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Don't forget to set your clocks ahead
1 hour Saturday night
Humanities Nebraska sent out notices that Seward, June 15-18,
and Nebraska City, June 21-24, will host Chautauqua entitled:
"World War I: Legacies of a Forgotten War". It is a free festival
and includes entertainment, historic presentations, exhibits, youth
camps and more. This year is the 100th anniversary of the United
States' entry into World War I. For a complete schedule of speakers,
events, and a reading list, go to www.NebraskaChautauqua.org
to assist in making your plans.
If you haven't watered your trees all winter, this warm spell
would be a good time to start.
Continued get well wishes to Karen Schwartman, Sharon Demaree,
Rose Marie Brandt, Lois Chadwick, Bruce Hassler,
and Gerry Davis.
A huge thank you to Terry & Pat Scheinost for their donation
of retired grocery carts. Our seniors and library workers
thank you also!
Don't you just love our new walking path? There is someone using
it almost every day. Spring is almost here and so is ball season.
You'll start seeing a lot of activity at the ball park now. The Village
Board has replaced the backstops and are in the process of
repairing and replacing fencing.
The Library says: A big, big thank you to Ron and Maryann
Wenninghoff for creating a DVD of the Unadilla School. It begins
with introductions of the students and teachers, (the
kindergarteners are SO adorable!) and it includes a great
view of the kids playing, as well as both old and new buildings.
The DVD shows 8th grade graduation from 1991 - and more.
It also shows the demolition of the old school. Wonderful
history of Unadilla. These DVDs are for sale by the Unadilla
Community Library - just $5.00 each. Stop in the Library
during regular hours (check our calendar on the right side
of this page) to purchase. And be sure to thank the Wenninghoff
family for this wonderful gift from the past.
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Friday, 3-9-1917, The Otoe Union:
Harvey West is driving a new Stephens car he purchased
from U.S. Stedman." Bert C. DeFreese of Vesta, and Ida A.
McNair of Unadilla were married in Lincoln. "There is an
ordinance prohibiting roller skating on the walks and the
village board directs the attention of parents to it."
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Schoolhouse Celtic Fiddling Camp
For fiddlers, violists, mandolinists, guitarists, and ukulele
Music from Ireland, Scotland & Wales will be featured.
Wednesday, March 15 - Friday, March 17
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Dating a person you like may be exciting but scary at times. Excitement can make you do uncontrollable things that you might not want to show your date. Right? If you want your date to be smooth then you have to bear in mind how to behave during your date.
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Pastores Festival
April 18, 2009
Naga is home to SALCON, a large power station and Cemex cement factory at Tinaa. It also one of the municipalities where the original Cebuano Pastores, a folk dance was created.
Naga is a 1st class municipality in the provivnce of Cebu. In the early times, the place was full of huge "Narra" tress. As time went by, the place's name evolved to "Naga". This place of tress became a municipality on June 12, 1829
Launching of Pastores Festival
This is only the first year, the Pastores de Naga will be joining the "festival of festivals" in August, an activity the Province hosts as part of its anniversary celebrations. THE year 2007 is a milestone year for Naga. Even as it became a city, it also honored its traditions by officially launching its own festival, the Pastores de Naga. Pastores de Naga depicts the shepherds' retelling of Joseph and Mary's journey to find a birthing place for the Savior, according to the Christian tradition. The story is told through songs and dances. In between songs, the presenters tell the story in a poetic manner. Six groups from the different national high schools in the city—Naga, Tuyan, Uling, Langtad, Balirong and Pangdan—presented their version of the pastores in colorful costumes. City of Naga Mayor Valdemar Chiong was the picture of a proud local executive when they launched the festival yesterday. "I hope this will continue as a tradition of Naga City and the entire Cebu. It's so nice to be able to arouse awareness among people," Chiong said. The pastores was how the Requinto clan caroled every Christmas, a practice handed from one generation to another. The practice is believed to date back all the way to 1600 and has gathered its own lore. Chiong heard that whoever didn't honor the tradition in the clan got sick. But with Naga adopting the Requinto tradition as its own festival, Chiong hopes the pastores will outlive political administrations. In five to 10 years, Chiong wants the festival to attract an international crowd. "To see it more ambitiously, we will go global. Maybe (we will join) the Pastores de Mexico or Pastores de Spain," said Chiong. The pastores was originally noticed during the Suroy-suroy sa Sugbo, which showcases Cebu's tourist spots and local festivals. Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia encouraged Chiong to develop the festival. While, the pastores was the highlight, but it was not the only activity during Naga's festival. It was officially opened last Dec. 8, the feast of the Immaculate Concepcion of the Virgin Mary, with a festival of lights procession. Naga City Hall and all the trees and Belen displays at the St. Francis Ocean Park were all lit up. A lantern competition was also held, as well as a daygon tour of the Requinto clan. The festival ended last night with a parade, the presentation of the pastores, fireworks display and dancing.
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text: Good morning all, just lately I have been enjoying race 07 again and have tried editing some of the lines in the PLR file. I know some of the options don't make any difference to the game, but I was wondering what the maximum number is when replacing the numbers? Most are between 1 and 3 and a couple on 4. Many thanks Richard


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New Fixed Networks market report from Business Monitor International: "Sri Lanka Telecommunications Report Q3 2012"
Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/02/2012 -- Regulatory data show that the Sri Lankan mobile market grew by approximately 6.1% during 2011, ending the year with 18.319mn subscribers. This was less than had been hoped for and appears to be due to a significant scaling down of the customer base reported by Airtel Srilanka, nominal growth at Etisalat Lanka and a possible reduction of the customer base reported by Hutchison Lanka. Although there seems to be a stronger push from the leading operators for postpaid and value-added services, the high cost of these offerings relative to the low-cost voice and SMS services, most Sri Lankans seem to favour, means that growing these new revenue streams will be difficult at best.
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With mobile market leader Dialog Axiata having stopped providing ARPU breakdowns in Q211, it is difficult to plot the trajectory of advanced mobile services in the country. However, new data from the regulator tracking the growth of mobile internet subscribers, suggests that some of the country's more affluent consumers are seeing the benefit of non-voice data services, a trend that Hutchison Lanka may be responding to now that it has finally decided to launch its 3G service, six years after receiving its licence to do so.
The regulator believes there were 485,000 mobile internet subscribers in the country at the end of 2011, up by 142.5% y-o-y. However, with internet-capable 2.5G systems based on EDGE and GPRS technologies in widespread use, it seems unlikely that 3G has reached a tipping point just yet. We have, however, slightly increased our 3G subscriber forecast and envisage customer numbers reaching 350,000 by the end of 2012 and 1.077mn by 2016. By the end of the forecast period, 3G will account for 5.2% of a total mobile market of 20.615mn mobile subscribers.
Hutchison's push into 3G may also have been prompted by the 35% increase in its customer base in 2011, following on from a 76% increase in 2010. However, the operator is careful not to disclose actual subscriber numbers and BMI increasingly believes that around 400,000 of the 1.855mn customers thought to be registered with the company were actually inactive. Hutchison often includes inactive accounts in the customer bases it reports for its other operations around the world, so we have taken the decision to award it a lower user base in the quarter's update, which also drags on the market forecast and Sri Lanka's Risk/Reward Ratings (RRR).
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Save Our Youth Campaign
Young Lives Matter in Aurora, Illinois
The Save Our Youth Campaign is comprised of parents, students, educators, business, community, civic, and religious leaders
seeking to continue an ongoing dialogue and expand our action plan to better prevent and respond to youth concerns and violence.
Who's Involved?
|• Parents
• Students
• Concerned Citizens
• Rev. Dr. Kevin Bedford, Chairman, Coalition for Better Education (CBE); Pastor, Progressive Baptist Church
• William 'Bill' Catching, Supervisor, Aurora Township
• Ronald Ford, Board Member, Kane County
• Karina Garcia, Executive Director, Aurora Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
|• Theodia Gillespie, President, Quad County Urban League, Inc. (QCUL)
• Mayor Richard Irvin, City of Aurora
• Alderman at Large Sherman Jenkins, Publisher, Tell Me Something Good (TMSG); former Executive Director of the Aurora Economic Development Commission
• Bishop Charles Phillips, President, Fox Valley Christian Ministerial Alliance
|• William 'Bill' Powell, Vice President, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE); former City of Aurora Chief of Police
• Terrie Simmons, Chairman, Quad County African American Chamber of Commerce; External Affairs Manager, ComEd
• Arthur Velasquez, President, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Aurora Council #5218
• Varetta Yancey, President, DuPage NAACP


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StopGaps Seafarers
Posted on October 4, 2015 at 4:55 AM
"IT HAS BEEN A GLORIOUS year I can feel it in my fingers my ears" - The Moulettes A song that will now be forever ingrained in my head as an amazing memory from one of the most inclusive pieces I've ever taken part in. This year has been a eventful one, with opportunities that I've been humbled to be offered and participate in, collaborations and RnDs and performances alike. The most recent being Stopgap's Seafarers. The opportunity to perform on the same stage in the same programme was mind boggling! This company are in my opinion are among the titans of the inclusive dance practice world, with beautiful and pristine choreography and direction - so who wouldn't get a little star struck and intimidated but in an aspirational way - I have to say my jaw dropped and my tongue rolled out when I saw them last at Sadlers Wells Equation Dance- with just an extract from Artificial things - I watched in black and white backstage and was filled with a sense of awe as I watched the effortlessness in their movement and chemistry between each other. That was just watching them! Having spoken to them after and sharing a stage with them, I got an invitation to join them on the Seafarers project - an inclusive integrated community site specific piece led by Stopgap in collaboration with The Moulettes to be performed at Portsmouth Historical Dockyard. "If you're available/interested we'd love to have you..." *Jaw Drops... Huge smile* "Hell yeah!!" Even if I was just helping out, picking up a stick I'd be there!! Going to Stopgap's Springlab, for just the one day (which kind of sucked on my part due to other commitments) creation and ideas started to be introduced, meeting the company seeing familiar faces - it was a shame I had missed the 2 days beforehand - it felt like a bond had been made and I slightly missed out on. That's what happens when you don't turn up! #Doi Then an intensive week of material absorption on my part, thrown in to learn from the professional company all the set material and create new material. What a lovely bunch of people!! So inviting, considerate, accommodating and incredibly patient with me as I fumbled around the studio trying to pick stuff up!! Journeys to PATS (University of Surrey), Farnham Maltings and Weydon Christian Centre always met with episodes of Friends in the background or #iPodOnShuffle, windows down singing my lungs out! Always at some point my curse/bad omen regarding lifts! Whether it's at home, work or leisurely they seem to break around me! We deal with it and have fun outside! Picking up into the summer it wasn't too bad being outside apart from the obvious uneven ground and mucky hands but hey ho - occupational hazard when doing site specific outdoor performances! #KeepCalmAndCarryOn I only visited and met Abstract Arts Dance and performing group once or twice before production week - but man what a spritely bunch they were! Ranging in different shapes, sizes with one thing in common - dance. Loved watching Stopgaps Siobhan, Lucy, David and Tom work with them and the material being taught. Such a great atmosphere they create and the bonds and memory retention of people's names and quirks! In a section called timbers, Abstract use wooden timbers to dance with and the sound they make on the floor with the music in the background and choreography was awesome! Then to production week, costumes and Portsmouth. So very fortunate that the weather was kind to us! (So kind in fact, on the Thursday I got a quite noticeable tan!) It was really nice to hang out with the company, if was just having dinner after a long day and chatting or in our spare time before the shows seeing a little bit of Portsmouth. Managed to see the Spinnaker Tower (As some of the Abstract dancers had raved on to me about) - quite a funny experience - I was met with several piercing questions about my ability to walk... The first being: "In the event of an evacuation, are you able to climb 560 stairs?" My first reaction was like, erm I'm in a wheelchair and secondly, who could? Anyways after that I had paid and clumsily dropped my wallet, and as people helped to collect stray coins, an elderly gentleman picked up a coin (can't remember the denomination) and just walked off! Which I thought was quite funny/shocking - it was quite obvious I had dropped it but hey ho! Then to go up in the lift to see the view, as a few of us came in an evacuation chair followed. Quite a daunting thought, if that wasn't already set up but also the precaution that is quite intimidating. Well it was beautiful looking out to Portsmouth Harbour and a shame I could go to the top as it was only accessible by stairs. Got some lovely photos of "daring to try" walking across the 2 x2 m glass pane looking down at the sea from quite a height. I quite enjoyed it! Hardly scary at all
The performances were so good, fun and enjoyable to participate in and with a backdrop of The Moulletes soundtrack live - it was an amazing experience, being on a set with ramps (which seemed huge in the studio but tiny in comparison to the HMS victory!) No performance is complete without falling out of the chair of a wheelchair vs body part situation - and Friday did not disappoint! Both the Laura's (Jones and Dajao) went flying! Shame it wasn't choreographed! Drop and roll... All it takes to recover xD Such a great couple of months working towards Seafarers it seemed almost anticlimactic that there were only two performances. it's totally got the potential to tour other seafronts and dockyards across the UK - that's just because I'd love to perform it again! Unforgettable choreography, a killer soundtrack and the most lovely people - it was truly an honour and pleasure to have danced/worked with Stopgap - Lucy, Siobhan, David, LJ (Laura Jones), Tomos, Kat Ball and Helen. which all couldn't have been possible without the support of the office team and administrative team, producer Callum and all the volunteers that assisted in the make up And break down of the set and management of the community groups. Hopefully I get to work with you again! Truly inspiring work and I'm privileged to have taken part in. Just a couple of memories from a project I was so privileged to be part of! An Amazing Company, super nice people, incredibly inclusive and an innovative idea! Check the full video of the performance:
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I spent a few hours at the Australian Museum in Sydney on Saturday and today. I wish I visited more often. I have a membership so can get in for free, so I should make effort to visit. The problem is - to many wonderful things to draw, to many projects !
|The Australian Museum
Although there are many wonderful floors to explore and sketch, I seem to always head for the Search & Discover Room . It is an information and resource centre. You have a chance to touch and feel real specimens, and take them to a desk to position and sketch. I had SUCH a good time. Sometimes lines just flow from the pencil. It happened here.
I have sketched a few Australian birds before . As with any subject, the more you draw and really LOOK and SEE it, the more understanding you have of it and the better you get.
I usually draw in a 13 x 19 cm Moleskine Watercolour sketchbook. The only times that I want to draw BIG are at the Museum and the Zoo. So I took an A3 sketchbook this time.
I also took an old ledger that I had bought. I want to explore drawing on printed surfaces.
He is almost all black in colour. but I decided to finish in this sketch stage and not "colour in"
A3 Arches 300 GSM Smooth Watercolour Paper
Pied Currawongs are found throughout eastern Australia. They prefer forests and woodlands, and has become well adapted to suburban areas. Throughout its range it is common and familiar. Average size: 48cm Source: http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Strepera-graculina
Their song can be heard in Australian suburbs
I sketched him again, but really had to add all black otherwise he looked like a penguin with a white front.
The Australian Magpie is black and white. It is slightly smaller than the currawong Its nape, upper tail and shoulder are white in males, grey in females. Across most of Australia, the remainder of the body is black. They are common and conspicuous birds.Australian Magpies are found wherever there is a combination of trees and adjacent open areas, including parks and playing fields. Australian Magpies can be very aggressive during breeding season and attacks on humans and pets can occur.
They have a beautiful song which I love to hear. It is a loud musical flute-like song, often performed as a duet or by groups
I always draw in watercolour pencil. On this page I was showing another sketcher, Jane how I use watercolour pencils to draw and blend. I have been using them everyday for over five years and love what can be done with them.
see more of my nature drawings at https://www.flickr.com/photos/alissaduke/sets/72157620757803544/
feathers and nests at https://www.flickr.com/photos/alissaduke/sets/72157633270801883/
I draw lots of things and they all go on flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/alissaduke/


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1.1. The uniqueness of social inquiry lies in the fact that while physical theory is not itself an instance of physics, social theorizing is itself a social fact. The inquirer is a social being reflecting on some aspect of social reality. Since the inquiring subject is generically identical with the object of inquiry, the enterprise of social theorizing is self-referential. The social inquirer discovers his own nature in the object of inquiry; he discovers the nature of his object in reflecting upon himself.
1.2. Human beings are social and conscious prior to any explicit inquiry which is directed toward them. They have their view of the world and of themselves as social beings at a level of ordinary practical understanding embodied in social institutions. Human beings define themselves as human as part of the very process through which they achieve humanity. Human beings cannot become human without acquiring some view of what it is to be human—without a view of time and space, of history and society, of the distinctions and connections among men and women, superior and subordinate, labor and leisure, science, art, religion, given reality and unfulfilled ideal. We shall refer to this____________________


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Randomized Control Trial Comparing Gastric Emptying Following Infracolic vs Supracolic Gastrojejunostomy After Whipples Pancreaticoduodenectomy
This randomized control trial includes all patients undergoing whipples
pancreaticoduodenectomy st Asian Institute of Gastroenterology. All patients were randomized
by a closed envelope technique. The envelope was opened after complete resection of the
specimen and then allocating the patients into either of the two groups, Group A- Infracolic
Gastrojejunostomy, Group B- Supracolic Gastrojejunostomy.
Inclusion Criteria:
- All patients undergoing whipples pancreaticoduodenectomy, who consented for the trial
and found to be resectable at surgery.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Unresectable tumors at surgery
- Patients in whom gastric emptying studies could not be done due to any reason
- Documented Mechanical obstruction at Gastrojejunal anastamosis
- Post operative mortality due to other causes
After the resection, a Roux loop of jejunum is prepared and taken up through a rent in the
transverse mesocolon to which an end to side Hepaticojejunostomy followed by
Pancreaticojejunostomy is done in both the groups.
In Group A Infracolic gastrojejunostomy is done in the infracolic compartment to the same
loop of jejunum after pulling the stomach down through another rent in the transverse
mesocolon to the left of middle colic artery, thereby compartmentalizing or separating
gastrojejunostomy from Hepaticojejunostomy and pancreaticojejunostomy.
In Group B Supracolic gastrojejunostomy is done in the supracolic compartment to the same
Roux loop of jejunum.
All the patients undergo a feeding jejunostomy. Postoperatively all the patients were
managed according to a standard protocol, daily monitoring of Ryle's tube output and drain
fluid output was recorded. Drain fluid amylase levels and serum amylase levels were
estimated on postoperative day 3, 5 and 7. Ryle's tube was removed if the output was <200ml
in 24hrs after confirming that the tube was patent.
Oral feeds were started after removal of Ryle's tube, initially with liquids followed by
semisolids and then normal diet. Patient's daily intake is recorded. Any adverse event of
vomiting, abdominal distension and succussion splash was recorded by the person blinded
about the technique of anastamosis. If there was clinical suspicion of gastric outlet
obstruction, Ryle's tube was placed and output recorded. If mechanical cause for gastric
outlet obstruction was suspected, then contrast study and/or gastroscopy was done to
Graded enteral nutrition was started in all the patients from post operative day 3 through
the feeding jejunostomy tube.
Any medications effecting GI motility were avoided till the gastric emptying studies were
Clinically delayed gastric emptying was defined according to International study group of
pancreatic Surgeons (ISGPS), as Grade A, B and C. Pancreatic fistula was defined based on
International Study Group on Pancreatic Fistula (ISGPF) as Grade A, B and C.
Radio isotope gastric emptying studies were done for both liquids and solids on
postoperative day 7 & 8 respectively. Test was performed and interpreted by the investigator
who is blinded about the type of anastamosis.
At the end the groups will be analyzed whether they were comparable with regard to the age,
sex and diagnosis. The gastric emptying (Clinical, liquid meal and solid meal emptying) will
be compared between both procedure groups. Correlation of clinical evidence of gastric
emptying with liquid and solid emptying is calculated. Correlation of pancreatic anastomotic
leak with gastric emptying is also done.
Liquid study on one day & solid study on the next day
Tracer to be use:
1. Tc99m-DTPA in water 400ml for 70 Kg adult; volume to be adjusted based on patient
weight, is used for liquid emptying study.
2. Tc99m-Pertechnetate labeled with Idly during cooking, 300gm for 70 Kg adult; volume to
be adjusted based on patient weight, is used for solid emptying study.
Sequential static images are to be obtained with patient in erect position from anterior &
posterior projections of the abdomen Liquids - 1min image for every 15min for 90mins (to be
extended to 120 mins if necessary).
Solids - 1min image for every 30min for 4hrs (to be extended if necessary).
Region of interest to be generated over stomach region, after verifying with the surgeon
initially for standardization Now Geometric mean of counts calculated from the stomach and
used to generate the time activity curve, percentage emptying at different time intervals
and T1/2 to be calculated.
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Prevention
Gastric Emptying assessed clinically and correlated objectively with liquid and solid emptying of radionucleotide
Gastric emptying in the postoperative period in the form of tolerence of food and removal of ryles tube is assessed. This is correlated with liquid and solid emptying of radionucleotide
30 days after surgery
Pradeep Rebala, MS., M Ch
Principal Investigator
Asian Institute of Gastroenterology
India: Institutional Review Board
January 2009
March 2012


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A Colorado woman has the dubious honor of racking up three mugshots within a 7-day timeframe, all for the exact same crime. Unbelievably, Kimberly Micheloni, 40, was arrested for driving under the influence three separate times within one week.
I have a lot of empathy for those who struggle with substance abuse, but it's hard for me to imagine what led this woman to keep getting behind the wheel that week -- particularly since during at least one of her arrests she had a child in the vehicle with her.
Based on court records, Micheloni was first arrested on May 13. She was charged with DUI and child abuse at the time, because her 14-year-old daughter was riding in the car with her. She was arrested for the second time on May 14, and for the third time on May 20.
Micheloni was also charged with careless driving and two counts of contempt of court (I'm guessing that was more for the "willful failure to obey an order of the court" part of the law rather than an outburst in the courtroom), and she remains jailed on $225,000 bond.
In this case, I'd say jail is definitely where she belongs and I hope she doesn't make bail, because she clearly has a serious problem. I know addiction leads people to make terrible decisions, but if being arrested -- twice! -- wasn't enough to keep her from driving under the influence less than a week after she was first pulled over, I don't know what would stop her from doing it a fourth time.
Micheloni gave a jailhouse interview in which she claimed she'd been taking prescription medication under a doctor's order at the time of her arrests. Who knows, maybe that defense will actually lower her sentence, but I'm thinking she won't be legally driving for a very, very long time.
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I feel badly for this woman. I'm not excusing or condoning her actions in any way, but I hope this is her rock bottom and that she's beginning the work that can lead her towards long term sobriety.
Have you ever heard of someone getting 3 DUIs in one week?
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Division II Boys Sectional at Lima Senior
By Ryan Hines
LIMA - The first year of the Dan Hegemier era is now complete at St. Marys, and although the Roughriders' program has shown drastic improvement this season, the Blue and Gold ran into a Van Wert buzzsaw on Tuesday night.
Van Wert shot 64 percent from the floor and coasted to a convincing 74-43 win over St. Marys during Division II sectional semifinal action at Lima Senior High School.
The Cougars (17-4) now get to face top-seeded Elida (11-9) on Friday night at 6:15 p.m. while Shawnee (7-14), a 71-60 winner over Wapakoneta in Tuesday's second semifinal, will meet up with Celina (12-8) in the nightcap at Lima Senior.
St. Marys bows out of the tournament with a lop-sided loss, but there is no doubt that the Roughriders are a team on the rise under the leadership of Hegemier. The Roughriders were 4-39 the past two seasons but finished this year 7-14.
"I think that our guys have come a long way this year from where we started," said Hegemier. "Seven wins isn't a lot for some people, but it is an improvement for us and we will get better for next year."
Van Wert head coach Dave Froelich also spoke about the improvement that he has seen out of the St. Marys program this season.
"St. Marys has been playing well, probably 10 or 11 points better than when we faced them earlier in the season," said Van Wert head coach Dave Froelich. "They (St. Marys) have made big improvements since the beginning of the season. You can just see that it is coming. The time to get them is now, because they will continue to get better and better with some of the young kids they have and they have a future Hall of Fame coach that knows how to win. There's a lot of reason for optimism for them."
Van Wert was clearly the better team on Tuesday night and the statistics bear this out. The Cougars, who had 10 different players score at least two points in the game, shot 30-of-47 from the field and outrebounded the Roughriders 31-19.
"I'll take that," said Froelich when he heard how well the Cougars shot from the field. "We're a lot smarter and a lot better when shots are falling for us. We got into a little bit of a flow and got some good looks at the basket. We got more comfortable shooting the further that we got ahead. We did a good job on the boards too."
Hegemier was impressed with what he saw from Van Wert.
"We got behind and panicked a little bit," said Hegemier. "Van Wert is a good team and we needed to make some of those early shots that we missed to hang with them. Then they came out of halftime with a lot of confidence and just kept hitting shots. They are a very good team."
St. Marys hung right with Van Wert and it trailed by just two points at 11-8 when the Cougars lost standout point guard Corey Clifton to a second foul with 28 seconds to play in the second quarter.
Without Clifton on the floor, it looked like a chance for St. Marys to make a run, but Van Wert thrived with its floor leader on the bench. The Cougars immediately went on a 14-0 run to put Van Wert on top 25-8 with 4:02 before halftime.
"Our guys, like Jacob Hood, came in and really orchestrated some things for us," said Froelich. "They (St. Marys) went to a zone and we did a good job of attacking it."
Van Wert took a 27-12 lead into halftime and put the game out of reach in the third quarter with Clifton leading the charge for the Cougars. Clifton scored 10 points in the third quarter and Van Wert shot 12-of-16 from the field in the quarter as the Cougars held a commanding 55-29 advantage heading into the final eight minutes of play.
Hegemier, who has won three state titles during his incredible coaching career, knows what his team needs to focus on in order to keep the Roughriders heading in the right direction.
"When I first got here, we couldn't pass the ball, we couldn't catch the ball and we couldn't dribble the ball, but I think that the guys are getting better in those areas," said Hegemier. "You can't ask for the world in one year, Rome wasn't built in one day. We'll keep getting better and keep trying harder and harder. Our fundamentals have to get better, it sounds simple, but those are the types of things that we have to do to get better."
It was a struggle all night for the Roughriders who shot 14-of-44 from the field (32 percent). Paul Pfenning led the Roughriders with 11 points while Derek Roop, Garet Fledderjohann and Scott Kinkley all scored nine points apiece.
Clifton scored 13 of his game-high 17 points in the second half to pace the Cougars' scoring attack while Jacob Bagley added 16 points.
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This is a lesson about the electromagnetic spectrum. Learners will read two pages of information about the electromagnetic spectrum and answer questions in an accompanying worksheet. This activity is from the Stanford Solar Center's All About the... (View More) Sun: Sun and Stars activity guide for Grades 5-8 and can also accompany the Stanford Solar Center's Build Your Own Spectroscope activity. (View Less)
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These books are called "high-low" books -- high-interest plus low-readability. The idea is that if you have a 10th grader who is reading at 550L (and chances are overwhelming that you do), you're not going to hand him Magic School Bus books. He's practically old enough to drive a school bus. The cartooney cover image will turn him off and he won't likely connect with the content either. High-low books stand a much better chance that he'll give them a chance and start turning the pages.
Despite their short sentences and basic vocabulary, high-low books deal with teen and adult issues and life situations. The young adult characters in high-low suspense stories find dead bodies in the lake or avenge a murdered brother, rather than investigate a stolen teddy bear or stand up to a lunchroom bully. And they sometimes use four-letter words other than "gosh" and "darn," by the way.
Several publishers that we work with specialize in high-low books or have an imprint devoted solely to them. Do your homework on these books before recommending them to your particular students. Read the summary and some reviews. Also, the publishers sometimes let you see a few preview pages on their sites.
Perfection Learning has several series of fiction chapter books in the 600L and 700L zones. The main characters are high-schoolers. "Passages to History" gives compelling stories set during historical periods such as the Civil Rights Era and the Great Depression. Lots of opportunities to make connections to social studies lessons! "Passages to Adventure" and "Passages to Suspense" contain gripping fiction stories with intense situations. If these were television shows, they'd be on after 9pm. Over 700 Perfection Learning books have Lexile measures, the majority of which are between 300L and 800L.
Don Johnston, Inc. specializes in rewriting great works to lower readability levels and word counts. Over 100 Don Johnston books have Lexile measures, the majority of which are between 400L and 800L. Series such as "Classic Literature," "Famous Short Stories," and "Myths and Legends" are part of their Start-to-Finish Library reading product, which features texts in several different media formats. Robert Louis Stevenson's "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," for instance, is rewritten at well over 300L below the original.
Coughlan Companies / Capstone Publishers has several imprints with great high-low books as well as genres catering to reluctant readers:
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- Stone Arch Books
- Picture Window Books
- Compass Point Books
Orca Book Publishers has two high-low imprints. Orca Soundings (25 measured titles) is for high school students, and Orca Currents (6 measured titles) is for middle schoolers, all written at upper elementary school levels. These imprints have been particularly lauded by teen readers for their authenticity -- the characters talk like people really talk. Librarians have also praised these books. They are conspicuous on the shelves of the young adult area in my local public library, and the young adult librarian called them "addictive." Circulation demands that she buy two or more copies of each Orca book.
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"Remember, in this man Peter, the rock. He's the one, you see, who on being questioned by the Lord about who the disciples said he was, replied, 'You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.' On hearing this, Jesus said to him, 'Blessed are you, Simon Bar Jona, because flesh and blood did not reveal it to you, but my Father who is in heaven. And I tell you...'You are Peter (rocky), and on this rock I shall build my Church, and the gates of the underworld will not conquer her. To you shall I give the keys of the kingdom. Whatever you bind on earth shall also be bound in heaven; whatever you loose on earth shall also be loosed in heaven' (Mt 16:15-19). In Peter (rocky), we see our attention drawn to the rock. Now the apostle Paul says about the former people, 'They drank from the spiritual rock that was following them; but the rock was Christ' (1 Cor 10:4). So this disciple is called rocky from the rock, like Christian from Christ...Why have I wanted to make this little introduction? In order to suggest to you that in Peter the Church is to be recognized. Christ, you see, built his Church not on a man but on Peter's confession. What is Peter's confession? 'You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.' There's the rock for you, there's the foundation, there's where the Church has been built, which the gates of the underworld cannot conquer."
Works of St Augustine, Sermons, Vol. 6, Sermon 229P.1, p. 327. (John Rotelle, ed., New Rochelle: New City Press, 1993).
"In all these passages Peter is the representative of the entire assembly of apostles [and does not speak for himself alone, but for all the apostles], as appears from the text itself. For Christ asks not Peter alone, but says: Whom do ye say that I am? And what is here said [to Peter alone] in the singular number: I will give unto thee the keys; and whatsoever thou shalt bind, etc., is elsewhere expressed [to their entire number], in the plural Matt. 18:18: Whatsoever ye shall bind, etc. And in John 20:23: Whosesoever sins ye remit, etc. These words testify that the keys are given alike to all the apostles and that all the apostles are alike sent forth [to preach].
In addition to this, it is necessary to acknowledge that the keys belong not to the person of one particular man, but to the Church, as many most clear and firm arguments testify. For Christ, speaking concerning the keys adds, Matt. 18:19: If two or three of you shall agree on earth, etc. Therefore he grants the keys principally and immediately to the Church, just as also for this reason the Church has principally the right of calling. [For just as the promise of the Gospel belongs certainly and immediately to the entire Church, so the keys belong immediately to the entire Church, because the keys are nothing else than the office whereby this promise is communicated to every one who desires it, just as it is actually manifest that the Church has the power to ordain ministers of the Church. And Christ speaks in these words: Whatsoever ye shall bind, etc., and indicates to whom He has given the keys, namely, to the Church: Where two or three are gathered together in My name. Likewise Christ gives supreme and final jurisdiction to the Church, when He says: Tell it unto the Church.]
Therefore it is necessary that in these passages Peter is the representative of the entire assembly of the apostles, and for this reason they do not accord to Peter any prerogative or superiority, or lordship [which he had, or was to have had, in preference to the other apostles].
However, as to the declaration: Upon this rock I will build My Church, certainly the Church has not been built upon the authority of man, but upon the ministry of the confession which Peter made, in which he proclaims that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. He accordingly addresses him as a minister: Upon this rock, i.e., upon this ministry. [Therefore he addresses him as a minister of this office in which this confession and doctrine is to be in operation and says: Upon this rock, i.e., this preaching and ministry.]
Furthermore, the ministry of the New Testament is not bound to places and persons as the Levitical ministry, but it is dispersed throughout the whole world, and is there where God gives His gifts, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers; neither does this ministry avail on account of the authority of any person, but on account of the Word given by Christ. [Nor does the person of a teacher add anything to this word and office; it matters not who is preaching and teaching it; if there are hearts who receive and cling to it, to them it is done as they hear and believe.] And in this way, not as referring to the person of Peter, most of the holy Fathers, as Origen, Cyprian, Augustine, Hilary, and Bede, interpret this passage: Upon this rock. Chrysostom says thus: "Upon this rock," not upon Peter. For He built His Church not upon man, but upon the faith of Peter. But what was his faith? "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God." And Hilary says: To Peter the Father revealed that he should say, "Thou art the Son of the living God." Therefore the building of the Church is upon this rock of confession; this faith is the foundation of the Church."Treatise on the Power and Primacy of the Pope, 22-29.
"at the level of their own ecclesiological thought, more anthropological and spiritual than juridical"...one can only propose that the absence of the artificial need to make a juridical case for Roman ("Petrine") primacy protected the Fathers from even considering such a tendentious exegesis.
For more quotes and occasional commentary on the church fathers, see Lutheran Catholicity.
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. . . [this box] tells the most interesting story with exemplary documentation, describing in both words and music Boulez's foundation of Le Domaine Musical . . . To have read of Loriod's phenomenal virtuosity in music beyond Messiaen is one thing but to hear her play Berg (Sonata), Webern (Variations) and Boulez's own Second Sonata is quite another. There is much chamber music here (a supple and spacious "Verklärte Nacht" with the Quatuor Parrenin and friends, Schoenberg's Serenade done with equal freedom), and also the famously exact South West German RSO performances of "Agon" and the Op 6 pieces of Berg and Webern . . . discoveries substantial out of all proportion to their duration include Schoenberg's three tiny but furious pieces from 1910 and Jean-Claude Eloy's shimmering "Equivalences" . . . It's impossible not to be moved by the palpable sense here of making music because it matters.
. . . Boulez has one of the most significant recorded legacies of the past half-century, which includes a number of works no one else has ever recorded. He set new standards for accuracy and clarity in orchestral playing, particularly in his recordings of Debussy, Stravinsky and the composers of the second Viennese school, Schoenberg, Webern and Berg . . . ["Pierre Boulez Le Domaine Musical 1956 ż 1967" CD]: there's a pioneering spirit evident in the performances, and the discs have considerable historical significance . . . And there's Schoenberg's Chamber Symphony Op. 9 in a performance from 1964 that tears along . . . the performance is incredibly exciting . . . ["Pierre Boulez - 20th Century" CD]: Boulez's discs of Mahler symphonies and songs are, for me, his most important achievement with DG . . . These are the symphonies of a proto-modernist. There's no sentimentality here and barely a whiff of old Vienna, unless Mahler has written it into his score . . . ["Boulez conducts Mahler" CD]: The Mahler symphonies are available in their own box, and they represent hours of fascination and, even if you know them, the thrill of discovery.
Some of these performances have an urgency and freshness of discovery . . . there is a high-voltage assortment of Boulez's Varčse at an early stage . . . [a] fascinating set.
. . . [where modernism is concerned, the "mother lode" for 2015 would have to be] the decision of Universal Music Classics to release a ten-CD anthology of the Domaine musical performances performed and/or organized by Pierre Boulez . . . As interesting as the studied but always expressive performances in this collection is the scope of repertoire that spans from Arnold Schoenberg through Igor Stravinsky (particularly involving Stravinsky's own exploration of serial techniques) and up to Boulez and his colleagues and other contemporaries. This is "must listening" for anyone who takes his/her listening seriously . . .
. . . a fascinating document of Boulez's early firebrand days . . . throughout all, a palpable sense of discovery makes these performances truly exciting . . . Pianist Yvonne Loriod displays her extraordinary virtuosity, not only in Messiaen but Boulez (Sonata No 2), Henze, and Berg's Piano Sonata . . . My highlight: a closeup Schoenberg "Pierrot Lunaire" with contralto Helga Pilarczyk. Sound quality is surprisingly good.


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The mesothelium consists of a single layer of flattened to cuboidal cells forming the epithelial lining of the serous cavities of the body including the peritoneal, pericardial and pleural cavitiesThe processes leading to the development of peritoneal mesothelioma remain unresolved, although it has been proposed that asbestos fibres from the lung are transported to the abdomen and associated organs via the lymphatic system. Pleural contamination with asbestos or other mineral fibres has been shown to cause cancer. Long thin asbestos fibers (blue asbestos, amphibole fibers) are more potent carcinogens than "feathery fibers" (chrysotile or white asbestos fibers).[4] However, there is now evidence that smaller particles may be more dangerous than the larger fibers.[1][2] Mesothelioma development in rats has been demonstrated following intra-pleural inoculation of phosphorylated chrysotile fibresAnalysis of the interactions between asbestos fibres and DNA has shown that phagocytosed fibres are able to make contact with chromosomes, often adhering to the chromatin fibres or becoming entangled within the chromosome. Common gene abnormalities in mesothelioma cell lines include deletion of the tumor suppressor genes: · Neurofibromatosis type 2 at 22q12 · P16INK4A · P14ARF Asbestos has also been shown to mediate the entry of foreign DNA into target cells. Incorporation of this foreign DNA may lead to mutations and oncogenesis by several possible mechanisms: · Inactivation of tumor suppressor genes · Activation of oncogenes · Activation of proto-oncogenes due to incorporation of foreign DNA containing a promoter region · Activation of DNA repair enzymes, which may be prone to error · Activation of telomerase · Prevention of apoptosis Asbestos fibres have been shown to alter the ******** and secretory properties of macrophages, ultimately creating conditions which favour the development of mesothelioma. Following asbestos phagocytosis, macrophages generate increased amounts of hydroxyl radicals, which are normal by-products of cellular anaerobic metabolism. Asbestos also may possess immunosuppressive properties. For example, chrysotile fibres have been shown to depress the in vitro proliferation of phytohemagglutinin-stimulated peripheral blood lymphocytes, suppress natural killer cell lysis and significantly reduce lymphokine-activated killer cell viability and recovery. Furthermore, genetic alterations in asbestos-activated macrophages may result in the release of potent mesothelial cell mitogens such as platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) and transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) which in turn, may induce the chronic stimulation and proliferation of mesothelial cells after injury by asbestos fibres.
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Burmese food is not famous in Myanmar only, but Burmese food fanatics are present in the neighboring countries also, especially Thailand and Singapore. Singapore's Peninsula Plaza is notably filled with a number of Burmese restaurants that offer authentic & traditional Myanmar food.
One of the chief reasons of the cuisine's popularity is that Burmese community has moved to Singapore in a significant amount. Since Myanmar has unstable economical means, and the condition was even worse in previous times, people have moved to neighboring countries for better opportunities.
The search for Myanmar restaurant in Singapore can be a bit difficult, but thanks to Peninsula Plaza, as you will find several good Burmese food restaurants and spots there. It has two famous Burmese restaurants, Yanant Thit Myanmar Restaurant and Inle Myanmar Restaurant.
Myanmar Restaurant in Singapore
Both Yanant Thit Restaurant and Inle Myanmar Restaurant are famous for their food & recommended Myanmar restaurant in Singapore. But we will dedicate our post to the latter and the reason is that it is based on a famous tourist attraction place in Myanmar, Inle Lake. The place is known for its floating villages, gardens, one-legged fishermen (called so due to their unique style of fishing) and availability of rare lotus silk fabric.
The Inle Mynamar Restaurant is located at the 111 North Bridge Road, #B1-07 (A/B) Peninsula Plaza, Singapore and is open daily from 11am to 10pm. The place is located nearby the Yanant Thit Restaurant and is quite famous with Singaporean and Burmese community, who are in search of rich and authentic Myanmar cuisine.
What is Inle Myanmar Restaurant is about?
The place is about Myanmar and local Burmese food; they have skilled chefs that are adept at preparing delicious and authentic Burmese dishes. The ingredients and recipes they use are passed down to them from generations and therefore, it is safe to say that what you will get is good quality authentic Burmese food. The cuisine is heavily influenced by Thai, Indian and Chinese cultures, but the chefs at Inle Myanmar Restaurant are experts at fusing the flavours and giving them that unique Burmese texture and taste.
Inle Restaurant Menu
The menu is filled with local Burmese cuisine and has appetizers, noodles, rice dishes, set meals and desserts. Some of the notable appetizers featured on the menu are pickled tea leaf salad, prawn salad, chicken salad, spring rolls, gourd fritters and century egg salad. Pickled tea leaf salad is an all time favourite Burmese local food and what they serve at the restaurant is quite good and delicious, besides, the century egg salad is also delicious. Most of the Burmese food is prepared with fermented ingredients, which means they are both delicious and healthy.
The noodles are topped with the famous traditional Burmese dish Mohinga, thin rice noodles serves in fish soup and with several assortments like egg slices, fish cake and fritters. Other than this, they have Meeshay, another Burmese favourite served with a side soup and condiments like Shan tofu fritters, crispy and fried bean sprouts, etc., Rakhine, Dry Nangyi Thoke and Myanmar fried Kway Teow.
The Rice dish menu is filled with traditional fried rice, salted fish fried rice, pickled tea leaves rice, butter flavoured rice with the curry of your choice, chicken or pork. The desserts served by the restaurant are an interesting collection of fruits sundae, egg pudding garnished with fruits and vanilla ice-cream, Myanmar style ice kachang and Moh Let Sung.
Other than serving, Inle Myanmar Restaurant also offers party hosting and catering services, which means that you can get authentic Burmese food right at your doorstep. Some of the events they host are office gatherings, anniversaries, birthday parties and wedding parties.
Have you tried the traditional Burmese food at the Inle Myanmar Restaurant? Please comment and let us know of your experience. If you're in Singapore, you can get more information about the city and tourist places by visiting this Singapore Travel Blog.


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This PhD research project mainly examined the important yet incompletely understood field of the mechano-sorptive creep of softwood. It included the acquisition of accurate creep data during constant and cyclic moisture conditions. The study only concerns the loading of softwood in the longitudinal, parallel to the grain direction in bending mode. Mechano-sorptive creep deformation takes place when the wood is subjected to load in varying humidity conditions, where the creep deformation is substantially higher than the creep deformation under constant humidity conditions. Visco-elastic creep is defined as the creep strain that is primarily dependent on time. Further analysis on the pseudo-creep, which is reversible with moisture changes, was also investigated. The Young's Modulus (E) and density (p) of the samples used in this research were measured and the ratio of (E/p) was used to characterise the quality of the wood specimen. A program was written in Quick-Basic for the computer to take readings from the creep machines at all times during all creep tests for acquiring maximum creep data possible for obtaining better results. A 'steaming' technique was implemented to accelerate creep recovery, in order to allow the re-use of the same sample for repeated creep testing, so reducing the effects of variability. Measurements of visco-elastic creep, mechano-sorptive creep limit and pseudo-creep rate as functions of percentage relative humidity and E/p were investigated and analysed. The mechano-sorptive creep limit was successfully reached by the load-reduction method. The pseudo-creep rate was similar for samples with the same values of E/p at different relative humidity. The higher the relative humidity, the larger the magnitude of visco-elastic and the 'reference' creep at the mechano-sorptive creep limit. A higher value of E/p produced lower pseudocreep rate, visco-elastic creep and mechano-sorptive creep limit. Equations were derived from the one week visco-elastic creep experimental data in order to extrapolate visco-elastic creep to longer time durations, (medium, long and permanent periods, and compared to the new European code of practice for timber design, namely the Draft Eurocode 5), and at two critical relative humidity conditions, (63% and 90%rh), which correspond to the Service Classes 1 and 2 in the Draft Eurocode 5. Also, an equation to predict the mechano-sorptive creep limit at various values of E/p for the two critical relative humidity conditions, (63% and 90%rh), was acquired. The prediction of creep at various relative humidities along the pseudo creep line was also quantified. The extrapolated visco-elastic creep along with the total upper-bound creep values were compared to the creep allowances of the Draft Eurocode 5 for both Service Classes 1 and 2. Moreover, a design scheme for estimating the upper-bound creep, consisting of the addition of visco-elastic, mechano-sorptive and pseudo creep for Draft Eurocode 5 Service Classes 1 and 2 was achieved. A study of the degree of interaction between visco-elastic and mechanosorptive creep was further investigated. Two different experiments were performed to reach some conclusion. The results of the first experiment showed that mechanosorptive creep acceleration decreases the visco-elastic creep rate and there was some kind of interaction between the two creep mechanisms. Hence the two creep mechanisms should not be considered as a separate phenomenon. On the other hand, the results of the second experiment showed that the visco-elastic and mechanosorptive creep are not a single process but are related processes. Moreover, it was deduced that the mechano-sorptive creep does not depend on the accumulation of the visco-elastic creep rate.
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Malaysia signs 'landmark' deal to buy China warships
Malaysia will buy four combat vessels from China in a "landmark" defence deal, Prime Minister Najib Razak said, signalling a potential strategic shift away from the United States.world Updated: Nov 02, 2016 15:23 IST
Malaysia will buy four combat vessels from China in a "landmark" defence deal, Prime Minister Najib Razak said, signalling a potential strategic shift away from the United States.
The agreement marked the first time Kuala Lumpur had purchased warships from Beijing and came only two weeks after Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte announced his "separation" from Washington during a visit to China.
Under the terms of the deal, two of the vessels will be built in Malaysia and two in China, Najib said in an op-ed published in the China Daily newspaper on Wednesday during his week-long trip to Beijing.
"I call this a landmark decision because before this we have not bought such vessels from China," Najib said after talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday, according to Malaysian newspaper The Star.
Malaysia has historically acquired the bulk of its major defence hardware from the United States, Russia and European countries.
Analysts said the accord was a setback for Washington's "pivot" towards Asia and underlined China's increasing diplomatic and economic gravitational pull in the region -- despite its ongoing territorial disputes.
"This is the new regional norm. Now China is implementing the power and the US is in retreat," said Southeast Asia politics analyst Bridget Welsh.
Gu Xiaosong, a researcher at government think tank Guangxi Academy of Social Sciences, was quoted in China's Global Times as saying: "Southeast Asia's diplomatic situation has shifted towards China following the visits of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Vietnam's leader this year."
Najib called for Malaysia and China's disagreement over rights to the strategically vital South China Sea, which is claimed almost in its entirety by Beijing, to be resolved "calmly and rationally through dialogue".
Malaysia's relations with the United States warmed after Najib took office in 2009 following decades of periodic distrust.
But he has increasingly leaned towards China as it became Malaysia's biggest trading partner and after the eruption last year of a massive corruption scandal implicating Najib and a state investment fund he founded.
Billions are alleged to have been syphoned from the fund, 1MDB, in a stunning international campaign of embezzlement and money-laundering that has sparked investigations in several countries.
Najib's ties with Washington became strained when the US Justice Department moved in July to seize more than $1 billion in assets it says were purchased by Najib relatives and associates using stolen 1MDB money.
In Beijing this week, Najib signed 14 memorandums of understanding worth 144 billion ringgit ($34.4 billion), including an agreement for China to build a rail line on Malaysia's east coast, Malaysian media reported.
First Published: Nov 02, 2016 15:17 IST


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Post demonetization, the government has initiated a timely and much needed measure to increase digital payment options to weed out black money and corruption from public life. As an integral part of the government's move to take the country towards a total cashless economy, these measures would change the quality of life of citizens. One area that demands immediate attention is the need for a strong legal framework for privacy and protection of data shared by the individuals and entities. Legislative reforms are not as quick as technological innovations, and this leads to doubts regarding the enforce-ability of rights.
In the recent years, information and communication technology has been at the core of operational efficiency and success across enterprises around the world. However, as organizations are becoming open to the adoption of mobility, cloud and IoT, they are putting their networks and company information data under serious security threat. In India, too, as we move towards fulfilling the country's digital dream, the instances of cyber security threats are not uncommon. The Sophos Labs geo-malware report states that with a threat exposure rate of 16.9 per cent, India is one of the countries that are most vulnerable to malware attacks.
In October 2016, the country witnessed the biggest ever breach of financial data security, as over 3 million debit cards were under cyber risk. Of these, around 2.6 million cards were on the Visa and MasterCard platform. The State Bank of India was worst hit and had to block and re-issue around 600,000 debit cards to customers. As per industry estimates, India reported a total of 50,362 incidents of cyber security threats during 2016, up from 49,455 in 2015. The various types of cyber security threats include phishing, scanning/ probing, website intrusions and defacements, virus/malicious code and denial-of-service (DoS) attacks.
The cyber security breaches are expected to further go up as the country embarks on a digital transformation journey. While the government's demonetization move has encouraged people to switch to mobile wallets, it has also increased the scope of cyber crime.
The growing threat of potential cyber security breaches has resulted in a major transformation of the global as well as the Indian cyber security market. The adoption of traditional security solutions has increased as even smaller enterprises are now keen on securing their networks. Meanwhile, large enterprises have moved a step ahead and are exploring new and advanced solutions, and new security models such as managed services and automation. Key security initiatives across the majority of organizations include security operations, incident response network and data centre security, identity governance and administration, mobile and cloud security governance, advanced threat defense, application security, security policy, programmer development and governance, and risk and compliance.
The growth of the Indian cyber security market is partly driven by the government, which has undertaken several initiatives to strengthen the country's cyber defenses. Under the Digital India initiative, the National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Center recently released 40 tenets to improve cyber security in organizations essential to the economy, health and defense of India. Besides, there already exist several regulations laid down by the Reserve Bank of India, the Securities and Exchange Board of India, and the Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology for ensuring data security. In December 2016, NASSCOM and the Data Security Council of India launched a detailed roadmap for the Indian cyber security industry. NASSCOM expects the Indian cyber security product and services industry to reach a size of $35 billion by 2025, and build a strong skilled workforce in the security sector.
Ransomware attacks become common
In the past one year, the instances of ransomware attacks have grown significantly. In these attacks, enterprises' key data or sensitive information is illegally encrypted through crypto virology and then a ransom to decrypt it is demanded. It blocks users' access to information until they pay a certain sum of money. In 2016, India was ranked fourth globally among the countries most affected by ransomware and unfortunately, experts believe that it is just the beginning. They expect ransomware attacks to take more variations and strength in 2017. According to Trend Micro's projections, there will be a 25 per cent growth in the number of ransomware families globally in 2017. Cybercriminals are likely to use automation to further strengthen such attacks.
Just few days back, a bunch of Indian companies were infected by the ransomware WannaCry as a massive cyber-attack hit PCs across 99 countries. Amongst the India companies affected by the malware were two South India banks, two Delhi-based Indian manufacturing companies, one manufacturing unit of a MNC, corporate headquarters of a Mumbai-based conglomerate and a Mumbai-based FMCG company. Over 100 PCs of Andhra Pradesh police have also been affected. The ransomware affects the end-user PCs that don't have a patch to prevent the malware from infecting the system.
To prevent such attacks, enterprises must focus on end-user awareness and training. They also need maintain adequate data-backup, so that information can be restored in an event of a ransomware attack.
Cyber-attacks to grow more complex
Cybercriminals are now exploring new ways to evade detection. Phishing and social engineering are emerging as dominant attack methods. In future, attackers are also expected to rely on artificial intelligence within server environments to figure out the best mode of attack. Custom-designed malware and cross platform malware designed to operate on and between multiple devices will become common. Drone jacking is also expected to become prevalent.
In response to the growing complexity of cyber-attacks, preventive security controls such as firewalls, application security and intrusion prevention systems are now being tweaked to add more intelligence to security operations, analytics and reporting platforms.
Some of the recent decisions of the Supreme Court have expanded the contours of privacy to arrest the increasing assaults on the privacy rights of the citizens. If the courts further expand the scope of the fundamental rights to include privacy and data protection, then the existing framework of law may be insufficient to address the future legal challenges. Hence, a comprehensive Data Protection Law is required for greater legal clarity and safe enforceability of rights by owners of the data. This could be achieved through a special legislation with the objective of affording protection to the data and information of the natural and legal persons.
The focus on implementation of newer areas of innovations may get blurred when included as part of the general laws. Hence, a special law is needed. The following could be the broad features of such a legal framework: Personal data must be clearly defined as any lack of clarity could expose the privacy rights to greater risks. There should be a process of registration of the data and data collectors.
This would create a central registry for tracking the flow of information. The authorities could then timely intervene and initiate penal actions against offenders. A central authority should be constituted for monitoring the collection of information and data, registration of collectors, regulating the collection and dissemination of data and to initiate penal action against offenders. What constitutes "offence" under law must be clearly delineated. The punishments under this legislation should be made stringent.
This will safeguard the interests of the citizens who participate in the space of digitized transactions against the misuse of their data. Knocking at the doors of justice in the ordinary course of time may prove to be expensive and a long drawn affair for them. Hence, prescription of a stringent penal framework with a time bound implementation mechanism will act as a deterrent against misuse. Penal provisions should be exemplary.
Penal provisions of fine, including issuance of disgorgement orders, non-compoundable offences, etc, should form part of such a law. Security measures required by the data collectors and controllers to prevent misuse should be stipulated. Collection, processing, usage and the grounds of exceptions from the provisions of this law should be clear. A comprehensive data protection legislation on the above lines will guarantee a sense of safety to the owners of the data.


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Join our team of dedicated volunteers who share their passion for history with visitors from all over the world!
Volunteer with the Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society and expand your social network, gain valuable work experience, learn about the stories and history of the Cannery amidst picturesque Steveston and connect with your community.
Learn about some of the exciting opportunities — we are currently seeking help with:
- Cannery Farmers' Market: Join the Cannery Farmers' Market Team and help out through various opportunities during the season.
- Educational Programs Leader: Join our education volunteer team and help engage young visitors through our various educational programs and tours! Lead programs and tours that teach our young visitors about salmon, the history of Canada's West Coast fishing industry and more. This role will require additional training and commitment of approximately 3 hours per week.
- Tour Guide: Become a part of our interpretation team and work independently or as part of a team to lead guided tours of the Gulf of Georgia Cannery NHS. Tour guides facilitate visitor experience by providing information and answering questions about the history of West Coast fishing industry, salmon canning, and herring processing. This role will require additional training and commitment of one regular shift per week with some flexibility.
- Gift Shop: Help customers and maintain our diverse array of merchandise we have to offer.
- Oral History Interviewer: Help save the life stories from BC's fishing and canning industry and interview and record the oral histories.
- Special Events: We are looking for people to join our Special Events team and help with events like the upcoming Canada Day, Music at the Cannery and more! Each event is unique and will have different roles for you to participate in, whether it is engaging youth, managing crowds, or be a friendly greeter to our visitors! Each event will have a pre-event orientation and tends to fall on weekends.
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Sacroiliac Joints are where the pelvic
bones meet the sacrum or tail bone
The sacroiliac joints are where the pelvis attaches to the sacrum, the joints normally have only a tiny amount of movement.
It is very common for pregnant women to develop sacroiliac joint pain.
This is caused by a disruption of the sacroiliac joint due to the hormonal and mechanical changes associated with pregnancy.
If the joints stayed stiff it would create a major problem during childbirth as there would not be enough room for the baby to be delivered.
In order to allow the baby room the body produces a hormone which allows the very stiff ligaments supporting these joints to soften.
This hormone enables an outward, opening up movement of the pelvis. So during pregnancy normally stiff joints become more flexible and this combined with the weight of a developing baby and with changes in posture lead to a high chance of back pain in pregnancy.
Knowing that there is a good chance of developing this type of pain it is a really good idea to try and avoid activities which may aggravate the problem.
Sacroiliac joint problems are made worse with activities that involve using one leg. (This may seem odd but single leg or unilateral activities stress the joint). Examples of this include getting in and out of the car and climbing stairs etc.
Lying down can be very uncomfortable and can lead to back pain during pregnancy. Finding a comfortable position is essential and can sometimes be achieved by lying on your side and using pillows under the tummy for support.
Lying with the legs supported by pillows (see below) may be good to try in the early stages of pregnancy but should be avoided in later stages as the pressure of the baby resting on major blood vessels in this position may be harmful.
Sleeping using a *Full Body Pillow may help you keep your knees together more comfortably at night.
To avoid straining the joints it is a good idea to:
Similar principles apply here as they would for the general, non-pregnant population. Ensure you maintain a correct sitting posture and use a lumbar roll to support the lower back when sitting.
Up to 50% of women will experience pelvic girdle pain or lower back pain during pregnancy. Treatment to help you with your pregnancy back pain often includes advice and information about posture when pregnant and exercises to help strengthen the core or abdominal muscles. Commonly pelvic girdle braces or supports are often suggested too.
These are the two most common types of supports used to help reduce lower back pain during pregnancy. This type on the left supports the lower back and the one on the right is helpful for pelvic girdle pain and sacroiliac joint pain in pregnancy.
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|Pelvic Girdle and Sacroiliac joint support
Some research trials have found that using a sacroiliac brace is useful for reducing this type of back pain (Kaluset al. 2008).The support belt the researchers found helpful was the Bellybra although there are many similar ones on the market.
They looked at a largish (115) group of pregnant women between 20 and 36 weeks of pregnancy with lower back or sacroiliac pain. They compared two different types of pelvic support.
The authors found that both types of support were helpful at reducing lower back pain during pregnancy and that the women using them felt less pain.
The group in the bellybra group did a little better than the tubigrip group. They had less back pain when sleeping, getting up from a sitting position and walking than the tubigrip group.
Another more recent review (Ho et al 2009) has looked the use of pelvic supports in pregnancy and didn't find enough conclusive evidence that they work. However, this paper did say that there was some promising findings around potentially helpful stability changes when the belts were used that needed more investigation.
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The same study by Ho et al (2009) reported the main side effects experienced by some mothers as increased pain, fetal heart rate changes, skin irritation and discomfort.
This is difficult to answer for certain as there is so much variability between pregnant women. I do know that my women's health colleagues often issue tubigrip and sacroiliac joint supports to the mums they see with lower back pain during pregnancy.
I would discuss it with your midwife or physiotherapist and ask them to help you to decide if this is right for you and to help you select the correct support for you. You will need to decide if you need more lower back support or more sacroiliac joint support.
Pennick, V. & Young, G. Interventions for preventing and treating pelvic and back pain in pregnancy. (2008).
Kalus, S.M., Kornman, L.H. & Quinlivan, J.A., 2008. Managing back pain in pregnancy using a support garment: a randomised trial. BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology, 115(1), p.68-75.
Ho, S.S.M. et al., 2009. Effectiveness of maternity support belts in reducing low back pain during pregnancy: a review. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 18 (11), 1523-1532.


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Recently Ed Davey, Energy & Climate Change Secretary, went onto the BBC to defend his energy policy under questioning by Andrew Neil, principally concerning the ongoing 15 year pause in global surface temperatures and the recent peer-reviewed paper downgrading both the Transient Climate Response and the Equilibrium Climate Sensitivity, two measures of short term and longer term CO2 sensitivity respectively.
Rather than acknowledge the possible importance of these events in determining a change in policy, i.e. conceding the need for less urgency in pursuing a decarbonisation agenda, Davey predictably chose to summarily dismiss Neil's questioning by (a) reference to a recent highly suspect 97% consensus (supposedly those in favour of attributing significant climate change to CO2 emissions) and (b), by reference to supposed other major indicators of climate change which have not paused for 15 years (sea-level rise, polar ice melts, weather extremes, rising ocean heat content). So, we are left in no doubt that, even though the playing field has altered considerably in the debate about climate change, the UK government intends to keep pushing the renewables agenda with very little change in momentum, hence more costly and inefficient wind turbines, no change in punitive carbon taxes on power stations burning coal and gas and a disincentive to build new nuclear plants because of demands from energy companies for price-matching subsidies.
In case we are moved to consider Davey's argument that Earth hasn't stopped 'warming', only the surface has and we should look to other indicators as evidence for this, let us briefly examine the two most important of those other pointers towards ongoing rapid climate change:
1. Rising ocean heat content - the 'missing heat' issue. It's not in the top 700m and most definitely not at the ocean surface (Hadcrut and Argo float measurements confirm this). So, it's 'hiding' below 700m in the deep oceans. The network of Argo floats register a slight increase in temperature at these depths during the last decade. But what we are being asked to believe is that, basically 3000 odd floats, measuring temperature increases of less than 0.1 degrees, with a supposed accuracy of 1/100th of a degree, can accurately register an increase in total global ocean heat content (OHC) below 700m. That's a pretty astounding claim in itself, but furthermore, we are asked to believe that, all over the globe, warming surface waters, which ordinarily, during non-hiatus periods, would register as increasing in temperature, are now being rapidly subducted below by ocean currents and mixed with colder water, thereby transferring the surplus heat to the ocean depths. Even if we accept this unlikely proposal, what is happening on land? Why are land temperatures not increasing when there is no obvious mechanism for rapidly removing surplus heat from solid rocks and soil? Finally, in a last twist, we are then requested to assume that this deep ocean heat will come back to haunt us in the not too distant future as a resumption of accelerated surface warming (the only type of warming which can justifiably have any direct influence on policy). I would suggest a very large pinch of (sea) salt is required in order to digest this explanation.
2. Polar ice reduction.
The Arctic regions have seen fairly rapid ice loss since satellite monitoring began in 1978/79. Before that, the evidence is imperfect, based on anecdote and charts. 2012 saw a record minimum September ice extent and reports of an 'ice free' Arctic in 2013 were being widely circulated. But here we are at the beginning of August, just one month to go, and Arctic ice extent is not looking at all like it will dip to anything like the 2012 minimum, much less completely disappear. I could be wrong, there's still time, but the balance of probabilities is swinging firmly away from the Arctic alarmists.
In the Southern hemisphere, Antarctic ice is reported to be at a record extent, so no joy there for Mr Davey et al. It would seem that Gaia is just not willing to play ball with the climate alarmists, much to their increasing chagrin in many instances.
Enter fracking into the fray, the all-singing, all-dancing, 'new' way to exploit billions of tons of shale gas lying beneath our feet. Britain has been eyeing the US now for some time and has seen how the shale gas revolution across the Atlantic has driven down the cost of energy. Obama, global warming advocate extraordinaire, sees no conflict in developing this fossil fuel resource because it is so much 'cleaner' than dirty, polluting coal. Now our government has decided it wants in on the act and is busily granting licences willy-nilly for shale gas extraction and offering generous tax-breaks to the companies involved. Seemingly, even though gas is still a fossil fuel, the department of Energy & Climate Change perceives there to be no incongruity in the dash for shale gas with its efforts elsewhere to be a world leader in the development of green technology.
The US is not Britain. Even there, with vastly more land area and a much lower population density, protests have been vigorous and well organised. If recent events are anything to go by, protests against fracking in the UK are going to be even more widespread and vociferous than those against windfarms. So trouble lies ahead. Meanwhile, 'dirty' cheap coal lies in the ground, the huge power plant which formerly burnt it now reliant upon 'sustainable' woodchips and nuclear power station plans remain on the drawing board. If Davey is not unhinged, his energy policy most certainly is; to coin a phrase from a well known climate alarmist, I would say it was in fact "bat sh*t crazy".