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Pros: "the over seas flight was fine... once we got on board"
Cons: "The desk does not open until two hours before your flight. Our flight was canceled, 10 minuets before boarding .... with no recourse we were booked on the next day. It took the airline 3 hours after the cancelation to get out luggage back. When we finally got out, the next day, our flight was delayed and we almost missed our connection. Every one who was trying to make the same connection said that every time they fly Air Canada they are always running. We needed up being the last ones on the plane.... they gave away our seats so we were separated for 12 hours. And shoved into corners!!! Our bags made it two days late."
Cons: "Connecting flight in Toronto late 4 HOURS!!!!! There is no excuse for such delay. Another plane should have been made available for the flight."
Pros: "Flight wasn't crowded and it was a quiet flight."
Cons: "Flight was delayed an hour, but baggage arrived fine."
Pros: "Every thing"
Pros: "Everything went well, the crew was great."
Pros: "I would choose this route again--I liked the timing of the flight and transferring in Toronto."
Cons: "The kosher food was abysmal which may not have been Air Canada's fault. When a seating problem arose with an ultra orthodox man who refused to be seated next to me (a woman) the flight attendant told me, "I don't deal with that." Finally another flight attendant found the man a seat between two men."
Pros: "Crew was ok, entertainment was great"
Cons: "Seats in ac 787 are very soft, you will feel the knees of the passenger seating behind you, I couldn't fall a sleep, you feel a kick every time the passenger behind you moved his knees. Kosher food was terrible! Not eatible! Plane is very slow l, took 11.5 hours instead of 10 hours with the 747."
Cons: "Not enough leg room Cramped seating area in coach"
Pros: "Crew was excellent"
Cons: "Entertainment system did not work for the first two hours"
Pros: "Good legroom and entertainment options, on time. Enjoyable overall."
Cons: "Food showed British heritage -- stodgy, boring, overcooked. The bathrooms were dirty and out of supplies after a while."
Pros: "Service on the plane was good"
Cons: "Boarding took forever and the plane took off an hour late due to boarding inefficiencies)"
Pros: "You fly a beautiful plane, the Boeing 787. Excellent entertainment, more comfortable seats, and just about everything on this plain was upgraded. It is a case study of how to do things right. The most impactful for me was air humidity. It was refreshing to fly and not feel like I've been in the Sahara desert at high noon. So, your starting point is really high, but you really need to look at your service."
Cons: "our flight was 40 minutes late in departing TLV. My connection in Toronto then was changed to a later flight, which was then delayed too by 50 minutes. all in all a 14 hour flight with connection ended up being close to 18 hours. My biggest two complaints about the flight itself is the food & the toilets. Your meals are the worst I've had in a major airline, and you should not serve customer frozen of close to frozen bread or sandwiches. If you are serving rolls, sandwiches or pitas, or bagels heat them up first. El-Al has been doing it for decades, go look at how they do it. But besides the bread/sandwiches issue, your meals are a really bad version of frozen supermarket meals. Just terrible all round. The other complaint is the bathroom. It was not cleaned frequently enough."
Cons: "Everything Luggage no come on time This is the worst company"
Pros: "The food was good, staff was pleasant"
Cons: "Flight boarded late, left an hour late with no explanation, causing us to miss our connecting flight in Toronto. They did switch our boarding passes to a later flight, but only 1 of 3 pieces of luggage arrived in chicago (as did also to 4 other families on our flight) it took 2 more days until we received them."
Pros: "Very friendly flight attendants. Great food!"
Pros: "Food good Choice of movies pretty good"
Cons: "Suitcase damaged No one in Detroit to process claim Amount of wine offered was somewhat meager for such a long flight"
Pros: "My flight to Toronto arrived late which meant there would be no way for me to catch my connecting flight to North Carolina. An Airline rep was already waiting for me out of the terminal, with tickets for a new flight the next morning, a ticket for one night at one of the airport hotels(dinner included) and meal vouchers for the airport. This would have never happened with any US based airline."
Pros: "Fantastic service. I will use Air Canada again."
Cons: "The delay was unforeseen but acceptable."
Pros: "The service was very good and the flight felt safe and smooth."
Cons: "Very crowded plane with very little legroom (and I am 1.65m). The food could be improved. Entertainment was decent, but the design of the controls embedded in the armrest caused my neighbor to disrupt my programming often. It was inadvertent, but still annoying."
Cons: "There was no information for the new rules of eTA and I've lost my flight from Tel Aviv to Toronto to my friends baby's baptism. Shame!"
Cons: "Not on time. I missed my connecting flight"
Cons: "The flight was delayed about an hour and a half, only after some time at the gate they explained it on the mic.I had a connection flight, and before landing they mentioned there will be agents helping those with upcoming connections to catch them up due to the delay, but those people just pointed me in the general direction of the gates. I had to ran all over the airport, confused after the terrible long flight, and since it was my first time there. I made it at the last second, they changed my seat without my permission and didn't have enough room for my bag so I had to check it. The general attitude of the crew was reluctant at best.The food was mediocre, like what you would have gotten in a flight 10 years ago, and they gave beef to people who asked for chicken. I wanted to be more cool about it, but it was a terrible flight in every Aspect, and I never even got an apology or a follow up."
Cons: "I did not like aircanada changed my sit without asking me.I did not like delays."
Pros: "Everything was amazing! On time and nice flight!"
Cons: "I lost my book, if someone can contact me of where to retrieve it, that would be great! Thanks"
Pros: "Food need to improve it's no taste and stank of meat"
Pros: "Boarding and crew were very good."
Cons: "Air Canada Legs were excellent, but Rouge Sucks!"
Pros: "Staff was super nice to my surprise."
Cons: "Flight was late."
Pros: "The attendants were helpful The food was good"
Pros: "New aircraft 787. Direct flight from Israel to Canada, no layover in Europe. That was nice. The crew was very friendly and helpful. The worst part was the airport in Toronto. Very confusing to get around in. And having to fill out custom papers for Canada when I wasn't staying in Canada or leaving the airport. Didn't like that. But the service of Air Canada makes up for the airport, I would use their service again."
Pros: "the mounties rock, seriously"
Cons: "Flight was pleasant and food was good. I ordered veggie meal and for some reason I didn't get it on the second meal."
Cons: "Food was bad,"
Pros: "The staff was very friendly and extremely accommodating."
Cons: "There could have been a bit more on the entertainment selection side."
Pros: "I loved the 787 with the mood lighting and humidified air. The flight attendants were very nice and attentive. I loved the warm towels after take off and before landing!!!"
Cons: "I had a 4 hour layover in Toronto. Could have done with a much shorter layover. A Dr. Pepper as a soda selection would be nice but not essential."
Pros: "Great seat-back system, very good food and friendly, helpful service both in the air and on the ground. Very nice to let families board fairly early."
Cons: "Entertainment choices could have been a bit better. Would have preferred to be able to get seats more than 24 hours in advance as a group of 4 (without paying exra). I think we got the last 4 seats together."
Pros: "The crew was nice and friendly"
Cons: "The seats are too tight"
Pros: "The crew was polite and friendly."
Cons: "The food was not good"
Pros: "Great customer service great people"
Cons: "Having to pay for changing return date. You should have an open ticket option for extended stays"
Pros: "Arrival times for principle flight..."
Cons: "Long walks at Toronto..."
Pros: "The 787 is avery comfortable airlplane."
Pros: "The flight attendants were very professional and caring"
Cons: "My vegetarian food choice did not transfer from my United Airlines profile"
Pros: "Air Canada is a first rate provider. Their air rates are better than most other airlines, and the value for the money is exceptional."
Cons: "The plane was SO, SO COLD. The entire plane of people were miserable. I literally shivered all the way from Toronto to Istanbul, huddled next to the stranger next to me, who was also freezing. It was unreal how cold it was. People kept asking the staff to turn the A/C down, to no avail. I couldn't wait to get off that flight."
Pros: "The flight from Tel Aviv to Toronto was excellent and the food was great. I'm definitely using Air Canada in the future!"
Pros: "The crew appeared overworked and understaffed. I feel that there should have been at least 2 to 4 more to help with the large number of passengers on the plane. It appeared to be more than full and perhaps extra seating was added."
Cons: "The plane was overcrowded. Seating was extremely uncomfortable and much too narrow. I am a relatively thin person but the person to my right was large and kept on pushing into me during the entire flight. Plus it took us over an hour and 30 minutes before we left the airport because we had to wait until the entire plane off boarded before a wheelchair could be brought for my wife. After the wheelchair was brought and we picked up our luggage, (2 bags), which by the way were the last 2 on the carousel, there was only one line through customs for people with special needs. By the time we left the airport I spent at least 45 minutes trying to find the cab which had been sent from Rochester, NY to pick us up and when I finally found him he wasn't allowed to stop in the taxi lane to pick us up in the taxi lane because he wasn't an authorized cab in spite of the fact that I told the security person that my wife was in a wheelchair and the weather was close to 0 degrees celsus and it was snowing."
Cons: "1. I ordered kosher meal, and we haven't because it finished. 2. The flight was full I couldn't findo a sit with my kids. I sit separately."
Pros: "Friendly staff, not as crowded as most airlines"
Cons: "There was nothing to not like -- they might need a few more rest rooms for the coach classes"
Pros: "This was my first Air Canada flight, and I was beyond impressed with the service overall. The plane was extremely nice and very spacious. The flight crew was very attentive and helpful, and had great attitudes. I had trouble with my entertainment screen early on, and a flight attendant went out of her way to reset and make sure it was working for me. The 12 hour flights both ways were comfortable and enjoyable."
Cons: "I honestly can't say anything negative about this experience!"
Pros: "Would defently will choose AC again"
Pros: "Got a row to Myself"
Cons: "No Masks really enforced"
Pros: "GREAT SEATS AND SERVICE"
Cons: "other than free flights, nothing"
Pros: "Convenient route, great United Polaris lounge at SFO for business passengers."
Cons: "The flight frequently arrives about an hour before customs desks are opened, so passengers are forced to wait inside the airplane after landing until the customs desks are open."
Pros: "Premium economy was great"
Cons: "Toilets were broken"
Pros: "Crew was pretty friendly"
Cons: "Food is disgusting, they should really be embarrassed to serve it to humans. Also, the seats are uncomfortable, don't don't recline enough, and don't offer enough room for normal-sized adults to sit comfortably on a 15 hour flight."
Cons: "A horrific, frustrating and humiliating experience at the Tel Aviv airport. United airlines did not inform me about the security process for transit passengers. I was subjected to humiliating search and with my bag still at the Tel Aviv, because they didn't have enough times Worst experience ever!!"
Pros: "I love the smaller Jets now that goes to Erie. Less noise love the one seater on the side."
Cons: "To be very honest nothing could be done because you guys did great!"
Pros: "Nothing. At all."
Pros: "Enough legroom in economy. Crew friendly and helpful. Kosher food good."
Pros: "The seats were comfortable and the entertainment was good."
Cons: "My video monitor was loose and I had to hold it up the whole time I was watching it. I told the flight attendant but they said they didn't have a screw driver. The food wasn't good."
Pros: "Alot of empty seats to stretch out"
Cons: "Very basic not so comfortable seats"
Cons: "Dirty airplain, 12h flight, the food a disaster, crew that don't know to smile, restrooms dirty the igienic paper and a lot more...."
Pros: "The crew is friendly and helpful. The entertainment system is good and fairly modern. The entertainment over WiFi is a great option."
Cons: "There's no Premium Economy cabin. The Economy Plus seats are as narrow as regular economy seats. The food is fairly basic, and many other airlines serve better."
Pros: "the entertainment program was good, and the plane in good shape"
Cons: "food was terrible"
Pros: "Quick flight - happy crew - United rocks!"
Cons: "Toronto Airport needs to get their act together. This is twice now that there were two Star Alliance flights to Denver at roughly the same time - United and Air Canada - miles apart in the terminal. Yet only the Air Canada one was on the flight board. I. Er half the flight walked to F64 and then had to run to F97. Shoddy."
Pros: "The plane was run by ANA. It was super clean, the food was good and the attendants were great."
Cons: "It was the best economy flight I have ever had. Super."
Pros: "Even though we took off late, the flight landed early. We were served two meals and a snack. Entertainment was fine."
Cons: "It's a 12 hour flight. It's exhausting"
Cons: "Why can't the plane be boarded from the back to the front. Seems like that would be easier for all passengers. Also, I picked assigned seats when I purchased the tickets and my husband and I where separated in different rows."
Pros: "Quick boarding, friendly, well done"
Pros: "Thanks to TSA we missed our originally booked flight but United was gracious enough to book us on the next outbound flight. Once on board, it literally was smooth sailing."
Cons: "Not a fan of those chintzy pretzel bags but what can one expect from economy??"
Pros: "I purchased a seat with extra legroom and It was comfortable, the staff was accommodating, and the entertainment was good."
Cons: "The food was not good, salad was old, and overall not good."
Cons: "I am pregnant and took a 12-hour flight. The flight crew did not provide me with food for 11 hours of that flight. When I asked the flight attendants for food they told me they had none, and it was my fault I didn't bring anything to eat. then I saw them handing out food to business class. I understand that I did not shell out the class to fly business class, but it's not okay to not feed a pregnant woman. Additionally, when I was flying form you were not allowed t bring water onto the plane. The flight attendants only provided me one small water bottle an two small cups of water. I asked for more but they said no :( I will never fly United again"
Pros: "Service,management, food"
Cons: "The comform of the seats was very poor. Entertainment only worked half way. Stewards did not ask if I wanted to eat or not. Only pessengers on the alley seats were asked. Very little attention was given to make passengers comfortable."
Pros: "For the movies that are only viewable try the united app. They have very few licenses for viewing so if you don't grab a movie once you begin you will get an error messsge all tru the 8 hour flight. The air steward just said it is what it is and that I wasn't paying for it anyway . That the little screen in front of the seat from 1988 was enough .."
Cons: "For the movies that are only viewable try the united app. They have very few licenses for viewing so if you don't grab a movie once you begin you will get an error messsge all tru the 8 hour flight. The air steward just said it is what it is and that I wasn't paying for it anyway . That the little screen in front of the seat from 1988 was enough .."
Pros: "We enjoyed the ability to have beer and wine included. We thought the meals going to Tel Aviv and on the return were very tasty, good portions, and served at the appropriate times. We loved the choices of movies/tv that were updated and new and also included."
Cons: "The only issue we had was getting up to go to the bathroom midflight. There was some slight turbulence and the attendants demanded we sit down for safety (it wasn't too bad though) yet once we got back to our seats the turblence was fine, and we got up to go again and the same thing happened. There were long lines for the bathrooms. I'm not sure if that can be avoided though."
Pros: "the flight was cancelled!!!"
Pros: "We made it safely to our destination."
Cons: "Did not appreciate the flight attendants at all. VERY rude staff. Not considerate by making everyone wait a LONG time to serve food, which was not served in a friendly manner at all. It was quite obvious they did NOT care about our comfort or experience. Would NOT recommend unless I'm desperate and feel like being around people who hate their job and want me to know it."
Pros: "Friendly service by the flight crew."
Cons: "No in-flight movies, tv or other entertainment. Not even some channels. Everything required payment. Wasn't that way on our trip over on what appeared to be similar equipment."
Pros: "Easy boarding, room for everything!"
Cons: "On our returning flight, although I'm certain I seated us together, my traveling partner and I weren't seated near each other."
Pros: "everything is perfect"
Cons: "i wish i have something to say"
Pros: "I liked the movies,they have many movies and I can choice"
Cons: "The flight was delayed and the employees of the front desk don't help anything. The service was worse."
Cons: "The crabbiest crew I've ever encountered - they even barked at each other."
Cons: "Rude staff"
Pros: "the staff was extremely pleasant, and so nice. the flight was ok"
Cons: "The gluten free menu wasn't very good, and also there were no gluten free snacks. 1% of the population has celiac, I expected more these days..."
Cons: "Not enough good movies"
Pros: "I had not been given a choice of gluten free meal before boarding so I declined the food offered, and the attendant, without my asking her to , went and found something gluten free."
Cons: "The entertainment screen did not work well."
Pros: "Good legroom. Did not feel cramped"
Cons: "No access to movies because my earbuds would not plug into the hole for them. All food was nasty, inedible. Breakfast so bad even the smell of it polluted the cabin for the remainder of the flight. Just a cold ham or turkey and cheese sandwich would have been preferable. Attention from flight attendants was haphazard at best. Chose this flight because of good flight times but in future will avoid United if at all possible."
Cons: "Some moron decided that passengers shouldn't be allowed to bring drinks on the plane. This means that after passing security and customs, after buying an overpriced cup of latte, you are told to spill it or else. And that's in a country that lives on security. Unacceptable. Unjustified and unheard of."
Pros: "I appreciated the seat assigned to me was directly behind first class; gave me more leg room."
Cons: "The food was terrible"
Pros: "More space than El-al. No delays"
Cons: "Food. We ordered 4 special meals and got only one!"
Pros: "lay flat bed in business class"
Cons: "The seat area wasn't cleaned properly"
Pros: "Has aisle seat so I could stretch one leg."
Cons: "Was crammed in the back with not enough knee room. I'm not overweight, (5'11", 200 lbs) people (including flight attendant kept banging into me as they went past. 1 flight attendant (middle-aged man) obnoxious. Lots of empty seats in the "economy plus" section, once flight was in motion...attendant refused to let anyone move. United obviously shortened up the leg room and space towards the back of the plane to make room for "economy plus" then just left those seats empty when passengers refused to pay the additional $170 (what obnoxious flight attendant said) to sit there. I will look for other carriers..."
Cons: "NO leg room."
Cons: "Food was not great. Crew was not so friendly."
Pros: "The flight was good..."
Cons: "No entertainment was available ... even do they announced ..."
Cons: "I left my Kindle in the seat pocket. It has not been returned."
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Vitamin B6 is found in a variety of foods, including: Pork, Poultry, Fish, Bread, Oatmeal, Wheatgerm, Brown Rice, Eggs, Vegetables, Soya Beans, Peabuts, Milk, Potatoes and some fortified breakfast cereals.
Vitamin B12, like the other B Vitamins, is important for metabolism. It also helps form red blood cells and keeps the central nervous system healthy.
Vitamin B6 & Vitamin B12 - Vitamins for Amnesia: Vitamins B6 and B12 are useful in producing red blood cells which help in supplying oxygen to the brain. Vitamin B6: take one tablet of 100 milligrams once daily. Vitamin B12: One tablet of 1.000 micrograms once daily.


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Antonio Stradivari Biography
Cremona, Italy
Died: December 18, 1737
Italian violin maker
I talian violin maker Antonio Stradivari created instruments that are still considered the finest ever made. The new styles of violins and cellos that he developed were remarkable for their excellent tonal quality and became the basic design for all modern versions of the instruments.
Family of violin makers
There are no records of Antonio Stradivari's birth, but based on the documentation of his age that accompanied his signature on some of the instruments he created late in his life, it is assumed that he was born in 1644. There is also little known about his youth. He was probably born in Cremona, Italy, the city where his family had been established for five centuries, and he was the son of Alessandro Stradivari. Cremona was a town that had been renowned for its master violin makers for nearly one hundred years. Its leading craftsman during Stradivari's early life was Niccolo Amati, who represented the third generation of his family to contribute to the development of the traditional violin style popular at the time. Stradivari was probably apprenticed (worked to learn a trade) to Amati by the early 1660s and under Amati's direction learned the craft of violin making.
Experimented with violin design
By 1666 Stradivari was producing instruments independently as well as continuing to work at his mentor's (an advisor and guide) shop, which he probably did until Amati's death in 1684. In 1667 he was married to Francesca Feraboschi and set up his own household and shop. The couple eventually had six children and two of their sons would follow in their father's footsteps as violin makers. In the decade or so before 1680 Stradivari created a wide variety of stringed instruments, including guitars, harps, lutes, and mandolins. He continued to follow Amati's basic design for violins, but during this time he began experimenting with improvements in tone and design.
The Stradivari family moved to a new house at No. 2, Piazza San Domenico in 1680, and the building would serve as the violin maker's home and workshop for the rest of his
Antonio Stradivari.
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life. Here he matured in his art and created his greatest works, most notably the violins that set the standard for perfection in the music world. In the 1680s he continued to develop his own style, moving away from Amati's design to create a more solid-looking violin made of new materials and finishes. The resulting instruments during this time created a more powerful sound than earlier violins, and musicians from outside Cremona began to seek out instruments from his workshop as his fame grew. Upon Amati's death in 1684, Stradivari was considered the city's greatest violin maker.
Despite Stradivari's considerable success with his designs, he continued to look for ways to improve his violins. He succeeded in finding a deeper, fuller tone that was quite distinct from the lighter sounds of other Cremona instrument makers. Stradivari's wife died in 1698, and she was honored with a large funeral. In the summer of the following year, the craftsman married his second wife, Antonia-Maria Zambelli. He had five more children from this marriage, but none of them ever entered the instrument-making business.
Created finest works in "golden period"
The years from 1700 to 1720 were the greatest of Stradivari's career, and the era was often referred to as the craftsman's "golden period." It was during this time that he perfected his violin design and created his finest instruments. Not only was his design revolutionary, but the materials he used also helped to create his unique effects. He selected excellent wood, such as maple, for his violins and developed the orange-brown varnish that became a trademark of his work. His works from this period were so magnificent that some violins created at this time have developed individual identities and reputations. Some of the most famous include the 1704 "Betts" violin, now in the United States Library of Congress; the 1715 "Alard," which is considered the finest Strativarius in existence; and the 1716 "Messiah," an instrument that Stradivari never sold and is now in the best condition of any of his surviving pieces.
After 1720 Stradivari continued to produce violins and other stringed instruments, but the number of items decreased through the years. While his work maintained a high level of quality, it began to show the effects of failing eyesight and a less steady hand. Stradivari continued producing instruments on his own until his death at the age of ninety-three on December 18, 1737.
Stradivari's violins remain as some of the most sought-after instruments in the world. In May 2000 a Stradivari violin sold at a New York City auction for $1.3 million. In September of that year experts laid to rest speculation that a Stradivari violin on display at the Ashmoleon Museum in England was a forgery (a fake). The handcrafted 284 year-old Stradivari violin is considered the most valuable in the world, worth nearly $15 million.
Balfoort, Dirk J. Antonius Stradivarius. Translated by W. A. G. Doyle-Davidson. Stockholm, Sweden: Continental Book Company, 1947.
Henley, William. Antonio Stradivari, Master Luthier, Cremona, Italy, 1644–1737; His Life and Instruments. Sussex, England: Amati Publishers, Ltd., 1961.
Hill, W. Henry, Arthur E. Hill, and Alfred E. Hill. Antonio Stradivari: His Life and Work, 1644–1737. London: William E. Hill and Sons, 1902. Reprint, New York: Dover Publications, 1963.
Maurice Kelhoffer
Aug 6, 2009 @ 12:12 pm
I don't know how recent your information is, but it is my understanding that the controversy regarding the authenticity of the Messiah hasn't been solved, and is still up in the air. There are those who believe it is, but I just read an article (on line) by "Soundpost" that seems to have some reservations. Vuillaume is one of the "culprits" who might be responsible for creating a great looking forgery. Personally, I'd like to believe it's the real thing. But it makes for a good story that only a violin enthusiast would enjoy. Maurice Kelhoffer, Boca Raton, FL
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The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs: Language Arts - "Color by Sight Word"
These interactive NO PREP Color by Sight Word sheets are for more than just coloring! There are several different interactive math and literacy activities for students to complete within the worksheet to keep students actively engaged in learning!
There are 12 different color by sight word pages included that cover 74 different Kindergarten sight words.
Spin and Write: Students practice writing sight words by using a paperclip as a spinner. Whatever word they land on, they write in the box.
Color by Sight Word: Students use reading skills by using the color code to color in the different sections in the picture.
Count and Tally: Students practice counting and representation of numbers by counting how many of each sight word there are. Next, they write the total number in the blank space provided and represent the number by making tallies.
1st Grade and 2nd Grade packets coming soon!


According to the report published in Tibetan language by the Tibet Times, BHU in a circular regarding new admissions, declared that prospective Tibetan students will be considered on their special status as refugees. The university has relaxed Tibetans from paying tuition fees equivalent to foreigners. Now the Tibetan students will have to pay tuition fees same as the Indians while they will also be exempted from having take all India entrance exams as the Indians.
There are around 30 Tibetans studying at the University engaged different fields of studies. According to the students ordeal, every year almost half of successfully admitted students used to withdraw their application due to high tuition fees.
Since Tibetans are not citizens of the country, they are usually treated under foreigners category in places like Delhi University and Banaras Hindu University, Tibetan students face high tuition fees as per foreign students. However, the special consideration given by BHU, one of highly reputed institutions in the country will immensely benefit them.


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24K's Kisu To Enlist In Army + Group Adds New Member
by J. K
24K has posted an announcement ahead of the group's comeback with important news for fans.
Member Kisu will be enlisting in the army to fulfill his mandatory military service, while the group has decided to add a new member named Kiyong.
Their official statement in English is as follows:
"Today's announcement is regarding our members' upcoming activities.
"First we would like to announce a new addition to the 24K lineup. His name is 'Kiyong' and he will be promoting with the team for the upcoming 8th mini album. Kiyong is preparing very hard to add new energy as a fresh face to the roster, so please welcome him as one of our own.
"Second, we do have unfortunate news.
"Kisu, who has worked very hard as member and a family to 24U, will be enlisting in the army. In accordance to the Korean law, all Korean citizens (male) must serve time in arms at his age. It was an unfortunate short notice and a surprise to us all, but Kisu has decided to fulfill his mandatory military service with diligence and courage.
"Good news for the fans, Kisu has participated in the making of our upcoming project with his special solo track for the fans (24U). So, please support and listen to his self-produced track dedicated to the fans. As far as the Makestar project goes, he will carry out the promised package perks before enlisting.
"The 8th mini album's title track will be performed during the 2018 Dream Concert stage at Sangam World Cup Stadium for the first time. The event will be held on Saturday May 12, 2018. The music video and the album will be released on time.
"At the end of the following album activities, 24K and Choeun Entertainment will be on holding another tour to get closer with the fans.
— July: New Zealand, Australia
— August: Europe, Latin America
"Keep yourself posted through all of 24K official SNS and official fan cafe for further information.
"Thank you for joining us for the announcements and stick around for any new tour dates."
24K's comeback is planned for late May. It was recently revealed prior to their return that the group was included on the blacklist of former president Park Geun Hye's government, which may have affected their promotions in the past.


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Kanchan Bhaskar chronicles escape from abuse in new memoir
By Lynn Sommers Last updated Jan 16, 2023
Growing up in New Delhi, India, Kanchan Bhaskar watched her parents hold a loving and affectionate relationship. She was taught a marriage means companionship, tenderness and mutual respect.
When she enters into an arranged marriage, she anticipated to hold that same type of partnership with her seemingly wonderful husband. But, it does not take long for his charming façade to drop and reveal a narcissistic, alcoholic and violent man.
Now living in Gurnee, Ill., she works at Snap-on in Kenosha. In her new memoir, set to release April 23, Bhaskar chronicles her gradual climb from an abusive marriage to independence freedom from abuse.
What motivates you to write the book?
I wanted to write the book for a very long time, but I was postponing it for some reason. And then finally, I think the time came so to speak. My children were pushing me to do it. It finally happened when my therapist said, "I think you should write your story." I kept asking her what my purpose in life was and she said, "That's your purpose. You need to reach out to these people of domestic violence or domestic abuse, and tell your story and tell them how you escaped and how you came out. It's something that they need to know."
What was the process like?
It was great. I just loved it. I was thoroughly focused, and I'm a very mission-oriented person. If I have a mission, I have to do it. So I was going to work eight hours, going back home, having my cup of tea and then I would start to write because the flow just happened. Once I started it, I knew each day was right in front of my eyes.
I did go through post traumatic stress disorder, but I really didn't care about it. The only PTSD effect on me was that I became quite an insomniac. And that worked better for me, because I would get up in the middle of the night and start to write again. So I must have written almost 500 printed pages.
I think I healed during that process a lot, because I had thought that I had moved on. My divorce happened already in 2003. But when I started to write and how everything was coming right there, I didn't have to think about it. I didn't have to think about the emotions I had at that moment where I was sitting and what I was doing. So then I said "I haven't moved on, it seems." But once I started to put it on paper, I think it really saved me from that hurt. It helped me. And the motivation that this is going to be read by people like me. And you know they are going to benefit from it, so that kept me going.
How did you approach the writing process?
The first step was, of course, forming a structure. And so I first wrote the names of the chapters. I'll do where it started and what happened, this chapter and this chapter, and that would be the end. And then I started to fill in the chapters with a structure again … because it's mostly chronological. Then under the structure, I started writing two bullet points.
All that took me maybe a month or so. And then I started to write a chapter. It took me almost a year, because I wrote and then I edited.
How does it feel to be free from a toxic partner?
I got my life back. I am totally free. I feel the freedom every day.
What do people not know about leaving an abusive situation?
If the person raised his hand on you the very first time — especially for teens — they should leave that person that very day. There is no need to have any compassion for such people. Because that means if they are disrespectful to you one day, they will be always disrespectful to you. And I think, for a woman, respect should be the utmost important thing. And if they're not ready to get out, if you're married and you have some circumstances where you can't leave, then you should try to get them help and, if they're not ready, that should be also one of the last things for them.
It is common for people to feel tired and groggy in the afternoon, especially after a heavy lunch. Here are four ways to boost your energy levels when you're in an afternoon slump.
Always have a safety plan in place. They should have a bag with their copy of the key and car key and all of that and some paperwork that is necessary. (Have that) ready, because once they start to hit you, you should just leave.
What advice can you give to others?
It's very important, the first step is for them to accept they're a victim, because unless they accept they're a victim, they won't look at freedom.
One thing that any victim of abuse has to learn or to do is to be totally committed to be free. If they are not committed, they will keep going back, because there will be so many hindrances and so many blocks that come your way that it's very important to have the whole steps in place and be totally committed.
Become financially independent.
Where can people find your book when it's released?
It's available on pre-order on Amazon and at Barnes and Noble.
More details about Bhaskar and her work can be found at her website kanchanbhaskar.com.
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Nesting area of our hay wagon chicken tractor chicken coop. We use 5 gallon buckets to provide nesting boxes which are well sized and easy to clean. Each bucket can be removed and throughly cleaned and sanitized when necessary. Having shelves above the nesting boxes provides for easy and close storage for extra feed and bedding materials. The lower left shows the top of our dust bathing bucket constructed from a plastic tote and filled with sand it provides a great place for the chickens to clean their feathers and remove biting insects.


That is a lot of shingles.
Sounds like you may have put on a single or two?
Every time I see an old barn I want to wander around inside to see if any of its stories are still visible….thanks for another fine image.
Sorry I couldn't get inside. I really enjoy it when the owner of the barns comes out to talk to me.
Barnwood Pat strikes again! Great shot!
That is a super dooper barn. Beautiful shot.


"Cast from her home, Jessa struggles to find a place among the realms. With the loss of power, her premonitions are vague and tormenting. However with Micha at her side, she has hope for the future.
Coffey kindly sent me the third installment in her series, A New World, to review. I reviewed the first two books what feels like forever ago but it wasn't hard to recall where things left off and settle right back into Jessa's story.
This book is a high fantasy story filled with Faeries, Ancients, Trolls, Humans, Sylphs, and a whole realm of interesting characters. Over the course of the series they've clashed against one another following prophecy, greed, power, tradition, and love. Things really escalated in Pink Moon as secrets are unveiled altering the course of the kingdoms' futures.
While there is plenty of action and excitement a large focus of the plot is on the romance between Jessa and Micah. From the moment they met forces worked tirelessly to keep them apart but they're willing to work just as hard to find a way to be together. Both weighed down with responsibilities, they still find time to spend with one another between battles and political power games. This book in particular will really make you hold your breath to see what fate lies in store for them and the end becomes quite the cliffhanger!
Overall this book isn't very long but not too short either. It's full of characters with heart, hidden motives, and a world waiting at their fingertips.
Plagued with obstacles to overcome and riddled with truths to face, Pink Moon continues a fantasy adventure that Jessa never could have guessed. Exciting, fun, and romantic – get out your battle swords and get ready to play.


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Q: possible to INclude duplicate rows? I have MariaDB version 10.2.14-MariaDB. I have a table that looks like this:
CREATE TABLE `card_data_link` (
    `card_id` INT(11) NULL DEFAULT NULL,
    `data_id` INT(11) NULL DEFAULT NULL,
    INDEX `card_id` (`card_id`) USING BTREE,
    INDEX `data_id` (`data_id`) USING BTREE
)
COLLATE='utf8_general_ci'
ENGINE=InnoDB
;

It has this data:
card_id data_id
"63"    "21"
"34"    "3"
"34"    "21"
"34"    "21"

It joins to this one:
CREATE TABLE `card_data` (
    `data_id` INT(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
    `data` TEXT NULL DEFAULT NULL COLLATE 'utf8_general_ci',
    PRIMARY KEY (`data_id`) USING BTREE
)
COLLATE='utf8_general_ci'
ENGINE=InnoDB
AUTO_INCREMENT=51
;

It has data that looks like this:
data_id data
"21"    "{R}"
"3"     "{3}"

If I run this query:
select
    cdl.card_id,
    cdl.data_id,
    cd.data
from
    card_data_link cdl
left join
    card_data cd on cd.data_id = cdl.data_id
group by
    cdl.card_id
    ,cd.data_id

results:
card_id    data_id    data
"34"        "3"     "{3}"
"34"        "21"    "{R}"
"63"        "21"    "{R}"

Is there a way I can get the second
"34"        "21"    "{R}"

row to show up so it returns:
card_id    data_id    data
"34"        "3"     "{3}"
"34"        "21"    "{R}"
"34"        "21"    "{R}"
"63"        "21"    "{R}"

It's like it's doing a select distinct, even though I'm not putting in distinct. Am I not grouping correctly? Thanks!

A: GROUP BY aggregates the result values of the SELECT statement based on its arguments.
Removing the GROUP BY clause and arguments from your SQL will allow duplicates to be presented.
For MariaDB recommend sql_mode=ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY (not default, ref: manual) to ensure that SQL statements are correctly formed with respect to GROUP BY.

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Mitt Romney says he isn't trying to steal the GOP nomination, yet won't rule out running if chosen as a compromise nominee at the Republican Convention. Plus, Cruz Super PAC prepares barrage of ads to bring down Marco Rubio's candidacy; Fellow senators to announce endorsements of Ted Cruz this week, and, Ben Carson for Senate in Florida?
Nancy Reagan's passing reminds us that we need honor and decency in the White House. Plus, Marco Rubio's disastrous 'Super Saturday' deepens his tailspin; The anti-Trump forces need to stop hoping for a contested convention and support Cruz now, and, Romney says Cruz is in the best shape to beat Trump, but does it matter?


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Archival presentations from the 27 year history of Book Works
Again, A Time Machine
Various artists: Make the Living Look Dead (2011) installation view, Spike Island. Photograph by Stuart Whipps
Dates Friday 16 September to Sunday 9 October 2011
Monday: Gallery closed Tuesday: Gallery closed Wednesday: Gallery closed Thursday: Gallery closed Friday: Gallery closed Saturday: Gallery closed Sunday: Gallery closed
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Featuring works by Laure Prouvost, Dora García, The Happy Hypocrite, Jonathan Monk, Slavs and Tatars, Book Works Archive.
Again, A Time Machine was a UK tour of new commissions and archival presentations drawn from the 27 year history of Book Works, the London-based contemporary visual art publisher.
For this fourth installment of Again, A Time Machine, Laure Prouvost presented The Wanderer (The Storage), an ambitious installation in which the viewer undertook a labyrinthine journey encountering mysterious fragments of film, sculpture and signage before reaching a final large scale single-channel video. The work's bizarre, time shifting storyline is based on artist Rory Macbeth's 'translation' of a Franz Kafka novella.
Elsewhere in the galleries were works by artist collective Slavs and Tatars who employ language, print media and a healthy dose of humour to excavate the histories, politics and cultures of Eurasia. Jonathan Monk's A Poster Project bears traces of its previous incarnations, while Dora García's All the Stories were read live in the Project Space. The Book Works archive was presented as both a montage of moving image work and as a sound archive, and a number of artists including Susan Hiller, Elizabeth Price and Mark Titchner contributed to Make the Living Look Dead, a fictional archive.
Slavs and Tatars are a faction of polemics and intimacies devoted to an area east of the former Berlin Wall and west of the Great Wall of China known as Eurasia. The collective's work spans several media, disciplines, and a broad spectrum of cultural registers, focusing on an oft forgotten sphere of influence between Slavs, Caucasians and Central Asians.
Slavs and Tatars' website
The Happy Hypocrite
The Happy Hypocrite is a bimonthly journal for and about experimental art writing first published by Book Works in 2008 and edited by Maria Fusco, a writer who lives and works in London.
The Happy Hypocrite website
Book Works is a London-based art commissioning organisation specialising in artists' books, spoken word and printed matter. Dedicated to supporting new work by emerging artists, their projects are initiated by invitation, open submission and through guest-curated projects.
Book Works consists of a publishing and commissioning department and a studio specialising in binding, box making and multiples. Their activities include publishing, a lecture and seminar programme, exhibitions, the development of an online archive, and artists' surgeries and workshops held by both the publishing department and the studio.
Book Works website
Dora García (1965) was born in Valladolid, Spain and works in Barcelona. Her work uses the exhibition space as platform to investigate the relationship between the visitor, the artwork, and place, often drawing on interactivity and performance. Solo shows include the current L'inadeguato, Lo Inadecuado, The Inadequate, representing Spain at the 54th Venice Biennale (2011) and I am a Judge at Kunsthalle Bern, Switzerland, and Index Contemporary Art Foundation, Stockholm (2010).
Dora García's website
Jonathan Monk (1969) was born in Leicester and works in Berlin. His playful, tongue in cheek approach, alludes to the systems and processes of the late 60s generation, but is grounded in the commonplace, and aims at demystification of the artistic process. He has recently had solo exhibitions at Dvir Gallery, Tel Aviv and Yvon Lambert, Paris (2010), and has participated in numerous international group exhibitions including Where do we go from here? at Bass Museum of Art, Miami (2010), Compass in Hand at Museum of Modern Art, New York and Art & Language at Lisson Gallery, London (2009).
Jonathan Monk at Lisson Gallery
Laure Prouvost (1978) was born in Lille, France and works in London. She completed an MA at Goldsmiths College, London in 2010 and her work has featured in solo exhibitions including Art Now Lightbox at Tate Britain, London (2010), Frieze Frame at Frieze Art Fair, London (2010) and Burrow Me at Lighthouse, Brighton (2009). Prouvost has undertaken recent residencies at CCA Glasgow and Wysing Arts Centre, and was the winner of the Principle Prize at the 2011 Oberhausen Short Film Festival.
Laure Prouvost's website
Various artists Make the Living Look Dead (2011) installation view. Photograph by Stuart Whipps
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While Clinton has not officially stated her position on transgender military service, from 2007 onward she supported the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell", the military's ban on openly gay service members. As the head of the U.S. State Department, she helped ensure that transgender Americans could update the gender on their passports, revealing some sympathy with trans issues.
In a 2010 speech, Clinton affirmed, "We stand for a single internet where all of humanity has equal access to knowledge and ideas." Seemingly, she would oppose attempts by internet service providers to block or throttle content of all sorts, whether sexual health information or just countercultural TV and film (including LGBT content).
In short, she prefers a state-by-state approach to legalization and says that she'd like additional research on the medical benefits of weed.
Clinton voted for the 2001 and 2006 Patriot Act which legalized domestic wiretapping, the government seizure of business records, and the domestic surveillance of suspected terrorists. Slate.com also points out that Clinton's Department of State directed American international diplomats to spy on other diplomats and U.N. officials.
After Edward Snowden leaked details of the of National Security Agency's domestic surveillance programs, Clinton demonstrated a lack of understanding regarding U.S. whistleblower protections and said that Snowden's leak "gave all kinds of information… to… terrorist groups," even though no evidence has proved that claim.
All that being said, we also found an article with hints about her possible economic platform too, if you're into that sort of thing.


The Firecliff Course at Desert Willow is a desert layout as pleasing as any you will ever lay your eyes on. Hurdzan did a marvelous job creating holes with a desert flavor that is not Arizona target golf. Palm Desert may be an arid flat pancake but you would not know it after the four hours you spend playing this course.The bulldozers had their way raising topography from the desert that is lyric and pleasing to the eye.
The designers pulled from all sides of the flora palette to create supporting sideshows.
The landscape artist must have been paid a bundle because there are astonishing compositions of desert flora that surrounds every tee, fairway, and green. Bring your digital camera and a large storage card because you are coming home with a load of photographic memories for the family scrapbook.
Lush fairways, framing palms, and ominous mountain back drops-what a formula.
These holes have topographical character of a foothills mountain course even though the mountains are miles away. Well positioned every tee box gives a full view of the challenge ahead. There is an insane amount of bunkers and waste areas full of desert nasties but if you control your shot lines it is a negotiable challenge.
A master of obfuscation Hurdzan did a great job in masking the severity of challenge throughout the holes. The short holes are deceitfully difficult and the long holes have plenty of give to them. This is a course where you must plot your path on each hole carefully to mitigate the risk of pummeling your scorecard but there are times when a bold shot can give you a chance for a pleasing result to brag about over dinner.
The slope of 133 from the Blue markers is real but the 6700 yards itself is not overwhelming. I noticed that often the upslope in the landing areas off the tees can steal some roll out especially on the back side where there is a more rolling topography. The green complexes are ingenious, many perched on hills or ledged over waste areas or bunkers so getting a proper angle of approach is very important. On average the greens are small with sweeping shoulder slopes not tiers so you will spend a good part of the day scratching your head wondering why approach shots continue to separate from the flag.
The sand and the scrub add beauty and challenge at the Par 3 3rd.
The lush surrounds of the first tee box sets the stage for the day. A beautiful sweeping par five stretches out in front of you ambling up to a green set in a hollow beautifully appointed by desert vegetation. Another stunning view off the tee box on the second is framed by the towering mountains that surround the Sonoran Desert. The terrarium adjacent to this green and the carry wilderness on the Par 3 third are a signature look for the Firecliff Course.
The approach to the short 6th should come with a warning label.
The pace of the challenge ramps up quickly with back-to-back strong four pars on the fourth and fifth. These are holes with lots of trouble encroaching on the sides but controlled lines make them eminently playable. The short Par 4 sixth is where the large number lurks. After a position fairway metal off the tee the peninsula green setting and sharply slopped putting surface is an ice bucket challenge if you get too ambitious on your approach. Next is a roller coaster Par 5 that should not present any real threat to the scorecard but what follows to the turn will test your patience.
Another distracting visual frames the 8th green and the adjacent lagoon.
The Par 3 penultimate holes on each side share the astonishing surrounds of what looks like Gilligan's lagoon. The 8th is a mere short iron across the hazard to a green set in front of majestic palms and beautifully landscaped sand and flora. This visual is more than distracting so try to keep your focus.
Playing into the 9th and 18th the stature of the clubhouse is revealed.
The view going down the 9th and 18th is equally engaging with the clubhouse high above the green complexes reminiscent of the finish at Grayhawk in Scottsdale. Water of the left impinges the long approach shot to a narrow green opening so prudent course management may call for a lay up for a pitch and a putt to keep the momentum going.
The inward nine begins with the same look….just more rolling terrain to deal with.
Grab a wrap and a protein bar from the snack area in the clubhouse because an awesome stretch of holes are awaiting. The view off the 10th tee is another jaw dropper as a difficult long Par 4 climbs a ramped hill to a table top green complex. With a long club in hand the abrupt slope to the green will reject timid approach shots so do not hold back. The 11th is another long Par 4 with a blinded carry tee shot over the desert wilderness. This leaves a long approach to a green complex parsed from the side hills by deep grassy depressions on each side. A bogey-bogey start on this side is not something to be worried about.
Full carry required across the long waste area to 12 green.
After a drive into the upslope of the fairway on #12 you are left with an intimidating carry across a massive sea of sand and waste to the green perched on a hill. This is another Kodak moment-you could swear you are in Hawaii and the blue Pacific is just beyond the green.
The Par 5 13th would feel right at home at Pine Valley.
Two of the more visual holes of the day follow in a Par 5 and Par 3 respectively. The look up the long 13th is inspiring and intimidating. This is a hole where you have to pick a line and trust it because it is much more user friendly than it appears to the eye. The subtle 14th is a soothing alcove green setting with a large desert accent up the left. You may just want to get into the lotus position on this tee box and chant your mantra for about 20 minutes to settle the mind for the challenging stretch to the house.
How disarming is the tranquility in this presentation into the 14th.
At first glance the short Par 4 on #15 appears innocuous but negotiating the approach or up and down save into a precipice green with a small pachyderm buried in the back left corner is fraught with difficulty. A piece of Pine Valley follows on the sand scary 16th which has serpentine sand pit covering the last 50 yards left and shrouding the green.
Soothing if the carry wasn't over water right and sand left into a very tight green.
Returning for a second taste of Gilligan's lagoon on 17 the longer length of the club in your hand makes it incrementally more difficult. Once again don't get lost in admiring the surrounds because this is a very hard long iron or hybrid to hold on line to the diagonal setting of the green.
There is a sureal feeling looking across the mishugas down the 18th fairway.
The play down the last is a perfect conclusion to a thrilling round of golf. A truncated Par 5 that threatens both your second and third shot can be a real thriller if the back nine Nassau depends on you making par or better. Try to ignore all those people on the clubhouse patio with sentiments against your success, they have witnessed legions before you try to get to the house unscathed.
Once you finish putting out and drive up the hill to the doorstep of the clubhouse take a second to stop and look back up the finishing holes. There is one last Kodak moment from a memorable golf course experience that will prod you to return for more.
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Brainstem Tumors : Results of 20 Patients Treated with Radiation Therapy
Woo Cheol Kim, Chang Ok Suh, Hong Ruyll Pyo, John J K Loh, Gwi Eon Kim
Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei Universlty College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
A total of 20 patients(male : female=10:10, adult : children=8:12) with brainstem tumors had been received radiation therapy in the Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine between 1980 and 1990. Thirteen of 20 patients were treated with conventional radiation therapy (before 1989, 180~200 cGy per fraction, 5 days a week, total dose 4680~5400 cGy), and seven patients were treated with hypefractionated radiation therapy(in 1990, 100 cGy per fraction, twice daily 10 fractions a week, total dose 7200 cGy). Median follow up periods for conventional radiation therapy group and hyperfractionated radiation therapy group were 39 months and 10 months, respectively. Four of 20 Patients had histopathologic diagnosis prior to treatment ; 3 cases were low grade astrocytoma and 1 case was high grade astrocytoma. Overall 2-year actuarial survival rate was 30%. The prognosis of patients with a longer duration of symptom and sign was better(60% vs 12%), and the adult(52%) was better than children(14%). There was no significant difference between the focal(29%) and diffuse(20%) type. The initial clinical response was better in the hyperfractionated radiation therapy group. Because of the relatively small number of Patients and short follow up Period in hyPerFractionated radiation therapy group, there was no comparison between two group.
Key Words: Brainstem glioma, Radiation therapy, Hyperfractionation
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Retinoblastoma: Result of Radiotherapy1990 December;8(2)
The Results of Postoperative Radiation Therapy in the Rectal Cancer1994 February;12(1)
Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy Results in Patients with Anal Cancer1994 February;12(1)
Enhanced Radiosensitivity of Tumor Cells Treated with Vanadate in Vitro1994 June;12(2)


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Miki Lowe
To Age
A poem by W. S. Merwin, published in The Atlantic in 2002
Illustrations by Miki Lowe
The poet W. S. Merwin was—like many of us, perhaps—preoccupied with his own mortality. He wrote about it often, most famously in "For the Anniversary of My Death": "Every year without knowing it I have passed the day / When the last fires will wave to me / And the silence will set out." But plenty of his works that seem to deal with the end of life are really about aliveness. They don't ponder the process of dying or what comes after it; they reflect on what will be lost when our time is up. In "Anniversary," Merwin continues: "Then I will no longer / Find myself in life as in a strange garment / Surprised at the earth / And the love of one woman / And the shamelessness of men." Death matters, he makes clear, only because it ends the life we cherish. In his poetry, he holds that life up to the light, turning it around with gentleness and love and curiosity.
In "To Age," Merwin compares the feeling of years passing to a child's experience of looking out of the back car window, watching images rush into view and then recede into the distance. The metaphor is striking. It not only conveys the disorienting slipperiness of time—which seems to move freely while the one experiencing it remains still—but also implies a wide-eyed fondness for the world glimpsed through the window, which somehow grows less consequential and also more precious as it disappears. As frequently as he revisited the subject of human existence before he died in 2019, Merwin never lost sight of its essential mystery, or the pleasure and privilege in studying it all the same.
— Faith Hill
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Training an AI system is time consuming, but this startup says it has a solution
V7 Labs' clients include more than 300 AI companies, as well as academic institutions like Stanford, MIT, and Harvard.
Illustration: Dianna "Mick" McDougall, Photo: Getty Images
ByHayden Field
· 5 min read
In northeast England, halfway between Norfolk and Yorkshire, an AI-powered robot spends its days looking at strawberries. It's not as easy as it sounds.
A human farmer can gauge a strawberry's ripeness level by sight and weight, but the process involves putting each strawberry on a scale, which can be destructive and time-consuming. The robot can do the same job for up to 4 million strawberries a day by performing a simple scan of the fruit, undisturbed.
FruitCast, the agricultural AI startup behind the robots, taught its bots how to do their jobs with data from V7 Labs, a London-based startup that helps AI companies automate the training-data process for models. Training can be one of the most labor-intensive parts of getting an AI system off the ground, since it often calls for not only time and resources, but also vetted and relevant data.
"The robots are kind of stupid until you put the intelligence on them," Raymond Tunstill, CTO of FruitCast, which was spun off from the University of Lincoln's food-tech institute, told Emerging Tech Brew. He added, "It's all about taking examples from the real world—is it a ripe strawberry, or is it unripe—and showing that to our neural networks so that the neural networks can, essentially, learn. And without V7, we never would've been able to classify [them]."
Since its 2018 debut, V7 has used its computer vision platform to train AI models to identify everything from lame cows to grapevine bunches, depending on the client's needs. In 2020, V7 raised a $10 million total seed round, and so far, its clients include more than 300 AI companies, as well as academic institutions like Stanford, MIT, and Harvard.
"The secret behind V7 is this system that we call AutoAnnotate," the startup's CEO Alberto Rizzoli told us. He and his cofounder, Simon Edwardsson, thought it up based on obstacles encountered in their previous business venture: Aipoly, a computer-vision startup that allowed blind users to identify objects using their phone cameras. Though the software worked "decently well," Rizzoli recalled, "training data was the really difficult part to create."
So they created AutoAnnotate, a general-purpose AI model for computer vision. When a client comes to V7 with training data—images or videos they'd like an AI model to learn from—V7 detects the object's boundaries in each frame (like strawberries, for instance), and then uses AutoAnnotate to label it. According to its internal measurements, labeling a high-quality piece of training data could take a human up to 2 minutes, said Rizzoli, compared to about 2.5 seconds for AutoAnnotate.
To create that training data, V7's model starts off with a "continual learning" approach. That could begin with subject matter experts in, say, horticulture, drawing boxes around images of fruit and classifying it by ripeness level (e.g., a "level-3 strawberry"). They then either accept or correct each of the model's attempts to do the same.
After about 100 human-guided examples, a model is able to make relatively confident classifications, so it transitions into what Rizzoli calls a "co-pilot approach"—for any given choice, the AI provides its confidence score and the human makes corrections.
"Because it's training data, we always have a human verify it, but it becomes a faster process," Rizzoli said. Later, he added, "When they find something that is low-confidence, they fix it, otherwise it can go into the knowledge of the model—of the training set."
The company finds human experts via a network of business process outsourcing companies, agencies, and consultants, which Rizzoli claims can find a group of labelers on most topics within 48 hours.
Think of it like sending your pup to dog training camp and still having responsibilities upon its return. When a customer develops their fully-trained model through V7, they'll still need to keep an eye on it and correct any glaring mistakes, but it should, in theory, be much more capable than before. For example, a newly-trained model may be well-equipped to detect strawberry ripeness levels, but if it's somehow presented with a photo of a strawberry keychain, it won't know how to proceed.
Even if a model does become an expert in its domain, it's risky to use it for tasks besides what it's specifically trained for, since results could be unpredictable.
"If you have a car that is trained on data from the United States, it's able to have certain weather conditions, it's not able to do certain road signs, and to figure out whether it can actually drive on snow or desert, you need to test it—you need to run it on a data set of desert-driving footage and check the accuracy," Rizzoli said. "Believe it or not, this sounds pretty straightforward, but there are almost no tools for doing this. And very few people are actually doing benchmarking on training data, because it's a new thing."


Dr Thomas Levy is a former Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tulane Medical School and Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the author of several books including 'Curing the Incurable'. You can view his full profile at his website.
The causative factors around cancer are really no mystery … we just never hear about them in mainstream media. Read Dr Samuel Epstein's book called 'The Politics of Cancer', quite an old book too (1970s). He points out the many environmental causes, and yet our system, the powers that be, call them what you will, act dumb almost and ask us to contribute to the endless sea of research that seems to go nowhere.
Just like Mainstream Media, how so often they always mention the "children" or show the "children" in a war torn area, or starving, or drowning etc etc and a lot of the time, it looks as though that particular News article has been "staged", BUT here, here is a story, true to life about the battle one family had with their young son, in the fight for survival.
Here is another link, on the Mercola website that will give a little insight, also the trailer to the documentary.
Another great documentary to see is "The Pink Ribbon Movie". This came out back in 2011 and now, it looks as though the full version has been removed from You Tube, but here is a link for the trailer to that movie.


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UK charity law reform: implications for universities UK charity law reform: implications for universities
UK charity law reform: implications for universities
Out-Law Analysis | 10 Feb 2016 | 3:53 pm | 3 min. read
FOCUS: Given their charitable status, most UK universities should be paying attention to the progress of the Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill, which is nearing the end of its passage through parliament.
One of the main changes proposed by the Bill is the introduction of a statutory power to make social investments, which gives legal effect to something that guidance from the Charity Commission already recognises as a legitimate approach. Although many universities have, of course, been approaching investments on a 'mixed motive' basis for some time now, this clarification is welcome.
The other aspect of the Bill worth paying attention to is the Charity Commission's strengthened powers to protect charities and their assets against trustees in breach of trust or duty. Although this will, hopefully, not be of immediate relevance to most universities, the majority of these provisions will apply equally to them and to other 'exempt' charities that do not have to be registered with the Charity Commission.
Power to make social investments
The new statutory power to make social investments follows the September 2014 recommendations of the Law Commission, which is the law reform body for England and Wales. It is primarily intended to allow the making of 'mixed motive' investments, which are those not justified entirely on a financial basis or in pursuance of the charity's primary purposes but rather by a combination of the two. Although Charity Commission guidance already recognises the legitimacy of mixed motive investments, the legal basis for these had previously been in some doubt and so the proposed new power is welcome.
However, it is also important to note what the new power does not do. In particular, universities should be aware that the justification for social and ethical investments must still be by reference to impact on achievement of the university's charitable objects. This means that it will still be necessary to justify both positive and negative screening on that basis, and not by reference to wider social or ethical considerations.
Additionally, the new powers do not apply to charities which are established by Royal Charter - instead, the specific entities to which they apply are listed in the legislation. It is not clear from the commentary why this should be, although the question was raised in responses to the government's consultation on its proposals. However, in the absence of clarification, it would seem reasonable to conclude that this was considered unnecessary in light of the wide powers which such charities already have.
Protection of charities
The Bill also gives the Charity Commission new powers to protect charities and their assets where it is considered that the trustees are responsible for "a breach of trust or duty, or other misconduct or mismanagement". Most of these provisions will also apply to exempt charities such as universities, with the exception of the requirement to include a statement in the annual accounts regarding the charity's approach to fundraising.
The most notable and controversial of these new powers will allow the Commission to issue a 'statutory warning', apparently intended as a halfway house between issuing regulatory advice and opening an inquiry. It has, however, attracted significant criticism, particularly because the public nature of the warning may not necessarily be proportionate to the level of wrongdoing. There are also concerns around the absence of any appeal process.
Given the potential damaging consequences of receiving such a warning, and the fact that it may potentially be issued for relatively minor indiscretions, universities will want to keep this development under close review and consider strengthening their governance processes to minimise the risk of misconduct or mismanagement arising.
In addition to the new statutory warning powers, the Bill also:
extends the time for which the Commission may suspend a trustee or officer of a charity;
permits the Commission to take account of conduct in relation to another charity, or in relation to charities generally, when making interim orders following the establishment of an inquiry;
extends the circumstances in which the Commission can remove a trustee or officer in the context of an inquiry, and can remove a trustee who is disqualified;
extends the power to give directions in the context of an inquiry to include a direction not to take, or continue with, a specified action;
enables the Commission to direct that a charity be wound up or to transfer its property to another charity; and
extends the circumstances in which a person is disqualified from being a trustee of a charity to include conviction for offences involving terrorism, bribery or perjury, or the making of a specific disqualification order by the Commission itself - for example, where the person concerned has committed an offence against a charity in another country.
Additional legislation
Some of the measures included in the 2015 Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act will also be of relevance to charities, although should not be controversial in a universities context.
Chief among these are a prohibition on corporate directors, and a new requirement for companies to keep a register of persons with 'significant control' which will be available at Companies House. Both of these measures take effect from April 2016.
Janet Hoskin and Chris Thomas are tax experts specialising in universities, charities and trust arrangements at Pinsent Masons, the law firm behind Out-Law.com.
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It's a long way from the Swiss Alps, but a St. Bernard in northern Wisconsin has been true to her heritage.
The St. Bernard, Brandy, helped rescue a woman who had fallen on ice Tuesday.
Owner John D'Angelo said he was walking the year-old dog when she took off running. He found her several blocks away, snuggled up to 66-year-old Janet Bletsch.
Bletsch fell on icy ground and had been screaming for help. D'Angelo said Brandy stayed by Bletsch's side while they waited for an ambulance.
Bletsch was treated at a hospital for her injuries and released.
D'Angelo said Brandy has no rescue training and must have acted on instinct.