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Il teatro di Sabbath è un romanzo di Philip Roth pubblicato nel 1995.

Trama
Mickey Sabbath è uno spirito immorale e provocatore. La morte della sua amante, Drenka, l'unica che abbia sposato in pieno i suoi pantagruelici appetiti sessuali, lo getta nella desolazione. Comincia così il suo racconto tra un passato di fantasmi e un presente di visioni. Le figure del suo passato si muovono proprio come in un teatro di burattini. Sabbath, infatti, è stato uno scabroso burattinaio nella puritana New York degli anni cinquanta. Mozzo su una nave tra le puttane del Sud America; poi proprio a New York, dove incontra Nikki, una giovane attrice, la prima donna di cui riesca a innamorarsi. Ma Nikki sparisce; forse per colpa di Sabbath. Roseanne, la moglie alcolizzata. La famiglia: la madre, che lo segue fisicamente come un fantasma, e il fratello Morty, ucciso dai giapponesi nel Pacifico.

La narrazione

Il narratore
Nel romanzo, Roth alterna la voce del narratore onnisciente a brani narrati in prima persona da Mickey Sabbath. L'autore abbatte volutamente il confine tra la prima e la terza persona.

Fabula e intreccio
Fabula e intreccio non coincidono. Infatti, il romanzo è costituito da un alternarsi di piani. La prima cornice, che attraversa tutto il libro, segue in presa diretta gli eventi che fanno seguito alla morte di Drenka; la seconda cornice, invece, è costituita da un mosaico di analessi, che cerca di restituirci le memorie (non sempre attendibili) di Mickey Sabbath.

Luogo
I luoghi principali in cui si svolge l'azione sono il New Jersey, luogo dell'infanzia di Sabbath e del suo ritorno a casa, New York City, dove Sabbath vive la sua età adulta, e l'immaginaria cittadina di Madamaska Falls, nel New England, che è idealmente il luogo in cui Sabbath si ripiega su sé stesso per invecchiare.

Tempo
La narrazione comincia nel 1994, con il decesso di Drenka, per risalire tramite un intreccio di analessi fino agli anni quaranta.

I Personaggi
I personaggi costruiti da Roth sono svariati e tendono tutti a ruotare attorno alla carismatica personalità di Mickey Sabbath. Ognuno ha delle caratteristiche psicologiche peculiari, solitamente causate da qualche trauma.

Mickey Sabbath
Morris Sabbath, detto Mickey, 64 anni, burattinaio con le mani divorate dall'artrite. Vive nell'immaginario villaggio di Madamaska Falls, nel New England, dove insegna drammaturgia in un piccolo college. È nato e cresciuto nel Jersey Shore. Nel 1944, suo fratello maggiore Morty viene ucciso dai giapponesi. Il dolore lo spinge, diciassettenne, a imbarcarsi sulle navi mercantili dirette in Sud America, un'occasione che lo inizierà alla vita e al sesso nei bordelli latinoamericani. Negli anni cinquanta, a New York, Sabbath ha gestito l'Indecent Theater, un porno-teatrino di marionette, i cui spettacoli avevano le sole dita del burattinaio come protagoniste. Viene arrestato per oltraggio al pudore nel 1956 e sottoposto a processo. La sparizione di Nikki lo spinge a trasferirsi nel New England.

Drenka Balich
La gemella genitale (genital mate) di Sabbath. Nata in Croazia, all'epoca del maresciallo Tito, Drenka è arrivata negli Stati Uniti insieme al marito Matija. La coppia gestisce la locanda di Madamaska Falls. Drenka è una donna dal fisico giunonico e sembra l'unica a condividere la voracità sessuale di Sabbath. Per lei, il sesso con Sabbath è anche un modo di conquistare l'America. Nonostante fosse affetta da un cancro alle ovaie, Drenka morirà per un embolo polmonare, lasciando Sabbath nello sconforto.

Nikki
La prima moglie di Sabbath. Bella, eterea, sottomessa. Nikki è una promettente attrice. Sabbath la conosce a New York e subito diventa la sua musa. Fino a quando, nel 1964, Nikki sparisce senza lasciare traccia. Sabbath si sentirà responsabile, per tutta la vita, della sua morte; anche se non c'è nessuna prova che Nikki sia morta davvero.

Roseanna
Moglie di Sabbath. Ex-alcolista. Frequenta gli Alcolisti Anonimi e finisce spesso in centri di disintossicazione. Sabbath la detesta; ma ne è dipendente economicamente.

Critica
Il libro ha diviso la critica americana. Per Harold Bloom, Il teatro di Sabbath è il capolavoro di Philip Roth. Di parere opposto, il critico del New York Times, Michiko Kakutani, che ha affermato di non essere riuscita a terminare il libro, giudicandolo "distasteful and disingenuous" (sgradevole e disonesto).

Edizioni italiane

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Altri progetti

Romanzi di Philip Roth
Romanzi di autori statunitensi

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Artificial sweeteners, sugar, and honey may set off your symptoms. Take a break from them and see what happens.
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It's not just citrus fruits that can trigger the need to pee. Other fruits like apples, bananas, and grapes could be to blame, too. If you think a certain food has caused you extra trips to the bathroom, try a little test. Stop eating it for a while, then start again in small amounts to see if the symptoms return.
Some people find that these treats make OAB symptoms worse, especially aged cheeses and sour cream. If your bladder can't handle the real things, switch to imitation sour cream or processed, non-aged cheese.
If you're taking medication for OAB, prunes can help you manage the constipation that may go along with it. But these sweet, dried fruits can bug your bladder. One way to help handle constipation is to get more fiber. So eat plenty of fiber-rich produce, like peas and carrots.
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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Bezlotoxumab Added to Standard of Care Versus Standard of Care Alone for the Prevention of Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection in High-Risk Patients in Spain
Miguel Salavert, Javier Cobo, Álvaro Pascual, Belén Aragón, Stefano Maratia, Yiling Jiang, Susana Aceituno, Santiago Grau
Department of Pharmacology, Therapeutics and Toxicology
© 2018, The Author(s). Introduction: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is the major cause of infectious nosocomial diarrhoea and is associated with considerable morbidity, mortality and economic impact. Bezlotoxumab administered in combination with standard of care (SoC) antibiotic therapy prevents recurrent CDI. This study assessed the cost-effectiveness of bezlotoxumab added to SoC, compared to SoC alone, to prevent the recurrence of CDI in high-risk patients from the Spanish National Health System perspective. Methods: A Markov model was used to simulate the natural history of CDI over a lifetime horizon in five populations of patients at high risk of CDI recurrence according to MODIFY trials: (1) ≥ 65 years old; (2) severe CDI; (3) immunocompromised; (4) ≥ 1 CDI episode in the previous 6 months; and (5) ≥ 65 years old and with ≥ 1 CDI episode in the previous 6 months. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) expressed as cost per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) gained was calculated. Deterministic (DSA) and probabilistic sensitivity analyses (PSA) were performed. Results: In all patient populations (from 1 to 5), bezlotoxumab added to SoC reduced CDI recurrence compared to SoC alone by 26.4, 19.5, 21.2, 26.6 and 39.7%, respectively. The resulting ICERs for the respective subgroups were €12,724, €17,495, €9545, €7386, and €4378. The model parameters with highest impact on the ICER were recurrence rate (first), mortality, and utility values. The probability that bezlotoxumab was cost-effective at a willingness-to-pay threshold of €21,000/QALY was 85.5%, 54.1%, 86.0%, 94.5%, 99.6%, respectively. Conclusion: The results suggest that bezlotoxumab added to SoC compared to SoC alone is a cost-effective treatment to prevent the recurrence of CDI in high-risk patients. The influence of changes in model parameters on DSA results was higher in patients ≥ 65 years old, with severe CDI and immunocompromised. Additionally, PSA estimated that the probability of cost-effectiveness exceeded 85% in most subgroups. Funding: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
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AB - © 2018, The Author(s). Introduction: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is the major cause of infectious nosocomial diarrhoea and is associated with considerable morbidity, mortality and economic impact. Bezlotoxumab administered in combination with standard of care (SoC) antibiotic therapy prevents recurrent CDI. This study assessed the cost-effectiveness of bezlotoxumab added to SoC, compared to SoC alone, to prevent the recurrence of CDI in high-risk patients from the Spanish National Health System perspective. Methods: A Markov model was used to simulate the natural history of CDI over a lifetime horizon in five populations of patients at high risk of CDI recurrence according to MODIFY trials: (1) ≥ 65 years old; (2) severe CDI; (3) immunocompromised; (4) ≥ 1 CDI episode in the previous 6 months; and (5) ≥ 65 years old and with ≥ 1 CDI episode in the previous 6 months. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) expressed as cost per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) gained was calculated. Deterministic (DSA) and probabilistic sensitivity analyses (PSA) were performed. Results: In all patient populations (from 1 to 5), bezlotoxumab added to SoC reduced CDI recurrence compared to SoC alone by 26.4, 19.5, 21.2, 26.6 and 39.7%, respectively. The resulting ICERs for the respective subgroups were €12,724, €17,495, €9545, €7386, and €4378. The model parameters with highest impact on the ICER were recurrence rate (first), mortality, and utility values. The probability that bezlotoxumab was cost-effective at a willingness-to-pay threshold of €21,000/QALY was 85.5%, 54.1%, 86.0%, 94.5%, 99.6%, respectively. Conclusion: The results suggest that bezlotoxumab added to SoC compared to SoC alone is a cost-effective treatment to prevent the recurrence of CDI in high-risk patients. The influence of changes in model parameters on DSA results was higher in patients ≥ 65 years old, with severe CDI and immunocompromised. Additionally, PSA estimated that the probability of cost-effectiveness exceeded 85% in most subgroups. Funding: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
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KW - Clostridium difficile infection
U2 - 10.1007/s12325-018-0813-y
DO - 10.1007/s12325-018-0813-y
JO - Advances in Therapy
JF - Advances in Therapy
Salavert M, Cobo J, Pascual Á, Aragón B, Maratia S, Jiang Y et al. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Bezlotoxumab Added to Standard of Care Versus Standard of Care Alone for the Prevention of Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection in High-Risk Patients in Spain. Advances in Therapy. 2018 Nov 1;35:1920-1934. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12325-018-0813-y


When I got back from Spain last week, all I wanted to eat were vegetables.
Now, don't get me wrong – I couldn't get enough of Basque cooking. And for the most part, it was fairly healthy. But I'm pretty sure everyone's idea of standard vegetable consumption was one or two peppers off of a shared plate of pimientos di padròn (think shisito peppers…fried).
I also had a good amount of recipe development for Food & Wine on my plate, including savory crepes, 10 ways. This isn't ordinarily the most veggie-friendly of food vehicles. But after 10 days of fromage and jambon, I couldn't face eating another 10 plates of the stuff sandwiched inside of a pancake.
So I decided to just do the kind of cooking that I wanted to do, with the veggies that spoke to me at the market, and worry about how they would become part of a crepe recipe later. In case you were wondering, this tuna salad tasted excellent as part of a crepe – kind of a entrée size play on a blini.
One of my favorite resulting combinations was this grilled eggplant recipe, seasoned with sumac, drizzled with bright lemon, capers, and mint, and stacked on top of the buckwheat pancake with a little cloud of mache to seal the deal. You can look for that recipe in the coming months on F&W's website. But for now, you can try the grilled eggplant solo as a simple summer side dish, or as a creative filling for whatever type of sandwich your culinary whims call to you.
Heat a charcoal grill or indoor grill pan to high.
Remove the top and bottom of the eggplant and stand it up on a cutting board. Slice the eggplant length-wise and thin as you can.
In a small mixing bowl, combine the sumac and olive oil. Brush each piece of eggplant on both sides.
Grill the eggplant on both sides, rotating 90 degrees halfway through to get a nice crosshatch, until soft and charred, about 2 minutes per side.
Arrange the grilled eggplant on a platter. Add the lemon juice, mint, capers, and salt to the remaining olive oil mixture and stir to combine. Drizzle the eggplant with the caper mixture. Serve immediately or at room temperature.
Nice! Great sauce. YAY for SummerFest!
I could eat this all summer long Phoebe – lovin that sauce!
Those perfect hashtag marks! Those eggplants are tweet-ready!
mmm I love sumac and eggplant, but never thought to combine them!
Grilling eggplant is one of my favorite ways of cooking with it, the smoky taste is really perfect. Sumac just makes it even better – I sprinkle if on so many different dishes as well as in salad dressings. Cannot wait to see your crepe piece. We love a good savory crepe.
And a comment about your text colors. It is really, really hard for aging eyes to read. I had to strain to see what you wrote, and even more so with the colors of the replies.
Thanks for letting me know Christine. I've gotten that complaint before and already bumped the color up slightly. Will have to readdress this. Hope you'll still visit! If you turn the brightness up or down on your screen, that might help for now.
Looks beautiful. I'm also in a veggie phase after coming back from a week of eating pasta and little else.


There are many mascara tips you might have never heard of, even if you always follow up the trends in the fashion industry. The tips presented below are essential for those who want to have the right look, as they are the ways through which any woman could make her lashes to look even better. Thus, following the latest trends and discovering the secrets are very important.
This tip is not known to many women – this has to do with the colored mascaras. If from the roots you make use of black to about three quarters up, and then have it coated with brown, you can easily make your eyelashes to look a lot longer and a lot bigger. Some artists could even use black to coat the top and then use brown for the bottom. You should carry out some experiments and what works for you.


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Apple's revamped iPad will be hard for its competitors to beat
BusinessMar 5th 2011 edition
Keep taking the tablets
WHEN the iPad was launched last year, it was dubbed "the Jesus tablet" because of the quasi-religious fervour with which it was greeted by consumers worldwide, who have since snapped up more than 15m of them. Now Apple wants to create even more converts. On March 2nd Steve Jobs, its boss, returned briefly from sick leave to introduce the iPad 2, a revamped version that will compete with a host of rivals now coming to market.
Among these are devices such as Motorola's Xoom that are based on a new version of Google's Android operating system designed specifically for tablets. Android-based smartphones have rapidly eroded the market share of Apple's popular iPhone. But when it comes to tablets, the iPad's lead should prove more durable.
For a start, Apple has had the tablet field to itself for a year, allowing it to refine its offering and raise the bar for rivals. The iPad 2 is considerably thinner, lighter and faster than its predecessor and offers videoconferencing and other capabilities whose absence in the first iPad was widely criticised.
Another reason to bet Apple will maintain its lead is that rivals with similar capabilities have turned out to be more expensive, whereas the new iPad, despite its extra features, will cost the same as the old one. In America the Xoom costs $800 without a wireless contract and $600 with a two-year one from Verizon. The cheapest iPad 2 is $499 without a contract. Sarah Rotman Epps of Forrester, a research firm, reckons high prices will prove fatal for these rivals. Apple has other advantages, such as an online store full of software programmes, or apps, designed for iPads, as well as content that can be downloaded to them.
Yet the closed nature of such stores also makes some people hesitate to buy tablets. In a recent survey by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), more than 80% of American respondents said being able to access content from anywhere would be an important factor in their choice of e-reader or tablet. John Rose of BCG reckons Apple's iTunes music store succeeded because it had to strike deals with only the handful of firms that dominate the record business; it will be far harder to reach exclusive agreements with the diverse owners of the many other types of content tablet users might buy.
That is unlikely to stop Apple from trying, though. Mr Jobs is a notorious control freak. He is also a tech visionary whose notion of tablet computing has delivered yet another smash hit for Apple. The father of the Jesus tablet is no doubt already planning his next miracle.
This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline "The second coming"


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HomeNewsFort Campbell 101st Sustainment Brigade Soldiers remember the Vulcan Air Defense System
Fort Campbell 101st Sustainment Brigade Soldiers remember the Vulcan Air Defense System
Written by Sgt. Leejay Lockhart
101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs
Fort Campbell, KY – Twenty one years ago, a platoon sergeant choose a single Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadet from his platoon to fire a Vulcan air defense weapon system. Although the weapon system was on the verge of retirement from the Army, that old Vulcan had a lasting impact on the cadet.
Jared Galazin, the cadet, would go on to choose air defense artillery as one of his top three branches because of the time he spent on the gun. Now he is a lieutenant colonel and commander of the 2nd Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault).
M167 Vulcan air defense weapon system.
"It was pretty amazing to get behind that weapon system and know that you are about to fire a 20mm cannon," said Galazin. "I remember firing that thing and the whole chassis just shook violently. Keeping that thing tracking smooth on an aircraft I'm sure had to be very difficult for those who were gunners."
About a year later, Galazin had orders sending him to the 2-44th ADA, which was still using the Vulcan at the time, so he received more formal instruction on the gun shortly before the Army retired it from service.
Twenty years later, he along with a number of former service members with fond memories of their time as Vulcan crew members are ready to commemorate the weapon. They plan to gather at a battalion organizational day on July 3rd, at Building 6746 on Fort Campbell. In addition to celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Vulcan's retirement, the battalion will provide lunch and sporting events for the attendees. Galazin said that the battalion has a large number of former 2-44th ADA soldiers that are still part of the team and he invited them to come celebrate with the battalion.
He had more memories of the Vulcan to share.
"It's was a phenomenal weapon in terms of the firepower that it could provide," said Galazin. "At the time the division was equipped with Vulcans it provided a great direct fire weapon to help support the infantry."
He recounted a story one of his Vulcan gunners told him about an encounter with Iraqi infantry during Desert Storm. The Iraqis were in an entrenched position engaging a M2 Bradley fighting vehicle. The Bradley's weapons were unable to damage the Iraqis hiding behind a wall of dirt. However, the Bradley's crew called for a Vulcan and once the air defense Soldiers took aim at the berm, the Vulcan neutralized the threat in a matter of seconds.
"Back in the time when it did serve, it was very important," said Galazin. "It was part of the overall mix of weapon systems that the Air Defense Artillery had."
The M167 Vulcan the battalion used was a highly mobile weapon. A Humvee could tow it and a Black Hawk helicopter could air assault it anywhere it needed to go. It provided defense against aircraft that were too close for missiles. However, despite its many positive attributes the Vulcan did have a flaw.
"One of the worst features and what led to its retirement is that it simply couldn't provide a lot of capability against high performance jets," said Galazin.
In some ways though, the venerable Vulcan is making a comeback. Soldiers from Bravo Battery 2-44th ADA just recently finished training on the Counter Rocket Artillery and Mortar weapon system as part of their preparations to deploy to Afghanistan and it shares many similarities with the Vulcan.
"Actually, we talk about C-RAM almost being the son of Vulcan," said Galazin. "Essentially it's the same gun."
However, the radar and tracking systems have received a significant upgrade.
Staff Sgt. Joshua Waller, an intercept section sergeant for the unit, said the C-RAM is accurate and has the ability to engage multiple targets. He and the rest of Bravo Battery 2-44 ADA will soon have an opportunity to protect soldiers from indirect fire using the C-RAM.
"It's a pretty remarkable weapon," said Waller. He summed it up by saying that operating the C-RAM was "beastly."
101st Airborne Division
101st Sustainment Brigade
2nd Battalion 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment
44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment
Air Assault
Black Hawk Helicopter
Fort Campbell KY
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Speed and Design!
Even though this year ´s truck racing championship, whose opening race is again scheduled for Assen, the Netherlands, after many years, is only to begin in three months, the staff of the Roudnice Buggyra Technology Centre works hard on development of the new racing special for the 2009 season! It is because the saying about sleeping on the laurels also applies to the races of the quickest trucks of the Old Continent!
Like in the previous seasons the racing engineers have opted for the time-tested strategy of confrontation of the new and the old special data. "At the end of every season we say to ourselves that we have reached the end of the way. Some time at the beginning of February we always come to the joint conclusion that we were wrong and that if you pay a little effort you can always find a reserve," was the information about he current state of affairs provided by the racing engineer Robin Dolejš. "I dare say that one of the greatest advantages of our team is the ability of the drivers to cooperate on the new truck development. And what is even more important is that the opinions of David, Gerd and Markus are identical in the essential points. And so their advice is not like tossing about between barriers." As during the past season technical difficulties only caused a single withdrawal from a race (Markus in Nogaro), the efforts of the engineers and drivers has mainly focused on acceleration. "Regarding the maximum speed limit of 160 km/hr we move within the defined limits but despite that we believe we have reached certain progress again. We will now more after the testing," added Dolejš. The team, under the guidance of team manager Jan Kalivoda, has also worked on changes of the design of the racing specials. "We are viewing the records from Brazil and confronting them with our records. Their trucks look aggressive, predatory, and yet every single advertisement is clearly visible and legible. I should say that despite all the progress in the area of design we have still been quite conservative. By mid March the design proposals will be ready and then the decision-making process leading to the final version will be launched."


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Q: How to allow only continuous data entry? I want my data entry to be continuous, I don't want any rows to get skipped(or be blank) in between.
How can I make this happen?

After the data entry on 4th row, next allowed entry should only on 5th row. Data entry on 6th row or after shouldn't be allowed itself.
ANSWER:
Please see the accepted answer which is by @JoeW
Appendment:
We can have multiple data validations for one cell with just playing around with the custom formula in Data Validation to include =NOT(ISBLANK($A1)).
For Example: I want column A to have only numbers & allow only continuous values so my formula becomes: =IF(AND(ISNUMBER($A2),NOT(ISBLANK($A1))),TRUE) similarly I could use =ISDATE($A2) for date validation.

A: Another simple way (without writing a lot of code to protect the sheet and change the protected ranges each time a row is added) would be to use Data Validation.
It's not 100% secure as people could turn off the data validation but it's the easiest way to achieve what you're looking for.
Here's an example:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Obv0ZbhyHnuV7xvlG4f9QsLnrQwqo-S1j9cUI8yDLmk/edit#gid=633591940
Basically, I highlighted all the cells from A2:Z1000 (the whole sheet except the top row)
Then click Data>Data Validation
and use these options:

[Custom formula is]
[ =NOT(ISBLANK($A1)) ]
[x] Reject Input
[x] Show validation help text:
[ Please use the next empty row ]

This will only let people edit the row if the A column of the row above has been filled in.
UPDATE:
Or, if you need to keep your data validation, what about just greying out all the lower cells so users will not use them?
Again, Highlight A2:Z1000, Select Format>Conditional Formatting,
Apply to range [A2:Z1000]
Format rule is [Custom Formula Is]
[=ISBLANK($A1)]
Formatting Style: Gray background & Font

Still not flawless as users COULD still enter data into lower cells but it might help direct them. Also, if you already have some CF rules, drag this one up to the top and it will still grey out rows below the next blank row but after that, the other CF rules will still work.
If this isnt the answer you need, Could you recreate a copy of your sheet with just a couple of example rows (not real data obviously) and click [Share>Anyone with link>Editor] and post the link here, there would probably be a way of keeping all the current Data Validation rules while beig able to add another.

A: I'm not sure there's a way of doing this without some very complicated Apps Script code. What you could do is have a Query on another sheet pulling in just the information that you need, so say your first sheet is called Sheet1, make a second sheet (Sheet2) and put this code in the first cell:
=QUERY(A1:Z,"Select * Where A is not null",-1)

This should show only the data from the first sheet and ignore any blank rows (or any rows where no data has been entered into the first cell)

A: Consider creating a form instead of sharing a spreadsheet for data entry.
Form responses automatically appear in a separate tab in the spreadsheet in a row-oriented fashion without gaps and are thus easy to process with spreadsheet functions such as query() and filter().

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Memphis International Raceway (MIR) has launched a Facebook page solely dedicated to the new state-of-the-art dirt track coming to the multi-use facility during the summer of 2015. The page will be used as a resource for our racers and fans, effective immediately, and can be located at The Dirt Track at Memphis International Raceway.
The new page replaces the former Bring Back Memphis Motorsports Dirt Track Racing Facebook page and we would like to thank Valerie Isaacs for allowing MIR to build on the existing fan base. The newly launched page, will provide updates and will serve as an avenue for those who wish to share experiences and ideas with others, as well as stay connected to our events and initiatives.
MIR will break ground on the 3/10-mile dirt track early next year with plans to open during the summer of 2015. The new facility will host weekly Friday night races as well as special events throughout the season. Bobby Sides was recently announced as the Director of Operations – Dirt Track and Road Course, effective January 2, 2015. Scheduling, classes, pricing, rules and other information will be announced in the coming months.
Click on The Dirt Track at Memphis International Raceway and "Like" us. In addition to the new Facebook page, information on the dirt track can be located on www.RaceMIR.com or via Twitter and Instagram @RaceMIR.


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#include "tusb.h"
#include "bsp/board.h"

/* A combination of interfaces must have a unique product id, since PC will save device driver after the first plug.
 * Same VID/PID with different interface e.g MSC (first), then CDC (later) will possibly cause system error on PC.
 *
 * Auto ProductID layout's Bitmap:
 *   [MSB]         HID | MSC | CDC          [LSB]
 */
#define _PID_MAP(itf, n)  ( (CFG_TUD_##itf) << (n) )
#define USB_PID           (0x4000 | _PID_MAP(CDC, 0) | _PID_MAP(MSC, 1) | _PID_MAP(HID, 2) | \
                           _PID_MAP(MIDI, 3) | _PID_MAP(VENDOR, 4) )

// Configuration mode
// 0 : enumerated as CDC/MIDI. Board button is not pressed when enumerating
// 1 : enumerated as MSC. Board button is pressed when enumerating
static uint32_t mode = 0;

//--------------------------------------------------------------------+
// Device Descriptors
//--------------------------------------------------------------------+
tusb_desc_device_t const desc_device_0 =
{
    .bLength            = sizeof(tusb_desc_device_t),
    .bDescriptorType    = TUSB_DESC_DEVICE,
    .bcdUSB             = 0x0200,

    // Use Interface Association Descriptor (IAD) for CDC
    // As required by USB Specs IAD's subclass must be common class (2) and protocol must be IAD (1)
    .bDeviceClass       = TUSB_CLASS_MISC,
    .bDeviceSubClass    = MISC_SUBCLASS_COMMON,
    .bDeviceProtocol    = MISC_PROTOCOL_IAD,

    .bMaxPacketSize0    = CFG_TUD_ENDPOINT0_SIZE,
    .idVendor           = 0xCafe,
    .idProduct          = USB_PID,
    .bcdDevice          = 0x0100,

    .iManufacturer      = 0x01,
    .iProduct           = 0x02,
    .iSerialNumber      = 0x03,

    .bNumConfigurations = 0x01
};

tusb_desc_device_t const desc_device_1 =
{
    .bLength            = sizeof(tusb_desc_device_t),
    .bDescriptorType    = TUSB_DESC_DEVICE,
    .bcdUSB             = 0x0200,
    .bDeviceClass       = 0,
    .bDeviceSubClass    = 0,
    .bDeviceProtocol    = 0,

    .bMaxPacketSize0    = CFG_TUD_ENDPOINT0_SIZE,
    .idVendor           = 0xCafe,
    .idProduct          = USB_PID + 11, // should be different PID than desc0
    .bcdDevice          = 0x0100,

    .iManufacturer      = 0x01,
    .iProduct           = 0x02,
    .iSerialNumber      = 0x03,

    .bNumConfigurations = 0x01
};

// Invoked when received GET DEVICE DESCRIPTOR
// Application return pointer to descriptor
uint8_t const * tud_descriptor_device_cb(void)
{
  mode = board_button_read();
  return (uint8_t const*) (mode ? &desc_device_1 : &desc_device_0);
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------------+
// Configuration Descriptor
//--------------------------------------------------------------------+

enum
{
  ITF_0_NUM_CDC = 0,
  ITF_0_NUM_CDC_DATA,
  ITF_0_NUM_MIDI,
  ITF_0_NUM_MIDI_STREAMING,
  ITF_0_NUM_TOTAL
};

enum
{
  ITF_1_NUM_MSC = 0,
  ITF_1_NUM_TOTAL
};

#define CONFIG_0_TOTAL_LEN    (TUD_CONFIG_DESC_LEN + TUD_CDC_DESC_LEN + TUD_MIDI_DESC_LEN)
#define CONFIG_1_TOTAL_LEN    (TUD_CONFIG_DESC_LEN + TUD_MSC_DESC_LEN)

#if CFG_TUSB_MCU == OPT_MCU_LPC175X_6X || CFG_TUSB_MCU == OPT_MCU_LPC177X_8X || CFG_TUSB_MCU == OPT_MCU_LPC40XX
  // LPC 17xx and 40xx endpoint type (bulk/interrupt/iso) are fixed by its number
  // 0 control, 1 In, 2 Bulk, 3 Iso, 4 In, 5 Bulk etc ...
  #define EPNUM_0_CDC_NOTIF   0x81
  #define EPNUM_0_CDC_OUT     0x02
  #define EPNUM_0_CDC_IN      0x82

  #define EPNUM_0_MIDI_OUT    0x05
  #define EPNUM_0_MIDI_IN     0x85

  #define EPNUM_1_MSC_OUT     0x02
  #define EPNUM_1_MSC_IN      0x82

#elif CFG_TUSB_MCU == OPT_MCU_SAMG
  // SAMG doesn't support a same endpoint number with different direction IN and OUT
  //    e.g EP1 OUT & EP1 IN cannot exist together
  #define EPNUM_0_CDC_NOTIF   0x81
  #define EPNUM_0_CDC_OUT     0x02
  #define EPNUM_0_CDC_IN      0x83

  #define EPNUM_0_MIDI_OUT    0x04
  #define EPNUM_0_MIDI_IN     0x85

  #define EPNUM_1_MSC_OUT     0x01
  #define EPNUM_1_MSC_IN      0x82

#else
  #define EPNUM_0_CDC_NOTIF   0x81
  #define EPNUM_0_CDC_OUT     0x02
  #define EPNUM_0_CDC_IN      0x82

  #define EPNUM_0_MIDI_OUT    0x03
  #define EPNUM_0_MIDI_IN     0x83

  #define EPNUM_1_MSC_OUT     0x01
  #define EPNUM_1_MSC_IN      0x81
#endif

uint8_t const desc_configuration_0[] =
{
  // Config number, interface count, string index, total length, attribute, power in mA
  TUD_CONFIG_DESCRIPTOR(1, ITF_0_NUM_TOTAL, 0, CONFIG_0_TOTAL_LEN, 0x00, 100),

  // Interface number, string index, EP notification address and size, EP data address (out, in) and size.
  TUD_CDC_DESCRIPTOR(ITF_0_NUM_CDC, 0, EPNUM_0_CDC_NOTIF, 8, EPNUM_0_CDC_OUT, EPNUM_0_CDC_IN, TUD_OPT_HIGH_SPEED ? 512 : 64),

  // Interface number, string index, EP Out & EP In address, EP size
  TUD_MIDI_DESCRIPTOR(ITF_0_NUM_MIDI, 0, EPNUM_0_MIDI_OUT, EPNUM_0_MIDI_IN, TUD_OPT_HIGH_SPEED ? 512 : 64),
};

uint8_t const desc_configuraiton_1[] =
{
  // Config number, interface count, string index, total length, attribute, power in mA
  TUD_CONFIG_DESCRIPTOR(1, ITF_1_NUM_TOTAL, 0, CONFIG_1_TOTAL_LEN, 0x00, 100),

  // Interface number, string index, EP Out & EP In address, EP size
  TUD_MSC_DESCRIPTOR(ITF_1_NUM_MSC, 0, EPNUM_1_MSC_OUT, EPNUM_1_MSC_IN, TUD_OPT_HIGH_SPEED ? 512 : 64),
};

// Invoked when received GET CONFIGURATION DESCRIPTOR
// Application return pointer to descriptor
// Descriptor contents must exist long enough for transfer to complete
uint8_t const * tud_descriptor_configuration_cb(uint8_t index)
{
  (void) index; // for multiple configurations
  return mode ? desc_configuraiton_1 : desc_configuration_0;
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------------+
// String Descriptors
//--------------------------------------------------------------------+

// array of pointer to string descriptors
char const* string_desc_arr [] =
{
  (const char[]) { 0x09, 0x04 }, // 0: is supported language is English (0x0409)
  "TinyUSB",                     // 1: Manufacturer
  "TinyUSB Device",              // 2: Product
  "123456",                      // 3: Serials, should use chip ID
};

static uint16_t _desc_str[32];

// Invoked when received GET STRING DESCRIPTOR request
// Application return pointer to descriptor, whose contents must exist long enough for transfer to complete
uint16_t const* tud_descriptor_string_cb(uint8_t index, uint16_t langid)
{
  (void) langid;

  uint8_t chr_count;

  if ( index == 0)
  {
    memcpy(&_desc_str[1], string_desc_arr[0], 2);
    chr_count = 1;
  }else
  {
    // Note: the 0xEE index string is a Microsoft OS 1.0 Descriptors.
    // https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/usbcon/microsoft-defined-usb-descriptors

    if ( !(index < sizeof(string_desc_arr)/sizeof(string_desc_arr[0])) ) return NULL;

    const char* str = string_desc_arr[index];

    // Cap at max char
    chr_count = (uint8_t) strlen(str);
    if ( chr_count > 31 ) chr_count = 31;

    // Convert ASCII string into UTF-16
    for(uint8_t i=0; i<chr_count; i++)
    {
      _desc_str[1+i] = str[i];
    }
  }

  // first byte is length (including header), second byte is string type
  _desc_str[0] = (uint16_t) ((TUSB_DESC_STRING << 8 ) | (2*chr_count + 2));

  return _desc_str;
}


Summit Avenue by John Salminen, watercolor painting.
To be truly considered a professional artist, it's necessary to produce a consistent volume of work. I thought this could be difficult for me but the reality is the more I paint, the more I want to paint. Because of a personal rule never to exhibit a painting more than once, I must constantly produce new work. By sticking to a regular painting schedule, I find I'm able to accomplish this.
I love the act of painting. Having the opportunity to paint full-time is rewarding rather than difficult. Taking time away from painting to handle business and clerical needs was, and is, challenging.
It was important for me to have a second source of income until my art generated enough money to live on. One advantage of having an outside source of income was that it enabled me to take creative risks and thereby grow and develop.
I currently have representation with the Stremmel Gallery in Reno, Nevada. It's a great gallery-one that has a substantial collector base, is willing to advertise and promote my work and does not try to dictate what subjects I paint. This allows me to concentrate on painting rather than marketing.
The greatest challenge was to find a subject matter and style that was personally satisfying to me as an artist and also appealed to collectors. If my work were to become too esoteric it would be enjoyable for me but would lose its ability to communicate with a wider audience.
How prepared were you for the business side of fine art?
Like most artists, I was ill-prepared to be a businessman. It was a steep learning curve and one that I continue to struggle with. The record-keeping is time-consuming and I would rather spend that time in my studio painting. I'm very fortunate to have a wife who is willing and able to assist me with record-keeping and communication.
I wish I had kept better visual records of my early work and better track of sales. If I were ever to do a retrospective it could be difficult for me to locate paintings from my formative years.
My wife handles many of the business demands. Without this, I would estimate that approximately twenty to forty percent of my time would be devoted to non-studio demands.
With all of the other obligations of a professional, do you feel that you have enough time to paint?
Yes, but I give it a high priority to make that happen.
Evening Cable Car by John Salminen, watercolor painting.
How would you describe your normal work day?
When I am not traveling around the country teaching workshops or internationally on art-related trips, I maintain a regular studio schedule. I need the routine to facilitate consistent production. I'm an early riser and am in the studio by 5:30 or 6:00 a.m. I paint until mid-afternoon other than a break for breakfast and time to watch the morning news. Late afternoon is usually devoted to errands-to the post office, UPS, the framer or the printer-and I often return to the studio for an hour or two in the evening.
When I first became serious about painting, I did not have long-range goals but for the last ten years that I taught school full time, I also painted full time…evenings, weekends and holidays…in anticipation of retirement. My goal was to obtain signature status in the American Watercolor Society and the National Watercolor Society before I retired. Membership in these two organizations was something the artists I most admired had in common and I felt that to have credibility within the profession, I needed these endorsements. This objective motivated me to produce a volume of high quality work, worthy of membership.
Paint more and develop the skills to honestly evaluate your work, both your successes and your failures. Always challenge yourself and never rest on your laurels. The wonderful thing about painting is that you will never totally master it. My instructor, Cheng Khee Chee said, "You always strive to make the perfect painting and you hope you never do." It is this challenge that keeps you coming back to the studio and growing as an artist.
John Salminen lives and works in Minnesota. However, John teaches, makes presentations and participates in painting events around the world. He is a signature member of the American Watercolor Society, the National Watercolor Society and the Transparent Watercolor Society of America, winning more than 220 awards in national and international exhibitions. John has been an invited artist in international watercolor exhibitions in China, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, Russia, Mexico, Italy, Belgium and Australia. For more information about John, visit his website.


I'm finding it difficult to find any pre made brake lines/pipe on the internet for the truck and was wondering in anyone have experience of the building their own lines from the copper DIY kits?
yeah, pretty easy to make. you do of course need a flaring tool, pay real close attention to the ends - file the pipe off square first and follow the instructions with the tool to see how much pipe to flare. ive done plenty in the past with no problems.
Andy. very easy, get a roll of copper pipe,£25 squids for 15mtrs or thereabouts and as said buy a flaring tool /kit, and just practice, oh you will also need a tiny pipe cutter also , you can buy these from b AND Q , it ensures a perfect round cut..
Thanks guys I'll look in to it, don't know about the Sykes Pickavant kit, bit pricier than I was thinking. There are other kits on ebay that are cheaper and should last the number of pipes that I intend to make.


The world affects you; everything that you ingest through your senses changes how you see the world. Philosopher David Hume posed a great question: if you deprive a man of all his senses from birth – that means sight, taste, touch, smells, and hearing – will he have any thoughts by the age of 18? Hume believed no, thought consisted only of external experience. The man's mind would be thoughtless because he had no experience of the world.
Immanuel Kant, inspired by Hume's question, answered with a slight difference. He believed the humans have intrinsic thought that adds to the external experience of the world. These thoughts he called "a priori". Hume believed that life is a blur of color in front of our eyes and sensations to our skin. This neglected the meaning of sensory input; there were no connections between image and what it meant.
To Kant, life was more than an unpredictable swirl of the senses. There were concepts that were too abstract for only sensory input. Time is not something we could feel but yet we understand it without question. Our knowledge of space, and the relationships between objects, is too complex for sensory input and were thus a prior.
This bore what Robert Pirsig (Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance) calls the "classical" and "romantic" mindset. Classical understanding believes that form underlies itself, that what we sense is what exists as reality. On the other hand, the romantic understanding believes that there's meaning behind form. The romantics believe in more a priori thought, as opposed to relying solely on sensory input.
By acknowledging both extremes, we gain a wider understanding. When I look at a car, I see potential for road trips, going out to shows, and more romantic ideas. Others see a car merely as a method of transportation. Through learning these different perspectives, we can see a greater part of the world. The question becomes, what do you see when you look at the world?
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What did you play last week?
By Jody Macgregor published 9 February 20
Here's what we've been up to. What about you?
(Image credit: Zombie Army 4)
Alex Spencer has been playing Zombie Army 4: Dead War, an appropriately braindead game about headshotting zombies in slow-motion. Probably heaps of fun with the right friends, but no replacement for Left 4 Dead 2, a game I've kept installed for years on the off-chance someone wants to play.
Joanna Nelius has been playing Theme Park Inc, aka SimCoaster. These old classics of the genre are much more like management sims than Planet Coaster, which means mostly what you're managing is an incredible volume of vomit. It's more fun than it sounds.
Alistair Jones has been playing Might & Magic: Chess Royale, the introductory autobattler that sees the cast of the Might & Magic games revived once again for a cynical cash-in, albeit a competent-sounding one. Lower your expectations enough and I'm sure this is fine.
Steven Messner has been playing Legends of Runeterra, which is here to tempt you into trying another free-to-play card game as if there aren't enough of those vying for your attention. Its economy, generous and based around chests and a free battle pass rather than booster packs, is a selling point as its relative lack of a meta. People apparently can't just buy all the best cards and build the ultimate netdeck, which sounds like a plus.
Jeremy Peel has been playing Wargroove's Double Trouble DLC, which adds co-op missions. You may be wondering how co-op works with turn-based tactics, and the answer is apparently "not very well". The last time I remember having fun with a friend in a strategy game it was a co-op game of Total War: Warhammer where we could "gift" units to the other player if one of us was in a battle against the computer.
I've finally been playing F.E.A.R. and enjoying the way it manages to be both good action and horror at the same time. A first-person shooter with bullet time and a solid shotgun doesn't seem like it would mesh well with creepy J-horror, and while the story is hokey (especially the ending) it manages to bounce between the two genres pretty smoothly. Now I see why it's a classic. What's up with Jin's arms, though? They're way too long and it's creeping me out.
Enough about us. What about you? Anyone playing Wolcen ahead of its escape from Early Access? Getting covered in leeches in Stoneshard? Kicking your way through the metal fantasy of Elderborn? Let us know!


Description: Did a mummy's curse cause the Titanic to sink? Why was the Titanic carrying dragon's blood? Is it true that there was a murderer on the ship? Can you smell icebergs before you see them?
Here is the one book with all the answers to your questions about the Titanic! Here, too, is the complete, heart-stopping story of the legendary ship—from its building, maiden voyage and tragic sinking, to its high-tech discovery and exploration on the ocean floor. Special features include the making of James Cameron's movie Titanic, a true-or-false quiz, and the real-life stories of the young people who sailed on the fateful voyage. Illustrated with dozens of paintings, diagrams, and rare photographs.
Jake's Review: Seriously mom -- another one -- you know you have a problem right? Yes, I will give it a fair chance and pretend that my mom isn't weird. Ok this book is easy to read and there are lots of pictures to keep me turning the pages. This would be a really good book to learn the facts about the Titanic, and how and why it sank. I think it would be a good book for Teachers and Librarians and its not even boring. It's neat to see the pictures of what the ship looks like underwater now & sorta creepy. It's really sad that so many kids died - especially when a bunch of rich guys didn't (Shhh don't tell mom -- she will go on and on about that Ismay dude) Just so you all know my Mom sings that Titanic song all the time and she has Titanic ice cube trays.
Mom's Review: Nice kid eh? Ok he really does have a point - damn I hate it when kids are right. I hereby declare that I no longer will make my kid read books about the Titanic & if I do - I owe him huge. Also this book is going on MY shelf and not his. I loved this book - but really did you think I wouldn't. It's full of all sorts of facts and figures about everything Titanic related. It is very colourful with lots of pictures, diagrams, etc that will keep even the more reluctant reader interested. I even learned a few new things, for instance I didn't know the Titanic was 882 1/2 feet long (you get the title now don't ya?) It is a good introduction to the Titanic disaster and would be a very useful tool for both Teachers and Librarians (and a nice addiction to fellow Titanic freaks bookshelves) The Index is pretty detailed and the glossary and recommended reading section are extremely helpful for the intended audience. And yes I will probably go to see Titanic in 3D on April 14th because as my son said I'm weird.
Nicole & I just went to see Titanic last night.. brought back so many memories, and caught so many additional details ... this book totally sounds like something I'd enjoy!
Thanks! Wish I could have gone with you guys, I love that movie, I am not ashamed to say LOL!


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Academic journal article Contemporary Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia in the US Rebalance: Perceptions from a Divided Region
By Graham, Euan
President Obama's "no-show" at the October 2013 East Asia Summit (EAS) and US-ASEAN Summit in Bali--compounded by cancelled bilateral visits to Malaysia and the Philippines either side--has added to doubts already being expressed volubly within the region about the durability and commitment of the US "pivot" or "rebalance" to the wider region, particularly given Washington's claims to be pursuing a sub-regional focus on Southeast Asia. There is, however, nothing especially new about alternating swings in regional attitudes towards the United States. As Alice Ba has argued, regional perceptions have tended to cast US policy towards Southeast Asia in binary terms, alternating between the extremes of over-militarization and "systemic neglect". (1) The first and second George W. Bush administrations typified this curve, initially sparking concerns that the United States was intent on opening up a "second front" in the so-called "war on terror" in Southeast Asia, yielding to disappointment at Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's non-attendance at successive meetings of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF). (2)
The rebalance (3) to Asia--launched two years into Barack Obama's first term--initially re-awakened the over-militarization critique of US policy, given its up-front focus on US force realignment and rising tensions in the South China Sea. Within the US military global commands structure, the Western Pacific and eastern Indian Ocean fall within the Pacific Command (PACOM) and Pacific Fleet's area of responsibility. This automatically subsumes Southeast Asia in--a wider strategic context. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's intervention at the July 2010 ARF in Hanoi, and her subsequent November 2011 Foreign Policy article--still the closest document to an official doctrine for the pivot--clearly signalled an intensification of US interest in the South China Sea. (4) Attention in Southeast Asia was further garnered by Washington's apparent interest in a more "redistributive" footprint for the US military forward-deployed presence in the Western Pacific, given its top-heavy dispositions in Japan, South Korea and Guam. According to Don Emmerson, "the pivot's association with security unbalanced the policy itself", overshadowing the pivot's economic rationale and creating the impression that the "goal of tapping into the material dynamism of emerging Asia seemed to be more of an afterthought" (5). Since 2012 there has been a conscious re-calibration to the pivot/ rebalance, widening the base of US engagement efforts to include diplomatic and economic legs to match the already extended defence component.
Although the pivot concept, as originally used by US officials, "suggested the transfer of resources and strategic attention from the Middle East and Europe to Asia", the military substance--at least in terms of additional US military deployments--in Southeast Asia has been somewhat underwhelming. (6) Nonetheless the region has maintained a consistently high profile within the overall geographical focus on Asia, borne out in the high number of senior administration officials visiting the region, beginning with Hillary Clinton's February 2009 visit to Jakarta in the early phase of the Obama presidency, which was judged to be "the public relations highlight of her first trip to Asia as Secretary of State". (7) Clinton went on to visit all ten ASEAN capitals, while "a greater emphasis on Southeast Asia" was further reflected in the thirteen visits to Asia made by Defense Secretaries Robert Gates and Leon Panetta, as well as senior officials and military officers including the National Security Advisor and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (8) Notwithstanding the cancellation of two previous presidential visits to Southeast Asia before October 2013, the overall engagement effort has been relatively consistent, given the considerable presidential "face time" invested in annual attendance at both the EAS and APEC leaders meeting. …
Publication: Contemporary Southeast Asia
Graham, Euan
Obama, Barack--Foreign policy
Southeast Asia--Strategic aspects
South China Sea--Strategic aspects
Deployment (Military science)--Strategic aspects
Geopolitics--Analysis
Perception (Psychology)--Analysis
United States foreign relations
Barack Obama: The Voice of an American Leader By Joann F. Price Greenwood Press, 2009
PSPRIMARY SOURCE
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A root canal is the treatment of the pulp of the tooth. The pulp contains nerves, tissue and blood vessels and many toothaches are because there is an irritation to this pulp.
Many patients shudder at the thought of a root canal, mainy because of exaggerated stories in movies or old wives' tales about how painful they are. In actual fact the root canal procedure is what actually removes the initial pain and helps you keep your natural tooth for longer.
A root canal is essentially the removal and filling of this pulp to stop any further infection. Root canal treatments generally help to remove pain, but have the added advantage of allowing you to still use the tooth as per normal.
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Santa Rosa History
1906 QUAKE
THE 1906 EARTHQUAKE GRAVESTONE: WHO LIES BENEATH?
April 18, 2013 October 16, 2016 Jeff Elliott earthquake 1906
Just a dozen steps inside the cemetery gate brings you to the mass grave for some of the earthquake victims. Its nearness speaks to the urgency of the times; it was started two days after the disaster struck Santa Rosa on April 18th. By then, the downtown fires were finally out but exhausted volunteers clearing the piles of brick were still coming upon more dead. So when there was a call for volunteers to bury seven unclaimed (and presumably, unembalmed) bodies, a trench was dug at the easiest available spot.
The mass grave also tells stories of the chaos during the aftermath of the quake. There is someone listed on the tombstone who is not there at all and there is the problem of counting the "unknown," which suggests there are certainly more people under that great concrete slab than the sixteen claimed.
The most likely explanation for the errors is that few, if any, cared enough to make sure it was right. There was no interest in commemorating Santa Rosa's worst disaster; it was almost two years before the small monument appeared at the site, with no ceremony held. There was no (known) documentation kept of who was in the mass grave; whomever gave the stone cutter the list of names must have cobbled it together from memories and some of the names painted on boards by a volunteer. The list maker certainly didn't bother to check it against death certificates and other records; if that person had, he would have discovered that Charles W. Palm was actually buried at the county cemetery on Chanate.
(RIGHT: Charles Palm, c. 1900. Image courtesy Pam Mortensen)
Historians trust tombstones to be accurate, so it was more than a century before it was discovered Mr. Palm wasn't there at all. While looking in 2012 for information about her great-grandfather, Pam Mortensen came into contact with cemeterian Jeremy Nichols, who noted that Charles Palm was in the Chanate database. His interment there was confirmed when researcher Sandy Frary found an image of his original certificate of death. Since Palm is not at the earthquake memorial site, who is there in his place? The concrete slab has impressed lines that supposedly outline his grave, along with the initials, "C. W. P." Was another man mistaken for Palm? As a "traveling man" (salesman) from Los Angeles, Palm might have been a stranger, and there apparently were a great many other traveling men in town that day.
Those "unknowns" present other confusing questions. The earthquake monument specifies "FOUR PERSONS UNKNOWN NOS. 1-4-6-7" with lines in the concrete slab outlining four suitcase-sized burials, each with a number. The coroner's records also lists four "unknowns" and where they were found, all with the notation, "nothing but burnt bones and ashes." Yet on April 30, the newspaper reported, "Coroner Frank L. Blackburn held inquests this morning over the remains of Joseph Woods, Smith Davidson, Mrs. Heath and child, [Robert] Richard[s], C. W. Palm, T. B. Ward and six unknown persons [emphasis mine] whose remains were found in the ruins…" Huh? Why did the coroner issue four death certificates for six unknowns? And what's with the "1, 4, 6, 7" ID system?
The solution, I believe, is that the earthquake monument is again wrong. There are not "four persons" there; instead, I think it's the cremated remains of seven, as the numbering scheme suggests.
"Unknown 1" actually represents three people, which aligns with a death certificate for remains found "near Moody's shoe store." The newspaper reported that "The bodies of three unknown persons were brought to the Morgue late Monday evening [April 23] having been found in the stairway of the Princess lodging house. Nothing could be learned of their identity. It is supposed to be a man, woman and child." The "Princess"was above the shoe store.
"Unknown 4" has to be associated with the separate death certificates for remains found at "Mrs. Ware's lodging house" and in Dignan's Drug Store at 500 Fourth street. Most likely these two individuals do not have their own burial numbers because their ashes and bones were commingled by accident.
"Unknown 6" is probably the man whose bones were found in the ruins of the Eureka Lodging house on April 25, a full week after the quake. It would be another week still before the last reported body was found.
"Unknown 7" is more complicated. Read again the account of the April 30 inquest and note that the coroner ruled on the death of Mrs. Heath and child. There is a death certificate for Ceile Heath (the vaudeville performer who called herself "Miss Excelsia"), but none recorded for the child.
Mrs. Heath and the girl appear to have been linked by a newspaper error. Two days after the disaster, the combined Democrat-Republican reported, "The remains of Miss Excelsa [sic], the Novelty actress, and a little girl, identity unknown, were found this morning and taken to the morgue. The body of the latter was taken from the ruins of the Ramona lodging house." In the casualty list that appeared in the same edition, there were separate entries for "Excelia, Miss, Novelty actress," and "Little girl (unknown), Ramona Lodging House." But the following lists counted the child twice – both as "Little girl" and as part of "Excelsa [sic], Miss, Novelty actress and child." (Note that the misspelling of her stage name reverted to the version used in the original news item.) Apparently everyone forgot that the only connection between the two was that they were found on the same day. Whether the child was buried with Heath or elsewhere is anyone's guess, but she is certainly another overlooked victim of the tragedy.
For information on the estimated death toll, please see the "Body Counts, Part II" essay.
(This article was revised October, 2016)
UPDATE: An earlier version of this article discussed the possibility that local pharmacist Michael H. Dignan was among the "unknowns." The list of fatalities published the day after the quake included "C Trudgeon, with M.H. Dignan". Two days later the next list specified, "Trudgen, C., drug clerk, M.H. Dignan". That April 21 listing expanded identifiers to include employers, but it was unclear if Chester ("Al") Trudgen, who worked at the Digman drug store, died with his boss. "M. H. Digman" was also named as an earthquake fatality in several pharmaceutical trade magazines. In truth, he survived the earthquake and moved to San Francisco, where he lived until the 1930s.
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Mayor: Arena 'Plan B' Now Expected Next Month
Johnson Says Arena Manager Still Interested
Updated: 4:03 AM PDT May 8, 2012
David Bienick/KCRA
A new plan for how to build an arena in downtown Sacramento is now expected in June, Mayor Kevin Johnson said Tuesday."It's going to take a little longer," Johnson told reporters.Johnson had initially said he hoped to offer an update to the City Council as early as May 8."I was shooting for sometime in May. It'll probably take until June," said Johnson.The mayor said he had recently met with Tim Leiweke, CEO of AEG Worldwide, an arena management company based in Los Angeles."We had a very good conversation. He believes in Sacramento. He believes in our market," said Johnson.However, Johnson added, "They could not make a commitment, obviously."Since an arena-funding deal with the owners of the Sacramento Kings fell apart last month, the city has been preliminarily studying the example of Kansas City, which built an arena in 2007 without a sports team tenant.The financing of Kansas City's Sprint Center largely relies on car rental and hotel taxes.Much of the car rental tax revenue is generated at Kansas City International Airport, which, unlike Sacramento's major airport, is located within its namesake's the city limits.In addition, Sprint Center officials have said their facility regularly draws visitors from up to 250 miles away. Sacramento is located 125 miles away from HP Pavilion in San Jose, which was recently ranked as the nation's busiest arena."What (AEG) did in Kansas City was an anomaly in many respects," Johnson said.Meanwhile, the City Council was expected to formally receive an already-released staff report outlining the expenses of the arena plan.The report said the city spent $686,000 on various consultants, studies and arena-related travel.PDF: Read City's Arena-Related Travel Expenses "We still learned a lot," said Johnson, who added that the arena studies would also apply to an intermodal transportation facility planned for the same location."So all that work will pay off and will help us have a leg up when it comes to whatever we put on that particular project," said Johnson.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
A new plan for how to build an arena in downtown Sacramento is now expected in June, Mayor Kevin Johnson said Tuesday.
"It's going to take a little longer," Johnson told reporters.
Johnson had initially said he hoped to offer an update to the City Council as early as May 8.
"I was shooting for sometime in May. It'll probably take until June," said Johnson.
The mayor said he had recently met with Tim Leiweke, CEO of AEG Worldwide, an arena management company based in Los Angeles.
"We had a very good conversation. He believes in Sacramento. He believes in our market," said Johnson.
However, Johnson added, "They could not make a commitment, obviously."
Since an arena-funding deal with the owners of the Sacramento Kings fell apart last month, the city has been preliminarily studying the example of Kansas City, which built an arena in 2007 without a sports team tenant.
The financing of Kansas City's Sprint Center largely relies on car rental and hotel taxes.
Much of the car rental tax revenue is generated at Kansas City International Airport, which, unlike Sacramento's major airport, is located within its namesake's the city limits.
In addition, Sprint Center officials have said their facility regularly draws visitors from up to 250 miles away. Sacramento is located 125 miles away from HP Pavilion in San Jose, which was recently ranked as the nation's busiest arena.
"What (AEG) did in Kansas City was an anomaly in many respects," Johnson said.
Meanwhile, the City Council was expected to formally receive an already-released staff report outlining the expenses of the arena plan.
The report said the city spent $686,000 on various consultants, studies and arena-related travel.
PDF: Read City's Arena-Related Travel Expenses
"We still learned a lot," said Johnson, who added that the arena studies would also apply to an intermodal transportation facility planned for the same location.
"So all that work will pay off and will help us have a leg up when it comes to whatever we put on that particular project," said Johnson.


If you're well and truly settled in your poolside sun lounger, don't worry - you won't have far to go for some well-deserved refreshment. Located in the Aquadome, Cascades Café Bar serves a range of drinks and snacks for those who don't want to move far from the pool!
We offer healthy salads, sandwiches and wraps, as well as freshly prepared granola pots, nutrition bars and a wide range of light snacks.
For adults, there's a good selection of wine, beers, and mixers and for children we have ice cold Slush Puppies and juices. There's also a selection of coffees and specialty teas.
Open seven days a week from morning to early evening.
"The pool was great as was the food in Cascades."