at 10.6μm) include germanium and zinc selenide. Both of these materials, however, have high indices of refraction and thus typically require anti-reflection (AR) coatings to maximize transmission of the laser energy.
The next factor to consider is specification of manufacturing parameters. One key parameter is surface quality because small imperfections scatter light, which can lead to potentially dangerous effects. The optics for eye surgery, for instance, must precisely administer the appropriate amount of energy without damaging the patient's eye. Scattered laser energy due to a lens' poor surface quality both decreases the equipment's reliability in energy delivery and could injure the patient by directing energy in unintended directions.
Optical surfaces can never be perfect, however. Polishing an optical surface inevitably creates small defects such as scratches (marks or tears along the surface) and digs (pits or divots). Thus, it is important for designers to determine a scratch-dig specification that their system can tolerate.
The scratch-dig specification defines a standard surface quality as an amount of acceptable variation on the optic surface. The specification combines two numbers: a scratch number followed by a dig number, such as 20-10. Lower numbers indicate higher surface quality. These numbers come from a visual comparison to a set of standard surfaces in accordance with MIL-PRF-13830B, a U.S. military specification for inspecting optical components.
It is important to note that these numbers do not directly correspond to the number of defects on the surface. The scratch specification includes both the number and the total length of allowable scratches, although as a common reference the scratch number relates to the "apparent" width of an acceptable scratch. Dig numbers, however, do relate to a specific value. For example, a dig number of 10 relates to a 0.10 mm, or 100-μm, diameter pit.
The second key manufacturing factor for laser optics, especially the filters and windows that comprise most of a laser systemís optical elements, is parallelism. This specification indicates how parallel the first surface is to the second and is typically given as an angular measurement such as arcsec or arcmin. In most cases with laser systems, however, the surfaces of a flat optical element will not be parallel but will form a deliberate wedge. This wedge shape helps prevent the formation of interference patterns due to partial reflections off of each surface. The parallelism specification in these cases measures how well-controlled the angle between the surfaces is maintained.


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Khotte - The Delectable Dish from the Kitchens of Bankikodla
Khotte – the delectable amchi breakfast
Khotte (the plural of 'khotto' are a type of idlis, but far tastier and softer than idlis.
I learnt this delicacy from my sister-in-law Vidyavahini (Vidya Prasanna Nadkarni) when I was in Bankikodla recently.
The ones which Vidyavahini made were softer than butter!
The jack-fruit cups are not easy to make for a novice – it is an art and I hope through amchirecipes.com, this art lives on.
1. Two cups of white udad dal
2. Four cups of rice – preferably unpolished or even par-bolied rice (ukdo tandul).
3. Coconut water
4. 24 to 32 fresh jackfruit leaves of even size – NOT DRIED
5. Toothpicks to sew the 'khotto cups'
6. Fresh cow ghee
Soak the white udad dal and rice and grind it to a thick paste the next morning, Adding coconut water instead of plain water will enhance its taste and softness. The rice should look like rawa - do not grind it to a fine paste. The batter should have the grainy rough feel and texture. The batter should be consistent and slightly thicker than what we make for idlis
Keep this batter overnight for fermentation.
Next morning at breakfast time, prepare small cups of jack-fruit. The leaves make the khotto very special. Wash the jack-fruit leaves and pat dry using a cloth. Each cup requires four leaves. Once the leaves are ready, then start weaving them.
Care should be taken while making the cups. There shouldn't be any holes at the bottom of the cup. Any small hole can lead to the leak of the batter and make a mess in the steamer.
Once the cup is ready pour the 'khotto' batter till the jack-fruit cup is half full.
Then steam them in for about 15- 20 minutes. You can test if it is ready – the tooth pick inserted in it should come out clean.
Once done, allow it to cool for 5-10 minutes. Then peel off the jack-fruit leaves.
Pour a big ladle of fresh cow ghee and serve these 'khotte' with 'allya gojju' (a type of semi-liquid ginger-fresh coconut chutney)
Invite all your Gujju friends and let them know the taste of genuine Kanara cuisine.
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#21 v Leeds United 3-1 (made it 3-1) March 23, 2003 (Premier League, Anfield) 73'
It looked a simple finish at the time, but Gerrard had merely made it look easy. Michael Owen burrowed clear down the right and clipped the ball to the back post, where Gerrard met it with a clinical side-footed finish into the bottom corner.
#22 v Charlton Athletic 2-1 (made it 2-1) April 21, 2003 (Premier League, Anfield) 90'
It was this season which saw the real emergence of Gerrard the force of nature, the one-man band, dragging his team over the finishing line. This was a goal which summed up that issue.
Chasing the top four, Liverpool were staring down the barrel against Charlton, drawing 1-1 with moments remaining. Out on the left wing, Gerrard battled for possession, forced his way past a couple of challenges and fired in a shot which beat Dean Kiely in front of the delirious Kop.
#23 v Birmingham City 3-1 (made it 1-1) November 30, 2003 (Premier League, Anfield) 35'
Gerrard's first ever senior penalty, it levelled the game two minutes after Mikael Forssell had shocked the Kop with the opening goal. Further goals from Harry Kewell and Emile Heskey gave the Reds breathing space and sixth position in the Premier League table.
#24 v Bolton Wanderers 2-2 (made it 2-2) February 7, 2004 (Premier League, Reebok Stadium) 69'
Bolton had emerged as a surprise rival for fourth place in the New Year for Liverpool. The Reds were struggling with injuries and eventually found a foothold in this game, thanks mainly to Gerrard. He laid on a goal for Sami Hyypia before volleying in the equaliser at the far post.
#25 v Manchester City 2-1 (made it 2-1) February 11, 2004 (Premier League, Anfield) 51'
And four days later he was rescuing Liverpool again. After Shaun Wright-Phillips had levelled the game, the Liverpool captain capitalised on a David James error to net the winner.
26. v Levski Sofia (UEFA Cup) Anfield, 26th February 2004, Won 2-0 (Gerrard goal 66': 1-0)
"HOW hard? Gerrard!" Was Jonathan Pearce's (rather cringeworthy) commentary after Gerrard had set the Reds on their way to a straightforward 2-0 win over Bulgarian outfit Levski. The skipper broke the deadlock midway through the second half with a left-foot volley, which skimmed into the bottom corner from 20 yards after Steve Finnan's cross had been partially cleared.
27. v Levski Sofia (UEFA Cup) Vassil Levski, 3rd March 2004, Won 4-2 (Gerrard goal 6': 1-0)
And he was at it again in the return game a week later, with a priceless away goal. And again via his left foot. Intercepting a woefully underhit backpass from a Levski defender, Gerrard rounded keeper Dimitar Ivankov, but appeared to have dragged the ball too wide. Unperturbed, he swept the ball home from the tightest of angles.
28. v Birmingham City (Premier League) St Andrews, 8th May 2004, Won 3-0 (Gerrard goal 85': 3-0)
Liverpool were locked in a battle with Newcastle for the final Champions League qualification spot. Michael Owen set the Reds on their way at St Andrews, but Gerrard would see them home.
He set up Emile Heskey for number two, was hauled down by Kenny Cunningham, earning the Brum defender a red card, and then wrapped up proceedings late on, latching on to Danny Murphy's diagonal ball, holding off Damien Johnson and sidefooting past Ian Bennett. Liverpool were confirmed in fourth the following Wednesday.
29. v Graz AK (Champions League qualifier) Arnold Schwarzenegger Stadium, 10th August 2004, Won 2-0 (Gerrard goal 23': 1-0)
The first goal of the Rafa Benitez era at Liverpool, the first goal on the Road to Istanbul, and a screamer to boot. In the Arnold Schwarzenegger stadium, Gerrard set Liverpoool on their way with a first-time thunderbolt from 30 yards, from Didi Hamann's lay off.
30. v Graz AK (Champions League qualifier) Arnold Schwarzenegger Stadium, 10th August 2004, Won 2-0 (Gerrard goal 79': 2-0)
And he would add a second later on in the evening, flashing home Harry Kewell's lay-off. It proved a crucial goal, as Graz went on to win the second leg 1-0 at Anfield.
31. v Manchester City (Premier League) Anfield, 21st August 2004, Won 2-1 (Gerrard goal 75': 2-1)
The first Anfield league game of the Benitez era would also be settled by Gerrard. Nicolas Anelka had given City a surprise lead, but Milan Baros levelled after half-time. Baros was then sent through 15 minutes from time, but took a heavy touch. David James blocked, but Gerrard was on the scene to sidefoot home at the Kop End and seal the win.
32. v West Brom (Premier League) Anfield, 11th September 2004, Won 3-0 (Gerrard goal 16': 1-0)
Another routine home win, another Gerrard strike. This time, he combined with Anfield newcomer Luis Garcia on the edge of the box, before firing past Russell Hoult left-footed.
33. v Olympiakos (Champions League) Anfield, 8th December 2004, Won 3-1 (Gerrard goal 86': 3-1)
The first of the legendary nights of 2004/05. Liverpool went into this game needing to beat Olympiakos 1-0 or, should they concede, by two clear goals in order to qualify for the Champions League knockout stages.
They trailed to Rivaldo's first-half free kick, but substitutes Florent Sinama-Pongolle and Neil Mellor gave them hope late on.
Then came Gerrard,
ECHO columnist Mellor takes up the story: "He is always offering, always showing for the ball, so when Carra knocked it in to me, I could see him lurking on the edge, and I knew if I could direct my header towards him he would have a chance.
"Luckily I managed to get it right, but the technique in his finish was something else. It was an absolute screamer, and immortalised of course by Andy Gray's commentary. Hearing that back is still amazing.
"I remember trying to grab Stevie to celebrate, but he just ran straight past me! The place was bouncing. It was an unbelievable night, lit up by an unbelievable goal.
"When we look back at the Champions League win of that season, that to me was the defining moment."
The strike's importance makes it special, but its technique was sublime. Gerrard, dropping his left shoulder slightly to meet it on the half-volley, caught it perfectly, the ball fizzing beyond Antonis Nikopolidis and into the net a quarter of the way up. The celebrations will never be forgotten, nor will Andy Gray's bellowed "You beautyyyyy!". Liverpool went through to the knockout stages, and we all know how that ended up.
34. v Portsmouth (Premier League) Anfield, 14th December 2004, Drew 1-1 (Gerrard goal 70': 1-0)
"I'm the man!" yelled an animated Gerrard after this goal, a free kick struck ferociously from 30 yards inside Jamie Ashdown's left-hand post. Nobody argued. He was, even if Lomana Lua-Lua spoiled things with an equaliser.
35. v WBA (Premier League) The Hawthorns, 26th December 2004, Won 5-0 (Gerrard goal 55': 3-0)
And another free-kick marked the Reds' Boxing Day rout of West Brom. With Russell Hoult expecting a similar effort to his Pompey strike, Gerrard instead chose to drive the ball low, through a jumping wall and in via the right-hand upright from 25 yards.
36. v Watford (League Cup semi-final) Anfield, 11th January 2005, Won 1-0 (Gerrard goal 56': 1-0)
Liverpool, using a shadow side, had negotiated their way to the semi-finals of the League Cup, but the big guns would be brought out for that. Gerrard settled the first leg. Milan Baros' cross from the left was pushed out by one-time Reds keeper Paul Jones, and the skipper would arrive on the scene to sidefoot a first-time effort into the net, despite the best efforts of Neil Cox on the goal-line.
37. v Watford (League Cup semi-final) Vicarage Road, 25th January 2005, Won 1-0 (Gerrard goal 77': 1-0)
He was at it again a fortnight later, securing Liverpool's passage to the final. Winning a header in midfield, Gerrard followed his run, and when the ball broke via Fernando Morientes, he ran at the heart of the home defence, shifted it onto his right foot and arrowed a shot across Jones and into the bottom right hand corner of his net.
38. v Everton (Premier League) Anfield, 20th March 2005, Won 2-1 (Gerrard goal 27': 1-0)
Liverpool's European exploits during the 2004/05 season are well documented, but domestically they were locked in a battle for fourth place with Everton. As the two sides met at Anfield, victory for either could have been decisive.
It was Gerrard who got the ball rolling for the Reds. A free-kick was given 20 yards from goal, and as the Everton wall crept forward, the Reds skipper stayed calm to steer a sidefooted effort through the crowd and beyond Nigel Martyn. Liverpool won 2-1.
39. v Middlesbrough (Premier League) Anfield, 30th April 2005, Drew 1-1 (Gerrard goal 52': 1-1)
The stunners kept on coming. Liverpool were trailing to an early Szilard Nemeth strike at Anfield, but Gerrard would find another rabbit at the bottom of his hat shortly after half-time.
Collecting John Arne Riise's clipped cross-field pass, Gerrard pushed the bouncing ball in front of himself with his stomach and unleashed an improbably perfect strike that arced its way into the top right hand corner of the Kop end net from fully 30 yards.
The Middlesbrough goalkeeper that day, incidentally? Gerrard's current Reds team-mate Brad Jones.
40. v Arsenal (Premier League) Highbury, 8th May 2005, Lost 1-3 (Gerrard goal 51': 1-2)
WITH one eye on their forthcoming Champions League final, Liverpool's league form had fallen apart somewhat. Defeat to Arsenal would hand Everton fourth place on a silver platter.
Gerrard did net a consolation, lamping home a free-kick which took two significant deflections en route past Jens Lehmann.


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HOTB Software in the News
- HOTB Continues Collaboration with LAVA at Meet the VC
- HOTB Sponsors General Assembly
- Andy Firoved of HOTB Connects with The Young Entrepreneurs
- HOTB Software Solutions forms HOTB Ventures
- HOTB Sponsors Founder Institute in LA, OC and SD
- HOTB Software Acquires Silicon Valley Startup, ReferralClix
- HOTB Software CEO Interview with Greta Van Susteren on Fox News About Security & Cyber Attacks on Healthcare.gov
- HOTB Software CEO Interview with Greta Van Susteren on Fox News About the Healthcare.gov Website
- HOTB Software CEO Interview with Aljazeera America About the Healthcare.gov Website
- Congratulations to District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency for their award in Single-Family Excellence presented by NALFHA.
- Press Release! Active Data Technologies Inc. and CounselorDirect Forge Strategic Alliance
- CEO Andy Firoved speaks to the Daily Real Estate News on Distressed Properties in 2012
- CoreLogic teams with CounselorDirect
- DSNews.com: Freddie Reports on Best Practices in Foreclosure Intervention Counseling
- Oakland Tribune: Web-based software designed to help troubled homeowners
- CBS Channel 5 News - San Francisco: New Tool Helps With Loan Modifications
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HOTB Continues Collaboration with LAVA at Meet the VC
LAVA: Since 1985 the Los Angeles Venture Association has been providing forums where entrepreneurs and executives of start-up, emerging growth and late stage venture funded companies actively meet and learn from fellow executives, investors, bankers, financial advisors and other providers of professional services. First Look LA in May 2016 and Meet the VC in October 2016.


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Lemon cream – Κρέμα λεμονιού3 comments Jan 13th, 2011 | By Tobias | Category: Desserts and Sweets, Recipes
At this time of the year the lemon trees in Greece are full of fruit. Lemon can be used in many different ways in cooking. Besides the classics such as lemonade and jam the lemon cream is one of my favorites.
It is a truly easy recipe with a stunning result. All you need is a bit of patience as the key to the cream is to heat up the cream on low heat while stirring it continuously.
I am posting the basic recipe here. The cream can be served with vodka, whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
Preparation time: 3 minutes
Cooking time 20 minutes + a couple of hours to let it cool in the fridge
difficulty easy
- 4 organic lemons
- 4 organic free range eggs
- 1 tbsp corn flour
- 7 oz sugar
- 7 fl oz water
Lemon are always different in their acidity content. Therefore you may have to vary the amount of sugar or lemon according to taste.
Put the eggs into a bowl, add the zest of one lemon and beat them for a couple of minutes.
Mix the juice of 3 lemons with the water the sugar and the corn flour. Pour this and the egg mix into a steel pan and heat over medium heat. make sure that you keep stirring while the liquid heats up slowly. The heating up process should take up to 15 minutes. At a certain point the liquid turns foggy. Keep stirring and let it simmer, but not boil heavily, for 2 minutes.
Take the cream off the stove and fill into glasses or cups. Let it cool down, then fridge it for some hours.
Use zest for decoration.


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In the last of our blog posts about our Make Your Own Christmas party this Sunday, we speak to two of our makers who will be helping you get into the season spirit.
Elena Blanco, artist and illustrator
Why did you get involved with the Christmas party and what activity are you doing?
I love the Makerhood Christmas Party. This party really brings out what Makerhood is about: sharing, learning new skills, having a good time and of course making! All these elements are really important to us and having a good time is too, so we always have amazing performances and a real party feeling. It is also an opportunity to meet new people in our community, to network and to catch up with old friends.
What are you looking forward to on the day?
To everything really, but mainly to meeting people and catching up with old friends. It's such a lovely, relaxed atmosphere. At the event I will be making cards, mainly using recycled materials so it is really the opposite to the consumeristic Christmas idea. I hope I will be able to inspire people into creating amazing things!
Fiona Douglas, seamstress, teacher and founder, Oh Sew Brixton
Why did you get involved with the Christmas party and what activity are you doing?
I have lots of scraps of beautiful fabrics leftover from my sewing classes and this a great chance to get people to use their creativity and recycle them into cards. I will have machines for a bit of machine embroidery, needles and thread for hand embroidery (but no glue because that's cheating…)
What are you looking forward to on the day
I've been to one of the Makerhood Christmas dos before and the improvised panto was hilarious! Hopefully being in charge of a workshop means I get out of actually participating…
If you'd like to join us for a few hours of making, live music and improv on Sunday, please register on Eventbrite: http://makeyourchristmas.eventbrite.co.uk/
Below: some of our team making decorations earlier this week to make the Dogstar pretty on Sunday


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This page consists of items inappropriate for my official cv page, but possibly entertaining for someone, (e.g. computer-hackers looking for my signature and mother's name).
Born: MacDill Air Force Base, Florida August 28,1954 to Virginia Anne Strong and Henry Stewart McDonald III (alas not heir to the Scottish food franchise)
Citizen of USA.
Grandparents: Hazel Kornstein & George Strong; Beatrice Johnson & Henry Stewart McDonald, Jr.
Adopted 1957 by Peyton T. Jordan of Tampa, FL and 1963 by Dr. Gaylord Church of Clearwater, FL
Married 14-Dec-1990 to Chao-ting Wu. Daughter Marie Tai-lien Wu born 15-Sep-1991.
Current home coordinates : Latitude: N 42.338536, Longitude: W -71.112978
Early-onset health problems (insurance companies take note): heart attack, carcinoma, narcolepsy, dyslexia, pneumonia, motion sickness. Note developmental faciocranial time-course (above left). For more details here are my online medical records and dietary notes.
Early schooling: Seaborn (grades K-2, Tampa, FL), Holy Names(5th grade), St. Cecelia (6-8th grade) (Clearwater, FL), Dunedin Jr. High (Dunedin, FL), Phillips Academy (9-12th grade, Andover, MA)
Awards: Well, in 8th grade nearly all of us got an award for making it through elementary school (without air-conditioning and uphill both ways). I also managed to repeat 9th grade and flunk out of Duke in 1976 and hence received an official letter suitable for framing. (Fortunately, Harvard saw some value in my extracurricular activities and accepted me in 1977). This slow start has, however, changed recently, as my colleagues and I have been surprised and honored by a number of awards.
First public presentation: at the ACA meeting in Mar 9-13, 1975 in Charlottesville, VA. "A model for DNA-protein interactions". Slides . Audio(15Mb).
Acknowledgments section my 1984 Harvard PhD thesis.
Random interests (in rough chronological order of first significant involvement):
Waterskiing, swimming (shortly afterwards), math, entomology(aquatic insects), mineralogy, choir, sailing, photography, tennis, skiing(snow), skating(ice & asphalt), medicine, biking, volunteer subject for human experiments, soaring, scuba, camping, technical rock climbing NY, MA, aquaculture, home-robotics, ice swimming, volunteer activities at Lawrence Elementary School (Brookline, MA), turtle breeding.
Ancient-past independent projects:
First computer construction, Spring 1964 (science fair): an analog computer using rheostats, galvanometers, etc. based on Kirchoff's laws, etc. as explained to me by Stanley Starr (a family friend, contractor & electrician).
My first photographs were of various unusual scenes at the 1964 NY World's Fair . Then my interest was renewed in Fall 1969 by a (required) art/darkroom course in which Professor John Snyder noticed something interesting in my photos taken with a $0.49 plastic camera and loaned me his 35 mm SLR camera. In 1972 I got excited about 3D and digital photography. (A striking recent example of the latter genre upper left of this page was created with help from the HMS ID office)
First independent math & computer project, Spring 1969: Linear programming optimization. Critique-2001: Handled essentially all of the special cases, but otherwise the (internal) documentation is weak. The reference book used is not listed, but as I recall, it was on loan from Professor Crayton Bedford and had only straight math, with no algorithms per se. I was released from class work while I did this (my other motivation was to try to use "economic optimality" as an interesting link between math and biology). Source Code , Output. I used the Darmouth GE-635 computer.
My first decently recorded independent biology experiment, Spring 1970: Effects of Giberillic acid on Stem Elongation. Everyone in the class did a separate project. Critique-2001: No references given (How unacademic!) I think the idea came from a college lab text that I had hunted down (my real project was to make giant venus-fly-traps, which I did try, but did not report). 50 ppm GA data . / . Control data (Green, blue, orange = 1st, 2nd, 3rd internodal growth, each in duplicate).
First independent chemistry experiments, Spring 1972. Organic synthesis of cyclohexanone as well as qualitative analysis & IR spectroscopy of various organic compounds. I was pretty much free to do chemistry any time (which had a big impact on my sense of freedom. Somehow having the keys to the chem lab seemed to involve a whole lot more trust than having access to the greenhouse in my previous projects). IR spectrum of dimethyl-aniline
The above, while initated by me with minimal supervision, were basic textbook-type explorations. What follows were ideas that represented my first forays into bleeding-edge research experiment design:
1st idea: Modeling complementary DNA-protein surfaces in Spring 1974. (published 1975). This lead to some fun programming CORELS. Both managed to keep on truckin' into citations and web services in the 21st century.
2nd idea: High-throughput (microtiter plate) combinatorial chemistry for crystallizations in 1975. This was prompted by a Dynatech dilution system in the Channing lab that I used in the summer of 1973. This lead to thoughts on pool (multiplexed) processing in 1977, and a variant published in 1988.
3rd idea: DNA lattices figures 13-Sep-1977. Letter to Sung-Hou Kim excerpt. Other crystallographers including Brian Matthews, Carl Pabo, Steve Harrison, and Ned Seeman gave valuable critiques. Onward DNA Nanotechnology?
4th idea: Automate molecular biology, beginning with DNA sequence reading software 1978. The tests on Don Wiley's Optronics drum scanner went very well, but utility had to wait a decade for the arrival of high-throughput mania. The source code was combined with ideas about multiplexing and internal standards in 1988 and the Human Genome Project in 1984. [Related work from other groups: Elder JK, et al. Nucleic Acids Res 1986 14:417-24 Automatic reading of DNA sequencing gel autoradiographs using a large format digital scanner. Smith LM, et al. Fluorescence detection in automated DNA sequence analysis. Nature. 1986 321:674-9.]


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WASHINGTON, July 28 — U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday signed a piece of legislation that gives Israel 70 million dollars for its "Iron Dome" rocket defense system, one day before his Republican rival in the 2012 presidential election Mitt Romney is scheduled to visit that country.
Obama signed the "United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012" to grant additional funding for Israel's production of the Iron Dome system for the year. The Iron Dome is a short-range rocket defense system, which has shot down rockets fired at Israel.
"I have made it a top priority for my administration to deepen cooperation with Israel across the whole spectrum of security issues — intelligence, military, technology," said Obama before signing the bill in the Oval Office.
According to a White House factsheet, Obama has, "despite tough fiscal times," fought for and secured full funding for Israel in the current fiscal year, including 3 billion dollars in Foreign Military Financing — the largest amount of funding for Israel in U.S. history.
The factsheet also said that Obama has secured an additional 205 million dollars in last fiscal year to help produce the Iron Dome, and intends to request additional funding for the Israeli system on top of the 70 million provided this year.
With the signing move occurring just one day before Romney's visit to Israel, U.S. media said that it appeared to have been timed to "upstage" Romney. (PNA/Xinhua)


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Former Texas Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower, well known national radio commentator, columnist, and editor of The Hightower Lowdown, a monthly newsletter, will join Sarah Lloyd in Waupun for a rally to support Lloyd's bid for U.S. Congress. When describing the current state of the US political environment, Hightower says, "Politics isn't about left versus right; it's about top versus bottom."
Other speakers at the rally will include Blue Jean Nation founder Mike McCabe, author of Blue Jeans in High Places: The Coming Makeover of American Politics, and Peter Rickman, Co-Chair, of the Wisconsin Working Families Party. The event will be held Friday September 16th from 5:00pm to 6:30pm at the Waupun Historical Society building at 520 McKinley St, Waupun. Admission is free and open to public but seating will be limited.
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The battle to save the galaxy rages on and a familiar foe returns in the largest downloadable content pack to-date for Mass Effect 3 multiplayer! Available to download at no additional charge*, Mass Effect 3: Retaliation ups the challenge by adding treacherous environmental hazards to existing maps and will introduce the infamous Collectors as a new enemy faction in multiplayer.
Also making its way into the Mass Effect 3: Retaliation pack is a brand-new challenge system that will reward players for their accomplishments in multiplayer. This new feature will give players the ability to track and compare progress across different multiplayer challenges.
Mass Effect 3: Retaliation will be available for download on October 9 on Xbox LIVE® and the OriginTM client software and on PlayStation® Network in North America on October 9 and in Europe on October 10. In order to properly install the Mass Effect 3: Retaliation pack, users must also download and install the latest patch. The entire pack will include:
As part of the Mass Effect 3 Galaxy at War** system, success in the cooperative multiplayer experience in Mass Effect 3 links back to the player's single-player campaign. Gaining control over each theater of war will increase the player's Galactic Readiness Rating, and in turn, can influence the player's overall experience. Participation in the Mass Effect 3 Galaxy at War feature is optional.


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The fishing village nestled on the banks of Lake Mahinerangi consists of about 35 cribs, the majority of which serve as holiday homes to keen fishermen and women.
Some were so taken by the area they made it their permanent residence.
Among them were Bruce and Georgina Dunstan, who bought their crib in 1987 and moved there from Dunedin in 1988.
They commute to Dunedin for work and their son goes to school at Lee Stream.
The "easy lifestyle" and, of course, the fishing was what they enjoyed most about living there.
The history of the area was also evident in their home, where treasures found whenever the lake level was dropped were displayed.
Among the collection of bottles was a tin whistle, a wooden pipe and a Chinese spice jar.
The lake, which is known for its brown trout and perch fishing, was created in the early 1900s when the Waipori River was dammed for a hydro-electric power station.
New plans for power generation were now upon the area, with TrustPower building a wind farm on the Lammerlaw Range.
But locals do not seem to mind.
Bob and Margaret Carson, of Dunedin, bought their crib in 1980 and loved escaping to the peace and quiet the community offered.
They also believed progress was inevitable and were relaxed about the project bringing more people to the seemingly isolated area.
"It couldn't happen in a better place. It blows up here," Mr Carson said with a smile.
He described the idea of a wind farm as a "novelty".
For the past 20 years, the couple had enjoyed spending weekends and holidays at the lake.
Keen fishers, they made the most of their boat and watched young families grow up in the community and continue to return as older generations passed.
Everyone took care of each other, not "living in each other's pockets", but just keeping an eye out, working together and sometimes getting together for a barbecue, Mrs Carson said.
Their spearmint-coloured crib, kitted out with SkyTV, a cellphone aerial and computer, acted as their "home away from home", she said.
"The only thing I miss up here is a paper."
Richard Griffiths was one of the children to grow up by the lake who still spent time there. His father built the family crib in 1968 as a fishing hut.
It had been added to about four times since then, he said.
Holidays, weekends and duck-shooting season saw him drive the hour from Dunedin to reach the lake.
But in the last two weeks of winter it was a no-go zone due to the cold.
"It's good to get away."
Road map
•Lake Mahinerangi was formed in the early 1900s when the Waipori River was dammed for a hydro-electric power station.
•40km west of Dunedin.
•35 cribs compose the lake's fishing village off Mahinerangi Rd.
•The lake is known for brown trout and perch fishing, as well as crayfish.


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This is a public plea to Sans le Nom AKA My Life in the Fast Lane. If you click on the link to the right in my blogroll , you'll notice it goes nowhere. Because Sans deleted her blog!
Why, Sans, why? Sure, blogging seems like spitting in the wind sometimes, especially if you don't have a lot of comments. And yes, it's incredibly solipsistic and ridiculous to think strangers want to hear your rantings and see pictures of you decorating a cake (see my post below!). But they do! And I do. I do! And who cares if anyone reads it anyway. It's all about process, man. Getting it down and getting it done. Letters and words and commas and thoughts and you are funny, dude, don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Hell, I'm getting all choked up just thinking about it.
Come back, Sans. Come back.
Sans, come back!
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AuthorRobin Becker
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I'm nearly there. Newly risen from the never-actually-dead.
Hey, I'm officially back. You can add me to your blogroll (please, pretty please, because I got a hell of a lot of traffic from your blog). Direct them to my old, old name: Sans le Nom at http://sanslenom.blogspot.com. With any luck I will have officially wrested the domain name, sanslenom.com, from my original registrar, by next week.
Let's get together soon. I'm bogged down in AAUP meetings and being the Grinch who Saved Christmas.


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|NCR Trail, 9X12", Pencil on bristol
That's my girl. Valerie. Taking a break while the old man snaps another one of his crazy pictures. But that's all the fun of a bikehike, especially on the old North Central Railway bed, converted not long ago. Everywhere you look is another incredible composition. This one caught my eye because of all the wild patterning of light and dark, directional shifts, spatial relationships, patterns within patterns--a wild mod podge of stuff all going on--to say nothing of the colors. I like a good visual feast. OK I guess you had to be there.
Val's such a good sport.


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Dolce, or sweets, are yummy and pretty-looking food all the time!
As they said in Bambino, there's something about dolce that makes a person smile even he's not particularly fond of them. In the episode, Ban was assigned to help out Oda-san who had a biking accident so his arm wasn't quite fine. In any case, it was difficult at first but Ban was determined to learn from Oda-san and they actually got along eventually. I love the ending of the episode but I won't tell you what it is 😛 Just watch it! 😉
The nice thing about episode 8 is that it shows us a greater appreciation for dolce. If you are fond of eating cake, you'd even notice how each bakeshop would have a different way of serving cake (sometimes with syrup), etc. Also, the toppings on the cake could be quite amazing! I recall last Friday, when we ate at Cheesecake Etc., I was amazed at how their Dome Cake looked like a gift! A very pretty looking cake and it was yummy as well. I could just imagine how precise the measurements are of that cake's ingredients and the temperature involved in the process of preparing it. I can't help but smile 🙂


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Recipe for Style: Bedroom Photographed by Ngoc Minh Ngo
We ran across Ngoc Minh Ngo's site today. A talented photographer, she has done work for Martha Stewart Living, Real Simple and Elle Decoration UK. We thought that this beautiful bedroom that she captured deserves a closer look:
The ingredients that go into this style mix:
For more of Ngoc Minh Ngo's amazing photos, visit her site.
Previous Recipes for Style:Dramatic Dining at Alan's Loft
Newell Turner's Dining/Living Combo
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|List four types of cells in the lungs?
|1) Goblet cells – Mucus production, 2) Type I Pneumocyte – Macrophages (95%), 3) Type II Pneumocyte – Surfacatant production, 4) Clara/Dust (Macrophages) – ingest dust particles
|What is the histology of the trachea?
|1) Top 1/3 – Stratified Squamous Epithelium (protect against abrasions), 2) Middle 1/3 – mixture, 3) Lower 1/3 – Tall columnar pseudo-stratified ciliated epithelium
|What are the muscles needed to breath in?
|1) Innermost intercostals (Contralateral chest wall), 2) External Intercostals (Ipsilateral chest wall), 3) Diaphragm
|What are the muscles needed to force air in?
|1) Scalenes, 2) SCM – sternocleidomastoid, 3) Trapezius, 4) Pectoralis major/minor
|What are the muscles needed to breath out?
|Passive – recoil
|What are the muscles needed to force air out?
|1) Internal/External Oblique, 2) Rectus Abdominus, 3) Transverse abdominus, and 4) Quadratus Lumborum
|What is the difference between a carotid body and a carotid?
|Carotid "Body" – Chemoreceptor vs. Carotid "Sinus" – Baroreceptor
|What color is air on an X-ray?
|Black "radio-lucent"
|What color is fluid/solid on an X-ray?
|White "radio-opaque"
|What disease has a steeple sign on neck film?
|What disease has a "Thumb-sign" on neck film?
|What is a "Blue-bloater"?
|Bronchitis (Chronic)
|What is a "Pink-puffer"?
|What diseases have pulmonary eosinophilia?
|(1) Aspergillosis, (2) Strongyloides
|What drugs cause pulmonary eosinophilia?
|(1) Nitrofurantoin, (2) Sulfonamides
|What are the risk factors for lung cancer?
|Smoking, Radon, 2nd hand smoke, and pneumoconiosis (except anthracosis)
|What diseases have hemoptysis?
|1) Bronchiectasis, 2) Bronchitis, 3) Pneumonia, 4) TB, 5) Lung cancer
|What is a Bokdalek hernia?
|Back of diaphragm
|Where is a Morgagni hernia?
|Middle of diaphragm
|What diseases have Respiratory Alkalosis?
|Restrictive Lung Diseases (Anxity, pregnancy, Gram (-) sepsis, and PE)
|What diseases have Respiratory Acidosis?
|Obstructive Lung Diseases
|What diseases have Metabolic Alkalosis?
|Low Volume State (Vomiting, Diuretics, GI blood loss)
|What diseases have Metabolic Acidosis?
|Acid production (MUDPILES, RTA-II, diarrhea)
|What is the obstructive pattern of blood gasses?
|(1) Increases pCO2 → Decreases pH, (2) Increases RR → Increases pO2
|What is the obstructive pattern of blood gasses?
|(1) Decrease pO2 → Increases RR → Decreases pCO2 → Increases pH
|What does stridor tell you?
|Extrathoracic narrowing → narrows when breath in → neck X-ray
|What does wheezing tell you?
|Intrathoracic narrowing → narrows when breath out → chest X-ray
|What does rhonchi tell you?
|Mucus in airway → obstructive lung disease
|What does grunting tell you?
|Blows collapsed alveoli open → restrictive lung disease
|What does dull percussion tell you?
|Something b/w airspace and chest wall absorbing sound (fluid or solid)
|What does hyper-resonance tell you?
|Lungs hyperinflated with air
|What does tracheal deviation tell you?
|Away from pneumothorax OR toward atelectasis "air-phobic"
|What does fremitus, and ego-phony?
|Consolidation → Pathognomonic for Pneumonia
|What is Restrictive lung disease?
|Small stiff lungs, and trouble breathing in
|What is Obstructive lung disease?
|Big mucus-filled lungs, trouble breathing out
|What is Epiglottitis?
|X-ray with "Thumb-sign", and drooling
|What is Croup?
|X-ray with "Steeple sign", and barking cough
|What is Tracheitis?
|Look toxic, grey pseudomembrane, leukocytosis
|What is Asthma?
|Wheeze on expiration, IgE, eosinophils
|What is Bronchiolitis?
|Asthma in kids <2 y/o
|What is Maxillary Sinusitis?
|Teeth pain worse with bending forward
|What is Bronchiectasis?
|Bad breath, purulent sputum, and hemoptysis
|What is Chronic Bronchitis?
|Lots of sputum, "Blue Bloater"
|What is Emphysema?
|Restrictive to Obstructive pattern, "pink-puffer"
|What is Laryngomalacia?
|Epiglottis roll in from side-to-side
|What is Pneumonai?
|Consolidation of airway
|What is Pneumothorax?
|Air outside of lungs; Hyper-resonance on same side
|How do you detect a Pulmonary Embolus?
|Tachypnea, Increased V/Q scan, EKG: S1Q3T3
|What is Tamponade?
|Decreased breath sounds/BP; Increased JVD; Fluid in pericardial sac
|What is Tracheo-malacia?
|Soft cartilage, stridor since birth
|What is Cystic Fibrosis?
|Meconium Ileus, Steatorrhea, and Bronchiectasis
|What is Aspergillosis?
|Allergy to mold, dead plants, and compost piles
|Who gets Asbestosis?
|Shipyard workers, Pipe filters, brake mechanics, and insulation installers
|Who gets Silicosis?
|Sandblasters, and glassblowers
|Who gets Byssinosis?
|Cotton workers
|Who gets Beryliosis?
|Radio, TV welders, those working with bulbs
|Who gets Anthracosis?
|Coal workers, and massive fibrosis
|What is Sarcoidosis?
|Non-caseating granulomas, eggshell calcification on lymph node
|What is Carcinoid syndrome?
|Flushing, Diarrhea, and Wheezing
|What is Small Cell CA?
|At carina, malignant, Cushing's, SIADH, SVC syndrome
|What is Large Cell CA?
|Large stuff
|What is Squamous cell CA?
|Smoker, High PTH, and high Ca2+
|What is Bronchealveolar CA?
|Looks like pneumonia; due to Pneumoconiosis
|What diseases has a corkscrew x-ray?
|Esophageal spasm
|What diseases has an apple core x-ray?
|What diseases has a stacked coin x-ray?
|What diseases has a thumbprint x-ray?
|Toxic megacolon
|What diseases has an abrupt cutoff x-ray?
|What diseases has a barium clumping x-ray?
|Celiac sprue
|What diseases has a bird's beak x-ray?
|What diseases has a string sign x-ray?
|Pyloric Stenosis
|What diseases have solid dysphagia?
|Schatzki's ring, stricture, and cancer
|What diseases have solid and liquid dysphagia?
|Esophageal spasm, Scleroderma, and Achalasia
|What is Barrett's Esophagus?
|Metaplasia, and Increase Adenocarcinoma risk
|What are Esophageal Varices?
|Vomit blood everywhere, and Portal HTN
|What is Mallory-Weiss?
|Tear LES mucosa, and Chronic vomiters
|What is Boerhaave's?
|Tear all layers of Esophagus, Left-sided pneumo/pain/effusion
|What is Achalasia?
|Lost LES Auerbach's, Bird's beak, Chaga's, and Choke on solids
|What is Hirschprung's?
|Lost rectum Auerbach's, no meconium passages
|What is Zenker's diverticulum?
|Cough undigested food from above UES, and Helitosis
|What is Traction diverticulum?
|Eat big bolus → gets stuck above LES
|What is Plummer-Vinson syndrome?
|Esophageal webs, spoon nails, and Fe- (iron) deficiency anemia
|What is Schatzki rings?
|Esophageal webs in lower esophagus
|What is a Trachea-esophageal (TE) fistula?
|Choke w/ each feeding; cough w/ each feeding
|What is an Esophageal atresia w/ Trachea-esophageal fistula?
|Vomit w/ 1st feeding, and huge Gastric bubble
|What is Duodenal atresia?
|Bilious vomiting w/ 1st feed, Double-Bubble sign, and Down's.
|What is Pyloric Stenosis?
|Projectile vomiting (3-4 wk old), RUQ "Olive mass"
|How does Choanale atresia present?
|Turns blue with feeding
|How is the Tetrology of Fallot presentation different?
|Turns blue with crying
|What makes Scleroderma unique?
|Decrease LES pressure
|What makes Esophageal spasms unique?
|Increase "Peristalsis"
|What makes Achalasia unique?
|Decrease Peristalsis and Increase LES pressure
|What diseases has a RUQ olive mass?
|Pyloric Stenosis
|What diseases has a RLQ sausage mass?
|What is a Bezoar?
|Mass of hair or vegetables → "Antrum obstuction"
|What is Gastritis type A?
|Upper GI bleed, anti-parietal cell Ab
|What is Gastritis type B?
|Upper GI bleed, spicy foods, and H.pylori
|What is a Duodenal Ulcer?
|1) Too much acid, 2) pain after meal/ at night, 3) type O blood, 4) H.pylori, and 5) pain relieved by eating
|What is a Gastric Ulcer?
|1) Broken mucus layer, 2) Pain during meal, 3) NSAIDs, and 4) Type A blood
|What is a Sliding hiatal hernia?
|Fundus slides from esophageal hiatus to thorax → sucks acid into thorax
|What is a Rollling hiatal hernia?
|Fundus sticks through hole in diaphragm, and strangulates bowel "rolls"
|What is Menetrier's disease?
|Protein-losing, thick stomach rugal folds
|What defines Constipation?
|< 3 Bowel movement (BM) per week
|What defines Diarrhea?
|> 200g loose stool per day
|What is Osmotic Diarrhea?
|Watery diarrhea
|What is Secretory Diarrhea?
|Laxative use
|What is Inflammatory diarrhea?
|Blood, & pus
|What is Celiac sprue?
|Jejunum, wheat allergy, villous atrophy, and "anti-gliadal anti-body"
|What is Tropical sprue?
|Illeum Celiac sprue
|What is Mesenteric Ischemia?
|Pain out of proportion to exam
|What bugs causes bloody diarrhea?
|"CASES" → Campylobacter, Amoeba (E. histolytica), Shigella, E. coli, and Salmonella
|What is the difference b/w Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis?
|(1) Primary Biliary Cirrhosis → (anti-mitochondrial Ab), bile ductules destroyed, and Xanthelesma. VS (2) Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis → (p-ANCA antiboy), bile duct inflammation, beading, onion skinning, and associated w/ UC (ulcerative colitis)
|What is Asending Cholangitis?
|Common duct stone gets infected
|What are the sings of alcoholic cirrhosis?
|Spider angioma, palmur erythema, Dupuytren's contractions
|What is Hepatorenal syndrome?
|Pts w/ Liver disease build up liver toxins that cause renal failure
|What is Cholangitis?
|Inflammation of bile duct → Charcot's triad, Reynold's pentad
|What is Cholecystitis?
|Inflammation of gall bladder → Positive Murphy's sign
|What is Cholelithiasis?
|Formation of gallstones → RUQ colic pain
|What is Choledocholithiasis?
|Gallstone obstructs bile duct
|What is Cholestasis?
|Obstruction of bile duct → pruritis, jaundice, and increase ALP (alkaline phosphatase)
|What is Conjugated bilirubin?
|Water soluble "Direct"
|What is Unconjugated bilirubin?
|Fat soluble "Indirect"
|What is the most common type of gallstone?
|Cholesterol (can't see on X-ray)
|What type of gallstone can be seen on X-ray?
|What is a Xanthoma?
|Cholesterol buildup (elbow or Achilles)
|What is Xanthelesma?
|Triglyceride buildup (under the eyes)
|What does high cholesterol cause?
|What does high TG cause?
|What is Type 1 Hyperlipidemia?
|Bad Liver LL (CM)
|What is Type 2A Hyperlipidemia?
|Bad LDL or B-100 receptors → trapped in ER (LDL only)
|What is Type 2B Hyeprlipidemia?
|Less LDL/VLDL receptors (LDL/VLDL)
|What is Type 3 Hyperlipidemia?
|Bad Apo E (IDL/VLDL)
|What is Type 4 Hyperlipidemia?
|Bad Adipose LL (VLDL only)
|What is Type 5 Hyperlipidemia?
|Bad C2 (VLDL/CM) b/c C2 stimulates LL
|What is Crigler-Najjar?
|Unconjugated bilirubin, usually in "infant"
|What is Gilbert's syndrome?
|Glucoronyl Transferase is saturated → stress unconjugated bilirubin
|What is Rotor's?
|Bad bilirubin storage → Conjugated bilirubin
|What is Dubin-Johnson?
|Bad bilirubin excretion → "Black Liver"
|What is Cullen's sign?
|Bleed around "umbilicus" → due to Hemorrhagic pancreatitis
|What is Turner's sign ?
|Bleed into "flank" → due to Hemorrhagic pancreatitis
|What tests are used for following pacreatitis?
|Amylase → sensitive, breaks down carbohydrates
|What does Ranson's criteria tell you?
|Poor prognosis for pancreatitis pts
|What is Ranson's criteria at presentation?
|"WAGLA" → (1) WBC: >16K/ul (Infection), (2) Age: >55 (usually multiple illnesses), (3) Glucose: >200 mg/dL (islet cells are fried), (4) LDH: >350 IU/L (cell death), and (5) AST: >250 IU/L (cell death)
|What is Ranson's criteria at 48hrs?
|"BuCH was a SOB" → (1) BUN - increase >5mg/dL (decrease RBF), (2) Ca2+ <8 mg/dL - (Saponification), (3) Hct: drops >10% (bleed into pancrease), (4) Sequester >6L fluid → 3rd spacing, (5) pO2: <60mm Hg (Fluid/protein leak → ARDS), (6) Base deficit >4mEq/L (diarrhea → pancreatic enzymes are dead)
|What is Carcinoid syndrome?
|Diarrhea, Flushing, Wheezing
|What produces Current Jelly Sputum?
|What produces Currant Jell stool?
|What is Gardeners syndrome?
|Familial polyposis w/ bone tumors
|What is Turcots syndrome?
|Familial polyposis w/ brain tumors
|What is familial polposis?
|100% risk o colon cancer, APC defect -> annual colonoscopy at 5 y/o
|What is Peutz-Jegher syndrome?
|Hyperpigmented mucosa -> dark gums/vagina w/hyperplastic polyps
|What is Crohns Disease?
|IBD W/ cobblestones, melena, creeping fat, fistulas
|What is ulcerative colitis?
|IBD w/ peusdopolyps, hematochezia, lead pipe colon, toxic megacolon
|What is intussuception?
|Currant jelly stool, stacked coin appearance on enema, sx come and go
|How does diverticulosis present?
|How does diverticulitis present?
|How does spastic colon present?
|Intermittent severe cramps
|How does IBS present?
|Alternating diarrhea/constipation
|How do external hemorrhoids present?
|How do internal hemorrhoids present?
|No pain
|What is Pseudomembranous colitis?
|Overgrowth of C.difficile due to normal flora being killed off, usually by clindamycin use
|What is whipples disease?
|T.whippleii destroy GI tract then spread causing malabsorption
|What color is an upper GI bleed?
|What color is a lower GI bleed?
|What adds color to stool?
|What is the default color of stool?
|What is the default color of urine?
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29th April 2018
Early Bird Stalls £12
Standard Stalls £15
Benches (5 seats each)- £120 - includes a bottle of bubbly!
Balcony (9 seats) - £240 - includes two bottles of bubbly!
To purchase balcony or bench, please select the option above the seating plan.
There is a £3 booking fee charged on phone and internet orders, and a 50p levy on all tickets. Box office at theatre open to personal callers from two hours before the curtain time for every performance.
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Take Nera's Necklace to Runil in Falkreath | Other missions TES V: Skyrim - Dragonborn Guide
In the Skaal Village you can find a woman named Morwen - she usually works by the forge. The warrior is in mourning after the loss of her mother - she didn't have time to say goodbye to her. However if someone could take the necklace to the tomb of her mother - Nera - her conscience would be clean. In order to help her, you should head out to the city of Falkret in Skyrim and speak with the Priest Runil. He can be found in the Hall of the Dead or on the streets of the village.
Once you're there, meet with the Elf and give him the necklace. The old priest will put it in the right place and thank you for your favor (on behalf of the dead). You can now return to Morwen.
Return to Morwen in Skaal Village
The woman can be found in the same place that you left her - apparently nothing has changed in the Skaal Village. In return for completing the mission you will not only receive the woman's gratitude, but also part of her equipment. As Morwen was once a very skilled warrior, you shouldn't complain about its quality. Additionally, if you have the Amulet of Mara, you can marry her (both homo and heterosexual).


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A convict's secret stash of cannabis which he hid inside his body was discovered by a metal-detecting chair on his arrival at prison
Anthony Riley was being admitted to Forest Bank in Salford when he set off the high-tech scanner's alarm.
He originally claimed it must have gone off because he had metal pins in his legs.
The 27-year-old then claimed not to understand what was happening before owning up.
Riley had wrapped the ounce of cannabis in tin-foil and put it in a condom.
Riley has now been jailed for 10 months after he admitted conveying a listed article into prison.
Philip Dobson, prosecuting, told Manchester Crown Court that Riley had been about to begin a three-month sentence when the cannabis, valued at around £200, was discovered on June 24 last year.
The sentence was imposed after he breached a suspended sentence for drink-driving which had been put in place of a community order he had failed to comply with.
The court accepted Riley's claim that the drugs were for his own personal use and that he did not intend to deal them behind bars.
Martin Reid, defending, said Riley had been associating with drug users from as young as 10, and that substance abuse had blighted his life.
He said Riley's early criminal record, which includes burglary, painted a picture of a 'young man needing money for drugs'.
He also had convictions for possessing drugs and possessing drugs with intent to supply.
Riley said he how wanted to use his time behind bars to change his life and get a job. Miss Recorder Ryland, sentencing Riley, of Broom Road, Worsley Hall, Wigan, said his crime was a 'serious matter' and that the sentence had to have a deterrent element.
"I can only commend you for your intention to change your life – I hope that when you do finish your term of imprisonment you will make that change," she said.


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Click HERE to watch the Season 2015 trailer.
"Arguably the best small-scale contemporary ballet company in Canada."
- The Globe and Mail
ProArteDanza proudly presents Season 2015, a stunning evening of three world premieres at the Fleck Dance Theatre. Season 2015 runs September 23rd through to September 26th at 8pm at the Fleck Dance Theatre, as part of Harbourfront Centre's NextSteps. Click HERE to purchase tickets.
Internationally acclaimed Choreographer Mauro Astolfi, will present (don't) Follow the Instructions, a new commission for ProArteDanza, which will share the stage with Dora-nominated dancer Ryan Lee's choreographic debut replace/me. The season also presents the next highly-anticipated installment from the Campanella-Glumbek co-creation of Beethoven's 9th Symphony Project; Beethoven's 9th - 2nd Movement.


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Easy Tips for Learning a New Language
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Knowing how to speak another language can come in handy in many situations, not just vacations. It's not as difficult as you think. There are some tips for learning a new language that can help you quickly pick it up.
Learning can be expensive but there are ways you can speak sentences in languages spoken in other countries without too much cost. It's not easy but at the same time not hard either.
Having a Conversation
One of the best ways to pick up a new language is to speak to someone who speaks it better than you do. As little as one hour of speaking to someone who can correct you and a dictionary of one language to another can do wonders for you. This is equivalent to several hours in a class. The fact that you have one on one help with motivate you to learn. It's even more motivating that studying from a book or listen to audio files.
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Guns of Hollywood has a laugh reviewing all the guns and action in Let's Be Cops (2014).
Some of the guns in this week's episode include: Beretta 92, Desert Eagle and S&W 296 Airlite.
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Director Clare Lewins and Universal Pictures present an intimate and heart-warming look at the man behind the legend, as we've never seen him before. I Am Ali is a documentary about the legendary Muhammad Ali, told through archived audio journals from the boxer, combined with touching interviews with his closest family, friends, and boxing peers.
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Covehead Harbour, PEI
Malpeque harbour, PEI
Victoria-by-the Sea, PEI
Buds Diner, Charlottetown PEI
Another one of those wonderful, red roads of PEI.
A flock of sunbathing seals watch the Iles-de-la-Madeleine ferry depart from Souris, PEI
Lighthouse, North Rustico, PEI.
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Peterson, Benning lead HHS Nordic skiers
The Hastings boys and girls Nordic ski teams competed Tuesday at Lake Elmo Park Reserve in a Suburban East Conference race.
The girls were led by Rachel Peterson, who was 17th overall in the 5.5K classic race.
"She laid it all out there," coach John Dewall said. "She had a great race. She's looking really good."
Hannah Peterson was 46th. Vic Zeyen had what Dewall said was "her best race of the year" and she placed 48th.
"It was really exciting to see her move up," he said.
Allissa Smith was 55th, Abberly Smith was 82nd, Savannah Henderson was 88th and Alexis Edmundson was 92nd.
Henderson and Edmundson are each seventh-graders.
"They've made huge improvements so far," Dewall said. "They've really stepped it up as seventh-graders. They're definitely going to be stars as time goes on."
Zack Benning was the top boys finisher, taking 13th.
Will Caturia was 24th and Kyle Gudmunson was 54th.
Gudmunson, a sophomore, impressed Dewall with his race. This is his first year on the team.
"It's amazing," Dewall said. "He's got lots of potential. The kid is only going to get better."
Nick Johnson moved up and took 85th.
Jake Rabaey was 97th, Garrett Tuin was 103rd, Seth Greengo was 107th, Sawyer Karas was 110th and Tate Gahnz was 112th.
Up next
Hastings has a race on Monday at Battle Creek. It's a format similar to the conference meet, which is at Battle Creek on Jan. 28.
There's a classic race in the morning and a skate race in the afternoon.


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(SPOILER) Nathan Fillion comments on Drive cancellation. He tells TV Guide's Michael Ausiello "It's unfortunate. I was having a really good time. Just the lines I got to say. I had some great lines". (Link contains spoilers for numerous tv shows).
Great link, Simon; there's also a link higher up that same page to a picture of Ausiello with Keri Russell at the Waitress premiere in New York. At least Waitress looks like it's getting great reviews; hope it goes well at the box office, Nathan certainly deserves a break. I mean, there's not anything big and highly anticipated opening up this week to compete against Waitress, is there? *has no spidey sense whatsoever* ;-)
I think that Nathan's favorite line might have been the dotted one in the center. He's probably a speed-head and wanted to really drive the Challenger...
Unrelatedish, I actually saw a trailer for Waitress this morning on NBC. Hadn't seen one before. It looks sweet. Like, 'aww sweet,' not 'suhweeeeeeeeeet'. Though it may be that too.
I want to hear from Tim about his reaction to the cancellation. Also, what is his next project and how soon will Nathan become involved? Both men have so much talent, I'm just waiting for the vehicles that will propel their success. Drive could have been it. Stupid Fox.
I'm just waiting for the vehicles that will propel their success
Drive was cancelled, so sorry, no vehicles.
Drive was cancelled, so sorry, no vehicles.
Well, no matter what Fox TV does, Nathan Fillion will be a big-time leading man, and Waitress should make it happen (not to mention Keri Russell finally showing she's more than Felicity). There's a preview in Sacramento next week, and I can hardly wait for that.
At least he has still retained his sense of humor in spite of everything. I laughed at his comment about the unaired episodes. I'm jealous, very jealous!
I agree, impalergeneral. Waitress is gonna get Nathan noticed by mainstream audiences. Hopefully, Hollywood producers/directors/casting agents will have half a brain and finally use him.
I agree, impalergeneral. Waitress is gonna get Nathan noticed by mainstream audiences. Hopefully, Hollywood producers/directors/casting agents will have half a brain and finally use him.
Tim posted a few comments on Buffistas the day of the cancelation. He mostly raved about Fillion, which is understandable as he owned the screen on Drive.
Drive, in my opinion, is the biggest cancellation mistake a network has made in the last two or three years, with the possible exception of Invasion. That show could have become something special if given a little more time and considering that I'm somebody who usually has zero interest in cars (I've never even bothered to learn to drive), that is saying a lot.
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