Given that today is Mother's Day, and those who have mothers still with us are hopefully visiting and feeling very grateful for their presence in our lives – I want to take this opportunity to talk about preserving as much about our mothers' lives as possible for future generations.
Those whose mothers have already passed over know the huge hole their passing creates, in so many ways – unfathomable until they've crossed that bridge.
Not only do our mothers take their own memories with them, but the memories of their parents, who we may or may not have known, and the memories of their grandparents, who we probably didn't know. Their grandmother may have told our mother stories about her parents and grandparents and what happened in their lifetimes – and all of that is lost too.
If you're counting, that's a link to 5 generations back in time we're losing when we lose a parent. In my case, that 5th generation reached back to a woman born in 1823 in Germany.
I asked my Mom questions before she passed away, but not enough. I wish I had asked sooner. Older people do forget. I wish I had asked my grandmother's sister more questions too. I wish, I wish….
There isn't anything I can do about that now, except document and research based on their recollections – which really has been very productive.
In the last few years before my mother passed, I asked her to complete a memory book and when she should no longer write legibly, she dictated the answers and I transcribed in her own words – although I love the answers in her own handwriting.
There are several flavors of memory books available, for Mom, Dad and grandparents.
Here are links to two, but if you look at the "frequently bought together," books, you'll see the others too.
And if you are the mother, father or grandparent, do your descendants a favor and just order one for yourself!
But the next question is how to preserve this information forever.
And by forever, I do mean after I'm gone, and after my children, who are not currently interested in genealogy are gone – hopefully into the indefinite future.
We used to think that Rootsweb was forever, but given that Ancestry purchased Rootsweb and has a history of suddenly obsoleting products and services, we certainly can't depend on that anymore.
WordPress, which is the platform I used for my blog, has a free option. Of course, there really is no such thing as a free lunch, so there will be ads on the site from time to time. And it's free "forever," as long as forever is in this technoworld. How long is that? I don't know. Weebly has the same type of arrangement. Of course, some functions and options aren't free, like a domain name, and if you exceed a certain space limit, fees apply. You can't pay fees if you're dead.
Any entrepreneur want to start a "legacy" business, pay now, die later, your information stays forever? I think it would be a wonderful idea!!!
I have several articles on my blog that I'd really like to be archived "forever," in particular, my 52 Week of Ancestors articles, which has now grown to over 120 (from the originally anticipated 52) and will continue to grow until I'm, well, done. Now I don't know what "done" actually means in a genealogists world, so I can't tell you when that might be.
I would also like to preserve family stories, the kind I hope you're collecting from Mom this Mother's Day.
Be sure to have fun. Tell Mom you love her. You really never know when it might be your last opportunity. Laugh. Let the conversation flow, and ask Mom questions that will result in interesting conversations. You never know what you might find out! And she'll be very pleased that you are interested in her and her family!
Tell me about your first bicycle ride.
What were your chores as a child?
What was your favorite candy bar as a kid?
What food did you hate as a child? Do you still hate it?
Tell me about your first day at school?
Did anyone ever play a trick or prank on you?
Did you play a trick or prank on someone else?
Did you know your grandparents? What are your fondest memories of them?
Tell me about a family vacation.
Did your family have picnics? Who came?
Did your parents have any special family traditions surrounding the holidays, like Christmas, Easter, Hanukah or other times of the year?
What television programs did you watch as a child?
Did your parents or grandparents have a hobby?
What games did you play for fun?
What is the biggest change you've seen in your lifetime?
Avoid topics that might make Mom sad, like funerals and pets. I made the mistake of asking about Mom's pets as a child and let's just say I immediately wished that I hadn't.
Do yourself a favor. Don't think you'll remember the answers, because, regardless of your best intentions, you won't. Write them down, or better yet, record them and later transcribe the recording.
Don't you wish you had this kind of information about your great-great-grandparents? I do. This is your opportunity to provide that gift to future generations.
Now, it's up to you to preserve these stories. If you don't do it, no one else is going to.
First, commit the stories to paper. You can then utilize those documents to publish the stories online, on a free "forever" site like Weebly or WordPress. Of course, you'll need to take into consideration any privacy issues, living people and such. I mean, announcing uncle Joe is gay online when he hasn't announced that publicly himself, and without his permission, is maybe not such a good idea.
In my case, by family, I've also combined several stories into a "book" and donated an electronic copy to the Allen County Public Library, who printed the book and added it to their collection.
The Allen County Public Library is one of the largest genealogy libraries in the US and has partnered with both FamilySearch and the Internet Archive. They also have taken a leadership role in preserving oral history and have other suggestions at this link.
Not all libraries are interested in genealogy. Gasp – I know – hard to believe. Libraries that are local to your family would be most interested, although I've donated family books and visited the library later to find that they have "no record" of the book being donated – and it surely was not on the shelf. While you might want to donate to local libraries, I wouldn't depend on them for posterity.
Donating your book to the Family History Library has specific guidelines, including "if they have space." If your family history and stories fit this criteria, the Mormon Family History Library has as good a chance at "forever" as anyplace. They want genealogical information, and your stories should include a pedigree chart, minimally, so that future generations have some idea of who is recanting about whom.
There's nothing worse than an old photo of someone that you know you're related to, with no names on the back – so you have no idea who it is. The same goes for your family stories and recollections as well.
And as for those old pictures, add those to the stories as well. People love pictures and stories.
Leave it up to one of my wonderful subscribers (thanks Karen) to identify another source for archiving books. The Internet Archive accepts donations of one or more books at a time, digitized (hopefully) or hardcopy, and this nonprofit whose goal is to "create universal access to all knowledge" makes the books available to everyone, by key word search and by title search, forever.
Personally, I would utilize all of these options to assure the widest coverage possible.
Her favorite or most memorable food. Do you remember her preparing or family meals eating that dish together?
Her favorite scent. Do you think of her when you get a whiff?
Her favorite flower. Did you plant or tend the garden with her?
Something silly that she did. Do you have a photo to go along with this?
Her favorite recipe, and your memories of her making that recipe. I know whatever that was came immediately to mind and maybe you can even smell it now. My Mom's was fudge!
Your favorite memory of her.
A typical day in her life.
A memory of your mother with her parents.
Her hobby. What did she love to do, and why. Do you have anything she made?
What gave her life meaning? What was her motivation?
If your Mom is still with us, and for that matter, your Dad too, please, PLEASE test their DNA. Family Tree DNA archives the DNA for 25 years, and presuming it has not degraded during that time, you can order upgrades for new tests not yet available (and maybe not even dreamed of) today. I ordered my mother's Family Finder test several years after she was gone and I thank that woman every day of my life for that gift that she gave me.
For your mother, you can order the Family Finder autosomal test and the mitochondrial DNA full sequence which directly tests her mother's mother's maternal line. If you're ordering for Mom, the tests are on sale for a significant savings until midnight (Central Time) on Mother's Day night.
Your father can order both of those plus the Y DNA test. I recommend at least the 37 marker panel, and 67 if you're feeling particularly generous. It would make a great Father's Day present, and you can order now while the Family Finder and mitochondrial are on sale.
If your Mom has passed over, you can still test her mitochondrial DNA, which she gave to all of her children, by testing your own mitochondrial DNA.
You can learn a lot about the legacy of your matrilineal ancestors, meaning your mother's matrilineal line, with the mitochondrial test – things so far back in time that no oral history could possibly remember.
My mother's mitochondrial DNA line dies in my generation, as none of my children will be passing it along, so don't let the information in your mother's mtDNA be lost to posterity.
You can click here to order a DNA test, on sale.
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Where did you get the idea for my name? It is not a family name and it is not a common name.
So silly of me, but I would like to have known.
I've been exploring this option for permanently saving the family genealogies I've done. Just thought I'd forward it along.
I've added this resource to the blog article. Thank you.
I have loved genealogy for 45 years. My mom passed away in 2014 and I was sure I had asked all the questions I possibly could – but now realize there was so much more to learn – same with my grandmother. Excellent article!
From another Kentucky girl, you look lovely in your hat; and look like you are going out the door to the Kentucky Derby today. If so, have fun!
Thank you. I did ask my mom many of these questions before she died. I even gave her a journal for them. My sister won't give it back to me, she says it's hers because she is mom's executor.
I don't like her much.
Well, I can't say I blame you. Maybe she would make a copy.
Excellent article with so much great information.I am printing this for me Bobbi for future reference when i write a story to my boys and grandchildren. I remember when I posted a prom picture of Don and me it delighted my granddaughter Krystal. There is so much to share and so little time it seems. Get to it Kathy. haha.
Family Tree DNA. As a female, the two tests you can take are on sale for Mother's Day.
I recently made a comment on Facebook about my dad's father having a piece of shrapnel from WWI that would show up under the skin every now and then. My cousin piped in that the only war injury he suffered that she knew about was his lung damage from being gassed and that he could not sleep long laying down because of it. I had always assumed his breathing problems and the pics of him on oxygen sleeping in a chair were cigarette related. My cousin corrected me and I had to unlearn yet another fact that was not true.
A topic near and dear to my heart. Great post.
The Family History Library (at least in Salt Lake, and at Roots Tech) will digitize your book even if they don't keep the paper copy accessible, and the book will be available on line. Also, if you attach photos and stories to the genealogical entries you put on Family Search Family Tree, I really believe they will continue to digitally upgrade and make that available to anyone who searches for free as long as computers and the web lasts. They are as near to forever as you can get.
Can other people change your tree at Family Search?
Roberta, yes, others CAN change your tree at FamilySearch.org's "Family Tree" dynamic database. However, they cannot change your GEDCOM (which contains your tree) when you submit it to FamilySearch.org's static Pedigree Resource file. Instructions are on the website or call 1-866-406-1830 (8-5 M-F MDT) and ask a volunteer how to submit.
As a volunteer assistant zone leader/administrator on two occasions, I helped supervise groups of these volunteers. My group fielded patron's calls and answered questions. We helped roll out new software. Although people can change your tree on "Family Tree", the goal is toward collaboration and sourcing. Eventually those records proven by the most sources will dominate, thereby providing the most accurate tree.
As the post explains, "Upload files to FamilySearch's Memories Gallery to preserve family tree artifacts forever." The LDS Family History Department and its parent the Utah Genealogical Society have been preserving records for over 100 years. As records are digitized, backup media are stored in the Granite Mountain Records vaults. They have a proven history that's consistently older, more reliable, and more secure than any other organization with few exceptions.
Thank you very much. I am going to add this to the article tomorrow.


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The Association of Christian College Athletics (ACCA) is an organization of collegiate athletics in the United States. It was incorporated to provide an opportunity for smaller Christian college members to compete on an equal level of competition with schools of like size.

History
The ACCA was established in 1983 as the "National Bible College Athletic Association" (NBCAA) to provide a national organization to hold championships, name All-Americans, scholar athletes and promote member colleges. The name was changed to the Association of Christian College Athletics (ACCA) in June 2004. A commissioner was hired and a plan for membership growth was established.

The aim of the ACCA is to promote the education and development of students through intercollegiate athletic participation.

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Since November I have been using the Microsoft 2008 Express Suite. Nice suite, but a big change since these last months I was only on the Java side. C# is one of those languages you can easily fall in love with.


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Q: "mvn install" witk skipped the artifacts folder I have got simple java project:
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With structure in src folder like this:

How to generate simple jar, with content just like my structure? When i run "mvn install", it creates jar with src folder "pl.cichon.andrzej.primefaces.jfaces-theme" with no content inside. I want to simple jar with the structure like my src content.

A: As mentioning at Introduction to the Standard Directory Layout. Put those files under the src/main/resources. e.g.
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The mvn clean install will put those files in a form of the structure that you need.

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Man dies at Glenfiddich distillery
A man has been found dead at the Glenfiddich distillery in Scotland. According to several newspapers, Brian Ettles died in a 16ft washback.
William Grant & Sons group operations director, Bill White said: "Brian, who had loyally served the company for 22 years, having joined in 1989, was a highly valued team leader for the last six years and before that a popular team member in the Dufftown process team.
"Our heartfelt thoughts, condolences and sympathy go to Brian's family, friends and colleagues and to those who worked so closely with him during his 22 years' service."
The police have confirmed that there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding Brian's death and the company added that no further information was available.
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Q: Pivoting Dynamic Rows into Columns in MySQL I have two tables Student_Attendance and Students.
I am using this query:
SELECT
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    sa.Attendance_Date,
    CASE WHEN sa.Attendance_Status as Status
FROM student_attendance sa
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I am getting this result from above query:

But I want something like below:

In the student_attendance table there are more than 50 rows.
How 7 attendance_date rows should be converted into 7 columns as I have given below?
Can someone help me please?

A: You must add a GROUP BY and an aggregate around the CASE statement(s). There is no PIVOT operator with MySQL.
Query:
SELECT sa.Student_Id
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    , MAX(CASE WHEN sa.Attendance_Date = '20160203' Then sa.Attendance_Status END) As '20160203'
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This guide will show you how to achieve 100% completion on the LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga level 1, Negotiations.
As you head down the first corridor, on the left you'll see a C-3PO panel to open a locked door. Open the door, activate the buttons, kill the droids and collect the minikit.
In that same corridor, there are six levers to pull down with the Force, three either side. Once all levers have been activated the minikit will appear.
At the end of the first corridor, before the right turn, there is a Bounty Hunter door. Open it and then head over the back left to find a hatch for a small character to crawl through. Once up top, jump on the switch to deactivate the shield and then head forward on the platform for the minikit.
From minikit #3, jump back down into the middle of the room and use the Force to stack the blocks. Next jump up to the upper right platform for the minikit.
Exactly the same as minikit #2, Force activate the levers in the second corridor for the minikit.
After collecting minikit #5, head back to the R2-D2 door you just passed and open it. Once you've built the ship and killed the droids, stand on the wheeled platform. The AI should Force the platform into place and you can use a high jumper to retrieve the minikit.
In the same room as the previous minikit, jump onto the platform on the back wall and then into the large hole. On the other side, glide across the gap and activate the R2 terminal. Finally, jump on to the ship next to the terminal and use a high jumper to retrieve the minikit.
As you follow the story path, there is a part where you Force open a grate to make a doorway. The bricks that come away during this build a bookshelf-looking construction that can be jumped on to collect the minikit.
As you enter the final area, you'll see the minikit against the back wall. Use the Force to stack blocks to retrieve it.
In the final area, at the far left, you can use the force to move a large crate to jump up to the platform with the R2 terminal. Activate the terminal and head into a secret room. Stand on the panel in front of the button and the AI will step on the button to raise it. Jump into the containers either side to lower the barrier and allow you and the AI to step on the other buttons for the red brick.
The final minikit is up high on a platform in the middle of the final area. After taking out all of the droids, stack the blocks in the middle so that you can jump up to a high platform. Once up there, glide forward to retrieve the minikit.


Neil is a native of Jacksonville and a graduate of Palm Beach Atlantic College. He holds graduate degrees from Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div.), Western Kentucky University (M.A.), Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (Th. M.) and Florida State University (Ph. D.).
Neil is married to Pam who serves as our Music Minister. Together they have two grown children, Jonathan and Brittany. The Helton's have served Amelia Baptist Church since September of 1990.
Adam is a native of Jacksonville, Florida and a graduate of the University of North Florida. He holds a graduate degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (M. Div.).
Adam is married to his beautiful wife, Amy Jo. Together they have two daughters, Ellie Jo, and Teagan Grace. Adam has served in ministry since July 2009 and was called to Amelia in May 2014.
Pam is a native of Madisonville, Kentucky. She holds degrees from Murray State University (BME) and Memphis State University (M.A.) and did her post-graduate work at Florida State University. In addition to being our Pastor's wife and the mother of two, Pam is a voice instructor in the Music Department at Florida State College in Jacksonville.
Pam served in several volunteer positions at Amelia Baptist until the church officially asked her to join the staff in December of 1996.
A native of Jacksonville, Florida, Melissa moved to Yulee in 2009.
Melissa is married to Matthew and together they have 3 children; Savanna, Hunter and Connor. Melissa joined our church staff in March 2013.
Theresa is a native of Philadelphia and has lived in this area since June of 1993. Theresa began her duties at Amelia Baptist in September of 1999.
Stephanie is a native of Coal Grove, Ohio and has lived in the Amelia Island area with her husband Barry, since October 2010. She began work as Office Assistant at Amelia Baptist Church in September of 2016 and has been a member of this church since July 2011.
Qualifications for Elder at Amelia Baptist Church include, but are not limited to, having wisdom and understanding of the Scriptures and of people, love for this body of believers and a servant's heart.
Married to Karen for 50 years, the Shrivers have two grown sons and five grandsons. Bryce is active in the Men's Ministry and the Kingdom Works committee. He serves as a substitute Sunday School Life Group Teacher for adults as needed.
Married to Karyn for 35 years, the Hartkes have a son, Logan, and a daughter, Brennan. Besides serving as Elder, Bruce is a Small Group Bible Study teacher for Middle School and High School Youth and a Youth worker.
Dennis and Bunny Adams were married in 1970. Together they have 2 grown children and 6 grandchildren. Dennis is an adult Sunday School Life Group leader and teacher who feels an urgency to share the gospel with anyone and everyone after losing friends in the World Trade Center bombing.
Mike and Kathy Baxter have 3 children and 6 grandchildren. Mike has served Amelia Baptist as Sunday School Life Group teacher, SHAPE Seminar developer and facilitator (with Kathy), Biblical Financial Principles (Crown, Compass) discipleship teacher, budget coach/counselor (with Kathy), Leadership Development Team Chair, Personnel Ministry Team and Elder.
Married to Julie for 59 years, the Carters have four children, 10 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren. Steve has served in many ministries including but not limited to Men's Ministry Chairman, Benevolence Chairman, and Greeters and Usher Chairman. Steve currently serves on the Kingdom works committee, and facilitates a weekly community Bible study.
Married for 57 years, Clyde and Fran Morris have 3 sons and 10 grandchildren. They were one of the founding families of Amelia Baptist. Clyde co-teaches the Adult I Sunday School Life Group. He has served on the Florida State Board of Missions of the Florida Baptist Convention and in various leadership positions in the church. He has participated in mission trips to Eritrea, Honduras, Haiti and West Virginia.
Bob is married to Janice Hill Weaver. Together they have 3 grown sons, 5 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. Bob has served Amelia Baptist in several ways including but not limited to: Staff-search committee, Chair Personnel Committee, Chair of the first Building Fund Raising Campaign, Sunday School Director, Sunday School Teacher, Disaster Relief Volunteer, Mission Participant on several Mission Trips, Deacon and Deacon/Elder Transition Team.


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Risk Group discusses Electromagnetic Warfare with Colonel Avraham Cohen, Head of National Security Cyber Research Group and the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Sphere-SOC based in Israel.
As we evaluate the complex security risks facing nations' electronics and digital infrastructure, the question arises as to why our electronics are vulnerable? Why have we not designed them to be resilient to EM attacks?
It seems that electronics are vulnerable because they were designed to handle naturally occurring electromagnetic radiation, but not harmful. This understandably makes not only military operations vulnerable, but also perhaps individuals and entities across NGIOA vulnerable. Moreover, unlike other means of attack, EM weapons can be used without much risk as they are almost undetectable. So, the question is: is there no way to make electronics resilient? Perhaps chips can be developed that are EM resistant!
That brings us to an important point: whoever owns the electromagnetic spectrum will win the next war. Who owns the electromagnetic spectrum today?
What steps can be taken to guard against EM Weapons? While it is recommended to always put as much distance as possible between any electronics and the potential attacker, how do we know who the attackers are, where they come from, and how they look? How can we surround each electronic with a barrier that can resist the EM attack?
It is essential to understand and evaluate how the EM spectrum is being controlled today and what steps can be taken to ensure EM security. The current focus is on securing the critical infrastructure which is vital to everyone: individuals and entities across NGIOA. But it is not just critical infrastructure that is important, for individuals and entities across NGIOA also care about their private infrastructure as well. That brings us to an important point: is there any practical way to limit the damage to electronic equipment? Is there any way to make electronics EMP resistant?
The electromagnetic spectrum is where the wars of tomorrow will be fought. Since the weaponization of the electromagnetic spectrum impacts our individual and collective security, each one of us has a role in ensuring the safety and security of the electromagnetic spectrum. Let us begin a discussion on how to secure the electromagnetic spectrum, what innovations are essential, how to transform electronics to make them resilient to any EMP attacks, and how to secure the future of humanity in cyberspace, geospace, and space.
This article was written by Jayshree Pandya from Forbes and was legally licensed through the NewsCred publisher network. Please direct all licensing questions to legal@newscred.com.


Video: Title Tiger Woods reflects on what makes a successful week and how it's changed since the start of the year.
Tiger Woods reflects on what makes a successful week and how it's changed since the start of the year.
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The club has awoken this morning to the news that football agent Gary Lloyd has sadly passed away over the weekend. A great friend of the club, Gary was a key part of the backroom staff during the clubs 2014/15 promotion campaign.
Whilst working with the club, Gary quickly became everyone's best friend with his infectious smile and loveable character. His passing over the weekend has shocked everybody, and naturally, the club would like to extend its deepest condolences to his family, along with the many friends that Gary collected over the years.


I've been a barista for about four years now. I've worked in quite different areas of the country, for quite different coffeehouses. But people are people, and I've noticed they invariably fall into one of several different archetypes. Fellow baristas will recognize them; fellow coffee patrons should beware them.
The Wanderer: Walks in the door. Walks to the bar. Orders nothing. Walks to the condiment stand. Walks to the bathroom. Walks to the newsstand. Walks out.
The Pretentious Git: Orders a 'macchiato'. Has no clue what it actually is.
The Ultra-Pretentious Git: Orders a 'macchiato'. Knows what it is.
The Legally Blind: "Where's your menu?" You point to the huge menu directly behind you. "Do you have espresso?" You point to the huge $14,000 espresso machine next to you. "Where are your prices?" etc., etc.,….
The Purist: Orders triple espressos. Drinks them like Evian. Usually has groupies. Competes with others in drinking espressos like they were at a frat party.
The Moron Purist: Orders a triple espresso decaf.
The Trendy Cynic: Comes in, orders one cup of plain coffee, sits by the door for the rest of the day sneering at whoever comes in.
The Trendy Moron About to Get Beaten With a Bat: Comes in regularly, and asks for something with coffee in it that doesn't taste like coffee. When coffeehouses became the new fad these idiots came out in droves. Blame "Friends".
It's Always ShowTime: Always comes in with a musical instrument (guitar, bongo drums). Plays regardless of being asked, regardless of being asked to stop. Acts hurt when you ask him to play elsewhere.
The Requisite Nutbar: Asks for hot water, claiming he has a tea bag he bought elsewhere. Sits in the corner talking to himself and staring at the wall. Tries to argue with imaginary friend in opposite chair, gets angry at imaginary friend's silence. Asks you to mediate dispute between them.
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Not only is our greatest dramatist spoofed on film but one of his greatest plays gets a retelling, with the audience asked to join in, and the mystery of the man himself is explored
Friday, 18th September 2015, 3:00 pm
Kevin Dyer has used Shakespeares Macbeth as the foundation of a new work that examines the relationship between returning soldiers and their partnerswith the aim of it becoming a fully-fledged play at the Dukes
A new play inspired by Shakespeare's Macbeth will be aired for the first time during a special event at The Dukes this October.
Mr & Mrs Macbeth has been penned by the awardwinning writer Kevin Dyer, one of The Dukes Associate Artists who has written several plays for the Lancaster theatre.
A rehearsed reading of this new play will take place on October 14 as part of The Dukes Kick Start initiative, which began in April and allows audiences to offer feedback on plays in development.
Mr & Mrs Macbeth is the story of a man returning from war and how he and his wife react to one another after being apart for so long.
This ferocious homecoming is the situation in Shakespeare's great play and is also the result of hundreds of hours of interviews which Kevin has conducted with men coming back from war and the women who have waited for them to return.
"I am particularly interested in the moment when he walks back through the door.
"I have shamelessly asked prying, personal questions about appearances, emotions and the realities of the first minute when two lovers re-meet," said Kevin.
During the event there will be a relaxed discussion with the writer and audience to gauge opinions and, depending on funding, the play could become a reality in the near future.
This is just what's happened with the first play to undergo the Kick Start treatment. I Was A Wife will be staged at The Dukes next year.
Mr & Mrs Macbeth takes place in The Round and tickets are priced £5/£4 concessions.
For more information and to book, ring The Dukes box office on 01524 598500 or visit www.dukes-lancaster.org
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WWE NXT Signs Priscilla Kelly, Lacey Ryan & Elayna Black
AEW's Jon Moxley Is Writing A Book
Roman Reigns Says A Match With The Rock At WWE WrestleMania 39 "Just Makes Sense"
Tony Khan On The AEW-IMPACT Wrestling Working Relationship: "It Was Kenny's Idea"
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Vince McMahon's Reaction To This Week's WWE Raw Reportedly Revealed
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By Ross Tweddell
6 July, 2019 1:58 PM
Monday's episode of WWE Raw will go down in the history books as the first of the Paul Heyman era.
Heyman was appointed Executive Director of the red brand last week, we Eric Bischoff taking the same title for SmackDown Live - although, the former WCW man wasn't too involved with this week's show, apparently.
Reports surfaced earlier this week that claimed Vince McMahon and Heyman were sat next to each other for Monday's Raw, with the boss still having the final say on everything we saw. However, it's clear that Heyman's fingerprints were all over a couple of segments in particular.
Whatever went on backstage during this week's Raw, a report from Sports Illustrated suggests Vince was very happy with what he saw. For the avoidance of any doubt, here's what SI penned: "WWE executives, most notably CEO Vince McMahon, were immensely pleased with the pacing, tone, and essence of this past Monday's show, which was the first Raw after the announcement that Paul Heyman is taking on a new role as the show's Executive Director."
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Photos: BT shows what superfast broadband can do
FTTC to enable 3D film downloads, internet TVs and high-definition CCTV, says BT...
The rise of superfast broadband will give a boost to a range of technologies and applications, according to BT.
The telco, which is investing billions in rolling out fibre broadband in the UK, has been demoing some of the fibre-enabled apps businesses and consumers can expect in the coming years.
Internet TVs
Last week, at BT Centre in London, BT showcased a range of applications powered by superfast broadband, including this prototype of an internet-connected TV (shown above).
The TV integrates entertainment including film, TV and games downloads with the likes of email, social networking and other web apps into a single UI which can support multiple user accounts.
The high bandwidth provided by FTTC (fibre to the cabinet) means large files such as films and games can be downloaded in a matter of minutes, according to BT.
Incorporating a webcam into the TV set-up could also allow telehealth apps to be deployed through the interface in future, meaning the consumers of tomorrow could use their internet-enabled TVs to participate in remote consultations with their doctor.
Photo by: Natasha Lomas/silicon.com
Caption by: Shelley Portet
Another emerging technology that superfast broadband could support is 3D movie downloads.
BT demoed an autostereoscopic 3D TV - that is, a 3D TV that you don't need glass to watch - made by Philips, shown above.
Immersive video
Another future TV application that BT reckons could get a leg-up from superfast broadband is so-called 'immersive video content' which is recorded using multiple cameras.
According to a BT spokesman, future applications for the resulting 360 degree footage could include live televised sports that offer viewers the ability to change and choose camera angles during the event.
Business uses for the immersive footage could include travel companies or estate agents recording 360 degree footage of holiday destinations or properties to create virtual tours for sales purposes.
With fibre within reach of more businesses, SMEs can look forward to a future of fibre-enabled HD CCTV, according to BT.
BT demoed multiple CCTV streams running on a single FTTC line (pictured above) which can also be used for other business functions at the same time.
FTTC superfast broadband could also enable more businesses to tap into cloud computing, according to BT, which reckons SMEs can cut costs by buying software on a pay-as-you-go basis, and even swap out their more costly desktop hardware for thin clients.
Another enterprise-friendly application that may become more viable for a greater range of businesses thanks to fibre broadband is videoconferencing, according to BT - particularly for SMEs and start-ups that don't have access to a high-end telepresence videoconferencing suite.
With an FTTC line, BT demonstrated how a start-up could hold a remote video consultation via a PC, with the ability to share large image and video files during the conference (as shown above).
BT also showed off eight separate screens running off a single FTTC line, noting that the rise of streaming video web services and multiple connected gadgets such as laptops, smartphones and tablets in each home is putting increasing strain on the home broadband connection.
In addition to a showcase at BT Centre, the telco has a mobile showcase for superfast broadband in the form of its 'Vehicle for Change' lorry which has been touring the UK to sell the benefits of fibre broadband to consumers and SMEs.
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Kaggle for Analytics Competitions – Feedback?
I reviewed a few competitions on Kaggle, and they seem fairly complex and perhaps a good fit for advanced statisticians or data modelers. However, Kaggle is fairly popular and gets a decent amount of traffic for niche site.
Does anyone have feedback on their personal experiences using Kaggle?
Have you ever recruited or solicited candidates from Kaggle, for analytics roles in offshore development centers or for offshore analytics practices of IT/Analytics firms?
Have you ever used it for networking?
Drop a comment on this post if you have tried any of the three.
There are several different career paths available for technology product managers, but in all of those, there are certain key skills that show how capable a person would be in any role. With job descriptions becoming more and more generic, it is up to you to understand what a role offers and what you might be able to deliver in that role. I will post more on this later.


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How the News Frames the Opioid Epidemic
Justin Karter
US news coverage has primarily framed the opioid drug abuse epidemic as a criminal justice issue rather than a public health problem, according to new research published ahead of print in the Journal of Psychiatric Services. The media's framing of the epidemic may increase stigma against those who develop a dependency on prescription drugs and distract political attention from public-health oriented solutions, such as increased access to substance abuse recovery treatments.
"The most frequently mentioned cause of the problem was illegal drug dealing, and the most frequently mentioned solutions were law enforcement solutions designed to arrest and prosecute the individuals responsible for diverting opioid analgesics onto the illegal market," the researchers from the John Hopkins School of Public Health wrote.
In the late 1990s, in response to the heightened awareness of untreated pain issues and with the development of new extended-release opioids, doctors in the US began prescribing these drugs with increasing frequency. In the two decades following this rise in prescriptions the rates of opioid abuse, addiction and overdose have increased exponentially. According to the authors, "overdose deaths involving opioid analgesics have quadrupled since 1999 and now total about 16,000 a year, more than deaths caused by heroin and cocaine combined."
To examine public discourse around the opioid epidemic, researchers led by Dr. Emma McGinty analyzed the content of mainstream news coverage of the issue between 1999 and 2012. McGinty and her colleagues suggest that "the news media can influence which issues audiences deem important and in need of response," and that "media coverage can influence public and policy makers' attitudes in important ways."
"By highlighting certain aspects of issues, the news media can influence how the public and policy makers perceive the causes of and appropriate responses to a given issue."
After examining 673 television and newspaper stories, the researchers found that the majority (57%) of stories mentioning a cause of the epidemic pointed to illegal drug dealers as the likely culprit and, as a result, efforts to arrest and prosecute drug dealers were suggested as solutions most frequently (64%).
"Although experts agree that pharmaceutical companies' failure to disclose the risks of opioid analgesics has contributed significantly to the current epidemic of abuse, only 8% of news stories mentioned this as a cause."
Shockingly, less than 1% of news stories suggested increasing access to substance abuse centers and only 3% recommended harm reduction policies. When individual users were depicted in news stories, they were most often (66%) presented as criminals.
"In addition to highlighting illegal drug dealing as the principal cause of opioid analgesic abuse, our study found that the news media focused on law enforcement solutions targeting illicit drug dealing as opposed to upstream approaches designed to prevent abuse and deter diversion of legitimate pain medications to the illegal market or evidence-based addiction treatment and harm reduction approaches."
McGinty, E. E., Kennedy-Hendricks, A., Baller, J., Niederdeppe, J., Gollust, S., & Barry, C. L. Criminal Activity or Treatable Health Condition? News Media Framing of Opioid Analgesic Abuse in the United States, 1998–2012. Psychiatric Services, 0(0), appi.ps.201500065. doi:doi:10.1176/appi.ps.201500065 (Abstract)
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Someone Else December 4, 2015 at 5:57 pm
This really is a shame, especially given the mainstream medical community's completely irresponsible behavior in recent years. My case is an example of the societal problem of patients who are inappropriately, unnecessarily, and unknowingly prescribed opioids by the mainstream medical community.
I had a "bad fix" on a broken bone, and was given a "safe pain killer" – what I learned years later, through my own research, was a synthetic opioid. I was not informed it was an opioid drug by any of my doctors. It was not called opium either, it was called Ultram. It was also given in conjunction with a "safe smoking cessation med" / dangerous, also mind altering, antidepressant that had a major drug interaction warning with the opioid.
My doctor swore up and down, and left and right, that there was no way in the world the resulting common symptoms of antidepressant discontinuation syndrome and odd thoughts and dreams from either or both drugs could ever possibly have been caused by the drugs.
Thankfully, I did not take the "safe pain med" often, so did not become an inadvertent opioid addict. But a misdiagnosis of the adverse effects of these drugs were the etiology of what was later claimed to be "bipolar." And all of the doctors and psychiatrists I spoke with claimed that the Ultram and antidepressant could never in a million years cause mind altering effects.
I'm quite certain it should be made illegal for doctors to prescribe opioids, and other mind altering drugs, while claiming these drugs are safe and calling them by other names. No doubt today's mainstream medical community is likely largely responsible for today's opium epidemic. Thus it is appalling and wrong to treat the victims of egregiously bad medical care as addicts and criminals, when in reality it is the doctors and their properly taken prescriptions that are the third leading cause of death in our society today.
Johanna Ryan December 5, 2015 at 10:20 am
Seems like the authors of this article are speaking out on some of the issues the media ignores, but participating in the White-Coat Wall of Silence with regard to others. They decry the focus on busting drug dealers and other police measures. They urge more access to drug treatment as well as "harm reduction" (i.e., needle exchanges, etc.) that will prevent addicts from dying, even if they can't or won't quit yet. All well and good.
They also want the news to focus on "prevention." But what's their key "prevention" measure, according to the abstract? Prescription drug monitoring programs. Dr. Andrew Kolodny has dubbed this approach "The Emperor's New Paradigm." It's the medical establishment's way to look like they are dealing with the crisis, while continuing to obscure the real issue. (Kolodny is head of PROP, a group of doctors and activists crusading for a real end to the epidemic.)
Most Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs continue to pretend we're dealing with two separate groups of patients with different needs. There's "abusers" who deliberately take more than Doctor prescribed, or lie about their symptoms to get the drug, and may sell some of their stash to other "abusers." Then there are "legitimate patients" who take their drugs for real pain, exactly as the doctor ordered, and should continue to do so for as long as Doctor thinks best. Monitoring programs aim to root out phony patients, "doctor shoppers" (those going from doc to doc trying to get more drugs) and patients whose prior history of drug and alcohol use or mental illness put them at high risk for becoming "abusers."
Supposedly "abusers" can become addicted, but "legitimate patients" who follow doctors' instructions cannot. That's the Big Lie. A big percentage of patients who first get these drugs from their doctors to treat an illness or injury, and take them as prescribed, will become addicted. And no, we have no reliable way to spot "potential addicts" in advance. What we can do is prevent tragedies by concentrating on the main cause of the epidemic: DOCTORS whose prescribing practices are creating new addicts, and DRUG COS who taught them to prescribe that way.
Sad to say, the authors of this article seem mainly interested in pushing the "Emperor's New Paradigm." It's just the newer, more sophisticated version of the Big Lie that gave birth to this epidemic in the first place. Any doctor who wants to be part of the solution must first admit that doctors are the biggest part of the problem.
rbrown December 6, 2015 at 2:46 pm
I beg to differ with Andrew Kolodny. He has unexposed bias. PROP is owned by Phoenix House is just a start.
"Four out of five recent heroin initiates (79.5 percent) previously used NMPR whereas only 1.0 percent of recent NMPR initiates had prior use of heroin. However, the vast majority of NMPR users have not progressed to heroin use. Only 3.6 percent of NMPR initiates had initiated heroin use within the 5-year period following first NMPR use."
http://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/DR006/DR006/nonmedical-pain-reliever-use-2013.htm
In other words, even among NMPR (non-medical pain reliever use – which would include using a Vicodin from the medicine cabinet that was not prescribed to you for pain from a pained ankle. Honestly, should policy makers and the media be conflating that manner of NMPR use with abuse, addiction, and overdose deaths? But I digress . . ) . . . even among NMPR users, only 3.6 % go on to initiate heroin use. SAMSHA does not provide data on medical pain reliever users (MPR), but I think it would be safe to assume that abuse, addiction, overdose, and progression to heroin use would be less prevalent among that population than among NMPR users.
EVEN heroin users are largely non-problematic! See Dr. Carl Hart for more information on that assertion.
http://www.drcarlhart.com/vast-majority-people-use-heroin-dont-need-treatment/
The_cat December 10, 2015 at 7:10 pm
Checking it out http://www.drcarlhart.com/drug-myths-exposed/
Cool website , I would also like to add that most people who do drugs don't hurt anyone, there are no victims until the day they get caught and give the state an excuse to steal tens of thousands of dollars from the tax payers by putting them in jail and running them through that system we all get stuck paying for.
And last I checked their are no coca bushes or opium poppies growing in America but they seem to like attacking the end users, American citizens, instead of putting that effort into stopping it from coming in from other places.
Richard D. Lewis December 5, 2015 at 12:04 pm
Excellent critical analysis.
Another related issue is the medical establishment and the pharmaceutical industry's promotion of the view that "chronic pain" is actually a "disease." Judy Forman who is a medical writer for the Boston Globe just posted such an analysis last week. It is this phony science that justifies long term prescription of opioid drugs for those patients who are not "abusing" or selling their drugs. More and more evidence is coming out that long term use of opioid drugs can make pain symptoms worse in the long run.
bpdtransformation, B.A. December 5, 2015 at 1:06 pm
Richard, the same thing goes on with addiction. Hearing ignorant old men bemoan "this disease of addiction" and brainstorm how to "fight this disease" was one of the reasons I stopped going to 12 step groups. They would overtly talk about themselves as if they "had an illness" that was making them do the addictive behavior. It just got so ridiculous and pathetic to hear it every week. Now when I think about it can make me laugh out loud because it's so dumb to think of addiction and mental/behavioral problems as internal diseases.
Johanna Ryan December 5, 2015 at 2:52 pm
Amen! I have seen too many clients at my job who have real pain from real back injuries. When they start these drugs they're in mild to moderate pain, most of the time, and able to do only light work. A year or so later they are in moderate to severe pain, constantly, and can't work at all. Almost nobody gets their life back — mostly it's the opposite.
As for Judy Foreman — I do know she's been in the media actively trying to smear PROP and other groups who challenge the status quo. She wrote a book called A Nation In Pain, promoting the idea that "100 million Americans are in chronic pain." It's a bizarre figure that has a lot in common with the estimate of "one in four Americans living with a mental illness." Both are outlandish; both lump together the mildest and most serious problems, and both are promoted to market drugs.
References to published peer-reviewed evidence of your assertion that long term use of opioid peptides can make pain symptoms worse? Just because you, or Andrew Kolodny, say it does not make it true. I want EVIDENCE!
As for Judy Foreman promoting the 100 million figure . . . that is not her number, it is a number published by the Institute of Medicine. If you have a problem with the National Academies, I would suggest you take it up with them directly rather than casting aspersions on the integrity of Judy Foreman and the Boston Globe. Admittedly, that 100 million figure covers a large range of chronic pain conditions – from a "bum knee" in an 85 year old to the severe, unremitting pain of Richard Paey who was imprisoned in FL until his case was publicized by 60 Minutes in a Morley Safer interview.
Again, I want real references to bona fide evidence, not endlessly repeated talking points from self-proclaimed "experts" like Andrew Kolodny.
http://iom.nationalacademies.org/reports/2011/relieving-pain-in-america-a-blueprint-for-transforming-prevention-care-education-research.aspx
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/prisoner-of-pain/
https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3802
Dear R. Brown — I think I would start you out with this position paper adopted last year by the American Academy of Neurology: Opioids for chronic noncancer pain.
https://www.aan.com/uploadedFiles/Website_Library_Assets/Documents/6.Public_Policy/1.Stay_Informed/2.Position_Statements/3.PDFs_of_all_Position_Statements/Position%20and%20Policy%20Documents.pdf
It may not be the last word, but it cites 40 other published peer-reviewed papers on which it is based. If you wish to do the research, this gives you a trail a mile wide.
As for the "100 million chronic pain sufferers": I think you have answered your own question, and in exactly the same way I tried to. The problem with this figure is that it "lumps together the mildest and most serious problems": people in chronic severe pain which causes major suffering and functional impairment, and Persons in Late Middle Age like myself whose right hip or left knee acts up from time to time.
The real harm is done when the largest possible estimate of persons affected is thrown into a blender with the worst possible symptoms that can result — and then used to paint a false picture of 100 million people in life-altering agony. This is where I object to Judy Foreman's attacks on anyone who questions the Opioid Status Quo.
It's the same as taking the largest possible estimate of people who suffer from SOME type of psychiatric symptom at SOME point, and combining this with the worst possible symptoms that can occur (intense suicidal feelings, terrifying hallucinations, what have you). You end up with a distorted picture which is used to argue that millions more people need to be "properly diagnosed" and put on psychiatric meds.
The_cat December 6, 2015 at 7:05 am
All the psychos working in those court buildings get to make a fortune and live upscale lifestyles wile all the sadists working in the jails and probation get a steady stream of new victims.
They don't care if its not right the prison industrial complex is fun and profit to them. "Just doing my job" is what the NAZIs said.
Below is a link to a good paper.
A 'Holocaust in Slow Motion?' America's Mass Incarceration and the Role of Discretion http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2489640
First they coerce a Plea bargain.
Then they write "drug offender" on your record so you cant get a good job.
Then they extort money and trash your life with court fees and probation till you say screw it and get high like most people do during that nightmare.
Then they send you to jail "criminal school" to make themselves a few more bucks and for job security.
Then they extort money and trash your life with court fees and probation till you say screw it and get high like most people do during that nightmare…
The drug war explained.
Frank Blankenship December 6, 2015 at 4:08 pm
Can't go "Hahahaha" here. Some people are getting a bum deal. However, there have to be some issues with the government prosecuting people for dealing in the same drugs the government is dealing in, that is, opioids, pain-killers, and speed.
The_cat December 6, 2015 at 5:33 pm
"government prosecuting"
I got "lucky" that alcohol was my drug of choice, it sucks for people that get caught up in opiates and get screwed over by the "justice" system for doing exactly what I was doing but with a different substance.
An alcoholic is sick bit an opiate addict is a criminal, it makes no sense.
I don't like this article, if people want to do drugs let them.
How for-profit prisons have become the biggest lobby no one is talking about
Sen. Marco Rubio is one of the biggest beneficiaries.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/04/28/how-for-profit-prisons-have-become-the-biggest-lobby-no-one-is-talking-about/
I just found that searching Opiate Addiction Prison Industrial Complex on Goggle.
Marco Rubio, you suck.


Facing a budget crisis, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards says higher education in the state could be compromised. And that includes the possibility of college athletics in Louisiana being canceled.
In a statewide televised address Thursday, Edwards said campuses could run out of money and be forced to shut down in April, highlighting the LSU football team as one program that could be lost as a result of massive cuts to higher education funding.
"If you are a student attending one of these universities, it means that you will receive a grade of incomplete, many students will not be able to graduate, and student-athletes across the state at those schools will be ineligible to play next semester," Edwards said, according to The Times-Picayune. "That means you can say farewell to college football next fall."
The Democratic governor is pushing for tax increases to help make up a $940 million budget deficit by the end of June. He said Louisiana could be forced to cut vital health services as well.
"These are not scare tactics. This is reality," Edwards said. "An unstable state budget will not only hurt children and working families in our state, it will devastate communities, businesses and local government as well."
Some Republicans are unhappy with the size of the governor's proposed tax increases, the newspaper reports.
"Gov. Edwards is proposing to implement the largest tax increase in the history of Louisiana," treasurer John Kennedy said in a rebuttal. "It will wreck our economy, already fragile."
If lawmakers find a solution to keep colleges open and save the Tigers' 2016 season, the state will face a similar problem the following fiscal year, when Louisiana faces a $2 billion budget shortfall, according to The Times-Picayune.


Two renowned academics have hit back over the University of Hong Kong's deferrals in promoting a liberal scholar to the position of pro-vice-chancellor. One accused Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying of failing to protect the institution's independence.
Cheng Kai-ming, former senior advisor to the vice-chancellor, and Albert Chen Hung-yee, a member of the Basic Law Committee, said that they were not persuaded by the HKU Council's prolonged delays.
Albert Chen Hung-yee (left); Cheng Kai-ming (right). Photo: Apple Daily.
The criticism came after the HKU Council explained in June that it needed to appoint the future deputy vice-chancellor before deciding on the pro-vice-chancellor's position.
Johannes Chan Man-mun. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.
Cheng said that, as the university's chancellor, Leung Chun-ying should take the lead in upholding academic freedom. He said that Leung's vetoing of nominations for the university's honorary degrees – and the appointment of Executive Council member Arthur Li Kwok-cheung to the HKU Council – were "the exact opposite" of respecting the university's independence.
Arthur Li Kwok-cheung. Photo: Apple Daily.
Chen said that the Council's reasons for delaying the pro-vice-chancellor's appointment were "forced," and that they should consider the interests of the university and the wider public.
"I don't see why the position has to be left midair indefinitely," the law professor said. Chen said on radio that it may take at least a year before the pro-vice-chancellor is appointed.
HKU alumni petition over pro-vice-chancellor appointment delay. Photo: Stand News.
Last January, Chen urged pan-democrat lawmakers to consider "public interest" by not vetoing the chief executive's election reform bill. He said that Beijing would not amend the NPCSC's decision made on August 31.
University of Hong Kong Alumni Concern Group member and legislative councillor Ip Kin-yuen told Commercial Radio on Thursday that he has collected nearly a thousand signatures in a petition against the repeated deferrals. The petition cited the incident as a threat to the university's autonomy.


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As its name suggests, PostgreSQL a Oracle is a handy tool that enables you to transfer data from a PostgreSQL database to Oracle.Just setup the source PostgreSQL connection and the target connection to the Oracle database and start the transfer!
PCMSampledSP is a lightweight Java library designed to help you decode sampled audio files, providing a simple implementation of the javax.sound.sampled.spi interfaces.
databaseEZ is a global database property manager for domino servers that gives you near-instant access to key nsf properties.
wxDBF is a small, easy to use application specially designed to help you access the simple DBF database format the easiest possible way. This library consists basically of only two files (dbf.h and dbf.
CnWizards is CnPack's main product, with the English full name 'CnPack IDE Wizards'. It's a plug-in tool set used in Delphi / C++ Builder / BDS to improve your development efficiency.
Extended Library was specially designed as a wrapper that's been written in C# for the ADO.NET libraries.Now, you can use the Extended Library wrapper to further improve your development process.
The Json.NET library was designed to work with JSON formatted data in .NET simple. Quickly read and write JSON using the JsonReader and JsonWriter or serialize your .NET objects with a single method call using the JsonSerializer.
gPhotoShow Free is a user-friendly software for creating screensavers from your favorite image files, including transition effects. gPhotoShow Free can also be used to display your preferred photos or to show the business logo within companies.
Type Finder is a lightweight application that was created in order to provide you with a simple means of locating types in various assemblies.
Protection! x64 - a licensing framework that can be embedded into custom Java applications or components only allowing the permitted use according to the supplied license. Protection!
A high-performance Bounce Inspector that enables your .NET applications to easily inspect and categorize bounced email messages with a few lines of code.
OSSkin.Net automatically restyles your entire Windows Forms .NET applications from a choice of 25 stunning themes including Office 2010, Office 2007, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Aero, Windows XP, Windows Media Center and Mac-OSX styles.
With PeStudio, you can inspect and thus validate any 32-bit or 64-bit application (*.exe, *.dll, *.cpl, *.ocx, *.ax, *.sys, ...) WITHOUT starting it!
Relational Data Service Command Line Tools is a useful package that includes the utilities that are necessary for running Amazon Relational Data Service (RDS) APIs.
Chalkbox is a lightweight and easy to implement Java component that enables you to use ANSI colors when writing text.With the help of this component, you will be able to color the text your write in a terminal.
Systems Biology Simulation Core Library is a lightweight Java library that implements various methods of interpreting SBML encoded models.
Kinect Recognizer is a Kinect component designed to implement 2D and 3D gesture recognition with the Kinect sensor.
YouTrack from JetBrains is a web-based, keyboard-centric issue and bug tracker. It offers fantastic time savings for both bug submitters and development teams.
Nils Liberg's KScript Editor comes with an integrated compiler for Kontakt 2, Kontakt 3 and Kontakt 4 scripts that's more powerful than the native Kontakt editor.
Mock4ME was developed as an accessible and useful mock framework for unit-testing on the Java ME platform. Mock4ME is well integrated with JMUnit.You can now make use of this small, Java-based framework to quickly test all your applications.
VC++ Directories Editor is a handy and reliable application designed to enable users to edit Visual C++ 2010 paths.VC++ Directories Editor does not need installation.
Real-Time regex matcher is a tool that's been designed to match a regex against a text you are writing each time a new character is inserted.


Dental implants are lasting, stable tooth replacements that can be used to replace one missing tooth, several missing teeth or complete arches of teeth. The dental implant post, which is a screw made of titanium, is surgically placed in the jawbone at the site of the missing tooth. The implant replaces the missing tooth root and ensures that your dental restoration is stable. A period of healing is then often required to allow the bone to begin to bond with the bio-compatible implant. Following this healing period, our dentist will place the dental implant restoration, or replacement tooth, which fits on top of the implant post. Depending on which teeth are missing and your personal dental needs, your implant restoration might be a dental crown, dental bridge, or a complete or partial denture. Each dental implant restoration is custom-made to fit your smile comfortably and aesthetically.


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Picturing Parkinson's: scientists capture brain cells in striking detail
Author: Almaz OhenePublished: 24 November 2016
This gallery of stunning photos shows Parkinson's disease from a microscopic, yet beautiful, perspective
The winning images of the annual 'Picturing Parkinson's' competition have been unveiled. Organised by Parkinson's UK, the competition is held in memory of scientist Dr Jonathan Stevens, a research supporter who was passionate about making new findings accessible and easy to understand.
The winning photo features a new gene that resembles a desert and is titled 'The trail of the TIGAR – what lies behind'. The photographer, Karla Robles Lopez of the University of Sheffield, says that the TIGAR gene can be used as a signpost for sporadic Parkinson's disease – and the related Lewy body dementia – in patients.
Brian Stevens, Jonathan's father, who judged the entries with his family, said of the winning picture: "We think that the image and its description are the most interesting artistically. It represents a new area of scientific research, which we are sure that Jonny would have been interested in and would have enthusiastically supported."
The gallery below shows some of the competition's highlights.
Image credits: Parkinson's UK
Read more: Scientific art: stunning Parkinson's photos reveal beauty of the brain
9 stunning works of art created by people with Parkinson's
Winner: 'The trail of the TIGAR – what lies behind' by Karla Robles Lopez, University of Sheffield
"A new gene called TIGAR (TP53 –Induced Glycolysis and Apoptosis Regulator) is abundantly present and over-expressed in the surviving neurons and neuritis of patients, but also amazingly expressed in the pathological inclusions, the Lewy bodies and neurites. This image shows how the substantia nigra resembles a desert, where TIGAR is abundant."
Runner-up: 'Circuitry' by Sarah Brown, University of Sheffield
"This image shows the brain of a five-day old zebrafish embryo. Dopamine neurons are coloured red, showing the circuits of the neurons that control movement in the brain. These are neurons that degenerate in Parkinson's disease."
Runner-up: 'The network' by Hugo Fernandes, University of Oxford
"A complex network of neurons develops as stem cells (iPSCs) derived from the skin of a sporadic Parkinson's patient are differentiated in vitro into dopaminergic neurons."
'Chinese lanterns' by Laura Ferraiuolo, University of Sheffield
"The picture represents human astrocytes, the cells supporting the nerve cells in the brain. Skin cells isolated from patients carrying mutations in the Parkinson's gene and affected by Parkinson's disease were obtained through a skin biopsy and were grown in the lab. The red colour is CellRox, a marker of oxidative stress and free radicals, and yellow is the cell nucleus."
'Going solo' by Hugo Fernandes, University of Oxford
"Young neurons mature in vitro, expanding from the initial cluster of neuron precursors, to make contact with other newly formed neurons and establish crucial neuronal networks. These neurons are derived from skin samples from an individual with sporadic Parkinson's."
'A neuronal journey' by Hugo Fernandes, University of Oxford
"Just six days into in vitro differentiation, pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) organise into neural tube-like structures (in green, corresponding to neuronal precursors) and give rise to the first neurons (in red). Nuclear staining is presented in blue.
iPSCs are derived from skin samples from an individual with sporadic Parkinson's."
'Regeneration' by Sarah Brown, University of Sheffield
"This is a slice of a zebrafish brain, showing brain cells in red and green that are thought to have regenerative potential. We can study the capacity of these cells to generate new brain cells. This is particularly useful if neurons have become diseased or have died, such as in Parkinson's disease."
'Connecting calcium stores in Parkinson's' by Bethan Kilpatrick, University College London
"New research suggests that calcium might be involved in Parkinson's disease.
Within a cell, calcium is contained in various compartments. In this picture I have labelled some of these compartments with different colours – the lysosomes (the waste processing system of cells) are red, the endoplasmic reticulum (where proteins are made) is blue and mitochondria (the energy producers) are green."
'Spaghetti junction' by Heather Mortiboys, University of Sheffield
"This image shows brain cells in culture. These were generated by turning skin cells from controls and patients with Parkinson's, into brain cells in the laboratory. The green indicates that these are dopamine brain cells. They connect and talk to each other. The way they form connections looks a lot like spaghetti junction or other road formations on a map!"
Problems and possibilities: the impact of coronavirus on people with Parkinson's
The "hidden sorrows and emerging opportunities" of coronavirus
Why are people with Parkinson's more creative?
A new study shows people with Parkinson's may be more creative
Parkinson's in the news: January
This month's top Parkinson's disease news stories from around the globe


CHARLOTTE – Childress Klein has begun renovations at the Town Square at Promenade on Providence, the central amenity that includes a green space and fountain at the shopping center.
When completed this fall, the new and improved Town Square will feature 50 additional parking spaces, colorful lounge chairs, bench seating, large shade structures and bistro tables for outdoor dining.
Two permanent retail kiosks will be added. Located on either side of the fountain, one kiosk will accommodate a short- or long-term tenant, while another will be dedicated to temporary uses such as a pop-up store.
"These improvements to the Town Square will not only add needed parking but will create an inviting, family-friendly area that will enhance the customer experience at Promenade on Providence," said Jan Pugh, regional property manager at Childress Klein.
Childress Klein recently started construction on a new retail building at the center after signing a lease with Buffalo Wild Wings for 6,000 square feet. The new building, which will total 12,000 square feet, is expected to deliver in late 2019. Buffalo Wild Wings is expected to open in the new space in early 2020.
Promenade on Providence is located on Providence Road between Ballantyne Commons Parkway and Interstate 485.
CHARLOTTE – Ed Driggs plans on running for re-election to his Charlotte City Council District 7 seat.
In a letter to supporters, Driggs outlined some of the council's accomplishments over the past term, such as securing a bid for the 2020 Republican National Convention, stimulating more investment into affordable housing and rewriting zoning and development ordinances to promote private investment.
He also outlined some of the city's biggest challenges, including the murder rate, economic barriers, divisiveness from national immigration issues and financing the 2030 transit plan.
CHARLOTTE – Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools has designated Wednesday, May 1, as an optional teacher workday as nearly 2,000 personnel have requested personal leave to rally for higher salaries in Raleigh.
Superintendent Clayton Wilcox has waived attendance requirements on May 1 for all students. No make-up day is needed.
Wilcox said that the district couldn't guarantee sufficient substitute-teacher capacity. He recognizes the decision will have impact on hourly employees, families and the community.
Touting accountability, service and efficiency, Stone urges working together to get results needed in government.
"We need common-sense, business-minded solutions as we address North Carolina's emerging challenges," Stone said.
Stone represented Mecklenburg County in the North Carolina House until December 2018. He is president of a regional engineering firm which serves a wide variety of industries and sectors throughout the Southeast.


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The Potomac River: A History & Guide
The great Potomac River begins in the Alleghenies and flows 383 miles through some of America's most historic lands before emptying into the Chesapeake Bay. The course of the river drove the development of the region and the path of a young republic. Maryland's first Catholic settlers came to its banks in 1634, and George Washington helped settle the new capital on its shores. During the Civil War, the river divided North and South, and it witnessed John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry and the bloody Battle of Antietam. Author Garrett Peck leads readers on a journey down the Potomac, from its first fount at Fairfax Stone in West Virginia to its mouth at Point Lookout in Maryland. Combining history with recreation, Peck has written an indispensable guide to the nation's river.


As a financial advisor, what is your process to build trust, and become a trusted advisor to high net worth clients? Do you have a process, including a well documented value promise, that you give to your best prospects?
We understand that your clients trust you. The question is how much do they trust you? On a scale from 1 to 100, what percent would you say your top clients trust you? How do you know if it is 100%? Bill Bachrach (www.billbachrach.com) once said, "truth is that most financial professionals have little or no idea why their clients trust them or how to replicate high-trust client relationships. Trust is not something that should happen by accident. We understand that your clients trust you. The question is how much do they trust you?" How do you get your clients trust meter to 100% and gain all of their business and referrals?
Do you have a consistent framework or key process for each interview structured in such a way as to build trust and gather all of the relevant information to help this person? Years ago as an advisor I was taught to probe for hot buttons and ask all kinds of questions. Then one day I came across a book by Bill Bachrach titled, Values-Based Selling: The Art of Building High-Trust Client Relationships.
Soon after I read the book I contacted Bill and his team about their processes. Since practice management is all about processes, I wanted to find out about how they do it. This lead into reading his next book, Values-Based Financial Planning: The Art of Creating and Inspiring Financial Strategy.
Another truth is that most financial professionals have little or no idea why their clients trust them or how to replicate high-trust client relationships. Trust is not something that should happen by accident.
1. Know the right questions to ask, when to ask them and how to ask them.
3. When it's your turn to talk to be able to make an offer or give advice that is relevant for them, with confidence and conviction, and in a way that tends to inspire action.
 What's important to you?
 What are you most passionate about? People? Causes?
 What's more important in your life than money?
 Who do you care about?
 What are your aspirations for the future?
Notice how the questions are oriented to draw out things that are positive and tend to stimulate positive emotions. Consider the positive orientation of these questions in contrast to how the old-school salesperson would tend to focus on questions that draw out problems and fears. Don't be a salesperson, be a trusted advisor.
Speaking the language of trust means that you ask questions where the answers inspire people about their futures, not scare them about the future. The better you understand what inspires people about the future, the more likely it is that they will feel good about you, even trust you. This puts you in a much better position to make an offer that might help them have the future they aspire to.
Building a system of trust is a process. Do you go deep enough in the questions you ask? Do you get deep enough emotionally? To do this, you ask clarifying and expanding questions in response to the answers you get from your initial meaningful, important, significant and compelling questions. An effective clarifying question is, "What do you mean by __________?" An effective expanding question is, "Tell me more about _______________." Clarifying questions provide more detail about their answers. Expanding questions give you more information about their answers.
As Bill Bachrach says, "Impact questions are some of my favorite questions. They take what you have discovered during a conversation that's gone emotionally deep from someplace meaningful and bring it to a crescendo about the impact and results this will have on a client's life. Impact questions are questions like, "And what impact will that have on your life?" "Once you have achieved ____________, what will be the result of that?"
Create your consistent process to building trust and attract your new ideal clients.


This is Addison. Doors open on the right at Addison. This is a red line train to Howard. Hey everyone, welcome back to the seventh installment of Explore Chicago CTA Edition! As always, I'm your blogger, Miguel Molina! Today, we are going to be having some fun with both eats, treats, and sights down at the CTA's Addison stop. Be sure to bring your student ID card, ventra card (u-pass), and as always, a hungry belly. So come on, let's go out and explore!
There are three ways that I would recommend getting to Addison, depending on where you live and with time considered. The first way is the easiest. You can take the CTA Red line down from Loyola straight into Addison station (toward 95th). This may take around 25 minutes, give or take. Or, you can take the Intercampus shuttle from the Lakeshore Campus to the Water Tower Campus and take the El from Chicago and State north toward Addison (only five stops away). Lastly, you can always take an Uber or a Lyft, depending on the size of the group you are traveling with, and what time of day you are planning to visit the area.
Wrigley Field: Right off the Addison Red Line stop, from the El tracks, Chicago's historic Wrigley Field comes into view. The crunch of Cracker Jacks are heard, the smell of freshly flash fried funnel cakes are brought out of the fryer, and the sight of a truly dedicated fan base is seen in the stands and bars surrounding the park. You have just stepped into a piece of history. Built in 1914, Wrigley is the second oldest professional baseball park in the United States, the first being Fenway Park in Boston. This was the site where the Cubs won the World Series in 1908 (which is coincidentally the same year that Dumbach Hall was built at Loyola's Lakeshore campus). Wrigley is truly a place of character and is a true representative of what it means to be a Chicagoan. Like many historic buildings in Chicago, Wrigley Field has been retouched and fixed but never torn down and built from scratch. This helps preserve the history and sanctity of the structure. What makes this park so iconic are the ivy covered outfield wall, the grand marquee at the entrance that ushers spectators into the park, and of course Harry Caray's tradition of the song belted out during the seventh inning. It is classic and true Chicago.
Still hungry and looking for more to visit? Be sure to tune in March 13, 2018 as we go and start to explore more of the north side as we stop at Argyle, Home to Vietnamese Town "Little Vietnam" on this edition of Explore Chicago CTA Edition. Doors closing.


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Brexit delay gives some relief to UK housing market: RICS
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Brexit-battered housing market steadied in May and a measure of prices improved as the delay in the country's European Union exit gave some encouragement to buyers, a survey showed on Thursday. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) house price measure - the difference between members reporting price rises and falls - improved to -10 from -22 in April. That was its highest reading since October and was stronger than the median forecast of -21 in a Reuters poll of economists. There were also signs of improvement in agreed sales and new instructions, but there was little sign of a pickup in transactions any time soon, RICS said. "Much of the anecdotal insight provided by respondents is still quite cautious, reflecting concerns about both the underlying political and economic climate," said Simon Rubinsohn, RICS' chief economist. EU leaders in April granted Britain a delay to its deadline for the leaving the bloc until the end of October. Britain's housing market has slowed sharply since the Brexit referendum in June 2016 when RICS' house price measure stood at +19. But there have been signs in recent months that the market might be bottoming out. RICS, which said its price index typically has a six-month lead over other measures of house price inflation, said southeast England showed the weakest sentiment on price movements while London appeared to have bounced back a little.
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Report reveals grim infant death toll, cruelty at Church-run homes in Ireland
DUBLIN/TUAM, Ireland (Reuters) - Thousands of infants died in Irish homes for unmarried mothers and their offspring mostly run by the Catholic Church from the 1920s to the 1990s, an inquiry found on Tuesday, an "appalling" mortality rate that reflected brutal living conditions.


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Baltimore, Md. - Polk Audio developed its first speaker designed for consumers playing music-based games such as Rock Band and Guitar Hero on a game console.
The powered HitMaster gaming speaker takes on the appearance of a pro-audio stage monitor to bolster the illusion of performing on stage. It features a single-point-stereo driver configuration to deliver a wide, immersive stereo soundfield from a single cabinet. It ships early next year at a suggested $99.99.
Recently, Altec Lansing introduced its first game-console speaker system, also designed for use with music-playing games.
HitMaster won't be the first Polk speaker designed for use with game consoles. The company's $499-suggested SurroundBar SDA Instant Home Theater, launched earlier this year, is designed for use with home theaters and game consoles, in that order, a spokesman said. The HitMaster, on the other hand, "is gaming exclusive, though you can hook it up to any audio source with a 1/8-inch output." The SurroundBar connects to the stereo audio outputs of any TV, features outboard wireless subwoofer, and lacks embedded DVD player.
Unlike other stage-monitor gaming speakers, claimed product line management VP Mark Suskind, "HitMaster is designed to bring a real on-stage presence to game play, with sonic output that is worthy of the Polk brand." Rock Band and Guitar Hero, he said, use high-quality soundtracks whose quality is lost when played through TV speakers. "Music games like Beatles Rock Band are rightfully cited for sounding as good if not better than the original releases," he noted.
Polk's HitMaster incorporates two 1-inch neodymium tweeters, each in 2.5 by 5.5-inch horns that flank a 6.5-inch woofer in a 9.5 by 14 by 8.5-inch cabinet. The amplifier delivers 80 watts maximum and 60 watts RMS, with frequency response of 40Hz-20kHz (-10dB). It connects to a game console's line-level outputs, and included line-level inputs and outputs enable daisychaining of two or more monitors. A 1/8-inch input jack connects to TVs, iPods and other sources with a 1/8-inch headphone output.


Evan has already had a relatively busy summer this month. He went to Vacation Bible School with his cousin one week, and they had play dates several days. His cousin spent the night, and Daddy took them bowling because it was raining heavily. Then, he spent a night with his cousins before they left for the beach. I don't have pictures of these events because parents don't attend VBS with the kids, and Daddy was flying solo for the bowling trip while Mommy and Aunt Jessica spent the morning on a girls' outing getting manicures/pedicures and eating lunch on Baby Mattie's due date when we still hoped her arrival was imminent. We also signed Evan up for two aggressive weeks of daily swim lessons. It was time for him to learn to let go in the water and relax and have fun. He has always been so cautious in the water and refused to let go and swim freely without his floaties, and we felt that he was really missing out on a lot of fun since most of the kids his age are swimming and even diving now. We have never minded Evan's unusually cautious nature because it has been so nice not having to worry "as much" about his safety, especially since we have to worry so much about his little adventurous brother's. Anyway, during this two week session at a very reputable swim instruction facility in our area, he learned to have more confidence in the water and is now swimming short distances unassisted and is also freely swimming under water. He hasn't learned any of the major swim strokes yet, but we didn't expect that. Right now, we just want him comfortable in the water. I feel confident that he and Daddy will be able to work more on swimming together this summer now that Evan has progressed beyond the basics. We managed to capture a few shots of his lessons although we had to remain in the parent viewing room behind glass windows. The shots aren't the greatest, but I love having them to remember this time for him.
Evan in the pool on one of his first days of lessons. He soon learned the water in this indoor pool was kept very cool, and he would come out shivering with blue lips. We purchased him a warmer neoprene swim suit to help him be more comfortable and that seemed to help reduce his shivering.
He was in a class with two girls, but he didn't seem to mind.
Swimming across the little stretch of water with help the first day.
Going under water. That's his head below the water.
Back up and no tears!
Waiting his turn on the last day of swim lessons.
On his last day, he swam across a longer section under water by himself.
Swimming across above water using a board. He needs to work more on his kicking out behind him. His instructor said he is still doing "bike kicks" under the water.
We'll call these first lessons a success!
Way to go on the swimming Evan! It's such a great skill to have.


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Evan Macosko, M.D., Ph.D.
Evan Macosko, M.D., Ph.D. Sections
75 Ames St., 9095
http://www.macoskolab.com
Neuroscience; Computational Biology
The Macosko lab develops genomics technologies to discover pathological mechanisms underlying neuropsychiatric diseases. Recently, we invented Slide-seq, a technique for spatially mapping the activation of genes in frozen brain slices with single-cell resolution. Now, using a collection of techniques in bioengineering, neuroanatomy, molecular genetics, and computational biology, we will refine this method to examine gene activity in formaldehyde-preserved postmortem samples and fresh biopsies from patients with early Alzheimer's disease. Although the presence of toxic protein aggregates—called plaques and tangles—has long been observed in Alzheimer's brains postmortem, little is known about the molecular processes that give rise to these pathological changes in individual brain cells. We will use Slide-seq to search for patterns of gene activation that spatially correlate with the precise location of plaques and tangles. By pinpointing the genetic signatures associated with pathological lesions, the findings could lead to the development of better animal models for neurological disorders and provide new targets for therapeutic interventions.
Scholar Keywords
neuropsychiatric disease
spatial genomics
2020 Search Pew Scholars
Michael Baym, Ph.D.
Bérénice Benayoun, Ph.D.
Shelby Blythe, Ph.D.
Xiaolu (Lulu) Cambronne, Ph.D.
Carlos Carmona-Fontaine, Ph.D.
Juan Du, Ph.D.
Daria Esterhazy, Ph.D.
Gilad Evrony, M.D., Ph.D.
Sarah Keane, Ph.D.
Meghan Koch, Ph.D.
Sonya Neal, Ph.D.
Lauren O'Connell, Ph.D.
Lauren Orefice, Ph.D.
Eunyong Park, Ph.D.
Benjamin Parker, Ph.D.
Seth Shipman, Ph.D.
Nicholas Steinmetz, Ph.D.
Samuel Sternberg, Ph.D.
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