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REDMOND, Washington – Yesterday, Microsoft held an event at its campus to unveil the Xbox One.
If you've never been to Microsoft, it's an experience that's difficult to fully express. The atmosphere of high performance and big money feels different than it does just a few feet off of the campus. On this particular morning there was another element in the air: an element of tense anticipation.
After making my way to the waiting area before the presentation began on Tuesday morning, it was impossible not to notice the number of suits milling around, gathering in brief clusters, and then disbanding to reconfigure in different circles. Everyone was putting on a cheery face and plenty of back-slapping was going around, but there was no mistaking the feeling that the company was about to take a big gamble.
This uncertainty was reflected in the press who came from around the world to take in the event. Before we knew what the facts were, the common consensus in the press corps was that we should be excited because An Exciting Thing was about to happen. However, when I asked other attendees about what they expected and wanted from Microsoft's next-generation, the answer was almost always the same: "I'm not sure."
During the actual reveal, a wave of joy erupted from the crowd when they saw the actual box, controller and Kinect attachment right off the bat. The energy was almost palpable.
It didn't last long, though. Almost immediately afterward, the presentation's focus on just about anything except games generated intense whispering and negative tweets. The fact that almost half an hour passed before games were brought up in any significant way was not missed.
Journalists from other countries were dismayed at how America-centric the features seemed. I was asked several times what "fantasy football" was.
Making the situation worse were conflicting stories trickling out about Microsoft's new stance on gaming after the first round of interviews with executives. Would every member of a family really need to pay full price in order to play the same single copy of a game? Did the Xbox One really perform a quasi-DRM check once a day and shut down any player who wasn't connected to the Internet? Microsoft didn't do itself any favors by avoiding the questions it knew everyone was going to ask, and even at the end of the day, there was very little hard information to be had on games.
On the other hand, Microsoft reps were very forthcoming about the technology itself, going so far as to give tours through the working areas where the Xbox One had been designed, mocked up, prototyped and stress-tested. This quick peek at the Willy Wonka-esque inner workings of the labs where creation happens was quite illuminating, and provided an interesting context before we dove into the improvements of the Xbox One controller and the new Kinect.
Hands-On With Xbox One ———————-
Nearly every rep was keen to say that the controller had received 40 individual improvements, although no one took the time to outline each one.
Instead, attendees were treated to a high-level rundown of things like an improved grip surface on the thumb sticks, the battery pack being rotated and incorporated into the center of the controller to remove the bulky "box" that protrudes from all Xbox 360 game pads, assembly seams reoriented to areas less likely to come into contact with fingers, and generally improved input performance reported to be between 15 to 20 percent faster than the current standard.
Rumble and vibration were also areas that received a lot of attention. Currently the plan is for four separate motors to be included in every controller: one in each "arm" that rests in the palm of a hand, and one for each trigger underneath respective index fingers.
A brief tech demo was on display to give an example of how this new feedback would be implemented. In one instance, the larger motors rumbled to simulate a sports car's acceleration, while the trigger motors gave a different, clacking sensation to represent the brakes stuttering to a stop. In another instance, the lub-dub of a human heartbeat was interpreted by having each half of the rhythm mapped to a separate trigger.
Even more impressive were improvements made to the Kinect. A brief demo of the unit taking place in a testing room revealed a brand-new infrared vision ability. Even with all lights turned completely off, the camera had no problem detecting both the participants and furniture before it.
A new 'Time of Flight' function measures the speed at which photons are emitted and then return to the Kinect. With this addition, the unit is able to render participants in a shocking level of detail, including minor wrinkles in their clothing and the thickness of the buttons on their shirts. Factor the infrared back in, and it's possible for the Xbox One to monitor a person's heart rate and emotional response level based on how much blood flow is occurring under the skin of their face. It's even able to measure force output and muscle exertion. While exercise games may be the obvious implementation here, such an advance could be a real revolution in the Survival Horror genre – just imagine how a person's actual fear level could factor into game play.
Based on what was revealed today, there's no question that the Xbox One is an impressive piece of hardware that leaps far ahead of the 360. However, with far too many unanswered questions and vague details left hanging in the air, the waiting and wondering for eager gamers isn't over quite yet.


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A Pennsylvania-based investment firm purchased the hotel from Ashford Hospitality Prime Inc.
Built in 2001, the hotel at 7121 Bishop Rd. includes over 36,000 sf of meeting space.
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The last month has flown by over here at Camp LM!
Some of you may recall a post I did recently on my other blog about preparing for my wedding. Well, we're in the home stretch now. The wedding is Saturday, October 4th, so less than two weeks away. Then we will be taking a 17-day trip around Europe, England, and Scotland. When we come home, life will be calm for the first time in a year. I'm excited about our big day and our honeymoon, but equally excited to finish Book 7 and share it with you guys! Miraculously, even though I've been so busy and stressed with wedding planning, I have still managed to tuck some time away for myself so I can keep working on the book. I am close to finishing the first draft and once we get back from our trip, things will really loosen up and I just know the rest of the story is going to pour out of me. I'm hoping to have the first draft done early next year–fingers crossed!
But in the meantime…
How 'bout a little sneak peek?
The following is all new material, much of which is mentioned or directly quoted in Book 7 (even a little bit in Book 6, for one certain scene in the attic at Wycherley). This is the table of contents for a supplemental book I've been working on, detailing raven powers.
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Ireland – Banking & Payments Federation Ireland
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Portugal – Sociedade Interbancaria de Servicos S.A.
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Slovakia – VUB, a.s.
Spain – Sistema de Tarjetas y Medios de Pago, S.A.
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United Kingdom – LINK ATM Scheme / HSBC
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Canada – Interac
Indonesia – PT Bank Central Asia, Tbk.
Mexico – Banorte IXE
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Typically, when customers hear this they kind of sigh and visibly let go of the hope that their hardwood floor was special and would never scratch.....or..... that the scratch might just magically disappear if they rub it hard enough.
The truth is - hardwood floors do scratch and continue to scratch if not taken care of. With this said, customers need to see their hardwood floor as a fine wine aging and improving over the years. A floor that shows signs of having been lived on and with can still be a beautiful thing.
Here are some suggestions to minimize the issues that may come up regarding scratches.
1. Most importantly, the customers' expectations need to be properly set before they purchase the floor. Don't pull any punches on this topic, your client won't thank you later.
2. Having established that all hardwood floor finishes scratch (pre-finished and site finished), you can begin to advise them on:
a) how they can best care for their new flooring (click here for maintenance) and,
b) advise them on a hardwood style or floor character that best suits their needs. Don't leave them thinking
that a harder hardwood such as Brazilian Cherry will solve the scratch problem because it won't. Harder
hardwoods do dent or compress less than their softer counterparts but the finish on top will still scratch.
3. Factory applied finishes are stronger than site applied finishes. Leave site applied, oil modified finishes, such as Polyurethane or Swedish finishes to cure for 48 hours before resuming normal foot traffic. Water-based finishes cure much faster (24 hours) - but check the product instructions.
4. Aluminum oxide and ceramic finishes are very strong but still scratch. It is ,however, unlikely that you will wear through these finishes to the wood. Be clear with your customer, set their expectations. Successful warranty claims based on premature wearing of floor finish are VERY rare in hardwood flooring. Read the 25 year warranty small print and help your customer understand why, because it will be you and your customer against the manufacturer should a claim be made later.
5. The darker the wood floor colour the more the scratches will show. Scratches are typically light in colour and therefore show up in strong contrast to a darker background. Ever owned a black car? It's no different in the world of hardwood flooring.
6. If your customer has 3 kids, a cat and a dog, then consider a floor with a busy grain that helps disguise inevitable wear and tear such as a plain sawn, natural Red or White Oak, Hickory, or Ash. Busy grains distract the eye.
7. Maple (stained or natural), Brazilian Cherry, American Walnut or American Cherry are not good durability choices. The grains in these woods are subtle and not busy like Oak, hence wear and tear and defects show up more. Always point out that American Walnut and American Cherry are softer hardwoods and will dent easily.
8. Recommend a low or satin sheen. This also helps to disguise wear and tear. Glossier finishes only highlight scratches and imperfections.
9. Dust or dry mop regularly. Spot clean sticky spills. Don't wet mop the floor. Use a Swiffer in a 'snow plow' fashion to accumulate dust and grit. Use a soft head vacuum cleaner.
10. Keep outside shoes off the floor.
11. Felt glides are a must on all furniture legs, even with laminate flooring.
12. New Kitchen appliances will scratch the hardwood flooring. If you have new flooring in the Kitchen and you are having new appliances delivered make sure the delivery people are take care not to drag or push the new fridge, stove or dishwasher across the hardwood floor. If they do they will leave scratch marks in the floor. It happens so often and is not easy to fix.
13. If you hardwood or laminate in your office and have a rolling office chair, use a plastic desk chair mat to protect the hardwood or laminate floor, they only cost around $40 from Staples.
Fixing scratches
If you have set your customers expectations properly then they know that scratches are par for the course with a hardwood floor What do you do when the customer calls distressed about the first scratch?
Acknowledge the problem and be part of the solution.... this is good customer service.
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A table is where different people come together for different reasons. To meet and discuss a topic; to agree, disagree or just laugh and enjoy each other's company. It is this concept of mixing people, ideas and elements that is in the core of Mix, a table of the Spanish designer Jaime Hayon, characterized by exclusive materials.
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- Amazon Web Services introduced Secret Region, a new service specifically for the CIA and the rest of the intelligence community.
- It's not really a secret service: It's name just indicates it can handle data that's been classified at the "secret" level.
- Amazon has offered the CIA a Top Secret Region since 2014 as part of a $US600 million deal.
- The extension of that older CIA deal with this new Secret service underlines the market dominance of AWS.
Amazon Web Services, the retailer's market-leading cloud computing arm, introduced on Monday a so-called Secret Region — a service designed for the CIA and other intelligence agencies.
The Secret Region isn't quite as secret as the name implies. The "secret" in its name just means that it's qualified to host software and data that are classified at the "secret" level, which is right below "top secret." That makes Amazon Web Services more applicable to intelligence agencies, which regularly deal with such sensitive information.
The "region" in the new service's name is Amazon's term for a data center. The Secret Region will be just one among many regions Amazon operates as part of its AWS supercomputing cloud.
The largest Amazon Web Services region is US-East-1, a facility in Northern Virginia. When US-East-1 goes down, all of the apps that rely on it start to struggle, causing outages.
Amazon has actually already offered a top-secret region since 2014. That service is a cloud offering Amazon built specifically for the US intelligence community as part of a $US600 million deal. The new Secret Region is an extension of the same Amazon-CIA arrangement.
A key difference is that the Secret Region will be available to non-intelligence government agencies, assuming they file the right paperwork. The government and Amazon are promoting the new service as a way for the US intelligence community to modernise its infrastructure and more quickly get more information to the appropriate people.
The deal underlines Amazon's leadership in the cloud market. The retailer famously beat out IBM for the CIA deal in the first place, while Microsoft and Google aren't known to offer any cloud services to the intelligence community at all.
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New believers are baptized throughout the year in the River Zempoala in Zapotitlan, Mexico. Like many others, they heard the Gospel on the Totonac Radio hour in her own Indian heart language and responded in faith. Other evangelism tools include distribution of CDs, cassettes, talking bibles, and the Jesus video, and of course the New Testament in the Totonac language.


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It seems to be a quiet week as I haven't seen one sensational story about Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth or even John Daly. Talk about boring!
However, things in our neck of the world are about to become quite heated when the $1.5 million Asian Tour Ho Tram Open tees off at The Bluffs in the first week of December and a slew of PGA Tour stars roll into town.
I kind wonder how Sergio Garcia will react to Viet Nam. He's kinda high-strung and makes me look like Mother Theresa. I suppose with great talent also comes a temperamental character (no, I'm not talking about yours truly because everyone knows I am 40 per cent temper and 60 per cent mental) In addition, Ryder Cup Captain&Past Open Champion, Darren Clarke; Former US-Open Champion Geoff Ogilvy, two-time European Tour winner&The Bluffs Ambassador, Robert Rock and Viet Nam's Asian Tour member, Michael (Nhat) Tran will join with the current roster of the Asian Tour to see how they do against Greg Norman's world-beating design.
Yes, I said "world-beating" and in this case the hubris is justified because The Bluffs just got "World's Best New Golf Course" award from the World Golf Association.
It's kinda hard to top that, but if Golf Digest, Golf Magazine or any other legitimate visited the Bluffs, they too would be hard-pressed to deny it was the best new course in the world.
So, why should anyone in Viet Nam care about a golf event in Ho Tram?
Well, first of all, Viet Nam is being acknowledged internationally as one of the fastest growing golf destinations in the world. That alone is a big deal because it gives credibility to the policies of the Viet Nam Government, which came under a bit of criticism when they elected to cancel many golf project licenses a few years back. This continued growth simply proves the government was smart to keep things moving forward but slowly and let demand keep up with supply.
Other countries, who shall remain nameless (but we all know who they are) allowed golf to boom out of control and found themselves with more courses than customers.
We all know that nothing happens quickly in Viet Nam, but slow steady growth is always preferable to skyrocketing because eventually whatever goes up will come down. It's Newton's Law.
Secondly, this event shows the world that Viet Nam has great golf courses and is ready to take its place alongside other regional golf destinations. Not too many people overseas know that much about Viet Nam in general and when you mention golf in Viet Nam to them, they hang their mouth open in doubt.
Four days of televised golf will go a long way in changing their perception of Viet Nam.
Years ago, Diamond Bay brought the Miss Universe contest to Viet Nam in the hopes or reaping a big influx of tourists. The problem is most people who watch that show don't really spend money. It was also only a one night show, and despite having many cut-away video presentations of Vietnamese culture, it really was only an eyeblink.
We also need to remember that golfers are one of the only groups of tourists who have no problem spending money. They stay at 5-star resorts, they buy big tour packages and they shop like crazy when not playing golf. They often bring their friends or families and the entire tourist industry can benefit from an influx of tourist money.
While Viet Nam was known as a backpacker's heaven, that perception is slowly changing as more high-end resorts start to spring up in notable destinations like Ho Tram, Da Nang and Nha Trang.
Most importantly, it allows younger kids to see the big stars up close and, hopefully, learn from them. With any luck, some of these kids will get stars in their eyes and decide to really dedicate themselves to the game. We all hope that somewhere the next Tiger, Rory or Jordan will come from Viet Nam, but before that can happen, they first need someone or something to inspire them.
This event will do exactly that and perhaps more. When sponsors see the value of jumping on the bandwagon, more junior golf programs can spring up and this could ignite a boom or the right kind.
This is all good. — VNS


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To take a trip to the beach is to experience the expanse of it all – the wide blue sky that meets the rolling water where you can see the curve of the horizon.
But really, without the sand beneath your feet, the salt in the air, the warmth of the sun against the chill of the February breeze, and the sound of the water…the photos are, well, a little flat in comparison. Beautifully blue though.
There is one other spectacle at the beach, in addition to the beautiful vista. Walking along the water's edge there is a trail of artifacts deposited by the Gulf tides.
There are bits of white-on-white where shells have washed up, some delicate, some ragged.
Feathers, pen shells, cockles, sand dollars.
Shreds of seaweed half-buried in the sand by the tide.
And there are crazy birds standing face-on into the crisp wind or wading in the water (that was too cold for me to venture into, even just up to my toes).
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And this is for y'all up north where it's still (actually) cold…here's a glimpse of Florida's version of snow. Powdery white sand, drifted up to form the hills of Florida.
Krystyna Sznurkowski, Pen and PaperieI am an [intern] architect-by-day/ink-painter-and-card-maker-by-night. Being a native Floridian I have to admit, I take the proximity of the beach for granted sometimes. But the shore is a source of inspiration for me and so I do go wander along it as often as I can. You should too! I have a little online shop at www.penandpaperie.etsy.com and also sell my arts and cards at Wanderlust KW in Key West, Florida.


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Beyoncé and Laverne Cox are up to something special, but no one knows what
The only thing better than Beyoncé or Laverne Cox is Beyoncé and Laverne Cox.
While on the set of Access Hollywood, Orange is the New Black star and transgender activist Cox spilled the beans that she will officially join Queen B on a mysterious upcoming project. Doing what exactly? We won't find out until September 6th—but that hasn't stopped people from guessing already.
"I have no idea [how this happened] to be perfectly honest," she told the Access Hollywood hosts during her Tuesday segment. "I'm like, does she pick out her biggest fans ever and let them work with her? It's pretty amazing."
Cox has long been a fan of Beyoncé (look no further than her Lip Sync Battle performance), but the two first met at the 2017 Grammy Awards. She says "a sense of calm" came over her when they were finally introduced. Cox was originally contacted to appear in Bey's Grammy award-winning project Lemonade, but was unable to participate due to scheduling conflicts.
Now that this high-profile collaboration is actually happening, members of the BeyHive are offering up predictions for what these women have in store.
Beyoncé and Laverne Cox could read the damn phone book and I'd buy a million copies.
— Erik Anderson (@awards_watch) August 23, 2017
That's in 2 weeks 😭😭 we need it now sis pic.twitter.com/bZ2izwkvpB
— lament thomas (@Official_Lament) August 22, 2017
Some fans envision Beyoncé in the yards of Litchfield Prison, suggesting that the project could be a cameo on Orange Is The New Black. But...Beyoncé in an inmate's uniform? Stranger things have happened, I suppose.
BEYONCÉ IS GOING TO BE IN THE NEW SEASON OF OITNB?!! https://t.co/jvFiNcFabM
— BB (@BADDYONCE) August 22, 2017
Me: what if Beyoncé is collaborating with Laverne Cox bc she's gonna be on OITNB
Everyone else: pic.twitter.com/RCxBiYaT3D
— Dicki Minaj (@MISSDICKIMINAJ) August 23, 2017
Others have a more realistic vision for the pair's collaboration, tying in Beyoncé's athleisure brand Ivy Park.
IVY PARK or vegan diet, because everyone knows how private Beyoncé is, I do not think it's music. Laverne cox. 🐝
— Beyoncé Power (@250douglas) August 22, 2017
i'm sure the beyonce x laverne cox collab is ivy park related
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Catherine Nolan defended her dissertation, The Ethics and Metaphysics of Vital Organ Donation, at SUNY Buffalo in 2015. She is presently an affiliate associate professor at the University of Dallas. She is interested in questions at the intersection of metaphysics and bioethics. Her dissertation focused on the definition of death and the impossibility of diagnosing it with certainty in time to explant vital organs, concluding that it is more practical to attempt to avoid causing death than to diagnose death.
Nolan's more recent research has been on the definitions of gender and sex, and she has recently presented "Metaphysical Positions for Trans Persons" at the PANTC 2016 conference, and is currently working on an article entitled "Difficult Determinations of Sex," in which she proposes a definition of "male" and "female" which takes into account intersex individuals—those with disorders of sex development.


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For more than a week, Walter had been feeling a trifle Scottish. It didn't help that his house was the colour of salmon. Nor that his wife was named Heather. He'd wanted a magnolia house and a wife named Patsy, but you can't have everything. A primeval force was moving within him, an urge to plunge through moor, lake and glen.
Over breakfast, a meal of sheep's stomach stuffed with lungs, he mentioned his condition. He wondered if turning into a Highlander would affect his career. He was, after all, paid to sell a chemical which removed ice-cream stains from trousers.
His wife glowered at him. Being a gentle soul, her glower was not hugely effective. If looks could kill, he'd be complaining of slight abdominal cramps and asking his pharmacist for aspirin. Fortunately, he felt sick enough already.
"You'll have to adjust," she told him. "My brother, Desmond, had a dose of Burma. Took to wearing rubies in his nose and making fish-bone curry. But he kept his job in the Civil Service. And cousin Joseph was a train spotter who became an Eskimo. Never needed to change his anorak, just noted down kayaks instead."
Rather than feeling reassured, Walter finished his food in anxious silence, wiped his knife on his beard and stuffed it into his sock. He wanted to hold forth on bridges and pneumatic tyres. But his wife hated lofty or inflated topics. So he dressed for work, shook the last drops from the bottle of woad and mounted his bicycle.
Around him, men and women were changing, shells of identity falling off and rattling on the pavement. Walter blinked. It seemed to him that whenever an identity clattered to the ground, a horde of imps rushed out of shop doorways and storm drains and lifted it up. Then they fitted it onto the shoulders of some other pedestrian. They moved so fast, it was difficult to register their presence at all.
Walter felt he ought to investigate this phenomenon more closely, but at that moment he passed the bus station. Lately, the bus station had exerted a strange fascination for him. He spent the next hour or so hanging around the ticket office, threatening commuters and demanding the fare back to Glasgow.
When he reached work, his boss was waiting for him. Mr Jhabvala was a yogi and astrologer who had invented Caste Away, the ultimate frozen dessert stain eradicator, in Bombay. His prototype was so successful that jealous rivals had pursued him all over the subcontinent. Years in the Kashmiri mountains had taken their toll. His skin was pitted with cobra bites and his eyes glittered like opals.
He invited Walter to sit down, leant back in his swivel chair and stroked his chin. A run-in with brigands had left him with only three fingers on his left hand. The missing digits on his right hand, however, were testimony to frostbite in the Hindu Kush.
"Listen, old boy," he began, toying with his cravat, "I've paid a lot of thought to this and I've decided to let you go. Awfully sorry, but you know how it is. Be a good chap and don't cry. Stiff upper lip and all that. Thing is, old bean, we can't allow a Scotsman to peddle our goods. Customers would take fright. Kindly accept this Cheddar as a parting gift and run along. Toodle pip."
Sighing languidly, Mr Jhabvala pasted his kiss-curl back onto his brow and inserted a cigarette into a long holder. Walter ignored the gift and stomped out, cursing into his beard. On the street, he caught his new reflection in a tailor's window. His Scottishness was growing worse by the minute. The claymore in his belt interfered with the back wheel of his bicycle, the tam-o'-shanter keep slipping over his eyes. He'd have to visit his doctor.
Dr Walnut was a family practitioner. He greeted Walter cordially, offering him a hookah and rolling out a carpet for his benefit. Walter felt uncomfortable in the surgery, possibly because he'd never seen Dr Walnut in a fez before. Foregoing the hashish, he outlined his problem. Dr Walnut nodded, poured himself a glass of raki and clapped his hands. The receptionist, Miss White, came in and undulated her bare midriff on the desk between them.
"A little thin, no?" he chuckled, exhaling noxious fumes through flared nostrils. Noticing Walter's scowl, he held up his hands in a mollifying gesture. "You can't get the staff these days. Now what can I do for you? You are turning Scottish? Well there's a bug about. Rampant Internationalism. It's the rains we've been having."
Walter nodded. Dr Walnut stood up and moved to a filing cabinet in the corner of his surgery. He opened the drawers and a scruffy child popped out of each. In their features, they were miniature replicas of Dr Walnut. They leapt to the floor and began riding hobbyhorses in tight circles on the gaudy central rug. Walter caught the flash of silk, the creak of leather, the acrid odour of mare's milk.
"My sons succumbed last week. Mongolianism, a severe outbreak. All my silver scalpels have been looted. Keep erecting tents in the kitchen. What can one do?" He inhaled deeply on his hookah and his eyes sparkled. "The little heathens! They're absolutely furious, no?" One at a time, he lifted them and deposited them back into the filing cabinet, forcing the drawers shut with the toe of his curly slipper.
Walter wasn't interested in other people's children. He paced the room in dismay, his sporran swinging. "That's all very well. But what can ye do for me?" He scratched at the lice in his plaid. Dr Walnut gave a mysterious smirk and reached into the folds of his robes. He removed a murky phial and held it up.
"It is most fortunate you came to see me at this time. I have just finished distilling this liquid from my sons. It is poison to the imps who cause the ailment. I call it Tartar Source." He winked slyly. "It is expensive, but for you there is special price."
"Och, give it here!" Walter snatched the bottle and swallowed the contents. For a moment he reeled and clutched at his head. Then he made his way gingerly out of the surgery. Dr Walnut followed, calling him the offspring of a dog and various unnatural partners. He brushed past Miss White, who had returned to Reception and was sugaring her body, and fell down the steps onto the street.
Over the next fortnight, a second transformation took place. Walter was at a complete loss to explain this one. He found his head was still eager to cycle everywhere but his abdomen wanted a bus. His arms had an urge to paddle a coracle. Most disconcertingly, his toes began to smell of fish and his neck of sausage. When he woke one morning to find that Heather had drawn isobars over his body with a felt tip pen, he guessed he'd also have to swallow his pride.
Dr Walnut was very forgiving. He studied Walter carefully, tapped parts of his attire with a tiny hammer and grunted. "The cure was only partially successful. Your head seems to have remained Scottish while the rest of you has altered. You have become a walking analogue of the British Isles. Your body is England, your arms are Wales and your legs reach all the way down to Cornwall."
"That explains it!" cried Walter. "Yesterday, I was passing a cake shop and my feet were attracted by the cream. They went one way, my body went another and I slipped and landed on my Kent. But if I'm the mainland, where does Ireland fit in?" He saw the answer in Dr Walnut's pout. "My wife! What do you mean! Oppressed?"
Dr Walnut shook his head. "No, no. Green and gently rolling." He took Walter's pulse. "Any pain in your Lancashire?" Walter had to admit there wasn't. His Cleveland itched and his Herefordshire rumbled, but these were minor concerns. Something of much more fundamental importance had just occurred to him.
"What will happen if the Union dissolves? I've heard that Scotland stands a good chance of winning independence. If that happens will my head fall off?" he demanded.
"I think I know what your problem is," Dr Walnut replied. "You're a character in a short story. Some amateur hack is writing this down even as we speak. At the end, to entertain the reader, he'll make the Union dissolve and your head will indeed fall off."
"Isn't there anything I can do?" Walter was in tears.
"If the reader doesn't reach the end, you'll be okay. You'd better try to be boring from now on, in the hope they won't go any further. If you try really hard, they might throw the short story away in disgust and do something else."
It was suddenly very clear to Walter. His fate lay in the hands of some non-accountable reader. But what was the best way of being boring? He thought about it. Whatever happened, the reader mustn't be allowed to reach the end of the story. He thought about it some more. He appealed to the reader to stop at this point.
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Best Tractor Load Up
This guy has the age old question figured out. What question is that, you ask? The "How am I going to load up my tractor and take it down the road to use in another field?" question. The obvious answer of driving it to the next field seems to be an option that is not on the table here for whatever reason. Either the field is too far away, or maybe he is selling the thing and trying to load it up for the purchaser. Either way, this falls squarely in the category of "Things you should never do while driving a tractor." Just like shooting a gun blindfolded is never recommended, neither is loading up an old farm tractor on to a trailer at a steep 45 degree angle. There are so many things that could go wrong.
So Many Ways This Tractor Could Have Gone South
For starters, if you can't see where you are going, how will you know when to stop. This guy's vision is pointed straight to the sky? That spells trouble my friends. I remember the last time I looked at the sky like that. I was in the 9th grade and the Jamison bully asked me for my lunch money. I refused and the next thing you know I was looking skyward after his right hook connected with my chin. He had his glory day in the sun. By the time I came to I was short my $2.50 for lunch and had a couple of loose teeth to contend with.
As bad as that was, things could have gone much worse for our John Deere superhero. If he went over the end of the trailer then he could end up with a bunch of mangled metal and broken bones. That is not a good situation to put yourself in. The other disconcerting fact is the trailer see-saw factor. I don't know about you, but after the first attempt I would have shut off the engine and handed the keys off to someone else. What he is doing looks more dangerous than a fair ride! Come to think of it, fair rides are very dangerous. Trusting your life to something thrown together in a matter of days by people whose vocabulary consist of "a quarter to play a quarter to win" is something I have not thought through very often. I may have to rethink that. However, I still would not hop on a tractor and drive it up a trailer until the weight levels the whole thing out. No thanks, I am not that guy.
Just seeing him slide back down the ramp gives me the chills. It might excite you, who knows. I just know what regular 4 wheelers do when they flip over or tip backwards. If this
The Tractor Tipping Point
Just seeing him slide back down the ramp gives me the chills. It might excite you, who knows. I just know what regular 4 wheelers do when they flip over or tip backwards. If this tractor did the same, you are looking at being pinned to the ground by something pretty substantial. Not as substantial as a combine, however death is most assuredly the result in either case. I am sure people are not standing around on the other side of this world trying to outdo each other by saying, "Yeah, well it was a Harvester that got me. Tipped right over before I knew what happened". No, they are probably using phrases that start with ,"If only I had used…". You get the point. In short, this guy was flat out lucky. So many things could have gone wrong, yet none of them did. I am the type of guy that errs on the side of caution. I would teach him words like "winch" or "tow strap". All you have to do is pop that thing in neutral and push it right up there. No wheelie pop from over throttling, and no slide back from a weak brake. Winch her up and she is ready to be tied down and hauled off. That might make me less of a man, but I would rather be a whole, less of a man, than a broken, whole man any day. Read that last sentence a few times and it will make sense. And if you ever need a tractor loaded up, don't call me. Look this guy up instead. I'm sure he would jump at at the chance to help you out.


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This is the Strangers' Case
This speech, delivered by Sir Ian McKellen at the Cambridge Union a couple of years ago, is from the play Sir Thomas More and is widely attributed to William Shakespeare. It's from Act 2 Scene 4, at which point in the drama Thomas More (who was then London's Deputy Sheriff) is called upon to put down an anti-immigration riot in the Parish of St Martin Le Grand, that took place on 1st May 1517. In reality More's intevention wasn't effective, and it took the arrival of 5000 troops to disperse the mob.
As well as being powerful for many other reasons, this speech especially fascinating because a hand-written manuscript (thought to be by Shakespeare himself) survives and is kept in the British Library.
The backdrop to this story is that, between 1330 and 1550 about 64,000 immigrants from all across Europe came to England in search of better lives. Locals blamed them for taking their jobs and threatening their culture. Tensions reached breaking point in 1517 and a mob armed with stones, bricks, bats, boots and boiling water attacked the immigrants and looted their homes. Five hundred years on, and we still haven't learned.
Here is the text of the speech. As you will see, it basically amounts to the argument "do as you would be done by", but it is much more powerful when performed by an actor, so do watch the clip too!
Grant them removed, and grant that this your noise
Hath chid down all the majesty of England;
Imagine that you see the wretched strangers,
Their babies at their backs and their poor luggage,
Plodding to the ports and coasts for transportation,
And that you sit as kings in your desires,
Authority quite silent by your brawl,
And you in ruff of your opinions clothed;
What had you got? I'll tell you: you had taught
How insolence and strong hand should prevail,
How order should be quelled; and by this pattern
Not one of you should live an aged man,
For other ruffians, as their fancies wrought,
With self same hand, self reasons, and self right,
Would shark on you, and men like ravenous fishes
Would feed on one another….
Say now the king
Should so much come too short of your great trespass
As but to banish you, whither would you go?
What country, by the nature of your error,
Should give you harbour? go you to France or Flanders,
To any German province, to Spain or Portugal,
Nay, any where that not adheres to England,
Why, you must needs be strangers: would you be pleased
To find a nation of such barbarous temper,
That, breaking out in hideous violence,
Would not afford you an abode on earth,
Whet their detested knives against your throats,
Spurn you like dogs, and like as if that God
Owed not nor made not you, nor that the claimants
Were not all appropriate to your comforts,
But chartered unto them, what would you think
To be thus used? this is the strangers case;
And this your mountainish inhumanity.
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October 31, 2006
Q&A: What Can We Do About Global Environmental Change?
Changes in the environment could have serious consequences on our health. Cindy Parker, MD, MPH, an environmental health expert with the Bloomberg School's Center for Public Health Preparedness, discusses the potential risks to human health and the unique role clinicians and public health workers play in helping to limit global environmental change.
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day 82. from one bang to another, dinner tonight in bangalore
"keep it light enough to travel. don't let it all unravel!!" - the be good tanyas
things you should note.
- i got inked in the hindustan times! (noel is standing up and dancing the mashpotato!)
- tonight, i'm going to dinner with bangalore bloggers! many thanks to Thej who's spearheaded this gastronomical adventure.
- if you find yourself in bangalore, you MUST meet manju, his wife and their library. cradled down the street from a picturesque street lined with scooters and bicycles, this library (aka my couch) is a welcome retreat. once again it's humbling to find a large piece of humble pie.
- when i was in delhi, abby (the microsoft kidnapper) interrogated me and in my belligerent state i answered them.
- nora younis is keeping her twitter feed updated with news on the Egyptian textile workers strike. background, eight strikers were arrested for striking.
- my thai drupal buddies have laid out an impressive set of travel plans. if you know thai, please translate them for me. :)
- in the continuing world of home spun media - synchronis.tv is kicking out the jams with 35, a live sitcom in NYC. i've downloaded a few episodes and once again am amazed in the creative talent compressed within the confines of our networked boxes (ie computers!)
- around american in 2.0 is a young man's journey across the USA. back in july, matt and i first met in brooklyn and we are now on the road thinking of linking our conversations. we've debate some type of dual and i can only think of gastronomical contests. how do you think we should link our projects? (leave a comment)
- the internet is too slow for me to upload any new photos or videos. so it looks like you'll be stuck within the print! :P
wanted to drop in and thank you so much for your support! "35" is indeed an adventure- though perhaps not as adventurous as on the luck of seven!!! Thanks for watching... and best best best of luck to you!
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Tropical Storm Watch dropped in parts of state
The Tropical Storm Watch has been discontinued for Fairfield, Nassau, and Westchester counties, according to the National Weather Service on Monday evening, Sept. 18.
The Tropical Storm Watch remains in effect for eastern Long Island and southeast Connecticut.
The Weather Service's update on Hurricane Jose states the storm "will continue to track slowly north through the western Atlantic waters through mid week, passing to the southeast of the area late Tuesday night into Wednesday as a tropical storm. The system will be close enough for potential impacts, including tropical storm force winds, coastal flooding, and heavy rainfall. The best chance for tropical storm conditions will be across the Twin Forks of Suffolk County Long Island and coastal southeast Connecticut."
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Opening times for Argos in London
Penge Argos closing soon is a branch forming a part of Argos brand. It is open on: Monday 08:00-20:00, Tuesday 08:00-20:00, Wednesday 08:00-20:00, Thursday 08:00-20:00, Friday 08:00-21:00. At weekends its opening hours are: on Saturday 08:00-20:00, on Sunday 10:00-16:00. This shop's address is: 45 Oakfield Road, London, Greater London, SE20 8RD. In order to contact the customer service directly please use the number 0345 656 4339. Penge Argos closing soon is attended by many people living in nearby towns like Anerley, Crystal Palace, Penge, Beckenham, Bromley.
Other places nearby
Boots in Penge (0.26 mile)
Costa Coffee in London, 1a Colman House (0.26 mile)
Homebase in London, 45 Oakfield Rd (0.02 mile)
Iceland in London, Blenheim Shopping Centre (0.27 mile)
KFC in London, Unit 1 Colman House (0.26 mile)
McDonald's in London, 130 High Street, Penge (0.25 mile)
Post Office in Penge (0.21 mile)
Poundland in Penge (0.27 mile)
Superdrug in Penge (0.27 mile)
Tesco in London, 204-212 High Street (0.13 mile)
Wickes in Anerley (0.27 mile)
Wilko in PENGE LONDON (0.27 mile)


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"Thinking is the talking of the soul with itself…All thoughts begin in wonder." Plato
Mercury stations direct at 4 degrees of Gemini this Thursday at 6:33 pm. Over the next few days it bodes well to assess any new perspectives which may have occurred to you over this retrograde period (since May 19) – particularly ideas about how you think, the ways in which you communicate and the ways in which new perspectives might change things for the better.
Because of Neptune's involvement do look below the surface – particularly for customary assumptions that may have outgrown their usefulness.
One of the Sabian symbols at the time of the station is, "A blazing fireplace in a deserted home" – a reminder of the importance of rekindling the inner fires of inspiration when support or guidance is not apparent in the outer world.
Amelia Shea specializes in issues of family, relationship and transition as well as life path and career.She can be reached at 603 654 1043, firstname.lastname@example.com and ameliashea.com. Her readings start at $30 and can be done by phone, email and in person. Sabian symbol quote from Lynda Hill's 360 Degrees of Wisdom.


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I need help. I am slowly rekindling my love for sportscar racing. The IMSA Weather Tech Sportscar Championship is growing on me. Will I go to more races? Probably not. I have a full Indycar schedule. However, I will pay more attention to them when they race with Indycar.
This year's 65th running of the Sebring 12 hour race was a fascinating event. Going in, I was wondering if the Cadillacs would be as strong here as they were at Daytona. This track is very different than Daytona. The results were basically the same. Wayne Taylor Racing (below) swept the 36 hours of Florida while Action Express finished second again. The difference was Taylor dominated and won without any last minute controversy.
In GTLM, the Ganassi Ford GT's were expected torepeat their Daytona victory, but issues allowed the #3 Corvette (below) to prevail. The Corvettes struggled at Daytona, and the #4 Vette retired around the midpoint of this race.
Why am I starting to like this series? I used to follow sportscars as avidly as I do Indycar when I was younger. I began to focus on Indycar more and sportscars got pushed to the side. I like the diversity of engines and chassis. I like the fact that a driver who has no chance at the overall win can still win his class. I like that there are lots of cars racing at once. I'm finding the races getting easier to follow.
Sebring- the town, the track, the race- is my favorite sportscar event. The track is old and looks very similar to how lit looked in the 60's. Fan amenities were somewhat improved this year. They could use a couple more video boards. Club 12 was a nice addition. It had a full bar and a very nice menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
I explored some viewing spots for the first time this year. Last year I discovered the turn 7 grandstand just outside the hotel. This stand is on the hairpin with a view of the straight leading to the turn and a good view of the straight as they exit the turn. I crossed the bridge and walked down to Turn 9. From the mound inside the hairpin, you get a nice look at the approach to the turn, then watch the quick acceleration toward turn 8. Walking toward Turn9 and looking back to the hairpin is an action-packed place to watch the race. I will spend more time there next year. My goal is to get all the way around the track both inside and out. I may need to live a long time.
The fans at Sebring are a mix of serious race fans and serious party fans. They remind me of the 60's at IMS. I also saw some incredible camping setups. One site had a mini kitchen set up complete with a sink with running water. Many sites are made to resemble living rooms. Campers cover virtually every inch of the grounds. The gates open Wednesday, the day before the event begins. Many fans camping arrive several days before and wait for the track to open.
In just three short years, Sebring has earned a place on my annual calendar. I ran into more Indycar fans that I know this year as well. I have also made some friends among the sportscar crowd. It doesn't hurt the appeal of the race that some Indycar drivers participate. St. Pete and Rolex 24 winner Sebastien Bourdais came up just a bit short in his bid for the Florida sweep.
I recommend a trip to the Sebring 12 hour. It is a fun weekend. Endurance racing has always had an intrigue for me. I am glad I can watch it unfold in person.
Greatest 33 Non-winners update- I have narrowed the field to 48 drivers. I am compiling stats for them and will have the list out next week so both my readers can create their grids.


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US firms eye $900M projects
Cambodia: A handful of US-based energy firms have met with the government over the past week to discuss plans for two large-scale power-generation projects worth a total of $900 million.
According to the Ministry of Commerce's official Facebook page, representatives from US renewable energy firms Willowbrook Company and Sun Edison met with Commerce Minister Sun Chanthol on August 20 to present plans for a 200-megawatt solar power plant valued at $400 million.
"If approved, the project is scheduled to commence in 2015 and is expected to be completed by the end of 2017," the statement said, adding that the firms would need to negotiate and sign an agreement with Electricite du Cambodge before getting the go-ahead.
"Once built and operational, the estimated year-one output for this fully operational plant will be 394 million kWh," the statement said.
"This 500-hectare solar power plant in Cambodia is uniquely the first of its kind in renewable energy investment in Cambodia and Asia."
On August 22, two days after the initial meeting, Chanthol met with representatives from US power-generation companies Beowulf Energy and Colorado Energy Management.
According to a second statement from the ministry, Beowulf is currently "evaluating the possibility" of investing $500 million into the construction of an oil refinery in the Kingdom.
"Beowulf is the second US company that visited Cambodia after the reverse trade mission to the US in June 2014 organized by the US Ambassador and attended by Minister Sun and businessmen from Cambodia," the statement said.
Chanthol is reported to have approved in principle both projects and will consider giving the firms the green light upon the Council for Development of Cambodia (CDC) receiving an official investment proposal.
A spokesman for the Commerce Ministry could not provide further details, and CDC spokesman Chea Vuthy said he was only aware of the US firms' presence and had not yet held formal talks with them regarding their plans.
"I know they have spoken with Mr Chanthol only and I do not know the details of their discussions. We have not received any formal documents from them for the proposals," Vuthy said.
Meng Saktheara, secretary of state at the Ministry of Mines and Energy, told the Post that he expected to meet with representatives of Beowulf in the coming days.
"We have meetings planned, so we hope they show the same amount of interest with us as they did with Mr Chanthol. But we do not know more details. We will wait and see," Saktheara said.
"Energy is a long-term project and requires a lot of preparation . . . US business needs to find and secure their place in Cambodia's future energy development too.
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Trigger points, often a component of myofascial pain syndrome, are irritable, hard "knots" within a muscle that may cause pain over a large area. A potential treatment option is dry needling, which consists of a very thin needle that your therapist pushes through the skin to stimulate the trigger points, muscles, or connecting tissues.LEARN MORE


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Good Morning to all. It is another Monday. I am on the brink of some amazing things happening and I feel like I am about to take flight. Some big changes may be happening as well. My book will be out soon and I will do a whole separate blog post to announce it. With the book release comes events to be planned, and contacting the independent book stores that agreed to carry my book. I have a small but wonderful small east coast press publishing my book and most of the marketing is on me. One of my poems in the book has a line, "change comes on slow than rolls you over." That statement could not be more true for this moment and time, and I am just trying to focus on my daily goals as I wait impatiently for the change to happen. I will come out better on the other side if I continue to focus on my daily and weekly goals. Large goals cannot be obtained without the daily little goals you set for yourself.
Robert Frost once said, "The best way out is through"
So here I am, week three of my Melissa Bender Fitness Bikini Prep workouts and challenge. It is Monday and I am motivated. I am taking it day by day, and week by week. I had a cheat day over the weekend and I realized there was a reason why I rarely had cheat days. They just do not make me feel good. I would rather use a few of my extra points and count in a mini treat than have a day that makes me feel ill and cheats my goals. That is just me. I hope you are chasing down your goals and living in the moment.
Here is the breakdown of my weeks schedule of workouts, again tailored for my Monday-Friday Schedule. You can find these workouts a www.benderfitness.com and I am on week three, month one of the 12 weeks. My weight is still stuck in the 160's but I will get to the 150's as I focus on fitness, strength and health; and I plan to share a home yoga schedule soon. Happy Monday to all and remember to love the body you are in as you focus on the body you want. You only get one so love it as you love others and it will love you back.
Day 15: Monday Full Body Home Workout, 30 Minute Cardio
Day 16: Tuesday Home Workout For a Tight Body
Day 17: Wednesday Improve Your Rear View Workout 30 Minutes Cardio
Day 18: Thursday Fitness Transformation: Workout 4, 30 Minutes Cardio
Day 19: Friday 30 Minutes Cardio
Day 23: Saturday Off
Day 22:Sunday Full Body Shaping Home Workout


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A seizure is the physical findings or changes in behavior that occur after an episode of abnormal electrical activity in the brain.
The term "seizure" is often used interchangeably with "convulsion." During convulsions a person has uncontrollable shaking that is rapid and rhythmic, with the muscles contracting and relaxing repeatedly. There are many different types of seizures. Some have mild symptoms without shaking.
Alternative Names
Secondary seizures; Reactive seizures; Seizure - secondary; Seizure - reactive; Convulsions
It may be hard to tell if someone is having a seizure. Some seizures only cause a person to have staring spells. These may go unnoticed.
Specific symptoms depend on which part of the brain is involved. Symptoms occur suddenly and may include:
Symptoms may stop after a few seconds or minutes, or continue for up to 15 minutes. They rarely continue longer.
The person may have warning symptoms before the attack, such as:
Seizures of all types are caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain.
Causes of seizures can include:
Sometimes, no cause can be found. This is called idiopathic seizures. They are usually seen in children and young adults, but can occur at any age. There may be a family history of epilepsy or seizures.
If seizures continue repeatedly after the underlying problem is treated, the condition is called epilepsy.
Home Care
Most seizures stop by themselves. But during a seizure, the person can be hurt or injured.
When a seizure occurs, the main goal is to protect the person from injury:
Things friends and family members should NOT do:
If a baby or child has a seizure during a high fever, cool the child slowly with lukewarm water. DO NOT place the child in a cold bath. Call your child's health care provider and ask what you should do next. Also, ask if it is OK to give the child acetaminophen (Tylenol) once they are awake.
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Call 911 or the local emergency number if:
Report all seizures to the person's provider. The provider may need to adjust or change the person's medicines.
What to Expect at Your Office Visit
A person who has had a new or severe seizure is usually seen in a hospital emergency room. The provider will try to diagnose the type of seizure based on the symptoms.
Tests will be done to rule out other medical conditions that cause seizures or similar symptoms. This may include fainting, transient ischemic attack (TIA) or stroke, panic attacks, migraine headaches, sleep disturbances, and other possible causes.
Tests that may be ordered include:
Further testing is needed if a person has:
Krumholz A, Wiebe S, Gronseth GS, et al. Evidence-based guideline: management of an unprovoked first seizure in adults: report of the Guideline Development Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society. Neurology. 2015;84(16):1705-1713. PMID: 25901057 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25901057/.
Mikati MA, Tchapyjnikov D. Seizures in childhood. In: Kliegman RM, St. Geme JW, Blum NJ, Shah SS, Tasker RC, Wilson KM, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 21st ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2020:chap 611.
Moeller JJ, Hirsch LJ. Diagnosis and classification of seizures and epilepsy. In: Winn HR, ed. Youmans and Winn Neurological Surgery. 7th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2017:chap 61.
Rabin E, Jagoda AS. Seizures. In: Walls RM, Hockberger RS, Gausche-Hill M, eds. Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 9th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2018:chap 92.
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Reviewed By: Amit M. Shelat, DO, FACP, FAAN, Attending Neurologist and Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.
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Oval Class Presentation 2018
It was Oval's class presentation on the last day of term, to showcase to parents and carers what they have been learning about this term. It was fantastic to see so many friends and family of our pupils attending the morning. Everyone was welcomed, as always at GANF class presentations, with hot drinks and biscuits, before going into class.
The class began by speaking about their English learning which has been adventure stories. Morgan spoke about Aladdin, whilst Elliot spoke about his drama activities about Peter Pan. Aaron has been learning about different forms of poetry and read out his simile poem to the audience which he had written about his family members.
Oval class also showed the parents and carers some pictures about Enrichment from they went lambing with Mr Bogumsky, back in February.
The parents and carers were very impressed in looking at the exercise books to discover what they have been learning since June 2017.
Well done to Oval class for you all your hard work so far this academic year!


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If so, MPI Corporate Security may be the solution for you. MPI Corporate Security solutions offer a cost effective solution to the complex problems involved in the overall security of your facility, while freeing up your management to run your business.
General Security Duties
MPI Corporate Security Officers still provide all the general duties associated with a security provider, including foot patrol, parking enforcement and medical response. MPI Corporate Security Officers have the professionalism and customer service training to interact with everyone from entry level employees to the CEO of your corporation on issues of company security. All MPI officers are trained in a minimum of defensive tactics, first aid and CPR, the National Incident Management System (NIMS), customer service and conflict resolution; providing competent, certified officers to handle whatever needs may arise.
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Front desks represent one of the most vulnerable points in your businesses safety structure. Controlling who accesses your building and when is vital to your overall security. A courteous and professional security officer can welcome your guests to the building, provide access as directed by your policies, notify appropriate personnel of their arrival; all when ensuring those that are not welcome are denied access.
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MPI Corporate Security Officers are trained in utilizing your camera system and alarm points as a force-multiplier. A well trained officer, combined with effective camera systems and monitor points in strategic locations can monitor the property for issues ranging from maintenance issues to attempted infiltration of your building. MPI Corporate Security Officers are trained how to properly dispatch the responding units and monitor the situation to determine if additional resources are needed. MPI Patrol Service units stand ready to assist should the situation require more officers than are available on your property; as is often the case in bomb threats, fires or other major incidents. All MPI Corporate Security Officers are expected to be familiar with your fire control system, alarm system, camera system, and emergency elevator call protocol.
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Walking the Path
Have you ever been on a hike in rough terrain? The trail is littered with rocks and other obstacles that need to be avoided. Our natural instinct is to keep our eyes fixed on the trail for several reasons. It will prevent us from getting lost and straying from the path we desire to travel. We can see obstacles we need to avoid to keep us from getting injured.
I thought about how this relates to our everyday life as a Christian. God tells us to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus (Hebrews 12:2).
Imagine now walking down the same trail but instead of looking down all we do is look up. When we look up we see Jesus and we also can hear his voice and his direction. How totally unnatural this would be for us to do! How much trust does this require? We would become totally dependent upon Jesus to guide our every step because we can no long see the path using our eyes.
This is the essence of faith!
Faith is trusting Jesus to guide us even when we cannot see the path with our own eyes. The truth is we have never really been able to see the path and understand where we should go, although we believe at times we can find our path. We often see obstacles as something to be avoided only to look back on our life and realize some obstacles were actually blessings. We also have come across obstacles that should have been avoided at all cost and we run face first into them causing our self sometimes years of grief and pain. If you are like me you have found yourself deceived and being led down a path that you later realized was not a path leading you to the Lord. Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evil men (Proverbs 4:14).
I think most of us would say our ability to successfully navigate through life has been hit and miss. Is there a better way? We both know the answer to this question!
Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path (Proverbs 23:19). If the LORD delights in a man's way, he makes his steps firm; though he stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand. (Psalm 37:23-24)
Who is ordering your steps today?
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Hebrews 11:6
You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand. Psalm 16:11
Direct me in the path of your commands, for there I find delight. Psalm 119:35


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Can I Claim Mortgage Interest Accumulated on Taxes if Separated?
Mortgage interest accumulates before you pay it. If you write the bank a mortgage check on June 1, for instance, the interest you're paying is the amount that accumulated in May. Mortgage interest on your primary home is usually deductible. If you and your ex separate, your new legal relationship and the property ownership will determine your deductions.
Legal Status
The rules for spouses who live apart are different from spouses who have gone to court and obtained a separate-maintenance decree. If you're just living apart, the IRS considers you married, whether you file jointly or separately. With a separate-maintenance agreement, on the other hand, the IRS considers you single again. Your marital status on the last day of the tax year is the status you use for the entire year.
Who Pays
If you're still married and you file separate returns and live in a community property state, you split marital income and tax deductions down the middle. Each of you gets half the mortgage-interest deduction, no matter who pays it.Outside the community-property rule, you can only deduct the mortgage interest you actually pay. If you live in the house but your spouse makes the mortgage payment, you don't get the deduction. If you share home ownership and both contribute to the mortgage, you can each write off the mortgage interest you paid. Your lender will send out a form at year's end crediting one of you with all the interest. If the lender sends it to your spouse, you can still write off any interest you paid, attaching an explanation to your tax return.
Separation Agreement
If you pay your spouse support under a separation agreement, you can write it off as alimony. You deduct alimony on your Form 1040, so you get the tax break even if you don't itemize. Paying the mortgage on a home your spouse lives in is not alimony. If you own the property together and you pay the mortgage as part of your agreement, however, you can deduct half the interest as alimony. The other half stays an itemized deduction on Schedule A.
You can claim interest you pay on your primary home and one other house. If you own more than one, you have to pick. If your total mortgage debt is above $1 million, you can only write off the interest on the $1 million; everything above that is non-deductible. If you're able to take the mortgage interest as an alimony deduction, you don't have to worry about the mortgage-interest rules.
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Is my Undercut Going to Plan?
According to the original post, how to grow out an undercut in theory, I'm right on track at step four. It may not seem like I've made much process, but when writing the original plan I wanted to allow for failure. Step one and two are testing the waters. This is in order to make myself more comfortable with growing out a hairstyle I've had for ten years. Now, I'm happily embracing the new looks to come! Growing out my hair is exciting. I can't wait to have it all one length!
In just four months since cutting my hair short, it has grown so much! I can almost fit the hair from my undercut into a ponytail! At the moment I'm facing the decision of whether I should cut my hair short again to match the length properly. But I'm so excited about growing my hair out long again. I'm going to wait to make that decision.
Take a look at the pictures and let me know what you think my next step should be. According to the plan when it grows out enough I wanted to go for an asymmetrical look that takes advantage of the short hair rather than hides it. But at the moment, all I can think of is how much it looks like a pixie cut on that side. Do you agree?


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The Women's Foundation of Arkansas sponsored the first annual #ARKidsCanCode - Girls of Promise Coding Summit on Wednesday, Dec. 9 at the Governor's Mansion in Little Rock, Ark.
The Arkadelphia Public School District sent 16 students from Goza Middle School and six students from Arkadelphia High School. Clair Mays, the AP Science instructor at AHS, took the following AHS students: Tea Burgess, Tiara Burgess, Jayla Henderson, Cheyenne Jester, Victoria Sharma and McKaylin Sheets. Phyllis Watts, teacher and sponsor of Goza's new coding club, took the following Goza students: Aisha Faiq, Alexandria Guttierrez, Aryanna Guttierrez, Darbeigh Hale, Dorothy Mcduffie, Jasmin Moren, Kristen Curtis, Kristen Leguin, Madsion Green, McKinley Green, Olivia Dixon, Reagan Rorie, Shelly Smith, Sydni Smith, Sydni Bryant and Trinity Harrison.
"There is a great deal of excitement about coding in Arkansas, and APS is proud to be a part of this initiative," Superintendent Dr. Donnie Whitten said. "Our teachers and administrators have done a great job of promoting the initiative, and it's even more exciting to see our females students involved in these activities."
The conference began with Katherine Prewitt, a senior director for Midcontinent Independent System Operator, welcoming the girls to the coding summit and introducing the emcee of the conference, Warwick Sabin. Sabin is the Arkansas State Representative for District 33 and the Executive Director of the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub.
Governor Asa Hutchinson welcomed all of the girls and offered a message about the importance of coding, whether students are planning to work in that field or not.
"Coders will develop software, and software will define our future," Hutchinson said. "I want our future defined not by a bunch of men around a table. I want software to be defined by everyone, because it defines our future. And I want you girls to be involved in defining and developing our future."
Code.org's COO and Vice President of Government Affairs Cameron Wilson followed Hutchinson's speech and offered a message declaring Arkansas a "leader of the nation" in expanding computer science instruction. Wilson explained computer science as fun, engaging and an obtainable skill for any individual.
Students were able to put their skills to practice at the summit during the "Hour of Code" under the instruction of Alia Borroho, founder of Devfluent. All students, both experienced coders and novices, spent an hour working on a code.org course with the aid of several Arkansas Women in Tech Mentors.
To encourage the students to continue to practice coding, AT&T is sponsoring a tech contest for all Arkansas female students in grades six through 12. Students will be responsible for developing a website, app or other technical project for a philanthropy. Students will be judged on their technical skills, communication skills and level of completion. The deadline to submit projects is Feb. 15, 2016.
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A couple weeks ago, the lawyer of son-in-law of the king tried to make Urdangarin look better by saying that everything he did was legal, and that he even paid a lot of IVA.
The funny thing is, that if Urdangarin did what he was accused of (get lots of money to his institute for services that were never rendered), then naturally he would have paid a lot of IVA, since he would only have been able get rebates of IVA against the IVA that he had to pay for services.
This is because IVA is a "Value Added" tax, so you end up paying it on the amount of value you add to the product or service. If someone pays you for doing nothing, you pay 100%, since that is your mark-up. (Well, the guy paying you technically pays the IVA, but you are the one that needs to collect it and give it to the government.)


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