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After three successful years at Sennheiser UK in the role of sales manager, production sound, Nick Pemberton (pictured) has been appointed to a new role as market development manager. Pemberton will be working closely with product and account managers to create opportunities, launch new products and maximise opportunities for the Sennheiser and Neumann brands, as well as Sennheiser UK's distributed third party products. Initially focusing on the broadcast, theatre and integrated systems markets, he will also be training internal team members to develop and maintain product and market knowledge. Elsewhere, systems integration specialist Broadcast Networks has strengthened its management team by appointing Malcolm Robinson as director – media and broadcast solutions. He joins the company from Sony PSE where, as general manager for live production solutions, he was responsible for the design and build of more than 200 OB vehicles and studios. Bolstering its commitment to the fixed installation and touring market, L-Acoustics has appointed Dan Orton to the post of application engineer for the UK and Ireland. Based in the UK, Orton is primarily tasked with providing support for both consultants and UK L-Acoustics systems integrators. At QSC, John White, PhD has been appointed to vice president, research and development. White most recently served as vice president of engineering at THX, the cinema technology company founded by filmmaker George Lucas, where he led the company's transformation from a test and certification company to a product development firm. Prior to THX, he was director of engineering at Avid. Finally, Proel International has appointed Steve Clinkscale as the company's new sales agent for Scotland. Clinkscale takes over Scotland from Pete Ward, who will be concentrating on his original areas of the North of England going forward. Based in Melrose on the Scottish borders, Clinkscale will now be responsible for expanding and developing Proel sales in Scotland as well as promoting the distributed lines of CORT Guitars, JTS Microphones, Acus Amplification, B&C loudspeakers and Livewire cables. www.bcnet.co.ukwww.l-acoustics.comwww.proel.co.ukqsc.comwww.sennheiser.co.uk
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Does My Bum Look Big in This? The Female Body in Art
From Kylie to the Kardashians, bums seem to be big news. But that's not modern selfie culture – the female buttocks have been a symbol of fertility and beauty since early human history. As Meghan Trainor sings "it's all about that bass."
Modern women face a daily barrage of misogynist, hopelessly unattainable images of womanhood. It's good to remember that womanly bodies come in all shapes and sizes, so let's take a moment to celebrate that cellulite.
The Venus of Willendorf has exaggerated buttocks, hips, and thighs. Made of oolitic limestone, she is just over 11cm high, and can be held in the hand. She is over 25,000 years old from the Paleolithic Period. Academics suspect she is a goddess/deity figure – a symbol of well-nourished fertility.
Modern excavations at the 4th Century Piazza Villa Romana del Casale in Sicily revealed one of the richest collections of Roman mosaics in the world. This one above was found in the master bedroom!
Peter Paul Rubens is, of course, the undisputed master of the fleshy bottom. In The Judgement of Paris we see a kind of beauty contest between Venus, Juno and Minerva, the prize being the golden apple in his hand. These large, fleshy goddesses look confidently in command of their bodies and their sexuality.
Three equally confident beauties appear in Rubens The Three Graces. This skillful signature style earned him the term 'Rubenesque' for portrayals of realistic, sensual flesh. Rubens didn't stick to the rigid female archetypes of so many male artists, and the playful, plump, dappled derrieres of his women are a joy to behold.
Rubens painted our cover image, Venus at the Mirror around 1613, an image re-visited by Diego Velasquez some 30 odd years later. Rokeby's Venus is more slender, with darker hair than the more rounded Rubens and shows her without adornment. It is quite a departure from the classical depictions found in other works.
The Rokeby Venus is the only surviving nude by Velasquez. Nudes were rare in seventeenth-century art – remember the Spanish Inquisition was policing the art scene! This painting is famous for being attacked by Suffragette Mary Richardson in 1914, but it was fully restored. She said she didn't like "the way men visitors gaped at it all day long."
The legacy of the Rokeby Venus is seen clearly in Manet's Olympia. She doesn't make it into our shortlist as she is sitting on her bottom, looking out at us. But suffice to say Manet's stark portrayal of a 'real' woman caused a huge stir when it was released to a Parisienne audience.
Another image to draw strong criticism is La Grande Odalisque, the most famous nude by painter Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres in 1814. The long, sinuous lines of this woman bear little resemblance to anatomical reality, a distortion derided by contemporary critics. Now it is hailed as the first great nude of the modern tradition.
Moving away from traditional representation of the nude figure in painting, Paul Cezanne painted a whole series of bathers, singly or in groups from the 1870s onwards. His large The Bathers is considered one of his finest works and was an inspiration for the Cubist movement.
William-Adolphe Bouguereau stayed with the grand manners of the past when he orchestrated a whole host of frolicking nymphs in his painting The Nymphaeum in 1878. These are not really flesh-and-blood women – they are visions of perfection. They have impossibly smooth skins and perfectly proportioned bodies, but I have included it here, just for the sheer number of bottoms!
Pablo Picasso was the first to deconstruct the butt with Desmoiselles d'Avignon. See how the graceful curves of Rubens have become sharp and jagged. These women seem dangerous rather than welcoming, but this is still the male gaze we are dealing with here. Picasso is no feminist!
In the twentieth century, it seems we fell out of love with flesh. Or at least with the celebration of its gloriously feminine form. However, let's end with South America's Fernando Botero, whose women have a voluptuous glory that is marvellously celebratory. Enjoy!
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Switch Lifetime Sales Have Now Passed PS4 in Japan
Nintendo is now the hardware king once again in Japan as the Switch has finally surpassed the PS4.
We've been waiting for this moment to come for awhile now, but it has now officially happened. As of this week, the Nintendo Switch has now surpassed the PS4 for the most consoles sold over in Japan.
According to Famitsu's newest sales charts, the Switch now sits at 8,125,637 units sold in total in Japan. This number surpasses the combined total of both the PS4 and the PS4 Pro, which collectively has now sold 8,077,756 units.
Again, this seemed like it was going to happen sooner or later in Japan given the trajectory of sales for the Switch in Japan. That said, it's still staggering in the grand scheme of things just how quickly this came about. The PS4 launched in Japan in February of 2014 while the Switch landed in March of 2017. So despite having a three-year head start, Sony and the PS4 were still passed by the Switch.
Given Japan's propensity for portable platforms, this isn't all that shocking. Past handheld devices like the PSP and 3DS have done incredibly well in the region and it always seemed likely from the first reveal of the Switch that it would be a device destined to do well in Japan.
While Nintendo might once again be back on top in Japan, it likely will never surpass the worldwide sales of the PS4. As it stands, the Switch is still on a phenomenal trajectory with worldwide sales as well but to end up clearing the mark that the PS4 will leave after all is said and done seems quite unlikely. Still, at least Nintendo can now have bragging rights in its home territory, assuming Sony doesn't end up leaping over them again in the future.


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Whether you live in London, are visiting, or just wish you were, it's hard to ignore our list of London's top bars to cheers the Olympics. Because when a global event comes to the front lawn of the Buckingham Palace that is all about fulfilling and shattering dreams, you're gonna need a beer in your hand. And a cocktail. Maybe even a couple of shots. Definitely a funnel. Hell, this is the freaking Olympics. Let's all get bloody drunk!
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The Best Places to Watch the NYC Fireworks
Here at BlackBook, we take Independence Day pretty seriously. Not only is it a national holiday, but it's also the only summer day we have off from work, thus presenting a wonderful excuse to indulge all day outside on charred, ketchup-drenched burgers, icy American beers, and semi-cheesy red/white/blue apparel. We've put together a list of our top five favorite places to witness that spectacular view of the fireworks and have a holiday that you won't be able to stop thinking about the next day.
Five Best Boston Sports Bars to Watch the Super Bowl
Every Boston-dwelling Patriots fan needs their bar to watch the game, chow down on some loaded potato skins, and eventually cry into their coagulated nachos and eighth Heineken. Lucky for them, we've found the five best Boston sports bar to do just that. No matter who they're with and what atmosphere they're craving, these spots will leave them happy on Sunday – or, at least, as happy as they can possibly be.
Top-Rated Tradition: Coined the #1 Sports Bar in America by Sports Illustrated, The Four's boasts 42 plasma TVs, cozy burled wood walls, and years of venerated history.
Biggest TV: Champions Sports Bar's 12-by-24 foot projection screen turns the game into an IMAX movie.
Close Enough to See Them Sweat: Tucked under the Fenway bleachers, Bleacher Bar is the place to devour fried pickles and pastrami sliders. Bring your foodie girlfriend.
Most TVs: Outfitted with 30 sixty inch TVs hi-def and two 6 1/2-by-11 foot screen monsters, we wouldn't be surprised if Jerry Remy's Sports Bar & Grill stocked TVs by the toilets.
When You Can't Make a Decision: Battery Park Bar & Lounge is an elegant lounge, a sports bar with 16 high-def flat-screen TVs, and a restaurant with a wooden patio. When you want to get our of the house, lick your barbecue sauce-covered fingers, and still maintain your dignity – go here.


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Here you can find the contact details related to Air India offices situated in Mumbai, India. The contact details include phone number, fax, address, email and working hours of Air India offices in Mumbai. There are four offices of Air India in Mumbai. The offices are Air India Sales Office (Mumbai), Air India Airport Office Domestic (Mumbai), Air India Airport Office International (Mumbai) and Air India Cargo Office (India). Map location of the offices are also given at the end of respective Air India office. Some information about Air India is given at the end.
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With the help of given contact details you will be able to get any sort of possible assistance from Air India in any sort of traveling matter like ticketing, reservations, booking, baggage allowance, baggage claims, prohibited items and other matters while traveling to/through/from Mumbai, India by Air India.
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Air India Sales Office, Mumbai:
Air India Building,
1st Floor,
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Mumbai 400 021.
Phone Number:
International: 022-22796666
Domestic: 022-22023031
Fax: 022-22021096
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Air India Airport Office International, Mumbai:
Chatrapati Shivaji
International Airport
NIPTC, Sahar,
Mumbai 400 099.
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022-28318082 (Duty Manager)
022-28318083 (Traffic Admin)
Fax: 022-26829602
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Air India Airport Office Domestic, Mumbai:
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Cargo Satellite Bldg., 2nd Floor,
Air Cargo Complex, Sahar
Andheri (E), Mumbai-400 099
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Air India is the flag carrier airline of India owned by Air India Limited (AIL), a Government of India enterprise. It is the third largest airline in India (after IndiGo and Jet Airways) in domestic market share, and operates a fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft serving various domestic and international airports. It is headquartered at the Indian Airlines House in New Delhi. Air India has two major domestic hubs at Indira Gandhi International Airport and Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, and secondary hubs at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata and Chennai International Airport. The airline formerly operated a hub at Frankfurt Airport which was terminated on account of high costs. However, another international hub is being planned at the Dubai International Airport.
Air India was once the largest operator in the Indian subcontinent with a market share of over 60%. Indifferent financial performance and service, labor trouble pushed it to fourth place in India, behind low cost carriers like IndiGo, SpiceJet, and its full service rival Jet Airways. Between September 2007 and May 2011, Air India's domestic market share declined from 19.2% to 14%, primarily because of stiff competition from private Indian carriers. However, after financial restructuring and enforcement of strict rules and regulations, the airlines showed signs of turning around. In March 2013, the airlines posted its first positive EBITDA after almost 6 years. The airlines bolstered its financial and physical performance with a 44 per cent slash in its operating losses in 2013-14 and an almost 20 per cent growth in its operating revenue since the previous financial year. As of January 2014, Air India is the third largest carrier in India, after IndiGo and Jet Airways with a market share of just above 19%.
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Oldham Council is announcing a high-quality new tenant that is coming to the flagship Old Town Hall development because of its "perfect location".
Loungers, a contemporary cafe bar chain, is promising to offer a chic and vibrant family-friendly experience when the stunning multiplex opens later this year in the town centre.
The company was started by three friends in Bristol in 2002 and has since rapidly expanded with around 80 restaurants now open or planned in UK towns and cities.
Each Loungers location has its own unique name and the Oldham restaurant will be called 'Molino Lounge' – a Spanish word, which means mill.
Loungers become the Old Town Hall's latest confirmed tenants as the Grade II listed building enters the final stages of its transformation into an ODEON cinema with 800 seats, seven screens and seven restaurants.
A premises licence has been submitted for Molino Lounge at Unit 1, which has 3,272 sq ft of interior space and will boast a terrace enjoying views across the new public space at Parliament Square.
The venue promises to be a 'retro home from home' including dramatic art work, oversized vintage sofas and statement light fittings.
It will have a family-friendly focus with highchairs available, a selection of board games, daily newspapers and a free book swap facility.
It will serve brunch, main meals and authentic tapas and also has vegan and gluten-free offerings, plus a children's menu.
Jean Stretton, Oldham Council Leader, said: "We're absolutely delighted to have secured Loungers as our latest tenants for the Old Town Hall."
"This is another high-quality and sought-after brand and Molino Lounge will make an excellent addition to the choice on offer to families in our town centre.
"Molino Lounge are joining Nando's, Gourmet Burger Kitchen and Costa Coffee at the Old Town Hall and interest in the other units remains very strong.
"As our flagship regeneration scheme, the success of the Old Town Hall is vital to our aspirations for Oldham.
"The development is creating a huge buzz of excitement among residents, business and visitors alike – and I'm constantly being stopped in the street and asked when it will open.
"We are set to make an announcement to confirm the exact opening date before the end of this month – so watch this space."
Mike Butler, operations manager, Loungers, said: "Oldham is the perfect location for our Lounge concept."
"There's already a thriving and vibrant community and we're really looking forward to playing our part.
"Residents will be served by the very best – our new team is passionate about hospitality. Our excellent pre-opening and 'on the job' training programme ensures our staff will be at the top of their game."
At the Molino Lounge a community notice board will be available for those wanting to publicise events and a book swap area will be kept well stocked.
The team is also planning to hold regular fundraising events as part of Loungers' commitment to making a difference to the local area.
The owners have applied to serve alcohol from 10am to 11pm from Sunday to Wednesday and from 10am to midnight on Thursday to Saturday. There is also an application for late-night food to be served from 11pm until 11.30pm during the week, and from 11pm until 12.30am from Thursday to Saturday.
The Old Town Hall has restaurant units to let ranging in size from 2,500 sq ft to 6,000 sq ft in a premium location.
Painstaking efforts have been taken to preserve as much of the venue's heritage as possible to deliver a unique historic setting putting it in a different class from other sites.
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Maxim Integrated MAX77860
The MAX77860 is a USB type-c, 3A switch-mode buck charger with integrated CC detection, reverse boost, and ADC.
The MAX77860 is a high-performance single input switch mode charger that features USB Type-C CC detection capability in addition to reverse boost capability and a Safeout LDO.
This switched-mode battery charger with two integrated switches, provides small inductor and capacitor sizes, programmable battery charging current, and is ideally suited for portable devices such as smartphones, IoT devices, and other Li-ion battery powered electronics. The charger features a single input, which works for both USB and high voltage adapters. It supports USB Type-C CC detection under BC 1.2 specification, and the power-path switch is integrated in the chip. All MAX77860 blocks connected to the adapter/USB pin are protected from input overvoltage events up to 14V. The USB-OTG output provides true-load disconnect and is protected by an adjustable output current limit. It has an input current limit up to 4.0A and can charge a single-cell battery up to 3.15A. When configured in reverse-boost mode, the IC requires no additional inductors to power USB-OTG accessories. The switching charger is designed with a special CC, CV, and die temperature regulation algorithm, as well as I2C programmable settings to accommodate a wide range of battery sizes and system loads. The on-chip ADC can help monitor the charging input voltage/current, battery voltage, charging/discharging current, and the battery temperature.
The MAX77860 communicates through an I2C 3.0 compatible serial interface consisting of a bidirectional serial data line (SDA) and a serial clock line (SCL). The IC is available in a 3.9mm x 4.0mm, 81-bump (9 x 9 array), 0.4mm pitch, wafer-level package (WLP).
Key features
- Single-Input Switch Mode Charger
- Up to 14V Protection
- 4.0V to 13.5V Input Operating Range
- Switching Charger with D+/D- Charger Detection
- Up to 4.0A Input Current Limit with Adaptive Input Current Limit (AICL)
- Up to 3.15A Battery Charging Current Limit
- Optional External Sense Resistor
- CC, CV, and Die Temperature Control
- Supports USB-OTG Reverse Boost, up to 1.5A Current Limit
- Master-Slave Charging Capability, up to 6A Charge Current
- Integrated Battery True-Disconnect FET
- Rated up to 9ARMS, Discharge Current Limit (Programmable)
- USB Type-C Detection
- Integrated VCONN Switch
- CC Pin
- D+/D- Detection for USB HVDCP
- BC 1.2 Support
- One Safeout LDO
- I2C-Compatible Interface
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CATEC Registered Apprenticeship Student Example Of Success In The Skilled Trades
Charlottesville-Albemarle Technical Education Center (CATEC) Second Year Electrical Apprentice Adrian Rosas is taking advantage of all career opportunities CATEC has to offer in the skilled trades. Rosas was a 2017-2018 Building Trades student who knew he had a passion for electrical work, having worked in the construction industry with his family. Building Trades and Electrical Instructor Sidney Trimmer says Rosas "told me the day he showed up for Building Trades he wanted to be an electrician." Rosas was able to parlay his passion for electrical work into a Youth Registered Apprenticeship and has returned to CATEC for two more years as an electrical student. He is currently enrolled as an Electrical III student and works for Design Electric in its Prefab department.
Award-Winning Student
Rosas received college credit from Piedmont Virginia Community College while enrolled in the Building Trades program. During this time, he competed in SkillsUSA competitions and obtained his OSHA-10 certification. He studied the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) Core Curriculum, a program secondary career and technical education students take that cover topics related to safety, communication, and construction drawing, and earned the NCCER CORE credential. Success in this program affords students basic skills to continue their education in the skilled trades. Specifically, for Rosas, his NCCER training counts towards his Apprenticeship related technical instruction.
In the spring of 2018, Rosas was encouraged take part in Design Electric's "Boot Camp." This event exposed CATEC Building Trades and Electrical students, as well as community adults, to various skills and professional qualities needed to be successful in the Electrical field. Students who attended learned a particular skill and then had to perform a task related to that skill. Attendees were required to show proficiency in reading a tape measure and knowledge in safety protocols. Select attendees were offered employment with Design Electric and would have the opportunity to be Registered Apprentices. Design Electric is a growing electrical contractor specializing in large projects in central and western Virginia. Design Electric's Casey Carwile says "having skilled electrical workers is vital to the bottom line in providing our customers with good, quality commercial electrical installations. Producing great, quality workers is what we do at Design Electric."
Becoming a Youth Registered Apprentice
Rosas was selected to be a Youth Registered Apprentice with Design Electric. Rosas says "I am very honored to have had the help from Mr. Trimmer, Mrs. Tomlin, and Mrs. Jay at CATEC. They really helped push me into a direction of the Apprenticeship program. Seeing how far I have come really amazes me." Trimmer says Rosas was a good candidate for the program because he "doesn't mind working hard." Design Electric's Carwile says Rosas has a "good work ethic, willingness to learn, and is teachable. Adrian is willing to try new things, is a good team player, and prides himself on providing quality electrical components." In May 2019, Rosas and Design Electric participated in the SkillsUSA and Klein Tools National Signing Day. CATEC was selected as a hosting school to celebrate skilled trades students' commitment to apprentice for local employers.
Working as a Youth Registered Apprentice requires a lot of commitment and hard work. But, Rosas approaches it as "hard work does pay off!" Three days a week he works 10-hour days at Design Electric. Two days a week he rises at 6:00 am and works for Design Electric until noon each day. In the afternoon, Rosas attends Monticello High School for his required academic classes. Then once a week for three hours, he takes Adult Education Electrical courses at CATEC. He receives high school credit for attending CATEC during his work day also gets paid for his work at Design Electric; a true "earn as you learn" model of instruction. Of all of this commitment, Rosas says "attending work, high school, and night classes for my Journeyman license can be a lot for someone, but I think about it as this is my goal and my future and something I look forward to doing."
Getting on the Job Training
As a Youth Registered Apprentice, Rosas's work experiences consist of on-the-job training, including 8,000 hours required for Electricians, and 144 hours per year of related technical skills instruction. Youth Registered Apprenticeships provide valuable work-based learning opportunities for youth with academic and workplace curriculum that leads to post-secondary education options and careers. Businesses, workforce professionals, and educators see Youth Registered Apprenticeships as an effective way to start high school students on a career path that leads to good wages and advancement opportunities. Carwile says the Apprenticeship program helps Design Electric because the company is "able to get a head start on training quality electricians that will be good installers of commercial electrical components."
A Licensed Electrician at Age 20
Carwile believes Rosas's time at CATEC helped him transition to his apprenticeship experience easily because "CATEC and Design Electric work well together. CATEC is a good community partner because it takes students interested in the skilled trades and gives them a path to that job." When Rosas graduates from high school in 2020, he will only have two years remaining until he is able to take his Journeyman exam to become a licensed electrician, a remarkable feat for a 20-year-old to accomplish. Rosas appreciates his time at CATEC saying it "is a great learning experience. It prepared me with skills to use out in the work field. It also offered a learning experience I couldn't get at my base school. I got the opportunity to learn something that I was interested in making a career out of."


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The Jersey Shore star was slammed in an Instagram comment for not combing her kids' hair, and she was not shy to fire back. Here's what happened.
One troll asked, 'How come you never comb your kids hair?'
Snooki responded 'Are we mom shaming? Who gives a f**k. We drove with the windows down singing and enjoying life. Sorry, I can't always brush and braid their hair like you, perfect mom. blocking you pain in the ass.'
Earlier, Hollywood Life reported that Snooki shared her support for her BFF JWoww amidst the news of her divorce from her hubby Rogers Mathews.
'We are forever, my love ??♀,' Snooki captioned a photo from their current show, Jersey Shore: Family Vacation 2.
When haters slammed her for her various spats with JWoww, Snooki wrote in an Instagram comment the following words:
'If you don't fight with your best friend every now and then are you even best friends??!! ??♀? love you forever.'
Other than this, Snooki and her Jersey Shore co-stars only want the best for their castmate Ronnie Magro.
This is the reason for which it's not surprising that they have some concerns when it comes to his tumultuous relationship with Jen Harley.
'She's treating him like this; we have to like her if he likes her. It's just a weird situation, but it's not for us to really like, it's for him. We support Ronnie. 100 percent. I keep refreshing Instagram and see if they post anything yet,' Pauly D recently said.


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Home Watchmaker Tools Bergeon Elma RED 1:9 cleaning concentrate agent for clocks and watches 100 ml
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Williams Interactive content goes live in New Jersey with Gamesys12th June 2014 9:25 am GMT
Scientific Games subsidiary Williams Interactive has announced that its library of casino game content has gone live for the first time for New Jersey players through its partnership with the Gamesys-powered Virgin Casino and Tropicana Atlantic City online gaming websites.
The companies agreed a partnership in March this year, with the operator integrating the supplier's Remote Game Server (RGS) into its platform, extending the existing European-facing relationship between the companies into the US market.
A selection of Williams' most popular titles, land-based titles developed by WMS repurposed for online, are now available at Tropicanacasino.com and Virgincasino.com. These include the Raging Rhino, Giant's Gold and Zeus III slots, with more to go live over the coming months.
Williams Interactive chief executive Orrin J. Edidin described the launch as an exciting milestone in his company's mission to "provide the world's most compelling iGaming entertainment."
"With a library of content that has long been amongst the most popular on casino floors throughout the US and Canada, providing this authentic casino content library online for New Jersey players for the first time is a proud accomplishment for Williams Interactive," he said.
The roll-out of the supplier's content with Gamesys is the first of several launches in US iGaming markets scheduled to take place throughout 2014.
The company has already agreed a strategic slots partnership with bwin.party, announced in April this year, that will see Williams Interactive games go live on the company's own sites, and the Borgata-branded sites.
It will also launch its content portfolio for online casinos in Delaware, with the company's parent Scientific Games selected to power the state's iGaming offering in partnership with 888, and enter the Canadian market through a partnership with the British Columbia Lottery Corporation.
"We're enthusiastic for the additional North American launches expected this year, and the benefits our casino customers will see from the ongoing convergence of online and offline casino entertainment that our game library empowers," Edidin added.


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I have created a Windows 10 recovery onto to a USB stick.
I have replaced my faulty hard drive, but now I can't recover windows to the replacment hard drive.
When starting up with the new hard drive installed I get the blue screen with "Choose Language Option"
After choosing language I get the Troubleshoot or Turn off option
When choosing the Troubleshoot option, I only get the options
System Restore - use a restore point recorded on your PC to restore Windows
System Image Recovery - recover Windows using a specific system image file
I am not seeing the option Recover from a Drive, which should be there, I believe, from various Internet messages and posts I've seen
Can anyone hlep please to get my laptop back up and running Windows 10 ?
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If you are not getting the Recover from Drive option, you must have missed selecting the option to "Backup system files to the recovery drive" when creating the Recovery drive, so you will have to download and create Windows 10 Installation Media to reinstall Windows 10 to you laptop.
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When you get to the point where it asks for a Product Key, select the to skip (or I do not have a key) option and Windows will automatically activate upon completion of the installation.
Unfortunately you will be starting clean, so any data will have to be restored from backup, and applications will have to be reinstalled.
FYI, If you do no have your data backed up, with luck you may still be able to recover it from the old drive if it just failed to boot from the drive, by mounting the drive into an external 2.5 inch USB enclosure, and copying off the the c:\users\<username> folders to your new HD.
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So you won't give to the poor because they can just go get rich by themselves? Nice to know your Christian values Lisa.So because he can't eat himself then he's not worth the effort...yet a homeless person who can't get themselves out of homelessness is worth the effort of feeding them for their lifetimes. Go figure...
The person in the article is at the mercy of caregivers...the homeless are not.
It's amazing how you can say who is worthy to be fed and who's not and that's ok. But when I say that feeding the homeless isn't helping them, then that is totally wrong.


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CALL is founded on the recognition that Latinos are becoming more and more important in the life of our Church and in the life of our nation.
We need to make sure that Latinos are well-formed in their Catholic faith and are prepared to take up our obligations as leaders in the cultural and political conversations that will shape American life in the years ahead. Our hope is that CALL will become a force for moral and social renewal in America.
CALL's convention this year focused on "building a culture of faith." And this is a duty for all of us in the Church.
All of us — every Catholic — has a duty to grow in our knowledge of the faith and to deepen our commitment to the new evangelization.
God has been calling people for 2,000 years in every nation, all over the world. He has been calling people in Los Angeles and California for almost 500 years.
But our work is just beginning. There are still so many people who don't know Jesus. In our neighborhoods, in our communities, in our society, even in our families.
So that's a job for us, my brothers and sisters. Jesus is sending us out into all the pathways of our daily lives. He is calling every one of us to be missionaries and apostles.
We have to go out into our world and tell the good news to everyone. We need to tell them about Jesus. We need to help them to recognize God working in their lives, working in our world.
The love of God has grown cold in many people in our society. They forget all about God. Or they find "substitutes" for God. They substitute work for God or they fill up their lives with other concerns — concerns for making money or seeking comfort, or whatever.
We all know people who have drifted away from the Church. We know people who are just going through the motions, who are just "routine Catholics." They still go to church, but they've forgotten why. Their heart is not in it. They've lost their fire, their desire for God.
These are the people that Jesus wants us to reach out to! We have to get involved in their lives. We have to serve them in love. We need to share our faith with these people. To share our excitement about Jesus! We need to bring these people back to God!
There are still too many empty seats around the Eucharistic table of the Lord! Even after all these years of Christianity in this country.
So we have a big job to change this culture and to grow our Catholic Church, the family of God. It's going to take grace and courage and real formation and commitment from Catholic lay people — not only Hispanics but everyone.
All of us in the Church need to be true apostles of our day, bringing the men and women of our society to the encounter with Jesus Christ. We need to see ourselves as instruments in God's saving plan, until our world is filled with the light of Christ and the values of his Gospel.
That's what makes our Christian lives an adventure! An adventure of sharing in the mission of Jesus Christ. Each one of us is a part of his mission of redemption for all the people of the world.
So let's pray for one another this week. And let's challenge one another to be better apostles and better missionaries. We have to make our Church again a missionary Church — to bring people to God. To proclaim God's glory among the nations.
Let us ask Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Mother of the New Evangelization, to guide us and strengthen us and to help us grow deeper in our faith and more confident in our hope and stronger in our love.
By Archbishop Gomez
August 31, 2013
Source: Angelus News
CALL is founded on the recognition that Latinos are becoming more and more important in the life of our Church and in the life of our nation.


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• Transfer materials and items from receiving or production areas to storage or to other designated areas.
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Makeup is used to enhance a look, but these celebrities have proved to slay despite the extra layer of makeup. We do understand why once in a while, you need to stay away from makeup. It is very important to remind the world of the beautiful natural self you are.
Here are some of the celebrities who look good without makeup.
1. Teacher Wanjiku
Check out Mike Mondo's beautiful daughter as she turned two (photos)
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55 years of Porsche 911: 1963-2018
What isn't as well known is it's also the 55th anniversary of their greatest achievement, the legendary Porsche 911
Despite the success of the 356, it became apparent in the mid 1950s a bigger more powerful car was needed against increasing competition.
The parameters were the continuation of an air-cooled flat engine in the rear, but with better handling and a larger interior in a two-door coupe body. So began the 901 project that after six years of development, made its debut at the 1963 Frankfurt Motorshow. Controversy struck immediately with Peugeot kicking up a stink about the use of a zero as the middle digit in the model name, claiming it was their patch, so Porsche changed the model to 911.
| Read next: Porsche 356/911/930 1957-87 Market Review 2018
Production commenced in 1964 and a star was born. In career spanning 55 years the 911 has beceome a sports car icon and one of the most desirable cars on the planet. Since 1964 over one million 911s have been built and it motorsport success is unrivalled. Visually the 911 has grown, but its instantly recognisable and the classic, timelss shape harks back to that orignal car and its rear drive, rear engine layout.
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At one stage Porsche looked at replacing the 91 in favour of the newly launched, front-engined 928. Fortunately common sense prevailed and the 911 remained as the foundation of the brand and its future has never looked better.
Australia was Porsche's first market outside Europe, thanks to Australian pump manufacturer Norman Hamilton who became the distributor, initially importing a right-hand drive coupe and cabriolet, starting the legend here.
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Radiation osteonecrosis
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Pelvic radiograph demonstrate radiation osteonecrosis of the pubic bones.
These images are from Dr. John Hunter's amazing MSK collection. Dr. John Hunter is a professor in the department of radiology (musculoskeletal section) at UC Davis School of Medicine.
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So immediately after that disaster, I started a run with the Torus, which has been my favourite ship so far, due to ion + anti ship drone start, but I've also used the other 2 Engi ship variants before which are very interesting to play on their own.
In the end, this happened:
During this journey, I lost 5 crew but still had quite a few people by the end, as you can see. And frankly, I think I probably survived due to the fire extinguisher and anti-ion ship mods, as well as the engi nanomed dispersal because it's very useful for boarders and all sorts of stray damage, especially with medbay 3).
So, do any of you play FTL and how often? I'm obviously a noob at it but this first victory was extremely dramatic with that 1 hp finish.


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Seaside hotel insists rooftop event did not breach noise rules as council hands it official notice
PUBLISHED: 15:56 28 August 2019 | UPDATED: 11:10 29 August 2019
Jamie Honeywood Archant Norwich Norfolk
A seaside hotel has been hit with a noise abatement notice after people complained about a noisy event which "ruined" a community music show. On Friday, August 23, Great Yarmouth Borough Council's enviornmental health and licensing officers gave the Cliff Hotel in Gorleston the statutory nuisance notice.
Officers served the notice because on Monday, August 19, music from the hotel's club-style Kissed on the Roof festival drowned out the Gorleston Makes Music talent show at the neighbouring bandstand.
In an annoucement the hotel said: "We were not aware this event would coincide with Gorleston Makes Music until the day of. As we had nearly 600 people attend this event, we feel it would have been completely unfair to stop the music.
"When licensing officers attended the premises after complaints were made, they took decibel readings and agreed we were not breaching any of our licenses."
A spokesman for the council disputed this claim, saying: "An Environmental Services officer from the council was called out to the event. Upon arrival, he considered the volume of noise to constitute a statutory nuisance and advised the premises accordingly.
"The council is serving a noise abatement notice on the premises as part of preventing a reoccurrence."
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Noise abatement notices are served by local authorities when noise problems amount to a statutory nusiance. It may require noise to be limited or stopped altogether.
The Cliff Hotel said:"I would like to apologise to the Rotary Club who organised the event on the bandstand as it was never our intention to cause any disruption."
Glenn Walker, operations director of the hotel, said the notice will not be affecting any of the hotel's future events as there are no explicit terms to it.
He said: "The council served it to let us be aware of any breach of noise nuisance. It's something for us to be aware of and make sure we keep within our license.
"We will abide as we always abide by our license. The reason nothing has been taken further is because the council can't see any breach."
Mr Walker added the hotel would ensure to have 'due diligence' moving forward, and said the business has always had an exemplary record.
He said: "It is unfair to say who is in the right and who is in the wrong, both events conincided with each other, both completely different to one another."
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Sometimes you read a story just because you like the characters. Such was the case with my picking up the current run of Jeff Parker and Kev Walker's Thunderbolts. Last month, as I was buying my load for the week, I was drawn in by the lineup across the cover of Thunderbolts #152. Luke Cage, Juggernaut, Moonstone, Songbird, Man-Thing — I was intrigued by the functionality of so many big personalities. Add to that the unknowns — characters like Mach V and Ghost — and I was really interested in what the book had to offer. After two issues, I might have found one my new favorite ongoings.
Typically, I'd start out with the story and praise/criticize the writer for whatever he or she did right/wrong. For this issue, I'm going to start by applauding Kev Walker on his beautiful pencils. Without slobbering all over him in admiration, I can't think a better more straightforward, traditional artist outside of John Romita Jr. (and I'm not even a huge JRJR fan — he's just a god of fundamentals) at Marvel right now. When I think of superb comic book art in my head it comes out looking akin to Walker's style. From action to character design to facial expressions, I loved the art in this book. Kev Walker has found a fan in me.
The bar was set so high by the art that the story almost pales in comparison. However, that might be a little unfair. While the plot a little bland (what, no supervillains?), it wasn't without its fun moments and terrific action. Last month, we were left to wonder the ramifications of brand new member Hyperion's not-so-shocking betrayal of the entire team. We get a quick resolution here and that ending fits for the characters involved.
As I said, there are some really popular characters that make up this current incarnation. Charter members Moonstone, Songbird and Fixer anchor the team in its own history. Heavy-hitters like Luke Cage and Juggernaut give it punch both figuratively and literally. Underutilized characters Ghost and Man-Thing offer an unknown factor that makes the book interesting in its mystery. Most of all, the relationships are authentic. Their reluctance of eachother meshes well with the reformed villain theme that is so prevalent in Thunderbolt history.
One can tell that Jeff Parker is really focusing on the "team" aspect of this book. With so many big, bludgeoning personalities it almost seems like Luke Cage is an extension of the author. As Luke Cage fiddles with the Thunderbolts lineup it seems that Parker is, too; they're both mixing and matching team members to get the right fit and feel. I'm all for it on both levels. Thunderbolts has always been a fertile foundation for some fantastic stories and, while Marvel hasn't always embraced that, it seems that we might be returning to what made them popular — stories of redemption, teamwork and change. Admittedly I'm only two issues in (after taking a brief break since I last read the book regularly during Secret Invasion), but I like what I see so far. I just need to see more.
The art is great and the characters are interesting, but the concept is bare-bones. Not the most "important" book Marvel is putting out, but potentially one of the best.


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Holocene climate in Kamchatka and Arctic Russia
Project summary
- Focus: Reconstructing environmental change through time using midge remains
- Funding: The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
We are studying Holocene chironomid and diatom assemblages in Russia to identify the drivers of global climate change. Kamchatka, in the northeast of Russia, is an important region for understanding key climate links between the North Atlantic and North Pacific regions.
We are analysing chironomids from three sites in Kamchatka, at intervals of 40-80 years throughout the Holocene. Using the midge thermometer, this information will allow us to quantify Holocene summer air temperatures.
Changes in seasonality are estimated by the chironomids found:
- A continental climate results from westerly winds blowing across northern Eurasia, bringing cold winters, short warm summers and less rainfall.
- An oceanic climate results from Pacific winds bringing milder winters, cooler summers and more rain.
We are also analysing diatoms to quantify changes in the length of the summer and variations in pH and nutrients. We will compare our results with records of vegetation change and volcanic activity developed by colleagues at Queens University Belfast and AWI Potsdam.
Stable oxygen isotopes: Alex Lombino
An innovative aspect of this project is the analysis of stable oxygen isotopes in chironomid heads, which are made from chitin.
Oxygen in the chitin molecule is derived from the lake water in which it lives. The ratio of stable oxygen isotopes incorporated into the chironomid heads reflects that of the water source.
In non-evaporative lakes this reveals which air masses were driving the prevailing climate at that time, Eurasia or the North Pacific.
By comparing our records with Holocene climate records from other sites, we will be able to establish the extent of global climate links at times of different climatic regimes, for example the magnitude and timing of the Holocene Thermal Maximum and the Little Ice Age.
Arctic Russia: Dr Angela Self
The team have developed novel chironomid-based quantitative summer air temperature inference models. These have been applied to four lake sediment sequences from northern Russia as part of a multiproxy study of Holocene environmental change.
One model is based on a modern calibration set of 80 lakes from northwest and central Russia, the first of its kind for this region, and another combines elements of a modern Norwegian calibration set with the Russian calibration set.
The midge thermometer
Read more about the midge thermometer and its applications in climate science.
Origins, evolution and futures
This project is part of the biotic response to environmental change project within the Museum's origins, evolution and futures initiative.
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Chironomids as environmental indicatorsReconstructing a highly detailed record of environmental and climatic change over thousands of years.
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The Madras High Court has granted an interim stay on the meditation event of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar at a heritage site of a Tamil Nadu temple, delivering a setback to the Art of Living founder. This was after Tamil outfit Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi demanded immediate halt on the planned event of the Art of Living inside the premises of Brihadeeswara shrine, dubbed as one of 'Great Living Chola Temples.'
The division bench of the Madras High Court comprising comprising Justices KK Sasidharan and Audikesavalu granted the interim stay after hearing the plea on Friday. The organisers have now reportedly shifted the venue of their planned meditation camp after the court's order.
The matter had first come to light after an independent journalist tweeted highlighting 'a tent-like structure' near the temple vimana (tower). The journalist had asked how the heritage temple could be disturbed, evoking angry protests from pro-Tamil groups and parties. Leading the protests were the supporters of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, which expressed shock over the permission given by Archaeological Survey of India for conducting spiritual classes for two days by Art of Living.
"There is no scope under the law to hold such events in the Thanjavur temple, which is protected by the ASI and it is a UNESCO Heritage site, if permission was given it is against the law," VCK general secretary D Ravikumar had told news agency PTI.
The VCK leader said his party had no objection to the event per se but only the location. "It is a 1000 plus year monument which is a treasure of Tamil Nadu, any structure even if it is temporary cannot be put up there," he said.
The complainant also told the court that Art of Living was criticised by the National Green Tribunal for damaging the floodplains of river Yamuna when it organised the World Peace Conference in Delhi in 2016. A spokesperson for Art of Living, for her part, said that they had got approval from the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department and the ASI well in advance. A statement from Art of Living added that its volunteers were engaged in cyclone relief work at Vedaranyam and Pudukottai.
The event, christened "Vigyan Bhairav Master class meditations," that encompasses deep meditation techniques to tap super consciousness, has been shifted to a hall near the temple, organisers said.


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Coming off antidepressants
In recent times the prescription of antidepressant medication has become almost epidemic. Many people who are struggling with a crisis in their lives go to their GP feeling low and having poor sleep and come away with a prescription for antidepressants after a 10 minute consultation.
Often people find they get some initial benefit but of course drugs don't fix life problems and soon they feel the same as they did initially. With other supports and time the issues resolve and the person feels better or they just don't like being on the drugs and wish to stop taking them.
After short-term use, particularly if life problems have remitted, it is relatively easy to come off antidepressant drugs and frequently they can be discontinued without any difficulty.
However, for people who have been on these drugs for a long time it is important that they are tapered slowly, preferably under the guidance of a co-operative doctor.
The standard definition of an addictive substance requires three characteristics: tolerance (effect wears off with time, higher dose required), withdrawal syndrome and cravings for the substance. Antidepressants rarely give rise to cravings for them when not taken but they frequently show the other two characteristics of an addictive substance.
When a drug affects the chemistry of the brain, the body reacts by modifying the natural chemical balance in the brain. When the drug is no longer provided the brain chemistry is out of balance and this gives rise to "withdrawal syndromes". These are very common with antidepressants, especially when used for more than a few weeks.
A survey of over 800 people who had discontinued antidepressants was conducted by the Royal College of Psychiatrists' in the UK on anti-depressant withdrawal and the findings are very interesting.
Survey findings
36% of people stopped their antidepressant suddenly. Males were more likely to do this (m=44%, f=34%). Younger people were also more likely to stop suddenly (59% of 18-24 yr olds compared with just 20% of the over 65s).
512 (63%) people in the survey experienced withdrawal when stopping their antidepressants.
Some drugs were more likely to cause withdrawal than others. In the table below we have split the drugs into 3 groups (high, medium and low withdrawal).
High Medium Low
% with withdrawal % with withdrawal % with withdrawal
Venlafaxine 82% Sertraline 62% Fluoxetine 44%
Escitaloprm 75% Citalopram 60% Mirtazepine 21%
Paroxetine 69%
Duloxetine 69%
A further 43 people were on Tricyclic antidepressants, such as amitriptyline. 53% of them had withdrawal.
Common withdrawal symptoms
Overall, the most common symptoms were:
anxiety (70%)
dizziness (61%)
vivid dreams (51%)
electric shocks / head zaps (48%)
stomach upsets (33%)
flu like symptoms (32%)
depression (7%)
headaches (3%)
suicidal thoughts (2%)
insomnia (2%).
Anxiety was the most common symptom for every antidepressant except Duloxetine, for which 'dizziness' was the most common. The least common symptoms across all types were stomach upsets and flu-like symptoms. These patterns were the same for men and women. Considering anxiety is frequently the person's reason for starting the drugs it is easy to see why people who discontinue antidepressants feel that their symptoms have returned and they then feel they have to go back on the drugs.
Why do people stop?
The people in the survey decided to stop for a number of reasons:
Reason for stopping Number of people %
Felt better 219 31%
Side-effects 213 30%
Didn't help 175 25%
Wanted to try without. 45 6%
Pregnant 39 5%
On advice of doctor. 21 3%
When to stop?
Deciding when to stop is really important.
Medical opinion would advise that if you have had one episode of depression, you are should stay on antidepressants for 6 months to 1 year after you feel better. If you stop too soon, your depression may come back. This, of course, has to be viewed with caution. As we have seen above anxiety, which is a key component of depression is the most common symptom of antidepressant withdrawal syndrome.
It is important to be aware of two things if you do stop:
You may get withdrawal, which can be minimized by slow discontinuation
The condition for which you were taking your antidepressants may come back, which may be a symptom of the withdrawal syndrome.
As people often feel that antidepressants do not actually help (many studies show they are no better than placebo in mild to moderate depression), they seek alternative ways of dealing with their problems and realise that as they develop life skills they are better positioned to manage difficulties in their lives without the crutch of antidepressant medication.
Seeking advice
It is probably best to discontinue antidepressants under medical supervision, especially if they have been used for a prolonged period. However, it may be difficult to get co-operation from doctors to discontinue these drugs. In these circumstances, a person may have to "go it alone". In this situation it is important to be aware of how to withdraw the drugs and what to expect along the path.
What is withdrawal like?
People in the survey mentioned above reported that the symptoms generally lasted for up to 6 weeks. A small percentage of symptoms lasted longer than this. A quarter of the group reported anxiety lasting more than 12 weeks.
Of the common symptoms reported, the one rated severe by most people was anxiety. The symptoms that were rated moderate by most people were stomach upsets, flu-like symptoms, dizziness, vivid dreams and electric shocks/brain zaps. The less common symptoms were reported as severe: returning depression, headache, suicidal thoughts, insomnia, fatigue and nausea.
These symptoms can be minimised by gradually withdrawal of the drugs, the longer the duration of use the more gradual the withdrawal should be. It is very important not to abruptly withdraw the drugs, except under medical supervision in cases where it is essential.
I want to stop – how should I go about it?
The following strategy will help reduce the risk of withdrawal and increase the likelihood of successful discontinuation.
Make an informed decision
Discuss the options with your doctor/pharmacist/counsellor
Be aware of possible withdrawal or return of depression
Make a plan
Choose a good time – life going well
Decide the speed of reduction (see below)
Plan what to do if there are problems?
Seek support from friends and family
Support is critically important during discontinuation
Work – hopefully this will provide support and time off if required
During the withdrawal process a person may encounter life stresses that they imagine they would be better able to handle if they were still taking the drug, prompting them to re-commence the medication. It is important, therefore, to have strategies in place to manage stressful events. This could include relaxation practice, talking to friends/family/counsellor, distraction methods, etc. It is often useful to actually document the strategies as this makes it easier when an event arises unexpectedly – there is a definite thing to do rather than panic making the situation worse.
Reduce slowly. Research suggests that if treatment has lasted less than 8 weeks, stopping over 1-2 weeks should be OK
After 6-8 months treatment, taper off over 6-8 weeks
If you have been on maintenance treatment, taper more gradually: e.g. reduce the dose by not more than ¼ every 4-6 weeks.
Be prepared to stop the reduction or increase your dose again if needed
Keep a diary of your symptoms and drug doses.
Dose reduction
Time extension can also be used in reducing dose. This is especially useful for drugs that cannot be obtained in lower doses. For instance, if someone is taking fluoxetine 20mg daily in the morning, the dosage interval could initially be extended to 36 hours – that is, take a dose on day one in the morning, then at night on day 2, then morning again on day 4. When the person feels comfortable, the interval can then be further extended to 48 hours, 60 hours, etc until the drug is no longer taken at all.
If a person is on more than one drug, the drugs should be discontinued one at a time, with a gap between totally stopping one and starting to reduce the next one. The more drugs a person is on the more difficult it is to withdraw, as they will have had very complex impacts on brain chemistry. Again, the longer the use the more gradual the withdrawal should be. It would probably be best to discontinue the most recently started drug first.
Go slowly – reduce by small amounts.
See if there is a liquid presentation of the drug – this makes it easier to gradually reduce the dose.
Increase your dose temporarily to control symptoms if needed, then taper more slowly once stabilised.
Be aware that symptoms may come back, at any time, if the dose is reduced further or too rapidly.
Don't feel bad if you can't come off at your 1st or 2nd attempt, it may take some time to achieve your goal. The stronger the persons coping skills the better their chances are – it may take some time to fully develop these skills.
Keep an eye on your mood – develop and practice skills to improve mood – aerobic exercise has been shown to elevate mood.
It may take some time before mood fully stabilises – have a safe place and support to manage mood variation and stress
It is important you look after yourself and keep active, eat well and get sufficient sleep.
Learn and practice relaxation techniques
View it like recovery from an operation. Be good, focussed and approach it in a lifestyle change sort of way – be gentle on yourself.
Go back to see your doctor is you are worried about how you feel. It is not failure if you don't succeed in discontinuing the drugs. It may not be the right time for you.
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In the heart of the fashion district, there is an historical Milanese patisserie. Antonio Cova was one of Napoleon's soldiers who, once the war and its cruelties were over, decided to indulge in the sweet side of life and opened a pastry shop next to La Scala. The Cova became soon a meeting point for the intellectuals of the time, who met to discuss and comment on poems, history and politics. And this chatting was done while sipping a good coffee and tasting a pastry.
Protagonist during the Five Days of Milan, the Pasticceria Cova was the place where the patriots gathered before going to fight: a coffee and a piece of cake before taking the guns up made the war seem less cruel… at least, if they were supposed to die, they would have had a sweet taste of chocolate in their mouths! During the Second World War, the pastry shop was destroyed by bomb attacks. Thus, the cafe moved to Via Montenapoleone, where it is still nowadays.
Instead of writers, politicians and revolutionaries, now at its tables you will see elegant couples with Hermes bags and young models in fur coats and high heels. The prices, of course, are quite high, but the atmosphere is that of the past, prestigious and charming.
We want to end this article with a piece of Hemingway's Forty-Nine Stories, where the writer describes the pastry shop: "We ourselves all understood the Cova, where it was rich and warm and not too brightly lighted, and noisy and smoky at certain hours, and there were always girls at the tables and the illustrated papers on a rack on the wall. The girls at the Cova were very patriotic, and I found that the most patriotic people in Italy were the café girls – and I believe they are still patriotic."
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This is a great chance to work for one of the UKs leading tier 1 main contractors and work on faced paced and challenging construction projects across a variety of sectors! As a company, they put their employees first and have created a forward-thinking company culture which focuses on professional development and providing a healthy work life balance.
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Simvastatin and Anastrozole in Treating Postmenopausal Women With Ductal Carcinoma In Situ or Invasive Breast Cancer
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00354640
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : July 20, 2006
Results First Posted : June 24, 2013
Last Update Posted : June 24, 2013
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RATIONALE: Chemoprevention is the use of certain drugs to keep cancer from forming, growing, or coming back. The use of simvastatin and anastrozole may stop cancer from forming, growing, or coming back in patients with invasive breast cancer, ductal carcinoma in situ, or a high risk of breast cancer.
PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving simvastatin together with anastrozole works in treating postmenopausal women with invasive breast cancer, ductal carcinoma in situ, or a high risk of breast cancer.
|Condition or disease
|Breast Cancer
|Drug: anastrozole Drug: simvastatin Other: pharmacological study Procedure: adjuvant therapy
|Phase 2
- Assess the effects of concurrent anastrozole and simvastatin on anastrozole's steady-state concentration in postmenopausal women with history of invasive breast cancer or ductal carcinoma in situ or at high risk for developing breast cancer.
- Study the effect of concurrent simvastatin and anastrozole on estrogen suppression in these patients.
OUTLINE: This is a pilot study.
Patients continue to receive oral anastrozole once daily (as prior to study entry). They also receive oral simvastatin once daily for 14-18 days in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or diagnosis of new or recurrent breast cancer.
Patients undergo blood sample collection at baseline and after study therapy for analysis of anastrozole and hormone (estradiol and estrogen) concentrations.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 20 patients will be accrued for this study.
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|11 participants
|Intervention Model:
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|None (Open Label)
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|Official Title:
|A Trial Assessing the Effect of Simvastatin on the Pharmacokinetics of Anastrozole
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|June 2006
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|October 2008
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|November 2011
Experimental: Anastrozole and Simvastatin
This is a pharmacological study for women on anastrozole as adjuvant therapy for breast cancer to receive concurrent simvastatin for up to 14 days.
Drug: anastrozole
1 milligram tablet PO QD for 14 days
Other Name: Arimidex
Drug: simvastatin
40 milligram tablet PO QD for 14 days
Other Name: Zocor
Other: pharmacological study
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Procedure: adjuvant therapy
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- Change in Blood Concentrations [ Time Frame: Baseline and 14 days ]The change in blood concentrations of anastrozole at baseline and 14 days was measured.
- Change in Serum Estradiol Levels [ Time Frame: Baseline and 14 days ]The change in serum concentrations of estradiol at baseline and 14 days was measured.
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Meets any of the following criteria:
- History of invasive breast cancer
- History of ductal carcinoma in situ
- At high risk for breast cancer, defined as being on anastrozole for chemoprevention of breast cancer
- Receiving anastrozole for ≥ 30 days as adjuvant breast cancer treatment or for prevention of breast cancer
- No active breast cancer with known metastatic involvement
- Hormone receptor status not specified
- Female
- Postmenopausal
- ECOG performance status 0-2
- AST and ALT ≤ 3 times upper limit of normal
- Creatinine clearance ≥ 30 mL/min
- No active liver disease
- No prior hypersensitivity to any HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor or any of its components
No daily alcohol use of > 3 standard drinks/day
- A standard drink is defined as 10 g of alcohol, which is equivalent to 285 mL of beer, 530 mL of light beer, 100 mL of wine, or 30 mL of liquor
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- No cholesterol-lowering drug, including a statin, within the past 3 months
- No selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) within the past 3 months
- No other hormone therapy within the past 3 months
No prior estrogen and/or progesterone hormone replacement therapy that lasted for ≥ 5 years
- Vaginal estrogen preparations allowed
- No other concurrent statin or cholesterol-lowering drug
- No other concurrent SERM
- No other concurrent hormone therapy
- No other concurrent investigational drugs
- No concurrent CYP3A4 inhibitors, including itraconazole, ketoconazole, erythromycin, clarithromycin, telithromycin, HIV protease inhibitors, nefazodone, or cyclosporine
- No concurrent chemotherapy or biological agents
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- No other concurrent anticancer agents or therapies
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00354640
|United States, Maryland
|Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21231-2410
|Principal Investigator:
|Vered Stearns, MD
|Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
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|Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
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JHOC-J05100 ( Other Identifier: SKCCC )
JHOC-SKCCC-J05100 ( Other Identifier: SKCCC )
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|Results First Posted:
|June 24, 2013
|Last Update Posted:
|June 24, 2013
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|May 2013
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Cynthia Murphy was born with the rare craniofacial disorder, Treacher Collins Syndrome - a genetic disorder characterised by the deformity of the eyes, ears, cheekbones and chin, affecting only one in 50,000 people.
With no cure for the condition, patients often undergo various surgeries to try and reduce the severity of their facial deformities.
The 32-year-old, from Green Valley Lake, California, experienced an onslaught of bullying throughout her childhood – getting beaten up after school and being labelled as 'ugly', the abuse plagued her for years into her adult life.
But now, after more than 16 plastic surgeries and one major jaw reconstruction, Cynthia has found strength through advocating for her condition and helping others with craniofacial deformities in their quest to find happiness.
Cynthia told Barcroft TV: "It wasn't until I started advocating for craniofacial deformities when I was 30, that I fully accepted myself.
"I had a very difficult childhood growing up. I was very judged and very mistreated by people who didn't know me.
"It hurt. It hurt a lot to be labeled as someone who was ugly, deformed and stupid. I lived a very troubled life and I just felt helpless.
"I have now had 16 plus plastic surgeries on my face – it's been a long process that started when I was 12 years old.
"I still don't know how I got through it."
Cynthia has established a strong online community where she regularly posts informative and inspirational videos, articles and blogs to her followers.
Her social media pages, such as Cynthia Murphy - Craniofacial Awareness Advocate, has aided Cynthia in her mission to spread positivity and allow people to receive the help and advice she never had when growing up.
Cynthia said: "I had to get through everything on my own. So social media is huge.
"It's huge for helping the craniofacial community. It's all about sharing the resources out there. That's primarily what I've been doing for the last two years.
"I'm very proud of the community we've built on Facebook especially. We've built a secure environment for several groups – and I run a few of them myself.
"The reactions to my videos and to my blogs are always very positive. It's important to be supportive of one and other.
"My husband is also a fantastic advocate and supports me from home."
Cynthia met her husband of 11 years, Thane Murphy, when she was just 19 years old.
Thane helped to change the way Cynthia looked at herself as someone who could never find love.
And more recently, Thane and Cynthia have successfully set up their own lifestyle application, called Assuaged, to advise those who are struggling on how to treat their body.
Thane, 39, said: "What is Cynthia like as a person? It's so hard to explain somebody so nice honestly.
"I didn't know anything about Treacher Collins until I met Cynthia. I didn't look at her as having any kind of disability.
"I just see the most beautiful woman in the world.
"And I hope that we change people's lives. That would be wonderful. If you can change one person's life – that's all our goal is."
Cynthia is now hoping for more members of the craniofacial community to speak out and embrace their differences – especially off the back of the success of 'Wonder', the brand new film about a little boy with Treacher Collins Syndrome who tries his best to fit in.
"I think many more are getting involved with media because of the movie 'Wonder,' Cynthia said.
"It's beautiful to finally see many in our community surface from the shadows of silence.
"I hope my advocacy is helping people in the same way. I hope they get the resources they need and we can continue to work together."


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If you read what I have said earlier in this thread I have not said he should never be played back, in fact have no issue with him taking some kickins, I just would like to see him used in a position where his positives are of more value to the team and team results and his negatives are exposed less. Sometimes there will be a role in the backline he just simply is not a key to the back 6Fair point. I'll say then that a lot of people had the opinion he should be dropped while playing forward in 2018. Luke Beveridge has the opinion he was playing at an AA level before his injury this year.
History represents what happened, yep and it was an instantaneous turnaround in form once he moved position. You could say he's developed and would be better now as a forward but his development as a player also applies to him playing back in the same time. We have true instance of him moving position and the immediate impact that made in his output though. You could hang hopes on his development since then but it makes no sense so think it wouldn't apply across the board.


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As Jaguars receiver DJ Chark got to his feet from the Wembley Stadium turf, he knew the chance that had just slipped through his fingers.
With the Jaguars trailing by nine points midway through the fourth quarter of their Week 8 game in London, Chark weaved through the Philadelphia defense on third-and-goal from the 6-yard line and was open in the end zone.
Quarterback Blake Bortles fired a pass toward him. He juggled and dropped it.
Drive over. Opportunity missed.
"That would have been huge," Chark said.
Through the first half of the season, the Jaguars' red zone production is full of would-haves, could-haves and should-haves. What it has lacked is points.
Entering their game Sunday at Indianapolis, the Jaguars have scored a touchdown on 7 of 17 trips to the red zone, a 41.2 percent success rate that ranks 30th in the NFL. Only the lousy New York Giants (40 percent) and New York Jets (37.5 percent) have been worse.
That alone is a serious concern and helps explain why the Jaguars are tied for 29th in scoring at 16.8 points per game. Making it worse: They finished second to Super Bowl-winning Philadelphia in red zone efficiency in 2017.
"There are a lot of drop-offs when you look at the stuff that we are doing offensively," coach Doug Marrone said. "That is just one of many."
The Jaguars' struggles in the red zone department are really twofold: They aren't getting there frequently enough (2.1 trips per game ranks 29th, per TeamRankings.com) and they aren't taking advantage when they do (3.94 points per red zone trip ranks 31st, per Football Outsiders).
Compare the Jaguars' 17 red zone trips to two of the NFL's top-scoring teams. Kansas City, which has the league's best offense at 36.3 points per game, has been to the red zone 41 times in nine games. The Los Angeles Rams have been there a whopping 46 times over the same span.
OK, so the Jaguars' offense isn't in the same stratosphere as those teams. But among AFC South teams, the Jaguars still don't stack up well. Houston has made 37 trips in nine games; in eight games apiece, Indianapolis has been 33 times and Tennessee has been 21 times.
The Jaguars have failed to enter the red zone in two of their eight games (Tennessee in Week 3 and Dallas in Week 6). The last time they failed to enter the red zone twice in the same season came in 2011, when they finished 5-11.
"We've got to get down there, but I think it goes around just the whole offense in general," offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett said. "Even starting out, a lot of three-and-outs, not getting in a flow. I think those are the things that we have to do better."
The Jaguars should be better with the expected return of running back Leonard Fournette, who has missed six of eight games this season because of a strained right hamstring. Fournette was a full participant in practice throughout the week and is not listed on the team's injury report.
The Jaguars hope his presence in the backfield will equal a more-balanced offense, and not just in the red zone. However, Fournette did good work there last year, when 12 of his 14 touchdowns (counting the playoffs) came in the red zone, including all four during the postseason.
That should mean fewer games like the Jaguars' trip to London, when they ran 10 plays in the red zone, eight of which were passes and another a scramble by Bortles.
That wasn't a one-week fluke, either: All five of the Jaguars' red zone plays the previous week against Houston resulted in passes, too.
"Having Leonard back is going to definitely help with that," Chark said. "Being able to make them respect the run. He's a guy who can get between the tackles and push the pile. I think we are going to definitely benefit."
Hackett echoed that thought. He found a nice rhythm with Bortles and Fournette in the red zone in 2017, and fixing the Jaguars' broken offense will require doing so again in the second half of 2018.
"It starts with wanting to run the ball," Hackett said. "Down there, we were successful at that [last season]. We just need to get back to that across the board."
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A great presentation on Tuesday night at the Rydges delivered by Sean Reeves our Chair of the Newcastle Chapter. It was a particularly enlightening talk that portrayed asset management as it truly is, a considered collection of data and information and the path to transformation into a genuine asset management plan, confidently protecting and utilising assets. Sean provided a very useable outline capturing the big picture.
Numerous questions were asked, and very valuable discussions ensued which followed well into refreshments time. It was great to see new connections and networks being formed.