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Nordic walking: a systematic review
Pedro Pérez-Soriano
Alberto Encarnación-Martínez
Inmaculada Aparicio-Aparicio
José Vicente Giménez
Salvador Llana-Belloch
Nordic walking (NW) a new walking modality performed with poles as an aid to traction has been widely spread in recent years. Despite the many papers published many aspects are still unknown. So a systematic review has been done with the aim of presenting the state of the art and suggesting future research. Papers found were grouped in three categories: 31% were on body's physiological response, 45%, were on fitness programs aimed at improving people's health and 24% were on biomechanical aspects. It can be concluded conclude that NW can be considered an intermediate locomotive mode between walking and running. Oxygen consumption, heart rate, expiratory volume, energy expenditure and lactic acid levels are increased during NW at the same subjective speed as walking. There is no evidence of any contraindication in NW in the groups studied, and therefore it is an activity of great interest to most of the population. However, all is not yet elucidated and further research is needed.
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Veterinary school has a way of consuming almost all of your time, and it can sometimes be difficult to cope with extenuating circumstances as a student. As an out-of-stater at Michigan State, I am anxiously awaiting the beginning of the fall semester. But my father is currently battling cancer. In light of this hardship, I think it's important to look on the bright side, because optimism helps me move forward.
To give you some background, my father was a paratrooper in the U.S. Marine Corps back in the late '60s early '70s. He was stationed at Camp Lejune, NC, a travesty that has received little attention by the media or public. Thousands of service men and their families were sickened by drinking contaminated water. My father is one of these men, and he is terminally ill with renal cancer.
When I think about the root of his illness, sure, I am angry. However, now I am a health professional and to maintain objectivity in my life, I need to dismiss my anger. I remain positive by reflecting on the fact that I was able to help manage my father's care this past summer. I was able to interpret information from his oncologists and relay it to him time and again in a way that he could comprehend. There's no way to cure cancer or to solve everyone's problems, but sharing my knowledge, organizing my father's medication, and helping him make important life decisions has given me great satisfaction.
To bring this full circle, I believe that my story relates to what we, as future vets, will be doing down the road. While we can't always solve every problem, cure every disease, or even understand the etiology of every ailment, we can always make things better for our patients in some way. My father has taught me this lesson, and I believe it is too valuable not to share.
Now as the fall semester is about to begin, I am mindful about the limited time I have with my father. If you are in a similar situation with family or friends, or fortunate that your kin are in good health, make the time to incorporate them into your busy schedules. The time you spend is more valuable to you than you know.


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Star Renewable Energy shortlisted for National Heat Pump Awards 2014
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The world's largest 90°C ammonia district heat pump, installed in Norway, has been selected as a finalist in four different categories.
The 13 MW large scale heat pump is 1300 times the size of an average domestic heat pump. It extracts heat from the water of a local fjord and boosts it up to provide hot water at up to 90°C for the buildings of the city of Drammen, a community near the capital city of Oslo with 63,000 people.
Groundbreaking technology used to design the system allowed the use of non ozone depleting refrigerants with zero global warming potential to run the system and an efficiency increase of 85% in comparison to conventional heat pumps using HFCs with high GWP. This saved a carbon footprint equivalent to 800,000 km in a car (to the moon and back!)
Star Renewable Energy is part of the Star Refrigeration Group, the UK's largest independent cooling and heating contractor. The business was established to cater to Star's growing technical capabilities in the field of industrial renewable district heat pumps, and it is led by Star's heat pump expert Dave Pearson.
Star have already successfully deployed over 15 heat pump systems around Europe, bringing the total of heat delivered to over 30MW.
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SRE will be competing against world leading multinational corporations Daikin, Mitsubishi Electric and Danfoss for the prizes. It is set to be an exciting and unpredictable night.
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OK, so we all know that I am a massive motor racing nut, and I just love anything to do with engineering of a race car and the technology behind it.
We'll start off with 'camber'. Camber on a race car refers to the angle at which the wheels are at. A front view of the car with no camber you would see the wheels standing straight up and not leaning at all. When the top of the wheel is leaning in towards the center of the car, this is negative camber and what race teams usually use, not often do you see a car with positive camber (top of the wheel leaning out), but this can work to some teams advantage. Racing teams usually run at negative margins and this helps with the stability and grip throughout a corner. Going around a corner will lean the car over (called body roll), and in turn letting the tyre actually have full contact with the road. See below the differences.
Above: the top is no camber, the middle is positive camber and the last one is negative camber. The black line represent the perpendicular angle.
Above: A race car going around a corner and you can see here the wheels that are on the ground and with all the body roll through the corner, is producing the tyre to have the complete surface area of it in contact with the road, creating much faster cornering speeds, as you have more grip.
One thing you have to be very careful with while modifying camber angles is, camber is considered a suspension change, and camber angles increase when the wheel is raised (when the car hits a bump or leaned on) and this is called bump travel. The varying camber angle is referred to as camber gain. What happens is, every inch that the wheel is raised (above the chassis line) you gain more camber. So if your default camber angle is -2.5°, and you push the wheel all the way to the bump stops, which is the most amount of bump travel you could get, you could potentially 'gain' about 5-8 extra degrees of camber. So you have to think about when the car is loaded up in the corner, how much bump travel is there and how much camber angle is actually on the car at that time?
Varying weather conditions will also affect the way in which your camber setup is working. For instance, on a nice sunny day you might decide to run about -2.0° on the front tyres. Whereas, in the rain, as the speeds will not be anywhere near the same as the dry, you might opt to run less camber angle, so you might take it back down to -1.5°. Then depending on weather, circuits, and other variables, comes tyre pressures, caster angles, toe angles and these are just some of the suspension options.
In the coming weeks, I will bring to you a series of engineering techniques used to make racing cars go faster, and what the professional race teams do to get that edge over their competitors. My next post will be tomorrow and will be about aerodynamics of a Formula One car.
If you would like to know something specific about setup or engineering on a race car, drop a comment in the FB box below and if I can, I'll do a post on that!


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We first wish to thank you for your visit and we hope to share with you some of our unique and quite beautiful products of the Pacific Northwest. We receive over 150 inches of rainfall per year so this means beauty on a large scale. We feature everything from assorted mosses, to lichens, assorted fresh foliage, tree conks, and even products from the Pacific Ocean.
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Disney Lovers Remind One Another They Are Never Alone
June 5, 2020 Meghan L
Relax. Take a deep breath. In. Out. Ahhh. Now think of your happy place and the people you'd love to be with in that place. I'm sure it is a moment filled with laughter, joy and a little sunshine. And these days, we could all use a little sunshine in our world.
No doubt, the past few months have been a challenge. As we all faced the uncertainty of an unprecedented global pandemic and the challenges that come with that, days turned into weeks, weeks into months and before you know it, here we are. And believe me, as a self-described social butterfly, social distancing and staying home have not been easy.
But we are strong. We've adapted. We've adjusted. And we've all found new ways to connect, and for new reasons.
"Disney's Closed… Now What?"
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When Disney Theme Parks all over the world closed their doors to the mouse-loving public in mid-March, the hearts of many sank. Understandably, the indefinite closure of the iconic "happy places" for the masses — Magic Kingdom Resort, Disneyland Resort and all other Disney resorts — left park lovers reeling.
One community certainly hit hard by the news was the "WDW Radio Box People" group, an online community led by Disney guru Lou Mongello of Orlando, Florida. Lou is founder and host of WDW Radio, an award-winning family-friendly Disney information podcast, who has built an empire based on his love for Disney.
"I am the founder of the site and community," he explains. "A little bit of backstory: I am a former attorney who pursued my passion for Disney. I am the author of multiple books and audio tours about the parks, and am the host of WDWRadio.com, an award-winning podcast about the Disney Parks, brand, and Studios, including Marvel and Star Wars. I am also a speaker and coach who helps others pursue their passions and build their businesses and brands by sharing lessons learned from Disney."
But above all, Lou is passionate about the social bonds created within his community. Now that the Disney Parks could no longer be that place to connect, Lou got creative in his approach to reaching his loyal audience.
"Community is at the heart of WDW Radio," he proclaims. "Since starting my first online discussion forum in January of 2004, I have always endeavored to create a friendly, welcoming place and space where anyone and everyone can come and share their passion for Disney. But it also goes far beyond that. It is something that exists beyond the confines of a Facebook group, online conversation, or even in-person events. It's the people, individually and collectively, who make up the community."
"I believe in caring at scale, about every single person. But to be clear… I just built the 'clubhouse'… it is the community that populates it, and helps it grow. I care more about the people who are already there, than worrying about trying to just grow numbers. If you care for and nurture people authentically, they will become your community's most loyal evangelists, and help bring others into it," Lou adds.
How has the current global climate affected this community?
"Since 2008, I have held free, monthly meetups in Walt Disney World with our community. When Covid hit, I immediately went beyond my weekly Facebook LIVE shows (which I have been doing since 2007), and held our first 'Virtual Meet of the Month' via Zoom. There is no topic… no agenda. It's just a way and place for people to be able to come together, know they are not alone, and be amongst friends in a very safe, judgment-free, and welcoming environment," he says.
To reinforce the connections within the community, the group decided to take a bad situation and turn it into something positive — with a dash of Disney Magic. Just as we all tried to find our "new normal," a member of the community had a brilliant idea and a way to brighten the day of someone who may need a little sunshine.
"When the Disney Parks closed and the stay at home orders began, I thought this would be a time where we could all use a little magic," explains full-time teacher and part-time Elfster Gift Exchange organizer Shannon King (aka Shannon the Elf) of Santa Clarita, California.
Special delivery — Magic Mail! | Image courtesy Shannon King
"This community is so giving and kind — seriously, you won't find a nicer group of people on Facebook! The WDW Radio Box People Group (check us out!) is filled with such positivity! The idea of doing a simple magic mail — sending another member a letter or card — was really what we needed to help us feel connected and not so alone," she says. "The response was wonderful. Many posted pictures on our Facebook group of the cards they got. Many enjoyed seeing the cards even if they weren't able to join the exchange. This community is amazing. Many people sent more than just a card, too."
As an experienced elf when it comes to the planning of fun Secret Santa Gift Exchanges, it took just a few clicks on the Elfster website and Shannon's "Magic Mail" exchange came to life. Each participant was paired randomly with another person and Elfster gave them the tools to connect, not only virtually on the website, but by sending an uplifting card by mail.
The expectations for participants were simple:
Let's stay connected and spread some Disney Magic during these difficult days! All you need to do is mail a letter or card to your person. Introduce yourself and send magic! Please do not exchange letters in person – make sure to mail your letter.
"I listened to Lou's podcast for years," she explains. "There had been an ornament exchange for several years and when the person organizing it stepped down, I offered to take over. (A little extra on how we came to Elfster: When I took over in 2017 I was doing everything by hand (!!) for our ornament exchange. In 2017 we had around 140 people and in 2018 we grew to around 220. It really was becoming too much for me to handle matching that many people and sending out so many emails. I didn't want to set a limit because this has become an event the community looks forward to — and then we found Elfster. Now I don't have to set limits to participation! It has been so much better!)" The group's 2019 WDW Ornament Exchange drew a crowd of 390!
Spreading Disney Magic
Lou gives credit where it is due for spreading some Disney Magic this time around. "The Gift Exchange was ALL Shannon's idea! All credit goes to her for concept, planning, and execution. But that illustrates my point — everyone in the community truly 'belongs,' has a say, and can choose to be as active as they would like, and even take initiative to help foster meaningful engagement. I am privileged to participate and watch how her idea has sparked such passion, joy, and even new friendships among the WDW Radio family!"
And if you can't be together in person, connecting virtually with like-minded folks has its benefits these days.
"I am a teacher and am now teaching from home," Shannon relates. "This is unlike anything I have ever experienced. I miss my students daily and I miss being able to connect with friends. I live on the West Coast so I am lucky enough to get to go to Disneyland which is truly my happy place. With the park being closed, I don't get to connect with the people and joy that come with visiting the park. So, the online community that Lou started was a way for me to still feel connected."
"So many of the nearly 175 people that participated shared photos, comments, and posts in our Facebook community," Lou explains. "This simple exchange did so much to lift spirits, brighten days, and remind people that even while isolated, they were (and are) never alone.
Members of the WDW Radio crew — in real life. | Image courtesy Lou Mongello
"I talk (and present) about creating community quite a bit, so I could easily go on for a while about the importance of community. If I had to keep it short and simple, I'll go back to what I said before: you need to CARE. AT. SCALE. Forget about the numbers… but remember that every like, heart, follow, share, comment, member, etc. represents a real person on the other side, who is giving you their most valuable commodity, which is their time. Treat everyone like a friend, because that is how they look at you. Remember that people just want to belong, be noticed, and feel appreciated… those feelings are powerful… and cost nothing to give.
"Always keep in mind that positivity is contagious. You have the power, ability, and even responsibility as a community leader to care for everyone in your community."
A Disney Community Making a Difference
Not only is the WDW Radio community making a difference for its members, but for the world.
According to its website, the "Dream Team Project," through its founder, Lou Mongello, and countless volunteers, is working to help make a child's wish come true. With your help, we can send a seriously ill child and their family to Walt Disney World with the help of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
"I couldn't do any of this without people like Shannon, and everyone else in the community. I would also like to give them HUGE credit for positively impacting the lives of others as well," says Lou. "Together, the WDW Radio community has raised more than $300,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of America to send children with life-threatening illnesses and their families to Walt Disney World. THAT is the power of real community!"
"Just a fun tidbit on how things like this help us connect," Shannon adds. "For the 2015 ornament exchange I received a letter and an ornament from Wisconsin. I wrote a thank you and then we started mailing Christmas cards. In 2017, we were on the same cruise (our WDW Radio Double Dip Cruise) and got seated at the same table! Since then, we have been meeting up everytime they travel to California for a Disneyland trip. It is these types of friendships that have developed out of our community that are invaluable." How awesome!
As parks reopen and we emerge from our social isolation, we may just find our world has grown thanks to a new friend made along the way. We may feel more connected than ever thanks to a little magic. And always remember, you, too, can be the sunshine to brighten someone's day!
Our thanks to Lou and Shannon for sharing the story of how they helped to strengthen the bonds of friendship in their community, just when they needed it most. Your unselfish deeds do not go unnoticed!
Looking for an easy way to spread joy in your community? Try a Secret Santa generator that simplifies the process. Elfster makes it easy to pair people up, shop for gifts, and start a Wish List. Plus, you can access it all from an iPhone app or Android app.
Meghan L
Meghan L has been elfing it since she joined the team in 2009. She enjoys coordinating exchanges, talking to organizers, and all things Christmas. Join her for an eggnog latte anytime at Elfster.com
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How Can Apple Save The iPod?
Is it time for the device that kickstarted Apple's tech kingdom to be laid to rest, or is there still some life left?
The current Apple iPod lineup (Left to right: Shuffle, Nano, Touch)
The iPod has lost the magic that it had when Steve Jobs was CEO.
In October 2001, when the first iPod was unveiled, few people had expected that in just 3 years it would capture over 70% of the music player market. And back then in 2004, it's likely that no one would have expected the iPod to be in the state it is now in 2016: the group of seemingly unwanted children of Apple, not even warranting their own link on the banner of the Californian tech giant's own website.
And while Apple's other devices, such as the iPhone and the Mac lineup, have been receiving much boasted about yearly updates, the iPod range has been neglected. Until last July, the big brother, the iPod touch, hadn't been updated for 3 years. The iPod nano has stayed the same since 2012, with no sign of any upcoming changes. And the iPod shuffle, well, the current version is 6 years old, ancient by Apple's standards.
iPod sales from 2006-2014 (Statista)
Apple doesn't just go nuts and neglect a cash cow product- all of this is due to the fact that the iPod range has been declining in popularity for some years now. Sales have fallen to the extent that perhaps Apple now considers them negligible, and doesn't bother to report iPod sales in quarterly reports any more.
So, why have iPod sales fallen?
It's interesting to note that the peak of iPod sales in 2008 coincides with the introduction of the iPhone 3G in 2008. The immense popularity of the iPhone, and more broadly all smartphones, has undoubtedly been a root cause of the iPod's demise. The iPhone 3G offered pretty much all the media functionality of an iPod, plus the incredibly useful functions of a phone, presenting an ideal combination to those Apple's customers who could afford it. After all, why would you carry around a phone and an iPod with you, when you could carry something that does the job of both?
But still, iPod sales remained relatively stable for a few years after the iPhone, because it still had some advantages. For example, the iPod shuffle and nano appealed to those who wanted music while they were exercising, because they were far lighter and more convenient to carry than the lumpy iPhone. They were far cheaper, too, making it more ideal for people on tight budgets and parents looking to buy something for their kids.
However, in recent years the iPhone has narrowed, and overcome, many of these advantages and effectively cannibalised a lot of the iPod's sales. Only a stick man would consider the current iPhone 6S to be too heavy or inconvenient to carry on a morning jog. Apple's recent strategy of selling upgraded versions of older generation iPhones as cheaper variants means that while they are still quite pricey, they are far more accessible than the iPhone of 7 or 8 years ago.
It's not just iPhones that have killed iPod sales, but smartphones in general. We have experienced a fascinating evolution as a society, becoming people who want things to be multifunctional. For example, people nowadays are not happy with a basic car that just does the job of travelling. We want massage seats, heated cupholders, umbrellas in the doors (yes, really a thing). It's this desire for multi, not uni, functional objects that have manifested in things like fridges that play music (again, this is a thing), and in the ever increasing list of things our smartphones can do.
Give a 5 year old today an iPod shuffle, and they will see virtually no appeal in it. There's no screen, just some buttons and no function other than to play music. You can't even chose which song to play, for it is eternally stuck in shuffle mode, thus rendering shuffle users eternally pressing the skip button to find the track they want.
An iPod nano has a touch screen, yes, but again, it bests today's smartphones in few areas, if any.
Both of these devices lack wi-fi, too- meaning the millions who make use of music streaming services such as Apple Music and Spotify will be left unwelcomed on these devices.
Only the iPod touch remains of some appeal to our ever more demanding tastes- but again, in a world where most people are used to carrying one device that can do everything, and phones are so important, why would an iPod touch appeal to anyone over the age of 15?
So, what should Apple do about it?
Well, the iPod shuffle would be a firm candidate for the next death of the iPod family. It no longer fits in with the rest of Apple's lineup, and due to the strengths of other devices on the market, the shuffle is now in an incredibly small niche of insect-sized people and those who are too lazy to carry a 130 gram phone. Those who may find appeal in the low price of the shuffle can, and do, easily find better iPod touch-style alternatives from competitors for the same price.
The iPod nano is not as obsolete. It is far more user-friendly than the shuffle when it comes to music, and more versatile when it comes to features. The smaller form factor remains one advantage it holds over a smartphone, but still- it's likely that even a second-hand iPod touch bought for the same £129 price will appeal more to buyers, given things like its access to the massive world of apps and camera.
If Apple wants to make something of the iPod nano, it could try to take inspiration from the Apple Watch and change the direction of the nano to be something like an Apple Watch you can keep in your pocket. This means opening the nano to the Apple Watch app environment, and adding extra hardware features such as a heartbeat sensor.
So the iPod nano could be seeing its end, but there remains some potential for Apple to evolve the product into something more up to date and coherent with the rest of its lineup.
Could the iPod touch represent the single future of the
iPod lineup?
While the iPod touch may not be currently setting the tech world on fire, it remains the best selling iPod. But what matters even more than this is the fact that it is probably the most popular gateway to the Apple lineup, especially when it comes to teens and pre-teens. The iPod touch is that present a parent might give to their kid for their 12th birthday, because it shares so many features with the iPhone, other than the massive price tag. You can play games, take photos, text (thanks to iMessage) on an iPod, which is pretty much all a kid wants these days, right?
Then, once the 12 year old becomes a 15 or 16 or 17 year old, and the iPod touch is getting old, the time comes around to get a phone. Having been integrated into the iOS ecosystem over the past years, it's likely that they will want a phone they can identify with immediately- likely to be an iPhone. This then extends into buying a Mac for college, an Apple Watch to pair with the iPhone, and so on. Apple thus arguably benefits far more from the possibilities an iPod touch opens up than the sales of the device itself, so the iPod touch should remain and continue serving this role.
If the iPod touch is chosen to be the last iPod standing, rebranding it as simply the 'iPod' may be a wise move. Being a touchscreen device is no longer worthy of note as it was almost a decade ago, and the rebranding will represent the type of streamlining, simplification that Apple is so well known for. It may even add a nostalgic touch for those who were around for the launch of the original iPod.
Something must happen with the iPod lineup- the past few years haven't been exactly disastrous, but they have lacked the kind of success that Apple is used to with all their other products. Apple must decide whether it wants to revive the iPod that we all know and love, or chop off this appendix of the Apple body.
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We all have courage – truly. Think about it, it's a phenomenal act of courage just to get born, to arrive here, to take that first breath. And we all did that.
And every since then we have been doing courageous things: deciding to stand up and take those first faltering steps. (How many adults do you know who are still skittering about on their bottoms or still crawling? Some get up and do it early, some take their time – but everyone gets there eventually). Remind yourself of all the ordinary acts of courage you undertake every day (crossing the road, trusting your safety to others) and then start to list the exceptional acts of courage in your life) you will have stood up against things, you have undertaken actions that took courage. Bring them to mind and make a list to remind yourself that you already have evidence of your own bravery.


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Dean Hoyle explains why he chose Phil Hodgkinson to buy Huddersfield Town
We can't boil our brains in transfer window says departing chairman
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Departing chairman Dean Hoyle has explained why he chose Phil Hodgkinson to take the reins at Huddersfield Town.
After 10 years at the helm and a bout of serious ill health, lifelong fan Hoyle has sold a 75% controlling interest in the club to Hodgkinson, the top man at PURE Business Group.
The 1-1 draw with Manchester United was Hoyle's final home game as chairman - he is not attending the concluding Premier League game at Southampton as he prepares for more surgery - and he received a tremendous send-off from supporters on a post-game lap of honour.
So what can Hoyle tell us about Hodgkinson, his credentials and how much money he might spend on the squad?
"All I can do is go back 10 years and people may have been asking Ken Davy 'who's this Dean Hoyle bloke?', we've never heard of him.
"But this Dean Hoyle bloke, who was sitting across in the Kilner Bank in the cheap seats, has come across this side and done pretty well.
"It's not always the people in the limelight. One of my biggest concerns about taking on Huddersfield Town was putting myself and my family in the limelight.
"I still don't like it now and I didn't like it then. It was a concern, but I've been really fortunate and the fans have been really good to me over those 10 years.
"Go back to that time 10 years ago and nobody knew a thing about myself, and now nobody knows much about Phil.
"I have chosen Phil because I think he will put his heart and soul into the club.
"And what we don't want to do? If Phil had come to me and said right, ok Dean, here's £25m into the cash pot next year for this and that and that, and we are going to do what lot of Championship clubs do, it would really have scared me because if you go back 15 years you were talking administration for this club, selling our best players in fire sales - we can't afford to do it.
Chief executive Julian Winter on Huddersfield Town future under new chairman Phil Hodgkinson
"So look at next season. What we can't afford to do is boil our brains - a decision after we have a fire sale, a decision we hope for survival - it can't happen.
"We have to make sure we remain to our roots, we keep this football club in the centre of the community and we do it in our own way - and this will be Phil Hodgkinson's way."
How high a priority will it be to get Town back into the Premier League?
"I think if you make it a priority you are doomed for failure," said Hoyle.
"I think you can see that with many Championship clubs who have blown their brains. Look at Sheffield Wednesday. They are having to sell, they can't afford players now and it's a real sorry state their club is in.
"But the chairman has been very transparent and honest to say they have probably done too much in the past.
"We can't afford to get there (into that state). We have really good financial footings here and we have got to make sure we do it right.
"I am not the chairman any more. Once Phil gets his fit and proper test and he officially becomes the chairman of Huddersfield Town, how much Phil wants to spend is entirely up to him.
"That is not my issue and not my problem. All that I want to make sure, and my wish, is that whatever Phil does is for the best interests of Huddersfield Town, and I am sure that will be the case."
Dean Hoyle lap of honour
Will you be available to advise Phil Hodgkinson once you are fully fit and well again?
"Football is not rocket science, all you've got to do is put the ball in the back of the net, which we've found very hard this year!" he smiled.
"Phil has run a non-league club, which is very similar but on a much smaller scale obviously.
"I will be around, I am still a 25% shareholder - Phil has got the option to take that from me in a few years time - and I will be here for advice.
"Why wouldn't I want to give advice to make the club I love successful?"
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Will you still be here as a fan, or in the posh seats?
"No more directors box for me," said Dean.
"I think I've got a box up there somewhere (pointing to the main stand), so I have upgraded from the Kilner Bank and that will be good.
"But it will be really hard, and it's gong to be really interesting for me to now support the club with my heart and not my head, because for the last 10 years it's been my head and not my heart.
"This is a wonderful club, a wonderful, wonderful club and everybody's wish now is for it to continue in the same vain as it has done for the last 10 years."
Everyone wants to thank you for what you've done for the club, how do you feel?
"The biggest thanks for me, and the people I will miss, are the 20,000 supporters, who are an extension of my family, they really are," he answered.
"I am not just saying that. They really are family. We feel we belong to them and they feel they belong to the football club.
"So from me, from the bottom of my heart, thank you for the unconditional support you have given me and Janet and the boys over the last 10 years. I will miss you all and thank you for absolutely everything. I really mean that."
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Naomi Osaka sets up Belinda Bencic clash and explains why she gets 'emotional' facing players her age
The Naomi Osaka juggernaut rolled into the semi-final of the Miami Open with a win over Danielle Collins and she will face Belinda Bencic for a place in the final.
Following her surprise second-round defeat at the hands of Veronica Kudermetova at Indian Wells, Osaka has produced four brilliant matches to reach the last four in Florida.
Her latest win was a 6-2, 6-1 demolition of American Collins in just 59 minutes.
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There were breaks in games five and seven of the first set while it was one-way traffic in the second set with three breaks.
The four-time Grand Slam winner is yet to drop a set in Miami and she is pleased that her efforts are finally being rewarded.
"After Australia, I was training really hard every day," Osaka told reporters after the match. "I went to Indian Wells with the intention to do really well, and then I didn't. But [coach] Wim [Fissette] told me, Listen, you're playing really well. But it's hard to listen to someone tell you you're playing well without having the results to back it up.
"I'm glad that, in a way, I don't have a good ranking, because I'm able to play the matches that I need to play. I feel like I'm the type of person that plays better with more matches, so actually having back-to-back matches benefits me a lot."
She will face 25-year-old Bencic in the last four after the Tokyo Olympic gold medalist defeated Daria Saville 6-2, 6-1.
The 24-year-old Osaka admits her mentally shifts when she plays people her age.
"I get really emotional when I play people around my age or younger," the Japanese star said. "I don't know if it's like this thing that I want to be better than them, but I just automatically put a lot of pressure on myself. I kind of acknowledged that after I lost to Coco [Gauff] that one year. I'm just like, you know what? I'm at an age there is going to be a bunch of young, really good players, and I have to respect them and know that they are here for a reason. I was once in their shoes.
"I think my mentality was a very big part in my losses back then. Hopefully, it will be better, because I feel like I have kind of worked through it. So hopefully on Thursday, it will be more about tennis. She's a really good tennis player. She won the gold in Tokyo, which I really wanted to win. She's clearly ranked where she is for a reason."
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After investing so much time with "the only reason to pick up a Battlefield game", I decided to take crack open the included single player campaign. My immediate reaction was: "It's not bad.". In fact, I think it could help players with the multiplayer aspect of the game, or at least give them a peek at what's to come. It wasn't as polished as other shooters and it certainly wasn't an original scenario, but it had its charms.
The most surprising element of the campaign was the feel of it. It felt just like the multiplayer; from how the movement worked to the way the guns handled and reacted. I was even given unlimited sprint and hit markers when bullets made contact with Russian forces. (Yes, the evil Russians are the enemy here as well.) The only thing I couldn't do in the campaign was deploy a parachute on whim which as any Battlefield multiplayer aficionado knows is a tough habit to break.
So it operates and feels very similarly to the multiplayer which I can't say is the case with Modern Warfare 2's campaign, but the two of them do share a few commonalities. For one, they're both very scripted and linear. Even though I could I run forever, it wasn't recommended since I could suddenly trigger enemies to spawn and mow me down. And despite the destructible environment, there was very little freedom to do my own thing.
But in the end, it was the cast of misfits that was Bad Company which made a lasting impression on me. Far too many shooters, especially of the first person variety, take themselves too seriously. I heard the first Bad Company was more light hearted than the sequel, but I liked the mixture here. While everyone else was being serious, Bad Company were taking jabs at Modern Warfare 2 and making burial plans at Cowboys Stadium. It was a fun atmosphere.
I was initially very impressed and surprised by Bad Company 2's campaign. It felt good; very similar to the multiplayer. The destruction and the characters were refreshing. However, somewhere along the way things began to unravel and it ended up succumbing to the trappings of other first person shooters. It's a good thing that I bought this game for its multiplayer because this campaign alone isn't worth the price of admission. As a bonus? It wouldn't hurt to give it a go.
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For more information on Battlefield: Bad Company 2, check the official website.
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Q: SharePoint get the full URL of the current page in code behind In SharePoint how do you get the url of the page you are on from the code behind?
e.g. with the blah.aspx page included...
SPContext.Current.Web.Url gives http://vm/en/
I need it with http://vm/en/Pages/blah.aspx

A: Try: SPContext.Current.File.Url
You could also use HttpContext.Current.Request.Url

A: You can still get the HttpContext and then use HttpContext.Current.Request.Url
SPContext.Current.Web is the SPWeb surrounding the page you're on, and thus its URL is the URL of the Web, not the page.

A: Try : SPContext.Current.Web.Url +"/"+ SPContext.Current.File.Url

A: This should return what you require SPContext.Current.ListItemServerRelativeUrl

A: this code worked for me, for pages under _layouts and also for 'normal' pages under the site:
        string thisPageUrl;
        if (HttpContext.Current.Request.Url.ToString().ToLower().Contains("_layouts"))
        {
            thisPageUrl = SPContext.Current.Web.Url + context.Request.Path; //note: cannot rely on Request.Url to be correct !
        }
        else
        {
            thisPageUrl = HttpContext.Current.Request.Url.ToString();
        }

A: I use the workaround which covers _layouts cases
/// <summary>
/// Builds real URL considering layouts pages.
/// </summary>
private Uri CurrentUrl
{
    get
    {
        return Request.Url.ToString().ToLower().Contains("_layouts")
            ? new Uri(
                SPContext.Current.Site.WebApplication.GetResponseUri(
                    SPContext.Current.Site.Zone).ToString().TrimEnd('/')
                + Request.RawUrl)
            : Request.Url;
    }
}

A:  string filename = Path.GetFileName(Request.Path);

A: string PageTitle=SPContext.Current.File.Title


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Q: Retrieve Git file commit messages I have a Git repository and I would like to retrieve all commit messages of a specific file. I also would like to see how a file looked at a specific commit.
So in pseudo code:

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*Get all commits of a file (already implemented)

*Retrieve file content of a specific commit

I am using the 'ReactiveUI' (as test) repository and the next code to retrieve the commits of a specific file. In this case the Activation.cs file.
Repository repo = new Repository(@"D:\Test\ReactiveUI");

IEnumerable<LogEntry> history = repo.Commits.QueryBy(@"ReactiveUI\Activation.cs").ToList();

If I compare the history.Count() value 12 with the amount of messages I see with TortoiseGit (right click on the file + show log) 35, there is a difference.
Could you explain what is wrong with the implementation? What code do I need to add/ modify?
Thank you in advance!
*Source of the test code


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There are a lot of different kinds of charcoal grills that offer many different features. I've picked the 48 best charcoal grills from the simple kettle grill to large full functional charcoal grills.
There are three main types of charcoal grills you'll come across in your search. All of these different types will be available in a variety of different sizes, ranging from small and portable to large and built-in.
Kettle grills are a popular option on account of being pretty simple and affordable. They are also extremely versatile, as you can find them in a wide variety of sizes. If you're looking for a portable charcoal grill, this would be the style that would likely fit you best.
If you want a BBQ grill, but you're not prepared to make a big financial investment, you can find a decent selection of kettle grills for less than $200, with many of these in the $30 to $60 range. Keep in mind, like any other appliance in your home, the overall size and number of features will play a role in the total cost.
Kettle grills are defined by their round shape and defined bowl that holds your coals. It's this bowl-shape that allows this type of charcoal grill to retain much of their heat, which makes them especially good for simpler grilling tasks with shorter cook times.
They usually have a fairly small cooking surface, which means that while they're suitable for smaller gatherings or grilling for your immediate family, they may not be the best charcoal grill for large parties.
If affordability is one of your top priorities and you just want a decent grill that gets the job done, then a kettle grill is a going to be a good fit for you.
Often the most portable type of grill, especially with smaller sizes.
Better for meats that require a shorter cooking time.
Good for grilling small quantities, but not ideal for large parties.
Barrel grills are bigger and a bit more versatile than kettle grills. If you're looking to go beyond basic grilling and want to try your hand at start slow cooking or smoking some of your meats, then you should consider going with a barrel grill.
This type of grill provides a larger cooking surface, making it ideal for anyone who likes grilling for large groups of people. You will not only be able to make more food at once, but do so at a quicker rate with a barrel grill.
Due to their larger size, they tend to cost a little more than kettle grills though. Barrel grills usually fall somewhere in the $100-$400 price range, with higher-end models with all the bells and whistles sometimes reaching over $1,000. A lot of barrel grills tend to have the barrel shape their name would suggest, but not all of them have a rounded top and bottom.
Offer a large cooking space.
Good for slow cooking and smoking meats.
Cost a little more than kettle grills.
Ceramic grills are often referred to as kamado grills or egg-shaped grills. They're built with a Japanese design that not only holds heat in effectively, but also regulates the temperature more efficiently than any other type of charcoal grill.
Kamado grills are fantastic for a wide range of cooking tasks. They can be used for the same delicious juicy meats you'd make with other charcoal grills, but you can also use them for grilling things like pizzas, breads, and paella. You can even make many delicious desserts.
With thick walls and egg-shaped design, kamado grills warm up faster than other types of charcoal grills and have a reputation of producing better flavors because the smoke and heat remain contained within the grill during cooking. Unlike other types of grills, these are extremely durable and can stay outside all year-round with little worries about how the weather will affect it.
Of course, with all these extra benefits comes an extra cost. Ceramic grills usually range from $300 to $2,000, with most of the best-known brands starting around $700. If you do a lot of grilling, this is definitely a worthy investment.
It's quality, reputation and ease of use makes these one of the best charcoal grills available, but the question you need to ask yourself is whether it is the best grill for your lifestyle.
Great for a wide range of cooking types and recipes.
Meats have a great flavor because the smoke and heat is better contained.
Warms up quickly and retains its temperature in a very efficient manner.
More expensive than other types of charcoal grills.
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Lors de la deuxième bataille de Polotsk qui eut lieu du 18 au , les Russes commandés par le général Pierre Wittgenstein ont attaqué et défait l'armée franco-bavaroise commandée par le maréchal Laurent Gouvion-Saint-Cyr.

Contexte
Dans son avance sur Moscou, Napoléon laisse un contingent de troupes françaises et bavaroises à Polotsk pour préserver son flanc nord contre Wittgenstein. Située à 320 kilomètres à l'est de la frontière polonaise, et à 240 kilomètres de Smolensk, l'armée franco-bavaroise occupe une position stratégique, dont le commandement est confié au maréchal Gouvion-Saint-Cyr.

Napoléon espère empêcher Wittgenstein de marcher au sud pour encercler la Grande Armée, la coupant de ses communications et de son ravitaillement pendant qu'elle s'attaquerait au gros de l'armée russe près de Moscou.

La position française de Polotsk est également importante parce qu'elle protège Vitebsk, l'un de trois centres que Napoléon a établis dans la partie occidentale de l'Empire russe (Biélorussie actuelle), afin d'assurer l'approvisionnement en nourriture et combustible à la Grande Armée, au cas où la campagne se prolongerait trop longtemps en hiver.

Une première bataille de Polotsk, avait eu lieu en août, consistant en un encerclement de l'armée de Wittgenstein. Si la victoire française avait été peu convaincante, elle avait au moins permis aux Français de bloquer les Russes, et d'accomplir ainsi l'objectif qui était de tenir la « ligne de Dwina ». À ce titre, cette petite victoire pouvait donc être considérée comme un vrai succès par Napoléon.

À la mi-octobre, cependant, l'équilibre stratégique des forces à Polotsk a nettement basculé. Les forces de Wittgenstein ont été massivement renforcées et sont maintenant numériquement supérieures aux forces françaises. Le général russe dispose à ce moment, de  soldats réguliers et de  miliciens à Polotsk même, auxquels il convient d'ajouter une deuxième force de  soldats commandés par le général Steingal, opérant à l'arrière et autour de la ville. Soit au total, près de  hommes. Contre eux, Gouvion Saint-Cyr ne dispose tout au plus que de 23 à  hommes.

La bataille

Le 18 octobre, Wittgenstein lance l'offensive contre la « ligne de Dwina ».

Le premier jour du combat, les Russes lancent sept assauts frontaux consécutifs contre les positions françaises, tandis que Steingal commence à avancer sur l'arrière des Français. Le combat à Polotsk est terrible et sanglant. Les Français perdent près de  hommes, contre  à  pour les Russes. À la fin de la journée, chacune des sept attaques a été repoussée.

Saint-Cyr clame la victoire, mais l'affaire n'est pas terminée. Projetant de relancer une attaque une fois les forces de Steingal arrivées, Wittgenstein maintient un bombardement d'artillerie intensif. Une grande partie de la ville est dévorée par les flammes.

Le 19 octobre, Steingal avance à moins de 6 kilomètres de Polotsk. Saint-Cyr réalise qu'il est menacé d'encerclement. Sachant la position insoutenable, les Français commencent à évacuer la ville pendant la nuit. Un féroce combat de porte à porte s'engage quand les Russes lancent l'attaque finale.

Ayant décidé de faire retraite vers le sud, Saint-Cyr commande au contingent bavarois de repousser Steingal. La charge bavaroise a lieu tôt le jour suivant, si impressionnante que Steingal recule sous de lourdes pertes. Les Français sont sauvés de l'encerclement, mais la position de Polotsk est perdue.

Conséquences
Au lendemain de ce succès, les Russes prennent Polotsk mettant ainsi un coup de frein aux opérations de Napoléon en Biélorussie. La victoire de Wittgenstein est une étape vers la bataille de la Bérézina en novembre, où trois armées russes venant de différentes directions, convergent sur la Grande Armée.

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(səskwĭhăn`ə), river, 444 mi (715 km) long, rising in Otsego Lake, at Cooperstown, N.Y., and zigzagging SE and SW through E central Pa. to Chesapeake Bay near Havre de Grace, Md. The bay is the drowned lower course of the river. The West Branch (c.160 mi/260 km long), which rises in the Allegheny Mts., W Pa., and follows a circuitous course eastward to Sunbury, Pa., is the river's chief tributary. The Susquehanna River traverses an anthracite coal region; the many significant mining and industrial cities on its banks were forced to scale down production as the steel and coal industries declined in the early 1980s. These include Binghamton and Oswego, N.Y., and Pittston, Wilkes-Barre, Harrisburg, and Scranton (on the Lackawanna tributary), Pa. The shallow, swift-flowing river is unsuited for navigation. Several hydroelectric power plants are located on the Susquehanna; the Conowingo plant (Md.) is one of the largest nonfederal power stations in the nation. The Susquehanna and its tributaries have extensive flood control works. However in June, 1972, the river, swollen by the torrential rains of Hurricane Agnes, breached 40-ft (12-m) dikes in places and flooded most of the basin, causing one of the greatest flood disasters in U.S. history.
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16 July 2014 - New York-based financial services group Susquehanna International Group of Cos' Susquehanna Financial Group LLLP broker-dealer member said that Inna Bochkova has joined the firm as a senior member of the derivative sales team and will be based out of SFG's New York Office.
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Южнобългарски коридел е българска порода овце с предназначение добив на вълна и месо.

Разпространение
Породата е разпространена в стопанства в селища, намиращи се в област Ямбол. Породата е създадена чрез сложно възпроизводително кръстосване на мести породи овце в полупланинските и някой равнини райони от Южна България, първо с кочове от тънкорунни породи, а след това с кочове от породите Севернокавказка овца и Коридел. При породообразуването в някои стада получените женски кръстоски са заплождани с кочове от породите Линкълн и Ромни-марш. По-рядко са заплождани и от кочове от немската порода Мерино лонгвале. Призната е за порода през 1992 г.

Към 2008 г. броят на представителите на породата е бил 78 индивида.

Рисков статус – в критично състояние.

Описание
Главата е бяла, средно голяма с права профилна линия и кичур вълна над челото. Тялото и коремът са добре зарунени. Опашката е дълга, тънка и достига под скакателната става. По краката имат кафяви или черни петна.

Вълната е бяла с копринен блясък и добре изразена къдравост. Имат бял или светлокремав серей.

Овцете са с тегло 55 – 60 kg, а кочовете 90 – 100 kg. Средният настриг на вълна е 5 – 5,5 kg при овцете и 10 – 12 kg при кочовете. Плодовитостта е в рамките на 120 – 130%. Средната млечност за лактационен период е 100 – 150 l.

Литература
 Породи селскостопански животни в България, Авторски колектив, Каталог, Второ преработено издание, издателсво ИФО Дизайн ООД, ISBN 978-954-92216-3-3, 2008 г. стр.86

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 Южнобългарски коридел

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Beneath the beautiful spalted maple top is a mahogany body that adds a big, warm tone to the core sound of the bass guitar. The neck is made of maple and supports a 22-fret ebony fretboard, for an extra treble bite. It is attached to the body with no fewer than six screws, ensuring more stability and improved tone. Additionally, the extra long 35-inch scale length allows even the big B string to sound tight and defined. The California VM5 has a split single-coil at the neck for a punchy P-Bass sound, as well as a very powerful Powerhumbucker at the bridge for rougher playing. The active 2-band EQ gives you optimal control over your sound.
Sandberg bestowed the California VM5 Natural Spalted Maple with several striking modern features, such as a zero-fret at the string nut, allowing the five open strings to sound like fretted tones. Particularly practical are the bass guitar's 3-way adjustable bridge saddles, which allow you to accurately tune the bass, determine the action and adjust string spacing. Additionally, the machine heads' resistance can be adjusted, and there's a unique string guide for the A, D and G string, ensuring optimal pressure on the string nut.


So I was at Shooters II a few weeks ago (withhold your laughter, judgment, and/or concerns for my safety) and something happened. Something that caught me off guard.
In addition to creepy old men, an elevated cage, and probably enough bacteria to be considered a biological weapon, Shooters II has a large mechanical bull adjacent to the dance floor. For $5, you can be thrust back and forth in front of the crowd until you fall off. As you may have guessed, the bull is often used while intoxicated.
Seeing our disappointment, he quickly reminded us that we could still go one at a time.
C'mon, Shooters-Man. It obviously wasn't about the bull ride.
And then this happened. If that's not a wake-up call, a cold reminder that things are still really not okay, then I'm not sure what is.
Living in the Duke bubble had lulled me into a sense of complacency. Duke's campus is, to a large extent, accepting of sexual minorities. In an environment where being gay is, in my experience, a nonissue, I had forgotten that homosexuality is still not exactly kosher beyond the University walls.
*What the man said about the weight limits may be true, and I may be reading too much into this. But trust me; I've seen some big girls** on that bull.
**Not that there's anything wrong with that, for the record.
I understand the frustration. I do. Not to play devil's advocate but how many members of our community are willing to go to shooters? Matt, you implied it in your post that it is rather looked down upon and most people within our community are opposed to going. So for the few of us that DO go every once in a while, we shouldn't be expecting much acceptance outside of the hetero-norm that shooters' atmosphere is. Maybe if more members of our community are willing to go there and establish some visibility at shooters situations like the one you faced would be avoided in the future and having 2 guys on the bull or in the cage would be perfectly accepted.
I'm really not okay with the idea that if a place isn't gay-friendly, it's the fault of gay people for not going there. That's not really how it works-- first, you quit being homophobic jerks, and then we grace you with our presence.
^^^ Love this comment so much, Lawrence.
As for Shooters, I would actually love to agree with Lawrence, but if it's really a thing, maybe you can get people in the community to start going to shooters (althogh I'd be worried about safety and sanitation etc) and maybe make it known that you DO exist and that you have every right to be there instead of restricted to the LGBT clubs.
Otherwise, Shooters is dirty, the cabs cost too much and people there are generally unattractive and vomiting.


At some time or another, it happens to all of us. We say something or do something that places us in an embarrassing situation.
Studies show that people react differently to embarrassing situations.
33 percent apologize immediately for whatever caused the embarrassing situation.
22 percent make jokes to cover it up or laugh it off.
Slightly fewer, 21 percent simply pretend nothing happened.
18 percent blush until the embarrassing moment passes and 6 percent simply leave.
How would you handle an embarrassing situation?