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Hammertoe is a condition in which the toes of your feet become contracted into an upside-down "V" shape, causing pain, pressure and, often, corns and calluses. hammertoes can develop on any of the toes, but generally affects the middle three toes, most often the second toe. The bones, muscles, ligaments and tendons of your feet normally are well-balanced to distribute your body's weight while standing, walking and running. When the first and second joints of your toes experience the prolonged stress that develops when the muscles that control them fail to work together properly, the pressure on the tendons that support them can lead to the curling or contraction known as hammertoe.
Hammer toe is commonly caused by wearing shoes that are too narrow, tight or short on a regular basis. By doing so, your toe joints are forced into odd position. Over time, the tendons and muscles in your toe become shorter and cause it to bend. You can suffer a hammer toe if you have diabetes and the disease is worsening. If this occurs, you should contact your doctor right away. Arthritis can also cause hammer toes. Because your toe muscles get out of balance when you suffer from this joint disorder, tendons and joints of your toes are going to experience hammertoe a lot of pressure.
The most obvious symptom of hammer, claw or mallet toe is the abnormal toe position. This is usually combined with pain: the abnormal foot position leads to excessive friction on the toe as it rubs against any footwear which can be extremely painful. Corns & Calluses: repeated friction can result in the formation of a foot corn or callus on top of the toes. Stiffness, the joints become increasingly stiff. In the early stages, the toes can usually be straightened out passively using your hands, but if allowed to progress, the stiffness may be permanent.
Hammer toes may be easily detected through observation. The malformation of the person's toes begin as mild distortions, yet may worsen over time – especially if the factors causing the hammer toes are not eased or removed. If the condition is paid attention to early enough, the person's toes may not be permanently damaged and may be treated without having to receive surgical intervention. If the person's toes remain untreated for too long, however the muscles within the toes might stiffen even more and will require invasive procedures to correct the deformity.
Non Surgical Treatment
There are several treatment options. These are based on how severe the problem has become. The sooner a person seeks treatment, the more options that person may have. Wear properly fitting shoes; this does not necessarily mean expensive shoes. Padding any prominent areas around the bony point of the toe may help to relieve pain. Medication that reduces inflammation can ease the pain and swelling. Sometimes a doctor will use cortisone injections to relieve acute pain. A podiatrist may also custom-make an insert to wear inside your shoe. This can reduce pain and keep the hammer toe from getting worse. Your doctor may recommend foot exercises to help restore muscle balance. Splinting the toe may help in the very early stages.
Surgical Treatment
If your hammer, claw, or mallet toe gets worse, or if nonsurgical treatment does not help your pain, you may think about surgery. The type of surgery you choose depends on how severe your condition is and whether the toe joint is fixed (has no movement) or flexible (has some movement). A fixed toe joint often requires surgery to be straightened. A flexible toe joint can sometimes be straightened without surgery. Surgery choices include Phalangeal head resection (arthroplasty), in which the surgeon removes part of the toe bone. Joint fusion (arthrodesis), in which the surgeon removes part of the joint, letting the toe bones grow together (fuse). Cutting supporting tissue or moving tendons in the toe joint. How well surgery works depends on what type of surgery you have, how experienced your surgeon is, and how badly your toes are affected.
Custom orthotics paired with a well made shoe can prevent the progression and development of hammertoes. Wearing proper-fitting shoes and custom orthotic devices can provide the support patients need to address muscle/tendon dysfunction. It can also support end stage diseases that result in hammertoe deformities by re-balancing the foot and ankle and controlling the deforming forces.


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Man Regains Ability to Feel from a Bionic Hand [VIDEO]
After nearly one decade, a Danish man has regained the ability to feel with the help of a bionic hand. Dennis Aabo lost his left hand due to a firework accident nine years ago. He underwent surgery in Italy to get the bionic hand, which connects to the nerves of his upper arm and gives him the ability to touch.
"It is the first time that an amputee has had real-time touch sensation from a prosthetic device," said Professor Silvestro Micera from the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne and Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa.
The bionic hand was created with the help of an international team of robotics experts from Italy, Switzerland and Germany. In order to give the robotic hand feeling, the team had to develop the electronics and software that could be connected to the upper arm. After creating the hand, the team added sensors that would be able to identify and measure any information about touch. The team then used computer algorithms to help change the stimuli that the hand touches into sensory nerves that the human brain could interpret.
During Aabo's surgery, he had four electrodes implanted on the nerves in his upper arm. These electrodes were connected to the artificial sensors located in the bionic hand's fingertips. After the surgery, Aabo's new hand was tested. While blindfolded, he was asked to describe the shape and stiffness of the objects he touched and lifted.
"The biggest difference was when I grabbed something I could feel what I was doing without having to look. I could use the hand in the dark," Aabo stated according to BBC News. "It was intuitive to use, and incredible to be able to feel whether objects were soft or hard, square or round."
Despite the huge advances in technology, the experts are already thinking of ways to improve the technology so that more people without limbs could potentially get their sense of touch back. The findings were published in Science Translational Medicine.
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06/29/2010 // Texas, US // TiffNews10 // News Desk
Austin, Texas – A Texas judge has ruled in favor of a law that requires accurate grades to be reflected on student report cards. As reported by the Dallas Morning News, the judge upheld a law that says school districts could not impose policies for minimum grading requirements, after several students filed suit, citing the law only pertained to class assignments.
Sen. Jane Nelson, who introduced the 2009 measure, suggesting minimum grade requirements undermined accurate student performance assessments, is quoted in the report as stating of the recent court decision, "This ruling is a victory for Texas teachers, students and parents because now all grades – on class assignments and on report cards – will accurately reflect how well students have mastered their coursework… Knowing the truth about a student's progress is important information for helping all children succeed in school."
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Val Kilmer -- I Lost My Small Claims Case ... But Still Got Money!
Val Kilmer I Lost My Small Claims Case But Still Got Money!
Val Kilmer just learned a hard lesson about being a tenant ... because a judge just socked him hard for making what the actor felt were "improvements" on his Malibu rental.
As we reported ... Kilmer sued his landlord, claiming he made drastic improvements on the crib by painting the fireplace and slapping wallpaper on the wooden cabinets in the kitchen.
Problem is ... the lease required the landlord's prior approval, and Val didn't get it.
When Kilmer moved out, the landlord returned only around $16K of the $23,500 security deposit ... withholding around $7,400 for undoing Val's handiwork.
The judge just laid down the law ... saying the landlord was indeed allowed to withhold money but he got greedy. The judge allowed the landlord to keep a little more than $5K but return $2,210.
So note to Val: Get your landlord's approval before doing it again ... and don't wallpaper over wooden cabinets -- it's gross.
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Created with law enforcement and military personnel in mind, our rugged Cavalry line is engineered for endurance with unique features to suit your needs. Along with fully multicoated optics and high-grade BaK-4 prisms for superb light transmission, several models have an integrated compass and reticle, making them useful outdoor tools as well as optical instruments. Don't miss the 7x50 model, featuring a digital compass and GPS! All Cavalry models are clad in olive drab rubber armor for concealment in the field.


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Garuav Sood writes:
You had expressed slight frustration with some ML/CS papers that read more like advertisements than anything else. The attached paper by Zachary Lipton and Jacob Steinhardt flags four reasonable concerns in modern ML papers:
Recent progress in machine learning comes despite frequent departures from these ideals. In this paper, we focus on the following four patterns that appear to us to be trending in ML scholarship:
1. Failure to distinguish between explanation and speculation.
2. Failure to identify the sources of empirical gains, e.g. emphasizing unnecessary modifications to neural architectures when gains actually stem from hyper-parameter tuning.
3. Mathiness: the use of mathematics that obfuscates or impresses rather than clarifies, e.g. by confusing technical and non-technical concepts.
4. Misuse of language, e.g. by choosing terms of art with colloquial connotations or by overloading established technical terms.
I don't know that machine learning is worse than any other academic field, but I have noticed a sort of arms race by which it becomes almost necessary to use certain buzzwords, just because other papers are using those buzzwords.
One of my pet peeves is the word "provably." Everyone wants to say that their method is "provably" wonderful in some way. OK, fine, but "proof" is just another word for "assumption." Indeed, all Bayesian inferences are provably optimal, if you average over the assumed prior and data models.
I'm not saying that proofs are bad—a proof can give insight, especially into the conditions required for a desired assertion to be true. Sometimes a proof is helpful, other times there's no real reason for it. My problem is that, once there's the expectation that a CS paper will have "provably" in its abstract, then that can create a push for everyone to have that "provably" there, just to compete.
Again, this is not a problem unique to CS. The problem is, once there's a culture of hype, it can sustain itself through the competitive review and publicity process.


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What is Artisan's Asylum? The Economist comes closest to describing it ...
What is Artisan's Asylum? This The Economist video comes closest to describing it, so far.
HSMWorks class at Artisan's Asylum
Recently on Fridays, I'm taking a HSMWorks class at Artisan's Asylum. HSWWorks is a plugin to SolidWorks that allows for making CAM and in this case, CNC mill operations, very easy on certain large, complex, machines.
Over the past few months, there's been significant work getting the MultiCam up and running. A lot of it by Douglas Ruuska, who now is; for all intensive purposes, the instructor and point person for the software and machine. Read more »


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P.O. Box 12068, State Capitol
Austin, Texas 78711
Tel. (512) 463-0112
May 31, 2013
AUSTIN — Texas State Senator Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, today was named one of the best legislators of the 2013 legislative session by Capitol Inside. She was one of four Senators to make the list and the only Republican woman.
"It is an honor to be recognized for our hard work this session. We worked very hard to protect the economic success we have built here in Texas by sticking to our policies of fiscal responsibility and a welcoming climate for business," she said. "We also invested in our future, ensuring that every child has access to a great education, meeting our growing infrastructure needs, and protecting our most vulnerable citizens." The text of the article, which appears at capitolinside.com, follows:
State Senator Jane Nelson has become one of the world's most accomplished jugglers as a conservative Republican who's been responsible for the well-being of poor adults and children as the chair of the Senate Health & Human Services Committee for the past 10 years. But Nelson has matured into a much more effective and pragmatic legislator than she was during her rookie year as the committee chief - and she needed her A-game more than ever this time around to keep her fellow Republicans from being their own worst enemies in a feeding frenzy on ObamaCare.
The veteran suburban lawmaker who some Democrats had dubbed Calamity Jane in the early stages of her Senate career had to be innovative and move swiftly to head off a cataclysm on Medicaid that could have had devastating fiscal repercussions if the situation hadn't been handled with the utmost of care. While many GOP colleagues had rallied feverishly behind Governor Rick Perry's tirade against federal intrusion and opposition to a White House-induced Medicaid expansion, Nelson went to work on a way to achieve that without throwing the proverbial baby out with the bathwater. Nelson thought she'd pulled off the tricky task with a pair of bills that cracked down on Medicaid fraud and overhauled state policy on long-term care for the elderly and disabled with a new managed care system. But the package snagged at the last minute on a well-meaning House amendment that had the potential to defeat the purpose of her judicial approach with an outright ban on a Medicaid expansion - and that sent scurrying back to the drawing board with almost no time remaining to find a super-quick fix to a highly complicated problem. Nelson found a way to redesign the provision in a way that she said would prohibit the broadening of Medicaid eligibility that Perry and the GOP majority opposed without pushing the state into non-compliance in a move that could have cost Texas a fortune.
While Nelson saved the baby on Medicaid, she wasn't happy at all about the damage control she was compelled to undertake on a state cancer-fighting program that she had helped conceive several years before it became embroiled in a major scandal. Nelson, who'd sponsored the legislation that created the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas after voters approved it in 2007, responded to revelations of potential illegal sweetheart dealing at CPRIT as the author of an ethics plan that aims to prevent the temptation for future shenanigans. Nelson argued that the agency's troubles hadn't diminished the worthiness of the cause that spawned it - but she added that she and her colleagues should be ashamed of themselves for failing to anticipate the potential for corruption at CPRIT. Nelson passed more than three dozen pieces of legislation this year - but she's been too successful as a legislator to declare that one as a victory.


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Most of guys who bought KTM TPI from first production they had this problem with leaking oil tanks. I also had leaking oil tank on my EXC250 TPI but after replacing it with UPDATED version of tank that problem is fixed for me, but for some guys also new tank started to leak. I think its just bad quality of plastics and very weak point for bolts.
I also found on some KTM TPI bikes the rear mount for this tank was welded not straight, so that also can cause tank to crack because one bolt is holding more than other one. Soon i will do video about KTM TPI PROBLEMS & HOW TO FIX IT so also this will be covered in that video.
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If you want problems then buy KTM 250TPI or KTM 300TPI
Before buying this ktm tpi i was really happy with my exc300 carb. First problem with TPI happened when the engine started going in reverse it happens when i ride bike in very low RPM. Another problem appeared after about 5 hours, 2 stroke oil tank cracked. I thought it would all be great when do updating mapping, but i was wrong ! Bike is sometimes bogging in long uphills and its very easy to overheat with cooling fan turned on what is very strange. I do not say it's a bad bike , it can be very nice ridden in fast terrain and in hard enduro also. And its working good, but its too much sensitive with a lot of sensors. If the engine is overheated, it starts to bogging and cutting power…
Most of the guys who bought new KTM EXC TPI 2018 having this issues with leaking 2 stroke oil. For first I was thinking I over filled my oil tank with 2 stroke oil and that is the reason why my bike wet from oil.
But after small check after washing the bike I can see small leaking from the oil tank after I removed the tank I can see where it was leaking. I contacted my KTM Dealer where I bought the bike.
From KTM Dealer I got the email, this happens because of vibrations from frame and engine. KTM Factory will produce the second version of this 2 stroke oil tank, it will be stronger and not possible to break from vibrations.
I welded plastic and then used double glue for maximum holding, I hope it will not break on another side, I need to wait now sometime to get the second version of this oil tank for my KTM EXC250 TPI 2018. After small research over the facebook and google, i found I am not the only one person having this problem. There are also guys on Husqvarna TE300i and Te250i 2 stroke 2018 models having same problems. So everybody is having this problem, and one guy said: we have 8 new bikes here, and 5 bikes have this problem.
After testing i can say the bike is running lean more than all carb models. But its worth money and buy one, dont allow people to hate TPI models, they are great bikes.
KTM TPI EXC 2018 models are running very good in low revs at the bottom end, but on top end the bike is running lean, maybe that is ok but its weird. So EXC250 TPI is using a lean mixture of gas and air.
Its great bike but its not perfect, also i need say carburator models are also not perfect. And i dont know why people hate this model so much, also 2017 ktm model had big problems with mikuni carb and now after one year for all people mikuni is okay but now everybody is hating the KTM EXC TPI 2018 models.
For me the bike is great not perfect but its great, i am not pro rider so its working for me. Also this is first year of tpi models they will improve in next year !
KTM TPI 2018 – Fuel Injected 2 Stroke is HERE !
If you want torque and a fast top end to die then you need to buy KTM TPI 2018 models, they are very lightweight and made ready to race.
The new models from KTM TPI 2018 are using 72mm cylinder bore and sophisticated power valve what will make really smooth power and very controllable. On the sides, it has two injectors for supplying the fuel intro rear transfer ports so its called Transfer port injection (TPI). Premix 2 stroke oil is past for history, with new oil pump developed by KTM it's working almost perfect and it will save you more than 50% of the oil.
The oil capacity is approximately enough for 5-6 tanks of refills. It will save your time and give you more time to ride and not worry about premix. TPI is now fitted with much more stronger power generator which will make 196W it's same like on EXF 4 stroke bikes.


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Here at St. Thomas the Apostle School we pride ourselves on a challenging and rigorous curriculum. We want our students to learn while being engaged and focused on the tasks set before them. Currently St. Thomas the Apostle School offers Accelerated Courses in Mathematics in grades 6-8. We are in the process of making this a reality in other subjects such as Reading and Langauage Arts.
Our goal as Catholic School Educators is to allow our students to learn about their faith. The purpose of the religion program is to teach the doctrines and practices of the Roman Catholic Church. Each child's natural desire for God is nourished through daily prayer and liturgical celebrations including the Eucharist and Reconciliation. The children are encouraged to respond to God's call by living and proclaiming the Good News of Jesus Christ through practicing the spirit of the Beatitudes and the Works of Mercy. The school attends mass once a month and does prayer services throughout the year which is regularly run by our 8th graders.
The reading curriculum focuses on developing comprehension and critical thinking skills across all subject areas. Grade levels K-2 concentrate on the development of phonological awareness and decoding skills to foster the ability to read independently. The development of critical thinking skills is nurtured via analyzing various types of texts. All levels focus on increasing the ability to determine main ideas, predict outcomes, and draw inferences from a variety of texts. All levels are able to use our state of the art Library if their courses call for it. The use of our resources only allows our students to exude excellence in their reading studies.
Language Arts:
The language arts curriculum encompasses grammar, spelling, writing, and presentations. The development of written communication skills focuses on the successful integration of spelling, grammar, and the structural techniques of writing. Children employ daily journals using prompts to develop their writing skills in various genres. Reading and analyzing nonfiction and fiction texts is crucial in the composition of essays and writing assignments in the upper grades. Emphasis is placed on etymology as well. Children are instructed in word origins as well as how to identify prefixes/roots/suffixes. All levels are able to use our state of the art Library if their courses call for it. The use of our resources only allows our students to exude excellence in their reading studies.
The math curriculum in grades K-8 includes the use of problem-solving, logic, skill-based strategies, manipulatives, and technology via the use of calculators, computers, and Smart Boards. The students in grades 6-8 are currently able to take accelerated mathematics, which focuses on Algebra and Geometry.
The accelerated Math Courses are True High School Algebra Courses. By the end of 8th grade our student in these accelerated math courses are prepared to take Honors Algebra, Geometry, and Geometry Honors.
Social Studies:
The social studies program emphasizes the study of past human events and their impact on us today. The rights and responsibilities of government and good citizenship are also emphasized. Our democratic government is studied and compared to other governmental systems. Historical facts and concepts are used to illustrate the development of the human race. Geography/Map Skills is included in the curriculum. The social studies curriculum is coordinated across grade levels with other academic areas. Please refer to each individual grade to understand where the current class is on the Social Studies spectrum.
Physical, earth, and life sciences are explored through experiments, observation, research, videos, computers, guest speakers, and field trips. Critical thinking and problem-solving skills are emphasized using the scientific method, discovery activities, technology, and traditional methods, relating science to everyday life. The science lab is available for use by all grades. The science program is coordinated with other academic areas. At all grade levels, the science curriculum challenges students to maintain high science literacy by expressing their discoveries in various ways. By middle school, students write research papers and formal laboratory reports. Small group, one-on-one instruction and differentiated learning center activities assist in addressing the needs and challenges of students.
The use of our science lab allows our students to have hands on experiences in the field. Having the accessibility of microscopes, beakers, test-tubes, etc. gives the full-on experience that every eager young scientist looks for. Teachers of all levels are welcome to utilize the lab when it is not in use.
Our Synergistics lab offers students in grades 7 & 8 the chance to excel in the fields of: Electricity, Robotics, Animation, Ideas and Innovations, Bridges, Audio Broadcasting, Physics, and Forensic Science.
All students in grades PK-8 receive art instruction once a week during the school year. Grades K-4 receive instruction in the fundamentals of art such as line, form, color, texture, and the incorporation of three-dimensional art forms. Students in grades 5-8 explore the diverse forms of art such as sculpture in various media.
Physical Education:
Physical Education is available 2 times a week for grades Pre-K through 4 and once a week in grades 5-8. The program emphasizes fitness, wellness, and nutrition for all grade levels. It includes basic movements and muscle development skills, as well as warm-up and physical activities, lead up games, and traditional games of sport. Health and sport related fitness components are also incorporated in physical education classes. Fair play, good sportsmanship, respect, tolerance, and cooperation are emphasized throughout the program. The use of Vassar Field allows us to fully embrace the feeling of being able to spread our wings as hawks and enjoy every aspect of Physical Education.
Grades PK-8 meet once a week for computer science classes for varying lengths of time. Academic software, word processing, and keyboarding skills are emphasized in grades 1-4. Word processing, spreadsheets, database, keyboarding, presentation software, and Internet skills are the focus of grades 5-8. Internet access is available in the computer labs, grades K-8 classrooms, along with access to desktop and laptop computers. Computers are integrated in all subject areas and Smart Boards have been added for use across the curriculum. We currently have a 3-D Printer within the Technology Room which allows our students to bring their ideas to life!
All students in grades K-8 receive Spanish instruction. Grades K-4 learn Spanish through vocabulary-based activities such as games, songs, puzzles, flash cards, and bilingual storybooks. In grades 5-8, students advance their skills by using Spanish workbooks and software that focuses on grammar and vocabulary exercises.


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Muslim Pilgrims Commence Haj
Muslims from around the world begin to arrive in Mecca as they prepare for the annual Haj pilgrimage, which officially begins Nov. 15. Video courtesy of Reuters.
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text: Well Sydney Film Festival has been and gone and thus so has my busiest film watching month of the year. I saw 33 films on the big screen in June which was made up of: one 0.5 star film, three 5 star films and a whole lot of everything which falls in between. It was certainly not boring, well at least the bits when I wasn't watching certain parts of The Rover, HTTYD2 and Under the Skin weren't. My June round-up is after the jump. Continue reading »


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Don't let Trent Richardson fool you.
His humble demeanor is a coach's dream, and I respect the fact he says "We" and "They" more than "Me" or "I."
But when you're talking about the Heisman Trophy, only one person can win it. Only one person can have his named etched into that bronze beauty. Only one player has his photo plastered on the Heisman Hall of Funny Smiles each year.
This year, Trent, your cheesy smile should join the group.
However, someone should have informed Alabama's mild-manner, bulldozing running back that it's OK to be a little selfish sometimes when you're trying to sell your Heisman campaign.
You can't hate Richardson for his team-first attitude, and it just goes to show you that the award that judges both on-field AND off-field actions should return to Tuscaloosa, Ala.
"It's an honor just to have my name mentioned in that situation," Richardson said.
"It means a lot to me. I know it means a lot for the team because they deserve every bit of it."
Sure, Alabama's offensive line definitely deserves some credit for Richardson's spectacular season – a season in which he took over for past Heisman winner Mark Ingram – but Richardson was the battering ram wearing down defenders. Richardson was the one who routinely required a cluster of defenders to bring him down, after about five more big-boy steps.
With Alabama replacing a handful of offensive veterans, Richardson was the offense's linchpin. There was no game-changing wide receiver. There was no proven quarterback. So, Richardson, who spent two previous seasons as a backup, was left to carry Alabama's offense on his doublewide shoulders.
Without Richardson, Alabama isn't even in the conversation for the national championship.
"He does everything for us," said quarterback AJ McCarron, who gave Richardson some bonus points by calling him a great role model.
Richardson finished the season leading the SEC with 1,583 rushing yards and 20 rushing touchdowns. He was also second for Alabama with 27 receptions for 327 yards and three more scores, ranking him second in school and SEC history with 23 total touchdowns.
Against SEC opponents, Richardson averaged 137 rushing yards a game, 6 yards per carry, and his 12 total touchdowns put him second in the league in scoring in conference games (nine points a game).
He rushed for 100-plus yards nine times, eclipsing the 160-yard mark five times.
Against LSU's second-ranked defense, Richardson gained 169 total yards, dragging a few Tigers along the bumpy ride.
Richardson didn't get a championship game to showcase his skills one last time before a national audience, but when his last stage was set, he tore the roof off that sucker.
In the season finale at Auburn, Richardson had a career-best 203 yard rushing yards and had a receiving touchdown. He had another dazzling Heisman moment when he pushed aside a few Tigers on his way to a superb 57-yard run.
It wasn't the 76-yarder he pulled off against Ole Miss, where he cut backward at full speed to juke poor Senquez Golson out of his shoes before waltzing into the end zone.
Ladies and gentlemen, Richardson is your guy. He's meant more to this Alabama team than Ingram did when he won back in 2009. He's been tremendously consistent and is the nation's best running back, if not player.
Not buying that last statement? Well, Ingram told Richardson so.
"That means a lot coming from him," Richardson said. "He was a Heisman winner."
And so should you be, Trent.


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If you are hurt on the job in Louisiana, unable to work due to the injury and if your injury is covered by Louisiana Workers' Compensation Act, your employer and its workers' compensation insurer are obligated to pay indemnity benefits, necessary and reasonable related medical bills, travel expenses and vocational rehabilitation benefits. In the event of death, benefits are payable to your survivors. Before settling your Louisiana Workers' Compensation Claim, you should be familiar with the various types of benefits owed and issues specific to workers compensation settlements.
Workers compensation payments are made regardless of fault on the part of the employer or employee. In exchange for the benefits, the employee generally waives the right to sue his or her employer in tort for pain and suffering damages. After a work related injury and perhaps a vistit to the hospital emergency room, the first thing an injured worker will need to do is to figure out who the employer's workers compensation insurer.
LOUISIANA WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURERS After an accident, an employer often refuses to provide the injured employee with the name of its insurer in an attempt to try to discourage the employee from making a claim. If this is the case, get a Louisiana workers' compensation lawyer. Action on your part—a letter to the employer or filling a disputed claim—may be required to determine who the insurance carrier is. Popular insurance companies include: Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation (LWCC), CNA, AIG, Liberty Mutual, Travelers, Sea Bright Insurance Co., The Hartford, and Chartis. If you decide you do not want to get a lawyer in involved at this stage of the claim, you can also try to determine who the insurer is by clicking onto "Workers Compensation Coverage Verification" in the lower left hand corner of this Louisiana Department of Labor page. Below are the types of Louisiana Workers Compensation benefits you may be eligible for:
INDEMNITY BENEFITS FOR LOST WAGES Indemnity benefits are typically two-thirds of your average weekly wage. Indemnity benefits include temporary total disability, supplemental earnings benefits, permanent partial disability and permanent total disability. The maximum indemnity payment someone injured between September 1, 2019 and August 31, 2020 is $688.00. That's right, even if you are earning $1,000,000 in wages per year, when injured, the most you will receive in weekly indemnity under the Louisiana Workers Compensation Act is the maximum amount. The State of Louisiana Weekly Compensation Benefits Limits are revised annually for the coming year of injuries.
MEDICAL BENEFITS Accident related medical bills are paid by the employer and its workers' compensation insurer. The workers' compensation insurer's approval is required for treatment beyond $750 unless the care is provided under emergency conditions.
A health insurer's payment of job injury medical expenses will extinguished the injured employee's claim against her employer for those medical expenses under the Louisiana Workers' Compensation Act. However, the claim is not extinguished for direct payment by the employee, a relative or friend of the employee, or by Medicaid, or other state medical assistance programs. Sompensation claim.
CHOICE OF PHYSICIAN The injured employee has the right to choose one treating physician in any field or specialty. The employer or insurance carrier's permission is required to change treating physicians within the same field or specialty after the employee's initial choice. An emergency room physician is not considered the choice of the employee.
If the employer or its insurer provides the injured employee with a choice of physician form to select his or her own physician, the injured employee is not required to choose the company's doctor; rather, they may choose their own physician. However, an injured employee must submit to an examination by a company doctor paid for by the company or its insurer as often as may be reasonably necessary.
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION BENEFITS Generally, if you are unable to return to your job of injury or an alternative job with the same employer, the employer is required to do a labor market survey to find jobs available in your geographic area for job duties approved by your doctor.
There is no Louisiana Workers Compensation settlement calculator. The value of any possible Louisiana Workers Compensation settlement hinges on many things, one of the most important, is the injured worker maintaining his or her rights to indemnity, medical, mileage and vocational rehabilitation benefits. What benefits are owed and still being paid? What is owed and not being paid? What is not owed? A lawyer may be helpful in helping an injured worker keep his or her benefits. It is usually easier to maintain benefits than to attempt to restart them once they are lost.
The injured worker or surviving dependents (in case of death) never need to settle their claims for future benefits and neither does the employer and insurance company. The injured worker cannot force the insurance company and employer to pay all of her future indemnity, medical mileage and vocational rehab benefits all at one time; that can only be done by agreement of the parties. Although the injured worker who is receiving weekly payments will probably live a long life, the insurance company will argue that he or she might die tomorrow in a car accident or some other reasons unrelated to the work accident, making the comp claim near worthless.
Some things to consider when valuing and settling a Louisiana Workers Compensation case include the following:
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Society for Industrial Microbiology New England Section Fall '98 Meeting When: October 8, 1998 beginning at 2:00 PM Place: Ramada Plaza Hotel, 275 Research Parkway, Meriden CT (just off I-91/Wilbur Cross Pkwy, East Main St Exit, at end of exit turn west, turn at light onto Pomeroy Ave.) Fee: None! Free! So come one and all. Students especially welcome! Registration: 1:30 PM Get a name badge too. (Outside New Brunswick Conf. Room) Presentations begin at 2:00 and end at 5:00 PM. Microbially-induced regulation of secondary metabolism in plants. Dr. Kalidas Shetty, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Protein expression systems for structureal studies. Dr. Ajith Kamath, Pfizer Central Research, Groton CT Progress in combinatorial biology of natural products. Dr. Stephen Mamber, Bristol-Meyers Squibb Co., Wallingford CT Host: Dr. Ray Lam, ray-lam at ccmail.bms.com (203-284-2927) ----------------------------------------------------------- A social and dinner will follow the meeting in the Tropical Garden Room and Royal Room following the formal session. The cost to attend this part of the meeting is $30 for members and their guests, $45 for non-members (includes 1 year membership) and only $10 for undergrad or grad students (so bring a bunch along). ---------------------------------------------------------- Send check for appropriate amount by October 2 to: Ray Lam, Dept. 114, Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company, P.O. Box 5100, Wallingford CT 06492-7660. Visit SIM on the web at http://www.simhq.org Posted By Ted Crusberg, Treasurer, NE SIM Chapter, Education Committee, SIM, Assoc. Prof. of Biology and Biotechnology Worcester Polytechnic Institte, Worcester MA 01609 crusberg at wpi.edu (508-831-5472)


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Globally, 23 Countries have Public Hydrogen Stations Deployed as of the First Half of 2017, with the Number of Stations Totaling a Little Over 250
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The "Hydrogen Station Global Deployments - A Global Analysis, October 2017" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering.
This is a status report on the deployment of hydrogen fueling stations in various regions of the world. It covers all the countries where hydrogen stations are being deployed.
Globally, 23 countries have public hydrogen stations deployed as of the first half of 2017, with the number of stations totaling a little over 250. Asia leads the world in hydrogen station deployments followed by Europe. Both Asia and Europe have over 40 percent of these stations each, and the Americas has only 16 percent.
In terms of countries, Japan has more hydrogen stations than any other country in the world. The U.S. has the second highest number of hydrogen stations globally, followed by Germany.
Japan is also ahead of the world in the quality of hydrogen stations. None of the stations in the country is more than three years old, with the majority deployed during 2016 and 2017. Japan is the only country supporting 82 MPa, and over 75 percent of its stations support the standard.
The growing concentration of hydrogen stations in Germany notwithstanding, the hydrogen stations in most of Europe are generally spread out, negatively impacting the adoption of fuel cell vehicles.
As hydrogen station costs decline, hydrogen station deployment activity in most regions of the world is picking up. This, in turn, will increase the adoption of fuel cell vehicles in these regions.
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2 Introduction
2.1 Hydrogen Station Deployments
2.2 High-Pressure Hydrogen Storage
3 Asia-Pacific
3.1 Japan
3.2 South Korea
3.3 China
3.4 Australia
3.5 India
3.6 Taiwan
4 Middle East, Africa & Europe
4.1 Germany
4.2 The U.K.
4.3 France
4.4 Denmark
4.5 Norway
4.6 Spain
4.7 Sweden
4.8 Austria
4.9 Switzerland
4.10 The Netherlands
4.11 Belgium
4.12 Italy
4.13 Finland
4.14 Iceland
4.15 H2PiyR Transboundary Corridor
4.16 Other European Countries
4.16.1 Slovenia
4.16.2 Czech Republic
4.16.3 Latvia
5. Americas
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5.2 Hydrogen Stations in Eastern U.S.
5.3 Canada
5.4 Brazil
6 Conclusion
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Suffering a serious injury is a stressful experience. Your injuries may leave you wondering how you will afford to pay your medical bills, care for your family, or return to work. Your life should not become more difficult because of the actions of a negligent individual. If you or a family member was injured by the negligent actions of another person, you should speak with an experienced Doylestown personal injury lawyer today.
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Auto accidents are other examples of personal injury cases. Car accidents occur frequently and suddenly, and may leave you with various injuries. For example, rear-end car accidents usually cause a person to suffer from whiplash. Other common car accident injuries include broken bones, lacerations, and traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Amusement park accidents are another type of personal injury case that our firm handles. While amusement parks work to provide visitors with fun and memorable experiences, they can also be dangerous at times. For instance, malfunctioning attractions are one way that people can be injured at an amusement park.
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Pennsylvania employs the modified comparative fault rule for personal injury cases. Under this rule, you can recover damages even if you were partially at fault for your own injuries, as long as you were less negligent than the defendant. However, compensation is reduced accordingly. For example, if you are found to be 30% responsible for your own injuries in a car accident, your damages will be reduced by 30%.
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A story in the Feb. 17, 2011 San Diego Union-Tribune describes how Scripps doctors have developed a new iPad app to help Padres' trainers keep better track of pitchers' day-to-day health. The goal is to spot trends and intervene where necessary to avoid or minimize injuries and maximize on-field performance.
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The Ensembl project is pleased to announce release 56 of Ensembl (http://e56.ensembl.org/). Highlights of this release are:
Reintroduction of our multi-species views. Alignments (image), formerly alignsliceview, shows pairwise or multiple alignments from the Ensembl Compara database, highlighting any gaps in the alignment.
Multi-species view, formerly known as multicontigview, displays pairwise alignments without gaps; multiple pairwise alignments can be configured to create a multiple alignment display. As well as genes, other types of features such as regulatory features can be displayed in this view, making this a very useful display for comparative genomic analysis.
A new tab has been added in release 56 based on a Regulatory Feature object. This will enable better display some of the data underlying the Ensembl regulatory build. The new pages are accessed from the gene displays by clicking on the 'Regulation' link in the left-hand menu and then clicking on a regulatory stable ID in either the image popup menus or the table.
From release 56, users can upload wiggle plot data in WIG and bedGraph formats and view this data on various location-based views. At the moment, only a single style, "wiggle", is available on Region in Detail, whereas a selection of density plots are available on whole chromosome and karyotype images. In addition, Region in Detail now supports greyscale rendering of BED scores via the useScore parameter in the file, and rendering of features in different colours via the itemRgb parameter and per-feature values.
New data in this release includes gene sets on two new species (Pig and Marmoset) and a new gene set on the existing Rat Rnor3.4 assembly. Also in this release is an updated human gene set which includes all the Havana manual annotation in the merge with the Ensembl automatic annotation set. This set represents the Encode project GENCODE 3b gene set. Also included is a new human variation database based on dbSNP 130 and mapped to assembly GRCh37.
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Our client is an industry leading organisation who is currently experiencing rapid growth and expansion. Based in Adelaide CBD, this is an opportunity to work in an incredible team and provide professional and efficient administration.
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Your responsibilities will include but will not be limited to:
- Managing and facilitating the scheduling of the Director's diary and appointments.
- Managing the correspondence between both internal and external stakeholders.
- High level organisational and administrative support to the team
- Chasing contractor timesheets
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- Assisting and supporting the team with document creation and preparation
- Ensure smooth operations delivery
- On-boarding of new starters
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To be successful in this role you will be a proactive and driven individual with a "can do" attitude. You will hit the ground running and pride yourself on your ability to go above and beyond to ensure the business objectives are met.
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- Previous experience as a project administrator or similar within engineering or construction would be ideal
- Strong organisational and time management skills
- Exceptional communication skills and the ability to build strong relationship at all levels
- High level of attention to detail
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Wallabies utility back James O'Connor has been granted an early release from his Australian Rugby Union (ARU) contract.
The move follows the decision to stand O'Connor down from playing duties with the Wallabies after a recent off-field incident in which he was not allowed to board an international flight at Perth Airport last month.
O'Connor, who was offloaded by the Melbourne Rebels earlier this season, will not be offered a national contract for 2014 and may choose to play overseas.
But the option remains open that he could link with the Western Force to continue playing Super Rugby, which would make him eligible to play for the Wallabies, albeit without a top-up contract from the ARU.
"We are hopeful that James will stay in Australian Rugby and play in next year's Super Rugby competition," ARU chief executive Bill Pulver said in a statement.
The ARU launched an investigation into the incident at Perth Airport on September 15, which occurred only hours after O'Connor played in the Wallabies' 14-13 win over Argentina at Subiaco Oval.
He was escorted from the airport by police officers and it was alleged the 23-year-old was intoxicated.
The incident was the latest in a string of off-field controversies involving O'Connor, who has played 44 Tests since making his debut in 2008 as an 18-year-old.
He was photographed alongside Wallabies team-mate Kurtley Beale at a Melbourne fast food outlet in the early morning hours only three days before the second Test against the British and Irish Lions.
O'Connor again hit the headlines when he missed a scheduled team meeting in the aftermath of their 41-16 loss in the third and deciding Test against the Lions in Sydney.
He also missed the official announcement of the Wallabies squad for the 2011 World Cup, claiming he had slept through his alarm following a night out.
He was temporarily dropped from the Wallabies' matchday line-up and handed a suspended fine.
O'Connor was also allegedly involved in an altercation with Beale and Quade Cooper in Paris during the Wallabies' European tour in 2010.
O'Connor urged to improve off-field behaviour
Pulver says the ARU will look to re-sign O'Connor for 2015 if he can make the required behavioural changes.
"We would consider reviewing our position regarding a national contract for 2015 and beyond if we believe James' behaviour is consistent with the values associated with being a Wallaby," he said.
"This has been a difficult decision for all parties. James is a player with huge potential and someone who has the capacity to make a significant long-term contribution to our game.
"But after assessing the evidence of numerous incidents, we have an obligation to uphold the values of our game and James understands that."
The Force remains O'Connor's only possibility of landing a Super Rugby contract, with the Reds, Waratahs and Brumbies previously declaring they are not interested in signing the playmaker.
The Force say they have not closed the door on signing O'Connor but have stressed the need for him to improve his off-field behaviour.
"Since the ARU's decision, we've reiterated our position to James, including the non-negotiable standards and values - particularly around earning respect - that must be upheld by everyone in the team and at this club," Force chief executive Makr Sinderberry said in a statement.


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Clinical trials of newly developed vaccines for swine flu have begun in the USA and Australia. These human studies will gather data on the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine.
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The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), which is part of the National Institutes of Health in the USA, announced yesterday that a network of medical research institutions is about to begin a series of clinical trials to gather safety and efficacy data about some of the new influenza vaccines.
- At the same time, two vaccine manufacturers in Australia (CSL and Vaxine) have also begun testing their vaccine in healthy adult volunteers.
- The clinical trials will provide important early safety and efficacy data about the vaccines. In particular, the researchers will be monitoring adverse effects and immunogenicity (how well the vaccine provokes an immune response). They will also be assessing the dose required to be effective and whether the vaccine can be given alongside seasonal influenza vaccination.
- The American trials will be in healthy adult volunteers and in elderly volunteers who are also receiving the seasonal vaccine. If early results are positive, further studies may begin in healthy adolescents and children.
- The trials may take some months to complete, and the vaccination programmes are likely to begin before the full results are available. However, there should be sufficient results by September or October to spot real safety concerns and to allow governments to begin planning for the use and distribution of the new vaccines. Safety will continue to be monitored through surveillance when vaccination programmes are introduced nationally.
What are the WHO's current recommendations for vaccines?
At a special meeting of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on July 07 2009, the WHO considered the potential options for vaccine use. They came up with some recommendations that were endorsed by the WHO Director-General, including:
- Healthcare workers should be immunised first.
- For other groups it is suggested that countries should decide their own vaccination policies and priority orders depending on country-specific conditions, possibly commencing with pregnant women and anyone aged over six months with one of several chronic medical conditions, followed by healthy young adults between 15 and 49 years of age, healthy children, healthy adults aged 50 to 64 years and healthy adults aged 65 years and above.
- Post-marketing surveillance of the vaccine is very important, particularly in certain population groups. This is because some new technologies are involved in the production of these vaccines and these have not yet been fully tested in certain groups. It is also important that results of this surveillance are shared widely in the international community so that countries can make any necessary adjustments to their vaccination policies.
- The production of particular types of vaccine formulations was also promoted, including live attenuated viruses and those that have oil-in-water adjuvants, which would help to protect against drifted strains of the virus (slightly mutated versions of the virus).
How are vaccines made?
To make a vaccine, a large amount of the virus or bacteria is needed. In the case of swine flu, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began isolating and preparing strains of the swine flu virus as soon as the first human case became known. These strains were sent to its counterparts in other countries including the National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC) in the UK. These organisations prepare the virus strains to be used in making the vaccine.
Viruses can be grown in hens' eggs, but often the infectious influenza virus strains do not grow well in eggs. To get around this, the infectious virus is injected into the eggs with another influenza virus that thrives in eggs. The two viruses swap pieces of their genetic material and produce hybrids, some of which both grow well in hens' eggs and also have the elements of the disease-causing virus needed for a vaccine. These hybrids are isolated and the best candidate for making a vaccine is selected. This chosen hybrid strain is then grown and distributed to vaccine manufacturers.
The vaccine manufacturers use dead or weakened virus to create the vaccine. Other constituents can also be added to the vaccine, such as a suspending fluid to carry the virus into the body, preservatives and stabilisers that allow the vaccine to be stored safely, and chemicals to help the vaccine to promote an immune response.
When will a vaccine be available?
Vaccine development usually takes about six months and it began in April 2009. The WHO suggests that the first doses of influenza A H1N1 vaccine are expected as early as September 2009. The UK government says that the first batches of vaccine are expected to arrive in the autumn, and 30m double doses (enough for half the population) are expected to be available by the end of the year. The government has ordered enough vaccine for the whole population, and when it becomes available will focus on those at the greatest risk first.
Who will be a priority for vaccination?
The administration of the vaccines will need to be prioritised. The decision on prioritisation of the population will be taken on the basis of which groups are being most affected by the virus, when the vaccine arrives and how best to protect the NHS from being over-stretched.
How effective and safe will the vaccine be?
Vaccination is very effective in preventing and reducing the impact of serious illness. Although vaccines are not 100% effective and can become less effective if the virus mutates, they still offer some protection. Current flu vaccines last for about a year and give about 70-80% protection against infection with strains of influenza virus that are very similar to those used to make the vaccine. It is too early to predict how the swine flu virus might mutate. The WHO is closely monitoring it for changes, and this will help countries to make a quick response if the virus undergoes important changes.
The human trials that are currently underway will provide some evidence of the short-term safety and effectiveness of the vaccines. In particular, the researchers will be monitoring side effects and also how effectively the vaccine prompts a response from the immune system (its immunogenicity). The vaccines will be approved for use by national authorities. In this country the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is responsible for monitoring the safety of flu medicines and vaccines. Safety monitoring will be ongoing once the vaccine programme is introduced.
Analysis by Bazian
Edited by NHS Website
Further reading
WHO: Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 briefing note 2:
WHO recommendations on pandemic (H1N1) 2009 vaccines
WHO Influenza A(H1N1 ) vaccine webpage
National Institute for Biological Standards and Control website


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Fist of the North Star Game 'Hokuto Musou' Announced
"Like a hammer of justice," surly Kenshiro will beat his way through a post-apocalyptic wasteland in search of his lady love Yuria, with a fighting technique so powerful it can "bring down whole buildings" and cause enemies to "violently explode on screen."
KOEI says producer Hisashi Koinuma--previously producer on Dynasty Warriors: Gundam--"promises to be faithful to the spirit of the original manga," with the story mode following the series then a "completely new storyline" arriving in a separate mode.
Hokuto Musou is scheduled for a Japanese release in 2010. KOEI has yet to announce a release elsewhere, though we hope they will consider Malcolm McDowell when casting voice actors, to reprise his role from the awful, awful 1995 live-action movie.


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The verdict appears mixed among the people I know of whether of not they make resolutions for a new year. And, I understand, many have tried before – it didn't work – and so now they are like "why bother?".
I believe there are probably some principles in place as to whether or not a resolution succeeds. For example, is it reasonable? Is it measurable? Is it sustainable? Do you have accountability in place? (But, at this point I'm writing another post – which I may – so let me get on with the point of this one.)
I wonder if the term itself is a problem. RESOLUTION. I hereby resolve! Sounds kind of formal – almost intimidating – doesn't it? I hate to say I'm resolving to do something where chances are good I won't.
I do believe strongly, however, we should work towards continual improvement in our life – whether this begins at the first of the year or in the middle doesn't matter as much. But, the new year does provide a nice, clear place to start.
So, I want to offer a spin on the old resolution tradition and offer a new word.
Do you ever challenge yourself to do better? It's easier than saying I resolve to do this. You're not saying you will – you may not even be able to – it will be a challenge – but you're willing to give it a try.
Let me give you some examples – maybe some challenges for you to consider. I can almost guarantee if you meet just a few of these challenges your world will be better. You won't need to meet all of them – just the ones most "challenging" to you. But, you'll have to trust me in this – meeting them – or even improving upon them – will brighten your life.
Here are 12 challenges for the new year:
Quit trying to be someone else
God made you to be you and He didn't make a mistake. The more you live the you He intended the more you'll enjoy the benefits and blessing. There's something you can offer this world no one else can. Comparison only leads to disappointment.
Quit trying to carry all your burdens
And, the challenge here for you may be to quit trying to carry everyone else's burden. God designed you (and me) to be insufficient without Him and to have a relational need for others. Sometimes the best thing you can do is admit you can do it anymore – and ask for help. In your weakness – He is strong, but you'll have to admit your weakness before He usually allows His strength to kick into full gear.
Start embracing today
You can keep hoping your life away – that this would happen or that would happen – but when you begin to find contentment – TODAY becomes a great day – in spite of the challenges it holds. The Apostle Paul said he had learned "the secret of being content". I've personally defined contentment in my life as "being satisfied with where God has allowed me to be in life – right now." Perhaps your greatest challenge in the new year will be embracing where God has you now and waiting more patiently for what He will bring in the fullness of time.
Let the past go
As much as we can learn from history, we shouldn't be bound by it. One of my favorite verses is Ecclesiastes 11:3, "Wherever the tree falls, there it lies.". So simple, yet so profound! It speaks volumes to me. If the tree fell – there it lays. You can't do anything about it now. It's done. Finished. On the ground. All you can control now is your response to the tree which fell. If grief is holding you back – grieve – get help if needed. If it's regret – reconcile the loss. If it's guilt, or disappointment, or anger – whatever "it" is from your past – deal with it now. Admit the tree fell. It hurt – it stinks – and you wish it hadn't happened – but, I challenge you to move forward in the new year.
Accept God's grace
It's always more than we deserve. You can't earn it. It's amazing grace. But, denying or refusing it ignores the beauty of it. Is the guilt of your past keeping you from enjoying all the blessings of being a child of God? Has there never been a time you received the gift of salvation? Have you been living more like a prodigal in exile than a child of the King? If anyone is in Christ he is a new creation. If the Son has set you free – you are free indeed! I challenge you to embrace grace in the new year.
Live free of grudges and bitterness
The lack of forgiveness is a hidden destroyer of joy, peace and happiness. Someone reading this is holding on to a grudge, some bitterness, maybe anger – and it's keeping you from fully enjoying life. Every time you hear a person's name or see them you are reminded of the injury they caused. And, it's hurting you more than it is them. Chances are they've moved on and you're still struggling. Isn't it time to let it go? (Let it go – could be a "Frozen" song you need to sing to yourself.)
Remember other people exist
Don't be selfish or always command your way. People – even the best people – will never perform to all of your standards – and is it even fair to expect it of them? They may not even agree with you as to what is important. You cannot hold people to unrealistic expectations and not be disappointed often.
And, here's a note to those of us disappointed with the things of this world. As followers of Christ, we can't expect that everyone sees the world as we do. Of course, there are biblical principles through which we view the world and live, but can we really expect people who aren't believers to embrace them?
Admit mistakes readily
Sincere humility is an attractive quality – and it helps to free you from future regrets or guilt. We all can have "perfectionist" tendencies, yet none of us is perfect. If you want to live with less self-induced stress this year – admit you don't have all the answers and sometimes you have none.
Give generously
Giving opens the heart to joy and contentment. Something happens when we give to others which causes us – though we have less – to feel like we have more. And, there are many needs around us. I challenge you to give more in the new year and see how it makes your life better!
Protect your heart
"Above all else" the Bible says. Where your heart is there your treasure will be also. Most likely there are activities, or people, or places where your heart is most easily injured. You may not be able to avoid them, but you can be aware so you can "guard your heart". And, when you are aware you may be injured you will build guardrails to lessen the damage.
Take a new risk
The adrenaline of attempting something you've never done before fuels you for future success. It could be something you've always wanted to try or something you know God wants you to do, but, for whatever reason, you've resisted. Especially if it's God-honoring, not sinful, will make your life or other's life better, then what are you waiting for? Don't let fear or thoughts of your inadequacies be your chief motivators in the new year. I challenge you – GO FOR IT!
Think and act eternally
There is more to this life than the world we know today. Thankfully, I might add. Jesus said to "store up treasures in heaven". Whenever possible, I challenge you to consider the eternal consequences of the decisions, investments, and actions of your life. Jesus said to live in this world, but not be of this world. How are you making a difference in the world to come by your world today? The more intentional you are the more treasures you build for a future reward.
Which of these challenges are you willing to accept?
Which of the above do you most need to embrace?


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Most people, who think of Borneo, think of lush rain forests and orang-utans. However, I discovered a completely different side of Borneo. I chose to fly out to and stay in Kota Kinabalu. Kota Kinabalu is on the ocean side of the island, so, instead of lush rain forests, Aidan and I had paradise like Islands around us and so, we spend most of our time there in the water.
I am personally not a big fan of booking tours ahead of time, because you always end up paying more. What I like to do, is take the time and have a look around and that is exactly what we did. At first, we came across a travel agent, who showed us all the tours he could book for us, among which were several island-hopping tours. After seeing the options, I decided that a trip to the harbour would be the best, to find out about their offers.
Our two-star hotel was not just clean and very concerned with our well-being, they were also very centrally located and so we only had a 20-minute walk to the harbour. We entered a big hall, were many boat and business owners were vying for the attention of the tourists. We ended up booking an island-hopping tour for in a couple of days, with pick up from the hotel and for Aidan snorkel gear hire (I had my own snorkel gear).
The next day, when we walked around and thought about what else we wanted to do, someone on the streets approached us and offered us a very cheap diving tour. We took his card, but I knew that we would never accept the offer. When it comes to diving, I rather do it with an established and professional business because of the risks involved. We went back to the first travel agent and booked a diving tour with him, which was still incredibly cheap compared to Australian standards.
The island hopping tour the next day started with the boat owner coming up to us and telling us, that he charged the two Chinese girls, we were about to meet, triple the amount of what he charged us and so, that we should lie about what we paid, if they happened to ask. The tour itself was fantastic, spending the whole day on three different islands, constantly snorkelling and seeing the beauty of the underwater life was fantastic.
The only negative point is, that the natives don't care about the environment and simply leave their garbage everywhere. Which means, that you visit stunning beaches, with white sand and the bluest ocean you can imagine, but then there is garbage everywhere. Another problem is created by many of the Asian tourists, who can't swim and then trample on all the beautiful corals in the water, destroying them.
A couple of days later, we went on the diving tour. The business owner was an immigrant from Sweden and he had booked a snorkelling group at the same time. Aidan and I were the only divers that day, which was fantastic. It was Aidan's very first dive, but my second one and this time, I could finally get into the water with a back roll off the boat, like they do it in movies. At first, we swam closer to the shore, to get a feeling for the diving equipment. During that, they found out, that I float and had a hard time getting underwater and so they had to put extra weights (seven kilograms) on my belt for me to stay down.
After that, we went for a half an hour dive before getting back on the boat and collecting the snorkelers. We had lunch on one of the islands and after a short break, we had our second dive that day. I must say, that the dives were beautiful, I would even say that I would rather dive in Borneo than in the Great Barrier Reef. On a funny note, even with the extra seven kilograms on me, as the air tanks emptied, I started floating to the surface involuntarily.
Everybody, who loves diving and snorkelling will have a great time in Kota Kinabalu. It is always hot and at least for now, the underwater life there is amazing. I hope, that maybe one day, I will return.
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Movies capture our imaginations, and take us to another world. But, sometimes that world can look strangely familiar, especially living here in New Westminster.
A myriad of films and TV series have been filmed here in New West. Smallville, Supernatural, The X-Files, Fringe, and many other TV series have been filmed here. TV star of Perry Mason, and Ironside, Raymond Burr, was born here. It's a TV town!
Over the years, several locations for major Hollywood films around town have doubled for American cities, and small towns too. This is a testament to the diversity of this town of ours, which often plays not only a simple backdrop to the drama, but in some cases is something of a non-speaking character, too.
So, here is a selected list of 10 films that have captured New Westminster in celluloid. They have added a dash of the dramatic to life here, and have infused some life into the local economy, too. But, they have also reminded us, in many cases, what a richly varied landscape we can enjoy living here, too.
(click through on images to view Wikipedia fair use rationale for each.)
1. Stephen King's IT (1990)
Stephen King's terrifying and lyrical 1986 novel IT was made into a two-part TV movie and filmed almost exclusively in New Westminster, with our town portraying the sleepy, and very haunted, town of Derry, Maine. In it, seven friends fight a child-killing, shape-shifting entity hailing from outside the universe, since become a permanent resident beneath the town.
In a poetic scene, one of the heroes, Bill Denborough (Richard Thomas) brings his wife Audra (Olivia Hussey) out of a catatonic state, suffered as the result of a confrontation with the creature. He does so by taking her on his childhood bicycle, Silver, down a steep hill, bringing her back to life. That hill is 6th Street, starting at Queens Avenue, to Royal avenue, and down onto Carnarvon. The Paramount Theatre and Copp's Shoes also have cameos in scenes filmed on Columbia Street in downtown New Westminster, with many other New West locations to spot through out.
Word on the street is that they're planning a re-make of IT. No word on whether New Westminster will be reprising the role of Derry.
2. I, Robot (2004)
Science fiction pioneer Isaac Asimov's 1950 volume of short stories I, Robot, in which he invents the three laws of robotics was turned into a high octane, full-on blockbuster action film starring Will Smith. Smith plays a police officer with a serious distrust of robots, assigned to a murder case wherein the prime suspect is – you bet – a robot.
Where New Westminster played a sleepy scenic town in IT, here it doubles for a 2035 version of Chicago. That city is known for its raised "el" (short for "elevated") railway lines that move trains over major streets. Remember the chase scene under the "els" in The Blues Brothers? Fortunately, our Front Street is rather Chicago-like in this respect at least, with the (in)famous raised parkade over the road that is a peach of an imitation for the famed Chicago transit lines.
3. Watchmen (2009)
The Old Terminal pub has been the site of many a drink-up and a laugh for myself and friends over the years I've lived here. But, who knew that they'd film a movie there for which I'd wait patiently for decades? I read Alan Moore's dystopian 1987 graphic novel Watchmen in 1989, and spent twenty years coming up with cast lists for the movie version.
The world of the novel, and the film, is populated with superheroes, many of whom turn out to be more like anti-heroes, facing no less than the end of the world. An auto repair location was also a New West location, site of Hollis Mason's shop, the former superhero Nite Owl who serves as mentor to the new Nite Owl, played by Stephen McHattie.
4. Rumble In The Bronx (1996)
Jackie Chan's unparalleled martial arts prowess is the centerpiece of this action flick, set in the titular Bronx in New York City. But, even as the kicks fly and the punches are thrown, not even Jackie's superhuman acrobatic and unarmed combat skills could quite hide the celebrated, and much beloved New Westminster view of the mountains! Hiiiiii-YAA! This film was also shot in downtown New West.
5. Bird On A Wire (1989)
From horror, to sci-fi, to dystopian superheroes, to kung-fu films, New West has proven itself to have quite the dramatic range. Even the screwball rom-com can be included in our city's acting portfolio. Movie hero, and recent voice-mail message star Mel Gibson, along with the eternally perky Goldie Hawn conducted their fiery on-screen romance amid flying bullets right here in New West. The former BC Penitentiary makes a cameo as the prison from which bad-guy (and former earth wanderer in the Kung-Fu TV series) David Carradine is released.
6. Shooter (2007)
Starring a former underwear model Mark Wahlberg, and complete with a cameo by the world's coolest singing drummer Levon Helm, New Westminster serves in a key scene when wrongly-accused super-sniper Bob Lee Swagger played by Wahlberg escapes from the authorities who believe that he is an assassin. The chase scene that follows the assassination ending with a car in the river (played by the Fraser) was shot at the bottom of 6th street and New Westminster Quay, along with shots of a tugboat under the Pattullo Bridge .
7. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)
Two-hundred block of 2nd Street in New Westminster was one of the locations featured in the recent Diary Of A Wimpy Kid, based on the series of children's books by Jeff Kinney. The film chronicles the misadventures of a kid called Greg, his friend Rowley, and their hardships upon entering the jungle that is middle-school. The sequel was also shot here in August to October of last year, with a number of other Lower Mainland locations included in the shooting.
Actually, several children's films have been shot in New West, with The Santa Clause 3 (with Tim Allen and Martin Short), and the Tooth Fairy (starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) being but two.
8. The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)
Along with The Wonder Years and The Princess Bride kid actor Fred Savage, New Westminster son Terry David Mulligan appears in this story of an autistic boy who believes that he has the power of flight. The center of the action where heroine Milly and her autistic neighbour Eric explore the ins and outs of gravity defiance are two houses on 5th Street, just south of Sixth avenue. That happens to be a favourite area of mine for walking around, since it's one of the prettiest areas of our town.
9. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)
There aren't many movies, not nearly enough in fact, with the word "pants" in the title. But be that as it may, this one, which is about four friends whose lives begin to diverge despite a pledge to stay connected, features our own Columbia Street bridal district in one scene.
The movie was shot in multiple Lower Mainland locations, including Coquitlam,White Rock, and Vancouver.
10. Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
Angst-ridden vampires and their unquestioningly devoted human paramours have proven to be liquid gold in book form, so naturally (or supernaturally) the story of Bella and Edward have also been a shoe-in success at the movies, too. Luckily for our city, several locations have served as the basis for all of the gothic, teenaged drama.
Columbia Street served as a key location for New Moon. The Paramount theatre is transformed into an important locale for the continuing romance of our heroine, and her pale, sparkly suitor.
New Westminster can boast number of films and a number of genres in an impressive portfolio. Some are on this list, but many more are not. Some films have been better, more celebrated, and more successful at the box office than others, of course. But, our city has played its part in the creation of new worlds, and in sparking the imaginations of movie-goers all over the world.
And as is my tradition here on Tenth To The Fraser as resident music geek, here is a list of five songs, this time about, or mentioning, the movies!


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