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UF progress report: Cornerbacks
Published: Monday, April 22, 2013 at 12:00 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 3:07 p.m.
A closer look at what we learned about this upcoming group of Gators from spring practice.
Depth chart heading into August
15-Loucheiz Purifoy
24-Brian Poole
--Nick Washington
5-Marcus Roberson
8-Jeremy Brown
--Vernon Hargreaves III
Progress report: The Gators were feeling so good about their situation at cornerback that they moved Loucheiz Purifoy to wide receiver for the first seven practices, and there appeared to be no drop-off. Marcus Roberson seems to have elevated his game. Now that Purifoy has returned to defense, UF has potentially two of the best corners in the SEC.
Spring surprise: Brian Poole has impressed the coaches with his size and ability. His upside is tremendous, according to Muschamp.
Spring star: Marcus Roberson has gotten bigger and stronger and has been one of the Gators' most consistent playmakers on defense.
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WEST Somerset is bracing itself ahead of more stormy weather and high tides tomorrow, (Saturday 1) and councillors are taking no precautions.
A wind direction reversal is set to cause the high tides at around 7.25am and 7.50pm and Somerset County Council is working with agencies to make sure people are prepared.
There will be temporary road closures in Blue Anchor, Minehead and Dunster along the seafront tomorrow.
Sandbags are available at West Quay and the Rotary Club has offered their services.
Door knocking is now underway through a range of agencies along seafronts. The floodgate has been put in place in Watchet and more sandbags are being delivered to Watchet and Porlock Weir.


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"A Magical Musical Treat" TIME OUT LONDON "A wicked and wonderful vision of Oz" LONDON EVENING STANDARD Recently acclaimed as "one of the West End's true modern classics" (Metro), the spellbinding WICKED has recently welcomed it's eight millionth theatregoer to London's Apollo Victoria Theatre. Based on the acclaimed novel by Gregory Maguire that re-imagines the stories and characters created by L. Frank Baum in 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz', WICKED tells the incredible untold story of an unlikely but profound friendship between two sorcery students. Now in its eleventh smash hit year and already the 17th longest running show in London theatre history, this spectacular musical continues to entertain audiences with its stunning fusion of music, magic, artistry and enchantments.
A £1.75 restoration levy (collected on behalf of the theatre) appears as part of the ticket cost.
Wicked Ticket Information
Booking Period: Now booking to 26 May 2018
Age Recommendation: Wicked is suitable for a general audience. As a guide to parents and guardians, it is recommended for ages 7+. All persons entering the theatre, regardless of age, must have a ticket. Children under 3 years of age will not be admitted.
Running Time: 2 hours & 45 minutes (including 20 minute interval)
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Fort Frederick was named after the 'Grand Old Duke of York' of the popular song.
Before you embark on the Donkin Heritage Trail in Port Elizabeth, in the Eastern Cape province, there's a great love story you should hear.
Port Elizabeth, or 'PE' as South Africans prefer to call it, was named after the beloved wife of Rufane Donkin, who was once acting governor of the Cape Colony. Elizabeth and Rufane were true star-crossed lovers in a time of arranged marriages, and shortly after they were wed she accompanied her husband when he was called to India for service.
She died shortly after giving birth to their son, George David. A grief-stricken Rufane left for England, with his baby son and his wife's embalmed heart. On his stopover in Cape Town, he was informed of his new position in South Africa and sent to Algoa Bay to supervise the new 1820 Settler arrivals.
He named the site of the Settlers' landings after Elizabeth and built a pyramid of remembrance to her on the hill that is now called the Donkin Reserve. Just 20 years later, back in England, Rufane took his own life – on the anniversary of Elizabeth's death.
This sad love story is the centre pivot of the Donkin Heritage Trail, which actually begins below the hill in Govan Mbeki Avenue. There's a collection of truly marvellous mid-1800 buildings that include the Main Library, City Hall and the more recent Feathermarket Centre. Ask your guide about the Prester John statue and spend a minute below the stern gaze of Queen Victoria outside the library, forever frozen in Sicilian marble.
If you've been to PE before, you'll remember that the Central area, though grand, was losing some of its elegance due to inner-city neglect. That's all changed. Central is being uplifted in a dozen different ways. Besides getting a much-needed 'lick of paint', the historic heart of Port Elizabeth is being restored and brought back to life.
The stylish, terraced houses, 18 identical Victorian-era dwellings, are being repaired at last. The Donkin Reserve itself has an auspicious new resident in the form of a metal cut-out statue of a jubilant Nelson Mandela, part of the Voting Line sculpture. And the friendly folk at Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism now have their offices at the base of the Donkin Lighthouse and are awaiting your visit.
Around the Reserve itself, one of Port Elizabeth's most popular green spaces, are Fort Frederick (the city's first structure); Prince Alfred's Guard Drill Hall; a number of cathedrals and churches; the London-like Havelock Square; and a series of Settler cottages and classic old hotels, some of which are still open for business.
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Alan Tours
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How to get here
Your best bet is to secure a great little booklet (The Donkin Heritage Trail & Richmond Hill Trail) at the Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism offices at the base of the Donkin Lighthouse in Central. The tour should first take you along Govan Mbeki Avenue, then up a series of steps to the lighthouse and around the area. The booklet, which costs less than R50, contains maps and points of historic interest.
Best time to visit
Because of all the vistas along the way, it's best to visit on a bright, sunny day during any of the seasons – especially when the wind has died down for a few hours.
Around the area
Port Elizabeth has many good beaches, game lodges in the close vicinity and a number of historic sites in the township complex outside the metro area.
Tours to do
Township tours of Port Elizabeth and day trips to the Addo region are recommended.
Get around
This is a wonderful walking tour, whether you decide to hire the services of a guide or do it yourself. There are a couple of steep gradients, so leave yourself a day for the adventure and take it easy.
What will it cost
Apart from the cost of a guide, which should be about R500 per person for the day, the Donkin Heritage Trail is free.
Length of stay
Set aside a day for your tour of the Port Elizabeth Central area.
What to pack
Take along comfortable walking shoes, a camera, a light raincoat, some water and the recommended guidebook in a daypack.
Where to stay
Port Elizabeth has good quality accommodation – check the listed Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism website for details.
What to eat
If you want to start the day off well, have a hearty breakfast at the restaurant at Donkin Lighthouse. The food is good and the prices are reasonable.
What's happening
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Best buys
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AMD's Radeon HD 7990 Gets an Official Price Cut: $799 and Belowby Ryan Smith on 8/7/2013 11:45 AM EST
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IanCutress - Wednesday, August 07, 2013 - linkThe price cut has not made its way over to the UK yet. The Powercolor is £823, or US$1275. Even taking into account our 20% tax, that's a helluva difference. Reply
eddie151 - Wednesday, August 07, 2013 - linkhttp://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/13480775/art/sapph... Reply
IanCutress - Wednesday, August 07, 2013 - linkYeah, I just saw that. Still works out $760 pre-tax. Not so bad I guess. Shame you can't get the tri-slot versions for that. Reply
Death666Angel - Wednesday, August 07, 2013 - linkGerman prices are okay, with cards starting at 640€ and typically being around 700 +-50. :) Reply
voodoobunny - Wednesday, August 07, 2013 - linkJust looked at 7990 vs 780 in Bench, and .... *oof*! 7990 *smacks down* 780 in most benchmarks. Even if the 7990 loses 10% performance to smooth over the frame pacing issues, it's still far enough ahead in most cases to be way better value than the 780. Reply
nathanddrews - Wednesday, August 07, 2013 - linkSpeaking of Bench, having the option to compare GPUs by target resolution would be quite useful rather than mixing all the results together by DX generation... Reply
Klimax - Thursday, August 08, 2013 - linkWhat smack down, when half of your frames are missing... (Real performance is much lower - see TechReport and PCPerspective)
Anandtech has only classical benchmarks, where FPS is recorded, not capturing problems like micro stuttering and runt frames (runt frame occupies only few rows of screen and is otherwise overwrote by other frames) Reply
Will Robinson - Monday, August 12, 2013 - linkGet current and also don't exaggerate ie" Half your frames are missing" Reply
kyuu - Tuesday, August 13, 2013 - linkApparently you missed the fact that the 13.8 Catalyst release resolved their runt frame issues. Not that it was ever that half of the frames were missing. Reply
ervinshiznit - Wednesday, August 07, 2013 - linkI find it shady that the links to Newegg are not direct links but are instead redirects through dynamitedata.com Reply
Ryan Smith - Wednesday, August 07, 2013 - linkDD is the redirect service we subscribe to for generating affiliate links. Reply
JarredWalton - Wednesday, August 07, 2013 - linkIf you want additional information, Kristopher Kubiki (who started DailyTech several years back) helped to create DynamiteData. We used to have an in-house pricing engine, but it was being manually updated; now all of that happens automatically via DD. Reply
ervinshiznit - Wednesday, August 07, 2013 - linkWell at least there is some actual benefit to the reader for the redirect. Reply
xTRICKYxx - Wednesday, August 07, 2013 - linkAre you guys going to review the 7990 with 13.8? Reply
abrowne1993 - Wednesday, August 07, 2013 - linkNow we need the 8000 series to come along and severely undercut the 700 series to put some pressure on Nvidia. I'm not in the market for a new card anytime soon, but I hate seeing the 780 at $650. Reply
abrowne1993 - Wednesday, August 07, 2013 - linkOops, I guess it's gonna be called the 9000 series, instead. Reply
landerf - Wednesday, August 07, 2013 - linkIf you had jumped on this yesterday the cut was a full $300 on nearly all models before the rebates. Now newegg is doing their usual price jacking for in demand items. Reply
Chaser - Wednesday, August 07, 2013 - linkI ask this with sincerity and no cynicism, what is the practical use for a $799.00 GPU? Reply
Ryan Smith - Wednesday, August 07, 2013 - link2560x1440 at 60fps with everything cranked up. That or driving an Eyefinity setup (which is an even higher resolution). Reply
Chaser - Thursday, August 08, 2013 - linkEyefinity I can understand. But 2560x1440 on a single monitor? Wouldn't that make everything much smaller? Reply
Ryan Smith - Thursday, August 08, 2013 - linkThe standard 2560x1440 monitor is 27-30 inches diagonal. That's still around 96ppi, the same as the other common monitor form factors (23" 1080p, etc). In other words we're not talking about smaller pixels, just more of them. Reply
nathanddrews - Thursday, August 08, 2013 - link... Or 2560x1600 at 75fps with everything cranked up. Sony FW900 is almost 13 years old now, I'll probably cry when it dies. Reply
mapesdhs - Thursday, August 08, 2013 - link
I obtained an FW900 a while ago but it has a screen scratch. Lives in my
kitchen doing duty as a pseudo-table. Besides the scratch, the guns need
completely realigning, etc. Overall, considering the size, weight, power
consumption, etc., I gave up, ditched my SGI 2048x1536 monitor and
bought an HP 24" 1920x1200 IPS (desk #1), then later a Dell 24" at the
same res (desk #2), then more recently a Dell 27" 2560x1440 (desk #3).
It would have been nice to get a 2560x1600 IPS, but the prices were
All I can say Nathan is that when your FW900 does finally tank, at
least there will be some decent options available by then.
Ian. Reply
wumpus - Thursday, August 15, 2013 - linkExcept that if you are doing Eyefinity, 13.9 doesn't improve microstutter at all (or at least the main improvements can't be used). If your 2560x1440 display requires two inputs (I think that is typical, but check before buying), you are also out of luck.
AMD is getting there, but the 6990 appears to be pretty specialized for those who really, really, love to claim high framerates and isn't ready for those who want to cover lots and lots of pixels. Reply
Da W - Thursday, August 08, 2013 - linkRome total war 2 on eyefinity with three 1900X1200 screens. Reply
Chaser - Thursday, August 08, 2013 - linkHa ha! Reply
Will Robinson - Monday, August 12, 2013 - link*1920 x 1200 Reply
chizow - Thursday, August 08, 2013 - linkAdmission of failure by AMD, this card should have launched at this price to begin with, especially given the embarrassing state of CF at the time. Reply
ambientblue - Friday, August 09, 2013 - linkorly? cause last i checked the entire 7000 series line-up got a price cut. Reply
ewilliams28 - Thursday, August 08, 2013 - linkI realize that this is an inappropriate place for my question. That said, can i disable crossfire in the driver for this card so it's seen by the system as two separate cards? I ask because i would like to run folding@home on this and i am sure that would need crossfire disabled to work properly. Reply
mapesdhs - Thursday, August 08, 2013 - linkAFAIK I don't think it can be turned off.
Ian. Reply
Ryan Smith - Thursday, August 08, 2013 - linkCorrect. You can't turn off CF for multi-GPU cards. You can only turn it off when you're running separate cards. Reply
neoraiden - Sunday, September 08, 2013 - linkI am planning on getting a 27" Monitor at 1440p and was wondering if a 7990 is worth the money as I can get one for £470 to put it in perspective the cheapest 780 I've seen was the same price or a bit more, I can also get 2 680s for £460. I don't plan on upgrading for at least 3 years, possibly longer so longevity is more important than immediate performance. Having watched videos of the 7990 I only noticed a difference in metro but apart from that the other games I was fine with.
Given the 4k results on anandtech and prices I'm tempted to get the 7990, can anyone give me some opinions? Reply
s010224792 - Friday, September 13, 2013 - linkGuys I wanna spend 1000$ on my graphic cards please help me on my choice:
1. Which one is better? 1. 7990 HD 2. GTX690 3.Titan 4. 2x 7970?
2. I heard sometimes SLI make the games slower. Does is it applied to Dual GPU cards as well?
3. I don't care about Watt and Heat. I want performance.
4. Are these cards beat PS4 and XBONE? Reply


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Chicken Vegetable Soup
Healthy recipe from Charles Platkin, Ph.D., M.P.H., author of Diet Detective's Diet Starter Kit, (Diversion Books, 2011) and editor of Dietdetective.com
Makes 20 servings
- 6 large carrots
- 4 parsnips
- 2 turnips
- 8 cloves garlic
- 4 large onions
- 10 large stalks celery
- 4 leeks
- 1 bunch broccoli
- 1 bunch Italian parsley
- 1 bunch fresh dill
- 2 whole chicken breasts with skin and bones
- 2 skinless and boneless chicken breasts
- 2 cups fat-free, low-sodium, no-MSG chicken broth
- 3 tbsp garlic powder
- 3 tbsp onion powder
- 3 tbsp pepper
- 3 tbsp salt
Wash and clean all vegetables and herbs. Peel and cut off the tops and bottoms of the carrots, parsnips and turnips. Peal the garlic and onions (or use already peeled garlic). Cut all the vegetables into 3 or 4 pieces. Wash the chicken breasts.
Fill a 12-quart, lidded cooking pot with all the ingredients (except the salt and pepper), then fill the pot with water (leaving a bit of room so it doesn't overflow during boiling). Bring to a boil. Lower the heat, cover and simmer. After about 2 hours, carefully remove the chicken breasts. Place the breasts on a large plate and remove and discard the skin and bones. Return the chicken to the pot and continue simmering.
After one more hour of simmering, turn off the heat and let the soup sit, covered, for 2 to 3 hours. Add pepper and salt to taste.
Nutritional Information: (Serving size: 2 cups), 129 calories; 1 g fat; 20 g carbs; 834 mg sodium; 5 g fiber; 11 g protein.
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Braves power up with four homers vs. Bucs
PITTSBURGH -- Manager Fredi Gonzalez knew he was rolling the dice by sending his only remaining catcher off the bench to pinch-hit in the eighth inning, but the potential negative consequences were trumped by his desire to give Evan Gattis a chance to add to his growing legend.
Gonzalez's decision proved to be genius, as the only swing Gattis took on Thursday night resulted in a two-run homer that gave the Braves a lead they'd preserve in a 6-4 win over the Pirates.
"He just keeps getting better," B.J. Upton said. "Not a lot of young guys are able to go out, play every day and produce the way he's been able to produce. This was his first off-day in a while, and to come off the bench and to hit a pinch-hit home run like he did today says a lot. A lot of guys don't know how to handle that situation, especially in crunch time."
Showing no signs that his only previous pinch-hit appearance came while playing for Rookie-level Danville three years ago, Gattis looked at two sinkers out of the strike zone from right-handed reliever Jared Hughes, then drilled the third over the left-field wall.
"I felt it was a good matchup against him and what he has," Gattis said. "That's what I was looking for, what he was throwing. I'm glad I got to see two pitches before that for balls. That helps. I was fortunate and lucky. I'm glad I got it on the barrel enough."
Gattis homered in his first career at-bat and now has a game-winning home run in the only pinch-hit appearance of his so-far magical big league career. The 26-year-old rookie catcher has homered five times through his first 43 career at-bats and added to the wonder of a story that includes a stint as a janitor during a four-year absence from baseball.
"That's a pretty cool story, if you dig into it a little bit," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. "Unfortunately, I didn't dig the swing too much."
One day after bidding adieu to a 10-game winning streak, the Braves belted four home runs, accounting for all of their offense, and overcame Julio Teheran's inability to preserve any of the three leads he was handed through his shaky five-inning effort.
B.J. Upton hit the third pitch of the game by Pirates starter Jeff Locke over the left-field wall for his ninth career leadoff home run. Locke also surrendered a two-run homer in the third to Chris Johnson, who is batting .438, and a fifth-inning solo shot to Justin Upton, who now has a Major League-leading nine homers through his first 58 at-bats with the Braves.
Justin Upton has experienced an incredible start to his first season playing alongside his older brother. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, he is the first Braves player to hit nine home runs in the first 15 games of a season.
"To be able to be here and see it live, it's a pretty cool thing to watch," said B.J., who signed a five-year contract with the Braves in November. "But he's still little brother, so I'm not going to give him too much credit."
Gattis and Upton have combined for 14 of the 29 home runs the Braves have totaled while winning 13 of their first 15 games this year.
This powerful surge enabled the Braves to overcome the struggles of Teheran, who looked more like the fastball pitcher that he was when he posted a 5.08 ERA with Triple-A Gwinnett last year. The 22-year-old right-hander issued a four-pitch walk that helped the Pirates tie the score in the first inning and later surrendered two home runs, including Pedro Alvarez's fourth-inning shot, which traveled an estimated 448 feet and hit high off the green wall beyond the center-field fence.
Teheran, who has allowed at least four earned runs in each of his first three starts, allowed the Pirates to tie the score in the fifth on doubles by Travis Snider and Garrett Jones. But the young hurler ended his seventh career start by escaping a bases-loaded jam in the fifth.
"Obviously, as a competitor, he would like things to be a little bit different," B.J. Upton said. "But at the same time, he's keeping us in ballgames, and that's all we can ask."
After Anthony Varvaro kept the Pirates scoreless for two innings, Andrelton Simmons opened the decisive eighth by drawing a walk and advancing to second on Gerald Laird's sacrifice bunt.
This prompted Gonzalez to call Ramiro Pena back from the on-deck circle and insert Gattis with the understanding that if his team did not take a lead and Laird was forced to exit later, utility infielder Blake DeWitt -- who has never served as a catcher at the professional level -- would have to crouch behind the dish.
But Gattis took care of things with one mighty swing.
"That same situation in the fifth or sixth, you might not do it," Gonzalez said. "But in that situation in the eighth, with the game like it was, you take a shot at it."
Mark Bowman is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Mel Gibson apparently went crazy again last night at Cal State Northridge when a Mayan culture expert accused him of racially stereotyping the Mayans in his movie Apocalypto. He was giving a presentation and afterwards the crowd was allowed to ask questions. An Assistant Professor of Central American Studies asked if Mel had read about Mayan culture before shooting the film and Gibson said he had. Then she pushed even further, saying his representations of Mayan sacrificial ceremonies and bloodlst were racist. Mel responded, "Lady, Fuck off." Then members of the Mayan community protested on how they were portrayed in the film and as they escorted from the room by event organizers Mel screamed at them "Make your own movie!"
It's nice to see his anger management classes have paid off. I just hope he never stops being crazy so that in thirty years I can read about an 80-year-old Mel Gibson breaking his arm after trying to punch out a woman for, well, being a woman.
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TEN-MAN Swindon Town produced a stoic defensive display in the second period to hold Bristol City to a goalless draw at Ashton Gate.
Town were faced with a mammoth task when Alex Pritchard was sent off with 35 minutes of the match remaining but somehow managed to keep only their second clean sheet in 13 games en route to a point.
A mundane opening 45 minutes gave way to an explosive second period. Jay Emmanuel-Thomas struck a post from a tight angle at the end of a tidy cross from Wade Elliott in the 54th minute before Pritchard saw red 60 seconds later for pushing Elliott to the floor.
Ryan Harley forced Frank Fielding in the City goal into a good save from a free-kick and the home stopper then produced an excellent double save to twice keep out Michael Smith from close range in the 57th minute.
But from that moment on it was all City, who streamed forward in numbers in search of a winning goal.
Sam Baldock, Derrick Williams, Emmanuel-Thomas and Elliott all wasted good chances in front of goal, however and, with Jay McEveley, Troy Archibald-Henville, Jack Stephens and Nathan Thompson immense for Swindon at the back, the visitors held on for a share of the spoils.


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Outgoing Indiana schools chief seeking Florida job
Indiana's outgoing state schools superintendent says he's applying to become the new Florida state education commissioner.
Tony Bennett is a Republican who lost his re-election bid after a four-year term in which he pushed for Indiana's private school voucher program and oversaw the first state takeover of troubled public schools. About 50 people have applied for the Florida position, which is appointed by the state's Board of Education.
Bennett tells The Indianapolis Star that he looks forward to the interview process for the Florida position.
Democrat Glenda Ritz will take over the Indiana Department of Education in early January. The suburban Indianapolis school librarian won election with the support of teachers who said they felt Bennett made them a scapegoat for school troubles.
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THE number of people in Worcestershire waiting longer than 18 weeks for operations has hit 1,737.
Figures presented at a meeting of the board of Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust on Wednesday showed a steady increase in the number of people waiting longer than the NHS-mandated amount of time for a non-urgent operation.
Although the backlog was slightly lower than it was in February, it is still higher than it was this time last year, when 1,633 people were waiting.
Although the trust – which manages Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Kidderminster Hospital and Redditch's Alexandra Hospital – had previously pledged to clear the backlog by November, chief executive Penny Venables said NHS England had issued guidance saying this needed to be done by September in order to be fully prepared for the winter.
Deputy chief executive Chris Tidman said a raft of measures were being put in place including opening more beds at the Royal and the Alex, increasing the number of staff on duty during the weekend and setting up arrangements with the private sector to take on some of the load.
"We are trying to furiously pedal faster," he said.
"We are committed to turning this around."
But he said the number of people visiting A&E in the county was continuing to hit high levels, with hospital attendances up eight per cent compared with last year and admissions up 1.5 per cent.
The trust's chief operating officer Stewart Messer said a large amount of the pressure was being caused by patients who were unable to visit their GP during the weekend going to A&E instead.
"The challenge to us is our front door remains open seven days a week," he said.
"Others do not. Unfortunately it's showing no signs of abatement."
The meeting also heard 6.4 per cent of patients visiting A&E in the county were waiting more than four hours to be treated – above the target of no more than five per cent – and staff were working to ensure those who were fit to go home were discharged as soon as possible to free up beds for others who needed them.
Health bodies in Worcestershire are currently working on an extensive revamp of urgent care throughout the county, which it is hoped will ease the pressure on A&E by making more health services available seven days a week.
The results of a public consultation into the plans are now being reviewed and the strategy is expected to be formally adopted in July .


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September 2010 Newsletter
Noemie Koller, Editor
Table of Contents
The View from the Chair
Noemie Koller
News from the APS Director of International Affairs
Amy Flatten
APS "April Meeting" in Washington, D.C., February 13-16, 2010
- Panel Discussion: Physics in Africa
Reported by Paul Gueye
- Panel Discussion: Policy for Physics and Science in Developing Countries
Reported by Paul Gueye
- Keys to Success in Global Collaborative Physics Projects
Reported by Harvey Newman
- Panel Discussion: What Can We Learn from Physics Teachers in High Scoring Countries on the TIMSS and PISA International Assessments?
Reported by Cherrill Spencer
- Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Redux: The Physics of Global Catastrophes and Global Countermeasures
Reported by John Clark
- Panel Discussion: Emerging Scientific Powers in the East: China
Reported by Noemi Koller
Michele Irwin
Special Feature: What can we Learn from Physics Teachers in High-Scoring Countries on the TIMSS and PISA International Assessment?
Cherrill Spencer
Novel Ways to Communicate and Collaborate in Research, PASI 2010
Meredith Howard
Conference Report: The Amalfi Coast International Spring Seminar on Nuclear Physics
Aldo Covello
FIP Committees – 2010
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Balancing freedom and safety
Freedom in a democracy is a paradox.
On one hand, freedom seems like it should be unconstrained … but we have seen the damage of unfettered greed, bigotry, and sexism. Powerful monopolies without limits will offer poverty-level wages, erode worker protections, and limit access to health care and retirement.
Unregulated freedom of corporations ignores the freedom of others to make a living wage, work in a safe environment, and health care. Violence in Central and South America is evidence of the consequences of freedom's inequity.
The most important role of the federal government is our safety. The goal of a state is to protect citizens from terrorism, violence, and sexual assault. Safety conflicts with some of our Constitutional rights. We must find a balance.
These are conversations Raleigh, Washington, and media's talking heads must have now. Squabbles over appointments and past decisions are not improving our economy, quality of life, or our standing in the world. We must use insight from the policies proven effective, and avoid past errors to focus on the future.
Without this conversation, our democratic values will disappear in lost opportunities, finger pointing, and repeating the same mistakes.
Lawmakers, please compromise, listen to other points of view, tone down rhetoric. We teach this to our children, and it is time we act accordingly.
Elizabeth Woodside, Wilmington
What in the world do all the bleeding heart-liberals want (including the editorial staff at the StarNews)? Thom Goolsby is exactly right, and he should never apologize for calling the protesters what they are.
Some folks really believe that we can just print more money and can continue to do nothing about the failure of our public school system to, in far too many cases, graduate students prepared for college or the job market.
I recently had a conversation with a former eighth-grade teacher who ending up hating her job because "there are certain students who simply don't want to learn and their parent doesn't seem to care." Testing seems to be the only reasonable way to determine how a student is doing, although teachers unions seem to deplore accountability …
Anyone who thinks that there aren't many citizens who abuse the unemployment system needs to get real. If we extended benefits for 10 years there would be many who would find a way not to go to work for that long.
As far as Medicaid is concerned, when are liberals going to start talking about the huge increase in the rate of single women having babies? … I hope Goolsby keeps up the good work so he'll have my vote in the future for higher office.
We need more like him in government.
Victor C. Hall, Wilmington
Thom Goolsby called the Moral Monday protests a circus. This should be welcome news to the clowns in Raleigh.
"Can't we laugh at ourselves anymore?" he asks.
Lawyers and politicians do not tell jokes. This was as mean-spirited and biased as anything I have heard a public official say. Comments about the Rev. William Barber's attire were way out of bounds.
I am an independent voter and try to listen to all sides in an argument. Dissent is what makes this country great. To arrest peaceful protestors is against everything that this country stands for. Remember this at the ballot box.
Rodney P. Robbins, Wilmington
Thom Goolsby is right. Our state capital has been invaded by a horde of morons.
Unfortunately, they were elected.
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We here at Astros County want to thank you for a great 2010. We got burned out towards the end of the year, but are starting to feel rejuvenated and energized again. (Note: this section has been removed so as to not be SO 1996, a douche, or a wank.)
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31- When Our messengers came with the good news to Abraham, they said, 'We are going to destroy the people of this city. Truly its inhabitants are wrongdoers.
32- He said, 'Lot is in it.' They said, 'We know very well who is in it…."
Because the angels came at Allah's command. Of course, they know very well. The angels will obviously know who is who when somewhere is to be destroyed. And they come accordingly.
"…We are going to rescue him and his family – except for his wife. She will be one of those who stay behind'."
Although she is the wife of a prophet she is perverse, abnormal. The woman's behavior is not normal. But if there is a true person in a city, a great guide, Hazrat Mahdi (as), that place will not be destroyed. There is another verse of the Qur'an in which Allah tells our Prophet (saas) "Allah would not punish them while you were among them." This other verse refers to the same thing. No community containing Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be destroyed. Terrible catastrophes such as earthquakes take place. Even prophets may have very peculiar wives. Like the Prophet Noah (as). She was sick, not normal at all.
33- "When Our Messengers came to Lot, he was distressed on their account,"
He was probably tachycardic. His blood pressure may have shot up. He was therefore "distressed." The blessed prophet was distressed. There was trouble in his heart. Trouble can arise in the heart when one's blood pressure goes up.
"They said, 'Do not fear and do not grieve'."
It is an obligation. One, he must not fear. Two, he must not grieve. High blood pressure stems from fear and grieving. When a person experiences extreme fear, his blood pressure immediately shoots up. His blood pressure also goes up when he is sad, and his cholesterol will also rise. Many deaths are known to be caused by sudden fear and sorrow. Cholesterol also rises way above normal under extreme stress. Blood cholesterol rises in a moment. That is a very dangerous state of affairs. Blood pressure rises unbelievably high. That is why Allah says that "fear and grieving" is unlawful. Muslims must neither fear nor grieve.
"We are going to rescue you and your family – except for your wife;"
Nothing will happen. They will try and kill and set traps for Hazrat Mahdi (as) in the End Times, but nothing will come of it. We will spare you and your family. Nothing will befall Hazrat Mahdi (as) and his own followers. That is what it indicates, that is what the family alludes to. To Hazrat Mahdi (as) and his followers.
"she will be one of those who stay behind."
She will be separated from you, Allah says. Then Allah will send her affliction.
34- "We will bring down on the inhabitants of this city a devastating punishment from heaven because of their deviance."
Because they engage in what is sinful and unlawful.
At the end they will have a horrible appearance. They will be covered in blood. The whole environment will be repellent. Allah says that is how He will devastate them.
35- We have left a Clear Sign of them behind for people who use their intellect.
What is this? Archeology. Because Allah says remains are left behind. Whom is He addressing? He is addressing us. We can see all the remains when we look at Sodom and Gomorrah. People were burned and devastated. They were petrified. Their buildings burned. We look at the buildings and we can see how it happened, the walls of their houses. They put pictures of all the sins they committed on the walls of their houses. Those pictures are still there. While people were burned and petrified below. The matter is quite clear when those pictures and the burned people are put together. What does the verse say? "We have left a Clear Sign of them behind for people who use their intellect." Where it happened. What does clear mean? A sign we can easily understand. Go and look. Look and you will understand. The pictures are quite clear. The walls of the houses are full of them. Immorality of all kinds. Then we look at the people. The pictures are quite clear. Then we look at the people – burned and petrified, the meaning of these verse is clear when you put them both together.
36- And to Madyan We sent their brother Shu'ayb,
Shu'ayb. The word means a small community. Shu'ayb is also used for the Mahdi (as). A small community with 313 members. Shu'ayb is one of the Mahdi's (as) nicknames.
"he said, 'My people, worship Allah"
Be devoted to Allah and admit His oneness. Love Allah, and give thanks to Allah.
"and look to the Last Day."
In other words, hope to be resurrected and to go to paradise.
"and do not act unjustly on earth, corrupting it."
Do not produce corruption. Do not be caught up by Darwinist, materialist, atheist or other such perverse ideas. Espouse the truth and be good and honest.
37- "But they denied him so the earthquake seized them and morning found them lying flattened in their homes."
A huge earthquake.
Allah says there were standing but then fell down. He says He killed them.
38- And [We have devastated] 'Ad and Thamud – it [their condition] must be clear to you from their dwelling places!
Allah says go and look and you will understand. And when we look we see people uncovered by archeological digs. Has the meaning of the verse come out? Yes. Allah says go and look.
"Satan made their actions seem good to them"
They do wrong, but they seemed good to them because satan dressed them up.
"and so debarred them from the Way."
Many people are currently being kept from Islamic Union. They are being kept from Turkish-Islamic Union. They are being prevented from awaiting Hazrat Mahdi (as). If you say he will come in 570 years' time, how can you expect people to strive for Islamic Union or Turkish-Islamic Union? They will not.
"even though they were intelligent people."
Allah says they knew perfectly well. They knew the truth. But they ignored it.
65- "He is Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything in between them, so worship Him and persevere in His worship."
Someone worships but is not determined in worship; only up to a point. There are many people who pray and then give it up. They worship but suddenly stop. They get to 40 or 45 and then go astray. Allah says we must "persevere in worship." One must be determined right up to one's last breath.
"Do you know of any other with His name?"
means there is no other god.
66- "Man says, 'When I am dead, will I then be brought out again alive?'
67- Does not man recall that We created him before when he was not anything?"


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First, Third, and DH for 8/14/12
Donovan Solano (Yahoo! 0%, ESPN 0%, CBS 1%) picked up his only two hits of the week on Saturday and has been playing second base, where he's far more valuable. He's still a decent play in NL-only leagues at the hot corner, but this week brings a far more promising NL-only VP, so we say so long to Solano.
Instead of conforming to my tweener expectations, Chavez has continued that hot streak, starting roughly two out of every three games for the boys in pinstripes, although much of his recent production has come while wearing road grays. While starting four games in a row for only the second time all season, Chavez came alive last week in Detroit. All four games were of the multi-hit variety, and he hammered two doubles on Monday then homered on Tuesday and Thursday. This is a good trend for Chavez, since half of his 12 homers this year have come at home, but it's a surprising one—he owns just a .247/.319/.388 career line at the new Yankee Stadium. Comerica, on the other hand, is much more friendly to Chavez. He owns a .357/.429/.652 line in 126 career plate appearances at Detroit's home field, his best performance in any ballpark where he has at least 16 plate appearances. (Another example of why home/road splits can be misleading.)
His sudden surge of power in every park this season is unexpected, thanks to a 19.4 HR/FB rate that will be a career high if he sustains it—his best was 18.5 percent in 2004, when he hit .276/.397/.501. Chavez's current .289 batting average would also be a career best, but it looks more sustainable than his power surge, judging from his .291 BABIP this season (.286 career). His secondary ratios also look solid. Chavez has improved his contact rate for each of the past three seasons, rising from 76.8 percent in his final season with the Athletics to 83.7 percent today, leading to a 16 percent K%, his lowest strikeout rate since 2003. Over that same four-year span, he's also lifted his walk rate each season from a career low 3.2 percent to this season's 8.3 percent. This is a far cry from the double-digit numbers he routinely produced during his peak, but it does show him adopting the patience of his fellow Yankees, who are third in all of baseball in walk rate.
This all adds up to good improvement for Chavez, who is likely to give back some of his power gains but still provide value in batting average and counting numbers. His 29 RBI and 27 runs already represent his best performances since 2007—not surprising since that was also the last season he played more than this season's 77 games. He's best suited for AL-only and deep mixed leagues, along with daily leagues where owners can work around the platoon he's in.
Jordan Pacheco (Yahoo! 3%, ESPN 2%, CBS 16%) kept his seasonal batting average over .300 last week despite oh-fers on Tuesday and Friday. That's because he collected four hits in his other 11 plate appearances, including his 20th double of the season on Wednesday. That's as many two-baggers as David Freese or Brett Lawrie, but until those turn into homers—he's only got one on the season—he'll probably still languish on your league's waiver wire, despite that strong and consistent batting average.
Another week, another longball for Chris Carter (Yahoo! 7%, ESPN 5%, CBS 30%), who also had three multi-hit games last week to push his batting average into more respectable territory. His .612 SLG is already quite respectable, as are his 10 home runs in just 125 plate appearances. Additionally, his batting eye remains strong, possibly due to the mechanical adjustment Jason Collette wrote about last week. This month, Carter has eight walks and 13 strikeouts in 45 plate appearances, good for a 17.8 percent BB% and 28.9 percent K% that will help owners in OBP leagues without hurting his average too much in standard roto. Owners have noticed Carter; his ownership rates have doubled in ESPN and Yahoo! since he became a VP, so get Carter while you still can.
Two VPs who are likely to graduate soon are Yonder Alonso (Yahoo! 18%, ESPN 12%, CBS 42%) and Todd Frazier (Yahoo! 16%, ESPN 13%, CBS 41%). Alonso has been a VP since June 19, when he was hitting .254/.326/.350. Since then, he's hit .292/.360/.461 in 172 plate appearances, collecting four of his six homers and 23 of his 41 RBI this season. His overall slash line now sits at a much more respectable .269/.339/.393, and his ownership rates have risen accordingly.
Similarly, Frazier began as an NL-only VP way back on May 15, when he had an already-strong line of .270/.325/.514 through his first 40 plate appearances. In the meantime, he's graduated to mixed-league status (thanks to Scott Rolen and then Joey Votto hitting the disabled list) and has hit .281/.339/.526 in 274 plate appearances, clubbing 13 home runs and driving in 45 while making a strong bid for Rookie of the Year honors. Owners have been slow to react, and his ownership rates stayed well below our thresholds for months. Now, however, Rolen is having back problems again, further solidifying playing time for Frazier, who had four straight multi-hit games last week. In the past three weeks, he's seen ownership rises of 9, 8, and 19 percent in Yahoo!, ESPN, and CBS leagues, respectively, and he should join the proud ranks of VP grads soon.
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Though he can crush mistakes, Vitters tries to crush everything, leading to just 36 walks in 950 plate appearances below Double-A (a 3.8 percent BB%). Over two seasons with the Double-A Tennessee Smokies, he only managed to raise that BB% to 4.9 percent, still below the major-league average. Fortunately for Vitters, he also has a short swing and quick hands, leading to strikeout rates at or below 15 percent much of that time. And he does crush quite a few pitches, mistakes or not, as shown by his cumulative 172 ISO.
Vitters looks like he put it all together in Triple-A this season, boosting his walk rate to 6.6 percent BB% while keeping his strikeouts at 17.0 percent K% while compiling a .304/.356/.513 slash line in 452 plate appearances. The usual PCL caveats apply, but the Cubbies—currently 25 games below .500—decided they might as well give him a look this season to see if he can continue developing at the big-league level. In his first six games, he has alternated starts with Valbuena, producing an unimpressive line of .125/.125/.188 in 16 plate appearances, and he should continue to platoon with Valbuena for now. Being in the short half of a platoon, plus his slow development, makes Vitters best saved for NL-only leagues, though keeper owners should also take notice of this highly regarded hitter.
Playing Pepper
Though he scrapes the border of VP ownership levels, Mitch Moreland (Yahoo! 20%, ESPN 26%, CBS 25%) is a great add despite being in the heavy half of a platoon with Mike Olt. Moreland hit .400/.438/.667 last week and looks healthy and ready to mash.
Maybe Brandon Belt (Yahoo! 16%, ESPN 14%, CBS 31%) reads Baseball Prospectus. After my discouraging write-up in last week's Playing Pepper, Belt finished a run of three straight two-hit games, capping a fine week off with a four-hit performance on Sunday in Colorado. He's hit .464/.531/.679 in 32 plate appearances this month, walking four times and striking out twice—an excellent reversal of the 30 whiffs and eight walks he posted in 79 July plate appearances. He remains one to watch.
John Jaso (Yahoo! 3%, ESPN 0%, CBS 16%) has more plate appearances this season as a designated hitter, though the position doesn't seem to suit him well. He's hit .326/.398/.587 as a backstop but just .236/.395/.393 as a DH. No matter where you put him on your fantasy team, however, he's being ignored, despite hitting .345/.474/.569 since the All-Star Break.
With Hafner on the shelf, lefty-masher Shelley Duncan (Yahoo! 1%, ESPN 0%, CBS 1%) will get more time as the Indians' designated hitter, which would make him a decent source of power; he's collected a home run every 20 at-bats or so over the past three seasons.
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Hi Michael - in non-keeper points league that stresses TB, how would you rank these guys for ROS? Chris Carter, Fowler, Bruce or Cody Ross? Thanks!
Aug 14, 2012 02:47 AM
Michael Street
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For TB, I'd say Bruce, Ross, Carter and Fowler. Carter has a higher ceiling than Ross, who's also streaky, but Carter needs to prove himself more to get my endorsement. If you want to gamble a bit, you can swap the order of those two.
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Talk of large stocks and warmer weather are reportedly depressing corn futures. Pre-report estimates for next Monday's quarterly Grain Stocks report are seemingly running above prior expectations. In addition, forecasts for much warmer and wetter Midwest weather next week is increasing planting discussions. Both developments seem somewhat bearish. May corn sank 1.75 cents to $4.8475/bushel around midsession Wednesday, while December slid 2.75 to $4.835.
Cash firmness may be supporting beans and meal Wednesday. The soy complex suffered modest losses along with corn and wheat Tuesday night, but beans and meal rebounded around midmorning. The advance seemed largely technical in nature, but reports of reluctant producer selling and firming country prices may have played a role as well. May soybeans rallied 4.75 cents to $14.3275/bushel late Wednesday morning, while May soyoil declined 0.14 cents to 40.60 cents/pound, and May soymeal added $3.8 to $467.5/ton.
The wheat markets also focused on production prospects. Forecasts for improved rainfall over the central U.S. next week seemed to weigh upon nearby wheat futures Wednesday morning. Conversely, ideas that next Monday's Prospective Plantings report will state wheat seeding intentions above last year appeared to depress the deferred contracts. May CBOT wheat futures fell 9.75 cents to $6.985/bushel in late Wednesday morning action, while May KCBT wheat futures dove 13.0 cents to $7.7875 and May MWE futures dropped 9.25 cents to $7.5375.
Cash strength is supporting cattle futures. News of firm cash trading provided a modest boost for the CME cattle market yesterday. Those southern Plains reports were followed by news of a $2.00/cwt advance in Nebraska prices later in the day, which is almost surely powering the gains being seen this morning. April cattle futures jumped 1.07 cents to 145.45 cents/pound just before lunchtime Wednesday, while August ran up 0.80 cents to 134.70. Meanwhile, April feeder cattle leapt 1.30 cents to 178.65 cents/pound, and August advanced 0.87 to 180.32.
Hog futures apparently posted a technical reversal Wednesday morning. Talk of cash and wholesale weakness seemingly triggered Tuesday's big technical plunge in hog futures Tuesday. However, the afternoon reports proved much more supportive than was seemingly anticipated. Futures continued sliding in early morning action, but reversed to the upside as lunchtime loomed. April hog futures soared 1.80 cents to 123.45 late Wednesday morning, while June added 1.52 to 126.72.


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The Impact are in discussions with Serie A side Bologna to bring forward Daniele Paponi on loan to Montreal until December.
On Tuesday, sources confirmed to Goal.com what was reported by TuttoMercatoWeb last week, that the Impact are in talks with Bologna over the acquisition of forward Daniele Paponi. The Impact are looking to acquire Paponi on loan until December and both clubs would share Paponi's salary, which exceeds 180,000 euros.
Paponi joined Bologna from Parma in 2010 and has hardly played for the Serie A side since. Over the last two years, Bologna has tried to transfer Paponi on to sides in Serie B and eastern Europe but the Ancona native refused to take those opportunities, wanting to prove that he could be a starter in Serie A. Paponi was also on trial with Chicago Fire last summer.
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The social care landscape is changing: the future of elderly care will now be in people's own homes and, with that, comes a growing need for homecare nurses. Too often, a negative attitude of elderly care nursing prevails – that it can be a landing spot for less qualified nurses. However, this profession is one that should be highly valued, combining a set of key skills and qualities that are essential to delivering the quality care that allows people to age with dignity. Here are five that we consider to be essential to this role: Respect for the Elderly As people age and start to lose control of their faculties, it can be easy to lose sight of their individuality – who they see themselves as; their place in their world; their hobbies and interests. Faced with daily challenges of sensory loss, memory impairment, and physical disability, it can be an unenviable task for a nurse to get through to the person inside, to make them feel recognised and valid. Tremendous patience, determination and kindness is required. Powers of Assessment A good elderly care nurse will possess keen powers of observation, and be adept at assessing the subtle signs of a person's deterioration or improvement. They will be skilled at assessing and caring for their psychological and social well-being, determining what the individual needs to continue to derive enjoyment from life. Communication Skills The ability to communicate is crucial to any healthcare role, but particularly for those working with the elderly, who so often have retreated into an inner world, or are suffering from dementia or Alzheimers. To tune into and decipher a patient's needs in such circumstances is a particular skill, even a gift, and something that can greatly ease the confusion and disorientation experienced by elderly patients. Creativity Not a skill that is immediately associated with the healthcare professions, creativity is a trait that is becoming more and more useful for nurses in this field. For an elderly care nurse dedicated to improving her patient's quality of life, thinking outside the box can present new ways to divert and engage them, and introduce a welcome change of rhythm to their daily routines. Flexible Approach Older people generally fall at the mercy of other people's schedules as they grow increasingly dependent, whether they are residents of a nursing home, or being cared for by a family member. With this comes a huge loss of personal freedom and individualism, leading to depression for many. Being conscious of this, and allowing some flexibility and freedom of choice wherever possible, can improve a person's quality of life dramatically. By simply involving a person in small daily decisions, such as what they will wear or eat, enables them to still feel some semblance of control in their own life. As our Baby Boomer population approaches old age, and the average age expectancy continuing to rise, there will be more need than ever for elderly care nurses with a genuine passion for what they do. Despite the challenges, the rewards for both nurses and their patients are great. There can be no finer profession than to enable another person to preserve their dignity, individuality and self-esteem for as long as possible. Speak to Us Today To speak to a member of our Nursing Division about Elderly Care Nurse positions across the country, contact us today for more information. T: 1890 88 20 66 | E: firstname.lastname@example.com
Psychiatric nursing is a vocation: a demanding but highly rewarding role that offers care and solace to the most vulnerable and distressed people in society. The path of a psychiatrist nurse can be a challenging one, and only the most dedicated and highly skilled professionals are well-suited to it. Currently undergoing much needed reforms, the field of mental health in Ireland is going through a period of flux. We look at the role of nurses in this specialist discipline, the measures needed to support them, and the future of mental health nursing in Ireland. The role of a psychiatric nurse Psychiatric nurses are currently the largest profession working within the Irish mental health services. Over the last 10 years, the role of the nurse has grown considerably[1], particularly with respect of their clinical roles and responsibilities as the healthcare landscape continues to change and nurses are required to provide more responsive care. Underpinning the role of the psychiatrist nurses are the core values of a non-judgemental approach; trust; dignity; respect; the provision of choice; and the promotion of rights. Part of the essential function of these nurses is their partnership with the patient and their families or advocates to enable them to draw on their own inner resources, realising their own potential and capabilities. Working daily with such high-support patients is unquestionably a challenging role, and nurses require crucial supports in order to carry out their duties to meet the needs of their patients. However, due to the many and varied challenges faced by the Irish health service, this area of nursing, as others, has suffered from a lack of funding, inadequate legislation, and unfulfilled targets. A vision for change Since the publication of the nation's mental health policy A Vision for Change in 2006, our mental health services have been evolving in a more recovery and service-focused way. While many within the sector are critical that few of the proposed changes in that policy have been implemented ten years later, there has been a sustained focus on reforming mental health law and on re-defining supports for mental health nurses. In 2015, former Minister for Mental Health & Disability Kathleen Lynch established a framework of recommendations with a view to bringing Irish mental health legislation in line with international standards. A new Mental Health Bill is currently progressing through the Oireachtas, which addresses the inadequacies and anomalies in the existing 2001 Mental Health Act and re-focuses on a more person-centred approach to treatment and care. Support through clinical supervision A Vision for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing – a shared journey for mental healthcare in Ireland[2] outlines a number of recommendations to support the delivery of such a person centred, recovery-focused, quality and safe mental health service - chief among them, the provision of clinical supervision to all nurses. Published in April 2015, the Clinical Supervision Framework for Nursing Working in Mental Health was designed: To provide support to mental health nurses for issues arising in their work To enable nurses to grow, both individually and professionally To provide a standardised structure for clinical supervision for all nurses Implementing this core function across the mental health services is essential, not only to the improvement of clinical standards and enhanced patient care, but also to the "health" of the psychiatric nursing profession. Best practice guidelines suggest regular hourly review sessions at 4-6 week intervals with a suitably qualified supervisor, taking place in the workplace and recorded for future reference. With such proper supports in place, those with a genuine calling to mental health nursing can look forward to developing their skills and career in a field where they can truly make a positive difference. Take the next step with us Want to know more about the current roles available for mental health nurses across Ireland? Contact a member of our expert Nursing Division today to discuss your future. T: 1890 88 20 66 | E: email@example.com [1] http://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/25684/1/Clinical_Supervision_Framework_Nurses_Mental_Health.pdf [2] Cusack, E. & Killoury, F., A Vision for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing – a shared journey for mental health care in Ireland, 2012 Writer Evelyn Moriarty, Content Specialist Evelyn Moriarty is a Content Specialist at TTM Healthcare, based in at our Irish headquarters. Joining the company in 2016, Evelyn specialises in both on and offline content creation for the health and social care market. Company Bio TTM Healthcare is a specialist health and care recruitment company established by Brian Crowley in Ennis, Co. Clare in 2002. Now recruiting highly skilled medical professionals from all over the world, TTM has offices in Ennis, Dublin and the UK. Selected as Ireland's No 1 Healthcare Agency by the National Recruitment Federation, TTM is also the UK's Recruiter Awards Public Sector Agency (2016) and Professional Services Agency of the Year (2016 & 2017), as well as a Gold Standard Deloitte Best Managed Company (2016 & 2017.)
When's the last time you took a long, hard look at the state of your CV? Most of us generally only dig it out at the last minute on the verge of an application deadline for a new job, leaving us little or no time to give it a thorough overhaul. Whether or not you're on the hunt for pastures greener, we recommend blowing the dust off and following some of our key tips for polishing up a winning healthcare CV. Who knows when you'll need it next! Fresh Eyes – Take your current 'masterpiece' and look at it anew, this time from the perspective of a potential employer. Would you hire you? Have you managed to grab your own attention on the first page? What would set you apart from another candidate? 2. Clean Design – It is possible for a CV to be detailed and comprehensive whilst also being clean and simple. Using a cleverly designed template will help you to achieve this. With a multitude of attractive templates to choose from online, many designed especially for healthcare professionals, you have no excuse for submitting an unengaging word version that will hardly help you stand out from the crowd. Avoid wildly colourful or overly complicated templates, however, that might be suitable for other professions – use common sense here. 3. Out with the Old – Everyone knows it, but it's worth repeating: Tailor your CV to the role for which you are applying. There's no need to include every professional position all the way back to your first summer job as a student – keep it current and relevant. This includes scanning it for out-of-date skills or software that may no longer be of interest. 4. Blow your Trumpet – Just this once, it's okay. What's the point of a CV if not to highlight your personal bests and elevate you above your competition? Make sure you weave some of these into the first page of your CV. Pepper your professional background with facts, figures, and achievements. It shouldn't be a dull chronology of previous employments - you want that recruiter to flip to page 2. 5. Highlight Your Healthcare Strengths – Consider the common attributes for healthcare professionals: caring; compassion; working as part of a team; good communicator; leadership. Don't forget to frame your CV to highlight these characteristics which are so intrinsic to any healthcare role. 6. Healthcare Terminology – Candidates often deliberately avoid using healthcare jargon on their CV. Why? You're applying for a healthcare position. If it's relevant, use it. 7. The Social You – Include a link to your LinkedIn profile, as it allows an interested recruiter to delve a little deeper, read any publications you might have, and view recommendations from previous employers and colleagues. Tread carefully if you are including links to other social networks, such as Twitter, etc. – advisable only if your activity is relevant to your work. 8. Get the Basics Right – It's surprising the amount of people who get the small but essential details of a CV wrong: Name and address should be front and centre Include a phone number and email address Include a physical address 9. Proof is in the Pudding - Here you are selling your attention to detail and love of precision, and your CV is littered with typos, awkward phrasing, and dodgy formatting – take our advice and ask a colleague or two to proof-read it before you submit that application. You can thank us later! 10. A Killer Cover Letter – What's a winning CV without a cover letter to catch the recruiter's undivided attention. Read our tips on how to write a cover letter that will blow the competition away. Even with plentiful jobs in the healthcare industry these days, there's no reason not to set out your stall in the best way possible with a CV that will give your application a leading edge. All that's left for us to say is good luck with your next career move! See yourself in a new role with Ireland's leading healthcare recruiter? Contact us today to hear about our current career opportunities! Writer Evelyn Moriarty, Content Specialist Evelyn Moriarty is a Content Specialist at TTM Healthcare, based in at our Irish headquarters. Joining the company in 2016, Evelyn specialises in both on and offline content creation for the health and social care market. Company Bio TTM Healthcare is a specialist health and care recruitment company established by Brian Crowley in Ennis, Co. Clare in 2002. Now recruiting highly skilled medical professionals from all over the world, TTM has offices in Ennis, Dublin and the UK. Selected as Ireland's No 1 Healthcare Agency by the National Recruitment Federation, TTM is also the UK's Recruiter Awards Public Sector Agency (2016) and Professional Services Agency of the Year (2016 & 2017), as well as a Gold Standard Deloitte Best Managed Company (2016 & 2017.)


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It's less than a week since General Motors agreed to sell Opel, its European arm, to a group led by Magna International of Canada, but already a wave of anger at the implications of the deal is building up. Nowhere is this more true than in Belgium and the UK, where workers at GM plants seem far more at risk than their colleagues in Germany of losing their jobs.
This episode is, however, about much more than potential job losses. It's about Europe's reluctance to come to terms with huge overcapacity in its car industry. It's about how best to preserve a broad manufacturing base in an era when the other main recent driver of European economic growth - lightly regulated financial capitalism – is discredited. Finally, it is a test of the European Commission's ability to uphold its strict rules on competition and state aid during the worst recession in the European Union's history. Read more


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After rolling out the CF recipe drive a few weeks back, I received a lot of feedback from community members who were contributing Flex, ActionScript and Flash code recipes to the Cookbook. Their feedback can be succinctly boiled down to, "Hey, what about us? We like t-shirts too!"
You want it? You got it! This post is to officially extend the recipe drive to include contributions made to the Flex Cookbook, the ActionScript Cookbook and the Flash Cookbook.
Not sure what the Adobe Cookbooks is? It is a repository for community generated code samples that offer fellow developers coding tips & tricks, workarounds and solutions to specific development challenges. If you are still uncertain as to what the Adobe Cookbooks are all about, or what a code recipe should look like, take a peek at this recipe to get a better idea.
For the entire month of November, EVERY person who contributes a code recipe to the one of the Cookbooks above will receive an ADC branded t-shirt. If you contribute two recipes in that time frame, yes, you will receive two shirts!
How do you collect your shirt, you ask? Simple: drop me an email <esulliva at adobe dot com> with the link to your recipe contribution, your preferred t-shirt size and your mailing address/phone. That's it…you're done!
But wait…we're not done yet. Whoever submits the most recipes during the contest duration will receive an ADC-branded Timbuk2 bag that will contain some additional yummy surprises in it.
One final word: please don't rush over to the cookbook and submit a bunch of a half-baked code recipes just to get a t-shirt. That's not going to help anyone. If you really need a t-shirt that bad, email me <esulliva at adobe dot com> and I may take pity on you.
If you have any questions on the recipe drive or the cookbook application itself, don't hesitate to drop me a note <esulliva at adobe dot com>.
I am looking forward to seeing some great code contributions from the community…happy coding!


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For example, I'm making a program for different kinds of hats. I have a base class Hat that is defined as follows.
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I decide to set up a class that inherits from the Hat class called BaseballCap. (I want to make sure that the kind of hat is "baseball cap," which will come up later.) I am using Ninja IDE, and when I make BaseballCap, it slams me with this weird code.
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Ed Miliband's comments on energy in his Labour party conference speech on Tuesday have profound implications for policy. The immediate focus will be on the suggestion of a price freeze lasting until 2017. The industry will no doubt focus on the implications of cutting profits and the question of what happens if world prices rise. Some might also suggest that a hard freeze will not only deter new investment, but also lead to some companies exiting the business with the net effect of reducing competition. Mr Miliband clearly believes there is profiteering but he has not published the evidence. The Labour leader should and there needs to be a full competition inquiry. It may well be that if there is profiteering a price freeze is not the only nor the best solution. Read more
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New Hope: Join the Winning Team in Lupus Research and Advocacy
We need you on our side — the side of success in research and advocacy! The S.L.E. Lupus Foundation together with the LRI National Coalition of patient advocates throughout the country continue to overcome what others find insurmountable.
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Innovation is at stake! Budget cuts threaten research funded by the National Institutes of Health — research needed to turn LRI's breakthroughs into new drugs for lupus.
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Improve Lupus Diagnosis – Educate Healthcare Professionals
Improving lupus diagnosis and reducing racial disparities is imminent as the Lupus Initiative rolls out May 16. The materials to educate medical students and train healthcare professionals are ready to go. But we need more funding to ensure that every provider receives this training and every patient who has lupus is diagnosed.
Use this tool to tell Congress we must educate our doctors and nurses to ask the question – Could this be lupus? Go ›
Join the Congressional Lupus Caucus
Over a decade of knocking on the doors of Congress opened the way for an interest in lupus at the federal level and the creation of the Congressional Lupus Caucus.
Use this tool to urge your Senators and Representatives to join this growing group of legislators who care about lupus. Go ›
Persuade Others to Care
Listen to top experts in lupus speak about why we should all care about lupus: at a recent Congressional briefing co-hosted by the LRI — then use their arguments to persuade others:
Dr. Robert Katz powerfully conveyed how this prototypical autoimmune disease impacts lives, sharing his personal experience treating hundreds of patients at Rush University Medical Center and Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Watch the video ›
Dr. Mary Crow of the Hospital for Special Surgery in NY noted, "We must protect the invaluable progress of lupus research over the last decade and cannot lose ground at this pivotal juncture when solutions to this confounding disease are finally within reach." Watch the video ›
Dr. Betty Diamond of The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and Albert Einstein College of Medicine in NY documented the need to educate healthcare professionals and the lupus community about the nature and extent of racial disparities in lupus. "If patients of all ethnicities and races have the opportunity to participate in clinical trials, we will have the data we need to deliver new treatment options more quickly." Watch the video ›
Generate Public Awareness of Lupus
Lupus Awareness Month is the ideal time to educate others about the disease. When you explain, "I have lupus," wouldn't it be amazing to be greeted by nods of understanding instead of blank stares?
Ways to consider raising awareness:
- Participate in the World Lupus Day Flash Mob
Get Informed
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Get our e-newsletter sent to your email inbox every month and stay on top of the latest in lupus discoveries, breaking news, and ways to get involved.
Get Educated
Knowledge is power! Knowing all you can about lupus can help. In celebration of Lupus Awareness Month in May, we have even more educational programs than usual. Bring someone with you and share the information. Check it out!
- Get Into the Loop™– Attend the 2013 NYC Hospital Tour to learn from lupus experts
- Join the upcoming Facebook chat led by healthcare professionals from the S.L.E. Lupus Foundation and New York's Hospital for Special Surgery. Check our Facebook page for details.
- Get your daily dose! Visit our Facebook page to learn a lupus fact or tip every day in May. Share with friends and family to help them better understand lupus and how it affects you.
Get Support
The S.L.E. Lupus Foundation is here to help you through a diagnosis of lupus. We offer support services and educational programs. Here are some practical tips for living with lupus.
- Visit Jessica's Coping with Lupus Corner.
- Attend our support groups led by a health professional. There are several to choose from in Manhattan or the Bronx.
- Share experiences with others facing similar challenges. Join our Facebook Family at http://www.facebook.com/LupusNY
Get Involved
Donate to Research and Advocacy
Your donations to the S.L.E. Lupus Foundation allow us to provide services to help people live with lupus while we fund the science that will bring Life Without Lupus.
As a nonprofit organization [a 501(c)(3)], all contributions to the S.L.E. Lupus Foundation are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. The tax ID for the Lupus Research Institute is ID #13-3060086.
If you would like to make a recurring donation or include the S.L.E. Lupus Foundation in your will, please contact us at 212.812.9881. Donate online ›
Consider Clinical Trials
Clinical trial research to test potential new drugs and diagnostic tests is essential for safer and more effective new treatments. Participation in a trial gives patients access to excellent care and new treatments in development. Visit LupusTrials.org to learn more about clinical trials and see if one might be right for you.


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So much cute stuff! A lot of it is homemade. The jewellery is beautiful. Crystal M., HousekeepingMore Info View on map
So much cute stuff! A lot of it is homemade. The jewellery is beautiful. Crystal M., HousekeepingMore Info View on map
These guys specialize in paddle board rentals, and even offer a paddle board class to help you with getting your balance figured out before you take to the lake on your own. Paddle boarding isn't every person's idea of fun. Fortunately they offer paddle boats, kayaks, canoes, inflatable islands and aqua bikes as well. If 'aqua bike' doesn't ring a bell, they are those two-person tricycles with giant inflatable wheels that you may have seen looking ridiculous on the water. And their rates are very reasonable. If you happen to be here on one of those rare sunny summer days in Kelowna, you won't regret checking them out. They are tucked away in a nook of the lake, so you're not going to float away if you get tired too tired to paddle back. That seems important to me. – Lauren S., Front DeskMore Info View on map
Kelowna Farmer's Market is open during the summer and the indoor winter market open during the winter. Both are every Saturday from 9:00am-1:00pm." – Georgie M., Front DeskMore Info View on map
If you are looking for something fun to do with the family, bowling at McCurdy is a great option. Friday and Saturday evenings are the best time to go and enjoy 'cosmic bowling.' The lanes are lit up with black lights, and the music provides a bit of a party atmosphere. Food and drinks can be ordered from the on-site pub, which is an added bonus!" Amanda, Front Desk. Accent Inn KelownaMore Info View on map
Admission is by donation to supplement the cost of vet and feed. A variety of Kangaroos and Wallabies, sometime even little Joeys you can hold. Educational and fun for all.More Info View on map
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Team Member – Darren says his proposal was on Knox Mountain & the scenery was almost as beautiful as his fiance.
If you love the smell of lavendar, you will enjoy visiting this farm with its rows of lavendar and themed herbal gardens.More Info View on map
Lovely place to have wedding pictures taken, beautiful gardens, then visit the nursery they have an excellent selection of daylilies & more.More Info View on map
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The high neckline and long sleeves make for a covered-up-yet-still-sexy silhouette for 9-5 and well into the evening.
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This article was published 5/2/2013 (1659 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Reports critical of the way Phoenix Sinclair's case was handled by Winnipeg Child and Family Services were not to be shared with the staff involved, said the woman in charge at the time. At the inquiry into the little girl's death, Darlene MacDonald testified today that she was ordered not to.
"I was asked to keep the reports confidential and not share them with anyone," said MacDonald, who was the CEO of CFS then and is now the Children's Advocate.
"I think there were people above me who made that decision."
The three reports were written after Phoenix's 2005 death came to light in 2006. The five-year-old's body was discovered buried at Fisher River First Nation and in 2008 her mother Samantha Kematch and stepfather Karl "Wes" McKay were convicted of her murder.
In 2011, the province ordered an inquiry to determine how Phoenix slipped through Manitoba's child-welfare safety net. Phoenix had been involved with Winnipeg CFS from the time she was born until her family left Winnipeg for the reserve in 2005, the year she was murdered.
Soon after her death was discovered in 2006, investigations began. The chief medical examiner, an independent third party and an internal review were conducted.
The social workers and supervisors criticized in those reports were never informed of the findings concerning their role in the case. They didn't find out until years later, when the commission of inquiry was ordered and they were contacted by commission counsel.
Several of the workers who have testified said they wished they'd seen the reports' findings about their involvement in the case – they might have learned something from it.
MacDonald said she assumed that the reports were to be kept secret because an inquiry would be called.


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Ten days are all I have before I board the aircraft to Rotterdam. The tickets are here, the packing is still to be started, there are refresher-tests to be written before Christmas, the preparation for the case competitions is already on and the to-do list is never-ending. Read more
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Rio Tinto is not the only mining company to be experiencing change at its highest levels, with ASX-listed gold producer Perseus Mining revealing today that Mark Calderwood would step down as managing director.
Mr Calderwood has been managing director of the West African focused miner since it listed on the ASX in 2004, and will hand over to his chief financial officer Jeff Quartermaine on February 1.
Mr Calderwood's profile has arguably never been higher, after he was asked to present to more than 500 people at the Melbourne Mining Club in December, but in a statement today he indicated he was keen to spend more time on grass roots exploration.
Perseus said Mr Calderwood will continue with the company in a "part-time technical role'' which will focus on ''his strengths in project generation, recognition and discovery, for which he has an excellent track record''.
Mr Calderwood is also a large shareholder in Perseus, he said the company and new management continued to have the "full support" of his holdings.
Mr Quartermaine's elevation represents the company's need to juggle both grass roots exploration but also an operating gold mine.
The company's biggest asset is the Edikan gold mine in Ghana, where it has previously promised to produce between 245,000 and 265,000 ounces of gold in the year to June 30, 2013.
But guidance was missed in both the September and December quarters, and the company will update gold production and other operations tomorrow.
Perseus also has exploration ground in Cote D'Ivoire.
Perseus chairman Reg Gillard said Mr Calderwood had done a great job, and the company was now looking to the next era and its goal to become a "multi mine, mid-tier gold producer".
"Jeff has proven himself an excellent CFO and in the past year he has increasingly taken on management challenges passed on by Mark and the board,'' said Mr Gillard.
Shares were up 0.5 per cent to $2.05 in lunch time trading.


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By Marcin Piatkowski and Natasha Kapil, World Bank
Poland is Europe's growth champion. It has more than doubled its GDP per capita since the beginning of the post-socialist transition in 1989, consistently growing since 1992, and was the only EU economy to avoid a recession in 2009. Poland is a prime example of the success of the European "convergence machine".
In 2014, the level of income adjusted for purchasing parity exceeded $24,000 and reached almost 65 per cent of the level of income in the euro zone, the highest absolute and relative level since 1500 A.D. Read more


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A single-vehicle crash Saturday night on La. 347 near Delcambre Road killed two St. Martinville residents, State Police spokesman said Sunday.
At 10:22 p.m., Danny Boudreaux, 45, was traveling south on La. 347 in his 1997 Chevrolet Corvette when he ran off the road to the left in an area of the road with a slight left curve, said Trooper 1st Class Stephen Hammons of Troop I.
The car hit a ditch, overturned several times and struck a tree, Hammons said in a news release.
Boudreaux was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the car, but his passenger, Tammy Boudreaux, 44, was wearing a seat belt, Hammons said.
The St. Martin Parish Coroner's Office pronounced both people dead at the scene, Hammons said.
Troopers are unsure if impairment played a role in the accident and submitted a toxicology sample to the State Police Crime Lab in Baton Rouge for analysis, Hammons said.


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There is a technical service bulletin for the V8 engines regarding a possible problem with the spark plug being ejected from the cylinder head, damaging the threads in the spark plug hole. If the vehicle is under warranty, cylinder head replacement is recommended. If the vehicle is out of warranty, Ford authorized the use of a specific thread insert to repair the head.
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Last week I wrote a post titled "I Think it's Time for a Personal Beauty Intervention." I wrote about the struggles we go through when it comes to personal beauty and how we're always criticizing ourselves. I made a point to emphasize how our level of self-esteem is contagious. Sometimes we don't realize how that affects others around us.
Having low self-esteem and a lack of confidence in ourselves is an epidemic. And not just among us either, but with the young girls in our lives. According to Dove Global Research, 72% of our girl's (ages 10-17) feel tremendous pressure to be "beautiful." Seriously, that should be the last of their worries!
Because of statistics like that, I'm very excited to share the theme of Dove's third annual Self-Esteem Weekend-"Let's Talk" (En Espanol: Vive Mejor's Hablemos). It's as simple as it sounds…take a moment to show the young women in your life that you care. Have an honest conversation with them about beauty. Come on…Dove Global Research also found that only 11% of girls (ages 10-17) are comfortable using the word beautiful to describe themselves. That's a problem!
I spent my teen years thinking I was just a chubby girl with acne. I felt like no boy will ever like me. And I wanted nothing more than to be one of the "popular girls." Yes, I played sports and was pretty involved in school activities, but I always had that feeling that I wasn't beautiful enough. It sucks, because that was pretty much my world. I can't even imagine how much my life would've changed if one of my peers sat me down and talked to me about real beauty…inside and out.
Here's your chance to be that person. Dove is inviting women across the U.S. to participate in their Dove Self-Esteem Weekend, taking place October 5-7 nationwide. From a silent march in Times Square to Walmart stores having designated areas within the store where visitors can share a message of encouragement to girls, there are many ways to get involved.
Visit their web site here for more info or check out this guide to help get you started.
Join in on a Facebook chat with program expert, People en Espanol columnist and parenting expert Jeannette Torres-Alvarez this Thursday, October 4th from 7 -8 pm EST on https://www.facebook.com/vivemejor
What words of advice would you give a young girl in your life?
Disclosure: This post is compensated and is in collaboration with Latina Bloggers Connect and Dove. All opinions expressed in this post are 100% my own.


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What Time is It?Trick brain teasers appear difficult at first, but they have a trick that makes them really easy.
On a clock, the big and small hand are exactly between 1 and 2. Both hands lie on top of each other.
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