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The Royal Navy flagship HMS Ocean will arrive in Gibraltar on Monday to pick up stores before deploying to the Caribbean to provide assistance and aid to British Overseas Territories hit by Hurricane Irma.
The vessel, a helicopter carrier and amphibious assault ship, will join Royal Fleet Auxiliary Mounts Bay providing logistical and medical support to Caribbean islands devastated by Hurricane Irma and in the path of Hurricane José.
HMS Ocean was operating in the Mediterranean but was re-tasked last week to support the humanitarian aid and disaster relief efforts.
British Forces Gibraltar, as a Forward Mounting Base, is currently engaged in numerous activities in support of HMS Ocean's re-tasking.
As a result, the public is likely to see an increase in activity at RAF Gibraltar over the next 72 hours, both during standard operating periods and out of hours. Disruption to Winston Churchill Avenue will be kept to a minimum.
Chinook helicopters were being loaded today in the UK ready to fly to Gibraltar ahead of the ship's arrival.
Almost 500 British troops have been deployed to Caribbean islands ravaged by Hurricane Irma as Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon says the "relief operation is well under way".
But Britons in the path of the historic storm are being warned the "situation could deteriorate significantly" as it bears down on the US mainland.
Having regained its category five status overnight the hurricane has weakened to category three as it batters the north coast of Cuba.
But it is expected to regain its strength before hitting the Florida Keys on Sunday morning with 110 mph winds.
More than six million people in Florida and Georgia have been warned to leave their homes as the National Hurricane Centre warned the storm will bring "life-threatening" wind, with forecasters predicting storm surges of up to 15 ft.
Prime Minister Theresa May said work was taking place with US authorities to ensure British expats and tourists in Florida are protected as millions of locals and visitors flee to safety.
But the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has said its ability to provide assistance to British citizens may be "extremely limited" and advised those affected to make their own contingency plans.
Following criticism of the Government's response to the disaster, ministers announced a £32 million relief package and pledged to double any public donations to the British Red Cross appeal for victims of Hurricane Irma, up to £3 million.
Following a meeting of the Government's emergency Cobra committee on Saturday, Sir Michael said: "The relief operation is now well under way."
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said there are just under 500 troops currently in the region, made up of marines, engineers, medics and specialists, including Army and RAF personnel.
Army soldiers have deployed from RFA Mounts Bay to the British Virgin Islands, while an A400 flight brought a further 50 marines.
An MoD spokesman said: "By the end of the evening there will be well over 100 marines and troops on the island, their priority will be establishing security and law and order before providing humanitarian assistance before the arrival of Hurricane Jose."
Irma claimed at least 20 lives, including at least four in the British Virgin Islands and one each on Anguilla and Barbuda, and left thousands of people homeless when it smashed into the region on Wednesday.
On returning to the UK, British tourists Thanai Caesar and Rochelle Fyffe spoke of their fear, having been in Antigua when Irma struck.
They said the walls of their boarded-up accommodation shook and they could hear things banging against the building outside.
"I feel like the hurricane itself was like being in a nightmare and it was just horrible because the outcome wasn't actually as bad as on other islands, so I don't even want to imagine what the other people felt," Ms Fyffe told Sky News at Gatwick Airport.
"We couldn't sleep the whole night because we were just scared," Ms Caesar added.
Shilan Ghafoor and Hari Jami, who had their honeymoon cut short, called for more help for locals braced for a second storm.
"To be honest it just makes you think because the people who are out there, they're so limited, they don't have enough resources, they don't have enough help and the hurricane has been three days now, four days, and now they're just picking up the pieces, they're anticipating another one," Mr Ghafoor told Sky News.
"I think a lot more should be done from us worldwide to help them out."
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Question: insulin and potassium levels
|sarugli - Tue Apr 21, 2009 6:14 am
i've been experiencing problems for some time, and have not yet found the cause. I have paid privately for lots of tests. The last ones i tried were normal except my insulin levels were low (4.4uIU/ml, the lab range was 6-24.). My fasting glucose is usually around 100mg/dL. c-PEPTIDE WAS 1ng/ml, lab range said less than 4. i did notice that my potassium was only just in the range, it was 3.66mEq/L, THE LAB RANGE WAS 3.60-5.20. i HAVE A HEALTHY DIET, HAVE NO EATING DISORDERS, and have had no stomach upsets. I also have been using a salt substitute regularly, but not in all foods. I thought that these light salts were high in potassium, so i should not have low levels.
I have been having frequent tachycardia, it's pretty often that my heart rate is 99 bpm, one day it was 110. I also feel like i get an irregular rhythm, my blood pressure meter has recorded this. I lost the cervical curve of my neck due to muscle spasms.
I think something goes wrong with my blood glucose levels too, i get hypoglycaemic symptoms, and feel better if i eat something. I have tried measuring my blood glucose when i feel like this, but it only came out low once, when it was 3.9mmol, every other time i measure randomly it is around 6mmol.
I feel tired all the time, sometimes breathless. I just don't know what to do, i know i don't feel right, but my partner thinks i am a hyperchondriac. I get a lot of bachache too.
Hope you can help.
|Dr. N. Haider - Thu Apr 23, 2009 4:04 pm
Hi sarugli,
I'd be in a better position to help you out if you please provide me with the following information about you.
1. How long it has been since you were diagnosed as a diabetic?
2. Are you taking anything for diabetes? Please mention the dose.
3. You mentioned that you use a blood pressure monitor. Are you hypertensive? If so what medications are you taking? What pressure you get these days?
4. Do you feel dizzy on standing suddenly after you have been sitting for some time?
5. Do you feel you have an irregular rhythm all the time? or only when you exert yourself?
Dr. N. Haider
|sarugli - Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:30 pm
Hello Dr Haider,
Thanks very much for your reply, it's appreciated.
I have not been diagnosed as a diabetic, so i am not taking any medication.( A friend is diabetic, and lent me a meter, as they thought i may have some kind of sugar problem, also i had fasting glucose checked by a lab, it was 100 Mg/dL 2 times.
I was told by a doctor to measure my blood pressure regularly, as i did have mild hypertension. It changes a lot, for a few weeks it was around 140/90, but then it suddenly dropped, and now it is ok, in fact pretty low sometimes, eg. 110/65. My heartrate has never dropped below 80 in the past 2 months, and is usually over 90 when just resting.I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT GOES TO WITH EXERTION. Sometimes i can't tell it's fast, but often i feel like it's beating fast or too hard, or like it misses a beat.( AND SOME NIGHTS I CANNOT GET TO SLEEP BECAUSE OF IT) My meter recorded an irregular rhythm a couple of times, when it did this my pressure was 130/110 and 135/105! I am not taking blood pressure medication.
I do sometimes go dizzy when i stand up after sitting for some time. Also, my lower legs swell in the evening, but they feel hard rather than puffy, and when i wake in the morning they are ok, but my fingers are swollen!
The irregular rhythm happens without exertion.
I hope this helps, hope to hear from you. Thankyou.
|sarugli - Sat Apr 25, 2009 5:52 am
while my blood pressure was higher, my bpm was always around 99, but now it is from 80- 99, it varies. But that is just at the point i measure my blood pressure, i am not doing it every day now, since it is lower generally. But i still have palpitations every day. A few days ago i didn't sleep until 9am , i felt wired up.
|sarugli - Sat Jul 25, 2009 8:36 am
Dr Haider asked me some questions, and did not reply to my answers.
Since my last posting, my blood pressure has changed, and is consistently low usually around 105/65 now! I have now had a numb ring finger and little finger and part of my palm for the past 2 weeks, and sometimes my tongue feels numb too. I am also getting colicky pains in my upper right abdomen, but this only happens sometimes.
What is going on?
Also, when i wake up the fingers of both hands are swollen and weak, i cannot light my lighter! They are ok later in the day.
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I will be shilling my new goodies and entertaining the throngs of fanboys and girls with my usual wit and wisdom. I may also sing a few bars if you're really nice.
After hours me Pat and Bill (that's what I call them, they call me "Mr. Awesome") will be throwing down some Porterhouse steaks and knocking down martinis then hitting the Hyatt bar for some after hours elbow rubbing with the common folk. I might even be able to get those two knuckleheads to sing along with me on some of the BB Wolf tunes...they're HUGE fans.
So make sure to swing on out to Rosemont in a few weeks and we'll share a few laughs.
The very next week I'll be jet-setting out to Baltimore, MD for the Baltimore Comic-Con! I just happen to be a "Special Guest" at this year's Balt Show so make sure to stop by my booth and tell me how special I am. The Balt Show is held August 28-29th and will kick absolute ass (I DID mention I was going to be there, right?)!
Okay, if I don't see you at either one of those shows you will live to regret it...And you KNOW who I'm talking to.


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I like Rimu hub because it makes me a great learner and I can't wait until we learn more through the year. There are learning spaces which are awesome to sit down and focus on your work to get it done quickly.
My favourite leaning space is the trusted space because I get my work done quicker and faster.
I am a year 4 and I have made so much friends lately. My favourite sport at school is swimming.
I am 8 years old and my best thing to do at school is to get all my work done.
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Mens experiences of living with obesity
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2008 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en] : The aim for this study was to describe men´s experiences of living with obesity. By exploring the patients perceptions it might be possible to gain an understanding of the attitudes that influence health care encounters and quality of life for patients with obesity. A qualitative design was used. Nine adult men with BMI ≥30 were interviewed using semi- structured interviews. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed using thematic content analysis. The result described living with obesity as struggling for well-being. The obese men described experiences of being limited, being oversized, being content with ones weight yet desiring weight-loss and being seen as obese. The obese men¡¯s desire to lose weight and their feelings of discomfort in situations focusing on their obesity was understood as a result of implicit anti-obese bias and the internalization of the social stigma of obesity.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages: 2008.
Keyword [en] : Medicine, Men, Experiences, Obesity, Attitudes, Stigma
Keyword [sv] : Medicin
Identifiers: URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-53884ISRN: LTU-DUPP--08/018--SELocal ID: adec5f93-7ad9-4f6a-869c-fad3de6fe98cOAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-53884DiVA: diva2:1027261
Subject / course: Student thesis, at least 15 credits
Educational program: Nursing, master's level
Examiners : Sävenstedt, Stefan
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I've been thinking a lot lately about the "Education" portion of our grant project. This is the part of the CPC project where, in the hopes of making the CPC website inclusive to organizations of all sizes and abilities, we create some tools to try and empower and educate orgs that might not quite be ready to make the leap and become a partner.
We circulated a survey at the Presidential Sites and Libraries conference asking for feedback on areas where orgs felt like they needed help. (The survey is ongoing and is still available here—we'd LOVE to hear from you!) The most in-demand topic was "Metadata"… and I can completely imagine why that might be. Metadata sits in this unique spot between being a (relatively traditional) library function and being a cutting-edge, "big data", information technology, "wave of the future"-type thing.
Structured data (metadata) is so wonderfully powerful in this day and age, and will continue to be so: Using an agreed-upon format means a computer can read that data without needing specialized instructions. It means one website can "talk" to another to share and retrieve data stored across different sites. There are a lot of disagreements about what's the "best" format or the "right" way to do things, but the thing is that structured data is useful, always.
And here's the thing, (and I'm telling myself as well as all of you): Whatever we create to be part of the educational materials is not going to solve the ongoing disagreements about what's "best" or "right". Our goal is to get you started. And I think a lot of orgs are pretty close to prepared to deal with that. Yes—there might be hurdles (like lack of internal knowledge of software systems or simply overloaded staff)… but the basics are pretty straightforward.
So lest I get too tangled up in the discussions about "flavors" of Dublin Core and Europeana and MODS, this blog post is here to remind me: The most important thing is to demystify the topic and just get started.
Don't get me wrong about the "best" or "right" thing: we do have educated opinions about metadata and will freely share (and adapt) them as time goes on: Consistency is crucial, open source software is generally better than not, metadata should be free for all to share and learn. But this conversation will grow and change as time goes on—and I can't wait to see where it ends up.
There were a few other areas that seemed to pique the interest of the PSL attendees: Many wanted budget solutions for digital development, including information about options for putting a collection online. Again, there will be no "right" answers here. But we have every intention of creating a heck of a toolbox for anyone interested.
What do you think: Is metadata mystifying? What about it is intimidating or unclear?
When you think about digital development (digitizing collections, creating records, putting things online), what are the biggest barriers in your way? Are they human (like fear of change or lack of expertise) or technical (like outdated software)?
If someone could provide you with one or two "keys" that would unlock your workflow and move you further into the digital future… what would those keys be?


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The Irish playwright Oscar Wilde was convicted under the gross indecency law for homosexual activity and sentenced to two years of hard labor.
Editor's note: Oscar Wilde was on this day, May 25, in 1895 convicted of gross indecency and sentenced to two years of hard labor. We look below at the injustice of his conviction and how it would finally come to be pardoned.
Irish writer Oscar Wilde may be among thousands of gay and bisexual men pardoned posthumously for engaging in consensual same-sex relationships.
The famous playwright and author stands to have his criminal record wiped clean as part of a new initiative announced by the UK Department of Justice that will pardon those who were once convicted of sexual offenses that are no longer illegal. UK Justice Minister Sam Gyimah announced that a clause would be introduced to the policing and crime bill to allow for the pardon of some 59,000 deceased men found guilty of these now outdated crimes.
Consensual sexual acts between men over the age of 21 were not decriminalized in England and Wales until 1967, not being applied in Scotland until 1980 or Northern Ireland until 1982.
In a symbolic gesture, however, the Department announced Thursday that if a historical homosexual crime is no longer illegal in the UK and involved a consensual sexual act with another over the age of 16, the crime will now be deemed posthumously pardoned.
No individual case or name will be singled out, but Wilde's is one of the best known. He was sentenced to two years of hard labor in Reading prison after his 1895 conviction for gross indecency. The evidence brought against him included that of him procuring male prostitutes.
Read more: Prison where Oscar Wilde was locked up now houses tribute in his honor
"It is hugely important that we pardon people convicted of historical sexual offenses who would be innocent of any crime today," Gyimah said.
"Through pardons and the existing disregard process, we will meet our manifesto commitment to put right these wrongs."
The announcement comes three years after famous English computer scientist Alan Turing was posthumously pardoned by the Queen for his conviction of gross indecency. Turing, who succeeded in breaking Nazi German codes during World War II, killed himself by taking cyanide in 1954 aged 41, two years after his gross indecency conviction which was related to homosexual acts.
In 2012, British Liberal Democratic politician Lord Sharkey moved to allow those convicted of the obsolete crimes who were still living to have their convictions disregarded. Up to 75,000 men had faced a gross indecency conviction until the laws were repealed. Sharkey's amendment to the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 allowed the 16,000 still living the right to apply to have their convictions disregarded.
The new clause would follow on from Lord Sharkey's amendment, whereas individual cases are reassessed for those still living, a blanket pardon will be implemented for those who died.
"This is a momentous day for thousands of families up and down the UK who have been campaigning on this issue for decades," Sharkey said
"I am very grateful for the government's support and the support of many of my colleagues in parliament."
"We welcome the government announcement to issue a posthumous pardon to all gay and bi men unjustly prosecuted for being who they are, but we don't think it goes far enough," stated Paul Twocock, director of campaigns at Stonewall, a gay rights organization.
The organization would prefer a bill proposed by Scottish National Party MP Jack Nicholson, however, which will be debated in British parliament later this week.
"John Nicolson MP's proposed bill closes a loophole that means some gay and bi men who are still alive and living with those convictions still can't have them deleted, despite them being unjust and not illegal today. We urge the government to look at bringing this into their proposal," continued Twocock.
The government has refused to support the bill with fears it will be used to pardon those who are still guilty of crimes such as sex with a minor and non-consensual sexual activity.
"We also don't agree with the government's interpretation of John Nicolson MP's bill – it explicitly excludes pardoning anyone convicted of offenses that would still be illegal today, including non-consensual sex and sex with someone under 16," Twocock said.
Read more: Top ten amazing facts about Irish legend Oscar Wilde
Just 15 weeks after the debut of "The Importance of Being Earnest," Oscar Wilde found himself in Reading Prison on charges of homosexual acts. The imprisonment was a massive turning point in his life and the culmination of a feud with his lover's father, the Marquess of Queensbury, whom he had sued for libel after the Marquess publicly accused him of sodomy. Confined to his cell for 23 hours a day, Wilde would live just three years after his release, dying from cerebral meningitis in November 1900 at 46 years of age.
Same-sex sexual activity was not decriminalized in the Republic of Ireland until 1993 after a 1988 ruling stated Irish laws prohibiting male homosexual activities were in contravention of the European Convention on Human Rights.
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FRENCHBURG, KY. (AP) - A Kentucky man has died after falling in the Indian Creek area of the Red River Gorge.
Menifee County Sheriff Rodney Coffey said late Saturday that the man's name was being withheld until his family was notified.
Coffey says local rescue agencies were called at 2:29 p.m. about a man who fell about 50 feet off a cliff. The man was camping with friends, who tried unsuccessfully to resuscitate him at the scene, Coffey said.
Coffey says the death appears to be an accident.
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In the fall of 2001, Portland's Musical Theatre Company ("MTC") put on a production of the musical No, No Nanette, and apparently it's been playing ever since. At least that's what the sign outside the historic brick building of the former Eastside Performance Center indicates. It's October 2014 now, and the sign is still advertising the show. Or a version of the show – either one of the "No's" got left off or it fell off sometime in the last 13 years. Now the sign simply reads "No Nanette."
The play opened on Broadway in 1925 and features blackmail, a millionaire Bible publisher, and, of course, Nanette herself, a fun-loving heiress who runs off to Atlantic City after telling everyone she's visiting her grandmother in Trenton, New Jersey. The hit songs of the show were "I Want to Be Happy" and "Tea for Two."
I never went to see MTC's production of Nanette, but I used to spend a lot of time in the Eastside Performance Center building, back when its basement was an indoor park. On rainy days, my toddler son and I would go down a long flight of stairs and into a gym that had been turned into a sort of kid heaven with baskets of blocks and puppets and games. It also had a climbing structure and a toy kitchen outfitted with all kinds of cooking utensils and pretend food, but my son's favorite thing to do there was to drive around in an orange plastic car with a yellow roof.
With his hands holding the steering wheel, he would push his feet along the floor Flinstone-style to make the car move, and I wonder now if the look of concentration on his face meant he'd transported himself to a place where he was on the road, in charge of his destination, and happy. Whatever he was feeling, he never wanted to get out of the car when it was time to leave. Inevitably, we'd play out a little drama of our own that featured coaxing (mine) and tears (his). Sometimes, to take our minds off of this tragedy, I'd say, "Let's count the stairs on our way out." It seemed to help both of us to have something concrete to focus on beyond the sadness of parting with the wonders of the indoor park.
Before the building housed this basement play area or the theater company, it was Washington High School, which was decorated with columns and lions' heads and terracotta trim. The school's notable alumni include the world-famous chef James Beard; the civic leader and businessman Bill Naito; the former governor of Oregon Vic Atiyeh and the Nobel-prize-winning Linus Pauling.
My dad went to Washington High School too and graduated in 1949 at the age of 17. Even though I drive past there at least a few times every week, I can't picture him there at all. When he was living, it never occurred to me to ask him about his life back then, and when he passed away in 1995, his stories from that time died too. If I could go back in time about 20 years, I'd ask him, Did you have a favorite book? Did you watch the clock during math? Who did you eat lunch with? What made you laugh?
A developer bought the old high school from the City of Portland last year, and soon the building will be open for business. Maybe the new tenants and patrons alike will hear the echo of a locker door slamming down the hall or the tire of a toy car rolling over the floor or a madcap heiress tapping and trilling across the stage that she wants to be happy but she won't be happy till you're happy too.


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The last episode of 'Sounds Of A City' presents the case as to why 'Blue Lines' is Bristol's definitive album.
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Questions to Ask Before You Choose a Digital Signature Vendor
Thanks to the digitization of workplaces, a great deal of paperwork is now replaced by electronic documents. When it comes to sensitive documents like contracts, non-disclosure agreements and others that need signatures though, executives still have to run from pillar to post, making sure all documents are duly signed by all members involved.
You know that digital signature can solve this problem and you've heard that they are safe and authentic. However, you still have your doubts, and rightly so.
You must absolutely ask all the necessary questions and be a hundred percent sure that the digital signature vendor you are planning to engage is absolutely the right choice.
Digital signatures are undoubtedly a secure and legally protected service that can save you the trouble of printing, faxing, mailing and scanning papers just for procuring a signature.
However, it is so only when you have a reliable and authorized service provider. Unfortunately, e-signature providers have cropped up in large numbers and not all of them have a high standard.
Here are the factors you should consider before choosing your digital signature service provider:
1. Is The E-Signature Legally Protected?
While e-signatures are ESIGN and UETA compliant and very much legally accepted in all high-value transactions, they require process evidence and an embedded audit-trail if they ever need to be presented in court.
The process evidence is a sequential record of all the steps a customer took during the e-signature process. Additionally, look for a detailed and consistent audit trail.
Look for a vendor who diligently records every event and provides a legally acceptable proof.
2. Are The E-Signature And The Documents Secured?
Ask your vendor if they will protect your documents and e-signatures using appropriate digital signature technology. Ideally, they should create a digital fingerprint that can be used for verification purposes in the future.
Some vendors don't have enough authenticity to create a tamper-proof solution for all e-signatures. You need to avoid such providers and make sure you use someone credible.
Since the e-signature vendor will have access to your most sensitive documents, and will be storing them in a cloud, you need to make sure that they will protect the integrity and confidentiality of your information.
Make sure they have proper mechanisms and appropriate electronic infrastructure to support highly secured cloud storage for documents.
3. Does It Work With Your Existing File Types?
Going paperless needs just as much flexibility as you find in the world of hard-copy documents. Signatures are required on a wide variety of documents from invoices to forms, contracts and agreements.
E-signatures on such documents should be just as easy. Ascertain that your e-signature provider allows you all the flexibility you need and works with all the different formats, and applications you use such as Outlook, Word, and Excel or file types like PDF, SharePoint and AutoCAD.
Also make sure that the e-signature solution works well with your existing workflows, your CRM tools and database management systems.
4. Is It Easy To Use?
To facilitate maximum adoption at all levels and by all people you deal with, an e-signature should be extremely useful. People should be able to complete the process within a few clicks, without any additional training on how to use e-signatures.
Signing on a paper is one of the most basic, ingrained habits of people; it is something they can do in their sleep. Breaking away from the familiarity of paper-and-pen signatures to adopt e-signatures isn't an easy transition and a complicated process could make it harder.
5. Is It Open To Customization?
As a part of your branding, you wish to give your clients/customers a seamless experience. When the time comes for an e-signature, they shouldn't have to go to a new page to sign.
The e-signature interface should be enable to be customized so that it can reflect the same colors and interface as that of your brand to avoid confusion.
6. Does The E-Signature Provide Multiple Modes Of Signature Capture?
There are multiple ways to do an electronic signature. Clicking on 'sign here', entering a password, initialing, and a few other creative ways can be adopted to complete the process.
Check with your vendor if they support multiple formats.
7. Is The E-Signature Mobile Friendly?
Mobile is an absolutely indispensable part of business today and hence, the e-signature solution must be compatible with mobile. Your clients should have absolutely no trouble signing a document on a smartphone or tablet.
8. Does The E-Signature Solution Have A Proper Consent And Notice Provision?
According to the ESIGN Act and other accepted rules for e-signatures, the user performing an electronic signature must be very clearly notified what the e-sign entails and must seek consent for the same.
They should have the option to not indulge in the process should they choose to. If there is ever a problem with the client's consent and your vendor has failed to follow the right process, the e-sign can be invalidated.
As you can see, the seemingly simple process of electronically signing a document is rife with little intricacies which, if not followed, can lead to serious organizational and legal problems.
It is important to understand that when electronic signatures are being given as much legal significance as a real-life signature, an equal amount of care must be taken.
An e-signature vendor, who isn't a well seasoned and highly credible industry personnel, may not be the right person to handle such sensitive matters of your business.
It is hence imperative that you exercise extreme caution when selecting an electronic signature service provider.
Rose Martin is an editor at Rantle East Electronic Trading Co. Limited – Electronic components distributor & IC supplier in Hong Kong. She has a master degree in electrical engineering. She likes to share her views and perspectives on electronics manufacturing industries, production, technologies and entrepreneurship. You can reach out to her at martinrrrose[AT]gmail[dot]com.


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'With or without the euro, Greece will face devastation if polices don't change'• http://rt.com
As coalition government talks in Greece falter under disagreements over austerity and bailout terms, journalist Panagiotis Sotiris tells RT that the country is now actually choosing between austerity and democracy.
Sunday did not bring any solutions to the stalled negotiations between the country's four leading parties to form a coalition government. On the contrary, as the radical leftist Syriza party pulled out from the talks, the situation has become only more complicated. The remaining three parties (the socialist PASOK, conservative New Democracy and the Democratic Left party) have until Thursday to agree on a cabinet, or the country will once again go to the parliamentary poll.


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Last week I overheard a little girl at a restaurant say to her family, "We should celebrate how pretty I am."
Not in a bratty conceited way at all. I almost raised my glass in a toast.
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There are several keys in the game to collect, here are their names and instructions on how to obtain them:
[edit] Key of the Captain
Obtained by: Going into the dead sea monster's mouth at the beginning of "The Hydra Attacks" level. Inside is a man hanging off about to fall into the sea monsters stomach. The cut-scene shows Kratos grabbing the key and letting the man fall.
Used for: Opening the door to the next part of the level.
[edit] Key
Obtained by taking the key from a woman that fell from a building.
Used for: Opening a locked hatch.
[edit] Muse Keys
Their are 2 muse keys. They can be obtained by finding each one in a chest somewhere in the game.
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Kehres takes place among the greats
NEW YORK — Larry Kehres from little Mount Union had the biggest coaching resume at the College Football Hall of Fame induction ceremonies Tuesday.
"This gentleman is, to me, maybe the best coach that's ever lived," ESPN reporter Holly Rowe said.
Kehres joined former Florida coach Steve Spurrier and Clemson coach Danny Ford as the newest inductees into the Hall of Fame.
"I've gotten to cover him five national championships for Mount Union," Rowe said. "He was the coach at Mount Union from 1986 to 2012, the winningest coach in college football history among every division of play. He lost only 24 games in 27 seasons at Mount Union."
While building a small-college power in Alliance, Kehres guided the Purple Raiders to a 332-24-3 record and 11 NCAA Division III national championships in his 27 years as head coach.
The former Mount Union quarterback was glad to see his head coach, Ken Wable, at the National Football Foundation's awards banquet Tuesday.
"I think I had a good foundation in learning from a good coach," Kehres said. "And he taught us to plan and prepare thoroughly. I served as an assistant for him for 11 years.
"I think that foundation that makes you a good teacher in the classroom also makes you a good coach. You have to be prepared. You have to measure each day by the performance of players. In other words, have they learned what you were attempting to teach them? And I was taught that, and I have always benefited it from it. And I think my Mount Union players benefited from the foundation I received from him."
Mount Union has had only three coaches over the last 56 years (Ken Wable 24 years, Larry Kehres 27 years and his son Vince Kehres the last five years).
Larry Kehres is still Mount Union's athletic director and will be watching the Purple Raiders play in the national semifinals for a 23rd straight season Saturday afternoon at Wisconsin-Oshkosh.
Players in the Hall of Fame class included Tennessee' all-time leading passer Peyton Manning; Marshall Faulk of San Diego State; 2004 Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart of Southern California; Bob Crable of Notre Dame; Kirk Gibson, the National League MVP in 1988 and former Michigan State receiver; Bob McKay of Texas; Dat Nguyen of Texas A&M; Mike Ruth of Boston College; Brian Urlacher of New Mexico; and Adrian Peterson of Georgia Southern.
Spurrier became the fourth person to be inducted into the hall as both a player and a coach. Spurrier started his head coaching career at Duke from 1987-89 and credited his time there with allowing him to understand what it took to have a winning team.
"The offense had to play close to perfect just about every game," he said. "We couldn't play stupid and have touchdowns called back to have any chance to win. We had outstanding offensive guys. Defense was a little light, but they played their hearts out. So whatever kind of coach I became, I think I learned it at Duke University."
Spurrier went on to coach at Florida, where he also won the Heisman in 1966, and went 122-27-1 with the Gators, including a national title in 1996. After a brief stint with the Washington Redskins, he returned to college with South Carolina and became its winningest coach, too.


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What are the chances of an average american person getting an internal parasite such as a tapeworm?
Rare but happens: With our mandated inspection of meat production facilities, the U.S. Has nearly eliminated tapeworms and other intestinal parasites. You can still get them, particularly from eating wild game and fish. It's always a good idea to thoroughly cook any wild meat and fish. Thanks to david miller for his answer. ...Read more
Help, what type of parasite is a tapeworm?
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Possibly: Some parasite prefer the small intestine which is niot seen on colonoscopy. Others are found in the large intestine. A bowel movement culture for ova and parasite would be helpful. Any travel outside the us recently? ...Read more
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Repeat the studies.: Did you give the lab the 'worm', or did you just do stool studies for eggs? The latter can be negative and should be done on earolyn am sample on rising. You might also apply scotch tape to your anus before getting up as well as supplying an early am stool specimen.. Check with your pcp regarding other symptoms of parasites and a CBC looking for eosinophilia. ...Read more
I have a severe parasite infestation along with the pork tapeworm. meds arent helping. they are in my brain now. not a joke. back of my neck. help plz?
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I know that taenia solium is the tapeworm of pork but I want to know If taenia solium is a bacterium, virus, fungus, protozoan or a parasite? And why?
Zoonotic parasite: Taenia solium is the pork tapeworm belonging to cyclophyllid cestodes in the family Taeniidae. It is an intestinal zoonotic parasite found throughout the world, and is most prevalent in countries where pork is eaten. The adult worm is found in humans and has a flat, ribbon-like body, which is white in color and measures 2 to 3 m in length. Its distinct head, the scolex, contains suckers and a rostellum as organs of attachment. The main body, the strobila, consists of a chain of segments known as proglottids. Each proglottid is a complete reproductive unit; hence, the tapeworm is a hermaphrodite. It completes its life cycle in humans as the definitive host and pigs as intermediate host. It is transmitted to pigs through human faeces or contaminated fodder, and to humans through uncooked or undercooked pork. Pigs ingest embryonated eggs, morula, which develop into larvae, the oncospheres, and ultimately into infective larvae, cysticerci. A cyticercus grows into an adult worm in human small intestines. Infection is generally harmless and asymptomatic. However, accidental infection in humans by the larval stage causes cysticercosis. The most severe form is neurocysticercosis, which affects the brain and is a major cause of epilepsy. Human infection is diagnosed by the parasite eggs in the faeces. ...Read more
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Vivid imagination: but is true , infection to brain is by a different path , ingestion pork tape warm eggs enter the bloodstream and larvae hatch in brain ( and other organs including eye ) , cysticercosis . First speak to your doctor have CT of brain done , if negative then is your imagination . But if positive you are right need brain surgery for cure then You don't need psychiatrist ...Read more
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Just isn't summer in Sacramento without a Merlino's freeze. I like the orange the best, but lemon and the strawberry are good too. I like to buy it by the gallon!!!
It's hard to describe Merlino's but it is so cold it will freeze your brain!!
Once my girlfriends father was in the hospital and just had to have a Merlino's. We rushed one right over to him, hiding it from prying nurses…and now, anytime I wind up in the hospital all I want is an orange freeze. They are like medicine on a hot day.
The original Merlino's was an old orange painted stand across the street from what was the State Fair grounds before it moved to its current site at CalExpo (the California Exposition).
If you talk to peeps who grew up in Sacramento before the fair moved, they always have stories of going across the street to Merlino's for a freeze. The best part of summers in SacTown for a kid in the 50s & 60s.
The company has changed hands but is still here and still cranking out freezes in a number of locations including the one in East Sacramento at 32nd Street & Folsom Blvd, hidden away in a Mr Pickles sandwich shop. Pretty good sandwiches, GREAT orange freezes.
Here is a map for the 32nd & Folsom Blvd site.
You can even order online & save yourself a little time!! Here is the menu for you.
If you visit SacTown stop by Mr Pickles and say "a large orange freeze please. Couple of bucks for some pure happiness. You might even see the dancing Pickle.
I want one….or two…now.
The original spot with a semi-new stand. Not Merlino's anymore, but still pretty good even their hot dogs.
This photo says Hagen's on the cup but it looks like Merlino's. When Merlino's was sold about a decade ago, the Hagen's bought the Carmichael shop.
The taste seems to be the same as the freeze in the cup that says Merlino's over at Mr Pickles.
Cheers!!! (and bring me one…..gallon!)


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- With information of Areelu Vorlesh's plan in hand, the party return to Defender's Heart to report on their mission successes. They find that the stronghold had just suffered another attack from the demons and tieflings and it was the third in the last 24 hours. It appears that the demonic host want them out as soon as possible. Tarric is found, bloodied but alive and he bows before his master before falling into line.
- Finding Irabeth Tirabade, she escorts them up to their rooms so they can do a full debriefing. Passing one of the rooms, they find Sera has set-up a small trading post, a place where the survivors can swap and trade for the necessities they want. She was told however, that food was off limits, all food had to be shared to the community at large.She seems to have been quite successful in her venture.
- While sharing the news of the upcoming ritual involving the broken Wardstone the group are given fresh food and wine. Irabeth is chocked by the revelations but agrees that it ties into the reports of a heavy demonic presence around the Grey Garrison. Taking the other reports, she grants them leave as she goes to talk to several scholars and leaders about the demonic plans.
- Heading out, Nyissa Veil checks in on her young protege who seems to be struggling under the pressure and busyness of the trading post. She has "hired" some orphans to help her with inventory and is also brokering sales for other people, taking a nice profit for the work. Noticing her master now watching, she becomes even more flustered and is thankful for the relief of duties when she is given some gold and allowed to head downstairs. Nyissa immediately takes over, much to the dismay of the traders who know she is going to be a much harder sell.
- Meanwhile, Alaenora Thalanis heads downstairs with Tarric to speak with the lost and leaderless paladins and followers of Iomedae. Their faith has been shaken with both the loss of their masters and leaders and the apparent wide-spread corruption in their ranks. Taking them to task, the elven paladin takes command of the men and women and fire them up to go out and do their duty to both their goddess and the crusade. She hands over the holy symbols that she had collected and they place them on a makeshift shrine to Iomedae as tokens of reverence and remembrance. However, she is interrupted by a drunk and belligerent Ekira Corum who is finding her faith at the bottom of a bottle. She is also verbally reprimanded by Alaenora and she slinks off, cursing her name as she goes.
- Ralthanar looks around the defender's defences and checks on the scouting parties, many of which have returned to help stem the tide of assaults. He is distracted by some yelling and a troop of men are seen running for the walls with demons on their tails. They are escorting a wagon as well as Horgus Gwerm and the woman and baby. They safely make it through and the rich noble is happy to see the barbarian's face. Red faced and puffing, he admits to doing something nice and donating his stockpile of weapons to the war effort, something that obviously pains him. He shouts the barbarian to some drinks and they while away the day.
- In the evening, Aravashnial enters their room with the aid of Anevia Tirabade. He knows what is coming up for the party and has had men recover a cache of supplies that were owned by the Riftwardens. He welcomes them to take what they need for the battle ahead. It is a veritable assortment of magical supplies and cold iron weaponry. He also presents Nyissa with a potent Wand of Magic Missiles and gives her permission to use with impunity. (She does)
- They leave as Irabeth returns with another man, an aging scholar and former head of the Blackwing Library, Quednys Orlun. After several hours of discussion with the various remaining scholars and leaders, they have decided that the Wardstone fragment is too dangerous to leave as it is. It must be destroyed. Noticing the shock on the party's faces, they go on to explain that the wardstone wall is failing anyway and that if it falls into Areelu's hands, then it would be devastating to the remaining armies and countries. They believe that she will turn the magic back on the crusaders who are marshaling on the borders. In one foul swoop, they could destroy every man, woman and beast who have lined up to fight them back. By destroying it first, it takes a potent weapon out of the demon's hands, despite the great loss to the Crusade.
- As for the strike, they want it small and fast hitting so that the Grey Garrison cannot call for back-up in time. The remaining crusaders and the newly arrived Descendants from below will head into the city and skirmish to keep the remaining cultists and demons distracted. Irabeth informs them that she could never ask someone to undertake such a mission if she was not willing to do it herself. And so, it is agreed that the new Triumvirate; Alaenora Thalanis, Nyissa Veil and Ralthanar along with Irabeth Tirabade will make a daring assault on the garrison and destroy the legendary wardstone before Areelu can arrive. With that, they are told to rest and prepare for a dawn strike.
- Tarric informs Alaenora that he has volunteered to go with the various skirmish teams. He has a red ribbon on his sword hilt. As for Sera, she will stay safe in the Defender's Heart Inn and asked flat out for magical protection in the form of a wand. While her training is really yet to start, she feels safer with it. Before they step out, Aneevia stops them makes them promise that they return her wife to her safely.
- As dozens of crusader teams strike out in a sunburst pattern, the small strike team keep a low profile and head for the garrison. The city is dimly lit in the early morning light and they easily avoid most patrols as they have been drawn by the noise making crusaders. As the garrison comes in sight, they are ambushed by a half-orc in red plate who calls Irabeth out. He had been apparently waiting in her house for either her or Aneevia to return to due to some old grudge. Shattering Irabeth's weapon is about the only offensive attack he makes before getting cut down in a flurry of blows and magic missiles.
- Pushing forwards, the khellid scout tries to circle the garrison looking for alternate routes but with the area around it blasted to rubble, there is a lot of open ground. Leaning against a remaining wall of someone's home, he finds it is weaker than it looks and accidentally topples it, alerting the two demons standing guard outside. The naked, bloated bodies of Prelate Hulrun and the noble traitor, ___, are armed with scythes and await outside the doors of the garrison. Both have been inhabited by vermlek, a foul work like demon who wears the skin of the dead. With such an affront to decency, the party charge and attack, weathering some of he channeled unholy healing before destroying the creatures. With care, the two bodies are placed to the side to be recovered later.
- With no other obvious way in, the Triumvirate and Irabeth use the Chime of Opening they received from Aravashial and hear the sounds of the inner door bars slip and fall. Ralthonar bursts into the small foyer and immediately spots a half dozen surprised tieflings in a side room who were gambling with body parts. With Irabeth at his side, the charge into their midst and start swinging. Nysissa glided into the foyer and with a flick of her slender, manicured hand, blinded several who started flailing in fear. Sweeping past the elven arcanist, Alaenora loosens Radiance from its sheath and stand before Nyissa and begins to strike down any that tried to get past to the defenseless mage. In little time, the disgusting and depraved tieflings are brought down, Ralthonar's axe causing many an arterial spray over the walls.
- As the remaining tieflings are mopped up, another door opens and two abrikandilu, wrecker demons, sneak in and try to use their magic to make Nyissa flee. Bolstered by their swift victory and by Alaenora's presence and grace, Nyissa ignores the magical compulsion and lets loose with her wand. Quickly, the barbarian, paladin and half-orc join the fray against the destructive little demons, spilling their blood with abandon. Taking a quick breather, they peer into the room they came from and see the museum wing has been completely trashed. The bodies of several paladins are seen sprawled out on the floor.
- Stopping to take stock of the situation, they explore their immediate surroundings. Nothing of value was in the sitting room where the tielflings were and the foyer's majestic frieze has been vandalised. In the next room, a small shrine to Iomedae had been set-up and an empty rack sits against the wall. Irabeth informs the group that it was the resting place of Radiance before it was stolen. She is surprised when Alaenora produces it in its new form and speaks how it has been inert since Yaniel's death. No paladin had managed to light the holy fire of the weapon but it seems to have bonded with the elven paladin, causing the half-orc to look upon the woman with new reverence. The rest of the shrine has been damaged and covered in trash and fecal matter. With both magic and manual cleaning, it is quickly restored and a feeling of tranquility falls upon the shrine. Kneeling on the small prayer stool, Alaenora stares up at the celestial script which reveals a hidden message to the pious.
- Heading north, they push into a small passageway with several doors and choose north again. Opening into a long room that ends with a destroyed and desecrated alter. Six statues line the hall and despite being broken and defaced, the images of Count Magnus Darcarus, Fru Brynhild Eirensdottir, Lady Aspexia Wintrish & Queen Galfrey can be recognised. Three Cultist of Deskari are resting but react with surprising speed to the attacking heroes. While two gather themselves, the leader rushes the door to block them and takes to the barbarian with a savage blow with his scythe. The defiance is short lived as both magic missiles and a greataxe crash into his body, dropping him lifelessly to the floor. With an opening now available, the elven paladin dashes through to meet the other cultists but is suddenly showed in splinters as another door smashes open and a half-finished alchemical golem enters the room, tubes and needles covering his body.
- Aleanora stifles a scream as the creature plunges it needle tipped hand into her, chemicals pumping through into the wound, but strengthened by her divine grace, she resists the foul liquids. Irabeth quick joins her, smashing tubes and hoses with her mace. In the shadow of the door, another form appears, a tiefling clad in leathers and covered with belts filled with potion bottles and bombs. With glee he sends bombs crashing into the barbarian but soon screams in frustration as both paladins start to lay waste to his creation. Nyissa starts a bombardment of magic missiles into the foul alchemist as he continues to rain fire back. As the golem crashes to the ground, the momentary distraction proves his downfall and his brough down by the combined might of the party. Searching his small office and bedroom, they discover Irabeth's sold sword, bound and ready for a note. It appears that it was about to be sent north to Drezen, to be corrupted and wielded by Staunton Vhane's brother. The goup kindly return it to Irabeth to wield.
- The alter chamber has been defiled and again, excrement has been smeared over the walls, statues and alter. Several body parts have been stitched together in a bloody and crude symbol of Deskari, Lord of the Locust Host. As they cleaned it off and restored the shrine, a faint blue line traced on the wall beside it. After eventually reciting the secret message from the smaller shrine, a secret door opened up revealing a hidden armory, filled with useful weapons and armour. Once equipped up, the party backtrack slightly and find a room with stairs heading up. There were three dretches feasting but they are quickly taken care of.
- Appearing upstairs, they are ambushed by another half-dozen tieflings in a wide, long hall. Again, magical blindness took some while Ralthonar's axe cleaved through armour and flesh with ease. Alaenora opened up with a flask of acid for one murderous thug before cutting down his friend. As the fight tumbled into a war room, four Cultists of Deskari rise in surprise but a burst of light from the elven paladin's shield burned into their corneas, leaving them helpless to the elf's and orc's onslaught. Back in the hall, one blind tielfling fell down the stairs while the remaining were struck down with axe and wand. Before they could even catch their breath, a new demon appeared, a schir, charging out of a library with a gore and spittle covered halberd. Despite its ferocity, it struggled to land a decisive hit on the barbarian and slowly it was backed up into the library where all four heroes brought it down.
- Taking a chance to explore, they found they library was heavily destroyed except for some book son war, one magical. Another room, a dining area is covered in gore and several bodies lay with their hearts ripped out. No creature came for them. After slaying some demonic flies in another, the team turn their attention to the remaining doors. Opening, they discover a grand room that is dominated by a large font of water that was used for scrying. It has been befouled and the guardian paladins were slain and raised as zombies. With heavy heart, Irabeth led the charge in but as some are cut down, she decides they should feel Iomedae's radiance one more time and channels energy, destroying them.
- Taking time to clean the font and re-filling it, the waters shift and reveal a hideously scarred half-elven woman in a panic. She is talking to a fiendish minotaur, ordering him to prevent the attackers from reaching her until she can call for back-up from a glabrezu or Minagho herself. With that, the Triumvirate rush up the stairs in this room and manage to catch the minotaur stepping through a doorway. Despite the size of his axe and horns, he fails to hurt the motivated and courageous party you tear him down in seconds, their goal only a door away.
- Emboldened, Ralthonar throws the door open, only to be met by an fiendish boar. It is slain in one arcing blow and Irabeth charges in, the room somewhat empty except for the a fragment of the Wardstone and a woman called Jeslyn hiding behind it, waiting to cast spells. When her Hold Person fails to land on the enraged half-orc, panic and fear washes over her face, she is obviously over her head and has been abandoned by her superiors. Before she can react, Alaenora is beside her and Radiance, burning with holy light, cuts a vicious wound over her wrecked body. She is quickly joined by Ralthonar, Irabeth and Nyissa in the back, throwing spell and magic missiles one after another. Putting up little resistance, the unfortunate creature is slain where she stands and Nyissa reveals the Rod of Cancellation and approaches the broken artefact.
- With a pause, the enormity of what she is about to do crashing through her mind, Nyissa looks to her companions and finds solidarity. With a nod, she touches the warstone and it shatters into hundreds of pieces, a golden light erupting from it and lancing out into the heroes, lifting them off the ground as the sound of a chorus of angels fills the room. Irabeth is thrown back and slumps for a moment, as Alaenora Thalanis, Nyissa Veil & Ralthanar float in the air, golden fire erupting from their bodies as visions wash over them. They see the demonic armies that have pushed up against the border of the Worldwound get almost obliterated in an instant as every border stone erupts in golden fire and lances deep into the abyssal horde.
- Other visions soon come over them:
Round 2: Still stunned, they receive a vision of the first wardstone being erected in the Kite here in Kenabres in 4639 ar, in a ritual involving the aid of the Hand of the Inheritor—the herald of Iomedae: a golden, winged angel with a halo of small swords around his head. This event happens soon after the Second Crusade begins.
Round 3: In the year 4665 ar, the heroes see a vision of a 20-year-old Hulrun leading the burning of dozens of supposed "witches" in the courtyard of the Kite before the wardstone. This event launches the Second Crusade.
Round 4: In the year 4692 ar, the heroes see a vision of Khorramzadeh the Storm King leading a brazen attack on Kenabres. The Storm King manages to strike a resounding blow with his sword against the wardstone, which suffers only the tiniest of cracks as the balor's sword shatters. Khorramzadeh is then attacked and forced to f lee when the silver dragon Terendelev nearly kills him—this event launches the Fourth Crusade.
Round 5: In the year 4712 ar, the heroes see a vision of Irabeth chasing a burly dwarven man—Staunton Vhane (leader of the Hammers of Heaven mercenary group) into the courtyard containing the wardstone. Both paladins are heavily wounded, and as Staunton backs against the
wardstone, smoke rises and he screams in pain. He ducks to avoid one of Irabeth's blows, then manages to smash her knee with his hammer, dropping her to the ground. Staunton seems ready to deliver a death blow, when she lashes upward with her sword, severely wounding him. In pain and with the sound of approaching soldiers he decides to back away and summon a fiendish giant wasp that he swiftly mounts and then flies away to the north, abandoning Kenabres.
Round 6: The PCs see a vision of Minagho, a beautiful demonic woman with a long thin tail, clawed hands, and curling horns protruding from where her eyes should be, placing the wardstone fragment in this room and of Jeslyn using a wish granted by Minagho to create the cage around it before Minagho teleports away.
Round 7: The PCs see a vision of an event they know will now never happen— Areelu Vorlesh using a deep purple Nahyndrian crystal the size of a human's head to corrupt the fragment, causing the entire border to flash with nauseating mauve fire that devastates the border cities and transforms countless crusaders into half-fiend slaves of the Worldwound.
Round 8: Areelu activates a device called an imago lens in the Abyss that allows her to use a project image spell to appear before the PCs.
- Seething with anger, Areelu prepares to slay the heroes where they float, trapped in the holy essence. Irabeth charges the woman but with a simple flick of wrist, she cast Mass Suffocation but the Triumvirate are spared the effects. Irabeth hits the floor holding her throat. Annoyed that her spell didn't work, the witch spreads her wings out wide and casts a mythic spell, pulling the room into the abyss and ripping apart the wall to reveal an encroaching army of demons that include mariliths, vrocks, glabrezu and even a balor. Six blood demons, Babau, do get into the room but at that moment, the walls flash with the symbols of Iomedae, Nethys, Gorum, Sarenrae, Desna, Shelyn and Torag. Above, in the dark, swirling abyssal sky, a fiery streak appears and like a metour, roars down into the room in front of Areelu. Stepping out of the crater is Fru Brynhild Eirensdottir, blazing with holy power and speaks on the behalf of the gods, this is not yet the land of demons. Some of the golden energy flowing through the heroes bends towards and through her which she unleashes as an enormous blast into Areelu. Areelu's scream can be heard over the sound of the roaring energy as her wings are shredded and body burned terribly. Brynn than angles the energy outward, searing into the encroaching demons, reducing them to ash just before the mighty spell ends, restoring the room to the mortal realm. With a sweeping bow, Brunnhilde smiles to the heroes as they are finally freed from from the golden pillars of light but find themselves surrounded by six babaus. Their bodies alight with power, they attack.
- Glorious battle is joined as powerful frost magics lash the demons while Ralthonar cuts a bloody swath through the hapless creatures. Channeling the power of Sarenrae, Alaenora smites demon after demon, cutting them down with graceful strikes. Soon after, not a demon stands and the three find themselves staring at each other, the obvious mark of the divine upon them. They positively thrum with power, an inner reservoir of power that now nests in their souls as the magic of the Wardstone settles in new hosts. Helping Irabeth up, she is stunned and awed by the three and what they have accomplished. Quickly looting Jeslyn, they leave and spend time recovering the bodies of the fallen and desecrated and returning to Defender's Heart them. A sudden tiredness overtaking them, like adrenalin bleeding away. The place is quite, most teams still out in the field.
- Taking the opportunity, the party take to their beds while Irabeth goes looking for commanders to get reports. Once asleep, they all dream a shared dream. A beautiful woman, clad in pale plate mail and sporting short, choppy black hair approach their sleeping forms. Leaning down, her hands gentle upon their faces and a look of sadness on hers, she speaks "I thank you for your kindness and service. I am saddened that I cannot help you in the future, but I can give you a token of my appreciation". With that, she kisses each on the forehead, divine power coursing into them. With that, Iomedae turns and disappears in a ball of golden light.


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New Orleans — THE Mississippi River, usually coursing with scores of ships carrying cargo and people, was nearly deserted. Coast Guard boats blockaded a half-mile stretch that runs alongside the city. But it had nothing to do with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. On this day, Hollywood needed to borrow the river -- director Tony Scott and producer Jerry Bruckheimer were in town shooting their upcoming action movie, "Deja Vu," and it was time to blow up a passenger ferry.
And blow it up they did. Rigged with an array of pyrotechnics, the ferry was enveloped in a ball of fire. As demolished cars were launched off the ship's deck into the water, flames exploded more than 200 feet into the air -- about as high as the Mississippi Bridge, which was also empty, rush-hour traffic having been diverted elsewhere.
It was the kind of spectacular special effect for which longtime collaborators Scott and Bruckheimer (their shared credits include "Top Gun" and "Crimson Tide") are famous. At the same time, though, it was an anomaly: a big-budget movie in a state where the infrastructure remains in tatters from the devastation wrought by Katrina, the costliest hurricane in U.S. history. More than seven months later, the storm was still front-page news. Even as "Deja Vu" filmed in and around New Orleans, police found a decomposed body inside a ruined Lower 9th Ward house.


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Julianne Hough strikes a pose and gives a thumbs up while visiting the Empire State Building on Monday (July 11) in New York City.
The 27-year-old actress, singer, and dancer did promo work with Bear Grylls that day, as she is soon appearing on his show Running Wild With Bear Grylls!
While on the show, Julianne admitted she consumed elephant poop!
"It was the start of our journey in Southern Africa….You can drink that and it will rehydrate you," Bear said on Access Hollywood of Julianne eating the elephant feces.
"Right off the bat he's like, here, let's do this!..It's just like coming through my fingers and down my arm," Julianne said. "And he just decides to put it on my face."
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What bug sprays are safe and best for kids?
Any bug spray containing near 20 to 30 percent DEET has been shown to be most effective and safe for both pregnant women and children older than 2 months.
Other bug sprays with different ingredients have been shown to be safe and relatively effective, too, but reputable scientific organizations, health authorities and consumer product testing companies have found that products with between 20 and 30 percent DEET are both safe and most effective at repelling certain insects, mainly mosquitoes, flies and ticks.
Specifically, Consumer Reports and The Sweethome, two reputable, well-known product testing publications, recommended the below particular sprays as the best, as of July 20, 2017.
Why do so many other websites say DEET is dangerous?
Because the science is complex, and some people like to sensationalize just to get attention.
There is a lot of misinformation spread about DEET. It does not actually kill insects, but instead confuses or bothers them enough that they will avoid it. There are now many products marketed as "natural" and "DEET-free," but many of these products have been independently tested and shown to hardly work. If you'd like to learn more about alternative ingredients, please see the Consumer Reports and Environmental Working Group links below for more information on their effectiveness.
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- "Bug spray poisoning" in Medline Plus, by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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- "EWG's Guide to Bug Repellents in the Age of Zika" by the Environmental Working Group.
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Sexualized ads and the poor as immoral
This is a flyer for a company that sells rent-to-own household items at outrageously high prices that is trying to sell laptops. It was posted on the window of one of their retail outlets, clearly visible from the road. It seems like a rather common attempt to get people's attention as they drive by the store and see a pole in the window.
Nevermind the ethical issues that come with paying $9 per week for more than 150 weeks, adding up to $1400 for a mini-notebook (which you can get at any electronics or department store for under $500).
In Excerpt- Notes of 1844 Karl Marx writes that "a man without credit is poor, a judgement that he is untrustworthy and unworthy of recognition, a social pariah and a bad man." This belief, that the poor are somehow not only less deserving, but morally inferior to people in middle and upper class, is the only reason that these stores are allowed to exist. People who cannot get credit or do not have the resources to save enough for large purchases must pay more than 3 times the cost of an item.
The combination of "sex sells" or the concept of women as sexual objects available to the male gaze, along with the way these stores are taking advantage of the poor, who already have to pay more for so many things (ie. laundry at the laundromat, higher banking fees by not qualifying for low fee accounts, and not having the ability to drive to the cheapest grocery store if you don't have a car), makes this an important issue.
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There has been much drama since Alinghi announced Ras al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates as the venue for the 33rd America's Cup but now, actor Harrison Ford has been harnessed by BMW Oracle to bestow upon them the Indiana Jones spirit.
Thus Far
Alinghi announced the sailing venue on the historic 'Pirate's Coast', a fitting venue for two modern day pirates wanting to stretch the other upon the RAK.
Larry Ellison went on the counter attack, questioning Alinghi's lack of consultation and the safety of sailing within a few miles of Iran. Legal options were left on the table and then BMW Oracle hired a hotshot lawyer to ensure all is done according to the Deed of Gift.
News has also come out this week about the billionaire's $84.5 million pay packet to keep him going through the year of 2009.
The drama has also been unfolding on the Italian stage of Genoa, where BMW has employed a spy boat to get intelligence on Alinghi's catamaran. Unfortunately the driver of the boat was so intent on getting up close for the photographer that she failed to see a fisherman and almost filleted him and his boat.
BMW Oracle Razzamatazz
The special occasion was a time for signing posters, drinking champagne and introducing the sailors and support crew, however, primarily the trimaran took centre stage.
It was presented in grandiose terms—a 185 foot high mast as high as a 19-story building and with an area the size of two basketball courts.
The tri is capable of sailing at never-before attained speeds of 50 knots and the experience of being on board at full tilt, according to helmsman, James Spithall, is "an adrenalin rush."
New Zealander, Russell Coutts said, "this boat was built to be pushed and that's exactly what we are doing."
Another spokesperson said that this campaign will be a testing one—"testing of the limits of technology, our ability as sailors, the designers and that of the builders."
Harrison Ford in the Act
Why was the veteran actor, Harrison Ford, associated with the campaign launch of the challenger when he admitted to the crowd that he knew little or nothing about sailing or the America's Cup (obviously this apology was unscripted)?
After expressing his admiration and regard for "one of the premier sailing teams in the world if not the premier sailing team in the world," he said, "My regard for you is high." Not entirely an unequivocal endorsement of the team's ranking and chances.
The American flags were raised high and the water was sprayed on the trimaran in what appeared to be a celebratory baptism (by sprinkling rather than total immersion).
Ford said, "I'm here for a wild ride" referring to the invitation to go out on the trimaran after the speeches were over and the champagne was drained.
High Drama
While Ford's star power has waned in recent years the BMW Oracle team wanted to attract something of the actor's enjoyment of high action and invincibility.
Harrison Ford is also known to push the limits off the stage, as a pilot of planes and helicopters and one who has been in several accidents and rescue missions.
The Next Act in the Cup
How will the America's Cup play out in this next act having imbibed some of the Harrison Ford spirit?
Will it be a case of Gunsmoke at RAK, Star Wars on the Persian Gulf, Indiana Jones washes up on the Iranian border and will BMW Oracle be the Fugitive?
With such a dramatic performance at San Diego one would think BMW Oracle is starting to think about sailing on the water rather than battling in the courts.
BMW Oracle Racing Introduces US America's Cup Team, Port of San Diego, 11 August 2009.
America's Cup Fever Returns to San Diego, AP-The Log, 21 August 2009.
BMW Oracle Racing Ceremony Highlights, YouTube, 11 August 2009.
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Sheikh Mohammed Pardons 595 Prisoners on First Day of Ramadan, Experiencing the Emirates, 22 August 2009.
Fujairah Ruler Extends Ramadan Greetings, Fujairah in Focus, 23 August 2009.
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The Crystal Project facilitates Cairde Maithe, a volunteer visiting services for people with dementia living in North Cork.
Cairde Maithe means good friends and this concept is at the heart of what we do. By matching volunteers with a person with dementia in their area with similar interests, hobbies and pastimes, we hope to create lasting friendships.
We aim to support social inclusion and encourage ongoing links with the community. In doing so, we hope to help combat the stigma and loneliness associated with living with dementia.
"Cairde Maithe" is always on the look out to recruit volunteers to visit a person with dementia in their area. For more information on the service click on the Cairde Maithe leaflet (below) or if you are interested in volunteering with us, click on the Information for Volunteers leaflet (below).
So what's involved?
- We look for a commitment of just two hours a week for an intial period of six months
- We provide a full induction programme and ongoing information sharing sessions to help support our volunteers
- Matches and visits are arranged by mutual agreement
- Visits may include going for walk together, listening to music, flower aranging, a game of cards, a cup of tea and chat
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'I love when Mary comes to visit, we chat together and make tea. She's really nice and she has a dog too' Eileen, matched with Mary through Cairde Maithe
'It was really nice when Bridie's daughter introduced me to the neighbour as Bridie's friend. I feel we are friends now' Patricia, matched with Bridie through Cairde Maithe
The Crystal Project has other volunteer opportunities – we are also looking for people to help at our recently launched Memory Café. This monthly café meets on the third Saturday of the month in The Gilbert Centre in Mallow and we need volunteers to help with teas and coffees and to chat to those attending.
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TO SOME it might seem like madness. But to one space-lover it would be a dream come true.
Lucie Ferstova is one of just 100 people worldwide shortlisted for a one-way mission to Mars.
The 25-year-old au pair, who lives in Emsworth, made the cut from 200,000 people who applied to join the Mars One Project.
Lucie was quizzed by the mission's chief medical officer Norbert Kraft and chosen from a final pool of 660 candidates.
She said: "I'm very excited. I feel even more nervous now – it's going to get hard."
Lucie has an IQ of 132 and has studied for degrees in literature, astrophysics and applied IT – but has completed none of them.
She said her motivation for signing up was that she likes to keep on moving.
"It's the movement part that attracts me the most," she said. "I don't like being immobile for too long. I like to keep developing my range of abilities. The Mars One project takes that and blows it up to gigantic dimensions."
The $6bn privately-funded scheme aims to establish a permanent human settlement on the planet by 2024.
Lucie, a fan of the video game Mass Effect set on Mars, now faces undergoing simulation missions to test how she works in a team, how she handles isolation and how she responds to stressful situations.
Eventually, the final chosen candidates will undergo isolation in test facilities for three months at a time, Lucie said.
She added: "It's going to get a bit real. It will challenge how we all work as a team. I don't have any marketable skills or degrees, but I'm very good with people.'
Lucie, who said she was physically fit, moved to Emsworth from the Czech Republic in July last year to work while she waited to hear back from the project.


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With the explosive growth in the amount of data being mined, what are companies doing to ensure they can translate this avalanche of information into actionable business intelligence?Tweet This
Back in the 1980's when companies first started tracking the massive amounts of data they were creating or acquiring, the purpose was to find a way to improve business strategies and minimize risk. That goal hasn't changed today, but with access to more data than ever, it becomes imperative to use the business intelligence gathered from data to help you make business decisions and to gain a competitive edge—thus, the creation of data-driven decision making or DDDM.
What is DDDM?
DDDM is the process of making business decisions based on various data. Having data isn't enough to get started though. You need the right tools to work with the data and analyze massive amounts of data, both internal and external, to make valid conclusions to base decisions on.
This used to be the responsibility of a select few in the IT department who had access to the data and understood how to run complex queries. Today, however, user-friendly technology gives access to big data to anyone who can manage a simple dashboard.
What does it mean to support a decision with big data?
This is an important question asked by companies struggling with how to use the data they have. But this question leads to two other questions:
- Do you use data to guide you towards a decision before it is made?
- Does data reinforce the decision after it's been made?
The answer to these two questions will tell you whether you're, in effect, employing DDDM or using a process that can impede optimal decision making.
In a DDDM-based culture, it's apparent that using the data to guide you towards a decision is the proper course of action. But that strategy alone discredits the years of experience and the human intuition that frontline managers and staff have gained that's also important.
There's a third option - the human/AI synthesis
Using a combination of big data analytics and human intuition leads to better decisions. This assumption has been proven through extensive research by several illustrious universities, such as Harvard Business School.
Life experience, intuition, and business sense shouldn't be ignored. Intuitive, data-driven decision making will soon become the new norm and the decisive factor in those companies that gain a competitive advantage using everything available to make decisions.
It's all about the predictive analytics process
Big data warehouses aren't the only source for information any more. There are many sources, internal and external, that combined provide a more comprehensive picture to help you make better decisions. And part of that process of analyzing and crunching the data needs to include the human information from frontline staff who understand the products and the customers intimately.
Several enterprises today have truly insightful processes for DDDM that can serve as a guide for others who want to create their own DDDM culture, such as Google and Amazon, among others. If you'd like more information for creating a DDDM process, stay tuned for our article "Best practices for data-driven decision making", up next week on our Blog.
Make sure you have the skills set needed to use data
A certain skill set is needed to ensure you're using quality data from trustworthy sources in order to gain a competitive advantage. Also take into consideration that data doesn't necessarily grow better with age; there might be some instances where old data could be helpful, but for the most part, you need fresh data and you need it fast. And you need someone to help you use it appropriately.
Part of the skills set is ensuring you have the right tools needed to analyze all data and knowing when to call on professionals to help you manage and cultivate the power of data.
Concluding thoughts
Your company's future operability and profitability depends on using the data available, along with human intuition, to make the most out of your business intelligence. When you use data together with human intuition, you create knowledge that will differentiate your company from the others, giving you the competitive advantage you need in today's fast-paced world.
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