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As Carson grows, so does 50-year-old business
Artistic Fence, a family-owned business that began in Carson City, turned 50 this month and now boasts three Nevada locations.
Donn and Linda Simon started the business, which installs residential and commercial fencing, on Aug. 20, 1963, at 2152 N. Carson St. Back then, the state's capital city had a population of 5,000 and the couple had young children.
"At that time, I had three kids," Donn Simon said. "I just wanted a nice little business where I could do my thing and raise my family."
Now the city is more than 10 times larger, Linda has died, and those kids are well into adulthood; some help operate the business along with their own children.
The company moved in 1968 to its current location at 5740 U.S. Highway 50 E.
It has seen good times and bad, reaching 107 employees about a decade ago. When the recession hit, it cut back, as did many companies. It now has fewer than 50 workers, but it is doing well, Simon said.
Simon and his daughter Joanne, now vice president and in charge of day-to-day operations, say the secret to emerging strongly was watching expenses and plugging away without having taken on significant debt at inopportune times.
"We had a wonderful time building this business," said Simon, who's still the company president. Simon, 79, no longer is in the office daily. He is enjoying the fruits of his labors and the chance to watch his grandchildren help the business move toward the second half of its first century.
Ken and Joanne Dietrich are minding the store, with Joanne overseeing the firm in Carson City, though her father occasionally comes around. Ken is the expert, handling major security-style fencing with electronic gates, such as the one at Carson City's wastewater-treatment plant.
Their other children, JoeDonn and Jessica, also work at the firm and the Reno office is managed by Steve Brophy, their uncle. Brophy was married to Simon's oldest daughter, Suzan, who died of cancer. The Winnemucca office is managed by Alan Lees. The firm erects security fences and others made of wood, iron, chain and vinyl.
"We do all kinds of fences," Joanne Dietrich said. The pair said cedar and redwood are the woods of choice, and iron also is among the most popular fencing.
Sturdy is a characteristic of good fences, and it's also what the firm looks for in workers.
"I've had some great employees," Simon said. Dietrich, meanwhile, picked up on the family theme when she was asked to share the best and worst things about running the firm.
"The best thing about the business is that it's a family business," she replied, then laughed. "The worst thing about the business is it's a family business."
Moments later her son, JoeDonn, walked in and she crowed about him. The 24-year-old, asked if he wanted to run the family firm someday, replied with "I hope so."
Meanwhile, the firm's vice president offered up kudos to founder and father as he sat across from her.
"He had that 'it' factor," she said. "He's just a nice guy." The nice guy beamed as both of them talked of loving their work and reminisced about challenges and successes through the years.
Simon doesn't have to go all the way out to the business, however, to hark back to the early days. He still has his first big truck, a three-quarter-ton 1964 flatbed Chevy that he had restored. He keeps at his home, and it reminds him of when he was digging post holes to erect fences, growing his business and family fortunes.


text: Buy Virtual users Introduction Plan / Design Before executing a load & performance test it is important to have objectives. These objectives should relate to the performance requirements of the target application such as 'the site must be able to withstand X users during for a period of Y while maintaining a transaction rate of Z'. While it is not always the case that performance requirements are written out formally, at least some level of activity the test should generate should be established before execution. It is very easy with something as powerful as AgileLoad to quickly bring the target of the test down or to significantly reduce performance by overloading the target application. The object of a load & performance test is not to 'break' the application but to evaluate its performance under realistic load. The target system should have been identified in the early stages and it is important to consider the relative size and capability of the system when contrasted to the live system, of course the development system will not always scale to the capability of the test system and the test system may not be a direct representation of the live system so expectation should vary accordingly. Testing against the development system can help by enabling an understanding of application performance early in the project lifecycle and helps build performance in. If the scripts used for this stage of testing are to be reused then they must be directed toward the new target application which could be the test or live system. Before executing a test it is vital to make sure that you have the correct target as executing a load test against a live system at the wrong time could have a direct and disastrous business impact if live users are affected. Often in the case of running a test against a live system, out of hours tests are preferred so that disruption is kept to a minimum. Build If a plan has already been specified then the build should just be a case of plugging numbers into AgielLoad Center's Job parameters. If not, the building up of scenarios in AgileLoad will require that numbers of users are assigned to scenarios, numbers of iterations are specified, ramp up rates are set and other parameters (if required) such as running orders for scripts, specification of browser types to emulate, bandwidth rates to emulate and service level agreements are set. An important part of building the test is to specify any monitors that are required. Therefore it's necessary (if monitoring is planned) that all infrastructure touched by the test is identified and included as a monitoring target in AgileLoad. Execute Execution is a simple click of a button once the preparation above is complete. During execution it will be possible in AgileLoad to evaluate how the test is running and see the performance metrics relating to the application under test. Also it is possible to adjust the load up or down, if deemed necessary. Execution will be either stopped automatically (especially if running unattended in an out of hours scenario) or it will be stopped manually. At this point it's probably already possible to give an initial appraisal of the application before the full analysis. Tuning adjustments to the application and infrastructure would be made at this point then the test would be run again. This forms an iterative approach until the application has been tuned. Analysis Analysis is discussed in the next section and shown here to highlight the iterative approach to performance testing. Next Capturing a Job with Agileload Starter Getting started > Introduction Print this page - Go to top of page

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New bits from Shimano and PRO — shoes, integrated stem/handlebars and more
New shoes, stems and handlebars from the component giant
New shoes:
Updates abound across Shimano's shoe line, from the second-tier R241 down to the RT82, designed for touring cyclists. Availability for all three new models is set for this fall, likely sometime in September.
R241 — The new design is sleeker, largely thanks to thinner straps and new low-profile micro-adjustable buckle. Uppers are microfiber, and the insoles are still heat moldable. The outsole has been updated as well, with a hollow channel to reduce weight. Nonetheless, the 241's still aren't very light: 541g for the pair, or about 140g heavier per shoe than lightweight options like the Mavic Huez or Bontrager XXXLite. Fit is larger than average in the toe box; I rode a pair of 43's and could have even worn 42.5's, though my usual size is 43.5 or 44. The thicker uppers and wide toe box make even the correct size look rather large when on the foot.
R191 — Shimano calls the 191 its "super light weight racing shoe," a bit of a misnomer in that it at 528g a pair still comes in over 100g more than the true lightweights mentioned above. The design is sturdier than those options, though, with supportive stretch-resistant synthetic leather uppers and the same low-profile straps and buckle as the 241.
RT82 — For the touring crowd, or anyone who digs SPD's and wants to walk a bit, the RT82 fits the bill. It gets a stiff reinforced midsole with a flexible toe to add comfort off the bike and nice synthetic leather uppers.
PRO components updated
Shimano's component line, PRO, has made its mark in the pro peloton in recent years, most notably under the HTC-Highroad and Rabobank squads. Both rely on PRO for cockpit components and the occasional seatpost.
Stealth Evo
The Stealth Evo line is all about integration, with the integrated stem/handlebar the most obvious incarnation of that goal. The bars include options for a computer bracket and clip-on bars, and have integrated cable routing on the underside of the tops that works with either mechanical or Di2 cables. Anatomic and compact classic bends are both available, with a 90-130mm stem. Weight starts at 410g and goes up with bigger sizes.
The Stealth Evo seatpost has a nice twin-bolt wedge clamp design and has a 15mm offset. It's available in 27.2x350mm and 31.6x350mm sizes, in white or black, and only with 15mm offset. Weight is 185g.
Vibe bits are carbon, like the Stealth Evo, but without the integrated stem/bar combo. The unidirectional carbon handlebar retains the smart integrated dual cable routing, though, and is also available in anatomic or compact bends. Weight starts at 190g for the 40cm and is a bit higher for the 42 and 44cm options. Clamp is 31.8, of course.
The stem uses a "puzzleclamp" system, where the top of the faceplate hinges onto the stem body while the bottom is bolted together. Shimano says the design is optimized for clamping carbon bars. With the included ti bolts, the total weight is just 115g.
The VIBE seatpost looks similar to the Stealth Evo post, but without the narrow top. It also weighs 15g less at 170g. Same clamp design, but the post itself is carbon wrapped alloy rather than just unidirectional carbon. It is available in the same sizes and offset as the Stealth Evo version.
A series of VIBE 7s aluminum components, including the bars often used by the pro teams, is available as well. Designs are the same but material is 7000 series alloy.


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John Paulson gives $100 million to Central ParkOctober 23, 2012: 3:29 PM ET
Hedge fund manager John Paulson likes to bet big -- whether it's on an impending real estate crisis or in philanthropy.
On Tuesday morning, Paulson and his family foundation announced a $100 million donation to the Central Park Conservancy, the private fundraising arm of Manhattan's famous public park. Paulson called the donation -- the largest ever for any public park -- a "great privilege," and noted that Central Park is one of the most important cultural institutions in New York.
The $100 million will be used by the Central Park Conservancy to support the park's infrastructure and management.
Doug Blonsky, the conservancy's president, hailed Paulson and even compared him to Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, the park's designers.
"John joins these visionaries to sustain Central Park well into the future. Thanks to him Central Park's purpose will endure," Blonsky said in a release. Before Paulson's donation, the Central Park Conservancy had raised roughly $550 million in donations since 1980.
Related: John Paulson: Behind the backlash
Paulson manages roughly $20 billion for clients in his eponymous hedge fund Paulson & Co., according to his spokesperson. He made bold and successful bets during the recession but more recently has come under attack for his investing misses.
Paulson's bets on an impending blowup of the housing industry helped him earn $3.7 billion in 2007. In 2010, Paulson was the highest earning hedge fund manager and had nearly $40 billion under management.
In the past two years, Paulson & Co's investments haven't panned out very well though. Last year, Paulson & Co bet big on banks, and shares of most large financial institutions ended the year with double digit losses. He didn't earn a spot on the list of the top 25 highest earning hedge fund managers for 2011.
This year, as bank stocks rallied, Paulson missed out after having cut his stake in most banks.
But even with his Midas touch failing him in recent years, Paulson clearly has some money saved up that he's not afraid to spread around.


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For whatever reason—historical, technological, astrological, or otherwise—this year has seen the arrival of important (or, at least round-numbered) anniversaries for five of our favorite automotive brands and models. For months, we've been trying to figure out what to get them, alternating between an embossed fountain pen, a diamond tennis bracelet, and a lifetime supply of Meguiar's car wax.
Fortunately, this problem was solved for us when we recently attended the Pebble Beach Concours d'Élégance. This event, the world's premier classic-car show, is held in every five-star location throughout the gorgeous Monterey Peninsula and assembles—in addition to approximately 40 percent of the nation's strategic champagne reserves, and approximately 70 percent of the nation's 1 percent—the most discriminatingly curated selection of vintage vehicles anyone will ever see. Thus, instead of requiring a birthday gift, all of these anniversary-celebrating marques gave presents to us, by allowing us to view—and in some cases drive—cars from their heritage and/or contemporary collections.
Click through the slide show below to meet the celebrants, learn their history and their future, and discover the exciting experiences they gave us.


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Executive Branch--Expenditure Freeze
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Article IV, Section 5 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, as amended, and Act 14 of the 2013 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature, the Governor may issue executive orders which limit the expenditure of funds by the various agencies in the executive branch of State government (hereafter "expenditure freeze"); and
WHEREAS, underlying assumptions and needs in the development of the current year's state budget would be altered by a decline in the State's revenues and the interests of the citizens of our State are best served by implementing fiscal management practices to ensure that appropriations will not exceed actual revenues; and
WHEREAS, in preparation of the budget challenges in the ensuing year, Executive Order BJ 2014-1 Limited Hiring Freeze issued on January 15, 2014, is updated periodically, is related to the Expenditure Category of Personal Services, therefore Personal Services Expenditures will not be addressed in this Executive Order; and
WHEREAS, to ensure that the State of Louisiana will not suffer a budget deficit due to fiscal year 2013-2014 appropriations exceeding actual revenues and that the budget challenges in the ensuing fiscal year are met, prudent money management practices dictate that the best interests of the citizens of the State of Louisiana will be served by implementing an expenditure freeze throughout the executive branch of state government;
NOW THEREFORE, I, BOBBY JINDAL, Governor of the State of Louisiana, by virtue of the authority vested by the Constitution and laws of the State of Louisiana, do hereby order and direct as follows:
SECTION 1: All departments, agencies, and/or budget units of the executive branch of the State of Louisiana as described in and/or funded by appropriations through Acts 14 and 44 of the 2013 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature (hereafter "Acts"), shall freeze expenditures as provided in this Executive Order.
SECTION 2: No department, agency, and/or budget unit of the executive branch of the State of Louisiana, unless specifically exempted by a provision of this Order or with the approval of the Commissioner of Administration, shall make any expenditure of funds related to the Expenditure Categories of Travel, Operating Services, Supplies, Professional Services, Other Charges, Interagency Transfers, Acquisitions, and Major Repairs.
A. The budget activities funded by the Acts which are exempt from the prohibitions set forth in Section 2 of the Order are as follows:
1. All budget activities directly related to declared emergencies;
2. All budget activities directly necessary for a statewide elected official to perform his or her constitutional functions;
3. All essential budget activities which are expressly and directly mandated by the constitution, existing court orders, existing cooperative endeavor agreements, or existing bona fide obligations;
4. All contracts associated with the transformation of state government that lead to future savings;
5. All essential budget activities of statewide control agencies;
6. All essential budget activities directly required for collection of state general fund revenues recognized by the Revenue Estimating Conference; and
7. All budget activities which are financed by Federal Funds directly.
B. Other budget activities funded by the Acts are exempt from the prohibitions set forth in Section 2 of this Order to the following degree:
1. Essential field travel, and supplies for incarceration, rehabilitation, diagnostic and health services, transportation of offenders, and probation and parole services related to adult corrections as well as positions and field travel for the Board of Pardons and Parole in the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Corrections Services;
2. Essential field travel, and supplies for juvenile secure care facilities and the Field Services Program in the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Youth Services;
3. Essential field travel and supplies related to direct patient care;
4. Essential State Police commissioned trooper expenses and cadet classes - not including personnel expenses - as well as data processing, communications, and crime lab positions in Public Safety Services, field travel for public safety and regulatory activities of the State Police, as well as automotive, aviation, and forensic supplies for the State Police;
5. Essential Wildlife and Fisheries commissioned agent expenses and cadet classes - not including personnel expenses - as well as data processing, and communications, field travel for public safety and regulatory activities of the Enforcement Division, as well as automotive, watercraft and aviation, supplies for the Enforcement Division;
6. Essential instructional and residential expenses - not including personnel expenses - field travel, and supplies deemed to be absolutely critical for the operations of Special Schools, Recovery School District, Special School District #1, and Youth Challenge;
7. Essential expenses for the State Military Department - not including personnel expenses - associated with the deployment for backfilling for active duty national guard personnel, and installation management and force protection;
8. Essential expenses related to the housing of state adult and juvenile offenders in local correctional or detention facilities or work release programs.
C. The budget activities funded by the Acts which are exempt from the portion of the provisions of Section 2 of this Order that prohibits the expenditure of funds for travel are as follows:
1. Essential travel associated with promoting or marketing the state of Louisiana and/or its products by:
a) the Office of Tourism within the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism; or
b) the Department of Economic Development;
2. Essential field travel for the Mental Health Advocacy Service and the Louisiana Public Defender Board;
3. Essential field travel required for the Office of Legal Affairs, district managers and roving motor vehicle workers in the Office of Motor Vehicles, and inspectors and arson investigators of the Office of the State Fire Marshal in the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Public Safety Services;
4. Essential field travel for the Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service and the State Police Commission deemed to be essential;
5. Essential travel for the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education for board meetings;
6. Essential field travel associated with Minimum Foundation Program internal auditors and field travel associated with the accountability initiatives and monitoring local teacher assessments.
D. The budget activities funded by the Acts which are exempt from the portions of the provisions of Section 2 of this Order that prohibits the expenditure of funds for supplies are as follows:
1. Essential expenditures of all departments, agencies, offices, boards, and commissions for supplies that total no more than seventy-five (75) percent of the initial appropriation for supplies for the department, agency, office, board or commission from State General Fund (direct) or State General Fund Equivalent for supplies expenditures;
2. Essential supplies for the Office of State Parks within the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism for maintenance and household needs to maintain state parks and commemorative areas;
3. Essential instructional supplies for post-secondary education;
4. Essential automotive supplies for travel exempted in Section 3.
SECTION 4: The Commissioner of Administration is authorized to develop additional guidelines as necessary to facilitate the administration of this Order.
SECTION 5: All departments, commissions, boards, offices, entities, agencies, and officers of the State of Louisiana, or any political subdivision thereof, are authorized and directed to cooperate in the implementation of the provisions of this Order.
SECTION 6: This Order is effective upon signature and shall remain in effect through June 30, 2014, unless amended, modified, terminated, or rescinded prior to that date.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand officially and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of Louisiana, at the Capitol, in the city of Baton Rouge, on this 4th day of April, 2014.
Bobby Jindal
Tom Schedler
Secretary of State


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Gary and Kit's Dukkah Review
Artisanal Pick: Gary & Kit's Dukkah
While we're always excited about the newest Hershey's candy or next Cheetos flavor, we adore trying handmade, artisanal products from smaller vendors. In our new series Artisanal Pick, we're highlighting small-batch products that we've tried, tested, and devoured.
Today, we're talking dukkah — more specifically, two blends from Gary & Kit's Napa Valley, an offshoot of local favorite Clif Family Winery. Dukkah, a versatile Egyptian spice, nut, and sesame seed seasoning, can be sprinkled on roasted vegetables, swirled into soup, or used as a spice-nut crust for meat. But our favorite way to enjoy this new product is also the most traditional: employed as a dip for pita and breads when mixed with olive oil (the company also makes an excellent extra-virgin bottling for $20).
The dukkah line comes in several flavors. Green-tea fanatics will spring for the grassy Gary & Kit's Toasted Sesame & Pistachio ($7), which, with its anise-licorice flavor and piney aftertaste, is reminiscent of the warming beverage. We loved it swirled with fruity olive oil as an accompaniment to pita and imagine that it would also be at home sprinkled on steamed vegetables like green beans for a light, vegan-friendly side as well.
See our favorite when you read more.
While we were quite smitten with the aforementioned pistachio blend, our favorite variety is the Classic Hazelnut ($7). This nutty spice blend had a perfect hit of salt, a burst of earthy spice (cumin perhaps?), and a pleasantly astringent aftertaste that left us clamoring for second and even third helpings.
We can't wait to play around with these new flavors. Have you ever tried dukkah?


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HistoryPoints News
Aug 5, 2017
Wartime tragedy in August gale
Unsettled August weather brought tragedy to the west coast of Anglesey in 1941, when 11 men died trying to rescue three airmen whose plane had crashed into ...
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the sea at Rhosneigr soon afer taking off from RAF Valley. The three airmen also died. Remarkably, two teenage holidaymakers managed to reach the exhausted pilot but their boat capsized in the rough sea and they had to be helped back to shore by onlookers. For more about the disaster, including details of all who died, use your mobile to scan the HistoryPoints QR codes beside the Wales Coast Path at Rhosneigr. Or click here


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Autocross April AZ PCA AMP
PCA - Arizona
Registration closed April 12, 2019 6:00 PM on April 12, 2019 6:00 PM MST Registration ends April 12, 2019 6:00 PM on April 12, 2019 6:00 PM MST Registration opens June 11, 2018 7:00 AM on June 11, 2018 7:00 AM MST Registration runs from June 11, 2018 7:00 AM to April 12, 2019 6:00 PM
Join us for our AZ PCA autocross at Arizona Motorsports Park Skidpad. Location address is 15402 W. Camelback Rd, Litchfield Park, AZ 85340. There will be instructors available for first timers. Limited number of loaner helmets. Non Porsches are welcome to participate. Multi lap format. Contact Rick Althouse or Kim Kemper for more information. $60 for the event if prepaid, otherwise $75 if paid on site. Gates open at 7:00 am. First car out at 9 am. Pat the Hot Dog Lady will be serving lunch for pre-registered entrants. Safety inspection forms will be available on site. (sorry but no go-karts, Polaris type, formula or other exoskeleton vehicles permitted). AMP has a strict sound limit and your vehicle must pass sound tech held immediately before the event (around 8:00) or have a valid AMP sound sticker and no changes to the car impacting sound have been made since.


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Relationships between surgical volume and outcome appear to extend to pediatric populations, although variation in studies' definitions and methods confounded efforts to compare results, authors of a literature review concluded.
More than three-fourths of the studies showed positive correlations between experience and primary outcomes, reported Jarod McAteer, MD, of the University of Washington and Seattle Children's Hospital, and colleagues.
In general, hospital-related factors correlated with outcomes for complex procedures whereas surgeon-specific variables tended to influence outcomes for common procedures, they wrote online in JAMA Pediatrics.
"Data on experience-related outcomes in children's surgery are limited in number and vary widely in methodologic quality," the authors stated. "Future studies should seek both to standardize definitions, making results more applicable, and to differentiate procedures affected by surgeon experience from those more affected by hospital resources and system-level variables."
Action Points
- Note that this systematic review demonstrated correlations between volume and outcome in pediatric surgery.
- Be aware that these results were tempered by a significant degree of study heterogeneity.
Extensive research has documented the influence of hospital and surgeon characteristics on patient outcomes. In general, studies involving adult patients have exhibited methodologic consistency. In contrast, studies in pediatric patients have reflected less consistency in the quantity and quality of outcome data, the authors noted.
Few if any comprehensive reviews have examined correlations between hospital and surgeon characteristics and outcomes of surgery in children. In an attempt to evaluate the evidence base, McAteer and colleagues performed a systematic review of published English-language observational studies focused on pediatric surgery patients. The review encompassed the period from 1980 through mid-April 2012.
The authors identified 63 studies suitable for inclusion in their analysis. The studies evaluated outcomes related to 25 distinct procedures.
A majority (62%) of the studies had a sample size of more than 1,000 patients, and a similar proportion (63%) involved at least 25 hospitals and/or at least 50 surgeons. The exposure definition most commonly employed in the studies was annual case volume (57%). The primary outcome was mortality/survival in 35 (56%) of the studies.
All but 12 of the studies included some form of multivariate adjustment.
The studies consisted of 14 related to surgery for congenital heart disease, four in neurosurgery, three in otolaryngology or craniofacial surgery, three in urology, and two each in orthopedics and transplantation. The remaining studies were characterized as general surgery.
Overall, 32 (51%) of the studies had yielded positive results, and 17 others (27%) had mixed results that included some positive associations between volume and outcome. Positive studies included 12 of the 14 in congenital heart disease, three of four in neurosurgery, four of nine in appendicitis (general surgery), and two of seven in pyloric stenosis (general surgery). All four studies involving patients with solid tumors (Wilms tumor, neuroblastoma) were negative.
The authors pointed out several examples of the heterogeneity they observed among the studies:
- 31 of 43 (72%) hospital-level studies used annual volume as the exposure definition compared with five of 11 (45%) surgeon-level studies
- 13 of 14 (93%) studies of congenital heart disease defined exposure as annual volume versus three of nine (33%) studies of appendicitis
- 9 of 52 (17%) studies used volume to define exposure, and the remaining studies "categorized the variable in a myriad of ways that showed little consistency"
- 51 of 63 studies employed some form of adjustment, but six of the 51 (12%) did not adjust for severity
- 37 of 63 (59%) studies used administrative databases, but 10 were not based on any type of database (such as surgeon subspecialty)
"Our review of the literature highlights a number of strengths and limitations in the present evidence base, and clarifying these may help inform the design of future studies that would be more amenable to comparison and meta-analysis," the authors concluded.
The authors reported no relevant conflicts of interest.


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The Filter Bubble is a fancy new term for "The Echo Chamber", and although the idea is not new, we'll hear a lot more about it in the next few years.
It's always good to approach new technologies with caution and skepticism, but I am not particularly fussed about "The Filter Bubble", certainly not anymore than I was ten years ago. Why?
- New media actually has the complete opposite effect of a filter bubble. Instead of being forced to read all the views from a small handful of newspapers and TV stations, you have unlimited choice if you want it.
- Personal recommendation systems, based on your browsing habits, don't have to recommend things similar to what you've seen in the past; they can equally introduce randomness and are well placed to bubbling up opposing views.
- So the choice is better than before, and so are the technologies to specifically break you out of the echo chamber. Then why do people end up in a filter bubble? Because they choose to. Most people are too busy with work and life to go out of their way to explore different news and views.
- But you're different. You do want to bust the bubble and you'll specifically subscribe to challenging RSS feeds and follow Twitter users you disagree with. This is an awesome explanation of what probably happens if you attempt it. TL;DR: empirical evidence people queue up intellectual movies to watch later, but when push comes to shove, they will watch popcorn movies instead. We can assume the same happens when we sign up for different stuff. On the whole, the disruption hurts our head and we end up ignoring it, so the "filter bubble" is just a mirror of our own preferences.
There's a good discussion along these lines in this week's On the Media podcast (from around 33:00).


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Friday the 13th proved to be lucky for at least one fan of the popular TV sitcom "The Big Bang Theory." The hit CBS sitcom gave away a high-flying prize — a free trip to space — at the Comic-Con festivities in San Diego.
While fans lined up for a panel discussion with the stars of "The Big Bang Theory," silver envelopes were given out. One of those envelopes held a golden ticket for a free suborbital ride aboard a space plane being developed by Mojave, Calif.-based XCOR Aerospace.
Space news from NBCNews.com
Teen's space mission fueled by social media
Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: "Astronaut Abby" is at the controls of a social-media machine that is launching the 15-year-old from Minnesota to Kazakhstan this month for the liftoff of the International Space Station's next crew.
- Buzz Aldrin's vision for journey to Mars
- Giant black hole may be cooking up meals
- Watch a 'ring of fire' solar eclipse online
- Teen's space mission fueled by social media
"With our friends @BigBang_CBS, just gave a lucky fan a Lynx flight! Congrats Mercedes Becerra, you're going to spaaaaaace! #WBSDCC," XCOR Aerospace announced via Twitter. Becerra was identified as a resident of Paso Robles, Calif.
Here's how it all went down: XCOR test pilot Rick Searfoss, a former NASA astronaut, appeared on stage to offer the suborbital ride to one of the show's actors, Simon Helberg, who declined the opportunity. Helberg's character on the show, Caltech engineer Howard Wolowitz, was launched into space in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in the last episode of the fifth and most recent season.
The TV series' co-creator and executive producer, Chuck Lorre, then suggested that the ride be given instead to the holder of the golden ticket.
"We are so proud and grateful to be part of this adventure," Lorre said later in a news release issued by XCOR and Warner Bros. Television. "The Big Bang Theory, boldly going where no sitcom has gone before!"
XCOR's suborbital space plane, called Lynx, is designed to carry a pilot and passenger to the upper reaches of the atmosphere — and eventually to altitudes exceeding 62 miles (100 kilometers), the internationally accepted boundary of outer space. XCOR is one of several companies developing suborbital vehicles for commercial space tourist flights.
The two-seater Lynx will be able to take off and land on a conventional airport runway, and the reusable space plane will be capable of making four flights per day, company officials have said.
XCOR is aiming to begin space tourist flights aboard Lynx in 2013. Currently, tickets for the suborbital ride sell for $95,000 per person.
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Camerata San Antonio's trio of concerts this week begins with a quintet by Einojuhani Rautavaara. He is Finland's leading composer, and I'd like to get to know his music better. There are a couple of reasons I'm fascinated with him:
1) I think it is fun to say his name.
2) He writes in a style that mixes a new romanticism with some modern touches
3) Many of his pieces have cool titles.
One work is called Cantus arcticus, concerto for birds and orchestra, in which the orchestral part includes the sounds of birds recorded by the composer himself. Click here for a brief excerpt. This video has parts of his harp concerto:
Great String Quintets
Kerrville: Thursday, May 26 @ 7:30pm
Boerne: Friday, May 27@ 7:30pm
San Antonio: Sunday, May 29 @ 3:00pm
Rautavaara: String Quintet "Unknown Heavens"
Schubert: Cello Quintet in C Major, Op. 163
Ertan Torgul and Matthew Zerweck, violins;
Emily Freudigman, viola
Ken Freudigman and David Mollenauer, celli
Kerrville First Presbyterian Church – 800 E Jefferson
Boerne First United Methodist – 205 E. James
Travis Park United Methodist Church – 230 E. Travis, San Antonio
Jack Fishman
Email: email@example.com
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The CDC has received reports of 4,531 cases of West Nile virus infection, the second highest total since the virus emerged in the U.S. in 1999 -- but this year marks a new high in reports of severe disease.
There were 4,269 cases seen in 2006. The highest total remains the 9,862 reported in 2003, although the CDC has called that number an artifact of excessive testing by one state that year.
This year, roughly half of this year's cases -- 2,293 -- involved neuroinvasive disease. The highest numbers of severe disease seen previously were 2,946 in 2002 and 2,866 in 2003.
Also this year, the virus has been associated with 183 deaths, the third highest total. The outbreaks in 2002 and 2003 claimed more (284 and 264, respectively).
Nearly 70% of the cases from the current outbreak were reported by eight states -- Texas, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Illinois, South Dakota, Michigan, and Oklahoma. Texas has been the hardest hit, accounting for more than one-third of the cases.
Maine, Hawaii, and Alaska remain the only states that have not reported any cases.


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John Cardillo
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A Queens native, John Cardillo patrolled the south Bronx as a member of the NYPD, often crossing paths with some of the borough's toughest elements. After serving the citizens of New York for a decade, John fused his law enforcement experience and business acumen to found a highly successful online safety and security firm. Yet, despite his success in the private sector, John continued to put his skills to work serving the American public.
His extensive criminal justice and policing experience led to him be called on by Attorneys General and industry coalitions. John helped block or pass legislation in over a dozen states and has testified as an expert witness and subject matter expert before the United States Congress and multiple state legislatures. He was appointed a member of Harvard Law School's prestigious Internet Safety Technical Task Force, and in 2008 was the recipient of a tribute from the Florida House of Representatives for his contributions.
John began his own career in conservative talk radio by launching a weekend show on 1290 WJNO, The Palm Beaches, and later hosted the eponymous John Cardillo Show on Salem Media Group's WZAB 880 "The Biz" in Miami/Ft. Lauderdale.
John has been a featured contributor for TheBlaze, Dr. Drew, and NRA News, and is a frequent guest on CNN, Newsmax, and Fox Business Network, among others.
In 2016 John was included in Talkers Magazine's Heavy Hundred List, which recognizes the 100 most influential talk radio hosts in America.


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A wicked and rare early winter storm plowed into Israel Wednesday, and weather forecasters predict between four and eight inches of rain will fall in the north, with gale force winds and possibly snow in Jerusalem and the higher hills of Judea and Samaria.
Snow is rare in Israel in early December, and predicting the white stuff in the country is as tricky as forecasting anything else in the Middle East. A tiny shift in the winds often moves a weather system towards or away from land, and a change of one or two degrees in the temperature can spell the difference between rain and snow.
This week's system is a woozy, and the only questions are whether the rains will be drenching or extremely torrential, and if snow will accumulate in Jerusalem.
Rain fell in central and northern Israel last week after a dry November, and some communities in the western Negev received as much as four inches of rain. The Kinneret began to rise for the first time since last spring, but that is only a sneak preview of what is in store for the country from today through Sunday.
Before it is all over, more than three feet of snow is expected to have fallen on the upper slopes of the Hermon, which would allow for a very early opening of the ski season next week, weather permitting.
The Ministry of Agriculture predicts that up to seven inches of rain will fall in the northern Golan Heights, six inches in the Haifa area, 2-3 inches on the Kinneret, 5-6 inches around metropolitan Tel Aviv, 2-3 inches in the northern Negev and more than half an inch in the parched Arava desert.
The storm is rare in its expected intensity and length because it is headed from Russia, via the Black Sea, an unusual occurrence in early December. Meteorologist Tzachi Waxman of Meteo-Tech said, "A cold wave like this is exceptional for this time of year and usually occurs in January and February."
Torrential rains will raise the level of the Kinneret dramatically once run-off begins from mountain streams.
The downside of the storm will be the usual flooded streets, traffic jams and power outages resulting from electric poles and wires downed by heavy winds and from heavy demand for power by everyone using electric heaters to stay warm.
Air traffic at Ben Gurion may be disrupted, which could knock out the schedule of U.S. Secretary John Kerry who is to land in Israel on Wednesday. With a bit of luck, good or bad depending on your view, he might not be able to land at all.
Heavy rains and strong winds, which may reach gale force velocity, began falling in the northern Negev late Tuesday. Weather maps indicate a rare phenomenon for this time of year will occur on Wednesday, when rain is expected to fall over the entire country, from the northern border to Eilat.
Snow on Wednesday night will cover Tzfat (Safed) and other higher elevations in the northern Galilee and the Golan Heights, and it will continue on Thursday, with occasional thunderstorms throughout the country.
There is a chance of snow in Jerusalem and the mountains in Judea and Samaria and the Negev on Thursday and a higher probability that snow will fall on those areas Thursday night and Friday. However, there is no assurance that the snow will accumulate below altitudes of 2,800 feet, the height of most of the highest areas in Jerusalem. Parts of Gush Etzion and the southern Hevron Hills are as high as 3,000 feet, where accumulation is more probable.
Flash floods will smash through the Judean Desert and Arava.
Private weather forecasters predict that the storm will continue to pummel Israel on the Sabbath before weakening late in the day. It will be extremely cold Saturday night, with possible sub-zero temperatures in higher elevations.


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New Research Shows Promise for Nutrition-Based Solutions to Poultry Production Challenges
Novus to present nine new pieces of nutrition research at IPSF in Atlanta, Georgia.
ST. LOUIS (Jan.26,2017)—Alongside the brightest minds in poultry, Novus is set to present research results on nine key areas of poultry nutrition at the International Poultry Scientific Forum. The annual event precedes the International Production and Processing Expo in Atlanta, Georgia this week.
Novus research scientists will deliver a combination of oral and poster presentations focusing on alleviating common poultry production challenges with nutritional intervention. Dr. Mercedes Vazquez-Anon, Senior Director of Animal Nutrition and Facilities at Novus, states "Now, more than ever, Novus research is focused on connecting with relevant partners such as universities, genetics companies, and commercial operations to understand the impact of nutrition on various production challenges along the poultry supply chain. What we have found, is that nutrition is becoming an ever-more-valuable instrument as traditional tools are being phased-out, such as the use of antibiotics and high levels of zinc oxide."
Novus-submitted research will be presented according to the following schedule:
Monday, January 30, 2017
Pathology, Room B312
10:45 a.m. - M36, Presented by: Juxing Chen, Effects of Eimeria challenge and feed outage on growth performance and gut health of broilers
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Metabolism & Nutrition V, Room B311
8:30 a.m. - T128, Presented by: Ricardo Gonzalez-Esquerra, Effect of a three strain blend of Bacillus subtilis on ileal and caecal microbiota dynamics of broilers challenged with Salmonella Heidelberg isolated in the south of Brazil
10:00 a.m. - T133, Presented by: Fenglan Yan, Protease, essential oil, and organic acid improve growth performance and gut health of broilers subject to Eimeria challenge
Metabolism & Nutrition VI, Room B313
10:30 a.m. - T161, Presented by: Roger Davin, Dose-response comparison of two phytase products on broiler performance, bone parameters and nutrient digestibility
Metabolism & Nutrition VII, Room B314
8:30 a.m. - T167, Presented by: Megharaja Manangi, Synthetic antioxidant improves oxidative stability of breast meat and reduces incidence of wooden breast myopathy in broilers fed diets containing oxidized fat
Metabolism & Nutrition VIII, Room B315
10:30 a.m. - T187, Presented by: Ricardo Gonzalez-Esquerra, Effect of feeding Zn Methionine-Hydroxy-Analogue Chelate to broilers and its differential effects compared to feeding ZnSO44
10:45 a.m. - T188, Presented by: Ricardo Gonzalez-Esquerra, Differential Performance Response of Broilers when Fed Cu from Cu - Methionine-Hydroxy-Analogue Chelate vs Sulfate Sources
Poster Session - Monday, January 30, 2017, B313 Foyer
P263, Presented by: Sandra Rodrigues, Dose response of commercial phytases in broilers fed corn-SBM-animal byproduct based diets low in non-phytate phosphorus
In addition, Hunter Walters, Texas A&M student, will present research sponsored by Novus:
P305, Evaluation of multiple copper supplements and concentrations on male broiler performance and bile antimicrobial activity
For further information on any of the above items, please visit www.novusint.com/events/ippe2017 or visit the Novus booth (Hall B ) at IPPE.
About Novus International, Inc.
Novus International, Inc. is headquartered in metropolitan St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. and serves customers in over 100 countries around the world. A global leader in developing animal health and nutrition solutions, Novus International's products include ALIMET® and MHA® feed supplements, ACTIVATE® nutritional feed acid, ACIDOMIX® preservative premixture, CIBENZA® enzyme feed additive, MINTREX® chelated trace minerals, SANTOQUIN® feed preservative, AGRADO® feed antioxidant and many other specialty ingredients. Stratum Nutrition, a division of Novus Nutrition Brands, LLC, focuses on human nutrition through specialty and functional ingredients for manufacturers of foods, beverages and dietary supplements (www.stratumnutrition.com).
Novus is privately owned by Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc. and Nippon Soda Co., Ltd. For more information, visit www.novusint.com. ©2017 Novus International, Inc. All rights reserved.


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"But about that day and hour no one knows," Jesus said in talking about his return at the end of time, "neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father" (Matt. 24:36). Note: That's the Son talking.
Or how about in the Gospel of Luke where the story of Jesus' childhood ends with the words, "And Jesus increased in wisdom and in years" (Luke 2:52).
In the Gospel of John it appeared Jesus didn't know his friend Lazarus had died, and on the cross in Mark's gospel he thought God had abandoned him. In other words, it looks as if he didn't know certain things and he learned.
For many Christians, to question Jesus' all-knowingness smacks of irreverence and even blasphemy. If God knows everything and Jesus is God, then Jesus must have known everything, right? Doesn't thinking that Jesus walked the earth with anything less than the total knowledge of everything that was and was to be take away from his divinity?
Jesus-as-all knowing, however, runs into another basic Christian belief about him: that he was fully human in every way except for sin. To be human means to have human limitations. Does even a morally perfect person like Jesus get an exemption from not being able to know everything all the time? Doesn't thinking anything else take away from Jesus' humanity?
The question is dicey because it quickly blows up into the matter of Christ's divinity and humanity, and the church has been fighting pitched theological battles over that issue since its early centuries. So it's not surprising that to deal with what Jesus knew and when he knew it, theology has had to walk some pretty fine lines.
The key doctrinal jumping-off point is that when Jesus came into the world, the divine nature took on but did not replace his human nature. His divinity made room for his humanity; his human life expressed divine life without diminishing either. In his human knowledge Jesus understood who he was, but like any human being he grew into that awareness, even though it was the totally unique vocation of being the Son of God.
That his learning was perfect doesn't mean he didn't need to learn. In fact, his flawless desire to do the Father's will gave human beings the model to do the same, even if his perfection is not quite within reach. And that's a good thing.
"We do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses," the Letter to the Hebrews says of Christ, "but one who has similarly been tested in every way, yet without sin" (Heb. 4:15). Jesus' earthly life opened the door for humanity to enter into divine life in a new way, and his growth in wisdom and knowledge of the ways of God lets his creatures do the same.
This article appeared in the September 2011 issue of U.S. Catholic (Vol. 76, No. 9, page 54).
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Bay State gets $2.1M in diabetes drug settlement
Class action suit claims British drug maker deceptively promoted Avandia
Massachusetts is getting more than $2.1 million to settle claims that British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline LLC deceptively promoted the diabetes drug Avandia.
The payment is part of a $90 million settlement between GlaxoSmithKline and attorneys general from 38 different states.
Attorney General Martha Coakley's office says the Massachusetts share of the settlement will mostly fund programs to lower health care costs for residents, combat unlawful marketing practices in the health care market or benefit consumers.
Attorney generals say GlaxoSmithKline misrepresented Avandia's cardiovascular risks and safety profile. The agreement requires the company to reform its marketing practices and to publicize information about any company-sponsored clinical trials on its diabetes drugs.
GlaxoSmithKline doesn't admit any wrongdoing. A spokeswoman says the company firmly believes it acted responsibly in testing, marketing and monitoring the safety of Avandia.
The settlement was announced on Thursday.


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text: There were two distinct sides to Chuck Willis. In addition to being a convincing blues shouter, the Atlanta-born Willis harbored a vulnerable blues balladeer side. In addition, he was a masterful songwriter who penned some of the most distinctive R&B numbers of the 1950s. He can't be granted principal credit for his 1957 smash adaptation of "C.C. Rider," an irresistible update of a classic folk-blues, but Willis did write such gems as "I Feel So Bad" (later covered by Elvis Presley, Little Milton, and Otis Rush), the anguished ballads "Don't Deceive Me (Please Don't Go)" and "It's Too Late" (the latter attracting covers by Buddy Holly, Charlie Rich, and Otis Redding) and his swan song, "Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes." Harold Willis (he adopted Chuck as a stage handle) received his early training singing at YMCA-sponsored "Teenage Canteens" in Atlanta and fronting the combos of local bandleaders Roy Mays and Red McAllister. Powerful DJ Zenas "Daddy" Sears took an interest in the young vocalist's career, hooking him up with Columbia Records in 1951. After a solitary single for the major firm, Willis was shuttled over to its recently reactivated OKeh R&B subsidiary. In 1952, he crashed the national R&B lists for OKeh with a typically plaintive ballad, "My Story," swiftly encoring on the hit parade with a gentle cover of Fats Domino's "Goin' to the River" and his own "Don't Deceive Me" the next year and "You're Still My Baby" and the surging Latin-beat "I Feel So Bad" in 1954. Willis also penned a heart-tugging chart-topper for Ruth Brown that year, "Oh What a Dream." Willis moved over to Atlantic Records in 1956 and immediately enjoyed another round of hits with "It's Too Late" and "Juanita." Atlantic strove mightily to cross Willis over into pop territory, inserting an exotic steel guitar at one session and chirpy choirs on several more. The strategy eventually worked when his 1957 revival of the ancient "C.C. Rider" proved the perfect number to do the "Stroll" to; American Bandstand gave the track a big push, and Willis had his first R&B number one hit as well as a huge pop seller (Gene "Daddy G" Barge's magnificent sax solo likely aided its ascent). Barge returned for Willis's similar follow-up, "Betty and Dupree," which also did well for him. But the turban-wearing crooner's time was growing short -- he had long suffered from ulcers prior to his 1958 death from peritonitis. Much has been made of the ironic title of his last hit, the touching "What Am I Living For," but it was no more a clue to his impending demise than its flip, the joyous "Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes." Both tracks became massive hits upon the singer's death, and his posthumous roll continued with "My Life" and a powerful "Keep A-Driving" later that year. ~ Bill Dahl


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Capitals Assign 21 Players to Hershey
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals have assigned 21 players to the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League and loaned forward Tom Wilson to Plymouth of the Ontario Hockey League, vice president and general manager George McPhee announced today.
The players assigned to Hershey, Washington's AHL affiliate, include forwards Mike Carman, Stanislav Galiev, Garrett Mitchell, Danick Paquette, Mattias Sjogren, Matt Clackson, Zach Hamill, Ryan Potulny and Ryan Stoa; defensemen Brett Flemming, Tomas Kundratek, Dmitry Orlov, Cameron Schilling, Dustin Stevenson, Kevin Marshall, Patrick McNeill and Garrett Stafford; and goaltenders Brandon Anderson, Philipp Grubauer, Braden Holtby and Dany Sabourin.
In addition, Washington has loaned Wilson to Plymouth (OHL).
The 11-time Calder Cup champion Hershey Bears will celebrate their 75th AHL season in 2012-13, and are scheduled to open training camp on Sept. 30.


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Oct. 23, 2008) - The ETSU volleyball team is set to host conference opponents Florida Gulf Coast (Friday 7 p.m.) and Stetson (Saturday 3 p.m.) this weekend at Brooks Gym.
The Bucs (7-13, 4-8 A-Sun) were swept in their last three matches by Tennessee, Mercer and Kennesaw State. ETSU defeated the Hatters 3-1 on the road earlier this season, but dropped its only match against the Eagles, 3-1.
FGCU (13-6, 11-1 A-Sun) comes into the contest having won its last six matches. In their last match, the Eagles defeated Central Florida on the road Tuesday, 3-1.
Stetson (2-17, 0-12 A-Sun) has yet to win a conference match this season as the Hatters are on an eight-game losing streak. The only wins for Stetson this season came against Bethune-Cookman and The Citadel.
Every fan who brings an old pair of tennis shoes to either match will be admitted for only $1 in correlation with the "Kicks for Bucs" promotion. Also an hour before Friday's match the Alcohol Awareness Task Force (AATF) will hand out bags of goodies including candy, toothbrushes, AATF pencils, stickers, McDonald's French fries coupons and other fun prizes to the first 100 kids and students.
Please visit www.ETSUBucs.com for more information on ETSU volleyball and all other Buccaneer athletic news.


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Discobelle Mix 004: Southern Shores
Southern Shores craft blissful balearic dreamscapes that will transport you to a lush and haunting secret world, suspended someplace between past, present and future. Sweet escape, piercing nostalgia, romance, fantasy and reality swirl together in the faint breezes of their intoxicating harmonies. Fluttering strings, blaring horns and twinkling keys mingle with plaintive far-off voices as crisp drums rustle underfoot in intricate tracks that reach deep within.
They made us this mix.
This mix underwent a wonderfully organic evolution throughout its creation. Originally conceived as an exploration of early balearic influences, we found a strong impulse of classic 90s garage beginning to creep in after a particularly raucous house party DJ set. The result is a meeting point between the two ideas and is probably better for it. Talk Talk B-sides meet Gabrielle and man we had a lot of fun making it :)
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Tangerine Dream – Love On A Real Train
Luke – Heavens On Fire
Hot Natured feat. Ali Love – Forward Motion
Gabrielle – Sunshine
Luomo – Tessio
Glass Candy – Beautiful Object
Jacques Greene + Tinashe – Painted Faces
Holy Other – Held (Fort Romeau Remix)
Close – O S C A R
Captain Planet – Bokazo
Airbird & Napolian – Special
Talk Talk – Happiness Is Easy (Paul Webb and Lee Harris Dub)