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There has been a procedural development in lawsuits filed against the makers of fluoroquinolone drugs, which are linked to serious nerve damage. A group of judges known as the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation centralized all of the federal litigation of this nature before a single judge Aug. 17. The judge is based at a federal trial court in Minnesota.
What does this mean for the alleged victim of fluoroquinolones? The panel transfers cases that have common questions of fact so that the pretrial process can be more efficient. And efficiency is important. Cases coordinated before a single judge ideally "to avoid duplication of discovery, to prevent inconsistent pretrial rulings, and to conserve the resources of the parties, their counsel and the judiciary," according to the panel.
The panel transferred 20 fluoroquinolone lawsuits pending in 15 federal districts two weeks ago. There are 58 more fluoroquinolone lawsuits pending in 23 additional federal districts, possibly poised to be transferred.
"The actions allege that fluoroquinolone antibiotics - principally, Avelox, and Cipro - cause or substantially contribute to the development of irreversible peripheral neuropathy and that defendants' warnings concerning the alleged risks were inadequate," the judges wrote. "The involved manufacturers and distributors are Bayer (Cipro and Avelox), Janssen, and McKesson (a distributor)."
Factive, Floxin and Noroxin are also fluoroquinolones.
Peripheral neuropathy can be hard to deal with, particularly when it is irreversible.
"Peripheral neuropathy," the U.S. Food and Drug Administration wrote in 2013, "is a nerve disorder occurring in the arms or legs. Symptoms include pain, burning, tingling, numbness, weakness, or a change in sensation to light touch, pain or temperature, or the sense of body position. It can occur at any time during treatment with fluoroquinolones and can last for months to years after the drug is stopped or be permanent. Patients using fluoroquinolones who develop any symptoms of peripheral neuropathy should tell their health care professionals right away. FDA will continue to evaluate the safety of drugs in the fluoroquinolone class and will communicate with the public again if additional information becomes available."
One reason the facts of so many fluoroquinolone lawsuits are similar is the sweeping FDA warning label update of all the drugs in question. The judges took that into account when it issued its transfer order. And the warning does not apply to drugs applied by ear or eye.
As the judges reasoned, "On August 15, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it had required a revised label for the entire class of oral and injectable fluoroquinolone antibacterial drugs concerning the risk of irreversible peripheral neuropathy. The warning labels of Avelox, and Cipro allegedly were revised to contain virtually identical warnings with respect to that risk. Plaintiffs' actions followed the FDA announcement, relying on the same regulatory history and scientific background to support the allegation that fluoroquinolone antibiotics, as a class, are causally linked to the development of irreversible peripheral neuropathy."
Panelists concluded, "... while we typically are hesitant to centralize litigation on an industry-wide basis, here all fluoroquinolone actions, regardless of the manufacturer, will share factual questions regarding general causation (in particular, the biological mechanism of the alleged injury), the background science, and common regulatory issues."
The complications can get worse. Who would have thought that was possible? In addition to peripheral neuropathy, side effects from the use of fluoroquinolones may also include tendinitis, tendon rupture, seizure, convulsions and psychosis.
Anyone who used a fluoroquinolone antibiotic and suffered from doctor-diagnosed peripheral neuropathy may want to contact an attorney to determine whether there is an entitlement to compensation for medical expenses, lost wages, and other losses.
Members of the Pharmaceutical Injury Litigation Team at Reich & Binstock specialize in handling these types of actions and have considerable experience in taking on big pharmaceutical corporations in order to protect their clients' rights.


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How do you plot out your stories? Do you even sit down and take the time to do so, or do you just start writing? Everyone is different, and so there are many different ways in which a story is written. I wrote my first novel by 'pantsing' the whole thing—mostly—with just a few ideas written down for what would eventually happen and in what order they would occur. I found it very difficult to write this way and the editing process was long and painful–a lot of rewriting happened. So, for my next novel, I am plotting and planning my a$* off. With a bit of luck this new strategy will pay off in the end by allowing me to write a more coherent story with better characters, conflicts, and over all feel. I bought the software program WriteItNow and absolutely love it. If you use another type of software program you already know how helpful they can be to ones writing, but you should really give WriteItNow a look-see and give it a try, it will absolutely be worth your time, in my opinion.
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I have also invested in numerous books on the subject of plotting and find most of them fascinating. I really enjoyed C. S. Lakin's ' The 12 Key Pillars of Novel Construction: Your Blueprint for Building a Strong Story.' The many checklists and questionnaires in this book are extremely helpful to me as I move along in my plotting and structure building. You might want to check it out if you are looking for some useful pointers and guidelines to story structure.
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In the mean time, here is a little article I found on the classic three-act structure style of plotting your story. It is not very specific and glosses over some more of the final detail involved, yet, is a good beginner guide to plotting you story. Hope you enjoy it and give the video a watch to understand this style of plotting a little more. Thanks 😊
First up from the mailbag:
"Maybe I'm a sucker for plot, but I'd be interested in big picture plotting thoughts (Aristotle, 3 act, "save the cat", type stuff) in practical application."
The plotter in me cheered at this one, because I love talking about plot. This question alone could fill the blog this week, and since many others echoed an interest in plotting, I sense a plot week coming on. (ETA: Here are links to the other structures discussed: the Hero's Journey, the Save the Cat Beat Sheet, and Michael Hague's Six Stage Plot Structure. For those who dislike structure, try this very basic three-point plot structure instead)
These big-picture structure formats can be incredibly helpful in plotting a novel, because they give you hard plot goals to aim for. Even if you're a pantser, structure formats can help during revisions when you have a first draft done and want to make sure all your plot points are working right. Jami Gold did a great post on this over at her blog, using Blake Snyder's "Save the Cat" beat sheets.
How they work: A structure is like a rough map, the line drawings in a coloring book. How we overlay our story (color in the line drawings) is up to us, but the structure provides guides and boundaries to help keep us focused. Turning points like, "leave the ordinary world" are just a way of saying, "the protagonist does something new that starts the plot." This can be a literal enter a magic wardrobe and discover Narnia, or decide to wear a dress to school for the first time ever to catch the eye of the boy you like.
Some folks fear using one of these structures will create a formulaic novel. If you follow them exactly and take them literally, then yes, that could happen, but the strength of these structures is to let them guide you and remind you of the important story elements of a novel. The moments are metaphorical or symbolic, and they suggest types of situations to aim for. And even when a story does follow them exactly, if done well, readers don't even notice. The novel feels tightly plotted, not predictable.
Common Structure Formats:
The Three-Act Structure: The basic beginning, middle, end format we're most familiar with in storytelling. Setup, rising action and stakes, resolution.
The Hero's Journey: Joseph Campbell's 17-step myth structure that outlines the journey a mythic figure (hero) undergoes on an adventure.
Michael Hauge's Six Stage Plot Structure: A variation of the Three-Act Structure that focuses on six critical elements of a plot. This one is also connected to his internal character arc structure.
Blake Snyder's Save the Cat Beat Sheets: A screenwriter format for crafting great screenplays using 15 beats (or turning points). It's been adopted by novelists everywhere because the same basic rules apply to novels.
I'm going to focus on the Three-Act Structure first, because it's probably the most common story structure out there, and it's the one I use. The other formats also generally follow this structure so it's a good foundation to have before we explore the other three.
People have broken the Three-Act Structure down in a myriad of ways, but it unfolds basically like this:
Act One: The Beginning
Act One is roughly the first 25% of the novel. If focuses on the protagonist living in his world and being introduced to the problems he needs to solve. Something about his life is making him unhappy, but he's not yet ready to do anything about it. He might not even be aware of the problem, but feels unsatisfied in some way. He's presented with an opportunity to change his life, and he either accepts the challenge or tries to avoid it and gets dragged into it anyway. By the end of the first act, he's on the plot path that leads to the climax of the book.
Everything is this first act familiarizes the reader with the world and characters and sets up the problem the book is going to spend the next 75% trying to resolve.
I use the words "sets up" but this is different from setup. This first act is NOT about explaining what the reader "needs to know" to get the book. You want to jump right into the action and have something happening, and that something will lead you to the inciting event, which is where the protagonist takes the first step onto the path of the core conflict.
Act One is all about showing the protagonist's world (his life, dreams, issues, etc, as well as the literal setting) and letting readers see the problems and flaws he'll need to overcome to get what he ultimately wants. In essence, it's where you say "See how screwed up this guy's life is? This is what he has to fix before he can win."
Act One typically contains three key plot moments:
Opening Scene
This is the introduction of the protagonist, the opening scene problem, the setting, the rules of the world, any critical traits or details readers need to know, etc. Something is happening that will draw readers in and allow them to get to know (and like) the protagonist.
Inciting Event
This is when the opportunity to change or fix what's wrong presents itself. The protagonist is uncertain whether or not to take advantage of this opportunity, but eventually he does, either through his choice or from outside forces acting upon him.
The inciting event focuses the narrative (and plot) onto the core conflict of the novel. This is the moment when you say to your readers, "Here's what the book is going to be about." Even if the problem is going to get bigger later, the seed of the conflict the plot needs to resolve will be right here. The protagonist might not even be able to see the bigger picture yet, but you know this is point when things change for him. Had he not experienced this, the book would not have unfolded the same way.
Act One Problem
This problem transitions to the middle of the book and gives the protagonist something to do (a goal), and a choice to make. It's the first major step once the protagonist is on the path to the core conflict. It's also where the stakes are significantly raised for the first time.
The choice is the big moment here, and the protagonist must choose to act. Greater forces could have gotten him here, but he must decide to move forward on his own. Agreeing to act will force him out of his comfort zone (his normal life) and into an unfamiliar (and often emotionally scary) situation. But this step into the unknown is vital for his goals, both the external plot goal and his internal character arc goal. This choice is what officially launches the middle.
Act Two: The Middle
Middles make up roughly 50% of a novel. The protagonist leaves what's familiar to him and undergoes a series of challenges that will allow him to get what he wants. He struggles and fails repeatedly, learning the valuable lessons he'll need in Act Three to defeat the antagonist.
Good middles show this struggle and growth, and braids together the plot and subplots, smacking the conflicts against each other. Each clue, discovery, and action brings him closer to the act two disaster that sends him hurtling toward the climax and resolution of the novel. He'll start off with some level of confidence, sure of his plans, but as things spiral out of control he'll become more and more uncertain and filled with self-doubt until he's forced to consider giving up entirely.
Act Two typically contains three key plot moments:
Act Two Choice
The act two choice is a transitional moment, linking the beginning and the middle. The protagonist embraces whatever problem he's confronted with, and accepts the opportunity it offers to resolve that problem. How he decides to deal with that problem establishes how the plot is going to unfold until the next step on the plot path.
This problem is going to be a big one, because it's what's going to drive your plot for the next 25% of the book until the midpoint. It'll be the first major piece of the core conflict puzzle. In most cases, it ends in failure, because the protagonist hasn't yet learned the things he needs to learn to be victorious.
The act two choice frequently launches the protagonist's character arc as well, because his flaw will be his weakness during the middle of the novel. He'll struggle and fail, not seeing what he needs to do to become the person he wants to be.
Midpoint Reversal
The midpoint reversal occurs in the middle of the novel. Something unexpected happens and changes the worldview the protagonist has had all along. His plan no longer works or is no longer viable, and things have to change. This choice and new plan is what sends the plot into the second half of the middle.
A good midpoint reversal will also raise the stakes, even if they were high to begin with. It often adds a level of personal consequence that wasn't there before, or reveals a secret (or problem) that was hidden. Sometimes it requires a sacrifice, be it a personal belief or an ally. Sometimes it's all of these things at the same time.
This moment will also be large enough that it can carry the plot from the middle to the 75% mark (the next 25% of the book) and the beginning of the climax.
Act Two Disaster
This act two disaster hits around the 75% mark of the novel. It's the moment when it all goes wrong for the protagonist, and is often the result of trying to fix whatever went wrong at the midpoint. The big plan to save the day fails miserably and he's worse off now than he's been the entire novel. The stakes are raised yet again, and it all becomes too much to handle.
Often, whatever lie the protagonist has been telling himself is stripped away, forcing him to see the truth, however harsh. If the antagonist has been a secret or a mystery, this is often when his identity is discovered (often with devastating effect). Even if the antagonist has been known all along, new information is revealed about him to make the task seem insurmountable now.
In cliché speak, it's the darkness before the dawn. It all becomes too much and the protagonist feels like giving up, but finds the strength to carry on. He realizes the only way to succeed is to face the problem head on and do what he's been scared to do all along.
Act Three: The End
The ending is the last 25% of the novel. The protagonist decides to take the problem to the antagonist. He'll use all the things he's learned over the course of the novel to outwit and defeat that antagonist. They battle it out, and he'll win (usually), then the plot wraps up and readers see the new world the protagonist lives in, and the new person he's become after undergoing these experiences.
The final battle with the antagonist doesn't have to be an actual battle, just two conflicted sides trying to win. The protagonist gathers himself and any allies and challenges the antagonist. There is often a journey involved, either metaphorical or literal, as a final test.
Act Three typically contains three key plot moments:
Act Three Plan
After digging deep down and finding the emotional strength to continue, the protagonist puts a new plan into action, using everything he's learned over the course of the novel. He finally knows who he is and what's he supposed to do, and he sets off to accomplish that.
The plan is usually ambitious, clever, and unexpected, even though it also feels inevitable. This is what the protagonist and the supporting characters were meant to do all along. The plan may or may not be revealed to readers at this point. Often the actual details are kept secret, even though the general idea is mentioned to help drive the plot forward. The plan doesn't have to be something that will actually work if you want to surprise the protagonist in the climax and force him to think on the run. What's important is that the protagonist thinks it'll work. Once the climax starts, plans can fail and the protagonist can have to revise in a hurry to win.
The climax is the final showdown with the antagonist. The protagonist faces whomever or whatever has been making his life miserable for 400 pages, and because he's learned XYZ over the course of the novel, he wins (or loses spectacularly if that's the type of book you're writing). This realization is also what was missing in his life all along. Whatever happens, the core conflict problem is resolved.
The climax often has one last increase in stakes, making this final battle matter on a bigger scale. Look at what the protagonist has at stake on a personal level. Look at how that ties into the story from a thematic aspect, so the ending has more poignancy. It's not uncommon for this rise in stakes to happen after a twist or surprise.
Wrap Up
The wrap up is the happily ever after, or the burning apocalypse if that's how you prefer it. What the protagonist is going to do now that he's resolved his problem. In essence, the final scene says, "yes, there was a point to this novel and here it is." It gives readers a sense of closure and reassurance that the novel was worth their time.
What makes any plotting structure so valuable as a tool is that these elements can be anything you want them to be. The structure is just a frame to hang the story on, and knowing solid, proven turning points can help you decide what events need to happen to get the most out of your own plot.
They also help you find holes in your plot and places where the stakes might need to be raised. If you notice the protagonist never fails, that's a red flag that you might not have enough at stake or enough conflict driving the plot. Or you might not have a solid character arc that allows your protagonist to grow. It's a map, a guide, but the scenes and problems encountered are all up to you.
Original Article: http://blog.janicehardy.com/2013/10/how-to-plot-with-three-act-structure.html
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If someone tells you right now what the absolute best exercises to lose weight was, would you do them?
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However, I did include some exercises in this list that you might need to go to a gym for, since not everybody owns a barbell at home. and I did so because they're too good to be missing out on.
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With that said, it is worth mentioning that when it comes to weight loss, the role of what you put inside your body, can not be overstated.
So if you want to learn about how you can boost your weight loss and send your results to the roof, you can check out these two post on how to lose weight fast and how to lose belly fat quickly.
But make sure you'll read this post first!
Now, enough of pep talk! Read on to learn about the 10 best exercises you can do TODAY to start crushing your resolutions.
1. squat
Starting with the king of all weight loss exercises, squats. Whether you're trying to lose weight or build muscle (or both), one of the best exercises for you has to be squats.
It's very important, however, that you do them just right to maximize effectiveness and prevent injury.
Here's a primer on how to exactly do the perfect squat.
_ Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart or slightly wider, your head facing forward and your chest held up and out. Extend your hand out in front of you or bend the elbows and clasp the fingers.
_ keeping your weight on your heels, begin lowering your hips sitting back and down into an imaginary chair. Keep your face and chest up as your body bends forward a bit.
_ lower down until your thighs are as parallel to the floor as possible. Remember to keep your knees in line with your toes the entire time. You should be able to see your toes from over your knees as you lower into a seated position.
_ maintaining an even pace, push through your heels and rise back into a standing position.
Repeat 3 sets of 15 reps.
2. Lunges
Lunges are a quintessential exercise; you can do them anywhere and the effects can be seen in no time. They are very effective for weight loss as they work multiple muscles at once for maximum calorie burn.
It's important to do lunges properly so you don't put unwanted strain on your joints. Here's how to do the perfect form:
_ Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, your chin up and shoulders back and relaxed. Place your hands on your hip.
_ Keeping your spine tall, step forward with one leg and lower your hips until your knees are bent at about a 90-degree angle.
_ Make sure your front knee is directly above your ankle and not pushed out too far. And make sure your other knee is not touching the floor.
_ Keep the weight on your heels as you as you push back up into the starting position.
_ Now do the other side by stepping forward with your other leg.
Repeat 10 times on each side. Do a total of 3 sets.
3. Burpees
Burpees are super popular these days and they're popular for a good reason. Burpees are a full body exercise that burns fat as fast as it builds muscle.
This exercise effectively targets your core, chest, and legs simultaneously. Feel the burn and know you're building lots of lean muscle.
Here's how you do a good burpee.
_ Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and arms at your sides. Push your hips back and lower into a squat position.
_ put your hands on the floor directly in front of you and shift your weight onto them. Then jump feet back into a plank position.
_ jump your feet forward so they land just outside your hands like a frog position.
_reach your hands up and jump explosively into the air.
_ Lower back into a squat position immediately for the next rep.
Repeat this for 8 to 12 times for 3 sets.
4. Mountain Climbers
Ready for a classic body weight move that every fitness-lover should have in their arsenal? It's time for mountain climbers.
Mountain climber is a dynamite exercise that get your heart rate up and blast calories as well as working your oblique, butt, hamstrings and upper body. It's a truly full body exercise. (yay!)
They are also very accessible. You can do them practically anywhere coz they would only require your body weight.
Here's how to do it.
_ Start in a traditional plank position, shoulders over your hands and weight on your toes.
_ With your core engaged, pull one knee into your chest, keeping the toes just off the ground. Quickly pull your other knee into your chest as you push back the first knee into the original position.
_ Keep switching your legs and start picking up the pace until it feels like a little running in place in a plank position.
Continue running in your plank for 1 minute, then rest 20 seconds. Repeat for 3 sets.
5. Jump Rope
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Don't think of jump rope is as a middle school gym class activity. It's a total-body toner made for weight loss. Jump rope is a high intensity aerobic exercise that, if done properly, is the key to fire up metabolism, improve coordination and tone the calves, core, shoulders, and upper back.
Challenge yourself to complete a full minute of jumping to get the best out of this exercise.
Now, for those who still haven't learnt this move, here's how you should do it.
_ Check the length of the rope by holding it in your hands and ensure that the handles line up with your shoulders.
_ Start with feet together, hands holding the ends of the jump rope, elbows in towards your rips.
_ Swing the jump rope and hop over it with your feet together. Do not jump in between the swings. One jump with each swing.
Continue jumping for 1 minute. Do this for 3 sets.
6. Deadlift
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This killer exercise has so much to offer for changing your offer, from whittling your waist, giving your butt a much-needed boost to improving your posture as well as increasing your overall strength.
Incorporating deadlift one or two days a week into your weight training is a great way to boost your weight loss and make you feel like a confident badass.
Now, here's how to do a prefect deadlift.
_ Stand with your feet hip-width apart and mid-foot under the barbell.
_ Bend over and grab the barbell with a shoulder-width grip, keeping your arms straight and keens slightly bent.
_lift your chest up and straighten your lower back. Look forward and not at the ground to avoid rounding your back.
_ Using your hips and knees together, stand up and lift the weight from ground to an upper-thigh level.
Choose your weights so you can do 3 sets of 12-15 reps.
7. Kettlebell Swings
Now, kettlebell (NOT kettleball) is an old school baby that recently turned to a trendy tool in the gyms again.
When preforming a kettlebell swing, the thing that trips people up is that they think because they're holding the kettlebell with their hands, they have to use their arms for the swing.
Yes, you hold the bell with your hands and yes, your hands are the end of your arms. But when it comes to properly swinging the kettle bell, your legs are what you are really using.
When preformed correctly, kettlebells are very effective for weight loss because they engage the entire body. Plus, they're low impact, high intensity which is the ideal kind of workout for calorie burn.
Here's how you ca do it with a proper form.
_ Stand with your feet slightly wider than hip-width apart and toes pointed out. Look straight ahead, grasp the kettlebell with your both hands and hold it between your legs.
_engage core and slightly squat, bringing the bell between and behind your legs.
_press the hips forward and swing the kettlebells upwards.
_ let the weight swing back between your legs as your lower back into a slight squat position.
Repeat this for 3 sets of 15 reps.
8. Tabata Drill
Tabata training is a super popular form of high intensity training. This form of exercises consist of 20 seconds of work and 10 seconds of rest for a total of 8 rounds.
For this exercise, you'll need two dumbbell for your jumping jacks and cross jabs.
The intervals may be short but trust me, you'll appreciate off intervals.
Now, this is how you do a Tabata drill.
_ Begin with your dumbbells up to your shoulders and feet together.
_ The dumbbells jack straight up, until your arms are fully extended.at the same time, jump your feet outwards. Continue this for 20 seconds.
_ after 10 seconds of rest, place your feet shoulder-width apart, and the dumbbells at your chest.
_ Begin jabbing the dumbbells across the body, switching sides. Go with all-out efforts for 20 seconds.
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Emerging Technology
Just over ten years ago, a pivotal piece of legislation, the HITECH act, was created to motivate the implementation of electronic health records (EHR) and supporting technology. Today, with EHR adoption at over 90 percent, we are facing the new challenge of generating real-world data at the quality, completeness and accuracy necessary for the most valuable applications across the healthcare ecosystem.
A major hurdle in surfacing real-word data comes from interpreting the complex clinical context and nuances within a patient's health record. Due to their expertise, trained clinicians are best suited for this. However, as researchers seek data on rarer cohorts, statistical techniques like machine learning are helping to scale data curation efforts by humans. These same techniques are also emerging as valuable tools for researchers as they explore novel approaches to increase data quality and completeness, and to identify meaningful patterns in large sets of data. Together, these tools are proving essential for realizing the promise of real-world data.
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Model-assisted cohort selection with bias analysis for generating large-scale cohorts from the EHR for oncology research
A team at Flatiron developed a technique that combines machine learning and natural language processing with human review to build large-scale research cohorts without sacrificing quality. See how it was applied to the selection of metastatic breast cancer patients.
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Flatiron team members discuss the evolving role of machine learning and natural language processing (NLP) in real-world evidence along with appropriate applications for these technologies. Learn more about machine learning and AI.
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Opportunities and challenges in leveraging electronic health record data in oncologyBerger, M. L., et al. (2016). Future Oncology, 12(10), 1261–1274.
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Yes, we're hanging with Karloff in tonight's feature presentation. But before we get there, another Rox of Spazhouse find–and damn, it's an excellent one. Someone put together a short tribute video for this year's Peter Cushing centenary. And as far as I'm concerned, they get huge points for not forgetting his turn in Top Secret! Well played.
Then, it's story time. Jeffrey Combs, known for playing Herbert West in the movie version of Lovecraft's Re-Animator, reads the whole story in six parts. As I mentioned when I did the same thing, the language and attitudes of the story are considerably dated. So don't be surprised. And for some reason, this appears to be completely out of print and unavailable.
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And now for tonight's film: The Man Who Changed His Mind. Which doesn't sound terribly scary as a title, which is probably why it's also known as The Man Who Lived Again, Dr. Maniac and the even more on-the-nose The Brainsnatcher. Karloff is in mad scientist mode as the guy who probably taught Dr. Doom how to do his mind-switching trick. This is from 1936. Enjoy.
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For the vast majority of student loan borrowers bankruptcy has been a non-existent option for dealing with student loan debt. Starting in the late 70's federal student loans were treated differently than most other consumer debts in bankruptcy proceedings. As time passed, bankruptcy protections for student borrowers slowly eroded. By 2005, private loans received the same treatment as federal loans… for most borrowers, this meant bankruptcy was a near impossibility.
The Trump Administration has started to investigate how bankruptcy claims are handled and has sought public input on the issue.
How Could Student Loan Bankruptcy Law Change?
Borrowers seeking bankruptcy protection for student loans currently must prove that their debt presents an undue hardship.
While an undue hardship sounds like a reasonable standard, the way it has been interpreted by the courts has made it nearly impossible for most borrowers to qualify. For starters, the unique treatment of student loans in bankruptcy means that many bankruptcy attorneys will not even attempt to have the debt discharged. Those that are willing face an uphill battle. The precise legal standard requires a borrower to prove that they can't maintain a minimal standard of living, circumstances are unlikely to change, and they have made an effort to pay off their loans. Proving to a judge that things won't improve in the future is a tall order. Student loan lenders simply have to argue that the borrower could look for a higher paying job or that they have repayment plans that can accommodate the borrowers present situation.
Student loans could be treated like mortgage debt, credit card debt, or business debt. Getting these debts discharged in a bankruptcy is still a very difficult process with lasting consequences, but for individuals in dire financial difficulties, bankruptcy is a chance at a fresh start.
A Student Loan Bankruptcy Epidemic
Some fear that if the bankruptcy protections are expanded, the United States will face an epidemic of graduates declaring bankruptcy and starting with a fresh slate. The fear is that private student loan lenders would be effectively put out of business and that taxpayers would foot the bill for the uncollected federal debt. These fears fail to account for the fact that declaring bankruptcy is not as simple as waving a wand or filing a legal document. The process is long, tedious, and has lasting consequences. If it didn't, lots of people would run up massive credit card debt and then just declare bankruptcy.
Advantages of Stronger Bankruptcy Protections
The biggest advantage would be the financial fresh start for borrowers who have little chance at ever repaying their student debt. However, the advantages go beyond just the troubled borrowers.
Lenders would have to be more selective in their student loan lending. If a borrower chose a low paying major or was attending a school with a poor employment track record, the lender may not take the risk. This could drive down costs at low performing school and help the market prices better reflect the value of the education.
There is plenty of evidence to suggest that the skyrocketing prices of tuition can be attributed to the fact that there is a nearly unlimited supply of student loan funds. If bankruptcy protections were restored, prices may drop accordingly.
Unintended Consequences of Strong Bankruptcy Protections
The problem with cutting off the flow of student loan money to borrowers is that it could limit access to college. If getting money to attend school become significantly more difficult, a college education could become a privilege of the wealthy and well-connected.
Will Trump Make Any Changes?
The big question is whether or not the Trump Administration will take any steps to change the student loan bankruptcy laws.
Historically, student loan bankruptcy protection was a cause championed by left-leaning groups and individuals. However, President Trump has shown a willingness to buck convention. Additionally, his personal familiarity with bankruptcy might lead him to conclude that it is an appropriate option for student loan borrowers who are in over their heads.
At present, the potential implications of Trump's inquiry are nothing more than speculation. Individual's with any interest in how student loans are treated in a bankruptcy would be well served to leave a comment advocating their position. The Department of Education's request for information provides a unique opportunity for citizen's to directly communicate their views to the government. Even if the Trump administration does not act based upon the public inquiry, a future administration may pick up the torch if enough people share their opinions.


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New York Tax Credit
If you live in the state of New York and purchase an AED, you are eligible for a tax refund of $500! The state will allow you to claim a $500 credit on your taxes for every AED.
Allowing you to claim for any number of AEDs purchased within the year, meaning that 4 AEDs purchased can get you a refund of $2000. This applies to both individuals and businesses.
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Putting a Fresh Face on Warranties
Mike Frosch, a 25-year warranty industry veteran, is now an entrepreneur looking to put a fresh face on the warranty business with his newly formed company, Personal Safeguards Group (PSG). He has seen plenty of opportunity in the market for a firm that focuses on supporting dealers and vendors in driving customer acquisition and retention through an approach that helps them develop differentiated factory warranty and extended warranty strategies.
On the retail side, customers need good reasons beyond mere protection to buy a warranty, Frosch said, especially with consumer electronics becoming less expensive with each product generation and warranties that consumers feel are not worth the price of protection.
"Here's an example: for a $299 laptop, a three-year accidental damage warranty is $199. It's very difficult to get someone to spend that kind of money," he said.


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In this episode of Sports Talk, local and national sports are mentioned. Interviews with Mules basketball coach Scott McElravy, along with Mules basketball players Jayzale O'Neal, Wyatt Gilbert and Brian Estes are featured. Also, the schedule for area sectionals in Class 1A and Class 2A are announced. Derek Dunn served as host.
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In finance , a futures contract (more colloquially, futures) is a standardized ahead contract , a authorized settlement to buy or sell something at a predetermined price at a specified time sooner or later, between parties not recognized to one another. Once more, the principle obligations left to highschool leaders must be those geared toward improving pupil learning. Management is especially consequential at low-performing colleges where, often, discouragement drains away initiative and undermines teamwork.
Soccer Alignments — University Interscholastic League (UIL)
Powernext publishes market information every enterprise day following the conclusion of the settlement window. Wilcox offered with Nancy Andress from the Capital Area School Development Association (CASDA) and Rebecca Shea (UAlbany College of Training doctoral scholar) at the Capital Region BOCES, Nassau BOCES in Long Island, and Monroe 2 Orleans BOCES in Rochester, engaging leaders in in find out how to create techniques to build secure, welcoming climates that remember variety and honor pupil differences, coordinate interventions for kids in need, and improve numerous father or mother outreach and engagement.
Whereas great individual academics are necessary, it takes nice systems to create constantly efficient instruction for all college students. If the mapping operate throws an exception the longer term is completed with that exception. The football stadium is surprisingly small – it has about 20,000 fewer seats than the Provider Dome – but it's not just like the basketball group has executed a lot to differentiate itself either.
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Organic whole grain spelt
Great source of fiber
Non-hybridized heirloom grain
About 15 servings per container
Serving size
¼ cup (45 g)
Amount per serving
% Daily Value *
|Total Fat 1 g
|Saturated Fat 0 g
|Trans Fat 0 g
|Cholesterol 0 mg
|Sodium 0 mg
|Total Carbohydrate 33 g
|Dietary Fiber 7 g
|Total Sugars 0 g
|Includes 0 g Added Sugars
|Protein 6 g
|Vitamin D 0 mcg
|Calcium 11 mg
|Iron 1 mg
|Potassium 169 mg
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
INGREDIENT: Organic Whole Grain Spelt.
CONTAINS: Wheat
Stovetop: Bring 2 quarts of water to a boil in a pot with 1 tsp salt. Add 1 cup rinsed spelt berries, return to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium-high and boil uncovered until soft, about 30 minutes. Drain off cooking water, then serve.
Slow Cooker: Place 1 cup rinsed spelt berries, 3 cups water and 1 tsp salt in a slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours or high for 3 hours. Drain excess water and serve.
Multi-Cooker: Place 1 cup rinsed spelt berries, 3 cups water and 1 tsp salt in the pot of a multi-cooker. Set the valve to sealing. On manual setting and high pressure, set for 25 minutes. Quick release pressure. Drain excess water and serve.
Makes 4 servings.
Store in a cool, dry place.
Certified Organic by QAI
Organic whole grain spelt
Great source of fiber
Non-hybridized heirloom grain
Available from Bob's Red Mill, spelt is an ancient relative of durum wheat that originated more than 8,000 years ago. It's now popular in Germany, where it was farmed throughout the Middle Ages. Spelt has a chewy texture and sweet, nut-like flavor, and can be used in hot cereal, pilaf, soup or cold salads. Bob's Red Mill spelt is USDA organic and features 45 g or more whole grain per serving.
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Shipping Weight: 1.50 lbs
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Whenever I went to the beach as a kid I always looked for bottles as I jumped through the waves. I thought it would be amazing to find a message tucked away in a bottle. It never happened, in case you were wondering.
This project is really simple: dress up an old bottle and use it to send messages to people in your home. It's not quite as romantic as finding a message in a bottle that has washed up on the shore. But, it can achieve the same purpose of romance with your spouse, encouragement to your kids, or words of inspiration and welcome to guests.
-an old bottle (mine was from my cream sherry that ran out–need to get some more!)
-scrap piece of burlap
-hot glue gun
-ribbon or other item(s) for embellishing
Lay the bottle on the piece of burlap and wrap burlap around the bottle to desired size (leave a bit of an overhang to fold over for a nice finish).


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May 9, 2018
Gas prices! Can't seem to live without them. Hard to live with them. Eyes averted, I pulled up to the pump today dreading to learn that which I didn't want to know after recent experiences with 131.9+ per litre in central Alberta, where prices have traditionally been much lower than in Beautiful British Columbia, only to find to my joy and satisfaction the familiar 129.9 still in effect. No complaints today!
Today is May 2, 2018 of the Common Era and I just saw a load of over-sized logs rumbling west out of our home town – likely destination: Prince George or Bear Lake. The lonely guy (gal) sitting wearily above the 26 rubbers meeting the road is likely going to have to shell out about $800 in fuel costs to deliver the load. And then return.
The fear of rising fuel prices has prompted me to do a little research – nothing fancy. The lowest price today in British Columbia seems to be in Hixon, a tidy little community on Highway 97 south of Prince George: 123.9 per litre. On Broadway and Clark Drive in Vancouver it's a mere 154.9 per litre.
Back in the early 50s when I was just becoming aware of the cost of gasoline and food and socks and rubber boots, my folks bought their motor fuel by the 45 gallon drum for $16. At today's pump in Chetwynd that drum of gasoline would cost $227.45. During that same era, entry-level workers in Dad's sawmill earned eight dollars for their day's very hard labour. Which means they would have to work two days to purchase the 45 gallons of gasoline. For two days not-so-hard work in a mill today, the worker could purchase the same volume of gasoline at the pump and have $141 left over for shopping locally.
Of course, other factors are at play in this scenario. For example, 65 years ago we didn't drive nearly as much as we do now so the price of gasoline did not take such a heavy toll on our resources. And instead of tossing our socks when they got holes, we darned them.
To satisfy your innate curiosity, I just called one of our local log haulers who assured me that he spends between $10,000 and $16,000 per month on fuel to keep his wheels turning and the logs coming in to the mill. Great for the vendors and not so bad for the trucker if revenues comport with the output.
We are living in uncertain times. Funny, I can't think of a time that was not uncertain. As far back as recorded history can take us, governments wrestled with price control and inflation and the citizens wrestled with controlled prices and inflation – and taxes. The rich feared the poor and struggled to shelter their wealth; the poor envied the rich without hope of ever becoming rich – until the American Dream gone wild gave some of us a faint but fleeting hope like a mirage. Life has always been challenging, never easy. However, history can assure us that somewhere out there we might find something like equilibrium for a while, but probably not in my dwindling lifetime on this sod.
For us in Chetwynd, so dependent on wheels for our comfort, convenience, livelihoods, and recreation, the price of fuel cuts a major hole in our discretionary funds. We have a few options: spend less on other items, earn more, complain to anyone who appears to be listening, or other. But in this we are not unlike the rest of humanity on this spinning orb. Except that we are immeasurably more blessed than the billions who have to gather animal dung for fuel, don't have much to cook, use feet for transportation, and not many options. Ever wonder why that is?
I guess the bottom line of this financial statement is that we are essentially on our own. So let's spend wisely, keep our tanks full and be thankful for the blessings we have been given.
Oh, by the way, I just read an ancient proverb by someone with needs and hopes much like we have – except that he was rich: "the more the words, the less the meaning" so I think I'll quit while I still make sense. Have a great week and I'll try to bring you a little news next time.
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Kasmir (Jammu and Kashmir) in 2003. The author joined the education
department as a teacher and has been teaching since 2007. The author
qualified NET-LS in June 2009 and completed M. Phil in 2015. The author
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We are surrounding by number of living and non living objects, some are small and some
are big. Water, toothpaste, clothes, books, pencils, cell phones, humans, animals, plants
etc. are some of the objects which we come across during our day today life. All these
things have mass and occupy space. In chemistry, all such things are called matter.
Therefore, anything which has mass and occupies space is called matter. Chalk, pencil,
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Tomorrow is our first rehearsal for the NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade! I have just a few things to cover before we get here in the morning.
- If you are a current marching band member please try on your uniform. If you need to change sizes, get your uniform dry cleaned and ready to be returned as soon as possible. It may be needed for a new member.
- If you are new to marching band please download and complete the uniform sizing form from the band website and bring it to rehearsal.
- If you have not already done so, please download your music from the website. The password for the page is Eagles.
- Please bring the $50 payment for the parade. Checks should be made out to Music Sponsors South.
I am looking forward to getting the ball rolling for this event.


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Selling my Panerai Luminor PAM00393 1950 series in Rose Gold. This timepiece is immaculate! Retails new for $23,000.
This timepiece is in excellent condition ~99%. It was kept in rotation among other high-end luxury timepieces in my safe, and cared for dearly.
The watch comes with the Panerai booklets, Panerai warranty card, original OEM dark chocolate strap, and a gift box.
We ship priority insured overnight.
Thank you for considering and see the timepiece specifics below:
18kt brushed rose gold case with a brown leather strap. Fixed 18kt rose gold bezel. Brown dial with rose gold-tone hands and stick hour markers. Arabic numerals mark the 6 and 12 o'clock positions. Dial Type: Analog. Luminescent hands and markers. Date display appears at the 3 o'clock position. Small seconds sub-dial at the 9 o'clock position. Automatic movement with three day power reserve. Scratch resistant sapphire crystal. Pull / push with crown protector crown. Skeleton case back. Case diameter: 42 mm. Round case shape. 18 kt rose gold tang clasp. Water resistant at 50 meters / 165 feet. Functions: date, hour, minute, second. Luxury watch style. Watch label: Swiss Made. Panerai Luminor Marina 1950 3 Days Automatic Brown Dial 18 kt Rose Gold Men's Watch PAM00393.
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OFFICINA BERNARDI Three Row Beaded Earrings
Sterling silver and 18K rose gold plated three row dangle beaded earrings. Designed by Officina Bernardi.
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Canadian landscape architecture excellence was celebrated by the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA) at its annual National Awards of Excellence.
The award-winning projects are preeminent examples of Canadian landscape architecture. They illustrate the range of what landscape architects do and how landscape architects are helping to reshape communities.
This year, 14 projects received a national award and one project, the Rimouski Breakwater Redevelopment, was selected for the Jury's Award of Excellence.
The Jury's Award of Excellence is given to one project per year which best demonstrates the CSLA's vision (advancing the art, science and practice of landscape architecture).
The Rimouski breakwater redevelopment project by OPTION aménagement inc. is in line with other waterfront developments. The proposal stands out due to the simplicity of the design, which inspires contemplation and meditation, celebration and gatherings.
According to the Awards of Excellence jury, the project is a magical place of perfect simplicity, where the theatre is real: the landscape and the sunset and the St. Lawrence River. It is a project composed of small gestures that make an enormous difference.
The 2017 National Award recipients include:
Trottier Observatory and Science Courtyard – Simon Fraser University
PWL Partnership Landscape Architects Inc.
Category: Small-Scale Public Landscapes Designed by a Landscape Architect (up to 1 ha)
Iqaluit Municipal Cemetery
Category: Small-Scale Public Landscapes Designed by a Landscape Architect (up to 1 ha)
South Chilcotin Mountain Provincial Park – Facility Design Concept
Tom Barratt Ltd. Landscape Architects
Category: Planning and Analysis
For full list of winners, see: http://www.csla-aapc.ca/sites/csla-aapc.ca/files/Winners%202017%20for%20communications_0.pdf


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- Capacity: 500g
These 500g Dishwasher Tablets are ecological, biodegradable and contain no phosphate, preservatives, artificial colourings or chlorine. They effectively remove even toughest residue or fats leaving dishes brilliantly clean and shining. Their modern formula combines activity of cleaning, polishing and softening agents and care for the environment. Thanks to enzymes they work perfectly even in low temperatures saving energy and money. They contain ingredients preventing glass from becoming matte and preventing corrosion of metal dishes and cutlery. They soften water and protect the dishwasher from limescale settling. They are fragrance free. They are packed in a delicate foil, dissoluble in water, that protects the skin of your hands from the direct contact with the tablet. There are 25 pieces in the pack.


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The Old Capistrano Certified Farmers Market is proud to offer SNAP, WIC and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program!
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program) is the nation's most important anti-hunger program. In 2015, it helped more than 45 million low-income Americans to afford a nutritionally adequate diet in a typical month. For recipients to apply call: 1-800-221-5689 or go to http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/foodstamps/
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is a federal assistance program of the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of the USDA for healthcare and nutrition of low-income pregnant women, breastfeeding women, and infants and children under the age of five. https://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/wicworks/pages/default.aspx
The Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) awards grants to States, U.S. Territories, and federally recognized Indian tribal governments to provide low-income seniors with coupons that can be exchanged for eligible foods (fruits, vegetables, honey, and fresh-cut herbs) at farmers' markets, roadside stands, and community-supported agriculture programs. https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/seniorfarmersmrktnutritionprgm/
Today, more than ever, many families are really struggling. Lost homes, unemployment, etc. You still need to feed your family. We now have EBT (Food Stamps) capabilities.
Just bring your EBT card to our information booth and we can swipe your card in exchange for Farmer's Market wooden tokens to spend at vendor stalls.


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Marpool pupils presented prizes for art challenge
PUBLISHED: 14:42 28 March 2019 | UPDATED: 15:01 28 March 2019
'Appy Angus from World of Country Life presents pupils from years three and four at Marpool Primary School with art challenge prizes.
Year three and four pupils from Marpool Primary School had a surprise today when Graham from the World of Country Life paid a visit to the school, accompanied by Billy the goat and 'Appy Angus, the park's mascot.
'Appy Angus had heard about the school's recent art challenge, which was run in partnership with Enjoy Exmouth More, and had wanted to give the winners a prize each for their wonderful pictures.
The pupils were set the task of drawing something that they love about Exmouth and we saw over 50 pictures, ranging from the clock tower to the beach huts. You can see all of the entries from the pupils here: Marpool art challenge entries.
All of the pictures went through a public vote via the Enjoy Exmouth More Facebook group to choose the top ten drawings. These were then voted on by the school pupils, who chose their favourite three pictures (there was a three-way tie for third place).
'Appy Angus presented the winners with a certificate and a day pass to the park to enjoy with their families. See the top ten voted-for pictures here: Marpool art challenge winners.


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12903 / 42541 Adverts
Country House Detached, 1 floor, separate entrance, in a private property
from £26/Night (rates)
from 2 to 6 people 6 adults
3 bedrooms
5 roomsLiveable floor area : 970 Sq.ft.
3 bedrooms
5 roomsLiveable floor area : 970 Sq.ft.
Baby chair
- View : Unobscured, not overlooked, mountain, country side, forest, fantastic sunset
- Children welcome
- Setting : Pleasant, Rural
- Ski slopes at 12.5mi.
- Fishing
- Pets accepted
Clé vacances : 2 keys Touristic region : discover Val d'Ajol
Advert No. 49519
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Les 4 VentsAdvert 49519Girmont Val d'Ajol - Vosges - France
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Assets House
baby equipment : Baby chair
Interior Country House with View: unobscured, not overlooked, mountain, ...
Receive up to : from 2 to 6 person(s) (6 adults)
Liveable floor area : 970 Sq.ft.
Interior layout : 5 Room(s), 3 bedroom(s), 1 shower room, 1 WC, sitting room 150 Sq.ft., large separate kitchen, cosy nook, tv room
Sleeps - bed(s) : 3 double bed(s), 1 baby cot(s), 1 possible extra bed(s)
Guest facilities : T.V., wifi, wardrobe, cupboard, Hanging wardrobe, radio alarmclock, hair dryer, central heating, wood-burning stove, Glazed in area, Curtains, Double glazed
Appliances : Crockery/cuttlery, kitchen utensils, cafetiere, electric coffee maker, electric kettle, toaster, electric hobs, oven, micro-wave oven, electric chip fryer, extractor hood, refridgerator, freezer, dish washer, washing machine, vacuum cleaner, iron, ironing board
Exterior Holiday lettings in Setting: pleasant, rural
Ground surface : < 1,076 Sq.ft.
Outside accommodation : Terrace 215 Sq.ft., balcony 65 Sq.ft.
Outside setting : Private courtyard 215 Sq.ft.
Outside amenities : BBQ, parasol, garden seated area, 2 chaise(s) longue(s)
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Low season - £91* Fri£182* Sat - -
Mid season - £91* Fri£228* Sat - -
High season - £91* Fri£319* Sat - -
Festive specials - - - - -
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Cleaning on departure£36
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Children welcome
Pets accepted
Present on site : pets, farm animals
Mobile telephone network coverage
Water : hot/cold
Electricity supply : mains
Booking conditions
Reservation :
Payment made upon reservation : 50% of rental sum
Payment balance : on handing over the keys
Deposit required : £137*
rentals :
Service charges to be added
Day tax in addition
Cleaning charge levy on departure : £36*
Anticipated supplement for : animals, firewood
Accepted methods of payment :
Bankers draft
Holiday voucher
Leisure, Surroundings, Location House 49519
Leisure Girmont Val d'Ajol - Vosges
Specific activities on site or less than 5 km/ 3 miles :
FISHING Lorraine
Leisure activities less than 20 km / 12 miles : Alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, bathing, tennis, riding school, coastal/forest paths, hiking, Microlights, horse trecking, skate board (ramps), hunting, fishing, angling
Attractions and relaxation : Bar/pub, discotheque, restaurant, cinema, museum, antiques & bric-a-brac, local craftshop, casino, thermal baths, thalassotherapy centre, health farm
Locality :
Ski slopes at 12.5mi.
Ski lifts at 12.5mi.
Ice skating rink at 18.5mi.
Heated swimming pool at 9mi.
Public swimming pool at 4.5mi.
Public tennis court at 9mi.
18 hole golf course at 12.5mi.
Waterfall at 0.93mi.
River at 0.93mi.
Stretch of water at 6mi.
Lake at 18.5mi.
Forest at 990'
Mountain range at 990'
Location AccessHouse Girmont Val d'Ajol
19 Le Dropt
Ferme Des 4 Vents
88340 Girmont Val d'AjolLorraine
GPS coordinates of accommodation
Latitude 47°57'14"N
Longitude 6°32'52"E
Access routes Holiday lettings 49519
at 9mi. / 20min.
Train station Remiremont
Remiremont, Vosges, Lorraine, France
at 43,5mi.
Motorway (junction) A36 (13)
Belfort, Territoire de Belfort, Franche-Comté, France
Towns close by
Remiremont (9mi.)
Plombières-les-Bains (9mi.)
Rupt-sur-Moselle (6mi.)
Close to Bois du Haumont, Foret de Fachepremont, Foret d'Urimenil, Ballon de Servance, Bois de la Raie, Richackerkopf, Lac Noir, Canal de Montbeliard a la Haute Saone, Foret d'Epinal, Rognon, Tete du Chien, Bois de Sainte-Helene, Ruisseau Padozel, Monts Faucilles, Bois de la Madeleine, Ballon d'Alsace, Bois de la Hutte, Haut Jacques, Foret de Faite, Lac de Gerardmer, Bois Lessus
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I am working now on creating my own GitHub Learning Labs. I find it difficult to track mistakes that I make inside of the config.yml file. Is there a way to validate the changes before pushing?
@askalski85 this is a great question! We are working on some cool new things to make this easier for you – stay tuned for more info. In the meantime, when you first publish the course, Learning Lab automatically creates it as a draft. This allows you to run through the course and make sure everything is working as expected. We also recommend dropping your code in http://www.yamllint.com/ to make sure there aren't any unexpected YAML formatting errors!
I'd love to see yamllint automatically run on every yaml/yml file in pull requests. It'd catch so many mistakes and seems like it's always applicable.
This is really helpful, i spent hours stuck not knowing why my jekyll build was failing only to parse my _config.yml through yamlint and found it had a syntax error. By the way, the yaml extension on vscode is a saver too.
For anyone who is interested - we've also released a new course building tool that will validate the course yaml for you! You can access it here: https://lab.github.com/new


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December 30, 2006
Happy New Year!
As 2006 draws to a close, we celebrate the wonders of the holidays and the promise of a new beginning. When I started to write this blog in January, I never dreamed that it would reach so many people or that the weekly quest for interesting photos and material would become such an important and satisfying part of my life. I would like to thank my loyal readers for your support and wish all of you a very Happy and Healthy 2007! See you in the New Year!
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Three keys to a cybersecurity culture that will stick
Everyone doing business today shares an unfortunate truth: no matter how strong your cybersecurity program, your employees are your biggest potential source of failure.
It's not that you've hired bad people, but there simply isn't enough understanding around the issues that are important to keep the company safe. This leads to increased vulnerability to social engineering and phishing attacks at a minimum, which can cause the potential for a greater incursion.
When it comes to cybersecurity, though, businesses are faced with a classic conundrum: How much money and resources should be spent on something that hasn't – and may never have – happened? It's easy to blame your employees for being susceptible to spear phishing attempts, but if they weren't given proper training to spot them, then the fault lies elsewhere.
And that's just the tip of the iceberg. According to a recent ISACA/CMMI survey on cybersecurity culture, more than 70 percent of companies have specific policies in place for password management, automated device updates and device security, as well as employee training and proper communication workflows in place. However, only 40 percent of respondents say that their organizations' efforts to create a culture of cybersecurity with substantial employee buy-in have been more than moderately successful.
Interestingly, while 66 percent of respondents said their organization experienced a reduction in cyber incidents, several of the most common benefits were customer-facing: increased customer trust, better brand reputation, increased profitability and strong customer engagement. It appears that while employees may not care about cybersecurity, customers certainly do.
At my former company, Evernote, we suffered a security breach that affected 50 million users. The breach was contained quickly due to the training and procedures we had in place. More importantly, the damage to the brand was minimal due to the communication we had with the customers throughout the investigation. Interestingly, what we learned was that our customers were more annoyed with us at the heightened security measures we put into their accounts – now by default.
The most common support request at that time was for us to allow people to use their old passwords again – because people didn't want to have to come up with a new one for each site they log into. (Rather than grant that request, we created training on the benefits of unique passwords.)
How, then, can you ensure you have a cyber culture that sticks? Here are three key components:
1. Find a "driving why"
There's no surer way to demotivate someone to do something than to be told corporate wants them to do it. Likewise, employees are not usually swayed by talk of how much money the company will potentially lose, especially if it means they have to spend an extra 20 minutes every day on a new security process.
Instead, find a way to motivate employees to complete the process; for example, providing subsidized telecommunications plans for employees who install auto-provisioning software on their personal mobile phones rather than using a guest internet (or none.)
2. Train, then train some more
The cybersecurity threat landscape is changing rapidly. Every month there are new issues to tackle that didn't even exist before.
Whether your company is established or just starting out, frequent communication and hands-on training is crucial to maintaining a safe and secure environment.
3. Lead from the top down
No matter how much training you provide, and what incentives you provide your team, if they don't see leadership following the process, then everything will fall apart. In order to have a strong culture, you need strong leadership to model it.
With those points in mind, the cybersecurity culture of your organization can only grow stronger.
(This post originally appeared on the ISACA blog, which can be viewed here).


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Alessandra Ambrosio is back for the second consecutive season as the face of XTI Shoes. The Spanish footwear and accessories brand is focusing on boots for the cold weather months. Photographed by Juan Aldabaldetrecu, Alessandra poses alongside actor Jesús Castro in the shoot. From leather ankle boots to fringe adorned tasseled booties, the Victoria's Secret Angel serves pure glam in XTI's fall styles.
Related: Alessandro Ambrosio Wears Romantic Looks for Glamour Spain


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There are notable items that will help you identify if you are already enjoying the upgraded Hack experience. Here, you will find some of this upgrades:
- The icon to access Hack is now available in the desktop instead of the access located in the one of the sides of the screen.
- This is how the new Clubhouse looks!


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BY NATASHA BARSOTTI – Reports coming out of major Kenyan cities like Nairobi, Mombasa and Nakuru say several bars and clubs are enforcing a no-entry rule on men found to be too effeminate and women who are too masculine or butch, according to Identity Kenya, an LGBTI and sex-work community group.
One Nairobi club, Tacos, considered the "unofficial official gay bar" in that city, barred several gay patrons, the bouncers saying they were instructed not to let them in because of their "behaviour," Identity Kenya reports. The club's owner reportedly decided to forbid entry because two men were discovered fondling each other in the men's room. But Tacos has been known to throw out gay patrons in the past.
In Nakuru, Club Taidy is also clamping down on gay patrons, especially lesbians, after two women were thrown out for "sexual dancing." Likewise, Mombasa's Club California has been unwelcoming to gays, particularly since anti-gay riots in 2009.
In an interview with Gay Star News, activist Denis Nizoka said, "There are reported cases of bar security beating up, assaulting patrons who display feminine or butch characteristics." Nizoka said gay patrons should avoid such places to show that pink power is a financial force to be reckoned with and that gays can spend their money elsewhere.
Recently, it was revealed that a crime cartel was using dating sites and Facebook to arrange meetings with closeted Kenyans whom they blackmailed, forcing them to hand over money, PIN numbers and bank cards, according to jambonewspot.com. Gaydar, ManJam and GayRomeo were among the sites used to make the hookups.
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Player Profile #2: Margaret Taylor by Phil Crowe
Not many people receive a civic reception when they arrive in Australia. Visiting royalty sometimes do. Our very own Margaret Taylor and her late husband Derek did when they arrived in Tamworth from England in 1986. Derek was the new Director of the then Tamworth Music Centre – soon to evolve into the Tamworth Regional Conservatorium of Music – and Margaret as Head of Vocal Tuition. We are fortunate that Margaret is now a member of the Maleny community as the moving force behind the Maleny Singers and as a much valued member of the Maleny Tennis Club.
Margaret has been interested in tennis from her earliest days. She played tennis while attending County Girls' Grammar School in Maidenhead, Berkshire. Although she didn't quite make it into the tennis team, she did give the school champion a run for her money one day going down 6-3. Other life-long interests from her early days are horse riding and, of course, music.
After leaving school, Margaret studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where, in her final year, when she was awarded the Ricordi Prize for the most outstanding opera student. She then went on to a stellar career with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, the English National Opera company, and The London Concert Artists group. As well as performing in the British Isles and Europe, Margaret also toured extensively in the U.S and Canada.
In 1977 she and Derek attended The Championships at Wimbledon, a milestone year for that famous tournament for a number of reasons. It was the tournament's 100th anniversary and Derek, as Director of Music of H.M. Welsh Guards Band, was there in his official capacity to participate in the ceremonials. The Queen attended on that important occasion, apparently the only time she has attended The Championships. Adding to the excitement for the local crowd was the success of a British player, Virginia Wade, in winning the Ladies' Singles crown.
Their time in Tamworth turned out to be 17 busy years. The number of students at the Conservatorium approached a thousand, and Margaret directed thirty five productions of operas and operettas during that time. She also joined the Tamworth Dressage Club and began her serious amateur career as a dressage rider. She trained many horse, but with the final two she achieved her ambition of riding at the FEI (Fédération Equestre International) level for the last two years of her dressage career.
From the moment of her arrival in Australia, Margaret has felt at home. It was her sister living in Sydney who saw the advertisement in the Sydney Morning Herald and brought to their attention the two positions in Tamworth – Taylor made for them she says! Perhaps there was some intergenerational destiny at work. Margaret discovered that the property on which they lived near Tamworth was settled by a John Eales, an ancestor from Gateshead in England on her father's side.
Margaret and Derek retired to the Sunshine Coast Hinterland in 2003. Sadly Derek passed away in 2008, and Margaret has taken over the baton of the orchestra as well as directing the Maleny Singers. In the sporting department, she says she now enjoys tennis and plays golf!
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cottage, Toivakka, 5+3 persons
24 km south-east of Jyväskylä, Lake Leppävesi 30 m (length 15 km and breadth 3 km), hard, gently sloping natural sand beach, pier and boat during summertime.
Log villa 2005, spacious kitchen-living room with convertible sofa bed, bedroom with double bed, bedroom with convertible sofa bed, loft with two beds, bathroom, entrance hall and a terrace on three sides of the building.
Lakeside sauna which also has a room with fireplace, mini-kitchen, loft bed for three and a terrace. There is a brick-built barbecue place on the shore.
Bio toilet and wood shed in the yard. Baby cot = travel bed.
Nice log villa and lakeside sauna on a sunny and peaceful plot. The villa is located on the cliffs.
Berry and mushroom picking areas nearby.
There is underfloor heating in the cottage and during winter months customer needs to burn wood in the fireplace to keep the cottage warm enough.
Spa Hotel Rantasipi 30 km, Leivonmäki National Park 30 km, Häkärinteet 58 km, Revontuli Golf 52 km, Jyväskylä airport 43 km. Toivakka center 7 km.
Note! Bed linen cannot be booked as an service in this cottage.
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| Toivakka
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|Living area:
|95 m²
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|fireplace, suitable for children
|outdoor sauna, sauna on shore
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|Pets allowed:
|not allowed
|Type of beach:
|TV, DVD player
|Kitchen equipment:
|microwave oven, dishwasher
|Facilities and equipment:
|WC, shower, laundry machine
|Leisure-time activities:
|swimming, hiking, ice skating, cross-country skiing
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|Prices shown as provided by the landlord. The final price will be confirmed upon reservation.
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00500 Helsinki
Tel. 0306 502 502