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JAK-pot Study: Cycling JAK Inhibitors Effective in Difficult-to-Treat RA Save
New research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, shows that people with difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis who do not have success with one Janus kinase inhibitor (JAK inhibitor) can achieve success either cycling to other JAKi medications or switching to a biologic drug. (Abstract #1442). This will be presented on Monday, November 8, 2021 at a session called: RA – Treatments II: New Findings in Established Therapies.
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common type of autoimmune arthritis. It is caused when the immune system (the body's defense system) is not working properly. RA causes pain and swelling in the wrist and small joints of the hand and feet. Immunosuppressive treatments for RA can stop joint pain and swelling and may prevent joint damage.
JAK inhibitors are more recent additions to treat RA, but each one works differently. Some patients who fail a first JAK inhibitor may then try one of the others. There is no data that compares the effectiveness of cycling these therapies as opposed to switching to a biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (bDMARD) in patients who have failed a first JAK inhibitor.
"In real life, JAK inhibitors are being used primarily in patients who have already failed treatment with a biologic DMARD, and they have shown to be effective in these situations. Despite this, in clinical trials, there were some patients who discontinued their JAK inhibitors due to lack of efficacy or safety concerns," says Manuel Pombo-Suarez, MD, PhD, a rheumatologist at Hospital Clinico Universitario of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, and the study's co-author.
Researchers set to find out if there's another therapy to control disease in patients with RA. "There is no data on the effectiveness of using a second JAK inhibitor compared to a biologic DMARD after failure of a JAK inhibitor. We must provide a solution for these patients, so we asked this question in our study to find out which treatment strategy would be appropriate," says Pombo-Suarez.
This nested cohort study included data on 708 RA patients who failed a first JAK inhibitor and then were treated with either a second JAKi (cycling) or a biologic DMARD (switching) in routine care. There were 154 who cycled and 554 who were switched. The researchers compared effectiveness for both treatment strategies on drug retention and disease activity, which was measured by DAS-28 disease activity test scores over one year after they started their second treatment.
Patients who cycled JAK inhibitors tended to be older, had RA for a longer time, had already received more biologic DMARDs, and had a longer exposure to the first JAK inhibitor compared to patients who switched.
Cycling and switching showed similar drug survival rates after two years of follow-up. Still, researchers noticed an interesting, though not statistically significant trend: discontinuation of treatment was more likely among the patients who cycled when their reason for stopping the first JAK inhibitor was because they had an adverse event. These patients were less likely to discontinue their second JAK inhibitor if they stopped the first drug because it was ineffective. Over time, patients' disease activity test scores evolved in a similar way in both the cycling and switching groups, and both showed improvements after one year.
"This was precisely the goal of our study: to refine treatment options after failure to a JAK inhibitor. We intend to provide an answer for a growing population of RA patients, those who have failed treatment to JAK inhibitors," says Dr. Pombo Suarez. "Our conclusion is that in those patients, the effectiveness of cycling to another JAK inhibitor is no different than that of switching to a biologic DMARD. Interestingly, patients cycling JAK inhibitors had a 'more difficult-to-treat' profile."
Study Finds Cycling JAK Inhibitors Effective Option for Patients with Difficult-to-Treat RA
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There are several ways you can assist Project Rise in our mission to help Akron's students and families experiencing homelessness.
If you are a student living in the Akron area experiencing homelessness or you know a student or family who may be experiencing homelessness, please contact us as soon as possible or have them contact Shannah Carino, Project Rise homeless education liaison, at scarino@apslearns.org or 330.761.2969.
Please contact Rachel Breece at rbreece@apslearns.org or 330.761.2969 to make a monetary or in-kind donation to Project Rise.
Project Rise, our partner organizations and the shelters we work with are always looking for a helping hand. We are in particular need of people with specialized skills, such as teachers and tutors to help with our after-school tutoring program at the shelters. Volunteers are also needed for the Love & Learn Doll Project (learn more).
If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Rachel Breece at rbreece@apslearns.org or 330.761.2969.


All too often, I am approached towards the end of the design phase of a project and asked to create an overlay scheme for energy efficiency. One of the major drawbacks of this approach is that an approach to mitigating thermal bridges must be developed very early on in a project.
Just as a suspension bridge creates an easy pathway over a body of water, a thermal bridge creates an easy pathway for heat transfer through a building envelope.
There is a broad understanding in the construction industry and in the general public of the importance of insulation, and there seems to be a fairly wide understanding of the concept of "R-value." When designing a high performance building, it is critical to broaden the focus from insulation R-value to include both air tightness (which I will address in a future post) and thermal bridging.
Most wall R-value insulation listings (as you would see on the outside of a package of insulation at a big box store) is providing a center of wall insulation value.
At Mullet Hall (formerly referred to as 1 Brave Scout Trial), we have incorporated a variety of strategies to mitigate thermal bridging, as I discussed in this previous post.
A major conductor of heat – and therefore a major thermal bridge – is any metal penetration through the building envelope. To mitigate thermal bridging through the steel columns into the main living space (and the garage), we placed the steel columns on Armatherm bases.
A major point of thermal bridging comes at building component transitions: foundation/wall; first floor/second floor; wall/roof, etc.
In all of these transitions, it is common for there to be a sill plate or other bearing plane that creates a continuous joint which conventionally is uninsulated and therefore a major thermal bridge. At all of these transitions, our strategy is to attempt to overinsulate – in other words, we insulate over the thermal bridge to mitigate its effects.
At the foundation/wall transition, we planned the wall section to allow for the foundation insulation to be continuous with the wall insulation above, as seen in this THERM model.
This drawing translated into reality, wherein you will see the 4″ of continuous Rockwool insulation continuously running from the foundation perimeter to the framing.
In the image above, you can see the 4″ of Rockwool insulation at the foundation wall, and the sill plate located in such a way that this insulation can extend in a continuous plane up over the framed wall. This mitigates the thermal bridge at the sill plate. In addition, you can see in the THERM model detail that the slab on grade is held off of the foundation wall – with the space created by a strip of lumber, then pulled out and replaced with a strip of Rockwool. This mitigates the thermal bridging between the foundation wall and the slab.


It may just be the preseason, but it was a long night for the Kansas City Chiefs last night inBaltimoreas they were dominated by the Ravens, 31-13.
Matt Cassel threw for 73 yards on 14 attempts. Tyler Palko was 8 of 13 for 95 yards and led the Chiefs to put 10 points on the board.
KC is now 0-2 on the preseason.
They are back in action on Friday night in St. Louisagainst the Rams.


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We may limit ourselves to certain traditional ingredients, but there's no need to throw up your hands in despair and cry "there's nothing to eat!" A bit of creativity and baking expertise can help you turn out tasty desserts for every meal.
This recipe contains no potato starch; a rarity for Pesach cakes!
Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 10-inch springform pan with bit of oil.
Separate 5 of the eggs. Set aside the whites. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the 5 eggs yolks with the 2 remaining whole eggs. Add 1 cup of the sugar, the cinnamon, salt, vanilla and lemon juice and mix until combined. Stir in the carrots and ground nuts.
In a clean bowl and using a clean beater, beat the 5 egg whites to soft peaks. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar and continue whipping until stiff peaks form. Gently fold the whites into the carrot batter.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 50 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted at the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool for at least 1 hour before removing from the pan.
This recipe is very elegant and will impress all your guests. They're tasty, pretty and simple to prepare.
Peel pears, leaving stems intact, then remove core from the bottom using a melon-balling tool.
Combine wine, sugar, lemon and cinnamon in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Add whole pears; bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer uncovered until pears are tender, about 30 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer pears to a dish. Trim the base of each pear so that it is flat and can stand upright. Continue to boil poaching liquid, uncovered, until reduced to a syrup, about 10 minutes longer. Reserve syrup.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease six 8 ounce ramekins with oil.
Pulse almonds with sugar, potato starch and baking powder in a food processor until almonds are finely ground and then transfer to a bowl. Whisk in oil and honey. Stir until mixture starts to clump together. Add egg whites; whisk until well blended.
Bake until cakes are just firm and pale golden with slightly darker edges, about 25 minutes.
Transfer ramekins to a rack and cool 10 minutes. Brush pears with reserved syrup and serve warm.


the only thing about home is i actually have to cook, warm up, or find food to eat.
the caf isn't the best, but food was already ready.
Someone please bring me food . My stomach hurts so bad .
I need to stop looking at pictures of food. Too broke for this.
Turun kolej and got no food to buy after taking a nap *dissapointed????
بحسها عايزه تقولي في الاخر " اتفقنا!؟ اقتنعت يعني ؟"
DO NOT FORGET TO PICK UP CLAIRES GOURMET TODAY! Any food not picked up by 2:30pm today will be donated.
12) I'm ambidextrous when making sandwiches bc of working at @SUBWAYCanada for two years. I am also fastidiously clean b/c of food industry.
Can somebody bring me some food ????
LMAO. Yooo. RT @Iam_2much : Of course my job would get food catered and everything would be pork ????
McDonald's food is designed by upper class corporations to drug up the revolutionary psychology of the people.
seriously i need some food in my belly tummy!


There are few people so actively living the techno life as Cari Lekebush; from the studio to the airport his schedule is as unrelenting as the energy of his beats. Its been one whole eventful year since weve last had Cari here on the blog so we took a few to catch up with the H Productions stalwart to find out whats been keeping him inspired despite the often draining demands of touring and being 20 albums deep into his recording career.
Hes also recorded us a new and exclusive promo mix, sharing some of his latest studio offerings alongside the output of some of his favourite upcoming producers who we can surely look forward to hearing more of over the coming months, ahead of his return to Room Two on Saturday.
Its been a year since we last spoke –whatve been your highlights of the last 12 months?
I have to say that I really enjoyed 2012. If the Mayans had been right and the world had ended then I guess I would have been fairly satisfied with the timing! Seriously though, the last time I was at fabric I was just starting the tour for my "You Are A Hybrid Too" album. That was a crazy few months with loads of great gigs and I was really happy with the reaction to the music, both from fans and the media. It was my twentieth studio album and I can safely say that it never gets easier to predict how people will react to a new project so I was very pleased with all the positivity that I received.
One of the unexpected bonuses of touring and promoting the album was that I got to travel to some amazing places for the first time including Argentina and Colombia. It was really inspiring and rewarding to visit new countries and to make some new friends but what really stuck in my mind was that everywhere I went the Techno scene was so strong and well-supported. This was very pleasing to see, and I took a lot of energy from experiencing such global support for our sound. Its funny, even after twenty albums and many years of touring I am feeling more inspired and energized about my music right now than I had done for a long time so long may that continue!
Hows this year been so far, I see youve been busying yourself in Miami?
2013 is disappearing fast! I took some time off in January to enjoy a long vacation so my year didnt really start until February. I spent three weeks in Mexico which was amazing. It was great to get away straight after all the NYE/NYD madness and I spent my time mostly just relaxing on the beach or taking some tours to some of the amazing Aztec ruins and historical sites. It was very moving and humbling to be in the presence of such ancient history and it made for a great holiday to combine deep relaxation with some cultural discoveries.
February and March I came back to reality with a bump as I got back to work with some great gigs around Europe at Soenda Festival Utrecht; A38 Budapest; Grounded Theory Berlin; Pfingstweide Zurich; as well as two amazing shows here in UK at Jaded London and Soundcontrol Manchester but yeah, one of the highlights was for sure Miami. I have never been to the Winter Music Conference before so I went in with my eyes wide open and despite not knowing what to expect I feel like it was a worthwhile experience. For sure it was great to escape the European winter for some Florida sunshine but it wasnt all fun and games and I spent a really productive and fun week hanging out with my management, going to some great parties and meeting some really interesting and talented people. WMC really is a gathering of the whole electronic music community from all over the globe so it was great to be a part of that and to see just how popular electronic music is becoming in North America right now.
What do the next few months look like for you? Are you crazy busy with festivals or do you think you'll still find some precious studio time?
The next few months are really busy for me with loads of great club shows in the build up to summer and then some exciting festivals from July onwards. So far this summer I will be playing Fusion Festival and Nation Of Gondwana in Germany; Welcome To The Future and Have A Nice Day festivals in Holland; La Nuit Rouge Festival, Marseilles; and a crazy festival in California called Lightening In A Bottle. All that said, I am a total studio freak so I will be sure to lock myself away in the darkness whenever the opportunity arises. I am not the sort of artist who can for example only write music in the winter then spend all summer partying. I need to be writing almost constantly throughout the year. I find I get kind of out of sorts with myself if I go too long without letting myself loose in the studio so regardless of how busy the summer becomes you can be sure to find me in my studio!
Whats coming up on H Productions this year?
The label has had a slow start to 2013 (just like me!) but that was very deliberate. 2012 was the busiest year ever for H-Productions with artist albums from The Advent and myself plus a number of various artist and mix compilations that featured all the guys from the roster. As such I felt we needed a short break to re-evaluate and collect ourselves. We are now in full swing though with the first release of the year being from myself - "Malachite"/"Obsidian" - and the next release is out this week - a two track single from Londoner Jason Fernandes who I am sure is well know to fabric people. After that there will be a collaboration EP between Jesper Dahlbäck and myself and then we will go into the summer with a remix package from The Advent"s album.
Can you tell us about the track selection on your mix and how it was recorded?
The mix was recorded just a few days ago in my studio in Stockholm with two CDJ2000 players and my Allen & Heath Xone 92 mixer. I like to do maybe two promo mixes a month and plan them around the important gigs or projects I have scheduled. I spent the day going through my promos and tidying up the playlist folders from my previous weekends gigs so that I familiarize myself with all the tracks that I feel I want to showcase in the mix. Typically, I will then just press record and start jamming. I like to do mixes in a similar style to how I would play in a club so I like to keep it natural and flowing and see where the music takes me.
Some tracks to look out for in the mix would be three of the remixes of Ben Sim's Drumcode album by Adam Beyer, Joseph Capriati and Jerome Sydenham plus new music from some amazing new-ish producers like Nima Khak, Taster Peter, ON/OFF as well as the two most recent releases from my H-Productions label – my single "Malachite" and Jason Fernandes track "Heatseeker" which has been a real bomb track for me over the last couple of months.


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'Everybody Loves Raymond' actress dies
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LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 27: Actor/comedian and event host Ray Romano and actress and IMF Honorary Committee member Doris Roberts perform onstage at the International Myeloma Foundation's 6th Annual Comedy Celebration hosted by Ray Romano benefiting The Peter Boyle Research Fund at The Wilshire Ebell Theatre on October 27, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for IMF)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Doris Roberts, who played the tart-tongued, endlessly meddling mother on "Everybody Loves Raymond," has died, a family spokeswoman said. She was 90.
Roberts died overnight in her sleep, spokeswoman Janet Daily said Monday. Daily was told of the death by Roberts' son, Michael Cannata.
The cause of death was not immediately known. Roberts had been healthy and active, Daily said.
To my beloved Marie - RIP. pic.twitter.com/TtZCySQnLK
— Patricia Heaton (@PatriciaHeaton) April 18, 2016
We loved our mom, the great #DorisRoberts . A wonderful, funny, indelible actress and friend. pic.twitter.com/539JOa8EWo
— Phil Rosenthal (@PhilRosenthal) April 18, 2016
"We loved our mom, the great #DorisRoberts. A wonderful, funny, indelible actress and friend," Phil Rosenthal, the show's producer, posted on his Twitter account.
The sitcom, which aired from 1996 to 2005, also starred Ray Romano, Brad Garrett and Patricia Heaton. Peter Boyle, who played husband Frank Barone opposite Roberts, died in 2006.
"She was funny and tough and loved life, living it to the fullest," tweeted Heaton. She recalled Roberts as a "consummate professional."
Roberts also was known for her role in the 1980s TV detective series "Remington Steele." She appeared on stage and in a variety of movies, including "The Rose," ''The Taking of Pelham One Two Three" and "Madea's Witness Protection."
Rest in peace sweet oh so talented Doris. https://t.co/OIIW1vVE91
— bob saget (@bobsaget) April 19, 2016
Her lengthy list of TV and movie credits included projects from 2015, including the TV movie "Merry Kissmas" and others slated to be released this year.
Roberts was born Nov. 4, 1925, in St. Louis and grew up in New York, Daily said.
The actress began her stage career on Broadway in the 1950s, amassing credits that eventually included Neil Simon's "The Last of the Red Hot Lovers" and Terrence McNally's "Bad Habits."
In early TV appearances, she was seen in episodes of "Studio One," ''The Naked City" and "The Defenders."
Roberts received her first Emmy Award in 1983, for her supporting role on the series "St. Elsewhere." She received a total of 11 nominations for her TV work overall, including her bids for "Raymond."
An enthusiastic cook, Roberts co-wrote "Are You Hungry, Dear? Life, Laughs, and Lasagna," a memoir with recipes, in 2005.
Besides her son, she is survived by her daughter-in-law, Jane, and three grandchildren, Kelsey, Andrew, and Devon Cannata.

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You might be surprised or not to learn that our bodies need care and attention. They require movement, rest, hydration and healthy nourishment in order to help us do the things we ask of it.
I often think most folks out there take more care of their cars and for animal lover's, more care of their pets, than they do themselves.
Our bodies respond to stimulus and these can be physical, such as repetitive movements or spending too long sitting, playing sports such as rugby whereby the body sustains an injury or perhaps dancing where bodies look lithe and supple but maybe strained or pushed in order to perform. Or, the stimuli can be a lack of something or an imbalance of something.
It is quite simply amazing what are bodies can do for us from managing the demands of long shifts on a hospital ward to having the will and determination to break life harming habits.
I've spent the last week at close hand watching how amazing the body is, having spent time visiting my father in hospital. Before our eyes my father's body was shutting down down to due to depression, alcohol, lack of hydration and food. This was my dad's body literally screaming out for his attention.
I've watched as his body and mind went through a journey of healing, of detoxing and rebuilding and how he has responded to the intervention and care of our amazing NHS staff.
It's all too easy to sit in judgement of people with addictions or have opinions on how to overcome them. But I think we all neglect ourselves in some form and at some point as these layers of stimulus begin to build our bodies let us know. Maybe we ignore the breath restricting anxiety we have on a daily basis or we feel it's normal to continually mentally criticise ourselves and push ourselves to have "perfection" in everything we do.
Perhaps you keep promising yourself you'll start that healthier eating plan tomorrow, begin to walk more, or take up yoga or other forms of healthy movement or dust off and read that copy of Louise Hay's book " You Can Heal Your Life".
All I know is that it ultimately comes down to wanting to nurture yourself enough to make changes, but that has to come out of loving yourself enough to do that…..where do you start? In yoga we start by moving (or resting) the body and noticing and accepting where you're starting from. Mindful movement and proper relaxation gives the body the chance to listen and a step towards healing from within.
So, if you know your body is trying to get your attention, what is it trying to say? You might be smoking or drinking too excess, over eating or watching too much TV or spending too long on you digital devices, isn't it time to stop and change your stimulus?


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Artist Spotlight: Kazik Radwanski makes use of low-budget resources
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By Julia Sacco
Image Arts (IMA) graduate Kazik Radwanski premiered his newest film "Anne at 13,000 ft" earlier this month at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Known for his low budget independent films, Radwanski has already made an impact on the Canadian independent filmmaking scene, being cited as part of the "New Canadian Cinema Movement."
Radwanski's third feature film chronicles the life of Anne, who he describes as "a woman trying to find her place in the world and the few people in her life who know she needs help, but can't quite figure out how to help her."
This film, like his others, comes from "a very introspective place," Radwanski said.
Previous films by Radwanski follow a similar formula, focusing on characters who don't follow societal norms. The films "trap you in" with uncommon characters, evoking a "complex mix of empathy, pity, recognition and/or identification," as described by Ryerson University Magazine.
This, combined with his unique "hand-held" film style, helps to generate a sense of intimacy between the audience and the screen.
"I fell in love with the sort-of mystery or tension of being so close to someone, but not necessarily understanding them," said Radwanksi. "We shouldn't be too comfortable watching these people."
Getting his start at the School of Image Arts helped shape his distinctive filmmaking technique. Radwanski completed his first short film, "Assault," and thesis film "Princess Maragaret Blvd." while at Ryerson. Both films gained modest success, with his thesis film premiering at TIFF in 2008.
Radwanski said his time at Ryerson taught him how "things that were initially a setback became huge advantages." He found this was the case when he used local businesses and actors as opposed to big budget resources.
"We tried to incorporate as many real things as we could into the film," Radwanksi said about his choice to keep things local and familiar. "You have so many memories of these places, I know where the lights [are going to] be and I know where the good views are."
Deragh Campbell—who plays the lead role of Anne—underwent a dedicated process to create a realistic character. From jumping out of a plane during her first shoot for the film to working as a daycare teacher, the spontaneity and chaos in the film helped Campbell connect to the character of Anne.
"We tried to set up scenarios where we can stumble into a lot of exciting things," said Radwanski.
Radwanski said collaborating with people in his own peer group, rather than having a senior producer, made the experience all the more special.
"People are able to have much more control and just be much more direct, and much more interesting and exciting," he said.
Radwanski offers the following for current IMA students trying to find their voice: "There are so many ways now to share your work, if you believe in your work, it will find its way out there."
To see more of Kazik Radwanski's work, follow him on Twitter or Instagram.
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Turmeric, a root related to ginger, contains anti-inflammatory properties, which give it a reputation of being among the best joint health supplements. When purchasing turmeric as a remedy to reduce joint pain, it's more beneficial to purchase the spice in a bottle, since it is usually combined with piperine, a pepper, a compound which aids the spice into the bloodstream rather than remaining in the stomach. For centuries, turmeric extracts have been respected as an effective remedy for treating osteoarthritis symptoms, joint pain relief, intestinal cancer, stomach cancer and even Alzheimer's disease.
For thousands of years, Turmeric has been used as a food and as a health supplement. Because it has a low toxicity as well as antiplatelet, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant activites, Turmeric is an excellent addition to the diet for long-term prevention and treatment of inflammation and cardiovascular diseases, and is one of the most powerful inhibitors of formation of prostaglandins and thromboxanes (active lipid compounds) that promote excessive inflammation. Turmeric also reduces pain by decreasing local fluid levels and is regarded as one of the best arthritis joint pain treatments.
India's traditional Ayurvedic physicians, who have confirmed Turmeric's anti-inflammatory, enti-edemic and anti-arthritic properties, and have traditionally used Turmeric for rheumatoid arthritis, and a wide variety of other inflammatory diseases as well as for wounds, upset stomach, liver problems and eczema. Some physicians prefer applying two parts turmeric and one part salt to swollen areas, sometimes also include ginger with this mixture.
The most active components of Turmeric are the volatile oils and Curcumin, which is a potent antioxidant and combats free radicals better than vitamin E. Curcumin is also effective in depleting the nerve endings of substance P, the neurotransmitter of pain receptors, and therefore makes it one of the most affective . At the Gandhi Medical College in Bhopal, India, researchers treated those who suffered with arthritic pain with oral doses of turmeric and cortisone acetate injections. Arthritic swelling on day 13 was significantly less in those who were treated with turmeric and cortisone, compared to the controls. The protective effect of Turmeric is attributed to its anti-histamine properties.
Turmeric exhibits anti-inflammatory action, which is partly based on its natural ability to inhibit arachidonic acid metabolism. This effects the inflammatory exzymes 5-lipoxygenase and cyclooxygenase, which gives it less side effects than asprin, but unlike asprin, Turmeric has been shown to specifically not interfere with beneficial prostaglandins, such as those that protect the stomach.
Why place additional stress to the body when you can treat the body naturally by consuming Turmeric? Due to its natural properties, Turmeric has a long history of safe use as food and has caused no adverse effects in clinical trials. Of all arthritis remedies, this herb is regarded as one of the safest to consume, as no toxicity has been observed in toxicology studies nor have any clinical studies reported any adverse effects.
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Curcumin is an active extracted component that derives from Turmeric. Curcumin is natural anti-inflammatory remedy that is regarded to be as effective as cortisone and phenylbutazone when used as an arthritis cure. With its ability to keep the neurotransmitter substance P from sending pain signals to the brain, Curcumin has been one of the best remedies among arthritis treatments.
In a study involving two groups of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, Group A was given 1,200 of Curcumin, while Group B was given 300 mg/day of phenylbutazone. Although both groups experienced morning stiffness and joint swelling reduction, Group B experienced significant adverse effects including abdominal pain and upset stomach, which are among the most common side effects of phenylbutazone. Group A, who consumed curcumin, not only experienced arthritis pain relief, but also did not suffer from any side effects.
In Bombay, India, a study evaluated 40 patients who had suffered from spermatic cord swelling and tenderness due to hernia operations. Group A was prescribed 400mg of Curcumin, while Group B was given 100mg of phenylbutazone. A significant decrease in pain was experienced by both groups, but only Group A experienced a reduction in inflammation, due to Curcumin's anti-inflammatory qualities.
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• Chandra, Dinesh, and S.S. Goupta, "Anti-inflammatory and Antiarthritic Activity of Volatile Oil of Curcuma Longa (Haldi)," Indian Journal of Medical Research 60(1): 138-42, Jan. 1972.
• Degalau, J., et al., "The Use of Oral Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate as an Adjuvant in Tetanus and Influenza Vaccination of the Elderly," Vaccine 14(16): 1531-37, 1996.
• Ershler, Willaim B., Intriguing Insights into Longevity (Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1993), 395.
• Nadkarni AK, Nadkarni KM. Indian Materia Medica vol 2. Bombay: Popular Prakashan. 1976:414-18.


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5 Pieces Of Movie Merchandise That Missed The Point Entirely
'Utopia' Is One Of Our Most Important Books (That We Know Nothing About)
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When it comes to milking money out of a franchise, the only thing corporations aren't willing to do is entertain whether or not they should. But while the world slowly drowns in Chewbacca Furbies and deranged Batman water guns, know that it somehow gets even worse. Just look at ...
The Handmaid's Tale Wine Collection Encouraged You To "Give In To Seduction"
Making an alcoholic beverage to promote your TV show isn't an inherently bad idea. There's been official Game Of Thrones beer for years, because it was fun to drink with your friends while you watched the early seasons, and in later seasons it just helped you cope. But maaaybe you shouldn't sell fun party time hooch based on a fictional universe wherein women are systematically raped and forced into slavery.
Lot18 WineEnjoy the smooth taste of good times and theocracy.
As a reminder, The Handmaid's Tale is about a totalitarian society where fertile women are property of the state, forced to produce children for the ruling class. Main character Offred's name means "Of Fred," as in she's the legal property of a man. It's not exactly light fare that you watch with your gal pals while giggling over a fruity pinot noir.
Lot18 Wine#girlpower, we guess.
The idea was in pretty bad taste, and the best thing we can say about it is that it was quickly scrapped. Well, after enough people pointed out that you shouldn't describe wine as a seduction you "may as well give in" to, then tie it into a show that routinely features rape. It's hard to think of something worse, outside of a Handmaid's Tale lingerie collection. Nah, on second thought, that joke is in bad taste, too, we sh- oh, it already happened.
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Remember Spock's Helmet? No?
Remember that old episode of Star Trek in which Spock, who is part of the elite Spock patrol, pulls someone over for space speeding? Unless you've been sneaking into our office and reading our fanfiction, the answer is no. No, you do not.
Azrak-Hamway Inc.Furious at such a terrible gift, the boy would seek his revenge by going on to create Star Trek: Discovery.
As revealed in The Toys That Made Us, most people did not expect Star Trek to last long. And so, to eke out as much filthy lucre as possible before audiences moved on, a company called Remco shipped out all sorts of hastily assembled crap with the sort of careless, greedy abandon that would do a Ferengi proud.
RemcoWe like that "Non-Shattering Lenses" are highlighted. Clearly, "Probably won't blind you!" was the major selling point.
They basically slapped the Star Trek logo and pictures of Leonard Nimoy on toys they already had laying around the warehouse. You could even get Star Trek tanks and helicopters. The passage of time did little to decrease the peddling of shoddy merch. Seven years after the unexpectedly popular Star Trek was cancelled, shelves were still being stocked with the aforementioned Vulcan hockey crossing guard gear. In addition to the "flashing light emitter with pulsing sonic sound," a sheet of stickers was included, so lucky children could spell out the name of their favorite character. Which we're reasonably sure happened exactly zero times.
We've (Sort Of) Found Spock's Home Planet
The Garfield ... Jazz Album?
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The '90s were a time of mass media uniformity. You watched whatever happened to be on TV, and you listened to whatever music your local store happened to be selling. With that in mind, can the people of 1991 be forgiven for allowing a jazz and blues album curated by a cartoon cat to be a thing? No. Absolutely not. 1991 was an incredible year for music. Anyone who bought this instead of Nevermind or The Black Album was either on the verge of death or carried a briefcase to elementary school.
Jazz and blues are perfectly fine, but why in the hell was a fictional character best known for eating lasagna calling the shots? Garfield's biggest problem is hating Mondays -- a day that has no special meaning to him, because he has no job or responsibilities. That doesn't exactly scream authoritative blues expert. Who was this aimed at? Why did this happen?
Fans believe that it stemmed from a Peanuts jazz album released two years earlier. That actually made some sense, as the TV specials were known for their jazzy music. But the takeaway instead seemed to be that "cartoon characters plus smooth jazz equals success," and poor Carl Anderson ended up getting second billing beneath Garfield on the hit track "Fat Is Where It's At," a smooth tribute to devouring food.
Legend has it that one day, Kidz Bop will cover that song, and then the great engine of pop culture will grind to a calamitous halt.
Garfield's Creator Weighs In On Disturbing Fan Theory
Fox And Denny's Named A Bacon Cheeseburger After A Jewish Superhero
When Fox rebooted Fantastic Four in 2015, they made the bold decision to announce it via a Denny's tie-in menu. Grandparents and drunk college students alike attempted to enjoy the Human Torch Skillet, Invisible Woman Slam, and Doom Lava Cake. But nothing quite matched the spectacle that was the Thing Burger.
Denny'sColor and texture? Spot on. Everything else? Well ...
A cheeseburger topped with bacon, eggs, and hashbrowns, all served on a cheese bun? Sounds deliciously ruinous! Provided, of course, that you aren't adhering to a kosher diet, which prohibits both bacon and the simultaneous consumption of meat and cheese. You know, like the Thing does.
Benjamin Jacob Grimm, aka the Thing, was co-created by legendary comics artist Jack Kirby, and like Kirby, he's Jewish. Kirby never explicitly stated this during his time with Marvel, but the clues were there (like in Kirby's Hanukkah card).
Kirby FamilyIt's the clobberingest time of the year.
As later writers worked with the character, Grimm's Jewish heritage was made explicit, and it's played a significant role in several of his stories. He's discussed his religion with other characters, he prays and attends synagogue, and he even had a bar mitzvah to celebrate 13 years as a rock monster. So while the Thing Burger was an attempt to appeal to comic book fans, all it really did was showcase how little Fox knew or cared about the source material (or for that matter, knew or cared about their fans' cardiac health).
Disney Is Destroying Film History By Ditching The Fox Name
Dilbert Inexplicably Became The Face Of Terrible Health Food
Before his bizarre political rants, Scott Adams was best-known as the man behind Dilbert. Appearing in thousands of newspapers and countless office cubicles, the comic strip was beloved for its relatable mockery of office culture and corporate bureaucracy. And Dilbert's success spawned an empire of merchandise and spinoffs, from a TV show to a video game to a ... limited-edition Ben & Jerry's flavor?
UnileverSeems like paper clips and shredded memos would be more appropriate fillings, but we guess almonds are fine too.
You could see the appeal of TV and gaming, and hey, everyone likes ice cream. But absolutely nothing in any Dilbert comic had anything to do with Dilbertios, the line of Dilbert-branded microwave vegan burritos that were introduced to a confused America in 1999. You can still play the promotional Flash game!
Scott Adams Foods, Inc.A microwave burrito with broccoli in it? Hang on tight, these are bound to take off!
Adams had ridiculously high aspirations for the product, hoping it would become "the blue jeans of food" while also making a dent in the nutritional problems that plague society. He had even presaged its glorious, society-altering arrival in a 1997 book. Their four different flavors did boast 100 percent of the recommended daily value for 23 different vitamins and minerals with a mere 350 calories, but unfortunately, that didn't leave much room for taste. The New York Times review, aptly titled "At Last, a Vitamin Pill Wrapped in a Tortilla," described it as something that "could have been designed only by a food technologist, or by someone who eats lunch without much thought to taste." Adams would go on to describe it a little more bluntly, saying that "three bites of the Dilberito made you fart so hard your intestines formed a tail."
But it was the marketing that was truly baffling, as the Dilberito seemed to consist largely of paradoxes. People interested in health food were unlikely to buy a frozen burrito, as the frozen burrito market consists of people who put no thought into the nutritional value of their diet. The Dilbert name meant little to people who had yet to enter the workforce, but the Dilberito was marketed predominately to college students, because they had the highest concentrated population of vegetarians. Even die-hard Dilbert fans had little reason to be interested, as the comic strip had done absolutely nothing to cultivate an interest in healthy eating, instead espousing the joys of junk food.
Adams claims he lost millions of dollars on the venture, and while he admitted that the taste was bad, he mostly blamed poor shelf placement and nefarious tactics from his competitors. That must explain the success of Doonesburritos, which are ubiquitous even to this day.
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BTS is top-selling artist on StubHub, thanks to massive tour ticket sales
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Courtesy of Big Hit EntertainmentBTS' upcoming Map of the Soul tour is on track to be massive.
The K-pop superstar group is currently the top-selling artist on StubHub, outpacing the likes of Billie Eilish, Post Malone, Elton John and rockers My Chemical Romance. In the first three days of ticket sales on StubHub, BTS sold almost twice as many tickets as were sold for the Super Bowl.
"As the surge in K-Pop grows, BTS continues to drive unprecedented demand for concert ticket sales on StubHub," general manager of music and theatre for StubHub, Jeff Poirier, says in a statement.
He adds, "In fact, the BTS 2020 tour is driving demand unlike anything we've seen from a pop act in recent years, outperforming the on-sale demand of Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift, among others."
The Map of the Soul tour kicks off April 11 in BTS' native Seoul, South Korea. They'll play four dates at Seoul's Olympic Stadium before heading to North America on April 25. Their string of U.S. and Canadian dates wraps June 6. From there, they'll hit cities in the U.K., Europe and Japan.
BTS' new album, MAP OF THE SOUL: 7, arrives February 21 at 4 a.m. ET.
Kelly Clarkson says people were "really mean" to her in early 'American Idol' days
Chipotle launches The Shawn Mendes Bowl for a good cause
Jennifer Lopez grows her wings in "In the Morning" video
Ed Sheeran lends his production skills to remix of Passenger's "Sword from the Stone"
Kesha credits Demi Lovato for inspiring her to summon aliens
Zayn releases daring and sincere new album, 'Nobody Is Listening'


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  optional ResourceProto resource = 2;
  optional NodeIdProto nodeId = 3;
  optional PriorityProto priority = 4;
  optional int64 startTime = 5;
  optional int64 finishTime = 6;
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TS SBTET-Exams-Conduct of I Unit test for C16 III sem (Theory+Lab) and C14 V/VII Semester (Theory+Lab) - Certain Instructions to the Principals of Polytechnics. Telangana State Board of Technical Education and Training announced the 1st Unit time table for C16 and C14 curriculum students. From the following links you can see your time tables.
With reference to the subject cited above, please find here with enclosed a detailed time table for of 1st Unit test for C-16 3rd semester (Theory+lab) and C14 5th/7th sem (Theory+lab) from 03-08-2017 to 09-08-2018 as per the academic calendar. The question papers will be transmitted from the board to the Institutions through online well in advance. However the 1st Unit test for C16 1st semester will commence from 16-08-2017 to 18-08-2017 for theory and from 21-08-2017 to 23-08-2017 for Practicals. The time table for 1st unit test 1st semester will be issued in due course.


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Wolf Law Library impresses students with design
by Erin Zagursky | October 24, 2007
Students at the country's oldest law school are now enjoying one of the world's newest libraries as construction on The Wolf Law Library at the College of William and Mary's Marshall-Wythe Law School is completed.
"The Wolf Law Library is a tremendous step forward for the country's oldest law school," said W. Taylor Reveley III, dean of the law school. "We had been limping along in a facility that was overstuffed and below the curve technologically. Those days are behind us. Our new library is technologically sophisticated and significantly larger than the facility we were in. It is also a delight -- both comfortable and elegant, with splendid views into the adjacent woods."
The new library is a combination of newly constructed space and a complete floor-to-ceiling renovation of the 1980 facility. Construction began in the spring of 2005, and was completed this past summer. The new facility came in under its $16.8 million budget, and totals 57,100 net square feet, a 56 percent increase in size from the old library. The project, which will be dedicated in December, was the beneficiary of a major gift from Hank and Dixie Wolf. Hank Wolf, of Norfolk, is a member of the William and Mary Class of 1964 as well as a 1966 graduate of the law school. He recently retired as Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Norfolk Southern Corporation. Wolf also serves on the College's Board of Visitors where he is Vice Rector.
Virtually every table and carrel seat in the new library has electricity, and library users can access the World Wide Web from anywhere in the library using wireless internet access. The library has 12 group study rooms, and 342 student lockers. A skylight and large windows bathe nearly each of the library's 568 seats in natural light, including more than 90 casual seats spread throughout six different lounge areas, a unique "chess corner," and a recreation room with pool and ping pong tables. The library's generous footprint is large enough to provide office space for approximately 20 student groups, as well as offices for each of the law school's four journals. An open Rare Book Room allows visitors to admire some of the most important legal literature from the last 500 years and other treasures such as the Bible owned by John Marshall, with notations in the Great Chief Justice's hand.
Jim Heller, director of the library and professor of law, helped oversee the project since planning began several years ago. He, along with architects from Hayes, Seay, Mattern & Mattern, William & Mary project managers, and law library staff members, helped make strategic design decisions for the new facility to ensure the ease and comfort of the library's users. Heller said that the contractors -- W.M. Jordan -- are finishing the inevitable punch-list, and that students are truly enjoying the brand new library.
"It has a big 'wow' factor," he said.
Kristen Clardy, a second-year law student, said she has been very impressed with the new facility's increased space and seating. She was especially glad to find electricity available at all of the library's carrel seats this year so that students will no longer have to crowd around power strips in order to plug in their laptops.
"It's comfortable. There are enough seats for everybody. You don't have to feel cramped and really you can go wherever you want," said Clardy. "You can stay on the main floor if you don't mind a little bit of noise with the reference desk and the circulation desk, or you can kind of escape to some of the corners of the library if you need absolute quiet all the time. So, it's been a really nice, comforting change to be able to spend as many hours as we do in such a nice, pretty place."
Mindy Reuben, a third-year law student, has seen the library transform over the years. She thinks the library will now help draw potential students to the school instead of turning them away.
"It was a detraction, but now it definitely is an attraction for the school," she said.


Lawsuits by employees against their employers have grown tremendously in the past decade. Sometimes those lawsuits have merit, sometimes they don't. But, either way, those lawsuits cost time and money to fight—money that is better spent on product development, training and raises.
Even worse, some laws—including federal overtime law and the Family and Medical Leave Act—allow employees to sue their supervisors directly, meaning a manager's personal bank account could be at stake.
Most lawsuits are not triggered by great injustices. Instead, simple management mistakes and perceived slights start the snowball of discontent rolling downhill toward the courtroom.
Bad news: $730K train derailment; Good news: Free venison!


It's a busy world where each of us is in a race to succeed – either to be able to buy a new phone, get a bigger car or have a house of our own. In this rush, quite often what we forget is expressing gratitude and love to our partner. So, here are some interesting ways to show your husband that you love and care for him.
As the age old saying goes "If you want to make a man happy! work your way through his stomach", so try it. It works at all times. Instead of ordering from outside, try experimenting to create food he loves the most. There are a number of websites offering mouth-watering recipes. As it's easy to show you love him.
Gifting is a great way to make your spouse feel special which shows that you love him. Many a times, the partner needs or wants little things which just stay on the list for the want of time or energy. Go ahead and gift him with the shaver he has wanted for some time or the wallet that needs to be changed or the shoes he loved while browsing the net.
Away from the hustle and bustle, plan a getaway to a serene place, be it a lounge café or a drive to the outskirts of the city. He surely will love to have some lone, romantic time with you.
Well, he might not admit it openly but he'll love it when your under dress is a surprising treat. So, you can indulge in innovative lingerie shopping once in a while to make him a happy man!
At times, just the gesture of not being the nagging wife and being the supportive, chilled out wife instead is also good enough to show him that you understand him, care about his feelings. Let him hang out with friends and he will love you for it. It takes a loving woman to do so!
A little note that says 'I love you' by the bedside or a little note on his diary which says 'I miss you' or on the mirror which says 'I love your smile' will certainly bring one on his lips too no matter when he sees them and make him feel special too.
Go ahead lady, show your man that you love him!


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Fourth year, also known as S4, is the fourth year of schooling in Scottish, Venezuelan, Ecuadorian, Colombian, and other Latin American countries  secondary schools, and is roughly equivalent to Year 11 in England and Wales and Year 12 (Sixth Form) in Northern Ireland. In Latin American countries, it is equal to the United States high school's senior year, but the Scottish S4 is equivalent to 10th grade. Most pupils are 15 or 16 years old at the end of S4. It is at the end of this year the pupils complete their National 4/5 examinations for the new Curriculum for Excellence. Pupils may leave education at the end of S4, if they are 16 years old, the age of majority in Scots law.

The term can also refer to the fourth year of a university course.

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		idMsgMap = new ConcurrentHashMap<Integer,Class<?>>();
		msgIdMap = new ConcurrentHashMap<Class<?>,Integer>();
	}

	public void registerMessage(Map<Integer,Class<?>> map){
		Iterator<Integer> it = map.keySet().iterator();
		while(it.hasNext()){
			int type = it.next();
			Class<?> clazz = map.get(type);
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	public void registerMessage(int type,Class<?> msgClass){
		if(!idMsgMap.containsKey(type)){
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			msgIdMap.put(msgClass,type);
		}
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	}
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Procore customers can now automatically update SharePoint and Procore libraries simultaneously with a new SharePoint Two-Way Sync integration and connector, built on Procore Construction OS, that is available in the Procore App Marketplace.
SharePoint Two-Way Sync shares and mirrors files and documents in both SharePoint and Procore libraries through a new connector created by HingePoint, a Dallas-based company that integrates and develops systems such as SharePoint and Procore.
The SharePoint Two-Way Sync brings Microsoft's enterprise-grade document libraries right into Procore with two-way, real-time sync of folders and documents. When a folder is updated in SharePoint, it updates in Procore. If a file is deleted in Procore, it is deleted in SharePoint. Etc.
"This is not an embedded form that anyone can access, it's an actual API integration that lets SharePoint and Procore libraries mirror one another, while having the security of both systems," HingePoint CEO and Founder Bryce Finnerty said. "If you are a user with rights to a Procore project and you're a SharePoint user with rights to a document library, you can access the synced files."
A growing number of construction companies use SharePoint as their system of record to store important data about employees, contracts, and project status. This connector eliminates multiple repositories of documents in both Procore and SharePoint, and connects the construction unit to the rest of the company.
The new integration that HingePoint provides for Procore reflects each organization's commitment to openness and building out the construction technology ecosystem. With the new connector, companies can automatically and securely sync files between Procore and SharePoint or Office 365, which will save time and confusion when managing project documents.
Leveraging SharePoint's API with Procore's open system, this integration automates document sync, saving time and the effort of updating two systems that track and report documents. This integration allows everyone – from the owner to the general contractor – to have access to relevant documents needed to finish a project.
Assemble Systems connects your 2D digital drawings to a 3D model and gives you the ability to see the same information in both drawing and model at the same time. The idea is to see as much information as possible.
Assemble gives you all the inventory or the intelligence from the 3D models and 2D drawings in a grid view, said Mark Klusza, Assemble Systems Chief Innovation Officer. As you pick on these items, you have a 3D view and then the associated 2D view and it's all tied together at the same time.
Assemble Systems, which was one of several sponsors at Procore's annual conference, is able to integrate with Procore. The integration enables project teams to integrate BIM/VDC capabilities seamlessly into their project management workflows for improved project control.
Matterport's next-generation immersive media solution for construction and facility management documentation is eye catching.
Matterport is an immersive media technology company that builds 3D media solutions that power industries from real estate to construction, and everywhere in between. Founded in 2011, Matterport is creating a complete virtual model of the world that changes the way individuals and industries interact with physical spaces.
Matterport, which was one of several sponsors at Procore's annual conference, is able to integrate with Procore.
With Matterport and the Procore integration, users can look at the most updated documents or submittals, and anyone on the project team can now virtually step into the jobsite and walk around freely.
At Procore Groundbreak 2017 drones companies were showing how they could add value to BIM models.
Drones offer construction firms a lot more than just going in the air to capture pictures and videos.
However, even though drones are a major boon for construction and real estate developers, they can also cause problems for companies, HingePoint CEO and Founder Bryce Finnerty said.
"Drones are another way to gather data. If you don't set up your systems and software correctly, the drone's digital assets are going to cause more unstructured data that's going to be difficult to manage," Finnerty said. "And if you don't integrate it with the data you already have, it will be another screen or system you have to open to manage your project."
Companies have begun developing software to gather data from drones and either make new BIM models or place the data in you existing model. During the annual conference Groundbreak 2017, Procore announced better integration with Construction OS.  Several drone companies are already taking advantage of Procore's new app store.
The companies are capitalizing on the safety and ease of drones and are hoping to organize drone data to benefit construction firms.
EarthCam has developed a geospatial mapping platform, resulting in a comprehensive analytical report. The data for this mapping platform comes from their stationary cameras that stream a live video of the project along with drone flyovers. By combining their cameras, cloud-based storage and distribution tools it gives construction companies robust BIM models.
"We're flying drones and scanning the whole project and we're putting together 3D models," said Brain Cury, CEO of EarthCam. "Then we utilize that to do a webcam wrap. So then we're wrapping live video around the 3D point cloud that we made."
Benefits include a digital framework to attach construction webcam images, geo-tagged photographs, site plans and video analytics of the project that users can build upon throughout the entire construction process.
"You start with the point cloud. Once you have the point cloud you can map the images, 3d models and BIM models."
Botlink specializes in becoming the link between drones and construction by enabling professionals to quickly capture data about the worksite. With their simple flight planning software, they can incorporate drones without the need of a drone expert.
It gives you more insight into job site progression. With Botlink's timeline view inspectors or construction crews can see how the project has progressed over time.
"All the data you are capturing is consistent, you're flying the same exact route every day instead of having to hand fly and manually capture images and waste your time moving those images around and organizing them," said Will DeHoogh, drone developer at Botlink. "Instead Botlink stitches all the images together and if you're doing an inspection you don't you have to sift through video, you can just zoom in the area you are interested in."
Dronomy transforms off-the-shelf consumer drones into powerful equipment, delivering the most precise and comprehensive data. The data is then converted into 2D and 3D models of the current project status that can be accessible anywhere.
"This type of information helps teams to be objective so everyone is on the same page," said Gil Mildworth, vice president of Dronomy. "Construction companies when they build today invest a lot in 3D modeling in the architecture phase, but they are almost blindfolded in building their site the right way."


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Football Premier League Transfer Views: Sanchez, the Ox and Levy's bizarre bid
Transfer Views: Sanchez, the Ox and Levy's bizarre bid
Spurs might be one signing away from winning the Premier League, so their chairman is chasing... Ryan Sessegnon.
Alexis Sanchez to Manchester City
Pep Guardiola must be feeling impatient after his side took an entire 70 minutes to break the deadlock against Brighton last weekend.
That turgid display – they won 2-0, by the way – has sparked the Spaniard into life with what will be a £60m move for Arsenal's Sanchez.
Who can blame him, really? He's pretty bereft of attacking options, with only Sergio Aguero, Gabriel Jesus, Leroy Sane, Kevin de Bruyne, Raheem Sterling and Bernardo Silva to choose from.
The Gunners' asking price has risen to £60m, which is a totally sensible amount for City to pay for a player they can get for absolutely nothing next summer.
Meanwhile, Arsene Wenger insists there is no chance that Sanchez will leave this summer, and that the Chilean might still be convinced to remain long term.
Good luck with that.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to Chelsea
Yet allowing Sanchez to enter the final year of his deal isn't even Arsenal's biggest contract blunder of the last few years.
That would be allowing Oxlade-Chamberlain – a player they've 'developed' for six years – to get into a similar position where he can demand a transfer or walk away for free.
The midfielder winger wing-back, irritated by his lack of playing time at the Emirates, has his heart set on a move to Chelsea, who have decided their title-winning team is really lacking a lack-of-end-product.
To be fair to the Ox, he has made more improvement over the past year than the rest of his career combined, and Wenger says he is excited about the 24-year-old's progress.
Good time to sell him, then.
It's surely now only a matter of time until Mesut Ozil asks to leave Arsenal too. Fire up ArsenalFanTV and brace yourself for a meltdown.
Ryan Sessegnon to Spurs
You're Daniel Levy.
You've finished third and second in the last two Premier League seasons, won more points in the past calendar year than any other side, and Alan Pardew thinks you've got the best starting line-up in the top flight.
You've also won nothing since 2008, and your window for doing so might be closing as your star players realise they could be making much more money elsewhere.
Your supporters are restless, and you know that one or two important signings could be enough to propel you to the Premier League title.
So who do you turn to?
A 17-year-old left-back who's made 34 first-team appearances, and none in the Premier League.
That's Danny Rose off, then.
Jese to Stoke
Stoke are still the masters of the 'Why's he going there?' deal.
Former Real Madrid forward Jese Rodriguez is the newest member of Mark Hughes' West Midlands Galacticos after joining from PSG on loan, accompanied by yet another dramatic announcement video.
👀 We all need a bit of inspiration halfway through the working week...
We think this tweet will excite you all!#WelcomeJesé 👋 #SCFC 🔴⚪ pic.twitter.com/FZQ7Zw3tw2
— Stoke City FC (@stokecity) August 16, 2017
The Spaniard should be available for the visit of Arsenal this weekend, when he'll potentially line up against Sead Kolasinac – the man who caused the knee ligament injury that Jese blames for ruining his Real Madrid career.
That's right, Stoke have signed a skilful attacking player once seriously injured by a brutish Arsenal defender.
The 2017 summer transfer window, ladies and gentlemen.
Oxlade-Chamberlain to join Chelsea


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Although the city and parish both contribute funding to support the MPC, the City of Shreveport provides a much bigger share.
The resolution also would create a city Planning, Zoning and Development Commission and a city zoning board of appeals.
Flurry cited the city's charter as a justification for the move, which authorizes the mayor to "study the needs and requirements of the city" and also allows the council "to create and establish new functions of the city."
The resolution also states that "metropolitan planning" isn't mandated by state law.
City Attorney William Bradford confirmed his office already has started looking into the possibility of the proposed planning department.
"Prior to the drafting of this resolution, my office did determine that the City of Shreveport has the prerogative to maintain such a department as an ordinary function of its operations," William Bradford wrote in an email.
City residents who offered comments during the meeting asked elected officials to push back the vote by two weeks to allow more citizen input.
"We just implemented a new code, so before we spend a lot of money on Shreveport, maybe the city attorney should look at how to make changes to the Unified Development Code," said Andrew Querbes IV, a broker with Vintage Realty.
Harold Sater, a Southern Hills Business Association community liaison representative, said he fully supported the council resolution.
"It would be an improvement," Sater told the council.
Bradford, the city's attorney, now has 45 days to investigate and report his findings to the Audit and Finance Committee and make recommendations to the mayor and the city council.
A rocky road
Caddo Parish spokeswoman Krystle Grindley said the parish attorney's office has not been formally approached by the city'attorney about the parish contracting with a city planning and zoning department.
"We are monitoring the city's consideration of the issue and will address the issue once the city has reached a final decision," Grindley said.
The city council has had a rocky relationship with the MPC for years, including a December 2016 council meeting where Flurry proposed cutting the MPC's budget by 35 percent.
Flurry said then that the city wasn't getting the "bang for our buck" with funds invested in the MPC.
Mark Sweeney, the MPC director, said the proposed $576,000 cut would "paralyze" and "severely limit" the MPC's ability to serve the community.
After several votes and mis-votes at the 2016 meeting, council members agreed to appropriate and transfer the required funds to the MPC.
At the Tuesday council meeting, Councilman Willie Bradford emphasized that the council vote did not disband the MPC but gave the council "options."
"This resolution is not to eliminate the MPC but to be intelligent about how we approach it," Willie Bradford said. "This is a resolution that gives this council options."
In an interview following the vote, Sweeney said he did not view the resolution as a "personal attack" and called the council decision to study the issue "wise." He also mentioned that the city council previously had a planning committee in 1962.
"It's always a wise thing to look for all the information. There's no harm in that," Sweeney said.
The MPC recently extended its public hours to include the noon lunch hour, upon recommendation from the council – as Councilman Flurry pointed out prior to asking council members to vote.
"I'm always open to making changes at the MPC," Sweeney said. "If opening the doors at lunch will make people happy, we'll do it."
In addition to extending its hours, the MPC is conducting its own "financial sustainability study," which Sweeney said will be finished around September. The study will look at what proportions of MPC expenses should be funded by the parish and city, among other factors.
"There has never been a study of that type done before," Sweeney said. "You also have to know you can't change these things over night."
Sweeney said he estimated any potential transitions would take at least a year, and also hinted that legislation from Baton Rouge could be required since the MPC was a state-originated agency.
Sweeney also noted that Bossier City also has a similar planning committee in place as Shreveport has proposed, in contrast to Flurry's claim that Shreveport is the only city to employ such a model.
Councilwoman Lynch said she hasn't had any complaints about the MPC from her constituents. But she's had plenty of other complaints: including blight, backed-up streets and a violent crime rise in her district.
"We've had studies and studies that stack up to heaven about this city," Lynch said. "This seems a little premature. I think we have enough on our plate and enough to improve without taking this on."
Related:'A dangerous game of chicken'
Councilmen Jeff Everson and Michael Corbin pointed out that multiple recent changes – including a new director of the MPC and changes to the Unified Development Code –had prompted confusion and discomfort among citizens.
"I encourage citizens to go in front of the MPC Board, which has power over the executive director, if they have a concern," Corbin said. "Let the board be your first place. That process has to continue."
Everson noted that zoning issues, which involve people's land and money, are always "contentious."
"I don't think it's helpful to focus on personality politics in this instance," Everson said, referencing certain council members' disdain for Sweeney. "We have to look at whether we have the best policy moving forward."
If the council decides, following the research, to create a city-run planning department, the city attorney's office would have to review all state and local laws related to zoning, planning and development applicable to Shreveport, William Bradford said.
Attorney William Bradford said he would be in touch with Caddo Parish and Sweeney as the process unfolds, to provide "the most comprehensive review and response possible."
He added that the city's Human Resources Department would work "to determine the most efficient use" of the MPC's already-existing staff. One of the main considerations is to ensure that the department would be able to work under the current Unified Development Code while enhancing customer service for citizens.
"The City of Shreveport already serves as the fiscal agent of the MPC, so we will work to identify whether a cost savings for the city would be realized if the department is created," Attorney Willilam Bradford said. "We will research best practices throughout other jurisdictions and apply those findings to our recommendations."
Mayor's announcements:
The funeral expenses for 7-year-old Daysean Combest, swept away in heavy rain last week and later found dead, have been covered by community support.
Community support also has helped covered medical expenses for 24-year-old El Compadre manager Juan Zuniga, who police say was injured while trying to save his mother from robbers in the parking lot of the family restaurant.


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Disenfranchised boys' reflections on their urban schooling experience: "What a waste!"
Amanda Nuttall
This paper draws on an inquiry into the engagement and attainment of a sample of white British boys aged 9 – 11 years old in a case study urban primary school in the north of England. All of the boys are officially labelled 'disadvantaged' and eligible for Pupil Premium funding. Under current policy directions, including high-stakes testing as the sole measure to describe school improvement, teachers at the school report growing pressure to increase standards and attainment for all students. Of particular interest is Ofsted's suggestion that white British boys from low socio-economic backgrounds continue to perform less well compared to other groups, resulting in a growing emphasis for urban schools to 'close the gap' for disadvantaged students (Wilshaw, 2014). Given this policy pressure and staff concerns about these boys' behaviour, engagement and attainment, this sample group of boys are highlighted as 'vulnerable' and subjected to numerous interventions in efforts to improve attainment as measured by standardised testing.
The main focus of the inquiry is to engage the boys in a reflective discourse around their perceptions of attainment and engagement and in doing so explore their identities as learners (Renold, 2001; Beaton, 2015). Data that reveals the realities of school as experienced by these boys, when compared with their teachers' reflections on the boys' attainment and engagement, is instructive. Tensions between the two positions reveal how teachers would be better equipped to meet the diverse needs of these boys if they developed an awareness of locally sensitive and contextually specific issues. Indeed, a critical reading of extant school data alongside a range of 'other' qualitative data raises concerns around the extent to which the school fails to recognise and respond to the particular needs of these boys. A critical social analysis is constructed in order to reject a 'deficit' model of this group and to develop an understanding of the complex interplay between poverty, schooling and these boys' identities as learners.
The paper conclusion is twofold: firstly, it is suggested that the School Development Plan provides a key opportunity to grow a socially-situated and responsive curriculum and approach to the local community (Comber and Kamler, 2004; Wrigley, Lingard and Thomson, 2012); this is then juxtaposed to the importance of teachers engaging with critical reflections on educational disadvantage and structural inequality as a tool to challenge the effects of poverty on education and move towards a model based on social justice.
Unpublished - Sep 2016
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Nuttall, A. (2016). Disenfranchised boys' reflections on their urban schooling experience: "What a waste!". Paper presented at British Educational Research Association Conference, Leeds, United Kingdom.
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