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|Don't you think, that there's more to our future than jelly?
— Dr. Nefario speaking to Gru
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Dr. Joseph Albert Nefario, most commonly referred to as Dr. Nefario, is a major character in Despicable Me and a former major antagonist in Despicable Me 2, with cameos in Minions and Despicable Me 3. He is Gru's gadgeteer, residing in his underground lair and laboratories. He builds and designs most of Gru's machines. Gru and Dr. Nefario seem to have been trying to shock the world with "The True Crime of the Century" for several years.
Although Nefario has doubts about Gru's plans due to lack of funds, and his new found love for his adopted daughters, he still considers him to be "one of the greats" in the supervillain world. Dr. Nefario also has terrible hearing, mistaking Gru's orders for "dart gun" and "cookie robots" as "fart gun" and "boogie robots", respectively. He is briefly El Macho's right-hand man and main henchman. In Despicable Me 3, he is frozen in carbonite, probably due to a Minion accident.
Dr. Nefario dresses like a stereotypical mad scientist. He is generally elderly, mildly overweight, and is apparently hard of hearing, which frequently gives him trouble with initial consonants. He is always seen with his labcoat, gloves, and trademark goggles, and he wears either pants or pajama bottoms with a plaid pattern. His hair, what little there is of it, is longish and faintly unruly.
In Minions, it is seen that he wore glasses in his youth, a yellow shirt underneath his lab coat, and black trousers.
Dr. Nefario is Gru's closest and most loyal friend who always comes to his rescue. He has a very high respect for Gru and even believes he is the greatest villain in the world, but he often doubts his abilities and motives. He is also quite eccentric with rather bad hearing due to his age, but although he seemed a little odd at times, he did not seem to be going senile.
Dr. Nefario doesn't like to be unproductive, as he has constantly been seen working on projects to aid in Gru's crimes, and even decides to work for someone else after Gru renounces his former life of villainy.
His accent suggests a British family lineage. Nefario seems to enjoy disco dancing and is even briefly shown doing so alongside Marlena Gru, and in the Boogie Robot scene.
Despicable Me
When Gru returns home, Dr. Nefario informs the supervillain that someone else stole the Pyramid of Giza. Nefario also attends to the plan of stealing the Moon by making gadgets like Cookie Robots, to aid in Gru's plan of stealing the Shrink Ray from Vector. He later calls Miss Hattie to return the girls to the orphanage due to them becoming a obstruction to their plan in stealing the moon. Gru continues the plan and Nefario notices that the effect of the Shrink Ray will lose its effect. He warns Gru about this, naming it the Nefario Principle.
At the end, Dr. Nefario videotapes the girls' dance recital at Gru's house and is later seen dancing with Gru's mother.
Despicable Me 2
At the beginning of the film, Dr. Nefario makes a jelly that is a combination of many flavors, however it turns out to have a horrible taste. Dr. Nefario informs Gru that he misses being evil and that he has a new work. Later, as a farewell for Dr. Nefario, the Minions do a 21 Fart Guns salute and Dr. Nefario slowly rides away on his motor scooter to start his new life, making two minions cry (possibly Jerry and Phil).
Later that same night, a silhouette (presumably Dr. Nefario's) arrives at Gru's house. Phil opens the door and greets the visitor, but he is kidnapped and the door is left opened. Soon, the Cinco de Mayo party is about to start at Eduardo's mansion. Now that he actually worked for El Macho, he has some of the Minions trapped in a fake paradise, and he captures the Minions two by two, injecting the PX-41 serum to the Minions which mutated them into a Evil Minion.
Dr. Nefario makes a full reappearance after Gru enters El Macho's secret lair and explains their plan to Gru. But, he notices that Eduardo now knows that Gru and Lucy Wilde are working for the AVL and witnesses Eduardo taking Lucy to his lab as a prisoner. He later calls Gru, telling him everything he knows about this. When Margo, Edith, Agnes, and the remaining Minions are attacked by Kevin, who is mutated into an Evil Minion, he is injected with an antidote created by Dr. Nefario. He introduces the antidote to the girls, which worked well, and named it PX-41 Antidote. He later introduced the antidote as the horrible jelly he made.
He, the girls, and the remaining Minions went to El Macho's lair and normalized the Evil Minions into Minions. He knocks out the mutated El Macho with a Fart Gun. In the ending, Dr. Nefario appears in the wedding as a guest, dances with Gru's mother while the Minions are singing the Y.M.C.A song, and appears in the family picture.
Dr. Nefario makes a small cameo appearance as a young man and is seen at Villain-Con. At his stall, he shows his new invention, the Freeze Ray, to the crowd including his future partner Felonius Gru (who was then a child with his mother), and he accidentally freezes his own hand by mistake. When he finally notices, he hides his frozen hand behind his back.
Despicable Me 3
Since he doesn't have any lines in the third movie Dr. Nefario makes a silent cameo once again in Despicable Me 3. When Gru announces that he lost his job at Anti-Villain League, he mentions that Dr. Nefario previously froze himself into a giant block of carbonite out of accident, by the time some minions are knocking off the outside pieces of the block, trying to free him. He is also seen in his normal form in one of Mel's flashbacks.
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- The last name 'Nefario' is most likely a derivative of the word 'nefarious', meaning 'wicked' or 'criminal', denoting his career as a mad scientist and inventor, for evil purposes ('evil' being a simpler word for 'nefarious').
- He might have been named after Doctor Nefarious Tropy, a villain from the Crash Bandicoot series.
- Dr. Nefario shares a voice actor with E.B. from Illumination Entertainment's Hop. They were both voiced by Russell Brand.
- Near the end of Despicable Me 2, where Dr. Nefario finally knocked out a mutated El Macho with a fart gun, and then posed for a picture, is a homage to the movie King Kong, where, after King Kong fell to his death from the Empire State Building, two soldiers made almost the exact same pose for the camera.
- His middle name 'Albert' could be a reference to the famous physicist, Albert Einstein.
- He met Gru when he was young, after he created a science fair project that caught his attention.[2]
- Dr. Nefario being frozen in a giant block of carbonite in Despicable Me 3 is a reference to the Star Wars movie The Empire Strikes Back, when Han Solo is frozen in a giant block of carbonite.
- Russell Brand was apparently not contacted to return for Despicable Me 3, seemingly because the studio knew he would want to spend more time with his newborn daughter.
- ↑ Seen in a poster designed by concept artist Gregory Georges.
- ↑ Despicable Me writer Cinco Paul on Twitter.


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Three days ago, the niece fell while playing at the house of the neighbour. I was so nervous after seeing her unconscious. I was yelling at my two brothers who happen to be there while the kids are playing. I got angry at them and telling them why they let the kids play at the neighbor's. But there is no use because the damage is already done. Because the niece is unconscious, I rush her to the nearest hospital to have her check to know her condition. After the doctor checked her and seen the X-ray result, I am relieved. But the doctor said that is the niece is vomiting, we have to bring her back to the hospital.
The night when the niece fell and in the morning of the following day, the niece continues vomiting. The SIL decided to bring her to the hospital and the doctor said she has to be admitted to have her checked thoroughly. The family is so worried when the doctor advises for the niece CT scan. Though we are want to think positive and think that the niece's condition is fine, still negative thoughts comes in our minds.
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March 24, 2010 -- Paintings of the Last Supper over the past millennium show that plate and food serving sizes have gotten larger throughout history, possibly foretelling today's supersized portions, according to a new study.
The findings suggest that the phenomenon of serving bigger portions on bigger plates, which pushes people to overeat, has occurred gradually over the past 1,000 years, says co-author Brian Wansink, PhD, a marketing and economics professor at Cornell University and an expert on eating habits.
"We took the 52 most famous paintings of the Last Supper and analyzed the size of the entrees, bread, and plates, relative to the average size of the average head in the painting," he says in a news release.
Wansink and his brother and co-author, Craig Wansink, professor of religious studies at Virginia Wesleyan College, used computer-aided design technology that allowed items in 52 paintings to be scanned, rotated, and calculated, regardless of the orientation of the objects in the artwork. "To account for the varying dimensions of the paintings, the average sizes of these items were indexed based on the average size of the heads depicted in the paintings," the authors write.
The main discernable dishes depicted in the paintings included fish or eel (18%), lamb (14%), and pork (7%), and 46% of the paintings had no discernable main dish.
'Last Supper' Portions Growing
The study, published in the April 2010 issue of the International Journal of Obesity, finds that the size of the entrees in Last Supper paintings has progressively increased 66%, plate size 66%, and bread size 23% in the past 1,000 years.
"The last thousand years have witnessed dramatic increases in the production, availability, safety, abundance, and affordability of food," says Brian Wansink, author of Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think.
"We think that as art imitates life, these changes have been reflected in paintings of history's most famous dinner," he says.
The researchers used 52 paintings depicting the Last Supper that were featured in the 2000 book Last Supper by Phaidon Press.
Craig Wansink tells WebMD in an email that "the use of the head in measuring the size of the bread was simply to focus on proportionality between the paintings."
In short, the scholars say the trend of larger plates and portion sizes detected in recent years and linked to obesity is a phenomenon that started hundreds or even more than 1,000 years ago.
They examined 10 paintings of the Last Supper completed between 1000-1300, five done between 1300 and 1400, 15 between 1400 and 1500, 13 between 1500 ad 1600, and nine between 1600 and the year 2000.
"Perhaps the increasing portion sizes and food availability we have recently noticed is rooted in a general trend that has been artistically depicted for more than a millennium," the authors write.


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This year's 9th Annual Ozzie & Friends Gala & Pro-Am was a record-breaking weekend for the Gateway PGA REACH Foundation and a great way to showcase our wonderful programs, supporters and guests. We were honored to have Tom Ackerman as our emcee for the Gala that featured Pro-Football Hall of Famers Marcus Allen and Eric Dickerson.
At the Gala, Gateway PGA REACH Foundation President Ozzie Smith welcomed special guests Marcus Allen and Eric Dickerson. Both Pro-Football Hall of Famers provided priceless insights and stories on their college and NFL careers in a fireside chat with Ozzie. We were also honored to award our first "veteran of the year" to Bob Rasberry from our PGA HOPE program, and Clarence Vogt scholarships to Gateway Junior Tour participants Sarah Lewis, Grace Renfer, and Dylan Davidson.
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Lewis Nash, born on December 30, 1958 in Phoenix, Arizona, is an American jazz drummer best known for his adaptability to a vast array of genres, as evidenced by his performances with such different musicians as Tommy Flanagan, Melissa Manchester, Diana Krall, George Michael and Wynton Marsalis.
For his rich jazz discography, having played on over 400 jazz records, Modern Drummer magazine (May 2009) named Lewis Nash the jazz music genre's "Most Valuable Player."
On April 11, 2012, Jazz in Arizona opened The Nash, a new jazz education and performance venue honoring the jazz luminary and Phoenix native, Lewis Nash — "perhaps the most talented drummer of his generation," according to the Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz.


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Thursday, 18 May 2017
Crime Fiction Month: The Write Stuff with... Chris Lloyd
Today it's my pleasure to be handling the blog over to Chris Lloyd, author of The Elisenda Domènech Investigations series, to talk about the challenges (and fun) of setting stories in a real location.
It was the name that got me.
There are moments when you read or hear something that punches the breath out of you. I was researching in the city archives in Girona, in Catalonia, for a guide book and I came across the story of a small statue not far from where I was. Outside, I looked for the statue and found it above one of the medieval gateways into the city. She was serene and beautiful, a Madonna and child surrounded by ornate and brightly-painted curlicues and cherubs, and she was called the Virgin of Good Death.
She was called that because she was the last blessing for prisoners as they were led out of the medieval city to be executed outside the city walls. It was the beauty and the brutality that struck me, the benevolence and menace, and it was the germ of the first book in my Elisenda Domènech series, about a police officer in present-day Girona. Back in the archive, I then came across a series of local legends that left my head reeling at their folklore wisdom and savage imagery, and that sealed the deal. I knew I had to write about it all. The problem was whether anyone who didn't know Girona or Catalonia would be interested. I'd lived in Girona and Barcelona for 24 years and I'm passionate about Catalonia and its culture, and the one thing I was concerned about was maybe I was being just that bit too niche.
And that, I think, is one of the first dilemmas you face when you set your stories not just in a real location, but in a foreign one. There's a balancing act between looking too narrowly at your setting while finding stories to set there that will appeal to a wider audience and to readers who might not know the place you're writing about. It's a question of finding a harmony between the local and the global, telling a universal story that we can all feel through a unique and very specific setting that only you can tell. But it's precisely that intensely local atmosphere that can create its own strength and become even more powerful and evocative as long as you can find a way to use it as the vehicle to tell a story that touches on everyone's life.
Related in a way to this is the idea of accuracy. Inevitably, you're writing about your vision of a setting and the stories that it inspires in you, but there's also a sense of duty to try and convey the location as truthfully as possible. This question of accuracy raises another dilemma: I want English-language readers who might not know Girona to enjoy the stories but I have to remain true to the setting. That inevitably means using names they probably find unfamiliar and having to explain some local foibles and features by trying to weave them into the story. Having said that, I also want people from Girona and Catalonia to recognise their own culture, so I have to try to reflect that as honestly as I can. It becomes a bit of a tightrope walk as you try to convey a familiar emotion in an unfamiliar setting.
The other problem with accuracy is that it keeps changing. What might be true when you're writing the story can become untrue after. And believe me, someone will pick you up on it. The moment my first book came out, a bar I'd mentioned in it closed. A shop where Elisenda bought cakes in an earlier draft closed while I was writing it, so I had to change it. The police were going to be moving to spanking new headquarters, so I wrote a whole draft taking that into consideration and having the characters preparing for the move, when the police suddenly announced that because of the recession, they weren't going to be moving after all. That was a rewrite I didn't enjoy.
And then there are the times that the accuracy has to fly out of the window. If you're using real places, you have to be careful you don't write anything that might upset the owners or that might be defamatory. So amid all the actual locations, you end up having to invent fictional places so you've got somewhere for all the bad things to happen and the horrible people to inhabit.
Those are some of the challenges of using a foreign location. They're far outweighed by the benefits – and the sheer fun – of using a real setting. Number one on this list has to be that it's an endless source of ideas and inspiration. As I mentioned, it was after discovering some local legends in the city archives and traipsing around the old town in Girona looking for statues relating to the stories that I got the idea for City of Good Death. An archaeological dig and a museum with a display of pre-Roman ritual killings – two five-thousand-year-old skulls with a spike thrust through them – was the inspiration for the second book. And the whole story about a missing child and an unpopular politician for the third in the series came to me in a moment when a street performer in Girona dressed as an eighteenth-century dandy doffed his hat at me.
But it's not just stories that the location can inspire. Sitting on the Rambla in Girona with a glass of wine and just watching people walk past, caught up in their own world, is a great way of getting characters. The way people interact with each other, the way they dress, their walking pace, their expressions and gestures – they all create a world. One of the things that I found most helpful in getting the characters was going into shops and restaurants or sitting on benches in residential squares and streets and watching and listening. You can see the places each of your characters would go to buy bread, the bars they wouldn't be seen dead in, the smells they get and the things they see as they go home, the people they'd say hello to and the ones they'd avoid. I found it useful to imagine how my characters would talk to the people I spoke to in the street or in shops, and that way get an understanding of what makes them tick.
The setting, and especially its climate, are wonderful for giving you the mood of the book. The narrow streets in Girona's old town are like deep canyons, some of them little more than two people wide. They're beautiful, but for crime books, they're perfect for imbuing the stories set in them with a menace, a sense of claustrophobia. Elisenda lives in the old town, and to her its labyrinthine alleyways are a refuge from the open streets of the new town, but in just a moment's breath, they can turn into a threat. I find them an endless source of inspiration. The climate, too, can play an important part in setting scene. Girona is Mediterranean, it's bright and sunny and warm, but it's also humid, which can become cloying, pulling you into a breathless trap. The river can sometimes flood, the rising water a preview of impending doom. Storms can rise in just a few hours, the calm suddenly shattered by torrential rain reducing visibility in the old streets to a few metres, making people invisible. They're all there to help create an atmosphere for your characters to inhabit.
And for me, by far the best thing about using a real setting is being able to lose yourself in it. Walk around the streets and you'll find the stories and the characters queuing up to announce themselves to you. Do your homework, talk to people, and go looking for specific sights. An ordinary street corner and the sights and sounds and smells and the people you see are a great source of ideas. All it takes is a small statue high on a wall to set you off along a path.
Chris was born in an ambulance racing through a town he's only returned to once and that's probably what did it. Soon after that, when he was about two months old, he moved with his family to West Africa, which pretty much sealed his expectation that life was one big exotic setting. He later studied Spanish and French at university, and straight after graduating, he hopped on a bus from Cardiff to Catalonia where he stayed for the next twenty-four years, falling in love with the people, the country, the language and Barcelona Football Club, probably in that order. Besides Catalonia, he's also lived in Grenoble, the Basque Country and Madrid, teaching English, travel writing for Rough Guides and translating. He now lives in South Wales, where he works as a writer and a Catalan and Spanish translator, returning to Catalonia as often as he can.
He writes the Elisenda Domènech series, featuring a police officer with the newly-devolved Catalan police force in the beautiful city of Girona. The third book in the series, City of Drowned Souls, was published on 6 February 2017.
A killer is targeting hate figures in the Catalan city of Girona – a loan shark, a corrupt priest, four thugs who have blighted the streets of the old quarter. Each corpse is posed in a way whose meaning no one can fathom.
Elisenda Domènech, the head of the city's newly-formed Serious Crime Unit, is determined to do all she can to stop the attacks. She believes the attacker is drawing on the city's legends to choose his targets, but her colleagues aren't convinced and her investigation is blocked at every turn.
Battling against the press, the public and even some of the police, she finds herself forced to question her own values. But when the attacks start to include less deserving victims, the pressure is suddenly on Elisenda to stop him.
The question is: how?
Be careful what you dig up...
Still recovering from the tragedy that hit her team, Elisenda takes on a new case. Except it's not new. On an archaeological dig by the coast a body is uncovered, seemingly executed with a spike thrust through the front of the skull – an ancient tribal ritual. It soon becomes clear that this body is neither ancient nor modern, but a mysterious corpse from the 1980s.
Assigned to the case along with her team, Elisenda soon uncovers a complex world of star archaeologists, jealousy and missing persons. They find a dark trade in illicit antiquities, riddled with vicious professional rivalries. And even though she's staying close to the crime scene, Elisenda is also never far from enemies of her own within the police force.
Just as the case seems to become clear it is blown wide-open by another horrific murder. Elisenda must fight her personal demons and office politics, whilst continuing to uncover plots and hatreds that were long buried. How far will she go to solve the crime? Is her place in the force secure? And can she rebuild her life?
When a child disappears, the clock starts ticking
Detective Elisenda Domènech has had a tough few years. The loss of her daughter and a team member; the constant battles against colleagues and judges; the harrowing murder investigations… But it's about to get much worse.
When the son of a controversial local politician goes missing at election time, Elisenda is put on the case. They simply must solve it. Only the team also have to deal with a spate of horrifically violent break-ins. People are being brutalised in their own homes and the public demands answers.
Could there be a connection? Why is nobody giving a straight answer? And where is Elisenda's key informant, apparently vanished off the face of the earth? With the body count threatening to increase and her place in the force on the line, the waters are rising…
Be careful not to drown.
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Keyboard shortcuts are common place in desktop apps, to such an extent that you would probably be surprised if holding ctrl+s didn't save a document, or if holding ctrl+n didn't do some kind of new action. But with website's its a lot less common. The bigger email providers all now provide the support, but for the sites produced smaller companies out there it's still not the norm. Actually adding the support for it though is actually qutie straight forward.
In this example I'm going to use jQuery but it's just as easy in everyday JavaScript.
var isCtrl = false; $(document).keyup(function (e) { if(e.which == 17) isCtrl=false; }).keydown(function (e) { if(e.which == 17) isCtrl=true; if(e.which == 83 && isCtrl == true) { alert("Hello World"); return false; } });
What is happening here is relively straight forward. When you hold a key down, JavaScript will pick up an event that says which key was pressed by it's number. However what it can't do is pick up a combination, so if you do a ctrl+s what you get is two events (one for the ctrl and one for the s). So on every keydown if it's a ctrl we set the variable isCtrl to true, then on the next keydown we know it's a combination. The keyup detects the end of the ctrl being held down and sets the variable back to false.
The return false, when we've detected a ctrl+s is also very important as what this will do is stop the browser from carrying out any shortcuts it may have had for that combination.
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China banks on seeds to protect biodiversity
[BEIJING] China has set up its first national seed bank as part of the country's efforts to protect biodiversity.
The Southwest China Germplasm Bank of Wild Species was declared operational at an opening ceremony last month (24 November). The seed bank, established at the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Kunming Institute of Botany in Yunnan Province, contains more than 30,000 wild seeds from plants on the verge of extinction in China.
The seed bank has the capacity to store many more samples and will offer full access to researchers, said Li Dezhu, the institute's director, at the ceremony.
"Germplasm is vital for a country's security and core interests," Gao Lizhi, director of the institute's Plant Germplasm and Genomics Centre, told SciDev.Net. "Its significance lies not only in scientific research, but also in food security, energy supply and ecology."
Gao is leading a research project on oil-rich plants that can be used to produce bioenergy.
One important outcome of China's research into germplasm resources is hybrid rice, which was developed by scientists including Yuan Longping in central China's Hunan Province. Since the 1970s, hybrid rice varieties have yielded more than 350 billion kilograms of grain.
"A country can be revitalised by a gene," said Xue Dayuan, chief scientist for biodiversity conservation at the Nanjing Institute of Environmental Science. "The germplasm bank will promote bio-resource research and identify more useful genes like hybrid rice," he said.
Construction of the bank began in 2004. Apart from plant seeds, it bank stores DNA and microorganism samples. It also contains 590 samples of wild seed from 21 foreign countries and the Kenya-based World Agroforestry Centre. The target is to preserve up to 190,000 biological samples in the next 15 years.
"The best way to preserve gene resources is to preserve them in their local natural environment," said Xue. "But the bank is also good, and a less expensive way to protect germplasm from extinction."


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Ariana Grande has had quite a year full of emotional fluctuations. She went through a tough break up, got engaged, lost a loved one to drug addiction and dropped a studio album. The star has been taking some time aside to process these events and heal from some of them. She has since previewed new music, expressing that she no longer wants to conform to industry standards.
Today, she thanks her fans for supporting her music while also apologizing for having fallen behind in terms of their expectations. Her message is still full of positivity as she celebrated the success of two of her singles and shares plans for the production of a documentary project. Tour dates are also said to be announced shortly.
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"god is a woman and breathin are both in the top twenty rn at radio ! thank u so so so much ! i cant wait for you to hear what else i've been working on. tryna announce american sweetener tour dates asap, tryna get u the docuseries asap and tryna shoot a breathin video bc i forgot to (hope there's still time) i love u thank u ! oh & also i saw some of the BBC special thing we did in london for u and i think you'll be really happy w that too i hope. word ok bye. sry if i fell behind on any of dis."


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I wanted to thank you all for your patience and support over the past few days. We moved last week and are still trying to get our life back together! It has been a crazy house buying experience but now I am ready to move on and get to fixing up this old beauty.
This house was built in 1913. So it has had some updates to it and some expansions. But it was built as a 3 story for lots of kids. So yes- we have a full finished 3 story house now. Which equals lots of love to give. I am going to have my hands full on this. Here are some inside pictures:
So the house we moved into has been sitting empty for 7 years. The lady has tried to keep it up as much as possible but it was just to much. So here is what we are dealing with- First picture is part of our kitchen. It is actually really big, lots of cabinets and counters. BUT, there are only 4 drawers. Otherwise just the flooring and backsplash needs redone. and some fresh paint. Next up is the living room. Paneling galore! And it continues on into the dining room! I have never seen so much paneling! Carpet will be replaced, more like pulled up and wood floors refinished. Some fresh paint and we should be good.
Next though the bigger work- the two bathrooms. Right now we only have 1 working bathroom and that is the one with the carpet and tub. I have this thing against carpet in a bathroom so that is going to go. The blue bathroom upstairs needs the most work. It has a hallway leading into it so we will cut that in half, turn the half with the door to the hallway into a linen closest. then the other part will have a shower. We will then replace the toilet and sink to turn it into a master bath (there is a door leading to it already). Since there is really odd space (the center picture) in the upstairs we will turn it into a bathroom as well. It is a space small enough to not be a bedroom (not to mention there is no window or closet) but big enough to fit a tub, sink and toilet in it. Once we get these two bathrooms one- the ugly carpeted bathroom down stairs will be converted to a laundry/powder room.
Last but not least the bedrooms. They all need some fresh paint and some finished floors. As you can see I have a lovely drawing of Chip & Dale on my walls (and glow in the dark stars on my ceiling). The house as a whole needs updated electrical. Some rooms have updated things others have either these knobs (the very last lower right pic) or push button for switches. Except the upstairs "bathroom" there are no switches what so ever. So electrical will be updated and since there is no AC that will be done as well.
Whew! Lots of projects coming up! I will definitely be blogging about them as we do them. We have no equity in our home so we will have to do what we can when we can. Between our jobs we do not make to much (law enforcement and para educator) so I will be talking remodeling on a budget. Now to start watching more HGTV then what I already do to get ideas. Unless I can get HGTV to come out to Nebraska and help us fix up, restore, and organize! That would be a dream come true and even then I would blog about it!
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Culture Club replace Jess Glynne at Punchestown Festival
The Punchestown Music Festival are thrilled to announce legends Culture Club will perform a headline slot on Saturday 29 July 2017. The previously billed Jess Glynne has been forced to cancel her appearance, due to recording commitments. Tom Jones headlines Sunday 30 July.
Culture Club were one of the biggest pop bands of the 80s, racking up seven straight Top 10 hits in the UK and nine Top 10 singles in the US.
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In 1984, Culture Club won the Brit Award for Best British Group, a Grammy Award for Best New Artist, and Best British Single ("Karma Chameleon"). In 1985, Culture Club were nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group Video Artist, and the same year, they were nominated for two MTV Video Music Awards for Best Special Effects and Best Art Direction for their video "It's a Miracle".
Also performing across the weekend will be Deacon Blue, The Lightning Seeds, Dr Hook, Roland Gift (Fine Young Cannivals), Village People, Smash Hits, Shane Filan, All Saints, ABC, Bjorn Again, Boney M and Smokie!
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If you woke up without the Internet, you may have been shut down by the FBI.
About 9,000 Canadian-owned computers infected with a trojan called DNS Changer, a program that redirected unsuspecting users to rogue servers controlled by cyber thieves, the FBI said.
In September, as part of Operation GhostClick, six Estonian nationals were arrested and charged with running the Internet fraud ring, said to have infected millions of computers worldwide.
Last week, the FBI said there are still about 360,000 infected computers in a dozen countries, including Canada. While the FBI did maintain temporary "clean" servers, on Monday, the replacement servers were shut down and those computers that still had DNS Changer on them may not be able to connect to the Internet.
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MR No. 2017 –25
8 June 2017
The High Court has dismissed an appeal by Innovative Securities Limited (Innovative Securities) against the Financial Markets Authority's (FMA) decision to direct Companies Office, as the registrar of the Financial Services Provider Register (FSPR), to de-register the company from the FSPR.
In his judgment, Moore J states that "the criticisms of the processes and reasoning of the FMA in determining that Innovative Securities should be de-registered cannot be sustained…the FMA was correct to determine that the registration of Innovative Securities is or is likely to create a false or misleading appearance that it is an FSP in New Zealand."
The judgment can be found here.
Nick Kynoch, FMA General Counsel said, "This decision is consistent with previous judgements on these issues. The decision gives us certainty about how we can use our powers to direct the registrar to de-register companies that have no place on the FSPR. Companies that are obtaining registration unnecessarily and for inappropriate purposes, and their advisers, should be under no doubt about how the law operates and the extent of the FMA's powers."
The case is the third appeal against the FMA's decision to direct deregistration from the FSPR.
The High Court dismissed the appeals brought by Excelsior Markets Limited and Innovative Securities. The High Court granted the appeal of Vivier & Company Limited, but this was overturned in the Court of Appeal. No further appeals are currently scheduled.
The fact of registration on the FSPR does not necessarily mean that a firm is regulated by the FMA.
Since 2014, the FMA has had the power to direct the registrar to deregister a company from the Financial Services Providers Register where the registration is likely to create a false or misleading impression that the company provides financial services in New Zealand, that it is regulated in New Zealand or the company's registration otherwise damages the integrity or reputation of New Zealand's financial markets.
Since July 2014, the FMA has considered 198 FSP registrations. 110 were existing registrations and 88 were new registrations. In that time, the FMA directed the registrar to deregister 68 companies, with a further 21 companies voluntarily deregistering. In 15 cases the FMA took no action, while the registrar deregistered another 6.
The FMA also issued 30 directions to prevent registration on the FSPR, with another 38 applications either voluntarily withdrawn or allowed to expire. Two applications were referred back to the registrar, while 18 entities were allowed to register on the FSPR.
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Case: Innovative Securities Limited (ISL)
Case: Vivier and Company Limited (Vivier)
Case: Excelsior Markets Limited (Excelsior)


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This surf camp offers you the opportunity to immensely enjoy a surf vacation on your own, with friends or family. It is a combination of Peruvian hospitality, excellent food, a relaxed atmosphere and all you need to immerse yourself in the many stunning surf spots. The accommodation provides you with all facilities and hearty support to make you feel at home. If you are looking for instructions to catch your first wave or to take your skills to a new level, some side activities and expeditions to enhance the experience, or just some secluded space to relax, you are at the right place.
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POLICE have recovered the mobile phones of those responsible for crashing a car into a family home in the Whiterock area of West Belfast on Tuesday night. Residents of the Whiterock Road property narrowly escaped serious injury after a car driven erratically at speeds of over 70mph crashed into the home of Sean and Elaine Russell at around 10.20pm.
The car caused extensive damage to the property and occupant Sean Russell said it's a "miracle that no one was killed". Sean lives in the property with his sister Elaine, who has learning disabilities.
Speaking to the Andersonstown News Sean said: "Elaine is badly traumatised, she is normally picked up by bus every morning and taken to her wee centre where she spends her day but we have had to cancel that for the rest of the week. She is staying with our other sister at the minute but we think she will need to be brought to the hospital as she is so badly shaken. Our mother passed away in March and we have both just looked out for each other since."
Sean said he was locking up for the night and heading to bed when he heard the screech of the car. "I was just turning the TV off for the night and next thing the front door almost came in on top of me, it ended up halfway up the hall, it all happened in a matter of seconds.
"The car hit the corner of the house and ripped the whole wall and fence down, it then came through the front of the house and was there for about three hours. We have to wait now on the structural engineer coming out to see what the extent of the damage is, the house is only ten years old and it's in bits now. "If the car had hit the gas box at the side of the house it could have taken out this entire row of houses, it could have ended a lot worse."
Sean said the response and support from Clanmil Housing has been wonderful. "Michaela from Clanmil was here within ten or fifteen minutes and stayed until 5am, then was back out again just after 9am this morning (Wednesday) and Stevie Corr was also here immediately. He got the gas people out straight away and they made sure everything ran like clockwork, so I would really like to thank them."
Sinn Féin Councillor Stevie Corr, who was at the scene throughout the night and again first thing the following morning, said: "Elaine stands at her front door all the time talking away to everyone and anyone so it is a miracle that she wasn't killed. The car was embedded in the house for hours and there was a real strong smell of gas. "The opinion of this community is that this is death driving. Two of them bolted and one was arrested at the scene."
Also on the scene supporting the family was SDLP councillor Tim Attwood. "This is a horrendous incident, thankfully no-one was injured, it's outrageous. This family are deeply shaken. Who knows what could have happened.
A spokesperson for Clamil Housing said: "One of our homes at Whiterock Road was significantly damaged last night as a result of a car accident. "Following the incident, a member of our team was on site throughout the night, and again this morning, supporting our tenants and liaising with the PSNI and the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service. "The property has been secured by our contractor while we assess the damage and make arrangements for repair. "We are providing alternative housing for our tenants until they can return to their home and we will be helping them to move."
A spokesperson for the PSNI said: "Local residents of Whiterock Road narrowly escaped serious injury or perhaps worse last night (Tuesday) when a vehicle crashed through their front garden wall and smashed into the front of their home, causing extensive damage to their property which required the services of PSNI, NIFRS, Phoenix Gas, Clanmil Housing and vehicle recovery to name a few. "One male was arrested at the scene and police believe two males made off in the direction of Whiterock Grove.
Woodbourne LPT officers are appealing for witnesses to assist in apprehending these males, one of whom was said to be wearing a hi-vis vest. Please ring 101 with any information, quoting serial number 1579 of 25/07/17 to help catch these cowards and bring them before the courts. "We would also appeal for these suspects to make contact with us ASAP... you left your mobile phones behind lads!!!"


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Katie Couric Talk Show Officially Renewed for Second Season
Making good on its two-year deal with Katie Couric, Disney-ABC Domestic Television announced Wednesday that her syndicated daytime talk show has been renewed on its existing stations for a second season.
"Hosting, producing and launching a show from scratch has been challenging but very rewarding," said Couric. "I'm looking forward to working with our terrific team to build on the success of our first season and continuing to share compelling stories, explore important topics and create entertaining television for our audience."
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Earlier today Minister for Transport and the Islands, Humza Yousaf MSP launched ground breaking activity of the South City Way, Glasgow City Council's winning design in the Sustrans Community Links PLUS competition. On completion, the £6.5 million project will create a 3km segregated cycle and pedestrian route from Queen's Park in Glasgow's Southside to Stockwell Street in the heart of the Merchant City. Through its place-making approach, the design will also redevelop Victoria Road into an area that boasts green and attractive space as well as an abundance of sustainable transport options.
A local business owner, Shoaib Shafaatulla, Deputy Director of Sustrans Scotland, Daisy Narayanan, and Glasgow City Council's Convenor for Sustainability and Carbon Reduction, Anna Richardson, joined Mr Yousaf to celebrate ground breaking activity.In addition to the creation of world-class active travel infrastructure in a densely populated area of Glasgow, the SCW will deliver a host of community, health and business benefits through its place-making approach.
Humza Yousaf, Minister for Transport and the Islands, said: "I am delighted to join partners and local businesses in launching the SCW. Glasgow City Council has demonstrated real vision through its commitment to developing this major active travel route from the south side to the city centre.
"The expert panel who evaluated the 2016 bid was incredibly impressed with the high level of design and innovation shown by the SCW project. Whether you live, travel or work in Glasgow, this infrastructure will allow generations of people to better and easier enjoy the benefits of greener and healthier modes of transport.
"The Scottish Government's Active Nation initiative is designed to encourage more of us to make everyday and leisure journeys sustainably – on foot and by bike. To achieve this vision, we are doubling our investment in active travel, from £40 to £80 million next year, demonstrating our commitment to make our towns and cities more walking and cycling friendly."
Funded by the Scottish Government and run by Sustrans Scotland, the design competition delivers pioneering and game-changing projects which inspire public bodies in Scotland to design better places and spaces for people to live, walk and cycle in for everyday journeys. Granted £3.25 million of funding from the Scottish Government with Glasgow City Council match funding the investment, the SCW is expected to be complete in late 2018. On completion, journey times between Queen's Park and the city centre are estimated to take 30 minutes on foot and 12 minutes by bike. The first phase of works on Albert Avenue and Albert Road in the city's Southside will see the sections of these streets that adjoin to Victoria Road transformed into attractive and pedestrianised public areas with cycle racks and green space.
Sustrans Scotland, Deputy Director, Daisy Narayan said: "Glasgow City Council's SCW shows real ambition and vision towards improving conditions for people who choose to walk or cycle along a major commuter route, while also connecting a densely populated area with the city centre.
"Once completed, the South City Way will improve travel choices and accessibility for residents and visitors. It will also reduce congestion, improve air quality, enable easier use of public transport, and create places where people want to socialise, shop and spend time in.
"Our hope is for the SCW to become a leading example of how places that integrate people moving by foot, bike or public transport lead to stronger local economies and healthier people than places designed around vehicles.
In addition to creating a segregated route between Queen's Park and the city centre, central to the SCW's vision is the redevelopment of Victoria Road as a place for sustainable walking, cycling, bus and rail travel. Delivering such sustainable infrastructure will support smaller retailers in the area, create healthier communities and deliver safer, more attractive streets. Works on Victoria Road will commence in early 2018. The ground breaking activity comes after the recent announcement of the 2017 CLPLUS competition results that revealed all five finalist projects will be granted up to 50% of the project cost to deliver its proposed active travel design.
Glasgow City Council again was a deserved winner with its Woodside Mini Holland bid, alongside entries from Stirling Council, Highland Council and two projects from City of Edinburgh Council. These four councils will share over £22.5m in match funding.


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Rüdesheim am Rhein, Germany
A common port on Rhine River itineraries, picturesque Rüdesheim am Rhein is located in the heart of the UNESCO-protected Upper Middle Rhine Valley, known for its terraced vineyards and ancient winemaking traditions. The compact German town affords ample opportunities for a pleasant day in port. Sample the region's famous vintages (rieslings reign supreme here), and explore the niche museums and an historic center anchored in the medieval alleyway of Drosselgasse.
What We Love
Siegfried's Mechanical Musical Cabinet Museum: This delightfully quirky and fun stop showcases a fascinating array of automated mechanical instruments built over a span of three centuries, from tiny music boxes to player pianos.
Brömserburg Castle: Set on the banks of the Rhine, this thousand-year-old castle houses a wine museum, which documents the Rheingau region's extensive history of winemaking (and wine drinking, of course).
Best Known For
Drosselgasse: This narrow, cobblestoned lane is touristy but still enjoyable for its many shops, wine taverns, biergartens, and eateries housed in half-timbered medieval buildings. Some establishments even host live oompah brass bands.
Niederwalddenkmal: This late 19th-century monument to German nationalism — represented by a colossal female statue of Germania — presides high above town. Getting there via cable car is half the fun; the ride swoops over area vineyards, and at the summit, the panoramic views are just as impressive.
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Who It's Best For
Oenophiles: Wine lovers can raise a glass to the pastoral vineyard landscapes fringing town. You can also sample labels in charming local taverns.
Don't Say We Didn't Warn You
Beware the Cobblestoned Streets: Keep in mind that some sections of Rüdesheim have stone-paved streets, where you can easily trip if you're wearing heels. It's best to wear flat footwear when heading out.
Elissa Garay is a Brooklyn-based contributor to ShermansCruise who also writes for Condé Nast Traveler and Travel + Leisure.


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Year 9
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Courtesy Kory O'Rourke
As much as adult fans appreciate Buster Posey's talent, kids seem to be drawn to the guy on a different level. Maybe it's his name. (Bill Posey or Frank Posey would probably skew toward an older demo.) Maybe it's because more than any other Giant, he looks like a kid. Or maybe he simply possesses an intangible quality. Mr. Rogers had it. Rosey Grier had it. And Buster Posey definitely has it.
My colleague Kurt Aguilar brought to my attention these photos from two of Posey's biggest fans. There's an adorable back story — more on that below — but first I think we should try to turn this into a group participation event.
Have a few free minutes today? Have your kids make Buster Posey a get well card in the wake of his season-ending injury. If enough people participate, I'll string the images together here and find a way to get them to the Giants.
Here's what you can do …
1. Make something for Buster. All the better if a child 17-under is involved somehow, but adults can participate, too. You can use any medium you want. Crayons and paper. Sidewalk chalk. Face paint. Play-Doh. Performance art. Have another adorable kid dress up as an apologetic Scott Cousins. I'm hoping at least one person finds a way to use an Easy-Bake oven.
2. Send an image/video to me at firstname.lastname@example.com before the end of the week. You can take a photo, use a scanner or shoot video. Even better if there's a kid in the photo. And way better if you get it to me early. Please send no more than two photos. If you use video, put it on YouTube or another service where I'll have access to an embed code.
3. Write a sentence or two explaining your work. Nothing huge. Include names if you want, the card-making process and where your kids stand on the sliding-into-the-catcher debate. (Kidding.)
There will be no prizes this time. This is about healing.
Speaking of which, I contacted Kory O'Rourke, one of the parents of the kids featured here. I'll let her explain what's going on in these photos …
"In the picture are my two giant Giants fans — Keaton (5 years old) and Korbyn (3 years old). Korbyn is a die hard Buster Posey fan. He will only wear Buster Posey shirts (seriously, that's all he will wear) and that's been the case since the playoffs last year. For Christmas, he asked Santa for a Helmet and Chest-Pad. Santa also brought some orange thrown down bases, so Keaton and Korbyn often play baseball in the living room while we watch the games. …
Courtesy Kory O'Rourke
"In the photos you'll see Keaton pretending to the be doctor putting a cast on Buster's leg (did I mention that Korby will often not answer you unless you address him as Buster?). He has a miserable sad face on because he is hurt …"
Kory said she had a conversation with the kids about the injury, and Korbyn decided he had an "ouchie" too.
"The kids were in the bath when we talked about it, and just to stop feeling so miserable about everything we decided that we'd DO SOMETHING for Buster. So that's what we did. I just told them we were going to make pictures for Buster. …
"SO MANY kids in the city must be feeling like we are. I told Kurt that Buster isn't a player we just watch with our eyes — we watch him with our hearts. And that's why we hurt so much — we can feel the hearts of everyone else breaking, too.
"Kory (and wife Kate, and Keaton and Korby)"
Thanks for the photos, Kory and family! I'm thinking this could be a fun project today for some of our readers once Memorial Day has been properly observed, or an after-school craft project when it inevitably starts raining again later this week.
PETER HARTLAUB is the pop culture critic at the San Francisco Chronicle and founder of this parenting blog, which admittedly
sometimes often has nothing to do with parenting. Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/peterhartlaub. Our Facebook page is here. Your questions answered on VYou at www.vyou.com/peterhartlaub.


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Over the summer I participated in a program in Costa Rica called Rustic Pathways. Within the program a significant portion of our time was dedicated towards community service. Our group helped a local community to build homes and keep their beaches clean. The process of helping a family build their homes was deeply moving to me. On our first day of helping to build we were introduced to the families that lived in the community. They were extremely open and were always there to help if you needed it. Over the course of my stay in Costa Rica, the group and I helped to construct another room for a home. The gratification that I received on the last day as I watched the kids I had become close with smile and yell in excitement at the new room of their home was immeasurable. Before we left from our final session of service the man who owned the property and had helped with construction came to me and said, "You always have friends here, if you ever need a place to stay my home is your home." I will never forget the feeling that those words gave me.
Monthly Archives: November 2016
Epidemiology Reflection #1
Our group was tasked with finding a health issue within the Bronx and creating a facility in order to help towards this issue. My group decided to focus in on the consumption of fruits and vegetables, which proved to be statistically inconsistent in regards to how much people consumed, especially in Kingsbridge, Bronx. In the process of finding the statistics of fruit and vegetable consumption, I realized the importance of looking at the data as a whole, as opposed to looking only at a particular year, as distinguishing between the two greatly affects whether what you're researching may actually be an issue exclusive to the area or not. I would pursue this further, but I would do further research as I believe issues such as food consumption are simply underlying byproducts of larger issues that exist within a city, or even an entire society.
Epidemiology Reflection 1
My group was tasked with creating a clinic to help solve a health problem in the borough of Queens. After looking at the data we found that in Rockaway specifically, while there are similar rates of HIV among residents there, there are more people that die from it compared to the rest of the city. This meant that the people in Rockaway didn't have the resources to deal with HIV once they had contracted it and so we proposed to set up a clinic there where people can receive treatment for the virus to help live normal lives while dealing with it.
By doing this project I became more aware of the struggles of providing healthcare for people. First of all, it is extremely expensive to find somewhere to open up a place in New York due to property being so expensive. Also the supplies for a clinic are also extremely expensive and with both of these together plus the cost of paying doctors makes running a clinic very costly. The real challenge comes from trying to find a way to pay for all of this because it doesn't work in the same way that a store does trying to sell its products to anybody it can sell them to.
After looking at the way that healthcare works in New York, I would be more interested in looking into ways to make it more efficient.
Ned's Summer Service
This summer I got to volunteer at Mount Sinai Queens. It was an honor to work there and I throughly enjoyed it. There were many components to my work there: I worked with equipment, I assisted the doctors, and I talked to the patients, which was my favorite part of the experience. I loved getting to know each of the patients because of their diversity. The hospital is located in Astoria, one of the most diverse neighborhoods in New York, and because of this, I got to meet people of all different different walks of life. Of course many of the people were elderly, and I loved hearing their stories about their life. I particularly liked hearing about the New York of old, given the constantly changing nature of the city.
Linus Service Reflection
This past weekend I had the pleasure of helping set up the lower school halloween party. It was so gratifying to blow up balloon after balloon, knowing that little children would be enjoying them later. Carrying boxes of candy up and down stairs was hard, but it was worth it knowing that the kids would go nuts over all the candy. The best part of the service experience was coming back the next day and getting to stand in the haunted hallway of the party, scaring little children. It was fun to dress up and spook the kids, and though some of them were unfazed, some of them got truly scared. The only downside was that I was wearing an itchy beard and the hallway was really hot, so I started to sweat profusely. However, this likely made me seem even more scary to the children, adding to my joy. I enjoyed knowing I was getting my service done in a fun, frightful, way.
Eli's Service in Tobago
I was so lucky to have the opportunity to travel to Tobago with the Men's Varsity Soccer team in late August. Service was a large component to our trip. Our service included helping to organize soccer training sessions for local children. After the session we presented soccer equipment to donate to the kids who participated in the training session, as part of a program called "Kleats for Kids." Playing with and joking around with the kids during the training session before we helped them try cleats on made the donations feel even more special. Also, the fact that we were able to help Warren in his effort to give back to the school and soccer program that he attended made the experience feel more personal.
Epidemiology Reflection #1
In Epidemiology, my group was charged with finding a health problem in the borough of Staten Island and creating a grant proposal for an initiative to help the population with that problem. In our research, my group and I found that a very low percentage of the population of S.I. had been tested for HIV, and that an even lower percentage used condoms when they engaged in sexual activities (which was shocking). Given this revelation, we decided to create a proposal for an HIV testing facility and general sexual health clinic in the most affected neighborhoods of Staten Island. It was kind of appalling to see that the more forgotten boroughs and the outer edges of our city are often neglected when it comes to healthcare, especially new developments in sexual health relating to HIV/AIDS. Although there were a couple of other similar clinics in the area, they were in limited areas and were only open for a few inconvenient hours a day.
In the process of creating a plausible proposal for our clinic, we got to see a little bit of how difficult it is to respond to healthcare inequality in our world. It was a challenge to find an affordable location for our clinic that was also easily accessible for the population of Staten Island, which is a borough with a relatively limited public transportation system. It was also hard to develop a budget that was suitable to the needs of a health clinic but still low enough that we could maintain the clinic for years to come. Thankfully, we were able to find several foundations willing to provide money for HIV clinics like ours.
This project made me and my group members much more aware of the health inequities that go on in the world and even the city we live in. We often forget about healthcare problems that don't really affect us, but especially in more neglected places those issues can become very serious. I don't know how I could help, but if I were given the opportunity to improve our healthcare system create a better situation for the multitude of unattended people out there, I would not hesitate to help out and try to balance the state of health in the world.
Epidemiology Reflection #1
In my Epidemiology class, I, along with my group members Nicolette and Jared, developed a theoretical proposal to create a diabetic clinic in the neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant. In addition to the data on the neighborhood's data on diabetes, I found that Bedford-Stuyvesant is on the lower end in terms of both healthcare and poverty rates, with many people never going to a hospital, despite needing care, and a poverty rate of 33%. Since the diabetes rate was also rather high (16%), we wanted to open up a clinic that would be affordable and may encourage residents to approach their personal health in a more effective manner.
For me, it was rather challenging to figure out which neighborhood to choose in Brooklyn and what issue we wanted to focus on. There are many neighborhoods in Brooklyn with serious health conditions affecting the and there are numerous health problems in just the Bedford-Stuyvesant area. Learning that the clinic could not be a complete solution to everything diabetes related was a little frustrating, as the clinic could not logistically support most of the diabetes at Bedford-Stuyvesant at a any specific time, due to factors like space, supplies, money, and ease of access.
For me, I think researching more into public or private grants related to diabetic healthcare, or the encouragement of the creation of more of it, would be helpful.
This summer, we took a trip to Tobago for service, training, and bonding. It was an amazing experience all around and I had a great time. We worked for the organization Kleats for Kids, distributing cleats, shinguards, and goalie gloves. We also trained the kids. We went to 2 different places, both schools and trained the kids and gave them new equipment. It was also Amazing bonding and just a fun thing to do.
Justin's Summer Service at Mount Sinai School of Medicine
During the summer, I was fortunate to be chosen as a Student Volunteer in the Genetics Laboratory at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. My role had many components. I assisted the post-doctoral researchers with their bench work by labeling test tubes, organizing lab space, sealing boxes with kits, culturing cells, and organizing samples. I also organized data using a computer program named Python. The data related to research on the genetic components of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Ashkenazi Jewish people. I also did research to assist in identifying genes relating to disorders such as Crohn's Disease. After the summer, I was asked to stay on to work on research relating to genetic influences on responsiveness to treatments. I will be analyzing data and possibly assisting in the preparation of a research article on a clinical trial where Glucose-Insulin-Potassium (GIK) therapy is administered to people having heart attacks. I will analyze whether individuals with particular genetic components are more responsive to this treatment. My volunteer work at Mount Sinai is obviously an educational experience for me. However, the work has an even more important aspect because I assisted scientists in helping people who are afflicted with genetic diseases that severely alter their quality of life. Knowing that I can help people who are ill, even if in a very small way, truly gave me a glimpse into why people pursue careers in medical research.


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My favorite holiday blogging tradition is here! Happy Thanksgiving (or Thursday, if today is not a holiday where you are!). Originally started by Trish way way back in the day.
Andes Mints. When I was little, my amazing, wonderful, missed grandmother kept a box of Andes Mints in her dining room. I remember spending most of Thanksgiving sneaking Andes mints before dinner started and trying to stay out of the way. I thought it was a memory all my own, something that no one else really remembered. Then, when my family and I got together for an early Thanksgiving a few weeks ago, my aunt pulled a HUGE box of Andes Mints out of her purse. I realized then that the memory wasn't only mine, it was shared with everyone, and that made it all the more special.
Blog. Okay, so I haven't been the most consistent at this blogging thing this year, but I'm thankful that Regular Rumination is always here for me when I need a place to write down my thoughts.
Crochet. There are a lot of reasons I'm thankful for crochet, but my number one reason is because it is the only thing that will really calm me down when I am in an airplane. I'm a nervous flyer, but the repetition and focus required for crocheting keeps my heart rate down.
Dear Michael, You are someone I am forever grateful for.
Evenings. The day is winding down, I don't have to worry about work, dinner has been cooked, there's just a book to read or a tv show to watch or some sleep to be had.
Feasts. How many times a year do you get to have a feast?
Ghost stories. I'm realizing that these might be some of my favorite kinds of stories. Why did I ever stop reading them?
Health. I am, for the most part, pretty healthy and I am always grateful for that.
Ice cream. So, Michael and I got our own ice cream maker about a year ago and it's amazing! I love making ice cream at home. I'm thankful for the ice cream, but also for trying out new recipes.
Jam! This year, in addition to making our own ice cream, Michael and I have experimented making our own bread and our own peanut butter. Next on the list? I think it should be jam. So I'm thankful that I still have some homemade goodies to try out and learn how to make, but also because PB&J is just so so good.
Kickstarter. I'm thankful for Kickstarter, among many other things online, to remind me that there are amazing, creative people out there doing new things every day. I'm also really excited for the Veronica Mars movie and for this hot sauce.
Love. I try to choose different things every year, but I can't help but give love a special shout out every year. I'm so thankful for all the people in my life whom I love and who love me in return.
Mail order catalogs. I haven't talked about this much here, but my job in publishing is as a sales rep to mail order catalogs. So, for keeping me gainfully employed, I'm very thankful to mail order catalogs!
November. You are just such a great month.
Oatmeal. Breakfast of champions! I can't wait to make my first big batch of oatmeal for the season.
Pho. My favorite cold-weather food, not feeling great food, who-am-I-kidding-every-day food.
Quilts. Nothing better than curling up on the couch with a big, warm quilt someone made with love.
Raven Boys, The. This was such a fun book for me this year, but it really represents any book I can get lost in. I'm so thankful for those books that make my commute melt away into nothing.
Siblings. You guys don't even know how much you mean to me. I love you and I'm so thankful for you!
Too Cute! Guys, have you seen this show? It's amazing. I can't have a puppy in my real life, so I'm thankful for Too Cute! to give me my puppy fix.
Unexpected, The. I'm thankful for the times when life throws me something unexpected, whether it's a new friend when I wasn't expecting it, a book I didn't think I was going to love but do, or when something totally surpasses all my expectations.
Variety. I'm thankful for the fact that I relish in variety: I'll read any genre, try any food, watch any TV show once, etc. etc.
Winter. I've always thought I loved every season except winter, but every year I like winter a little bit more. It's just so nice sometimes to sit in a warm room while the snow is falling outside and you have a hot drink in your hand. Bonus points if there is a fireplace involved.
Nan Xiang Dumpling House. One of the best places to eat in NYC. I'm thankful for you!
YOU. If you're reading this blog, I'm thankful for you!
Zillions of books. No matter how much I read, I'm always thankful that there's another book on the shelf waiting for me!
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. May it be full of family, food, warmth, happiness, and, of course, a good book.


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Release status: beta
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|Render chess diagrams in
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|Michaël Peeters (xeyownttalk)
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|GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
|see WikiTest FenTT page.
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FenTT is a MediaWiki extension written in PHP that allows the rendering of nice chessboards in HTML at any size or color, by using TrueType fonts and without the need of extra images. Chess game diagrams can be rendered in both color or B&W mode, and piece movements or square of interests can be indicated as well. Diagrams rendered in B&W mode can also be copy-pasted into e.g. an office application.
Supported features[edit]
Here a summary of supported features:
- Notation:
- Forsyth-Edwards compatible notation.
- Extra symbols for eg. piece movement (. or x).
- Highlighting of squares of interest.
- Rendering:
- Truetype font based rendering, using either local or web font.
- Color mode or printer-friendly black&white mode.
- Default mode specification / inline mode specification.
- Size:
- Fixed size.
- Variable size (eg. multiple of browser default font size).
- Style:
- Stylesheet-based.
- Default style.
- Inline style.
- Class style.
- Export:
- Black&white board can be copy-pasted in external applications.
Usage instructions are contained in the package. To view it,
- Download the package.
- Run the command
make doc
- Open file doc/reference.html in a browser.
Documentation is also available on the extension homepage.
FenTT is available on GitHub.
Check FenTT page on WikiTest. You can see the extension at work and try it by yourself.
- Download and place the file(s) in a directory called
FenTTin your
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To users running MediaWiki 1.24 or earlier:
The instructions above describe the new way of installing this extension using
wfLoadExtension(). If you need to install this extension on these earlier versions (MediaWiki 1.24 and earlier), instead of
wfLoadExtension( 'FenTT' );, you need to use:
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Extension has been tested on
- MediaWiki 1.27.4
- MediaWiki 1.22.1
Extension uses the ResourceLoader, so it requires at least MediaWiki 1.17.
The FenTT MediaWiki extension is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
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Hitting out at Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on rising militant attack, the Shiv Sena mouthpiece 'Saamna' on Tuesday slammed demonetisation drive while urging the government to release the deaths of soldiers post demonetisation.
"Even after informing that demonetisation drive has reduced the rising militant attack, Akhnoor attack and killing of three soldiers has been contrary of what is being claimed," Saamna said.
The Sena said that the yesterday's terror attack on General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF) camp in Akhnoor sector of Jammu in which three civilian workers were killed, proves that demonetisation has not deterred the terrorists as they continue with their activities without any hindrance.
"Terrorists once used to attack public places, but are now directly targeting Army bases and killing jawans. Should this be considered a change? Thwarting terror attacks was one of the main reasons cited for demonetisation. But terrorist attacks continue unabated even at places in Manipur," an editorial in Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' said.
"Last year, 60 jawans were martyred while the number stood at 32 and 33 in 2014 and 2015, respectively. How can we believe that these are the signs that Pakistan is being reigned in? Nobody should drag the Army in the muck of politics," it said.
"We are not questioning the Indian Army. Politician should make sure that the image of the Army does not get tainted," it added.
"Manohar Parrikar credited the RSS teachings for the surgical strike on Pakistan and during campaigning for the polls in UP, the BJP has taken all credit for the strike attributing nothing to the Army," the Sena said.
"Demonetisation has become more of a political issue than one which is supposed to hold national importance. The number of deaths of soldiers post demonetisation should be released and politics over the scrapping decision should be stopped," it further said.
"If they have courage then they should implement uniform civil code. Build ram temple," editorial said.
The editorial ends by mentioning that politics over demonetisation should stop and government should release the number of deaths of soldiers post their note ban move.


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When we use our highest strengths to meet a challenge we are in a state of flow, Martin Seligman describes the feeling of flow as, "being one with the music, time stopping, and the loss of self- consciousness during an absorbing activity". Full engagement in an activity supports us to develop, learn, create and flourish. [Read more…]
Can Mindfulness Make You Healthier?
Can mindfulness help us to be healthier? A recent study by the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania found that mindfulness can motivate us to make healthier choices, increasing positive health behaviour. But how?


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Chris Brown
London School of Economics and Political Science
Chris Brown is professor of international relations and vice-chair of the academic board at the London School of
Economics and Political Science. He is the author of numerous articles in international
political theory and of Practical Judgement in International Political Theory:
Selected Essays (2010), Sovereignty, Rights and Justice (2002), and
International Relations Theory: New Normative Approaches (1992).
Brown is also editor of Political Restructuring in Europe: Ethical Perspectives (1994) and co editor (with Terry Nardin and N. J. Rengger) of International Relations in Political Thought: Texts from the Greeks to the First World War (2002). His textbook, Understanding International Relations (2009), is now in its fourth edition and has been translated into Arabic, Turkish, and Chinese.
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