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|Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang's Regular Press Conference on September 13, 2017
Q: It is reported that the 71st session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly recently adopted a resolution which incorporates the principle of "extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits" put forward by China. What do you think is the significance of this?
A: On September 11, the 71st session of the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution titled "the United Nations in global economic governance" under the theme of "Central role of the United Nations system in global governance". The resolution requires all relevant parties to improve global economic governance and strengthen the role of the UN in the principle of "extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits". Meanwhile, it reaffirms that the UN should continue playing its central role, seek the common solutions to addressing global challenges and foster a community of shared future for mankind in the spirit of win-win cooperation.
"Extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits" is the guiding principle for the cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative proposed by China and the important consensus reached by all relevant parties while advancing the Belt and Road Initiative. It has been widely applauded and actively received by the international community. In May this year, all relevant parties confirmed this principle during the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. This principle emphasizes that all relevant parties should consult together, build together and benefit together and embodies the vision of equality, cooperation and win-win outcomes. Against the backdrop of the intertwining of the interests of all countries and the rising of all sorts of global challenges, the principle of "extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits" is highly relevant.
Previously, the resolutions adopted by the UN General Assembly and Security Council also contain such contents as the building of the Belt and Road Initiative and the vision of a community of shared future for mankind that are proposed by China. This demonstrates that the Chinese voices, Chinese proposals and Chinese wisdom are gaining understanding, support and responses from an increasing number of countries and are becoming the consensus of the international community.
As a member of the emerging markets and developing countries, the Chinese side stands ready to join hands with the international community to follow the above-mentioned principles and visions to actively promote the reform of global governance system so as to make it better mirror the changes of the international landscape and better serve all countries around the world.
Q: The Japanese Prime Minister is visiting India now and both sides are going to officially launch the first ever Japan-India high-speed railway project. What is China's comment on this? China and India also had several rounds of discussions on high-speed railway projects and the studies are still going on. Can you introduce the progress of the railway projects between China and India?
A: We welcome the cooperation on infrastructure projects including the railway between the regional countries. We are also willing to work with the regional countries including India to promote exchanges and cooperation across the board and fuel regional economic growth.
Regarding the China-India cooperation on railway which you are interested in, I want to say that railway cooperation constitutes an important part of the China-India pragmatic cooperation. The two sides have reached important consensus on carrying out railway cooperation. As far as I know, now the competent authorities of the two countries maintain communication on advancing cooperation in such areas as the high-speed railway and the acceleration of the existing lines.
Q: It is reported that the US President Donald Trump will visit China in November. Can the Chinese side confirm this?
A: On September 12, local time, after wrapping up his visit to Jamaica, State Councilor Yang Jiechi made a stopover in Washington D.C., the United States, during which he met with the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. The Chinese side has issued the press release about the meeting. If you read it attentively, you can find the following sentences. I can repeat them. State Councilor Yang Jiechi said that at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, President Trump will pay a state visit to China this year and the Chinese side is willing to work with the United States to strive for the positive outcomes of this visit. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson also said that the US stands ready to step up communication and coordination with China to ensure that the visit of President Trump is fruitful.
Q: According to the media of New Zealand, a Member of Parliament (MP) of New Zealand with a Chinese heritage has once been trained as a spy by the Chinese military. New Zealand's intelligence service is investigating this matter. Do you know anything about this? What is China's response to this?
A: First, I would like to stress that the MP you mentioned is a citizen of New Zealand. So, as for the detailed information about him, I think you should ask the competent authorities of New Zealand. Second, with regard to the domestic affairs of other countries, we usually do not make comments. We follow the principle of non-interference in other countries' internal affairs. Third, we firmly oppose that certain media make up fake news by inventing groundless assumptions based on hearsay evidence and fabricating something out of thin air.
Q: Last night, there was some rhetoric which could escalate the tensions on the Korean Peninsula from both the DPRK and the United States. What is your comment?
A: We have made quite a few responses to similar questions. In brief, my response today is that we hope all relevant parties can remain rational, exercise restraint and refrain from taking the actions that could further heighten the tensions on the Korean Peninsula.


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Letting go seems to be my theme this week. Actually, maybe it's a recurring theme it's just that now I"m paying more attention to it. And funny enough, paying attention was the theme for the past several months. Which I guess means I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be. In that big giant universal sense that is.
Every year for Halloween we take a family photo on the bench in the yard. Every year. Since we've been in this house. Since all the kids were little. Before some of the kids even existed. We would all get our random costumes on and take 10 minutes for a photo shoot. I love those photos. The sessions and the photos too.
This year we were kind of in a hurry because of new schedules where big kids get home later than usual. And costumes were chosen last minute which took a little bit of time. And we were just a little bit more scattered. So the photo shoot was rushed. And one child didn't want to participate. At all. At first I insisted. But only for about a minute. And then, like a wave, I felt myself let go of the expectation.
In the big picture, who cares about the picture? Yes, I like it but taking a photo with 5 of us instead of 6 will serve as much as a reminder of where we all were at that current moment in time just as much as a photo would. I'll remember that moods were off and we were feeling a little frantic and so the photo was different.
And I'll use that photo of 5 as a metaphor for so much more. I'll remember to let go of expectations. I'll remember to let everyone feel the feelings. I'll remember that we all need/like/want different things. I'll remember that where we are in one moment of time does not define us for all time. I'll remember, hopefully, to try to meet everyone where they are at any given moment of time. And hopefully I'll remember that it's crucial in this family life of ours to choose my battles. Which ones matter? Which ones can I just let go?
I think this year's picture is going to give me more than I could have ever dreamed because what's in the picture is just as telling and crucial as what isn't.

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I'm crazy about this nude Zara studded leather jacket! It's one of my favorite items for this season! I love it because I can combine it with almost all my clothes like dresses, jeans, shorts and skirts.
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Say what you want about the recent Pirates movies (what I want to say isn't fit for pleasant company), the new trailer for The Lone Ranger looks pretty cool. Because railroads and cowboys and gunfights and there's a horse standing on a branch.
I can't be the only one looking forward to this, right? How far away is summer? [YouTube]


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Category: 300 News Posted by: admin Exceptionally strong No. 1 openings in 20 key markets on the weekend propelled "300" to its second consecutive stanza as the top boxoffice draw overseas, resulting in an estimated gross of $48 million from about 5,000 screens in 33 territories.
'300' Dominates Overseas
Article Date: March 26, 2007 | Publication: The Hollywood Reporter | Author: Frank Segers
Source: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/
The super-violent military epic about Spartan warriors battling the Persian forces at the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C. dwarfed the competition in a generally bland weekend on the foreign circuit, more than doubling the combined gross of the second- through fifth-place titles.
"300's" international boxoffice total is $79 million. Worldwide, director Zack Snyder's interpretation of Frank Miller's graphic novel has accumulated $241.4 million.
Notable among the new territories was Russia, where "300" yielded an estimated $5.6 million from 432 situations, averaging $12,963 per screen. The film is on track to be "the biggest opening of all time" for Warner Bros., according to the distributor, "topping (2003's) 'The Matrix Revolutions' by 9%."
A France opening produced an estimated $5.6 million from 485 locations for a per-screen average of $11,546. In Italy, the tally was an estimated $5.3 million from 486 screens, while Mexico provided $2.6 million from 520 locations.
"300's" biggest holdover market was South Korea, where it continued to rank first with an estimated $3.4 million in the second weekend at 231 spots -- down just 29% from the opening frame -- for a market cume of $12 million.
In Greece, where "300" has performed well given its subject, the weekend tally dropped 52% from the previous stanza largely because of Saturday's Euro 2008 soccer qualifier between Greece and Turkey. Still, the gross came in at an estimated $1.3 million in the third weekend, raising the Greek market cume to $9.4 million.
The biggest of the new overseas entries for the week is Universal International's release of "Mr. Bean's Holiday," which laughed all the way to No. 1 openings in Singapore and Malaysia, totaling an estimated $1.7 million from 92 screens.
The latest Rowan Atkinson comedy -- a co-production of Universal, Britain's Working Title Films and France's StudioCanal -- grossed an estimated $1.1 million from 43 spots for a $25,581 per-screen average in Singapore, making "Holiday" the No. 1 comedy of all time in that market. In Malaysia, the debut produced an estimated $680,000 from 49 locates for a per-screen average of $13,878, making "Holiday" the biggest comedy ever to play that territory.
"Holiday" won't open in the U.S. until Aug. 31. It rolls out internationally during the next two months, bowing in 21 markets this weekend, including the U.K. and Australia.
Sony Pictures Releasing International opened "Reign Over Me" in Australia at the same time as the film's domestic bow. The Aussie estimate for the drama, which stars Adam Sandler as a man who lost his family in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, is $230,000 from 56 screens, ranking No. 8 in the market.
Paramount Pictures International bowed day-and-date with its domestic release the Mark Wahlberg thriller "Shooter," which scored in Brazil with an estimated $285,000 from 105 screens. In the U.K., Sony opened "Catch and Release," a romantic comedy with Jennifer Garner, for an estimated $50,000 from about 70 screens.
This weekend's overall No. 2 title is "Norbit," which bowed in seven territories including Italy and Belgium and garnered an estimated $8.3 million from 2,513 screens in 40 markets. The overseas total for the PPI release is $43.2 million.
The Eddie Murphy comedy took the No. 3 spot in Italy, opening to an estimated $1.6 million from 241 spots, while the Belgium bow produced $479,000 from just 33 spots for a solid per-screen average of $14,515. The biggest of the holdover markets was the U.K., where "Norbit" drew an estimated $1.3 million from 374 screens, lifting its market cume to $9 million.
In the No. 3 spot overall is another Warner Bros. International title, "Music and Lyrics," the romantic comedy pairing Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore. The film drew an estimated $7 million from about 3,500 screens in 54 markets; its Turkey debut provided an estimated $336,000 from 67 locations for a per-screen average of $5,000. Its overseas cume stands at $68 million.
Ranking fourth for the weekend is Sony's "Ghost Rider," which opened at No. 1 in Thailand (an estimated $885,000 from 120 screens) and in New Zealand ($290,000 from 53 locations). Overall, the Marvel Comics-based action fantasy with Nicolas Cage finished with an estimated $5.4 million from about 3,500 screens in 58 markets, hiking its international cume to $95.4 million.
The fifth position for the weekend goes to 20th Century Fox International's "Night at the Museum," which is winding down its overseas run with a strong Japan showing, exhibiting an estimated $2.9 million in its second weekend from 568 spots -- only a 19% drop from the opening weekend -- for a market cume of $11.8 million. The overall tally for the Ben Stiller comedy was an estimated $3 million from about 1,000 screens in two markets (Japan and France), enough to push "Museum" past the $300 million mark internationally at $300.1 million.
Buena Vista International's "Wild Hogs" continues to be a strong No. 1 in Australia with an estimated $1.7 million in its third weekend at 300 screens, down just 19% from the week before. Overall, the suburban biker comedy snared an estimated $2.6 million from 590 locations in a half-dozen markets. The film's international cume is $11.1 million ($134.9 million worldwide), of which $8 million comes from Australia.
BVI's "Deja Vu" looks on track to pass the $115 million mark internationally as the Denzel Washington action film drew an estimated $2.1 million for the weekend from 650 screens in China and Japan. The Chinese tally was an estimated $1.3 million from 200 situations; the film's international gross is $111 million.
WBI's local-language production "Ho Voglia di Te" continued strongly in Italy with an estimated $1.7 million from about 500 screens for a market cume of $18.2 million. PPI bowed "Freedom Writers," starring Hilary Swank, in Australia and recorded an estimated $352,000 from 153 sites; the film tallied an overall weekend estimate of $1 million from 526 screens in 10 territories, raising its overseas cume to $3.8 million.
Other overseas cume updates: Lionsgate International's "Saw III," $81.4 million; Universal's "Hot Fuzz," $42.5 million; DreamWorks/PPI's "Dreamgirls," $49.3 million (thanks to a $1 million weekend at 997 screens in 57 markets); Universal's "The Holiday," $131 million; PPI's "Charlotte's Web," $59.6 million; WBI's "Happy Feet," $177.5 million; Fox's "The Devil Wears Prada," $199.7 million; Fox's "The Last King of Scotland," $25 million; Universal's "Smokin' Aces," $18.1 million; Fox's "Epic Movie," $27 million; Universal's "The Good Shepherd," $12.5 million (Universal territories only); Fox's "Rocky Balboa," $74 million (excluding Scandinavia territories handled by other distributors); and Fox's "Notes on a Scandal," $24.1 million.
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Exceptionally strong No. 1 openings in 20 key markets on the weekend propelled "300" to its second consecutive stanza as the top boxoffice draw overseas, resulting in an estimated gross of $48 million from about 5,000 screens in 33 territories.


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Golf in Alicante: the lure of the green
Spain has an extensive network of first-rate golf courses. It is one of the best places for playing golf, thanks to its year-round good climate and to the quality of its facilities, suitable for all handicaps.
Playing golf in Spain
Play golf 365 days a year, with ideal temperatures, sea views and an excellent range of complementary leisure activities. Do you like the idea? Then come to Spain for your holidays and discover Alicante. On this part of the Mediterranean coast you will find a large number of courses that will test your skill and ability. What are you waiting for? Grab your clubs and prepare to enjoy.
On the Mediterranean coast of eastern Spain, you will find a real paradise for golf lovers: Alicante. Thirteen courses to suit all tastes and levels, mild weather so that you can play all year round, and facilities that will meet all your needs, are just some of the reasons why this could be your ideal holiday destination. The chance to combine time on the green with a range of other leisure and free time activities is one more reason to add to the list. Don't think twice: on this stretch of the Spanish coast you will find a failsafe formula for golf and enjoyment.
Alicante has a broad range of options on offer. It has golf courses set in stunning natural surroundings, and you can play next to the sea or among mountains and forests, close to towns or in the main tourist areas. Moreover, the clubs are close together, meaning you can get to know various different courses without long journeys and without having to change your accommodation.
These courses have been designed by prestigious names on the international circuit and are suited to all types of players: from those starting out in the sport to those who like to live dangerously at each stroke. Alicante's golf clubs offer a bit of everything, from broad, flat courses to winding itineraries dotted with obstacles. The Campoamor and Villamartín clubs in Orihuela; Don Cayo in Altea; the club in Jávea, and La Sella, in Dénia are a few examples of the kind of variety you will find here.
Don't think twice. Come to Spain and discover Alicante, a perfect golf destination where you will have a wonderful time playing your favourite sport.
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Today, April 1st, sees the anniversary of the birth of the Royal Air Force (RAF). The RAF came about from the amalgamation of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service and announced in the London Gazette on April 2nd 1918.
"All Officers serving with the Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Flying Corps on the 31st March, 1918, or in connection with those Services in certain Government Departments, in other than the undermentioned capacities, are granted temporary commissions in the Royal Air Force, with effect from the 1st April, 1918, in ranks which will appear in the Royal Air Force List."
In celebration of this, I thought it pertinent for today's 'Hero of The Line' to be a member of the RAF. But not any old member, no sir. What we have here, if you have a minute, is a proper hero. A pure gold nugget of an airmen, who conquered a fear of flying to become arguably the greatest Allied flying Ace of WW1 and second only to Baron von Richtoffen as the greatest Ace of the war.
So, without further ado, I introduce to you Major Edward Corringham 'Mick' Mannock VC, DSO and Two Bars, MC and Bar.
The outbreak of the war found him working as a telephone engineer in Turkey. Those pesky Turks took him prisoner and put him jail, where he suffered very poor health. Knocking on death's door, he was repatriated and, in 1915, joined the colours. By 1916, he had become an officer in the Royal Engineers and in August 1916 was transferred to the Royal Flying Corps.
After training, he joined No. 40 Squadron but found it difficult at first to settle in. His unease was shown in his flying, to the extent that his colleagues thought he was a coward. He admitted he was scared, but on May 7, he shot down an observation balloon which would prove to be the start of a prolific air career.
By the end of July, Mannock had been awarded the Military Cross (MC) and was a flight commander. On August 12, 1917, he shot down and captured Leutnant Joachim von Bertrab. Both flyers were aces – Mannock had shot down a balloon and four aeroplanes; Bertrab was his sixth "credit".
He kept flying and conquered his fears, working tirelessly at gunnery practice and forcing himself to get close to the German aeroplanes. After one kill, he coldly described it. "I was only ten yards away from him – on top so I couldn't miss. A beautifully coloured insect he was – red, blue, green and yellow. I let him have 60 rounds, so there wasn't much left of him." His determination, flying skill and sense of teamwork earned him a promotion to Captain and a Bar to his MC in October 1917.
In February 1918, Mannock was appointed flight commander of the newly formed No. 74 Squadron. The squadron was posted to France in March 1918. He continued shooting down Germans, but never hogging credit, letting newer pilots get credit for kills. In three months, he claimed 36 more, bringing his total to 59. He was an excellent patrol leader; he took a very protective attitude toward his fliers and lectured them on survival and success. "Sight your own guns," he told them, "The armourer doesn't have to do the fighting."
Mannock was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in May 1918, and received the Bar to the DSO just two weeks later.
On 26 July, Major Mannock offered to help a new arrival, Lt. D.C. Inglis, obtain his first victory. After shooting down an enemy two-seater behind the German front-line, Mannock is believed to have dived to the crash site to view the wreckage. However, while crossing the trenches, the fighters were met with a massive volley of ground-fire. The engine of Mannock's aircraft was hit and immediately caught fire and crashed behind German lines.
Mannock's body was never officially found and he is commemorated on the Royal Flying Corps Memorial to the Missing at the Faubourg d'Amiens CWGC Cemetery in Arras.
A year after his death, he was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross.
Major Mannock was awarded the undermentioned distinctions for his previous combats in the air in France and Flanders:
- Military Cross. Gazetted 17th September, 1917.
- Bar to Military Cross. Gazetted 18th October, 1917.
- Distinguished Service Order. Gazetted 16th September, 1918.
- Bar to Distinguished Service Order (1st). Gazetted 16th September, 1918.
- Bar to Distinguished Service Order (2nd). Gazetted 3rd August, 1918.
Citation for Military Cross
T./2nd Lt. Edward Mannock, R.E. and R.F.C.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. In the course of many combats he has driven off a large number of enemy machines, and has forced down three balloons, showing a very fine offensive spirit and great fearlessness in attacking the enemy at close range and low altitudes under heavy fire from the ground.
Citation for Bar to Military Cross
T./2nd Lt. (T./Capt.) Edward Mannock, M.C., R.E. and R.F.C.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He has destroyed several hostile machines and driven others down out of control. On one occasion he attacked a formation of five enemy machines single-handed and shot one down out of control. On another occasion, while engaged with an enemy machine, he was attacked by two others, one of which he forced to the ground. He has consistently shown great courage and initiative.
Citation for Distinguished Service Order
T./2nd Lt. (T./Capt.) Edward Mannock, M.C., R.E., attd. R.A.F.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during recent operations. In seven days, while leading patrols and in general engagements, he destroyed seven enemy machines, bringing his total in all to thirty. His leadership, dash and courage were of the highest order.[13]
Citation for Bar to Distinguished Service Order
T./2nd Lt. (T./Capt.) Edward Mannock, D.S.O., R.E., and R.A.F.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. In company with one other scout this officer attacked eight enemy aeroplanes, shooting down one in flames. The next day, when leading his flight, he engaged eight enemy aeroplanes, destroying three himself. The same week he led his patrol against six enemy aeroplanes, shooting down the rear machine, which broke in pieces in the air. The following day he shot down an Albatross two-seater in flames, but later, meeting five scouts, had great difficulty in getting back, his machine being much shot about, but he destroyed one. Two days later, he shot down another two-seater in flames. Eight machines in five days—a fine feat of marksmanship and determination to get to close quarters. As a patrol leader he is unequalled. (D.S.O. gazetted in this Gazette.)
Citation for Second Bar to Distinguished Service Order
Lt. (T./Capt.) Edward Mannock, D.S.O., M.C. (formerly Royal Engineers).
This officer has now accounted for 48 enemy machines. His success is due to wonderful shooting and a determination to get to close quarters; to attain this he displays most skilful leadership and unfailing courage. These characteristics were markedly shown on a recent occasion when he attacked six hostile scouts, three of which he brought down. Later on the same day he attacked a two-seater, which crashed into a tree. (The announcement of award of Distinguished Service Order, and First Bar thereto, will be published in a later Gazette.)
Citation for Victoria Cross
His Majesty the KING has been graciously pleased to approve of the award of the Victoria Cross to the late Captain (acting Major) Edward Mannock, D.S.O., M.C., 85th Squadron Royal Air Force, in recognition of bravery of the first order in Aerial Combat: —
On the 17th June, 1918, he attacked a Halberstadt machine near Armentieres and destroyed it from a height of 8,000 feet [2,400 m].
On the 7th July, 1918, near Doulieu, he attacked and destroyed one Fokker (red-bodied) machine, which went vertically into the ground from a height of 1,500 feet [460 m]. Shortly afterwards he ascended 1,000 feet [300 m] and attacked another Fokker biplane, firing 60 rounds into it, which produced an immediate spin, resulting, it is believed, in a crash.
On the 14th July, 1918, near Merville, he attacked and crashed a Fokker from 7,000 feet, and brought a two-seater down damaged.
On the 19th July, 1918, near Merville, he fired 80 rounds into an Albatross two-seater, which went to the ground in flames.
On the 20th July, 1918, East of La Bassee, he attacked and crashed an enemy two-seater from a height of 10,000 feet [3,000 m].
About an hour afterwards he attacked at 8,000 feet [2,400 m] a Fokker biplane near Steenwercke and drove it down out of control, emitting smoke.
On the 22nd July, 1918, near Armentieres, he destroyed an enemy triplane from a height of 10,000 feet [3,000 m].
Major Mannock was awarded the undermentioned distinctions for his previous combats in the air in France and Flanders: —
Military Cross. Gazetted 17th September, 1917.
Bar to Military Cross. Gazetted 18th October, 1917.
Distinguished Service Order. Gazetted 16th September, 1918.
Bar to Distinguished Service Order (1st). Gazetted 16th September, 1918.
Bar to Distinguished Service Order (2nd). Gazetted 3rd August, 1918.
This highly distinguished officer, during the whole of his career in the Royal Air Force, was an outstanding example of fearless courage, remarkable skill, devotion to duty and self-sacrifice, which has never been surpassed.
The total number of machines definitely accounted for by Major Mannock up to the date of his death in France (26th July, 1918) is fifty—the total specified in the Gazette of 3rd August, 1918, was incorrectly given as 48, instead of 41.
Mannock's Victoria Cross was presented to his father at Buckingham Palace in July 1919. Edward Mannock was also given his son's other medals. Soon afterwards, Mannock's medals were sold for £5. They have since been recovered and can be seen at the RAF Museum at Hendon.


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text: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 Overview of AHRQ Projects Points to Importance of Health IT A new report from the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) assembles the results of 12 grant studies that, combined, show that effective use of health care IT can play a significant role in improving outcomes, increasing patient engagement, and lowering costs—particularly for patients moving to or from ambulatory care settings. The report, titled "Findings and Lessons From the Improving Management of Individuals With Complex Healthcare Needs Through Health IT Grant Initiative" (.pdf) tracks the work of a dozen projects awarded AHRQ grants in 2007. The grant initiative is 1 in a 5-part series and a component of AHRQ's Ambulatory Safety and Quality Program, which AHRQ states was designed "to improve the safety and quality of ambulatory health care in the United States." In the document, AHRQ discusses how grant research informs 5 major content areas: novel approaches to providing high-quality care, integration of patient information across transitions, shared decision making and patient-clinician communication, strategies for IT adoption, and the impact of health IT on outcomes. Almost all projects "demonstrated the potential of EHRs [electronic health records] and PHRs [personal health records] to effectively move evidence-based information to the point of care, including the transfer of structured information between clinical data systems," according to the report. The projects themselves included the implementation of information exchange systems for ambulatory care providers treating patients in rural areas recently discharged from the hospital, the creation of computer-assisted telephone call systems to monitor patient self-care after discharge, and various care coordination projects aimed at using IT to better manage care of patients with multiple comorbidities. AHRQ characterized the results of the projects as "timely and relevant to better serve patients with complex health care needs." APTA offers several resources on IT and EHRs, including a webpage devoted to the use of EHRs. The association describes the EHR as a system that "puts a complete medical record at providers' fingertips" and a resource that "can be used to help inform the clinician of trends in care delivery or various aspects of care" through access to evidence-based practice data.


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The idea that a promoter's job consists mainly of finding a venue, booking the entertainment, handing out fliers to promote and paying the artists at the end of the night is almost a thing of the past. Now, promoters seem to exist only as names on glossy postcards who present theme nights, contests, drink specials, VIP entry and anything that could possibly entice someone to spend money at a particular venue. The catch is, when you do show up at these events, you feel cheated because, as bombastic as the flier made the event seem, it usually falls far short of what was promised by the absent promoter, unless it's a CLW Entertainment event.
Three's a charm
CLW, which stands for Carl, Lauren and Waldo, is a promotions and entertainment company started by three friends, all of whom have varied backgrounds in the local scene. Carl Grant is best-known as Carlism, a fiery rapper who is as comfortable playing on local rock shows as he is hip-hop shows; Lauren Hanson, a popular young waitress at Bombay and bartender at Billy O's; and Waldo Spolitback, a well-traveled soundman and tour manager, who came to Ventura from the East Coast a just a few years ago with the band New Liberty.
Any given Tuesday
CLW's accidental foray into the world of event promotion happened as follows: Spolitback and New Liberty singer Shane Mac took over the Good Bar two years ago on Tuesday nights, a usually dead night of the week for any local venue. The idea was an interactive, somewhat original open-mic called Twisted Tuesday. The night took off but after a year or so, as Waldo and New Liberty began to hit the road, the night was turned over to friend and frequent Twisted Tuesday guest Carl Grant. In short time, Grant was approached by his close friend Lauren Hanson, who offered her services in helping make the night bigger. He had been getting ready to ask her to do that, anyway. The final puzzle piece came into play a few months later when the two asked Spolitback to get involved in Twisted Tuesdays again, and CLW Entertainment was born. CLW continued to grow Twisted Tuesday with an emphasis on theme nights — the more random the better. In addition to themes like safari night and '80s prom night, there are games, giveaways, karaoke, DJs, bands and a general sense of anything can happen at any time. The Good Bar's Twisted Tuesday became so popular that it now has a following of its own, often made up of employees of other bars and venues who have Tuesdays off. Soon, other venues came calling, asking for the trio to create a specialized night for them and a "one night of the week good time" has morphed into a potentially lucrative side job.
Part-time empire
Currently, along with Twisted Tuesday at the Good Bar, CLW Entertainment is hosting an increasingly popular Friday Night-themed dance party at Bombay as well as Bad Ass Bingo at Billy O's on Sunday nights. With three nights locked in, CLW is looking to expand and start providing services for actual events, from weddings to birthdays to private parties to you name it. It currently can provide DJs, artists, hosts, sound systems and lighting, a soundman, props, sets and decorations and full-scale party planning, "with a twist" of course. As for what separates CLW from the average promoter and what makes its nights so much fun, Spolitback says the answer is simple. "We leave our humility at the door. We are completely involved in whatever the event or activity is. We're dressed up, we're dancing and we're having just as much fun as the people that come out."
To contact CLW Entertainment, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com or call 822-3285. Check out the fun on instagram @twisted_Tuesday.


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A lot has happened since I last posted. The Mets dropped two out of three in Philly and then returned home to drop two out of three to San Francisco. Tough stretch, but not without its positives:
- With the exception of the opener in Philly, the Mets were "in" every game. Citing moral victories is damning with faint praise, but they were facing Cy Young-caliber pitchers in three of those games (Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, and Tim Lincecum).
- Carlos Beltran has been on fire. His slash line over the past six games? Try .333/.429/.708 (in 28 plate appearances) for a ridiculous 1.137 OPS. Three doubles, two home runs, and four walks will do that for you. And for you trivia buffs, Beltran's home run today gave him 1,443 total bases in 2,886 at-bats with the Mets. That means his slugging percentage with the team sits at a very neat .500 (good for sixth all time among the franchise's qualifying batters, narrowly falling short of John Olerud's .501). That will change the next time he comes to bat, but round numbers are neat.
- Quality starts. The Mets received them from Mike Pelfrey, Jon Niese, Chris Young and Chris Capuano during the two series (t0o be fair, Pelfrey had a decidedly non-quality start in the series opener in Philly). The starting rotation has a long way to go before it's out of the woods, but there were some positive signs this week.
- Ronny Paulino finally arrived and, as the saying goes "he arrived in ill humor," going 5 for 7 and driving in the winning run in extra innings on Sunday night. For what it's worth, 27 other Mets have had as many as five hits in a game but Paulino is the first to do it in his debut with the Mets. So whatever else happens, he'll always have his place in Mets history.
It may seem silly to you that I chose to focus on these four items when the Mets just lost four of their last six. I get that. They're 13-18 and in last place, and their roster is still full of holes. There's no reason to expect them to play all that much better. Yet, I find them to be much more compelling than last year's group and I remain optimistic that they'll claw their way back into contention for a Wild Card berth. I'll be the first to admit that there's no rational reason for me to believe this. But I can't help feeling that if they click, if they all perform at their career norms at the same time, they can be relevant in 2011. There's still time, however fleeting it may be.


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Bose® Computer MusicMonitor® speakers
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The compact Bose® MusicMonitor speakers.
I recently had the chance to try out the Bose® Computer MusicMonitor® speakers in silver.
First impressions
When I was unboxing the speakers, the first thing I noticed was that they are tiny — probably the smallest computer speakers I'd ever seen. Because of that, I expected that they'd be super light, too, and I was quite wrong. They're very sturdy and deceivingly heavy for their size. In fact, I think I've had bigger-but-lighter computer speakers in the past (spoiler: the Bose® speakers sound a whole lot better than those old, lightweight speakers). The heavy-but-small design let me know that Bose probably packed a whole lot of technology into a little space.
The rest of the unboxing process was quick because setup is so simple. I ran one cable from speaker to speaker, one cable to my source, and a power cable connected to the wall. I only used my laptop a little with these speakers, because I connected them to my iPad® (more on that later).
A real-world audition — streaming audio
As for music, I started with PANDORA® Internet radio. I'll admit that it's not the highest-quality audio out there, but it's something most people (including me) use on a regular basis and it provided a good test scenario for the average user.
I pulled up the Van Morrison station on my iPad® and sat down to listen. Even playing compressed music, these Bose speakers still sounded great. Their small size didn't hold them back in clarity, staging, or volume. And they played remarkably loud in spite of the small drivers and speaker cabinets. The horns rang out crystal-clear across my living room in the first Van Morrison song that played. The next song was a live track, and I could hear the crowd beyond the edges of the speakers, and the singers' voices in the very center of the speakers (referred to as a "good soundstage").
But where these speakers really excelled was with electronic and pop music — it came across really tight and precise. I noticed this when I switched over to my Lady Gaga station and heard new notes in songs I'd listened to previously.
Ranking the performance
The difference between the iPad's built-in speaker and this system was astounding. When shopping around for an iPod® or iPad speaker system, I'd keep the MusicMonitors in mind. They won't take up much space and they can definitely outperform some of the dedicated iPod docks and speakers I've seen come through our office.
Overall impressions
Where would I use this system if I got to keep it? Perhaps with my desktop computer, but more likely with my work laptop or my iPad.
The speakers are so small that they'd be great for a portable-but-high-quality music system. I'd travel with them because the speakers would be easy to pack in a bag or suitcase, and they'd be perfect to set up in a hotel room with my laptop or iPad. I'd even be tempted to connect them to the TV in the hotel room for better sound playback there, too.
How could the MusicMonitors be improved? One of the only things that could make these better would be a built-in battery. But then again, that'd probably make them bigger, too. And their tiny size but big sound is what makes the Bose Computer MusicMonitor® speakers cool.
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Mitch Dobrowner has been chasing storms since 2005. Working with a professional storm chaser, Dobrowner has traveled throughout Western and Midwestern America to capture nature in its full fury. This photograph, taken east of Lewistown, Montana, depicts a spectacular pillar cloud seemingly connecting Earth to sky. The subtle tonal gradations are evidence of Dobrowner's mastery of black-and-white printing processes, and the sense of awe the image provokes shows Dobrowner to be a worthy heir to Ansel Adams, one of his greatest influences. Making such pictures takes an ever-changing combination of skill and luck. As Dobrowner has noted, he has come to "appreciate the complexity of these … massive storms with deep, rotating updrafts that sometimes spawn tornadoes. As a photographer, I always count myself lucky to get to the right place at the right time."
This image appears in Storms, the first book exclusively dedicated to Dobrowner's storm photographs, forthcoming from Aperture in Fall 2013.
Mitch Dobrowner (born in Bethpage, New York, 1956) derives his inspiration from the natural world, and from the masters of landscape photography who have captured it before him, in particular Ansel Adams and Minor White. Dobrowner began one of his main subjects, photographing the landscapes of the American West in 2005, and since then, storms have become one of his main subjects. Although widely exhibited, collected, and published in periodicals, Storms is the first book featuring Dobrowner's storm photographs created for a broad audience.
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John D. McGregor is a visiting scientist at the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute. Peter Bell is CTO of SystemsForge.
Think about where your business was a year ago and where it is now. Whether better or worse, it's likely that your business environment has changed, and chances are those changes have altered how you think about software. Tasks that you haven't automated now have to be done so frequently that they're soaking up too much precious time. And that elegant abstraction you designed? It now takes too long to tailor for each new product.
This pretty much describes SystemsForge, a company that develops e-commerce, content management, and custom Web applications -- building more than 200 apps over the last four years alone, in fact. Originally written in ColdFusion, the first version of SystemsForge's software used a component-based architecture built around a content management system, with "Pages" within a "Site." When building a new Site, developers ran a wizard to generate the code forthe project, then used the content management system to add Pages with features such as product catalogs, checkout, e-mail newsletter systems, and event calendars. Each Feature was actually a component -- a series of interdependent scripts implementing the iFeature and iFeatureAdmin interfaces. iFeature handled runtime client requests and iFeatureAdmin provided a wizard to allow non-technical site developers to configure common options.
This approach worked well for the first few clients. When it started, the product catalog feature had 30 options and was implemented in a manageable 2,500 lines of code. But by the time SystemsForge had 40 clients, the featurecatalog had more than 450 configuration settings, nearly 13,000 lines of code. That was unwieldy, didn't scale, and was littered with configuration variables, conditionals, and loops that obfuscated the intent of the code. That's when the company opted for a software product line approach.
A software product line (SPL) is an innovative approach to software development that lets organizations develop, deliver, and evolve an entire line of similar products with much higher degrees of efficiency. The key characteristic of an SPL that distinguishes it from other development efforts: the extensive reuse of core assets. Those assets -- referred to as "essential practices" by the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute -- include requirements, architectures, designs, source code, and test cases. SPLs even include people, who share their expertise around the assets and procedures associated with a product line.
An SPL is most often used to manage a software portfolio, but it can be extended to companies managing a portfolio of end products, like manufactured goods, where the reuse of practices as well as parts is key to lower costs. Companies such as Cummins, General Motors, Hewlett-Packard, Lockheed Martin, and Nokia have invested in using SPLs, looking for better productivity, quality, time to market, and product line scalability.
Systems and Software Product Line Engineering at Lockheed Martin MS2
"At Lockheed Martin, the timely and cost-effective delivery of the latest technological advances to our customers is mission critical. Our goal is to constantly 'push the envelope' in employing state-of-the-art product development tools and methods." Norman Malnak, Chief Engineer and VP of Technical Operations, Lockheed Martin MS2
Lockheed Martin's Maritime Systems and Sensors (LM MS2) Division recently implemented a multi-year Common Product Line engineering initiative to reduce the time, cost and effort required to create, deploy and maintain its product lines. The new engineering approach had to minimize duplicate effort, maximize commonality among design and implementation assets, and optimize the reuse of effort across similar systems within the MS2 product lines.
As LM MS2 searched for an enhanced systems and software product line (SPL) engineering solution, it was clear that early generation SPL approaches did not enable the organization to fully integrate and strategically reuse engineering assets across the entire product development lifecycle -- from requirements, to design, development, documentation and testing. To address this challenge, LM MS2 decided to adopt an emerging second-generation SPL solution that provides a common framework and extends SPL variation management constructs across engineering artifacts in each stage of the lifecycle. This unified "Product Line Engineering" approach ensures that traceability, control, and processes flow cleanly across each stage of the lifecycle and enables LM MS2 to realize the benefits of its Common Product Line vision.
-- James Cezo, Principal Engineer, Lockheed Martin
The organization that builds the products in a software product line provides more than just continuity across a set of product development projects. The organization develops a production capability that will produce the products that are within the scope of the product line. This capability is somewhat like the production capability of a manufacturer such as Toyota. Each step required to produce a product is planned before the assets are finalized, and the steps are engineered into an effective and efficient sequence. This plan is used across the set of products; however, the inherent fluidity of software requires a flexible, craftsman-like ability to customize products like the Ferrari personalization program.
The production capability of the product line is described in a production plan. The production plan coordinates the actions of those who create core assets and those who use them to create products. The plan effects this coordination by defining a production method that describes how to build a product using the core assets. Although the production method places constraints on the technical approach to product building, a wide range of approaches has been successful. From this method, the core asset developers determine how they will design the core assets to support product building.
The choice of production method can mitigate some of the effects of change by decoupling the means of expressing concepts in the problem domain from the implementation of those concepts. A rainbow of general-purpose languages, including C++, Java, Ruby, and others, has been used successfully for their power to express abstractions. More focused frameworks, such as Grails, are particularly suitable for building the discrete assets to be assembled into products. Product line organizations have invested in domain specific languages (DSLs) because of their flexibility and expressive power and the fact that with sufficient products under one management, the cost of the language is more likely to be recouped. These DSLs target specific features of the products such as the user interface or the persistence capability.
The approaches to development and evolution of the core asset base of a software product line vary over a continuum. At one extreme, the proactive adoption approach builds a full set of reusable parts before any products are built. This is feasible when the decision to build multiple similar products is made before any of them have been built and there is a reasonable certainty of what products will constitute the product line, a specific strategic business decision. With this approach a large investment is made before any of the parts are tried out in building a product; so this approach is useful in a context where the organization has much experience in building similar products. At the other extreme, the reactive approach first builds a product and then builds reusable pieces from the pieces used to build that first product. Product builders mine the initial product for functionality that will be useful in many products and create a reusable asset for it. Reacting is appropriate when the priority of delivery of the product is higher than creation of the reuse infrastructure.
Whether the iterations begin before any products are built or after some products have been built, virtually all software product line organizations build the assets using an iterative process. Iteration reduces the risk of prematurely producing the wrong assets but begins to build a reuse infrastructure quickly without having to risk waiting to react to the results of the first product development effort. Both RUP and agile-based methods have been effective for guiding the iterative product development in a software product line. The manner in which releases of the core assets to the product building teams are handled has been as varied as in any development organization. Some choose to release continuously, some release on a regular, time-boxed schedule, and others release when significant new functionality or high-priority repairs are ready. The longevity of a software product line organization is a virtual guarantee that things will change along the way. Recently some software product line organizations have begun to switch to a compositional approach to product building as opposed to integrating components. Compositional techniques stress parallel development of features that are released asynchronously so that other component developers can build on top of them. This change is partly a reaction to a phenomenon that many successful product lines experience: growth. Once a software product line is proven successful, many product teams ask for their product to be added to the product line and more customers want the lower prices and quicker delivery possible with products of the product line.


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click to enlargeOne of my favorite parts of SIHH this year wasn't a watch, it was actually the window display of Cartier. They put on a really interesting (and beautiful) exhibit of the Cartier Tank throughout the years (we're going to show you much it in the coming weeks). But, one of the cooler items on display with this check above - written from Mr. Clark Gable to Cartier, North America on October 18, 1948.
You have to wonder, what cost Mr. Gable $18.36 back then?
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A Food and Drug Administration agent enters the offices of New England Compounding Center in Framingham, Mass. on Oct. 16. The FDA has proposed a new way to regulate pharmacies responsible for a deadly outbreak that has killed 39 people.
The Food and Drug Administration is recommending a new way to regulate so-called compounding pharmacies after an outbreak of fungal meningitis that has infected 620 people and killed 39 of them.
The FDA recommends dividing these pharmacies into two categories: typical compounding pharmacies, which make medicines to order based on individual prescriptions, and high-output pharmacies that would be regulated differently. A consumer group says this is a recipe for disaster.
The outbreak, first confirmed in September, has been traced to the New England Compounding Center in Framingham, Mass. It was licensed as a compounding pharmacy, which means it was supposed to mix and distribute drugs only on an individual, prescription-by-prescription basis.
However, investigations have shown NECC worked on a much, much larger scale, and somehow wiggled out of several run-ins with both the FDA and state regulators over the scale of its operation and also previous cases of contamination.
FDA investigators have found vials of steroids used for back and joint pain injections were contaminated with at least two species of fungus, as well as bacteria. Patients being treated for back pain had these contaminated drugs injected right into their spines, where the fungus grew slowly, eventually spreading into spinal fluid and causing vague symptoms such as headache and fever.
So far, 33 of the victims have had strokes, and patients all face weeks and months of therapy with strong antifungal drugs that themselves can have severe side effects, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
FDA officials are holding a meeting later on Wednesday with representative of states to discuss how to better regulate pharmacies, especially since more and more super-compounders like NECC are operating.
"A category of 'nontraditional'compounding has evolved in the last decade that FDA believes requires additional oversight. The Agency is working with Congress to consider new authorities regarding 'non-traditional' compounding pharmacies," the FDA said in a statement issued ahead of the meeting.
"Historically, regulation of pharmacy compounding has focused on drawing a line between traditional pharmacy compounding and other manufacturing." States have regulated the small compounding pharmacies, while FDA has regulated the big manufacturers.
"Going forward, FDA believes the focus should be shifted from attempting to draw a bright line between traditional pharmacy compounding and other manufacturing to clearly defining traditional pharmacy compounding that should be primarily overseen by the states and higher risk non-traditional pharmacy compounding that would require compliance with federal standards," the FDA says.
The consumer group Public Citizen says the FDA is trying to give up some of its responsibility for regulating pharmacies.
"The FDA's proposal for oversight of 'non-traditional' compounding, if implemented, would decriminalize what is now illegal drug manufacturing conducted under the guise of pharmacy compounding, and ensure the continuing occurrence of serious disease outbreaks caused by tainted drugs in the future," said Dr. Michael Carome, deputy director of Public Citizen's Health Research Group. "The proposal would legitimize current abuses to the system and put the public at risk."
Carome suspects Hamburg wants to pass much of its responsibility for regulating even the big compounders to the states. And, he says, many of the drugs that would be made by the new class of compounding pharmacies would be sterile drugs meant to be injected. "This is a high-risk class of drugs, no matter how many doses you make" Carome said in a telephone interview.
Carome's group wrote a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius urging her to reject any such proposal.
"We have expressed concern all along, since the fungal meningitis outbreak became known, that this represents a significant regulatory failure on the part of the FDA, that at the highest levels the agency sought to dodge criticism," Carome said in a telephone interview.
"There needs to be an independent investigation of this." Carome suggests the Office of Inspector General could undertake such an investigation.
Neither the FDA nor officials with the department of Health and Human Services have responded to questions about Public Citizen's concerns.
Carome's not alone in accusing the FDA of of dodging questions. Several senators and representatives, even some Democrats friendly to the administration, accused FDA Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg of avoiding giving straight answers to their questions at hearings in November.
"This is a complete and utter failure on the part of your agency," Rep. Cliff Stearns, the Florida Republican who chairs the House Energy and Commerce oversight subcommittee, told Hamburg at a Nov. 14 hearing.
Hamburg told Congress the FDA needs stronger authority to regulate the pharmacies. Congress passed a bill in 1999 that would do that, but part of it was thrown out by the Supreme Court and Congress and the FDA never decided how to proceed.
"Under current law, FDA can act and needs to act. They can't wait for new legislation," Carome contends. But he also supports a bill offered by Connecticut Democratic Rep. Rosa DeLauro that would strengthen FDA's authority.
Republicans who control the House say they aren't sure the FDA needs any more powers, and it's not clear if or when Congress could come up with a bill.
And FDA has noted that compounding pharmacies play an important role in filling needs during drug shortages.
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I've told you all how much I like book covers, right? I love them like chocolate. Like coffee. Like ice cream. This one is extra exciting, because I have had the pleasure of reading snips of this book, written by one of my good writer buds. And it's awesome. Haunting, romantic, beautiful, everything you could … Continue reading
Liebster Blog Award & The Next Big Thing
Alternatively titled: THE LONGEST BLOG POST EVER Hey there. So how was your ThanksgivingChristmasNewYearValnetinesDay? Good? Me too. Now that we're caught up… So despite the fact that I've pretty much left the blog here like a baby turtle who should find its way to sea all by itself, people have nominated me for awards. … Continue reading
Translating "Days of Thankfulness" Posts
Somehow in this crazy time warp of a year, it's a week from Thanksgiving. My husband looked at me yesterday and said, "Next week? NEXT WEEK?! is Thanksgiving?" And I was all, "I know. Right?" And the thing is, I have no idea how this creeped up on me. First, we're past Halloween, which obviously … Continue reading
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We added a member to our family over the weekend. This is Calhoun. Cal for short. See, my husband and I went out shopping for a lamp. And we got a lamp. A nice one. And we were satisfied our purchasing for the weekend was complete. And then we left the lamp store, walked through … Continue reading
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So I have a reputation. In my family it is well known that if you invite me to your wedding, and you play music at said wedding, I will dance like my chicken Marsala was sprinkled with "funny" mushrooms instead of shiitakes. I like to sing all the songs (the more 80s and cheesy the better). … Continue reading
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Finally got around to making this page for the old and new headers we have been getting lately.
Thundie's: My mentor and friend for everything. Even though she is busy, she always makes time to hold my hand and give me encouragement. Thank you for being so altruistic with your time and knowledge.
Fanderay's: These were her gifts to RS before and after she began her own blog. I love going over there to visit daily and chat about her new work or just about anything. My friend has some amazing artistic skills doesn't she?
Nikesma's: She is the talent behind all those subbed drama clips. In the blink of an eye, she can make a header faster than anyone I know. 🙂 I realized the other day that she has been with us since RS began back during MSOAN days and hope she will be here all the way till the end. Thanks Nik for your continued support. 🙂
Iviih's: Her love for great dramas produced these gems and I hope she falls deeper in love to inspire some more "wink wink hint hint* I am so grateful 🙂
Here is hoping missjb never gets tired of her new hobby- Thank you for sharing 🙂
Thank you Anon for the lovely headers of my fav shots – they are so perfect. 🙂
So glad Ydoodler loves OB as much as we do -thank you for these 🙂
Thank you Nonski for showcasing your talent here. 🙂
Thank you Yanna for sharing your love for our OB couple and these shows. 🙂
Thank you Ju for these cute headers. 🙂
Thank you Jomo for sharing your talent here too as well as at Joonni's blog. 🙂
Thanks to Haart for the fastest perfect OB header. 🙂
Thank you Chawanmushi for this adorable OB header. 🙂
Thank you KimLuvv for sharing your love for this show. 🙂
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You're alone with your honey on a deserted island. No phones, no TV, no internet, no anything. You find a crazed man who says while you were on your vacation, the world ended. Do you believe him? This is the premise for Cillian Murphy's thriller, The Retreat. Watch the trailer now.
This thriller stars just three people: Cillian Murphy, Thandie Newton and Jamie Bell, as the couple on their vacation, and the man they find collapsed with a gun in their yard. And it's directed and written by Carl Tibbetts. It's a great looking thriller that asks us all the same question: What would you do? Retreat will hit theaters October 21st.


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CadSoft invites experienced EAGLE users to participate in testing new versions…
CadSoft invites EAGLE users to participate in testing new versions of the EAGLE Layout Editor.
We suggest that only users who already have experience with previous versions of EAGLE participate in the beta test. If you are new to EAGLE please use our current release version.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This beta version of EAGLE is NOT FOR PRODUCTION USE! Do not use it in any critical project, and only work with copies of your existing data files! Do not send board files created with this beta version of EAGLE to a board house – they may not yet be able to process the new EAGLE data files.
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Win, Linux and Mac downloads available. I'm going to download now and see if the new XML format is in this beta.
Update: It wouldn't run as freeware version, mac/lion – will try pc version later.
Update 2: Here's a fix, Andrew writes "I just got it to launch on Mac OS X Lion by copying …/EAGLE/bin/freeware.key to …/EAGLE/bin/EAGLE.key"
Update 3: Here ya go, XML is in there – check it out.


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European budget airline Ryanair made news again when pilots aborted a flight as tape around the edges of the cockpit windscreen came loose and began loudly flapping in the breeze.
The Huffington Post cites British publications The Telegraph and The Sun:
Anthony Neal, a passenger from Kent, told The Sun: "We were kept in the dark, and were terrified. I could see guys taping in the windscreen with what looked like duct tape or gaffer tape. We were in the sky, then the pilot said due to damage on the windscreen, we were going to have to turn back."
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Ryanair Flight Aborted After Tape On Window Comes Loose
Earlier, the carrier had announced cost-saving measures including removing bathrooms in order to wedge in more seats.
According to Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary:
"We very rarely use all three toilets on board our aircraft anyway," while he adds that the move "would fundamentally lower air fares by about 5% for all passengers."
It should be noted that most Ryanair flights are short range, typically lasting no more than 4 hours and 25 minutes.
Read more about the measure in the Inquisitr:
The Inquisitr: Ryanair To Remove Bathrooms, Add More Seats
CNN reported about other methods the airline was trying to squeeze in more people to boost profits:
Looking more and more like cheap suburban public transport, Ryanair announced in July 2010 it was preparing for standing-room-only seats at the back of its 250-strong fleet.
A spokesman for Ryanair said that Boeing had been consulted over refitting the fleet with "vertical seats." Passengers would be strapped in while standing up
The cable news channel details other money-saving schemes here:
CNN: Ryanair's 5 'cheapest' money-saving schemes
All in all, passengers seem to be responding to the publicity, CNN reports:
Despite wanting to strip their passengers of basic comforts like toilets and seat pockets, Ryanair is doing good business.
A MadTV parody video on YouTube makes fun of the cut-rate carrier:
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Closures will protect drinking water sources on Yakama Reservation
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 10, has ordered two gas stations to close their underground injection wells to protect drinking water on the Yakama Indian Reservation in Washington state. In separate settlements, the gas stations in Wapato and White Swan will pay $13,140 and $11,991 in federal penalties for violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Da Stor at Lillie's Corner gas station in Wapato operates two underground injection wells. Cougar Den gas station in White Swan operates one underground injection well. The injection wells dispose of untreated fluids collected through open drains on the stations' fueling pads. The wells may contain contaminants such as benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylenes, cadmium, chromium and lead that could endanger underground drinking water sources.
EPA ordered Cougar Den and Da Stor to properly close their injection wells by June 30 and July 31, 2013, respectively. Da Stor must also test the onsite public water system to make sure the water still meets federal drinking water standards. Groundwater is the primary source of drinking water for the communities of Wapato and White Swan.
In 1974, Congress passed the Safe Drinking Water Act, giving EPA the authority to control underground injection wells in order to protect public health by preventing contamination of underground sources of drinking water. EPA's Underground Injection Control Program regulates construction, operation, permitting and closure of underground injection wells that place fluids underground for storage or disposal.
Click here to learn more about EPA's Underground Injection Control Program.


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Oct. 21, 2018. An exhibition of ice skating champions, medalists and invited guests featured in this show concluding 3 days of competition in four disciplines of figure skating, ladies, men's, pairs, and ice dance at Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett, WA. The field of competitors included 60 world-class athletes, including Olympic, world, and national medalists.
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Bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add the kale and blanche 3 to 4 minutes. Remove, drain, and rinse under cold water to set the bright green color. Using a knife, slice the kale into small pieces. Place the kale in a mixing bowl and add the lemon juice and pinches of sea salt. Using you hands, massage the lemon juice and salt into the kale to help soften the leaves. Let sit while you prepare the dressing.
Place all ingredients for the dressing into a blender and pulse until creamy. Pour into a serving container.
Place the grapes in the bowl with the kale and toss. Add the avocado and gently toss. Place the salad in a serving bowl and garnish with pine nuts. Spoon the dressing over the salad before eating.
Per serving - 313 calories, 26 g fat (69% calories from fat), 6 g protein, 21 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 0 mg cholesterol, 289 mg sodium


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This is the step that beginners tend to skip. When you find something in your exhaustive search that doesn't jive with your working hypothesis, you can't just discount it as being wrong.
Here is a very simple example. Let's say you find this for Jane (Doe) Smith:
1850 – age 2
1860 – age 12
1870 – age 21
1880 – age 32
1900 – born June 1848
1910 – age 52
1920 – age 72
1924 – death certificate and tombstone put date of birth at 04 June 1848, her obituary stated she was 76 years old
It would be easy to just discount the 1910 census as an error and pretend like it doesn't exist. When you see something like this you need to acknowledge it and research it further. You might not be able to explain the aberrant age but you won't know unless you try.
I would look at the census record again AND I would also pull this same census sheet from other repositories. Each company starts with the same microfilm but they use different digital imaging and enhancement techniques. If there is something that I am not sure about I will check FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, Heritage Quest and InternetArchive. Is it possible that the 5 in 52 is really a 6?
I would also check to see if the other ages within the family are also off. This might indicate that a child was the informant or maybe even a neighbor who guessed a bit on the ages. I would check the other families on the page and on a couple of other pages. Is there a general sloppiness? Are there other ages that are off? Any spelling errors? Perhaps the enumerator was being careless.
How about this. What if Jane remarried in 1909 and lied about her age so that her new husband wouldn't know how old she really was. He was dead by 1920 so there was no reason for her to lie again. Far fetched? Not as far as you might think. I probably wouldn't be able to prove this one but I could throw the possibility out there if I saw that she did marry in 1909 and new husband was dead in 1920.
My conclusion would be that she was born 04 June 1848 but now I can say it with the confidence of having investigated the conflicting data. You will have much more complicated cases than this one but you get the idea.
Contradictions and Discrepancies by FamilySearch
Reconciling Conflicting Information by Michael Hait, CG
An Appellate Judge Discusses Genealogical Evidence by Adrian J. Gravelle
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Bearing solution for rotary drills
Rotary drills consist of an armature shaft (electric motor) connected, through gears, to an output spindle and a chuck.
Single row deep groove ball bearings are used to support the armature and output shafts. They can be fitted with metal shields or light contacting rubber seals (dependant upon dust exclusion properties required). Pressed steel or polymer cages are used to meet the design requirements. Grease is selected to give good performance at temperatures in the range -30/+130 °C. Internal radial clearance will depend on the fitting tolerances required.


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This saturday is Software Freedom Day!
Join a local SFD team - Is there a SFD event nearby?
Software Freedom Day is an event with hundreds of teams from all around the world running local events to help their communities understand Software Freedom. One way of joining SFD is to join an existing SFD event. Check to see if there is already a team registered in your area. If there is one, you can always join them and help them to make their events successful. It's FUN to join SFD!
Helps are always in need to organize SFD :) you can help to design marketing materials, spread the words out, decorate the venue, take photos, demonstrate or present about Free Software in the event, etc. Feel free to check out the team map to find the SFD team in your local area!
As usual, ANSOL is organizing the event in Portugal, this time in Lisbon. Here's the schedule for the day's events (sorry, only in Portuguese):
What are you waiting for? Check out where's the nearest place to you where a celebration is happening, and join the free software community to celebrate or to know a little more about what's all this about!


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Marc Andreessen is one of the smartest people in the tech world.
He founded Netscape and now is a partner at Andreessen Horowitz, a venture capital firm that has led investments in startups such as Fab and Pinterest.
(Andreessen is also personally invested in Business Insider.)
This morning at the DealBook conference, Andreessen spoke about how he believed in getting a college education. But he feels certain some majors will get people much farther than others.
Andreessen thinks there are really two types of degrees that can be pursued.
- A math-based major, like engineering or economics. Those will set people up in a big way, according to Andreessen
- The "softer stuff," like English.
I'm sure it's fun, but the average college graduate with a degree in something like English is going to end up working in a shoe store, he said.


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Temporary changes have been made to the UK Mental Health Act in response to the swine flu pandemic to allow people with suspected mental health issues to be quickly detained, and on the assessment of only one doctor and not two as usual, under the pretext of fears of upcoming staff shortages due to the pandemic emergency.
The change in the law opens the door to allowing people who refuse the swine flu vaccine to be declared paranoid and summarily sectioned (and thus forcibly drugged) under government guidelines.
Swine flu prompts changes to Mental Health Act
Wednesday 23rd September 2009
The government plans to rush through measures allowing people with suspected mental health issues to be quickly detained because of fears over staff shortages in any forthcoming swine flu outbreak, it has been revealed.
The temporary changes to the Mental Health Act, as laid out in an unusually short consultation lasting just one month, would mean it would only take one doctor, rather than two, to have a person sectioned and put on medication without their consent.
The measures could have a serious effect on the thousands of patients with psychiatric issues who currently live outside state care, meaning many could be detained against their will on the word of just one health professional.
With very little information on the proposed changes published, many mental health experts have warned the government that they risk side-lining an already vulnerable community and have called on it to spell-out the full raft of changes proposed in the consultation.
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Fixated threat assessment centre
The UK government has established a secretive new police unit a la George Orwell with the powers to detain anyone for any length of time without any due process.
The shadowy unit called the Fixated Threat Assessment Centre (FTAC) was covertly established in 2006. The unit includes the services of police psychiatrists. Why? For one very good reason, and one reason only: psychiatrists operate above the law. They can detain ANYONE AT ANY TIME AND FOR NO MORE REASON THAN THEIR STATED OPINION THAT THE PERSON MAY BE A DANGER TO THEMSELVES OR TO OTHERS.
Once forcibly detained by a psychiatrist a person can be legally locked away forever and subjected to despicable treatments such as psychotropic drug regimes, lobotomies and electric shocking of the brain. They are not entitled to a trial of any sort, they need face no criminal charges.
A person incarcerated by a psychiatrist has no rights whatsoever. Even Stalin had to produce his prisoners in court eventually. The miserable occupants of Guantanamo retain the certainty that one day they will face justice, or at least that they will have their day in court; the occupants of psychiatric prisons have no such comfort.
It is a thin line that separates a rule of law democracy from a totalitarian dictatorship. The FTAC crosses that line. For many years our individual freedoms have been incrementally cut away. The FTAC rips the flesh off freedom and lays bare the bones of repression for all decent and honest people to see. The FTAC represents nothing less that the repeal of Habeas Corpus with its right of trial and its protection from arbitrary state detention.
A Writ of Habeas Corpus orders that a prisoner is to be brought before a court so that the court can then determine whether that person is serving a lawful sentence or should be released from custody. The prisoner, or someone acting on behalf of the prisoner if he/she is being held incommunicado can petition the court or an individual judge for a Writ of Habeas Corpus.
The justification for the extreme powers of FRAC is of course terrorism. Experience shows that the powers of the FTAC will be quickly exercised in a far wider sphere than even the most skeptical imagine. Once a law is enacted the very fact of its existence gives it respectability and thus acceptability.
For years society casually turned a blind eye to the total lack of Human Rights for anyone labeled mentally ill, never dreaming that the definition might one day be widened sufficiently to cover not only themselves, but everyone who may for any reason be deemed a threat by those in authority.
In the twenty-first century mental illness is presumed to be the normal circumstance and sanity deemed to exist only after treatment by a psychiatrist.
We live in a nightmare world that is starting to exceed the imaginings of even George Orwell.
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Who knows? If she has her way, one of our former Castle Valley young women might be on the first trip to Mars in 2023. In the meantime, Kiri Wagstaff will be involved with other exciting activities here on Planet Earth while being employed at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., as a senior research technologist and a rover tactical activity planner.
On Wednesday, Aug. 21, Kiri took the controls of NASA's Mars rover Opportunity to maneuver it toward the base of "Solander Point," where it will spend the Martian winter. The rover Opportunity has survived five Martian winters since it landed on Mars in January 2004. A northern slope would tilt the rover's solar panels toward the winter sun, providing an important boost in available power.
Three months ago the mission began a trek of about 1.5 miles from an area where Opportunity had worked for nearly two years, on "Cape York," to reach Solander Point for winter. The drives went well, according to the project's team and they know they can be on that north-facing slope with a one-day drive. In the meantime they will have time to investigate the contact between the two geological units around the base of Solander Point.
Kiri's role as a tactical activity planner is, as her title implies, to help with the tactical planning. The team meets each morning, decides which places to visit or which tests to perform that day and determines if they have enough solar power to accomplish the task. "I'm excited to be a part of the team," she said, referring to the seven-person team with which she works each day.
Opportunity has been in service for nine years and is starting to show symptoms of aging, such as loss of motion in some joints, but it continues to accomplish groundbreaking exploration and science. An older rover, Spirit, ceased operations during its fourth Martian winter in 2010 when the rover got stuck in a sand dune and scientists were not able to "wake it up" after the Martian winter. The most recent rover, Curiosity, landed in the Gale Crater near Mount Sharp on Aug.5, 2012, and sends back amazing pictures and scientific information possibly suggesting that Mars once looked like Earth and supported life. This location was chosen after a five-year study because it looked like an area that would produce the most information.
In January 2010, Kiri participated in a simulated human mission to Mars at the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) near Hanksville. She was part of a six-person crew who lived in a 30-foot habitat for two weeks, and as part of the MDRS Mission 89 crew she served as the crew geologist, information officer and journalist.
"Through the 14-day mission," according to her mission summary report, "the international crew transitioned from an assortment of near strangers to an efficient, compatible, coherent team. They learned not only how to conduct operations in the remote setting but also how to live and work in the very cramped quarters of MDRS. Their research goals spanned a gamut of areas, and they discovered almost immediately that their diverse skills and backgrounds formed a complementary union. Crew 89 tackled a diverse collection of projects including astronomy, biology, geophysics, geology, image geolocation, engineering, and public outreach."
To make the experience as realistic as possible, the crew followed protocol by suiting up in non-pressurized but cumbersome spacesuits for their exploration activities outside the habitat. The crew would go through an airlock, which is located at the front and back of the MDRS and they would also spend five minutes in the airlock for it to be "depressurized" on the way back in.
Recently, Kiri applied for a one-way trip to Mars, despite some resistance from her father, Dave. If selected, she will be part of the Mars One Foundation, an organization that will establish a permanent human settlement on Mars in 2023. Foundation officials say a reliable surface habitat will be set up before the first crew lands, and more settlers and cargo will follow every two years. Kiri and her father recorded a one-minute video in Castle Valley using the Martian-looking red rocks and sand as a background as part of the application process. Even though there is no guarantee that she will return, there could be shuttles that will bring people back. There have been 100,000 applicants so far, but with Kiri's credentials she is sure to finish among the top finalists.
Kiri, the daughter of Lois Oliver of Phoenix and Dave Wagstaff of Castle Valley, attended local schools since elementary school and graduated from Grand County High School with the class of 1993. She attended the University of Utah and Cornell University, where she earned a Ph.D in computer science. She has been with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for the past 10 years during which time she also received an M.S. degree in geology from the University of Southern California.
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Google acknowledged that it received a subpoena from the Federal Trade Commission on Thursday, in a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission today, confirming a report in the Wall Street Journal.
"On June 23, 2011, Google Inc. received a subpoena and a notice of civil investigative demand from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission relating to a review by the FTC of Google's business practices, including search and advertising," the company said in the filing. "Google is cooperating with the FTC on this investigation."
Read our full story on the investigation here.
Google provided a more detailed response on its corporate blog this morning:
It's still unclear exactly what the FTC's concerns are, but we're clear about where we stand. Since the beginning, we have been guided by the idea that, if we focus on the user, all else will follow.
No matter what you're looking for — buying a movie ticket, finding the best burger nearby, or watching a royal wedding — we want to get you the information you want as quickly as possible. Sometimes the best result is a link to another website. Other times it's a news article, sports score, stock quote, a video or a map.