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Martial God Conqueror - Chapter 83
Liuyun County
In the middle of the underground cave was a deep looking pool that was over a hundred meters wide. Inside of it was not the usual ordinary water, but a viscous, milky white substance.
Lightning slithered in the viscous substance. Just by looking at the pool, the potent and brutal energy from within shocked the hearts!
"Lightning Pool! This is the Lightning Pool!"
Du Shaofu's eyes shone with ecstasy. The violent lightning energy inside the pool did not frighten him at all. Instead, a look of anticipation emerged on his face.
Feeling the abundant energy force inside the pool, he believed that cultivating here could definitely enhance the physique refining law he was practicing.
Although the energy in the Lightning Pool was potent and violent, Du Shaofu had a certain amount of trust in his current physical strength that the lightning energy would not seriously injure him. In fact, the stronger the energy, the better it was for him. However, for safety's sake, he swallowed the little pill Ye Zhijin gave him earlier and jumped into the milky white pool.
Instantly, lightning streaked and white drops of substance splashed everywhere.
*Honglong! Long!*
Just as Du Shaofu dived into the Lightning Pool, his presence seemed to have triggered something. Loud and deafening rumblings shook the cave, and the lightning pool rolled and surged angrily. Streaks of lightning awakened, rushing towards Du Shaofu from all around.
Thick streaks of lightning that looked like pythons lashed on Du Shaofu like they wanted to tear him into pieces, and at the same time, the pressure in the pool started to increase.
"Not good, why did it become so strong suddenly!"
The sudden ferocious reaction of the pool made Du Shaofu shudder from head to toe.
Moreover, Du Shaofu noticed something else—there was a sense of weightlessness in the pool like his body was light as a cork in the viscous milky white substance that was thousand times denser and heavier than he was. Inside the pool, each inch he moved was made with great effort, moving yet not moving.
The increasing pressure and the power of lightning became more horrible as the current became more violent, 'attacking' him from all directions, drilling into his body, nearly tearing him apart.
Even with the physique that he was confident in earlier, he could barely contend against the large force. His internal organs nearly flipped over from the impact, and he almost spurted a mouthful of blood at the abruptness of everything.
However, exactly at this time, Du Shaofu felt clearly the Impedance Lighting Dan's effects had started to work. The medicinal effect coursed through the veins along his body, and then something flowed out from his pores, turning into a layer of translucent film that wrapped over his entire body.
This layer of film seemed normal, but it actually deflected half of the violent lightning energy and pressure off his body, instantly reducing the overwhelming pressure on him.
Still, the lightning energy and pool pressure targeting Du Shaofu did not lessen; the sense of weightlessness remained, making it extremely difficult to move. Great effort was exerted for every move as if there was an immovable huge mountain blocking his path.
More and more force gushed into Du Shaofu's body, making his hair rise at the savageness of the Lightning Pool. If it wasn't for the dan, he would probably be torn into pieces of meat by now.
"Start practicing the physique refining law!"
Du Shaofu's hands quickly formed seals and continued as he had planned—to enhance his physique in the Lightning Pool.
As seals flew from his fingers, the lightning energy current gathering towards Du Shaofu became more violent and turbulent like there was a force attracting them to him. In the Lightning Pool, the pressure increased parallel to the energy, the hundred meters wide pool had turned into an ominous land….
Time flowed by while Du Shaofu was practicing in the Lightning Pool. In the Wild Beasts Mountain, a big event was taking place. On the outer area of the Wild Beasts Mountains where the Spirit Hunting Group convened, none of them knew why the Du Clan would suddenly launch a large-scale attack on them.
The clan had amassed quite a number of experts for this task, and they cleaned up the Spirit Hunting Group swiftly without much effort.
Moreover, Stone City had dwindled into an eerie silence after the lively Five Families' Junior Competition event ended.
This kind of silence made some people who were sensitive feel extremely depressed. They had a feeling that this was an advent before a storm.
"Du Zhenwu, Du Zhixiong, I will see how long you can feel proud. I will absolutely not let this go!"
In one of the An Family's courtyards.
An Qingsong's voice was filled with hatred, and his face was dark and sullen. This time, his family had suffered a huge loss for nothing.
He will make them pay for this.
Waves of mountains in the horizon painted a background of a multitude of green foliage. Crowning the mountain peaks were lit with misty fogs, moving with the breeze.
The edges of horizon seemed to connect to the city buildings.
Under the glow of the sunset, the evening sky looked like a fallen autumn leaf.
In a majestic grand hall, a sharp light flickered across the eyes of a middle-aged man in a fitting yellow robe. This person exuded an awe-inspiring aura. The middle-aged man has a tall stature, thick, muscular arms, firm bulging chest, and a low husky voice as he said to the tall and thin old man next to him, "Heng Lao, how is Qitai's injury?"
The thin tall old man replied, "His injuries were very severe, his internal organs was impacted. Fortunately, there was no danger to his life. After my treatment, he should be able to recover very soon."
"It's hard to imagine that in a small Stone City that kind of extraordinary kid would appear. This time he hurt my son, he can only go to hell!"
The brawny man turned sullen, he then shouted in the grand hall, "People, inform Stone City's Qin Family, once there is a movement in Stone City, they must send a message here immediately.
"Yes, Lord Duke." In the grand hall, someone replied and went to carry out the order.
"Lord Duke, that Demonic Lightning lion won't be able to last long. As long as we got the arcane bone and blood essence, then Lord Duke would be able to advance a step further. The Young Lord, will also benefit from this." The slender old man said in a light voice.
"Stone City is mine!"
The yellow-robed man nodded, a violent atmosphere fluctuated around him.
Pain. Pain that sunk deep into the marrows. Du Shaofu felt his body was about to be shredded by the pressure and the lightning energy any moment. An endless barrage of lightning flashed on the surface of the pool whipping his body, causing his muscles and flesh to feel numb from the pain.
Inside the Lightning Pool, slightly moving a hand seemed to require the strength of ten thousand jin.
At the moment, Du Shaofu was wrapped by lightning that drilled in and out of his body, each movement looked profound and mysterious.
When the lightning energy rushed into his flesh, a burning sensation ran through his body. It felt like the pool had a blood grudge with Du Shaofu, desperately trying to destroy his meridians, veins, muscles and organs.
As time goes by, Du Shaofu could feel his bones, muscles, meridians, veins and even his blood were infused with the power of lightning.
Running the Golden-winged garuda's physique refining law, a pale golden light shrouded his body. Both of his arms were waving and hitting on the milky white surface, each time exhausting his strength as though he could not move for another time.
Just like what Du Shaofu had guessed earlier, the tempering benefits of the lightning energy indeed played a huge role in enhancing his Golden-winged garuda's physique training.
Gritting his teeth to endure the pain, Du Shaofu persisted in moving his hands. His body bounced back and forth in the pool as he moved. The density of the milky white substance was equivalent to Du Shaofu throwing himself against the hard rocks, dispersing the lightning energy into his flesh and muscles. He wanted to use the pressure and the violent lightning energy to perfect the first stage—refining the Golden Plumage.
The translucent layer created by the Impedance Lightning dan melted and disappeared. As a result, the lightning energy and pressure forcefully impacted Du Shaofu, breaking the limits of his physical body. Loud rumbles echoed in the cave as lightning zigzagged hitting the cave walls. The electricity in the air was prickling his skin!
Du Shaofu was lost in the pool, only a group of flashing lightning ball could be seen as violent streaks of lightning danced in and out of his body.
In the end, Du Shaofu gritted his teeth but he could not suppress the excruciating pain, and a scream escaped his throat. The abundant violent energy was wreaking havoc inside his body, the pain went deep into his bones, every second that passed felt like a lifetime. Du Shaofu almost wished that he could faint on the spot.
All his internal organs, bones, muscles, flesh, meridians and blood were exacerbated with the pain. This method of tempering the physique was indeed a type of horrendous torture that even his xuanqi was not spared by the invasive lightning.
"I cannot give up. The stronger it is, the more benefits it brings."
The ten years' of experience had sharpened Du Shaofu's will to be stronger than the average people. In such a situation, he could still maintain a trace of consciousness to push himself further, endure a little more. If it was anyone else, they would have fainted by now.
What Du Shaofu didn't know was, in the previous years that the Lightning Pool was opened, none of the champions was able to last until the Impedance Lightning Dan lost its effect.
In general, those who entered the Lightning Pool, it was considered an excellent result if they could stay five days inside, and six days was the limit.
According to the rumors, for so many years the only person who lasted till the effect of the dan disappeared was someone from the An Family. However, this was many, many, many years ago.
In the center of the violent lightning energy, Du Shaofu held fast to his consciousness for he knew the more violent they were, the more benefits he would receive.


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What is Visionary Society?
Visionary Society is a way to connect ideals with actions: spirit and matter; mind, heart and hands. It brings depth to social institutions and to the practical, everyday things we do and places we use. It is a way to stand up for and co-create a new social reality. It engages us in a process of understanding and action. It is constant movement inward, underneath, and beyond: – Inside, to explore the meaning of what exists. – Underneath, to discover the universal principles which produces it. – Beyond, to bring together the ideal and the real in the world. Visionary Society is community based, building a structure of topics, requests, challenges and projects in any community with sufficient interest. You can use Visionary Society for thought and action in your own community, wherever you are. Possibilities include local meetings to explore topics, collaborative actions, distributing a small newspaper, and monthly events to publicize a transformative project.
Visionary Society Goals
We live within a matrix of power, profit, property and pleasure, suppressing our vision and keeping us at the level of mere individuals. We want to wake people from convention, shake off the trance, tear away the veils: to reveal the eternal behind the particular and make a substantial place for it in the communities in which we live. Our goal is not so much to change the world as to make it safe for sensitivity to the real: – Approach intractable problems in a way that can transform them. – Find the meaning of any topic in which you participate. Grasp the totality. See the good in the banal. Find the flaws, but focus on the good. – Make the world safe for purity, depth, and soulfulness. – Welcome those who are suffering because they are unable to express what is most important in what they conceive. – Call ourselves to our higher nature: sensitivity to beauty, good, truth, and the sacred, and the personal qualities needed for this (such as depth, purity, humility). – Develop a vision of the highest form of basic social institutions and actions to bring that into being. – Live into being the world we are conceiving, in every way that we participate in society: work, purchases, leisure, spirituality, etc. – Be part of a growing community of those who are expressing our full humanity. – Build a critical mass for larger scale action.
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Ode to Steve Buscemi
Words cannot express how truly ugly you are.
Your forehead is never-ending. Your eyes resemble that of a bug about to hit a windshield.
Your teeth are so crooked that you only dare to show the smile they hide behind.
(You know, the smile that looks eerily similar to that of a dying fish.)
Your voice is one of a kind — the kind you're glad there is only one of.
And yet, I cannot keep my eyes off of you.
You entranced me in Fargo. You were great in Pulp Fiction.
You are the only reason I'll consider watching Con Air.
When I see your face in a movie trailer I instantly know that it will be a great movie.
(Well, I know the scenes you are in will be great.)
Whenever I hear your raspy voice my heart smiles.
I will follow you to the ends of the earth. Or at least sit through Reservoir Dogs.
You remind me of this guy:
And you give hope to this guy:
You inspire me to be anything I want to be, because if someone as strange as you can make it in Hollywood, then anything is possible.
You are the Master of the Misfits. The Ultimate Outcast.
You give hope to anyone who has ever been told that they aren't good enough.
(Or that they will never get married.)
You will forever have a place on my list of favorite actors.
And you top my list of favorite people who shouldn't be famous but are.
Thank you for continuing to make me happy to be strange.
Thank you for refusing to get plastic surgery.
Thank you for never being afraid to be you.


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Apparently Kelsey's father, who is no longer with Johnson, did not approve of the new look.
Johnson says when Kelsey returned to her Fostoria home Jan. 28 after spending the weekend with her father, her hair was cut dramatically short and she was very upset.
"This is what my daughter looked like on Sunday when I took her home and the other two pics is what happened today before she was brought to me … all over me having highlights put in her hair for her birthday!" Johnson wrote on Facebook.
Johnson alleges that Kelsey's father and stepmother, who are both volunteer firefighters, cut the child's hair as a form of punishment.
Haskins Police and Wood County Children's Services are now investigating the complaint, Fox 8 reports.
"I've been doing this since '92 and I've never had a case I would say that's like this," police chief Colby Carroll told the outlet. "Mom was upset with how her child was being cared for — lack of better terms."
Middleton Township Fire Chief Steve Asmus told the outlet both the stepmother and father will remain on leave from the fire department pending the outcome of the investigation.
Both the father and stepfather have been on staff for around two years and have never had a complaint filed against them, Asmus says.
The short hair appeared to be short-lived for Kelsey. In a post last week, Johnson updated her Facebook followers by thanking a local salon in Toledo for helping her daughter pick out her "new hair."


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Is Grief a Mental Disorder? No, But it May Become One!
Imagine this scenario. Your seven-year old son is riding his bike, and takes a nasty fall. He has a gash on his knee that looks pretty bad, but you get out your first-aid kit, clean the wound, put a little iodine on it, and cover it with a sterile gauze pad.
Two days later, your son complains that his knee hurts a lot and that he "feels crummy." He didn't sleep well the night before, and his face seems a little flushed. You remove the gauze pad and notice that his knee is red and swollen, and there is a foul-looking, greenish liquid oozing out of the wound. You get that sinking, "Uh-oh!" feeling, and decide you had better have your family doctor take a look at the knee.
As you are about to drive off, your friendly neighbor buttonholes you and asks where you are going. You explain the whole situation to him. He looks at you like you are from Mars, and says, "Are you nuts? You want this kid to grow up to be a wimp? He is supposed to be in pain! Pain is a normal part of life! We all have to learn how to live with pain. Redness and swelling are normal, after you bang up your knee! Let the kid heal up naturally! The doctor is just going to put him on some damn antibiotic, and you know the kind of side effects those drugs have. Those doctors, you know, they just make money on all those prescriptions!"
Would you feel that your well-intentioned neighbor was giving you good advice? I very much doubt it. Well, it's the kind of advice some well-meaning but misinformed individuals give, when dealing with the issue of severe grief and depression. In part, this attitude is a remnant of our Puritan roots—the idea that suffering is God's will, that it ennobles the soul, or that it is just plain good for us!
Now, it is certainly true that life is full of bumps, bruises, and falls. It is also full of disappointment, sorrow, and loss. Not all of these are occasions for a medical diagnosis or professional treatment — most are not. But there are times when a simple cut can become infected, and there are also times when so-called "normal" grief can become a very nasty beast called clinical depression. Learning how to deal with disappointment and loss is part of becoming a mature human being. Coping with loss may indeed be a "growth-promoting" experience, under the right circumstances. But "hanging tough" and refusing to seek help in the face of overwhelming pain — physical or emotional — is an affront to our humanity. It is also potentially dangerous.
The Case of Jim
I recently had an essay published in the New York Times (9/16/08), in which I argued that the line between profound grief and clinical depression is sometimes very faint. I also argued against a popular thesis that says, in effect, "If we can identify a very recent loss that explains the person's depressive symptoms — even if they are very severe — it's not really depression. It's just normal sadness."
In my essay, I presented a hypothetical patient — let's call him Jim — who was based on many patients I've seen in my psychiatric practice. Jim comes to me complaining of "feeling down" for the past three weeks. A month ago, his fiancée left him for another man, and Jim feels that "There's no point in going on" with life. He has not been sleeping well, his appetite is poor and he has lost interest in nearly all of his usual activities.
I deliberately withheld a lot of important information that any well-trained psychiatrist, psychologist, or psychiatric social worker would obtain. For example: in the past three weeks, had Jim lost a great deal of weight? Was he awakening regularly in the wee hours of the morning? Was he unable to concentrate? Was he extremely slowed down in his thinking and movement (so-called "psychomotor retardation"). Did he lack energy? Did he see himself as a worthless person? Did he feel completely hopeless? Was he filled with guilt or self-loathing? Had he been unable to go to work or function well at home, over the past three weeks? Did he have any actual plans to end his life?
I wanted to make the case ambiguous enough to be suggestive of clinical depression without "clinching" the diagnosis by providing answers to all these questions. (A "yes" answer to most of these questions would point to a serious bout of major depression).
But even given the limited information in my scenario, I concluded that people like Jim were probably better understood as "clinically depressed" than as "normally sad." I argued that individuals with Jim's history merited professional treatment. I even had the temerity to suggest that some grieving or bereaved individuals who also show features of a major depression may benefit from antidepressant medication, citing the research of Dr. Sidney Zisook. (If I had to write the piece all over again, I would have added, "Brief, supportive psychotherapy alone may do the job for many people with Jim's symptoms").
Well, my goodness! The blogosphere lit up like a swarm of fireflies. You would think that I had advocated the killing of the first-born! I should not have been surprised by the reaction from the "Hate Psychiatry First" crowd, who get their information about psychiatry from Tom Cruise. They wrote me off as either a shill for the drug companies [see disclosure], or someone who was "declaring grief to be a disease." One of the most irate bloggers opined that my medical license should be revoked!
Nearly all of my colleagues were very supportive and felt that I had made some good points. But a few responses from mental health professionals really surprised me. One PhD-level "bereavement specialist" scolded me for failing to let my hypothetical patient "heal naturally" from his "normal grief". Never mind that my patient had lost interest in nearly all his usual activities, and sounded vaguely suicidal—to this critic, feeling suicidal was all par for the course and nothing to get too upset about. She spoke of her ten years of experience, and how many people with "normal grief" feel like "not going on" with life. Well, after 26 years of practice, I guess I just lack confidence!
One thing I do know: nobody inside or outside my profession is very good at predicting who will attempt suicide. There is also good research from Dr. Lars V. Kessing showing that suicide rates are not markedly different for those whose depression is apparently a "reaction" to some stressor or loss, versus those with no apparent cause for their depression. And, as I note in my NY Times article, it is not always clear whether a depressed person is "reacting" to some life event, or whether the depression preceded and precipitated the event. For example, the person who insists, "I got depressed after I lost my job" may actually have been depressed while still employed, and may not have been working at her usual efficiency.
Pies, R. (2018). Is Grief a Mental Disorder? No, But it May Become One!. Psych Central. Retrieved on October 29, 2020, from https://psychcentral.com/blog/is-grief-a-mental-disorder-no-but-it-may-become-one/
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Hans Castorp, the leading character in Thomas Mann's novel "The Magic Mountain", is essentially completely healthy. He visits his cousin, who is being treated in a Davos sanitorium due to symptoms of tuberculosis. Castorp - fascinated by life in the sanitorium - defines the image of the sick guests anew. As he sees it, the illness enriches the people. In contrast, healthy people are merely shallow-minded. For Castorp, life in the sanitorium becomes the measure of all things...
The novel "The Magic Mountain" became a piece of global literature. Thomas Mann gained the inspiration for the story from his own stay in Davos. His wife, Katia was suffering from tuberculosis and travelled to the recuperation spa at the woodland sanitorium Davos. This afforded Thomas Mann extensive first-hand information on life in the sanitorium. Five years after the novel was published, the author received the Nobel Prize for Literature in Sweden, rendering his entire works immortal. Just as Thomas Mann supposedly predicted in the speech at his 50th birthday party: "If I have one wish for the posthumous fame of my work, it is let it be said that it encaptures a zest for life, even though it was the product of death."
On the Schatzalp, where readers of Thomas Mann's best-selling novel will find the magic mountain, the ambience, the attitude to life amidst pure art nouveau architecture, remains as it was almost 100 years ago. The architecture of the sanitorium remains unchanged. The terraces, where once the sanitorium patients recuperated from their tuberculosis, serve today as sunbathing spots for the hotel guests. To commemorate Thomas Mann, a path has been created in his name, running from the Waldhotel Davos onto the Schatzalp.
The Waldhotel Davos operated as a woodland sanitorium until 1957. Katia Mann was one of the first patients to receive treatment at the woodland sanitorium, which opened in 1911. She recuperated from catarrh on the apex of the lungs here. When her husband, Thomas Mann, visited here in spring 1912 he was inspired to write his famous novel "The Magic Mountain". Due to his impressions and based on letters that his wife had written to him from the sanitorium, he wrote his novel between 1913 and 1915 and, following a number of years break from its writing, completed the work in 1924.


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Junit tests with ant
can anyone tell me how could I do unit tests with ant, so that unit test class files could load my .properties file.
My app works great in eclipse, tests and all, but when I am doing ant build, then it fails on unit tests, because it can not locate .properties file.
Now when I run from eclipse I can get my.properties in Conf class easily.
Other classes get InputStreams to files from Conf class which is utility class.
When working with ant, then those paths don't work.
The only way I got my.properties file was to give path like:
String path = "../../../system.properties"
That means all files should come with "../../../example.xml"
But those paths won-t work in eclipse, only during ant building.
Please help me on this. How can I solve this?
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I call them from ant task.
ConfTest tests class named Conf which much reach .properties file.
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Have you ever had that moment when you have tried to find a solution for 1 problem 2 days, and you slowly going nuts, laughing by yourself in the dark corner?
Well I just had one of those moments.
2 days of searching, testing, headache, frustration and the solution was dumb.
I could run Junit tests from ant task, but they failed because they couldn't load a properties file from directory - not found. Though in eclipse all was fine.
After 2 days, this is what saved me:
System.out.println(new File("myconf.properties").getAbsolutePath());
I say that the path doesn't start with /MyProject/build/...
But it was /MyProject/ant/build/...
So, the solution was, I just moved my ant build file to /MyProject directory
Now the thing works, because project paths apply now.
/MyProject/ant solution would have been define directories in my app
like ../build/
instead of just build/
Thanks for solving it! > No problem man.
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Imagine that we were put into a drawing, no action required from our side, and won it. The odds to win it are extremely slim, but someone has to win it and we won it! Every day, we receive a very generous prize: each morning $86400 are wired to our private account for personal use.
Some strings are attached to such award.
– everything that we don't spend during each day are taken away from us
– we cannot transfer money into some other account, you may only spend it. Each day at 00:01 AM, we receive another $86400 for that day
– the prize can be discountinued at any time, with or without warning. Even in the middle of the day.
– there is no way to run for another prize
What would you do? Use all the money? Not only for yourself, but for all people you love, and then maybe even for people you do not know personally, right? You would try to use every cent, right?
Each we are given 86,400 seconds as a gift of life, and when the day finishes, any unusued time is gone. What we haven't lived up that day is forever lost. Yesterday is forever gone! And there is no guarantee about tomorrow.
Each day the number of seconds available is refilled, but this can stop at any time, with or without warning. So, what are we going to do with these 86,400 seconds? Aren't they worth so much more than the same amount in dollars/Euro/Pounds/etc.?
Think about that, and always think of this: Let's enjoy every second of our life, because time races by so much quicker than we think.
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Equation domestic violence charity website
Interestingly, of the two main types of users that go to Equation's site one of them is not an intended user type but the most important. Those being survivors of domestic violence and people looking for help.
The site helps redirect these people to the appropriate channels and it also provides information to it's intended users, professionals in the inductry and the general public wanting to contribute and donate time or money.
Original design
The oringinal design missed the opportunity to make an emotional impact. The entire site was a single temple using mainly text on every page. Not only was this confusing the IA made it hard to digest and it was incredibly boring.
Improved designs
The home page puts the needs of the volnerable front and centre using the hero as a clear call to action.
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At almost 38 million views on YouTube, and spoofs done by Jimmy Kimmel and Seth Green, you can't deny the viral impact Chris Crocker's tearful "Leave Britney Alone" video had on the Internet. It's now three years later and Britney is once again the target of media fire.
Despite her record-breaking legacy on Billboard Hot 100 (with four #1 singles. She's only the second artist in history to have two consecutive singles debut at #1, after Mariah Carey), her most recent live shows have once again stirred heated debates in the entertainment world. Although her concert from this past weekend did not exceed her notorious performance on MTV Music Awards in 2007, critics still couldn't help but compare Britney to her prime.
Caryn Ganz from The Amplifier music blog inserts that Britney's recent "Femme Fatale" shows "were heavy on hair tossing, walking, and half-hearted lip-synching."
Is Brit-Brit on her way to a come back, or are the dates "1999-2004" really engraved on her live performance tombstone?
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Gray Mold & Brown Mold (Bud Rot) & Marijuana
Gray mold is a very common fungal disease that cannabis growers deal with. (Botrytis) It is able to germinate on plants that have moisture on them, and only when temperatures are in the 55-70 degrees Fahrenheit (13-21 degrees Celsius) range.
Gray mold likes to spread on cannabis plants that have been weakened by pests or damaged from weather. The spores from molds like to hop on clothing from people.
They also travel in the air, rain, and tap water.
The areas on the plants that are not receiving as much light are usually the parts where mold first appears. During the flowering period, gray mold can spread to the flowering stalks and buds and do severe damage to the plants.
Mold can spread throughout seedlings and on seeds on male plants and cause them to die. Mold will begin white in color but will turn to a brown or gray as it progresses.
How To Prevent and Control Marijuana Mold
-Remove dead leaves from the plants
-Keep moisture off the plants when the lights go out
-Keep the humidity in the grow room below 50%
-Water the plants during the daytime so they have 4 to 5 hours of time to dry before dark
-Keep the temperature in the grow room above 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
-If using CO2, only run it during the daylight hours
-Add a dehumidifier to the room to help keep the moisture level down
-Remove the carpet and trash in the room where the spores could be living
-Add an oscillating fan to the grow room so the air circulates and moves through the plants and grow medium
-Wash the walls and ceiling with a bleach solution
-Throw away and remove from the room any dead leaves from the plants
-If growing outdoors, cover the ground around the plants with landscape cloth to prevent the growth of weeds
The following items can help to get rid of mold:
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If you see mold in your garden it is imperative to remove it immediately.
Check each bud one by one. If you see mold make sure to cut it off the bud. Wear gloves so it doesn't spread on your fingers.
Moldy bud can cause problems when smoked and it is any cannabis grower's responsibility to make sure nobody smokes bud with mold on it.
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AskTOM moved to Application Express 19.1 without any major issues last weekend. That in itself is a nice endorsement for APEX, given that the AskTOM application dates back nearly 20 years to 2001, and predates even the existence of APEX.
The only fix that we had to make was that AskTOM uses the static CDN files that Joel Kallman blogged about to make it nice and snappy wherever in the world it is used. The reference to those files have a hard-coded version number so that needed to updated. For AskTOM, we have a plugin that uses some jQuery elements that went pear-shaped when referencing the old version 18 files, but after a quick fix to that reference all was well.
Advance warning: This post is a just another normal Friday morning rant. If you're not interested in my pontificating, move along…nothing else to see here
Sometimes you can't make use of a facility that you normally would, and you have to substitute in something else. For example, if I would normally take the train to the basketball game, but today it's not running due to track maintenance, then I'll take the bus. I have no problem with that, because there's a reason that I can't take the train that day.
What does get my goat is on a day when the train is running, you come to me and say:
Chris and I will be at OpenWorld next month, so our session details are below, but you can also click on the links below to add entries to your calendar to make sure you don't miss us. Don't forget to use the official Schedule Builder to make sure you have booked your spot at our sessions!
If you can't get to our sessions, you might catch us wandering the halls or at The Hub. Feel free to come and say Hello and talk tech!
See you at OpenWorld!
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It's a big day here at AskTOM HQ !
We had the first AskTOM Office Hours Q&A for Database Administrators yesterday. Thanks to everyone that showed up, and thanks for the questions.
If you missed it, you can catch a replay here
An AskTOM reader brought this to our attention. It is unlikely to cause you any issues, but perhaps is good to know when it comes times to upgrade from 11g to 12c.
If you are taking an user defined object type and transposing that to XML, you will see a slightly different handling of NULLs in the object attributes. Here's a quick example which demonstrates the difference.
Nulls attributes do not appear within the XML output
This year we've answered over 2800 of your questions and followed up on 3500 reviews. It's been a great and busy year! We'll see you all in 2018
Sometimes at conferences I get asked – "How do you know all of the answers for the AskTom questions?"
I'd love to say "Because we're super smart" but the reality is, we're just like anyone else with a passion for database technology. We like to research things, apply our skills and use our experience to solve problems.
So I've realised that even though we try to give as much detail as possible when we are helping the AskTom community, it might not always be immediately apparent what thought process we followed when tackling a problem.
For over 16 years, AskTom has been one of the most valuable resources available to developers and database administrators working with the Oracle Database. With over 20,000 questions tackled and answered, along with over 120,000 follow up's to additional queries, it remains an outstanding knowledgebase of Oracle assistance.
And today, AskTom just got a whole lot better!
We're excited to announce a new member of AskTom team…database evangelist Maria Colgan. Many of you will know Maria for her work with Optimizer and In-Memory, but in fact she brings decades of expertise across the entire database technology stack to assist you with your questions. Maria blogs regularly at sqlmaria.com so make sure you check in there regularly as well. With Maria on the team, AskTom keeps getting better and better in 2017!


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The opening reception of Tattoo My Colors last April 14 was a huge success! We couldn't be happier with the event's turn out. At 6PM, an hour early before the opening time written on the invite, guests started to trickle in. And before we knew it, the gallery was filled with people. The program flowed smoothly and everyone had their fill of food and alcohol, thanks to the wonderful maids and butlers of Dokissaten.
Before proceeding to the photos from the exhibit launch, I'd like to make a quick update regarding the activities scheduled in conjunction with "Tattoo My Colors." I and Raul "Ponj" Roco Jr. will be facilitating art talks this coming Saturday, 21 April 2012, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. The talks will be free of charge and will be held at Fashion Art Gallery (F*Art).
At 6:00 PM, I will be presenting the stories behind my latest series of paintings of tattooed empresses, gypsies, sirens, and courtesans; my inspirations and influences behind my works. At 7:00 PM, Ponj Roco will be talking about interpretations of paintings and color, and the different meanings of color in various countries.
While the art talks are open to the public, we recommend that you RSVP for seat availability. You may do that by dropping us a line at the Facebook event page, or emailing either firstname.lastname@example.com or email@example.com.
Now, on with selected photos from that night! Credits for these shots go to Meryl Bernardo, Mariel Icban-Cruz, Ayn Tolentino, Ponj Roco, and Viva Andrada of F*Art. I'll let the photos do the talking.


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Winner of the Laura Griffin April giveaway
Congratulations to Cris, winner of a $10 Starbucks gift card from author Laura Griffin!
Send your preferred email address to: contact @ kissandthrill . com.
Everyone, join us Tuesday when Sarah Andre interviews Sherry Foley, debut author of Switched in Death, and be sure to comment for a chance to win an e-copy of the book.
Have a great weekend!
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I've had my eye on this book since I interviewed her for my blog! LOL! It's on my TBR list! Can't wait to read it!
Great post! I loved this book. It had everything and best of all it was NOT preditable. Major page turner. Sherry, it really shows your talent that you won the first contest you entered. Funny story, but I bet it wasn't funny at the time. I'm so happy for you and your success!


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Let's Save the Bear Sanctuary
In early October 2012 we learned the shocking news that the bears at Animals Asia Foundation's wonderful sanctuary in Vietnam are facing eviction. The 104 bears living there are the rescued victims of the appallingly cruel bear bile farms. This news is especially distressing for the Born Free Foundation's founder, Virginia McKenna, who has seen for herself the shocking conditions at bile farms in Vietnam, and Born Free supporters have helped fund this very sanctuary.
The sanctuary is located within Tam Dao National Park and the eviction seems to be the result of an aggressive campaign by the park director, Do Dinh Tien.
The eviction is in direct violation of the Vietnam government's 2005 agreement with Animals Asia to fund and develop a facility on 12 hectares of the park that would permanently rehabilitate and house 200 endangered bears rescued from the illegal bear bile industry. Based on this agreement, Animals Asia has invested more than $2 million in building and infrastructure.
The bears there have been rehabilitated after years of trauma from being locked up in small cages and painfully drained of their bile. It is not difficult to imagine what would go through their minds if they had to be darted, crated, and transported again. They would then have to learn that the new surroundings were truly safe and the new humans working with them were not going to catch them again and torture them.
In addition, it is likely to take at least two years to establish a new center with outdoor enclosures, forcing the bears back into cages on a long-term basis.
The case will now go to the prime minister of Vietnam for a final decision. Due to the powerful status of the Ministry of Defence, it is feared that he will be forced to agree with the recommendation to close the center.
What can you do? Write to Vietnam's prime minister today, and urge him to overturn the eviction!
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Dear Honourable Nguyen Tan Dung,
I am concerned that Animals Asia's bear sanctuary is to be evicted from Tam Dao National Park by the Ministry of Defence.
This eviction is in direct violation of the Vietnam government's 2005 agreement with Animals Asia to fund and develop a facility on 12 hectares of the park.
Please overturn the decision to evict Animals Asia.
Thank you for your attention to this urgent appeal.
we are bears who were tortured for bile.
we lived this strange hell, for a very long while.
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please humans out there,
do not take this away
all the bear animal asia
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Steve Davis opens a tattered old book and flips through the pages covered with photos and descriptions of Mexican folk art. He lands on the right image and points to a standing figure of a woman, dressed in white and carrying a blue umbrella, in the artistic style of the Día de los Muertos holiday. This figure is Katrina, the original of which is standing five feet away at the foot of a bed in Davis' Paradise Valley home. He explains that a famous Diego Rivera painting called Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Park inspired the three-dimensional Katrina figure because she was one of the people who strolled around the park. This book Davis references is what initially sparked his interest in vintage Mexican art, and to own such a collectible piece from its pages is very special to him.
See also: Vintage Phoenix Collection - Heidi Abrahamson's Native American Jewelry
A Phoenix native and former stockbroker, Davis maintains a massive collection of Mexican folk and fine art that is the product of his love and appreciation for the country's culture. His vintage Mexican pottery is a highlight of the whole collection, originating mainly from the 1920s-30s. Davis was immediately drawn to the art when he first visited Mexico on a trip organized by the Phoenix Art Museum in 1988. He heard about the trip through his membership in the museum and took the opportunity to visit the country with a group of experienced guides and Spanish-speakers. It was during that travel experience that he acquired the exotic Katrina figure, making it the very first piece of his collection.
Since then, he has enjoyed filling his Southwest-style home with vintage Mexican art, with the help of his wife, Sandy, who has also gotten involved in collecting. Warm red, brown, and cream colors throughout the house provide the perfect backdrop against which to feature the masses of Mexican pottery, paintings, and figurines. Every space in the house is decorated with various pieces, because as Davis says with a smile, "when you collect art, you have to find a place to put it."
Davis specifically shows us his extensive collection of Mexican folk pottery, most of which is from a small pueblo in the Guadalajara area called Tonalá. He explains how several of the pots are signed on the bottom, which is a valuable feature since the artists so rarely felt the need to do so. A father and son by the names of Augustine and Balbino Lucano, respectively, crafted several of the pots, and Davis feels especially fortunate to have signed pieces of their work in his collection. On one of Davis' subsequent trips to Mexico, he was able to visit Tonalá, which he feels gave him greater insight into his vintage pottery. In the pueblo, Davis could observe the actual environment where so much of his pottery was made and could even view contemporary Tonalá pottery in a quaint museum.
When it comes to collecting, Davis acquires most of his art on trips to Mexico. In fact, he says that the most recent addition to his collection was at an auction in Mexico City over the summer. However, he admits that eBay can be a practical way of searching, especially for those who are knowledgeable enough about the art to know exactly what they are looking for. Although new additions to his collections occasionally fall into place, it is usually his searches for particular pieces that yield the best findings. Even though it might take him six months or a year to find the essential piece of art, the satisfaction of expanding his collection keeps him searching.
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A Born Disaster/ Theia/ Four Floors Of Whores/ Balls Deep and Face Of A Stranger.
The Slade Rooms Wolverhampton 8th November 2013.
November is proving to be one of the most promising months of my gigging year so far. With so many mammoth gigs lined up and all boasting an amazing wealth of up and coming bands from across the Midlands, tonight's Hils Ovation gig fits that bill completely with a line up to be proud of.
Getting tonight's line up off to a flying start were local metalists, A Born Disaster and as a band, these guys sit so far away from what their name suggests – it's untrue! With a sound built from an alloy of fiercesome riffs and expressive vocals that are embodied upon a resonant core of bass and drums, these guys sure have a great thing going for them. Highlight of the set for me and for many others there to hear it, was their version of the Power Rangers anthem and I have to admit, I loved it!
Moving us on from one bunch of super hero's to another, were the mighty Theia. Having been a recent music224 Band Of The Week, I was already pretty much addicted to the new single 'We're Alive', but seeing them live went almost beyond believing as these guys have more rock and boulder than an avalanche! With so much energy and charisma on stage, plus a fantastic compilation of songs, I see a very bright future for this band, so people take note of their name and next time you see it on a gig poster, get yourself down there – you won't regret it!
Our third band for tonight were Four Floors Of Whores and for those connoisseurs of metal who like their music intense and played with a velocity that will ricochet off the walls, ceiling and just about every other place it touches, then these guys are the band for you. Four Floors Of Whores are still less than a year old in creation, not that that was evident from tonight's performance as their set was incessantly tight and savage in it's execution, so here's hoping the next twelve months serves them just as well, as I suspect there is still a lot more to come from this band!
I'd already heard many good things about our penultimate band Balls Deep, but seeing them really is believing as I was to discover! With a song catalogue that buries itself deep within a valley of caustic metal, Rich Beresford on vocals spits out fire and brimstone in his every note, whilst Roy 'Swampi' Beetham on bass gives new meaning to the word psychotic! Not a band for the faint hearted or those of a nervous disposition but definitely a must go see for the rest of the world!
And so came the time for Face Of A Stranger to take to the stage. Tonight's gig had real meaning for the band as it marked their first headlining slot and one quick look back from the photo pit across The Slade Rooms, confirmed that there were a fair few people here tonight eager to show their support for the band and to share in a piece of the memory aswell.
With a set list of nine songs richly steeped in rock melodies and emotive vocals, and including the gloriously addictive 'Shutting Me Down', Face The Stranger made a few new friends tonight and as the last note faded away, the look on their faces clearly said that this had been a gig that they will be wearing with pride for a long time to come.
Once again, Hils Ovation and The Slade Rooms have been the perfect hosts to a great night of bands from across the Midlands and with music this good, you really couldn't ask for much more!
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Light, Ryuk, Matsuda, Misa and Mikami from Death Note Finger Puppets
L, Remu, Near, Mello and Matt from Death Note Finger Puppets
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The firm has strong business links across the South-East region of Ireland and with insight into the issues faced by that region, we are well placed to act as trusted business advisor to entrepreneurial owner-managers and family owned client businesses. We can assist with the growth and development of your business through our strong relationships with bankers, legal firms, insurance providers and financiers within Dublin and the South East. When you talk to us, you talk to someone you know, a dedicated person who understands your business.
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The cosmopolitan fishing village and resort of Hermanus lies only 1½ hours drive from Cape Town. It is the whale watching capital of the world, with stunning coastal scenery to boot. Secluded sandy beaches are backed by velvety mountains covered with exceptional fynbos vegetation. The wild flowers are particularly enchanting and walking trails follow the coastline – ideal for whale-watching – or take you into the mountains.
Whale watching can be conducted on land, on the miles and miles of coastal path, by boat or even from the air.
The more adventurous can enjoy whale-watching boat cruises and shark cage diving at nearby Gansbaai. More relaxing pursuits on a holiday in Hermanus would be browsing through numerous arts and craft shops or enjoying the panoramic views of Walker Bay whilst dining alfresco at one of the many restaurants and cafés overlooking the bay.
The Fernkloof Nature Reserve has some superb fynbos vegetation with peak flowering time around September to October. Visit the Botanical centre and take one of the many walking trails up into the mountains.
In addition to the beauty of the surrounding areas, Hermanus has gorgeous hotels you can choose from. Choose between luxury boutique lodges (such as Lavender Manor, Mosselberg on Grotto or Harbour House Hotel), or one of the five star hotels such as Birkenhead House or The Marine Hotel. We also love the luxury country retreats such as Grootbos or Mosaic Lagoon Lodge both near Stanford.
Holiday Highlights
- Whale watching from the coastal path
- Fernkloof Nature Reserve
- Wine-tasting in the Hemel en Aarde valley (Hamilton Russell & Bouchard Finlayson)
- Whale watching boat cruises
- Sunset boat cruises
- Aerial flights for whale watching
- Visit the Birkenhead micro-brewery for a beer tour and tasting
- Relax on one of the many beaches, ideal for swimming and surfing
- Shops, art galleries and great choice of restaurants
As its bay is protected from the devastating south-easterly winds, Gansbaai is a natural harbour for fisherman. Closeby are the pristine Dyer and Geyser islands – both nature reserves that can be visited by boat. Geyser Island hosts a colony of more than 30,000 Cape fur seals and Dyer Island is primarily a bird sanctuary with penguins, cormorants and other species.
Gansbaai has also established itself as the Great White Shark capital of the world and various great white shark viewing/diving operations are active here. Most shark sightings take place in the so-called 'shark alley' – the channel between the two islands.
Hotels near Gansbaai include the well-known Grootbos Nature Reserve, Mosaic Lagoon Lodge and Blue Gum Country Lodge.


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THURSDAY NOVEMBER 29TH, 2018At Busy Bee Studios in Great Lake Mall6:00pm – 8:30pmCreate a fun seasonal porch or mantel sign at Busy Bees while helping the Samuel Szabo Foundation raise funds for children and families of children affected by cancer. There are 4 options available.Ticket price of $45 includes dinner, beverages, and your selected board.There will also be a Chinese auction with great prizes and a $1,000 Grand prize to win!Click on the link below to reserve your seat:https://app...
In October 2015, the Samuel Szabo Foundation donated $15,000 to Huang Lab and the Angie Fowler AYA Cancer Institute at University Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital for the Samuel Szabo Pediatric Oncology Term Fellow Research Award. This award was established in 2014 to further our mission to fund research for childhood cancers. We would like to thank all our supporters for their generosity!
4th Annual Samuel Szabo Foundation Pool Party Friday July 10th, 2015 New Location – Willoughby Municipal ,36900 Euclid Ave, Willoughby, Oh 44094 New Time - 7:30pm - 9:30pm Cost $5.00 – Includes admission and entry to door prize raffle Come enjoy the pool, waterslide, diving boards, music, pizza, raffle prizes! Additional door prize tickets and 50/50 raffle tickets available night of event for $1.00 each, 6 for $5.00, 15 for $10.00. Become a sponsor help us raise $14,000!
"We are grateful to receive a scholarship support for fellow-initiated research in childhood cancer from the Samuel Szabo Foundation. Please help support this great Foundation. We look forward to developing a great relationship with the Foundation and to help furthering the great cause!
WEWS NewsChannel 5 Samuel Szabo Foundation vows to bring awareness to pediatric cancer treatment needs Szabo family foundation started in son's honor Click here to read article and view video Dave Arnold Sept 11, 2014
The Samuel Szabo Foundation is hosting it's third annual Splash Party. Come join the fun and splash the night away for a great cause! Enjoy the waterslide, lazy river, diving boards, music, raffle, and FUN!
KICK-IT 2014 Once again Notre Dame Elementary School and Notre Dame Cathedral Latin came together on Monday, May 5, 2014 for the 3rd Annual Kick Ball Event at Lions Stadium in Chardon, Ohio to raise money for pediatric cancer research. Through the Samuel Szabo Foundation's T-shirt, cookie and bracelet sale at Notre Dame Elementary School, we were able to raise $2200.00 to put toward NDCL's $15,000 grand total! To see photo gallery and to read more visit http://...
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Once again, Samuel Szabo Foundation proudly supported NDCL's "Kick-it for Cancer" event that took place on April 29th, 2013, at NDCL's Lozick Field. The $2,200 we raised from our spiritwear t-shirt sale help adds to the $22,000 donated to pediatric cancer research. Read about it at NDCL.
Last night the Foundation provided dinner to families at the Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital. We served the meal out of The Ronald McDonald house Family Room. Cheryl and Company from Beachwood donated three boxes of yummy cookies for dessert.
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text: Apple had a very strong second quarter. iPhone sales were up significantly over Q2 2013 and the company pocketed $700 million more in profit than it did during the same period last year, even though iPad sales slipped slightly. The company's third quarter results, released today, reflect a similar trend. At $37.4 billion, revenue is up $2.3 billion over the same period last year, thanks in no small part to boosted sales in Asia. iPhone and Mac adoption remains strong, with 13- and 18-percent increases over the same period in 2013, respectively, but iPad and iPod sales both slipped, registering 9-percent and 36-percent respective drops. Apple sold 35 million iPhones during Q3 of this year, compared to 31 million in 2013, while iPad sales dropped to 13.3 million, from 14.6 million last year.


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Tottenham fans on Twitter have been reacting to the 1-0 defeat at Manchester United, with Christian Eriksen attracting plenty of criticism.
The result left Spurs 10 points behind Premier League leaders Chelsea.
And having returned to form against Swansea last week, Eriksen's performance at Old Trafford left many fans frustrated.
That was complete garbage. Front 4 looked toothless until Moussa came on. Drop Eriksen pls Poch! #THFC
— Joel Tofton (@JoelTofton) December 11, 2016
Out of all of the forward players today Sissoko did the most. Kane, Alli, Son, Eriksen did nothing. #THFC
— Berry head (@RomanGeezer) December 11, 2016
Eriksen is most definitely not back on form (no matter what the papers said last week)!! He is in danger of being a serious flop!! #THFC
— Spurs At Hart (@SpursAtHart) December 11, 2016
Can we swap Eriksen for Payet please #COYS
— Jonny Ashdown (@bashdown82) December 11, 2016
Dele and Eriksen look too comfortable. no urgency. Wanyama needs composure upfront. the fullbacks get dragged forward too much #COYS
— Ladi (@Moneymeji) December 11, 2016
disappointing really as we started better – but something has taken the edge off kane, dele and eriksen who sparkled midweek #COYS
— tash (@tashLDN) December 11, 2016
Wanyama missed chance, Kane's lack of form in the box, Eriksen's poor link up. It's been an uncharacteristic showing for Spurs.#COYS
— Joe Hollenbach (@JoeHollenbach) December 11, 2016
Eriksen not good or creative enough #coys
— Zim_Socialist (@Cde_Huruva) December 11, 2016
Every other game Eriksen makes me wish we hadn't sold Siggy', so much talent coupled with so little grit! 70% man #COYS
— Gary.Bexley (@Gary_Bex) December 11, 2016
Kane needs service and has had none – Alli main culprit, Both Alli and Eriksen have given the ball away nearly all day #COYS #THFC
— Matt Crowley (@mpc1970) December 11, 2016
We need an Eriksen with heart and muscle (who is also capable of taking corners) to run our midfield #COYS
— spursnut (@spursnut25) December 11, 2016
Whilst our attacking 3 (Eriksen,Alli,Son) are good players they're also very inconsistent. Today a prime example. #coys
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Terutaka Aritomi、Akihisa Minekawa、Takashi
Ry is a three piece band of Terutaka Aritomi, Akihisa Minekawa and Takashi Matsushima.
On their music, especially their sensitive and nostalgic melody stands out. On the delicate melody, Rockband-like rhythm is set on, and it produces the strong wave-like groove. The impression reminds us Bon Iver, Explosions In The Sky, toe, and so on. The essence of jazz, blues, folk, hardcore behind the member's history also is added as flavor. They reveal their own style unlike many of folkrock or postrock bands. "Ry 1st EP" was releasen on Nov. 2015.


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My son was running around next to the stream in the park and this awful, helpless feeling came over me. If he fell in I don't think I could save him. I was at a point where my hip/groin pain was so bad I would have been too slow to run and pull him from the water. At that moment I took him to the truck, drove home and scheduled surgery.
The pain had been bothering me for years. I did my best to ignore it, deal with it, and just do what I could. I did everything possible to help it heal and/or prevent any worsening of the pain. Unfortunately it just kept getting worse. Every time I had to pick something up off the floor I'd have this mental debate with myself. I knew a stabbing pain would result….was it really worth picking up that piece of food. Often times I'd leave it.
I had actually went to see an orthopedic surgeon a couple years prior. His suggestion was cortisone shots until I couldn't take it anymore and then a total hip replacement. That's not something I was going to do.
I decided to give stem cell injections a try. The best case scenario it helps my body heal and I improve. The worst case scenario is that it does nothing and I'm out $7,500 dollars. An interesting bit of psychology happens when you pay a bunch of money for a treatment. You want it to work so bad you can trick yourself to believing it's helping.
For a bit I did that to myself. The combo of wanting it to work and also just having to rest after the injections did have me believing the stem cell treatment was helping. Unfortunately it wasn't.
The constant pain was really wearing on my mind. My patience was thin. My empathy was at about zero. People would come to me with their aches and pains and I regret this but in my mind I was annoyed. It feels like I have an ice pick in my hip and you are making a big deal about a sore muscle…. That's not a great mindset to have.
A really pissy "woe is me" mindset would try to set in. "Why did this have to happen to me? So many people out there don't exercise at all. This wouldn't affect them nearly as much as me." The thing with my hips is the ball is misshapen. It doesn't fit in the socket like it should and this causes joint damage. It's a congenital defect and not the result of anything I did wrong.
Every time the pissy mindset would set in I'd switch to thinking about all the people that are far worse off and switch to gratitude. Here I am being a sissy about a hip injury and there are people with cancer fighting for their life. Or people that have lost a limb. I'd try and switch to thinking with gratitude. Switching the mindset to being grateful is hard but it's a huge help.
The worst part wasn't the pain at all. It was the inability to really run around with my kid, to wrestling with him, to play. I mean I could, kind of. But it hurt so damn bad it was miserable. I can't imagine just sitting around watching as opposed to getting down and playing with him. Then came the moment at the park…..
I had been looking into a hip resurfacing procedure that has been done for about 30 years in the UK and was relatively new in the US. I had actually been in contact with a facility in the UK and was seriously considering flying there for the surgery.
Luckily I found a surgeon in WI that did this procedure whom I liked. He was fit and healthy and also stressed the importance of good nutrition for recovery. Call me crazy – but if a person can't keep themselves healthy I won't be going to them for health advice.
Back to square one. I wasn't expecting my cut to be that big and I wasn't expecting to be in that much pain nor was I expecting the tube in my wiener when I woke from surgery! For two weeks I did pretty much nothing but lay around. I couldn't read because I was either hurting too much to concentrate or too drugged up to remember what I just read. Heck I didn't even get up to pee. I had someone get me Gatorade bottles just for that reason!
I did actually flip through TV channels and try and watch TV for the first time in years. My God is it awful. A bunch of brain numbing shows or negative news stories sandwiched in between junk food and drug commercials. Seriously, TV is making you dumber and it's depressing. Save a bunch of money and do yourself a favor and get rid of it.
I did do what I could and this isn't emphasized nearly enough. I ate perfectly. Your body is always repairing. It's repairing any damage and it's using ingredients from the foods you eat to do that. Quality food also keeps your body from producing too much inflammation. Inflammation is actually a good thing…. to a point. I had my own cooler of high quality food that I brought to surgery. I didn't trust the hospital would serve me a healthy meal.
And here is the hidden blessing. Love your legs. Love your arms. Even if there is some unwanted fat on them. When it is taken from you all you want is to have it working again. I am so grateful to have a body that can walk, run, jump, play. The reason I eat well and exercise is not because I hate certain parts and want them to change. It's because I love my parts. I want to take care of them so they last as long as possible.
Injuries suck. But they are a great reminder of how amazing our bodies are. My leg was sliced open, hip dislocated, bone ground down, and in a couple months I'm walking with no problem. Just think how amazing that is! How the body just knows how to heal.
Going through injury is why you'll never hear me complain about having to do any exercise. I always see it as a blessing and look forward to having the opportunity to use my limbs. I look forward to every single workout.
Quickly the progress actually started to get kind of fun. It's crazy but for a bit there I had the weakest leg of any member in any of our gyms. Each day there was a little improvement. I could put a little bit of weight on it. Then I went from two crutches to one, and then to a cane. This is crazy but I was back to being proud when I did a first step up on a 12 inch box in the gym. Hell, being able to put on a sock myself was a huge win.
I couldn't do much with that leg but that didn't mean I couldn't do pushups and pullups. I did a ton of those a few times per week. Just because 1 limb is injured doesn't mean the others need to be neglected. And I promise working the other body parts, getting the blood flowing, will help the injury heal faster.
It is amazing how much of an impact lack of exercise has on your mind. It just kills motivation. When I get a workout in I swear that day is 100% more productive. When I couldn't exercise my mindset just snowballed in the negative direction. I didn't feel like doing anything productive. I can't imagine combining that with bad food. 25% of Americans get zero exercise and follow the typical American diet. I just can't imagine how bad that must feel.
Confidence…. Being weak is hard! I felt vulnerable, I felt like I couldn't protect myself or my family, feeling weak just kills confidence. I don't care who you are. Adding strength will add confidence. I think a huge societal problem right now is the lack of pride in strength, of pride in toughness. Instead of getting tougher most people are looking to make things easier, lowering standards, and getting soft.
Here is a reason to eat well and take care of yourself that you may not think of. When shit does happen such has going through surgery. Your risk of complications during surgery are much lower. Many times I was asked what medications I'm currently on. And every time I said none the person asking me paused and had a weird look, often asking again. That's a sad state this country is in. So many people are on meds that when you're not it's almost unbelievable.
Another huge benefit is your recovery is so much faster. I was walking fine and felt like I could run at a point when my post op care sheet said I should be progressing to one crutch or cane. Take care of yourself! It benefits you in more ways than you know.
There was one moment that still has me confused. I'm lying there, miserable, and a nurse came in to stick me and draw blood. I asked what she's testing that she needed to draw blood for? Her immediate response was "it isn't something that we have to do…." Then why the heck do it? Obviously I said no more needles for me.
I also refused any anti-inflammatory medications. For the majority of people their diet is very poor and very pro-inflammatory. For them an anti-inflammatory drug may be beneficial as their body may produce too much inflammation.
Anti-inflammatory drugs have been shown to impede healing, especially bone healing.
I wasn't about to take anything that would inhibit the healing process – even if I had to suffer through a bit more pain. When you hear strong bones you undoubtedly think calcium – omega 3 fats (fish oil) are actually extremely important for healthy bones and a nutrient most people are lacking.
Oh you poor nurses. Having to deal with patients like me that question everything you're doing. I'm sure there is a big red "NON COMPLIANT" written in my folder. I'm sorry – you are angels.
In the end I'm just super grateful. I don't agree with everything in the medical field (orbera for example, google it – it's hard to believe) but for the most part modern health care is amazing. This body has taken a beating over the years but it works and I love it. I'm going to do everything I can to take care of it.
Eat well because you love your body. Exercise because it's a blessing and you love your body. Do your best to avoid the shitty foods because you love your body and don't want to poison it. It's cliché but it is true. You only get one body to live in…..love it enough to take care of it!
When you treat your body with love it starts to transform and you'll not only love how it feels, you'll love how it looks!


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Hello to the group;
I have just finished my TRX2A transceiver kit. I have successfully completed all of the adjustments, except for the I/Q phase balance adjustment.
How do I know when I have made the proper adjustment of trimmer R42 on the DDS board?
In keeping with the manual instructions, I tuned in an S9 cw signal and then cycled the mode button. The cw signal was present on LSB, and then disappeared when I went to USB. This is what the manual said should happen. As I turned R42, I never noticed any change in this pattern; cw station heard on LSB, then not heard on USB. By the way, if it is important, this was on 20 meters.
What should I be listening for while making this adjustment?
Thanks for any help that anyone can offer! 73, Jef Fox, KC9GBX


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is it possible to get a null Task? I'd like to skip the null check. Looks unnecessary.
Thanks in advance
Typically, it should never return null. The only case (thinking off the top of my head) is if somehow the program ran out of memory just at the point of creating the task -- which would be highly unlikely. If there's even a small chance that something could fail, then Chilkat must be able to return either null or false. Not checking for null leaves open the very very tiny possibility that your program could crash rather than fail gracefully.
Thanks for your answer. When my program runs out of momery I will get an OutOfMemoryException anyway.


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Peeling Paint Prevention: Three Tips For Creating The Perfect Painted Finish
While you are stuck inside for the winter you should use this time wisely to tackle some of those outstanding chores that didn't get done over the summer. Interior painting is one task that lends itself nicely to this time of year, but as a novice painter you may not know that bad preparation and planning could mean you'll be doing a repaint a whole lot earlier than you expected. Taking note of these three tips will make sure you get it right the first time, and that perfect painted finishes are in your immediate future. [Read More]


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The next morning was a leisurely loop day, only 28 km total. Even better, we got to ride without our panniers, since we were returning to Certaldo that night! We enjoyed a peaceful breakfast on the hotel's terrace. It is a beautiful little outdoor area, with a lovely view of the countryside.
Gazing across the hills, we could see a city in the distance with several towers silhouetted against the sky. Brek had told us when we noted it the previous night: That's San Gimignano, known as "The Manhattan of Tuscany". Centuries ago, it had over 70 tall towers -- not skyscrapers, but enormous stone structures likely built for dying silk. Today only 15 towers remain, but it still makes an impressive sight. Now it was our destination.
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The Robina Institute's Probation Revocation Project partners with city, county, and state jurisdictions to conduct research of community supervision and probation revocation practices in the United States. Outcomes of the first phase of this research include the publication of legal profiles in Profiles in Probation Revocation: Examining the Legal Framework in 21 States, and publication of jurisdiction reports that include a close examination of probation practices, policies and procedures, data collection, as well as interviews with probation officers, probationers, judges, prosecutors, and public defenders to provide a comprehensive picture of how these specific jurisdictions manage probation and probation revocation practices. Additionally, the Probation Revocation Project is partnering with select jurisdictions to assist with improving practices such as providing an analysis of fees and fines, and assisting with developing sanctions and incentive grids for probation management. Partner jurisdictions include: the Bell County (Texas) Community Supervision and Corrections Department; the State of Massachusetts, Massachusetts Probation Services; Matagorda and Wharton County (Texas) Community Supervision and Corrections Department; the New York City Department of Probation; Hennepin County, Minnesota Adult Probation Offices; Ramsey County, Minnesota Adult Probation Offices; and the Minnesota Department of Corrections.
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Leaving Spain was Lopetegui's saddest day in football
Julen Lopetegui spoke of a "surreal day" as he reflected on the moment he was sacked as head coach of Spain before joining Real Madrid.
Newly appointed Real Madrid head coach Julen Lopetegui said leaving his role with Spain was the saddest day of his life after the death of his mother.
Lopetegui was announced as Zinedine Zidane's successor on Tuesday, prompting the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) to dismiss him from his position as national team coach less than 24 hours later, just two days before their opening World Cup game against Portugal.
An emotional Lopetegui reflected on the lowest point of his career in football and said the Spain squad trained well after hearing the news that he would be joining Madrid.
The 51-year-old told reporters at his official presentation as Madrid boss: "Yesterday [Wednesday] was, after the death of my mother, the saddest of my life. Today is the happiest day of my life.
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"It was a surreal day. One of the nice things about such a difficult day was the respect and affection shown to me by the players. Respect is earned and I think I earned it. My staff and I worked really hard and they've taken that dream away from us.
"We want them to be completely professional. Whoever is there has a great challenge ahead of them to try to win the World Cup. We have a great team who are well prepared physically and mentally, and I hope we have that bit of luck you need to win the World Cup.
"I will watch and be supporting like any other Spaniard. I feel I have participated in that team and I believe we are going to have a great World Cup, despite everything."
Lopetegui played for Madrid's second team in the 1980s and was in charge of Castilla between 2008 and 2009.
He is tasked with reviving Los Blancos' domestic fortunes after they finished third in LaLiga in 2017-18, though he will be expected to maintain their dominance in the Champions League following three consecutive triumphs.
He said: "We're going to fight to be as good as we have been in the history of the club.
"I feel the strength that accompanies Real Madrid here. You have to be strong here and we're going to use that strength to keep going in footballing terms and managing the wonderful footballers we have.
"Together we want to try to win everything."
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Now that I am a hardworking and intrepid journalist with looming deadlines and tough-nosed (but fair) editors, I have decided to take my duties more seriously and stop visiting the booth I'm planning to profile mere hours before writing my latest missive. Not that I still don't write the missive at the last minute, but I digress.
From almost the moment she was born, Clara has looked askance at my general lack of decoration. No holiday passes without her offering me some type of "jewellery" to wear. Alas, I'm not much for shiny things. This week, Clara was overjoyed to learn we were visiting the booth of Carla Dunham (also of interest – those two have all the same letters in their first names. Obsessed with jewellery…same letters in names. There is obviously a connection to be made).
I will confess I was a little nervous because I don't wear earrings, bracelets make me twitchy, and rings are okay if they are my totally plain wedding band. "Clearly," thought I, "I am NOT Carla's target market." "Clearly," thought Clara, "Mommy is nuts."
As often happens, the first thing in Carla's display that caught my eye was the item I ended up circling back to after agonizing about all my other possible choices. I could not resist a gorgeous charm necklace with a tiny acorn, a wee jewel coiled up in copper wire, and a tiny circle with tiny letters spelling out "Strong." "This," I stated, "is running the Bluenose 10k with me."
Carla is a wire-style jewellery maker (jewellist? Jewel-monger?) who makes a wide variety of items to suit every taste (even jewelphobes like moi). If she doesn't have something to suit your fancy…she will MAKE IT. My friend Laura (of ValleyFamilyFun.ca fame) and her siblings special-ordered a gorgeous piece for their mother for mother's day. Carla, basically, can make your wildest jewellery dreams come true.
And here's the cool thing: if you are a weird werido like me who is very particular about such things as how long a necklace must be to avoid the "this feels like a leash!" category on the one hand and the "send help, I'm losing oxygen from this winch around my neck" variety…Carla will alter it for you. Not a word of a lie, Carla shortened my necklace for me in front of my very eyes in less than 1 minute. It's pretty much a super power.
But again I digress. I meant to tell you about all the advantages of taking my time to allow the experience of something like a lovely new piece of jewellery to fully develop. I DID wear my necklace on the Bluenose, and I think it may have had some sort of cosmic influence, because those hills did not make me feel like I was dying. Runs since then…not so much.
The other great thing about wearing this necklace is that at last count FOUR different women exclaimed "OH! It's a Carla Dunham!" when they noticed it. This is good news for Ms. Dunham. As for me, I felt like I was on the red carpet at the Oscars. "Ms. Killam, who are you wearing?" Nothing like a little glamour and name-dropping tossed into one's day.
In all seriousness, though, Carla's work is absolutely lovely. Why buy something that a zillion other people have when you can get a one-of-a-kind piece from Carla? I have quite a number of glamourous friends in my life (you know who you are, and don't you deny it!) and I know they all have birthdays…
As for dear Clara. She would have liked one of everything, but I gently guided her to something she probably wouldn't lose. Alas, my glittering princess is also an incorrigible slob (sorry, Mom, she might be your only granddaughter, but you know it's true). We settled on a hair jewel. Clara wore it proudly for a daily, and then Victoria the Mermaid has worn it ever since. I did persuade her to lend it to Clara for her dance recital, but it really does look amazing in mermaid hair.
Carla Dunham Jewellery Design can be found on Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook, and of course at the Farmer's Market in Wolfville.