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Top 10 of 2018 is hosted by KimberlyFaye Reads and I'm so excited to join her. It's day two of #top10of2018 and today the topic is New and New to me Authors.
I discovered so many great and amazing authors this year!!! I sure am going to be reading so much more from them in 2019. It's difficult to narrow the list down to 10 but here are new authors along with the First Book I read from them this year!! (They are in no particular order)
1. Kimberly Reese
It was this sexy cover which led me to this book!! And I'm so glad that it did. This is one of my top books this year.
2. Alexa Riley
I wanted to read her books from so long but this year I finally did pick up (I know that too at the last moment). I'll just say one word- HOT.
3. Sandra Marie
When I saw an ARC opportunity from the author and since I was totally fascinated by the synopsis, I applied and got the book!!! I was very happy. And now there is no going back with this series!
4. Penny Wylder
If you can't handle Bdsm, multiple partners and unconventional scenes then this is not for you!!
5. Teagen Hunter
I cannot believe I did not read her an year ago already. I loved her writing style and will be binge reading every book.
6. Penelope Bloom
This was a spontaneous read. When I just didn't want to read anything from my tbr and stumbled upon this book in my suggestions!!
7. L.M. Kennedy
This is a debut author and I'm glad I got to read this book. I'm waiting when I get to read more from her.
8. Lulu Pratt
Second Chance romance were always my favourite. When I saw the opportunity to read and review this I cannot pass it up.
9. Krista Sandor
Another Debut Author and another great, captivaing read. I fell in love with Langley Park. It is a suspense along with romance.
10. Louise Bay
I feel like I was living under the rock all these years!!! Howwww have I not read her books before!! But now that I have I'm rectifying my mistake and reading all the other books too. You should too;-)


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The company is said to be in the early stages of developing technology that will allow users to interact with future iPhones by using touchless gesture controls and curved displays, reports Bloomberg. The new interface method would allow users to control on-screen actions by simply hovering their finger close to the screen without actually touching it. The tech would also be smart enough to distinguish just how close a user's finger was to the screen and implement actions based on its distance. But while hover gestures sound cool, don't expect to see the tech this year. Bloomberg's sources say the new touchless gesture controls are at least two years away, and in that time Apple could always opt to scrap its plans for their use.
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Pokemon UltraSun and UltraMoon are still about six weeks out, but Nintendo is keeping the hype train rolling by releasing a new trailer today. While other trailers have showed us what's changed around Alola, this one invites us to jump through the "Ultra Wormhole" and explore distant worlds. These worlds seem to be the domain of the Ultra Beasts that have found their way to the Alola region.
In fact, the Ultra Beasts are one of the main focuses of this new trailer. There are three Ultra Beasts previewed: UB Adhesive, a pure poison type Pokemon; the fire/ghost dual-type UB Burst; and finally, UB Assembly, which has the interesting type combination of rock and steel.
The trailer says that we'll be fighting the Ultra Beasts "on their own turf." While many of these additional areas seem to be small, we'll also be traveling to a city called Ultra Megalopis. This city is described as a "world where Necrozma has stolen all the light," confirming once more that Necrozma will be a major focus of Pokemon UltraSun and UltraMoon.
Since we see the player character using Lunala and Solgaleo to get to travel through Ultra Wormholes, it seems that visits to these other worlds will be either end-game or post-game content. You'll also encounter a new team called the Ultra Recon Squad, but the trailer doesn't give anything away about their motivations.
So, Pokemon UltraSun and UltraMoon are shaping up to be quite the expansions on the originals. These are likely the last mainline Pokemon games we'll see on the 3DS, as Nintendo and Game Freak have announced that a main-series Pokemon title is in development for the Nintendo Switch. Pokemon UltraSun and UltraMoon launch for the Nintendo 3DS on November 18.


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The long-term goal of this research is to determine how mammalian touch receptors transduce forces into neural signals that inform the brain about objects in our dynamic environment. The sense of touch is essential for behaviors that range from avoiding bodily harm to vital social interactions such as child rearing. The touch receptors that innervate the skin are likewise diverse in their peripheral morphologies and physiological outputs. Previous studies demonstrate that different classes of touch receptors produce distinctive firing patterns that encode spatial and temporal features of objects. Despite past progress, the principles that govern neural output in mammalian touch receptors have not been defined. The objective of this application is to elucidate cellular and systems-level mechanisms that generate neural signals in mouse Merkel cell-neurite complexes, which we use as a model for molecular, physiological and computational studies. These complexes mediate slowly adapting type I (SAI) touch responses, which resolve fine spatial details, such as Braille patterns. Our ability to extract edges and object curvature with high speed and fidelity may relate directly to the SAI afferent's distinctive biphasic firing pattern. The SAI afferent's morphology is also unique among touch receptors because it is synaptically coupled to sensory receptor cells. Each SAI afferent has a branching arbor that contacts ~10-40 Merkel cells. The evolutionary maxim 'form follows function'leads to our central hypothesis that the SAI afferent's unique architecture is fundamental to its distinctive firing properties. This new collaborative project will test this hypothesis by combining computational models, microscopy and neurophysiology. We will build novel computational models using solid mechanics, differential equations and statistics to define the key principles that dictate biphasic SAI firing patterns. To inform the modeling, we will elucidate the three dimensional architecture of mouse SAI afferents, including the quantity and arrangement of Merkel cells and action potential initiation zones. The resulting models will make specific predictions about biological mechanisms that underlie touch-evoked responses in mammals. These predictions will then be experimentally tested with neurophysiological recordings from transgenic mice that allow direct visualization of Merkel cells in receptive fields. The intellectual merit of the proposed research lies in our means of joining computational and experimental techniques to determine how touch-receptor anatomy governs physiology. The power of computation allows us to evaluate thousands of possibilities that would be virtually impossible to empirically test one by one. The power of experimental observation allows us to construct realistic models by visualizing specific anatomical structures and molecules, as well as by measuring neuronal outputs. This strategy fits into an emerging paradigm of biological exploration - that of building predictive models to first explore questions in a modeling space and to subsequently test predictions in empirical space. This project is a new venture between researchers in systems engineering and neurobiology whose careers are dedicated to understanding touch. This research proposal describes a new collaborative project that will benefit from infrastructure developed through our recent study of skin mechanics, which resulted in peer-review manuscripts and conference papers [1, 2, 3, 4]. The broader impacts resulting from the proposed research will be to advance the understanding of force transduction mechanisms in biological systems. This project will support teaching and graduate student training in systems engineering, neuroscience and physiology. The biological principles elucidated in this work may further the understanding of neural signaling in other sensory modalities including pain. We expect the models to be critical for engineering artificial touch sensors that can interface with the human nervous system to restore touch sensitivity (e.g., in burn victims and amputees), as well as for applications in human-robotic manipulation in medicine. We expect the experimental results to impact researchers in fields of sensor design, tissue modeling, neurobiology, psychophysics, haptics, and dermatology. Results will be disseminated in appropriate peer-reviewed journals and conference presentations.
|Gerling, Gregory J; Hauser, Steven C; Soltis, Bryan R et al. (2018) A Standard Methodology to Characterize the Intrinsic Material Properties of Compliant Test Stimuli. IEEE Trans Haptics 11:498-508
|Gerling, Gregory J; Wan, Lingtian; Hoffman, Benjamin U et al. (2018) Computation predicts rapidly adapting mechanotransduction currents cannot account for tactile encoding in Merkel cell-neurite complexes. PLoS Comput Biol 14:e1006264
|Hauser, Steven Conrad; Gerling, Gregory John; Hauser, Steven Conrad et al. (2018) Force-Rate Cues Reduce Object Deformation Necessary to Discriminate Compliances Harder than the Skin. IEEE Trans Haptics 11:232-240
|Jenkins, Blair A; Lumpkin, Ellen A (2017) Developing a sense of touch. Development 144:4078-4090
|Kang, Hyojung; Orlowsky, Rachel L; Gerling, Gregory J (2017) A DISCRETE-EVENT SIMULATION APPROACH TO IDENTIFY RULES THAT GOVERN ARBOR REMODELING FOR BRANCHING CUTANEOUS AFFERENTS IN HAIRY SKIN. Proc Winter Simul Conf 2017:2662-2671
|Wang, Yuxiang; Baba, Yoshichika; Lumpkin, Ellen A et al. (2016) Computational modeling indicates that surface pressure can be reliably conveyed to tactile receptors even amidst changes in skin mechanics. J Neurophysiol 116:218-28
|Marshall, Kara L; Clary, Rachel C; Baba, Yoshichika et al. (2016) Touch Receptors Undergo Rapid Remodeling in Healthy Skin. Cell Rep 17:1719-1727
|Hauser, Steven C; Gerling, Gregory J (2016) Measuring tactile cues at the fingerpad for object compliances harder and softer than the skin. IEEE Haptics Symp 2016:247-252
|Marshall, Kara L; Chadha, Mohit; deSouza, Laura A et al. (2015) Somatosensory substrates of flight control in bats. Cell Rep 11:851-858
|Nakatani, Masashi; Maksimovic, Srdjan; Baba, Yoshichika et al. (2015) Mechanotransduction in epidermal Merkel cells. Pflugers Arch 467:101-8
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Ben Street is a 5th generation Buchanan County native. He graduated from Grundy Senior High School in 1987 and went on to attend the College of William and Mary where he graduated in 1991, cum laude. He continued his education at Wake Forest University School of Law graduating with a Juris Doctorate in Law in 1994. Mr. Street has practiced for over 15 years in both federal and state courts as well as before various federal and state administrative agencies. His practice includes both trial litigation and appellate advocacy. Mr. Street devotes a large portion of his practice to commercial litigation, coal and gas law.
Mr. Street's reported cases include:
Justus v. Commonwealth, 274 Va. 143, 645 S.E.2d 284 (2007); Pocahontas Min. Ltd. Liability Co. v. CNX Gas Co., LLC, 276 Va. 346,666 S.E.2d 527 (2008);Levisa Coal Co. v. Consolidation Coal Co., 276 Va. 44, 662 S.E.2d 44 (2008);Simmons v. Hairston, 2001 WL 267048 (Va.App.,2001); Clisso v. Global Indus. Technologies, Inc. Retirement Income Plan, 2003 WL 2736514 (W.D.Va.), 32 Employee Benefits Cas. 1560; Yukon Pocahontas Coal Co. v. Consolidation Coal Co., 80 Va. Cir. 201, 2010 WL 7373705 (Va.Cir.Ct.,2010); Belcher v. Kentucky, 2013 WL 1868364 (W.D.Va.).


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Print pre-orders are on hold until further notice as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.Ikki and the rest of Hagun Academy's representatives are made to share a training camp with Tohoku's leading school, Kyomon Academy, as they and their coaches begin preparing for the Seven Stars Battle Festival. Everything goes off without a hitch—until Hagun Academy falls victim to a sudden assault.
"I'm going to need you to fall. You will be the stepping stones that lead to our success."
Ikki, Stella, Hagun's student council, and the others come face-to-face with Akatsuki, a powerful gang of Blazers from the dark underbelly of society. Just as the fires of war begin to rage, a supposed ally unsheathes the dagger of betrayal! Worse yet, Ikki's path to knighthood is blocked by the strongest Blazer in the entire world!
What will come of this premature confrontation? A fierce battle awaits at the boundary between hope and despair, the place where dreams and reality intersect!
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Cupping Therapy
What is cupping therapy?
Cupping therapy is a technique that uses glass or plastic suction cups to create negative pressure rather than tissue compression (used in traditional massage). The massage therapist places the cup(s) on the back of the client and uses a suction pump to create the negative pressure which then draws the tissue up inside the cup. The cups are then left in place for 5-15 minutes, or can be slowly moved around the area being treated. The action of this technique is used to release rigid soft tissue, break up lactic acid in the muscles, drain excess fluids and toxins, loose adhesion, lift connective tissue, and bring increased blood flow to stagnant skin and muscles. Cupping therapy is used for chronic deep muscle pains, injuries of all types, bad posture, digestive issues, fibromyalgia , asthma and pneumonia, cellulite, and high blood pressure.
What is the discoloration left on the skin from cupping therapy?
The most common and unfortunate misconception concerning cupping therapy is the discoloration left on the skin. The discoloration is created by the negative pressure bringing toxins and lactic acid to the surface of the tissue. These discolorations are NOT bruises. The discoloration usually lasts 5-10 days depending on the toxicity of the body.
What is the history of cupping therapy?
One of the oldest and most globally practiced medical treatment in human history is cupping therapy. The indigenous tribes in Africa, Asia, Pacific Islands, and America were among the first to use cupping therapy. The first cups ever used were animal horns, usually American bison or water buffalo. The horn was placed on the treatment site of the body and the air was sucked out of the opposite end of the horn. The resulting vacuum created drained toxins. They were used for removing snakebite venom, relieving infections and skin lesions, and for removing the blood, pus, and poisons from the body.
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Guidelines for a successful pet sitting
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Are you looking for a pet sitting gig? Or are you expecting to be apart from your pet for quite some time? Jordan Walker, the lead content curator of Coops and Cages, shares how both employers and contractors can make the whole ordeal easy on each other.
People can be very attached to their pets. In fact, while some can't afford to be away from their pets for extended periods of time, others go out of their way to hire pet sitters for when they're not around. If you are looking for a pet sitter or are interested in becoming one, the following tips will help make things easier.
Employers and pet owners
As the pet owner, it is important that you prepare well when hiring a pet sitter in the household. The tendency is that sometimes, we assume that other people would be just familiar with our place if we leave it in their care.
Unfortunately, these expectations can only ruin the relationship as nagging and confrontations would ensue. In order to avoid this, employers need to give adequate time for turnover of instructions. It isn't enough to simply wait for the pet sitter to arrive and just leave the keys in their hands. They have to be familiar with the vital rooms, locations of related pet stuff, and also the do's and dont's in the household.
Also, it helps if you keep hazardous areas and products entirely off limits to make double sure this is a safe pet sitting. Securing the dryer, trash bins, cupboards and other areas will keep the responsibility of the sitter limited and will help avoid unnecessary mishaps.
Of course, choosing the right sitter is just as important as on-boarding one. So when recruiting one, be sure to choose someone who is experienced, especially if you have a pet that is regularly anxious or requires constant interaction.
You will also need to agree on the location before initiating the relationship. Usually, pet sitters are contracted to come to your home on a daily basis or to stay over and care for the pets in your home for the duration of your absence. However, there are also those that run daycare-like services wherein you drop off your pet and pick them up at specified intervals.
As soon as the specifics of the pet sitting assignment have been decided upon, you should have full trust in your sitter. It won't help if you contact them every now and then to check up. Leave your pet in their care and be sure you shared all necessary information to the sitter.
Pet Sitters
Both beginner and experienced pet sitters need to prepare for the job because every household, every pet, and every owner are different. Hence, if you are an aspiring pet sitter, it would really help if you have extensive knowledge about the different pets and have prior experience related to the upcoming job.
If time permits, you should research everything that may concern the pet's daily routine, their diet, and activity preferences. Whenever possible, ask questions, such as the location and contact number of the nearest veterinary office, pet store, important bus routes, and other pertinent information.
After all the vital information have been exchanged, it would also be good for your rapport if you ask the pet owner how often they want to be updated about their pet's condition. Some don't want to be updated at all, but there are also a few who have certain preferences, such as hourly updates or twice a day. By taking this initiative, they will see how proactive you are and how dedicated you are to the task.
Above all, pet sitters should innately love pets. Remember, your enthusiasm on the job shows in the way you handle pets and interact with them.
Pet sitting requires effort on the part of both pet owner and sitter. Although pet behavior varies from household to household, there are certain characteristics of pets that are common and pet sitters will understand this. If you are also aware of these, you can safely leave your pets with other people and not worry about ruining your relationship with them. Moreover, the pets often enjoy the stimulation of new people, it can make your relationship all the stronger.


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Congratulations to the Boys Cross Country team for winning the Class 4 State Championship on Nov. 9 in Columbia! Ray-Pec was in 14th place as a team after the 1K marker, but moved up throughout the race to finish in first place. Senior Braden Zaner placed 4th out of about 180 runners with a time of 15:26 for a new school record and his second straight All-State honor. Senior Marlon Williams placed 25th in 15:58 for his first All-State honor. Individual results for the rest of the team: Tyler Swift, 40th in 16:17; Luke Voelker, 41st in 16:18; Carson Eve, 52nd in 16:23; Josh Patterson, 92nd, in 16:42; and Chase Cunningham, with his first post-season varsity race in 17:34.
In front, from left: Luke Voelker, Tyler Swift, Carson Eve, Luke Hill, Braden Zaner, Chase Cunningham, Josh Patterson, and Marlon Williams. Second row: Assistant Coach Alan Shields, Varsity Boys Head Coach Jamin Swift, Assistant Coach Niki Dudek, and Varsity Girls Head Coach Jay Johnson.


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Jealousy is a very negative emotion that everyone faces occasionally in life. It means a feeling of envy towards someone's better fortune. It might be due to your colleague's better appraisal, neighbour's expensive car or a friend's relationship. There are plenty of reasons that can make a person feel jealous. However, sometimes this jealousy can be very destructive to a person. So, it is better to watch for the signs that someone is jealous of you before it turns harmful to you. This way you can protect yourself against the negative emotions of someone else. (Also read: Why men never want be in relationship with a dominating girlfriend)
Undermining your success
Despite your hard work and efforts, there is a friend that constantly puts you down. You might achieve something very important in life but that person just undermines your success. It shows that they are simply full of jealousy and envy towards you, which reflects in their behaviour.
Flaunting their own success
It is important to understand that people who constantly feel the need of rubbing their success on your face mostly face insecurity. As a result, they flaunt their success to cover their feeling of jealousy and envy. They are constantly struggling to hide their real negative emotion, which is why they stick to gloating. (Also read: What are the signs that you are someone's rebound option)
Fake happiness
When your friend is jealous of you then he or she just pretend to be happy about your success. In real thought, he or she is full of toxic thoughts. Therefore, they simply fake their happiness when it comes to your life. If you notice carefully you will see that he or she is faking the happiness.
Fake praises
A real friend will always tell your flaws as well. However, a jealous friend is full of false praises to fuel your ego. All he or she wants is to put you down due to jealousy.
When you start paying attention to people around, you will start noticing their habits and traits. The most insecure people around you are also the most jealous. Their insecurity forces them to be envious of someone's good fate or hard work. (Also read: How to tell a guy that you don't like him)


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Of the 55 online games run by distributors nationwide, just one has been produced in Vietnam so far.
Miss Vietnam 2006 Mai Phuong Thuy is invited to be the game's ambassadress, as well as a model for designing a character. (Photo: SGGP)
The market is heavily reliant on games imported from China and Korea, and there is no indication that this will change, because Vietnamese firms have made little or no headway in developing their own online games.
At the beginning of last year, more than 40 online games had been officially released in the local market, but all of them were developed in other countries.
Initial efforts to develop online games have shown that local firms have a long way to go.
"Thoi Loan" (Age of Chaos), made by the Trangenix team, won four prizes in the VietGames 2006 contest. The game's plot was based on the "Son Tinh – Thuy Tinh" (Mountain God – Water God) legend.
"Thoi Loan" was hailed and welcomed by many as the first made-in-Vietnam online game.
However, after being accused of stealing a foreign source code, the game turned out to be a failure that was an initial setback for the domestic online game developing industry.
Two years later, a multiplayer online game named "Lang Online" (Online Village), developed by 3DVN Co., Ltd. on LOL engine and operating in a flash environment won a prize for a cultural and educational online game at VietGames 2008. This game also disappeared without a trace, however, for reasons that are not clear.
In January last year, the online-game community was excited about an association forged between VTC Game and its Korean partner, VinaDreamline, to produce games in Vietnam. The companies revealed that it would be a multiplayer online role-playing game. So far, no other information has come out about the project.
Meanwhile, VinaGames had laid the first bricks for developing a Vietnamese online game industry in 2006 as it began developing an online game named "Thuan Thien Kiem" (Heaven's Will Sword), which received major interest and support from the community and the government.
In particular, Miss Vietnam 2006, Mai Phuong Thuy, was invited to be the game's ambassadress, as well as a model for designing a character. A delegation from the Ministry of Information and Telecommunications, led by deputy minister Do Quy Doan, had visited VinaGames and its game developers before the debut of "Thuan Thien Kiem" on August 12, 2009.
First success
Vietnamese online gamers registered in large numbers to play "Thuan Thien Kiem". Although the game publisher opened six servers, the game was continuously overloaded as many characters gathered at the game's starting point.
Fortunately, VinaGames surprised local gamers as they solved the problem in quick time, an impressive achievement because it usually took a lot more time for foreign developers to fix their glitches. Here was proof that Vietnamese online game developers could control their products well.
However, according to the game producer, although the number of members in the developing team has risen to 200 people from just 20 at the beginning, they are facing many difficulties. Some phases of the game have to be processed by other countries as the skills and technology of Vietnamese developers are not sophisticated enough, yet.
The company invested VND25 billion (US$1.25 million) in "Thuan Thien Kiem". It faced many difficulties in getting permission and approval for the game content, which had to suit Vietnamese habits and customs.
On the other hand, "Dat Viet truyen ky", an online game developed by Singaporean company, Zealot Digital, had no problems getting the copyright and releasing it in Vietnam, although it is not very authentic, historically speaking.
"Dat Viet truyen ky" is based on a story set during the reign of the 18th Hung King, but its characters wear ao dai and palm-leaf conical hats.
"Thuan Thien Kiem", with the inclusion of several historical landmarks like the Thang Long Royal Citadel, Mot Cot Pagoda, Co Loa Citadel and the ancient capital of Hoa Lu in its settings, has contributed in a small way to promoting national history and culture.
It currently attracts 60,000 regular players. The game is updated twice or three times per month. However, according to Le Hong Minh, chairman of VinaGames, the number of players of "Thuan Thien Kiem" has accounts for just 10 percent of those of other online games because its story-line is not really interesting and its graphics are not visually stunning.
However, this is just a start for a nascent industry, and several challenges remain ahead. Given the recent crackdown on games with violent content, the potential for developing interesting, exciting and fun-filled games is great, experts say.
With greater co-operation between authorities and the developers of online games, the industry can develop well in the coming months and years, they add.
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In F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. v. Empagran S.A., the Supreme Court interpreted the Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Act ("FTAIA") to bar an antitrust suit by foreign plaintiffs against foreign defendants despite the fact that the foreign and domestic markets were interconnected. I identify one narrow class of cases that would satisfy the statutory exception. Rather than focusing on the interrelatedness of the foreign and domestic prices, the inquiry centers on the resale of goods to the domestic market. The argument is a variant on Illinois Brick.
Recommended Citation
Victor P. Goldberg,
The Empagran Exception: Between Illinois Brick and a Hard Place,
Columbia Business Law Review, Vol. 2009, p. 785, 2009; Columbia Law & Economics Working Paper No. 345
Available at: https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/faculty_scholarship/1570
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Luigi's Mansion 3 is lighthearted, scary good fun
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I got the opportunity to play a demo of Luigi's Mansion 3 at E3 2019 and as someone new to the series I have to say it charmed me. Luigi's Mansion has always been a franchise I meant to play, but I never got around to doing so. Luckily, you don't need to play the other games to pick this one up and start going.
One thing that surprised me with Luigi's Mansion 3 was the controls. For a Nintendo game, manipulating Luigi on-screen is pretty complicated. You move him about the screen with the left thumbstick and rotate him using the right thumbstick. Additionally, there are motion controls you can use to aim. At first, the whole thing feels clumsy and unintuitive, but with some practice, it all comes together.
The gameplay loop is simple but enjoyable. Each room you enter usually has some sort of objective, whether it's capturing a certain amount of ghosts or finding a key to unlock a door. You can capture ghosts by charging your flashlight and then stunning them by hitting them with the beam. The flashlight works sort of like a camera flash, so if you miss, you'll have to run around the room frantically while it charges again.
Once ghosts are stunned by the flashlight, you can suck them up with the vacuum. When they're being sucked up, you have to fill the vacuum meter by pulling in the opposite direction of the ghost. Once it's filled, you can slam around the spirit, which will also damage nearby objects and enemies. Taking out enemies is involved, but since you can slam them, you'll quickly learn how to combo captures.
This time around Luigi's mansion isn't really a mansion per se. Instead, Luigi has to explore a vast haunted hotel, with each floor having its own theme. To continue through the hotel, you'll have to seek out elevator buttons that will let you move up a story. The level in the demo was medieval-themed, and I had a great time vacuuming my way through stone chambers to the boss who occupied a ghastly medieval fair. Gooigi was also used to good effect, and several puzzles had you using him to pass through areas Luigi couldn't or having him help Luigi perform a task. I didn't get to try any of the co-op or multiplayer modes, but I think two people would have a blast going through the game together as Gooigi and Luigi.
The boss was trickier than I thought he would be. He possessed a suit of armor and began charging me atop a ghost horse. The trick to beating him was to hit him with a fully-charged flashlight beam while he was mid-sprint and while he was stunned to throw a plunger at him. The plunger is a new item that allows you to get a hold on something with your vacuum. In the boss's case, it let me grab his suit of armor and slam him.
Even after figuring out the strategy of taking down the boss, he wasn't super easy. It took some concentration to get his timing down, and arrows were being fired from the top of the screen for the whole fight. It was a great cap to the demo, and I hope that the final game has more engaging battles. I'm glad to see Nintendo investing time in its secondary franchises, and with how popular the Switch is, Luigi's Mansion might be a new Mario franchise favorite, even with Mario MIA.


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- Product Description: TP-Link TL-WN822N High Gain Wireless N USB Adapter - network adapter
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The wireless adapter is extremely easy to setup, just plug into a spare USB slot on your pc or laptop, install the drivers using the included driver cd and follow the usual instructions to connect to your home network. This little beauty is so powerful it picked up half my street's network connections ! I have the full 300mbps and 98% signal strength with this making my internet connection lightning fast and that's pretty impressive considering I use it up in the back bedroom of the house and the router is on the floor behind the TV in the lounge downstairs. My only gripe is the green flashing led on the unit and it's only a gripe because it's in my bedroom. I've taped over it to stop the green strobe effect at night, other than that, this is a cracking piece of kit for the money and very stable, it hasnt dropped it's connection once in the 3 months I've owned it. Buy one you won't regret it !
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Tics are sudden, involuntary and repetitive muscle movements. It could be categorized into simple motor tics, complex motor tics, simple vocal tics and complex vocal tics. While for Tourette Syndrome, it is a hereditary neurological disorder. The affected patients will have both motor and vocal tics lasting for more than 1 year. The onset is usually in childhood and genetic factor is a major known cause of Tourette Syndrome. Its clinical presentation is associated with high dopamine level, which leads to abnormal activity in the neuronal circuit connecting the frontal lobe and basal ganglia. Tics may impair the patient's daily functioning and cause psychological distress.
Examples of different types of tics may include:
- Simple motor tics: eye blinking, eye movements, facial grimacing, nose twitching, mouth movements, head jerks and turns, shoulder shrugging
- Complex motor tics: slower and seemingly more purposeful movements, facial gestures, self-biting, hand gestures and prolonged gyrating
- Simple vocal tics: throat cleaning, coughing, sniffing, spitting, grunting, sucking
- Complex vocal tics: apparently more "meaningful" syllables, phrases and words; echolalia, coprolalia
1. "Tourette Syndrome only occurs in childhood and it would disappear gradually. Therefore, we need not be concerned about it"
Around 30%-40% of the patients would experience symptom remission as they grow up. However, around 30% of them would have symptoms persist into adulthood.
2. "Tourette Syndrome is contagious We should keep a distance from those with it"
Tourette Syndrome is not an infectious disease. It won't spread via any kind of contact. Patients with Tourette's Syndrome shouldn't be isolated.
3. "Tics and epilepsy are the same thing."
Tics and epilepsy are two different neurological disorders. Epilepsy is caused by sudden abnormal electrical activities in the brain. It may lead to loss of consciousness or impair the conscious level. Whereas for tics, only particular muscle groups are affected and the patients' consciousness is maintained. Moreover, their treatment and prognosis are also different.
4. "Kids with Tourette Syndrome just deliberately produce the sounds and make the moves for fun."
Tics are involuntary movements. Although the affected ones maybe able to suppress tics for a short while but it usually followed by a subsequent surge. Children with Tourette Syndrome shouldn't be blamed for the symptoms that they suffered from.
5. "Tourette Syndrome could not be cured by medications."
Medications such as dopamine antagonists help to relieve the symptoms by 50%~60%.
For patients with Tourette Syndrome
If you encounter bullies, please remember:
- To keep calm
- To talk to your parents
- You have the right to be safe, and being bullied is not your fault
Please do advocate for yourselves:
- "Tourette syndrome could not stop me from what I want to do!"
- "I could lead a normal life even with Tourette Syndrome."
- "I have Tourette syndrome, but I have my own mastery."
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Jordans cereals have been committed to using conservation grade cereals in their products for over twenty years now, thanks to the initiative of Bill Jordan in 1985. Now they're bringing the wildlife promoting aspect of their farming practices to the rest of Britain in 'The Big Buzz'.
The farms that produce the conservation grade crops for Jordans are encouraged to plant wildflower meadows, trees and hedgerows and to install farms to encourage wildlife across the board, but with emphasis on helping bee populations grow. Bees are an extremely important part of food production, not just for the honey they produce, but also for the essential role they play in pollination.
Bee populations are under threat particularly in the UK, mainly due to diseases that can affect whole colonies of bees such as the Varroa mite. In addition, there are no longer any wild bees in the UK; if you see honey bees in your garden, it is only because of a beekeeper nearby.
To help people turn their gardens into 'Buzz Stops', Jordans are giving away bee friendly garden plants that are redeemable through their website with tokens collected from Jordans products. Their Big Buzz website also provides more information about Jordans' work to promote bees, as well as details of an offer from Kew Gardens to promote The Big Buzz. Kew are offering family tickets to their Botanic Gardens for a reduced price when you register with The Big Buzz online.
For more hints, tips, news and articles about wildlife and wildlife gardening, visit the Conservation and Wildlife section.


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zJNN 25 July 2014 Abuja : More than 80 people have been killed in two separate bomb attacks in the Nigerian city of Kaduna, security sources say.
The first attack that left 32 people dead took place on Wednesday when a cleric and his congregation were targeted on a busy commercial road, said police commissioner Shehu Umar.
Sheik Dahiru Bauchi, who was giving an annual Ramadan speech, was targeted by the blast. He is said to have survived the attack.
"The attack was targeted at the sheikh. No arrest has been made yet," the police commissioner noted.
Shortly after the first explosion, a second bomb blast killed 50 people in a crowded local market named Kawo. The target of the second attack was reportedly opposition leader Muhammadu Buhari who also escaped unhurt.
"This blast, coming in the holy month of Ramadan, is a clear indication that those behind the act have no iota of fear of God," Kaduna state governor, Mukhtar Ramalan Yero, said in a statement.
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the violence, but this comes in light of growing militancy in Nigeria by the Boko Haram Takfiri militants.
The notorious group has repeatedly targeted civilians, mostly in the remote northeastern state of Borno, killing more than 2,000 civilians since January.
On April 14, Boko Haram kidnapped 276 students from their secondary school in the town of Chibok in Borno.
Reports say 57 of the girls managed to escape, but 219 are still missing and international efforts to spot and rescue them have failed so far.
Boko Haram — whose name means "Western education is forbidden" — says its goal is to overthrow the Nigerian government.
It has claimed responsibility for a number of deadly gun and bomb attacks in various parts of Nigeria since the beginning of its militancy in 2009.


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US Airways Flight Attendants to Picket Airports Today
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The flight attendants are scheduled to conduct a nationwide protest in response to the fact that workforces still have not merged years after a deal combined American West and US Airways.
"After five years of protracted contract negotiations and the announcement of US Airways' second biggest profit in the airline's history, flight attendants are united in their effort to reach a fair contract that reflects the sacrifices they made for the success of the airline," says the Association of Flight Attendants, the union who represents the US Airways flight attendants, in a statement.
Talks between the two sides ceased February 9, with the Association of Flight Attendants saying US Airways management's most recent offer provided "no meaningful wage increase" as well as concessions in benefits.
Flight attendants are scheduled to picket at the hubs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. EST. According to US Airways, scheduled flights will not be interrupted by the protests.
The picketing comes nearly a month after about 300 uniformed US Airways pilots picketed outside Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, complaining the management's wage offers are too small.
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WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. -- You can add the title "road course ringer" to Carl Edwards' racing resume.
Touring the road course at Watkins Glen in 69.689 seconds (126.562 mph) during Saturday's time trials at Watkins Glen International, Edwards beat Kyle Larson (126.223 mph) by .182 seconds to earn the top starting spot for Sunday's Cheez-It 355 at the Glen (2:30 p.m. ET on USA).
In winning his fourth Coors Light Pole Award of the season and the 20th of his career, Edwards completed a sweep of road course poles in 2016, having also started first on the grid at Sonoma Raceway in June.
Larson's second-place effort was a career-best on a road course, bettering the third starting position he earned at Sonoma in 2014. Tony Stewart (126.177 mph) qualified third, followed by Matt Kenseth (126.104 mph) and Kyle Busch (126.099 mph), both teammates to Edwards at Joe Gibbs Racing.
Edwards said starting on the pole on the newly-repaved racing surface at the Glen will be a significant advantage.
"I think (Sunday) is going to be a little bit of an adventure," said Edwards, whose four poles this year constitute a career best for a single season. "The new pavement, nobody knows how that's going to go along deep into the runs with tire build-up. I think the braking zones are pretty tough, and it's going to be nice and warm.
"So, just got to stay upfront, can't make any mistakes. I love road races. They're so much fun. I got to talk to Boris Said, who's basically my road racing coach to start, so that was cool today. Hopefully, tonight I'll get me some good rest and hopefully be very competitive tomorrow."
Even though Edwards' No. 19 Camry was fastest in qualifying, he expects stiff competition on Sunday from his Toyota brethren.
"My teammates, they're really fast," Edwards said. "Kyle (Busch) is really fast and Martin (Truex Jr. of affiliated Furniture Row Racing) is really fast.
"We've got to work a little bit in race trim, but we're starting up front, and we've got a great pit crew, and hopefully we can put (the car) in Victory Lane."
Truex, in fact, was one of the favorites for the pole, but his hot lap in the money round was impeded by Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who entered the track at the bottom of the esses as Truex was approaching that uphill section of the 2.45-mile course.
Truex, who qualified 14th, returned the favor on his cool-down lap, taking Stenhouse's line in the esses and relegating the Roush Fenway Racing driver to a 30th-place starting spot.
Jeff Gordon qualified 21st in his third start for Dale Earnhardt Jr. AJ Allmendinger, the 2014 Watkins Glen winner, will start ninth.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Qualifying - Cheez-It 355 at The Glen
Watkins Glen International
Watkins Glen, New York
Saturday, August 6, 2016
1. (19) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 126.562 mph.
2. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 126.233 mph.
3. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 126.177 mph.
4. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 126.104 mph.
5. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 126.099 mph.
6. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 126.002 mph.
7. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 125.924 mph.
8. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 125.831 mph.
9. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 125.623 mph.
10. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 125.536 mph.
11. (95) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 125.370 mph.
12. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 124.981 mph.
13. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 124.981 mph.
14. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 124.968 mph.
15. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 124.837 mph.
16. (24) Chase Elliott #, Chevrolet, 124.670 mph.
17. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 124.585 mph.
18. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 124.569 mph.
19. (21) Ryan Blaney #, Ford, 124.559 mph.
20. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 124.532 mph.
21. (88) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 124.460 mph.
22. (98) Cole Whitt, Toyota, 124.269 mph.
23. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 124.248 mph.
24. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 124.159 mph.
25. (34) Chris Buescher #, Ford, 124.120 mph.
26. (23) David Ragan, Toyota, 123.842 mph.
27. (44) Brian Scott #, Ford, 123.633 mph.
28. (15) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 123.464 mph.
29. (7) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 123.455 mph.
30. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 123.446 mph.
31. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 123.389 mph.
32. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 123.353 mph.
33. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 123.157 mph.
34. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 123.110 mph.
35. (83) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 122.624 mph.
36. (55) Alex Kennedy, Chevrolet, 122.193 mph.
37. (32) Boris Said, Ford, 122.157 mph.
38. (46) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 121.202 mph.
39. (30) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 119.246 mph.
40. (38) Landon Cassill, Ford, 0.000 mph.


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For any IT or MSP business to be successful, it must consistently keep a pulse on the employees and team that ensures its growth. Constructive feedback can provide valuable insight and help to keep that pulse regulated.
Constructive feedback provides employees with an opportunity for professional growth and development, resulting in improved productivity. For business owners, collecting and assessing employee feedback can help provide an owner with true and unbiased information about how well the tools, processes and strategies (like ConnectWise) are working across the business.
There is only so much information an IT and MSP business owner can learn by tracking numbers, charts and graphs. In order to move forward in your business, and prepare your organization for growth, your entire team must be on board and in-line with your company mission. This includes any new tools you must implement to prepare for that growth.
So - if this is so important for your organization, you're probably regularly collecting and assessing employee feed back today - right?
The answer is most MSP's are not. In fact, only 12% of IT businesses owners are tracking internal information around the people who help the organization grow, but quite contradictory - 72% of those same Business owners reported that growth was a top priority for 2019.
If your MSP business has similar goals for 2019, the following tips can help you prepare a feedback strategy that will provide your business traction:
Step 1: Get Your Team On-Board with The Idea of Providing True & Honest Feedback
Before jumping into developing a survey, sending out an email blast, or calling a mandatory meeting - talk to your team members.
Communicate to your team that in the next coming days, weeks etc., the business will be looking to improve on a specific goal, in which they will need the feedback of the team to help reach this goal faster. Providing visibility and clarity on the business mission will help to create advocates, rather than an army of disgruntled employees against you.
The following email template can help you start this conversation:
Hi {First_Name},
In the next coming weeks, {Company_Name} has goals to improve {Company_Goal}.
In order for us to understand how best to implement a solution to achieve this goal, we first want to get true and honest feedback from our team.
You will receive an email with a short survey on {survey_date}. We ask that you complete the survey in full to your best ability, as your feedback will be essential to the overall success of {Company_Goal}.
Step 2: Gather Results & Organize Unstructured Data
Sometimes a manager will hear from other employees about a concerning incident, professionalism issue or ongoing inappropriate conduct.
Rather than making assumptions or taking the information at face value it is critical to first talk with the employee and then come to a decision as to whether or not a plan of action is required. Usually there is another side to the story and it is the manager's responsibility to get a clear understanding of exactly what has occurred from all parties involved.
The following phrases can be used to open up a feedback session involving second hand information
- "I want to discuss some information that has been brought to my attention and I am hoping you can help me by providing some clarification."
- "I was made aware of a situation that occurred last week and I wanted to take some time talk with you about it."
- "I was wondering if you could help me understand what happened between you and Sally the other day."
When discussing second hand information with an employee be prepared for the employee to express confusion or deny that the issue even occurred.
When an employee feigns ignorance or denies the occurrence of an incident a manager can ask the employee "Do you have any idea why someone might want to make a false complaint about you?" or "Is there anything going on with the team that may make them believe that you did this?"
It is important for managers not to make assumptions as to why an employee chose to do or say something. Rather than making an assumption the manager should schedule a feedback session to discuss the issue with the employee and then provide feedback and create an action plan for improvement.
A person's life experience and personality traits will play a role in how he or she responds to constructive feedback. It is important for managers to tailor the feedback session and delivery to the employee that they are meeting with. Some employees prefer feedback delivered in a direct and to-the-point manner while other employees prefer delivery of feedback in a more empathetic and understanding manner with significant time set aside for discussion.
Step 2: Deliver Feedback In-Line with Company Goals
When delivering feedback it is critical to be mindful of the wording that is used. There a certain key phrases that can negatively impact a feedback session. Avoid starting a sentence with the word "you" during a feedback session as it places blame on an employee and will immediately put the employee on the defensive.
- Instead of saying "You are always late for work." Try saying, "I am concerned about your current start time. I have you on the schedule to be at work for 9:00 am but I notice that you have arrived at 9:30 am every day this week."
- Instead of saying "You are not meeting the company's performance expectations. You will need to make some immediate improvements." Try saying "I have outlined the company's performance expectations and I notice that you have missed a couple of the targets. Let's review them together and come up with an action plan for improvement."
- Instead of saying "You need to start being more polite to our customers." Try saying "I notice that you have been short with some of our customers lately. Can you help me understand why?"
P.S. whenever you're ready, here are 3 ways I can help you help grow and scale your IT & MSP business:
- Join our community of ConnectWise users and industry experts here: www.cwboss.com It's the easiest way to plan ahead for growth, learn helpful tips and join weekly educational workshops.
- Learn how to be the #CWBOSS of your business by joining our weekly workshops here: https://bit.ly/2XmaM6O Every Thursday our CEO & President, Adam Bielanski, hosts a 30 minute workshop around making ConnectWise work for your business
- Work with me and my team privately: If you'd like to work directly with Adam and the team to actually get you out of the weeds and into your flow, schedule a 15 minute Triage call here: https://calendly.com/adambielanski/15min


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Senior Java Application Developer
Job Description
eir has a number of open roles for Senior Software Development Engineers in an exciting new technology transformation project. The successful candidate will work in a fast-paced environment with an experienced and highly technical team of eir engineers to build enterprise software using the latest development technologies.
The mission of this team is to build a next generation IT stack from the ground up that will eventually support eir's full suite of products and services. The IT delivery consists of eCommerce, CRM, Order Management and Billing application modules amongst others.
- Work in a multi-disciplinary SCRUM team to produce high quality code using the latest best practices and tools.
- Design, estimate, code, test, document and maintain components of the product in an Agile lifecycle
- Demonstrate a strong focus on non-functional requirements and end-user experience
- Drive and support innovation, and continuously deliver improvement ideas
- Demonstrate and showcase contributions during sprint reviews and product releases
- 5 years' experience as a Software Engineer working at a commercial level
- Extensive experience in Java, Python or other appropriate shell scripting languages
- Deep understanding of client server and internet system architecture
- The ability to work in a team
- An ideal candidate would have real-world experience building microservices using continuous integration and deployment processes
- Bachelor's Degree or higher, in Computer Science/Engineering or related course
Our Stack
- Front End: JS, React, Redux, CSS
- Back End: Java, Spring
- Deployment: Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, HELM
- Tools: Gitlab, JIRA
- Competitive Salary & Benefits
- Employer pension contribution to a Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
- Opportunity to work in a team environment and to grow your career in Ireland's leading Telecoms company
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WWE held a live event in Columbus, Ohio tonight headlined by Ronda Rousey competing against Nia Jax. Thanks to Jay Cordray for sending in these detailed results from the show:
Finn Balor defeated Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler in a triple threat match
A good match with a lot of back and forth, saw Balor win after a coup-de-gras to Ziggler. McIntyre attacked Balor after the match, laying him out. McIntyre then took the microphone and said he wasn't pinned, so he didn't lose. McIntyre said he had the mic now so he was in charge. Ziggler hit McIntyre from behind with the zig-zag to shut him up, followed by the coup-de-gras from the top rope by Balor.
Apollo Crews won a 15-man battle royal where the winner will earn a future Intercontinental Championship opportunity
The other contestants were Rhyno, Heath Slater, The Ascension, Mojo Rawley, Jinder Mahal, No Way Jose, Zack Ryder, Lucha House Party, Titus O'Neil and Curt Hawkins. Hawkins was eliminated first, naturally. Titus O'Neal, Jinder Mahal and the Ascension were all given moments to shine. the last two competitors were Apollo Crews and Heath Slater. Crews won after throwing Slater over the top rope. Slater came back in after bring thrown out and teased a confrontation before congratulating Crews.
Natalya & Ember Moon defeated Ruby Riott & Sarah Logan.
Ember took a beating from the heels for most of the match before making the hot tag to Natalya who won the match with a sharpshooter to Sarah Logan.
Bobby Lashley defeated Elias
The arena when dark after the battle Royal and when the lights came back up, Elias was in ring with his guitar. Elias asked who wanted to walk with Elias. The crowd cheered. Elias led the Columbus crowd in several spirited O-H-I-O chants before telling them he had a new song about Bobby Lashley to share. Lashley and Lio Rush interrupted Elias and came to the ring for the next match. Eventually, the action spilled out onto the arena floor, with both men using the steel barriers and ring posts to batter their foes. Dueling chants from the crowd of 'Let's Go Elias' and 'Lashley Sucks' filled the arena. The biggest pop came when Lashley attempted a spear on Elias, but Elias pulled Rush in front of him. Lashley hit Rush like a freight train, turning him practically inside out. A second Spear from Lashley to Elias connected to win the match.
Dean Ambrose retained the Intercontinental Championship in a steel cage match against Seth Rollins, due to outside interference from Baron Corbin
Ambrose, an Ohio boy, came to the ring first to a big pop. However, he quickly began berating the Buckeye state and said his biggest regret was being born 120 miles west of Columbus in Cincinnati and that coming from Ohio was an embarrassment to him. Soon, the Ohio crowd was booing him soundly. Rollins was announced next to the second biggest pop of the evening. The match started with Ambrose trying repeatedly to climb out of the ring. The two sworn enemies fought up one side of the cage and down the other, going to the top several times and taking turns trying to escape through the door and pulling one another back into the center of the ring. Finally, Rollins got the upper hand and tried to crawl out the door only to have Baron Corbin, disguised in a hooded sweatshirt, slam the door on his head. Ambrose covered the Challenger for the win.
RAW Tag Team Champions Bobby Roode & Chad Gable defeated The Revival and AOP
Drake Maverick accompanied AOP to the ring and taunted fans at ringside throughout the match. Gable wrestled most of the match against The Revival, until Rezar of the AOP was tagged in and destroyed everybody. Finally, Gable and Roode cleared the ring of all the heels and double-teamed Maverick to a huge reaction from the crowd. The end of the match saw Gable and Roode win after hitting Scott Dawson of the Revival with their finisher.
Sasha Banks & Bayley defeated Mickie James & Dana Brooke
Alicia Fox accompanied James to the ring. Bayley got worked over by the heels for the majority of the match. Lots of 'Let's Go Bayley' chants throughout the match and outside interference from Fox. Banks and Bayley won after hitting their combined finishers on Dana Brooke.
Bray Wyatt defeated Baron Corbin
Baron Corbin cane to the ring next. The crowd chanted 'You Suck' at Corbin, but not in the loving, Kurt Angle way. Corbin probably had the most heat of any performer. Corbin said his opponent, Braun Strowman, wasn't there so as soon as the ref counted to ten he would win. The arena announcer reminded everyone this was a no disqualification match and the lights went out in the arena again. Bray Wyatt's music came on and the fireflies came out. Wyatt looks to have lost several inches around his waist and gained as many across the shoulder area. He and Corbin fought inside and outside the ring and up the ramp. The crowd chanted for tables and it looked like Wyatt was about to pull one out from under the table until being hit from behind by Corbin. Corbin pulled out a kendo stick and unloaded on Wyatt instead. Wyatt got the upper hand and Corbin exited the ring, walking up the ramp toward the stage. Suddenly, Seth Rollins' music hit and Rollins attacked Corbin, forcing him back into the ring. Wyatt hit Corbin with Sister Abigail for the win.
RAW Women's Champion Ronda Rousey defeated Nia Jax in the main event
Nia Jax came to the ring first, accompanied by Tamina Snuka. The Woman's Champion was announced and out came Ronda Rousey to a thunderous ovation. Jax dominated most of the weight, using her strength and size advantage to overpower and wear down the much smaller Rousey. Rousey made several attempts at an armbar but was swatted away by Jax at almost every turn. Finally, Rousey climbed the top rope; Jax followed in and attempted a punch. Rousey caught Jax's arm and rolled down to the mat, locking in the armbar in the process. Jax quickly tapped out, giving the champion the win. Before Rousey could celebrate however, the Riott Squad hit the ring, triple-teaming the champion. Natalya and Moon were out for the rescue, followed by James, Brooke and Fox. Bayley and Banks were out next to join the melee. At one point, Rousey climbed the top rope and landed a cross body on a group of heels on the floor at ringside. Ultimately, the faces were left standing tall in the center of the ring. Natalya and Moon lifted Rousey up on their shoulders. Rousey exited and walked around the ring, signing autographs and taking pictures with fans. Rousey was clearly happy to be there and the Columbus crowd showed their support for the women's champion.
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KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan — Calgary and Kandahar are separated by about 10,000 kilometres, 11 time zones and 40 degrees on a thermometer, but there was no way hockey legend Lanny McDonald would let those gaps keep him from a final visit with Canadian troops in Afghanistan.
The former Calgary Flames star is at Kandahar Airfield this week with a number of other National Hockey League alumni in what is expected to be the last of the so-called "Team Canada" trips to the war zone.
Fourteen such events have been held the last five years, but with the Canadian Forces set to end its combat mission in Kandahar this summer, the players knew this was likely their last shot to spend time with serving soldiers.
"This is my third trip here, and I have such great respect for the men and women in the Canadian Armed Forces, and all the coalition forces, in what they are trying to accomplish," McDonald said Tuesday from the airfield's sunny outdoor rink.
"I think it's all of our duty to understand what we have in our own country, and quite frankly I didn't know until I came the first time how good our (military) men and women are and how they are looked up to by the rest of the world."
Pierre Turgeon, Mario Tremblay, Dave "Tiger" Williams and Mark Napier are among the other fan favourites who are taking on soldiers in a series of friendly ball-hockey games. Troops are also being entertained by comedian Tom Green, rock band The Carpet Frogs and a handful of mixed martial arts competitors.
"We always try to put on a big show, and I think this will be the last big show," said Louise Desroches, manager of national programs for the Department of National Defence.
She said when the Team Canada concept was introduced five years ago, players were understandably nervous about visiting a war zone. But after the first visit proved a success, word began to spread among the players of how valuable an experience it was.
"After that it got easier and easier and now we have to refuse people to come on Team Canada," Desroches said. "The soldiers get a chance to see their favourite players or sometimes their dad's favourite players, but it also gives them a chance to show the players what they do. The hockey players then become ambassadors, because they come back and talk about the stories they heard in Kandahar."
Despite playing against considerably younger men, McDonald and his famous moustache looked quite spry running around the airfield rink, drawing cheers and autograph requests from the standing-room only crowds packed around the boards.
He said he and several other players got a boost by skating in the Heritage Classic alumni game that was played outdoors two weeks ago in Calgary in -20 C temperatures.
"We thought of that as our training camp to be able to make this trip."
Doug Risebrough, an alumnus of both the Flames and Montreal Canadiens, attended the Heritage Classic as a coach. But for his first trip to Kandahar, he put on his running shoes and grabbed a stick.
"I was telling the guys I'm going to have to play defence because I don't move as well as I used to. I think the last ball hockey game I played was before I turned pro, which was probably 40 years ago."
Risebrough said it was an easy decision when he was asked to make the trip overseas.
"It's a simple thing to do to come over and play, talk to the troops and visit with them," he said.
"The commitment they make, not only in terms of service to their country, but also being away from their families, it's mind-boggling. So if hockey opens up a door to make them feel good for a few days, it's good that we're here."
Also making her debut in Kandahar was Daniele Sauvageau, who coached the Canadian women's hockey team to gold at the 2002 Olympics.
She said she was excited to help entertain troops from the Royal 22nd Regiment based in Valcartier, Que., because that's where the women's Olympic team held a "boot camp" prior to the 2002 Olympics.
"Coming here to see what the soldiers do and talking to them, it's priceless. I can feel what they are going through, so it's a privilege."
In a new wrinkle to the Team Canada event, the NHL players took on an all-female team of troops in the opening match Monday night.


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How to pass command line options to capistrano? Follow
I love the support for Ruby and Capistrano in 12.1. Being able to debug those Ruby files is wonderful.
One thing that I haven't been able to do, however, is to pass capistrano command line options along when starting a task from IDEA.
We rely a lot on setting variables from the command line, e.g. cap deploy:setup -s a_variable=123 but haven't been able to do this from within IDEA.
We have tried this (in the Capistrano Configuration Dialog):
- Adding the -s xx=yy to the task name. Fails with "task does not exist"
- Adding as "Task Arguments". Fails with "the task `deploy:setup[a_variable=123]' does not exist.
- Assing to Ruby arguments. Doesn't work since they don't seem to be passed on to capistrano.
Thanks for the assistance, sadly, it's a bug - command line argument are handled Rake-alike whi
ch is incorrect. I've created an issue in our tracking system, so you ca
n monitor it's state http://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/RUBY-13545
This has now been fixed and works - at least in IDEA 13 and the corresponding capistrano support plugin
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Home and condo foreclosures in California again accounted for the biggest percentage of all filings in the country in May. The 72,030 homes in California that got hit with filings made up 22.3 percent of the 322,920 filings posted nationwide.
Those looking to buy foreclosures for sale can find plenty in California as the state also posted 15,946 units of repossessed units, also the highest among states in May. California, however, was behind Nevada, Arizona and Florida in rate of foreclosures by state, with its rate of one in 186.
While the foreclosure trend nationwide continued its declining trend in May, California showed a resurgence. While it posted a stunning 25.2-percent month-over-month decline in April, it posted a month-over-month increase of 3.3 percent in May. Total foreclosure postings, however, continued to be lower than that of May 2009 by 22 percent.
Meanwhile, to protect former owners of home and condo foreclosures in California from further financial troubles after foreclosure, the state Senate finally passed a bill that would prohibit mortgage lenders from collecting the difference between the home loan amount and sales proceeds of the foreclosed home.
Previously, the Senate rejected the bill because the banking industry successfully argued that there were plenty of borrowers who refinanced many times their loans to obtain cash to buy boats, bigger cars and other luxury items. The Senate relented only when a compromise bill was crafted. The final bill provided for deficiency forgiveness only for original loans and for refinanced loans without cash obtained. For cash-back loan refinancing, the protection is limited only to the original loan.
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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf have called for renewed efforts to resolve bilateral problems, including the dispute over Kashmir.
Prime Minister Singh welcomed General Musharraf, who is on the first day of a two-day visit to India, at a dinner Saturday in New Delhi. General Musharraf earlier said the two countries should seize what he called a "unique opportunity" for peace. India and Pakistan have twice gone to war over Kashmir, but have tried to ease tensions in recent years. However, officials have stopped short of saying they expect any major breakthrough during General Musharraf's visit.
Mr. Singh and the Pakistani leader are expected to hold talks Sunday on Kashmir and on a handful of new confidence-building measures proposed by India. General Musharraf also plans to attend Sunday's cricket match in New Delhi between the two countries' national teams.


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Despite the declining consumer interest in third-party keyboard apps, Google is still developing a new app for mobile devices and unveiled a new expansion to their Gboard reach which includes Chinese as well as Korean languages.
This new expansion will first arrive on the app for Android and will later be introduced on other mobile devices, according to TechCrunch.
With the new 20 languages, Google covers 74 per cent of the world's population and is looking to add lesser-known languages including Manx and Maori.
This announcement comes only a day after Google announced new changes to its app for iOS.
The search engine revealed they are letting users discover and share information more fluidly across iMessage and the Google App itself, The Verge reported.
Google now supports a new iMessage extension that will allow users to search for and share things like videos, businesses and more when messaging each other.
Although the feature is currently only available in the US, the new development will be spread across the world to other iOS users.
Google is also working on building the related content feature it introduced last year within the app for iOS.
The ability to discover related content now works with any browser on a mobile device which means if a user is on Safari, they can choose to have Google show suggestions for related content without having to do a new search.


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Common elderberry is a large multi-stemmed, native shrub with showy white flower clusters in mid-summer followed by juicy, blue-black fruits. Plants are coarse and best used for naturalizing or as a back of the border hedge. Also known as Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis.
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- Shrub
Native Locale:
- Chicago area,
- Illinois,
- North America
Landscape Uses:
- Hedge,
- Massing,
- Mixed border,
- Screen
Size Range:
- Large shrub (more than 8 feet)
Light Exposure:
- Full sun (6 hrs direct light daily),
- Partial sun/shade (4-6 hrs light daily)
Hardiness Zones:
- Zone 3,
- Zone 4,
- Zone 5 (Chicago),
- Zone 6,
- Zone 7,
- Zone 8,
- Zone 9
Soil Preference:
- Acid soil,
- Alkaline soil,
- Moist, well-drained soil
- Occasional drought,
- Occasional flooding,
- Road salt
Seasons of Interest:
- early summer,
- midsummer,
- late summer
Flower Color & Fragrance:
- Fragrant,
- White
Shape or Form:
- Broad,
- Multi-stemmed,
- Round
Growth Rate:
- Moderate,
- Fast
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A large, sprawling native shrub reaching up to 10 feet high, forming large colonies.
Tree & Plant Care
Full sun to part shade in well-drained soil
Thrives in acid or alkaline soils
Suckering stems form colonies, prune to maintain size
Often short-lived.
Disease, pests, and problems
Leaf spots, cankers, borers, powdery mildew, spider mites, and aphids
Disease, pest, and problem resistance
Tolerant of temporary wet sites, salt, and black walnut toxicity
Native geographic location and habitat
C-Value: 1
Native to eastern U.S.., including Illinois and Chicago area
Common along wood edges, fence rows, roadsides and along small streams.
Attracts birds, pollinators, or wildlife
Many birds and pollinators
Bark color and texture
Stout young stems are tannish-white with raised lenticels. Older stems develop fissures along trunk. Pith is a solid and white.
No terminal buds.
Leaf or needle arrangement, size, shape, and texture
Opposite, pinnately compound leaves up to 12 inches long with 4 to 6 pairs of leaflets with a larger terminal leaf. Leaflets are smooth, ovate to elliptical with an extended tip, margins toothed toward base of leaf. Leaves emerge in early spring, dark green in summer and yellow-green in fall.
Flower arrangement, shape, and size
Large, flat-topped, 4 to 12 inch diameter cluster made up of numerous small, white flowers in mid-June. Very fragrant and showy.
Fruit, cone, nut, and seed descriptions
Clusters of purple-black, berry-like fruit (drupe) at end of branches. Juice is used to make jams, jellies and wine.


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The Cancer Treatment Centers at New Jersey Urology offer the most advanced radiation therapy in a safe, state-of-the-art environment for the most effective cancer treatment.
As a leader in the treatment of prostate cancer with over 10,000+ patients, our Cancer Treatment Centers provide advanced scientific research and innovative clinical trials, including immunotherapy prostate cancer clinical research studies.
Our mission is to provide state-of-the-art treatment and compassionate, personalized care as we partner together through every step of our patients' cancer treatment.
New Jersey Urology Cancer Treatment Centers utilize the RapidArc™ Radiotherapy system. The RapidArc™ system uses new technology that directs an exact dosage of radiation with unsurpassed precision, delivering treatments at up to eight times the speed of conventional radiation systems. The average treatment is over in less than two minutes.
Although RapidArc™ radiation therapy is extremely effective against some cancers, different conditions may require different approaches. Your care team will determine if the RapidArc™ system is the right answer for you.
Behind the Beam: The Science of Radiotherapy
The principle behind radiation therapy is that while cancer cells reproduce more quickly than healthy cells, cancer cells cannot easily repair themselves, but healthy cells can. Therefore, by directing a concentrated beam of radiation at an afflicted area, we can stop the growth of cancer while minimizing harm to healthy tissue.
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SpaceOAR hydrogel is an option for men who undergo radiation treatment for prostate cancer. It acts as a spacer providing space between the rectum and the prostate, making it much less likely that the rectum is exposed to radiation. It is injected into place prior to the start of radiation treatment. Patients may be awake or asleep under general anesthesia for the procedure. SpaceOAR hydrogel is minimally invasive, remains stable during radiation therapy and then is gradually absorbed by the body after radiation therapy has been completed.
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Eat Drink RI's David Dadekian is on the Raimondo Inaugural Committee and is very excited to be incorporating local food & drink into the events listed in the following news release. The Open House at the State House on Saturday, January 10th from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
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Permanent Magnet (PM) motors stators are very similar to synchronous or induction motor stators. The rotor is made of a shaft with a sandwich of steel layers (laminations) or alternately with a solid casting. The rotor is permanently magnetized, usually with rare earth magnets.
The PM produces flux and torque without the cost of magnetizing current.
The stator needs 3-phase poles with copper windings. If there are 2 poles, the motor will turn at exactly 3,600 RPM (3,000 RPM) at 60H (50 Hz). A 4-pole motor will rotate at exactly 1,800 RPM. A 6-pole motor will rotate at exactly 1,200 RPM.
PM motors produce torque only when they are turning at exactly synchronous speed. Slipping a pole due to torque overload is a serious problem which must trip the motor. The trick is in starting a PM motor since it has no torque until it gets to synch speed. Special PM variable speed drives or servo drives are used with PM motors. Many servo systems use PM motors and drives. PM motors are expected to become more common, unless a shortage of rare earth magnets make them prohibitively expensive.
Warning – PM motors are always on, even when the drive is turned off. Rotating the shaft by hand or by pulling on the web will generate current at the stator and motor leads back to the drive. Lockout/Tagout should include locking the shaft.