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It's new, cool (anti-establishment) and the big guys are using it! It's built for performance, reliability and scalability, and to top it off, it's free. Why shouldn't you build your application/business with it?
Unfortunately, before jumping in feet first, I think it is necessary to slow down for a minute and fully understand the advantages of a NoSQL solution along with the tradeoffs you MAY be forced to make.
First, as I stated NoSQL is increasingly being hyped as a next-generation database that fixes all the performance, scalability, and complexity problems that you might encounter when using relational databases. However, while NoSQL delivers these powerful capabilities, it does require a number of very serious compromises that can also be detrimental to a business. To obtain the high-performance and scalability, NoSQL implementations remove what some may consider to be unwanted and unnecessary functionality of the relational database. The problem is that the removal of this functionality may come at a high cost for many normal business requirements.
For example, a key premise of most NoSQL databases is to remove atomicity, consistency, isolation, durability (ACID) in favor of Basically Available data with Soft state that becomes Eventually consistent (BASE). This essentially means that when you ask a question if you wait long enough you will eventually get a complete and accurate answer, but in the (quick) meantime you may get results that are only partially correct. This may be acceptable when related to a 140 character Tweet, but certainly is unacceptable when related to a series of ATM transactions.
Another example relates to aggregates. Some NoSQL implementations offer limited ability to perform SUM(), MAX(), AVG(), or GROUP BY operations. NoSQL implementations are architected to provide highly efficient CRUD operations against objects, documents, or graphs. This makes normal day-to-day operations very scalable for end users of highly specialized applications. But if management suddenly requests the total number of orders placed by customers referred by partners in Colorado to evaluate tax liability, NoSQL may not be able to easily provide the answer.
There are obviously many advantages to using a NoSQL solution, otherwise the big players wouldn't have spent the time, effort and resources on developing the specialized solutions they felt they needed to solve their problems. However, as someone who is extremely experienced with database design and performance issues I also know that there are many poorly designed databases in applications and conversely numerous ways to improve the performance of those databases. Therefore, I think it is important to look at the big picture and fully understand the applications that NoSQL and SQL databases are best suited for and use each as just one tool in your toolbox. Therefore, when it is time to build your application, you want to reach into that toolbox to grab the best tool for the job, not merely NoSQL because it is new and cool or, for that matter, SQL, because that is what you have always been using. Having said that, you also have to understand your application and that the current flavors of NoSQL databases are designed to solve specialized extremely large data issues and are not a one size fits all solution. Finally, I also know that it is fairly easy to obtain great performance from relational databases and unless you collect massive data like Google and Facebook, a relational database may still be your best choice.
Database Clustering
February 3rd, 2012
As a startup planning a site architecture, you essentially have two options:
1. Initially purchase the hardware to deliver the performance you want for the expected traffic/business requirements
2. Develop an architecture that allows you to easily add capacity as the business grows – initially conserving cash and only making expenditures when needed and when revenues should be able to support the growth.
Adding capacity on the front-end is pretty easy, usually by scaling out with commodity hardware. If done correctly, this can be done easily and quickly.
The more difficult problem is with the back-end database. The most common form of scaling when needed for the database has been to scale up – increase the number and speed of the processors and add memory. This can get expensive very quickly as these powerful servers are not cheap. In addition, for redundancy, you will also need a second failover box. Yet, when your business gets to this point, it is also a good problem to have as it means that the business is doing something right.
Over the past several years database clustering has improved immensely both from the standpoint of reliability and management, but also with respect to performance. MS SQL now provides for 16 node clusters and MySQL (5.1) allows for up to 48 data nodes. MySQL provides the ability for self-healing of nodes and the ability to add nodes when requirements dictate.
The use of clustering (including geographic replication and multi-site clustering), particularly with MySQL, provides increased flexibility in meeting increased business requirements and greater fault tolerance, all with the added benefit of using commodity hardware and is something that needs to be considered very seriously when designing the initial architecture for a startup.
What will Oracle do with MySQL?
June 20th, 2009
As a former consultant with Oracle and a heavy user of MySQL I am extremely interested in how Oracle will handle MySQL with the recent purchase of Sun.
Obviously, Oracle would like to develop some type of revenue stream, but I think that is going to be difficult. However, the best that Oracle may be able to do is to continue to support the product, but do so in a manner which provides a clear upgrade path to Oracle and attempts to protect current revenue as much as possible.
First and foremost, MySQL and InnoDB are now part of the same company. Oracle has done a nice job of maintaining InnoDB so I think that this can only be beneficial to MySQL.
Another thing that Oracle has to recognize is that MySQL has been instrumental in spreading database technology to the masses. You can hardly signup for a hosting account without also gaining access to MySQL. I couldn't even fathom a guess at how many sites use MySQL. Many, if not most, of these installations are individuals and small businesses. Not only have people and companies done this because it is easy, but they are cost sensitive. Attempting to now charge licensing fees for something that has been free up until now will result in a large backlash and is probably undoable.
In addition, just because Oracle now owns MySQL, doesn't necessarily mean they own the intellectual power that created it. In fact, many of the MySQL developers previously left Sun and several new forks of MySQL already exist including Drizzle, Percona and Monty. Postgres could also become much more popular as part of a backlash. Any attempt by Oracle to limit access to MySQL will only result in developers rallying and creating something new and even better.
Therefore, if I was Larry, what I would attempt to do is to first develop a clear upgrade path from MySQL to Oracle. When should you upgrade, under what circumstances? What are the clear benefits? Make the low-end costs reasonable. Then I would attempt to slow down and limit the innovation and addition of features to MySQL. Certainly, MySQL doesn't scale as well as Oracle, but the addition of features such as Replication and Clustering to MySQL certainly makes someone take it seriously and consider it for a lot more scenarios than previously.
In any case, it will certainly be interesting to watch. As for me, I personally think that MySQL will continue to be available and will continue to get stronger. I also don't have any reservations in continuing to use it, as long as I recognize its limitations and fully understand the environment in which it will be used.


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Founder & Executive Director, Break Diving, Inc.
As promised, here is another of my Acorn Investment App updates. What started at $0 in August 2017, and then went to $75, then surpassed $500 in winter of 2017 is now at $1103.36! We've hit the quadruple digits!
In the last post I shared about this, my goal was to get to $1,000 before the end of March, and $1,500 by August (the one-year mark). I met the first goal! Yeah! And with a balance of $1,100 now, it's a definite that I'll reach $1,500 by August.
So… shall we up the stakes and try to get to $1,750 by August? Yes, I think we shall!
And since we have reached 4 digits, I'd like to make a plan for hitting 5 digits: If it took about 8 months to hit $1,000, then at that rate, it would take 72 months (6 years) to reach $10,000. But two things: a) 72 months is assuming that there's no appreciation, but of course, it will start growing faster the more money that's in there, and b) I am expecting to be making more money in the next few years than I am now (shouldn't we all?), which means I'll be able to add more to the recurring additions (right now, it's 10.00/week).
So… here's my goal: get it to $10,000 by April 1, 2020. That's two years from now. Bold, ambitious, and… I am going to work my butt off to make it happen. How about you?
In other investment news, I just opened a brokerage account with David Lerner & Associates to create a quasi-endowment for Break Diving (that's the 501(c)(3) parent company to this blog you are reading!) The idea is to get started small, with just $1,000 (raised through donations), invest it into an income fund, and over the next five years (or sooner), get it up to $25,000 so that it kicks off enough monthly dividends to help pay the company's operational expenses. Cool idea, right? Right!
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Since starting my journey to cut out added sugar I have lost 5 pounds! Can you believe it? It's been a little over a week since I got serious about it, and 3 weeks since my last soda. So far my cravings haven't been too bad, although I did have a rough day Saturday. You know how you just get the notion of something sweet in your head and can't seem to shake it? That was me ALL DAY. I stayed strong though!
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Wednesday–Chicken sausages with quinoa and steamed veggies
Thursday–Scrambled eggs with onion, peppers and asparagus, bacon
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- Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has extended his stay in the job until January 2020.
- Carney was previously set to leave his role in June 2019 but has been persuaded to stay on by Chancellor Philip Hammond.
- His extended stay is down to a desire to ensure continuity at the Bank of England as the UK navigates Brexit.
LONDON – Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has extended his stay as the head of the UK's central bank for an additional seven months, the Treasury announced on Tuesday.
Carney, who was due to step down in June next year, will now stay on as governor until January 2020, the Treasury said.
Speculation had been rife that Carney would extend his term, and last week the Canadian confirmed he would be willing to serve for an extended period.
Carney took over from Mervyn King as Bank of England governor in 2013, initially committing to a five-year term despite traditional protocol dictating an eight-year term as governor.
In the months after Britain voted to leave the EU, however, he committed to an additional year as governor, citing "the importance to the country of continuity during the UK's Article 50 negotiations." He was set to step down in June 2019.
"I'm delighted that the Governor has agreed to stay in his role for a further seven months to support a smooth exit from the European Union and provide vital stability for our economy," Chancellor Philip Hammond said in a statement.
Carney said in a letter to Hammond: "I recognise that during this critical period, it is important that everyone does everything they can to support a smooth and successful Brexit.
"Accordingly, I am willing to do whatever I can in order to promote both a successful Brexit and an effective transition at the Bank of England and I can confirm that I would be honoured to extend my term to January 2020."
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We at Nature Families think it is really fun to create Nature-Based Family Traditions with your families and friends that reoccur with the seasons every year. These traditions are something that keep childhood exciting and magical. Winter Solstice is a perfect opportunity to create an alternative to the Christmas obsessions with items and materialism. Consider reconnecting with you family on the solstice by spending time together instead of rushing around buying things for each other! Here our our top ten ideas for fun activities to celebrate the solstice. If you have other ideas you have tried with your family please share! Lets keep this list growing and add to our traditions from year to year! Happy Solstice!
1. Wish Gardens, the child writes their goals/wishes for the coming year on a small pieces of paper. They then bury (plant) the wishes in soil and then decorate their garden with rocks, little bits of shell, glitter, anything found in nature. Place tea candles on the top of the wishes and light, have the child remember what their wishes were as they blow out the candles. As the smoke rises, so too do their wishes.
2. Build Pine cones encrusted with peanut butter and bird seed, and orange slices hung in the trees for the Chickadee's and Flickers.
3. Faceted Crystal hung to catch the sun and bring back the colors.
4. At sunset on Solstice toast in the "return of the Sun", ring bells, and light candles and lanterns.
5. Cut a pomegranate to represent the seeds of coming spring.
6. Hide a golden foiled chocolate orange to represent the Sun, break and share on Solstice.
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"Fireside Stories: Tales for a Winter's Eve" by Caitlin Matthews and Helen Cann
"My Mama Earth" by Susan B. Katz and Illustrated by Melissa Launay
"The Winter Solstice" by Ellen Jackson and Jan Davey Ellis
9. Make a fire outside and roast marshmallows and sing songs…or consider making a fire inside with led tea lights and blocks…a real fire outside is better, but not when it's 40 degrees and raining!
10. Construct lanterns out of old milk jugs or soda jugs, glue thin pieces of crate paper on the outside for a stained glass effect. Use a dowel or stick as a handle and connect it with a string. Use a battery operated tea light inside. After dark have a parade of lanterns around her yard or neighborhood! Maybe your family solstice tradition can bring cheer to your community as well as your family!
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Narratives about motorcycling on Northern California's back roads; Reflections on the history and geography of the North State; Memoirs and early recollections of youthful visits to towns and forests and mountaintops. Also middle-of-the-road takes on current issues in politics and education. Middle of the road? Isn't that dangerous?
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- AnonymousAugust 13, 2013 at 4:08 PM
As to your inability to navigate you motorcycle home with an injury, it is surprising what one can do when necessary. I recall when I foolishly overcharged an off camber curve at a high rate of speed. All I could see was a barbed wire fence in my line of travel and I swear the two words that I uttered were "Oh shit". I immediately took a enduro stance on that Goldwing to get that barbed wire out of my path and by so doing, I hit the raised section of pavement (about 5 inches) and it shot me like a bullet straight across the road into a muddy section of land that threw the bike to the pavement. When I hit the pavement it broke six ribs, punctured my right lung and filled the cavity with blood. This was a painful incident but the worst part was a hard time breathing. I was 120 miles from home and we were at Knights Landing trying to figure out my way home. One man that lived close by said I could leave my bike at his place and recover it later. His thought was for me! To double up with one of the Oldfarts but that would have been worse for me that to ride my own bike home. Those Goldwings are pretty much bullet proof and after Tricky Dicks constant barrage of jokes that caused me pain from laughing, we made the trek home. It was when I sit down and started to unwind that I decided I needed to go to the hospital. That was a few years back in my late 70ts and the only time I ever spent much time in a hospital. Six days to get the fluids suctioned out and the lung re-inflated. My point is, you can do a lot when you have to like the man caught in a way that he had to cut off his hand to escape.ReplyDelete
The above from long-time Pashnit reader (and pal) "Papa Ken." To which I replied on that forum:ReplyDelete
Sounds like another one of your great adventures. I once rode about 50 miles with a busted clavicle after having taken a header in some unforeseen sand - coincidentally right on the road to Woods Lake where I tried out those poles the other day.
Riding busted up is no fun, but it beats not riding at all!


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And: wow. After its slow start, The Celebrity Apprentice keeps delivering, and last night's episode was no exception. As the emotion and anger increased, so did the quotability of the celebrity contestants, who have had enough of each other's shit. And that's the best way to look at the crazy two hours, by highlighting the best quotations of the episode:
- Arsenio Hall was still on his vicious anti-Aubrey O'Day tirade following last week's boardroom, and Lisa called him on his increasing sexism when he called Aubrey a "bitch" and "whore." Lisa said/yelled, "Yelling bitch and whore about a fucking woman is fucing wrong. Don't be a fucking asshole. And don't ruin your fucking image and your fucking career. Don't be bitchin' and whorin; every woman in America is going to hate you." Psst, Lisa: some men don't like that, either.
- Arsenio replied in an interview, "Lisa Lampanelli is the last human being on the planet that can tell me what language I should use when I'm angry. That's the pot caling the kettle black."
- Lisa was appalled that Lou and Dayana returned, noting there are "five goddamn brain cells between them." I think that's generous.
- For the task, creating a commercial for a web site thing that does something like a coupon or something, Paul Teutul died his hair and mustache and wore a long-sleeved shirt and a sweater vest. Clay said it was "the funniest shit I have ever seen"; Paul called his new image a "360-degree turnaround." Um.
- Aubrey called Teresa a "muppet baby." I've always found her to be more of a Bratz doll myself.
- Clay Aiken noted that "Aubrey's biggest talent is covering her ass." Aubrey, on the other hand, called Clay and Arsenio bullies and connected their behavior to the anti-bullying work of her charity, GLSEN. And then she made a joke that sounded like it was about non-consensual sex: "The second that we lose, Clay and Arsenio will start the gang-bang on [Teresa] and she'll get to see what I went through the other night."
- Lou Ferrigno, aka the original Incredible Hulk, said, and I quote, "Lisa's lucky not to be a man tonight, because I would throw her right through that wall, because after the last boardroom, you called me a fucking loser." He really did say that, and he repeated it later, and continually acted as if Lisa's swearing was significantly worse than his threats of violence. Lisa told him, "If you physically threaten me again, there's going to be a problem." Trump said, "I'll protect you." Lisa replied, "Yeah, I'm sure you will."
- "That could be job-threatening. This is not her image," Trump said of Teresa when Clay Aiken said she was the nicest woman left. And then she stabbed someone in the neck.
- Paul Sr. said that "Clay's always a hitter. The guy is so well-rounded," and Trump seemed surprise that a straight guy would complement a gay guy, so he went for the nonsensical line of questioning. "How would Clay get along with your rough guys, cause I see some of the guys you work with. They're seriously rough," Trump said. Who says Clay doesn't like rough guys? [Insert swarm of Claymate comments here–oh yes, they crazy ones are still just as crazy in 2012.]
- After a zipper noise, an young male actor told Aubrey, "Here, take it in your hand." Aubrey replied, "So all I have to do is move my fingers up and down like this?" And yes, that ad won. In fairness, it was not as bad as Clint Black masturbating with detergent or someone jerking off a cucumber.
- Trump told Penn, "I think you're much too old for a young woman." And everyone choked on their tongues.
- Trump told Lou, "You want to be honest, and I want everybody to be honest, but
. You're supposed to support–that's not supporting your team." So in other words, lie.
- Trump preceded the results of the task with this: "The executives from entertainment.com–who are terrific, and talented, and it's a great company–loved both commercials." I love when Trump lies. Remember when his actual friends used to be on the show rather than sponsors?
- Lisa Lampinelli, saying the kind of thing you should never say on a competition reality show, "Honey, I'm the only one out of us who's completely safe."
- Lou's response was frequently unquotable, because it came in the form of facial expressions: the more irritated he seemed, the more his face would move around, kind of like a 90-year-old failing to subtly adjust his dentures.
- Responding to Trump's critique of their casting, Lisa said, "I think it would have actually been kinda creepy to have someone who's 56 years old with a 20-year-old girl in this context." Trump said just, "Um." Don Jr said, "Easy there, Lisa."
- "Thank god you're not my wife," Lou told Lisa. Because–what? What would happen then? Jesus.
- "I'm a very truthful person, I like telling the truth, but I'm also somebody that's very loyal," Trump said. In other words, he lies. And he fired Lou for not lying, of all the things Lou has (not) done.
Next week: Puppets. YES.


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The Cloudinary Video Player is a JavaScript-based HTML5 video player bundled with many valuable customization and integration capabilities, and is monetization and analytics-ready. The player is fully responsive for use in any device or screen size, and is integrated with Cloudinary's video delivery and manipulation solution.
This guide describes cloudinary-video-player version 1.4.3.
- MPEG-DASH support now included in standard package.
- Shoppable Video functionality (Alpha) now available.
- Reduced file size for light package (96 KB).
- Specify preferred codecs for HLS and DASH alongside source types.
- New default source types and codecs: WEBM/VP9, MP4/H265, MP4
Note: If you upgrade to versions higher than v1.3.3 and have not explicitly set source types for your video sources, the videos may be re-encoded using the new defaults when first requested.)
- Audio only source type for playing audio only formats.
See also:
Live example
Before you embed a Cloudinary video player in your own website or mobile app, take a look at some sample video player code and the video player that results from it.
Alternatively, design and customize your video player with Cloudinary Video Player Studio.
For this simple example, a video tag and short bit of javascript creates a responsively resizing video player that plays a single video. The video is muted when loaded and includes basic controls.
<div style="max-width: px"> <video id="doc-player" controls muted class="cld-video-player cld-fluid"></video> </div>
var cld = cloudinary.Cloudinary.new({ cloud_name: 'demo' }); var demoplayer = cld.videoPlayer('doc-player').width(600); demoplayer.source('race_road_car')
Video player features
The Cloudinary video player is a feature-rich HTML5-based video player. This section summarizes its main functionality.
- Responsive device support: The webview player is designed for both desktop and mobile web browsers on a wide range of devices. The look and feel of the player adjusts responsively to the display size.
- Player controls: Built-in support for player controls: play, pause, mute/unmute, volume control, loop, jump, maximize/exit maximize, with the option for full customization.
- Video manipulations: Apply Cloudinary video transformations at the player level that will apply to all videos delivered in that player. Apply additional or override video transformations at the per-video level.
- Multiple players: Include multiple players on the same page, each with different configuration settings, or with different sources and the same configuration.
- Formats: Supports popular video formats, such as
.mov. You can specify multiple formats and the player automatically selects the best format for the browser where it's playing.
- Adaptive bitrate streaming: Full support for HLS and MPEG-DASH including automatic generation of all required streaming representations and supporting files.
- Customization:
- Simple parameters to adjust skin themes, color schemes, fonts, display of titles and subtitles and other basic player preferences.
- Easy addition of text tracks to show captions and subtitles for your videos.
- A smaller floating player that appears when the user scrolls beyond a playing video.
- Events that enable you to trigger operations based on both passive and interactive actions that occur in your player.
- Access to the underlying VideoJS API for low-level control or customization of any element of the player.
- Playlists: Pass a list of videos or automatically include all videos that have a specified tag. Display a scrollable playlist widget to the right or below your player and/or pop-up a Next up thumbnail a few seconds before the end of each video.
- Recommendations: Display recommended videos when a video ends.
- Monetization: The player is monetization-ready, with support for leading ad standards such as VAST, VPAID, and VMAP. You can also include ads via Google DoubleClick or AdSense. Ad options include banners and pre-rolls, mid-rolls, and post-rolls (with or without a skip option).
- Shoppable Video (Alpha): Make your videos shoppable by displaying product images alongside your videos. This allows your users to visit your product detail pages and make a purchase.
- Analytics: Monitor how many users are viewing your video and when, down to the level of any events you choose (start, pause, watched duration percentages, and more) and then pass the captured data to your Google Analytics account or other analytics trackers.
Installation and setup
The Cloudinary video player offers standard and light package variations, available in either minified or non-minified formats.
- Standard package: Includes all functionality described in this video player documentation.
- Light package: Excludes the following optional functionality: Adaptive bitrate streaming (HLS and DASH), Video ads, Shoppable Video (Alpha)
To include a video player on an HTML page, you can either reference the relevant video player package files directly from Unpkg CDN or you can install the complete video player package locally and then reference the relevant local files.
Option 1: Reference the relevant version of the video player and JavaScript SDK files directly from Unpkg CDN
<link href="https://firstname.lastname@example.com/dist/cld-video-player.min.css" rel="stylesheet"> <script src="https://email@example.com/cloudinary-core-shrinkwrap.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="https://email@example.com/dist/cld-video-player.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
Install the
cloudinary-video-playeras well as the Cloudinary JavaScript SDK package and lodash if these are not already installed:
Reference the relevant local CSS and JavaScript files:
<link href="node_modules/cloudinary-video-player/dist/cld-video-player.min.css" rel="stylesheet"> <script src="node_modules/lodash/lodash.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="node_modules/cloudinary-core/cloudinary-core.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="node_modules/cloudinary-video-player/dist/cld-video-player.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
For more information on the Cloudinary JavaScript package, see JavaScript integration.
Add MPEG-DASH support
If you plan to use adaptive bitrate streaming to deliver MPEG-DASH files in your video player, you can use the standard package which includes the DASH library. Alternatively, if using the light package, include the following files:
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/dashjs/3.0.2/dash.all.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/videojs-contrib-dash/2.11.0/videojs-dash.min.js" type="text/javascript"> </script>
Afterwards, you can specify
dash as the source type for your video source, as described in HLS and MPEG-DASH Adaptive Streaming.
Video Player samples
You can view sample HTML and JavaScript code for the features described in this document in the Cloudinary Video Player Demo and Cloudinary Video Player Samples.
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I believe that each person has intrinsic value as a human being. Therefore every story told has meaning to me. Even behaviour that is unwanted and poorly understood often has an underlying reason deserving of respect. As part of that respect, I commit myself to engage in conversation with you, even if the topics are difficult.
Often people who come for counselling feel as if they are the only ones suffering from their "problem", that they are more "messed up" than other people, and that they will never feel better. I believe that by coming alongside another person and helping them work through intimidating problems, using the latest techniques in counselling, a hopeful outcome may be achieved.
A very high value is placed on confidentiality. You can be very confident that you are able to discuss anything knowing that it will not be discussed elsewhere. The narrow exceptions to confidentiality are when you become a danger to yourself or others.
Attending counselling is a courageous action. A client allows him/herself to be vulnerable in a way that is rarely required elsewhere. I will work together with you as you take risks in discussing difficult issues to help you feel "safe."


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Set in a dreary, unforgiving mid-19th century German village in Hunsrück, Home From Home captures the plight of hundreds of thousands of Europeans who emigrated to faraway South America to escape the famine, poverty and despotism that ruled at home. Their motto was: Any fate is better than death. Edgar Reitz's film is a heart-wrenching drama and love story set against the backdrop of this forgotten tragedy. It encompasses a time of tribulation and illuminates the revolutionary and intellectual spirit present in the souls who are center of this tale.
Official Site: www.corinthfilms.com/homefromhome
Director: Edgar Reitz
Writer: Gert Heidenreich and Edgar Reitz
Producer: Christian Reitz
Cast: Jan Dieter Schneider, Antonia Bill, Maximilian Scheidt, Marita Breuer, Rüdiger Kriese, Philine Lembeck, Mélanie Fouché, Eva Zeidler and Reinhard Paulus
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Create beautiful wooden animal portraits on the scroll saw with Woodworker's Pattern Book. Realistic ready-to-use patterns are provided for 78 fascinating creatures, from exotic predators to familiar backyard friends. Father and son scroll sawing team Wayne and Jacob Fowler have based every design on their own extensive photographic studies of live animals, taken on location in the wild, in zoos, and in nature preserves. Each animal can be cut as a single, freestanding piece of wood. The authors include advice for beginners on getting started, with expert scrolling tips and techniques plus advice on wood preparation, blade selection, cutting strategy, finishing, and display options. A full color photo gallery will inspire you with the range of impressive wildlife projects that you can complete with this book. Seventy-five realistic, ready-to-use patterns include: BIG CATS: Alert Siberian Tiger; Mountain Lion; Cheetah Prowling; Jaguar Resting; Watchful Leopard. PREDATORS: Snarling Wolf; Red Fox; Polar Bear; Black Bear with Cubs; Florida Alligator. BIRDS OF PREY: Golden Eagle; Barn Owl with Mouse; Peregrine Falcon; Sparrow Hawk; Osprey with Dinner. BACKYARD ANIMALS: Big Horn Sheep; Black Tailed Deer; Cottage Chipmunk; Eastern Massauga Rattlesnake; Jackrabbit. EXOTIC ANIMALS: Cape Buffalo; Giraffe Mother and Child; Rhinoceros; Savannah Elephant; Peacock Resplendent.
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Despain's Dark Divine trilogy was a perfectly satisfactory entry in the popular young-adult sub-genre, but to use a sports metaphor, she's "made the leap" with her latest novel, The Shadow Prince. Grounded in the Orpheus and Persephone myths, it tells of a prince of the underworld named Haden who is called to take on a regular task in his world: visiting the human realm to bring back a young woman to serve as queen. But this particular young woman—16-year-old Daphne, the daughter of a celebrated rock star—may be more important than all those who came before. And that gives the disgraced Haden an opportunity to reclaim his place as heir to the kingdom.
It's not a particularly complex plot conflict—Haden has six months to convince Daphne to return to the underworld with him, of her own free will—but Despain fleshes it out with one of the richest examples of world-building you'll find in a fantasy novel. The details of the Underrealm—its hierarchies, its history, even its petty infighting—provide fantastic depth for Haden's quest, with the familiar mythological stories interwoven gracefully enough to provide a familiar foundation.
Beyond the unique universe she creates for the characters, however, are the characters themselves. It's impressive enough that the two central players are both case studies in expertly crafted characterization; Haden and Daphne are more emotionally complex than you have any reason to expect from simple genre fare. But The Shadow Prince is filled with supporting characters nearly as vital as our heroes, to the extent that it feels like every one of them could support a separate side novel.
All too often, the inevitability of a young-adult novel becoming a series feels like a threat rather than a promise. When The Shadow Prince reaches its conclusion—with cliffhangers stacked upon cliffhangers—it's more like you've been visiting a world too full to be contained by this one story. Lucky us.
Bree Despain reads from and signs The Shadow Prince at The King's English Bookshop, Saturday, March 22, at 2 p.m.


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forEach() method executes a provided function once per array element. This method has the same algorithm as
Array.prototype.forEach(). TypedArray is one of the typed array types here.
typedarray.forEach(callback[, thisArg])
- Function that produces an element of the new typed array, taking three arguments:
- The current element being processed in the typed array.
- The index of the current element being processed in the array.
- The array
forEach()was called upon.
- Optional. Value to use as
thiswhen executing
Return value
forEach() method executes the provided
callback once for each element present in the typed array in ascending order. It is not invoked for indexes that have been deleted or elided. However, it is executed for elements that are present and have the value
callback is invoked with three arguments:
- the element value
- the element index
- the typed array being traversed
If a
thisArg parameter is provided to
forEach(), it will be passed to
callback when invoked, for use as its
this value. Otherwise, the value
undefined will be passed for use as its
this value. The
this value ultimately observable by
callback is determined according to the usual rules for determining the
this seen by a function.
The range of elements processed by
forEach() is set before the first invocation of
callback. Elements that are appended to the typed array after the call to
forEach() begins will not be visited by
callback. If the values of existing elements of the typed array are changed, the value passed to
callback will be the value at the time
forEach() visits them; elements that are deleted before being visited are not visited.
forEach() executes the
callback function once for each typed array element; unlike
every() and
some() it, always returns the value
Logging the contents of a typed array
The following code logs a line for each element in a typed array:
function logArrayElements(element, index, array) { console.log('a[' + index + '] = ' + element); } new Uint8Array([0, 1, 2, 3]).forEach(logArrayElements); // logs: // a[0] = 0 // a[1] = 1 // a[2] = 2 // a[3] = 3
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|Edge Full support 14
|Firefox Full support 38
|IE No support No
|Opera Full support 32
|Safari Full support 10
|WebView Android Full support 45
|Chrome Android Full support 45
|Firefox Android Full support 38
|Opera Android Full support 32
|Safari iOS Full support 10
|Samsung Internet Android Full support 5.0
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Belgian Golden Strong Ale Reviews
It takes an experienced palate to distinguish Belgian golden strong ales from their tripel cousins: Both display fruity esters in the nose, spice and more fruit in the taste, and that famous "Belgian lace" in the glass. The difference lies in the mouthfeel: Golden strong ales are lighter-bodied and more effervescent, which draws out flavor intricacies and lends a dry finish. At once complex and graceful, these beers join hints of pears, apples and oranges with spicy, peppery phenols and a mild to moderate hop bite in a cohesive, refined marriage. Famously alcoholic (ABVs usually span 7.5 to 10 percent), these ales' alcohol notes present themselves as soft or sweet—precisely why the names of golden strong ales often reference the devil.
Pair: This style's warm, sweet effervescence meets its match with spicy jambalaya, while non-chocolate desserts like apple cobbler and bread pudding complement the beer's sugar-and-spice blend.
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I recently discovered a comfortable and cute plaid dress while shopping at Target and once I tried it on, I knew I had to have it. The dress is slightly fitted and it comes with pockets! I'm really loving Target's new line, A New Day. I find that the new pieces in the collection are perfect for all types of occasions!
I love that you can wear it as an everyday dress or you could add accessories to it and wear it for a holiday party or night out. There are gold accents to the plaid that are a nice touch.
I also really enjoy the tie belt that comes attached to the dress. The belt helps to create a more fitted look and I love that you can tie it into a cute bow to make the dress look super cute.
Plaid is the perfect choice for fall because it comes in so many different patterns and colors. Here are a few other plaid dress options, all under $50!


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Funny. If I had to make one of those road-trip/desert-island lists of music I "couldn't live without," Tom Waits' 1985 album Rain Dogs would probably be on it, as I suspect it would for a lot of people. However, loving Rain Dogs never really translated into my becoming a Waits fan per se. The only other album of his I even own is Swordfishtrombones, and I've listened to that all the way through maybe three times.
So, considering Waits' two-hour set list at Jones Hall last night was at least 85 percent drawn from 1992's Bone Machine and later, I suppose you could say I was at a disadvantage. Judging by the eagerness of the sold-out crowd to laugh at Waits' jokes – a couple were actually funny, a few didn't make a whole lot of sense and the rest got lost on their way up to the balcony – I was definitely in the minority, as far as swallowing the Tom Waits Kool-Aid. (And by the way, I didn't think it was possible, but his speaking voice is even raspier than his singing voice; he sounds like one of those people who speak through a voice-box implant after throat surgery.)
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Us Rain Dogs fans had to make do with a spastic "Cemetery Polka" that was a fair representation of Waits' cross-pollination of beatnik jazz and guttural blues; whether or not he's your cup of bourbon, the man does have a unique sound. Other early (or earlier) stuff included the skeletal "Way Down in the Hole" from 1987's Frank's Wild Years, and a hushed piano-bass duet of "Tom Traubert's Blues," the opening track to 1976's Small Change. Judging by the audible gasp that went up from the audience, that took even the diehards by surprise.
The newer songs that stood out most to me were the closing pairing of Bone Machine's "Murder in the Red Barn," a creepy slow blues bathed (naturally) in blood-red light, and Mule Variations' "Eyeball Kid," which used a slow crescendo to build up the kind of steam that had been eluding Waits and his five-piece band – including son Casey on drums – the rest of the night. Mule Variations' "Come on Up To the House" was so stately it was almost hymnlike, and the art-damaged gospel of Bone Machine's "Jesus Gonna Be Here" was a true show-stopper. Frankly, though, I thought the show dragged in several other spots, and Waits contorting in time to the music got a little hammy after a while.
Ultimately, I left Jones Hall about as ambivalent about Waits as I had been going in. It's nice to finally cross him off the list of people I'd never seen before, but I can't say I'd ever stand in line to see him again (certainly not at last night's ticket prices). Maybe I will finally get around to buying Bone Machine, though. – Chris Gray


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Got a photogenic pooch, kitty or other four-legged pet? Your Lassie, Sylvester or Flicka could be the stars of the Houston SPCA 2016 calendar.
The animal protection agency is scouting the city for the best looking, cutest, most lovable pets to be featured in its calendar. Of course, photographic creativity doesn't hurt.
"We're excited to offer an online, interactive voting platform," reads the SPCA release, "that not only lets you be actively involved in your photo submission's chance of winning a spot in the Houston SPCA's 2016 calendar, but helps raise funds for Houston SPCA's mission as well."
A $5 donation allows you to give five votes to your favorite subject and you can vote as long as your spare change lasts. You don't have to submit an entry to vote.
You can submit your pet's photo and vote here. Not computer savvy? You can download an entry here. There are already 21 would-be celebrity pets on the site and voting ends October 2.


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JIM Troughton is backing a fresh, uncluttered mental approach to cricket - abetted by the new demands of parenthood - to get him back among the runs for Warwickshire this season.
Troughton endured a rough time in 2006. After playing arguably the best innings by a Bears player all season - a century against a Shane Warne-led Hampshire on a turning wicket at Edgbaston - the left-hander hit a horrible slump.
Successive champion-ship scores, after that ton, of 25, 9, 29, 22, 0, 6, 2, 7, 4 and 3 cost him his place. And, not for the first time, Troughton's maverick talents - sumptuous stroke-play delivered through concentration levels which vary from monumental (the aforementioned century) or monumentally self-destructive - were banished to the Second XI.
And, not for the first time, he had to ask himself what's going on? And what's the way forward?
They are questions he has faced before. Troughton has flickered rather than flared for his county since his brief and unfruitful elevation to England's one-day team in 2003. But this time, he reckons he has got it sussed.
And that has a bit to do with self-assessment, a bit to do with consulting senior colleagues like Ashley Giles, but most to do with the new perspective of fatherhood.
Troughton and wife Naomi became parents for the first time in February.
And now daughter Eva is around to ensure that dad does not dwell too much on when to leave and when to drive a cricket ball.
"I've talked to a lot of people, Ash was one of them," Troughton said. "And they all said having children was mentally a very good thing for their cricket
"Children don't know whether you get 0 or 100. They just want your attention and you have to leave your job at the dressing-room door.
"I have always had really good support from my wife but now there's something extra that will ground me and keep me a little bit less stressed. They say the best way to play cricket is when you are not thinking too much about it. That might be something I need.
"Sometimes I have been caught between how I think I should play and how other people think I should play. The method that got me into the England team was quite a free approach.
"That's all well and good but, as soon as you start nicking the ball instead of hitting it through the covers, people say why are you playing those shots?
"It's just a case of working out the best way. Technically I've got much tighter as a player. Just digging in and staying at the crease is not the way I am. It's a question of getting the right balance.
"From now on I'm going to play my way and go on instinct and not question what I do.
"Cricket is such a mental game, especially when you have been dropped and are getting back into form. It's happened to me a couple of times now and I'm a better player for it.
"That's why this season I don't feel the pressure and expectation. I'll just play my way and enjoy my cricket."
A productive Troughton in 2007 would be a huge boost for Warwickshire.
With Nick Knight retired and Kumar Sangakkara not available all season, consistent runs from Troughton and Jonathan Trott behind the openers would be pivotal to curing the fragility that often afflicted the Bears' batting last summer.
On a personal level, too, the 28-year-old could do with a big season. His contract at Edgbaston expires at the end of it.
"That won't affect the way I play or prepare," Troughton said. "It won't make me try any harder because since I've been at this club I have always given 100 per cent.
"Hopefully they see my future at Warwickshire because Warwickshire is my club and I want to play the rest of my career here."


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George E. Sarris, M.D., Ph.D.
Harvard College (A.B. Biochmistry, 1978)
Harvard Medical School (M.D., 1982)
Brigham and Women's Hospital Medical Internship (1982-83)
Stanford University General Surgery Residency (1983-90)
Stanford University Carl and Leah McConnell Cardiovascular Research Fellowship (1986-88)
Stanford University Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency (1990-93)
Stanford University Cardiopulmonary Transplantation Fellowship (1992-93)
Emory University Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Fellow and Instructor in Cardiothoracic Surgery (1993-94)
Staff, Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease, Cleveland Clinic Foundation (1995-97)
Chief, Dpt of Pediatric Heart Surgery, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece (1997-2007)
Chief, Dpt of Pediatric Heart Surgery, Mitera Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece (2007-2013)
Chief, Dpt of Pediatric Heart Surgery, Iaso Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece (2013-now)
Director, Athens Heart Surgery Institute, Athens, Greece (2007-now)
Other Interests
Tetralogy of Fallot and right ventricular function
neonatal heart surgery
quality assurance in congenital heart surgery
adult congenital heart surgery
pediatric mechanical circulatory support
cardiopulmonary transplantation
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Tributes were pouring in from around the world this morning following the death of honest and balanced reporting which finally passed away yesterday after a long illness.
Glowing tributes poured in from around the world, all confirming how wonderful and universally British news had always been, and how it always shown both sides of the argument, no matter how controversial the subject.
'Britain's even-handed television and news gathering were responsible for everything good that ever happened, but none of the bad stuff…' said an American general who happened to agree with the central premise of the report. 'The End of the Cold War, the discovery of penicillin, Britain's triumph in the space race and the invention of the squeezy marmite jar were all thanks to this much missed personal friend.'
On all channels and in all newspapers, flags were shown flying at half mast, flowers were laid outside BBC News and TV tributes were shown that suggested this demise might have been anticipated some time ago. Andrew Marr recovered from his own near demise to narrate a personal bang-up-to-date tribute to honest reporting.
Politicians and public figures also agreed that there was nothing bad that could possibly be said following the death of journalism. 'It always told the truth, no matter how untrue that was,' said David Cameron. 'It's important only to say positive things at this difficult time, like we did we did when Hugo Chavez died,' said the editor of the Daily Telegraph. The comments section of all newspapers were closed, because there was no point in having a space where everyone would agree there was only one side to the story.
A tiny minority of sick individuals did not agree with the universally agreed position, but they were described as a tiny minority of sick individuals. Journalism will be cremated following a ceremonial funeral service at Wapping. More tributes will pour in, it has been decided.


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ROCHESTER, MN (April 27, 2017) – Ambient Clinical Analytics announces today that it has completed a $5.4M Series A Funding Round led by Waterline Ventures and Bluestem Capital, with participation from Social Capital. Founded by a Mayo Clinic academic clinical team and seasoned technology entrepreneurs, Ambient Clinical Analytics' software enhances the way critical care providers operate. The company sells clinical decision support and alerting tools to hospitals, which result in reduced errors, lower health care costs, and better patient outcomes.
"With FDA Class II Clearance, and the collaboration with Philips on AWARE® for their IntelliSpace Console Critical Care product, Ambient Clinical is in a great positon to grow the market for our Mayo Clinic developed analytics based clinical decision support tools," explains Al Berning, CEO, Ambient Clinical Analytics. "We're excited to be starting a partnership with Waterline Ventures and Bluestem Capital, both with extensive experience in Health IT. With the Series A funding, Ambient Clinical is in the process of expanding its sales, marketing and product development activities."
"We are excited to be working with a highly experienced team at Ambient," Said Robbie Greenglass, Managing Director, Waterline Ventures. "They have positioned the company to be extremely impactful in changing the way emergency departments and intensive care units visualize important information about patients in real time. Ambient pulls data from the EMR and displays it in intuitive, easy to read ways, so that clinicians can focus on patients' needs."
"Ambient Clinical Analytics' clinical decision support software solves a key problem for all critical and emergency care units," Said Tyler Stowater, Partner and Vice President, Bluestem. "Mayo Clinics' extensive research and Ambient Clinicals ability to support FDA Class II clearance and launch products to the market, is a powerful combination."
Ambient Clinical uses licensed Mayo Clinic technologies, which include over 1,000 rules and algorithms, to give critical care providers real-time access to vital process-of-care information and analytics at the point-of-care, as well as from a central Clinical Control Tower. Bedside based alerts for conditions like Sepsis allow physicians and medical personnel to spend more time with patients instead of reviewing information. Ambient Clinicals' products are designed to support a hospital's Lean Quality and Six Sigma initiatives. Ambient Clinical has achieved FDA Class II Clearance for the AWAR and Sepsis DART software platform.
Ambient Clinical Analytics' core offerings include:
AWARE is a clinical software tool that reduces information overload by using analytics to filter relevant patient data and provide timely, actionable information. Created by clinicians for clinicians, AWARE clearly and concisely presents actionable information to all care team members to improve patient outcomes, reduce the cost of care, and support best-care practices for ICUs and other critical care areas.
Sepsis DART uses customer-defined sepsis detection and support rules to indicate that sepsis may be present or developing. With algorithms created in conjunction with Mayo Clinic clinicians to comply with CMS requirements, DART alerts caregivers that sepsis may be present or developing and monitors treatment progression during the critical first six hours of care. The solution also supports quality and CMS reporting requirements.
Mayo Clinic YES Board® is a multi-patient management tool that provides real-time situational awareness for Emergency Departments and hospital Pediatric departments. The solution provides real-time patient information in an at-a-glance overview format that ensures care teams have ready access to clinically relevant information.
To learn more about Ambient Clinicals' transformational products visit: www.ambientclinical.com
Prior to the Series A funding round, Ambient Clinical received $2.9 million in seed funding from Social Capital, Mayo Clinic, Rock Health, Rochester Area Economic Development Inc., Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, Gopher Angels and angel investors. The seed funding was converted to Series A preferred stock at the closing.
About Ambient Clinical Analytics
Ambient Clinical Analytics sells powerful real-time bedside healthcare data assimilation, communication, and analytics based clinical decision support tools that support the general hospital floor, Emergency Department, ICU and other critical care areas. Our business model is supported by software license fees, SaaS, Cloud and system integration revenue. Ambient Clinical Analytics has an MD and executive team with strong track records in medicine, clinical research and informatics, medical products and IT. Additional information about Ambient Clinical Analytics and AWARE indications for use can be found by visiting: www.ambientclinical.com.
About Waterline Ventures
Waterline Ventures invests in the early stage healthcare technology and services companies that are improving the way care is delivered. Increasing costs, inconsistent quality, and inadequate access to healthcare create the need for innovation. Companies that address these issues stand to create tremendous value while improving people's lives across the country and around the world. Waterline is based in Cambridge, MA.
About Bluestem
Bluestem is a Midwest private equity firm with over $360 million of cumulative committed capital. Bluestem's 30-plus investment projects and funds have invested in more than 100 companies nationwide since its beginning 21 years ago. Bluestem strives to identify investments with attractive returns while helping talented management teams grow their companies and build significant value.
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Filming Your Ride: Does a Dash Cam Help with Your Auto Insurance?
Survey finds that one in 10 Canadian drivers have a dash cam in your car.
Whether it's a cyclist cutting across Canada's busiest highway, a collision, or an attempted insurance scam, vehicles equipped with a dash cam have recorded some unbelievable footage out on the road. But does having a dash cam affect your auto insurance at all?
Dash cam auto insurance discounts
Although a handful of U.K. insurers offer an auto insurance discount to policyholders who have a dash cam, the discount has not yet made its way across the pond to Canada. In the meantime, the good news is that a dash cam may be able to help you keep your car insurance rates low should the footage prove that you were not at-fault for a collision that, without the video, you would otherwise been found to have caused.
For example, a dash cam can prove that you really didn't rear-end the car ahead of you, and that the other driver actually reversed and hit you. Or, if you were involved in an intersection collision, a dash cam can prove that the light was green and you had the right of way.
Caught on tape
In addition to providing video corroboration to what truly may have happened during a collision, a dash cam can also provide reliable details about the circumstances. How many vehicles were involved? Were there passengers in the car? And in the case of a hit-and-run, the licence plate number and description of the vehicle involved would likely be captured. There are even some dash cams that record when the vehicle is parked giving you footage if someone vandalizes your car or tries to steal it.
Almost one in 10 Canadians drive a car equipped with a dash cam
Many collisions come down to one person's word against another's and with dash cam video, it's easier to identify what truly took place. Perhaps this is why a recent Kanetix.ca survey found that almost one in 10 Canadians (nine per cent) drive a car equipped with a dashboard camera, and more than one-quarter (26 per cent) said that while they don't currently have a dash cam in their car, they think it's a good idea.
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Dash cams and distracted driving
If you have a dash cam, or plan on getting one, it's important to set it and forget it. Have it installed in a location that does not impede your line of sight and keep your eyes and hands off it while driving. Otherwise you run the risk of getting a ticket for distracted driving.
Candid cameras
For many Canadians, a dash cam is more than just another gadget for the car, it's a security feature that offers peace of mind. And while currently there are no auto insurance discounts for having a dash cam in your car, there are other ways to save on your auto insurance. Last year, Kanetix.ca customers, for example, saved $3.8 million on their car insurance premiums simply by shopping around. Could you be saving too? Compare car insurance quotes today for a better rate. We search over 50 trusted insurance providers to help you save.


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In Full Boom
This story appears in the April 2005 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »
Harry S. Dent Jr. forecast the '90s boom when others were crying doom. Now the Miami Beach, Florida, economist says we're entering another, even bigger boom, which will be followed by a bust rivaling the Great Depression. Once again, Dent, who makes his case in The Next Great Bubble Boom: How to Profit From the Greatest Boom in History: 2005-2009 (Free Press, $26), opposes the consensus view, which foresees a more challenging economic environment.
Dent discounts worries about interest rates, oil prices and terrorism to focus on demographic trends and technology cycles. In the last half of this decade, he notes, the baby boom generation will reach its peak spending years. Simultaneously, technologies including broadband wireless will reach 90 percent penetration. This combination, in his view, will drive the Dow Jones industrial average to 35,000 and create rich business opportunities.
Dent has missed before--notably, he expected a far more modest downturn from 2000 to 2002 than what occurred. But no matter--"Even if we're only half right and the next boom is somewhat subdued because of terrorism or oil prices, it would mean a pretty darn healthy economy," he argues.
Entrepreneurs should focus on producing high-quality, customized goods and invest in technology to permit higher productivity in a tighter labor market, Dent says. Most important, entrepreneurs should prepare to sell their businesses or hook up with bigger partners before the boom ends in 2010. Says Dent, "You have five years to make a difference and then get paid for it."


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We encourage students to apply for financial aid at the same time they apply for admission to Hampshire College. Domestic applicants (U.S. citizens and permanent resident aliens) who do not apply for need-based aid at the time of admission must be prepared to pay for the first two semesters of enrollment. The earliest that we can accept a new application for these students will be for the second year of enrollment (third semester). These domestic students may be eligible for federal aid during their first two semesters. International students who do not apply for aid at the time of admission cannot be considered for aid at a later time. Financial aid is not available for students who seek a second bachelor's degree.
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The small Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan descended into chaos this week as protesters angry at President Kurmanbek Bakiyev managed to overthrow his government and claim at least partial control of the country. In clashes with police, approximately 75 protestors were killed and hundreds were wounded. (Watch a Fox report about unrest in Krgyzstan.) Here's a brief look at what happened, who's involved, and why Americans should be concerned about the outcome:
What were the protesters angry about?
Their ire stems from rising energy and water costs, sky-high unemployment, and corruption and human-right abuses by the Bakiyev government. Government troops fired on and killed several protesters in the capital, Bishkek, on Wednesday, fueling broader riots that overwhelmed the police and military. The chain of events is similar to the 2005 "Tulip Revolution" that ousted Askar Akayev and installed Bakiyev.
Who's in charge now?
That's not entirely clear. Opposition leader Roza Otunbayeva declared herself interim leader Thursday, saying elections would be held in six months. The police and military have apparently sided with her, at least for now. Bakiyev fled to the south of the country Wednesday, but refused to step down. He's said to be consolidating control from the southern city of Jalalabad.
Why is this a big deal for the U.S.?
Because of Manas Air Base (or the "Transit Center at Manas," as it was renamed last year), which is the U.S. military's only air base in Central Asia and a key refueling stop and support asset for the war in Afghanistan. The Kyrgyz parliament voted to kick out the U.S. and Russia (which also has a Kyrgyz air base) last summer, but Bakiyev relented after both nations agreed to ante up many millions of dollars. After suspending all flights during the protests, Manas was back to normal operations Friday.
Will the U.S. lose the Manas Air Base?
The interim government says it won't make any changes right away. The longer-term prospects are less clear. "The U.S. should be willing to walk away from the Manas base deal," argues Borut Grgic at CNN. If the Obama team can "foster the perception in Kyrgyzstan that the U.S. has an alternative," they'll get a better and more transparent deal.
Who is Roza Otunbayeva — aka "Ms. Clean"?
She's a 59-year-old former diplomat who was ambassador to both Britain and the U.S. Opposition leaders said they chose her as caretaker president because she has no apparent political ambitions, and no base of support in the country (hence her nickname, "Ms. Clean"). She "raised some alarms in Washington" by thanking Russia for its "significant help" in ousting Bakiyev, says Jackson Diehl in The Washington Post, but "the good news is she comes as close as anyone in Kyrgyzstan does to being a liberal democrat."
Did Russia have a role in overthrowing Bakiyev?
Russia had a falling out with Bakiyev when he went back on his plan to close Manas (Russia doesn't want a U.S. base in Kyrgyzstan). As retribution, Russia hiked the prices of its energy exports to Kyrgyzstan and began vilifying Bakiyev on state-run media. But Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin denied that Russia had any direct role in the turmoil.
Is the revolution being Tweeted?
Of course. Otunbayeva, protesters, and observers have all been using Twitter to spread news about the uprising. And at least one protester has uploaded a video to YouTube. Meanwhile, Facebook users seem to be siding with Bakiyev — a page in support of the government had 2,601 fans as of Friday morning.
Sources: Christian Science Monitor, MSNBC, WorldNewsVine, Reuters, Radio Free Europe, Daily Telegraph, Washington Post, CNN, New York Times, AP, CIA World Factbook


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This turkey is a pleasure to offer on your table. It's incredibly moist and flavorful, and it received our highest Test Kitchens rating. Brining is an overnight process, so if you're using a frozen turkey, be sure to thaw it well in advance. Choose turkey-sized plastic oven bags for brining the turkey. Use two bags to prevent brine from leaking, and place the turkey in a large stockpot as another precaution. This recipe goes with Savory Herb Gravy.
How to Make It
To prepare brine, combine first 8 ingredients in a large saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook 5 minutes or until sugar and salt dissolve. Cool completely.
Remove giblets and neck from turkey; reserve for Savory Herb Gravy. Rinse turkey with cold water; pat dry. Trim excess fat. Stuff body cavity with orange quarters. Place a turkey-sized oven bag inside a second bag to form a double thickness. Place bags in a large stockpot. Place turkey inside inner bag. Add cider mixture and ice. Secure bags with several twist ties. Refrigerate for 12 to 24 hours, turning occasionally.
Preheat oven to 500º.
Remove turkey from bags, and discard brine, orange quarters, and bags. Rinse turkey with cold water; pat dry. Lift wing tips up and over back; tuck under turkey. Tie legs together with kitchen string. Place garlic, sage, thyme, parsley, onion, and broth in the bottom of a roasting pan. Place roasting rack in pan. Arrange turkey, breast side down, on roasting rack. Brush turkey back with 1 tablespoon butter; sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon pepper and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Bake at 500º for 30 minutes.
Reduce oven temperature to 350º.
Remove turkey from oven. Carefully turn turkey over (breast side up) using tongs. Brush turkey breast with 1 tablespoon butter; sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon pepper and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Bake at 350º for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a thermometer inserted into meaty part of thigh registers 170º (make sure not to touch bone). (Shield the turkey with foil if it browns too quickly.) Remove turkey from oven; let stand 20 minutes. Reserve pan drippings for Savory Herb Gravy. Discard skin before serving; serve with gravy.
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Saturday September 29th Showcase Pro Wrestling of Woonsocket, Rhode Island will be hosting a Robbie E. pro wrestling clinic/seminar. Any professionally trained wrestlers who are looking for advice from a legitimate TV star who knows exactly what it takes to make it to the big time. This session will include technical wrestling, character development/promo skills, and conditioning. This opportunity to learn from a current TNA personality; and the cost is only $20! Invest in your career learn for Robbie success.
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Great pitching ultimately prevails in the MLB postseason, but qualifying for October baseball in the first place requires a formidable offense.
Five teams in particular ought to be busy this winter pursuing established hitters through trades and free agency as they aspire to remain relevant in 2014.
We aren't necessarily alluding to baseball's bottom-dwellers. The Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros and Miami Marlins, for example, have no sense of urgency to improve immediately. They're amid the rebuilding process and not expected to achieve contender status until later this decade.
Rather, the following teams are those with the most to gain or lose in their offensive searches. Entering spring training devoid of substantial acquisitions would doom them to finish below the .500 mark, while addressing glaring weaknesses could elevate them into the championship hunt.
*All stats provided by Baseball-Reference.com and FanGraphs unless otherwise specified.


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This week I edited a piece I thought was just excellent. It was IP attorney and amateur historian Tom Ewing's take on Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Richard Nixon … and Caligula. It's called "When It's Nixon vs Caligula, You Bite the Bullet and Vote Nixon. Sorry." I'm putting an image of the top art from the piece, which Tom created, below. Find it here.
Ewing wrote this, interestingly, in response to another piece, political essayist Ted Rall's "Here Is Why I'm #NeverHillary." I edited this one, too.
So there you have it. Now you know how I am spending my summer vacation …
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