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The Singularity meets Eastern mysticism in Human+, by U.K.-based writer and journalist Martin Higgins, a just-published science-fiction page-turner inspired by of futures studies, psychic spy research, and the transhumanist movement. Required reading for Turing Church discussions. See also this review on KurzweilAI.
"Each artificial neuron would communicate with the brain via electrical signals and would be able to wirelessly interface with external hardware, enabling brain-computer networking. Once such networking was established, David noted with interest, Internet telephony could be quite simply deployed. Synthetic telepathy, in other words."
Such advanced brain-to-computer interfaces may be developed in a couple of decades, transforming us into a "telepathic" species. But what if we already have "natural" psychic abilities, emergent properties of quantum entangled neurons, waiting to be unlocked by appropriate training?
Would you prefer becoming more than human by means of nanotechnology or meditation? Should we develop technological immortality, or wait and wake up in an afterlife?
Or both? Can transhumanist human enhancement and the new-age human potential movement co-exist peacefully? Or are they on an inescapable collision course?
The answers come in bits and pieces as the story unfolds. The novel captures well the tension between human psychic potential and its bioengineered version, and the different mindsets of those who promote them.
David is the young man next door in a surreal New York of fast moving impressions — sometimes an artist, sometimes a drifter who spends his welfare checks on drugs. He sees things — things that shouldn't be there. One morning in the subway he sees a beautiful young woman, and something makes him follow her.
David joins a "strange psychic group" and embarks on a high-tech training program to unlock his latent psychic powers. He becomes David McKinley, a highly paid futurist and expert of emerging technologies. His precognitive visions and ability to download information into his brain from elsewhere — perhaps from the Akashic records? — put him in the right place and time to develop a roadmap for inhalable "smartdust," nanobots small enough to pass through the lungs and the blood-brain barrier, and able to connect with neural cells.
"The convergence of nanotechnology and biotechnology is creating an exciting new wave of drug delivery applications. When this technology is combined with other fields, the potential for further innovation increases exponentially. Nanotech has become an enabling technology, rapidly developing already established fields and even whole industries."
Nanotechnology will change the world and the group's new, highly capitalized technology company, Thetis, will lead the change and accumulate wealth beyond their dreams. But is this really how David wants to change the world? What happened to the beautiful vision of a world spiritually enlightened and awakened? Did something awfully wrong take its place?
Philip, the master mind, a charming psychiatrist with a spooky past, seems to have all the answers. But who is Philip, really? How does he influence Thomas Ames, the venture capitalist who pours his endless wealth into Thetis' plan to take over the world? Perhaps Astrid, the enigmatic girl in the subway, David's love at first sight, is the group's means to control Ames? And what did Philip do, decades ago, to set things in motion?
At a mega party organized to showcase the forthcoming technological utopia to the elite, David meets Ruth, a journalist who doesn't seem enthusiastic about their new world. Surprisingly, David's psychic powers fail with Ruth. Even more surprisingly Lawrence, David's friend and first psychic trainer, now sees Thetis and the new world that it is preparing as something evil, a betrayal of the initial vision of spiritual enlightenment. Lawrence and Ruth are set to uncover Ames' — and Philip's — schemes.
I am persuaded that transhumanist ultra-technologies will bring very radical change, someday soon. I am less persuaded of naturally occurring psychic abilities and otherworldly realms, but I hope to be wrong, because these things would be cool — very cool.
I am not aware of any reproducible experimental evidence, but as Arthur Clarke said, there are so many reports that they can't be all wrong. I look forward to seeing new experiments and, if the result will be that we have no latent psychic powers, it is good to know that we will be able to engineer them. If psychic abilities are latent in some human, it makes sense to think that they can be enhanced and amplified by technology, just like other human abilities, and re-created for people without native abilities.
If both the Singularity and a spiritual awakening of psychic abilities are on the horizon, I would totally agree with Philip's position: "Who's to say the two can't develop together — technology and human potential — perhaps should develop together?"
Though Higgins tries not to take sides and presents both sides' viewpoints as objectively as it gets, we get a certain feeling that David, after his intoxicating techno-power trip with the elites, feels more and more close to Lawrence's spirituality. But the last scene, climactic and hermetic, perhaps in the dream world, perhaps in the real world, or perhaps in an undefined in-between, leaves both options open.
I look forward to seeing Human+ the movie, and I recommend the book to everyone for a few hours of thought provoking reading pleasure.


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Grand Polemarch Thomas L. Battles, Jr. met with Northeastern Province Polemarch Craig Chisholm, Polemarch Darryl Stephens, Vice Polemarch L. Douglass Harrell of Philadelphia Alumni and Conclave 2019 Planning Committee Chair Sam Patterson and Vice Chair Darren Lipscomb The Achievement Center.
Grand Polemarch Battles was in Philadelphia for Grand Chapter business meetings and made an impromptu stop at The Achievement Center, the central facility for the Philadelphia Alumni of Kappa Alpha Psi. Battles encouraged the assembled leaders and let them know he is setting the bar high for the host chapter and leadership after a successful Conclave 2017 hosted by Orlando and Winter Park Alumni Chapters.
After the short meeting was over, Battles and assembled brothers held a brief reception at a local establishment in Mt. Airy, Pennsylvania to allow Chapter rank and file to meet and greet.
Past Executive Director Ernest Brown, a Conclave 2019 Planning Committee board member was in attendance.
On February 24th the Philadelphia Alumni Chapter proudly Hosted the Grand Polemarch Brother Thomas L. Battles Jr.
During the visit, our Conclave Chairman Samuel Patterson discussed our initial plans.
Following the meeting we fellowshipped at The Platinum Grille. Brother Battles commented that the "Philly Kappas know hospitality".
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Patient Safety Measures in Home Health Care Services
Health Heal, India
1 year ago
Health Heal, is the leading home health care service provider in India, have developed the quality indicators to ensure the safe and effective care delivered to elderly at home/geriatric care institutions which are very much in line with international patient safety standards as well as the standards given by the National Health Portal of India to promote safe healthcare practices in health sector.
Health Heal Quality Policy and Objectives:
We provide the coordinated team approach to address the physiological, physical and social needs with the dignity of care and bring therapeutic and rehabilitative healthcare services to home and at long-term care homes.
We have developed quality indicators as safety issues which are as listed:
1) Falls:
Falls or Accidents are very common in an elderly population due to change or deterioration in their health which is challenging for many families to prevent such falls. Hence, Health Heal committed to preventing such falls by implementing safe practice standards.
2) Pressure Sore:
Sore is also called Pressure Ulcer which will affect the human body when people sit in a chair or sleeping in bed for long hours in the same position without any change in body position. It will lead to injury of skin and underlying skin tissues for continuous high pressure to certain body parts.
It is a big challenge to treat bed sores at home. But, we always follow effective methods to prevent pressure sores i.e., make patients change their posture for every half an hour or 1 hour who sits on the wheelchair or lie on bed continuously which will reduce pressure on certain body parts. It helps in blood circulation and avoids damages of skin.
3) Medication Error:
Treatment errors occur because of wrong medication and by doctor prescribed medicines which may harm patient or may sometimes lead to untoward events.
To keep patients safe, we follow standard and safety guidelines to administer the medicines with a proper prescription to reduce medication errors.
4) Pain management:
Pain management usually refers to the process of medication or alternative healing methods or physical therapy to reduce pains of the body, caused due to injuries or surgeries.
Our trained clinical team helps in reducing chronic pains and manage by treating the patient with pain management modules and physiotherapy at home in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune and Hubli.
5) Mobility Impairment:
Disability caused due to sudden injuries may sometimes lead to Mobility Impairment. Disabilities can also be by-birth or through the side effect of a disease. Persons with disability go through the process of improvement.
Our home nurses, help improve the independence level of a patient or elderly persons by making the act of moving from one position to another, and also by carrying out lighter physical exercises at home and guide you to follow a healthy diet.
6) Re-hospitalization:
Re-hospitalization is a process of readmitting patient to the hospital within a shorter period of time. As a home health care service provider, our caregivers follow certain clinical processes and treatments to help minimize or contain frequent re-hospitalizations.
7) Malnutrition:
Deficiency of proper intake of right foods such as multi-vitamins, carbohydrates, fiber-rich foods, proteins leads to Malnutrition. An improper diet caused by not following the guidelines of proper diet by Dieticians leads to health issues significantly.
Our certified nutritionist in Bangalore prescribes appropriate diet plans to give quality nutrition on a daily basis. Our Dieticians curate the diet plan according to the patient need and challenges to assist them to improve the nutrition, by delivering Nutrition Care Services at Home.
Safety Goal:
Health Heal believes in the quality of healthcare to be made accessible and affordable to the community. Hence, Healthheal.in have decided to observe December month as patient safety month, to know more about patient safety at home and elderly care institutions please be tuned for further information.


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May 2015 – Avalon Winery, producer of CAB Cabernet Sauvignon, is pleased to announce the introduction of CHARD, 100% pure California Chardonnay from select vineyards in Santa Barbara and the Russian River Valley. CHARD will be distributed in select markets at a suggested retail price of $12.99. The wine began shipping to wholesalers on May 1, 2015.
Avalon was created by Derek Benham, owner of Purple Wine + Spirits, in 2001. Over time, the brand has been recognized as a quality leader by wine critics including a recent "Best Buy" (2012 Avalon CAB) in Wine Enthusiast and one of the Most Popular On Premise Cabernet Sauvignon brands in the 2015 Wine & Spirits Annual Restaurant Poll.
Elegant and well-balanced, Avalon CHARD offers aromas of Golden Delicious apple, orange blossom, guava with hints of vanilla and baking spices. These lovely characteristics flow through to the palate leading to a crisp and refreshing finish.
Our name celebrates of the legendary isle of Avalon. A mystical, magical island. A place of wonder, healing, and peace. We believe that Avalon can be found within us all through the enjoyment of life's simple pleasures, one of which is Avalon wine. Enjoy today.
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Clos Larcis
Purchased in 2007 by the Onclin family, Clos Larcis is a small estate covering 0.9 of a hectare (2.2 acres) located alongside the slopes of Saint-Emilion.
Situated in the heart of the Saint-Emilion limestone plateau and flanked on each side by two prestigious estates (Château Pavie and Château Larcis-Ducasse), it has exceptional terroir made up of a layer of clay over the Asteria limestone of the plateau.
Clos Larcis is given the same care and attention as Château Villemaurine.
The wines of Clos Larcis are made up 100% of Merlot and have an excellent tannic structure and great finesse on the palate.
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Clos Larcis 2007 displays a ruby-red colour with violet glints. On the palate, it reveals notes of ripe, red berry fruit. This is a wine with lovely roundness and good balance.
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Clos Larcis 2008 displays an attractive, deep red colour. The nose reveals delicate ripe fruit aromas. The palate shows lovely fruity, mineral notes.
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Clos Larcis 2009 exhibiits an attractive, deep red colour. It reveals rich flavours of ripe fruit with subtle oak nuances. The finish is long and suave.
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Clos Larcis 2010 shows a lovely depth of colour with violet glints. The nose reveals aromas of ripe black fruit which also come through on the palate together with notes of oak, coffee and vanilla. This superbly balanced wine has a lingering velvety finish.
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Clos Larcis 2011 has a lovely red colour with deep tones. The nose reveals aromas of fresh black fruit. Concentrated and lively on the palate, the finish is long with lovely fine tannins coming through.
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Clos Larcis 2012 displays an attractive ruby colour. On the palate, the wine is tender and vivacious and underpinned by fresh tannins. A well-balanced and seductive wine.
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How to Prune Papyrus
Papyrus (Cyperus papyrus) adds a graceful element to water gardens within U.S. Department of Agriculture hardiness zones 9b and above. A tasseled crown of flower heads, which emerge in spring and last until autumn, tops its tall, slender stalks. Although papyrus requires little care once established, it often looks ragged by the end of the growing season and benefits from light to moderate pruning to improve its appearance. While the plants are extremely forgiving of hard pruning, it is best to only remove old growth to preserve the plant's natural growth habit.
Prune papyrus to improve its appearance in autumn after the seed stalks have dried out to a yellowish-brown color. Prune away seed stalks earlier in the season when they are still green to control self-seeding, if desired.
Put on heavy gloves to protect your skin from the sometimes-sharp edges of the papyrus foliage and stalks. Wear goggles to protect your eyes as an added precaution if you are working with a particularly large or dense clump of papyrus.
Locate damaged, dead or dried-out stalks. Push aside the surrounding foliage to reveal the base of the stems. Snip off the stalks at their point of origin using sharp, clean pruning shears. Avoid snipping the surrounding stems.
Thin out the stems by half to make room for new growth while still maintaining some of the plant's visual appeal during the winter months. Remove half of the fronds from the center and outer edges of the clump to promote air circulation. Cut off the stalks as close to the base as possible.
- Discard pruned papyrus stalks into a green waste can rather than throwing them onto a compost heap, if you do not set up an active hot-compost pile. The seeds germinate under the warm, moist conditions found in tepid compost.
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Get Beauty__ Nail Colors You Need Right Now
We already told you about our favorite fall lip colors to replace your summer shades, but it's time for your summer nails to take a hike as well. Bright pink and mint green just don't cut it in the fall. Here are a few nail polishes that we love for autumn (and winter too!)
Butter London Nail Lacquer in La Moss
We love a good fire engine red for the summer, but this deep wine color will look amazing for the fall. You can easily make this color work for the winter months; it's the perfect Christmas nail color.
Available on butterlondon.com for $15
Chanel Le Vernis Nail Colour in Lilis
Who says you can't do bright colors in the fall? This vibrant orange is perfect for summer coral-lovers. It's super shiny and will protect and strengthen your nails while giving any outfit a pop of color.
Available on chanel.com for $27
Dolce & Gabbana Nail Lacquer in Wild Green
Dolce & Gabbana is an amazing go-to brand when you want a seasonal color. They have lots of autumn hues, but we love this dark green for fall and winter. It has a multi polymer complex that is sort of like gel nail polish, so it'll stay chip-free.
Available on dolcegabbana.com for $25
Givenchy Le Vernis Intense Color Nail Lacquer in Lilas D'Exception
You probably haven't thought of wearing lavender in the fall, but this darker lavender is perfect for wearing purple in autumn. The polish is high-shine and you only need one coat for flawless nails.
Available on givenchybeauty.com for $22
Marc Jacobs Hi-Shine Nail Lacquer in Evelyn
If you're looking for a darker color that's a little less vibrant, you'll love this gray polish by Marc Jacobs. You can definitely make this color work in the winter, but we especially love it for fall.
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Siams Report
The principal objective of SIAMS inspection is to evaluate the distinctiveness and effectiveness of the school as a church school, and how well the distinctive Christian character and ethos of the school ensure the development and achievement of the whole child or young person.
This is evaluated through four core questions:
Rowde Cof E Primary Academy are delighted in achieving an Outstanding result in all areas of our latest SIAMS report. Please click on the report for full details...
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Wolf Blitzer delivers the most important breaking news and political, international, and national security stories of the day. Tune to The Situation Room weekdays 5-7pm ET on CNN.
Wolf Blitzer responds to CNN viewer Al Harris' Twitter question about the Olympics.
What Olympic event are you most looking forward to? @wolfblitzer #askwolf—
Al Harris (@AlxHarris) July 02, 2012
Do you have any questions for Wolf?
You can send in your questions or comments the following ways.
Watch the Ask Wolf segment during the 6pm ET hour of "The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer" to see if Wolf responds to your video on air.
Wolf, who made all the medals given by the Olyimipic Comitee. Need I guess. Ahaa maybe China.
It is all about politics,forget it.Jim Thomas Phx.Az.
"Your Psychology is getting worse! Stop living in the past of the USA, and live today!!!
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Mother's Perspective Toward al-Quran Education for Hearing Impaired Children in Malaysia
Volume 1 - Issue 4
Nafiseh Alaghehband Ghadim Nazean Jomhari Norlidah Alias Syar MeezeMohd Rashid Mohd Yakub Zulkifli Bin Mohd YusoffPages: 0-0 Download Count : 3529 View Count: 2687
An interview with parents of children with hearing impairment was carried out in the initial study since the coordinated effort of parents and children is essential in the education of children. Considering that this interview was appropriate for collecting qualitative-oriented data, it has been chosen as the knowledge elicitation method. In most families who have a hearing impaired child, mothers play a vital role regarding communication and family cohesion. In addition usually children spend more time with their mothers and they have a closer relationship with them; as a result particularly mothers are selected as respondents of this interview. The goal of the interview is to to ask parents about the Islamic education of their hearing impaired children. Four parents have been interviewed in depth. As a results, there are four concerns expressed by the mothers which are lack of family support in education, the Malay culture with regard to disabled children, dissatisfaction toward schools and lack of technology support in schools.
- Hearing Impaired Children
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Today, a gluten-free diet is essential to people with allergies and intestinal sensitivity that enhances after eating gluten foods.
Look for the foods that are safe for health as the results are observed in a week after consuming gluten foods by family.
Well, if you have not heard about this term before, it is essential for you to learn more about it here.
Before understanding the gluten-free diet (the main culprit of disease-causing signs and symptoms) it is imperative to know about what is meant by Gluten or Gluten-free foods.
In general, gluten-free foods are the foods that eliminate the gluten protein as it is found in grains like barley, wheat, and rye which is referred to as triticale.
A portion of gluten-free food is mainly used to cure celiac diseases.
As gluten causes inflammation in the small intestine, leading to celiac diseases, consuming a gluten-free diet keeps away from the signs and symptoms of the complications.
It is quite frustrating to follow a gluten-free diet, but with some patience, time and creativity you get habituated to it. With this type of diet, you can eat and enjoy a healthy lifestyle.
If you are a great fan of gluten free foods, then roll them over the food labels as some ingredients with a red flag are wheat gluten, rye, barley or wheat.
In addition to it, oats are gluten free, but hold the risk to enhance the bloating, diarrhea, nausea, headaches, tiredness and abdominal pain symptoms.
Maple Syrup – Is It Free from Gluten?
If you are crazy about maple syrup, then no need to be confused as maple syrup is gluten-free.
It is a healthy diet that can act as the best alternative to add to drinks and snacks and follow a good diet.
Maple syrup is extracted by the experts going beyond the extra mile in order to present the reliable customers the top quality syrup.
If you wish to make any addition to your desserts and have something pure and organic in quality then maple syrup with the kosher certificate is the best choice to be free from extra consumption of sugar and sweeteners.
Overall, a gluten-free diet is a big decision to follow with instructions and be free from symptoms diagnosis.
It helps you concentrate on the foods that are free from gluten protein and have foods that are delicious and natural and even healthy.
By avoiding gluten, you are with the right decision to heal the gut and improve the symptoms.
How to Buy Gluten-Free Maple Syrup from The Store Shelf?
Most of the maple syrup brands are available in the market with additional ingredients that are unhealthy and contain gluten.
In case the brand of the syrup does not mentioned the gluten-free declaration then look for the one that contains only pure or organic maple syrup which may come without any gluten in it.
Check the expensive maple syrup that worth's extra bucks, but save on health like Vermont or Maple Valley's Gluten-Free maple syrup, which is absolutely tasty with a natural flavor to your surprise.
Go through the ingredients and the labels on the tin and make it the right choice of organic maple syrup which is thick in texture and fantastic in taste.


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Ramp Butter Hamburger with Zucchini Ribbon Salad
Buon appetito!
Posted on: 07-20-2010 by: The Experimental Gourmand
Buon appetito!
Categories: All Recipes, Beef Dishes, Cookware, Salads, Vegetable Dishes, Weeknight Suppers Tags: courgette, Ramps, zucchini
Sounds and looks amazing!!! I'll have to try this. Next season I'm totally hoarding all the ramps! (I may be able to spare a few for you–to make into ramp butter FOR ME!!!)
That's o.k. Part of the key is also using Ronnybrook Farm's wonderful butter, too, to make it.
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Mission Accomplished Transition Services Hosting Young Professionals' Dress to Impress Event
Mission Accomplished Transition Services (Mission Accomplished) is holding their Satisfashion Outlet event, which allows young professionals in the Capital Region to purchase gently used business attire at an extremely affordable price for men and women.
The Satisfashion Outlet will take place on August 14th and 15th between 2pm and 7pm. The event will be held at Sheridan Hollow Commons, at the corner of Dove and Orange Streets in Albany, NY.
Young professional shoppers can purchase a bag for $5 and fill it with professional clothing, allowing them to look their best at work, interviews, internships, and entrepreneurial ventures. All proceeds from this event will be reinvested into Mission Accomplished's industry-specific career education and coaching programs. The programs empower aspiring young professionals of the Capital Region and help them transition into a professional career confidently.
There will be a variety of entertainment from music, make-up and skin care sessions with Independent Mary Kay Beauty Consultant Regina Swinney, light refreshments, styling services and more. Shoppers will be encouraged to watch instructional tie and bow tie demonstrations, as well as being able to purchase professional ties at $1 each.
WHO: Mission Accomplished Transition Services
WHEN: Tuesday, August 14th and Wednesday, August 15th, from 2 pm – 7 pm each day
WHERE: Sheridan Hollow Commons, at the corner of Dove and Orange Streets, Albany NY


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China's Fast-Growing WeChat Shakes Up Weibo. Could It Jump to the U.S.?
Move over, Weibo. Here comes WeChat. Weibo, China's microblogging platform that's a hybrid of Twitter and Facebook, was the hot place to be as recently as last year. Now, marketers are clamoring to engage with WeChat and the 300 million users it's amassed in just two years.
"Everyone is using WeChat, so marketers are wondering how can they use it in their communications," said Sophia Ong, the executive at WeChat's parent company, Tencent, who helps marketers navigate the internet giant's myriad platforms. "They know it's very influential, everyone is using and sharing it. And slowly some brands are coming out with official WeChat accounts."
China's newest digital darling is a mashup of several existing applications, with a few fun features like "Shake Shake" and "Drift Bottle." WeChat users trade text, audio and video messages with friends over mobile-data networks. There's a popular group-messaging function and newly unveiled live-chat capabilities. Photos can be posted on an Instagram-like "Moments" page, while "Look Around" identifies other WeChat users nearby. There's also a QR-code reader.
"We love to use all the social connections because different people want to connect with us in different ways," said Ben Wilson, marketing director for Reckitt Benckiser in China, talking about Durex's online-communication strategy. "On WeChat, you can be a little more personal."
One big reason for WeChat's stellar growth is that contact lists are linked to Tencent's QQ instant-messaging platform, which has more than 700 million active accounts. But users can also make friends through Drift Bottle -- picking (and sending) notes at random from mobile cyberspace. Shake Shake connects users who happen to be shaking their smartphones at the same time. It's a quick way to swap contact details. Pete Blackshaw, global head of digital at Nestle, recently tweeted about having a major WeChat "shake-fest with friends and colleagues."
Should Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Skype and others be worried? Considering that WeChat's stellar growth has come in large part from QQ, maybe not. But Mark Natkin, a technology analyst in Beijing, says the West can learn a thing or two from WeChat.
"They can be a little more aggressive in adding more social features more quickly," he said. "In the earlier stages, any user you mentioned WeChat to would say, "Oh, Shake Shake! I can go out and meet people I don't know.' It was something interesting and unusual. And that got a lot of buzz going, getting people to try it."
Out of all the Chinese digital products, WeChat is perhaps the best positioned for global expansion. Launched in January 2011 as Weixin ("way-sheen"), it was rebranded in April 2012 with the globally palatable moniker WeChat. It's offered in languages from English to Turkish to Arabic. Tencent says WeChat is Apple's No. 1 social-networking app in Southeast Asian countries like Thailand and Malaysia, but also in Saudi Arabia. It's being promoted in Indonesia, India, Argentina and Australia.
Blog TechNode quoted WeChat Product Director Zeng Ming as saying that Europe and the States is its next challenge.
Tencent has been picky about who's allowed to do WeChat marketing. "Every time we talk to clients, we say you have to commit to doing social CRM," Ms. Ong said.
How Marketers in China Are Using WeChat
Durex uses WeChat in a culture where public discussion about private issues is uncommon. Fans curious about love, sex and relationships get a response from a real person, even at 2 a.m. "We try to be there when you expect a friend to be there for you," said Ben Wilson, marketing director for Reckitt Benckiser in China. Each week, a "newsletter" of Q-and-As is sent to Durex's WeChat friends.
Tens of thousands flocked to Nike's Festival of Sport last summer, sampling everything from skateboarding to football to golf.
AKQA created a badge-collection system using WeChat's QR-code scanner, replacing a paper passport. Fans completing certain challenges could win a chance to meet stars like LeBron James.
London Olympics competitions largely took place in the middle of the night in China. So Intel hired two celebrity hosts to provide audio updates three times a day. Each morning, they summarized the previous night's events. At lunchtime, fans were given an Olympics or Intel-related contest question. In the evening, the hosts announced winners along with another sports update.
To reach customers through music, Starbucks asked fans: "How are you feeling today?" They responded with an emoticon, and Starbucks answered with a song to match the mood. The chain added 270,000 WeChat friends over the four-week campaign. "We don't just push offers at you," said Marie Han Silloway, Starbucks' marketing chief for China. "We start a personal conversation."


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By way of introduction to a small group of people who have joined her for the Food, Faith Feast Taste Tour, Yamane Fayed clarifies she is no "foodie", but she does love food.
Fayed has been a Taste tour guide of the Bonnyrigg area for the last two years, after being recommended by a friend who was one of the co-founders of Taste Tours.
"I was just looking for casual work because I have three young children; two girls and one boy," she said.
The former school teacher admits she loves speaking to people about food and hopes to shed a different light on Western Sydney through her tours.
"I want to show the generosity of the people here, and that they work hard and they're not sitting on Centrelink and bludging.
"I also want to show them that the crime rates are not so bad; you can walk in Cabra[matta] without being robbed. Personally, when I first moved here I was told to be careful on the streets, and I use to think, 'Why?'. If you go to Bondi or Double Bay you could get robbed there too.
"I want to show the migrant culture is important, we are Australians, they are Australians, and that we are part of this food bowl, or the Fairfield City Council area is the food bowl of Sydney. This an area where you can try authentic food, and you wouldn't find that anywhere else."
Born to Lebanese parents, Fayed bares the typical features of a Lebanese woman: Smooth olive skin, big almond shaped eyes, and enviously thick lashes. But unlike most migrants from Lebanon, Fayed speaks with a French accent.
She reveals she spent most of her childhood and her teenage years growing up in Paris, a city her family decided to settle in to escape the civil war back home in Beirut.
But despite the move, her parents never let her forget where she came from. Her mum would often cook Lebanese dishes at home, and to add variety, the odd Italian or French inspired dish such as pasta bake, spaghetti, and schnitzel.
"We also used to go to eat Vietnamese and Chinese food in restaurants. Our family favourite was to order fresh spring rolls at a Vietnamese traiteur nearby our house," she said.
Fayed also recalls they visited Lebanon frequently, as it was never her parents' intention to move to Paris permanently.
"[My parents] eventually became homesick. It wasn't in their mindset to live in Paris forever, it was always temporary for them to leave; we always use to go on holidays back to Lebanon. It's not like in Sydney where people don't go back, or if they do, it takes them ages. I find I go back every year or two years," she says.
Fayed and her family eventually moved back to Beirut. By then, Fayed was 17-years-old and was completing the equivalent version of the high school certificate, but in French.
"My mum tried hard to teach me to read and write in Arabic, but when I was in France I got caught up learning other languages, including German and Spanish. When I returned to Lebanon and tried to speak Arabic I spoke with an accent, and people would laugh at me," she said.
Despite unable to fully grasp her native tongue, Fayed says her mum continued to ensure they were always generously fed Lebanese food, including her favourites, Warak Enab (stuffed Vine Leaves) and Mloukhiyyeh, dishes that she is still trying to learn how to make.
"When I go back my mum knows what I miss the most and I'm slowly trying to learn those more difficult and time consuming dishes," she said.
But it wasn't until arriving to Australia nine years ago, after – what she refers to as – "accidentally" meeting her husband, a Lebanese-Australian, in Beirut just as she completed her Masters in French Literature, was she flooded with the diversity of food.
"I have to admit that Australia opened my eyes to the wonders of the diversity of cuisines here, and that's when I started experimenting cooking food other than Lebanese, with a lots of tips and advices from my local Thai grocer around the corner, my friends and of course online," she said.
"So at home for my family I cook Lebanese food I learned from my mum but also a variety of Indian, Vietnamese, Thai, Italian, and South American dishes.
"Food is part of everyday life, we gather around food, food is connector, it's something that brings us all together, brings us joy and pleasure. I believe in pleasure, I think we should treat food with respect, and don't take it for granted and enjoy it."
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Eric Pattison has been away for a couple of weeks, so when he emerges from the east end of River Market onto the second storey landing looking towards Front Street, he's taken aback.
It's not what's been added to New Westminster's skyline that's caught the architect's breath; it's what's been taken away.
The demolition of the west end of the old waterfront parkade is all but complete. Once the rubble of concrete and rebar is all hauled away, construction crews will begin work on building a new pedestrian-friendly mews that includes a wider sidewalk, seating areas and trees to buffer the traffic noise from the busy Front Street truck route.
But it's what happens after that that will determine whether the controversial deconstruction of half the old parking structure to breathe new life into the city's historic waterfront is a success.
New Westminster has a new face.
Instead of the grey, horizontal concrete and steel behemoth that stretched from Begbie Street to Fourth Street, the view from the waterfront back towards the city is now a sawtooth skyline of old and new, buildings of varying height and colours.
Already as Pattison walks past the newly-exposed buildings, his architect's eye picks out details that have been obscured by the parkade since it was erected in the 1950's. The high windows and interior spaces of some of the older buildings are evocative of New York City; without the parkade blocking the way, most of those spaces are now flooded with natural light. At the second story of one of those buildings, an old hoisting winch juts from the brick above a boarded over loading doorway. Another has a sign for long-gone Gray's Ladies Apparel painted on its stucco facing. The corner entrance to The Wine Factory is unique.
Even new construction like the parking podium for the Trapp + Holbrook tower is sensitive to the scale of its historic neighbours; the ground-floor commercial space, now occupied by a health centre, is protected by a long awning, the openings to the parking structure are sized like windows and the smooth concrete facade is painted a complementary brick red.
But there are only four businesses currently operating along the future mews; they include the health clinic, a coffee shop, a winemaking shop and an antique store.
The latter is one of the last remaining vestiges of Front Street's era as "Antique Alley," from the late 1980s through the 90s, when a cluster of shops selling everything from antique furniture to knickknacks and curios made the area a bit of a destination. But changing consumer tastes, shopping habits and the sheer inhospitality of the covered district that tended to lock in noise and pollution from passing traffic as it blocked the sunlight, has reduced the alley to one last holdout west of Sixth Street.
The strip is also pocked with three empty lots, including the gaping hole at McKenzie Street where the E.L. Lewis building stood until it was destroyed by a fire in 2013.
Pattison said the empty storefronts and lots provide a bit of a blank canvas for their owners to reinvent the street and extend New Westminster's Downtown beyond Columbia Street.
"It has to be dynamic, flexible and always evolving," said Pattison. "It doesn't have to be perfect. It doesn't have to be sanitized. It's an organic process that's driven by building owners."
For that to happen, those owners might need a little push.
In the previous decade Pattison was involved in the rehabilitation and rejuvenation of a number of buildings and facades along Columbia Street that were aided by a city-sponsored financial incentive program. That program, which started in 2000, allocated up to $500,000 annually of gaming revenue towards projects to revitalize heritage buildings in the historic Downtown.
Pattison said a similar incentive program might be needed on Front Street.
"The key thing is money," said Pattison. "Attracting them to spend money on their building by providing incentive grants and even pre-design services, streamlining the permitting process; it's a team effort."
Kendra Johnston, the executive director of the Downtown New West BIA, said a transformed Front Street will change people's perception of the area, give it a "completely different aesthetic and appeal."
To help that process along, the BIA is launching a facade improvement program for its members to help them pay for things like paint, signage or simply a good power wash, and talks are ongoing with the City to enhance the program even more.
"Some of those buildings have major challenges and need repairs," said Johnston.
But Jackie Teed, the city's manager of planning, is convinced once the mews is completed, landlords will be eager to improve their buildings to attract tenants.
"It's kind of 'if you build it, they will come,'" said Teed. "There's a synergy between what the businesses are doing there and the revitalization."
Johnston said the area's revitalization will be guided by the results of a visioning process that was conducted last year to gauge the perception of Front Street among its business owners and visitors and determine improvements to make it "a vibrant, unique place of discovery, history, art and life."
That could include artists' studios and maker spaces, cafés and wine bars.
Blair Fryer, communications and economic development manager for the City of New West, said it hopes to extend the vitality of the new Front Street to the old part east of Sixth Street that will still be overshadowed by the remaining half of the parkade by improving its lighting and exploring ideas to animate the area.
Johnston said the Front Street mews could also be an ideal venue to host events as its closure would be less disruptive to traffic than blocking Columbia Street.
"It's not a cookie-cutter street," said Johnston.
Teed concurs. In fact, details in the sidewalk and street surfaces as well as low curbing will make the mews conducive to conversion into a open-air plaza for festival and events, she said.
Pattison said bringing light and life back to Front Street is key to the evolution of New West's Downtown.
"It needs to be more than Columbia Street," said Pattison. "It's really important to bring in new business, new vitality, and not just let Columbia Street do the heavy lifting."


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Help talk:Special page
Question special:statistics[edit]
- "there are 3305 pages that are probably legitimate content pages."
Other than being a "talk" page or redirect what disqualifies a content page from being legitimate? --220.127.116.11 04:28, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- Being empty or not containing any links. (Technically it checks for the presence of the substring '[['.) For historical info, see Article count reform --brion 06:56, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)
The statistics page on my wiki is giving weird results -- "There are 1,446 total pages in the database. ... Excluding those, there are 18,446,744,073,709,551,609 pages that are probably legitimate content pages." Also it tells me there are more registered users than actually show up in the userlist. Anyone know why, or how to fix it? Thanks. --184.108.40.206 13:52, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
Question re: Special:Allpages and namespaces[edit]
Hello, apologies if this question is addressed elsewhere but I can't seem to find it if so. Special:allpages on another wiki I'm working on currently only displays regular article pages; pages in other namespaces such as Category or Template don't appear there. Some are indexed through the standard Special pages (Listusers or Categories, for example), while others like the Template namespace don't seem to be indexed anywhere that I can find. Is there something you can switch on somewhere that will add a list of templates or other namespace pages to the Special:Allpages list, or is that feature unavailable to us without a software hack of some sort? Thanks in advance. -- MC MasterChef
- You have version 1.3, I think it works from 1.4.--Patrick 23:15, 31 Jan 2005 (UTC)
- Ah, I see. Thanks!
Question re: Special:Allpages and custom namespaces[edit]
26 Feb 2005, Madjid Ghazi
Similar but different question. Sorry if I too am asking the wrong thing or in the wrong place.
Any custom namespaces that I make using guidelines in this site (Help:Namespace, Help:Custom namespaces) do not appear in the drop-down menu of the Special:Allpages.
I am using version 1.4beta6
Upon investigation it seems that which ones are listed is hardcoded to those with id code less that 14.
SpecialAllpages.php Line 40 for ( $i = 0; $i < 14; $i++ ) { $namespacename = str_replace ( "_", " ", $arr[$i] ); $n = ($i == 0) ? wfMsg ( 'articlenamespace' ) : $namespacename; $sel = ($i == $namespace) ? ' selected="selected"' : ; $namespaceselect .= "<option value='{$i}'{$sel}>{$n}</option>"; }
If you change it to the following all non virtual (ie not Special and possibly others) namespaces will appear.
Replace the above code with this foreach( $arr as $ns => $name ) { $namespacename = str_replace ( "_", " ", $name ); $n = ($ns == 0) ? wfMsg ( 'articlenamespace' ) : $namespacename; $sel = ($ns == $namespace) ? ' selected="selected"' : ; $namespaceselect .= "<option value='{$ns}'{$sel}>{$n}</option>"; }
This does mean that namespaces like Category and Category Talk that are not normally listed here and are supposed to be listed elsewhere would also be listed. So possibly the following is better :
After the original for loop, (ie in line 46) insert this: $ns_max = max(array_keys($arr)); for ( $i = 100; $i <= $ns_max; $i++ ) { if (array_key_exists($i, $arr)) { $namespacename = str_replace ( "_", " ", $arr[$i] ); $n = ($i == 0) ? wfMsg ( 'articlenamespace' ) : $namespacename; $sel = ($i == $namespace) ? ' selected="selected"' : ; $namespaceselect .= "<option value='{$i}'{$sel}>{$n}</option>"; } }
This should mean that the only new namespaces listed should be the custom ones you have added.
There might be a better way of doing the following
- The number 100 is currently hardcoded, it might be a system varaible instead.
- A better way of seeing what is the highest id used for the custom namespaces.
What happens if a non numeric id is used for namesapces? Does it work at all?
These codes are part of the namespaceForm() function Where else is this function called and would this alteration break anything ?
Madjid Ghazi
Another Question about Special:Allpages[edit]
Would there be any way to prevent sub-pages appearing on this list?
Thanks for the information Madjid, btw. --Nigedo 9 July 2005 01:26 (UTC)
Special page creation[edit]
How do I create my own special pages? Is there an article on Meta about this? Can I just upload a PHP file to the server and then change some setting to make it into a special page?
Kidburla 21:31, 13 September 2005 (UTC)
- To clarify, I do know PHP, I just want to have some mechanism whereby I can upload a PHP file such as somepage.php to somesite.com and have it accessible by somesite.com/index.php/Special:Somepage as well as somesite.com/somepage.php. Kidburla 23:48, 17 September 2005 (UTC)
- Create your special page and name it "Special_____.php"
- Save it in the includes directory
- Add a new page into the database with the title "_______" under namespace 8
- Add a line to includes/AutoLoader.php
- Add a line to includes/SpecialPage.php
Zach 05:04, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
Please do not follow Zach's advice. There is a wiki page already created on how to create a new special page. You should always try and use the extensions directory when creating a new special page or extension to avoid future problems when you upgrade your MediaWiki baseline. Cheers --Biyer 16:15, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
List of New pages on Newpages[edit]
How long is a page considered 'new' and thus displayed on the 'New Pages' special page? Is there a special page that will list recently added pages only (not Recent Changes)? --brob (20060627)
- Apparently on Meta it lists pages created since a month.--Patrick 08:14, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
- how to show all?
Old Pages[edit]
From the article: "Oldest pages : Special:Ancientpages - pages in the main namespace, with creation date and time, in order of creation"
This is not true. The date is not for when it was created, but for when the last edit was made. As an example, I selected a random article, "Logo putsch" (It's currently number 39). If the statement from the article was true, it would mean that the "Logo putsch" article had been created at (08:23, 10 January 2004), since it says so on the special page. However, when one looks at its history page, one would notice that the third, and last edit, matches the date and time, and not the creation date and time, which is (10:40, 11 December 2003). Either the description or the "coding" needs fixing. --22.214.171.124 14:31, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
Updates of Deadendpages[edit]
I'm interested in keeping up with the Special:Deadendpages results on Wikipedia. Unfortunately, the update is only refreshed sporadicly. Currently it's from 2 December 2006. I've heard that the process of generating the list is computationally intensive and a drain on the system. Is that true? What I really want to know is who or where I would inquire to petition for a more frequent updates to this list. I'd even volunteer to run and post it if that would be possible. Thanks in advance for any info on this. (I can't seem to stay logged in so please excuse the IP address.) Wikipedia User:Paul Pigman 126.96.36.199 06:14, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
- I have a similar query. Normally specialpage lists are updated or cache refreshed about once every 24 hrs. Sometimes however a long time goes by with no update. I am writing now because it has been ONE WEEK since the last update. All of the special pages are giving information as of Feb. 16. Someone who understands this stuff, please refresh!!! Thanks!!! Blockinblox 17:16, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
- Hello...? we are having the same problem again, it has been about a WEEK since the update was refreshed. Can anyone reading this PLEASE point me to the right place where this mystery is explained? Blockinblox 17:07, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
Translating special pages?[edit]
I've seen special pages such as "Special:Letzte Änderungen" in German wikis, and "Toiminnot:Tuoreet muutokset" in Finnish, which is Recent Changes. Now I wonder, how can one do such translations? Smiddle 20:06, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
- This give you a pinter how to write new Special pages Writing a new special page. The translations are done in the MyExtension.i18n.php file. See example in the above article. Hope this helps. [Vic 21:32, 1 May 2007 (UTC)]
Italic redirects in Special:Allpages?[edit]
wikipedia displays redirects in italics on its Special:Allpages [1]. is this something that can be switched on in mediawiki, or is it a hack? --Hexvoodoo 21:32, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
- It is in w:MediaWiki:Common.css:
.allpagesredirect { font-style: italic; }
- Patrick 00:13, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
- aha it works! thank you --Hexvoodoo 02:25, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
It appears that the user list on Wikipedia is malfunctioning. When a search is entered in the box(Show all names starting with:) it gives you a list of names starting with tildes. Why is this so? Or is it just my computer? Yuanchosaan
Editing special pages[edit]
I am an administrator on a private Mediawiki, and I was wondering if there was any way to edit pages in Special:
- SpecialPAges are more like scripts. You can edit them by edit SpecialPagexxxx.php in your includes directory. [Vic 21:31, 1 May 2007 (UTC)]
- Please do not directly edit MediaWiki source files. Most of the text on special pages can be customized by editing pages in the MediaWiki namespace. You can use Special:Allmessages to determine what the name of the page is to edit. — Edward Z. Yang(Talk) 22:00, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
SpecialPages grouped into categories[edit]
SpecialPages grouped into categories doesn't work in MediaWiki 1.9.3 and gives the error
Fatal error: Call to undefined method SpecialPage::getpages() in ../includes/SpecialSpecialpages.php on line 14 (which is
$pages = SpecialPage::getPages();). Is there another way to "# Get listable pages, in a 2-d array with the first dimension being user right"? -Eep² 14:19, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
Order of entries in Prefixindex[edit]
With the prefixindex special page, in what order are the items listed? It seems to be alphabetical but with recentness mixed in. (Unless it's all recentness and I'm just confused.) Lenoxus 23:29, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
I don't find this page very useful like this. If there are no objections, I'm about to rewrite it, grouping Special Pages together like this: Lists, Cached Lists, Instruments, Project, and also adding a lot of relevant information ∴ AlexSm 22:41, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
I was wondering why redlinks appear on Special:Shortpages and not on Special:Deadendpages. It could be very useful. --Pok148 18:46, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
- Both pages are cached (i.e. generated at some intervals, not in real time). If some page got deleted between updates, then the link to that page will be red until next update (when it simply disappers from the list). Either that, or I misunderstood your question and you're reporting a real bug when the link to non-existant page is shown in blue; could you provide a specific example then? ∴ AlexSm 19:31, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
- Pages were deleted after that the cache has been done. one example on french wiki :
- fr:Special:Deadendpages you have a lot of deleted pages : AUN, Abbas Moayeri, ... -> they are in blue link and if you look at the html code the link is like /wiki/AUN
- fr:Special:Shortpages you can see that deleted pages are in red links. Moreover in the html code, the link are like /w/index.php?title=xxxx which is the normal for links in wikipedia. So I guess that there is something strange in Special:Shortpages ? --Pok148 20:19, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
- Well, then I guess this is just how it works. Some cached special pages check if linked pages still exist, and some don't. It is possible that this is done intentionally, since Deadendpages are usually supposed to be improved (by adding links), while a lot of Shortpages are supposed to be deleted, and it would be very inconvenient not to see which ones are already deleted ∴ AlexSm 21:41, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
- in fact in Deadendpages there is a lot of pages which are usually created just before the cache release. You can have copyright violation, out notablity articles... So when you work on this page for maintenance and cleaning, it could be very interesting to have such behaviour. Do you where I can suggest this improvement ? --Pok148 22:14, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
- Sure: go to bugzilla:, you have to register with an email address (which will be visible to everyone), then "Enter new bug" on the left, choose "MediaWiki", then select Version 1.12, Component: Special pages, enter some summary and description. It would probably be nice if you also checked if there are any other special pages that exibit this behaivior. If you don't want to register on bugzilla, I guess I could file this bug, but then you won't be able to even add a comment to it ∴ AlexSm 17:41, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
- I have reported the bug here. Regards --Pok148 18:04, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
- Thank you. I should have mentioned mw:Bugzilla with some more info, and I just added "What syntax can I use?" section there. Also, in here you could use bugzilla:12679 link (
[[bugzilla:12679]]) ∴ AlexSm 18:12, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
- Thank you. I should have mentioned mw:Bugzilla with some more info, and I just added "What syntax can I use?" section there. Also, in here you could use bugzilla:12679 link (
- I have reported the bug here. Regards --Pok148 18:04, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
- Sure: go to bugzilla:, you have to register with an email address (which will be visible to everyone), then "Enter new bug" on the left, choose "MediaWiki", then select Version 1.12, Component: Special pages, enter some summary and description. It would probably be nice if you also checked if there are any other special pages that exibit this behaivior. If you don't want to register on bugzilla, I guess I could file this bug, but then you won't be able to even add a comment to it ∴ AlexSm 17:41, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
- in fact in Deadendpages there is a lot of pages which are usually created just before the cache release. You can have copyright violation, out notablity articles... So when you work on this page for maintenance and cleaning, it could be very interesting to have such behaviour. Do you where I can suggest this improvement ? --Pok148 22:14, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
- Pages were deleted after that the cache has been done. one example on french wiki :
We have Special:Prefixindex how about Special:Suffixindex?[edit]
One time I was looking for all articles ending with a certain string, well, that is extremely difficult since the punctuation was being ignored. [I was looking for all pages ending in (film series).] I was wondering if it were possible to search just by suffix, or if there is some wild card that I don't know about. - LA @ 13:57, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
- This was discussed at w:Wikipedia talk:Special:Prefixindex#Probably not, but anyway, there is google query example at the end of that section that might help. -AlexSm 18:42, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
Update this to add new cross-wiki special pages[edit]
New cross-wiki special pages for steward tasks and the like should be added here. Many wiki constellations, not only Wikimedia, have use for them; and the documentation elsewhere on Meta is falling behind a bit as well. The same goes for improving the Help: documentation for supporting a network of wikis with interwiki and interlanguage links (again, not a unique request; all global sites need interlanguage links, and any sites with multiple major topics will need internal interwiki links as well). -- sj | help translate |+ 01:08, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
Special:PrefixIndex not working?[edit]
See Special:PrefixIndex/Technical lists 4 pages, but if I go to Special:PrefixIndex and type "Technical" and then click "Go", I get lots of pages... =/ Helder 15:14, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
- Yes, it is a known bug. Can't find the number at the moment. — Mike.lifeguard | @en.wb 16:19, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
Special:Allpages is blank[edit]
Help! http://ict.ussf2010.org/ticket/7 - MarkDilley 00:35, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
Special: BookSources[edit]
Could anyone point me to a discussion regarding the creation of the page Special: BookSources? I am interest in finding out about the rationale behind it, who edits it and whether it could be adapted so that it could be used with other publication catalogue numbering systems? --Gavin.collins 13:53, 30 October 2009 (UTC)
Move to Mediawiki?[edit]
Just wondered why the page is here, rather than at Mediawiki. I would have nominated it to go there, however, the label of OUT-OF-DATE isn't very helpful without an indication of what should be updated on the page (IMNSHO). billinghurst 08:14, 5 December 2009 (UTC)
- I support a move to MediaWiki.org. Tisane 01:34, 22 March 2010 (UTC)
LMO: Pages without language links[edit]
On LMO wiki, it seems as the Special Page "Pages without language links" is not updated. The page says "updated on 19:30, 1 Nuv 2011", but it contains pages with interlinks added almost 1 year ago, as lmo:Alto (CN), lmo:Barolo (cümü), etc. Is there a solution? Tnx, Dragonòt 10:49, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
- Fixed. In the pages there was an inexistent template. We removed the inexistent template and the pages have been removed from the list. -- Dragonòt 08:40, 21 November 2011 (UTC)
Setting refresh[edit]
It seems to me that setting a refresh for Special:Watchlist (e.g. <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="300">) would be very helpful. That would allow editors to keep up to date with changes to their watchlist semi-automatically. What's the best place to go about proposing such a thing? Waitak 22:56, 12 January 2012 (UTC)
Bypass cache for cached special pages[edit]
Is there a way to bypass the cache for special pages such as WantedX, UncategorizedX, UnusedX, and MostLinkedX to see what is actually wanted, uncategorized, unused, and most linked to after a serious bout of editing? - LA @ 10:25, 28 January 2018 (UTC)


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Matthew Denomme, our Ford Service Engineer from the Kansas City Region, was present on behalf of Ford Motor Co. to present James his award. Less than 25% of Ford technicians nationwide achieve the status of Senior Master Service Technician.
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Tarrenz, located in the holiday area of Imst, offers a particular beer adventure world with plenty of secrets.
Image gallery: Starkenberg Beer Adventure World
- Map See map
Starkenberg Castle in Tarrenz, built between 1309 and 1339 by the Knights of Starkenberg, offers a brewery and a very special world of experience, called "Starkenberger Biermythos" in German. The "Starkenberg Beer", a beer brewed according to the Bavarian purity law from 1516, is produced here. It is the most-awarded beer of Austria, rewarded with 40 gold medals of the "Monde-Selection" and awarded "Most popular Tyrolean brewery 2020"! The selection comprises light and dark beer, pils, wheat beer, lager and an own festival beer.
At Starkenberg Castle you can also immerse into a special world of experience which is called "Starkenberg Beer Myth". Since 2005 all manner of interesting things about the long art of brewing tradition, which started already in 1810 here, are shown on 4,000 sqm. The 700 metres long round tour leads through 18 rooms. You can visit the panorama room with a gorgeous view on the Gurgltal valley, the brewhouse with the copper kettles, a room with the ancient refrigerating compressor of Carl Linde, the ice cellar from the 16th century, the chapel, the medieval arches of the castle and the modern brewery.
The highlight of the Starkenberg Beer Myth is the Beer Bath in the old fermentation cellar. This is the first beer swimming pool in the world, designed by the artist Wernfried Poschusta. 12,000 litres of water and 300 litres of beer yeast are filled into the pool which can be used by booking in advance. The healing effect of the yeast has been known for a long time. A bath is recommended when suffering from psoriasis and other skin diseases. On the contrary, the containing carbonic acid helps the blood circulation and cares for smooth skin. The visit is rounded off by the own brewery shop, where the products of the Starkenberg Brewery and other delicacies are offered.
Where: in Tarrenz in the holiday area of Imst
Characteristics: a beer adventure world with the first beer swimming pool in the world
Further information: phone: +43 5412 66 201-0, firstname.lastname@example.com
Summer opening hours: June 13 to October 31, 2020
Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm
guided tours for groups of at least 15 people by reservation
Winter opening hours: November 1, 2020, to April 30, 2021
Tuesday to Friday from 10 am to noon time and from 1 pm to 4 pm
Ticket (adults):
7.00 Euros / 8.00 Euros (guided tour)


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Merit Achievement Scholarship for High School Seniors & Community College Transfers
The Coptic Educational Foundation is pleased to offer a Merit Achievement Scholarship Program (MASP) for students graduating from high school (i.e., seniors) and students transferring from Community Colleges to 4-year Colleges or Universities. Selection is based on both academic and non-academic aspects of student achievements. The evaluation criteria for high school seniors is based on grade point average (GPA), SAT/ACT scores, extra-curricular activities, personal statements, community service, and other aspects such as leadership and work experience. The evaluation criteria for students transferring from Community College to a 4-year college or university is based on grade point average (GPA), extra-curricular activities, personal statements, community service, and other aspects such as leadership and work experience.
Number of Awards:
Several applicants will be awarded a one-time $1,000 award applicable toward the educational expenses of four-year schools. This is a competitive award program. Not all students who apply will receive awards.
Student Eligibility:
- Graduating High School Seniors or Community College Transfer students.
- For either student, you must be accepted to an accredited four-year college/university immediately following your graduation or transfer.
- Be an active member of one the Coptic Orthodox Churches.
- Demonstrate strong community involvement and awareness.
Application Requirements:
- Submit an online Application
- Answer two personal statement questions in regards to your community service involvement (see prompts below)
- Attach a copy of your "Letter of Admission" from the College/University you plan to attend
- Attach a copy of your unofficial transcripts for high school or the community college
- If you are a high school graduate, attached a copy of your SAT or ACT scores
- (All materials should be included in the online application once submitted before May 31)
Community Service Statement- Part 1
- Please describe a community service involvement (only one) when you positively impacted your direct community? In detail, please provide the service, the location, your role, the time frame and any helpful additional information.
- In addition, please explain the significance of the impact to your direct community and the outcomes resulted due to your service? (Total of 250-500 words)
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CEF retains the right to change or terminate this program at any time. CEF is not responsible for applications lost, misplaced, or delayed through the mail or other delivery processes. Once submitted, the application becomes the property of CEF. All information is kept confidential.
Winners of the Merit Achievement Scholarship will be notified by July 31.
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A great book for women who want to get their hormones back in balance….
Here`s an interesting article for the more mature women regarding hormones and weight gain….
Maybe you've realized that excess weight seems to accumulate around your waistline and linger, in spite of your balanced way of life. Even hours of work out in a health and fitness center appears to have little influence. Your bone tissues, muscle tissue and knees and lower back begin to hurt. You experience a gradual reduction of vitality, experiencing tired after your normal house work and daily tasks. All of a sudden, you may notice the first indications of menopausal flashes – unexpected heat spikes that leave you tossing and turning from night sweats.Once you begin to note the signals and symptoms of menopause, you may merely have accepted them as part of the growing old process. The reality is, though, you're not simply getting older – your bodily hormones have fallen out of balance. As you approach menopause, your body manages to lose the ability to manage vital hormones – such as estrogen, progesterone and even the male hormone testosterone – all essential for quality function and optimal health in ladies.
Most women do not understand the whole process of the change of life. Though the particular phrase "menopause" is often used as a cover assertion talking about all the stages of menopause change, menopause technically isn't attained until menstrual cycles have totally ended for Twelve months. Nearly all women enter the menopause between the ages of 45 and fifty-five normally, because their bodies approach the end of fertility and ovulation ceases. However, some females experience earlier menopause, resulting from surgeries such as complete hysterectomies and total oopherectomies (the removal of the ovaries). Furthermore, about 1% of females in the country experience earlier change of life on setting prior to the age of forty because of autoimmune problems, cancers treatments, thyroid issues, as well as other medical reasons. When you enter menopause, your own ovaries yield less and less estrogen. Since estrogen is vital to a lot of life-sustaining functions, the body looks for additional places to produce necessary estrogen from. Fat cells can generate estrogen, so the human body reprograms on its own to convert calories into extra fat to help increase estrogen levels.
The most unusual characteristic of this menopausal weight gain is the fact that the fat cells all around the stomach and abdomen are the tissues that expand. A number of researchers think that hormone such as FSH energize the fat tissues to produce more estrogen's which results in more and more enlargement as the ovaries fail. Few females will go through the menopausal transition without having incurring at least moderate weight gain. Up to 90% of women will certainly encounter some amount of excess fat gain between the ages of forty five and 55 as they enter menopause, and on average they will likely acquire between 12 and 20 pounds during this time of time.
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After the worldwide success of Emotional Mentalism Volumes 1 & 2, Luca Volpe is back with the final volume of the trilogy: Emotional Mentalism Volume 3.
In this book, Luca Volpe blends mentalism concepts together with "magical experiences" in order to create not only wonder, but also a deep connection with people. You will be able to create a full psychic/mentalism show with only the routines included in this book!
Luca Volpe is worldwide renown as the "Senti-Mentalist" for his unique way of giving emotion to the audience. In this book, you will learn his secrets that have been performed in private parties and psychic shows all around the world.
Simple techniques but with a specific goal: "Give the audience feelings that they will never forget!"
Here is what you will learn:
1. Cleansing Ritual - A powerful mystical demonstration that will empower your audience.
2. Blank Dreams - A dream-themed routine that you can perform on stage and close-up.
3. Stolen Stars - A psychometry routine with a star sign revelation!
4. The Crystal Ritual - A powerful way to anchor an emotion to a spectator. Those who have witnessed this routine at Luca's workshop said that it is so simple to do, yet it can literally change people's lives.
5. The Message - An intuition-based routine with a final prediction. This can create a lot of extra business!
6. Secrets - A super strong and very easy-to-do opener that will leave your audience speechless (two versions are included)
7. Q&A Chair Test - A simple-to-do chair test routine with a Q&A flavor.
8. The Gold Journey - A powerful magical experience based on a classic method.
9. Tibetan Connection - Find a chosen tarot card through the sound of a Tibetan Bell.
10. The Goblet Ritual - A powerful Q&A inspired by Nostradamus and his scrying methods.
Included in the book you will also find contributions from:
- Steve Drury "Angelic Connection"
- Phedon Bilek "Cleansing Fire"
- Jamie Salinas "Candy Prediction"
- Curtis The Mentalist "The $100 Chair Test"
- Pablo Amir
- Alexander Erohin "The Stored Image"
From the foreword of Richard Osterlind:
"As the title implies, this collection of material is meant to leave the audience feeling emotional and that something special has occurred to them. That is the key ingredient. The purpose of each effect is to give the participant a touching experience they will not forget. It becomes personal! Every one of these items is a jewel! Every one of them is tried and tested and every one of them will have a marvelous effect on your audience that will make them remember you long into the future"
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How to Dry Cantaloupe Seeds With Wax Paper
Cantaloupes (Cucumis melo), also known as muskmelons, produce mature, viable seed inside a fully ripened fruit. Nonhybrid cantaloupe varieties produce viable seed that's true to the parent plant if you avoid cross-pollination. Cantaloupes can cross-pollinate with any other Cucumis melo variety, so it's important to only grow one type or to hand-pollinate the flowers if you want to save seed. The seeds require thorough drying before storage so they don't rot. A sheet of wax paper can help you dry the seeds without special equipment since seeds won't stick to the paper.
Cut open a ripe cantaloupe and scoop the seeds out with a spoon. Separate the seeds from the pulp and transfer them to a colander.
Rinse the seeds under cool running water until the pulp is gone and they are clean. Remove any large pulp pieces still stuck to the seeds by hand.
Allow the excess water to drain from the colander. Pat the seeds dry with a paper towel.
Cover a large tray with a sheet of wax paper. Spread the cantaloupe seeds out on the wax paper in a single layer. The wax paper prevents the seeds from sticking to the tray during drying.
Dry the cantaloupe seeds for seven to 10 days in a well-ventilated location. Stir the seeds once daily during drying so they don't stick together and to ensure all sides of the seeds dry evenly.
Store the cantaloupe seeds in an airtight container in a cool, dark place. Label the container with the cantaloupe variety and the harvest date.
Things Needed
- Knife
- Spoon
- Colander
- Paper towel
- Tray
- Wax paper
- Airtight container
- Although cantaloupe seeds may retain viability for several years, best germination occurs when the seeds are planted within one year of harvest.
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A Place in His Arms
Music for Children, Submitted Music (2007-2011)
Suffer the children to come unto me,
Jesus taught His disciples of old.
Then he took every child in His loving embrace
And he blessed them so long ago.
Bring me your little ones, Jesus said,
For of such shall my kingdom be,
There was room in His arms for His little ones then,
There's a place in His arms for me.
Text: Sally DeFord
Music: Sally DeFord
Album: Submitted Music (2007-2011)
Composition Date: 2011
More Info: CMS 2011


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Facial Surgery
Endoscopic Procedures
Endoscopic procedures have become very popular by reducing visible scars and also reducing the recovery time required. the procedure is performed by skilled surgeons through very small incisions where prior to advent of endoscopes required large areas of dissections. There are many procedures that can now be performed this way such as, Forehead or brow lift, mid face lift and Breast augmentation.
Procedure Length: 1-2 Hours
Face lift or Rhytidectomy involves improvement of the facial and neck areas. Excess skin and fat is removed through well placed incisions to gain that youthful look we all desire. Face and neck lift must be designed in such a way to avoid the tight unnatural look that sometimes is seen. Our goal is to obtain a natural result without the visible tell tale signs of face lifts.
Procedure Length: 2-3 Hours
Duration of Results: Usually 5 to 10 years.
Browlift or Forehead Lift
Forehead lift or "brow lift" is designed to get rid of those unwanted frown lines between the brows and reduce the fore head lines. It also raises the brows to help open the eyes and remove that angry or tired look. The goal is to obtain a fresh younger appearance . With endoscopic approach there are minimal incisions well hidden inside the hair line, so no visible scars are present. Recovery is much quicker and less painful.
Procedure Length: 1-2 Hours
Duration of Results: Usually 5 to 10 years.
Nose Surgery
Rhinoplasty or nose surgery is a fine art that takes years to master. Reshaping the nose requires long discussion between the surgeon and the patient so that the end result is what you want and not what your surgeon wants. Computer imaging is a great tool to help Dr. Mabourakh understand what you are looking for. All rhinoplasty patients undergo computer imaging prior to nose surgery in our office so that we can meet your expectations.
Procedure Length:1-2 Hours+
Duration of Results: Permanent
Eyelid Surgery
Eyelid surgery or blepharoplasty is the most common facial surgery and can do more to improve your appearance than any other single procedure. Excess skin and fatty tissues are removed to open up the eyes and get rid of the tired and sad look. Blepharoplasty is commonly combined with face lift or forehead lift. If visual fields are affected upper eyelid surgery may be covered by insurance. A visual field test is used to obtain insurance authorization prior to surgery. Incisions are well hidden recovery is very quick.
Procedure Length: 1-2 Hours
Duration of Results: Several years, Sometimes Permanent.
Lip Augmentation
Obtain a fuller lip with in minutes with today's injectable fillers. Lip augmentation with products such as Restylane, Perlane, Prevelle or Juvederm is virtually painless with use of local anesthetics and the results are immediate. When combined with Botox and laser treatments the results can be amazing. Dr. Mabourakh will discuss the options and risks with you. Use of these products are "off label" according to the FDA, Dr. Mabourakh will discuss this with you. Although these products are used in the lips they are not approved by the FDA for this purpose but their use in other areas is approved. More permanent result can be obtain with fat transfer techniques.
Procedure Length: 10 to 15 min.
Duration of Results: Variable: 3 to 9 months
Chemical Peel – Laser Rejuvenation
Chemical peels have changed so much over the last 10 years. The pioneering work of Dr. Obagi, created a system that any one can use at home. For more aggressive approach our esthetician has years of experience in use of more aggressive products. Peels can be combined with microdermabrasion "The Power Peel" to obtain even a better result. For more aggressive approach Dr. Mabourakh can recommend peels to further improve pigmentation or fine lines. Laser facial rejuvenation is now more popular than ever before with the use of Laser Genesis, Laser Titan, Limelight, Laser Pearl resurfacing and Fractional lasers.
Procedure Length: 30 Minutes
Botox Cosmetic has become the number one non-invasive procedure performed in the plastic surgery office. Botox injection takes less than 10 minutes and has no recovery time. the results last 3 months or more to reduce those unwanted lines, and can be used to reshape the facial appearance. The 3 most popular areas injected are the frown lines between the brows, crows feet area to reduce the laugh lines and raise the brows and open the eyes, and the forehead to reduce those deep forehead lines. Another use of Botox is for "hyperhydrosis" excessive sweating that is not controlled by medicated antiperspirant.
Procedure Length: 5-10 Minutes
Duration of Results: Variable; 3 to 4 Months
Ear Surgery
Otoplasty or ear surgery to correct protruding or prominent ears is performed through a small incision behind the ears. The ear shape is corrected to avoid the prominent appearance. Although usually done at an early age, it is becoming more common in older patients. Recovery is quick and the results are immediate.
Procedure Length: 1 – 2 Hours
Duration of Results: Usually Permanent
Injectable Fillers
Dermal fillers are becoming more popular and as a result there are numerous fillers available. Most popular are Restylane, Perlane, Radiesse, Prevelle, and Juvederm. Each has advantages and disadvantages. They last 3 to 9 months on the average. Injections take less than 15 minutes and the results are permanent. A more permanent and natural choice is fat transfer which is now available and can be done very easily. Approximately half the injected fat remains as a permanent addition.
Procedure Length: 15 Minutes – 1 Hour
Duration of Results: Variable
Facial Implant Surgery
Chin implants can dramatically change the appearance of the face when the problem is a weak chin. Commonly needed to balance the facial appearance during rhinoplasty for a large nose. the incision is well hidden inside the mouth. The result is immediate and recovery is quick..
Procedure Length: 30 Minutes-1 Hour
Duration of Results: Permanent
Considering getting a facial surgery? Contact Dr. Mabourakh and schedule a consultation at his office in Sacramento to find out which procedure is best fit for you. Sharhriar Mabourakh and his staff will sit down with you and dedicate their time to understand your needs and desires.