Context: Amyloid-β peptide (Aβ42) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease (AD). Tarenflurbil, a selective Aβ42-lowering agent, demonstrated encouraging results on cognitive and functional outcomes among mildly affected patients in an earlier phase 2 trial.
Objective: To determine the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of tarenflurbil.
Design, Setting, and Patients: A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial enrolling patients with mild AD was conducted at 133 trial sites in the United States between February 21, 2005, and April 30, 2008. Concomitant treatment with cholinesterase inhibitors or memantine was permitted.
Intervention: Tarenflurbil, 800 mg, or placebo, administered twice a day.
Main Outcome Measures: Co-primary efficacy end points were the change from baseline to month 18 in total score on the subscale of the Alzheimer Disease Assessment Scale–Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-Cog, 80-point version) and Alzheimer Disease Cooperative Studies–activities of daily living (ADCS-ADL) scale. Additional prespecified slope analyses explored the possibility of disease modification.
Results: Of the 1684 participants randomized, 1649 were included in the analysis, and 1046 completed the trial. Tarenflurbil had no beneficial effect on the co-primary outcomes (difference in change from baseline to month 18 vs placebo, based on least squares means: 0.1 for ADAS-Cog; 95% CI, −0.9 to 1.1; P = .86 and −0.5 for ADCS-ADL; 95% CI, −1.9 to 0.9; P = .48) using an intent-to-treat analysis. No significant differences occurred in the secondary outcomes. The ADAS-Cog score decreased by 7.1 points over 18 months. The tarenflurbil group had a small increase in frequency of dizziness, anemia, and infections.
Conclusion: Tarenflurbil did not slow cognitive decline or the loss of activities of daily living in patients with mild AD.


Hva er en fisker? Dette er det sentrale spørsmålet i denne avhandlinga. Spørsmålet er utgangspunkt for å utforske endringsprosesser i fiskerinæringa, både i fortida og i samtida. På bakgrunn av dette drøfter avhandlinga hvilke oppfatninger, forståelser og beskrivelser som til enhver tid benyttes til å definere hva fiskere er i ulike sammenhenger. Undersøkelsen starter i det som kan kalles rekrutteringsdiskursen i fiske, som nettopp handler om hva fiskere er og hvordan de skapes. Avhandlinga fokuserer på hvilke forståelser av fiskeren som formidles i denne diskursen, og identifiserer både hvor oppfatningene kommer fra og hvordan de brukes som strategier og repertoarer for å forme fiskerinæringa. I denne avhandlinga betraktes fiskeren som en heterogen skapning som forandrer karakter og vesen alt etter hvilke heterogene forbindelser den inngår i. I stedet for substansialistiske forklaringer og analyser som henter sin forståelse i at fiskeren er noe gitt og substansielt som klart kan defineres uttømmende og en gang for alle, bygger dette arbeidet på relasjonistiske tilnærminger som følger i kjølvatnet av den postmoderne kritikken innen samfunnsvitenskapene. Med aktør-nettverk-teori som teoretisk rammeverk og ei kvalitativ tilnærming til vitenskapelige tekster, intervjuer, rapporter, statistikk og filmmateriale, undersøkes det hvordan fiskeren formes gjennom det vi kan kalle moderniseringsmaskineriet. Avhandlinga beskriver hvordan vitenskapelige, politiske, tekniske og økonomiske ressurser, mobiliseres og knyttes sammen for å modernisere fiskerinæringa. Moderniseringsprosessene har tatt utgangspunkt i tre forskjellige oppfatninger av hva fiskeren er: Fiskeren har blitt betrakta enten som en individualistisk, rasjonell aktør: som i dette arbeidet kalles Den rasjonelle fiskeren, som en strukturalistisk, verdensskapt aktør: Verden i fiskeren eller som en aktør som skapes i et gjensidig møte mellom individ og verden: Fiskeren i verden. Avhandlinga beskriver hvordan disse tre oppfatningene, som er oversettelser av filosofiske teorier om mennesket, har vært utgangspunkt for vitenskapelige og politiske analyser i fiskerinæringa. Avhandlinga beskriver hvordan oppfatningene har blitt benytta til å integrere fiskerinæringa i det moderne samfunnet og hva som har blitt konsekvensen av prosessene i forhold til spørsmålet om rekruttering og bemanning. Hovedkonklusjonen er at samtidig som fiskerinæringa er opptatt av et avfolkingsproblem, der fiskeren som et menneske forsvinner, foregår det også ei kontinuerlig overbefolking av fiskerinæringa, ikke først og fremst i form av mennesker, men av hybride forbindelser som gir grunnlag for en ny definisjon og forståelse av hva en fisker er.
What is a fisherman? This is the crucial question in this thesis. The question is the point of departure for a study of modernisation processes in Norwegian fisheries. With this question in mind, different understandings and descriptions of what a fisherman is, are identified and discussed. The thesis starts with the “discourse on recruitment” in the Norwegian fisheries, a discourse that is actually about the fishermen’s creation and ontology. The thesis focuses on the understandings of fishermen that this discourse conveys, where these understandings come from and how they are constructed. Further, a main issue is to study how these understandings are used as strategies or repertoires in shaping political and practical action in the fisheries. The thesis identifies three different understandings of what a fisherman is and how he is created. These understandings have their origin in three major strategies for studying humans and are well known from mainstream social theory. The thesis describes how these understandings are translated into more general actor models that have made great impact on fishing practices in Norway. In particular, the struggle between different scientific disciplines and between different applied models for modernisation is highlighted. The thesis describes how these processes and struggles have resulted in the creation of a new type of fisher, quite different from the anthropoid fisherman we believed we knew. The disappearance of the anthropoid fisherman and the occurrence of a new, cyborg fisher also have other implications. The concern about depopulation in the fishing sector, that the ”recruitment discourse” revolves around, turns out to be only part of the picture, and the thesis reveals that a process of ”overpopulation” has taken place in the fisheries. However, the term overpopulation also gets a new meaning in the thesis. The theoretical approach – the fisherman and the fisheries as heterogeneous networks As the central question above indicates, this thesis abandons a substantialistic approach to the fisherman. The fisherman’s identity or essence is not regarded as given. Instead, the fisherman is approached from a relationistic perspective. This is the perspective used in Actor Network Theory (ANT). Inspired by the shift in focus from ontology to epistemology and the move away from substantialism and naive realism by post-structuralists and post-modernists, ANT introduces a neo-realistic perspective. In ANT, reality is not denied – as many claim the post-modernists do – but regarded as complex, constructed, and relational. ANT is also known as the sociology of translation. Translation is defined as all negotiations, intrigues, 6 calculations, acts of persuasion and violence, thanks to which an actor or force takes, or causes to be conferred on itself, authority to speak or act on behalf of another actor or force. The main concern of ANT is the mechanisms of production, situation, and power of knowledge. In order to analyse and understand, one should be wary of preconceived notions about how such mechanisms look and function. ANT usually starts from concrete, empirical situations, like a process of change in the fisheries, and then follows the actors’ more or less successful attempts at establishing and stabilising “translation” chains. The approach is inspired by Foucauldian discourse analysis, but unlike Foucault, ANT rejects the poststructuralist idea of epistemological breaks in knowledge. In ANT, materials from past and present form parts of heterogeneous networks and become relevant in different ways. Through translation processes, an actor can stabilise a network. By silencing other actors, some actors can step forth as the spokesperson or the driving force for the network. Actors who succeed in stabilising and silencing the rest of the network through translation become “obligatory passage points” for streams of knowledge, power, influence, information etc. The starting point for ANT is to define and follow the actor’s endeavours in ordering the interactions and relations in a way that brings him/her in a position of being the translator of the others. ANT regards society as heterogeneous networks in which all kinds of processes take place. Society consists not only of people, but also of animals, machines, texts, buildings, computers – any material that can be imagined. The fisherman and the fisheries are such a patterned network, with fish, knowledge, organisations, technologists, management bodies, etc; all elements representing differently patterned networks mixed together through alliances between other heterogeneous entities. This process of mixing and holding things together is actually the translation, and through this translation process the essence and meaning of the entities are produced. When changes occur in the fisheries, the relations between the actors changes as well, and new definitions of problems, actors, knowledge, essences, and meanings are produced. An important aim is to demonstrate how practices in fisheries are expressed and formulated through the symbolic system of knowledge and to show how the relationship and the connections between the symbolic system of knowledge and practices are established through a wide range of actions, especially linked to formulation of politics and to technological change. The questions are addressed through qualitative methods, such as document analysis and interviews. 7 The fisherman that disappeared In modern social theory three major strategies have been used for studies of humans and society. These strategies have been based on three different sets of ideas or understandings of the relationship between society and humans. The understandings have been formulated as applied models of actors and agency. The first is an individualistic, rational actor model, the second is a structuralistic actor model, and the third is a dialectical, social actor model. These three understandings can also be identified in a translated form in social scientific research about fishermen and fishing communities as: The Rational Fisherman, the World in the Fisherman and the Fisherman in the World. The fisherman became the central actor in the Norwegian fisheries during the 1930s, when an institutional system was created to secure the fishing population’s rights and interests. The wish to improve the welfare, to release the fishing population from the unpredictable and unstable Nature, and to develop more a profitable fishing sector, served as major arguments for the efforts to modernise the fisheries in Norway. In the 1930s three different models for modernisation of the fisheries were launched: A private capitalistic model, an industrial, structuralistic model, and a co-operative model. These three models, which together formed the basis for the formulation of fishing policy during the next 60 years, used the three understandings about the fishermen as rhetorical strategies, and as means for integrating the fisheries policy and the fishing sector into a machinery for modernisation in the Norwegian society. The development of the fisheries policy is used as an example and as a representative for this machinery. The thesis shows how the political goals change among the three development models and the difficulties in establishing a consensus about goals and solutions in the fishing policy. The fisheries policy in Norway, up to the end of the 1980s, can be described as a struggle between defenders of the three development models and the respective rhetoric strategies that are used. The struggle ends with the breakdown of the stock of Atlantic cod in 1989, when the Resource Management model finally can be introduced as the main model for formulation and implementation of fishing policy. From 1990 the fishing sector in Norway undergoes a total transformation with this model as the ideological and scientific basis. Even though there has been a consensus among the fishing population about the need for stabilisation of resource fluctuations and improved welfare for the people, the means and measures have been disputed. A major problem in the modernisation of Norwegian fisheries has been the necessity to make endless compromises between goals and means based on the different understandings of the fisherman. Consequently, several of the goals and means in the 8 fisheries policy have been in conflict. The Resource Management model solves this problem. The model uses the rationalistic understanding of the fisherman as the ideological reason for the implementation of the structuralistic ideas and methods for regulation and control of the individual rationality which, as the supporters of the model claim, represents a threat against the natural resources. Regulation and control is a must in securing society’s common interests. As a consequence of the acceptance of this claim by the politicians, the management system and the fisheries interests, Modernity can finally permeate the fisheries and a strong scientific, political and technical network can be built around a fishing policy, which actually becomes integrated into the Machinery of Modernisation. The unpredictable human fisherman is sorted out from the fisheries network, and replaced by heterogeneous and complex relations between, science, technology, politics, and economics. Only those humans who accept and are able to establish relations that link them to, or give them a position as actor or allied in the network, remain inside. The human disappears from the fisheries; parallel to this process of depopulation, the fisheries become overpopulated by the hybrids that form the new cyborg fisher.


It's a story that seems to have everything: there's a Mediterranean superyacht, a dubious businessman with a Germanic accent, Goldman Sachs and $1bn. If you were writing a script for a movie, you couldn't ask for more.
The brief plot summary runs as follows: Goldman Sachs allegedly wanted to ingratiate itself with the businessman with $1bn to invest, so two of its senior bankers (Michael Daffey and John Storey) went to go and meet him on his yacht. Despite his dubious history, they allegedly ushered him past the firm's client vetting process and subsequently agreed to issue $700 million in bonds on his behalf, thereby earning millions in fees. People at Goldman were briefly "ecstatic." But then a client introduced by the businessman didn't pay a bill, leaving Goldman temporarily on the hook for $85m. At this point, the firm allegedly looked about for someone to blame, alighted upon a senior banker only tangentially related to the entire affair, and suspended him.
So says Christopher Rollins, a former managing director who spent 16 years at Goldman Sachs, latterly as co-head of European execution services in London, before being fired for his apparent part in the matter in February 2017. Rollins, who is now the chief executive of BTIG, wants to be compensated: he's looking for $50m.
Goldman Sachs, needless to say, doesn't agree with Rollins' version of events. It maintains that Rollins, "executed certain trades involving a previously restricted party without obtaining appropriate authorization," and says his employment was terminated accordingly. Rollins says the firm "whitewashed" its records to make it look like he was the sole source of business with the client relating to the businessman, that he always complied with protocols, faithfully reported trades to his superiors and raised concerns about, "massive compliance failures." He claims that Goldman tried to tie him up in a, "Kafkaesque disciplinary process," where by he was pressured to confess to violating compliance restrictions without those restrictions being identified. Oh, and he had millions in deferred equity bonuses confiscated.
Rollins' ire isn't restricted to Goldman itself. He's also going after Jim Esposito, the new co-head of Goldman's securities business. Esposito chaired Rollins' disciplinary hearing and Rollins is now suing him personally.
Hell hath no fury like an ex-Goldman MD who feels himself wronged. Rollins filed his lawsuit in Manhattan on Thursday.
Separately, the disappearing fruit bowls are still a thing at Deutsche Bank. Bloomberg prods the pimple of Deutsche discontentment with another story about the effects of cost-cutting at the German bank. The fruit has gone. So has first class travel. So has travel to conferences. The bank is also said to be looking at how much it spends on compliance staff. Although the cuts are being orchestrated by new CEO Christian Sewing, the fruit hatchet man is actually Deutsche's new COO ,Frank Kuhnke. Frank has become known as "Frank the Tank." An alternative might be, "Frank the banana slayer."


Grace and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Through this word from God recorded in Genesis 17, the Holy Spirit brings us the comfort of our almighty Savior.
He claimed to “float like a butterfly and sting like a bee.” Sports Illustrated crowned him the “Sportsman of the Century.” His nickname was “The Greatest.” He was the three-time World Heavyweight Champion, Muhammad Ali.
But where is that left hook followed by the hard right to the face that brought down George Foreman in the Rumble in the Jungle? Now at age 68 and debilitated by Parkinson's disease, Ali is no longer the powerhouse he was. How the mighty have fallen!
“Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Soon bears us all away; We fly, forgotten, as a dream Dies at the op'ning day” (“O God, Our Help in Ages Past,” Isaac Watts, Christian Worship: A Lutheran Hymnal 441:5).
But there is One whose power does not fade. His strength does not fly away. For he is not simply mighty; he is almighty. El Shaddai, אֵל שַׁדַּי, God Almighty. He needs no help or aid, for he is all-sufficient. He is the source who provides all for everyone and everything. He is El Shaddai, אֵל שַׁדַּי, God Almighty, the Omnipotent, the all-powerful. He can do anything. Remember that theme.
What hope and what strength that name brought Abraham, and what hope and strength it brings for you and me today. For El Shaddai, אֵל שַׁדַּי, can do anything.
1. How well have you met God's standard?
In the 1940's there was race, a race to get the mightiest weapon this world had yes seen. The United States had the Manhattan Project. Hitler had his heavy water experiments. After the war it was learned that Hitler was much farther away from developing the atomic bomb than some had feared. But what if he had gotten the bomb first? What would the world be like today? Might and power are good in the hands of an ally, but in the hands of an enemy -- what terror!
“I am God Almighty” (Genesis 17:1 NIV) El Shaddai (אֵל שַׁדַּי). Are these words of a friend of a foe? We like to think of ourselves as the good guys, but God's Word has some disturbing news for you and me. For you see, it's not you or I or some governmental or ecclesiastical organization that sets the standard, but God does.
“Walk before me and be blameless” (Genesis 17:1 NIV), he says. Do you always walk before God continuously, never wandering from his path, never straying away, always loving him above all, always fearing him with that holy, childlike awe and reverence, always trusting him first and foremost? Is his name continually on your lips as you call on him in every trouble and fervently, reverently pray to him who is your Hope, your Strength, your Glory? Is his name on your lips as you praise him before others telling of the wonderful things he has done giving him thanks in all circumstances? Is his Word deeply rooted in your heart, the foundation of all you say and think and do, cherished as your most precious treasure? How we have failed!
That word, often translated blameless, has the idea of being complete, perfect, no mark or blemish, nothing lacking. Now some can rightly claim to be blameless in the eyes of man. They have a good reputation and no criminal record. But what about in the eyes of God? The Almighty sees into the dingy corners of our hearts. He knows your secret sins. Nothing is hidden from him. And blamelessness before God is all or nothing. “For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it” (James 2:10 NIV). “Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect” (Matthews 5:48 NIV).
Yes, in the international court you are not guilty of genocide as Hitler would have been. But have you loved your neighbor as yourself, never feeling prejudiced, never showing favoritism, never uttering a mean-spirited word? Have you loved your neighbor as yourself, even if that neighbor was your enemy? In God's courtroom our own record of wrongs is as damning as Hitler's.
Why didn't this name God Almighty, El Shaddai, אֵל שַׁדַּי, bring terror and despair to Abram's hearts and to ours? How can it be a name of hope? Only because of the covenant.
1. Describe what this covenant was all about.
He says to Abram, “I will confirm my covenant between me and you . . . As for me, this is my covenant with you” (Genesis 17:2, 3 NIV). Notice that all this flows from the Lord. I will confirm . . . as for me . . . my covenant. This is not a two-way contract or a mutual agreement. This covenant is a promise, an unconditional promise, based entirely on the Lord's gracious, good will. He takes the initiative. He makes the oath. He binds himself. He promises.
What is this solemn promise or covenant? The Lord sums it with these words to Abram, “You will be the father of many nations.” (Genesis 17:4 NIV).
Twenty-four years earlier, the Lord had promised him, “All peoples on earth will be blessed through you” (Genesis 12:3 NIV). For you see, through Abram's family the Savior would come. Adam and Eve had brought the curse of sin and death into the world. The woman's offspring who would crush Satan's head -- he would come through Abram's family. His blessing would overcome the curse.
But when the Lord made that promise Abram was seventy-five and childless. Now at the age of ninety-nine Abram and his wife Sarai still did not have a child together. It seemed hopeless, for Sarai was eighty-nine and barren. It was impossible for them to have children, impossible for Abram to be the father of many nations and one of his descendants to be the Savior. Impossible. But God had promised, and he is El Shaddai, אֵל שַׁדַּי, God Almighty. He can do anything.
The Apostle Paul explains, “Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, 'So shall your offspring be.' Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead -- since he was about a hundred years old -- and that Sarah's womb was also dead. Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised” (Romans 4:18-21 NIV). He is El Shaddai, אֵל שַׁדַּי. What a name of hope for you who believe!
2. Why are you included in the covenant God made with Abraham?
Abraham lived by faith in the promise of the Savior. That, dear friends, is your faith as well. That means Abraham is your father. Biologically Abraham became the father of a few nations, at best. But God's covenant wasn't for him to be father of a few but of many nations. For you see, all whose faith trusts God's promise to send the Savior to remove the curse of sin and death -- all those believers whose hope is in Christ Jesus (as Abraham's was), they are Abraham's spiritual children, no matter what nation they come from. That includes you, dear friend. The Apostle Paul makes this clear, “Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham's offspring -- not only to those who are of the law but also those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all. As it is written: 'I have made you a father of many nations.' He is our father in the sight of God” (Romans 4:16, 17 NIV).
This covenant is for you dear friend, for you. Jesus came from Abraham's family line for you. Galatians 3 says,“ Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: 'Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree'” (Galatians 3:13 NIV). As Jesus hung on the cross, he undid the curse your sin earned for you. He took your curse and gave you his blessing in exchange. How could this be? How could the sinless, spotless, Lamb of God, who truly was blameless, perfect, complete, die in the place of guilty sinners? He is God Almighty, El Shaddai, אֵל שַׁדַּי, he can do anything. What hope that brings us! What hope because of his covenant, his promise.
For you see, that blameless, perfect, complete record of goodness and righteousness that belonged to Christ, God freely credits to you. That was Abram's faith. He trusted God's promise that Christ's righteousness was credited to him. Through faith in Jesus, you, sinner though you are, even you are blameless in God's sight. For the blamelessness of Jesus counts for you. Keep believing this. Keep building your hope on it, for El Shaddai, אֵל שַׁדַּי, can do anything.
1. How does the way we live change as we remember all that El Shaddai, אֵל שַׁדַּי, does for us?
How this changes the way we live! Why would we not walk before him who has loved us so dearly? Why would we not strive to blamelessly do his will all the days of our life? See what he has done for you! He didn't make any sort of covenant with our ancestors. But nonetheless, through Baptism he brought you into his family. He washed away your sin. He clothed you with Jesus' righteousness.
Look to him for the strength to walk before him and be blameless. For he is God Almighty, El Shaddai, אֵל שַׁדַּי. When you feel weak, alone, powerless, when evil seems so strong, enticing, and oppressive, remember your God is, El Shaddai, אֵל שַׁדַּי, God Almighty. He will take care of you. For he can do anything. Don't think you need to compromise with the world to make it through this life. Don't conform to the world. Don't camouflage your life thinking you have to blend in. Rather live boldly for your God. Walk before him in all you do. He will take care of you. For he is El Shaddai, אֵל שַׁדַּי. He can do anything. Even the laws of nature must submit to him. Look at Abraham. He became a father at the age of a hundred. For El Shaddai, אֵל שַׁדַּי can do anything. Trust him. Trust him to take care of you.
And just as the Lord changed Abram's name to Abraham, meaning father of many, in order to strengthen his faith in the promise, so also the Lord gave you a new name, his family name, when you were baptized in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. His Baptismal promise to you strengthens your faith. In the Lord's Supper as well, he again brings his promise to you to strengthen your faith. The body of Christ and the blood of Christ given for you to eat and to drink. His covenant of forgiveness is truly for you. Believe it for he is God Almighty, El Shaddai, אֵל שַׁדַּי. His power does not fade with time. He is still the greatest. He can do anything.


How does an author, or a poet, decide when to finally release a book? Is there something that specifically signals to them that it's time to print? Is it simply that their manuscript is finally deemed ready by the author and available editors? And is there a reason why a finished volume would wait for release?
I've heard of authors holding onto their subsequent books as a matter of timing, wanting to keep their audiences interested. Apparently, too many books released too soon could be problematic to keeping their fan base alive. I have wondered about this regarding my own books-to-be, as well.
As to Echoes, it was a matter of keeping an eye on the readership climate. For many, many years, my work was considered passe and out of it's time. Prose was dominating the printing presses and open mike readings when I first learned my craft. Until now, there didn't appear to be an interest in poems that rhyme, and the like.
Echoes went to print as soon as it became apparent that there might be an audience for it: namely those who enjoy the Steampunk genre. It took the obvious emergence of devotees to Victoriana to coax When None Command and The Train out of my "box of poetry," but at last, I felt that I could dare to share my work with those who value the Neo-Victorian mindset and all its trappings.
As to the other books I intend to publish, I will not be waiting long to do so. Echoes is a good first attempt at testing the current readership waters, and the responses I've received to this volume so far have encouraged me to share more of my work. My perception is that now is the time for poems that rhyme, and I am readying to launch on this new wave that I see looming before me.
Echoes, after all, is not a novel, and neither will my other books fit into that niche. And so, I have the freedom to publish whenever a finished volume is ready. As soon as the Clockwork Alchemy Convention is in my rearview mirror I'll set to work on a book that I'm tentatively titling Reverberations.


I love this dish because it is so simple to prepare. The rib-eye cap is also one of my personal favorite cuts of beef. It's wonderfully tender and incredibly flavorful at the same time.
Combine the above four ingredients in a blender, process for 1 minute.
1. Bring the beef to room temperature (pull from fridge 1-2 hours before cooking). Pat the beef dry and rub it with the marinade. Season liberally with salt and pepper.
2. Preheat oven to 450°F with a cast iron pan inside.
3. Carefully remove the pan once your oven comes to temp and place the pan on a burner over high heat.
4. Carefully place your beef in the pan and sear for 3-4 minutes. Flip the meat over and transfer the pan back to the oven and cook for 3-5 minutes.
5. Remove the steak from the pan and let rest on a plate for an additional 4-5 minutes with a generous amount of good quality butter melting on the top. Slice and serve with the melted butter drippings over the top.


Is the 1599 Geneva Bible a new version in the English Language?
"Is the 1599 Geneva Bible a new version in the English Language?"
"The Geneva Bible is one of the most historically significant translations of the Bible in the English language, preceding the King James translation by 51 years. It was the primary Bible of the 16th Century Protestant movement and was the Bible used by William Shakespeare, Oliver Cromwell, John Milton, John Knox, John Donne, and John Bunyan, author of Pilgrim's Progress. It was one of the Bibles taken to America on the Mayflower, it was used by many English Dissenters, and it was still respected by Oliver Cromwell's soldiers at the time of the English Civil War.
What makes this version of the Holy Bible singularly unique in world history is that, for the very first time, a mechanically-printed, mass-produced Bible was made available directly to the general public which came with a variety of scriptural study guides and aids (collectively called an apparatus), which included verse citations which allow the reader to cross – reference one verse with numerous relevant verses in the rest of the Bible, introductions to each book of the Bible which acted to summarize all of the material that each book would cover, maps, tables, woodcut illustrations, indexes, as well as other included features — all of which would eventually lead to the reputation of the Geneva Bible as history's very first study bible.
Because the language of the Geneva Bible was more forceful and vigorous, most readers preferred this version strongly over the Bishops' Bible, the translation authorised by the Church of England under Elizabeth I. In the words of Cleland Boyd McAfee, "it drove the Great Bible off the field by sheer power of excellence"."
Note that the Geneva Bible was published in 1560 [New Testament in 1557] and not 1599, as you state in your question, and was indeed a new version in English and the first to be published by printing press and widely distributed.


1 There is no sequence of information and/or so much is missing that the presentation makes little sense.
2 Information is inconsistently organized.
3 Student presents information in logical sequence. More or less information would have been helpful.
4 Student presents adequate information in logical sequence.
1 Presentation includes no graphics or graphics are unrelated to the subject or distract from the message.
2 Presentation includes graphics that rarely support text and presentation. Graphics are too "busy".
3 Student's graphics/props relate to text and presentation.
4 Student's graphics/props explain and reinforce text and presentation.
1 Student reads all of report with no eye contact.
2 Student occasionally uses eye contact, but still reads most of report.
3 Student maintains eye contact most of the time but frequently returns to notes.
4 Student maintains eye contact with audience, seldom returning to notes.
1 Student mumbles, in correctly pronounces terms, and speaks too quietly for students in the back of the class to hear.
2 Student's voice is low. Student incorrectly pronounces terms. Audience members have difficulty hearing presentation.
3 Student's voice is clear. Student pronounces most words correctly. Most audience members can hear presentation.
4 Student uses clear voice and correct, precise pronunciation of terms so that all audience members can hear presentation.
1 Student does not have grasp of information. Many statements are incorrect and unsupported.
2 Student is uncomfortable with information, leaves out important details and/or presents inaccurate information.
3 Student is at ease with topic and presents accurate information.
4 Student demonstrates full grasp of the topic, presenting complete and accurate information.


You are dealt an initial two-card hand and add together the value of the cards. Face cards (kings, queens, and jacks) are counted as ten points. A player can count his or her own ace as 1 point or 11 points. All other cards are counted as the numeric value shown on the card. After receiving the initial two cards, you have the option of getting a "hit". Once you're satisfied with your cards you can click stand.
In a given round, the player or the dealer wins by having a score of 21 or by having the highest score that is less than 21. Scoring higher than 21 (called "busting" or "going bust") results in a loss. The player wins by having any final score equal to or less than 21 if the dealer busts.
If you win your hand with a Blackjack you will win your bet 1.5 times. You automatically lose when the dealer is dealt a Blackjack. If you both are dealt a Blackjack it's considered a push and your bet is returned.
The dealer has to take hits until his or her cards total 17 or more points. Players win if they do not bust and have a total that is higher than the dealer's. The dealer loses if it busts or has a lesser hand than the player who has not busted. If the player and dealer have the same point total, this is called a "push", and you do not win or lose money on that hand.
To place a bet you select one of the chips in the bottom right corner of the screen. After you've selected a amount you can click the playing fields on the screen to place a bet. After you're satisfied with your bet you click deal to start the game. After receiving an initial two cards, the player has up to four standard options: "hit", "stand", "double", or "split".
Take another card from the dealer.
Take no more cards, also known as "stand pat", "stick", or "stay".
The player is allowed to double the initial bet in exchange for committing to stand after receiving exactly one more card. The additional bet is added to the original bet.
If the first two cards have the same value, the player can split them into two hands. The cards are separated and the dealer draws an additional card on each, placing one bet with each hand. You then play out the two separate hands in turn. Only one split is allowed. When splitting two aces, you're not allowed to draw any more cards after the split.
When the visible card of the dealer is an ace, you are allowed to buy "insurance" by adding an additional 0.5 times your initial bet. When the dealer has Blackjack, you will win your insurance bet times 2. When the dealer does not get Blackjack, you will lose your insurance amount and the game will continue with your initial bet.


Plants and animals are both kingdoms of living things. They differ in important aspects. The chart below summarizes some of these differences.
Plants generally are rooted in one place an do not move on their own Most animals have the ability to move fairly freely.
Animals cannot make their own food and are dependent on plants and other animals for food.
Plants give off oxygen and take in carbon dioxide given off by animals. Animals give off carbon dioxide which plants need to make food and take in oxygen which they need to breathe.
Plants have either no or very basic ability to sense. Animals have a much more highly develped sensory and nervous system.


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Do one in five UK Muslims sympathise with Britons fighting for IS?
The survey asked about sympathy with "young Muslims who leave the UK to join fighters in Syria", not just those fighting in the conflict, and not just those fighting for IS.
"Nearly one in five British Muslims has some sympathy with those who have fled the UK to fight for IS in Syria."
"One in five British Muslims has sympathy for those who have travelled to Syria to join ISIS, a poll reveals today."
"with young Muslims who leave the UK to join fighters in Syria".
About 20% of respondents said "a lot" or "some". What's not certain is that all respondents answered the question with only IS in mind, or whether they were thinking of other parties in the Syrian conflict.
Joining fighters in Syria doesn't necessarily mean fighting alongside them either; some women have married people fighting in Syria.
This poll, conducted three days ago, found a lower proportion expressing sympathy than a poll conducted on behalf of Sky in March. Then, 28% of respondents said that they had "a lot" or "some" sympathy with young Muslims leaving the UK to fight in Syria.
This article originally said the claim "isn't quite correct"—we've removed the "quite" to strengthen our conclusion. We've also added a claim from the Daily Mail to the header of the article.
"…there is a distinction between the work we do and how clients chose to present this work. Survation do not support or endorse the way in which this poll's findings have been interpreted. Neither the headline nor the body text of articles published were discussed with or approved by Survation prior to publication. For reference, our own coverage and analysis can be found here.
Furthermore, Survation categorically objects to the use of any of our findings by any group, as has happened elsewhere on social networks, to incite racial or religious tensions."
We will be seeking public corrections from both The Sun and the Mail.
The Sun has now withdrawn its online article and published online and in print an IPSO adjudication which found the coverage as a whole was "significantly misleading". The Mail's article is also no longer online.


The TaylorMade Spider putters are changing the game again with the Spider Interactive models. These are the same modern mallets made with a multi-material constitution for high MOI, maximum stability, and better roll. Now they include a BLAST Motion Sensor embedded in the grip that captures all your putting data and syncs with the mobile app to help you analyze, practice, and improve. The sensor is removable as well so it's Tournament-legal when you need it. A lightweight aluminum core is paired with a heavy stainless steel frame for a high resistance to twisting, keeping the face square to the path. The Pure Roll insert is angled at 45° to increase forward roll and improve distance control. This design features a single alignment line to improve aim.
How best determine best length, 33, 34, 35 in?
As a guideline for standard lengths, If you're 6 feet or taller, use a 35" putter is recommended, if you're 5'9 inches to 5'11 tall, a 34-inch putter. Golfers who are 5'5 to 5'8 use a 33 putter. Be advised this is just a guideline. For bit fit we would recommend being fitted with a local golf shop or professional.


What Is a Walnut Allergy?
Allergies to tree nuts, like walnuts, are one of the most common types of allergies.
A walnut allergy is an allergy, known scientifically as Juglan recia, to walnuts, a type of tree nut produced by walnut trees. An allergy is an adverse reaction by the body's immune system to a certain component of some foods. Certain proteins present in walnuts and other foods are thought to cause allergic reactions which can range from mild to life threatening and in severe cases result in death. Walnuts usually must be ingested to trigger an allergic reaction in people suffering from this type of allergy but in severe cases the reaction may be triggered by merely inhaling the aroma of walnuts.
Via a mechanism that is not entirely understood, the immune system mistakes some component of a food as a harmful substance and produces and releases antibodies to attempt to negate the perceived threat. These antibodies will also trigger the release of a class of chemicals from called histamines. The presence of histamines is responsible for most of the symptoms of allergies.
When a person has a mild food allergy, such as a walnut allergy, the symptoms may be minor enough to go unnoticed or may not be attributed to an allergic reaction at all. Some people may experience no more than a slight itchiness or dryness of the throat or eyes. Common symptoms of a walnut allergy include hives, rashes, swelling of the face, throat or extremities, and, in severe cases, difficulty breathing and anaphylactic shock. People with a walnut allergy may experience one or more of the symptoms listed above. Most minor allergic reactions may be treated with over the counter antihistamine medications, but severe reactions may require emergency treatment with a drug such as epinephrine or hospitalization.
Anaphylactic shock is a life-threatening allergic reaction which may be triggered by the ingestion of even a small amount of the allergen. It causes the body to go into a state of shock with a drastic and almost immediate drop in blood pressure and can cause a complete disruption of normal respiration due to swelling of the throat and other airways. A person suffering from anaphylactic shock can die from suffocation as they lose the ability to breathe.
Allergies to tree nuts, such as walnuts, affect approximately 1.2% of all people. About 9% of children with walnut allergies outgrow them as they get older, usually by six years of age. Often, someone who suffers from an allergy to one type of tree nut may also be allergic to other types of tree nuts, particularly pecans or almonds, although this is not always the case.
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Construct a △ABC in which BC = 3.6 cm, AB + AC = 4.8 cm and ∠B = 60°.
1. Construct a line segment BC of 3.6 cm.
2. At the point B, draw ∠XBC = 60°.
3. Keeping B as center and radius 4.8cm draw an arc which intersects XB at D.
5. Draw the perpendicular bisector of DC which intersects DB at A.
Hence △ABC is the required triangle.
Construct a △ABC in which AB + AC = 5.6 cm, BC = 4.5 cm and ∠B = 45°.
1. Construct a line segment BC of 4.5 cm.
2. At the point B, draw ∠XBC = 45°.
3. Keeping B as centre and radius 5.6cm draw an arc which intersects XB at D.
Construct a △ABC in which BC = 3.4 cm, AB - AC = 1.5 cm and ∠B = 45°.
1. Construct a line segment BC of 3.4 cm.
3. Keeping B as centre and radius 1.5cm draw an arc which intersects XB at D.
Using rulers and compasses only, construct a △ABC, given base BC = 7 cm, ∠ABC = 60°,  AB + AC = 12 cm.
Construct a triangle whose perimeter is 6.4 cm, and angles at the base are 60° & 45°.
1. Draw a line segment XY of 6.4 cm.
2. Draw ∠DXY = 60° and ∠EYX = 45°.
3. Draw the angle bisectors of ∠DXY and ∠EYX which intersect each other at A.
4. Draw the perpendicular bisector of AX and AY which intersect XY at B and C respectively.
5. Join AB and AC.
1. Draw a line segment XY of 12 cm.
2. Draw ∠DXY = 45° and ∠EYX = 60°.
Construct a right-angled triangle whose perimeter is equal to 10 cm and one acute angle equal to 60°.
1. Draw a line segment XY of 10 cm.
2. Draw ∠DXY = 90° and ∠EYX = 60°.
Construct a triangle ABC such that BC = 6 cm, AB = 6 cm and median AD = 4 cm.
1. Draw a line segment BC of 6 cm.
2. Take mid-point O of side BC.
3. With center B and D and radii 6cm and 4cm, draw two arcs which intersect each other at A.
4. Join AB, AD and AC.
Construct a right-angled triangle ABC whose base BC is 6 cm and the sum of the hypotenuse AC and other side AB is 10 cm.
1. Construct a line segment BC of 6 cm.
2. At the point B, draw ∠XBC = 90°.
3. Keeping B as center and radius 10cm draw an arc which intersects XB at D.
Construct a triangle XYZ in which ∠Y = 30°, ∠Z = 90° and XY + YZ + ZX = 11 cm.
1. Draw a line segment AB of 11 cm.
2. Draw ∠DAB = 30° and ∠FBA = 90°.
3. Draw the angle bisectors of ∠DAB and ∠EBA which intersect each other at X.
5. Join XY and XZ.
Hence △XYZ is the required triangle.


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Goals: This woman was concerned about the appearance of the top portions of her ears, which stuck out from the side of her head. A minimal incision otoplasty was performed to pin back the top portions of her ear. Before and after photos show that the otoplasty procedure succesfully repositioned her ears and brings attention back to her eyes.
Goals: This patient was bothered by his protruding all of his life. This had been the source of ridicule as a child and he was finally able to repair the ears. Otoplasty was performed to reshape the top portion of his ears, as well as to tuck in the ear lobe, which stuck out as well. A natural appearing result was achieved and he is seen in these photos before and after otoplasty.
Goals: Otoplasty was performed in this female using cartilage sculpting and cartilage removal techniques in order to achieve the most natural possible appearance. She is seen here 3 months after her surgery.
Goals: This young woman had her otoplasty procedure to pin back her ears. She was bothered by this her entire life and was able to have this procedure before starting graduate school. Watch her otoplasty video journey.
Goals: This woman had otoplasty to improve the appearance of her protruding ears. Before and after otoplasty photos show the results of the procedure approximately 7 months after surgery to pin back her ears.


Ismelda Murk was a witch who began attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 1984 and was sorted into Slytherin.
Ismelda took at least Care of Magical Creatures as an elective.
During the 1986–1987 school year, she, along with fellow Slytherin Barnaby Lee, joined Merula Snyde on her search for the Cursed Vaults. When Barnaby asked his associates' opinion on what the next Cursed Vault could contain, Ismelda hoped it to be "something that could bring the Dark Lord back".
Ismelda accompanied Merula to confront Jacob's sibling, Tulip Karasu, Barnaby, and another of their friends at the entrance of the Restricted Section, hoping to beat them to get into the next Cursed Vault first. When Jacob's sibling beat Merula over a fair duel, Ismelda fired Everte Statum out of the blue, which would have hit Jacob's sibling had Barnaby not jumped out to take the hit. Ismelda showed no remorse about harming her former ally, and when Barnaby refused to back down, she stated he could suffer with his new friends. Both Ismelda and Merula were then held back by Barnaby while the others entered the Restricted Section to figure out how to gain entry to the next vault.
Ismelda was an unbelievably cruel witch, saying that she "will cast the killing curse on the first Gryffindor she sees," or coming up with the idea to torture Jacob's sibling with the Cruciatus Curse in order to obtain information about the Cursed Vaults. She was overheard telling Merula Snyde that she once had a jar of Muggle blood that dried out, and gleefully voiced her hope that she would see Professor Silvanus Kettleburn "lose his other eye this year." It is unknown, however, how many of these sentiments are her actual opinions or feelings, or if she says it merely for shock value.
She also appeared to sympathise with the ideals of Lord Voldemort.
Diary: In the side questin Year 3, her diary was aired out, revealing that she has a crush on Barnaby Lee.
History of Magic: Before the O.W.L. for the subject, Ismelda had shown her expertise in the subject due a study session with Jacob's sibling and Badeea Ali. Despite falling asleep in lessons like many others, she falls asleep due to her already knowing the subject so well, which matches her love for blood and gore.
Ismelda is a name of German or Germanic origin, meaning "she who battles with sword."
Murk is an Americanized or Germanised spelling of the following, with the majority of them meaning "dark:" Old English mirce, Proto-Germanic *merkuz, and Proto-Indo-European *merg-. It also cognate with various languages with the meaning of "dark," including Danish and Norwegian mørk, Swedish mörk, and Icelandic myrkur.
↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Side Quest "Crushed"
↑ 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 3, Chapter 2 (Boggarts and Butterbeer) - Potions Lesson "Wideye Potion"


Are Foreign Students Squeezing Out British Applicants?
New figures have revealed that the number of foreign students at UK's elite universities has nearly doubled in less than a decade, from around 39,000 in 2005/2006 to over 75,000 in 2013/2014 (the most recent figures available).
- Out of the 24 Russell Group universities, Exeter saw the biggest increase, from 685 students to over 3,200 - a 378% jump.
- At Sheffield University, the number of Chinese students has swelled from 580 in 2005 to over 4,000 last year, representing a 590% increase.
- At Bristol University the population of Chinese and Malaysian students has also more than doubled over this period.
- In Glasgow, Brazilian students now represent 7% of the total student body, having been just 2% less than a decade ago.
However, there are concerns that the growing number of foreign students will lower the chances of British students attending certain universities in the UK - particularly Oxford and Cambridge. At Oxford, the number of UK student places dropped from 10,839 to 9,278; a trend mimicked in Cambridge, where places dropped from 10,014 to 9,578.
Mike Sewell, director of admissions for Cambridge, said that: "We are part of a world that is much more networked and interconnected... More and more young people see themselves as citizens of the world and they look at the very best universities."
Nonetheless, Nick Hillman, director of the Higher Education Policy Institute, said that "It is sad when international students displace British students and it looks from the figures that might be happening. Any reduction in the number of British students to Oxbridge is to be regretted."


Not Sure How to Manage Your In-Season Strength and Conditioning Program?
Here are Five Time Saving Drills that will Keep You at the top of Your Game.
Over the last year and a half I have been writing the strength and conditioning programs for the US Revolution; during this time I have learned that there are several key aspects that are very important in developing a top quality strength and conditioning program for the footy athlete. Part of this learning process is not only from writing the programs; but also I have the unique opportunity to see them action, as well playing against of few them. All of that a side, the main problem many strength and conditioning coaches run into are a lack of resources, predominantly the resource of: TIME. Thus, there becomes a need to pare things down to absolute bear minimum number of drills that will produce the most rock solid result. Hence my learning process has led me to develop what I call my "Five Necessities of Building a Footy Player ".
But before we get to the good stuff, we need to take a look at a few misnomers that are keeping many American footy players from becoming truly outstanding.
1. Don't Discount Strength - training strength is often sacrificed in the footy training hierarchy; due to the perception that other physical abilities should come first. Although, running can get you there, in a true 50/50 contest strength will many times be the determining factor. Don't think strength is important, almost across the board best players in the country are going to be some of the strongest also.
2. The Core - Want core work - pick weight up off the ground, lift it over head, squat underneath it, or carry it; and you'll have all the core work you could want and then some.
3. Run Focused - at the risk of sounding like I am down on running; I will say this: Footy players shouldn't be running more than 800 meters during anyone repetition. The last time I checked in on a footy game, I didn't see any players running a steady state pace for a distance of 5, 3, 2, or even 1 mile, however I did see a boat load players making 50 to 100 meter runs repeatedly. You want to log a lot of distance do it running 400 or 800 meter runs.
4. Better Footy Body - although I know its important to players to look good for all the adoring "honeys" after the game; performing sport specific strength training and bodybuilding are two completely different birds. 10 drop sets of preacher curls followed by a superset of bench press and pec deck, are NOT going to make you a better footy player. Players should be getting a steady dose of compound strength and power movement similar to the ones to be listed.
Now that we have all that out of the way; let's look at my Top 5 drills for helping you zero in on becoming an the best all-around footy player possible.
1. Overhead Squat - if there a single lifting exercise that develops nearly every athletic quality desirable this just might be it.
• Start by standing with a hip-width stance and good posture while holding your implement (e.g., broomstick or barbell) overhead.
• Tense/brace the muscles of the lower trunk (abs) while also locking your arms and establishing a “proud chest” upper body posture. This body position should be maintained throughout the entire movement. If it cannot be maintained, discontinue the movement and seek professional guidance.
• Continue the movement by squatting down and pushing your knees “wide” as you descend. This allows you to reach a deep and more comfortable “bottom position”.
• Note: While moving into the “bottom position”, be sure to keep your weight on your heels and maintain your starting posture.
2. 400's - this might be simplest drill of all. Find a track and run around it, I mean really who hasn't done that before. I will admit if done proper these are not very "fun" but boy do they really work. They accumulate distance and they work energy system that is required for footy. A good way to go is to start with a couple and gradually add as you become more fit; also set yourself a time to stay at or under for each rep, for example to keep all repetitions under 1 min and 20 seconds.
3. Hill Sprints - At first look hill sprint might not appear to be all that different from flat sprints; however there are three benefits that the incline provides over the flat. 1) arm drive if you don't utilize arm drive during a hill sprint you won't be going anywhere fast 2) Leg drive and knee lift the incline become emphasized both of which are important to sprint mechanics 3) Soft surface, although some hills may be on paved surfaces The majority will be found in parks; and although it may not seems like the dirt and grass are softer surfaces, these surfaces are much better for the athlete’s orthopedic health.
4. Sled Pulls - If I were only left with one device to use in training athletes its very likely that this may be the one that I would pick. The anaerobic conditioning, posterior chain (this is the entire back side of your body) strength, developed by sled pulling are second to none. These are 2 of the most pressing needs of almost every single footy player I see. However, sled pulling isn't limited to just lower body work; the upper body can be incorporated as well. Don't be turned off because you think you are going to have buy a piece of equipment you can latch on to about only 'ol thing you can find and pull it around, everything homemade sleds made of plywood, tires, hunk of rusting metal, heck I have seen mom's dragging kids around in laundry baskets, the possibilities are endless. Start by pulling a fairly light sled for 4 trips of 50yds and then gradually progress, with both sled weight and distance. Note: it is wiser to add distance first and then to add weight.
5. Power Clean + Push Jerk - the final drill is in the top 5 is actually a combo drill, utilizing lower body power and upper body power and strength. Although some maybe hesitant to participate these drills; due their somewhat technical nature; it is entirely possible, especially for a young athlete to "pick-up" the drills in a relatively short time. If they can be taught to grandmothers then the can definitely be taught to footy players. The benefit of total body strength, athleticism, and power, cannot be matched. If the goal is to become a better athlete and hence a better footy player incorporating modified Olympic lifts will pay off big time in the long run.
• Start the clean the barbell is on the floor. The grip should be shoulder width apart or very slightly wider than shoulder width.
• Once you have grasp the bar your will in what appear to be a deadlift position, with exception that you will want to have shoulder in front of the bar.
• While still having you weight on your heels.
• Begin the lift the legs are extended and your hips and shoulders travel up at the same speed.
• At this point your bar should be roughly around knee level, and your shoulders should still be in front of the bar.
• The bar should brush your thigh as high as possible this is called the “scoop” it will assist in launching the bar upward.
• At this point the athlete needs to explode by driving the hips through, raising up on the balls of your feet and shrugging the bar simultaneously.
• the bar will travel up the body and the “catch” is made on the shoulders.
• The “catch” is a function of rapidly pointing the elbows forward and dropping slightly under the bard so that it lands upon your shoulder.
• Drop down into a roughly a half or quarter squat and without pausing drive up with your legs.
• This motion will make the bar rise off the shoulders.
• The bar should go straight from the shoulders to lockout by its momentum, without having to be pressed.
At the end of day there is only so much time for training and there is only so much training you can recover from. That's the beauty of having five simple drills, that are absolutely zeroed in on making you a better footy player. Whether you are looking for strength, speed, anaerobic, endurance or just a little bit of everything; these five drills are more that capable of preparing the footy player for any kind of contest he/she may face on the field. Come October, only the strongest, fastest, and most fit players will be left standing. Don't you want to be one?


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Drowning kangaroo rescued by Australian police officers Image copyright Reuters Image caption Sgt Christopher Russo and Sgt Kirby Tonkin were just in time to grab the kangaroo before it drowned Two Australian police officers have described the moment they jumped into the sea to rescue a drowning kangaroo. Sergeants Christopher Russo and Kirby Tonkin dragged the unconscious animal out of the water and performed chest compressions to revive it. The kangaroo is now recovering after the dramatic rescue in the Mornington Peninsula area, south of Melbourne. Sgt Tonkin said it was a "good feeling", adding "every life is worth saving and we just did what we could". The incident happened in the late afternoon on Saturday. Local resident Mia Grant saw the kangaroo bounce across the road towards Safety Beach. "I saw him swimming and started filming but he suddenly got caught in the backwash of the waves so we got him out and waited for police," she told Australian media. Image copyright Reuter..
Indian farmers fume at $430m cost of Gujurat statue Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The statue of Indian independence leader Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is 182m high On 31 October India will unveil the world's tallest statue, which has cost hundreds of millions of dollars. BBC Gujarati's Roxy Gagdekar spoke to local farmers who say they are aghast that the government has spent so much money on it while they struggle to make ends meet. For years Vijendra Tadvi, a 39-year-old farmer in the western state of Gujarat, has been struggling to find water to irrigate his three acres (1.2 hectares) of farmland. He grows chilli, corn and groundnuts. Like millions of farmers across India, he relies on monsoon rains to water his crops. or he pumps out groundwater, which supports 80% of the rural water supply and farm irrigation. But long dry summers followed by erratic rains have led to frequent drought and shrunk the incomes of farmers like Mr Tadvi. Tallest statue in the world t..
Leicester City owner's helicopter crashes leaving stadium Image copyright Liam Hopkin / @hopkin_liam Image caption One witness said he heard "a big bang" and then saw "a big fireball" The Leicester City owner's helicopter has crashed in a car park outside the club's ground as it left the stadium following a Premier League match. Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was in the helicopter when it came down at about 20:30 BST on Saturday, a source close to the family has told the BBC. One witness said he saw Leicester player Kasper Schmeichel run out of the stadium towards the scene of the crash. It is not known how many other people were on board the helicopter. Leicester had drawn 1-1 against West Ham United at the King Power Stadium. The game kicked off at 17:30 BST and finished about one hour before the helicopter took off. Under Mr Srivaddhanaprabha's ownership, Leicester City won the Premier League in 2016, having started the season as 5,000/1 outsiders. Image copyright P..
Pakistan bans Indian television channels amid water row Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption The Supreme Court overturned an earlier ruling lifting the ban Pakistan's Supreme Court has re-imposed a ban on all Indian TV channels, overturning an earlier order from a lower court. Chief Justice Saqib Nisar said the ban was justified as India was damming rivers that flow into Pakistan. Pakistan says the dams are being used against it as a weapon, a claim India denies. Indian television and films are popular in Pakistan, but the country has banned them before in response to tensions. "India is shrinking the flow of water into Pakistan," Mr Nisar reportedly said, as he overturned an earlier verdict by the Lahore High Court. "Why shouldn't we close their channels?" More than 80% of irrigated agricultural land in Pakistan depends on the river Indus and its tributaries, most of which flow from the Himalayas. Are India and Pakistan set for water wars? Meet India's dam-buildi..
Super Typhoon Yutu: S Korea begins airlift of trapped tourists Image copyright US Coast Guard via AFP Image caption Emergency supplies being prepared and dispatched from Guam as ports reopen South Korea's government has started military flights to rescue nationals stranded on typhoon-hit Saipan, the main island of the Northern Marianas. The US commonwealth was devastated by Super Typhoon Yutu on Wednesday and Saipan's airport has been closed since. At least 1,800 South Korean tourists are reported to be trapped on the island, without power and with basic supplies reportedly running low. A military plane is flying them, 160 at a time, to nearby Guam for connections. "We're planning to transport our nationals twice today, but things can change depending on the situation," an air-force official was quoted by the Yonhap news agency as saying on Saturday. A foreign ministry official told the news agency that children, the elderly and pregnant women would get first priority f..


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Have you been watching Alan Titchmarsh's latest offering on BBC TV - 'The Nature of Britain'?
I've been worried recently that Alan - for whom the word 'versatile' was invented - has been spreading himself a bit thin (I'm especially thinking of his mid-afternoon slot chat show on ITV) but this BBC1 series has shown he's still a top-notch performer in the nature/gardening sector.
What has really impressed me with 'The Nature of Britain' is the sheer quality of the filming and photography. As a keen photographer myself - I'm responsible for most of the recent images you see in the Harrod Horticultural catalogue and on the website - I can appreciate the time and dedication involved in producing such fantastic images.
And the pictures really do convey the rich diversity of wildlife living in Britain, with creatures both great and small caught in the lens.
Of particular horticultural interest in last night's programme was the way rapidly-spreading infestations of aphids are controlled under commercial agricultural conditions. According to Alan, ladybirds - for so long considered the nemesis of aphids everywhere - are not the all singing, all dancing aphid-munching machines they are purported to be. Instead, it's the tiny, delicate money spider which traps the aphids - albeit disloged from the plant stems by slightly more cumbersome ladybird - and enjoys a continuous summer feast on the prolific pests.
This particular segment of programme caught my attention for another reason as well; I've recently compiled a guide to biological pest control which will appear in the 2008 Harrod Horticultural catalogue, in which ladybirds, and their larvae, feature heavily. Don't expect to be able to purchase money spiders to look after your aphid problems, as in the garden at least, the ladybird is still king.
'The Nature of Britain' series can be seen on BBC1 on Wednesday evenings at 9pm, and is repeated on BBC2 at 7pm on Sunday.


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How can the process of filmmaking innovate the product? Malik and Josephine talk about innovations - large and small - that one can make on-set to allow the truest joy of filmmaking to emerge: collaboration.
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What this article is saying is that, if AI cans function to the best of the it’s ability without the use of emotion, and just how important is emotion? It is said that without emotions, then the machines will fall short of human intelligence. One main thing that makes humans far more superior than any other species or machines, is because of our use of emotion. The article also mentioned that with the use of our emotions, certain cognition roles are strengthened. But it also mentions that because of emotions that we are weak in some areas and that is where machines will be more superior.
One thing that emotion plays is out cognitive skills, and they range from many different aspects. One main thing is the skill of selective attention in which we focus on certain aspects while ignoring the rest. For example, if a group of humans were in the jungle and all of a sudden a fire started, their main focus will be the fire because of fear, and they would ignore everything else around them such as poisonous plants, or animals and so on. With machines and their lack of emotion, the issue of selective attention will not be present, instead they will be focused on all different aspects of the environment around them. So lets create another scenario. two different building fires, two teams of firefighters go into each of the building, a team of humans and a team of machines. The building that the humans go into, they hear screams of civilians trapped in the upper floors and they rush to their rescue, only after saving them will the worry about the fire. On the other hand, the team of machines, while looking at the fire, they also hear screams of civilians, but instead of rushing to their rescue they scan the rest of the building and instead find a way to subdue the fire then go in. They don’t understand that fire imposes fear into humans but they instead do what is logically and mathematically correct. Now this method can be both a good thing and a bad thing.
A good thing in the aspect that these machines will do what is right and what is most effective rather than putting their life at risk. If they think that putting out the fire is more important than going in and saving civilians they will do that. However, they don’t have that value for human life if emotion is not part of their programming. This is what humans more superior, we will risk our lives to save others because of emotion, sometimes if we don’t do anything we have that guilt for the rest of our lives, unlike machines.
Nikhil, Are the two scenarios YOUR ideas, or are they taken from the article? They definitely illustrate the role that emotions play in prioritizing how we will act — and also what we remember, which also impacts our behaviors. Does Megel fault AI for lack of emotion? It seems, at least from my skimming of the article, that he wants to argue that machines can still perform effectively even without the ability to feel emotions.
This whole concept of AI and emotion could be the sole focus on your paper. It’s pretty fascinating. I don’t see how this article and your #6 go together in any way.
Your job is to make connections between your sources for the reader. Do you see any connections between this article and earlier articles, or between #6 later, and this article?
This reading reminded me of the book “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep” where emotions were the only way they were able to figure out whether someone was human or not.
Maybe it is a good thing machines do not have emotions so that they respond in a different way than humans. In the end being a better half or a more positive impact on us.


What is the best way to create group assignments in a "Master Course" so when it gets copied into new sections, it carries over the assignments/groups and group settings?
Hello Prasanth , to follow up on the excellent resources Chris Hofer has provided, I'd like to add that while a particular assignment's group settings persist upon course copy, the group structures (group sets and groups) associated with the course do not. Therefore, when you build your master courses, you might want to include in them instructions on how to construct group sets and groups so that the teachers receiving the copies know how to proceed after their courses have been populated with students. You could incorporate those instructions in a hidden (unpublished) "teacher-only" module.
A now-archived feature idea for the ability to Copy Group Settings received a comment from Instructure. I hope you will read it and perhaps add a description of your use case to the comments.
I guess I would need a bit more information from you. By "group assignments", do you mean that a group of people will complete an assignment together? Or, do you mean how Instructure defines Assignment Groups as described here?
If you are asking about how to set up groups that students will be assigned to so that they can complete an assignment together, my thought is that with a "master" course there isn't a whole lot that you'll be able to do for initial setup...mainly because your "master" course more than likely doesn't have students in it. We also have "master" courses (where we only give access to instructors so they can import content from those courses to their own Fall, Spring, Summer courses). Group setup (and then assigning those groups to assignments) happens in the live courses and not the "master".
I'm not sure if I'm on the right track or not in answering your question, so if you could please provide some additional details and/or clarification, that would be great...thanks!
I was talking about the settings in an assignment were we can select "group assignment". When we copy the master into sections, those settings don't carry over.
Your link to "copy group settings" pretty much answered my question. I guess we will have to wait and see if they fix this. Do you by chance know any other temporary fix for this?
Hi Prasanth, I do not, and frankly, I don't know that there is one. However, community members are infinitely resourceful, and perhaps someone has come up with a workaround.
The one thing we've discovered is that if we utilize APIs to copy the groups over before we import our course content (pages, assignments, discussions, etc), any assignment that was attached to the groups will keep that (instead of it creating the default "Project Group" group set). However, it does not do that for discussions. So now we have to look at ways to repair that.
When you are dealing with a high volume of courses, it is important that you be able to scale the workload in the tools that are built. We know that a lot of universities are asking for the group sets and groups to be copied over with the import process and maintain those settings.
I recently had a response from the wonderful group of developers at Canvas that the bug in not maintaining the group assignment with discussions when the groups exists will be moved into beta for testing on June 6th. This is very good news. So if you create your group sets in the courses, and then migrate the content over, it will maintain that assignment. It does do this currently with assignments, but not discussions.
This fix is in beta. Our test person was able to test it out and it now will keep the group assignment on the imported discussion if the group with the same name exist in both courses. If it does not exist in the receiving course, it will create a generic "Project Group" and attach the discussion to it.


When catching up on one of my favourite Blogs recently - The Littlest Things - I was struck with motivation. Sophie had created a list of her current life and despite it being a simple post it really made me think. Why hadn't I done this before? I am a chronic list-maker in my day to day life when it comes to all manner of things to do (job tasks, groceries, dates to remember, you name it) but I don't often sit down to write about what's actually on in my life, to appreciate it and to be present. So I made haste and wrote my list. Not all of my list is introspective but I think it provides a nice little package of my present state. So here we go - time to cross this one off the list.
- eating: paleo foods (I am baking cinnamon apple crisps as we speak and my house smells like Christmas!).
- drinking: as much water as I can, along with Green tea, smoothies with almond milk, banana, spinach and berries and the very, very occasional red wine.
- practising: building my confidence - I've had a pretty rough year this year so I'm doing my best to build myself back up. I'm also practising visualisation techniques and trying to create new mind patterns. Yup really. Oh and also my photo skills so I'm better equipped to capture moments.
- mastering: crossfit - ok, not mastering but I've started it and am feeling muscles I've not felt for a loooong time.
- learning: gratitude. I'm really trying to identify the things I am grateful for. I do sometimes take things for granted and want to move away from that mindset to one of thankfulness as I believe this will make my life fuller and more positive.
- playing: with my blog, a bunch of other social media and my hair cut and colour (although not drastically on those last ones).
- finishing: a cup of tea.
- reading: bucketloads of blogs, magazines and a few new books including Benjamin Law's 'The Family Law' and The Happiness Code by Domonique Bertolucci.
- enjoying: writing, experimenting with new recipes and watching back to back episodes of The Only Way is Essex- listening: to the wind outside and the whir of my computer as it heats up.
- needing: a pay rise, a holiday and time to clear my head and 're-set'.
- wearing: my pyjamas...but on the weekends I am rocking the maxi-skirts and gladiator combo.
- wondering: if I can convince our landlord to allow us to get a puppy...I want one so bad!!
- working: at trying to upskill myself and score a job I love that makes me feel more fulfilled.
- liking: fresh roses and lillies in my living room- travelling: to the England and Hong Kong in February...how will I survive the wait?
- planning: for our overseas trip, namely what I'll wear, where we'll eat (can someone say Heston's?), and what I'll buy; only the big issues.
- wanting: a new summer wardrobe, but it ain't gonna happen this side of the New Year. Oh and just a little something called life direction and clarity.
- loving: my boyfriend. Recently we finally got a rare two days off together and it reminded me of how wonderful he is and how lucky I am to have him in my life. He makes my heart happy.
- wishing: I could have a white christmas and be living my dream life overseas.
- marvelling: at how quickly the year has gone.
- smelling: the apple and cinnamon baking in my oven - told you so!
- hoping: I can achieve a few personal goals in the next few months.


It seems to be a variant of Male Answer Syndrome, and it goes like this: Person A asks a question about how to solve some problem. Person B is a total expert in subject matter closely related to the question person A asks, but not in the area required to specifically answer that question. Person B now "answers" person A's question by explaining how to solve some other problem which does lie within their area of expertise, despite the fact that this is obviously going to be of no help to person A.
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Some observers have dubbed the 2016 race the "Twitter election" due to the large amount of political discourse on Twitter and the back-and-forth between candidates and other politicians.


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